The Press.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JAN. 4.
In consideration of the attack on the forte of Sebastopol
on the 17th October, 1854, the following naval promotions
have taken place
TobeCaptains--CommandersJohn James Bartholomew,
Edward Frere, Leopold George Heath, Henry Downing
Rogers.
To be Commanders--lAents. William Thorp, Isaac
Newton Thomas Tattles, William Rae Rolland, Gabriel
Johnston, Henry Lloyd, William Bowden, John Proctor
Luce, William Gore Jones.
To be Lieutenants—Messrs. George Francis Aston,
Francis Rhodes Hartwell, Arthur Joseph Day. Robert
Roberts, Ernest Augustus Travers Stubbs, Henry Joseph

Challis.
To be Master—Mr. Robert Lawcay Cleveland.
To be Surgeons—Messrs. George Henry Ryan, Joint
Forbes (D.), David Lloyd Morgan.
To be Paymasters--Messrs. William 'Warburton, Henry
Gray (A.), James Huggard Jackson.
Commander Augustus Frederick Kynaston will be pro-
moted to the rank of Captain on his completing the re-
quired period of service et sea.
The Board have further directed the promotions of the
under.named oftic.rs, contingent on then • the Ile-
, cessary eliminations and being dilly q
Robert Sterne, and Thomas Hooper, to be Lisuteemats;
George Spinks Aldricks, Narcissus George Argnimbeest,
and Edward Codrington Ball, to be Masters; John Frede-
rick Pritchard to be Surgeon.
ADMIRALTY, Enc. 20.
Corps of Royal Marines—Firet Lieutenant J. G. Holland, e
the Woolwich division, to be Adjutant of the Portsmouth divi-
sion; Gentlemen Cadets John Frederiek Crease, Colt oys Par-
kyns Ileaslop, Hugh Law Rose, Charles Hugh Standbridgs,
Vernon William films, Rose Lambert Price, Horatio Guy Osimp-
bell, Edward George Yere Holloway, Thomas Hayrick Hewett.
and George Johnston to be Second Lieutenants.

MR. CARDWELL AT OXFORD.
THE President of the Board of Trade spoke at a
dinner at Oxford on Monday. He said in conclu-
sion:—

If he inquired from the annual official returns, whether
they had experienced a diminution in their foreign trade,
he would find that although 1853 was a year without pre-
cellmt in use extraordinary increase over all former years,
that increase had been maintained in 1854. He (Mr.
Cardwell) was not quoting statistics, or giving them pre-
else figures, but he spoke in general terms, and was ena-
bled to say that great and unexampled as their prosperity
had been before the commencement of the war, it still
continued and prevailed at the close of 1851. Their
enemy would find, too, that their colonies, the sources of
their permanent wealth, continued to grow, and to prosper,
and to become the foundations of future empires, and of
free governments in distant parts of the world. (Cheers.)
He would find, also, that the revenue was maintained—no
mean evidence of the prosperous condition of the people
at home, and an uncomplaining people, cheerfully sub-
mitting to any sacrifice to carry on a war which he had
entailed upon them, and showing more energy as the
pressure of the war became greater. (Loud cheers.) It
was under such circumstances that they closed the
1855 ; and if the 1855 should be

year 1854 and began ; _ year
a year of darkness and of war, they at least knew that
England would exhibit an example of which Englishmen
might well be proud, furnishing, as she was doing, pages
of future history worthy to be associated with those of
Marlborough and Wellington.
Mr. Cardwell resumed his seat amid general cheering.

PHOTOGRAPHING CRIMINALS.
The Governor of Bristol Gaol writes in a letter to
the ps.pers:—

Each prison should have its gallery of criminal por-
traits ; nay, I have already such means of reference in my
own establishment. I keep a large book with an alpha•
betical index, in which I paste an engraving (if I may use
the term) of every portrait taken by me; besides this I
preserve, in a case fitted with grooves, and numbers to
correspond with my hook, the negative plates from which
those engravings are made. If the governor of another
gaol writes to me concerning any prisoner whom I cannot
recognise by name, I apply to him for a description, and
if it aocords with either of my portraits, I take an im-
pression from my negative plate, and forward it to him ;
thus enabling him to see whether the suspected party has
or has not been in my custody. lam also equally sure
you are right in your belief that " The failure of all his
hopes, to escape detection and recognition, may induce
many a criminal to begin the new year with the conviction
that it would be less troublesome and more profitable to
become an honest man." In confirmation of your views I
may state that only a short time since a notorious offender
said to me, while conveying him to Wakefield, J never
would have been found in your gaol if I had known that
you took the portraits of prisoners."

HERR GOFFRIE, the eminent violinist, is giving a
series of soirees musicales at the rooms of the Re.
union des Arts, in Harley street. The second took
place on Monday evening last, and the selection con-
sisted of classical chamber music, admirably execu•
ted. Two of the finest quartets of Moza-t and Bee-
thoven—namely Mozart's second, in 1) minor, and
Beethoven's first, in F—were performed by Messrs.
Ernst, Goffrie, Hill, and Piatti, and it is scarcely
necessary to add, in the most finished and masterly
manner. A new MS. Sonata for the piano and violin,
composed by Mr. Benedict, was played by the author
and Mr. Guffrie. It is a very beautiful work, and
does great honour to the genius of the distinguished
composer. One movement—a brilliant and airy
scherzo—was most warmly applauded. Moschele's
well-known pianoforte duet, the " Hommage a Han-
del," was performed by Mr. Benedict and M. Goll-
mick. Signor Piatti played a solo on the violoncello,
and several vocal pieces were sung by dadlle. Bauer.
The audience was numerous, and many distinguis h ed
musicians were present.

THZ REY. W. G. COOKESLEY, who recently re-
signed the senior assistant-mastership of the school,
has entered upon his duties as curate of St. Peter's,
Ipswich. When the resignation of the reverend
gentleman became known, he was presented, in the
most delicate manner, with a handsome sum of
money by the boys in his division, and has since
received in other ways presents to the amount of
nearly 500/.