The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-11 00:00:00

IFASTMINSTER SESS `O NS. '-(rillS DA Y. th .._‘.4emre Mr• Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge.) Tti:ernilswe.:lll:lC OP ATTEMPTIN G TO PICK POCKETS. for jfu ' Y W 11441 43, a middle-aged woman, was indicted It •g o pick the pocket of Harriet Davis : ~,, I " I) avis, the pro , ecutrix, stated that she was al 11r-ell ' t co a visit at the residence of Mr. Sergeant h.f raPs°ll 9 4 ) Upper Belffrave•street, and on the after --'ll oft ''' of e 24th March she paid a visit to an exhibition ~.Psnitings in Pall Mall, in company with her friend, :1110 Isabella Thompson. Whilst looking at the pictures 4 fe4 a hand in her dress pocket and she immediately t-41ilt hold of it• It was the prisoner's hand. When she be i r e4 e . . 4 the Prisoner ' s hard the lattt-r caught hold of appearedtow to wish to lean (witil ft) as though suddenly taken-ill and faint, and n upon her for support. Witness, 1 1 10 : , ef, shook her off, and the prisoner then walked a 1.114 d% shook feigning to be scarcely able to stand, but th t y Moment s she began inspecting the paintings as b Q ugh she Was peif-• tlyrecovered. She wa.i alter -1148 iv • - 4- ' e - au th or itie s at the exhi bitioo! eu into custody by the Ali sa I' ho du h°rnPson having also spoken to the strange con. et °I the • ser prisoner, o ge4li t Smith 28 A, deposed to receiving the pri ' tie r i„, .. i . pa, si , "° his euqody. She stated to him that she was sh e til l 1 19 Cud seeing people going into the exhibition alk ed ° , u glll it Was a sale, and also went in. Witness If oxt ge r where she lived, when she told him No. 49 beiegh;bwo kumt to ev ~ c)i) ' w hich was no address at all. Witness, how. all the houses of that number in the re sided 141130 d, but could not find that any such erso❑ to h ; at any of them. The prisoner subsequent!y s k'llei rti l that s he was very sorry she had given him so tv rc 'llble and that the address she had given him 4 " a fil e ' 4 1 . 8 e one. • Ribt appeal to the jury omq„, on having made a forcible The of 41 , xh e , . he ll u , „,., 4 tstsi a ,nt.judge summed up, and the jury found BCB°ller guilty. NVSB sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Tilt SBOTHAM. fur CASE OF MRS. R - to her bail, on an 14(1Y Ranisbotltarro surrendered 15 h Marc- d ' s :. f on the a 1141eitianh,liit charging her in the first count with coedr 4teesleeves on the - t , 2e7,., with ska!ing four cambric _sines moule. She ple aded '4 AhrCh, the Property of John d h nkTot GUTIty." having been -" Ci this Pau' • f a ). case of the idte, l'ena'atlncs of under wasthe notice .. bis:".'Y broudit roininent!Y on ' l it th ' P . interest th e t „. t most intense throughout the pro crowded c 141, and the court was handkerwetnitiaehnsdstre'llaltinhge manifested eedinge. ,Mr g , instructed on be -5.4114,,. °"ltln appeared for the the tin e ~3 p an Mr. Parry were prosecution, an b d al S i lr f . "%ter, l'ii, ' , case did not Come on until abut as l'l/I'ett hour ;qrs. Ranishothant and wa half-past d one, into she was ° -i t °4 the arm of her solieitor,wM.ri-mlmewenits• 1 4 ) 4 14 the dock. After her arrae, Seated during ihe°,4'ktdted with a seat. She remained .t ki t ' i r t i4 h l, arid seemed somewhat foie and to f h ee ic l h h h e e r inost deeply. dst di d i )(Ikiti, in opening the case . to the jury, which awl the a "'""t feeling for tinhelt.Prnfori silence, said—The arried on business_ a i s ra. and impressiveinan draper . 48t 1 8 or 20 years had had ilA ct . 11 . Pc per er-8 re , . prosecutor, aer who a duty Of hrt g 14 tak t e t • Portman .square, The , la gfo rw il , 44 i liai the painful but kly it the the present charge aitgl7nastpthbyeepiariians°noefrihaing that,-tt`°' clock was the . wife , of it hs er 44(1 eminence residing r . h the deepen to bear the fact the highly ter3e nmPortman:square, r g d 11)sett,elePest aYrnpathy with herself,shinein d w w :e7n t n f ec e h e e l w n . 4i Nil e Persons with whom the same time, learned eve,, as he own family. A hint (the t t0,14:1\ stern'duty devolved upon s h they mn ' t no tit erve ' 'NI upon the jury, from which proved would 41'4, ' 4 4 , a cter the c ircumstances, which of - the ' . Having palled th e • la evidence. in, two in t lur Y tn the fact of there be in; of which he shouldi on to Bar ds indictuitlit, the reaso. learned - counsel Iled the b a e tten facts, went hiCh he distinct counts Ew e a I(,Plain to them, the d' the w whom thflodP'4l° and simple outline -of the witnesses L. ' , - 'lleport by the tesliniony then proceeded 1 1 te'c'atialPusea to call. The learned counsel • tk're,,4,lfr€d O hurchou , e, who / k I' the riipyme n t of i. coining to our the kon()W' the prieoner. I reinem The asked .prosecutordbe,:rposadasinfotilhaiws follows t o ? 0,4 the 113th March, in the afternoon. 0 Nt at l'hkleeted fie e muslin, 11 as a snit handkerchief. - aoremnants aws hwicell'l showed' . 111:1°°18, earn eto 4 , . Od. I had occasionfar a her . her, whileandeearhve kr ii to turn my back, which was toza a r : _d , s I iia:, the ietil''e and a-nalf. On turning round pair'u _, musiiii der 'ter in the act of concealing a of the sleeves p,lla . under her at awl. I believe ii,:tiated to be the same. The edges tc kNred underneath her shawl . , stated to of l th w e et s it leeves liitil/411 Motile, the prosecutir's . son" andiere the Pi' l oa e ll tit Iha I seen. He cattle ,out to hal W4s, and I' whispered to him that she w' . w e a n s t p h e e re p e e p r- . tibi iheatit. per- No part of the sleeves was then Ittatti ' • °u t' ' " not Vea been mistaken. ' k ' 4l 1 . I It, her about it, and i"t' - tin e t me that Perhaps I might haves hop. - 14 - ecorilindy permute o . I l ly ( 44 41 11 , . dto le -44 t, ig about this transaction -e , came agaln 41,1 fade affair of the ha ndkerchiefs. fide ' the 24,h r e th t e he prosecut( , ) l ; 4r.1 1 -44 some purchases in the shop be kiiii,c,ii 1 was'in the shop when the handke o r r c e hiefs were Or u m e hut did not see anything of the 'natter.kwa in the tli,po:l2ezatnined--The prisoner was known was under_ It°4 d I L t 1 was unacquainted with her. liorts, 'oat sh e k.l°.4.l4lrlUArvas the wife of a medical gentl9rnan in . 'lar t , ,?int tfarvey Monte was next callebd.r tilheelssatihd, khrthiqie s Oe of the prosecutor. (If 4 :t. MYfather Was from home l ; r a e n m d e i n n consequence t° thate°ntlnication made to me by the last vritnes eeftwtinergit. 11104 er , Pe rt lf the shop where the p. 1801113" was he ' aid e- Ilhatehe had her left arm closely pressed ag e a r in_s t t . 4, eta e : -`, (l id not see that she had anything beenund taii6.. 'ken, 1111'1' believing that our shopman hadi_ of what li e 1141' rlesired. that no notice might be ta&enk. d pro ,ll,ueed en44tllll; l'here were some sleeves of the.a.in 'se had 1 , e counter when the prisoner was ' Iv er e of thelt_l counted them and us 4 r. ,14 'e4tne Pattern as the before me. .They s ee Jam °le' Watkins, assistant taiiis:ed one pair. the shop 15141 cliid4aici--1 have seen the prisoner sev o e f ra th l o a t n i p m t r b e o e ; 27 th !dtrili°t know her'on the day I served her. asked for pro e° li mn e 4 h'''t kbe. came into the shop and ixyards tin of Ctt. She sel onepiece, and bad 8 requir It es- she did not. Iv ed a° It •-nie tooted2B. 3J. I a s ked her whether she hen la 1,„i"r1 else, and she replied that at the Lack of as her tlim, the lining : was on a recess OF hand ''l4 e°nriter. t'. X, .111 eweVer, offered her a box ealielbrie!ketehietfB fqr her inspection . They were o w ze er . 