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AIL __~. ~~~t ~-~ I. u- If4rJILBERT SMITH'S MONT DLA.NO EtT Pt 8 ' (but SaturdaY). ---.-, ey e r ,„ ;;, • - 41 14 "esciAy, , L Piccadilly DI RECTORS of the ROYAL BRITISH e prepared to receive Applications for their New r s 7 Stock, under the provisions of . their . Supplemental 1.; at q;alliedby the Crown. Applications to be made, with e litad Cffice, No. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, or at the ;r &trend; 77, Rridge-road, Lambeth ; 97, Geswell-road, S haftesbury-terrato; Victoria-street, Ptinlico ; 60, Southwark; and 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly. HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. - LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING 3 MARCH 27, 1855. No. 19,498.] FPI:UCH SD. BANK OF DEPOSIT, • Xo. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. " T IES desirous of INVESTING MONK T. - ' 4l4 eSted to exam,ino the Plan of this Institution, by whi, ; r !Pterest may be obtained with perfect security. • Payable in January and July, at the Head (NB MaY also be received at the various branches, ;try bankers, without delay or expense. • • PETER` MORRISON, Managing Director. anfiVorma for opening Accounts sent free on applic PROVIDENT INSTITUTIO' 48, Gracechurch-street, London. Or Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. k au — SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. r :Chairman—CHARLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. , Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Christy, Esq. Jonathan Thorp, Esq. '3% Esq. William Tyler, Esq. Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Esq. PHYSICIANS. 411qU4It, M.D., F.L.S. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TRUSTEES. I, Esq. I Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. atn, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushington, Esq. -Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of Englani SOLICITOR —Septimus Davidson, Esq. 4 . rixo ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. of the Report of the Directors for 1854 : er of policies issued during the year • • ...... • . 1,302 'ue sum of . £583,074 0 0 premiums thereon .. • . . ........ . 19,624 8 8 ' l led from the commencement of the institution - ' l llber, 1835 .• • ° P r In force ..... •••• .. • • ........... •.. 13 , 175 , 4 torne From Fre ,After deducting £33,349 7ut allowed) •• • .....£177,999 5 9 r otn Interest on In- 44,073 7 7 _ ---------X222,072 13 4 re turned to members in abatement of troy 240,131 11 8 • • • muses added to sums assured• ••• .. 126,564 0 0 to claims by death from the corn • - - snt of th e I ns titution of receipts over the disbursements is "•' • • • .. • .... 117,669 6 0 Bthe capital stock of the Institution to 1,092.166 9 8' t division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 185 varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amour according to the age of the member and the time tt 7tl in force ; and the bonn , es ranged in like mann , Per cent. on the amount tof premiums received durit .1 ' f ive Years. whose premiums fall due on the Ist April next al w tl e, Must be paid within 30 days of that time. and other information may be obtained on applici 23,1854. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. 1 3 . GOUGH will deliver an ORATIO] , ETER HALL, on THURSDAY, the 29th of Marc 'at Seven; Chair taken at Eight o'clock. Tickets: 4 itall, 6d.; Reserved Seats and Platform, Is. May 1 161 AN of the London Temperance League, 337, Strand. uANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, This Evening, TITEI ' 2l . Chair taken at Three o'clock in the Afternoo ; Reserved Seats. 2s. .neof SEVASTOPOL.—GREAT GLO a B , opeastAopw pproaches and Siege Works al are paced t evol, including Inkerman, Baklava, l and tB fat 7,the treat Globe, Leicester•square pen from 10 am i 7.!trlisston to the whole building, one shilling. Chi l dre ' 4l f-price A large collection of Russian Trophies frot R - AIIN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM kipp —NED at 4, COVENTRY- 4 TREET, LEICESTER (};; Open (for Gentlemen only) daily from Mali-past 11 till p' 7 till 10. A NEW SERIES of LECTURES, by Dr. &c., at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7 in the evening. 41 b ' 8 . A new catalogue, containing lectures on the most ,ost r anchs of Physiology by Dr. Kahn, illustrated ; price extra. NPATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. 4,y ri , T4 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. yia t iv. ASTRONOMY, by Dr. BACEMOFFNR, with appro klter4 C -I ';SE MINSTRELS Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and t\Z! l ngs• j Mrs. FURLONG, on ORAL W I S NS f TR th UC W TI t O R N. 4NBADNtheDfrASIMI, DISSOLVING VIEWS t e he C.ON, PIO CERT '4\ l . , E PERFORMERS, and all the LECTURES, on the 1 , NOTE, &c., as usual. 1 4 141)1 17 .,., E -r4LL'S BAL MASQUE.—Mr. CALD ;',(q; has the honour to announce that his LAST GRAND , 4 A. Will take place on TUESDY, Mrch 27, on a scale ~oltherto nnattempted at these rooms a. Several novel -.cinental Remedy for . that class of Disorders, at '' , 3' the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in- Z 4 llll: t Pletion of the patient's constitution, and which all the t „,E , q III, the world cannot remove. 411 „"AR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, tQ a useating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tail!: cr use being suspested. Z t i4 os c e a s s , es as at a l m i s ini e s a t c e h r,; Sreft w by v p al o p st e , a 2 n !, ; , x a t i r ie a, ma d n iv d i , ded ßo inte . ; bti ann e a h v ad an 7 c tesal n e a ( •r fo ß r, tt s a t il re i e n t Lo c, n n d d on s o an f J e o e h r n t , 0 0 u . , 0 6 x 8, kbp,!,, R . H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; Wookseller, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist,s2, v erPool ; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. It %) '''ItIVELL ON NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, AND' %It INDIGESTION. rY Derangements, Constipation, and Hemorrhoids, Is. A r. each, by post Is. 6d. - I- TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. " Abstentia multi curantur morbi." fc e ' N e%Position of the principal causes (over and careless eq u '„,', ol- the above harassing and distressing complaints, tet ~.`p3' intelligible and popular exposition of how we should as rid 11 ` or them ; to which is added, diet tables for every meal ‘ll, Sdk, il d full instructions for the regimen and observance of te. out of the twenty-four. Illustrated , by numerous Lk, 2. ~R TS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. L e : i lach that bath no wif, I hold him lost, krea% and all desolat. He that hath no child, t;!e ftin and IA nde."—Cbaucer. i):s•V et ", arriage, its expectations and Necessities—Development Love Matches—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded Incongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental e.....p? and Physical Defectiveness —Advantages of Inter of Gestation —Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of "legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all lJnas sh --ces—Law of Divorce, &c., &C. 3. OIASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. 2at Passions hurt the body—what improve, tvtet ,Truths as refined as Athens' ever heard." Dk s ,,Mfe's pilgrimage, from infancy 'to old ago. The advent lt,Zi ll ' e lns• Chastity Eilld its infringement. The casualties of ed l ,, and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative; ".ve. Advocaey of early marriages, &c. Itp . ° T l 4. Dis.ases, their Self-management and Cure. ab fr io BOOK.—A compreuv,,,ava and popular exposition ° taD e ',„ l Finary diseases—their nature anu trcatmt.t, , 11711- 41-'4113, primary and secondary symptoms, all forms of . " 47, ngements, stricture and spormatorrhcea ; with 250 en prescriptions. _ _ s 5 . ADDER, URETHRA, and RECTUlL—Comprising beran gements, Constipation. and Haemorrhoids. ' 4 e v Me. and 7, coMpanions to the preceding. E NJOYMENT OF LIFE. HOW TO BE HAPPY. " Jueundo Vivere." Il letlv,..: l Yew words to fair faith."—Shakespere. by "vu, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, Cornhill Cor of qt." 5„„ . ., DP. RICHARD CULVERVTELL, Matti - wessor, and Twenty Years Conaniting Colleague of the ilt, ret the above, 10 Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, k id I P „Idvised with onthe above matters daily, from Ten till N t -le evenings. from Seven till Nine. 4. 04 x, illa l h ahed a INFIRMITIEII OF YOUTH AND MATURITY , price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 3° k R, stamps, ‘1L,, 41 t, ea 'VOUS DEBILIT Y; 4 r 4 1 1 41 • l i' s i . 1 s ; ' Symptoms,pra e l re . on An a Essay and on .. .Z r r . e 0b 5 ., 41 011, e of treatment of the diseases of the Generative ll.) IQ e , by the use of the Microscope in detecting and N•IZ:e , by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of 14 t, i 4 ii, a ' l 3 . ' of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, k ils,,,, ec ident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, found& ~,t 44,3,6,3 1 6 e Za t r y s' L e o x e r a Tri:ine in Weakness, the treatment a , o f Bx lm p T tas w a h n i c c % t l ,l, ll 4rY?,'ltilnentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre- Nti'cta on the evils emanating from empirical practice, Clao rt y `kngerous remedies advocated by various writers on Wit disorders. 7 41, 1 By SAMUEL LAYMERT, M.D. t ot,.. D i FORD-SQUARE, LONDON, V, ri - VMloine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edit; - IN!tlati, ll 2.rarY Member of the London Hospital Medical Society ,4el;:4.ie',!.,APothee.aries' Hall, Lonlon, &e., &c. ‘, , lch •es real object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con ti4; 'Ap e *til ting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, ~,,,... t 't:ld I . 4 .Pronuced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man " 0, 111 ~r. c _ature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any lrf iatii r ' disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is ‘, l l ,!k a. a ,Y!:•le a ,"ommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of s' ''th condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded wl*. ' happiness , it -ness, and privileges to which every human being is rist,lisel„,._ 1'41.4 '''clY necessary th t 11men should know, that there are 1 4 PI, Of ~,,.._ aa h t R tri f•.rsonal management which cannot be violated without 0)6 5 %1Q c.7 0us penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed 0 0 ` aitti, ° f inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties t t il l ': tii . ' t ed, how the sling of their bitterness may be removed, 1.0/1, 1 , , qe i. r : :,, v i ... 1 and its consequences may bo avoided, and above all, .., t _1,, 41 , et t o any degree of physical infirmity or functional Vq, Waor h Which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. 