Col. ; John Orr, Esq., to be Capt ; Patrick John Cheine, Esq., to be 
Capt- ; Rodham Catherine Davidson Home, Esq., to be Capt ; William 
Nathaniel Fraser, Esq., the younger, to be Lieut.; Herbert John Hughes, 
Esq., to be Lieut, James Peddie Harper, Esq., M.D., to be Surg. 
Monmouthshire. — Royal Monmouthshire Militia. — George Wilson to 
be Surg ; John Grant Wilson, gent, M.D., to be Assist-Surg. 
Gloccestzb. — Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia. — Lieut 
Allen Alexander Bathurst to be Capt, vice Noel, resigned ; Enalgn, 
Robert Beckies Hunter, to be Lieut, vice Bathurst promoted. 
Cardigan. — Royal Cardigan Mililia. — Thomas Davis Lloyd to be 
Capt., vice Powell, promoted. 
Berks. — Hungerford Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. — Reginald Routh, 
Esq., to be Cornet 
From Friday's Gazette. 
WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 17. 
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards — Quartermaster David Scotland 
to bo Comet ; Cornet David Scotland to ho Adjutant 
6th Dragoons — Ensign Allred Heuderson White, from tho 17th 
Foot to be Comet 
11th Light Dragoons — George Edward Bayly Potts, gent, to be 
Comet 
17 th Light Dragoons — Captain nonry Roxby Benson to bo Major; 
Lieutenant Alexander Learmonth to bo Captain ; Cornet Thomas Tay- 
lor to be Lieutenant 
1st or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guanls — Captain and Lieutenant- 
Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles William Ridley to be Major; Lieu- 
tenant and Captain Lord Arthur Huy to be Captain and Lieutenant- 
Colonel, Oct. ID; Ensign and Lieutenant John Montagu Burgoyno to 
be Lieutenant and Captain, Oct 17 ; Ensign and Lieutenant Alexander 
Mitchell to be Lieutenant and Captain. 
To be Ensigns and Lieutenants without Purchase— William Philip, 
Viscount Molyncux, Francis Whelcr, Viscount Hood. 
17th Foot — William Robinson, Gent., to bo Ensign. 
22nd Foot — Surgeon George Williamson, M.D., from tho 75th Foot 
to be Surgeon. 
2Gth Foot — Lieutenant Fiennes Arthur Quartly to be Captain. 
40th Foot — Ensign Arthur Maynard Mollar to be Lieutenant. 
42nd Foot — William Baird, gent., to bo EnBign; Thomas Augustus 
Forbes Leith, gent., to be Ensign. 
45th Foot — Ensign Richard Blair to be Lieutenant , Ensign Richard 
Grey to bo Lieutenant ; Adam Perry, gent., to bo Ensign ; Lieutenant 
Drury Richard Barnes to be Adjutant. 
G2nd Foot — Captain Lennard Barrett Tylci to be Major ; Lieute- 
nant Charles Morgan Smythies Langhame Gwynnc to be Captain ; 
Ensign G. W. Bulkely Hughes to be Lieutenant ; Thomas Abercrombie 
Fraser Duff, gent, to be Ensign. 
G3rd Foot — Lieutenant G. C Widdrlngton Curtols to be Captain ; 
Ensign Heneagc Thomas Twysdon to be Lieutenant, Stewart llcrvey 
Bruce, gent, to be Ensign. 
72nd Foot — Charles Montirambcrt Stockwcll, gent., to be Ensign. 
75th Foot — Surgeon James Coghlan, from the 22nd Foot, to be 
Surgeon. 
79th Foot — Lieutenant Edward William Cuming to be Captain, 
Ensign George Thomas Scovell to be Lieutenant, Charles Edward 
M'Murdo, gent., to be Ensign. 
Rifle Brigade — John Croft Moore, gent., to be Ensign. 
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. 14. 
Royal Regiment of Artillery — Second Lieutenant Frederick George 
Baylay to be First Lieutenant; Sergeant Major James Black to be 
Quartermaster. 
