The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

~'~~~o 4, (I • 6 ~ ~J~ ~~p ~ i ~ J '~~ G~Z-~ - ..r.•-••''' ARGYLL ROOMS.—lmmense success of the Danced every neve dancet L VAPSOVIANA.: Music by H. LAURENT. ev'enng. MEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY. The A NaAres 1 " -. ` uAI GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of th e n 211011 the Tavern, Bishopagate-str Mexican and South American Company will b the 13th held at jtt 0 u of June next, day at Two o'clock precisely. h en ,1 41, "Meeting a Director, Henry Ranking. Esq., retirea by rota lagi.ut he is eligible for re-election, and will be proposed accord- H 17, Grac echurch-street, 28th May, 1855.YDE CLAUSE, Secretary, st MARGARET'S MANSION, on the Banks th,,,, 5 9f the Thames, near Richmnd.—Persons desirous of viewing oh , th '" a a r cent Mansion, prior of ts sale at the City Auction Mart, g Coh g ' fifJune, t)y direction of the Executive Committee of the Ner__7rtive Land Society, are requested to anply for cards to Ir os „' r - Y. at the Society's Of No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand for w4t;;;Ch hillock and Galsworthy, the auctioneers, 25, Regent-street, th e h i : , ...Place. The Mansion and Grounds may be seen between thre e "of Twelve and Five o'clock, daily, and may be reached by New st ations on the Great West e r n R a il roa d— name ly, Richmond, oth ni rh, and T w i c k en h am ; b y t h e R i chmond steamers, an d by us. Qr - REAT WESTERN COALS.—Best, 245. ; N I , S econds, 225. per ton. The Gr ea t Western Railway Com b ' now execute orders for Ruabon Coals, equal to the finest 1 1 Coyl s, at 245. per ton, and for excellent and economical Vron or thQ 3ar tlY Cannel), at 225. per ton. Cash prices within 4 miles W eest Pa ddington Station. Address to the Superintendent, Great RRailway, Paddington. cpltA., WESTERN RAILWAY.—ASCOT , ise 4pecia, Trains TUESDAY and TIIIIRSD 4Y, June 5 and 7, will run between Paddington and Winds•r. Omni- No g "' moderate and fixed fares, as well as a large number of Car ve°f every description are provided to convey passengers between 114, n'ildsor Station and the Race Course. Tn addition to the Book- Pri ch ` t 'ffiees at Paddington, tickets may be procured, on and after June, at the Company's Offices, 27, King-street, Cheap hu9, Str an d • 351 Oxford-street • 63, Bridge-mad, Lambeth ; l aliZ e nt - street (Corner of Jermyn-street) ; 264, Holborn ; Peacock, F n ipTl; and at M essrs . T a tt ersa li ' s , Hyd e -p ar k - corner. baty beparticulars of the trains, &c., are given In hand-bills, which Pike obtained at the Railway Stations, and at the above-named .L°I‘IDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAlL w.xv -7 0 EiLERATIOIT of the NIGHT MAIL TRAINS. , 1 1'der of the Postmaster-General.On and after Friday, June I, epikatiWhat 8 . 4 5 p.m., with the mails and first-class express passengers A tral, c onveying first and second class passengers. will leave the ely, tpiquare Station at 8 p.m. for Birmingham and Crewe ; from g it e le Passengers will proceed by the mall train. `ad 'mod Train leaving the Enston-square Station at 9.10 p.m., tin - 4 , rett i QM ; tra'n arriving in London at 4.15 a.m.,Avill be discoa "'e 'e Passengers for th e Midl an d Di s t r i c t b e i ng conveye d b y Ilth;: la Pan Train from London, and the 2.9 a.m. Up Traia from H. OoD night mail trains will also be accelerated, leaving the towns b Abird.,nLrY at a later hour than at present. ar 'gh ' 4 " Passengers from London will be conveyed daily to Edln kh, a — as/tow by the trains leaving the Euston Station at 6.15 i tai n'ep ri m " .. l3 tc-, and, - in like manner, third-class passengers will be I:4z3,:rona Edinburgh and Glasgow to London by the trains I Len(C un t b argh at 8.30 a.m. and Glasgow at 9.10 a.m., arriving o at 9.15 gla eh ' s ' Passengers from London to stations north of Edinburgh h , n at Pont will be conveyed by the train leaving the Euston sta4o,' on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, and from 41,1) London on the same days by the trill" le avin g Pan., arriving in London at 11 o'clock the follow (ltrien~oT g• ARK HUISH. al Az By ord. Euston er Station, May' M , 1855. WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. io,,YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. I TA t g ; Ite LECTURES and EXHIBITION'S, as delivered before her g 4 a oft us 5411 .lesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the O a Vii; ..41 Institutio, will be continued, consisting of the TEL _t:3,C,„..ONCERT DISSOI VING VIE WS of .SINBAD the atin" u „ H OSICQ'S ' ILLUMINATE ' D CASCADE, the DIORAMA, tat the Voyage across the Atlantic, and the Cities in the es. LECTURES on MUSIC, by GEOB.GE BUCKLAND, Esq., ~...5.5;.41 übillond4v'tt(4 VIEWS of the WAR, &c. hi 1)1 ' ' ve ning, the 28th inst., Lecture to the Industrial Classes, ,Itere.tn2laEsTnn, &c. :on PLANTS and ANIMALS, their Writ;; 3 and Resemblances. 11 3, 0 L IT Z T E n L ed E d e a r u R y I . 0 HARMONIOGRAPH and RHUM- RI S RIVIAR, , protected by Royal Letters 4Cle te 4 nt r.or England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole d e 'arts, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESE MAR, No. I, Relaxation. Spermatorrhors, and Exhaustion of th , . :::;t7Tet4athQB964'iv:ltertt r arising from excesses, accident, or climate. ce e'en PereQ ee who' are prevented entering the married state by lee ncea of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, 44 :e Y , th ate, all e short space of three days, completely and entirely 11, 4 4,!'e loa f , 'races of those Disorders which Canty' and Cubeb s ( at Yeen thought an antidote for, to the rain of the health h 'tun of the population. 44.4 r ent TRIESEMAR, No. 3, cl,' ° etinental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which est , l the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in uction of the patient's constitution, and which all the '4100 1 , 11 1 t_he World cannot remove. Itlth"' No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste . or gilt th:euseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet taut,- 4 4 :1 la „, 'r use being suspeeted. t t sr L ate "'n cases at 11 s, each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into. P s `e ) ,, , -..i n s Ti. as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, 1,1„-'11; be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, R'ret 'flunay and co 63. Oxford - street, and Sanger, 50, Ox -I,q Nif), - ; R. B. Ingham,. .druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; 4 e414!'5,, t, ipkseller,Boltonchemist, 52, \ 91tMoot ; Po D w e e a l n l, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, h. °o 'nen, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. T i ,t 6 N T.S OF THE TIMES.— q,,oyal 'distribution of medals to men who have won fame • t talTh a a „t's ery --who have shown themselves superior to enter cc —the .excitement of -the Derby Day, which has I, t ;!_sv,„. 4l liy"p to witness a victory in the rare, have been more sT,i' l lv,;` l T, ,,somonstrative sof the universality of E. MOSES and the these occasions their talents and facilities have Zltti crn•Z.Vl4 military and naval costumes they manufacture, rh e res„ l :t oNes they have introduced, have been thus hefore S u ,''aghltl n ''' hut t 4 , s ‘tin, and well are E. MosEs and Sox satisfied pre c .'e) , are determined to give fuller expression to lir t g t e pre ss Clinercial capabilities in the following order: — , W/ ) , 41 ~„. . 1 1 the mo.t Juvenile Attire In innumerable v.sent sof th -- “u Styles ; the novel de.lgns —cam fort, elegance, 1 111Z 3 , h a ,,Misci';' highest order darabdity, and cheapness being 01 1 ,7" ` 0 at:ire for all visible in every form. ~,r 4 t 4a ` es th ed more econo- Hosiery coods, Ladies' and t 'oo a On any previ- Children's Dress, and every de iitN„Y t)) ,41 1) sclption of elegant and useful •fq t. ors Cape, made underclotking, at remarkably ' E `tata,Viel tOtesEs and SON, a economic prices. a , 1 1 -4 0 tighly waterproof Hats and Caps, Boots and t ls sin very sma'l Shoes, &c., &c., in more ample 4 114 1 irt ''tletn an ly in appear- and stylish arrangement , ban at 4 tltt e t i t l , rged (plain) 265.; any other house in the world. 33g. trei, ant E. MOSES and SON are 6P n44Zolt a ,,Vors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Shirt litlanufstc tt.rt'oe,,n, -"" Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and h~lyh 4 / 1 • ott ie ', 4 osEs ant Sow beg to state they have no connexion 0 0u se in or out of London, except their own Esta foi, Ai 6r folio, t _ ;11,! Establishment, corner of the Minorles, and Aldgate church). to es t- end Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart gtt, t ra „ 114.448'Z1 wholesale Branch—Melbourne, and Bradford, 'Yorkshire. sale Brauch—gelbourne, Australia. k''', wi i 'L!!eilts are closed from sunsel on Fridays till sunset on h ioqjl'Av r.. Viusiness is resumed till 12 o'clock. m s 'cla or, li n ..riotild any article not give satisfaction it, will be ex -41)4c ina r i r 4 e c ,rred, the money returned without hesitation. .All 4 41 1.1t4t ca n , plain figures, the lowest price, from which no oth„, jtoe" e Made. Nth( inf or L with lists of prices, system of self-measurement, 4 4 4 ', ,1 !•ti0n, may be bad on application, or post free. 1 1 '04 Dar r almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or post free er , Dri et Vrancais. I Qui si parla Hallam man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espagnol. 6 . 4 , VESEND STAI? Ip-mt er b PACKETS. 4e ltista 4lte keU call at the Greenhlthe and Perfect Piers. vitaslLat the Piers as underlined (weather permitting - "'-aft TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. I 4;( !••'1 , N11 , 1T , . '4 I zi .2 • 4 El rme V, l,— z - 8 cg, z g - 3 ;‘t 6 1 411 44 k9 ikt Ztr: t er f o r i . [n 10,'1( Orn F „, WRA . Trai, mbar( ,th -str, 'eot Statto to 41; of bi . .......... _ __ _ ‘iiivE c — .11 hoar. l evn a Witit.RF, BLA.CKW'.ILL, on the arrival of the (1 Trains from the Fonchuroh-street Station. We ax IP, i bays. ------ \,...