'llfo ie '",,c° for a series of years been engaged in an extensive lallilatef` l c,_treatment of these delicate complaints , which have ',,c4 1 4 `', 14„ ,peen too generally confided to the care of Ignorant k t 9 k4,lbet,: s in fllet great injury ou those who are induced to place ~Ot re ;atensions. • VI, 8 , f t " , -I, EBILITY may be had, price 2a, of Messrs. Piper, ti:ll,' 1 9, L, 23, Paternoster-row • Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; =1,,tt4,, e, tester-squAr— Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by post for k t tr i lre. ' t o any address ' from the Author's residence, 37, Bed k t til oril, roc4l /A C C )l3 4Ultation daily from_ Eleven till Two, and from 7e,. 4 ,, 9 "e -mead ride% No. 16, Tokenhouse - Taro , or at L ae Strand; 77, dge-road, Lambeth ; 97, Goswell-road, S haftesbury -terrace, Victoria-street, Pimlico 60, Aauthwark ; and 32, Regent-circus, HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. BANK OF DEPOSIT, I C O . 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. lt ' TIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY tN r eq, o n f estea to examine the Plan of this Institution, by which. tjtlte Interest may be obtained with perfect security. s,"4 : r ?„ t ,, 18 Payable in January and July, at the Head °ince t • oz u ,„ . MeV also be received at the various branches, or -4, Y bankers, without delay or expense. Sit u PETER' MORRISON, Managing Director. k ea and Form s for opening Accounts sent free on applica- h O ___ Tr\ 'vI \ TAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, F , 48, Gracechurch-street, London. 41:• o r Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. 'lll llra, -- an — SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. ePuty..E h ck„ airman—CHARLES LITSHINGTON, Esq. c" Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. •Esq Robert Shoppard, EsdOrq. Allier• Christy, Esq. Jonathan Thorp, Esq. ley, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. It, E sq. Charles Whetham, Esq. PHYSICIANS. Ap ' °II, I I ISSI, ILD F L•S• ' Thombs Hodgkin, M.D. „,. . . . , Esq TRUSTEES. Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. N.Tn• I M.P. Charles Lushington, Esq. Messrs. Grovrn, Janson, and Co:, and Bank of England. t o ,. SOLICITOR —Septimus Davidson, Esq. } t om ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. t of the Report of the Directors for 1854: • 448 ;7•2 . Of Policies Issued during the year .. ...... .. 1,302 'Lle sum of P'erniurns thereon .. •• .. 19 624 8 8 l ase . . . ........ . , 4,.., ed from the commencement of the institution Iltbienlber, 1835 .• • vas n I it In force : ..... ••••.. • • . ........... •• .. 13,175 Ntast 4 "ne Fom Pre- t ee kafter deductin r g £33,349 '4lont allowed) •• • • ....£177,999 5 9 Ntt,l I. ° ll l Interest en in- e aPital 44,073 7 7 ----•---.£222,072 13 4 41:4titkitirrnesturned to members in abatement of t of • a . d . ded to sums ass . u . r . ed:: 2 1•25 13 64 1 1 0 1 8 0 ;"•4/. "'l in claims by death from the corn- t s: 441 ent of the Institution ° h.r receipts over the disbursements is kR~C .. ‘11 4 7 1. 43 the capital stock of the Institution to 1,092.166 9 8" Nt., o division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852, „,144,"! 1, varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount 6 ( 1;2 according rp the age of the member and the time the in force ; and the bonuses ranged in like manner Itto k i„'" Per cent. on the amount tof premiums received during b,,,, a -g five years. Mel tb whose premiums fall due on the Ist April next are must be paid within 30 clays of that time. tithe 62 and other information may be obtained on appli ca- e. 11155, JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. I rj itZ -0. GOUGH will deliver an ORATION tx trk n t TER HALL, on THURSDAY, the 29 th of March. 4tia at Seven • Chair taken at Eight o'clock. Tickets.- 4,tile 6t2 0., . ; Reserved Seats and Platform, Is. May be s _de p i -15 8 of the London Temperance League, 337, Strand. Vk kh e ANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, This Evening, TUES- NI 1 itk.27. Chair taken at Three o'clock in the Afternoon. Reserved Seats. 2s. t Nk of SEVASTOPOL.---GREAT GLOBE. !iti of enew Approaches and Siege Works are placed on evastopol, including Inkerman, Balaklava, and the qrs, the treat Globe, Leicester.square pen from 10 a.m. tlinission to the whole building, one shilling. Children tiktVlif-price. A large collection of Russian Trophies from ~- l ID'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ENED at 4, COVENTRY- 4 TREET, LEICESTER; „ion, 1 1',; 1 4 8 1 ,,,,7,7 , W unattempten at some rooms. o%e vel ax u.. • ca. 4 od . , t ,tl eha ul r _ue used on this occasion. Gentlemen's ticket, 55.; i l ~i , it t ,, 90 . ~,,Lrter ditto, 3s. Doors open at 9. Dancing to corn- r i d ~, el,,,t c- li en s o slip . per rooms will be thrown open with le f s ro ea m so B n. Supper tickets, 3s. each. Soiree Cl ' ll 1 5 1 '?er y event?: till 12. Six private lessons at any ' 7-b eau-street. Soho. .ktr lt , t, 4 ;4 4 ,1 ei favr. '0” CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS. el , 4 , 11 e llt E ll success of the new dance, La Varsoviana. Music by ki ng Danced every evening. During the course of this week li fer Pre Music will he played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Over- t, 1 0 14 , , s Y tr sc 9_ ll . ntz . ; Waltzes: La Rienfaisance, Musard ; Wellen 'even, Strauss , Douce Harmonie (Ist time) Missler • Le ti a ur 1 Quadrille • Vive l'Empereur, - Reraman ; j ncheteau ;L e j s * . . Pr0,,,..an:.,.,i. ,,, ..an:.,., i. L‘urent ulf de Vents° (Ist tlme). Bonneterre ; ~ lia; ~,A.l,lzirott4e,:t.Loma ni,iii(ishiott,aebe. Dona Maria, - Tn i be r u a e ; T. B rown in e. time), Pilede ; Marionette. Pilcoo ; 1 0 i.. anon relative Ptorinei o to, mataireu ; Gallop, Dover Ex- pal Cornet-a -Piston, M. Bonlcourt. All ,1,1 tb e orchestra (5)61'071 '''''n, One Shil li nlusic to be obtained at the music repository ours open at Eight ; commence at half-past.— Oi °‘. ,' ttj ),SEMAR , protected by Royal Letters - Stent of England, and • de Paris, and the Imperialby , C N ol o l . eg l e , of Medicine, Vienna. „,0 kttlm H a t v the Relaxation. 14 0 . ~,, , *h ob .. Derrnaterrhce a and Exhangtion of th' s „,,i yi t ether arising from excesses, accident, or climate. ' 0 1 2 ' o 4o._Pe e racing who are prevented entering the married tate by s T I : &I -1u flees of early errors it is invaluable. N t ,,i 4 y i TRIESEMAB No. 2 ~ U. ,‘ t t l- "n the short space of three ' days, '- co . mpletely and entirely 59 0 p 4 10 . osna.yl l _traces ot Apse DWorders whh Capivi and Cnbebs ~ ikt i mtt o 'hl'een thought an antidote for, tote ruin of the health ) 0 sos .:tlli on of the population. To , tztEtt - TRIESEMAR, No. 3, 16 . „,,_ C ontinental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which all rat ',l3e ing egs t e e ai d Of so ld s old soli soil [2OO [2tl/1 ,0 0 i 6J; sect i ; 15.1 m bees litt o ► ihres . Ilan► MD O id' ester r r bun' I 1 4 to bAd rad° 'or' u°°► tb° tVie PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., • SLICK'S NEW WORK, S A NI " NATUttE and HUMAN NATURE." "We enj ,y our old friend's c ompany with unabated relish. These two new volumes are full of fun and fancy."—Athenmum. "Every page of the book is amusing."—Examiner. "Since Sam Slick's first work, he has written nothing SD fresh, racy, and genuinely humorous as this."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. 1111 E BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. XL 11., price 63., will be published, April 2. CONTENTS: — I. The Literature of By. Italian Revival. 2. James Watt and His Inventions. 3. Giustinian's Court of Henry VIII. 4. Our New Religions. 5. The Mill'ary system of France. 6. The Mystics and the Reformers. 7. Memoirs of James Montgomery. 8. the War Controversy an Exposition. 9. Our Epilogue on Affairs and Books. London : 'Jackson and Watford, 18, St. 'Paul's Churchyard; and Eimpkin, Marshall, and Co., Stationers' hall-court. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION • being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCES D. ft AMA DGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Intirniary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d , A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Lon,gmans, Jint published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d., STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Rational Treatment and Prempt Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. " We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stric ture durinz the teist twenty years has equalled, if, indeed, it has not surpassed, that• of any or his contemporaries. It is, therefore, no matter of sur prie ...slagualeL.eujoy• therreptrtatron - of bent V' most dexterous and Skilful manipu -atm, with urethral instruments ; and when it is remembered that the lamented Liston used to assert that the introduction of instruments through a stricture which had previously been impermeable to them, was tire most difficult in the whole ranee of surgical operations, it must be no slight source of gratification on Mr. ..7ourtenay's part to have achieved the reputation he has in this respect ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have of his experience, we know of no man to whose care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the urethra."—Medical Circular. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. PROFESSIONAL RIIBBER.—Thomas Barter (12 years attendant at Mr. G. A. Walker's Medical Bath Establishment) offers his Services to invalids as Medical Runher, in cases of rheumAism, contracted joints, certain forms of paralysis, spinal affections, loss of muscular-power, and any other ailment or condition of the body for which such attendance may be required. Address, 3, Upper John-street, Golden-square. Mrs. Barter attends ladies. R AV LS C K MT s. D T No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purfleet Pie he Packets cell at the Piers as underlined (weather permit FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVES%ND. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAY S. errace a, S Time ay z 8 Pier • g s 6 /i t 6' ce, 8 9 — 2 Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London .very quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK W (IA BF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fo - lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WEER DATS, Fen-, •5, .hure , , treet ',.z 'a. .g cn g SUNDAYS. r: I 1,3 a) . Fore Cabin. Saloon. e, or from Gravesend and 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. Os. 10d mween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. 84. //GAT T[CKETS.