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LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLEET-STREE T, LONDON. May 21, 1855. Notice is Hereby Given, that, in conformity with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, a GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATUR DAY, the 23d day of June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, to elect a Director in lieu ofJohn Parkinson, Esq., deceased; to elect five other Directors and two Auditors, when those who go out of °face by rotation will be proposed for re-election ; and also for gene ral purposes. The Director to be chosen in the room of John Parkinson, Esq., will remainen Office until the 24th day of June, 1859. - By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. THEATRE - ROYAL, DRURY - LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.—The GaEAT DEBBY DAY BAL DiesQtrE, May 23.—Mr. Smith announces to the nobility, gentry, and public this Grand Fete, on a scale of magnitude and expense r ever before attempted. A superb Salon de Dame of 400 feet in length, embellished and decorated with illuminate d bowers, variegated lamps, and novel devices. Enlarged orch estra, well-ap pointed AlitS ten of the Ceremonies, all the new: dan ces, music, Stn., forming coup d'ceil of attraction and splendour without parallel. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be cbtained at the principal rnusicsellers' and libra rians' ; and at the theatre. LYCEUM THEATRE. -MADAME ANNA THILLON'S FAREWELL of the STAGE. Owing to the Wiant reception of Madame Anna Trillion in Auber's celebrated Opera, THE CROWN DIAMOND it will he repeated TO MORROW EVENING. Catania, Madame Anna Thillon; sup ported by Miss J. Bieadon, M ess rs. Leffler, 0. Sumers, Bowler, and 1 . Williams, with a complete Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by M. Thillon. To conclude with a new Grand Ballet Divertissement. Dress Circle, ss. ; Bo xes, 4s. ; Pit. '28.; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, 21. 2s. Tickets and places to be had at the Box-office fr 6 daily ; and at t Mr. Allcroft's Office, 15, New Bond-streetom 1 till . THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstoce. THIS EVENLYG, Will be performed Donizetti's Grand Opera, called LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Characters by Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss; Mrs. Sims Reeves, and Miss Schott. After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CuAnn KEAN• THIS EVENING, Will be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To ccnclude with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka tharine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Selby and Wright; Miss M. Keeley, Mrs. L. Murray, and ➢Miss Woolgar. io be followed by THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Will be performed STILL WATERS 111fN DEEP. Characters lsy Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss Maskell and Mrs. Melfort. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF 'iHE GOLD MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. For the BENEFIT of Mr. J. HALFORD. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE LITTLE DEMON*. To be followed by a CONCERT. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE, To conclude with SALLY SMART. _ ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! kfter which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the Ballet of KATE KEARNEY. Mr. William Cooke announces for Whit Monday a Grand and Magnificent Chivalric Spectacle of intense interest, to be produced on a scale of unparalleled grandeur and effect, combining both stage and ring. united by the gigantic portable platform; followed by a new and brilliant series of Scenic Acts in the Arena, Invented and directed by Mr. William Cooke. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE Tura DAT —Morning 42 min.after 5 1 Evening 7 min. aft. 6 To-Aoapow - Morning 31 min.after 6 1 Evening b 7 min. aft. 6 THE WEATHER.—Sum Orval, May. 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 58—this day, at noon. BAROMETEB, 29.94. WIND, N.W.—Light, with dull weather. si r " j.r LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1855. If "the means of forming a combination be no, exhausted," the patience of the British people most unquestionably is. They will regard with feel ings of unmitigated disgust and indignation the disreputable dodge— the gross and palpable " cross" practised last night. It was, we must say, as scandalous a piece of " thimblerigging" as any ever exhibited in Parliament. And those by whom the trick was concocted, and the accomplices, who by . their interference contributed to its suc cess, have irreparably damaged their reputations as public men. It is now manifest that the entire " scene" was got up for the occasion, and that the object was to postpone any discussion until after the Whitsuntide recess—to give additional time, within which a dishonourable and illusory peace may be patched up, on terms alike inju rious to British honour and British interests. The Right Mil. Member for Manchester might not have been a confederate. It is possible that he was simply " a tool," made use of by tho Ministerial Whigs and Peelites ; but looking on his conduct in the most favourable point of view, he has acted in such a manner as to prevent the slightest confidence from being placed in his pro fessions at any future time ; the result, whether arising from connivance or instability, being equally disastrous to the country. On such a question, and under such peculiar circumstances, it is right that the real facts should be clearly and distinctly stated, so that the nature of the scheme may be understood. The Protocols of the Conferences at Vienna—after being delayed in consequence of the very convenient " ill ness of a Clerk in the Foreign-Office, in whose department it was to translate them" were lately presented to both Houses of Parliament. Then the exact nature of the meagre and unsatis factory propositions put forward on behalf of the Western Powers, their contumelious rejection by the Russian Plenipotentiaries, and the insolent coun ter-propositiuum w liidt they unerea, became known to the Legislature and the country. It was seen that there had fortunately been a decided failure, and that France and England were only saved from a serious calamity, which might have been occasioned by the truckling of their Ministers— through the reckless audacity of the adversary. The time, then, had at length arrived, when the opinions of both Houses respecting all the pro ceedings should have been elicited. Ministers should have endeavoured to discover the nature Of these r opinions, in order to ascertain how far they were in conformity with their own views, " a guide for their future conduct. They did nothing of the kind, however, but suffered them to remain on the table,. provoki n g o b serva ti on .- Un fortunately 4 , th e challenge. I, Z . ht man" did not accept the one of those who con demned the tru c kli ng t o o f , desired a specific assurance that nothin g b ut a ATTEMPT TO SOUND NIAGARA RIVER. — The gentle really honourable settl ement would be concluded, man who has been trying the experiment of sounding leading members of the Peace- a t- a °Y-Price party the river below Niagara Falls, writes as follows :—" An other attempt was made with a similar iron of about 401 b. oc cupied the ground. Earl GREY i n the L A weight, atta c hed to a No. 11 wire—all freely suspended, , MILNER GIBSON in the com or'ts, so as not to impede the fall of the weight. I then let and Mr Mona gam e the weight fall from the bridge, a height of 225 feet • it notices of motio ns to the effect, not th at Govern_ struck th e sur f ace f a i r ly, w ith th e point down—must have sunk to some d e pth, b u t it was no t longer out of ment had conce ded too much, but that t hey had sight ante a ga i n on one second, when it made its appear not gone far enough—not that they had be en ton a,, gain Oil the surface, about 100 feet down the strea m , conciliatory to Russia, but that they had t o and skipped along like a chip until it was 0 check e d by th boldly insisted on some trifling assurance that shethe wire. We . then commenced hauling in cak e of w hich made the iron bounce like a ball, when a would henceforward. abandon her designs on Tur- that no met Bat nie a k it and ended the sport. lam satisfied key. IsTothiwr but an unequivocal and a striking c 2 u 2 rr sfounetLev;n lia w r t facie n n io tspec t ific gravity to pierce that demonstration. of public I tr could counteract have bee n o h° ee 1.0, 3 velocit qua' )r of the n ir um ac i quired . by a fall of on, w ien striking, must the dangers • ques t y, its E nmentlort 124 . gen ' arisin ,, from the ventilation of such f eet per second ; and, conse posed to theop opinions current near 5,0001 b. Its surface in either ' branch of the Legislature. This will give an idea owtaa about 50 superficial inches Nothing but the and, at the same time, hi2 e the strength of that cu-rei t . indignant denunciation of been at work to scoop out 0 :: the Tit an conduct of Russia forces that - ha i ve aye, and of Austria, could : —New York Herald. b ed of Niagara river. ~_.. „ _:i11;'..., ~_.. __./... i~ ~ ....