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25. To understand perfectly the interior economy
of a troop or company, the regulations for the messing
and subsistence of the soldiers, and the system of
keeping their accounts.
26. To have a knowledge of the regulations which
regulate the pay, provisions, pensions, rewards, pe-
riods of service, clothing, and equipment of, the
soldier.

27. To be acquainted with the general regulations
and orders of the army, more particularly with those
for the government and management of the troops
embarked in transports or convict ships.
28. And it must be ascertained that they are com•
petent to take charge of a company or detachment in
every position in which it might be placed.
Lieutenants who entered the service previous to
July, 1849, will after July, 1852, be required, before
they can be recommended for promotion to the rank
of captain, to have-
10a. A competent knowledge of geography.
11 a. Of English history.
12a. Of the first four books of Euclid.
14a. Of algebra, to simple equations inclusive.
19a. And so far a practical knowledge of the science
of fortification as to be capable of projecting a front
of fortification according to the first system of
Vauban.

20a. Thsy must be perfectly acquainted with the
provisions of the Mutiny Act and Articles of War.
21a. And with the forms and proceedings of courts.
martial.
22a. They must have studied some of the standard
works on courts-martial.

23a. They must understand perfectly the evolu-
tions of a battalion of infantry or regiment of cavalry,
as shown by the regulations.
24a. They muat be acquainted with light infantry
drill.

25a. Must perfectly understand the interior eco•
nomy of a troop or company, the regulations for the
messing and subsistence of the soldiers, and the esta-
blished system of keeping their accounts.
26a. They must have a knowledge of the regula-
tions which regulate the pay, provisioning, pensions,
rewards, periods of service, clothing, and equipment
of the soldier.

27a. They must be acquainted with the general
regulations and orders of the army, more particu-
larly with those for the government and manage-
ment of the troops embarked in transport or convict-
ships. _

28a. And it must be ascertained that they are
competent to take charge of a company or detachment
in every position in which it might be placed.
It is to be distinctly understood that they are to
complete the remainder of the course prescribed for
the lieutenants who entered the service subsequently
to July, 1849, before they can be declared eligible to
become field officers.

A SOCIAL STRIKE.
A convention of women is reported to have taken
place in the state of Ohio, which lasted two days,
and resulted in the following declaration of inde-
pendence :

" They wish to participate in making the laws by
which they are to be governed.
"They wish the same rights, laws, and protection
for one sex as for the other.

" They state that the servile submission of the
women of this country to the unequal and oppressive
laws by which they are governed is the fruit of de-
gradation and ignorance.
"They resolve, that their own welfare and the
highest good of the sex demand that they should se-
cure to themselves the elective franchise.
" They resolve that the laws in favour of man, to
control the persons and property of women, are
merely a modified code of the slave plantation, and
that is the reason why women sympathise with the
suffering slave.

" They declare that, as human beings, women are
entitled to all the rights that belong by nature to any
member of the human
" They protest that all distinctions between men
and women, social, literary, pecuniary, religious, or
political, bat Led on distinction of sex, &c., ought to be
abolished at once.

" They also say that the practice of holding women
to a different standard of morality and propriety is
unnatural and highly detrimental to domestic fun and
happiness.

"‘.They are perfectly satisfied that a republican
government is just as much down upon the women as
any hereditary despotism.
" They say that all things work in a circle ;'
woman must put forth her hands courageously, dis-
regard public sentiment on many matters, and grasp
them in disregard of the usages which have hitherto
withheld them from her.

" They regard such women as step forth into the
world, in the face of sneers and scoffs of the public, to
fill large spheres of labour, as the truest preachers of
woman's rights."
And, last of all, they have passed unanimously the
following " whereas" with the "resolutions :"
" Whereas ono class of s ciety dooms woman to a life
of drudgery, and another to one of dependence and fri-
volity; and whereas the education she generally receives is
calculated to cultivate vanity and dependence, therefore—.
" Resolved—That the prevalent ideas of female edu-
cation are in perfect harmony with the position allotted
her by the laws and usages of society.
" Resolved—That as woman is not permitted to hold
office, nor have any voice in the government, she should
not be compelled to pay taxes out of her scanty wages to
support men who get eight dollars a day for taking the
right to themselves to enact laws for her."

