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London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, DECEMBER 29, 1853.

had directed him to call his worship's attention to the
case, which the board ,considered was opeof great irn-
pdrt—ance. *This was not the only instance of the kind.
The Mayor of Cork had sent back other Irish paupers
who had been passed to that city by English parishes
under orders of removal. The expense of passing Irish
paupers was a serious charge on the ratepayers of the
Poplar Union, and the guardians thought it was a very
hard case to be again saddled with the family after ex-
pending about 101. in relieving them, awl paying for
their passage to Ireland. Mr. Warrington then put in
the pass-book containing the order of removal of the
28th of November, to which the magistrate's signature
was attached.
Mr. Ingham asked under what circumstances the
family became chargeable to Poplar.
Mr. Warrington replied that the husband of the
woman was a tailor, and lived in Shoreditch, and upon
his death his widow applied for relief to the authorities
of that parish. She was admitted into Shoreditch work-
house with her children, and soon afterwards obtained
her discharge and came into Poplar, and the overseers
had no alternative but to remove her and her children
to Ireland, her late husband's legal settlement.
Mr. Ingham—ls the family in a state of chargeability
at the present time ?
Mr. Warrington—Yes, sir ; we have maintained them
in the workhouse several days. They were bundled
away from Cork, and arrived here in the most destitute
condition imaginable.
Mr. Ingham said the woman could be punished under
the Vagrant Act fir returning to this country after
being passed to Ireland.
Mr. Warrington was aware of that ; but the Board of
Guardians did not wish to have recourse to any harsh
proceedings, because the woman was not so much
in fault as the most Worshipful the Mayor of Cork,
who bad instigated the family to return. He now begged
to ask the magistrate if he would sign another order for
the removal of the family to Cork.
Mr. Ingham—Oh, yes, certainly. I hope the family
will not be sent back again. It is a most extraordinary
proceeding, and you ought io report the matter to the
Poor Law Board.

Mr. Warrington said that would be done, and that he
would bring the woman and her children to that court
on a future day to procure another order of removal.
Mr. Ingham said he had been told that the Irish poor
were brought to this country for nothing by captains of
steamers to insure the passage money from English
parishes to take them back.
Mr. Warrington said that was done once. The
Irish poor were brought over to this country now for
2s. 6d. per head. He had heard that some steamers
brought them over as deck passengers, exposed to the
inclemency of the weather, for Is. Gd. per head.
Mr. Ingham—What does it cost you for sending the
poor people to Ireland ?
Mr. Warrington—The- expense of sending each pauper
is very nearly 2/. The Barret family will cost us in all
201., and the board of guardians, who represent the rate-
payers, do think it is a very hard case, and that some
notice should -be taken of the strange conduct of the
Mayor of Cork.

Air. Ingham referred the relieving officer to several
acts of Parliament relating to the removal of Irish pau-
pers, and he then withdrew.

HAMMERSMITH.—Mr. George Treadaway, the
proprietor of the Chepstow Tavern, Chepstow-place,
Westbourne-grove, West Bayswater, appeared to answer
the information of Inspector Allison, for having had
his house open on Sunday, the 18th inst., for the sale
of beer, spirits, &c., before the hour of 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, contrary to the statute, &c.
A few days ago, a man named Pilbean was fined 251.
at this court for vending beer without a license, in a
shed in Fortescue-fields, at the rear of defendant's house.
The police now proved that the beer had been bought at
the tavern by Pilbean.
Mr. Beadon intimated that unless some reason was
shown to the contrary, he should inflict the full penalty
of 51. It was. a very bad case, and one in which, if he
had anything to do with the license, he should advise
its being taken away.
On the part of the defendant, it was then urged that
he had given directions that liquor should never be
served during the prescribed hours ; and Mr. Alfred
Keene, the manager, deposed that he had given the
liquor to Pilbean at half-past 11 on Saturday night, for,
as he understood, a master bricklayer, with whom he had
dealings. Pilbean was then very drunk, and he there-
fore fetched it away on Sunday morning.
Mr. Beadon repeated that it was a gross evasion of the
law, and inflicted the full penalty of 51.

obtained permission to rejoin their regiments will be at
tached to the party of recruits for the upper provinces,'
IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS IN THE DRESS OF EUROPEAN
TROOPS IN INDIA.

