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L. . , -., •-•,,, , of ''. l : ELECTION 01 ALDER:II-AN ANIL STPEET PPARD.4r"imMI, Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a cou'rt'of for the election of au alderman for Bread -street ward, in the place of the late Mr. Alderman Lawrence. The only candidates for the office were Mr. Lawrence, son of the deceased alderman, and Mr. Donald Nicoll, • member of the Court of Common Council. The precept having been read, The LORD MAYOR said he had the honour to preside for the purpose of performing one of the moat important duties wifich the Lord Major ha 'l to discharge, and be. go fc fe i r i e u e eo n o t e ring x press corporation—the i uponthe estr strong ng feeling la business te of oAff Alderman regretn i m a eneti thatntg er he eebxnpecgee rienced at th e l oss of one of the most efficient members -. (Hear, hear.) Their late representative was a man who had bought his experience by mixing with the world. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a good magistrate, a n d one who was not only anxious to do his duty to his fellow-citizen s , but who probably knew the history and affairs of the corporation better than any other person. (Hear.) It was now their duty to send an efficient representative to the Court of Alder men in the place of their deceased friend. (hear.) Mr. T. HUTCHINSON said ho had great pleasure in pro ' posing Mr. Lawrence for election as alderman of the ward. (Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Mr. Lawrence was the son of the late alderman, a man who had filled the office of common councilman for a great many eears, and afterwards that of alderman, and to whose memory they owed a debt of gratitude. As an instalment of that d tshi e the o r. Lawrence acl ve r (sir. e nce rendered Hutchinson) was notyacao asked ntlybay them mtahne t ofdeathth o e e h l oi e gf c h t teh t s h te e s honour father.o on to the or and integrity, but also a man of fortune and education, and in every respect qualified to discharge the duties of the office. (" Hear, hear," and "No, no.") He had been born, brad, and brought up in the ward. He had a good example before him in the career of his father, which he would doubtless follow out to the greatest ex tent. (Cheers.) Mr. G. SHERRIFF seconded the nomination. Mr. MooeE, in proposing the nomination of Mr. Nicoli said he could assure the meeting shit he should not utter one word to disturb the harmony of the proceedings as far as his hon. opponent was concerned, for he was a gentleman whom he had known for a great many years, and he was sure that the high esteem in which the late alderman was held gave the son a legitimate claim to the suffrages of the electors. The gentleman, however, whom be (Mr. Moore) had the pleasure of proposing, was not connected with business in any way whatever, his time was entirely at the disposal of the electors, and had Mr. in t the ll ioaa 'Al ifn l 4 T O wk, :n oihin r r inig e e ded ) n ihotonlh e ef considered welap.iipertnehpednsriigeddipaeetidtaitaec.ltelefaeosstdari Tip hat satisfaction office,j iw e e to n a t se t t e a ao m e ni A votl a e : er : pre. p Nyo wi r : sa o tet i ti uortzi corporation strong a a d l pht i v o e se e loea r b ( orh :e fga r e e oed r d n .f . been a member of the Court of Common Council for e about five years, and had also held the office of sheriff He was also a magistrate for the county of Middlesex, and had been elected frequently chairman in the district the estimation in which he was held by his brother ma gistrates. Mr. WALPIN seconded the nomination. No other candidate having been proposed, Mr. LAWRENCE, who was warm'y received, rose and said, that in coming before the voters as candidate for the office of alderman of the Ward •f Bread -street, be felt himself surrounded by so many kind friends of his late father, that he could hardly find words to ex pre,s the very great obligations which he was under to them. The only doubt that appeared to exist in the minds of the friends of his opponent was in respect to hie (Mr. Lawrence's) experience and capability for under• taking the duties which had been FO ably performed by his fa her, and he appealed to the members of the ward, who knew him well, if they had ever known him under take anything which he had not suc <reeled in carrying to a satisfactory termination. (Cheers.) Wnen it was a ques tion of experience and of fitness for the office, he was prepared boldly to meet his opponent in respect to 'any matters connected with the City of London. For a very lone time he had taken great interest in everything con nected with the corporation, and there had been hardly a meeting in that hall, or a wardreote that he had not attended. He entertained the views that his very kind and revered parent held with respect to the system of municipal government as opposed to the system of cen tralisation which it had been the fashion in latter days to bring into vogue. The very essence of the liberties of the country depended upon local institutions, and the libel ties of the citizens of London depended upon their managing their own affairs. From his acquaintance with the internal working of the corporation in its dif ferent depart-nents, he challenged proof that it 'Was not as well conduce,ed as any of the d?partaients connected with the Government of the country. (Cheers.) Any other ward than Bread-street would equally have served the perposes of his opponent, but it had been his (Mr. Lawrence's) ambition to be the alderman of Bread• street ward only. August, and the Adjourne baying been read— It was moved by Charles Horton Pulley, Esq., seconded by Joshua Clark, Esq.,— That the Report of the Committee of Investigation, ap pointed on the 31st day of August last to inquire into the affairs of this Company, and which has been distributed among the Proprietors, be now taken as read, and be received and adopted, and y t e red on the proceedings of the Meeting of this day. Upon which an Amendment was moved by Daniel Maclaurin, Esq., and seconded by Richard Sedgwick, Esq.,— That the Report of the Committee be now received, and that this Meeting be adjourned to Friday, the 4th January, i 556, at 1 o'clock p.m. The Amendment and the original Motion having been put, the original Motion was declared to be carried. John Knight, Esq., demanded a poll. Upon which, the Chairman declared that the poll would commence half-an-hour after the close of the Meeting, and continue till six o'clock in the evening; and would be con tinued from day to day up to the same hour, and would family close at 4 o'clock on Friday, the 14th hist, when the number of votes would be declared. Thomas Sherwood, Esq., and Joseph Box, Esq., were ap- Pointed Scrutineers. It was moved by Charles Horton Pulley, Esq., seconded by Joseph J4cobs, Esq., and carried— That the continued sacrifice of the interests of the Eastern Counties Railway Company by Mr. Waddington, during the time that he has held the office of Chairman of the Board, dis entitles him to the further confidence of the Shareholders, and that he no longer be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this Company : That his pay as Chairman do cease and be determined t om this day, and that he be requested to resign his seat at the Board. It was moved by J. S. Barnes, Esq., seconded by Charles Horton Pulley, Esq., and carried— That an inventory and valuation of the assets and liabilities of the Company, in every respect, be forthwith prepared, by or under the direction of the Committee appointed at the last meeting of the Shareholders, and published, and that a further account be also prepared by the same Committee, showing the amount of moneys misapplied, and debts con tracted by the Directors, contrary to powers or terms of the Acts of Parliament relating to the Eastern Counties Railway Company, or any of them, and such accounts be forwarded to each sharebolder. That the opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor General be taken, under the direction of the same Committee, as to whether the Directors who have sanctioned, or been parties to such misapplication, are personally responsible to the Shareholders—and if so the proper and best means to be adopted to compel such Directors to account for and repay the moneys so misapplied. It was moved by Charles Horton Pulley, Esq., seconded by Philip Van de Wall, Esq., and carried— That the Committee of Investigation, consisting of Horatio Love, Esq., Edward Ball, Esq., M P., Thomas Christy, Esq., J. T. Norris, Esq., Jeremiah Pileher. Esq., Hy. Soper, Esq., be, and they are hereby appointed, to continue their labours until the half-yearly meeting, iu February next : That the said Committee be authorised and empowered to eoufer with the Board of Directors, and to make such sugges tions and recommendations from time to time as they may think necessary, either as to present or future contracts, bills in Parliament, the appointments of, the- continuance, or en gagements with officers, or in any other and all matters affect ing the administration of the Company's affairs or the inte rests of the Shareholders : That for such purposes the Committee be authorised to employ such clerks, or to obtain such other assistance as they may require, and to call for all books, documents, papers, and persons under the management or control of the present Executive of this Company : And ;hat the Committee be requested to report their pro ceedings to the Shareholders as soon as they are in a position to do so; and that no order of Mr. Wadding,ton's be attended to from the present time It was moved by Robert Alexander Gray, Esq. ; seconded by Robert Dawbarn, Esq., and carried— That those Directors of the Company who, by the evidence adduced before the Committee, are proved not to have watched over the interests of the Shareholders, in the dis charge of their duties, be, and they are hereby, requested to resign their seats at the Board. It was moved by Horatio Lova, Esq. ; seconded by Robert Dawbarn, Esq., and carried— That this meeting cannot refrain from expressing the high estimate in which they hold the services of Mr. Bruce, as a Director of this Company ; and that Mr. Broadbent, Mr. Margrave, and Mr. Simpson, also deserve the thanks of the meeting for the valuable services they have rendered to the Shareholders in assisting the Committee in their labours. The demand which .John Knight, Esq., made for a poll was withdrawn by him, and such withdrawal having been sub mitted to the meeting, the same was agreed to unan'mously. DAVID WADDI'GTON, Chairman. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Bishopsgate Station, Dec. 7, 1855. No. 19,714.] [PRICE 4D. STAMPED 5D- !empts to provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual ugglers. In the course of the last five weeks 100,017 persons have visited the Lyceum Theatre,—a larger number, it is believed, than has ever before been assembled within its walls i❑ so short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. ng, the programme being continually changed. Grand fashionable Day Performance, or Saturday, December 8, at 2 o'clock ; the programme being thus arranged ; Part 1. —Act 1. Tho Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical Capabilities of the Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do by magic that which some suppose to be effected by mesmer ism, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in the air. Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery in England. BANKRUPTS. Alex. ItlcCarrol, music seller, Brighton, to surrender, Dec. 19 and Jan. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Barron aid Clarke, Blooms bury-square. John Solomon, beer merchant, Vine-street, Minories, Dec. 18 at two, and Jan. 15, at half-past one, at the Court rf Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Leverson, St. Helen's-place, Bishop Tate. Sadler Smich, carrier, Holywell-row, Shoreditch, 8 and Jan. 15, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Wright, Lincoln's-inn fielas. Act 2. The Aqua-Avial Paradox ; exemplifying the power of producing animated nature frost fire and water only, and the possibility of elicitityz. from the simplest elements the most complex forms of ornithological existence. Act 3. T.:: Livre des Recuoils Choisies : or, Puck's Owu rocket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the evening's entertainment in the production of the very volu minous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude out of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears 'or its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and ;n bringing forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely place for to be found. Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Tron. ble. Iu which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed ding Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor mation—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article in the position which would seem the most inappropriate. Act 5. L'Ecrin de Verre; or, the Casket of Crmsus. Into ' which, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, and suspended so as to be visible to the eyes of all present, Lite Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport tself, and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, 'ocked, and the key in the possession of the audience. Act C. Clairvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency of Opacity. _ . Bernard Hagen, merchant, Aldermanbury, city, Dec. 21, at lrdf-past eleven, and Jan. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 8011, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings ; Dean, New Broad-street. John Virtue, carpenter, Alfred-me wsP Tottenham-court road, Dec. 21, at twelve, and J a n. 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; M`Duff, Holborn. Thomas Peregrine Courtcnay, cowkeeper, Thames Dit ton and East Moulsey, Surrey, Dec. 14, at twelve, and Jan. 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Hugh Baird, linen draper, Sheffield, Dec. 22 and Jan. 26, at ten, at the Leeds District Court, Sheffield. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Terry and Watson, Bradford ; Bond and Barwick, Leods. William Edward Brockett, money scrivener, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Dec. 17, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Chater and Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. John Granger, licensed victualler, Blackman-street, Southwark, Dee. 18 and Jan. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Shaen and Grant, Kennington-cross. George Frederick Hipkins, patent spring manufacturer, Birmingham, Dec. 21 and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Bittloston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith and Elkington, Birmingham. Stephen Jackson, manufacturer, Sutton, Yorkshire, Dec. 18 and Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Loads District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Paget, Skipton. John Butler, jeweller, High-street, Rochester, Dee. 14 and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Jones, Chan cery-lane._ Act. 7. A Now Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine and Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible bottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the word of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk, Epsom salts, Port, Sherry, brandy, gin, run'', whisky, noyeau, or any other wine or spirit required; and finally proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, and ocenpying the whole space when tightly packed. Act S. Half an Hour with the Spirits ; or, an Expose of Spirit-rapping. Introducing the spirit-rapping table and tocsin of the invisibles. Act. 9. Grand Mystic Amalgam, in which the property of the Wizard's 'patroUg;..Will undergo some strange metamor phoses, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become transformed into the victory—the banners of Msg. land, France, Turkey, and Sardinia. Act. 10. The Enchanted Chair of CORMS, in which he who seats himself will he under the magic spell, and appear to the audience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi tion as peculiar as perplexing. Act 11. The Mystery of the Charmed Chest ; or, the Nucleus of the .Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the audience will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part of the evening, the chest suspended (like 'oaliommed's coffin, in mid-sir, into which all things will travel, and out of which all will be produced. Act. '2. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest Route to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of ridding our-elves of a trolblesome friend, and the advantages of the newly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west ern to the eastern hemisphere. Doors open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. Private boxes, 11. Ils. 6d. and 11, Is., to be obtained at the Pox-office, or at the principal libraries ; stalls, 4s. ; dress circle, 3s. ; upper boxes, 2s. ; pit, Is. ; gallery, 6d. The Blx-office is open daily, from 11 till 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Grand fashionable Morning Per forinanee on fkaturday, December 8, at 2 o'clock. Doors open at half-o,oa 1 James Worthington Mande, lighterman, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, Dec. 21, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Surr and Gribble, Ab cimrch-hine. Henry Francis Norton, brush seller, York-street, West minster, Dec. 17, at half-past two, and Jan. 15, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Johnson, Chancery-lane. James Lewin and Thomas Lewin, wine and spirit mer chants, Liverpool, Dec. 20 and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liver pool ; Dodge, Liverpool. Arthur Richard Fry, builder and provision dealer, Sun derland, Dec. 18, at eleven, and Jan 17, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Harle, Bush, and Gaskell, Chancery-lane; A. J. and W. Moore; Sunderland. Thomas Sutcliffe Sladen, corn and flour dealer, Manches ter, Doc. 17 and Jan. 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Hiy son and Robinson, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. William and Andrew Walker, builders, North Berwick, Dec. 7, at twelve, at the George Inn, liaddington. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the lit day of Dec., 1655. ISSUE DEPLSTMENT. Notes timed •• 24,580,570 Government debt.... 11,015.10 C Other securities 2,984,9 , 0 Gold coin and bullion 10,,58( ,b70 Silver bullion ...... • • - £24,580,573 X 24,580,570 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 6th day of Dec., 18, B•NHINO DE pARTMEra. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,185,588 Public deposits tin eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Government secnrities (lncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) .......... 10,275,480 Other socurittes 18,8F 8 757 Notes .... • • 5,505.485 Gold and silver coin.. 646,537 ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, the GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC and MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety of incidents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary effects. •• ~• Magic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos sessing distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of amusement. It is not a monologue, for the audience them selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of .•• them on the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, • for though everything becomes metamorphosed before the • eyes of the visitors no one can be positive that he sees any ono thing; but it is a comedy really performed by the eons , pany ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex ,• . erected denouements; a. Jnagnificont spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and au ex travaganza, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond the bounds of probability. Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged anti 'ashionable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum Theatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid lie has been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con inuous repetition. He believes that no professor of his art has at any time or in any place been honoured with an amount of imecess so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. Re would attribute that success to three causes ; first, that n his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of perfected skill in ono peculiar art, and to perfect which he has travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has spared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on the stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment of the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, that, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those who honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that it is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor unity should not be neglected of exposing conjuring wher • ver it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by re-sortiug to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner the designing have succeeded in making dupes of th• credulous. The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pre fessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening th • theatre up to the present date, hear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst many of them bear melancholy evidence to the dancers which ttend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri tualists." Judging simply by the correspondence which has resulted, Professor Anderson's exposé of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the communications which reach him on the subject. He regret , : that many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen who, from their position in society and their well-known in tellectual attainments, lie would least have expected to have 1 een converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every evening, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on spirit-rapping are expressed, and every evening, within the Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated. It is respectfully requested that tlik pul l eie exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Anderson's only mode of replying at full length to his multitudinous correspondents. He regrets that the names of the great and learned of the land should have been made to figure in the documents ernanatine from the spirit-rappers, as for instance the following, ex tracted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem ber 20, and taken by that journal from the New York Spiri tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American spirit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster frankly confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what lie has witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to he thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon Llie solution of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits who thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate ; ial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a ques tion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the above, has recently left England, and the following account of who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Trerald, No. 645: —" This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now in Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations without apparatus. Barnum. who is well-known throughout. the Anglo-Saxon world as a splendidhumbug, offered him 2,000 dollars per annum if he would perform at his museum in New York. Barnum then took it for granted that medium' could be bought. Ho was somewhat astonished when his offer was refused. Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply an d honestly remarked, that the money would h ave been very acceptable to him, for lie was poor, young (under 20), an or phan, and in very bad health : hut he would have been afraid of losing his power as a medium, and ho would sooner lose his life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. He inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is ene of the f irme st believers in spiritualism." It is cer. t•tinlY surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the editorial article of an established journal, the editor of whore might be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe in spirit rapping--does spirit - rapping gain or lose be this accession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse ment to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more -to be negotiated? Professor Anderson would believe not ; but. when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of Feagland have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross a swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the Rev. N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts Lis belief in it, and writes a book on the subject, be considers it t be time for him to state that which he knows of the mechanism by which it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the Morning Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel. in company with Lord Brougham. He distinctly states that which the Wizard of the North proclaims every night--that spirit-rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bail purposes. In the Morning Advertiser of the following day. . however, there is an answer to Sir David's letter from one who was present when he and Lord Brougham had their seance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the table (a large dinner-table, I believe) moved about in the most extraordinary manner, and, among other things, a largo ac cordion was conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and then to Lnrd Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship'e right band, apart from any person, it played an air through . out." With such a statement, printed for the edification of the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that the most talented men of the day are permitting themselves to be deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers —that the greatest novelist of the age is vow engaged in making it the subject of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" has actually been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall Professor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual ists of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will by realived by the people of England as genuine honest at- Divliend Accounts) 4,439,559 Other deposits 12,234,788 Seven Day and other Bills ........ .. 883,294 £35,296,259 .£35,29G,259 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Mr. NICOLL, who on rising was loudly cheered, said that probably at no period of the history of that ancient city was it more immediately necessary that the elec tors should take care whom they selected to take the reseonsible position of aldermen of the City of London. (Hear, hear.) The question of municipal or local self government was to a great extent about to be placed on its trial. The le port of the Commission of Inquiry into the state of the Corporation had yet to be con sidered, and he trusted that when the proper time for the consideration of that subject arrived, every right-thinking man would give his best attention to it— the best attention that could come from those who were well-wishers towards the noblest municipal institution that ever existed in the world. (Laud cheers.) One of their greatest lawgivers, in speaking of the City of Lon don, had said it had been the cradle of English liberty, and had disseminated the love of free institutions, and particularly of local self-government, wherever the Bri tish race assembled together, and were under the protec tion of British laws. (Cheers.) He trusted it would not b sr i I of Bread-street Ward that they had taken a leap in the dark, and had to depend upon bare hope for the fu ture. (Laughter.) It was quite true that in civil as well as in military life they sometimes heard of a heaven-born genius, without tuition and without any practical know led e e whatever, suddenly becoming master of a situation ; but such characters, it was well known, were, like angels' visits, few and far between. (Renewed laughter.) Hs i Mr. Nicoll) therefore apprehended that the best course for the electors to pursue upon the present occasion was to select one who at all events had done suit and ser vice, and who was ready and willing to do it again. He challenged any man, in the course of his public career, to point out any unworthy act that he had com mitted, whether as Sheriff of London and Middlesex, or, again, as magistrate of the county; and as his friend had reminded them that he had lately sat as chairman of the division to which he belonged, either in that ca pacify or as a member of the Common Council be (Mr. Nicoll) defied any one to point out any act of which he should be ashamed or a hich should render him ineligible for the high offica of alderman. (Loud cheering.) The Corporation of London were before both Parliament and tl.e public. With regard to the reformation of the Court of Aldermen and Curt of Common Council, the part he had taken might be very simply described as his votes were recorded, and might be thus epi tomised. He had conscientiously voted that alder men should appear before their representatives periedi c illy. He believed that as men were ob.iged to appear before their constituents