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successful issue.
The motion was then agreed to, and their lordships ad
journed at half-past seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKBA took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. EWABT took the oaths and his seat for Liver-
pool.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time : Medical, Invalid, and General Life
Assurance Society ; Heywood Water ; Kilmarnock
Gas ; Birmingham Water.
The Hyde Gas Bill was read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.
NEW WRITS,
On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, new writs were
ordered for Kilmarnock, in the room of Mr. Bouverie,
who, since his election, had accepted the office of Vice-
President of the Board of Trade; for Lewes, in the room
of Mr. H. B. W. Brand, who, since his election, had
accepted the office of a Lord of the Treasury • and
for the county of Cork, in the room of Mr. E. B. leoche,
who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hun-
dreds.
London, England, 1855-03-31

This day is Published, Second Edition, price Sixpence,
r rHE BANK' OF ENGLAND BAROMETER
for 1855.

Tbis little work W,II be four,- d invaluable to the Banking, Mercan•
tile, rncl rading"Commtinity.
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London, England, 1855-03-31

)ATRIdTIC FUND, for the RELIEF of the
War WIDOWS and ORPHANS of British Officers engaged in the
war with Rusqt.

UNDER THE SANCTION OF HER MAJESTY.
DRAWINGS by Members of the R yal Family, and Works a Art
"Y Amateurs and o:!,ers, are now bein4 exhibited at 121,
Admittanea Is. Catalogue 6d. Open from 10 t'll dusk.
London, England, 1855-03-31

JOINT-S'

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London, England, 1855-03-31

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAL)

COVENT 'GARDEN.

We had a slow sale for boa fruit and vegetables, as
follows :

Fnurr.—Pine apples, English, 7s to 10s per lb ; apricots,
Os to Os per doz. ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to 10s Od per lb -;
foreign ditto, 10d to is 8d ; melons, Os Oct to Os each
peaches, Os Od to Os ; nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen ;
apples, 5s Od to 12s Od per bushel ; pears, 7s Od to
10s Oct per half sieve • Orleans plums and green gages Os to
'
Os Oct per punnet • ditto, Os to Os 9d, and common plums,
3s o.t to Os Od per half sieve ;cherries, Otha Js per pound ;
'9sn 1081% nigl4ol6leAraibitt2.ll/4—per 100; fit-
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od is Od per 100; figs, is Od
to 28 6d per Ib..
VEGETABLE °u.—Savvy cabbarg, 9d to is 6d per dozen;
red ditto, 2s to 3s Od per dozen 2 • French beans, 3s Oct
to 4s Od per 100 • brocoli, is 2d to 3s Od per bundle ;
potatoes, 85s to 130 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od each ;
peas, Os Od to Os Od per buslK; broad beans, 9d to is per half
sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 5d tc. 6d per
bunch ; cucumbers, is 3d to 2s 6d each • garlic, 6d to
Os 8d per peund ; spinach, 2s Oct to 3s Oa per sieve ;
anions, 31 Oct to 4s Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s
per doz. ; leeks, '
3d to 4d per bunch • shallots, 4d to 6d ;
horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4p Od per bundle ; parsley, 3d
to Od per bunch ; celery, Os 10d to is 6d per
bunch ; endive, is Gd to 3s per score ; beet, is 3d to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6G to is ld per dozen • small
salad, 3d to Od per punnet ; mushrooms., is 6d to 2;6c1 per
pottle ; artichokes, 4a to 6s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Is
Gd to 2s per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ;
radishes 9d to is per dozer hands ; tomatoes, 3s Oct to 4s
Od per half sieve 2 • chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is Od to is Od per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s
per 100. ; rhubarb, 8d to Is 4d per bundle ; seal kail, Os
9d to is Gd per punnet ; asparagus, 5s to 9s per 100.
London, England, 1855-03-31

DIG STEALERS.

ovo THE LOVERS OF.DOGS.
Mr. n 'saw', of Bond street, the staunch supporter of those
faithful friends to man, begs to call the attention of ladies and gen-
tlemen t-o the SOCIP. FT for the PROSVCIITION of DOG ST6ALERS
and their confederates, 'held at his house, which has done mach
good. .The impan ty and audacity with which the dog stealers have
of late incr, aied their avocations, to the great annoyance of the
Owners, and the avant of proper constables to ebeek so great an evil,
has induced Mr. Biehop to make it Intown that, as soon as funds cln
be raised, it it intended by the committee to appoint active officers
to carry ..ut the objects of this most useful society., Subscriptions
and donations will be ihanitfully received by Mr. Bishop, treasurer,
or H. D. Illiott Esq., solicitor to the moiety, 69, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
Bankori—Sir William Call and Co , Old Bond-street.

-gIRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letiei s
I! Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Esols
harm-acio do Pails, and tho Imperial College of MediciueiVienna.
London, England, 1855-03-31

PETITIONS.

Mr. Hadfield, Sir H. Willoughby, and other honoura-
ble members presented petitions praying for the repeal
of Church Rates.

Mr. EWART presented a petition from Dumfries in
favour of the Scotch Education Bill.
Sir J. G. PECHELL presented a petition from
Brighton praying for the repeal of the newspaper stamp.
Lord EBRINGTON presented a petition from Mary-
lebone praying for the total abolition of Sunday trading.
Mr. M. MILNES presented two petitions from the
licensed victuallers of Pontefract against the indiscrimi-
nate licensing of public-houses, and praying for the
repeal of the Beer Act of last year.
Mr. WICKHAM presented petitions from the Gene-
ral Purposes Committee of the Council of the. Borough
of Bradford against certain clauses in the Nuisances
Removal and Diseases Prevention Bill ; and also from
the said body against the Public Health Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the Corpora-
tion of Edinburgh, complaining of the system of billet
ing the militia in Scotland, and praying for a reform in
the law in that respect.
CADETSHIPS AT WOOLWICH.