The following are extracts from a general order, dated
Oct. 10, which has been received with great satisfaction,
and will add greatly to the comfort of the troops, espe-
cially where it alludes to the leather stock being dis-
pensed with immediately, as it has ever been looked
upon as a pillory for recruits :--
"2. Carriage for the baggage of the European sol-
dier being supplied by the State, the knapsack has been
abolished, and a small or ' field vallise' for foot artillery
and infantry, sufficient to contain that portion of the
field kit', which may not be on the person, has been
substituted. Until worn out, the present knapsack is
to serve as field vallise. The horse artillery are already
provided with a similar article of equipment to the
saddle-bag.
"3. The pack cloth,' which is a square of about a
yard of thick country cloth, painted black, arid var-
nished to make it waterproof, and lined with common
unbleached country cloth, is intended for wrapping
round the great coat and carpet of foot artillery and in-
fantry, while on garrison duty, and other occasions re-
quiring them to be immediately at hand, are to be car-
ried on the soldier's back by the pack sling. When
circumstances (to be judged of by commanding officers)
render the arrangement necessary, the mess tin to be
fixed by its strap upon the top of this pack, and the re-
quisite articles of clothing to be placed within the great
coat and carpet can be a.ddel. _

" 4. The articles to be carried in the pack are to be
folded flat, about 13 inches long by 11 inches broad.
This mass is then to be laid diagonally in the centre of
the cloth, the corners of which are to be folded over one
another tightly, to keep the things well together and
exclude wet. The pack thus formed is then to be put
into the slings (which keep it from opening), so as to
bring the top of it on about a level with the man's
shoulders.

" 6. The leather stock is forthwith to be disconti-
nued, and with the cloth jackets or coatees at all times,
and with the white jackets when the men are on duty,
nothing is to be worn inside beyond a plain white shirt
collar of sufficient depth to prevent the soiling of the
lining of the coat collar, without being visible above it."
The following appointments have been made conse-
quent on the death of Lieut.• Colonel Robert Gordon,
late adjutant-general of the army in India, at. the re-
commendation of his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief :

Major William George Woods, of the 6th Regiment
Light Cavalry, acting adjutant-general of the army to
be adjutant-general of the army, with the official rank of
lieutenant-colonel, and a seat at the Clothing Board.—
To take effect from October 28, 1853.
Captain Frederick Secretan Gabb, of the 52d Regi-
ment Native Infantry, acting deputy adjutant-general
of the army, to be deputy adjutant-general of the army,
with the official rank of major.—To take effect from
October 28, 1853

Lieutenant William Touch, of the 2d Regiment Na-
tive Infantry, acting assistant adjutant-general of the
army, to be assistant adjutant-general of the army.—
To take effect from October 28, 1853.

Lieutenant George Brown Roberts, of the 7th Regi
ment Light Cavalry, to be deputy assistant adjutant
general of the army.

INCREASE OF THE EUROPEAN INFANTRY IN INDIA.

General Order by the Most Noble the Governor•Genera'

of India in Council.

Fort William, Oct. 20, 1853.

No. 833 of 1853.—Under instructions from the
Honourable the Court of Directors, the Most Noble the
Governor-General of India in Council is pleased to au-
thorise the addition of one regiment of European in.
fantry, of ten companies, at each presidency, composed
of 1 colonel, 2 lieutenant-colonels, 2 majors, 12 captains,
20 lieutenants, 10 ensigns, and 920 non-commissioned
and rank and file.

