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aav'yt THE FRIDAY, jNpYEMftJSj 80, general i i form on good LATEST INTELLIGENCE. A parties of ths foOewtef appeared oar fleeoad "I pwrny REUTKJTS TELEGRAMS. FRANCE. PABIS, TnotsDir. The SToniUur publishes General Montauban's report from the' French Iveed qusrters In Coin.

Tie General states that the prisoner of the Allied Army, who were cmied to Fwdn. were well treateL On the tide of the French, betide tome soldi en VoAh America or Hondurai for any port in 1 of the escort. Colonel Grandchamps, the Abbe Duluc, and SL Delauture were nude prisoner! by the Chinese. 3 40 r.st. The Bonne has been more active to day, and fund hare slightly improved.

The final quotation of Rente waa TOf. or 15c. higher than yes terday. It rumoured that there a likelihood that Prince de la Tour d'Aurergne, French Ambassador at Berlin, will shortly replace M. Thourenel as Minister for Foreign Aairs.

ITALY. NAPLES, Xor. 23. The garrison of Gaetaha made a sortie in order to capture the strategical positions in the suburbs. Tbe Neapolitan were repulsed by the Sardinian with great lot.

TUBIX, Not. 23, Tbe Monitor Toxnno publishes a despatch an counting that about 40 volunteers from the duchy of Castro, had invaded the town of Aqnapendente. They disarmed the Pontifical gendarmes, and hoisted the anna of Savoy. The Papal Governor escaped, but 19 gendarme were made prisoners. Nor.

A convention waa concluded between tbe Hanse Town and Sardinia on the 20th of September for the extension of their mutual commercial relations. Thi convention ha been ratified within the last few day. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Thursday. Morxixo, The official Wiener Zeitung contain the following appointments Count Apponyi, Austrian Envoy Extraordinary at London, to be Ambassador to tbe tame Court.

Count Leopold Walkenstein, Councillor of the Empire, to be Captain of the Province of the ijroi, TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 21. Tbe documents connected with the French loan have been signed by the Porte.

They go to Paris to cay. Great doubt is still prevalent here as to the conclusion ot tbe anair. The rate of exchange is (till rising. Bloney. First class paper is very scarce.

The Bulgarian community propose to secede to Roman Catholicism, because the Porte has refused teem a separate patriarchate. A heavy storm passed over the Black Sea last week. Many wreck are reported. There is no new from the provinces. November 24.

Tbe collective note of the Ambassadors to the Porte, arcing reforms, originated with Sir Henry iJuiwer. it waa well received. Ferhad Pasha, who was recently tried at the instance ot Kua raaha, nas cued suddenly. It is inspected that he was poisoned. The of the Eunuchs ha been degraded for violently assaulting anoiaer omciai of the ralacf.

The new from the province is pacific Exchanges are falling. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 23. Tbe question of the limits of the Ceuta territory hss been definitively arranged, in conformity with the Treaty of Peace with Morocco.

The Cortes has voted a pension to the Infante Don Sebastian. I insurance in tbe common it rehaodise." In other words, the law rrccyi w0 thing the inoonvenlenca and possible deBgn occasioned by these cargoes, and the rrobabflitT of their being pitched overboard by a prudent captain in case of emergency. It it not much to the purpose to urge that the Legislature tas sot seen fit in express) term to declare the ctrrjtrj of them illegal, though even thi proration must be stated with a qualification. By an Act pasted in the present reign no timber laden ship clearing out of any British port In the United Kingdom between September and 1 is permitted to carry any of her cargo on deck a provision which Sir. Travis very justly ccles as a significant precedent.

We are not called upon to express or to feel try extraordinary indignation against Mr. WlLAOir or Captain Bowes. These gentlemen are the victims ct a kind of natural Law of decimation, a rsethod by which tbe violation of elementary laws is not unfrequently punished. Thousands of people msy skate with impunity on the Serpentine after tbe alarming placards of the Humane Society bare been posted thousand may cross a station on a level, or get out of a train in motion without rrptntisg it. At Last some one weaker than fcia teighbour, or venturing at the wrong rccmcnt, become what the Americans call a caution" Our cousins require these cautions artill more than ourselves, especially in matters of locomotion, but there is reason to believe that even we are behind the in our regard for personal security.

It is well known that we pay desrly for the speed of our' railway trains, and it is no less true that cur coasting, and especially our coal trade, is tto cite carried on in vessels that tbe Dutch or the. French would condemn as unsea worthy. Long ftniEsrity has robbed of their terrors those seas that were tho bugbear of ancient navigator, srd we are apt' to think that we may Ule liberties near home which we should never Ircsm of on the Atlantic. Underwriter are not thus deceived, and those who are in the secret kzcw bow large a proportion of the insurance money paid on ship and cargoes goes to cover the risks cf the Narrow Seas. Captain Bowes might well have wished himself the rolling wave cf tie Cape when he hove to in the Skagerrack, an it is true, "of 90 iz.iSet,'' but totally nnable to weather the rcrth point of Jutland, and with a perfect tunicate driving on shore.

Whatever h'e or Mr. Wilsox may say in a witness box, we may be very sere that in that dire extremity he would have riven til he was worth to have his bunker lids led, lis pumps and scuppers open, his cargo srugly stowed below, and a clear deck upon which to worlc his ship and discharge the water that' had swamped his engine room. IRELAND. (r0M oca owjr DCBLIN, Wedsesdat Mokcixg. LETTER rOM THE "HOLT rATHEK." The Lintrick Rtporicr publishes.

the following sinzulsrly beautiful and highly complimentary letter to the Most' Rev. Dr. Flannery, Bishop of Efflaloef "Pir IX to orr. Vesxrable Brother Michael, Bishop or Killaloe, Venerable Brother, Health sad Apostolic benediction. Live rccdvtd a new pWa of the singular lor sad devctiou whieh you and toe clergy sad laity ot your dio ctu eitertala towards us.

