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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition against church rates ; and also one from the corporation of Plymouth, in favour of the speedy trial of offenders. The Earl of DARNLEY presented petitions from Ro • chester and Chatham, praying for the entire closing of public houses on Sundays. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Fordyce, in Banffshire, against any further grant to Maynooth. THE BRITISH ARMY.—INCREASE OF PAY. The Duke of RICHMOND called the attention of their lordships to the advertisements issued by the War office, offering 100 guineas for the best plans for the erection of barracks for infantry and cavalry, and ex pressed a hope that due care would be taken to provide the most decent accommodation for the wives and families of the soldiers, which would afford the best guarantee for the morality and good conduct of the army. He wished to ask if it was intended to provide such accom modation in the barracks as that to which he had re ferred, and he was also desirous of knowing whether the recruiting for her Majesty's forces was going on satis factorily? Lord PANMURE said that the tendency of public opinion as well as the public acts of the House of Com mons in voting supplies for the army was to impro ve the condition of the soldiers. Although no good had been done in that direction much more remained to be done in the way of accommodation and comfort of the soldier. In respect to the noble duke's question as to the construction of barracks, the committee appointed to consider the question bad not as yet reported, and he was, therefore, unable to say what the result of their inquiry had been. He concurred with the noble duke in thinking that without dry rooms the barracks of the soldiers could not be either wholesome or decent. If married men were to reside in these barracks it was absolutely essential that special accommodation should be accorded them. He, however, confessed he was one of those who pre ferred to see the army without women, and that the young, soldier should be taught to do that for him self which was ordinarily done by women. He thought that a young soldier entering the army at the age of eighteen should Lot marry until he had passed his ten years' service. As to the re-enlistment in the army their was no doubt that the present establish ment was much below the necessities of the country. Although a great number had been enlisted, there were nevertheless great losses by war as wall as by disease. It occurred to the Government that it might be desirable to increase the bounty for enlistment. Hav ing, however, consulted with the noble lord at the heal of the army and other persons of great experience he had been dissuaded from doing so. Her Majesty's Government intended to adopt a plan, although novel in her Majesty's army. That plan was to grant to al! soldiers actually engaged in the field double pay but that the additional shilling should not be given to the soldier at once, but should be saved for him in the eavings' bank. It was not to be drawn by him as his regular pay, as he (Lord Panmure) considered the usual rate adequate for all his wants. Should the soldier unfortunately not survive to receive the savings, then the accumulation should go to those rela tions nearest and dearest to him. But should he survive the saved sum would be paid to him, not in lieu, but in addition to any pension he might become entitled to. He trusted this system would be found to work much better than an increase of the bounty, and that the young men of this country would come forward, and render that assistance which the country at the present moment stood in need of. (Hear, hear.) SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the fallowing bills were read a second time :—Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, and Cairnwall Road ; Gateshead Quay ; Severn Valley Railway ; Executor and Trustee Society ; Hali fax Gaslight and Coke Company. THIRD READINGS. The Leek Improvement and Livesay Estate Bills were read a third time and passed. ASSIZES AND SESSIONS BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. After a short discussion, clauses from 1 to 24 were agreed to. The other clauses of the bill, with some verbal amend ments, were agreed to, and the bill reported to the house. The Woolner Forest Bill was read a second Vine. The Spirits (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill passed through committee. _ The report on the Friendly Societies Bill was then re- ceived. THE MILITIA (No. 2) BILL. On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill, Lord MALMESBURY said that be hoped the noble lord the Secretary -at-War would introduce some amend ments into the second clause. One of the greatest incon veniences sustained in the various towns and parishes throughout the country was the inequalities that existed in the valuation of property, and the assessment of the rates. 11.10 uuwe lulu, seeing that al-pates as to the proportion which each parish i❑ a county should clntri bute to the expenses of the militia would very probably arise, proposed that the Government should appoint an umpire to settle the proportions which each parish should contribute. He thought, however, that it would be much better to take the income-tax valuation as the basis of contribution. Lord PANMIIRE objected to the amendment, on the ground that to introduce it into the bill at this stage would be a violation of the privileges of the House of Commons. Lord BERNERS complained of the complicated and, at the same time, loose manner in which several of the clauses were framed. He thought it was highly desira ble that some provisions should be introduced into the bill in order to secure a more equal and just system of assessment and rating than would be obtained by the bill as it stood. His lordship concluded by moving some amendments, with a view to obtain this object. In con sequence, however, of the low tone in which hie lord ship spoke, their purport did not reach the gallery. The amendments were negatived without a division, and the bill was read a third time and passed. The Accident on Railways Bill passed through com mittee. The National Gallery (Dublin) Bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned at eight o'clock. ROUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered :—Ayr Harbour, Exeter and Exmouth Rail way, Glasgow Water, and Electric Telegraph Company. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; Westminster Land Company ; Westminster Terminus Railway (Clap bam to Norwood) ; Airdrie Rural District Police (No, 2) ; Birkenhead and Liverpool Docks (Trust Property of Birkenhead Dock Trustees, &c.) ; Bradford Corpora tion Water ; Connaught Mining Company ; East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) ; Liverpool Docks ; New River Company and Trustees of the River Lee (N o . 2) ; Westminster Improvements. DUBLIN ROADS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the above bill, Mr. M`CARTNEY moved that it be read a third time that clay three months. Mr. HAMILTON opposed the amendment. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said he felt bound to oppose the third reading of the bill. After some further discussion, the house divided. For the amendment Against it The bill was ultimately read a third time and passed. Petitions were presented from Chatham in favour of the bill for preventing the sale of beer on Sunday ; from three towns in Derbyshire, and other places, complain ing of taxing lead miners for poor rates, against tha grant to Maynooth, &c. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill ; the reserved clauses were taken first. On clause 36, relative to the salary of the chairman of the board. Lord SEYMOUR was of opinion it would be better to pay the chairman of the board a fixed salary. There should be a properly constituted court of appeal in cases o idisputed rating. Lord EDRINGTON concurred in opinion with the noble lord the member for Totnes. Captain DIJNCOMBE considered all the members of the board should be paid. That could be done at an expense of 5,0001. per annum, equal to a rating of about one-tenth of a penny in the pound. Sir D. HALL suggested that the house should decide first on the amount of salary to be paid to the chairman of the board, and after that the number to constitute the board, and whether or not they should be paid, when he -would prepare a clause to effect that object. Mr. HENLEY thought the more the committee en tered into the consideration of the bill the more the difficulties thickened. He was afraid they were about to constitut e a board eminently deliberative, but with very little executive powers. Tho clause, ae further amended, was then ordered to sta,od part of the bill. On clause 29, Some discussion, in which Mr. Henley, Lord Seymour, Mr. Witliatos, " Wi lkinson, Si r J. V. Shelley, and Lord Ebrington joined , took plac e i n reference to the propriety of notice being given to all th e mem b ers of the Metropolitan Board before any matt er o f impor tance was brought forward for disettssion, and also as to the desirability of the quorum being fixed at 9. The clause as amended was afterwards agreed to. Clause 125 as amended was also ordered to stand part of the bill. Several new clauses, having reference to rating of pro perty, were then added to the bill. Some discussion took place upon several of the post poned clauses of the bill, and at 4 o'clock the furthe r consideration of the measure was postponed to Tuesday. The house then adjourned to six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. THE HOUSES OP PARLIAMENT. Lord SEYMOUR asked the Chancellor of the Ex' Chequer whether the amount of remuneration to be paid to the architect of the New Palace, Westminster, had been decided upon by the Treasury ; if not, whether any further progress towards the settlement of his claims had been made since the promise given to the house upon that subject in the year 1853 ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said Vie claim of Sir Charles Barry had been under the considera tion of the Treasury, and was now likely to be speedily adjusted. As soon as that was completed, and embo died in a Treasury minute, there would be no objection to produce it. There had been a payment to Sir C. Barry on account, but be Wa3 unable to state the amount. ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS TO PRISONS. In answer to a question from Mr. SPOONER, Sir G. GREY said that no Roman Catholic priest was in the receipt of pay from the Government for his attendance as chaplain at any of the Government prisons. Mr. T. CHAMBERS asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether any steps had been taken, in consequence of the report of a select committee of that house, appointed last session to investigate the claims of Yuille, Shortbridge, and Company against the Portuguese Government for breach of treaty ; and whether he would have any objection to lay upon the table of the house the communications which have passed between the two Governments upon this sub ject? Lord PALMERSTO N sa i d the commun i cat i ons were still goin g on between the two Governments on this sub ject. He would let the hon. and learned gentleman know when the correspondence was concluded, and he should have great pleasure in delivering it up to him. OFFICE OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA Mr. GAYLEN, adverting to the probability of the office of Governor-General of India becoming vacant, said he should to-morrow (this) evening ask the noble lord at the head of the Government if it was his intention, in selecting the individual to fill that important and responsible office, to abide strictly by the spirit of the resolution lately come to by that house, and only to sanction the appointment of a person whose antecedents and whose experience and suc cess in the public service entitled him to the public confi dence. (Rear.) TENANTS' IMPROVEMENT COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Lord SEYMOUR deprecated further time being spent on a bill like this, which, from the number of amendments of it of which notice had been given, there was no chance of passing during the present session. He moved that, Mr. Fitzroy report progress in order that he might after wards move that the order for the committee on the bill be forthwith discharged. Mr. NAPIER said a bill had that morning been sent down from toe House of Lords, relative to leases and sales of settled estates. That bill was introduced by the Lord Chancellor on the part of the Government, anal theoperation of the bill was extended to England and Ireland. That bill and the one before the house were irreconcilable, and if the Government intended to support certain parts of that bill, giving a jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery which the bill now before the house did not recognise, the house would only waste time in proceeding with the bill. Lord PALMERSTON said he hoped, if the present bill should pass in a shape that it could be supported by the Government, there was a fair prospect of its passing toe other house, and becoming law in the present sess i on With regard to the bill referred to by the right bon. gentle man (Mr. Napier), its extension to Ireland was inserted quite in the last stage of its progress through the House of Lords, and if the passing of the present bill should eppes r to render its extension to T -reland unnecessary, there would be ample time to omit the provision for such extension. With regard to the motion of his noble friend (Lord Seymour), if he felt that there was in the present bill 'ratter requir ing a good deal of discussion, he had better let the house discuss it •• at once—(a laugh)—rather than interpose a debate as to whether it should- be discussed or not, be cause that would only be wasting the time of the house under the pretext of saving its time. A similar measures had passed its first stage is the other house. Colonel DUNNE opposed the bill on the ground that it was another indication of the rule which prevailed, of pas sing one law for Ireland and another for England. After a few words from Mr. FRENCH, Mr. E. ELLICE supported the motion that the chair man report progress, considering it was a very proper pro test on the part of his noble friend (Lord Seymour) against the way in which much of the business of the house was transacted, and in which their time was wasted by ini,iat ing and discussing measures which then: was no possibility of carrying. (Hear, hear.) Mr. VANCE objected to the bill as an agrarian measure, and as tending to the confiscation of property. Sir J. WALSH wished to know what the feeling was of the hon. gentlemen who introduced the bill as 'to its pre sent shape • for he suspected they had now be come u tt er l y indifferent to its passing. Lord SEYMOUR consented to withdraw his motion after the appeal which the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) had made to him. Sergeant SUEZ said the bill was not now worth having after the amendments which the Government bad made to it. (A laugh.) It was not only useless, but it was worse, for it would be positively mischievous. The committee refused to allow the noble lord the mem ber for Totnes (Lord Seymour) to withdraw his motion, and they divided upon it, when the numbers were— For the motion, that the Chairman report progress Against Majority J 7 -22 The committee then resumed the discussion of the bill. On clause 4 being proposed, Sir J. WALSH moved the addition of a proviso to the end of the clause, which would provide that no such notice as that required in the clause should be valid, nor should any tenant referred to in the clause be entitled to any compensation for improvement in any case wherein such tenant should owe an arrear of rent for his holding at the time of serving the notice. Mr. HORSAIAN objected to the proviso, as by a clause which he was about to propose the landlord woad be pro vided with ample remedy against any tenant in arrear o f rent, and would b e p rov id e d with power to evict any tenant in arrear, and such tenant so evicted would not be per mitted to make any claim for compensation. • After some itiAcn,ision, in which Mr. Maguire, Mr. French, Mr. V. Scully, Colonel Dunne, and Sergeant Slice took part, the proviso was amended by the addition of the words " exceeding one year," the effect of which was to limit the oper a ti on .£4-1... au. arrears for more than one year's rent- Oa the motion that the proviso thus amended be added to the clause, the committee divided, when there appeared, For the proviso 6O Against it B9 Majority against the proviso —29 The clause as originally framed was then agreed to. Clause 6 was next agreed to after some verbal amend ments. Clause 7 was agreed to with the addition of the words " that during such improvement the landlord, or his agent, will have power to enter on the premises and ascertain the value of such improvement." On clause 8, which enacts that tenants who have exe. cuted alterations shall make a declaration thereof. Col. DUNNE proposed an amendment, requiring the ap proval and consent to such works or amendments and to the execution thereof, signified by the landlord in handwriting as preliminary to the registration of such declaration. Mr. HORSMAN opposed the amendment. If lie under stood its operation it would bs, that the tenant would lose his money in case the landlord should think proper to withhold his approbation. The declaration was to be de posited with the clerk of the peace, and should the land lord refuse his approbation the declaration could not be deposited at all. The amendment was withdrawn, and clause 8 was or dered to stand part of the bill. On clause 9 , Colonel DUNNE moved to leave out from the words " notice" " to " requiri ng ," f or th e purpose o f i nsert i ng the words, and every tenant who has executed any improve ments as aforesaid shall, if he intend to register them, servo on his landlord or his known agent a notice to that eff ct, and a detailed specification of the work and cost of such im provements, at least three months before he registers them, and requiring the landlord to give his certificate that such improvements have been suitable to the farm, and have been properly executed, and at a fair price, and in a man ner satisfactory ; and, should the landlord give such a cer tificate, signed under his hand, then the tenant may regis ter such declaration as aforesaid, on obtaining the signa ture of a justice of the peace; but should the landlord re fuse to give such a certificate, it shall be lawful for the." Mr. KEOGH opposed the amendment, which was part of the former amendment on clause 8, and was not appli cable without it. The amendment was negatived