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re-elected without opposition, and the ceremony did not questions in trigonometry and algebra being now added ROYAL ARTILLERY.
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on tfir o,,hr4p cXrif. T,ry much 9tl,,ntien• to the wane! enikr. examinvion roper..., /roc!, pl.,zinr! WrorNTICTT i'l. irem Q --° ' 4', T-T q milt (In'cl corn-
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1, Ting the thir Piaminanori-day polpr ih,,ir art,vat iu tioun to 13,•..t1's Whui, and en,t.a(licd in one i.i the
England; or, in case of officers having been paid eft in a , Woolwich steamers fur Hurgerforci-market tier, and
ship, the benefit, of a third examination-day after the
thence to the Euston-equare 1Z,..11%,ty Terminus, and
date) of their having been so paid off. It is to be cis-; proceeded by that inode of conveyance to Liverpool, en
tinctly understood that should an officer neglect to pats I route to Dublin, to relieve Captain Fitztnaycr's company
on one of these three examination days, or should he be 1 3d battalion, ordered to rertirn to bead-planers at
rejected, he will forfeit rtit olf.'itn to have his seniority *-.' 1 • b,from , ltel Captain-Eliza:layer's company
.. on'au
dated from the day of his original passing. These re- had been stationed at Kilkenny for some time past, but
gulations are to apply to masters' assistants and second have recently returned to Dublin on being relieved by
mast-re. Captain Park's company, Ist battalion, from that station.
The telegraphs at the various coast-guard stations on C • C fd' company, 6th battalion, having
Captain rawors
the south coact of England are to be placed in an effi- finished a course of field battery instruction, will em-
cient state, as well as those on the Essex and Norfolk bark to-morrow in one of the Leith steamers for Scot-
coasts, and those from the South Foreland to Sheerness, land, to relieve Captain Traver's company, sth batta.
by which means communications can be made from any I lion, at Leith Fort, under orders to return to head-
of her Majesty's vessels cruising in the Channel to any quarteis.
or all of the great naval arsenals. The ships in ordinary
+ DEATH OF MAJOR•GENERAL LACY, R.A.—This
in the river Thames and Medway are to be so stationed gallant officer died at his official residence as Director-
as to convey intelligence to Chatham and Woolwich General of Artillery, at the Royal Arsenal, at two
dockyards, and from the latter places to head-quarters at o'cicck A.m., to-day, having been ill for some time past.
Whitehall. Twenty years have elapsed since these tele- Richard John James Lacy entered the Royal Artillery
graphs were sed, and consequently they will in man as second lieutenant on August 8, 1796; was promoted
places have tube replaced by new ones. The last time to first lieutenant on March 17, 1798; captain, July 20,
they were in operation was when Captain, now Admiral, 1804; brevet-major, June 4, 1814 lieutenant-Colonel,
Sir Hugh Pigot, commanded the Talavera guard-ship in Dec. 31, 1827; colonel, May 4,; 1840; and major-
the Downs, which service ceased in 1831. general, Nov. 9, 1846. Major-General Lacy was an
APPOINTMENTS. officer of considerable scientificacquirements,which were
Woormics, MARcH B.—Lieutenant—Henry West of great service to him as a member of the Select Com-
(1846), who recently brought home and paid off the Dee mittee, which office he held for a lengthened period, and
steam-vessel from the Cape of Good Hope, to command was greatly appreciated by inventors and others, owing
the Plato steam-vessel at Woolwich. It was originally to his affable and pleasing manners on all occasions. On
intended that the Pluto should proceed to the coast of the Ist of January, 1849, ho was appointed Director-
Africa, under the charge of Commander C. G. Phillips, General of Artillery, having previously been inspector
of the Polyphemus steam-sloop, but the Pluto is now of the royal carriage department. On July 8, 1861, be
commissioned by Lieutenant-Commander Henry West, was appointed colonel-commandant of the 6th battalion,
to serve independently, except under the Commander- and was to have vacated, in consequence, his office as
in-Chief on the west coast of Africa. director-general of Artillery at the beginning of the
Assistant-Surgeon—John Barnard Ricardo (1847)9 financial year in April next. By the death of Major-
from the Rodney (90), to the Pioneer screw steam- General Lacy a vacancy takes place in the Command of
vessel, at Woolwich, for service with Captain Sir E. the 6th battalion, Major-General Frederick Campbell
Belcher's Arctic Expedition.
being next in seniority for colonel-commandant.
Assistant-Engineers—William Piggy and John An-
derson, to the Pluto.
Second Master—Henry N. Ray (1849), to the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth.
Master's-Assistant—John Butler, to the Pluto.
Clerk—Charles G. Smith (1850), to the Fisgard flag-
ship, at Woolwich.
Clerk's-Assistant—T. J. Woodward, to the Magi-
cienne steam-frigate, at Devonport.