—Twelve Months 5.. Os.; Six Months, 31. Os.; tree Months, 21. Os. • to be had of ? the Collectors on board the •.ekets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 13, 1454. T" B E There is very little news fn prospects were never more cheeri season has commenced, and E. MC SPRING are universally admired. E. Mons and SoN's Bespoke and ligady-ruade Clothing De partments display every New Material And Style in spring and Hummer Dress for Juveniles and Adults. _ S T N E W S. rom our armies abroad ; but home •iug than at present. The milder OSES and SON'S preparations for Spring and Summer Hosiery for Ladies and Gentlemen, greater novelties than have been previ ously collected, all the improve ments made in every elegant ma nufacture, advantAgee in quality, fiudnon, and stosES and Sox only can confer. Spring and Summer Clothing extubits the most distinguished talent, no "vt lty of style, accuracy of flt, n'entlemanly appearance, and very reasonable prices. The Whole - ale Clothing, Shirt, Boot and Shoe, and Outfitting Departments display such a stock of suitable and saleable goods as cannot be seen at any othei house ; the prices render them the best exports possible. E. MOSES and SON are Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatter,s, Hosiers, Shirt Manufac turers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. CAUTION.—E. UOSES and Sort beg to state theyhave no connexion with any other house in or out of London, except their own Esta blishments, as follow : London City Establishment, corner of the Minories, and Aldgate (opposite the church). London West-end Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart street. Country Branches—Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. Colonial Wholesale Branch—Melbourne, Australia. The establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction it will be ex changed or, if preferred, the motley returned without hesitation: All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. A New Book, with lists of prices, system of self-measurement, and other information, may be had on application, or post free. An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or post free. Id on pule Francais. Qui st parla Italiano. Hier spricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espagnol. THE GAS EXPLOSION AT PORTSMOIJTH. The late accident by the explosiOn of gas in the police station in Portsmouth dockyard is likely to prove a very serious affair. James Giles, constable, died at half-past 4 on Sunday morning ; he bad sustained a fracture of the right thigh, fracture of the bones of both hands, and wound in the eye. He never rallied from the shock. On inquiry yesterday of the medical staff of the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar information was given as to the state of the survivors. Inspector Henry Stroud has sustained a fracture of both legs, is otherwise severely injured, and quite sensible, but pulseless. A consul tation was held on his case yesterday by Dr. Sir John Richardson, C.B. ' and Dr. J. 'Wilson, Medical Inspectors of the Hospital ; Dr. William Lindsay, Deputy Medical Inspector ; Dr. Peter Leonard, Surgeon and Medical Storekeeper of the establishment ; and Assist.-Surgeon Alex. Stuart, when it was resolved that the patient was too weak to sustain an operation, or both legs would be amputated ; his case appeared hopeless. Thos. Ripley, sergeant, has sustained severe contusions in various parts of the body ; Constable Wm. Helms, do. ; Daniel Palmer, fracture of the left leg ; Henry Neville, contu sions and fracture of the left foot ; Edward Lane, frac ture of the right leg ; James Wessell, fracture of the left leg and right thigh ; Thomas Sydenham, fractures right leg and left ribs. These are all doing as well as the best surgical skill and medical attention can insun. It has been ascertained that the gas escape which led to the above etezl -.l.7nities arose from the main pipe being broken adjacent to the ponce-station, whence the gas found its way into a sewer that led under the building, and so made its way beneath the floor of the mess room of the force, to the boards of which one of the men ap plied his light with-the view of finding out the position of the escape. It is supposed that the injury to the gaspipe was caused by a massive st me being thrown from a cart at that spot, where the pipes are laid very near the surface. No official inquiry has yet been in stituted, the Dockyard Admiral being absent. The General Screw Company's steamer Argo is to take out to the Crimea 20 officers, 300 troops, and 216 horses. She is to be ready on the 9th of April next. STAMP DUTIES ON NEWSPAPERS. —Deputy Lott is to bring forward the following motion at the next Court of Common Council :—" That this court do petition both Houses of Parliament:against the bill introduced by Mr. Gladstone, and intituled, A bill to alter and amend the laws relating to the stamp duties on newspapers, the printing and publishing of newspapers and registration, and giving securities in connection therewith,' the same being of dangerous tendency, inasmuch as, if carried into a law, it will permit the publication of newspapers with out registration of proprietorship and provision of sure ties' the present security against malicious, seditious, and irreligious libels piracy of copyright, and abuses of every kind ; and it will increase the responsibility in the press which will deprive injured parties, whose character may have been assailed by anonymous writers, of the redress at present afforded by the laws of the country."Q LORD BLANTYRE'S " COMFORTS" IN THE CRIMEA,— Tn consequence of complaints as to the high prices charged for the stores in Lord Blantyre's ships in the Crimea, his lordship has issued the following letter of explanation, dated (Erskine-house, on Saturday I observe extracts from letters from soldiers in the Crimea complaining orthe high prices of my goods in the Anne Maclean and the Cicero. I attribute these remarks to disappointment at not receiving these goods at home prices, for I believe them to be sold at cost prices in the Crimea. As freight, insurance, interest of money, and sundry minor charges in this country amount to about 4,00C1. over and above the original cost of my goods, it is obvious the prices must be high as compared with the prices here, though a good deal under the prices quotA as hitherto paid in the Crimea. lam sorry the meal comes so high, but it is already below the ihvoice cost. Details I am unable to give, not baying heard from the supercargoes since the 19th of February. lam confi dent they will carry out my intentions of supplying the officers and soldiers • with useful things at moderate pricee. " BLANTYRE," SPIRIT OF TIM PUBLIC JOURNALS. INACTIVITY OF THE ALLIED GENERALS. (From the Times of this day,) The last accounts from the Crimea allow us to entertain a belief that the condition of the troops is materially improved. The fire of the Russian batteries on the heights of Balaklava opened on the 13th, but without effect, for the enemy was routed by the British troops, assisted by a French division ; and four days later, when the Russians attacked the whole line of the allies, they were driven back with great loss, and victory thus marks the opening of the second campaign. We accept for all they are worth these indications of an improve ment in the aspect of our affairs, and we heartily wish that we could extend these encouraging prognostications to all the circumstances of our present military position. But neither the last public despatches from the allied camps nor the private communications we receive from numerous authentic sources are of a nature to heighten our confidence, and we cannot but regard with considerable anxiety the inert haracter of our ope rations at a moment which appears to us to be in the highest degree critical. The object of exposing the troops of the allied armies to the hardships of a winter passed among the bleak hills and deep ravines before Sebastopol was to enable them to take effectual advantage of the first return of the dry season, and espepially of that interval during which the Rus sians must still be cut off from their reinforcements. We aro unwilling to prejudge the conduct of the allied Generals; we hope that the successful engagement of the 17th of March may speedily be followed by more decisive results ; but it is impossible not to remark that of late all the originality and enterprise shown in these operations has been on the side of the Russians, while the French and English armies seem con demned by their commanders to remain on the defensive within their lines. Yet their numbers are reported to be not far'short of 120,000 men—a force amply sufficient 'to under take with success two or three distinct operations of war upon a scene of action so contracted as the south of the Crimea, in presence of an enemy not now superior in numbers, while we ourselves have abundant means of transport to every part of the coast. The army at Eupatoria might be so rein forced as to enable it to take the field ; an expedition might be detached on Kaffa, so as to take the Russian positions in the rear, and destroy their magazines; a strong recounais iiatic-Cmight advance to the Belbek, or force the passes - of Baidar ; or, lastly, the whole strength of the armies might be concentrated on the siege. It would be presumptuous in us to attempt to determine which of these courses all the cir cumstances of the case render expedient, but we speak from high military authority when we say that one or more of these operations must be attempted, unless we are prepared for a termination of this enterprise hardly less inglorious than that of the Athenians against Syracuse. The same want of com mand which was so fatally perceptible in the arrangements for the winter encampment of the army, and in all that re lated to the stores, the hospitals, and the port of Balaklava, now begins to manifest itself in the preparations of the army for'the field; and we learn that our gallant allies, whose troops are numerous and well prepared for war, view with great surprise and some discouragement the inactivity of their own chief. The prosecution of the siege has for many months been regarded, with reason, as the primary duty of the army. Tho approaches directed against the southern side of the town of Sebastopol have been pushed forward with infinite labour and perseverance ; batteries have been constructed and armed with new guns of heavy calibre; and an, immense supply of projectiles and ammunition has been transported from the harbours to the front of the lines. The day on which the fire of the besieging armies would re-open on the place has been repeatedly named and impatiently expected. Yet it would seem that some doubts are still entertained of the result of this attack, and still graver uncertainty prevails as to the pos sibility of the asiault by which it was to be followed. The Russians, on the other side, have displayed extraordinary energy and skill in extending the