The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-14 00:00:00

Dinner on Table at Six precisely.

Tickets, £1 ls. each, to be had of the Stewards; of Henry
Wyndham Phillips, Esq., Honorary Secretary, 8, George-
street, Hanover-square; and of the Assistant-Secretary, 50,
Bernard-street, Russell-square, W.C.
WILLIAM JOHN ROPER, Assistant-Secretary.

pINSBURY ELECTION.—The CENTRAL
-A: COMMITTEE for securing the ELECTION of Sir
SAMUEL MORTON PETO, Bart., SIT DAILY at tht
Angel Inn, Islington, and the DISTRICT COMMITTEES
as under:—

Islington—Ward No. 1, Upper Holloway—The Mulberry
. Tavern.
Ward No. 2, Lower Holloway—The King's Head, Plea-
sant-row.
Ward No. 3, Highbury—The Cock,-Highbury.
Ward No. 4, Thornhill—The Hemingford Tavern, Offord-
road.
Ward No. 5, Barnsbury, Ward No. 6, St. Mary's—Albion
Tavern, Albion-road, Barnsbury.
Ward No. 7, Canonbury—Alwynne Castle, St. Paul's-
road.
Ward No. 8, St. Peter's—George the Fourth, .New North-
road.
Holborn and St. George the Martyr, Furnival's-inn, Staple-
inn, Gray's-inn, Liberty of the Rolls.—The George and Blue
Boar, Holborn ; the Bedford Tavern, Red Lion-street ; the
Talbot, Gray's-inn-lane.
St. Giles-in-the-Fields and Lincoln's-inn —Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Queen-street.
Bloomsbury—The Swan, Little Ormond-street.
Pentonville and Clerkenwell North—The Fountain, Am-
well-street ; the Duke of York, Glocester-terrace.
Clerkenwell South, Saffron-hill, Hatton-garden, St. Sepul-
chre's, the Charterhouse, Aldersgate, Glasshouse-yard.--St.
John of Jerusalem, St. John's-gate ; the Lamb and Flag,
Clerkenwell-green.
St. Luke's, Old-street—The Castle, City-road ; the Oakley
Arms, Hall-street.
Stoke Newington.—The Ebor Arms, Howard-road.
ROGER CUNLIFFE, Chairman.
WILDE and SON, Managing Agents.

April 12.

rPINSBURY ELECTION.-Sir S. MORTON
PETO, Bart., will be happy to MEET his friends and
supporters as under, viz. :
Thursday, April 14th—Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-

street. -
Friday, April 15th - Clarendon, Newington-green.
Monday, April 18th—British School Rooms, Cowper-street

St. Luke's.
Tuesday, April 19th—Music-hall, Store-street, Bedford.

squire. -
Wednesday, April 20th Myddelton-hall, Upper-street
Islington.
Thursday, April 21st—George and Blue Boar, Holborn.
The Chair will be taken at 8 o'clock p.m.
Central Committee Rooms, Angel Inn, Islington,
April 13th, 1859.

