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The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28

POSTAGE STAMPS.

Mr. DUNLOP asked the Secretary of the Treasury
whether arrangements would be made by which parties
in Scotland and Ireland desirous of having letter paper
stamped with the postage stamp would be enabled to
have that done at the Stanop-offices in Edinburgh and
Dublin respectively, or whether they would be required
to resort to Londoni ■ order to participate iu that privi-
lege ?

-11 Ir. WILSON replied that such stamps would only
be issued at the head-office in London.
ARSENAL AT YARMOUTH.
Sir E. LACON asked the Clerk of the Ordnance
whether any report had been received from the cora-
mrinding officer of engineers at Harwich, or from any
officer sent down for the purpose, relative to the arsenal
at Yarmouth ; if so, whether that report recommended
that building to be converted into barracks ; and if it
was intended to have an artillery force stationed at Yar-
mouth ; further, if it was the intention of the Board of
Ordnance to erect new batteries at the entrance to the
harbour, or upon any commanding situation in the im-
mediate neighbourhood ?
Mr. MONSELL, in reply to the first question, said
a report had been received condemning the arsenal. To
the second question, he 'stated that it was intended to
station some militia artillery at Yarmouth ; and in re-
ply to the third question, he said orders had been given
for the erection of batteries at the mouth of the river
Yar.
London, England, 1855-03-28

INTRENCHMENT TOOLS.

Mr. MONSELL took the opportunity of replying to a
question put to him the other day by the hon. and learned
member for Sheffield. The hon. and learned member
had asked him whether a commission which sat at the
camp at Chobham did not report against the intrench-
ment tools which had been sent out to the Crimea.
He bad made inquiries into the matter, and he found
that no such commission sat at Chobham, and conse-
quently there could have been no such report made
against the tools.

THE MILITIA.
Viscount CHELSEA asked the First Lord of the
Treasury whether, a distinct pledge having been given
on the 14th day of May, 1854, by the Duke of New-
castle, then Minister of War, and an understanding ar-
rived at that militiamen enrolled under the provisions of
the act of 1852 should not be called upon against their
consent to serve for more than 56 days in the year dur-
ing the period for which they enlisted, the noble lord was
prepared to give an assurance that it was not the inten-
tion of the Government to take advantage of the power
which, in the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, was
conferred by the 15 and 16 Vic. c. 50, to subject men, when-
ever enrolled, to the full obligations imposed by those acts,
but that some method would be devised to enable such
rcilitiaraen as express themselves unwilling
thanlling to serve fo
a greater number of days in eachtiiey r
year were
originallyreturn t
me hatdeei
r homes liable tos by? the terms of their enlistment,
to
Lord PALMERSTON said the law was framed by
the law officers of the Crown, and the Government hal
full right to require from militiamen complete obedience
to that law, but it was quite true that there was a sort of
expectation held out by the late Minister at War that
ti:at obligation would not be strictly enforced, and the
noble lord now Secretary at War was about to issue a
circular to the militia, the object of which would be to
give the men who enlisted before the act of last year
the option of either re-attesting or returning home after
the 56 days' service.

RECONSTITUTION OF THE KINGDOM OF
Mr. MU NTZ POLAND.
from Birmingham,
presented a petition numerously signed,
condition ref an indel:eanY(ilienttnhaattio'
the Government to aid iu the restoration of Poland to the
stepsn:' should be taken by
Mr. PHINN rose for the purpose of submitting to the
house the following resolution :—" That an humble address
be Presented to her Majesty, praying that she will ba gra-
ciously pleased to command that, in the event of negotiations
being commenced with a view to peace, her Majesty's envoys
should use their best exertions for the reconstruction of the
kingdom of Poland within its ancient limits, as a measure
just and necessary in itself, in accordance with the ancient
policy of this country, and as absolutely essential to the duo
maintenance of the balance of power in Europe." The hon.
London, England, 1855-03-28

tOFESSIO NAL RUBBER.—Thomas Barter
(12 years attendant at Mr. G. A. Walker's Medical Bath
I:,tal Ili shment) offers his Services to invalids as Medical Runner, in
cases 0 r rheumatism, contracted joints, certain forms of paralysis,
spinal affections, loss of muscular power, and any other ailment or
condi cl on of the body for which such attendance may be requ'red.
Addr 3, Upper John-street, Goldea-square. Mrs. Barter attends
London, England, 1855-03-28

THE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE.

CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.

Mr. WILSON brought up the Civil Service Esti-
mates, which were ordered to be laid upon the table.

THE NAVY.

Captain SCOBELL gave notice that early after
Easter he should move the appointment of a select com-
mittee to inquire into the management of the navy, with
a view of reporting such reforms as they might deem
necessary.
London, England, 1855-03-28

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CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was moderately supplied with English
wheat. All kinds moved off slowly, at Monday's quota-
tions. The general condition of samples was good. The
chow of foreign wheat was tolerably good. Holders gene-
rally wore very firm in their demands; but the amount of
business doing was trifling, on former terms. Floating
cargoes-were much neglected.
We had a fair sale for barley, :If full quotations; but
malt wa,s much neglected.
Te oat trade was dull, but no change took place in

pricbs.
Beaus, peas, and flour sold at Monday's currency.

English ..
t risk • • • •
Foreign ..

Wheat.
1,620

ARRIVALS THIS ITEM
Barley. met.
2,180 2,480,

flats. k Flour.
190 1,560

. -.
3 520 sks.

