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BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."---Morning Poet. Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T HEATRE -ROYAL, AAYMARKET. Lessee Mr. 3. B. Buckstone. THIE4 EVENING the performances will commence with HALLOWEEN. By the Leclercqs. And THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale. Rogers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Miss Weekes, and IVlrs. Wilkins. After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, ik which Mr. and Mrs. C-Mathews will appear. To coneinde with SHOCKING EVENTS. Commence at 7. pOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTIIERS. G. Melville. A. Harris, &c. After which, UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Characters by the Zouaves. Followed by AN AMBUSCADE AT INBERMAN. To conclude with THRICE MARRIED. Commence at 7. jDELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole eropriet or and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. TII IS EVENING, THE HARVEST HOME. Messrs. J L. Toole, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Billinnton, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss if. Simms, Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Blllington. Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Blllington. Commence at 7. Box-ofllce open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ' • Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony , 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, 35. • Plt Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. Bd. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery , 6 d: Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- .31L. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY. Entire Change.—Powerful Attraction. This Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirely new and beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments, introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World. To be followed by Scenes in the Arena. A Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on SATURDAY (To-morrow), commencing at Two o'clock. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revoltl. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- THIS EVENING. C. H. GOITNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor....-. Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dittorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, ls, Hall, 6d. Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual entertainments. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—Strx OFFICE, AZOUST 3, 1260. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADB. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 54—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.72—falling. WlND—South-westerly; light, with fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA'.—Morning, 2h. 59m.—Afternoon, 3h. 15m, To-monßow.-Morning, 3h. 30m.—Afternoon, :3h. 45m, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1880. Mr. BRIGHT, like Mr. PICKWICK, has had his say, and doubtless feels relieved ; and we must do him the credit, and it is some credit after what we have seen this session, of acknowledging that he took his defeat like a man. Others have been de feated by majorities as conclusive as that of last night (268 to 39), but they have not taken it in the same temper. Now, as we know that Mr. JOHN BRIGHT is about the last man in the world to be convinced, we owe him all the more thanks for putting up with such a flogging as he did. His little dialogues on branches of the subject after wards only showed that he was not soured by his position, and we hope that other opponents of the Government will take the hint. And if the very unconvinceable member for Birmingham can thus make his speech and have done with it, and abstain from factious amendments and " instructions" af terwards, we are sure the country and the House will be only too thankful if the HORSMANS, and the old Indians, and all who have adopted their tactics, will follow his example. Mr. BRIGHT even declined to have his own amendment put, though very different to Mr. LINDSAY'S, because the effect of both would be the same—the sub ject would have a fair discussion. What a deal of time would have been saved if others this session had acted on this fair principle. Let hon. members know also that one speech, if a good one, in opposition to their views, persons are disposed to read—they turn with disgust from mere spleen and repetition. The grand point is, however, that the question is now settled. We are to have an internal depot, which, should Woolwich be destroyed by an enemy or by accident, will save us from asking how are our armaments to be kept up. This appears to us to be one of the most important of the recommenda tions of the commissioners ; and though there is no need of haste in the matter, their report at least shows that Cannock Chase is admirably situated for the purpose. It is not near enough to the sea to be exposed to the attacks of an enemy. The land must be cheap, for it is nearly worthless, and it is so situated that it can be connected easily with the railways which lead to every port of importance in the kingdom. It will probably be thought desirable that any new manufactories should be added as far as possible to the great central depot. It would seem that it ought to be not a storehouse merely, but to have the power of reproduction. But, at any rate, our dockyards are to be placed in a position of safety ; and Portsmouth and Dover are to form, with Aldershott, the triangle which will be as formidable to Louis NAPOLEON as the Quadrangle of Venetia was. He is not to be per mitted to go on doing his best to make Cherbourg, Brest, and Toulon impregnable, and not satisfied with that, hanging such mantlets as letters and commercial treaties before his embrasures, without our having our share of embrasures also. It may cost r a good d e al. Yes, we know it will. But, aremarks, all, th ere i s some thi ng i n the old laughed at , " all good for trade," and " the money all spent in the country." It really is even s °. The men employed by our en gineers, the navvies, and the masons, and the men employed by Sir WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, and by our iron foundries, all, at the worst, circu late the money w hi, th r. GLADSTONE takes from us. They spend it instead of our doing it. We are the power, we know, and it makes us cry out a bit sometimes —but after all we hav e a little of the old-fashioned feeling which find s . no consola tion from its being all spent in the country, W e confess we are not so well pleased when our silver and gold is sown broa deast in foreign countri es as in the Crimean war, though it is wonderful ho w much of that came baak in the purchase of British manufactures. Nor do we like that John China- , • 1 7 -`i. - 1 , a..,.... 04,, % 0 0.0 ,•,,,,, z . , . _ ..,....--i ~, , .. '4 ' Alb • , "Z. I . • 110' . DlZOlr' .