FrNSBURY ELECTION. - The CENTRAL
COMMITTEE for conducting the ELECTION of Sir
SAMUEL MORTON PETO, Bart, SIT DAILY at the Angel
Inn, Islington.
Chairman-ROGER CUNLIFFE, Esq., 24, Highbury-place.
Rear-Admiral Quin, Albion villas
Captain Pierce, R.N., Albion road
Alderman Challis
Henry Spicer, Esq, 22, Highbury-creslent
John Preztor, Esq, 34, Highbury place
Rich. Wright, Esq, 18, Highbury crescent
Wm. R. Spicer, Esq, 12, Highbury place
Rev John Braman, 5, Park place
Jas. Haycroft, Esq, Highbury New Park
Geo. H. Davis, Esq, Hemingford villas
Benj. Smith, Esq, 21, Highbury crescent
J. F. Shaw, Esq, Southampton row
Henry Wright, Esq, 18, Highbury crescent
Charles L. Smith, Esq, 21, Highbury-crescent
Jas. Jno. Downes, Esq, 1, Hignbury grove
0. G. Downes, Esq, Crescent road
Jos. Albright, Esq, Lower-street
Thos. Dix, Esq, 10, Amwell street
W. H. Bruce, Esq, Belitha terrace
John Owen, Esq, Albion road
Robert Smith, Esq, 10, Northampton terrace
John W. Williams, Esq, 32 St. Marv's road
Jonathan Duthoit, Esq, Highbury N ew Park
Robt. S. Bendall, Esq, 132, kipper street
John Glover, Esq, Highbury New Park
Wm. Bolton, Esq, Gibson square
Wm. Gage Spicer, Esq, 12, Highbury place
Chas. Tyler, Esq, 24, Holloway-place
Wm. Williams, Esq, Douglas road
Dutboit, Esq, Albion road
Edw. Mad wick, Esq, Grange road
Peter Martineau, Esq, 16, Highbury terrace
Arch. H. Jack, Esq, Stockorchard villas
H. Palliser, Esq, Finsbury place
Wm. Horn, Esq, 21, Belitha villas
Richd Wagstaff, Esq, Highbury Lodge
Robert Sinclair, Esq, St. Mary's road
H. Lawrence, Esq, Mildmay park
J. W. Smith, Esq, 7, Hope villas, Canonbury park
J. B. Gabb, Esq, 14, Highbury place
John Savage, Esq, Thornhill square
H. Henderson, Esq, Park-terrace, Highbury
John Templeton, Esq, 52, Gibson square
A. D. Bottomley, Esq, Canonbury square
T. J. Rooke, Esq, Highbury hill
A. M. Peebles, Esq, Highbury hill
R. J. Deuce, Esq, Tyndall place
W. H. Willans, Esq, Hillmarton villas
Fredk. Lycett, Esq, Highbury grove
William Webster, Esq, Highbury place
William Hambidge, Esq, 23, Highbury crescent
Thomas Watson, Esq, 19, Highbury crescent
George Cook, Esq, Highbury place
Edward Stow, Esq, Upper street
George Brooks, Esq, Holloway road
Jos. Wontner, Esq, Tibberton square
Alex. Bell, Esq, Highbury crescent
George Greey, Esq, Upper street
Jas. Pascal', Esq, fentonville
Wm. Blogg, Esq, Amwell street
, F. G. Steele, Esq, Caledonian road
F. W. Willcocks, Esq, Claremont square
Wm. Groser, Esq, Claremont square
E. J. Thompson, Esq, Liverpool road
Alex. Greenhorne, Esq, Highbury hill
Jas. Townley, Esq, 1, Gothic Villas, Canonbury park
W. S. Downes, Esq, St Mary's road
Walter Downes, Esq, St Paul's i oad
Giles Silvester, Esq, Pentonville road
R. Moreland, Esq, 149, Old street, St Luke's
C. W. Sayer, Esq, Holloway School
George Bendon, Esq, 5, High Holborn
IL S. Warr, Esq, 53, High Holborn
A. Keyzor, Esq, 50, High Holborn
J. H. Lloyd, Esq, 13, Stonefield street
Rev. A. W. Stewart, Palmer House, Holloway
W. Hoole, Esq, 22, St John's square
H. R. Walthew, Esq, 24, Wellington street
J. M. Hare, Esq, 1, Marquis road
George Betzeman, Esq, 6, Ashley street
James Harvey, Esq, 22, Bloomsbury square
J. Patteson, Esq, 18, Gutter lane
Fredk. Hudson, Esq, Barnsbury road
Jeremiah Gidney, Esq, Raiford square
J. Risdon Bennett, Esq, M.D, Finsbury square
Thomas Challis, jun, Esq, West Smithfield
Daniel Cronin, Esq, 1, Vernon place
