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C RYSTAL PALACE.—The DIRECTO RS of the CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY having resolved to appropriate one day's receipts from the admission to the building to the Fund for the Relief of .the SICK. and WOUNDED, and the WIDOWS and ORPHANS of the Army in the E ast, have appointed SATURDAY, the 28th instant, for that purpose. Purther particulars will be announced on an early day. By ordr. G. GROVE, Secretary. Fatal Palace, October, 14, 1854. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— entotrDONTrA or TWO DAYS' EXCUR SION to CIRENCESTER, 22d GLOUCESTER, and CHELTENBAII.—On SUNDAY, t ug th .Jetober, a Train will leare Pa ddington at 7.45 a . m., return •e sam e arming; from Cheltenham , at 6.30, Gloucester, 6.30, stro ,_oas 7.20, and Cirencester , 7 . 30 ; o r on Tuesday morning, Oct. 24. , dun , from Cheltenham, tit 7.30, Gloucester , 7 . 45, S troud, 8,15, and ww.ncester, $.15. 71.1121 TIIIIII AND SACK. First Class. Closed Carriages. Cirencester and Stroud CI lot:wester and Cheltenham Tickets may be previously obtained at the Paddington Station ; at 27, Xing street, Cheapiide ; 269, strand; 63, Bridge-roal, Lambeth abd 3s l. Oxford-street. • uniY one small artiel• of luggage allowed. LONDON• LIFE ASSOCIATION. Instituted 1806. Mee, $l, KING WILLIAM-STREET. PazsIDENT—CHARLES FRANKS, Esq. Vice-PaitsthENT—JOHN BENJAMIN HEATH, Esq. This Society- is essentially one of Mutual Assurance, in which !be Premiums of its Members are reduced after seven years. The rate of reduction of the Premiums for the present year is TO per sent., leaving less than one-third of the original Premium to be paid. The Society also undertakes other descriptions of Assurance, in 'Which the Assured de not become Members, and having ceased to allo w any commission to Agents, the Society has been enabled to reduce the Premiums for this class of Assurances to tho following Very low rates : Annual Premiums for the Assurance of £lOO. Age I s. d. Ago £s.d. 11 Age X 5. d 20 113 7 3.5 27 6 50 I 25 1170 I 40 215 5 55 1 u 30 21 5_ 45 3 6±)_____T__ ) 510 The Court of Itirectors are authorised by the Deed of Settlement MI advance money ou the security of Policies in this Association. EDWARD DOCKER, Secretary. BANS .OF AUSTRALASIA. (Dicoiporated by Royal Charter; 1835.) No. 8, Austin-friars, London. Paid-up capital 900,0001, with power to increase t 0.1, 2 10,0001. The Court of Directors GRANT LETTERS of CREDIT (paya b le VI demand) and BILLS of EXCHANGE on - tne undermentioned Mach establishments of•the Corporation, on par, viz:— _ Sydney Williamstown Warnambool Maitland Geelong Portland Newcastle 13allaarat Hobart Town Ipswlch, Moreton Bay Castlemain• _ Launceston Melbourne Belfast, Port Fairy Adelaide. The Directors also negotiate, a pproved bills of exchange, and send Dills for collection dawn on Australia. APplizations to be made at the aloe of the Corporation,,, Austin. Mars, • By Order of th e Court. WILLtAta MItLIKEN, Secretary. MINING ENGINES to be LET on HIRE, or for BALE:—lmport ant to all interested in Mining property. ....11ining engines mar be set to w o rk wi•hout fixing, chlo mey, or ..give-liouse, and tbe real value o f the mine tried at a small cost, r_th. Eire of MEDWIN and ILL'S PATENT PORTABLE' uaIPING and WINDING ENGINE'. Are strong. simple, Itiotnited on broad waggon wheels, horse shafts. to remove at plea . Several are ready for immediate delivery, either to be let at .vel"tal or porchgee,,of 10, 12, 16, 25, to 41-horse'p wer. Apply to Messrs. Medwin and Hall, engineers, No. 92, Blackfriars 2d, London, where terms and reports respecting the working of l 'aese engines for years may be obtained. ...TrO LOVERS..OF 110 real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package included. wh• above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, or P. 0. 0. (preferred) for th• amount. Send plain address, county, And nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis, jun., Fish-curer, Great Yarmouth. ORIENTAL HOTEL.:-:-Madras; and Malay Curies, Indian Koorma, Dupeajja and Coaptu, Jerd ronma, and Inclialt ?fore, Kiteheree, Cullia, Shaumee Cawaubs, and Sultan Muliigatawney. These Indian dishes are prepared daily. Fate Dining rooms tor large or small parties. Dinners in the Coffee-rooms a la• Carte. Wines of most xtraordinary chailioter Can h e h ad. x ; Oriental Hotel, Pere-street. ETLEY' S EAST INDIA. PALE ALE. T 0 • SEASON 1854- 5 . RDEICE for the OCTOBER BREWINGS are now being regis , tered. • TUE _BREWERY, LEEDS. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS. ............. i 69, Upper Thames-street. 60, Middle Abbey-Street. Swinegate. Blackfriars. LONDON Dra IlexcaEms TO NERVOUS SUEFERERS.-A RETIRED . 4v _ CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a f e w da y s ;72' er many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make fknown to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send free, on re ceiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre neviPtion used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London. G. R AVESEND STA It PACKET S. No other Packets call altheFireenhithe and Purfleet Piers. NOTICE.—Day Tickets are issued upon the Gravesend Star packets, available for return hy them or by the London and Tilbury 4ai lwaY ; the Return Tickets by the Railway will also be available rorreturn by the Star Packets. The rackets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting'. FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Terrace Pier WEEK PATE. Time SITMDAYS Direct Trains kora the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London %very quarter of an hoar. 1- tIPIC3IPICIC WEIA.RF. BLA.CIVITILL, on the arrival of the fol. levrin: Trains from the FenehurCh-street Station. Fen. church Street WERE DAYS. Fen church Street SUNDAYS. • 0 • • • 1 , 4 to 3 124 N 41,E *5•4 Passages marked • are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and L0nd0n.......... 10d. .. IC 2d. ~ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwish bd. .• 03. 10d. Lt.:twee* Uravevend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. fid. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 6S. 0,4 Six Months, 3/. Os.; Three Months, '2l. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the rackets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Oct. 9. 154. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTFI AND MATURITY. dust pabhshed, price as., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, ER VOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrlicea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative 8 3 - stem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real wise and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, followed by.practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experince in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. • By taAatUEL LA'MERT. M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin . burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. London, &c., kn. The essential object 01 this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, o'hich have proaucei more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Ito 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 thatall men should know, that there are Principles of 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 may be mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of rhysical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive Practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortanately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant tinPiries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 13, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or tree by post for thirty stamps to any address from the Author's residence. 37, Bed ford-square. At hems for eensaltaticas daily from Eleven till Two, and from Biz tin Eight. AUTUMN AND WINTER NOVELTIES in DEESSt—It affords E. MOSES and SON the greatest plea sure to state that all the Novelties for the season in Attire, Hate, Caps, Hosiery, Ladies and Children's Clothing, loots, and Shoes, &c., &c., are now ready for inspection at their Establishment and Its West-end Branch. There is not an article of Attire for Autumn so elegant, gentle- manly, and comfortable as the new Paietot, which has been designed .solely by E. MOSES and Sots ; it supersedes any previous invention, and, for Autumn and Winter, is a leading article Of dress for all classes. Its price beii.g only 255. renders it a convincing proof cif the advantages afforded by the economical prices charged by E. Mom and Solt. The Autumn and Winter Novelties in the magnificent stock of Hata and Caps, now presented by E. Mons and Sox, comprise every new, elegant, and fa.hionable style, which has been invented in London and Paris ; they arc the most seasonable fashions, the most durable articles, and are charged the must economical prices. The Autumn and Winter Novelties its the Hosiery Depa tment at Z. Moms and Sore's associate the richest, most fashionable, and most useful goods, and the section exclusively appropriated to Ladles and Children's Dress and Underclothing displays the most elegant and serviceable articles for the season in unparalleled magnitude of Stock, and at the most economical prices. The Wholesale Clothing. Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department Offers advantes to Captains, Mer chants, Emigrants, and others, in th. e magnitude,ag superiority, and suitability of the stock and economy In price, which will render the goods offered by E. MOSER and sox the Jest and most profitable investments which can be made. Full Lists of Outfits for Emigrants, Ladies, and Gentlemen, with ship -sailing information, gratis, OD application, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MUSES and ;30N regret naving -46 guard the Public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-ie fal eh a -°° ' of " Being connected with their EitablistiMentt" or " it's the same concern," has bean resorted to in .any instances, ar.d for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CSIINESION wrrrt kNY OTHER HOUSID IN OR ou'r Of LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85 , and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communic-I.u; et, London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxfora - s tre et , and 3, Rart-street. all corumnicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch. 19 and 20, Bridge-lltreat. /Sheffield Branch, 36, Tartrate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Atl;tra ns ' Merchant Tallore. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Ettrri 3 r s ' Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. --Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, Mom which no ab a t ement can be made. The Establishments are cl osed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book for Alit= and W!nter. Is The Commercial Cornu cop! Et, - fall hiss of priers, our system et self-mt-a2ure- Inca, sac. , &c., may be had on applicatoo, or poet-fret. Id l'on pule Francais. Qni at parla Italiano. Nler spriolit Dna Dentech. Aqua eft bibla EsPaao. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION in AID of the WIVES and FAMILIES, WIDOWS and ORPHANS, o: SOLDIERS Ordered on Active Service. Under the Joint Patronage of Her Majesty the QUEEN. Field-Marshal H.R.H. the PRI ). CE ALBERT, K.G., and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT. VICE PATRONS. His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY. Lieut.-Gen. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G. Chairman of General Committee—General the Earl of Beauchamp. Vice. Chairmen —Viscount Ingestre, let Life Guards; Lord Lilford. Trustees—Sir John Kiritland, Lord Henry Cholmondeley, M.P., and Major the Hon. H L. Powys. COMMITTEE. John Lettsom Elliot, Esq. Sir Robert Gerard, Bart. Hon. A. Klnuaird, M.P. Lieut.