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Mr. HANN-Kills, in seconding the amendment, said that if the Curt hied approached her Majesty in terms of remonstrance at the mismanagement of the war, it would have been a noble privilege and nobly exercised, but that they should seek the first opportunity to con. aratulate her Majesty on the success of the British army, when the next mail might bring news of disaster, was ii matter which be could not understand. THE CHANCELLORSVILLE FREEHOLD T GOLD 3IINING COMPANY. • 1 ;e Dir ectors hereby announce to their •hareho'ders the arrival 9f the Qui c k step with 100 Tons of Gold Ore, the first consignment !rout their Mines in Virginia. Thetestsmade by Messrs. Johnson, and Matthey, Mitchell, Claudet, • 11 3 - an ty • right, &c , justify the belief that at least 5 oz. of Gold to the ton 'Will be obtained from this larze importation. By order. W. S. TROTTER, Secretary. No, 1 , Great Winchester -street, October, 1855. g - LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, oCrOBER 12, 1855. RAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of C ANADA. —Notice is Hereby Given, That a CALL of 2/. 'Qs. tinshare on each and every share of the A series of the shams cf e emPany has been made, and will be due and payable on Friday, 12th day of October, 1835. A CALL of 101. will also be duo and payable on each of the Certi- Cres exchangeable f or C om pany's Debentures, and 101. on each of odaificates exchangeable for the Debentures of the Province of 'Main P in er a cent. interest will be charged on the Calls as long as they rrear. thee•k C all Letter will b e sen t to each shareholder for the payment of at the on his sh ares. Th e D e b en t ure C er tifi ca t es mus t be pr es ent e d e Bankers, in order that the payment of the Call may be marked T 1 ~ the m. Iletd ers e have the power of paying up in full on their shares and ll be a nt ures• Intere s t a t th e ra t e of 6 per cent. per annum is paid on All receivetoni advance ot Calls on either shares or debentures. PaYments be made at the Banking House of Messrs. Glyn, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. N o . 194666.] [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• tone; oa. PUBLICATIONS. IlooN, Mayor A COMMON COUNT'IL holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on Thursday, the lith day of October, t 855 ; Resolved —That a dutiful and loyal Address of Congratulation be presented to her Majesry upon the glorious successes of the Briti , h Army and• Fleets in conjunction with those of her Majesty's faithful Allies. ISERE WETII ER. VISIT OF THE DUCHESS OIL• CAMItRIDGE TO ROWTOIV CASTLE, SHROrSHIRE. crowded Lime-street, St. John's-iane, and the interjacent streets. The brilliant illuminations in Lime-street, ex tending from the Teutonic-hall to the Isle of Man Vaults at,the irner of London-road, enlivened the scene and rendered one of a pguliar, interesting, and gorgeous character. A long line if hundreds of cabs and carriages was moving t piJoniirtproad, along Ashton-street, and Clarence -street, ur Mount-pleasant, and along Hope street, down Leece-street, Renshaw-street, and Lime street, towards the south entrance of St. George's-hall. In the meantime there were beautiful pyrotechnic dis plays and fireworks—rockets and various coloured stars flying up in the air in every direction. The discharges of firearms and squibs were fully as frequent, and alto gether the excitement of the people as intense as at any part of the progress of the previous day. At length, about eight o'clock, an unusually brisk fire of rockets and firearms commenced, and shortly afterwards his Royal Highness and party drove along the area in front of the hall to the entrance, amidst the most vocife rous cheering of the assembled thousands. His Royal Highness acknowledged the greeting of the crowd, and then proceeded to the hall beneath the extensive awning which had been put up for the occasion. A. considerable crowd still lingered about the hall during the remainder of the evening. bird:. . 64 Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE PRIEST'S NIECE By the Author of " Lionel Deerhurst." SHREWSBURY, Thursday Evening.—This afternoon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom panied by the Princess Mary, Baron Knesebeck, and Miss Montague, passed through this town, en route for Rowton Castle, ,the picturesque seat of Mr. and Lady Charlotte Lyster. The distinguished party arrived by the London and North-Western mail train at 3.54 p.m., and were set down opposite the principal entrance to the railway station; the platform being covered with Brus sels carpet. _ _ Mr. BLAKE said, lamenting as be did the mal-adminie• tration of affairs in the highest quarters as connected with both army and navy, that was no reason why, la spite of all the evil consequences that had flowed from it, and when they found themselves in possession of Se bastopol in conjunction with their allies, the Court should rot present a respectful address of congratulation to her Majesty. (Hear.) Mr. H. L. TAMOR repudiated the idea of members of the Court attributing the late success in the Crimea to the valour of the English troops. It was the French troops who took Sebastopol. Without the assistance of the English troops they would not have succeeded ; but, in pint of fact, it was primarily the French, assisted by the English, who captured Sebastopol. (Hear hear, and No, no.) He (Mr. Taylor) should vote for the amendment. . _ _ ; od Od " This romance ovPrflows with startling incident and Atriking situations. In many of the scenes there is a degree of narrative and descriptive power rarely surpAssed, and the conception and delinea tion of characier is generally natural and effective."—Morning Post. Hurst and Plackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. EAST INDIA nouAz, 10TH OCTOBER, 1855. YOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the art nexed CODE of REGULATIONS for the ADMISSION of C ANDID A TEs at the EXAMINATIONS to be held for the. APPOINTMENT of ASSISTANT SURGEONS in the SERVICE of the EAST INDIA COMPANY, has teen framed by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, under the provisions of the Act 16th and 17th Vict., cap. 95, sec. 38. REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE APPOINT MENT OF ASSISTANT-SURGEON IN THE SERVICE OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. loWe r ) arley buy sog° New published, Vol. 1., price 65., of PROFESSOR WILSON'S NOCTES A.MBROSIANX. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CH APILAN, Secretary. °l ces of the Company, 21, Old FIT sad-street, London, kith Sept., 1355. ;$ 1 eseeal ; a kers 13s Cki To be completed in Four Volumes. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. PROFESSOR JOHNSTON'S CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE. In two vole., crown octavo, price lis. 6d , with 113 Illustrations on Wood, and a Copious Index. "All wi'l concur in admiring the profound thought which has ennobled so many familiar things, and has even tinged the commonest processes of household life with the hues of novelty and surprise. The work deserves to be universally read."—British Quarterly Re view. William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh and London. Ina yen' fully Id fo r ,nd as 004 g. 8. 2? 22 „ col 1i. 012181 W asn uz~ ~ y~ ce „6 11f t. 1 6 ' 16 .1 cert"-S Th•' ~~ Ilo' 31111 t. 6 • • 2 flf han d t. 20 ~,,,0 kaert iO wet" ;60 ° ; t o 10d ij to•al 631 61 1 if 0 3 1 Woo' s o b e i rol n ° i f so lA.i I i 101' 5 6 de ee _WWI p 'Da a Of if° pof lr 1, 03$ Ore l tY C O. ~,V , fo°C°' riP it :t 0 00 , tr,3 o ....,1.0„, id 411 let °ll ' °rich , Ro bb )00 ~te f tea .ifie„ ° afito 0 4 r so 1 0 tf 03 It°YAL LYCEUM THEATRE; — . THIS meek' the EVENING, and every evening during the and GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC M YSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Great effosr'l of the N or th, i n 12 ac t s, w ith ever - c hanging variety Z s i dents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary se M a gic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos s,„—'lg distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of s—nseinent. It is not a monologue, for the audience theemof t:es perform their parts with the principal actor, i s i o b m i ion ni on the stage and others in front ; it is not an ex; 't v r . th the ugh everything becomes metamorphosed be ore e— e s .