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opinion upon its own part, the inference drawn out of doors would justly be, from the silence of the house, that it con curred in what had taken place and made itself virtually a party to the declaration of the British plenipotentiary on the 26th of April, that his instructions were exhausted, which of course, if it stood alone, would mean that the discessions of the conference were at an end, and that there was no prospect of a settlement being arrived at by what had already passed between the powers. We have already heard, and it is unnecessary for me again to repeat, the answers just made by the noble lord at the head of the Government to my right hon. friend ; but it is plain that those answers leave the case in a posi tion different from that in which it would have stood had it rested on the declaration of the Earl of Westmoreland on the 26th of April that his instructions wer e exhaust e d. I will not enter now upon a discussion of th e declaration of the noble lord, that no proposals incompatible with the honour of the Government or the country will be accepted or entertained by the Government ; but I, for one, feel very deeply the responsibility of interfering withthe proceed ings of her Majesty's Governm ent in matters of ne g otiation which are still open, and Ido not think that over-in er pret what has fallen from my noble friend when I say that these negotiations a re still .open, and that these the powers, or ne gotiations do afford, in the opinion of some of them, the m aterials of a satisfactory settle ment. There is no reason why advantage should not be taken of those proposals for the purpo,e o f seeing what could be made of them. Convinced as I am that the right honourable gentleman has no other ob ject in view but the restoration of peace to this country upon honourable terms —convinced as I am that he cut irely disclaims all motives of party, all disposition to distm b the Government, or to weaken its plans in the proceedings it has been or may be carrying on, I venture with great respect, having no title I am sure to assume such a function, to put it before his consideration whether he would not exercise a wise discretion in refraining from asking the House of Com mons at the present moment for any definitive judgment on, the subject of the negotiations that are virtually still in progress, and whether it w ou ld no t b e f a i rer t o a ll parties and all opinions, as well as more conducive to all the objects which every patriot must have at heart, if he would forego the occasion he claimed, and which had been offered to him under circumstances materially different, and exercise his own discretion at a future period, when these circumstances may call for an appeal to the house upon the question, to make a motion of this description or any motion at all upon the subject—at all events, whether it would not be better to leave the matter in the hands of the Government, in order that they may not be embar rassed by our discussion in this place, which would cer tainly have an embarrassing and weakening effect on the Government—to leave them free from any difficulty of that kind to conduct to its legitimate conclusion the task they have taken in hand. Sir, I beg leave, with reference to what I have stated, to move that this house do now adjourn. Mr. S. HERBERT—I take this opportunity of stating, having no knowledge of what course the right hon. gentle. man the member for Manchester is about to take in conse quence of the appeal that has just been made to him by my right hon. friend—l wish to state that should he think it his duty to persist "in bringing forward his motion, I shall consider it my duty to move the previous qnestion" as an amendment. (Ironical cheers from the Opposition.) Lord H. VANE said he found no difficulty, having en gaged to second the motion of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester, and having come down to the house with the intention of doing so, in urgiflg upon 'him to acquiesce in the suggestion made to him by the right • hon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford. (Laughter from the Opposition benches.) He would put it to his right hon. friend whether it would be wise, in the interest of peace, in the interest of that cause he had so deeply at heart, to persevere after the declaration which had just been made by the noble lord at the head of the Government. It was quite obvious the question would be discussed under great difficulties, and as negotiations might be said to be still going on, that course would be very embarrassing for the Government. Mr. DISRAELI—I have seldom witnessed in this house a scene like that which is apparently performing near me to-night. (Loud cheers.) At the first blush of the ques tion, it appears to me that if the extraordinary, and as I believe most impolitic, request of the two right hon. gen tlemen who have so suddenly risen this evening is to be acceded to, the House of Commons and the country have a right to demand a much more explicit declaration from the head of the G-overnment—(Loud cheers from the Opposition)—as to really what position the country is now placed in with respect to recent negotiations, and as to that which the noble lord and his colleagues apparently seem to consider amply sufficient to satisfy the demands of the two right hon. gentlemen. Now, what is the *ate of the case? The noble lord tells us that he believes he can venture to say that he supposes that it is not impossible— (langhter)—that peace may result—that all the means of solving a difficult political problem have not been ex hausted by those distinguished men who have devoted their abilities to the service of the Government and the country. But has the noble lord stated any circumstances which may induce us, as representatives of the people, to suppose that there are any grounds by which we may guide our conduct at a moment so criticalas the present in order to j ustify a strange forbearance from expressingouropinion upon public affairs? The noble lord has done nothing of the kind. While there is life there is hope; that appears to be the policy of the Government. lam sure, sir, I am the last man in this house who would strictly define the limits to which for bearance might reach in the conduct of Parliament or of the Opposition while preparations for war or negotiations for peace were taking place. I think it our duty to place in the Government a very wide confidence under such cir cumstances. Had the noble lord come to us when the un successful plenipotentiary had made his re-appearance in the house, and said to us, " Although my baffled colleague has returned to resume his duties as a Secretary of State for the Colonies, I have the satisfaction of informing Par liament that the means of solution of this difficult pro blem are by no means exhausted, and that I have reason to believe we will yet succeed in accomplishing a solutio❑ ; and, therefore, I trust to the generous confidence of Par liament and to the patriotic spirit of the country not to press me to lay upon the table the records of the hitherto unsuccessful negotiation ;" then the noble lord might have appealed, aro not in vain, to the forbearance of Parliament. But what has been the conduct of the noble lord ? The noble lord has placed upon the table of Parliament the records of negotiations which have been undertaken by his colleague anti by other representatives of her :4 jesty, under instructions which they had formerly in those pipers acknowledged to be exhausted. For what were these papers placed upon the table? (Hear.) Surely they were placed there to elicit the opinion of Parliament upon the conduct of the negotiations, and to ascertain the precise position in which our country is now placed. (Hear.) I said then, as I now repeat, that it would have been well if the noble lord, following the authority of precedents, had been him self the leader to elicit the opinion of Parliament under the circumstances. But the noble lord forbore to fulfil his duty, and an independent member, a gentleman not connected with the Government, exercising a legitimate and, as I think, a very proper duty, gives notice that he will propose, instead of the Minister, an address to her Majesty expressing the opinion of Parliament upon those papers. Did the noble lord rise then and say, " I have, perhaps with too much readiness, placed these State papers upon the table, but do not, under any consideration, press the opinion of Parliament upon these negotiations, because the means of solution are by no means utterly exhausted ?" The noble lord said not a word of the kind. He gave no discouragement to the motion of the right hon, gentleman, but on the contrary, the noble lord disturbs the natural order of the business of the house, and facilitates the course which the right hon. gentleman pro poses to take ; and when the whole country is expectant— when this room is filled as it has seldom filled for years, then the noble lord, having himself given a day to the right hon. gentleman—having himself created the occa sion and framed the opportunity—then the noble lord, by some mysterious and sinister means, as rapid and unex pected as that wire which now communicates from Bala klava to Downing-street, and which passes the gangway as unseen as that wire passes the Black Sea and the Danube— (langhter)—the desire of the noble lord comes from an un expected but influential quarter. And now, when we are assembled to give an opinion upon these unsuccessful ne gotiations, the records of which have been lying for a considerable period upon our table, and in reference to which a privy councillor