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' ',.r„!,1, :,, c t r ° ,4 1r."4, , R I • , m' • ' 4 -...."-- , </77 I ‘._ a r. 1.11 GREATAVEsTmut RAILWAT.-.Troitr DAYS in BATH or BRISTOL—A Trail will leave ,Fad clington on SATURDAY EVENING, October 14th, at 6 30, returning.9ll-TUESDAY FSENLNG, October 17th, from Bristol, at 6.30 p.m., and Bath at 7 p.m. Fares—Bristol, 10s.Bath, 9s. and ss. A Single package of luggage allowed to oath passenger. Tickets (not transferab e) are available only by the Excursion Train, and may be previously obtained at the Paddington Static n, or at the Company's Offices, 27, King-street, Cheapside; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351, Oxford-street; and 269, Strand. LONDON, FRIDAY, EVENING, "OCTOBER 6, 1854. [PRICE SD. S 0 U T.H-WESTERN .RAILWAY.- PLEASURE EXCURSIONS DAILY to those attractive laces, WINDSOR, HAMPTON COURT, RICHMOND, KEW, &c., c., at Low Fares. First and Second Class Return Tickets, at Single Fares (with the addition of a small booking fee), are issued on Saturdays and Sundays, at Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations, to Windsor and to all Stations below Woking. These tickets can only be received at the station for which they are issued, and are available for Return by any Ordi nary Train until the following Monday, inclusive. By order. ARCHD SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1854. ISLE OF WIGHT CHEAP EXCURSIONS. - SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—By the Excursion Trains every SUNDAY Morning at 7.45 from Waterloo Station, THROUGH RETURN TICKETS are issued to the ISLE OE WIGHT, via SOUTHAMPTON, for COWES, or PORTSMOUTH, for RYDE. Fares :—Closed Carriages, Ss. ; Seated Open Carriages, 55., which Include all pier dues and steamboat fares, but not conveyance between the railway stations and piers. The Return Tickets from Ryde will not be available via Cowes and Southampton, nor those from Cowes via Ryde and Portsmouth. THROUGHOUT TICKETS betwixt LONDON and RYDE, via PORTSMOUTH, PORTSEA. and GOSPORT, available for Four Days, are also issued daily at Waterloo Station, at following fares, which include all pier dues, omnibus and steamboat fares. Ist Class, 3Gs. Bd. ;2d Class, 273.8 d. Single Journey Fares—let Class, 205.6 d.; 2d Class, 15s. 6d. Waterloo Station, July, 1854. ARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic manager. ENGINEERS' MASONIC and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 345, STRAND, LONDON. During the prevalence of Cholera, Policies for three months (renew able, if required, at the expiration of that period) are granted by this Society, covering the risk, not only of Cholera, but of all other diseases. Rates may be obtained at thy Office. Annuitants admitted to share in the Profits. No charge for Policy Stamps. Credit given for half the Premium. Assignments and Transfers of Policies registered free of charge. A liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents on the intro duction of business. ANTHONY PECK, M.A., Actuary and Secretary. FIGHTEENTH ESTATE and TWENTY SECOND PUBLIC DRAWING. —Land for Building has j ust been purchased for distribution amongst the Members of the Conser vative Land Society, at Retford, Nottinghamshire, close to the station of the Great Northern, and to the junction station of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. A second Property has also just been acquired at Tunbridge Wells, West Kent, being the Eighteenth Purchase. The Twenty-second PUBLIC DRAWING will take place on SATURDAY, the 14th October, at Noon, at the Codices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, for Rights of Choice on the Society's Estates. Shares taken on or before the 14th October will be Included in the advantages of this Drawing. Five per Cent. Interest allowed on Subscriptions of a year in advance and upwards, and on Completed Shares. The taking of Lots on Estates is quite optional. No personbl liability. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. SEBASTOPOL. GENERAL ILLUMINA TION.—Oct. 2d, 11154.—1 n commemoration of this grand achievement, the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY have determined upon giving their ordinary Thirty Shilling MODERA TRUE LAMPS for ONE GUINEA, complete, in order that the Public may more generally comply with the spirit of the times. About 17,000 Bronze Lamps have just arrived. Another consign ment of China Lamps-will be ready in a few days. The public are invited to an early inspection. Every Lamp guaranteed. Old Lamps taken in exchaage.--Note the address, 447, West Strand. John Clark, Resident Proprietor. TIJRKISH EXHIBITION and ORIENTAL MUSEUM, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner. PiccadiIIy.—MICHAELMAS HOLIDAYS.—OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admis sion, 2s. 6d. ; children, Is. 6d. ; Saturdays, ss. ; children, 2s. 6d. Family Tickets for rive, 10s. Schools admitted at Half-price. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte and Patent Harmonium. An Illustrated Handbook is published, price One Shilling. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cuss. C. LAnzErr, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON, and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mall Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes -La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi kins and kis Dinah. Admissibn, Is. Doors Open At half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYALPOLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Mr. PEPPER, the Resident Director, begs leave to announce that the WHOLE of the RECEIPTS of the Institution on the Even ing of THURSDAY, the 12th instant, will be handed over to the pro posed PATRIOTIC FUND for the BENEFIT of the WIDOWS and ORPHANS of the BRAVE MEN now fighting the battles of their country. An INTRODUCTORY LECTURE to a COURSE on PHYSIO LOGY as connected with HEALTH, by Dr. CARPENTER, F.R.S., &c., on Monday Evening, the 9th instant, at Eight o'clock. An entirely new and splendid DUBOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE APPARATUS, throwing Three Jets instead of one, and DUBOSCQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP, MODEL of the HARBOUR and FORTIFICATIONS of SEBASTOPOL, made by Sergeant FALKLAND and Corporal THOMAS, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Woolwich. DI, SOLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR In theBALTIC and BLACK SEA, with new PICTURES of the HOLY PLACES, and SEBASTOPOL and CRONSTADT. Exhibition of the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE. LECTURES on NATURE PRINTING, and en CHEMISTRY. On and atter Monday, the 9th instant, the Institution will be open at Twelve o'clock. JACKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for the PRESERVATION of POTATOES, SEEDS, &c.—This valuable discovery, for which Letters Patent have been obtained, is the result of fourteen years' study and experiments in the preserva tion of vegetable matters. It imparts health and vigour to the Plants and seeds subjected to its action, and effectually prevents the POTATO DISEASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, MILDEW and ROT, all FUNGAL DISEASES, and the attacks of INSECTS and VER- N IN, and further recommends itself to the farmer, the planter, and the public generally, by tile extreme simplicity of the mode of its application. It is sold by all seedsmen and Chemists, in packets of one, two, three, and four pounds each, with instructions for its use, and parties requiring larger quantities for their own use or for exportation, can be supplied on advantageous terms, by addressing to Mr. Jackson, the Patentee, IS, Cannon-street, London-bridge, where the article is always on sale, and the fullest particulars and directions for its use can be obtained. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacia de Parts, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrho3a, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Nalpeau, Lallemand, Roux, &c.. &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Banger, 150, Oxford-street. Ct R A VESEND S PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purff• The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. T A R eet Piers. , permitt WIEN. DAYS. SUNDAYS. . . -------- r --------- v ..1 5. 5 . t s f). f) . • v i z e r 5 o 1, 6 , if. Ti me 1 t 1 •—• 'V : 6' z 8 5 .., z 8 5 4. I , . N ir X 0 g 0 --..---- ---- - -- -- 'ta —s% t 9 tii ..... it% -- lu, ....., _ .... 31, 6 1 — a Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WELUIF. BLACKWILL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WCIRK. DAYS. SUNDAYS. .1.) Fen- . 4 . .. 1i; .-:. Fen- f..- c I", .1 i church 5 .t. '0 4) church 6* ;T.' e .3 :Street r. 8 0 . 1 Street A 8 g . 8 N to% to 4 -- I 1 - - - 1 1 12 u, 14 - - 214 - - - 2 - -! - 3)4 4 - - - - 5 • - - - 0 514. direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. VO or from Gravesend and London .• •• • • 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, Si. Os.; Six Months, 31. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets j or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Sept. 26th, 1854. Passages marked • are THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cues; free by post for 30 s ps tam, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure. — An Essay on Sper rnittorrhcsa, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded • en twenty years experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Sperrnatorrhosa, &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 SAMUEL LAJME A /T B . , ILD L . 