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The first official symptom of the effect of the European crisis upon British affairs is the following proclamation for encouraging seamen and landsmen to enter themselves on board her Majesty's ships of war, which appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette of Saturday-

' Victoria R.—Whereas it is our royal intention to give all due en- couragement to all such seamen and landsmen who shall voluntarily enter themselves in our service, We have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to publish this our royal proclamation ; and we do hereby promise and declare, that all such able seamen, fit for our service, not above the age of forty-five, nor under the age of twenty years, who shall, on or

before the 15th day of June next, voluntarily enter themitelves to serve in our royal navy, either with the captains or lieutenants of or ships, or offi- i ce n

rs employed in tenders or at rendezvous on shore for rai ' g men for the -service of our navy, shall receive as our royal bounty the su of ten pounds each mar; and all such ordinary seamen fit for our service, who shall so enter themselves as aforesaid, shall receive the sum of five pounds et'ch man ; and all such able-bodied landsmen not above the age of twenty- ve, nor under the age of twenty years, who s all so enter themselves as afore "d, shall re- ceive the sum of 40s. each man as our royal bounty, such reap etive sums to be paid them by the respective paymasters of the ships on which they may be serving, immediately after the expiration of twenty-, e days from the date of such entry. And we de declare that the qualificatioln of time sea- men and landsmen so entering themselves, as aforesaid, shall he certified by the captain, lieutenant, or master, and boatswain, or other Warrant-officer of the ship or vessel where they shall enter. Ind for preventing any abuses by any persons leaving the vessels to which they shall belong, and entering themselves on board any other our ships and vessels, ut order to ob- tain the said bounty-money, we do hereby declare and command that such seamen and landsmen belonging to any of our ships or vessels asIshall absent themselves from any of the said ships or vessels to which they shall belong, and shall enter themselves on board any other of out said ships or vessels, in order to obtain the said bounty, shall not only lose the wages due to them in the ships or vessels they shall leave, but also be severely punished according to their demerits.

" Given at our Court at Windsor, this 30th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1859, and in the 22d year of our reign.

" God save the Queen."

This proclamation seems, for the present, to have been effectual. Perly in the week, volunteers were crowding to the rendezvous in the metro- polis, and, no doubt, similar scenes occurred in the sea-ports.

The Local Marine Boards, and the great shipowners, have, in answer to an appeal from the Government, entered with spirit into its measures for manning the navy.

Sunday was devoted to a solemn Thanksgiving to Almighty God 4' for the success granted to our arms in suppressing the rebellion, and restor- ing tranquillity in her Majesty's Indian dominions." The churches of the Metropolis were well attended. There were pointed allusions to the new war now breaking out in the sermons preached on the occasion. Dr. Milman preached at St. Paul's, the Reverend F. Holland at West- minster Abbey, the Reverend R. W. Browne at St. James's Chapel, and the Reverend Mr. Gell at Whitehall.

It has been decided, says the Times, to erect into a colony the district of Moreton Bay, now a portion of the government of New South Wales. The formation of this district into a separate colony has been for the last six years urgently and repeatedly pressed by the inhabitants on the home government. A delay in acceding to their petitions was occasioned by the necessity of an arrangement for apportioning the public debt as be- tween Sydney and Moreton Bay, a point now satisfactorily adjusted. The separation now effected will, no doubt, lead to a great and rapid develop- ment of the colony thus created, which will take the name of Queensland. The governor selected to preside over the new colony is Sir George Fur- guson Bowen, K.C.M.G., at present Chief Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, a post he has held for some time to the approbation of his superiors. Sir George Bowen was formerly a fellow of Brazenose and a first clansman, and has obtained considerable distinc- tion in literary as well as official circles. His appointment is likely to be popular in Australia. Sir Benjamin Pine, now governor of the Gold Coast, has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of St. Christopher's. It will be seen that Sir Edward Lytton has in both these cases adhered to the principle of promotion in the service as the best means of securing to our colonial empire the moat efficient servants that can be obtained. The name of the capital of British Columbia is to be New Westminster.

The Official Journal of Rome of the 27th April states, that on the pre- vious evening Cardinel Antonelli had the honour of receiving the Prince of Wales in the museum of the Vatican, which was illuminated for the occa- sion.

Prince Alfred has been to Beyrout and Jerusalem. At Beyrout he was received with much respect, and the chiefs of the Lebanon came down, bringing gifts, which they were not allowed to present. They were not even permited to see the Prince, who, they were told, was only a young man serving in the Navy.

