The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 19, 1856.

able Harlequin—Very " fowl" proceedings—Tho Seductive
Sedan-chair--Strange Birds in a Cago.

WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CHRONOMETI-
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Home from Scotland—Cab Fares and Mayne Force —The
Movements of the Age—What's o'clock—" The Clock strikes
two"—How to Ring a Belle—Umbrella Courtship—Who's
your Hatter ?—Early Closing Association—" Love Laughs
at Locksmiths"—La Varsoviana—The Strike of Belles against
Time.

Grand Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexmorini.
Fl IGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE.
Apartments to Let.
A Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta-
bleaux.—Punch's Pocket Book—Patent Perambulators—Ast-
ley's. EqUestrian Feats—Policemen and Cooks—Monsieur
TierceHAll-round Collars and Punch's Coats—The quickest
way to the Coal-cellar—Sphit Rapping Extraordinary.
• HAIR-DRESSER'S, FILTER MANUFACTORY,
PICKFORD'S .PARCEL WAREHOUSE, AND NEWS-

MADAME I. PFEIFFER'S NEW TRAVELS.
Just published, In 2 vols. post Bvo , price 21s. cloth,

ALADY'S SECOND JOURNEY ROUND
the WORLD : From London to the Cape of Good Hope,
Borndo, Java, Sumatra, oelebes, Ceram, the Moluccas, &c. Call-
forsia, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and the Uni ed States. By IDA
PFEIFFER, Authoress of "A Lady's Journey Round the World," &c.
" There is surely no little entertainment to be had from the nar-
rative of a lady who has eaten boa-constrictor cutlets, who has sailed
in a hollow tree, who has had an audience of the susuhunan, and has
felt cold on Chimborazo. The pleasure is the greater when the lady
is, like Niadame Pfeiffer, gentle, sensible, and womanly, a lover of
travel and change, hat not less for that a pertect woman. She de-
scribes faithfully whatever she sees, and loves honesty and justice.
...Our extract shows the hook to be a ple,tsant one, and there are
few readers who will not acquire by help of it some we'come addi-
tion to their stock of anecdote and information."—Examiner.

MR. RUSKIN'S NEW VOLUME:
Just Published, in imperial 870., with 18 plates, price 38s , cloth.
THE THIRD VOLUME of MODERN
JL PAINTERS.

By JOIIN RUSKIN, M.A.,
Author of" Stones of Venice," " Seven Lamps of Architecture,"&c.,&c.
*** Vol. IV. will appear in February, and Vol. V., concluding
the work, in the course of this year.
London Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Conlin!.

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
11, Waterloo-place, Pall mall.
Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND
(after the rate of Seven per cent. per annum) will be in COURSE of
PAYMENT to the Shareholders on and after the 10th January in 4.
HENRY WILLIAM SMITH,
Actudiy and Secretary.

January, 1856,

ADAME JENNY GOLDSCirkIDT-LIND.
EX ET ER -lIAL L.—MEN DE LSSOIIN'S ELIJAH.
Mi. Mitchell re.specttally announces—that MEstidclisohn's Oratorio
of Elijah will he repeated at Exeter-Hall, on MONDAY EVENING
next, Jan. 21, 1856, in which Madame Goldsehmidt will sing the
principal oprano part.
The Chorui and Orchestra will consist of more than GOO performers.
Conductor, M. Benedict.

Pried of admission. Stalls (Numbered and Reserved), One
Guinea; Unreserved Seats (Body of the Hall), 10s. 6d.; West Gal-
lery, les. 6d.; Area (under West Gallery), 7s.
•es The tickets will be appropriated according to the order of
application ; no more will be issued than thejoom can conveniently
accommodate.

Doors open at Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock precisely.
Correct Books of the Oratorios are given with the Tickets.
Application for Tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
3, Old Bond-street.

ViADAME JENNY GOLDSCLIMIDT-LIND.
HANOVER-SQUARE BOOMS.

Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that Mr. and Madame
GOLD.sCIIMIDT'S SECOND SIISCELLANEOUS •CONCERT,
VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL, will take place at the above
Rooms on FRIDAY EVENING, Jan. 25, to commence at 8 o'clock.
Programme and full particulars will be duly announced. Con-
ductor, M. Benedict.

Reserved and numbered seats 1 guinea; unreserved seats, 10s. 6cl.
The tickets will be Appropriated according to the order of applica-
tion, and no more will be issued than the room can conveniently
accommodate.

Applications for tickets to be made at Mr. _Mitchell's Royal
Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

ARGYLL ROOMS.—LAIIRE:NtS. CASINO
NOW OPEN • for the&Awn. Prinqipal Cornet
P4ston, M. Rciuktourto—naorVP one
Laurent's new Varsovlans every n!ght.

