THE FIELD. 
by the tide, nnd ottract tho attention of numerous 6pootators on 
tno various metropolitan bridges. 
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in aid of the work. The chief beauty of the church, howerer, is 
the altar, which is carved out of all sorts of coloured marble, nnd 
is superbly decorated. The new sect— for now it may certainly 
be called without disrespect. Mr. Irving having founded it little 
more than twenty years ago— has churches in nil parts of Europe, 
and of these that in Gordon-square is to be tho central nnd chief. 
Copenhagen University.— Tho lectures at this University 
will henceforth be delivered in the Danish, instead of, as hitherto 
in the Latin tongue. 
University of London.— Tho council of this University have 
made tho following arrangements for the various examinations 
of the present year :— The Matriculation examination commences 
on the first Tuesday in July. Tho examination for tho degree of 
Bachelor of Arts commences on the fourth Monday in October. A . louull WIU . 
The examination for tho degree of Mostor of Arts commences on soiled from Gibraltar on the 24th of December The 'French 
« * nf°l l D i- J Ut> f - Tho examination for the degree of steamer, Togo, seven days from Bordeaux, bound to Marseilles 
Bachelor of Laws takes place in the Inst fourteen days of June. I arrived here on the 25th. * 
[Saturday, 
FRENCH NAVY AND MERCHANT SERVICE. 
Bbli.ot.— Captain Inglefield, tho commander of tho l’liconix, 
in which Lieutenant liollot served os a volunteer, had a private 
TuilScs ° f l ‘° EmpCror 011 lho 28tU of December at tho 
Prince Abu Salem took passage in tho 
rrcnch steamer, Albatross, which ended hence on the 18th of 
December for langurs, opposite Gibraltar. Fifty merchantmen 
aro iu port. 
Gibraltar, December 27.— The French war steamer, Petrel. 
I In] frnm ( ■ ihfnlt ne nn t I.a Dili. i \ . - i ^ 7 
gktMi. 
Flogoino at Sea.— In the Medical Times and Gazette , of 
tno l, lii ult., aro reports, by Dr. Davidson, of the cases of two 
men who were flogged on board of one of her Majesty’s ships, ono 
ot whom was removed from tho gratings in a fit of epilepsy, and 
the other had an apoplectic attack. One was rendered permanently 
unserviceable. These facts alone are sufficient to put an end to a 
practice which is a disgrace to our country and our age. 
Am°t, Noy Oth 1S53. (From our own Correspondent,)— 
ar0 ex P cclin S t0 retake Amoy every day. On 
the ora they had a great engagement ashore nnd afloat, but did 
not succeed in silencing the rebels. 
A Chinese Insurgent. 
Ehebrnbss — The Monarch, eighty-four guns, guardship of 
ordinary, Captain Charles Hope,— The officers nnd crow of this 
ship have been paid off, her three years’ commission having ex- 
pired. The principal part of her bluejackets volunteered for her 
again, and she lias been recommissioned by Captain Charles 
Hope, Captain-Superintendent of Her Majesty’s dockyard here. 
Woolwich.— Commodore Henry Eden having struck his broad 
pendant on board the Fisgard flagship, Commodore John Shep- 
herd, bis successor, has had l.ia broad pendant hoisted on board 
the Fisgard, and assumed the duties of Commodore -Superin- 
tendent of Woolwich dockyard. 
Portsmouth, Jan. 1.— The Diamond, 20, Captain W. Peel, 
Bailed from Spithead yesterday morning, for the Mediterranean! 
Arrive 1 there she will open her sealed orders. 
Admiralty BEdSTER of Wrecks for the Year 1852.— 
(From the Life Bout Journal.) The Bice Book under tho above 
tHle which is annually presented to Parliament, has just been 
published for the year 1852. It comes at an appropriate time. 
Wintry gales, long nights, and dark fogs are the fit accompani- 
ments for so fearful a record of wreck and devastation. In 
running the eye down the column of casualties, we light upon 
1 ° St ’ lo8t> 80 lo6t ’ 45 lo8t > 75 lost, 100 lost, “ all lost,” 
all drowned. Could it be credited, were it not for the official 
aejpunts, with the authority for each cose appended, that 1,115 
wrecks, with a loss of 920 lives, oocurred on the coasts, and 
*" e 8ea ? tb ® United Kingdom, in the single year of 
l8o2? let so it is. Of this number 533 were total wrecks, the 
remainder stranded and damaged so as to require to discharge 
cargo. From the summary attached to the register wo learn that 
the casualties in each month were as follows: — January, 120 • 
February, 77; Mareh, 32; April, 44 ; May, 41 ; June, 29 July! 