- 'C' " ... • , i • ii, 'it , _„. ~,,, t 4.. n•-,...... THE SUN. man should have it, though in that case Lord ELGIN will, we hope, insist tha4 it shall come back directly to us. We must, however, pay our debaters of Thursday night the respect of a fuller notice than we have room for to-day. Although the retrospect of the expiring Parlia mentary session is certainly anything rather than satisfactory, we cannot but think that Lord BROUGHAM somewhat exaggerated its demerits the other day when that noble and learned ex-Chan cellor pronounced it to be a distinct indication that Parliamentary Government was upon its trial. We believe the illustrious Juris-consult to have been in this opinion of his quite as much in error as we certainly deemed H.R.H. the PRINCE-CGNSORT to have been five or six years ago when, as Master of the Trinity Board, presiding over the annual ban quet at the Trinity House, H.R.H. declared that a like crisis was then being passed through by our Constitutional Government. In effect the PRINCE CONSORT and the ex-Chancellor, when speaking thus, may be regarded as having said the same thing in different words. For what in simple mat ter of fact is the pre-eminent characteristic of the Constitutional form of Government in this country, if not that it is in one phrase—Parliamentary ? In asserting it to be apon its trial either six years ago or yesterday, the Prince and the Peer would almost seem to imply that we are speculating as to the vitality of a system that was only founded either six years ago or yesterday ! It is as if we were experimenting then, down at Westminster, with one of those ingeniously elaborated paper-constitutions taken by the Abbe SIEGES from one of the many pigeon-holes of his marvel lous escritoire ! One would hardly suppose, what is nevertheless, upon the contrary, the absolute and indisputable fact, that allusion is here being made to a venerable and majestic scheme of Government, the growth of many centuries—a scheme of Go vernment at once Parliamentary and Constitu tional. The notion of such a Government as this, a Government so ancient, so deeply rooted, so firmly " Moored in the rifted rock, Proof to the tempests' shock," as indicated by its survival not only unmarred, but actually solidified, through the downfall of succes sive dynasties and the crash of reiterated revolu tions—the notion, we say, of such a Government as this being liable at any moment almost to be put upon its trial, now by a war in the Crimean peninsula, now by one verbose and inoperative session of Parliament, appears to us to be some thing very nearly indeed approximating to the ridiculous. It is certainly hardly less preposterous, in its way, than it would be for an Egytian Vice roy, or for one of the learned pundits of Grand Cairo to be in a panic every now and then, as to the possibility of some fitful breeze from the Levant blowing one of these fine days across the Delta of the Nile and uprooting one of the Pyramids ! The Con stitutional Government of England was just as seriously put upon its trial six years ago, as though a zephyr had been toying with the branches of one of the cedars of the Lebanon ! And just as seriously has the Parliamentary Government of England been arraigned at the bar of public opinion during this:present and now fast-expiring session—a session powerless to do aught more seriously detrimental to discredit a vacillating or indifferent House of Commons, or to destroy the prestige and under mine the bases of an insincere and prevaricating Administration. There is this obvious and undeniable security for the immediate future—that a session like that of 1860 cannot in the nature of things, cannot in rea son, cannot, we might almost venture to assert, by possibility, be very speedily repeated. Two such sessions cannot, certainly, come together. The post ponement of Parliamentary Reform—the postpone ment of the most pressing among all the projected great legal reforms, that relating to the revision and reorganisation of the whole of the hitherto en tangled and unsatisfactory laws relating to bank ruptcy—the postponement of the settlement of the old, embittered argument as to the alteration between the perpetuation or the abrogation of the compulsory levying of the Church-rates—the abandonment one after another of the numerous measures to the carrying of which the Liberal Coalition Govern • ment had solemnly and formally pledged them selves—and, finally, the ruthless massacre of all the Innocents, after all the Guilties, as we may call the chief of the destroyed Bills of the Cabinet—these kind of agglomerated shortcomings and do-nothings we may safely predicate can only occur, so to speak just once in a generation. The repetition of a session like this is clearly an impossibility, either if attempted by the existing or by any succeeding Government. Forewarned is forearmed says the proverb—and quite manifestly the session of 1861 will, thanks to the session of 1860, be forearmed, and by the most impressive of all conceivable forewarnings. Then, again—look ing back among these fruitless leaves of the _Hansard of 1860, we have at any rate the conso• lation of recognising upon almost every one of them the perfect liberty of speech enjoyed throughout them both in Lords and in Commons by—what is certainly not " upon its friar —our glorious and time-honoured parliamentary or constitutional form of Government ! The "Colour Question" turns up where we should least expect it. It was amusing to meet with it at the Statistical Congress, introduced, appropriately by that life-long friend of the coloured man Lord BROUGHAM, and brought under the notice of the American Representative,in the person of a gentle man—Doctor DELANY—who, notwithstanding the difference of his complexion from that of his Euro pean audience, could rise and assure them all, Mr. DALLAS included, " that he was a man." It was mortifying to meet with the question on board one of the noblest lines of English merchant ships, the Cunard steamers, and to find even Sir FRANCIS CUNARD, a gentleman bearing a title earned by the mental superiority which has been sufficient to raise him to his present high Mercantile position, but, alas, not to enable him to confront the vulgar preju dice of his American passengers, and rather than sacrifice their fares to sacrifice his own reputation by sacrificing the rights of the coloured man to the most stupid prejudice which ever disgraced a civi lised and edocated people. But the colour question has lately appeared, it seems, where we should least of all have expected it—in a church of the Inds pendent persuasion, and on British territory. At a meeting held to commemorate the twenty seventh anniversary of the Ist of August, it was mentioned, discussed, and denounced—the secretary of the society being present—that a colonial mis sion belonging to the Independents in Vancouver's Island, supported by the society's subscribers here, bad adopted the practise of a " negro pew," in deference to the Republicans who came over from California. The respectable English were opposed to it, and so was one of the society's two missionaries, Mr. CLARKE ; bat Mr. MAeriE, the other, and probably the senior, persisted. Mr. CLARKE was not, however, to be `moved, he persisted, and very adroitly turned the tables on those who would separate white from black Christians in the House of GOD, by telling them that they A hould have a " white pew" if they liked for those who dishonoured the Christian name, by refusi; g to worship with their fellow- Christians, but the:, t the place of worship should be open to all with(' ut distinction. It is evident that Mr. CLARKE N, vas in the right, for the Bishop of COLUMBIA, a we U-known High Churchman, openly commended Mr '. CLARKE for, as he said, " ad vocating the equal right `43 of redeemed manhood in the Christian brotherhoL ;" and stated that the English committee's resol 'cations " entirely misre presented their country.'' The fact was that the two missionaries sent home an appeal to the committee. It will hal 'dly be credited, but there stand the resolutions, in print, that the com mittee sent over a set of them, i 'u which there is not a single word in condemnation If a negro pew in the house of God—though that Ns s the subject of appeal ! They are simply very good and pious resolutions, exhorting to avoid ohs/ rotes and conten tions, and so forth, while the question in dispute was never adverted to ! The Se cretary, good man, is evidently, from his speech, as sound on the subject as .need be, but he is the servant of one of those most worldly-wise, trim ming, and over-cautious bodies in existence—the committee of a religious society. We are sorry to say that if it be desired to find bodies of men who will at any time hide great principles under a bushel, to keep on good terms with wealthy re spectability, it is the committees of the so-called religious societies. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received al Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, AUG. 3. The Convention which was agreed upon in the sitting of Monday last contains six articles, deter mining the common co-operation of all the great Powers. The following is a summary of its contents : . The intervention will last only as long as the Porte shall deem it advisable. A previous agreement is necessary for the regula tion of all the military operations, and in order to determine the effective of the expeditionary forces , who are to be maintained at the charge of the re- spective Powers. A separate article stipulates that the French troops already on the point of embarkation shall start without waiting for the contingents of the other Powers, unless the representative of the Sul tan at Paris should receive information from Syria which would render all intervention unnecessary. As soon as the great Powers have adhered to the plan of the convention as modified in the second sitting, their representatives will re-assemble in order to sign the convention and the additional protocol which has been drawn up at the request of the Turkish Ambassador. The representatives of the Powers will then com bine the two documents, in order that they may receive, in a fourth sitting, the signatures of the Plenipotentiaries. It is said that Prussia, which till now has only been represented at the Conference by a Chargé d'Affairs, will (when the definitive signature of the convention takes place) be represented by its Mini ster, Count Portalis, now absent from Paris on leave. ROME, AUG. 2. The Pope has addressed an energetic letter to the bishops of Syria. His Holiness laments the massacres of the Ma ronites which have been committed by the Druses, and expresses his horror of the barbarities of the Turks. His Holiness further speaks in high praise of the French expedition, and exhorts the Princes to repress the excesses of the infidels, and to arrest the enemies of morality, justice, religion, and social order. PARIS, AUG. 3. The ffloniteur publishes the text of the conven tion signed at Messina between General Clary and Colonel Medici, which is merely a military conven tion for the evacuation of Sicily from motives of humanity. MESSINA, JULY 29. Garibaldi has entered the town amid great en. thusiasm. The convention signed between General Clary and Colonel Medici stipulates the evacuation of Sicily. Four thousand Neapolitans will guard the citadel, and will not bombard the town unless Garibaldi attacks the citadel. The outer forts are occupied by Colonel Medici. The artillery of Garibaldi has arrived. The Neapolitan troops are demoralised and refuse to fight. PALERMO, JULY 31. Signor Depretis will modify the Ministers by choosing only such members as are favourable to Italian unity. Signor Crispi will reenter the Cabinet. Count Litta leaves for Turin to-day. MARSEILLES, AUG. 2. News from Messina state that . Garibaldi is pre paring 300 vessels to transport troops to the main land. The preparations have been witnessed by travellers, PARIS, AUG. 2. In addition to the plan of a convention in six articles which the Conference drew up in its sitting of last Sunday, the members of the Conference have, at the request of the Turkish ambassador, drawn up a protocol, which at this moment is being sub mitted to the approval of the Great Powers. This protocol is for the purpose of precisely de fining the object of the intervention in Syria, and sets forth that, as the co-operation of the Great Powers takes place by desire of the Sultan and in concert with the Sublime Porte, the foreign troops shall act at all times in unison with the Turkish forces. The protocol also stipulates that, as the Great Powers in giving their assistance to the Sultan do not seek vengeance, but merely wish to discover the guilty parties, who are to be punished, no rigorous measures shall be taken except after a common inquiry, in which the commissaries of the Great Powers and of the Porte will jointly assist. The above protocol necessitates an exchange of communications between the Great Powers, and causes a delay in the definitive signing of the convention. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 28. News from Damascus to the 17th July announce that the massacres had ended. The Kurds and Bedouins had retired into the interior, but the Christians were still concealing themselves. Fuad Pacha arrived at Beyrout on the 17th inst. Sir Henry Bulwer has advised the Sultan to re cal the Grand Vizier. He is expected to arrive in Constantinople immediately. A general panic prevailed among the Perotes during the past week. The troops of the capital have been paid two of the four months' arrears of pay due to them by the Government. MARSEILLES, AUGUST 2. ®Accordin g to adyices from A4exandria a great number of Christian refugees had arrived there from Syria. They were well received, and lodged in public buildings. MARSEILLES, AUGUST 2. According to advices received from Beyrout to the 16th ult., the majority of the Mussalmans had not taken part in the massacre at Damascus. When the mail left Beyrout the massacres had ceased at Damascus. CHINA. SHANGHAI, MAY 30 (vIA TRIESTE). A great panic has prevailed among the natives, owing to the approach of the rebels: Allied troops hcoing been landed to keep the city, confidence is partially restored. The native banks are closed. Trade is suspended solely in con sequence of the movements of the rebels. HONG KONG, JUNE 7. The steam transport Assistance has been totally lost. All on board were saved. AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, JUNE 13. No active measures have yet been taken against the rebels in New Zoaland. MELBOURNE, JUNE 19. The commercial depression continues. The crops are promising. The following are the departures of gold ships : the Leaping Water, with 39,629 ounces ; the Yorkshire, with 42,288 ounces ; and the Maidstone, with . 48,784 ounces. The Fidus has been totally wrecked on Kangaroo Island. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. SYRIA. The following telegram has been received at Mr, Reuter's office : PARIS, AUGUST 3. The following has been posted up at the Bourse : All the Powers have agreed upon the condi tions of a European intervention in Syria. The Conference will assemble at three o'clock ; to sign the convention in reference to the mea. sures to be taken in common. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF L9RDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. FIRST READINGS. The Landlord and Tenant, the East India Stock Trans• fer, and several other bills were brought up from the Cora. mons and read a first time. LANDLoRD AND TENANT. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Cork praying the house to pass a measure protecting the rights of the tenant without infringing those of the landlord. THE SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Anti- Slavery Society, complaining of the conduct of Spain, which country having received compensation for the losses sustained by the abolition of slavery, had, in forgetfulness of that compensation, permitted the importation of slaves to continue and increase in Cuba to the extent of at least 40,000 unfortunate slaves a year. The petitioners prayed that the house would take immediate steps to compel Spain to effectually carry out her engagements. The noble lord then presented another petition complaining of slavery, and was proceeding to enter at length into the subject men tioned therein, when The LORD CHANCELLOR rose and called the noble and learned lord to order, observing that it was against the rules of the house to make speeches on the presentation of petitions. Lord BROUGHAM said his experience on the woolsack had not been as many years as his noble and learned friend's had been months. He was not forgetful of the privileges of noble lords in presenting petitions, and ho would then read the prayer of the petition. Earl GRANVILLE said his noble friend had been called upon by the clerk at the table to proceed with the motion that stood on the paper in his name for that evening, and he was therefore out of order in going at length into the subject of a petition. Lord BROUGHAM said, had the noble earl been in his place at five o'clock, he should have presented the petition within the quarter of an hour allowed for that purpose. Earl GRANVILLE said he was in the house at the time mentioned by the hon. and learned lord. Lord BROUGHAM said whether he had been under the benches or under the table he could not say; at any rate he was not in his place. (Laughter.) The noble lord then, without further preface, presented the petition. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Lord BROUGHAM then proceeded to move that the report of the House of Commons, contained in private bills, should be reprinted. The noble lord then commented on the inconvenient system in which the business was now carried on in the House of Commons, and more parti cularly referred to the bad practice of allowing motions for adjournment of the house to be taken advantage of for the purpose of raising desultory discussions upon various sub jects. He was of opinion that improvement was very much required in the conduct of business in Parliament, and with a view of effecting so desirable an object, ho made the present motion. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tms DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Burnham Tidal Harbour Railways, and the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Metropolitan Extension) Bill were considered and agreed to, as were the following bills :—Lord de Freyne's Estate and Caithness Roads. _ . The following bills wen read a second time :—Beauchamp Almshouses Estate Bill, Domvile's Estate Bill, Earl of Longford's Estate Bill, Viscount Lorton's Estate Bill, and Giustiniani's Naturalisation Bill. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Sir J. SHELLEY said he felt bound to protest against the way in which business was brought before the house. They were now called on to vote a large sum of money without the knowledge of most of the members, who had left the house last night before its adjournment, and the press contained no announcement in the usual form as to the business that would be proceeded with at this day's sitting. (Hear.) If the votes to which he referred had been postponed until the evening, then there would be no ground for complaint. Last year a similar course had been adopted, and an absurd vote agreed to, with reference to the filtration of the Thames, and he thought the time had arrived when a different course should be pursued. Had the Liberal members been on the Tory side of the house they would have been open-mouthed at the practice to which they had recourse, in endeavouring to smuggle im portant votes through the house. (Hear, hear.) 'Under these circumstances he felt bound to protest against the conduct of the Government, though his ownparty. (Hear.) THE CASE OF THE REV. L. C. P. FOX, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN. The O'DONOGHUE called the attention of the house to the dismissal of the Rev. Mr. Fox from the chaplaincy of the South Dublin Union by the Irish Poor Law Com missioners. He apologised for delaying the house in going into committee, but the subject, which he felt bound to bring forward, had created considerable sensation in Ire land, and he thonght it was entitled to be inquired into by that house. Mr. Fox asserted most positively that he had done nothing more nor less than his duty, and it was fur discharging that duty that he was dismissed. It appeared that the matron of the union had received information which induced her to be hove that some of the female paupers had stolen some of the clothes of the institution. They refused to be searched in the presence of the male officers of the union, and a row ensued while they were being searched, which led to the police being called in. The women were th en taken before a magistrate, who investigated the charge, and was about to inflict severe punishment on them when the Rev. Mr. Fox interfered, and gave a different version of the affair. The consequence was, that the magistrates considerably mitigated the sentence, notwithstanding that the male officers of the Union con tradicted the statement of the Rev. Mr. Fox. This took place on the 7th cf April last, and on the 12th of the month the master of the Union made a report to the guardians rela tive to what had taken place before the magistrate. After con cansidering that report the guardians requested the Poor Law commissioners to institute an enquiry, and accordingly that body directed a sworn investigation to take place. Mr. Fox was examined and swore that he witnessed the most indelicate conduct of the male officers of the Union in searching the women, one of whom was thrown down and her clothes turned over her head. This statement was corroborated by some of the females, but was den ied by the parties implicated. As the hon. member was proceeding, Mr. BLACK said ho must protest against the time of the house being occupied with the consideration of an Irish row, when there was so much important bus iness to be transacted. (Cries of " Hear, hear" and " Order.") The SPEAKER said the hon. member (The O'Donoghue) was in possession of the house. It was a matter entirely for his discretion to what length he would occupy the at tention of the house. The O'DONOGH UE then resumed, and contended that the It cv. Mr. Fox was most unjustly dismissed, and con cluded with an earnest appeal to the house to do, ustice to a clergyman who had stood forward in behalf of poor ' youno• f e males, whom he considered were mo st unjustly treated. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CARDW.ELL said that the Poor Law Commis sioners were not responsible for what took place in a work house, the management of which was vested in the guardians, and in this case they were merely responsible for the manner in which this inquiry was conducted. On the representation of the guardians, the commissioners directed the investigation in question, and appointed Mr. 0 tway one of their body, and a most respectable gentleman to conduct the inquiry, which was appointed in accordance with the provisions of the statute and lasted four days. The evidence taken was before the 'house, and, as might be expected under the circumstances, w as of a most conflict ing character. The charge made by the Rev. Mr. Fox that the conduct of the officers was scandalous, abominable, and obscene, was not sustained, but at the same time they cast no imputation on Mr. Fox, and believed that he had stated only what he considered to be strictly true. It appeared that Mr. Fox was not in the room when the searching took place, and there were two closed windows between him and the room, The commissioners wore responsible for the peace of the workhouse, in which there were between 2,000 and 3,900 inmates? and as they could hot disgaita the officers on charges which were not established, they felt bound to discharge Mr, Fox, not as a punishment, but as a precaution to preserve the peace of the establish ment. To show the disorderly character of the inmates of the workhouses referred to, he alluded to the facts that recently seven women in that union were tried before a magistrate for attempting to burn the building, and one of them was sentenced to penal servitude, while shortly after five others were convicted, and one of the number was proved to have stolen some of the clothes of the union. Sir G. BOWYER considered that the right hon. gentle man (Mr. Cardwell) had