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Cbtrb %baton+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) GREAT METROPOLITAN. .5 to 1 agst Pharsalns 10 to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 100 to 8 apt Redlands (taken) 100 to 8 agst Vandyke (taken) ' CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Marc Antony (taken) 25 to 1 apt Andover (taken) 40 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 12 to 1 agst Polydore (taken) DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 11 to 1 agst Grteculus Esuriens (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) THIRSK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MOWBRAY STAKES. G Amster Aberdeen Merlin Eight ran. Won easy. BOItO' HANDICAP. Cardsharper Hamby Ammonia has arrived. .1 .2 .3 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord I3ROUGHAM presented petitions from Lan cashire and Warwick in favour of summary jurisdiction being given to magistrates to dispose of cases of petty lar ceny. The noble lord, in presenting the petition', related remal eases of great injustice in consequence of the magistrates not baying the power prayed for. Ile also cited some cases tried by Baron Alderson at the late assizes, in which persons charged with offences of which they were subsequently declared innocent by a jury had been confined in prison several months previous to the trial. The noble and learned lord moved for certain re turns showing the period for which they were c‘mfined during the last year previous to their trial.—Agreed to. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH moved for riturns showing the various stations of the militia regiments, also the number of men who have volunteered into the line, and also the number of the militia regiments who have not yet furnished their quota. MUTINY BILL. On the motioa that this bill be now read a third time; Earl. GREY rose to inquire on what principles first commissions in the army were granted. The noble earl said that he would be one of the last to wholly abolish the practice of granting commissions by purchase ; but, on the other hand, he was also certain that such a sys tem could not be maintained unless that in the public mind there was perfect confidence that it would be im partially and,fairly carried out. Lord PANMURE said he found it bad been the prac tice to grant commissions without purchase to those cadets who had distinguished themselves at the Military College at Sandhurst. It had also been the practice to grant commissions to the sons of those officers in her Majesty's service who had distinguished them selves, and who, he thought, their lordships would con sider had a right to those first commissions without purchase ; and, in the third place, be was informed by the Commander-in-chief that the next class of persons whose claims to commissions were recognised were the sena of poor deserving clergymen. When the claims of all these classes were exhausted, commissions were given to those gentlemen whose names had been placed on the list of applicants for commissions, and many of those commissions bad been recently distributed amongst the last class in order to meet the demand of the army The age to qualify for those commissions was now ex tended to 32 years. He had failed to find out any ground for the supposition that those commissions had ever been given away without due considerations. After a few words from Maxi Gamr, Viscount HARDINGE said the noble earl Must be ...... aware that in case of commisssions granted withou purchase, consideration bad always been givon to the propriety of reducing the half-pay list, and there was an injunction upon the Commander-in-Chief that a certain proportion of money received for commissions was handed over to the Secretary of War, to be applied to the reduction of the half-pay list. After some observations from the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH, The bill was read a third time and passed. TEA DUTIES DECLINE SUSPENSION BILL The bill was read a second time and passed. SECRETARIES OF STATE BILL. On the motion of the Earl of GRAN VILLE this bil' was read a third time and passed. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. __. —......... .._ On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM this bill was read a second time. THE MILITIA. Earl MALMSBURY rose to put a question to her Majesty's Government respecting the militia ; as to fur lough to be given to married men ; and also as to the maintenance of their wives and families. The r oble earl in asking this 'question took occasion to enter at great length into the hardships inflicted upon the men who had entered the militia, in failing to get their free discharges, and also to the dissatisfaction ex pressed by those men who bad entered only for a short period, at finding that the militia was to be permanently einboiied. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.; The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock NEW MEMBERS. Sir R. Peel, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Tam worth. Lord Monck, a Lord of the Treasury, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Portsmouth. Sir Stafford Nortbcote took the oaths and his seat for Dud ley, in the room of Mr. Benbow, deceased. Mr. Hol ford took the oaths and his seat for East Gloucester shire, in the room of Sir M. H. Beach, deceased. Mr. Baxter took the oaths and his seat for Montrose, in the room of Mr. Hume, deceased. Mr. Buck took the oaths and his scat for Barnstaple. TORQUAY DISTRICT CHURCHS BILL, Sir J. Y. BULLER resumed the adjourned debate, On the motion for the second reading of this bill, and declared that the spiritual wants of the district impera tively demanded that a bill iof this description should be passed. It would enable Sir Laurance Palk, who was the promoter of the bill, to provide church accommoda tion for at least two-thirds of the population of Torquay; and since the bill was approved of by all parties in the locality, he thought the house ought to have no hesita tion in passing the bill. Sir W. HEATITCOTE quite admitted the necessity for this church, while he allowed that great credit was due to Sir Laurauce Palk for the effort he was making to provide it, but the object of this bill could he accom plished by the existing law, and hence a private bill of this nature was wholly uncalled for. Besides the bill proposed to go beyond the provisions of existing acts in respect to mortgaging pew rents ; the existing law provided that pew rents should be devoted in the first instance to paying the stipend of incumbents, but tale bill appropriated the pew rents to four di-tinct pur pesesbefore they could be applied to the stipend of the in cumbent. said Mr- SOTHERON Lad to decide. the question which the house was this—Was the bill so objectionable that it ought not . to be passed? He did not think it was, and therefore he should support the second reading, with the view of having the bill investigated before a select committee. Mr. A. PELLA.TT said the advice of the honourable member might be very good i n its way, but this bill was opposed to a very great prin c i p l e , to sanction the le v y in g of church ; _ '.te It proposed, in fact, he would never consent to, becaus e it was proposal which general f e eling of the country, was opposed to the After a few words of explanation from plr. LIMOBE, Mr. PALK denied that the bill would authorise the levying of any new church rates; it simply authorised the direction of existing rates to a chapel of ease t o t o provide for the religiou s the parish church, so as wants of the district. The Marquis of BLANDFORD said the house would be guilty of great injustice if it negatived the second reading of this bill. Lord SEYMOUR fully admitted the necessity for additional church accommodation in Torquay, but this bill dealt with the question of church rates, and he could not assent to it on that account. Sir J. Y. BULLER said there would be no objection on the part of the promoters to strike out that part of the bill which related to the levying of church rates. The house then divided, when there appeared, For the second reading • Against it Majority —5l The bill was accordingly read a second time, and or dered to be committed. PETITIONS. Mr. L. KING presented a petition from Waltham on-Thames praying for au alteration in the law of succession. Mr. FERGUSON presented a petition from Carlisle Praying for a searching inquiry into the causes of the suffering s of the army in the Crimea ; also a petition from the letter-press printers of the same place in favour of the bill for the repeal of the newspaper stamp; mr , n 1 ,1417 preavuted a pttition from throo denominations of Protestant Dissenters in Southwark, in favour of the bill for legalising marriage with a de ceased wife's sister. Mr. BRAMSTON presented a petition from the Foresters' Society, in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill. Mr. J. BALL presented five similar petitions. Mr. WARNER presented a petition from Norwich, in favour of the bill for the repeal of the Newspaper Stamp, Mr. DISRAELI presented a similar petition from the directors of the Manchester Athenaeum. Mr. M. GIPSON, Mr. COBDEN, Mr. RICARDO, and several other members, presented similar petitions. Mr. WALTER presented a petition from Nottingham praying that no terms of peace may be entered into with Russia which do not recognise the nationality of Poland. Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition, nume rously signed, from the West of England, praying for an alteration in the law of succession., ADULTERATION OF FOOD. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD gave notice that that day fort• night he should move the appointment of a select com mittee to inquire into the practice:of the adulteration of articles of food. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1855® Mr. Layarl—What provision was made for the re moval of your sick and wounded ? Lord Luean—There wore ambulance trains of course, but he must say a worse organised corps he never en countered, and the wounded were removed by them. He did not consider the ambulance carriages were well adapted for the purposes to which they were applied. Indeed when the roads became bad they became quite useless—and the men were dependent upon the French and other means which were devised for their removal. He wrote to the Adjutant-General on the subject of a more efficient ambulance corps in all respects similar t• the French. Mr. Layard—Was anything done in consequence of that I Lord Lucan—l received a reply from the Adjutant- General thanking me on behalf of Lord Raglan for my letter, and stating that the subject was under the con sid;irratiLonayoafrdthe gi uld lish no Go s v te e p rn s rn m y ent. our opinion have beea taken to organise a corps out there ? Lord Lucan—Oh yea, certainly something might have been done. With respect to medical assistance he thought his division had sufficient medical attendance and supplies of medicines. At one time there were no horse medicines in the camp, but all the while there was a vessel lying in the harbour which had had a store on board for months, ever since June. He wrote to the Quartermaster -General on the subject, and the want was supplied without delay. The vessel had been several voyages backwards and forwards with those chests of medicines on board. The name of that vessel was the Jason. a boy of 8. The other children, boys of 13 and 12, • having retired to bed in an adjoining room. The pri soner had placed his cart in the carthouse, and his horse in the stable, before the children heard him coming home. On his entering the house his vt ife asked him if he would have supper. The prisoner, whom some of the witnesses described as being under the influence of liquor, appeared very violent, and said to her, "No ; I have heard enough about you to-day. You have stripped for Bill Saunders." The wife denied the imputation, and, according to the evidence of the children, the only witnesses to this part of the transaction, their father commenced beating the deceased violently with the butt end of his whip, which was produced. It was net a very formidable weapon. He then commenced shoving her towards the fire, when she fell. He then kicked her about :the head and stomach. When she implored for mercy, he said, "I will not finish with you until I kill you." The children, becoming alarmed, ran to the house of a neighbour named Rees, also of their uncle, David Jones. The prisoner shortly afterwards followed them, and begged Rees to come down to his house, "as he had given an unfortunate Wow to his wife." Eventually Rees, his wife, and David Jones, prisoner's brother, wont down to prisoner's house, and they found the de ceased quite dead on a bed, her face, head, and other portions of the body presenting a frightful appearance. There were six or seven deep cuts and bruises on the head and face, with marks of burning. One of the pri soner's children said that, on looking in at the window after leaving the house, he saw his father take some fire out of the grate and throw it with a tin upon his mother, as she lay upon the floor. He also saw him beat her with a small stool. There was no witness to the main part of the violence, as the children had left the house before the unfortunate woman was dead. Rees found in the house a piece of an iron ploughshare covered with hair and blood. He picked up some hair from the floor. Prisoner, who had become very violent, called for a knife to cut his throat, but Rees restrained him. He also asked that witness and his wife to assist in laying her out and that she must be buried on the following Tuesday ; that it was quite unnecessary to give any information to the coroner, as he (prisoner) had last seen her alive. He dated 13th of January, 1854. I did not ask him, but he offered to leave the note till next morning, when he would, he said, call for the French money in exchange. In consequence of something which occurred I made in quiries, and traced the note in question to Messrs. Nicholls and Co., to whom I communicated what had taken place. Mr. Mullens—We are great i ly indebted to Mr. Baum for his extraordinary exertions on the occasion. His activity principally led to the detection of this extensive plunder. Mr. S, Montagu, partner iu the firm of Samuels and Montagu, of 21, Cornbill, bullion merchants, said—On the ith of March the prisoner brought to me three 3001. bank notes, and I gave him in exchange French and Belgian notes to the amount of 16,000 francs, and gold to the amount of 6,515 francs. I sent the notes by my clerk to the Bank in the presence of the prisoner, before we settled with him. The clerk to the last witness identified one of the 300/, notes which he had taken to the Bank. Mr. Adam Speilman, bullion merchant, of Lombard street, proved that on the sth of March he gave to the prisoner 20,000 francs in French notes, and 40 francs in gold, in exchange for three bank notes for 2001. each. Henry Goddard said—l was formerly one of the prin cipal officers at Bow-street. In consequence of infor mation which I received I went to Dover, and on the morning of the 6th of March I saw the prisoner walk ing about the streets there, and followed him to the Dover Castle Hotel. I afterwards saw him go out, and then come in again, and I then presented him with a card of Messrs. Gibson Nicholls and Co., and asked him whether he was attached to the firm. He appeared to be very nervous, and said, "Yes." I asked him to step into a back room, and requested the waiter to bring him his baggage, and the waiter brought in the carpet bag I r,re duce. I a ked the prisoner if that was his bag, and he said yes. I then took from his side coat pocket a pock et book full of foreign notes, and a small purse, containiung some silver. I asked him for the key of the carpet bag. and I unlocked it, and found in it two bags full of French gold. The pocket-book and purse I had taken from him I placed in the carpet bag, which I then locked up, and I then brought him to London, and handed him over to Daniel Forrester, together with the carpet bag and its content.. I bad been previouay in communication with Mr. Forrester on the subject, and ha I gone to Dover according to an arrangetne4ot which I hal made with him. Mr. Layard—Do you think any improvement might be made in our cavalry equipment ? Lord Lucan—l think a great deal of improvement might be made. I think what is termed patrol order gives a man quite sufficient change of clothing, and should be always the order in which light cavalry entered upon a campaign. The stupid va'ise was too large, and was under certain circumstances too heavy for the horses. By Mr. Ellice—lf from any cause whatever there were no means of transport, unquestionably he thought Lord Raglan was justified and was quite right in em ploying cavalry horses to perform that duty rather than the army should suffer unnecessary privation. The committee adjourned shortly before four o'clock until to-morrow. offered the wife a sovereign for washing the body, but she declined, and prisoner then did so himself. Some evidence was likewise given, with the view of showing express malice. This consisted of a threat against his wife used by the prisoner five weeks before ; also of an expression used by him to a female whom he met at a house at which he called on his road home, to the effect —" The old woman is almost breaking my heart. I will put an end either to her or myself this night." The me dical evidence was not very satisfactory with reference to the weapon by which the frightful wounds on the head were caused. It was suggested on the part of the prose cution that some of them might have been produced by kicks from the heavy plated shoes worn by the prisoner, and others by blows from the iron ploughshare produced. To some of the witnesses who visited the house imme diately after the occurrence, the prisoner said that the injuries resulted from the kicks of his horse while the decayed was assisting him to release the animal from the cart. _ Daniel Forrester, principal officer at the Mansiom house, said—On the 6th of March, the prisoner was brought to me by Goddard, who gave to me a bag I p. o duce, and a key. I examined the bag, and found it contained foreign notes and gold to the amount of 64,820 francs ; also three and a quarter Napoleon 3, value 65 francs ; also a 501. note, numbered 19,154, dated Bth January, 1855 ; a 201. note, numbered 42,50 3, dated 6th January, 1855 ; and a 251. note, dated Goth January, 1855. Mr. Mullens said with the last witness he complete d the case for the prosecution, and the whole of the notes which had passed into the hands of the prisoner were effectually traced. Sir R. W. Carden then asked the prisoner in the usznal terms whether he was desirous to make any observation. The prisoner —Nothing, sir. Sir R. W. Carden--You stand committed for feloni ously embezzling and stealing from Messrs. Nicholls and Co., your masters, the several sums of 1,3021. 