0 N D 0 N, 37, BEDFORDBQ Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member or the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Ho&esp ~ s m . ital Medical Society, Liceastiato of A.pothecarles' Hall' Lond The essential object of this treatise is topoeglularties theut i out , fearful ee s c s o e zn irregularities, sequences resulting from certa in habits, and excesses, which have proauced 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. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons en tertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of hay ng hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human ng is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated. without eed incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret suc ceed incurring the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness niaY d above all, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, an d b e e removed,p that there is scareely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derange to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cu."' 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London : Edward Stanford, Agent for Ordnance Maps and Admi ralty Charts, 6, Charing Cross. - CENTRAL ASSOCIATION in AID of the WIVES and FAMILIES, WIDOWS and ORPHANS, of SOLDIERS Ordered on Active Service. Under the Joint Patronage of Her Majesty the QUEEN. Field-Marshal H.R.H. the PRD: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, Ist Life Guards ; Lord Lilford. Trustees—Sir John Kirkland, Lord Henry Cholmondeley, M.P., and Major the Hon. H. L. Powys. COMMITTEE. The Lord Bishop of London John Lettsom Elliot, Esq. The Duke of Manchester Sir Robert Gerard, Bart. The Marquis of Blandford, M.P. Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P. The Earl of Annesley, M.P. Lieut.-Col. Brownlow Knox,M.P. The Earl of Cavan Hon. Capt. William Stuart Knox, The Earl of Effingham M.P. The Earl of Shaftesbury Captain Laffan, M.P. Viscount Hill Lieut.-Col. LaWITLISOII Viscount Mandeville, M.P. Lieut.-Col. Hon. J. Lindsay, M.P. Lord Sondes Right Hon. Joseph Napier. M.P. Lord Edward Howard, M.P. Colonel Sidney North, M.P. Lord Henry Cholmondeley, M.P. Capt. Henry Owe 1, R.E. Lord Charles Clinton, M.P. John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P. Lord Feversham Melville Portal, Esq., M.P. Captain Archdall, M.P. Major the lion. H. L. Powys, Colonel Baker 60th Royal Rifles Colonel Boldero, M.P. Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq. Lieut.-Col. Hunter Blair, M.P. Augustus Stafford, Esq., M.P. Major Carton, Staff-Officer of Rev. F. J. Stainforth Pensioners Lieut.-Col. Taylor, M.P. Lieut.-Col. Caulfield, M P. Capt. W. F. Vernon J. C. Colqnhoun, Esq. Sir William Verner, M.P. Capt. J. Douglas, 60th Royal Shirley Woolmer, Esq. Rifles General Wyndham, M.P. Colonel Dunne, M.P. Auditors—George William Bell, Sowell, Esq., B Treasurer—Sir John Hen. Secretary—Major the Hon. R. - 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 EFFINGCi4M in the chair: — This Association originated at the National Club, on the 24th of February, 1854, and was joined en the 25th of February by a depu tation from the Army and Navy Club. It was formally instituted at a public meeting held in Willis's Rooms, on the 7th of March, 1854 (the late 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 en behalf of the silent sufferers has not been a fruitless one ; but also to direct public attention to the urgent and absolute 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 remains 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 rewafd for 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. T. prove that this is no over-statement, the Committee have se lected a few cases out of hundreds, all of which are those of wives of non-commissioned officers and had privates, who, having been mar ried with military sanction and approval, been placed on the strength of the regiment. Case 490, Mrs. B.—Wife of a sergeant of the 38th. Married with leave. Left destitute with six children a fter she had spent the small sum her husband left for her. Five of her children provided for ; the sixth being an infant, and the mother being 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. E. F., Bth Hussars —A most respectable person, married with leave, in delicate health. Left destitute, with six children. Earns a little by washing, for which a donation of 21. was granted. A weekly allowance of is. Case 439, Mrs. W. 11. R.—Wife of a private, lath Light Dragoons. Married with leave. Left destitute with four children, A most re spectable person. A situation as cook obtained for her, and all her children provided for. Case 73, Mrs. S. 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 5 5., 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. H.—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 five 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 Association. Mrs. E. F., 63d Regiment.—Married with leave. 16 years wife of a private. Left destitute with live children. A weekly allowance of 75. Mrs. E. T. 46th Regiment .,- Married 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. Leftwith five children. Her husband left her some little money and his watch, to part with in ease 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, 88th Regiment. Married with leave. Left perfectly destitute with five children. The two youngest twins born since her: husband left. In very bad health since her confinement. A weekly allowance of 12s. Cases Nos. 406, 407, 408.—The wives of privates of the 55th. All married with leave. Left destitute with ten children. A weekly allowance to each. Case 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 allowance of 105. 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 If a fitting place for the families of men who can write s letters as the foliowing : " Ca uch mp, near Varna, August 30, 1854. " Sir, —I sincerely trust that I may not offend you by the liberty I take in addressing you; hut, having beard of your kindness to the wives and children of soldiers now serving in Turkey, I am induced to request your kind assistance on behalf of my little daughter. By the last mail from England I received the melancholy intelligence of my wife's death, which occurred on the 9th of August, leaving my little girl entirely nnprovlded for, &c. I therefore humbly hope that you will kindly cause inquiries to be made, so that my child maynot be left entirely unprotected or uncared for. I will most gladly con tribute, as far as my means will admit, to defray any expense which may arise in placing her in any establishment which you select. We expect to embark for Sebastopol to-morrow, consequently I feel very anxious that some steps may be immediately taken to provide for her. sq., Law Fire Office ; and B. L. nk of England. .irkland, 80,•Pall-mall. lenry Littleton Powys, 60th Royal " I remain, sir, most respectfully, G. H., Sergeant. " To MWor the Hon. H. L. Powys, 60th Reg. Rifles, Hon. Sec." The wife and child of this non-commissioned 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 Birmingham, at the expense of the Association, and when thoroughly trained and educated will be provided with a situation by the mana gers of the Industrial School. Devno, in Turkey, July, 1854. "My Dearest Mary,—l know you will be glad to m have this letteand r from your dear father. I hope a nd pray Almighty that you 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 have not been yet where the 39th Regiment is. When I see the regiment I will ere 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 atter and see to your youngest sister, for she is but a baby yet, and may God bless you all and keep you under Ills Almighty wings always is the daily prayer of your loving father. Be kind to your dear sister Fanny, kiss her for me, tell her I send my very best love to her, and she is to learn all sh l e can till I come home, which I trust, please God, won't be long. hope you are all good children, and do what you can to assist Mrs. 8., who quite welwill, I know, be very est kind and good te you. I hope she is l. Give her my b respects. I hope you love and obey your teachers. You must write to me, my dear Mary, &c. We are all in a very largo camp. I dare say 10,000 men. We all sleep on the gro und. We have our cloaks and one blanket to cover us. There are no houses near us for 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. Ohl my dear child, never forget your prayers, and be a good child, and you will have God for your father and friend for ever. Pray for your dear sister ; pray for your father ; and God will hear you. Re 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 God bless T and D take care of you all, is the p ra y er of your loving father, " . ." Letter addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the Dublin Assoc's . tion September 2, 1854. " Sir, —Only for the relief I received weekly from you, I would have heeu obliged to go into the workhouse with my two children, which would have been worse than death to me ; for if we were dead, our miserable existence would be ended here. I could not have main tained myself and children only for it, though I worked day and night to do so, and tried every means in my power, yet I found it was impossible. I was making shirts for Gilpins, in Molesworth street, at ss. per dozen, and I could not complete the dozen in a week; so if I had not had that relief, what should I have done ? I never received any money from my husband 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 fur my children, I should not be able 1 o remain mysel in f