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      TPHE NAVIES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE . 3 tt a Cabinet minute * dated the 1 st of December last / a confidential committee was appointed to institute a strict examination into the comparative itaval expenditure of the years 1852-53-54 , and of the present year , with , the view of placing fully before - ± he Cabinet all the causes of the past increase , as Tvell as those causes which appear to threaten a a , further increase for the future . The committee Tirfxe also to undertake the difficult task of tracing the progress of the navy of France since the year with that of and to

      3852 , as compared England , ascertain , if possible , the present condition of the JFrench navy as regards docks and works , including the construction and armament of ships of Avar . IFpr this purpose such information as was possessed by her Majesty ' s Government was afforded "in strict confidence" by the Earl of Malmesbury . The committee consisted of Mr . Hamilton , then Secretary to the Treasury ; Mr . Corry , then and now Secretary to the Admiralty ; Sir Richard Bromley , XC . B ., Accountant- General of the Navy ; and Mr . Anderson , Chief Clerk of the Treasury . Their report

      as issued . In 1852 England possessed an aggregate of 177 steamships and vessels , 3 , 045 guns , and 45 , O 64 borsepower ; in 1858 , England possessed , inclusive of 62 troop-ships , store-ships , yachts , tenders * despatch -vessels , &c , an aggregate of 464 steamships and vessels , 8 * 246 guns , 105 , 962 horse-power , and 457 , 881 tonnage . The stores in stock are reported to be in a satisfactory state ; but the stock is not more than adequate . according to the existing expenditure . iTrom a variety of tabular compilations , it appears 4 hat France , since 1852 , has increased her steam line-of-battle ships from 2 to 40 , of which there are 5 building and 4 converting , and that this has been 2 6 shi

      effected by the conversion of sailing-ps , and i ; he building of 14 screw-ships . England , in the same 4 ime , has increased her line-of-battle screw-steamers from 17 to 50 , of which there are 10 building and 7 "c onverting . This has been effected by the conversion of 27 sailing-ships , and the building of 23 as * crew-ships . The addition , therefore , to the French navy , in , steam line-of-battle ships , complete , building and converting , is 38 , and of England 33 , since 3852 . jBrance has at present , 4 iron-sided ships ( " fregates blindees" ) in course of construction . The steamfrigates of France , screw and paddle , have been increased from 21 to 46 , and England has increased Jher steam-frigates ' , screw and paddle , from 22 to 34 and her block-ships of 60 guns each from 4 to 9 .

      " 'It is necessary , " observe the committee , " that , -we should notice this superiority in steam-frigates , on the part of Franqe over Great Britain , which , in * he event of hostilities , might form a . serious detriment to this country , especially in relation to the interruption of commerce . " On the other hand , the JFrencb . steam-corvettes and sloops , which in 1852 ¦ * srere 31 , arenowionly 22 ; while those of GreatBritain , ^ wliicb , in 1852 , were 59 , are now , including 7 vessels ¦ since reduced from frigates to sloops , 82 ; our screw floating batteries are 8 , as against 5 French ; our ¦ s crew gun vessels and other small vessels are 53 , -whereas the French have 93 ; our screw gunboats are 162 , and those of Franco 28 j and the whole steam , navy of Great Britain now amounts to 464 vessels , while that of France numbers 264 ,

      . As regards sailing vessels , England still possesses a great superiority over France . England has 35 line-¦ of-battle ships , of which 6 are proposed to be con--ver | ed into steam-slnps ; of the ' remaining 29 , only 13 are considered by the surveyor of the navy effective as sailing-ships ; and , in his opinion , if it should be doomed expedient to convert any * of them , they are convertible ' only into frigates ; France lias 10 , of which only 2 axe convertible ; England has 70 frigates ( of which 27 only are reported by the surveyor as effective sailing-ships ) ' France has 32 , of -which it is said that 9 or 10 will be converted into steam-transports , the remainder being too ¦ old for conversion ; there are in both countries several other -vessels which , being top small for conversion * it is not necessary to notice . The total number ini the two sailing navies is , England , 296 ; Franco , 144 .