~ :~ -- . --.....__........ ~ ic.... ... THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY ETENING-, MAY 22, 1855. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. BERLIN, MONDAY, MAY 21. The following despatch, dated, St. Petersburg, Sunday, has been received here : Prince Gortscbakoff writes, that on the night between the 12th and 13th the Russians mad• two small and successful sorties. Up to the 14th nothing of importance had oc curred on other points of the Crimea. VIENNA, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1 P.M. Yesterday a complete elucidation of the views of Austria on the third point was forwarded to London and Paris. If the Government consented to lay the de spatches in question on the table of the House the nation would know what is to be expected from Austria. PARIS, MONDAY, MAY 21. General Canrobert is appointed a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, TUESDAY, MAY 8. The details of the Kertch expedition have lost their interest, inasmuch as it effected nothing. The most extraordinary rumours are afloat respect ing the reasons of its return re infecta, but the sub ject is one of such delicacy that it is better to refrain from any comment or hypothesis respecting it. It is sufficient to say that the fleet, consisting of about 40 sail, with nearly 12,000 men on board, arrived at the rendezvous, lat. 44 54, long. •36 28, on Sa turday morning and on the previous night, and that they were summoned to return to the place Whence they came by an express asteamer, which left Kamiesh on Friday night or Saturday morning with orders (it is said) from General Canrobert. These orders were; it is reported, sent by the French General in consequence of a communication from Paris, which rendered it incumbent on him to concentrate the forces under his command in the Chersouese. It is not to be wondered at that this abrupt terminationof an expedition which, from its secret character, was doubtless intended to effect im portant services, excited feelings of annoyance and regret among those who expected to win honour, and glory, and position. Admiral Bruat could not venture to take on himself the responsibility of dis regarding orders so imperative and so clear, and Admiral Lyons was not in a position to imitate the glorious disobedience of Nelson. No doubt, all the officers engaged, French and English, experi enced the bitterest disappointment when they heard the orders to go back to Kamiesh. Of the feelings of the men there can be no question, for they have been only too loudly expressed since their return. It is rumoured that the Emperor directed all the troops to be concentrated for some important ope ration, which is to be undertaken forthwith, but it is scarcely probable his Majesty knew the expe dition had actually sailed and was close to the place where, as it is believed, it was to act, at the time the orders were despatched. No one can tell where the men were to land or what place the fleet was to attack, and Kertch, Kaffa, and Anapa, each of them within a moderate distance of the rendezvous, have been severally named as the point of attack, but it is probable, from certain dispositions and orders, that the troops would have disembarked near Theodosia (Kaffa), and that the fleet would have been employed in the destruction of the forts which guard the Straits of Kertch on both sides. All such speculations are, however, worthless, nor can the real objects of the expedition be known unless the Generals who conceived it think fit to communicate them to the world. It is certain, however, that the Russians were quite aware of our Proceedings, because they must have seen the flotilla cruising along the south coast of the Crimea to the eastward, and for miles the blue sky was seamed with streaks 'bf black smoke from the steamers, which even at the rendezvous were visible from the land. Those on board the ships which were the furthest at sea could easily make out the land. A high peak rising out of the sea to the north was visible to the whole squadron ; two or three smaller elevations at no great dis tance could also be seen distinctly ; and there is no doubt but that the low land itself could he dis cerned from the tops of the men-of-war at the rendezYous. I could not find out the names of all the ships which composed the expedition, but the following formed part of it :—The Royal Albert (Admiral Lyons), on board which Sir G. Brown and staff embarked ; the Montebello (Admiral Bruat), with the French General commanding the expedi tion ; her Majesty's ships Hannibal, Sidon, Vesu vius, Ardent, Valorous, Tribune, and Fury, the City of London, Hope, Cosmopolitan, Orient, Magnet, and transports 93 and 11, two French line of-battle-ships, one English line-of-battle ship and three steam frigates, and several men-of-war steamers belonging to our Allies. The men disembarked this morning. Sir Edmund Lyons is said to be unwell, and his illness is attributed to chagrin at the result of the expedition. • The 12th Lancers have arrived, some in the Himalaya, others in the Jason. Lieutenant Baynes, R.E., who was wounded a fortnight ago in the trenches, died last night. The Bishop of Gibraltar is lying ill at head quarters. There was a review of the cavalry, including the 10th Hussars, on Sunday morning. They turned out about 1,100 strong, and are reported to be very efficient. and unbroken enough to drive on in sledges; even only a week back some adventurous spirits from Esthland had come across on the ice. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The firing was very heavy last night, particularly on the French side, and our casualties in the ad vanced trenches are becoming; heavier every day. The French have constructed some very fine new batteries on the left, and have now put all their new guns in position. Our works are complete, and, as our new bat teries are armed very heavily, and are 500 and 600 yards closer to the enemy than the old lines, we may expect tremendous results from their fire. On the 4th the 49th were surprised in the ad vanced trenches. The enemy were repulsed by the Royals, aided by some of the 40th. The latter had five or six killed and 15 wounded. An extract from a letter, professedly written on board the Tartar, mentions that our Government proposes to raise recruits in Sweden, so as to avail itself of the existing sympathies for us and antipathy against Russia. A German officer, now residing in Copenhagen, is said to have been engaged by our Minister there, and furnished with the necessary instructions for raising a Scandinavian Legion for the English service, The Emperor has received from General Cau robert a letter dated the Bth, relative to the sortie of the 2d, in which he says : "In the glorious combat of the 2d against a strong sortie of the Russians, who advanced to retake the work, captured on the previous evening by our soldiers, the light companies of your guard, Sire, who were brought up from the reserve, caused the admiration of the army by their courageous impetuosity. I have been very happy to be able to mention them favourably