... I HOW TO IDESTROY RUSSIAN I | FORTRESSES. Mr. i. C. Slimmonds, in a letter to the Morning 4A vertiser says: ?? are aware of the tremendous explosive panver of deto- Dating silver, being more than fnrty times the strength of guui- onder. This is the agent with which I propose to destroy the fet and fortifications of Sebastopol. m y plan, to make it available without scarcely any risk, is this A ...

... Guns. power. E Duke of Wellington, Captain Caldwell; flag of g Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dnndas,O.B.; Captain of the Fleet, the Hon. F. T. Pelham 131 700 D Exmouth, Captain W. E. Hall, flag of Rear- I - Admiral Michael Seymour ?? ?? 1 400 Retribution, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear- Admiral R0. L. Baynes ?? - 8 40D - royal George, Captain Codrington, ?? 102. 400 James Watt, Captahl George ...

... LAUNCa OF Two FLOATING BA;TThIEs.-Oa Tuesday slel afternoon, two large screw floating batteries, called the ties Meteor and the Thunder (constructed for the govern- the ment), were launched from the yard of Messrs. C. J. Marc ?? and Co., at Blackwall. These floating batteries, or enor. Cit mous gunboats, as they may be called, present a very her imposling appearance. Their length between the ...

... ?? ?? . ?? ?? ?? ?? - - .1- .1 - - - - - ?? - - - . ?? [B3Y T~EE BaITcSEV AMDO~ SUBMARINE TLEGRAPH1.] ?? BOMBARDW1~NT OF SEBASTOPOLW c it was said in Pgris thus evening (Monday)that'a, 'A iopatoh, dated the-9th instant, from General Clarobert;, .announced that the bomlsardment of Sebastopol, bad L coommenced on the StisIand that it wasstill con',inued en .0 te 1th, henthe despatch was sent off ...

... WAYVR TRFE LOCAL BOA1RD uF HREALTH. ,3 VYA V LiW4Ar JUIu 1 J DaSx UA a ?? ta'n Lain e Tbe usual ronthly merting of tbis board was held last the eovening , In the absene of the Rev. Wlbiaml Bidnall, the bur, n chairnioa, through illness, Mr. Thoimas Chalfer prcsidel. The fiou iL other members present Were Messrs. Halhaed, Picton, Auder. HIee toss, Gore, Davis, Clarke, Hill, and ?? the nmotibn ...

... rTOWN'S MEETING 'AT ST. HELEN'S1. aillg I yctotrday, a large oald inflosentlil meeting of tho ratopayere is of St. iiealene anti the neighbourhood was hield at the Town were lital, for the purpoasi of considerhig a report of Mr. Johnson, U1 I the law-clxrlc, with referonce to the above bill. Mir. JOhG insto IMarsh, the obeirmonai of the local commissioners, oceupied the Rus, chair, end a ...

... METEOROLOGICAL RESULTb DBDUCED FROM OBSBIVATIONBTAREN AT TEB LIVERPOOLOBSERVATORY, During the week ending SaturdaV, April 7, 1555. Latitude,53S24'48N. Longitude, 3'O'1' W. STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE. zone(0-10),at p.m. | ?? | pal fro N.: an, bol 0 Ozone(Oo), at 9 a.m. j ?? C W oo t Timeoccpsl o~oo > cf C a ollottlingauge I a Mr 0 80ft.abvegrouud | Sat 4, o al olota : 2C 001>l4- C moon of air. : ...

... On Wednesday, Sir C. Trevelyan was re-examined. Fie en- r d tered into a variety of details, quoting official papers in proof t that proper arrangements had been made by the authorities. ,f Sir C. Trevelyan went on to shew that the commisiariat trans- a port arrangements were efficient. He believed Admiral Boxer u to be a rough, honest sailor, who had the public service at his I heart, but had ...

... imperial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS-Monday, April 16. The goose ro-assenmbled, after the Easter recess, at 5 o'clockt. Lord .Ravellsvorfh. (late 14 Liddoll, lion. member for Liver- pool) took thle oaths and his seat, on Succeeding to tile peerage, Os the motion of the Level Chanucellor, who explained thu pro. Visions of thoe measure, thle Charitable Trusts Bill, was read a Weond time. The ...

... DOMESTIC ;INTELLIGENCE. ist _EN aLAND. hec ait Bis Iloyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Sey- Ir. mour, went on Wednesday mornintg to the Wellington bar- no racks, for the piurpose cqf inspecting the draughts of the three IlI regiments of Gulards, under orde.rs for en-ibarlration to thc Crimea. es The Prince remained nearly one hour in the barrack-s. The troops were then4 marchied ...

... THE '~WAR. I THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. thp I HEIGHT'1 OF SEBsASTOPOL, March 12.-Yesterday evening, fi OI0nar laclia arrived at Kamisach, and, accompanied by Admi- to] rals Lyons, Brunt, and Stewort, iimmedliat-ely proceeded to Lord tlb Raglan 's bead quarters. Shortly afterwyardsi, Generals Can. gr robert, Xosquot, Rand Sir George Broeivri arrived, and a long coruncil of wvar was held. It is ...

... TILE LIB6RAL REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION. Dun contemporary the 6axelte favours his readers this week *-,wtth another leader on the affairs of this assocIation. In -the nesin he does not impugn the accuracy of the simple nrration of facts which we felt it last week expedient to give as a corrective of his bellicose effusion of the previous Wed- neoday; there are, however, one or two points upon ...