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IL'ellt in pints for each import mark, and i l4gi l t D AT Inark ex to be stated, and not an 4 op 4 4 4 /et strenuths of several imports, and any , 20 8 edot to be of the same quality, mark, or 412'red ".Iple tendered and accepted, will be re tt:e4k., bY b fk •I N —Mons whose tenders are not accepted "Ned ' t al by them immediately after the con. \ )4), 10,1, retelV „!04 finless made on the printed form pro- • ..... .o Ltl42 - üblie Health Bill are wholly insufliciont mh ,wriortant rights and interests which the kiZ .:_ i;u roost serionsly injure, and that the Com -141114 and efficient steps for obtaining such istu -44 therein as to them may appear neces ` &84NG "1 `h itself to use all lawful efforts for 4p,,7 ( 1,j 1111 . 185 s, and the Nuisances Removal 0 11;1 1 4)C!uitatile provisions are inserted for the ei,7 08 , Gas Companies, Manufacturers, and elm, 'es, whose interests will be seriously -'4lreitd n. ,s: are operating adversely to private ‘4 I t I 1 . 0 )p ttl i kell4, 04 1 . u-street Station to all parts of London 5... 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Itt llt p„..... . 1, 4 „,- .14a OF YOUTH AND MATURITY \ It• " 14 Strated with cases; free by post for 30 0 ...._ stamps, 411, 'l "ttl Dt tj o 8 Nett 111' DEBILITY,• or cal and Cure.—An Essay on Sper- I, 4'4._ Observations on a safer and more ItLi3' th e of the diseases of the Generative tik ir ; hse of the Microscope in detecting and "MI, pim:2 l arnination, the real anise and effect of Itittit, yrtill. , _ Whether arising from solitary f habits, t ktr I )ll, l44 l44..._r e t r Z:ol i i n ow f e i c i l e by fr p e r e a f c in ti e c n a f l reefmrks, lmpuissance,d l't koi ll t o tt i t t es W on a t tn e .es i s ,il S . p f erm l ator f rh m os e a r , rf & e c ie lw'ci,fi pre ,h d,Otio e„,.evils emana s t7n o g gy fr o om empirical practice, Nt4 41,i1dr,.. k t'. l 3 , t ts. advocated by various writers on 4 hA ln .„. tt i 4-14iL LA'MERT, M.D. kitt ri -S QUARE, LONDON, 11 1{ 4 11otl et z,„„, Flitted Member of ;ho University of Edit, "bk —l.?f.the London Hospital Medical society \it 054 of tivlt, tHreitleleLeofnedfoen, & e., intot c. the fearful con- Oki tb retain habits, irregularities , and ' excesses, k l ii tk tN4t t l..a .. n lisery in Youth, degradation in Man ,, k i st, : ki koQT n at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any Nltiktad tom modern pathologists. Its perusal is N ( hi Persons entertaining secret doubts of ..id who %, , i,„„ conscious,.... vileg o e t s .o t,)w hich e v o e f r y having um a human being ar d 1: hr ts t c,: v is s i , " , Of 4 , - •k u : thatall men should know, that there are ,‘, ho which cannot be violated without , L.,, , Berate -,,, nr, ,_ . Lt i : 1 11 40 - when wisdom and regret succeed . ,41 14' til t ~„ sel f - indulgence, how these penalties 'NI 'tl3, tSc o ,,7 l Tig of their bitterness may be removed, 1 N An.' ”,eellences ma •be avoided, and above all, 1 11, t4thr,Y detm o , of physical 3 intlrmiti or functional ttotttti4itYelrei tit holY aid of science cannot apply a cure. .4,, 1, 4. uont e : f o t f i Years been enga7,ed in an extensive N i t qc.c. generzise delicate complaints, which have I st, grea . ~...,u r; o c ou n t f ih d o o s d e wtohothz.ecianrdowoef induced to flsio ns . , J ..BILTY '-- %t,e2r.3, Pate --a7 D e had, price 2e, of Messrs. 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PET s, MORRISON, Managing Director. 01 ' r on' 84 AND NORTEI-WESTERN AND r . i s ng od to 01 2.241 d 2d „, v YS.—DONCASTER SPRING MEET- t ORDINAKY D TICKETS will be tog . 1 • 1° Doncaiter, by any Train excepting 5 Ocl - 11:61141Lry teams TUESDAY, March 13th, available 1 i t glto tt o - ": 0 0 a toe 13th, or the following day, the and o t_s7 l , 01 4 , 1 4)2, h i' 4ar v c Z F b irsL e Class Express Day Tickets 9T.rlsaina on m the E p r 3 e t a b s T o r r a t i h n e , re nl 4 44 14t: he , E1 Press o y r any Tr lbs, `7 1 ,4 O,Z.Y order. oh; Easton Station, March 8, 1855. 101 % ; k44 11 1 ,,,,( 1 . , 4 te Cholera) ORPHAN HOME, tiltll ° o. Ti lnion. Instituted 1849. 03„ PO; k iliVl)%y be held at the HA NOVE R-sQUARE 260 0 ,1 March 15, at One o'clock ; at Ridsl.P. for Southwark, in the Chair. 40 Al t - '`ed I , l a e been and 60 now in the Home. od• w o j ; ei nn ! ei Zovember in consequence of the liberal and chapels in,various parts of the „ t 1 1)5 0 94 ,. ; i i i tt ,44 ll o t° , l teli f P,a e n ' ltsgiving for. the harvest. Clergymen collections on the approaching Fast- , 4 6 ; 2, B . , er 7 t # rnished with all particulars on ica- eria i # „ a les , the ev Joseph Bro vn, Rector of c olk .kti4e4 4 13,,,,.', a a , and the Rev. It Whittington, Chap- :39W — e. Yard, to whom collec:ions and subscrip- N ior t ‘lB 5 - o • Messrs. Dalto , Ilatchards, Nishets, also to the account of the National Orphan tittle et. —aster Bank, Lothbury.—Henry Kings- y f0t 161 ,,.. It)? O„, t tt s c a jtitO y -1-0 TELEGRAPH. 0 , re .... j: Z0NE002.7 OFFICES 7 ,..4,7t (six doors from the Royal Evchange.) , ti on - r j .e *roe. • thw at itue.) Y Iliidergrounl wires with the. prinotpa %,„ gi rd , , including delltnry, and . ' address -not rio t " ' tx — o 'uange-bundingi ..I'ange-arrnag. C. .1; ; ), I p oi e g w llS . ll Bt - r ß ee tre t et 13. Od. ~ .'O . ) 1) ... i i °lll ce, 18, Exch an g e -square.. ••• • • • ~...• Au il ti t h rties. " Cathcart-square.. . • ;9 r 4. " high-street ...... ' 1 „ itt , li ti . 2 3. College-green. . ss. Od. .• ..... I; (ii k , 443 ~ 1, Donegal -street .. 7s Od. „.."' • l9 „. 50 w„ 1 The Quay . Pembroke street } 7s. Gd. 1 9 ..... \\,..5. : . ..." EDWARD B. BRIGIIT, Secretary 19 ' r ) •••"‘ " 1 It, ..... 0 , NUTrT, GUILDHAT,L, 6vil MAacn, 1855. ~..''ll 1111 1.. t t i„:"EE for LETTING the CITY'S .. , ..'0 ko i z ) t,,„—_; , t, Guildhall, on Wednesday, the 14th day .... „.. is ~.•'''o, Vll4ll4:th e o n n c rtthhe sidecornerNo. o on .'o th u e north -p ' side of Soilth- .." ...' r 1 1 7 ' 4 4(1 i s ', l, Y - terrace , , Old-street-road ; and Four ,„..'' ' N, kl44,4 l 4 l tet,,,:?l'carriore-street, and No. 9, Ragged-row, I, Ytttii are to be let for 12N years ties three 1 40444 tft t , plane may be seen, and Forms of Tender DO , 0ffice,,.........l Guildhall. ~•'' Offie ' r ERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. , • : 0, . tON , r, .., 4 10 % , "ACT FOR RUSI. , i v% NZ:al:troller for Victualling and Transport • nt . 1 ,0 , Il er • -n 'erset House, Bth March, 18'50. "., VI 4 •ticu r °ll el'B for Executing the Office of ~ 0 -4 . 4 1 .,,,°. the United Kingdom of Great Britain .••• / 14 4 4 4 0 4 ' GIVE NOTICE, that on FRIDAY, he ,• ' l itt 4,, bae o'clock, they will he ready to treat with klij e , ,Willing to Contract for supplying and 9 igli 7 ~ ` ll, Victualling Stores at Gosport, • Ife/ ''. 4 ,311 0 , When to be delivered. 1 '•.3 11 f L " 40,0 0 `• Half in 1 month, and the remainder r 9 '" I ./ " in 1 month afterwards, or earl er if °1 0 Z°t,, s t gk. ° 0 ji lt,?4'l'et-470r preferred by the party tendering. il thevrhole or any portion of the Rum. ..d tlth . 4 1 n .74 ''' ALA CA 1,/ LA; 0 40.1 X, AL./ 111, an ''' ''..- firs• 'I Of '' , l4 ' l, strengths of several imports, and any J Ate Ol e dil e it dife_j • ,ert 8„, ttobe of the same quality, mark, or ,iO7 1,764 er , , 'oele tendered and accepted, will be re- -1 /0 i" titZ bY D e jta l" 4 t c , l t e ticl 4 atv rsons whose tenders are not accepted stl, 4 7 by them immediately after the con. i cit i 141 1.o k r ketv W s tt ea 1, i 0 4,,1t0d ‘‘ ,,,nless made on the printed form pro- th lete.,„' l cil may be obtained on application at Ili . ' t h , cone„"ng Yards at Gosport and Plymouth, sr gatela el ' t rliche " e ting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or it th 'at I; k b e r e „, ristol. ~ .... 14 I seen"aed contracts, to which particular atten- ',,,efi l : ' :No/ a t the acid office, at the said Victualling y o rr IQ the day Bristol. No tender will be received ''" ' Nd 4l, llg ' n a y of treaty, and it will not be required ta> ot -r an a ent ' on Ills behalf, should attend ii;ltli--- co ntract, g as the result of the offer received wr , .fif ' ' les t. b - 747 d in . Mu nica - Ced to him In writing. ' I );IP:5,r , Il k " • essed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, 7 :• 3 iim stet 4 : 4 ,FITer the words, " Tender for Rum," and ,ti erset Souse. rt,v .. 0 08#11 • ' ttt Alan AN I) A ILISA . LN ()ES '.\', REMOVAL BILLS. ;00 4 ED PUBLIC MEETING fr t it k k A t — . ..., of GAS and WATER 0 I.' 1 , zilr_Eß RISE SOCIvEy, ,_ 0. . t t „...Lek.: p ult . ItF4, and LANDOWNERS, called held at the FREE- ,o I ; k‘i so.n FRIDAY, the 9th instant, the following 1. . FRIDAY, agreed to : ~ 00 0 ,to of t the Committee be received, and the Com- -3 9 , . /41" qittid:lnmunicate in their discretion te Sir Ben- I_, ‘4,:t11 the conviction that the alterations hitherto MO at e ':' Public Health Bill are wholly trisufficiont . • Ilfir' ' , v rill et ;„ r aPortant rights and interests which the .0: 1 l ' s et ":4 4l ,: , ' Most serionsly injure, and that the Com- ,,O fy , 14,_ Yr alat and efficient steps for obtaining such '.l A , p ll Tzt i therein as to them may appear neces- , o rit a il il %I Ilbreil 6 '''. P-Ji- , It., e ts j e .,-,th ts itself to use all lawful efforts for ';,10 . . , 11.'40,7 , am al. 185 s, and the Nuisances Removal • ' 0 1U:Olik„, Suitable provisions are inserted for the .. , 1 d ti s _ el 4 Z 6a, Gas Companies, Manufacturers, and ''' ~,. N °ls b i „ B ats, whose interests will be seriously 4 4i , • .14 • '• ;fe s.llk4iteadY a .. 