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S.. ~~~ ue prices of ter request, a nd Pe 'v!: 6 pod u ' l 42s 61 for n EAST INDIA HOUSE, M ARCH 20, 18 55. i vs ,:-' OI 3RT of DIRECTORS o f th e EAST 1 41 tint — `'% b , IA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That i COIJRT of the said Company will be held at their : 4t e 4 (: t i Loat ienhall-street, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant, from , ri t of lkb .,`k in the forenoon until six in the evening, for the —.44 g a Ballot, in pursuance of the following requisition, 17)7 „ cit. 4 4 9 th n e ' t46 lindersigned Proprietors of tast India Sto c k, r e q u i re th a t t 4 41 on the question now before the. General Court be taken 141 "J. OLIPHANT. " E. MACNAGHTEN. "RUSSELL ELLICE. " M. T. SMITH. " J. H. ASTE.I.L. " JOHN SHEPHERD. " GEO. POLLOCK. "J. P. WILLOTJGHET. " F. CURRIE. "C. MILLS. " HENRY WILLOCK. . t. . it, di lki ll t t i - 3.lr es 4n a ls u e ,ie 2 d Ot t l o t 3 i f i tt i rc t h h , e I f B o s r s c, . g " olng requ!sition, and upon 5 4 11,, 7,, e ballot i s to be taken is as follows, viz.:— it t the kai 1., itnportant services p2rformed by the Calcutta Steam ki, .1812 shall be compeusated by the payment of the sum of JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. ttll t 4 , 4N PIRE C T ORS of the ROYAL BRITISH Set r ercparecl to receive Applications for their New 0 , ,..0f Stock, under the provis!ons of their Supplemental a rt gratiteti,ny the Crown. Applications to be made, with /1;041:442,3"„t 14 -end MILT, No. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, or at the 41 , , . utrand; 77, Bridge-road. Lambeth ; 97, Gosw . ell-road, Slim'', Shaftesbury -terrace, Victoria-street, Pimlico; 60, . Southwark ; ant 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly. 'Mk t , HUGH INN ES CAMERON, General Manager. vSh kank, 27th Feb., 1855. ESTABLISTIED 1837. TITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. l Air eoir _ I, Princes-street, Bank, London. 2re r d by Special Act of Pa r li amen t, 4 'Viet., cap. 9. L s'n al ALEXANDER, Blackheath P ar k, C HAIRMAN . VP%e Rates of Premi um f or gecur i ng L oans or D e b ts. 7 11 4 1 ,;ntna. only, required during first seven years. - "xt Payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously. )3111 " E fT ANNTA. MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. 4011 _,... ii ißrsvered by her Majesty's Royal L e tt ers P a t en t. 1, 2 ded annukily. oterzl,co Polices—the for every three months' difference of age . 0 44 1. :les—the unpaid half premiums liquidated out of !Arr.) (sfuxuAL.) ----_____ Whole Half Quar -1 Premium for Re- Age. Annual , Yearly terly M a i n d er premium' Pre- Pre of Life. , mium. mium. • ---- ..-_—_ 1 1 X S. d. Years. 'Months , £ s. d. £ s. (L £ s. d. )2 3 6 30 0 i 1 27314 2 0 12 3 I 1' 218 4. 3 2 7 6 1 4 4' 012 4 i 4 5 f) 6 j 2 7 10 1 4 6, 0 12 5 I 6 13 41 9 i 2 8 2 1 4 8' 0 12 6 4411. 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"'legend and Blackwall or Wools ICl3kt k*ravesend and Intermediate Piel ki% T IOKETS.—TweIve Months, 54. Net 4l , —° e , ths, 21. Os.; to be had of the 'et% 13.141 Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, G Fore Csbin. Si .... 10d. .. ls. wish Bd. •• Os. Ts.. 6d. .. Os Os.; Six Months, Collectors on bo rravesend. Debire' the, A 1 riva f i evl f / 4' ai , 0 , tbaor tt -sea V, F S tsc 6 t ; ji da rt• eor go saes' :1"' o ,o o h o o o tbe 0 XARN'S MUSEUM RE-OPENED AT 41 # 1441 . vO V , ..STRY- ;TR EET, LEICESTER-SQUARE. Open 'c m en only) daily from hilt-pa,t I l till 5, and from 7 4~ENV SERIES of LECTURES, by Dr. SEXTON, F.R.G.S., 'fp:4e, 4, and half-past 7in the evening. Admission, Is. A Vilp -1 4; , containing lectures on the most interesting branches by Dr. Kahn, illustrated ; price 6d., by post 4d. 0 1 . 4T PATRON-11.R.11 6 PRI/ICCE ALBERT.ISTI-I:MON. S. itt Prill aY ASTRONOMY, I3OLYTE by Dr. BACII6IOFFNER, with appro. 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England... .oance, La Varsoviana. i'iliiapal. c'orata-a-Piston, M. 1 10_. Alt information r e l at i ve t o music to be obta i ned at t h e ‘,449loaltory under the orcheAtra. Doors open at Eight ; corn ,,,________l4ikelf-past. — Admitkion,One Shilling. 11,. liktklerttritelSEMAß, protected by Royal Letter, P atent of England, and secured by the Seats of th e E co l e i ` de Paris, and th e I m perial College of .ledicine, Vienna. k r titti TRIESEIIAIt, No. 1, ~e le , :l i ft "' Relaxation. goermatorrhce . t. and Exhaustion of th ik t th ether arising from excesses, accident, or climate t0i,:,7 Persons who are prevented entering the married state by -- ` c leences of early errors it Is invaluable. kl ly TRIESEMAR, No. 2, eat m the sho r t space o f th ree d a y s , com pl e t e ly a n d en ti re i 3 it % l ea l, r ,all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs Vi elt h ., - L b een thought an antidote for, to the, ruin of the health s of the population. 1 11 k ler4reltt TRIESRMAR, 1 441 C Ontinental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whic;. t r el Y the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in- Aparli % ?Rrliction of the patient's constitution, and which all the keltq % ll l the world cannot remove. yr ton 4 AR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, tth2anSeating qualities. 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Marriage its expectations and Necessities—Development L M tch s—Precipltate. impelled, and retarded aritals— ;L e on - g a raiti e es—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental L P.,attbility and Physical Defectiveness—Advantages of Inter- Chh i e- ;""Theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of Nabi e ` 4 ,l! . Legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all Una Alliances—Law of Divorce, &c., Sec. 3. ° RA-STITT AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. Wh at passions hurt the body—what improve, oP ; Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." ,' n tife's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent klettot i :„ 2 '°ns• Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of reh, "ess and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, —tdiative. Advocacy of early marriages, aze. 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O'„ e r v ts ll WEIARF 13 ;Ca Tra in s o f to from Prg e he if o "1 / 4 .4 ..Z. E .1 1 t 1 E [le re lmt° fO n f *t ° ,o le 7 , 1 t 01;0:4 23 0 ,1)/ 5 , C 1.4 a _ eioe ~~. • • . -- 01: afo o t ----I:Ds 10 0 .310' !mar ) li I rCll ft# 1D 11 ",bli t aa '' isosv. foio i l o io I APoI No. 19,494.] PUBLICATIONS. MISS JEWSBURY'S:NEW NOVEL. Now ready a t all the Libraries, in 3 vols., CONSTANCE HERBERT. By GERALDINE JEWSBURY, Author of ''llfarfan Welters," "Zoe," &c. • Hurst and Illacliett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Mar:borough-street. POST -OFFICE DIRECTORY of the SIX no .s 4 COUNTIE, NOW Realy, price 255. Also may be Cambrif/ge, Norfolk, and :• , ittrolk W rwic'ishire, Worce,dr rshire, Statlo•dthire, and Birmingham 28s Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Iluntingthmshire, Berkshire, Northomptomhire, and Oxfordshire 111.2: Town of shcffield, and the Manufacturing District in the Neighbourhood 7s. Gd. K By and Co., 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court, Clement's-inn , Strand. Nearly ready, cloth I 2m0., price 2s. 6,1., NEW EDITION of the SCOTTISH NEWS PAPER DIRECTORY and GUIDE to ADVERTISER ; ; a Complete Manual of the Newspaper Press, containing the Average Circulation, rolities, Days and Place of Publication, Date of Esta,t lishment, Sm., of every Newspaper in the United Kingdom, and the character. standing, class of readers, usual contents, and other par ticui.trs regardin the Scottish Ncw , paptrs, Magoz ne', and Periodi cals, with an ‘ppendix, containing the Circulation of New,papers, according to the Government Stamp Return tor 1854. Ed;nhurghThomas C. Jack, 92, Princes-street. Glasgow : James It. Macnair, 157, Ingram-street. Just published, price 55., by post, free, ss. Gd., STRICTURE of the URETHRA. : its Rational Treatment and Prompt Cure. By F B. COURTESTAY, Meml , er of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. " We believe Mr. Conrtenay's expelierce Intl a treatment of stric ture durin4 the last twenty years has eque". d, indeed, it has not surpassegl, that of any o: his contemporaries, is, therefore, no matter of suriTise that he should enjoy the reputation of being a most dexterous arid skilful manipu ator wi_h urethral instruments ; and w hen it Is remembe ed that the lamented Liston used to assert that the introduc.ion o "nstruments through a stricture which had previously been imperrnerble to them, was the most difficult in the whole range of surgical operations, frroust be no slight sour.. or gratification on Mr. 