Mr. HEYWOOD asked the Clerk of the Ordnance
whether any public notice had been given of a recent
examination for cadetships at Woolwich, and whether,
on the non-appearance of candidates, a number of com-
missions in the Artillery had been given without any
special examination in scientific subjects ?
Mr. ANSELL replied that in order to meet the
augmentation of the artillery it was necessary to find
some older men than the cadets at Woolwich, and 30
appointment; had been made from young men connected
with the different universities.
WAR ACCOUNTS.

Mr. G. DUNDA.S asked the Under Secretary for
War, if it was true, as stated in a public journal, that a
detachment of sixty-five soldiers and an officer, ordered
to join the 66th Regiment at Leeds, from Brecon in
Wales, proceeded by the circuitous route of Newport,
Bristol, London, and Hull, and thence to Leeds ?
Mr. PEEL said it was quite true, and the route was
taken to avoid the inconvenience of billeting the detach-
ment between Hereford and Brecon.
VENTILATING SHIPS.

Mr. PERCY asked the Under-Secretary for War
whether any mechanical contrivance for the purpose of
ventilation had been applied to the ships fitted or fitting
out as Hospital-ships for the East ?
Mr. PEEL said the vessels fitting out at Liverpool
would be provided with proper ventilating apparatus.
London, England, 1855-03-31

CADETSHIPS AT WOOLWICH.

Mr. HEYWOOD asked the Clerk of the Ordnance
whether any publid notice had been given of a recent
examination for cadetships at Woolwich, and whether,
on the non-appearance of candidates, a number of com-
missions in the Artillery had been given without any
special examination in scientific subjects ?
Mr. MONSELL replied that iu order to meet the
augmentation of the artillery it was necessary -to find
some older men than the cadets at Woolwich, and ,30
appointments had been made from young men connected
with the different universities.
WAR ACCOUNTS.

Mr. G. DIJNDAS asked the Under Secretary for
War, if it was true, as stated in a public journal, that a
detachment of sixty-five soldiers and an officer, ordered
to join the 66th Regiment at Leeds, from Brecon in
Wales, proceeded by the circuitous route' of Newport,
Bristol, London, and Hull, and thence to Leeds 1 -
Mr. PEEL said it was quite true, and the route was
taken to avoid the inconvenience of billeting the detach-
ment between Hereford and Brecon.
' VENTILATING SHIPS.

Mr. PERCY asked the TJtider-Secretary for War
whether any mechanical contrivance for the purpose of
ventilation had been applied to the ships fitted or fitting
out as Hospital-ships for the East ?
Mr. PEEL said the vessels fitting out at Liverpool
would be provided with proper ventilating apparatus.
London, England, 1855-03-31

BREVET.

Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel William Calder, retired full-
pay, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Colonel in the Army,
the rank being honorary only, March 30.
Brevet-Major Benjamin Beaufoy, Retired Full Pay,
Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army, the rank being honorary only, March 30.
Captain Richard Plunkett Ireland, of the 3d West India
Regiment, attached as Major to the Land Transport Corps,
to have the local rank of Major in Turkey, March 30.
Colonel Richard James Dacres, commanding the Royal
Artillery with the Army in Turkey, to have the local rank
of Brigadier-General in Turkey, March 30.
First Lieutenant John M'Kenzie Macintyre, of the
Madras Artillery, employed on a particular service in
Turkey, to have the local rank of Captain in Turkey, while
so employed. _

- -
HOSPITAL STAFF.
TO BE ASSISTANT-SURGEOZIS.
Assistaut-Surgeon F. S. B. Franclois do Chaumont,
M.D., from the Depot Battalion, Isle of Wight, vice
Edwards, who resigns.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon G. H. Finlay, vice Poison,
deceased.
Henry Sherlock, vice Boyle' deceased.
Frederick APKenzie Skues, Gent.
Henry Joseph Rose, Gent.
Charles William Imes Moffat, M.D.
William Skeen, Gent.
Alexander Grant, Gent.
William Kortright Brock, Gent.
William Henry Harris, Gent.
George Hayward, Gent. ,
Henry Robins Dow, Gent.
Peter Allen, M.D.
Charles Alexander Innes M.D.
John Copeland Knipe, Gent.
Frederick William Peskett, Gent.
George Bull, Gent.
Charles John Kirwan, Gent.
John Noplo Shipton, Gent.
TO BE PURVEYOR TO THE FORCES.
David Itobb, Gent.

COALILL.SiON SIGNED BY TILE Q 13.:: EN.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Quartermaster
Henry Mayne, half-pay 49th Regt., to bo•Paymaster,
London, England, 1855-03-31

16917 E DEF.

Notes iisuei ........ 28,1d6,88)

£2ii,156,880

Dated the 29th day of March, li

NANKING DE:
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest 3,G18,414
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
Xational Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 5,539,467
Other deposits ...... 11,146,541
Leven Day and other
Bills ........ . 835,533

£35,724,001

Dated the 29th day of Marcl,

PRICE )F SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com-
puted from the returns mei° in the week ending the 20ih
March, 1855, is 20s 7id per hundredweight exclusive of
the duties of Customs paid or payable therein on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

THE WAR.-OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

WAR-DEPARTMENT, MARCH 30.

Lord Panmure has receiveC from the Earl of Clarendon
a letter and its enclosure, of which the following are copies,
addressed to Lord Clarendon by Major-General Cannon
(Ottoman army).

Georgevo, August 1, 1854.
My Lord,—l have the nonour to forward to your lord-
ship copy of a despatch, dated 10th July, which I addressed
to his Highness Omer Pacha after the action of the 7th
July, at Rouschouk, and the passage of the Danube.
I take the liberty earnestly to recommend to your lord-
ship's nest favourable notice the three surviving British
officers therein named, who served under my orders on that
day, and I say it without fear of contradiction, that had
they not, by their gallantry and firmness, led on the
Turkish troops in the manner they did, the fate of that
eventful day might have proved to be widely different.
Their names aro Lieutenant-Colonels Balfour Ogilvy,
Hinde, and Ballard, all of the Indian Army.---1 have, &c.,
P. CANNON, Major-General.
To Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.B.
London, England, 1855-03-31

MILITARY.

