The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-01 00:00:00

THI
THE ADMIRALTY REGISTER FOR RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
WRECKS FOR 1854. __._._...._.
LIST OF RAILWAY AND OTHER PLANS DE-
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(Prom the Journal of the National Life-boat Institution) POSITED AT THE BOARD OF TRADE AND
The Admiralty register of the wrecks that have
theoc-
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depositßlLL ofOFpFlalnCsE.
curred on the coasts of the United Kingdom and sections for new rail-
year 1854 has just been published by orde of the louse ways and extensions of old ones, and for other miscella- 1
of Commons, accompanied by the Wreck Chart of the neous üblic works, was completed last niht at eight .
W e are therefore o'clock, the number of plans deposited for railways
, being
ii
Benraitbislehd,lsinlesconfotrinuthaetiosnamole
the aeries which we have in- 82, and for miscellaneous public works 40 •in all 122.
sorted in former numbers of this journal, now to present The official list is as follows ;--
them to our readers. RAILWAYS.
'Those who have retained in their memories the num- Alford Talley Milford Junction
ber of casualties to ships and of lives lost which these Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Malvern
documents have hitherto disclosed, or who now corns Frazerburgh Metropolitan
pare them with this last melancholy record of the Barnsley Canal and Collieries Midland Great Western of
precious things, the lives and property of men -which Barton-upon-Trent Ireland (Stokestown to
the insatiable waters have engulfed within the brief Cork and Toughal Cavan)
space of 12 months on our own coasts and neighbour- Colas
Valley and Halstead Mid Kent (Bromley Eaten-
Castle Douglas and Dumfries sion)
leg seas alone, cannot but be impressed by the dis-
Carlisle and Eskdale Mid Kent (Bromley and St.
couraging fact that, so far from any measures Carmarthen and Cardigan Mary's Cray)
hitherto adopted to abate this annual drain on our Catherham (Wimbledon to Morayshire
wealth and our life's blood having succeeded Croydon) Maybole and Girvan
in diminishing its amount, the loss of life during the Catherham (Godstone Stone- North British
year 1854 was greater than in any previous year of quarry) North-Western of Ireland
which we have any record, amounting, as far as is known Carlisle and Canobie Metropolitan, Eastern Coun-
Ds Junction
to 1,549 lives, being 560 more than in the previousyear,
Cheadle
while the number of vessels lost was 987, being 155 more ties, and Docks
Central Wales Moore and Warrington
lwick and North-Western
than in 1853. The only legitimate deduction, however, Co
Junction Wolverhampton
North Staffordshire (Liver-
from this comparison is, that there is all the greater ne•
Cannock Mineral pool Extension)
cessity for increased exertion and additional precaution- Deeside and Alford Valley North Staffordshire (Sand-
ary measures, both of which must be persevered in until Extension inch to Warrington)
the average loss of life and property on the sea is re- Denny Junction Poole and Bourne Talley
duced to.. the minimum amount attainable by human Dareath Valley Perth, Almond Valley, and
skill; for to altogether subdue and neutralise the de- Dorset Central Methuen
vastating power of that mighty element, when lashed Damblane, Donne, and Cal- Richmond and Kew Eaten-
into fury by a storm, is far more than the utmost skill lender sion
and ingenuity of man can ever hope to attain to, and East Somerset Rhossyd
head
his failure to do which will probably ever remain an evi-
Epsom and Leather Shrewsbury and Hereford
dance of the finite nature of the powers which in this East Somerset Colliery Shrewsbury and Welchpool
world are bestowed on him.
East of Fife Salisbury Market Brandt
East Kent (West London Stockton and Darlington
In comparing this increased loss of life and property and Westminster) Stockton and Darlington and
stvith the efforts that have been made to reduce it, we Ely Tidal Harbour and Rail- Newcastle and Carlisle
must remember that, until the passing of the Merchant way Union
Shipping Act, 1854, the provisions of which did not Forest of Dean Central Swansea Vale
come into force until the let of May last, no efforts cor- Formartin and Buchan Shrewsbury and Welchpoel
responding with the increased trade of this country had Glastonbury and Bruton Direct Junction
Inverness and Aberdeen Severn Valley
Junction
Sittingbourne and Sheerness
been made, as we have ourselves often borne witness to.
We trust, however, that the passing of this act is the
first dawn of a new era on us, and if its full effects are
Kin s
Kinross-shire Stirling and Callender
-
not immediately seen, they will soon, and year by year, don Kensington and South Lon- Scottish Central (Branch to
Denny)
be more perceptible. In the meantime, let us hope that Igraine°, Thames Haven and Dock
each in the proper sphere of his own duty, whether it be London and South-Western Thames Embankment and
the Legislature, the shipowner, the shipbuilder, the MS- (Western Extension) Railway
ters and seamen of ships themselves, the life-boat insti- Llanidloes and Newtown Vale of Clwyd
tutions, or the public by whom they are supported, will London, Barking, and ic- Wycombe (Morton Branch)
each put the shoulder to the wheel ; and, with God's toria Docks Junction Waveney Valley
