The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1854.

R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC
will be CLOSED TO-NIGIIT, Ash-Wednesday.

JAPANESE EXHIBITION. = The FIRST
DIRECT IMPORTATION from JAPAN is NOW OPEN for
EXHIBITION, at the Gallery of the Society of Painters in Water
Colours, SA, Pall-Mall East, until 15th March, as the Society requires
the Gallery for their paintings. Admittance, Is.

GYPTIAN HALL.-CONSTANTINOPLE
is open TO-NIGHT at Eight, and Every Day at Half-past Two
o'clock. The Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY, and
has been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH and Mr. SHIRLEY
BROOKS.- Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s.

LAIIRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLR Rooms,
(Lessee, Cues. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Ftnaam-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.
To-morrow being Ash-Wednesday, there will be no performance.

ROYAL POLYTECENIO INSTITUTION.
PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY,
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED, by Dr. Bacimopvm, on Wed-
nesday and r rlday evenings, at eight o'clock.
MAGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, and a NEW SERIES

ofIiISAOLVING VIEWS.
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and its

DECORATION with COLOURS.
LECTURE by Dr. BACHOFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT
UNIVEKsAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
DESCRIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE,
and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METHOD of RAISING
SUNKEN VESSELS.

Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and
Children under Ten years of age, If-price.

WAR RISKS for ALL PARTS of the
WORLD.--The HOME CoUNTIES and GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COM I'ANT, 29, New Bridge-street, Black-
friars, London.—This Comp.my will ASSURE OFFICERS and
others, at most moderate rates of premium, against WAR RISK,
Voyaging, and Climate.
By order of the Board of Directors.
A. DURNFORD, Secretary.

TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.—A RETIRra)
CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days,
alter many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to communi-
cate 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.

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH (used in
her Majesty's Laundry). and WOTHERSPOON'S Machine-
made CONFECTIONERY, MARMALADE, JAMS, JELLIES, &c.,
(which gained the Prize Medal of 1851), may be had of all Grocers;
Wholesale of Wotherspoon, Mackay, and Co., 66, Queen-street,
Cheapinde, London, and Robert Wotherspoon and Co., Glasgow.

CAPTURE of TWO SHIPS of the LINE
off Cape • t. Vincent, on the 14th of February.
In consequence of the unprecedented interest excited by T. J.
Barker's Grand Picture of " Nelson receiving the Swords of the
Vanquished Officers on the quarter-deck of the San Josef," Messrs.
LEGGATT, HAWARD, and LEGGATT beg to announce that it
will remain on view for a short time longer.

Admission on presentation of private card.
COURT CIRCULAR.

Windsor, Nov. 24.
Messrs. Leggatt had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Barker's painting of " Nelson re-
ceiving the Swords of the Officers on the quarter-deck of the San
Josef after the Battle of Sit. Vincent."
79, Cornhill, London.

PURSSELL'S BISCUITS, in Bags, 14 for la.,
or in Boxes, is., 2s. 6d., is., end 10s, each—viz., Captains', or
German Cuddy Biscuits, have long been esteemed fin' their delightful
flavour, and are adapted for coffee and tea ; Milk or Cheese Biscuits,
arrowroot Biscuits for invalids, and their nutritive quality makes
them adapted for children ; Abernethy Biscuits, Brown Digestive
Rye Biscuits ; a large assortment of Mixed Biscuiti, Is. 054 d. per
lb.; Bartholiver's Wine Biscuits, Isle of Wight Cracknells; Arrow-
root Biscuits, Coffee, ditto, thin Captains' and thin Rusks, for wine.
The Royal German Rusks, Tops and Bottoms for infants' food, sold
is bags or ss. boxes. Warranted to Keep Six Months.
JOHN R. PURSSEL L, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate-hill,
only.

PURS SELL' S.—BALL SUPPERS and
WEDDING BREAKFASTS SUPPLIED in the first style;
public breakfasts, dinners, and promenade suppers supplied by con-
tract ; a large stock of bride cakes for immediate use, from one to
twenty guineas each ; a handsome cake for five guheas, packed and
sent to any part of the country if required, and warranted to keep 12
months.—JoaN R. Puasskrz, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate-
bill, only. .

