The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TruDAT, 'mg. 23. Tee Loom Caeaczu.oz teek lie met co the Wesbask at 6 o'slselt. THE VOTE OF THANKS TO THE NAVY. The LORD CHANCELLOR read the following letter to their lordships : "Britannia, at Malta. Jas. 6. My Lord,—l have bed the bosoms this day to receive yogi Mum dated the 18th dt., trassolittiag the resolutions a the Roses of Lords szpressise of the high seam It eater- Isis of the valuable aweless rendered by myeeltemill bribe Aim. seam. sod miss, K the lest Melly mieray emirod. 2 : l = si oa the Slat di n transferred my somaid to I ta~ Sir llgnued Leona, I have traimitted a of yeur letter so him, and the mistime of the Hinge have been mob Mee to the several cam who ws orseieg seder me. bees also. la thediesee to Marie, of the Has.., for mad to Admiral Hamelin the readdiege, t►anitiag that dim Mete Fred& SW, bt their medial In Ihe ebbe* advisee is whisk the mobbed lest have bees gra as Adasital Handle bee Me Manderred his I have seat mime se Vise•Addlral Enid for immobilise le the From* they. "nib♦h humour and diabolism the )fie of LIM has thus he i zaseed to meter ea myself, the mom me, and of the feet lately miler will be reosived by all with deep gratiimdelasil isepos aa tt I have to beg yew MGM* will is pissed te ewes:say "lacers thetas km the ipethem Wm la whisk yea have Named to me the reseiseleme of the beim "1 has. the bamoar to be, my lord, " Yeurimaidp's most obedient humble servant, "J. W. D. DUNDAII, Vise-AdmiraL" On the sadism of the noble and liaised lord, the above letter we ordered to be collared oa the minutes of the Me. THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. The Esti of ALLEMBOROUGII gave notice that on Monday, la amnia( for certain retorns,he shoals' sakes's* observatioas as the gems' waded of the wa►. Earl OBEY gays notice of his iateation to awns oa this day (Tuesday) week, that ea hatable address should he pre sented to her Majesty on toe subject, as was naderstood, the also of the Miaister of War. On Thursday ha would ask the noble duke whether a canals paragraph is a Cape paper (the purport of which did not reach the gallery) was awed. _ THZ BLACK 82A. The Marquis of SALISBURY abe pee nodes that he menld call the atteatioa of the government to the wt..e■ts which had appeared In the public prints relative W the HU& lies. THE CRIMEAN MEDAL. iM Duke of RICHMOND, I. pursuance of a satin whisk la hod gives to his noble hind the fieentary for War, begged to were for s nears of the order which bad bees Weed granting ninth to the orgy of the Crises. Hit objess is 'Ding this notion was to none bie opision that when the wetrasemat ronsatademi Der Wray to give clasps for the Westin victories of Alma sad hiker mans, they fort an to have emitted ono for &Islam., . _ _ Bo wreheelale;to knew whether it was the bamboo of the t to give the Crimea. medal to the gallon who rj igs uafergese the Misses sad shared the violative of eta eampeiga ? Waa it aloe iateaded to bestow it upon the sur vivors el those who bad fall , a ? la femme Wee the medal was se Mag withheld that it would have beau impossible to die w; bat he did sot see what/rater difilculty there would M I. the repeat sun than would arise in distributiag the Palsied. Teed. (Hem.) . The Doke of NB WCASTLII said this& nobody wee more aware Casa his mode friend bow &Beak it was to observe *et ales and savants discrimination which was neemeary r a e disielleties of rewards such ea thane to which the duke had referred. H. (Ws Duke of Rich • wemd) wauld admit that it would net be possible or ' distd dories a protneted war w 11•1111 • e.g =lifothat a clasp should be gives every r every mourred, however gallant the sealest of the beige.w Weever importiat the result weight be. The WW tberaore bee, elthough of emirs, so penal it:hl he bid down. that Waage ebeislei ealy be p te: At lionetal. Gad actions in which a Timmy had hem Thee amid ha so doubt that the tattles of Alas and bbsemess maw withia that 'steamy, but he thought . lbsee might be some doubt as to the battle of Belaklave, althea. than .said be no doubt at all as to the merits of lbe hew 'lmaged la it. Her Ill4oity, however, feeling MSS whoa there was a doubt. it ought to be d erided is WOW& ef those who hod so greatly distLeguiebed linimeeleas s bad dissmited that a clasp should abe be Sabar die amiss .t Halaklava. (Loud ahem.) He mbas duke) trusted that it would not be masidered the goveremeat or the 'military authorities were about W d.p.rt trout the rule to which he had referred, but he did secdsly feel that after the comareats whisk had heat tssdM sad after even the few observations whisk had Men front his noble friend, it would be aegraeiois is this particular ease to withhold the reward. la all the reeords of our military bbtory the.* was no battle, fought either by a ere b iseas i l r i r m a s teT h i s t r of ni tr e y a, or ia wh a ie s4 h r ß eei rittitemme f votioa Bra WWl= exhibited by the °Jars sad men who lopesi at Hankie's. (Loud them) With respect the ant quiestion of his oriole (shed, he hoped that he slumil ho able to give a reply equally satisfactory. He did asitlfam linisiber the misapprekenalori bad mime from lba &Opal& which he had 'mime, bat it had nadentitedly tor! been Weeded to make the medal to thistle= who Melee. esgegetili the referteTto, and to wit; Mid it fres the sailors who had been employed in mmenieg 54.... M En Majesty thought that the navy were as entitled to the medal as the array. It was true that diddid net pa/thirsts in all the bud Might soden which they iha Milkilanee is libe ',mations it a great sad they MI readied meet valuable m eantime to the troops. Peens IMAM it wee intended that the sailors should have the medal, and if any misapprehen sion had occurred on this pant he was glad of the opportu nity which hie noble friend had given him of correcting it. As to the third point, he entirely agreed with his noble friend that if the Mantis of those who had fallen could de rive—as no doubt they would derive—consolation from the pommies' of the moral which had been earned by their gallant relatives, it was right that they should have It. His amble Mead had refined to this point daring the short sei sm Mime Christmes, and he had admitted that it would new be lespasible to give medals to the families of those who bed fallen In former years ; but that difficulty did not exist la the present we. It was proposed, therefore, that medals ebeald be given to the repreeeetatives of those sol diers who had sot oereived ; bet, as it would be seeersery to eapnve the ••8110 of the soldier as the rise, some delay wosW be nameidable. He hoped that this explanation would be sulkiest, and if two, three, or even fear months should elapse before the medal could be sent out, he hoped that it would aot be attribeted to say neglect on the part of the goveremeat. The =ael of HARDWICKE was afraid that he was going to snake s& unpopular speech ; bat he must say, that if they pee decoratiess to persons who had sot earned these they would lose their value in the eyes of those who lad. HS believed that U they offered this medal to the officers sod milts* who had simply served is the Black Bea, it would net be acceptable (Hear, hear.) He trusted that these decorations would be reserved ler those who had been actually seder Ire, or who had used es the reserve daring a general eagegement. (Hoer, bear) - . - The Earl ;I` ELLENBOROUOR said the point was is, of very great importance. At aUm when it was intended very largely to sound them decorations, it was