in general orders." The Emperor yesterday received in private audience, M. Olozaga, Minister of Spain and Baron de Grancy, Minister of Grand Ducal Hesse, who presented autograph letters from their sovereigns, congratulating his Majesty on his escape from as sassination on the 28th April. Letters from the King of Greece, and from the Captain-Regents of theßepublic of San Marino, containing similar con gratulations, were also presented to his Majesty. Lord Cowley yesterday presented to the Em peror Under-Sheriff Crosley, who came to Paris for the inauguration of the Universal Exhibition. General Pelissier, lately nominated by the Em peror to the chief ? command of the army of the Crimea, is the 19th . on the list of generals of divi sion. His promotion to that rank is of April 13, 1850. He is the senior officer of Generals Bosquet, Noel, and Canrobert, but the junior of General Regnault de St. Jan-d'Angely, the commander of the Imperial guard. General Pelissier is grand cross of the Legion of Honour, was not long since in command of the division of Orau, and has been governor-general ,of Algeria ad interim. He was always one of Marshal Bugeaud's favourite lieu tenants. . An Imperial decree revokes the order of the Executive Power of August 27, 1848, reducing the staff of the enginee - rs to 450 officers, and decides that, in order to meet the necessities of the service; the former number shall be re-established, viz., 26 colonels, 26 lieut.-colonels, 108 chefs de bataillon, 150 captains of the Ist class, and 150 captains of the 2d class and lieutenants—in all 460 officers. The steam advice boat, the Petrel, has just left Cherbourg to join the French division in the White Sea. A letter from before Sebastopol, dated the Btb, states as follows : "The expedition sent to Kertch has returned ; the squadron which conveyed abd brought back the. troops anchored at Kamiesh on the evening of the 6th. On the 7th the troops landed. It is generally thought that the counter-order came from Paris by telegraph. After the landing the troops returned to their former encampments. The rumour circulates, and I believe it is well founded, that fresh troops are expected ; it is at all events certain that suitable places are sought to establish encampments. Our fire continues very animated duringthe night, and the object is to prevent the enemy from disturbing our work men. Since our occupation of the advanced works we have taken from the Russians it has been discovered that these works were mined. The mines were charged, but our attack was so rapid and the victory so pr3mpt that the Russians had not time to spring them." A private letter from Constantinople, dated the 10th, confirms what I stated the other day with respect to the object of. the expedition in ques tion. The . writer says— . "A traveller who arrived this day from the Crimea has given me some information which completes the above. The object of the expedition wal to destroy the maga zines containing supplies for the Russian army. It ap pears that in those magazines there were provisions for more than a month. I learn from a very good source that the whole of the troops composing the camp of Maslak have received orders to be ready to leave ; but whither they go is yet a mystery. My letters from the Crimea lead me to believe that they are intended to re inforce the army before Sebastopol. The health of the army is much better, and the cholera has diminished. The malady is also less violent at Pera. The number of deaths has considerably diminished. The tergiversa tions of Austria have produced the worst possible effect at Constantinople. The journey of Redsohid Pasha to Vienna has been adjourned. Since I wrote last there has been no modification in the Ottoman Ministry." The despatch received by telegraph, counter manding the expedition, is said to have communi cated the fact of a large body of troops being on the point`of leaving Constantinople for the Crimea. The expedition had sailed at 6 o'clock in the even ing, and in some hours actor the counter-order reached the camp. There can he no doubt that an expedition on a still larger scale was determined. upon, but to what particuldr point is not known, and it would be useless to guess. The object may he to intercept in some other direction the sup plies which enable Sebastopol to hold out so long, or to attactc the Russian army wherever it may be found. The letters received from the camp, be side those noticed in the Moniteur as from Gene ral Canrobert, concur in describing the sanitary state of the army as excellent. • This, it is feared, however, may not be of long con tinuance if the troops do not remove from their present positions. The heat is becoming intense, and the air is infected with the effluvia from the pits in which heaps of dead were interred ; and this inconvenience is beginning to be_felt. Some discontent has been manifested in the French camp in consequence of the time spent before Sebastopol, and more than one regiment has repeatedly de manded the assault in a manner which resembled something like a mutinous spirit. The troops would willingly receive the order for storming the place, even with the chances of failure, rather than re main as they are. The sorties and 'the slight affairs which have taken place have only whetted their appetite for further action. In this earnest desire they will probably soon be gratified, as some great operation may now at last be expected before long. It appears there are 50,000 Turks—the best and bravest of the Ottoman army—at Eupatoria,, and the letters that have been received all speak of some grand operation as imminent, and from which the best results are anticipated. BOURSE, MAY 21.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr."c. End of Month. 41 per Cents 93 50 , —f. •--c. 3 per Cents 63 90 68 95 Creilit Nobilier 792 50 Roman CrMit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes ' Piedmontese B5 Home Debt . 31i have repaired. the mischief occasioned by the crotehetty Lord, and the meek Commoner, who would submit to any insult or injustice provided there was no interference with " trade." It was earnestly anticipated that these anxi ously-looked-for opportunities would have been afforded. In place of deprecating the discussion —in place of announcing themselves, or procur ing some convenient go-between to hint that a premature discussion might prejudice the chances of peace—a day is given up by the Government for the discussion, avowedly to the serious detri ment of the business of the country. Then at the last moment, when the House is crowded, not merely with attentive listeners, but with men ready to become energetic actors, and to justify the confidence of their respective constituencies, "hey, presto !" everything is changed by a dex terous touch of the enchanter's wand, and the illusion speedily vanishes. The scene changes, and any possibility of a discussion until after the Whitsuntide recess, or until another fortnight has elapsed, is averted. Messrs. HERBERT and GLADSTONE jointly enacted the part of Harlequin on the occasion, and were ably supported by those who had been the honoured guests at the Premier's official ban quet on Saturday last. The quondam Secretary at War—the preserver of Odessa—first asked a question, or rather a series of questions, of the Premier. The concocted replies were speedily forthcoming ; and then Mr. GLADSTONE gravely asks his Right Hon. Friend to adjourn the subject. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT—interposing an assurance that he, if the motion were persevered in that evening, would move the previous question— makes the same request, which is supported by Lord HARRY VANE, who had promised to second the motion. Then followed the usual amount of ground and lofty tumbling, in which all parties, save Mr. DISRAELI, Mr. ROEBUCK, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, and Mr. MALINS cut a very dis creditable figure ; and eventually Mr. GIBSON relents, and, after a decent show of resistance, owns the soft impeachment, but still retains the ground he has so unfairly occupied, promising again to bring it on after Whitsuntide, or more probably at the "Greek Kalends." Such was the disreputable farce last night enacted in the House of Commons, and it will again be repeated usque ad nauseam until some really independent Mem ber, who cannot be cajoled, takes the opinion of the House. Is it yet too late for Mr. DISRAELI, Mr. LAYARD, or Mr. ROEBUCK to discharge this important duty ? There is now a golden oppor tunity for any competent person desirous of gain ing the public thanks and gratitude who will undertake the task, and offer himself to supply the pressing exigency of the movement—who will, indeed, become the man of the people, ready to head an Administration in which the right men shall be put in the right places. The explanation given by Sir JAMES GRAHAM last evening with respect to his attempt to fasten the death of the unfortunate Captain CHRISTIE on Mr. LAYARD leaves the Right Hon. Baronet in even a worse position than before. It. will be seen that it was not until after Mr. ROEBUCK had given notice of his intention to move for copies of certain papers, which would in fallibly have demonstrated the truthfulness of Mr. LAYARD'S defence, and the utter falsity of his accuser's allegations, that Sir JAMES deemed it time to explain. The " humanity dodge," it was clear, had failed entirely of success, and he felt himself in the unenviable position of the engineer " hoist by his own Petard." But if one dodge had failed that was no reason why he should not try another. If unstarohed cambric, unctuous tears, and the sobbing accents of gentle remorse, could not convict LAYARD of CHRISTIE'S death, starched cambric, plaintive tones, and an affecta tion of virtuous candour might rescue his accuser from his false position. So the Right Hon. Baronet did the virtuous, the candid, and the re spectable. Nobody will doubt he did his best to do it well ; but " the old fox was smoked," and his acting grew tamer as he felt how few believed him, and ultimately went for nothing. We defy any unprejudiced individual to read his explanation without coming to the same con clusion. The dull hypocrisy of it would have sent us to sleep, had it not been for the moral indigna tion which it was well calculated to inspire. It is an explanation that is not a defence, but a self incrimination. " Who killed Captain CHRISTIE ?" was the question. " LAYARD," replied Sir JAMES. " He killed Captain CHRISTIE ; he, by his misre presentations, caused me to recall him and to send him before a court-martial, which proceedings bloke his heart. I was all pity. I only did what I did on compulsion. It was LAYARD that compelled me." And now that LAYARD has forced a confes sion of his entire innocence from his accuser, what is the inevitable inference? Capt. CHRISTIE'S death (the friends of that unfortunate gentleman must thank Sir JAMES that we were compelled to speak as we have of him) having been occasioned by his recal and his trial before a court-martial, the man who ordered these is, on the ex-First Loid of the Admiralty's own showing, the man who killed him, and that man is Sir J. GRAHAM ! The Nineveh bull-baiters of the House have, we are happy to believe, met in thiS affair with a signal check. The manly attitude of Mr. ROEBUCK should not go unnoticed. He was the first who had the courage to con front the furious pack, in order to insure Mr. LAYARD some degree of fair play (if the ex pression be allowable where one was assailed by 1-7 after Mr. LAYARD'S magnificent defence in the Times, he may be said to have made them " turn tail." Nor should Mr. BRIGHT'S part in the affair be forgotten—it was that of a generous minded Englishman. Would that he did his manly nature equal justice in not less important matters. As for Sir JOHN PAKINGTON we incline to think he will distribute his ponderous admonitions with better effect from the Bench at Quarter Sessions than on the opposition side of the House for some time to come. And for Lord PALMERSTON, who by this time must feel how great a blunder he committed by joining in so disgraceful a persecu tion, we will only reroaik it may safely be left to him to say with diplomatic suavity, " Sir JAMES, it might have been done better, or perhaps it had better have been let alone." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Privy Council at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. It was attended by H.R.H. Prince Albert, Earl Granville, Lord President; the Earl of Clarendon. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Viscount Canning, Postmaster-General ; the Earl of Harrowby, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas ter ; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ; and the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain. The Hon.W. Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. The Bail of Clarendon and Earl Granville had audi ences of her Majesty. The Queen was attended by Lord E. Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain ; Lord Camoys, Lord in waiting ; and Major-Gen. Berkeley Drummond, Groom in waiting. Her Majesty, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and Major-General Buckley, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester in the forenoon, at Giocester house, Piccadilly. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horseback with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Captain Du Plat. The Queen had a dinner party in the evening. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hohen lohe-Langenburg and the Princess Adelaide, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Vis count Torrington, Major-General the Hon. J. Scarlett, and Sir George Couper. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the North American Pro vinces. A Cabinet Council was held at 1 o'clock p.m. yes terday, at the Foreign-office, Downing•street, when the following Ministers assembled :—Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord John Russell, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir W. Molesworth, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat two hours. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF GENOA.—The Opinione of Turin says that the Duke of Genoa, born on the 9th of January last, is dead. This is another affliction for the King, who has experienced many domestic losses of late. Resolutions in favour of the ballot were adopted at a public meeting at Northampton on Thursday. The Western Times states that there has not been an inmate in the lock-up at Ashburton for the last 7 years. The Agnes Blaikie, from Malta to Balaklava, was run down by her Majesty's ship Medina, about the sth of May off the latter port. FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.—On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in an old block of buildings in Lower Milk street, Liverpool, containing upwards of 3,000 bales of cotton belonging to Mr. Schofield. Owing, however, to the exertions of the police, it was subdued before materal damage had been occasioned. THE GOVERNOR OF BALAKLAVA.—Amongst the Rus sian prisoners brought home in the Simla last week was the Governor of Balaklava, who was taken prisoner when Balaklava was first seized by the English army. In the confusion of the capture the governor lost his wife and daughter, and has never heard of them since. THE NEW LOAN ACT.—This day (Tuesday) the first payment under the new act is to be made of 151. per cent., and the last payment on or before the 18th of December. Contributors may anticipate their payments. All subscriptions paid in part, and not completed, are to be forfeited to the public use. INCREASE OF SALARIES TO THE POLICE MAGISTRATES. —The salaries of the magistrates of the eleven metro politan police courts, 23 in number, have been increased from 1,0001. to 1,2001. Formerly the allowance was only 8001., it was then raised to 1,0001., and now 2001. per annum is added to it. THE ORGAN OF ST. GEORGE'S -HALL, LIVERPOOL.