„........_ a ri .:s o 4 Vi. t hp ' '' . 1.. '. -------- T - -----, 0 —6- 4 t'S 2 '•'', ... 1 4 ~" ..., , .." 1 ' ~-, ' "" . Fen- i , ii is f.. \--•, • 4 ~. , ~ = 1 = . ~, church 5-, 1)\ .1 ''s E r Street, , 5 ?„, 2. c j -....... . ._ . _....... ........ a ..... , II -.. .. •••' ) t , o. ',-„___,____ 2 1 4 5 --- I t i, .j.: l rt ti q Fore Cabin. Slioon ~,tl l r ~,aler n a l ed and London.— .. •• • • 101 ' • • 18. 24 1 0 k t , .rst„,,,_arid Blackwall or Vroolvrish Bd. .. Os. 10 1 i t i).i , ,, ‘ ;I'to lz 7 l . ld and Intermediate Piers.. tit. „ Os. 8d a, ‘l l . „ J. '. 9, . t 3 • — To the 30th of September, 3/. Os. ; ! hrec 411 1 . 2" 41 n1i ' ' e be hail of the Collac . tors on board the Pickets i ~15. Terrace Pier, Gravesend. i k t 3 l at Deb kß ti , 1 l k l, Ilil t INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. ob. ° i lea 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 ' 44 11, Tr stamps NOto, r lts Q V CPUS 'DEBILITY; te4, a ' s esi S A t, ( al with __Yrriptorns, and Care.—An Essay on Sper si,,i,le, ... to me _ yractical ,Observations on a safer and more 11 •,1,Zget; • b e i tale aci T treatment of the diseaszis of the Generative ,t42'4 l . k ng, by urinary the use of the Microscope in detecting and n i7i4 `tY or rlearY examination, the real cause and effect of litt,,t,a,;taceithnteemPlaint. whether arising from solitary habits, S „Ng I, years , e r climate, followed by practical remarks, founded , lt h 7a4 a . l abilit;; ~c a perience in the treatment of Impuissance, 1 41 1 .01 u! ee l . i ,_,•'• ii•Jocal Vi r eakness, Spermatorrhcea, &c. To which tl‘ het • " n taries N IL ta on ori . the Physiology of Marriage, with pre '4iDert.,.6'llgeroits the evils emanating from empirical prr.ctice, N o 4 l ' 44 cliserderrsemedies advocated by various writers on iitj,:et ,!. E b iI L , Y SAMUEL WOMPRT. M.D. I, lZ ll, tr ai llei,:,,,, ° Rß-SQUA'RE, LONDON, 'lll44,Znor„,.,iatricalatod Member of the University of Eclia -7'.ll:tisaarl °f 4:i: Ot 2 ember of tho London Hospital Medical Society, ktit,,t dial ow aecarles' Hall, London, Soc., ..tc. 4 ilA%lllti n iee t of this treatise is to oint out tho fearful con 11,iith a rea. g . from certain habits irregularities, and excesses, 4 litutaren,ad more misery in ' Youth, degradation in Man rehniztp, Of (lis''.O decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any ND1•,,4 r„,eue known to modern patholOgists. Its perusal I- , I Nlt ti :4lt h N e,'": i r.tleled to persons entertaining secret doubts oi , h ti , 'Q14)1,4,2011, and who are conscious of having hazarde . d IN tbki —, and privileges to which every human being is il l ,tkl.ges af etely n „„ Li hkqg Ferro thatall men should know, that there are Otn t /(l4 — ' , vou s "" M anagement which cannot be violated without }:_ k i t Of ittcPo._enalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed il tt,7* t h _gate d, hl-281derate self-indulgence, how these penalties itl i Zr%.; evil aii ` , ,i7 the sting of their bitterness may be removed. tS c onsequences may be avoided, and above all, set "-‘ 4 l l 4 k4e th e el ltt:' c e l Y ...,arlY decree of physics , inflrmity or functional ZVI t il aail f r r c it n the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. apttlitateitila for series of years been engaged in an ertensive 111 '. Air be e , Zeent of these delicate complaints, which have 114$,th e i.. e Ilagi at 0 generally confided to the care of ignorant h_ Vo tr .Pret etielo %eat io; tillaetl and 131ILITr —Jury on those who are induced to place b 19 , Co „ .” play be had, price Is, cllatal.elees74. Ji-at ernoster-row ;, It annaYi freed of Messrs. Piper, kit kr i DI to i ta -e qUar e; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or by post for qi l eSse f ..„ Y address %i t : sollsuita, from the Author's residence , 37, Bed - --..94 - d aUT !tom Eleven till Two_,:and from ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLkNC Thp i s `ow 4 0Pftn Eventag, at R o'^lock, except Saturday. lam -Malt ' Is take place every dny, Thnrflay. ' ar Y d ' " ' imrdav at I talls can be taken at the Box-office aY from Eleven tiliFour.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. arrived ind a f air this dal 1 oatmeal Droved de. I . I n dio decline a briuglag cc eedingli culth ths tion. Oa Ir. BsrleY 001' 0 ,• 295 to 42 , t° 441 41s te 43s 00s to (11/3 00s to IM Ob. 3d . wers, vibe : D the P r ! ;3 in coii! Foreig n • la free r ha 0 on d beo: jar orn• 0 es an d rAP 66 to 4 7.: 63 to 7oh- to -- nd 54 tO 60 per 1 1,' 6d to 01,sts 's 0 , ix Os , to Os A ., ,s AO l , Os to ‘,,,0 Od 6 d to t o A 5, 30s og ' 005 t ° 121 5s ' e l ,o n,l 1 45 ' V" tO non 0 , 1 Mt-°" at of , ilci o Es° ti ,.. Oi tO'' 3flls .tais 006 ,t , 16 Jon - : 16 • Vioeft tor i lti,o. pot ' ,tini isf , ) 90 , to •••,1 400 . ul lo Ta~~ , JO.l . • I , o e , julY 0 ••• D4 l c $lll ,26 pto. to' , i ce 1 • Jape 1 ,w" ••.' „.,0 ipt° tyvo . por. i pso' I ro in . P" ri tlne' poo, D. 1 ‘ I (4 I s IV rioidet,eoed 1 if Ayit o f o ,n. olio t h. Of f ife 10, th e ifo 030 it 1 3Ch e ' go o, Is ll o i the IP * l oo d° the °3' 0 13 tb, 13 1 i 1c" %, ,ill, 3111' t Ite'f h e ber y ell, t o r, Ligh' ef S. titer ° 914 4 p) firi ! f 0 1 ' 0- coiefor,,, rhOM• vg lit 13. f i le o f b te ste t e:oo' DOI SP ter of Joth itbe , 00 r I fg b e) 11)% fug_ ,r ifittr d, nt.fo, ref eI 0looI."' ia rle ° S 6 :0 31 9 11- o f 11 ob e° roe , it' 0011 'J TFO 29. , A' L;,,Oovs. Cold , 1 ,inciP - i, ,-~,_ No. 19,554.] LONDON, TH URS DA Y EVEN IN G, MAY 31, 1855. SMITH TESTIMONIAL FUND -37, GREAT GEORGE -STREET, WESTMINSTER. Sir,--The superior advantages of screw propulsion being fully de monstrated by its eenrral adoption for the public service aad for the commercial operations of almost all maritime nations, a favourable time appears to have arrived for inducing a public recognition of the merit of its in soduction. Convinced that screw navigation—whoever may be regarded as its ee iginal inventor—must date its real commencement from the successful trials ani veyaQ,e4 of the" Archimedes" in 1839 and 1840 ; and fee ling that all naval nations are indebted to the performances of that ship, for the fir-t practical development of this great improve ment is the means of maritime enterprise; the following gentlemen, personally cognisant of the facts connected with the progress of the system, are strongly impressed with the justice of the claim: of Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, to whose talents and untiring energy it is well known the "Archimedes" owed both her origin and success. They can also bear record to the steady perseverance with which that gentleman has continued to devote the bast years of his life to the purpose of establishing the meritsof the screw. And they know that the national benefit thus conferred by his labours—wbich was first so clearly confirmed by the performances of the Rattler in 1845, then se strikingly illustrated at the naval review of 1853, and which is now so confidently relied on for success in actull war—has not hitherto procured for him either public acknowledgment or pecuniary reward. They have therefore formed themselves into a Provisional Commit tee, and have requested us most respectfully to solicit the honour of your name, and the advantage of your influence and example, in sup port of an appeal to all classes and interests fora general subscription to present a suitable testimonial to Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, for his prominent services in bringing into practice the system of screw navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants, EDWARD PELLEW HALSTED Hon. Secs; JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL, Rear-Admiral Sir Witham E. Parry, St., lieutenart-L-over nor of Grdenwich Hospital •••••••• • - •• " • • 3 William PrTsons, EMI Leicester ..... • 2 2 The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company • . 100 0 Messrs. John Penn and Son, engineers, Greenwich .. • lOO 0 John Diston Fowles, Esq., Wimpole-street ...... •• • • Edward J. Powell, Esq., Hydregraphic Department, Ad miralty . Captain William Ramsay, R.N., H.M.S. Hogue Messrs. G. Rennie and Co , engineers, Holland-street, Black friars 2O 0 WUllam Rigby, Esq., Glasgow .• . Major F. C. Robb, F 1.C.5., Beaulieu House , South sea 10 J. Scott Russell, Esq., F .R.S., C.E: (lion. Sec.) Great George-street, Westminster .. • ... •• •• • • Messrs. Samuda Brothers. engineers, Poplar • • .. . • 20 John Scott, Esq., engineer and shipbuilder, Greenock „ 25 C Messrs. Seaward and Capel, engineers, Limehouse Joseph Sims, Esq. Birmingham ••..••.••••••• • • • • • • • • • • •• 6 0 Messrs. Sims and kuntz, Birmingham • • Edward Slaughter, Esq:, engineer, Bristol Comthander Luke Smithett, R.N., H.M.S. Tivid R. Stephenson, Esq., M, P , F.R.S., C.E , Great George street, Westminster .... Captain James N. Strange, 11. N. John M.