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London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1854.

ILL
ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC,
including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON,
THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Two.
Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box-office every day from 11
till 4 ; area, 25.; gallery, ls.—Egyptlan Hall, Piccadilly.

NOTICE. CO-NSTANTINOPLE. The
Lecture accompanying the GRAND MOVING DIORAMA
or CONSTANTINOYLE is now delivered on Wednesdays and Satur-
days by Mr. J. H. STOQUELER, when the progress and localities
of the War will be more particularly explained ; and on the other
dnys, as usual, by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY. A very clear and
excellent Map has been added to the illastrs.tions.—Dally at Half-
past Two and Elght.Admlssion. Is.
EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Roctars,
(Lessee, Cues. C. LASIUNT, GABIOW-1101120, FULAIRM-road),
—The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR HE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, witTh LAURENT'S
rELEBRATED BAND. Two Quadrilles on subjects of Meyerbeer s
Opera—L'} toile chi Nord; also, by H. Laurent, the following Waltzes
La belle Francalso, Leonora, Yilllklns and his Dinah, and L'Etoile
du Nord Polka. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing
to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.

THE WAR

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Centaur, 11, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain Har-
vey, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Henderson on the Brazils
station, arrived at Portsmouth at noon on Saturday.
She left Rio on the 14th ult. at 1 p.m., when the Mada-
gascar (bearing Rear-Admiral Henderson's flag), Crescent,
Trident, and Sharpshooter were there. Exchange, 28
to 29d. per milrei. Left Bahia on the 20th of March,
St. Vincent's on the 9th inst., and Madiera on the 14th.
The United States' frigate Constitution was at the last-
named port, and the only pendant lying there, The
Centaur reports seeing on Friday a squadron of six
sailing ships and a steamer off the French coast, no
doubt part of the French squadron from Brest for the,
Baltic. In saluting the flag of Rear-Admiral Henderson,
do its being transferred to the Madagascar at Rio on the
14th ult., the charge of one of the Centaur's guns pre-
maturely exploded and blew off the right arms of two
seamen. The poor fellows, aro now doing well.
The Centaur steamed into harbour without anchor-
ing at Spithead, and hauled alongside of the coal-
ing depot to take in fuel, &c. What necessary repairs
she required were done with the utmost expedition ; slie
was revictualled with the utmost alacrity by the
authorities of Clarence-yard, and yesterday morning
steamed out of harbour for the Baltic.

Captain E. H. Scott, of the St. Vincent, has resigned
the command of that ship, wishing to retire from active
service, owing to increasing infirmity.
The Commander-in-Chief of Portsmouth, Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., boarded the Russian
prize Froja, in Portsmouth harbour on Saturday, and
examined her. In the morning he commissioned his
cutter yacht, the Fanny, with his Flag-Lieutenant, G. B.
Ilankey, to go and cruise off Beechy-head for a few
days, as the captain of the Froja reports several other
Russian merchantmen on their passage from Lisbon for
Russian ports.

