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that period they will be sent to their in Ireland, wkere• furlong-be will be \og them pre. men who were at Alma , e believe atßala?aim als o . , • ' -nts is , ;AC ft hl. - • .4-4,4-.;',/ I 24.. • t ~-~. tilding S; IA BERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC 113 MT, at 8 o'clock, an d Every iClglit (but -Saturday). ,g izt,„t..; Gallery, Is. The Marninq Itcpresentations fall?' , ay, Thursday, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— ;afield :ster kOTT EAST INDIA. HOUSE, FEBRUARY 21, 1855. r „: ,.. cE - IS HEREBY *GIVEN, 'That the an *AZ CODE of REGULATIONS for the ADMISSION for u i: i i e f , „E , , at the EXA.MINA.TIONS ta , be !ZASTI '\ Tuf ASSISTA.NT SURGEONS in the h S e E ld RVIC of 1 7 tlliss.",„*lClMA COMPANY h been framed by . the Board o , Itih i— ers ror the ' Afra* " Of l as clla, under the provisions of the 44, arld ilth Viet., cap. 95, sec. n 38. kg, °g :1g voh Tut Anxissfos or CANDIDATEg FOR THE APPOINT- Offis, 4N T S 3I3 TANT.SUADEON IN TIM SENVIor.os lIIE EIA AST INDIA w . 41 lat ro , • t qe and 4 —,Orn subjects Ofher Majesty between 22 and 28 years .n 111 11 i 's , ti ° f Wird bodily health, may be candidates for admission Iley._ ‘; l, -e of the ; East India Company a. As.istant Surgeona t . l.e :llourlot.7:nt:lbscribe and send into Dr, Sc tt, the Physician to d . 1114 t10, 1 r ' L 't India Company, 10 days beforeahe period filmfor and declaration to the following candidate,l,44llohctlystadenct-iatirue 14,1°,'2'dian surname at full length), a for eru.;. Assi stant - Surgeon In the service of. the East India , that I was years of age on the 1 ilse a ,: 4 :,_ last, and that I tabour tinder no donestidtaue ,t ~'"", physical disability that can interfere with th °` the duties of a medical ; and I also attest my to proceed °T I duty to India within three months of reedy 'elllttnent." "lion must be accompanied by the following docu- ! , • 1. 1.1 regimen. . going on very other places in Devonebire. The: ..e recpivedsevotal recruits, as have als _assars. Some men have likewise accegtect. .aucement offered by Captain Adair, of the 2(1'• ,aierset Militia, who, in order to obtain a sufficient • number of volunteers to secnre.a commissiop.in Or line, eves IN., in ,addition . to the gt b overnthenetinV 101...' The Marines have likeyrisezectired largo ieiuforotsmentki , from Exeter: • , '1 1 3, E r fi l dsl. ga golbsrp' LTIOS S, afield , Lebo'? and 'ens s r:::, No. 19,476.] PUBLICATIONS. 21l LA YARD AND HIS CONSTITU EANT)S. Yesterday a numerous meeting of the electors of ' Ayles bury assembled in the County-hall of that borough in pur gliarlee of a placard a-mounting that Kr.- Layard " desired to explain his views and ekprees hia opinions, upon the state of public affairs at this itnportant. crisis.' --At- half past 3 o'clock Mr. Layard entered the hall, accompanied by Mr: Actoti Tindal, the Rev. E.,(Aven, jun:, M. A:, Cap tain Smith, RN., Capt. Atkinsoißev. 0. Phillimore, &c. Mr. Acton 'Tindal was voted .in the chair. - About 280 an , tnare daily drilled at Montrose. •Enlist, merit into the Line goes on with much spirit. About 20 officers are expected immediately. Volunteering into the Line from Vie 24 Cheshire Militia goes on more - slowly than was expected. The King's 0 wn Tower Hamlets Militia will muster this day in the London-fields, Haeknry, to be embodied for permanent duty. The Queen's Own Regiment of Tc4ti.g;amlets Militia will also muster thii day at Bethii4i 7 greeri, to ibe•em- • bodied. . . • Price One LETS 1. 2 3 . ijIIQT „f s Seen tiettlw_ l' . oUnd Th° THE NATIONAL MISCELLANY for MARCIT contains-1. Clreassia.-2 The Charitable Asso ciations of Paris. No. I[.-3. Naval and Military " Arrangement." —4. How shall we settle our Poor? No. IL-5. Emigration.-6. Description of the Modem Appearance of the Crimea. —7. A Few more Words about Grammar. S. NOTICES : Our Camp in Turkey and the Way to it.—lnkerman, a Poem —Reve'aiions of a glare- Trader.-111stery of the Ottoman Turks—The Churchman's Library. —9. Poetry. . - At the Office, No. 1, Exeter-street, Strand, London. A nd l ora of Ler ads► declined. ther ertg ;harActer. Tho Hon. Charles Fox Stanley, late a lieutenant colonel in the Grenadier Guards, has been appointed an honorary colonel in the 7th'" Regiment of Lancashire ads uu India.' Lte) sack 8 1$ 3 43' P a ' t )ra t be 44 Toro bli l ol ' y and SO' Bla c , f " b „,,, , 00 1111 15 ' ~.1 1/ g„ - 41 " ISP P° o ter pisP'/ ) L iver r t iOp t : , Fo Da rn , to , pit tb ' ra le° j TO be delivered at (;to§p9 . l/. j'lym out h , • V 'AD, ..".• • • • • fit.,, E'er • T Toni. Tons. 50 50 lbs. lbs. • 25,010 ' 25, (1 00 Tons. • Tons. 3 3 Tons. Tons. 15 15 Gallons.• Gallons. 5,000 5,000 o I ( ' 0 ')li , V ' ..ktiVLW I Proof bith th a ge, either b +e act y extract from the register of the Parish cand idate Was born, or by his own declaration pursuant A certi f ird G Won. c. 62. or th. re „ate of moral character from a magistrate, or a minis . - 'Las o're!qoolls denomination to which the candidate belongs, ' A flipl o vT "slY k. own him for at least two preceding years. 41 44, xnn In surgery, or a degree in medicine, proviled an ex -47 eat ta -a A 4r gerY be required for such degree, froth some• body cent r,, - to grant or confer such diploma or degree. e ach ''''ate Of having attended two courses of lectures, of six the practice of physic, and of having attended for tte 3 th e , r . II "Pita! aeuce and clinical instruction of the physicians i containing at least, on an average, one hundred n the ntt' othav ng attended one courts of lectures of six months croti P o h t .yrc ti n f ri nl d clinical instruction for twelve months. dgiven at orlaedt d . for three months the practical ame, the atte p u ublic asylums for the treatment of tiltl e of t li i na6 t ft W eat4 li ° S haling attended . foi:lince months one of the in ' Of an tospital especially. devoted to the treat toter a diseise. m _ l / 4 311 1 w _ho May not ba'se been able to attend the practice of 03 t h e Insane or of an ophthalmic hospital, for 3 months ' 4,7 e ct eir offer:Mgt themselves for examination, will not be 411 (leit,? - Minalnation but successful in obtaining re °ltlfe*etteat'it4eti°l:.a, PPointme t nto be required to produce certificates such, practice during the interval between the c tr Vind the time of proceeding to India. ati4 ge ato of tying attended course of lectures on mid eertiLh,aving conductel at least six labours. of having acquired a practical krowledge of cup - N ate, , t h n'aY also, at their option, send In certificates of attenthde atC"Pitids, oron any course of lectures,, In addition to u of "Mance on a course of military surgery, and the prac cperetteine on the dead bo4y,are'recommended. ' v++attotl wit include the following` subjects : , o ;n.n 1 . 1 its departments. The- Including the - dheases of riomon and children, ;;‘, , lator ns , 4llll ac3', an I Hygiene. 111,; I ttiti j n,.., an n otology, inchiding coMparatire Anatomy. • fohow;.mary, including Botany and Zoulogy. are the books recommended in -7 t '1 Ele "t ructure of the An Y imal Kingdom, by Rymer Jones. Itiltaire d'Histoire Naturelle, par Milne Edwards. e_, • 10,, ,'.14001 Botany , . ; - t of Botany. etae4„,' .l. Exitrsinaton will be conducted— Qieet of written questions and answers. • tPkii ae sss t e , e .. an linations and experiments, when the subject ad - p r , tk4l Y. 441 e xamination of patients, and by operations on the N t Aerie ace examination. -. Vs° shall be pronounced by the examiners to be the Of a all respedts, will De appointed to fill the requisite .4:lntnient a asestant,bargeonS in the East India ee, and so far is the requirements of the service Arla,'„Q t h ! :l, 3- Will bii've the choice of the Pre-idency in India to le appointed, accord - ng to - the hider of merit in „,5at a ,7 4 4,, on the list resulting from such examination. "i": 'ci''',,,'urgeons art ' , required t subscribe to the military or e 4 cal retiring funds, at the presidencies to which NArgo lf ;Dect ively appointed, and, to the Military Orphan So tl,4#al4,t,,,atPPOltited to. Bengal. 11 dot thn sur geens who shall neglect or refuse to proceed.th 44t, or ders ofthe Court of In ectors, within thrte , ~nthi 1 1 ,,: , 41,01'4114r appointment, will be onsidered as hAvAtir, for lieeial circumstances shall justify a departure from le ( t he; • 44 t„, thk„. re gulations, and any further info , rfAaton, may be 110: 11, n', l : l l ,c . ation to the Secretary of the Mill.,:nry Department, 1 ,1 1,1441 ??fir c. 4 1 4 4 4, 4 eti.y e '' s vral take place in the mOnflis Of January and ; and due notice will be gi'ven by public adver t4lt4lll4toipbemiese-leaelte'd?Pointed,' and of the yerobable number of can ti'll°u'leed that the net examination will be held at 13 , , to cle t ' 4l ! sof July iyeit. and that the probable number b t; th,,,,hpehulediesl est`Abliehinent of the East India Cop - plied up , w ill aAMRS C. MELVILL, Secretary. , ILP ,rt)it?l,,?l,l'll:l7l-shi RS and OTHERS.--Sealed Ten ' -ta r ° ,-').m. %tiPeeific sum; will be received at the Ordnance- I on or before the 20th of March, 1855, for es At Bull-point, in the parish of Sbint Rhdeanx, ' • I. l° ,r , , 4 „ i bili( ( Ltages for a foreman and 16 labourers ; 5,';`41, 41 1,,,',2 - x-houseand Wash-house for the crews of the two Privy and Urinal ; I, tkl4,,,N‘t",flee fort he Ordnance Storekeeper ; • ; . 7 7 eNt 3 , 4 '61 Watch-house and a Shed for Waggons; Unlit ttp 4 der's Lodge and a Shoe-house ; k kei t Oh ne-house , co . 10 „! - bouse: 4er, 44 .pe r isent Wooden Filling and Examining-house a_t 4 0 ,-4, 44 Sk il tht . 1 41, 1 0 E, g . l ei.,,,,, c ationa of the • above- 8 services, with addenda it, tl re o,,,,teguisite information, maY be obtain d ld t P,ZII, 18 ,0 . a ri e 4 ee , , , iitill . ...pont, daily (Sundays excepte between 4 4 b 0 !..,, • clock, from Thursday ! theist, to Friday, 16th daYs inclusive. Cl 'qb , Davenport, 23d February, 1855. -,.C/lr:tlSll4l:l:tvi cirj l- Of tSI:C4CAO TOBACCO, Trans o n :t t House, 22d February, 1855. - rw Vl4l P ll t T r EE ol GA le A' r itP fo . 7• P V P ic E M it a r ll r in Q g ß an C d 1;44.,i‘-Linnalietalrersrsetoi Exeellting - $ 1 ,19 ,Coffice of Ne,,,i4liMl,l•,..kirniraiof the United Kingdom of Great Britain I IGIVK NOTICE,, that, on THURSDAY, 'lobe ',„7“ , s- at One o'clock, they Will. be ready to treat with may be willing - to Contract 'far supplying and er llajesty's Wetnalling-844VIft at Gosport and atidermentioned artlcles, - • . 'When to be delivered. . iOne-half of each in three weeks, and the remainder in 3 weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre ferred,by the party tendering. Nk„ tio lei' 4 Ile do rs rl„, tiler ea r eslit io3 lte lee% 3l ; ° 4 l ' l ,,, ,el t t of t , t4 ' e h'e -to' themielves the Pdwer, when the ten -2'l,,,it;taeloTh' tl4;' - 'lll t , ratting fitber for the whole, or for such part ifis t itar - ', / r'flir o "' nle:Y ,dbeni fit, 'di* for a- greater quantity,-or of - s°l4, e Wete, "`a p e -4 ,, 3'. and also annnlimiteel pbwer, of selection. Ok t rl'elz, - .1 ! allet pastes , anti tobacco to he - meeniPtect froiri the Cus 'all I ' l 4 0 ?ihli„:' -ax tes , tendering are: to state where they , are L i its.: l 4B.f„the ...1 .. . . ..,:_... ~ -..„ •- : ... - • v th,ell4. o l:'/i the I 3 (not fess' than 4 lbs.), of the Tea (not .less i. 7l l ,,,_riarti e the,. 4 , ;,hded Warehouse), of the pepper (not less than 'AN mink ' t ende '4 ' 404 0 (not less than lbs.), most he produced tl o , ti til ! ,_ B4 et- or _, r '•:' 'y '/-•':.' • - It " ;i ' lz li k ',;!4te C'hoed by , persons wbeatif,tenders are not, accepted Neillb der.` ''tfiken.a • 6 ft, h, de e i d : ..Way yithern immediately after. the 0n ,,, , r h Mil t , ed, 'l v, t , : ki i(l , o t 4 e pii ri) -4, e rece k iyed unless insde on the printed 4 form. Pr. •-• .A t „,-eia d i at tb.',.,,0d which may be obtained on application at t T he ‘7)4‘eral ev 7 yletualling Yards at Gosport ant Ply month, 6r t S III, ein td r, or of p.oonduetingt he iPetaket Serviee At Liverpool, or Pit tar t ion o , s , ,u,stoms at Bristol. k ilt °' kl " 4, IQ "' L ee. revised contracts, to wkiich particular &ten th t , ici Yh e'''' ' ' ' . 'fa 'd V' f 11' hie i k ne o ,'t 1.4,, •eeri at the s- kite:ll6e, at t O sal ic ha log 't4it clock erPool ' and 8.-Niel No . tender Will be feceived l'to t, e Dart 6 n the day of treat ' s', and it . will not be required 'lit e 3 ' teed• ' l4l ;!j o ,..eir ° lithe ~,t lth r;. ; Or' gent .611 betialf, offerershoud attend 'L . N , i to r i ' , e v Ne n ~ ‘.., 3 ' of contract, :is the result of the eceived ProPof,ed lii:/t4',. t i Ong " iiih e'oothinliniciateciAto• him and his 'll ill 'den' , N kllt 4 , ll l l4(l 6le ft 4 .n ' t a p nct eaddressedio the secretary of th . ~ e . I :elmiralty, . t ., be deli Corner the, words" Tender for . , 'st t vered Somerset N 4kft - at • ouse. h i) , p..