°f the visitors no one can be positive that he sees any "- , bin g; hut it is a comedy really performed by the corn pl3sc-te" melodrama replete wi . th startly positions and unex the uenouements ; magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of trevP2lblic every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an ex the b - g a n B a, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond C ash Minds of probability. - saw Cass. es sor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and I°llable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum I:::abtre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he v im e en enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con hias'ens repetition. He believes that no professor of his art amount time or in any place been honoured with an insn‘ of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. Cellist attribute that success to three causes ; first, that sb a '''s Present entertainment he has placed before his visitors be'tresuits.of a life t;echilousTid - evotea to the attainment . of C' ec ted skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he l'eas travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has ss r s e , (l no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on of - ss 'age‘in the most elaborate manner, by the employment . fi rst Mechanicians and artists of the day; and thirdly, mho }b•while endeavouring to provide amusement for those it i, 3 " n nour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that t ill ., Possibl e t o a ff or d i n f orma ti on a l so, an d th a t th e oppor everl7 should not be neglected of exposing conjuring where re has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by tli s s - ' , .ng to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner, ll' ' esi gnin.' have succeeded in making dupes of the ' e uloos . " Ilse f esr g et letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which . Pr_o theat Anderson has received, from the time of opening the tesossre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in many"" taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst Of at them shem bear melancholy evidence to the dangers , which .. t0 c 7. 1. belief in the superstitious nonsense of the Spin re Jude - lug simply by the correspondence wh . which has Li: Profes e Sor knderson's expose of spirit-rapping and ducillastration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro- Dos e d a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt terto.ex f e mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the tielnniann ic ations which reach him on the subject. He regrets mho many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen tellfroin their position in society and their well-known in beeeetual a ttainments, he would least have expected to have eo s ij e enverts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so eve_3! susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every otiiri n lng, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on I,y ss ' -r PPing are expressed, and every evening, within the ` i nn, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited 10)rhi.ell-leidated. It is respectfully requested that this a z s ie opposition will be accepted genera lly as P ro f essor nly mode of replying at full length to his Ilaraultiltitudinous correspondents. He regrets that the es °f the great and learned of the land should r're been made to figure in the documents emanating r o na the spirit-rappers[as for instance the following, ex bearlesd from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Ses , ite . m . - t „ , u, and taken by that journal from the New York .Sp.zrz sp-c.4, Tel graph It purports to emanate from an American ss s iri , t sraPper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster 11:V437 confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what lie has ts i o ' lles sed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be rft ghlY nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought e whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the kdation of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, t e s t nal hand s , an d th e d emonstrative strength of the spirits uo thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate acv rial objects ctsabout the room, roved to be too much of aor them to master. M " i ll s D. D. Hume, the author of the e, has recently left England, and the following account of " 8 0, and what he is, occurs i n th e F am il y H era ld, N o. 648: `` This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now ' n Italy is a remarkable medi um for all the manifestations With ' cnit apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout t i7 e Aliglo-Saxon nn world s a splendid humbug, offered him 2,000 1, per aum if hem would perform at his museum nNew be rk• Barnum then took it for granted that mediums could oro u s.bs . and, 6 He was somewhat astonished when his offer was se " , Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply rhouestly remarked, that the money would have been very heanePtable to him, for he was poor, young (under 20), an or . - (410 and in very bad health : but he would have been afraid 116 I s f lu g his Power as a medium, and he would sooner lose We. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. ealtneqstuiired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the 'ne of the in the world, and withal a conjuror, is tainly sure e firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer editorial ar p tiele g to find such a para'rap • h as this in the of an established journal, the editor of whom in g s uPPosed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe thi s s '''''' r aPning-- does spirit-rapping gain or lose by kentaeeession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse t b e to it, is this bill drawn on public credulity, more likely t ° l4, - „: l l 7 °t lated ? , Professor Anderson would believe not tn z i a - " e n lie finds that educated clergymen of the Church of Bwi nrl have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross ‘ ,t l le, When he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the writese 4-N- • J. Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and im t a book on the subject, ho considers it t , be time for it i s eepstate that which he knows of the mechanism by which -2ile s ,, e ; lee ted, and the mischief to which it tends. In the bar - i" Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir 1 4 IQ Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel, Vel l L e i t l nPa nY with L or d B roug h am. H e di s ti nc tl y s t a t es th a t spirt, th e Wizard o f th e N or th proc l a i ms every n i g ht—th a t PhspsraPPing is nothi ng more th an con j ur i ng app li e d t o b a d how: e k In the M orn i ng Ad ver ti ser o f th e f o ll ow i ng d ay, )si s „ - yer, the re i s an answer to Sir David ' s letter from one RtklusWBB p r esent when he and Lord Brougham bad their tabl e With the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the elts (0 l arge di nner -t a bl e, I b e li eve ) move d a b out i n the most lOrdi 4 , ra n arY manne r , and, among other things, a large ac then ° t - w as conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and t ight Brougham's, in which, held by his . lordship's Ns, uad, apart from any person, it played an air through the with such a statement, printed for the edification of th e ye ePle of the 19th century, with the facts befor e u s th a t to ilancist talented men of the day are permitting themselves gre at : ideluded by these juggling spirit-mongers —that the saki ; 8 3 ' novelist of the age is now engaged in making it the 113 4 - :; O f a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" frof S; 11a11 3' been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, ,qts Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual- De r ; America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will teiug el °ed by the people of England as genuine hone . st . at lagielst.o Provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual In visited e course of th e l as t fi ve wee k s 100 , 017 p er sons have t ha n tim Ly ceum Theatre, —a larger num b er, i t is believed, els or - t uas ever before been assembled within its walls in so l e P er , i°d. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. o,4°i programme being continually changed. Grand nable Day Performance, on Saturday, October 13, at 2 a/Zck the programme being thus arranged ; L The Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical )33, _aihtiest of the At : in which the Wizard will do iss,":_gie.that which some suppose to be effected . by mesmey te air illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in ActOf 2 • The Aqu a -A v i a l P ara d ox ; exemp lif y i ng th e power comp.:" animated nature fro fire and water only, and eeasibility of eliciting from the m simplest elements the most At - , q ;c f orms of ornith o l og i ca l ex i s t ence . l'e eket • Le Livre des Recueils Choisies : or, Puck's Own openi ng l o ok, w ith P uc k h i mse l f within it. Typifying the ali 8 entertainment in the production of the very vein out us fro m a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude for f minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears 1 4 b1,,6 exi stence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and Ala tin g in g forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely es for to be found. ble ket4 . Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Troll. ti•,; b in. 'which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed roof ' n ing, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor k the -s-black int o w hit e, and the Discovery of every Article position which would seem the most inappropriate. u ,st . et 5. L'Ecrin de Verre; or, the Casket of Crcesus. Into slich, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, t s il ci sus . peneed . so as to be visible to the eyes of all present, i` f e_ 'Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport r e „ lfs and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, "eiked, and the key in the possession of the audience. or, the Transparency of opacity, 6. Clairvoyance Extraordinary ; O Pacity. A ct. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine 11 s, ~ 'spirit Store. Au improvement upon the " inexhaustible s inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in 'anstible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk, I :l 7 e ni salts Port, Sherry, brandy, gin,. rum, whisky, D ° l . o " ea n, or a ' ny other wine or spirit required ; and finally' t s a l•i ng to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, °ec uPYing the whole space when tightly packe f S/ ) A . et 8 . Half an Hour igith the Spirits ; or, an Expose of tori.t-raPping.nvisibles Introducing the spirit-rapping table and thetilti of the i. Act e w •,-. Grand Mystic Amalgam, in which the property of Dh e o.„ - zard's patrons will undergo some strange mebtam•or tra - 's' and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs ecom: Issilldalornsed into the flags of victory—the banners of En s - A4 r i,nnec, Turkey, and Sardinia. seat s • 1 0. The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which he who the . himself will be under the magic spell, and appear to . ti 411diciice circumstances least expected, in a posi c Ae p tuhar as perplexing. No el ''- 1 1. The Mystery of the Charmed Chest ; or, the %liai s " of the Ni g ht' s W on d ers. To comprehend which the of t h s' n ee will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part i rk the chest suspended travel Vahommed's coffin) 4 11 • 11 , into which all things will, and out of which 'A°4l Produced. /loot 12 . The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest sl u e to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of th n g Ourselves of a troublesome friend, and the advantages ern t e , e neW ly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west. b the eastern hemisphere. I , l l l , ° °r3 i. open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. lio x ,T s boxes, 1/. lls. 60. and if, ls., to be obtained at the eis e i e e ' l e,e, or at the principal libraries; stalls, 4s. ; dress Of ; upper boxes,ls. ; gallery, 6d. The k i ."'" is open daily, from 11 till 5, unde r the direction foiroali Ch atterton, jun. Grand fashi ona bl e M orn i ng Per -4.14 'Pas 1 , e° o Saturday, October 13, at 2 o' c l oc k . D oors open t 1. AMERICAN TRUNKS.—A new Stock of these light and convenient Travelling Caste or Boxes is just arrived at the AMERICAN WAREHOUSE. No. 546, New Oxford street. They are made of the best American Leather, and warranted to he more durable than any other in the market. Persons wishleg for a good and Cheap Trunk should not fail giving them an examina tion. TO LOVERS OF FISH.-100 GENUINE YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package included. THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP ARTICLE OF FOOD forwarded to all parts, on receipt of penny postage stamps or P. 0.0. (preferred). Send full and plain direction, county, and nearost sta tion.—Address TllO. LETTIS. jun., Fish Curer, Gt. Yarmouth. " This is the third season Mr. Lettis has supplied us with Yar mouth bloaters, and we find the quality excellent.—J. Brashowe, house steward, Blenheim Pal ce.— Oct. 20, 1854." " Mr. Lettis,—As soon as you send out 3 our genuine bloaters, I shall bcfglad to have a supply as usual ; those I had last year gave great satisfaction.—A. F. Courroux, Ambassador's Court, St. James's Palace.—Oct. 1, 1855." STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND, 9,2, 5. BRITNSWICK WHARF, BL.A.CKWALI., on the arrival fo lowing Trains from Fenchurch-stree', !OM , 2,3%, we..ther per mit ing. The Packets will call at the R:shervilla, Greenhithe, Pardee , and North Woolwich P ers. i ULLI kira,,t:ll.l an.. I..OIEICTI •••• •• •• 101. .. Is. 2C. „ Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Scl. Os iof , „ 1-rith and London— ••• • .. -••• • •• . Rd. .. Os, Ind Frith and Blackwall or Woolwich... •• • 6d. .. Oa. Rd bet ,-tee„ ar•=iv:.pend and Intermediate Piers.. fid. 06. Rd October 9. 1355. %1 R. O street, has I'A introduced surgeon -Den, -De an entirely newildteissctr'ipstio2t; Fleet 11.ofA i t TI TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is zuaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. All natural-born subjects of her Majesty between 22 and 28 years of age, and of sourd bodily health, may be candidates for admission into the service of the East India Company as Assistant Surgeons. They must subscribe and $ end into Dr. Sc ‘tt, the Physician to the Honourable East India Company, 10 days before the period fixed for each examination, a declaration to the following effect : " I (christian and surname at full length), a candidate for em ployment as an Assistant-burgeon in the service of the East India Company, do hereby declare, that I was years of age on the day of last, and that I labour under no constitu tional disease or physical disability that can interfere with the due discharge of the duties of a medical officer ; and I also attest my readiness to proceed on duty to India within three months of receiv ing my appointment." This declaration must be accompanied by the following docu ments : 1. Proof of age, either by extract from the register of the parish in which the candidate was born, or by his own declaration pursuant to the Act 5 and 6 Wm. IV., c 62. 2. A certificate of moral character from a magistrate, or a minis ter of the r, ligious denomination to which the candidate belongs, who has personally Ic‘ own him for at least two preceding years. 3. A diploma in surgery, or a degree in medicine, provided an ex amination in surgery be required for such degree, from some body competent by law to grant or confer such diploma or degree. 4. A certificate of having attended two courses of lectures, of six months each, on the practice of physic, and of having attended for six months the practice and clinical instruction of the physicians at some hospital, containing at least, on an average, one hundred in patients ; or of having attended one course of lectures of six months on the practice of physic, and clinical instruction for twelve months. 5. A certificate of having attended for three months the practical instruction given at one of the public asylums for the treatment of the insane. 6. A certificate of having atfeiided for three months ono of the in stitutions or wards of an hospital especially devoted to the treat ment of ophthalmic disease. Candidates who may not have been able to attend the practice of an asylum for the insane, or of an ophthalmic hospital, for 3 months previous to their offering themselves for examination, will not be excluded from examination, but will, if successful in obtaining re commendation for appointments, be required to produce certificates of having attended such practice during the interval between the examine , ion and the time of proceeding to India. 7. A certificate of h .wing attended a course of lectures on mid wilery, and of having conducted least six labours. R. A certificate of having acquired a practical knowledge of cup ping. • Candidates may also, at their option, send in certificates of attend ance at any hospitals, or on any course of lectures, in addition to the •above. Attendance on a course of military surgery, and the practi cal study of surgi al cperations on the dead body, are recommended. The Examination will include the following subjects :- 1. Surgery in all its departments. 2. Medicine, including the di-eases of women and children, The rapeutics, Pharmacy, ant Hygiene. 3. Anatomy and l'hjsiology, including Comparative Anatomy. 4. Natural History, including Botany and Zoology. The tollowing are the nook% recommended in— Zoology and Comparatve Anatomy— Outline of the Structure of the Animal Kingdom, by Rymer Jones, or Lours Elemcntaire d'Histoire Naturelle, par Milne Edwards. Botany— Lindley's School Botany, or Lindley's Elemen s of Botany. The Examinaton will be conducted— 1. By means of written question: and answers. 2. By object examinations and experiments, when the subject ad mits of such tests. 3. By practical examination of patients, and by operations on the dead body. . .. 4 By . I.va voce examination, The persons who shall be pronounced by the examiners to be the best quail fled in all respects will be appointed to fill the requisite number of appointments as assistant•surgeons in the East India Company's Service, and, so far as the requirements of the service will permit, they will have the choice of the Pre•idency in India to which they shall e appointed, according to the order of merit in which they stand on ihe list resulting from each examination. All assistant-surgeons are required t subscribe to the military or media!, and medical retiring funds, at the presidencies to which they may be respectively appointed, and to the Military Orphan So ciety also, 'f appointed to Bengal. All assistant-surgeons who shall neglect or refuse to proceed to India. under the orders of the Court of Directors, within three months from the date of their appointmen , , will be considered as having for feited it, unless special circumstances shall justify a departure from this regulation. A copy of these regulations, and any further information, may be obtained on application to the Secretary of the Military Department, East India House. The examinations will take place in the months of January and July in each year; and due notice will be given by public adver tisement of the days appointed, and of the probable number of can didates to be selected. The Kxaminers for Assistant Surgeons in the llonourable East India Company's Service, having received many inquiries is to the object and extent of the Examination in Comparative Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany, have considered it desirable to announce that their objects are,— I. To ascertain who of the Candidates have devoted especial atten tion to any of these sciences, end are hence qual - fied to under Like ditties requiring a knowledge of them, as well as the general duties of their profession. Proficiency in these sciences will, in classifying the Candidates by merit, be entitled to great consideration. 