... THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' - ADVOCATE. n THE FRIENDLY *SOCIEiTIES ACT-ITS ADVAN- - TAGES AND -DISADVANTAGES. * SIR.-Previous to entering oan a series of articles on the 2nd report of Mr.' Finlaison, 'relative to his analyses of the Friendly Society returns, I again refer to ir. W. Tidd Pratt's work on The Law relating to Friendly Sccieties, eases, Zrom which I gave last week. Allusion was then ...

... );AVALN -- TE BALTIC. rFrom: the Timns.] __ - The allied powers had two objects to accomplish in the Baltic. The !first was to shut up the whole naval power of Russia, to prevent every vessel of war'from leaving her -:ports, or to give battle to the Russian fleet with success. if her 18 line-of-battle ships ventured: beyond the shelter of her land batteries. The second was to blockade and. ...

... 3IO0RE MlL1TARf- BLACHGUARDIsm Am i ~. . . - - . - . ?? _ :>'Th4 Rbchester magistrates were occupied on Monday sorlug ine investigating a charge of a violent and uapro- Voked assault, preferred by Louisa Peiree against Ensign Strover, an officer attached to the Royal Eugineers'estab- lishment at Brompton. ' ?? M. Stephetson; solicitor, appeared for the defendant, who-wa's attended to the court ...

... I FNGLISH LETTRES DE C'AC(E M A tyransnylong denounced in France is still in force in England. It seems that the Eng- lish law provides unscrupulous gentlemen with the means of throwing their enemies into prison without a moment's notice. The case of Madame Caradori may make us all tremble in our beds. We are liable, it seems, at any moment, without receiving any preliminary notice, to, be ...

... OUR CONTE[PORARIES. l RUSSIAN AMNITION IN TEE Normal(gides)- From the plans found at Bomarsaund it is proved that. these works were not more than the fifth part of the vast marine fortification ?? of Russia had be- gun to erect on these islands. Immense expense had aready been incurred; the works were carried on with activity until the commencement of the present war; and they would in a few ...

... PICTURES OF THEE WA R. I THE, DESTRUCTION OF BOMARSUI.90- IixDSaIJ, Sept. S.-Sinec I (Times' correspon°JstR last wrote all the fortifications of Bomarsund have bet U destroyed, and the worlds, which are said to have cost nearly Pi; million and upwards of twenty-five years in eonstructiou, have been reduced to shapeless masses of smonidering bricks and stone in almost as many hours. The work of ...

... ITO C0JRRESPONDENTS.- 'h Correspoidente Awo do not find their toioiniceatio3s no. diced, nlay inter 'ihat we cannot answer themu. decline - todo so. We further cannot, tusi Lwy ?? GULSELVEES WITrH A RETURNe 0 MSS, T. T. B. J. S.-By summons to the county court d ar A Six YEITSt' SUfSSCR1tE5.-No; you have not serve yo time, and cannot claim your indenteres. J. C. (13irminglharn).-The edition or ...

... THE NAVAL COMMAND IN Titl: BALTIC. -Tile following letter from Lord Dundonald has been published: ' The unfounded charge brought against Lord Aberdeen, refitled by 'the only testimony that could be adduced,' being now transferred to Sir James Graham. accompanied by the assertion of a person that hie heard the imputation from a friend of mine, I feel it to be my duty further to declare that Sir ...

... TIHE OUTRAGE AT PORTSMOUTH. (Frorn the Horning Chronicle.) This case demanlds-and will, we cannot doubt, receive-the most serious end irrinmediate atteniion of the otuthcrities. WeA have, at the present ruonterit, mniiitary and naval nien convicted of disgraceful, low, vulgar, filthy iaoin Orality ?? is uttcrly unknown rind u'l- beard ot in arty iither c!lss o' society. Barrack life iii the ...

... I I OFFICIAL 1NSTRUCTIONS ISSUED ON THE 3RD INST. TO OUR TROOPS ON LEAVING VARNA. 1. The invasion of the Crimea having been deter- minxed upon, the troops will embark in such ships as shall be provided for their conveyance, which will rendezvous at Baidjik, and proceed with the com- bined fleets to their destination. 2. In an operation of so much difficulty it is essen- tial that the ...

... GBNERAL BOARD OF-U HEALTH. Tche folowving circulrsr has been addresaed to the London newspapers by the board :--On entering upon the duties of this office, the president of tbe board at once ad.. dressed a letter to the metropolitan beards of guardians, with respect to the arrangements for preventing, when pea- eible, or mitigating the visitation of epidemic cholera now so widely prevalent ...

... TME BRITISH ASSOCIATION. . . LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. to Last evening there was an ordinary held at five he o'clock at Tuton'a rooms, Lime-street, under the presidency i If Sir ROBERT MusecuCrsox, who was supported on h;5 in right by Colonel Chesney, and on his left by Sir Robert Inglis. The usual toasts were proposed, Colonel Claesney LSS responding to the army and navy. The president pro- at posed ...