Corps of Royal Engineers — Brevet Major John Chaytor to be I.leu- 
teuant-Colonel ; Brevet Major William Francis Drummond Jcrvols to 
bo Captain ; First Lieutenant Edward Charles Do Bloleyns to be 
Second Captain ; Second Lieutenant Edward Osborne Hewett, to be 
First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Frederick Mould to bo First 
Lioutenant. 
.frmnnsDiirti null Stannic Siitrlligrurr. 
Monday, Nov. 20. — Grand 'Masters' Lodge, No. 1, Freemasons' 
Tavern ; British Lodge, No, 8, Freemasons' Tavern ; Lodge of Emula- 
tion, No. 21, Albion Tavern ; Lodge of Felicity, No. G6, London Tavern; 
Lodge of Tranquillity, No. 218, George and Vulture ; Chapter ft, St. 
George's, Freemasons' Tavern ; Chapter 12, Prudence, Ship and 
Turtle. 
Tcesdat, Nov. 21. — Mount Lebanon Lodge, No. 87, Green Man 
Tavern, Tooley-street, Southwark; Cadogan Lodge, No. 188, Free- 
masons' Tavern ; St Paul's Lodge, No. 229, London Coffee House; 
Chapter 49, Mount Sinai, Gun Tavern, Pimlico. 
Wednesday, Nov. 22. — Lodge of Antiquity, No. 2, Freemasons' 
Tavern; Lodge of United Pilgrims, No. 745, Horns Tavern, Ken- 
nington. 
Thursday, Nov. 23. — House, Com. Tern., School at 2 ; Grenadiers' 
Lodge, No. 78, Freemasons' Tavern ; Lodge of Regularity, No. 108, 
Freemasons' Tavern; Shakspcorc Lodge, No. 11G, Albion Tavern; 
Chapter 206, Domatic, Falcon Tavern, Fetter-lane. 
Friday, Nov. 24. — Mount Moriah, No. 40, Freemasons’ Tavern; 
Universal Lodge, No. 212, Freemasons' Tavern. 
Lodge or Faith, No. 1G5. — This excellent lodge met on the 31st 
of October, for tho purpose of Installing the W.M. elect, Br. Gillard, 
which was most admirably perlormed by Br. Racltstraw. Messrs. 
Stewart and Bachc were initiated into the order, and Br. Wheeler was 
passed to the second degree. After the installation, the W.M. ap- 
pointed Br. M'Manus S.W., Br. Odelc J.W., Brs. Carter and Fitch, S. 
and J. D., Br. Kardele S.G., and Br. I/mgstaff, Tyler. The W.M. placed 
the collars of the treasurer and secretary on Brs. Onslow, senior and 
Junior, to which offices they had been unanimously re-elected. The 
visitors were numerous, among whom we observed, Brs. Poltcr, 1 1 ; J. 
W. Adams, P.M., 169; J. Smith, P.M., 206; Corser. W.M., 276; Hay- 
wood, 169, Sic., &c. After lodgo business the brethren partook of 
an excellent banquet, and the evening passed off most delightfully 
Old Concord Lodge, No. 201 — This lodge met for the second lime 
this season, since the vacation on the 7th inst, the W. M. Brother 
Kennedy presiding with his wonted ability. He initiated the Rev. M. 
Laughlin and Mr. Henry Alfred Taylor into the mysteries of Free- 
masonry, and also raised to tho third dogreo Br. Cosgrave. Hr. P.M. 
Borth, and the Immediate P.M., were appointed trustees to the bene- 
volent fund. The visitors were Hr. Kirby, W.M., 169; Br. Killick, 
P.M., 16S ; Br. Sachs, late of 201; Br. Alckamles Saydell, (German 
Lodge) ; Br. Groves, 48 ; and Br. Illingworth, of Texas (United States). 
Br. Kirby returned thanks for the visitors, in which he offered a Justly 
deserved compliment upon the excellent working of the lodge, and Br. 
Laughlin acknowledged the healths of the initiators, and took tho op- 
portunity of adverting to the delightful feeling of brotherly love of which 
Freemasonry appeared to be composed. He had had a most favourable 
preconceived opinion of it ; and If ho was at all disappointed, it was that it 
exceeded greatly what ho expected. It appeared evident that the pre- 
cepts of Masonry wore founded upon the purest principles of piety and 
truth ; therefore to be a good mason was to be a good man. The after 
part of the evening was pleasantly passed, several excellent songs being 
given by Brs. Henry A. Taylor, Shiel, Underwood, and G. F. Taylor, 
who presided at the pianoforte. 