t ans , as I have not enough wages to pay for them, and clothe them. " I hope God will reward every o ne 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, for the kind interest you have taken in the sol diers' wives, " Mrs. J." Many more letters might be quoted, showing how grateful these fine fellows are for the care that has been extended to their wives and children ; but 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 doing for them. With a few exceptions, all have evinced I lie greatest thankflfiness, and readiness to find employment for themselves. Two wives of soldiers who had been temporarily re lieved with weekly allowances, offered to repay the Association as soon as their husbands remitted money; and one of them, directly she received a remittance from her husband, insisted on repaying re a sovere ign to the Association, saying at the same time " That the was m any a poor soldier 'swife who needed it more than she did." More than 200 hate been placed 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 pal know how I am get ting on. 1 never was so happy in all my life. I have indeed a kind master and mistress; they look to my comfort in every way ; I might well say it is equal to my own home. I only wish to God that more of the women were so well provided for as I am, sir. Wlll you return the association thanks in my name, for their kindness to me and my child ; also for 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 being pro vided a passage by Government to their own country, have been granted a donation 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, has the Association been thus beneficial. On the 26th 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' parishes, from Malta, from whence they had been ordered home, their regiments having gone on to Turkey. The Inspecting Officer of the Association was immediately ordered to the Waterloo Station, where, having with difficulty got them all together, he 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 allowance granted for that purpose, they were unable to pay for. Respectable lodgings were found for themh all, and their children ; and th e next day they were despat 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 er been kept whom from actual want during the last six m onths, the great part of 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 Central Committee and the 78 Local Committees. Besides these 10,500 women and children, fresh applications are made almost daily to the office i thus showing that e number f women and children left behind s 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 the inaccuracy of the P ar liamentary 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 comman din g the re g iment, it may very fairly be considered to have been the most accurate one. If there be such a discrepancy in the returna of one regiment, what must there be in 40 ? • - MARRIAGE WITHOUT LE ATE. It is a curious fact that has been brought to light by the practical experience of this Association, 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 corn- miseration. To these 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 operations; it is still urged that undue encouragement is :given to marriage without leave, and that large numbers have thus married since the institution of the AssociAloa. If the opera tion of the Association had afforded such eneouragement, surely evi dence of it would have appeared from a number of applications for relief on the part of woolen who had married in anticipation of it. Only one application has been made at this office by the wife of a soldier whose marriage certificate was dated in 1854, 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 only contemp , ated those cases as entitled to relief which they found 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 sold.er's wife is entitled to relief whose name is not entered in the regimental return, which, though it contains the names of all women whether married with or without leave, is yet signed by the Colonel commanding the regiment, and thus they are partially ac knowledged. 2. The Government mates no difference between these women, and the passages of all are equally defrayed to the parishes of their husbands. 3. The rule for the relief of soldiers' wives married without leave is only retrospective : for no soldier who has married without leave since July, 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 after the date of this resolution, the 4th July, 1854, no wife or widow be entitled to a donation or pension who shall have marriel a soldier without leave, whether they belong to regiments on active aervice or to regiments now under orders of readiness for active service, provided that such orders of readiness were received subsequently to the formation of this Association, on the 7th March, 1854. As the Government, the officers commanding regiments,t 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 large proportion of them in each regiment are 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 wilt 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. Thousan4 upon thousands of Her Majesty's loyal subjects joy fully followed her most gracious example on this day, and poured in of their abundance for 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 01 Humiliation, this Association would have been totally unable to grapple 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 ontliat 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 their synagogues. 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 assisted by the poor man's penny. In numberless congre gational collections more than one pound's worth of halfpence was given. Even 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 these 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 religins 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 aid gentry of the county as patrons and liberal subscribers) has remitted to the Central Association the large sum of 5,000/. The pre soldiess has very cons derately and effec tuall y aided the cause of the r's family, hut uo paper, either of daily or weekly circulation, ha the p ra ctically assisted these poor people as the London Journal." editor of that paper, by the weekly issue of 12 supplements, at one halfpenny each, has realised the surprising suns 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 parts of the world ; from Panama, Bahia, Bombay, Quebec, Nova Scotia, St. John's, New Brunswick, Brussels, Pau, Lausanne, Bonn, Paris, Calais, Calcutta, Ceylon, Montreal, Boulogne, the Black Sea Fleet, Ber muda, Fredericton, New Brunswick, &c. The generous sympathy of the Navy for the wives of the Anny has been very gratifying ; indeed the first person who by an able letter in "The Times" roused the public to a sense of their neglect of the soldier's wife, was " A Naval Officer." But of all the subscriptions, perhaps the most touching was that of the Chelsea Pensioners. One old veteran, in paying his penny, was heard to remark, " Had there been such an association in my day when I was away at the wars, my poor old woman would not have died in the workhouse." Several bodies of men of the working classes have agreod to send in weekly penny contributions ; the men of Price's Patent Candle Factory, and the men of the Crewe Loco motive Department, have already paid in considerable sums collected in this way. From several large towns considerable amounts have been re mitted, from Wallsall, Cheltenham, &c.; but the town of Bath has exceeded them all by several hundred pounds. The RAILWAY COMPANIES —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 Peatlines of railway have been made free s child. ar ticularly the London and North Western, to and the the soldier' Portsmouth Line, where not oniy have the children been carried free of expense, but the extra weight of baggage of their poor mothers has not the been c harged for, an example which th e C ommittee earnestly trust all Railway Companies will universally follow. Two lying-inhospitals in London—the British Hospital, in En. dell-street, and the Queen Charlotte's—most generously opened their doors to the_ soldier'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. Oe simple poem by a child reed narly 201. for th ao- ciation ; and the admirable skttch by al Geisorgee Thomas, Esq., e of the soldier's " Separation from his Emily," presented by that gentle man to the Committee of the Bath Fancy Fair, has done good ser vice to the cause —representing so truthfully as it does the the distress w hich this association is so effectually mitigating.reality of LOCAL COMMITTEES. The assistance and practical working of the 78 local committees all over the kingdom has been most invaluable. To the clergy of ch ap Church of England, the staff-officers of pensioners, tie garrison chains, the local magistrates, and other benevolent persons, the committee desire most cordially to tender their hearty thanks. Had it not been for the indefatigable exertions of the Senior Garrison Chaplain of Dublin, the Rev. Charles Hort, upwards of 400 women and 800 children would now have been the inmates of the workhouse, for in Ireland no ou t-door relief is panted. The staff -ser geants in the several districts have proved themselves worthy of the profession to which they are an honour ; one fine fellow, on being offered remune ration for the great trouble he had taken in relieving the poor sol diers' wives inte r s district, exclaimed,forbid that I should take any payment fo helping my comrades' wives and families in their distress. A perfectly organised sy stem