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Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. For the Benefit of Madame Gassier. THIS EVENDTG. WIII be performed IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. To be followed by'a CONCERT. To be followed by a Scena from LA SONNAMBTILA. To conclude with a Grand Ballet. Prices of admission:—To the two galleries. 6c1.; second circle of boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; sta:ls, 45.; private boxes to a dmit two persons, 10 s. 6 d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-offi ce open from 10 to 6 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buskstone: THIS EVENING, Will be performed LOVE. re be followed by a Ballet. After which, AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. Followed by THE GALICIAN FETE. To conclude with ONLY A HALFPENNY. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Caema KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To conclude with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka 'wine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste: THIS EVENING, Will be performed HELPING HANDS. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, L. Murray, C. Selby, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, &c. To conclnde with OPEN SESAME ; or, A Night with the Forty Thieves. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and Keeley; Misses Woolgar, Cuthbert, Wyndham, M. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Splendour and Magnificence blended with Historical Interest. THIS EVENING, The Grand and Gorgeous Spectacle called, ENGLAND and FRANCE in the DAYS of CHIVALRY ; .or, Brothers in Arms ! Brilliant Tournament —the stage and ring in one—real armour — heraldic banners—a splendid stud—men-at-arms, and all the majestic paraphernalia of Royalty and Knighthood. To conclude with the skilful SCENES in the CIRCLE, the produc tion of Mr. William Cooke. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. 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If ~ t J ~~,; , -3111„ g, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1855. The opinion of the popular branch of the Legis lature will be formally asked on the extraordinary inconsistency of the ex-Plenipotentiary and pre sent Secretary of State for the Colonies ! That of the country has been clearly and unequivocally independent all men, je not ete d i 0 p r onounced. Among de voted to the Ministerial will, nor even less constitutional influences, there has been neither doubt nor hesitation. The dupli c it y and insincerity of one who had previously enjoyed an unblemished reputation, an irreproachable cha racter, have excited indignation and disgust. They feel that the person who has so brought such serious discredit on all public men who has so completely shaken confidence in Ministerial professions, can no longer occupy a Place in the Cabinet with credit to himself or ad 7411tage to the community, and that Nhile he does 8° ) the condemnation must also fall on all his col leagues, wh o must either shake off the inauspici ous c o - operati on , or make up the ir minds to sink with hi m in publiC estimation, and to expose themselves to the of imputation of being not the Ministers p Coburg. England, but of Austria or of Sir EDWARD BiTT.„,„ LYTTON it i portant duty of w ho has undertaken the i m cc b e lling the cat," wh© has boldly and manfully flung down the gauntlet against ic Germa• nnnn" and put The her Hon. MAJESTY'S Government to the t est. Baronet has given notice that he will, on Friday next, on the motion for going into supply Or on the earliest opportunity that may present itself, m ove a resolution to the following effect, ,vi z, That the conduct of the Minister charged with th e ne gotiations at Vienna, and his continuance in offi ce as a responsible adviser of the Crown, have shakes the confidence which the country should place i n those to whom the administration of public affairs is entrusted." There can be no doubt that the Honourable Baronet will fully redeem his pledge, and that he will perform his self-imposed task with ability, fidelity, and zeal. But when will he have the opportunity of so doing ? That is the question, and it is one of no ordinary im portance. In the olden time, when the conduct of her MAJESTY'S Government was in any degree callrl in question, when a vote of censure on Ministers, collectively or individually, was even hinted at, there was a laudable anxiety to meet and to repel the charges. They were champions who held their posts against all corners, and who could not venture to disregard a challenge, no matter from what quarter it proceeded—from high or low—from a doughty and vigorous as sailant—or from an unknown and undistinguished knight. Any one " who had gained his spurs" was entitled to hurl forth his defiance to mortal combat—any one who had a seat in Parliament, to fling down his gauge, which Ministers were bound to accept. But the days of chivalry have gone by.' Minis ters are contented to remain exposed to obloquy and censure—well contented if they can postpone the evil day, and continue in the enjoyment of their unmerited power. In place of eagerly grasping at the challenge —one, too, from so worthy, so renowned an adversary—they strive to obtain an ignominious respite by adjourning the intended Committee of Supply, and trying to drift over the session without abiding the formidable onslaught or engaging in the conflict, at the result whereof they tremble. The Premier tells us that it is not the intention of the Government to take Supply on Friday, but to proceed with the " Limited Liability and Partnership Amendment Bills in Committee." Now, we are by no means disposed to underrate the value of the modicum of justice—the small instalment offered by these measures, the chief utility whereof is that they may be regarded as " the introduction of the small end of the wedge," the entry on a course in which more rapid progress must speedily be made. But no person can for a moment allege that they are of importance suffi cient to justify a single day's delay in a matter which strikes at the very existence of the Ministry —which calls for a Parliamentary declaration of want of confidence in those to whom the adminis tration of public affairs is entrusted, and directly inculpates at least one, if not many, of the most influential members of the Cabinet. That is a point on which there can be no second opinion. , The community should then demand an immediate decision on this all-important topic, for how can the maintenance of the national honour be confided to those who seem so strangely indifferent to their own ? How can it be supposed that they would brave every danger and make every sacrifice to avert disgrace from the British name, when they are so careless and apathetic with respect to the ignomi nious position in which they themselves are placed, and to circumstances which English statesmen were wont to consider of the most vital and urgent consequence. The mere procrastination is alone sufficient to prove them unworthy of the position they now occupy, and of the confidence and re spect of the country. What are we fighting for ? Mr. M. GIBSON and Mr. COBDEN reply no one knows. They convict the successive Premiers and their Govern ments of ignorance, or aimlessness, and infer that all England is in the dilemma of its Cabinets. The Cabinets say the honourable members are halt ing between two opinions, or between some opinion and none at all, and therefore the country is in the like perplexity. We regret to admit the pre mises most completely, but entirely deny the conclusion. We must, however, at the same time allow that there ought