blessing on their endeavours, the average proportionate Luton, Dunstable, and Well- Wiesbledoc and Croydon
n Jon Westminster Terminus
loss of life and property from shipwreck will, we firmly
London anduncti North-Western Westminster Terminus(West
believe, be in a few years reduced to half what it now i .
(Alteration of Crewe and London Extension)
The summary appended to the register is as follows : Shrewsbury) West of Fife Mineral
The works on the coasts and in the seas of the Lowestoft and Beccles. West of Fife Mineral and
United Kingdom in the year 1854 were 987, which may Louden Tilbury, and South- Kinross
be thus classed : end Extension Yarmouth and Haddiscoe
Totally wrecked 431 MISCELLANEOUS.
Totally lost in collision 53 Banbury Burial Board and Glasgow Court Houses and
Damaged seriously, and had to discharge 462
Damaged seriously in collision
Bournemouth Improvement Kirkwall Harbour
The number of casualties in each month were : and Pier Leeds Water-works
January
February 94
Broadstairs Harbour Brent
March
Birmingham Improvement Newcastle and Ouseburn
April 5O
Birkenhead Docks Docks
May
Clay Cross Water-works Reading Local ' Board of
June 44
Camp at Aldershot Health
July
Chatham Water-works Stokes Bay Docks
August 35 Chamber Dock, Portsmouth Shrewsbury Water-works
September
• Dewsbury Water-works Toromham Water-works
October l3l Deeping Fenn Drainage Worcester General Ceme-
November
December lO9 Driffield Navigation West Brighton, Hove, and
Edinburgh Water-works Preston Water-works
Total 987 Filey Water-works Worcester Cemetery
Of these, 350 occurred on the east coast of Great Bri- Imperial ; square Hotel, Trafalgar- Chatham Water-works; and
tarn ; 38 on the south coast, and 164 on the west coast Several road bills.
66 wrecks took place on the coasts of Ireland ; 5 were Isle of Wight Steam Bridge
cast on shore at Scilly, 9at the Channel Islands, 19 at and Approaches
Orkney and Shetland, and 5 at the Isle of Man ; the re,
maining 331 wrecks occurred in the surrounding seas. EAST KENT.
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deposited
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yesterday
this
of 155 wrecks above those recorded in 1853 ; but, as
compared with the year 1852, it shows a less number b
Thus, the register for the year 1854 shows an increasye
accocniTohpredaaupnyle,aenwswh
e,
riB6et ca.
128.
y amount of local accommodation to the millowners and
' we learn from them that it is intended to give a large
January was, to the shipping on the British coasts, b
far the most disastrous month of this year ; continued manufacturers in the Cray Valley district, and at the
gales prevailed nearly throughout, causing the loss of same time to make the line contribute its share in the
467 lives, and the wreck or damage of 258 vessels. The general combination for obtaining a direct communica-
weather was not at any period of the rest of the year so tion between Westminster and all the South London
boisterous as to cause, comparatively, any remarkable
railway termini, as well as with Dover and Brighton.
increase will be seen that the policy of the company is to.
increase of casualties until October, which, with No-
vember, caused the wreck or damage of 258 vessels— possess the power of having junctions and termini at
exceeding the casualties of the same months in 1853 by Greenwich, Orpington, London Bridge, Waterloo-road,
91 ; the loss of life, however, was not quite so great. Vauxhall, Battersea, and Westminster. Such objects as
LIVES LOST IN 1854. these are worthy of the parties who now guide the policy
The whole loss of lives during the year, so far as has of this company, and it will not be surprising to any
been ascertained, amounts to 1,549. one who studies the annexed list if more than an or di-
Of these, 13 were lost in the Embla, wrecked near nary share of public interest should be attracted to the
Blyth, in a snow-storm, on 7th Jan. ; 200 in the Tay- East Kent projects in the next session. They appear to
leur, wrecked at Lambay Island, Jan. 21 ;23 in the W. be well selected, if one may judge by the following list
H. Davies, wrecked at Vatersa Island, in the Hebrides, span the title of the plans which were deposited yester-
27th Jan. ; 16 in the Charles Jones, wrecked on a rock day :....... Length.
off Esba Ness, Shetland, Jan. 31 ; 10 by starvation, on M. F. C.
board the wreck of the Bona Dea, which was boarded No. 1. From Dartford to Lewisham
off Mizen-head, and the survivors rescued Feb. 11 ; 11 2. From Dartford Junction
by the upsetting of the life-boat of the Liverpool Steam- 3. From Lewisham to Nunhood Cemetery-
tug Company, when trying to save the crew of the Che- road
rokee, stranded in a gale in the West Hoyle, Feb. 18 ; 4. From Cemetery-road to Manor-street,
14 in the Essex, lost on the Scroby Sand, on the same Clapham (Westminster Terminus
day ; 480 in the City of Glasgow steam-ship, missing Railway)
since the Ist March, on which day she sailed from Liver-
5. From Cemetery-road to London,
pool for Philadelphia ; 11 in the Bonito, which fain- Brighton, and South Coast Railway
(down line)
dered off the Start, in collision with the Ann Kiluba!l, 6. From New Cross (Deptford) to London,
in the night of March 24 ; 199 in the Favourite of Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Bremen, which sunk near the same spot, in colli- (up line)
sion with the Hasper, in the night of March 29 ; 21 in 7. From Junction with Railway No. 3 to