2. To encourage all Candi iates to acquire an elementary know ledge of the structure and affinities of the principal natural families of Animals and of Plants, with the general p an upon which these are constructed, and the functions and relations of their most impor tant organs. 3. To promote the study of Natural History as a most important adjunct or preliminary to a liberal medical education; that of Com parative Anatomy, Zoology, or Botany, if properly cultivated, by means of snecimens, for even a short period, being eminently calcu lated to develope babitsof close observation, and to strengthen those powers of rea%onin9; upon observed facts, which must be habitually exercised by medical men everywhere, but which must be exercised with the greatest energy and promptitude by those who pract , se in a tropical climate, and who are often thrown wholly upon their own r'•sources. The general examination in these sciences will be elementary, and will embrace a very limited range of technical terms. At *he written examination a considerable number of questions will be put, with the view of ailowing each Candidate to select such subjects as he has attended to, and, thereby, of enabling the Examiners to ascertain the particular departments of science in which the verbal examina tion should be conducted. With those Candidates who have attained proficiency in any branch of these sciences, the verbal examination will be pursued in the !,ran , ll selected,so as to ascertain the full extent of their knowledge. It is now announced that the next examination will be held at this hou,e on the 14th of January next, and succeeding days, and that the probalfie number of vacancies in the medical establishment of the East India Company, to he then filled up, will be twenty-five. JA3IE C. MELVILL, Secretary. ARMY CONTRACTS. CDMMISSARIAT OFFICE, No. 5. New-street. Spring-gardenc. 1 nth October, 1855. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons NO desirous of contracting to supply such quantities of BREAD, " best seconds," MEAT, OA T 4, and FOR AGE, as may be required for her Majesty's Land Forces in Quarters and Barracks, in the Counties of England severally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle of Man, and in the Channel Islands. and also distinctly and separ itchy for the troops at Aldershott, in the county of Hants, for Six Months from the Ist December next, inclusive; — That proposals in writing, sealed and marked on the outside "'ren der for Army Supplies," will be received at the Commissariat Oftl2,e, No. 5, New-street, Spring gardens, until THURSDAY, the Ist day of Nov other neat, at 12 o'clock noon, and no later. Printed Forms of Tenders, with the Conditions of the Several Con tracts specified, may be obtained on application to the Deputy Corn naissa-y General at his Office, as above. No others will be received. 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Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 26 stamps, LN"ERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrheea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more flacessitil mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative ,ystem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and listftigulitong, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of avery variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, -ixcesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded an twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcsa, &c. To which .tro added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre lautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on those important disorders. By SAMUEL LAWERT M.D. 37, BEDFORD - E l -QUA IE, LONDON, , octor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edit. burgh, Honorary Member of the London hospital Medical Society Licentiate c Hall, Lond on, &c., &e.e essential r : treatise is to p o i nt out th e f ear f u l con s n certain habits, ir regularit i es, and excesses, u,iece. resulting of A o p b e t h e ti .t e 6 c o r aart this .vhich have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man fiood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any. :titer class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled: it is absolutely necessary that all men Should know, that there aro principles ol personal management which cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties , nay be mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may se avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive gactice in the treatment of t h ese delicate complaints, which have untortunately been too generally confided to the care of i gno r ant empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY 111aY be had Price 23, of Messrs. Sher wood and Co., 33, l'aternel .. row ; Hannay, 63, O x f or d -s t reet ; Hanle, 19, Leicester-square; -Mann' 39, Cornhill ; or free by post for 26 stamps to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Red ford-square. At home for consultation daily_from eleven till. two, and from six till eight. On alighting her Royal Highness was received by Colonel the Hon. G. C. W. Forester, M.P., by whom she was conducted to a waiting-room set apart for the occasion, and where Colonel Frederick Hill bad the honour of being introduced. A detachment of 100 picked men of the Shropshire Militia, under the com mand of Major Whitmore, attended as a guard of ho nour ; and the excellent band of the regiment played the National Anthem and "Partant pour la Syrie," as the august party were escorted to their carriages, which drove for Rowton amidst the enthusiastic cheers of some thousands of spectators. Among the distin guished visitors who are expected to meet her Royal Highness at Rowton are the Earl of Powis, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, the Hon. Col. Forester, Col. Hill, &c. On Friday the Royal party intend paying a visit to the Earl of Powis, at Powis Castle, near Welshpool. They will be met on the borders of the principality by a detachment of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, who will form an escort to Powis Castle. Preparations are being made at Welshpool to do be coming honours to the august visitors, and a guard of honour will be formed by the Royal Montgomeryshire Rifles. VISIT OR THE DUKE OP CAMBRIDGE TO LAN SHIRE. LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—The excursion yesterday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge up and down the Mersey was accomplished under the most favourable auspices. The landing stage was densely packed with people, and the liveliness of the scene was heightened by the presence at the stage and different piers of some 20 river steamers dressed in their gayest bunting. Opposite the landing-stage a fleet of pilot boats was stationed, displaying all their flags, and be hind one of them were linked four life-boats in a row. About a quarter past 11, his Royal Highness, accom panied by his Worship the Mayor, alighted rom the official equipage, and were received at the west slope of the landing-place by Major Greig, on horseback, and a' body of police under Superintendents Quick and Murphy. In other carriages were his Royal Highness's suite, and a select party from Knowsley; Mr. W. Brown and lady, &c. Immediately the duke was observed deafening cheers rent the air, flags in all directions were waved to and fro, and the bells of St. Nicholas sent forth a merry peal. The party de-cended the west slope, and on the landing stage the duke was eiedeived with the same enthusiasm which had characte r ised his pr og r e ss generally th roug h the town. The the boat was kept by a strong body of dock constables. The steamer Countess of Ellesmere was selected to convey the august party, and we may say that a better selection could not have been made. The steamer, besides being a beautiful fpycbma yesterday. ogsacudtatkneerer;tl, Packet C' sa i cse s ; .07yrfni indeeda) gpET c ia h inshin t hgee - yse l immediately in front of which was the steam-ship Tra falgar, rseteertendoofythriospvees,ssewle, were e n m a o li o n r e ed ut a hb fi b eli o v ng u e at ßoyal the yb e lluirnadtisilnSagit;eaal: Liverpool n it o li f fe E - la n o e a s t ru s, e t r h e e p c a r s e s w ed s o t f h which A m a l n it n t e le d tooarsseaaws seaward d e C we o r u e ntes sta tioned, 200 yards apart, seven of the pilot-boats, viz., the ttv d o p iyeou p dnot e e f a voihD r n: faar having c l nos e g i we lab a yme n fe d ernro maeo effected, veryetchttteeleds:tr aiwtvgiheef er: Teaser, the Mersey, the Pioneer, the Duke, the Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, and the Auspicious, all profusely decorated with flags. As soon as the steamer was fairly under way, the pilot-boats fired a salute of twenty-one guns, at intervals of half-minutes, until the salute was completed, and then, weighing their anchors, stood off for the Rock Lighthouse, sailing in line about 150 yards