Polish National Lodge No. 778. — Tho duties of this excellent 
lodge were resumed at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Thursday, the 9th, 
upon which occasion Oicro was a goodly muster, the lodge business 
being admirably performed by the W.M. Br. L. A. Ritterbandt Brs. 
Coggin and Banks, of the Freemasons' Tavern, were elected joining 
members of the lodge, for which Br. Banks returned thanks in an 
admirable speech, in which he said, "He was greatly obliged to the mem- 
bers of the lodge for the honour they had done himself and partner in 
electing them members of the Polish National Lodge ; he was sorry to say 
he could bring no strength to the lodge, some might bring them honour, 
some intelligence, but he could increase the value of the lodge no further 
thin by adding one more to their number. It was upwardsof a quarter 
of a century since he was initiated into Freemasonry, and regretted to 
add, that his Masonic knowledge was very limited , but he trusted bo 
THE FIELD. 
possessed one qualification of Freemasonry, namely, good-fellowship, 
which ho remembered was strongly impressed upon him at an early 
period, the superstructlon of society being comprised in tho words 
• brotherly love, relief, and truth. He believed in the sociability of 
mankind, and thereby contradicted the speculations of the gloomy 
philosopher of Malmesbury. He (Br Banks) contended that man was 
essentially a social animal, and that every Freemasons' lodge was a 
practical proof of it. His own ways and feelings were a refutation of 
tho doctrine of that ancient writer. He believed that Freemasonry was 
the foundation of all the charitable feelings, and of all the eleemosynary 
Institutions, that exist In this great country. He would now revert to 
tho constitutional part of tho lodge, which was Polish He had from an 
early period felt strongly in favour of the nationality of Poland, and had 
sympathised with the struggle of that gallant nation. He had formerly 
road a line of Campbell's, vi*., "Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko 
foil ;" he thought that that was tho death of Poland ; but on reflection, 
he found that a shriek was not the knell of death, hut suffering only, 
and he was happy in the feeling that Poland was not dead, but that slio 
would come out or her sufferings like the ‘Phoenix from her own 
ashes.' " 
Globe Lodge, No. 23, Emergency.— Brs. W. Knight and Flowright 
were present, to be raised to the third degree in Masonry, which coro- 
mony was performed most beautifully by Br. P.M. Blackburn, In the 
absence of tho W.M Br. Hewlett, who, we regret to learn, was pre- 
vented attending in conscquonco of severe indisposition. Br. Morris 
was passed to the second degree, and a Mr. William Adams was Ini- 
tiated into the order ; after which tho Bretlu-en adjourned until tho 
third Thursday In December. 
Fidelity Lodge of Instruction. — Tho annual festival of this lodgo 
was held at the Falcon Tavern, Fleet-street, on Thursday evening, 
which was attended by nearly forty brothren. The chair 
was occupied by Br. P.M Dcarsley, a gentleman well-known In 
both eraft and arch-masonry for his urbanity of disposition, and tho 
kindliness of feeling which is ever inherent in a good Mason. Hr. 
P.M. Heath, in a speech highly crodltablo to his taste and ability, pre- 
sented, in the name of the lodge, a P.M's. jewel to Br. Grant, the hon. 
secretary, in which he extolled the great Masonic talent of Br. Grant. 
Very few Masons, he said, had, in so short a time, gained so much 
Masonic knowledge, and no one was more willing to impart tho same 
to those desiring of learning. He (Br. Heath) concluded by calling 
upon the Brethren to assist him in wishing prosperity and long life to 
Br. P.M. Grant, which was enthusiastically responded to. Br. Grant 
briefly but most feelingly returned thanks, after which tho company 
separated, highly delighted with their evening's entertainment. 
The Masonic Mirror. — The first number of a monthly Journal, under 
this title, made its appearance on the first of the month. It la edited by 
a gentleman of high literary attainments ; and, from tho sources of In- 
formation at his command, coupled with his position In the press, wo 
augur a success for this work beyond tho most sanguine expectations. 
