Dilitarir. 
Orders hove been received to fit up the military barracks at 
Clonmel and Fareonatown ns places of confinement for Russian 
prisoners who may bo token during the war, it being deomod 
advisable to locato thorn wherever suitablo mid safe accommoda- 
tion is found ns far inland ns possible. 
Captain George B. llillier, half-pay 80th Regiment, hos been 
appointed Deputy-Assistant Adjutnnt-General in Dublin, in suc- 
cession to Captain Maekonzio, 02nd Highlanders, nominated 
Hrigode-Mnjor to Brigadior-Qcnernl Airoy, on the stall' of the 
army in Turkey. The situation of Assistant Military Secretary 
13 vacant by tlio resignation of Captain llillier. 
The Journal La Sociit6 announces that tlio 100,000 men who 
arc to be onenmped in the department of the Pas dn Calais will 
l,o quortored as follows : — 50,000 or 00,000 round Boulogne, in 
four camps, 25,000 at Helfaut and St. Oiner, nnd the cavalry in 
tlio villages and towns situated along the roads nearest the soa 
const. Two officers of the Imperial Household a few days ago, 
accompanied by the Commander of the Engineers at Boulogne, 
visited the downs behind Honvnut, those at Yimcrenx nnd 
Amblelcuso, and the plain extending between the heights of 
(Jutroan nnd Bnoilicn. 
On Monday ia6t the 97th Regiment (Earl of Ulster's) had n 
brilliant field-day in the Home-park, Windsor. After inarching 
past in slow time, they formed hollow square, and medals were 
presented to Sergeant-Major Derman, Colour-Jrergrnnt Lftplinm, 
and privates llort and Hughes, for length of service nud meri- 
torious conduct, by Major WeUford, commanding tlio parade, 
who embraced tills opportunity of saying that he hoped ere long 
ho should see every officer nnd man with n well-earned medal 
for distingnislied service in the field, nnd at the samo timo re- 
warded by their country’s gratitude. Tliis corps, wo understand, 
leaves Windsor on Monday, tho 22nd, for iNiulhnmplQn. Its 
destination, wo believe, is Athens, boing part of tho forco told ofi‘ 
forspeeiul service. 
Cavalry Bridles. — A Hint to toe RonsE-ouAUDs. — “On 
the 25lh several of our officers bnd chain reins mado for their 
regimental bridles, bocmisc, in tho last action, the enemy (the 
Sikhs) hod cut sorno of tho bridles of the 3rd Light Dragoons 
with tlioir swords, by which their riders became powerless, 
having lost all command over their horses.’’ The ubovc extract 
from " The Journal of a Cavalry Officer in tlio Sikh Campaign of 
1845-0,” by Captain JIumbley, is given to urge the expediency of 
adopting Captain Humbley's advice about clmin reins for our 
cavalry in Turkey, where, if the enemy with whom wo are about 
to contend, the Cossaok, is os brave, he is nt loast ns bnrbnrous us 
tlio Sikh. 
New Cannon Bai.ls, — T he Leeds Times heliovcs that u 
Government order for cannon halls of a now shape is being exe- 
cuted by a local foundry. Tboy aro long, three-sided, and terminate 
in a three-cornered point, it is conjectured that they are in- 
tended to bo used against fortresses; but nothing positive cun bo 
pronounced on this head, as the casting of them bus been kept as 
secret Q9 possible. 
gMttwnrg an i Silita. 
COMMISSION SIGNED BY HER MAJESTY. 
From the London Gazette of Tuesday. 