to be less plausibility in such a conclusion. If the country knows its mind it ought to furnish her MAJESTY with ser vants who know their mind also. Perhaps we hardly put the case in its right light in accusing the two War Cabinets of vacil lation ; in one sense they have both had a definite purpose and pursued it steadily— the purpose of pleasing Germany as much as pos sible, and, therefore, of weakening Russia as little as possible. The ABERDEEN Ministry are now confessed to have begun the War as a de monstration, not as an earnest reality ; and even their most warlike orator, Lord JOHN, he of the dash at Sebastopol, uttered the famous encourage ment to the enemy that we did not mean to de prive her of any of her territories, not even of the Crimea, and the den of the pirates of Sinope. The PALMERSTON Cabinet, especially considering the conditions of its installation, has evinced the same fear of doing too much, the same desire to please the perfidious and slippery Government at Vienna. It consented, apparently with plea sure, to the negotiations on the basis of the worthless Four Points, and endured to the last all the sarcasms of Prince GORTSCHAKOFF, and all the assumptions and evasions of Count BuoL. It was not unwilling to have accepted the useless con dition of limiting the Russian fleet, as the grand compensation for all the cost of the War. —a continental Sebastopol--and when challenged, is on Friday, with an English feeling for Poland, ex claiming—" Who ever heard me talk of a crusade in behalf' . of Poland, except with the aid of A us tria ?" Austria, of course, being in the way again as usual. 'Hardly a week - passes that does not reveal some military or diplomatic mishap or omission from this attempt to serve two masters— Aristocracy and the despots, the people and Euro pean liberty. As to the people, however, nothing but sophistry can misconstrue for what it is that they are willing to pay the GLADSTONE Budget, and to bear all the anxieties and burdens of War. They demand the utmost possible curtailment of Russian territory and strength, they want to see Turkey free, Circassia free, the Crimea free, the Provinces and Bessarabia free, Poland free, and Sweden regaining her own. This is what the people want. The means they think, with all the money they provide, the genius of Govern ment ought to devise. They are not foolishly impatient, but they are indignant when they see their leaders more concerned to soothe Austria and the Coburgs than to do the work of. the English public—when they see that disgraceful waiting on Austrian jugglery, and sparing Russian honour, territory, or anything else, protract the war and sacrifice our troops. If any tolerably informed Englishman then were asked what the War is for ?—we affirm he would at once answer, all we can get in the direction indicated—i. e., liberation of the nations, with certain consolatory stipulations of a financial kind. *The Honourable Gentleman the member for the county of Cork has brought forward a tangi ble and practical instalment of Administiatiire Reform, and it has been rejected by a majority of 15 ! all, doubtless, honourable men all firmly imbued with the wholesome principle of getting " the right men in the right places " —all supporters of the amendment of the Ho nourable Baronet the member for Hertfordshiro, which was carried as a substantive resolution. There is, however, that s t rong objection to details, that implicit reliance on Ministers, that, for the time being, prevents any direct or prac tical application of the doctrine so generally cf 3n ceded, and unanimously affirmed in the Hou3o of Commons. Examinations are to be held, but they are not to be thrown open to all corners, near to be competitive. A candidate must still be n.cxmi nated by Government influence before he can be allowed to give evidence of his qualifications.. It is scarcely necessary to show how completely ridi culous is an examination merely required to pass a person already selected, and conducted under the direction of the head of the department, or of those who have just exercised a right of pate °nage in favour of the person who, having conquered the first difficillty, has but a very trivial impedi ment to surmount--who is assured of the sympa thies of the judges, and whose rejection would be a very invidious and unpleasant duty. It may stop the smaller fry who have no influential friends to sustain them, but it will scarcely ;arrest the progress of the men with aristocratic eon , nexions, who can bring lordly influence to bear on the judges. We believe it was Captain MAR RIOTT who gave an instance of a model examina tion, where the only questions asked were How is your noble father ?" and " Will you give me the pleasure of your company to dinner at half-past seven o'clock to-day." There may be a slight caricature in this, but who can say that it would not be possible under the system so highly lauded by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and which he thinks so far superior to any in which the objectionable principles of publicity or competition are fairly developed. The Administrative Reform Association has difficult game to play. We only trust that it may prove competent to the arduous task which it has undertaken. The impediment which they have to encounter, although apparently smoothed down by Ministerial compliments and vague promises, is really rendered more diffi cult by that which seemingly offers the prospect of an easy triumph. The zeal and energy of the working men are abated b the hope that it will not be necessary to make many sacrifices' where the adversaries exhibit such unequivocal symptoms of yielding, and not putting the assailants to the difficulty of capturing the position. But the white flag they hung out is perhaps the chief obstacle to their ultimate triumph. The old tale of Sir BALAAM tells us— The drift of our Cabinets then has been, in this respect, plain enough. The hereditary des pots from him of Moscow, to his slaves at Berlin and Vienna, were the true object of their solici tude. Our lordly Cabinets of Lords have all along dreaded suggesting the idea of liberty to oppressed peoples. To balance comfortably the relations of crowned tyrants has been their sole object. The annoyance to our aristocracy has been that one of the sacred batch would persist in engrossing more than his share of beloved absolutism. Like his great prototype too of Macedon he was hardly emerged from the shell of barbarism, and it was provoking to see a Tartar Czar strutting before all the old. Palaces of Europe in his borrowed plumes. With all that they would not have drawn a trigger at him if they could have helped it, but the people here compelled them to take to war wheth er th ey lik e d or no t , th e i r f ear b e i ng that if th e people set them to work they would have to do more of the people's work than they liked. " That Satan, now grown wiser than of yore, More often tempts by making rich than making poor." Our wily defenders of corruption find that they can do better by pretending to yield, and assent ing to abstract propositions that lead to no prac tical results, than by sturdy opposition. The lessons of Austrian duplicity and insincerity have not been altogether thrown away on the garrison of jobbery, while those who so manfully opened the trenches are already slumbering on their self-assumed posts. It was not thus that the original Committee of " the League" discharged their task. They left no stone unturned—did not spare their labour or their pockets ; but they received salutary lessons in the school of adver sity. The name of Anti-Corn-Law Reformer had not become fashionable at the very commencement of the struggle. They