2s. 10d., 1,0721. 133. 11d., 6231. 14s. ld., and 2001. I think it necessary to state here that the public are deeply inch .bt.ed to Messrs. Baum for the remarkable exertions made; by the gentlemen who represented them, were it not. for which it is probable that the prisoner would have es. sped detection for some time. I also consider it incur abent upon me to speak in terms of strong approbation ( d the conduct of the Forrest,n , , who have so often by their zeal and activity served the commercial public, an( I who by the talent quietly exhibited on the present oc.sitsion have increased their claim upon approbation. Committed fur trial. At the conclusion of the case for the prosecution, the court adjourned, the jury being condu:ted to lodgings provided for them. Next morning (Tuesday) Mr. Giffard addressed the jury at great length, contending that the crime amounted not to murder, but to manslaughter. Mr. Justice Crompton having minut-ly summed up the evidence, the jury retired at half-pmt one o'clock. On their return to court, in the cour. , e of ten minutes, they pronounced a verdict of manslaughter. Sentenced to transportation for life. This concluded the business of the a6sizes. • NORTIIEB,N CIRCUIT.-YORK, MARCH 13. BOOTH V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for an injury received by the plaintiff in a collision on the defendants' railway. The defendants paid 251. into court, and pleaded that this was sufficient compensation. The plaintiff replied, taking this sum, that ho had received greater damage, upon which issue was joined. Mr. Watson, Q.C., and Mr. Bagley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Tomlinson for the defendants. _ GUILDHALL. osepl/ Cleasby, a lad about 15 years of age', was charged with the following robbery on his employer : Mr. Noswortily, a lithographer, of 79 Coleman-:th . eet, said the prisoner was in his employ, and about three months ago he sent him to get a cheque for 51. cas'aed. On that occasion the prisoner absconded with the mcney and shcrtly after wrote to his master stating that he bad been robbed of part of the money, and, not liking to re turn, ho had gone down to Greenwich with the view of getting a berth in a ship to go to sea, but not succeed ing, and having spent the remainder of the money, he had returned home. Witness believed his story and took him again into his employ. On Feb. 24, however, the prisoner again absconded, having broken open the cash box in witness's absence and decamped with about /U., cons;stinn of a 51. note, five sovereigns, and about 6/,.. in silver. He had not seen the, prisoner since that tine un til he was taken into custody. Alderman Humphery (to prisoner)—What have you to say to this charge ? Prisoner—l have nothing to say against it. I took the money ; it was only 151. Alderman Humphery—How did you spend it I Prisoner—ln going to different places of amusement at the West .end. _ _ The plaintiff, it appeared, was an attorney at Roch dale, but acting as the managing clerk to another attor ney in that town. On the 21st of October last he had occasion to travel by the defendants' railway by the half-past eight a.m. train, and when between Todmorden and Eastwood the train in which he was travelling at the rate of 25 miles an hour ran into another train on the same line, breaking the carriage in which the plain tiff was sitting, bruising the calf of his leg against the seat, and giving him a blow in the pit of his stomach, which caused him great pain. The blow on the stomach caused constipation in the bowels for several days, for which he took caster oil. His kidneys were also a,f fected, for which his back was rubbed with turpentine, and he was confined from business about days. In con sequence of the concussion his nervous system had been much shaken, and he had become nervous. The me dical man who was called to prove the injuries the plain tiff had received, was cross-examined as to what " ner vousness" was, and, after various attempts at an expla nation, he gave it up, and said it *as inexplicable. A cold would produce cnnstipation iu the bowels. His bill for attending the plaintiff was 51. 103. For the defence it was contended by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins that the plaintiff had made the most of the lucky piece of business into which he had got on his own ac count, and that if he were paid at the same rate every two or three months for such accidents he would find it a much more profitable occupation than quill driving. The surgeon's explanation of what " nervousness" was, said the learned serjeant, reminded him of a question put at a railway station by an old lady to a very pom pous-looking gentleman who was talking loudly about steam communieation. " Pray, Sir, what is steam ?" "Stearn, Ma'm, is, ah !—steam is—eh ! ah !—steam is steam !" " I knew that chap couldn't tell ye, said a rough-looking fellow, standing by, " but steam is a bucket of water in a tremendous perspiration." (Laugh ter.) The jury must not let themselves be decieved by the hard words of the surgeon, who could not ex plain what they meant, when in reality they meant the commonest ailments, which might have come upon the plaintiff from catching a cold ; and for such real injury as he had suffered he submitted the 251. paid into court was ample compensation. His Lordship, having summed up, left it to the jury to say whether the amount paid into court was sufficient compensation for the injuries the plaintiff had received ; if they thought it was they would find fer the defen dants ; if not, they would give the plaintiff such further sum as they thought the justice of the case demanded. The jury retired, and, after a short absence, found a verdict for the defendants. Aldertnan linmphery—But you could not have spent the whole of W. in that way. . _ _ Prisoner—Yes, I did. I went to the Panopticon, the Great Globe, the Diorama, the Collosseum, and the Poly technic during the day, and at night I went to the theatre. Alderman Humphery—What part of the theatre did you go to ? Prisoner—l went to the boxes. I had no one with me at any time. When the theatres were over I slept at the nearest coffee-shop each night. Alderman Humphery—But you could Rot have spent 151. in that manner on yourself alone. Prisoner—There were plenty of ways of spending it, but geould not say exactly how I spent it. The most I spent in one day was 10s. Alderman Humphrey—What did you do with the first Si. you went away with three months ago ? Prisoner—l had four sovereigns stolen from my waist coat pocket near the Royal Exchange, and the rest I spent. Alderman Humphery—l think you could not have spent all the money on yourself, and I shall therefore re mand you, in order that the officers may find out your companions. The prisoner was then remanded. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. THE BALTIC FLEET. Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert Baynes arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and hoisted his flag (blue at the mizen) on board the Cantaur, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Clifford, in the fitting basin, as third in command of the Baltic fleet. No salutes were exchanged. The fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by the arrival of the Majestic, 81, Captain J. Hope, C.B. The Archer, 15, Captain Heathcote. The Dragon, 6, paddle-frigate, Captain Stewart. The Bulldog, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander A. G. Gordon. The former was from the Nore, and the latter from Plymouth. The Exmouth, 91, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, flag of Rear-Admiral of the Blue Michael Seymour (second in command of the Baltic fleet), was reported as off Portsmouth last night at dark, but the weather was very thick, and no reports were brought in after sunset. Unless same arrangement is come to prior to entering upon the scene of action as regards the distinguishing flags of the several admirals commanding this fleet much confusion must ensue, fur as all their three flags are blue at the mizen, and consequently all their ensigns and pennants alike, it will be imposaiblo to signal safely or correctly in smoke or fug, so as to convey the quar ter from which the signals are made. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Hall, was taken over to sailing moorings in Portsmouth harbour yesterday to have her compasses adjusted prior to joining the fleet. The Esk, 21, Captain Birch, one of the contract-built steam-corvettes, has given much trouble to our dockyard authorities since she has been fitted out. During her late cruise in the channel she nearly proved a coffin for all on board, owing to the water she took in ; and on Monday last her leakage was so serious that all the caulkers in the fleet at Spithead were ordered by signal to go on board and caulk her. Rear• Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., Com mander•in-Chief, took up his berth on board the Duke of Wellington yesterday ; we believe he goes on short leave to-morrow. The Diligence, naval transport, laden with dockyard stores, left Portsmouth yesterday for the eastward. The Cressy, 80, Captain R. L. Warren is ordered into Portsmouth harbour as soon as her powder and shell are out ; she has some derangements below, it is supposed (most probably in her machinery), to repair, All the shipa' crews of this fleet will be paid wages peer to sailing, up to the 31st day of January last, which is the latest day allowed by law. Yesterday afternoon the Port Admiral's order was received and copied on board all the ships at Spithead, regulating the ceremony of dressing ship, saluting and manning yards for the Queen this morning, on her Ma jesty steaming through the anchorage to Osborne at about half-past 11 o'clock, which will be a remarkably picturesque spectacle, should the weather be fine. The Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton, seems destined to be the training school for the sea-going officers and man wanted for the effective ships ; she has now had all her lieutenants but one draughted into other ships, and 150 of her crew to fill petty officers' ratings, A higher compliment could not be paid to the gallant and respected captain, The steam•vesseis Archer, 14, Bulldog, 6, and Dragon, 6, left Plymouth Sound on Monday evening for the eastward. The Admiralty intend to employ a number of North Sea captains, well acquainted with the navigation of the Baltic, to act as pilots to the fleet, They are to have one guinea per day, CHURCH RATES. Sir W. CLAY ga Ire notice that on an early day he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the abolition . of church rates. EXCHEQUER BILLS. Mr. RICARDO gave notice that to-morrow be should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it was true that 1,750,0001. of Exchequer Bills had been issued, contrary to a pledge given to Parliament last session. THE KAFIR WA - R. Mr. BENNET asked the Under -Secretary fer War when it is probable the medals for the Kafir war will be distributed, and whether notice will be given to the sur vivors of that war 'I Mr. PEEL said the Mint would be ready to issue the medals in about three months from the present time. About 9,000 claims had already been received for the medal. SHERIFF CLERKS. Sir G. MONTGOMERY asked the Lord Advocate when the revision of the salaries of the sheriff clerks in the smaller counties of Scotland, which was announced would be made in November last, will take place ? The LORD ADVOCATE said it would take place from November last. THE ALDERSHOT CAMP. Mr. DRUMMOND asked the under Secretary of State for War why the soldiers who are to be encamped at Aldershot, in order to learn their duty in the field, are not instructed in that part of it which consists iu the soldier forming his camp and butting himself ; whether the small extra pay which might be allowed for this would not be a saving of cost of labour as well as be useful fir the instruction of the soldiers ; whether the huts are to be removable, and the men to be instructed in putting them up and pulling them down again ? Mr. PEEL raid it was intended that the soldirrs should be instructed in their general duties, whether in the field or in barracks. Although the huts would not he removable, still it sv.is intende 1 that the troops should be taught how to pitch and strike their tents, but their would be no extra pay allowed. CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. Mr. G. - VERNON wished to ask whether it is the intention of the Government to give effect, in the course of the present Session, to the expressed opinion of the Charity Commissioners, that the direct remedial powers of the Board should he extended, within proper restric tions, and subject to whatever appeal may be considered expedient Sir G. GREY said a bill had been prepared for amending the Charitable Trust Act, and it would be immediately brought into the House of Lords. NEWSPAPER STAMP BILL. Mr. DEEDES asked if the Chancellor of the Ex , chequer intended to proceed with the second reading of the bill for the repeal of the newspaper stamp on Mon day next? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was originally his intention to move the second reading of the bill, and to introduce considerable changes in its details ; but on consulting with those who were better versed in the forms of the house, he found that it would be better to commence de novo, and therefore it was his intention to move a resolution on the subject in a com mittee of the whole house on Monday next. Mr. M. GIBSON said great inconvenience had already resulted from the uncertainty that surrounded this measure, and therefore he wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he could not move his resolution tc-morrow ? A day would then be saved. He wished also to ask whether the Chancellor of the Exche quer would proceed with the bill as soon as possible after moving the resolution ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would rather adhere to the notice he had already given. The resolution would be moved on Monday, reported on Tuesday, and the bill founded upon it reprinted on the following day. Mr. RICARDO asked the right honourable gentle man whether he would have any objection to lay his re solLt'on on the table to-morrow ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he ould give notice of the terms of the resolution to morrow. POLICY OF THE WAR. Colonel DUNNE read an extract from Lord Monck's speech at Portsmouth the other day, and asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it expressed the sentiments of the Government upon the policy of the war and the pro spects of peace ? Lord PALMERSTON said he was only answerable for the opinions which he and his colleagues expressed in the house ; he was not responsible for anything which might appear in tho newspapers as having been said elsewhere. LAW OF SUCCESSION. Mr. L. KING moved for leave to introduce a bill for the better settling of the real estates of intestates. The m' a 3ure which he proposed to provide Wal that where a person died possessed of landed property, the law should make for him a just will precisely in the same way as it would make it if he died possessed of personal instead of ral property. The hon. gentlemen cited many cases to show the injustice of the existing law, and declared that he had n• intention to assimilate the law with that of France, or to interfere with the right of parties to will their real property in any manner that they might desire. Mr. G. VERNON seconded the motion, Tv hich he said simply proposed to extend to land the statute of distri bution, which for more than a century and a halt had succes-fully regulated the sum sions in the cases of personal and leasehold property. This law of succession applied to at least one half of the real property of the kingdom, and as a practical man he advocated its extension to the other half, believing as he did that such a change would in no respect be ae• Terse to the existence of aristoc, any in this country. [Lire SPEAKING.] ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- 311TTEE.