- 1 , ,„„, I t , h,,„ -- l ENIITIEI OF Iri.)l3Tll AND MATtRITY k A t 't ) 1 .P"64 24• Mt ' . . cases; ' • - , strat , td with free by pobt for se) t , /, —, IQ , .k" --...,:. Itamps , • , ~, - • 4 ,... 4 14„ eft, V U S. 'D EB IL I T Y .; ,N- , t w i ii; Vlnptoms. and Cure.—An Essay on Spur ,,,4)‘_ ~,,l;nesc. . .. ractical Observations on a safer and more Ilit l yine d 1: treatment of the diseases of the Generative t o 'eo,, v it. bp o ! 'the use of the; Microscope in detecting' and ,l/ t0 4, ,0,,,•,,Y, of „''''ary examination, the real , - ,aooo and effect of ~ t i N titi'ideaf- ' h e laint, whether arising drum solitary habits, e . l o l la i L .:rtia r a ~, Olimate, followed by preCtical remarks, founded illii,,ltetlilit s , . r eltperlence in ' the treatment of Irtmutssance, o l t ki l i 3 , l4r o ' f ,,,tcleal . Weakness, Spennatorrhcea, Bre. To which . N 14 ,4 1,441 O''a,rieS On the Physiology'of Mareiage, with pre , ' , pe p ,r'itii 4 4 l _the • evfls emanating ,from empirical ,practice, l ' 4. 7at eliso ..'retnedieS advocated by various Writers en rders, . . ~ • ~. . ~ . 1 14 , 1 F vf !E b il t MNIUKTA, IeAMERT, M.D. ' ' 4 .eit It'aneln e ... „ ° It 1)- s ( 4 ij AB X, LCI N D 0 N, - rli, tileora i . ytratrleulaied Member of the tnivesity of Edit.- o q4 ii ets t 3, 6 f,k "fernber of the London Hospilikl Medical Society, t,11,4 eh 441 tO t tiecaries' Hall, London. Xs v ,L, &e. , Z:1, o l 'k.llt? o ieet of this treatise:ls folic:int obt'the - feaffal eon-, ti 4, , frt,m certain habit%, irregularitieo; and excesaes; qieoj' t ekepaft e ll . • IrlOrernisetyiri Yotith i . degradation in Man r „, 4 ,11 , ,tg,.e decay St 211 stages bf Life, thin, perhaps, any e' )hCi,,rsi,,,ecoi,-,..me known to modern Pathologists. Hs perusal is 1 ,t)„,., -N th;;,` l eeZ l il, ended to persons entertaining secret doubts of ti t ,. ./aa A iii ,,, tie ri, . arid who are conscious of having hazarded IN 4 h 4 kial t ' s, and privileges to which every hiunan being is 4 4 ese r '''llely. te t k . b ~t Di rkra eo .e i essary thatall Irian should them, that there are ji,, 3 'q'llly e 'vea s ,yhanagement which eannet be violated without b" 4 Nit' t ineV,lties, self when wisdom and regret succeed 0 t ; I N tb_ilai ea, ,ftSiderate -itidnigence, how these penalties `,i'l.4„erti 1 ° eVii t w 'w the ogee of their bitterness may he removed, 0.1' 4 11 . 3 'ea (! i ltsco ~‘ -4t,. tilt, reel, onces maybe avoided, and above all, 0 4 ,, , tLisr h io hi - cs _ 4 nY degree of ,physical infirmity or . functional *,srZL i o tt !ts for f the timely aid of science cannot apply a care. Itt?S•ii 4 niitq 4 e tre a d series of years been engaged in an extensive zs k , ~ b ee ' , merit of these delicate complaints, which have 1t,% tqe laii„,tee generally confided t i e the care of ignorant tt'N' tl Yer ( Alire to ', l _ , ,great injury on those Who are induced to place N'ti'lt,l3, teeDi;;, tt t : i t) 0, 23 „TY Stay be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, ,I n `4re o :lotsat or. !'aternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford - street; ktit ii.kit t o _ square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or free by post for 'it i ;l:so•_ , `loY address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed- N' ; tr r k' co.. i Pit. -- multation daily from Eleven till Two, and from ~..,.................._ 1.4 ei l 00 1. ,„ ' i t N l /,, ki N t,biri tim () B N THIS PICTURE." Freezing ig ilii : l l il, p aste ` ere--Ice to be seen everywhere. Skating and V A , qlefe, :late o ",77.onifort and warmth the right fashion. All lir,Pt 3 . eil fr eoze ut eekade, but those of E. M:' and - SON'S trade f' 4 tsi, she*,'s, Wla t 4 1 _, !heir wealhand—their,- Clothing will meet all ta Dr 11. in er 'tis very kp , t ' . .th,;),:l;eti ox , t he Parks, 'on - the' ice, 'everywhere, Messrs. t ,t4p4 l . BATA in PPear—their OVElicalTS, WalrrEas, and 'P.4 tti• lio il the , newest of shapes. t h e tik C E. --17 - • 11,,,A t - q. e Ex ts ‘ ntil March 1,1555, E. MOSES and SON'S t t n t TlO, aoepi s will be CLOSE D,at EIGHT O'CLOCK EVERY ti,N o i lßat,'i....4, aturday; when they will be open till II o'clock. iiq 'ist i "'"• litOmm s k4y, l k Of „ 1 31pek,.,_ and SON regret having to guard Me iptii" t tp,... 1ie1 . , 4 ,n1, having learned that the iintradesman-like 4 e 0 ,, , ,:er a ,,, h `:7 l lneeted with their Establishment," or " It's ltite,,_ o . tk e ;',_°eoll resorted to in many instances. and ter It'se l ~ l N w oeg to state that they have eeh l eept rr n ANr 0 t,„ ti ~_ N.. _ th e ,. __ WIER, HMOS IN Oa °VT Or LONDON, - silicl t il.k i -', Est ati ,', ,"wh Establishments, as follows : - r itoel a 'tp t ' s -le at e, o - I),, s l 2lrlent, 1 54, 155. 156, and 157, ,Minorles, d 4, lit l kto, ,I.la rt :llitl n r Y n `g e l k e theChtueh. all communicating - . , l' o lleil Ir e - r treet, all L O O6, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,1, IVicila4 ...rm . hire) Bra '''. mmunicating. ' N I pv ti _ eh, 86 _ rich, 19 and 20, • Bridge-street. 13 1 14 at 4t .‘ :11 641° A r'a a i rgat° ' t1,0 , 0 ,. ra, ~._0. • ,,, c ico. ,, , ,eh, Melbourne, Anstral la : , I pilN,`„rk.N.'t Ge nor " a "l"..re, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot at d tif:tit h v it a ---s vuttitters for Ladled and Gtlemen. 11.: N z Zlta ti e :ired, or ". 1 1 1 : 1 Y article not give satislactipn, it will bt E' :; : ,, ,:r t torio lk i i riwre. :l ize . na:A julistaii ... :l :_i_i set, c3 . l P o r s e e f d er : r e: m, thesit a .s m et e n a e a y , yr w iilldaybse to o re s tu aa rn s e e d t A t ilrq u tbliah ° he abr" are Marked in plain figures, the lowest o w et, zip ! , Me rits lnent can be made. • ' ' ; k t roll . r A nt ss Is resumed till 11 o'clock. '' l l. at i xig rup u 'il 'insi Winter. " The Commercial Coin ° f Prices, ' our system of ielf-meauir e e- - '44 4; 146 _ 1 4 1 ri eh 1 : Fra eo e at h q ad on application,or . post-free. ' 4 114 A Zln ka t, ' • Qui si paria Italir no. _ elitmeh Aqua sa habl a Espano. 41.(01" 1855 gratis on application ,or post free for the 3yholtor any portion of aity of the "lijir' ___ ____ ____ ____ . . ~• . . . ~. ~ „ . _ 1 ' . Alklrt , te,,. Te,o.t, ' - ' I AT SMITH'S MONT BLANC building s; ti; ., 39 —GIR T, at 8 > I._ pk t i , lree., 23. . 0 a n l , o cloek, and Every Night (but Satarday). ,j a4 nsp r y 7 , ,e d , T i l , l r „ Is. The Morning Representations :. ~,..______::, Plecaelf ' arsdaY' riesfield, i and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— lester Y' r o„ , Y. ~ w a doro 8 } As ton di -, CITIc- L ...,_ E:isT INDIA. lIOUSE, F.uaituArty 21, 1855. HEREBY * GIVEN, ' That the an- ii3 g t ri r rot c s om ,', . exed'' co l iD 6 E B..prii . 1 " , .• 41.?„ ,, VATi, of REG " o ffiaislo o It e sitq l e•S o f ,the _ ULATIONS 'for the ADMISSION' of 1101ber13' XAST ,XT of As,..,•vr.„X&MINA.TIONSheId for the 11, c, „Ins l i ss „ 1131/4 COMPANY, SURGEONS in the SERVICE of lATIOIN' '''t , IS Ai. ; o ; r ; t r b or thsr.rAY' has teen (rained by 'the Board of _Glasg °W. . 171 _ ,aeffaira of India, under the provisions_ of the Edinbergb ' li klts ;I vet '• ap. 95, sec. 38. . • lfield P ec44:4"l3T!'" ADMInION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE APpOINT- ,peI , A , t. An-Strao ~...,- i c hsel, 1 -.. :,,,,, EON IN THE SEatvlor.„.ol" TILE - EA.ST INDIA 11.1 T , • _ e -,a r .,.., 0 , . • iy, anti , , b 4 g ts , am ' of 0 rn subjects of her Majesty between 22 and 2$ years NeW COO • . q.,_ e so y/ 'surd bodily health, may be candidates for admission , 6 0 00, 4 - ', 3 ' lko t ee °I the ; East India Company a. Asaistaut.Surgeons. Le ,„ p ilitlamanl, Eabasbtsiocridbie and send into Dr, Sc tt, the Physician to the i/E2 l B , , 1 hrinallo lndia Company, jo days beforeahe period fixed for 3 , r4nt ~tiall and s cclaration to the following effect __ - og. . , i poi, , fai 44 Assista ur t name at full length), a candidate for ern. BI 4. v 4 .1 , /l a , ° hereb n burgeon in the service of the East India . m illets .., . .1, 11 ,. , sf - Y d eclar , ', that I was years of age on the e ve seen ' l , , ehar g 'a'e or physical. last, and that f labotir under no donstitu- • sl , A 'Of t ais s . he a_o d! ability that can interfere with the due the aC` ll 'r '' 3 , 4_lo " p ro duties , la _, f tz . medical officer ; and I also attest my r found fsit ,a, Tkii „PDNotro, merit." uuty to India within three months of receiv- nada. ',. ; 'I A , `teclz rati II . % 1 and b als .I. Ir." • 0 /1 Must be accompanied by the following docu- of tb' ' ' v, l r %fof myero . 10 , , , . tt:- 14 th e c a ge. either by . extract from the register of the Parish littdtearclie,o4., )74.Accent5. ksdastid,siattne Was born, or by his own declaration pursuant other al ta '' ' •L f ille rdltal:e of r uo . ra i l V b:r2t . er from a magistrate, or a minis- , cho gter , jii-,lslip_riec,;ifiT;kileonsSonmination to which the candidate belongs, 71 41 4. 10:j i : }4 Is surgery, him for at least two preceding years. or a degree in medicine, provided an ex- !, stem b s4r gerY be _ y 1,,_ , required for such degree, froth some. body . 27.. _ „ tel t +',,, ' t ".r . tia ce 7 te w o '.°grA . nt or confer such diploma or degree. .. Baying attended two courses of lectures, of six trade d ° to t...' 40 1, o __ c lear!. , '..7 o th r the n pr the actie practt ce of physic, and of having attended for t ry w a v t sretl bile n,. yitm , „„.„_, e and clinical instruction of the physicians at th e ", or o ri a ' u Lallting at least, on an average, hundred 0 0 Praettt, 93 8 attended ' • I"- ih., A t ,,,, r 00 , _ . one course lectures of six months ~.,,, 7±rs eti _knie, 4 o,„ „.. , ; , s, .and clinical instruction for twelve months. ,• btiaawa. • '"ia,,, n ''s girt, at saving attend, d for three months the practical .......... ''': 4. 4 _. e. (mem. the public asylums for the treatment of ..• - '' ''' . Amiltif;itilbeaalbain (i)e"fdi'i-e:U I..Q3Pit 41 rwhito ~„, ,' c t or n ' 0 , '4 ar - cii ,„ 0 f wflpg attended for three months one of the in- esPecially. devoted to the treat- per sac k ' ' '24, '' 4l / 1 40 r 8 ' wh o In '"' ci F e s. - b i k te .., 3 for th e , aY not ha , ie been'able to attend the practice of sr _ e , 67s d ~,,,„1.-,,t?r t be ir o 'Zati,e, or of an ophthalmic hospital, for 3 months 5, "' 2 is F , - ,A ll iti em !s , 4l exaulTng. themselves for examination, will not be gsa 4, 1 1t ,,i 14 , ..‘ u 0n fo r :1 1 'ntIon, but will,..if successful in obtaining re- p ~,, ;•. 7 I L a n tt emei rPr u rtments, be required to produce certificates • ' Ai ki as.' A t , 1 7, and the 5 4 ._ 1 1. practice during the interval between the v. ItrY,A,l4`ttleate Of h urn.e or Proceeding to 'lndia. • • ' • ' , ~. k„ 00h ...., , ving attended a course of lectures on mid- 6, Rtifi cat ":_9B conductel at least six labours. - !,. o j , ...4,, tia.e 'sr having acquired a practical krowledge of cup- , grsio , 0 4 , .It RA ; ' /nay • , • . Pa f •,, • 11,,,, alto, at their option, sent In c'ertifleates of attend- Do p ue f . , I N , lit ten ,D , tals, Oren any course' f ' fron: t. c o t ht ..,, us. lutne o on a c, lec_ures, In addition to the duc .:o, , .,,._ argi. a , _ .p Course of military surgery, and the practi- i s . f _„,l . ~ L_Ztat a „,_ c erntrnm on the dead body,.are'reconamended.' . oreig 7 2 , ie r., r y ~-, n vr.ll include the tbiloWing7Subjects :—. .or le° '9 , t, itk:: (l,l 6r lu ' As dear neir ,,,, P tmcnts. 4 ' - , Al,, , !'harl tac `'", -un g the'dh eases of women and children, The- ist / • '''l,.lll,4lY.and3/:kan. 1 Hygiene. e lic lb co.. . I'_,.• l „,, es al IN.__ .3 sjology, inclUding Conipai•a tire Anatomy. t• Y::,. ' 7k 4 "1 i r j,',7 e Y, including Botany and Zoulogy. I, 81a ck 4 03., ',ltth.,,lla Co the books recommended in— ?eters , AP, , 04,3 Elm ,;12arat ve Anatomy— „,, A Oa ~„ 7•l,,,,,,caer,„•,:tructure of the Animal Kingdom, by Rymer Jones. Luc - „..j. , .4„,,•,' .talre d'Histoire .Naturelle, par Milne Edwards. 1 • '''' . ol , ' If ul 'l'' : 001 ,1" . ,, ,, , 5 . be . ~•''',' :I..4:s..ettr: tel.ilia°°,,ein,l3Lsetoafull)'Otany. ,0 1 $ 1, ~l. It i , e4 44 ,, n t ExartinaVon will be conducted— ' 0111.1 15 1 110 , t4 / N I cl, ` ,', l 4ect 4 a wri nli tten . queetion. and answers. L ' ne 001. i) (11 t3 1 4 • 4 t, pr il 4 48. nations and experiments, when the subject ad- a t for. po',O r t body.''tkai - . examination of patients, and by operations on the ekae..;.,.::.i!'