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J v % ` • C 76 cheering, in which the voice of Mr. Rright was a cially audible.) A vote of thanks to Mr. Layard was then prrPosed by Lord BURY, seconded by Sir E. PEx.stY, and carried by acclamation. CABINET COUNCILS were hold on Saturday and Wednesday, and again yesterday, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street. The Ministers present on each occasion, with the exception of Lord Ellen borough on Wednesday and Friday, were, the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley, General Peel, Sir John Pakington, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Right Hon. J. N. Henley, and Lord John Manners. THE RIGHT HON. THE SPEAKER gave his twelfth parliamentary full-dress dinner on Saturday evening, the Bth inst. The following were present :—Lord Dunkellin, Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill, Sir Henry Cotterell, Colonel Stuart, Colonel Freestun, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Gurdon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. John Locke, Q.C., Mr. Phillips (Haverfordwest), Mr. Knatehbull-Hugessen, Mr. C. W. Grenfell, Mr. J. H. H. Foley, Mr. Warre, Mr. Devereux, Mr. Arthur Russell, Mr. Waldron, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Mackinnon, jun., Mr. Brady, Mr. Henry W. Foley, Mr. Sutton Western, Mr. Hatchell, Mr. Wyld, Mr. Maguire, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Roupell, Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Dent, Mr. Davey, Mr. Hardcastle, Hon. George Waldegrave, Rev. Henry Drury. Sir Richard Levinge was prevented by severe domestic affliction from attend. ing. And at his thirteenth parliamentary full-dress dinner on Wednesday evening, the, following mem bers were present :—Viscount Goderich, Sir William Dunbar, Sir Thomas E. Winnington, Sir James Anderson, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. F. Dundas (Orkney), Mr. Colville, Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Thomas Mills (Totness), Mr. Duncombe Shatto, Mr. Barnard (Bedford), Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. De Vere, Mr. Orme Foster, Mr. Mellor, Q.C., Mr. F. North, Mr. Morris, Mr. Steel, Mr. F. W. Russell (Limerick), Mr. R . J. Bagsbaw, Mr. Loftus Bland, Q.C., Mr. Woods (Wigan), Mr. Campbell, Mr. Calcutt, Mr. Salisbury, Mr. Isaac Butt, Q.C., Mr. White, Mr. Wood (Pontefract), Mr. Ewing, Hon. eorge Waldegrave, and Rev. Henry Drury. A DEPUTATION OF MILITIA SURGEONS had an inter view with the Earl of Derby at his official residence, Downing•street. The deputation comprised the following militia surgeons; viz. :—Mr. Hansard, Oxford ; Mr. Childs, Royal London ; J. M'Cann, M.D, 3rd Middlesex; Mr. Barr, Northampton ; T. Gny, M.D. 3rd West York; Mr. Mitchinson, North Lincoln ; M'Cormack, M.D., Bedford ; Mr. Isaacson, Huntingdon ; R. H. Courtney, M. 8., Donegal ; Mr. Fernely, South Lincoln ; J. G. Harrison, 6th Lancashire; Mr. Curtis, East Kent; and Thumas Macoall, M.D., Edinburgh. They were accompanied by the Duke of Buccleucb, Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Claud Hamilton, the Hon. W. Tollemache, M.P., Lord James Stuart, M.P Colonel Stuart, Mr. Watson Taylor, M.P., the Duke of Cleveland, Mr. Ker Seymer, M.P., Mr. Price, M.P., the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Ban don, Colonel French, M.P., Mr. Fagan, M.P., Mr. Adams, M.P., Major Sibtborpe, M.P., Mr. Beecroft, M.P., Sergeant Deasy, M.P., Sir Montague J. Cholmeley, M.P. Captain Gray, M.P. Mr. Wethy, M.P., Colonel L a Touche, Mr. Hassa rd, M.P., The O'Donoghae, M.P., the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. M'Carty, M.P., Mr. Hatchell, M.P., Mr. Darby Griffiths, M.P., Sir M. Stewart, Mr. Brady, M.P., the Marquis of Donegal', Colonel Barnard, Mr. Heard, M.P, Colonel Duncan, and Colonel Smyth, M.P. General Peel and Colonel the Hon. P. W. Talbot were present with the Earl of Derb) at the receptitm of the deputation. DESPATCHES were received on Thursday at the Colo nialoffice from the Governor of the Falkland Islands. THE WAR DEPARTMENT.—The Right Hon. the Secretary for War has been pleased in appoint Mr. Charles M. Clode, of Gray's-inn, solicitor to the War Department, in place of Mr. C. J. Banister, deceased. SIR MERRY BtLWER has been appointed to succeed Lord Stratford de Itedcliffe as Ambassador at Con stantinople. altiropolitan. THE FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY was celebrated on Thursday evening by a public dinner at the London Tavern, when nearly 100 gentlemen assembled to promote by their aid the valuable pur poses for which it was embodied—to provide for the education and maintenance of the sons of the poor clergy. The chair was most ably filled by the Earl of Chichester. On the right and left of the chair were reserved seats for two bishops of the Established Church, which remained unoccupied. It naturally gave scope for severe