is now established by means of the Local Committees throughout the kingdom, quarterly state ments are regularly transmitted, showing the number of wo men an d children, and the expenditure; and regiments that began regiment ally to distribute their own funds have cordially handed over th b a lance of their funds to the Association, being satisfied with its work ing, and perfectly content to abide by its rules and regulations. It is necessary to state, however, that the Association has not been permitted to relieve any of the widows and orphans of the Foot Grds, the officers commanding those regiments having funds of their own for the relief of the wives and families of their men, and not wishing to burden the Association. Extract from the Report of the Limerick merick, Local Committee : Li Aug. , 1854. "We have 17 women married with leave on our list. It appears that the women married with leave have the heavier families. "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. " 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 ha ve universally manifested a de plaint against one of them. They ha sire to obtain work. Several of them have obtainer situations as wet nurses, a great fact in proof 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 I and several are learning the trade of shirttaaking 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 creditable 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 an attraction, to other females to enter into the same state ; and we advisedly give it as our opinion mischief the operations of this Committee are not calculated to create the misa c hief which some imagine is likely to result from the charity and fi One commandin; officer who could not find amongst his soldiers' wives married with leave a sufficient number willing to embark with their husbands and leave their families behind, were permitted by authority to complete the number by selection from the oakum rforaeu marrloct ivithout Wing out of barracks. sympathy which have been evinced by the British public for this most unhappy class of women, suddenly deprived of the help of their husbands. "R. P. DOUGT, AS, Colonel, Assist. Adjt. Gen., "Chairman of Committee." Extract from the Manchester and Salford Local Committee : "Salford Barracks, 29th August. " I scud you a statement of a few cases, which strike me as being unusually distressing. 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 who enjoyed the privileges of livirg in the barracks, 8E4., as being married with leave, are in th, worst circumstances, and they suffer severely. They lose the lodging and advantages of fuel, company's and officers' washing, say ss. or Gs. a week, and the assistance of their husbands' pay. Lodging here of a very indifferent sort costs them 2s. and 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.ber four, another three ; there are many others married with leave having two or three children nearly as destitute. There is no employment that they are capable of, hampered . a3 they are with young children for whose care they must pay if they leave them at home and seek employment elsewhere. "A. F. BOND, Major and Staff Officer." Extract from the Report of the Woolwich Local Committee : °' Woolwich Rectory. 4th September, 1854. . "The women were left in 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 of confinement. Their only resource would have been to become paupers 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 families 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 with respect to all garrison towns. We have up wards of 200 women, besides their chilrren, to be maintained some how. I think it quite possible that the burden would have been felt so heavily, that a memorial might have 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. " gENRY BROWN, Rector of Woolwich." Extract from the Report of the Dublin Local Committee : "September, 4, 1854, "I find tkat since the Ist of July to the 2d inst:l have made about 3,400 payments (in small sums varying from is. to it. 55.), to about 400 women (soldiers' 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 people, &c. had it not been for the small weekly payments the majority would have been iu the poor hosse. Many women, although they only received 3s. 6d. a-week, were thus kept going, and encouraged to work far themselves and children, &c. "CHARLES HORT, 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 strength. 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 hand. Brt 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 wedding •rings. What would have been the condition of these poor 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 plunged into a s ate of misery 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 allowance, 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 pittance, &c. Every day I feel 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 sums 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 VAIN A. Mr. Ray, formerly the active and intelligent Inspecting Officer of .his Association, writes from Varna to the following effect : " Varna, August 4, 1854. " Sir,—l beg to draw your attention to the condition of the poor women here. Many of them have died, and others are dying ; others who are in a state of convalescence, are not able to proceed further with their regiments, and the men are expectgd .0 leave this in about 14 days; and these poor creatures, emaciated and 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 for such as have none ; most ofthein 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 it would relieve many a poor man of intense anxiety. The cold wea ther will be soon setting in, then what will these poor women do? If the ladies in England would send us a little flannel, a few blankets, and left-off garments, they iwould be rendericg us a great service, Sec. The great work that is going on for the wives and families of the so diers by means of the Association in which you take so pro minent and energetic a part, causes abundant joy to the husbands and fathers here; and When I remind them of what is doing, they seem overjoyed, and many thanks are expressed both to yourself, and the Committee, and benevolent friends, for the sympathy shown them. Numerous are the deaths from cholera and fevers, and doubt less many who are cared for by your Association aro really widows, but news of the fact may not have reached them. They hive not yet entered the field, but every day the order for embarkation for the Crimea is expected, ,where doubtless many will fall, and these poor fellows have their eyes upon your Association to protect their wives and children. I am happy to say I have been well re ceived by the men generally; to point them to the " Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world,' is my ostensible work, and to tell them of the great work going on in England for the good of those who have been.left behind, is in perfect keeping; itis indeed good news. The poor women who have followed theiihui bands to this placa are in a most pitiable condition, and when the ex pediation sails for the Crimea taey will be left here. Wont.' that we had an Association here for these poor objects ! Yarns is in perfect confusion; how could it be otherwise with such a congregation of nations, tierce, wild, desperate-looking fellows, armed to the teeth, anxiously waiting fur the signal to summon them to the fight. May you long be spared in your gloriouS work, of all works the most enviable, to care for the poor, &e." Immediately on the receipt of these letters the Committee met, and decided that a donation of blankets, shawls, &C., 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 341. 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 ftilly corroborate the fact of tile distress of these poor women, for though they receive what are called rations,"ho other female comforts can be provided for them. "Camp near Varna, August 24, 1854. "Dearest,—Tours dated August 3, came to band 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 Id. One thing lately we can always get, a pint of ale for 2d., or porter ie.; 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 boil down and make soup of. I get, as I said before, Is. 10d. a day pay. Out of this, 4 56 d. is stopped for rations, and 2d.a-d ay for mess-money, so that by the time I pay for something fit to eat, there is not much left; still I shall, please God, send you all I can, &c. The women here have no way of making money by washing, 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 you know the whole truth, I 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, lie has restored me. The doctors have been very kind indeed to me; everything I could wish for was got for the ; almost all the ail :era and the colonel came to me and inquired about me constantly. Poor L. M. J. M. and E. and Mrs. L., have all died since my last ; a l so R. and IS. F. In deed, my dearest wife, I rely iu perfect confidence in my Redeemer, and feel myself quite unworthy of Ills mercy ; and during the worst of my illness, I felt humble before Him in whom alone my salvation is sure. " Your ever loving husband, ~ E. R." The wife of the writer of this letter (a most excellent non-com missioned officer) was left nearly Best tote with five young children. She bears a most irrepr , achable character, and is most anxious to exert herseif to obtain her own livelihood; but what can she do with live young children? Her two eldest girls are entirely provided for by the Association, and she receives a weekly allowance of 7s. The Committee perceive with pleasure that