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

ADMISSION OF REPORTERS.

A general Court of Governors and Almoners of tbii
institution was held in the board-room on Wednesday ;
Lis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair.
There was a very numerous attendance of governors and
almoners.

The SECRETARY read the minutes of the proceedings
of the last court, which were confirmed.
A GOVERNOR then proposed that the reporters from
the public press should be admitted, which having been
duly seconded, a short discussion ensued, when a division
took place.
The numbers appeared to be—
For the admission of reporters
Against the motion
.... 15
..
Majority against
The motion was accordingly
THE SCHOOLS AT HERTFORD.
A report from the sub-committee on education was
read, in which, among other matters, it was recom-
mended that certain alterations and improvements should
be made in the system of teaching grammar and reading
and writing which was now practised in those schools.
The report was received by the Court with general
expressions of satisfaction.
SUSPENSION OF PRESENTATIONS.
A report was then read, recommending that at Easter
next no presentation be granted except to her Majesty
the Queen, his Royal Highness the President, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor, and the Governors made in re-
spect of the speciality of their donations up to the Court
iu March, 1850. This recommendation was made, it
was stated, in consequence of the present position of the
funds of the institution, by which it appeared that the
expenditure had for some time past exceeded the income
by between 3,0001. and 4,0001. a year.
The recommendation was adopted after a short dis-
cussion, and the Court adjourned.

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A HINT FOR THE NEW POSTMASTER-GENERAL.—An
article appeared in a contemporary a few days ago re-
specting the facilities for spending money in drink, pos-
*reseed by our soldiers in the Crimea, and the difficulties
in the way of their remittingsmall sums to England.
42/u new Postmaster cannot do better, by way of in-
augurating his re' 'nStartin s-e-Grand, than to
establish an fficeigant the camp where lmoney orders cart
be obtained
irifienore small amounts, say as low as 4s. or 5
at the s.,
or free, if it might be.
of Id. for the accommodation,
be. If no such facilities exist, or
exist in a Less accessible ewezesiblie form, this would, at least,
give those
so at littleave friends to remit to the
chance of doing
or no expense or trouble.
Two SEAMEN Rimeanir
night vocATED.—CAUTION TO
SEAMEN.—On Friday
last two smacks anchored off
the West Harbour, after those°las on board had made
goy/ with a t
ar-
rangements to proceed to.
board
light the following morning. At
.ren. the two men,
10 p tug
by day'
who are brothers, who were on
eels, the Enterprise, laden with powdeir.kefof these yes-
after kindling a small fire in the stove in below,uojunTa:iwr
shut up the scuttle cover and crept into their berths
and
went to sleep. In the morning the neighbouring smacknic
hailed the Enterprise in vain. Pieces of coal were then
pitched on to the deck, in the hope of arousing the men,
and still they came not. At length a man boarded the
Enterprise, and, on taking off the bunk-hatch and look.
lug 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
tunnel of the stove had been choked, and the fire of the
previo-as night
of nzv having soon consumed all the modicum
the
ff.ma. which the wretched apartment had contained,
eanti upon On the
poor men which folio wed is easily
fresh air was n the discovery being made a supply of
despatched oni nt roduced, and a boat was immediately
proceeded to treat
shore
and returned with Dr. Fox, who
the
suffocating men, and remained on
board with them for a l
but one of them especi:lligtime, until they were safe ;
Liu life, and the opiniony herad a very narrow escape for
that another half-hour's eunithseurmedical gentleman ise
their sleep for ever.—North British Mail.
have sealed

Sept. 29, Oct. 27. -- 1855. 1856. Increase. Decrease.
4 X Z X
Bank of England .. • • 19,8514174 20,436,891 577,713
Frivate Banks
Joint-stock Banks .• 2,022,045 3,159,538 137,493
Total In England
5,900,012 6,788,615 888,603
scotiand 4.094,106 4,302,335 208,229
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36,587,941 38,761,295 2,173,355 ..._
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Showing an increase of 1,076,5231. in the circu-
lation of notes in England, and an increase of
2,173,3551. in the circulation of the United Kingdom,
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 11,841,3191., being a decrease of
1,889,5231., as compared with the previous month ; and
a decrease of 1,574,800/. 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 393,563/.
When compared with the corresponding period last year.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The steam-transport Australian, No. 120, Captain
Punter arrived at Spitheaeyelticlii from the East,
with condemned stores, and Major Lord Beauclerk and
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 \V., 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 follos-ving was the state of the ships refitting at
Portsmouth yesterday :

The Caesar, 91, Captain Robb, was taken in band
yesterday in the steam basin, to be refitted.
The Inflexible, 6, paddlewheel sloop, was completely
refitted yesterday.

The Stork gun-boat wan completed in the shipwright'e
department on the 29th.

The Urgent steam troop-ship will be turned out of
the hands of the same department, and ba ready for ser•
vice this day ; the Fox, 42, under conversion to a steam
transport, on the 31st of January.
The Russell, Hastings, and Hawke, 60-gun blookships,
are refitted.
The Blenheim will be taken in hand on her return
from Calais Roads.

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 tbel27th, the Snap-
per on the Bth of January, the Hind on the 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 /Eolus, 42, store and ammunition
ship ; the Fairy and Elfin Royal yachts ; the Sealark
and Rolla, training brigs ; the Portsmouth and Fanny,
tenders.

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. ; Lieut.-Col.
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-
pected that sailing orders will be received fur 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 clieper ship Strom-
berg, with emigrants for Melbourne, out 16 days only
from London—all well.

The steam-ship Niagara arrived 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 ; °apts. B. R. James, R.
E. Seaton, W. H. Davies, R. H. M`Donnell, 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.
si,tant-Surveyor T. H. Williams ; Quartermaster W.
Holt ; Paymaster G. Wall. The regiment will be
quartered at one of the English stations, but where is
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 Medway, to try Dr. Robert Wallace, sur-
geon, Royal Navy, on the following charges, viz. :--
1.4. 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 Falhudd, in the
Mend 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 Coesar ; 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 deceased ; 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. Joh❑ 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 Demain 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.