*Sunley, Esq , insurance bfoker, Cornhill William Swann, }'sq., Queen-street, Westminster 2 2 James Tilling, Esq. Hendon G. H. J. Watford, Esq., Serle-street, Lineoln's-inn.......... 5 0 Captain Frederick Warden, It N., H.M.S. Ajax 5 0 Thomas Waterman, jun., Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwall lO 0 Messrs. James Witt and Co., engineers (per H. Wollaston vAVAL AND MILITARY 11VTELL.TG-EltiCe. The Fairy, Royal yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, will em b ark the Queen and Court at 2 o ' clock this afte rnoon f rom Osborne, and convey them to Gos port en route t o L ondon. On Tuesday she conveyed Prince Albert, Captain Denman, and other officers, to Sconce Point, when the Prince inspected the new Vic toria Fort at that spot. The new yacht Victoria and Albert is so far completed in her machinery that it is anticipated she will be ready for a preliminary trial in a fortnight. The Imperieuse, 51, Captain Watson, C. 8., was docked yesterday at Portsmouth to repair the da ,nages sustained in her collision with the Tartar. Every -xertion will be used to refit her, and get her back to he Baltic. Captain Yelverton, of the Arrogant, 16, is senior officer of the flying squadron, during ler absence. Tho new great three-decker, Marl oorough, 131, building at Portsmouth, is in course of preparation for launching. Her external fittings ne cessary for that event are almost finished. The cradle for her launch is in a .forward state, and the neigh bourhood of the entrance from the building slip to the harbour is being strengthened by wooden piles. The Royal Sovereign, 120, ordered to be built as a sailing .hip in an adjoining shed to the Marlborough, is to be forthwith adapted to the screw. Shipwrights have commenced removing the stern framework of the bull, which will be altered to suit her new character imme. liately after the launch of the Marlborough. The Shan. Lion, new 60-gun frigate, is also in progress at Ports mouth Dockyard, but more bands will speedily be put upon her to expedite her for launching. The Sampson, 6, paddle steam-frigate, has new boilers ready for her, and is in course of refit in No. 3 dock, but not so expe rlitiously as if wanted for immediate service. The Britan nia, 120, fitting as a hospital ship for military invalids at Portsmouth, is rapidly approaching completion, and when ready will be moored in a healthy and convenient part of the harbour. It is supposed she will be speedily commissioned by a commander of the Royal Navy and an efficient medical staff, with chaplain, &e. The new inlet dock, at the north-east corner of the steam basin in Portsmouth Dockyard was under contract to be com pleted by this day, but although some few days' delay must of necessity take place, it-will be ready for open ing by the end of next month, when the Queen's new steam yacht Victoria and Albert will be taken into it The entrance to this and the opposite dock have been extended 9 feet 4 inches, and they will be muc h im proved by that a ddi t i ona l capacity. TIM military in valids landed by the last four ships arrived at Ports mouth were visited yesterday in the General Hospital at Portsea by Major-General Sir Frederick Smith, K.H., Commanding Royal Enginneers in the south-west district, &c., and, like their earlier arrived comrades, received supplies of extra comforts and good reading, from Lady Smith. Other presents of a similar charac ter were forwarded to her ladyship and Sir Frederick for distribution from the daughters of Viscount Ear. Binge. - 5 O 5O 0 LOO 0 Blake, Esq , Soho, Birmingham • • • • • • • I. Watts, Esq., Assistant-Surveyor H.M. Navy, Somerset house ... . . ...... 2 2 Messrs. John and Robert White, shipbuilders,Cowes Joseph Whitworth, Esq., engineer, Manchester 25 0 M. Wigram, Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwall G. T. Wright, Esa., Lympstone, Devon Thomas Wright, Esq , engineer. George-yard, Lombard-st 2 2 Sni•scrlptions are received by Messrs. Martin and Co., 68, Lom bard-stzoet, London; Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pali Mail Fast, London : J. Scott Russell, Esq., 37, Great George-street, West minster (Honorary Secretary) ; and by C. Manby, Esq., 25, Great George-street, Westminster (treasurer). _ Honorary Secretaries, J E . . S P C . O H TT A LRSUTSE S D E , L - L, 37, Great George-street, Westminster, 1855. PUBLICATIONS. MR. HANNAY'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the libraries, in 3 vole., E IIST ACE CONYERS. By JAMES HANNAY, Esq., Author of " Singleton Fontenoy," " Satire and Satirists," &c. Hurst and Blacken, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn ,13, Great Marlborough-street. The hospital ship Caledonia was taken into the basin dock at Devonport on Tuesday to have her copper exa mined and repaired. Forty shipwrights and 40 joiners on the establishment are to work on her extra from 6 to 8 o'clock p.m. to expedite her fitting. The steam-ship Conqueror, in the floating basin at Keyham, commenced taking her boilers on board on Tuesday. The following brigs, prizes to the Archer and Basilisk, arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday night or early yesterday morning ; they were taken while attempting to break the blockade enforced in the Baltic :—The brig Meck lenburg, in charge of Mr. G. G. Wallace, mate of the Archer, as prizemaster ; the Meckle n b urg has a full and complete cargo of hemp sari linseed. The Paul Fre derick. in charge of Mr. F. Semple, mate of the Basilisk, as prizeirraster ; the Paul Frederick is laden with a full cargo of hemp and rye. One of the seamen of the Basilisk who came home in the Paul Frederick was sent off to Melville Hospital yesterday with a bad case of fever. A court-martial assembled yesterday at 9 a.m., on board the Waterloo flagship at Sheerness, to try Lieut. John Packwood, serving on board her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution, on a charge-- "as officer of the watch, of absenting himself from the deck and going be low to his cabin, where he was found to be asleep." The following officers composed the Court :—Rear-Admiral of the Blue and second in command at the buoy of the Nore, Robert Lambert Baynes, C. 8., &c., President ; Commodore Wyviil, Superintendent of Chatham-yard ; Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness-yaed, John Jervis Tucker ; Capt. George H. Seymour, in command of the Pembroke, 60 guns ; Capt. George H. G. Wellesley, in command of the Cornwallis, 60 guns ; Capt. Erasmus Ommanney, in command of the Hawke, 60 guns ; Capt. James C. Coffin, in command of the Hastings, 60 guns ; Capt. Francis Scott, in command of the Russell, 60 guns; Ca9t. Hugh Dunlop, in command of the Tartar, 20 guns; Ctilt. Lord Frederick-Kerr, in comnqad of the Water loo ; and Capt. the Hon. ',Arthur A. Cochrane, in com mand of the Horatio, 24 'toms. Lieut. Dyer, of the Retribution, was called by Capt. Tho mas Fi sher (the prosecutor) to prove being relieved from his watch by the prisoner. George Salter, quarter mas t er, was called to prove the prisoner going below immediately after he had taken charge of the watch on deck. William Ben son, marine, proved that the prisoner did not come on the quarter-deck during his watch until he was sent for by the prosecutor. Corporal Samuel Seymour, Royal Marines, proved the prisoner was not en deck when he went to report his having gono his rounds every hour during the prisoner's watch. Also, John White, who was sentry at the steerage-door, in charge of the gun room door, proved that he saw the prisoner go into his cabin about a quarter of an hour after he commenced his duty as officer of the watch, and also that when he called the prisoner, by order of the prosecutor, the former was lying fast asleep on the top of his bed with his clothes on, and that he had to shake him by the arm to awaken him. In his defence the prisoner pleaded his services and " former prosecutions in the service ; also produc ing large number of service certificates, from his first entry into the service. The decision of the Court was to the following effect :—That the charge was fully proved, and that the Court, after maturely weighing and considering the premises, sentenced the prisoner to be dismissed from her Majesty's service, and that he was dismissed accordingly. Colonel Hart, of the depot battalion of Templemore, attended last week at Maryborough, for the purpose of receiving volunteers for the line from the Queen's County Rifles. He obtained upwards of 80 volunteers with the greatest readiness, and might have had many more were he authorised to receive then. Lieut.-Colonel Harrison, for some time in command of the Royal Artillery in the Kilkenny military district, left on Friday for Woolwich, preparatory to proceeding to the Crimea. Detachments from the undernamed corps, from Chat ham, embarked on Wednesday morning from the Cus tom-house-quay, Grav, send, on board the ship Emma Eugenia, for conveyance to the following stations, viz.:-1 sergeant and 50 men, with 1 woman and 4 children of tho 26th Foot, for Bermuda, to join their service companies ; and 81 men of the 76th Regiment, with 4 officers, for Halifax. The names of the officers are Major Henry Brewster, Lieutenant J. H. Tripp, and Ensign L. E. O'Connor, 76th ; and Lieutenant W. M. Mill, 26th Regiment. Colonel Henry Jervis, comman dant of the provisional battalion, and Staff-Captain Henry Jackson, from Chatham, were present and super intended the embarkation of the troops, and inspected the ship's accommodation for them, also the berths for the officers. Captain W. C. Master, with Ensign E. F. Haig, and 93 men of the sth Regiment of Foot, together with Cap tain F. R. Grantham and Ensign W. J. Saul, 45th Foot, with 52 men, embarked at Gravesend on board the ship Mount Stewart Elphinstone ; the sth proceed to the Mauritius, and the 45th to the Cape of Good Hope. The ship sailed on Tuesday evening. At the garrison parade yesterday the detachment of the 94th Foot, consisting of two companie., quartered in the Tower, was ordered to be held in readiness to proceed to Portsmouth to-morrow morning to join the head-quarters, which by that time will have arrived from Windsor; the corps, which is upwards of 1,200 strong, is principally made up of mere youths. The 94th has been very successful in obtaining recruits, as it will em bark 1,100 strong, besides leaving a depot in England. The destination of the regiment is understood to be Gibraltar, where it will relieve the 13th Light Infantry, which will proceed to the Crimea. Within the last few days upwards of 4,000 stand of en a n r d nl ci t u h i l e p n Royal en f t s Ambulance Minie and ordinary rifles, with bayonets, and f saddlery and cavalry sword bayonets complete, 509 stand of cavalry carbines, and 800 stand of Victoria carbines (the last-named weapon the have ll b o e y e a ti l Artillery,bei r n ps ) o a r the ntdh e uLlsaaerngodef Transport t g he sm i t a y l a sh n i d pp in e f d a . ntry accoutrements and e THE MILITIA. The Ist Devon Regiment of Militia was reviewed a few days since at Newport, where they have lately gone from Exeter. A. REMO OF BATTLE.