It is intended not only to give notices of Masonic meetings, but to offor 
a species of literature of a high character, rendering it quite as interest- 
ing to the public generally, as to the Freemason in particular. The 
address breathes a true Masonic feeling, and Is worthy of the writer. 
"The Hand of good fellowship" is offered, which we cordially grasp. We 
hail with pleasure such an ally as the Sfasoni Mirror, for there's " room 
enough for all," and trust to find that In Masonry, os everything else, 
" union Is strength." 
The Freemasons of Bath have taken the initiative in raising amongst 
themselves a contribution to the Patriotic Fund, and tho honorary 
secretary of the Local Association has already received a creditable sum 
from one Masonic body, dedicated to the widows and families of those 
on active service in the East. Wo trust that this praiseworthy example 
may be followed by every kind of Masonic body throughout England, 
Scotland, and Ireland. 
George and Blde Boar Hotel, High Holdobn. — Mb. G. F. Taylor, 
intends holding here, for his benefit, a madrigal and glee concert, of a 
Cfnvivial character, among gentlemen only, on tho evening of Monday, 
November tho 27th instant, to commenco at eight o'clock precisely. 
Tickets, two shillings and sixpence each, to be had of Mr. O. Taylor, 
21, Robert-strcet Hampstcad-road ; at tho Freemasons' Tavern ; and 
at tho George and Blue Boar, Holbom. 
The " History of Freemasonry " mil be conclude in our nest. 
1093 
A lady cannot be too particular in solecUng appropriate equestrian 
costume, as she ought always, when vaulted in the saddle, to be correctly 
appointed rop-a-p*. it being quite os needfhl that a horsewoman should 
bo properly booted and spurred as it Is for her to wear a comfortably 
fitting hat or habit. v 
1 trust that you will pardon this lengthy intrusion, and, with many 
thanks for your polite impartiality, I remain, your constant reader 
LlscArd, Cheshire, Nov. 13, 185 4. Diana. 
THE SPUR. 
*® novr nearly a year since tho vexed question of the use of 
tho spur by fair riders was started In your valuable Journal; 
tills question Is no nearer settled now than It was this time lost year. 
Tho discussion has boon an Interesting one, but, <w yet, it has not been 
very practical Now, Sir, why Is this? 1 think the reason is plain. 
Wo hoio had a great many letters from gentlemen who arc not very 
well qualified to dcci.lo tho point. Wo hove had.soveral letters from 
horses, who oro not likely to be Impartial Judges ; but what we want. 
Is moro letters from ladles themselves. The question is— If I under- 
stand It rightly—" will a lady ride more comfortably If she uses a spur? " 
My own mind Is quite made up to a negative answer, but I want ladles 
themselves to discuss the question. Thcro have been a few letter, 
signed by ladles' names; some of thorn, I think, had Internal evidence 
that they were not written by ladies at all, and non© of them fairly 
stated the reasons for or against tho use of tho spur Let " Annio," 
" Amy," or, " Diana," If they be really what their names Imply, glvo 
moro actual reasons why tho spur should bo used , and suroly some 
ladles will bo found — ladles in evidence and In doed-^to glvo reasons 
against tho use of the spur, which they themselves would never use. I 
would suggest that every lady who may road theso lines should send to 
you lior experience with respect to tho uso of the spur. It would not 
bo ncocssary that every letter should bo published Immediately, and, 
if you are overwhelmed with productions, tho fair writers and tho 
public may surely trust that you will make an Impartial or judicious 
selection. Only lot mo add that tlioso ladles who shrink from appearing 
In print need fear nothing from an assumed name, or, oven, they might 
get a gentleman friend to oxpross their fcinlnino feelings. — I remain, 
Sir, yours, A Gentleman. 
P S. — I trust, Sir, that no letter will he sent to you with a signature 
opposed to truth, 
FERRETS. 
Sir, — I think your correspondent, T. F., has said all that can bo said 
on tho subject of tho treatment of ferrets. Sinco I wrote upon It last 
year, In Toe Field, I have experienced tho cleanliness which arise, 
from closely squeezing down the straw into a separate box at tho end of 
the ferret cage, which box should havo a hole In it Just large enough 
for the ferret to enter. 