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market is tolerably firm. In prices we have no
change to notice.

WIIITECHAPEL.
Each kind of ineat moved off slowly, at our quotations :
—Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 6d ; veal,
3s 6:1 to Is Gd; pork, 3s 01 to 48 4d per 81bs. by the
carcase.
London, England, 1855-03-28

THE CRIMEA.

A letter from Varna, in the Ost. Deutsche Post,
says :—" The news from the Crimea come down to
the 12th. The allies were then observing with great
attention the proceeding:4.a the Russiam in the
valley of BaiJar, and were expecting au attack on
Bahl:lava, particularly as they had learned that
General Wa,,ner had received reinforcements from
the corps of General Liprandi. The Russian forces
are said to.be distributed as follows :—At Perekop
is encamped the corps of dragoons, a division of
light cavalry, .and various other detachments,
amounting in all to 20,000 men, under the com-
matid of General Pawloff I. At Simpheropol there
are about 45,000 men, commanded by General
Read. Near the Belbeck, General Osten-Sacken's
head-quarters have been placed with 50,000 men,
including the garrison of Sebastopol. On the
Tchernaya is encamped- General 'Liprandii with
18,000 men; and in the valley of Baidar is General
London, England, 1855-03-28

PETITIONS.

Mr. HIGGINS presented a petition from the Grand
Jury of Mayo against the Irish Poor Relief Bill.

Mr. LAVARb presented a petition from Merthyr
Tydvill againot the opening of public-houses on Sunday.
Mr. SPOONER presented two petitions from places
;n Warwickshire—one praying the house not to sanc-
tion the opening of any public place of amusement on
Sundays, and the other praying for the repeal of Church
rates.

Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in
the West Riding, praying for the repeal of taxes on
knowledge.

Mr. STERLING presented petitions from Perth, and
other places in Scotland, in favour of his Scotch Educa-
tion Bill.

Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from the
congregation frequenting Denmark-street Chapel, pray-
ing for the abolition of Church rates.

Sir E. PERRY presented a petition from Stanehouse,
praying that no terms may be agreed to which do not
recognise the claims of Foland.

Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from a place
in Northumberland against border marriages, which
were the cause of great misery and immorality, praying
the house to pass a bill to prohibit them.
Mr. BROTHERTON and other hon. members pre-
sented petitions praying for the repeal of the newspaper
stamp.
London, England, 1855-03-28

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, March 28.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, E. ; light breeze, and hazy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, S. to W. Arrived—
H.M.S. Malacca, from the Crimea. Sailed—American
Congress, for New York.
PLYMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, W. Arrived—Queen of
Ava, from Falmouth, for Rangoon, to be docked.
FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, variable. Arrived—
H.N.M. steamer Merapie, from Batavia, for Helvaet.
STOCKTON, March 27.—Wind, N. Arrived— Wildflower,
from Prince Edward's Island.
ANTWERP, March 27.—The Lenrwarden (s.s.), from
London to Oporto, stranded near the latter port on the
21st February, remained in the same position on the 14th
inst., with little hope of getting off. [Diem.—This vessel
was reported front Amsterdam, on the 12th March, as
having lo,:cn zot off, and taken into Oporto.]

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGi:APII.)
LIVERPOOI„ Wednesday Morning.

Wind, E.N.E.
Arrived—Speed, from Callao ; Stan:lard, Charleston.
Sailed—Theodore Dill and A. B. Simpson, for Calcutta;
Rafaelita, for Aalsund ; Saxon, Demerara; Charter Oak,
Savannah.

(BY SUBMABINE AND Bra'us!' TELEGITAFff.)
DEAL, Wednesday, 9.27 a.m.
'Wind, N.N.W. ; light, and hazy.
Passed—Paris and London (s.), from Paris, for London.

THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BlLL.—Yester-
day, at a Court of the City Commission of Sewers, a
report was read showing the nature cf the above mea-
sure, and the machinery by which its provisions will be
carried out. Oa the motion of Mr. Deputy Harrison, it
was unanimou,ly resolved, after some discussion, that
the bill should be referred to the General Purposes
Committee, to examine and repurt upon its contents.

Mr. COBDEN seeing his hon. and learned friend the
member for Sheffield in his place, he wished to ask him
a question, ♦iz., when it was the intention of the com-
mittee sitting on the state of the army before Sebastopol
to lay the evidence which they had taken before the
house ? He wished also to ask, whether the committee
might Rot consider it proper to print and deliver the
evidence daily, seeing that it appeared front day to
day in the newspaper;, and occasionally in an incomplete
form ?

Mr. ROEBUCK said the committee had determined
to report the evidence up to the last day of the sitting
befQrc Easter. On the second point, he did not think
the benefit which would be derived from daily printing
the evidence would be worth the trouble and expense it
would necessarily occasion.
Mr. FRENCH wished to know from the hon. and
learned gentleman when the committee were likely to
make their final report ? (A laugh
Mr. ROEBUCK said that was rather a difficult
question to answer, but he entertained a cmfident hope
that the committee would be able to close its labours
shortly after Easter, (Hear, hear.)
London, England, 1855-03-28

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARRA.T.
Under the management of Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters
by Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin.
To be followed by THE SPANISH DANCERS.
To which will be added HIS LAST LEGS.
To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Caasua KEAN.
THIS EVENING,

Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
To be followed by the popular new Farce, entitled A GAME
OF ROMPS. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley and Chester ;
Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Heath, Murray, C. Leclercq, Daly, and
Ternan.