'ourtenay's part to have achieved the reputation he has in this res ,ect ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have of his experience, we know of no man to whose care we would with eater c,nildence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the urethra."—Medical Circu,ar. 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But amongst the many instances of preserve !on, Thomas Milner and Son have pleasure in giving publicity to the following gratifying testimonial:— " Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 19, 1854 "Gentlemen,—We have great pleasure in stating that. whilst our offices were comple'ely destroyed and burnt down in the great fire which, on the 6th inst., reduced a great many bugoings in Newcastle upon-Tyne arid Gateshead to ashes, two of your large Ifoldfast' Safes, in our offices, have been the means of preserving our books, hills, and other valuable documents; although these safes were ex posed for about Wile to *en hours to an immense heat, and dug out of the ruins in a red-hot state. On opening them we found our princi pal books and hills in a good state of preservation. Some of the papers were singed and discoloured, but we are happy to say they he used for the main purpose they were intended for. 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Aqui se !labia Espagnol. FIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. ~ st published, price 25., Illustrated with cases; free by post for 3o stamps, VERVOUS DEBILITY; Tts Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper- _ . ,tortheea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more ,cce.ssitil mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative yetem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and stinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of very variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, Keesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical rern4rks, founded n twenty years' eat) Acme in the treatment of Impuissance. ervons Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrlirea, &c. To which ..re added, Commentaries on t 1,3 Php:iology of Marriage, with pre 'autionary hints on tile evils emanating from empirica' practice, ted on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LAWERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the Univer.ity of P.lit ourgh, honorary Member of the Loudon HospittV Medical fiociets licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., Cho esswitlat object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con lacocca resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, :hich have pronueed more misery in Youth, degradation in Man ,ood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any ;::her class of disease known to modern pathologists. Ita perusal is 'artlenlarly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded tie health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is e,,titled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Jcinciples of personal management which cannot be violated without scarring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed ,e heyday of imonsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties nay be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, ct how the evil and its con , equences may be avoided, and above all, t not there is namely any decree of physical infirmity or functional inangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. lee Author has for a series of years been engagei. in an extensive oractice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are Induced to place faith in their pretensions. _ _ NERVOUs' DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. 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PUBLIC PETITIONS.—The 17th report, issued on Tuesday, includes six petitions for legalising marriages with a deceased wife's sister, signed by 300 persons, principally clergymen of the Church of England ; nine petitions for provi.ling Romanist soldiers and sailors with the means of enjoying the benefit of their religion, signed by 2,329 persons ; 52 petitions in favour of the Newspaper, &c., Postage and Stamp Duties Bill, signed by 2,611 persons ; 11 petitions for a repeal of the duties on paper, foreign books, &c., signed by 899 persons ; 124 petitions in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill, signed by 3,394 persons; 35 petitions for prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Lord's-day, signed by 5,977 persons ; and 23 petitions (from public meet ings) for prohibiting their sale altogether ; 16 petitions for an alteration of law of real estate, signed by 837 persons ; and four petitions for a vigorous prosecution of the war, signed by 414 persons. "There is also a petition from the inhabitants of Street, Somersetshire, praying the house to adopt without delay prompt and efficient measures for the speedy retoration of peace, by acceding to moderate terms for an amicable settlement with Rus sia, and also praying for the introduction of arbitration clauses into all future treaties with foreign nations. 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The following circular, numbered 1,180, has been issued by the War-office, and is dated March the 19th:— " Sir,--It having been represented that some regimental officers serving in the Crimea are desirous of the oppor tunity of drawing from the Paymaster only the portion of their pay sufficient to meet their immediate requirements, so as to avoid the risk of having money unnecessarily in their hands, I am directed by the Secretary-at-War to ac quaint you that, with a view to meet the wishes of officers with the army now on service in the Crimea, the regula tion article 127 of the Explanatory Directions is suspended in those cases in which an officer shall notify in writing to the Paymaster his desire to draw only a portion of his pay. The officer, in making such notification, will specify, as nearly its riny be, the proportion he will probably require per month ; and the Paymaster is so to regulate his draughts on the military chest as to prevent the unrequired pay froth being drawn out of the military chest. "The Paymaster will meet the officer's requisitions for money on account of his personal pay accordingly, and will charge in his quarterly statement of pay to be accounted for by the agent (A 2, Form 27 of the Pay List), only the amount actually issued to the officer, annexing to such statement a separate memorandum showing the amount drawnly the officers respectively for the period of such statement and the amount that remains to be subsequently' claimed, and also annexing a duplicate of such memoran dum to the duplicate statement required by Circular No. 1,009, as a voucher for the Pay List. " I am to add that the balance remaining undrawn is to be carried on in the memorandum from quarter to quarter, so as to show, until the final adjustment of the account, the amount of pay that remains due to the officer. " The arrangements in this letter are not applicable to officers who draw their pay from the agent. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, " B. HAWES. "To Officer Commanding the Regiment." There were no movements yesterday in the fleet at Portsmouth, and service was performed afloat as uni versally as it was on shore. The troo_ps wont_ta.uyipel without side arms, no bands attended them, anitalto gether the port and garrison presented a more sombre asppot, fur there was a thick fog, and rate de scended nearly the whole day. The Hon. Augustus Stafford, M.P., arrived at 3 o'clock from London, and visited the Garrison Hospital at Poi ;;seti, over which he was conducted by Major-General Sir Frederick Smith, R.E. There are 46 military invalids now in that estab lishment, all doing well. The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Dew, returned to Spithead yesterday, and joined the fleet, The Resistance and the Walter Mau rice troop-ships sailed from Portsmouth yesterday with detachments of troops—the former for Malta, and the latter for Bermuda. The Court are expected to leave Osborne on Saturday for London. A mail for the army in the Crimea, Greece, and Malta, the hospital rt Scutari, the Black Sea fleet, and ships engaged in the transport service, will be made up to-morrow evening, and be forwarded vice Marseilles. The postage must be paid in advance ; the rate is 3d. the quarter ounce. All letters for wounded or invalids should be specially addressed "The Hospital, Scutari, Constantinople." The line of battle ships Marlborough, 131 guns, building at Portsmouth ; the Conqueror, 100 guns, at Devonport ; the Ed gar , a t Woolwich, and the Heroand the Renown, each 91 gun ships, building at Chatham, are all nearly completed for launching. Advices from Nyberg, dated March 19th, state that the ice had broken up in the Great Belt, and, under the influence of a strong wind, was