not given a satisfactory answer, and that the evidence and the presumptions were in favour of the statement of the Rev. Mr. Fox. Mr. BUTT said that this was a matter of great import. ance, as the commissioners had made a declaration, a rule that would influence other Unions and materially affect the administration of the Poor-law in Ireland. They vir tually asserted that they were to uphold officers of a workhouse, and to visit with punishment a gentleman like Mr. Fox 'for interfering with them in conformity with the conscientious discharge of his duty. It was admitted that the women were searched in the presence of men, and there was nothing to justify the outrage on the feelings of these poor females. The commissioners were more to blame than •ven the master of the workhouse in enduring the conduct of officials when they, as he contended, violated decency and law. Mr. HENLEY objected to the doctrine laid down by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Cardwell), and contended that commissioners should be responsible for the conduct of masters of workhouses. If it went forth that officials were upheld in the manner described, those persons would be deterred in coming to give evidence against these officials, where they might be subjected to such consequences as dismissal from their situation. Mr. DEASY said that it would certainly have been bet ter if the paupers had been brought before the magistrate, on a charge with having stolen the union clothing, but at the same time ho did not consider that the commissioners could act differently to what they done under the circum stances. Mr. VANCE said that, in his opinion, the commissioners had no alternative, and were compelled to dismiss Mr. Fox, as the charges against the officers were not proved, and therefore they could not dismiss them. After a feiV words from Colonel FRENCH, Mr. MONSELL contended that the commissioners were to blame, and that they should immediately re-instate Mr. Fox. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Card well) should throw over the commissioners and do justice between the parties. Lord FERMOY concurred fully in the views of the hon. member (The O'Donoghue), to whom he felt indebted for bringing this subject forward. He rose merely to supply an omission on the part of the hon. member, who, in his opinion, should have concluded by calling on the house for a specific expression of opinion on this matter. After some observations, the noble lord concluded by a motion to the effect that the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners, in the dismissal of Mr. Fox, and the occurrences relating thereto, was not calculated to inspire confidence in the ad ministration of the poor law in Ireland in the commis sioners. • Mr. SCULLY seconded the motion. Mr. MAGUIRE deprecated the conduct of the commis sioners in reference to this subject, and said that as that body had done all in their power to render themselves un popular, the Government should endeavour to reconstruct them. Colonel DICKSON condemned the conduct of the corn• missioners, and contended that Mr. Fox should be rein. stated. Sir G. GREY hoped the house would not agree to the motion, which pronounced a wholesale condemnation of the Poor Law Commissioners in Ireland, of whom he possessed sufficient knowledge to be able to bear testimony to their general conduct. He regretted, however, that they had made their report on this matter without having consulted with Mr. Otway. Mr. M'CANE and Mr. E. JAMES supported the motion. After a few words from Mr. LEFROY, the house divided— For the motion of Lord Ferraoy Against Majority Mr. BUTT gave notice that on a future occasion he would take the opinion of the house on this subject, unless in the interval the Secretary for Ireland would take steps to have justice done to the Rev. Mr. Fox, thereby adniinistering a rebuke to the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. CARDWELL said that it was his intention to communicate with the Poor-law Commissioners, a course which he considered necessary from what had taken place. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply. On the vote of £39,597 to defray the expenses of the works going on at the Houses of Parliament, Some discussion took place relative to the statues and incidental expenses of the works now proceeding. Mr. CO WPER said that considerable expense was unavoidably incurred under the system of Dr. Reid in warming and ventilating the Houses of Parliament, which could not at present be remedied. The Fine Arts Com mission had made a report, but he believed they did not say anything relative to the erection of a statue to Crom well, and he did not know whether the statues of the Kings were to commence with the Norman conquest or prior to that period. £7,000 had been voted for coating the exte rior of the houses, and the description of the material se lected was according to the recommendation of Dr. Fara day. The cost of the coating would be one shilling per square foot. Lord FERMOY said that members had not a single room in the house where they could see their friends, and suggested that three or four of the committee rooms should b e appropriated to the purpose. It being 10 minutes to 4 o'clock, the debate was abruptly terminated, and the house resumed. REFRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE LICENSES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES INVESTMENTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL, This bill was read a third time and passed. STAMP DUTIES (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a second time. The sitting was suspended at 4 o'clock. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. [LEFT SITTING.] DESPATCHES FROM NEW ZEALAND, (From the Gazette of this Evening.) ADMIRALTY, Alla I Despatches, of which the folloving are copies, have been received by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty from Commodore William Loring, C. 8., Senior Officer of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the Australian Station : Her Majesty's ship Iris, Auckland, April 27, 1860. Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies of reports which I have received from Captain Cracroft, of her Majesty's ship Niger, relative to the proceedixgs of a part of her crew employed on shore at Taranaki, at the requisi tion of his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand. The capture of the Pah, as described in his letter No. 10, was, on the part of Captain Cracroft, his officers, and men, a most dashing and judiciously timed affair. His Excellency Colonel Gore Browne informs me that it was most opportune. The death of several of the most troublesome of the Taranaki Chiefs, and of a considerable number of their followers, served not only to damp the ar dour of the rebellious tribes, but also to avenge some cold blooded murders which these very people had committed only a few days previously. And it is now known that, under God's providence, this success was also the means of saving the lives of a detach ment of the Colonial Volunteers whom the Maories had beleaguered in a neighbouring house, and whose ammuni tion was almost expended. Captain Cracroft has not mentioned his own personal share in the affair, but I learn that his coolness on that and on other occasions was most conspicuous, and that he did not undertake this very hazardous service in a spirit of headstrong gallantry, but from a deliberate conviction that it was necessary that the attempt should be made, and therefore it was done, and done most successfully. Under these circumstances I trust that their Lordships will authorise me, in accordance with the request of Cap tain Cracroft, in his lett er N o . 