-Col. Brownlow Knox,M.P. lion. Capt. William Stuart Knox, M.P. Captain Laffan, M.P. Lieut.-Col. Lawreuson Lieut.-Col. 11On. J Lindsay, M.P. Right Hon. Joseph Napier, M.P. Colonel iidney North, M.P. 'apt. tie❑ry Owe +, R E. John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P. Melville Portal, Esq., M.P. Major the Hon. H. L. PoWys, 60:11 Royal Rifles Andrew Sdottliwoode, Esq. Augusta., Stafford, Esq., M.P. Rev. F. J. Stainforth Lieut.-Col. Taylor, M.P. Capt. W. F. Vernon Sir William Verner, M.P. Shirley Wo lmer, e sry. General Wyndham, M.P. The Lord Bishop of London The Duke of Manchester. The Marquis of Blandford, The_Earl of Anncsley, The Earl of Cavan The Earl of Effingham The Earl of Shaftesbury Viscount Hill Viscount Mandeville, M.P. Lord Sondes Lord Edwaid Howard, M.P. Lord Henry Cholmondeley, M.P. Lord Charles Clinton, M.l'. Lord Feversham Canta'n Archdall, M.P. Colonel Baker Colonel Boldero, M.P. Mont -Col. Hunter Blair, M.P. -Major Cartan, Stuff-Onleer of Pensioners Lieut..( 01. Caulfield, bi P. J. C. Colquhouu. Esq. • Capt. J. Dunglas, 60th Royal Rifles Colonel Dunne, M.P. Auditors—George William Bell, Sowell, Esq , B Treasurer—Sir John I Hou.Seeretary—Major the Hon. Ri. :sq., Law Fire Office ; and B. L. ank of England. arkland, 80, Pall-mall. lenry Littleton Powys, 60th Royal Ides. Assistant Secretary—Frederick Hayley Bell, Esq. The following report was unanimously passed at a General Com mittee Meeting, on the 3d of October. 1854. The Right Hon. the Earl of EFFINGit AM in the chair:— This Association sriginated at the National Club, on the 24th a February, 1854, and was joined en the 25th or February by a deptb cation from the Army and Navy Club. It was formally instituted at a public meeting held in Willis's Rooms, en the 7th of March, 1854 tthe into deeply lamented Gene ral Sir Peregrine Maitland, G.C.8., in the chair), and has now com pleted the first half year of its operations. The vast amount of undeserved. misery that this Association has been the means of alleviating during the past six months induces the Committee to make a half•yearly report of their proceedings; and this, not only to show that the noble effort made by the country on behalf of the si►ent sufferers has not been a fruitless one ; but also to direct public attention to the urgent and absoiute necessity for the establishment of some permanent national provision for the wives and families, widows and orphans, of our soldiers. Notwithstanding all that has been said and written on the subject, the fact still remelts in all its sadness, that for the wife and family, widow and orphan, of our best-behaved soldiers, whether non-com missioned officer or private, no provision whatever is made. Nothing but private charity keeps them from pauperism when - their husbands and fathers are taken away. The marriage of these good men is fully permitted by military authority; it is even granted as a reward fir good conduct, and yet, should they be ordered to the seat of war, or die in the service of their country, their families are cast aside in utter destitution and desolation. To prove that this is no over-statement, the Committee have se lected a few cases out of hundreds, all or which are those of wives of non-commissioned officers and privates, who, having been mar ried With military sanction and approval, had been placed ou the strength of the regiment. Case 490, Mrs. B.—Wife of a sergeant of the 38th. Married with leave. Left destitute with six children after she had sport the small vim her husband left for her. Five of her children provided for ; the sixth being an infant, and the mother teing weakly, she received a weekly allowance of ss. until she obtained work as a washer woman, for which the Association furnished the means, and she now earns her own livelihood, assisted by her two boys, aged 12 and 13, for whom situations as pages have been found. Mrs. li. F., Bth Hussars —A most respectable person, married with leave, in delicate health. Left destitute, wills six children. Earns a little by washing, for which a donation of 21. was granted. A. weekly allowance of 7s. Case 439, Mrs. W. 11. R.—Wife of a private, 13th Light Dragoons. Married with leave. Left destitute with four children, A most re spectable person. A situation as cook obtained for her, - sand all her children provided for. Case 73, Mrs 8. J. G.—Wife of a sergeant in the 21st Regiment. Married with leave. Left destitute with four children, and expect ing her confinement. A weekly allowance of Is., in addition to the parish out-door relief of 3s. a week and four loaves. Case 460, Mrs. W.—Wife of a lance-sergeant in the 6th Dragoons. Married with leave. Left destitute with three children, and expect ing her confinement. A weekly allowance till she became a widow, when she was granted 801., and one of her three children provided for by the Birmingham Local Committee. Case 193, Mrs. E. IL—Wife of a private in the 38th Regiment. Married with leave. Left destitute with four children. One child provided for, and a weekly allowance of 7s. a week. Case 384, Mrs. A. F.—Wife of a private in the 77th Regiment. Mar ried with leave. Left destitute with live children. A weekly allow ance of 10s. Case 433,-38th Regiment—Mrs. A., the wife of a sergeant. Mar ried with leave. Left destitute with four children. Has been pro vided with a situation of 141. a year, and all her children taken care of by the A ssoeiation. Dirs. E. F., 63d Regiment.—Married with leave. 16 years wife of a private. Left destitute with five children. A weekly allowance of 7s. Mrs. E. T., 46th Regiment.—Marriel with leave. Left destitute with five children under 10 years of age, unable to leave her infant. A weekly allowance of 7s. Mrs. T. L., 28th Regiment.—Married with leave. Wife of a Sergeant. Left:with five children. 'Her husband left her some little money and his watch, to pert with in case of need. The watch bad been parted with when this Association helped her. out of all her troubles, and she regularly receives money from her husband. Mrs. E. 8., case 321. —Wife of a private , With Regiment. Married with leave. Left perfectly destitute with five children. The two youngest twins born since her hu-baed left. In very bad health since her confinement. A weekly allowance of 12s. 408.—The wives of privates of the 55th. All maCrrasieesd 405,4 L leave. O Left destitute with ten children. A weekly allowance to each. Cft , e No. 968, Mrs C. B.—Wife of a private, Royal Artillery. Married with leave. Left destitute with six children in great dis tress. A weekly allowance granted. Case 971, Mrs. A. C.—Wife of a sergeant of the 38th Regiment. Married with leave. Left destitute with six children. A weekly allowance of 12s. Case 592, Mrs. T.—Wife of a sergeant of the 11th Hussars. Mar ried with leave. Left with six children. Eldest daughter provided with a situation, and a weekly al!owance of les. to her mother. This dreary catalogue of destitution might be continued almost to an endless extent, and all the harrowing details accompanying each case might be given ; but the Committee are satisfied that a simple statement of these facts is more than sufficient to prove the need for, and the reality of, their work. It is true that the parish of the sol dier may be compelled to support his wife and family; but the Com mittee would ask whether the workhouse is a fitting place for the mantles of men vale can write such letters as the fol owing : " Sir, - " Camp, near Varna, August 30 , 1854 . I take sincerely trust that I may not offend you by the liberty w at addr e s s i ng y ou; b ut, having beard of your k in d ne ss to the Al and children of soldiers now serving in Turkey, I am induced t:1 reenest your kind assistance on behilf of my little daughter. By the tact mail from En:land I received the melancholy intelligence of my ivile's death, which occurred on the 9th of August, leaving my which little gi s tb • re o i ü bi tie w ft r n fea d lyr l y aus e t a mo o r y s o e t m e h ii entliely unp rov i ded for. &c. I therefore humbly hope that t q ae n tdi l s r o l w e r W in : li do o rn dt, a fto d or e ~ d s e o f lrt a yh y va i l t at n m my y child may not sv a e y e a x r p i : e o t i t n g o e p io l a b c o i k f h al e . r l s e n b a s a t n o y p e l s t t . a . t n ts h a m ° e w n t oot, e o ezq t upgladlyeoy c onsequen tl y usuoyswel con tribute, which l m be immediately taken to provide very anxious that soang steps may far her. I remain, air, most respectfully, _ d. H., Sergeant. c, To Major the Hon. H. L. Powys, 60th Reg. Rifles, Hon. Sec." The v. ife and child of this non.comtnissir,ned officer were entirely supported by the Association until his wife died of cholera, in London. His daughter is now comfortably settled at the Industrial School at Biranghain, at the expense of the Association, and w h en th oroug h ly trained 11. rid ,l a cated will be provided.with sitaatien by the mar,a . .. • Lk.vuo, in Turkey, July, Dearest Mary,—l know you will be glad to have this lett er 1 " iron your dear father. hope and pray Almighty God that you and I r .• t• Y ' ....! ~_ ~': ~' •Y,?` ~~~. No. 19,364.] LON PUBLICATIONS. your dear little sisters• are quite well and happy and comfortable. Give dear Fanny and dear little Margaret my very best and fondest love, with many kisses also to your little companions. I bate not been yet where the 33th Regiment is. When I see the regiment I will be sure to go and see their fathers. I hope you are well and happy altogether, and love each other, and be kind, to one another. But, my dear child, you must look after and see to your youngest sister, for she is but a baby yet, and may God bless you all and keep you under His Almighty wings always is the daily prayer of your loving father. Be kind to your dear s'ster Fanny, kiss her for me, tell her I send my very best love to her, ant she is to learn all she can till I come home - , which T trust, please God, won't be long. I hope you are all good children, and do what you can to assist Mrs. 8., who will, I know, be very kind and good to you. I hope sheds quite well. Give her my best respects. I hope you love and obey your teachers. You must write to me, my dear Mary, &c. We are all in a very large camp. I dare say 11,000 men. We all sleep on the ground. We have our cloaks and one blanket to cover us. There are no houses near us for miles. We all went to a little valley yes terday, and heard Divine service, and very many of us received the sacrament of our Lord Jesus Christ afterwards. Oh 1 my dear child, never forget your prayers; and be a good child, and you will have God for your lather and friend for ever. Pray for your dear sister ; pray for your father ; and God will hear you. Ile will bless and keep us always, and bring us to Heaven at last, for Jesus Christ's sake. And now, my darlings, good bye, and may Godbless and take care of you all, is the prayer of your loving father, " T. D." Letter addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the publin Associa- Line, where not only have the children been carried free of expense but the extra weight of baggage of their poor mothers has not been charged for, an example which the Committee earnestly trust all the Railway Companies will universally follow. Two lying-in-hospitals in London—the British Hospital. in En dell-street, and the Queen Charlotte's—Most generously opened their doors to thesoldler's wife. Many a poor woman has had deep cause for thankfulness for the care taken of her at the. British Lying - in - Hospital in Endell-street, Music, poetry, and the fine arts have all been enlisted In this good cause. One simple poem by a child realised nearly 201. for the asso ciation ; and the admirable sk: tch hy George Thomas, soldier's " Separation frOni his Family," presented by that gentle man to the Committee of the Bath Fancy Fair, has done good ser vice to the cause - representing so truilifwly as it does the reality of the distress which this association Is so effectually mitigating. LOCAL CO MMITTE ES. Esq., of the The assistance and practical working of the 78 !goal committees all over the kingdom has been most invaluable. To the clergy of the Church of England, the staff-officers of pensioners, tke garrison chaplains, the local magistrates, and other benevolent persons, the committee desire most cordially to Under their hearty thanks. Had scale for the •widows of now serving against At " A penAloa may be gran of such donation, should it Scale of Donation for Wi port:-- NOTICE.