the authoi Kies are gradually sending them home from the East. Three arrivals of sol diers' families have alrready been brought before the Committee, for no sooner do they land th an th ey app l y to t h e A s sociation, and it is needless to add ho w rea dil y th e i r applicat i on i i always re sponded to. The first efforts of W this O AlDWssociat S and io n O were limited to the im mediate RPHANS. relief of the wives of so ldi ers ordered on active ser vice, consequence of their having f am ili es, were l eft be hi n d utterly destl tutepf all means of exist ence , save the temporary o utdoor parish people relief. since that time, th e swor d and the pestilence have too fa tally done their sad work, an d many of these poor who, in have be come more hopelessly destitute by the death of their husbands. The Committee, however, encouraged by the magnificent contri butions received trout all parts of the world, have found themselves in a position to make the following scale of donations for widows, which is the same that was adopted by the administrators of the Waterloo Fund, iu 1815 _ n et exceeding the and rment i oned sums, .. _ Unanimously resolved,—" That relief in the shape of a do na tion being the same as agreed to by the Waterloo Committ ee on th e 28 t h o f J une , 1815, be adopted as a scale for the widows o f non-commissioned cancers and soldiers now serving against Ru ss i a. " A pension may b e granted in the place of the whole or part of such donation, sho u ld i t appear expe di en t to the Committee." Scale of Donatio n f or W i dows and Ch ild re n De port : Dependent for Sup- . 4 o ,e; Rank. f.! I z 0 E •.•- XS X X X Sergeant-Major 9O 100 115 125 135 150 160 175 200 Sergeant Corporal ...... Drummer.. •• • 35 45 50 55 60 70 75 80 90 Private 3O 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 80 Of Widows the Association Orphans 108. alreidY 64 in their books, and of The following letter shows that for the widows of those brave mert who perished with their Colonel in the Europa transport, ample pro vision was 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 or the donation granted by the Association, of which you are the honorary Secre tary, to the widows and orphans of the rive 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 most 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 am, from private accounts which I have received, that had nil on board done their duty as manfully as those who perished, there would not have been a lite lost in the Europa. " I have not failed to communicate to the oMcer commanding the regiment in Turkey the liberality wills which the Association have met my application for assistance to the surviving families by a grant of 4151. I am glad, too, to expregs my sense of the admirable arrange ments of the Society, by whlck the distribution of this sum has been entrusted to the persons best able to judge or the most judicious means of administering, in each individual case, to the permanent relief of the sufferers. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, "P. W. FITZ•WYf3RAM, Captain, Commanding Depot Enniakilling Dragoons. "Major lion. 11. L. Powys, lion. Sec." Case 1,540, W. T.—A boy of the 33d Regiment, whose father and mother both died of cholera in Turkey , a most distressing case. A weekly allowance granted to the orphan's grandfather, with whom the boy was left. For the rive widows and eJaildren of the Gth Enniskillings, 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, donations, varying from 51. 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 Association, and had been receiving relief for seine time ; it is proposed to grant them an annual pension as long as they remain widows, and the resources of the Association continue available. CONCLUDING 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 it is hoped might tout materially to raise the condition of the soldier's wile, 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 apnoVtion a sufficient share of it to his family while he is Cu active service, th, Committee are of opinion, that a National Fund should be established, of which the invested capital of this Avsociation shall be the founda tion, and to which the public and the soldier shall be invited to sub scribe annnally. This find to provide pensions for widows and orphans, as well as temporary assistance to who and family, who, having become sub scribers, may be ordered on active sevice. The exact subscription which the soldier would be called upon to mayplt) ,t receive,—it c u ce s oi t vine ,_ depend ititteme on us rt t e h ac e l wo a na m yyl o sn u eb n ee t d o at f hv p ae u tr b y l t i hs c me s u acl p ol p us o nu r tm t r yt fromh the ha Nationaleppro Fsoldier ;unod this proposed attempt to encourage habits of obedience l and prudent follsight amongst the married soldiers of the British Army. By order of the Committee, HENRY LITTLETON POWYS, Major 60th Royal Rifles, Hon. Sec. ' September 7, 1854. --- The CENTRAL ASSOCIATION in AID of the WIVES and FAMI LIES, Widows and Orphans, of SOLDIERS ordered to the EAST. BALANCE SBEET. Dr. Sept. 7, 1854. To amount of subscriptions received in the half-year ending the 7th of Sept., 1854, from the formation of this Association on the 7th of March £80,269 17 7 £80,269 17 7 INGESTRE, Chairman, JOHN LETTSOM ELLIOT, 22 Members of the HENRY LITTLETON POWYS,J 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, M.P., and Major j the Hon. 11. L. Powys (of which 50,0001. will be i applied to relieve Widows and Orphans).... £65,4' 5 9 4 By Relief, distributed through Local Associations 5,359 14 4 y ditto, distributed at Head Office in London 1,180 19 0 Ify ditto, distributed through Clergymen, Magistrates, and others .. . . . By Advertisements . 1,792 12 2 Ity Office Expenses, Printing, Stationery, Wages, I; Rent, &c. .... • • ... ••• • • 718 19 3 y Payment to the Sailors' Associa tion . 106 0 10 y Balance—viz., in the bands of the Hon. Secretary • £3ll 9 3 i At Bankers, Sept. 7, 1854 2,G03 G 0 2,914 15 3 £90,269 17 7 These accounts examined and audited. GEORGE WM. BELL, Auditor to the Association. Thus it will ibe seen that the sum of 9,1721. have already been pent in actual rellef for widows as well as wives within the space f six months, and that at the trifling outlay of a little more than 3 er cent. the sum of 80,269/. 17s. 7d. has been raised. Annual subscriptions are solicited towards the formation of a na tonal fund for widows and orphans. 11. L. POWYS, Major 60th Rifles, Honorary Secretary. SEASONABLE ANNOUNCEMENT. - ,t E. MOSES and SON have now ready for inspection the NEW .ATERIALS for AUTUMN and WINTER DRESS which have en selected from all parts of the world. . . pnt:. Moses and Son had never greater success in securing a vast l novel stock of the most fashionable fabrics for Autumn and Win er, and they are confident in the pleasure and satisfaction which will )e expressed by all classes of their friends, patrons, and the public. E. Moses and Son have very many new designs in seasonable ATTIRE ; their well-known skill and experience, and the most artistic cutters and workmen In the trade, are sure to maintain for ;hem the elevated position they have so long enjoyed. ' E. Moses and Son's new PALETOT is the most novel and gentle. anly garment of the season, and the most suitable article of Dress or the approaching Autumn. Its price, 255., renders it the best liustration of economy in Attire of which the present age can boast. E. Moses and Son's Hosiery Goods for Autumn are ready fur allies and Gentlemen to make their Selection. They consist of a igantic assortment of rich and useful articles, and will show the rogrees of manufacture in all countries, and the perfect capabili ties of E. Moses and Son to offer the best and most fashionable articles t the most economical prices. Merchants, Captains, Emigrants, and others may select the best rid cheapest Clothing, Shirts, Boots, and Shoes, &c., in the magnitl ent Wholesale Department at E. Moses and Son's Establishment. , Full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship sailing nformation, may be had g7atis, on application, or post free. SPECIAL NOTICE.—The Establishment will be Closed the whole lay, Saturday, the 7th inst., reopening on Monday morning, the 9th Ist., at 7 o'clock. CAUT[ON.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard ithe [ublic against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like nisch od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's ho samo concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for bvious reasons, they beg to state that they have . _ No Comm Eliot/ wrrn ANT °raga nousu lii 01 OUT or LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 5, and 86, Aldgate , opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,9, and 3, Hart-street, all commincatlng. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. 13 Merchant Tailors. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and hoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId 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, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset ion Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A. now Book, with illustrations, untitled" The Echo of Public Opt 'pion," containing full lists of prices, our system et self-measure ment, iitc., Itc., may be had on application, or post-free. Icl l'un parte Francais. Qui st parla Italian. liter spricht man Deutsch, Aqua sa habla Espano. THE CHOLERA. The epidemic is still lingering among the poor at the eastern part of the metropolis, and ' numerous deaths , are daily recorded in the districts of Whitechapel, Goodman's-fields, St. Botolph, Aldgate Without, St. George's-in-the-East, St. Paul's, Shiulwell ; St. John's, Wapping ; the hamlet of Ratcliff ; All Saints, Poplar ; St. Matthew, Bethnal-green ; St. Dunstan's, Stepney ; St. Anne's, Limehouse ; Christ Church, Spita,lfields ; I St. Leonard's, Shoreditch ; and ether places, notwith standing the additional appointment of m i pdical officers Ifor the relief of the afflicted and destitute sufferers. There arc a great many dangerous cases at present in the cholera ward of the London Hospital, and several deaths have taken place since the last weekly return of the Registrar-General. NORWICH.