to be elected members of Par liament at certain fixed periods, the same rule ought to apply to the election of aldermen for the City. (Hear. ) Whilst he had ever been ready t I promote judicious im provement, ho had never desired to sweep away the s o c u e c n h e d that had arisen from time to time, but leave e ted to them fabric new entirely, tno l a d ri and h s e ta would, i rather ff than the foundexticrn excrescence a posi tively c e a and unimpaired the graceful outline transmitted o l l usion be hoped by their fathers. (Loud cheers.) that p o r ,r the i, contest3,r— it should be ; and, Lis opponent and himself des ire dh etrusted that they should whatever the result might be, and that the amenities part as friends and good citizens, disturbed. (Loud cheering.) of the ward might not be know whether Mr. Mr. OCTRAM wished to f shortening theduration of the office of was in favour o alderman? any single i a n m gl e not questionprepared connectedan T ask might h b ee question, or r n answer with.,e spirit ra which roer ye cor porate ruo. a h ,nl a do n bands, o'clock kd was carried reform mLylslveilll c tlI until oc aE : I have the whole scheme before me. Mr. keUTRA for shortening the duration of office of alderman ? Mr. LAWRRNCE—lndividually I have uo objection how often election takes place. LOUD Mr. OUTRAM—That is not answering the question ; that is shirking it. Till the whole scheme is before me I will not pledge myself to any portion. (Hear, hear, and marks of disapprobation.) Tlle de clared the election to be in favour of Mr. Nicoll. A poll was then demanded on the part of Mr. Law rence,] l j iwas A Y fixedend then y e t n o N t i it o . a k k L e a a s‘, show place r ene Lawrence, morrow Mr. Mr. Nicoll,l(117 LAWRENCE—TiII seconded o aCy n E d A vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, proposed by carried unanimously amid considerable cheering, termi• nated the proceedinge. Dated the 6th day of Dec., 185, AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 4, 1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possgssions in America 3Bs. 3d. Muscovado, the prodnEs of the Mauritius .. 39a. 51. Average of the two foregoing descriptions ... 381. 3d VEGETATION IN THE TEMPLE GARDENS.-It is well worthy of remark that Mr. Brooms considers that at no time in hies experience has the vegetation of these vener able gardens been so healthy as during the present year. Some old hawthorns have flowered lather vigorously— a circumstance he has not before noted ; and he has been able to rt:a.r two or three white rose; no red ones. He thinks it is owing, in some measure, to the steam-packets and manufactories near the river not sending us so much of their smoke now as formerly. Perhaps when we get more completely rid of the metropolitan smoke the red and 'white roses may once more bloom in the Temple. ---The Builder. MYSTICRIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE AT WRITRY.—On the night of 11tEonday, Nov. 26, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a woman dressed in black, and apparently middle-aged, walked backwards and forwards for some time in Bag. dale, Whitby, with an infant in her arms. She entered into conversation with several persons, asking them where Mr. Keane, the incumbent of the parish, resided. She ultiloately accosted a little girl named Pinkney, and haviag givenher the infant, directed her to take it to Mr. Keane's to be baptised, and that either she or " Mary Jane Brown" would await her return. The girl Pink ney accordingly carried the babe to Mr. Keane, srho told her to take it away and bring its mother_ The " woman in black" was, however, not to be found,. and Pinkney, after pacing the street with her strange lsaarden, being afraid to go home, and crying loudly, attracted the notice of a woman named Tagart, who took the infant back to Mr. Keane's, and, by his direction, retained it. It was eventually taken to the poorhouse, where, after strong convulsions, it died on Tuesday night. It was a female child, and appeared ta be about three days old. In order, if possible, to afford some clue to the unnatural mother, Mr. Stonehouse, photographic artist, has taken collodion pictures of its body for exhibition. Before its death, it was baptised Mary J.toe Brown." The York Herald of Saturday states tha t the offender has not yet been traced. [ADVERT' SEMBNT.I—SIGIir AND 'LURING. —DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE - VISION RELIEVED.— Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 319, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, Observe—oppo site the Irork Hotel. Deafness—New Discovery. —Th e Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly invented istrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind th a t h as been, or probably. e veer can be, prod u ced. Bein g o f th e same colour as the skin , is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distill cetly at church and at public assemblies ; the un pleasant se asation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re moved ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. —Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great. est transp went power. The valuable advantage derives from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to , employ their sight at the most minute occu pation—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. By her Ma iesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordin.try improvements in the most powerful and brilliant 'Pe , lescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per. spective Cao sses, to know the distances of objects viewed through t hem—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that som e th ree and a-half inches, with an ex tra eye piece, dill how distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturns n 1, 4 ring, and the doubl e s t ars; with the same telescope can seen a person' s coun t enance three m il es a nd a of larger and all and an °bisect from 16 to 20 miles. They are of their vary sizes, with in creas i ng p owers accor dingly ; iug from 4to 6 inches enable us to discovers ,k The Royal more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 pate te Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, n ze of ewly-invented, walnut, very whichsmall, powerful a waistcoat-pocket g a person can be seen and kn - o l w as n s and at the opera houses, miles s distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and seen at 8 to 10 miles. country scenery, They are invaluablaenfdots* ships are dr-stalking, yachting, to and tourists. Opera, sportsmen, gentlemen, „ A gamekeepers, ners pective glasses, with wonderful race-conrne, camp, a-- powee,-39. Albemarle -Ha eet, Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the York Motel- The most inveterate liver coni [ADVER.TISErI's:T.I.i3 cea, medicines which had resisted all p l a i n t and. diau yielded to Du Barry's deliciou s R evalenta fo r ye---s' Arabica Food, which removes indigestion (dy speps i a), flatulency, co nstipation, nervous, bilious, an d li ver coin taints c ough, asthma, consumption, Our o onsumption, and debility . 11 Lubatraveller, major Echo, writes p • fnen'l the great . f o llows . London, 20th Ma rc h , Iss2.—Dear Sir, is . suffered fearfully for two years from an enlargement of the liver and an inveterate diarrhoea, brought on in India and China, and having tried the ad v i ce o f the most eminent professional men in China, India, and at home, without any ;ti le r result than gradual decay, I was on the brink of the grave—unable to lift my arms from perfect exhaustion, when Capt. Wraughton, of the Hon. E. I. C. Service, recommended me to try Du Barry's excellelit Revalenta Arabica Food, and to discard the drugs I was then taking. The result of eating this delicious Foo 1 is the perfect restoration of my health within a month ; and I take a peculiar pleasure in recommending all sufferers to follow my example. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. I ass, sze., W. EDIE ) Major, H.M.S., Unattached. In canisters, lib. 2s. 9c1.; 21b, 4s. 6d.; 51b. lls. ; 121 b. 2 2 e. Th.) 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. BarrY Du Barry dr Co., 77, Reg,ent-street London; Piccadilly ; 60, Gracechurch-street • X 330, and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill- 49, Bisho also at 182, psgate-syc l e s t o : 55, Charing-cross ;54 Upper Baker-street; 63 and Pan. Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Camden -town " 24, Mot mall; 7, Pall -mall-East ; 132, New Bond-street;; 30, Conduit comb-street ; 13, King William-street, street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 95, F a rring C d it o y t n - -str . e c et u ; al 6 ,o. 7, St. • Paul's Churchyard; 6, Edward-street, Yor ruan q - -- THE AMERICAN S HIP CONSTITIITION.---LT lIRPOOL, to Thursday.—This unfortunate ve:sel has been burnede i ther by the water's edge, —every effort to save her, n . scuttling or otherwise, proving unsuccessful.the is floating about the river, but that consisting of wheat in bags, flour, ly a e w fin age n d d s ri t l ws t ie e en : r ' chwa T orilg b ldio e : it is hoped, be saved, though underwriters in Eng etisons towed d andon shore cargo nearisaNboz N t - f ie ITI P I, T ar T s E e S o fi r E r L e S E .. Frnearsrt;'. spar & v c alue ha o v f e t b h 30,0001., but it is fully insuredtes land and the United —The announceivma ' llona Intelligcnei e, that the French eeenv by promulgated a decree allowing foreign. t n Taw t N h e° OF letter F ° RE rf pondent of the FRENCIINATURA n L i t 9S I Governinen l st t a t h io :b n e g atnralised, and acquire all the advan n to the French flag, attracts much at. built vessels . tages aprer tention amongst our shipping merchants and builders, who generally regard it 55 one of the most important movements for their interests that has taken place for ma ny years. Notwithst an di ng the admission of all the material for shipbuilding into France duty free, there is no doubt expressed that our mechanics will still be able to turn out as good, if not superior, vessels as those in the shipyards of France at a less figure, notwithstancliv_ the ten per c en t . assessment upon them. If this indeed a t: be so, Fr ance i s so much in want of shipping that 0 have inclined to think our yards, which for a long 1-rj... e acal been almost deserted, will display an a ctivity tra l..Y e ' d gave Ito the days when the wants of the Californi a .