-MIFIS BURNEY'S DIARY.-,THE CHEAP EDITP 3N OF MADAME D'ARBL AY'S DIARY and LETTERS h now c ompleted by thepublication ofthe 7th volume, price 34 hound, and sul atcribers are advised to complete their sets as soon as possible. And i of the volumes may at present be had sepa rately. Also, cometet a sets, in 7 volumes, price 21s. Putlished for 11. Col burn. by his successors, Hurst and Illackett. LOUD CARLISLE'S NEW WORK. . Just publish Cd, in I vol. post Svo., price 10s. Gcl., A DIARY 'in TURKISH and GREEK WATERS. By the Light ion. the Earl of C &RUBLE. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. The Third Edition, in 1 vol. fcp. Bvo., price 73. THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH'S ELEMEN TARY SKETCHES of MORAL PHILOSOPHY. Also, uniform with the above, The Rev. SYDNEY SMITH'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. Mr. M ICAUL AY'S E , SAYS; and - - • • Sir J. MACKINTOSh'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. it not been for the indefatigable exertions 7 J the senior Garrison Chaplain of Dublin, the Rev. Charles Hort, upwards of 400 women and 800 child-en would now have be•• n the inm ;toe of the workhouse, for Ireland no out door relief is granted. The staff-sergeants in the several districts have proved themselves worthy of the profession to which they are an honour ; one line fellow, on being offered remune ration for the great trouble he had taken in relieving the poor sol diers' wives In his district, exclaimed,' , Gocl: forbid that !should take any payment for helping my comrades' wives and families in their distress." A perfectly organised sy sfein is now established by means of the Local Committees throughout the kingdom, quarterly state ments are regularly tranimitted, shOwlng the number of women and children, and the expenditure; and regiments that began regiment ally to distribute their own funds have cordially handed over the balance of their hinds to . the, Asseclation, Tieing satisfied with its work ing, and perfectly content to abide by its rules and regulationf. It is neee,sary to state, however, that the Association has not been permitted to relieve any of the widows and orphans of the Foot Guards, the officers commanding those - regiments having funds of their ownfor the relief of the wives and families of their men, and not wishing to burden the Association. Extract from the - RePort otthe Limerick ?.oca► Committee : " Limerick, Aug. 28, 1854. "We have 17 women married with leave on our list. It" appears tion Each in 3 ♦ols. (cp. Svo., price 21s. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. September 2, 1354. Sir,— ^ nly for the relief I received weekly frond you, I would have been obliged to go into the workhouse with my two children, which wood have been WorSe than death to me ; for if wo were dead, our miserable exislence would be ended here. I c , uld not have main tained myseit and children onlyfor it, th 'ugh I worked day and night to do so, and trial every means in my p river, yet I found it Was impossible. " I was making ,hirts for Gilpins, In 111'0'04o:th at- eet, at ss. per dezen, and I could not complete tbe dozen in a week; so if I had not bad that re ler, what should I have done? I n.ver reedited ant money from my hus . And since I left him, nor had no one to ask me or my children to have a meal of victuals since I lost my only friend, my dear husband. And no w, through your kindness and interest. I have got a situation ; and if you did not still allow me a little to pay fee ray children, I should not be able o remain do it, as I have not enough wages to pay for tfieni, and clothemyself and STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, 5s Gd., • IHE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA; with numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral Obstruction, and their special Modes of Treatment and' Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of -urgeons of England. " We know of no man to whose care we could with greater 'coal &nee entrust the treatment of a severs case of stricture of the ure thra."—Medical Circular. ‘London : H. Bailllere, 219, Regent-street. theme " I hope God will reward everyone who has so kindly helped the poor soldier's wife and child ; for most of us have been thrown out of a comfortable home to-face a frowning world. I hope the Lord will reward you also,, sir, tor the kind Interest you have taken In the sol diers' wives, & " Mrs. J." atanyrnore letters might be quoted, showing how grateful these fine fellows are for the care that has been extended to their wives and children ; hut quite enough, it is hoped, has been stated to satisfy the Committee that they not only are doing what is right, but that it is the bounden duty of England to carry out the work that has been thus happily commenced. - Nor are the poor women themselves ungrateful for all that has been, and is &One -for them. With a few exceptions, all have eviace.l he greatest thankfulness, and readiness to find employment for themselves. Two elves of soldiers who had been temporarily re lieved with weekly allowames„ offered to repay the Association as soon as their husbands rem•tted money; and one of them, directly , she received a remittance from her husband, insisted on repaying a sovereign to the Association, saying at the same time That there was many a poor sailer 'mite who me tied it more than she did." More than 200 have been pieced in situations as housemaids, cooks, nurses, washerwomen, &c., and.generally have given satisfaction; one of them writes thus to the-Inspecting Officer:— " Sir. - According to promise, I now let y- u know how I am get ting on. 1 never was s , happy in al my life.. I have indeed a kind master and mistress; they took to my comfort in every way ; I might well say it is equal to me own home. I only wish to God that more of the women were so well provided for as f am, sir. Will you return the association thanks in my name, for their kindness to me and my child; also to the 10s. I have received, with which I have bought some clothes. I hope that I will keep my situation a long time. The lady seems to like me very well, and she says that anything in her power she will do to promote my comfort. With my sincere thanks to yon for your kindness, • " Your obedient servant, "E. D " Many :women, natives of Nova Scotia and Canada, on heing pro vided a passage by Government .to their. own country, have been granted a donatioe of 3/. each, to provide them with comforts for themselves and children during the voyage. To 17 women of dif ferent regiments, all married with leave, bits the Association been thus beneficial. • 'On the 26tit of June information was received from the Ports ; mouth Local Committee, that 34 women and 72 children would be forwarded to London, on their way to their husbands' patishes, from Malta, from whence they had been ordered:home, their regiments having gone on to Turkey. The Inspectingpfficer of the AsSeciation was immediately ordered to the Waterloo Station, where, baiing with difficulty got them all together, hel - tOok them .to the Pay Office in Westminster, where they were to receive passage warrants for their different destinations. But they were unable to proceed till the next day ; and thus would have been left utter strangers in the streets of Westminster, searching in vain for lodgings, which, with the small Government allewance granted for that purpose, they were unable to pay for. Respectable lodgings were found for them all, and their children ; and the next day they were despatched to their destinations with a small donation for travelling expenses. It is needless to add, that all these women were married with leave, and Many of them most respectable wives of non-commissioned officers. Upwards of 3,500 women and 7,000 children have been kept from actual want during the last six months. the greater part of whom still remain claimants on the Association, especially those who have become widows and orphans. This has been done by the outlay during the past six months of 9,1721., chiefly in weekly payments, both by the Centrel Committee and the 78 Local Committees. Besides these 10,500 women and children, fresh applications are made almOst daily to the office; thus showing that the number of women and children left behind is much greater than the public were led to suppose by the Parliamentary Return called for in both Houses of Parliament. This, however, is accounted for by showing ehelnaccuracy of the Parliamentary Return, as follows : 63d Regiment. 63d Regiment. Parliamentary Return. Association Return. . No. of Women and Children, No. of Women and Children, 170. 245. The Association return was received during the same month that the Parliamentary Return was given ; and as it contained the name of every woman, and the number and ages of every child, and was signed by the Colonel commanding the regiment, it may very fairly be considered to have been the most accurate one. If there be such a discrepancy in the returns of one . regiment, what must there be in 40 ? that the women married with leave have the heavier familial. "It is incontestible that the major part of the women relieved by this Committee would, ere this, have been in the workhouse If they had not been aided. LATJRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- The Members f Mr. Laurent's Orchestra are informed that the reepenibit of the above Establishmentµ ill take place on SATUR DAY next, October 21st instant, for the Winter Season. Rehearsal at 1 o'clock. " We can safely declare -our conscientious belief that the women on our list, 83 in number, have shown themselves deserving of the relief administered to them. We have never received a single cora plaintagainst one of theM They have universally manifested a de sire to obtain work. 