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exception, where it was occasioned by the request of
the parties interested, to obtain the assents without
employment of an assistant commissioner for the pur-
pose, and ins manner perfectly satisfactory. The
average of each proceeding in which these assents
have been given, as far as this office is concerned, will be
about 161., up to the time of the return of such assents
to us, which leaves the case ready either for Parliament
to deal with, or for us to signify our intention of
authorising the inclosure.
An appendix is subjoined, and tha report is signed,
LINCOLN. _ _

W. BL AMIRE.
G. DARBY.

PRESIDENT POLK'S LEVEE

An American levee must be a funny thing in its way,
as different from a royal levee or drawing-room in this
' country as a hop in a seven dials' lodging-house is to
Almack's. A few passages from the description of such
a scene, given in the New York Herald of the 21st ult.,
may amuse our readers. First, the picture .of the
officials is particularly American. "The lords in wait-
ing consisted of a rough marine in uniform, and a
policeman, who, true to their vocation, and rigidly ad-
hering to the word of command, kept the doors closed,
refusing admission to soma of the company, who. en-
deavoured to effect an entrance some few minutes before
the appointed hour, and rudely removed them outside
the doors, stating they should keep strictly to orders.'"
Nor does the company appear to have been very un-
worthy of such "Lords in Waiting." Our contempo-
rary says—
" At the appointed hour the company began to arrive,
and in a short time the rooms were filled up with a
motley group,' from the refined and chastely attired
consort of the foreign ambassador down to the more at-
tractive and fripperied tailoreas, whose head-dress (a
scarlet merino turban, decorated with glass beads and
bugles), shone conspicuously amid that glittering
throng.' The tout ensemble, to a foreign courtier con-
versant with the machinery of the entire movement, must
appear somewhat strange, from the general style of
dress and the etiquette that prevailed."
Amongst those present we observe " four rough-look-
ing backwoodsmen jolly farmers, dressed in grey
frieze, some with top coats, and others with smock-
frocks;" and the ladies do not exhibit, as a whole, much
more propriety in their attire. " Some wore plain
shawls, plain muslin gowns, coarse boots and shoes, and
appeared in undress. Others were rather passe, in
visiting dresses, whilst the remaining part of the com-
pany went to the opposite extreme: The " beautiful
Miss M., of Ohio," is represented as dressed in " light
blue satin dress, short sleeves, hair beautifully braided
and bound up in a large fillet resembling a crown, style
very becoming ;" whilst Mrs. 14— is described to have
worn " coarse stuff gown, red, street walking boot?,
muslin cap." We hare "Mr. Dixon, M.C., black body
coat, white vest, hat in hand, while escorting a lady en
promenade,"—a perfect American dandy,—whilst Mr. W.
▪ is content to figure in " brown shooting jacket, pegged
▪ boot?, with strong walking-cane," and, to complete the
I character, doubtless a quid. The band to which this
. strange assortment of additions were doomed to listen,
the chronicler informs us, "would not do common jus-
• tice to a managerie."—Liverpool Standard.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.
PonTsmounr, SUNDAY.-It is said that the line-of•battle
ships in England and all steamers on the home station, that
are not specially employed, will be assembled together in
about a month as an experimental squadron.
A court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the Vic-
tory, 104, flag-ship of Rear• Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., su-
perintendent of this dockyard, to try the carpenter of the
Phoenix steam-sloop for drunkenness.
The Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Smith, is
ordered to the Mediterranean forthwith. She is now coal-
ing, &c.
The Mei cury tender, Master-Commander Scarlett, arrived
this morning from the Channel Islands with volunteers for