It ; August, 42; September, 85 ; October, 164 ; November, 189- 
December, 268:— total, 1,115. Now, if a simplo railway acci- 
dent had occurred, and a eingle stoker had lost liis life, a coro- 
ners inquest would have been held, the whole details would have 
^cncareludy inquired into, end published in every newspaper 
t Lni ^ e ' i Kindom. and, if any misconduct or neglect could 
have been found on the part of the railway company or their 
OJJiciola, a heavy fine would have been imposed. IIow different 
is the ease oflotaca by shipwreck. Is not a suilor’s life os valu- 
09ft^fr h “ ttrf ° 8U,ker? WIj y, tbcn > Buell n difference? Are 
J20 seafaring men to perish, and many of them, ns we see by 
the register, from neglect, or other causes within control, and no 
I* l 1 ken .?7 he “ ? We InUBt have ft uca-coroncr ; we 
bare before advocated such an appointment, and we repeat our 
conviction that that would be one of tho most effectual means of 
In nu “ ber of ^ipwrecks. The next Blue Book 
will give us the wrecks of 1 853. 
17 *—Tho - Nuval Committee hove unani- 
t f ° r , pr “ e ^ ati ° n u< the House, authorizing 
« T #,e ?“ f v r,gut<28 ’ ho built under the eur- 
“ ,the • N “ v ^ 8,000,000 
The River Thames,—. Navigation is partially stopped Tho 
mer baa not, since the year 1 841, when Samuel Bcotf, the ccV 
brnM driver, ao strangely terminated his existence on Waterloo 
Briclge, presented so singular an appearance. J«rge musses of 
floating lee, co V<Md with frozen snow, ore carried up and down 
arrived here on the 25th. 
China Station, Hong Kong, November 11.— At Ningpo, 
the French steamer Colbert nnd frigate Constantino. At Shan- 
ghai, tbe French stenmor Cassini, 
Latest dates from England received ot Hong Kong, are tho 
8th of September; Calcutta, the 19th of September ; Bombay, 
n*f° b0P L 8 , ine-npo , ro » 1,10 171,1 of Octobor; Manilla, the 
U,e 3rd ° f ' S ' i ’ l8mb “’ 
Lisbon, December, 29.— Tho French steamer of war, Tonnerre 
went to sea on the 20th, and tho Ebric, also French, on tho 23rd 
of December. 
MART^-DjrB — The Magdalena, English steamer, Captain 
Abbott, arrived at Southampton, brings news that a new screw 
steamer, named La Madinino, nnd belonging to a French 
association called tho Windward Islands Steam Company ( Com- 
imme a Vapour des Isles du Vent), arrived at Martinique on 
the 28th of November. This vessel, with the St. Fierro, the St. 
Louis, and the St. Laurent, made up a fleet of four steamers 
specially attached to the ports of Martinique, end intended to 
plv between the vnrious ialunds of tbe British, French and 
Spanish Antilles. A slight shock of an onrthquako was felt at 
Martinique on the night of the 21st of November. 
STEAMERS. 
The African Mail Steam Navigation Company have de- 
cided on making tho port of Southampton tho rendezvous for their 
steamers. 
Tuompt and Praiseworthy Action.— O n Saturday morning 
as the Wyoming ship from Philadelphia was boatino- up the 
Victoria Channel, in tho Mersey, one of her hands fell overboard 
The royal mail steamship Enropa, Captain Shannon, wns passing 
cm her outward voyage at the moment, and Captain Shannon, 
seeing the accident, immediately stopped the engines, lowered a 
boat, and rescued the poor fellow from a watery grave. Captain 
Danberg, of tbe Wyoming, in a letter to the owners, thanks Cap- 
tain Shannon nnd tho men under his command for their prompt 
and commendable action. 1 
Pams to London dy Steam.— L’ Orientals envs “ We 
have nt present in the harbour here a srnnll steamer intended to 
ply between Paris and London. Sho comes from Nantes, nnd 
Las put in Lero to liavo her compass regulated. She is built 
something on the plan of the Sole schooner, which was recently 
at Pans. She lias an auxiliary 6crew, with an engine of 30 
horse-power, which is placed in the after-part of the vessel in 
order to give more room for stowage. Her hold will conlnin 
tons of merchandise. Her masts are arranged so thut they 
can be lowered almost to a level with the dock, iu order to enable 
ber to pass under tbe bridges without stopping, and thus proceed 
direct from Pans to London. She is built of sheet iron, and was 
constructed by M. Guibert, the builder ot Nantes. 
