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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1868.

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DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER (TEA.)—
Large quantities of the very finest descriptions have
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GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are adtuitto
free.
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall.—Hon.
Sec., F. Smith, Esq. GEO. REID, See.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious PithkV the QUEEN.

Vico-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUC R, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions aro received by their bankers, Mesirs.
'Grown, Hansom, and Co., Abehurch-lano ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co, ;
Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote; and
Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; and at
the Hospital, from 10 till 5.

SOUTH AUSTR ALIAN DISCOVERY.

The following is an extract from a letter received
by the Agent General for South Australia in Lon-
don on the sth of February from Captain Cadell,
commanding the South Australian Exploring Expe-
dition on the north coast of Australia :

South Australian Exploring steamer Eagle,
Coepang Timor, Nov. 27, 1867.

4, I last wrote from Burke-town. . . . I
have since made some rather important discoveries,
the principal of which are the discovery of the
mouth of the Roper, in lat. 14 45 S. It is a noble
river, fully up to Leichardt's description, and good
astoral country will be found on its banks, the best
indeed I know of in the northern territory. Pro-
ceeding northwards, a moderate-sized river flows
into the gulf in lat. 14 27 S., while a smaller was
met with in lat. 14 5 S. A fine haven, with an area
of some 50 square miles, and several rivulets, also
one moderate-sized river flowing into it, was en-
tered in lat. 12 33 S., and long. 136 55 E.
Immediately to the northward of Probate island,
near Arnhem's Bay, represented by Flinders,
under the most pardonable conditions, as dry
land, I sailed up a deep bay twenty miles in
length by ten in breadth, with three large rivers
disemboguing their waters therein. The Eagle
entered one with five fathoms on the bar, another
with an equal depth was thoroughly examined
by the boats. This bay, which I propose to name
after his Grace the Secretary for the Colonies,
is separated front the s9Tait I had previously dis-
covered by a narrow peninsula. On the north
coast a fine river, with a remarkably easy entrance,
was found betwixt Points Guion and• Turner. Three
low dangerous rocks, in the very closest proximity
to which Flinders unwittingly passed in the night,
are situated in a N.E. by N. half N. bearing from
Cape Arnhem distant 13 miles. I purpose naming
them after Sir Roderick, appropriately the patron
saint of any geographical discovery. Some minor
dangers, &c., have also been charted during the
progress of the expedition. We have been rather
debilitated lately ; however, the surgeon reports
the sick to be improving rapidly on the first sup-
plies obtained here.

"After my examination of the coasts of the
north territory, I am decidedly of opinion that the
estuary of the Liverpool offers by far the best
site for its capital, and will recommend it accord-
ingly. lam also of opinion that Finnis's pre-
ference to Adam Bay over the Victoria was a wise
one ; the river is rapid and dangerous, while the
country situate on the navigable portion of its
waters is of the most wretched, stony, and barren
description, with the heat intense, causing this ex-
pedition to suffer more than during any period of
its explorations. I feel convinced of the possi-
bility of executing the necessary surveys for the
300,000 acres during the good season of the S.E.
monsoon of 1868.

" Everything at Escape Cliffs we found in exactly
the same order as it was when abandoned. The
natives actually had touched neither the buildings
nor any of their contents ; they had permitted even
the bananas to rot on the trees rather than take
them. They reported the' stock to be doing well,
and they themselves were very friendly during our
short sojourn. We have never had the slightest
animosity from the north territory aborigines, but
the greatest assistance in propuring fuel and water
has generally been afforded by them. I must now
close, as the ship is ready and steam up."

TIIE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITUTION.

OnThursday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house, John-street, Adelphi ; Thos. Baring,
Esq., M.P., F.R.S., in the chair. There were
also present Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.s.,
Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., Captain Richarde,
R.N., hydrographer of the Admiralty ; Admiral
Gordon, John Griffith, Esq., Capt. Ward, RN.,
inspector of lifeboats to the institution ; and Richard
Lewis, Esq., the secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been
read, the thanks of the institution, inscribed on
vellum, were ordered to be presented to Capt. Pim ;
the second service clasp to Mr. R. 0. Johns ; the
silver medal to Martin Norris ; and £2B ls. 6d. to
pay the expenses of the Tramore (the Cambridge
University Boat Club) lifeboat of the institution,
in going off during a heavy gale and saving, in two
trips, twenty-one persons from the ship Oasis, of
Liverpool, which was wrecked in Brown's Bay.