A detachment of the 9Gth Regiment of Foot Will embark
at Liverpool, for Dublin, on Monday. - •
. Yesterday a number of volunteers from various militia
regiments for regizients 'serving in Greece, Turkey; the
Crimea, the lonian and Gibraltar arrived
in London. The regiments for which they have entered •
are as follows, viz.: —The 2d North-British Dragoons, Gth
' Enniskillens Bth Hussars, 10th ditto, 11th Prince Albert's
ditto, 12th Lancers, 13th Frusaati, and 17th Lancers.
Infantry-3d Buffs, 7th _Royal..Fusiliers, 13th Light In:
fantry, 18th Royal Irish, 19th Foot, 21st Royal North
British Fusiliers, 23d Royal Welsh ditto, 42d Highlanders,
50th Foot, 68th Durham Light Infantry, 71st_ Highland
Light Infantry, 88th Connaught Rangers, and, 93dlligh,.
lenders.

Volunteering for the naval service is briskly prosucuted-
at Liverpool. On Wednesday about 30 men were for-
warded to Maiden, who were followed by upwardi of 20
others last evening.
The supplementary contract for the supply of hutting at
Newhridge and the Currsg,h"of Kildare.has been even to'
Mr. Samuel Holme, of Liverpool.. .
•The followingeirctilar has been issued froiu•the Horse
Guards relative, to the recruiting service : .
" The recruiting of the army being' at, this moment an (Ab-
ject of paramount importance, officers'eomniatiding regimental
and. depots are enjoined. to refrain from, relieving
,nen-eonit,
missioned officers or priVatcs 'employed on this duty who by
their zeal and activity have been successful in raising men for
the service.

" During the iiresent emer:ency the those argent necessity
alone can authorise any application to relieve or exelan,ge
men who halloe, proved themselves efficient on the recruiting
service, and :the G rieral. CorainantliCilaief -veinflaei'S it
desirable that ever„--duragoment should be hold on f. +-
these non-commissioned officers and moa non, wnose exer-
tions the recruiting of the army is rendered successful,"
London, England, 1855-03-31

CLOTHING OF THE ARMY.

Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Clerk of the Ordnance,
or the Under Secretary of State for War, whether the
Government had come to any decision as to improving
the quality of the clothing of the army, especially of the
troops of the line (great coats as well as tunics, &c.) ;
and, if such decision had been come to, when the army
in the field were to profit by such improvement.
Whether, if the American breech-loading firearm be
not finally accepted and decided on for adoption in
our army, the authorities were still disposed
to receive and give a trial to such specimens of breech-
loading muskets or carabines as may be submitted by
well known eminent manufacturers of this description of
weapon, who were not hitherto informed that this topic
was under consideration of theauthorities. Also, whether
it was true that a barrack or hospital had been ordered
to be constructed at Chatham, on the glacis, or interfer-
ing with the front line of fire of the fortifications ?
_ _

Mr. MONSELL said to dacision had ytit been came
to with regard to the American or any other breech-
loading carabiae. With regard to the second question
he had to state that no 'sughospital was in contempla-
tion.
London, England, 1855-03-31

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

CANTON, 13th Feb.—On London 4 7.--On Bombay,
224 Rs.—On Calcutta, 226 Rs.
13th Feb.—Carolus Dollars 27 per cent. premium.
SHANGHAI, 23d Jan.—On London 6.6.—0 n India, 325
EA.—Drafts on Canton 27 discount.
London, England, 1855-03-31

TRIESE3I_III, No. 1,

S ft remedy to T-telar.,lllcm. -Allerr.rtatl;rrilcea,.and Exhanst.ion of the
ylten,, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate.
l'o those persons who are prevented enterint the married State:by
the conmquences of early errors it Is Invaluable.
ESEMAIt, No. 2,

ctocily, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely
,_lcates all traces of those Disorders- which Capivi and Cubebs
e so long been thought an antidote for, to the rain of the health
i vast porticn of the. polmlation.
TRI ESIC MAR, No. 3,

• gnat Continental Itch-way far that class of "Disorders, which
mfortunately the English physic.an treat:: with Mercury, to the in-
.table destruction of tho pa/I.IVA conAtitutlen, and which all the
- a.,•nril,n in ft. nrnrl.l n,nnnt
TIIMET.I2IiI; No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell,
:.,1 of all nauseating rittallt!ev. They ,may lie on the toilet table
their use beim: suspected.

',Wit !If tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided int.
crate roses, as administered by Valptint, Lslleman4, Ronx.
be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68.
; Hannay 63, 0..,:r0r0-gtreort! sod Hanger. fi(), OK.
61,1.0.70. et ; it U. Imibatn, drugzist, 4G, Market-street, Manchester ;
U. Bradbury, bookseller, Deau.srate, Bolton; J. Priectly, chemist, 52,
Lora-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street,
Dublin; Winnall, bookseller, Iligh-street, Birmingham.
London, England, 1855-03-31

TBE LONDON GAZETTE OP.tAST".ATIGHT.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 27.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Todd
and Alexander Mc L. Seely, Esq., to be members of the
Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunwick
Patrick Walker and James Cra4well, Esqs., to be members
of the Legislative Council of the Island of Prince Edward ;
and John McCortraclr, Esq:, to bo Assistant Police Magis-
trate fur the Colony of Sierra Leone.
- WHITEHALL, MARCH 28. - •

Tho Queen has been pleased to prepent the Reverend
Augustus White Wetherell, M.A., to the Rectory of
Stonograve, in the county-and diocese of York, void by the
death of the Roverend,Theophilns Barnes.