.,"(400 l•-ttz111,1)ers:,,,,Iii_t431',0seir examination. .. ESP ° ..''''o o l' 'fl;i' t of' 4 in aii'nali be PrOnounced by the examiners to be the ore iga 0 ~ .vi i ,D4l, y ,_ atl x4 „. r e espedts, will De appointed to fill the requisite .... 4 1 ~,i4r, ' 1 ; .. 1 ,1;er, 3 ., Be r ,, i ' e nt nts as asaistant.surgeons in the East India ... IP,/ Wi l l': ti a 4 , they ;; , ,,!ted, so far as the requirements of the service .•„" 0 th e shall I ''" hove the choice of the Pre-idency in India to 3al -is 4 , k n p t„. 3 ' si,, e aPpointed; aceord•ng to - the Order of merit in .... J. 1.—...... , 4 00 , vl „.1ati,,,i7 01 1 the list. resulting from such examination. _yoi ~ ‘ t ,i'ci l ' and surgeons ~,,,,, t _ at , , Itie ,„__. .are required t' subscribe to the military or ir ...,,,,,,,, ~ 4 wir ls s , e 1.,,,,1'5at retiring funds, at the presidencies to which 1 ~ ~, ~, ,r, 1 4 s 4 4,. ate .f•a pp . Z.,tIvely appointed, and, to the Military Orphan 50,....• ,....• e , ,e ' thy ' , t 4o ( 1: 1 , 11 Ilt• sur Itt ed to Bengal. ... ,„ i ,,, , ,, 1 f ,..1 1 , 0 ~_ ti le o .,: r ens who shall neglect or refuse to proceee...o ...,,,, ~,,,,, ,v i t, re „,, ti ,,,,,, s ofthe Court of Di' ectors, within threnvintba f0r- ',...„,,A , A L l hsiesa si i e e ..!! . aPixantment, will be ' onsidered as hav i ng ..., ,i ,, , , ~,,„no t b,,,, Qa.l. circumstances shall justify a departs:dia from' ~.,,•,,,,' 'Ott . t 4; . ~. .. ....„.:,, , 7,:lial;?tapiii re galations, and any further inforiAat 4 on, may be ' ~., iect l 11 0 ,,„, e atIon to the Secretary of the Mitt/tar" Department, '•• ' ' '. / i:11 4 ' 4 4.4,'"'5. e ir° '' " " . :, FN 4 slt.i. tt ' °ll s w' . r•,!.4 ~4, iti,.. ,,, ,c,5i , ar __ill take place in the niOnt'js of January and i 1 i , , ,pa ,, ,, .4 It7l- tote d a L'"U dim notice will be given b uhlic adv 0,13 • . t : 1 :1,: LIN :1 0 ,;' , Sei, o 4 t l aPPointed,• and of the yerobable n Y u P inber.of ca e n r : ,A or / 1 9 4 ~' ' t iv ir ,..' l l , t , anti d. Go ld l c ,"1" ,Itni7ci,:the w it . o c ed that tlie .- ne:it examination will b held at Gold, / I ' `4•Th e r'th, of July wait; and that the probable e b Doiis ,, ,, , . tb,,,, tun:le:heal esti.bli , canent of the East India nu C m om er - dollar s :'," p. t , .. up, wilY Iv., 50. ' , ' ' • ; .. - . ,:r> i ' i' , ) k , JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. V, . 1 t i:N e qet Ji...tP . 't " 1 . 644 , , l e t‘ tol lit ? , ,;ll: l ll... l t a to r ,....7o:a ß_ . S and OTH l.lS.,—Seale l l Ten- to A I. b, , 4 ,..), to _ ‘of sum; will be received at the Ordnance- stoli d I' , ,' 4,:!0q,tg91.142_4011, on or before the 20th of March; 1855, for ) 0 0 ,i'• 1 1 9itirrt, ~,i ' ''s At Bull-point, In the parish of Saint lrudeaux, ____,.. f l . • e. i -ts .. --..... 41,.. r.,..... ...... .., 1 . 4 ',Am...Ara . . -. • . T" , DU.ELIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE for MARCH, price 25. 6c1., contains : i. The Soldier-Surgeon. A Tale, with a Mpral fqr the War-Office. 2. Memoirs cif the Laeys. 3. Flights to FaiKylanci. Second Flight. 4. The Drainattie Writ rs of Ireland.—No. 111. 5. Memoirs of James Montgomery., • 6. The Cour.tess of Blessington. 7. A Myth.' A Si=ter's Prayer. By Mortimer Collins. 8. Papers cm Poetry. No. I.—The Nationality of Spanish Poetry. 9. By Cie Fireside in the Frost. Dublin.: James M`Glashan, 50, tipper Sackville-street ; William S. Orr tuld Co., Paternoster-row, London; and all booksellers. Jed published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d., STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Ra,tional .IP , Treatment and Prompt Cure. By F. B. COURTESTAY, Member of the Itoyal College of Surgeons of tngland. " We believe Mr. Courfenity's experience in the treatment of stric ture during the last twenty years has equalk if,lndeed, it has not surpassed, that of any of his contemporaries. It is, therefore, no Matter of surprise that he should, enjoy the reputation of being a most eexterens and skilful manipu ator with urethral instruments ; and when It is remembered that the lamented Liston used to assert that the ir4roduction of instruments through a stricture which had previously been Impermeable to them, was the most difficult In the whole range of surgical operatic:ins, it mast be uo slight source of prat McAllen on Mr. Qourten ay's part to have achieved the reputation he has in this resient ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have of his expelence."ive know of no man to whose care Ny,., would with gee.% tar confidence entrust t ire trqiit:':!tqlt of a severe case 01 stricture of the urethra."—lktptileal.Cliettlar. . ' . . - • Londo - AAVBailliere,'2 itegent-strcet. THE DIRECTORS of the ROYAL BRITISH BANK. are prepared to receive Applications for their New Allotment of Stock, under the provisions of their Supplemental Charter, just granted by the Crown. Applications tote made, with out delay, at the Head c file% No. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, or at the Branches, 4'29, Strand; 77, Bridge-road, Lambeth ; 97, Goswell-road, Isline ton ; 1, Shaftesbury-terrace, Victoria-street. Pimlico; 60, Stone's-end, Southwark; and 32, It,gent-circus, TIUGP. INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Royal British Bank, 27th Feb., 1855. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. -AGENCT FOR ME MBERA.—Persons desirous of sub mitting their names for the anproval of the Executive Committee, to act a. Agents fa': Shareholders in the principal towns of the United Kingdom. the Continent, and the Colonies, will be I leased to apply to the ecretary for the conditions relating to the appointment et Mem bers' Agents. Agents 'already appointed are requested to forward their half-yezarly account papers made up to the Ist of March, with out delay., to the Central Offices, for audit and payment. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEESEN, Secretary. '4lllces, Norfolk•street, :Strand, Feb. 28, 1855. GEE A.T NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch.—Propr, etor, Mr. John Douglass. This magnificent Theatre, unrivalled in splendour, in elegance, and harmony of effect, capable of h 'ding 5.000 persons, is open every evening. At this theatre have appe red most of the leading artistes of the day. A new tower of strength is now added in the person of Miss GLYN, the popular Shaksperian Actress, who will appear on Saturday next, March 3d, in. her unrivalled personation of CLEO PATRA. Anthony by Mr. Henry Marston, of Sadlers Wells Theatre. The scenery, dresses, and appointments, from the best authorities, are gorgeous and appropriate. The new box entrance is com pleted. Doors open at six, commence at half-past six. Boxes, 2s. 6d.; 25.; Is. 6d., Is. NOTICE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC'. INSTITUTION. IMPORTANT LECTURE on SIEGE OPERATIONS in eonntction with SEBASTOPOL, by E. JEKYLL, Esq. (late "Wain Gr nadler Guards), Illustrated by Models and Diagrams of Fortitica- Vons, Cannon, &c., on Monday Evening, the sth, and Tuesday Even ing, the 6th inst., at - Eight o'clock. LAST GRAND BAL MASQUE, at the Casino de,Venise, High Holborn.---The Proprietor of the above very popular and magnificent estab ishment begs to announce that his LAST BAL MASQUE this season is fixed for THURSDAY NEXT, March 1, and will be on a scale of unrivalled splendour. Mr. W. M. Packer's famed Band will perform a programme, including all the new and popular works of the day. Doors open at half-past 9, and dancing will commence at 10 o'clock punctually. Supper at 1 o'clock. Gentlemen's Tickets, ss. ; Lady's ditto, 3s. each. Mr. Nathan, Castle-street, Leicestdr-square, the appointed costumier to the Bal. f AILMENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.— Y.l MONDAY, Feb.-26th, 1855.—During the course of this week the following Music will be played by Laurent's Orchestra:—Over ture, Semiramide (Ist time), Rossini; Waltzes: Wellen and Wogen, Strauss ; ltuall-Kugerlu, Strauss ; Vermahlung's Toaste, Strauss; La Sultand l3osisio • Le Carnaval de Venlse (by desire), H. Laurent, with Variations for all the principal performers ; Quadrilles c Le Comte Ory, Jullien ; Le Collier d'Or, Bougnol ; the Highlanders, H. Laurent; Lucia, Tinney ; Schottische. Mathilde, Bonniseau ; polkas : Etta, A. Wainl ; La Menagerie Bousquet ; The Zonaves, H. Laurent; the Welliagtori Streather ; Gallop; Dover Express, T. Browne. Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt. All Information relative to music to be obtained at the music repository under the orchestra. Doors open at Eight ; continence at half-past.—A-nuiLssion, One Shilling. THE BATH' POISONING' CASE.-LATIN PRESCRIPTIONS.—" Sol " for " sal," "gtt." tbr "drops," and ".gr.'.'. for.," grains." Read the HYGEIST AND MEDICAL RE. , AMMER f l March.—May be had at the firitieh College of Health, New-road, London, on forwarding apostage stamp ; at the Hygeist office,..962,. Strand; 'and of- all the duly authorised agents for Mr. Wilson's Vegetable Universal Medicine. • GREAT NEWCASTLE,FIRE !-MILNERS' - " 11W.,DE4517. and FIRE-AESISTING SAFES, with 'Mil lirem' New*' Patent Gunpowder Proof Locks. The strongest, best, and cheapest safeguards in.the world against Fire, Robbers, or violence. ~. - • The late feartbl explosion and vride-sprea 1 tleVastitting Fire at Gateshead and Newcastle. destroyed property of the *Are - of one million, converting a large area of warehouses (filled with sulphur, nitrate of soda, peat charcoal, and other highly combustible stores), whole stacks of offices; houses; &c., ipto a -- perfect volcano of Sett e, concentrated, incinera' Mg; and long-endurini furnace heat. in which not only combustible things, but even basks, stone% bud iron were burnt up and fused. Safes of the ordinary kind, Iron cleared strong rooms, were alike melted, torn asunder, their contents charred and destr4ocl. But amongst the many instances of preservation, Thanes Milner and'Son have pleasure ili r giving publicity. to .the following gratifying testimonial:— . ." " Newcastle-up:,n-Tyne, P ct. ,19, 1 854 . " Gentlemen,—We have greafpleasure in-stating that, whilst our offices Were completely destroyed and burnt down in the great fire which, on' u. 6th inst., reduced a great many , buillngs inNewcastle ripon-Tyne and Gateshead to ashes, two of your large `,lloldfast' Wei, in-our orlices;-have beetl the meant of 'preserving ourbooks, bills, and other valuable documents, although these safes were ex posed for Ithout nine xv . ten hours•to an immense heat, and dug out of the ruins - in a red-tilt stets. On opening them We found our princi pal books and bills in a good state of preservation. Some of_ the papers were, singed and discoloured, but we are happy to say they can be Riad for the main purpose they were intended Mr, -We feel It our duty to state these facts,• and will thank yon to make us new safes to speeification.—We are, gentlemen, yours truly, • "A. LEIDEDIANL . 4 .I . ri CO.. " Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son " - • MILNERS' VHCENIX SAFE WORKS, LIVER pool,. The'most extensive in the world. . • LONDON-DEPOT, 47A. MOORGATE-STREET, City. duivyarsiELL ON • NERVOUSNESS, DEBILIM MID INDIGESTION. A ise, on 'Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and lissnaorrhoids, Is. . . each, by post is. 6d. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. _ "Abstentia multi curantur morbi." A popular exposition of the principal comics (over and careless reeding, /to.) of the above harassing and distresvirt Omplaints, with an equally intelligible and popular expositiell Of how we should live to get rid of them ; to which is added, 4M, tables for every meal . in the day, and full instruqtions For Mc regimen and observance of every .hour . out of the twent,y•fbur. Illustrated by aurnercus cases, &c. 2. L.IAnT3 AND SHADES OF MAENAD LIFE. ' He :which that bath no wit; I held lest, Helpless, and all desolat. lit that hath no child, • Like sus and winde.''.—Chancer. • r - _ . Subject: Marriage, its expectations and Necessltles=Develbpment of the Affections—Love Matches—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded Unions—Marital Incongruities—Mutual Unnitabletrets—Mental Incompatibility and Physical Defectiveness--Advantages of Inter marriage—Theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Diode of determining Legitimacy. ,On Infelicitous. Infertile, and all Unas similable Alliances—Law of Divorce:, &c., &c.' 3. CHASTITY A.IID ITS, INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. " What passions hurt the body—What improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Subject : Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old are. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c. 4. On Secret Diseases, their Self-management and Cure. - The GREEN BOOK.—A comprehensive and popular exposition of genito and urinary diseases—their nature and treatment, com prising especially primary and secondary symptoms, all forms of urinary derangements, stricture and spermatorrheea With ISO ea gravings and prescriptions. S. The BLADDER, URETHRA, aad RECTUM. —Comprising Urinary Derangements, Constipation. and Haemorrhoids. Vols. 6 and t, companions to the preceding. THE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. HOW TO BE HAPPY• " Jucunde Vivere."! "Few words to fair faith."--SbakesPere. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; .or at DP. RICHARD CULVERWELL, brother, Successor, and Twenty Years Conaultlng Colleague of the late Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, who may be advised with on the above matters daily, from Ten till Five, and in the evenings, from Seven till Nine. THE AMERICAN MAILS—SOUTHAIMON, Feb. 28. — The United States' mail steam-ship Hermann, Captain Higgins, left this evening for New York, with the English, French, and Breinen mails, 65 passengers, end an average general cargo. In consequence of the river Weser being entirely blocked up with ice, the Her mann has been prevented from completing her usual voyage to Bremen, and has instead remained since her arrival at this port. No detention, however, has been caused in the receipt .of either the outward or homeward French and .German mails, for with the utmost despatch the agents at this port forwarded a special messenger overland with the borne portion im mediately upon the arrival of the ship, and, having awaited the return mails, they were at' once shipped on board the Hermann. The passengers were forwarded in like" manner. It' was the intention that the. Hermann should have sailed for New York this morning, but in consequence of an unusually dense fog it appeared necessary to postpone her departure _until to-porrow. However, towards afternoon the atmosphere became clear, and preparations were at once completed for pia ting to sea. ' This instance of detention in connection with either of the .United State's' mail steam-ships is the first which has occurred for the last four years, the regu larity-with which they take their departure never hav ing varied a quarter of an hour of the time specified by the P9st-cffice authorities in connection , with the mail contract arrangements. . „ . The CI c IAT,IIMAN said that three.shirt years had not yet elapsed since he became the humble instrument in their hands of introducing to the constituency their able and talented representative Mr. "Layard—(cheers)—whose varied and extensive knowledge and eshose great indepen dence of character, combined with walaunted energy, formed - a sufficient pledge that howeuld prove abicidadtly worthy of their choice. That was the first political occa sion on.WhiclrXr. - Layard had. appeared there in public since he stood before - them in that hall a candidate for their suffrages. It must be admitted on all sides that Mr. Lay ard's conduct had been such as-to call forth expressions of the warmest admiration, not exclusively from his own im mediate supporters, but even many of those who were for merly-opposed to him, by their presence there to-day, offered' a silent recosnition of his qualifications far the lie pertrt trust confided to his care.atthis usomentoUs crisis. (Cfeneral Cheering:) Mr. Layitrd was anxious to explain his reasons for the course which he had pursued, in Parlias meet, and without detaining them further he would at ogee Call upon the hon. member to proceed with hisaddress. Mr. LAYARD then presented himself and was very warmly recAved by the meeting. After a few preliminary remarks expressive of his gratitude to a constituency who had left him to pursue his political career unfettered by pledges, and from whom he had always received the utmost consideration and kindness, the lion. member said—Before going into political questions let me g ive you alittle chap ter of my own autobiography, which it is necessary for me to trouble you with- since I have been placed in a some :what invidious Position: If 1 were addressing the House of Commons, and not a local constituency, Ishould not think i-i, necessary to osplain any privat.-nr pexwmal-mnt -4,r,4,o)atif,A.rne.w4Dr of l'atdiament hai,lseen the ietim Of miseepresentetions, it is his duty to sethimself right with his constituents. (Hear.) I refer to a matter 4vhich has been much talked about is the gossipiug world, and which, if I may judge from home paragraphs iii your local news papers, is not. unknown to you—l mean the unfortunate affair between Admiral Dlindas and nes self. (Hear.) As the think looks upon the face of it, it would appear as if I , were to blame; but when I show you what has really occurred you will be of opinion that, although I have, per haps, been guilty of some little indiscretion—th oug h th a t, ' I think, is doubtful—l have done what I thought right, and what, I hope, will meet with your approb etiom. I happened to go to the East with a gentleman whose friendship I then formed, and with whom I have since been. on terms of the greatest possible intimacy. He is a gentleman well known in London, of high influence, of very great ability, and of high character. When he quitted me two or three days before the battle of, Alma he asked me to write to him very freely upon what was passing in the Crimea. I com municated with him as a friend, and not as a gentleman connected with the public press. So far as the paper is concerned with which that gentleman is, connected—the Times —you will not forget that on my entrance into public life I had alittle fight with that newspaper: I was not in the East as a reporter,and I had no political connection with that journal. I wrote to that gentleman freely, but by an unfortunate mistake, for which he was not to blame,. something I wrote appeared in that paper. That letter contained some reflections upon Admiral Dundee' which I did not mean should appear before the world. When that letter was published I did what every gentlenian in my pOei tion, and every man of honour ought to do. I said that I was sorry that anything written by me should appear to convey reflections against the private character of any man, and that I was willing to explain that against the . private character. of Admiral Dundas I•had - no-reflec tions to make. I have never seen him—l should not know him from Adams • I have never 'been on board - his ship—and what I said involved no breach of confidence on my part. (Hear.) I only said what I thought, and what every one was thinking of the public character of a man commanding - a large - branch of the public service. That offer of explanation was not accepted, ,and various threats ivere made, but I would not give way. I said I would not retract what I said_ and thought upon Admiral Dundas's public character, but that I was willing to ex plain everything that might seem to reflect upon his private character. That offer was accepted, the terms were 'arranged,' and you have seen the correspondence in the paper. I still retain my opinion- of the public cha racter of Admiral Dundas. It Is'`noi a favOnriblei, and I will not conceal that it is a strong opinion. ~ (Hear, hear.) I wish now exactly to explain to • you my pre sent position. You have heard thar, the. G-overuraent have offered' an office to me which I have declined to accept, and that I am still unconnected with the Goirero ment. Some time before I became representative for Aylesbury I had returned from the East. - I . Was a mem ber of the diplomatic pi ofession, and s Lord Granville offered me the post of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. I accepted that otfice s and served for a Ahab. time Under Lord' Greniille In the Foreign-office. The of -which Lord Granxille. WAS asMetiabstr—; Lord Rumen GOvernment- - --was of short duration, and they went out about three weeks after I had ,beenins the Foreign-office. Of course it was my duty to go out wit ~the golfornmestit.: LordeDirhy,-Lowivera who,,-suc ceeded, behaved to me in the most handsome and honour able manner. He made me an offer that I siMuld remain) in the.-Porfilgu: , o4co tit ,ZAi# ,10:4 ...r tamed from- India, and he said he ivonid then eithen' giver me a position in public, life equal to that which I then held, or, if not, that he .would: give me a diplomatic mission upon the conti nent.., That wan a ; very h a ud s om o.o ff er ou th e p ar t o f Lbrd herby—(hear) —which I might have accepted with mit, cotavennising s my r)olitical . character. -I could not, perhaps, have joined Lord Derby's Government, but I might heve.taken a. diplonlatio ,miseion ahroed, -- alid ser ved his Government for a time under the circumstances I. hwireeekplained, -(Hear.)'- All MY WitiChl "riinds thought I ought: to have accepted that offer. . Lord J, Russell alone expressed a contrary opinion. When I keen , that, I did not hesitate for a moment,. and, I rejectedthe Offer Of Lord' Derby. I felt that I: could not join iiis.Go vernment, -since, upon mapy points, I, differail from.hira.' in opinion, but I might fairly have accepted his offer, since, as a diplomatic man, such a.diplonlatiemiheion, was , almost the height of my, ambition, (Hear, hear.) When, however, :Lord - j. Russell' 'give 'thie - tillitileti';'''Vdid" not hesitate to retire at once,. and to throw myself, as I may say, being then without a profession, upon the world. Lord Derby's" .Governments Only lasted for a short time, and 'Lord Aberdeen succeeded, him. Lord J. Russell then said that, having contested' , this herdugli and .ghee up office.when his Ministry went out, I was ostititled to a pnaititnl in the Governmebb thensfortneksend the'Under • Secretaryship of the Boatel of Control was offered.mes That was generally Understood in' Lo n do n 'to be the office ' given to me,. But -a day or two afterwards Lord J ' . Rue• sell sent for ene'and said, that a gentlernari was al .- nisi-OW eti for whose abilities and long public serviees!gate him claims ' on the - Government, and he threw himself upon me to withdraw my claims and to• resign my office in favour of . that gentleman. I felt that if. any man had greater ' claims than myself, it Was my duty to the Government Ana to the public. to give up any small claims that I might have, and accordingly Sir Thomas Redingten was ap pointed Under-Secretary to the Enid of Control. (Hear.) • Lord J. Russell then ofl'(ired ine a consulship in Egypt, which I declined 'on several grounds, but chiefly 'that ' after - a contested election it would have been unfair . tolessysepier constituents to fight another. battle In the election. (Cheers.) After that offer Wise made the the whole Sorld arose Constantinople as Arribassithit: He Was a'n'xious that I great io tho qn es East,ti o and that a Lordt is n B o rra t r t s tl i tl d n e g Rodcliffe was sent to should accompany him, knowing. that' I was acquainted with the affairs of the Best. This I did at greet I.',ersonal inconvenience, and you knew, enongli Of the.cireumetauces • of the 'case to alloy' me I'd Absent myself for a ehort period from Parliaratht.' I went out almost at,my own expense, thritting- that I Might be of some use, not so nauch,oLord Stratford, though personally -I owed him couch, br it t b t he public. Well, various questions arose in Connekion with this great topic, and upon genie sof them I differed from ,Lord Stratford; I found i Cott )d be of noferther.usesan irrettatuett to this 'chantey. I then tOokthat'line of which Tom are all aware in the Rouse of commons, and of course I. toad .'sna thsd'extiebtsii4iliini fro& ". theGOVern Molt. On .refusing •to accept the consulship in Egypl-sttord .t. Russell • promieed, mo the, first place vittent• in the Gce van:neut.. Its has, 'teen - said . that I :at) acting froth -personal and disappointed motive% bilt yeti will see that : the -fours°. which •/ ,hatte - edilselentiously- taken effeCtu ally prevented the possibility of my holding, office.; while, if I:had chosen to. remain silent, the .next is ffl e,,-,., that 'fell vacant would have been mine. (11;;;; r , h es o H ol t: ever, I took that line from a coniictlun bt. iluk;T ana . and have continued it fez. - tw° yeas.. Lord, f!alnlei-st,A succeeded Lord kbeideen nb the heacht the GoVent ; .but, although theta was . 