At each presidency the new regiment is to be desig-
nated the 3d European Regiment.
Agreeably to the orders of the Honourable Court, the
promotion arrangements will bear date at all the presi-
dencies one month from the receipt of the despatch au-
thorising the new regiments. The despatch having
been received by the Governor-General of India in
Council on the 15th October, 1853, the additional regi-
ment will be brought on the establishment of each pre-
sidency, from the 15th November, 1853.
On that day the army lists of each of the presidencies
will be considered as closed at army head-quarters, with
reference to the posting of officers to the new European
regiments. The operation of all casualties, as affecting
the selections for the new regiments, will accordingly be
precluded the report of which shall not have been re-
ceived at the respective army head-quarters on that
date.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS, ORPHAN
SCHOOL.

The anniversary dinner of this admirable institution
took place on Tuesday evening, at the London Tavern.
and was attended by a highly influential company,
amongst whom we noticed Mr. Sheriff Wallis, the Rev.
D. Moore, W. Nicholson, Esq., J. Taylor, Esq., F.
Wilson, Esq., B. W. Horne, Esq., F. M'Culloch, Esq.,
C. Woolloton, Esq., T. Keen, Esq., and other gentle-
men who take an active part in promoting the interests
of the school.

The object of this institution is told in its title. Its
purpose is to clothe, mantain, and educate the destitute
orphans of deceased, and the childern of necessitous,
commercial travellers. The school at present contains
about 140 boys and girls. The last report of the com-
mittee, in speaking of the education of the children, has
the following most gratifying paragraph :—" The extent
of information and intelligence displayed generally by
the scholars is such as to manifest, in the most decided
manner, that the main object of the charity, that is,
the education of the children, is successfully kept in
view."

The Loid Mayor presided on the occasion, and was
in every respect a most efficient chairman.
Tne cloth having been removed, and grace been
chaunted b, Miss Ellen Lyon, Mr. G. Gray, Mr. M.
Smith, Mr. James Howe, and Mr. Lawler,
The LORD MAYOR gave the usual loyal toasts, which
were drunk with the greatest enthusiasm.
The LORD MAYOR next gave "Mr. Masterman, M.P.,
the Vice-President of the Society," which was cordially
responded to.

Mr. GUNTON then proposed "The Corporation of the
City of London," and contended that municipal institu-
tions were essential to the liberties of this country. He,
however, thought that reform ought to be made in the
constitution of the Corporation of London, and hoped
it would emanate from the Corporation itself.
Mr. Sheriff WALLIS returned thanks, and in the course
of some pertinent observations, said he had endeavoured
to carry out the office of sheriff in a manner which he
considered to be consistent with the duties of that office,
and which he believed would be ultimately felt to be a
right course of action. _

