The Press. — London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

AUG. 11, 1855. gurrtsvonbturt. THE P.T. HON. SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH. TO THE EDITOR OF " THE PRESS." Sir—Lord Palmerston said in the House of Com mons, Those gentlemen who take exception to what has been said by my right hon. friend the Secretary for the Colonies, at his election today, might as well have deferred their remarks until my right hon. friend was here to answer for himself, especially as there is no man more capable than he is of defe.iding himself in his place against anything which is laid to his charge. The validity of that pledge shall be straightway tested. Sir William Molesworth, in reply to a person who had designated him "the rejected of Cornwall," assured the electors of Southwark and the public that his seceding from the representation of his native con ity had reference solely to his free-trade prin ciples. That is not true, and Sir William Moles worth knows that it is not true. The right hon. baronet the Secretary for the Colo nies, on a particular occasion, was called upon to give a convivial toast. Ho did so publicly, in a mixed society at Plymouth or Devonport, and before persons who were comparatively strangers to him. One of them, in high disapprobation, left the room in conse quence, and reported the circumstance on the follow ing morning. Thereupon a private meeting of the principal clergy and gentry was held in the following week, when it was unanimously determined that no clergyman or gentleman could give his support to Sir William Molesworth, and that the clergy as a body were called upon to use every exertion to defeat his return. The subject matter of the offence was not purely ecclesiastical. The convic ion of the im possibility to face the relation of this fact on the hustings, and the displeasure loudly testified by his own supporters, led to the resignation of Sir William Molesworth. Will the right hon. baronet Sir William Moles worth, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, redeem the pledga of his chief, Lord Palmerston, and, in his official place in Parliament, state to the House of Commons the substance and the words—for they were a quotation—of that particu lar t ia.st which caused him the loss of the represen tation of Cornwall? A CLERGYMAN AND AN ELECTOR OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. TESTIMONIAL TO LORD RAGLAN. THE friends and admirers of the late Commander in-Chief of the British forces in the Crimea, as early as the month of June last year, came to the deter mination of getting up a testimonial commemorative not merely of their own regard and admiration of the hero, but also of the distinguished service4which he bad rendered to his country. Foremost amongst those who first showed themselves anxious worthily to recognise the military as well as the civil merits of or d Raglan were the veteran warriors of the Peninsula and Waterloo, the Marquis of Anglesey and the Marquis of Londonderry; and, although they both died before any decisive steps were taken to carry out their project, yet the sanction of their names and their liberal subscriptions remained, and, inde pendently of the affectionate regard of every officer in the service towards his lordship, had their due effect in inducing others to come forward and subscribe libe rally to the testimonial-fund, which was originated on the 27th of June, 1854, at a meeting held at the residence of the Duke of Richmond, Holland-place. The opinion of that meeting was, that the most suit. able t stimonial they could present to his lordship was the freehold estate adjoining Raglan Castle, and the scene of one of the battles which Fairfax, at the head (.f the parliamentary troops, fought against the Cavaliers, and towards the purchase of that they contributed 4,8001., which has been since invested in Exchequer Bills. The recent death of his lordship has stimulated the subscribers to the fund to further exertions, and a large number of them, including the Duke of Bedford, Lord Downes, Lord Ellesmere, Lord Powis, Generals Pennyfather, Burgoyne, Browne, Cator, &c., again met, under the presidency of the Duke of Richmond, when, on the motion of the Duke of Bedford, seconded by Sir George Tay lor, it was resolved that the entailment of a freehold estate on the title of Lord Raglan or on his descend. ants, would be the most desirable memorial of the great public services and private worth of the late peer, and that, the better to carry that object into execution, it was resolved to open subscriptions at the principal banks, and among agencies. The proceedings then terminated in the usual way. Tnz expenses of the late Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society at Carlisle, will, according to the local journals, be fully covered by the receipts. It has hitherto been thought not so very bad if the re ceipts at the society's annual meetings fell below the expenses not more than a thousand pounds. THE PRESS. Ste Arm. WAR-OFFICE, AUGUST 10. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Langley Tudor, to be Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Captain James Stewart to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major Stewart to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. The undermentioned officers of the East India Com pany's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows : To be Colonel—Lientenant•Colonel Patrick Hay. To be Lieutenant-Colonels—Majors David Nisbett, James Hunter, George Augustus Hayward Falconer, Joseph t stridge. To be Major—Captain Henry Maseall Conran. The undermentioned officers to have a step of local rank in Turkey while employed in the Irregular Cavalry, under the command of Major-General Reatson :—Robert Yonng, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dr. Kalazdy to be Stuff-Surgeon of the Second Class. The undermentioned officer to have a step of local rank in Turkey while employed in the Turkish Contingent:— Cornet W. Stuart to be Lieutenant. Memoranda Acting Assistant-Surgeons Frederick Wilkinson and Welter Acton have been permitted to re sign their respective appointments in the Army Medical Department. Mr. Wilkinson, from the 26th June, and Mr. Acton, from the Ist May, they having been transferred to the Irregular Cavalry under the command of Major- General Beatson. The surname of the officer appointed in succession to Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, W. 1). Fowler, appointed to the B.2nd Foot, is Graves, and not Groves, as previously stated. The Christian names of Staff Assistant-Surgeon Orton are Thomas Jerram, and not Thomas Tetram, as previously stated. The appointments of the undermentioned Assistant- Surgeons have been antedated : Blacnamant, W., 4th Dragoon Guards ; Lynch, A. H. F., 7th Light Dragoons ; Hulseberg, J. W., Bth Light Dra goons; Day, W H., 3rd Foot ; Hale, T. E., 7th Foot; Johnston, J. C., 9th Foot ; Macfadin, F. H., Ilth Foot ; Hyde, J. W., 14th Foot ; Ryan. E. C., 18th Foot; Philip, J. R., 18th Foot; Semple, A., 18th Foot; Madden, C. D., 20th Foot ; fieddall, J. V., b3rd Foot ; Wrench, E. W., 34th Foot; Sparke, G. W., 39th Foot; Macauley, R. W , 40th Foot; Bourke, G. T., 51st Foot ; Macartney, J., 60th Foot ; Alder, S., 62nd Foot ; Randal, H. L., 62nd Foot ; Roe, W. C., 89th Foot; Reid, I). A., 90th Foot ; Nelson, C. R., 90th Foot ; Frank, P., 91st Foot ; Gordon, W., 91st Foot; Griffin, M. J., Staff; Ferguson, W., Staff; Finlay, G. H., Staff; Longhurst, A. E., Staff ; Corbett, A. P. M., Staff ; Marston, J. A., Staff; Mines, T., Staff; Lynch, W. E., Staff; Sherlock, H., Staff; Corbett, W. H., Staff; Ramsay. W., Staff; Dickerson, S. H., Stag; Hine, D. 8., Staff; Skeen, W., Staff. BRITISH FOREIGN LEGION. Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Pamer to have the Substantive Rank of Lieutenant- Colonel. To be Lieutenant•Colonels—Major Augustus F. Schroer ; Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Kent Murray. Ist Light Dragoons—Charles Perceval, Esq., to be Major-Commandant; Fairfax Cartwright, Esq. To be Captains—Charles Delorme and John C. Hunt. To be Lieutenant—A. Lohenhofer. To be Comets—Hermann Von Dettmar and Clavering Redman. 2np Light Dragoons—John Elphinstone Fleming to be Major-Commandant; A. Yates to be Major; George Von Linsingin to be Captain; Lorentz G. Lorch to be Lieute nant ; Christian Johannson to be Cornet; August Murray to Paymaster. BRITISH SWISS LEGION. Lieutenant-Colonel John Sulzberger to be Colonel in the Army, without temporary rank, while serving in the British Swiss Legion. BRITISH ITALIAN LEGION. James Hudson, Esq., to have the honorary rank of Colonel, while employed as Military Agent for the Italian Legion. Etse gol. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant-General—Sir J. K.C.8., of the Royal Marines, to receive the good-service pension. Lieutenants—C. S. S. Stanhope, to the Havannah ; J. H. Thomas, to the President; W. H. Cumming, to the Hogue ; J. B. Butler, to the Indefatigable. Paymaster—Edward Faulkner, to the Havannah. Surgeons—James Aitchison, to the Havannah ; Andrew Moffatt, to the Siren ; Charles M'Shane, to the Alecto. Assistant•Surgeon-James Wallace, to the Waterloo. Chaplains—Rev. H. Gleason, to the Imperieuse ; Rev. C. E. Mallard, to the Royal Albert; Rev. J. L. Moore, to the Illustrious. Naval Instrnctors—O. Foster, to the London; J. Ste phen, to the Rodney. ere nworTnibra Mates—G. S. Graves, W. T. F. Mndge, F. F. Wadding- ton, J. F. St. G. M'Donnell, H. W. Fox, S. Curtis, T. M. Kelsall, J. H. Thomas, W. H. Cumming, A. J. Kennedy, J. B. Butler, G. Parsons, to the rank of Lieutenants. HALF the capital of the new company of French " clippers" (Admiral Casy's end Rothschild's com pany), which was started to rival the English boats, is subscribed by English people. THE Municipal Commission of Lyons, in its last sitting, voted a sum of 10,000 f. for the soldiers and sailors wounded in the CriMea. 