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at a correct conclusion. The ordnance and com-
missariat estimates are now included, so that the
whole outlay may be ascertained without searching
through different departments, and under various
heads. There is no longer that attempt at mys-
tification under which gross jobs were perpetrated,
honourable gentlemen b'ing but too frequently
completely in the dark respecting large sums
which they were recklessly voting. There may cer-
tainly be further ameliorations, but considerable
progress has been made in rendering the public
accounts, as they ought to be, easily intelligible
by every man of ordinary abilities.

The great point is to combine the greatest
practicable efficiency with sound economy. We do
not mean that " penny wise and pound foolish"
policy that in the long run materially enhances
the national expenditure. "Si vis pacem para
bellum" is in every respect a judicious maxim. A.
nation arrogating to itself a high position, and de-
sirous of at least participating in controlling the
destinies of the world, cannot afford to be ever
taken by surprise. She must, in accordance with
the motto of the chivalrous Scot, be " ready, aye
ready for the field," remembering that her honour
and interests may be almost irretrievably damaged,
and even under the most favourable circumstances
the loss of men and money greatly enhanced, by
any temporary failure. It does not, however,
by any means follow that a full war complement
of trained men must always be maintained. It
is the nucleus of an efficient force that is required
which can easily be added to in the hour of emer-
gency. Every single man will be able to take
charge of one or more recruits, to lick the raw
material into shape, and to teach the yokel not
merely to fight in a manner befitting an English
soldier, but also to perform all the multifarious
duties comprised in " the art of war," not the
least important whereof is the science of cookery,
so utterly unknown in the English army.

This is the policy which Lord PALMERSTON advo-
cates, and which he has expressed in the following
manner, viz., that " while our military establishment
is not numerically larger than is really required
for the emergencies of the time, it ought to be so
organised as to-be capable of speedy and great en-
largement, and to contain within itself those ele-
ments of science which are becoming every year
more necessary for military establishments, and
also that those who may have to command it
should be practised in those military evolutions
which they may have to perform on taking
the field at home or abroad !" This is the
correct principle. Theory is very well in
its way but it is " practice that makes
perfect." We cannot, of course, expect to have
all the incidents of a real campaign in these
" piping ti nes of peace ; " but sufficient may be
learned of mimic warfare, in all its details, to
render the soldiers skilful marksmen, able to take
care of themselves in an enemy's country, and to
keep •themselves, their horses, weapons, and
ammunition—in fact, all the personnel and materiel
of war—in good working order and condition, to
be as little dependent on others as possible in all
that conduces to their own comfort and efficiency.
It is, therefore, that we regard the outlay on
Aldershot as money well applied, although the
practice may be rendered much more efficacious in
producing men qualified for any emergency to
which they may probably be subjected, at the
shortest possible notice.

We need only add that the total increase over
the estimates of 1853-4 is 1,611,5261. That for
the effective service is 1,658,78 V— it being
9,025,3601. against '7,404,291/. in the corres-
ponding year ; while there is a decrease in the
non-effective branch of 9,5341., and in the charge
for the Yeomanry, which it is not proposed to
call out this year. Some of these charges, too,
are merely temporary, being incidental to the
state of tranrition from war to peace, through
which the country is now passing. In the above
we have merely looked to general principles, which
are on the whole satisfactory, there are, however,
some of the details that may require future
notice.