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netsASTa rfoclirse IT
HEttarNa TRADE.—WICK,
Offersl.N.nog tsr ii
a'hala e
have willbheeebenne clinnuaagddleetv.here
si
within thee'ietkh, past few days at Wick of
Bs. per barrel, for full crown-brands, of last season's take,
but refused, and 10s. demanded, which had not been ob-
tained. No accounts, so far as we can hear, have been
received from ei(her home or continental markets show-
ing any revival in the trade. Very little stir is being
created by the preparations for the coming season, and en-
gagements are only entered into upon " general terms,'
which is believed will be 7s. per cran at Wick. On the
Banff coast, where curers used to be first to come to terms
with the fishermen, there has this year been little or
nothing done, and several of their number are going out of
the trade. It is believed that many boats' crews will be
forced to stay on shore this season, for want of engage-
ments. Last week a few herrings were caught in nets at
Sandside, and along this coast. From Stornoway we learn
that, owing to the severity of the weather very little has as
yet been done in the herring fishing there. The boats were
out two nights last week and were partially successful.
Several small parcels of herrings have been during h
last week brought from the Lewis to this place, and .
treifshio
and
.
ped per steam to Leith, destined, no doubt,
con-
tinental market. About sixty barrels arrived,
patched by sail smack.—John 0' Groat Journal.
Yesterday (Tues-
andior weretthe
dis
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.--
friends of King's College Hospital, r
Inn-fields--T. G. Sam-
room in Portugal-street, Lincoln
hwahirimchanshotwheedsetheraet;
minutes of the former court
day) afternoon a quarterly general couarst ohfeltdheagtovtehrenobrosaarndd.
brooke, Esq., in the chair.
tary read the report for the past quarter,lo4 patients were in the
t of the year,
at the commencement having received the signatTuriele
Lady-day 289 additional pa-
tientshouse. From that period. to .
of
393.
Of
this number
or relieved, six were found • harged, cured, . in-
curable,who were attended
ofthec
disorderly. 24 died, and 100 remained in
and three.
260
ow ewreerdeirsecceived, making a total
finement at their own homes. Since the
the house. The out-patients for the quarter numbered 5,011,
of the charity 12,036 in-patients and 143,459 opening
out-
patients have been received, making a total of about 165,500.
elfrotion of Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. Samuel
el:: poor. married women,
ude xuprcoilnt'ilgstihstehe m
11. Steffy, the report was ordered to be entered upon the mi-
nutes, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the
proceedings terminated.

A RABITY.—On Holy Thursday, the 9th, was
exhibited at Liskeard, a rorqual tin-whale, or rasorback
(balenortera hoops, balaena museulas), which had been taken
the previous day by Thomas Outling, whilst engaged in
fishing, by entangling itself in the net. As soon as it was
discovered what the " catch" was the men prevented his dis-
engaging himself, and by keeping him still soon drowned the
" monster." It was caught 18 or 20 miles out, and broueht
into Polperro. It was supposed to be about twelve months
of age. It was 11 feet in length, 7 feet 8 inches in girth
and about a ton in weight. The mouth when caugnt was
capacious enough to contain two men. Individuals of this
species of whale, of the largest size (80 or 100 feet), are
sometimes seen on the Cornish coast, but they are very
rarely caught; and, consequently, the occurrence of this
specimen offered an opportunity tor examination that is not
often met with, and which was embraced by great numbers,
who soon restored the 1/. paid for the loan of the fish for the
purpose of exhibition.—Devonshire Chronicle.
THE CITY or LONDON SCHOOL.—Amongst the
gentlemen who have obtained distinguished honours in
classics at the University of Oxford is Mr. H. S. Fagan, who
was educated at the City of London School, and who en-
j Dyed Mr. Alderman Salomon's exhibition of 50/. per annum
for the last four years. Mr. Fagan obtained a scholarship of
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THE ARMY)C.Ific,_,"
A circular from the Horse Guards/ was reetkvidV
last week by Lieutenant• Colonels co. .amending regi..
meats, informing them that in futu re .all candidates
for commissions and promotion must bc prepared to
undergo an examination in the following several
branches of literature and science :
Lieutenants who have entered the service sine.
July, 1849, will be required, previous to being re.
commended for promotion to the ran's of Captain, to
have-
-10. A competent knowledge of geography. 11.
Of history, ancient and modern. 12. Of the first six
books of Euclid. 13. Of the properties of the circle.
14. Of algebra, to quadratic equations inclusive.
15. Of the use of logarithms. 16. Of plane trigo-
nometry. 17. Mensuration.
18. They must have studied permanent and field
fortifications.
19. And have so far a practical knowledge of the
science as to be capable of pre jecting a front of fortifies
cations according to the first system of Vauban.
20. To be perfectly acquainted with the provisions
of the Mutiny Act and Articles of War.
21. With the form and proceedings of courts.
martial.
22. They should hove studied some of the standard
wurks on courts-martial.
23. To understand perfectly the evolutions of a
battalion of infantry or regiment of cavalry.
24. Must be acquainted with light infantry drill.