To conclude with AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY.
London, England, 1855-03-28

TURKEY.

George Miller, Bengal Retired List.
Charles Lloyd Edwards, Bengal Retired List.
Walter Richard Barnes, half-pay Bengal Establishment.
Roger Montague North, Madras Retired List.
William Borlase Stevens, Retired Madras Artillery.
George Travers Sayer Carruthers, let Madras N.I.
Edward William Bondier, 51st Madras N.I.
Charles William Down, Bengal Retired List.
James Edward Mayne, Madras Cavalry.
William Charles Alexander, 10th Bengal Cavalry.
James Grant Stephen, Bth Bengal Native Infantry.
liGnry Stanley, sth Bombay Native Infantry.
Reginald Best Brett, Bombay Artillery.
Edward Wray, Bombay Artillery.
Edmund Walter Chickeley Plowden, Bengal Retired
List.

Roland Richardson, 3d Bengal Light Cavalry.
Albert George Austen, Bengal Artillery.
London, England, 1855-03-28

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)

LogDox, March 28.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, E. ; light, breeze, and hazy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, S. to W. Arrived—
H.M.S. Malacca, from the Crimea. Sailed—American
Congress, for New York.
PLYMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, W. Arrived—Queen of
Ave, from Falmouth, for Rangoon, to bo docked.
FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, variable. Arrived—
H.N.M. steamer Merapie, from Batavia, for Helvast.
STOCKTON, March 27.—Wind, N. Arrived— Wildflower,
from Prince Edward's Island.
ANTWERP, March 27.—The Leurwarden (s.s.), from
Loudon to Oporto, stranded near the latter port on the
21st February, remained in the same position on the 14th
inst., with little hope of getting off. [Mem.—This vessel
was reported from Amsterdam, on the 12th March, as
having been got off, and taken into Oporto.]

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wiud, E.N.E.
Arrived—Speed, from Callao ; Standard, Charleston.
Sailed—Theodore Dill and A. B. Simpson, for Calcutta ;
Rafaelita, for Aalsund ; Saxon, Demerara; Charter Oak,
Savannah.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
DEAL, Wednesday, 9.27 a.m.
Wind, N.N.W. ; light, and hazy.
Passed—Paris and London (s.), from Paris, for London.

THE MILITIA.—The Royal Hants Militia, quartered
at Haslar (Gosport) and Fort Monckton, were in a very
insubordinate state on Monday morning when mustered
on parade. When the assembly sounded about 300 of
the old soldiers—those attested under the former act—
refused to fall in, and piled their arms at the other end
of the barrack•yard.. On being asked their reason for
behaving so irregularly, they told the commanding officer
they had served the time they were attested for, and
they wished to go borne. The major commanding told
them he would represent their grievances to the autho-
rities in a proper manner. The mild course bad the
desired effect, and the men fell iu as usual,
London, England, 1855-03-28

TR lESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters
Ps.tent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de
Pharmai do de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna.

TEUEAEnAIt, No. 1,

is a rem cdv for Relaxation. Spermatnrrhrea..and Exhaustion of the
zystp,m , whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate.
To those persons who are prevented enterint,r the married state by
the von: .equences of early errors it is invaluable.

iItIESEMAR, No. 2i

etrectuaDy, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely
eradtaat, 2s all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs
have so 'ong been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health
of a vast portka of the population.
TRI ESE VI AR, No. 3,
s the 0 sat Cont;nental Remedy for that dads of Disorders, which
anfal tzz lately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in-
evitab/o destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the
carsapar ilia in the s mid cannot remove.

;EMAIL,TItIEI No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell,
ird of ai 1 nauseating qualities. They may he on the toilet taide
without, their use beirafg suspected.
Sold in tin caces•at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into
epeisi e doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemanel, Roux,
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Lord-s64‘ set, Live-, pool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street,
Dublin;, Winnall, bookseller,' High-street, Birmingham.
London, England, 1855-03-28

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London, England, 1855-03-28

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males BOO
Females , 753

Total

BRITISH AND COLONIAL REDUCTION AND SMELTING
COMPANY.-At an adjourned meeting of this company,
held yesterday afternoon, the report of the committee of
investigation was received, and it was formally agreed
that the undertaking shall be forthwith wound up. It
appears that the committee were empowered to inquire
into the purchase of the Tamar and Milwall works, but
that before they commenced their labours they met the
directors, when a proposal was made on behalf of the
promoters to pay 8,0001. to the credit of the company.
Out of this fund a return of 3s. per share is to be made
on or before the 15th of April, and of 2s. before the 13th
of June, leaving the works and plant to be realised and
divided. The concessions made on the part of the direc-
tors were considered satisfactory, and hence it was de-,
torkaing4 to 'carry out the arrogeraeut without defy.
London, England, 1855-03-28

CONFESSION OF A .MU.RDEBER.