had to achieve every posi tion by a fierce contest, and hence came their ulti mate and complete triumph. But the Admini strative Reformers have apparently taken a leaf from the Government book. They are waiting for " the Ministerial Austria," and seem to think that a demonstration will be sufficient without a real conflict—.that a transient success will enable them to patch up an ignominious peace without having accomplished the objects for which the struggle was undertaken. We would em phatically urge them, while there is yet tine, to shake off this dangerous apathy —to show that they are really in earnest, and that they merit from the country the support they demand. As yet we cannot say that they do so. Let us hope that they will take the hint while there is yet time, and avoid the too palpable nets spread for their reception by those to whom the vary name of reform is hateful, and whose seeming acquiescence in their objects is no thing but a " mockery, a delusion, and a snare." Here, then, begins their real vacillation ; not a vacillation in their own purpose—that was always distinct enough—but between carrying out their own purpose and also that of the people. They must do the latter to a considerable extent, or quit the helm : the former they of course really aimed at while professing to act for the nation. Hence all the obvious inconsistencies. Now dallying with Austria till the blood of Eng lishmen almost reached fever heat ; next casting her off because the pro-Russian condition of peace she would have forced upon us could not be told to an English House of Commons. Lord JOHN indeed secretly nursed it and kept it warm, till Count BuoL, to - wriggle himself out of a posi tion too bad even for him, compelled him to un fold his toga, and produce, to the scoffs of the nation, the illegitimate bantling with which he returned from Vienna. The atmosphere of - Vienna is renowned for seduction of all sorts ; : S lrs iil eee; o f common fame. Lor a JOHN himself seems to have evidenced the justice a re li. h At one time talking of gu - '7on, then quaking for Austrian hold served in it quantum men as a T . gb value. depriving those who of poor Poland, and enlisting the battalion 711 th e i r their strategical ardour, o and more than half One while descanting with us on Warsaw bein g a st anding menace to Germany THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 18M true to his aristocratic leanings, gave the command of the most important Naval station to the father in-law of the coraiug, Duke, though there were fifty men good as he, who, from seniority as well as long and splendid service, had better claims, but they were not allied to the powers that be. In saying this we do not detract one iota from the acknowledged merits of Sir Edmund Lyons, who has deserved right well of his country, but who has paid off his private gratitude at the pub lic expense, besides wounding the pride and damp ing the hopes of those whose only misfortune it was that they had no friends at Court. Let Administrative Reformers look to this. The practice all along in the Navy, as well as in the Army has hitherto been to prove the adage that " kissing goes by favour."—En. SuNd THE " GERMA N" CABINET DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF. TllO question salsich Sir E. B. L-stton is to ask the iirsuse of Commons oa Feriay is simply, "Is ',he house in earnest about this war, or not in earnest ?" That, of course, is tantamount to another question—Whether it means to conquer or to be conquered ? We appeal to any man of business—to any man who knows human nature—to any man of common sense, whether it be not so ! In all human a ff a ir s , as a genera lrule, the man who is in earnest wins, and the man who is not in earnest loses. It is so, as our preachers tell us every Sunday, in the matter of religion ; it is so in all secular business. We see it is so in art, where a man must be a devotee to excel ; it is so in whatever arena man is pitted against man. The vigorous, unwavering, unrelenting blow anticipates the doubting one. Above all things it is so in the matter of war, which least of all allows the indul gence of doubts and the luxury of a double mind. This was the fatal weakness of the Cabinet which commenced the war, and which could not be persuaded that there would really be war. There was the full intention of fighting on the one side, and the intention of not fight ing on the other side, if it could by any manner of means be prevented. So it came to pass that, while the Rus sians were fully prepared for war, we were not, and in deed are not to this day. Nobody can even say that we are quite serious in the war till we have got, for ex ample, a sufficient fleet of the particular sort of craft fit to do the work in the Baltic. So we are not yet up to the mark, and are as yet only half awake. But what prospect is there of more resolution and energy when there is at least one of her Majesty's advisers—rumour says several—.who take upon themselves to repre sent the voice of conscience protesting against the national part in the war ? At this moment England labours under the imputation of implacability, of quick ness to shed blood, of revengefulness, and other crimes of war, not merely at St. Petersburg, at Brussels, and at Vienna, but among Queen Victoria's own constitu tional advisers, and in the Government charged with the Prosecution of the war. A man may or may not be right in this opinion. We do not claim for England a perfect freedom from national vices. Doubtless, she has sometimes rushed too hastily into war. But whoever thinks this of any particular war ought at least to wash his own hands of it, and should not undertake to conduct the war all the time that he thinks it a great sin. What is this but to introduce the vacillation of all Germany into the Eritish Cabinet ? The conduct of some dozen European Courts has been remarked upon in nu measured terms in this country, and now, it ap pears, they can reply that precisely the same difference of opinion exists in our own councils, and that even,the Queen of England cannot dismiss from her presence ad visers who openly condemn the war. It is true that their loyalty, their regard for their party, or more selfish considerations, may induce them to render an outward co-operation, but as English gentlemen they are not in the habit of concealing their opinions, and they think England in the wrong ; that is, they think she has spurned a good opportunity of peace. It is very usual to charge on the English character, and in particular on the press, that leisurely, hesitating, and self-em barrassed way of conducting public affairs which has led to so many failures. John Bull is supposed to be a man liable to be disturbed by some odd crotchet at the mo ment proper for action, and to fall into a reverie when he should be striking a blow. It is true he is very angry when roused, and when he finds his orders have not been executed ; but he relapses shortly, on some new consideration, into his ordinary somnolence, and leaves the work still to be done. As for the press, the general charge against us is that, whatever Govern ment does, we are sure to find fault with it ; or, at all events, be prepared with some unsparing comments on its failure. It now appears that all these things usu ally charged on the British public and their organs are really in the Cabinet. The speech is already composed, I the phrases already invented, the periods already turned, the drama of the Vienna Conference already worked to its catastrophe—in fact, everything is prepared for a vhondering philippio on the colleagues who rejected the Austrian proposal, in the event of any considerable re verse