emeatial that they should thoroughly undentand the principle upon which they were to be bestowed. It had so happened that be (the Earl of Elise borough) bad had so daft , ibete nearly sixty thousand medals for geed anise la the Bast ; and he had always acted apes ems eaglet priasiple, whisk be I earnestly ressesseended to the melba of Le gethrument. He held it to be wag to give the medal value ter distin guished sonless smelly perforwied usher Ire. He knew that Lls rule had bees .degortud Am, and that medals had Mat glues to men beestes*bry binged to earth wile bad Leath aides. But that be Legg* was wrong. whits be saw suss with a medal is kit bank the idea I Let N segpased to Naiad was that be led done good antes under IM, sad he savor saw tusk $ seas wit hou t Salm almost ikpool to tenth his kat to aim. But how add Hat kaki mkt when Le wearer et Le medal bad arm Mss be be ? (Her, bear.) Every tosenalary al veatege aid suety Moseley sheeted Ls medal he would I give be die soldier whit bad asthma estrally aimed, het who, Ity tie gal be bed easagied, Midas, good son vise ; hat be left that the mold eagbt set to be given to l i aj o e i rret ieb t a d ass beta urisr a t a di t ip ith rest s er e t s c i ill ve In MM beta, het It arced Isiopiab as pds Is dad OM be. dwell ever kw has say doubt about it. Meer.) He Gould lad parallels he the battle of Alas s-esmarksble IS that was. Be soul etha lad melba to be Mill more remarkable amiss of lakersuian. But ha AK sot !thew whim to loth rr saything like the achieve- LILL at Salable*. (Chmea) Cavalry bad Were Lea Ortigei laharay_ it bed eberged smoky ; Whets*, yot whore W Sod are bobs" *mil ikon night pub* Moab, la wile emir, bed 'barred the toodry, Maley_ ski m gr am ie a gowerful tray la !olden- Mewl gimp) Osoid the amble duke Uwe say doubt as to sub saw 1 Whoa Canine Lam Mardian* We be gulf, W widllood himself Is order to yams tbo Imre seestry tN did not he it i zZ i r i f ee nbj= did not arr deitsif tbe light Lanky brigade wise Ilmy obeyed the E soL ledwp. (Led slats.) ledd gliwald/ far% dol, mats seginest width wee esmeeedsd by tor Odd. That Baba* Miser was ewe of be wry be edam) we bet Ife hod *eyed the NNW soollereso *aloe Sk Charlie llarier be more then tea ism, sal be tet hi c am sehlo *art) harmed that lewee rmai Sir is hie doWitar is o the esemon‘ of the way, whisk (the adds tuba be wadi MIL flu "btu=he big is oloomilor. owl be la das t ard au aldedasalasima ad this masa% arms m atatiwe, wadi lot LAM his to pussies be dize mom se akeki list Ase 4431keiegleasio.) rid hal es elms slated se re end the *avg. 0 Ilk She agile awl) repeated that be grill sot Liner tho regret be be at witnessing Ls deter *at lad THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY ocauved In greeting this clasp. II did not look well that there should be doubt upon sash I WOK. (Meir iel helt- i i It did net look well tint the saelem, elseuld hof all a soble duke bed stew* fee tie t Atretbastem order foe th e %odd f• .It lest 11 great serviees were perlmmed y r isowe that the medal should be dela to and aisle brought the q was still Name striate ,the NIS ' ' - ' lll. lie • P. ` 11 should sot ham been nada public Sinker 'ask Sir G. Cathcart. (Hier, beer.) He mulled that is future her Majesty's governmeat would leek tkormeghly into the efreemetasees of every ewe at the Winn at which It took place, sad would fees their opiates upon a deliberate sr view of the fasts of the mac 1 1 10 Duke of RICHMOND odd •he efereallifled enti tle speed*/ the noble duke. He would either withdraw the modes ee Nave it as the melds duke might ALA it. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he did not know whether gay War had bees betted by the Board of Admi ralty, sad under those circumstances perhaps the noble duke had better postpone his media. THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA. The Bart of WINCEIII.BIIh gam nodes that as Than day he should sail the attention of the house to the mane govemmeat had wooed with respect to the war in the Crimea, sad that he would afford the Duke of Neweastie an oppertsaity to nubs implaaations of • ststemeat that a repartee *fees of the leading journals had gone oat under the authority sad smarties of her Majesty's governmeitt, sad that the whole or • portion of his impasses had been defrayed mat of the public pane. Bari GREY said as he found that to-morrow week was • day on which their lordships did not usually sit—a custom which he thought the sooner they abandoned the better— hie would bring forward the motion of which he had given notice oa Tuesday, the 6th of February. Their lordship. then adjourned at Ave minutes to 6 o'clock. ernes of the Moister of Foreign Afars, at Vienna. At that r Prises °WWI Nike( rea4 a meatenadas which be . o a d eepoteetti sad whisk eleetheed the views of t. tt was height by Cows* Beal: loaf,' owl Sam illiterqessip, tlint they bad ' estitertry •es receive aoy each ateateraados, Willie au* impairs, enjoins of Ilegetilaile, the oa ths UAW plenipotentiary to tie taterbracadea, of whisk be had else resolved a sow The Ruda* plaeopo teadary. Lord Westmoreland states is his deopetalt, Um wiffidriiir the asnierendear labia he had reed, aid de: oilseed Me eseepsdnee, ea the part of his goorrooteat, of the ___.._ _ _ . _ inkergestaties et QM *MOO et aegoliatiee. My bes..lrieast. will undeestuut by that, that the Marian 'Waists, sacepted them intsrpretaymm is the bane of negotiation, of wane reeerving to himself the power, when those been were kid down into .their, to make say observations on the part of his government which he might think proper. The govern ment of her Majesty bate declared that they are ready to eater Into negotiation on those beam ; but hitherto no fill power kas beta given to our minister at Vienna to nego tiate upon them. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuzsDAY, JAN. 23. The home re•aesembled this day after the Christmas mows. Owing perhaps to the inclemency of the weather, there wee as extremely thin attendance—barely forty mem bese bets* present before 4 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. RITAIBUSHNIST OF PUBLIC LIFILIIIII6 —By Lista-- Colonel hums. (roe the mayor, town council, and bar• genes of Canbridp, in favour of a bill for promoting the establisluninit of public libraries. arum Canatneso--137 Mr. H. Ennunr.nt, from Mena. Niblstt sad Taylor, stage carriage proprieton, of Bristol, for the abolition of the mileage duties. NEW MEMBERS. .. ------. air 8. BIGWOLD wad Mr. Paacoma, the aewly elected members for Norwich sad Meadow, were amorally intro duced with the anal tonal, and took the oaths and their mate. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS. ' tiiri.FlZZganii lit: Walpole *;re swore aiaga. hers of the waming*. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. no CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I wish to state, out Use part of the government, that it is my inten tion, on Monday neat, to propose a resolution in committee of the whole how, with the view to the introduction of a swum relating to the law on newspaper stamps. (Hear, beer.) I also intend, upon • very early day, to more for leave to bring is a bill to improve the sot of 1834 is several partisulars, oommoaly called the Bupenansation Act re. Wing to peasions for civil service. SAVINGS BANK BILL. In answer to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it wiu his istentlea to am the second reading of thh bill on Thaaday, provided M mild bring it Oil Wore 10 o'clock. PASSING TOLLS ON SHIPS. Mr. nuDiolf;;Wei whether the in;einrninst bed pre pared any seasare on this subject, on which he said great anxiety goovalled among the shipping batmen. Mr. CARDWELL said, that • tioranission bad been appointed he the purpose of inw►tigating these local charges. Their reprt, se far as related to Englaad, had bees UM on tin MW tie hoes*, bat sot u related to LAMA and Illestlawl I and it was sot desirable to Isgisl•t* !os Sheaaideat till the Mom was in posses ion of the whole report. HE LIGHT CAVALRY CHARGE AT BALABLAVA. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY gays notice of his intention to ask the fherstary at War whether the order whisk had been pialghhed in all the newspapers as emanating from Lord Raglan to Lord Lama for the Light Cavalry to make the disesteems charge at Baiakisys, was the correct order or sot. (Hear, ►ear.) It ran than :—" Lord Raglan wishes the devilry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the eaemy, and try to prevent their earryieg away the guns. The French cavalry is is the left." He hoped the right ton. gentleman would name a day for giving an answer whether that was the correetorder or not, Hs also wished to ask why the Light Cavalry Division were not allowed &clasp or medal for that disastrous charge ? (Hear, bear.) It was not the fault of the me& that the re salt had bees so fatal. Therefore he wished to ask why a clasp was mot giros to theta as wall as to other regiments ? Mr. B. HERBERT—If the hon. gentleman will name any day on which he wishes to pat those questions, I will be prepared to ..ewer them. Mr. BERKELEY—Thursday. EDUCATION IN ENGLAND. Lord J. RUSSELL—I bag to giro notion that of Friday I will agave for leave to bring to a bill for the promotion of *damns& in England. (Hoar, hoar.) NAVY ESTIMATES. Laid I. RUSSELL—I may take this opportunity of Main that the navy estimates will be on the table of the basis the sown of • day or two, aad that my right boa. Mrd this First Lord of the Admiralty will propose to go Isla mommittas on those estimates on Friday ..'might. LAW OP PARTNERSHIP. Kr. CARDWELL-0i Monday aem I shall move fer Lase to brim/ la a bill to &mead the law of partaenbip. arAwdrar.) THE MILITIA. Colonel BlBTHOSirerieclirthego cerement were dis posed to eaplain more fully their intentions with regard to the embodied militia, where they were to be mut to, and how dimmed of ; also whether it was the intention of the gomemmeed to give a fair opportunity for regiments to vehritew, and not to proceed wholly ea the principle of selecliss. 111. MEESE RT said that several regiments had, seas Um * l t= offen of service abroad. To the diem of those the Secretary of State had conunanioated that if maid make the offer to their tees, under the terms dislabid by tbe act passed last month, and would inform Me Essestery of 'hate what number of men they mould redness to hem a battalion, be would then be enabled to 1111• Sider whetkee abet the offer of such regiments should be mospood. These rawer@ would no doubt come in day by *ay; owl the istisstary of ewe would then have the op should REGIMENTAL 1 1" 1 1 11111.:24 Itie 1. TO SERGEANTS. Mr. A. PELLATT raked whether the government had issued a warrtat securing to sergeants who had enlisted sines the let of March, 1833, additional pay when promoted to that rank, foe whatever extra pay they were drawing as corporals for geed conduct, and whether their pensions on discharge would be segmented in like manner. Aleo, whether the pretest pay of 2d. a day above that of permeate would also be augmented, as set off against dedastions, so alto mead that of corporals by 3d. a day. Mr. 8. HERBERT said that the warrant had been Maid which made melioration in the pension of serpents, giving them a larger sus se mispensatio• for their previous goad eonduct. The other question as to pay was one of soar empliation, sad he muit postpone his answer. THE NEGOTIATIONS AT VIENNA. Mr. LAYABD asked whether there would be any °kee n," OS the part of the goverment, to lay before the house wads of the eorrespoedem which had taken plea , with foreign powers with regard to the treaty of the lad Deaseber, 1864, and sepesially any document scanaual- Gated to the Rossi= goverment containing the iateepreter Boa plead by the British sod French °overmans upon the fair points, not for negotiation, but somptanes Lord I. RUSSELL—I meet at prawn say whether it will be possible to lay epos the table any of the oorrespoa. dem to which the hon. gentlema has adverted. With raped to the correepaudme gemelly, I should may that it would be incamaieat ‘2 the pnblia servia to lay it on the table. Bat there may be on. or two papers, in the shape of reports, which it nay be possible to lay before this house; sad I will consider this point before I give a llnal saswer. I may state graerally what has occurred la respect to the four points, sad le what state the question steads at pressat. (Hear, hear.) At the sad of November the Rus sia* goverusseat iestructed their asiaster at Vienna to declare their secopteaos of what are ogled the four points. On the fed of Dumber a treaty wee .lg.sd bi tines Pram, laginad, sad Austria. Oa the 28th of December a Mods( wee held of the wasters of neaps, neWasid, • sad Austria, at Yleaaa, with Prim* Gelleillangsft alalster el nasals. At that edia& the IrresilMaeter reed, ea the pert of Freon, Itarissi. and Ausiela. the interpretation which the three pewees pee ups the har potato, to H weeidered es beam of aeouliellia. I MN months only, with Hapset to as third plat, that It so reposed by that isterpretatio■ to pat ea ad to the paspeaderaae• et Banta la the Black esa. ?dm Geolthelloretated that he would sot adios to those lalippeetalieik bat that be would snout further ia- elimplit i kis gentaase et. Ho eftoiwarde Wormed Cease that be beg leeetved tbseelaareetioes ; sad ea' the 7th se Bth of Jemmy mother mooting was bald, at the PAY OF SICK SOLDIERS. In answer t; Mr. tie; Kr. B. said that instruetiom hadbeee issued to all the paymasters for enabling sick sad womoden soldiers in the hospitals at Scutari, and elsewhere, to remit money to their friends. So far back as last Kay, Lord Raglan bad bees requested to afford facility for tom object by • puma order. In September last, when the depots vase famed at Scutari, instructions were given to a paymaster epecially calling his attentio• to those provisions. On the 27th or September, haring heard that there was some difiatilty which had not bees met, he sent out orders that the great est care should be take. is the matter, that the wishes of the soldiers should be eseaplied with, that say taneeessary forms in making time semileewees should be dispensed with, and that the nary deeeld be remitted to their rela tives with the Masai primmtness sod regularity. VII NEGOTIATIONS. Si: H. WILLOUGHBY @eked If the goverameat would hem say objection to lay before the home a army of the poetical *bed as t►e 28th of December by the three greet powers, espletatag the feat palate as temetsiasa is the note of the Bth of August, 18114.? lir. LAY the noble lord *mowers that quetice, perhaps he will allow ewe to aak whether the house Lt. understand from his statement that the aegotia. tioas are actually going on, or are suspendedefor a time? (Rear, bear•) Lord I. RUSSELL—With respect to the question of the hoe. beronat, I beg to say that that is the past I reserved for esalideratioa. I doubt whether that demeent ma sow be pooped, laid ea the table of tbe house. As t 3 the last gaieties, I beg to say that negotiations are not yet began upset the bun I have