The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Baron Bentinck, the Netherlands Minister, was pre-
vented by indisposition from attending the Queen's
Drawing-room yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom-
panied by her Serene HighnesPathe Princess Adelaide of
Hohen,lobe, :OW her Majesty 'and their Royalllithr
Oetic§4l‘,loke aukkeehess of Save Cobtifg Gotha, at
Buckingham Palace, yesterday morning.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa, attended by
his Gentlemen in Waiting, and by Colonel Wylde
(Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert), in attend-
ance to the Royal Duke, visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence House, St.
James's.

HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING-BOOM.

MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIE6 OF
YOUTH AND MATURITY.
DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON
Doctor of Medicine, and Metric dated Member of the University of
Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the Londe. Hospital Medical
Society. Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Sec., Sc.
flki AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on
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- TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
The Queen held a drawing room, the second this sea-
is contained in L
son, yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Palace. Her The following a Praseyesterday :
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived "We have received news from Constantinople of the
from Buckingham Palace escorted by a detachment of 30th of May.
" On the 26th of that month the Minister of Foreign
Life Guards.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa and his Affairs handed to the Ambassadors of the fonr powers
Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha that signed the treaty of the 13th of June, 1840, a note,
attended the drawing-room. in which he explains the measures taken by Turkey to
The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms were on duty, maintain the inviolability of her territories. This note,
under the command of the Lieutenant. The Sub- which is couched in terms of great firmness, declares
officers, Lieutenant Nevill and Major Cooke, were also that any arrangement with Russia is altogether out of
on duty. the- question, if that power persists in the exorbitant
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Palace, pretensions which it advanoed through Prince Menschi-
nnder the command of the Exon in waiting. koff.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, "On the 28th of May M. de la Cour gave Redschid
K.G., entered the throne-room, attended by the Pasha the formal assurance of the support of the French
Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; the Government. Lord Stratford de Redeliffe was to have
Countess of Desart (in waiting), the Viscountess Can- a special audience on the 2d of June, for the purpose of
ning, the Viscountess Jocelyn, and the Duchess of giving the same assurance on the part of the Govern-
Norfolk, Ladies of the Bedchamber ; the Hon. Eleanor ment of Great Britain.
Stanley, the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Caroline "On the 29th of May Ali Ghalib Pasha, son of
Cavendish, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Hon. Flora Mac- Redschid Pasha, took his place in the Grand Council,
donald, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Hon. Beatrice with a seat in the Councils of the Cabinet.
Byng, and the Hon. Mary Bulteel, Maids of Honour ; " The military preparations are being carried on with
the Hon. Mrs. G. Campbell, Woman of the Bedcham- great activity. On the 30th of May the Turkish fleet
her ; the Duke of Norfolk, K.G., Lord Steward ; the anchored at the entrance of the Black Sea. It consists
of 22 sail. In the arsenal great progress was making in
Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; the
Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse. the Earl of the armament of 12 corvettes and several frigates, which
Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ; Lord Ernest were to be ready for sea on the 2d of June.
Bruce, Vice Chamberlain ; Lord Drumlanrig,• Comp- " Throughout the week 140 m 2 of
or flat-bottomed
troller of the Household • Lord Rivers, Lord in waiting ; boats, have been engaged in transporting artillery and
Lord George Lennox, 'Lord in waiting to his Royal ammunition to the fleet and the citadel which commands
Highness ; Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Keeper of the Bosphorus. On the 27th five Turkish vessels trans-
her Majesty's Privy Purse ; Mr. R. Ormsby. Gore, ported troops and marshal stores to Varna.
Groom in waiting ; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Sey- " The rail's, or militia, are pouring in from all the 11
mour, Groom in waiting to his Royal HighnesS ; Lord provinces.
Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in waiting ; Captain the Hon. "On the 30th of May the Sultan proposed passing
Dudley de Ros, Equerry in waiting to his Royal High- the troops in review.
ness ; and Mr. George Gordon Macpherson and Mr. It was stated that M. Nicolas Aristarchi was to leave
Charles Edmund Phipps, Pages of Honour in waiting. on the 31st for Bucharest and Vienna. The object of
The Queen wore a train of blue silk moire antique, this mission has not transpired."
brocaded in blue and white flowers, trimmed with white Accounts from Jassy state that Colonel Hernoff, the
tulle and blonde, blue ribbons, and bouquets of small Commander of the Russian Pontoon Brigade, has arrived
pink roses and lilies of the valley, at Ainga on the Moldavian border, on the left bank of
The petticoat was white satin, covered with white the Pruth.
tulle, and trimmed with white tulle, blonde, and lilies of Lord Westmoreland and the Baron de Mayendorff
the valley. have had a long conference at Vienna, and after it con-
Her Majesty's head-dress was diamonds and feathers. riers were dispatched to London and St. Petersburgh.
The Foreign Ministers were introduced, when the fol- A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna says : " Ac-
lowing presentations to the Queen took place in the counts have been received from Constantinople to the
Diplomatic circle : 2d. Everything was tranquil."
By the Baroness de Cetto.—Baroness de Hunoldstein, We read in the Constitutionnei :—" The telegraphic
dispatches from Trieste and Vienna spoke of a note ad-
wife of the Baron do Hunoldstein, Chamberlain to the
King of Bavaria. dressed by the Porte to the representatives of the four great
By the Baroneses de Brunow.—Mademoiselle Helene de powers at Constantiampla:after a‘so4eparture of Prince
.
Brunow, Demoiselle d'Homieur de Sia.Madesta lan ice.
nexoepricei,secidnitthteedfutuhcattioonapoi.ftaclh. sag
wd
setrikOff and the persann4 or ths Russian embassy.
By the French Ambassadress. —Mrs. Henry Johnston, It was on the 26th ult. that M. d'Oseroff, who last
'a
sa ffai
alsore s
wife of the Hon. H. Johnston, formerly of the United
oa at Ctohnastt a
daynt i-
States Senate ; Miss Thompson, niece of the above lady.
By the Russian Minister.—General Ogareff, Aide-de- that the Porte communicated to the four representatives
Camp General de Sa Majesty l'Empereur de touter les of
Russias ;Le Comte Dmitry de Ne.sselrode, Conseiller ' France, England, Austria, and Prussia a sort of mani-
d'Etat et Chambellan de S. M. I. festo signed by Reschid Paella. Our correspondent
By the Prussiax Minister.—Le Comte L. Suminski, sends us, in a letter from Constantinople, dated the
Chambellan de Sa Majeste le Roi de Prusse. 30th ult., an abridged translation of this document. It
By the Sardinian Minister.—M. C. Bride de Lessolo, is as follows
Officier de Cavallerie dens l'Armee Sarde. ' The question of the Holy Places was arranged in a
By the Sicilian Minister.—Le Comte de San Giacomo, satisfactory manner,' says Reschul-Pacha, ' when Prince
Le Prince Dentice, Le Marquis Cimmino de Valengano, Menschikoff raised a question which has no analogy
Le Chevalier Frederic Cimmino, Le Baron de Notari with any other in the world. He demanded a treaty of
Stefani. guarantee for the spiritual rights as well as for the rights,
By the Minister of the United States.—The Hon. Henry
privileges, immunities .
Johnston, formerly Member of the Senate of the United
Greek
and accorded by the Sultan to
the church, privileges, rights, and immunities
States. on which the Porte has never thought of encroaching,
The following • ladies had the honour of being pre-
and which, on the contrary, it is resolved scrupulously
seated to her Majesty : to maintain. Whatever may be the desire of the Porte
Miss Emma Armytage, by her sister-in-law, Mrs. to resume her relations with Russia, to draw them closer
Henry Armytage. and to consolidate them more than in the past, it could
Miss Athorpe, by her sister, Mrs. Edward Walter. not take such an engagement with Russia either b a
Mrs. Boyd, of Hillhousefield, by Mrs. Kelso, of Kelso- ,
land. treaty, or by the issuing of an official note, withoy ut
Mrs. Richard Brett, by Mrs. Watson. giving a fatal blow to its independence, and to the fun-
Mrs. Temple Brigstocke, by Mrs. Brigstocke. damental principles of its sovereignty. An understand-
Mrs. Brunel, by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Hawes. ing could not, therefore, take place. Prince Menschi-
Lady Margaret Butler, by her mother, the Countess of koff has broken off his relations ; he has quitted Con-
Glengall. stantinople, and the legation of Russia has followed him.