On Monday Henry Held was, fully committed for
trial by the Tunbridee bench, charged with obtaining a
check for 151. from a lady named Deacon, at Mabledon,
-Tunbridge. As it was late before the examination ter-
minated, Held was placed in the leek-up for the night,
preparatory to his being taken to Maidstane. Whst
there he endeavoured to bang himself with a piece of
stuff picked by him from the rug furnished to prisoners
in the lock-up. Fortunately Goddard went in in time
to prevent his accomplishing his end, and a surgeon hav-
ine, been sent. for, he soon recovered. Goddard then
obtained assistance; and they sat up with him all night,
and-daring the night he made the following horrible con-
fession. He said that he had murdered his -first wife,
shoat 20 years ago, at Dartford, and that he dragged the
body to a small archway near Mr. Hall's powder-mills
there, and that upon a sort of shelf in the archway he had
left it. That his first wife's name was Sophia Danker,
a captaia's . widow, and was possessed of about 7001,
which sum he received the day after their marriage, and
he very soon wade off with it. That they were mar
, vied at Brighton by the Rev. Dr. Wagner. That be sold
a geld chronometer which belonged to his wife's first
husband for 401. to a Mr. Levy, at Lewes. lie said he
never liked his wife, and only married her for her money;
that when-it was gone they were staying at Dartford,
and one night after he had been drinking, his- wifeh
fol-
lowed him without her bonnet ; that he struck her wit
a -silver-headed cane (a hich was loaded), when she fell ;
that he alterwarde cot her throat with a Spanish knife,
which he threw into the river at Dartford, and disposed
of 'her body in the manner already stated, lie said that
about a twelvernont'a ago he visited the spot to see if the
body was still there ; that there were bones there, but
all the flesh was gone. He thought he would remothe
ve
the bones into the water, and took hold of. one of
fingers,. when the skull moved, which frightened himand he ran away. He said his wife had haunted him
ever since, and he wished to he hanged for it. So singu-
lar an account naturally excited the curiosity (- f Goddard,
who went to Dartford, and there found an archway wit
h
shelves or ledges in it precisely as the prisoner had
stated, and in the exact situation pointed out. A pers°ll,
was sent up the archway, but nothing was found excel);
some pieces of chalk. The police there are actively en-
, gaged in searching after some traces of the person thust
A
.stated to have been so brutally murdered. t preser.t
there is but the testimony of this wretched man te rclY
upon.--South _Eastern Gazette.
London, England, 1855-03-28

111-- A :TJRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROO 45.-
11-4 G mat success of the new dance, La VarsoviAna. Music by
H. TAT al •nt. Danced every evening.—During, the course of this week
the iv to wing Mmic will be played by Laurcnt's Orchestra :—Over-
tcre, De-r Freyschutz ; Waltzes: La Bienfii,ance, liittsard; Wellen
and V. rix,:en, Strauss ; Douce harmonic (Ist time), Missler ; Le Pro-
phete, Aleverbeer : Quadrilles : Vive l'Empereur, Bergman ; Bonjour
Pierrr.f., BlanchetPaU ; Le Jutf de Venise (Ist time), Bonneterro;
the If ignianders, H. Laurent ; •;chotiische, Dona Maria, Tolbecque;
Polkri.s "Cm; rieur d'Automne (Ist time), Pilede ; Marionette, Pilodo;
Caro in a, A. Lamotte ; La Musette, Matthieu ; Gallop, Dover Ex-
press,. I Browne. I'rincipal Cornet-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt. All
tion relative to music to he obtained at the music repository
under t ae crcheqra. Doors open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—
Adrniss ion, One Shilling.
London, England, 1855-03-28

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

800
758

Total

~.

BRITISH AND COLONIAL REDUCTION AND SMELTING
COMPANY.--At an adjourned meeting of this company,
bold yesterday afternoon, the report of the committee of
investigation was received, and it was formally agreed
that the undertaking shall be forthwith wound up. It
appears that the committee were empowered to inquire
into the purchase of the Tamar and Milwall works, but
that before they commenced their labours they met the
director's, when a proposal was made on behalf of the
promoters to pay 8,0001. to the credit of the company.
Out of this fund a return of 3s. per share is to be made
on or before the 15th of April, and of 2s. before the 13th
of June, leaving the works and plant to be realised and.
divided. The concessions made on the part of the direc-
tors were considered satisfactory, and hence it was de-
termined to carry out the arrangement without delay.
London, England, 1855-03-28

CONFESSION OF d MURDEBE,

On Monday Henry -Held was fully committed for
trial by the Tunbridge bench, charged with obta
aining a
check for 151. from a lady named Deacon, Mbledon,
Tunbridge. As it was late before the examination ter-
m H Whils
inated, Held was placed in the lock-up for the nigt,
preparatory to his being taken to Maidstone.t
there he endeavoured to hang himself with a Oece of
stuff picked by him from the rug furnished to prisoners
in the lock-up. Fortunately Goddard went in in time
to prevent his accomplishing his end, and a surgeon hav-
ing been sent for, he soon recovered. Goddard then
obtained assistance, and they sat up with him all night,
and. during the night be made the following horrible con-
fession. lie said that be had murdered his first wile,
about 20 years ago, at Dartford, and that he dragged the
bsdy to a sinall archway near Mr. Hall's powilermilis
left it. That hi, first wife's name was Sophia there; and that upon a sort of Slislf in the archway be had
a captain's widow, and was possessed of about 700/,
which sum he received the day after their marege, and
ho very soon made off with it. That they remarried at Brighton by the Rev. Dr. Wagner. That he sold
a gold clasmometer which belonged to his wife's first
husband for 40/. to a Mr. Levy, at Lewes. He said he
Danker,
never liked his wife, and only married her for her money,
that when it was gone they were staying at Dartford,
gl-
and one night after he had been drinking, his wife F
' lowed him without her boenet ; that he struck her with
a silver-headed cane (a hich was loaded), when she fell ;
that he afterwards cut her throat with a Spanish knios f
ed
e,
which he threw into the river at Dartford, and disd
p that
of her body in the manner already stated. Ile sai
about a twelvemonth ago he visited the spot to see if the
body was still there ; that there were bones there,
but
but
all the flesh was gone. He thought be would l'e
the bones into the water, and took hold of one of the
fingers, wken the skull moved, which frightened hini
and he ran away. He said his wife had haunted him
ever since, and he wished to be hanged for it. Sl kingT,
b r an account naturally excited the curiosity ( f GoiidPV
who went to Dartford, and there found an archway
hadTt,'
';
shelves or ledgts in it precisely as the prison
r
stated, and in the exact situation pointed out. person
was setit up the archway, but nothing was found exeel)
some pieces of chalk. The police there- are acticely en-
gaged in searching after some traces of the perso rehu!
stated to have been so brutally murdered. At peat
there is hut the testimony of this wretched man to rely
upon.--South Eastern Gazette.
London, England, 1855-03-28