Quern's Own LiGnT Infantry Regjmknt or Tower Hamlets 
THE FIELD. 
the assistant apothecary, who, before applying the appa- 
ratus, observed that sho was very nervous, which led him to 
endeavour to calm her by tolling her not to bo frightoned. The 
apparatus had nut been altaohea more than a minute and a half, 
when tlio patient was observed to faint and become suddenly 
pulseless. It was immediately withdrawn, und endeavours made 
to recover her, but iu voiu, us sho had ceased tobroatho. It was 
positively stated by Dr. llawkins that the apparatus, had not 
been applied more than a minute and a half, the uaunl time 
being five minutes, and that onl v one-tenth port of the chloroform 
usually given wns inhaled. f Tlie apparatus was so combined 
ns to tell to ono drop how much of tlio anesthetic ogent was 
inhaled. The post mortem examination Bliowod no appenr- 
nnco of disease iu any portion of tlio body, and Dr. Hawkins 
gave it as his opinion that death resulted from the com- 
bined effects of tlio chloroform and fright. Before the intro- 
duction of chloroform ho had hoard of cases where persons died 
from nervousness, through dread of nn operation. Air. Lips- 
comb, deoeased's brother-in-law, snid doeeosed always expressed 
u dread at tnklug chloroform. After other oorroborativo evi- 
dence had been given, tho jury returned a verdict in accordance 
with Dr. Hawkins’ cvidenco, and exouerated all parlies from 
blame in tho afl'uir. 
479 
POULTRY. 
DATES OF SHOWS. 
JuNB.--.The Wsst Kent Domestic Poultry and Flower Show will b 
lield at Faru Ingham, uio first week In Juno. 
„ S CI ' Tl • MU | ' 1 —Malvern, in tho Promenade Gardens, Wednesday and 
1 hursilay, tlio 13th and lttli of September. Honorary Secretary, T. 
McCann, Ksq., Graham House, Malvern. Entries close August 19. 
Dbcbmbhr — C olchester Second Annual Exhibition. 
Poultry Show at Bath — Tlio dates for this show are 
Juno 7 til, 8th, and Otli. It will be bold iu connection with 
tho Hath and West of England Agricultural Society, but 
with a separate entrance and subscription. Tho Honorary 
Secretary will forward prize lists, and certificates of entry, on 
application. All certificates must be returned on or before 
ed ' tlle lutl ‘ of u “y» or Hn* exhibitors will bo excluded, lly tlio 
vi- liberality of tlio Groat Western, the Bristol and Exolor, and 
, e0 South Devon Hallway Companies, all Poultry will bo tukon 
to and fro fieo^of carriago, provided tlio sumo aro not sold. 
i • n n - M , r ; llenr y Spackmnn is tho Honorary Secretary; his 
Nothing can he more admirable than the army modiaal nr- address isG, Terraco- walk, Hath. Wo have ovorv reason to 
rangements for the Eastern campa.gn. 1 ho medical stall bus believe that this show at Bath will be u highly successful 
been increased to an extent unknown on any former occasion i, will m ,i . . .i f milcossiui 
of a simihir kind. It comprises, wo uudorstund, the following -i , families 1 10 64X1110 l,lU0Ui l * 10 ^ an °y *< ur lor 
officers: — i ff 
•Staff.— I inspector general of hospitals; 4 deputy iuspoctors Ducks.— ‘Aylesbury rejoices iu lions of a poncoublo nature 
general of hospitals; 12 stall - surgeons of the first class ; 13 stall' — the beautiful white ducks which toko their characteristic 
surgeons of the second does ; 48 stall' assistant surgeons ; 1 chief cognomen from tho place, Having un hour or two to sparo, 
apothecary ; 3 disponsers of medicines; 3 purveyors ; 0 purveyors’ 1 was anxious to visit ono of these nossotrophll, to whloh 
clerks ; 1 culler and assistant. the landlord of the White Hurt undortouk to iutroduco mo. 
Rboimbntal.— 1 surgeon and 3 assistant surgeons to each The most celebrated breeder of these interesting and delidoua 
giment of 800 men ; 1 surgeon nnd 1 assistant surgeon to every bil . ds ia a inan , mmort Weston, who conducts hU duckery on 
,o squadrons of cavalry (2oO man); 1 ass, stunt surgeon to .... mo8t ftDDroved nlun , n’ of tI " ° 
every field buttery; and 1 surgeon, ordnance medioul depart- 
ment, for geaoral duties, Tula! number of medical officers, 203. 