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

The Master-Generalship of the Ordnance will not be
filled up during Lord Raglan's absence, but be held in
commission until his Lordship returns from the East.
We understand; that Drs. Mitchell, Dumbreck, and
Linton, staff-surgeons of the first-class, started to-day for
Constantinople by the overland route.

EMBARKATION OF THE SCOTS FUSILIERS.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB, 28.
The first battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards, 1,000
strong, of, which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge is colonel-in-chief, arrived in Portsmouth Dock-
yard this afternoon, about half-half past one o'clock, to
embark in her Majesty's steam-transport Simoom, for
Malta. This distinguished corps numbers amongst
its officers Lieutenant-Colonel Henry 'Colville, Major
Henry Lord Rokeby ; Captains and Lieutenant-.
Colonels. Sir •C. J. J. Hamilton, Bart., the Hon.
A. N. Hood, the Hon. C. G. Scott, Lord C. J.
Plantaganet ; Lieutenant and Captains the Hon. R.
Charteris, the Hon. J. S. Jocelyn, Viscount Chewton,
Lord Adolphus Vane, the Hon. W. F. Scarlett, the
Hon. W. C. W. Coke ; Ensigns and Lieutenants
Hon. G. G. Dalrymple, Hon. A. E. Fraser, Viscount
Ennismore, Hon. H. Annesley, &c. The battalion
having formed in marching order, four deep, left the
railway yard about a quarter past one, and marched into
the garrison through the Unicorn-gate, and down the
principal. street of the town of Pcirtsea and into the
dockyard, preceded by kw. military bands of the troops
in garrison, and headist by the lieutenant-governor and
staff. They were cheered from beginning to end of their
march, and all comfortably embarked in her Majesty's
steamer Simoom by about four o'clock, baggage, men,
officers, women, and horses. The ship will remain in
Portsmouth harbour all night, and start for Spithead
the first thing in the morning, where she will ship her
powder and shell, and then leave for her destination.
Both officers and men appeared in the best health and
spirits.

It is rumoured that the 79th Royal Highlanders, at
present quartered in this garrison, are ordered to Glas-
gow to recruit their numbers, as many as 300 having
volunteered for and gone with other regiments to the
seat of war in the East.

A new fort has just been contracted for by the Ord-
nance Board, to be erected immediately at Cliff's-end,
near Sconce Point, Isle of Wight, to further defend the
Needles passage. •

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 28.

Information has been received here to-day that the
Admiralty have chartered the General Screw Steam
Shipping Company's fine steamer the Queen of the
South, for the conveyance of troops to the Mediterra-
nean. The Queen of the South, which is of 1,800 tons,
burden, and 300-horse power, arrived here yesterday
from India and the Cape, and was intended to leave
again for that destination on the 14th of March. She
will now be coaled, and got ready for sea without delay ;
and other arrangements will have to be made for the
Cape and India mail line. Probably the Propontis may
be sent in her place, unless that ship should also be re-
quired by the Government.
Immediately on the arrival of the West India mail-
steamer Magdalena, expected from the West Indies and
Gulf of Mexico on Friday or Saturday next, this vessel
will discharge cargo, receive coals, and be prepared for
the embarkation of a regiment with the smallest possible
delay. The Magdalena will be able to carry from 1,000
to 1,200 men, and the Queen of the South probably 700
to 800.

GLASGOW, TUESDAY.

The 77th Regiment left Glasgow this morning by rail-
way for Preston, en route for the East. They passed
along the streets amid an immense concourse of specta-
tors, who had assembled notwithstanding the earliness
of the hour and by whom the soldiers were cordially
greeted. It was originally intended that the 77th should
sail from the Clyde in the new steamer Atrato, but, as
this ship is not yet ready, it is believed they will em-
bark at Liverpool.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.

