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DECEMBER 16, 1.854. Brandling, John Turner, John Richard Anderson, John Charles William Fortescue, Charles Henry Morris. Second Captains Edward Bruce Hamley, Samuel Enderby Gordon, Hon. Edward Thomas Gage, Dixon Edward Hoste, Henry Peel Yates, James Farrell Pennycuick. ROYAL. ENGINEERS —To be Lieutenant Colonel in the Army—Captain and lirevet•Major Richard Tyldeh. To be Majors in the Army—Captains John William Gordan, Frederick Edward Chapman. Second Captain John Williamson Lowell. RoyAi. ARTILLERY.—GENERAL 04DED, DATED Nov. :10.— Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, viz :—First Lieutenant William I)algairns Guille to be Secood Captain —Second Lieutenant Noel Hamlyn Heins to be First Lieutenant—First Lieutenant Charles Edward Oldershaw to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant Os said Carr to be First Lieutenant—Lieutenant-Colonel William Bates Ingilhy to be Colonel—Captain and Brevet Major Edward Walter Croften, to be Lieutenant-Colonel—Second Captain Joseph Clarke Childs to be Captain—First Lieutenant Noel G. S. Turner to be Second Captain—Second Lieute nant Henry W. Briscoe to be First Lieutenant—Second Captain George Vanderhayden Johnson to be Captain— First Lieutenant Augustus Young Earle to be Second Cap tain—Second Lieutenant William Gore Martin to be First Lieutenant—Second Captain Adolphus Frederick Connell to he Captain—First Lieutenant Hon. Leonard Addington to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant Philip Henry Sandilands, to be First Lieutenant—Lieutenant-Colonel F. Dunlop is removed to the 12th battalion, on lieutenant ealoners pay, and Lieutenant-Colonel Crofton is posted to the '2nd battalion on major's pay. COMMISSIONS FOR MERITORIOUS SERGEANTS. A WAR-OFFICE memorandum was issued on Tuesday, declaring her Majesty's pleasure that, in recognition of the meritorious services of non-commissioned officers in the field, Lord Raglan was to select and name for promotion to a cornetcy or ensigncy one Sergeant out of each regiment of cavalry, of the three brigades of Foot Guards, and of every regiment of infantry of the line. The commissions will bear date on the sth of November. The memorandum also directs the commanding officers to select one sergeant in each regiment of cavalry and infantry, and of each battalion of the Foot Guards, and of' the rifle brigade serving in the East, in the Crimea, or elsewhere, for the grant of an annuity not exceeding 20/. per annum. One sergeant, two corporals, and four pri vates out of each cavalry regiment, and one sergeant, four corporals, and ten privates from each infantry regiment, brigade of rifles, or battalions of Guards, are now to be selected by the commanding officers to receive a medal and a gratuity of, for a sergeant, 15/. ; a corporal, 10/. ; and a private, Si. The gra tuity to be placed in the regimental savings' bank, there w remain in deposit at interest until his dis charge from service. Itt Naas. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. ♦PPOINTMRNTS. Captains—King to the Rodney ; Brock to the Sampson ; Bon S. T. Carnegie to the Leander. Lieutenants—Edward F. Kerby to the Geys"r; Thomas C. Bruce to the Excellent; Norman B. Bedingtield to the Victoria and Albert. Masters—John Kellock to the Mclampus; Gra'oun H. Villa, to the Geyser. Asetetant•Surgi on—Richard Evans to the Hecht. PROMOTIONS. Cominandert—Richard A. Oliver, of the Monarc'i ; George Parker, of the Burraootita—to be Captains. The following promotions and am ointments have taken place in the corps of Royal Marines. dateu December 7, 1804, viz.:— Captain Fermor Bonnyeaatle Britton to be attached to we Chat ham division; First Lieutenant Hugh Stukoly Buck to be Captain. end appointed to the artillery companies; Seeond Lieu. tenant Robert Abernethie Bretton to be First Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division. We have every reason to believe that her most gracious Majesty and the Royal Family will honour the Marquis of Westminster with a visit to Eaton hall, early next June.—Cheeter Chrouicle. Colonel Lord Rokeby sails on Monday, to command the Guards till General Bentinck returns. DEATH OF LORD RUTHERFURD.—The Caledonion Mercury announces the death of this eminent judge, which occurred at his residence, St. Cohne. street, Elinourgh, at au early hour on Wednesday morn ing. CAPTAIN CHARLES GRAHAM, and Sir Baldwin W Walker, K.C.8., are appointed paid Aides-de-Camp to the Queen; and Captains Lord Edward Russell and Henry J. Codrington, C. 8., are appointed unpaid Aides-de•Camp to the Queen. THE RIGHT HON. W. G. Ilamn, M.P., has ap pointed Mr. Charles William Fremantle, of the Treasury, to be his private secretary. Ma. JOHN KELLOCK, a nephew of Captain Kellock, of the Himalaya, and well known on the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway, is to superintend the projected railway works in the Crimea. MR. THOMAS STANBBIDGE has been appointed Own clerk