Rewards, amounting to £342, were also ordered
to be given to the crews of the following lifeboats of
the society for their gallant services during the past
month. The Whitby lifeboat saved the crew of two
men of the sloop Industry, and two men from the
schooner Mulgrave. The lifeboat stationed at
Howth, in Dublin Bay, was instrumental in sav-
ing the crew of the three men of the schooner
Seven_ Brothers, of Wicklow. The captain was
also brought ashore by this lifeboat from the
schooner Avenie, of Nantes. He then telegraphed
to Dublin and obtained the services of a steam-
tug, which was the means of saving his vessel. The
Lyme Regis lifeboat assisted to save the ketch
Kate, of Ipswich, and her crew of four men. The
Commercial Travellers, No. 2 lifeboat, stationed
at Castletown, Isle of Man, saved five men from
the schooner Maria, of Newport, Monmouthshire.
The London Sunday School lifeboat at Moelfre,
Anglesea, rescued four men belonging to the
schooner Douglas C. Pennant, of Carnarvon. The
Anstruther lifeboat (the Admiral Fitzroy) saved
the crew of five men of the schooner Edward
Stonard, of Lancaster.

The Porthdinllaen lifeboat rescued the crews of
nine men of the schooner Denbighshire Lass, of
Chester, and Sarah Caroline, of Girvan. The
Skerries lifeboat brought ashore the crew of four
men of the schooner Anne, of Aberystwith. The
Great Yarmouth lifeboat assisted into the harbour
the smack Clipper, of that port, and her crew of six
men. The Holy Island lifeboat (Grace Darling)
rescued the crew of six men of the schooner Mis-
chief, of Carnarvon. The Bradford lifeboat at
Ramsgate brought safely into harbour the brig
Britain's Pride, of Falmouth, and her crew of eight
men, making a total of eighty lives saved and three
distressed vessels assisted by the lifeboats of the in-
stitution during the heavy gales of the past month
alone.

The lifeboats of the society at North Berwick,
Caister, Hasborough, Ilunstanton, Skegness, Sut-
ton, Walmer, Kingsdowne, Ramsgate, Great Yar-
mouth, Cadgwith, Holyhead, Orme's Head, Pad-
stow, Penzance, Poole, Falmouth, Wexford, Win-
ter ton, Phorpeness, Campbeltown, Girvan, Abergele,
Banff, and Swansea, bad also put off in reply to
signals of distress. In some cases the vessels had
happily got out of danger, in others the lifeboats had
only arrived in time to see the ships become total
wrecks.

The thanks of the institution, inscribed on vellum,
were ordered to be given to Mr. John "Walker, ci
Campbeltown, N. 8., for his gallant conduct in
volunteering to go off in that lifeboat to the rescue
of a shipwrecked crew.
The silver medal was also granted to Mr. W.
Juniper, in admiration of his bravery in jumping
into the sea from the Munclesley lifeboat and rescu-
ing a sailor who would otherwise inevitably have
perished.
The silver medal of the institution was likewise
voted to Frederick" Harris, Esq., inspecting officer
of the Coast Guard at Seafield, Ireland ; and to
Lieutenant M‘Mahon, of the Clare Militia ; and £3
to Michael Boyle, and £lO to five other men, for
putting off from the shore in a gale of wind and
heavy sea, to the rescue of three persons who had
been left on board the stranded brigantine Hen-
rietta, of Havre, which afterward; became a total
wreck near Mutton Island, County Galway. It
was only after three attempts that two of the poor
fellows were saved, and the rescue was effected at

great risk of life, the heavy sea almost overwhelm-
ing the small boat. Lieut. M'Mahon, who had
risen from a sick bed, was most energetic on
the occasion, and had, on seeing the failure, of the
other boat to reach the wreck, pat off himself in a
small curragh or canoe, but was driven back by the
violence of the wind and sea.

Several other rewards were also granted to the
crews of shore boats for saving life from wrecks on
our coasts.