rapidly disappearing ; ships had arrived at Elsinore ; Kiel harbour was partially open ; the Sound had broken up on the Swedish side ; and at Swinemunde the fairway of the winter harbour was open. A letter dated " Camp before Sebastopol, March 1," says, respecting the Raman Cathelic chaplains : " Tho Rev. Mr. Sheahan is very ill, and I scarcely can say that the Rev. Mr. Butt is any better. The Rev. Mr. Butt has been very severely attacked by typhus, and yes terday I confess, when I saw him for a moment, I almost despaired of his recovery. To-day he seems a trifle less unwell. Major Herbert does everything he can for both these good suffering men. He has just been sending the Rev. Mr. Butt some orangeade, almost the only thing he can take, and I have been helping him to pin some extra blankets round the Rev. Mr. Sheahan's tent to prevent the snow and freezing air from driving into it. Mr. Sheahan's illness seems to have been brought on principally by over exertion and exhaustion. He has a sort of abscess in the throat, which renders him almost speechless, and he ap pears to be extremely weak and suffering. The thousands of poor, thoughtless Catholic soldiers badly want his affee tionato words of reproach and exhortation. Ido not be lieve that Mr. Sheahan is in imminent danger, but I fear you roust doing not count upon his much work for a very considerable time—not such work, at all events, as he has gone through for many months. I trust you may be able to send out four or five priests. They are much wanted. Here, at least, they would be sure of welcome, for every one sympathizes with the suffering and dying soldiers." The following appointments and promotions have taken place : Conitnandt r Arthur Coming, recently serving as com mander of the Confl,ct, has been appointed to one of the floating batteries preparing for service in the Ba!tie. Lieutenants.— William B. Pauli, from the Harier, to the Dragon ; George T. Gordon, to the Harier ; Earnest 41. T. Stubbs, to the Royal George. Chap , ain E. W. Fox, from the Britannia, to the Aga mem non, -.ge—A. T. M. from th_F_.).VFl in Char , eslev, to tuer---- ,he Locust. Masters' Assistants—C. S. C. Watkins, to the Hecate ; F. G. Liddoll, to the Alban ; G. E. Broughton, to the Horatio; E. C. Bryan, to the Medusa; A. R. Brown, to the St:George ; H. G. Garlick, to the Pem broke ; E. R. D. Mayne, to the Magicienne ; W. W. Vine, to the Driver. Clerks—Thomas J. Woodward, to the Hogue ; R. Deveson, to the Colossus ; EdwarJ 0. Hayes, from the Royal George, to the Pembroke ; James Campbell, to the Retribution. Temporary Clerks—Thomas D. Smith, to the Cressy; H. Mews, to the St. Vincent guard-ship. Acting Clerks—John E. Skinner, to the Orion ; E. S. M. Power, to the Neptune ; Ebenezer Waymouth, to the James Watt ; Silus Waymouth, to the Ajax ; B. Mitford, to the Prometheus ; B. B. French, to the Co lossus ; C. G. Nash, to the Impregnable flag-ship. Clerks' Assistants—Frank Pit man, to the St. George ; G. R. Rybott, to the James Wet ; S. B. Applin, to the Vulture ; A. W. Brett, to the Edinburgh ; James L. Croker, to the Royal George ; H. S. Noweil, to the Nile ; F. 'E. Elsworthy, to the Victory ; G. C. Gahan, to the Formidable guard-ship. Second Masters Wm. D. Strong, recently serving in the Simooin ; R. G. Arquimbau, recently serving in the Triton ; D. Hall, recently serving in the Fisgard flag ship ; C. Parkinson, recently serving in the Sansplreil ; E. W. Brooker, recently serving in the Spitfire ; J. 0. Jone', recently serving in the Triton ; J. M. Hockley, re cently serving as Acting-Master of the Fury ; and W. G. Aldrich, recently serving as Acting Master of the Swallow, have been promoted to be Masters. The following promotion has taken place in the Ordnance Medical Department :—Temporary Assistant- Surgeon W. G. N. Manley, to be an Assistant-Surgeon. A battery of Royal Artillery is hourly expected at Hilsea, stabling having been built there many months since for the accommodation of horses. A new gun and carriage shed is in the course of erection at Hilsea for a field battery. A new general military hospital is ordered to be built at Chatham on the vacant piece of ground at the rear of Fort Pitt, and the erection is to be commenced imme diately ; 500 of the sick and wounded in the Casemate Barracks have been removed to Bronipton Barracks. A sum of 1,3111. 13s. has been forwarded from Gee long, Australia, to the Lord Mayor of London, to be handed over to the wives and children of soldiers and sailors serving in the war against Russia. • Ship Hotel. The depot companies, under the oommand of Major Tennant, with Captains Dyott, Willett, Meus ley, and Bridgman, will leave Dover for Lichfield. The first detachment of the Royal South Glocester Militia left Glocester for Portsmouth on Monday morn ing. The College green or Cathedral yard 'presented a scene of great excitement. Nearly the whole city turned out to wish the men " God speed." " Cheer, boys, cheer," were sung, and they marched away in fine mili tary order. In the streets the scene was most exciting. Crowds of persons of all classes, nine-tenths of whom were women,' had turne I out at an unusual hour, and were hurrying towards the station. TOY AL A LTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER. Deputy Adjutant General's Office, Woolwich, March, 1355. The undermentioned non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery having been recommended for medals and gratuities, agreeable to the Ordnance re gulations founded on her Majesty's warrant for the army, dated May 24, 1847, the Lieutenant-General and Board have directed it to be announced in general orders that it is alivays gratifying to them to reward old and meri torious soldiers for good and faithful services, and they have approved of medals being given to each of the indi viduals hereinafter named, to be worn by them during the remainder of their service, and they will receive the gratuity on discharge, in conformity with the regu lations : Staff-Serjeant Wm. Brown, Royal Horse Artillery Staff-Serjeant R. Howard, Royal Horse Artillery Staff-Serjeant G. Carthew, Royal Helios Artillery Serjeant Samuel Collins, lst Battalion Serjeant James Mut!o, Ist Battalion Serjeant James Murphy, 2d Battalion Serjeant James Doig, 2d Battalion *. • Serjean t t James Wells; 2atotawk„...,", Serjettu ..$ Serjeant John Radcliffe. arl Ttattalioe- ' Tuutuns Thompson, 3d Battalion Serjeant John Sweeny, 3d Battalion Serjeant Thomas Lennan, 3d Battalion Serjeant William M'Connell, 4th Battalion Serjeant George Parker, 4th Battalion Serjeant John Baker, sth Battalion Serjeant James Hopkirk, sth Battalion Serjeant Andrew Main, sth Battalion Serjeant James O'Connor, sth Battalion Serjeant Alexander Fraser, 6th Battalion Serjeant Edward O'Flagharty, 6th Battalion Serjeant Alexander Ewing, 7th Battalion Serjeant William Lee, 7th Battalion Serjeant John Graham, 7th Battalion Serjeant Abraham Malster, Bth Battalion Serjeant Charles Organ, Bth Battalion Serjeant Christopher Neary, Bth Battalion Serjeant Thomas Barfett, 11th Battalion Serjeant James Duff, 11th Battalion Serjeant Thomas Seath, 11th Battalion Serjeant James Freud, 12th Battalion Serjeant Alexander Wilson, 12th Battalion Serjeant Charles Higgins, 13th Battalion Serjeant William Cline, invalid Corporal Edward Whiting, 3d Battalion Gunner William Dixon, Royal Horse Artillery Gunner and Driver William Holmes, Ist Battalion Gunner and Driver James Tryatt, Ist Battalion Gunner and Driver James Mather, Ist Battalion Gunner and Driver William Randalls, 2d Battalion Gunner and Driver L. Pedean, 2d Battalion Gunner and Driver Thomas Bradford, 2d Battalion Gunner and Driver William Kemp, 3d Battalion Gunner and Driver James Mather, 3d Battalion Gunner and Driver James Knight, 3d Battalion Gunner and Driver James Al‘Killeruk, 4th Battalion Gunner and Driver Michael Johnston, 4th Battalion Gunner and Driver David Bruce, sth Battalion Gunner and Driver Wm. Bone, sth Battalion Gunner and Driver Patrick Barlow, 6th Battalion Gunner and Driver Patrick Hefferan, 7th Battalion Gunner and Driver James Molloy, 7th Battalion Gunner and Driver John Shagnell, 7th Bat t alion Gunner and Driver Wm. Parker, 9th Battalion Gunner and Driver Alex. Watson, 9th Battalion 7.4unrier and Driver John Lainbert, 10th Battalion Gunner and Driver John Orr, 10th Battalion Gunner and Driver Thomas Hardy, 10th Battalion Gunner and Driver Alexander Ritchie, 11th Battalion Gunner and Driver Wm. Markham, 11th Battalion Gunner and Driver Richard Brockless, 13th Battalion Gunner and Driver Henry White, 13th Battalion Gunner and Driver Dukson Beaton, 13th Battalion Gunnar and Driver Samuel Wilcox, invalid Gunner and Driver David Clarke, invalid Gunner and Driver Henry Walton, invalid Gunner and Driver John G.nninell, invalid Trumpeter Robert Mace Trumpeter David Renton. On Friday last the whole of the Royal Artillery in the garrison, with the exception of them; on duty, assem bled in review order, at eleven o'clock a.m., and were formed into hollow equare on the guard mounting parade, under the command of Col. Andrson, to witness the presentation of the good-conduct moda's to the 21 reci pients at present at Woolwich, out of the 56 awarded. 