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The Great Eastern—her directors keeping their word for the first time—stood out of Milford Haven for New -York on the 1st of May. "She has gone," says the Times—" for the present—at least, regularly into the American trade; unless, indeed, the Government of Mr. Lincoln should divert her from her peaceful calling and take her up as a transport of war. Such an engagement is, we believe, far from improbable, and would be almost certain if there were more ports along the Southern coast which she could either enter or approach with safety; but unfortunately there are very few places of impor- tance among the Southern cities which are easily accessible to her enormous bulk. She might go within a short distance of Richmond, and as Virginia has seceded, on her arrival out it is by no means un- likely that this will be her next destination. In case of an attack on Washington the value of such a magnifice,nt transport, capable of putting 10,000 men with all their stores and ammunition on the shores of Norfolk harbour, in rear of the enemy, would be incalculable to the Northerners. A few sunken ships at the mouth of Norfold Har- bour would be a very frail barrier against the approach of the Great Eastern under steam."

The "Old Westminsters," siunmoned once more to promote the improvement of the school they all regard with affection, met on Sa- turday, the Dean presiding. A long report suggesting many improve- ments was read ; but the great fact brought to light at the meeting was that the old School is not to be removed. The majority of the "old boys" do not approve of the projected removal, so the project is abandoned, and all energies are to be turned towards renovating and reinvigorating this famous and ancient educational institution.

The Queen has granted permission to Lieutenant-General Sir Hope Grant to wear the insignia of the Legion of Honour, second class, conferred on him by the Emperor of the French. General Sir Hope and Lady Grant have arrived in Pads from China, add are staying at the Hotel Bristol. Mr. John Bruce has been appointed by the Society of Antiquaries to act as a trustee of the Swine Museum, in place of the late Lord Aberdeen. The Marquis d'Aaeglio, the Italian Minister, has been suddenly summoned to Turin by the alarming illness of his mother. His excellency left on Saturday evening.

The Emperor of Morocco has sent the King of Portugal a present of four beautiful Arabian horses. The animals were delivered to the Portuguese Consul in Tangiers by Muley El Abbas, Caliph, and brother of the Emperor, the Moorish ceremonial observed on such occasions being fully carried out.

The Progress of Vienna says that "a marriage has just been celebrated in this city between- Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg-Cobary and Mdlle. Constance Geiger. The ceremony took place in a private chapel. The witnesses were M. Haslinger, music publisher and composer, and M. Streicher, pianoforte manu- facturer to the Court. It is affirmed that the Prince declared that as he could not have kings at his wedding he would content himself with the roturim rela- tives of his lowly-born bride. The young lady was simply attired; she only wore a dress of brown silk. Her father was the only person present at the marriage in addition to the witnesses."

It is now said that, in accordance with Mr. Cobden's wish, the proposed ban- quet at Rochdale will not take place. Mr. Cobden will be received at a public meeting of the inhabitants. M. Latour du Moulin (French deputy) is about to publish a work entitled "Lettres 4 un Membre du Parlement d'Angleterre sur la Constitution de 1852." A protest against the third reading of the Post-office Savings Bank Bill has been entered upon the journals of the House of Lords by Lord Monteagle.

We announce with much regret the premature death of one whose early promise gave high hopes of future eminence. From his father, Henry Nelson Coleridge,

and his mother, Sarah Coleridge, the daughter of the poet and philosopher,Herbert Coleridge seemed to have inherited all the genius of that gifted family.

His career at Oxford was crowned with the highest attainable honours. He took a double first in the Easter term of 1852. On leaving the University he was called to the bar, but literature continued to occupy his leisure. He became secretary to the Philological Society, and was associated with the Dean of West- minster in a project for rescuing from oblivion and restoring to the English lan- guage words used by the best writers of the 17th century, but not acknowledged by Johnson and his successors. For the last five years, we believe, his life and energies have been gradually undermined by the fatal disease which so often accompanies genius and sensibility, and which has now brought him to an early grave.—Guardian.

A respected citizen of Dublin, Alderman IGnahan, expired suddenly on Monday in London. As a merchant at the head of one of the largest establishments, an extensive employer, as a member of the corporation, and in all his relations, he was respected by all parties. He was to a great extent the architect of his own fortune.

The Grand-Duke of Baden has announced to the Germanic Diet that the forti- fications it required him to make at the bridge over the Rhine at Kehl are com- pleted, and that communication with the opposite bank can be cut off at any moment.

The annual report and acount of the conservators of the River Thames has been presented to Parliament. Two new steamboat piers have been constructed, at Wapping and at Lambeth. Several shoals have been removed to a depth of fourteen feet at low water. The conservators state that every exertion has been made to prevent persons from illegally passing poisonous sod offensive matter from chemical, gas, and other works, into the Thames ; but they add, "that while persons are permitted, unchecked and with impunity, to pass 111th of every noxious kind into canals and watercourses which discharge into the Thames at every tide, anything like a pare state of the river near the metropolis cannot reasonably be expected. They observe that Battersea and Putney bridges still remain serious obstractions to the navigation, rendering it both difficult and dangerous, and altogether exclude from the river vessels of sufficient size for the existing traffic to the Brentford Docks. The Court of Queen's Bench having decided that the powers of punishing transgressions of the fishery by-laws which were Possessed by the corporation of London until the fishery was transferred to the conservators, have not passed to them by the Act of 1857, they trust that Parliament will forthwith invest them with these powers. The sum of 42,4561. was received during the year, mainly from tonnage dues and tolls, and has been expended in salaries and wages, dredging, repairs, erection and repair of steamboat piers, and the like.