11'6111111A , i 1 etisige ,of Govern ment, yet, al the leiter hetoillei of those who had forined the previous Goveteashent remained iiiit 66 ife*Aridl l l6 old GovernMents were pretty flinch the iamb thing.. (Hear, , hear.) O n Monday we*„ it fa*" houribefOre I 'made that speech of which 'ysettprobably, have heard; -Lord Paliner sten offered bee the Clerkship of the Ordnance. Now l having VOled that I h a d no con fid ence in Ilse 0 0 !eisFOlen ---that being th e interpretation which dal) C-C•rerniainiit chose to put upon that IsofeteY t're'e Wefficient grounds 'why I should net accept office under th e Men who formedspart 'ol that Government. Secondly I tell that it is the duty o f th e Governtient, At the ' , i'. , :eWelis .neement to put ' the r ight "Mei hi thi 'right places. (Cheers.) I was not ,ecAne,inted - with th e O r d nance; , 'and I thought I bliould be at once betraying my own principles. end my duty to the public if I - accepted an . f 'Office in which I could not serve the public to the best of my ability. I therefore refused that offers ' Op the roi , loWing day those members of the Governisient With whom I had more especially ditagreed igired,'andLord Palmer.' 'ston began to form a hew Government. Last Friday Lord Palinerstoh. sent for, me and offered m e th e p o s t of Under -1 Secretary of War. Although I was not over anxious to I take that office, yet, having expressed. strong opinions on 'the war and on the conduct of the war, I thought, if I did . not accept office, I might expose myself to the imputation I of having been ready enough to criticise others, but ofbeing afraid ofincurring any responsibility myself. When there , fore Lord Palmerston offered me the Under-Secretaryship of War, I made some few conditions—that I should have ' certain influence, and that those views which I had ex- pressed should be carried out, and I thereupon accepted ' office under Lord Palmerston. On the following day Lord Palmerston told me that for certain reasons he could not hohi to :that.' offer, and that he had' to'withdraw it, but, in its place he, at Lord John Russell's request, Offered me the'Under-Secretaryship of the Colonies. Now, there was another offer which . placed me in ; the. same : position as that in which I Previously found-myself. I was not acquainted particularly with the colonies. In a tine of peace I should have been glad to accept an office of that nature, which would have made me more fit t 6 be yOue re ' presentative and a more efficient member of Parliament. But the present is a great national emergency,' and" it ap peared to me that I should be betraying my own prin ciples, and shotild be false to' you, to my country, 'and to myself, if I took an office for which I was not capable,- if there were one which I was more capable of fulfilling. . Vl2(l' s t e o a ze r i ) Jinh t rto s ir that ii Tf e 'i i f il on d nlVis ug at i e s rnt ee n I I merited the confidence of the people and ~my. own. confi. donee I would give tiin every support in my. power. I trust that in ece acting I have not been unfaithful to those principles which I have always professed. (Cheers.) It has been well said that con4iptionel Government is now upea its triai r mal that thoxyas' of . the whole world: are new flied upon E ng l an d. , 'T%win. !low bs seen whether a. couetittitional Government Ifni carry out that for which it was formed ; and if public me ; will, forgot those who made - me them publid lien, and , every man in a 14 ,0 scramble foe ple j 8 t 0 t tke 'the 1 i pl a ce that is offered him, We shell be come th e laughiegaa- ck of the world, and and show that, after all, a benstitettlonal Government so for is but- a sham .and that 'labile places are the re ward cif e vele thing hut peblic merit. (Hear.) I ordi nary occasions I shoull have addressed you on home sub- jectsabut at this moment these are leid aside. There is one all-absorbing qlestiori which engeeteos the feelings and senses of Meer lii the country, and in favour of which wo hate agreed to waive all considerations of a domestie nature. ' I will orals tle-itefole say that upon all those great questions, such as the ballet, church rates. nail the princi ples growing put of these eueations, I have followed the line which three years n e e) 1 toia you I should pursue. I have upon these and similar questions always toted, I trust, to the satisfaction of those who have scut ma to Parliainent e (Cheers.). If those questions should come before Parliament this year, you will elways find me en tke right side of the lobby. But there is one subject of ,eueli importance that to come to an understanding with you upon it has been the, . chief reason - Why I have met you to-day. Wo have now become so excited relatiee. to the disastees that have be fallen us in the come of the great events which have oce carted in the Crimea, that we have almost forgotten the history and origin of this. war. It is, however, most im portant and essentierin the present phase of the question that the great object for which the warwas undertaken should not be forgettee or kept out of sight. There is a party in this country, not large r but influential from those whO lead it, at the head of which ate Mr. Bright and Mr. Cobden. I have great respect for the opinions of those gentlemen upon many subjects, and men who have done greater good to the ptiblic cause do not exist. I only regret the line they bete taken or, .I)iii 'subject, with which I cannot at all agree. It il. tea - Abet I object to , Mr. Belglat-er Mr. Widen taaciagatelaeace line in the d i scussibn of this au bj eote - butt atliat they assume those to be facts which are not 'facts, and that they argue the question up in a false basis. From what those ~ gentlemen say, it would appe ar th a t i n thi s war we are, fighting for the Turks. No doubt, to a certain extent, that is the case, but that is not the essential part of this ques thin. It is very easy to excite public feeling against the Talks, and to say that .we are fighting for one despotism with another despotisua, and against a third despotism. I am the last man to stand up and say that we ought to fight for any despotism, and if this were purely a Turkish ques tion I should not take the interest in it which I have always avowed. But there is a far greater question in volved in this war than any involves the Turks alone. This war has been truly called a statesman's war, and those who have entered into it ought to see that a great question is involved in it, affecting net only the present but also the future welfare and civilisation of Europe. What are the real grounds upon which the war iseinitertaken? Ido not speak from mere book knowledge, bat from having devoted myself for several years almost to the study of this ques tion alone. (Hear.) Although I was concerned in the East in archaeological pursuits, - yet I was- a member of the diplomatic profession, and was for a time attached to the embassy at Constantinople, where .I saw with my own" eyes the progress of events which have resulted in the present war. For some years past the Turkish.thaverne went had been making great endeavours to -improve the condition of the population upder its sway, although it has not only been able to carry out all that it prpfsssed, or all that it wished to . aCcomplisli,. It is difficult. to change a nation in a day. (Heir, hear.) The rulers of Turkey are many 'of them men of no principle at all—they look to personal considerations —they look to their private advancement and filling their own pockets, and, they here done, great harm to the cause which the Sultan has sought to sustain. But it is impos sible to deny that great improvements have been made. I have knoWn Turkey for 15 years, and no. one who knew Turkey then; and sees what . has been done daring that time, can deny the imprevement that has been made, not in among the Mussulma n an d Mahoetati population, because there-are causes at work whiCh will probably lead to the destruction , of the Mussulman in Turkey in Europe but among the Christian population of T ur k ey. It is not for the leemetans we are fighting, but for the Christians. That is a distinction which the. heads of the peace party have always kept out of ; view. (Hear.) lde nit say that the Christian population have obtained all those privi leges which we should wish to, ¢e9 possess, but they have been gaining wealth, they are becoming more pros perous, they have been intrusted with public employ ments of great weight and importance, which a few . years Ware were denied to them. The Turkish Government have sent Christians to represent them at foreign Courts. - The ' Turkish Minister in England is a Christian ; the Turkish Minister in Feria was a Christian ; the Turkish Ministers in Belgium and at. Berlin are Christians. Such a thing 20 years ago as a Christian being employed by the Turkish Government as its Minister at a foreign Court was almost . unknown. In domestic affairs they are making greet progress ! In lit nature they are reeking-a great stride, and in'Turkey„ at - this moment, 'I know that- liberal .opinions both in politics and religien are gaining ground‘ The Emperot of Russia saw the progress-making by theChrhstian population, and this very progress was the.groundwork of his interfer-.- ence. The object of P . duce Menschikoff's mission to Con stantinople - was. to check the growing spirit of liberty among theChriiitiaia population of Turkey. The Emperor knew perfectly well thatif the Christians of Turkey should selveS to:take the ple:cb a , thir WatiiciiiiClFtiiTiftiel'arZi; population, all hie hopes -of having - Constantinople!, and possessing those magnificent provinces which 'would make him the-most . powegnirpotentate., in th e wo r ld .world have been digappinuted and destriayeo, I, am perfectly . well aware that lie has bee n. arming with t i bis object. He did , so in - 1820 ;he did - so at the Tfeaty f Adrianople b t for seine yearsb6 has not had the op - p • o • rtunit of carrying his views into 'effect. Lord Abertn . bedame Prices . -,-M -nisteroml apparently at the head 6 a liberal Government, , which I shall - always regret; fox' Lord Aberdeen hattibtee' more to destroy the Liberal party than any man whoever lived. (g L ear, hear.) When ordAhardeen - came to pcwer, with his known views upon foreign poiicy; Russia thought it a d g" PPPOrtunkty D :the:Emperor-of and lathing at the conquest of - Turkey-: - y °f ' - ? jag hijilriews he sent Printe lilenachikoir t o " c oo k ii et-4ii 9 no - pl th e..a tr l ac ro a n Thi ot accuse LoreAliercleed of - co ' but it is' impossible 'to ilenTt Y b a a u t ee ' " some 4a" done, affairs encouraged the Einpefor of R hill opinions on . pi'ahlin was the'time;to tarry out 13i1 b , nssia to hope that now, "am itious . sehethes. Attlit time of Prince .- Illenschiko ff 's... , . arrival. at Constantinople• I was there, and from What I saw th it was my conviction; and I atilt enter Wl* it, ".that.if he Government had shown a bold front—if the Emperor 'would go to .war rather,tha.aaodkateen" told that England of Russia , wledge the pretensions frilice Mellsci ' l k° 6 Would not have pushed his. views; _ but' would haie beo" .. , (ch - esrs,y u, , i B 3 at t i , sfleti with the first thing, offeied`t et -. him.. u . we aia not, take ,this ; course, and hence the origi n The • Government at this i - time°f all these misfortunes. Liberal party, and a party-w ith was cOMposed •of the popular in Englnd-Imeanthe few followers and not distinctly opposite opinione as t Peelites. They held predonainahee in &rope t o 13 tini danger of Russian lima° of Lord John 'Russell,. Lord Palmerston. the all very of Lansdowne, ea the other' Liberals. It is a to have a divided Government, b well in quiet times on great national affairs Whsti nt it is imPossible to cart have a divided Cabinet: (Cheers.) In great butters ha lf do: What Was the tasult ? • If. - aild:half politics will not ticker what they thought of hi s paced of telling the Em: patted. on the back. • The 00 8 ambitious schemes he was ' bold front, and the Emperor Go vernment never showed a most, thinking that the Eng lish his claims to the ut-, oppose him,. MI lib *anted wag tnetit iirotild he* foita6, not over the Greek b ut thi, right of direct intei , Turkey, which would have lit the Christian subjects of 11,000,000 of the Satan's subje ct him authority ov e r . f . 