'Many of the rem-commissioned officers and men to whom medals and gratuities have been awarded aro at present serving in the Crimea, and ' • " ffitte — giitilifie - siviii great sati,faction to them. Major-General E. C. Whin yates, C B , commandant of the garrison, in a neat and appropriate speech, presented each man with his medal. The men on foreign stations will have their medals sent out to them. Ti • interesting ceremony was concluded by the band playing "God save the Queen." I ' security against the very contingency of war ; the di , visionsj of Christians. Such are a few of the national sins for which we should humble ourselves. But na tional humiliation, to be anything better than the pro ' fession of the Pharisee, must be based on personal humi liation—on a deep sense of those sins which mark our characters as individuals. And we must add to these confessions--to this acknowledgment of sin—hearty resolu tions and vows of amendment, to do our utmost to lessen the evil that has happened, and to compass all those great objects which are yet unattained. And here I admit that the most sincere resolutions will meet with difficulties. When benevolent feelings are awakened, they will often find that principles of truth claim to regulate and guide them. The case ofeducation illustrates this. No one has been able to mark out the standing ground between secu lar and denominaticinal education. Sill, whatever may be those difficulties, every man all find plenty of work to do and a sound faith, a h ear t y c h arity, and a strong will mai work wonders, and open a path way th rough all obstacles. In saying such things I am not throwing blame on any persons. If I am to proportion and distribute blame, I confess that we, the clergy, must receive the greater share, and that the burden of past neglect and present duty presses with more fearful responsibility on the bishops of the Church than on any other men in this kingdom ; but, hav ing owned this, I would give a caution against harsh and rough judgments about the Church and its ministers, and I would plead in their behalf that they are but men. But again : let us not attempt to stay to-day at confessions and resolutions, but give proof of their sincerity by offering alms, and consecrating to the building of a House of God at Constantinople some of our abundance. Alms aid good works are, like prayers, very powerful instruments in pros curing blessings in this world and the next ; and the reason of this is, that Christ takes them up into his all-powerful intercession, incenses them with his merits, and prevails with our heavenly Father to accept them. And now, in con clusion, I would hope that, besides any direct blessings which God may grant to us in answer to our prayers and other sacrifices, the moral influence of this day may be good, in steadying, calming, and giving decision to the national mind—i n h e lpi ng t o k ee p it clear of wrath and bitterness, and in fixing it on the one legitimate object—a right and lasting peace: --War mar-thiut wbe,not an unmi xe d ev il. Indeed it has -already been profitable to us in many , ways : our army and navy have given proofs of the noblest devotion to their country's cause ; the self-denial and gentleness, and patience and perseverance of those Christian women who have ministered to the wants of the sick and wounded has set us at home a noble example, and I trust that we shall so learn that lesson, that, whenever God in his mercy restores to us the blessing of peace, we shall find that the storm of war has cleared away many clouds which were darkening our horizon. Let us hope that those hearts which are being practised in expressions of strong yet ten der sympathy, will not, when the present demand upon them ceases, draw in those sympathies from daily exercise —bat that the poor, the ignorant, the publican, and the harlot—the prisoner, the orphan and the widow, and the rich and the feeble, will all experience the fruits both of that unselfish charity which the perils of war have so fos tered and invigorated, and of this humiliation of ourselves before God—this confession of our sins—these resolutions to amend our ways, which have been prompted by our earnest desires for a successful issue of the calamities of the present war, and for the restoration of peace. THE MILITIA: Yesterday morning the City of London Royal Regi ment of Militia were paraded and inspected by Colonel Wilson in the Artillery-ground, Finsbury, after which the men attended divine service in St. Paul's District Church, Bunhill-row, and those who profess the Roman Catholic religion were marched to Moorfields Chapel. It was expected that this regiment would have proceeded to Deptford last Tuesday, when the men's billets expired, the order for the change of quarters however, was coun termanded, and billets for another month issued. It is stated that the corps will proceed to Canterbury in the first instance. Yesterday the Tower Hamlets Light Infantry Regi ment of Militia assembled at the head-quarters, Bethnal green, and, having been inspected by the commanding officer, the officers and men marched to the parish church to attend divine service ; the Roman Catholics belonging to the oorps and the Dissenters being marched to their respective places of worship. It is expected that this regiment will proceed to Woolwich early in the en suing week for permanent garrison duty. The East Kent Militia, stationed at Woolwich, was inspected on Monday in the East-square by Assistant Adjutant-General Pipon, from the Horse Guards, prepa ratory to its embarkation for service at Malta. At the inspection the Adjutant-General had the regiment formed into square, when ho addressed it, complimenting its commanding officer upon the soldierlike appearance of the men, and their orderly and peaceable conduct in quarters, which, ho said, re fl ec t e d great cre di t upon a ll . He added that it would be a source of much pleasure to be able to report to the Commander-in-Chief their high state of efficiency. It is expected that the corps will embark next week at Deptford or Woolwich, and will be replaced by the Tower Hamlets Militia, from London. The Royal Montgomery Mc Regiment of Militia, which has been embodied since last December, is sta tioned at its head-quarters, Welslipool. It is at its full complement, and is equipped with rifles, tunics, and greatcoats. The Ist Queen's Own Regiment of Staffordshire Militia, having been ten months in Dover garrison, will to-day embark from Portsmouth, for service in the Mediter ranean, in the Hansa steam-ship, of 2,500 tons. Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Major Nye, Captains Chambers, the Hon. C. Wrottesley, S. Lane, Rycroft, C. Lane, and Eaton, with 12 subaltern officers, Captain and Ad jutant Hillman, and Captain and Paymaster Mills, with 650 rank and file, go out. The Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Lord Hatherton) arrived at Dover on Sunday, PM entertolued M full dress men, M the HER MAJESTY'S CHAPEL OF THE SAVOY. The following are portions of the sermon delivered yes terday at the above chapel by the Rev. John Forster, M.A., from Deut. xxxi., 17, " Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be de voured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us ? " : In times of public peril or perplexity, men are always more prone to cast blame upon their rulers than upon themselves. Errors are, indeed, inseparable from all human agency ; but although, in the conduct of a great war, undoubted errors of judgment may have been committed by " the powers that be" among ourselves, objectors are slow to admit that the positive transgressions of the whole nation may also have long been crying aloud for vengeance, and that the errors of its elected rulers are often the instru ments employed for working out the chastisements of God. It is He, as the Prophet tells us, " who turneth wi se men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish." Some who refuse to acknowledge this are yet obliged to confess, when they reflect on all the circumstances of our recent perplexities, that there is something in them not to be ac counted for according to any ordinary course of human affairs ; but they talk of a certain strange fatality (as they term it) which has seemed to wait on some of our best concerted plans. For us, my Christian hearers (who are here to-day to make a very different acknowledgment), let our confession simply be, that the hand of God is upon us ; that as a nation we needed humbling, and accordingly have been