-(THIS DAY.) (Continued fewn our fist edition.) Lord Lucan in continuation said, the batch of mules which arrived were consigned to his (Lord Iwan's) cart) by Lord Raglan, and he had them all marked. He also represented to Lord Raglan the desirability of forming a complete transport train with them, which should be en tirely out of the control of the commissariat. Nothing came of it. Mr. Layard—Did you see any difficulty, considering the resources of the country and the supply of mules sent out, why an efficient transport corps might not have been formed which should have relieved the cavalry horses from any such duty as land transport ? Lord Lucan replied that he would cheerfully have undertaken to have formed one ; as it was, however, he lost a large number of horses entirely on account of this work, as the roads were in a frightfully bad condition. Ile could not say he lost any number of men from this kind of work. At this period of the proceedings the room was cleared for nearly half an hour for discussion relative to a letter from Lord Raglan, which Lord Lucan wished to put in and to the reading of which some objection was raised. On the readmission of the public no further reference was made to the subject. In reply to Mr. Layard, Lord Lucan then went on to state that a great number of horses were lost on the pas sage between Varna and the Crimea by over-crowding ; and the removal of the partitions by which they were separated. When the ivessel rolled those partitions which remained gave way, and the whole mass if horses fill about and crushed each other to death. After the clothing was issued to the horses, the condition of the animals somewhat im proved. It was quite unusual to i have clothing for horses during a campaign ; at least he never knew it to be the !age- He did not think waterproof clothing mould have been eon of any ; it w ny particular ouli thav e uti kelityapstfate wetrhasoff thehotrhseesm, butwere themrer.w_lasno warmth i n th em . La yard class of horse stood the weather the best ? Lord Lucan—Th e h orses undoubtedly sto o d i t by theof the (Masseurs d'Af r ique best—but next to these our own troop hor:es went through e xceedingly well. In this respect tfhey the w ea th er wor k to the French cavalry horses. The Russian far superior w ere scut into the camp were in good condition n it h io orses which very good horse s . The y were n ot used for t n he cavalry and were in consequence o f art order from Lord Raglan to . them to the artillery. He hand e d appro priate over 65 horses to that portion of the army. No offer of tarpaulin for the purpose of covering horses was made to him person ally ; he had heard such an offer was made by some captain, but he did not know to whom. The first huts raised fur the horses were by biinc , elf. He fetched his planking with a few ba4gage horses attached to his divi sion—but hie greatest difficulty at fir,t was a want of nails. When he came away the mentality amongst the hewn ceased, They were all under cover. EMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bil Mr. P. SCROPE said he had no objection to tha part of the bill which consolidated the law relating to friendly societies, but he could not assent to the appoint ment of a commission, which the bill proposed, for the regulation of these societies. Many of these societies, which entered into distinct engagements, ought not to have the prestige conferred upon them of being sanc tioned by act of Parliament. His own opinion was, that they ought merely to sanction societies affording relief in case of sickness, and supported by monthly sub scrip',ions, but he strongly objected to !ending the au thority of Parliament to societies which took money from their members upon the condition of pensioning them off at some very distant period. In the first case the loss would be lightly felt if the society miscarried either from defective calculations or mismanagement ; bat in the second case the loss would fall heavily indeed upon the vast majority of the members. Sir G. GREY thought the object of the bill was most useful. It proposed to consolidate the law of friendly societies ; 'it was not a new bill, because a similar mea sure was before the house last session, when it was re ferred to a select committee, and this bill was the re sult of that inquiry. Mr. BRIGHT said he had been too late to present some petitions in favour of this bill, but perhaps he might be allowed to state what was the purport of the petitions. One was signed by 1,700 heads of families connected with three friendly societies in Manchester, and they approved of the bill as a whole. Mr. A. PELLATT said the bill bad been some time before the working-classes connected with these socie ties, who well knew how to take care of their own affairs, and they cordially approved of the measure. The house then went into committee on the bill. Clauses from 1 to 5 inclusive were agreed to. On clause six, Mr. MICHELL said the clause proposed to establish a Board of Commissioners for regulating friendly so cieties, but receiving no salaries the commissioners would not be responsible to any one for the due performance of their duties. It was quite sufficient that there should be a registrar, and therefore he moved the omission of this clause. Mr. SOTHERON said he proposed so to limit the functions of the commission, that its duties should be confined to simply giving information to friendly so cieties as to their powers and the construction of their rules. Tho commission knowing what had been done by existing societies, would be able to advise the founders of new societies as to the best mode of proceeding for the attainment of the object they might have in view. Mr. BRINES thought the bill would be just as good without this clause as with it, because it was exceedingly doubtful whether an unpaid commissioner would effi ciently discharge its duties, even though they were con fined to simply giving advice and information. If, however, the committee determined to retain the spirit of the clause for the sake of establish ing a Beard of Advice, the wording of the clause should to regulated as to stop the duty of the commis sion with the mere giving of advice to those who might choose to apply for it. Mr. BARROW objected to the commission altogether. He was opposed to friendly societies, which undertook life assurance or annuity business ; they should be con fined to mere temporary purposes, such as providing for periods of sickness, and some table of rates should be issued by the Government applicable generally to the whole country. Mr. HENLEY urged Mr. Sotheron, who had charge of the bill, to withdraw the clauses relating to this com mission, with a view to a reconsideration of the subject before bringing up the report. Mr. SOTHERON 'accepted this proposal, and asked leave to withdraw clauses 6,7, and 8.. Mr. MICHELL observed that, as the question - was to be reconsidered, he would suggest that an actuary should be substituted for theicommissions, with power to give advice and regulate rates. Mr. ADDERLY thought the appointment of a Go vernment actuary would be most objectionable. Clauses 6,7, and 8, were then struck out. Clauses 10 to 18, inclusive, were agreed to, after a brief discussion. Clause 19 was negatived. The remaining clauses of the bill were agreed to with out any important amendraent. Some other business on the paper having been disposed of, the house adjourned at six o'clock. LAW INT.ELLIOkNUE.—March 14. ADMIRALTY COURT. TIIR ZiIARK BREEDS.- COLLISION. This was a suit promoted by the schooner Kezia, of the burden of 127 tons, against the schooner Mark Breeds, of the burden of 124 tons, to obtain compensa tion for the loss sutaincd by reason of a collision be tween them, 15 miles from Flamborough-head, at 5 a.m. on the 4th of December, 1853. The Kezia, coal-laden, was proceeding from Sunderland to London; the Mark Breeds, in ballast, was bound from Whitestable to Sun derland. The morning was so hazy that both vessels, as pleaded, sounded their fog horns continuously, and carried bright signal lights. The Kezia was on the star board tack when she descried, as she alleged, the Mark Breeds on the port teck, a point on her lee bow. She kept her course, but the Mark Breeds, instead of porting er helm, starboarded it, and ran into her. The Mark Breeds admitted that she had been in collision with a vessel about the titre in question, but pleaded that it was a brig, and that the occurrence took place 16 miles from the place where the Kezia met with the accident. Dr. Bayford and Dr. Deane were heard for the Kezie, Dr. Addams and Dr. Twiss for the Mark Breeds. The learned Judge, after consulting with the Elder Brethren, by whom he was assisted, said they were of opinion that the identity was established ; and that the Mark Breeds was to blame, and no fault was imputable to the Kezia. lie must pronounce accordingly. THE CAMBRIDGE.-COLLISION. This was an action brought by the Greek bark Des pine, of the burden of 286 tons, against the Cambridge, a vessel of the burden of 1,225 tons, to recover the loss arising from a collision between them off Dun geness at half-past nine p.m. on the Ist of September, 1853. The bark was proceeding from Falmouth, where she had arrived a few days previously, to Antwerp with linseed. The Cambridge was bound from London to Calcutta with railway materials. According to the representation of the bark, she descried the Cambridge right ahead, distant a quarter of a mile, upon which she put her helm to port and hailed the Cambridge ; but her course was not altered, and she ran into the bark with such force that she sank in a few minutes. The crew hoarded the Cambridge, and were afterwards landed at Deal. Tile Cambridge, alleged that on first seeing the hark she ported h er helm and afterwards hailed her, but the bark, without altering her course, ran into the Cambridge. She imputed the blame to the bark for not porting in time. The loss was estimated at 8,5001. Dr. Bay-ford and Dr. Dean were heard fo the Despina Dr. Robinson and Dr. Twiss for the Cambridge. The learned Judge, having conferred with the Elder Brethren, said they were of opinion that the Cambridge was alone to blame, and he therefore pronounced against her. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CARMARTIIRN, MA.Rca 13. MURDEALNG A WIFE. Daniel Jones was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Hannah Jones, in the parish of Llanddarog, in this county, on the night of October 21. Mr. J. Evans, Q.C., Mr. Bowen, and Mr. Merivale, were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Giffard defended the prisoner. From the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution, and the evidence (many of the witnesses being the prisoner's childrei,) it appeared that the pri soner was a horse dealer in a small way of business, and he was occasionally employed in haulding coals from the neighbouring pits to the town of Carmarthen. On the morning of the day named in the indictment. he left ta t t his home early tite Wltil jOilu u 1 Cut.',i Jur o'clock at n ght. t'rea ch inie the his deceasedhome until was 2 At did t not sit- Ling up for hip, with two ohildrowg girl of 11, AO POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles CAristian Moller was brought before Sir R. W. Carden, for final examination, upon the charge of having robbed his employers, Messrs. Gibson .Nicholls and Co. ' of 63, King William - street, notaries, of the amount o f sundry bills received by him for them. The extent of the robbery was to the amount of upwards of 3,0001. Much interest was excited, not only by the circumstances of the robbery, and. the clever rnanaer in which it was executed, but by the ra pidity with which the discovery was f3llowed by the ap prehension of the delinquent and the recovery of the property, and the justice-room was filled with mercan tile mere. Mullens the solicitar to the Bankers' Association, attended for the prosecution. The following was the additional evidence : Mr. G. Gibson Nicholls— -who, it will be recollected, upon the first examination stated that it was the duty of the prisoner to receive the amount of the bills entrusted to him to present for payment, and that the bills pro duced formed part of those he was to take out upon the occasion— said : In addition to these bills there was another bill for 2001., also payable at the Union Bank ; and the prisoner had likewise entered in his walk-book as having taken out for collection bills to the amount of 623/. 14s. ld., payable at Smith, Payne, and Smith's, and bills amounting to 1,0721. 13s. 11d, payable at the London and Westminster Bank. If he had received the amount of all these bills it would have been his duty to bring it to me that afternoon. Mr. Thomas Sumner, clerk to the prosecutors, said— On the sth of March I delivered to the prisoner the bills payable at the London and Westminster Bank, amount ing to 1,0721. 13s. lid., in order that he might go there and get the money for them. Mr. Augustus Pastoralli, cashier of the Union Bank of Loudon, in Princes-street, said—On the sth of March the prisoner brought this bill of exchange for 2001. I paid him with a 2001. note, No. 05,795, dated 10th Jan., 1155. Mr. Thomas Metcalf, clerk to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., said—On the sth of March the prisoner brought to me five bills of exchange, amounting to 6171. 14s. ld. I paid him that amount in a 5001. note, a 1001. note, and a 201. (The particulars were given in by the witness.) Mr. David Nicholls, clerk in the London and West minster Bank, Lothbury, said— On the sth of March, ten bills of exchange, amounting to 1,0721. 13s. lid., were brought to me by somebody from Messrs. G. Nicholls and Co. I paid them with bank notes, the number and dates of which I give in, and 21. 13s. lld. in money. The notes are rcceipted on the back, "C. Mollar." _ _ Mr. Frederick Pearson, clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England, stated that on the sth of March ho changed the two bank notes for 1,000/, each for the prisoner with six bank notes for 300/. each, and a 2001. bank note. .... Mr. Bailey, of the issue department of the Bank of England, produced all the bank notes alluded to in the evidence. Mr. P. Gowse, clerk to Messrs. Bauer and Co., of 133, Leadenhall-street, bullion merchants, said—On the sth of March the prisoner brought to me two Bank of England notes, of the value together of 50C/. ' one of which was the 2001. bank note numbered 05796 pro. duced. I gave him in exchange French notes value 12,500 francs. Changed both notes at the Bank of Eng land on the same day. I think he had been inquiring the week befuro at the office about exchanging for foreign money. Mr. Adolphus Baum, of the firm of Baum, Sons, and Co., of Lombard-street, bullion merchants, said—On the 2d of March the prisoner came to cur shop, and asked what he could have a considerable amount of French money for. I told him the price, and on the sth he brought to me the bank notes now produced, the one for 3001. and the other for 100/ , and I gave him in ex chaxte Freuc.l and nott, French gold value 8,100 francs. lie expressed a wish to purchase a larger sum of foreign money, and placed in Lay hand the Mt. riot° productd, uttlabtrad 34,5001 CONTRACTS FOR RIFLES AND CARBINES. The Government have entered into another extensive contract for the supply of ordinary straight-cut rifles, Minie rifles, rifled carbines for cavalry, revolvers, sakes, naval cutlasses, and pistols. The manufacturers of Bir mingham, Sheffield, and London will supply the greater portion, and the gunmakers and sword cutlers of Liege the remainder. It is expected that the supply will ap proach 1,000 stand weekly. A contract has also been entered into for the supply of saddles and other horse accoutrements, The saddles will be much lighter than those at present in use, and the cumbrous shabrack will be dispensed with. MILITARY. The four vacant colonelcics have been filled up by the transfer of Sir George Brown from the 7th Filmleers to his old corps, the Rifle Brigade ; of Lieutenant-General Auchmuty, from the 65th to the 7th Fusileers, with which he served in the Peninsula ; and of Lieutenant- General the Hon. H. E. Butler, from the 94th to the 55th—the regiment in which his gallant son, who was killed at Inkerman, commanded a company. The bat talion of the 60th, vacant by the death of General W. Cornwallis Eustace, is given to Lieutenant. General Bunbury, formerly of the 67th Regiment, and some two or three years since commander of the troops in Jamaica, who had been for 51 years in the army, and actively en gaged in Holland and in the American war. The cole nelcy of the 44th, held by the late Sir Patrick Stuart, wilt be filled by the appointment of Sir Frederick Ash worth, an old Peninsular officer of 56 years' service. Lieutenant-General Henry Belneavis succeeds General Auchmuty as colonel of the 65th ; he has been in the service since 1797, and was throughout the whole of the war in Spain, from Corunna to Toulouse, for which he holds the war medal with nine clasps. The new colonel of the 94th, in succession to General Butler, Lieutenant- General Geo. Powell Higginson, entered the Grenadier Guards in 1805, and was likewise a sharer in many of the Peninsular victories. NAVAL MEDICAL OFFICERS. 'We are glad to see that a circular has at length been issued by the Board of Admiralty, increasing the emolu ments of the naval medical officns. Inspectors of hospitals' pay to be increased from 1/. lis. to 2/. 2s. per diem. A new grade to be intro duced, called " staff-Surgeons," to consist of the senior surgeons of hospitals, and dockyards, and surgeons of ships, bearing the flag of Conimander-in-Chid, where no deputy inspector is borne. The pay of assistant-surgeons to be increased as fol lows, viz. : In ships in which no surgeons are borne— e. d. After ten years service, from After five 9 1 10 1 Under three In which a surgeon is borne— After ten years' service Atter seven... Under three 91 101 81 91 71 8 1 Medical students to serve on the home or Baltic sta tions to be called dressers, to receive 6s. 6d. per day, to rank with, but suberdinat3 to, acting assistant•sur geons, to mess in the raids' mess to wear the undress uniftrrn of assistant-surgeons, with the cap, band, crown, &e., and a sword. To serve from about April to October, and then to be discharged at one of the home ports to resume their studies, nceiving a gratuity, if their certificates from the captain and surgeon should be satisfactory, of from 201. to 251. SPORTING INTELT IGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. TIIESDAY.—GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE—ADDI TIONAL PARTICULARS.—Betting at starting-3 to 1 asst Seaman, 6 to 1 each agst Teddesley a n d W an d erer , 10 to 1 aget any other. Won by three lengths; same distance between the second and third ; Burnt Sienna was fourth, Bourton fifth, and Janus sixth. The chapter of accidents commenced early. Fore,t Queer, who was leading, fell at the fence; adjoining the low pasture, the first time round, she got loose, and running across Warwick, as he wasgoing up to the next jump, she caused him to refuse, and no " persusion" could get him over; Little Charley also re fused ; Stafford bolted on leaving the course the second time round, and fell over the ropes ; Bourton dropped off, after jumping the road-fence out of the low pasture, the second time round—up to that point he had kept close company with the leading horses ; he pulled up quite lame. Wanderer's performance was a practical burlesque on his Liverpool form—from start to finish he was out of the race. The Municipal Stakes of 5 sovs, each, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. One mile and a-quarter. 