apart. Steaming across the river towards the Woodside Ferry, the pier at which was crowded, and from which resounded the vociferous cheers of several hundreds of spectators, the Countess of Ellesmere kept in shore until off the Brombro' Works, when she put over towards Garston, near which she kept in shore, thence running over to Eastham, a large num ber of ferry steamers, tug-boats, &c., crowded with people, keeping in the rear. Prominent among these empkodindaeei trsbsrhesteaaiase rnsgmekececadoeai t steamers was the new Woodside ferry boat Liverpool, built by Mr. John Laird, and which is about to be placed on the station. The commissioners of Birkenhead, who are most loyal subjects, and we hope soon will be, along with those whom they represent, pleasant citizens of Liver pool, had availed themselves of the opportunity afforded them by their neighbours on this side of the water, of testifying their respect to the cousin of our benign ruler, and their warm appreciation of the inherent bravery of one of our princes of the blood. The Liverpool was placed at the disposal of the commission ers by t!te ferry committee, and a select party of about 400 went down in her to m ee t th e d u k e re turning. The boat was gaily decorated with a great profusion of mag nificent flags, and Jolliffe's band was in attendance to add to the harmony of the proceedings. Captain White was in command, and Mr. Reed, the manager of the ferry, was present with his valuable advice when it be came necessary to manoeuvre in order that the Liverpool should not commit the error which some boats did, of preceding the Royal yacht-steamer. Amongst the commissioners present on board the Liverpool were Mr. John Laird, chairman, Mr. Rae, deputy-chair man, Messrs. Gough, Hornblower, Cross, Whitting ham, Bradley, Hind, Tyrer, and Goulburn ; and the Rev. R. M. Feilden, R. Barton, Esq., J.Pe R. Frodsham, Esq., R. Hughes, Esq., T. Harrison, Esq., S. Bailiff, Esq , F. Frodsham, Esq., T. Fletcher, Esq., H. Fox, Esq., A. Wain, Esq. law clerk to the commissioners, the Rev. M. Cockroft, the Rev. Hamilton, R. Bryan, sen., Esq., the Rev. Francis Bryan, E. Willan, E-q., E. Storey, Esq., H. Williams, Esq., E. Thompson, Esq., the Rev. Hirt, Hayes , Esq., James Andrew, Esq., &c. The refreshments, which were supplied by Mrs. Jones, confectioner, Mar ket-cross, Birkenhead, were ample, and of the west recherche description, and the wines were pronounced unexceptionable. The general superintendence of the arrangements had been entrusted to Messrs. Whitting ham and Bradley, to whom special thanks are due for the most excellent manner in which they fulfilled their arduous undertaking. But to return to the Countess of Ellesmere, which we left off Eastham. About 12 o'clock she again struck across the river to Gersten, keeping close in shore for some distance, and then going into the middle of the stream, where she passed all the steamers that had fol lowed, and others that had come out to meet her. The duke met with such a reception as will not easily be erased from his memory. The cheers from the Liverpool were loud and protracted, and his Royal Highness re peatedly took off his hat and bowed his acknowledgments. In the meantime the yachts in port off Birkenhead, 14 in number, and named the Ariel, the Miranda, the Cymba, the Nimrod, the Coralie, the Blue Bell, the Sea Bird, the Mirage, the Windward, the Ranger, the Electric, the Spray, the Jessica, and the Zillah, under the command of Commodore Littledale, slipped from their moorings after repeating the salute of the pilot boats, as the Royal steamer passed them, bore to the northward, and joined the pilot boats, in line, off the Rock Lighthouse. The Countess of Ellesmere then proceeded to theßock, where the pilot boats were inspected by his Royal High ness as they manoeuvred, and then returned to the landing-stage, where it arrived about a quarter-past two o'cloak, after having gone close in shore at Woodside Ferry, and thus permitted the duke once more to ac knowledge the loyalty and patriotism of the people of Birkenhead. The life-boats here manoeuvred in grand style, and his Royal Highness and party then landed, amidst the renewed plaudits of thousands. At the top of the west slope, accompanied by his Worship the Mayor, his Royal Highness occupied the official equi page, and after taking leave of his worship at the Town Hall, the duke was driven to Knowsley. As the equi page passed down Castle-street, Lord-street, and Church street, the cheering was vociferous, and the duke bowed his acknowledgments frequently. The day was very fine, and there being a brisk breeze and a somewhat heavy sea the capacities of the various beats, sailing and steam, were fully tested. The concert took place in the evening at St. George's Hail. Apart from any extraneous decorations, the superb edifice is the greatest ernament of our town ; but, with its accessories of innumerable flags, medals, and illumi nations, it could not fail to be the most gorgeous and magnificent spectacle of which we have to boast. The grouping of the national flags of England, France, Turkey, and Sardinia, between the pil l ars on the east side of the ball, has a most imposing effect, whil e the flags fluttering in the breeze from the top of the building impart a wonderfully light, airy appear ance to the ponderous structure itself. Four bronze shields, of chaste and classic design, are ranged along the front of the ball ; two of them bear the memo rable names of the Crimean battles, and the other two shine with the appropriate words " Gallia" and " Al bion;" while over each there is a pretty grouping of the flags of the allied nations. French lamps, which were illu m i na t e d with gas on Tuesday night, are placed on the top of those two beautiful but misplaced granite pillars at the front entrance. These pillars are commonly known throughout the town by the name of "The Candlesticks ;" and cer tainly the use they have been put to on this occasion renders the term singularly appropriate. On the top of the eastern facade the words " Victoria—Napoleon" are ranged in letters which stand about 6 feet high. It is understood that no less than 100,000 gas jets have been used in their construction, but they were not lit up last night. About dusk Lime-street became very much crowded by people anxious to see his Royal Highness arrive. As time wore ee- the multitude became more and more dense ; and bet Ween 7 and 8 o'clock it was almost an impossibility to elbow a way through the reams that THE INTERIOR. On entering the hall we were more than ever struck with the beauty of the details as well as with the general effect. The organ, which has been completed, now pre sents a beautiful appearance, the judicious and extremely effective introduction of delicate tints in diapering the pipes give a lightness to the entire structure perfectly in harmony with the rest of the decorations. A spacious and cleverly-arranged orchestra had been built in front of the organ, rising on either side to a level with the galleries, and in these wings were seated about 150 of the Philharmonic Society's chorus. Accommodation being required for fewer vocalists than at the opening of the ball, the galleries for the chorus were less heavy than on the former occasion referred to, and the architectural beauties of the building remained unaffected by the tnt- Porary structure. The audience, who had commenced to arrive soon after six o'clock, began to pour into the building in ar almost uninterrupted stream as the hour for the concert ap proached, and by eight o'clock nearly every seat was occupied. The distinguished company in whose honour the enter tainment was given did not, however, arrive till about a quarter past eight, by which time everybody's curiosity was at its height, and anxious glances were cast towards the several entrances in anticipation of seeing his Royal Highness make his appearance. An unusual stir at the centre door, in the west side, soon gave notice of his ap proach, and in a few moments the Duke of Cambridge appeared, leading in Mrs. Tobin. He was closely fol lowed by the Mayor and the Countess of Derby, and the other notabilities. The applause was hearty in the extreme, and his Royal Highness evidently seemed gratified as he bowed his acknowledgments to the con gratulations that greeted him. The party who accom panied him were nearly the same as at the ball on Tues day evening, except that we missed the Earl of Derby. Lord Stanley, however, was present, and no one of the party, the duke included, received greater attention or warmer marks of respect than Sir Harry Smith. Upon the noble party being seated in the places al lotted to them at the south end nf the hall, Mr. Best, who had by this time taken his place at the organ, gave full vent to its noble tones in the opening phrase of "God save the Queen," and Mine. Novello and the principal vocalists sang the solos, which were most effectively taken up by the chorus, the organ all the while pealing glori ously through the hall. We were particularly charmed with the harmonies introduced by Mr. Best, their varied character, as well as his beautiful composition in the stops, adding very much to the effect of the whole. " Partant pour la Syrie" was next sung in unison by the chorus, to English words ; the harmonies, as in " God Save the Queen," being confined to the organ, and showed great taste on the part of Mr. Best. This tribute having been paid to his Royal