The Conway, 26, Capt. Fulford, flag-ship for the com-
mander-in-chief on the Irish station, Rear-Admiral Sir
W. F. Carrel, C. 8., was towed to Spithead yesterday,
and saluted the Port-Admiral prior to leaving for Queens-
town. The Penelope, 18, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain
Caffin, bent sails on Saturday afternoon in Portsmouth
harbour, and is expected to leave for the Baltic to-day.
Her Majesty's steam-transport Rhadamanthus, 4,
sailed on Saturday for Woolwich.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Brisk, 14, Com. F. B.
P. Seymour, from Halifax, is reported to have- -entered
Plymouth Sound late on Saturday evening, and to have
proceeded early on Sunday morning eastward.
H. M. paddle-wheel steam-packet Medina, 4, arrived
in the Sound yesterday morning from Scotland.
The Janus, 4 guns, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut.-
Coin. Colin C. A. Kane,left Sheerness on Friday at noon,
with 40 volunteers, seamen for the St. George, 121 guns,
Capt. H. Eyres, C. 8., &c., now lying in the Downs,
bound to the Baltic.
The Rosamond, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander G.Wodehouse, has taken on board over 30 tons
of shot, of large calibre, for replenishing the stores of
some of the ships in the Baltic. The Rosamond, it is re-
ported, is to be attached to the St. George sailing ship of
121 guns, and is expected to leave in a few days. Mr.
George W. Anderson, Paymaster, has taken up his com-
mission to this sloop, vice Clinch.
The crew of the Majestic, 91 guns, screw steam-ship,
were paid in advance on Thursday. On Friday she was
inspected by Capt. the Hon. F. Grey, now acting comman-
der at Sheerness ; and at 6.45 on Saturday she left for the
Downs, on her way to join the Baltic fleet. She has not
not yet obtained her full complement of A.B.'s. Her
draught of water on leaving was, forward 24ft. 7 in., aft 26
feet 4 inches, giving an increased immersion to her
screw propeller from an even keel of 1 foot 11 inches-
The wind on her leaving blowing strong from the north-
east, she proceeded under steam power only, and was in
a very short time hull down. From the various trials
her engines have undergone at different times, she bids
fair to be a very fast ship under steam power.
The Miranda, 15 guns, screw steam-ship, Captain
Edmund M. Lyons, will be ready to leave for the Baltic
on the Ist of May.
The supernumerary seamen volunteers of the Waterloo,
120 guns, are daily exercised at target practice with
shot and shell. Mr. S. W. Sadler, paymaster from the
Dover packet station, has taken up his commission to
this ship to do senior clerk's duty.
The Black Eagle, Master-Commander John Petley,
left Woolwich on Friday afternoon for the Downs, with
Rear-Admiral Berkeley on board, to visit some of the
ships of war there under orders to join the Baltic fleet.
The following appointments have been made :
Commander George Mason (1853), recently First-
Lieutenant of' the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth, to
the transport service, and to be agent in charge of a di-
vision of transports.
Lieutenant Charles G. Crawley (1838), to command
the Jasper paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 100-horse power,
commissioned. at Devonport.
Lieutenant James Hunt (1841), from the Coast Guard,
to command the Pigmy paddle-wheel steam-vessel of
100-horse power, commissioned at Portsmouth.
Master Philip C. D. Bean (1835), is re-appointed
Master of the Fisgard flag-ship, at Woolwich.
Second Masters—William C. Pyper (1845) to the
Pigmy paddle-wheel steam-vessel ; Richard C. Dyer
(1848), from the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport,
to the Jasper paddle-wheel steam-vessel.
Master's-Assistant G. G. Brown to the Gladiator
paddle-wheel steam-frigate, serving with the Baltic fleet.
Clerk Augustus Ovey (1848), from the Megnra iron
screw steam-ship, to the Eurydice, 26, at Portsmouth.
Acting Clerk —J. A. W. Nicholls to the Majestic,
80, screw steam-ship, for service in the Baltic fleet.
Clerk's Assistant—Thomas Boyle to the Megwra
iron screw troop-ship, at Portsmouth.
The Melbourne screw steam-transport passed Sheer-
ness on Friday morning for Chatham, for the purpose of
embarking the 88th Regiment of Infantry, under the
command of Brigadier-Colonel Sir John Campbell, for
the seat of war in the East, She will take them on
board to-day.
The mercantile steam-transport Albatross, with horse
fodder and a heavy supply of the munitions of war, left
Portsmouth on SAturday for Turkey. Major McMullin,
Captain Weare, and Dr. Furlong, of the staff, also their
horses and servam s, and those of Captains Morris and
Sankey, and Mr. Romaine, Judge-Advocate General,
embarked in lier. She is reported to touch at Gibraltar,
and take in troops from that fortressfor Turkey.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth for the
authorities to examitie and report upon what number of
cavalry, horses, &c., c.‘n be accommodated in her
Majesty's steam-transports Simoom and Megmra. The
report has been made to head-quarters. The Megmra will
embark a portion of the 38th Foot this week. It is
reported that this ship and the Simoom will take out the
13th or Light Dragoons if found suitable.
The Blundell transport shipped Captain White's troop
(about 50 men and horses) of the 17th Vancers at Ports-
mouth dockyard yesterday morning, and left at 3 p.m.
for Turkey. Dr. Brady, of the 57th, also went out in
her. The embarkation of the remainder of the Lancers
(the head-quahers) will be completed on Tuesday, in the
Eveline and Edmundsburg.
From Plymouth we learn by electric telegraph that
the horse transport ship Medora, Captain Robinson,
from Liverpool, arrived in the Sound at 1 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon to embark a portion of the Bth Hussars.
The horse-transport Doris arrived yesterday morning
at Plymouth from Liverpool.
The screw steam-ship Andes, with the first battalion
of First Royals, sailed on Friday evening from Plymouth
for Gallipoli.
The hired horse-transport Shooting Star arrived from
Liverpool on Friday evening, and commenced on Satur-
day shipping fodder from the Royal William Victualling-
yard. About a dozen of the crew have refused to pro-
ceed. -