the navy.
The Netley arrived yesterday with supernumeraries from
Plymouth, and left immediately atter transferring them, on
her return.
The Bellerophon, 78, advanced ship, was undoeked yester-
day, and hauled off to her former -moorings, and the dock
vacated by her prepared fur the reception of the Oriental
steam• ship.
The Palmyra transport. with convicts for Var. Diemen's
Land, under the charge of Dr. Geddes, which put in at Spit-
head about a fortnight since (the small-pox having broken
out on board), has received clean bills of health, aad is under
orders to sail to-morrow for her destination.
The Myrmidon steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Jen-
kin, put into Falmouth, from this port to Cork, on Wednes-
day, with loss of boats, &c.
A shocking accident occurred on Thursday on board the
Victory. A second• class boy, named Thomas Nash, aged 16,
whilst exercising aloft, missed his hold and fell from the rig-
ging on to the deck, by which he fractured his skull so dread-
fully, that he died in Haslar Hospital on Friday morning.
The Iris, 26, Captain Monday, sailed from Singapore for
Penang on the 10th of January.
The Hazard, 18, Commander Egerton, arrived at Hong-
Kong from New Zealand on the 6th of January.
The Vulture steam-frigate, Captain M'Dougall, arrived at
Singapore from Pulo Condore, on the 22d of January.
The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Maitland, arrived at
Moulmein, from Calcutta, on the 21st of January, and left on
the 23d on her return.
The Pilot, 16, Commander Jervis, arrived at Aden, from
Bombay, on the 18th ult.
The Vixen steam sloop, Commander Gifford, was at Shang-
hae on the Ist of January.
The Emerald, Master Cunma.nder Beach, sailed yesterday
afternoon for Plymouth with supernumeraries.
It is generally believed here that Captain Houston Stewart
(1817) will be appointed to succeed Captain Mnubray (ap-
pointed to Greenwich) in the command of the Victory, or-
dinary goardship at this port. Captain Stewart was mid-
shipman of the Imperieuse. and served in her boats at the
attack on Arcassan in 1807 ; at the destruction of the bat-
teries, telegraphs, &c., on the southern coasts of France, and
on share at the defence of Rom in 1808; was Captain of the
Benbow, 74, in the operations on the coa=t of Syria and bom-
bardment of St. Jean d'Acre, 1841. His commissions bear
date—Lieutenant, Ist of August, 1811; Commander, 13th of
August, 1814; Captain, 10th of June, 1817.
No preparations are made for launching the Contest, 12,
at Mr. White's ship-building establishment at Cowes. She
will not be launched before next spring tides, if then.
The Harlequin, 12, Commander Curry, and the Wanderer,
12, Commander Somerville, received their orders yesterday—
the farmer to proceed to the Mediterranean station, and the
atter to the coast of Africa. The Harlequin will go out to
Spithead to-morrow, and be inspected on Tuesday by the
Commander in-Chief.

PROMOTIONS.

Mate E. E. Maunsell (1839) to the rank of Lieutenant.
This gallant officer proceeded in a merchantman from
Sydney, New South Wales, to Otaheite, about five thousand
miles, to otter his services to Captain T. Nicolas, of the Vin-
dictive, 50, on hearing she was very short of officers ; and
engaged in very important transactions with the French
authorities respecting the sovereignty of Queen Pomare,
which was likely to have caused a rupture between England
and France. Mr. Maunsell has ever shown himself a
zealous officer, and has richly earned the reward of his ser-
vices.

Clerk C. G. Jones to be Paymaster and Purser.
APPOINTMENTS.

Captain J. Kingcome, 1838, who was senior Lieutenant of
the Tees during the Burmese war, and Commander of the
Belleisle troop-ship in the operations in the Yang 4se-Kiang,
in 1842, to re-commission the Belleisle.
Lieutenants—F.. E. Maunsell, on promotion, to the Ferret;
A. Royer, to the Favourite; H. L. Griffiths, to the Belleisle;
A. H. Douglas, to the Chillers ; J. B. Kinsman, to the
Wanderer; A. Gardner and R. Rouse, to the Royal Naval
College, for study.
Chaplain—Rev. J. Falls, to the Caledonia.
Surgeon—E. Newman, to the Favourite.
Assistant-Surgeon—G. H. Sidley, to the Favourite.
Boatswain—C. Anderson, to the Belleisle.
Carpenter—J. Cleverton, to the Belleisle.