the Europa transport, which was burnt at sea May 31 ; Railway No. 5 (Deptford)
11 in the fishing lugger Happy Return, lost near the 8. From George-street, Deptford, to
Dudgeon, Oct. 18 ; 12 in the Oxefia, wrecked on has. Greenwich
9.
borough Sand, Nov. 17; 23 in the Mary Graham, From George-street, Deptford, to North
wrecked at Sunderland in the night of Nov. 22 ; 40 in Kent Railway,Lewisham (downline) 0 5 2
10. From Loam Pit Vale, Lewisham, to
the Nile steam-ship, wrecked near Portreath in the North Kent Rail way, Deptford (down
night of Nov. 30 ; 16 in the Rovigno, which sunk near line)
Hashorough Sand in the night of Dec. 4 ; and 14 in the 11. From Bexley to Orpington
London, wrecked on Burnham Fiats, at night, Dec. 6, 12. From Clapham-road to London and
The remainder were lost in smaller numbers, exclusive i South-Western Railway (Nine Elms) 1 2 3i
of many more lost in ships that are missing. 13. From Wandsworth-road to West-end.
Of the 1,200 lives enumerated above, 210 were lost in of London and Crystal Palace Rail:
two ships, which foundered at sea in collision—a casualty way (Battersea New Town) 0 3 8i
which the registers show to be greatly on the increase-- -- -
viz., the collisions in 1852 were 57, in 1853 77, and in Total length
the year 1854 94 iu number. The increase in the loss I
,
The total cost is said not to exceed 600,0001., of which
of lives has, however, been still greater, the register not more than one-half will be required for the works,
for 1852 showing a loss of 920 lives, for 1853 689 lives, the other half being required for the property to be
and for the year 1851 the deplorable loss of 1,549 lives. taken.
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS.
_______,— --.....„,_
ADMISSION OF REPORTERS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch
A general Court of Governors and Almoners of this banks for the four weeks ending the 27th of Oct. last,
institution was held in the board-room on Wednesday ; when added together, give the following as the average
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. weekly circulation of these banks during the past month,
There was a very‘ numerous attendance of governors and viz.:—
almoners.AverageAverage circulation
eireulation ofof thethe Irish banks
The SECRETARY read the minutes of the proceedings£6,7BB,6ls
Scotch banks .....
of the last court, which were confirmed.
A GOVERNOR then proposed that the reporters from Average circulation during . --
the public press should be admitted, which having been past month _211,090,950
duly seconded, a short discussion ensued, when a division On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
took place.
The numbersorthe admission appeared
t of
reporters be— several banks, as. given in the Banking Almanac, the
following appears to be the state of the circulation :
F Against the motion ..
Majority aga_ ..
in.. .................... 18 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,215,126
The motion was accordingly IoFW ...........
—3
Total above the fixed issue £1,549,247
THE SCHOOLS AT HERTFORD. The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices
A report from the sub-committee on education was of the several banks during the past month have been as
ls-
adtitmerpa, it was recoirevements should fGoolllodwasn:d—silver held by the Irish banks
read, in which, among other
tilirii
mended that certain alterations
23,079,355
be made in the system of teaching gram mar and reading Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 1,750,462
and writing which was now practised in those schoo's.
The report was received by the Court with general Total of gold and silver held
that at Easter nu
iTa.ht
ieo
n in aboveEnsgtal
England,
statements t
lan d
,completeun d Irelandthe
r £3,829,817
expressions
ncBiltrh7-
expressions of satisfaction.
SUSPENSION OF PRESENTATIONS.
be granted except to A report was then read, recommending
next no presentation tto her Majesty These
the 27th of Oct.
i!sty These returns, combined with the average circulation
United Kingdom,
of the Bank of England for the same period, will give
the Queen, his Royal Highness the President, the Right of
Hon. the Lord Mayor, and the Govern the following results of the circulation of notes in the
speet of the speciality of their donations up to the gour.t.
when compared with the previous
' of the
in March, 1856. This recommendation was. made, it month;--
was stated, in consequence of the present position
the
. 8:85t59.5,2.19:4 2
00.
41c83t
55.
6,28.79, 1
funds of the institution, by which it appeared that .
expenditure had for some time past exceeded the income ___
Increase.s77i3 Decrease.
7,712;4 70'3 2: 3 3 —4
by between 3,0001. and 4,0001. a year.
The recommendation was adopted after a short dis-
Bank of England .. • 19 £ £
6x1:31
cussion, and the Court adjourned. Private Banks
5,900,012 6,788,615 888,603
Joint-stock Banks •• 3,022,045 3,15 '
--
_._ .._. 9,538 137,493
A HINT FOR THE NEW POSTMASTER-GENERAL—An Total in England •... 26,593,823 27,670,346 1 076 523
article appeared in a contemporary a few days ago re- Scotland 4,094,106 , 4,302,335 '208,229
, anecting the facilities for spending money in drink, pos- Ireland ...• .•
1 sessed by our soldiers in the Crimea, and the difficulties
36,587,941 38 761 29 "--
in the way of th •
remitting small E 1 I n.... _ their
United Kingdom •
.. • • , , 5 9,173,W
......