0 . ; . To o uh titi k t f: t l anderrtaet%persathinyg leading g sely to private capitalists to O a Or / I IS,PiI. Factures and g trades in continental coon- . s ti , i .4, 04 (14 1 4 th hi ghly detrimental to English commerce e v r _ ~ e Etbi_ orking cla"es' . 0 44 8k, e ntr z e n to Check private enterprise, in order to i ~ Ve, t Board of Health, thereby creating great /P , Nit e l t he prejudice of the judicious outlay of Nt 'as shown far preferable to the act,on of .. / kii, ltel at A" ril .11 N.. resolutions be advertised in the morning Ne_ elaB adjourned 0 „ of " I, 4, 3pi te • . be till such time as the Committee 4tif hi. .11 0 ,th ' meeting be given to J. C. Peache, Esq., rts L tiy k < Tair. I AI i il elds, GEO. It. BURNELL, Secretary. if•fr ‘ 4 , . :1. ii‘r i A o I N 4 13 END ST A I: P - ,, tikii,.t e It. ET S. b ol s i' , i, k % . th, p 7_ the Greenhithe and Purdeet Piens . ; o il' ii i tl a , s t,, ct)tß A "s as underlined , waather perouttm t oil W: ,14.1, " I . I E PIER, GRAVEST , rr n Fen church Street, IN "O. 19,485.3 PUBLICATIONS. Now Ready, in 2 vols. post Evo., MR. SHEIL'S LEGAL AND POLITICAL. SKETCHES. Edited, with Notes, by M. SAVAGE. "These volumes will delight the student ani charm the general reader. They will in no respect sutler I,y contrast with the essays of Macaulay and Stephen, Macintosh and Sydney Smith, and other brilliant literary worthies. "—M essenge r. Published for H. Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett. BANQUE,TO GENEUAL VIVIAN. On Saturday e' B in the Directors of the East India Company gave aniiptuous banquet in honour of Gene ral Vivian and thEnglish officers who have been ap pointed by her Njeety's Government to the command of the contingentf Turkish troops about to be raised, under a conventii with the Sultan, for service in the ensuing campaigin the Crimea. The dinner took place at the London Tvern, and was presided over by Col. Oliphant, the airman of the Court of Directors, and among the prinipal guests were—His Excellency the Turkish Mini&te, General Vivian (who sat on the chair man's right), Vf7,ount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Mar quis of Lansclovtie, K.G., the Duke of Argyll, Lord Pam/lure, K.T.,Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., Lord Vivian, L,eutenant•Geueral Sr George Pollock, G.C.8., Mr. Mil s , Sir J. W. Hogg, M.P., Sir James C. Melville, K.e.8., Sir F. Currie, Mr. Danby Sey mour M.P., lion. W. Leslie Melville, Mr. Shepherd, Sir F. Abbot,4e. About 150 gentlemen in all sat down to dinner. _ . . The gallery or t s occupied by groups of distinguished ladies. On the removal of the cloth the healths of "Her Ma jesty the Quee r ," Prince Albeit, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family, were seve r,;)l37 proposed a n d recei v ed w ith the usual loyalty and enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, said—we are honoured to-night by the presence of the representa tive of one of our most ancient allies, in whose cause our sword is now unsheathed. I need hardly assure his Excellency the Turkish Minister of the gnat gratifica tion it has afforded the British nation to hear-o; the noble defence which the Ottoman troops made, not only. Silistria and 'upon the Danube, but also in the more recent glorious action at Eupatoria. (Cheers.) I are confident that his Excellency will do this company the justice of believing that it is with the most cordial feel ing that we drink to the health of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan. (Drunk with three times three.) M. MUSURUS, ttie Turkish minister responded to the toast in French. His excellency said—e Mr. President, rut v 1,17,1 a lard_ coomatlam arc th nf sympathy and admiration 4sitenifested 4n- this - place-4(Yr "my august Soiereign, and which are the expression also of the sentiments of the British nation, correspond perfectly, I can assure you, with those with which his Imperial Ma jesty has never ceased to be animated towards this great nation. (Hear.) You have a proof it in the very act the execution of which has offered to the Court of Direc tors cf the Hon. East India Company the opportunity of inviting us to this banquet. That which proves how much my august master is desirous to testify his`senti ments of sincere friendship towards her Majesty, your most gracious Queen—that which proves how much he appreciates the profound wisdom and patriotism of your ministers, what a high price he attaches to the alliance of England, what complete confidence he has in the skill and in the bravery of your army, is that he has haitened to detach an important portion of his own troops to place them at the disposal of the commander-in-chief of your army in the East, and by that means to procure to himself the honour of partaking more intimately in your military glory. (Hear.) Yes, gentlemen, this participation in your military glory is certain, since the choice of her Majesty to command the Ottoman corps Las fallen on a general who has already often distinguished himself on the field of battle. (Cheers.) I have the hope and the conviction that, should a prompt and solid peace be not concluded, the troops which the general is now called on to command will prove them selves to be the generous rivals of the victorious comba tants of Oltenitza, of Kalafat, of Citate, of Silistria, of Giurgevo, and of Eupatoria—(cheers)—the worthy corn s panions in arms of the heroes of Alma, of Balaklava, and of Inkerman. (Cheers.) I am certain that the Ottoman soldiers wilt esteem themselves fortunate in being placed under the direction of such a brave general, and that the general will have reason to feel proud of having had the command of such brave trefoils. (Cheers.) Such is my hope ; such are the wishes with which I ac company, and with which you, I am sure, also accom pany the brave general in whose honour we are assem bled here this evening, the worthy officers who are to follow him, and the army which he goes to lead to vic tory. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Army and Navy," observing—Well did our forefathers love to do honour to the wooden walls of Old England, and well may we, their descendants, remember that to those wooden walls are we indebted for the maintenance of our power and our honour as a nation. In regard to our army, who that has read of their glorious achievements at Alma, at Inkermann, or in that never-to-be-forgotten cavalry charge at Balaklava, but must long to do honour to our brave soldiers who have there shown that undaunted courage, that unflinching fortitude, untiring perseve rance, and wondrous discipline, which have enabled them to meet dangers of such an extraordinary charac ter as those they have had to face ! I will not detain you further by dilating upon their achievements. That gallant band still remains upon the scene of its recent triumphs, manfully to uphold the glory of the British arms, and I propose that we all drink a bumper to its success. (Cheer 3.) The toast havitur }loan duly honnuT,A, General Sir C. PASLEY returned thanks for the army, and, having referred to its recent brilliant successes in the Crimea, observed that, though no doubt great hard ships had been endured by our gallant troops, yet the campaigns in the Peninsula had been equally attended with severe suffering, and there could be no doubt that if the army of Sir John Moore or of the Duke of Wel lington had been followed by "the special correspon dent " of the leading newspaper of this day, his "graphic descriptions" would have reduced England at this moment to the position of a mere province of France. (Laughter.) The gallant general then pro ceeded, amidst ironical bursts of applause, to inform the company of certain opinions he had once expressed to the late Mr. Hume as to the policy of this country always maintaining a ttanding army ; and having pointed out the advantageous position in which the people of England were placed as compared with our allies, the French, in not being compelled by conscrip tion to serve in the army,, he concluded a somewhat cis cursive speech by expressing a hope that the inquiry now pending before a committee of the House of Cont moos would tend to clear the professional character of Lord Raglan. The CHAIRMAN—The next toast is one of deep interest not only to the country at large, but more especially to the East India Company: The Turkish Ainba.sador