The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

LONDON, FR I DAY EVENING, AUG UST 28, 1857.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, 26.ru AUGUST, 1857.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the
next Examination of Candidates for the appointment of As-
sistant-Surgeon in the service of the East Dills Company will be
held at this II ,use on MONDAY, the 12th January. 1854, and tue•
ceeding days, and that the probable number of Vacancies in the
Me heal Establishment to he then tilled up will be Fifteen.
Copies of the regulations for the admission of candidates will be
furnished on application to the Secretary, Military Department, at
this House.

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

I NDIA and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY, 14, Waierloo-place, Pall-Mall, S.W.
INDIAN ASSURANCES.
Military Officers or Civilians proceeding to India may effect As-
surances on their lives at greatly reduced rates, on application at the
Offices as above. A. It. IRVINE, Manager.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MIIIIIIAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOClATlON.—Established 1843.

TausTEEd.

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P:I---Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L.N de Rothschild,M.P.
Mutual Life Assurance In
.all its branches.
Accumulated fund ........... •• • • • .... •• £90,000
Annual income .. 27,000
The whole of the peotits divided among the members.
WILLIAM THOMAS LINFORD, Secretary.

The attention oP Clerks is especially called to the great advantages
offered by the PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND,
in connexion with the above.
JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., Treasurer.
Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street.

IOR the SEA. SIDE.—TRAVELLING SUITS,
with Cap, complete, 21 18s to Three Guineas ; the Beaufort
Coat, 21. 10s. • the new, Trousers, One_.Guines,;
_Baden
Waistcoats, TI:
ro"for Ode Guinea.
EVIELLENCE WITH ECONOMY.
GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street.

la R. HOWARD, surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet
v t street, has introduced an entirely new description of
r WEAL TEETH ,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so
perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from
the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or
dacay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful
))eration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is

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.usranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr.
Howard's improvement may be within the reach of the most econo-
olcal. he use fixed the charges at the lowest ,ca'e possib'e.
cayed teeth stopped and mitered sound and useful in mastica-
tion.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five.

BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.

The directors of this company state in their re-
port that the total amount of share and mort-
gage capital chargeableon revenue for the half-year
ending the 30th ofJune last, excluding leased lines,
is as follows : Ordinary capital, 9,206,360/. ;
guaranteed 6 per cent., 794,0001. ; loans,
3,333,3261.; moneys in advance of calls, 54,0181. ;
t-tal, 13,387,744/. The expenditure on capital ac-
count during the half-year has been 152,9091., of
which 51,4051. was for working stock, an i 11,4331.
expended on main line. The receipts of the com-
pany on revenue account during the half-year have
been 610,7141., less 10,1761. received for working
Blackburn line, 600,5371. The receipts on the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire proper amounted to 573,369/.
against 532,6041. in the same half of 1856, and the
working and other expenses amounted to 229,1571.
against 208,7151. The number of passengers con-
veyed was 3,749,733 agairist 3,153,571, showing an
increase of 569,161, or 18.90 per cent. The increase
in the miles travelled was 13-39 per cent. The tons
of merchandise conveyed were 1,633,354 against
1,545,318, or an increase of 87,936 tots, or 5.69 per
cent., and in miles travelled 2.79 per cent. The earn-
ings per passenger were 13-80 d. against 14.46 d. ;
and per ton of goods 51.70 d. against 52.54 d. Each
passenger was carried on the average 1017 milts
against 11.30 miles at the same period of 1856, and
each ton of goods 23.85 miles against 2452 miles.
The result of the working of the railway for the
past half-year the directors consider to be favour-
able, the receipts for passenger traffic showing an
inert we•of 25,5621. over the corresponding period
of East year, the recepts for me'chandise traffic
showing an increase of 13,5481. ; which latter is
satisfacwry, owing to the depressed sate of trade.
The working expenses of the company compare
favourably with the corresponding date of last year,
being now 40.85 per cent. against 41 58 per cent.
at that date. The rolling stt-.ck of the company has
been maintained in a state of efficiency. The direc-
tors have have continued their eff ,rts to reduce ex-