— The great organ at St. George's-hall will be opened on the evenings of the 29th and 30th inst., by Mr. Wesley, who has superintended the construction of the instru ment. The proceeds of the two concerts will be added to the fund being raised for the benefit of the only son of the architect, the late Mr. Harvey Lonedale Elmes. The letters from St. Petersburg, received yesterday, reach to the 12th inst., and state that the Siberian caravan, with about 18,000 casks of t?,1low, has been left high and dry in the floating river, the water of which went off before the ice. It is added that even if they succeed in collecting water in the tanks to get the barks off, which was very problematical, the delay will be great. The rate of exchange remained at 351 d. to 36d., and, rain having fallen, the weather bad become warmer. ATHE COAL TRADE.—The coal trade of South Wales is at the present momentin a very flourishing state. There is not any tendency to a reduction in prices, and all the ports are full of shipping and vessels waiting their turn to load. Coal is now forwarded per the Hereford line to Liverpool, where it is shipped on board the ocean going steamers, and there is every promise of a large amount of Welsh coal being ultimately sent to Liverpool and the north. CONVICTION OF A CRIMEAN I{EROE.—At the Devon general sessions on 'Wednesday last, George Gilding was charged with stealing, at Torquay, a 101. note and five 51. notes, the moneys of William Henry Woodley. The prosecutor is a poulterer, and the prisoner, who bad been to the Crimea, was present at Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, and was wounded, was in the prosecu tor's employ. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. He was sentenced to 6 months' hard labour. For his wound he had 10d. per day pension granted to him for life, which will be forfeited by this conviction. lIONGKONG.—Advices from Hongkong by the over land mail are four days later than those previously re ceived, but nothing new had occurred at Canton, and there had been no later arrivals from Shanghai. The country round Canton continued in a most disorganised state, and the risk of transit effectually prevented all speculation. There had been no fresh transactions in imported goods, and no new supplies of teas. The vessels loading—one for London and one for Liverpool—male slow progress. Bullion was lower, Sycee silver being quoted 7.4 premium, gold, 21-50. The emigration of Chinese to Australia and California was active, and there was an eager demand for tonnage for that purpose. Ad miral Stirling, with her Majesty's ships Winchester and Sybille, and the steamers Styx and Hermes, remained at Hongkong ; but the Styx was to proceed north on the 21st March, to be followed, probably, by the remaining vessels. The French Admiral was expected shortly from Shanghai. RUSSIAN LOSSES.—Lord Lansdowne said the other evening in the House of Peers that the Russian loss since the commencement of the war had been 247,000 men. The following are further details. In the month of January last a report was presented to the Emperor Nicholas, stating the loss of the army at 187,000 men, including those who died under the severity of the long marches and of sickness. A new report was presented to the Emperor Alexander in April, fixing the total loss' of the army to March 31 at 250,000. In this report especial stress was laid on the effect of the marches, and some disastrous incidents were particularised. It was stated that an entire company had perished under the snows between Odessa and Perekop, and another between St. Petersburg and the south. An entire battery bad been lost in the same manner, with the men and horses. The guns were found after the thaw, and are again in use. BULLION ROBBERY.—A robbery bas taken place on the way from London to Paris, evidently perpetrated by persons who were acquainted with the extent and the mode of the consignments. The gold in bars and Ame rican coins amounted to between 13,0001. and 14,000/. The property had been deposited in three boxes, which were separately consigned to Paris, from the bullion brokers, Thomas, Bult, and Spielman ; and were taken in the mail train of the South-Eastern Railway which set off from London at half-past eight o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, the 15th inst. to Folkestone, whence they were to be taken via Boulogne and the Northern Railway of France to Paris. It was found that the 'three boxes, which were, when delivered in London, hooped and sealed, had been •re-opened and plundered, and then re-hooped and re-sealed. It is rather remarkable that the depredators left in one of the boxes between 6,0001. and 7,0001.'s worth of gold ; but it is conjectured because they had not materials at command to supply what might have been the deficiency in weight. They had filled up that box•with sporting shot Nos. 4 and 7, and the other two boxes were supplied with a quantity of shot sufficient to represent in weight the amount of gold abstracted from them. It is sup- I Regit t e h ci a in s ?he'ia l pl l cr p"a"s ri saW l ic s y railway from London to Folkestone. The French as well as the English police are engaged in the investigation. HORRIBLE DEATHS.—Yesterday, Mr. Bedford, coro ner for Westminster, received information of the death of a young man, named John Beasely, a painter, aged 34 years, who resided in Great Earl-street, St. Giles's, and who expired in Charing-cross Hospital under the following circumstances :—lt appeared the deceased was painting the outside of a house in Piccadilly, and his attention being directed to something below, he fell from the ladder, a depth of 70 feet, and stuck upon the spikes of the area. He was speedily extricated by his fellow-workmen, who conveyed him to the accident ward of Charing-cross Hospital, where the medical staff ren dered every assistance, till death terminated his suffer ings. The second case is that of Mr. George Stevens, aged 52 years, corn-dealer, who resided at 31, Queen's road, Bayswater, and who expired in the Oxford Ward of St. George's Hospital on Sunday. It appears that the deceased fell from a load of hay off a cart, in the Wilton-road, Pimlico. He was picked up in a state of insensibility, and removed to the above-named institu tion, when it was found his spine was fractured as well as his head. A RUSSIAN SWINDLER.—At the Middlesex sessions yesterday, before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Henri Scherr Those, described as a gentleman of seperior education, was indicted for obtaining, by false and fraudulent pre tences, from James Baker Pyne, a picture of the value of 60 guineas, with intent to defraud. He was further • charged with obtaining, in like manner and with like intent, two dressing-cases, value 461., from Thomas Charles Hanniford ; one dressing-case, value 401., from Francis Kennedy; one ditto, from William Gregg; and a gold watch and gold chain, value 401., the property of John Mitchell and another, front James Murray, their servant. The case stool for trial at the last session, but was postponed in consequence of the prisoner claim ing his right to be tried by a half foreign jury. A mixed jury was accordingly empanelled to try him. It appeared that the prisoner, who was stated to be a nephew of General Rudiger, Commander of the Russian Imperial Guard, had for some time been an accomplished swindler, and, notwithstanding . that the indictment con tained five charges against him, a number of persons were present to substantiate others, so successful had he been in his course of knavery. The evidence as to each charge was nearly identical, and showed that he had carried on his plunder on a cunningly-devised plan. The jury pronoun ce d th e p r i soner gu ilty. The assistant judge th en sen t ence d the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for four years. . THE BALTIC FLEET. DANTzic, May 18.