Mrs. Carter, by Lady Palmerston. No assurance having been given to the Porte that there
no war, and great
Hon. Mrs. Cholmondeley, on her marriage, by Lady would be
military
preparations being
Sarah Cholmondeley. made on the Ottoman frontiers, the Porte must also
Miss Clayton, by her mother, Mrs. Fire Clayton.
The Lady Clermont, by the Marchioness of Ormonde. think, by a measure of prudence, of not being unpro-
Miss Cleveland, by Lady Clifford Constable. vided for. No hostile idea animates it; its confidence
Miss Cochran, by her sister, Mrs. Milne. in the equity and conservative sentiments of the Dive-
Miss Crompton, by her mother, Lady Crompton. ror is complete, arid it will not believe that lie can make
Miss Fanny Crompton, by her mother, Lady Crompton. war without motive. It would consider it an honour,
Miss Cunninghame, by the Hon. Mrs. Herbert. and its dearest wish is, to resume and maintain amicable
Mrs. Clayton de Windt, by Viscountess Seaham. relations with him ; but, considering the circumstances
Mrs. Daniell, by Mrs. Wm. Chicheley Plowden. which have preceded, it is obliged to provide for its
Miss Daniell, by Mrs. Daniel.
Katharine Derby, by Mrs. Wykeham Martin. safety and defence ; and with this object, from this day,
Miss
Lady the Duchess of Athol it also will make warlike preparations. It besides makes
Anne Home Drummond, by
The Lady Dynevor, by Viscountess Hardinge. an appeal to the powers who signed the treaty of the 13th
Mrs. Farley, by Lady Truro. July. 1841. It firmly hopes that the powers will find
Miss Farley, by her mother, Mrs. Farley. that, •in this question, reason and right are on the side of
Miss Lucy Farley, by her mother, Mrs. Farley. the Porte.'
Miss Fannie Farley, by her mother, Mrs. Farley. The Turkish Government has not delayed in taking mea-
Lady Floyd, by Lady Hume Campbell. sures in conformity with this note. The most important
Miss Floyd, by her mother, Lady Floyd. step taken up to that date was the sending in the morn-
Miss Foublanque, by Lady Duffcrin. ingsphorus to the Black Sea. It was thought that part
of the 30th ult. part of the Turkish fleet from the
Mrs. Richard Gardner, on her marriage, by Lady Rivers.
Miss Isabel Manes Gaskell, by her mother, Mrs. Milnes Bo
Gaskell. would remain to defend the entrance of the Bosphorous,
Lady Goderich, by Lady Mary Vyner. and that the other part would go towards Varna and
Mrs. Gordon, of Pitburg, by Lady Haddo. other ports of the Black Sea menaced by Russian vessels.
Miss Gordon, by her mother, Mrs. Gordon. The fleet consists of 22 sail. At the arsenal the arming
Miss Lucan Gordon, by her mother, Mrs Gordon. of 12 corvettes and of several frigates was being pressed
Miss Grant, by her mother, Mrs. Francis Geant. on ; they were to be ready to put to sea on 2d June. In
Mrs. Henry Darby Griffith by Lady Wiltshire. the course of the week 140 flat-bottomed boats conveyed
Mrs. Grissell, by Viscountess Palmerston, cannot and ammunition to the fleet and citadel which
Miss Grove, by the Hon. Mrs. Herbert, command the Bosphorus. The reserves began to arrive
Miss Zumala Gurwood, by the Marchioness of Ely.
from all parts. On the 30th ult. a general review of the
Miss Rosa Hill, by Lady Clifford Constable.