Naval and Military Intelligence.

article appeared in a contemporary a few days
re-
specting the facilities for spending money in drink,
I messed by our soldiers in the Crimea, and the difficulties
in the way of their remitting small sums to Engl,nd.
Our new Postmaster cannot do better, by way of in-
augurating his reign in St. Martin's-le-Grand, than to
establish an of at the camp where money orders can
be obtained for small amounts, say as low as 4s. or 55.,
at the nominal charge of Id. for. the accommodation,
or free, if it might be. If no such facilities exist, or
exist in a less accessible form, this would, at least,
give those men who have friends to remit to the
chance of doing 'so at little or no expense or trouble.
Two SEAMEN NEARLY' SUFFOOATED.—CAUTION TO
SEAMEN.—On Friday night last two smacks anchored off
the West Harbour, after those on board had made ar-
rangements to proceed to Glasgow with a tug by day-
light the following morning. At 10 p.m, the two men,
who are brothers, who were on board one of thesewith
Glasgow,
after eels, the Enterprise,
into
neighbouring
berths
smack anal
after kindling a small fire in the stove in a bunk below,
shut up the scuttle cover and
crept
te
went to sleep. In the morning
th
bailed the Enterprise
iiiinvatihne hope of arousing the men,. Pieces of coal were then
pitched on to the deck,
and still they came not. Atlength a man boarded the
Enterprise, and, on taking oil`
thebunk-hatch and look-
ing down, he observed one of the men twisted up on the
floor, and the other cooped up in a berth, and both in a
state of stupor, amounting almost to insanity. The
fuel of the stove had been choked, and the fire of the
previous night having soon consumed all the modicumof oiqgen which the wretched apartment had contained,
the effect upon the poor men
which followed is easily.
anticipated. On the discovery being made a supply of
fresh air was introduced and a boat was immediately
despatched on shore and returned with Dr. Fox, who
proceeded to treat the suffocating men, and remained on
board with them for a long time,_untik. they were safe ;
but one of them especially had a very narrow escape fOr
Lis life, and the opinion of the medical gentleman is
that another half-hour's enclosure would have sealed
their sleep for ever.—Noith. British, Nail.