—Among the military relics we have lately seen, one brought fro!ri Ealakl ava b y the master of a merchant vessel is most interesting and me lancholy. It is a bras. helmet, the headpiece of "Prin cess Charlotte's Own," found on the fatal plain of Ealaklara. Its owner must have been in the thick of that gallant fight which almost annihil a t e d the English cavalry, as hi s h e l me t b e ars abundant evidence of a per fect storm of blows. We could, without difficulty, trace upon it the marks of 10 distinct and heavy sabre blows, most of them indenting the brass to the depth of half an-inch, but only one actually cutting through the helmet. But at the top, close under the socket for the plume, is the mark of that which effected what lance or sabre cut could not—the deadly rifle bul'et. The ball must have gone right through the top of the soldier's head, as near the base of the helmet inside the leather is torn, as if by the same force. Some spots o f t h e gallant o wner ' s b loo d s t i ll stain the li n i ng, and same straggling hairs tor n off by the infliction of the wound, leaving little doubt that the fatal. messen ger h ad done the work t oo surely.—Cork Exam i ner. -• 4:44t. ‘.• 11, • • • 4 • 4 " ig ' • • A A - ' ,*lll. • • '• • • •, • ; ) k 4 ( . 0 • , • 4, " `t• • ; f t : -•- - • iess , _ , ) - 41 , Frr ,„ - 14•`' OIT c IC " •-• 4,0 • .... 1.11`,• • that the Brigade will be a:grolvet% erAitt.6o3l 81%* WI talion at least will be retained on "hr, the nom be- ~,:,,,. longin g to the sailing vessels being al !'asst har,lr to ,'°' LI them. The skill and ability of the s frtftti in kw-an ki2: the heavy guns cannot be over-rated, a d' : tlytirservice-ti v; 4;;7.4.,; during this last attack especially. were 0 6,16:4A144;',../-- ! iitia able and arduous character. The- list cfAtilied&•nd wounded of the Brigade, in working only some 35 or 36 guns, speaks for itself, and shows the hardihood and devotion of our tars, and the ea[2:ernes: with' which the enemy sought t o search them out by their fire. kis to be hoped that the Admiralty will nut adopt the painful and tedious process of "taking their claims into con sideration," but that they will at once re-echo the voice of the country, and set the example to other dep it tmenta of conferring quick rewards for services tendered. The events of this war, or rather the scenery of the ca m p and of the country round ahont us, wilt t; e amply illustrated by limner, us arti-ts, and the da.,:i-re 'tvi,i, has been used by skilful hand, to perpetuate the in,n'emts of camp existence and the groupteL,,. ...;,,,d 'till lif o f the tents. One gentleman who eerie out here kith a tzr-it reputation, and who hro:ight out a Irtter from Prin ce Albert to facilitate hi , ar , a,-igements, fixed his te, t. at head-quarters; but be receive(' very little encourage ment there, and, as he could not, get even the temporary attendance of a servant., he soon moved to other quay. tors, l g en t t h e l a r i o l ( t i t s n e d a s p e o s f , the an d ca h n a tp : -- v ttri l but his portr a its are no t so s uc eeg l a l, Th ere are artists s itl u ear e sg e t e p e a 7 n l e dd d uhc i ae n ds "fixing" o fi eeu x 7 i e n a" the t. ff ct of the smoke of th e guns for the pictorial journals out here, and amateur sket c h ers, so that London will soon be made familiar with the external aspect of "the camp before Sobel topol," But there are little evenements every, day and every hour occurring here and. there which never can be depicted. One of the commonest and most exciting, while it lasts, is the pursuit of a centipede. A small party are sitting in a but enjoying a frugal and cheerful meal. Suddenly there is an outcry ; a man starts up with a face of horror, and with outstretched finger points to a dark insect, all legs and nippers, about six inches long, which is roovinot rapidly with' a tortuous motion along the w a ll. At the shout of "B y Jove, there is a centi- T pe h d e eC id ev e e s r t y s e o iz n e e c l e a a r p v s i n u g p ic n s h i voeustionrg, table "Were, fholes,, the w h e m re o r l e " adroit, two sticks wherewith to catch that artful and venomous enemy, and in a moment the centipede, menaced on all sides, glides *rapidly into some chink, where numberlheess is pune s rsued by fi re and match, or is cut into hoot heels. That c h a is nd bites ground are uxtrebmelp eneath vindictive e venomous, if not d angerous, no one w y Painful and effect seen their effect can dispute. The part bitten inflames greatly, Land the patient becomes feverish and excited, but the degree of venom varies very much, and, it is said, according to • the size and colour of the insect. The brutes affect one's boots exceedingly, and attack an intruding foot with all the animus of an illegal occupier. They also like drop ping from the ceilings and tent sides on the countenance of a sleeper, and climbing stealthily up the thin iron legs of bedsteads into the blankets. The army is now well supplied generally with food, hut the Turkish bread is very bad. Last week 5,0001 b. of it were condemned in one division alone, and yesterday a board of officers of the Fourth Division con demned 4,0001 b. of it as unfit for use. When con demned it is buried in large holes, and the smell from them is by no means agreeable. Colonel Tulloch has abandoned all attempts to hake bread here for the troops, and has handed the ovens, &0., over to Mr. Filder. The men, strange to say, prefer the salt meat to the fresh. I - PRICE SD. THE SIEGE; OF SEBASToPOL. (FROM THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, MAY 18. It is currently reported to-day that an extensive change in the disposition of our troops will be made rere shortly, and that a strong expeditionary corps darnvie will be despatched against the enemy on the north sid• of the Tchernaya. The report is, that the Light Divi sien, under Sir George Browp and th e regiments under Sir Colin C am pb e ll, w ill take the field in conjunction with a French and Sardinian corps, that th e F ourth Division, under Sir J o h n C amp b e ll , will be moved down to defend Balaklava and the works outside it, aided by the few Turks who remain and Vinois' Brigade, and that a French cf..rps will march up and occupy the camp of the Fourth Division before Sebastopol. The French are landing large masses of men at Kamiesch every day the greater part by far of the Sardinian troops have already reached the Crimea, and although our force has been diminished by the withdrawal of the Turks to Eupatoria, there is no doubt expressed by those competent to judge of 'such operations that we have an army sufficiently strong to maintain our lines before the town, and at the same time to meet any force the Russians can bring against them in the 'field, if properly handled, and led with the requisite boldness and prudence. I mention these rumours as they circulate, and do not wish any one to attach the least value to the stories invented or distorted by men pining for active enterprise, and tired of the monotony of the trenches. Even should these rumours spring from some authentic source, we all know that the best matured plans may be rudely disconcerted 'by the progress of events before the moment of developing them 'has ar rived ; and, were it possible to obtain perfectly trust worthy details of the views of our generals, it would be in the highest degree injudicious to make them public till they had been carried into effect, because any delay occurring in their execution might put the enemy on their guard, and enable them to make efficient prepara tions for resistance by the time our projects were ripe for accomplishment. .The weather has been so hot for the last few days that fears may be reasonably entertained of the results •of lengthened marches or extreme exertion in the sun ; in the trenches the temperature is stifling and the atmos phere unwholserne. So far as lam aware, the men still wear the same coats and trousers which they had in the winter ; nor has there been, to the best of my b e li e f, any issue of summ er clothing. The possession of the Tcher nays will soon become of consequence to us, were it only for the want of water. lam credibly informed that the rain which fell within the last week is of most unusual occurrence at this time of year, and that such a isupply of water is an exceptional circumstance which makes the heart of all the Southern Crimea glad in time of peace, and fills the farmers with joyful gratitude to Heaven. Henceforth, till the month of July, we can expect no rain. There will not be a drop of water from the sky to fill our wells and watercourses for months to come, and the fears I expressed several weeks ago with respect to a scarcity more terrible in its effects to man and beast than famine itself are becoming more and more reason able as the fierce hot sun day by day bakes the steppes and ravines of the plateau on which we are encamped. The consumption of water by an army of 180,000 men, and by tens of thousands of camp fol lowers, by myriads o f ca ttl e, an d b y beasts of burden, may be readily conceived to be very great, and to increase as the heat does, just in proportion as the means of meeting it are diminished by the same cause. Colonel Harding has made a very creditable reservoir at the entrance to Balaklava, and there have been isolated instances here and there of similar foresight, but to the best of my knowledge nothing has been done to provide water for " the army "—that thirsty monster with 200,000 or 250,000 months and stomachs, who will soon he sweltering and gasping beneath a broiling sun, worn out by exertion, and maddened by want of this vital necessary. Captain Owen, Royal Engineers, had been engaged in the interval of his labour in the trenches iu examining the country in search of water by order of Lord Raglan, but since that scientific and meretorious officer was so severely wounded there has not_ been any engineer, so far as I