has given a notice to which the noble lord has given precedence, then the noble lord rises, and without the communication of any particulars, and without any unequivocal statement that there is any chance of negotiations being carried on, but by a vague declaration, which he wonld have been justified in making if there never were a more favourable prospect of bringing affairs to a more happy conclusion, it is expected that, in silence—without a murmur, and without a protest—this great discussion should not occur. lam not aware what course the right hon. gentleman the member for Manches ter is going to take ; but, judging from the remarkable promptitude with which the noble lord who was going to do him the honour to second his motion—Oarighter) —re sponded to what I have described as the most unreasonable suggestion of the two right hon. gentleman the members for Wiltshire and for the University of Oxford—judging by that extraordinary promptitude, one is almost afraid that the proposer as well as the seconder of the motion has fallen into this position, which is much more convenient than honourable to the individuals (hear) and to the Mi nisters. But, sir, is there nothing to consider in the matter but the convenience of the Ministers? What is the oountry to think of this exhibition ? (Hear hear.) The country - will surely require some information, at least some rational explanation why - , when negotiations have been carried on until they have arrived at a termination of failure, when their records have been placed upon the table of Parliament, when a right hon,, gen tl eman has given notice to ask the opinion of Parliament upon these negotiations, when the Minister rises, and only rises to facilitate that discussion, and yields the highest possible favour to a private member of Parliament, viz., a Govern ment day, in order to take the opinion of Parliament —th e country will at least expect that the Minister should make a declaration, clear, unequivocal, explicit, to show that we are not trifled with under those circumstances. But if we renounce, as a Parliament, one of the highest, one of the most solemn duties a House of Commons can perform, which is to express its opinion upon negotiations that have failed in accomplishing their object or objects, let it be shown that we have done it upon great and sufficient Founds, and in a manner and spirit which, whatever may "'tile condition of the Ministry or of their official or non ,ointinaiirtupporters, will at least leave the House of Corn- Cheer,.) a clear and honourable light before the country. Lora - l'A-131ERSTON—Sir, in reply to what has fallen from the courserho that the c 41 gentleman, lam prepared to maintain hones I have taken in regard to the pro oeedings of the upr this matter has been uniform and consistent. Th*ce gentleman upon a former occasion called upo n me g to t 1 11° °. n the table of the house the proceedings of the conference upon would do so. I think th e h oaae of V ienna. I told him I country were entitled to have rtihgobsteiplornoc. e;lnitnigesmiaati:tilii:t'phrieehasaenatlts..s?aTi;lotz laegotia.tio n . proceedings the rgetie•titest unsuccessful or failing t t b ed records of an are the records of a negotiation conducted with th e iv .' they ability by my noble friend ; and if they have not in a termination favourable to the objects of Peat fault has not lain with the noblelor tb l, e th fau the flan „ ,u as mt, l a i n with her Majesty 'e Government, te with our ally the Emperor of the French, lain with our ally t o a certain degreel may say_ (laughter and cheers)—that is as far as moral political sentiment goes—(laughter) i say fault has not lain with the Government of Austria, the but the fault has rested with the Government of Ru ssia, to whom we are ° P l ''tel- But the right hon. gentleman then called upon me to do that which he said had been done on similar oc cafearirvB_,_' to come down with a message from the Crown bea u ..n_ . l _ l 7aillament approving of the course that had geit Z ah. ". what t was the answer I made to the right hen. holm recollects that answer. It ref aped e Lts4 ciecuOlv THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1855. at the head. They are anxious for an honourable peace, because they have na confidence, and because the feeling abroad is that a large portion of the Cabinet are at this moment anxious for peace at any price. (Cheers.) It is because I am not anxious for peace at any price, but for an honourable peace, that I ask the house to insist upon discussin g the propositions of the right hon. gentleman. I must tell him that he has put himself in a position in which the house has a right to call upon him to persevere in his motion. He has thrust himself forward. There are other gentlemen who would come forward, but he hasfore stailed them, and the house has therefore a right to ask him to persevere. We demand of him that he will perse vere, because we demand an honourable peace. Not a peace at all price, but only an honourable peace. (Cheers.) The Marquis of GPsANBY said—lt seems to me of great importance in deciding the question whether the discussion is or is not to be postponed that we should clearly under stand whether the negotiations are now actually taking place or not, and there is a prospect of peace being concluded. It appears to me also essential to know distinctly whether the First Lord of the Treasury is willing to entertain any propositions that may be made by any of the Five Powers at Vienna, or whether the propositions which are to be made are restricted solely to the Powers of France and England. I ask this, because the date at which the noble lord the member for London said that he had ex hausted his instructions was not the 26th of April, as stated by the right hon. gentleman the member for South Wilts (Mr. S. Herbeit), but, as I think, the 21st of April, before Russia had made her last proposition. It therefore seems to me that the noble lord received instructions from her Majesty's Government that, whatever propositions Russia might make, they were not to be entertained, but that he was to come back to England. This is a point which I wish to have cleared up before the house decides whether the discussion is to be adjourned or not? Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, it is of course at the discre tion of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manches ter to choose whether he brings on his motion or not. With regard to that point, her Majesty's Government have no advice to give him. They will only say that they are ready to meet the motion if it is persevered in, and to acquiesce in its postponement if it is postponed. The hon. and learned gentleman the member for Sheffield says that the declaration of my noble friend amounts to no more tha n what might be said at any moment in any war ; that is to say that her Majesty's Government are ready to entertain propositions for peace, Now, this is not the state of affairs as they are at present. We are bound, as far as we can, considering the confidential nature of the communications, to state the present condition of affairs. In the first place, therefore, I think it right to fill up that which isnot stated in the protocols, which are merely summaries of confer ences which lasted often from four hours to four hours and a half. At the last conference at which I had the honour to be present Count Buol said that he did not think the dis cussions would lead to any result, or that the belligerent Powers were likely to agree ; therefore he thought that the conference had better terminate. He also said that he did not think the means of accommodation were exhausted, but as every member of the conference had a right to bring forward propositions, ho hoped upon an early day the conference would again meet for the purpose of considering any propositions which might be proposed. To that I answered that I certainly hoped that the means of accommodation might not be exhausted ; but as my in structions were exhausted, I therefore hoped that Count Buol would not name an early or any fixed day for the meeting of the conference, as I was unprovided with in structions to discuss the propositions which might arise. That was not without precedent even during the present conference, for during the time that the Russian plenipo tentiaries were waiting for instructions from St. Peters. burg the conferences were adjourned. There was a sub sequent meeting of the conference—showing clearly that they were not entirely broken off—at the request of the Russian plenipotentiaries, and at that confer ence the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, following up what I have stated, explained very clearly the reasons why his instructions were exhausted. He said, with reference to the new propositions of the Russian plenipotentiaries, as he had already declared at the last conference, that since the Russian plenipotentiaries had declined in every form whatever we had proposed, there was a limit to our instructions on the proposition relating to the neutralisation of the Black Sea. After that rejection we were not empowered to consider proposals which did not include those terms. The French Ambassador, Baron Bourqueney, and Lord Westmoreland also agreed in this conclusion. The right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford said that the plenipotentiaries differed amongst themselves. They all three made the same decla ration. They said that as the Russian proposals contained the principle of closing the Dardanelles, but not the entire principle of opening the straits to all the Powers, there was au element of accommodation. Count Buol declared that not even