CROWN;OFFICE.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN T,EE• PRESENT PARMA.-

MENT

Borough of Wilton -7-Edmund Antrobus the younger, of '
Amesbury, in•the county of Wilts, Esq., in tho room of
Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court, Esq., who has adcepted'
the office of a Special Commissioner of Property and In-
come Tax:

.Borough of Liverpool—Joseph Christopher Evart, of
Nrow Brighton, i,n the county palatine of Ohester, Esq., in
the room of the Honourable Henry Thomas Liddeli, now
Lord Ravensworth, summoned to the House of Peers.
London, England, 1855-03-31

ZLOYD'S SHIPPING-(Ti IS DAY.)

--...----
k.IIOITDON, March 31.—Wind and weather this day at
";',N N.E. ; light breeze, and hazy weather.
FiC,..41,11011TH, March 30.—Wind, E. Sailed—Alice, from
~rhemas. Off Port—Eleanor from New York.
lirliftmOUTH, March 30.—Wind,' S.W. Arrived—Mary
ter r all, from the Mauritius; Cressy, Manilla and Cape
I,`-'lled Hope ; Germania.(s.), Woolwich, for the Crimea.
(eINzANCE, March 29.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Corse
141setch war-steamer), on a cruise, and sailed for Ply-
ra,;4l-AxsEa, March 30.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Frederico,
4,„kadeirs.
0/11ELDS, March 29.—Wind, N.E. Arrived— Athena,
.°,lll. Taganrog. Sailed—Nestor, for Constantinople.
it'ItILL, March 3J.—Wind, N.W.' Sailed—John, for
111trw.
0-VERPOOL, March 30.—The Tepula sailed from St.
IZ4sLes, Newfoundland, on the 30th of December, for
don, and has not since been heard of.
diGHOIII,7, March 23.—The Industry, from Liverpool,
ved here yesterday, making 4 inches of water per hour,
Ong struck on a sunken rock or wreck twice in the
NUB of Bonifacio, March 17.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

find, E.N.E.
04x trived—Electrio. from Calcutta ; Joseph Howe, New
h•riterts ; August, Ghent ; J. N. Cushing, Havre ; Oden,
''°ll(baras.
144ikocl—Manuel Montt, for Valparaiso ; Camalau, for
rill.; Queen of the West, Messina.
QU ENSTOWN, March 29.
S.S.E.
Arrived—George Robinson, from Paraiba. N
'DUBLI, March 30.
lad, W.
'ailed—Jenny Lind, for Barbadoo.

' • (BY SUBMARINE AND BAIVISM TELEGRAM)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.6 a.m.
AWind, E. ; tide, two hours flood ; weather, fine.
4..rrived, 30th—Flora Muir, from Foochow.
oArrivecl, 31—Soho (s.), from Havro ; Albion (a.),
; Belgium (s.), Ostend.; Peri, St. Michael's; Deo-
mlla, Calcutta ; Bowes, Dantzic ; Geelong, Madras.
31—Julia, for Adelaide ; Flecha (a.), Ghent ;
Fry et
(e.), Niel]. Dieppe ; Neptune (s.), Havre; West
"6418.11 d (3.), Kampen.

DEAL, Saturday, 9.30 a.zn.

1W mind, NE • fine.ueen, from Calcutta, for London ; Alice
1442, London, for Li verpool ; Golden Gate, London, for
'lgsealsa ; Gertrude, London, for Aden.
London, England, 1855-03-31

No. 19,50-).]

PITI3LIOATIONS.

MISS JEWSBUIII 'S lIN."EW NOVEL,
CONST,AII/4,10E H-ERBERT'
,
Is now ready at all the Litrarieg, in :I vols.

. .
Pr.om VIE A THENNESI.—" Constance Herbert is a poem in its
beauty and la lofty purpose -- a romance in its variety and fascina-
tion. The tale, ns a tale, is deeply interesting, full of quiet pathos
end-a and beauti•ul morality. 'lt will be read with rare pleasure,
and remembered with ealhful interest."

Hurst an 4 Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13,
Groat Mar;brough-etreet.
London, England, 1855-03-31

London: H. Bailllere, 219, Regent-street.

ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM,
LIBRARY, and DINING-ROOM; consisting of a new and
elegant assortment of Vases, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks,
Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper-yrziglits, &c., in Italian
Alabaster, Marbl4' Bronze, Di-rilYshire Spar, &c. imported and
manufactured by JAMES T (late Mawe), 149, EtraLd,
London.

Mr. 'TENNANT arranges elementary Collections of Shells, Minerals,
and Fcrsils, which greatly farilitale the interesting study of
Mineralogy, Conch°logy, and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 50, to 100 guineas
each.

OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA.—The
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inroads of ruthless time has been most successfully supplied Ly
OLDRIDOE'S PALIi of COLUMBIA, which has been no leis re-
markable then important to thousands who have experienced its
powerful effects,in encouraging or remit-icing a fine growth of hair.
°kiddy's Balm produces a beautiful curl, frees the hair from scurf,
and the first appil'ation stops the falling off. 3s. 6d., fs , and Is. per
bottle. Sold wholesale and retail by'the Proprietors, No. 13, Wel-
lingtoU-street forth, Strand.
London, England, 1855-03-31

CLOTHING OF THE ARMY.

Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Clerk of the Ordnance,
or the Under Secretary of State for War, 'whether the'
Government had come to any decision as to improving
the quality of the clothing of the army, especially of the
-troops of the line (great coats as well as tunics, &c.) ;
and, if such decision had been come to, when the army
in the field were to profit by such improvement.
Whether, if the American breech-loadirg firearm be
not finally accepted and decided on for adoption in
our army, the authorities were still disposed
to receive and give a trial to such specitnens of breech-
loading muskets or carabines as may be submitted by
well known eminent manufacturers of this description of
weapon,, who were not hitherto informed that this topic
was under con-ideration of the authorities. Also, whether
it was true that a barrack or hospital hat been ordered
to be constr,leted at Chatham, on the glacis, or interfer-
ing with the front line of fire of the fortifications ?
Mr. MON SELL said no decision had 'yet been come
to with regard to the American or any other loree:th-
lozding carahine. With regard to the second question
he had to state that no such hospital was in contempla-
tion.
London, England, 1855-03-31

TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letter s
Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de
r'harmacie de Paris,• and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna.