PA.TRON-LLLR 11. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Friday, ASTRONOMY, by Dr. BACUIZOFFNER, with appro•

Vosic.
TY i? OLESE MINSTRELS Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
lay Evenings.
Fri:lativ Evez:ing, Mrs. Font.°No, on ORAL INSTRUCTION.
The ST GUN, DISSOLVING VIEWS of the WAR, DIO-
-.A n. 4. of SINBAD the SAILOR, COSAORAMAS, the CONCERT
by INVISIBLE PERFORMERS, and all the LECTURES, on the
NEW BANK NOTE, &c., as tonal.

AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.-
:0 Great success of the new dance, La Varsoviana. Music by
H. Laurent. Danced every evening.—Du.ling the course of this week
the foilowing Music will be played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Over-
wre, Der Preysehutz ; Waltzes : La Bienfidsance, Musard ; \Yellen
and Wogen, Strauss; Douce Harmonie (Ist time), Missler ; Le Pro-
phete, lileverbeer ; Quadrilles: Vive l'Empereur, Bergman; Bonjour
Pierrot, Thancheteau • Le Juif de Venise. (Ist time), Bonneterre ;
the Hlghlanciers, H. Laurent ; Qchotiiscbe, DOll3. Maria, Tolbecque;
Polkas : Ire Fleur d'Autonme (is: time), Pilede ; Marionette, Pilodo ;
Carolina, A. Lamotte; La Musette, Matthieu ; Gallop, Dover Ex-
press, T. Browne". Principal Cornet-A-Flaw], M. Boulcourt. All
Information relative to ,music to be obtained at the music repository
tinder the orchestra. Doors open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—
Adm is sion, One Shilling.

pROFESSIO NAL RUBBER.—Thomas Barter
(12 years attendant at Mr. G. A. Walker's Medical Bath
Ertablisliment) off,rs his Services to invalids as Medical Runner, in
cases of rheumatism, contracted joints, certain forms of paralysis,
spinal affections, loss of muscular power, and any other ailment or
condition of the body for which such attendance may be required
Address, 3, Upper John-street, Gialden-square. Mrs. Barter attends
ladies.
London, England, 1855-03-28

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28.
The African Royal Mail steamer Retriever,
Captain James Howard Rolt, arrived this morning
at six o'clock. Her dates are from Fernando Po,
Feb. 11; Cameroons, Feb. 12 • Old Calabar, Feb.
14 ; Lagos, Feb. 19 ; Accra, Feb. 21; Cape Coast
Castle, Feb. 22 • Liberia, Feb. 26 • Sierra Leone,
March 2 ; Bathurst, March 7 ; dome, March 9 ;
Tenerife March 16 ; Madeira, March 19. She
brings the usual mail, 12 passengers, and the fol-
lowing cargo ;-3,000 ounces of gold, 320 ivory
teeth, 208 casks of palm oil, 204 packages of gum)
235 ditto of pepper, 116 bags of cochineal, 70 ditto
of argol, and 50 casks of wine.
Mock-
Among her passengers are Captain W. E. 3100/.
ter, 2d West India and
Regiment; and Lieuts. Conn
and Steele, Ist West India Regiment ; Aubyn and
Surman, 2d West India Regiment ; and Hawra-
ham, 3cl West India Regiment ; Rev. S. N. Dew"
son ; C. F. Schlenker ; and lady of Lieut. Kysh,
Geld Coast Corps.
The Retriever left at Lagos the Dolphin, the
Philomel, and the Antelope ; off Whydah, on the
sth of February, saw her Majesty's ship Pluto ;
on the 26th of February, off Monivia, the Liberia t
;
and the Britomart, on the 22d of February.
the outward bound steam-ship Ethiope. All well,
at Sierra Leone. The Scourge, bearing flag el.
Commodore Adams, at Bathurst River ; at Goree,
the French men-of-war Heliopolis and Crocodile.
The outward bound African steam-ship Caukce
left Tenerifekr the Coast, 'on the 6th of M are"'
London, England, 1855-03-28

T" BE S T NEW S.
T hero is very little news from our armies abroad ; but home
prospects were never more cheering than at present. The milder
season ha. commenced. and E. MOSES and SON'S preparations for
spRrN G are universally admired
E. is 1 osEs and Sore's Bespoke
and F:e ady-trade Clothing De-
partrn ez its display every New
Materi and Style in Spring and
Sumnb sr Dress for Juveniles and
Adults

Spring and Summer Hosiery
for Ladies and C entlemen, greater
novelties than have been previ-
ously collected, all the improve-
ments made in every elegant ma-
nufacture, advantages in quality,
fashion, and cheapness, which E.
Mons and Sox only can confer.
The Wholesale Clothing, Shirt,
Boot and Shoe, and Outfitting
Departments display such a stock
of suitable and saleable goods as
cannot he seen at any other
house ; the prices render them
tt•e best exports possil)le.