3 subs. Mr. Wilson's Puncture, 3 yrs (301.), fist 6lb (Snowd e n) 1 Mr. Hill's Dan Cupid, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 71b (Kendall) 2 "One concern ;" consequently no betting. Puncture was first past the post by six easy lengths. In the return which was transmitted by telegraph on Tuesday night, Dan Cupid was by mistake placed first. WEDNESDAY.—The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sous . . each, with 40 added, for two•yr-olds. Optional selling weights. Half-a-mile. Mr. Yemen's Diminutive, (40/.), 6st1011) - (Fordbam) 1 Mr. IL Lister's Gipsy Girl (40/.), 6st 10Ib (Snowden) 2 Mr. J. Scott's Playman (401.), 7st (Hayhoe) 3 Mr. Gregson's Galloper (50/.), 7st 31b Betting-6 to 4on Playman, sto 1 agst Gipsy Girl. Won cleverly by half a length ; two lengths between the second and third; bad fourth. The winner was after wards sold by auction for 45 guineas. The Betting Room stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for two and three-yr•olds. Th• second to save his stake. Red House in. 15 subs. Mr. C. Fenning's Flyaway, 2 yrs, Est 91b...(T. Cliff) 1 Mr. Morris's Sicily, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Basham) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Tatton, 3 yrs, 9st (J. Osborne) 3 The following also ran :-Lc by Footstool—Rosary, Van Winkle, King of the Gipsies, and Capucine. Betting.-3 to 1 agst Sicily, 4to 1 agst Flyaway, rto 1 agst Van Winkle. Won easily by two lengths —three lengths between the second and third. At a short in- Larval behind the latter came Van Winkle, Capucine, and Rosary colt, wh• finished side by side ; King of the Gipsies bringing up the rear. The Doncaster Handicap Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 3 if declared, &c., with 100 added. Extra weight for winners. The second to save his stake. St. Leger Course. 71 subs, 24 of whom declared. Mr. J. B. Morris's Cessey, 3 yrs, 59t 41b ...(Munday) 1 Sir J. Boswell's Freddy, 3yr s, sst 21b Mr. Mosley's Alonzo, aged, TA 121 b (Charlton) 3 Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Cartwright) 4 The following also ran :—Jack Leeming, Middles borough, Kiteflyer, St, Michael, Radcliffe Hero, Am monia, Little Torn, Gamelad, Professor Buck, Jenny Wren, Sir George, Cnleavy, The Rajah, Nell Gwynne, Little Bro nie, Aldford, and New Holland. Betting-3 to 1 agst Cossey, sto 1 agst Alonzo, 3to 1 agst The Rajah, 10 to 1 aget Ammonia, 12 to 1 agst Radcliffe Hero, 20 to 1 aget Aldford. Won by a, neck. A length and a-half between the second and third, and between the third and fourth. Kiteflyer was fifth and New Holland sixth. The others were scattered. Sir George and Aldford pulled up and walked in. Early in the race tho rider of the latter broke a stirrup leather. The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 3 save each, with 20 added, for horses of all ages. The second to save his stake. Red-house in. 7. subs. Mr. J. B. Morris's Corin (Ba9ham) 1 Mr. Brown's Haxby (Chilman) 2 Mr. T. Spence's cby Orlando—Layla The following also ran :—Tom Perkins, The Jewess, Cupid, Wave. Betting-5 to 2 apt Colin, 7to 2 agst The Jewess, sto 1 each ag , t Haxby and Layla colt. Won easily by a length. Two lengths between the second and third. The Hunt Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 25 added for three-yr-olds and upwards. Extra weight for cer tain winners. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second to save his stake. About two miles and a half. Mr. Whiting's The Hero, (h b) 5 yrs, list 121 b (Lamplugh) 1 Mr. Waker's Golden Hue, 6 yrs, 13st (Tasker) 2 Mr. Eland's Stainforth, aged, 12st 91b ...(W White) 3 The following also ran :—King of Spain, Tadcaster, Marmion, Peggy, The Forest Queen, The Scottish Clan, Ballinasloe, Pmwire. The weather continued favourable, and the sport, which was for the most part excellent, created a very lively interest, but the attendance of company was still remarkably thin. RACING FIXTI MA' 'RES FOR 1855. t CH. Northampton 27 Croxton Park 29 Warwick Spring 2O Epsom Spring 22 AP. Newmarket C 9 Catteriek Bridge 11 York Spring 17 AbergaYenny Mal ton Newmarket F S M. Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S 8 *Shrewsbury 10 Bath Epsom *Manchester TE. JU. Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Bibury 2O Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 Newcastle 26 JU] Newmarket Carlisle Worcester 55, I *Lancaster AUG North Staffordshire 7 Brighton Brighton Club 10 *Wolverhampton 13 *Reading l4 Liverpool ll *Stamford 17 Nottingham .19 Goodwood 81 UST. *Lewes 18 York 22 *Egham 28 *Derby 2B SEPTE. Warwick Doncaster 11 *Leicester 19 OCT° *Chester 2 4 , td Newmarket S 0 NOVE •Liyerpool 6 MBER. Newmarket F 0 25 *.Northallerton 27 oBER. *Warwick Autumn 12 *Richnv.nd .17 .11 *Worcester 3O IBER. *shrewobury APPOINTMENTS. Secretary—James R. Andrews (paymaster of 1846), to be secretary to Rear Admiral Baynes. Lieutenant—George E. Barnes (1854), to the Has tings, 60, screw, at Portsmouth. Masters—Edmund P. Cole (1338), from the Horatio to the Neptune, 120, at Portsmouth ;_Henry D. Burney (1844), from the coast-guard to the Horatio, 24, screw, at Sheerness ; William R. Shellabeer (1854), to the Archer, 14, screw, at Devonport. Payinn , t ,, r—Mrlry C .nrer (1850) from fl'e Arcl7er t o th e R..t r: 67,- 0 i,p, at PoitaliouCa ; Curgenvai (1852), to the Archer. C:eik in Charge—George J. D. Andrews (3O), to the Tower, ?, screw go4-hot, at Woolwich. Second Master—Thomas Dyler, to the Alban, 4, paddle, at Webl?tich. Clerk—Richard B. H. Ratcliffe (1848), to the Welles ley, 72, at Chatham. Midshipman—Hon. G. F. Fitzclarence, to the Tri bune, 31, screw, in the Black M 4 KKET NEFFS-(THIS DA.Y•t - NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — The trad e was 41 at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4 s 6 d ; M utton., to 4i 6d ; Veal, 38 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, as Od to 4a 4d r" Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 14.—The supply of fat stock moderate, and the trade ruled steady, at our quota i e l : 4 l: Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od.tha 4s Od to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to offals. ea off ROMFOBD, March 14.—Each kind of stock roof pd steadily, at very full prices. Beef, from 3 s 4 d to 511:2,1 Mutton, 3s 6(1 to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; York ' to 48 41 per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 2531"'"-- RAY MARKETS. ~.. ~1 Wooer SMITHFTELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4 / 159 v ; ~,..A. ditto, 31 Os to 51 15s ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1 / 93 Per 4"--- A full average supply and a sluggish demand. UIIMBItRLAND. Meadow hay, 3' Os to 4/ 17s; ell, ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 103 per ' Trade steady. W HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4' 14a; 61 , °11 ~.1.1 ditto, 3/ 3s to 5/ 17s ; and straw, 11 23 to 1/ 9 s par w."-- supply good, and trade rather dull. _ . COUNTRY iIfAItEETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—Mara 10',12 There were in the market to-day, 16 sacks ostrceisVs. weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-1 6 0 at 01. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARS' - - _ AH 13. 0 There was a large supply of straw of all descripti 11s the market. The prices to-day were as follow ton es Oat straw, from 7s Od to 9s Od per kemple of I-°c:s trcm ; wheat do., 6s Od to 7s Od ; barley do., ssod 'to ne, Hay from lld to 13d ; new ditto, Od to Od per On DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—MARLS 12. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. i 388 imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto - .. , 4 Floor, per ditto —g Od ...... s Od. ..... ii Pot-barley, per ditto Thir 4 ' od pd DUBLI, MARIE u White wheat, 40s 01 to 42 N 6 6ti red ditto, 3. 3 40 yowl barley, 15s Od to 19s 3d ; oats, 136 Od to 15s Od; 1401_, 27s Oil to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 15s Od to 17 5 162;45011 dour, 23s 6d to 27s Od per awt ; Indian corn, 433 Oth" per 4801bs. COAL MARKE' Prices of Coal per ton at tl s. d Darnhope l6 Davisou's West Hartley 17 6 Hasting's Hartley l7 Howard's West Hartley_. M.—MAREI 14. ,he close of the mariaP Ir. 4, Netherton 17 U ranfield Moor Butes 16 6 Walker Primrose . l5 6, Grey's West Hartley _l6 t• Wallsend, &c. Bell and Brown B,edley Lawson Northumberland Eden Main Bell 16 6 16 Oi 15 .16 0 ,18 ,17 ... ............. (1 . .. .. . Braddyll .............. go tietton ................6 lasweli ................ «••• • 19 ° Lambton ............... Elutton ................ lg 11, Plummer ..... : ....... 0 youth Ifetton ........ 90 6 Whitwell ............. •-•15 Iflunwiek ............ 5 ilieugh Hall ......... 6 ISonth Kenos ........ " ; 19 6 Tees ................. ...... •17 ,0 r i Whitworth .......... . ;Canuel .............. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are seat from the Gene ria y the night—and M by the morning—zlespatell.) Day whqn made u, From T at COUNTRIES). in General Post- for / °Mee, London.* Dispatch ,. • - ____--- _ _......_....- ---....-__ - , Incrlce(bYlirit•P ack)N Every Friday .. Liverpool ..• P 1131CriCP. kby United Sts. , 24 pilehet) .... .. .. ..N ........ . i f uverpoe , •** , merlea (by U States I pnelctn) .. .. .. .. .. N .......... leouthaMPW scstralia (via South- ll ,iruptcn) .. .. .... .. M iitto (via M arseilles) N ;itto (via Cape of Coed, t Hope) ............N; . ... ••• / tfrica (West Coast) ..N 13d of the month .. plvmeeth '• 0.,exandria..........N, 5 , i 4, 24, & 30 of • “ . Dover .••••• ,exandria..........M, 4 th . .;oil, of mo, . . Soutlaamp o3 2 K. !anarnas ...........Id 17th of the month ! , , , ,,i•ii.inYi;' °P 1 , eigituni ............N 111111 3 , • • • • - .. . . .. Dover •••.',7, 3 srazil ..............M,9th of the mouth.. s.,,itit.al. 4uenosAyres........M L 9th ot the moat,... -toth l's'' ,11 1 ;ape of Good Hope ..N vitriol). 1 1 w t;ape of Good Elope ..N tape do Verde ......N I 9th of the monti soutlisior °P Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .. .. .. ...... .. N I p ol l Ihivanel Isles .. .... .. Isl Mon ~Wed.,&FriA. 4outhato to M94montham . SentbAn i' ; 1 • thina ... . 'Once a month.... ~....' tonstantinople .... .....- , ,8,13,18,23,k28 of m Dover Looro / OPnstantinople .. ,„ l4th Sc 20th of my,. Southe* - ..,.• wont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ...... Dora ' 1 Egypt (seo India) ~.• , France ........ 151 & NlTwice daily.. .. .. DOI! i ;;ottil ' , 3ibraltar ..........M 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. See tw " loreece (sedia) 01 .19 " -3reytown ..e In ... ..... M.l2nd & 17th or mon. Anntisa • .. 1I it ..........N Tuesday Ps Friday London • •: a i, aavannah .. .... Ai 2nd of the month southaull”, Imand .„....., ....11,1 Daily... ...... ... Dover ••••I,n ilonduras ..........M 17th of the month. Bouthanll 1 ." -- India (vlaSonthampt.)lll,4th& 20th of mon. piym,,uth. • 0 India (via Marseilles)M ; 9th3;2sth of month Dover .. .4 " lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon! D0ver......' Ireland • M& N ,Twice daily ...... aolyhead .•_.•' 1 Li5b0a..............m,7, 0, 17, & 27 of m. Southall:Gin 1 Aadeira ............M l 9th of the month Southarnee , " I.ladeira .........,, „Is 23d of month •• .. LiVell3ool.. 0' , lalta (see India) I .1 tdalta ............ , ,N: 8, 18, &28 of mon. Dover ......" Mauritius (see India) %iauritius ...... - ..N i l4th of the montl, te U Mexico •• •• •• •• • ..•111 2nd of the month.. Souther rP saptes ........... - N sthlsth2sthofmor.. Dover .-•_:;;, Slew Granada ......M '2d & lith of mouth South/a - 31 1 ' 1f gew Zealand . , „ ;By private ship .. Various I. , Papal etates ........I' , l ;sthiSthrthoffnon. Dover .....".,..,„; Peninsula ..........Mrithlith27thofinon. Southall:lA? Peru ..............Mlld Is 27th of mon. Southall- ip_..; Port Natal .... .... ..N :By private ship.., Various Po" - Sicily ..............N:sthlsth2sthotmon .Dover ....•': Tuscany ..... ./Cstl , l4 l, 2sthofmon : lDOver •.• e:p Venezuela .........,,M ;2d SS 17th of month!Southarg , '" Van Diemen's Land (see' Australia) .... ~, .... .1 0 West Indies .......ad i i 2d& 17th 01 month Southeu.r . _ ... r 6 1 ; 1: 4 066° ge l ' 51 to° troo SOD pale 00 14 _ 4 QOI"- gsr 44 - Tivic l.lll ‘ gor °ll- ' , $1 011" . ho gl 'lO/ ii ;1)10 A.O O 1 : 071111 MO " 0011 i AP rii tit,oottO Souther 11 ) . - Dover Southar , ol , Various:7e' Dover Southatr Southall' 4 1 f.'„, Various p Dover ..-.•" Dover S o uthar IS" °' S ou thoss 41I V . °le) w oo When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the un d ..o e l°lll.l snatched on andowing day, with the exceptisn of. Southampton),he Malta, both of which will be cle' preceding day. 119 [ADVERTISEHENTI—HoIIoway's Ointrne•ll-e —Extraordinary Remedies for the cure , 41 0 0 Mr. Knole, of Allegate, Durham, had a 5e.,. 6 4 10 %o taid, quinsy, and was unable to swallow any 4:4'4 V U sago, for several weeks. Many things b 4 lO lOl alleviate his sufferings without success, 111":;eset,,,, Holloway's ointment and pills, which react': feW4o' a perfect cure, and he has never since bad suiJitlPAr of the complaint. This was communicated bl p fro., ton, chemist, Durham, who states also tha t _t` Ude, his was afflicted with bad les for a nur01 e 1..."7 1 , and cured solely by these invaluable reme d "ilol o .o o# all vendors of medicine, and at Professor it 00 1 establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 8 0, lane, New York. 9: 0 [ADVERTISEMENT.] Tua WAIL IN TITS `A 51 1:1 PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S• ;ivy Mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Pie e .,, a ;eok A r' opposite the York Hotel. By her i t "? 0 01:1 000 0w" Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary boa.' in the most powerful and brilliant TelesceP e t i tae course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to kne" d2Ol of of objects viewed through them—of great impel army, navy, and others. These t e lescope, P°!loi el " 1 4 .0 ordinary powers that som e 3i inches, wit" stlPeil' t r piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's 1 110 ° 1 1 ° L o or o . 0.7,19 and the double stars ; with the same b i e '""; be,offe seen a person's counter ance three miles allu n 'illifr',o and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They ere class, with increasing i&wers accordingly ; v r— n re.. , A"A, Mg from 4 to 6 inches enab'e us to discover 111- above, and the Georgi a n, w ith hi s 6 sa tellites, tat hibi tiou, 1851.—Valuable, newly-inventen i ; o : ,5 1 0 1161 powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a v ra t . 1- a person can be seen and known 1 miles dist al ' ~;p04 , 0 every purpose on the race-course, and at t he 8'0:4. country scenery, and ships are clearly see, ll ; s „, • 4 ,f 4P- They are invaluable for sh oo ti ng , deer-stal l ` — nt i ii " -- 40 1 ,0 e ); sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and Arge race-course, camp, and perspective glass* ';1 1 10 power.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lell:. n tite 0 4 est transparent power. The valuable a"7..,, from this invention is, that vision becotalemcof p e• t ore preserved and strengthened, and very xg. t nalOoord enabled to employ their sight at the In „ ° ,l 10 01 A ce l sOo l. pation—can see with these lenses of 0- ,uer+_,,' to , ing power—and they do not require the ;;t0 1 ; 00 04 to the dangerous effects of further powerfa l ,,, r tl° mess—New Discovery.—The Organic nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrtlo7ooo.7o6lol7o Vibraw2 4 o entirely different from all others, to surP aes .51 0 i kind that has been, or probably ever c u e!, „ c reel c 0 0 0 0 Being of the same colour as the skin, is enables deaf persons to hear distinctly a'„ f 00 ; y public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensatio n i', 0,11 in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords ante that possibly could be desired. 0 .' 0 031. Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the York -•%.* B/Brßif• „ e OF A BON. On the 11th inst., at Norwood P ar 4 ° ll/1 " the wife of the Rev. R. E. R. Watts. 07 A DAUGHTER. Lope . ' On the 12th inst., at 3faristow, Lady o'" - so I MA BRIE D. ber t s ge, On the 13th inst., at St. 3fary-le-Bovr, Itfler,l4lr sea of John Wilson, .E.sq , of Magdalen 1 :, 0 0 Or ~A 0 Margaret, youngest daughter of the late JP."' of Ir ti g of Layer Marney, Essex. 019 lad On the 14th inst., at Hendon, Georg . ' won Dighton, Esq., of Hampstead, to Annettelrt, of Edward May Baines, Esq., of Barnet, )31. of Edward May Baines, .nsq., ,),. —_ lie, DIED. e I°l'll 13 ° Cliii136 On tho 11th inst., in C on naught'sq "-' l 3l,lies Esq., only Eon of the late Lieut.-General 00 1 Bombay Army. r 1 't On the 11th inst in London, Lient.-erni,legt• borili' Henry Browne K .' —.LH , Colonel of the SOtu'"plia , On the 12th inst., at 99, princete-strie,t, Is , ' Henry Ogilvie, EFR On the l''th T" kr Wr 3 ' ''' 00' "of Hartwoodmyree, fl''.ithilloP, .., inst., at Holloway', ...r. vor of Judd-street, aged 40. a Oil th) 12th Jan., at . Cawn lore, Robert 13°13 1041)11' Assist.-Surgeon 63d Regt. N.I. of 1 , On the 7th inst., George Ifeatheote, rl6'. cbors Yorkshire, and the Albany. London,ged i 3, On the 11th just., Mr. Thomas Walle o street, Grosvenor-squaro, agecl6l. - 4 0 .6,01.). , .. i f ... , 1 ,1)0 , rn , L0N.1...5)1Z: Pliiii,:::,l asz,:i. l'illi.,ll,,zi by Au-v--„,,,,c0 P" fi i ll of No. 1 12 , Stran d, Printer, at The Stin U7 llO l c olig Strand, in the Precinct of the Salton AticidleWx, Ilauratiy 114103.1 N $5l. ____. 1 r !it ti )4 a 1 ., 11 t. ) ; k t ie ` Mti 8 0 0