a basis of accommodation was contained in the proposals of the Russian plenipotentiaries. Again, the conference was adjourned without any date being appointed for its meeting; but the Austrian Government declared through Count Buol that, in their opinion, the means of accommodation were not exhausted. I must say that throughout the discussions the representatives of Austria have shown that they agreed with the Western Powers, and not with Russia in her propositions. (Hear, hear.) The difference between them undoubtedly was this. Whilst tLss plenipotentiaries of France and Great Britain were not ready to listen to any terms which did not contain a last ing and solid peace, the Austrian plenipotentiaries were most unwilling to put forward any grounds in such man ner as should immediately involve Austria in the danger and miseries of war without being positively certain that every means of accommodation were finally exhausted. That of course made some difference with respect to the spirit with which the different propositions were received. With regard to the opinion and moral support, we could not have received better than that which we received from the plenipotentiaries of Austria. Now, it is not only difficult but impossible to aecertain anything precisely with respect to propositions for peace, which I think :must come from some foreign Govern ment and not from our own ; but my opinion cer tainly is that, whether the propositions lead to peaceor not —because upon that question I feel myself quite incom petent to give an opinion —the Austrian Government will, before the conferences are finally closed, make some pro positions. I imagine that those propositions must have one of two resulfs —either they will be rejected by one, per haps by both, of the belligerent powers, and then the con ferences will be broken off—it is no doubt perfectly com petent for any member to ask the house to declare its opinion on the negotiation--or the negotiation will be re sumed, and there will be a better prospect of peace being concluded. Ido not think it is possible for me to say more. When hon. gentlemen say that our statements are vague, that the speech of my noble friend near me is vague, it is because there is nothing definite and precise in the situation. (Hear, hoar.) Of that which is in it self indefinite it is impossible to give a precise and defi nite explanation. This condition of affairs differs ma terially from the supposition made by the honourable and learned member for Sheffield (Mr. Roebuck), which is that at any time during any war propositions of peace may be made by any of the parties. There have been conferences for the purpose of considering the terms of peace. The four belligerent powers have not agreed upon the terms of peace, therefore the negotiations have hitherto failed. But the negotiations are suspended, not totally broken off. Ido not know that I can add anything more to this statement. Of course it is for the right hon. gen • tleman the member for Manchester to take any course which he pleases, and we shall be ready at any time to meet his propositions. Sir J. PAKINGTON said—lt does not seem to me that the noble lord has stated any facts whatever, or added any thing to what has fallen from the noble lord the Prime Minister, which can guide the house to a decision upon the question whether the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester ought or ought not to persevere in his mo tion. Ido not believe that there is on either side of the house the least disposition to press her Majesty's Govern ment. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances are too important for any such desire to exist; but if the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester is deterred from persevering in his motion, I think it right that the house should have a more explicit statement from her Majesty's Government oft the point, whether the conferences are still going on, and negotiations still pending. I think that difficulties have arisen, and this confusion has been created, from the fact that the negotiations have taken place at the capital of a neutral power. Our representa tive still remains at Vienna, but the plenipotentiaries have returned, and Government has laid the protocols on the table of this house. The natural and usual course is for Parliament to pass its opinion on those protocols, and I cannot see why the right hon. gentleman the mem ber for Manchester should forbear to press his motion, un less Government is prepared to tell the house that negotia tions are still pending, and that they are still open. I think it right that the house should have a more explicit declara tion on this point. It is impossible for the house not to come to the conclusion that her Majesty's Government is a party to the two courses which have been proposed—first, by the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford, who proposes the adjournment of the house ; secondly, by the right hon. gentleman the member for South Wilts, who has intimated his intention of moving the previous question. I think from the conversation which has taken place that the house has good cause to believe that her IF.ajesty's Government is anxious that one of the two courses should be adopted. The noble lord says that he is prepared to meet the motion with a direct negative. \Vhy then had he not asked the righthon. gentlemennot tobring forward their motions, in order that he might meet it in this way ? Why did the noble lord put aside the regular busi ness of the evening In order that the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester might give Parliament an op portunity of expressing its opinion on this question, when it now appears that the noble lord and her Maje Tty's Govern ment are desirous to evade the question. If anything has occurred which renders it desirable that the discussion should be postponed, I think the house will agree if her Ma jesiv'a Government expresses such a desire ; but, in the ab sence of any such declaration from her Majesty's Govern sl announced assigned on a former Why t the i mont, I s ee no reason—certainly none has been assigned why the n o bl e l ord should change the purpose which I occasion h ; ° a n n . dgelnttlheimnk no an the mem berreason for Manchester should not persevere in his motion. Sir G. C-REY—I think the question of the right hon. bart. has been answered in anticipation. He is asked whether the conferences have been closed, or rather he has assumed that the plenipotentiaries have been withdrawn. I think the statement of my noble friend was that the con ferences were not closed, but were now in the same position as when they were, at the request of the Russian plenipo tentiaries, adjourned, without a day having been fixed for their renewal. They have not been finally closed, and any proposition by any of the powers may still he entertained by the members of the conference who still remain at Vienna. Therefore it is not the truth that the plenipoten tiaries have been withdrawn. My noble friend was associated with Lord Westmoreland. The French Mi nister for Foreign Affairs was associated with Baron Bourqueney, who is left also at Vienna. Lord West moreland has also full powers to act alone, and Baron Bourquency has the same powers. The elements of the conference, therefore, still remain, and on any day on which the conference may be resumed, any new proposi tion may be taken into consideration. The right hon. baronet has assumed that her Majesty's Government were ' anxiously on the watch for every opportunity to avoid this discussion. That statement has already been denied by my noble friend at the head of the Government. He stated that Government were prepared to meet the discussion if the house pleases to go on with it, and if the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester, after what he has heard, is willing to leave the discretion in the hands of the house. (Hear.) - - Mr. M. GIBSON—The right hon. gentleman has placed rather a heavy responsibility on me, but I admit I am botnid to endure it, as I have given notice of moving this address. The hon. and learned member for Sheffield says I have thrust myself forward in the wetter, and that he ias(. ~- -. ~ and his friends are determined to have an honourable peace, but that there are others who would have peace at any price. Ido not know upon what authority he makes that assertion, or why he and his friends are to arrogate to themselves an exclusive appreciation of the value of the honour and dignity of the country. (Hear, hear.) I do not yield to him or to any man in this house in a desire co uphold the dignity and honour of my country—(hear) — and I would not be the man to stand up in my place in the House of Commons and advocate any course which I thought inconsistent with the safety, the honour, and the dignity of the country. (Hear, hear.) The Government ought, I think, to have anticipated discussion when they laid these papers on the table of the house. (Hear, hear.) I considered, when the Government placed be fore the houses of legislature a record of the proceedings of a recent conference, they invited the opinion of Parlia ment on the course which they had pursued ; and having myself perused the papers, I felt at liberty, under the circumstances, to move an address, with a view of sub mitting an opinion to the consideration of the house. But I admit the difficulty of the position, now the Go , vernment tell us that the conferences are not ended, and that before they are fully concluded, the Austrian Go vernment are understood to be charged with pro posing some plan for bringing about an understanding be tween the belligerent powers—that