The Caloric Ship Ericsson.—' Tho New York Journal of 
Commerce, in reference to tho Ericsson, says,— “The problem os 
to the success of the Ericsson approaches a solution. The eneine 
is now so nearly completed that a trial trip will probably be made 
next Tuesday or Wednesday, and Mr. Ericsson is in the best 
spirits, such as confidence of success inspires. We learn from 
one of her principal owners tlmt experiments already mado show 
that tho desired amount of pressure may be easily obtained, and 
a full reliance is entertained that tbe ship will attain a speed 
equal to at least nine miles an hour, which will be n rate entirely 
satisfactory. We also learn that it has been determined to place the 
Ericsson on the route between Now York nnd Havre, as an inde- 
pendent steamer, to replace the temporary vacancy occasioned 
by the destruction of the Humboldt.” 
Plymouth, Thursday.— The Turkish paddle-wheel war- 
steomor Vassati Tidgaret, 2 guns, 350 tons, 300-horse power, 
ln ‘ luS a £ arnoon ’ She left Constantinople 
December 5; Malta 11 ; Vigo, 29; and Falmouth, Jan. 4; and 
f ° r L ° nd0D t0 be refiUcd - Sbe was touted at Cowes 
about five years ago. 
iJ? w 6S iE« r v I l 0ff,mont of Militia.— John Whltacro Allen, gont.,to 
“““‘•i , vlc ® Nelson, promoted. 
th« York Militia. — Major Charles Hind, late of 
tho lotli Regiment of Foot, to bo Llent.-Col. Commandant. 
County of Southampton. — Her Majesty has been graciously 
pleased to approve that the stylo and title of tho two regiments 
ot militia in and for tho said county, known ns tho North and 
Boutu Hunts Militia, and now amalgamated, shall be changed, 
an, tlmt tho infantry militia of tho said county shall from hence- 
forth bo styled “T ic Hampshire Regiment of Militia;” and in 
like manner tho militia artillery of tl.o said county shall bo styled 
lho Hampshire Militia Artillery.” And that the respective 
corpB of yeomanry cavalry known as tho North nnd South Hants 
I cumonry Cavalry shall henceforth bo stylod “The Hampshire 
lcomnnry Cavalry.” 
Royal Montgomeryshire Rifles.— Liout.-Col. Sir John 
Conroy, Bart., K.C.II., and tlio officers of this crack corps, gnvo 
n Grand Dali at tho Townhull, Welshpool, on Tuesday tho 27th 
ult. Upwards of 200 invitations were issued, including tho 
officers of tho County Yeomanry, and the Shropshire Militia. 
I he hall was tastefully decorated with evergreens, nnd in tho 
most conspicuous parts of the room, were hung the colours of 
the regiment, ns well as mottoes supported by stars of bayonets, 
swords, and muskets, which, as soon ns the gas was put on, 
produced n very imposing effoct. Shortly after nine o’clock, 
the company began to arrive, and at ten tho ball was opened by 
Miyor, the Honourable H. H. Tracey (in the unavoidable nbsonco 
ot Sir John Conroy, Bart.) nnd Lndy W. W. Wynn. In tho 
Grand Jury Room (n spacious apartment attached to the lmll) tho 
supper was laid ; hero was a displny of nil the delicacies of tho 
season, many of thorn tastefully supported by pillars, from which 
hung suspended, the Royal Arms, tlio Crest of Sir John Conroy, 
Bart., ns Colonel of tho Regiment, with many others, beautifully 
worked in satin. The gnllant sons of Mars had produced cham- 
pagne, port, sherry, nnd other choice wines, nnd altogether whe- 
ther as to cuisine or company this was one of tho host balls ever 
witnessed in Welshpool. Amongst those present wo noticed: — 
Militia Officers.— Major tbe Hon. H. H. Tracey ; Captains Fryco. 
Jones, and Divcn; Lieuts. Jenkins, Harrison, Nicliolls, Jones, 
n? t L D ,°,? l0r Montgomery Yeomanry.— Lieut.- 
Col. fcir W. W. Wynn, Bart. ; Captains Jones, nnd Hamer; Lieuts. 
L n"VVtr t0rn ? t8 Adair> ond Trovor - There were also 
present, the Right Hon. the Earl of Powie, tbe Countess of Powis. 