0 ," thi nctt. The tinperlir crossed. the PNith, and-then" r 4 'the Governtneht hot- to alio* rEt timeJOSe Mid besought Pratt without a declaration 4, the Emperor to cress the '-- ,- -no Man does--but I kne* th a f 41 ' . I did not wait Iva. if the Ooveiiittiont *ea afraid of :war alert thAt ,w z a s r frwas thing on- earth could save; - inevitable; and that no ex pressed in, Om won • (Cheers) • This is an opinion which I have House of Commons frop the nas4 m th in tn t t thit I liad this- licinou, of representing yell'. Th© nett *as i n pl a cing the negotiations in ta eof the Governme,nt *Mailed an placing in keeiiifi g Ili backl AO4, of Austrm; g peace under Uveri' isaerl fici a; 1. - ~ -- . B .Uil: 1 4 6 4' 31 'ltalie' sienna- dtmirelidiA I' r,1111; . ‘` Rohr Ptt.44“g"" '"o Constantinople, or anywhere rather tha n conferences at_ Mations to the direct inteiferene of a subtnit:the nego ° Austria " Well; wA w ; e:,`,! u o :Vienna, and there, tn, as 11 _ 1 ,, '• ~ ~ were "hutubtigged:" (A. laugh.) T I LI'V.U I q P li f" Se, l i . e ? net haie been eupiniticd to seg o ti". vie,llic4 Rot!? cotict enterlid 464 the *hi with A . .dri a. e t ~, ..5 1 ;A‘gf o lt. f t :7: 9 'hq intje,A..t aild great for. 1 4 stake. W n iie ha d gi6l l ' , settle thaticjuestion, foßr us a t • . Vas it . a liA we inl tiniately aoquait*4. 4 wi i th. the rais i fe r a i I; v o es ; tl; vv ri e i n i e n v d er a w h i a tli d towers of mind equal to the crisis the courage to put the right man in the right place, a nd the Government never would sacrific e their private p ty, personal, and family considerations, tothaiood of thisapruh , lie. We "drifted itito the wail accordi ng to.i , lie 'eip - res. sidn,df DiArd•Olarendon, and Lo 'S'. Russell deciared-that • i ,iii,e I,wl eoJerritorial changetet itctsottal'Objects to attain. t t Ohat, was net , 'o o ' PM en t :t'F' tell hart Itwittkt% that me 'should. net t :insiit t Upon territorial shows. A was loldink 'Out a:premiuni to Aussia, top" s;',. ii, was telling tier that 34 iiiLrbt log ' worst - bil l while she could l ose nothing by the ')iiSt: (Cheers.) M e, waihroke out, and we sent our trOopS to Gallipoli. No provision ,was made fo r th e therd, and if it had not been for the' reach the mig ilt a ,have starved. They • Weill-R.9# Stilt, to - jit 'An . twaE tEtin in constant temunin,.Cation with ate UoVernliant, and there Jaen iCartely anything- of which the want was felt Afteierards of which I did,not acquaint the Government. I told them that the tromps were going t o a most unhealthy place, and that they. w mild inevitably suffer from disease. They were warned by others that it wa s a PeOiferefts clii , mate, and yet, in despite 'of thett tannings, tiro men' were - sent to Terns i where in a short time they lost an incredi ble number of men ) and •vitre almost detnoralised. The hen. member proceeded with great pOwer to trahe the sub:: sequeat landing of the trepps in the Oriole% the eirenth 6f Alma,. Inkerman, and. Balaklate, and the horrible nais• Management of which our brave troops have been the vic tims before Sebastopol, and of which he had been the eye-, witness. The Times had opened a subscription for tb;e relief of the sick and wounded: In a few days 10,0001., were received, mad that amount might have been doubl e d." Did the editor send out anincompetent man to lichhihister, it, because he hadahousin or an micle who wished to go? No, he looked about forth° best man to do the work, and, the result was that those 10,0001. had saved the lives of thouiands of our brave .fellow-countrymen. (Cheers.) Now, if private individnals And firms could, do th ese thi ng s, why should 'not the Government? (Cheers,) : If th e Govern ment departments Wouldnot do their work as it-ought to be-done, the sooner they`were differently constituted the. better. • (Hear.) ' Men 'were Appointed as heads of depart ments who had No title to their situations from their merits or knowledge—they were afraid of responsibility—and they too often connived at mal-administration and winked at neglect. He douisted• the utility of sending out the Commissioners of Inquiry. ~,An army could not be reduced from 54,000 to 15;000 men if proper attention had been paid , to that,w'had officers in the Crimea who were incompetent, L to carry out the . matters intrusted to them,, and who ought,, _ . therefore, to be recalled. (Hoar.) Peopleeweee afraid to mention the limns of Lord Reglan. He Was an amiable geritlemen and kind-hearted peen, but not say he had the same respact for Lord Raglan mi a general., tt, was :suffieieutette say that LOH Re'glan Wee-hboUt, l 7o yeare of ago. For a man of that age e --who had net seen- active.aervice for 30 yOars, 'Mad who, he' believed, 112ir riot' in'the Peninettla eoininanded: e.vee a regineit, he hawing_ acted as . mil i ta'ry secretary to the Duke of Welliegton- r -it ,was impossible to command an army in the field. It - atiOnntedgo a crime, indeed, to intnest to him the. lives of thapsande eof Iris ttl low-creatures—(e'leei s)—and if a Mat weie efialcf to Cane forward and s p ea k th e t ru th ' on thi s stehieet; in: Which the: , honour, the. interest; and the diguity-of the country were at stake, he was unworthy of Calling himself a 'public - ream (Cheers) exposed -to.oditun fen sa'yieg these things; but what. cared he, if he were doing :meld of duty? (Cheers;) He Raid that the blood of the'Engliebinen. who fonght,at Alma, at Pelaklava, 'and ateLikernme was not to be put in the scale .Withthe colincsies asd'givilities of some dozen fo.niiiieS in London. - (Cheers.) Tbeefirst ties in a general were deeison And firineess, and iu those two great qualities Lord tagliln was eminently deficient. He had a great inany.othei.zOod qualities ; but, as ageneral Lord Raglan neither inspired confidence in others nor ap peared to feel much confidence in himself. As long as the Government avoided grappling with such difficulties as these they were no jou,g , ',entitled to the confidence of the public. He doubted el lather the inquiry by the committee of the Hottse'of Commons could, without great prudence on the part of its members, proceed tothe full extent without clanger to the interests - of the country, or without causing great misfortunes. Lord Palmerston might have prevented the appointment of that committee if lie had chosen for the'metribers of his Government men who possessed the confidence of the peoPle, and if he had exhibited a pro gramme of measures of stringent and effective reform - in the army. (Hoar.) If we were about to patch up a dis honourable peace it would not be lasting, and before many years we "should have A terrible war, and be position less favourable to meet it. Ho scouted the idea of the " four points" being sufficient. Were we not to ask for an indemnity to the Turks, but allow them to be the victims of aft Unprincipled eggreesion ? Men were -wanted at e the lie4mi all4: 8 w 1 . 2. re : tie/elms ; aCtlefi e tia.inazel...ofe these 'spirit of the age, and if a Minister had the courage to se lect such men be need not fear family interest or party intrigue. He would be eepported by the people, and made the strongest Minister that ever held office in this country. (Cheers.) To-morrow evening his noble friend Lord Gode rich; a sincere friend of progress, was about to test the political opinions of the Government by his motion in favour of a system of promotion in the army by merit. The same principles ought to be adopted not only in the army, but in every department of the public service. Eng land must demand that the great interests of a great country should n .t be sacrif cad to the little interests of little men. (The hon. -member sat down amid enthusiastic cheering.) Mr. W. CLARK moved the following resolution : "That this meeting entirely approves the course adopted by kr. Layard, and fully agrees with him in the necessity of a radical change in the system of army promotion." Mr. 0. DTUCHLANDS seconded the resolution, which was put from the chair and carried unanimously. The Rev. J. FARLEY moved that a petition be presented to Parliament, signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, iii accordance with the preceding resolution. Mr. It. DICKENS seconded the motion; which was car ried. _ _ _ The proceedings concluded bps vote of thanks to the chairman. BRITI9ff EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSU RANCE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association was held. yester day, at Radley's Hotel—Mr. John•Gover in the chair. The attendance of members was very large. The CHAIRMAN, after an eloquent enforceraent of the duty of mankind to care for each other, and to disseminate in their various circles of life the principles of forethought, prudence, and provident habits, amongst their neighbours, proceeded to, remark that three things were: indispensable in order to render life assurance serviceable to society at large.. In the first place, it must be offered' on the' most advantageous terms ; in the next place, they must present facilities for'the attainment of life assurance, it must be plainly setbefore the publiute induce them to take it up; and, in the third place, they must offer t he greatest secu rity for the payment of f — the policy insured' whenever . it became a claim. To his (the, chairman's) mind nothing more dreadful could be conceived than that when the time came there should not be the means of meeting that claim, which might perhaps be the only provision which bad hem made by the insurer for his widow and bereaved children. (Hear.) In his own history he had employed a journey man who, to provide for his wants in old age, had con nected himself- with three dirent societies, but he had outlived the wrecks ef,.those societies.; .and now that be was too old to join any other, - the union-house , was his only asylum, 'Therefore; they must' offer unctilestinnable 'Secu rity for the discharge of the policy when it becanze.a claim. The British Empire Association had connected with it all the features to which he had-referred - in 'a high and emi nent degree. .It offered 41141:less upon the most advanta geous forme. lis t preiniums were aiflew as was consistent with safety.l . ThapOlicy.and the _ . stamp were paid fOr by the company, and the medical fee of 10s. 6d. for policies under 500/., and of one guinea :above Matsu* was also paid by the company ; and 1.101 the premiusso,paid, loans of money were granted to members, which to the middle class of tradespeople, was often of the greatest service; and they made, large prctits from the, interest of their the• -of 'which profits Were returned • - 1 ~Ma lite assurance at- cost price -=cheaper tnaL _ colild obtain it. (Hear.) The British Eaipire:Association offered. great facilities to a man disposed to avid himself of .life assurance, and its security - was Undeniable." It had been said that, thallifficalty under which a mu al assur ance association was formed was, that there was no capi tal- stoelt With Whith'-to ' Meet 'claims!. f"di 'deatiit which' occurred.in-the first year of its establishnient: -In a.. son of efiidetiiic,'Policies might become claims almost as Boothe twerninter. was paid. had - al soon am policy for 3,0001. at the .first meeting of the company, and, at the-next meeting' t claim; from Whet fund was it to be paid, inasmuch ae th-premiums.oolledea , during the year might net amount to` that sum. It was then that the directerestoodpersonally'as the skurity for the'paytkient of the clai,iv e It wap, therefore„ iteportao,tt4s4 those who joined terdrixi a' matterassuranee company should be men of. mopeds/der what.would have been t position of the British gmpire Associationlif in the first month ;4 ). 