17 MAY 1862, page 10

The Resignation Of Captain Crofton.

C APTAIN Crofton has, we exceedingly regret to say e been compelled at length to resign that position at the head of the Irish Convict Prisons, which has gained so much......

The Dividend On The Last Joint-stock Invasion.

T HIS Mexican fiasco, the worst England has made for many a long day, may possibly yield good fruit, for it may cure the Government of its fancy for joint-stock expe- ditions.......