Lady Lucy Herbert, Lieut.-Col. Hon. P. Herbert, (43rd Regiment) 
T Lad ^ Ma ndevillo, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Dart., and Mies 
Mi£« T> D i PU{ m Esq, i M , -I r 0a P tain c - Vnuglian Pugh, tho 
Misoes 1 uglies, (Llomaohydol), D. Corrio, Esq., Mrs. Corrio, 
Miss Corn o, (Dyssnrt), T. D. Harrison, Esq., (Mayor), Mrs. 
Hamson, ic. 4c. The orchestra was under tho direction of Mr. 
J. G. lenny (Bandmaster Montgomeryshire Yeomanry), nnd 
during the evening was performed in exquisite style, a programme 
ot twenty different dances, including quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, 
and galops. ’ 1 3 
Mess Expenses.— Viscount Palmerston has addressed a letter 
to tho Lords-Lioutonnnt of counties on tlio subjeot of the mess 
expenses of subaltern officers in militia regiments. His lordship 
is ot opinion that the mess chargee in the militia should not 
exceed the average charge in regiments of the line, which does 
not exceed Ss.fid. per diem. Lord Palmerston recommends that 
tho same limit should be applied to militia messes, with a view 
the better to enable subaltern oflicors to meet their mess ex- 
penses. 
Iteitai. 
Slilitaqj, 
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF THE DUKE 
' OF WELLINGTON. 
St. Gborge’s Gallery, Hyde Park Corner, was opened on 
Tuesday evening with a diorama of the funeral procession of his 
Grace the Duke of Wellington. Six introductory views are 
exhibited, which show the several points of interest before tho 
remains of the great Duke arrived at Chelsea Hospital. Amonc 
ll'T T, ih Z « tapio r of ™ al , mer Ca8tle - llie roo >n in which the 
Duke died the departure of the body by tl.o western gnte of tbe 
Castle, ond the beorse passing over Vauxball-bridge. The Ivim* 
in-state in the great hall, Chelsea Hospital, may be said to com- 
mence the London part of the ceremony, but tho actual bogin- 
mng of the procession is represented on the parade ground at 
the back of the Horse Guards. After this, the whole of the street 
view is g |y cn unti 1 the procession reaches St. Paul’s, tho details 
“ fifll m th fv rCC ,°i lecti .°n t0 r efluire being described 
A v. 8ays 1 “f Morning Post., 11 * bo remember tlio 
♦w o f 1 ntmosphere on thnt solemn occasion will not expect 
that any scenic eflcc s can be introduced with due adherence to 
nr Ut thlS d , IOr / ama / aUllou? l 1 il cnnnotboastsueh advan- 
tages, will compensate for their absence by tbe plain matter-of- 
himMS e t? ntat,?D ° f tI?at Whicli a,:tunn y took The cos- 
tumes of tbe various regiments are duly recorded, and tbe houses 
generally speaking, fuithfully delineated, even in some instances 
♦W T" ■ C n “iT 8 aDd oacu P ati ® n 8 of their inhabitants, wJmre 
they ®ro in reality painted of sufficient size to allow of their 
inforio?of°Rt W p h °r 1 n> 0lQ i ling pro P ortion - T1 '® ceremony in tl.o 
intenor of fit. Paul saflurding the artists more scope for display- 
ing their skill in scenic illusion, they have very successfully 
« d , them - 8e l',' eS of - tho opportunity, and produced by for the 
best picture in tho senes. 1 his diorama was painted in London 
aMLaV? b °i ,0V H h \ ^ r - 1,csvi g ,ies ; b <‘t it wus first exhibited 
nt the Rotundo, Btiekvflle-street, Dublin, where it mot with oon- 
oge e wUh U ™t°nf t Q i nd V,lU> D ° d0 } ,bt, ° bt0in ita8,1Qre of P atron - 
a f® f ‘T t l0 . rcat °/. tho numerous places of amusement now open, 
particularly from thoso who were not hero to witness tho highly 
CCrem h ° n .T tb T P ainlin h' 8 very faith fully represent! 
delivered!” 0 18 ,n8tructlV0 and interesting, ond agreeably 
ani itilitiir. 