Militia.— George Frederick Weller Foley, Ksq., lute a Captain in tier 
r. .. . ' and a - •••*■" 
retired. 
Majesty’s 20th Regiment, to be Captain and Adjutant, vice Cowell, 
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. 
Warwickshire Militia, 1st Reoiment.— William David Lloyd 
Sparrow, (lent., to bo Lieutenant. 
2nd Regiment.— Francis Warburton, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice 
Howe, resigned. 
East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles.— Edward Cholmeley 
Dcring, Gent., to be Cornet; Edward Wilder Wilder, Gent., to be 
Cornet. 
East Kent Regiment of Militia.— Lieutenant Frederick Wane, to 
bo Captain. 
Brecknock Royal Rifle Regiment of Militia— Howell Gwynne 
Howell, Esq., to be Second Lieutenant ; William Dowding, Esq , to bo 
Second Lieutenant. 
Merioneth IIiflf. Regiment of Militia— Edward Abadam, Gent., 
to be Second Lieutenant; Thomas Ellis, Gent., tube Second Lieu- 
tenant. 
Royal Merioneth Militia— John Henry Waterfall, Gent., to be 
Second Lieutenant. 
2nd Regiment of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet Henry 
Drummond to be Lieutenant, vice Blaudy, resigned. 
Lanarkshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Lieutenant Robert 
Lockhart to be Captain, vlee Gray, resigned; Cornet John George 
Chancellor to be Lieutenant, vice Lockhart, promoted; James Thomson 
Hnnklnc, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Chancellor, promoted. 
The Wc3t Kent Militia aro making "Font improvements in their 
drill, and have commenced firing blank cartridges ; n very serious 
accident, however, was likely lo lmvo occurred to the comman- 
dant, Colonel Griffiths, last week, One of the men, in his hurry, 
had forgotten to return his ramrod; tho gallant eulonol wns 
standing in front of the men, in conversation with a friend, und, 
on the command, “ Fire,” being given, tlio ramrod passed 
between tho two gentlemen, and penetrated tho woodwork of 
tho officers’ quarters on tlio other side of them* Fortunutcly no 
injury was caused to any one, 
Colonel Loftus and tbeoffioers of the 3rd West York Regiment 
of Militia, ot Doncaster, had soino difficulty with their men on 
Monday, in consequence of some mutinous spirits among thorn 
inciting their comrades to acts of insubordination as a means of 
enforcing the payment of their bounty monoy, tho second instnl- 
mont of which they conceived to he duo to them, ns the period of 
28 days, for which they were first colled out, had expired. Tho 
disaffected also endeavoured to excite dissatisfaction on account 
of the contemplated removal of the rogiinent lo barracks. Pickets 
of nion had to be sent to various parts of tho town to fetal) up the 
refractory members, somo of whom resisted violently. The 
delinquents were lodged in tho guardhouse, and tho drill duties 
of tho day wero greatly interrupted. The ringlondors were tried 
by court-martial yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and sentenced to 
various terms of imprisonment in the House of Correction at 
Wakefield, The men aro about to bo provided with an extra 
suit of clothing for Sundays, &o. 
Uc&itaJ. 
Singular Dbatii from Chloroform at St. George's 
Hospital, — Monday evening Mr. Bedford held nn inquest in St. 
Georgo's Hospital, on Eliza Harvey, a single woman, aged 37, 
who died in that institution while undor the effects of Chloroform 
administered prior to nn oporution. It appeared from I lie evi- 
dence that deceased, who was very rospoctnbly connected, was 
admitted to the hospital suffering from u tumour in the breast, 
which it was proposed to remove, and a great interest was evin- 
ced hy the medical gentlemen concerned, us it was looked upon 
as u rare nnd doliento operation. Being of a very nervous dis- 
position, nnd of a weak constitution, sho was allowed to remain 
in the institution for upwards of n fortnight before the operation 
took place. Daring that period Dr. UawkinB, sonior surgeon, 
and the other medicnl gentlemen of the institution, held a 
consultation as to whether the patient wus a fit subject for chloro- 
form, nnd they were all unanimously of opinion that slio was. 