Showing an increase of 1,076,5231. th
lation of notes in England, and an
increase2,l73,3ss/. in the circulation of the United Kiiornof
when compared with the month ending the 29th of
Sept. ; and, as compared with the month ending the
28th of Oct., 1854, the above returns show a decrease
of 22,0141. in the circulation of notes in England; and,
an increase of 543,7271. in the circulation of the United'
Kingdom.
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
27th of Oct. was 11,641,3191., being a decrease of
1,889,5231., as compared with the previous month ; and
a decrease of 1,574,8001. when compared with the same
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks
during the month ending the 27th of Oct. was
3,829,8171., being an increase of 374,0091. as compared
with the previous return, and an increase of 393,8631.
when compared with the corresponding period last year.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN LNG_ DECEMBER 1, 1855.

The steam-transport Australian, No. 120, Captain
Hunter arrived at Spithead yesterday from the East,
with condemned stores, and Major Lord Beauclerk and
Mr. M'Culloch, passengers. On the 21st ult., in lat.
37.24, long. 3.47 E., spoke the brig William enn ; on
the 24th, in lat. 36.32, long. 8.23 W., spoke the bark
Matitoree • same day lat. 36.32, long. 8.23 W., spoke
the bark Constantine; on the 25th, in lat. 39.17, spoke
the brig Virago ; on the 29th, off the Lizard, the
schooner Flying Fish.
The following was the state of the ships refitting at
Portsmouth yesterday :
The Caesar, 91, Captain Robb, was taken in hand
yesterday in the steam basin, to be refitted.
The Inflexible, 6, paddlewheel sloop, was completely
refitted yesterday.

each rank for whom it will be necessary to send clothing
to Malta. 1 ;
. . _ . . .

v"
Supplementary requisitions will be required in cases
in which men serving at Malta have not been included
in the requisitions which may have already been made
for the depots at home. " By Command,
"G. A. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General."

to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Brinckman, de-
ceased.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—Talbot de Bashall Hughes,
Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Minto, pro-
moted in 97th Foot.

Her Majesty's colonial steam-sloop Victoria will take
her powder on board to-day, and leave her moorings at
Greenhithe in the evening for Australia, calling at Ply-
mouth. _ _ _

The Rhadamanthus steamer, Master °Amender Pet-
ley, arrived yesterday morning at Woolwich from Ports-
mouth to re-load with machinery and boilers and return
thence. _ _ _ .

Capt. the Hon. Augustus Hobart, the son of the Earl
of Buckinghamshire, has returned duringthe present week
to his father's residence at Sidmouth. The gallant officer
served in the Baltic, having the command of the mortars
and gun-boats in the attack on S weaborg. His safe return
home was celebrated with great rejoicing, nearly 200 of
the gentry of the neighbourhood being invited to the
noble earl's residence.

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—Brabazon Miller HaHowes,
Gent., to be Cornet, vice Whelan, whose appointment bas
not taken place. For Colour-Serjeant William Mayne,
from the Royal Artillery, to be Cornet, which appeared in
the Gazette of the 23d instant, read Company-Serjeant
William Magee, from the Royal. Artillery, to be Cornet.
The Christian name of Cornet Smith, appointed on the
23d instant (Colour-Serjeant, 86th Foot), is Joseph. The
Christian names of Cornet Poste: are Redmayne Burrell.
Provisional Depot Battalion—Major T. F. Hobbs, from
the 21st Foot, to be Major, vice Hon. W. Stuart Knox,
who exchanges; Paymaster Francis Lovett Bennett, from
the 44th Foot, to be Paymaster.

BRITISH SWISS LEGION.
IST LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT.
Baron Jacob Von Blarer to be Lieutenant-Colonel ;
Joseph Buchser to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bonvin,
whose appointment has been cancelled.
2D LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT.
To'! be Majors—Friedrich Ginsberg and Ernest Mar-
tign oni.
To be Captains—Alexander Dorohatz, Conrad Wild-
berger, Heinrich Steinmann, Jean Louis Duringer, Alois
Vogel, Phillip B. Loffing, and Heinrich Blattrnann.
To be Lieutenants—Louis Hasslimann, Emanuel Boss,
Georg Hitz, Jules Guigner, Peter Johann Kessi, and
Joseph Solioz.
To be Ensigns—Freidrich Kohli, Melchior Schmidt,
Karl Funk, Julius Wierg, Gaston Hurt Binot, Heinrich
Combo, Eusebe Trincano, Robert Pfyffer, Jean Francois
Denten.

