... A CORRESPONDENT in the Crimea writes under date of June 29th The number of medical officers seceding from the pro- fession of surgery in the army, and adopting that of the sword, is rapidly increasing. Assistant-Surgeon Shaw Phelps, of the 55th Regiment, whose retirement appears in the Gazette of the 15th June, just arrived, was appointed to an ensigncy in the same regi- ment on the same date. ...

... IN describing the accompanying sketches of this celebrated Russian stronghold, we beg to be understood, by, our readers as treating it entirely in a warlike point of view, and speak- ing of it more for its renown as an impreg- nable and unapproachable fortified island, than for its commercial or architectural re- nown, which, in the present crisis, are looked upon quite as secondary items in ...

... As every-day events in con- nexion with the present fearful struggle in the Crimea proves that war, to be played as a winning game, must also be a scientific one, we cannot but look upon improvements in gun- nery as a great step towards the achievement of so desired, yet destructive an object. Con- nected with this idea, the Lan- caster gun-of which we give an engraving-shows a ten- dency in ...

... CITY OF CARLISLE. THE proceedings of the Royal Agricultural Society in the North of England were commenced at Carlisle on Thursday the 19th, by the partial opening of the show ground to the public. The admission, however, was confined to the trial-yard, where ex- periments were made with various steam engines and other machinery of large dimensions, to afford the judges the oppor- tunity of ...

... Although neither success nor advantage would pro' lably attend any attempt to apport; in the responsibility attaching to the late cheek of the allied arms before Se- bastopol, we think it of great importance that the course and circumstances of those operations should be ap- preciated with all the accuracy possible, and that all the instruction derivable from such a lesson should be turned to ...

... BOROUGH OF NEWPORT. TO CONTRACTORS. PARTIES desirous of Contracting for the Construction of 123 yards of 3 ft. X 2 feet eggshaped BRICK SEWER, for the Local Board of Health, may see Drawings and Specifications, on application at the Office of the Surveyor to the Board. Sealed Tenders to be sent to my Office, on or before MONDAY, 23rd WOOLI,ETT, Town-Clerk. Council-House, 10th July, 1855. ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SUCCESSFUL BOMBARDMENT OF THE REDAN. WAR DEPARTMENT, THURSDAY, JULY 12. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the editor of the Sun, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has this day reached him from General Simpson :— CRIMEA, JULY 11, 4.45 P.M. Our fire yesterday had good effect on the Redan. Cholera is decreasing, and the health of ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSD_\ T. The Lords sat only for a short time, and adjourned, after forwarding several bills a stage. ...

... PRUSSIA. It appears to be a very prevalent opinion at home that the Prussian Royal fumily and the Court here are bound hand and foot, and sold body and soul to Russia. If we could make up our minds never to expect anything more of Prussia than we have at the present moment, this erroneous opinion might be left untouched as a barmlesa delusion but, as this war will last many a year yet, and it ...

... LETTERS FROM- THE CAMP. THE RUSSIANS .REPULSED.-AN ENGLISH GUN TURNED ON THE FRENCEO. .CAMP Bneroxn SsBASTOPOu, July 10.-I have to report little more than the continuance of the same stand-still state of things that disgusted and discouraged every one when I last wrote. To be sure, the same resultless and fitful snatches of cannonading are kept up by day,.with variations of musketry by night; ...

... The copious rains aod warma weather have wonderfully im- Peas, proved the lawns and Iflower beds, the kitchen-garden and the Oats, fields; and the whole face of nature, which before the rain - was sadly yellowed and scorched, is now green and gay again. In the~flower-garden the very heavy rains have shortened the Ditto ,period of bloom of the early rosese, and battered down the ver- benam and ...

... I NUPTIAL FESTIVMIIES AT PENTRAETH, f I ANGLESEY. 'The marriage of WV Williams-, E sq., of Tyfry, Anglesey, to M iss, Pretyrnari, seas commemorated in tire above village accord- ing to the customn which prevails in tire rural diotriots of the country, wherer ftie yeomen arid peasantry seize upon such events for tire plrripose of rmanrifesting their attachment to the pro- prietors of tire soil, ...