__ them such an i m p etus . —No(ional ( U. S ' ) 1746 "Y" co.. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all tho Libraries, in 3 vols., LILLIESLEAF. The Concluding Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunnysido. Written by herself. " Lill eslesf Is a sequel to the charming Passages in the Life of Mrs Margaret Maitland, tol I also by herself, in h r own quaint way, and Lull of the same touching grace which won the hearts of so many neonle, young and old. It Is to he said but rarely of a sequel, that it posse se• so much be iuty and so much sustained Inte rest a' the tale of I.illiesie If." Examiner. Hurst and Illackett, Publishers, successors to Henry CoMum. N.:w ready, In 2 vols., with Portrait, 21e., bound. THE LIFE of JEANNE D'ALBRET, QUEEN 01 NAY lIIRE, from numerous origival sources, In cluding MS. Documents in the Bibilotheque Imperiale and the Archives E,pagnoles de Simaneas. By MISS FREER, Author of "The Life or Marguerite D'Angouleme." Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Third Edition, imperial 4t0., 215., PARABLES of OUR LORD. Illu,trated ny FRANKTAN. Engraved in the finest style of Line Engraving, Rititable for a Christmas Present or a New-Year's Girt. * 4 * To meet the extended demand for this superb k, an edi ti•n is preearel at 1 guinea. neatly bound and gilt. A few remaininct copies or the First Edition, handsomely bound, 21. 25.; also, an edition in French, bound, 1/. Ils. [M. J. Mitchell, Publisher to her 1 1 .1,0esty, 33, Old Bond-street. In a rew days will be published, In One Volume, post Bvo , THE -SHAVING of SHAGPAT. An Arabian Entertainment. By GEORGE MEKEDITII. London : Cliaonai. and Hal], 193, Piccalilly. ISSUED UNDER THE SANCTION OF TOE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE. In a few days wil' be published, in p.st Bvo., pri ce 2'. 6d., T HE ALMANAC of SCIENCE and ART for 1856. This Almanac will contain a List of the British Exhibitors who obtained medals from the Paris Universal Exhihiti London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. trice One Shilling, boards. A CTING CHARADES for the DRAWING ROOM. vy Miss BOWMAN . . Illustrated by AfcCotiNEti. " A bo•k of Cnarade Dramas, with which many a family circle will innocently amu•e theme. lvcs in the holidays." London: George Routledge and Co., 2, Farringdon-street. Now ready, T HE CAMPAIGN in the CRIMEA. A U Historical Sketch. By GEOlttiE It'tACKJ• NBURY, Late Secretary at Kadikoi to tit? Honorary Agenti of the Crimean Army Fund. Avoin, , an'ed by 40 Pates from Drawings taken on the ,pot, by Simpson +lze, Royal Bvo. ['exc. elegantly bona ,t, 21s Paul and Dominic co:naghi and Co., t 3 and 14, Pall-mall East, Publishers to her Majesty. IDDLESEX PRISONS.—To Rtkers, But chers, Mealmen, Oilmen. Grocers, rirushalakers, Leather lellers, Woolltridrapef s, -oapboilers, and others. WANTED, at the (louse of Correction, at Coldhath-fields and Westminster, and at tie pause of Detention at Clerkenwell, SUP PLIES of the undermont'oned ARTICLES - viz., about 19 cwt. of Bread daily, in loaves of various weights ; good Ox Beef without )ne, consisti ng of clods and st'ekings; Ox heads. woighing on an average 23 lbs. each ; Mutton, consisting of breads, necks, and ribs: Molasses, stuar, Rice, Potatoes, Scotch Barley, Oatmeal, Salt, Soap, Oils, Leather, Linendraper•, and Wool'en Cloth. Persons willing tocontract may see patterns and samples, according to which the tenders are to be made, and otstain the necessary forms of tender, upon application at either of the said douses of Correction. Sealed tenders are to 1”. delivered before half-past 11 o'clock on FRIDAY. the 14th instant, at the Sessions House, Cierkenw 11- green ; an 4 the persons tendering, or some authorised agent, must he in attendance there at 11 o'clock precisely on that day, with the names and addresses of two responsible sureties. The Visiting Jus tices do not bind themselves to accept the lowest, any of the ten ders. Dated this let day of December, 1855. CHAS. IVRMIT, }clerks. CHAS. P. ALLEY, EAST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The Court of DireCtoY4 of the East and Mst India Dock Com ',Any Hereby give Notice, That the fransfer Books of the said Com pany will be shut on THURSDAY, the 13th day of December, 1855, and open again on TUESDAY, the Bth Jabal ay, 185c1. By order oh the Court. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary East and West 'culla Dock Trouse, Billiter-squire, 7th Dec., 1855. EXFIIBITION OF CRIMEAN PllO ! ;RSPIII3, 5, Pall-mall East.—Evening F:xhibltlon from ieven till Ten, an from en till Five daily. Admission, Is. In foggy weather the Gallery is brilliantly lighted with gas. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LA URENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Prin 'lva' Cornet Piston. M Bouleourt.—Doors open at 8, Admission .ina Shilling. Laurent's new Varsoviana every night. SPIRITUAL MODE OF CURING ALL DISEASE S.—Read the HYGEIST and MEDICAL RE- , FOR MF,R, which contains the anicle from the " Family Herald" of the 3d November on the above means of cure—What shall we have next ?—Mr. Jones, of Mulches er, on the Compulsor. Vaccination Act—Lord John Russell at Exeter Hall—Emancipation is wanted in Medicine as well as in Religion—The Helical Litierty of the Subject for Ever! —No Smaggling of Medical Rills throu.h Parliament. The Hygelst for December contains the above, and may be had at the British College of Health, New-road, London ; and of all the duly authorised agents for Mr. MorLson's Universal Medicine. Price Id., or 2d. by post. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. IRI ESEJVIA.R.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and kri the llth J une following was made perpetual, against Joseph rauklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty or one thou imid pounds, from imitatin; this Medic ne, which is protected by !loyal Letters Patent of Krigland, and secured uy the t3eals or the Ec le • e Marinade de Parts, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. I, , 0 t euaedy .o• Rolasat,on, , §Dermatorrtiot.t. Rn t Eshaustton of I ..rtern, whether arising from excesses, accident, or ell , nate To thosf, person, who are prevented enteritis th married state is he Consequen.L'es of early errors it Is Inv.tluablf% TRIESEMAR, No. 2, 11eCtilafly, in the chart space of three days, cemptwely and tAitlti , iratiicraes all traces 01 thou Disorder, which capivi and Caber+ nave 30 lrts b ee n thought Am antidote far, to tile ruin 0 : ,he hen:" Df a Mt portion of the pormlatit.n. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, tbc great Continental Remedy for that class of fliterders, whieb i t: t fortunately the Engdsh physician: treats with Merc ury, t o the i n . ev.table destruction of the patient's constitution, Ind which All ti sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. 'PRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid or taste or mei:, and ol all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tai vithout their use belig suspected. :Ai.d in tin cases at I Is. each, tree by post, 2s. extra, divided ht., ;,.arate doses, lln as ainistcred rn Valpean, Lalieand, Rou a -- &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in Londat tr Johnston, 6e (Word...tr , at; and 44 anzer 159, n- c .. ; Hannay and Co.. 63 . r.l-street ; K. IL Ingham, druggist, 46. vlarket-street, Manchester Bolton ;J. riestly, chemist, ; i 2 , I. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Uublin ; winnau, bookseller, iligh-scree Birmingham. LONDON. SAI I 3 URDAY EVENING. DEcEMEu. b 71855. _ _ _ PRIZE CATTLE SHOW of the SMITHFIELD CLUB.—The Annual Exhibition of Prize Cattle, Seeds, Roots lmp;ements, &e., commences on Tueslay lfora.ng, and closes on Friday Evening, —1 I th, 12 h, 13th, an -1 14th December. BAZAAR, KIN -SIR EET, and BAK ER-SIR EET. o,,en trout daylight till nine in the evening. 'Admittance One Shilling. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made ill a cause, Smith against Kingston, the Creditors of Ti - 10MAS' STEWAIt M . P.:WEN, late of 23, Newton road, We , tbourue-grove, hi the parish of ' addington, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, who died in or about the month of Ang , st, 1855, are, by their Solicitors, ou or before the 7th day of January, 1856, to come in and prove their debts or claims, at the Chambers of the Vice-Cha well or sir Richard l'orin Kinder lay, No. 3, Stone buildiMzs, Lincoln'.-inn, Middlesex ; or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. "fuesday, the 15th day of January. 1856, at 12 o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, Is appointed for hearing and adjudicatMg upon the Claims. Dated this 30th day of November, 1855. CHARLES PU.4 H, Chief Clerk. HENRY WOOD, 14, Bartlett's• Buildings, Plaintltri Solicitor. EdSr INDIA AfILITA HY COLLEGE, and 'a very beautiful drawing, framed and glazed, of an It,-,dian sunset, presented by lum to the Hon. East India Company for Addiscombe. H. Stockley, 2d prize--Sketch of Windermere. A. Brandreth, J. Ssviney, H. Wood, J. Steel, J. Maggill, P. Phelps, J. Eckford—Some beautiful co loured landscapes. J. Bedford—Figura drawing, "The last appeal.", THIRD TERM'. D. Pemberton, 3d prize —An original drawing in water colours ; very talented. P, Montgomerie, H. Blair, F. Smith, B. Browne, W. Holmes, H. Chichester, C. Moncrieff, W. Oliver—Some fine specimens of landscape drawing. W. Ducat, J. 111'Neille, Figure drawing in water colours, &c. W. Ramsay, GREA T WESTERN RAILWAY.