The Victoria, No. 12,. steam transport-ship,: left
Woolwich on Saturday evening with. the head-quarters
of thel9th Regiment on board, for the Mediterranean.
About half-a:dozen of the transports fitting out at
Liverpool are now taking in hay and other stores. They
are called the " Dublin fleet," and will be despatched
that City at'the end of this week. They are intended
principally for the conveyance of the 11th Hussars to
the seat of war,
A third detachment of the Bth Hussars left Exeter
for Plymouth on Saturday. After a brief inspection in
the morning, 'the detachment, preceded by the band of
the 3d Dragoons, arrived in the city, from the Artillery
barracks, at 11 o'clock. In Tiolloway-street a large con-
course: of .spectators had assembled; who greeted the
soldiers with, hearty cheers, again and again 'renewed,
during their progress through,Soutli-street,:Pore,;Street,
and-the 'village of St: ThomaS. 'Several -of* the' gallant
follaimi•carried green branchei in Cheri lianas; which they

waved round their heads in acknowledgment of the
cheers from the citizens. Some of the soldiers called for
cheers for the Queen, which were heartily given. Two
troops of the Bth now remain in barracks, and will
follow their gallant comrades in a few days.
A "number of the men belonging to the Royal Artillery
at Sheerness are daily volunteering to join companies at
Woolwich proceeding to the East.
It is stated that the 2d battalion of the 71st Highland
Light Infantry have been placed under orders to march
from Quebec, the head-quarters of the battalion, to
Halifax, for embarkation at the latter place for England.
The first battalion of the 71st are at present stationed
at Corfu, having left England on foreign service in
1853.

General Sir Joseph Thackwell and suite sailed from
Cork on Friday on board the Juverna for England, to
assume the duties of his position as Inspector-General of
the Cavalry in England, vacated by the departure of the
Duke of Cambridge for the East.

The inspecting field-officer and recruiting staff of the
northern district, having been removed from Newry to
Belfast, arrived there on Wednesday. The inspecting
field officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Adair, the staff surgeon
is Dr. Richardson, and the adjutant is Lieutenant W.
F. LoWrie. Recruiting has become very brisk of late
in Belfast, and within the last few days especially a large
number of young men have enlisted.
The Sylph Dublin steam-packet landed 30 volunteers
at Southampton on Saturday, who proceeded by rail to
Portsmouth. They were from the 91st, to join the 42d,
ordered for embarkation for Turkey.

IPIUCE SD.

will be armed with a 32-pounder and two 18's, and willl
proceed to the Baltic as early as possible.

THE MILITIA.

The Royal Lancashire Artillery' Regiment of Militia
will assemble for 28 days' service at the Birchfield Bar-
racks, Liverpool, on the 2d of May, under the command
of Colonel Sir Duncan Macdougall. This corps, con-
sisting of picked and intelligent men, is already 400
strong—the full complement being 646. They already
possess five guns (32-pounders)-and two field-pieces, to
which six more will soon be added.
The 2d Royal Lancashire Regiment of Militia (Duke
of Lancaster's Own), numbers its full compliment of
1,200 strong. Under the command of its colonel, Sir
Thomas Hesketh, this regiment will assemble for its an-
nual period of 28 days' service at the parade ground,
Everton, to-day.
The Ist Royal Surrey Militia will assemble at the
head-quarters at Richmond, under the command of
Colonel William Hulme Sumner (commandant) on the
morning of Monday, May 3, for 28 days' training and
exercise.