in the war. If our arms prosper we shall never hear that speech, and it will fare worse even than the speech of Cicero, which was never spoken, for it will never even be read. But at the first signal reverse the mine is prepared, and the explosion will certainly fol low. It cannot be agreeable to the Cabinet to know that it meets with such a mine under its feet, and with the match always lighted that may at any moment lift it into the air. But, if it is unpleasant to colleagues, it Is dangerous to the nation, and most certainly detri mental to the conduct of the war; for there cannot pos .sthly be single-minded determination, promptness, energy, and what is meant by a " will in the work," so long as one, if not several, of the men employed hate their work, and have a bad conscience about it. It is repeatedly declared that every member of the Ca binet is responsible for the conduct of the war, inasmuch as all the principal measures and appointments are Cabi net affairs. Here, then, is a quantity of dead, neutral, cr positively reluctant material, which a decided Premier or War Minister has to move and work through at every such question. The force of mere objection is terrible, and still more that of mere inertia. We know that there is at least one Minister, and, till it is contradicted, we shall believe that there are several, who dislike the war, not simply because it is war, but because they think the cause a bad one. What a dead weight they must - be in the meeting of the Cabinet, and how little pre oared for those vigorous, comprehensive, and far-sighted pZaus, without which war cannot be successful ! It is now evident that we must prepare for another winter campaign, for the contingency of a march up the Cri mea to Ferekop, for a blow at Odessa, for more opera tions in the Sea of Azoff and up the Don, and for seve ral other still more important enterprises. But all this assnmos that the war will last at least a year longer, and become fiercer and fiercer every day. What sort of co operation in such schemes are we to expect from a Mi nister who thinks it our fault that the war is not already over and the quarrel made up For our part, having hugged the delusion of a compromise as long as it was possible, and longer even than was agreeable to the bulk of our readers, we are satisfied there is nothing to be done hut to give it up altogether. Our best course is to give t'tia all idea of peace, and prepare ourselves for a long and a ,desperate struggle. It is by arms that such a quarrel will he decided, and the sooner we see that the better for ai't parties. But the presence of Lord John Russell in the Cabinet after the recent revelation suggests a constant doubt on this point. He represents the weak thought that Russia will give up her prey on the first resistance—juat the hope she would gladly infuse into us. She herself has been preparing a whole century for this struggle, and would have us believe it a mere half year's affair, and so suspend our endeavours to make up fur the long-lost time.—Times. DR. HALL-THE WOUNDED-AND MANLY CONDUCT OF THE " TIDIES." A conversation which occurred last night in the House .of Commons will afford the best comment upon the utter fruitlessness of investigations into the defects of the various military departments. Mr. Stafford in quired of Mr. F. Peel whether Dr. Andrew Smith had yet retired from the direction of the medical department, • and whether Dr. Hall still retained the post of Medical Inspector-General of the Army in the East ? The po pular fallacy was that Dr. A. Smith had long since sub sided into the more congenial shades of private life and had at the present rnotnent given himself up with re newed enthusiasm to entomological pursuits. This was our own belief, for we could not but remember that when Dr. A. Smith was under examination before the Sebastopol Committee three months ago he himself an nounced that his connexion with the medical department had terminated. It had occurred to us that under the pretext of retaining his post until the nomination of a successor this gentleman would be left month after month in the discharge of duties for which, after the disclosures made before the committee, he could scarcely be considered as qualified. It is too much to say that the respotteibility for the delay lies with Dr. A. Smith 'himself. The truth appears to be that the place is not made of sufficient value to attract the services and devo tion of high medical and administrative talent. This combination of professional knowledge with individual force of ch araoter and habit of command is not very common, and should command liberal remuneration. Our rulers, -unfertunately, have regarded the question from a different point of view, and have been lost in amazement for many months past that there are not hosts of select claimants for the responsibilities of a most onerous office, when the advantages to be derived from it are not equal to the emoluments of a private prac tice of the most ordinary description. Nor can it be said on this occasion that the Government are labouring under the difficulty of which so much has been made — namely, that it is hard to saddle the public with a heavy permanent charge in return for a temporary service. As far as the head of the medical department is concerned, even if we were to make peace with Russia to-morrow, we should still require for the office the best medical man who could be obtained. Herein lies the real im pediment. It will be quite in vain to look for a more competent uuccessor of Dr. A. Smith until the post is rendered 'worth the acceptance of a man who must abandon private emoluments and the realities and hopes of private success for the public service. The next point regards Dr. Hall, of whom Mr. F. Peel bas noehing better to say than that since Lord Panmure has been at the head of the War Department no complaint has been made against him. He was quite aware, he admitted, that the Sebastopol Committee had declared that they could not reconcile Dr. Hall's report of the state of the hospitals at Scutari with their actual condition at; the time. Mr. F. Peel deals with the stric tures of the committee in the gentlest manner. We will endeavour to refresh his memory by help of the fifth re port of that committee, page 20, questions 15,134- 19,835. They report that, after examination of the whole testimony and its confirmation by Dr. Dumbreck, the Deputy - Inspector-General of Hospitals, they are "totally at a loss to comprehend the report of Dr. Hall, more especially with regard to the Barrack Hos pital, the s eene of so much misery and suffering." Such is the expressed opinion of the committee, to which, no doubt, Mr. F. Peel refers, but the facts mentioned by them in confirmation of it add tenfold force to their cen sure. The Passage in the report goes on as follows : " The Duke of Newcastle states that the disgraceful condition of the hospitals was first brought under his notice in the middle of October.' Dr. Hall was at Scutari from the 3d to the 23d of that month. Dr. Hall's report seems to have misled both Lord Raglan and the Government at home, and to have occasioned much delay in measures taken afterwards for the remedy of evils which might have been arrested earlier in their progress." Surely, a graver charge than this has seldom been made against a public officer. It cannot be forgotten that the occasion upon which Dr. Hall misled the Com manding General and the home Government was no light one, but involved the welfare and lives of our un fortunate soldiers. Absolute neglect is bad moue'', but how much graver is the charge of having "misled" the Inidtary authorities at the seat of war in the Crimea and in England