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London, England, 1854-03-16 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1854.

UNIVERSAL PROVIDENT LIFE
ASSURANCE, 52, King IVilltam. street, London-bridge.
LIFE ASSURANCE. Allowance in sickness.
EDWARD PUGH RAWSELL, Secretary.

OFFICES, Exchange-alley, Cornhill. —Light
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SURREY BACHELORS' BALL, in aid of the
Funds of the Wal worth Literary and Scientific Institution, at
the WHITTINGTON CLUB. Strand, on MONDAY next. The
renowned HUNGARIAN BAND will attend in national costume,
and per orm selections from their most brilliant morceaux, and
dance music composed expressly tor this occasion. Mr. FRAMPTON,
M.C. Tickets (the number of which is limited) may be obtained of
the Stewards, Mr. J. G Neeld, the Hon. secretary, 19, Trinity-ter-
race, Trinity-squire, Southwark, the Librarian of the Institution,
21, Manor-place, walworth, and of the Secretary of the Whittington
Club. Double Ticket, lOs 6d., Gentlemen's, 6s. 6d., and Ladies' Ss.
Nteh, including Refreshments.

JAPANESE EXHIBITION. The FIRST
DIRECT IMPORTATION from JAPAN is NOW OPEN for
EX flI BITION, at the Gallery of the -ociety of Painters in Water
Colours, SA, Pall-Mall East By request, the period for closing is ex-
tended for a few days only, the Society requiring the Gallery on the
25th'instant for their paintings. Admittance, is.

M Ri.nclAudLiril3g
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TONIGHT at Eight o'Clock, and EveryLAENveDniang at Two (except
Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings. Stalls,
3s. (which can be taken at the box ale. every day from 11 to 4 ;
area, ,s.; gallery, IL—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

CONSTANTINOPLE TO-NIGHT at Eight,
and Every Day at Half-past Two and Eight o'clock. Tho
Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY, and has been
written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH and Mr. SHIRLEY BROOK!

Admission, Is.: Reserved Seats, 2s.
EGYPTIAN HALL.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, Cuss. C. LauttEmr, Onslow-house, Fthdam•road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
me will continue open every evening, with. LAURENT'S
I'ELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ,inate at half-past 11.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY,
SPLENDIDLY ILLINTRATED, by Dr. BACHHOFFNER, on Wed-
nesday and ,•riday at three, and at eight o'clock In the evenings.
MAGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, and a NEW SERIES

of DISOLVING
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and its

DECORATION with COLOURS.
f,ECTURE by Dr. BACHOFFNEB. on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT

UNIVElt,kb ELeCTREC TELEGqAPEI
DESCRIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE,
and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METEIOD of RAISING
SUNKEN VESSEL.;.
Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is. ; Schools and
i'hildrcn under Ten years of age, lialf-price.

I_p lINGARIAN CONCERTS.-
ROYAL MARIONETTE THEI PRE.—Every NIGHT,
Eight to Ten— admission, Is. The selections for the performance
of the HUNT ;ARIAN B sND through the week include the finest
efforts of ancient composers, with brilli nt Morceaux, popular
National Melodies, Marches, &c., which, with concerted vocalism,
new Songs and Ballads, by artistes of acknowledged merit, readers
cai h evening a feature amongst the high-class amusements of the
Metropods. Kalozdy, Leader of the Band. Morning Performance,
Wednesday and Saturday, at Three.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS DAY.

Overtures (Guillaume Tell, Martha) ; Original Aria, Mang :
Cavatina (Hunyadizlaslo) ; Mazurka (Cracovienne); Waltz (Landes-
farbaden) ; Polka (+ adogan) ; 13alop (Temps Passuti); Quadrille
(Marionette) ; March (Pr,phete); Pianoforte Solos (Morceau de
Concert and La Fine du Begiment). Duetts and Solos—" Tell me
where do Fairies dwell," " The two Forest Nymphs," " The Tear,"
" Light of my Soul," the Misses Brougham.

TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED
CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days,
ailer many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make
known to others the means of cure ; and will, Therefore, send free, on
receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre-
scription used.
Direct the Rev. E. Douglas, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London.

HOUSE of CORRECTION at WESTMIN-
STER.- The office of Assistant Chaplain of the House of
Correction at Westminster having been declared vacant by the
General Session of the Peace for Middlesex, in consequence of the
re ignation of the Rev. Foster Rogers, NOTICE is HER EBY GIVEN,
that the ELECTION of another ASSISTANT CHAPLIN will
take place on THURSDAY, the 20th of APRIL next, at
the sESSIONi-FIOU,E, on Clerkenwell• green, by voting, to com-
mence at One and end at Three o'clock. All persons who
intend to offer themselves is casd.dates mast send in their
names and addresses, in writing, accompanied by testimonials
of character and eligibility, addressed to me, on or before i hursday.
the 30th inst. , and must personally attend the Committee of Justices
for Accounts and General Purposes, at the Session House aforesaid,
on Frid.,y, th 4 31st inst., at Thr:e o'clock precisely.
The Candidate must not be under the age of 27 years, nor above
the age of 45 years. The salary will be 2001. a-y ear. Further
informat on may be obtained en application to me. Dated the 13th
March, 1854.