without a division, and clause 9 was speed to. In clause 10, Mr. HORSMAN proposed to insert the words, " except for non-payment of rent." Mr. "breach of coven CAIRNS likantewise pr o po se d t o i nsert the words, Mr. I. BUTT thought the question should be kept separate. The exception for non-payment of rent was a very important one, and should be discussed separately. Mr. CAIRNS agreed to the suggestion, and withdrew his amendment till the first was disposed of. Mr. DEASY objected to the insertion of the words pro posed by the Secretary of Ireland, which he thought would be productive of injustice to the tenant, and were not ne cessary for the security of the Landlord. He should feel it his duty to take the sense of the committee on this amend ment. Mr. HORS lIAN said his amendment only restored the bill to its original shape on this point. Captain MAGAN did not believe the bill would be of use to the solvent tenant, and if it would do anything it would create dissensions between the cantankerous land, lord and the insolvent tenant. Should the Government persist in making the proposed amendment he would h ave nothing more to do with the bill. Mr. P. URQUFIAItT opposed the amendment. Colonel GREVILLE said it would be better to give no compensation at all than to limit it in the way it was proposed. Mr. COGAN opposed the amendment on the ground that if it were adopted it would make the bill illusory, and of little practical effect. He hoped, therefore, the Govern ment would reconsider the matter. Mr. P. O'BRIEN said these amendments would render the measure totally unworthy the attention of Irish metn hers, because they would have, the effect rather of advancing the landlord interest than. 'giving the tenant some prospect that he would obtain compensation for his improvements. Mr. L. DAVIES said there was a general desire to as , imilate tho laws of England and Ireland, and believing that t'ais amendment was a step iu that direction he should Stil:oport it. _ _ Mr. M'M A.TIO N . argued against the amendment, as being unjust and oppressive upon the tenant. In Ireland it was not an uncommon practice to allow tenants to run in arrear of rent while they were making improvements upon their farms, and when tho landlord found that they bad ex pended all their capital in that way he came down upon them for his rent, in order to reap the advantage of the improvements without paying anything for them. Mr. Sergeant O'BRIEN insisted that a distinction ought to be drawn between the tenant who wilfully and designedly neglected to pay his rent and the tenant who was prevented from doing so from some unavoidable cause, over which he had no control whatever. Now, this amendment re cognised no such distinction, while as for the evil which it proposed to remedy it was already sufficiently guarded against by the existing law. If an amendment of this sort were allowed to pass as an act of justice the committee ought to insert another to prevent the unjust landlord from taking advantage of his honest but necessitous tenant. Mr. I. BUTT said the arguments of the learned sergeant I Were so forcible that they would induce him to oppose the !l a m e ndment. The pr ncipl e o f compensat i on t' the tettat,t beeu over and over again admitted, and iu that spii it they ought to approach the details of this bill. As for this I amendment he was convinced that for every dishonest i tenant it would punish there would be twenty cases where it would be unjustly enforced by oppressive landlords THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 29 1855 against deserving tenants who had fallen into temporary difficulties. Mr. FORTESCUE said the amendment was not consis tent with the mai❑ principle of the bill, viz., compensation to the tenant. Supposing a tenant fell into arrear with his rent, he was still entitled to have credit fur his im provements. Mr. G. BUTT said this bill was not intended merely for the tenant • it dealt also with the rights and duties of the landlord. Well, then, it was not only fair that when a tenant neglected to keep his contract he should be ex cluded from reaping the benefit of this measure ? For his part, he thought the amendment was founded upon equity and justice, and if it were rejected the bill might be well denounced as a species of one-sided legislation. Mr. BOW YER insisted that the only real and sound way of dealing with arrears of rent was to allow them to set off against the tenant's claim for coin pensation. The 13th clause recognised that principle, and although an arrear of rent might raise a question of account it ought not to deprive the tenant of his right to compensation for improvements. It was useless to talk about assimilating the law of England and Ireland, because the facts in the two cases were widely different. He shoul I have no objection as an English land lord to see the bill extended to England, but if it were so extended it would be inoperative, because the facts in Eng land were quite different to those in Ireland. What the bill proposed to do for Ireland was done in England by contract. Mr. NAPIER supported the amendment, which he said was fully considered and approved of in the select commit tee up stairs. Mr. T KENNEDY opposed the amendment, and begged of the right hon. gentleman to abandon the bill rather than maintain this proposition. He would desire to hear the law officers of Ireland express their opinions on the subject.. He wished they would let the right hon. gentleman know how this clause was likely to be received in Ireland. Mr. GEORGE most seriously called upon the Govern ment to abide by the fair and most righteous amendment which they proposed to introduce into the clause. (Divide. ) If an extraordinary right was to becoufeired on the tenant they should not deprive the landlord of the ordinary remedies for the recovery of his rent. This extraordinary power should only be given to the tenant so long as he per formed the conditions of his lease, and the payment of his rent was one of those conditions. (Hear ) Mr. MAGUIRE said it was the general opinion of the Irish members who spoke on the popular side that the bill would be emasculated if this amendment were adopted; but ' what was the use of the lexpression of their opinion if it were to have no effect on those who sat on the Treasury benches ? He conceived that the Attorney and Solicitor Generals for Ireland were responsible for this amet dment, and called ups') them to stand up at the table and state their reasons for advising the Chief Sscretery for Ireland to propose it. The Solicitor-General for Ireland ha,l declared in a vast assemblage in Ireland that he never would supper t a G wernment that did not consent to make a Cabinet ques tion of a measure embodying provisions for the real and per manent relief of the landed tenantry of Ireland. The At torney-General for Ireland had made a stronger statement; he had bound himself by the most solemn obligations to see justice clone to the tenantry of Ireland, and he (Mr. Maguire) asked them to redeem the pledge, or to state the reasons that induced them to support this amendment. Mr. KEOGH was not disposed to shrink from any re sponsibility that might attach to him in reference to this amendment. When the bill was sent from that to the other house on at former occasion, this particular section was not confined to the exception on account of non-payment of rent, but was much more extensive and prejudicial to the tenant, and yet did the hon. gentleman or any other gen tleman divide the house to strike out these words ? Cer tainly not. (Hear, hear.) It was quite true that the hon. member for Langford proposed that the word '• wilful " e should be inserted, not before the words " non-payment of rent," but before the word " default." The other bill was rejected by the other Hausa of Parliament, and did any man believe that the other House of Parliament would agree to leave out all exception whatever when they had already rejected a bill with a more extended excep tion ? He thought the Government were justified inseek ing as they did loyally to carry the bill this session through the ether House of Parliament, by proposing an exception not going so far as th a t con t a i ne d i n th e f or mer bill, but going sufficiently far to justify a sincere hope ow their part that the measure would pass the Legislature. Mr. MAGUIRE begged to explain that when the ques tion was before the house on a former occasion, he had not only protested against it, but argued against it as strongly as he could. Mr. Serjeant SHEE was of opinion that the Attorney- General for Ireland had made a slight mistake in his state ment of what had occurred on a former occasion. When the bill came before them on a former occasion it contained the words " without the act or clef ult of the tenant," and it was quite clear that these words were intended to in clude the case of non-payment of rent, and every other de fault whatever. The effect of that part of the bill must be to throw dust in the eyes of the Trish tenant, and they did their best to amend it by insetting the word " wilful," which would have designated intentional default. How ever, the word was not inserted, and then unfortunately the words now complained of crept into the bill. The fact was that the amendment now proposed was inconsist ent with the civil law, under which a landlord could not eject a tenant who had made no