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penses in all departments, but so as nnt to inter-
fere with the safe and efficient working of tlya
In the locomotive dpartm.nt the copsumption of
fuel is considerably reduced, and a number of ex-
periments are now being made which, it is hoped,
will be productive of further belie& to tt:e com-
pany. The renewal of the perm merit way has been
vigorously prosecuted daring the h4f-3 ear, and,
the new rails being laid with what are termed "fish
joint," the directors bel eve that the company is
in course of having a line of road which wid. com-
pare advan'ag.eously with any in the kingdom.
The balance of revenue applicable to the payment
of int-rest awl dividends and other fixed charges is
371,2481. It is recommended that a dividend at the
rate of 5 pt•rcent. perannum, de lust ngincome-tax,
be declared, Laving a surplus of 8591. for next ac-
count. The agreement will. the East Lancashire
Railway Company, which was resolved upon at the
last half-yearly meeting, for ti:e inierchange of
traffic pending the amalgrimafion of the two c
poles his proved in its working a great conveni-
ence to the public, by its having induced a
system of a thorough-booking for passengers and
a running through of carriages and waggons which
could not otherwise have been secured ; it has also
caused a saving in working expenses, but the
full extent of the saving which is aAicipated can-
not be realised until the amalgation is completed.
The capital account showed that 13,437,020/. h,d
been received and 13,521,1731., expended, leaving
a balance against the company of 84,1521.

Naval .and Military Intelligence.

Yesterday morning the whole of the men of the
7th Hussars and draughts from various regiments,
to the number in all of 654, with•3o officers, em-
barked from Tilbury on board the celebrated clip-
per Lightning. The men seemed,, one and all, in
splendid condition and high spirits, and were bid
edieu to with the usual accompaniments of cheers
and t(iare;- all more
,or less hearty. Every prep,tra-
'ion had been made fn. their
,reception on board,
but, in spite of all, the proverbial hurry, worry, and
confusion of a troopship were presen'ed in their most
prominent form. The men were collected on deck
for along time, while the must er-roll was called over,
after which tedious but highly necessary prelimi-
nary they began to settle down, though an inexpe-
Ti, need person would be slow to perceive that their
exertions had any such tranquillizingresult in view.
What with armourera' boxes, carbine racks, men's
tins, kits, and general equipments, ship's stores,
and crowds of men, the Bab 1. seemed hopeless to
the last degree. Only the hearty good humour and
board, both troops and crew,
" disposition which pervaded all on
could ever contend
with such a military chaos as yesterday existed on
board the Lightning. Nor was it a whit better in
the gorgeous saloons allotted to the officers. There
it seemed an interminable succession of lunches and
heavy packages, with a supplementary melange of
telegraph boys with last m.ssages, army tailors
fighting for realisable propositions, visitors, garri-
son officials, officers, and their relatives awl friends.
The aniount of equiptntnt in the way of flu niture
which officers brought on beard, and which, as a
matter of course, they found tot ally nieletoii and only
iiinl;r-in their cabin,- 'something astounding. .Is
there no retired Indian officerof experience who will
publish a little book pointing out what officers
really do require when going to India ? Be would
be a benefactor to the army. As it was uncertain
what time the vessel would really stert, of course
the applications from ardent subs for 24 hours'
leave were rather numerous, but they were finally
put an end to by instructions that the Lthteing
should get under way by 7 o'clock last evening.
This she aecordingly did, and was towed down the
river by the Resolute, one of the two tugs recently
built at Liverpool, and the largest and the mo,t
powerful ever constructed. To the last hour of
the Lightning's stay routine was triumphant, and
the number of documents the officers had to sign
and the numbers of signatures necessary to each
document were something marvellous. Some there
were by no means loth-to express the opinion of the
annoyance, as fresh applications for their autographs
in 10 or 12 fresh places came in each momen% No
one for a minute supposes that the troops will not
get ammunition on their arrival in India, yet a
large quantity is sent in each troopship, though the
practice is gravely objected to by our most experi.
euced naval and mill ary officers. But it has been
the custom awl is so persevered in, and it has not
been the custom yet to give the men their light
clothing till their art ival in India, and that is per-
severed in too, though. each day shows the necessity
for rev, rsiug the rules. The troopships now take
a quantity of powder which they don't want, and
which, of course, risks their arriving in India at
all, and they leave behind the light clothing, which
they are far from certain of getting in India, though
•
they are quite certain that without it the men will
he utterly helpless when they do arrive. This is
ceitai&y a fair specimen of "routine." For the
rest the troops are most comfortable on board, and
if we may judge from the followieg dietary, ought
to arrive at their destination in good condition:—
SCALE OF VICTUALLING FOR TROOPS TO INDIA FOR
A MESS OF SIX MEN._..

