The Press.
London, England, 1854-03-18 00:00:00

'political anb 6tntral.

THE METROPOLITAN MORTALITY, owing apparently
to the vicissitudes of the weather, showed an increase
last week, the registered number of deaths being
1,343 against 1,135 in the previous se'nnight. This
exceeds the calculated average by 152. The num-
ber of births has also increased, exactly 1,800 being
registered. The average of nine years is only 1,481.
THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE CITY ORTHO
riEoic HOSPITAL was held on Tuesday at the London
Tavern. The Duke of Argyll was in the chair, and
nearly seventy guests were present. The report
stated that within the past year 885 additional cases
had been admitted; making a total of 1,684 poor
persons who had been received since the opening of
the hospital in June, 1851. The amount of sub-
scriptions acknowledged during the evening was
6501., including a donation of ten guineas from the
chairman.
YELF, the fraudulent Isle of Wight actuary, died at
the Milbank Penitentiary last week.

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H.R.H. THE DOKE OF CAMBRIDOE has consented
to be put in nomination for the office of President of
Christ's Hospital, vacant by the death of the late
Alderman Thompson.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE TYNE was contested on
Tuesday between James Messenger, of Teddington,
and James Candlish, of Gateshead. The match was
for 2001., but large sums of money depended on the
event; and there was a vast assemblage of specta-
tors. The match was won easily by Messenger, who
took the lead from the first, and maintained it.

THE BALTIC, notwithstanding its vast extent, has all
the characteristics of a great lake. No sea has, in pro-
portion to its size, so great an influx of fresh water;
hence it contains but little salt. In proportion to
the North Sea this is found to be as 194 to 373. The
depth of the Baltic ou the west is not more than 15
fathoms, and in general it is only from 8 to 10 fa-
thoms deep; on the south it Is nowhere more than
50 fathoms ; but towards the north it deepens to 100
fathoms. The Baltic receives the waters of the Nie-
men, Vistula, and the Oder, besides numerous lakes
and smaller streams. The great amount of sand
and mud carried down by the rivers has considers..
bly raised the bottom of this sea, and closed the
mouths of many of its navigable streams, so that
ships which formerly entered these rivers must now
be anchored at a considerable distance from their
mouths. This, together with the numerous islands
and sandbanks, and the gradual upward movement
of the bed of the sea, at the rate of several feet in a
century, renders navigation on the Danish shores of
the Baltic troublesome and dangerous. It has no
tides, or rather the etrect of the tide is so little felt
as not to be observable ; but it is suliject to changes
of level, depending on the winds, retarding or acce-
lerating the passage of the water through the Sound
and the Belts. During winter this sea is usually
frozen to a greater or less distance along the
coasts; and in severe winters not only the Sound
and the Belts, but a great part of its surface, is co-
vered with ice.
THE thanks of a recently-hell meeting of the in-
habitants of Notting-bill and its neighbourhood have
been tendered to Lord John Russell for his endea-
vour to do justice to the district by forming it into a
parliamentary borough, with an expression of ear-
nest respect for his lordship's entire conduct in the
cause of parliamentary reform. Lord John has re.
turned an answer to the chairman, conveying his
grateful sense of their opinions with regard to him-
self.
THE REV. GEORGE JAMES lirr.r 111. A. who was ap-
pointed to the rectory of Saltford,'
near Bath, in the
early part of last year, has placed his resignation of
that benefice in the hands of the bishop of the diocese,
and has intimated his intention of joining the com-
munion of the Church of Rome.
DR. JACKSON, Bishop of Lincoln will take his seat
in the House of Lords forthwith in consequence of
the death of the Bishop of Salisbury. The act con-
stituting the see of Manchester provided that no ad-
dition should be made to the number of spi-
ritual peers, so that under the new arrangement
the junior prelate—other than Canterbury, York,
London, Durham, and Winchester—is always without
a seat in the House of Lords. Dr. Denison's successor
in the bishopric of Salisbury will not have a seat
until another vacancy on the episcopal bench occurs.
A DEPUTATION waited on Mr. Hugh Miller, editor
of the Witness, yesterday week, and presented him
with a valuable testimonial of silver plate, in token,
as an inscriptive record, of their esteem for the
honourable independence of his conduct anti his emi-
nent services in the management of that journal.
THE IRISH WORKHOUSES had above 1,(100 acres of
land under cultivation at Michaelmas last, either
wholly or partially, by the boys in the workhouses,
the number of boys so employed being 3,783 ; and
3,100 boys were being instructed in trades, as tailors,
shoemakers, and the like. The whole number of
boys (between 9 and 15) in the workhouses wes
12,320; of girls, 14,273. Of the girls 9,100 were
under industrial training. The instruction occupies
four or five hours a day. During the previous year
above 5,000 boys and girls obtained employment out •
side their workhouses.
THE ADMIRALTY, in drafting the coast-guard men
to serve on board her Majesty's ships, has made them
fair compensation, and has, indeed, dealt liberally with
them. The men are to enjoy the same amount of
pay as they had in the coast guard, namely,.3s. a
day ; in addition to which, they are to have their pro-
visions, according to the allowance of other seamen,
gratuitously. Every man, moreover, is to get two
months' pay in advance, which will give them the
means of removing or settling their families ; besides
which, they will be allowed to allot half-pay to their
wives, which is to be paid to them the first month in
advance, so as to prevent their being in any difficulty
until the regular payment comes round.
A Lnrz OF STEAMERS has been advertised to run
from Hull to the Prussian port of Pillau, in the Baltic,
taking goods for Memel, &c., with a view of carrying
on the trade betweed England and Russia. It is to
consist of screw-propellers of about 700 tons.