Accordingly, two weeks having elapsed sinco her admission, she 
had so fur recovered her strength ns to he fitted, in tho opinion 
°f the medical attendants, for the operation. 
•nkon into tho theatre, where Dr. llawkins 
ness to perform tho operation, tho chloroform was op- 
plicd to the patient, through the apparatus by Mr. Patten, 
Iiutasitjr iutir Cltrial 
The following have been elected Fellows of C'aius College 
William Wayinan Ilutt, FI. A., Stoky’s Fellow; Frederic 
Benjamin 111 wood Hamadgc, M.A., Frnnklancl Fellow; William 
Herring Brown, B.A., Feme Fellow ; Thomas Charles Ileury 
Croft, B.A., IVrse Fellow ; Hubert Fowler, B.A., has been 
elected a Fellow of Christ’s College, on the Finch and Baines 
foundation. 
Death of tub Dean op Asaph.— We have to record the 
deatl) of the very Itev. Charles Scott Luxmoore, M.A., Dean of 
St. Asaph, which has taken place nt his rcaidcnco at Cradley. 
Tho late dean wns the son of tho Right Itov. Dr, Luxmoore, bishop 
successively of Iloreford and St, Asaph, from which prelate he re- 
ceived a largo amount of ecclesiastical patronage. In addition to 
tho deanery, worth about £1,200 a year, tlio Rev. gentleman was 
rector of Cradley, worth £1,000 a year, to which ho wan pre- 
sented in 1S1G, "sinecure Rector of Bromynrd, to which ho was 
presented in tho same year, sincouro Rector of Darowcn, worth 
£200 u year, to which ho was presented in 1819, Chancellor of 
St. Asaph Cothodral, and Prebendary of Hereford. All those ap- 
pointments he held up to tho timo of Lis death. 
Oxford, May 2.— Tub Hampton Lectdrbr.— This morning 
the choice of the electors fell on the Rev. John Ernest Bodo, M.A., 
formerly student of Christ Ohurcli, reetor of West-well, Oxon 
Mr. Bode gained the Hertford Scholarship in 1835; in Easter 
Term, 1837, obtained a first class “InLiteris Ilumnniorilnis;” 
and in 1846 wns by Convocation appointed l’ublio Examiner. 
Rbmarkajjlb Custom at Oxford on May-day.— T here is a 
curious annual custom still extant at Oxford, of chanting n 
Eucharistic hymn on May-day, ot sunrise, on the summit of Mug- 
dnlcnc College tower. It originated in the reign of Henry VII., 
who gave to Magdalene College tlio odvovvsons of the churches of 
Sliinbridgo, Gloucestershire, and Tyndon, Sussex, together with 
an acre of land in each parish . In gratitude for this benefaction, 
the college wus accustomed, during the lifetime of their royal 
benefactor, to celebrate n service in honour of tho Holy Trinity, 
and on the death of this “ most Christian king, ”a requiom wns 
performed at the same place for the benefit of his soul. At the 
time of tho Deformation, this requiem was discontinued, and an 
appropriate hymn was substituted for it. A vast concourse of 
people assembled on Monday lust lo hear tho performance of this 
hymn, which is always sungin Latin by nn effective choir, who 
aro afterwards regaled at the expense of tho pocipty of Magdalene 
College, 
OXFORD.— The two new open Scholarships or Exhibitions at 
Christ Church liuve now been advertised in the usual way. They 
ore open lo oil persons not yot admitted into any college or hull. 
Candidates ore required to coll on tho Dean on Saturday, June 3, 
between 11 and 12 o’clock. Tlio examination will commence ut 
12 o’clock the same day. On Monday, June 26, an election will 
take pluce at Pembroke College, 1st, to a Scholarship; 2nd, toon 
Exhibition of the value of £40 a year, tenable for 7 years il the 
holder shall so long reside ; 3rd, to a Scholarship on the founda- 
tion of Richard Wigbtwick, B.D., for persons of his namo or 
kindled. The Examination will commence on Wednesday, the 
21st. Candidates are requested to call on tho Master on Tuesday, 
the 20th, between 12 and 2 o'clock, nnd must then present testi- 
monials of character, and evidence to show that they ore under 
19 years of ago. PorsonB who claim ns of kin lo Richard Wight- 
wick are requested to send proof of their descent to tho master on 
or boforo June the 10th. 