- }inn!! VGITANf C SHOW.—De 'ember 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th —Return Ticketi taken on the three last days will be available for the return journey on either day. R OYAL SWEDISH RAILWAY COMPANY KOPING TO lIULT. Notice is hereby given that all Shares in this Company, on wh ch the Final Call of 21. per Share, payable on the let October, 1855, shall not have been paid previously to the Bth day of Dec...ember, 1855, will, in accor 'lmre wi h the Statutes of the ompany, be For feited at the next meeting of the Directors after the last-mentioned date. By order of the Board. .1011 N SADLEIR, Chairman. London, 18, Cannon-street, 23d Nov., 1855. L ONDON' AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. ELEVENTH AND LAST CALL-NEW 501. AND NEW 401. XorrcE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the Directors of the LONDON and SorTn-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY have made the final Call of Two Pon. ds Ten Shillings on each of the New 561. , hares. and Two Pounds upon each of the New 401. qhares in the saki Company, created in 1845, and the hollers of such shares are requested to pay the saute, in respect of the sh tr , s held by them, ou or before the first day of January next, to one of the folloWing Bankers : Yesirs. \Vahan's. Deacon, and Co, BtrehitWana, Cornhill; . Messrs. - Mos; and Co , Liverpool ; Manchester and Salford Bank, Manchester; Nfessrs. Mad,hson and Pearse, Southampton;' Messrs lshn4les, Brothers, Guildford, iiliertsey, and Epsom ; The •ational Bank of Scotland, Edhiburgh and Glasgow ; South flints Batik, Porter. Interest at the rate of 5 per Cent. per annum w:11 be charged on all sums remaiuluz unolid after the said let January, 1856. By order of the Court of Directors. ALFRED MORG.A.M, Treasurer. Waterloo-bridge Station, Dec. 6, 1855. Naval and Military Intelligence. The General Screw Company's steam-ship Queen of he Sooth, Captain Beat. transport No. 135, arrived at Southampton yesterday from the Black Sea. The Queen of the S uth sailed from 13alaklava on the 17th ; Constantinople, 12th ; Malta, 25th ; and brings to England the following invalided offioers and men iron:loe seat of war :—From Balak lava—Captains Biggs, 921 Highlanders ; Norman, 72d Highlanders ; Austin, 56th Foot ; and Brown, Royal Engineers ; Lieut. Sharpe, 55th Foot ; Lieut Ford, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Stromboli ; nine Royal Mar:nes and one able-bodied sailor belonging to her Majesty's ship Royal Albe-t ; four horses belonging to General Simpson ; one man of the Royal Artillery ; two men belonging to her Ma jesty's ship Leander, &c. From Constantinople —Cap tain Gosling, 13th Regiment; Lieut. M'Qneen, 9th Regiment ; Paymaster Ashby, of her Maje s ty' s ship Sphinx ; Lieut. Baulton, of her Majesty's ship Hanni bal ; ono man of the Royal Artillery, &c. From Malta —Assi-tant-Master Fetch and one Royal Marine of her Majesty's ship ...ledeste,and one ordin ar y seaman f rom her Majesty's ship Hannibal. The Queen of the South has, in addition, 509 casks and cases of condemned am munition, 28 tons of shell, 31 addressed packwees, four mad bags, and two cases o f tobacco, 'un claimed. When off Bon, the Queen passed the Gene ral Screw Company's steam-ship Bosphorus. Off Gib raltar spoke the Peninsular and Oriential Company's steam-ship Manilla. The General Screw Company's steam-ship Calcutta, transport No. 195, is expected at Southampton, from Portsmouth, to-day. Orders have been received by the company to prepare her imreediag.ely for the conveyance of horses to the seat of war. Toe Russell, 60, Capt. Francis Scott, is ordered to proceed to-day from Spithead, to Qieenstown, to winter. The Hastings, 60, Capt. Fanshawe, left Spithead yes terday, for Queenstown, but brought up at St. Helen's. The Calcutta steam transport went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, to land her invalids. A collapsing boat to carry a mortar, the invention of the Rev. E. Berthon, of Faroham, and built for the Ad miralty, was taken out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday for trial. The Hawke, 60, Captain Ommanney, had steam up last night to leave Spithead for Falmouth. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, was towed into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead to repair defects yesterday. The Repulse, 81, screw two-decker, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, had her name changed yesterday officially to the Victor Emmanuel 11., in accordance ckith her Majesty's wish expressed to the First Lord of the A dinirslty by Prince Albert while with the King on hoard on Monday. A Sardinian war steamer passed through Spithead to the westward yesterday morning. The Sibella and the Dinapore transports arrived at Spithead yesterday from the East with stores, &c. The Colossus, 81, Captain Robinson, is ordered into harbour from Spithead to refit. The Poly phernus, 5, paddle-sloop, Commander Warren, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon and anchored at Spitheqd. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.B , Commander-iii-Chief at Portsmouth, will hoist blue at the main, as a full Admiral, on board her Ma jesty's ship Victory this day. Sir John Liddell, Inspector-General of the Medical Division of the Navy, made his first annual visit of inspection to Melville Hospital yesterday. The i'ffieers, hetty fficers, and servants were assembled, when, after 3 minute exatnination, which occanie I four hours, Sir John complimented Mr. Drummond on the great order prevailing throughout the establishment. Commodore C. Wyvill, Suiterietendeut of Chatham acc - impartif.d by Sir J. Liddell, during yester day afternoon visited the General Hospital Fort Pitt. sir. airti , ell, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, and Mr. Parry, operating surgeon, pointed out the most prominent cases. Acting Assistant-Surgeon g Ffulliott, M`Neice, Mac dowell, and Cooke proceeded yesterday by the overland route to Malta. Second-class Surgeon G. S. King is ordered to the Crimea ; Acting Assistant Surgeon A. Weir to Malta. Major Thomas Smith is appointed permanent Barrack Master at the Camp, Aldershott. Captain J. Stawell, removed from Coventry to Chat ham, Pro tem., is put on the full pay of Barrack Master, first class, with increased pay of 2s. 0,1, a day. The dockyard barge Ant, Edward Witts master, sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich in half-ballast, with 30 tons of engine gear, for Sheerness. The Rhadarnan• thus steamer, Master Commander Petley, is to leave Woolwich to-day with boilers and machinery for the Liffey. The Vixen, Master Commander Pym (tempo rarily,) sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich with a cargo of boilers, machinery, and some timber for cogs of wheels, for Piymouth. The Inflexible arrived at Wool wich yesterday morning from the western yards to re load with machinery, &c. Commander Risk, having commissioned -the steamer Coquette, 750 Ors burden, intended to be despatched as an auxiliary to the Black Sea fleet, has hoisted his pennant on board the Salsette, off Woolwich Dockyard. - - The first of the iron mortar-vessels having shipped her mortar was yesterday morning hauled out of Woolwich basin, and put under sail for a s h or t t r i a l t r i p , w hi c h turned out satisfactorily. She then proceeded to the Arsenal, where her complement of ammunition, &c., is being embarked, whence she will be towed down to Shoeburyness for experiments. A number of these boats is in the course of construction at Messrs. Scott Russell's. They appear to be well adapted for the general purposes required. The fact of their drawing only 2y feet of water is an important step gained in the construction of this new species of mortar-vessel, and it is hoped that the forthcoming trials will realise the builder's intentions. A third, of the same kind, arrived at Woolwich yester day morning. The work of fitting her out is progressing in earnest. The mortar framework of tlsis boat is of wood, which is said to be more efficient than iron fur the purpose: There is at present a series of private experiments being carried on at a practice range along the Essex shore, below North Woolwich, by a gentleman who has already produced several inventions of material benefit in the present time, and who is now engaged in making improvements in the old musket, known under the name of " Brown Bess." These improvements will render the old musket far superior to the much-adored Minis rifle for its precision in firing, and the increased range which it will carry the ball. The same gentleman is ale° engaged in the production of a smooth bored can non, which it is anticipated will exceed the range of the Lancaster guns by a distance of one mile. The experi ments with the musket were to be carried on to-day, when 400 rounds were to be fired, under the direction of the inventor. APPOINTMENTS. The following appeared in our late edition la,t night : MASTER. John A. E3uU, to the Intrepid. SURGEON. Dr. Jo,iepli Coulter, to the Wanderer. PAYMASTER. Richard Allen, to the Transit. ASSISTANT - PAYITASTER. George 11. Walker, to tht, Cressy. CHAPLIIN. - Bartholomew Ring, t. tm. SAmpson. ASSISTANT CLERK. James R. Richard•, to the Cressy. TEMPORARY CLERK. Thomas D. Smith, to the Blenheim. ADDISCO24B:E. Yesterday a public examination of the gentlemen cadets 'educated in the East India Company's Military Semi nary, at Addiecornbe, near Croydon, took place in the presence of Elliot Maenaghten, Esq., chairmen ; Lieut.- Colonel Sykes, deputy ehairnian ; several members of the Court of Directors, and the fellowing visitors :—Mujor- Generals Wymer, C. 8., Reid, C. 8., Beatson, Lewis, C. 8., RE , Conran, Butterworth, and Garnault; Colonels Sandharn, R.E., Leslie, C.B„ Pickering, R.A., Portloek, R.E , Matthie, Sabine, and White ; Lieut.