4 . estitibliffilifieht they' hid 'claiin for 1,t)60). or' ZOOM'? It nwt• have.been,from the Pc:4*sta of tile ; dicectori, •.But that day was long gone by with regard to.this institution. They:had now:arrived at the' eighth 'airilversaryW their existence, and they had now, to speak of the boneurpr the property of the'direeturs as !afaiiding security for the paY mentipg tko claims „that , came upon them s 'but they had now to speak of money ready to meet every kind of claim that could come upon them. They had a - reserve - fund of upwards of 6,0901.; ,in a4ditiou to this, they, bad an awn niulated lurid of about 70,0001.; and they, had. an annual iucome, , up to'the 31st Of December' last; of 86,5681; It' would not do for proprietary companies in the present day to talk 'about the dangers attending mutual assurance associations,' ,for this society they had upwards of" 100,0001. to meet claims from deaths. They had, therefore, before them a great duty to care ' for the good of their fellow=men, by directing their at tention to some available means to provide for the wants of .their families, after they were departed; and this institution had just _those. features which were adapted for, and made it attractive to, the people who needed it. 14, their caPaciti of members of the institu tion, it was their duty to bring before those with whom they were brought into contact,' the advantages which life assurance v'hu, otticailatbd confer: Thek ought to do it on the ground iii tbilbtolene4, if/ Order that People might take out curies ; for, in so doing, they wools 5.:•,..ntit0 the sorrows that were always attendant upon death: They prevented t i tio miseries oCPOverti after the head and stay of the family, as depatued, aiid lie wiluld Reif them *hat satisfaction WAS eiltatto that which a man f e lt w ithi n Ellf own breast updn t - e reflection that he had been instrn tAntal 'he tear frOut the - widow's eye, and that through associations of thi s kind tlietanailj wai furnished with means to prOvide things honeit in the sight of all me 4 16: thekappoO,OfJhoee ,ivho night otherwise be destitute? qtr: ..1 7 : 0. I': NicOotk (the aeteart) said he, asW much pleased to have the opp or t un it y o f meet i ng se lacge un as: semblage joined,in an assurance. institution. It was, he belieipdi l theilaNgeSt. rcieetipg lin • had ever attended con iti,;cted agstttande dbjectsj RN the ptetkeneA of o niany Members testified to the interest. !which they took in thts Brittsli gn.4ire - Association, and he had great pleasire ineitwessinjt his nonviatien, that this society did offer all the adiantages!whiCli the chairman had so 14;611 p6infed ent, to them. He had made a Most, searching investiga -0 the Whol9 affairs - of the company, and he must flay it Had iidt Vegh his fort une i te. nieet„wi fh many Com- Patties in the eighth Jeer of .their progies,a,ciffe t rinkdo viany bYiiPtoniq Of health, vigour., and promise for 'the future ; asid, to whpmsoever the - credit -,might be due; certaiply . great a:edit was dile fdr the skill and judgment ,exer eised in brining so large an amount ot very titoiltahle assurance business. _ (Hear; hear. and- cheers.) It was to. be remarked , that; in, the early career of this so -614, it was neikfto iioosaible that any laishap could have occurred from, the, faking id of- dee;ths; •The great misfortune in associations of this natures generally; Ives the 4isparitY ofthe policing }ssaed . , a this instifAtion that kind of irregalarity; tied not been Permi,tfid„ to itzist e and it was ratter remarkable that, in the Aiiieiloo air/ considerable amount of large assurances, their. income shotlld' have reached its present amount, which, for an eight yetirs' existence, was a very considerable one. Even the old established eompallea,,el atict. eteellent reps.. tatien had!net, itioceeded, in the same space of time; iaob; taming so large an amount of new business as had been ac complished by this society—(hear, hear)-=and with the re port which they had before them that day, they ought to consider their prospects for the future most-encouraging, and Oat there_ was - Avory,:prqbability,.of their doing a trench uTget,bdineia in the nett eight yeare; 114 c o nsideredtliat they Were now in such a Position ai to be placed beyond all risk fir the, future, and those friends who been disposed ,thena Cogld nO longer howemado. so. Might Mentlon that tiliere was m..thia mie featUre. which Was particularly worthy rl''uu might have that was with regard to the calculation as to o ctat presentfull value of the Premitinis. If they Were MeaSure value of what they would probably realise,they would l' ,l e --- s - Worth a ;huh larger sum than .b.s.t,ltee,4 set Fek4,4o' them in the balanceishoW. Te iniotibt,"l4o6'doiliii sheet was 442,000/.: but if the gross premiurnihad been valued; 'that sum would have been put at 50,0 001. or 60,000/. more.: But the best authorities err thi subject had laid it down that that element of Value should not be an ticipated, and where it had been antleipited; it lied been subjecte4 to the : most severe -criticism i This - association was qufte free from that element, and he would add, that every other element used in determining the value of their assets had been subjected to the severest scrutiny ; and th e societylnight rely upon the! statement brought forward as being in no way exaggerated, - but' was one Which placed the present and fntire• members, in that position in which the members of. a mu t ua l i ssoc iation'Ought tdbe'placed. sta T t h ed e s t e b c a r t e t t a h r y e ,ialrforp.oJsalas,.relcNeGiyi.odin,bryeathid tsheetnnprepaonrty,Lblti (Hear, hear, and cheers.) . ' " . e xpectations of u n s u i m d e b r e a r bly b e i x n g e e e :—l d , 0 3 t e for i e r a e r e to h r a s v , e t h c o o the it which, 876 poli c i es, have been issued, 243,968/. ; o f assuring 19 5,759/ the' preininthe thereon 5,9]181 , 90ti,i14,44:px0, gross, or declin e d for , 1,209%. The claims from death during thb shh.r have been 49, amounting to 10,559/. 2s. td. i . From , 6 1 te•eonnawicement. of „the, company to the 31st ,of DeeeMber; 18'4, the life p ilicies issued have betiii'fi,4oY, a3s'ttring-1-, , t12;051/;;- i andthenuniber newinfurceiss,o69,: assuring 988,05,/.... .The present annual . income is 36,668/.18eld". • • - : ' pericalliavin,?; aPivod ..for the seconddivision of pro fits, .pinsuant to the deed of- settlement, the whole of the policies have heels valued;-and-the linaueral - boiition of the eoakpany investigated by Mr.,Neison, wh ose r e port to the clirec,tois 'stated that;—" The most severe and strin gent tests have been appliedttothe - determination the3results. The rate of interest assumed in the calculations beinitthree per cent., avid the net pretniums only for the Asks being taken into account, no portion of the surplus or lumen , on futere premiums having been anticipated. A strict exa; initiation of the principles , employed in this investigation into the nature and extent of the assets and liabilities of, the comPany will . shoW that, irrespective of the reserve fund, whiCh. Must accumulate under the terms-and con ditions of the deed of s .ttlement, ample provision has bean isade to meet'eferY liabcfcity of the Company, both ittinie diet* Anduntiagent. >OP the realised profits during the Viree years which have elapsed since the first division, there ie a dispcy able balaw!e'of 20,0001.; and after deduct ing 10 per cent. for the purposes of the reserve fund„ther remains 18,009/. t, appropriate as bonus to the participat ing members, which: will be foxed to be in the ratio of about 27:1 per cent, to thq r amount of premiums ,aid by them." . sI Upon the motion of 1-lUn 11 OWEN", seconded by Mr. .Tonisr LIGGINS, the_repOrt unatiftnotisfyAdopted. Mr. HENRY (chairman of the Wakefield local board) expressed the ~ ratification. with -which he had wit nessed the rapidly exeending business of the association, particularly in the West Eddie:, which ho said amounted to one-eighth of the whole business transacted, and pro posed a resolution to tho effect that the profits of the last three years, up to the 31st of December, 1854, amounting to 20,0001., should be declared divisible. according to the terms of the deed of settlement, which having been seconded by Mr. LIMES BLACKtrT, was unanimously atlitptcd. • youirvea.e Eon, Gardiner, and John Goya , . (the chairman) weere then re-elected ; after which Mr. Runtz and Mr. Daniel Pratt severally addressed the meeting as candidates for the direc tion, in the room of Mr. William Gover, resigned. Upon a show of hands, Mr. Pratt was elected by an over whelming majority. Mr. Porter was re-elected one of the auditors. Mr. ROBSON then proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and the other directors for their able and energetic management of the affairs of the association, which was seconded by Mr; JOSEPH BURGESS, and carried by acclamation, which terminated the proceedings. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The following letter has been received from an offi cer on board the Indiana by a correspondent at South• anapton " Steam-transport Indiana ' Bourghas, at in the Black Sea, south of Varna, Feb. 6. "We ara here taking in Turkish provisions, prepara tory to our third trip from Varna for Eupatoria with por tions of Omer Pasha's army. The actual number which had arrived there up to the 4th inst., wa5.23,000, and there remain 13,000 yet to be embarked from Varna and Baljek. No language can adequately express the ragged and filthy state either of the Turkish soldiers er the towns we have visited. The men with military baggage have more the ap pearance of hordes of gipsies than soldiers; in fact, the Eng lish gipsies are far better fed, dressed, an lodged. I am happy tosay that, since we left England, we have had no bad weather. We are all well, not a case of sickness on board. The Europa has 42 cases of fever, the Thames 15, and her Majesty's ship Curacoa 36 (smallpox). All these must have arisen from bad ventilation. The greatest number of T urks we have carried at one time is 1,380; but if it were summer, we could carry nearly doable the number. Of the circum stances of the war or the policy of the generals we gather but little, but we sellom rega'rd anything as fact until we 800 it in the newspapers. I have heard that the Turkish army have had no pay for the last 12 months ; the Pashas, who are generally a very rascally set, pocket all the money which comes to hand. With respect to our return to Eng land, much of coursa depends on the duration of the war and the tonditien of the ship ; at present , she is as com plete and sound as possible. " Feb. 12.—Just arrived at Varna for our third - lot of Omer. Pasha's army, destined for Eupatoria. This batch completes his infantry, but there are 5,000 or 6,000 to come from Btrargliati sail Sisopoli, and 6,000 more infantry from. Baljek for Eupatoria. Everything remains quiet atSebas tepol and Balaldava up to the 9th inst. After leaving Eupatoria we go to Balakiava or Constantinople to coal." The. Hastings, 60, Captain Caffin ; the Pembroke, 60, Captain Seymour; and the Hogue, 60, Captain Ramsay, screw blockshipS,' fitting at Portsmouth; are - hourly approaching completion, and abundance of labour is put upon them to turn them out of hand. The dew high pressure block-ships will be more efficient, although of 250 horse power less than the old ones, and will form (it is• confidently expected) the, moat important and efficacious division Of 'the Baltic fleet: The - tlenheim; 60, Capt. W. H. Hall, received her mainmast yetterday, and is completing her refit in the old basin_ at Portsmout4. , The Edinburgh, sg, Capt: Hewlett; Is urtiei repair'' and' refit with the utmost expedition to riloin the fleet ; thus. r mouth made highly seivieeable and - posieiful war steam two-deckers out of useless old sailing 74's-the Hastinge, Pembroke, Blenheim, Hogue, and Ajax. The Britannia, 120, Capt. Carter, will go into Portsmouth harbour to day if the fog (yesterday and on Thesiday too dense) will permit, when she will be dismantled and put out -of -com mission, and her crew paid wages, granted leave, and madeivallabin for the steam fleet. The Retribution, 28, paddlewheel frigate; ;Capt, Fisher,is yet under the ship.: wrights' hands at, Portsmouth, and great progress is making towards re'fittin'g` her. The Centaur, - 6, paddle frigate, Capt Clifkrd, is yery welladvanned in her equip ment, and is nearly rigged, with the assistance of the,, dobkyard riggers; all her masts are up, and . the riggirg nearly. fitted. The James Watt, 91, 'Captain George Elliot, is shipping her spare spars, .and-will leave. the dock for the basin to complete the ieadjnetm'ent of her machinery in'a day-or two: The , Esk, 20; screw -cori viftte, Captain Birph, which has been on, a few days',cruise to proveher capabilities, &C., returned to Spit head on Tuesday, and-remains awaiting further - Orders. The Calcutta, Peninsi,ilar and Oriental Steam 'Naviwa tien Company's transp or t, ha s n o t b e e n a bl e t o get into* Portsmouth harbour with safety 'to embark -the Lan cashire Mil tie, ~owing to, dense ,fogs. The Aolus, 42-gun frigate, fitted up to serve as a shell and powder deprot foethe Baltic fleet,' will move out of the basin at 'Portsmouth this day. The , liimalaya, Commander Priest, R.N., will embark the remount of cavalry h o r ses she is destined to convey to the seat of war this day at Portsmouth dockyard. By the end of next week there will be at Spithead such an " arma la " as that anchor age never before berthed, if the weather should be pro pitious. The screw steam-ship Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt. George T. Gordon, was taken out of dock at Keyhant, Plymouth, on