in the most affectionate 'letter rittea by yea en the 18th ot lut October, on the occasion ot trantnittirg to. us the diocesan tribute, presented by yourself snd the s'ne clergy sad fslthfal. In order to assist as iiiad the terrible lomes sod prirations to which we snd this Aportollc See tare been so unjustly subjected. Wherefore, while expresslne our nurt enteral if men's to yon, venerable brother, we request that yea lave the klsdneri to return in our suae to the clergy sea isiiy or ycur aioeess our warmest aaa moss cordial thanks. doubt not.

but that the clergy, sad the faithful ot the dioote of Ktllaloe will continue to offer up jotr mist fervent prayers to the throne of the Almighty that He luyvonchMfe to drive swsy this dreadful storm ttst He msy be pleased speedily to sasUt to protect Bi Hely Chnteh to deliver her from to dut snd such tenible and to enable her to obtain new and acre splendid triumphs through oat the world. We feel altered, venerable brother, that in these disturbed and aided times, when a most tnlnuitoss war ii being waged statist ear holy religion, your efisoopat piety and seal will prscpt yen to make every exertion to defend and maintain the iiternti of the church, to provide for the safety of your Ctek, to refute the manifold and pernicious errors of de pravtd Ben, to detect their wily scaezDes, and to confound 'tUir bxptoca attempts. Be persuaded, venerable brother, that we entertain the most paternal and benevolent feelings towards jon. In proof of which receive this meet certain crar bencdicutn, whieh we most lovinay urpait with all the sfTection of our heart to you, venerable brother, SLd to all the clergy and faithful confided to your care. IX.

44 Cinn at Heme, at St. Peter's, this 1st day of Novem ttr, in the Uth year of our THE FARTRY EVIcno.N'8. Father Lavelle has published the following letter in a local journal Sir, 1 beg jive you the, names of the families lattly tricUd by Lcrd Plunket, with the pretenoes for their evktion Edmund Joyce six In family; pretence, charge ot perjury (not raiulsed). 2. Pett LeUy; burning (beg), Tom Lally, four in aaily, same.

3. Mltlael Brnighan seven In family same. 4. Widow Lally; six in family same. John Boyle; seven in family, leading Father La veils tu cart.

"6. Martin Lally 10 la famUy. hls son ansultln? a Scripture reader, when after tearing tbe scapular oH Mrs. Jlxmy's besom and, another son beins falsely charred ith tbe murder of Ilarrtmn. The Crown twice refused to prcteecte him.

No charge against the tenant himself a Bjctteoirectand sober man. T. Michael Cavanagh; seven in family Us daughters livfeg in hia honae. a James Henaghan smsltlng Scripture reader. 1 "9.

latt Hurray; four in family, his son assaulting tl Stricture reader above referred to. 10, Ned Maney five in family living with his father, 11. Two wldoes, cottiers one gone mad. Such are tbe pretenoes on which a Christian Bishop drives homeless on the world such a number of fellow men at Ilia dreary season; I tlve yon a fuller report again. "Nov.

"Yours, LAVELLE; THE WEATHER. the last four days a violent: gale ha been blowing, with occasional intermissions from the due vast, accompanied by heavy rain, hail, and sleet. Yesterday forenoon a violent storm of this character passed over Cork and last night, and up to an early hour this morning, the rain fell here in actual The H'esford Co report a shipping disaster off the Blackwater Bank. DUBLIN 8TOCK EXCHANGE. Government Funds.

Three per Cent, Consols, 92! 1 New Three per Cent, 8tock, 1)1 The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges, the receipt of the second half of a bank note for on account of Income tax, from X. Y. Z. also the second half of a bank note for on account of Income tax. WESTJirKXR Play.

The Trinummu of Plan to wU be performed by the Queen Scholars of West setter on tie followine nlhU Friday, Deeember 14 DceemUr 18 Thursday, Deoember SO, with the scettion cf a Prologue and Epilogue on the last two nights. IIoyal Uorsra or EiKorE. We copy from the jS'sUirticA dtGoOux for 1861 (its 90th year), which has sppcarso. ui louo wins information neUn the SOCTHAalPTOK, Thursday, 11 15 r. m.

The North Atlantic Company's steamship Atlantic, Captain Gray, from New York on the 17th with mails for France and England, ha arrived off the Needles. fTertign Looks of Europe Europe contains at present, fwtding the diiptteeseed Italian Prinoes, 4J Sovereicns, of ata the eldest, tbe Kins of Wnrtember. Is awlv Jjyscf are; the youngest, Priaoe Henri xklL of Kenss H. After tbe King of Wortemberg come the tsrave of Bease Uombwg, who is 77, and the fmice of Schaomburglipps (siaos deed), who Is 75. Uthe order of ace the ICing of the Belglaas stands 6th.

2 Peps 7tb. the King of Prussia 10th, the Kinif axosy 13th, ths Emperor of the trench 18th, the Emperor KsjsOs 2ith, Queen Victoria 28th, tbe King of Sardlnis Wthof their relsjns the Severdgns an thai daaud ii Prince ef BchaamWg Iippe, who aeoesslon dates back JtXn It. Duke of Rai.Meininn. who has TdmtA R7 the Prince of SebwaRbsrv RadolstadL 3 Ska of Anhalt Deaaanteethen, 44 years; sine Sore vvuj turn nigin km Jrhsve reigned from 20 to 30 yean 14, comprialng Kinn ef Prussia, Bavaria. Denmark.

Uollaad, Sardinia; SJJ Emperor of AnstrU frosa 11 to 19 yean 18 Sore. aaonr whom are the Emperors of the French sad the Qneen of Bpaia, Klass of Baxony, the Two ff. a4 Sweden, Uvertdped teas thaa 10 lyears. The Beversirs who aeoreded the throne the Grand Duke ris Loci, Frederick of KeealeeocrrStrellti. Sue the above appeared Prtaee Adolpkas Georre rg Lipp has suooetded hit father, whe died COURT CIBCVLAB.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nor. 29. Their Koyal Highnesses tbe Daks de Nemours and the Duke d'Alencm arrived yesterday afternoon on a visit to Her Majesty. The following visitors also arrlvcl at the Castle The Earl and Countess of ilardwlcke and Lady Augusta Yorke, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord ana Lady John Kusaell, Lord Stanley, and ths Eight Hon. Sir Gtcrge snd Lady Grey.