- Colonels Hay, Corfield, Munsey, Sinclair, Macdonald, St. John, Ludlow, Maeleane and Hall ; Majors Mars ion, Townsend, Monteath, De Saumerez, Gottreux, Hodson, V. Eyre ; Captains Somerset, R.E., Hassard, R.E., Turnbull, R.E., Remington, Saudworth, Scott, Stuart, R.E., Ryan, and Cole ; Lieut. P. L. G. Smith, R.E.; Eneigns Hall and Haig, R.E.; Revs. G. Coles, Austin, Manley, Dr. Smith, Prof. Narvien, F.R.S., Christy, F.R.S., Silveeter, F.R.S.; Mes-ra. Watertield, P. Melville, Loyd, F. Macnacghten, Neale, Woodefield, Woodoock, Howe, La Mesurer, Lambert, Cattley, Guthrie, and Lane. The company arrived at the college shortly before 11 o'clock, when the cadets were aseernbled in the examina tion hall, and examined by Sir F. Smith in the various branches of their studies, coueieting of fortification, en gineering, mathematics, chemistry, &c., and the answers given to difficult questions were most satisfactory. These matters having been concluded, Mr. Hollyer, of the cadet department of the East India House, read the report of the public examiner (Sir F. Smith), which alluded in the highest terms to the efficiency of the cadets in their varied studies, and after proposing thet several gentlemen of the first class should be appointed to the engineer, artillery, and infantry ser vice, alluded to the groat services of lir. Schenty, the late professor of civil drawing, who had retired, and had been succeeded by Mr. Penley, who hau effected great improvement in this department of study. The following were the appointments recommended to be made by the public examiner:— Fort VIE ENGENEERS.—John Eckford, Ashton A. Brandreth, Henry W. Garnault, Hamilton S. Gordon, Ralph G. Smith, Alexander F. Mender, John D. Swiney, John P. Steel, Parry Lambert, Herbert W. Wood, John Macgill, Joseph H. Bedford, Peyton Phelps., Charles S. Smith, and Henry R. Mead. FOR THE ARTILLEET.—Andrew Dowie, Henry W. Stockley, Richard T. Here, Caarles E . Nairne, Hector Munro ; William Gully Wardlaw Sanderson, and Charles R. Buckle. FOR THE INFANTRY.—John Liston, Alfred Fitz H ugh, Robert H. Hudieston, William W. F. Hay, Malcolm C. Clerk, Hamilton C. Onslow, Frederick P. W. Freeman, William H. Newport Ru4sell, M. Skinner, Frederick P. C. Roberts, Edmund M. V. James, John W. Stephen son, Edmund C. Steer, John Ewing, and Charles Dick inson. After the report had been read tho following distribu• ;ion of prizei took place FIRST CLASS. John RAfor prlza in mathematics, military survey in,, end liiniu,tani, first general good conduct, and the P.,llock medal. Tne Cliairinan, in presenting the reward for general good conduct (an Artillery sword), said--Mr. Eckford, this reward is pre-ented to the senior cadet who has ranked first in general good conduct urine his residence in this college. To do you justice, no words of mine can adequately convey the thanks of the Court of Directors for your exemplary conduct during the whole period of your residence, and therefore I will read from the confi deraial report made to me by the lieutenant -governor, in which he speaks of you in these terms :—" Twice in each year a sword is presented as the reward of distin guished merit ; but merit has its degrees ; and when I recommend Mr. John Eckford for that distinction I cannot allow you to think that I am performing an ordinary act of routine. During the whole of his career Mr. Eckford has attracted my particular notice by his talents and industry, by his moral and gentle man-like conduct, by his cultivated mind, and by his cheerful and intelligent co-operation in all that con cerned the welfare and reputation of this college. This high appreciation of the senior corporal is, I think, fully participated in not only by the officers and professors, but by the whole body of the cadets, amongst whom hie is, I believe, thoroughly respected." I trust that with such encoaregeinerat you will Lave health and strength to persevere in your honourable career. The CHAIRMAN again rose to present the gold Polloc medal, and said—Mr. Eckford, I have the pleasure of presenting you with the Pollock medal, which was struck by the inhabitants of Calcutta to commemorate the eminent and distinguished services of my friend and colleague, Sir George Pollock, and I trust that the pos session of this reward will be an incentive to you to emu late his brilliant example. (Cheers.) A. M. Brandreth—Second general. good conduct, second in mathematics, first in fortification, and second military drawing. H. T. G- ,, r,lon—Second fortification, ~drat military drawinu, and first civil-drawing: - • P. Lambert—Second Hindustani, and Latin. 11. W. Stock ley—Prize for French aad second civil drawing. SECOND CLASS. J. M. 1%1 4 N - eine—Prizes for miiit,ry surveying and third good conduct. W. B. Holmes—Fortification. H. SineHey—Hindustani. W. H. Oliver --Arathematicfc. P. Montgoinerie—Military drawing. P. S. Pemberton —Civil drawing. R. C. Browne—French. W. It Cra,4ter—Latin. G. S. Young—Fourth good conduct. THIRD CLASS. R. C. Daubenv—Prizes in mathematica and fortifica tion. A JJ.F., .. Hl C ‘tvie)eir P fet : n t ra d lii, d oe,r y :ne — tan ;J uid i v ii._li i i, l iinHa d : i r iys a itl w drsynu i n .Br g . tvae . ii.ng. B. C. Si. John —Prizes in French and Latin. A. D. Butler—Military drawing. Tne CHAIRMAN then rose and addressed the cadets generally. H e sa id that it then became his duty on behalf of hinewlf and h is co ll eagues to congra tulate the geetleineu cadet s on t h e excellent report that h a d b een eukenitied t. them, which hail been attenued with sash satistactery results, and for which he begged to offer to the lieutenaut-governor, the public examiner, and the professors, the thanks if the Court of Directors. It was to him corn--t gratifying to be able to announce that, amongst th i-e who had distinguished themselves in the last term, a large number of the cadets had qualified themselves for engineers and the service of the artillery. He might be permitted to say, for the encouragement of the junior terms, that although they might not all be efficiently qualified for the higher branches, as they were not all equally prepared on coining to Addiseornbe fur the service of the Engineers, it would induce in them habi's of close attention and industry, which they might turn to good account, and on which, eventually, they .night build seccoesfully on the foundations laid in that college. There was a want of all the ability they pos sessed for the service of India. India wts a large field for enterprise, and euccess there was in their own hands. He need not mention the names of officers educated at laddiscombe who had distinguished themselves, but not in India alone. In the present war many of the gentlemen educated at Addiscombe had been en gage]. But he would only mention two of them—Bar nard and Lake. Mr. Lake waei, remarkable for his de fence of Kars, and Mr. Barnard had distieguiehed him self at Silistria, and in several other engagements during the present war. Mr. Barnard was an officer of the Ma dras army, end of little more than five years' standing. Those who were about to leave this country must make themselves familiar with the language, habits, and preju dices of the men whom they would have to command, and he beseeched them to abstain from all society and indulgences that would lead to vice and extravagance. Their pay would be ample, but if they exceeded it by ex travagance their future prospects would be seriously itn perilleti. He had hoped that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury would have been present amongst them that day, as he had promised to attend, but an unexpected engagement had prevented him. Had he been able to attend, no doubt he would have offered them some most excellent advice affecting their everlasting happiness, and ford and athnrdoußraen t d; i etahLiii4.. taught them that whenever the sincere Christian about to meet death made his peace with his Maker, it pre sented a more glorious spectacle than the death of the t g h r e ea m te a s n t a h i e re ro mi w e l n w at e e v f e a r re liz e e l d l. . In conclusion he wished After the cadets' dinner, the chairman and company t e h te e mefenen repaired to the large sand modelling hall, where several fronts of the system models, beautifully executed on the scale of six inches to in a undermen tioneda r o foot, n , were nbayd ect sa exhibited :(i_et IL. aTt nwb and Two rtf.r o explained hreo b gphiatnifiealldid bdrriadwgein,gosvwererae f p r r t c ri p t o s s proposed theby r t u h n e d e l raitie system,Professor nne I 3 s o n r n d w e i v n i a n e. 3. Two the works complete, t g h l e i a ot s h y e s r te t r li n e e r f ev n e e t n in ot e e n r t i s m a n n e d s, a b h y o c ri a z d o e n t t a al ß s eedc: river, defended by a crown work, strengthened by abattis, and flanked by three field works on the opposite T A. he li MILITARY DRAWINGS EXECUTED BY THE GENTLEMEN CADETS OF THE FIRST CLASS. Mr. Gordon (Ist prize) of the by l ad excellent description. Mr. •Brandreth (ed prize) ) eßalaklava. Mr. Bedford Mr. Swingy KhelateisGhilzi. Mr. Wood Mr. Stockist) , Mr. Steel . Mr. Garnault } S.W. po r ti on o f the Crimes. Mr. Nairno Mr. Smyth } Parts of EL Mr. EfuT;lleston - .ong Bong. SECOND CLASS, Mr. Montgotnerio (prize) Mr. 11. BLir THIRD CLASS. Mr. Butler ........ ........ ............. . Volcanic Mountains, J• And several minor, but promising subjects, in the ju nior clases. EXHIBITION OF CIVIL DRAWINGS AT ADDISCOMBE. FOURTH TERM. Mr. IL Gordon, Ist Rhegaden, Wales, SECOND TERM. A. Padday, 4th prize—Richmond, in Yorkshire, &c. Some specimens of photography were produced at Ad di4combe, being a new branch of study at the college, under the superintendence of Mr. Peuley, the Senior Professor of Civil Drawing. The cadets then mustered on parade, and went through the usual manual exercises, passing review order, and firing a royal salute. The company then proceeded to the house of the lien tenant-governor, where a splendid luncheon having been disposed of, the company broke up and returned to to wn. From the London Gazette of Last Night, DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Alexander Ileslop, Es,quire, to he Attorney-Gen.oral for the Island of Jamaica. Erratum in the Gazette of October 5. FOREIGN OFFICE, SEPT. 21. For the Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinsoot, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Fern tudo Po, nsad, the Queen has been gra ciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinson, Esq., to be her Mijesty's Consul in the territories on the Western Coast of Africa, isomprised within the Bight of Biafra, and lying betvveert Cape Formosa and Cape St. John. WAR-OF FICE, DEC. 7. Gth Regiment of Dragoon. Guards—Cornet F. N. Astley to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Petro, deceased. 10th Light Dragoons—Garnet Sydney lryse to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice 'Williams, who retires. 13th Light Dragoons—Carnet R. A. Clement to be Lieutenant, by purchase, voce Croad, promoted. Royal Artillery Staff- Surgeon of the Second Class William Perry to be Surgeon, vice Templeton, promoted on the Staff. Ist Regiment of Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Davey is Manger, aid not Manger, as previously stated. 3d Foot—To be Ensigns,, without purchase :—Ensign Charles Deyman Baillie, from the sth Middlesex Militia ; James H. Le Cocq, (3ent. The surname of tho Ensign appointed on the 29th ultimo is her, and not Kerr, as previously stated. 4th Foot—Horatio Bland, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gibson, promote a in the 43th Foot. 10th Foot —Ensign Henry• Alexander Donald, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regin tent, to be Ensign. • 12th Foot—Leonard Knii,e, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilkie, pions n•ted ; Joseph Oliver Johnson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Knipe, ap pointed to the 95th Foot. 16th Foot—Bernard Hey sr Westby, Gent., to be En sigs, by purchase, vice Roo ke, promoted. 17th Foot —Ensign Fredevic k Maycock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boyd, prom oted. 19th Foot—Quartermaster 'Thomas Palmer to be Pay master, vice Clendining. 21st Foot—Joseph Henry- Cowan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Crossman, promoted. 211 F.,ot—Ensign T. C. Einds, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice L'Estrange, 'c lose promotion, by purchase, on 10th August, 1855, has been cancelled ; Staff-Surgeon of'the Second Class William Afaclise to be Surgeon, vice Williamson, appointed to tl to Staff. 231 Foot—Ensign A. C. Ctosling, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Millett, promoted. 26th Fos t—Williain LaAcelot Knowles, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beers, promoted ' • Ensign John Edward Marsden, from th e Lth W es t Y or k Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Knowles, appointed to 63d Foot. 28th Foot—Lieutenant C. Worthington to be Ad jutant, vice Smith, who resi: pas the Adjutantcy only. 31st Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class William Thomas Hoskin, M.D., to be. surgeon, Tice Ivey, appointed to the Staff. 35th Foot—William Hen ry Bayly Payn, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, v ice Revell, promoted. 3Sth Foot—Sorjeant-Major Robert Smith to be Quarter master, vice Little, whose' appointment has been can celled. 40th Foot—Lieutenant J.. Brodhurst to be Captain without purchase, ♦ice Brevet-Major J. W. Thomas, whose brevet rank has been. converted into substantive rank under the royal warrant of the 6th October, 1354 ; Capt. Dudley C. Hill, from the 75th Foot, to be Captain, ♦ice Dawson, who exchange s; Ensign Alfred Cook to be Lieutenant, without purchase, .rice Brodhurst ; Vere Fitamanrice Pennefather, 'dent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M‘Grath, superseded for being absent with out leave. 4lth Foot— To be Lieutenants without purchase—En signs G. E. llodg,on, auti P. M. Pitt. To be Ensign without purchase—Serjeaut-Major Francis O'Neill, vice Hodgson. To ha Ensign, by purchase—Charles Bassett Lewis, Gent., in succession to Lieutenant Bradford, who has retired. 45th Foot—Christian B. Steward, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Close, promoted. 48th Foot—Ensign Wm. Gibson, from the 4th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, ♦ice Heathcote, promoted. 49th Foot—Serjes.nt-Major Timothy Metcalf to be En sign, without purchase, vice Spratt, promoted. 50th Foot—Alexander Gray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lewes, promoted. 57th Foot — Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Ferguson, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Williamson, who re signs, 63d Foot—Ensign W. L. Knowles, from the 2Gth Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase ; Quartermaster Honry Ingram to be Paymaster, vice Thorp, who retires upon ho! -poy. 'o)th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Jas..' F. Deakin, M.D.. to be Assistant-Surgeon. 73d Foot—Wm. H. S. Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rennie, promoted to the 90th Foot. 75th Foot—Capt. Richard Dawson, from the 40th Foot, ) he Captain, vico Dudley C. Hill, w h o exc h anges. 77th Foot—Reginald Hoskins, Gent., to he Ensign, by purchase, vice k\fillout,thby, appointed to the 60th foot. 79th Foot—Ensign G. Smith to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice G. A. Harrisson, promoted. Blth Foot—Frederick Augustus Magrath, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur c h ase , i n success i on to Lieutenant Currie, promoted. 85th Foot—William Henry Urquhart, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice White, promoted. 90th Foot—Ensign [O/oorge Robert Miller to be Lieu tenant, without purchase ; Ensign Henry Carver Troacher to ba Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rous, promoted. 91st Foot—John Macleod Tingcombe, Gent., to be En. sign, by purch ase , vie Glass, promoted. 95th Foot —Ensign Leonard Knipe, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, witiout purchase. 97th Foot—Lieut. Robert Lefroy, from the Dublin Ar tillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Shep pard, promoted. let West India Regiment--Joseph Alex. Smith, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice East. 2d West India Regiment —Captain John Philip Mitford from half-pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. F. A. Hartle, who exchanges; Liout. Robert Bourne to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Mitford, who retires. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—Tr)op Serjeant-Major Wm. Talbot from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet. PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALION.—Pap naster Andrew Clendining, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster. UNATTACHED. —Brevet-Major John W. Thomas, of the 40th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Sub stantiveßank, under the Roy a l W arran t o f 6th October, STAFF.—William Henry Fitzgerald, Esq., to be Pay master of a Recruiting District. HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon Robert Templeton, M.D., from the Royal Ar tillery, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class. To be Staff- Surgeons of the Second Class—Surgeon George William son, M.D., from the 22d. Foot, vice Maclise, appointed to the 22d Foot; Surgeon Win. F. Torcato Ivey, from the 31st Foot, vice Hoskin, appointed to the 31st Foot ; Assist.- Staff-Surgeon John Riggs Miller Lewis, M.D., ♦ice Perry, appointed to the Royal Artillery. To be Assistant-Surgeon4—.Acting Assistant-Surgeons John Copeland Knipe and Charles John Kirwan. BREVET. Captain John Philip Mitford, 2d West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army. CAptain Charles Lindam, Brigade-Major of tho Depot of the British Swiss Legion, to have the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. (This rank is not to carry pay.) Samuel Smith Shepherd, Gent., to have the rank of Acting Assistant-Surgeon while employed with the Turk ish Contingent. For Captain 1). W. Tupper, of the 55th Foot, to be Ma jor in the Army, as stated in the liazette of Nov. 2, read Ciaptain D. W. Tupper, of the fiOth Foot, &c. The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that tho Edinburgh County Militia be styled " The Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia." COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Tower Hamlets —Lonsdale Pounden, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. _ Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia—Willis Peat, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia—Alex. Leburn, Gent., to be Ensign, wine Mackay, resigned. Royal Cornwall Rangers--Ensign LTsticlie to be Lieu tenant, vice Carthew, promoted, 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Lieu tenant Charles Richard Levett to be Captain, vice Mayne, resigned. __ (iueen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Robert Arotakald Dickens to be Lien tenant, vice Moseley. th or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regllllollt of Mid dlesex Militia —Assistant-thug eon Sanderson illiam Mathew Walker to be Surgeon, vice Stilwell, resigned. WHITEHALL, Nov. 7. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Jus tice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas , at West minster, has appointed Charlos Bettesworth HeHard, of Portsmouth, in the County of Rants, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners; for taking the acknowledg ments of deeds to be executed by warried women, under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Hants. WHITEHALL, DEC. 4. The Lori Chancellor has asvointed William Rowe, of Stratton, in the county of Cornwall, Gentleman, to be 9 0 1%