—The mortality from cholera is declining in Norwich, but a considerable number of persons have fallen victims to the ravages of the disease. The following is a return of. the deaths in each parish made by the surgeons employed by the board of guardians : —St. Peter per Mountergate, 1 ; St. Stephen, 2 ; St. Giles, 1 ; St. Benedict, 15 ; St. Gregory, 1 ; workhouse, 6 ; St. Peter Hungate, 1 ; St. Martin-at-Palace, 7 ; St. Michael-at-Coslany, 5 ; St. Mary-of•Coslany, 10 ; St. Martin-at-Oat, 15 ; St. Augustine, 9 ' • the infirmary and asylum, 19 ; St. Clement, 2 ; St. Saviour, 2 ; St. James, 4 ; hamlet of Pockthorpe, 5 ; hamlet of Laken ham, 20. Total, 127. GLOUCESTER.—The deaths from cholera in this city during the past week aro scarcely so many as might have been expected, considering the heat of the weather. We understand that about eight persons have fallen victims to the epidemic. The removal of all nuisances calculated to injure the public health is being en forced by the magistrates and other authorities.— Glou tester Journal. EDINBURGH.--During the last four days 22 new cases of cholera have been reported to the inspectors of the city, St. Cuthbert's, and Canongate parishes. Of those 10 have proved fatal. The disease seems to bo on the decline in the city, only four cases and oue death having been reported on Tuesday.—Scotsman. FUNKRAL IDEAS,—A merchant in a considerable town in Scotland was lately visited by the newly-made widow of a workman, residing in an adjoining village, who in formed him of the loss of her gudeman, and asked his ad vice and assistance regarding the funeral. She was determined, she said, to give him a decent burial, though she spent every farthing she had in the at tempt. He kindly took the charge of the business, and engaged, at a moderato rate, a plain hearse and a couple of mourning coaches, roomy enough to carry a dozen relatives and friends to the churchyard. In a day or two she returned, and was profuse in her thanks at the satisfactory conclusion of the business. "It was a most respectable funeral," she said : "a' her neubours wondered boo Sally T3lllBOll could afford to bury her man in siccan style." This was the cumulative point of satisfaction ; but in the cup of human happiness there is always one bitter drop ; and here it was according to her own native admis sion : there was just one thing which vexed her, that John, poor man, had not been able to witness the style in which his own funeral had been conducted ; " for she was sure he wad hao been proud to sce't." This curious confusion of ideas brings to our recollec tion a story told of an old lady in Liddesdale, who in her will had given particular directions as to her interment, which was to take place in a churchyard far away among the hills, and remote from her then residence. When laid upon her death bed, and patiently waiting for her expected dissolutiou, a heavy snowstorm came on, and appeared likely to continue. Ruminating upon this, she dictated a codicil, revoking her previous orders as to inter ment, and directing it to take place in a cemetery not very distant from her house ; her reasons for the change being, that the funeral party with so long a dis tance to travel in such stormy weather would he sure to catch cold ; there would be a great deal of grumbling in consequence, and she was sure she would never hear the end o't.—Dunkfries Courier. CHRISTENING Slurs (Vol. X., p. have always considered this to be more a Pagan than a Christian ceremony, a relic of the ancient libation rather than a " caricature of the sacrament of baptism." In modern Greece, when a ship is launched, tho bow is decorated with flowers, and the captain takes a jar of wine, which he raises to his lips, and then pours out upon the deck. It is more than probable that many nautical customs, superstitions (the broom at the mast-head when the ves sel is for sale, shaving when crossing the line, whistling for wind, Bz.c.), and even technical terms, might be de rived from a very remote antiquity. Even if we descend to a comparatively modern period, we may find that sailors have preserved among them the technical terms of their profession, though numberless terms of other trades and professions have become obsolete within the last two centuries. Scarcely the half of the technical terms of various trades and professions that may be found in that most curious ontniunt gatherum, Randle Holine's " Academy of Armory," would be understood by their respective craftsmen at the pre sent day,.wher , e , as every nautical torus in the much earlier production, A Ship of Fooles," would be understood by the modern seaman.—Notes and Queries. SURVEY OF T. rS OF DARIEII The following letters have been received at the Ad• miralty relative to the rescue of the United States ex ploring expedition, under Lieutenant Strain, by a party from her Majesty's ship Virago, and will probably be read with interest : " President, at Callao. " Sir,—My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been mado aware of the rescue of Lieutenant Strain, of the United States' navy, and his partylrom starvation, by au expedition sent up the Chuqunaque River, by Com mander Marshall, of the Virago. " I have now to enclose two letters addressed by Lieu tenant Strain and his party to Commander Marshall ou the subject. _ _ "I have also the honour to enclose a copy of a letter from me approving the roceedings of Commander Mar shall and the officers who have been employed on the Da rien. The letters therein referred to have already been forwarded to their Lordships. " I am, Sir, your most obedient Minable servant, "D. PRICE. Rear-Admiral. "Mr. Ralph Osborne, M.P., &c., Admiralty." "TO COMMANDER EDWARD MARSHALL, R.N., COMMAND ING HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIP VIRAGO. "United States' Darien Expedition, Cantonment of La Palma, Darien Harbour. - " Sir,—ln my own behalf and of the officers and others composing the expedition under my command, I write to tender to you, and through you to the officers and seamen under your command, our sincere thanks for the prompt and inestimable assistance rendered by the party despatched to the Upper Chuqunaque, under the immediate command of Lieutenant W. C. Forsyth. " For the perfect understanding of the service rendered a brief recapitulation of preceding events will be neces sary. You are already aware of the circumstances con nected with my crossing the Cordillera and reaching the banks of the Chuqunaque, and of the imperative reasons which induced me to follow the banks of that stream. " During our progress down the river we suffered great inconvenience for want of provisions, those which we brought from the sloop of war Cyano having entirely failed us on the eighth day, when wo were deserted by our Indian guides. On the sth and 6th of February we halted, and with great difficulty constructed a raft for the conveyance of the invalids, but wore obliged to abandon it the first day on account of insuperable obstacles which we encountered iu the channel of the river. " On the 18th of February, or 24 days after leaving the Cyano, the necessity of sending a party in advance to ob tain provisions and canoes forced itself upon my mind, al though I entertained it with much hesitation, as I was loth to separate the party, which, though it consisted of 22 persons, was, owing to physical debility, in no condition to cope with the Indians, who were well aware of our where abouts and condition. Yet the step became imperative, as the spirits of a few of our men began to flag, while despair had taken possession of the minds of the New Grenadian commissioners. " Of the other naval officers in the expedition, not one could have taken the advance with the slightest apparent pi ospect of reaching the Pacific. "The same remark would apply to the engineers and surveyors, all of whom suffered excessively from sore feet and general debility, arising from the deficiency and cha racter of the food. " After mature deliberation, I came to the conclusion that the time had arrived when I must separate myself temporarily from the party, and that, whatever service I might render by my presence, I could more effectually assist them by reaching the settlements and bringing them provisions and means of transportation. Early on the morning of the 13th of February, I called together the officers and men, and, after announcing my intentions, called for throe volunteers to accompany sue. From the many who presented themselves, I selected Mr. Frederick Avery, a volunteer assistant-engineer, and two of the crew of the Cyan°, whose appearance would promise the most physical endurance. "Independent of the absolute and increasing necessity of obtaining assistance, 1 calculated upon a powerful moral benefit from my absence, as a prospect, however remote, of aid from without would excite those who were inclined to despair to greater exertion. The correctness of my sup position was afterwards verified to a certain extent, espe