In ths evening the Koyal dinner party included the Prtnoeri Alice, Prince Alfred, Prinoe J.OU1S of Hesse, the Prince and Princess of Lelntngen, Sir Janus Clark, Baron von V'esterweiler, Major CoweU, U.E., and the visitors who arrived in the afternoon. The band of the Soots Fnsueer Guards played daring dinner Lotlis WaOaee. QoadrUa. PliW J. H.

MactlOB, Lm CaU Thorn M. ValM, Cod' LkUtset. MaeUon. Las HsiMaorv MeraDMrr. Oalop, Boial Hunt" O.

Ujilrej, oa. Her Majeaiy's private band afterwards performed la the Drawing room Orcrtoie, Ilao, Bma( Manchaer. Bonaszs, Fnitehnti" Web. UiTsrUvezseoi. Lm Prophets" Valaa.

Fat de la Beaowa, (juailiUle txt raUnaon, Galoo Mererbeer. Atben" Beethoven. The Queen, with Princess Alice, walked In tbe grounds of the Castle this and visited her Koyal Highness tbe Duchess of Ksat at irogmore. Ilia l'toyal Highness toe Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Alfred, tee Duke de Nemours, the Daks d'Alenron, Priaoe Louis of Hesse, sad the Prinoe of Tiiningyn, went out shooting. Earl Spencer, Lord Stanley, and Sir George Grey bad the honour of accompanying the Koyal party.

Princess Helena and Princess Louise rode In the Kidlng booie. The Hon. Horatla Stopford and the Hon. Emily Catheart have succeeded the Hon. Flora Maedonald and the Hob.

FJ anor Stanley as Maids of Honour la Waiting to the Queen. A meeting of the Cambridge University Commissioners was held at A del phi terrace, on Tuesday last. The Com mlfstoners pment were the Bishop ot Chester, the Right. Hon. Lord Stanley, the Bight Hon.

Sir Lawrence Peel, Vice Chancellor Sir 'William Pas Wood, aad the lUtv. Dr. Vanahan. The Judicial Committee of the Priv ConBetl sat t. day.

An appeal from British Guiana, Stuart and others orton, was beard. An appeal from Canada, Martin it were Imrd and Turner, Lee." was commenced. The Lords Chelmsford, the Lords Justices Knight aad Sir E. Kvaa. Dtspatches were received at the' Coloaial oXce yesterday from the Governor of Malta.

Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada Her Majesty's Snrr SiiAmros. Tn the account given in The Timtt of the 26th Inst, ef the monument erected to the memory of the lata Captain Sir William Peel, kc. it is stated. The work has been executed by Messrs. W.

snd J. Freeman, Westminster." The broasa trophy, however, we are Informed, was desLrned and cast at the works of Messrs. Bar well and the Eagla Foundry, Northampton. The PoBT omcE. It appear that in the year ending March 31 the postase collected by country postmasters amounted to as compared with 159.1221.

In 1KW 9, 174.407. in 1857 177.65M. la IS5G 7, aad in 0. The pottage collected in ths metropolis was last year compared with In 1Sj3 9, In 1857 8, In 1R56 7, and 183.0CT. la 1SU 6.

The postace eharged acelnrt publie departments was 148,862., as compared with 132,7061. la 1858 i), 113J77Z. in 1857 8, 145.41W. in 1S5C 7, and 172.152J. In 1855.

The collections by postmasters and agents abroad amounted to last year, as compared with 145,3182. In 1858 9. 142.0S& In 1S57 1S5G 7, and In 1S55 6. The stamps charged to postmasters last year reached a total of 2.053,487., as compared with 1,934.217. la 1858 9.

In 1857 8, 1,688,995. in 1850 7, and 1 ,560,1881 In 1855 6. The stamps charged to the Inland Kevtaoe Office were last year valued at 605.91V,, as compared with 554,6421. In 1K58 9, 518,1871., tn 1857 8, 497.9C0C la 185C 7, aad 486,811. in 18554.

Ths commission na money orden realised last year, as compared with 108,212. In 1858 9, 112,720. tn 1837 SVj 104,07 la 1856 7, aad 100,575. in 1S55 6. The mlaoat Isneoss reeelpts were 12,133.

last year, a compared with SfOU. In 1858 9, 12,6561 la 1857 8, la 1856 7, and 7,5542. la 1855 6. The gross receipts were 3.33L609J. last Tear, 3197,820.

In 1858 9. 3,061,403. In 18575, la 15C 7, and 1855 6 hat these amounts were redoeed, from tbe loss ea returned, refused, or mlssmt la 1853 60, 3A75.56W. la 1858 9, 3.038.11i. la 1857 2,909,130.

1856 7, aad U185V6. OathewhoU the eeorse ef ths department has been case ef stssitflj Inmsesliii prosseriry a cfreamstsne which makes the resent ootsplainsi as to ths massgtment aQ the mors laxpboaJbas, If wral fsunded, THE APT. ont eontiined la your ecrwwcaidt'a Wtex. I slfare of the man, whoM claims on the country I Jbere see the real state of TO THS ED1TOK Ot THE TT1IE3. wellar of the seaman, whose claims on the country 1 anau cotunue to press on the attention of the Legislature.

I admit much has been done, but much still remains to be accomplished before the Niuawa ut nsmia on ooara a man oi war anajna that point when dismissal from the service will be the greatest punishment which can be indicted but I look on that man a the seaman's greatest enemy woo oouia csuauy suggest urn poseaotuty 01 a repetition of the unfortunate occurrences which took place last year disturbance which could only hare occurred in a recently raised force, and for which uere waa no adequate provocation. The country is perfectly alive to the importance of improving the condition of tbe seaman his position is regarded with the kindliest feeling, and I nave no doubt tn a few year all real grievance will be swept away. Tbe only way in which this kindly feeling can be counteracted would be by such conduct on the part of the men a your correspond ent, One who Know the Service, point out, and apparently is inclined to justify. tour correspondent sums up hi case by the statement that the seamen of the Itoyal Navy are, a a body, the worst paid, the worst treated, and the worst fed das of sailors in the world." I deny allegations, and I will endeavour, as shortly a possible, to show that they are in a treat measure without foundation. Captain Brown, Registrar General of Seamen in the port of London, in a paper, No.