EAS I. RIDINU

BEVERLEY, TITESDAY.—The election of a Member to
supply the vacancy in the representation of the alai;
nocaA.oned by the acceptance of office as one of
the Lords of the Admiralty by tho Hon. Captain A.
Doneolmbe, torl place to-day. Little interest was at-
tached to the proceediugb, no opposition whatever having
been offered to the re-election of the Hon. and Gallant
Gentleman.

Sir TATTON SYKES, of Sledmere, proposed his Hon.
Friend Captain Duncombe as a fit and proper person to
represent the riding.
Mr. THOMAS WARD, shipowner, of Hull, seconded
the nomination.

No other candidate having been proposed. the Sheriff
declared the Hon. A. Duncombe duly elected.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
DUBLIN, MARCH 9.—This day Mr. Napier, QC., the
Attorney-General for Ireland, was re-elected for Dub-
lin University without opposition.

NEW ENCLOSURE, BRITISH MUSEUM.
This enclosure is now nearly completed; and what-
ever opinions may be entertained as to the expediency
or otherwise of putting up so large and costly a railing,
it must be pronounced a fine work of its class. The
iron-work has been executed by Messrs. Walker, of
York; and the very great pains they have taken from
first to last, to carry oat their contract in all respects,
well deserves commendation. The models were exe-
cuted by various parties: they were commenced by
Lovati, an artist of considerable talent, who, however,
died before he had made much progress: they were then
taken up and completed by Mr. Thomas and by Messrs.
Collman and Davis. The frieze is wholly of hammered
iron: the remainder of the iron-work is cast from
metal moulds, and was chiefly piece-moulded, in order
to obtain relief. The carriage gates are opened by a
windlass; both sides opening simultaneously. Each
half of these gates weigh upwards of five tons. An
underground passage gives access to the works for oil-
ing the machinery and pivots, &c. Tne height of the
granite curb varies from 2 tr. 9 in. to 3 ft. 9 in.: the
height of the iron-work is 9 ft. up to the top rail: the
length of the whole palisade, from one extremity to
the other, is about 800 feet. The iron-work was con-
tracted tor by Mr. Walker, whose tender, amounting to
6,7864 was the lowest. The actual cost will probably
be a trifle less, on account of some small omissions. The
foofrSwhahilicshpehr:,veßbaeceonn,mModiletoline,danbdy Nseirwutoinc,h
granite pedestals are intended to receive sitting statues
cott.—Builder. smallard Wes
sketchestma

FRENCH RAIL WAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :
NORTHERN.—From Feb. 19 to Feb. 25 : Passengers,
200,653 r.; goods, 250,779 f.; total, 451,432 f.

RouENFrotia F4-b. 22 to keb..287 Passengers,
64,895 f.; goods, 89.726 f.; total, 154,621 f.

HAVRE.—Frona Feb. 22 to Feb. 28 : Passengers,
23,856 E; goods, 41,781 f.; total 65,637 f.

ORLEANS.—From Feb. 23 to Feb. 29: Passengers,
65,606 f. ; goods, 140,6901.; total, 206,2961.