CHARLES WRIWIT. Clerk to the Committee,
Sessions House, Clerkenwell.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

Sir Richard England and Sir De Lacy Evans have
been appointed to the command of divisions in the ex-
pedition to the East, which will include a division of
cavalry mustering 2,000 sabres, and placed under the
command of the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Cardigan
commanding the light, and Colonel Snarled the heavy
brigade.
A Queen's messenger arrived yesterday evening at
Portsmouth, from London, with despatches for Admiral
Corry. The Neptune and the Bulldog were ordered to
sail this morning at daylight. It is, however, doubtful
if they will be able to sail quite so early, as the Neptune
is to take 1,000 shells, and the Bulldog 200 shells on
beard.

A Queen's messenger left London for Constantinople
on Monday night with despatches. He was accom-
panied by Captain Nolan, of the 15th Hussars, who has
been sent out, commissioned by Government, to pur-
chase 1,000 horses for the use of'' our army. Captain
Nolan will be joined at Constantinople by an officer of
the commissariat.

On Tuesday the walls at the east end of the metropolis
were placarded with bills inviting seamen, able and ordi-
nary, artificers, stokers, and petty officers, to join her
Majesty's steam-frigate, Conflict, Captain John Foote,
now fitting out for the Baltic. Men joining are pro-
mised lots of prize money, good usage, and a crack at
the Russians. During the day the announcement
brought considerable numbers of seamen to the naval
rendezvous at Tower-hill, and the Crocodile tender, off
the Tower.

Up to Tuesday evening last, the Bth and 17th cavalry
regiments alone had received offial orders to prepare
for active service. We' can now.„.cenficlently_ state that
the o follwing cavalry force is underorder's for the East :

—Light Drigoons—:Bth, 11th, 13th, and 17th. Heavy
Dragoons-INt, or Royal Dragoons, 6th Enniskillens,
4th and sth Dragoon Guards.
Two additional troops of horse artillery, with five
more companies, are preparing for embarkation.
The whole military force in the United Kingdom, in-
cluding all arms of the service, have been warned to hold
themselves in readiness for immediate service.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 15.

By the arrival of the steamer Iberia, from
we have the following information regarding the move-
ments of the steamers transporting the troops to the
East :--The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Himalaya which reached Gibraltar on the 4th inst.
in three days and a half from Plymouth, had been in
collision with the British brig Spring, from Odessa, with
wheat, bound to Cork, to the eastward of the Rock.
The Himalaya towed the damaged vessel into Gibraltar
Bay, where she was run aground and became water-
logged ; the crew were saved by a boat from her Ma-
jesty's ship Cruiser. The Himalaya received no damage,
and proceeded at 11 a.m. of the 4th for Malta. She
would probably reach that island on the evening of the
Bth inst.

The Manilla reached Gibraltar on the 3d instant, in
eight days and a half from Southampton, and cleared on
the sth for Malta, all well.
The screw steamer Emu, with the 33d Regiment on
board, passed the Straits of Gibraltar at 10 o'clock in
the morning of the 7th inst,
The 44th Regiment were preparing to embark at
Gibraltar for the East, by the steam-ship Orinoco, ex-
pected there in a few days.
We have received from our correspondent at Mar-
seilles news of the safe arrival at Malta of the Himalaya
on the Bth, of the Vulcan and Emu on the 11th, and of
the Manilla on the 12th—all with troops from England
to be employed in the East.

THE NORTH SEA FLEET.-SIR CHARLES
NAPIER'S FORCE.

Our last correspondence from the fleet was up to six
o'clock on Monday evening. They were then off the
Galloper, where the Deal pilots left, and the Baltic pilots
were received. Monday was spent in the Downs in exer-
cising the fleet in firing shot and shell ; but on Sunday
night the signal was made for all the ships to rendezvous
at Wingoe Sound, so that the fleet proceeded direct to
that anchorage. It appears that colliers have for some
time been going in that direction with enormous quan-
tities of coal.

ADMIRAL CORRY'S SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 15.

The Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton ; Boscawen, 70,
Captain Glanville ; and Bulldog, 6, Captain W. K.
Hall, have not sailed to-day to join the fleet, being
detained by her Majesty, who is desirous of seeing Ad-
miral Corry off. The Boscawen's draught of Coast-
guardmen not having arrived, the Neptune and Bull-
dog will sail without her to-morrow noon. The Bull-
dog is 16 short of her complement of 160. The Nep-
tune, besides being extraordinarily burdened with pro-
visions and stOrelfor other ships as well as herself, takes
out a large quantity of shells for the fleet.
The Prince Regent, 90, Captain H. Smith, C. 8., is
refitting her rigging at Spithead. She is 325 to-day
short of her complement of 820.
The Caesar, 91, screw, Captain Robb, at Spithead,
took her powder on board to-day, and has commenced
shipping her guns.
The Elfin, Royal despatch yacht, Master Command-
ing Alfred Balliston, came up from Osborne at 1 p.m.
to-day, and signalled to Admiral Corry, " The Queen
does not embark to-day."
The Gorgon, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Cumming,
was docked this morning to have her copper cleaned, &c.
The Admiral Superintendent of the dockyard has
issued an order to the shipwrights, joiners, caulkers, &c.,
of the establishment today to continue at work until
6.30 p.m. daily until further orders. This is half an
hour longer than the usual time.
Additional hands have been placed on the new sailing
ship Colossus, 80, to adapt her to the screw and expe-
dite her for commission. She will be converted to a
screw•ship without the alteration of her stern or being
lengthened, respecting which there has been a consulta-
tion with Sir Baldwin Walker and his scientific officers.
The Diligence, naval transport, is ordered to receive
stores from the victualling-yard at Gosport for convey-
ance to Deptford ; these will be put on board to-morrow,
but she will require a supernumerary crew to perform
this service, having discharged all her ship's company,
except six, to the Duke of Wellington.
The Odin, 16, paddle wheel frigate, Captain Francis
Scott, is rapidly progressing with the repairing of her
boilers. She was to have had them completed by the Ist
of April, but Captain Scott has, by representations to
the Admiralty, succeeded in reducing this period to the
18th inst., by getting the men belonging to the steam
factory to work on the boilers both night and day. By
this means he will be able to get his ship ready for sea
by the above day, when she willgo out of harbour, and
go to sea at once.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 15.
The Prospero, R. undel, master, arrived on Monday
from Kingstown, with 32 supernumeraries and 42 barrels
of ball cartridges from Pembroke. She sailed again yes-
terday morning for Pembroke, with stores. The Hamoaie
also sailed yesterday morning for Pembroke, with

stores.
The St. George, 121, has been crdered to sail without
fail, at daylight to-morrow, for Portsmouth. The Coast-
guardmen brought by the Desperde have embarked on
board her. They are to be considered as supernumera-
ries, and not part of ber complemed. She will complete
at Spithead.
The Magicienne and Cruiser are expected hourly to
refit and complete coaling. They are also to proceed to
Spithead with all despatch.
The Desperate is to proceed to Portsmouth imme-
diately, to join the second divigioh of the Baltic fleet.
She will be paid wages before leaving.

SHEERNESS, Moat 14.
The Vulture, 6 guns, Paddlewheel steam-frigate of 470-
horse power, Capt. F. H. H. Glasse, arrived here yes-
terday from Shields with volunteers for the navy. Im-
mediately after their being sent on board the flag-ship
Waterloo, she proceeded to Saltpan Reach, and took in
her full stowage of coals from the coal depot. After she
has taken in a full supply of water, she is to leave here to
join the Baltic fleet.
The Majestic, 80 guns, new screw steam-ship, Captain
J. Hope, has this day been put out of dry dock into the
basin. The trial of her engines and machinery will take
place to-morrow in the basin.
The Siren, 16-gun sloop, has been brought down from
Saltpan Reach, and taken into the fitting basin, prepara-
tory to her being commissioned here as one of the squa-
dron to be fitted out for the Purpose of proceeding to sea
to watch the movements of privateers under the Russian
flag. The stores, rigging, spars, &c., for the Siren, are
all ready to be sent on board on her being commissioned.
The Larne, 14-gun sloop, is ordered to be brought down
from Saltpan Reach, and taken into the fitting basin for
similar service with the Siren. The Monarch, 84 guns,
Capt. J. E. Erskine, has this day been inspected by
the Captain-Superintendent ; her crew have been paid
their advance, and she will leave here to-morrow morn-
ing at daylight for the north.
The Melampus store-ship. after landing a number of
gunboats, launches, pinnaces, cutters, and gigs from
Portsmouth for sea-going ships, left here this day for
Woolwich.

The Reform schooner transport arrived here this day
from Deptford, with 800 bags of ship bread, to be depo-
sited in the victualling stores in her Majesty's dockyard
here for the use of the Baltic fleet as occasion may re-
quire.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 14,
APPOINDIENTS.