Co Z?H% 0 r lgnc * by ! ,IC Lo,tr, -b" OTEN.\NT Of the County of Suffolk 
R obert Alexander Sl.nfto A-latr, E«q., to be Dcputv-Lleut tUrr0LK ’ 
DtZwSX&CmT* CaV)l,r J' — WlUlum Dwtat 
Appointments in the Royal NAVY.-Assistant Surgeon,- 
Charlcs F. Williams (1846), to tl.o Cyclops steam-frigate, 
lilting nt SlieorncBS for the Mediterranean station. Acting 
n>' 8 .-Thc».r,ns lin'y (1853), to tl.o Boscawe.r, 
70 * h, 11111 " a ^ Chatham for the lb.gslup of Rear-Admiral Arthur 
I nnsb n''e. C.B.. on tho North American and West Indies station ; 
John Caldwell 1853), to the Eurynlus, 50, screw stenm-frirrate, 
SSb Q «j«n; W. H Cruise (1858), to tl.o Pique, 40, at Dcvon- 
n’. ^ , 1 1 . liami ^. I J, oclia to tPo Dauntless screw stonm- 
at'fierenpori^ G ’ Rugby ^ 1S53 )» to tko Impregnable flng-sbip 
Dr b Pa5Hei- G } l0 r DE11 ^ Physician.— W c regret to stato that 
Dr. Pa rick, a native of Dulry, who was practising in Springbum 
near Glasgow, was assaulted fatally on Friday last. He was tho 
second son of Mr. John Patrick, of tho Gurnock Bridge Toll 
Hairy, and Irom his rap!dly increasing practice at Springburn! 
he had the prospect ol nUaining an eminent position in his pro- 
lc33ion. Ho was married only ten weeks ago. On the evenino- 
knock !? y /i, 0r wtlier Sundny morning, he was aroused by 
Knockings at bis door, which ho answered himself. Mrs. Patrick 
waB in bed, but she heard him requested to go and visit some 
party who was said to be unwell ; sho also heard him declino to 
do tins, giving ns his reason that the party was Dr. Stoworl’s 
patient. Immediately, and without much folk, the parties seized 
hold upon him, and while in his shirt dragged him a distance of 
fifty yiirds from his own house, maltreating him so brutally and 
cruelly that bo was never afterwards able to gi vo nny mover 
account of tho assault. He survived unt.l Friday last, whence 
lS/ilnf Advert '3er. [See another case under “Scot- 
. r b ^ Tfl , J , N T,IE Ovbw— T ho town and neighbourhood of Ros- 
crea were thrown into the urcutest oonsteination on Christmas 
day, during divine service, by intelligence having been commu 
nicated to the police that several families had been poisoned by 
having eaten whole-meal bread at breakfast. Medical assistant 
was immediately rendered to the unfortunate sufferers, when it 
was ascertained that they laboured, to on intense decree under 
tho violent symptoms produced by the seeds (flour) of tlio boarded 
darnel, rye-grass, commonly called ryley, which was mixed with 
SlSfiTJ? 0 * 1 ; u° Ver tb,rty pcr,0nB received "> c dicoTaid, and 
ffo^Sri^ Ji°A f t Bymp !°, ln8 ' 08 if ft'om intoxication :— 
sta genng about, giddiness, violont tremors of tho extremities 
Thn^nf ° '“l b ° dy ’ 8imilur t0 tbo8e ob8e ''vcd in delirium 
" b . *S f n ‘ uc 1 b p re ‘itcr intensity — the patients requesting 
those about them to hold them, and experiencing great corn fore 
a88I8tanco bein ff g»von them— greatly impaired vision 1 
everything anpenring quite green to the sufferer, coldness of tho 
ahn ’ P ? ri ,. ry 01 1110 llund8 ond leet. great prostration of 
JJJSJ 1 ’ ,h f and in several cases vomiting. The treatment adopted 
nnr nef ri} n ci . acllc ? ol 8ul phute of zinc, which in some onsea^did 
not net till a stimulant was given of volatile aromatic spirit of 
ammonia in camphor mixture; then they acted freely, ahowinir 
that paralysis ot tho stomnoh was, to a certain degree produced 
by tl.o loUn temulentuin, or ryley. After the free P 0n d Sll 
action of the emetics Btimulants wore administered, which non 
sisted of brandy and water and volatile aromatic aforiUf amnm’ 
ma with camphor mixture. Castor oil was adE inistored tlm 
following morning, when all the sufferers wore found convaloscent 
but rauoh debilitated . — Leinster Express. U convnl08Ccnt . 
^ ^ 
Iurcigit anh CCeloiuaL 
■•'.riiorioee and l iSl ?“r > . ress “l’l^ared in tlio balcony 
#6. d ,0w< ; d the,r ncknowledginenn to the 
tio°p s . . 7 hey afterwards took an airing in tho Champs 
Elysdes m the Emperor’s new sledge <\ la Ilusse. Turning 
to the jl/oHifour we find the following:— The second year 
of tho new empire opens with au event which will bo 