animadversion that where the interest and welfare of the Church clergy occupied TUE PRESS, MAY 15, 1858. the consideration of the meeting there was no bishop, no dignitary of the Church, to contribute one single word of commendation on behalf of a body of zealous but poor members of their Church, whose dependence on public sympathy is their surest reliance to pro vide an asylum and education for their children when their own means did not suffice for that pur pose, or for their orphans, should a premature death remove them from the world. Thirty boys, sons of poor clergymen and orphans, are now under the care of the Rev. L. P. Merciar, M.A., at Walthamstow, where they are maintained and educated free of all cost and charges whatever where the parents are dead, and at little more than a nominal expense in cases where the father is living. The total receipts for the past year were 2,3001. lls. 11d., which left 7001. for investment, after defraying all the expenses for that period. THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY held their 53rd annual meeting on Monday, in the School room, Boraugh-road ; Lord John Russell in the chair. There were also on the platform Lord Gran ville, Lord Ebrington, the Earl of Ducie, Sir J. Boileau, Sir Walter Stirling, Proiessor Pilland, the Rev. Dr. Angus, the Rev. W. Cadman, &c. The re port stated that 252 young persons had attended the classes of the Normal College during the year, of whom 102 had been appointed to schools, 120 were under training, and 115 were Queen's scholars. At the Christmas examination for certificates of merit 113 of the students presented themselves, of whom 95 were successful ; 55 obtained prizes for drawing, and 5 certificates of full competency. In the model school the average daily attendance of boys was 603, and of girls 350. The total number admitted since the schools were opened was 62,102. During the year 119 grants of money and school materials had been made to schools at home and in the colonies. THE ANNUAL DINNER of the supporters of the German Hospital took place on Monday, and pro• duced upwards of 2,0001. Lord Cran worth presided, supported by the diplomatic representatives of Prussia and Hanover. Sir Culling Eardley, Bart., Mr. Meinertzhagen, V.P. ; the Revs. Dr. Cappel and A. Walbaum ; Mr. Walno, consulting surgeon, Dr. Weber, physician, and Mr. De Meric, surgeon to the hospital, were also present, and a numerous party of zealous friends. The stewards must have made great and meritorious exertions to produce such a result. A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT happened on Monday to an express train on the Trent Valley line of the London and North-Western Railway, and resulted in the immediate death of three persons, and the more or less severe injury of a large number of others. The accident was caused by the engine striking a bullock, or cow, that had strayed on to the line, and it is the first fatal accident that we remem ber to have beard of in this country from any similar cause, although such occurrences are not unlrequent in the United States. The nine a.m. train from London, known as the Scotch express, seems to have kept time as far as Rugby, where it was due at 10.50, and had to s, ay five minutes for refreshments- There was to be no stoppage between Rugby and Stafford; but when a point about thirteen and a hal; miles from the former place, and a mile south of Nuneaton, had been reached, the driver caught sight of a bullock, or cow, upon the six foot space, in the act of crossing to the down line, on which the train was running very rapidly. As the lines there are upon a sharp curve, the animal was not seen until the train was almost close upon it ; but the driver is said to have done his best to pull up, by sounding the whistle very loudly with a view of startling the beast, and also as a signal to the guards to apply the breaks. The engine break was screwed down ; but the speed was only slightly checked, and when the engine struck the animal the shock to the train was most severe. But this was nothing compared with what resulted. The engine kept on the line; but the tender and four or five of the carriages got off, and were by the momentum of those behind almost literally crushed to pieces and piled in a heap. The result was that three passen gers were killed on the spot, and four others severely injured, viz.:— Mr. Richmond, a gentleman, about 60 years of age, who was accompanying his invalid daughter from London to Maryport, in Cumberland, where he resided with his family. He was dead when discovered. The Rev. Thomas Miller, a Presbyterian clergyman, about 30 years of age, who was en route for Belfast, where he resided. Mr. Morgan, barrister-at law, aged 28 years, who was proceeciing on a visit to his friends, near Shrewsbury. INJURID. Mr. Henry Brett Ince, barrister•at law, aged 80. This gentleman, who is the son of the publisher