Captain William K. Hall (1853), to command the
Hecla, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, commissioned this
day at Portsmouth ; Lieutenantßyron G. Rowles (1843),
to the Belleisle, hospital-ship to the Baltic fleet ; Augus-
tus G. E. Murray (1846), to the Belleisle ; Richard M.
Moorman (1849), to the HoratiO, 24, screw steam-ship.
Masters—Joshua (1845), to the Belleisle ; Robert
Studwell (1840), from the Cressy, 81, screw steam-ship,
to the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth ; F.
R. Child (1854), to the Driver, paddle-wheel steam-sloop,
at Sheerness.

Midshipman C. A. F: Paget, to the Gorgon paddle-
wheel stem-sloop at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeons—John C. Messer, M.D. (1852),

from the Belleisle hospital-ship to the Duke of Welling-
ton, 131, screw steam flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Chas.
Napier, K.C.B. ; James Whicher (1846), recently serv-
ing at Greenwich Hospital;-to the Belleisle.
Second Master..Denton H. Speer, recently Acting
Master of the Serpent, 12, sloop, on the East India sta-
tion, to the Phcenik6crew steam-sloop, at Woolwich.
t4i)
Clerks' Assistan - Louis E.. Chitty, to the Despe-
rate screw steam-s , at
.Portsmouth • Charles W.
Roache, to the Roy , George, 121 ; Ebenezer Way-
mouth, to the Jaineß ',Watt, 91, screw steam-ship, at
Devonport ; Alfred J. Boyfon, to the Prince Regent,
90, at Portsmouth. '

Naval Cadets—E. A. R. Lane, to the James Watt ;
W. H. F. Pengelley, Thomas Eaton, Alexander Gran-
ville, and the Hon. James Charles Ellis, first appoint-
ments.

Six of the horse transport-ships have now arrived
from Deptford and been taken into the basin at Wool-
wich. The vessels that came down to-day are the City
of Carlisle, carrying the pendant of Lieutenant and
agent Richard Hoop (1840), and the Earl of Shaftes-
bury. The Hope steamer has also arrived, and is moored
alongside the coal hulk. The sailing ships are formed
into divisions, consisting of three ships in each, Lieu-
tenant Butler having the charge of the first division and
Lieutenant Hoop of the second division. No day has
as yet been finally fixed for shipping the horses.

• LIVERPOOL, MARCH 15.
The Royal mail steamship Niagara, Leitch comman-
der, returned this morning from Malta, whence she sailed
on the 6th inst. The voyage of the Niagara has been
petformed ih a very short space of time, having occupied
less than 20 days. She sailed from Liverpool on the
23d ult., and arrived
~at.-Atalta-at 3 p.m., on the 4th of
March; in: a little-over-nine days. The-disembarkation of
the troops commenced in about an hour after her arrival,
and was safely effected. She was coaled in an amazingly
short time, considering the limited facilities at hand, and
at three o'clock on the 6th, 48 hours after her arrrival,
she was again under weigh. At 9 a.m., on the 7th, she
passed the screw steamer Himalaya, with troops, 150
miles from Malta ; and during the next two days several
steamers were passed, but at too great a distance tb dis-
tinguish their names. The Niagara arrived off the bar
at three o'clock this morning, where she had to wait
several hours for water. She is again under orders to
proceed to Malta, but the time of her departure has not
yet been fixed. There are now in this port no fewer
than six splendid ships being fitted out, by order of Go-
vernment, for the conveyance of troops from different
seaports in transitu to the seat of war in the East. The
names of the ships are—Star of the South (James Alex-
ander) ' • Euchanga (James Johnson and Co.) ; Timandra
(Edward Oliver) ; Mary Ann (Edward Oliver) ; the Pa-
ramatta (Edward Oliver) ; and the Wilson Kennedy
(Edward Oliver). These vessels are being fitted out by
Messrs. John Magors and Co., of this port. The altera-
tions to be made are on a most extensive scale, and in every
way calculated for the convenience and comfort of the
troops, the sanitary regulations being particularly attended
to. The vessels are so fitted as to accommodate cavalry
and infantry regiments with berths, mess-rooms, appor-
tioned compartments for rank and file, stalls for horses,
&c. The whole work is under the superintendence of
the navy officers of the Deptford dockyard. What has
already been done in the fitting out of the Niagara and
Cambria steamers is a guarantee that Liverpool, not-
withstanding a prevailing feeling some time ago wrongly
entertained, is not behind London or Deptford in fitting
out ships for war service,

DUBLIN, Menson_ls.

Two troops of the Queen's Bays left the Royal Bar-
racks yesterday • one has proceeded to Monaghan, and
the other to Belfast. Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings
Doyle has received the appointment of Assistant-Ad-
jutant-General in one of the divisions of the expeditionary
army to Turkey. The 4th Royal Irish Dragoons, who are
on the roll for foreign service, have already commenced
moving from Dundalk. The first troop left on Monday
for Kilkenny'; a second followed yesterday morning for
Longford, and the head-quarters march on Mondaynext
for Newbridge, where they are to hold themselves in
readiness for war service, when required.