1 , - t e ' ti ll: 541,°,:141 t a e li w in aa t eirt y ure, ea at a 15s._ th .d e id li t a h lf e - y d nd o 6 if she ker chiefa tts°'t .she ,heniti othaoaoYs'e. - some other handed ke fron, taiiclifferent the t en any just.tlhl inn. one 11°Lbe t't V- °the r hide of the shop, and ah id "eln• Sh . sine were afterwards description she I sh h ow d ed ed h t e o r 44d4ePlifeha8e,. pt Psakecl dtihdaneeo twweraen Piece. "r ef those handkerchiefs, which• are a. .efs of l'hich ehaS4 t°°k hold of the handkerc b h e i asked a le to h - e, 41.1)P'eved and examined them. 4, Pattie,' 'mnd enough to show her merelywanted ~'''' l oli a; 4,1. kind. She said she purchase. a dress of A 1 : t 1 to - ' 4 ) but it was not her intention to ..__d she etata Fo to the Itoher end of the shop to fetch billrt 4_"ar the l'njw,l4erl it. afterwards made her out a 1 a and de -14'14 th e' hit . Caine to 28. 3d., which she paid, ,mar, sputa' s,' a t the article might be sent to No. 7 , Iterein'iBbe quitted the shop I can swear to tPherhand %oe'S Prduced. • . ha ndl t skalnine---The Prisoner did not ask for the h er erlli're to be show to her. I " introduced" them ' * ith th • - to sotnt:_, e idea that she might perhaps 11,h, sadut thtas k nout hear I did not know that she wasitrdlandeyt 11, d had taken some sleeves. passed nil t tl(;, L i ; I believe it Was Mr. John Moule who ,say Nethez, hatlkerehitts acrosis the shop. I %Tyne:. twatr, Jo heard my conversation with the prisoner. and stated h e 0 4)4e koule was here re-called,. th e la.tt :.erh'erd the whole of the Co/Iverzatio betweet, ho ah ,yitne,... 4ee v. arid the prisoner; but lx did not know 14,44 ,-.48 until afterwards. When he han.ledbt,trie h 'reniefe across the shop h e did not recognise • IPitt le a4 se ti° h er olje e t in handing tie articles to the last tile prlso eYond the Probability of effecting a sale. I saw etiEt\ivotti.itZ.liguilt.ethe rnikerc:hiefs in her pocket. .i theft ermination of the case in our la , t ---- --___ ekilf/Ar,44 cooRT. (Th/S Dil Y.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Erie.) . d a scot 4l* Ittemi, ''''°l, 1, well.dreseed man, 1 Prhat 1 Bank of Engla n d not e __ letter containing a 201. way indlctedlfor the , und other eecuritiee to the amount of 1621. Bs., kilr.r4,l3,ertY of the Postmaster -General. ti% .•fkjlarlteon and Mr. liodkin conducted the prosecu• It ' the prieoner wita defended by Mr. Sleigh. aill3s4ted 'at tato prls. $33214- Wgte4 a Zetter-porter the Gencr , l Post-effiee, and that be wal also engaged as a letter-carrier. On the 4th of March, a letter was transmitted from Manchester, by the agent of Messrs. Southby and Co., of Parker-street, Lincoln's. ion -fields, to that firm, which contained a 201. note, a 51. note, and some bills of exchange. The letter never came to hand, and nothing was heard of it or its contents until the 14th of the same month, when the 201. note was paid int,i the Bank of England, and on its being stopped and measures taken to trace it, it was' discovered that it bad came originally from a' person named Eady, who said he had received it from a person with whom be had been in the habit of betting upon horse races, and whom he only knew by the.initials of C. 8., but who, he said, he understood was a letter carrier in the General Post-office. This person was taken to the Post-office, and he at once recognised the prisoner as the person from whom he bad received the note. Upon his being questioned he admitted that he had gi el the note to Eady, and he accounted for the possession of it by saying that, as he was walking along the Strand, between'Llolywell 7 ,treet and Temple-bar, be picked up a piece of plppr, which contained the note in question and another . fr. 51. Ile was asked whether there was any writing upon the paper, and he said there was nothing upon it bat the words, " With Mr. Murd ing's compliments." If appeared that he had lost eight sovereigns, and received twelve sovereigns from Eady in exchange for the 20/. re,te. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.). Charles Christian 4(oller, 37, clerk, was indicted for stealing several sums; amounting .in the whole to 3,0001., the property of George Gibson Nichols, and others, his masters. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The prisoner had been occupied in collecting money from the various bankers, and had, after receiving all the money in question upon one day, and changing them into foreign notes, absconded to Dover, where he was cap tured, and the whole of the money recovered with the exception'of the expengesi of the change, and some trifle which the prisoner had spent, The Record r asked what was the prisoner's salary ? Mr. Bodkin said thirty shillings a-week. The Recordei said he should take time to consider the sentence, 20 THIRD COURT. (Before Russell G urney, E sq., 10 Q.C.) 1.2. J G'-urge Bohn, 34, account •nt, was Indicted for stealing St jewellery from Charles Greenwood, Richard Willis, and 5 4 1 i; Alexander P a t on , amount i ng i n value in the whole to 25 I )etween 4001. and 50 1. 25 The prisoner pleaded.; guilty to the six indictments t preferred a ga i ns t hi m. 25 Mr. Bodki n p rosicote d ; and 111r. - Ballantine def e nd e d. 81 St: 2s The prosecutors were s in each instance jewellers and Bt, dealers in fancy goods, and prisoner had acted as agent 25 to them. The goods had been entrusted to him for sale, Ir.k) and he had pawned from time to time the goods - en- g trusted to him, and entered the goods to the credit the customers dealing with them. Sentence was postponed. of I 20 NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY IMECTRIO TELEGRAPH) LATEST BETTING. • COLUMN ST..I KES. 7 to 4 on Habana (taken). 4to 1 agst Rambling Katie (taken). 4to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (off). 12 to 1 agat Sneer Colt (taken). THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 4 agat St. Hubert. 4to 1 agat Lord of the Isles (taken) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 3to 1 apt Vandal (taken). 6to 1 agst Neville (taken) 9to I agst Fand. ngo (taken). CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken). 20 to 1 aget Andover (ta,!;eri). 50 to 1 agat Ethel wolf (taken). DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken). 15 to 1 aget Wild Dayrell. 15 to 1 apt Dirk Hattera;ck (taken). 20 to 1 aget Gtieculus Esuriens (taken). 50 to 1 ag-t Rimbling Katie (taken). r owbP Ederlel' uve riey rth, l' 7nio uri ty-fi" __for arn ov,g )wne „ I )lero3" 'fien g le 1 ' 35 I fin d, to b e t. lre talen t e nl is ; petr • deetil reren! NU° ) tbA t ;e t h° Y e t al° It, S' i (9)' ad' Icottp s oe, ". • I cep , bit e ' [Der; Pr °. ts- - ; Ide 4 bi 6 ; hie , t e u cb a teg tell th e la ' th e I ,el', iiir l~; Ott CAVAN ELECTION. (By Llcctric Tilegraph.) DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY, 7 A.M. The state of the first day's p)11, at the close, was . 