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      ITBENaH Mercantile Maiuni !) . —The French mercantile navy consisted , on the 1 st of January last , of 14 , 900 sailing voseols , of which 11 , 090 wore engaged in distant voyages , and the remainder were in the 34 pditerranoan . It comprised , moreover , 330 steam-^ rosjjela , of which 182 were engaged in distant voyages , 3 U } 3 148 in the Mediterranean . MflPttorowTAjs Powoia , —This forqo is at present ^ pwjg regularly drilled at tho Wollingtoh Barracks W < WDenQncod sergeants now serving in the police < « tyft $ « r ' "^ bis , " saye the Unitiid Service Gazette , "is j » i ¥$ jjr , rappo ? proceeding . It gives additional seou-Mtjj tp Icondon , ai ; d imay ultimately enable the ^ fWPMants tp tUspejaee with the presence of guards-¦ xnen , wl > , o seem , not : to know how to conduct thomjB&ves . "

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      A grand entertainment has been given at Rome by the Ambassador of France to the Prince of Wales , Queen Christina , the Duke George of Mecklenburg , and all the Roman princesses , and the Englisn persons of distinction , who were alt presented in their turn to the Prince of Wales , by the Duchess de Grammont . Her Majesty will hold a Di-awing-room at bt . James ' s ; Palace , upon Thursday , the 14 th day of April next , at two o ' clock . The following are some of the costumes worn at Prince Leopold ' s birth-night ball : —Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold , time of Henry the Fourth of England . Princess Helena and Princess Xouisa , costume of peasants of Berne . Prince Philippe of Saxe Cobourg , a Saxon grenadier of the 18 th century . Prince Augustus , an Austrian grenadier . Princess Clotilde , an Hungarian peasant . Princess Amelie , a cantiniere . The Prince of Conde , a sergeant in the Conde Infantry , 1745 . The Princess Frederick William has associated herself with other ladies at Berlin , to establish an asylum for governesses who may be temporarily out of employment . A fund of 2 , 000 thalers being all that was required to make a beginning , the Princess at once contributed 500 thalers .

      This season will be distinguished by the formal entree of the Princess Alice into the beau monde . After her confirmation , Av-hich takes place this Easter at Windsor , the presence of the Princess may be looked for at the drawing-room . The ex-Queen of the French is expected in Malvern again this summer . Her Majesty and suite honoured that lovely place with her presence for two months last year . . The King of Wurtemburg arrived at Marseilles on Wednesday from Nice , and left immediately by a special train . The Lord Chancellor reports that the Earl of Courtown has established his claim to vote at the election . of representative peers for Ireland .

      The Gazette announces that the Queen has appointed Lord Canning and Lord Elphinstone to be Knights Grand . Cross of the Bath . The coming of age of the Earl of Coventry , in May next , is to be celebrated on his large estates in Worcestershire , in a manner rarely excelled for magnitude and grandeur . It has been agreed upon that the University boat race shall come off on Friday the 15 th instant , at about half-past twelve , instead of Saturday , the 16 th instant , at half-past one . The crews will be in London , taking their " breathings " over the course , in a few days . ;

      Lord Haddo has given notice that in Committee of { Supply , on the vote for education , science , and art , he will move to disallow 100 / ., being the sum paid for undraped female models in the School of Design , Edinburgh , and the School of Art , Manchester . The expedition of M . Miani , for the exploration of the sources of the ISTile , sailed from Marseilles on Saturday , on board the Tamise steamer , belonging to the Messageries Impcriales .

      At Marseilles a violent hurricane had caused serious damage . It dispersed the ships which had arrived in the bay , and prevented them from entering the port . The fruit crop in the neighbourhood of Marseilles , which bore such a promising appearance , is how nearly destroyed . The Rev . JDr . Rogers has received from Auckland , New Zealand , the sum of 33 f . 8 s . 10 d ., as tho contribution of the St . Andrew Soqiety of that place , in aid of the Wallace Monument Fund . Forty com ?

      petitors , it is stated , have intimated their intention to send in models or designs for the monument . The first credit of 50 Q , 000 f . Las been granted , by tho French Government for a floating dock at at Boulognersur-Mer . and tho works of which are to commence next month . It is stated that the Government are giving'thoir earnest attention to the adjustment of the long agitated claims of Mr . Barber , upon which a select committee , last session , reported favourably ; and it is hoped that public fcoljing will be adequately recognised in the award made .