By doing this, tho forrot will burrow Into the centre of the straw, 
and make his hod so tight and small that he must turn out to avoid 
dirtying It, which ho will do. If you only Just glvo him room to turn. 
In tho cage part thcro should be no straw, but a little sand, which 
will facilitate the cleaning out of tho cage. Two ferrets will occupy a 
small bed ; and there is an etiquette amongst ferret* In bed which will 
prevent them from dirtying each other there ; and two forrets are enough 
for one cage. As your correspondent rightly says, great cleanliness, 
pure food, warmth, and ventilation, without chilly draughts, arc tho 
best preservatives against disease ; and this was the advice I gavo lost 
year. A ferret cage should bo male upon tho prlnelplo of the little 
cages fur wlilto mice, that Is, with a bedroom and parlour. Umdra. 
d)nt Iritor-Kitg. 
„ THE USE VERSUS THE ABUSE OF THE SPUR. 
Dear Mr. Editor, — Permit me, through the medium of your valua- 
ble and widely-circulated journal, to offer, on behalf of several other 
ladies and’myself, our united and very slucere thanks to your kind 
correspondent "Justus" for the gallantry he has displayed in de- 
fence of our rights and privileges, which have been attempted to be in- 
vaded in a most unjust and ungenerous manner I have carefully 
perused the lost letter of " A Brighton Ladies' Riding Horse," and, In 
reply, beg most distinctly to repeat that no lady, who knows how to 
ride properly, would ever attempt to spur her horse without she lmd 
cause to do so ; and the person who could knowingly abuse a dumb 
animal has no right to be named os a gentlewoman, inasmuch ns she 
Is unentitled to the denomination, and it is therefore an act of injustice 
to mention such individuals os specimens of their sex. No animals 
can be better cared for or more kindly treated than ladles' horses 
generally, and the painful experience alluded to by your " Brighton" 
correspondent has evidently been derived from his having had tho mis- 
fortune to principally carry a diversity of inexperienced riders, who, 
for some trifling amount paid to an owner, have procured from him 
the services of his horse, and in these cases the poor animal’s physical 
powers of endurance are no doubt very frcquenly overtaxed In order 
to satisfy the avarice of his proprietor, who is then equally, if not more, 
reprehensible than the rider, who may probably be ignorant that tho 
horse's incapability arises from fatigue caused by previous exertion. 
These remarks may apply to the owners and riders of mony hired 
"hacks," ns such unfortunate animals arc not inappropriately termed; 
but thcro certainly can be no reason why ladles who know how to ride 
properly, and who are generally mounted- on their own horses, 
should be prohibited from either wearing a spur, or from using It when 
necessary. I generally take equestrian exercise six days in tho week, 
and although I now always ride with a suitable whip and a small silver 
spur, yet I seldom use either, os I never punish my horses unless they 
really require correction; and, in fact, after a lady's horse has been once 
spurred by his mistress tho slightest inclination of her left foot will 
usually suffice to convey her wishes, and thus prevent the spur being 
again needed. 
The experience of either a Brighton or any other hired hack will 
not warrant his asserting that tho majority of lady equestrinns ride 
with a whip only, and without a spur, as the facts are the very reverse 
The horses of her Majesty the Queen are trained with the spur, and wo 
are all well awnre that no lady can possibly 1* either more humane In 
disposition or more perfect in equestrian accomplishments, than our 
most Gracious Sovereign, who does not consider it beneath her dignity 
either to wear a spur or to apply it when requisite. 
Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of tho French, and many other 
distinguished horsewomen, invariably ride with a spur, which they do 
not hesitate to use, if occasion requires. 
It is somewhat remarkable that your antl-lady's-spur correspondent* 
make not the least objection to a pair of mosshe and sharply-ro welled 
steel spurs being worn upon gentlemen's more powerful heel*, which 
vigorously applied, must inflict very severe punishment . and yet these 
very individuals would wish to prohibit us from wearing our tiny silver 
spur of slender proportions, as a single weapon of defence, and lar lc*s 
formidable in its administration than a pair of gentlemen's sharply- 
rowelled spurs. If a lady's horse carries his mistress properly and 
obeys her wishes he will receive continual assurances of kindness from 
her soflly-gauntleted hand; but if, on the contrary, lie bo refractory, 
obedience must be enforced, and the horse made sensible that his rider 
is really his mistress, and that sho will not permit him to be her 
master. Therefore, a lady who may be thus compelled to whip and 
spur her horse is no more to be reprobated than a gentleman would bo 
if similarly situated. 