improvements until he owed two years' rent, nor eject a tenant who had made sub stantial improvements until he owed three years'rent. The tenant did not improve when he was in arrear of rent; it was when he entered upon his farm, or succeeded to property of his own. In 99 cases out of 100 the tenant did not improve with his landlord's capital, but with his own • therefore, this reason did not apply. He c o n t en d e d th a t the clause would be good neither for the landlord, the tenant, nor the whole community. A tenant would know perfectly well that if he fell into difficulties, the improvements would be of no value to him, because he was to be evicted at the very moment when he might reap the profit of them. Would it be wise or prudent, therefore, for him to attempt any improvement? Would it not be better for him, if he got or saved 6001., to place it in a bank or invest it otherwise, instead of spend ing it on improvements ? No tenant would do so when he was liable to be evicted by his lamlford for arrears of rent without compensation. The object of the bill, which aae to prothote improvement, would thus be entirely defeated. Tenants would not improve if this amendment wereinserted in the clause. These bills would be worth nothing at all if they did not aim at something beyond the benefit .of the individual landlord and tenant, and tend to promote the welare of the whole agricultural class—proprietors, tenants, and labourer , . The result would be that the same wretched system of cultivation would be continued, and the same miserable hovels for the population to inhabit be main , tauten, and they would be obliged to resort to potato cul tivation, in order to obtain the payment of rent at all. Ire land would then be threatened with a recurrence of the ca lamities which that system had brought upon her, and they would be obliged again to approach this question under much less favourable circumstances. At present the high prices ' diffused a feeling of general contentment and satisfaction, but there was no guarantee that this state of things would continue. He thought it greatly to be regretted that, when there existed in all quarters a disposition favourable to the settlement of this question, Government should have arrived at such a decision in reference to the matter before them. His decided conviction was that it would be better not to pass any measure at all than to pass the bill in this mutilated and mangled shape. (Hear.) The committee then divided — For the amendment Against it Majority in favour Mr. Sergeant O'BRIEN moved to insert in the same clause, after the words " non-payment of rent," the words " reserved by any subsisting lease." The ATTORNEY -GENERAL for IRELAND did not see how the house could accept the amendment after the decision at which it had arrived. It would be rather de trimental to the tenant than otherwise, and might lead to further reservations. Mr. V. SCULLY supported the amendment, which would prevent the eviction of tenants by their landlords without compensation. The committee divided-- For the amendment Against it l2l Majority against it --72 Mr. V. SCULLY moved to insert after the same words the following, " where the tenant has a power of alienation." Mr. HORS3IAN could not agree to the amendment, for which he could see no good ground, and the adoption of which might lead to other specific exemptions. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment Against it 142 Majority against the amendment ----98 Mr. Sergeant SHEE then moved the insertion, after the words " non-payment of rent," of the words " not being less than two years' rent of such holding," so that a tenant might not be liable to be ejected for merely a year's rent, or a year and a half's. Mr. HORSHAN could not agree to the words, and he hoped the committee would not divide upon them, now that they had so well expressed their opinion of the principle of the bill. Mr. A.I'MAHON thought the words were very essential indeed. The house then divided on the amendment, when there appeared— 112 For the insertion of the words Against l5B Majority Mr. GEORGE then proposed the insertion, after the words " non-payment of rent," of the words " or breach of other covenant, or the surrender or other defau't of the tenant," in order to provide for the case where a tenant might surrender or otherwise commit a breach of the terms of his holdinei against the will of the landlord. Mr. KEOGH di l not see why the committee should ad mit these large classes of exceptions. The landlord, in these cases, might not w i s h t o h ave hi s l an d , b u t only to obtain his rent. It was quite a different matter when the landlord made use of any slight breach of the conditions to evict a tenant. After a few words from Mr. Grogan, Colonel Dunne, and Mr. Cairns, Mr. GEORGE agreed to omit the word " surrender," but proposed to add " or other breach of condition." Mr. FITZGERALD said when they came to deal with breach of coiidition, it stood on very different grounds. The non-payment of rent was essentially a money question, and the tenant could regain possession by paying the rent within six months. It world not be fair that the tenant should force the landlord to purchase his improvements by not paying his rent. There were many breaches of conditions which would occasion no loss to the landlord. It would be hard to make them cases, and it would be extremely diffi cult to legislate for them. Mr. NAPIER and Mr. S. FITZGERALD supported the amendment. The committee divided, when the result was— For the amendment 123 Against 117 Majority 6 The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheers from the Opposition. Mr. MOWBRAY moved that the Chairman report pro gress, considering thrl it was but lost time to go on with a bill which it was impossible to carry through Parliament during the present session, and of which they had not dis posed of more than three lines during the whole night. Mr. HORS MAN opposed the motion, remarking that the delay in the progress of the measure was as much at tributable to amendments proposed on the ono side of the house as on the other. _ _ _ Lord PALMERSTON said it was not intended to pro. coed further than the fourteenth clause that night, and as they were now within three clauses of the fourteenth, he appealed to the committee to proceed, especially at that comparatively early hour cf the evening (a quarter to twelve). Mr. MOWBRAY, on having that assurance from the noble lord, wmild withdraw hiA rno!ion. Mr. 1. BUTT moved the of worik limiting the time withiu which a teu.Lut evict d should give notice to his landlord of his claim for compensation for improve ments to ono month from the time of eviction. Mr. HOILSMAN - niovcd an amendment, that . the time . should be limited to three months instead of one. This gave rise to some conversation, which eventually led to a division, when the numbers were— For the amendment of one month 52 Against it lBl Majority against the amendment —l29 The words " three months" were then ordered to stand part of the clause, and some other verbal amendments ten dered necessary by this amendment were also agreed to. Mr. BLAND proposed the following proviso at the end of the cl Luse :—" And provided that in case any tenant shall be evicted for non-payment of rent, and shall be sued for any rent in respect of the lands from which he has been so evicted, he shall be at liberty to set off as against such claim for rent the amount of the compensation to which he would have been entitled under this act, had his te nancy determined by effiuxion of time." Mr. HORSMAN and Lord PALMERSTON approved of the proviso. Mr. NAPIER opposed it. The committee divided— For the amendment Against it 9O Majority —37 The clause, as amended, was then ordered to stand part of the bill. The Chairman was then directed to report progress, and the house resumed. Mr. GROGAN asked if it was intended to proceed with this bill ? Mr. HORSMAN — Yes, after the other orders to-mor row (this day). Mr. GROGAN inquired at what time it would be brought on ? Lord PALMERSTON replied not after half-past ten o'clock. . . . Leave was then given for the committee to sit again to morrow (this day)• THE VIENNA CONFERENCES. Sir J. WALSH gave notice that he would to-morrow ask the noble lord the Secretary of State for the Colonies whe ther it was correct, as stated in a recent despatch of Count Baol, that the noblelord and the French ambassador showed themselves decidedly in favour of the Austrian proposition in regard to the third p ,, int, and undertook to recommend the same to their resp.ctive Governments. 18th Foot—Privates Thomas Prendergrast, severely; James Maher, slightly. 19th Foot—Private Maurice Kean, slightly. 38th Foot—Lance-Corporal Alfred Swan, severely ; Private William McCabe, severely. 41st Foot—Private William Lewis, slightly. 47th Foot—Privates Andrew Archibald, slightly; Patrick Griffin, slightly. 49th Foot— Privates David Allen, slightly ; ; Patrick Duffy, slightly. 55th Foot—Corporal William Fetton, slightly; Privates John. Mc Lury, dangerously ; John Mclntosh, slightly John Thompson, dangerously; DaVid Hickey, danger ously ; Thomas Gloster, dangerously ; James Stirling, dangerously ; Samuel Groves, slightly ; John Ellis, slightly. 90th Foot—Privates John Andrews, severely ; John McKeon, severely. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private Henry Herbert, slightly. Royal Artillery—Bombardiers Thomas H. Evans and Joseph Symons, both slightly ; Gunners William Bennett, severely ; John McKay, severely ; Patrick Redmond, se verely ; James Connor, slightly ; James Haslett, severely; Hugh Urquhart, severely; George Longden, dangerously; Robert McCrea, slightly. JUNE 12. 3d Foot—Privates John Arkroyd, dangerously ; William Quornley, slightly ; Duncan Mcßae, slightly. 18th Foot—Serjeant John Hobbs, dangerously; Cor poral John Maddigan, danger ously ; Privates Peter Mull bailey, dangerously ; Thomas Fragon, dangerously ; Thomas Farrelly, slightly ; Festus 1 1 4 ole, dangerously ; William Fulham, slightly • Daniel Buckley, dangerously ; Patrick Sullivan, dangerously ; James M.`Dermott, 47th Foot—Serjeant William Tomlinson, severely Privates Rich,rd Blake, severely ; Patrick Byrne, se verely ; Patrick O'Donnell, slightly ; Michael Carroll, slightly. 49th Foot—Lance•Corperal William 'Parley, slightly. , 90th Foot—Private John Rice, dangerously. 97th Foot—Corporal Denis Hagan, slightly; Lance- Corporal William Grand, y. slightly ; Privates Edward M`Gennias, dangerously; Doad, dangerously; Thomas Hanley, severely; Ralph Ball, severely; Patrick Coyle, slightly. 24 Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private John Bat Royal Artillery—Gunner James Cowan, slightly ; Alfred P. Gardiner, slightly; Robert Burnside, slightly. JUNE 13. 3d Foot—Sergeant Charles Watson, severely ; Private James Bailey, slightly. 7th Foot—Privates George Smith, severely; Cornelius Moore, severely. 17th Foot—Private Michael Lynam, severely. 18th Foot—Privates Patrick Leary, slightly ; Patrick Green an, atghtly. - 28th Foot—Private John Quinn, slightly. 3lth Foot —Privates James Cormac, severely ; .Tames Hazlewood, severely ; John Lou -tie, severely ; Charles M 'earthy, slightly ; Richard Walsh, slightly. 41st Foot—Lance-Corporal John C. Wilson, slightly. 88th Foot—Privates James Murray, dangerously; Mat thew Smith, severely. -JUNE 14. 7th Foot—Private Thomas Slater, severely. 17th Foot—Andrew Stewart, .slightly. 19th Foot—Privates Michael Roach, severely ; Jolla Walsh, slightly. 23d Foot:—Private Robert Chaikley, severely. 39th Foot—Daniel Sullivan, slightly. 47th Foot—Privates George Hopkins, severely ; John McNamara, slightly. 48th Foot—Private William Smith, severely. 97th Foot—Corporal Silvanus Bruce, severely; Lance- Corporal John Hickey, slightly. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Privates Richard Kent, slightly ' • Florence King, severely ; Charles Harlock, se verely; Henry Milline, slightly. Royal Sappers and Miners—Privates John M`Roberts, dangerously, since dead ; John Murphy, severely. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. OFFICIAL DPSPATCHES FllOlll BEAR ADMIRAL LYONS. ( From a Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday.) ADMIRALTY, JUNE 2S. Despatches, of which the following are copies, have been received from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., Colnmander-in-Chiefo of her Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea : tually fired all the stacks, and I anchored . the Ardent off, to watch the fires. The whole stores are now consumed, estimated by the Lynx at 30,000 sacks. I (Signed) W. HORTON, Lieutenant and Commander. Capt. Lyons, her Majesty's ship Miranda. No. 4 Enclosure. Her Majesty's ship Miranda, off Temrwick, June 9, 1855. Sir,—l cannot allow the launches of the line-of-battle ships to returii to their ships without requesting permis sion to bring to your notice the zeal and intelligence of the officers in command, and the excellent conduct and good discipline of all employed in them, which has en abled them to render such important service in the Sea Of Azoff, and which, if I may be permitted to say so without presumption, reflects so much credit on the ships they belong to, I should also beg leave to bear similar testimony to the merit of the commanding officers of the Danube and Salina, and those under their command, as well as to that of the officers of Royal Marine Artille,ry who have been lent to this equadro,. during 'the same period. I have, &c., (Signed) E. M. LYONS, Captain. Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., Com mander-in•Chief. ROYAL ALBERT. Ist Launch—Lieutenant J. D. Curtis ; Mr. R. M. Blom field, Acting Mate. 2d Launch—Lieutenant T. M. S. Pasley ; Mr. H. C. Lees, Mate. EXCISE DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of this bill, promising to explain its details in committee. . . . . Mr. BOWYEPu thought some explanation ought to be given now, or the second reading postponed until some future day. Captain KNOX moved the adjournment of the house, and his reason for doing so was this—they had just dis posed of a bill for robbing the Irish landlords, and now they were called upon to pass a bill to rob Irish distillers. Lord NAM.S said his hon. friend was under a mistake, because he was told that this bill would greatly benefit the distillers of Ireland. (A laugh.) Mr. M•MAHON had been informed just the contrary —(a laugb.)—the bill would seriously affect the interests of the Irish distillers. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MURROUGH said at that hour of the night they ought not to proceed with a bill of so much importance to Ireland. (Oh, oh.) Lord J. MANNERS said the bill would as much affect English as Irish distillers, and he hoped the bill would not be delayed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER only wished to read the bill a second time so as to have it committed pro forma and then reprinted. The motion for adjournment was then withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time. The Haileybury College Bill went through committee. The Dublin Carriage Acts i A.tuendment Bill was read a second time. The house then went into committee, and a resolution, moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, for the purchase of lands for the extension of public offices in Downing-street, was agreed to. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE—ADJOURNED DEBATE. The order of the day for resuming this debale having been read, The SPEAKER put the question that the debate be further Ddjourned to the 17th July, which was agreed to. The other orders of the day Ila; , ing been agreed to, the house adjourned at a quarter past one o'clock. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM . FIELD MAILsHAL LORD RAGLAN. (Front a mpplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNE 28. Lord Paninure has this day received two despatches and their enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad dressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. Before Sebastopol, June 14, 1855. . _ My Lord,—Yorr Lord-hip will be concerned to learn that the army still suffers from cholera, and that it has increased since the last report. The men in general, however, look healthy, and I Mope that the duration of this sad malady will not be long. The reports of the state of the Sardinian army are to day a little more satisfactory. I have, &c., RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &c. Before Sebastopol, Juno 16, 1855. My Lord,—l have the honour to acquaint your lord ship that Lieutenint-General Sir Geoige Brown and Admiral Sir E. Lyons, returned from Kertch yesterday, having fully and saccessfully accomplished the objects of the expedition to that part of the Crimea. I have the higaest sati,fAction in drawing your lord ship's attention tc the manner in which the Lieutenant- General conducted the duties I entrusted to his charge ; and I entertain no doubt that if be had encountered the resistance which I was led to expect he would have met with, the result would have been equally adyantwieou., and would have reflected the same credit upon his ar rangements, whilst the efficiency and gallantry 44' the troopx "would bavie been brought into stronger light. But it is a matter of great joy that so inuolvahould have been do-e without the loss of a life. He feels greatly indebted to General Dauternarre and Reschid Pasha, who commanded the French and Turk• ish troops respectively, for their ready co-operation and assistance. It has afforded me the most sincere pleasure to have the opportunity of personally congratulating Sir E. Lyons on the !Access Gf the expedition, for which he was from the first so warm an advocate, and to which be always attached the highest importance, and on the re sult of the attacks upon the enemy's possessions in the Sea of Azoff. Tie excellence of the arrangements for the bombardment of Taganrog does infinite honour to Captain Lyons, cf H.M.S. Miranda, and at once testi fies his ability, determination, and gallantry. The progress of the works against Sebastopol since I reported to your lordship on the 12th has been per fectly satisfactory, and new batteries are completed, which will enable both the English and the French armies to resume the offensive with the utmost vigour. I enclose returns of the casualties which have arisen to the 14th inst. I have, &c. RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &c. P.S. I have just received a letter from Col. Shirley, in which he expresses his regret at having omitted the name of Captain Peel, 34th Regiment, who was severely wounded in the successful attack of the Quarries on the 7th ult., where he highly distinguished himself. RAGLAN. Enclosure 1. A RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 11TH TO VIE 14TH OF JUNE, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 3d Foot-1 sergeant, 5 rank and file, wounded. J , 7th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 17th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 18th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 1 serjeaut, 13 rank and file, wounded. ]9th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 23d Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 28th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 33c1 Foot-3 rank and file, killed. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 1 officer, 5 rank and file, wounded. 30th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 39th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 41st Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 47th Foot-1 serjeant, killed ; 1 serjeant, 8 rank and file, wounded. 48th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 49th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 3 rank and file, wounded. 55th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 9 rank and file, wounded. 88th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 2 rank- and file, wounded. 90th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 97th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 9 rank and file, wounded. let Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file, killed. 2(1 Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file, killed ; 6 rank and file, wounded, Royal Artillery-8 rank and file, killed; 13 rank and file, wounded. Royal Sappers and Miners-2 rank and file, wounded. Total-1 Redo:int, 21 rank and file, killed; 1 officer, 3 serjeants, 94 rank and file, w-nnded. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adj utaut.General. Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 11TH TO THE 14TH JUNE, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED JUNE 11. 31th Regiment—Lieutenant A. W. Boyce, slightly. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOUItT, A dj utant- General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE 11TH TO THE 14TH JUNE, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. JUNE 11. 47th root—Private John Kelly. s:)th Foot—Privat3 Peter Martin. Royal Artillery—Gunners Wm. Cassidy, John Kelly, John Bowie, Thomas M'Elwee, Bernard Fanon, Henry Beckwith, George Hodge?, JUNE 12. 18th Foot—Private Wm. Cormiek. 33d Foot—Privates Wm. Craig, Joseph Key, Thomas Wilson. Royal Artillery—Gunner James Maull. JUNE 13. 34th Foot—Private Samuel Briggs. JUNE 14. 47th Foot — Serjeant Michael Mullins. 88th Foot—Private Martin Connors. Ist Battalion Rifl e 97th Foot—P r i vate G eorge C a lt on . and George Wri g ht . 2d Battalion Rifl e B r i ga d e —P r i va t e s John Jones and George Dench, Brigade—Privates hienry B. Smith J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-Geueral. Enclosure 4. or; ic: :P.S \\7l) PRIVATES NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSTONED \VI )TJ N DE D, FROM THE 11TH TO THE 14TH JUNE, 1855, IN CLUSIVE. WOUNDED, JUNE 11. 3d Foot—Private William Dutton, OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF AZOFF. Royal Albert, Straits of Kertch, June 12. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for the informa tion of the Lordi Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies of three letters from Capt. Lyons, of the Miranda, reporting the destruction -of Marioupol, Gheisk. and Kiten near Arabat, of immense quantities of grain, flour, and hay, destined for the supply of , the enemy's army in the Crimea ; so great was the quantity that in some cases the conflagration had not entirely subsided when last seen on the eighth day. 2. Thus, in the space of a fortnight, the Sea of Azlff has been swept by the Allied squadrons under Captain Lyons's orders, and the enemy deprived not only of the supplies which already existed in the different, depots, but also of the means of transporting the coming crops. 3. I have also the honour to inclose a copy of a letter from Capt. Lyons, speaking in terms of, high praise of the officers and men employed in the launches of the fleet, and in the Danube and Sulina tende's. 4. Considerable skill, vigour, and promptitude have characterised these operations, and I trust that their lordships may consider that credit is due to all employed in them. Opportunities offered for individual distinc tion, which were eagerly seized by the officers whom Captain Lyons particularly mentions, and whom I beg leave to recommend to their lordships' favourable con sideration.—l am, &c., (Sign e. I) EDMUND LYONS, Rear-Adm;rat atid Cornalanc:er-in-Chief. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. Her Majesty's Ship Miranda, Marioupol, June 5, 1855. _ _ Sir,--I have the honour to infirm you that having anchored yesterday evening off this place with the ships under my orders, and six French steamers, I sent Lieu tena.nt-Cemrnander Horton of the Arlent, accompanied by a French officer with similar orders, at daylight this morning, to demand the surrender of the place, on ex actly the same terms as those offered by us at Taganrog ; and I desired him to express to the authorities the earnest hope of my-elf and of the French senior officer, that they would not oblige us to resort to measures which would endanger the whole town, as our object was to destroy all contraband of war, but to respect private property. 2. At the expiration of the delay granted, no author ised person appearing, I sent the line-of-battle ships' launches (lent to the squadron) and the boats of the ships under my orders, with all the marines under Lieutenant Macnamara, the whole celnitianded by Lieute nant J. F. C. Mackenzie, of this ship, to effect our ob ject by force ; the French boats accompanying our=. 3. On the marines and a body of French small-arm men landing, under cover of the launches' guns, 600 Cossapks, commanded by a Colonel, evacuated the town, and the marines and the French small-arm men advanced and took possession of it ; the very extensive stores of grain were fired and destroyed by parties under the directions of Captain Lejeune, of the French Navy, and of Lieutenant Swinburne, of this ship, every care being taken to cause as little damage to the town as possible. 4. Thus was a considerable town on the military high road from the provinces of the Don to the Crimea (the only one left since our occupation of this sea), held un molested possession of by a small body of Britt-13 marines and French small-arm men, for five hours, while immense stores of grain were destroyed. 5. The grain, plank, and other stores considered as contraband rf war, being effectually destroyed, the whole party re-embarked without the slightest accident. 6. Lieutenant Mackenzie conducted this service with excellent judgment ; and he speaks in high terms of the judicious manner !'n which First Lieutenant Macnatnara, Royal Marine Artillery, posted the Royal Marines and Royal Marine Artillery under his orders, in presence of a superior force, who were thus deterred from venturing to molest them.—l have, &c., (Signed) E, IVI. LYONS, Captain. Bear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, •Bart., G.C.B. Enclosure 2. Her Majesty's ship, Miranda, on the Town of Gheisk, June fl, 1855. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, that on my arrival here this morning with the vessels n , der my or ders, and the launches of the line-of-battle ships, accom panied by four French steamers, I s ,, nt. Lieutenant Commander Horton, of the Ardent, with whom was associated a French officer, to demand the surrender of the place on the same terms as tho-e offered by us at Taganrog and Marioupol. These terms having been wisely acceded to by Colonel Borsikoff, the Mili tary Gov- rnor, 'whose small force was quite inadeq . iate to defend the town, the marines of this ship, under Fir-t Lieutenant Macnainara, R.M.A., and a French party, landed and destroyed a va-t quantity of bay, stacked on the beach, ready for c onveyance to the Crimea, and several thousand quarters of wheat, &c. During this time Lieut. Horton and the I'n-rich officer went through the town, and had all the store-houses and ma gazines thrown open for their inspection, in order to see that no evasion of the terms was attempted, and that all contraband of war was destroyed. ft On this as well as on the two former similar occa sions Lieutenant Horton conducted the interview with much judgment and firmness.— I have, (Signed) E. M. LYONS, Captain. Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.B. No. 3 Enclosure. Her Majesty's ship Miranda, off Kiten Sea of Az4f, June 10 Sir,—T have the honour to enclose a letter from Lieu tenant Horton, commanding her Majesty's ship Ardent, which I received on my arrival here this morning, in forming me that he, yesterday, set fire to and destroyed 30,@00 sacks of flour, stacked on the beach in Kiten Bay; this flour wad the property of the Russian Go vernment, and evidently destined for the Russian army in the Crimea. Lieut. I-fotton hat performed this ser vice judiciously and effectively'.