MMA STANLEY'S SEVEN AGES of
WOMAN.—Pronounced by all the London Journals, and by
nightly increasing audiences, to be the Greatest Artistical Triumph
of the day. Every Evening at 8, and on Saturdays at 3 precisely.
Area. Is.; Reserved Chairs, 2s. 6d.—SAINT MARTIN'S HALL,
Long acre.

FENTON'S CRIMEAN PHOTOGRAPHS.-
NOW ()PEN, at the GALLERY, 53, Pall-mall (next to the
British Institution), the 350 Photographs of'the Heroes of the War,
the Encampments, Valley of the Shadow of Death, the Mortar Bat-
teries, Harbour, Quays, and Plains of Balaklava, Inkerman, Scbasto-
p4l, the Redan and Malakhoff, Groups of General Officers and their
Staffs, taken in the Crimea by ROGER FENTON, Esq. Under the
especial patronage of her Majesty, and with the sanction of the
Commanders-in-Chief. Admission One Shilling; Children half-
price. Daily, front 10 till G.

nR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES,
Fifty instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character,
and Costume, concluding with an Impersonation of Mlle. Rachel, as
Camille In " Les H0rc,,,,5." Every evening, at 8. In consequence
of the great success that attended his two Morning Performances,
and the disappointment experienced by many families unable to
obtain admission on those occasions, 111 r. W. S. Woodin is Induced
to give another Morning Representation, to take place on Saturday
next, Jan. 19, at Two o'clock. Private boxes and stalls may be
secured in advance, without extra charge. Polygraphic-hall, King
W ill lam. street, Strand.

that their accounts are closed, that every just claim is
satisfied, and that they are regularly enlisted, as well a•
attested, for the regiment into which they have volun-
teered, according to the forms prescribed by the Mutiny
Act.

"9. The superintending officers will apply to the
general officers commanding districts for routes, to march
the volunteers to the cavalry, foot guards, and infantry
of the brie to their respective destinations, under the
charge of steady sergeants, either of the line or of the
militia. In the case of men extending their services to
regiments in the same garrison, Or in the immediate
vicinity, they are to he permitted to join their new corps
as soon as they are attested ; but the volunteers for the
Artillery, Sappers and Miners, and Marines are to he
handed over to the officers or non-commissioned officers
who may be present to receive them. When officers of
the Artillery are not present, nominal lists of the volun-
teers are to be forwarded by the line superintending offi-
cer to the head-quarters of those corps ; but such men
are not to leave the militia until a notification is received
of their acceptance.
" 10. The volunteers to take with them their neces-
saries and such old clothing only as can be furnished,
and may be requisite, and their summer trousers when
absolutely necessary ; but their new clothing, knap-
sacks, and shakos are to be left at the regiment.
"11. 11. in cash will be issued to each man when
accepted ; the remainder of the bounty will be credited
to his account in the regiment to which he shall volun-
teer ; and as a further arrangement, the Secretary of
State of War has been pleased to approve of all volun-
teers above 19 years of age being allowed to reokon one-
half of their militia service, rendered while over the age
of 18, as a part of the line service to entitle them to
pension, and any other advantages, such as good con-
duct pay, &c., belonging to the regular army, provided
they shall have completod six months' militia service.
"12. Officers and parties employed on the recruiting
service aro not to be called upon to assist in this duty,
as the volunteering must not be permitted to interfere
with the regular recruiting for the army.
"13. No allowance will be granted to officers or non-
commissioned officers, employed in this manner, beyond
the regulated allowance and marching money.
" 14. A sum of 13s. for each man finally approved
will be allowed to the militia sergeant of the regiments
from which they volunteer, except in cases where re-
cruitidg parties may be specially permitted to be em-
ployed, when the sum of 15s. will be ailowed—viz.,
7e. 6d, to each militia sergeants, and 7s. 6d. to the re-
cruiting party for each man finally approved.
" 15. The money required by superintending officers
for the payment of bounties, &c., is to be drawn and
accounted for in the mode prescribed by the War-office
memorandum of the Bth of December, 1854.
" 16. These revised instructions are to be substituted
for any others that may have been hithorto issued, all
of which are to be considered as cancelled,
" By command,
"G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General."

THE MEASURING SYSTEM IN HER
MAJESTY'S DOCKYARDS.

