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

BIRTHS.

BEAUCLERK—On the let instant, in Lower 13elgrave.street,
Mrs. Charles Robert Beauclerk, of a son.
COMA R—On the 2nd instant, at Kennington, the wife of Capt.
Coeur, Royal Marines, of aeon.
EGEktTON—On the tiAli ult., the wife of Major Caledou Eger-
ton, 89th Regt., of a son.
M'MAHON—Ott the 81st ult., at Maidstone; Kent, the wife of
Captain M`Mahon, 14th King's Light Dragoons, of a daughter.
SOMERSET—On the 20th ult., at Mopfields, Shropshire, Mrs.
Ponlett Somerset, of a son. .
STOKES—On the 29th ult., at Woolwich, the wife of Captain
Stokes, Royal Engineers, of a son.
T AlT—On the Bth of November, at Kulludgbee, the wifo
of
Lleut..Colonel J. Taft, C. 8., of a son, stillborn.
THOMPSON—On the 30th ult., at Dublin, the wife of Captain
C. W. Thompson, 7th Dragoon Guards, of a son.
URQUBART—Ou the 27th ult., at Kintuck, Westmeath, the
wife of W. Pollard Urquhart, Esq., M.P., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
ARNOLD—SHIELD—BIDDULPH—On the 4th instant, at
the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, by the Rev. H.
Parr, Vicar, Edwin Arnold, Esq., of University College,
Oxford, to Catherine Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the lute
Rev. Theophilus Bilbitilph, Incumbent. of St. Matthew's,
Bristol; and Henry Sheild, Esq., of Preston, Rutlandshire.
to
Rachel Shrapnel, second daughter of the above.
JOHNSTON—THOMASON—On the 19th of October, at Nainee
Tal, Wm. Johnston, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, to Eli-
zabeth Charlotte, daughter of the late Hui. J. Thomason,
Lieut.-Governor of the N.W. Provinces, Bengal.
MORRIS—CHEAPE—On the 10th of October, at Lahore, John
Henry Morris, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, to Ann Liaise,
daughter of Major Charles Cheape, 51st 8.N.1.
ROBERTSON—FRASER—On the 2nd instant, at St. Pancras,
George Robertson, Esq., son of the Hon. Lord Benholme, to
Lucy Mary, daughter of Captain Charles Fraser. RN.
STRA.CH EY—BOWLES—On the 27th ult., at Great Malvern,
Worcestershire, Captain iard Srachey, lingsl Enineers,
to Caroline Anne, daughterch of thet Rev. G. D. Boa les,g of the
Shrubbery, Great Malvern.
TRYON—SKIPWITH—on the 3rd instant, at Alveston, War-
wickshire, Captain Robert Tryon, RN., to Lelia Sophia Skip-
with, daughter of the late Sir Gray Skipwith, Bart.
VAC GII AN—COOTE—On the 2nd instant, at Lamport, North.
amptonshlre. the Rev. Charles Li ndhurst Vaughan, son of the
la a Right Hon. Mr. Jeritice Vaughan, to Jane Elizabeth Anna,
daughter of Captain Coots, of Huntington, Queen's County.
DEATHS.
CHATTOR—On the 25th ult., at Clervaux Castle, Croft, the
Dowager Lady Chaytor, aged 74.
EDWARD LEI—On the 2 tth ult., at Edmondthorpe, Leicester-
shire, the Hon. Elizabeth Georgiana Edwardes, daughter of
the late Lord Kensington.
D'ARCY—On the 26th ult., at Chelsea, Captain John D'Arcy,
formerly of the 17th Lancers, aged 71.
FRASER—At Maidstone, Lieut..Colouel Hugh Andrew Fraser,
46th Foot, aged 82.
KIRK PATltlt.K—On the 21st ult., at Dumfries, Miss Kirk-
patrick, uaughier of the late Wm. Kirkpatrick, Esq., of Co
heath, and aunt to the Countess de Montejo, mother of the
Empress of the French.
MACONOCHIE—On the Bth of November last, at Scutari, of
wounds received on the 25th of October, at Beaklava, Francis
Beaufort, son of Captain Maconoohie, R.N., aged 23.
SMlTH—tin the 27th ult., in Upper Belgrave-street, Major-
General W. Smith, late of the 2nd Light Native Infantry.
8 IRACEY—On the 27th ult., at Thorpe-next-Norwich, the Rev.
Sir 0. Stacey, Bart., aged 80.

Simian War.—Soldiers' Widows.
APPEAL
Srer the only existing HOME of the W I DOW of the
DLDIER killed in the RUSSIAN WAR.
CAMBRTH
IDGE ASYLUM,
KINGSTON.ONAMES.
Dependent wholly upon Voluntary Contributions.
Under the, Patronage of the Queen, his Royal Highness the
Prince Albert, and the other members of the Royal Family.
Rooms are now vacant, requiring only to be furnished. Ample
space exists br the erection of vast 'additional buildings. Funds
ft e earnestly entreated for the furniture of the vacant r00m.,, as
wall as far the maintenance of the inmates. Who can read the
ateeting suutnary a the casualties at the recent battles—since,
a as ! au sadly augmented—without feeling what a scope is here
colened 'or tie active benevolence of the British public, and es.
pecially of those blessed with wealth and high in the social
scale, who have to lament the loss of sons, brothers, bus.
bands, to come forward and help the otherwise utterly helpless ?
Would it not be a grateful testimony and acknowledgment
from our great stud noble country to add to the funds of the Cam.
bridge Asylum—the only existing home of the soldier's widow /
General sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, Bart, G.C.8.,
Chairman of Committee.
Col. the Hon. AUGUSTUS LIDDELL, Deputy
Chairman.
Subscriptions (duly advertised) gratefully received by the
Committee ; by Messrs. Contts and Co., Strand; by Mr. Charles
Turner, Collector, 3, Chapel-place South, South Audley-street:
stud by EDWARD FREDERICK LEEKS, lion. Sec.
The next Election of Widows will be in February, liibb.