by a rake report ! Dr. Hail's subsequent condUct, wht% Lord P:Larnure had assumed the seals of efficc, constitutes lu.i justification. Now, let us see what this conduct has been ; and. in the course of the few remarks we shall offer upon it we must rectify a misstatement in which we ourselves are concerned, and which was made last night by Mr. Peel in the House of Commons. Dr. Hal], it may be remembered, informed Lord 'Raglan that every arrangement was made for the recep tion of the wounded after the affair of the 18th, and that, in point of fact, so successful was the foresight exercised, and so perfect the preparations, that the suffering inevitable upon such an occasion was re duced to its minimum. How stands the reality of the case? A few days back we published a letter written by a military surgeon from before Sebastepol on the 20th of June. This gentleman was actively con cerned in the care of the wounded, and he writes in t( fans of the greatest indignation at the utter want of medical preparation, although the assault bad been so long expected, and so much time had been given for all necessary arrangements. He describes the " ward" which was given over to him at 5 a.m. on the 18th as with most questionable accommodation for 14 patients. No convenience of any kind, such as is commonly found in such places, was forthcoming—not even a vessel for holding water. The wounded men were soon brought in. One orderly, who knew nothing of the work, was assigned to 14 men ; but worse, far worse than all, was the agonized scream for water, which bad not been pro vided. During the whole of the 18th there was nothing for the poor creatures in the shape of food. On the night of the 18th the wounded men were still brought in, and deposited anywhere. They were admitted by the orderlies, not seen by the medical officer, and conse quently their wounds were not dressed until the following morning. On the 18th, until 9 o'clock at night, nothing was given to them but a little hard biscuit and tea. Such is the statement of a military surgeon actually engaged, which should be read in connexion with the roseate pic ture of Dr. Hall. Now for own share in this matter. Mr. F. Peel stated to the House of Commons last night that he had written to the Times office, and had asked for the name of the writer of this letter, and that his re quest had been refused. Here is our reply :—Lord Panmure is perfectly welcome to the writer's name, on condition that he will pledge his faith that his statements shall be fairly and publicly investigated, and that the writer shall not be made the victim of official vengeance if his statements are true. But we were cautioned in Lord Panmure's own office that "flesh is weak," and we de clined to hand over an honest man to the tender mercies of Dr. Hall. If the pledge be given, our correspondent's name shall be forthcoming—he has himself offered it—but we know Dr. Hall better perhaps than our correspon dent, and will not betray him to his ruin. If Lord Pan mure or Mr. F. Peel wiH promise that our correspondent shall not suffer for his breach of the regulations in addressing us instead of wasting his time in appealing to Dr. Hall, we will give up his name, but we will not sacrifice a gentleman whose only crime is his humanity, to the strictness of the regulations or the vindictiveness of Dr. Hall.—Times. KISSING COBS BY _FAVOUR. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) some little amount of unpopularity, I ain told, has fallen on Sir Edmund Lyons, who hitherto has been the great favourite of all his officers. The Naval Brigade have been up before Sebastopol for many a long moath of frost, snow, wet, cold, and privation, After weather ing the past winter, they brought through their men in better condition than any other corps in the camp. No doubt many of the officers volunteered for this duty with the hope that they would obtain, as they now have proved they deserve, their pro mo ti on . A " d ea th va cancy " among the lieutenants occurred a few days ago in the Naval Brigade, and, by the usual custom of the service, should have been conferred on one of those who had worked with it all along, but Sir Edmund Lyons selected for promotion a midshipman serving in the St. Jean d'Acre, who happens to be a son of Sir James Graham ; directed that a board should be held to pass him to his next step—that of a mate; and before he had been in that rank a dozen hours signalled for him to come to breakfast, and handed to him his commission as lieutenant. It certainly is, to say the least of it, not in the best taste to pass over very many hardworking and deserving mates now with the Brigade, and of some years' standing in the service, to make room for a youngster of nineteen years of age. [The secret or motive is this :—Sir James Graham, as First Lord of the Admiralty, gave Sir Edmund Lyons the command of the fleet in the Mediterranean, in succession to Admiral Dundas ; and Sir Edmund, to prove his grati tude, promoted the son of his benefactor at the earliest opportunity, irrespective of the feelings and just expectations of officers who risked their lives, and whose long and meritorious conduct gave them fair claims to promotion. But Sir Edmund Lyons, otherwise a bravo and dashing commander, and an honour to the Naval service, has a daughter, who will become Duchess of Norfolk and Sir James Graham, LATEST NEWS. RE-OPENING OF THE BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL. WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 10. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has this day reached him from General Simpson : " CRIMEA, 9Ts JULY, 1855. " To-morrow I intend to open a heavy fire on the Redan. " The health of the troops is satisfactory. " Prince Gortschakoff proposes to me that we should exchange prisoners of war at Odessa." PERPIGNAN, JULY 10. A despatch, received to-day, brings news from Barcelona of the 10th. The strike continued. The troops were still in their barracks ; the General had not left the fort of Atarazanas. The houses of the manu facturers, merchants, and National Guards had been mark ,- .3d during the night with different signs, dou:atless to point them out to the ven geance o the people. Meanwhile the artisans and workmen who had been compelled to suspend work had i esumed it. Troops continue to arrive. Those sent from Madrid were hourly expected. 2 THE OVERLAND MAIL. We have received the following telegraphic de spatch from Trieste : TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11. The steamer Australia arrived here this morn ing, at 4.30 a.m., in 1101 hours, from Alexan- dria. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 6. The Indian mail leaves Alexandria to-day, with intelligence from Calcutta of the 4th of June, and Bombay of the 10th of June. Tranquillity prevails throughout India. Lord Dalhousie is at the Neilgherries. Business was moderate. Exchange at Cal cutta, 2s. 11d. The money market was easy. FRANCE. PARIS TIIESDAY EVEMNG: THE SORTIE OF THE BTH. The Times Paris correspondent says :—" I yes terday transmitted a telegraphic despatch from General Pelissier announcing a sortie of the Mis sions against the Mamelon and other works, and their repulse ; and another account purporting' to proceed from Brussels, adding that the loss of the Russians was considerable. As if every thing since the 17th was destined to be a blun der, the intelligence thus announced is founded on a mistake. The error however is not mine, nor that of the Patrie, which also published it. It is solely that of General Pelissi er, who actually did transmit the despatch so I repeated it. The absence of that important information in the Moniteur of to-day was generally noticed, and no one was more surprised than myself at finding nearly the same unimportant announcement which has figured for some days past in the more promi nent columns of the official organ.. On inquiry I learned that in the course of the afternoon of yes terday a despatch, dated at a later hour than the one of the Bth I alluded to, was received from General Pelissier, in which he corrects the error he had committed, that error consisting in his having taken a mere demonstration of the Russians for a sortie. It is true that a good man :ky shots are said to have been exchanged between the parties, but nothing occurred that deserved the more imposing character of a combat. I have no doubt that the General expected a sortie, and the demonstration made was taken by him for the commencement of a general attack. I confess that the explanation I appears defective, and therefore aof quite satisfac tory, but such as it is I give it as received. The Morning Post correspon dent says :—" I have little to add to the telegraphic news you re ceived l as t night. It appears i ;he Russians at- , tempted to carry some advance d works of the Allies by a general a tt ac k on their lines about , the newly conquered ground. The enemy was repulsed with considerable loss.. The whole affair was over before midnight on the Bth. No doubt we shall hear of similar attacks in which the Russians have indulged throughout the siege, and always with considerable loss. Such a useless expenditure of life and ammu nition is surely a proof of great :resources, and a continual supply on the road. Prince Gortschakoff, knowing he is about to be again attacked, yet makes a sortie which he could scarcely ox pest to succeed from past examples, unless, indeed, the Russian General's late success induced hint to believe the allies had lost courage. In this, ho waver, he must have found himself grievously mistaken, for the enemy was soon beaten back, and with great loss." The Patric publishes a letter from Kars, of the 17th ult., stating that the Russi anus had lost 120 men in the engagement which took place near that city on the previous day. The Turks had 13 killed and 17 wounded. English non-commissioned officers and soldiers were seen yesterday walking arm in arm with French non-commissioned officers and soldiers on the Boulevards and in the Champs Elysees. Th e y were invalids of the army in the Crimea, who met in Paris, comrades of Alma and Inkerman. The decree for raising the new loan will app ear in this day's M on it eu r, and it is Said that Monday next will be the first day for subscriptions. 65fr. is spoken of as the figure ; but that of course must depend on the state of the market at the latest moment. BOURSE, JULY 10.—CLOSING PRIORS. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 92 90 92f. 850. 3 per Cents 66 30 66 15 Credit Mobilier 915 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives 94 Spanish Threes — Piedmontese s7 Homo Debt 291 RAILWAYS —FOR CASH. Orleans ... 1192 53 Lyons.... ....... ..r..... 1188 75 Western... 760 Rouen Cotte Mediterranean 1197 50 Havre . Northern .. B7O Cherburg ITALY• - - TURIN, July 6.—The Piedmorniese,Gazette to-day publishes a list of the Council named by his Ma jesty far the administration of the Ecclesiastical Chest, established in accordance with the provisions of the bill of last session for the suppression of cer tain religious communities, Ssc. Majesty bearer he Yesterday his Majesty received, at a private t audience, the C ava li e r° de Mello, Aide-de-Camp to his ;al lte f r ro t m o t w h h e o King was ofK a i n ia g of autographPo rugt letter Victor Emanuel. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE The Avon, 3, paddle-wheel steam-vessel (tender to the flag-ship at Devonport), arrived at Sheerness on Monday, at 6 p.m., from Devonport and Portsmouth, with super numeraries. She left for Woolwich yesterday at 7 p.m. The steam-vessel Janus, late Lieutenant-Commander C. C. A. Kane, has been put out of commission, and placed under the charge of the captain-superintendent as a steam-vessel of reserve. She has been removed to Blackstakes moorings. The screw steam-transport Countess of Durham, No. 237, has arrived at Woolwich to take on board stores, &c. The Kite, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, recently arrived at Woolwich, has been completely stripped of every portion of her rigging, and is at present in the inner basin waiting for new boilers. GUN-BOATS AND FLOATING BATTERIES. The gun-boat which is ordered to be built immediately at Sheerness Dockyard is laid down in No. 5 dry dock. The keel will be trimmed and on the blocks this week. Her dimensions are 100 feet long between perpendicu lars, 21 feet 10 in. breadth, and 6 feet 6 in. depth of hold; to carry 3 guns, and draw only 4 feet of water. She can he finisbed easily in two or three months, but want of timber and sawyers appears the only delay. Meteor, floating-battery, 16, Capt. Seymour, is lying over on the west shore. We hear there is something d , fective al-out her screw. Report says it is cracked. Dicer. proceed from her Majesty's dockyard to examine her this morning ; but the result of their visit has not transpired. Should it be really the case, no doubt she will be sent to Woolwich to repair, as the fan, through the construction of this vessel, cannot be taken out with out docking. Glatton, floating-battery, 16, Capt. Arthur Cumming, is over on the west shore. She is provisioned, manned, and we may say ready for sea, waiting definite Admi ralty orders. Her guns, with the Meteor's, are lying ready for shipment as soon as ordered. Trusty, floating-battery, is in No. 1 dry dock still. Her rudder has been unshipped, and is now being made larger. A number of mechanics are working at her, completing her internal fittings below and on deck. Eurotas, frigate, is in No. 2 dry dock, being converted into a screw, and to carry some very heavy mortars. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant F. D. Rich, to the Himalaya ; Edwin Jago, clerk to the Himalaya ; J. C. Little, paymaster to the Queen. MILITARY. A fire occurred yesterday in the Government dock yard, Plymouth, which at one time threatened its destruction. It was suppressed by the military after consuming a large store full of pine timber. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam ship Candia transport No. 213, Captain Bradshaw, as stated in The Sun of yesterday, embarked at Southamp ton on that day cavalry for conveyance to the Crimea. Some doubt existed last evening of the Candia taking her departure until to-day, in consequence of the non arrival of the greater portion of the animals which she had been ordered to convey. It was, however, the in tention of Captain Engledue, superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Company at Southampton, to despatch the ship immediately all her horses and troops had embarked. The General Screw Company's steam-ship Indiana, transport No. 147, Captain Lambert, left Southampton last evening for Devonport, whence she will proceed to Dublin for the purpose of embarking cavalry, &c., for conveyance to the Crimea and Mediterranean. Captain E. H. Fisher's company, No. 1, of the 7th battalion Royal Artillery, arrived at Sheerness yester day, et 5 p.m., from Dover, ready for embarking in the Transit troop transport for the Crimea. Captain A. G. Burrow's company No. 4, of the 4th battalion, will leave Shoeburyness for Sheerness garrison to-morrow morning for a similar purpose. The 19th of this month is the day at present fixed for the departure of the Transit. When ready for sea her crew will be formed of seamen draughted from other ports. She will convey mails, despatches, and