- Butcher, Esq, Hollowiy road
G. F. Bradley, Esq, Highbury Park
- Drayton, Esq, 1, Holford square
E. J. Thompson, Esq, Percival street
E. C. Webb, Esq, Spencer street
W. Holton, Esq, St John's square
E. Mullins, Esq, Middleton square
. George Carley, Esq, 30, Ely place
John Hardy, Esq, 15, Higbury Crescent
G. T. Eardley, Esq, 1, Barnsbury Vill^s
Thomas Challis, Esq, Hilmarton Villas
B. R. Thompson, Esq, 16, Homsey rise
R. P. Ward, Esq, 26, Pentonville
Thomas Leachman, Esq, Compton terrace
S. J. Grove, Esq, Pentonville
Wm. Ward, Esq, 26, Pentonville
J. G. Hammack, Esq, Brunswick place
H. L. Hammack, Esq, 1, Clarendon terrac Bow road
J. Bishop, Esq, Caledonian road
N. Jacobson, Esq, Mecenas Villas
Thomas Wontner Smith, elsq, Lower road
Henry Parker, Esq, 17, Bedford row
Will Ward Abbot, Esq, 26, Bedford row
William Grane, Esq, Canonbury Park
James Peachey, Esq, Goswell street
E. T. Sturge, Esq, Bridge Wharf
Wm. Sturge, Esq
William J. Nash, Esq, Lonsdale square
D. McNeill, Esq, Hornsey road
J. G. Morten, Esq, 5, Farleigh Villas
Robert Thompson, Esq, Halton street
James Betts, Esq, St John's street
D. M. Evans, Esq, Exmouth street
Thomas Harrison, Esq, Thornhill road
Wm. Hawes, Esq, Russell square
Clement Uzielli, Esc], Alwyne road
Alfred Lodge, Esq, Canonbury
n Dore
L. R. Pattison, Esq, 25, Torrington square
To H.
Mote, Esq, Highbury
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kiieoArgivacaper, Esq,
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Esq, Holford square
Geo. Esq, 4, Collier street
Phillips, Esq, Artillery place
Esq, 24, Inverness terrace
J. Loomes
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A. L. Brooke: Finsbury
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qk2o, Manchester terrace
H. Pleat., Barnsbury Park
John Sewell, Esq,
R. D. Turnbull, Fclq, Albion
Stone buildings, Lincoln's Inn
place, Holloway
John Eldred, Esq, 4downe House, Upper Holloway
,ELs?, Cambrian Villas, Canonbury
David Baumy,,Enns4
Esq, 32rp•Pond street
Paul's grove
Chas. Cadb
Jno. Blissett,
Holborn
Richard Cartwright, Esq, 57
Esq, 16, Holborn
,Chancery lane
V
IGerao. M.Paoyonree,Esq, 116, Holborn hill
Michael Murphy, Esq, 117, Holborn hill
Peter Terry, Esq, 6, Hatton garden
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Thomas De la Rue, Esq, Bunhill row:
Josiah Nathan, Esq
Stephen Williams, Esq, 16, Bedford row
Warren De la Rue, Bunhill row
J. Howard Williams, Esq, 16, Bedford row.
W. E. Winter, Esq, Bedford row
10, Park
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Edward Brooks, Esq, 13, Gre
J. J. W. Fesseymeyer, Esq,
J. W. Reed, Esq, 20, Queen's terracm
John Hughes, Esq, 10, Chapel street,
Bedford row
F. Young, Esq, Brooksby street
Samuel Croad, Esq, Providence row
B. J. Wells, Esq, Artillery place
E. Soul, Esq, Tabernacle walk
James Briscoe, Esq, Banner street
George Johnson, Esq, Artillery place
Henry Harris, Esq, City road
Peter Palliser, Esq, Finsbury
J. B. Freeman, Esq, Seward street
Charles Sinclair, Esq, Old street, St Luke's
J. Brown, Esq, Lower Whitecross street
William Robinson, Esq, High street, Islington
Hugh Owen, Esq, Albion grove
Henry Grissell, Esq, Ea,gle Iron Works, E.C.
Henry Gardner, Esq, St Joins street, Clerkenwell
Wm. Steward, Esq, High street, Islington •
James Clark. Esq, M.D. Penton street
W. Berdoe, Esq, 69, C,orihill
WILDE and SON, 23, Parliament-street, Managing Agents.
April 12,1859.