—The mail from the fleet arrived here last night by the Driver, Commander Gardner. You have probably received the despatch containing the chief part of the intelligence she brings, but a few details may be added to com plete it. on Riga, has commenced the actual blockade of that port by capturing eight Russian merchant vessels. These ships were receiving their cargoes on board outside the Bar of the Duna, the creek or river that runs up to Riga, probably to enable them to get out to sea quicker than they could have done had they to cross the Bar loaded. They appeared to have felt secure from any attack, for the shore boats continued to bring goods on board after the English steamers were in dangerous vici nity. At last, but just too late, the signal was made on shore warning them of the peril of their position. Whether it was misunderstood is uncer tain, but instead of putting back into the harbour, the Russian masters stood out to sea, running, as it were, into the very jaws of the lion, for a little manoeuvring effectually cut off their retreat, and the vessels were all taken. The English fleet is divided and stationed at different points of the coast—at Hango, Nargen, the mouth of the Duna, and at Revel. At the moment the Driver was leaving Revel the Russians had hoisted a flag of truce on shore, but Captain Gardner could not stay to ascertain the reason. There has been an unfortunate collision between the Tartar and the Imperieuse, one of the finest vessels of the fleet. The Tartar las lost her main mast, and both ships are so mush damaged that they are compelled to return to E (gland for repairs. Admiral Dundas has personally reconnoitred the Forts of Sweaborg. The French fleet, consisting of t.iree line of battle ships and a corvette, were, on th) 16th inst., still lying in Kiel harbour ; they had eft their original anchorage, and had moored close t $ the town, closer than ever Danish or foreign line o! battle ship had moored before. They were busily ingaged t a ki ng i n coals, and it was believed wouldromain there till Sunday next. Admiral Penaud vaited on General von Krogh, the commander of the garrison in Kiel, on the 15th inst., who returned tl.e visit the follow ing day in the Hecla. Letters and papers from the Rissian Baltic pro vinces make frequent mention of the English cruisers seen off the coast. . _ Advices from Helsingfors, date April 27th, state that the stories of ships having crrived there with' goods as - far back as March 22 were entirely un founded, seeing that at that tip)( the ice was thick RAILWAYS-IFOR CASH. . tr. c. fr. (Means llBO Lyons • 1172 00 Western 655 Rouen Cott° 640 Strasburg Mediterranean' 1102 50 Havre 555 - - Northern RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals of the 13th inst. The Intalido .Russe publishes the followingl— " Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff despatcn, via li.lett, dated oe bastopol, 26th of April (Bth May). " From the 24th to the evening of, the 26th of April (from the 6th to the Bth of May), nothing of importance took place at Sebastopol. The fire on both sides is mo derate ; our daily loss is small. "The enemy's fleet which left on the 21st of April (3d of May) went as'far as within sight of Kertcb, and then returned to Sebastopol. " It was observed that a portion of the troops on board were landed at Kamiesh Bay. • "Nothing of importance has occurred on other points of the peninsula." THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest of the 9th gives some de tails as to the facts which have induced General Coronini, the officer in command of the Austrian forces, to proclaim martial law in the Principalities. It says " The numerous arrests which hate taken place here during the past month appear to have been caused by the discovery of a vast conspiracy organised by some Hungarian emigrants, in concert with a certain number of revolutionists. It is said that all this has been done at the instigation of Russia, with a view to excite a movement against the order of things established since the return of the hospodar into Wallachia; it is said also that attempts have been made to lead away from their duty the Austrian troops of occupation: All the interrogatories undergone by the persons arrested have been perfectly secret, and the persons set•at liberty have been warned not to speak of what has occurred. In consequence, scarcely anything has transpired abroad. But owing to what has come to light, Count Coronini has published an order of the day declaring martial law established." AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, of the 17th, in Voss's Gazette of Berlin, says :--c. The plenipotentiaries have resumed within the last few days their con ferences with Baron de Hess, and it is said that the subject under discussion has been the route which the French troops are to take in order to reach Austria. It is thought in 'diplomatic circles that the Grand Duke of Baden would not oppose the passage of French troops through his territory ; and they might then cross the Lake of Constance, and so arrive without difficulty • in the very heart of Austria. 'Biron de Bourqueney had - yesterday a l O n g conference with Count Duol, in. which the address of the Poles at Paris to the Emperor of the French was spoken of. Austria has not made any representation or complaint on the subject, but the French Government has taken the initia tive, and given such explanations as to completely deprive the publication of that document in- the Ilioniteur of the character of a demonstration against Austria." WEST INDIA MAILS. The royal West India mail packet Tay, Captain Moir, arrived at Southampton yesterday. Her dates of sailing are Greytown, April 18 ; Chagres, April 23 ; Honduras, April 28 ; Carthagena, April 25 ; Jamaica, April 28 ; Nassau, April 13 ; Deme rara, April 25 ' • Trinidad, April 25 ; St: Kitts, April 29 ; Barbadoes, no mail •, St. Lucia, ,April 27 ; Antigua, April 30 ; St. Vincent, May 4 ; Martinique May 5 ; Gaudaloupe, May 1 ; Gre nada, April 22 ; Jacmel, April 30 ; Porto Rico, May 2 ; Dominica, May 5 : St. 'Thomas, May 7 ; La Guayra, May ; St. Lucia, April 27 ; Tortola, April 25. The Tay brings 79 passengers, among whom are Sir Arthur and Lady Rumbald, Lieuts. Pearson and Ivey, Count de Grossard, Messrs. Barclay, Elkin, King, Anthorne, Gordon, Newton ; Mrs. Gough, Mrs. Fyfe, Mr. Davis, Col. Minchin, &c. The freight on board consists of specie to the amount of 482,382 dollars, all on merchants' ac count. The Wye, screw steamer, belonging to the com pany, broke down off St. Lucia on the 23d of April. The mails for Barbadoes were ix consequence sent up by a sailing vessel, who, on finding the Prince at Barbadoes, despatched her to finish the route. This circumstance was the cause of delay to the Tay, who had to wait at St. Thomas seven clear days after the regular sailing time to enable the Prince to bring her mails up. Her Majesty's brig Mariner left St. Thomas for Windward Islands on the 4th of May ; her Ma jesty's ship Medea,,for Bermuda, with the admiral's despatches. At Jamaica De Cordova reports business as dull, and the country parishes being fully supplied, no immediate improvement is anticipated. Sales of rum have been made at from 3s. to 3s. 4d., proof 18. Sugar rules at 11s. to 16s. per cwt., according to quality. Exchange on London-90 days, par ; 60 days, per cent. premium ; merchants' bills, 1 per cent. discount. Letters from Demerara reportimproved weather, and a flourishing state of the crops. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BERLIN, May 19.