'Several of them have obtains situations as wet nurses, a great fact in proot of the decent, healthy, and well-con ditioned state of these individuals. Many are working at the shirt business for a' mere trifle, to earn which they must labour all day; an several are learning the trade of shirtmaking without wages, in hopes of being able to assist themselves. Upon a fair review of their conduct and their general appearance, we can safely say that the women relieved by our Committee are creditab'e to the army. Even with the relief they receive, their position is far too trying a one to be anything but a warning, Instead of en attraction, to other females to en (er into the same staie ; ,and we advisedly give it as our opinion that the operations of this Commi , tee are not calculated to create the mischief which some imagine is likely to result from the charity and sympathy which haie been evinced by the Betish public for this most unhappy class of women, suddenly deprived of the help of their husbands. E. LAURENT, Acting Manager. PATRON-B.R.H. PRINCZ ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The next MONDAY EVENING LECTURE to the INDUS- T lAL CIASSEs, en the 16th inst., will be on GEOLOGY, by E. W. DxiaLxv, Fan- F F G.S., &c , at eight o'clock. An entirely new and original DUBOSCQ'S CASCADE ILLUMI NATED by Electric Light, throwing I hree Jets of Water instead of one, and displaying a variety of beautiful colours. Also, DUBOSCQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP, by which the operations of the Diver can be se , n under water. MODEL of SEBASTOPOL, by two of the Royal Sappers and DI- SOLVING 'VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR in the B SLTIC and BLACK SEA, including sEBASTOPOL and CRON STADT. The COSMORAMA ROOMS will shortly be opened with forty views of the chief placas in Russia. and the Costumes of the people. Exhibition of the OIY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE daily, at half-past one. LECTURES by J. H. PEPTEs, Esq., Dr. BACHNOFFNES, And Mr "R. P. DOUGLAS, Colonel, Assist. Adjt. Gen., "Chairman of Committee." Extract from the Manchester and. Salford Local Committee:— "Salford Barracks, 29th August. " I tend you a statement of a few cases , which str i ke me as being unusually distre-sing. There are many nearly as bad , 140 in num ber. Very few of the women who have young children (and the children are nearly all too-young to work) can earn anything worth noticing, 2s. or 3s. a week at the most. Of course those win) enjoyed the privileges of livi•• g in the barracks, &c., as being married with leave, are in the lyDrst _circumstances, and they suffer severely: They lose the lodging and advantages of fuel, company's and officers' washing, say ss. or 6s. a week, Fnd the assistance of their husbands' pay. Lodging here of a very indifferent sort costs them 2s. aid 3s. a week, and they will be far worse lodged than when in barracks. I send you the cases of four women all married with leave, one with six children, another five, ano her four, another titre. ; there are many others married with le ivahaving two or three children nearly as destitute. There is no erup'oyment" that they are •capable, of; hampered ai they are with young children for whose care they must pay if they leavatlitha at home and. seek -employment elsewhere.' "A. F. BOND, Maim' and Staff Officer." Open from twelve o'clock daily. OTICE.—AII Persons having CLAIMS on the EST ♦TE of tke late JAMES MEIKLAM, Esq., are re quested to forward the particulars of the mine to Mr. Arber, 1, Mount• street- Berkeley-square, forthwith, In order that the same may be examined, and, if found correct, discharged. Oct. 16, 1854. Extract from the Report of the Woolwich Local Committee : " Wool kr ichltectory. 4th September, 1854. "The women were left hi very many cases, I am sure I may say in alMost all, without any means for themselves and their children. Many were on the eve *f confinement. Their only resource would have been to become t aupera on the parish, and their only asylum would have been the workhouse. A generous provision on the part of a grateful country for the wives and fathilles of those on whom they depended, under God, for a successful issue of the war in which we have been compelled to engage has prevented this. But suppose this had not been the case—how hardly would the maintenance of so many have pressed upon the poor-rate payers; and in many in stance] how unfairly. Take Woolwich. for instance, and the case would be similar Zvi h respect to all garrison towns. We have up wards of 200 women, besides their children, to be maintained some how. I think it quite possible that the rden would have been felt so heav;lv, that a memorial might h ave been sent to the Government ; but however this might be, the expense would have been unfairly thrown upon parishes such as our own ; but this is a trifling matter when compared with the pauperization of respectable wives of sol diers of our army. " HENRY BROWN, Rector of Woolwich." Eztract from the Report of the Dublin Local Committee : "September, 4, 1854. "I find tkat since the Ist of July to the 2d that. I have made about 3,400 payments (in small sums varying from Is. to If. 58.), to about 400 women (sof nem' wives). We have granted several women free passages to their friends and relatives, released clothes from pawn offices for women going Into situations, set up numbers in a small way of business, defrayed the funeral expenses of a few children, and in numberless other ways have been the means of conferring substan- tial benefits upon these poor in ople, &c. Had it not been for the small weekly payments the majority would have been in the poor hosse. Many women, although they only received 3s. 61. a-week, were thus kept going, and encouraged to work ter themselves and children, Soc. "CHARLES 'TORT, Senior Garrison Chaplain, and Honorary Secretary to Committee." "Extract from the Report of another Local Committee " We have hardly relieved any that were not married with leave and on the fc rength. By the timely aid rendered by your Society, much distress was of course prevented, as, as soon as they were left, your excellent Society took them by the.band. But timely as this aid was offered, it was not before, in many cases, the poor creatures had parted with nearly everything, even in two cases to their wed,ing rings. What would have been the condition of these post' creatures if no such society as yours had existed ? Many of them, far too high spirited to have become the inmates of a workhouse,would have been plui,ged into a s ate of ni•ery fearful to contemplate. But even as it is, much misery is to be found. A poor delicate creature, with two children, married with leave, to whom your society grants a weekly adowance, has been compelled to part with her furniture. So distres sing is this woman's case, and so respectable a character does she appear to be, that some of the other women have helped her out of their small pittmce, &c. Every day I fad more thankful for the good your society is doing; upwards of 30 are receiving help from you at this place. I only wish those who have contributed large outs-to your society could witness the gratitude of these poor women for the help they receive; they would, indeed, feel more than repaid for all they have done." SOLDIERS WIVES at VARNA. • Mr. Ray, formerly the active and intelligent Inspecting Officer of this Association, writes from Varna to th e f o ll ow i ng e ffect Varna, August 4, 1 854 . " Sir,—l beg to draw your attention t o t h e con d ti o n of the poor women here. Many of them have died, and others are dying ; others who are in a state of convalescence, ar e no t a bl e t o proceed further with their regiments, and the men are ezpectg d .o leave this in about 14 days; and these poor creature s , emac i a t e d an d dried with the sun, will be left in a foreign land without any protection or home whatever. What I thought of was, to provide a house and food fur such as have none ; most oftbena have blankets, but to those who have not I would propose lending them some, and tO encourage those who are able to get about to wait on the sick, cook, and wash. If your Committee is pleased to approve of this plan, I shall be most happy to superintend the whole mater, and I am quite sure would relieve many a poor man of i n t ense anxiety. T h e cold wea ther will he soon setting in, then wh at will these poor. wo men .do? If the ladles in England would send us a little flannel, a few blanke ts, and left-off garments, they ',would b e renderiog us a great servic e, &c. •The great work that is going on f or the wives an d f a milies of the so diers by means 01 the associ a ti on i n which you t a ke so pro minent and energetic a part, cause s a b undant joy to t h e husbands and fathers here ; and when I remind them of what is doing, they seem overjoyed, and many thanks are expressed both to yours elf . and the Committee, and benevolent friends; for the sympathy them. Numerous are the deaths f rom cholera and fevers, an d doubt less many who are cared for by y our Association arc rea lly widows, but news of the fact may not ha ve reached them. They h i ve not yet entered the field, but every d ay the order for embar k a tion for the Crimea is expected, where d ou b t l ess many will fall, an d these poor fellows have their eyes upc n your Association to pro t ec t' their wives and childrea. I am h a p py to say I have been w ell re ceived by the men generally; to point th em t o the " Lamb of God that taketh away the S i ns of the world,' is my os tensible work, and to tell them of the great work shown Ring on in England for the good of those who bay() been left behind, is in perfect keeping; Itis indeed good news. The poor women who have followed their hue bands to this place are in a most pitiable condition, and when the ex pediation sails for the Crimea they will be left here. Wool' that we had an Association here for these poor objects 1 Varna is in perfect confusion; how could it be otherwise with such a congregation of nations, fierce, wild, desperate-looking fellows, armed to the teeth, anxiously waiting for the signal to summon thein to the fight. may you long be spared in your' glorious work, of all works the most enviable, to care for the poor, &c." Immediately on the receipt of these letters the Committee met, and decided that a donation of blankets, shawls, Bce., should imme diately be sent to Varna, and the sum of 1001. !should be granted for the use of these women. On the Ist September goods to the amount of 34/. were sent by steam to Constantinople, addressed to the care of the Consul-General, who was requested to use his discretion in forwarding them to Varna. A bill of exchange for 1001. was also sent to the same authority, with instructions and authority to Mr. Ray to act as the almoner of the Association. - Private letters received by the Committee fully corroborate the fact of tle &stress of these poor_Aeomen, for though they receive what are called rations, no other female comforts can be provided for them. `..Camp . near Varna, August 24, 1854. "Dearest,—Yours dated August 3, came to kand on the 16th. I have received all your letters except one. You did tell me, my dear, that7s. a week was what you received from the Association ; and although that is a mere trifle in a place like London, yet we ought to be very thankful for it. You say you deeply regret you did not go with me; indeed, my dear wife, much as I desire to be with you, I think it one of the most providential things ever happened for you to be where you are, instead of being here ; badly off as you are now, you would be utterly miserable here. We have lost already two married men of cholera. I sleep in the staff tent ever since I got better of the cholera. Everything is enormously high here; a mouthful of white bread and cheese for supper costs sd. One thing lately we can always get, a pint of ale for 2d., or porter•lid. ; in fact, it is the only thing we relish ; for the bread is very bad, and we get nothing but the nasty beef, which we cannot eat, but boll down and make soup of. I get, as I uld before, ls. 10d. a day pay. Out of this, d. is st °pod for rations, and 2d a-d ay for mess-mon eY,So that by the time I pay for something fit to oat, there is not much left; still I shall, please God, send you all f can, &c. The women here have •no way of making money by washine, the water is too far off, &c. " I am sorry to say I have been very ill, and as it is far the best for me to let 3ou know the whole truth, 1 must inform you that 1 have had the cholera ; I was very bad while it lasted, but thank the God of all goodness for his great mercy, He has restored me. The doctors have been very kind indeed to me; everything I could wish fur was got for me; almost all the offlz.ers and the colonel came to me and hip ;red about me constantly. Poor L. M. J. M., and E. and Mrs. L., have all died anise my last; also 1. R. and S. F. In deed, any dearest wife, I rely in perfect confidence in my Redeemer, and feel myself quite unworthy of Ills mercy ; and during the worst of my illuess,.l felt humble before urn in wkom alone my salvation is sure. • " Your ever loving husband, i. E. it.i. The wife of the writer of this letter (a most excellent non-com missioned officer) was left nearly dest tute with fire young children. She bears a most irrepr achable character, and is moat anxious to exert heraeif to obtain her own livelihood ; but what can she do with five young children? tw eldsst girls arc entirely provided for by the Association, and she receives a weekly allowance of 7s. The Commit' cc perceive with pleasure that the Who itica are gradually sendin; them home from the East. Three arrivals of sol diers' families have a rready been brought before the Committee, for no sooner do they land than they apply to the Association, and it is needless to add how readily their application is always re sponded to. _ e /~ --- -. . P p. if r i l 1, a ~.1 1j. L. ltr , . - * : e t d , - :i . . L,.. 