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THE NEW STOCK EXCHANGE was opened to the mem-
bers on Thursday. It has a very unpretending interior,
and the exterior, or principal front in Threadneedle-
straet, is not yet completed.
A NEW CHURCH is to be erected at the western ex-
tremity of Victoria-street, Westrnins ter, the foundation-
atone of which will be laid shortly after Easter.
IT appears from the census of religious wors hip
that of the 14,077 churches in England and Wales there
are no less than 4,740 which are open only once on a
Sunday—more than a third of the whole number.
These are mostly in the rural districts. Inadequate
endowments will hardly account for this deficiency,
for there are but 1,354 incumbents who have not above
2001. a year. In all England and Wales there are
only 732 churches that are open three times on a

Sunday.
MANCHESTER ADVICES state the suspension of
Messrs. Gladstone, Bond, and Co., general brokers
in that city. The firm was of ten or twelve years'
standing, and its liabilities are estimated at 80,0001.
The immediate cause of the stoppage is said to have
been a loss by the failure of a Manchester house a
short time back. The suspension has likewise been
announced of Mr. T. M‘Gregor, woollen warehouse-
man in Cheapside, for about 50,0001. or 60,0001.;
which has been followed by that of Messrs. Warwick,
Harrison, and Co., also of Cheapside, shawl and
silk manufacturers, for about 15,0001.
THE STATE OF THE WEATHES in the Baltic, and the
prospects of the reopening of the navigation which
has been closed during the winter, are just now of
much more than ordinary interest. Letters received
from various ports in that sea report the weather to
be extremely changeable. A communication from
Carlshaven, dated the 7th instant, says that all the
Russian, and most of the German and Swedish, ports
are still closed by ice; the navigation cannot yet be
considered open in the Baltic, but that port has not
been closed throughout the winter. At Calmar the
navigation was open on the oth inst., but the hatours
to the northward were still closed by the ice. At
Bolderan the weather is reported to be extremely
changeable. On the Bth the temperature in the
morning was 38 degrees below, and at noon 1 degree
above, zero. The state of the ice at Memel on the
11th was such as to indicate that the first change of
current was likely to clear the harbour to beyond the
entrance of the creek.

AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND the dividend meeting
was held on Thursday. The half-year's profits were
announced to be 709,0081., making the amount of
" Rest," 3,685,0081. A dividend at the rate of 41 per
cent., less income tax, was declared for the six
months. After this deduction the rest will remain
at a little over three millions.
THE DEMANDS AT THE ROYAL MINT for supplies
of the new copper coinage during the last fortnight
have been so great that the quantity received from
Birmingham (50 tons), as the first portion of the
contract with the Master of the Mint, is nearly
exhausted, and much difficulty is experienced in
obtaining to the amount of one thousand pounds
worth, or even a few hundreds.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS are now in progress at the
yard of Messrs. Scott Russell, at Millwall, for laying
down an immense iron steam-ship for the Eastern
Navigation Company. The dimensions will be nearly
as follows :—Tonnage, 10,000 tons, or builders' mea •
surement, 22,000 tons ; extreme length, 700 feet;
extreme breadth, 83 feet; depth of hold, 58 feet;
with screw and paddle engines of the aggregate
nominal horse-power, 2,200 horse; stowage for coals,
10,000 tons ; for cargo, 5,000 tons ; 500 first-class
cabins, with ample space for troops and lower• class
passengers. She will carry out sufficient fuel for
a voyage to Calcutta or Australia, and back to
England.
THE WILL OF THE LATE SIR RALPH LOPES was
last week proved in the Prerogative Court of the
Archbishop of Canterbury. The personal estate
within the diocese was sworn under 180,0001. The
Maristowo and Devonshire estates, and Westbury
property, descend to the present baronet. The
Somersetshire estates become the property of Mr.
Ralph Lopes. The bequests are numerous.
Is NORTH DURHAM it has been definitively settled
that Lord Adolphus Vane will be brought forward by
the Conservatives as their candidate for the seat left
vacant by the elevation of Viscount Sealiam to the
peerage. The Liberal party have determined on a
contest, and have selected three gentlemen, one of
whorif will be their candidate, namely, Mr. Henry
Fenwiok, who not long ago contested Sunderland and
the city of Durham ; Mr. Williamson, son of Sir
Hedworth Williamson, Bart., of Whitbuni ; and
Mr. Lambton, a cousin of the Earl of Durham. The
number of the constituency is about 7,000.
THE OVERLAND INDIA MAIL reached Marseilles
(n Wednesday, and left at noon that day for
London.
AT A MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN
ELECTRIC PRINTING TELEGRAPH COMPANY, held OH
Wednesday, it was reselved to increase the capital for
the further development of the undertaking by the
issue of 5,000 new sham of Si. each.

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PRESS.

THE PROMOTERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRI-
BUNALS or COMMERCE held a meeting on Wednesday
at the London Tavern. The report presented ex•
hibited a satisfactory progress towards the attainment
of the object ; and Mr. Lyne was complimented on the
perseverance he had displayed in bringing the subject
so prominently before the public.
ON the Ist of April and thenceforward increased
facilities will be afforded in procuring money orders
and obtaining payment of them, whet.) such payment
is to be made through a bank. The Postmaster-
General has directed that some of the precautions
required for the security of ordinary money orders
shall in these cases be dispensed with.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY held their sixth
quarterly general meeting on Wednesday afternooon
at the Freemasons Tavern, Lord Ranelagh in the
chair. The report, after alluding to the success of
the society since its establishment, adverted to the
progress made during the quarter. The disposal of
estates among the members had not been affected by
the influence of the serious public events of the
period, and the receipts justified the expectation that
the returns would be the largest of any quarter since
the society's formation. The total cash receipts
up to December 24,1853, had been 70,3771, and from
December 24 to March 15, 1854, 20,4131., making the
total receipts up to this day 00,7911. The amount of
withdrawals was only 5891., and the shares remaining
on the books of the society represented a capital of
446,300/. The Eastern Counties Railway had
liberally granted free first and second class passes
for fourteen years to the occupants of houses of a certain
value to be built on this estate, and the society pro-
posed to build a church in the centre of their estate
at Reading. Early in the spring building operations
would be commenced on the society's other numerous
estates. The report was unanimously adopted, after
some observations from Colonel Knox, M.P., Mr.
Booker, Mr. Pownall, Dr. Worthington, and other
gentlemen; and a resolution expressive of regret at
the 10-s of Mr. Alderman Thompson, late one of the
directors, was also carried.
THERE are 3,151 medical officers in the poor-law
unions of England and Wales, at salaries amounting
to 165,5491. For this annual sum they take charge
of the sick poor of a population of 17,335,099,
scattered over an area of 34,473,538 acres. There
is one salary as high as 2701., that of the medical
officer of the Leighton Buzzard union; the popula-
tion is 17,141, the acreage 37,980. There are two
salaries as low as 2/. ; the population in each being
only about 400.
On Wednesday evening the anniversary festival in
aid of the German Hospital, at Dalston, took place at
the London Tavern ; Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., in
the chair, supported by Chevalier Bunsen, Count
von der Groeben, Count Henckel of Donnersmark,
and many other persons of distinction and influence.
In the course of the proceedings it was stated that
in 1851 the total number of patients relieved in the
institution had amounted to 2,977; and by the close
of 1853 to 7,699. The hospital was, however,
000/. in debt. Subscriptions to nearly 1,700/. were
announced before the company separated.
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE PRESTON STRIKE a mon-
ster meeting of operatives was held at Hoghton on
Sunday last. The crowds that attended this gather-
ing are stated to have been unrivalled since the days
of the Chartist assemblies many years since. For
several hours previous to the time appointed for the
commencement of proceedings, the various roads
leading to Hoghton, and especially those from Pres-
ton and Blackburn, were thronged for miles with
pedestrians of both sexes and all ages. The ordi•
nary trains on the East Lancashire Railway con-
veyed large numbers to the scene; and, besides
these, there was a special train from Preston, con-
sisting of about forty carriages, which were crowded
to excess, the roofs of some being occupied as well as
the interior. People were present from all the
manufacturing towns within a circle of about twenty
miles. Of course, not a tithe of the vast multitude
could hear the addresses delivered on the occasion,
but they seemed contented to look on. Mr. K.
Smith, of Oldham, was called to the chili-, and the
assembly spent some hours in speechmaking, and
announcing subscriptions to the strike fund, many
songs of appropiate burden being sung in chorus
at intervals. The inc(lne for the week Itas
stated to amount to 2,200/. Another monster
gathering was premised to be held shortly at Black-
stone Edge, on the border of the county, in order to
enlist the co-operation of labourers in Yorkshire and
Derbyshire.
A COMPANY is at present being organised at Palls
for establishing pleasure trains from the French capi-
tal to Constantinople and back. Great doubts are
entertained of the success of such a scheme. The
sum which it is in contemplation to charge is 300 f.
CHOLERA is again prevalent at Glasgow. On
Saturday there were ten deaths from it in the city
parish and five in the barony parish ; on Sunday
sixteen in the former, and eleven in the latter; on
Monday ten in the former, and six in the latter; and
on Tuesday fourteen in the city arisb,