humbled in the way which Divine wisdom has seen most fitting. It is with the fact of national disaster that we, as Christian worshippers, are chiefly concerned, not with considerations whether or not it might have been prevented; Imit yet we can scarcely fail to perceive that the hand of man has been paralysed by events such as the wisest could not have anticipated. It is true that Eng land has not to mourn over defeat; on the contrary, glo rious and repeated victories have crowned her arms ; but au unseen hand has hitherto counteracted the effect of those successes, and positive calamity has ensued—pes tilence and famine, snow and vapour, wind and storm, havo fulfilled his word. Surely none could remain in any doxbt where to look for the first great cause of the re sults Which have been witnessed, if they would only study the comae of God's declared dealings with man from the earliest times. Of the events re..:orded in sacred story, some have been pointed to which bear certain features of resomblancs to those which we have had to deplore. King Pharaoh and the Egyptians refused (as so many, prac tically, now refuse) to acknowledge that "the Lord God Omnipotent raigneth." After a succession of judgments we see lirtilAtetiro--'MAiiiill , 1 and when at length their hosts went forth to the hattlo— I to the yet more fearful destruction which awaited them at tho fled Sea—that very remarkable incident oc mrs (one so suggestive of the difficulties of transport experienced by our own countrymen in the East) where the Lord troubled the host of the Egyptians, and their chariot wheels became so obstructed in their course that they drave them heavily. And notwithstanding the mercies which attended the chosen people on that occasion, their subsequent sufferings were evidently chastenings for their sins. "These thinn.s," St. Paul admonishes us, "are our examp l es. " Doubtl e ss, we consider ourselves as now enrolled in the ranks of God's people; but the Apostle would not have us ignorant, that although (as in the memorable incident which commenced the present war) the whole host of Israel had " passed through the sea" in safety to the wished-for shore, while the perils of the waters were added to those from a watchful enemy eager to overwhelm them, yet, afterwards, God was not well pleased with his people, and many of their host were overthrown in the wilderness. Again, in later times, when the Almighty would punish their inv. - miter ce and disobedience, he says to them, by the mouth of the Prophet Hosea, "I have sent among you a pestilence after the manner of Egypt; your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses, and I have made the smell of your camps to come up into your nostrils." And if a great and exceeding bitter cry of anguish and alarm has now extended itself over our land, is there not (as there ever has been in the like cases) a cause? Are not our own sins the cause ? Nearly a twelvemonth has ,gono by since our last solemn day of national humilia tion for this war ; but aro there many more of us than there were then careful to put the questions hems to our selves, What evil have I done? how far have my indi vidual trangressions contributed to swell the heavy account of national delinquency, and so to draw down chastise ments upon my country ? Certainly none can reply that they have done no sin ; and although it may be difficult, under some circumstances of public perplexity, to solve the question, What shall we do ? yet the question, What shall I do ? is one not at all difficult of practioal reply ; for each individual may, with the help of Divine grace, at least amend one. Unless we forthwith resolve on such self-reformation, this solemn act of professed humiliation to-day is a fresh mockery, which only aggravates our sin ; and we may rest assured that, until the Almighty Dis poser has effected his own purposes by our amendment, no human efforts can ever avail in bringing the war which so heavily afflicts us to a close. To Him, therefore, who can overrule evil for good, and out of darkness bring forth light, we aro to look up in repentance and faith. Every thing will still bo against us, unless the God of Hosts be propitiated and go forth on our side. With that defence, what may we not hope for, and speedily ? "He will re move from us the northern army ; and, turning him back by the way by which he came, will drive him into a land barren and desolate : even the lofty city, He layeth it low ; the fortress of the high fort of their walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust." From the Ist of January to the 18th November, 1854, the list of insolvent firms from Melbourne, Australia, was 165 in number. The total amount of their habil'. ties, according to their filed schedules, was 786,338/. 17s. 101 About 20 per cent. must be added to that sum on account of foreign claims. In addition to the above list of insolvent firms, estates owing about 400,0001. were put under trust in Melbourne during the above-named period. THE CATASTROPHE AT BRISTOL—BRISTOL, March 21. —The particulars of the startling intelligence that the great iron-bridge leading from Bath-parade to the Lon don-road had been carried away by a steam-boat, and that a number of persons who were crossing at the time, as well as some carts and horses, had been precipitated into the river, and some of them drowned, were given in The Sue of yesterday. We may add that up to 5 o'clock this afternoon only two bodies had been recovered. It being Fast-day, and consequently a general holiday, the site of the catastrophe was this afternoon visited by some thousands of persons. IMPORTS OF LINSEED, Sz,c.—A return obtained by Mr. Collier, M.P., shows that during the year 1854 there were imported into the United Kingdom from Russian ports within the Blaek Si a 321,927 quarters of linseed and flax seed, 485,797 qrs. of wheat, 148 qrs. of rye, 53,403 qrs. of maize or Indian corn, 1,777 cwt. of flour and !Neal, 65 cwt. of undressed hemp, and 32,208 cwt. of tallow. There were also imported from WAlachia and Moldavia 1,789 qrs. of linseed and flax seed, 119,504 qrs. of wheat, 27,586 qrs. of maize, two cwt. of wheatmeal and flour, and 258 cwt. of tallow. The number of vessels wholly or partially laden V, ith the afore aid articles of produce entered inward at V.e various ports of the United Kingdom from the Black Sea or the Sea of Azoff in the year 1854 amounted as follows, viz.:—London, 124 ; Belfast, 12 ; Boston, 1 • Bridgewater, 7 ; Bristol, 21 ; Cardiff, 4 ; Chepstow, 2 Cork, 77 ; Dover, 2 ; Drogheda, 1 ; Dublin, 23 ; Fal mouth, 1 ; Gainsborough, 2 ; Galway, 5 ' • Glasgow, 2 Gloucester 62 ; Goole, 2 ; Greenock, 2 ; Grimsby, 12 Hull, 80 ; Ipswich, 10 ; Leith, 4 ; Limerick, 29 ; Liver Liver pool, 29 ; Londonderry, 2 ; Lowestoft, 5 ; Lynn, 4 Newcastle, 2 ; Newry, 2 ; Plymouth, 1 ; Poole, 1 Portsmouth, 3 ; Ross, 9 ; Skibbereen, 2 ; Southampton, 11 ; Swansea, 1 ; Tralee, 6 ; Waterford, 25 ; Wells, i ; :N7fp#9l' o s, 2 ; and Yarawutb, 13, THE NATIONAL _HUMILIATION. Yesterday being set aside for prayer and humiliation to the Divine Majesty, and imploring his blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to her Majesty and her dominions, it was observed in Lou. don with much respect. All the Government establish ments,were closed, R oy Royal dthe Exchange,entire eLbluoys business s d o o f ck t a h , banks, &o., e with very few exceptions, was suspended. All the lead ing railways out of London limit id their trains to those metropolis, running on Sui,days. At half-past eleven the Lord Chancellor, attired in his robes, preceded by the officers of the House of Lords, the mace, and seal, went from the House of Lords to Westmix ter Abbey. His lordship was accompanied by a number of peers. Amongst them were the Earl Granville, Earl Grey, Lord Redesdale, Earl Walde grave, Marquis of Anglesey, an d severa l of the bishops in full canonica's. The Bishop of Salisbury preached the sermon, taking his text from the 18th chapter of St. Luke, 13th versa—" God be merciful to me a sinner." At twelve o'clock the members of the House of Corn mons proceeded on Foot to St. Margaret's Church. The Speaker, who was robed, was attended by a large circle of members. Amongst them we observed Lord Pal merst in, Sir George Grey, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Vernon Smith, Sir B. Hall, Sir J. W. Hogg, Lord A. Paget, Mr. T. Hankey, Lord Ebrington, ke. A most eloquent discourse was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Melvill. Both the Abbey and church were inconveniently crowded, and a large comourseassembled in Parliament-street to view the procession from the two houses. In the afternoon the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Cor poration attended divine service at St. Paul's Cathe dral, the sermon being preached by the Bishop of London. Collections were made at most