that government will, before the conclusion of these conferences, submit a plan to the governments of France and England, for the re-es tablishment of peace. This being the case, and hearing also from the government that under these circumstat,e they would feel at liberty to discuss with frankness and without reserve the various proposals tLat have been made, I admit I feel that I should not be serving perhaps the ob ject I have myself in view, or serving the public interest, if I were to persevere in this motion. And I feel this the more especially when the right hon. gentleman tells me he will meet it by moving the previous question, because the division would then b. taken, not on the merits of my proposal, but on the preliminary consideration of whether or not it was convenient, after the statement made by the government, that such a proposal should be made at all. In postponing it, however, I mean not to abandon the proposal. (Hear, hear.) But if the existence of the con ference is to be a reason why the opinion of parliament should not be taken on the policy of the government, I want to know how long these conferences are to last ? (Hear, and a laugh.) For if they are to go on from day to day till the end of the session, they will thus undoubtedly gain the advantageof throwing overthe discussion on their policy altogether. While, therefore, I feel compelled to re spond to theappealsthat have been made to me to postpone the motion now, I beg to give notice of my intention to take the very earliest opportunity after Whitsuntide of bringing it forward. (Cheers.) Mr. MALINS could nothelp rising to express his opinion on the present state of affairs. The nation was watching the proceedings of the house with intense anxiety and yet no rational grounds were given to warrant the expectation that any propositions would be made. Nothing was given by an assurance that at some-indefinite period some pro positions would be brought forward. The opinion of the country and its feelings had a right to be considered. A general feeling now prevailed that the house had been wanting in its duty, and treating this great ques tion with an indifference which would, in his opinion pro duce a deep digust throughout the land. He trusted that Government would make up its mind to deal with the country and the house as the , house and the country had dealt with them. Government had upon all hands received the most friendly support. The country had, however, ex pressed its opinion that the war which it had got into, whether rightly or not, ought to be carried on to an honour able conclusion. He considered the present occasion as nothing more than a solemn farce and preconcerted scheme, which was intended to be a delusion for the country when the country was anxious to maintain its honour and great ness. He must say that he heartily disapproved of the course which was being taken on this question, and he would not give his support to a Government which would carry on the affairs of the country in this manner. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said it was clear that the course which the house ought to pursue depended on the fact whe ther it was true or not that the conferences were closed. If Austria was about to produce propositions which might or might not be accepted, it was clearly a legitimate ex cuse for the house not to enter upon this discussion at the present moment, and, in his opinion, the right hon. gen tleman the member for Manchester had exercised a wise discretion in the course which he had taken. He (Sir H. Willoughby), however, trusted that the doubt would be cleared up as to whether any propositions were to be ex pected from Austria. Mr. JOHN M`GREGOR believed that Austria, al though acting in good faith, would never agree to make an aggressive war against Russia, which she could not do without dismembering tho Austrian empire. He thought the war had been entered into without due consideration, and in ignorance of the power of the Russian empire, and trusted that every means would be adopted to establish a permanent and honourable peace. Mr. CAYLEY said he had always looked upon the mo tion of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Milner Gibson) as in opportune and dangerous to the best interests of the coun try, and he considered the discussion which had just taken place still more dangerous. Those who imagined that the tone of this discussion represented the feelings of the people were most egregiously mistaken, and if the speeches which had been delivered should influence the negotiations now going on, they might lead to the establishment of a most disastrous peace. The more Parliament protested in favour of peace the more distant would it be, for Russia would look upon the course taken by the advocates of peace at any price as an encouragement to continue the contest. (Hear.) OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. (Prom a Supplement to Friday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 21. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by Yield• Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. Before Sebastopol, May 8, 1855. My Lord,—The enemy assaulted our advanced parallel on the right attack on the night of the sth instant, and some actually got into the trench ; but they were speedily driven out and repulsed with the utmost gallantry by the detachments occupying it, of the 30th and 49th Regiments, under Captain Williamson and Lieutenant Gubbins, of the former, and Lieutenant Rochfort, of the latter, who, un fortunately, was severely wounded ; and I regret to have to add that several valuable non-commissioned officers and men were killed and wounded on the occasion. On the same night Captain Arnold,* of the 4th Foot, was wounded and taken prisoner, whilst posting the advanced sentries on the left attack. The loss of the ser vices of this officer is greatly to be lamented. Tie had done duty unremittingly, and in the most spirited man ner, throughout the operations of the siege. I inclose the return of casualties to the 6th instant. I have heard that six ships, having on board Sardinian troops, have arrived in the Bosphorus. I halite, &c., RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. * Intelligence has since been received of the death of Captain Arnold. Enclosure 1. RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 4TH TO THE 6TH MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 2d Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 4th Foot— 1 officer missing. 7th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 14th Foot-2 rank and file, killed. 18th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 23d Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 30th Foot-1 serjeant. 3 rank and file, wounded ; 1 rank and file, missing. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, u ounded. 41st Foot-1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, wounded. 47th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 49th Foot-3 rank and file, killed ; 1 officer, 15 rank and file, wounded ; 1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, missing. 57th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 89th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 90th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. Total-9 rank and file, killed ; 1 officer, 2 serjeants, 35 rank and file, wounded ; 1 officer, 1 serjeant, 2 rank and tile, missing. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 4Ts TO THE 6TH MAY, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. Max 5. 49th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant G. Rochfort, severely. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS MISSING, FROM THE 4TH TO THE 6TH MAY, 1855, INCLU SIVE. MISSING. MAY 5. 4th Regiment of Foot. Captain W. T. Arnold was taken prisoner, and is sup posed to have been wounded, previously to falling into the hands of the enemy. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 4. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM 4ra TO 6rs MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. MAT 4. 14th Regime - 2t of Foot.' Private Patrick Callaghan. Private George Walker. 89th Regiment of Foot. Private Henry Nicholson. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private Thomas Turner. MAY 5. 47th Regiment of Foot. Private John Forsyth. 49th Regiment of Foot. Corporal William Kent. Private Andrew Ash. Private Patrick Creighan. MAY 6. 18th Regiment of Foot. Private Daniel Walpole. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 5. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM THE 4TH TO 6TH MAY, 1855. INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. MAY 4. 30th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant Thomas Delaney, severely. 41st Regiment of Foot. Private John Williams, slightly. 89th Regiment of Foot. Private Robert Steele, dangerously. 90th Regiment of Foot. Private Andrew Toomey, severely. Private Thomas Brennan, dangerously. MAY 5. • 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private David Buchanan, slightly. 23d Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Lint, slightly. Private David Jones, severely. Private William Brown, dangerously. 30th Regiment of Foot. Lance Corporal Alex. Boreland, severely. Lance Corporal James Pollard, severely. Private James Martin, slightly. 34th Regiment of Foot. Private John Day, severely. 41st Regiment of Foot. Serjeant Dario' Ford, severely Private Patrick Mara, severely Private Thomas Woodrough, dangerously, since dead. Private William Wormington, slightly. 