Captain John Gray, adjutant, has issued a notice ap-
pointing Tuesday, May 2, at 2 a.m., for the men of the
Kings Own Light Infantry Regiment of (Tower Ham-
lets) Militia to assemble for 28 days' training in the
London-fields, Hackney.

TEE REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE.

One of the most unanimous and most numerous
meetings which has been held in Cambridge, in reference
to politics took place on Tuesday evening, at the Town.
hall, in order that the electors might make their selec-
tion from the four candidates presenting themselves to
their notice. There were from 700 to 800 persons
present.
About half-past six o'clock Mr. James entered the
room, accompanied by Mr. John Mills, and his entrance
created a sensation among such of those present who
were not previously acquainted with the personnel of the
honourable gentleman. Mr. Adair followed within a few
minutes with Mr. Patrick Beates, and his entrance
elicited 'a hearty cheer. Mr. Mowatt was last in his
arrival, attended by Mr. John Eaden and Mr. G. E.
Foster, and his appearance in the Town-hall was the
signal for a burst of such hearty cheers as made the
building ring.
Mr. Ald. G. F. Foster presided.
The CHAIRMAN said there were at present four candi-
dates seeking the suffrages of the Liberal portion of the
constituency ; and they had all received invitations to
attend the meeting ; three of them were present, and
the fourth, the Hon. Mr. Campbell, had excused his
non-attendance by an epistle, in which he said :
"As you have not informed me of the purpose for
which this meeting is to happen, of the chairman under
whom its business is to be pursued, or of the part I am
wished to take in its proceedings, and as before any notice
reached me I had made arrangements for being elsewhere,
upon urgent although private matters, I feel that my ab-
sence cannot be construed into disrespect for the electors
who assemble.
" As regards political opinions, mine haie been already
stated to the town on February 4 and March 8.
" As regards political intentions, I have not departed
from those which on January 14 I had the honour to mi-
-1 nounce.