—. The following is a report drawn up by M. Doria, Oriental Attache to our Embassy at Constantinople, whence he had been sent into Moldavia to inquire into the truth of the various statements current, as to the conduct of the Austrian troops in the Danubian Principalities, and the state of feeling prevalent there in conse quence. It is dated Folischani, April 2, 1855 "The same evening I arrived I paid a visit to M. Stamatin, the Governor of Moldavian Fokshani (as the town lies on the boundary of the two Principalities, part lies in Moldavia and part in Wallachia), who expressed himself without reserve as to the conduct of the Austrian troops, whom he describes as totally without discipline. " narrated to me the particulars of the following outrage. A woman, long past the middle age, occupied, together with her daughter, a house in which two Aus trian soldiers were billeted. One evening about 18 of their comrades came to see them. The daughter took flight, lea , iing her mother behind her ; the latter was found dead the next morning is consequence of violence offered to her person. It is affirmed that she was vio lated by all the 18. A post mortem, examination that was made by the physician of the district, assisted by an Austrian regimental surgeon, confirms the fact that the death of the said woman was caused by rape at tended by violence. Not one of these miscreants has been punished, the Austrian authorities having affirmed that they had no proof of their identity. . _ " He then mentioned the murder Committed on the landlord of the inn at Gresceschti ; the Austrian soldier who committed this act did not meet with any punish ment " The attempt made upon the Treasury of the local Government was thus narrated to 'me by M. Stama tin. An Austrian soldier had obtained entrance bur glariously into 'the apartment were the money and valuable papers were deposited, and was appre hended there by the Moldavian sentinel, who handed him over to his superior officer. The follow ing morning an Austrian corporal came and demanded his liberation. The soldier was at that time still in con finement in the apartment in which he had been detected. The demand was. refused. Later in the same day an Austrian officer, with a guard of 20 men, returned, and demanded again the liberation of the prisoner, which demand was again refused. The Austrians on this made use of theif arms, seriously wounded the Moldavian sen tinel in the head, and carried off the prisoner. The Moldavian soldier was still in the hospital, suffering from the consequences of his wound. To my inquiry as to when this occurred, the Governor answered that the papers connected with the matter were in his chancel lerie ; in their absence he could, not give me the exact date, but that he believed it was the middle of Novem• ber. No satisfaction nor atonement had been given, nor had the soldiers been punished, the Austrians affirming that a Moldavian has no right to arrest an Austrian. " He told me that since the arrival of Col. Oettinger Wallerstein about two month's back somevThat more order obtains ; but 'that the inhabitants were still ex• posed to oppression and insults ; that if, for instance, a private or subaltern officer had •to wait at all for the door of a house to be opened to him, he would draw his bayonet, and would threaten with all impudence to make use of it. " Moldavian Fokschani appears to be less quiet than the Wallachian portion. I, attribute this to the circum stance that M. Stamatin has drawn upon himself the displeasure of the Austrians, on account of his having demanded satisfaction for the attempt to rob the local treasury, and the wounding the Moldavian soldier on that occasion. • "M. Boronesko appeared less disposed to express himself to me on the subject of the Austrians, with the frankness of his Moldavian colleague. He told me, however, that their troops behaved very ill, that the in habitants were afraid to leave their houses of an evening oil account of the frequent disturbances, that he had many times spoken to the Commander of the complaints made against the troops under his command, and that about six days previously the arrangement had been come to, that an. Austrian patrol should accom pany the soldiers of the national police in their night rounds, and that since this arrangement had been car ried into effect a greater degree of tranquillity had been attained. ." I must not omit to mention to you as a fact of some importance, that orders have been sent hither from Vi enna, prohibiting the infliction of corporeal punishments on the troops here. I have not heard of any similar prohibition having been extended to any other portion of the army. " Yesterday an Austrian soldier presented himself at the house of the Wallachian Governor, and demanded that a guide should be assigned him to accompany him to Braila. The Governor required to• see his colonel's orders 'for this, and asked what remuneration would be - given to the man who might accompa s ny him. The soldier answered that he had no order, nor any money with which to pay the man, but that his demand must be attended to. He hereupon became so insolent that he was obliged to be turned out. "The Governor's son-in-law told me that in returning from the country about a fortnight previously he was attacked, his postillion struck from his horse, and the man injured by the fall. 'I could mention several other attacks made by these soldiers. a twin iu. Boroneslio, that three murders have been committed at Bouzdon, by Austrian soldiers, but he did not know the particulars. The last took plaCe about a month back. The Governor of Bonz4on, M. Lapaty, has lately received an Austrian order. "There is no doubt that the inhabitants are frequeittly exposed to great vexations, and that a feeling of irritation has sprung up between them and the Austrian troops, on account of the bad conduct of the latter, which consist for the most part of Croats, so ill disciplined that, as I learn here, their officers hardly dare reprimand them. "I have the honour to be, &e., (Signed) " DORIA." THE CLIPPER-SHIP JAMES BAINES.—A few months ago we chronicled forth the remarkable intelligence an! nouncing the arrival of the clipper-ship Lightning, Cap tain Forbes, belonging to the "Black Ball" line of Aus tralian packets, in 63 days from Melbourne, the voyage out and homq occupying only five months and eight days. To-day it is our pleasing duty to record another wonder ful achievement in navigation, which has been mom= plished by another ship belonging to the same successful and enterprising firm. Yesterday evening at-7 o'clock, no previous announcement of her approach having been made, in consequence of the foggy state of the weather, the Royal Mail 'packet-ship James Baines, under 'the command of Capt. C. M'Donald, entered the Mersey, and announced her arrival by the firing of cannon. She sailed from Melbourne on the 11th of March, and per formed her homeward passage in 69 days, against 63 on the outward run. Her voyage out and home occupied only five months and ten days, which, after deducting 27 days' detention in Melbourne Harbour (seven days more than that of her sister ship the Lightning), stands unparalleled in nautical history, and speaks much for the ability and skill of her commander, and also for the untiring energy displayed by the spirited firm to which she belongs, in successfully proving to the commercial world that the superiority of Liverpool ships, both for the comfortable conveyance of passengers and the speedy transit of merchandise, stand unrivalled. The James Baines brought 360 passengers, 40,000 ounces of gold on freight, in addition to a large amount in the hands of passengers, and a very heavy nail. On her arrival in the river the passengers were enthusiastic in their well-merited encomiums of the attention and consideration evinced by Captain M‘Donald and his officers for their comfort during the passage, and mani fested their approval by presenting the chief officer with a purse containing 601.—Liverpool Albion,. The arrivals of specie yesterday amounted to 350,0001., comprising 190,0001. from New York and 160,0001. from Australia. r Lvi PE hiAL PAULI/010 1 • HOUSE OF COBEVIONS--(THIS PAT.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. EAST KENT RAILWAY. On the q uestion that this 'bill be read third time, Mr. JAMES WGREGOR moved thetait be not read a t th o i t r h d e ti 4 m th e otifll:hqeee.vidence and report of the shall b e printed and circulated among members. 118 moved th ere fore the postponement of the third reading After a few remarks from Mr. Rice, Lnshingt_,,ent and M r . D e edes against the motion, Mad a from !as'. Rich i f n avour of it, Againit it ............................. -19 The house divided, when the numbers were :- For the ruotioa. ...... . ...................... 21 a b n a d mp p t a o ss n ed. Majority .................. --78 The bill was then read a thikl time and passed. , m ittee The Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Ril wo yOu the Lyme Regis Roads Bills were also read a third Wellingborough ßailway Tile f o ll o wing bills were considered and ordered to be read a third t me :--Bridport and Broad Winsor Itoadsr.; Caledonian Railway ; Oxford, Worcester, and Vi° lle d : ape Road ; Sunderland Dock; Wig! Preston Roads, North of Yarrovr. (narrow gauge)Peterborough le, BUSINESS OF THE ROUSE. 