SATURDAY,

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

DEPARTURE OF THE BALTIC FLEET.
THE first division of the Baltic fleet sailed from
Spithead on Saturday last. The magnificence of the
spectacle, the grandeur of the associations it evoked,
the importance of the mission on which the fleet was
bound, the presence of the Queen, and the accident
of glorious weather and a sparkling sea, combined to
attract myriads of spectators, and to surround the
manceuvres of the day, though simple and unosten-
tatious in a naval point of view, with deep and per.

manent interest. -
Portsmouth during the entire day presented a
continuous scene of crowding and excitement. On
the previous night the throng of visitors was so
dense that five guineas are said to have been oflered
for a bed of any description; and even the Lords of the
Admiralty were obliged to seek repose in the berths
of their own yacht, the hotels being crammed to
overflowing. Sir C. Napier was of course the object
of especial interest and the mark for divers distinc-
tions on the part of the civic authorities, very grati-
fying in themselves, but somewhat obtrusive on an
occasion when so much real business bad to be done,
and even the minutes for doing it were reckoned.
However, the commander of the fleet found time to
listen to a panegyrical address read by the clerk of
the town council, and to return the following very
sensible reply :
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" I thank you, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, for the terms
in which you have addresred me ; and when I tell you I
had only twenty-four hours to prepare to go afloat, you will
not be surprised at my not being able to address you at
any length. But I beg to thank you most sincerely for the
address you have presented to me. Perhaps it is not
usual for a man in going abroad to receive such an address,
but I can only say that I will do the best I can to prevent
the British flag from being tarnished. (Load applume.)
I know much is expected from this fleet, and I think it
will be able to do something; but gentlemen must not
expect too much from it. We are going to meet no com-
mon enemy; we are going to meet one well prepared. I
am sure every officer and man in the fleet will do his duty
well and thoroughly ; but at the same time you must not
expect too much. It is well equipped and efficient, but it
is newly formed, and such changes have taken place in
nautical matters that it is impossible to say how much or
how little may be achieved. The system of warfare is
entirely new, and the introduction of steam also materially
alters the tactics of war. I can, however, assure you that
will—and I know the officers and crews with me will—
do everything in my power to uphold the honour of the
country and its navy-. We will do our duty to the best of
our ability • and I am sure I shall ever remember the
kindness of people of Portsmouth. (Hear, hear.)"