has explained to us that his Maiiesty the Sultan has placed at our clispaeeal 20,000 of his subjects for service in the Ottoman empire, who are to be commanded by English officers ; and our Governnieiat has applied to the EaMt India Company to ascertain whether any of their officers now in England under sick certificates or upon furlough were desirous of volunteering to serve their country in this contingent. We are all aware that hitherto the ser vices of the East India Company's officers have been confined to the territories under the Company's rule ; but you may judge with what alacrity those officers have responded to the call now made upon them, when I tell you that in the space of three days from 150 to 200 of them have readily volunteered. (Cheers.) The service into which they enter is one of no ordinary character and requires talents of a peculiar description. The troops they are to command differ from them in language and in customs, and they will have to encounter these difficulties which are inseparable from the beginning of every new system. But her Majesty's Government have selected a commander for this service in whom the gallant men who have thus volunteered have every trust and confidence that he will ably, zealously, and faithfully perform the task - 14.has undertaken. (Cheers.) lam aware that the qualifißations of the gallant general on my right have "beenicfalled in question, but I am happy to say that the critiiisrir to which they have been subjected, instead of reolounding to General Vivian's disparagement, has only served the better to establish his fitness for the post that Las been assigned to him. (Applause.) The testimonials which he received from his commander-in-chief are such as any military man might well be proud of, and prove that he jo itvinesitly qualified for active service in the leld;'=atict that a more gallant soldier no army could pro dime. (Cheers.) As the compeers and comrades who have served with an officer are perhaps the best judges of his real merits, it is peculiarly gratifying to me to be able to say that a long intimacy with my friend General Vivian, while serving in the same force with him, has convinced me that no man could be found more eminently fitted for this command. (Hear, hear.) While paying this just tribute to the commander, let me not, however, forget that our thanks are also due to the gallant men who have volunteered to serve under him. To all of them we offer our most cordial good wishes, earnestly trusting that success may crown their efferts in the cause of their country. (Cheers.) The chairman concluded by giving " the health of General Vivian and the Officers of the Turkish Contingent," which was received with enthusiasm. General VrviAN, in responding to the toast, said—Mr. Chairman, my Lords, and Gentlemen—l beg to tender you, in my own name, and in that of my gallant asso ciates, our best and heartiest thanks for the honour you have done us. I feel proud in having been selected for a command such as that which has been entrusted to me by her Most Gracious Majesty. I owe this distinction to the kind confidence of the noble lord at the head of the War Department, and to the favourable opinions entertained of me by the Court of Directors, whose sol dierand servant I have been for the last 35 years. (Hear.) After what has fallen from your chairman, I will only add that I am perfectly alive to the arduous nature of the duties I am about to undertake, and fully sen sible that the post committed t me is a most re sponsible one. Yet Ido not shrink from entering upon its duties. I shall be associated with many gallant offi cers, both from my own and from her Majesty's service; and I trust I indulge in no undue spirit of boasting if I anticipate being able to fulfil the instructions of her Ma jesty's Government to their satisfaction. It was with great pleasure I read the speech lately made by Major Nastily th, eulogising the high qualities of the Turkish troops ; and I believe that with such materials at our command we may look forward with confidence to suc cess. In the selection of the officers of the Indian ser vice who are to accompany me, my recommendation has naturally been followed, but I am also glad that many officers of the Queen's service will likewise join the con iixaent and I have uu doubt that every British soldier . will endeavour manfully to do his best. I_know that I MR. J S. BUCKINGIIA.M'S AIEVOIRS. On Friday next, in poet Bvo. Vol ;. I. and 11., with a Portrait en- graved by G. T. Doo from a recent Miniature. AUTOBIOGRAPHY of JAMES SILK BUCKI • Gil A M including his Voyages, Travels, Adven tures, Speculations, Successes, and Fa lures, frankly and faithfully narrated ; with characteristic sketches of Public Men with whom he has had personal intercourse during a period 0! more than fifty years. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Lon mans. ON SUDDEN Just published, post Bvo., cloth, is., D E A TH. By A. B GRANVILLE, F.R.S. ending in illustrations, striking and appropriate."—Medical Times and Gazette. The entire question is considered by the author in a philosophic style; and the facts contained presented in elocpunt language; in deed, we have ban charmed with Dr. Granville's book."—Dublin Quarterly Journal. London : John Churchill, New Bt. rlington-street. DR. ROWE ON INDTGESTION. 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W ATJILEII`.. , TT'i3 OA3INO, ARGYLL -ROO AA MO NI AY, 3larch 12th, less.—Duting the eourse of this week the following Music will be played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Over ture, Anacreon (Ist time), Cherublni; Waltzes: La Bienfaisanc• Musard ; Wellen and Wogen, Strauss; Kuall-Kugerl, Strauss ; Le Carnaval de Venise t by desire), 11. Laurent, with Variations for all the principal per ormers; Quadrilles: M. S. (Ist time), Bergmann; Bonjour Plerrot, Blancheteau ; Le Comte Ory, Jullien ; the high landers, H. Laurent; Schottische, La Guirlande N. Bousquet ; Polkas: Marionette (Ist dm.), Pilado; La Musette, Matthieu ; Carolina, A. Lamotto; The Zouaves, 11. Laurent; the Wellington, Streather; Gallop, Dover Express, T. Browne. Principal Cornet-1-Piston, M. Boulcourt. All information relative to music to be obtained at the music repository under the orchestra. Doors open at Eight; com mence at half-past. —Admission, One Shilling. PEACE WITH RUSSIA, or CONTINUED WAR. If we are to have an honourable conclu.don of hos tilities, let it be commemorated every pe'rson in the Kingdom Purchasing Spring Dress at the Establishments of E. Moszs and Son, but if War and War Taxes are to continue, it is E. MOSES and Sox's determination to meet the extra expenses by offering their Spring and summer Dress at prices much more economical than those charged by oth r houses under any circumstances whatever. E. MOSES and SON are the E. Moses and SON have the earliest in their visits to every most novel stock of Hosiery for market in the world—the most Ladies ant Gentlemen, Shirts, succesAful in their selection of Underclothing, &c., &c. materials for spr ng Attire. E. MOSES and Sox's Hats and E. MOoES and SON have the Caps are unrivalled for ,tyle and most talented artists and the best durability. workmen in the worla. , E MOSES and Sox have the largest Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, cad Boot arid Shee Department in the World. E. 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HER MAJESTY'S SHIP BELLEROPHON.—Letters were received on Friday from this ship, dated Gibraltar, March 1, where she had arrived after 24 days' sail from Malta. She is likely to remain at Gibraltar a short time, and must not, therefore, be expected in England for some days. GRAND THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA.—The com mittee through whose indefatigable exertions the great aquatic meeting under this head was produced at Putney last season are already actively engaged in forming pla ns for its repetition on an even still larger scale shis sum mer, and the regatta is already fixed for the 16th, 17th, and 18th of next July, when prizes will be given for per sons of every grade, and open to the whole wurid, in eight-oared boats, fours, pairs; mid soullerc' wherries. "i" ) I (1111111110 il, I * .. , , *-14 l iF 1 /7 Iti 4: LONDON, MO DAY EVENING, , .. . .0.u1• 44 , i ...„..., 4 0, w , % tot ~, „, irifi.44: e 7. r -- ----,,,, k), , k kl i k , / 6 , ~, \ ' '\ ' 11. . ( • ''- -: ' ` ----- P : ' s '\, '' ~ ''...', .4 . .... ,) , Lk - t, , ,.. i _..,,,„,,,„,, ~, _ ,, ,...,---„. 4 . ,t„ J., -#:, •.`..i . ..; ~ S.'