VrAN AND HIS HABITS.—THIS DAY, at
Three and Half-past Eight. Dr. KAHN will deliver
Lectures at his unrivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tich-
borne-street, facing the Haymarket.

SYLLAnusLldenfity of Self love and Social- -The Philosophy
and Physiology of Marriage —Happy and Unhappy Unions—
Whom and when to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real
Cure—Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views of Men
and Things—Dangers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age—
The true Glory of-Middle Age—My Memoirs —Much in Little.
The Museum is open daily (for Gentlemen only) from
Twelve till Five and from Seven till Ten. Explanations of
the Models every half-hour. Admission One Shilling, in-
cluding Handbook : to which is appended the SHOALS AND
QUICKSANDS OF YOUTH. By JOSEPH KAHN, M.D.,
Graduate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im-
perial University of Vienna, &c.: free by post for twelve
stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-
square.

THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every
person having an interest in domestic or farm animals
should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical
food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching,
season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal-
led.- Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their
flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find
great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua-
lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by
it. A pamphlet on this interesting subiect;, accompanied by
Testimonials from the principal Nobility, brentry, and Agri-
culturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing
448 feeds (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders
payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London.
N.B.—The public are cautioned against being imposed upon
by worthless imitations.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.
;Patron—The QUEEN.

Founded 1828.

The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone.
No recommendation is required.
During the past year (1858) 40,403 received the benefits of
this Charity, either as out or in-door patients ; and since its
foundation to 31st December, 1858, the number relieved was
upwards of 649,000.
The Committee entreat AID to enable them to continue
this great work of charity. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec.