Sir, — W ould any o( your readers bo good enough to Inform 
mo In your next publication, tho oxact whereabouts of the 
courso over which Mr*. Allan M'Douugh Is going to ride a stccple- 
cliaso against tho Knight of Glynn, and l hope that you will 
favour your subscribers, of whom I ain one, with a very full and 
particular account of this interesting match. And I feel qulto sura 
that your numerous renders amongst tho fair sex will be much obliged 
to you to Inform them how, and In what way, Mrs. Allan M'Donogh is 
equipped to ride tills match , I moan, whether she rides with a third 
pommel, or with or without a stirrup; also what kind of bridle sho uses, 
as also what description of spur and whip. I merely write this os a 
suggestion, and hopo you will act upon It, as I am qulto sure oil tlioso 
piirtlcuars would liai n much interest, as the many letters you havo 
rccolvod on the uso of tho spur and whip by ladies proves. — I am, your 
obedient servant, H. Y. 
What day is the match ? One paper states, the second Tuesday in 
December. 
THE PATRIOTIC FUND. 
Sir, — Freemasons are ever effecting much good In society — witness 
their schools &C. — ami I am given to understand the Grand Lodge Is 
very rich. Now, a donation of one thousand pounds therefrom to tho 
Patriotic Fund would, I am confident, be hailed with delight by every 
brother in the three kingdoms. Allow me to throw out tho hint 
through the columns of Tiie Field. — Yours, fcc., Red AraoN. 
SALMON. 
To the Editor of The Field, 
Sib, — I noticed with pleasure in your last week's publication, 
the Bucccss which has uttouded the sulmou breeding on tho 
Toy, and hopo to ecu the same measures carried out iu some 
of our English rivers, many of which could bo made first-rate 
salmon and grilse fisheries, without much trouble or 
expense. I know two BtreADlB in particular— vi/.., tho Yore 
and Wharf, in Yorkshire - iu which beautiful clear streams 
the salmon stiil annually struggle over the numerous 
obstacles placed in their way, to return to their favourite 
spawning-beds ; from which I conclude, it these obstacles 
could be so altered, or salmon-ladders (which I am informed 
are of trifling cost) placed in such positions that tho fish 
could more readily ascend the rivers, there would bo 
abundance of fish, and good sport for tho fishermen. 
It has been a matter of surprise to many, and regret to all 
lovers of the sport, that tho several noblemen and gentlemen 
through whose estates these rivers flow, havo not taken 
the requisite steps to accomplish so desirable an object, 
n ow that tho success of artificial propagation bus been 
established beyond all doubt. 
I quito agree with your observations on stake-nets, and 
shall be glad if any of your very able contributors can inform 
mo if tho stake-nets arc allowed to stand on Sundays, or if 
they can suggest any means of abolishing so objectionable a 
system, and one so highly injurious to all salmon rivers. 
1 should also like to know, from those conversant with the 
subject, what is tho cheapest and best kind of salmon-ladder. 
1 have no doubt n few observations on the subject, in your 
coluinus, would bo very acceptublo to many, who, like myself 
have not Heeu one, but may be equally anxious to adopt them 
iu rivers with which they may have to do. I trust you will 
excuse my troubling you ou this subject, and remain your 
constant reader, Flyfisueb. 
Leeds, Nov. 10, 1854. 
HORTICULTURE. 
HirE Strawberries. — Mr. SichollR, of Eaatiam Forry 
Hotel has iu his garden, some strawberry plants, from 
wfi ripe fruit wm token this week- The fruit was as large 
and fine m it usually is in early summer and, having grown 
in the open air, affords a proof of the mildness of the climate 
of the locality . — Liverpool Mercury. 
Mildness or Climate.— In a garden belonging to \\ C. 
Birdswortb, Esq., at I.ythem, may at present be seen a 
quantity of strawberries nearly ready for gathering, 