Camduidob— T ho Vice-Chancellor is requested to make known 
that Professors will be appointed in the University of Melbourne, 
Australia, in tho four following departments of knowledge, 
viz. 1, The Greek and Latin Classics, with Ancient History. 
2. Mol hematics, pure nnd mixed. 3. Nulurul science. 4. Mo- 
dern History, Modern Literature, Political Economy, ami Logie. 
And that gentlemen who are desirous of becoming candidates lor 
the several Professorships nre requested to send their loiters of 
application and testimonials to SirJ. F. W. Herschel, Bart,, 83, 
Harley-slroet, Cavendish-square, London, on or before tho 10th 
of Juno next, endorsed outside, “ Melbourne University.” 
Printed papers relating to tho University of Melbourne nre 
deposited for inspection by Graduates of tlio University in tho 
Registry’s office, wherein ore mentioned the names of the gentle- 
men who lmvo the selection of the Professors, and that the stipend 
of each of them will ho £1,000 per annum, with tho nso of u 
house, and £300 for uu outfit. 
Death of the Bishop of Bath and Wblls. — Wo have 
to announce the demise of the above right reverend prelate, who 
expired on Sunday, at Brighton, after n long illness. The 
deceased, who was in his 72ml year, was educated at Rugby, 
whence hfl proceeded to Christ Church in 1800. He took his 
B.A. degree in 1803, and, in 1804 was elected Fellow ot All 
.Souls’ College, which he retained until 1806, when he married 
Lady Harriet, youngest daughter of the 4th Earl of 
having a short 'time previously proceeded to his degree of ALA. 
0 „ (be death of the Rev. Dr. Legge, in 1829, he succeeded to 
the bishopric of Oxford, and had the degree of doctor of divinity 
conferred on him by the university, by diploma. On the death 
of the Itev. Dr. Law, Bishop of Bath and Wells, in 1846, be was 
translated to that see. The Bishop of Doth and 'Veils Is 
ed, m tlio opinion . always Visitor of Wadham Collie and is patron of 80 livnngs 
Having been 1 t lie diocese including the whole of the county of Some reot, with 
s was ui°rcadi- t lie exception of the parish of Belminstcr. Iho annual value 
reform was up- i of tliis Bishopric is £6,000, and the episcopal residence is tlie 
palace at Wells. — 
tho most approved plans. One of tho principal endeavours 
is, to Iiavo young ducks ut u very early season, to supply the 
Loudon markets. To accomplish this, the old birds uro 
kept very hard — tinglice, short of food— during tlio luttor 
part of the summer, and early in autumn: they uro then fed 
very high, which induces thorn to commciico laying ; nud to 
facilitate this, the houses in which they aro Kept uru huuted 
by means of hot-water pipes. Thus trouted, numbers of 
them aro iu condition tu sit before Christinas ; and thorn 
were numerous broods of ducklings hutched l>y Valontino’s 
duy. It is calculated tlmt they aro fit to be killed ut six 
weeks old, for which purposo they aro fed on tho most 
nourishing and forcing food, which, 1 believe, is composed 
principally of barley-moul and boiled liver or oilier llosb, 
together with a portion of fat.” 