Highness the programme was proceeded with. Madame Novello was in good voice, and on this score there was no cause of complaint in any of the principals ; indeed we think we have seldom heard Miss Dolby to greater advantage, her rich voice telling admirably, and her exquisite taste being no less apparent in Mendelssohn's "First Violet." Madame Novello sang her several solos with finished grace, and that refined expression for which she is so deservedly admired. Her success was immense as she received encores in every solo. Her reading of "Come per me" was very beautiful, and her florid vocalisation in "Sovra it seri la mon mi pusa" was not more elegant than correct in time, and remarkable for the extreme difficulty of the passages. Herr Reichardt's light voice was hardly suited to so large an area, and the first song especially was not so well adapted to his voice. His treatment of "Adelaide," however, was musician like and commendable, and he only lacked power to ren der it extremely effective. He is much improved since he was last here. Mr. Weiss exerted himself much, but his own song to Longfellow's "Village Blacksmith" was not to our minds, and fell flat. His voice came out well in the quartet from "Rigoletto," cleverly sung. Mr. Best, on the organ, proved still more, were proof neces sary, how perfectly he has the giant powers of the in strument under control; his pedaling, especially in the allegro to Handel's Concerto, was wonderful, and his treatment of the stops and execution on the manuals the very perfection of skill. The lengthy work by Bach, con sisticg of a sort of chorale, given on the pedals with a series of variations thereon, the melody forming the bass nearly throughout, was marvellously difficult and admi rably played, but it was not a work to please the audi ence. The march from Athahe was a more judicious selection, as was Handel's Concerto, and in these he afforded more pleasure to the general listeners. Mr. Best accompanied the solos upon the piano in a chaste manner. The instrument was supplied by Messrs. Hime and Son. It was one of Broadwood and Son's boudoir-grand, in an elegant walnut-wood case ; the tone is very good, and in spite of the size of the hall told with power and effect. The price, we believe, is 145 gui neas. The chorus sang the madrigal " F,re, Fire," by no means so well as we have heard them render it before. "Since first I saw your face" was perfection, and was rapturously encored, his Royal Highness being most marked in his applause and demands for its repetition. THE VICTORIES OF THE COMBINED ARMIES AND FLEETS. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held, which was numerously attended. The proceedings caused unusual interest. The Town Clerk read a letter from Alderman Salo - mons, the Lord Mayor elect, to the Lord Mayor, signi fying his intention to accept the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The communication, which was received with applause, was ordered to be entered on the journals of the court. The TOWN CLERK read the following resolution, which was passed at the last Common Hall, on the subject of the office of bridge-master :—" Resolved, that the bridge masters elected at the meeting of the Livery in Common Hall on Midsummer•day last be requested to use every effurt in their power to uphold the ancient office in its integrity, and the Court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Cowmen Council be recommended to do no act whereby such efficiency may be impaired, or the proper and ac customed remuneration withheld from the present pos sessors of the office." The resolution was ordered to be entered on the jour nals of the court. Mr. R. C. LAMBE brought up the report of the com tnitten to which it was referred to watch the progress of the Public Libraries and Museums Bill in Parliament. It certified that, in accordance with the report agreed to by the Court, a clause was inserted in the said bill by the Remembrancer, under the sanction of the committee, to extend the several provisions thereof to the City of London, and that the Remembrancer had since certified that the said bill passed both Houses of Parliament, and received the Royal assent. After some discussion it was unanimously agreed that the Lord Mayor be requested to convene a public meet ing of all persons in the City rated to the consolidated rate, in order to determine whether the act should be adopted in the City of London. FALL OF SEBASTOPOL. Alderman SIRE , in moving "that a dutiful and loyal address of congratulation be presented to her Majesty upon the glorious successes of the British army and fleet, in conjunction with those of her Ma jesty's faithful allies," said—My Lord Mayor, I am sure it is unnecessary that I should apologise to the Court for introducing such a subject as that which stands upon the paper of business, because precedent, duty, inclina tion, I feel assured, will alike compel the Court to agree to the motion which I shall have the honour to submit to their consideration. (Hear, bear.) I feel that it is un necessary to go into any details respecting either the origin or the conduct of the war. It is simply an ad dress of congratulation, to which I am sure this Court will heartily agree, to her Majesty upon the success which has already crowned her arms. It will be re membered that, very shortly after the fleet had left this country for the shores of the Crimea, an army was per mitted to land unmolested. No doubt the haughty commander of the Russian forces intended by that to give an opportunity to the Russian troops of doing what he had often boasted he would do, namely, of driving the British troops back into the sea. But scarcely had they landed, almost without provisions and the necessa ries of life, than they were assailed and by the enemy and a battle ensued, when the troops of England, true to their ancient spirit and reputation, after struggling against enormous difficulties and over powering forces, succeeded in beating and driving back the foe—a result so unexpected to the Russian commander that he had actually brought out his car riage and his ladies for the purpose of witne-sing how easily they could de what he had promised should be done. But I need not say that in this expecte; tion he was justly disappointed, and the indomitable valour of our troops who had scarcely before been in the field of action, succeeded in driving them ba ck and g land in the puttinghissuccess w h troopswhich h a t t o te t n h d e e u d t t te h r e route, arms o e f n E d n tbat the their fo re first engagement with the enemy was a pos itive augury o n f ot th n e y m tb o a st t eir c ( a a re ear er , w h o e u ar ld .) ble needone • after this battle, which n ot on ly a! s ! !4 1:110 gratified all Europe, the troops of England, combined with those of France, made a movement which all the opinions of military men, which have been collected together say, was one of the most successful and one of the most use ful movements. They succeede lin passing through a difficult and dangerous country, and in setting them selves down before Sebastopol. I need not say a word as to what has taken place before Sebastopol, further , than to draw your attention to the position of the allied 1 troops when they settled down before that the greatest stronghold the world ever saw. During the progress of 11 months the siege of Sebastopol continued, and during that time two actions were fought, both under disadvan tages on the part of the allies, but in both of which they were victorious, and to Alma was added the proud triumph of Inkerman and Balaklava. (Cheers.) After an heroic endurance on the part of the English soldiery and that of the allies, after nearly 11 months spent be fore that place and in the trenches under difficulties and dangers innumerable, pursued by pestilence, deprived of comfort, the heroic endurance of the English troops en abled them—in conjunction with their brave and gallant allies—at last to take possession of the south side of that stronghold of the Czar ; and, my Lord Mayor, I should say, in the words of the Prime Minister of Eng land—" This was not the siege of a place, but a series of battles against the stronghold of the enemy," where the troops inside the town were not enclosed, where one side out of it was continually open, where they were continu ally able to receive reinforcements of men and supplies of ammunition, provisions—everything► that could inspirit an army in the defence of so great a stronghold ; and upon the falling or the resistance which it might be able to make, I think, turns the whole of the war now raging between England and Russia. You are aware that after the allies had so suffered and endured, the final day came when they were to make the won't ; and when we look at the nature of the works which the Russians defended —when we look at the difficulties attending that assault —when we look at the enormous power which they hid' behind their batteries—when we look at thealreacifta encounter which must take place between t t ke-Mops that were to assail anirthose who were its bil'alhiled— One only wonders that such should have been the cou rage, endurance, and perseverance of the allied troops against so formidable an enemy, entrenched in so strong a position, that notwithstanding all this the arms of the allies were triumphant, and that they took pos session of that part of Sebastopol which commands, and will ultimately give possession not only