The Countess of Dunraven gave a grand ball last even-
ing, at the family mansion, in Belgrave-square. Hie
Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince, of Saxe-Meinin-
gen honoured the countess with hia presence. Their
Serene -Highnesses the, Prince and, Princess Edward of
Saxe-Weimar were also among ;,he early arrivals.
Lord John Scott has arrity,id at the Clarendon from
Canston Rugby, Warwickr:hire.
The Rev. Mr. and Lady Frances Simpson have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel.
Hans Christian &ndersen is about to visit England
and to accept the 'hospitalities of Mr. Charles Dickens,
under whose atrspices be will doubtless see London and
its inhabitants, in the best light.
MONEY CALDER OFFICE.—On the Ist of June money
order offl'des will be opened at Lacock, Wilts, and at Pas-
sage, West Cork.
IPIATH Or MR. R. HALL, M.P.—We announce with
wr.ch regret the death of Mr. Robert Hall, the new
?tea-her for Leeds. Mr. Hall bad been for some few
days dangerously ill. The fatigue of the late Parhamen•
tart' contest, acting on a frame which bad never quite
recovered from the shock of the fearlel railway accident
which some two years ago completely shattered his
nervous system, !lace. we fear, much to do with accele-
rating the melancboly event. Mr. Hall was universally
respected at the bar, and highly esteemed wherever he
was known. His age was 5C He was called to the
bar in 1828, and went the Northern Circuit. At the
West Riding Sessions he had for some time a leading
practice ; and as a thoroughly sound, ingenious, and
learned lawyer, had few superiors in Westminster Hall.
DEATH or MR. DAVIES, M.P.—We regret to record
the death of D. A. S. Davies, E-q., M.P. for Carmar- thenshire, which event took place suddenly, at the
University Club, on the evening of Friday last. Mr.
Davies, who was a barrister-at-Law, and for many years
chairman of the Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions, was
first returned for Carwarthenshire in 1842. In politics•
ho was a Con-ervative, and he voted against the Go-
vernment on the subject of the Chinese war. Mr.
Davies was in the 66th year of his age.
THE LIBERAL CAUSE IN SOUTH Essm—The Right
Henry Labouchere, the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, has consented to preside at a public dinner,
which is to take place at Chelmsford, on Wednesday,
June 10, to celebrate the return of Mr. Richard Baker
Wingfield, and the triumph of the Liberal cause at the
late general election. The right bon. gentleman will be
supported by Mr. J. A. Hardcastle, M.P., Sir E. N.
Buxton, Bart., M.P., Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., Mr. G.
Rebow, M.P., Mr. Western, M.P., Major Warburton,
M.P., Sir John Page Wood, and Sir C. C. Smith,
Bait.

MAILS FOR IVIAIIIIITIUS,—The Government of Mauri-
tius have altered the arrangements for the departure of
the colonial mail pack't from Aden to Port Louis,
in future, the paiiket will leave Aden after the arrival of
the mail, de,patch,.d from London on the 4th of each
month via S mtbampton, and on the 10th of er.mh month
via Marseilles. Additional mails for Maradius, bow.
ever, will c intinue to be made up for con:oeyaoce as far
as Aden, by the packets leaving Southampton on the
20th of the month, and by the route of Marseilles on the
26th of tha month.

SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.—Tfie avrew steam-ship Be-
renguer Captain Mercadal, to-day for Havre,
Santander, Coruna% Vigo, Ca dit, Malaga, Carthagena,
Alicante, Valeceia, Eureeloia,, and Marseilles ; she has
six pa4sengers, and a cargo consisting of 456 bags of
cocoa, 180 cocoa nuts, 39 ba).es of cinnamon, and 86
packages of general cargo.. Tae Saxon, belonging to
the Union Serew Compar.y, Captain Balaton, from Ham.
burg for Liverpool, ,aCleo With grain, spirits, and a
general cargo, has put in here for repairs, having broken
her ehaft on Monday o Ower's Point, and lost her
screw, The screw ster ,mar Petropolis has been examined
to day in dry dock, a• ad it being found that her screw
has received no dam• age. she proceeds to sea at midnight
on her voyage to Li
Pnin or GOLD.- ,abort and the Brazils.
about 6 per mille --The quotation of gold at Paris is
I..tremium and the short exchange on
London is 25.271 Fier 1/. sterling. On comparing these
rates with the Eof ;lash Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d per
ounce for standas d gold, it appears that gold is nearly
2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By
advices from P amburg the price of gold is 4231 per
mark, and the short exchange on Loudon is 13.4: per
1/. sterling. f Standard gold at the English Mint price is
therefore near ly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than
in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on
London tor b ills at 60 days' eight is 1094 percent., which,
when compar td with the Mint proportions between the
two countries, shows that the exchange is aboutat par.
And after :making allowance for charges of transport
and differ ice of interest, tho present rate leaves a trifling 4
profit OA tl3i3 hrportatiog of gold from America.