_ TRIESEMAR, No. 1, •
axernedv for Relaxation. Spermatorrhcea. and Exhaustion of the
'ygiem, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate.

Tothose persons who are prevented entering the married state by
the consequences of early errors it is invaluable.
'rEIESEMAR, No. 2,
.11y, in the short tpaee of three day, comel,efltv and entirely
er..013, we MU &a bwo ...04.--amasaras.ux-wr-
lave so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health
.P a vast portion of the population.
TRIESEMAR, No. 3,
_ . .

s the groat Continental Remedy for.that class of Disorders, which
unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in-
s,itable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the
‘srsaparilla in the world cannot remove.
TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell,
and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet taste
without their use being suspected.
Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into
.cparate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallems.nd, Roux,
kc., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68,
Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street: and Sanger, 150, Ox-
iord-street ; ft. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ;
H. Bradbury, bookseller, Deanigate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52,
Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street,
Dublin; Winnall, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham.
London, England, 1855-03-31

Dahl ishecl,Tr!ce bs., Uppo, t, frc...?, ss. 6d.,
TRICTURE of-tite URETHRA : its Rational
Treatment and Prompt Caro.

By F B. COURTEN AY,
Meml'er of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
" We hAeve Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stric-
ture durin4 the last twenty years has equal]. d, if, indeed,it hr.; slot
surpassed, tliatiof any of his contemporaries. 'lt is, therefore, no
matter of cm Lr; se that he should enjoy the reputation of" bolt.
most eexterous and skilful manipwat,r with urethral instrumsnfs ;
and when it is rernenihe;ed that the" iamented Ustnn used•toassert
that the lwroduction of instruments through a stricture which had
previously I)zer) impermeab'e to them, ts-aa the most difficult in the
whole rsn e of snrgeal operatiengi it must.be no slight source' of
gratification 0:1 Mr. ohrtenay's pert o.D:we achieved tile reputation
he has in tills roe cot ; and for our part; with the knowledge we have
of his expe ce, wo know of no man to whose care we would with
greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture
cf the urethra."—Medical Circa, ar.
London, England, 1855-03-31

THE CRIMEA.

A letter in the Courrier de Marseilles, dated Ka-
miesh, 17th of March, says

"The Russians are throwing up new works of defence
opposite the Victoria redoubt, which is now occupied by
the 9th French division. From this redoubt rockets are
every evening fired into the town and must do consider-
able dalmage. , During the last armistice for burying the
dead a Russian officer said to one of our staff officers,
You fire rockets ; those fireworks amuse us.' Well,'
replied the officer, it is an amusement we can procure
often and gratis.' We keep our promise ; the rockets
we send differ certainly in some respects from those used
as fireworks, as each rocket carries 201 b. of powder
with it, which explodes and sets fire to everything it
comes in contact with.
"The army receives reinforcements every day. Since
the commencement of the month more than 5,000 horses
or mules have been landed. The artillery and baggage
waggons are completely remounted.
" The English army is also in a much better condi-
tion ; its Light Division consists of 10 regiments, each
of 500 effective men. Its NaVel Brigade works at the
redoubts. Its sanitary condition is excellent.
" This change must be attributed not to the weather
alone, which is less severe, but to all the hygienic mea-
sures taken in their camp, as also in the Turkish camp.
The carcases of the horses which Hoed the road from
Balakiava to the camp have disappeared. The dead
are also buried with great care, and to prevent the dan-
ger from putrid miasma quicklime has been thrown over
the bodies. This is an excellent measure, and it is a pity
it was not thought of before, as the ground is very rich
in chalk.
"The enemy have not resumed their night sorties,
which never succeeded. They are making their defences
bristle with cannon at all the vulnerable points, and fire
immense masses of projectiles, which fly over our para-
pets and do us very little harm. The day upon which
the signal is given we shall reply to them with the music
of 400 cannon, each provided with 900 rounds. All the
eohoes of the Black Sea will resound to it."
London, England, 1855-03-31

DOG STEALERS.

110 THE LOVERS OF DOGS.--
Mr. l'lrsnoP, of Bond street, the staunch supporter of those
faithful friends to man, begs to call the attention of ladies and gen-
tlemen to the SOCIE I T for the PROSECUTION ofDOG STEALERS
and their confederates, held at his house, which has done much
good. The impunity and audacity with which the dog stealers have
of late increased their ayocations, to the great annoyance of the
owners, and the want of proper constables to check so great an evil,
has induced %Ir. Ili-hop to make it known that, as soon as funds cm
be raised, it it intended by the committee to appoint active officers
to carry iiut the objects of this most useful society. Subscriptions
and donations will be thankfully received by Mr. Bishop, treasurer,
or H. C. Eliott, Esq., solicitor to the society, 69, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
Bankers—Sir William Call and Co., Old Bond-street.
London, England, 1855-03-31

SCOTCH STATISTICS.

Lori ELCHO asked her Majesty's Government if
they were disposed to continue the grant for Scotch, sta-
tistics ?

Mr. WILSON said it was the intention of tho Board
of Trade to make the same expenditure as last year.
GRATUITOUS OFFER OF MEDICAL SERVICE.
Mr. BENNET asked the right bon. the member for
Wiltshire, whether Mr. George Pollock, assistan t-surgeon
at St. George's Hospital, did not offer his gratuitous
services to the army in the Crimea ; and if so, why his
offer was not w•cepted ; and a similar question with regard
to Dr. Hugh Macpherson, of the Bengal service ?
Mr. S. HERBERT said such offers wore made, but
Dr. Macpherson only undertook to serve for three
months. Mr. Pollock declined to accept the rank of
assistant-surgeon, and as Gdvernment refused gratuitous
services the offer fell through.
London, England, 1855-03-31

the act passed, and he was not aware of any alteration
in the practice of the Government.