defences of the place. No sooner was one portion of their works menaced by a battery, though as yet unmasked, than they found means to establish another redoubt so as to command our guns. The seizure and fortification of the right bank of the Careening Harbour is described as au act of singular boldness and judgment on the part of the enemy, for the troops which hold that position are separated from their base of operations by a deep and impassable ravine; yet the attempt to dis lodge them from it was unsuccessful, that attempt was not repeated, and, as this point remains in the hands of the Russians, it materially interferes with the projected attack on the Malakhoff ToWer Lord Raglan writes that the besieged forces are bringing forward their advanced works with great activity, and that the roads on the northern sidle of the place are covered with stores of food and munitions of war, which he cannot intercept. Yet we hear of no attempt from the 23d of February to the 10th of March to check these formidable demonstrations, and to avail ourselves of the superiority of the allied armies. We can only infer that in the opinion of the council of war the dangers of such an operation outweigh its pfobable advantages. But if the siege operations, properly so called, are reduced to this inactive condition, the greater is the motive to resort to other means of attack. If our lines are extensive and diffi cult to guard, the concentric lines occupied by the Russians b yowl our outposts must be bctill =me so, and General Osten-Sackeu is, moreover, compelled to watch with a consi derable part of his army the intrenched position of On Turks at Eupatoria. Moreover, we now learn that the attack on Balaklava and our lines has failed. It is stated, pro bably with truth, that fresh Russian divisions are attempting to advance from the Dnieper to Perekop, but that they have been stopped in their march by the melting of the snow on the steppes they have to traverse. The country in the Cri mea is, on the contrary, already favourable to the movement of armies, and we have reason to believe that, without mate• rially weakening the forces required to protect the works, it would be practicable for General Bosquct to operate with adVance with a considerable force towards the East. The moral condition of the army, its confidence in its chiefs, and in the ultimate success of the enterprise, would be powerfully revived by a movement of this nature, and the military rea sons must be extremely strong which as yet deter the gene rals from attempting it. Our political interests at the pre sent juncture equally demand some further proof of the un abated power of the army to enforce the terms we are endeavouring to dictate at Vienna, for the language of our diplomacy and the policy of other nations are of course mate." holly affected by the attitude of our troops. The troops only require to be led against the enemy. Their true safety lies• in their power of attack, and in the hands of a general of enterprising and original genius the fate of Sebastopol would be determined outside its walls. THE NEWSPAPER STAMP BILL. ( From the Times of this day.) It is the fate of every question discussed in the House of Commons, however simple it may be, however 'practical, to branch into numerous issues. Every member has his own view, which may or may not he a purely theoretical or fanci ful way of treating the subject. Mr. Deedes selected his financial bearings of the Newspaper Stamp Bill, and he im plored the house to pause before it sacrificed 200,0001. a-year without being sure of an equivalent. Certainly, that is a large sum of money. On Mr. Lindsay's estimate it is a tenth of what has been wasted in the idle detentions and frivolous • use of the transports engaged since the beginning of the war. But, after all, the fate of this bill had to be decided on grounds more peculiar to itself, for the real question is' how to do jus tice to the Press, how to encourage its freedom and enter prises, and how to render it the greatest possible convenience to the public. It was natural that we should ourselves take a simple view of the matter, and that we should recommend hon. members to regard it as plainly and practically as they could before they finally settled the position of the Press, the most public-spirited and the best managed institution in iese realms. Let hon. 'members take the bill as it stands, let them suppose it to be the law of the land, and then fellow its ope ration Awe will not say upon ourselves, but upon every paper w hatever that does its work well, and thereby attains a cer tain amount of success, and they will see that as soon as the paper has succeeded so far as to'give more news and to con tain more advertisements than its contemporaries, it is immediately weighted and hindered in the competition, in order to give all the " torpidV and " slow coaches," and broken-winded - jades a better chance with it. That is the case as the law now stands, and it is no slight argument against the bill in ,its present state that, while it pretends to a permanent settlement of the question, it perpetuates an injustice. But it will be seen fur ther, that in the event of the London newspapers finding it necessary f a n t:lbudelunlylc:kton t as tbodwme will shdeoopxtwui-cosbglssoouieuiffdddetiet:hhtdtooel whichwt h e e i weight, t 0, likely sbty eextensive choosing nousigvhe the dthe alternativedepredations. eawioll inms .. post, ttr f ,y r obtmehsaitdthelesi live e o au s v t pi gnwathhli large while eh wille provin ciali passgh t amTfitnhegsedmiei c ir" irculation independent of it. The moment the Times H it er suri l i d voi a o r u r s ive n s e a w t s t h i t e s b c a o o s k t s ly o f r e t p h c , , o r t 1:1:1 a •s n e d y oro t t h h e e C A l l y ern de, in a g ll priceless correspondence from the seat of war, will be seized by the Manchester Pickpocket,. the Bury Appropriator, the Birmingham Plunderer, the Liverpool Thief, the Glasgo w Burglar, the Paisley Pilferer, or the Edinburgh Pirate, and the incl,ustrious population of the north will bask in the light of satellites that borrow all our light and give none in return. Can any member of the House of Commons deny that this is the certain result of the bill in its present form I Can any member say thst any London newspaper could stand such continual depreciations upon as substance and curtail ment of its circulation ? Can any member say that we are not justified in requiring 'Buell a measure to be ponsiderably qualified ? The question, then, as we take it, concerns the very prac ticability of a great newspaper, which by dint of exertion, expenditure, organisation, and a lengthened experience, shall command the very first intelligence from all parts of the world, and offer such comments upon it as the public may think it worth while to read. That there should be a newspaper or newspapers of this class is certainly more important to the public than even the 200,000/. a year which was the object of Mr. Deedes' and Sir F. Baring's patriotic solicitudes. We think it, too, rather more important than that the Attorney-General should be re leased from the trouble of ascertaining what constitutes a newspaper: Sir B. Lytton has earned our thanks by the very handsome testimony he has given to the conduct of this paper, and to the integrity, candour, and courage of its writers. He avows that he would desire nb more lasting memorial of the existing British civilisation than a file of the Times. But, perhaps, he has presumed too much on the supposed impossi bility of suppressing public opinion. After all, public opi nion is not a plant of universal growth. It does not flourish in all climes, and has not long flourished in this. It has been much more hardy since the appearance of our first number, or, to speak ih general terms, since the commencement of this century; and nobody can pretend to say that public opi nion, as it now exists in this country, is not intimately asso ciated with the existence and prosperity of its most powerful organs. It is all very well to suppose the existence of a thing as a sort of abstract idea in the mind of the people, or as a general feeling, apart from any acts or institutions. But it might so happen that when hon. members had en the one hand, shut the Times out of the post, and on the other ex posed their Gulliver, bound hand and foot, to the attacks of some thousand Lilliputian depredators, they might some day miss the stern, independent, and incorruptible organ of their opinions. Among a crowd of newspapers thoroughly representing with infallible and appreciable accuracy the opinion of Lord This or the Duke of That, of the Count* , Gentlemen or the Manufacturers, of the Independents or the Latter-day Saints, of the Manchester Econo mists or the Crotchet-work Knitters, they might live to ask in vain for a journal that represented no school, and that did not cultivate a mock consistency by perpetually dishing up afresh the articles of the previous day. As if to illustrate the animus with which this subject is ap proached in some quarters of the house, there were two dis tinct efforts made last night to divest the press of its anony mous character. Sir B. Lytton is for adopting the example of France, by compelling a signature to every article or other communication to a newspaper, . lie cannot have, given ten minutes to the previous question- - --what an article in a news paper really is. It is, necessai'ily more or less the result of private discussion, in which people become acquainted with one another's views, and, to a certain extent, 'modify the ex pression of their own, with a view to a' combined and, as much as possible, harmonious result. The name of Thomp son or Smith at the foot of an article which the said Thomp son or Smith would write probably in a very different style, or more probably would not publish at all, but for their com bination in a newspaper, would convey an untruth. Of course, when M. Kossuth, or Sir B. Lytton, or Mr. Douglas Jerrold, or anybody else, gives his name as the editor and writer, we understand it•to be a weekly pamphlet or speech, and we read it accordingly as we listen to our Sunday ser mon. In the case of the ordinary British newspaper it is stelciently understood - that there is a certain centre of cbm munication open to all parties, that letters of advice arid in formation pour in upon the editor, that he is the medium of communication to the writers, who have to thank him for suggestions which he, under these circumstances; alone can give, and that, at least, they avoid so much singularity or personality of opinion as to impair the general effect, and shut out the other contributors. Sir B. Lytton wishes to destroy, this, system, which, indeed, is the essence of British journalism, and substitute the egotistical speculations of certain, known,• or more probably •unknown, writers. Mr. Drummond stets to aim at