743 , 642 Burrowes. Hughes- Majority The accounts are confused and unreliable. CHRIS; '6' KOS !'lll4 In accordance with custom since the foundation of this institution (last year excepted) the Bluecoa• Bor, numbeiing about 80, were yesterday pre , i wed to the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, in the Egyp . - tian-hall, Mansion-hous e' in which were asse m bl e d si great many, ladies and gentlemen for the purpose 'of witnesming the inter , ,ting ceremony. Consider. able anxiety was manifested to witness the sight, in consequence of its having become generally known that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the newly-elected President of the instituqon, would at tend the presentation. Precisely at half-past 1 o'clock his Royal .Highness arrived, the band of the City of London Militia, ilutnediat.ily oil his alighting from his carriage, playirg the Nation 7:1 Anthem. - The Lord Mayor, , as is usual when the city is honoured by the presence of any member of tie Royal family, met Ins Royal Highness at the entrance, under the great portico, and conducted him_ to the chair of state in the draNing-rooin, where several members of the corporation were pie,ented to him. They then Conned a procession t:► the long parlour, where surupt►:ous dtjeaiter a- la 'fourckette awaited them, after partaking, of which they proceeded to the Egyp tutn-hall, where the presentation took place. On his Royal Highness inaking his advarance the boys gave' three hearty cheers. They then sang the National Anthem, and, also, aYsalm of Thanksgiving, con►posed by Mr. C. G. Foster, the senior schular ; at the cunclu• siren of which, The LORD MAYOR, addressing the boys, said—l feel called upon t i address a few words to you on this peculiarly it t, resting occasion, and to express the great gratification I feel at receiving you in the ancient ball of this great city. From year to - year young men of genius and talent, who are educated in this excellent and noble institution, are sent forth to la, and 1z Ili a well kn )wn fa-t, and ought never to be lost sight of, that inany of those who have there beery brought up have, in former times, as well as at the preijent day, attained to positions in society most honourable to themselves, and reflecting the great-st credit upon the governors and masters of this Royal Hospital. By perseverance and constant attention to their duties they, with God's blessing, have been rewarded by prosperity attending them in their various positions of life. It is with no small amount of gratific; tion that I mention the fact that many of your predecessors have embarked in that particular pursuit of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, your president, is so good and great and glorious an example. (Loud cheers.) I give you on this happy occasion a hearty welcome, and sincerely trust that God's blessing will attend each of you. (Re newed cheering.) The Lord Maier, accompanied by his Royal Highness and a great number of - the visitors, then proceeded to the drawing-room, where the Lady Mayoress presented the Grecians with a ss. piece, the monitors with half-n -o/own, and the juniors with ls., and on their passing out a bun and a glas of wine were given to each. The company then separated, the Lord' Mayor, the Duke of Cambridge, and many of the Aldermen pro ceeding in procession to Christ Church, where the Spital sermon was rreached by the Rev. E. G. Moon, M.A., hip lordship's chaplain. The Duke a Cambridge, on entering the Lord Mayor's carriaze, Was vociferously cheered by a large multitude of periuns who had cungregated outside the Mansion home. to 5 2k 20 20 20 20 .00 CAMP POULTRY.—A letter of the 23d ultimo from 25 20 Inkerman, wrtten by a French soldier, aryl containing an account of the sharpema&ient during the night, No has this characteristic postscript :—" P.S. Good sews, 100 which I beg you not to laugh at; my her, which I 20 b-mght the other day, has laid two eggs ; they bre for Captain F., who has a wheezing cough. A hen is a 20 precious tre.:sure out here ; hen's eggs fetch a franc a piece, and hardla to be had even for that. 20 I take my l eave o f you with the offering of seven or ' - ' 5 6 eight violets, that I have just gathered for your sake, ion and which I elic , ose in this letter." . 100 In consequence of the height of the waters in . the streams which fails in the Seine, immense fleets of wood have been recently brought .dowrt the river. Those which are now arriving are for the tuoA part composed of fir trees, msny of them 100 feet in length, and which are used for making the immense scaffoldings for the buildings in the capital, and for the decerations of the national fetes. Almost all these firs are cut on the top cf the Alps, near Schaffhausen, from whence they are bro ught to th e Rhi ne b y a cana l , constructed on purpose v ithin the l ast f ew yearg. From the Rhine they are rooatt on rafts by the diff eren t cana l s an d r i vers un til _ kfoki Park. 20 50 20 25 BTIN, LONIMNI Wf4 4I )VE'SDAyiPVENIN(4, APRIL 11. 18 .! A E M A ti] S LITERATURE. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAY/4 Leask; Compo.l:, losing Prices yeett r to j . RAILWAYS. The Quicksands of Fashion. By Mrs. Martin Lucas. 3 vols. Newby. This work may certainly lay claim to some ori ginality of plot and a great variety of incident. It is somewhat in the old-fashioned style of inter cepted letters, deep-laid plots, and attempted mur der. The story is very complicated ; but its chief object would appear to be to show the evils result ing from a love of gambling. The effects of this absorbing passion in the Bonville family are ter rible. The innocent suffer with the guilty ; and the fair heroine, Cordelia, is involved in great mis fortunes and misery, owing to the deceit and treachery which had their rise in a love of gambling. In the Champrdowne family its effects are not less fatal ; and in the story of the heroine's aunt, Cla rissa Bonville, fearful calamities result from it. Cordelia herself, though a gentle and pleasing character, brings all her misfortunes upon herself by her foolish confidence in her unprincipled brother, and her weakness in yielding to his wishes as to her marriag'. The Lady Gwendoline, her evil genius, is a somewhat exaggerated portrait. The story is nct very probable ; but the readers to whom the excitement of suspense is agreeable will find it exactly calculated for them ; for it is impos sible in the middle' of Elie second volume to form a guess at the conclusion. There is no paucity of characters or incidents ; indeed they are somewhat crowded. The writer, appearing fearful of dwelling too long on any point, hurries the reader through quite a perplexing gallery of portraits and narrative of events. Thus the astonishing fact of Cordelia's unexpected marriage is related to us in one or two pages, leaving the admirers of the rival hero in dismay. Cordelia, after many years of suffering and temporary loss of reason, at length triumphs over all the slander and jealousy which had wrought her so much sor row, and is repaid for her many trials by peace and happiness. It is scarcely fair to entitle the work " The Quicksands of Fashion," for the vices here shown forth are less the crimes of society than of - Such perrsono- a. Ralph Rruivillo, Lionel Champerdowne, and Sir John Morton must in any station have been a disgrace to themselves and a source of misery to others ; while if Cordelia had exercised her own judgment and sense of right and wrong, instead of placing dependence on the words of those whom there was every reason to doubt, she might have 'safely traversed more dan gerous paths without being engulphed in the "quicksands" which threatened to overwhelm her. One point we must object to. We were in hopes that the plan of murdering inconvenient husbands and wives was going - out of fashion ; and though the virtues and patience of Cordelia deserve a re ward, still the invention of the authoress might have devised some other method. Those who look for high moral aims and skilful delineation of cha racter may not find these volumes equal their ex pectations, but to the ordinary novel reader they will no doull afford amusement and excitement of a varid kind. ess jmer!ey. all T3edford and Bletchley ... 