For two daya—Beer, 121 b.; flour, 51b.; suet, 11b.
For one day--Preiterved wat, 411 b.; rice, 31b.
For three days—Po.k, 181 b.; peas, 6 pints; pre-
served potatoes, 21b. 4nz.
For one day—Flour, 51b.; suet, ilb.; plums, llb
lloz.

For seven days—Ground pepper, lioz.; mustard
alb.; biscuit, unlimite I in quaryty ; salt bu tar,
lilb. ; tea, 11b.; sugir' 91b ;vinegar, 3 pints •, por.
ter, 42 pints ; pickles, 11 pints; line juice, 21oz.
The annual inspection of the 34 Battalion of Gre-
nadier Guards took pl tee in the Home-park, Wind-
sor, yesterday morningby Major-Gen. Lord R.lkeby.
The regiment received the general at the Sheet-
streets ba. racks with the usual honours, and at ten
o'clock marched through the town to the park with
the general and Col. Lambert at their head.- When--
they ar rive lon theground they foi med open column,
advanced, and changed front to the right, formed
quarter-distance column, threw out skirmisheri, ad-
vanced, furinedsquares, and other movements. They
then mar:lied past in slow time, after which L
Rokeby ad tressed Calonel Lambert, and expressed
himself highly grat fled with the appearance and
discipline of the regiment.
The Fairy Royal yacht, Capt the Hon. J. Den-
man, embarked the Queen and C )urt at Osborne
yesterday forenoon, and conveyed them to Gos-
port, ea route to London, under the usual salutes
and cei emouies.
The depot companies of fhe 19th Regt., consist-
ing of 3 officers and 100 men of all ranks, and the
depot of the 20th Regt., numbering 9 officers and
120 men, will leave dh'ela9ster and Parkhurst this
day, and proceed to Chatham for the purpose of
joining the Provisional Battalion. Tire depot of the
Ist Royals, from Ireland, has also received orders
to proceel to Cha him.
The Fort Major of Edinburgh Castle, Mr. Alex.
Cruickshank, died on Saturday m irniug last, and
was buried on Wednesday with military horror-Ira.
The funeral equipage consist -d of the Ist Battalion
of the Rifle Brigade, the sth Dragoon Guar Is, a
company of the Royal Artillery, and the numerous
recruiting parties of the diar,ct. Tire coffin was
conveyed to the cemetery on a gun teei age drawn
was contributed by the Rifle Brigad...
by six black horses, and a firing party The mourn-
120 m
ful procef,sion attraettd a vast number of spectators
as it passed along the streets. Thedeceased was born
en
at Fortes, in Morayshire, on the Ist Jan., 1789,
and/entered the army as a private soldier in the
79th HiOiland-rs in May, 1805. He served in that
regiment at the siege and capture of Copenhagen
an 1 of the Danish fleet, underathe lye Earl Cath-
cart, and subsequently under Sir John Moore in
Portugal, and ill the advance into Spain and re-
treat on Comma. He rs-rved with tire Walcrieren
expedition in 1809, and was present at the siege
and capture of Flushing. He was afterwards present
at the battles of Busaco, Fuentes d'Onoro (where
Ire was taken prisoner of war, but subsequently
escaped), at the siege of Baiajos, the battl,s of the
Nive and Nivelle, and the blockade of Barmne.
He was wounded at the battle of Toulouse in 1814,
and iu the following year was at the battles of
Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He rose in his regiment
to the rank of Qtrarterma-ter, retiring in 1812, and
his lengthened and dk,tingurehed cervices were in
1811 rewarded by his appointment to the office of
Fort Major of Edintinrgh Casil., the appointment