769 Ow's° to the fierce competition which is going on between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company and the East Lancashire Company, the fare from Liverpool to Southport and back is only one shilling. Placards have been extensively issued by both com panies, each asserting that their lines respectively are the shortest. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company announce that "the shortest and only direct route to Southport is via Waterloo and Crosby ;" whilst the East Lancashire Company state theirs is "the only direct line to Southport —nine trains per day." pug arl►tt anb Gig linttilignitt. FRIDAY EVENING. THE settlement of the monthly account in Consols took place on Wednesday, and occasioned a tem porary heaviness in the market. An ample supply of Stock was forthcoming, which the demand for money bad increased to a noticeable extent. When this result became apparent, the quotations declined, and Stock of all descriptions underwent a depreciation, from which they have since only partially rallied. Saturday last being the 4th of the month, a very large amount of commercial bills fell due, and the bankers and discount houses transacted a heavy amount of business. On the whole, engagements were punctually met, only a moderate amount of bills standing over for settlement, but some strain was occasioned in monetary circles, and cash for temporary purposes experienced an urgent demand. The daily fluctuations in the price of Consols since this day week have been limited in range, the general aspect of affairs being dull, and speculation inactive. On Saturday, Consols were marked at 901 91. On Monday, 91; Tuesday, 901 91 ; Wednesday, 001 1 ; Thursday, 901 1. To day there has been little doing, and the quotations remain almost unchanged. Con sols for money at 901 to 901, and for account at 91 to 911. Reduced 91f; New Three per Cents., 921; Exchequer Bills (March) 21 to 24 prem., (June) 19 to 21 prem.; Exchequer Bonds, 100} to j ; Bank Stock, 214,215 ; India Bonds, 28 to 31 prem. SHARES. The Railway Share Market has been much de pressed, and continues dull. The dividend on the North-Western Railway has been declared at a lower rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and even the pay ment on this reduced scale has exhausted the available fund to within 7,0001. On other Stocks, and especially Great• Westerns, a parallel decrease is anticipated, and the traffic returns continue to evince a marked want of the elasticity which at this period of the year is generally expected. Upon the miscel laneous class of undertakings a more sanguine feeling is manifest, Banking Shares being in consi derable demand. The new City Bank commenced business on Monday very successfully in its tempo rary offices in Exchange buildings, and has entered a large number of good customers on its books. FOREIGN. Turkish Bonds have been actively inquired after lately at improved prices, pending the issue of the new loan, for which the biddings are expected to be made on Monday next. There is still a delay in the apportionment of the new French loan, and many complaints aro made on the subject on 'Change. Besides the uncertainty that prevails on the proportion of Stock that will be allotted to the English subcribers, no small amount of deposit money is kept locked up, to the serious inconvenience of many parties. It is rumoured that the ratio of the allotment to the subscription will be something under 10 per cent. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Atli Victoria, eap, U for the week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of Aug.,lBoB. 188IIZ DIPARTMETIT. Notesissued .... 429,601,590 Government Debt 511,015,100 Other Securities .. 204.04 Gold Coin it Bullion 15,e01,530 Silver Bullion .... 129,C01,690 422,601,001 BANKING DIPAIITIMIT. Promietors'Capitalll4,ss3, ool, Government Seca. Rest Public Deposita• 5,126.221 Dead Weigh tAn.i £12,e51.010 Other Deposits 4 even Doty & other Notes Rills —.— —...... 334,966,399 05,966440 • Including ExchBriner, Savings Banks, Conamissioneralkt v .1 National Debt, and Dividend MCCAW ti .