Mrs. William M. James, by Lady Cranworth. troops was to be passed in the Great Field by the Sul-
Mrs. Kelso, of Kelsolaud, by Lady Ouseley. tan and the Ministers, and they were afterwards to pro-
Mrs. King, by Lady Naas. teed to the Military College, to attend the examination
Mrs. Henry King, on her marriage, by Mrs. King. of the pupils. Letters from Ibraila, of the 23d ult.,
Miss King, by her mother, Mrs. King. announce that the Russian troops had already made
Miss Harriet King, by her mother, Mrs. King. some movements, and it was therefore believed that the
Mrs. Laffan, by Mrs. Strutt. principalities had been occupied. The approaching arri-
• tess
Lady Littler, on her return from India, by Viscountess val of the English and French fleets in the Dardanelles
Hardinge. was expected at Constantinople, and this hope was not
Miss Lockett, by her aunt, Mrs. Harrison.
a vain one, as we now know."
Mrs. Mare, by the Countess of Derby.
Miss Medlycott, by her mother, Lady Medlycott. havingstated that
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Miss Emily St. John Mildmay, by her cousin, Lady St. Panin, Minister of Justice i'n Russia had arriv • •
, ed in Paris
John Mildmay. with a special mission to the French Government, the
Miss Charlotte St. John Mildmay, by her cousin, Lady asestitutionne/ says :—" We do not deny the arrival in I
St. John Mildmay. Paris of Count Pepin, but he certainly does not come to
Mrs. Charles Miles, by Mrs Miles. fulfil any diplomatic mission. We believe that his jour•
Hon. Mrs. Mouckton Milnes, by Viscountess Galway. net, announced some time ago, has no other object
Mrs. Douglas Moffat, by Mrs. William Lockyer Freestun. than to accompany the Countess Panin to the waters of
Mrs. Edmund Finucane Morris, by Mrs. Whatman.
The Countess of Newburgh, on succeeding to her title Vichy." •
The 'Mats of yesteday gives, without quoting it, the
and estates, by the Duchess of Norfolk.
William Nicholson, by Lady Vaux of Harrowden. article of the Assernblee Nationale, stating that a note
Mrs.
Countess of Norbury, by the Countess Dowager of has been received by the great powers from the Russian
Government, announcing the intention of occupying the
Norbury.
Oakes, by her mother, Mrs. Oakes. principalities of the Danube. It is probable, therefor©,
Bliss
Mrs. Charles J. Parke, by Lady Smith. that this information has been obtained by the Debate
Mrs. Philipps, by the Countess of Desert. and the Assemblee from the same source.
Ar . Francis Horsley Robinson, on her marriage, by Lady The German journals which arrived this morning do
Maclaine. not contain any new information of much importance, but
Miss Holt, by the Countess of Derby. the general feature of the accounts is more pacific than
Miss Augusta Seymour, by her mother, Lady Astgusta
otherwise.
It is ' again asserted that the offer made
Se rumour. by Austria to employ her good offices for the main-
Lady Shelley, by Viscountess Palmerston.
Lady Smith, by Lady Theresa Digby. tenance of peace has been accepted. A letter from
the 9th in the German Journal of Frank-
Lady Susan Smith, on her marriage, by Mrs. Abel Smith. Vienna of ,
t I
Miss Elizabeth Laura Smith, ley her aunt, Lady Colborne. fort says :—" Yesterday a e egraphic dispatch brought
Lady Emma Stanley, by her mother, the Countess of the intelligence that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg had
Derby. accepted the mediation of Austria in the Turco-Russian
Mrs. Henry Stone, by Mrs. King. difference. There cannot be any reason to doubt the
Miss Hot atia Stopfoid, by Vis,;oubtEss Hood. authenticity of this news, for not (July lies it been cur-
Lady Stuart, by the Duchess of Sutherland. rent in official circles and at the Bourse, hut also at the
Miss Grant Suttie, by Lady Frances Hope. hotel of the Russian Embassy."
Miss Taylor, by her sister, Lady Willoushby de Broke.
The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin, 11th • t ins t.,
Mrs. Vance, by the Countess of Glengall.
Waddell, by Lady Maclaine. says .
• " The instructions which Lord Stratford de Red-
Misscliffe has received from the English Government are
Miss Walsh, by Lady de Res.