19, Appendix to Report of Naval Commission, state that all cases of a sudden Increase of our naval force are followed by a rise of wages in tbe merchant service, which appears to subside gradually a the want of the two services are supplied. "The Royal Navy was increased from 12.93C seamen in 1792 to 51,012 in 1793, to in 1794, and so on progressively, until it reached the hiahest point of actually serving in 1813. At the commencement of the war a very large portion of the increase was drawn from the merchant service, that being the only available source from which seamen could be obtained." This extraordinary demand on the national stock of seafaring men naturally forced the wage of the merchant seaman up to a very high point, but the return of peace caused a reaction, and the average of merchant seamen's wage from 1833, the period when we first hare accurate returns, to 18o3 was from 40. to 50. the ordinary wages being 40.

45. per month. In 1853 and 1854 the aame circumstances occurred aa I have alluded to above, and wage in the merchant service rose to COs. to a point from which tbe necessities of the Navy has not yet allowed them to descend. In 1852 the wages of an able seaman in the British Navy was 2t.

Is. per month, in addition to which he had all the advantage of prospective pension, cheap clothing, and, aa the average wage for the previous 18 year the merchant service was not much, if at all, above 40. to 45., I do not think the matter of pay justifies the statement of your correspondent. The wage of an able seaman now are IV. 9.

Id. for continuous service. The state of the case i thi Tbe wage of merchant seamen fluctuate with the requirements of trade the wage of the man of war' man are a fixed quantity, which doe not fall far short of the Other on an average of years, and exceeds the average of merchant seamen' wages if we take credit for clothing, bedding, mess things, slops, itc, setting aside medical attendance, prospective pension, Greenwichfwhich it is hoped will be soon improved). and many other advantages which the merchant seaman doe not enjoy. Secondly, respects treatment.

Many wit' neatea were' examined by the Itoyal Commission in 1858, and the complaints made as to the treatment in the service resolved themselves into a deficiency of bread and shrinkage of beef, and the difficulty of allotment to their wive; no complaint whatever was made of any treatment on the part of the officer calculated to i produce dissatisfaction! On the contrary, the wit neraea testified most willingly to the kindness and thtt CSM fully kreatiffatecL Sir, your obedient servant, leaden, Nov. 23. J. p. h.

KLPHIN3T0N2. DISTRESS IN CO T. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, The distress among the operatives engaged "band weaving trade of Coventry and its neighbourhood ha reached a point at which appeal to the general public seems not only justifiable, out imperatively called for. A large bjdy of industrious and respectable workmen, after struggling for month against unparalleled depression of trade and consequent want of employment, are now gradually sinking from a state of comfort and independence into pauperism.

After sacrificing by degrees, and at a great loss, the property acquired in their day of reperity, and with no hope of a revival of trade before Christmas, many of them have no prospect but the workhouse before them, unless a helping hand be extended to them to carry them over the coming winter. The charitable resource of the district, diminished a they hare been by the withdrawal of a large amount of weekly wage from circulation, are all but exhausted, while the call for help daily growing louder. Many circumsUnoes have concurred to produce this unexampled stagna tion vi too noana trade. I he ungemal character of the summer, the present atjle of fashion, and the uncertainty introduced into the trade by the announcement of the French treaty, have all helped to bring about the present distress, which ha been further aggravated bv a strike, now ended, among the hands employed in riband weaving. My present business, however, is not so much with the cause as with the effects of the depression, which are of a truly lamentable character, and reach many who are in no degree responsible for the measures by which it has been in part produce a.

in Coventry alone mere is a cuaerence of at least 6,000. in the weekly wages paid to the work in classes a compared with the corresponding weeks of but year. The large parishes of Poles hill, Bedworth, and Nuneaton are suffering even more than Coventry itself. A committee has been organized in this county for the purpose of collecting funds, which will be applied to relieve all deserving case of distress arising from want of employment In the district in which the riband trade ha been carried on, and I venture to appeal, through your columns, to the public at large for speedy and liberal help. The fund placed at our disposal will be distributed with a careful regard to economy, with strict impartiality, with due consideration for the feeling of the recipients, and only after careful inquiry into the merit of each case.

May I further call the attention of your reader to the fact that Aiestrs. Little ana weodcocic, banker at Coventry, are our treasurers, and that the following banker in London will kindly receive subscriptions, viz. Messrs. Jones Loyd and jsiessrs. bmitb, ayne, ana ux, Messrs.

ulyn, Aiuis, ana ana Messrs. Urumraond. 1 have the honour to be, air, Your obedient servant, Btoneleish Abbey, KenU worth, Nov. 2S. LEIGH.

THE LATE PLAYGROUND AND GENERAL JtBCKEATION SOCIETY AND BEGGING LETTERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIKES. Sir, Two gentlemen have written to me on the subject of the above deceased." They Tery justly complain that the late secretary, who was also printer to the defunct, is dunning them in a rather peremptory style, a member of the committee, for means to pay it debt. When some time since, fully exposed the management of this society, I expressed a hope that the stigma of insolvency might not be removed from the dying confession of its balance sheet. Among other now plagued for more money is a benevolent lady La gloire.

TO THS EDITOK OF THE TllfXS. Sir, During the interesting: and valuable dlv eussion upon shot proof ship which ha lately saaen piace in yonr columns 1 am not aware that any oescapticn ox the famous French frigate La Clcire has been given. If such is the case you msy uos oeem louowug remain onworuj ox in eertiou. I may preface my observations by stating that being accidentally at Toulon a week ago, aad hearing toe roaaa, wensaMognae and sent my card to the 'commander, afflving to mr name the words. "Mambre du Parle PLtrd A I received a mere verbal message that no one was allowed to se the frisate.

This rssrtrlcrian is I believe, unusual in France, and it may, therefore, be assumed that La Glair is regarded as too novel and valuable a weapon to be wiifnUr thrown onen for imitation. who crave a donation of 50. She has the catiafac forbearance they had been accustomed to meet with tion of learning from the official statements of the from their superior. I may here mention that the society, that it sole asset, or property capable allowance of bread has been increased by ilb. per diem, that tbe Commission also recommended a simi lar increase in the allowance of beef, and the allotment question has been placed on a proper footing.