The Emen steamer has arrived in Kingstown harbour
for the conveyance from this port of more troops destined
for service in the East. To-morrow morning six out of
eight of the service companies of the 33d (the Duke of
Wellington's) Regiment will be embarked, and proceed
at once to sea. The remaining two companies, with a
similar number of the 50th Regiment, for whom there
was not sufficient accommodation in the Cambria, will fol-
' low as soon as transports can be provided. As the Emeu
was built fat thn pitsifelrigeSralitrit inny iiadily be sup
posed that her appointments are of the first character and
her accommodation very extensive. She is considerably
larger than the Cambria, in which the 50th Regiment
embarked on Friday last, being 1,660 tons burden, and
will readily accommodate 800 men. Her between-decks
are very commodious, lofty, well lighted, and ventilated;
and the small cabins of the entire forepart of the vessel
will, we believe, be reserved for non-commissioned officers,
whose comfort will thus be amply provided for. The ar-
rangements for the general body of the troops being also
of a more permanent character, will doubtless be supe-
rior to any that could be hastily made in a vessel intended
for mixed traffic. The 63d Regiment, now forming part
of Dublin garrison, is the next corps in turn for em-
barkation for Eastern service. According to present
arrangements, it is expected that the first division will
leave on the 7th of the ensuing month. The 63d fur-
nished a large proportion of volunteers to the 50th and
the other regiments whickhave been already despatched
to the seat of war. In consequence of the number of
recruits who have joined recently, the 63d, it is said, do
not muster more than 600 rank and file available for im-
mediate service. Some of the journals have stated that
the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, now lying in
Dublin, are to form a portion of the British contingent
in Turkey. Up to this, however, no change has been
made in the original destination of this fine body of
men. They are still under orders to bold themselves in
readiness for service at the Cape of Good Hope.

rate of only 121 knots per hour. As she made 'nearly 15
knots in steaming from Southampton to Plymouth, it
seems reasonable to conclude that the passage to Malta
can be accomplished in a week.
The military are thus disposed of on board :—Officers
of all forces in the chief saloon; non-commissioned officers
and women in the after lower saloon; Sappers and Miners
and Rifles in the for Ward main-deck cabin, the lug-
gage-room, and in' the second-class accommodation.
The Highlanders have the fore orlop, after orlop, the
lower saloon cabins, and the maindeck. Including
officers and crew of the ship (140), she carries 1,452
souls ; also six horses.
Her Majesty's 'screw steam-ship Duke of Wellington,
131, Commodore Henry B. Martin, arrived to-day,
having left Lisbon 14 days since, with the flag-ship
Pince Regent, 90, Captain Frederick Hutton ; the screw
steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, Captain the Hon.
Henry Keppel • .screw steam-frigate Imp4rieuse, 50,
Captain Rundel B. Watson ; Arrogant; 47, • Captain
Hasting R. Yelverton, ; Tribune, 30, Captain the Hon.
S. T. Carnegie ; Amphion, 34, aptain Astley C. Key ;
and the paddle-wheel steam-frigate Valorous, 16, Cap-
tain Claude H. M. Buckle.

The Duke of Wellington parted company with the
fleet at 11 o'clock on Monday night, 20 miles south-west
of the Lizard, when they were proceeding to the Downs.
Wind, west*.

The Duke of Wellington communicated with the
Himalaya outside the harbour.

WOOLWICH, Ful. 28.

APPOINTMENTS,

Commodore and First Captain Michael Seymour
(1826), to be Captain of the Fleet, for service as Flag
Captain in the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-
ship, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier,
K.C.8., for particular service.
Commander Robert Jenkins (1853), promoted from
First Lieutenant of the Castor, 36, when serving on the
Cape of Good Hope station, to the Talbot, 22, fitting at
Deptford, for conveying stores to the Arctic regions for
the relief of Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition.
Lieutenants.—Edward M. Rogge (1841), formerly
serving in the Boscawen, 70, when guard-ship in ordi-
nary at Chatham, to the Wellington, 72, guard-ship of
ordinary, at Sheerness ; Henry . St. J. Mildmay
(1844), from the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, to
the Monarch, 84, at Sheerness ; Thomas A. Swinburne
(1846), to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, at
Sheerness ; Charles 0. H. P. St. John (1846), to the
Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth ; Augustus P.
Arkwright (1845) to the Neptune, 120, at Portsmouth ;
Robert Reid (1843), to the Conway, 26, at Portsmouth,
fitting to serve as flag-ship at Cork, in the room of the
Ajax, 58, screw steam flagship at that port, the latter
being intended to form one of the screw steamships
under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier;
Charles S. Forbes (1848), to the Archer, 14, screw cor-
vette, at Woolwich ; Henry N. Knox, recently pro-
moted from first mate of the Virago steam-sloop to the
Archer.