49th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Martin Connolly, severely. Private Frederick Courtenay, severely. Private Peter Farquhar, severely. Private William James, severely. Private Patrick Doyle, severely. Private John Cavanagh, severely. Private Jual Linahan, severely. _ Private James G-ormanly, severely. Private Denis Linahan, slightly. Private John Kelly. slightly. Private James McNiel, slightly. Private Michael Rogers, slightly. Private Thomas Treasey, slightly. Private John Mulvany, slightly. 57th Regiment of Foot. Private Patrick Barry, slightly. . 90th Regiment of Foot. Private William Johnson, slightly. MAY 6. 7th Regiment of Foot, Private David Norman, severely. Private Philip Guest, severely. 49th Regiment of Foot. Private John Edwards, severely. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Private Arthur French, slightly. J. B. BUCK/ , i - All ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 6. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES MISSING FROM THE 4ra TO 6ra MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. MISSING: -- MAY 5. 30th Regiment of Foot. Private Patrick Driscoll. MAY 6. 49th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant James Robinson. Private Patrick Bannon. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. ENGLISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. Lord Clarendon presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and begs leave to forward to him the ac companying list, received from an unofficial source, of some of the English prisoners at Voronetz, in Russia, who have been reliev e d f rom f un d s supp li e d by her Ma jesty's Government for this purpose, through the oblig ing intervention of the Danish Minister at St. Peters burg. The publication of this list might be satisfactory to the families of the persons mentioned : Foreign-office, May .21, 1855. ENGLISH PRISONERS OF WAR TO WHOM CLOTHING, &C., HAS BEEN ISSUED, BY H; CHRISTOPFIERSON, ESQ. 4th Dragoon Guards.—Privates Joseph Chapman, Jas. Donoughue, and Denis Driscoll. 4th Light Dragoons.—Troop-Major Hugh Crawfurd. Corporal Joseph Armstrong. Privates James Bagshaw, James Bolton, Robert Farquherson, Charles Fredericks, Thomas King, Michael O'Brieno, and Samuel Parkes. Bth Hussars.—Privates William Bird, John Beavan, Patrick Horan, and Richard Palfrym an. 11th Hussars.--Privates Henry Parker and William Pilkington. 13th Light Dragoons.—Sergeant - Major John Lincoln. Sergeant Henry Alderson. Privates John M`Cann and Charles Warren. 17th Lancers.—James McAllister. Royal Artillery—Gunner Alexander Willey. Coldstream Guards—Private James Kerry. 4th Foot.—Private John Parker. 7th Foot.—Corporals Thomas Edwards and Jas. Walsh. Privates Robert Argue, Robert Bricklan, Thomas Kelson, and Atkinson Nettleton. 20th Foot—Privates Patrick Murray and Terence Lynch. 234 Foot—Sergeant George Newman. Corporals Richard Clarke and William Hill. Privates John Birch, George Cumber, John Crooke, John Gettings, William Lancaster, Edward Manderville and Charles Williams. 33d Foot—Private William Paradise. 41st Foot—Private John M'Cartny. 42d Highlanders—Private Alexander M`Kenzie. 44th Foot—Sergeant-Major Francis O'Neill. 47th Foot—Privates Dennis M`Donald, James Lytbgo, and James Wiltshire. 49th Foot—Sergeant John Surrige. 50th Foot—Privates John Callaghan and Patrick Thompson. 55th Foot—Privates Martin Graham and Michael Mahony. brth Foot—Sorgoant Janata Connally. the charges the right hon. gentleman has just brought for ward again. I said I will not do any such thing, because it would be shutting a door against any honourable negotia tions, and destroying all hopes of peace. I said I will not shut that door, and therefore the charge the right hon. gen tleman now brings against me of not having held uniform language is not founded upon the course I have pursued. I stated then that which I state now, namely, that I do not re nounce hopes of a satisfactory result from future negotia tions, and that I will not take a step which would close a door to negotiations, or render any negotiation for the present im possible. But, then, the right hon. gentleman says that I did not discourage the right hon. member who is about to make his motion. The house surely recollects I was asked a question by the hon. gentleman the colleague of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester—(hear) —who asked me whether the time had arrived when the house might fairly enter into a discussion on the negotia tions. I said that the hon. member must exercise his own discretion, but that I thought such a course would be a most inconvenient one in the present state of affairs. I said that it would be attended by public inconvenience, but that it was not my intention to dictate to the hon. member or to any other person. I thought the hon. member would abstain from pressing his question on the considera tion of the house in the present state of things; but the right hon. gentleman the other member for Manchester did nevertheless think it right to put his notice on the paper. What was the course then I thought it my duty to pursue? Should I, on the part of the Government, back out from the discussion ? (Hear.) Should I endeavour to stare it off by technical delays, saying that this day would be incon venient, or the next day would be incovenient ? No, sir ; I feel it the duty of the Government boldly to face the right hon. gentleman ; and though I disapproved of his motion, and though I thought and still think it was a most ill judged motion, and one calculated to lead to a discussion which must be injurious to the interests of the country, if the right hon. gentleman thought otherwise, I said, "Here we are ; I will give you an early day for the pur pose ;" and now I have come down here ready to meet the right hon. gentleman face to face upon the terms of his motion, if he thinks right to make it, and to give it a positive and direct negative. (Cheers.) Well, I say the course I assume is perfectly plain and simple, and there is nothing that requires illustration. We laid before Parlia ment the documents it was entitled to have. I would not take the step the right hon. gentleman urged me to take, because I thought it would b shutting a door upon future negotiations. I stated to the right hon. gentle man the member for Manchester that I thought it would be extremely inconvenient for the public interest—not for the inconvenience of members of the Government, for I place the matter on higher grounds—that it would bo pre judicial to the interest of the country with a view to future negotiations, that we should be called upon at the present moment to discuss and come to a decision upon the terms which had been offered and refused, and upon the terms which might have been proposed. I went into those dis tinctions in my answer to the right hon. gentleman, and I said that I thought there would be an inconvenience, and I think so still. Whether the motion of the right hon. gentle man is met, as my right hon. friend the member for 'Wilt shire intends, by moving the previous question, or by a direct negative, as the Government are prepared to move, I think in either case the discussion must be prejudicial to the in terests of the public. But the discussion is forced upon her Majesty's Government, and we are ready to meet it. (Hear, bear.) I was asked a question founded upon pas sages in one of the protocols. I answered those questions; but if I am called upon by the right hon. gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire to enter into an explanation of what passed between the Government of her Majesty and those of France and Austria, I say I will not be led into explanations and discussions of confidential communi cations (hear, hear); the effect of which must be to ren der such communications for the future impossible, or, at all events, not beneficial for the purposes for which they are carried on. I say the house may or may not think fit to continue to give their trust and confidence to her Majesty's Government in the conduct of public affairs; it is for them to judge; but this I will say, whatever Government may enjoy the confidence of this house, I think this house would commit e. great mistake, and would be doing a great injury to the public service, if they were to take out of the hands of the Government, whatever it may be, the conduct of matters which can only be carried on by Government. (Cheers.) If the House of Commons take upon itself to do that which the motion indicates, viz., to prescribe to the Executive Government how it is to carry on negotiations, what conditions it is to ask for, what conditions it may 4:iress, and what condi tions give up—if this house takes upon itself the power of carrying on negotiations, I say they will be doing a greater injury, and he departing more dangerously from the true principles of the constitution than I think any great num ber of gentlemen in this house will be inclined to submit to. I say, therefore, that negotiations of this nature can only be carried on by an executive Government ; but, if they are to be called upon from day to day to state what is the last proposal made, and what is proposed to be done, and what has been done during the last week or ten days, the functions of Government must cease. I say you roust give a certain amount of confidence to any Government that may exist for the day. If you think this Government unworthy and undeserving of your confidence, say so dis tinctly and plainly, and we shall know distinctly what it is our duty to do. (Hear, hear.) But so long as you do not do so, so long as this house is content to leave the Executive Government in its place, I say it is the duty of this house, and that it is necessary for the interests of the country that you should not interfere in this manner in the detail of a negotiation, that you should wait until the final result is known, and then if you are displeased, you can censure the Government if you like, or express your opinion as you please. But you never will arrive at a successful end of the negotiations if this house is to under take, as the motion is calculated to effect, the practical di rection of important negotiations. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT—I wish to say that I think there has been a little over-excitement on both sides of the table about this matter. (Laughter.) The right hon. gentleman the member for Backs need not be very much exasperated at any course that may be taken to-night ; for he must know very well that the object of my right hon. friend is one which is not supposed to harmonise entirely with the views com monly expressed by the majority of his followers, and there fore is at liberty to judge what is bait in the interest of the object which we have at heart, and which I take to be the establishment of a satisfactory peace. Now, the house will not suppose that I have any object other than that after the course I have taken for the last twelve months on these questions. Some time ago I put a question to the noble lord at the head of the Government, to which he has referred to-night, and I was anxious then to have from him something more explicit than he had given us as to whether negotiations were being carried on or not ; and when I said carrying on, I meant not that the nego tiations were exhausted, for if the negotiations were ex hausted we should be at war for ever, nor did I want to know exactly if the Allied Powers were willing to receive offers from Russia, if they were sufficiently submissive ; that we also know very well ; nor did we want to know if Austria were engaged in doing a great many things other than those which this country and Government have been asking her to do for a long time past. (Laughter.) What I wanted to know was this, for I wished to embarrass the Government as little as possible— (hear, hear) — and, indeed, I would be willing to bargain not to speak in this house for the next fifteen years, if the noble lord would undertake to bring the negotiation to a successful termination in the month of June. My object is very well understood ; but I wish the noble lord at the head of the Government to tell us whether the conferences or negotiations are under that form and under those cir cumstances that take them out of that ordinary state of things always existing during a st a t e o f war, i n w hi ch each side is willing to receive from the other ; whether the conferences lately held may be said to be still alive, and whether the noble lord the member for the city of Lon don, or the Earl of •Vestmoreland, or anybody, is in com munication, and in such a manner as to afford some pro bability or hope that pa me is not absolutely distant. Will the noble lord allow me to observe that it is not Austria alone which makes the observation which was quoted by the right hon. gentleman the member for Wiltshire, and which I quoted, viz., that there were the elements of a satisfactory settlement in the propositions of Russia, but the French Minister for Foreign Affairs at Vienna also gave expression to a similar opinion. Well, if that be so, what I want to do is to impress upon the house, and especially upon the noble lord, that, there being an opportunity of re-establishing peace on honourable terms, that opportunity should not be allowed to slip ; and if the noble lord give, as he has partiallygiven, an assurance of that kind to the house, I should be as anxious to abstain from urging my right hon. friend to pro ceed with his motion as I should be anxious to abstain my self under similar circumstances. The question being, what is most advantageous to the interests of those members of this house who wish the war to be brought to a close, and who think that there is something in the late propositions upon which a satisfactory peace might be settlecl,itappears to me that the right hon. gentleman my colleagu e h as th a t only to consider, an d no t what may be the objects of those who may either feel, as I do, not very friendly to the Go vernment, or who are anxious to prolong the war. The noble lord the member for Durham (Lord H. Vane), who was about to second the motion of my right hon. col league, and the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford, if I understood what he said cor rectly, intended to vote in favour of that proposition. It becomes a question when those who take such views, and are anxious for the passing of these resolutions, believing that the passing of these resolutions by this' house would be productive of great and important results—when they urge my right hon. colleague to withdraw his motion, ho is placed in that difficulty which we have seen many mem bers of this house (of late placed in, I am afraid to urge anything with regard to it—(hear, and laughter)—but if anybody will say that it will be subservient to the cause of peace, I will urge him to withdraw his motion ; but, inas much as the statements that have been made appear to me to be vague, I shall urge my right hon. friend by no means to suspend indefinitely the motion which lie has proposed for to-night, and I take it for granted that some time dur ing the week after the Whitsuntide holidays the noble lord will be able to tell us whether there is a pi ohability of the conference coming to a satisfactory conclusion. lam sure that there is a large party in the country anxious to have this question thoroughly debated in this house, and who think that they will get from the debate a little more truth than they have hitherto got from her Majesty's Govern• ment, and a great deal more truth than they have got from the public newspapers during the last twelve months. I shall be satisfied if the motion goes on, and, under the cir cumstances, I shall be equally satisfied if it be postponed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. ROEBUCK— Sir, after the speech of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, Ithink the right hon. member for Manchester is bound to go on with his motion. The noble lord the member for Durham kindly informs us that he intended to second the motion of the right hon. gentleman, but that the circumstances are changed. Now, after the speech of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's (government, I ask, have the circum stances changed ? The noble lord says that when the right hon. gentleman proposed to bring his resolution before the house he felt that it was impolitic to do so. Ho feels so now, but ho did not give the house to understand that any thing had happened to place the circumstances iu a Wile rent position than they were at the time when the right hon. gentleman !proposed his resolution. The noble lord says that Government is open to any propositiuu that will lead to peace. Now, I ask if that is not a condition in war which every Government is at every moment, of every auxioNeillieic,oh ever exi , sted ? (Hear.) Are we not at all times props the noble hc:zr2.. .. raa jeyi.stry eGaeceve.rhlmsennottinthae position aloardt allat the th a e t a e d. r o e f . propositions I will tell o ? s , ition hich would lead to an honoui able what is there that has happened which in- P postpone lfei I:l:mienird to come to the determination to second now e o th f e th r e ight hon. gentleman to I believe right he m ntohbeleglllotrecsitznhyhlefuerrgee the t h h o e us c e o . un l try t t ge t t n h h t i a t m e t ii n n d to bring dance in the noble lord e that speak the voice of Mad country have no coufi overnment of which he is ,:) bu Liiuu • Ott ,dip 4J04, F it, SUPPLY. Mr. GROGAN wished to know whether the Government intended to proceed with supply during the present sitting? Mr. WILSON replied that the Government did not in tend to go into committee, but the order of the day would be read, for the purpose of giving hon. members an oppor tunity of bringing forward motions of which they had given notice. Mr. DISRAELI wished to know if any supply would be taken before the holidays. Mr. WILSON said there was no probability of any votes on supply being taken until after the holidays, because when the order .of the day for going into committee of supply on Thursday was moved, the hon. member for Aylesbury would bring on his motion, the discussion on which would no doubt take up all the evening. Mr. DISRAELI thought there should be some specific understanding in so important a matter as to'whether supply would be gone into on Thursday or not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the course followed in respect of supply had been adhered to in the present case. When they came to the order of the day respecting it, that order would be postponed until Thursday. Mr. OTWAY asked if supply would be taken on Thurs dayM r. WILSON replied that it would, for the purpose he had stated. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then withdrawn. VICTORIA GOVERNIIENT BILL. Sir J. PAKINGTON suggested that the Grants of Land Bill should be put down for a second reading at tho same time as this measure, so that the discussion could be taken upon them both at the same time. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to that course, and would put them down for a second reading on the 11th of June. ➢ir. LOWE said he could not undertake to discuss both bills in the same debate, as his objections to the one were totally different from the objections he had to the other. Both bills were then ordered to be read a second time on the 14th of June. COAL MINES INSPECTION BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be c.)m. rnitted on the 7th of June. FISHERIES (BRITISH ISLANDS AND FRANCE BILL. This bill was read a second time. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL. This bill passed through committee pro forma, and was ordered to be re-committed on Monday week. PERSONAL ESTATES OF INTESTATES BILL. This bill was considered as amended, the amendments agreed to, and the bill ordered to be reprinted with the amendments, and read a third time on Friday next. MILITIA (No. 2) BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Friday. NATIONAL GALLERY (DUBLIN) BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. EDUCATION OF PAUPER CHILDREN BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported to the house. The Brighton Incorporation Bill was read a second time. AFFIRMATION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, MR. LOCKE KING obtained leave to bring in a bill to alter the mode of amending acts of Parliament. The bill was read a first time. TRUCK AMENDMENT ACT. Mr. CHARLES FOSTER obtained leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend tht act Ist and 2d Wru, 4, c. 37, commonly called the Truck Act. The bill was read a first time. The house adjourned at five minutes to eight o'clock, till twelve o'clock to-morrow. [ADVERTISEMENT.] TIM WAR IN THE EAST.—POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. 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The next surprise was occasioned by the announcement that Rifleman was too lame to start. It is stated that on Sa turday morning he was quite sound and well, but in the afternoon was found to be " dead lame." The vacan cies thus caused were opportunities for Lord of the Isles, Wild Dayrell, and Kingstown to obtain prefer ment, and their friends worked zealously and success fully. Lord of the Isles, at 2 to 1, became first fa vourite ; Wild Dayrell, at 3 to 1, was the second ; and Kingstown, at 9to 2, was the third. The investments on each were to some hundreds. At one time 70 to 40 was repeatedly taken about Lord of the Isles, but at the close of the business 2 to 1 was currently offered on the field ; 800 to 200 was taken once about Kings town. Paros advanced to 16 to 1, and a marked im provement was manifested in the respective positions of Flatterer and Dirk Ilatteraick ; the former was backed at 20 and 16 to 1, and the latter at 30, 25, and 20 to 1. The Oaks betting presented no feature of importance. CLOSING PRICES. DERBY. 2to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (t. and offered) 3to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (t. to some money) 9 to 2 agst Kingstown (taken) 16 to 1 agst Paros (taken) 16 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rylstone (taken) 1000 to 10 each agst Bison, Courtenay, and Strood, Saraband, Benhams, Saucebox, Gulliver, and Ram bling Katie are scratched. The following notice was posted at 5 o'clock Rifleman is so lame that he cannot start.—(Signed GEORGE OSBALDESTON." It was a moot point with many of the members whe ther the above notice was tantamount to an official de claration. There can, however, be no doubt that all bets about Rifleman after the notice was posted are void, and that he is to all intents and purposes " scratched." OAKS. sto 1 agst Nettle (taken) sto 1 agst Blooming Heather (taken). 6 to 1 agst Dame Judith (taken) 6to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken) 7to 1 agst Capucine (taken) 10 to 1 agst Clotilde 10 to 1 agst Marchioness (take 12 to 1) 15 to 1 agst Chalice (taken). Rambling Katie and Morgan La Faye are scratched. NEWCASTLE-17PON-TYNE MEETING, JUNE 27. Acceptances for the Northumberland Plate. Two miles. 85 subs., 47 of whom declared. Age st lb I Age st lb King of Trumps... 6 8 7 Lady Tatton 3 6 1 Grand Inquisitor 4 7 11 Whitelock 4 5 9 Early Bird 4 7 9 Sicily Vindex Aribbas Exile of Erin 4 7 3 Freddy Dalkeith 6 6 13 Bolton Newbold Gamekeeper Bianca Waverley St. Clare 4 6 7 Lay cock) Brown Brandy ... 4 6 3 Lady Alicia The Spinner The Yore (h b) ... 4 6 3 Elastic Canute Dame Judith 3 6 3 Siding 3 4 13 Rylstone Amy Bloominglleather 3 6 1 The highest weight accei has been raised to that wei portion. sting being under Bst 71b, ii ;ht, and the others in pro RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending May 19, 1855 £1 9 ,172 6 4 Corresponding week last year 12,728 19 9 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 210,041 10 0 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 217,088 3 1 LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending May 19, 1855 £16,162 6 6 Corresponding week last year 16,458 0 8 Decreaso in 18: 5.. £305 14 2 THE NECESSITY OF GERMANY CO OPERATING WIT If THE ALLIES. The Austrian Gazette of Vienna publishes the following remarks : " The interruption of the conferences of Vienna has led to the resumption of deliberations at Frank fort. The epoch has now arrived at which the German powers must assume on the Eastern ques tion the attitude which becomes them. If they were to resolve to act in concert with Austria, and to prove energetically that :they are ready to make sacrifices for the common cause, it is very proba ble that such sacrifices would not be required from them. Rarely has there arisen such an oc casion as the present for substituting good-will for action. Russia would cede in pr e s e n ce o f united Germany. Germany, which has hitherto been neglected, would then be able to command esteem everywhere, and to cause her influence to prevail ; but, if the German powers, or a great part of them, were to separate from Austria, we should find ourselves at the commencement of a frightful confusion of which no one can foresee the end. Those persons who think that Austria can be forced by Germany to observe neutrality, to abandon her western allies, and to cede to the pretensions of Russia, deceive themselves greatly. By a false policy on the part of the German States, the treaty of the 2d December may assume a cha racter of intimacy which the German capitals do not desire to see it possess. If Germany refuses to support the policy which Austria has followed, France must supply the reserves required by the latter. How insensate are those who believe that the expedition of the Crimea has exhausted the forces of France, and that she is now incapable of placing on foot a large army ! A word pronounced in the Germanic Diet would suffice to cause a French army to pass the Rhine in the course of the present year ! Twelve months back, there were many persons who deceived themselves with respect to the forces of Russia, and now there are as many who judge falsely of the forces of France and Eng land. The check sustained by the Russians be fore Silistria gave a bad idea of their military power ; the resistance which the French and the English met with before Sebastopol causes it to be believed that France and England are exhausted. If, however, the Emperor Napoleon, and Lord Derby, the future chief of the British Cabinet, be forced to take an extreme resolution—they must take one if peace be not promptly re-established — Europe will soon present the same spectacle that she did during the first fifteen years of this century. The false sentiment of security which appears to prevail in Germany makes us tremble. The storm is suspended over Germany and over Poland, and it will certainly break over both, a nd especially over the latter, if it be not averted. It may still be ttirned aside ; as Germany can still, though at the eleventh hour, r estore peace to the world a nd herself, she can dill remove from her frontiers the perils of the present, and p a rt of those of the future." " The nomination of Prince Yermaloff to high functions at St. Petersburg," says the Constitution nel, " has for some days been the subject of gene ral conversation, and it is naturally considered as an indication of the increasing influence of the old Russian party. The nomination has called to mind the remark which caused the Prince to fall into disgrace with the late Czar. The Emperor Nicholas, to whom he constantly made opposition, said to him one day—' What must I do for you, Yermaloff, to make you more manageable !' ' Make a Gertaan of me, Sire !' replied the Prince, —alluding to the preference which the sovereign accorded to what is called in Russia the German party, of which Count de Nesselrode is one of the chiefs. After this reply, the Prince - was ordered to retire to Moscow, and ho has since lived there, setting him self up as chief of the national party." ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.—A public meeting, con vened by the Mayor, was held at the Shire-hall, Glou cester, on Friday evening, to take into consideration this important subject. The meeting was numerously at tended—the Lord Mayor in the chair. The speakers were Messrs. Potter, Kimberly, Baker, Helps, Phill potts, and W. P. Price, M.P. Resolutions urging the necessity of reform, &c., were carried unanimously, and petition to ,Parliament was read And adopted. • COUNTRY 111ABIZETS. -------- ....--- _..._ CHELMSFORD —MAY 1.8. Wsor T ht h es ja e tfi, millers more disposed to purchase, aucl.b°lder-!rel being induced to sell unless at higher prices, therer7o, advance on wheat of rr., as high as 85s per (1 0 7,5 made for some choice whitesamples. rwminattel,aosltd7peserk'ss. p n s : c es. s.priug corn, 0. 9 ' red, l e : v l . q .. .. r .. ''' 5 66 282 84 I 1 Oat s ,e a s W pod 3 3 11 : h a itcl i tr i n r.ed g . ' 181 .e. .... 1 1 .::.:::.: :: :.: i 2 19 4 : 243 0 633 new.... 58 77 Barley .................... 27 3 ' Dun ............. 31 44 Chevalier ........... 