The Press.
London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

more humane and less scrupulous than any of the
other actors in this repulsive scene, he gets the poor
sufferer some refreshment, and conveys her in a cab
to King's College Hospital. The evidence of the
girl Lerself, with regard to her treatment at the
workhouse, was corroborated by her companion, and
not denied by either midwives or porters. The
landlady, in her defence, stated that, in turning the
girl out of the house a few minutes after her con-
finement, she acted from motives of humanity, being
desirous of obtaining parish relief for the sufferer.
The humanity of such a proceeding is open to
serious doubts. In order to afford the board of
guardians time for inquiry, the case was adjourned
till next Tuesday by Mr. Jardine, who appeared to
take rather a lenient view of the conduct of all par-
ties concerned in this disgraceful affair.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Admiralty, according to provincial accounts,
are making strenuous exertions to build and equip
a numerous and powerful flotilla of gun and mortar
boats, for next year's naval campaign. On the Tyne
Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of St. Peter's, have re-
ceived an order to build six floating batteries to be
ready in April. They will be exceedingly strong, and
their timbers will be made two feet thick of the best
oak, and nine inches of iron plates. They have
nearly been al; laid down. On the Wear Messrs.
Wm. Briggs and Co., of Pallion, received orders to
build four gunboats of the same dimensions as those
ordered of other ship builders.
The Brigade of Royal Marines serving in the
Crimea under the command of Colonel Hurdle, C. 8.,
form part of the force employed on the Dnieper
expedition, the orders for their return being counter-
manded.

Rear-Admiral Sir James Plnmridge, superintendent
of the Dockyard at Plymouth, was on Friday morning
last attacked in a slight degree with paralysis, which
has since prevented his attendance to official duties.
From late inquiries we find that the gallant officer
was better, and able to leave his bed.
Major-General Markham arrived at Southampton
on Wednesday, in the Nubia, from Alexandria. The
gallant general is in an extremely precarious state of
health, and was scarcely able to walk on shore. His
personal appearance is described 8.9 prematurely old,
his face almost black with exposure, and wearing an
immense beard, which is quite grey. The utmost
respect was manifested by the spectators in the
Southampton docks upon his landing.
The Duke of Cambridge, on Wednesday, inspected
the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd regiments of the German
Legion Light Infantry at Shornecliffe. The Duke
expressed his high satisfaction at the efficiency of the
regiments and of the admirable arrangements of the
camp. His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel
Binlock.
Six hundred cavalry, and 1,100 horses, from the
home depots of the various regiments now in the
Crimea, are under orders for immediate embarkation
for the East.
General Arbuthnot reviewed the 2nd Derby
Miltia (Chatsworth Rifles), on Tuesday, at
Chesterfield, and expressed to Colonel Caven
dish his extreme satisfaction at the high state of
efficiency of the regiment. On the day previous
the gallant general had inspected the Ist Militia at
Derby, and paid high compliments to Colonel Lord
Waterpark and the officers upon the efficient manner
in which the regiment had gone through their evo-
lutions.

Brigadier-General Wooldridge left Dover on Satur-
day last, by the packet Queen, direct to the seat of
war in the Crimea. Previously to the gallant officer
leaving the camp at Shornecliffe the whole of the
British German Legion was paraded, when the
brigadier received from them a simultaneous and en-
thusiastic parting cheer.
The Ist Regiment of Infantry of the German
Legion embarked on Friday at Portsmouth in her
Majesty's screw steam-ship Simoom. Lieut.-Colonel
Murray has resigned the command of this regiment,
and is succeeded by Lieutenant - Colonel Hairky.
Brigade-Mikjor Mills embarks with the regiment in
the Simoom.
A detachment of the Royal Artillery from Sheerness
garrison are engaged mounting the battery at Coal
House Point, commanding Sea Reach, in the River
Thames. The battery consists of seventeen long
32-pounder guns, and will be completed in about ten
days. Within the fort there is barrack accommoda-
tion for three officers, ninety men, and a master
gunner.
44The number of military prisoners sent up lately
from the head-quarters in the districts of London,
Woolwich, Canterbury, Dover, Maidstone, Walmer,
and Chatham, to the Military Prison, Fort Clarence,
is so great that the prison has become quite full, and
the prisoners arriving now are sent back to their
respective corps, it being impossible to admit them.
Recruiting is to be carried on in Canada, and
arrangements have been made to raise immediately a
force of 2,800 recruits for the British army.

SATURDAY,

The number of deserters by a monthly return
jetted from the War-office on the 22nd amounts to
350 up to that date. The following order has there-
upon been issued : " That for the present the usual
reward which is given by the War-ottice for the
apprehension of a deserter will bell. instead of 103."

FILOIII TILE LONDON LIAZEITE.
Tuesday, Oct. 28.
BAN KRUPTS.—PRED z tuc Lir:LER, High-street, Shadive
and Gibson-street, Lambeth, oil and colour mall —GEoaaa
WRIFYIN BuAnuEE, the elder, and GEORGE WHIFFIN BItADDEE,
the younger, Newgate-street, City, hinge manufacturers—
ALEXANDER JOHN LESLIE, Herne Bay, Kent, and Conduit-
street, Hanover-square, Middlesex, coal merchant and gas con-
traCtOr—EßENEZEll LAWHANCE, New Barnet, East Barnet,
Herta, Mulder—Jogai Mattis, Rowley Regis, Stafford, =her—
BENJAMIN WILLIAM BOWEINO, Svdliug, St. Nickolas, Dorset,
miller and baker—TmomAs EDWARDS, Tonpandy, Yetradyfodwg,
near Pontypridd, Glamorgan, grocer—TnomAs FURNKAUX
HORYWILL, Torquay, Devon, ifoIIIIIOOgII4—JONATHAN OGDEN,
Liverpool, tailor and draper—JAMES HUNTER, Buracuugh, Lan•
caster, shipwright.
SCOTCH SEqUESTRATIONS.—TuomAs KYLE and Sos,
Glasgow, power-loom cloth manufacturers—JOHN FERGUSON,
late of Belfast, merchant, now of Glasgow, boxinaker and
merchant—Ayala PAratom and Co., Greenock, boot and shoe
makers. _ _ _ _ _