parcels from Sheerness for the navy and army serving in the Crimea. Captain F. H. Chancellor's Company, No. 1, of the 14th battalion Royal Artillery, left Woolwich yesterday for Dover to relieve Capt. Fisher's company, 7th batta lion Royal Artillery. Captain H. L. Gardiner's troop of Royal Horse Artil lery (D troop), which is first on the list for active ser vice, has received four 9-pounder guns and two 24- pounder howitzers, with ammunition waggons, store carts, medical cart, and an entire new set of harness for the whole troop. A part of Captain Siborne's company of the Royal Sappers and Miners (the driver corps) has received their draught harness. It is expected that a part of the com pany will leave Woolwich about the end of the month for the Crimea. The number of horses belonging to this company is about 60, which are trained for service with the pontoon brigade. ' - THE MILITIA. On Tuesday, at the afternoon drill of the Ist Regi ment of Derbyshire Militia, now on duty at Derby, 24 officers, 19 sergeants, 20 corporals, 7 drummers, and 319 privates volunteered for foreign service. It is ex pected that many more names will be added. The com manding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Coke. DEATH OP REAR-ADMIRAL SIR WM, EDWARD PARRY, KNT. It is with sincere and unfeigned regret that we have to an nounce the demise of that most meritorious and distinguished flag-officer, Sir William Edward Parry, which event happened on the Bth inst., at Ems, whether he had recently gone in the hope of alleviating the illness under which he had for some months been suffering. In every relation of life, social or professional, Sir Edward Parry was admired and esteemed for his many endearing and amiable qualities. Whether in the busy hum of daily public affairs, or in his own domestic circle, he was ever the accom plished gentleman—there was the same bland, winning, and cheering smile to welcome all who sought him. He was, in short, a man of pure and unaffected piety —truly a Christian —and was over as ready with his pen as with his purse, to the utmost of his means, in supporting the naval charities, and in doing good at all times. " Men's evil manners live iu brass ; their virtues we write in water." Would that we had the pen to depict or the space to give to the many vir tues, public and private, that adorned this talented, estimable, and lamented flag-officer. We believe that Sir Edward is deeply mourned and regretted by all classes in Greenwich Hospital ; for although ho had not long been a resident as first-cl ass volunteer on board the Ville de Paris, 110 , C ai amongst them as the lieutenant-governor, yet from hi s calm, firm, and gentlemanly deportment, combined with hi s un tiring benevolence, he seemed , " as June 30, 1803 , as it were, to h ave carried in the peace.na v hisrightThiso ffi la : c u r d entered" Robert Ricketts, bearing the flar, of the Honourable William Cornwallis, in the Channel, where, and in the Baltic, he continued employed as midshipman and board the Tribune, 36, and Vanguard, 74, Captainsmaster's mate on Baker and Henry Rich Glynn, until Thomas k of lieutenant Jan. 6, 1810. In the promoted to the rank Vanguard he commanded a gun-boat attached to the shil action with the D an i s h flotilla. 11 ) ; and came in to frequent s his promotion was on Feb. 9,18 after first appointment • 32, Captains to the Captains John Quilliam and ' - Alexandria, • nobert Cathcart ; in which ves sel, besides affording protection to the S 1 b •eige n whale pi z fishery, ho was much employed in making astronomical ob servations, and in preparing for the Admiralty charts, which were much prized, of Balta Sound of Islands, of the Yoe, a harbour in the north-e as t ern part of the Shetland and of vario us places on the coasts of Denmark and Sweden. At the commencement of 1813 Lieut. Parry proceeded in the Sceptre, 74, Captain Robert HOLlyMall, to North America, for the purpose of joining La Hogue, 74, Captain the Hon. Thomas Blaclen Capel. On April 8, in the felic'wh 3 g year, having accompanied a detachment of boats under the. of Captain Rich. Coote to'the neighbourhood of rc o ; Point, on the River Co nnec ti cu t, we there find ing to the destruction of 27 of the enemy's vess-', s , ve deb were heavy privat eers , an d th e aggregatei the whole upwards of 5000 t ons . In the cour se Lieutenant Parry furnished many of the junior on the Halifax station w ith copies of his Pr. , for Observing at Night by the Fixed Stars' which was afterwards published, in order n t ..d y tate the acquisition of a s p ec i es o f know , le.2 conducive to the welfare of the n ava l service. 1814, he exchanged into the Maidstone, 36, Capt. " d sey; and he next, in July, 1815, and January ~n n 1816, became in succession attached to the Arde nt, 64, Sir Wm. Burn a by, an d C arron, 20 , an d Niger, 3c %110 Nicholas Leehmere Pateshall and Samuel Jackson, ".; North Americ an s t a ti on , w h ence, i n M arc h , 1817, her , to England. On J an . 14, 1818, he obtained the co, v ; the Alexander, brig, hi re d f or the purpose of a ee 4o an expedition to th e A rc ti c R eg i ons un d er Capt. J;. 01 . 8, with whom he retu rne d h ome i n th e f o ll o wing 05 Owing to the failur e o f th e enterprise, a new eln ° at. mined on, and the condu c t o f it entrusted to -.J e ll - do. who was consulted in th e c h o i ce b o th o f hi s shiPs i n c o,o• He accordingly assumed th e comman d , J an . 16, llecla, bomb, and in the early part of the ens sailed from Deptford in company with the Griper , b f o 6 Lieut. Commander Matt. Liddon, for the je urpose f ing out the o bj ec t o f hi s m i ss i on-the di scove ry °L west passage. In the course of the voyage, which,ral not thoroughly su ccess f u l , excee d e d i n it s gene ti the most sanguine exp ec t a ti ons o f it s projectors, the Parry penetrated to long. 113 54 43 W., within circle, and thereby obtained for the expedition tlieo 5,0001., the amo un t o f a P ar li amentary rowa n: l 4i t been promised to such as s h ou ld cross th e reer l % . deg. W. from Greenwich, in the latitude of 74 45 2 , narrative of his proceedi ngs w ill b e f oun d i n a "0,0 lished by him in 1822, entitled Journal of a • Discovery of e North-west Passage in 1819-20: , and Griper re-ente re d th e Th ames a b out t h e mid g e vember, 1820, and were p a id o ff a t D ep tf or d on tn e the ensuing December. O n th e 4th o f the fori ner Lieutenant Parry was advanced to the rank of CO and on the 19th December the Bedfordean gold in Bath and West of England Society for the • of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce was • voted to him. With the sum of 500 guineas 0 111- • the purpose, 'the explorer of the Polar Sea' was, 00 presented with a silve r vase , hi g hl y embellish vices emblematic of the Arcti c voyages ; an d on 00 1821, the city of Bath presented its freedom 0 0 4; box of oak, highly and appropriately ornareen couraged by the discoveries ma d e d ur i ng the la , , tion, and by the presumpti on it afforded of the axis • north-west passage, the Admiralty soon made P re for another, the command of which was again e' Captain Parry, who, on Dec. 30, 1820, received sion for the Fury, bomb, with which vessel and vi e commanded by Captain Geor g e Frederick 40, 4 0 from the Nore, May 8, 1821. After having po s _, ° ' ters in the Polar region s -th e fi rst to the northwa rd ampton Island, and the secon d a t Ingloolik-a 61° in lat. 69d. 21m., long. 81d. 44m.-the expedition! • grand object still un a tt a i ne d , b ut with the accirto much important geographical knowledge, returne ford, where the two ve sse l s were paid off NOI - 1823. On the Ist of the following month CaPl, (whose valuable services had been rewarded ' ll , commission, bearing date N ov . 