1 74,,, t 7,!'t I i -.: re,, „ . 0.111 • • # 3 , .. r ... , , , ,.,10. .--J 1. , 4 • .i ' - .V ,). '' . ' ' Vie's' 4 5, , ' , , Y• 1 14- .: ' ' 4 i 4 ' se .. I , i 1 ilt .., , ~. . , ,,. h/ • , i 1 ..10 , 5W4-:, , ' ' tt 0 '.A , ~. , • % :‘4 1:i i , .11 4 '47:47: '` . - I . , : : 7 , 211 :0 • ..„.•.,.:"_..,,,,,,,,..),„ • ~,,,.. ..;-.,,-- •_,:7„.,04,,,,,,i,,,, i,4,,,,...i . .., '. • - 4.'.,. at'.. it 4 'V , • i . .. t • , ___...4 ' 4 :% ; 7:'' 1N ‘ /Ve 'V \ 4-.- - l' 4-,' . -i4---,,, , ,' •, , -,, ..,:.-?..,,..--,-... ~,. •-.. . ...... ~. ~, , sw-w9, . ia., - -D ..` . tV I P 1 ..' '.,• - ' , , e , n. .-- ---e.:1,.. , ,-,. -.--.,,- ..:•• -.A :: . . , . . ....,............„,.........., . _ . 1 . . \T Do N s WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18 , 1854. . . 1 non-commissioned officers and soldiers lted in the place Or the whole or part appear expedient to the Committee.' idows and Children Dependent for Sup- ~~ "/' 6 /// [PRICE SD. by Messrs. Mare and Co., and two by Messrs. Wigram, at Bla.ckwall ; two by Mr. Pilcher, at Northfieet ; and one at Messrs. Scott Russell's, Miliwall. DIVING BELLS FOR SEBASTOPOL. The diving-bells at Portsmouth Dockyard are getting ready for Sebastopol. THE IRON SCREW STEAM-SHIP JURA. GENERAL CANROBSIIT. Tho splendid new iron screw steamer Jura, forming one of the fleet of ocean screw steamers belonging to the Cunard Company, is being fitted at Liverpool for the con veyance of troops to Constantinople. She is a magnificent vessel, and admirably adapted for a transport ship, as regards accommodation, speed, and security. She recently arrived from the Clyde, and, with the exception of the Himalaya, is the longest vessel afloat. She is of 2,400 tons burden, and is supplied with engines of 500-horse power. She will soon be ready for sea, but it is not yet known whether she will embark troops at Liverpool, or what re giment she will take out. We may, however, state that she will ere long sail from one of the British ports fur Constantinople with 1,200 troops and ordnance stores on board. A. portion of the latter has already arrived from Chester Castle. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM QUEBEC. The Canadian screw-steamer Ottawa arrived at Liverpool yesterday morning from Quebec, having on board the prin cipal division of the 54th Regiment of Foot, under the command of Major Moffatt. It included 16 officers, 355 rank and file, 33 women, and 43 children. They wore transferred to the steam-ship Princess. Royal, which sailed last night from Liverpool to Glasgow. It was intended for the Ottawa herself to have conveyed the troops to Glasgow, but, as her agents were anxious to get her ready for sea, the troops were transferred to the Princess Royal. CONTRIBUTION TO THE PATRIOTIC FUND. • The officers, clerks, and other persons on salary in the Royal William Victualling-yard, 'Plymouth, requested on Monday that one day's pay should be deducted from each towards' tho Patriotic Fund established by her Majesty . and at 12 o'clock Captain-Superintendent Sandom informed the men of the request made to him by the officers, when they unanimously declared their readiness to follow the example, and testified their spirit* and feeling by a round of enthusiastic cheers. INCREASE OF THE SQUADRON IN THE WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA. From the preparations actually made and in progress it would appear that some work has been cut out for the Baltic fleet during the winter. Our transatlentic friends, true to their characteristics, have begun to be troublesome now that they fancy we have got our hands full ; but it would seem that England has not yet entirely given up the fishing-grounds to Brother Jonathan ; they have not fallen in with the notion that Bermuda and the West India Islands should be outside states of the great republic; nor will they pes mit any more fillibustero invasions of Cuba, or cowardly piratical attacks upon unoffending and, we regret to add, unprotected independent territories. Our Yankee friends have grown saucy with impunity and insolent with indulgence, and especially so the men-of war's men with their puny shadow of a fleet. Because they do not see so many line-of-battle ships and frigates knocking about the West Indies as they were wont to see some ten or a dozen years since, they fancy that, like the frogs in the fable, they can puff themselves up as bias John Bull himself. The piratical affair of Cuba, and the bullying and swag gering about the fisheries, the British Government could afford to treat quietly and indulgently; but now in a state of war the case is altogether different. Great Britain has naturally become snore jealous of her dignity and more tenacious of her - rights. The affair of Grey Town, as cowardly an act as ever dis graced a man of war, and the insult to the British flag on that occasion, followed up by the shameless br a ggi n g of the Captain f the Cyano, seem to have brought matters to a climax ; and these little circumstances taken into consi deration with reports of American purchases of Russian territory, American building of Russian men-of-war, and the fitting out of American ships as Russfan privateers, have moved the English Government to prepare a slight correction for our go-ahead friends, which will do them a great deal of good, and lower the tone of that offensive swaggering which is only an affectation of real courage. With our hands fell with the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, we have yet a man-of-war or two to spare to put the Yankees down ; and if Brother Jonathan means mis chief lie will assuredly have to pay dearly for his frolic. It is well known that the Boscawen, 70, Captain Glan ville, came home early from the Baltic to proceed to Hali fax. She is there, and has the admiral's flag. Another line-of-battle ship, the Colossus, TO, is to proceed to the West Indies, to be under Rear-Admiral Fanshawe's com mand. A screw-frigate, the Termagant, is already on her passage there, to take commodore's broad pendant at Ja maica ; and it is reported that an additional line-of-battle ship and three frigates (the Hannibal, 91, screw, Commo dore the Hon. F. W. Grey ; and Curacoa, 3L, screw, Cap- ' taro the Hon. H. F. Hastings, amongst the number), &c., will reinforce the West India tsciumiron. If these vessels should be added to the force already there and en route, we shall have the following on the station : Hannibal Colossus Bl, screw-ship. .Boscawen Curacoa Termagant 24, screw-frigate. Vestal 26, sailing frigate. Calypso With smaller steamers. sailing sloops, kc. We trust that this force will bo quite sufficient to in duce the Yankees to draw in their horns, and behave with decency to weaker as well as stronger powers. If not, there aro net only means but inclination, we believe, to compel them. The impudent bully of the Cyano, who was sorry that there was not an English man-of-war at Greytown larger than the schooner Bermuda, may now have a chance of picking up his match, if his Government dare to entrust him with a commaud.—Morning Herald. (Prem. tie Moniteur de l' Armge.) If anything could diminish the regret of the country at a moment when it deplores the loss Of the 'illustrious Marshal whom death Las carried off in the midst of 'his triumphs, it would be the choice, of the young General whom the Emperor has intrusted with the task of finish- ing the work so gloriously okimenbad on .the banks 'of the Alma. Although the military., career of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Fredch troop: in the' East4l' l ' l7 " generally know i n, — Wirthlwtrit — wittinruf — usis to recall - to- mind his services, which justify in a striking manner the .1'• confidence of +is head of the State and of the l misele,t. army. Francois Certain Caarbbert was born'in in the departmkit of Lot, a few leagues from the village which gave birth to . Murat. He entered, Ibe sc i r o St. Cyr in the Month of Nov ember, 1828 , and left in one of the first ranks after two 'years of laborious study: Appointed sublieutenant of the 47th of the Line osi th e • let of Oc tober, ! lB3, e l m B2 b B :rk h eedwa for s A made i 853, on the 20th andlartlved - of June, i , in the pro Vince oTOFM, where the Emir, Abd-el-Tinder, after the unfortunate affair of the Macta, kept our army in check. A short time afterwards he took part in the expedition of Ma , cara, in which he began to make him self known. He followed with his regiment the opera tions which Generals Clauzel and Letang directed in the province of Oran ; the capture of Tlemcen, the expedi tion of the Chetiff Aarchgoun, and the Mina ; the vie tualli.:g c f Tlemcen, the combats of Sidi-ZaCoub, Tafna v and Sikkah. These affairs displayed his brilliant mili tary qualities, and raised him to the rank of captain on the 26th of April, 1837. He went in the same year to the province of Constantine, where the Duke de Neinours and General Danir6rnont made pieparations to revenge a deep insult. He received a wound in the leg at the as sault of that place by the fide of Colonel Combes, an old soldier of the island of Elba, to whom he was orderly, officer, and wlio was mortally wounded at the breach. Before he died Colonel Combes recommended the young captain to Marshal ValGe as an officer full of promise. General Carirobert returned to France in 1839, deco rated with the Legion of H onour , an d was c h arge d w ith organising fort the Foreign Legion a battalion chosen from the band of Spaniard s wh o h a d ta k en .refuge with Cabrera upon the French territory. Thanks•to the per severing activity of the organiser, these remnants of the civil war were very soon ready to take part in the labours of our troops in Algeria. • Called to the camp of St. Omer in 1840, he drew up - with success, by order of the Duke of Orleans, several chapters of a manual destined for the use of the officers of the light troops. In the north Captain Canrobert was incorporated with the 6th battalion of Foot Chaaseurs, and returned to Africa in 1841. In that new campaign he signalized himself in the combats of the mountains of Mouzaia and Du Coutes, as well as in the obstinate struggle which the Beni-Menasser made against our troops. After having attained the rank of Chief of Battalion of the 15th Light, on the 22d of May, 1842, he was placed at the bead of the sth battalion of Chas seurs, which was incessantly in the field on the banks of the Chetiff, and took part under the orders of General Gentil in the affair of the grottoes and that of Sbeah, and also in several combats on the Riou. _ _ Part of the year 1842 and the whole of the year 1843 were employed in fresh operations in Africa, and in all of thorn General Canrobert worthily maintained the honour of his battalion. He accompanied Colonel Cavzignac in the expedition of Onaren Senis, and formed part of the column under the direction of General Bour who, after attacking the Flitbas, made some bold excursions in the country of the Kabyles of Garboussa. Every where the 3d and sth battalion of Chasseurs were led by the commander, Canrobert, with singular auccess. He had been an officer of the Legion of Honour for two years when Colonel de St. Arnaud, who in 1845 suc ceeded Colonel Cavaignac in the command of Orleans. ville, employed him against Bou-Nazi. The chief of the sth battalion gave glorious co-operation in the affairs of Bahl, 0 ued.Metmour, 0 ued-Gi i, and Oued-Senzig. In the former he succeeded with 250 bayonets in keep ing at bay more than 3,000 men, who could tot break his ranks. For this exploit he was appointed Lieut.