A Fowl Question Funnily Decided.— A t tlio close 
of a lecture on physiology before tlio evening school, u fow 
nights since, the lecturer remarked that any one was at liberty 
to ask questions upon the suhjoct— und that ho would answer 
them as far as he was able. A young lady, with much ap- 
parent sincerity, remarked that site bud a question to usk, 
though she was not certain that it was a proper question ; 
site would, howover, venture to ask it. It wub as follows : — 
“ If oue lion lay uu egg and another sits on it nnd hutches 
out a chicken, which lion is tho mother of tlio chicken 1" 
Tlio lecturer said, “ I will answer you In Yankee stylo, by 
asking you a question. If a little, pretty, white, genteel, 
native pullet sits on uu egg of Oriental extraction, uml 
hatches a great, homely, long logged, splinter shanked, 
slabsided, awkward gaited Shatjghao, would you, if you 
were that little white pullet, own tlio great, homely mon- 
ster ?” “ No,” said the young lady “ l would’ut," “ Very 
well,” said tlio lecturor, “ that settles tlio Question, for it is a 
principal in physiology that all hens think and net alike, in 
all essential particulars.” 
Carrier Pigeons in a New Capacity. — T lio French 
paper Journal tie L'Indo ct L'Oire furnishes tlio following 
item Tlio instinct possessed by carrior pigeons, which 
lius been called into operation more for nniiisemoiit than 
anything else, lias just lioen taken advantage of by a phyri- 
ciuu in tliis vicinity for purposes of great utility. A mes- 
senger cumo in great husto to lmvo him cull upon a patient 
several miles olf. Tlio doctor took ono of his pigeons vvilli 
him, and ordered the messenger to remain behind, and 
await tho bird'# return. The winged courier huvlng been 
entrusted with a note at the patient’s bodside, was back to 
bis dovecot in a fow ir.iuulca; and tho messougor having 
taken the noto from its neck, obtained tlio medicines it pre- 
scribed, and iu this munnor sqvod time, which in pressing 
cuses is always valuable. 
Berlin. — T ho poultry mania uppears to bo extending to 
tliis country. A sale of “ Cochina,” imported via Hamburg, 
is announced for tho 16th. It were well if somo improvement 
could be effected lioro— at least in the size of the poultry. 
Tbe diminutive insects that aro served up boro, under tho 
denomination of poultry, hour tho 6amo proportion lo ugood 
honest English burndoor fowl of ordinary quality that a cray- 
fish does to a lobster. But neither tho tastes nor purses of 
country peoplo lead thorn, with rare exceptions, to expend 
money in fancy prizes for such improvements. 
Raising Fowls. — (F rom tlio Northern Farmer). — For 
two years last past, owing to a peculiar stato of my health, I 
chose to bo most iu the open air, and, us promotivo of u light 
anti pleasurable exercise, devoted my lime und intention to 
rearing poultry. As tho result of my experience and observa- 
tion, the business, if properly managed, cun be uiudo very 
profitable. To prevent discuso being generated among fowls, 
too many should not bo allowed to sit together iu one roost. 
No matter how many fowls are kept, if they are well fed, and 
provided with separate roosts for each lot, of not more than 
two, or three dozen at most, with a sufficient amount of 
shedding lo shield them from cold wind and rain. The 
roosts should be made warm for winter, but vvoll ventilated 
for summer, and kept clean. Always breed from your best 
specimens, and by all means keep those by thomselvea, with 
only ono rooster to six or ten layers. 
Itaiso no chicks that aro hatched later than the month of 
June, then kill and market j our poultry before Christmas. 
Poultry ulvvays declines in price when the season ° f h’esb 
pork begins. 3 
As roosters are unnecessary among your common layers, 
as hens lay as well, or better without them, they should iu 
all cases bo slaughtered and sold early in tho fall — tho cost 
of keeping them would boa not lass to tlio poulterer. I have 
pold equal attention to several varieties of tho common 
breeds, and some six varieties of tho large Asiatics. Com- 
pared with Asiatics, common fowls are worthless; nor uro 
those equally profitable. 
Tlio Cochins are a noble looking fowl, but not tho best 
layers. Tho Black and Du/V Sfiongh&M arc moro VHluuble 
than they. But with mo the White Siiangiiab and tho 
Brahma PoOTBA have excelled ull others, being tho most 
hardy, active fowls, and laying Incessantly, during tho full 
! and winter, as well as iu tho spring and summer months, 