E. V, oafs and SON'S Spring
and Sum mar Clothing exhibit;
the moat distinguished talent, no-
velty c style, accuracy of lit,
gentlema; sly appearance, and very
reasonabl. a prices.

E. ".10SF.,'S and SON are

Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, shirt Manufac-
turers, Bo.A and ShoetnakerJ, and General Outfitters for Ladies and
Gentlemen.
CAtano'N.—E. 'tfOSES and SON beg to state theyhave no connexion
with any other hones in or out of London, except their own Esta-
blishment a, follow :
Lonc7oa City Establisliment, c)raer of the Minories, and Aldgate
(opposito th, chi:reit).
London West-end Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart.
street.

Countr y Branches—Shealel(' and Bradford, Yorkshire.
Colonic 1 WhAlesale Branch—Melbourne, Australia.
The east ablNummts a e closed from sun •• et on Fridays till sunset on
Saturday s, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.
lursimANT.--Slaould any article not give satisfacam it will be ex-
chang ed if orrferr€ d, the mercy returned without hesit .tion: All
goods ar,l marked in alain figures, the lowest price, from which no
abateme tr.; can be made.

A Nets Book, with lists of pricc;, sy,tem of self-measurement,
and other information, may be had on application, or post free.
An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 gratis, on application, or past free.
Ici o:n parlo Francais. I
Qfil si parla. Italian°.
Hier spricht man Deutsch. Aqua ao habla EspaGnol.
London, England, 1855-03-28

WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 27.

Scot 3 Fusilier Guards—Captain John Scott, from the
79tli Foot, to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase,
vice Bulwer, who retires, March 27.
79th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Philip Percival to
be Captain, by purchase, rice Scott, promoted in the Scots
Fusilier Guards, March 27.

Rifle 13rigado—David Alexander Gordon, Gent., to bo
Ensign, without purchase, March 21.
BREVET. . .

The undermentioned Officers of . the East India Com-
pany's: service to he promoted to a step of loCal rank in
Turkey while employed in the Turkish Contingent
Force :
LIEUTENANT-COL-)NEL TO HAVE THE LOCAL RANK OP

COLONEL IN TURKEY.

Tames Georg, Neill, tat Afa+ras European Regiment".
MAJORS TO HAVE THE LOCAL RANK OF LIEUTENANT-

COLONELS IN TURKEY.

Stephen Jamel Stevens, C. 8., Bombay Retired List.
Charles Hunter, Bombay Retired List.
De "Kenzie James Brett, 3d M..tdra,s European Regiment.
John Holmes, 12th Bombay Native Infantry.
George Bowel Thomas, 3d Bengal European Regiment.
George Fleetwood Charles Fitzgerald, Bengal Artillery.
William Muuton Guuthorpe, 6th Madras Native In-
fantry.
Richard Crewe, 45th Madras Native Infantry.
John Bartleman, Bengal Retired List.
CAPTAINS TO HAVE THE LOCAL RANK OF MAJORS IN
London, England, 1855-10-04

Just puh'ished, 32m0, cloth, 2s. 6d., pp. 554.
THE HAND PLAOE-BOOK of the UNITED
KINGDOM;
Conta'ning references of daily use to upwards of fifteen thousand
localilles in Great I'ritain and Ireland, and general statistical Tables
of Population, area of Parishes, Market Days, etc., etc.
Mackie & Son, Warwick-square, City, London ; and Glasgow ;
and Edinburgh.
London, England, 1855-10-04

TOBACCO POWDER (Tobaco polvo) for Sale
in Spain. To be Disposed of by order of the Spanish Go-
vernment, 890,227 lbs. of Tobacco Powder deposited at the ma, "-
factory in Seville. Any parties desirous of obtaining particulars
may procure the same on application at the Spanish Consulate,
No. I, Cushion-court, Old Broad-street, City.

M. CAR 41.

SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND
AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

Founded A.D. 1815.
Upon the Principles of purely Mutual Assurance.

The INVESTED FUND or CAPITAL arising from the accumu-
lation of Premiums, and which belongs exclusively to the Auured,
now exceeds

TWO MILLIONS EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS

STERL LNG.

Daring the last seventeen years alone, Assurances have been
effected with the Office to the amount of more than EIGHT MIL-
LIONS SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS, being, on an
average, upwards of HALF A MILLION STERLING in each
year ; and notwithstanding the active competition among the nume-
rous Life Assurance Institutions existing and constantly springing
up, and the great inducements, in the shape of commission, offered
by many of them for the latrodacttm of business, the Society have
obtained the large and steady business above indicated, without to
any extent altering their practice of allowing remuneration, at a
fair and reasonable rate, to the Local Agents only,—no Commission
being offered or given to third parties.
The representatives of various Original Members of the Society,
who have died within the last few years, have received in Bonus
Additions more than the Sams originally assured by the respective
Policies.

Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and all necessary information,
may be had on application at the Head Office, or at any of the various
Agencies in the three Kingdoms.

JOFIN MACKENZIE, Manager.
WM: LINDESAY, Secretary.
ARAD OFFlCE—Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew-square,
29th September, 1855.

LONDON HONORARY BOARD.
George Young, Esq., Mark-lane
Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple
David Hill, Esq., East India House
John Murray, Esq., publisher, Albemarle-street
Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of Brighton Railway
Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty
Leonard Horner, Esq.. Home-office
John Taylor, jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street-place
LONDON AND THE SUBURBS.

CENTRAL AGENT.
Hugh WKean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill.
DISTRICT AGENTS.

Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District
Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street

AGENT FOR KNIGHTSBRIDGE ♦ND PIMLICO DISTRICT.

James Harris, Estate Agent, 29, Lower Belgrave-street, Eaton-
square.
London, England, 1855-10-04

DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDALS.

The proceedings at the distribution were tame
and spiritless. A regiment was drawn up, the
;commanding officer stood in front ; beside him was
serjeant with a big bag. " John Smith" was
called. " Here ;" "Step forward," and up- came
John Smith to the Colonel, who dipped his hand
into the bag, took out a small parcel, and said,
" John Smith, you were at Alma, Balaklava, and
inkerman ?" " Yes." The Colonel handed him
ithe parcel, and John Smith retired to his place in
the ranks with it in his hand, and opened it at the
dismiss ; and this' was all, so far as I could see,
that was made out of a proceeding which could
-have been in the highest degree interesting and
exciting to the soldiers...
THE CLASP FOR BALAKLAVA.

The Light Division, I believe, paraded and re-
ceived their medals and clasps en masse, with some
show of ceremony. Perhaps the John Smith
alluded to never saw a shot fired except at the dis-
tance of several miles. He might have been on
guard at Lord Raglan's on the sth of November ;
yet he wears the clasp for Inkerman. He might
have been engaged in no more sanguinary work
than killing oxen and sheep for the division in the
commissariat slaughter-house, and yet he will show
on his breast " Crimea" (of course), " Alma,"
" Balaklava," "Inkerman." Our wretched system
of throwing away decorations by classes, and sow-
ing them broadcast over a whole army, deprives
them of much of their real value. What can a sur-
'vivor of the Light Cavalry charge think of the
clasp " Balaklava" when he sees whole divisions of
infantry soldiers wearing the same on their breasts

ALMA DINNERS.

This great anniversary was celebrated enthusi-
astically throughout the army. There were many
" Alma dinners" among the regiments, both offi-
cers and men, and music and song kept the camp
awake till long after midnight. Many a memory
of the dead was revived, many an old wound re-
opened, at these festive meetings.
London, England, 1855-10-04

ROYAL MARINE BRIGADE EMPLOYED IN

THE CRIMEA.

The Morning Herald says, in advocating the claims
of the sailors of the Naval Brigade at Sebastopol, in our
columns of Tuesday last, we were by no means unmind-
ful of the important services of the Royal Marines of
the Black Sea fleet doing duty with the army in the
Crimea, but preferred that it should form the subject of
a separate article. All that we then urged in support of
the claims of the Naval Brigade we most fully accord to
the Royal Marines, who evinced, amid all the trials to
which they were exposed, encamped on the cheerless
and snowy heights of Balaklava, the same noble and un-
yielding spirit which animated the Naval Brigade.
Ever since the landing of the Marines by Admiral
Dundas at Eupatoria and Balaklava they have been dis-
tinguished for their uniform good conduct, and to them,
in conjunction with the Highlanders, the key of our
position (Balaklava) appears to have been entrusted,
and right well have they performed their duty. A por-
tion of this gallant corps had an opportunity in sharing
in the glories of the " soldiers' battle at Inkerman,',
and were honourably mentioned in the late Lord Rag-
lan's despatch ; and we have been informed that the
marine camp on the heights of Balaklava is considered
by military men something approaching to perfection,
and is justly styled "the model camp of the Crimea."
Therefore, whatever promotions, honours, or rewards
the naval brigade may be considered to have won, we
hope and trust thatan equal distribution will be awarded
to the Royal Marine brigade of the Crimea for that de-
voted and patient conduct which so pre-eminently be-
longs to their distinguished corps.
London, England, 1855-10-04

TFIE CLASP FOR BALAKLAVA.

The Light Division, I believe, paraded and re-
ceived their medals and clasps en, masse, with some
show of ceremony. Perhaps the John Smith
alluded to never saw a shot fired except at the dis-
tance of several miles. He might have been on
guard at Lord Raglan's on the sth of November ;
yet he wears the clasp for Inkerman. He might
have been engaged in no more sanguitia7 work
than killing oxen and sheep for the division in the
commissariat slaughter-house, and yet he will show
on his breast " Crimea" (of course), " Alma,"
" Balaklava," " Inkerman."• Our wretched system
of throwing away decorations by classes, and sow-
ing them broadcast over a whole army, deprives
them of much of their real value. What can a sur-
vivor of the Light Cavalry charge think of the
clasp " Balaklava" when he sees whole divisions of
infantry soldieis wearing the same on their breasts ?
London, England, 1855-10-04

THE GOOD-SERVICE PENSION.