-' eI "--r-*-'•--LL,,13,„-- _ • - La 'ARCH 12, 1855. have very inadequately expressed the feeling :a which ani mate me on this occasion ; but I trust as a tic ddier, that my deeds may prove better than my speech( Is. (Cheers.) The CLIAIRMAN--I have now to propose you "The health of her Majesty's Ministers," and I f t ei proud in coupling with that toast the name of a no' ale lord, emi nent not only from his position as the be ul of the Go vernment, but as bei perhaps, the mist popular ststesman in this count (Cheers.) He Li as taken the helm at a time when the two foremost nat it as of West ern Europe have united their forces with :those of the Ottoman Porte in order to carry on an at #uous conflict in defence of justice and of civilisation ; a ra let us hope that, after a gkricus war, his Ministry 4 , ay secure to Europe and the world the blessings of a sting and an honourable peace. I give you "Lord Pis nerston and her Majesty's Ministers." The toast was drunk with loud applausvt. Lord PALMERSTON-Mr. Chairtnn and Gentlemen, fur myself and fur my colleagues I beg yoUc' to accept our most sincere thanks fur the honour you 'ayes - -e done us in drinking our health, and I can assure y sou that we are fully sensible not only of the honour be tt f .Iso the kind ne=s shown to us in our being invited to "be present on this most interesting occasion. It is t. rue, as you, Mr. Chairman, have been pleased to say, tb..tt those who have had the charge of the Governmei It GS this country Cave been compelled to engage in a gr eat and arduous contest with one of the first military po , Wars of the world for the maintenance of principles which s .re dear to the heart of every Englishman, and in def an, cc of interests of the most vital importance to the counitr y to which we belong. (Cheers.) W e engaged in the ' N ar with reluc tance and hesitation. Those who ha. 11 the manage ment of the negotiations which prec ei ed this con test were accused of delay, of wea nees„ and of hesitation in embarking in a just conflict un worthy the character of this great untry. It is true that we exhausted every endeavour to. avert a war of which we foresaw the magnitude and. •the difficulty, but which we were determined to fact: if it should ho impossible for us to avoid it by pee .Ceful means. (Cheers) Our efforts at negotiation h e eVi t eee, however, failed, we drew the sword, and I trust wetjelliall not re turn it to its. scehbard until we have obt getetl honour ewe - fera - conclusive terms. (freer, hot z•-) We have been invited this day to the festive board of what I may, without compliment or exaggeration, say is one of the great Powers of the world—to the board 1 of those who have been delegated by the Sovereign ; sred the Parlia ment of this country to administer LI se affairs of a vast territory— to watch over the wel fare and pro mote the happiness of, I believe, 200, 000,000 of our fellow creatures, and who have perfot in-ed the high functions with which they have been charged in a manner which entitles them to universe/ admiration, and which has enabled them to confe r inestimable b:essings on the dominions and the rac, es which they govern. (Loud cheers.) The course of events has fre ; quently compelled these rulers to wage w: tr —they have in many instances achieved conquests, bu e unlike those co iquerors whose footsteps arc marked by desolation and whose career is followed by misery, th. ty have subju gated only to emancipate, and added to t heir subjects only by increasing the number of happy a nd free men. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, these wars h are raised up many a hero and many a brave and skiff al soldier. I have now the happiness to see aiany here whose breasts are adorned with the honourable rewards of well-fought fields. I see around me many who Lave distinguished themselves in those contests in which in the perform ance of their duty and in the service of t' he East India Company they have been called to engag e. They are now going to a different scene of action, and, having hitherto contributed to the glory of their c ountry in the eastern hemisphere, they are now about to. maintain the cause of justice and of right in the west, and to fight for the honour and dignity of this empire in the re gions of Europe. lam persuaded that they vial discharge their duties in the one quarter of the globe ", as nobly as they have done it in the other. They will leave to corn macd the contingent to be raised by our all y the Sultan of Turkey, and those officers (many of whom I have myself seen) who have witnessed the achievements of the brave and gallant Turks, have invariably testified that they are the materials out of which the best pos sible troops may be formed, provided only that they are placed under good and capable leaders. (Cheors.) There can be no doubt that a contingent composed of such men, and led by such officers as those whom we have _ the pleasure of seeing among us, will march. to victory ; will cover themselves with glery on the field of battle, and will contribute—should the efforts now being made to negotiate unhappily fail—to gain for us by the power of the sward, that future security for the peace of Europe which will then have been denied to persuasion and amicable endeavours. Gentle men , I again return-you thanks on my ow n b e h a lf an d on iat of my colleagues, and I trust that before this day twelvemonth we shall be able to congratulate you on the g l or i ous di s ti nc ti on that will have been won by the gallant men with whom we are now sharing your hospitality. (Loud cheers.) The CR/MILAN next proposed the health of Mr. Ver non Smith, the President of the Board of Control, taking occasion to assure the right hon. gentleman that he might rely upon the ready co-operation of the Court of Directors in all measures which they might ratituptly dq to ba for the benefit. Dr - The toast was drunk amid loud applause,. Mr. VERNON SMITH, in acknowledging the compli meat that had been paid te him, adverted to the recent date of his appointment to the administration of Indian affairs, asserting that he yielded to no man in the great and engrossing interest he took in the welfare of the millions intrusted to his care, and that he would devote his best abilities to promote their happinessand improve ment. Turning to the more immediate object of that assemblage, he said it was impossible to overestimate the benefits which would be derived from engaging the services of officers •f the Indian army in the present war, and be trusted that those who had hitherto shared the same glory would hereafter obtain the same high honours as the officers of her Majesty's troops. Those who had fought under the banners of Plassy and Assay, of Sobraon and Chillianwallah, would not prove them selves unworthy of fighting side by side with the heroes of Alma and Inkerman. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave " Success to the Allied armies in the Crimea," associating with the toast the name of Lord Panmure, and expressing his confidence that the War Minister would use his best exertions to place the British army in that state of efficiency which would enable it eventually to destroy the predominance exercised by Russia in the Black Sea, the continuance of which was incompatible with the peace of Europe. (Drunk with applause.) .i,Lord PAN/JURE—I certainly did not anticpate that I I should have been called upon to say one word upon the I present occasion ; but, sir, you have been pleased to connect my name with the army of Great Britain now in the Crimea. In so doing, you have... perhaps unwit tingly—conferred upon me the highest honour which it is possible that I could receive. To have my name as sociated with that gallant army is to have it assoc i a t e d with all that is remarkable for valour, distinguished for discipline, and celebrated, as it ever must b e , f or t h e patient endurance of suffering. (Cheers.) The services of that army to its country have been rendered with a fidelity, a loyalty, and a patriotic spirit that will cause the names of who belong to it to be handed down to the unfading remembrance and grateful affection of the latest posterity. (Cheers. No one can forget the man ner in which that army left this country. A fter a pe riod of forty years of peace, we were called upon sud denly to send into the field an army exceeding in numbers any that ever at any one time before left the shores of Britain. The flower of our people went forth they und landed uponnation'sertheth be my s banner, and from the mo ment soil up to the present hour not a single reverse has ever attended them glory time to a yrst in the dust. in the face of the foe. Th e y have i nvariably set their n n e ec w k, ar a m, nd y t e ra x m po p s l e e d d hisfor theg l winter campaign, they have e ndured all its hardships, feet upon his A and carried on the war under its severity i n a manner which has excited the admiration of one of the oldest and most distinguished veterans of Europe--I mean Marshal Radetzky. I only learnt this day that, on bein— g asked his opinion as to the mode in which our army. had passed the winter in the Crimea, that eminent general expressed no surprise at the sufferings it bad had to undergo; and his laconic reply was, " Remember, it is a new army, and it has gone through a winter campaign." (Cheers.) No doubt there has been much suffering during the rigours of such a campaign ; no doubt there were m any omissions which future experience may correct ; but I have every reason to believe—and I may say it with confidence before this company and also before the Bri tish people—that the corner is now turned ; that the sun is again shining upon us ; that, with returni ng spring, the health, the spirits, and the energies of our troops are returning likewise, and that we may hope, ere long, when the decisive moment comes, that our gallant army in the East will again add fresh laurels to those that they have already gathered ; that they will ag a i n call forth the raced of their country's praise ; that they will again be seen fighting, and fighting with success, in the cause of justice and of truth—in the cause of liberty against despotism—a cause which I hope will ever be dear to the people of England, and in which, I trust, they will ever encourage their fleets and their armies to fight. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India," observing that it afforded him great pleasure to express, on behalf of the Court of Directors, the high opinion they entertained of the successful administration of that noble lord. The health of Lord Dalhousie w as not, he was sorry to say, so good as could be wished, and his lordship had been obliged to seek change of air in the Madras Presidency. He was sure; therefore, that they would all unite in drinking t o Lord Dalhousie's speedy restoration to his wonted lA goer. (Drunk amid loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave "The health of his Grace the Duke of Argyll, and the guests who had honoured• the company with their presence." (Cheers.) The Duke of ARGYLL, in responding, said it had beew usual to speak of the last 40 years as a period of peace ; yet during that time many most important victories had been won by the valour of our armies in the East. It was only a short time since every heart in England hung with breathless suspense upon the arrival of the Indian mail, and all felt that our interests and honour depended upon the gallantry and skill displayed on the banks of the Sutlej and the Indus by our Indiaa officers. Now, however, when pea , - reigned from the Himalaya t' Cape Comorin, those , •''-ir!ers nobly came forwar I to offer their services to Weir country in the war now raging in the Crimea, where he believed they would add fresh lustre to the great renown thoy had already ac quired on the plains Qf India. (Cheers.) The list of toasts having been concluded the company then separated. The proceedings were enlivened by the performances of a superior military band. Mr. Toole ably officiated as toastmaster. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by the, arrival of the Duke of Wellington, on board which Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 13,, is expected to hoist his flag this morning a's Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet. There are now at Portsmouth the fol lowing ships and vessels :—The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain Caldwell ; the Britannia, 120, Captain Carter (to be put out of commission to-morrow) ; the St. George, 120, Captain Ey res, C.B. ; the Neptune, ]2O, Captain Hutton ; the Royal George, 102, Captain Cod rington, C.B. ; the St. Vincent, 102 ; Capt a i n Elli ott, C.B. ; the Nile, 91, Captain Mundy ; the James Watt, 91, Captain Elliot (refittino ; the Calcutta, 84, Captain J. J. Stopford ; the Cressy, 81, Captain R. L. Warren ; the Hogue, 60, Captain Ramsay ; the Blenheim, GO, Captain Hall ; the Ajax,' 60, Captain Warden ; the Pembroke, 60, Captain G 11. Seymour ; the Hastings, 60, Captain Catlin ; the Edinburgh, 58, Captain Hew lett ; the Imperieuse, 51, Captain Watson, C.B. ; the Euryalus, 61, Captain G. Ramsey ; the Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton ; the Retribution, 28, Captain Fisher ; the Esk, 20, Captain Birch ; the Penelope, 18, Captain Sir W. Wiseman ; the Falcon, 17, Commander Pullen ; the Ariel, 9, Commander Luce ; the Centaur, 6, Captain Clifford ; the Gorgon, 6, Commander R. P. Crawford ; and Basilisk, 6, Commander Jenner. These, are all effective sea-going ships. We have not mentioned harbour guard and training ships, Royal acrd other yachts, port tenders, tugs, and lighters. Each day will add to this great force, and by the end of the present week it is expected to be doubled- Thu effects of ha felt On — TEFfocal markets. YeEttrday the weather was very thick and intensely cold ; so there was not much communication with the ships from the shore where the snow lay several inches deep, having fallen densely during the night. The clerks of the Pay-office went of to the Penelope on Saturday to pay her ere w wages in ad vance prior to her sailing for Corkto embark Royal Alai!. lery for the Cape of Good Hope. The Hogue hauled out of the steam basin, after refit And receiving new bo lens, on Saturday. The crew of the Britannia will be draughted for other ships when their leave is up. The refit of the ships forming the Baltic expedition progresses rapidly at each of the outports, and there is no doubt that they will all be in the Downs (if no further) by the end of the month. The following was the position in which the fleet at Spithead was moored yesterday : WEST-LOOKING EAST. Royal George Duke of Wellington Neptune Aj ix Cressy Imperieuse Arrogant St. George Penelope Calcutta Esk Gorgon. Nile Euryalus EAST—LOOKING WEST. The hired screw-steam stransport Imperial, aptain Inman, No. 188, which left London Feb. 24, with medi cal stores for Constantinople, and put back to Plymouth with machinery damaged on the 3d of March, having had a new cylinder fitted, started again on Friday, when the slide valves of the new cylinder gave way. New slide valves were expected on board yesterday (Sunday), and it was hoped that she would make a third attempt to-day to prosecute her voyage. The screw eteaaa•ship Saxon, Captain Barfield, which took Government stores to Constantinople, and then shipped frni t at Smyrna for London on mecrbants' account) put into Plymouth short of fuel yesterday. She left Gibraltar March Ist, spoke the schooner Tradesman March 9th, five days out from London for Naples ; and same day, in latitude 38 north, longitude 7 west, passed a large quantity of square timber, part of which was in a raft, supposed to be the deck load of some ship. Shipwrights and other artisans employed at Devon port on the screw steam-ship Colossus, 81, and Cesar, 91, have received orders to work from six in the morning till seven o'clock in the evening, to make good defects with all despatch, so as to prepare them immediately for sea. The Co:orsus is expected to be taken out of dock on Thursday, and to go out of harbour on Monday next. The screw steam-vessels Cruizer, 17, Conflict, 8, Rosamond, 6, Weazer, and Recruit, were taken out of the basin dock at Keybam, Plymouth, on Saturday. The three former vessels went to the coal depot to con►- plete coaling, and it is expected that they, together with the steam-vessels Magicienne, 16, Archer, 14, and Vulture, 6, will be ready by to-morrow to proceed to Spithead. His Prussian Majesty's frigate Thetis, Captain sunder wauldt, at Plyriouth, is ready for sea, and will proceed with the British dee% to the Baltic w hen the ice breaks up ; she is bound to Dantzio. Her full complement is about 400 men ; but she has nt present only 200, part mse-Wlntini are engineers and stokererthe - whole having formed the crews of the two gun.boate Nix and Sala mander. On Tuesday last, when they were exercising aloft, an able seaman, David Schwartz, a native of Pillau, fell from the maintopsailyard, across the comb ings of the main hatchway, and received such frightful injuries that he died immediately. On Saturday the High Court of Admiralty having condemned the vessel Khssova Constantine, of which Zillisimus Carronis was late the master, prize to her Majesty's ship Retribution, and the Agos Isannes 4l'Bododo, of which Theofori 'Pokes was late the master, prize to her Majesty's ship Highfiyer, decrees of sale were issued. The vessels are lying at Malta, where they will be sold, together with their cargoes, arms, and amount realised paid into the Admiralty for the benefit of the captors. The North Star is loading bread, beef, and pork at the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, for the Crimea. The Wish, Captain Edwards, is loading bread for Malta, and the Mute, of Portsmouth, is unloading wheat from Shoreham. A cargo of biscuit is to be sent to Haulbowiine in the transport Blue Jacket. Tenders have been accepted at per ton for conveying hay to the Crimea, per John Oldham. Orders have been re• ceived to engage freights for conveying 500 tons of pro. visions to Constantinople or the Crimea. There is in store 39,8001 b. roasted coffee, and 180,000 lb. raw coffee, which the kiln is working night and day to finish. The coffee is packed id canisters of 141 