00 Buellghamsh. I_oo Clydesdale Je. 24 Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. LOO E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all (Bas. Barr. & Neils. Direct (0) Do. New...... fi3ndol g N. Wait Ca.&N.I. Un. s E. C..., `.lloftin g Prices yesterday. jaldoniax all Olstr.& Dn. Fr .all ifrtlpl. Dk. & Railway..... all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. ,d 1 Do.. T Shares. all Lon.&Greenw Do•Rreferen(T all Lon., Til., &S. WO Lowestoft gr. • 4 per cent. iti) Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middleebro' & Do qt. Wes Vic. Nov, & - Mery V.&Nd. Do. IS. Easto: Peto & C, lorfolk Do N . & Mid.ld itekton Oarlittgi 'Midland. Rodear . .. .... '; 0 Midid.Bradfd 5} Nevirnark et, Bury Exten . all Northern awl En. Coun Easternsp. c. al! Do. 6 per ct. ;all Do. Fixeds p -;,. all Prest. & Wyre .3. Count L. &N. 1 41 danSal Do all Do. i Shrs. , A 00 Roystn.k Hit. lS:. Shof.Roth an-i : t a o ian th r s g th ; Vorksb. T. Brassey lifeleaL itockt. Goole g. 5 p. c. 10 all Shrews.&ller. 12 v?, S. Statforclsh. 50 all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent 25 all Do .00 I ;Vilts&r,omrst Weitn Married Women,. By the author of "Broomhill." 3 vols. Newby. This is a pleasing tale of domestic life, written with much feeling and ability. In the author's previous work she traced the varying fortunes of two sisters, and the heroines of these volumes are also sisters. There is a great variety of characters introduced, and no paucity of events, but they are all simple and natural, without any extravagance of incident or style. Diana Gresham, the chief bharacter, immediately excites the reader's interest from her high principle and unselfishness of dispo sition. Mildred is also very attractive, though far inferior to her sister in intellect ; her warm heart and affectionate nature are quite sufficient to gain her many friends. She is one of the principal " married women" whom the book portrays. Her husband is much older than herself, of au irritable temper, and somewhat neglectful of his wife, who, however, regards him with th e mos t per f ect devo tion. Her difficulties and perplexities arising from her youth and inexperience, and Captain Glenny's neglect, are, however, brought to a speedy close. Before she is nineteen, Captain Glenny is struck by paralysis, and becomes an invalid for life—so poor little Milly is transformed into a careful nurse ; and we are left to hope that Captain Glenny's disposition may improve by suffering, which, however, doeS not seem very probable. We cannot sympathise with Milly in her romantic affection, as her husband froth the first displays very little feeling, and is not a very attractive per son. Her elder sister Diana is engaged to her cousin Lionel with the conditional consent of their parents. He goes abroad to travel for two years. At the end of that time information is received by his-agEn nished family ne Is urarriea to a lady he met at Paris. Indignatibn and surprise are felt on all sides ; but Diana bears her trial nobly, and, is re warded by the attainment of peace of mind. Her feelings are of course deeply wounded, for her af fection for her cousin was sincere; but after several years and events she at length meets with a Mr. Mohun, to whom she is at the close of the story united. Her cousin is not so fortunate. After his marriage it appeared lie was not so greatly to blame as all had at first thought, but had acted from a mistaken sense of honour; and, misled by wily and nupriecTled acquaintances, he imagined it his duty to warty one whom be regarded with profound in difference, and hose bad qualities did not appear too late. His melancholy fate excites the read er's interest, for he c ‘rtainly was the greatest suf ferer from his mi s t a k en con d uc t . A number of minor characters appear and sustain the interest of the story, though those already alluded to are the chief perfotnwrs. Florence, the wife of Lionel, is a most unpleasing person, and forms a strong con trast to the other married women, who are all pleasing and feminine sketches. The story is in teresting and the style agreeable, and . the reader will derive both pleasure and profit from its perusal. The Westminster Review. April, 1855. John Chapman. The number opens with " Memoirs of the Court of Austria," a very interesting and amusing ar ticle. Theke commence with the reign of the gay and eccentric Maximilian, elected Emperor of Ger many, in 1493, and are brought down to the abdi cation of Ferdinand I. in 1848. A review of " Dwden and his Times" follows----a paper of high literary merit., deserving, indeed, of p u bli cat i on in a separate for m . Th e life and times of glorious John have perhaps never been more skilfully por trayed. Of the same class is a review of " Victor Hugo and his Writings," a showy pleasing paper, but by no m eans equa l t o th e, former. The re maining articles are of a political character. Chief among these is " Our Army, its Condition, and its Wants," an a bl e an d e l a b orate paper on a sub ject possessing a strong and immediate public in terest. Of the civil administration of the army, it is remarked, "never were a ba n k rupt ' s accounts in such disorder." - With respect to its military ad ministration, the author, whil e po i nt i ng out cer tain of its defects, asserts that there never was a greater mistake than the notion that commissions were (with the eye/I/Ain/1 of the Guard) the Den D erty of the aristocr ac y. ~ The system actually-- is said to be one of nepotism and •baokstairs in fluence. " Old Square -toes of the Service," we are told, beats the " Duke of Rottenborough" at getting commissions ! He has known the Military Secretary forty years, and on his last command took his official friend's son as aid-de-camp. The writer, however, admits that it will not pay the middle classes to take up the army as a profession. An important admission. The buying and selling of commissions, to a certain extent, meet with his approval. Finally, after a caution against hasty measures of reform, he suggests, as a transition measure, that one-third of the commissions should be the reward of merit, that