Masters.—John Thomas (b), (1850), to the Archer, 14,
screw-corvette, at Woolwich ; John Simons (1849), to
the Magicienne, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate at
Devonport.
Surgeons.—Walter Dixon, M.D. (b) (1848), to the
Archer, 14, screw corvette ; John A. Corbett, M.D.
(1849), to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, at Sheer-
ness ; Nicholas Littleton (1851), to the Rosamond screw
steam-sloop, at Sheerness ; John B. Nicholson, M.D.
(1853), to the Prometheus paddlewheel steam-sloop, at
Devonport ; William Macleod, M.D. (1853), from the
Racehorse to the Driver paddle steam-sloop, at Sheer-
ness • James J. Martin (1853), to the Gorgon, paddle-
wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth ; W. H. Sloggett
(1853), to the Conflict, 8, screw steam-sloop at Ports-
mouth.

Paymasters.-Arthur A. Speed (1850), from the
Argus, 6, steam-sloop, to the Calypso, 18, on the North
America and West India station ; G. H. Whillier (1854),
from the Scorpion, 6, surveying-vessel at Devonport, to
the Argus, vice Speed; Harrington R. Jones (1850),
from the Medea, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Ports-
mouth ; William Johnson (1851), to the Medea, vice
Jones ; Henry Cooper (1850), from the Cruiser screw
steam-sloop, to• the Archer, 14, screw-corvette, at
Woolwich; Edward J. Bennett (1851), to, the Cruiser,
vice Cooper ; James Towell (1850), from the Frolic,
16, sloop, at Portsmouth, to the Miranda, 14, screw
steam-sloop, at Sheerness • F. G. Pearce (1852), to
the Frolic, vice Towell ; Thomas C. Thomas (1851),
recently serving in the Volcano paddle-wheel steam-
sloop on the west coast of Africa station, to the Driver,
paddlewheel steam-sloop, at Sheerness ; Timothy Clinch
(1852), to the Rosamond paddle-wheel steam-sloop, at
Sheerness ; John E. Stiles (1852), to the Gorgon paddle.
wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth ;_ H. 0. Pool (1352),
I from the Saturn, at Pembroke, to the Prometheus Screw
steam-sloop, at Deiroriport ; George H. Moubray (1841),
from the Retribution paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the
Sanspareil, 81, screw steam-ship, both in the Black Sea ;
W. H. Parmenter (1845), from the Leopard, 18, paddle-
wheel steam-frigate at Portsmouth, to the Retribution,
vice Moubray William M. Shanks (1854), recently
promoted from Clerk of the Britannia, 120, flag-ship
of Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8., 'in Beycos-
bay, to the Niger steam-sloop, in the Black Sea ;
Alex. Robinson (1842), from the Sidon, 22, paddle-
wheel steam-frigate, to the Leander, 50, both in the
Black Sea ; John E. Brooman (1846), from the Samp-
son, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the Sidon, vice Ro-
binson ; William Ellis (1849), from the Inflexible, pad-
dle-wheel steam-sloop, in the Black Sea, to the Samp-
son, vice Brooman ; H. W. V. Warrington (1853), to
the Inflexible, vice Ellis ; G. A. Lance (1844), from the
Tiger, 16,' paddle-wheel steam-frigate, in the Black Sea,
to the Arethusa, 50, also in the Black Sea; H. W. Rowl-
stone (1849), from the Firebrand, steam-frigate, in the
Black Sea, to the Tiger, vice Lance ; James D. Gilpin
(1849), from the Wasp, 14, screw steam-sloop, in the
Black Sea, to the Firebrand, vice Rowlstone ; H. E. L.
P. Bailey {1854), to the Wasp, vice Gilpin ; Samuel H.
L. Giles (1846), from the Styx, paddle-wheel steam-
sloop, to the Winchester, 50, flag-ship, both on the East
Indies station ; N. Giles (1852), vice S. H. L. Giles ;
George J. Starr (1850) from the Comus, 14, sloop, to
the Spartan, 26, both on the ,East Indies station ;
James C. Pinhorn (1852), to the Comus, vice Starr.
Second Master D. Manson (1854), to the Phoenix
screw steam-sloop, for service in the Arctic regions. Mi.
Manson had made 42 voyages in whaling vessels to the
northern regions, and subsequently accompanied Capt.
Penny as mate of the Sophia, and afterwards was with
Captain Inglefield in the Isabel, and was again with him
last year in the Phoenix, for which services he has been
made a SecOnd Master in the Royal navy.
Clerk-Graham W. Welch (1850), to the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth.
Gunner-Mr. Winneot to the Archer, 14, screw cor-
vette.

