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London, England, 1859-02-17 00:00:00

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Idirectors have come to the conclusion of recom-
mending that no dividend should be paid on the
ordinary shares, but that the balance of 7281. should
be carried to the next account,

THE NAVY.

Commodore the Hon. James R. Drummond,
C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty and superinten-
dent of Woolwich Dockyard, yesterday hoisted his
broad pennant onboard the receiving ship Fisgard,-
at Woolwich, and assumed the duties of the yard
on the expiration of his leave of absence.

Commander L. R. Reynolds has been appointed
agent of mails, vice Western ; and Mr. Charles
Love, Master's Assistant to the Algiers.
M. Vianson, inspector of steam machinery in the
service of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, was
yesterday permitted by a special order from the
Admiralty, applicable to foreign visitors, to inspect
the super-heating steam apparatus at Woolwich,
invented by Mr. Partridge, assistant chief engineer
of the dockyard factory, for economising the con-
sumption of fuel on shipboard, with a view of
introducing the same in the naval service of that
country. M. Vianson was likewise furnished with
an order to verify the capabilities and advantages
to be obtained by the substitution of Bray's traction
engines, under construction by Messrs. F. and 4,
Hughes at their factory at New-cross, for servlce
at the dockyards of Woolwich and Keyham.
The steamship Urgent, Commander Macdonald,
with troops, which put into Plymouth Sound on
Friday, took in several tons of ordnance stores on
Saturday, and sailed on Monday for Malta.
Topsail-yards were crossed on board the screw
steamship James Watt, 91, at Devonport on Friday
last ; on Tuesday she was removed from dock.
The screw steamship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was
placed in dock at Keyham on Monday.
The screw steamship Aboukir, 90, was masted at
Devonport on Tuesday.
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The crew of the screw steamship Sanspareil, 70,
Captain Rochfort Maguire, were paid off at Devon-
port on Tuesday.
The Mersey, 40, screw.—The alteration of the
sheer of this mighty frigate, by cutting down the
hammock rails forward and heightening the same
amidships is a great improvement, and has taken
away the appearance (which she previously pre-
sented) of a huge merchant ship.
The Termagant, 25, screw, Captain It. Hall, has
taken advantage of the late two or three fine dais
and has had the painters over the side. No ship
has fitted out so smartly or quickly.
THE NEW DOCK AT PORTSMOUTII.,—The con-
tractors for the iron caisson at the opening into the
harbour have commenced building this gigantic
security. The caisson will be more than 100 feet
across and about 300 feet in breadth ; the keel and
midship ribs are already riveted together. The
dock is fast approaching completion, and will be
sufficiently large to receive the Great Eastern, or
in three distinct compartments to dock three such
ships as the Agamemnon.
The paddlewheel steam sloop . Virago,
Com-
mander Dunn, from Liverpool, with 37 supernu-
meraries for the flag ship ; the gunboat Hind, from
Falmouth, with 17 volunteers for the St. Jean
d'Acre, and two for the Impregnable ; and the
Diligence, Crook master, arrived at Plymouth on
Tuesday.
Yesterday, Captain Norton, who recently expe-
rimented at Chatham with his liquid fire-shell and
sonic new descriptions of bullets he has invented,
the effects of which are very remarkable, again
attended at the head-quarters of the Royal Engi-
ne er s' establishment,Brompton, for the purpose of ex-
hibiting an equally valuable invention of his, named
the explosive percussion bolt-signal, which will
be found of great use as a military alarm signal. In
' the trial of the invention yesterday, the " signals"
were taken in the hand and being allowed to fall
either on the earth or :even on the grass exploded,
with a sufficiently loud report to be heard a con-
siderable distance. Captain Norton proposes to
apply the same signals to be used on railways,
so as to enable passengers and guards to communi-
sate with the driver of engines.
The Nankin, 50, Commodore Hon. K. Stewart,
will be paid off at Chatham to-morrow, when those
of the crew who are continuous service men will be
allowed six weeks run ashore before they join
another vessel.

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beyond the limits which he had preseri
self, as to stating the position of the gin
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congratulated them on that position, L
give them a toast in connexion with the mirposectUx'--:-.....0
Reform Bill. Of Mr. Bright's bill he need—not,c of it S
course, say anything, for he had been always' a
stanch and steadfast supporter of the ballot; but
there were other Reform Bills—Lord Derby's, for
instance, which was to come off on the 28th inst., •
and with regard to the details of which there were
many rumours afloat. He had heard some people
say that they were to have a permissive ballot, but
he could only say, as regarded a permissive ballot,
that, although it was a most objectionable form in
which to give such a measure, yet, if they would
accompany the permission by the test of the ballot
—if they would ballot for the ballot, then he
thought, speaking, of course, with submission to
those around him, that that was a proposition which
they aught to accept. (Cheers.) When they heard a
Tory proposing a reform bill at all, it was so mon-
strously opposed to all that they had ever heard of
Tories, but more especially of Tory Ministers, pro-
posing to give to the people of England in any
shape protection and independence to the voters,
that he could only turn round and look
through the counties ; look at the lords of great
estates—he could only look at the tyranny exer-
cised over the working classes by the Tories, and
they could all see that, Tory as that tyranny was,
it became impossible that they would ever give
them any measure half so liberal, unless they at
once abjured the character of Tories, renounced
their errors, and said they started as new men. He
would conclude by giving "Vote by Ballot, the
chief Requisite of all Parliamentary Reform."
The toast was drunk with the usual honours.
Mr. BARNARD proposed " The 237 Members of
Parliament who supported the Ballot," and urged
upon the members of the society present the neces-
sity for uniting upon such a question, and making
it one independent of Governments, and one to be
pressed alike upon the consideration of all. He
was sure that no measure of Parliamentaryßeform
which did not acknowledge the principle of vote by
ballot would ever be
_acceptable to the people of
eotiiitty. (Cheers.)
Sir J. V. SHELLEY returned thanks on the part
of the members of the house. He said he quite
agreed with what the last speaker had hinted at—
that it was time the members who supported vote
by ballot should firmly unite in pressing their just
demands upon the present or any other Govern-
ment, no matter what their politics. A great many
rumours and surmises had gone abroad respecting
the coming Ministerial Reform Bill and its provi-
sions ; but he sincerely believed that but few knew
anything accurately about that measure, for the
secret of its details had been exceedingly well kept.
He, however, for one, did not believe in the pro-
mise of a permissive ballot, and thought all their
expectations on that head would end in some mere
dodge—(cheers)—in the way of voting papers, or
some such paltry excuse. Voting papers might be
all very well for the sick, the timid, or cripples,
but such an expedient could render no service to
the bone or healthy vigorous muscle of the country.
Mr. RourELL briefly proposed " The Council of
the Ballot Society," to which Mr. J. WHITE, M.P.,
responded.
Other toasts, more or less connected with the ob-
ject for which the festival was given, such as the
"Ballot elected Members of the Australian Colc.
vies," " The Executive Committee of the Ballot
Society," &c., were duly given and honoured, " The
Health of the Chairman ' concluding the proceed-
ings at an advanced hour.