- Colonel on the 26th of October. He was soon after wards closely blocked up in the town of Tenez, where he had succeeded Colonel Claparbde. Eight months of continual struggles brought about the pacification of the country, and the superior officer to whom this result was due obtained the rank of colonel, upon the scene o his conquests. After having commanded the 2d Regiment of the Line, he entered the 2d of the Foreign Legion on the 31st of March, 1848, and occupied Bathna. General Herbillon intrusted.hirn at this period with the command of a strong column, with orders to attack and intimidate the mountaineers of the Aures. This order was promptly executed. Colonel Canrobert surprised the enemy at the fort of Djebel-Clielia, defeated him, drove him, sword in hand, as far as Kebech, in the Ainer-Kraddon, and made prisoner of the Bey, Ahmed. On his return to Bathos he went to Aumale, and took the command of the Regiment of Zouaves. In this new poet he had again occasion to act vigorously against the Kabyles and the tribes of the Jurjura, whom he suc ceeded in reducing to submission. But it was particularly is 1849 that Colonel Canrobert displayed an energy above ail eulogium. The cholera attacked the garrison of Auinale, whom the events taking place at Zaatcha bad led under the walls of that place. What courage, what presence of mind was re quisite in the commander of the Zouaves, who thus conducted his soldiers in the midst of the dangers of a daring march, and compelled unceasingly to be the pain ful witness of their pain I He was everywhere exhorting the sick, attending to their wants, and in passing he sent a reinforcement to the town of Sou Sada, the gar rison of which was blockaded, and deceived the enemy, who blocked the passage, by announcing that he brought the plague with him, and that he should infect his as sailant's. At length he arrived in Zaatcha, on the Bth of Ne. vember. On the 26th be commanded with most daring courage one of the attacking columns. Ont. of 4 officers and 16 soldiers who followed him to the breach 16 were killed or wounded by his side. As a reward for his conduct he was appointed Cemmander of the Legion of Honour on the 11th of December, 1842. After having again distinguished himself at the battle of Narah he was promoted to the rank of General of Brigade on the 13th of January, 1850, came to Paris, commanded a brigade of infantry there, and was attached in the quality of aisle-de-camp to the Prince President of the Republic, and appointed General of Division on the 14th of January, 1853, at the same time retaining his functionsas aide-de-camp to the Emperor. Three months afterwards he was appointed to command a division of infantry at the camp of Helfaut, and almost at the same time he was selected as inspector of the sth arrondisse ment of that force. Placed latterly at the head of the Ist Diviston of Infantry of the army of the East, he took a most active part after the commencement of that war, by preparing the difficult operation of landing, and by powerfully co-operating in the victory of the Alma, where ho received another wound. It is known that 111arshal de St. Arnaud, who could only appreciate him, had the most entire confidence in his talents and bravery. It is true that the coing general had neglected nothing in order to merit that confidence. Before his departure he devoted himself to deep study respecting the scene of the present expedition, as if he had had the presenti ment of his future destiny. Such is the general officer for whom is reserved the honour of planting the French flag on the walis of Sobas topol, for he will not fail to realise the brilliant hopes which tho glory of his antecedents suffice to excite in regard to hie future. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, 19.1 f-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane• ously destroys all BAD SMELLS without producing any itself. Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA. and all CON. TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, 18, Cannon. street, London-bridge. • N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. MARRIAGE WITHOUT LEAVE. It is a curious fact that has been brought to light by the practical experience of this ASsociMion, that, without exception, those sol diers who have married with leave, or whose wives were admitted into barracks, and recognised by the regiment, have left the largest families, and, in consequence, are by far the most deserving of ,om miseration. • To there persons the Association has been of the greatest benefit; while, at the same time, amongst those women married without leave, much misery has been found , to exist, which the Association has not refrained from alleviating. The Committee, however, regret to find, that notwithstanding all the positive and practical good that has been effected by the Associa tion, there still remain in the minds of some military men strong ob jections to its of erations ; it is still urged that undue encouragement is given to marriage without leave, end that large numbers have thus married since the institution of the Associ Boa. If the opera tion of the Association had afforded such encouragement, surely evi dence of it would have appeared from a number of applications for relief on the part of wo cell who had married in anticipation of it. Only one applic .tion has been made at this office by tee wife of a soldier whose marriage certificate was dated In .854, se that the ob jection would appear to be entirely groundless ; and it might be con sidered almost needless to say more in answer to it. But the Com mittee have it to show, that while they have oily contemp l ated those ca-es as entitled to relief which they bound already sanctioned by Government, or acknowledged by commanding officers, they have made a rule (No. 3), and have taken all the means in their power to give it publicity, which puts it out of their power to relieve any who may have married calculating on assistance from them; thus taking into consideration and providing against a con tingency which might have arisen, but which has not occurred. ,The following are the rules with reference to this subject:- 1. No soldier's wife is entitled to re let whose name is not entered in the regimental return, which, though it contains the names of ad women whether marrii.d with or without leave, is yet signed by the Colonel commanding the regiment, and thus they are partially ac knowledged. 2. The Government makes no difference between these women, and the passages of all are equally desayedito the parishes of their husbands. 3. The rule for the relief of soldiers' wives married without leave is only retrosp ctive :or no swelter who has married without leave since Ju , y, 1854, will be entitled to relief for his wife. On the 4th July, 1854, at the largest Meeting ever held by the General Committee, General the Earl of Beauchamp in the chair, it was unanimously resolved— " That from and alter the date of this resolution, the 4th July, 1854, no wife or widow be entitled to a donation or pension who shall have marrie 1 a soldier without leave, whether they belong to regiments on active service or to regiments now under orders of readiness for active service, provided that such orders ofseadineas were received subsequently to the formation of this Association, on the 7th March, 1854. As the-Government, the officers commanding regiments,* and the Association have found it absolutely necessary to countenance, to a certain extent, marriage without leave, and as it appears from the returns of the married men of the 30 regiments of the line, and the 10 regiments of Cavalry, that a largo proportion of them in each regiment ate married without leave, it becomes a serious question how far the treatment hitherto carried out towards wives of soldiers has been successful in the prevention of matrimony. It is evident that, in spite of all the certain misery entailed upon them, soldiers will marry, and can find respectable women to marry them; it is also evident from the Universal sympathy shown to their wives and families on the present occasion, that the country would gladly be friend them effectually ; the Committee would therefore direct par ticular attention to the concluding remarks at the end of this report, in hopes that some practical measu e may be decided upon as speedily as possible to prevent the recurrence of so much unmerited misery and destitution. COLLECTIONS on the DAY of HUMILIATION. Thousands upon thousands of Her Majesty's loyal subjects joy fully full iwed her most gracious example on this day, and poured in of their abundancelor the support of an Association which their beloved Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert had honoured with their joint patronage from its first commencement. Had it not been for the noble contributions made on the Day of Humiliation, this Association would have been totally unable to grapplo effectually with the dire distress and destitution brought to light by its operations. All the great religious communities in the kingdom, except the Roman Catholic, unanimously joined on that day to help the soldier's wife and child. To the Church of England especially this Association is indebted for considerably more than two-thirds of the total amount collected. The Wesleyan body also contributed largely and generously; the Jews, too, joined munificently in this national effort by having col lections in th-ir eyeagogues. The Committee remark with much pleasure that these astonishing collections were quite voluntary. No Queen's Letter was issued, and never was any public subscription so heartily ass'sted by the poor man's penny. In numberless congre gational collections more than one pound's worth of halfpence was given. Eve , ' the prisoners in a large government prison put their names down for a subscription of more than 201. The total amount collected on that day would have been even greater had not many, of the collections been made for the sailor's as well as the soldier's wife. Of tnese collections the Committee had the pleasure of paying over one-third to the Association for the widows of sailors and marines. • • The Committee would point out most emphatically that, notwith standing the remarkable exception in the Fast-day Collections, no reliious distinction whatever is made in the distribution of this noble charity, recipients are not even asked to what religion they belong. • OTHER COLLECTIONS. At the heal of these stands the county of York. The Yorkshire Association (with his Grace the Archbishop and all the nobility end gentry of the county as patrons and liberal subscribers) has remittal to the Central Association the large surn of 5,0001. The press has very eons derately and effectually aided the cause of the soldier's family, but no paper, either of daily or weekly circulation, has so practically assiAed these poor people as the " London Journal." The editor of that pAper, by the weekly issue of 12 supplements, at one halfpenny each, has realised the surprising sum of 1,4211., which has been paid in weekly instalments of 1201. Nothing proves so unanswerably as this does the sympathy of the poor, as the purchase of the supplement was not compulsory on the subscribers to the paper. Subscriptions have been received from all Scot ia perts of the world ; from PaltalllA, Bahia, Bombay, Quebec, No . va , St. John's, New Brunswick, Brussels, Pan, Lausanne, Bonn, Paris, Calais, Meade, Ceylon, elow real, Boulogne, the Black sea Fleet, Ber muda, Fredericton, New Brunswick, &c. The generous sympathy of the Navy for the wives of the Army has been very gratifying ; indeed the first person who by an able letter in "The Themes" roused tile pubic to a se Akio of their neglect of the soldier's wife, WAS " A Naval Officer." But of all the subscriptions, perhaps tha most touching was that of the Chelsea Pensioners. One old veteran, in paying his penny, was heard to remark, " Hail there been such an woman association in my day when I was away at the wars, my poor old would not have idled in the workhouse." Several bodies of men of the working classes have agreed to send in w, ekly penny contributions ; the men of Price's i'atent Candle Factory, and the men of the Crewe Loco motive Department, have already paid m considerable sums collected in thia way. Front several large towns considerable amounts have been re mitted, from IYallsall, Cheltenham, &c.; but the town of Bath has exceeded them all by several hundred pounds. • The RAIL WAY C.JMPANIES—L YING-IN-HOSPITALS. So universal has been the sympathy displayed towards the poor people whom this association has taken by the hand, that all the great lines of railway have been made free to the soldier's child. Particularly the London and North. Western, and the Portsmouth Ono commanding officer who could not }lnd amongst his soldiers' cs . mantel Evil loavea sukient nupber willing t. em b m .k with their h us I ItaltedadrAna. )bed Ware permitted' by authority to complete the number by seleetioll from the e hthli es , Weillea =Tied without loaTo, 11144 out of bunch& • - 5 a 0 6 • Rs , . • ccv : 1 .) r. 4 0 E. 4 a 1 . a xxxx Sergeant-Major 91 103 lis 125 135 - 150 FO 175 200 Sergeant lorporal Drumm 5r.....