8 , 18 21) wa s acting hydrographer to the Admiralty ;and on % II was presented with the freed om o f th e c i ty of fi Being selected, January 17, 1824 , t o t a k e charge tebe. expedition to the frigid zone , C ap t a i n P arry, o n the following May, aga i n sa il e d f rom Dept f o rd, y same ships as on the last occasion-the Hecia , , being commanded by himself, and the Fury Henry Parkyns Hoppner. The following winter if all o Port Bowen, in Prince Regent's Inlet, where the . t ,O . remained from Sept. 28, 1824, until July 20, Fury being shortly afterwards wrecked in lat. 72 n4 lO 30 sec., long. 91 deg. 50 min. 5 sec., the Hecht ",App nately reduced to the necessity of forthwith retaT a a double ship's company, to England. She arrif ingly in the middle of October. On Nov. 22, i n b e year, Captain Parry (to whom the freedom of the be f tY Lynn was voted a month afterwards, in testimoni ° l o sense entertained by th e corpora ti on of his inerit 4 4 , enterprising conduct) was f orma ll y appointed lir`bl to the Admiralty, which office he continued to oi Nov. 10, 1826. At th e en d o f th at period, °AO posed and obtained sa nc ti on f or a plan of On; North Pole from the northern shores of Spitzberg"lf yelling with sledge-boats over the ice, or through Lip, of open water that might occur, he was again aP9O, the Hecla. Sailing from Deptford, March 2 5, 5 5 f left the Hecla in Trenrenburg Bay, lat. 79 deg- 1 P secs., long. 16 deg. 48 min. 45 secs . E ., June, b ing, and then took to his sledge-boats, with wh 4 45 trived, by July 23, to reach a little beyond 81 deg., a latitude more nor th ern t h an had been ever He then re' raced his steps to the Hecla, which ' 1 ,7 0 10 home and paid off at Deptford, Nov. 1, 1827. lowing day he resumed his duties as hydrographer miralty, where he remained until May 13, 1 , 2 9 , ° f prior to which period he had rece i ve d the honour „;-,4 i„ „ ," hood. He was subse quen tl y employed from 182 9 " commissioner to the A us t ra li an Company in • Wales ; from March 7, 1835, until Feb. 3, 1836, poor law commissioner in the county of Norfollt; Aprill9, 1837, until December, 1846, as come s° , {bel t steam department of th e navy. H o h as filled , s iee, date, the post of captain superintendent of the 119 • tal at Hasiar. " Sir W. E. Parry (wh o was an LL.D. °` 0 _ ,b F.R.S. of London and Edi n b urg h , an d a I ° o Imperial Academy of S c i ences at S t. P eters burg , author of a small work, entitled 'Thoughts 0 0 ° IA Character of God.' He married, fir s t, Oct. 23, i det*' bella Louisa, fourth d aug ht er of Lord Stanley o f . 4 - eoni whom, who died May 13, 1839, he had issue tyr ° , o e,, two daughters, now living. He ma rr i e d a second t s f . 29, 1841, Cathe r i ne Ed war d s, daughter o f the Hankinson, of Walpole in the county of of Samuel Hoare, jun., ° EN ,of Hampstead. By had issue two daughters." • • By the lamented decease of Sir Edward, Captain co d N o rfolk ih ; now in command of the Queen, in the Black Sea, uu„,ea his flag. Another good-service pension has also w" ,: ; 0 0 0 at the disposal of the First Lord, as well as the c ° her Majesty's ship Queen. The Premier will have the best owa l o f a very val,,'i,ja of patronage, as the vacancy a t G reenw i c h HosrAel by the death of Sir Edward Parry is not in the Charles Wood. We have heard the names of se ° ir who have come forward as candidates, but of cour se as yet has been decided. SPORTING INTELLIGENO HARROGATE RACES.-310NDO Two-year-old Stakes of 10 sous. each, h added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; penalties. Three-q uar t ers o f a mile. 5 s ub° :,, Mr. Higginbotham's filly b y l ago, out of Chl°litiO (0 0j oi l d Mr. Morris's filly by F aug h- a- B allagh, ou t of Yo Bingham, Bst 31b (1 3 0.0; Mr. Dawson's Bright, Bst 21b Mr. T. Dawson's Announcement, 85t........... Mr. Bryan's filly by Melbourn e , out of Bst 31b Betting-6 to 4 agst Fanny Bingham 4 1 , agst Mystery filly, 3to 1 agst any other. we ir Won by a he a d ; d ea d heat for second 1 ) ; h e Fanny Bingham filly an d Bright. The °"'. beaten off. The Harrogate Handicap Stakes of 7 sovseac- , only 3if declared, with 30 added. Certei li o ilil extra. The second to save his stake. 0/ 18 a half. 16 subs, 4of whom declared. Mr. Knowles' the Rajah, by lon, 3 yrs, sst 1 " 10 1 1 1 ( 110 0 ,1) Mr. Menzie's Phoenix, 4 yrs, Est 1 Olb ......... ( / :404 1 Mr. Bennett's Cardsharper, 4 yrs, Btt llb 0 11 7,r1 Sibextra) ......................................... * - 0 The following also ran :—The Huntsmaey kins, and Catherine Parr. g i 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Th e Huntsman, • Catherine Parr, 7 to 2 ags t T om Perkins, 5 " t Phoenix, 10 to 1 agst The Rajah (offered) , c oli"tr Won by a head; half a length between the % A P f, third, a good fourth. Tom Perkins, who ree„,,," o , top turn, finished a long way in the rear of , - - a roan. Catherine Parr broke a blood vessel, an in. te, The Amateur Stakes of 3 soya each, for three - ripe upwards. Optional Selling weights, &O• i j t heats. 5 subs. uov., Mr. Knowles's Ferrara, 3 yrs, Bst 1.01b....(— ° ,0 , i r The Selling Stakes of 30 sovs, added to a 1 , 4 " of 3 soya each, for two-yr-olds and upwar", ° ' 6 selling weights, &c., three-quarters of a inii e :, 1 5 : 4 ! were won by Mr. J. Scott's Louvat, 3 yrlr (Aldcroft), beating Mr. Knowles's Charmiani 01b (Bates), and three others. TUESDAY. Grand Stand Stakes. St. Mark, 3 yrs .......... f by Faugh-a-Ball ag h, 2 yrs Notre Dame, 2 yrs Won by a head. Announcement, Miss J 5 Meanee f also ran. Consolation Stakes. Maid of the Tees, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ............ ••••••• Lady of the Lodge, 3 yrs, sst 71b ............ St. Mark, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ................. . Corin, 4 yrs, 7st 51b Won by a length. Selling Stakes. Orange . .. Blossom .................... .......... _ .. Small Parcel ........................................ Tally-Ho ........................... •'" r y Won in a cant er. ........ ....... • Winner was bought in Innkeepers' Plate. m Co e r n in zie 4 y 3 yrs.r.; ........................................ Cardsharper, 4 yrs .. Won by a he a d. . Perkins, Oaklancl9' .................... and La Victime also ran. ° eg v o i he The ge nera l ease o f t h e money-market coo heaps out of d oors an d i n th e Stock-Exchange .7 7 A t on Gov ernmen t secur iti es are now obtain able to 2 per cent. EVESHAM ELECTION.—There are three 433 4 09 fill the vacancy caused at Evesham by tiler ° bie l 4 Mr. Grenville Berkeley, who intends to offer, 0 14 Cheltenham, also vacant from the death °I r a P,: t 4 Berkeley. The candidates are—Mr. Ed vis r sbilitl y :r the late unsuccessful candidate for Glacester, R. W. W. Johnson, of Edgebaston, an d brother of Mr. Malins, Q.U., member for • 01•• The nomination will take place to-morrovivr. son and M r . M a li ns are Conservatives ; professes Liberal principles. THE RECENT ATTEMPT TO UPSET THE .w ."°" l William Groyne, the cabinetmaker eharg e st era i tempting to upset the train on the South Tunbridge when Prince Albert and the v t li he j bridge were returning from accompanying vie ° r: 4 4 4 and Empress of the French to Dover, N",ol• t Quarter Sessions held at Maidstone on I V- 10 7,1a v io, the evidence it appeared that the train vi' - ' 9 " r biP o. l l ,t , been injured by the obstructions the prieon i e d be l o pio l o on the line, as the speed at the spot Wi ll ' 0 8 O P ve a r s y I : 12 1 slow s a c i n o d u s the f h p i r s is a o c n t e i o r n w s was a t c h q o u t i MO. - itrattvt ,e''' ' ,' r:" .. ~;~ ~ :;=