Thirdly, as to food. After a close examination of all the dietaries of the various branches of the mer chant service, the Commission recommended an addi tion of 41b. of meat and ilb. ot biscuit per diem. At the same time it must be admitted that a large sum is annually paid to men for savings, amounting at that time, on an average, to lid.

per diem, or 3s. 9L per month, per man. (See'evidence of Sir Richard Bromley, question 6,272.) I bare no doubt whatever' in fact, tbe evidence prove it that the allowance, with these additions, is ample. At the same time, I believe that the dietary of the Navy might be much improved. It is a fact that the life of tbe seaman is very much shorter than the average of almost any other das of men, and I cannot help thinking that, in addition to other causes, the nature of hi diet has some relation to the question.

Captain Pierce, of the Sailors' Home, says A sailor above Is most rare 41) is considered old, and the large majority are from 20 to 05. If you ask me what becomes of tbe old men, lean hardly say, but I believe seamen die either at home or abroad, from various causes at an early age." burely this is a question which would repay an inquiry the subject would expand beyond the possible compass of a letter, lastly, your correspondent say that the money that has been spent in Itoyal Commissions and inquiries a to how to man the navy would have manned it long ago if given in addition to the men's pay." During the last eight year there have been two inquiries into this subject. In July, 1852, Committee of naval omcers waa appointed, consisting of Rev Admiral Arthur lanshawe, C.B., Captain the Hon. R. S.

Dundas, C.B., Captain Peter Richard, C.B., and Captain John Shepherd. This Committee collected a mass of most valuable evidence, and produced important results. Aa it consisted entirely of naval officers, the expense must have been but small, probably the diiierence between full and half pay for the time being, in 1858 a Royal Commlaalon waa named, consisting of the Earl of Hardwicke, chairman the Marquis of Chandoe, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Admiral W.

F. Martin, Sir James Dalrymple Elphinstone, M.P., Admiral John Shepherd, Mr. John Shepherd, Deputy Master of the Trinity house Mr. A S. Lindsay, M.P., and Mr.

Richard Green. They met on the 29th of June, and made their report, after a long and careful inquiry, on the 19th of February, 1859. The cost of thi Commission, aa stated in a return moved for by Mr. Maasey. was 9642.

2s, lid. The labours of this Commission have not been alto gether fruitless. In compliance with their recommendation the men have been suDnlied with a suit of clothes, a bed and hammock, and mess utensils on joining a ship their allowance of food baa been in various ways increased, and I trust the Admiralty will see fit to carry the whole of their recommendations into effect the most important of them all is the proposal to establish school ships at all the leading ports. This is the only satisfactory mode of manninztbe navy, and until It is done we shall never see any permanent improvement in the condition of the It is too bad, when we squander money in every conceivable manner, that a scheme so reasonable and 10 important should not be carried out. The great obstacle to placing the Navy on a proper footing arises, first, from the difficulties thrown the way of Increased expenditure by the Treasury and, secondly, by the Admiralty allowing the Treasury to over ride them.

Thus, the reserved post captain and warrant officer' widow are deprived of their just rights under the most contemptible plena, snd all sorts of injustice is habitually practised. There art) many thing in the Navy which require amendment, respecting which there is no difference of they would cost money, and therefore remain without remedy. "Whenever we have a Board of Admiralty who will lay down a distinct policy for the reformation of the Navy, submit it to the Government, and stand or fall by it, something will be done. We might then hope to see the fatuity of paying ship off as soon a they have arrived at a perfect state of organization put an end to we should hope to: see wholesome and comfortable barracks take the place of unwholesome and miserable hulk ana we should see oar men of war fitted in commodious docks, instead of lying in the stream after the fashion of 60 year ago. It i perfectly impossible in the oompaat of a letter to do ciore than touch upon thjnnoos acca of realization, is a flag and poles, which cost il.

18s. I hear also of several ink' stands, some blotting paper, a door mat, a paper knife, some pounds weight of printed puff. Ac, and a hand bell: but some of thi pro perty is suspected to have been only hired. I doubt whether tho sale ot all will pay for the postage of the preaent pestering applications tor more money. Of all the literary curiosities a collector ot such things can obtain I know nothing equal to the last balance sheet of this society, its only drawback is, it reads like a hoax.

Nothing seem to be disguised a most barefaced misapplication of the fund furnished by the benevolent is told in uch minute, funny detail, that it is difficult to understand who could have sanctioned such an exposure. London now is out of town. Secretaries "who with pleasure will wait on the benevolent" are out of season. The well dressed man, of good address, with a good connexion among the nobility and gentry, ceases to follow quick on the steps of the postman, to petition in person for the excellent society, chanty, or institution he is retained for. Alas! we are not rid of him.

lie does not now get into your house after the letters, but with them. He creep into the private bag of the wealthy; he is shuded into the thumb pressed pack of the country postman. He has become an active member of that pestering throng of per poet applicants whose begging you cannot evade. The Peerage, the Com 'anion to titt House of Common, the baromiifje, the Clergy and Law Luti, thoPott oflice Dii eeiory, these deposit the scent on which this hungry pack hunt na to our very breakfast tables. Real charity is driven to the wall by the very force of that pressure which afford it no rest gives it no power to discriminate between the real and the falsa.

An office which would file all these begging letters for one year, and then investigate their truth, and the expenditure of the money they obtain, if well managed, would do national service it would teach the public a wholesome lesson, and clear the way for real good works by the exposure of the amount of "evil" which assumes so boldly the form of "good," S. O. O. The Relief of Distress. A large and influential meeting of the supporters of the New Society for the llelief of Distress In thd Metropolis was hell on Wednesday at the Thatched tonse Tavern.

Tbe meeting was for the meet part composed ot those who had tendered their support to the undertaking. The chair was filled by the Duia of Manchester, who, after introducing the subject, called upon Mr. TV. Davenport Bromley, the originator of the fedety, to afford any further information to the meeting which It be desirable ti give. Mr.