of Birmingham, in room of Mr. William Mo - gan, resigned. The salary is 1,0001. per annum. G. H. WILKINSON, Esq., has resigned the office of Ricorder of Newcastle. The learned gentleman is at present in Turkey for the benefit of his health. • THE PRESS. V rotabings in arliamtnt. On Tuesday, at two o'clock, her Majesty proceeded in state to the House of Lords, when the parliamentary session was opened with the following gracious SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. My Lords and Gentlemen, I have called you together at this unusual period of the year, in order that, by your assistance, I pay take such mea sures as will enable me to prosecute the great war in which we are engaged with the utmost vigour and effect. This assistance. I know will be readily given ; for I cannot doubt that you share my conviction of the necessity of sparing no effort to augment my forces now engaged in the Crimea. The exertions they have made, and the victories they have obtained, are not exceeded in the brightest pages of our history, and have filled me with admiration and gratitude. The hearty and efficient co-operation of the brave troops of my ally the Emperor of the French, and the glory acquired in common, cannot fail to cement still more closely the union which happily subsists between the two nations. It is with satisfaction I inform yon that, together with the Emperor of the French, I have concluded a treaty of alliance with the Emperor of Austria, from which I autici• pate important advantages to the common cause. I have also concluded a treaty with the United States of America, by which subjects of long and difficult discussion have been equitably adjusted. These treaties will he laid before von. Although the prosecution of the war will naturslly en- gage your chief attention, I trust that other matters of great interest and importance to the general welfare will not be neglected. rejoice to observe that the general prosperity of my subjects remains uninterrupted. The state of the revenue of me entire satisfa,:tion ; and 1 trust that by your wisdom and prudence you will continue to promote the progress of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, In the estimates which will be presented to you, I trust you will find that ample provision has been made fur the exigencies of the public service. My Lords and Gentlemen, I rely with confidence on your patriotism and public spirit. I feel assured that in the momentous contest in which we are engaged you will exhibit to the world the example of a un . ted people. Thus shall we obtain the respect of other nations, and May trust that by the blessing of God we shall bring the war to a successful termination. THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. The opening night of the session was, as usual, occupied by both houses in debating the Address which was to be presented to her Majesty In reply to her gracious Speech from the Throne. In neither chamber of Lezislature was any amendmment moved to the eitstomary formula of an " echo " address. Long and interesting debates nevertheless ensued, their subject matter, as of the Royal Speech itself, being almost exclusively the war and such collateral topics as the conduct of military operations suggested. Both in the Peers and the Commens the ability and policy of the war department of Administration were heavily impugned, while the representatives of the department in either house offered laborious defences of their official conduct and capacity. [These debates ere given at as great length as our space will permit in a supplement issued with the Peers of this day.] At the noon sitting on Wednesday the Address was brought up by the mover, Mr. H. HERIIPTIT, and, being presented for approval by the house, gave oc casion for some further discwsion of a very miscella neous character. Admiral WALCOTT recommended that a generous confidence should be reposed in our naval chiefs. Mr. APSLEY PEI,T,ATT congratulated the house on the cordial alliance now established with France, which was first begun, he said, by the peace confe rence, and recommended the Government to cement that alliance by a reduction of the wine duties. He then intimated that lie had drawn out a sketch of * was budget, and would he happy to favour the Chan cellor of the Exchequer with his views on the subject. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY criticised the policy of the at tack on Sebastopol, and demanded that the treaty with Austria should be laid on the table. Mr. At.cocx considered that the expeditions both to the Baltic and the Black Sea were characterised by a succession of blunders. Colonel SIBTHORP had no sympathy in German alliances. He would trust to the army alone, for lie believed it would take ninety nine foreigners to make a thorough Englishman. 