ON MEDICAL GALVANISM IN THE TREATMENT OF
NERVOUS DEBILITY, ORGANIC WEAKNESS, &c.
Just published, price ls., post free, 13 stamps,
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storative power of LOCAL GALVANISM in Spermatorrhcea,
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pain or danger, and is frequently successful without the aid
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BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
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THE QUEEN'S COLLEGES IN IRELAND.—A copy
of the correspondence which has passed between the Pre-
sidents of the Queen's Colleges in Ireland and the Irish
Government, in reference to the residence of the Presidents
in their respective colleges, is before us. On the 7th of
September la.,t Lord Naas, as Irish Secretary of State,
curtly asked the President of the College at Belfast whether
he would conform to the recommendation of the Commis-
sioners and make the college his ordinary place of residence.
Similar queries were addressed to the Presidents of the
Colleges at Cork and Galway. The answers were in the
affirmative, Mr. Kane, the President of the Cork College,
explaining that he must visit Dublin at intervals for the
discharge of his onerous duties as director of a certain
" Museum of Irish Industry."
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Last night Mr. Bright, M.P., addressed a large
audience in the. Public Hall, Rochdale, on behalf of
Mr. Cobden, who is a candidate for the representa-
tion of that borough in Parliament. A resolution
having been moved, seconded, and carried with
acclamation, that Mr. Cobden was a fit and proper
person to represent Rochdale in Parliament,
Mr. BRIGHT, who on coming forward was loudly
cheered, after a few introductory observations, pro-
ceeded to give a brief sketch of Mr. Cobden's
career. He said he (Mr. Cobden) was one of them-
selves, and that it was quite likely that his ances-
tors were seated in one of our English counties at
the time of the Norman conquest, but he never
boasted that those ancestors came over here with
the Conqueror. (Laughter-) After then, he (Mr.
Cobden) began to agitate the Anti-Corn law ques-
tion, and they knew what had been the result.
When Mr. Cobden was first sent to Parliament,
there was necessarily, owing to his fame as an agi-
tator, some anxiety in the house to hear what he
had got to say. On the occasion upon which he
made his first speech, he (Mr. Bright) was in the
gallery in the house, not then being a member of
Parliament, and chanced to sit by the side of a
gentleman, Mr. Horace Twiss, who then wrote the
summaries of debate for the Times newspaper.
The subject of Mr. Cobden's speech was the corn
laws, and after he had done he remembered that
Mr. Horace Twiss said, "There is nothing in him.
Ile is only a barker, and has no harm in him."
(Laughter.) This barker became a great power
in the house—so great, that in 1846, Lord John
Russell, who was then about to form an
Administration, wrote to him, and offered him a
' seat in his Cabinet. Mr. Cobden, however, did
not accept the offer, and went abroad.
When abroad he discovered what was rotten in all
the Governments in Europe, and which caused them
to go to perdition by their most costly and most
menacing armaments. They would remember how
much of what he said of these armaments was
ridiculed by those knowing scribes who knew the
past, but were not able to judge of what is to come.
(Laughter and cheers.) With regard to armaments
and fleets, the nations of Europe for years past had
been playing the game of beggar my neighbour.
(Cheers.) Well, what was the result now ? Why,
we saw between three and four millions in Europe
drawn from their occupation and private life, and
armed with costly weapons to make war upon each
other. At this moment the state of things upon
the Continent was such that ,we feared that every
flash of the electric wire would bring us intelligence
that the storm had burst, and that the fine plains
and valleys of Italy were deluged with blood. With
regard to the question of Parliamentary Reform,
they knew well how far Mr. Cobden went, and that
his progression was the same as his (Mr. Bright's).
(Cheers.) With respect to Lord Jon Russell, he
brought the question of Reform before the house
year after year, when none but himself scarcely
advocated it. le (Lord J. Russell) had then, as
now, a real sympathy for Reform, although he was
not born down here, but in a ducal palace. They
must, therefore, make an allowance for his short
comings, if he did not march at the speed they
could wish. The hon. gentleman then spoke of Mr.
Cobden's visit to the United States, which, he said,
was mainly on his own private business, and he
concluded by saying that, although he should give
Lord John Russell's bill a favourable consideration,
he (Mr. Bright) had not given up the thought of
bringing in at some future day his own if he were
again returned to Parliament.

INEQUALITIES IN TEE PARLIAMEN-

TARY REPRESENTATION.

Mr. David Chadwick has addressed the following
Letter to a contemporary :

Having recently published a series of calculations
showing the exact " representative claim" of every
city, borough, and county in Great Britain and Ire-
land, on the joint bases of population and property,
I venture to ask space for a brief statement of the
result of a scheme based entirely upon statistical
data, and without the slightest consideration of
party or political bias, as compared with the change
effected by the Reform Act of 1832, and with the
plans proposed by the Government and by Mr.
Bright, M.P.
_

The redistribution of seats is really not an ordi-
nary question of political or party interest. It is,
if justice be valued, quite as much in the interest of
the Conservatives as of the Liberals. It is a ques-
tion of simple justice in measuring out Parliamen-
tary power, and can be considered and settled with-
out any change in the franchise or the mode of
taking the votes, or the duration of Parliaments.
The present Government propose to take away
one member each from 15 small boroughs now re-
turning two members, and to give the 15 seats to'
populous and wealthy districts.
By the Reform Act of 1832 no alteration was
made in the number of members of Parliament
(658), but the following alterations were made in
the rearrangement of members to these consti-
tuencies.

Fifty-six boroughs, with populations from 12 to
3,961 were disfranchised.

Thirty boroughs, with populations from 2,325 to
8,915, and sending two members each, were re-
duced to one member each.