• • 35 45 50 55 60 70 75 80 90 Private ....... 30 40 45 50 55 GO 65 70 80 Of Widows the Association has already 64 in their books, and of Of Widows the Association hal Orphans 108. The fol owing letter shows that for the widows of those brave men who perisked with their Colonetin the• Europa transport, ample pro• vision wits made, and that the measures adopted for their relief have fully satisfied the officer commanding the depot of the Ennis killings : "Canterbury Barracks, July 13, 1854. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of your memorandum, detailing the amount of the donation granted by the Association, of which you are the honorary Secre tary, to the widows and orphans of the five non-commissioned officers and men of the ,Enniskilling Dragoons,. who were lost in the Europa transport. " The ready and liberal aid thus sent to their relief will, I trust, be effectual to alleviate in some degree their distress; and it marks, too, in a way for which I am lest grateful, how deeply the Com mittee of your adMirable Association , appreciate the bravery and noble conduct of these who stood by their, colonel to the last. "Sure I afn, from private accounts which I have received, that had al. on board done their duty as manfully as those who perished, there would not have been a life lokt in the Europa. "I have not failed to eommimicate to the officer commanding the regiment ih Turkey the liberality with which the Association have met my application for assistance to the surviving families by a grant of 4151. - "I am glad, too, to expres my sense of the admirable arranyA-- ments of the Society, by which the distribution of this sum has been entrusted to the persons best able to judge of the most judicious means of admjnistermg, in each individual case, to the permanent relief of the sufferers. *: • " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, . . "F. W. FITZ-WYGRA NI, Captain, Commanding Depot Enniskilling Dra,goonk± "Major H n. 11. E. Powys, Hon. Sec." A b y in 1 b ,5 4. 4 k 0, d W T died of . cholera weekly allowance granted to the orphan's grandfather, with Nthom the boy was left. T t h u e r k. 3 e 3 y d a e g T o e s n t t, distressingw ho fa t c h a e s r e a n A d For the five widows and children of the 6th Enntskillings, annui ties have been purchased, large sums have been subscribed for them In addition to the grant from this Association the amount will ren der them independent for their lives. For the other widows, donalons, varying from 5/. to 101. have been granted immediately on the receipt of official notification of their husbands' deaths. Most of them were already on the books of the Associati • and had been receiving relief for some time ;it is proposed to grant them an annual pension as long as they remain widows, and the resources of the Association continue available. C ONC LUDING REMARKS. Effectually to prevent the recurrence of such distressing scenes as those which gave rise to the formation of this Association, the Com mittee have had in consideration a plan which itris hoped might tend materially to raise the'condition of the soldier's wife, and secure a provision for the soldier's widow, As there is no probability, under existing circumstances, of so rais ing the pay of the soldier as to enable him when married to apportion a sufficient share of it to his -family while he is on active service, the COrrimittte are of opinion, that a National Fund should be established, of which the invested capital of this Association shall be the founda tion, and to which the public and the soldier shall be invited to sub scribe annually. Th:s fund to pre , ide pensions fer widows and orphans, as well as temporary assistance to wia; and family, who, having become sub scribers. may be ordered on active sevice. The exact subscription which the soldier would be called upon to pay, must,depeud on the amount of public support the National Fund may receitti,—it must always be a very small sum from the soldier; but the Comnittee are convinced that the country will approve of this proposed attempt to encourage habits of obedience and prudent foresight amongst the married soldiers of the British Army. By order of the Committee, HENRY LITTLETON POWYS, Major 60th Royal Rifles, Hon. Sec. September 7, )854. The CENTRAL ASSOCIATION in Ain of the WIVES and FAMI LIES, Widows and Orphans, of SOLDIERS ordered to the EAST. BALANCE SHEET. Dr. Sept. 7, 1854. To amount of subscriptions received in the half-year eniling the 7th of Sept , 1854, from the formation of this Association on the 7th of March £80,269 17 7 X 80,269 17 7 INGESTRE, Chairman, JOHN LETTSOM ELLIOT, 1 Members of the HENRY LITTLETON POWTS,S Finance Committee. Sept. 7, 1854. By Exchequer Bills deposited in the Bank of England in the names of the Trustees —viz , Sir John Kirk land, Lord Henry Cholmondeley, ld.P., and Major the Hon. H. L. Powys (of which 50,00;:1. will be applied to relieve Widows and Orphans) £65,6 5 9 4 By Relief, distributed through Local Associations.... 5,359 14 4 By ditto, distributed at Head Office in L0nd0n..... 1,180 19 0 By ditto, distributed through Clergymen, Magistrates, and others ..... ........ ...... . ..... 2,631 7 5 By Advertisements • 1,792 12 2 By Office Expenses, Printing, Stationery, Wages, ,` Rent, &c. ....... • ... .• • By Payment to the Sailors' Association By Ba'ance —viz., in the hands of the Hon. Secretary • • ..... •..• • .. £3ll 9 3 At Bankers, Sept. 7, 1854............ 2,603 6 0 WIDOWS and ORPHANS. The first efforts of this Association *ere limited to the immediate relief of the wives of soldiers ordered on active service, who, in consequence of their having familia?, were left behind utterly desti tute of all means of existence, save the temporary outdoor parish relief. Since that time, the sword and the pestilence save too fa tally done their sad work, and many of these poor people have be come more hopelessly destitute by the death of their husbands. The Committee, however, encouraged by the magnificent contri butions received from all parts of the world, have found themselves in a position to make the following scale of donations for wid ows, wilieh Is the same that was adopt , 3,l ry the administrators of th e Waterloo Furid, in ISIS :- 7 j Unanimously resolved,—" That relief in the shape of a donation net'exceeding the sundamentionasums; being the same as agre e d to Dy the Waterloo Coumuittee ou the 38th of June, 181 b, pe adopted NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGiNCE, The Miranda, 15, screw, Captain Lyons, went out of Porto. mouth Harbour yesterday morning, and cruised about Spichead to test her engines and boilers. She afterwards took in her powder and shell, and will be off to the Crimea by daylight this morning. The Ariel, 9, screw, hauled out of Portsmouth Dock on Monday morning, and will complete for the pendant with all despatch. The Swallaw, 9, screw, Commander Cranford, went out of Portsmouth Harbour on Monday afternoon, and took a few turns at the measured mile. The vessel was out of trim, and it. could not be called a trial. Her auxiliary engine, however (60 horse nominally, by Miller and Raven hill and Salkeld), worked well up to 80 revolutions, with 18 lb. pressure. They are beautifully constructed and fitted, and net the slightest vibration was perceptible in the vessel. She is complete in manning, with the excel). tion of about 10 A Bs. Her excellent commander has secured a first-rate ship's company, and the beautiful little craft will proceed to Gibraltar in the course of a few days, where Commander Cranford will be the senior on the station. THE NEW SCREW GUN-BOATS. As we have already stated, previously to completing the fittings of the screw-gun-boats (210 tons and 60-horse power, high pressure), the Admiralty have determined to subject the first—the Pelter—to the severest test it is possible to put a vessel through. With this view, it is understood that the Pelter, in charge of Mr. Mugford, master of the flag ship at Woolwich, and Mr. Dinnen, in spector of steam-machinery, afloat, at Somerset House, will proceed, about Thursday next, to the Channel, and will cruise there for some days, testing her qualities in the most varied manner. She could not possibly have a more trying season of the year than the present, rough seas are certain to be met with and gales frequent ; and if she gets through her ordeal with anything like satisfactioi there will be some encouragement to proceed on the wholesale scale of building screw-gun-boats projected. There cannot be a shadow of a doubt that this trial should take place before the Admiralty proceed too far in their building. The great fault hitherto had been that classes of vessels that have turned out wretched fail ures have been built by half-dozens, and even dozens, be fore one of them has been tested at sea. The success that has attended the Arrow, screw despatch cruiser class, justifies our confidence in the success of the Pelter ; but still it must be borne in mind that in the Pelter we have a new and untried machine, and as some score of the untried engines have been ordered, it is right we should know something about them, although Messrs. Penn's name is a sufficient guarantee that what they have , undertaken has been adopted on the safest grounds. CAPTAIN PASLEY'S VISIT TO THE COSSACK. Tho Cossack was visited officially yesterday by Captain Sir Thomas Pasley for muster and inspection of officers and crew. Tho gallant Captain returned from inspecting the officers and crew of the Cumberland. at 2 p.m., in the Wildfire. After mustering the crew and officers of the Cossack, he inspected the ship throughout, between decks and the engine-room. The crew were then piped to quar ters at their respective guns; shortly after the fire-bell was rung, and in a few seconds every precaution was taken by closing hatches, skylights, &e., and every man was at his station. Captain Fanshawe and the officers of this ship deserve great credit for the state of discipline they have already attained, most of the crew being newly raised men. They went through their general exercise in a manner highly creditable to officers and men. She is at