Making his way with some difficulty to the pier, and
there being stopped awhile to listen and reply to
another farewell speech from some "constituted au-
thority " of the town, Sir C. Napier at length got
afloat. The crowd of spectator-crammed craft of all
descriptions prevented his steamer, the Sprightly,
from ranging up alongside the pier. The admiral,
therefore, cam suis, was forced to step into a row-
boat., which in due time conveyed them on board the
steamer, and a brief trajet seaward sufficed to bring
them to the gigantic flagship, the Duke of Welling-
ton. Once established on his own quarter-deck, the
commodore was able to watch, without further inter-
ruption, for the arrival of the royal yacht, the ex-
pected preliminary to the final departure of the fleet
under his command.
A few minutes before one o'clock the Fairy, having
on board her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, tha Princess Royal, and
Princess Alice, and accompanied by Sir James Gra-
ham, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Vice-Admiral
Sir Thomas Cochrane—followed by the Elfin, Fire
Queen, and Black Eagle—was seen approaching the
fleet, and, on the signal from the admiral, a general
royal salute was tired in admirable style. Her
Majesty, it was expected, would have come on board
the Duke of Wellington, and the ladders, with a por-
tion of the main and lower decks, were covered with
scarlet cloth for her reception. She did not, how-
ever, inspect any of the ships. As the royal yacht
neared the anchorage all hands were piped on deck
to man the rigging. From every floating hive that
formed part of this goodly fleet went forth the same
thrilling and ungoverned burst. of enthusiasticloyalty.
It was a remarkable cheer—one to be heard once, but
never forgotten in a lifetime. As the Fairy came
ur, signals were made for the admirals and captains
of the fleet to repair on board. The royal yacht, having
run to leeward of the fleet, hove to, and Admiral Napier,
the admiral commanding-in-chief, and the admirals
of division, Corry, Chads, and Plumridge, with the
captains of the fleet and Commodore Seymour, pro-
ceeded on board, and were presented to her Majesty
by Sir James Graham and the other Lords of the Ad-
miralty. After a .11ort stay the officers returned to
their ships, and nt half past one Admiral Napier gave
the general signal to the screw fleet to get under way
with :ail. The whole of the ships stood out on the
starboard tack under plain sail, single-reefed topsail,
topgallantsail, and jib, with a favourable wind almost
due west,

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The Fairy, with her royal freight, led the van for a
few miles, and then, lying to, allowed the whole fleet
to pass by in succession. As each ship sailed past
her ensign was dipped in obeisance to her Majesty,
nd the crews cheered a lusty farewell. This cere-
mony was repeated with additional heartiness as the
flag-ship went by, and then the Queen returned the
compliment by waving her handkerchief. The Fairy
remained motionless until the rearward vessel had
passed far beyond the range of distinct vision. And
thus was the Baltic fleet sent on its way.
The total squadron, of which the first division had
so prosperous a start on Saturday, will consist of
about forty-four vessels, including three three-
deckers and twenty line-of-battle ships, in all, the
total number of guns being 2,200, of men 22,000, and
of horse-power 10,000. The sailing-ships will be
rendered neatly as available as the screws by the
assistance of the paddle fleet, and the whole will form
the most powerful armament that ever left the shores
of England. There is much speculation, of course,
as to the probable plan of operations. The more
ardent speak boldly of the bombardment of Cron-
stadt, and point to the large quantity of Moorsom's
shells shipped as a proof that serious mischief is
meant. It appears that the construction and ma-
terials of this terrible projectile is a Government
secret, and so important is it deemed that each
ship's supply is numbered and registered in a book,
and, whenever one is used, the why, the when, and
the place is carefully noted down, and the details for-
warded to the Admiralty. This, it is said, looks like
bombardment; but the more cautious shake their
heads, and say that to attack CI onstadt with its 800
guns would be sheer madness. Others again speak
of blockade, and a third hint at the capture and oc
cupation of the island of Aland, as commanding the
Gulf of Finland, and at once settling the doubtful
neutrality of Sweden. In support of this hypothesis
it is alleged that sappers and miners go out, and
that the ships take out a supply of scaling-ladders
and other siege accessories. A few weeks or days
will put to rest all these speculations.