Bromley then explained fully the object and prospects of the society, Its distinctive features being First, that the entire ezpeaaes were to be defrayed by the committee, who thus guarantee to the public that ths money, in trusted to ttulreharge shall be applied without deduction to the relief of distress. The balance sheet would therefore merely have to deal with the following Items 1, the amount subscribed by the public 2. the amount riven to I the poor 3, the balance la hand. Second, Its universal I and completely unseotarian In character, no distinction of 1 religion, or nation being allowed to Influence the just i exercise of Its charity. Third, the recommendation I of all persons, whether subscribers or not, would be uniformly attended to at publicly advertised 'houses of relief in every district.

Fourth, it would co operate with all existing charitable and religious institution, the clergy and ministers of every denomination, and the magistrate, for the purpose of affording the strongest pro taction against 1 lie posture on the one hand, and neglect on the other. The machinery for carrying out these objects consisted 1. Of a general eonunittce, oy whom all expenses of management will I be defrayed. 2. A central board of management, composed ot members of the general committee, who wonH make such arrangements as should secure the presence In Loadoa of a Isufident number of members at all times of the rear to la sure the efficient working ot the society, 3.

District committees, eocslstuu of such residents la the various locali ties as would baprcpared to give their sratultoos serrioes. .4. Visitors. 5, Volunteers, agents of existing societies, ie. Mr.

Davenport Bromley then read out a long list of those who had promised their support tn the society. Among the names were those of the DuVes nf Beaufort, Wellington, Argyll, Marlboroush, aad Ifanchnter. the Duchess ef Sutherland, the Dosrager Marchioness of Londonderry, Lady Ash burton, the Marquis ot Abcrcorn, the Marquis of Staff jrd. Lords A th burton, Anaesley, Bessborongh, Chesterflald, Lichfield, Pertarlingtoa, Sefton, Darnley, Dartmouth, Hare wood, Shelbcrne, Coventry, Craven, Aylesford, and Grcerenor. Baron Rothschild, viscount Somerton, Sir Augustas Clifford, Mr.

MeyseU Ingram, Mr. Lane, Mr. Hsnkey, Mr. Murray, and many others, the satisfactory result being that upwards of had been already subscribed tor the purposes of the society, which hope! to begin Its operations at a very early period. Mr.

Murray, of rtuhphangb, one of the pro mo ten ef ths project, thea moved a resolution to ths e5ect that the me icg approved the object of the society, aad pledgsd ttsdf to support It in every way. He was followed by the Hoa. G. C. Norton aad ether speakers, after which the resolution was earrieA ananlmMelT.

A vote of thaaks was thesi passed to the Duke ef Manchester for Us conduct la the Amen ucsss My description must COnsennentlw hn limitad tn the externals of the frizate and to the details which I gleaned from various sources, more or less accurate. La Glcire carries 3 broadside trans, thonsh pierced for 40 she is said also to carry four heavy guns on deck; her broadside guns are all rided her ports I judge to be about eight, feet out of water she has a bowsprit and three masts, strict fore and aft rigged, although she can set a large square saO on her foremast her spars are not much, mt am, larger proportion man tnoae ot an ordinary passenger steamer aha has apparently a flush deck, with, was informed, a shot proof house on the after part for the captain. At present she is pro bablythree feet by the stern, judging from her water line she is said to draw five metres, or about 1G feet. Her cutwater, which is stated to be 50 centimetres (equal to one foot seven and a half inches) thick, recede from the water line upwards, the lower portion being from two to three feet In advance of the upper. Her breadth of beam is carried very far forward, giving an appearance of weight and bluffness to her bow, which however may be more due to the want of a few extra feet of cutwater than to an actual absence of fine lines.

Her bow overhangs, but very slightly, if at all; her stern is neither round nor square, but sharper than her bow, presenting finer lines, and with a very considerable flare or overhang. She has a set off. at the" water line, some three or four inches deep, such as ships of war generally have just below their porta. Her sides have about the inclination Inwards usual in men of war. Her plates, I waa informed, are 15 centimetre (about six English inches) thick those forming the first row above the water line are about 5 feet long by 2 feet 9 inches wide above these are two rows of plates, about feet long and 1 foot wide above these, again, the larger plates.

The iron used in their manufacture is stated to be of a very soperior description: one extensive works. rear St. Etienne, is engaged almost exclusively in their manufacture. The rdato are said to extend about 21 metres, or say 8 feet, below her water line abe is coppered from that point to her keel. I was informed that her engines are of J.uw horse power, xier speed all agree stating at 13 knots.

She is constantly sent to sea, and is reported to behave well, though labouring somewhat in very heavy weather. Upon one occasion she was in a gale during which a first class frigate lost all her quarter boats. Her tonnage and dimensions I could not learn. She is decidedly not a very large vessel, oat little, it at au, larger than modern frigates of her class. Perhaps the most important point remains still to be noticed.

La Gloire is not an Iron ship she is built of wood. doubtless of stronger scantling than usual, but still she is a wooden ship, built in a Government Dockyard by the ordinary shipwrights and the materials at hand. She was plated in a dry dock after she waa launched, and it would not, therefore, seem that any extraordinary expense could have been incurred in her construction. A sister ship is now building at Toulon. Her sides are lined with men a thickly as they can work.

Two frigate of the old ttamp stand half finished and neglected hard by. At least 1 could not see one man at work on them. It would aprear from the forepring details that many very important objects have been attained in La Gloire. In spite of her armour her speed Is higher than that of most men of war, an element in itself of enormous power. I have no desire to theorize" on tbe means by which this hizh speed may bare been attained, but I may remark that a portion of it may be due to the absence of lofty masts and heavy risxinz.

to the rapid passage of which the air must offer very considerable resistance. Indeed, we know what speed a ship scuddinz under bare poles will attain, and the converse must be equally true, though in a less degree. Again, the lightness of her rig would necessitate the presence of but few men on deck durinz action, and if shot awsy there would be little to foul the screw. I Imagine, nevertheless, that she could show canvas enough to give her stccrsge way when cruising with her fires banked up, or to enable her to lie to in heavy weather. The projection of her cutwater at, and probably below, the water line would cause her to crush in the sides of an adversary at the most dangerous point, and the immense strength given to the cutwater shows that this mode of.

attack is contemplated. The shape of her stern would make it exceedingly difficult to rake her, while it enables her to steam astern nearly as fast as ahead. She is protected as far below the water line as a shot could well pene trate or as she could expose while rolling below this she Is coppered, and thus the disadvantage of fouling, and consequent loss of speed, is avowed. Her guns are all rifled, and here! may say that I waa informed that all gun now served out for active use in the French navy are rifled; I myself saw several hundred yards of conical ahot for rided guns pied about four feet high, and the same width, and I was told that there are 150,000 conical shot for rifled guns in the arsenal at Toulon alone. I aaw no round shot.