1 Mr. WILSON said be bad been asked by sever?_ committee whether the Government intended to g o i . oc h u t _ e of supply housesy night • a nd it ° b i g ° , gbmmoeinotnovceonmietnntitttoeethdfesuppiy.if he stated ;hat if t u . e war m d ber for Aylesbury (Mr. Layard) did rot bra:Si mitt E e T e his motion on that evening the Government /1 On the order of the day for the house BILL, R on Or th O e L a l b S ov L e ObiClIA, L MANAGEMENT , Sir B. HALL moved that clauses 21 and 2$ Fast • relate to the election of chairman of the board) bf3r poned. , rION After a few words from Viscount EBBING--; ' The • motion was agreed to. On clause 35, Sir B. HALL r der to lO W . moved to stake it out in o , g e t. duce into the bill certain use 0 ° • portions of sobho Agreed to. rat s e i p r a la ye . rs vir , On clause 40, providing for the iloopecrAgo°oing° stlaLndLOpaUrtGoiffri ‘llsc° thato e I ; N e b ig t : Clauses u to 40 1 3 were agreed to after , .., sion. . f I ° vi oho intovbcoinsob. eels ° I baronet was adopted, oon property,sdeherecetdhioonno a . : well as ratepayers, Should have toheLln and, after a s h o rt i s a d u i . : g cu e :s ts ; an d the u the ßl r b [LEFT SITTING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE (T-6115 • jeLmei vixooodnii A ristdn l eee t s:C h euc o thi oeeuatngnnoraachrcospteae COURT OF CILANCEO. Ted ' s ° ti le tni t ol h of i r e b d a n gentoehntegsaifitgreisndt thedia otohofeuTrottlifisteelt":olo,o f . L e in and the a r th e ° eLnagrinneetdcichrnoueeliinrEnr ,itrnsegstpheeiatethtiehvraelceoi subreitne been : f h o rsitpae oeit h rr e o r f onlyy m being performed now one at%ioN cv Cuurtssa Lincoln ' s-inn nr to T -day, ei.nsteTandofn,,tbeerst Co ga l7 v ß e T iti ' doent tv _ 0 ; 00 a tbil:rll7l?eriff. O. HAIG.—HA ------' IG V. GRA I * --.4.-- a -4111 Ili The Master of t ß h n e -L R L o S lls considerabl booo le p n y g i t o h g in these cases, th e ileliferls Abe VC 1110 ' From a,ld judgment occupying to thenMeaarsltyer°'enerephodrutr, :611a ueamtetakefore his Honour upon uo leers§ cie s Mn n ea Ps i t t egth , is original:GV76:ll.lrYheby the P' nl Haige suit, and 4by the defendaute• teat Sons,statements oHonour,foootgitifthe:roers i go i ; 1 large distillers, carrying on basineerobso Edinburgh • commission, and the plaintiff, Mr. Gray, iggs *ln c , vi . andat ••Ne T agent, carrying on busineee -000,01 castle-u 0 Was ent P ere n d . Yne• In the year 1832 a n ibrrlied vibe' into by which Mr. Grog ° Writ Of tt beit come the age at for Messrs. Haig for the sale .001, whiskies. T h ese transactions continued for 0 0 , 115 ,. 5 J p3 401 and upon Messrs H. the agency o f M r . Gray Ceasing,;, AO Hai claimed a sum of nearly 6,0 601 allowi • fore ommission, from gr. OW'. Jr.ll''' tu ro o disputednofhaving the balance and filed big big, for the Yuotioe account, and also for .a w n 'Pi actioe to rest i ra g in an Messrs. Haig from bringing i‘Tlso,6l4 against Mr. Gray for the amount• rfaii an. de to O le , a cross 1-. a bill,.. and in 1852 a reference stag aln„,oos se° Master, Haig 4 ; the to his report Gray took 66 eseerter lA4 result of the report of the 1k919 GrAl that a sum 0f e403 11 000/ d wag due = .fio issp, ' to Haig and s , • and upwar _ His Hon 011 , subject to the chat* for coroo.l, the e r after going seriatigs through 161(1 tbeo, ceptions, Honour, disallowed thegreat portion a' a . t i l a expressin g course at the eameg too his regret tool of the ad opted by Mr. Gray, in clestroYiai thois which would have render 0000 ,il! books transactions doubt anduncertainty. clear which were at_the present 0 , 1 4 h 'l t , . f Such conduct as gr. the cearf pursued, it should be publicly il°l/asiotteri .°„ would treat l with the greatest severity. ll' bat, l'' account noth• kg i of .nothing was so important 39 be .hition this case, and the r ° „ gr• rin. they had been destroyed, principal and agent had not been respected 00 ow opinion Under such circumstances gr. 6011° t ,' j oie! ), the Oro . to odd 7li o e f his Honour, not entitled' to which would have been entitled to if be I: 0 ti or differentl '' y T to the course he had pursued ill tee s io bey i n actions r. he result of his Honour's decision. _l4OO r all - it s . finding rilncipmal particulars, to confirrn trio), to ° report;Gray indebted to gess large am0unt.L........... MIDDLESEX ---- ---------45,000 ADJOITROD P (THIS DAY . s .) pan ei s (Before Mr. Sergeant Adano.) fo yer ea . • eir i mith,, a respectably dress ed roan, 00 . warder in the Middlesex 'A - Al House of Correcti .1.04. dered to his the property of his employer, Mr. Glover, ° bad keellf„ well, in thegas meter manufacturer. The prisouer 0 40 1 ' prosecutor's employment for uP t 0 , 4 14 twelve of twenty months as gate-keeper and clerk, a 00000: shillings per week, with :31 per cent' 0016, sion on sales effected b h• f 1 th r cottiege „peroe copper, the refuse which y mi O ea e • , tbe '3l" bill accumulated io 0,0 tare of the c ut er L 0 meters. In April the prosec- , 0 f oe= horse and cart • with old metal in it standing barin g 1 tO a marine name f store dealer's shop whichClerkenwell oepicien,! and o Potter over the door, excited brag t he P 11 ,,i onannees making inquiries he found the seep g/7„bolse''', He suhsequenily ascertained tbe prisor7oo4., 000 to hi • after himself 3 cwt. of leather cuttings Pt 1 4 1 1 : P e ot. ° f that had disposed of them for 21e• P er e f iae n- _,.1 defence was that the transaction in qution , is se•- - bona fide character, and inaccordance with t °° pra T c h t e ice adopted at tee 'prosecutor's 011111006113.1 the prisoner, jury, aftera short consultaion, P°4 The Gran d J ur y was immediately dischariged:oroio iarged this fi )3' IT l.)' LLOYD'S SHIPPING 401S P i to e!), __---o----- 16 L0rri,,,,,,„ • m. _.„. • er Pl' de N.N.E. • light Ma y 22.--Wind and Went 1 Age, , airs, and hazy. 'fed' e ti ? DOVER' May th. —W' a N i,T4O 011 A Lena, from Java ; ' i,n.., N. • - W . . f f 10° , both Iv ttey Clementine, Rio llenorina, a 0,,,, tods, a ~, Janeiro. Sailed= -4 ' a I °r ' for Calcutta. pi $OilV" PORTSMOUTH, May 21 —Win d ' ' .--S• ej" town, for New York. • •-•• /.I•Vr. Arrl't SOUTHAMPTON', May W. • d .e,,..• 21. 01 1 Of (s.), from the West lnd',,4 cl4lcOe' NEWPORT, May ies. 21 --W. d, S V ode-11,P•il • °ll Freedom, from L• ' ja • • iverpool, for Cape, ell London, foi St Thomas. c a oge l JERSEY, May 20.—Wind, E. A.rrifek- Labradore. 2 o °° LElTll.—Arrived K lifatanelt with _P,,,,/ NEW ORLEANS May ossuth, fr 1 Th°l33Acton,(o-I,the lap bales of cotton ' -*-- a t. rnv l a - on board, hat, been -u _Apbeglj River. ST. CROIX, April 2 The oe , for CI was to have sailed today,9---- - A 11,13 e tautin°-. es steamer Medea has but the y ar _ fr o. interfered. lon Agrlge°: BELFAST (Port Fairy), March 6.--lbe-g-orrthartioooo London, which went on shore on CePe •‘• o a 1 3 ,,,, - . - 0 8 ' on the 15th inst is a total wreck; ere li d bee "'- are landed • the wreck has been sold, a appeared. ' (PEE ELECTRIC TEX.EOIO.O•I goroillt LISTOOOD, Ttlefitof tiivreWaailli:, N.N.W. Arrived—Meridian, rfromw}/ N.-0......-- • 11°.,IcIr , Isrienngea,poNree.vi York levigir°k;;lejl%talll3l2°.eird,,,t7i'll.,-46113:91.11341i: LI 11131i'. ' (trife ; Wind, 5.E.,,,, AlOl3 0 Rico, Doom 4,010 Arrived—Abeona, from Porto Adroit, Santander'; Emulous, Barbado", Sebastian. Sailed—Splendid, for Nantes. 00, '101°). Qusg.ool to.) Wind northerly A s a r i r i i e v d e_d 01$1" , vriassio — s kGelrenaenro, for from n t ll , l w. s e z r pigau; ~. ..,01.) ' --- g TEO°P-n if •so s id (BY BIIBMAIUNE AND BUITIS lvo. I, GRAVF,SEND, TsUeStTioi. Cl tl" ' Wind, E. ; tide last hour's ebb ; ve 3 ~, roP slight rain. „>0.0.0 ytib , 10 ; ii c,low Arrived. tells, (s.) from Consta___n tin, T a to, A Rico ; Gesina, Norden ; puke of 1 " 111 0 0 ,0. / Margaret, 'Dalai's. of , 9 ' DEAD, Irdesa orsoto' 0' Wind, N.E. ; light, and cloudy. .„.„„oor° Lai L Paased.—Janet AlcWillia.m, for ..B-113_1111,- Cardiff; Ralph Thompson, Constantio,P_lia. 1 0 ' don ; Adeline, from Shields, for Cara! ',lv! 0 t be / 0 S•lided in to, Woodcock, for 1.000" ro d o or i s i ~ Eleanor from Callao, for J.,00c10,0' rego 0.11 appears to be " lielinor," for 1,00,011; been condemned and sold A Callao. ;, Mg.,