The LORD MAYOR said, that owing to the severity of
the weather, the vehicles that were conveying the chil
dren of the school to thetavern, had not been able to reach
the establishment up to that time. He was therefore obliged
to defer the principal toast to a later portion of the
evening. He begged, in the meantime, to give " The
health of Mr. Moore, the Treasurer to the School."
(Hear. hear.) He took that opportunity of stating, that
to his mind the various charitable institutions connected
with London—of which there were between 800 and
900,--required careful supervision, as their management
cost about 30 per cent. of the entire expenditure. He
believed that school was one of the exceptions to this
complaint, and he had, therefore, great gratification in
giving the health of a gentleman who was so intimately
identified with the management and expenditure of the
school. (Hear. hear.)
Mr. MOORE, in returning thanks, observed that the
great object of that meeting was to raise funds for build-
ing the new school, and which was about to be erected
at Pinner, near Harrow, which was estimated to cost,
site and all. about 20,0001. They had in hand towards
that object 14,0001. and they, of course, wanted 6,0001.
to make up the required sum. The provinces, he was
happy to say, had done their duty towards the proposed
building, and it mainly depended upon the travellers of
London and the large establishthents of the metropolis,
to make up the 6,000/. (Hear, hear.) For the general
purposes of the institution they had in hand in addition
to the 14,0001. to which he had referred, the min of
16,000/. a good nest egg, it must be admitted for gene-
ral purposes, but the announcement of this fact should
rather incite gentlemen to increased efforts to aid the
object contemplated by the foundation of the school,
I than to cause them to relax their labours in that par-
ticular. The number of children, boys and girls, then
in the school was 134. Three were going out almost
immediately, and they were going to elect twelve
more the following day, which would make their number
143.—(Hear.) He had the happines to inform them that
the cost of each child did not exceed 191. a year -a fact
testified to the care and economy that were bestowed
upon the general management of that school. (Hear.)
Many of the boys and girls were sent out to useful em-
ployments, and he could then say that gentlemen want-
ing well-educated boys of 15 years of age, had only to
apply to him and he would be ready to supplythem with
the requisite number. (Hear, and a laugh.) He had only
only in conclusion to state that in 1855 the new school
be erected, and he hoped to be able to announce that his
Royal Highness Prince Albert would honour the school
by presiding at the opening. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The Vice Presi-
dents," which was responded to by Mr. Keen.
The children of the school having now arrived, they
took up their position in the gallery of the large dining-
room, and presented the best possible proof of the value
of the institution. Their healthy and happy appearance
testified to the great care that was bestowed upon them ;
and their manner and deport when they passed round
the room in a subsequent portion of the evening►, indi-
cated their educational training was in keeping with the
attention paid to their personal comfort.

The LORD MAYOR then proposed " The Commercial
Travellers' School, and prosperity to it ; " and in the
course of some approprite observations, said that the
statement just made by the treasurer as regarded the ex-
penditure relative to each scholar must be highly grati-
fying to the friends of the institution, particularly when
he told them that the cost of prisoners in Newgate—and
he begged pardon for making such a reference—was 371.
a head annually. (Hear, and cries of shame.)
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.
The Rev. Mr. IVloons proposed the Lord Mayor's
health, which was drunk with great cordiality, and was
warmly responded to by his lordship.
Other appropriate toasts were given, and the com-
pany retired highly gratified at the proceedings of the
evening. •
The SECRETARY, in the course of the evening, an-
nounced that upwards of 2,0001. had been subscribed.
Amongst the subscribers were the Lord Mayor, 10/ ,
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Wire, 101., Mr. Sheriff
Wallis, 51., &c. &c.

The dinner was served up in Mr. Bathe's usual style
of excellence, and gave general satisfaction. Mr.
Harker officiated as toastmaster.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 28.

ENTERED INNARDS.—The Jane, from Mauritius and
St. Michael's ; Vesta, Bjoueborg and Copenhagen ; Arthur,
Quebec ; Sympathy, Riga ; Furet, Gra,velines ; No Joke,
St. Malo ; Olive, Genoa ; St. Patrick, Quebec; Content,
Gothenburg ; Juanita, Havannah ; Caroline, Dunkirk ;
Eliza, Onega_; Margaretha, Holbeck ; Diamond, Dantzic.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Unias, for
Oporto ; Catbarina, Antwerp; Fortuna, Antwerp ; Maria
Anna Antwerp; Elizabeth, Antwerp; Gondola, Boston ;
Juanita, Demerara ; Caroline, Stettin ; Doncaster, Genoa
and Odessa; Taurus, Valentia ; Thalia, Cape of Good
Hope ; Lloyd, Port Philip.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO The Verbina, for
Dunkirk ; James and Emma, Dunkirk ; Funf Gebroeders,
kutwerp ; Derby, Boulogne; Albatross, Odessa.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.
The Joven Claudio, from this port to Cadiz was taken
into Wexford in a sinking state, but is now in a place of
safety, and will have to be discharged.
The St. Hilda, of Liverpool, from Manilla to London,
was spoken, Nov. 12, lat. 20 N., long. 33 W., with mizen
and mainmasts sprung ; she also telegraphed that she had
with an accident.
The N.E. wind having cut off the tide, the Baltic
(United;States Mail steamer), is neape,l in the Huskisson
dock, and will not sail till to-morrow morning.
The Kate Kearney, for this port, was loading at Labuan
on the 13th of October.
The James Carson, from Bombay for this port, was
spoken Nov. 12, off Ascension.