the same conclu sion, when he very unwarrantably obtrudes ou the house some names which he may..possibly have heard or read some where in some gossip/Sing' correspondence as connected with this paper. Mr. Drummond happily is not himself a repre sentative of public opinion, or even common sense, though he may be of a certain eccentric humour and mysterious spiri tuality ;. so his suggestions on this point and his opinions as to the position of the British press will be received only at their proper value. The house, however, will do well to ob serve that there does exist a desire in some quarters to de stroy newspapers as organs of public' opinion, and degrade them into the vehicles of Messrs. A. B. and C. It knows too well the necessity of a free public opinion to its own existence to sacrifice that foundation to Pie indulgence of an idle curi _osity. ' (From the Daily News of this day.) The question of the newspaper stamp has at length under gone a full discussion in the House of Commons. Last night, the point at issue was not so mach the propriety of abolishing the stamp; as that of bringing forward the subject at all until the Chancellor of the Exchequer has made his financial state ment. The British public is certainly a strange mixture of liberality and churlishness. We throw away millions, and make as much fuss about a few thousand pounds a year as if the national treasury were empty. We are almost ashamed to ot, C re o e mm ord o t n h s e w fa o c ul t d th a a b t so a lu c t o e nsi ly r d ef era us b e le to p r o e rt r i f o o n nn of an th a e ct H o o f use - ac knowledged justice for the sole reason that it might cost the country something short of 200,00 o:. a-year. What happened only last night ? The Government has lately concluded an alliance with the King of Sardinia—the conditions being that the Sardinian Government is to send out an army of 15,000 men to the Crimea, and that we are-to advance a million a 'year for the expenses that will be incurred. Some objection indeed was made to lending a large sum of money, which may possibly never be repaid, and the Tories, to do them justice, protested against what looks very like a return to the perni cious policy of subsidies. But the thing was done without a murmur.' It was quite pleasant ti witness the alacrity with which our representatives voted away a million of next year's taxes, No sooner had,this been done than Mr. Deedes rose and objected gravely to the immediate abolition of the news paper stamp, lest the Chancellor might not be able to spare a fifth part of that sum from the revenue. Poor Sir Francis Baring was - petrified at the irregularity of the proceeding. There are some men, we suppose, who are so attached to the " established order," that they would sooner see the country go to wrack and ruin than .sanction the slightest change in official routine. Once, too, when Sir Francis held a subordi nate position in the Government, an indiscretion of this kind happened to lead to some rather serious consequences. The memory of this disaster has haunted him ever since. It has pursued him through life as the insect pursued 10, and has now driven him into a course of policy which simply contra dicts every previous act of his political history. So much for the financial side of 'the question. It is ex tremely doubtful whether the revenue will not benefit, in stead of suffer, from the change in the stamp law. But we think it perfectly monstrous to allow any considerations of -probable loss to interfere with the enactment of a law whose justice is so obvious. Sir Lytton Bulwer, in a speech of- surpassing eloquence, had the honesty and the courage, to desert his party banner, and to stand forth as the champion of an unfettered press. It is positively ludicrous to read the whining complaints put forth from week to week by persons who seem to think that the character of the British press depends upon the payment of a penny to the revenue for'every copy that is sold. It is the old story. As it was very properly put by more than one speaker last night, every man wants protection for himself, - and denies-it to his neighbour. Talk of inconsistency ? Why here are a score of papers that a few years ago were hunting protection to the death, and triumphing over its final anni hilation, now beseeching the House' of Commons to defend them against competition. No. Let us make a clean breast of it at once. As public journalists, we perform great ser vices, we gather an enormous mass of information, and pre tend to instruct our neighbours, but we still are human,. fallible, and inconsistent. We must refer our readers to the admirable speech of Sir Lytton Bulwer for a crushing reply to what we can only call the trash that has been uttered as to the possible deterioration of the press in ease the new bill should pass into law. Why should the press deteriorate ? The most probable result of Sir Coruewall measure will be that instead of one class of dolly awn. wp shall nave ewo, ana rue rice will ray the more expensive one, while the poor will have a supply equal to their demand. Statesmen must have a low opinion of the intellectual condi tion of their countrymen if they think that persons who have been accustomed to daily journals, conducted as most of them are at present, will be content with an inferior 'article ; and the masses, as they are called, must be in a lamentable con dition if every cheap thing that is sold must perforce be also " nasty." No paper that fails to furnish news will live for a single day. There will be class journals of every kind, but any journal professing to do what the morning papers do now must be conducted as they are, or die. All we ask is, that no legislation shall stand between us and the public, The price of our commodity will be regulated as easily as the price of corn was on the abolition of the duty. For ourselves we really don't want the few pennyworths of daily protection that we are supposed to derive from the existing law. We wish to be in the same position as other merchants, and to make our own bargain with our customers, whether they be the public or the Government. As f or th e cheap and pira tical newspapers with which we are threatened, the Attor ney-General last night expressed his opinion that the exist ing law of copyright is sufficiently strong to protect us against any injury of that kind. But if these hopes should turn out to be false, the same House of Commons which has decided to give full freedom to the press can surely enact a new law to meet any emergency that may arise.2We do not think that, so long as the British press maintains its present character, or, rather, grows with the growth, of years, ex panding and advancing with the resources and demands o f the country, any man of sense will wish,to destroy its power,. We have no desire to encroach upon the duties of our-rulers, except, indeed, so far as the greatest statesman is he who most faithfully expounds the public opinion of his time. We have our own work to perform, and are by no means anxious to do more than to collect information from every quarter of the globe, and to pursue it with faithful comments. Let the public judge of us by our works. We are very certain that iu our case, as in • the case of every other' department of human labour, our success will be in proportion to our effi ciency. The House of Commons has now, by a considerable majority, acknowledged the principle' for which we contend, and it is to be hoped that not many days will elapse before the press is set free from those restrictions which have hither to done so much to thwart its legitimate infuence, and have at least made that the privilege of the few which ought to be the possession of the many. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELL.TGENCZ The fleet at Spithead was augmented in force yesterday by the arrival of the Colossus, 81, Captain Robinson, from Devouport ; and the Centaur, 6, paddle-frigate Captain , Clifford, from Portsmouth harb our. Signal was m ade by the Commander-in-Chief yesterday morning, at 7 o'clock, for all the ships to unmoor, in order to t a k e up new b ert h s, an d at half-past 10 Vice-Admiral Sir Th omas C oc h rane went ou t in the Fire Queen tender and hoist e d hi s fl ag on b oard th e Nep tune, 120, Captain Hutton, whi c h s hi p i mme di a t e l y we ighed, in tow of t the Bulldog paddle-slo o p , an d t oo k up h er ap p o inted position. The remainder of the fl ee t t oo k u p th e i r b er ths in succession ; the St. George, 120, t owe d by th e D ragon paddle frigate ; and the Calcutta, 84, by the Driver, paddle-sloop. Sir Thomas Cochrane rehoisted his flag on the Fire Queen at half-past 2, and returned to Portsmouth. The fleet is now spread over a large length of water, in two lines, starboard and port, with an outer line formed by the paddle-steamers. The lines are moored N.W. by W., and S.E. by E„ the ships ranged two cables' length apart, and the lines one cable's length between. The flag-ships Duke of Wellington and Exmouth appear the centre ships open with Portsmouth har bour. Two paddle steamers (one at each extremity) are moored at either end of the line-of-battle ships, forming an advance guard—the Dragon half a mile N.W. by W. from the Neptune, and the Odin half a mile N.W. by W. from the St. George. The James Watt, Hastings, and Pembroke are still in har bour; meanwhile the Colossus has moored in the pla ce of th e Hastings. A letter from the advanced squadron of the Baltic fleet, dated the Downs, 24th inst., says— " We, the advanced squadron, are under orders, received this afternoon, net to quit this anchora g e un til the wind shifts to the southward; it is now blowing from the north, with occasional showers of sleet. The glass is beginning to rise, and I think it likely we shall leave in a day o r t wo. We had rather a rough passage round, the wind havin g f reshened soon after our departure from Spithead, and by th e ti me we had reached Beachey-head it blew a strong gal e f rom the east, accompanied with thick mist and rain. The th ree large fri rimaedbeogilersoa,'" el y e a p g t a t i h n e st E it uyalus, whi c h used' av eraging 44 knots i per hour ow ou h rw e i v th e lire four between Dungeness and the Downs ; her steaming power who witnessed gale that was i t u he r n ou b n lo d wi ing ng th w e as S t e h u e th adm Fo ira relan tion d o i f n e t v h e e ry fi o •e n sh e it. The Arrogant steamed well also, and if the Imperieuse had been enabled to use all her power (which, from a trifling accident to ono of her boilers, she could not) it would have been a good opportunity for testing the relative steaming power of two of the finest frigates in the world—viz. ' the Imperieuse and the Euryalus. The Imperieu se, Euryalus, and Arrogant anchored about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Con flict about half-past 3. The Esk arrived the following morn ing, and the Archer anchored this morning. The Orion, 91, screw, Captain Erskine, is still lying up the River Medway, but is expected down to Sheerness on Wed nesday next, when she will take in her powder, coals, &c. Sunday last the victualling department at Sheerness was busily employed shippi ng provisions for her. We hear she is short-handed, but 300, it is said, are ready for her at Ports mouth. The Horatio, screw, the Hon. Captain Cochrane, is still in No. 3 dry dock, Sheerness. A number of mechanics are working at her early and late. When completed, she will mount two of Na sm yth' s patent guns, the diameter of the breach of which is 3 ft. 3 i n . • at the muzzle, 2 ft. 7i in., and carries a shot 3101 b. s o lid. The space between the foremost and mainmast is cut away—viz., 11 in. in breadth. These guns are suspended by two chains; the rollers of the car riages upon which they travel will be some distance above the upper deck. In consequence of their being suspended by these chains, little or no stiff iu comes upon the dock when fired off. In addition to these monster pieces she will carry two long guns or pivots on the upper deck, 95 cwt. each, or 681 b. shot, and two howitzers. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants.—James W. Vaughan (1848), recently serving in the Britannia, 120, flag-ship in the Black Sea, to the James Watt, 91, screw, at Portsmouth ; Joseph H. Macryatt (1852), to the Hawke, 60, screw, at Sheerness, for service in the Clinker, tender; Henry J. Grant (1846), from the Cressy, to the Colossus, 80, screw, at Portsmouth, for service in the Dapper, tender • Francis T. Hamilton (1848), from the St. George, to the Pembroke, 60, screw, at Spithead, for service, in the Grinde r , t ender ; William H. Trnscott (1853), from the Powerful, to the Hastings, 80, screw, at Spithead, for service in the Jasper, tender. . Assistant Surgeon.—Henry G. Ruby (1854) has been con firmed in the Bulldog, 6, steam- s l oop, at Devonport. Clerks.—Henry ad (1850), from the Neptune, to the Cesar, 91, screw, at Davenport ;,Adolphus D. Albutanson, I gi to the Duke of Wellington, ~' flag-ship, at P or t smou th ; Edward A. Bumston, to the estic, 81, serew, at Sheer ness . Acting Clerk.—Allen F. 'n, to the Geyser, 6, steam sloop, M Portsmouth. Temporary Clerk.—W. R. Watson, to tho Exmouth, 90, screw, at Devonport. Naval Cadet.—E. C. Dramniond, to the Jamea Watt. MILIT.&RY. It is not intended for the Present to send out the detach ments that have been told off from the Household Brigade of Infantry to reinforce the service battalions in the Crimea. Those men beloaoing to the Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards who volunteered for 'active service will, until re qnired, do garrison duty at the Tower and Royal Mint, and the men belonging to the Coldstreams and Scots Fusiliers will continue to do the duty at the Royal Palace and West end. ' Detachments for infantry regiments of the line before Sebastopol will be the first to embark for the seat of war, viz. Ist Royals (Ist battalion) 3d Buffs, 7th Royal Fusiliers, 18th Royal Irish, 19th Foot, 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, 23d Royal Welsh Fnsiliers, 33d (Duke of Wellington's Own), 42d Highlanders, Nth Foot, 55th Foot, • 68th Durham Light . Infantry (2d battalion) 71st Highlanders (2d battalion,) 88th Connaught Rangers, 93d Highlanders, and the Ist and 2d battalions of the Rifle Brigade. The following regiments will proceed to the Crimea as soon as relieved by regiments of Militia, vit. :- 2d Battalion Ist Royals, from Cephalonia. 31st Foot, from Corfu. 48th ditto, from Corfu. 66th ditto, from Gibraltar. 72d Light Infantry, from Malta. 82d Foot, from Corfu. 92d ditto, from Gibraltar. 'The 94th Foot is to be held in readiness for embarkation. The cavalry draughts for the Crimea will proceed during the ensuing month. It is estimated that the horse transports already in the service, exclusive oC those employed in the con veyance of artillery, are capable of transporting 3,080 horses and nearly 5,000 men. The invalids from the seat of war who arrived at Ports mouth last week in the Alps steamer were located in the old hospital until yesterday, when they left for Chatham invalid depot, with the exception of six, who were taken to the gar rison new hospital. Assistant-Surgeon W. Mac Andrew, M.D., from the 96th Foot, has been promoted a►s Staff-Surgeon of the second class, Tice Delmege, promoted. PARLIAMENTARY bIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MAncH 26. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL. Motion made, and question proposed, "That the bill be new read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the ques tion to add the words "upon Monday thk e 3Oth day of April next." Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question."—The house divided : Ayes 215, Noes 161. AYES-215. Acton, J. Freestun, Col. Adair, It. Gardner, R. Adair, It, Gibson, T Alcock, T. Gladstone, W. Anderson, Sir J. Glyn, G. Baines. Rt. Hon. 3.f. Gordon, A. Ball, J. Gower, F. Barnes, T Graham Sir J. Baxter, W. Greenag, G. Beaumont, W. Greene, John Bell, J. Gregson, S. Bellew, T. Greville, Col. F. Berkeley, Admiral Grey, Sir G. Berkeley, C. Grey, It, Bethell, Sir R. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Biggs, W. Grosvenor, Earl Bland,lL. H. Hadfield, G. Bonham-Carter,3 Hall, Sir B. Bouverie, llon. E. P. Mulkey, T. Bewyer, G. Ilastie, Alex. • Brady, S. Hastie, Archd. Brand, H. B. W. 'Heactlam. T. Heard, J. Brockman, E.D. E ervey, Lord A. Brotherton, J. Heywood, J. Brown, IL Heyworth, L. Bruce, Lord E. Higgins, G. 0. Buckley, Gen. Hogg, Sir J. W. Burke, Sir T. Horsman, E. Byng, G. Howard, C. Cardwell, E. Howard, Lord Cavendish, G. Hudson, G. Challis, T. Ratchins, E. Chaplin, W. Hutt, W. Cheetham. -.lngham, R. Clay, Sir W., Bt. Jackson, W. Clifford, Col. H. M. Johnstone, Sir J. Clinton, Lord R. Keating, R. , Cobden, 11 4 . Kennedy, T. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Keogh, W. Cowan, C. • Kershaw, 3. Cowper, VV. F. Kinnaird, A. Craufurd, E. IL J. Kirk, W. Crook, J. Lang ton, H. G. Crossley, F. Laslett, W. Currie, Raikes Layard, A. H. Daghwood, Sir G. H. Lee, W. Davies, D. A. S. Lewis, Sir G. C. Dent, J Locke, J. Da Tem, S. Lowe, R. Diliwyn, L. Luce, T. Drumlanrig, Via. Lytton, Sir G. Duff, G. Mackinnon, W. A. Duff, J. M`Cann, J. Duffy, C. G. Macgregor, John Bake, Sir J. Marsuire, J. Duncan, Viscouat Mangles, R. D. Duncan, G. Marjorlbanks, D. Dundas, F. Matheson, A. Dunlop, A. Matheson, Sir J. Ehrington, Viscount Iliall,llE. Elliot, J. Milligan, R. Ewart, W. Milnes, R. Fenwick, H. Mitchell, T. Ferguson, J. Molesworth, Sir W. FitzOerald, Sir J. Monek, Viscount FtzGerald, J. Mon creiff, J. Foley, J. Moot% , G. Forster, C. Mestyn, T. Forster, J. Mowatt, F. Fortescne, C. Murrough, J. Fox, W. North, F. NOES-161. O'Brien, P. O'Connell, D. Oliveira, B. Osborne, R. Ossul sten, Lord Paget, Lord A. Palmerston, Visa. Pechell. Sir G. Peel, Sir R. Peel, F. Pellatt, A. Percy, J. Perry, Sir T. Phillimore, B. J. Mon, T. Pigott, F. Pilkington, J. Pollard-Urquhart, W. Portman, W. Power, N. nice, Sir R. Pritchard, J. Ramsden, Sir J. Ricardo, O. Ricardo, S. Richardson, J. Robartes, T. Roche, E. Roebuck, J. Russell, F. C. Russell, F. W. Scholefield, W. &obeli, Capt. G. Scrope, G. &ally, V. Seymour, H. Feymonr, W. D. Shelley , Sir J. Sheridan, R. Smith, J. B. Smith, M. Smith, R. Stafford, Marquis Stanley, Lord Stephensdn, It. Stirling, W. Strutt, E. Swift, R. Tancred. H. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Thornhill, W. Traill, G. - Uxbridge, Earl Villiers, C. Walmaley, Sir J. Waiter, J. Warner, 'B Whatman, J. Wickham, H. W. Wilkinson, W. Willcox, B. Williams, W. Wilson, J. Winnington, Sir T. Wood, Sir C. Wortley, J. S. yvill, M. TELLERS Hayter, W. Mulgrave, Earl of Adderley, - C. Frewen, C. Naas, Lord Archdall, M. Fuller, A Newark, Viscount Ark wright, G. Galwey, Sir W. Newdegate, C. Bagge, W. Galway, Viscount. Newport, Visco t, Bailey, Sir J. Gilpin, Col. H. North, Col. J. Baillie, H. uladstone, Capt. J. Northcote, Sir S. Ball, E. Gooch, Sir E. Oakes, J. Bankes, Rt Hon G. Graham, Lord W. Packe, C. Baring, T. • Granby, Marquis o f Pak i ngton, Sir J. Barrington, Viscount Greaves, E. Palmer, Robert Barrow, W. Grogan, Edward Parker, R. Bective, Earl Guinness, R. Peel, Gen. Bennet, Capt P. Gurney, I. Pennant, Col. E. ltentlnck, G. Gwyn, li. Philipps, J. Beresford, Rt. Hn. W. Hale, R. Robertson, P. Blackburn, P. Halford, Sir H. Ron. P. Bramley-Moore, J. Harmer, Sir J. Itu,hout, Col. G. Brams:on, T. W. Ilarcourt, Col. F. Satidurs, G. Bruce, C. Hardinge, Hon. C. Scott, F. Buck, L. W. Hawkins, W. Seymour, Lord Ruck, G. Hencage, Geo. 11. Sihthorp, Col. Burroughes, H. Henley, J. Smijth, Sir W. Cairns, H. Herbert, Sir T. Smith, W. Campbell, Sir A. Hilyard, R. C. Smith, Abel Cameo, Sir J. Hollord, R. Smollett, A. Coyle'', E. Hotham, Lord Sotheron, T. Child, Smith It ton, S. Spooner, R. Cholmondeley, Lord Jolliffe, Sir W. Stafford, A. Christie, Samnel Janes, Capt. T. Stuart, W. Clinton, Lord C. P. P. Kelly. Sir F. Thesiger, Sir F. Clive, R. Kendall, N. • Tollemache, J. Cobhold, J. C. Ker, D, Trollope, Sir J. Cocks, T. S. Knatchbull, W. Tyler, Sir G. Codrincton, Sir C. W Knox, Col. B. W. Vance, J. Cole, II A Knox, W. S. Vansittart, G. Corry, H. T. L. Labouchere,ntllon. ll Verner, Sir W. Cuhitt, Vir, Laffan, CApt . R. Vernon, G. Disraeli, B. Lancton, W. Vernon, L. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Legh , G. C . Vivian, J. E. Duncombe, Hon. A. Lennox, Lord A. F. Vyvyan, Sir R. Dunne, Col. Leslie, C. P. Waddington, D. Du Pre, C. Liddell, H. G. Waddington, H. East, Sir J. Lushingto ll , C. Wa'cott, Admiral Egerton, Sir F. Macartney, G. Walpole, S. Egerton, E. C. Macgregor, Jas. Walsh, Sir J. E I mley, Vis. Matins, it. Whitmore, H. Emlyn, Vis. Massey,W. Wig,ram, Loftus T. Evelyn, W. Kasterman, J. Woodd, B. Fellowes, E. Meux, Sir H. Wyndham, Gen. Filiner, Sir E. Michell, W. Wynn, Lieut.-Col. Fitzgerald, W. Montgomery, Sir G. Yorke, E. Floyer, J. Moody, C. Follett, B. Mowbray, J. Forester, Col. Mullings, J. Franklyn, CL Mundy, W. TELLERS Dedeß, W. Baring, Sir F. PAIRS. FOR GOVERNMENT. AGAINST GOVERNMENT. Mr. H. Berkeley Sir J. Bignold Mr. T. Duncombo Mr. Freshfield Mr. W. Brown Colonel Boldero Mr. Marshall Sir G. Berkeley Mr. Wrightson Sir H. Maddock Sir J. Paxton Mr. Morgan Lord Jermyn Mr. Bateson Mr. J. A. Smith Hon. 0. Duncombe Colonel K. Tynte Sir H. Willoughby Mr. Butler General Arbuthnott Major Reed Mr. Mackie Mr. Tomline Mr. H. Baring Mr. Grenfell Sir E. Dering Mr. Steel Mr. F. French! Mr. Coffin Lord Chelsea Mr. M. Sutton Lord G. Manners Lord Dungarvan Hon. C. Hanbury SHOCKING IGNORANCE.