11 , to decorate William Odgers, leading seaman, with the Victoria Cross. These Maori natives are by no means a contemptible foe,—man to man they are equal to ourselves; and in the storming of the Pall it could only have been by eager and determined gallantry that success could have been attained. I also beg to call their Lordships' attention to his letter No. 12, enclosing a letter from the Colonel in command of the troops in another part of the field, and also a letter from Colonel Gold, Commanding-in• Chief. Lieutenant W. H. Blake's conduct, as Senior Lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Niger, has been uniformly correct and efficient, and whilst on shore, in command of fifty-five seamen, he has shown himself a gallant leader. I much regret to state that his wound is of a serious na ture ; and I-beg very respectfully and strongly to recom mend him to the notice of their Lordships as an officer whose conduct has rendered him worthy of promotion.—l have, &c., WILLIAM LORING, Commodore. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. Her Majesty's ship Niger, Taranaki, New Zealand, March 31, 1860. Sir,—At 1 p.m., on the 28th instant, I received the en closed requisition from Colonel Gold; you are aware through my letter of proceedings, No. 8, that 55 men be longing to this ship, under the command of the first Lieute nant, were already landed to assist in the defence of the town, but as the case appeared urgent and the weather was fine, I did not hesitate in complying with it, and landed at 2 p.m., with the force detailed in the margin.* 2. We had scarcely taken up a position pointed out to me by Colonel Gold, when intelligence arrived that Colonel Murray was hard pressed by the natives and short of am munition, and Colonel Gold requested me to advance to his support. I therefore proceeded to the Omata Blockhouse, about four miles on the great South-road, from whence I was enabled to obtain a good view of the country, and of a Pah constructed on the crown of a hill, about a mile beyond, which displayed flags, and from which a continued fire of musketry was kept up upon Colonel Murray's force on my right; here I found Lieutenant Blake, first Lieutenant of the Niger, just brought in dangerously wounded by a ball through the breast. _ _ _ 3. t immediately sent Mr. W. H. Hyde, Assistant Pay master, doing duty as my aide-de-camp, to inform Colonel Murray of my arrival; and as it was half-past five, and there was only half an hour's daylight left, I determined to attack this Pah at once. 4. Accordingly I planted the 2 4-pounder rocket tube about 700 yards from it, and, after a few discharges, the men stormed the Pah under a heavy fire, in the most gallant style —William Odgers, leading seaman, doing duty as my cox wain, being the first man in it ; and having captured the flags, and destroyed everything living in the trenches, as far as could be ascertained in the dark, I returned to the blockhouse. 5. In performing this service I am thankful to say that I had only four men wounded, which may be in some mea sure accouu ed for by the rapidity of the attack, taking the enemy completely by surprise, and giving no time for the usual Maori tactics ; while the increasing darkness also favoured our small force, and provalted a good aim being taken by their sharpshooters. 6. It was impossible for me to estimate the number op posed to us, nor could their exact loss be ascertained-16 dead were counted inside the entrenchment, 11 or 12 were lying in the road outside ; but no doubt many of tbe wounded succeeded in crawling away unobserved. 7. After a short rest at the blookhouse Z returned to town, placed the wounded in military hospitals, and re-embarked * "Mr. W. W. Smyth, Acting Mate; Mr. S. Gassiot, Midshipman; Mr. - W. C. Karslnka, Midshipman; Dr. W. Patrick, Surgeon,- Mr, w, E. Hyde, Assistant Paymaster. PACcas, 7; .Beam!:;it,43 ; marines 10 i total t GQ, wit:h a 21 , kowler 7:„-met my men, as I did not consider the ship safe without them at this exposed anchorage. 8. I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of all engaged in this sharp and decisive affair, more especially the conduct of William Odgers, leading seaman, to which I shall bring your more particular notice in another letter. 9. I beg to enclose the surgeon's report of casualties in the party landed.—l have, &c. (Signed) P. dRACROFT, Captain and Senior Officer in New Zealand. Commodore Wm. Loring, C. 8., Senior Officer. List of Casualties in the party from her Majesty's ship Niger, at tho attack and capture of the Maori Pah, on the 28th March, 1860. Robert Glanville, captain foretop, severely wounded in the leg. George Tozer, ordinary 2d class, severely shot through the thigh. William Palmer, private KM., severely wounded in the knee. William Clark, private R.M., severely wounded in the knee, (Signed) W PATRICK, Surgeon, H.M.S. Niger. (Signed) P. CRACROFT. Captain and Senior Officer, New Zealand. (Copy Her Majesty's .) ship Niger, Taranaki, New Zealand, Maroh 31, 1860. Sir,--With reference to paragraph No. 4 of my letter No. 10, 1860, 1 beg leave most respectfully to lay before you a statement of the conspicuous gallantry of William Odgers, leading seaman, upon the occasion of the capture of the Pah, in having been the first to enter it, in the face of the heavy fire opened upon us. He also assisted in hauling down the enemy's colours, in which act of daring, which was performed under my own eye, three other men equally participated, viz : Robert Glanville, captain foretop, William Older, A. 8., and Wil liam Clarke, supernumerary marine, belonging to the Iris carrying your broad pendant. And I should wish to submit for your consideration, whether all these men are entitled equally with William Odgers to the decoration of the Victoria Cross, and if not, then I should beg leave to recommend William Odgers for it, as being the most deserving, for the reason first men tioned. It would be proper to add that Robert Glanville and Wm. Clarke were both severely wounded in the Pah.—l have, &c. eSigned) P. CRACROFT, Captain and Senior Officer in New Zealand. Commodore Wm. Loring, C. 8., Senior officer. (Copy.) Her Majesty's ship Niger, Taranaki, March 31, 1860. • Sir,—Referring to my letter No. 10 of this day, reporting the service upon which Lieutenant 'W. 11. Blake, senior lieutenant in charge of a detachment of seamen and ma rines, had been employed with the force under the com mand of Lieutenant Colonel Murray, 65th Regiment— I have now the honour to enclose a letter and its en closure, received from the Lieutenant-Colonel, expressing his high sense of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Blake, at the action at Omata, on the 20th inst., in which that officer was dangerously wounded, as also of the steady good conduct of the petty officers, seamen, and marines upon this occasion, under Mr. C. B. Theobald, midshipman, upon whom the command had devolved. In requesting you to bring the gallant conduct of Lieut. Blake to the favourable notice of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, I beg to recommend him to their lord ships as a most zealous, active officer, who has always merited my entire confidence, and is well worthy of pro motion. The name of Lieutenant Blake has been before mentioned to their lordships in despatches, as being the Senior Lieu tenant present at the destruction of a formidable Chinese piratical stronghold and junks in March, 1859.