present short of her complement, in all about 50 hands, in clusive of 16 petty officers. Being at present about nine inches by the head, it is expected that an additional quan tity of iron ballast will be taken on board and stowed in her after hold, so as to bring her about nine inches by the stern, in order to produce a proper immersion of her screw propeller. Her machinery ants admirably. On her late trial down with 12 lb. pressure on the square inch her engines made 66 revolutions per minute, her rate being 10 knots and. over. She bids fair to be a fast vessel under steam power. Her nominal power is 250 horse. Nothing is at present positively known as to her destina tion. Assistant -Surgeon A. M`Kenna has taken up his commission at Chatham and joined this ship. THE CREW OF THE AJAX AND THE COLOSSUS. Yesterday 165 men, belonging to the Ajax, 60, screw steam -ship, Captain Warden, were turned over to the Co lossus, 80, screw ship, Captain Robinson, under orders to sail to-day for the West Indies. They appeared to have little objection to the change. This snakes the latter vessel's crew a most efficient one. The Cul.!ssus's crew were not paid advance of wages on Monday night, as intended, there net being sufficient time. They were paid yesterday. The Ajax, 60, herself is to come into harbour to have her bottom examined, to see what damage has been done to it from her getting on shore in the Baltic. COUNTERMAND FOR THE CUMBERLAND. A countermanding order was given on Sunday last for the Cu►nberland to remain at the Nore, in consequence of her powder and live shell being still on board. She was prohibited from mooring near Sheerness dockyard, and was towed into harbour yesterday evening's tide, and is ordered to proceed to Chatham this morning's tide. STEAM FLOATING BATTERIES FOR THE BALTIC. The, prinoipal portion of these enormous floating bat• tones, ordered by the Admiralty to be completed by next 'spring, will be built in the riyer ; two by Mx. GNP, two ARRIVAL FROM THE BALTIC. Her Majesty's steam despatch gun vessel Wrangler ar rived at Hull on Monday from the Baltic. It is expected that she will proceed to the Black Sea. The Porcupine, 3, Lieutenant-Commander George M. Jackson, arrived yesterday at noon from the Baltic. She left Faro Soumt on the Bth instant, in company with the now steam gnu-boat Wrangler, and a French corvette ; she came in on the 6th instant, being engaged to tow the Neptune to Kiel. The Porcupine arrived at Copenhagen on the 10th, and left on the 11th, with the Arrogant, the Lightning leaving the same morning for Elsinore. Loft Heels. and Driver coaling, to return to the fleet ; parted company with Wrangler. This experimental gun-boat, of long range power, has not fired a shotted gun since she left England. On the Porcupine leaving, Sir Charles Napier, with a portion of his fleet, was at Baro Sound. The cholera broke out very bad at Baro Sound immediately after the Termagant had put in there with the Russian prisoners. This is the Swedish version of its origin there. Certain it is that the Swedish Government were using the most stringent precautions to prevent the spread of this disease, adopting sanitary cordons, and placing sentinels over every infected house, who kept strict guard that no person left the infected districts after once entering them. The Porcupine lying there in charge of the steam fleet of col liers, the cholera made its appearance amongst the masters and crews. There were colliers of all nations amongst them, and many of the officers and crews suffered very severely. These were all promptly and continually at tended to by Assistant-Surgeon M'Acree, of the Porcupine —and previous to the departure of the Porcupine, a depu tation of fourteen masters of all nations waited upon Mr. M'Acree, with a testimonial expressing the warmest thanks for his unremitting kindness, and of his successful treatment of themselves and their crews, as not one case amongst the whole fleet proved fatal, from the prompt and unremitting attention of this gentleman. The French man-of-war Duguesclin, from the Baltic, left the Downs yesterday at one p.m., for Cherbourg. The colliers there were landing all their cargoes, which were being warehoused in the extensive premises of Mr. Grubb, a Swedish merchant of high integrity, for the future uses of the steam fleet in the Baltic next year. The Porcupine put into Great Grimsby, for a pilot. Mr. Arthur Brown, lato ship-master out of Dundee, acting as Baltic pilot, brought the Porcupine home. Mr. Charles Saunders, late clerk, now promoted to the rank of paymaster, came home in the Porcupine. Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a large British war steamer, with an Admiral's flag (blue), passed the Goodwin. Yesterday the issue of stores of all kinds, clothing, &0., for the army in the East continued till a ate hour in the evening at the Tower ; they wore forwarded by railway to Liverpool for shipment. The total quantity thus sent ex ceeds 500 tons. . In consequence of information received at the Comman dant's-office, Chatham, requiring medical assistance at Bristol, in consequence of the cholera having broken out to a great extent among the troops at that station, Staff- Surgeon Moline is relieved from duty at the Garrison Hospital to proceed there immediately. The detachment of the 23d Fusiliers on duty at the Tower having received the route for the Crimea, march from the fortress this morning to reinforce the service companies of their regiment. Yesterday morning the depot of the 71st Highland Light Infantry marched from Chatham, cn route to Canterbury, to join the 2d battalion, recently returned from Cans la. The depot consists of 157 men of all ranks, under the com mand of Captain Arthur Patker, Ensign Charles Mounsey, and Ensign C. C. Wingfield. A few days previous to the depot leaving Chatham Colour-Sergeant Robert Hastie was found to be absent. No tidings can be heard of him. His regimental clothing has been received at the barracks, and there can be no doubt he has deserted. He has left a wife and six children at the barracks, and about 91. in the savings -bank. A detachment of the 99th Regiment left Chath am eatl,ot yes terday morning for Harwich, for duty at t hat s n 6 consisting of 2 o ffi cers, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and rank rywere n a nd , file. theC Captain officers ptainde in command. Lieut. Montague fl ILLNESS OF THE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Tlae Admiral of the Fleet and Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom Sir Thomas Byam Martin, G.C.8., who has been for some time on a visit to his son, Rear-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, super intendent of this dockyard, staying at the official residence admiral is ex - - The malady of the latter, in theyard, is reported to-day as being most fatal throughto t the night. veterannigl l t. dangerously ill—so bad, indeed, as almost to preclude any haustion and decay, arisinc , from extreme old hope which o t f h threatens to surviving ago. The steps of promotion of Sir Thomas Byam Martin are as follows :—Captain in 170, rear-admiral i admiral in 1819, admiral iu 1830 , an u 1811, vice (l. admiral of the fleet in 1819. The gallant admiral still lingers, but ' sink ing, suffering intensely from diarrhoea is gradually The Leopard, 18, Paddle-frigate, witheut relief. Admiral Henry Byam Martin, bearing the flag of Rear to this port as having passed .13., has been telegraphed Baltic, yesterday in,,rnin through. the Downs from the the Sprightly, st. amer, bring the rear - admiral ' tunity of seeing his g . ; and on her arrival at Splthead is ordered to go out to her, to on shore, to afford him an oppor takes place, aged parent before final dissolution WOUNDED SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY. It was announced by public notice that a meeting of the society would be held yesterday in the lower room, Exeter-hall, and the hour of three o'clock was named for the commencement of the proceelings • lent that hour arrived and passed, and still " the public " was repre sented on the occasion by only three ladies and a half dozen gentlemen. Even that small number became smaller by half-past three o'clock, when five additional gentlemen appeared on the platform, including the Rev. John Sargent, who filled the office of secretary. On the motion of the reverend gentleman, the chair was taken by Mr. Charles H. Bracebridge. The CHAIMUN said that some of the particulars which had appeared in the Times newspaper respecting the con dition of the wounded soldiers in the Emit had been denied by other papers. He held in his hand the Morn; ing Chronicle of that day, w hich contained a statemen t from Dr. Andrew Smith, Director-General Army and Ordnance Medical Department, ex tending to many columns, from which it was quite clear tha t the tha media t a vast l de. n• tity of materials had been sent out t partment in the East. It also ap peared that a number of surgeons and medical men been sent out, and that more were going out. A s regarded lint, which had had been particularly mentioned autho. o rity for saying that tons of lint had been sent out sent out that —in fact, that a quant ity had been as wanting, he had would cover , acres ; b ut whether that lint had arrived at Soutari when the u nfortunate wounded soldiers came itwas aboatttl after for e, or h the late i o ra n ttohesadye.ck olfu rn st e e n ad of of vva lY r i , it ng off back, the fiel d se happened that battle th e wounded had been con v e y ed to a large buildi ng at Scutari, and u nder the circu mstances the attendance o f women was desirable. Only a few Sisters of Charity were going out o n the following day ; but during th e present day be h a ppened to learn that the War -office had applie d for Assistance) to a lady of f or t une, talent, and exper • knew to i perfectly the department of nursin g , a l ady who voluntarilleyacegalive Tthe up her time to that spe cies o f charity, and whom those in c fl ap u a e h n i t e ia o l f r fu an lfi k l e hn o g f that the m ve e r t y ro h p ig o h lis in kn o w f o ffice e to an task to which they had invited her. (Hear, bear.) He was not at lib er t y to mention the lady's name, but she had been allowed by her friends to accept the office on the preceding day, and he was informed that she had re ceived the appointment of superintendent of the nurses that were to be sent out.. Eight or ten nurses would go out with the lady on Friday, and eight or ten more would go out as soon after as possible. Whatever assist ance benevolent friends were desirous to give could be sent by steamers to Constantinople, and addressed to the British ambassador there, or to Major Sillery, at Scu tari. (Hear.) After a few observations from the Rev. Mr. SARGENT, and the Hon. Ilvjor PowTs, The Rev. Mr. LEvi announced that he was about to start for Constantinople, and would be happy to be mad• the channel of distributing gifts, whether in money or in another shape, amongst those brave men who had auf- fered for their country. The meeting then adjourned. THE CHOLERA IN DIIBLIN.—The reports of the eholsra, are more favourable thi s morning. The total number of deaths reported from the three hospitals apprapriated to cholera patients amounted only to 6, out of 66 peg remaining in the hospital" and 27 newly admiima, 718 19 3 106 0 10 2,914 19 3 £80,269 17 7 These accounts examined and audited. GEORGE WK. BELL, Auditor to the Association. Thus it will be seen that the sum of 9,1721. have already bean spent in actual relief tor widows as well as wives within the space OC six months, ,{id that at the trifling outlay of a little more than 3 per cent the sum of 80,269/. 17s. 7d. has been raised. Annual subscriptions are solicited towards the formation of a na tional fund for widows and orphans. 11. L. POWYS, Major 60th Rifles, Honorary Secretary. " ;.I J