—At the Bottisham Petty Sessions the other day a youth, whose vocation is to gather dung from off the roads, was charged with helping himself pretty freely from a farmer's manure heap, when the following colloquy took place :—Magistrate—" Do you know the Lord's prayer ?" Boy—" Noa I" Magis trate—" Where do boys go to who tell a lie ?" Boy— " Don't know." Magistrate—" Where does a good boy go to ?" Boy--" Home, as soon as he has filled his bar k ro w l "— lpswich, Express. COURT CIRCULAR. THE LEVEE. The Queen held a Levee (the third this season) yester day afternoon in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived from Buckingham Palace at a quar ter past two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the Life Guards. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen. Earl St. Germans had an andiertce of her Majesty, on his return from Ireland. Lieut.-Colonel Maitland had an audience, and re turned to the Queen the ensigns of the Grand Cross of the Bath of the late Sir Peregrine Maitland. Rear-Admiral Martin had an audience, and returned to her Majesty the Order of the Bath of the late Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Byam Martin, G.C.B. The Duke of Cambridge, and the Prince of Leiningen attended the levee. Her Majesty's Guard of the Ron. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the state saloons, under the command of the lieutenant. The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command of Captain Parker Rickford, the Exon in Waiting. The Guard of Honour was composed of the Ist Life Guards, and was on duty in the large court of the palace with the band of the regiment in state uniforms. The Queen wore a train of green silk, brocaded in • white, and trimmed with white blonde and green gauze riband. Her petticoat was of white satin, trimmed to correspond. Her. Majesty wore a diamond circlet. The Foreign Ministers and the Secretaries and Attaches of Legation were introduced, when the following Presentations to her Majesty took place : By the Minister from the United States, John Appleton, Esq., Secretary of the United States Legation at this Court. By the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Le Vicomte de Miravalles, Attache thig The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour or being presented to her Majesty:— Major Addison, on appointment of Deputy Assistant Ad , jutant - General and promotioe, by General Viscount Hardinge. I The Attorney-General for Ireland, by Viscount Palmerston. Ensign E. Austin, by Right Hon. W. G. Hayter. Lieutenant-Colonel D. Babington, by Right Hon. Vernon Smith. • Mr. E. Baylis, on appointment as Deputy Lieutenant County of Middlesex, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Colonel Balfour, on appointment as Honorary Colonel Fife shire Militia Artillery, by the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. Lieutenant F. Barchard, by the Duke of Richmond. Rev. C. C. Barnard, by Viscount Canning. Mr. Hamilton Beckett, on his marriage,. by Lord Lynd hurst. Major-General W. Beckwith, K.H., on promotion, by Lieutenant-General Brotherton. Major-General C. Bentinek, on promotion, by Viscount Hardinge. Ensign A. J. C. Birch, on appointment to 24th Foot, by Lieutenant-General Ellice. Lieutenant W. S. Boileau, by Assistant Inspector-General of Fortifications. Mr. H. G. Bowyer, her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, by Mr. Bowyer, M.P. Captain Bridge, half-pay, 51st Regiment, on appointment to the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, by Lord Foley. Lieutenant-General Bunbury, K.H., on promotion and ap pointment to 2d Battalion 60th Regiment, by Viscount Harding°. Hon. G. H. C. Byng, on his marriage, by Viscount Enfield. Lieutenant W. M. Campbell, by the Duke of Argyll. Lieutenant C. P. Carey, by the Assistant Inspector-General of Fortifications. Lieutenant Chapman, on appointment 3d Middlesex Militia, by Viscount Chelsea. Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. R. Charteris, on promotion by H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge. Mr. H. Chase, by Colonel Oliphant. Major-General Chatterton, on promotion, by the Secretary for War. Captain Clementson, by the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon J. B. Cockburn, M.D., on return ing to the scat of war with the Land Transport Corps, by Mr. E. Kiunersley. Lieutenant E. C. S. Cole, by Colonel Bowles. Captain Cooper, oa appointment to Grenadier Guards, by Colonel Wood. Lieut. J. N. Crealoek, on promotion, by M. E. Warner, M.P. Sir D. Cunyngliame, by Viscount Hardinge. Captain Curtis, on promotion, by the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. Mr. C. H. Darling (late Governor of the Cape), on his ap pointment to the Government of Newfoundland, by Sir G. Grey. Lieutenant C. J. Danah, by the Assistant-Inspector-General of Fortifications. Ensign P. H. Delamere, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Captain Denison, on promotion and return from the West Indies, by Lord Hotham. Colonel Dennis, by General Higginson. Major C. Bering, on appointment, East Kent Militia, by Earl Cowper. Captain J. B. Dickson, R.N., on promotion, by Vice-Ad miral J. W. D. Dundas.. Lieutenant A. Dirom, on receiving his commission, by Viscount Drumlanrig. - Dr. Donaldson, by Major-General Arnstrong. • Captain A. Druinnaond, our promotion and ..retuna....fathaL Crimea by Mr _.A-" vaputni .erarit, on promotion a nd return from Cr i mea, by the Marquis of Winchester. The Earl of Elgin, on his return from administering the government of Canada, by Sir George Grey. Viscount Ennismore, Lieutenant and Captain Scots Fusilier Guards, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by the Duke of Cambridge. Captain Erskine, en appointment to Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry, by Colonel Kemeys Tynte. Mr. J. Evans, by Lord Carington. Lieutenant Farrell, on receiving his commission, by the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. Mr. W. N. Franklyn, on appointment, 81st Regiment, by Major-General H. Bentinck. Ensign R. Fraser, .on appointment East Kent Militia, by Colonel Brockman. Lieut. J. D. Freeman, by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. F. Villiers. Capt. Deane Freeman, by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. F. Villiers. Captain C. Fitzroy, on promotion, and return from the Crimea, by Lord C. Fitzroy. Rev.' H. R. Fowler, by Mr. Sorties. Major-General Garstin, by Viscount Hardingo. Mr. W. Garnham, by Admiral Sir S. Pym. Lieutenant H. L. Geary, on appointment, Royal Artillery, by Major-General Wetherell. Sir R. Gerard, on succeeding to the title, by the Earl of Ellesmere. Lieutenant H. Gifford, en appointment, 3d Middlesix Mili tia, by Viscount Chelsea. Captain Gleig, by the Chaplain General. Lieut.-Col. J. Glossop, on promotion, by Viscount Chelsea. Lieutenant H. Godfrey, by Lieut. -Colonel Sir J. Yarde Buller, Bart., M.P. Lieutenant Goodenough, on receiving his commission, by the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance. Lieutenant R. Grant, by Lord Glenelg. Sub-Lieutenant Viscount Grey de Wilton, on appointment to Ist Life Guards, by Viscount Combermere. The Rev. A. W. Gurney, by Mr. F. H. Robinson. Ensign F. Hamilton, on appointment to the 71st Regiment, by the Earl of Rosebery. Major H. Hardinge, on appointment as aide-de-eamp and promotion, by Viscount Hardinge. Assistant-Surgeon W. Hurman, on appointment to the 3d Middlesex Militia, by Viscount Chelsea. Colonel Hay, on appointment as colonel on the staff and commandant, School Musketry, by the Adjutant-General. Lieutenant Hedloy, by the Right Hon. Sir John Pakingtou. Lieutenant E. 0. Hewitt, by the Assistant Inspector-Gene ral of Fortifications. Lieut.-General Higginson, on promotion and appointment to the 4th Regiment, by Viscount Hardinge. Commander C. W. Hope, R.N., by Sir C. Wood. Ensign F. S. Here, by the Hon. W. C. Spring Rico. Mr. C. Henfrey, by Mr. W. Jackson, M.P. Mr. Wm. Holley Hudson, American Consul at Buenos Ayres, by the United States Minister. Captain Hunter, on appointment to the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-arms, by Lord Foley. Mr. Hussey, on his marriage, by Viscount Sydney. Lieutenant Irby, on appointment to the Royal Bucks Mi litia, by the Hon. Mr. Irby. Rev. J. J. Irwin, chaplain of Hong Kong, by Sir G. Grey. Lieut.-Colonel Jeffreys, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by General Sir H. Campbell. Captain H. Jenner, on promotion, by Colonel Kemeys Tynte, M.P. Mr. S. C. Jervoise, by Major-General Gascoigne. Ensign E. Jones, by Colonel Sandham. Major F. Kane, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Lieutenant H. Knapp, on appointment to Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Carington. Ensign G. de Lacy Evans, on appointment 63d Regiment, by Lieut.-General Kenah. Lieut.-General Lautour, on promotion, by Viscount Har dinge. Mr. A. S. Le Messurier, Advocate-General of Bombay, on return frarn India, by the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith. Mr. W. Lowther, by the Earl of Clarendon. Dr. J. M'Cann, on appointment as surgeon, 3d Middlesex Militia, by Viscount Chelsea. Captain J. M'Court, by Major-General G. A. Wetherell. Lieutenant A. R. Macdonnell, by the Assistant Inspector- General of Fortifications. Mr. Justice Macdougall, of Jamaica, by Sir G. Grey. Mr. J. Macgregor, M.P., by Lord C. P. Pelham Clinton, M.P. Lieutenant McLoughlin, on obtaining his commission, by I the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance. Mr. Macnamara, on his marriage, by the Earl of Listowel. Captain Sir T. Maitland, R.N., on appointment as aide-de camp to the Queen, by Sir J. Graham. Lieutenant E. D. Malcolm, by General Sir Hew Ross. Lieutenant Malden, by Lord Panmure. Lieutenant R. Mallock,l by Lieut.-Colonel Oliphant. Lieutenant J. P. Magnay, by the Assistant Inspector- General of Fortifications. Lieut.-Colonel Matthie, by Viscount Combermere. Captain S. Maxwell, on appointment to Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Carington. Captain E. L. Miller, by Colonel Hon. 'Villiers. Lieutenant P. Mitford, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Viscount Monck, on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury, by Viscount Palmerston. Lieutenant M. C. Molesworth, by the Assistant Inspector- General of Fortifications. Lieutenant C. W. Moore, on return from India, by Mr. Campbell, Q.C. Lieutenant C. A. L. de Montmorency, by the Assistant Inspector-General of Fortifications. Lieutenant Smith Neill on receiving his commission, by the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance. Ensign Nicholls, on appointment to the 3d Middlesex Mi litia, by Viscount Chelsea. Major 11. J. Nicholls, by General Sir G. F. H. Berkeley. Captain Noel, by Mr. C. Romilly. Lieutenant C. A. North, by the Earl of Wilton. . Mr. H. P. Oakes, M.P., by Earl Jermyn. Mr. M. C. Ommanney, by Lieut.