Payments, amounting to £2,930, were ordered to
be made on various lifeboat establishments, and it
was reported that during the past year the institu-
tion had expended £31,845 in forming new lifeboat
stations, and in maintaining other lifeboats in a
state of efficiency.
It was stated that the Henry Nixson, No. 2 life-
boat for Abergale, North Wales, had been recently
forwarded to the coast.
It was decided to name a lifeboat the Thomas
Boys, of Brighton, after a gentleman who, with his
family, had rendered the society for some years past
most liberal support.

A small lifeboat was also ordered to be placed,
if practicable, on board the light vessel near
Llanelly.
The Manchester and Salford Sunday Schools had
presented to the institution a lifeboat for Douglas,
Isle of Man, and the boat was to be exhibited in
Manchester this day (Saturday).

A legacy of £lOO has been received during the
past month from the executors of the late Miss Jane
Sharp; of Whitburn. Bequests bad also been
made to the institution by the late Thomas Rogers,
Esq., of Derby, £3OO ; Miss* E. Bolton, of Chelsea,
£5OO ; and David Sinclair, Esq., of Thurso, £lOO .
Mr. Sinclair had for many years acted as hono-
rary secretary of the Thurso branch of the institu-
tion.
Votes of condolence were passed to the families
of the late Henry Nixson, Esq., of Manchester,
and W. J. Egan, Esq., of Dublin, both of whom
had for many years rendered their hearty sympathy
and support to the lifeboat cause.
It was reported that the wardroom officers of her
Majesty's ship Valorous had forwarded, through
Lieut. F. C. Law, R.N., £2 Bs. in aid of the funds
of the institution.
Contributions had also been received by the
society from several of the principal City companies;
the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, second
donation, £lO5 ; the Worshipful Company of
Grocers, £lOO ; and several others.
Reports were read from the inspector and the
assistant-inspector of lifeboats to the institution on
their recent visits to various lifeboat.establishments.
The proceedings then terminated.

CONGRESS.

SINATE.

Jan. 20.—Mr. Chanler" called up the joint reso-
lution relative to consular appointments. lie consi-
dered the consular system of the United States
more efficient to-day than it had been since the
foundation of the Government. Mr. Mordll, of
Vermont, adhered to his statement as to the abuses
in the system. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, maintained
that the officers of the navy were not competent to
take consular appointments. Mr. Nye said some of
the men who were representing the country under
the auspices of this Committee on Commerce were
the merest pot-house politicians that had ever dis-
graced the country, and after further discussion the
motion was laid on the table. Mr. Johnson called
up his resolution, providing for the admission to his
seat of the Hon. P. F. Thomas, Senator elect from
the State of Maryland, which was followed by con-
siderable discussion, though no fresh facts were
elicited. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr.
Sherman, the Senate refused to recede from its
amendments to the Cotton Bill, and agreed to the
request of time House for a committee of conference,
and the Chair, appointed as the committee, on the
part of the Senate, Messrs. Sherman, Conkling, and
Morill, of Vermont. The bill suspending the con-
traction of the currency was here received from the
House, with the refusal of the House to concur in
the Senate am3ndrnents. On the motion of Mr.
Sherman, the Senate insisted on its amendments,
and asked for a committee of conference. The
Chair appointed as the committee, on the part of
the Senate, Messrs. Cattell, Trumbull, and Morgan.
After going into Executive Committee
the Senate
adjourned.

Jan. 21.—Mr. Patterson, of New Hampshire,
from the joint committee on retrenchment, reported
a bill in addition to the act to regulate the tenure of
civil offices, and gave notice that he would call it
up to-morrow, as it was an important bill. Mr.
Henderson introduced a bill to fund the public debt
and amend the banking laws of the United States.—
Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Conness
offered a resolution reciting the acts of the British
Government in the late arrests of American citizens,
and requesting the President to inquire into the
facts of the same, and if such arrests have been made
without cause, to demand the release of such Ame-
rican citizens as are unjustly held in confinement,
and to support this demand by such portions of the
naval and military forces of the United States as
may be necessary. Mr. Seward asked to take up
the bill to remove the political disabilities from Go-
vernor R. W. Patton, of Alabama.—Laid over.
After a discussion of the resolution providing for
the admission to a seat of the Hon. P. F. Thomas,
Senator elect for Maryland, the Supplemental Re-
construction Bill was received from the House, and
Mr. Johnson stated that he would ask for a vote
on the question to-morrow, when the Senate ad-
journed.

