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The advanced guard have penetrated into the centre of Kabylia. Intelligence has also reached Paris of the arrival on Thursday at Cherbourg of the Admiralty yacht, the Osborne, from England, and that the Grand Duke Constantine was bout ly expezted in that port. The adjourned inquest on the Tottenham-court road accident was resumed yesterday at Lawson's Rooms, Gower•street. The evidence was a continua tion of that given on the last occasion, and confined principally to opinions and explanations of a scientific character as to the cause of the falling of the wall between 140 and 147, Tottenham-court-road. LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. HATTER a new writ was ordered to issue for Leeds, in the room of Mr. Robert Hall, deceased. THE HOLIDAYS. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON it was resolved that the house on rising should adjourn to Thurs day next, over the Whitsuntide holidays. PASSING TOLLS. Mr. HUDSON having inquired whether the Govern ment intended to bring in any bill on the subject of Passing Tolls, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question was under consideration by the Board of Trade, but in the existing state of public business he did not think it likely that any bill will be introduced in the present session. CENTRAL AMERICA. Mr. DISRAELI inquired of the Government touch ing the reason tor the non-ratification of the treaty between this country and the United States respect ing Honduras, and as to the present state of the negotiations on that question. Lord PALMERSTON said two treaties had been entered into—one with Honduras respecting the Bay Islands, the other with the United States—by which the United States and Great Britain bound themselves to recognise those islands and other territory as part of Honduras. He had heard that difficulties had arisen to the ratification of the treat•, but the Government had received no official communication whatever on the subject. There was only one alteration in the treaty relating to the Bay Islands proposed by the United States, which the British Government would not agree to, because it would give to Honduras the Bay Islands without the conditions which the British Government felt it necessary to impose. Another proposal had been sent out, and the result was as yet unknown. ANNUITY TO THE PRINCESS ROYAL. The house having gone into committee on this bill, Mr. BOWYER moved as an amendment to the first (and only) clause, the addition of the following words : Provided, however, that in the event of her Royal High ness becoming Queen Consort of Prussia, the said annuity THE PRESS. shall cease and determine from the date of the accession of his Royal lighness Prince Frederick William of Prtsaia to the throne of Prussia. He might, he said, be referred to precedents in sup port of the Government proposition, but such pre cedents should be rather avoided than followed by a reformed Parliament. He would not object to the revival of the annuity should her Royal High neis become a widow. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the amendment, which he characteri-ed as being too minute and niggling to be worthy of the British Par liament. He would rather abandon the bill, and give up the arrangement altogether than adopt one which would reflect such discredit on the nation. The pride of the country would revolt at the acceptance of such a degrading position. Mr. W. WILLIAMS was surprised that a proposition so reasonable should be for one moment objected to. Mr. WALTER regretted that Mr. Roebuck had not made his motion more definite than be had done, for he thought the payment of a sum down was better than the proposition of the Government. He would suggest a modification of the motion, to the effect that the Princess Royal should receive 12,0001. a year until she became Queen of Prussia, when it should cease. Mr. DISRAELI thought the Crown ought not to he placed in the humiliating position of coming down to the hou3e on such occasions, by depriving it of its hereditary revenues. If the Queen had not given up her hereditary revenues, amounting to 260,0001. a year, she could provide for all the Royal Family without coming to Parliament. He objected to the bmendment proposed as shabby, and calculated to cause great inconvenience, and perhaps embarrass ment. . . _ _ _ Sir F. BARING thought the proposition of Mr. Bowyer would attach to the grant the character of extreme shabbiness. He could not, however, agree with Mr. Disraeli that the bargain made with the Crown at thecomtnencement of each reign was a bad one. The very reverse he believed to be the fact. Mr. ROEBUCK said the bargain was made when William IV. came to the throne, and it was by no means a bad one. On the contrary, it was very advantageous to the Crown. Even when the Crown had the hereditary revenues in its possession it never prevented applications like the present being made to Parliament. He •could not vote for the amend ment, and would entreat Mr. Bowyer to withdraw it. After some explanatory remarks from Mr. Dm- RAELI and Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Mr. BOWYER consented to withdraw his amend. ment, and the bill went through committee. LUNATICS IN SCOTLAND. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. E. ELLICE called attention to the recentre port respecting the state of lunatic asylums in Scot. land, and complained of the negligent manner in which the law was adrc.inistered with regard to the custody and protection of pauper lunatics in that part of the United Kingdom. Sir G. GREY intimated that a new bill on the sub ject in question was already under preparation, and would be introduced by the Lord Advocate. Some further discussion followed, after which the subject dropped. ARMY ESTIMATES. The house having gone into committee of supply, the remaining votes on the estimates for the army service were proposed and agreed to amidst a mis cellaneous discussion. MINISTERS' MONEY. The motion for going into committee on the Ministers' Money (Ireland) Bill was opposed by Lord J. MANNERS, who objected to proceed with the measure at so late an hour (half-past twelve). Sir G. GREY contended that the question had already been discussed, and there was no reason for delaying progress. Mr. H. HORSMAN explained that the income received by the Irish Church Commissioners was now 09,000/. per annum, the expenditure, including 12,000/. psid for ministers' money, being 07,000/. After some further discussion the bill was passed through committee. The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock until Thursday next. EPSOM RACES. THE Downs, perhaps, never presented a larger attendance of company than on Wednesday last. The day was fine, the race was looked forward to with considerable interest, and the cockneys rushed out of London by thousands. A hundred thousand persons were on the ground. Any one, observes the clever correspondent of a contemporary, can fill up the picture. " People got themselves weighed at the machine, and immediately proceeded to add to their weight at the refreshment booths ; then they blew into flexible tubes, to ascertain whether their lungs were in order, and were gravely handed sanitary certificates by the professional gentlemen who super. intended the operation. An aspiring histrionic gave imitations of Mr. Charles Kean as Richard 111., and was pronounced to be very like by all who had had SATURDAY, the happiness of seeing that distinguished actor in the part. The pickpockets futilely rummaged the empty pockets of people who had been rendered wise by experience, and the policemen ran after the dogs, who exhibited their usual perverse attachment for the turf. At the paddock Mr. Dorling was in all his glory, performing wonderful feats of equitation, and waving his hand in grand semicircles with the true air of a great commander ; and those who had shillings to spare wont in to see the horses and the preliminary mysteries, while those who had not lingered outside and watched them as they went down to be saddled and inspected at the Grand Stand. And a noble troop they made, as they passed proudly along, pawing the ground, and looking as if they knew that the eyes of a hundred thousand people were upon them. Every one crowded round Tourna ment, admiring his fine shape, his silky hide, his fiery eye, and his gallant action. His winning became almost a certainty, and his backers were in ecstasies. Skirmisher, also—" Scrummager," as he was fondly called by his humbler partisans—had a strong party; but nobody asked which was Blink Bonny or Black Tommy. In the meantime, the din of tongues in the Ring bad swelled into a deafening noise, bookmakers were dodging in and out the crowd, and layers and backers generally seemed to be indulging in a complicated game of hide•and-seek. Amidst. the noise and the excite ment, the pushing and driving, it was somewhat difficult to ascertain the real tone of the market. It was evident, however, that Tournament held his position firmly, whilst Skirmisher, who had been slightly depressed, was again in high favour. The advance of M.D. to 7 to 1, and the desire to back Blink Bonny by those persons who wished to "get out," and by others who remembered her two•year old running, and were. despite her wretched exhibi tion at Newmarket, determined to get on, were the principal incidents which marked the close of specu lation. At length the horses were got together at the starting•post, in all thirty, a fair field. The shouting and bawling in the ring suddenly ceased, and a pause ensued. The impatience and excite ment was intense ; it was aggravated by one false start, then by another, till at length a simul taneous shout of " They're off" was sent up for the last time, and then subsided into a kind of murmur as the horses streamed up the hill, and again swelled into a roar as they rushed madly round Tattenham-corner. The race was the affair of but a moment. Blink Bonny was already ahead, with Black Tommy close behind. Adamas made a gallant rush as they passed the Grand Stand, the favourites were lost in the crowd, and Blink Bonny won by a neck, Black Tommy beating Adamas by a head, and a neck only separating Adamas frcm Strathnaver. The first four were placed as follows The DERRY STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three•year• olds. (202 subs.) Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny Mr. Drinkald's Black Tommy (Covey) 2 Mr. Mellish's Adamas (Wells) 3 Mr. C. Harrison's Strathnaver (Bumby) 4 'SETTING AT STARTING. 4 to 1 agst Tournament, 7 to I each agst Skirmisher, Saunterer, and M.D., 9 to 1 each agst Arsenal and Anton, 20 to 1 each agst Blink Bonny and Wardermarake, 25 to 1 each agat Strathnaver, Lady Hawthorne, Zuyder Zee, and Sydney. - Thursday was the "off" day, and on Friday the Oaks was won, of course, by Blink Bonny. The following is the return of the race : Blink Bonny Sneeze Mo3stissim a 'l lmperieuse .. Thirteen ran. Won by eight lengths. Four lengths be. tween second and third, and four lengths between third and fourth. THE SUNDAY PROMENADES On the grand parterre, Windsor Castle, commenced on Sunday last, when the band of the Royal Horse Guards (blue) played, for the first time this season, from four till seven o'clock in the evening. The north terrace now bears the bell from Sebastopol and two Chinese cannon of beautiful workmanship. The gun sent to this country from the Sultan, as a present to her Majesty, will also be placed there. A FIRMAN for a railway from Kostendje tot the Danube has been granted to a company. Kostendje is 100 miles nearer to the Bosphorus than the Salina mouth, and 200 miles nearer than Odessa; and this portion of the Black Sea is by far the most danger ous and the most dreaded by shipowners and ship insurers. The directors of the company in whose name the concession will run are Messrs Thomas Wilson, S. Cunard, Price, M.P., Paget, Lewis, Beale, M.P., and Newall. The capital of the company is fixed at 300,0001. in the first instance, of which two per cent. is to be deposited with the Turkish Govern ment. The concession is for ninety•nine years, and permits all goods not the produce of Turkey bei n g transported free in bond from the Black Sea to t he Danube, and vice versa. One-sixth of the share s have been reserved for Turkish subjects.