HOSPITALS IN THE EAST.

Mr. G. DUNLIAS asked the Under Secretary for
War if directions had been sent by the Government to
the proper authorities in the Crimea and at Scutari to
relax the system of check and countercheck, and facili-
tate the obtaining from the purveyors' commissariat,
and storekeepers the provisions and necessaries which
the sick require ?
Mr. PEEL said such directions would be sent out,
and all unnecessary forms would in future be dispensed
with.
London, England, 1855-05-04

By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENNENT.

Will be published on the sth Mal, in one vol. Bro., price 7s. 6d.,
INE, its USE and TAXATION : an
Inquiry into the Effect of the Wine Duties on Consump-
tion and Revenue.

By SIT-JAMES ESIBREION TBNNENTrK.C.S., Sce-.
James Madden, 8, Lea tenhall-street, and through any bookseller.
London, England, 1855-05-04

10,000 I'ACK SADDLES,

that proposals in writing, addressed to the secretary to the Board of
Ordnance, sealed up and marked on the outside, "Tender for Peck-

4a1,11ep," will be receive! at the Ordnance Office, Pall-mall, on or
before 12 o'clock, 11th Instant.

Parties tendering are desired not to use any form but that issued by
the Board of Ordnance, which may be obtained, by letter addressed
to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, or on personal application,
between the hours of 10 and 4, at the Ordiance Office.

Patterns and ,pecificat,ons may be seen en application to the
'nspector, Royal Carriage De} artment, Woolwich.

CONTRACT FOR WAGGONS.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Ist May, 1855.
NJOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons
desirous of contracting to supply
London, England, 1855-05-04

ROYAL OLYMPIC' THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan;
THIS EVENING,

win be performed THE WELeH ciIRL. Characters by Messrs.
ayyery, Leslie, and Danvers; Miss Stephens, and Miss Ternan.
• After which, the Comedietta, called LAW FOR LADIES. Cha-
racters by Messrs. A. Wigan, G.Vining, El. Cooper, Danvers, ane
lilac Castieton.

To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLO*
DW &EX AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MIKES.
London, England, 1855-05-04

TURKEY.

We have received the letters 'brought by the
Cairo from Constantinople. Gen. illizot was buried
on the 17th with the usual military honours. The
camp of Maslac at Constantinople l 'egins to presen t
a very animated appearance, 14,500 i nen havealready
arrived there, and others are cal ning every day.
Two regiments of Cuirassiers are, on their march
from Adrianople. M. Conduriotti, the new Greek
Minister, has bad his first audience of the Sultan.
The speech of the Greek Mitiistelr was very dig-
nified, and the reply of the SultanJull of kindness.
The accounts from Asia are satisfs►ctory ; the army
has been reorganised by the exertions of Vassif
Pacha and Williams Pacha. The revolt in Kur-
distan has been repressed.. Letter.i from Trebisond
announce that 40,000 Circassians,, united to a part
of th• Turkish army, were abolut to march on
Tiflis.
London, England, 1855-05-04

CHESTER SPRING MEETING.

WEDNESDAY CONCLUDED.
The Scramble Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ;
for ail ages. The winner to he sold for 80 sovs in the.
usual way. Three-quarters of a mile. 8 subs.
Mr. Sanders's Questionable, 3 yrs, Gst 6ib (Prior) 1
Mr. Moore's Noddy, 3 yrs, sst 61b
Mr. Kenyon's Sister to Singapore, 3 yrs, 6st 61h
(Quinton) 3
The following also ran :—Mirabeau, ch m by Ithuriel,
Romeo, and Mystic.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Romeo, 3to 1 agst Questionable,
4 to 1 Mirabeau. Won very easily by two lengths,
half a length between second and third. Romeo was
fourth. The wina4r was claimed by Mr. Moore. -
Members' Plate of 60 sovs, added to a sweepstlkes of
3 goys each, the latter to go to the second horse ;
three-yr-old colts, Gst 121 b ; fillies, 6st 91b ; four•yr-
old colts, Bst 61h ; fillies, Bst 31b. Once round and a
distance. 10 subs.

Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 3 yrg, Est 121 h ...(Ashrna)l) 1
Mr. E. Buckley's Fairfield, 3 yrs, 6St 121 b ...(Thorpe) 2
Mr. Armstrong's Badinage, 3 yrs, Est 91b...(Clement) 3
Mr. J. Osborne's Cherry Brandy, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
(Bearpark; 4
The following also ran :—Whitelock, Troutica, and
St. Julian.

Betting-5 to 2 agst St. Julian, 3to 1 agst Shore-
ham, 4 to 1 each agst Whitelock and Cherry Brandy.
Won very easily by a neck ; the second beating the
third a length ; moderate fourth.
London, England, 1855-05-04

By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENNENT,

Will be published on the sth Ma', in one vol. Bvo., price is ed..
WINE, its USE and TAXATION : au
Inquiry into the Effect of the Wine Duties ou C..nsamp-
tion and Revenue.
By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENNENT. K C S., LL.D.. IStc.
James Madden, 5, Lea .enhall-street, and thriugh any b4.ltseller.
London, England, 1855-05-04

By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENNENT.

Will be published on, the sth , in one vol Bvo., price 78 6d.,
WIN E, its USE and TAXATION : au
Inquiry into the Effect of the Wine Duties on C nsump-
lion aril Revenue.
By Sir JAMES )EMERSON TENNE;TTIre-R.,
Jame. Madden, 8, Lea enhall-str.-et, and thr •ugh any bookseller.
London, England, 1855-05-04

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TEITS DAY.)