Jan. 22.--The House Bill supplementary to the
Reconstruction Bills was read once. Mr. Doolittle
objected to its second reading, and explained that
he did so not to cause delay, but because he pro-
posed to address the Senate on the reference. He
was prepared to go on this morning, but did not
wish to interfere with the business of the Senate.—
The bill went over under the rules. Mr. Cattell,
from the committee of conference on the bill sus-
pending further contraction of the currency, made
a report, which was agreed to, and the bill now goes
to the President. Mr. Sherman from the Committee
of Conference on the Cotton Bill, reported that the
committee were unable to agree. Mr. Sherman
moved that the new Conference be instructed to
recede from the Senate amendments, and to agree
to a provision for the admission of imported cotton
free of duty. The motion of Mr. Sherman wag
agreed to by a vote of 25 to 18. Mr. Sumner asked
to take up the joint resolution to provide for the
representation of the United States at the Interna-
tional Maritime Exhibition to be held at Havre.—
Laid over. Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported the bill for the
temporary relief of destitute people in the District
of Columbia, with an amendment striking out
$25,000 and inserting $15,000, which was agreed
to, and the bill passed. The Chair announced as
the new Committee of Conference on the Cotton
Bill, Messrs. Morrill, of Vermont, Sherman, and
llendricks. The resolution of Mr. Johnson, pro-
viding for the admission to his seat of the Hon. P.
F. Thomas, Senator elect from the State of Mary-
land, was taken up, and the Senate adjourned, after
paying the customary tribute and passing resolu-
tions expressive of the regret of the Senate on the
death of Thomas E. Noell, late a member of the
House from Missouri.
Jan. 23.—The House Supplementary Reconstruc-
tion Bill was read the second time. Mr. Doolittle
said there was more involved in this bill than in
any other. He saw in it a practical dissolution of
the Union, a complete overthrow of ten States of
the Union. He saw in it a republic north of the
Potomac, and au empire south of it. He saw in it a
realization of the wildest dreams of Calhoun for a
dual executive. He saw all this with alarm, and made
this appeal to the committee before its reference
was made to modify it. Lie had no voice in that

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committee, and perhaps his voice was powerless in
this Senate, but he appealed to the body to listen to
him. In favour of some restrictions in the suffrage,
which it was proposed to extend, he would send an
amendment to the Chair, that upon the vote for the
ratification of the constitutions, the committee shall
insert a provision in this or any other so-called Re-
construction Acts, "No one shall be allowed to
vote who has not served a year in the armies of the
United States, or can read the Constitution, or who
possesses in his own right, or that of his wife, a
freehold not less than $250." The Conference
Committee on the Cotton Bill made a report agree-
ing to tie bill as passed by the House, with an
amendment allowing the importation of cotton free
of duty after April 1, 1868, which was concurred
in. On motion of Mr. Howard, the President was
requested to communicate to the Senate copies of
the orders issued to General Pope and General
Meade in reference to the execution of the Recon-
struction Acts, and also all votes and proceedings
in Cabinet meetings relative to the construction of
such acts. Mr. Doolittle then proceeded with his
argument, in the course of which he was several
times interrupted with questions. He compared
the Radicals of the South to the Radicals of the
North. Mr. Nye asked who he meant by the
Radicals of the South? Mr. Doolittle—The Seces-
sionists. Mr. Morton asked if these same Seces-
sionists were not now acting with the Democratic
party ? Mr. Doolittle—l am not discussing that
question. Mr. Sumner—That is precisely the ques-
tion. Mr. Doolittle—There was no doubt that
many of the Radicals of the North would, if they
had lived in the South, been in perfect accord with
the Radicals of that section. Mr. Doolittle then
spoke of the reconstruction policy of the Republicin
party, that neither Congress nor the President had
at first dreamed of reconstruction on any but a
white basis. Even the Wade-Davis Reconstruction
Bill, which President Lincoln refused to sign, pro-
posed reconstruction on a white basis; but a few
determined Radicals had caused the great Repub-
lican party to change its policy. Mr. Morton ob-
tained the floor, but gave way for the reading of
the House resolution relative to the death of Hon.
C. S. Hamilton, late a member of the House from
Ohio. Mr. Sherman gave an affecting account of
the killing of Mr. Hamilton by his insane son, and,
after detailing his virtues, moved the customary re-
solutions, which were agreed to, and the Senate
then adjourned.