cially when the main body of the party, after six days' marching, only reached my first night's camp, where they found a note which I had left for them. "From the 13th of February until the evening of the 6th of March we followed the river. Ou the 15th and 16th of February we attempted to float down the stream on a raft of driftwood; but after being several times wrecked among the snags and rapids, we wore obliged to abandon it. On the Ist of March, finding that, owing to the lace rated state of my feet and Mr. Avery's, it would be im possible to proceed much further by land, we halted and constructed a raft largo enough to carry two persons, in tending to add to it as soon as an opportunity offered, and when the two mon should overcome a repugnance, which the narrow escapes we had on the 15th and 16th of Feb ruary had caused them to entertain against raft naviga- lion. " On the 2d of March wo sot out, on the 3d met tide water, and on the evening of the 9th arrived at Yavisa in canoes, which we met some two miles above the town. Understanding that the Virago was at Darien, and about to sail for Panama, I determined to lose no time in obtain ing an interview with you, and in making an effort to ob taw your assistance in behalf of my party. Immediate aid was, however, a matter of the first importance, and about 9 p.m. on the 10th, or a little more than 21 hours, after our arrival, I despatched Mr. Avery, with five ca noes and ton men, all obtainable provisions, and accompa nied by a Mr. Noreiga, who acted as interpreter, and was expected to use his influence among the natives, and in cite them to proceed as far as might be necessary up the river. On the morning of the 11th I set out, and arriving the next day at Chapigana by daylight, was informed that the Virago had sailed for Panama to be absent six days, and that upon her return it was your inten tion to despatch a force up the Chuqunaque, to the assistance of our party. From Chapigana. I proceeded without loss of time to the junction of the Savana and Lars rivers, whore I was received by Mr. W. C. Bennett, civil engineer iu the service of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company; with the provisions which he kindly supplied I returned to Yavisa, where I arrived on the evening of the 15th inst., and learnt that one canoe and two of Mr. Avery's party had returned without reaching the main body. "They brought a note from Mr. Avery, informing me that all his men would abandon on the next day. Early on the morning of tho 17th ho returned with his whole party, and bringing with him ono of our men who had strayed from camp on the sth of March, was absent from the river until the 15th, and was found on the 16th. Al though rational when found, ho was perfectly delirious when ho arrived at Yavisa, and died within two hours. " Mr. Avery reported that he had arrived with his party at a camp which was the lowest point attained by the main body, and which was somewhat short of my second camp after leaving it. He also brought a note from Passed- Midshipman Truxton, United States navy, the second in command, and in charge during my absence, announcing the death of ono of the men, the illness of others, and that lie had finally acceded to the urgent desire of the great majority of the party to attempt to return to the banana plantations on the river, which we had left on the 29th of January. The date of this note was the sth of March. They commenced their return on the 6th, and the note was received by Mr. Avery on the 16th, and, had it not been for the despicable cowardice of the Yavisa canoe-men, the party might have been relieved on the 17th, or about ono week before the timely arrival of the expedition from your ship. " With all haste, within an hour after Mr. Avery's re turn, I engaged five canoes, and demanded men from the authorities, who levied them in the three adjoining towns of Yavisa, Real, and Pinugana. " Fearing much from the results of a retrograde move ment in a party already so much broken down, I deter mined nut to risk its safety in the hands of the Grenadian boatmen, who might, and I had every reason to believe would, desert us at a critical moment, and would not be induced to advance far enough to be of any service. So I directed Mr. Avery to set off with the canoes and provi sions as soon as the men might arrive, while I determined to hasten to the ship to ask your assistance. "As the tido was now ebbing, I could not even venture to remain and see the last sad offices performed over my late comrade, and, leaving the priest and Mr. Avery charged with that duty, I set out for the Virago, which I hoped to reach by daylight. " After proceeding some 18 miles, I fortunately met your paddlebox boat armed and equipped for the expedition, and under the command of Lieut. W. C. Forsyth, the first lieutenant of the Virago, who delivered to me your very kind and polito note of the 16th inst., inviting me to accept the hospitality of your ship for myself and party, for which very considerate and courteous invitation permit mo, Sir, to return my sincere thanks, and those of my re maining companions. " Arriving ut Yavisa on the same evening, with the aid of your officers, and assisted in a very high degree by Mr. Bennett, we obtained three of the five canoes that had been promised me, and were enabled to commence ascending the river ut about 11 a.m. next day. The natives whom I had engaged did not join us until the next afternoon, when 11 made their appearance in two canoes. " The particulars of the expedition you have doubtless received from Lieutenant Forsyth, by whom it was so ably conducted, and that portion of the subject I will dismiss by remarking that the strength, courage, and indomitable energy of your officers and mon, aided by the dexterity of the natives in the management of canoes, enabled us to make the most rapid journeys, and to pass over distances in a few hours that would cost mu many days in the descent. " Arriving at hospital camp No. 2, whence our party had commenced their return, the natives insisted on re turning, which I resisted by mingled entreaties and threats, and again, on the ensuing day, they insisted upon going no further, and finally declared it to be their irre vocable intention to return after a day's journey. the " During the last day of our ascent we discovered l sew grave of M. Ramon Castillo de la Rada the principar„t„rn Grenadian commissioner, h arty, march, and been interred by the main body ofits_ooni;r, who had died during the and upon it lay the remains of the other cor , to remain behind and die upon the grave n. of at 11. Faience Bernardo Polaneo, whose failing strength of h l is in c d o u in c r o : d ,d l e ii . m " Lieutenant Forsyth caused the reinai _ r t cross to mark their place of w in er t e he o in ow te e nse u e p x lv i i t th . to be buried upon the grave interment.ofMl.archst2ll:l3e),saigundseofeceda o ap peared In the afternoon of this day ( f-mllen):1„,h campy became uri n gevery sagacityhour by morerecent , onro fn j.nt i:1 and ieai in 8 (canoe. peered to lose their dread went of the event which involved the lives of so many pe e r- As they made each announcement of near approach it was „owl. answ ered by an enth usiastic c heer from the men o f Mr. Vor , yt h , ,, party, who renewed their already wonderful signs of a bear ap proach the same time t e h ff a o t rt , s , e t o w o e v r e o r i take oi e t e h d e t missing v i e ) a r t t h y .; to my party, an occasional cartridge box, and in one c sga'an abandoned rifle, alarmed us as to the state in which we should find it ; andomouNt,elarfesaurne demoralised,,mwoNell aware of th e di sorgan i s i ng i n• r u e g t h r i o l y g rade t illi h eu e d'n' a ic e t i ° v toh tn fo o ra e o d canoe discovered the sunset t thatth e i w ia e ti m ve ig s h in t which announcem re e m n a t i w nd a e s r r o oe f th o v u o r d p w ar it ty on the river bank, h enthusiastic cheers by the whole rehearing party. " Upon lauding, we learned that of the 18 persons whom on ills 19th of P•bruary 13 may mato& *but thi greater number of those were iu a state of the ext•temeell . sris debility from starvation and fatigue. "Of the dead were the new Grenadian Commissioners ;,x ;:4 ?) and three of my own party, of the crew of the Cyane, one i f ‘,:' of whom I had buried at Yavisa. " At l eas t th ree o f th e li v i n g could never have made an.':-P•pt" other march, and must have perished within a few hours, 1 2: had it not been for our providential arrival with medical-4F - I" assistance and provisions. Assistaut-Surgeon W. Ross, of: the Virago at my request, approved by Lieut. Forsyth , immediately took charge of the party, who were almost without exception invalids, and, under his unremitting care, several have entirely recovered, while the others are now free from danger. Of the 13 we encountered at Camp Recovery one only died, and he was in the very last stage of disease and debility when first met, and had really re mained behind to die during the same day's march. Ho died and was buried at Yavisa, where his funeral was at. tended by the officers and men of your expedition, Mr. Bennett, and all of our party who were in a condition to be present. " Having given you this brief summary of our proceed ings, and the circumstances of the position from which my party was rescued by your efforts and those of the officers and man composing the relief expedition, it only remains for me, peudiug the action of the Government of the g no which thi g n United States, to renew our thanks for tho prompt assist ance and unremitting atten tion we have received at your