One borough (Weymouth and Melcombe Regis),
with a population of 7,700, sending four members,
was reduced to two members.

The Parliamentary area of 11 shires, towns, or
boroughs in Wales was extended by adding adjoin-
ing places, and the limits of other boroughs Were
altered.

Twenty-two new boroughs with populations from
23,129 to 359, 864 were created with two members
each.

Twenty new boroughs with populations from
10,339 to 40,786 were created with one member
each.

One English county (Yorkshire) sending two
members, was increased to six members.

Twenty-six English counties sending two mem-
bers each were increased to 4 members each.

Seven English counties sending two members
each were increased to three members each.

Three Welsh counties sending one member each
were increased to two members each.

One new county district (Isle of WiFhtt)h,etvsodanirueee-.
re-
turn one member, was created by being severed
from the county of Southampton.
Although the disfranchisement schedules in the
Reform Act of 1832 were based. on no general prin-
ciple capable of being deduced from population,
property, or intelligence, and were therefore un-
equal and arbitrary, the leaders of the great political
parties by whom these schedules, after a very pro-
longed contest in committee, were agreed to, were
unanimous in their decision that no new borough
with less than 10,000 inhabitants should have one
member, and that no borough with less than 20,000
inhabitants should have two members. The question
then arises, what amount of property and what
number of people, or what amount of contribution
to the taxation of the country, and what degree of
intelligence of the people contributing such taxes,
should entitle a district to return a member of
Parliament P
Nobody has dared to say that the landowners
and agriculturists of Yorkshire are not equal in
every respect to those of Herefordshire; or that
the inhabitants of Salford are not equal to those of
Andover or Arundel.
Why, then, should the political power of every
person in Hereford be nearly ten times greater than
occu-
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times greater than a similar voter in Salford?
In the present Parliament the following is the
average representation of each member :
Each county member in Eng-
land. represents
Ditto, in Scotland
Ditto, in Ireland

Each borough and city member -
in En land
and , £127,000
Ditto in Scotland
Ditto, in Ireland

The average representation of
each member of the entire
House of Commons is . 42,000 £195,000
Now if, instead of applying the average numeri-
cal results above stated, and in order to favour and
retain as many as possible of the small constitu-
encies, we fix the minimum " representative claim"
to one member at 10,000 inhabitants and £50,000
of property, and the claim to two members at
20,000 inhabitants, and £lOO,OOO of property ; and
if to prevent the large cities and boroughs obtain-
ing too many members, we greatly increase the
proportion of property and population required to
claim further members, we shall fully carry out the
principles advocated by our most zealous Conser-
vative friends.

I have carefully worked out this problem and

It is not expected that Parliament will decide
the question on a purely numerical calculation;
yet it has been proved by the schedules of the act
of 1832, and the mode the present Government
propose to distribute the 15 new members under
their present bill, that it does and must with all
parties form a primary element, if not an absolute
gauge in the question.
Mr. Bright's proposition takes
.awl x 130 mem-
bers from small• boroughs having le.SS7han 8,000
inhabitants; and although in • redistributing the
members he allows other considerations to operate
with him, besides the numerical elements of popu-
lation and property, he is the only political leader
who has made those elements the primary consi-
deration in estimating " representative claims."

THE NAVY.

The letters of our Malta correspondent, which

reach to the Bth of April, announce the arrival there
on the day preceding of the Coquette steam gun-
boat, from the Piraeus of Athens, and the departure
thence on the same day for Alexandria of the Argus
steam corvette.