LONDON, May 4.—Wind and weather thil • day noon,
N.N.E. ; fresh breeze, and cloudy.—A psi isenger by the
Bengal (s.), arrived at Suez from Madras, reports that a
vessel, supposed to be the Peregrine Ohs?, 3r, was in the
Sarf at the latter port, and appeared to b 3 fast drifting
on shore.
RAMSOATE, May 3.—The Queon of thi Tyne, from
Antwerp to Liverpool, which was assisted off the Goodwin,
has come into harbour, discharged part of et :rgo, and been
placed in dry dock.
OFF DOVER.—Emily, from Callao ; Sea ark, Antwerp,
for New York.
PLYMOUCH,
May 3.—Wind, S.W. Sai is id—South Sea,
for Adelaide.
OFF BONCHURCH.—Marchioness of Qt IS$B usbery, from
Hull, for Quebec.
FAmtopTH, May 2.—Wind, N.E, A. r; rived—Delfino,
from Santos. Off Port—Anna Martin, a rom Calcutta ;
Elizabeth, Pernambuco; for Stockholm; Washington,
Hamburgh, for Quebec.
YARMOUTH, May 4.—The Gazelle, of ]
y has
been assisted off Barber Sand, and brought into harbour,
making water, but will, proceed.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPP)
LIVERPOOL, F. rid ay Morning.

Wind, N.
tish Queen,
Arrived—Musqu
ndrito, from Rio; Labe, Haohe ; Bri-
Alexaia.
Sailed—Maria, for Rochfort ; Cressida.. surd Lalla Rookh,
Calcutta.

(MEI/ ST OWN, May 2.

Wind, variable.
Arrived—Flora, from Laguna ; Josep 11 Weir, Mauri-
tius ; Ann and Sarah, Nuovo Luas ; Intel ;rity, Alexandria.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH YE/ ,EGRAPH.)
N.E. ; tide, low water;, blov /mg very strong,
GRAVESEND, 17'1 iday, 9.55 a.m.
Wind,
and cloudy.
Arrived, May 3—Minerva, from Dr oback ; Marnhull,
Guernsey ; Eva, Antwerp; Lina, Mars t rand.
Sailed—Henry Reed, for Launceston ; Union, for Copen-
hagen.

DEA L,
Wind, N.E. ; a gale, and hazy.
Passed—Mary Ann Johnstone, fro
paraiso; Hibernia, from London, fo
London, for Demerara; Sophia MIE
Quebec ; Gibraltar (s.s., 183 transpor
stantinople.
Sailed—Dassas, French frigate, for
Put back—Good Speed, for Newcas

Friday, 9.37 a.m.

m London, for Val-
r Bombay ; Odessa,
:mule, London, for,
t), London, for Con-

Westward.
tle.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 234.. It is reported that the
mission %NULL which MM. Murray • and Burrue were
charged to the Persian -Govern; rent has had an
unfavourable result. On the. Persia; i frontiers there had
been a great movement of troops. it is said that Baja-
zid has fallen into the hands of the 1 Russians."
A letter from the Hague of the 3 oth ult. states tha.t.
M. de Sick, the Danish Minister al ; the Courts of tie
from land and Belgium, has taken his departure Baron
Hague on leave of absence for seve
ea! months.
t.
ons 0'
s i
de Bille Brai) will during that time£lJ she -up°
Danish Chargd de Affaires.
London, England, 1855-05-04

LAND FORCES FOR TILE BALTIC.

Orders have been issued for the line•of-battle-whips St.
George, 120 ; Neptune, 120 ; Powerful, 14 ; Calcutta, 84,
now lying at Spithead, under orders for particular service, to
be held ready to 4.mbarli a division of the French troops from
the encampment at Boulogne to co-operate with the allied
fleet in the Baltic The Foreign Legion, eing embodied and
trained at Heligoland, will also furnish about lu,OOJ men for
this service.
London, England, 1855-05-04

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.

uzier the management of Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING.

Will t,e performed a new Play, entitled THE ACTRESS OF
ZADIIA.

After which, si new Extravaganza, calied THE NE►W BAY
MA.BSET sPIitING MEETING, 1855.
To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIIRATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Caw.zs Kw,.

THIS EVENING,

Wilt be performed the origloal adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
Historical Play, (entitled LOUIS TITS ELEVENTH. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.

To conclude with (18th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitle('
THE MULETEER OF ro:.e.Do; or, King, Queen. mil Knave'

THE'AI'RE .11:0Y211, ADELPEII.

Proprietor, Mr. 11. Webster.—Diroctrws, Madame Celeste.

_ I THIS EVENING,
Will be performed A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. Harry. Damon,
Mr. Leigh Murray.
To be followed by KING O'NEIL. Characters by Messrs. C
Selby, Garden, Parsel e, J. Bland, L•
Murray, &c, ; :Ars. L. Mur-
ray, iss Wyndham, &c.
To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations
London, England, 1855-05-04