stated. Mr. BRIGHT—I understood the noble lord to say that eartaht terse had been offend to Ramie, about which there bad been 'adoring& to be some difficulty, Mt that Ruda had aesepted them. The noble lord expressed it la this swum —That Ruda had consented to put ea mod to her preponderaue in the Bleak Bee. The =hie Lord, I suppose, will not withdraw hoes the house the hope that lastruatioas ale about to be seat oat for the purse Wors ts; negotiations. (Hear, hear.) I thick the bowie and the country will be very glad if the aeble lord man state that a &Whist proposition having bees accepted, u die- Sadly as it we. sad., lastructions for negotiation will be seat et (Hear, bear.) lasi J. have already dated that the government have expressed their medians lo negotiate oa these fear points. STATE OF THE ARMY, &e. Mr. H. DRUMMOND gave notice that on Thursday he should move for some returns, by means of which he should endeavour to teparatesonse of the many complieatione and disasters in whisk oar army at present found itself ; and he crummy he wee net able to do this without certain papers. He should move that there be laid before the house an account of the munitions and stores provided for the army before the troops left this country ; also copies of any re ports received before the same period of the nature sad strength of the fortifications at Sebastopol, the numbers and form of the genies there, and the number end distribution of the Reeds* foxes in the surrounding provisoes. Also, the amount of 0119011Modation for the sick and wounded at Scutari, gad the mesas for transporting them from the Crimea. (Heat, hear.) Also a copy tithe instructions sent from this country to the penes* in charge of the medical and other stores; together with return, as to the commissa riat service, Ste. (Heat, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Thursday he should move ter the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the condition of our army before Sebastopol, and into the conduct of those departments of the government whose duty it was to minister to the wants of that army. (Rear.) Mr. ADAIR, en the Bth of February, to move to address her Majesty on the progress and maintenance of the present war. Mr. RICH, on the 6th of February, to more for s select committee as inquire Into the efficiency of our military aca demies and other provisions for preparing officen for regi mental and staff appointments. Mr. COLLIER, on Thursday, to call the attention of the house to the state of oar trade with Ramis. THE MAYNOOTH COMMISSION. Mr. SPOONER gave notice that on Thursday be should ask the noble lord (Russell) when the report of the May- Booth Comaissionen would be presented, and also whether it was true that a eopy of that 'sport had been furnished to Dr. Cullen, the self-styled legate of the Pope, and by whom and when. Sujoant GHEE Imo notice of a notion, the term of widen wen not board. BURIAL ACTS. Mr. A. PRLLATT gave notice to move (Feb. 6) for a eommittee to inquire into t►e operation of the various burial sets and prepeietery easetery seta, also into the regulations of the Rome-ellee for conducting interments nadir the Burial Ante. Also into the question of the compensation of °WWI of private grounds, and whether it would not be morally and religiously for the advantage of the community to remove all burial ground. from the control of the Wallops and clergy, sad to place them under local boards. PEOBATS DUTIES: Mr. W. WlLLlAilit;icovr,O;iteliebettary, a resole tion declaring that real property and parochial tithes should pay the sante probate duty as was paid by personal property, and that property belonging to corporations should be liable to the succession duty. SUCCESSION TO REAL ESTATE. Mr. LOCLE KING to soon (Feb. 6) for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law of saccenion to roil estate in ewe e intestacy. COUNTY AND BOROUGH POLICE. r. Is ans;rertOM;. R. PiLisai, Lord PALMERSTON said that, attar the W success of last year, be should not be isdeeed to parse a billows this 'abject in the present session. If weaker gentleman were to de so ha hoped he would be mare etemeeefal. Hs was me such a wmaaare was much wanted. UNSTAMPBD PUBLICATIONS. On the mots;; ;T eigineol;, - tie - rewas ordered to be laid before the home a copy of th• eorreepoodeace be tween the Board of Inland Ito eeeee and the publishers of undamped publications to the 8 1st December last, in eon tinwares of a forgoer mums. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. Biz B. HALL moved, pavement to notice, for leave to bring In a bill to amend tLe Public Health Act. He would explain, as briefly as he could, the amendments he proposed to introduce. He proposed to introduce two bills, both media' to the same object ; the Bret related more especially to the metropolis ; while the latter affected all parts of the snotty. Last mean the bow had decided that the Board of Health should be entirely re-constituted, sad should be presided over by soles one responsible to the hem for the endue* and proceediap of the board. Having assepted that responsibility, he bad thought it meet ensistent with his duty, iastaad of moving for a mint sommittee to inquire into the subject of sanitary re gulations, to bring In a bill for maids' sash antencleseats in the Mae ha maesived to be required. Whoa the bills bed ressived a amend reading; he should they move to refer them both to a saint committee, is order to have the advice and assistanee of those members whe were practi cally acquainted with the operation of the law ; which iodation he Mimed without say fear of deaiaL The sub ject was sae which maid mot be mgleeted. The measure was so mush desired by the commtry and so essentially ne cessary for the metropolis, that if he thought the proposal to refer the bilks le e ablest committee would retard rather then ezpodite their program, he would sot take t►at nuns. He was most amigos that some iseemsre should pm at a very early period of the session, in order that say such visitable. as we had Ism summer might be net with sash masesares as hum lagemaity sad foresight mild devise. The aeoessity of legislation for unitary impsmemeat was elates' on all has*. Committees sad eesmalmaine had reported In favour of nob legislatim foe m long period; sad fts seaside, bad bees thrice recognised ha speedyp from the theme. The boa. berme' that stated the posivisimas of Obi masers, whisk had reesived the emetics of parliament He thsa missed upon the provisioas of the intended bill, whisk might be divided Into three ;arts—the Bret having reforms to the mastitutioa of the Omani Board if H with ; the mend to the MIAOW which the set wee tele adopted or applied ; sad the third to the powers and &Ma of the local boards. It .gaited, as be already rG, JANUARY 24, .1855. the useful punster of the all Me. With regard Vitra of the Deus eniesei t Ni proposed that ft ee coestitatett ler gear With regard to the -4 ag the act, le peeperil that it might be - .tiled. It might bb adopted by the atm .., such consent to be essertaiassi by a properly notified and esevemed. If suet in favour of the appiis of tha set, the of Health had the pews, Of applying it o that dun.