It is estimated that the Lundhill ry explosion
will entail an expense of from 12
proprietors, apart from the' ..oss of int-rest on capital.
PARLIAAIENTART YAMS. 1:001. to 15,000/. on the
—Lard Palmerston's Oath
Bill, the Lord Advocate's Registration of Voters (Scot-
land) Bill, and the Attorney General's Fraudulent True-
tees Bill were issued yesterday.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CAELE.—LIVERPOOL,
Tuesday.—Her Majesty's ship Agamemnon is expected
here to load with that part of the cable manufactured at
Birkenhead, and which was intended for the Niagara.
Her Majesty's ship St. Jean d'Acre will be fitted up for
the conveyanca of the portion of the cable manufactured
on the Thames.

LEVEE AT HOLYROOD PALACE.—The second levee of
the Lord High Commissioner was held in ‘Holyrood
Palace on Saturday morning. In addition to a consider.
able number of private gentlemen, the judges of session
and justiciary, along with the gentlemen of the bar in
their judicial robes, attended the levee. Shortly after-
wards they returned to Parliament-square in a long line
of carriages. The Lord High Commissioner on Sunday
attended Divine service ih the High Church, with the
usual attendants, Lady Belhaven occupying the pew to
the right of the throne —North British Mail.
THE FORBES MAC:MEN= ACT.—WO understand that a
deputation of the lmensed victuallers of Scotland pro-
ceed this day (Monday) to L aidon to urge on Parlia-
ment the necessity of a committee of the House of Cem-
mons to inquire into the working of this act, on which
such a diversity of opinion exists. We believe they are
assured of considerable support from a number of Eng-
lish members, who consider that the Public houses Act
of Scotland may with justice be assimilated to that of
England.—North British Mail.
THE GREAT GLOBE.—An addition has been made to
the numerous attractions of the Great Globe in Leices-
ter-square, in the shape of a grand moving diorama of
the scenery of Upper India and the Ganges. The dio-
rama comprises no fewer than forty-two tableaux of
the principal cities, temples, palaces, and mountains,
with scenic effects, illustrative of the manners and
customs of Indian life. Calcutta, the City of Palaces,
of course open the series, and its memorable localities
and buildings are fully and truthfully presented.
Thence the spectator is cowlucted by boat and dawk up
the country, passing in his route the famous temple of
Juggernaut, during the period of the great festival of
Rath Jattra, till he arrives at the sacred City of Be-
nares. Numerous views are Oven. of the celebrities of
the great centre of Hiodoo devotion. The remaining
scenes conduct to the capital of the Mogul dynasty at
Agra, closing with the famous Taj-Mahal. The ciio-
rama is accompanied by an explanatory lecture, which
is admirably delivered. The views are very beautiful,
and elicited repeated expressions of admiration.
MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.—On Monday night a man
named Davis, a tailor, formerly in the police force, and
Robert Reuses, a sailor, belonging to one of the Cunard
steamer* were drinking together at a public-house in
Liverpool. Reuses left Davis in the public-house, and
the latter, at whose house Reuses lodged, on going home
found his wife and the sailor together in the bedroom.
lie immediately ran out and came back accompanied by
an acquaintance named Hodson. They found Reuses
alone in the bedroom, and Davis stabbed him several
times in the breast with a pair of scissors, crying out to
Hodson, "Keep out of my way, or I'll serve you the
same." Reuses died in about ten minutes, without hav-
ing uttered a word. Davis was brought before the
.magistrates yesterday, when he admitted the murder,
but urged that be nad sufficient provocation.
THR CANTERBURY MURDER.—The magistrates of Can-
terbury having investigated the conduct of Inspector
Parker and police-constable Elvey, in permitting the
young man Fox to go at large after their attention had
been called, on the evening of May 13, to his murderous
designs upon Mary Ann Hadley, designs which, Verough
their neglect, he was able to execute 'on thee following
morning, the decision of the court was ~pat Inspector
Parker be suspended for the space of six, calendar months,
and that Police-constable Elvey be suspended for one
month. One of the magistrates, remarked that there ap-
peared to be a great mistake in the minds of the police ;
they seemed to think that they must not take persons
into custody unless they were given in charge. That
was quite wrong. When they iound a man about to
commit a felony they should take him into custody at