The newspapers remark that the Duke of Chartres, brother of the Prince of Paris, an officer in the Piedmontese cavalry, has joined his regiment on active semis*.

The Press is good enough to assure us that Lord Derby intends to confer a peerage upon Sir John Lawrence. Better late than never.

The Empress Eugenie completed her thirty-third year on Thursday. It was also the anniversary of the death of Napoleon.

It is said that the Abbe Leine will accompany the Emperor to Italy us chaplain, Dr. Comeau as physician, and IL de la Guerroniere, as "historio- grapher."

Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of Leeds, died on Wednesday after- noon, after a short but severe illness. He was born in 1798, and married in 1628, Louisa Catherine, third daughter of Mr. Richard Caton of Mary- land, in the United States. In early life the Duke had been a soldier, serving in the 1st Life Guards. He leaves no issue, and the dukedom and other dignities devolve upon his cousin, Lord Godolphin, eldest eon of the first peer of that title, who was elder brother of the late Duke's father. Dr. Bethel, the Bishop of Bangor, did not recover from his illness, but died last week. Lord Derby has offered the bishopric to the Reverend Mau- rice Bonnor, canon of St. Asaph, and vicar of Ruabon. Mr. Bonner was educated at Christchurch, Oxford.

The obituary of last week included the name of Baron de Goldsmid, better known in the City as Sir I. L. Goldsmid, where he long held a distinguished position as a capitalist and as one of the pillars of the commercial world. For more than half a century he was identified with all the great enter- prises of the day. Mr. Goldsmid was the first among his community who actively took up the question of the removal of Jewish disabilities. He commenced his exertions on the subject immediately after the passing of the Act of 1829 for the relief of the Roman Catholics. At his -request Mr. (afterwards Sir Robert) Grant introduced into the House of Commons in 1830 a bill for the alteration of the oaths affecting the Jews. Similar measures were passed through that House by large majorities in 1853, 1834, and 1836, but failed in the House of Lords. Sir Isaac Goldsmid was born in London, January 13, 1778. He was created a baronet by the Government in 1841, and was the first Jew on whom that title was eon-

furred. He w. a Fellow of the Royal, the Geological, and many other scientific sock es, and was intimately acquainted with the leading htterati of his time. e received the order of the Tower and Sword from the Queen of Portugal, he order of the Rose from the Emperor of the Brazils, and the order of e Medjidie from the present Sultan. He has left large and valuable tau ed estates in Hampshire, Kent, Sussex, and Middlesex, and he is succeeded in Lis title by his eldest son, Mr., now Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, C. who was born May 1, 1808.

Sir Henr Meredyth, Baronet, LL.D., Q.C., one of the paid Ecclesiasti- cal Commissioners for Ireland, died on Monday night, at his residence in Rutland Square, Dublin.

The French lost their first general at Susa on the 30th April. He died in consequence of drinking snow-water to quench his thirst. He is regarded as a loss.

The Ifoniteur of Monday contained the speech delivered by Lord Pal- merston, on the occasion of his return for Tiverton, in the largest type and on the front page.

The suspension of the Paris journal Le Memorial Diplotnatique, "until the period of the reestablishment of peace," has been announced by the pro- prietors.

A Turinworreepondent says that the farewell interview of Baron Kellers- berg, the Austrian representative, with Count Cavour was characterised by perfect courtesy. "I hope id. le Baron," said the Count, " that we shall see you here again under happier circumstances."

Sir Richard Dacres is named as the probable successor of General Wil- Bams as commandant of Woolwich. It is expected that General Williams will vacate his post about the middle of the present month, and prooeed to his new appointment as Commander-in-chief of the district of Canada and Nova Scotia.

Mr. Horace Young, son of Mr. George Frederick Young, who seconded the proposal for starting Lord Stanley in the City, has been appointed Consul in Bilboa.

Mr. William Henry. Adams, of Boston, the new Attorney-General for the colony of Hongkong, has ascended the social scale to his present position thus —compositor, reader, reporter, sub-editor, editor, and newspaperproprietor, barrister, member of Parliament, and Colonial Attorney-General Here is an example under our own eyes of what a man with moderate abilities and a fair share of industry and energy may accomplish in this much-abused aristocratic England of ours.—Lineolnelare Times.