know, systematically engaged in the search. The efforts to bore Artesian wells have not been successful, and I have been informed by Mr. Upton that he penetrated several hundred feet through the solid rock beneath the soil of his farm, and failed to find any trace of water. There has been some weak, bald chat about " the fleet supplying the army with water." The bulk of our army is 10 or 12 miles from the anchorage of the fleet, and water is one of the most difficult articles to carry known to us. Where are our tanks, our water-bags, our transport to supply us from Kamiesch l Above all, where is our transport; Difficulties have already arisen respecting the carriage of rum from Balaklava to the front, because it is iu pun cheons, and not in smaller vessels. And, then, sup pose some accident occurs - to the fleet or to the distil ling apparatus ! Is the fleet to remain here to manu facture water for the army ? Are we, in sober truth, to be left to take our chance of dying of thirst in sum mer, just as we *ere drowned by wet in winter ? Even supposing we had possession of the Tchernaya, it would be far to carry the water up steep hills 200 or 300 feet above its be.] to the plateau at the east of which it flows, and the source would remain in possession of the enemy. This is a vital question, if the army is to re main here. WEDNESDAY This morning s ome o f t h e Sardinian cavalry were die. embarked at Balaklava, and proceeded to their camping ground, near the French camp of the left. They con sisted of Lancers, and were well mounted, handsomely equipped, sermeable-lookinz men, with a martial air and hearing. As they passed by our cavalry carup at Kadikoi they cheEred lustily, one, two, three, and zou tinned to do so at intervals, till they had wound up Lhe road out of sight. The French on the hills above them turned out, and re-echoed their cheers. The Field- Marshal went over to visit General De la Marmora today. SDAY. Since th e b om b ardment has ceased ther e HUR is, indred, very little to record. Lord Raglan took General De la Marmara into the trenches to-day, and proceeded to the advanced parallel, explaining the nature of the position. Oe their return the enemy caught sight of them, and sect Come unp!easant tokens of their recognition in the shape of heavy shot and shell, which excited the at tention of every one around Lord Raglan, but did not at all disturb the equanimity or draw the notice of the I Field-Marshal. The Russians persisted in firing random shots here, there, and everywhere, and occasionally Mr. Whistling William drops in an unexpected place, and does more damage than we bargain for. The work of arming our advanced batteries continues to be exe cuted with alacrity and success, and it is said that we are about to ta'te the graveyard, a very ugly spot near the Ovens, which the Russians have for some time oc cupied and covered by their fire. We are now moving all our heavy mortars-13 inches and 10 inches —into the advanced parallels. A. shell from the enemy fell by chance yesterday on the platform which bad just been laid for one of these large mortars, and utterly de stroyed it. There was scarcely a shot fired to-day on either side. The' Russians are working vigorously at the north side. They are erecting an earthwork over the 'Tcher naya, opposite the eastern angle of the plateau,. under the very eyes of the French battery., Heat fiery great. The Light Division, in light marching order, were reviewed by Sir George Brown to-day. Lord Raglan and General De /a Marmora visited the right attack, and went along the trenches to the advanced parallel. There was a general inspection of all the cavalry to-day by Colonel Parlby, Brigadier- General commanding cavalry. There have been daily visits and interviews between the allied Generals, principally at Lord Raglan's quar ters ; and since the departure of Omer Pasha on Tuesday, not a day has passed that the Field-Marshal, Gen. Can robert, and Gen. La Marmora have not been in conver sation. Sir George Brown has also been a frequent vi sitor at head-quarters of late, and has almost become himself again ; and General Pennefather has also paid his respects to the Commander-in-Chief. The Third Division, under Sir Richard England, now consists of a great number of regiments, and when they are strengthened it is probable some change will be made in the distribution. The Sardinians are encamped on the slopes of the pleasant bills all round Karanyi. Many of them have only the tente d'abri of the French, a little larger, perhaps, and not quit e so li ght. The tents of the Sardi n i an Lancers are upheld by their lances, which are stuck into the earth one at each end of the tent ; and their encampment, with its waving pennons, has a very pretty effect. The English are nearly all cleared out of Karanyi village, but our Commissariat divides the labour of feeding the inhabitants with the Intendance of the French, and takes it in turn about every half -month. The Sardinian horses are rather leggy, bat they are in excellent condition. They are certainly not such formidable neighbours as the horses of the 10th Hussars, which have most erratic habits, break their picket-ropes, tear off , through the camps at night, and are small terrors to the quiet sleepers in the vicinity, whose tents are rudely agitated in the darkness by these playful steeds. It was only yesterday that an officer of artillery and an officer of the Bth Hussars, in company with myself, were riding peaceably along through one of the vales near Karanyi, w hen suddenly we heard cries of " Look out ! look out I" and lo ! there came a furious steed, his mane and tail erect, down upon us. He had stepped forth out of a pulk of Hussar horses which were feeding on the meadow grass to offer us battle, and rushed at full gallop towards our ponies. " Out swords !" was the word, as the interesting quadruped ran round us, now menacing us with his heels, now with his teeth, but he was repelled by two bright swords and one strong whip, and at last, to our great relief, he caught a glimpse of Colonel Mayo, who was cantering by in utter ignorance of his danger, till he was warned by the shouts of the soldiers. The Colonel defended himself and horse with great resolution and courage, and drawing his sword, gave point or cut right and left, as the exigencies of the case required, till the men came up and beat off the interesting creature. These are agree able episodes, but it is rather too exciting this hot weather to have superadded to the chances of war and disease the contingency of being demolished by the teeth or heels of an insane Arab. The officers of the 10th Hussars are considerably disgusted by a report, which is only too true, that the regiment is to be re duced from the Indian to the Crimean service establish ment, the effect of which will be most injurious to the supplementary officers in retarding their promotion. The junior officers in excess of the Crimean service standard will be put on half-pay, or be borne on the re gimental books as supernumeraries for service, and they will only get full employment as vacancies occur from time to time. The same regulation will apply, it is said, to the 12th Lancer, and thus two lieutenant-colonels, two majors, eight or ten captains, and a number of subalterns will not only be deprived of the fair chances of regimental promotion, but will very probably inter fere with the promotion of officers in the other cavalry regiments ! I shall ascertain if this report be true, and acquaint you with the particulars. At present it seems, if not explained away, rather an eccentric proceeding, to reduce the efficiency of our two most servicable regi ments at the very moment when we Stand most in need of cavalry. SATURDAY, The heat continues excessive. At the present moment (11 o'clock a.m.) the thermometer is 95 deg. The Second Division are under arms, undergoing a general inspection and mild field-day by General Pennefather and staff, but the men are in light marching order. Two deserters came from Sebastopol and were sent up to head-quarters this morning. They are said to have reported that the Russian army is very strong, but that the heat has rendered the town intolerable, and that sickness prevails to an alarming extent. There is no apparent preparation for a move. The cavalry turned out 18 squadrons (1,000 strong) on parade yesterday. The following memorandum has been issued by Cap tain Heath, for the prevention of stewards and others charging exorbitant prices for articles brought up from Constantinople. This will do good, I have no doubt, for at present we are dreadfully imposed on : "Triton, Balaklava, May 10. " I am informed that much scandal has been caused by the stewards and others in some of her Majesty's hired transports selling private articles at exorbitant prices. " I consider that it is greatly to the benefit of the army, and of all persons employed in this expedition, that ships running backwards and forwards should, when there is room, be allowed to bring private stores on private specu lation. The quantity brought, however, should be so limited in amount that the and the public service may not b e im- peded, prices should be so reasonable as tolorbid the imputation to which I have refered. " To attain the first of these objects a regulation has, I believ e , a l ready been made at Constantinople, that no pri vate stores for sale are to be shipped from that port with out permission from the Tlansport-office ; and I have fur ther to direct that, on arrival at Balakleva, whether from Constantinople or any other port, a list of private stores for sale is to be brought to me. "To attain the second object—viz., that the articles so brought should be sold at reasonable prices —I have to direct that the masters of transports will notifyto the stewards and others who may be in the habit of trading on board their respective ships, that they are not allowed to charge more than one-eighth in addition to the prices on shore at place