of the churches, which were all thronged. The following reports give a fair idea of the various sermons which were preached upon this solemn oc- casion : WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of divine service every part of the Abbey was densely Bishop s pw ' e ofr a e sd t h ot g. e rA L a vs o ao r p d , h to : n u e, c ß e ß l i l so o hd r oo , E doa a f Earl e, SL David's Lord crowded. Amongst the members of th e Upper H ouse pre . p The sermon was preached by the Lord Blailsß'ehOrEp.knaceorr.fls'GSartlehiyse: Salis bury, from Luke xviii., part of verse 13, " God be merci ful to me a sinner." The subjoined is the principal portion of the right rev. prelate's discourse : The judgment that the war is a just and necessary one is very unanimous, and, on the whole, correct ; and I put this remark on the very front of this discourse, because a different judgment would introduce into the subject of humiliation on this day other elements than those which now belong to it. One effect of such a judgm en t s h oul d b e to increase, quicken, and confirm our endeavours to obtain success, and secure the restoration of pea ce. W hatever skill and genius, and prudence and forethought, and manly energy can do, should be done; but perhaps my office to day is not so much to deal with these secondary causes as to bring you to that point in the chain of causation when we come into the presence of the ordaining will of God, and to remind you that the most powerful instruments we can use when in that presence are prayer and fasting, and resolutions of amendment of life and almsgiving. Now, there are various metaphysical difficulties about prayer ; but the promises about it in Scripture, the ex am pl es o f oieegleca enjoyedvenod b oubt that p ra y er is y God's c hild ren o f successful prayer, and the doctrine of our Lord' s inter cession, interceding and for the h l t 3rv r i s l , a means of obtaining blessings of pardon and grace, and all other gifts of God ; and the Church has ever mani fested in its life its firm conviction that this is so. But, besides this testimony of God in his word, and in the prac tice of His Church, you may catechise God's people on this subject, whatever be their condition —be they martyrs, or rich men and yet poor in spirit, or the most destitute in oar alleys and byways, and they will tell you what has been in their case the happy is s ue of reaching forth their hands in prayer towards the m erc y - seat of their God. But as this means of grace may be u sed well or ill—in the spirit : that we p resen t ourse l ves of the publican or in the spirit o f the Pharisee—we must take care o cr d i e o h t o h i e v sWaOmegarbengage and in it haracter in w hi c h we h ave commonly appeared before Ilis all-seeing eye. We should confess the plague-spots which mark our present condition as a nation, and which are, for example, such as these : the great want of provision of the ordinances of our holy religion for our increasing population , and the scanty main tenance given in new endowments for those who minister God's word and sacraments ; the neglect of education, and of reforming criminals, and of reclaiming Magdalenes ; the imperfect condition of our hospitals, as places where not only bodily but spiritual diseases may be healed ; the wide spread indulgence in the lusts of the flest ; the unbridled licence of the tongue for which wo are remarkable ; our boastful and contemptuous temper ; our love of money, 4 and all its attendant Inas; cur put couislougi in our I PRICE SD. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MARCa 20. BRITISH MUSEUM, Motion made, and question proposed, " That, in the opi nion of this House, it would promote the moral and in tellectual improvement of the working classes of this metropolis if the collections of natural history and of art in the British Museum and the National Gallery were open to the public inspection after morning service on Sundays." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " House" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " the National Gallery and the British Museum should remain closed on Sundays as heretofore, and that they should be opened every day in the week except Sundays • hut, at all events, they should be o p en on S iturdays and Mondays, those days being most con venient for the working classes," instead thereof. Ques tion put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The House divided—Ayes 48, Noes 235. AYES-48. Ball, J. Ore\ 'fle, Col. F. Otway, A. Beaumont, W. Grosvenor, Earl Pollard-Urquhart, W. Bowver, G. Palmer, Sir J. Itamsden, Sir J. Bright., J. Ilcywood, J. Ricardo, S. 3ulkeley - , Sir R. Bey wor th, L. Russell, I'. W. Craufurd, E. H.J. Iliggim, G. 0. Sadlelr, John Crook, J. Keating, R. Scholefield, W. Da Vere, S. Kennedy, T. Scilly, F. Dillwyn, L. Locke, J. Shelley, Sir J. Ebrington, Viscount Lowe, R. Stanley, Lord Fagan, W. 31`Cann, J. Strtitt, E. Fitz Gerald, Sir J. 3faeMahon, P. Thornely, T. Fox, W. Maguire, J. Wilkinson, W. Gardner, It. 3farshall, W. IV,yvill, 3f. Gibson, T 3furrough, J. TELLEIS. Green, Capt John Norreys, Sir D. Walmsley, Sir J. Grenfell, Chas. O'Brien, P. Biggs, W. NOES-235. Adderley, C. 'Miner, Sir E. Monck, Viscount Anderson, Sir J. , Floyer, J. Mon cretff, J. • Arbuthnott, Ctn. Follett, B. Montgomery Sir G. A rehdall, M. Forster, C. Moody, C. ' Bagge, W. Franklyn, G. Morgan, O. Bailey, Sir J. Freshileld, J. Morris, D. Bailey, C. Frewen, C. Mostyn, T. Baines, Rt. Hon. M. Faller, A Mowbray, J. Bill,'E. Galwey, Sir W. Mulgrave, Earl of Ranitc., act Hon G. Gladstone, W. 3lundy, W. Baring, Sir F. Glyn, G. Naas, Lord Baring, T. Goddard, A. Newark, Viscount Baring, 11. Gooch, Sir E. Newdegate, C. Barrow, W. Goodman, Sir G. North, Col. J. Bass, T. Gore, W. Northcote, Sir S. Baxter, W. Geulburn, H. Oliveira, B. Bentinck, G. Graham, Sir J. Osborne, It. Beresford, Rt. Iln. W. Graham, Lord W. Ossulston, Lard Bignold, Sir S. Greenall, G. Packe, C. Blandford, Marquis of Greene, Thomas Palmer, Roundell Boldero, Col. 11. G. Grey, Sir G. Palmerston, Vint. Bouverle, Hon. E. P. Grey, R. Parker, R. Bramley-Moore, J. Grogan, Edward Peel, Sit R. Bramston, T. W. Guernsey, Lord Pellatt, A. Brand, H. B. W. Guinness, R. Percy, J. Brocklehurst J. Gurney, I. Philipps, J. Brockman, E.D. Bale, R. Pigott, F. Brown, li. Halford, Sir 11. Portal, 3f. Bruce, C. Hanbury,Capt.Hon. C. Pritchard, J. Buck, L. W. Haste, Alex. Pugh, D. Buck, G. Haste, Archd. Ricardo, 0. Buckley, Gen. Hayes, Sir E. Robartes, T. Butt, U. Headlam, T. Robertson, P. Cairns, li. neathcote, G. Bolt, P. Cardwell, E. Henley, J. Scobcll, Capt. G. Cayley, E. Herbert, Sir T. Scott, F. Challis, T. llervey, Lord A. Seymour, Lord Chambers, T. Hilyard, R. C. Smijth, Sir W. Chaplin, W. Holford, R. Smith, R. Cheetham, J. Borstal', T. B. Smith, W. Chelsea, Viscount Horsman, E. Smith, Abel Child, Smith llotham, Lord Smith, J. G. Cholmondeley, Lord Howard, C. Smollett, A. Christopher, Itobt. A. lludson, G. Spooner, It. Christie, Samuel Ingham, R. Stafford, A. Clifford, Col. H. M. Irton, S. Stuart, IV. Clinton, Lord C. P.P. Jackson, W. Sutton, J. Cole, H. A Johnstone, J. Thesiger, Sir F. Colville, C. It. Jolliffe, Sir W. Thompson, G. Corry, H. T. L. Jones, I). Tullemache, J. Cowan, C. Kendall, N. Tomline, G. Cowper, W. F. Keogh, W. Trollope, Sir J. Crossley, F. Kershaw, J. Tyler, Sir G. Davies, J. L. Kinnaird, A. Vance, J. Deedes,ff. Knatchbull, W. Verner, Sir W. Deringir E. Knox, Col. B. W. Vyvyan, Sir R. Disraeli, B. Knox, W. S. Vyse, Col. Drummond, 11. Labouchere,ltt.llon.ll Walcott, Admiral Duff, G. Lacon, Sir E. Walpole, S. Duncan, Viscount Laffan, Capt. R. Warner, E. Duncan, G. Langton, W. West, F. Duncombe, Hon. A. Lemon, Sir C. Whatman, J. Duncombe, 0. Lennox, Sir C. Whitbread, B. Duncombe, Ilon.lV. Lennox, Lord A. F. Whitmore, H. Dungai van, Viscount Lewis, Sir G. C. Wickham, H. W. Dunlop, A. Liddell, li. T. Wigram, Loftus T. Dunne, Col. Lockhart, W. Willoughby, Sir H. Du Pre, C. Lovaine, Lord Wilson, J. Egerton, Sir F. Lytton, Sir G. Winnington, Sir T. Egerton, E. C. Macartney, G. Wood, Sir C. Ellice, E. Macgregor, .Tas. Woodd, B. • Elliot, J. Macgregor, John Wortley, J. S. Emlyn, Vis. Maddock, Sir T. H. Wyndham, Gen. Evelyn, W. Malins, R. Wynn, Lieut.