The Stork gun-boat wan completed in the shipwright's
department on the 29th.
The Urgent steam troop-ship will be turned out of
the hands of the same department, and be ready for ser-
♦ice this day ; the Fox, 42, under conversion to a steam
transport, on the 31st of January.
The Russell, Hastings, and Hawke, 60-gun blockships,
are refitted.
The Blenheim will be taken in hand on her return
from Calais Roads.

The Committee of the Crimean Army Fund having
voted that a supply of warm clothing be forwarded to
the invalid depot, Chatham, for the use of the needy and
deserving Crimean soldiers on their discharge from the
service, the following officers will form a local committee
for regulating the proper distribution, which will be
made only to such as have conducted themselves in a
soldierlike manner during their stay at Chatham :
Staff-Surgeon Robert Battersley C. Reade, Brompton
Mospital ; Captain Rawlins, Invalid Depot.
The 99th Regiment embarked from Hobart Town,
Van Diemen's Land, in the month of October.

The Calcutta has completed the repair of her defects.
The Polyphemus and Salamander are complete, except
a few small items.

The Edinburgh will be refitted by the Bth, and the
Ajax by the 27th, of December.
The steam gun-boats Weazel will be out of the ship-
wrights' hands on the 31st December, the Dapper on the
27th, the Biter on the 15th, the Swinger on the Bth, the
Starling on the 31st, the Skylark on thes27th, the Snap-
per on the Bth of January, the Hind on th• 15th, the
Pincher on the 22d, and the Jackdaw on the 29th.
The Marlborough, 131, is nearly complete in fitting
her machinery, and is expected to have steam up in the
basin on Monday ; the Shannon, 51, is shipping her
boilers ; the Repulse, 90, is not yet in hand, but her ma-
chinery is nearly all ready in the dockyard for her.
In harbour are the Victory, 104, and St. Vincent, 101,
flag-ships ; the Excellent, gunnery-ship ; her Majesty's
state yacht the Victoria and Albert; the Illustrious, 46,
training ship ; the 2Eolus, 42, store and ammunition
ship ; the Fairy and Elfin Royal yachts ; the Sealark
and Rolla, training brigs ; the Portsmouth and Fanny,
tenders.

To be Adjutant—Lieutenant Joseph Solioz.
To be Surgeon—Johann Oschwald.
To be Quartermaster—r-Thom as Martindale.
To be Paymasters— Thomas Hamber, and Frank Potter.
UNATTACHED.—Brevet-Major Thos. Smith, of the 90th
Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Substantive
Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854.

A new corps, called the Holstein Cavalry. Corps, is to
be formed at Chatham, and will probably occupy a por-
tion of St. Mary's Barracks,
The Cossack Corps which was to have been formed at
Chatham will, it is supposed, be assembled at Tilbury.
At the Medical Board held at Brompton yesterday 91
men were declared unfit for further service.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

ADMIRALTY, NOT. 26.

Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart.,
G.C.8., K.C.H., to be an Admiral of the Blue, during
such time as he may retain the command of her Majesty's
ships and vessels on the Mediterranean station.

The steam transport Jura, No. 14, Capt. J. G. Wick-
ham, whose arrival in Plymouth Sound was mentioned
yesterday, reached Spithead yesterday. On the 24th
Nov. she passed the schooner Warbler, off Cadiz, steer-
ing N. W. ; and on the same day passed the barque Duke
steering to the eastward ' • on the 28th, in lat. 49 N.,
long. 5.40 W., exchanged colours with the British barque
Arno, homeward bound ; wind, N.E., strong. The Jura
went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon to
disembark 362 men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry,
47 of the Royal Marine Artillery, and 19 officers, form-
ing a portion of the late Royal Marine brigade doing
duty in the trenches at Sebastopol. They were played
out of the dockyard and through the borough to the
floating bridge, on their way to the head-quarters at
Gosport, by the band, and enthusiastically cheered by
the populace on their route. The following were the
officers :—Col. Hurdle, C.B. in command ; Capt. Ellis,
A.D.C. ; Lieut.-Colonel Holloway, R.M. ;
Alexander, R.M.A. ; Brevet-Majors A.slett and Rodney,
R.M. ; Capt. Casey, and Lieuts. Shute, Taylor, Prit-
chard, Carrington, Spry, and Cooper, R.M ; Surgeons
Walsh, Cockin, Duigan, Brown, and Evans, R.M. ;
Lieut. Jolliffe, R.M.A., &c.
Until recently convalescents from the seat of war i n
the East, on arrival at the port of debarkation in Eng•
land, were allowed to go on furlough at once ; but an
order has since been promulgated that, on invalids arriv-
ing in England, they must proceed to join the depots of
their regiments before they can obtain furlough. Thus,
a soldier whose friends reside in Portsmouth or South-
ampton cannot be allowed to visit them until he has
been probably to Ireland or Scotland, if his depot should
be there, in order to obtain leave.
The Europa steam-transport went into Portsmouth
harbour yesterday afternoon.
The screw steam-ship Brunswick, 80, was taken out
of the basin-dock at Keyham, Plymouth, on Thursday,
and put into the North basin to receive her engines; and
the hospital ship Belleisle, 6, Commander James Hosken,
was placed in the basin-dock to be examined and re-
paired.
The screw steam-sloop Ariel, 9, Commander John P.
Luce, is in Plymouth Sound, ready for sea, and it is ex-