Tbe bore of these guns is about seven English inches they are of the calibre of the eld French 301b. round shot; they have three grooves about two inches wide and lCths deep the fore part of the shot is hollow, the hind part solid they weigh 25 kilogrammes, equal to about 55 English pounds they have one projection for each groove, partly of iron, partly of lead. Having thus endeavoured to explain the various points which seemed to me to be worthy of note, and the bearing they appear to have upon this imDortant subject, I may perhaps be permitted to say a few words on the general question, lhe impression left on my mind, after an attentive comparison of this formidable vessel with tbe fine ships lying at anchor around her, was that they were as useless in her TRBJtlOiL1 BOS. FRXDERIOK. FXEZ At BURT.

(bt arxxixarz Ajnr Juoxrno Last evtabg the Sight Eon. Frederick FeeLSLP, ad dressed his eecstttaents la the theatre at Bsry. The build, kg was toitraWy well fiOed, the eeomlttee having lsssed 1,300 rlsifsslrsi tasks. The shah was taksa arbabT. ns 7 e'clecx; by Mr.

T. a 'RaTaer, the sfcstrmsa of Mr. fel's sleetlosi eseiiHWe. The Ciurtuist harms ssaaflr Introdseed Mr. Teel, The Eight Rem.

Gmtrsux, after tbe Cheering had snbrUed, said he radentood the object ef the naetfng was to sfford Mat the oiyci funfty of addieesfJr his eetBtttaenis so the late sesslssi of rshssseat, aad the eosnwe which he had thouthiltsinsssirytopwrsme as their representative. Be was ready attend the soeettac becaase Welt it te be the only ovportulry he bad of aekaowledgia their kind ness to him. They had always left him a wide (Secretion to vote as he pleased en aay enaction. Very of Parliament Lad addrewsec? their cwastttaentsne the last send on, sad be thesght their speech se were generally un favourable to the work that lad been dene. He sawns ground for the comphunt which some people bad aires respecting the length ef the speeches that had been daliered In Parliament, except so far as related" to the Reform Bill.

The statute book for the last session ef Parliament was a bulkier volume thaa any that had rrtcedsd it, snd that was' a pretty good test of tie quantity of weak done. 'Wbtwe was tbe promised Bcfernt ZiH, that far tSowotuoUdatloa of the law, and that for tbe coaaoUdation of the bankruptcy law It was a misfortune that they bad aetbsea passed this they must again eotre before Parliament ea a stars session. The first vote be gave during the last session, was la favour of the French treaty. With regard to the wines ef France, be thought they would never dbplaes the bold whieh beer bad upon the people of this country. He did not hesitate to vote for it, because be thought It would enhance the commercial Intercourse between Frsace aad England (applause), aad would promote the Interests of the people of both countries.

(Hear, hear.) It was surprising how small bad been the commercial later course between England and France hitherto, but the treaty would tern the thoughts ef the war lira people ef Franee to peace and com merce. It bad been said it was a one sided treaty, but the fact was that if free trade was' what they bad found Is to be in England, Fnsce would not rest tCQ she had more cf the advantages of free commerce. Speaking of ths financial measures of the past session, be said they obliterated the last traces and vestiges ot protection they did away wiEx the differential duties la favour of colonial timber growers, colonial wine growers, English clockmakerr, riband makers, silk manufacturers, aad many other branches of trade. These duties were the remains of a oaoe powerful famDy, but they were not less at the present tisse Injurious on that account. He thought It to be his duty to vote for the Customs duty on paper to be the same as It was to the English pepermaker, for he saw no reason Why papermakess should not be put on the same footing as regarded protectloa as every other trade.

(Applause.) Xor oould he see why the price of paper la this country should be made dearer thaa it otherwise would be through the median of a tax which took mors out of the pockets ot the people thaa It put Into the Exchequer. The, financial measures ot the last resslonwere remarkable for the work of stmpQfieaUon of the Customs' tariff, which WU COlllIXj til 06(1 some 2) years ago under the auspices ef the Government of which bis father was the chief. In 1840 tbe Customs' duties were levied upon 1,000 articles, but at that period indirect taxation bad been carried to its extreme limit, and then It waa that that Government resolved to bsve lecourse to direct Sjt.Umi, and tie plan was then commenced, which lad been carried out ever since, to the complete relief of industry from that burden of taxation aad aa sooner was that course entered upon thaa the trade ef tbe eouatry revived. Kow they were only levied upon about 20 articles. (Hesr, hear.) He thought these ehanges rendered memorable the past Kssioa.

He held that the House ot Commons could not too jealously its exclusive rights over the taxation ef the eouatry. (Hear, bear.) Through their representatives the people now taxed themselves and with regard to the repeal of taxation, he thought the House of Lords ought to be satisfied with a mere passive acquiescence. Tbe House ot Lords, be believed, had beta led to pursue the course they did on aeoomsk of the majority respecting the repeal of the paper dattee having dwindled down to what It did. He thought, at the same time, that the House ot Commons bad consulted Its own dignity la recording the protest which It did against the course pursued by the House ot Lords. Ha believed sunh large sums bad never been voted Is any session aa la the last tor the army and naval defenses of the esuntry 90,000 seamen and marines, or just double ths number voted la 1833, were voted for the navy.