The Third Eiltion.—Just published, price 55., by post, tree, he. 6d.
ON
TRU E & FA LSE SP ERMA TO RRWEA ,
4witt the Vie of distii•gulsiiing the imaginary from the
Neal vufferers under this diseas', and C Trecting of wide-spread
Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From he ifermar
.11 let .'ICK Mt kto . With an inttoduotion by the Editor. containing
a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued
f-y the advertising quacks of he metropolis towards those who are
credulous enough to seek their aid.
: ICAtOt• '8 known. w English readers by his frequent praet,-
"; ~,.!rihution, to German medical literature, This is the firs,
we. he Informs us, that he has addresses:l himself to the non-medi•
al -ender. We trust this truss not be the last, if he shall 'etect an)
Cher equally flagrant evil which It ma) be in his •ower to cor-
ect, " —London Me deal Gazette. .` rhe tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,'
end ' itedieal Friends,' are mercilessly exposed and if this book
.ould find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com-
laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would
e saved much needless suffering of lootly and mind, and what is of
ass importance, though it Is that which the quacks most prize—
ouch money.— —This volunie is well qualified to put an end to the
,npirical system of treating Spennatorrhcea, and to place the treat-
neot upon 4 more rational and physiological basis. it is, therefore,
•ik..,y .0 do much good,"
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LONDON LABOUR and the LONDON POOR,
by HENRY MAYFIE W, •shich has teen sought for by thou-
sands un•uccessfupy du in-r the past two years, can now be supp led
in numbers, cloth, or ha'f morocco, bound copies, having the whole
of the valuable lette,s of, and answers to, correspondents, arranged
to be rend untnter uptedly ; all advettisements, Ste., attached cn
publ'cation be,ng excluded.
Georg,. Newbold, of 8, Regent-street, Westminster, and of all
book sellers. _ _

N. R.—A price list of sets in nine different forms forwarded on ap•
plicaton.

THE IMPERIAL VISIT.—PAUL and
DOMINIC CoLNAGIII and Co., 13 and 14, Pall-mall East,
Punlishers to her Majesty. beg t • announce .hat they will imme-
diately produce a Work, with letter-press descriptions, representing
the prkeipal incidents connecte 1 with the Vis t of their Imperial
ajesties to her Majelt, Queen Victmla, from drawings executed at
the emnmand of Per Majesty by Mes.-4,,. Lout. lia2h,. and George
Thomas. Six Plates Price 2/. 2s. ;or Coloured and Mounted in a
Fol o, 41. 4s.
London, England, 1855-05-04

ISLE OF* WIG El T.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE FARMERS —The
continued north and east winds and the ab,.ence of rain
are having a very serious effect on the lan, I. The tur-
nips are all gone, and the maogold wurtz,!l nearly so.
'niece is DO grits in the meadows, aod sheep and
lambs have eaten cff the seed grasses. Vetches are back-
ward, the hay nearly all consume], and the grazitrs and
farmers are in a most deplorable fix. Lai nbs are offered
for sale at ss. each ; hundreds will be star •ved if we have
not rain within a very few days, and there' is no prospect
of any at present (May 3). The wheat plant is thin on
the light soils, and the barley is much in want of rain.
The breadth of potatoes planted this year -very far ex-
ceeds the quantity planted of late years.

A letter from Berlin of the 30th ult. flays :—" The
speech to bo delivered on the closing of tive Chambers
was drawn up in a Cabinet Council last evening. The
session is not to be closed by the King in pi srson, tut by
the President of the Council.
_ _

Baron de Paiva, Minister of Portugal i; a Paris, has
just left this c:ty for Dresden and Weimar on a special
mission from his Government.
The A'usterlitz, the Tourville, and the Du qu'esne, vis-
vels of the line, and the stea,o corvette the d'A,sas,
which form part of the Baltic division, fr pm Cher-
bourg, on Tuesday, for their destination. •
London, England, 1855-05-04

rived.

RUSSIA.
We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 25th and 26th April.
The Invalide Russe publishes the continuation of
Prince Gortschakoff's despatches. It says :
" A report froM Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gort-
schakoff contains the following details, whhh complete
hie telegraphic despatch concerning the operations before
Sebastopol from the 3d to the 7th (15th to 19th) April.
"On the 3d (15tb) April, at 7 in the evening, the
enemy fired three mines (globes de compression) at 30 or
40 sagenes from the point of Bastion 4, and during the
night pushed their approaches to within 15 sagenes of
the nearest cavity (entonnoir) formed by the explosion.
"On the 4th, sth, and 6th (16th, 17th, and 18th)
April, the besiegers continued their cannonade and bom-
bardment, with less violence, however, than on the pre-
ceding days. On our side the firing was also not so
brisk, with the exception of ground situate in advance of
Bastion 4, against which a most active cannonade is
kept up day and night, to prevent the enemy making a
stand in the cavities caused by the explottions mentioned
above. _ _ _

" The damage done to our batteries is repaired during
the night with the greatest activity, and the dismounted
guns replaced by new ones.
"'The skilful play of the artillery of thrte town has pre-
vented the enemy from acting with vigour against Bas-
tion 'No. 4, and has provided our volrinteers with an
opportunity for displaying their intrepidity ; from the
nearest loop-holes they observed the 'explosion of our
bombs and grenades which often compoiled the French
to abandon the entonnoirs, and then they opened a well-
directed fire against the runaways.
"In the night between the 6th andt 7th (18th and
19th) of April one hundred volunteers: and three com-
panies of the Tebolsk Infantry Regimunt, commanded
by the brave and intelligent Major Trikota, made a
sortie, which was crowned with the maost complete suc-
cess ; a section of the detachment rushed upon the
nearest entonnoir caused by the explosion, another on the
approaches to it, and the others rein ained in reserve.
The first two sections shot down and 1p ut to the bayonet
the enemy, who, three companies strong, occupied the
entonnoir and the approaches leading 'to it, and destroyed
the works erected ; when the enemy':; reserve came up
they left the entonnoir, joined their mserves, and drew
the French under a very heavy lime of grape from
Bastion 4.

" The loss of the enemy on this occasion was ivery
considerable ; cur loss, on the contr.; ►ry, was compara-
tively unimportant.
"In this sortie officers and men £ rnght like heroes,
the bravest of them Captain Stolbine; Captain Zagrellea,
and Lieutenant Pissareff were woundeid. Major Prikota ,
to whose talent and intrepidity the so ccess of this affair
must be attributed, is deserving of pa rticular notice.

" Altogether since the 3d (15th) of April the losses of
the garrison of Sebastopol are less tha n on the preceding
days. Its indefatigable activity and e •xce!lent spirit, are
above all praise.
" Nothing remarkable has occurred•on the other points
of the peninsula."