of shipment for dead stock, such as hams, ale, &c., and one-fifth for live stock. " Thus, ale costing 12s. per dozen in store at Constanti nople " A turkey costing 58. at port of shipment may be sold here for 6s. " I beg the stewards may be informed that, if itphenl d become known to me that these proportions have been ex ceeded, all trading in that ship will be stopped. y l in r g el o y u o t n • • but to rescue our service from the good of the expedition, carrying th th es e e rn l assistancere gulations. so! masters objecto transpor ts is n in imputations in others which, been moatalthouu9i although i s n t 7... some cases well founded, have " I. L. G. HEATH, " Captain and Principal Agent of Transports. " To the Masters of all hired Transports." THE FORTIFICATIONS OF KAMIESff (Front the Moniteur.) Balaklava presents an aspect of extraordinaryactivity, and the amount of stores of all kinds put on shore is be yond conception. When an army has to be fed from beyond seas, one sees what an all-consuming creature it is, and some notion can be formed of its powers of de struction in passing through a cultivated country. Piles of shot, cannon, shell, and cases of shrapnel, canister, &c., mounds of charcoal bags and wood, and heaps of puncheons full of edibles rise up on every side along the water's edge. The harbour is, however, now scarcely recognisable, so great is the order prevailing among the shipping, as compared with past times, and so vast the improvements in the wharfs and quays along its shores. John Bull is. sowing his money broadcast all over the Chersonese. There cannot be a better instance of the profuseness of our expe n dit ure th an that which is fur nished by the sailing men-of-war maintained in Rion for the sake of the sailors of the Naval B igecninis longing to them. These ships cost the Countryroe fri u . s o e f l . e w s a d , r e . not bas be longing thou sands of pounds, and are cqoumapiatrieastiaysel withstanding their excellent • been calculated that ever seamanlYll Brigade belonging to th e Ba ili n Y men-of-war who is on 25/gper diem ; but that is the Naval shore here costs the country au effort of arithmetical ingenuity into the results of which I cannot take upon myself to investigate, and do not by any means t ra he te rcig i a l c i y th e e f Bwllhbiiceho tlhite attracted 80 much attent ion c ° r r(I a.edri.eanteadvaiciine The la ,t despatches from the Crime tlo a tsaauer a mislnil n ,ia n e 88ib o tiobi u : dn advance oc ea p a rti cularity t iri with out . v. h i tt a :oh t uf.. rapidly the towards fortifications completion.iuteerdadt tih. notehTptinehh:sesisteiet7ccreuetmurKimii we t find the following o oao uuf besieged ae Ps d fir o elg u rcte h eid t dfi ee t t nd h o et7ac, place, n on da n during t od r n u e ct o f nof Santa F 4 by Ferdinand g at the approach of With and Isabella, while they were besiegin to raise the 'siege , A , T c According diinogo Moors s o M flatteredad oz, S a t n ti t e a m F B ti e l v w e a s a b • wJoinhtnerßiwgolaunldcHomispteolrythofe Spain n istians 1 491. Ferdinand, in order to protect his s b t u r t oy t o h d e t m h e is as h u o re p s e. whi ch cy of the weather, had i vast soldiers from the Mel camp of barracks solidi them adopt soon de mud, and covered with with with stones and camp assumed the a e Iles, and in a short time this ditches and rampart'? arance of a town surrounded by construction was c • Th e promptitude with which this tance proved to the ompleted, and its extent and impor of the Castilians ' people of Grenada the perseverance Ramiesh, the a • To return to the fortifications of announcement of their construction will only surprise t h ose who may have forgotten that war pru dencetheand surest elements of i success that it must always Ferheredtnhiney saw. he acco ro mp ri a e o t y t o h f e f v o a rt ? f u y r i that success. the Bay of Karniesh was long since P decided on, and at the 'corn nwgh w hich achieves Mencement of the present year the Em peror called th e attention of the General-in-Chief to this important eb ject ; the severity of the weather, however, and the m ore pressing ex i genc i es of the siege operations did not . allow and will be soon completed. • Ka the works being ,commenced as soon as .was wished. Thanks, to the arrival o f the numerous reinforcements sent time a . French port, the impor lately received by the allied . army, it is now Carried ' on tangs iitehs hg o ir f sea w att hi t e ch h teiv w il i t l 3; l e' increase . with the extension given to :h o e::: • which henceforth leave the as the o perations in the Crimea. It tial that we should secure the possession of it by fen. , #8 4 81311. sire works , . . . possi bility of disputing it with us, no PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Engineer H.lll. Dockyard, Woolwich Joseph Beardmore, Esq., Manager of the General Steam Navigation Company's Engine Works H. Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Isambard K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S., C.E. Edward Chappell, Esq., Capt. R.N., Secretary to the Royal West India Mail company William Crispin, Capt. the Royal Yacht John Utlay Ellis,. Esq., Chaitman of the General Screw-steam Shipping Company • Joshua Fl , ld, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London John Fincham, Esq., late Master Shipwright, M.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth Sir Richard Grant, Kt , Capt. R.N. William H. Henderson, Capt. R.N., C. 8., Comptroller-General of the Coast Guard Edward Humphrys, Esq., late Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich McGregor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the African Mail Com pany Thomas Lloyd, Esq., Chief Engineer of H.M. Navy Charles J. Mare, Esq., shipbuilder, Loudon Joseph Miller, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Robert Napiet, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow James Nasmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester John Penn, Esq., Engineer, Greenwich George Rennie, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Joseph d'a Samuda, Esq., Engineer, London Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P., F.H.8., C.E. Isaac Watts, Esq., Assistant-Surveyor H.M. Navy Money Wigram, Esq., shipbuilder, London Joseph Whitworth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester 'TREASURER. Chivies Manby, Esq., F.R.S., .C.E., Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers HONORARY SECRETARIES: E. P. Halsted, Capt , R.N., and J. Scott Russell, Esq , F.R.S., Eng neer. Extract from the Report of Baron CHARLES Dress; to the Academy of Sciences, Paris, on the prizes awarded by the French Govern ment to M. DUPUY DE LOME, and M. Niom, Ofllciers superieurs du Genie Maritime, et Ingenieurs de Ia Marine delere Classe, and M. Bouucors, Captaine de Fregate, for the successful application of steam and screw propulsion to sailing vessels of war:— " En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en cadre her zontalement une vis d'Archlmede a l'arriere et dans la partie la plus pincee de la carene ; cette vis est continue ; elle a deux revolutions completes. L'autear prend son brevet le 31 Mai, 1836." Revenons au fermier Smith. Aussi peu savant dans le principe quo le barbier Ark wri,ht, it even la meme perseverance et le mem e indomptable courage Ces deux qualites morales Pent fait triom pher de tons les obstacles. M. Smith, pendant deux annees, essaye son bateau sur la Tamise et sur le canal de Paddington. Dans ce canal, par an accident heureux, une revelut on de sa vis d'Archircede est brisee, et le navire marche plus vite qu'auparavant. C'est un trait de lumiere, et l'on finira par n'employer qu'une moitie. qu'un tiers, et meme une snoindre pestle de revolution d'helice. Par ce moyen, l'on pourra loger le propulseur dans une etroite ouverture verticale, en avant du gouvernail, entre deux etambots. " D'essais en essais, M. Smith se hasarde a lutter contre les diffl cultes de la mer. Avec nn navire extremement petit, 11 s'aventure dans la Manche, et brave un mer toujours si dare, en essuyant des temps mauvais ; son courage inspire une faveur L'Amiraute d'Angleterre prend un vif interet a des male tentes at courageusement, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demande a M. Smith un essai plus considerable, et la construction d'un navire a helice de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclure a Padop; ion du nouveau systeme. En consequence, l'Archimede, de 237 tonneaux, est con struct et mis ala mer. L'Amiraute seralt montree satisfalte, at dana les experiences demandees, le batiment out parcouru 5 muds par heure ;it en parcourut pros du double. Malgre le vent et la maree, it ne mit quo vingt heures pour alter de Gravesend a Ports mouth. "Convaincue par ces epreuves, PAmiraute d'Angleterre accepte l'helice pour ses propree navires. En 1841, elle fait commencer a Sheerness son premier batiment a propulseur helicoide, le Rattler du port de 888 tonneaux, batiment qu'on mit a la mer au printemps, de 1843. On multipliat les experiences stir ce navire, et l'Amiraute, completement ediflee, ordonna de construire a la fois, vingt bat!- ments de I'Etat, a propulseurs helicoldes." Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Mint°, G.C.8., (First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to 1841.) " Loncl,n, June 13, 1854. "Dear Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly claim the merit of having been the first to introduce the use of the screw propeller; and it was owing to his success in its apoiicatlou that shortly before I left the Admiralty I felt myself justified in ordering the Rattler to be built, for the purpose of testing the comparative advantages of the paddle and the serew.