of the other side of the city, but also of the entire of the Crimea itself. (Cheers.) It is not necessary that I should notice in cidentally the combats that took place from day to day in the assaults upon the trenches, or of the men in the trenches upon the fortifications of the town, nor is it necessary that 1 should go, in order to induce you to agree to my motion, into the history of the operations of the army and fleet before Sebastopol. You are aware that our navy has successfully swept the Sea of Azof-- that it has kept in shore every vessel—that it has de stroyed the entire fleet of Russia, and has not left in any part of the world a single vessel that can combat the English fleet. (Hear.) It was expected, hearing what we did of the fleet of Russia, that it would have come out of the harbour—that it would not have skulked be hind stone walls—that it would only have seen the Eng lish fleet to have induced it to come out and give it fair battle upon the ocean. (Hear.) But the only manner in which the valour of the Russian fleet was exhibited was that it stole out of the harbour and went and at tacked an almost defenceless people ; and the massacre of Sinope is the only thing of which the Russians can congratulate themselves. Having swept the Sea of Azof —having drowned in deep water the proud fleet of Russia--having beaten them three times in battle—we have been successful in almost every skirmish. We have done something more, although not so much as was ex pected or anticipated by an impatient public, jealous that the renown of the English people should be spread far and wide when engaged in an offensive war—a war of civilisation against barbarism, offreedom against tyranny, of the independence of nations against their subjection to a tyrannical foe. In alluding to the valour of the English in the field—of the navy upon the sea. I should hardly do sufficient justice to the subject if I did not allude to their heroic endurance, during eleven months, whilst fighting is the trenches. It is well known tbat when they landed upon the shores of Russia they were destitute of almost every provision—that as soon as they broke up the ground for the purpose of forming their trenches, they were destitute of provisions. It is known that they were all this time suffering from pestilence—that disease visited their ranks ; and notwith standing they were destitute of all these appliances, so far from fear, or desertion, or cowardice taking possession of their minds, their sufferings only seemed to inspire them with a more heroic determination to conquer the enemy, or to leave their whitened bones as a testimony of their duty and devotion to their country. (Loud cheers.) Deputy DARIN, in seconding the motion, eaiii,—My Lord Mayor, the hon. alderman has so graphically and so eloquently described the course of the campaign, which has been a subject of deepfelt gratitude on the part of the nation, that I shall not attempt to follow him. If ever there was a time when the Common Council of the City of London might address the Throne in a tone of congratulation, I believe this is the time. I believe we may go up to theTbrone to congratulate her Majesty upon the heroic deeds of her army and fleet. (Hear.) We all know that war is a terrible scourge. We have been all terrified by the details of the curls of fire which have encircled that devoted city, and which have hurled to etcrnity thousands of men ; and whilst we glory in the result wedeeplydeplore the necessity. But there are things more terrible than war. There are pictures that the mind may draw, which would be even more to be dreaded than the campaign of the last two years. We have sha dowed out to us by the deeds of Russia, as alluded to by the worthy alderman, when she attacked a defence less fleet and scattered it to destruction, what her will would have been if she bad been unchecked in her career of lawless ambition and domination. If England and France, to their immortal glory, had not stood out for liberty, civilisation, and order, but allowed that colossal Power to march on to her prey and taken her stand in the Mediterranean, thetraces of learning and civilisation and order might have been blotted out in the West. (Hear, hear.) This would have been more frightful than even that war ; and, seeing the success which has hitherto attended our arm., we may properly go up to the Throne with the language of congratulation. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty is to be congratulated upon the stern valour of her troops, and the faithful alliance of the noble French and Sardinians. She is to be congra tulated upon the sustained opinion of this country, which sees the importance of the steps which have been taken. She is to be congratulated upon the result of the last campaign, and I do not think that this Court can be engaged in anything more fitting or gracious than that they should humbly tender to her Majesty at the foot of the Throne the congratulation of the citizens of London. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ELLIOTT said he did not consider that the present was a fit time for the voice of congratulation, and hoped that the corporation would wait till some more decided, clear, certain, and unquestionable facts were brought be fore them. No man would be more delighted to support the warmest expression of congratulation to her Ma jesty, and the most enthusiastic expression of gratitude to our gallant troops when the proper time arrived than himself. Eighty thousand of the best blood of Britain -80,000 of such men as 10 years must elapse before their places could be supplied, had been sent out to the Cri mea, 50,000 of whom had melted away. (Hear.) Did these sink before Russian iron and Russian hard steel ? No ; a large portion had melted away before Aristoca tic rule, before titled insolence, and before the exhausted meoenneedusictntot'f thet.' wart and nervous powers of the body that called themselves the Government of the country. Thousands upon thou sands of our noble army had fallen, not before Russian steel, but bad stiffened in the trenches, had died of fever in a foul, nasty, miserable condition, because there was not energy and common industry on the part of generals, staff officers, ministers-at-war, Sidney Herberts. and things of that sort. (Hear.) The report of the Sebas topol Committee proved that a large portion of all the misery, suffering, and loss of life and treasure was to be found solely in the incompetence of the men holding official appointments sent out by the Government to the Crimea. In the late storming of Sebastopol the French had done a great deal more than the English, not because they had better soldiers, but because they had officers trained and educated, picked out not be cause they were the sons or bastards of noblemen, but the children of nature's aristocracy. He hoped that the corporation would pause before they gave the weight of either their authority to so important a proposition as going up ain'tsdd libertiesespo i despotic to the Throne with the language of congratulation upon events all the circumstances connected with which were doubtful, to a very great extent humiliating, and by no means of so clear and defined a character as to justify their taking the proposed step. Alderman SIDNEY said there was no doubt wh s atever that the war, especially at its p c t o h m e nut the con ducted to the great disgrace of the M in" o r f y the war. motion was not for criticising the conduct gigantic st The country was now engaged in a wciivtihlistahteiognremautesstt triumph, military id and ru ' gg of Europe. (Hear.) (Alderman Sidney) considered oration, notwithstanding this to be a time when the corporation, all the bungling and disasterbl income notwithstanding the double, consumption, tag and the addi tional taxes upon articles c•t sumption, should say to her Majesty, with an unmistakeable voice, whether they rule must expand its sway Po o r : , e wb r aer t r h bia e nrishrne freedom wwoitrh of the earnest . hope of the Court that her Ma were anxious for peace upon any terms, or that the war should be conducted to a conclusion honourable to this country and t eeth he best interests of the world. (Hear.) Ho thought should be an addenda to the motion conjunction with her noble and gallant allies, would take every means of bringing the contest to a safe an d honourable termination by exerting themselves in the due prosecution of the war. (Hear.) Mr. Cox considered the right which the Court pos sessed to approach the Throne a rno , ,t important privi. lege, and one which should be exercised with very great cauticn. The question was, whether that was a proper time to approach the Crown with an address of congratulation. He thought it much better to approach the Crown with wailing and lamentation, because he had seen nothing of late that he could call glorious success. If the battle of the Alma had been fought last month he j e e x s p ty re . sli n i ex pressive 1 1 , should have had no difficulty in congratulating her Ma- I pity- but the time for that bad now gone by ; so with I Deputy BOWER said it was the attack of the cote blued forces that led to the capture of th e M a l a kb o ff Tower, and the evacuation of Sebastopol by the Russian army. Both British and French troops had done their duty, and the French General, in his despatches, had paid a just tribute to the gallantry and valour of the English soldiers. (Hear, bear.) He (Deputy Bow er ) concluded by expressing himself in favour of the original motion. Mr. FRY said he could not help expressing his deep regret at the comparisons and contrasts drawn with re gard to the proceedings of the British and French armies. (Hear, hear.) If such comparisons and contrasts were to be drawn, he trembled very much for the stability of the alliance between the two countries. The armies had mutually assisted each other, and everybody ought to re j,tice that such cordiality and good feeling existed be tween them. (Cheers.) Mr. ANDERTON said one would suppose, from the course taken by some members, that they were the allies of Russia, and his only wonder was that they did not propose an address of congratulation to the Czar. (Hear, hear.) Public meetings and demonstrations in connec tion with the fall of Sebastopol had been held all over the country, and if the corporation had done its duty it would have taken the lead in celebration of the event. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Primurs said he could almost have wished that his friend, Alderman Wire, had not brought the motion forward ; but having done so, he (Mr. Phillips) thought that the Court would be guilty of a great dereliction of duty if they did no' carry the address of congratulation to the foot of the Throne—the British army and navy having strained every nerve to promote the greatness and glory of their country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GRESHAM regretted that some gentleman had not proposed an addenda to the motion, expressive of the regret of the Court that the early prosecution of the war by the Ministry had not been conducted with more vigour and ability. (Hear.) Deputy LOTT characterised the motion as indiscreet, ill-formed, and unfortunate. The discussion would have the effect of dispiriting the army. If an alderman was to come forwrr 1 on every occasion of a victory, the Court would have addresses without end, and the alder man honours without number. (Laughter.) Deputy STEVENS hoped the Court would be unani mous in carrying the motion. Alderman WIRE having replied, The amendment was put and negatived, there being eight for, and about 60 bands held up against it. The original motion was then carried amid much cheering. A committee, consisting of a member from each ward, was appointed, and they immediately retired to prepare the address. Deputy LOTT presented a petition from the incumbent of St. James's Church, Holloway, in the parish of St. Mary, Islington, and the committee for erecting and managing the schools of the said district, fur a grant in aid of their funds. Referred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the guardians Of the West London Union, praying the corporation to erect baths and wash.houses on the unoccupied ground in Victoria-street. Referr.d to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee. Adjourned. ':u. i FILLING UP THE TRENCHES. A latter from Sebastopol of the 27th ult., in the Semaphore of Marseilles, says : One of the orders which has been executed by the troops with the greatest pleasure, and which they per form amidst jokes and laughter, is that of filling up the trenches. Never was a work more popular in the camp, and every labourer, in burying these terrible parallels, in which so many brave men have met their death, bury the cares of the past winter. The bad weather has commenced without cawing any alarm to the troops. The sufferings experienced in the trenches last winter will hot be again undergone. In Sebastopol the miners and the engineers are also busy. Very few houses in the town are in a state to be made any use of ; it would require too much trouble and expense to repair such ruins, and it is now pretty clear that the low part of Sebastopol is about to be destroyed. This last operation is being carried on with great ac tivity, and no doubt in two or three days we shall see a good part of the town blown up. French, English, Piedmontese, and Turks are busily occupied in making roads round Sebaetopol, and in the plain of Bai der, while other are engaged in building Wooden huts in the faubourgs of Sebastopol. Th ese b u ildi ngs, w hi c h are placed between the fortifications and the town, ap pear to indicate that the troops will take up their winter quarters there. This perspective, without offering to the army, the classic hope of the delight of Capua, has been so well received that a great number of the soldiers of the class of 1547, who may now quit the service, do not wish to avail themselves of it. The fact is the best proof of the excellent feeling that exists in the army. Fort Constantine, which persists in firing on the town in the hope of doing injury to those who may he attracted thither by a too confident curiosity, has during the last two days had its fire warmly returned, for the French have established a mortar hattery, and the English have done the same near Fort St. Paul. The injury if - Acted on either side is but trifling, but it serves to keep the band in. The Allies, by the aid of other batteries, have just gained a more positive advantage ; some congreve rockets have been thrown to an enormous distance over the fort and as far as the camp of the Russian army. This attack, for which the enemy were not at all prepared, has produced a considerable effect, and as far as it is possible to judge by the aid of glasses, the Russian army has been thrown into considerable confusion by it. If this fire is con tinued for a short time, there are strong doubts whether the Russians will persist in holding their positions. The order which interdicts all entrance into Sebastopol is more severe than ever. This severity even extends to leaving the place, for in order to pass the fortifications, either in going in or coming out, a special pass is re quired. Numerous pickets of troops fill the town, and they take particular care to prevent curious visitors from exposing themselves on points open to the fire of the enemy. The strictness of the above order is caused by the division of the booty, which some too greedy speculators are eager to turn to account beforehand." Another letter of the same date, in the Gazette die Midi, says : "The allies appear to be quite decided on destroying the It i u‘sian military establishments which remain stand ing n Sebastopol ; nevertheless in the councils of war which have been held opinions were divided on the sub ject. It was proposed to make use of the docks and of the naval establishments for the allied fleets, but the admirals were opposed to that course, and their opinions prevailed. The engineers are therefore employed in the destruction of the docks, and they carry on the work with the greatest activity. In closely examining these establishments it is seen that they are in geni ous l y constructed, most constructed, The docks are seven in number, and are supplied with water by the Tch . ernaya. A we i r which bars the river turns t he water into a large basin, front whence it flows into the seven docks by cana l s, so that a vessel requiring repair enters into the docks with salt water and leaves with that of the Tchernaya The of fi . , t , he spoils taken f rom the . enemy is cial valuation of almost completed. AN INCIDENT AT THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.—The fol lowing improbable story i s f rom the letter of a soldier to his friends in Glasgow, published in the North Britis Mail :—" I could tell you many laughable and interest ing anecdotes, but I just write this to assure you that ray head remains whole. I would not have been in hos pital upon any account. The storming going on, I am now as proud as if a person was to say, here is five pounds for lOU, Jack. The French and English have carried away a good deal of booty out of the town. lam now writing on a Rus four-legged stool, which was brought by a man to my tent. If the envelope was large enough I should most assuredly send it home to you ! I might as well tell a little incident that occurred in the town. A. party of men, belonging to different regiments, were patrolling from house to house in search of plunder. In one of the houses they came across a beautiful young fe male, about 17 or 18 years of age. Of course some ig norance was shown amongst the party, who commenced to drag her about, and would certainly have used vio lence to her, had not a young man, belonging to the 18th, taken a musket and threatened to blow the first man's brains out that laid a finger on her, whereupon the young woman flew to this man and clung to him for protection. She followed him all the way back to the camp, when, coming in sight of hie camp, he beckoned for her to return ; but no, sbe would not leave him. Whether she had fallen in love at first sight I don't know, but she came to camp with him. As soon as he got there he was instantly confined for being absent when the regiment was under army. She followed him to the guard tent and cried after him. The colonel of his regi ment, seeing the affection that s h e b ore him, released him, and sent them both to General Harris, where an in terpreter was got, and she related the whole affair to them. It turned out that she is a general's daughter, with some thousands. She was beautifully attired, and carried a gold watch, and wore a set of bracelets of im mense value. The young man is now about to be mar ried to her. She will not leave him upon any account whatever, and if he is not a lucky dog I don't know Who -