"In the event of the meeting upon Tuesday being
swayed by the Radical Reformers into any resolution hos-
tile to myself, it will not be difficult to obviate it in can-
vassing aborough which is still alive to Justice and Truth;
and as no election is anticipated by men of official informa-
tion before the end of June, the conclusions at which the
meeting may arrive (however respectable and numerous),
cannot be accepted as the final will of the constituency.
The Chairman was interrupted several times during the
reading by derisive laughter, and cries of " Oh ! oh !
Mr. ADAIR first addressed the meetin,,a• and avowed
his principles to be the sanie as those which he had so
repeatedly made known to the electors. Since the last
general election, I have observed that a difference has
arisen in our own great party here, which, however
easily reconcileable and capable of explanation between
ourselves, has given to our opponents anticipation of
success, has originated, and perpetuated a long struggle.
I say that the best way now is to speak openly ; the day
is gone by for small election tactics, and the era is come
when the opinions of an election committee should be
known to the public of the party. Tho day has now
arrived when council should be taken openly and fairly.
I maintain that the indecision with regard to the se-
lection of candidates has proved a fertile source of delay
in our arrangements, and the fight has been as between
the terms Liberal and Radical, one being called the
one and another the other. My advice to the Liberal
electors is to adopt such a course as will do away with
a chance of such divisions for the future ; let them say,
"We select A. and B.—we have confidence in them,
and let each of them take his responsibilities upon his
own shoulders, and we will carry them in against all,
opposition." I have occasion now to congratulate the
Liberal party in this borough upon the achievement of a
great triumph—upon having stood before the bar of their
country, and after an inquiry—unexampled in severity
—returning therefrom without a blot upon their shield.
Mr. MOWATT, said he was already pretty well known
to the audience now before him ; and, in fact, after the
scenes which they had passed through together, and the
many opportunites he had had of expressing his opinions
to them on almost all the subjects in which they took a
common interest on former occasions, he did not think
that anything he could then say of himself would add
to that knowledge. The hon. gentleman then dis-
cussed some of the important questions of the day with
reference to which he gave a general adhesion to the
policy of the Government.
Mr. EDWIN JaatEs, Q.C., who was met by loud ac-
clamations, said, I feel that I appear here at considerable
disadvantage, and I should think it extremely ominous
if I were to appear to take any person's place.
I come not here to divide the liberal interest, but to
strengthen and support it. I come by the same
invitation as my hon. friends Mr. Mowatt and Mr.
Adair to state for the first time nay views with regard to
those grand topics which should occupy the attention of
the electors of this borough—the free citizens of this
great country—views which I trust will become him who
shall attempt to represent the uncorrupt and uncorrup-
tible constituency of the borough. It may be said that
I come here for the purpose of creating a division in the
Liberal camp : it is no such thing. If I should find
that your choice has fallen on either two of the hon.
candidates who are now before you, I shall adopt the
same honourable and manly course as has .been pro-
pounded by the two late speakers, Mr. Adair and Mr.
Mowatt, and retire. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, when
I found that an address has been issued to the electors,
an address I read three times, and which to this moment
I cannot understand—(laughter)—a compound of tran-
scendentalism and nonsense, signed with the name of
Campbell, by a scion of the family whom I must confess
I think a little unworthy of the name. (Cheers and
laughter.) I could not'believe that he would secure the
votes or have the good word of the Liberal electors of
Cambridge. (Cheers.) I believed when I acceded to
the invitation to allow ray name to be placed before the
Liberal constituency of this borough as a candidate for
their suffrages that there was no other candidate ; the
address of Mr. Adair was issued it is true, but his
appearanee as a candidate depended upon the adop-
tion of a certain course by the electors, and therefore
my appearance here can be productive of no injury
to the Liberal party, or the Liberal cause. It is
.now for you to select your candidates from the gentle-
, men before you. If I should obtain vour suffrages I
shall have pleasure in becoming a candidate, and if not I
shall retire. I appear here somewhatat a disadvantage,
as I have no previous professions or conduct in Parlia-
ment to refer to, and I trust therefore you will not think
that I am playing the part of the trumpeter of my own
professions in stating to you, as briefly as I can, my
opinions upon subjects which should interest alike you,
as the parties to be represented, and the candidate who
aspires to such representation. Your borough has been
of late, and at this moment stands in what is indeed a
strange pesition, a borough which I see has, since
the
third year of Edward 111., returned, without, interrup-
tion, t f
two members to serve in the Commons House
Parliament, is practically disfranchised by the deeds of'
those who are about to reap their reward, but whose k
actions have rendered your borough a . byeword and a
disgrace. I am unknown to many of you except by name
,but I trust I am justified in assuming that the same.
exertions which unseated.:26 members of the last Parlia-
ment against whom or whose agents corrupt practices'
were alleged, may have been of seine slight use in stay,.
ing the onward march of corruption in this borough.
There is at the present moment a question of paramount
importance, which may be said to occupy the attention of
the House of Commons, though it will not come
on for discussion daring the present session, I
mean the New Reform Bill ; and, with all deference
to Mr. Mowatt, I think that that gentleman did
Lord John Russell no Snore than common justice when he
said that it was circumstances which had compelled him
to defer the consideration of that important measure. I
was in the house on the occasion of the postponement,
and was a witness to the struggle which agitated, the
breast of that nobleman, whom I believe to be as sin-
cere and zealous a Reformer as ever entered the Com-
mons House of Parliament—one whose name should
ever be mentioned with the most sincere veneration as
connected with the cause of civil and religious liberty
so long as Englishmen attached any importance to the
words. (Loud cheers.) Lord John Russell always
lent his powerful aid to the support of that cause, and,
though there might probably be some discussion as to
the details of the new bill, I believe that, as a whole,
it is founded on a sincere. wish and desire to place power
in the hands of the people ; power in the hands, I say,
of those iu whose hands it ought to be placed, parties:
who have proved that they can use without abusing it
—parties who have proved that they are the safe de-
positaries of that power. (Cheers.) When Lord John
Russell proposes to extend the franchise—when he pro-
poses to give savings a status—and when lie says that
the people deserve to be trusted, and embodies his
thought in such a measure, I say that the measure lie
propounds deserves and should have the considera-
tion of every sincere Reformer. (Cheers.) There is a.:
question which has not as . yet been alluded to, but one
upon which I cannot help thinking that Cambrige must
feel a vital interest, as I believe that no rear power is •
given to a constituency unless the voter is protected ; if