Mr. James Parkin, of St. John's Wood, reports a new comet to the Times. Re says: "On directing a telescope to Ursa Major on Monday night I swept over an object which I thought was a comet. A break in the clouds this night confirms the fact, its motion being very decided; and the observation is further confirmed by my friends Mr. Thomas Crumplen, of the Strand, and Mr. John Townsend, of Theobald's-road, who, with me, have again observed it. My object in asking you to announce the fact is because I find that this evening it was just visible to the naked eye and is increasing in brightness, so that before long we may hope it will be a brilliant object. Position—right ascension, 162; declina- tion, 55 20 +."

The Indian Famine Relief Fund has now, it is estimated, reached the sum of 100,0001. From London 75,0001. has been sent to Sir George Clerk, and at least 25,0001. direct from the great towns of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

In Clifton the census last mouth found 13,603 females and only 7772 males, so that in 100 persons there are 64 females and but 36 males. The Dublin Sisters of Mercy have established a juvenile reformatory for girls at Goldenbridge, where they have erected spacious laundry buildings, &c., at a cost of 40001. The building also contains extensive sewing-rooms. This branch reformatory is now in full operation. The great Munster fair, held in Limerick on Friday week, was the largest re- membered for years. The weather was most propitious, and everything went off well. Prices were high, but horned stock were in prime condition, and con- sequently very valuable. Buyers were in attendance from Dubliu, Cork, Waterford, and surrounding districts. Immense sales were effected both in cattle and sheep.

In the week that ended last Saturday the deaths in London declined to 1182. The average number obtained from the corresponding weeks of ten years 1851-60, and corrected for increase of population, is 1234. The true number of deaths returned for last week is, therefore, less than the estimated number by 52.—Re-

gistrar-General's Rearm •

The following extraordinary bequest appears in the will of the late Mr. George Wilson, late of Carstairs Lodge, near Wigton, which was recently proved in Car- lisle: "I give and bequeath unto the person for the time being Emperor of China, the sum of nineteen pounds nineteen shillings as a mark of my gratitude for the uniform attention with which I was treated by the officials of that empire during my visit there in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.' The estimate for the packet mail service for the year is 994,9561. The chief items are for the conveyance of the following maiL:—Between Holyhead and IGngstown, 85,9001.; between Dover and Calais and Ostend, 18,6001.; between Great Britain and America, U9,8401.; the West Indies and Brazil, 268,5001.; the West Coast of America, 25,0001.; the West Coast of Africa, 80,0001.; the Cape, 32,4001.; India and China and Australia, 245,211/. Of the total sum of 994,9561., taking as a basis the cost of the service when that service does not exceed the amount of ocean postage, and in all other cases the amount of ocean postage received, about 450,0001.—less than half—may be considered as expendi- ture for purely postal services.

A return from the War-office states, that in the last financial year Enfield factory turned out 99,443 muske t rifles (pattern 1853) made by machinery complete, and that the expenditure of the factory for the year was 216,0551.

The present strength of the United States army is 18,122 men. It consists of 19 regiments-10 regiments of infantry, averaging 10 companies of 70 men each; four of artillery, averaging 12 companies of about 50 men each; one of mounted rifles, two of cavalry, and two of dragoons—each of the latter numbering 10 companies of about 60 men ; or about 198 companies in all. Of these, notwith- standing the excitement created by the concentration of about half a regiment at the national capital, over 160 companies are stationed in the distant regions of Key West, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, 'Texas, New Mexico, California, Oregon, and other places. Regiments serving on those stations have 74 men to a company, instead of 64, so that were the entire army located in them it would consist of 17,549, "total enlisted," and 1886 aggregate. It is impossible to estimate accu- rately the number of officers now in the service, as no official list, deducting the resignations, has been published. There have been, however, some 1200 com- missions gazetted, and there must be over 1000 epauletted gentlemen on the roll. Each regiment has a certain number of officers allotted to it, which varies accord- ing to circumstances. The dragoons, for instance, of whom we have two regi- ments, numbering each about 600 men, have 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 10 captains, 11 first lieutenants, and 12 second lieutenants-74 officers all told; the two regiments of cavalry (600 men), 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 10 captains, and 22 lieutenants-68 in all ; the mounted rifle regi- ment, the same number of men and general staff, and 23 lieutenants-37 in all ; the four regiments of artillery (each about 700 men), 4 general officers, 12 captains, and 38 lieutenants-216 in all; the 10 regiments of inhuitry (each 709 men), 4 general officers, 10 captains, and 20 lieutenants ; and so on.—New York Times. The Messager de Nice says: "The works of the railway from Toulon to Nice are proceeding with a rapidity that does honour to the Mediterranean Company. The way is complete and ready to receive the rails in almost all the level por- tions; in some, as at Muy and Cannes, rails have even been laid down to hasten the completion of the line."