both officers and men should be better paid, and that the commission of every man who dies in the service should be sold for the benefit of his family. "Lord Palmerston as Premier," forms the subject of an article by no means wanting in gleams of political shrewdness and good sense. The writer simply believes of Lord. Palmeriton that he is the man to make a good peace, and then give up the ghost as Premier. In other respects; his faith in his lordship is nil. Besides.the above, there is an article on the " Re organisation of the Court ; "Service . and another on the "Administ ra ti ve E xample of le United States" —the latter in a section of the review open for the first time to independent writers, i.e., writers whose views agree with the general purposes of the review, but differ on special points from those of the 'editor's. A larger space than usual is de voted to "'Contemporary Literature." • Ch The welt and its Episcopal Coriuption in Wales . Au Appeal to the People l of England, by the Rsw. W. M organ. This most aulacious of f beit Hardwieke. to • parsons wants England " relievo".—that. is positively the word—the Church in -Wales of her bishops l--call] them mum mery bislip3!—talks of "sanctified rapine"—Lhints at the possibility, if the appeal . is riegleo9,l, of Wales teaching the 'English democracy the way to deal with State bishops—and on the wii&e we are inclined to flunk, the truth! For if tver ' there was an episcop al body of which the people had reason to complain. and the State to be ashamed, it is that iu Wales. Only think of four bishops with four peerages, four palaces, and in- Comes little short of twenty thousand I:K. , r annum, t o gether .with au enormous amount of patrenaats— unable every man of them, a short timQ ago, to examine a clergyman in the language of their flocks; and out of these four two ~, utterly jrr 11,46..,41.0e1v.„..64 norant of wh a t the 12 44011 A _:": rem 20i - 21 - 41 84 - 8 - 13 12A 6 - 8- 4 - 3 - 6 n - 15 - 3l 23 21 - 23 72 51 56 2d par 18 20 ••• --.. ~ • •• ...."' . 68 - 16 . 89i 73 - 74 ;23 - i 24 91. - 93 65 65 59 -- 61 65 -70 5 - 7 5 7 ;6 76,1, 8A 98 100 994 100 id 4 d 1 83 84 9 841, 8 7 ,f; 24 24. 8 - 8a 691 - 70 11 - 43 '.. ••• 11 - 9 - 2 47 49 ,3# r 3 281 29d 71. - 'i24 7 - 7 ,i 4 - 31 12' -13 t 48. +;:: 494 i d par 4# 4g Ci Ld—iar 28 - 29 98 - 1(0 63' - 65 45 - 47 :2i - 604 . 61i - 281 s + . - 3 2 - 1 •.. - 36 - 38 le .... ... o• ... %. 5 - 1G 81 - 76(1 SS - 16 61 64 17 5 24 - 6 ••• 6 - 7 PREFER 100 A berdeen 10 . ) Do. N 0.2, 7p. e. all Blyth and Tyne 10 per e. pref. (188 d. atsol; 100 Bris. & Es. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 1. 1 0 cialedonian £lO all Chester & Holyh , ad Guar. 5i per cent.. all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. a 1; Do. do. Pref. No. 2. all Cork &Bandous3p.e all Dundoe Perth &A.,ber , , leen Junction all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. e. No. of Do. No. 2 al: New 6 r. 0. Si. all .astern Union, Gai per cent ...... ho. 51., 10 ner cent all i 101. Debentr.Sl all Do. do. 4 per cent WO Fast Lancash. 6p. cte all Fast and West York shire June. Fifths ali RdintPrth.&Dunde, 4 per cent . , . tst. 20 1.5 Diesgor & S.Weetern Guar. 4 per cent. ~. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. 100 Do. 4i p. c. 24. Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pna. all Gt.N.of Scot:lst Pref 100 Gt. Southn.diVestn.t. (Ireland) Eighths)... 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt. Westq. (Belts & Hants Ex. 5 p. e) 1.00 Do. con. red. 43 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 D. irred. 4p.c. , all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh— all Do. Cnester Bp. e.P. B . all Do. do. 5 P. c. do , :10 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all !Do. Ches. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 6 !An. & York. F. £2O [O6 10. 6p. o. Stock [OO %ondou and Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. o. St Ot:l )0.. New Guar.6 p. r .00 r.,on.&N. W., Coy. e Nuneaton 5 p. ct.. 5 London &S. Wester . Con. Thirds all Ciondonderry&Colel i Shares .. eal Londy. &EnnitLigb. all 'lan., Shef., & Lin. New, £.lO P 00. X 6 all ,Tars pt .SzCarl.4p 0 all - 10. 4i per cent 10; )o 100 4id.Consol.6 p.c St LOO )o. COnsol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent... 111, /o. Pref. 44 per cc -10 iorfolk Debenture . [OO Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stu , . [OO )o. 5 p.c. Est 100 ),„). 5A per ct. prof.. [OO Do. Way. Val. 6p. e 00 north British 00 4. E. Pores, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 :)o Leeds 6 p.c '.C4). ' 9 lc. do. Quarters ~ t 1.3► ..)o. 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Extension ~ 13 On.do. O.N.E. Pure' all Do. LeAs 00 Do. York a!! `forth London .. 'all Do. New LlO 1. 1. I.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn. 17: forth Staffordshire , al! "lorth Western all 1. &S. Westrn.June, 1 Nuneaton , Hinckley and Leicester (W Word, Worcester,lt Wolverhampton 8 , 'ortsmouth t. -sottish Central icetti sh Midland 00 31tropshire Union a 1 iouth Devon ;oath. Eastern a'l youth Wales I Yrksh. & Riv. 20 j )o 20 St. Rt. St. 12 Itninos,WC.:. a itockton , fit Darlii lt;F-464kten & Hsu:flap Ot! Taff Vale 9 no. 410. shares 4) Do. Pref., No. 1;... 21 Phames Haven Doc' and Railway all Vale of Neath all , Vaterf 1. & Kilk cnn, V: der ford & Lime r i 18 West C0rnwa11....... 5 Vest End of London and Crystal Palace.. al! 'Test London 171 s. Wimble(ln &Croydol St. 10 St. 2E tberdeen...... : _.. eabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Janet.. B Mast & i3allymena Birnaing. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. tiancsh. :Ibeshire Do. Mesh. di Birk. £5O and 225 Do., ...... Tyn 3 origins £25 (is.sd. at £46 Bristol and Exeter... Oaledonian. .7 , asinarthen and Cal 6i 4 - 22 - 5 FOREIGN. all AL:I;W,, tiottorthkin lii•glati ‘ na4o. Junk._ 10 ~!,er,:ersto(lrassesea• 20. !loin bay, %rod*, atk Central ludia.Beril. -.•ntral of tt-ay ail Demerara _ 1 - .6 . I !,,,ter enish all Eastern of France 10 to, New ;.11 East ind'ai:•, g. SP. 0 - 10 Do. Er',eii-i.)• a Do. 44 p. a. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 15 Gd.TkofCanal4A is I/0. St. Lawrence A Atlantic do. I 1 Do. Cert. of Deben., eon. into Stir, till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Fran all Gt. Indian Penin,n• guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 I Po. Extensions....., 12 Great Luxeinbourz Constituted Shares' all Do. Obligations . 1 alt Gt.WesternofCanad• Shares all Do. Ms., payable's7. with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p.. '63 all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton it Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Const, Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Meditcrran• 16 Madras 10 Do. New 31A Maria Antonia 111 Do. do. New all I Namur & Liege (witi interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France. all D o .204 Slts.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3 1 p. c. & red. at 223/. dnr. 88 yrs. _ _ from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c BdP (fmy. B. & Am s. Shs. ) all NorwegianTrunkFref 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and 11011911 10 ParisCaen tz Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 5 p. cent. Pref 2s. Scind.) 