1185 The CHANCELLOR of the EICHEVER deprecated the continuance of so purposeless a discussion. There were, however, be admitted, one or two ques tions which he thought it respectful to the house to answer. He would not go into the questions of mi litary criticism; he did not lay claim to impeccability on the part of tile Government, but he altogether denied the statements of some hon. gentlemen that nothing whatever had been done. 'With respect to the production of the Austrian treaty, he regretted that it was not in the power of the Government at the present moment to lay the document before the house. It would be produced as soon as the ratifica tions had been exchanged, and in the meantime the house was not committed by the Address to an appro bation of it. Mr. Witivatunt applauded the reticence of the Government with regard to their military operations. He wished that course had been followed last year, when every intention of Ministers was known and talked of for months beforehand. He condemned the policy of relying upon Austria, which he believed would, as in the partition of Poland, get all she wanted in this war without losing a man or spending a florin. - After a few words from Hon. F. SCOTT and Sir I. TROLLOPE, the Address was agreed to. MILITIA BILL. Lord PALMERSTON on Wednesday obtained leave to introduce a bill empowering the Crown to accept any offer which might be made by militia regiments, or parts of regiments, to serve out of the United Kingdom. The measure, he said, was framed on the model of the act passed at the close of the last war. The militia would be invited to volunteer for garrison service in certain places in the Mediter ranean, so as to set free the regiments of the line for the purposes of the war. It might hereafter become advisaole to extend the invitation to serve in North America; but, in the meantime, the offer would be limited to such places as Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands. From the excellent spirit hitherto displayed by the militia force, he had no doubt of the measure proving eminently successful. Mr. NEWDEOATE imiuired whether it was intended to establish a reserve in the Crimean army ? Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT stated that such was the case, and that, Malta was fixed upon as a convenient point. Sir JOHN PAKINOTON: How many? Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT: Four additional companies will be added to each regiment, and these will form the reserve. The bill was brought in and read a first time that day, and, passed a second reading on Thursday. The HOME SECRETARY proposed to carry it through Com mittee last night (Friday), but upon a remonstrance from Mr. DISRAELI consented to allow a brief in terval for considering the clauses, and fixed Monday next for the next step of the measure. FOREIGNER'S ENLISTMENT BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE on Thursday, brought forward for Fecond reading a bill designed to enable her Majesty to enlist foreigners as soldiers in the British army at home. Calling to mind the general expression of opinion that we had not men enough in our army for existing exigencies, the Secretary-at- War declared that he anticipated no objection to the present measure, the purport of which was to enable the war to be carried on witl. vigour, and to have, in case of emergency, a sufficient army of reserve. Similar acts had passed in 1794, 1804, and 1808, and at such other periods as it was found necessary. It VMS proposed by this bill that the foreign troop s should be placed in separate depots, and tha e number enlisted should he limited to 15,000 men. The Earl of Ef.f.Estiottoron hail the greatest re pugnance to the establishment of depute fir foreign soldiers. Taking the hill in connection with the new Militia Bill, he could come to no other conclusion than that its object was to garrison this country with 15,(109 foreigners, instead of 15,0011 militiamen. He had a constitutional objection to substitute Swiss and German soldiers for our own militia, more particu larly as there was no reason to suppose that the peo ple of this country were unable to protect the na tional honour by the national arms alone. After some observations from the Duke of Rica- Norm in commendation of the German Legion, The Earl of I)Eenv said, he would not deal in strictures on foreign auxiliaries engaged by this cudintry in previous contests, but would ask at the outset from whence the Government proposed to draw their present foreign auxiliaries? Why, from any country from which they could be procured ! They were about to hire mercenary arms, when, un der a wise Administration, the country would have been itself in a position to furnish the neeessary sup plies. What greater encouragement could Russia have than that of giving her to understand that our I supply of men was already exhausted, and that we were forced to seek foreign aid at almost the very out- et of the campaign. The measure would aim have an equally pernicious effect at home, for it would proclaim to the eonntry that the Government did not rely upon it for support, and would thus tend