once.
RIOT AT THE WOOLWICH THEATRE.—At the Wool-
wich Police-court yesterday, Mr. William Holbrook,
proprietor of the Woolwich Theatre, applied to the ma.
gistrate for summonses againt several persons for corn-
militing a large amount of damage to the building on the
previous Saturday night. It appeared that some dispute
had taken tslace between Mr. Holbrook and his profes-
sionals, end at the close of the first play on Saturday
night they came to him and demanded their week's
gallery, or refused to go on with the performances. Mr
Holbrook replied that he would pay at
the close of the
performances, One of the actors race went upon the
stage and infcrmed the audience 'eiiat the curtain would
not again rise, and advised alp
present to get their money
returned. Much confuseon ensued, and ultimately the
gas pipes were torn usi,, the seats broken, doors taken off
the hinges and destroyed, and every window in the
building sm.as'eed. Mr. Holbrook narrowly escaped
being BeVev.uy injured, and the estimated damage to the
building exceeds 50i. The summonses were granted,
and tereo persons have since been apprehended for steal-
ing property during the confusion which prevailed.
CRIMINAL RETURNS FOR THE leirraoreees.—The
Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police have issued a
return of the number of persons taken into custody by
the Metropolitan Police, and the results, in 1856. It
appears from this return that the total number taken into
custody amounted to not less than 73,240, of whom
45,941 were males. Of that number there were die.
charged by the magistrates 36,551, those summarily die•
posed of amounted to 33,451, and 3,238 were committ d
for trial. The proportion of male and female prisoners
committed was 2,502 males, and 716 females, and the total
of both convicted was 2,053 males and 534 females.
Of the prisouers taken into custody 12 were charged with
murder, 79 with cutting and wounding, 10 with man-
sleug titer, 6,733 with common aseaults,2,9l4 with assaults
on the Nice, 185 with burglary, 2,501 with having stolen
from the person, 18,720 with drunkenness and daorderly
conduct, and 3,259 were taken into custody as vagrants
CELIBACY OF FELLOWS OF COLLEGES.—The follow.
ing memorial has been addressed to the Cambridge
University
Commissioners by Fellows of Colleges :
Gentlemen,—We, the undersigned graduates of the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, beg leave respectfully to address
you upon the subject of the compulsory celibacy of
fellows of colleges. The time is approaching when you,
in conjunction with the governing bodies of the
several colleges, will be called upon to carry
the Cambridge University Act into effect.
Among the many questions which will be sub-
mitted to you for deliberation and decision, we feel that
none is more important in all its beatings, whether aca-
demical or social, than that affecting the restriction upon
marriage, to which the tenure of fellowships is now sub-
ject.
.We, therefore, venture to solicit yourearnest con-
siderattonof the subject, and to express the hope that
you will give your sanction to such changes in the pre
sent " condition of the tenure of fellowships," as are
calculated to augment the influence and extend the
utility of colleges of the University of Cambridge.—
Cambridge Independent Press.
Mr. COLUMN'S COPYRIGHTS.—Yesterday was the last,
day's sale of these copyrights, at Messrs. Southgate and
Barrett's. "The Crescent and the Cross ; or, Romance
and Realities of Eastern Travel," sold for 420 guineas ;
and 779 copies in cloth and quires, at 1.. 6d. per copy.
"Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn," edited by
J. Forst-r, 4 veils , 110/. ; and 2,571 vole., at 3s.
" Diary and Correspondence of Samuel reeve, Secretary
to the Admiralty in the reigns of Charles 11. and James
11., with Life and Notes by Lord Braybrooke," fifth
edition, 4 vole, Portraits, &c., and 749 copies, 1,2961
17s , purchased by Mr. H. Bohn. " Lives of the Queens
of England from the Norman Conquest," fourth edition,
8 vols., 1854, with Portraits of every queen, and 1,722
copies of different volumes in cloth and quires, 7,1151.,
sold to Messrs. Rent and Richards. The sale of this lot
was delayed a short time, on account of a claim made
on the part of Miss Strickland. Lots 1,030 and 31. Sir
Barnard Burke's "Three Dictionaries of the Peerages of
England, Ireland, and Scotland, and Landed Gentry,"
4,900/. ; and 1,619 copies of different parts, &c., at 4s.
7d. per part. The five lots }naught more than 14,7001.
CRYSTAL PALACE, ONE SHILLING DAY.—May 26.
Admission on payment 7.152 ; ditto by season tickets,
577.—T0tal visitors, 7,709.
INCIDENTS OP A' TRIM„-COQ Thursday last, at the
intern:kJ diate sessions held in Preston, two prisoners
named James Walmsley, and William Fielding, were
tried in the second court on a charge of stealing a hen,
theproperty of John Morris, of Blackburn. When the
case closed for the prosecution the prisoner Fielding
called to witnesses to speak to his character. The first
said he did not know the prisoner, but knew his father
to be a very respectable man ; the second said he did not
know the prisoner at alt. The prosecutor then volun-
ttered to speak to the character of Walmsley, the other
prisoner, and said be had known him from his cradle: ;
he knew nothing bad of him, only that he had been in
viol two or three times. After the chairman (Mr. Peter
Catterall) had addressed the jury, they expressed a desire
to retire to consider their verdict, and on their return
into court the clerk asked then if they bad agreed upon
their verdict. Foreman—Yes, we find them both guilty.
Clerk of the Court—Guilty of what ? Foreman—Of
what they are charged with, and we recommend them to
mercy. Chairman--On what grounds do
is not
you recom-
mend them to mercy Foreman—The evidence
so strong. Another of the jury—Because the evidence
is not sufficient to convict them. Walmsley was sen-
tenced to three months' and Fielding to one month's
imprisonment —Preston Chronicle.