14 Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders 111 Do 6A per c. Prof_ 16 Western of France 16 Weft. of Switzerland all Wi,,lsbadea all Zealand JOINT-STO Anstra.'.-asia British Colonial Bank and Loan Compan.y British N. Amoricar °hart& Bank of Asia Cjiirtd. Biik. of India, Australia, & China Ciolunial • Coraniercial of Lond. Znglish Scottish andl Andra Mao Chart..; bond. Chart. Bk. or Australia Ditto New London and County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Wertininstpv, National Provincial] of England Do. New Niationa! of Ireland Nrow South Wales cfriental Bank of Corporation trovincial of Irelp.nd Do. maw Royal Australia.Bkg. gy Gold imp Co south Australia ' Chalon of Australia New 000 trnieirOtatiaft - 813 1 - 14 2 - 21 par 2 - 14, - 351 7 - 7i - 3 •,. ... 9 --- 8 9 49 510 89 91 2 23' par 4 iP 2 2 2 17 -- 98 96 -- 98 100 -- 102 94 -- PG 194 -. 20 98 -- 100 di. 2 1 3iP lap ap 4 , 6 2a 6 el i 4/ -- 35 12i -- 13 8 -- 9 22a 22ip 48 50 40 42 pw 22 -22 i par 1p 2 8 —Bl ) ... - 4 5A s : is ! - K BANKS. 80 -- 82 id -7: ((I 3 20 21 d iP 33 - 35 39 - 41 ••• 37 -- 66 Gti 'ow —.4,61 10 22 all Ilnaire,s imt; St, yesterday. 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At the present time, when tourists are busy making up their minds what route to select for their annual excursion, the app earance o f a wor k of this sort is quite opportune. Already favour ably known as an intelligent and observant traveller by his " Tour on the Continent by Rail and Road," the author fully sustains his reputation, and pre sents us with a valuable handbook for travellers in Bavaria, Austrian Tyrol, North Italy, Savoy, Piedmont, dEc.,• with a map of Central Europe. Ample information is given respecting prelimi naries ' • and, once start e d on the journey, the reader feels ho is following a judicious and trust-. worthy guide. This is high praise • and when we :tdd the book is cheap and portable, we are q u it e sure tourists will hasten to purchase it. 1n an Appendix an outline is given of a Summer Tour in Switzerland, 1851. Thont's Irish. Almanac and Official Directory, ocith the Post-Office Dublin, City and - County Directory, .foi the Year 1855. Dublin : Alexander Thom and Sons. An astonishipgly cheap and valuable woe- - ; con taining an immense amount of information, com piled with judgment, and arranged with praise worthy care and skill. It comprises fifteen Direc tories—viz., a British, a Parliamentary, a Peerage and Baronetage, a Naval and Military, a Colonial, a Statistical, an Irish Peerage, a Gov ernment Offices, University, &c., an Ecclesiastical, a Law, a Banking, a Postal and Conveyance, a County and Borough, and a Post-Office Dublin City and County Directory, with other useful information. - The statistics of Ireland possess amore than Irish inte rest, indeed a large proportion of the Directory does so ; and the work, we feel convinced, will command, as it deserves, a large and remunerating sale. A Journey through the United States and Part of Canada. By the Rev. Robert Everest, late Chaplain to the East India Company. John Chapman. The work of an observant but very prejudiced tourist, who paints everything, with a few excep tions, in America couleur de rose. In his opinion there is nothing like a republic, and nothing equal to the republic of the United States. Fennimore Cooperish—if we may be allowed the term—as he is in the expression of his politicaviews, he cannot away with American slavery, and disapproves of American repudiation and literary piracy. Not wialstanding all detects, however, the book is lively and readable, and, when one is disposed to be angry, some bit of naivete anent the fair sex in America soothes us into good humour. The American ladies don't please Mr. Everest. Speech delivered by the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Bart., M.P. Thomas Hatehard. A speech to be read and pondered over. The Purchase System and the Stoll: By an Officer, James Ridgway. A summary exposure of the system, with prac tical suggestions. The Encroachments of _Russia. T. W. Graham. A cheap and valuable history of the .territorial encroachments of Russia, since the time of Peter tho Great, with much useful information respect ing that country, and her insidious and lying diplomacy. Auglo•Russians would do well to read it. English, French, Turkish and Russian Vocabulary. Franz Thomm. Intended for the use of the army, navy, and travellers, and likely to be of service to members of these classes at the present time. Australia a Mistakc. Edward Standford. The author, a retired officer, late a resident in New Brunswick, endeavours, and not altogether unsuccessfully, to show that the latter colony is the colony for the emigrant. What shall I do with rail Money ? By S. T. Harvey. Wailibourne and Co. The sixth edition of a valuable little work, giving a concise and well-digested account of the different securities in this country for investment. Small capitalists especially should buy it. 777 Welsh Pvz:aly, were this al—and it is not---tlorg ialigic,ge such circumstances may nut only be excused, but seems to be absolutely called for. Boze'Zbalve Polkse. The second part of Krasinki's History of Polaud, a history which English readers 'will d o we ll to study. Ballad of the Battle of . Ihc Alma. By Alfred B Richards. A third edition of this spirit-stirring, graphically des'criptive, and patriotic ballad. Suggestions by John Till Pratt, Esq., for the P,Stablishinent of Friendly Societies,. with Tables, (Dc. The eminent position and well-proved ability of Mr. Pratt, as Registrar of Friendly Societies in England, renders any recommendation of this pamphlet unnecessary, while a summary of its con tents would be an injustice to the inquiring reader. The pamphlet itself should be purchased and read. Is the Wur Just ? W. N. Dalton. A Letter—a last desperate appeal, in fact—to Lord Palmerston, by some well-meaning but over credulous g en tl eman , w h o t hi nks, on the whole, it is not. We are disposed to respect the author, whoever be may be, but he must excuse us if we are at this time of day a little curt in our notice of such an appeal. Assault of Sebdstopol. Messrs. Chapman and Hall have published under one cover two large, and well-executed Typographi cal and Panorainie• •Skttcl►es (by ' Captain M. A. 13iddulPh, R.A., acting as assistant engineer in the trenches) representing the advanced lines of attack, and the Russian defences in front of Sebastopol, with descriptive and • explanatory remarks—the whole giving a clear as well as a correct notion of the present state of the siege at a cost of the least possible trouble. London Price List of British Mines. Under this title Messrs. Benjamin Lambert and James B. Brenchly, share-dealers, Threadneedle street and Old Broad-street, have arranged to issue a list every Wednesday, containing the latest and most accurate information respecting British mines. Judging from the impression before us, the list is likely to be regarded as a valuable boon by specu lators and shareholders. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Go ch. Duke of Wellington arrived at Spit head on Sunday morning a steam tug went alongside with the dockyard workmen, and her repairs were com menced immediately. In the afternoon she sent her foreyard on shore, and- next morning a lighter brought her broken bower anchor to the dockyard. The work men are employed upon her night and day, but it will be eight or ten days before she will be again ready for sea. The master of the George Hurlbut (the ship which ran into the Duke) takes all the blame upon his own vessel. He says he had just gone below when the ships closed with each other so rapidly that the man at the helm be came confused with the number of lights shown by the fleet, and put his helm a-starboard, and so caused the accident. The emigrants have been allowed to live on board the Dryadihulk while the ship is repaired, which is being done by a private builder. The St. Georger-Caleutta,,and Powerful were to leave Spithead yesterday far - Di:Par; to saline the Emperor of the French as he passes. After remaining a few days at Windsor, it is expected he will visit Portsmouth and review the ships - left at Spithead. The Bellerophon, 80, Captain Lord G. Panlet,. is being stripped 2 by parties of men from different ships, while her own crew-..hiwe'been granted 15 days' leave. utneidgdeiendrileir6notoi)7:;orlenerai. • ARRIVAL OF THE DUNBAR. The transport Dunbar, Mr. Charles Scott, master, e Lieut. Richard ; Hoops, R.N., Admiralty a g eot 6o a n rr st iv an d . at Spithead yesterday morning, 78 days Ct of onstan tinople, and h w e it l h ef ti o ck erfu o n w wounded dhe l e s d t hinovfaFbljedeebanrfurolfarormoyd7tahayers, de: Gib raltar raltar on the 28th of March, having her Majesty's ships nd bound. At the latter p a 1 , 4 : 3 1 e 137:enrre bar hsalsoc.bir)-oonf-zwhatr home and Royal Artillery; Regiment,ch invalids; Quartermaster J. j a i d Gr e gr r el s .m on Gt , hes .4 o: B mg t ß h eaNtp e ear g i; i i ra tnizir e ainnreaati;. Lieutenant-Colonel Vengeancetra ns t)raPulalinjc a l J,TLII Buchanan, o f Civil Surges" in Medical Buchanan an d ti u r children ( RoyalßeaArtillery) )( h. ed troo R owa n and three children (34th R a able seamen c w A o . m a k h c e e a , r Y t a o n a u n t r i d f c:l i i w i i r l o d e r c h e i ; n i i d i d(rps:a7erlsoti(hta:re,3ll,-es4tilttMal)l2ll;:raiisl,.. Quarter'NG o. r a. 1 . k a - sou 's three children women, 151 children, 266. ( 41 - 11 ); Invalid sbtoeranmotnratnbseport Bah' iment, - of-the 71' je•ty's ship Modesto at her rt lo c t4 i l v eBi died, I_ man of the r il 3 was ordered by e r 4 o r t ni v h a n R t htege; _ electric telegraph yea- - terday af ternoon s Preoeed to Chatham to land .her 12 children, She gt, 1 *coati - of the 34th; and but up to 6 o'cioak we are assured bllll4 galtint freight. he off toile; from the de!rtremdenatt 8 a.13i1. fno military authority what ate Pff.rPitsmoutlx,- ever, y &competent authority, had b:en Breton vil4o h • • ' asserted t h a t - • Vpe •• APPrLari Pio/AUL 45., Y4t°444 - ; $1;4 4 WifittY (416140ilitg , -- - DETENTION OF THE ARGO. The General Screw Company's steam-ship Argo, Capt. Hyde, which was to leave Southampton yesterday morn ing to embark troops and horses at Portsmouth, in obe. dience to further commands, has been detained at that port until to-day, fresh instructions having been for warded for the enabatkation to take place at Southamp ton, instead of Portsmouth. These instructions notified that about 300 men and 194 horses would be despatched from 'Woolwich for itnrnediate enTharcation, and every y made to receive them so as p to re p p r a e r v a e t n io t n ,d w el a , ys.immed.iatel a portion of the 6th eompany of the 4th % About 12 o'clock a short train ar- Artillery, under the command of Capt. r b i a v t e t d a li c o o n n o v e f y it ir , t ) g y al Millman, all of whom were march ed on board. Great anxiety was exhibited in reference to the horses, and up to - 6 o'clock no arrivals had taken place. -A. telegraphic message, however, was received that the first comple ment would be forwarded from Woolwich b- - 03- a boon train, a n d th e rema i n i ng portion would atter reach arrive b y a tra i n w hi c h cou ld not possibly arrive until m id n i g h t. Under suc h circumstances (the known impossibility of getting the horses on board in the dark being apparent to every one), they were placed in a large shed for the night. The Argo has been thoroughly fitted for the convey an ie of cavalry. Her maindeck has been entirely cleared of tL e officers' cabins, and accommodation for 58 horses erected on each side of the vessel. On the lower deck the of the isaßsenger cabins have been re moved, and Fiat's erected capable of-housing 158 horses. The two orlop decks hate been fitted for the reception of troops, that portion of the vessel being capable of con veyin,g at least 300 men. There are on board 200 trusses of hay, weighing 2 cwt. 10 lb. each, 20 tons of oats, and 10 tons of bran, as fodder for the horses. The fittings of the Argo are very heavy, and the quantity of material used considerably beyond that which has been fitted on board other cavalry transport-ships. • Tne new steam -transport *Alma, Captain Evans, will embark this day at Portsmouth the following troops for the Crimea : — live offi cers and 429 men of the Grenadier Guards ; 5 officers and 307 men of the Co. Guards ; 5 o ffi cers and 309 men of the Scots ldstream .Fnialler Guards, 4 officers of the Rifle Brigade, 3 officers and 74 men of the 71st Regiment, 2 staff surgeons, 1 o ffi cer of the 4th, 1 of the 20th, 1 o f the 21st, and 1 of th e 5 7th, and 11 horses. She completed coaling last night. The Great Britain steam-transport, Captain Grey, will be ready to embark her troops to-morrow at Portsmouth and convey them to Corfu. Squadrons, consisting of the MILITARY two senior captains and four subalterns, and 160 all ranks, from the following regiments, will embark shortly for the Crimea :—Ths Ist, 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th Drag;oon Guards; and the 3d, 7th, 15th, and 16th Dragoons. There is no truth what. ever in the rumour that the 18th Hussars are to embark as a regiment for the seat of war. Our cavalry force in the Crimea, by the 10th of next month, will be 6,500 sabres. Yesterday orders were forwarded from the Horse Guards to the commanding officers of the Household Infantry, quartered in Wellington, St. George's, and Portman -street barracks, and the Tower, to have the detachments for foreign service under arms this morning at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of being inspected previous to their departure, which will take place at 8 o'clock. The three detachments, numbering nearly 1,100 strong, will proceed by special train to Southampton, at which port they will embark. Yesterday a detachment of the 94th Regiment of Foot arrived in the Tower trim Windsor, to relieve th e detachment o f th e G renadier Guards about to embark for the seat of war. In addition to the detachment of the 94th, which of itself is insufficient to furnish the several guards of the fortress and that of the Royal Mint, several small detachments from the various depot companies forming the provisional battalions are ex pected to arrive this day to make up the