—1 have, &c., (Signed) P. CRACROFT, Captain. Commodore, Loring, C. 8., &c. &c. (Copy.) New Plymouth, March 31, 1860. Sir,—l consider it due to you to express the high sense I entertain of the gallant services rendered by Lieutenant Blake, and the officers and men of her Majesty's ship Niger, who formed part of the force under my command employed against the rebel natives at the village of Omata, on the 28th inst. I was myself an eye-witness of the steadiness with which the gallant blue jackets advanced in skirmishing order over a difficult piece of country, compelling their opponents to retire before them ; and, from the information that has reached me since, their force told severely. I beg to add that it was with extreme regret that I be held their gallant leader taken to the rear dangerously wounded. My regret was the greater, from the feeling of friendship I entertained for that officer, occasioned by the perfect cordiality which existed between us on all matters of duty since he has been attached to the garrison under my command. I beg further to inform you that the men of the Niger, when ordered to retire, displayed the same steadiness under the command of Mr. Theobald, who seemed to possess the cool ness of a veteran. I herewith enclose a return of casualties in the Naval Brigade.---I have, &c., (igned) G. F. MURRAY, Brevet -Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain P. Cracroft, R.N., Commanding her Majesty's ship Niger. Lieutenant W. H. Blake, dangerous bullet wound in right breast. Thomas Millard, Royal Marines, shot through, the head, since dead. (Copy.) Brigade-office, Taranaki, March 29, 1860. Colonel Gold, commanding the forces, wishes to express to Captain Cracroft, of her Majesty's ship Niger, senior naval officer on the station, Lieut.-Col. Murray, 65th Regiment, and Captain Brown, of the New Plymouth. Militia, and the officers, non-commissioned officers, war rant and petty officers and men, who were engaged yester day with the enemy his high sense of the gallantry dis played, which led not only to the rapid destruction of a Pah, but also to a considerable loss on the part of the insurgents. The Colonel commanding will not fail to report most fa vourably to higher authority their distinguished valour and most active exertions.—By command, (Signed) JOHN PAUL, Captain 65th Regt., Acting Major of Brigade. In consideration of his services, as mentioned in these despatches, Lieutenant William Hans Blake has been pro moted to the rank of Commander, with Seniority, from 26th June, 1860. Wiliam Ogders has also been offered a warrant as a Gunner or Boatswain, provided ke be found competent. LONDON GAZETTE -(THIS EVENING), WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 3. 2nd Regiment of DragOons—Li eu t enan i-G enera l A . K . Clark Kennedy, C. 8., from Colonel 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the Lord Sandys, deceased. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant-General Sir James Jackson, K.C.8., from Colonel 6th Dragoons, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General A. K. Clark Ken nedy, C. 8., removed to the 2nd Dragoons. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Major-General William Beck with to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir James Jackson, K.C.8., removed to the 6th Dragoon Guards. Corps of Royal E ngineers — Lieutenant-General Sir John Mark Frederic Smith to be Colonel-Commandant vice Sir George Judd Harding, K.C.8., deceased. WAR.-OFFICE, PALL MALL, AuG. 3. Ist Regiment of Dragoons—Thomas Joseph Walker, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Glyn, promoted. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant 'Colonel and Brevet- Celonel Charles William Morley Balders, C. 8., from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Royal Artillery—Brevet-Colonel John Henry Francklyn, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Pickering, retired on full pay; Brevet-Major James Robert Gibbon, C. 8., to be Lieut.- Colonel, vice Francklyn; Second Captain William Morris to be Captain, vice Gibbon; Lieutenant Henry Whitby Briscoe to be Second Captain, vice Morris. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant John Barrett Lennard has been permitted to resign his Commission ; Lieutenant George Goodall has peen. permitted to resign his Com- mission. Military Train—Captain George Joy, from the 59th Foot, to be Captain,' vice.Wolridge, who exchanges. 3d Regiment of Foot—Henry Drinkrow Harrison, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elwes, promoted. 4th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Moreton Frederick Thrupp, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wright, appointed to the 83d Foot. 7th Foot—Robert Henry Mande, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Graydon Smith, promoted. 11th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Frederick Fitzroy Gibbons, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Dick appointed to the 37th Foot. 14th Foot—George Frederick Green, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Day, who retires. 18th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel John Thornton Grant, C. 8., from the 49th Foot, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet- Colonel Clement Alexander Edwards, C. 8., ,who ex changes. 22d Foot—Wm. Thomas Slater Hull, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pilsworth, promoted. 25th Foot—Ensign Richard Webster to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Terry, promoted to a Company. 30th Foot—Jame Cooke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nagle, promoted. 33d Foot—Francis Wilmot, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Shipton, promoted. 35th Foot—Williara Angier Brock, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Massey, deceased. 40th Foot —Albert Simeon, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Clarke. promoted. 41st Foot--Arthur Drummond Currie, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Boulderson, appointed to the 97th Foot. 47th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Van Renen Conway-Gor don to be Captain, by purchase, vice Palmer, who retires; Ensign John Frederic Bell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Conway-Gordon. 48th Foot—Lieutenant James Farquhar to be Captain, by purchase, vice Latham who retires ; Ensign J o h n Wal ter Keyworth to be I,ieutenant, by purchase, vice Far quhar. 49th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Cle ment Alexander Edwards, C. 8., from the 18th Foot, to I be Lieutenant-Colonel, v ic e Li eu t enan t-C o l one l an d Brevet-Colonel John Thornton Grant, C. 8., who ex changes. 55th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Sidney Cargill, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Nunn, who resigns. 56th Foot—Ensign Caleb Coote Lloyd to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice. Hill, promotea ; Gentleman Cadet William Frederick Hillat Jones, from the Roy al Military College, to be E ns i gn , w ith ou t p ur chase, vice Lloyd. 58th Foot — Assistant-Surgeon Arnold Boyle, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Worthington, who exchanges. 59th Foot—Captain H enr y RidgeWolridg e, from the Mili tary Train, to b e C a pt a i n , vice Joy, wh o ex changes. 76th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Do u g las Cam p bell D e Wend, Il fr u o r m eh t a 4 se, R v o ic y e a A l MusitliintarpyroCmololteegde., to be Ensig n , Without ma Foot—Ensign Frederick Augustus Wright, from 4th appointed to the Staff. Henryßobert from Foot, 9,3 th Foot—Surgeon William . Lapsley, from the Staff, to be to be Ensign, vice Healey, promoted. n ke Cadet the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, 91s S t u E rg o e o o t— n, G vi e .c n e t 1C em la a r without pur chase, vice Harvey, promoted ; Lieute,t Charles Lacon. Harvey to be instructor of Musketry, vice Hall, who has resigned that appointment. e 1,,.... F oo t—Charles Hausman Haycock, Gent, , to be En sign, by purchase, vice Pilkington, promoted. 99th Foot—Gentleman QadA Asiary Robert Eyre from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Walker, promoted. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Francis Sandys Dug more, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilson, promoted ; Capel Henry Miers, G en t., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whyte, promoted. DEPOT BATTALION.