27 35 Beans, Tick • ..tick e¢4 46 Grinding . ......... 23 :-0 Barrow tteoi 1 Malt ....................... 68 72 I Mosisl3'::;".st4 40 Chevalier .......... 70 74 I Ditto, new" --_—. COLCHESTER,— MAT 19. . :06 ore The s upply of wheat moderate, much bigher,Pins weft demanded at the commencement of businese tua,,osrter were disposed to give, but prices wale 2s to 31;;;Iptioso dearer. In spring corn but little passing; all are in favour of the seller. 6 3 0 0; bite ,- bore Prices to-day were as follow :---Wheat, w 34 red, 72s to 80s ; barley 32s to 348 ; oats, 30s to 480; pOit Mazagan, 40s to 4 1 s ; Middle and s mall, 449 to I white, 46s to 48s ; grey, 42s to 445. _ . , rec ei/ei Official Statement of tho Quantities of Co P" - in the port of London, from the foll?solig the 11th to the 19th May, both inclusive. g 0 9 68 0 28/ I r Colchester .............. Harwich................. Leigh .................... Mallon ................. 1891 1 422 404 1185 i_.--1 48° ovva W ths: ea though sold dg o h n q l ------- 9 prices in favour KIRKCALDY-31°,1 h . ,. o tigh t f ° ,, rl l o:i f u i y i n m o og k o fo l y d os e de a r l t: de t f er e t r as i l s . lZ d r 8 , 1 i /old' fqgr rain a . 0 1 i r v e — O l - ' l.- eB O •i' 11 1° J t'i I 1 : 93°01 Oats. o i a First Wheat. I Barley. 61 I 0 r 80s Od I 37s 01 3e od 1 Od Second Third 76s Od I 35s Od n , ts 04 70_,....5:225...... Howard's West CHClaArtLleyMAisßllon--310 2 , 1 ° ~,oet• A Prices of Coal per ton at the close ef ' be d ire' d Tanfield l ao a N n w r r t t fi e a h l e t h i ll : P o : c o : 1L O: w oos •o• 5 0 NeNonVyvoe.erii.ss.tt..a.. Hartley i f i. i ti .la.e. r iy t . . 1 o . . y . 111 8 87 . 7 0 a fi g i ps t t o i ti ceurvo... . Vigg0...j..... ............, ~.. ..„ :: : 11:90 Tanfield Moor Butes ..... :. .... 1 5 5 '99 N Longridge's Wst Hartley 18 3 Kepler ....... •••,..:;,,„..,....9 Walker • Primrose .........15 0 Pltlyliner dello .... '' . l 9 Grey's West Hartley.l7 3 Busseire n .. .... '"'' . 4 o West Pelton ......... ..: .14 6 South Sett 4 .. ', ... .." 19 WYlam ....................... 15 9Stevtart's '' .. . . .. :.•"'''''.l9 ... cioscloc ..... ' . ..... .."'''lo Wallsend Ste flarteP°°, 10' ....... ' . "1 5 Acorn Close ... ' * 19 0 ilengh Pa • ... ..... .......... 19 ............ Gosforth ....... 18 0 Kelloe. ... ••• .. ........ :0 Harton ........................ 0 g o ut]) ge ll°6 . ......"'''' 15 ......... 1 8 Heaton '‘aE ß Eirec e liv l dea m nisle O nMYne nt lii . fr ! e. . ................................................ . 1..1.1 . 111111 99916° IWCl34illealeererrilseltth:gtlC:g:e.lii:ll°: 6:11te.11;*.::14):1:11.:."1.:1:''6:1::::1 preuttbshotne7l,:y.:C.;r::.,...o::::::.:.:,:ii Framwellgate .............. 19 C Skiborvirell Bl 94 1,8° 14 '''' Ships at market . ..... 1::------- ,40 3 ' _J SEA I_3ylLif -l j_--- - r ol'o O F the 'V ile C N signifies that the mai l s re oot fr ssi to.) foi by the night—and Ai by th naorninie -Awe , 0 ivarvoon,o9.leturl filiort.:,,,, S O X , ~4 es t 0 1 1,11 in General Fos 3 vispatc. ,- ''l TO °IICC, L0r_..1.(....1°..1...• ............< sr. A 0 DiVere ow Every Friday .. effd .... •• ' I'll 01 soudoeP , 1 %4 0 Soli fV°Pt. D ' i i 40 Jo flis s 6 ...... t o •• - • 13cl of th e : Tooof 0. poi;irt,;;;10, 184Alot of awl. rolouP:4:, Peifili 170 of tbe Os!: wet ::;tor i ,/ 11, luau) , • • • • - oill., gote4e'ic,;t , 0 0' 9th of the tue ... . tith _,,,r0 isth of the zeolite. ;;,totar Op ° th Ptieje , 1001 9th of the mos_ ....p e ri l I (Selteu eliPi ver 10 0 4 r. Pe 0 , 0 0 P .; , f co/ . ~••1 povicnipiolii 0 80sP , 'I IW Pao ffiee°elletP.'lol°l , f josdoa:00 000 Isout s r:of , P I A 9 0 1 i)0re....;01,,,5„ to .. , ,Pi ;'vo r '. • '' I' o 'o ilr/4,;:5i',,,,'"5.1 tiou -0- 0 p o o ptoo 0 .5001001... i ot .. 0 ' JO 1r ,1 • eiiiPia,l'. i l 4th of the illor1ti: weir ..., pi foto 2ori of the 01;,'",,,,..V15raP tIOGe 5th15t112,501'"00, see 00 p ert:, Id l7tboforl? o ri r .., ., 0 By private hip _ipoil __tpo , sthlstll2sthefinv!.oooßls,o mo OP' ithi7th27thofmo.o ath:3so. V p rivate of " I° .04° . 0. ,pi By pi shiP•_:'oo7..::,.•• pi sthleth2sthofo:w,popt,doo 505hOthoftlo.:.nto-_ )o li 2d SO Ilth oirsiontil 9° a 2d de moat/ - ll ila gd& 17th /11 ' L ip 11,0 0 ' ,ilosy, till'eowo/11,014 When any of these 'dates an on al.--. o cesal l be 4.- /Matched on the following dal. vile' :00 f il SporaectherinaPtodany),.and the Malta, how c ' ___,, . toofeeiAtiOr _.-------- ----- ' ettifki 040 ~.„ N i he Victoria-Areet OW er AW L ' „The 70+0'000' amount was raised as follows, viz : • joo °' -. P ° o 4 lo o dill' boor' by district rates in the western Ipc .1 ,0 , o l eo 1 5,000/. by a loan from the Itei in ftege'rn oi l 00" andCo m p 15 7 8 y 7 , 8 1 1. , 6bBysld. isbtyricdtistrraitcetsrait:oo:o:ol.o4:oof:boolo4 eiii Westminster. It appears that theof t he 551.14000. with r,ference tu the first length hi , g,84,1901 needed in the actual expenditureb tbe ;otoPopo: conteact price, a circumstance ° P a to theonportnijr explain in a memorandum senelce be Ps ir 01 0 ' 0 11 heti hasMbreentheffleCrtdedSSeuPpereiritnettletindellent c t if°ft t r il° 5Un, orir ice Force, at a salary of :',d. a 1 13 e1 0 Pw - b -I° ,ol . ., 11 0,ot HOSPITAL FOR CosstratipTiok,,, Coter„,,fol l''.0:10 day his Grace the AicbbishoP before Se'ioefly at St. Michael's, Chester-squr,e'A poOldreg;icialfr. othfitshheoGspoivtaerl.nm_eAnt and a croccus' -oolitic' amounting to lmnOsesttn./tl. haoLets.s.csyclltslirliOlddtAl.fuosroci:fi.ogileedio , so . ii,dg t:,, : 00 the O Rev. etvh.e C. t c h le i ,of /5% • ills B• 1•81111 0% ilt° 0' 10' A On the 18th inst., at Brightee, a d, ' 1 L O S born. ~, soil ,coe , On the 20th inst., at Bealah-hPi'nr, a o.u. 0 wife of Richard Peek, Esq., soliel 00 0 1 f ile On the 1 9th inst., at Glengall - K r ' ropboll3 wife of Arthur S. Newman Beg; isoe , ' On the 19th inst., at 2, FOnthll6l3s. „OP wife of Wm. Henry Smith, F• S ' . (91111 O' if .scrOS• AO if OP at DAll'— eadiOr the ft s tre et,A, On the 20th inst., at tufftle esP „ ~, i• the Hon. Mrs. George lir•-1-1.013.0 0 lOW fp 0" ,,,, On the 19th inst. at 18, Upper C o l, O' W' of A. J. Harvey, E'sq. ~. I,iet4'. i o' On the 20th inst., the lady °' 9P' Bombay Army. Ol, ~ l'' ---- _ Foy.On the 19th inst a t the Parsonage' 1 10 ti ti" . 91 411 ( i lle t jo COUNTRIES. Arherica(byßrit.pack)N Americ.p. tby United Sts. m p p i k ack c e e a t t ( States 1 Australia (via South ampton) .... • ..... Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) .• • • • • • • • • ••I' T, Africa (West Coast) N ..; Alexandria.... • . •• NI Alexandria Bahamas ....... • • • • B Be raz lgl i u l m .. . .N i Buenos Ayres.... • • • • 51 _ Cape of Good Hope •••= 4 Cape of Good Hope . :. Cape do Verde Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .... .. • . . • 1 , Channel Isles •• N Chili.. ..... •••••••• China . .......I Constantinople Constantinople • • • • I Cont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) Franco M & N Gibraltar .. Greece (see India) I Greytown MI Hamburgh Havannah Holland .. Honduras • _ ....M India (viaSouthampt.) 3l ; India (via Marseilles)Di lonian Isles (see India)l Ireland ........M & N Lisbon...—. • • M Madeira...... • • • • • • 31 Madeira • • N Malta (see India) Mauritius (see India) Mauritius .. •••• • • • • 1.1 Mexico ..•• •• ••215 Naples ......... • • •• N New Granada ...• •• Al New Zealand Papal States • • N Peninsula • • M Peru •••• •• •• •• ••M_l Port Natal ••z 4 I Sicily • • _IC' Tuacany Venezuela .... Van Diemen's Land (see • ...•• ...... •• Nred. ,l4l ' l4L tl ., gon of m on .. sn gcoal' c o ,sol ' 8 9 , 1 1 3 ,1 g t t6 6 o? 13 10 0 ' 4tb I , TriCe " 7 . ° .11; , 730, 72 Australia) ....... • • West Indies ...... ••M t h 07 o fil 'i 20a ff 4 17. 16 f mroot,' / 0 ; 0 4 of 11 %. n ~ity •f the ow n , ~1 1 7 t h ni: 0. 40 of 10° ' &25t • f mon !9tli i ft „. 27 0 d a , l _ l3 ,ii 17 00' 7 it ' 9' 'the 777 9th 07 n o •• • of rn°- 18,16. & 26 Of 111°11 kt Itiq,pre Rt oti ert 134,11rbt I S 44 4 : I b tvitv (Pio: It 41& ' w t , 4t4 .44°11. 1~ W\ On the sth inst„ a t st• If A fililll)ol3°Ait, Alfred o Christian, Esq., to F' N• s. 0, p ole f the late Captain Basil gall, ,-"'.iiiajos „fh 010.,000, On the 15th inst Walter " 1 ` t 'OP caPP.r,peo ovv.d a Ongcoignes,GhrttehenreLfol:f9intthdßhhoojunrlirsaa ssttt.l, r Grace at t; prosoiSit.rsoteue,na crio ai rt ' r eto , rch i ,fp f :t o.t o s o c o n i tos preitg: ri: R.N.ly surviving daughter of th e Br ° of „or R On the motglope9tsEtothnlls.eionnosmto.la the 11°11 T. r lr i ° e i tar: tide /001; $6 late Ji"ge',o Eli°)001 of the TcYolioludnd:-lonsyte,orrhuoe,et, Westminster, solicit!9rl; 'pq., 0, )Ir, daughter of the late Wro• Stn ' bbartitlgtit' eh• 111 g ft' On the the 19th inst., at Christ Chilf,b4, daughter t o n. 24, Upper Barnsbury-street, 0 6 to" - Pl ffl) ce ‘lOl/1 'seo, et ChOanpptehlel,lEBstqh.i,nlsata oafttliiii,i,s sea Sto l, ali ii do On the 18th inst., at Bradfor.o so ll %for lij ley House, near Otey, Yorlcshire.,.raile, o f 4 0 On the 19th inst., at Clarenc,eohli; ape, col, Fane, wife of Lieut.-Colone 0 li 3ll park, Oxfordshire. t per t e, rt Fe" ' 060 J. Of AO On the 19th inst. a tgur s itabe 000 Rivers, R. E. aged t.'2. On the 19th inst., at Clifton, xr?hcutiro „bp aEgsoolin,stoihn.ee 2ooftthheinßste:istrars of the 11! or. StTb ; ii; aged 56. in Bilwer-Bttrebea''fo!licrovh;orlict(l;lo S 1 On the 20th inst_., at Oeorgorgo, ) 0 v road, Islington, air. Jo" roo ll ' aged 50. rater / ter , 14 On the 2Gth inst. at 8,981/11 -- of the War-of:Um aged I 6 • Og Sjr ;e 14o2rNolg. :112Pri, Siltedtranand:lPrriegbtelir,:t .I"—'rubseiro:ol°lll°l° 'cgtll3 f the Strand, in the Precinct - „„, 11 00. Ididdlego, Tuemittri * 1 -4" 11,_ . 7 401 NI 4' 41 ,4 4 1141 1 E epee ..b b ae w ISi V lett 4 ity tt 44 4 betb , N<6. I S % k11):'"I°4