required num ber of bayonAL The 3d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under the su perintendence of its commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel Bradford, is being rapidly organised, and little doubt is entertained that this fine body of men will soon be ready for war service. Yesterday the officers and medical staff attached to the Household Brigade and the recruiting department were engaged in inspecting one of the largest bodies (173 in number) of volunteers and recruits that has been at tested in the metropolis in any one day since the com mencement of the war. The volunteers, who arrived on Monday and yesterday, are principally from the 3d and 4th Lancashire, Ist and 2d Lanark, Ist Surrey, Antrim and Antrim Rifles, sth Elthorne, Middlesex, East York shire, and 2d Warwickshire Regiments of Militia, and the corps for which they are attested are the Ist (Royal Regiment), 3d (Buffs), - Ith (Royal British Fusiliers), IBth (Royal Irish), 21st (North British Fusiliers), 42d (Royal Highlanders) 6Sth (Durham Light Infantry), 71st (Highland. ditto), 88th (Connaught Rangers), 90th (Perthshire Light Infantry), and 93d (Highlanders). About 30 for the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusi lier Guards were examined and attested at the Orderly room. ITrirßo GuarJs. Upwards of '4O volunteers from militia regiments for the Royal Artillery passed through the metropolis for the heal -quarters, Woolwich. HOSPITALS AT PORTSMOUTH. The Government is about to pr3Vide hospital accom modation for tlip sick. and wounded soldiers on their re turn from the seat of war, by converting ships of war to that purpose, several of which are to be established at Portsmouth. The barrack at Chichester, which is being converted into a temporary hospital for the sick and wounded from the war, is approaching completion, and was taken military charge of on Monday by a detachment of the South Linm.ln Militia. It may now be said to be ready for occuraticn by invalicls, ILA the purvey -or has opc with the following- "stock ;"--Port wine, 40t) dozen; brandy, 50 dozen ; stout, 200 dozen ; vinegar, 13 gal lons ; Scotch barley, 5,000 lb.; . sugar, 6,0001 b. ; tea, 1,0004 ; arrov.root, I,oooib. ; ri,ce, 10ewt. ; flesh soap, sowt. ; washing ditto, sc.vt. ; soft ditto, scnvt. ; oat meal, I,oooib. ; and sago, 500ib. A • .DMISSION OF OFFICERS INTO THE ROYAL NAVY FROM THE MERCANTILE MARINE. The following further notice relative to the admission of officers into the Royal Navy from the mercantile ma rine has been issued by the Admiralty Admiralty, March 26, 1855. " With reference to the circular order of the 14th March, 1855, inviting officers from the mercantile marine to offer themselves for the appointment of acting second master in the royal navy, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are pleAsedto direct that such candidates as do n,4 possess the full qualifications prescribed by Admiralty. Circular, No. 58, of 17th November, 1849, published in the Quarterly. Navy List., shall undergo a preliminary ex amination before _the hydrographer of the Admiralty and two masters, previous to receiving an acting appointment, sech preliminary examination to be subject to the final examination that would be required before confirmation to the rank of sec mil master. - Copy of what is required of those candi fates who may present - themselves for exami nation before the hydrographer of the Admiralty is en closed." GENERAL ORDER. Head-Quarters before Sebastopol, March 20, 1855. .At a general court-martial assembled- at camp beftits Sebastopol on the 14th day of March, 1855, by order of Field Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Commander of the Forces, and continued by adjournment to 16th of March, of which Col. Scott Reignolds, C. 8., 18th Royal Irish Regiment, was president, Lieutenant A. M. Richards, 77th Regiment, was tried upon the following Cfanurc.—" For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, in camp before Sebastopol, on or about the 19th of February, 1855, de liberately and wilfully stated to a regimental court of inquiry that a certain paper veriting, then produced Le .; the court ut inquiry, was not in his handwriting, be well knowing the said statement to be false," of which charge • the court found the prisoner guilty. SENTENCE.—,The court having found the prisoner guilty of the charge preferred against him, does now adjudge him the prisoner, Lieutenant Arthur Mauries • Richards, 77th Regiment, to be dismissed her Majesty's service. = Signed . W. G. ROM AINE , De ( putyJu ) dge-Aclvocate. , ceseldinnincecgostn,hsleeqwmuidellso.treceercoroomfltmlthbo:::iccilgt: r i ,,,dent T. 8001"11 REIGNOLDS, Colonel 18th Regt., Approvediand confirmed. 16th March, 1855. . - .„ the pro. • ." to receive the value of his commissin. „ _ _ (Signed) • . .atiLAN. Staffordshirethe return to °retested d . cnrcularfrom ihe Wreainr-en who had "lug - -went is now between 500 be i their the oflill thlast, and , been attested prior to the 12th of Mai 94 the eeeefelee, et. ,which of Militia was en o be re--aanttested. `The reg 4 i•T ' money, armaments ha p° ecew their bounty mo Ye hen ma d - o f seven gnn were e e at the. aye trong ; and it iacon. rage rate MAII a- dap,, and aeeo rd a neehe Regiment al' ltohwt he d e to offer 'themoe,ves t f., the other- men con. tinue fidently expected that in a reading 200 re ~. iti original numbers: The -very_ahort time it will_reaeba are now absent on by Government furlough, . a favour granted to them ' on their enlistment. 1 The South - Durham Barnard Castle • Militia, on permanent-duty at. _ , the me ~ m consequence of the grace . accorded to n enlisted under the act of '1852 now musters an '2OO in - - - ' en. The 400 men who have gone to their-homes of 4 o d urse.will be called upirn next year to perform 56 qty..- They. _ha.v.e z•-.condnctedth ens- • -selves- with ireja:d.', decorum, and the. regiment was consi- ~ tiered one of the e most -e ffi cient in the kingdom: The- L'm' ' .. __ , riek -Artillery Regitnent.,is - probably More 'nearly completed _than any other in Ireland, 24 Won only being required to 'complete the quota. The Hon. Major Vereker, commandant of the corps, recently called upon the men to state whether they would follo w their own officers' to the Mediterranean or Canala, if allowed to 'volunteer, and the men responded with a hearty cheer. This curps would prove valual,le in any of tte Mediterranean fortresses, every man in it being . to the stsniard now fire i for th e - regiments of 'Guards, and two inches above, that Pr the. regimen:WA:of .:_ - the line. " A 4aelinsent of Commissaria alivOTS, ooluligiAg - ora ' • stilierintendent .(Nealen)l, - , Ovet2 .P. l .l7.oiintendents; And 44. : ..._ divers; airived in Cork en ,Saturday evening, and .were .- - marched to Elizabeth Fort, to await - the arrival of the -- - transport which bad bten hired to . convey them td- tha... - seat of war. Arrangements. had I?gen made-for- the et. 44 . fitiow:05..aa4qaea- =3l4tvi 41 - y6-0'4 ,4 -irtzfea• ..-- deatg oi Soasiag. .. _ _____ .. _ Qu:,rterma:--ter-General) go,,ff: to her in order to make the neeeseary arrangements for lauding the men." ,10 , yea ~~ d - ;s ,h 1 , 4 5 5