OFF DUNGENESS, Dec. 28.—Wind E., strong in squalls.
—Arrived the Minervia, from Madras; Bayard, St. Law-
rence ; Rattler, Callao ; Richard Cobden, New York.
Sailed the Robert and Betsy, for Melbourne.
SHIELDS, Dec. 27. The Cygnet (brig), of Blyth, for
London, in tugging out to sea, broke her tow-line, drove
down on the Herd Sand, and is going to pieces—crew saved
by the life-boat.

-GIBRALTAR, Dec. 20.—The Berangor, from Bahia to
Marseilles, which was on shore on the Western Beach,
was got off Dac. 17, after discharging the greater part of
her cargo, which may be considered as totally lost.
QUEBEC, Dec. 20 —The Breadalbane, from Penarth
Roads, which was ashore at Point-au-Pin, is safe at St.
Andre, with her crew on board.
COWES, Dec. 27.—The Mathilde, from Trieste to Rot-
terdam, which arrived at the Motherbank on the 23rd, bas
come into the harbour—reported to be leaky, and with
loss of sails.

LOWESTOFT, Dec. 28.—The following vessels are ashore
here and at Corton :—The Alliance (brig), of Sunderland
Fly (brig), of Whitby ; Samuel (schooner), of Clay ; Cele-
rity (sloop), of Hull ; Snipe (brig), of Faversham ; Panope
(schooner), of Caen.

WEXFORD, Dec. k.—The Joven Claudio (lugger), Liver-
pool to Cadiz, has been brought in here to-day in a sinking
state, and must discharge.
BRIDLINGTON, Dec. 28.—The Ann, from Hartlepool to
London, was run on shore this mornino. off Flamborough
Head, in a sinking state, and will be a total loss.
DANTzre, Dec. 24. -The Amalia, hence for Liverpool, on
shore on Hela Dec, 21, it is feared will become a wreck.
PATRAS, Dec. 14.—A vessel under the Wallachian flag,
laden with Indian corn, put into Navarino prior to Dec.
6, leaky, and with her master missing.
The French barque Racine from the Euxine Sea, wheat
laden, derelict without any damage, was fallen in with,
Nov. 30, between the island of Sapienza and Cape Malapan,
by the Sardinian vessel New Hope and Neapolitan vessel
Ricards, and carried into Porte Luogo, whence she will be
brought to Navarino. Blood was found in the cabin ; all
the sailors' chests had been openo 1, and that belonging to
the captain was emptied. The ship's boat and papers
were missing, the stores stolen, and the log-book had been
entered up to Nov. 30 and Dee. 1, the day on which she
was fallen in with.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Orion Harris, from New York to Boulogne, out 55
days.

The Magnolia, American ship, for Port Philip, Nov. 7,
lat. 10 S. long. 30 W.
The Adelaide, with troops, outward bound, Bth, lat. 8
S., long. 30 W.

The Duke' from Calcutta to Liverpool, Dec. 10, lat. 43
N., long. 27 W.

The Equador, from Quebec to Hull, nine days out, off
St. Peter's.

An English brig, with loss of mainmast, showing No.
3267, Ist pendant, Dec. 19, entering the Tagus.
The Timandra, from Madras to London, Oct. 30, lat. 32
S., long. 13 E.

The Zoe, from Mauritius to Queenstown, Nov. 8, lat. 15
S., long. 6 W.
The James Carson, from Bombay to Liverpool, 12th, off
Ascension.

The Chandernagore, from Colombo to London, 23d, lat.
15 N., long. 30 W.
The Queen of Sheba, from New York to London, Due.
17, lat. 50 N., long. 10 W.