and their hands. we " h O a v w e i n r e g c t e iy t e h d e f s r u o m p supply o e f \ p , i r r o s v g i o s o w n s e and have c o n t o h w i n to desire, while the assiduous at tentions of the medical officers have removed all, as we have reason to hope and believe, beyond the reach of danger. " To the energy and activity of the commander of the relief party, Lieutenant W. C. Forsyth, we owe many thanks, as the condition of some members of our expedi• tion was so precarious that even a few hours afterwards we should have arrived too late. To him, to Dr. W. Ross, and to the paymaster, W. H. Hill, and the men composing the crew of the paddle-box boat, you will please communi cate my thanks and those of my party ; and I am well aware it must be a source of intense satisfaction to them to know that, had it not been for their well-directed efforts, 12 suffering men must inevitably have perished miserably, notwithstanding every effort which I or the others com posing the advanced guard might have made to save them. " Very respectfully your obedient servant, " J. G. STRAIN, Lieutenant Commanding United States' Darien Expedition." "TO EDWARD MARSHALL, ESQ., COMMANDER OF HER BRIT ANNIC MAJESTY'S STEAMSHIP VIRAGO. "La Palma, Darien, " Sir,—With the liveliest feelings of gratitude, we, the non-commissioned officers and surviving privates of the United States' Darien Exploring Expedition, beg leave to return you our most sincere thanks both for the strenuous and efficient means taken by you in effecting our rescue from the perilous position in which we were necessarily placed on this isthmus, viz., in the midst of a wilderness, exposed to hardships and privations for weeks, nay, months, without human food ; as also for your care of and attention to us since our arrival in a place of safety and plenty. " Words fails us, neither can our tongues express or our pens describe the feelings of our hearts. But, sir, your kindness and generosity towards us aro indeed characteris tic of the British gentleman and sailor. "To our families and friends in fair and glorious Colum bia we shall speak of you, and they shall know you as our deliverer from lingering death ; our child ren shall learn to pronounao your name, and from the alter of our God offer before the throne of the Heavenly Father prayers for your own and family's welfare. " Nor can we omit this opportunity of returning our thanks to Lieutenant W. C. Forsyth and Dr. Ross for the promptness and docisioa with which they backed the un tiring and almost superhuman exertions of our gallant cap tain J. G. Strain, also of our First Lieutenant W. T. Trux ton, and our naval engineer, Mr. J. M. Maury (two gentle men to whom, under Heaven, we owe our lives, particu larly during the absence of Lieutenant Strain), nor must we omit to mention the name of our worthy master's mate, Mr. Garland. " For ever shall wo be mindful of the patience with which, in effecting our escape, they suffered and endured hardships and privations for days and days on au un known and almost impassable river ; or who among us can forget the kind solicitude with which Dr. Rots hourly watched over the couch of our dying comrade, and with his own hands administered nourishment to soothe and alleviate his pains? Alas ! poor follow, were he now among us, he would be loud in praise of him to whom we all owe so much. " To all the officers of tho expedition aro our thanks duo; also to the worthy tars who accompanied them ; and long, Sir, may you and they live to rejoice over the noble action you have performed, and may the same feeling always exist between our respective countries—the mother and daughter—while they vie with each other in commerce, the extension of the arts and sciences, and the alleviation of the sufferings of their fellow-men. " With very great respect, we remain, sir, your obedient servants, .“ JOHN O'KELLY, Corporal U.S.M. C., and Acting Master-at-Arms. “ JAMES MACGENNIS. " 13ENJAMIN HARRISON. " JoaN W. HENWOOD. " ROBERT MILLER. " THOMAS JOHNSON. "Forwardel and approved by your obedient servant, " W.T. TRUXTON, Acting-Master, U.S.N. " Forwarded— _ "J. G. ST RIIN, Lieutenaut•Commancling,lT.S.N." (A. 98.) (Inclosure in Admiral Price's letter No. 75.) "President—at Callao. " Sir,—l hare to acknowledge the receipt of your lot. ters of the 7th of April and the 7th of May, together with the several enclosures therein referred to, except the plan of Darien harbour (since received), alluded to in the sixth paragraph of your letter No. 15. "2. Your proceedings detailed in the lettere under ac knowledgment meet with my entire approval. The satis factory results of the expedition up theChugunaque River, under Senior-Lieutenant Forsyth, of her Majesty's steam sloop under your command, in rescuing Lieutenant Strain, of the United States navy, and 15 of his men, from star vation, will, I feel assured, be fully appreciated by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. " 3. Copies of the letters from Lieutenant Strain and his party, offering their thanks, so justly duo, to you, to Senior Lieutenant Forsyth, Mr. Hills, Paymaster, Dr. Ross, Assistant-Surgeon, and the remainder of the party joining the expedition, will be forwarded by me to their Lordships, in the belief that it will draw from theta an expression of their opinion of the valuable services per formed. "As you have been much in communication with Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Bennett, and others recently employed in surveying the isthmus of Darien, I should be glad to be furnished with any observations you may have to offer with reference to the object they had in view. " You were correct in the conclusion you came to, that you would not have been justified in sending au ex pedition beyond Yavisa to make war upon a tribe of In dians with a view to secure the punishment of the mur derers of four of the Virago's crew. The risk of loss of life would have been too imminent to justify the proceeding. " 6. Tho pamphlet alluded to in the ninth paragraph of your sailing order is to be returned to my office. " I um, " DAVID PRICE, Rear-Admiral." THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Yesterday the October Quarterly Court of the Incor• porated Society of Licensed Victuallers was held in the Boardroom of the Schoolhouse, Kennington-lane, and was attended by a very large number of members of the trade. Mr. KILBURN, the governor, having taken the chair . at three o'clock, Mr. SMALLEY, the secretary, read the Gth section of the rules, ordinances, and bye-laws of the society, rela tive to the convening of quarterly general courts, the advertisement convening the court, and the minutes of the previous quarterly court held in July last. Whilst the minutes were being read, the members ar rived in such great numbers as to completely fill the room, and the passages and staircases leading to it. An adjournment to the school-room was then called for, which the committee refused to accede to, as that apart ment was not capable of accommodating more members than the board-room. The minutes having been read, in the greatest confu sion and uproar, The GOVERNOR put the question that they be con firmed, which was for some time obstructed by the re• newed demand for an adjournment, but upon a show of hands being at length called for, it was carried by a ma jority of two to one. The SECRETARY next read the general cash account, and the profit and loss account, which were signed in dumb show, under the same circumstances. The call for an adjournment being again renewed, and the Chairman having still refused to assent to it, for the reason he had already stated. Mr. FOSTER moved that the Court s hould adjourn to the Horns Tavern, Kennington-common, conceiving that the Court had power to do so, under the 7th bye- tfebreendcoenetowitthheoubtyPe-rleavweirc°'oom. The proceed. " law. section n n w ; o a t s a i c n f e d ot b l i n y t dwatdahviaietrtt deter mined,ihsie-sicioieuoTillnidteiriaoe flees,that the meeting • ° that room four , ll '• - at o cloek. wore accordingly resumed in read under these c b ir y e SEORETART then the report of the Coat ibiyiinvivatyes.of mittee, upon which should adjourn to the Suriool. - moved, and Mr. ELT seconded, that it be Mr. Hoiden m the jt : 44suggesting the propriety of forthwith changing Mr. amend the present Committee of Management, and placing the receiveld:Oasclge( m l, o a v n e : d l e a nt r e e r s e o d in o t n io t 4 e , Editorial control of the Society's Newspaper in different hands." Mr. HARRIS seconded the amendment, and after a ment, protracted discussion, a division took place about eight o'clock, when there appeared— For Mr. Homer's motion 149 For Mr. Foster's amendment Majority for the amendment — 2 7 The amendment was afterwards put as au original motion, and carried. Mr. OLIVER then moved, and Mr. HARRIS seconded, a vote of thanks to the Governor for his impartial con duct in the chair, which was readily and unanimously agreed to. The GOVERNOR havin g briefly returned thanks. Mr. ELT moved, and Mr. T. H. BROMLEY - seconded, a vote of thanks to the Trustees and Committee, which was also agreed to unanimously, with cheers and laughter. Mr. RAVEN returned thanks. Mr. CEELY next moved, and Mt. CLARKE seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. SMALLEY, and Mr. neves another vote to Mr. Alderman Wire, both of which were passed, and suitably acknowledged. adjourned to The GOVERNOR then declared the Cour 4. ~ the first Thursday in January, 1855. Mr. Elt and Mr. Harris were tellers for the supporters of the motion, and Mr. Austin and Mr. Healey for those of tho amendment. M=IN