—Major and Brevet -Colonel Edward Angier Godfrey Muller to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet Colonel Deverell, retired upon full pay, under the 37th clause of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858 ; Captain and Adjutant and Brevet Major Hercules A. Welman to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Muller. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT — COMMiSSarIat Clerk Thomas Hume to be Deputy Assistant-Commissary- General. HOSPITAL STAPP—Surgeon Patrick Joseph Clarke, from the 90th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Lapsley, appointed to the 90th Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon Richard Jukes Worth ington, from the 58th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Royle, who exchanges. BREVET. Colonel William Henry Pickering, retired full-pay Royal Artillery, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. Lieut.-Colonel Charles Clement Deacon, C. 8., 46th Foot, having completed five years' service in the rank of Lieut.- Colonel Commanding a Regiment, to be Colonel in the Army. The undermentioned promotions to take place, consequent on the death of Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Wemyss, C. 8., Colonel of the 17th Foot, on the 12th July, 1860 : Major-General Henry Colvile to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet Colonel George Co ngreve, C. 8., Lieutenant- Colonel half-pay 29th Foot, Quartermaster-General in the East Indies to be Major-General. Brevet• Lieutenant-Colonel James Ramsay, Major half pay Unattached, to be Colonel. Major Edward Lynch Blosse, half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Captain Edward Arthur Williams, Royal Artillery. to be Major. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 1, 1860. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Michael do Courcy Meade to be Captain, vice J. B. Butcher to half pay ; Second Lieutenant John Dudley Fosbroke to be First Lieutenant, vice Meade, promoted. The portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the Ist day of Aug., 1860 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ....,.X29,496,420, Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,021,420 Silver Bullion .... £29,496,420 BANKING D : Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in - eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Comm s missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 4,234,96) Other Deposits 14,717,654 Seven Day and other Bills 707,729 £37,635,565 51. / Dated July £6,1860. PARTMENT. Government Secu- £29,490,420 rities Ainclidgg Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 737,410 £37,635,565 31SHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 31st day of July, 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pos sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s —d Average price of the foregoing 26s 8d COURSE OF EXCHANGE,--Tuts DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 16f 11 17 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 ' 25 35 Hamturgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 117/ 117 f V i enna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid 49/ 49/ 491 Cadiz - -491 Leghorn .... 30 32 30 40 Milan i _ —. 25 3 7 k 25 42/ Genoa — 25 3 7k 25 42k Naples Messina — Lisbon - Lif Oporto . 63 631 Rio Janeiro — • . • • New York — • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard).... per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) If 0 0 0 South American Doublons 21 0 0 0 ETON AND WES TM7NSTER EIGHT OARED .RACE-(THIS .DAY). From the long interval which has elapsed since the last contest, no aquatic event has caused such intense interest among the higher classes as the race which was rowed this afternoon between the colleges of Eton and Westminster from Piitney to Chiswick, Mr. Chitty, of Exeter College, Oxford, acted as umpire. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the attendance was not very large. Tile following were the crews : ETON.—H. Garnet, 9st 131 b; Lord Borington, 9st 101 b; R. Kinglake, lOst 31b; E. H. Wynne, lOst 81b; R. K. L. Burton, list 61b ; H. B. Rhodes, lOst 101 b ; C. B. Limes, 9st 71b ; R. H. B. Humfrey, lOst 51b. F. Hopwood (cox). WESTMINSTER.—W. Wynne, Bst llb ; A. R. Tomlinson, 9st 131 b ; A. C. Onslow, lOst 91b ; J. C. Hawkshaw, lOst 61b; E. M. Tomlinson, lOst 91b; B. Thorns, lOst 131 b; W. S. Wright, lOst 21b; J. Forster, 9st; J. 0. Yates (cox), 6st 81b. A good start having been effected, the Eton crew soon began to go ahead, and the race from the commencement never was in doubt, as the Etonian kept the lead, and won easily by eight or nine boat lengths. Mr. Searle, as usual, provided accommodation on board his steamer for the representatives of the press. BRIGHTON CLUB RACES.—(This Day.) LET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SECOND BIENNIAL STAKES. Mimic .. 1 Conqueror Blisworth • 3 Five ran. CLUB STAKES. Worcester Wild Bird Five ran. £lOO PLATE. ~. Malta Conundrum .......... CLARET STAKES. Dead heat with General Hess and Leant's. .... 2 Seven ran. CLUB PLATE. Forager .... 2 Athens ............ Eight ran. TILE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT _EDINBURGH. We are authorised to state with reference to the notice which appeared on the 17th July, that in consequence of the number of applications which have already been received at the War-office for permission for volunteer corps to attend the review by her Majesty at Edinburgh on the 7th inst., and the limited space of ground available, no further applications can be entertained. NEW MUSIC. Hurrah for Our Riflemen. Words by Eliza Cook. Music by J. L. Hatton. Musical Bouquet Office, High Holborn. The spirited words of this patriotic son g appeare d in our columns some short time since, a n d now ma k e with music sup plied by h their tetalented appearancei n and conjunction popular composer, J. L. Hatton. The fine, flowing melody and chorus wedded to the poetry must insure a rapid circula tion of the song. No rifle corps ought to omit a d a pting it to a March movement. The composi tion is among Mr. Hatt 'on s best productions, and we can honestly pronounce the words and musio to be worthy of each other. THE GAS (METROPOLIS) BILL.—The following special report w as i ssue d yester d ay :-- 44 The committee are of opinion f opini on t h at, in case no legislation should take place its the present session on the subject of the metropolitan gal s upply, it is highly desirable that the whole subject should be brought under the consideration of the Government, and that the Government ought to be prepared to intro.. duce a measure for the settlement of the question at the commencement of the ensuing session of Parliament, with a view to regulate the conditions under which the gas com panies shall supply gas in their several districts, with & duo regard to the interests of the public." REVERSIBLE COSTUME.—A scarf, termed the Eureka, has just been added to the list of "two-sided dress." Its principal object is to meet the requirements of the fashion so much the vogue of covering the small space left by the waistcoat beneath the chin, and yet not to offer difficulties to the thin appearance of the turn-down collar: This is done by a peculiar arrangement of the material, ena admirably fulfils the ends in, or rather out, of vle":! Like everything else from the warehouses of Messrs.Welch and Margetson, it shows a good deal of ingenious considera tion for the more minute details of the prevailing mode. A man may thus lounge in Rotten-row with a mauve a cer b and reverse it for its " dressy " side at the portal of the de w " at which he is about to dine. Thl Prod been ho we , Vel by th i ng al but ti Mode] able. marks Th ( has iv follow and from dend annul divith carrie The Itaihi THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, am, ~,,:~: C Jo Prey of A hay( Baiii 3 ▪ pel N • et 4 , 4 ew Wev Ain ) Di Indi Ditt COIL Exc Bra