of the Law Journal, has sustained a compound fracture of the right wrist, and suffers from cerebral imtation. He is lying at a small alehouse in the village of Attleborough. Mr. Bryson, of the firm of Robert Bryson and Co., of Glasgow, aged 80 years. This gentleman is suffering from a severe contusion over the kidneys and from a general shook of the system. His injuries are not considered dangerous. Mr. Dallas, of Glasgow, aged 58 years. This gentleman was sitting in the same carriage with Mr. Richmond, whn was killed. He has had a sib fractured on the right side but hie case is not dangerous, and he is considered to be doing well. Miss Richmond, aged 17 years, daughter of the decease Mr. Richmond. This lady has received several severe con Unions about the face, and has some indication of having suffered cerebral mischief. Her distress of mind on learn. ing the fatal result of the accident to her father was pain fully acute ; but she has since exhibited uncommon forti• tude under her accumulated distresses. The inquest will be proceeded with next week. Along market rn tztg FRIDAY EVENING. THE return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday last, the 12th inst., shows the following changes compared with that for the week preceding : Decrease in Circulation Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in Other Deposits Decrease in Government Securities 738,918 Decrease in Other Securities Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments Circulation, including Bank Post Bills The principal features in this comparison are the falling off in the Public Deposits and the diminution in the Bullion. The former is owing to the provision for the redemption of the Exchequer Bonds, and the latter is caused by the continental demand, concerning which some observations are made below. The Private Securities are again lower, showing that the transactions of the Bauk in discounts are still diminishing. Nothing has occurred during the week to change the character of the Money Market, although the fact of a con• siderable drain of gold having set in for transmission to the Continent has induced an opinion that no very long time will elapse before the Bank Directors will resort t o advanced rates of discount in order to check the outflow. The sup. plies of capital waiting employment are very great. They were enlarged in the early part of the week by the money received by the public in redemption of the Exchequer Bonds, nearly 2,000,0001.; and in the last day or two the East India Company have loaned out a considerable per tion of the 750,0001. which they received on Moodily as the second instalment of fifteen per cent. of the deben• tore loan recently contracted. Owing to these accumu lations on the market, the tendency to higher rates which, under ordinary circumstances , would be created by the foreign demand for gold, has been neutralized. We do not, however, anticipate a continuance of this state of things beyond next week, as the commercial inquiry, though apparently quiet, is gradually absorbing large amounts in trade ; and it certainly cannot continue if the overdue gold ships from Australia do not arrive in time to arrest the activity of the purchases from the Bank for for export. As it is, the rates for the best bills average from two and a quarter to two and a half per cent., the latter price rather predominating, though there is a scarcity of really first-class paper. Besides the 372,0001. noticed in our last as having been withdrawn from the Bank for the Continent, principally France, the withdrawals up to yesterday amounted co 421,0001. more. This makes an aggregate redaction in the Bank stock of 793,0001. in snout ten days. To this amount must be added about 22.5,0001. purchased in the open market out of supplies that have arrived in the coarse of the present week. The gross sum thus abstracted is, in round numbers, 1,018,0001. These transactions are still continued, and they naturally excite a good deal of attention. Last week, when they first began to be per ceived, they were explained as arising out of settlements with America, in which we were merely agents; but the magnitude of the subsequent operations, and th eir con tinuous character, prove this theory to be insufficient. The drain is now explained by the assumption, which we believe is partially correct, of large purch ases of g oods and produce in Marseilles, Hamburg , and other ports, on English account, the prices of which w ere likely to resull in ultimately large profits. The movements of the bul li o n market are, under these circumstance s, re g arded with in tense interest, because they may very speedily saase an alteration in the value of money by the demand that sooner_ or later must be made upon the ma rket for the means of continuing them. The specie arrivals since our last amount to 338.4_5?!:. exclusive of some amounts from Russia. About 700, . ouvi I