b., 251 b., and 281 b. each. The following appointments and promotions have taken place. Lieutenants—John Palmer, from the St. Vincent, to the Duke of Wellington, to serve as flag lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Richard Dundas, C.B. ; Chas. A. P. V. Robinson, recently serving in the Sampson, to the Hecate ; James A. R. Dunlop to the Hastings ; J. H. \Vhitshed to the Amphion ; Charles G. G. Percival, from the Majestic, to the Horatio ; James W. Arm strong, from the Duke of Wellington, to the Bulldog ; C. Hobart, from the Bulldog to the Duke of Wellington. Masters—Richard C. Dyer, to the Merton steam sloop ; Peter Wellington, to command the Tyne ; Win. T. Mainwise to the Viotory. Surgeon-Superintendents — Samuel D onne lly, serv i ng in theEuryalus, to the Adelaide convict ship ; Edward Groves, M.D., from the Gorgon steam-sloop, to the Earyalus, vice Donnelly ; Richard King to the Gorgon, vice Groves ; James Whicher to the Bulldog ; J. J. D. Burns, M.D., to the Hastings. Assistant-Surgeons—John C. Messer, M.D., from the Duke of Wellington, to the Centaur ; Simon A. Willis, M.D., to the Calcutta. Acting Assistant-Surgeon —George T. Keele to the r ylades. Clerk George M. Blyth to the Hawke. Acting Clerk Alexander D. M'Arthur to the Majestic. Second Masters Francis Taylor, serving in the Vul ture, and John Thompson, serving in the Sharpshooter, have been promoted to be Masters. Several promotions and appointments have been made in the Royal Marine Corps. In consequence of its being intended immediately to augment the Royal Marine Corps by the addition of one company to each of the four divisions, Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Woolwich, each company will have one captain and two first lieutenants. Orders have been received at the Barrack Master's department, Plymouth citadel, to prepare for the recep- tion of about 60 men of the 11th Hussars, expected ley steam from Dublin, prior to embarkation at Plymouth to join their regiment in the Crimea. Reinforcements for the several regiments at the seat of war are ordered to be held in readiness to proceed to the Crimea forthwith. According to present arrangements, the following are the numbers that are to be sent out—. viz. :—Grenadier !Guards, 3d battalion, 200 men ; Ist battalion Coldstreams, 150 men ; let battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, 150 m en ; and it is stated that each of the following regiments of the line are to be increased by two companies of 100 men each—vie. :-2d battalion of the let Foot (Royal Scots), 3d ditto (Buffs), 4th ditto, 7th Royal Fusiliers, 17th Foot, 18th (Royal Irish), 19th Foot, 20th Foot, 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers), 23d (Royal Welsh ditto), 28th Foot, 30th ditto, 33d (Duke of 'Wellington's Own), 34th Foot, 38th ditto, 39th ditto, 42d (Royal Hi g hl a nd ers ), 44th Foot, 14611 ditto, 47th ditto, 48th ditto, 49th ditto, 50th ditto, 54th ditto, 55th ditto, 57th ditto, 62d ditto, 631 ditto, 6qth ditto, 68th (Durham Light Infantry), let battalion 71st Highland Light Infantry, 77th Foot, 79th Highlanders, 82. d Foot, 88th (Connaught Rangers), 89th,Foot, 90th 44U : ci t . 91st ditto, 92d ditt ~ 93d High landers, and 97th Foot. The Rifle Brigade is to be in oreas'ed by a battalion of ten companies consisting of 100 rooms each. The reinforcements for the cavalry will pro cec4 early in the ensuing month, when the horses for the Yemetints will be sent-out with them ; but the draughts 4 for the Guards will proceed during the present week. Captain Aaley, of 'the Scots Fusilier Guards, who at wpuridelkja,thei meek while gallantly leading his i•vtiv men up the heights of Alma, has been beating up for recruits for his regiment throughout the county of Sus sex. , The dreadful sufferings which our troops in the Crimea have undergone have very much checked the desire to enlist in all parts of the country. Accounts from Cork, dated Friday evening, say :-- "At 3 o'clock yesterday the Great Britain arrived in (Queenstown /rem Woolwich, and took up her station _ j.. ~_ • • 7. - t.- _ , . / ./. 1..4. 1- , - , L..- ‘ .. :- ; 1 .: - .. , - 1 .1 ~. . . '\i'.; . g(-( r PRICE BD. opposite Haul bowline. The inhabitants of Queenst own had thus an of rportunity of comparing the t .eo greatest nornmercielestk sm-vessels in the world. The emkarckation of horses well card the Himalaya was one of the thousand proofs of tlie.i :tress of Queenstown for a naval station. The huge • tear .el was enabled to lie alongside the small jetty Fula iug ; from the wh ar f o f the Alessi,. Scott. The horses veal t on deck, and i n 47 m i nutes 123 horses had %nd easily put o n b oar d . T he Himalaya then k been safely 4 steamed :Tat to the man-of-war loads where she dropped anchor fora a e night. This morning, at half past seven o'clock, pursue lkc, a het the cheers of the m en , s h e l e f t the harbour t voyage. To-morrow th e 'Ri ver S teamers ' o mid Company 'l3 tr VtEr will convey the following draughts to the Grea t Fritain :-17th Infantry.-128 non-corn. missioned of seers, rank and file ; Captains W. A. An n- Crongand P.. M`Pherson ; Lieutenants W. H. Verstume, , F. A. Mac C reight, F. C. Dyer, and E. H. Utterson. 21st Infant. ;;* y.--132 non-o3mntissioned officers, rank and file ; Capt a ;ns W. P. Collingwood and S. W. H. Hawker ; la 'entenants T: Bruce, R. R. Best, Coak. boy, and 3. 1 Hollway. 30th.-130 non-commissioned officers, re %nil . and Efiie ; Captains Pennefather and Ste venson ; I 'ie . atena,nts Singleton, Fleming and Wood ; and Ensigr t 49th Infantry.—Captain T. Nason ; Lieutenant slt Lescorns, J. Maul, H. D. Savory, and Ensign Da• ris. 57th Infantry. —132 non-commissioned o'flcers rani i and file ; Lieutenants W. J. Cooke, H. Bird, J. N. G. .M.Tartney, J. Willing?, and Ensign G. R. Waugh. 62d Infantry.—Captains M. Rynd and R. A. Cox ; Li.at itenants H. W. Clarke, W. B. Hughes, R. D. Tempieersa n, and B. Ramsay • era total of 817 offi cers and men.. On Mo n d ay will also embark the follow ing draughts, now in garrison : 63d Reeiment,l3B non commissioned officere, rank and file; Major Higginbot ham . L ieu t er .hents S. A. T. Benyon, Dumaresq, and S. E Knox. 68t1' Regiment. -130 non - commissioned offi cers, rank and MO; sp, rk Major G reer , C aptain Trent, Lieu tenants Grace, s, Ethelston, an d Seymour, and 4 'officers, 6 sergeantEt .and 124 rank and fi le of the 41st ; 6 officers, 6 eergeanti, and 124 rank and fil e o f t h e 47th ; a s n s d th s v e ,e ffi gi c in err in , t 6 ,. se T r ir s 1u1t313; and 124 rank an d fif e ' of the :r.stbe entire number() f troops which leave for tho Crinte.z la the Greek Britain 1,4 General Maltesell visited this vessel yesterday on her arrival, and pronounced hirtigelf flighty pleased with the accommodation she afforded the trnops. ' . . . The folhowing gentlemen have been appointed Acting. Assistant-Surgeons on the Hospital Staff:—Mr. A. John Stewart, Mr. M. J. Jones, Mr. W. T. Irwin, Mr. A. A. Sn,ath, Mr. R. Lucas, Mr. T. S. Barry, Mr. R. H. Beale, Mr. A. 0. •W. Swaine, and Mr. W. R. Mackley. TIIE MILITIA. The Royal Elthorne Regiment was paced on perma nent duty on Feb. G, at Uxbridge, and has been &b -t recruits every day since. Lieut. Benbow, of this regiment, obtains an ensigncy in the 48th Regiment im mediately, having taken more than 75 men to the line. The Lor3-Lieut. of Ireland has been pleased to signify to Colonel the Right Hon. W. F. Tighe his pleasure that the Kilkenny Regiment shall be for the future styled Fusiliers. The number of men enrolled for the Kilkenny Fusiliers up to Friday was 803, of whom a few have already volunteered into the line. The South Lincoln Infan try Militia having been ordered from Chichester- to Portsmouth, the Government intend. converting the barracks into an hospital for the sick and wounded on their arrival in this country from the East. The preliminary arrangements have already been carried out by Captain Graham, and a party of officers and men of the Royal Engineers are expected to arrive in the course of this week to effect the necessary alterations, which willbe completed with all possible speed. The 18th Bedfordshire Regiment of Light Infantry, embodied in August last, is now lying at head-quhrters, under command of Lieut.-Colonel Higgins. This regi ment has given upwards of 200 volunteers to the line. The Royal Westminster Militia, Col. Viscount Chel sea, M.P., new embodied at Turuham-green, are about to be removed for permanent duty. The Ist Royal Surrey Militia, Col. W. Holme Sum ner, embodied at Richmond, have just given upwards of 100 volunteers for service in the Crimea. TilE EARL OF DUNDONALD'S PLAN OF NAVAL WARFARE. BREACH OP PROMISE OP MARRIAGE., LINCOLN, March 10.4 RUSSELL V. WHITEHEAD. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. asyes were counsel fa►r the plaintiff ; and Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. W. .15.. Adams for the defendant. Mr. Macaulay. in his opening, said that the defend ant was a retired farmer, of about 63 years of age, and: the plaintiff a person of years not unsuited to his. She was, in fact, a widow of 48. So far as the defendant's means of meeting the results of this action were con cerned, the jury might be content with his own state inept, fortified as it would be by the plaintiff's evidence that he was " worth thausens upon thousone." The de fendant had also stated that he "had nothing to do but to amuse himself;" and amuse himself he appeared to, have done by tampering with the affections of unsue peeling females , . The defendant was a man who con sidered himself rather fascinating than not, and most certainly he land made a strong impression upon the plaintiff's heart. At all events she was willing to have. him, and in return for the factitiou s boon of opulence and comfort, to bestow upon him the sweet consolations of conjugal endearment. Mr. Macaulay observed that he was net in a condition to cffer much more evidence of the defendant's promise than was contained in letters from him to the plaintiff. But, said the learned coun sel, I have it in his handwriting, and I shculd recom mend all ladies having dealings of this kind with the defendant to take care to obtain his promise in a similar form. There was a distinct promise contained in the following letter : " Wainfleet, Jan. 19,15 k, "My dear Maria Russell,—l will never marrie no woman uppon the berth but you self ; I can a sure you of that. You shall joined with me at all I ham worth, and be my lowfull, wife, becose you are a prudent woman, and I dot® uppon you—and if I live, I will mak you my lowful wife, and be for long. I will own I have been very rife with you, but I will mak mends, and so dont think no more a bout it, now I have promised you this, for I do love voa a bone all women. ‘` JESS UP WEIITEHEAD.IP The next letter, if somewhat less warm and ardent, was equally explicit as to the material point. Its changed tone might be accounted for by the statement, which was true beyond all doubt, that the defendant's sou was ill at the time. It was as follows : " Wainileet, Feb. 21, 154. "My dear Lady,—l received a letter from you last night, but can't read half. I can insure you that I have other things to think of, as my son is in very great danger, and has been so more than a week. I have all his work to see to, and I hare been to Firsby ten miles, and mustgo to Thorpe this afternoon, and whin I shall retorn Ido not Lkenew t I sh a ll never d seve y ou . I l ove monney too welt to cis.,,ve one that I do dot on. You know th a t wo must e..t- 2 yeres. I never did nor will brack my promis. I can t to your door 3or 4 times, bat there is no chance of getin inn sines your new neighbour cam to live theire, bet I will corn wen I can. You sad in your letter that I was dull on Sunday, that is sine I though every our was his last. I ham fall of trouble, I can asever you, my deare love, Mrs. Russell. So no more at resent from "Yours, " JESSUP WHITEHEAD." The jury would now have to turn their eyes from the spectacle of love and unchanged fidelity, which these letters disclosed, to circumstances of a more painful kind. Before Beading to the plaintiff the letter about 'to be read, the defendant bad yielded to seductions from which even the beat and wisest of us enjoy no immunity, and to which less refined natures, like that of the de fendant, are too prone t) listen. In the interval he bad met with another widow, by name Mrs. Maria Soleby, in years 54. Now, whether an ambiguity resulting from the common character of " widow" had confused an intellect not naturally strong, or whether a morbid caprice had rendered that intellect unstable, it was im• po:sible at the present time to ascertain. But the de fendant had, at 'all events, transferred his affections from one widow to the other, and had given to Maria Soleby the heart which ought to have belonged to Maria Rus sell alone. More than this, he had given to Mrs. Soleby —an agreeable and opulent woman—a proof of affection which incapacitated him from performing bis promise to the plaintiff. He had married her on the 27th of April last. The letter about to be read would make but too manifest not only the change of the defendant's sent', ments and his disregard of the plaintiff's feelings, but also his utter want of reverence for the most cherished institutions of the land. It ran thus : " Wainfleet, Dec. 15, 1854. " Well, Mrs. Russell, do you intend to proceed ageanst me ? Why you will be lik a poor mouse amongest so many cats for I have thousons, and you have nout at all. Did not I tell you the night before I was married that I would pay you well if you would be still about it ? I went to Alford on the Bth of December, '5l, to salter my will, and my boy is ded. I have no one to leve my monney to but wat as plontey. I should have rembred you, but now you shall not have a cleated farden. I now ham a guen to sell all my land, and is a guen to love the town. I was a foal for writen to you that not in your house; if I had not you would of had no chime on me, but I did promis to marrey you, and to muck you my lawfull wife, that is trowe, and the 19 of Japery would of been theday, but 1 ham trustee for Mrs. Bycraft, and this woman yust to meet me on a tusday, night, and her tong and her monney drew my a tenshen ; the last time I was in yonr house I wanted to tell you, but I could not, for I new that you would feel it very much, becose I had caned the mater too fare a great deel. I own that I have don you damages in you sell= your stack of at a reduce perinea, and in senders the child home, 'and you geten all things in readness ; it was very foolish on me to do se, but I did love you, and I do wish that I had married you, after all ; know Mrs. Russels you ad a deel better sattel it, for I have 30 or 40 thoussons and you ant a penney. I dont care a dam for the Queen's laws you poor you may trie your worst, you shall not have a dam farden ; for if I cant throw you with fare mean., I will with foal. I ham determined not too be bet. I never thought that you ad cap my letters. I bornt your dam things ; you ad a deel beter sattel, it will bee a deel beter for you in the end, and you need not tack this later to that long devel, it is no eus, for Thar° throwen my hand ; you have no chaneein -the world with me, and wen you have read this you bornit it. I dont care a dam for jug nor juery. " JESSUP WHITEHEAD." The jury must give exemplary damages for such miscon duct, and for losses of another kind whick the plaintiff had sustained. She had given up a shop which she kept in Wainfleet, on the faith of the defendant's promise. Mr. Thomas Barney said—l ant the mamager of the Spalding and Boston Bank. The signature of the letters is, I think, the defendant's. I should have paid cheques so signed. He is a retired farmer, and lives st Spalding on his rents. John Joshua Barkworth said— I ant a *low, and live next door to the plaintiff in the market-plane of Wain fleet. A year ago I agreed to take the stock other-shop after she was married. She reduced it, and sold it off. Mr. A.. Dalton, a brewer, said—l have ;seen the de fendant coming out of plaintiff's house of an evening. I. have said, " Is this the time of night to come- from court , . ing ?" He has made no reply. This would be betwee d ten and eleven ; not the regular time—(laughter)—but, at all event s , th e defendant's time. I saw him a Jew days ago (on the 7th inst.) He asked me if I was sub pccnaed, and added, " I don't deny going to the hause. I've frequently been there, and also up stairs. I've rolled the old lady on the bed many times." Cross-examined—He said he had never written her any letters. Eliza Clayton said—l am niece of the defendant's pre. sent wife. I saw them come out of church after their marriage. I have seen the defendant go to Mrs. Rus sell's house, and I have told my au n t so , an d I h sve to ld her that defendant was making game of her. Mr. Baran Alderson—And notwithstanding this, rho married him ? Witness (curtEeying low and smiling)—Yes, my lord. Other evidence having been adduced in proof of the defendant's handwriting. Mr. Mellor addressed the jury for him. They haft heard something, ho said, and they would, hear more, of the plaintiff's career. Left a widow by Russell, shee bad subsequently married a man named Eno, and she► had brought Eno's career to a speedy termination, for he died in six months after his wedding. Set free from this old pedlar of 70, she aimed at some higher object. But she did not succeed in her views, so far as the defen• dant was concerned. It was true that the defendant had visited at her house. It might be true that the cere mony of a marriage would have added but little to the intimacy which once subsisted between them ; but it was cot true that he had ever written to her, or ever pro mised to marry her. He should show that her character was such as to render the idea of such a promise simply ridiculous, and that the letters were forgeries. Mr. Baron Alderson said that as the only question for the jury was whether or not a promise to marry had ever been made, he should not allow evidence to be given of the plaintiff's bad character. That should have been pleaded. He then summed up the whole case to the jury, who retired, and remained many hours in delibera tion. At about nine o'clock they made their appearance at the judge's lodgings, and found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 125/. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM FOUN DERING. The Result, East Indianian, belonging to Mr. Green, at Blackwell, now lying in the East India Dock, is at tracting much notice on account of her recent miraculous escape. She is laden with one of tke richest cargoes that has been shipped this season from China, consisting of 47,000 packages and boxes of tea, and a large assortment of China produce, consigned to Messrs. Lowther and Co., the brokers. On the ship reaching to within 400 miles of Cape Clear, she encountered a tremendous gale of wind from the S.E., which lasted for :nearly forty-eight hours, with a mountainous sea, in tholcourse of which the ship strained considerably, aid b e i ng an American-built ship her seams opened, letting in the water to the hold to an alarming extent. The moment it was discovered all hands were set to work at the pumps, and although they were kept going day and night, the water increased instead of de creasing, until at length there were no less than 16 feet. The after -hatches were then opened, and between 3,000 and 4,000 boxes of tea were thrown overboard, to enable the crew to get below, in order to bale the water out with a large cask which had been rigged. minute, is Although this baled out ninety gal:one addition to that ejected by the pumps, yet nothing pe t r be n :w m ater in founder ;and, c sa re v a e se th d. e but offi thatcers sh co e n n s l i u d s e t re in d ev t i h ta a b t ly_ , they Luck ily, favourable wind afforded as the last resource, had arranged to throw over the seen from she Portsmouth,gaiiie hat t a h n e ch o Govern mentrag Long as could. d cargo from between o de s c_k i s t , ho s z o t .aasitilokneeplolai:dr afloat as them a speedy ru wv n eass t rhraredmfd`o'irasipet:littecihsrl:,`ll: two steamers and a number of hands and pumps to her assistance, by which means she was kept afloat and towed round to the Thames. As may be supposed, a large portion of her cargo of tea, which was under water nearly a month, was destroyed. Up wards of 10,000 hexes have been *landed in the decide a saturated condition, rendered, by the salt water, ilect rabbi h. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ElR,—Peace being desirable, not only for the into rests of our country, but for those of the world at large, and the negotiations now pending being doubt less injuriously influenced by the obstinate resistance of Sebastopol (which could be otercoms in a day), and by the impossibility of successfully attacking Cronstadt by naval means (which Might bees speedily reduced), I have drawn up a petition to Parliament, in order that secrecy and silence on my part, and deficiency of information on that of the public, may no longer prove injurious to thesuccess of our arms. Hos tilities having proceeded so far, assuredly it is most expe dient to reduce a restless nation to a third or fourth-rate power than he ourselves reduced. Let not my motive be mistaken. I have an wish to command a fleet of 100 gun ships, or to attack first-rat. fortresses by encased batteries of steam gun-boats; that which I desire is, first, secretly, to demonstrate to com petent persons the efficiency of my plans, and then to obtain authority (during eight or ten days of fine wea ther) to put them in execution. The means I contemplate are simple, cheap, and safe in execution—they would spare thousands of lives, mil lions of money, and great havoc and -uncertainty of re sults. Theix consequences might, and probably would,, effect the emancipation of Poland, and give freedom to the usurped territories of Sweden. Those win) judge unfavourably of all aged naval com manders assuredly do not reflect that the useful employ ment of the energies of thousands and tens of thousands of men can best be developed and directed by a mind instructed by long observation matured by reflection, an advantage to which physical power that could clear its way by a broad sword can bear no comparison.. My unsupported opinion in regard to a naval enterprise,in 1809 proved to be correct ; every other undertaking in the British service, and as Commander-in-Chief in 'Chili, Peru, Brazil, and. Greece was successful, and so would the protracted and unaccomplished undertakings (so in jurious to the result of negotiation) have succeeded had I possessed sufficient influence to be patiently listened to.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, _ DUNDONALD. " TO THE EON. THE COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT 4t• SEMBLED. " THE PETITION OF THOMAS EARL OF DUNDONALD, ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, " Humbly showeth—That in the year ISII your peti tioner discovered, and, after deliberate consideration, hal the honour, in the year 1812, to disclose to his lhiyal Highness the Prince Regent, a simple, yet irre si,tible, means whereby ordinary implements in war might be dispensed with, and speedy and successful re suits insured. " That his Royal Highness was pleased to appoint a commission to investigate the subject, consisting of thr. i•iost competent persons of that period, whose report was so favourable that his Royal Highness ordered the at tendance of your petitioner, and commanded secrecy, which had been imposed on Lord Keith, Lord Exmouth, and on General and Colonel Congreye—his Royal High ness the Duke of York being president of the commis sion. " That with this injunction your petitioner faithfully complied, although he could have put his plans in execu tion in foreigi service, to his own great personal advan tage. That after your petitioner's return from abroad, and when an apprehension of war had again arisen at home, your petitioner presented his plans to his Majesty King William (who had honoured your petitioner in early life with favour), and whose professional know ledge enabled him to judge of their applicability. " That his Majesty satisfied therewith, was pleased, in the most flattering manner, to manifest the high esti mation in which he held the loyalty and disinterested conduct of your petitioner. " That on a subsequent threat of war, since the acces sion of her present Majesty, the question of the merits of your petitioner's plan was, on a similar occasion, sub mitted to the most honourable the Cabinet Council, wherein ingenuous and expanded minds, impressed with sentiments similar to those which actuated his late Ma jesty, recommended and obtained a gracious manifesta tion of royal justice. " That, in February and in July last year, your peti tioner again offered his said plans, and sanctioned their reference to a secret commission of naval officers, in order that a professional report might be made as to their practicability and efficiency, which report, however, was confined to an opinion as to their 'expediency,' perhaps originating in an erroneous impression as to the endur ance of iron-bound floating batteries, all of which your petitioner will engage to subdue, even were they added to the defences of Cronstadt. " That your petitioner, foreseeing the impracticability of capturing numerous and powerful fortifications by the means now in preparation, again most respectfully offers his plans and his services to accomplish these objects, re serving the encased batteries and steam gun-boats entire and ready for the brief and easy task of destroying the hostile fleet. " That your petitioner begs that, should these pre mises, and the prayer hereunto annexed, seem to your honourable house exaggerated or unreasonable, you will be pleased to take into your consideration that, had electric communication and photographic delineation been privately known and publicly announced, these in c)ntettible realities would have been received as an in sult to the understanding. Therefore your petitioner humbly prays " That your honourable house will be pleased, by a searching inquiry, to ascertain whether the aforesaid secret plans are capable speedily, certainly, and cheaply to surmount obstacles which our gallant, persevering and costly armies and fleets have failed to accomplish. " March 9, 1855." "DUNDONALD. EXPLOSION AT DARTFORD.—On Saturday mining, at nine o'clock, the inhabitants of Dartford were startled by two succes,ive explosions, which shook the town and neighbourhood. It was soon ascertained that one of the drying mills id Messrs. Pigon hvi exploded, destroy ing tue bu i ldi ng, and causing the death of one work man, be§ides v/9111434 several others. . . - rlc e6 c ol In ;011