pentad that sailing orders will be received for her to-day.
The American merchant ship Spitfire, which arrived
at Plymouth on Wednesday, spoke, Oct. 24, in lat. 9,
N., long. about 26 W., the English clipper ship Strom-
berg, with emigrants for Melbourne, out 16 days only
from London—all well.

The steam-ship Niagara an ived at Liverpool from Dub-

lin yesterday, having on board the City of Dublin Mili-
tia, consisting of 25 officers and 557 men. The officers'
names are—Col. D. C. Latouche, Lieut.-Colonel L.
Rotche, Major G. E. Powell ; Capts. B. R. James, B.
..._ ... .._. _ _ ..... .. ___

E. Seaton, V. H. Davies, R. H. MiDonnell, W. Shaw,
and John Brennan ; Lents. C. E. Bonche, 0. M`Der-
molt, H. D. Armstrong, E. Barton' D. F. Peters, and
G. Fitzgibbon ; Ensigns W. Carroll, R. B. Smith, J.
Tottenham, J. H. Bellew, and A. Kirivan ; Adjutant,
Capt. S. W. Russell ; Surveyor, J. Leach, M.A. ; As-
esiAant-Snrveyer T. H. Williams ; Quartermaster W.
Holt ; Paymaster G. Wall. The regiment will be
quartered at one of the English stations, but where ii
not at present known.
A large number of naval volunteers, for the Crocodile,
left Liverpool for London last evening.
A court-martial assembled on Wednesday on board
the Wellesley, guard•ship of ordinary lying off Chatham,
in the river Med way, to try Dr. Robert Wallace, sur-
geon, Royal Navy, on the following charges, viz.:--
Ist.
For that he, the said Dr. Robert Wallace, late of

her Majesty's ship James Watt, when in actual service
and full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and while having
charge of invalids, was, between the Ist and 17th days
of August, 1855, on several occasions, on board the
transport Cottingham and on shore at Falhndd, in the
I-land of Gothland, in a state of drunkenness. 2dly. For
that he, the said Dr. Robert 'Wallace, late of her Ma-
jesty's ship James Watt, when in actual service and full
pay of her Majesty's fleet, and while having the charge of
invalids, did, between the days beforementioned in the
first charge, while on board the transport Cottingham,
and also on shore at Falhudd, act in a harsh and unkind
manner towards invalids so under his charge, and did not
treat with sufficient care and attention such of the said
invalids as are hereafter mentioned—namely, Mr. Robt.
H. Boyd, late of her Majesty's ship Colossus, since de-
ceased ; Mr. George Jeremiah Whitehouse, second
master, late of her Majesty's ship Caesar ; Mr. James
Fergusson, assistant-engineer, late of her Majesty's ship
Nile, since deceased ; Samuel Boundy, caulker, late of
her Majesty's ship Exmouth ; William Harton, private
Royal Marines, late of her Majesty's ship Blenheim,
since deemed ; George Cook, ordinary seaman, late of
her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington ; and Robert De-
main, late stoker on board her Majesty's ship Cressy.
The following officers composed the Court ;—Commo-
dore Christopher Wyvill, President ; Captain-Superin-
tendent John Jervis Tucker, Captain Richd. L. Warren,
Captain Lord Erederick Kerr, Captain the Hon. Arthur
A Cochrane, C. 8., and Mr. William Webb Hayward,
Judge Advocate, Lieut. John W. Crispo officiated as
officer of the Court. The case for the prosecution occu-
pied the whole day. The court assembled at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, and closed at 1 p.m. on Thursday. The
prisoner was assisted by Mr. McCarthy Stephenson,
solicitor, of Chatham._

The witnesses called to prove the charges were :—Mr.
James Cunningham, hospital dresser, late of the Bel-
leisle, sent on board the Cottingham to assist Dr. Wal-
lace ; George Cook, ordinary seaman ' • Robert Demain,
late stoker on bourd the Cressy ; and Samuel Boundy,
caulker of the Exmouth.