-Colonel Oliphant. Captain F. Parsons, on promotion, by Viscount Chelsea. Major Paynter, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by Lord Aylmer. Ensign C. L. Packs, by Captain Hunter. Ensign C. B. F. Penny, by Colonel Sandham. Sir Samuel Morton Peto, on his being created a Baronet, by the Duke of Newcastle. - Lieutenant J. Peters, by Colonel }lon. F. C. Villiers: Mr. Phinn, M.P., on appointment as Judge Advocate of H.M. Fleet, by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Lieutenant L. Prendergast, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by General Money. Rev. W. Quekett, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Lieutenant R. B. Rimington, by the Assistant Inspector. General of Fortifications. Lieutenant Roberts, on receiving his commission, by the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance. Lieutenant F. Roberts, by Colonel Holme Sumner. Major-General W. D. Robertson, on promotion and return from India, by General Sir D. Leighton. Mr. E. P. Robertson, on his return from India, by General A. Maclean. Captain G. Russell, by Colonel R. F. Hill. Colonel Sandham, on appointment as Director of the Royal Engineer Establishment at Chatham, by the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance. Major Sibthorp, on promotion, by the Marquis of Granby. Lieut. C. Steel, on promotion and return from India, by Gen. Sir H. J. Cumming. Cornet J. C. Still, by Lord Panmure. Ensign R. A. Sullivan, on appointment Royal Bucks Mili tia, by Lord Carington. The Mayor of Nottingham, by Right Hon. Sir G. Gis T . Ensign Alfred Thistlethwayte, 33d (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, by Gen. D'Oyly. Sir G. J. Thomas, Bart., by Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. Mr. Thornhill, by Mr. horold. Capt. Townshend, R.N., M.P., on appointment as Naval Aide-de-Camp, by Sir A. Clifford. Lieut. Tod, by Lieut.-Gen. Iligginson. Capt. Traherno, on promotion, by Col. K. Tynte, M.P. Comroodeen Tyabjee, by Mr. John Laurie, M.P. Ensign T. W. Valiance, by Major-Gen. Chatterton. Mr. H. Wakeford, by Mr. A. E. Kennedy. Hon. Claude Wilde, on appointment Deputy-Lieutenant of Middlesex, by Lord Hatherton. Capt. . Weld, on promotion, by Viscount Torrington. Lieut. J. Wigg, ou appointment to 3d Middlesex Militia, by Viscount Chelsea, M.P. Ensign C. R. Wilson, on appointment to Royal Middlesex Rifles, by Viscount Enfield. 7 ; Lieut. Wimberly, on promotion , by Col.. JdrOCKM2.II. Major Wo o d, on promot i on, by Col. K. Tynte, Lieut. F. W. Woodall, by Lord Muskerry. Lieut. -Col. G. Wynne, on promotion, by the Lieut.. General of the Ordnance. Major Wray, on appointment to the Artilleryof the Turkish Contingent, by Colonel Norcliffe. The Queen and Prince Albert. accompanied by the Prince of Lein ., ngen, returned to Buckingham Palace after +l.o Levee. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL'S—MONDAY. The business of Paying and receiving on the recent events at Warwick, Epsom, and Brighton occupied most of the afternoon. At intervals, however, betting was resumed, and with some effect. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.—Nabob was in great force ; from 8 to 1 he quickly advanced to 5 to i n . terveniag prices he was backed for a good deal of money. Meteors, at the commencement, took close ground with him, but in a short time from 7 to 1 taken she receded to 10 to 1. Various sums were invested on Lincoln's-inn at 11 and 10 to 1; Ireland's Eye, the winner of the last City and Suburban, was only lightly touched. THE Two THOUSAND.-7 to 4 was currently offered against St. Hubert • $5O to 100 and 700 to 200 wer e l a id against Lord of the Isles, and 6 to 1 against Bonnie Morn ; 7to 1 was taken to a little m o n e y a b ou t Polydore, and 40 to 1 was betted against Kingstown. THE DEBBY.—A considerable amount of hedging money was laid against St. Hubert at 7 to 1 and 13 to 2 ; 2100 to 300 was laid in one bet. Lord of the Isles was in a very ominous condition ; at first 12 to 1 was taken to a pony, but layers were soon found to be eager; 13 to 1 - to 5001. was repeatedly offered, but no one stepped in to the rescue ; at last 1500 to 100 was offered, but he was still friendless. Dirk Hatteraick was in pretty good demand at 25 to 1, and Saraband and Rambling Katie were backed for some money at 1000 to 30 each. 2000 to 25, 5000 to 75, and 1250 to 25, were taken about Corcebus. ' Closing prices : N•RTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. sto 1 agat Lord Anglesey's Nabob (taken) , 8 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Quince (taken) 8 to 1 agst Mr. Thornton's Defiance. 9 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Ireland's Eye (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Meteors (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Lincoln's-inn (taken) 10 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Hungerford (taken) 14 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps (offered) 18 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Ratap lan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. d. Osborne's Seducer (taken) CHESTER CUP.- 20 to 1 agat Mr. Gully's Andover (taken) - 25 to 1 agst Lord Efowth's Marc Antony (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Rowdon's Little Davie (taken) 40 to 1 agat Mr. Parker's Joe Miller (taken) THE Two TE{OUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 4 agst Mr. Howard's St. Hubert (offered) 7 to 2 agst Mr. Merry's Lord of the Isles (taken) 6 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Bonnie Morn (taken) 7 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Polydore (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Kingstown (taken) DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's St. Hubert (13 to 2 taken) 11 to 1 ngst Mr. Osbaldeaton's Rifleman 13 to 1 agst Lord Derbl's De Clare (14 to 1 taken) 15 to 1 agst Mr. Merry s Lord of the Isles (offered) 25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Dirk Hattoraick (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Edwards's Saraband (taken) 33 to 1 agst Lord John Scott's Rambling Katie (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Corcebus (taken) Offers to take 1,000 to 30 about Oulston. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES—MONDAY. - PLATE of 50T. Three mile s. • Butintener----- - .... . . ...... I Mare by Spanish Jack Four ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Three miles. Soho . walked over GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. About four miles. Star of England 1 Diana Spring 3 Six ran. BIRMINGHAM AND WARWICKSHIRE STEEPLECHASE, Four miles. Captain 1 Helen the Fair 2 HARROW AND UXENDON STEEPLECHASE. APRIL 5. The following are the London entries up to five o'clock yesterday (Monday) :—Fenman, Jovial, Cato, Macomo, Torn Gurney, Trout, Rosa, Janus, Lord of the Isles, Baronet, Odiham, Emigrant, Malmesbury, Bullfinch, Aiana, Herbert, Sir Harbottle, and St. Hilary. EXHIBITION OF ART CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF DISTRESSED RELATIVES OF OFFICERS IN THE .E.AST. The special object of this exhibition is to create a fund for the orphans and distressed relatives of our officers who have been engaged in the war. For this purpose a large number of amateur artists have contributed works executed by themselves to the number of about 1,500, of which only between 700 or 800 can be suspended, on ac count of want of room. Contributions are even now pouring in. The proceeds arising from, the exhibition and sale of the works ate to be devoted to the pur poses above mentioned. The object is a good one, and has every prospect of being successful. There is another object which will be fulfilled by the exhibition, and which was not, of course, contemplated •by the originators. It will furnish a tolerably accurate test of the education of the youthful members of the higher classes in one branch of the fine arts. Viewed in this light the exhibition is very satisfactory. Many of the paintings and drawings display not only great taste and talent, but much artistic skill. Among the contributors are the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena. The Princess Royal's water-colour erawings, "The Battle Field," has created a furore amongst the compe titors. At the private view on Saturday we remarked that as much as 100 guineas had been offered for it, and yesterday the bidding had reached 200. The Prince of Wales has contributed a pen-and:ink sketch of a " Knight," fur which already 50 guineas have been offered. All that we need observe upon' this harmless enthusiasm is that we are glad the results of it are 'in tended to be employed for so praiseworthy a purpose. The Duchess of Gloucester has contributed 16 draw ings. The room, situated No. 121, Pall-Mall, was crowded to excess on Saturday and yesterday. The in tentions of the originators will be fulfilled in a manner to exceed their most sanguine expectations. • THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. The following changes have taken place in the staff and other departments of the army before Sebastopol :-.- Lieutenant-Colonel Erownrigg, assistant-adjutant general, Ist division, is temporarily transferred to do duty as assistant-adjutant-general of the Light Division, in place of Colonel Sullivan, who has left, at the recom mendation of a medical board, for three months' leave of a bsence to England. Capt a i n R . Ellison 47th litigi• meet, and Captain V. Wi ng, 9 5th Regime n t, have been appointed aides-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Penne father, C. 8., commanding th e 2d Division _ , Sheffield, 21st F us ili ers, aide-de-cam p toCr rid Captain olonel .Trot: sk lope, commanding the Ist Brigade, 2d Division. Captain Earle, 57th Regiment, is appointed brigade-major of the Ist Brigade, 4th Division. The following medical officers, lately promoted, have been attached to divisions as follows :-Ist class Staff- Surgeon Dr. Wood, to the 2d Division ; lsi class Staff- Surgeon Dr. Monett, to the 3d Division; Ist class Staff- Surgeon to the 4th Division. Mr. G. Surgeon Dr. Foster has been nominated superintendent of the Crotian engaged for the service of the army. Pay 1 1 labourerss sAimtuy REGULATIONS IN THE CAMP. Increased attention is being devoted to the sanitary condition of the camp in the Crim ea. The following general order was published on March 6 : — "Head-quarters, before Sebastopol, March 6th, 1855: " With reference to former orders, the Field-Marshal Commanding begs that generals of division, Capta", Lushington, RN., commanding the Naval Brigades, and the officers commanding Royal Artillery and Engineers, will take immediate steps for effectually burying all dead animals and offal which may be fonnd within the limits of the ground, as pointed out by the assistant quartermaster-general from head-quefters. They will also be so good as to cause all the refuse clothing, and other rubbish lying about the-camp, to be collected and burnt ; and all broken and empty bott: , to be buried. Fatigue partied on this occasion will ceive the usual working pay.—By order. (Signed) "T. 13. B. &NOM, Adj.-Gen, Fen , church Street • tting