Mrs. Edward Walter, on her marriage, by Mrs. John now known. He is authorised to act according to his
Walter. own judgment and to dispose of the English fleet, under
Miss Watson, by Lady Palmerston. the restriction, however, of not considering the entrance
Mrs.
Henry Whitmore, by Lady Calthorpe. of the Russians into the Danubian principalities as a
las Widder, by Lady Spearman. eeclaration of war. He is also to use all his influence
The Hon. Mrs. Montague Wilde, by Mrs. Walter, with the Divan in order to induce it to come to art un-
Mrs. Graham Willmore, by Lady o
by Cranworth. derstanding with Russia."
Lady Willoughby de Broke, Baroness North. The Trieste Gazette states from Constantinople, 30th
Lady Wilson, by Lady Dalrymple. ult :—" Several Russian merchants have embarked in
Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Buckingham s
their proper T. . - the course of the week with all t
ad
-
Palace after the Drawing-room,

THE HAGUE, June 14.
To-day the session of the States-General was opened
by the King, who delivered the following speech :
" Gentlemen,—l was much affected some time since
when thousands of my beloved subjects, fearing for their
national interests, came to me and desired me to take
measures to providea.gainst the evils which they dreaded.
Being deeply impressed with my obligations to protect
all their interests and rights, I thought it better not to
follow the counsel given me by the advisers of the
Crown. I felt that by following it, I could not re-
move the great anxiety, and could could
n the
excited feelings of my people. When the ministers
offered me their resignations, I accepted some of them,
and replaced them by men who possessed my entire con-
fidence. I consequently felt myself bound to dissolve
the chambers, and to give the electors an opportunity of
expressing their feelings on the subject. It is with gra-
tification I now see myself surrounded by both Cham-
bers of the States-General. I was anxious, gentlemen,
to open your assembly in person, and I am glad I can
ido this with satisfaction. We are on good terms with
foreign powers. The development and welfare of the
country is increasing. These are the favourable auspices
under which the legislative body recommences its labours.
" The difficulty to which, however, I adverted iu the
first instance, lam sorry to say is not yet removed. I
have tried to arrange it both by inviting explanations
from those parties who have originated the dissension, I
suppose involuntary, and by :taking measures to be
carried out by ourselves. The Government are convinced
that many of the difficulties can only be disposed of by a
law. The sixth clause of the charter assures equal rights
to all religious associations, but it imposes also duties on
Government which cannot be fulfilled without the power
of the law. It is my intention to request your co-opera-
tion in this matter. I shall do it with greater confidence,
as I am sure that the spirit of moderation and quiet in-
vestigation so natural to our country will preside at your
deliberations, and that it wilt be your serious desire, as
it is mine, forcibly to maintain the principle of religious
tolerance which has belonged to our nation, and to avoid
all that could cause discord and schism between the sons
of the same country. Acting on these principles, it will
be possible to arrange the difficulty in such a manner
that the Government can give equal protection to all
religious associations by which they can obtain security
for their liberties and their permanent duration under
the same reasonable and impartial law. ,
"!J. iatend..to,brinic before you in this Melon. only
those projects of law for your deliberation that require
a speedy decision.
" I now declare the Assembly to be opened, and I
conclude with wishing that Heaven's wisdom may ac-
tuate and govern us, so that our efforts fur the benefit
of our beloved country may be characterised by order,
peacefulness, and justice."

THE CAMP AT CHOBLIAM COMMON.

The long-talked of formation of a camp on Chobham
common took place yesterday, and for some time to
come the inhabitants of London have within easy reach
of them a military display mere extensive and more
nearly approaching to the realities of a soldier's life,
than for many years has been witnessed in this peaceful
country. That such spectacle will prove immensely at-
tractive cannot be doubted—that it will be useful as a
means of disciplining the troops is equally certain—and,
if hard fare and exposure bring with them a certain
amount of discomfort, it is some reward to our brave
defenders that unbounded sympathy will be felt for
them every time that they have wet Jackets, that rainy
days will be accounted to them as battles won, and
that the sufferings springing out of a hasty com-
missariat will rank almost with those of a campaign.