Tuesday! The paddle-wheel steam-frigate Dragon, 6, Captain James Wilcox, was towed by the steam-vessel Confiance to the Jupiter coal depot, in Hamoaze; on Monday. The screw steam-corvette Tartar, 20, Captain Hugh Dunlop, is undergoing repair alongside the jetty at bevonport dockyard. ' The screw , steam-ship Conflict, 8, Captain Ai thur Cumming, was placed in dock at Keyham en Tuesday. The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Captain George R. gotly, was appointed to go from Hamoaze into Ply mouth Sound 'yesterday, and to tail to-Morrow for Spithead. -•-- ', : • • • - . . ' The (Few of the troop-ship Resistance, 10, Master- Oomniander Manlier Bradshaw, in - Hamoaze; bent sails on, Monthly. They . were paid wages b y 'Admiral Plum lid:it 4i4,Tdesaiff• , , . T - - The steam-snip _4"-reiiii ' &Wirt Hatnil t from London, with ielegraphic- wires for the 'Crimea,/ put into Ply mouth Sound yesterday, .out of trim, being too deep forward. After being trimmed and supplied with addi tidn-al fuel the will proceed to sea. ... ' . This_. barque Thetis, of Landon, Captain T. Barter; from Cardiff, with dOal foF , Sein Ftteacisca, sprang a leak• and foundered in the Bay of Biscay on the 4th elt, The crew, 24 in all, were picked up by the Spanish brig Renato / of Bilboa,. and landed on the sth at Corunna, vihentie thq were bfought by the schooner body Man sell; andlanded atrilytinbirth on Timidity, . . - Rear-Admiral Miebiel.leytketif shifted his flag at PlymOuth on Tuesday from the Mile to the titmouth., E. The ,stegrif eeierv:frigate Euryaltei, 51, Captain E Ramsay, went from Itamostit• into Plymouth Soun o d r tliplAl to embark militia ; volunteers for service E t ere T tce h .iti : n ,r ac T i ilit• th ha l rt.. l , l ' l, lll hv G ee l Tuesday, and was appointed to sail yeti,,erday f or if! the 34diterealih : • 7 ''' . '. a s• r c.B hate determined on eutepant-General Sir. Welter B ' of ea t . h : o ' e n se c a o , r n ' l a ta n j i . d ' us ea l l 7 l l4.Ci e d e s iii . Monument to his meinoty bil 00 Be con at Bedmie ; in Corn wall. rises 515 feet above t..e e from, Irowey to Padstow. 'e learn frog ,Plymetith t t hat eontracts were made y es terday by the authoeitie - al, tli royg Willia,m "Vic. tualling-yard with' Messrs. Collier BrOthels; for fie,., s upply of 3, 000 ' quarters' of 'wheat namely, 1,0 07 quarters ,at 695. 10d., .700. at 715., and 1,30,0 at 725. (n - Mollidtl Nuotniag colonel Crutchley, the comman dant of the Provisidniti lieflot Battalion in Biri f King's county, received the,ronte for-.the,dNiightn ItOin, the. de. : pots of the 2ts Fusiliers, 57th Foot; and 68c1 koet, vihicit ho been fnifitan*titie in teadinus to proceed to Cork, where they will th,L4.kk for Malts.: • Tuesday .. afternoonwi_is fixei for the d i e n p: t r e tor a :, t h t e :o i" iiii t 8 which consisted, from each of the three tiepn!,ll; 41 . fo r , e tt kihail, four. ari.4 7 drum ere! ttS! thud iid i tiil4 s and ste. _no Lien were in • •• high spirits, and wei - a w-usly cheered, - 4. (ew moments previous to the order to march beiit'i' g-1.44nil Oolong werecalled upon to the duty they Crutchley addressed them in forcible terms, pointing at . wits expected from them by their Queen and countrY! i;:Tform. and what The following are the nainti of the'efacers who will sail with the draughts, viz. :—From 21st IP t iailiet s , Captains M. P. CallingwoOd and S. W. - H. Hawker ; tieu te _; pants Hon. R. R. Best T. Bruce; F. B. Hollway, an j .u . T. Coakley. From 57th Foot--Lieutenants A d r 'eart- Coope J. R. Willmott, H. Bird, and J. N. q.. L.,,. ney. ' From 63d Foot—Brevet-Major C. Higg;b%":"l: Lieutenants S. A.,Y. lianzon, Laurence E. .116- 0 It is said M. Diimaresque ; and Ensign S. 11. Bruce. t _ r _ ain. that these detachments will sail in the Grea B it About 20 wounded and invalided soldiers from Scu tari, belonging to different regiments, days.' fob' fe ar A .. Bristol, wheretherhave been billet ed r REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CRIMEA. . . We understand that it is intended immedatelyt,o rf-„, inforce our ariny ip the Criwea,Ay ,senclingout t .l9,944 additional troops, cxciusiVe of cavalry; Which wilt Is • effected in the following manner •. 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, Ist battalion of Culdtreams, and - Ist hattitlinn of Scots Fusilier Gii . Z 4 -d; , , at present at the seat of v. ar, be iocreased to 1,200 men each ; and the strength of the following regiments of the line, also in the Crimea, is to be increased to 1,600 bay( nets each -- Ist- Foot {Royal Soots) - 3d Duffs 4th Foot ' • 7th Royal Fusiliers 9th Foot 14th ditto. 17th ditto 41st ditto 42d Highlanders '44th Foi4 "' ' 46th ditto 47th ditto 50th ditto 55th ditto - - .18th Royal Irish . 1 57th rli , sk_ -19th kitiot -62 d 20th ditto -63 d ditto 21st Royal North British 68th ditto Fasiliere 77th ditto 23d Royal Weish ditto 79th Highlanders 28th Foot 88th (Connaught Rangers) 30th ditto . 89th Foot 33d ditto (Duke of Wel- 90th Gitto lington's Own) 93d Highlanders Nth Foot 95th Foot 38th ditto 97th ditto 39th ditto Rifle Brigade Ist and 2d battalions will have as additional battalion of I,ODO men.' Those regiments garrisoning fortresses in the Mediter ranean will each be increased to 1,400 bayonets, an:l will proceed to the Crimea on being relieved by the volunteer regiments of militia—viz. :- 2.1 battalion lst Royal Scots, Corfu 13th Light Infantry, Gibraltar 31st Foot, Corfu. 48th ditto, Corfu 54th ditto, Gibraltar ' 66th ditto, Gibraltar 71st Highland Lightlnfantry, Corfu 82d Foot, Corfu 92d Ilighlankiers, Gibraltar The cavalry at present in the Crimea is to be increased to 800 sabres each regiment, and four additional regi ments, exclusive of the 10th Hussar..-, are to be sent out. Six batteries of field and four troops of Horse Artillery will proceed to the seat of war. It is expected that the greater portion of the above arrangements will be carried into effect during the, month of Marti', *and several additional tiarniportEi have' been chartered for the purpose. DAY OF FASTING AND HUMILTAITON. ( From a Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday.) PROCLAMATION FOR ENGLAND AND IRELAND. •• By the Queen. _ ••• A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF SOLEMN FIST, HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER. VTOTORIA: .R.—We, faking into our most serious consideration the just and necessary war is which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land, have resolved, and de, by and with. the ad vice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public day of solemn-last, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called -England and Ireland, on Wednesday the twenty-41-st day of Mardi next, that So both we and Our' peo ple array humble ourselves :before Almighty Gbd, in order to obtain pardon of ow sins, and in the Most' devout and solemn manner send up our pray ' ens 'Aid supplications to the Divine 'Aftesty, •i-or imploring The blessing and assistance ona ourrms for ' reverently and t deTetitly observed ail 7 oTr: 174; 7 subjects in England and Ireland, as they tender the , favour' of Almighty. God,. atid - would avoid 'lfis , wrath and indignation iknd, for the - - better and more , orderly solemnizing the same, we have given direc tions to the' lkidSt Reverend the - Archbighdps, the ,RevFretxl the .Bishops of.. England: and Irelsktd, to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion to t li be livid - in all churches, chapels, "alit! ' plaCes of `pu blic worship; and to take care the same be timely dispersed throughout the respqptive,dioceses. j ' Given at our - COurelt Biickinghani - Pala . ce, ibis obwenty-eighth day , of February, in. the year of.iouir Lord one ,t)aousand eight hundred and filty-fivexami in'the eiglikieentti year of our reign.. :t : ; -WO save the. QUEEN.' • - • ~ . =: s: PROCLAMATION FOR. SCOTLA.Nai •.• .„‘, By the Queen. Pnd6LAmhlqox Fell A 'Di? oi' SOLEMN UIT~ -, aIUMILIATIgN, - "AND PRAYER IPF BeOTVAND. - T :VicTpnLt. 'taking into . our most serious . eqnsideration the just and necessary war in which , we ire engaged, and putting our trust in AlMiglty" . G i od tt)atile,will graciously bless our arms, both by-sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy 'Council, hereby command, that a public jai of .solemn fast,. humiliation, and prayer be. observed throughout that pa rt of our Kingdom .of great B r it a i n called Scotland ; o n - Wednesday,-the tWenty=first day of March next, that so both we and our people may humble - ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pard - on - of 'our sins; and in the - Most derout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplicationato the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and as sistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to UP and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and corn:- mud, that the said day be reverent!y and devoutly ob served by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and Would avoid His wrathand indignation : our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith roceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other :places needful, and there, in our name and authority, make publication hereof, that none pretend ignorance And our will and pleasure is, that our sOliCitor do cause priuted_copies -hereof to. he sent to the sheriffs of the se veral shires, stewarts of stewartries, and bailiffs of rega litiesfind their clerkti, Whom we ordain to - See the same `published ; stud we do-appoint them to send copies hereof to the several parish - churches wi thin their boun4, that, upon the Lord's day immediately preceding the diy above • 'mentioned, the same may be published and read him the pplpits immediately after Divine service, _ Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-eigbth day of February; in the year of otir 'Lori, one thousand eight, hundred and- ititpfive s , and in the eighteenth year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. • At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day ef February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most "Eitti4l - ent. Majesty in Council. • , ,r, This day the Right Honourable Sir George Corns wall Lewis, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command swrotn- of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, and took his .placoat the Board accordingly. . • - (tier 14ajestz in Council was this day pleased to declare the Right Honourable George William Fredeiiok„ tangy of Carlisle, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gu.rJ ter, ,Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that part of the Unitecl Kingdom, called Ireland. • ll„,m a j es ty having been pleased to appoint the Righ Honourable Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, to Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county` Berke, , his idtdehip. this day took the -oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the 9tths ?f allegiance and suprethacy. 1. 4;, t a P r nra , alli ts uckingham Palace, the` day' of February, pr eat—the Queen's Most. Dbellerst Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Obuncil wail this day pleats teuPP o ' ll4 the Right Hon. the Lord President of the Cceuncil for e time being ; the Most Noble the Dolce Lordl Reetiet of the Privy field the Most Hon. t he Mar q uis of Lausdottris the Right Honourable John Russell (cora, monly called Lord John Russell), One of ber Majesty'. Piineipal Secretaries of Stow the Right Honourable Viscotnt Palmerston, First Lord Commissioner of her f Majesty's Trea36fy ; the _Right Efonourable Viscount Canning, her s Majesty's t o titnaster-General ; the Right lif,onourabil ir George Gl:en J4f4romst, one of her 14;460,$'0,p,iincipal Secretaries of State ; and the Right Hop. "Sit 04010 Citnewall Lewis, Baronet; • Chsincialot. Majesty'k gitchequer; to be o dIT rider Tetsteut of d her' A Committee of Council to superintend the application of A ny .sums of money voted by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education. • • At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28 t h da r February, 1855, present—the Q ueen's Most Excel ent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty ,in Council was t hi s day pleased to • make the following amendment on the Roll of sheriffs of : -2191erionethsliire—Charles Poneonby Tottenham, Carrogissa, Esquire, ma de Charles John Tottenham, of 13PWYnXuse, near Llangollen, in the County o f D en , hip E sq , I•• • . ;t,,~-~~ r.~'tl. ° F ~~ - ~ 'h „ , MEM _