The prisoner, in his defence, which was of considerable
length, complained of the long period that the Admiralty
had allowed to elapse since his return home, he having
during that period done occasional duty on board the
flag•ship at Sheerness, and having no official notice of
their intention to bring him to a court-martial until the
17th of the present month, he having arrived at Sheer-
ness on the 10th of September last. He had, therefore,
been deprived of the opportunity of getting witnesses to
support his defence, in consequence of the Admiralty
having appointed most of them to foreign stations. The
prisoner produced a great number of testimonials of the
highest character, in addition to his service certificates,
and called witnesses, also, as to his treatment of the in-
valids and his character generally.
The Court having been cleared remained in consulta-
tion from 10.45 a.m. to 12.40 p.m. On re-opening,
Mr. W. W. Hayward read the finding of the Court,
which was—• That the first charge was fully proved, and
that the second charge was proved to the following ex-
tent—that the prisoner bad been guilty of treating
Boyd, Whitehouse, Cook, and Detnain in a harsh and
unkind manner, and did not treat them with sufficient
care and attention ; but, taking into consideration his
former good conduct, proved by the numerous certifi-
ficates which bad been produced, they only adjudged him
to be dismissed her Majesty's service, and he is hereby
dismissed her Majesty's service accordingly.

Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jagger, or
E. and H. Wright, Birmingham.
John Simmons, bill broker, 18, Bucklersbury, City,
Dec. 14, at one, and Jan. 11, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; J. and J. H. Linklaters and Hackwood, Sise-lane.
Joha Dalby, carpenter, Knights Hill-road, Norwood,
Dec.lo, at one, and Jan.lo, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ;
Armstrong, Old Jewry.

James ictorrall, loather dresser, Bermondsey, Dec. 11,
at half-past eleven, and Jan. 8, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Chidley,
Gresham-street, City.
Henry Thos. Horwood, Gifford-street, Caledonian-road,
manufacturer of paper-hangings, Dec. 10, at half-past
eleven, and Jan. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Mardon
and Prichard, Newgate-street.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

John Gray, cattle dealer, Oudenard, Bridge of Earn,
Perthshire.

Joseph Miller, bookseller, Edinburgh, now deceased.
Simpson and Wilson, coach builders, Edinburgh.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday the 24th day of Nov.. 1855.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Z
Notes issued .. • • .... 24,543,545

£24,543,545

Dated the 29th day of Nev., 18

Government debt .... 11,015,100
Other securities ...... 2,984,9( 0
Gold coin and bullion 10,543,545
Silver bullion -

£24,543,545
:. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest . 3,236,502
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Br,-

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,798,954
Other deposits ...... 11,529,335
Seven Day and other
Bills ............ 962,463

PARTMENT.

£35,08r,324

Dated the 29th day of Nov., 18.

Government securities
(in cludg.Dead Weight

Annuity) ...........10,339,848
Other securities ...... 18, 51 439
Notes 5,492,645
Gold and silver coin.. 596,392

X 35,680.324
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
155.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Nov. 27,
1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
Muscovado, the predace of the East Indies 47s. 11id.
From the British Possessions in America 4Bs. 91,1.
Muscovado, the produce of the Maurit;us 48s. ld.
Average of the three foregoing descriptions

COURSE OF EXCH.
tmsterdam ........... 11 17%
Ditto, three months .. 11 19%
Rotterdam ............ 11 1914
Antwerp .............. 25 52.4
Brussels .............. 25 52%
Ramburgh ........., .. 13 10
Altona .......... ......
Paris ........ .. • • .... 25 30
Ditto, three months .. 25 65
Marseilles ............. 25 67%
Bourdeaus ............
Frankfort-on Maine .... 120
Berlin ................
Vienna .......... • • .... 11 17
Trieste........ • • ...... 11 20
Petersburg ........ •• .. 33
Madrid .........., 49%
Cadiz .......... ..... 49%
Barcelona
Ber ........