The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

The Secretary at War, Mr. Sidney Herbert, has con,
sented to allow the following extra clerks, who are be-
tween 18 and 30 years of age, in consideration of the
services they have given, to undergo examination as
competitors for some of the new appointments to be
made on the permanent establishment of the War-office,
viz., Messrs. Jafferson, Briggs, jun., Jermyn, Strachan,
Coward, Cumming, Hutchins, jun., Lovely, and Lin-
tott. The salary to commence at 901. per annum. The
appointment of postmaster at Bath is vacant, caused by
the death of Mr. Musgrave ; 4001. per annum, vice
Smith, in the gift of the Postmaster General. The
appointment of postmaster at Jersey is also vacant.
The appointment of governor of Hereford Gaol is
vacant, caused by the death of Captain H. G. Maple-
ton. Mr. Thomas Belgrave Grey has been appointed
a clerk in the secretary's department at the Foreign
Office.
CIISTOMS.-Mr. G, F. Schilling has been promoted
from the fifth to the fourth class of clerks for general
business in London. Mr. C. E. Green has been pro-
moted from the sixth to the fifth class of clerks for gene-
ral business in London. Mr. George Hughes has been
promoted from the seventh to the sixth class of clerks
for general business in London. Mr. James Scott has
been promoted from the eighth to the seventh class
I of clerks for general business in London. Civil ser.
vice Gazette.

AIICILEOLOGY IN WILTSHIRIL—The first anniversary
meeting of the Wilts Arobwlogical and Natural History
Society commenced on Wednesday in the ancient and
appropriate city of Salisbury. The morning meeting
was held in the Council Chamber, which was enriched
by an extensive temporary museum of antique curiosities,
partly in the possession of the society and partly contri-
butions from various private collections.

2. That the net space shall be broadly divided among
the various classes of manufacture.
3. That a small reserve be made for the completion of
such departments as may be unrepresented by the de-
mands received ; and,
4. The remainder subdivided among the various com-
mittees, partly in proportion to the number and charac-
ter of the applications that have been received, and
partly in proportion to the scale upon which each kind
of industry is carried on in a locality.
Each committee will then be requested to make such
a division of the space thus allotted among the intending
exhibitors as will be most creditable to their district',
or to the particular branch of industry which they re-
present.
The committees to which the demands will be referred
will be as fellows :-
1. For Machinery and Civil Engineering—The Coun-
cil of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
2. Agricultural Machinery The Committee ap-
pointed by the Royal Agricultural Society.
3. Manufactures (Metropolis)—The Associate Com-
mittee for particular Trades.
4. Manufactures (Provinces).—The Local Committees
formed at Aberdeen, Arbroath, Belfast, Birmingham,
Bradford, Derby, Dublin, Dudley, Dundee, Dunfermline,
Edinburgh, Galashiels, Glasgow, Greenock, Hudders-
field, Leeds, Macclesfield, Manchester, Norwich, Not-
tingham, Paisley, Preston, Sheffield, Staffordshire Pot-
teries, Stockport, Sunderland, Trowbridge, Walsall,
Wolverhampton.

H. C. Owzrz, Captain R.E., Secretary.