By the death of Admiral John Giffard the First Lord
of the Admiralty has caused Admiral the Hon. George
Elliot, C. 8., to be placed on the reserved half-pay list,
in the receipt of the good service pension. The follow-
ing short account of his services is extracted from Allen's
New Navy List :
" He was midshipman of the Britannia, off Cape St.
Vincent, 1797; of the Goliah, at Nelson's bombardment
London, England, 1855-10-04

RUSSIAN COOLNESS.

It was amusing to watch the coolness of the Rus-
sians at work inside the large magazine at the north
side to-day. Some of them. .usually stood in the
doorway bythe waterside to look out for the mortars.
" Bom' goes one, and the thick white smoke flies
upwards in a circling pillar, marked here and there
:with whirling rings. " T-wit ! twit ! twit !" the
bomb whistles aloft, the sound becoming fainter
and fainter as it leaves us; till it begins to grow on
the ear of the gentleman in grey, who is on the
watch at the other side ; he pops in his head, and
out come at his summons, like rabbits scuttling
from a ferret-haunted warren, a swarm of his com-
rades, just as the bomb; with -a prndiiious crash,
And knocking up a cloud of tiles, timber, stones,
And dirt, rushes through the roof, and. bursts in-
side ; they are down on their faces in a moment,
and the bits fly over them, and strike the earth far
inland, or dash the water of the harbour into foam.
Then the "Rooskies" get up, and return placidly
ito their work inside till the next bomb comes dan-
gerously near. If it does not fall inside the
building, or is not likely to slip down on them
through the roof, the fellows never stir out.
TILE CRIMEAN MEDAL.

Men differ as to the merits of the medal, but a
large majority abuse it, and the clasps are likened
generally to the labels on public-house wine
bottles;
London, England, 1855-10-04

OBSERVATIONS on the SLOW POISONING
CASE at DARLINGTON—Death not in the Pot, but In
Doctor-craft—Causes of Encouragement to Hygeists— Tribute to
James Silk Buckingham, Esq.—Doctors' Profits on the Sale of
Paupers' Bodies sold to them by the Parochial Authorities.—Read
the HYGEIST and MEDICAL REFORMER for O,^,TOISER. May
be bad at the British College of Health, New-road, London, on for-
warding a postage stamp ; at the Hygeist Office, 262, Strand ; and of
all the duly authorised agents for Mr. Morlson's Vegetable Universal
Medicine.
London, England, 1855-10-04

DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDALS.

The proceedings at the distribution were tame
and spiritless. A regiment was drawn up, the
commanding officer stood in front ; beside him was
a serjeant with a big bag. " John Smith" was
called. " Here ;" " Step forward," and up came
John Smith to the Colonel, who dipped his hand
into the bag, took out a small parcel, and said,
" John Smith, you were at Alma, Balaklava, and
Inkerman ?" " Yes." The Colonel handed him
the parcel, and John Smith retired to his place in
the ranks with it in his hand, and opened it at the
dismiss ; and this was all, so far as I could see,
that was made out of a proceeding which could
have been in the highest degree interesting and
exciting to the soldiers,
London, England, 1855-10-04

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RFITURNS.

return for the
weGeknEcAndTinNgoslieTplLEß2N3,
1855 £23,031
£23,031 12 2
Corresponding week last year
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAr.---Trafac re-
turn for the week ending Sept. 30, 1855 £21,478 6 5
:.
Corresponding week last year 20,465 14 9
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffic return for week
ending Sept. 29, 1855 • .1!219 11 11
Corresponding week last year
GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Sept. 30, 1855 015 0 8

The Perseveran3e, 2, iron screw steam troop-ship,
Commander Harris, left Sheerness yesterday at 3 p.m.
for the Baltic. She takes in all—Russian prisoners,
officers, women, and children-461 persons, with guard
and crew 153—making a total of 614. All the Rus-
sian officers are considered as first-class passengers.
They speak in the highest terms of their reception on
board by Commander Harris, and the officers gene-
rally.
The Lizard, 1, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel (tender
to the Waterloo), Lieutenant Thomas B. Christopher
commander, is also under orders for Heligoland.
Her Majesty's steam-transport Dee, Master-Com-
mander Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing from the eastward with portions of the machinery
for the great three-decker Marlborough, 131, which
is progressing rapidly in the fitment of her motive
power.

Her Majesty's ship Aolus, Master Commander W.
L. Browne, has struck lower yards and topmasts at
Portsmouth, and made all snug for the winter, as it is
not expected her services as shell magazine for the
Baltic fleet will be required until next year.
The steam-ship Rosamond, from Portsmouth, arrived
at Plymouth on Sunday with 200 seamen, appointed to
navigate the Hibernia, 104, to Malta. The Hibernia
was appointed to go from Hamoaze into the Sound yes-
terday. The crew of the Dee is to be transferred to the
steam-sloop Inflexible, which is to accompany the Hi-
bernia.

Four mortar-vessels, the Sindbad, Redbreast, Rocket,
and Beacon, having landed and stored their ordnance
and dockyard gear and stores at Woolwich, were towed
up to Deptford yesterday by the Monkey, to be laid up
there.

Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., has been
placed on the " reserved half-pay list, in receipt of ser-
vice pension," in the place of Admiral Giffard, deceased.
Lieut. G. P. Heath is appointed to the Penelope ;
Mr. Brice W. White to be Paymaster, commission to
bear date the 29th ult.