-Col. Farnham, E. Manners, Lord G. Wynn, Sir W. Farrcr, J. Martin, J. Yorke, E Fellowes, E. Matheson, Sir J. Fenwick, 11. Moia, Sir 11. Ferguson, Sir R. Milligan, R. Ferguson, J. Mills, 'l'. Horsfall, T. Michell, 1)r. W. TELLERS Ilayter, W. B 2rkele y, G. PAIRS. FOR. Mr. Hutchins Mr. P..Scrope Mr. Roebuc k Mr. D. O'Connell- Lord Shelbtru Mr. Bellew Mr. Cubitt AGAINST. Mr. Gwyn Mr. Train Mr. C. A. Hamilton Mr. IL Berkeley Colonel Forester Colonel Harcourt Mr. Masternian THE .NIGIIT ATTACK ON A RVSSIAN REDOUBT. The ITrster lrarlinerreerrtii-rec-1 _ minder-in-Chief of the army in the Crimea the fol lowing despatch, dated Feb. 27 Monsieur le Mat echal,—l have the honour to address you some details respecting the coup de maim executed on the night of the 231 and early morn of the 24th of Feb., in front of our right aAack. The dispositions which had been taken were as fol lows :—A. detachment of engineers and one of artillery, two battalions of the 2d Zouaves (Colonel Clcr), and one battalion of the 4th Regiment of Marines (Commander Mermier), having at their head the General of Brigade Monet, were to invade the work thrown up by the Rus sians in front of the right of our lines. Two battalions of the 6th and 10th Regiments of the line (Lieutenant- Colonel Dubos) formed the reserve. The whole was commanded by the General of Division Mayran, and, lastly, the operation was superintended and directed by the General of Division Bosquet, who commands the Second Corps, The Rus=ians had placed several ambuscades in front of their work, which, amidst the darkness of the night, presented obstacles, the position and strength of which it was difficult to ascertain. . The troops charged with the attack advanced towards the object vigorously, driving the enemy back, and white the battalions marching on the left and in the centre overcame these obstacles, the Zouaves, led on by Colonel Cler, and having at their head General do Monet, wounded already four times, penetrated into the work, under a very heavy fire of musketry, and threw themselves on the Russian infantry collected there. This infantry gave way after a short but violent struggle, in which a brilliant part was taken by the detachment of engineers under the command of Captain Valesque, and by that of the artillery under the command of Lieutenant Delafosse. The Zouaves displayed here the most remarkable intrepidity. The enemy sustained numerous losses. The object we had proposed to ourselves was attained ; we could not think of establishing ourselves on a spot exposed on every side to the Russian artillery ; but we had showed theta once more our superiority in action. The return to our own lines was effected without being disturbed by the astonished enemy, although in number he was greatly superior to us. The reserve, which had left the trenches to protect the retreat in case of need, met no one. Our losses have been sensible, though not in propor tion to the extent and dangers of this nocturnal combat, during which our soldiers, until their return to the trenches, were exposed to the fire of the artillery of the place. Our troops have been admirable as at all times, and I cannot address to them greater oulogiums. CAI/ROB/OT. (From the Invalide Busse, of March, 12.) In order to complete the report from the Crimea rela tive to the attack on the Solenghinsk redoubt by the enemy in the night between the 23d and 24th of February, we give the following details of this affair from a report of Aide-de-Camp General Baron Osten-Sacken under date of February 15, No. 26, and addressed to the late Com mander-in-Chief of the land and naval forces in the Crimea. In the evening of the 23d, the troops selected for finish ing the construction of the redoubt commenced on the preceding night, were disposed as follows : The Selenghinek regiment of infantry in the redoubt, the 4th battalion at the works, the 2d and 3d in the in terior of the entrenchment, and the Ist in the trench. The battalions of the Volhynian regiment of infantry were advanced in order to cover the works, namely, the 4th in columns of companies beyond the lodgments effected in front of the redoubt, the Ist and 2d on the right of the redoubt, and the 3d on the left, in attacking columns. A t two o'clock in the morning, after the moan, which had been shining brilliantly, had gone down, the dis• mounted Cossacks of 'the battalion No. 8 of the Black Sea, who occupied the ambuscades in front of our lodg ments, gave information that the columns of the enemy were forming in front of the trenches. At the same in stant, the chain formed by the 10th and 11th companies of musketeers in the Volhynian Regiment opened a very steady fire, and Major-General Khroistcbeff, who commanded the two regiment moved forward the Ist and 2d battalions of the Volhynian Regiment, who were under arms on the right of the redoubt. but having perceived that the enemy, who had pene trated through the gap between the 2d and 3d batta lions, was already attacking the redoubt, he ordered the two first battalions to wheel to the left, and fell on the flank and rear of the enemy's columns, whilst a hand-to hand combat had already ensued in the trench. The enemy was instantly overthrown, the trench being filled with his dead. At the same time, the 3d battalion and the 12th com. pany of musketeers of the Volhynian Regiment, who were on the left flank, repulsed the attack of another column, which had advanced further to the left of the redoubt. Major-General Khroustcheff, taking advantage of the 131012011 ts bad tho charge beat. The bray. Volltraloas, . under his personal command, moved rapidly forwards, Tbayonetting the Zouaves and Marines who endeavoured to repel their onset. The struggle lasted long, but the Russian bayonet triumphed over th e fi rmness of the I enemy, who fled in disorder to his trenches. 4 In the meantime, Colonel Sebaschinsky, with the Ist battalion of the Selenghinsk Regiment entrusted to his command, issued from behind the right face of the re doubt, and rapidly advanced to help his companions in arms. The 4th company of Grenadiers, the 10th com pany and a platoon of the 11th company of musketeers from the Volhynian Regiment joined him, under the command of Colonel Svistchevsky. These troops dashed; with beat of drum, along the Sappers' way ; and while seeking, in the dark, the Volhynians, who were engaged with the enemy, they fell in with a French column, that was marching in haste to succour the Zouaves, and overthrew it into the ravine, under the fire of our batteries and steamers. Twice the enemy endeavoured to return to the attack, but was driven back each time with loss to his trencher. At last , after an hour's fighting with the bayonet, during which time the _Russian drummers had not ceased beat ing the charge, the enemy was compelled to retire finally, leaving in our hands more than a hundred dead, eight of whom were officers ; our troor, moreover, took twenty four prisoners, five of them officers. The enemy has lost in all no less than 600 men, as during his retreat he was exposed to the heavy fire of the neighbouring b as ti ons , and the steamers Vladimir, Chersonesus, and Grome nossets, lying in the roadstead. On our side we had 65 killed, 5 subaltern officers, and 236 private wounded. THE POLICY OF THE ENfPEROR ALEXANDER. The following information comes in a letter from St. Petersburg, dated the 9th : "The acts of the Government, and especially the official words of the new Emperor, tend to show more and more clearly the line of conduct which he purposes to follow. All these speeches, addressed at the pre sent moment to the representatives of the different bodies and administrations of the State, may be con densed in these two words, maintiendrai,' or in other words, ' I am firmly resolved to march in the way traced out by my father.' The evening before he ad• dressed the Diplomatic Corps, the Czar appeared at the Council of State. There, for more than half an hour, he spoke on the present situation of affairs with an eloquence and precision of language which struck every one present. His warlike address to the officers of the Guard, who assembled to take the oaths of alle giance to him, was also much remarked ; and the depu tation of the nobility having presented themselves, in order to render an account to his Majesty of the election of the Chiefs of the Militia, were harangued in their turn with much warmth. This discourse terminated thus I solemnly declare that I will not give up a single inch of Russian territory to our enemies. I will take good care to prevent their penetrating further on the soil of our country—and never, never—may my hand wither Bret t —will I affix my signature to a treaty which shall bring the slightest dishonour on the national honour.' These words were spoken with a tone and energy of vehemence which excited among all present the most rapturous applause. "In order to explain this enthusiasm, I must mention to you that in the saloons of the capital, and particu larly at Moscow, the centre of the old Russian party, the late Emperor was frequently reproached with having made too many concessions. You may judge by that fact if it be possible for his successor to grant any of the kind expected from him by the Western Powers. Amid the general movement of the public mind which carries them on more and more to a war d routrance—to a war which is declared to be holy throughout the whole empire, I must not conceal from you that a good deal of discontent begins to show itself. Whether