--I have, &c., (Signed) E. AT. LYONS, Captain. Rear- Admiral Sir Edmund Lyous, Bart., G.C.B. Sub-Enclosure. H.M.S. Ardent, Kiten Bay, June 10. Sir,—l have the honour to report that, on my arrival here yesterday, having failed of setting fire to the stores of flour by means of shells and carcases, I took advan tage of a favourable state of weather in the evening to drop the Ardent's how close in shore, and to veer Mr. i.:obero-:, the gunner, ashore in the chnay, with two ni , o, cover of musketry from aloft. I had previomdy ascertained that no ambuscade was there, and had .cleared to a distance the 30 or 40 Cossacks who were 'Watching, by firino - round shot in their direction. Mr. Roberts a nd his party very quickly and elec. ._„ HANNIBAL. Ist Launch—Mr. A. iTiftiTZActing Mate; Mr. W. H. Maxwell, Midshipman; Mr.-C. G. Wolfenden, Assist ant Surgeon. 2d Launch—Lieutenant J. H. Crang ; Mr. E..N. Streat field, Midshipman. • , ALGIERS. Ist. Launch—Mr. J. C. Wilson, Mate ; Mr. J. G. Smith, As,is tan t• S urgeon. 2.i Launch—Lieutenant F. G. C. Paget; Mr. H. W. Brent, Mate. AGAMEMNON. lst Launch—Lieutenant T. L Gaussen; Mr. Biddle combo, Master's Assistant. 2d Launch--Lieutenant T. J. Young; Mr.G.F.Cottaw, midshipman. ST. JEAN VACRE. _ _ Ist Launch W. Tumour; Mr. J. B. Cr eagh, mate. 2d Launch—Lieutenant H. W. Comber; Mr. R. C. Mayne, Acting Mate. PRINCESS ROYAL. Ist Launoh--Lieutenant John Murray, Mr. F. G. Shaw, Midshipman. 2,1 Launch—Lieutenant W. H. Jones, Mr. T. L. Pear. son, mate. DANUBE. Lieutenant R. P. Cator. BULINA. Mr. C. H. Williams, acting mate ; Nugent Macnamara, Ist Lieutenant, R.M.A. (Royal Albert) ; Joshua R. Brooks, ditto (St. Jean d'Acre); Frederick A. Forger, ditto (Princess Royal) ; William Pitman, ditto (Algiers). SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTER.SALL'S -THURSDAY. With the few who dropped in the business that was transacted was scarcely worth quoting. The prices were as follows : GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 offered on the field. 20 to 1 agst Robgill (taken) 30 to 1 agst Supplicant 100 even on the following ten against the field : Homily, Quince, Pumicestone, Mishap, Syvagee, In structress, Rubgill, Ivan, St. .Andrew, and Kingstown DERBY. 9to 1 offered on the field. 20 to 1 agst Fazz , letto (taken to 501.) 20 to 1 agst Wehtworth (taken) 30 to 1 agst Milton (taken) ' NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES. WEDNESDAY. Grand Stand Stakes, of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; two-yrs-old, 6st 12Ib ; three, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 3lb. Extra weight for cer ain win ners. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Mr. Morris's Tilly, 2 yrs, 63t 91b (Munday) 1 Sir C. Monek's Hebe, 2 yrs, 68t 91b... (T. Cliff) 2 Mr. Harland's Mirage, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (J. Gill) 3 The following also ran :—Elvaston, Panmure, and Thirty-to•five. Betting—Even on . Mirage, 2 to 1 agst Tilly, 15 to 1 agst Hebe. Won in a canter by four lengths. Half a length between the second and third. Elvaqon lost start, and Thirty-to-five jumped round the moment the flag was dropped. The Northt;r;berland Plate, of 200 sovs, added to a Handicap Stakes of 15 Sow, h ft, and only 5 if de clarod, &c., for three-yr-olds and upwards. Extra weight fur certain winners. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake Two miles. 85 subs, 47 of whom declared. Mr. Mather'S , Whitelock, 4 yrs, sst 9lb ...(J.Walters) 1 Sir C, Monck's Vindex, 5 yrs, 7st 9113 (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Neoptolemus, 3yrs,sst 4lb (Monday) 3 The following also ran :—Courtenay, King of Trumps, Arribas, Dalkeith, Waverley, The Spinner, The Yore, Canute, Lady Tattoo, Bolton, Nell Gwynne, Steelyard. The highest weight accepting being under Bst 71b, it was raised to that weight, and the others remaining in, in proportion. Bt-tting at starting-3 to 1 agst Vindex, 4 to 1 agst Bolton, 5 to 1 agst Lady Tattoo. 12 to 1 each agst Arrina., King of Trumps, and Courtenay, 20 to 1 each ag-t Nell Gwyttne, The Spinner, and Whitelock. _ - A fine race from the distance with the first two ended in favour of Whiteluck by a short half length. In the last 50 yards Vindex ran out, and the winner showed a strong inclination to " compound." The second beat the third two lengths, and the fourth was half a length be hind the third. Bolton was fifth, Lady Tatton sixth. Dalkeith seventh. Pace good throughout. Net amount of the stakes 810 sovs. Cummercial Visitors' Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft ; for three-yr-olds and up wards. The second to save hts stake. Optional selling weights. One mile. 10 subs. Mr. Dawson's Chisel, 3 yrs (25/ ), 7st Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Clarkson's Billingham, 4yrs (4010, 7st 121 b (Proud) 2 Mr. Dawson's Sauchie, 4 yrs (254.), 7st 61b ...(Bates) 3 Haxby and Agnes Gobbo also ran. Mr. Dawson declared to win with Chisel. Betting-5 to 4on Chisel, sto 2 agst Haxby. Won in a canter by half a length. Bad third. Haxby lost start, and broke down on arriving within the distince. The winner was sold by auction to Mr. Henderson for 34. guineas. Free Handicap of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added. Penalties for certain winners. Ths second to receive 20 soya out of the stakes. Three-quarters of a mile. 38 subs. Admiral Harcourt's Ellermire, 3 yrs, sst 71h (R. Bullock) 1 Mr. R. I'Anson's The Assayer, 4 yrs, Est 31b (Quinton) 2 Lord Zetland's Hospodar, 4 yrs, 7st 13;13...(Ashinall) 3 The following also roil :—Tom Perkins, Bourgeois, Helmet, Blarney, Jack the Giant Killer, Hopeless, Dame Judith, Sicily, Exmouth, Lily, and The Butler. The highest weight excepting being 8q 4ib, it was raise , : to Bst 71b, and the others remaining in in pro portion. Betting-3 to 1 agst Sicily, 4to 1 each agst Ellermire and Hospodar, 8 to 1 each agst Tom Perkins and Ex mouth, 9 to 1 agst Dame Judith, and 10 to 1 agst Bourgeois Won cleverly by a length ; two lengths between the 'second and third ; and a length betw een third and fourth. Dame Judith was fifth, Exmouth sixth, and Hopeless seventh. Jack the Giant Killer was last throughout. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, 74 ; four, 84 it)lb ; fi ve , 9A s i x and aged, Oat 71b. Three miles. Mr. Thelluson's Ratapla,n, 5 yrs ' (J• Prince) 1 Mr. Williams's Bolton, 3 yrs .................. (Aldcroft) 2 Betting -4 to lon Ratanlan. Won in a canter by halt a length. Delightful weather, excellent sport, and a va s t con course of comp an y. The result of the race for the Nor thumberland Plate was a capitil hit for the fielders. THURSDAY. The Gateshead Lottery Stakes. Two miles. Courtenay Neoptolernus Lady Taf•ton Won by two lengths. The Tyne Stakes. Plumpton Maid Williaun the Third . 1 Won by a length. The Gold Cup Stakes. Two miles. King of Tromps Dalkeith.. Chisel Outcast . Won by a bead. Speculation Plate. Won in a canter. Corporation Plate. Once round Card harper Whitelock Twelve ran. (This race is in dispute.) MANCHESTER, Friday. —lt ia reported here that Whitelock has got the stakes. CHELTENHAM RACES-THURSDAY. The Trial Stakes. One mile. Bright Pliceim3 Duet.......................................... T0wer............ ....................................... •.. The GI, 4 hi , - Nandi Abaut two miles. .... 1 one . ioucestershire ~andicap Lucy Banks filly I ........... LeJuif ............................................ Hercules 1anthe....................... : ..................................... Evangeline ........... . ................. Won by b f•a-I engt n • Selling Stakes. One Mile a nd a quarter. See Clear Two-yr-old Stkes. T.Y.C. Libelist .................... a . a..".. .ca 1 Consolation Scramble 1-IHall.a.mile. 8attery........................................................... 1 Cimi0ina.............................. ......................... 2 Eight ran. ............... 1 Au-tc , ..11 , ; ,1 to repre2senta tive at the Cuurt of St. Petert , hurg three pie: patches on the 10th inst. : the first an ostensible despatch ; the seco nd a confide nt i ai o ne ; and. the third a despatch to be used on ly in a particular conjuncture. (1017NTBY VARKTITS. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—JuiS 2C*. There was a good supply of fat beasts to-day, and in g cod requect without any alteration in p rice. The nun Wei of sheep was not quite so large, yet there was qu ite su Bei ent to meet the wants of buyers. A large supply of iatr ihs, but the gre at part was not half ft and several lof.s r amai nett unsold. Fat a and store calves were more pleat Uzi. F a; pigs about the average. The fjllowing were the q uotations :—Beef, 6iC to 7d ; mutton, 6d Co Id ; lamb, 8d to Od ;, veal, Od tc per lb. ;,- pigs, 9s 9d to 10s 3d per score ; r ou g h fat, 4 6i t , i Ls per 141 b.; hides, 34d to 4-id per lb ; calf - skins , 3 ' l4 per lb. ' EDINBURGH GRAIN.—JUNE 27• t s a hi Omni vas a fair supply. of grain to-day. 11 r h ea " - readily, - and sales more easily effected th an last vret" Barley„ oats; and be tis hay.. Wheat on the top same e aslast market, and t he 0' )11 1s ld up Barley on the top 6d up , and t h 0 averega dgiv down. Oats on the top Bd, and the average 4 113 2(3. r " Beans on the top ' s, and the average Id dow U. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 955 qrs sold .F 3 ' 1 q rs Barley 534 qrs • sold 44 1 qrs •O a t s 734 qrs sold 42 4 qrs Beans ............... 143 qrs sold 1( )6 qrs AVERAGES PER. IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £315 7 4- .1 2ths. Barley .. 2ths• 2tbs. Oats - I B eaus - .1- 2ths. BOSTONUNE 27. A liberal supply of:wheat for the time of ye a. r, anlonaLit, inactive demand, but a fair amount of business yr:3 doll at about last week's rates. Beans the turn lowor• grain little pulsing., and prices unaltered. 