The great expense that the navy had entailed upon us mainly resulted from, our having te recess struct our vessels of war in order to enable us to sustain oar maritime superiority. The same thing, to seme extent, might be said of the army, there having of lata years been a complete revolution In the eoutraettoa ot firearms aad ordnanee. It was doubtfsl, however, after all, whether the Volunteer movement had not been the means of winning from other nations that respect in which this country was bow held. Tbe failure ef the Reform BIH wss mainly attributable to tbe Indifference of the country. Is was a question surrounded with dUfieulties.

but could not bat allowed to sleep. Finality bad long beta given up. It they wished It the laws of this eouatry could no more be stationary thaa the progress of tbe people. If they eonld not have progress at the rate they could desire, at least they should have some progress. Progressive legislation wu la favour at the present day, aad be held It was wiser to remove thetn gradually than to remain until a demand would.

be made to wipe them all off la a day. The country folk alarmed at the numbers which tbe late Ceferm U1 would, have admitted to the franchise; but the more bands, holding up the State the stronger It would be. He did cot think the working classes wanted more than a fair share of political power (hear, hear), or more than would' enable them to act In harmony with the other classes for the common wealth. (Applause.) What bad been the sympathies of with regard to the question of Italy all well knew. The amalgamation ot the -Italian States had been the act of a great man.

(Cosera.) The one opinion bad been that England ought not to have) interfered with the quarrels of the Italian people, and while being passive herself she should also Insist that other nations should be the same. That was the prlnetpls cf non ialer vention enunciated and laid down the very first night' of the session, declared repeatedly throughout the course of It, and steadily adhered to since, and they could only" with that It had been observed la former times, a It, was likely, to be in the future. (Applause.) Thai right ben. 1 gentleman then proceeded to justify bis he log taken office In the prevent' Administration, and after wards resumed his ssat amid loud applause. Tn reply to several questions the right hoa.

geallemaa. ttated on the question of the ballot, that when before tbe House he voted agals It; that he was la favour of Ieghlatlvw' interference with the hours of labour, so far as regarded women aad children be was opposed to the soldiers for trivial oSenees, and that be was la favour of, soldiers, as he was of all other men, rising by merit la the trade or profession they bad eboeea. With regard to the Permbwlve BUI. be had not sufficiently made himself ao sainted with tbe objects to aay whether if it came before meetirg present were Earl Grosvtner, Earl Daraley, Lord Frederlsk Fli Lord Charles Brace, Mr. Bast, Mr.

Shsri dsn, H.P., Ur. Eisgtaote, Mr, 17, Lyon, Mr. Lane, fcc. presence as 'old flint muskets in pre ence of the arms rtou'urtght hen. gentleman bavin; of the present day.

It may be true that we have 1 short range on iron armour it may be true that hltworth gun and projectile can under favourable conditions pierce such armour as that of La Gloire but would aha allow the concentrated broadside at short range Would she place herself in the favourable position for Mr.Whitworth's operations Her speed is superior to almost every ship in our navy, and she could, therefore, choose and maintain whatever distance she pleased fromher adversary. That distance would be the point at which his shot would rattle harmlessly against her armour, while she would throw molten iron into his unprotected sides. What seamanship, what gallantry could avail against such odds 7 The French hare four such vessels already afloat one, tbe Normandie, 1 am told, is a two decker. They are said to have 10 others in rapid progress, several of which are in an advanced state. Before many months are over they will have between 400 and 500 guns behind iron walls, and this will have been achieved, not by extravagant experiments in unheard of iron scantlings, paid for at the rates which attach to all new and unusual constructions, but simply by ceasing to build ships of tbe old class and by employing the resources of their own dockyards in the construction of ships adapted to the exigencies of modern warfare.

It is, indeed, earnestly to be desired that our Government may be content to press forward in the same direction, to cease from the construction of ships whieh we may reaaonably fear will prove hereafter to be useless, and that they may without further delay avail themselves of the resources at their command as the French have done. We should thus be saved from a repetition of the discreditable condition to which our navy was not long since redneed. and frota the extrsmiinary additional outlays which appear to be impending over us. Apologizing for tea length to which my letter has involuntarily rmv 1 am, fair, yonr obedient ess vans H. HTJ3SJJT YIYIAJfc.

5, Upper Setgmvestrset, Kev The Empkzss or the Fbetch. Intimation was cenvtjed to Liverpool yesterday morning that Her Majesty the Empress of the French was to leave Glasgow la the mora tog, and woflld arrive in Liverpool about a quarter past in the arternooa. Immediately ea this information beiae received X. Kaabaachia. French Consul, sent aad secured apartments tor the Empress aad suite at the Adelphl HeM.

He also put himself in communication with bis worship the Xavor, and, It bt lag intimated that the Illustrious visitor lined to keep her visit ss strictly private aa possible, 1 It was arranged that no nubtie display should made on the occasion, it was, to waver, at taet tame time resolved that aa address should be pre pared fer presentation so her, aad likewise to is rite her in the course of to day to inspect St. GeorgoVhall aad to visit the decks, tbe British aad North American Koyal Mail Steamship Company placing their Mi wa TOOOSi tn TT.T tf. licit. M. 11I ni confilrting reports obtained currency as to thehestraad, node other arrival.

It was Intended to cave Jrlilr party of tbe Volunteers te act as a gaard ewiag te tbe ImaKasasaltsy of exact hoar of her arrival, aoeTu the pjrssse4 wish fer CA TrWedbt ooie Of tae la ihu to out had been Ottawa ssm lUllmi isssul. tut Tt7i. veeSeroVaJd with laden vessels await tog I SateHts at the disposal of his worship for that porpoae. Up. to 5 clock yesterday al teraeoa no positive Information aw T7 ir.W..

1 Ilia mast Tjae. WrrJIuStas gSJTVa be seceded iuKxa. are not very iiriitifal tn the Bcrh at ports. Wlthm the past 10 days iherekMseen a eoasidsrable demand far small vessels tc take eoal the northern ports ot France, aad higher rates bsve been paid. 1 Railway Oomsiax.

We learn by electric teles graph from Darlingtoa that a eoilisttm tooa; place 3 as vrors Between ue goous rau ua assise wtfToes, Theexteat of the Is Jury dene was lUfchsas4wudslaytdfKVvralhettra. yesterday ssjui 4y seal, aeVtaowa. I.