The weather seems bent upon awarding to them this
species of glory. It has entered thus far vigorously into
the plans of the Commander-in-Chief, and, should it per-
severe, the distinguished regiments now concentrated on
one of the heaths of Surrey can hardly wish to signalise
themselves against any more formidable opponent. Yes-
terday the tents were hardly pitched when the thunders
of heaven's artillery were opened upon them, and this
was followed by showers of pelting rain, which did not
damp the ardour of the men, though it must have soaked
them to the skin. Monday was a day of continuous
wet, and the Welsh Fusiliers, who arrived on the ground
and took up their station in the midst of it, must have
thought themselves once more bivouacked somewhere
amid their own humid mountains. It was hoped that yes-
terday would have found the clouds exhausted, and that
the main body of the force ordered to concentrate upon
Chobham would be favoured with fair weather. The result
has been a disappointment. What might have been a bril,
liant spectacle ended in a rather undignified rush to shel
ter. The snow-white canvas of the encampment vanished,
and visitors, who had hastened from town to sacrifice to
Mars, returned disconsolate, their military enthusiam con-
siderably lower than when they started. The morning
was gloomy and unpromising, with watery clouds sweep-
ing in long succession across the sky, and a dampness in
the air that could not be mistaken ; occasionally the sun
would burst with momentary brilliancy through the in-
tervals of flying vapour, and the troops, as they marched
along the different approaches to the common, brightened
up under his beams. The roads were filled with them,
and it was curious to see the contrast presented by great
columns and masses of men equipped for war, and the
quiet, secluded scenes through which they passed.
Pretty cottages, the homes of retired competence, with
flowers in their window-sills, shook as horse and foot
and rumbling gun-carriages went by. Groups of gaping
country-folks collected at cross-roads to stare at the
unwonted pageant, and even when it was gone they
still lingered to watch as the camp baggage lam-
bered heavily behind. Now and then there was
a halt, during which the men who had marched
furthest seemed glad to rest themselves, as best they
could, until the call of the bugle once more set
them in motion. Till nearly midday the advancing
columns were struggling along the narrow approaches
to the common, and taking up the positions respectively
assigned them. Of the order in which they came or the
distance in which they had travelled, we do not venture
to speak. Some had had a long and fatiguing march,
others a comparatively short one. Some looked fresh
and unsoiled by the roads or the weather, others ap-
peared to have been soaked by the rain. They all,
however,- displayed great alacrity when the time arrived
for encamping, and each regiment appeared to vie with
the other in the rapidity and precision with which it
pitched its tents. Luckily that important operation had
been completed before the storm broke.
The force assembled upon Chobham-common is from
8,000 to 10,000 strong, It comprises four regi-
ments of cavalry, three battalions of guards, two
brigades of Infantry, each comprising three regiments ;
one troop of Royal Horse Artillery, three batteries
of Horse Artillery, a company of Sappers, and
a Pontoon train. The cavalry is composed of
the Ist Life Guards, the 6th Dragoon Guards,
the 13th Light Dragoons, and the 17th Lancers, coin-
manded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Colonel Henry Bentinck commands the battalions of the
Grenadier Coldstream, and Scots Fusilier Guards. Sir
De Lacy 'Evans commands the Ist Infantry Brigade,
which consists of the 38th, the 93d, and the 2d battalion
of the Rifle Brigade. Major-General Fane commands
the 42d, the 50th, and the 95th, forming the 2d Infantry
Brigade. Lieutenant-Colonel Bloomfield commands the
Royal Artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Vicars the Sappers
and Miners, and Colonel H. D. Jones the Pontoon
train. The entire Division is under the command of
Lord Seaton, Lieutenant-Colonel B. Wood being
Assistant-Adjutant-General, and Colonel Torrens
Assistant-Quartermaster-General. Thus it will be
seen that a force has been brought together com-
pletely appointed in all respects, more considerable
itt strength than has for many years been assembled
in this country, and representing every arm of the
service. Cavalry, infantry, and artillery will each have
their efficiency and discipline tested, separately and in
combination, and 'it. may fairly be expected that the