A SWIMMING FEAT.—A swimming feat of rather a
novel character, which occasioned considerable excite.
ment amongst the undergrates and others who assembled
to witness it, was performed in the river Lis at the c.)n-
elusion of the -University eight-oared races on Wrifiay
last. The feat originated in an offer to' lay 251 to 11.;
that an nndergra,luate, well known in the University,
could not, clothed in thick trowsers, heavy boots, and
a jersey, swim from the ,Christ Church barge to the
white willow, opposite Wyatr's, at Utley. The wager
was made, and at exactly 8 o'clock, the swimmer, accom-
panied by friends of both parties, in boats, commenced
his task. As no specified time was named for its accom-
plishment, the gentleman swam very quietly, occasion-
ally resting his arms by floating on his back. The
weather had been very warm during the day, but a
fresh breeze had now sprung up, and rendered the air
very chilling. Soon after passing the Long Bridges Ee
experienced an attack of cramp, which it was feared
would compel him to resign his tesk. By a great effort,
however, he overcame it, as he did also one or two sub.
sequent attacks, and continued leisurely on his course,
arriving at his destination amid the hearty cheers of the
assembled spectators, having completed the distance, one
and a quarter mile, in 5G minutes. The gentleman on
landing showed but little signs of fatigue, and, without
stopping to change his clothe 4, started back to o.vford
at a brisk run....Oxferd Nronicle.