—Believe me, dear sir, yours faithfully, - (Signed) -- "MINTO. " Charles A. Ckldviell, Esq. " I can have no objectlo , whatever to your making any use of my letter that can be serviceable to Mr. Smith." ; Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, &c., (First Load of the Admiralty, 1841 to 1846). yninghame, Pre , to,kirk, N.B , August 24, 1854, .Ir,--It is impozaible far me to take upon ntys,lf to offer an opinion as to which of the claimants is to be attributed the merit of the first invention of the scree, propeller; but I bcieve that ne success of " the Archimedes," totlowed by the trial rf "the Rattler," (aulit under Lord ,pinto's Board), led to the adoption of the screw in 11.11.'s Navy, and in the merchant service. " it is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the credi of the success of " the Archimedes," consequently he is en titled to be consPered as the introducer of a most valuable improve ment in steam navigation. "He was employed generally under the Steam Department of the Admiralty in my time. and I have every reason to believe that his services were found to be valuable. " But the professional names attached to the attestation you have furnished me with, as well as those of the most eminent engineers, are of far greater value to Mr. Smith, then any testimony of mine can possibly be.—l have the honour to be, ;, Ir, your obedient hum ble servant, (Signed) "II ADDINGTON. "Captain Halsted, R.N. " I enclose the answer to your letter, of which you may make any use you may think fit." SUBSCRIPTIONS. Richard Abethell, Esq., master shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth. Jan Allan, Esq., managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, Leadenhall-street W. C. Alston, Esq., Birmingham Captain W. S. Andrews, North of Eurve Steam Navigation Company, 84, King Wliiam-street . 5 0 John George Appold, Esq., Wilson-street, Finsbury.square.. 10 0 C. Atherton, Esq , chief engineer, lI.M. Dockyard, Woolwich 10 0 Captain Horatio T. Austin, R.N., C. 8., Admiralty Inspector of Pact. ets, Southampton .. •• . ...... • • ......... .• • 2 2 The Au, tralasian Pacific Mad Steam Packet Company, Moor g ate-street Thomas Back, Esq., Military Department, East India [louse 1 I Messrs. Bayley and Ridley, 2, Cowper's-c0urt........ John Barrow, Esq., F.R.S., Admiralty • • .... • • George Beirdmore, Esq., Deptiord ••..••••• • • . • • • • 1 0 Joseph Beardmore, Esq., manager of the General steam Navigation Company's engine works, Deptford Joseph Beardmore, Jun , Esq , Deptford ..•• ••••••• • • • .. • • 1 0 William Beardmore, Esq., Deptford .. •... • • ••••••• • • • • • • 2 0 Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K C. 8., Admiralty .. • • 5 5 The Birmingham Tube Co,npany, •• Messrs. John R , urne and Co., engineers, Greenock •• • William B oxal I, Esq., Welbeck -street, C avend ish• square . Messrs. Brownlow and Co., Hull .• • • • • • Peter Bruit, C.E., Ipswich .. ...•,, • • I. K. Brunel, Esq., F'.R.S., C.E., Duke-street, Westminster 59 0 William Carpmael, Esq., C.E., Patent-office, Lincoln's inn • • 21 0 WiliamCatt, Esq., Brighton .... Captain E. Chappe'l, R.N., secretary of the Royal West India Mail Company, Moorgate-street ••• • • •• • • Henry Chatfield, Esq., master shipwright, 11.51. Dockyard, Deptford Jabez C' urch, Req., C.E., Chehnsford D. K. Clark, Esq. C.E., C.E., Great North of Scotland Railway Company, Aberdeen ......... •.. • • ...... • ............ • 5 0 Lieut. J. E. Commerell, R.N Robert Cowen, Esq., Carlisle . Commander Peter Cracrott, R.N., H.M.S. St. Jean d'Acre• • 1 0 Capt. W. Crispin, R.N., the Roya Yacht, Portsmouth. lO 0 Messrs. Wm. Denny and Brothers, shipbuilders, Dumbartcn 103 0 John Dinnen, Esq , inspector of steam machinery afloat, Ad miralty, Somerset-house ... Messrs. Richard Durant and Co., Lloyd's.... • .. 10 10 .... ....... .. 2 2 2 2 Messrs. C. and. W. Earle, engineers, Hull .. .. •.. 2 2 ...„ , David Elder, Esq., enuneer, I•lasgow .............. James Elliott, Esq., C.F.., Dymchurch, Kent J. U. Ellis, chairman of the General Screw Steam Co., Ade laide-p!ace, London-bridge Mes,rs. Allen Everitt and Son, Birmingham ...... • . ...... 10 0 Chas. Few, Esq , Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.......... 105 0 J. Fincham, late master shipwright, lI.M. Dockyard, Ports mouth Capt. John Ford, m trine superintendent General Screw-steam Shipping Company, Southam, ton Capt. Robert Ford, Battersea ...... Joseph Freeman, Esq., Artillery-place, Finsbury Charles Frodsluim, Esq., 5trand........ _ ........... William Fronde, Esq., GE., Dartington, Devon Messrs. Joseph Gee and Co., Hull Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and *co., Liverr 00l Lionel Gisborne, Esq., C.':., Duke-street, A delphi 1 0 Vice-. dmiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., Gover . . __ .. . .. . . nor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich.. Captain Sir Richard Grant, Kt., R.N , 3, Connaught-place, Uyde-park William Green, Esq., R.N., harbour master, Lowestoft , 1 1 Capt. E. P. Halsted, R.N. (Hon. Sec.), United Service Club, London John Ilawkshaw, Esq., C.K., Great George street, West- ._ .. --- - ...... 10 0 10 10 WI r, • IN' H. Henderson, R.N., C. 11., Comptroller• General mliiinasinterflatt.re..e, .E — sq .. ., * er . i . gineer . ,.l.e . vi ' sh • Lewisham • • .. • • Captain • of the Coast flu trd, Custom House.. . ....... ..........„ 5 0 1 0 . es li n ob ) 3. s • k a , V .. Co., 1t . e . n . f . r . e . w .. .... ;: .. :::::.. : :: :::: Clll‘llaeepsstssarrissi.ijjElO:s'v'' ard,Ravenhill, and Co., emineers, Rotherhithe 25 0 late chief engineer H. M. Dockyard, E. Hump , hryB q. , Woolwich, Deptford Messrs. H inn ph ryp e T k e s n on n a , t n h t, e a ß n a d ro l/nykoess; steam-ship engineers,De!) . tf . o . Deptford 50 1 0 1 C a ptain Thomas . engineer, Leman-street 5 0 31ackfriars Jabez James, •, . .... W. S. Johnson, Esq., St. Martin's-lane.... r .. William Jackso E n s , q Es e l ig . Poet's-corner, NI , cstinlnster 1 1 Esq Llandilo, Carmarthen 5 0 J. Hodgson Jones, Townsend Kirkwood, •, engineer, 1 2 2 IL ReiVerl,ack, Esq., of the African Mail 11PG'regor Laird, Esq., managing director . ....... .......... „ 50 0 Company, . W. B. Lambert, Esq., engineer, General Screw Steam-Ship pingMi Mincing-lane ieloneagrid.n.ce•ef•r: Trade 5 5 Company, Southampton James Laming, Esq., Maida-hill West 10 0 'W. Langdon, Esq., engineer, London-street.• .. • Thos. Lloyd, Es q ., c hi e f eng ineer of H.lll. Navy, Somerset House...: .... ........ ~ ........ .... ••••.. • • • • .... • • James Luke, E sq ., s hi pwr i ght, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth 10 0 . C. Manby, Esq., F.R.S , C.E., secretary of the Instlitut ion of Civil Engineers (treasurer), Great George-street, West - C m ..J s s . ,M. Martin, t E i n, sq. ,sh Samuelsonipb ul l d , e and „ ll l ca ~:17e • anl engineers •• •• ineers 10 0 West minster .... ... •• 100 0 Captain B. R. Matth ews, the Great Britain steam-ship •• • • 2 0 Esq., engineer, Greenwich ...... : • • • • • • • • John Matthew, 10 10 Massie. Maudslay, S ons, and Field, London •• •••••• • • • • " 100 0 T. W. Miller, Esq., eng i neer, , Hull.. • • Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Slk 1 y • Blackwall 100 0 G. Mills, E5q........... •. a c (1, engineers, en gin e ll e r . :I. G I I / o o u c c k e s a t e r r d ,t Gloucester-terrace, 5 5 10 10 William Morgan, Esq., •• • .••••••••• .... ••• Hyde park ........ ...... ..... ...... . - 10 0 .. B. Napier, uiTas n Esq t h, icl, engineer, , ls engineer,. i f n 4l , a „ s r, g ew Pa t ; 1 e : r : o : f t : , •: 11 I : ii n . c • h — e s . t . e ; ... : :: : 1 o l ° o 0 ° James AdmiralCon s d i e r r CAhlaatrtlleisewogSle. ,NBo,,lll?tt.l,),EitaiNon. ; e C n W iP i ll e l a ! 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LONDON DEPOT, 47A, MOORGATE-STREET, City. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 30. Ina convocation held this day, at 2 o'clock, the fol• lowing gentlemen were appointed Masters of the eichoels Rev. Fred. Meyrick, M.A., Trinity. Rev. George Ridding, M.A. Exeter. Rev. Wm. Salter, M.A., Balliol. In a congregation held immediately afterwards the following degrees were conferred : _ MASTERS OF ARTS. Thomas C. Baring, Fellow, Brasenose. William Yates, Fellow, Brasenose. Robert S. Wilson, Brasenose. William K. Macrorie, Brasenose. Rev. Roger Kent. Brasenose. Rev. Thomas 0.. Mortimer, Jesus. Rev. Char'es Palmer, Exeter. Henry P. Wolrige, Exeter. Rev. Frederick Cox, Wadham. Rev. John Maskery, Wadham. Rev. Charles J. Le Geyt, Magdalen. Rev. John S. Sidebotham, New College. Rer. William Bashall, St. John's. Rev. Henry A. Daniel, St. John's. William L. Lewis, Fellow, Trinity. Robert E. Bartlett, Fellow, Trinity. Rev, Peter De Jersey, Trinity. BACHELORS OF ARTS. William Duppa Crotch, New College. Rev. George Ogil vy, Wadham. At the same tima ford Stanhope, M.A., Christ Church ; Mr. W. Spottiswoode, M.A., Balliol ; and the Rev. F. Ashpitel, M.A., Brasenose, took the oaths as Examiners. Mr. George Charles Brodrick, 8.A., of Balliol Col leg►e, was this day elected to the vacant Fellowship at Merton. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 30. At a congregation held this day the following degrees were conferred BACHELOR OF DIVINITY. The Rev. William Wigan Harvey, late Fellow of King's College. - MASTERS OF ARTS. William Hughes, Trinity. Joseph Jonathan Dent Dent, Trinity. Frederick Grueber Lugard, Trinity. Edward Algernon Newton, Pembroke. Thomas Richard Maynard, Queen's. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Stair Andrew Agnew, Trinity. Francis Westby Bagshawe, Trinity. Charles Alexander Blynes, Trinity. Ed ward Curteis Graham, Trinity. Philip Windsor Curtis, St. John's. John Robert Leg!), St. John's. Frederick Smith, St. John's. George St. Alban GodPon Pembroke. Thomas Slater, Emmanuel. William Edmund Cater, Queen's. Frederick Watson, Caius. George Frederic Adlev, Caius. Edmund Thomas Butler, Caius. John Henry Bullock, Downing. Henry Cumberland Stuart, Christ's. Samuel Edmund Bengough, Christ's. Joseph Bartrop Tweed, Corpus Christi. Horace Meyer, St. Catherine-hall. Thomas Backhouse Sandwith, St. Catherine-hall. A grace passed the Senate to accept the gift of a marble bust of the late Rev. Charles Simeon, executed by Mr. Manning, and now in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy. The following were elected travelling Bachelors on Mr. Wort's Foundation :—H. B. Sheppard, 8.A., Trinity-hall ; C. A. R. Browning, 8.A., St. Catherine hall. SALMON FISHERY IN WALEg.