Boatswain—John Thomas (b), to the Archer.

Carpenter—Mr. Miller, to the Archer.

Captain Edmund Heathcote (1852), appointed to com-
mand the Archer 14, screw corvette on Saturday last,
arrived at Woolwich to-day, and hoisted his pendant on
that fine war steamer. Two lieutenants, the master;
and the three warrant officers have been already ap-
pointed to the Archer.

POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.

GeneralPost•Office, February, 1854.

ENGLAND. —Minor Money Order Offices will be
opened at the undermentioned places on the respective
dates named :—Bollington, near Macclesfield, 4th Marche ;
Lund, near Beverley, Ist ditto ; Newquay, near Lam-
peter, 4th ditto.
On the let March the undermentioned Minor Money
Order Offices will be raised to Major Offices. Post-
masters must, therefore, after that date, pay Orders
issued at those Offices on receipt of, the corresponding
advices therefrom :—Alderney (Channel Island) ; Yar-
mouth, Isle of Wight.
On and after the Ist March, the Post-office at pre-
sent known by the name of " Hollytroyds," will be
called " Church."

The Post-office at. Aberford, formerly under Tad•
caster, is now a Sub-office to Milford Junction ; the
Offices at Bagshot and Bracknell have been reduced to
Sub offices to Farnborough Station ; the Office at Pat-
ton, formerly under Biggleswade, is now a Sub-office
to St. Neots ; that at Wiveliscombe is a Sub-office to
Wellington, Somerset, instead of Taunton, as stated in
the Book of Money Order Offices ; and that at York
Town, formerly under Bagshot, is now a Sub-office to
Farnborough Station.
IRELAND.—On the Ist March, the undermentioned
Major Money Order Offices will be reduced to Minor
Offices. Postmasters must, therefore, after that date,
pay no Money Order issued at those Offices unless the
corresponding advises shall have been received by them
through the Chief Money Order Office, Dublin, with the
stamp of that office affixed to the document :—Augnritn,
county Galway, near Ballinsloe ; Ballynacargy, county
Westmeath, near Mullingar ; Castle Blakeney, county
Galway, near Ballinasloe ; Craughwell, county Galway,
near Athewry ; Crossdoney, county Cavan, near Cavan ;
Dangan, county Galway, near Athenry ; Kinnegad,
county Westmeath, near Killucan ; IVlounthugent,
county Cavan, near Virginia ; Slane, county Meath,
near Navan ; Swords, county Dublin, near Malahide.
SCOTLAND.—On the Ist March a Major Money Order
Office will be opened at the Receiving Office at Calton,
Glasgow.
On the Ist March, Minor Money Order Offices will be
opened at the undermentioned places :--Barrhill, near
Girvan ; Lilliesleaf, near Selkirk.

THE COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEARWIGAN.—The in quest
relative to the recent explosion in the Arley Mine, near
Wigan, was proceeded with yesterday, at the Navigation
Inn, before Mr. C. E. Driffield, the coroner for the dis-
trict. Another of the colliers died on Friday last, and
thus the number who lost their lives now amounts to 88.
Josias Dobison, head underlooker of the workings un-
derground, was minutely examined as to the previous
state of the mine, and the probable cause of the explosion.
The witness it as gave his opinion that a sudden burst
of gas must have taken place after the fireman had lighted
his fusee, and that the explosion was to be traced to this
circumstance. Several colliers who were in the mine
when the explosion took place then gave evidence, but
nothing material was elicited, and the inquiry was ad-
journed till to-day.