      Forty-nine vessols , with 1 , 100 hands , have , this season taken their departure for tho Greenland fishery , toucliing at Orkney and Zetland to fill up their crews . An individual ! , who balls himself the Baron do Camin , was the person who , according to his own testimony , fired tho celebrated shot nt the residence of the foreign Minister , in Paris , which initiated tho French revolution of 1848 . Ho is now at Manchester , delivering lectures against Popery , which ore badly received ,

      A curious new sect , called Transmigrationists have become numerous in France . Their characte r is moral , and their creed Christian , only they include all animals in their idea of universal morality . They profess to believe that , being changed after death into some animal will be their purgatory . In Germany their increase is immense . The reading-room of the Literary Society in the Via Dolorosa , Jerusalem , was opened to the public on the 1 st of March . It is supplied with British , American , French ,. German , and Arabic newspapers and periodicals . . It has also a library containing above 1 , 000 volumes . . During the month of March the number of shipwrecks reported was 151 . In the month of January there were 177 , and in February 165 , making a total during the present year of 493 .

      Prince Gholani Mahomed , son of the Sultan Tippoo Sahib , has arrived at the Oriental Hotel , Vere-street , from Calcutta , with a view of renewing his protestations of loyalty after the proclamation of her Majesty to the native princes of India . It is understood that Mr . Commissioner Holroyd will resume his judicial duties in May . Fiily-eight pilgrims have just left Paris for Jerusalem , under the superintendence of the Duke de Lorges . : Alderman Farncornbe having given notice of his intention to resign for the ward of Bassishaw , Mr . Donald Nicoll , M . P ., has been applied to to allow himself to be put in nomination , but has declined . Mr . Sheriff Conder will probably be elected .

      A grand display of falconry is to take ]) lace on Lincoln-common about the latter end of June , under the auspices of the Deputy Grand Falconer of England . A subscription is on foot for raising a testimonial to the late Mr . William Weir , long and honourably connected with newspaper Eterature and the Daily News . It is announced that a fourth regiment of native riflemen is to be raised in Algeria . These regiments are composed of Arab soldiers . They performed good service during the Avar in the Crimea . The wife of Mr . Watson , dyer , of Leeds , a fortnight ago , whilst asleep , swallowed four false teeth , which stuck fast in her throat . Medical men were called in , and succeeded in partially dislodging the teeth : but she expired on Saturday .

      We ( Athenavm ) understand that Mr . Tennyson s new volume of poems , which is nearly ready for the press , is entitled " The King ' s Idylls , " that the subject relates to tho legend of King Arthur . In the fourth week of February there was a decrease of 104 , 373 , or 10-68 per cent , in the number of paupers in receipt of relief in England and Wales . The decrease extends to every week in the month , and in the first and second weeks was 11 per cent . A marriage is arranged , and will shortly take place , between Comte Keventlow Crnninil and Miss I . Wernyss , only daughter of Lady Isabella Womyss . It is stated that Rossini is about to write an opera hi flvo acts for the Academic Imperiale do Musique of Paris .

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      The following is a list of the various constituencies ¦ where opposition is threatened to the present members of Parliament , or vacancies occasioned by retirements , of which there are several . In the MexiRoroLis , Lord John Russell , Baron Rothschild , Sir James Duke , and Mr . Crawford , vnU again offer themselves for re-election in the city , and a requisition is being signed in Lombard-street , requesting Lord Stanley , Messrs . " T . Baring , J . u ^ Hubbard , and Duncan Dunbar , to come iorwara a-nd contest the representation . Another _ Liberal candidate is also mentioned . —Sir Samuel Peto nas announced his intention to stand for Jiinsbury , where it is "believed Mr . Parry will * B &ppoar . There is a rum 6 ur that Mr . Duncombe will retire , but this is not confirmed . —In Lambeth Mr . WilUams has announced his intention to retire .

      Counties . —Mr . Follows has just issued his addross to the electors of the county of Huntingdon , seeking re-election . Thore are also two other candidates—Mr . Robert Montagu , whoso poMioai opinions are in accordance with those of tho preaonii Government , and Mr . J . M . Ileathcoto , who issues his address on tho Liboral side . Mr . Jamos Ruet has expressed his intention of retiring from the representation of the County . ~ -J * ir . Hedworth Williamson , of Whitburn , a member of an old Whipt family , and nephew to Lord

      Ravoasworth , is spolcon of as a candidate for thq n 0 T rU i ??{ : division of tho oounty of Durham . —In NprtoiK ( West ) , thoro is strong reason for anticipating a Conservative opposition to the roturn of J » r .

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      FACTS AND SCRAPS .

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      £ 58 THE LEADER . [ Ho . 472 , April 9 , 1859 .

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      ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 9, 1859, page 458, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2289/page/10/