—Owing to the efforts which have been made by the various societies to pre serve and improve the different fisheries and salmon streams in the principality, this year the sport promises to he exceedingly good. The Post-office authorities now grant a day delivery of letters to any district, the revenue from such delivery not being equal to the expenditure, provided the inhabi tants of the district subscribe a sum for the Post-office department equal to the deficiency. This subscription is only necessary until the number of letters increase sufficiently to enable the revenue to meet the expendi ture. As the correspondenc e b eg i ns to mu ltipl y inya riably after the delivery commences, the subscription is a diminishing and temporary tax. 2 0 OFFICIAL DP:SPATCII FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. Before Sebastopol, May 19, 1855. My Lord,---I do myself the honour to enclose the list of casualties that occurred between the 14th and 17th instant. For the last two days there has been hardly any firing on either side ; large convoys have come into Sebastopol from the northern side, but there has been no move ment of importance. The heat has been very oppressive since Wednesday. I deeply regret to have to report that I have just received a letter from General Osten Sacken, in answer to an inquiry I addressed to him on the subject, in forming me that Captain Arnold, of the 4th Regiment of Foot, who was wounded and taken prisoner on the night of the sth, died that same night. I have, &c., The Lord Panmure, &c., &c. RAGLAN, Enclosure 1 RETURN OF CASUALTIES . FROM THE 14TH TO THE 17711 MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. Ist Battalion, let Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 2 rank and file; wounded. 2d Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 3d Foot 1 rank and file, killed. 4th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 7th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 14th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 17th Foot- 1 rank and file, killed. 18th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file, woranded. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 38th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 1 rank awl file wounded. 46th Foot-1 rank and filo, killed. 48th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 55th Feot-1 rank and file, wounded. 68th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 89th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. let Battalion, Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 2d Battalion, Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file, wounded. Royal Sappers and Miners-2 rank and file, woanded. Total-7 rank and file, killed ; 1 serjeaat, 22 rank and file, wounded. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOITRT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE 14TH TO THE 17TH MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. MAY 15. 3d Regiment of Foot. Private Charles M'Carthy. 38th Regiment of Foot. Private John Murdoch. MAY 16. 17th Regiment of Foot. Private Michael Flaherty. 46th Regiment of Foot. Private Sampson Small. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private Thomas Fall. MAY 17. Ist Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot. Corporal Daniel Sullivan. 34th Regiment of Foot. Private Simon l3uckey. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. E 3.' NOMINAL RETURN nclosure OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM THE 14TH TO 17Til MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. MAY 11. 18th Regiment of Foot. Private James Malmey, slightly. Private Patrick M'Guire, 48th Regiment of Foot. • Private Wm. Wells, slightly. 55th Regiment of Foot. Private Matthew Edge, dangerously. 89th Regiment of Foot. Private James Quin, dangerously. MAY 15. Ist Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot. Private J. M`Gowan, slightly. 2dßattalion, Ist Regiment of Foot. Private John Smith, slightly. Private John Young, slightly. 7th Reg iment of Foot. Private John Ea les, severely. • 14th Regiment of Foot. Private Michael Flanagan, slightly. 38th Regiment of Foot. Private John M'Cosker, 68th Regiment of Foot. • Private Wm. Watkinson, dangerously; sincedead. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private James Lord, severely. • Royal Sappers and Minors. Private E. Hodgkinson, severely. Private R. Willis, MAY 16. Ist Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot. Private William Berry, severely. 4th Regiment of Foot. Private Andrew M`Pherson, slightly. Private James Laverly, dangerously. 48th Regiment of Foot. Private Nathaniel Haggis, slightly. Private James Mullin, severely. 68th Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Duff, dangerously ; since dead. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private Job Lacey, slightly. MAY 17. 18th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant Nicholas Hunter, slightly. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adj utant-Genera I. Enclosure 4. RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE ROTAL NAVAL BRIGADE BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, ON THE 17TH MAY, 1855. WOUNDED. George Gamble, A. 8., Leandor, dangeronily. Philip Henry Hammond, ord., Queen, severely. Total-2 wounded. (Signed) STEPHEN LUSHINGTON, Captain Commanding Naval Brigade. The Military Secretary to H. E. Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief. (Prom a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 30. Lord Panmure has this day received a► despatch and their eaclosureß, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. SIZE AND OBJECTS OF THE LEVIATHAN STEAM-SHIP. When we remind our readers that the Royal Albeit line-of-battle ship, of 120 guns, is something under 4,000 tons, and about 239 feet in length ; and that the Simla and Himalaya, at present the largest steamers afloat, are only 320 feet in length, or thereabouts, they may form some idea of the proportions of the Eastern Steam Na vigation Company's ship, when they are told that it will be 680 feet in length and 25,000 tons bur.len ; in other words, of more than six times the capacity of our largest man-of-war, and above the length of the largest steam ship afloat. Our readers will have frequently heard dis cussions as to the relative merits of paddles and screws. In the Leviathan the screw will be combined with the paddle, worked by engines, nominally of 2,600-horse power, but in reality capable of being worked up to 10,000- horse power. To guard against accidents at sea to ma chinery, and to prevent any detention from such a cause, the paddle wheels will not only be perfectly distinct from each other in their working, but each will be set in motion by several sets of machinery of superabundant power, so that at all times derangements or cleaning of one or two cylinders or boilers will not interfere with the progress of the ship. Steam will be the sole pro pelling power, no canvas being contemplated in this ves sel. In fixing the great size of the Leviathan, its pro jector believes that he has obtained the elements of a speed hitherto unknown in ocean-going steamers. It is confidently predicted that by the great length of the Le viathan she will be enabled to pass through the water at an average speed in all weathers of fift een k nots an hour , with a smaller power in proporti on t o tosmage than ordi nary vessels now require to make ten knots. The con tract speed of most ocean mail. carrying steamers is eight knots. We believe that the Eastern Steam Navigation Company intend making their first voyag e to Australia. The actual distance from Milford Haven , compan y's starting-point, to Port Philip, is less tlia ' n 12 000 miles if no ports be touched at. A. speed of 15 knots or miles an hour averaged from land to land would take the Le viathan to the golden colony in about 32 days. This can only be accompli s h e d , even at that high speed, by avoiding all stopp ages for coals, which, besides de taining a ship many days in the different ports, carries her a great distance out of the direct steaming course. Here we find another novelty brought to bear by Mr. Brunel. A. ship of this huge capacity can carry 12,000 tons of coals—quite sufficient, it is stated, for her consumption on the outward and homeward voyages. Space will still be left for 5,000 tons of cargo, the massive machi nery, and 4,000 passengers, with their luggage and all necessary stores for use. Such is the Leviathan. She is to be launched, unlike any other ship, broadside on to the water, by means of hydraulic power, and early in next spring is expected to make a trial trip to the United States and back in less than a fortnight. I n con t emp l at i ng t hi s B ro bdignag vessel, our small acquaintance with things nautical d warfs down to Lilliputian insi gn ifi cance . B e f ore reaching the Isle of Dogs we i mag i ne d th a t we p osses sed some acquamt• ante with ship-building and marine e ngineer i ng. O ne 'of the leviath a n c yli n ders was su ffi cient to extinguish tha our pretensions. With a Brunel for des ign e r, w Stephenson for approver, a Scott Russell for builder, with Professor Airey in charge of the compas s , and Sir W. S. Harris looking after the lightning conductors, the Leviathan may well bi- expected to turn out the floating marvel of the age. Fanc the astonishment of the South Sea island,rs when they behold her rushing past their coral homes. NEW CHUROff IN LAMBETH.—Yesterday morning the interesting ceremony of laying the foundation of St. Andrew's District Church, Lambeth, was performed by Admiral Lord Radstock, ~~F~ ! PO' 6