having been conferred by the Duke of Wellington
on the rei.ommendation of Lord Paumure, who was
for some years an officer in the same gallant regi-
ment.
Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Curacoa, Capt.
A. Forbes, ordered tl Woolwich, where she arrived
on Monday last fr m Portsmouth, wi h instruc-
tions to prepare for paying off the vessel, was yes-
terday morning againdespatched for Woolwich,
whence she sailed at 5 a m. for Portsmouth. The
paddl -wheel troopship Dee,. Master Commander T.
C. Pullen, left Woolwich basin yesterday, . laden
with steam gear and bailers for Rymerath.
The Chesapeake, 51, screw steam frigate, Com-
modore R. B. Watson, C. 8., having been' made
ready for sea at Chatham, has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Portsmouth, where she will complete her
crew and sail for India, at which station she will be
the flagship.
The Vulcan, 6, iron screw steam transport, Com-
mander Seacombe, has at length got her masts sup-
plied, and has now topgallantmas.s lidded lower,
and topsa'lyards up and in their places, and may
be ready for any service in 48 hours after being out
of the bands of the dockyard artificers.
Capt. D. Robinson, 72d Highlanders, embarked
on board the Matilda Atheling sailing transport,
Capt. Coppell, yesterday for Botni,ay, in addition
to the officers whose names were given yesterday.
The Matlia Atheling is a very handsome clipper
Bhp, belonging to Messrs. Teighe and Smith, of
London. She WAS Owed out of harbour at 2 p.m.
ion at daylight
s are a retniirk-
ytheisstemrdoaryn-,inagn.d sailedTt!
e7f2odr
Hh eirgdb si tilidneart
ably fine body of men, and very well conducted.
Their appearance excited general curiosity as they
marched through the town to embark on Wednes-
day.
The Hersilia, sailing clipper, Captain Sadler,
sailed from Spithead last night for Madras with the
troops enumerated in the Sun of yesterday.
The Khersonese and the Queen of the South em-
bark their respective allotments of troops at 3 p.m.
to-morrow at Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's screw steam ship Orion, 91, Capt.
E. Erskine, 18 days from Halifax ; the brigantine
Dart, t-mder to the Castor, from the Cape of Good
Rope May 27 ; and the Peruvian screw steam ship
Amazons, Capt. J. Boterin, from Calcutta July 19
for London, arrived at Plymouth Esouxid yesterday

(Thursday). On the 19th Aug.. in bt. 49 32 N.,
long. 14 30, the Dart spoke the bark Halthouse,
132 days from Calcutta for Liverpool._
We are requested to correct the statemout that
Col. A. H. Horsford, C. 8., had proceeded over-
land to join his regiment in India. It should have
been Col• R. Horsford, C. 8., having embarked
with the head-quarters of his regiment on board
the Sutlej, direct.for Calcutta, about a nrinth
Commanders H. Philips, A. But!er, and H. C.
Mrjendie, were yesterday appoiutei Inspecting
C.►mmanders of the Coarguard., •
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Masters—Samuel Braddon to the Valorou', Horace
Cook to the Conflict, James Kiddie to the Styx.

Paymasters—Jaraes R. G. Brown to the Valorous,
B. W. White to the Styx, Henry Perry to the Conflict.
Clerks—A. W. Brett to the Valorous, Thos. Elliott
to the Styx, R. K. Heaver to the Conflict.

Assistant-Clerk—James 0 levaine to the Cambridge.
Lieutenants—G. T. Key to the Valorous, A. Hen-
derson to the Conflict, W. H. Goold to the Sty x.