The fleet reached the Downs in the course of
Sunday evening, and remained there at single
anchor until the following day, awaiting final orders
from the Admiralty. These arrived a little after
noon on Monday, and at half-past two the signal
"Prepare for sea" was made, and th a whole squadron
at once weighed anchor, and in a very few minutes
were rapidly progressing eastward.
The fleet is bound first for Wingo Sound, on the
coast of Sweden, where the ships will anchor for a
time. Iu that possition they would guard the outlet
of the Cattegat, and enjoy the advantages of being
near a great town like Gottenburg, with its popula-
tion of nearly 30,000 souls. The next step would
be to pass the Sound or the Great Belt, and enter
the Baltic.
Admiral Corry in the Neptune sailed on Thursday
from Spithead, to join the North Sea fleet. Her
Majesty came from Osborne in the Fairy to witness
his departure, and accompanied the flag-ship of the
second division to the Nab light, parting from her
with an exchange of salutes, and amidst great
enthusiasm from the crews. Many other ships be-
longing to the squadron were left at Spithead, their
armaments not being complete, the Bulldog steamer
alone departing in company with the Neptune.
Admiral Corry will anchor in the Downs, there to
await further orders and the remaining ships of his
division.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Heela returned to Ports-
mouth on Monday, from surveying the Baltic as far
as Copenhagen, to guide the masters of the Baltic
fleet. The result of her sounding is, that Christian-
sand (Norwegian coast), Wingo Sound (on the
Swedish coast), Nyborg in the Great Belt, and Kiel
Bay on the Schleswig and Holstein coast, are re•
ported the best rendezvous for large armaments,
such as the Baltic fleet; the last named, being con-
tiguous to railway communication with Hamburg, is
deemed most preferable of any. The Hecla fell in
with the Baltic fleet in the Downs, and transferred
eleven masters and five second masters, R.N. (whom
she took out to survey the parts of the Baltic she
visited), to the ships of the fleet they were drafted
from, and also put on board forty skilled North Sea
pilots (two on board each ship of the line). She
afterwards came into Portsmouth harbour, and com-
menced re-coaling for further particular service.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mundy, Assistant Quarter-
master-General at Kilkenny, has been appointed
Military Secretary for War and the Colonies.
Major-General the Earl of Lucan has been ap-
pointed to the command of the cavalry force to pro-
ceed to the East, m which Sir Richard England and
Sir De Lacy Evans will command divisions. The
Earl of Cardigan will command the light and
Colonel Scarlett the heavy brigade.
The day of departure of Lord Raglan, the Duke
of Cambrige, and others of the staff is not yet
decided upon.
A Queen's messenger left London for Constanti-
nople on Monday night with despatches. He was
accompanied by Captain Nolan, of the I.sth Hussars

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who has been sent out, commissioned by Govern-
ment, to purchase 1,000 horses for the use of our
army. Captain Nolan will be joined at Constanti-
nople by an officer of the commissariat.
Up to Tuesday last, the Nth and 17th Cavalry
Regiments alone had received official orders to pre-
pare for active service. It is now stated that the
following cavalry force is under orders fur the East :
Light Dragoons-Bth, 11th, 13th, and 17th • Heavy
Dragoons-Ist, or Royal Dragoons, 6th Inniskillings,
4th and sth Dragoon Guards. Two additional troops
of horse artillery, with live more companies, are
preparing for embarkation.
The whole military force in the United Kingdom,
including all arms of the service, have been warned
to hold themselves in readiness fur immediate
service.

The Cunard screw-steamer Taurus has been en-
gaged to convey 400 troops—portions of the 41st and
47th Regiments—and will sail from Liverpool on
this day (Saturday). The soldiers were to arrive
from Dublin in the course of yesterday.
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In Liverpool there are now six splendid ships
being fitted out for the conveyance of troops to the
East, and six of the horse-transports are now at
Woolwich for the embarkation of the Royal Artillery.
The 44th Regiment were preparing to embark at
Gibraltar for the East by the steam-ship Orinoco,
expected there in a few days.
Accounts have been received from Malta of the
safe arrival of the Cambria, with the 50th Regiment,
on the 7th inst. ; of the Hinia/aya, on the Nth ; of the
Vulcan and Emu, on the 11th; and of the Manila,
on the 12th, with their respective detachments of
troops on board, in excellent order and health.