73 t) Prices :—Wheat, red, 72s Od to 7 7 s Od; whit e, Od to 80s Od extra. 82s Od. Barley, 3 4 s Od to 360 0' " r; 4 s', 26s to 30i. Beans, 46s Od to 49s Od. Pe as, 438 per qr. • EWARK—JNE 27. A good attendance and liberal U supplies of grai izb si kich expel ienced a heavy sale at late prices. ing Wheat, white 82s to 85s 'red 769 to 78s; barley z r r a- v s t, —s to —s, grinding 37s to " 4 's; oats, 4i 4st. 34s to 04 3 a, 4 4 4 26s to 31s ; beans, 48s to ; malt, 72s to 76s ; P gag 48s; tares, 58s to 60s per qr. SHARE MARKEY'S. LIVRPOOL, 28. ra , >re STOCK EXCHANGE.— E The tone o JUNE f the market w/. E l st t improving to-day, although business is stillli .Londel Lancashire, 194—Ditto, Qrs., (6 per cm:lo,, s 3 54 and North Western, 102 2/3/4—Manchester, ° uel 3-10 Lincoln, 26k—Ditto, (7i till July, 185, then 6) , d, u. —Ditto (6i. new 6 per cent.), p. lls. 3d. —South Eastern, 18/. Us. 3d. - MANCHESTER, JUNE 28. STOOK EXCHANGE.—There was a dull btrines na, and there has Leen a perceptible depressio n. Mid Leedas Newport A. and Hereford, 17 —Sheffi eld, 261 - 81—Dover, 18—London and North Western, la 4* STOCK EXCHA BIRMINGHAM, urnz 28. shad 9 id fi r 3 au dZ NGE.—Th e market was a Great Western Birmingham Pref. shares, 10.}—j 6 73 74—Warwick and Birmingham Canals, 24. mi Sz a o n a t t , E 7 x4rt G A r N e G a E t . EEDS.• :Timm 28. d•hy . . d t°' • l h ort e he b r u n s s i , ne 2 s 3 s i— wa lt s a nleitset Shcf. field, and Lincoln, 27 DUBLIN, JUNE 27• f 1 1 ti) , 911 STOCK EVIELOTGIC —Three per Cent. Corsms 7s— A , 2201 —New Three per Cent. Stock, lili 92—Dank SU)! Jo re at ex div.—Mining Co. of Irelind (Ti. paid), 143 Southern and. Western (50/. paid), ' Oi. SEABORNE MAILS. (N sighliles that the mails are sent from the by the night—and Mby the morning----flespatea.) due in 'ani. 3°- Day wrivn ma to ai prom wr.at COUNTRIES in General Post- Port Office, London. * Disp,tchv j_. ------ ------- 111 Anierica(byßrit.pack)N Every Frid a y .• • • Liverpool America.. tby United Sts. packet) • ..........N .... ...... Liverpool i4' America (by U. States packet) ........N •• • • .... southanwt, 1 Australia (via South- . r ampton) ......M4 —• •• ...... Southsn3Ptc" Ditto (via Marseilles) I• 7 Ditto (via Cape of Good'it 1 Hope) ' - .• •• •• •• ••N • • l j , Africa (West Coast) ..N 23 d of t he month .. plymouth • • 1 Alexandria..........N 5 ,9, 24,& 30 of 9.. Dover • • • • • Alexandria........ ~,k1 4th ft 20th of mon. Southatriptor Bahamas , „ „. _ .„ _ M 17th of the month soammiptopi..., B e l g i u m ...,'...... „J A N 1 mily ........... - Dover ... : . : T o Brazil .......... _ _ m 9th of the month.. SouthaMP' m . xi , Buenos Ayres ......M 9 th of the month.. South -1m ~. Cape of Good hope ..,N various po rt ' ' 1 Cape of ood N Cape de G Verds Hope ......N 9th of tbo month SoUthalllPW Ceylon (see India) Ceylon— _ _ ..., „ „N Channel Isles .. .. .. ...N Mon ~Wed.,&F rid. Sonthal7lPo' Chili..._ _ _ „.... _ ..A4 •zet & 17th of mont SOUthataPto' ..iti China .• . Constantinople ...... I, ts,l3, f 8,23,&.zei co ii, rover .. • • • Constantinople liont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...., .. Dover .. • • • • Egypt (see India) „• . . T" France ........ M& N Twice daily .... • . D o ve , .. • • Gibraltar .. .. .. .. .. M 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of IT. Bouth 4 aPr Greece (see India) toi• Jul Iroytown ........ m 2nd & 17th of mon. SouttisMP• I flamtiurgb ...........N Tuesday & Friday London ••• • •1 , ,; a l o a i v i a ft n n d n ah . . .... .... .... .. .. .. .. is m i 2 D n a d i i y o t: . t . h . e . . m .. of . ti ,l. DoverSouthaf j Pl . .°:: j i - > ij , : l iionatirai ....... si 17th of the month. SofahamPtoP , India (viaSouthampt.)m. 4th & 20th of rrion.plym. uth • • ' India ( via Marseilles)M Oth& 25th of month Dover .• • • .• 1 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover.• •• " , i • ‘ Ireland ... ..... M & N Twice daily ...... Holy head - • '",,, Lisbon ..............:4i 7,9, 17, & 27 cf m. SouthamPlol' '- Madeira ............N 9th of the month SournamPton , Madeira ........„.. N 23d of month •• .. Liverp ool • " Malta (see India) Malta ............ ...b. 8,18, &28 of mon. Dover .. .• '" Mauritius (see India) efauritius ..........N 14th of the month ten ,11 1 Mexico ............M 2nd, of the month.. SoatharaP-- Naples . • • - ........N 'fithl.sth2Mhofmori.,Dover ...• • • New Gra,nada . ...... IV 2d & 17th of month New Zealand By private ship ..IVarious port ui Papal 8 1 -Ves • • .... ../ 1 sthl!stn2sthofmon. Dover .• • • .• Peninsula • ..... .. —AI 1 thl7 th 27 thonnon. I Southampton! Peru .. ........„,,M Id & 27th of mon.jr•outhfurlot" , Port Natal .... ....11 By private ship...lVarious Pct '- Sicily ..............N sthlbtb2hthofmon,lDover .... • • Tuscany .. ..........N sthls62lsthofinon.jDover • • • • • • ..._ Venezuela .. • • • ...'.. Ai 2d & L7th of month'Southamp ton i J, Van Diemen's Land (see Australia ) . southumpton ~..._ Woot Indies ........111 2d& 1 7th 01 month Elouth JU _________ampton Ulf 4 r 4 rcce rtali Ju n ID 41 17 16 ;1.7a4 Tb ,A' ,Jl3 " Tv h '*ll TN I !Jul! • 1 1 ,101 jv Jv n 26 Ju XY I ( Iv If 1 „ t o 'u Duets" IJI4II • I J 1173 Whenany of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails will snatched on the following day, with the exception of the IN !: Southampton), and the Malta , bo th of which will be despatcb th e preceding day. THE DAT MAIL FOR FRANCE.—General Post-orriv" June, 1855--On and from Ist proximo the departure. t the from London of the day m ail to France wil l be postponed from 11 30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., by which arran g emen delay to which the corre s p ondence for France, cte. , a r i . riving in London by t he da y mail from Ireland, Scotiv!-?, and the north of England has hitherto been subject 101' be obviated. The following are the rekuiations un:der which letters and newspapers for France, or intended 4te 0 he forwarded thr ou g h France, may henceforth be pi), l in London. Letters. —At an of the ordinary receivin ; ocer, 11.0 am. ;at the branch-offices in Charing-crog I the Borough, and Old Cavendish -street, 11.0 a.m. ; Itt the chief office and at the branch office in Lombastl• street, 11.45 a.m. Newspapers.—At at any the of the or dinary receiving offices, 11.0 a.m. ; branch officos in Charing-ross, the Borough, and Old Caven dish' street, 11 0 a.m. ; at the chief office, and at the bra ob office in L o mbard street, 11.15 a.m. Letters and ne.IV" papers for the Mediterranean and India, intended to u ° sent by the overland mails which are made up in Igof don on the 10th and 2fith of each month, as we dgy '',. l letters and newspapers for the British forces in the " to be sent by the supplementary mail made up on. we, morning of every Tuesday, may be p osted until the botil above mentioned. -----------2------""-:'.:!—:'1 BIRTIIS. OF A SON. h a rober On the 25 th inst. , at Tynemou.th Lodge,ort N land, the Hon. Mrs. Linskill. Dosorh, On Monday, the 28 th inst , i n Albert.terrse, wart, Lincolnshire, the wile of Mr. Macdo oa ld, of the of shire Times. , M the On the 27th inst., at Abingdon Rectory, the wl' e Rev. Frederick Thursby. On the 26th inst., at Eccleston-terra.'-',O 5 -fiarla" Alexander Gray, Esq., Bombay C.S. W a lton , On the 231 inst., at Antield House, " shire, the wife of George Arkle, Esq. OF A DAUGHTEB. 0. F . gilior, On the 23d inst., the wife of Comte Al d- R.N., of TIM steam gunboat Snak e ' ~,d bara , I ' s. On the 28th inst.,at P -1 '''.' - en enge ane, ward Frith. G n 'l3s°. On the 27th inst., at Abingdon, Mrs. David croon. On the 27th inst., at Homerton, Mrs -„,...c. stone. fa outb, thi'vlif°°f On the 27th inst., at Christ's Hospital, .oticks, the Cu On the '23d inst., at Filgrave Rectory, "" of the Rev. Joseph Tarver. __. _ --- . _ MARRIED• On the 27th inst., at St. George'fi, Scott, Esn•, of Marchmont-street, Russell-square, s wi ll R. to Rosa Playters, second daughter of boorlil ° late Sir Moore, Ist Life Guards, and randdaug of the W. J. Pla), ter', Bart., Yelverton• nnrkieg, On the 27th inst., at Capel parish aural), nea r — to ,Jao Benjamin Nilson, Esq. 11th Bee. Madras 1i../.,./.4A. D• I.thas Elizabeth, only daughter u hter of the late Lieut. tiu Wilson T f 1 ...ay ...a.an ay. g Vsn eig Blootctsb urY jr i fee ni n: 0 the to n the 26th inst , at Bathampten, alb' Ashpitel, incumbent of Laue-end, Bucks, to Lucy, daughter of Edward Sheppard, Esq. DIED. FlOwnlytehre, aged 27th 1 8 . 11 2 5 . t., at Ayston, Rutland, the liadY 111 ' 11 On the 28th inst., at No. ?, Haymarket, r. F. C. ,14: Stahlscbmitit, of 9, Peckham-grove, Camberwell, and ~ , , d . St. Dunstan's-hill, Tower-street, having nearly cornPlete his 63d year. from c h o lera, t he la t e x. On tho 9th inst., at B alaklava, ant Ed war d Alfred Ball, 93 d H i g hlandeve, son of t Leeson Ball, Esq., aged 20. On the 27th inst., at Brentford-butts, 3/r. joseph gill, aged 57. On the 18th inst., at 7, Dorset-squaro, Esq.,i aged 61. C. On 'the 17th inst., at Ham•street, Plymouth, Mrs.,. i alliorrine, the niece of the late Sir Israel and Lady' I' d ' . lee', tv,:_ed 81. James rfarcpsor, Printod and Publikwo,i by frii.J.o,l3o YOTII4.„' of No. 112, Strand, Plinth'', at The Sun Ohio, No. 1 1 ;' , Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Kula ° f Middlesex, Friday, June 29, 1865. I I I ',', 1°