— If there was a divines of egialea at ere meeting, the suatectoisp °Moor was to some • day for • Pint -lad that Poll Wee te decide whether the act tile or not. This would apply at Meets with de fined bouallaries. Bet the act might ere be applied to districts not having defined boundaries.," to mts of pleas. propeend that an the receipt of a patflTia signed by ore-teath of the ratepayers of such district, the Gemmel Beard should ban power to send down an inspector to make the oessesery trinities, and upon giviag 14 days' notice by advertisement be might make • previsional order for the appliestioa of the act in the district. At present ansh - previalenal order was binding on the legality. He proposed to alter that in the present bill, by giving the iskabitaatethe power of deeding whether they approved of aaehpeoviWasl order. If they did approve, the act would be applied ; if they did not, it would not be applied. Bo few the set seuld only be applied with the count of the ratepayers. Bat there venoms* where • • compulsory sp- Orden of the act might be necessary. When it was heed from the retinue of the Registrar-General that the anneal deaths in a district amounted to 23 in 1,000, which was a very large amount of mortality, he proposed that the general beard should have the power of sending 'down an inspector to such district. for the portion of applying the act to such district where the mortality was so greet. He proposed to do the same with respect to places where the mortality was high, and white adjoined pleas where the Public Health Act was nerdy to operation. He had recently received • peti tion from a *attain district stating that the mortality in it was 21 in 1,000, but that in the adjoining district it was 39 in 1,000. He thought this so remarkable • statement that he seat dower an inspector to know if it was true, and he ascertained that it wa s i v s p rits authentic. He therefore pro posed to attach sub aoes to districts where the act was already applied. ith regard to the powers and duties of the loon boards, be proposed that they should have the power of appointing *Meets, of preparing maps, of looking after the different load sewers sad Gleaming them, and that they should have the same powers as to drainage which they now powered. He also proposed by this bill to take some very large powers, which, if radiated by the legislature, would act oily in terfere with many existing duties and privileges of the House of Commons, but would obviate the necessity of applying to parliament at all for local acts. He proposed to do away with the aseassity of coming before private bill committees, which had beau so long desired, and is fewer of which essisaittees of that house had reported over sad over again. On that subject he recommended hon. mem. ben to read the report of the committee of 1847 ; or, if they thought these folio volumes too formidable to wade through, be invited them to read some remarks on the subject which appeared In the IldirsbeagA Aniseed the present month. He held in his heed a list of the number of improvement bilk preowned to the House of Cornmeal, and prosecuted between 1850 and 1866 inclusive. The amber of improvement bills—watrworlm, gas, and market bills—for 1850 Meal for 1861, 63; for 1862, 70; for 1863, 85; lot 1854,96; and for 186,5 there were 77 notices; so that daring this pried no less than 428 bills bad been presented and prosecuted, oy nadirs of than gives la the House of Commons. He ap plied le gmallemes wbh were beet qualified to form an opiates se be the eine of these bills, and the result was that 2,0001., independent of the cost of opposition, was within the meek as the expense of each bill, so that no leer than 866,0001. was sprit is the prosecution of these improvement bills since 1860. The proposition he was about to make was this, that when the local board was desirous of obtaining any property within or without the lo evilly, for the purpose of water supply or drainage, &a, they should have the power of acquiring that property without the necessity of coming before a committee of the House of Commons. As this was en important provision, and as be wished that there should be no misunderstanding about it, ho would read the clause to the house, which he would call upon them to adopt. The clause was this ; " Every local board shall have power to percher any lead suessare far earning into execution the above objects ; and for the purposes of this section the Lands Clauses Consoli dation Act, 1846, shall be incorporated with this act; bat the exercise of the above powers shall be subject to this re striction, that no such reservoir as aforesaid shall be made, nor shall any land be purchased, under the compulsory powers of the said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, for the wpm* elaremaid, except with the sanction of the justices asessibiimi et MGM Court in Quarter Sessions, such sanction to be obtained by the local board who have projected any such work is manner hereinafter mentioned." Other clauses provided foe the publiestion and service of notice.. It was provided in slaw 80, " The justices assembled at such Court of Seinerms as aforesaid may, after proof of the pub lication and service of such notices as aforesaid, and after hearing the application of the local board, and anything alleged in opposition thereto, either give or withhold their sanction, or may, with the consent of such local board, grant their sanction upon such terms and conditions es they think fit; and any decision so made by the jus tices shall be binding on the said local board." The general effect of this part of the bill was, that whereas parties were now obliged to give notice and to come before the House of Commons at great cat and inconvenience, they would in future have to appear before the Court of Quarter Sessions, which held its sittings in the immediate locality when the land was to be taken. There might be objections to this plan in the case of railways and other undertakings where the property required was situated at a great distance, and where the object was a speculation ; but the objection would not apply where the object was ose of acknowledged utility—was not • speculation—and when the property was situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the tribunal which was to decide upon it. (Hear, hear.) He therefore did not anticipate much opposition to this part of the bill, except perhaps from those persons who derived an advantage Coos praetirog before the private bill committees. He had received various communications from Sunderland, Leicester, Coventry, and other towns, complaining of the practice of building houses back to back, so as to prevent the circulation of air, and he proposed clauses to remedy that complaint. With regard to slaughter houses, which were sometimes a gnat nuisance, he pro posed that no new slaughter-house be used without the license of the board, and that every slaughter-house be registered within three months from the plump of the act. Local boards might erect slaughter•bouses on their own land, and raise mosey on mortgage, the period for raising the rate to be extended from one year, so at present, to two years. The local boards were to make an annual report to the general board, as to the execution of , the act, and such report was to be sent to every ratepayer in the district. The total amount which was sanctioned to be raised by mortgage for the ex ecution of the works, was 1,685,4771, but nu power at all existed for seeing how the money was expended. He there fo-e proposed that the general board should hays the power of sending down an impactor who was to see that the mosey was expended in conformity with the plans seat out. As the local boards were to report to the general board, he proposed that the general board 'brad make an annual re port to parliament. Such were the general outlines of the bill whisk be proposed to