Accounts from Syria announce that his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred, who had arrived at Jaffa
in the Euryalus, left that place on the 23d of March
on a visit to Jerusalem, whence he was to proceed
to Damascus, and afterwards meet his ship at
Beyrout..
The Faid Gihaad, Egyptian steam yacht, under
the command of Capt. -Tellock, of the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's service,, arrived at Malta
on the 30th of March, and proceeded on the same
day for Alexandria.
The Gheivan Bahri, Ottoman steam frigate,
arrived on the 31st of March at Malta, and left on
the 4th of April for Tripoli, having on board 2,031
officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates for
that garrison.
The Salaminia, Greek Government steamer,
arrived at Scio from Queenstown on the 2d, and
left for the Piraeus on the 4th of April.
A court-martial assembled on board the Formid-
able, guardship of ordinary at Sheerness, on Tues-
day, to try Lieut. Neale Dottin Fonereau
Lilling-
ston on the charge that he being in actual service
and full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and lieutenant
of and belonging to her Majesty's steam sloop
Ardent did, when officer of the watch and in charge
of the deck on board her Majesty's said sloop
Ardent on the morning of the 24th of December,
1858, negligently perform his duty, and did not
personally, and to the best of his ability, give pro-
per attention to the manner in which the lead was

hove on board the said sloop, and did not take
proper precaution to obtain soundings, as a guide
to the navigation of the said sloop, by the neglect
of which the said sloop was run on shore while in
his charge. The decision of the court-martial was
to the effect that the prisoner did give, to the best
of his ability, proper attention to the manner in
which the lead was hove ; that he had also taken
proper precaution to obtain soundings, as a guide
to navigate the said sloop, and that there was no
proof of neglect on his part that caused the said
sloop to run on shore. The President (Capt. Hal-
sted), on returning Lieut. Lillingston his sword,
said, " Lieut. Lillingston, I have great pleasure in
returning you your sword."
The steamship Britannia yesterday completed
taking in her allotment of guns, shot, and shell, at
Woolwich Arsenal, and sailed for Gibraltar ; and
the sailing transport Arab commenced shipping a
large provision of powder and ammunition from the
floating-magazine in the river for Malta and
Corfu. The Benjamin Buck Green was yesterday
taken up by Government for the transport of war
stores to the Mauritius ; the Saxon, for Halifax ;
the Sophia M'Kenzie, for New Brunswick ;
and the Aurora, for Newtown. The following
field batteries of Royal Artillery were yesterday
ordered to be placed under orders to leave Wool-
wich at the end of the present month—namely,
Capt. Blosse's 3d battery, 12th brigade, for Gibral-
tar ; Capt. M'Dougall's 6th battery, 12th brigade,
for Malta; Major Strange's 7th battery, 12th bri-
gade, for Corfu; and Capt. Freeth's 4th battery, 2d
brigade, for Quebec.

The Assurance, 4, screw steam gunvessel, Com-
mander C. Aynsley, at Portsmouth, is stripping
down to her lower rigging alongside the Sheer Jetty
prior to her going into dock. Caulkers are employed
on board of her, caulking her decks. Her crew
have been berthed on board the Dryad hulk until
her repairs are completed.
The Mersey, 40, screw steam frigate, Capt. H.
Caldwell, C. 8., at Portsmouth, will go out of the
harbour to Spithead about Tuesday or Wednesday
next.

The Melpomene, 51, screw steam frigate, in No.
7 dock at Portsmouth, is expected to hoist the
pennant daily.
The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, Admi-
ral W. Bowles, C. 8., yesterday visited Mr. Cun-
ningham's experimental yacht brig Alfred, to
inspect that gentleman's system of reefing from the
deck. The exercise consisted of reefing and un-
Jeefing in every possible position, and concluded
with shifting a close-reefed topsail.
The screw steam troopship Perseverance, 2, Com-
mander E. R. Power, which ran down the bark
Ava off the Lizard, was towed on Monday from
Hamoaze to Devonport, where the stump of her
bowsprit was removed. Her repairs will occupy
three days, when she will sail for the Cape of Good
Hope, calling at Milford and Queenstown.
Mr. Jabez H. W. Rowlett was yesterday ap-
pointed Master to the Trident, and Mr. E. P. For-
rest Assistant-Surgeon to the Brunswick.