Inquiries are being instituted in the different yards by
the Admiralty as to the efficiency of the present measur-
ing system, in order that it may be remodelled if neces-
sary. Its present staff, as regards expense, is far below
that of 1829. For the past seven years partial measure-
ment has operated well, but present emergencies have
called it into full operation. Nothing being officially
issued, we cannot speak on the subject with great cer-
tainty ; it is fully expected, however, that more mea-
surers will be appointed, and that they will form an
establishment of the second class, paid from 1001. to
1251. per annum, selected from such of the mechanical
writers as are qualified, or second class inspectors, mak-
ing choice from those according to merit for promotion
to the first class of 1501. per annum, on vacancies occur-
ring, and that a master measurer will be selected from
the first,class measurers in each yard salary not yet
known.

The education of the present writers, in addition to
their knowledge of their profession, is a valuable acqui-
sition to the measurer's office, which cannot be supplied
in any who have but a bare knowledge of accounts ;
some of the,e can box the 12 books of Euclid and all
algebra, which, with their professional knowledge, will
not lie lost sight of by the Surveyor of the Navy, who
will appreciate their worth in this particular position,
where not only the accountant, but the mechanical ac-
countant, is required.
The present schemes being very deficient in provision
for valuing labour compared with the old ones, which
were adapted to days that are past, and a want of reci-
procal information existing among the measurers, it is
expected that a measurer from each yard will be sent to
the surveyor's department to sit in committee and revise
the scheme ; considering, also, the general instructions,
without which the whole of the affair at present is at
si a. Mr. Bromley, however, has taken this in hand,
and no doubt, with the aid of the professional officers
at the Admiralty, will spare no pains to make it efficient

APPOINTMENTS.
The following appeared in our late edition last
night :

LIEUTENANTS.
F. P. Doughty to the Rltribution.
T. F. Studdert to the Ampliion.
E. B. Hopkins to the S.►ppho.

MASTER.
Henry Galdstnith to the Flying Fish.

ASSISTANT-PAYMASTERS,
Henry S. West to the Algiers.
Harold ivlillett to the Sanspareit.
T. M. Jenkins to the Brunswick.

CLERKS.
Snag Weymouth to the Colossus.
F. 11. Chown (acting) to the Dragon.
S. S. C. Hill (acting) to the Horatio.
G,lbert R. Rybot (acting) to the Archer.

ASSISTANT CLERKS.
C. 0. Salmon to the Harrier.
Alfred G. Montague to the Vesuvius.
Robert L. Harries to the Ajax.
Donald Bayne to the James Watt.

NAVAL CADETS.
Frank Rougenaont to the Magicienne.
W. 11. C. Selby to the Brunswick.
It. C. Smith to the Centirion.
C. F. Cox to the Centurion.
W. Collins ts, the Centurion.
P. J. Lucas to the Centurion.
G. H. B. Reed to the Conqueror.
F. R. Boardman to the Meander.

THE MILITIA.

The bead-quarters of the Royal Sussex Artillery are
stationed at Eastbourne, and the regiment has two
companies on detachment duty at Bexhill and Little-
hatnpton. Since embodiment, in Feb. last, a large num-
ber of men have volunteered into the regular service—
principally to the Royal Artillery—the country thus
securing the services of trained gunners. The men still
volunteer, and they are encouraged to do so by Colonel
Lloyd and the officers of the regiment. Owing to the
facilities for every kind of gun drill to be found at East-
bourne, the men have become very perfect. Last week
they fired at a target, for the first time, with two six-
pounders and two nine-pounders ; the distance, 500
yards. Out of 40 shots the target was struck 20 times,
and in no instance was the shot more than two yards from
the target. A strong side wind was blowing at the time.
The volunteering from the Devon Artillery to the re-
gular forces took place on Monday last at Devonport.
The regiment was addressed by Major-General Eden,
commanding the Western District, in an appropriate
speech, on the necessity of increasing her Majesty's
forces at the present moment ; after which, Major Hole,
commanding in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Buck,
M.P., also addressed them. Three times three for the
Queen were then given by the men, the band playing
the National Anthem, after which the volunteering com-
menced, and at the close of the day it was found that
101 had volunteered, 99 of whom passed the medical
examination—viz., to the Artillery, 37 ; Royal Sappers
and Miners, 44 ; Royal Marines, 18 ; being four men
over the quota of the regiment for the year, and 33 per
cent. on the effective strength.
Captain Littledale has relieved Captain R. A. Aspinall
in the command of the depot of the Duke of Lancaster's
Rifles at Liverpool. During the past year the latter officer
has enrolled and sent to head-quarters upwards of 700
men, many of whom have volunteered into the line, and
gone to the Crimea. Captain Littledale has met with
similar success, the enrolling going on briskly. It is
expected that an officer from the line will visit the regi-
ment for the purpose of accepting volunteers. Upwards
of 200 of the men have signified their intention of join-
ing the regular army.