introduce. The general feature of the bill me, that the act should not be applied anywhere against the wessat of the ratepayers, except in the case of districts where these was en unmanly large mortali. The meany for sessing to parliament would be avoide d; a u thoritiesthe loon would be obliged to report regularly their ; sad whenever money was raised with the smaties of the Boardof Health, it could be entitled to look to its employateut. Under the act of last session, the powers of the board were continued for one year, and to the end of the then met soul= of parliament. He proposed to continue it for two years, and to the end of the next ses sion. By that time the house and country would be able to judge of his measere and whether it bad answered its ob jects or not. He believed it would be a most useful mea sure for the country districts; and If the person placed at the head of the department would lay aside all fanciful theories, and, instead of peeking to lay down one general rale for the whole country, would consider what the peculiar circumstances of each locality required, the race would be respected rather than shunned, and though not one of the highest in the state, might be one of the most useful. He bogged to move for leave to bring In a bill to slaw and amend the Public Health Acti Mr. WILLIAMS was glad that the right hoe. baronet had determined to submit the bill to a erect committee. He thought evidence ought also to be taken on the miller of the Naissame Removal Bill. Leave was thee given to bring in the bill. NUISANCES REMOVAL. Its B. HALL said, the bill he had just Introduced did MS lOW the metropolis. It could only be adopted or ap pals' wader peculiar circumstances, and therefore did not alma may particular plow; bat the bill he was thee about to Introduce would east the nestrepolis most materially. He would rely state its provinces. He asked them to give the rest of the wastry the amp powers se were possessed by the City of Landow He pro posed that every district is England shield be subject to eonstant sanitary lampsetiou ; that the basal alteration should have power M !maw umbel= lid dein Isms unfit toe hums halide& • that they should abate =i ssues. and amnesia offnisive trades ; that during epidemics wiermewded homes should be treated as wasinea ledglag-boasse. It was aseweary, however, to go further than merely give power to Ned authorities ; they had efts en interest is aegZ i t ti l s w a ir duties. He proposed to take power to rale petal 'se an them for such neglect. When swim hedies as the 'of Newcastle so aft. lasted Ode duties it was time to punish them. The bfil Crisidablish local authorities in every district ; the si Osmbellwed Meal Bearded Health where such existed, would be iameed with these wen. It the, set forth the solemness Mil& might be a bat ed. The local authorities shoal*, far the purposes of the set. swim inspectors of miseasse. Is ems woos two mil parishes might appoint sae Wiser. He wee fiday pawed to led • Molest against the MN km Oen fatiesisil le sidiellis nut prepsesil to empswir the boil INN► tors to eater Memos the hemen ef nine In the absselos sad six in the mating any pines la which they had semen to believe an albumin trade me carried ea. In ewe Oily were retard adalesioe, a Justice is to issue his su m mons. hatless ar• Wieder a *steam le be abated. As to if • juries lies reason to believe that a home is welt halm habitation, he may krbid its berg used sub a pulses until he le metalled that he rat otairstopyin, publia swain r =t4Cr s dlstrise. guides improvements have been made. Inman where the justices made sta elder closing a hone', an appeal was given against their iteeleine, and if they ordered twittery works beyood W. an eased was also given. Next, es to offen sive trades, he did see to introduce any new enact ment, but merely the clauses of the Towns Improve ment Act refining this subject. He prbpos•d to gin the Privy Council the muse power to issue orders as at present. He proposed MORN local inspectors and authorities should be subject to penalties for neglect of duty. He further proposed that the local authorities Should make an annual report& the ratepayers of their proseedings and expendi ture. These were the general provisions of the bill, and he intended to propos* that it should be referred to a .elect eonstaittee, ae the former bill. He did not think It would be necessary te take say evidence on the subject, but that would be for the consideration of the house. If evidence was taken, he feared the inquiry would be a protracted one. and he was anxious to have some legislation on the subject as early se possible, in order that tC they were again to be visited by the epidemic, they might be prepared for it. (Hear, hear.) He begged to move for leave to bring in a bill to altar and amend the Nuisances Removal Act. Mr. WILKINSON thought that in many cases those permits who had been prosecuted for carrying on offensive trades had been very unfairly treated—many of them had carried on their trade in the same place for forty •r fifty years, and they were now found to be nuisances because the public bad come to them. Mr. THORN ELY wished to know whether it was in tended to transfer the management of the burial grounds in the country from the Secretary of State to the Board of Health f Sir B. HALL said they Imre to remain as at present. Sir H. WILLOIJOHBY wished to know whether it was intended to establish local authorities in the metropolis. Nothing was au mach wanted as local ministerial institutions in the metropolis. . Sir B. HALL thought that the great objection to the metropolitan system at present was that there were too many authorities. (Hear, hear.) He should be quite pre , pared, however, to propose, wh he bad the opportu nity, the creation of authorities who would be able to tarry out the provisions of this bill, and to perform other duties which were necessary to the sanitary welfare of the country. Lord EBRINOTON said it appeared to his very undesir able that the house should enter upon the complicated and difficult question of the local government of the metropolis before they bad made up their minds MB to the principles to be applied te the general saaitary regulation and leeal government of the rest of the empire. Many provision', applicable to the smaller towns, would be unsuited to the me tropolis. He could assure his right hon. colleague that in the good work of carrying out principles for which he (Lord Ebrington) had long contended he would receive from him humble but earnest and assiduous support ; and he delighted is the prospect of comprehensive and effectual legislation. Mr. A. PELLATT wished to know whether the right hon. baronet contemplated dealing with the qaestion of , wharfage,particularly in Southwark. The overflowing, of the Themes caused great annoyance in the dwellings of the poor. Sir B. HALL thought tkat was a matter whisk should be introduced into another measure. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said it would not be fair to threw the expense of raking the embankments of the Thanes upon individuals. Leave was then given to introduce the bill, and The house adjourned at twenty Ike =thaws to sewn o'clock. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a special court was held, for the purpose of taking into consideration the reference of the Como& dated Committee upon the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the State of the Corporation of London. The court wu crowded from the commencement to the termination of the proceedings with aldermen and com moners, and the discussion lasted upwards of six hours, al though the various matters touched upon had been over and over again debated in both courts of the corporation and at ward:notes during the lest twenty years. _ . . TUB PUBLIC RRALTR. The Loan MAYOR, upon taking the chair, called upon the Town Clerk to read the translation of a letter trans mitted to him by the Consol-General of France, and Gomm panied by certain books " presented to the London Sewers Commission from the Prefet of the Elaine." It was u follows : " London, Jan. 3, 1864. "My Lord,—Wishing to acknowledge the kindness with which the authorities of the City of London have always welcomed the functionaries of the French administration, charged to study in England the questions of the public health, M. the Prefet of the Seine has given to me me agreeable commission to transmit to you from him the copy of two records relating to the distribution of the waters of Paris, and also the report of M. Moyle on the mode of cleans /Oft the towns of Great Britain. I am happy that the head of the Paris department has been willing to choose me u his medium of communication, land has furnished ma with this opportunity of offering to hou this as•urance of the high consideration with which I ave the honour to be, my lord, your very humble and obedient servant, TRI CONSUL GINIILAL OF FRANCE IN ENGLAND. "To the Bight Hen. the Lord Mayor of the City of London." _ CITY CORPORATION RIPON'S. The Chairman of the Consolidated Committee, after having stated that the committee had with the greatest anxiety and ears considered the various recommendations in the report of the Royal Commissioners, said he believed the most prudent mune be could adopt was to propose the consideration of the propositions in that reportseriatim. The propositions in the report of the Royal Commissioners are, it will be recollected, 32 in number, and they eons prebend all the matters of public objection which have been so frequently dwelt upon at public meetings, and ani madverted upon by the press. In the most important of these propositions the consolidated committee signify their eoneurrenee. Some of the propositions they suggest ought to be modified, and a few fall under their unqualified dis approval. Amongst the first are propositions Ito 6 inclu sive, as follow : I. Theta new charter be issued, containing all each pro visions in existing charters of the corporation of London, and all such customs of the City, as it may be deemed ex pedient to preserve. 2. That the Lord Mayor be elected by the Common Council from the common councillor., or from persons qualified to be common councillors. 3. That the aldermen he elected by the burgesses of the wards for sir years, and be re-eligible ; that they be justices of the pears during their term of °Mee. 4. That the powers of the Municipal Corporations Act, with respect to the ap pointment of stie,ndiary magistrates, be extended to the corporation of London . 6. That the Court of Aldermen he abolished, and that its functions be transferred to the Common Council." _ _ The CHAIRMAN of the Consolidated Committee for mally moved that the first of these propositions (that re lating to the charters) be agreed to; and upon that question the whole subject was discussed. Mr. T. H. Far proposed an amendment h• the effect that the recommendations of the consolidated committee— amounting to the surrender of the charters, the restriction of the elective privileges of the citizens by reducing the number of their representatives, the disturbance of the well-known ancient boundaries of the wards, the with drawal of the power of the livery to elect their officers, and the degradation of the magisterial office—wets propositions subversive of the rights and privileges of the citizens, and in opposition to the administration of justice sad to the wishes of thee. who are most deeply interested. Bir Pzrza Lausitz seconded the amendment, and several members spoke at great length upon all the old points of ►itigation, especially that of the periodical election of the aldermen. A division at length took place, when there appeared for the ameedmentof Mr. Fry, 69, of whom 16 were aldermen. Against it, 40, all of whom were commoners. Majority for the amendment, 19. Mr. CAUSTON then moved the adjournment of the court, • motion which was immediately carried. An oversight was then found to have been committed in the neglect of the advocates of the amendment to call for the disposal of the original question, which thu remains as open as over to discussion; so that the visitors to the court of Common Conseil on public days, who may flatter themselves that they have taken leave of the eternal bore of city municipal reform, are doomed to be once .more disappointed. It is understood that Mr. W. Jones will move a new amendment at the next court. CONTRIBUTION FROM GIBRALTAR TO THE PATRIOTIC FUND. The treuarer of the Gibraltar Committee of the Patriotic Pend has forwarded a letter, of which the follow ing is a copy, to the Doke of Newcastle, together with drafts to the value of 1,0421.16.. 9d.: " Gibraltar, Jan. 11. "My Lord Duke,—l have the h f transmitting to your grecs, am one of her Majesty', Commissioners, copy of the resolutions voted at a public meeting of the inhabi tants of Gibraltar, holden on the Mod of November last, for the purpose of appointMg a committee to collect subscrip tions to aid of the Patriotte Fetid. . _ . Ileve asiTihehOssri; of enclosing herewith to your grace the following drafts, via.: 7001. and 3001. on the Lords Commiosionen of her Majesty's Treeing, and 421 16s. 9d. on 161111/11. Bonoliel Brothers, London, amount ing to 1,042/. Its. 9d., whish *um I humbly pray your grace may be pleased to direst to be paid over to the treasurer of the Royal Commission as a donation to the Patriotic Fund from the within-named civil inhabitants of Gibraltar; and, is their names, I earnestly assure your Grace that, grateful for the protection and security they lays always enjoyed nadir the British crown, they feel tke deepest loyalty and affeetios for their sovereign ; and that they ardently desire surer may, at all times, attend her Majesty's inns by lend and by sea. They ad mire, as warmly as the most devoted of her Majesty's subjects, the noble and gallant deeds of her brave soldiers in the But, and they are most grateful that they have had this opportunity of testifying their loyalty and their sym pathy by contributing sash according to his means' towards the succouring, educating, sad relieving those who, by the loss of their husbands sad parents in battle or by death in active service in the present war, are unable to maintain or to support theinselvee.' " I have the honour to be, my Lord Duke, your Grace's moat obedient and humble servant, ( B ignsd) T ONAII DILIXZWATII4 " Treasurer of the Gibraltar Committee of the Patriotic Furl." Vbe Court. WINDSOR, .4x. St There was no addition to the royal dinner pin y yesterday. Prince Albert went to London this morning by a train of the South Western R a il way, to previdd It a • • of governors of the Wellington College. The Frinas attended by Ilajor-General Grey and Colonel F. R. g sr . moor. The other governors present were the gad si Derby, Sir Howard Do ug l as , an d the Rev. 0. R. 01.4. Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, honorary meretam Mr. Chance also attended. The meeting visa held la sha sa sad a o'clock in the new Palace of Westminster, and bsoka at id a quarter past one o'clock. Hi s R oyal Highness Ittihad to Windsor Cutle at twenty-five minutes past two s'elnos. A deputation consisting of the following gentlemen t il d an interview with the Earl of Claret.don en Saterdse, present a memorial signed by a large body of intleastid merchants, on the subject of removing the blockade fiula the River Danube: Mr. F. W. Russell, u.p. ; lir. Mitchell, M.P. ; Ideas's. Joyce, Sanders, Melvin, jr. Goodliffe, Powell, Booker, Ogelby, Qillie, , end Draper.‘ A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal gb a . mission for the Exhibition of 18.51 was held yesterday et Palace of Westminster. There were presrot g ir l Gb a , villa (chairman), Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart, Bi r w. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibsoo, and Mr. Edgar Bowriaciec».. tary). Mr. H. R. Williams, &testisl officer to the commi s . Mon, and Mr. Cole, were also present. Despatches for the Governors of the British settlmis i k on the West coast of Africa were sent last evening bo la t h a Colonial-office. Despatches from the Governon of Hoag Koos o as i Ceylon. and aim from the Governor of Canada, nsn re. mired yesterday at the Colonial-office. DOVER, JAN. 23.—A mail from the Crimea, l a charge of M. Fineb, arrived at Dover, from Cans, N I evening, per fioutb-Eastern Company's steamer Priam. Mary, and left per 7.30 p.m. train for London. Tint Rai'. Da. BEAUMONT, well known t out the kingdom as an eminent preache r amongst !Mi. hymn, died, on Suaday morning, whilst giving oat &emit in a Wealepan chapel at Hull. In the whole aosaelea there was not a more popular preacher than Dr. Bettanat. We are glad to hear that the health of Lord gr. digan is steadily, though but slowly, improving. The Earl of Elgin has left town for Broome•h, Fifsehire, N.B. Lord Bloomfield was received by the Biota Prowls on Wednesday in private audience, for the plumes of delivering to his Majesty a letter in reply to that cos. 'eyed by M. d'Usedom to Queen 'Victoria. Telegraphic despatches from Turin of the 21st te• proem. the King as in deep sorrow, but the health of NI Majesty gives no ground for alarm. The Duke of Gape, whose delicate health had been greatly tried by the Mink, it better. We read with regret in the Debar the announce. meat of the death of the Count St. Auburr, formerly hunk Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. Mr. Mason, the American Minister in Parts, has been lately indisposed, is now in a fair way of recovery. General Prim has been ill for some days, and te said to be in a dangerous state. Recant accounts from St. Petersburg state that MM. de Drummer, Hiueteff, and Oseroff, previoady Mt ployed in Ragland, France, and Turkey, are to be amorist for the time being to the Imperial Department for Portia Affairs. CLERICAL. The Rev. Robert Ito Heston has been licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of Heathwaite, in the parish of Kirkby Ireleth, in the county of Lancaster, void by death of Rev. Edward Tyson. Patrons, devisees of tbs late E. Towers, Esq. The Rev. Elaine, Williams bee been licensed to tie Perpetual Curacy of Sr. David's church, Liverpool, void by the cession of the Rev. William Hughes. Palmas, trustees. _ _ The Rev. Henry Ireland Blackburne bat been instituted to the Vicarage and Parish Church of Itmtherae, in the county of Chester, void by cession of Rev. Joseph Hordem Patron, Wilbraham Egerton, En. NAVAL AND MILITARY. We have reason to believe that the second cow mend of the British army in the Crimea has, after due deliberation, been conferred upon our distin guished countryman, Sir Colin Campbell.—Scotenas. We understand that the 42ud Regiment, at present stationed here, are to be ordered abroad, and that their place in the Castle is to be supplied by the North York Ballea.—Stiriing Journal. ADYJRALIT, JAN. 23.—APPOISTMENTS.—Seca. tary's Clerk G. Hickman (1846), to the Victory, 101, fig ship, at Portsmouth. Clerk 8. Smyth (1850), to the Orion, 80, sena stoat ship, at Sh Clerks' Assistants A. J. Boytoa, to the Bellisle, 24, ha pital ship, at Devonport ; and It. W. Parish, to the Pun verance, troop ship, at Woolwich. DOCK LABOURERS POR THE CRlMEA.—Yesterday, fifty of the wen selected by the government agents from the London Dock labourers to go out to Belaklava to assist in unladdig the transports as they arrive out from England, and in warehousing the stores, went before the authorities to be finally approved. The men haring been medically inspected and passed, signed articles fur 4s. per diem and rations, and the foremen 7s. and rations, with free passage out and home ; each man received a bounty of W. to pro vide himself an outfit, and was told to hold himself reedy to embark at 48 hours notice. Mr. Goodman, of 3 Ware house, London Dock, goes out es head foremen over these men, and one of the Customs landing waiters as super intendent. They are expected to sail in the Canadian screw steamer, from Portsmouth, early next week. THE SICK AND WOUNDED AT SCUTAEL—ThII public will learn with pleasure that the Director•Oeneral the Army and Ordnance Medical Department has bees instructed to report to the Duke of Newcastle on the practi nability of famishing periodical returns of the sick and wounded at Scutari, showing the progress towards eon. velem:entre in each case. Bhp Orace has also instructed Lord William Patriot, Commandant of the British Military Establishment iu the Bosphorus, to appoint a competent person to ascertain from every officer, and if possible from every private soldier, who may be admitted into the mili tary hospitals in Turkey, the name and address of his nearest relative or friend, so that in the event of his death the fact may ►e communicated to such person. The attempts to raise the Perseverance from her position on her beam-ends in the East Doak is Woolwich yard have been given up, and the seamen and a number of convicts were employed all day on Tuesday in removing ths casks and other appliances that were to be used in raising her. When the Perseverance fell on her side she slid out wards towards the river, and it was not possible to replace the caisson in Its proper position neat the river. It has now been decided that a coffer dam shall be put up,and a number of masons have commenced work for that purpose. Shit will then be cleared of the mad, and it is expected she will then be raised by powerful levers and shores. THE CRIMEAN MEDAL. (Pros Lot night's Gazette.) CLASP TO BE GRANTED FOR BALAHLAVA. MEDALS TO SURVIVORS AND TO THE SEAMEN. WA1•017ICI, JAN. 23.--omesiaL ORDER. Hors*Cluards, Jan. 19. The Queen hiving signified her intention to confer a medal for service in the Crimea upon the surviving oMotiri and men, with clasps for those who were present in the battled of the Alma and of Inkermann is further pleased to com mand that a medal and clasps shill, in like manner, be con fined upon the nearest relative or representative of such as may have there fallen ; the General Commanding in Chief desires that her Majesty's gracious intentions shall be made known to the army by general order. Field-Marshal Lord Raglan has been requested to for ward hats of the individuals who may have been killed in sedan ' or who may have died whilst oa service in the Crimes, or in consequence of wounds. By command of the Right Honourable CiIIIERAL VISCOUNT HARDING', Commanding in Chief. G. A. Wirruziam„ Adjutant-GoaenL CAE/ALM—Rufus (brig), Whittle, from Garraoha to Swum', was wrecked in this bay in the night of the 12th Jan. ; ohs is full of water, and it is doubtful if any portion of her cargo (or.) will be laved. —Gibraltar. Jia. 16.