I.loßDEAux.—From Feb. 17 to Fen. 23: Passengers,
43 360 t • goods, 70,588 f.; total, 114,2181.

VLEnzoil.—From Feb. 23 to Feb. 29: Passengers,
25,350 f.; goods, 54,842 E; total, 80,192 f.
MANTES.—FIOM Feb. 19 to Feb. 25 : Pasaengert,
28,064 f.; goods, 26,132 f.; total, 54,196 f.
STRASEURG.—From Feb. 19 to Feb. 25: Paasengt...ra,
90,185 E; goods, 120,962%; total, 211,147 f.
BALE.—From Feb. 16 to Feb. 22: Passengers,
19,130 f.; goods, 22,301 f.•, total, 41,431 f.
MONTEREA.U.—From Feb. 19 to Feb. 25: Passengers,
7,775 f.; goods, 13.234 t.; total, 21,009 E
M ARSEILLES.—From 22 to Feb. 28: Passengers,
34,194 f.; goods, 27,959 f.;
total, 62,153 f.
LYONS: Feb. 15 to Feb. 21 : Passengers,
.
179,200 f.; goods, 109,415 f.; total, 288,615 f.
CHARTRES.—From Feb. 23 to Feb. 29: Passengers,
20,865 E; goods, 25,360 f.; total, 46,228.

STATE of ROYAL TOMBS in WESTMINSTER

ABBEY.

In a paper read at the Architectural Institute on the
23rd February, Mr. T. L. Donaldson says:—West-
minster Abbey is emphatically the public building in
England which most attracts the regard of the foreigner,
filling him with respect, and producing the most lasting
impression upon his imagination. I must own that I felt
ashamed, as I drew the attention of my Parisian friend to
monument after monument of our sovereigns, princes, and
nobles, and particularly to the shrine of the Confessor.
I edeavoured to palliate the state of ruin in which these
precious memorials of the history of our country, its
arts, and its greatness, were allowed to remain. From
want of timely care they are gradually falling into
decay, and threatening, in some cases, absolate destruc-
tion. " What!" said my companion, " can it be true
that your Government so disregards these speaking
monuments of past achievements, that it will not rescue
them from utter ruin? What! is the father, is the son
of the Black Prince so disregarded by you, that you
will not preserve, even as works of art, and ere it be
too late, the marble that encases their remains, and the
bronzes which hand down their lineaments? Have
your Edwards and your Henrys bled for this? Have
they for this perpetuated England's glory in the 13th,
14th, and 15th centuries, and yon allow them to be for-
gotten? Have these queens been in vain distinguished
for their public and domestic virtues; in vain renowned
for their piety, and you permit their sacred deposits to
be despoiled, degraded, trampled upon?"—Correspondart
of the Builder.