right or w rong—and this fact time alone can show to be just— the Slavonic party accuses the new Sovereign of show ing tendencies by far too Germanic. The old Musco• vites murmur at what they terra the German invasion in the most important public offices of the State. They complain that the men who have the nearest access to the person of the Czar are of German extraction. For example, they see in the rank of his most intimate counsellors the two Counts Alderberg, father and son ; two other aides-de-camp, Pa'koul and Her der, who enjoy especial favour, derive their origin from the Baltic provinces ; the recall of Prince Menschikoff,and the nomination of General 0 sten•Sacken, Luders, Berg, and Rudiger are not of a kind to re assure the Russians of the old stock on the Germanic tendencies with which they reproach the Rrnperor Alex ander IL; and, finally, the personages sent to the dif ferent Courts to notify his accession to the Crown are all of Teutonic origin, ae, for instance, Generals Lieven, Grunewald, Budberg, ard the son of Count Nesselrode. This predilection for the German party excites, I repeat, serious complaints. It is generally supposed in Europe that the Autocrat is absolute master in his empire, but this is a great error. The Czar is much more subservient than people think to the exigencies of his nobility, and he is obliged to allow them a large share in his govern ment. The great difficulty for him is to know how to distribute his favours so as to avoid giving dissatisfac tion either to the Slavonic party or the German party, between whom the struggle has never for a moment ceased since the time of Peter the Great. At the com mencement of each reign ( ash of these r;val l arties make desperate efforts to raise its influence above the other, and they wage a mortal - %Vrir, The Rus.sirats were in high favour under Canerine IL, but were ousted by the Germans under Alexander 1., so mu _,h e ) that General Yermoloff is related t> have :aid one day to that Sove reign, when asked to demand some favour, ' Make me a German.' The Emperor Nicholas showed much ability in holding the balance, so as not to 'ncline to one party or the other, and he kept both down with an iron hand. . . Will his successor succeed in doing the same? That is the question. It wilt be resolved before lour but in the and duration - of the present conflict:" THE EMPEROR ALPXANDER AND THE DON COSSACKS. The Emperor has addressed the following rescript to the Cossack troops of the Don : "To our well-beloved and faithful army of Cossacks of the Don. The cruel loss which has just fallen on Russia in such an unlooked-for manner will be painfully felt by the grateful hearts of the Cossacks of the Don. In his constant kindness to them, my well-beloved father had granted them an organic regulation which completely secured their welfare. Only a short time ago the Em peror Nicholas I. &el:re' that he loved his valiant p p e r a oo re f d o b f e f t o h r e e s e t h e s e n r a t i n or k e s n o t f s, h h i s i s fa l i l t i h tes t t children of th e D on an d that he was prou d o f t h em. I n the n in tl y u a n p i -- form of a Cossack of the D on. W ishing to manifest to y arl i n r y e these troops our gratitude for their faithful and glorious services, we make them a present of the uniform which was worn by the Emperor. Let it be preserved among the insignia of the army of the Cossacks of the Don, and remain in its treasury as a sacred relic and an impe rishable souvenir for generations to come. " ALIIINDER." His Majesty has likewise aclaresied the following to General Klionioutoff, lietman locum, totems of the Cossacks of the Don : "General—By an order of the day I have named my well-beloved son, the Cesarevitch, Nicholas Alexandro vitch, Hetman of all the Cmsack troops, and Chief of the Regiment of the Hetmau of the Don, which takes the name of Cossacks of the Corps of the Hetman the Cesare vitch, Hereditary Grand Duke. May my brave Cossacks of the Don see in this nominationhow dear they are to my heart. I love them, as my father of imperishable memory did, and they will be equally beloved by my son. Per sonally, it will be always pleasing to me to reckoa myself in the ranks of the regiment of Cossacks of the Corps of his Imperial Highness the Hetman, a regiment with which I had identified myself. I remain invari ably affectionate towards the brave troops of the Don. " ALEXANDER." The Emperor of Russia has also addressed the following rescript to General Count Z6krewsky, military governor of Moscow : " Count, in the profound affliction with which my heart is torn by the death of my august father of glori ous memory, I have charged my aide-de-camp, General Lansknoi, to band to you the manifesto by which I an nounce to Russia the incalculable loss which has just fallen on us. Our original Capital, which was my birth place, will unite its tears and its prayers to mine. Con vinced of the unchangeable devotedness of all the inhabi tants of Moscow for my Imperial house, I beg you to express to all of them my sincere friendship. " ALEXANDER." A. letter from Vienna states that the widow of Don Carlos, who is residing at Trieste, has requested th e Spanish Government to allow the body of her husband Madrid. . —This small to be removed to Spain, and deposited in th e fau l ts o f the Royal family. The letter adds th a t it i s the i nten . tion of the Princess after a tim e t o return to Spain and family at or AI;OGRAPHS visit the Lew s eR A eTa l COLLECTION collection of autog ra ph s, which was brought to the hammer by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, of Piccadilly, on Monday and Tuesday last, contained some examples of more than usual interest. The following brief list will show the measure of appreciation awarded to such matters in these times of depression. Lot 4, a letter of Joseph Addison, 21, Bs. ; lot 21, a letter of Lord Bacon, enlarging on the happiness of having a good wife, 151. ; lot 42, a lett,o- of James Boswell, 3/. ; lot GO, a letter of Robert Burns, 4/. 15s. ; lot 65, a letter of the Reformer, John Calvin, Dl. 9s. ; lot 78, a letter of the great Lord Chatham, enclosing verses, aidresied to David Garrick, 13/. 103. ; lot 139, a letter of Fraderic Prince of Wa!es and the Princess Augusta, on one sheet, 51. 15s. ; lot 147, a lett er o f David Garrick, 4/. 4s. ; lots 154 and 155, two letters of Oliver Goldsmith, 151. 125.; lot 272 and 273 , two l e tters of Mary, Queen of William 111., 71. 18 s. ; lot 327, a short letter of Sir Isaac Newtoe, as Master of the Mint, declining to recommend to mercy a convicted counterfeiter of the coin, then under sentence of death, 4/. ; lots 404 to 403, three letters of Sir Richard Steele, St. ls. ; lot 444, a letter of George "Washington, Si. ; lot 460, a letter of John Wesley, 31. 3s. ; lot 473, a letter of Sir Christopher Wren, 3/. ; lot 490, the draught letter book of S . Pepys, con nected with the affairs of Christ's Hospital, 51. 17s. 6d. There were several letters of Nelson in the collection, in one of which he speaks of his arm as being "in a fair way of healing." These letters sold for about 4/. each. It was remarked that all the principal lots sold for more than they had produced in previous auctions. Surely hue is comfort for "collectors." $4 LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART.— efi k o l c, t niLlC MEETING of the friends and admi rers o f th e 's of the late LORD DUDLEY STUART w i ll be h Id at fat,2 °olB , Xing-street, tit. James' s , on FRIDAY NEXT , th e Two -e'clook precisely, with the v i ew o f open i ng a S u b. tily,,,° , r a Publi c T es ti mon i a l i n commemorat i on f his persever .Lerre:eY of the rights of the Poll.h nation, and of his incessant to,„ellt labours in succouring the afflicted and oppressed of ::::L Hon . , !y and condition. ‘"get the EARL of SHAFTESBURY in the chair. hkt • Il k , -DEPARTMENT, NORTH LONDON ,Ikk;III,I,ItAVAY.-1-lighbury and Kingsland Depots.—Hetton's Oft, he best House Coals in the w o r ld, are b roug ht t o th e vltt; iiis,ltailway at Poplar by new screw steamers—Cochran e , t7 ) %ly f ,: t ton, 750, and the Northumberland, 650 tons. cha r t ere d t thesedepots, and delivered thoroughly screened, to any "2, 11 . Within 48 hours after the receipt of order, at 245. per le be addressed to Lea and Co., Chief Office ' s, Railway ' r e 1 41 Qv : Ibury, Islington, or Kingsland. Terms, c a sh, on or <ver y. By order. .Litton, M(Si (S i 1855. gned) HARRY CHUBB, Secretary. • - of SEVASTOPOL.—GREAT GLOBE. N ii ofi,l l 2 , henev r Approaches and Siege Works are placed on 1 1, sy cevastopol, including Inkerman, Balaklava, and the I %l,' b q.t the Great Globe, Leicester-square Admission (to N t i ter 4 ;',!'ding), one shilling. Children and schools, half-price. o ~ a, .un a.m. awl o ther to 10 p m pl . A large collection of Russian Trophies a aces. lone r°