THE IMPROVEMENT OF IRELAND.—It cannot have
escaped the notice even of the most unobservant, that Irish
affairs have for many years past occupied a very large portion
of the time and attention of the Legislature; and moreover
that that very little if any benefit has arisen from the repeated
ofe7seod n
in
yon
discussions. Thetrheeh soil, theasbeen im
aclgenaetre,althcoencurrence fisheries,
on
point only—that
tact every element of a nation's prosperity—every means of
onlyna o r
arender
th et
as application i
country
is n o esw d
emine
debased
i '
employing a numerous population and ensuring a profitable
return for capital—that all these exist in Ireland to an ex-
tenttintellect,
iteheat
social
hsappects. We observe with pleasure intheprospectus of
thee
liste. o Wf e
mPanyona stepsou in the
rid principles. The
guarantee that the obrjiegchttwdiilrl beee
e,tp
andineslsabaenurequiresdr
to thel
greatness
judiciousg
carried
out : and we cannot doubt
faithfullyt itrustees
Thes ta of
companynlrelandd
is a
honestly
sufficientLi
san d
constituted Company
that, with a good prospect of an adequate return for the
capital employed, the scheme, which
benefits will soon be in active operation.—Bristol
EXPLOSION AT A TAR FA CTORT. .srdjouyrn substantial
morn-
ing, shortly before eight o'clock, the inhabitants ofa-De tford
were alarmed in consequence of an explosion and fire Deptford
o
place in the premises of Mr. Edward Dorset, naphtha and
tar manufacturer, Raven's Bond-creek, Deptford. se /alp
after the men had commenced work, the
remises
were something like twenty feet t high, were soonP , which
in a blaze,
and the stock in trade was of such a combustible character
that it soon became ignited, and ran iu liquid fire over the
y ee
ground, and hewing entered the creek a sailing barge nar-
rowly escaped being destroyed. As it was one side of the
vessel was extensively scorched. Such was the force of the
explosion, that a heavy steam-boiler, eight feet wide, was
lifted from its position and thrown over a wall eight feet
high, and one of the workmen was ro seriously injured by
the hot liquid, as to be obliged to be removed to the hospital.
The engines from Messrs. Penn's factory, one from the
Dockyard, two of the London Brigade, that of the West of
Brigade, attended. By thatert time portion
fio tes
England Company, and another from the \V atling-streetfhe
building in which thelmaisstt
chance remained of wsaaveinmg any oflam,
consequently not the e
f the
works where the fire began was destroyed. Unfortunately
the contents. The whole o property in that part of the
the sufferer was not insured.
LINENDRAPERS' INSTITUTION.—The anniversary
dinner of the members of this society was held yesterday at
the London Tavern. The Lord Mayor, who was supported
by the Sheriffs of London and iniddlesex, occupied the
chair, In proposing the toast of the evening, his Lordship
congratulated the members of the institution on having ar-
rived at their majority, this being their 21St •anniversary.
He was happy to perceive, from their report, that so large
an increase had been made in the funds of the society during
the preceding year. In the space of nine years the sums
awarded for relief had increased nine-fold. The report
stated that 3,0241. had been received during the past year.
The capital stock of the institution at present amounts to
24,577/. Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities; and
the relief afforded was 155/. ; in 1851, 1,5131., which had
10,0001. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities. In 1841
been granted to 75 applicants. Mr. Pe.arc.e,. the president
ofthe ngageda
in the trade did not meet the exertions director, and
branches. He hoped that they would
of the institution, remarked that many individuals e
especially the junior
original permanent fund of the society. 'r
now find additional support, and in the curse of their 21st
year double the on.
to s-'‘-',-) and there
in the a Inual subscriptions of 91 guineas.
The an increase
nectedritnantth,ebruotontiheamaomuonutendt
ofns-peercie
guineas.
donations co
The commercial Otiviers from Nevi York this
broughtie
1 week are not important,
PPacket (1;0,0001.)
by the present,r' eit was supposed is larger than had been
" antidpatee, sine the reduction of a penny
in the purchasing rate of the Bank of England would have
, operated as a temporary check. It appears, however, to
' been at once met by a correspondingrise •
have . &
Washingtonthe
of bills. - t contract packet service was
still a subject of keen contest between the parties interested
in these monopolies and their opponents. Crotchets as to
the propriety of maintaining the standard of value were
also being revived, and a variety of unsuccessful attempts
seemed likely to be made to induce the Legislature to com-
mence a system of meddling. According to some of the
papers, Claussen's method of
preparing flax was attracting
considerable attention, and in eight of the States of the
Union the right of using it had been purchased by various
parties, who were also seeking to encourage the growth of
the raw material. From the city of Mexico the last ad-
vices were to the 31st of January, being seven days later,
but they contained nothing
ntl of the slightest interest. The
; season in some parts of Mexico had been unprecede y
Severe. . t
L:-RD GODOLFRIN'S YACHT.—The Coquette, •
turning out of Exmouth harbour on Monday, sprang
- mainmast, and put back to get a new one. . .

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