The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

snstsie tided by lged and ers, and acted by t of the with a Lim wila‘ 3• Still, annuallY ) f s port, d a,tten• NIONE YA RKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday ciosed tamely, without alteration in prices. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, (1,000 of which were taken for export, and on speculation) com prising 80 Pernam and Maranham, and 200 Bahia ere' als o so ld at 7d. ; 40 Egyptian, at W. to B id. ; and 100 Surat, at Aid. to sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market opened dull, but closed subsequently at an advance of I,per cent. The public sales of Colonial wool are still going Off very Riskly. Advices from Archangel state that on the Nth ult. several vessels got out of the port, after hav ing discharged their cargoes. There were some 'United States merchantmen among the number. NO English or French ships of war had appeared a t the mouth of the Dwina to blockade, and strong batteries commanded the entrance. At Libau nothing had been clone since the ca,pture of the steamer by Captain Watson, and not a mercantile v essel, it is asserted, remained in the port. Along th e Coast troops were stationed in the different villages. A letter from Paris to the Independance states that a burning water called Eau Puteaux, to be liq u i d in shells, was ab ou t t o b e a d o pt e d. Thi s 'quid fire-water, it is said, will carry destruction amo ng Whole b a tt a li ons, an d it s use was a t fi rs t declined by the French Government, though re 18°Ivecl upon since because of the adoption of infer nal Machines by the Russians. T ile future prospects of the Netherlands Land mEnclosure Company are discussed in a pamphlet by A. Van Dyke, who also offers a few sugges ;ns to th e shareholders. The view taken is very o a Z e urable, and it i s recommen d e d th a t p roper ulee s should b e t a k en i n L on d on , an d th a t some t t ° 4l Petent person should always be in attendance give information. T he English Stock Market has been almost en vilelY controlled by th e se ttl em ent of th e ac coun t, Th le h prov es B ear i s h , no " contango " ex i st i ng. e quotati ons are consequent l y t h e same b ot h f or i 5 °46 3 7. and the Bth A ugus t, b e i ng 91 t o 911. There cu i ll3 t ranch d o i ng e ith er f or i nves t men t or on spe - R n at The despatch of Gen. Pelissier as to the sal ails having been repulsed in a sortie with con -Bi- dfi er able los s ass i sts t h e mar k e t. B an k St oc k i s to 9 7 ' at 21 3. Exchequer Bills at 21cl. are 235. ." S., ana those at 2d. 20s. to 235. premium. The Three per Cents. have been 924 to in v l l l e ign Securities have been dull, except Turkish, a good deal has been done at a rise of 1 to cent., v i z., to 82- and 831. Spanish 3 per to ent4 ] : b L ave been and the New Deferred 17i be en B , 7 ' n ''', e th ex div. Peruvian 41 per Cents. have Th n — f "';, Dutch 21- per Cents. bring 63k. stoek s : ° ' n 4 Aving are the nominal prices of foreign can, 217 2 ''' v eue.da Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7; Mexi- Per c e L: o2l i ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three 42 t - 4 7') 49 t o 51 ; P or t ug uese Four per Cents., ditt o ° ; Russian Five per Cents., 93 to 100 ; Sna ' o ur - and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90 ; c en4 4lBll NOW Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto 3 per 361 t o 371 ; ditt o C er tifi ca tes, 4 to 41 ; - "" e Passive, 4 to 41. Ther e i s a better tone in the Railway Share kdet, and th e quo t a ti on s are generally hi g h er . redonian have rallied 1 to A, and Great Western, o ' 4ll- Western, and Lancashire and Y or k s hi re 'c'e been buoyant. Midland have become flatter 1 .„ 1411 ce the commencemen t o f b us i ness . G reat 'Yestern of Canada are heavy. Foreign shares, generally, are dull. Oriental Bank Shares are a shade higher, and a lso Royal Mail Steam and South Australian end. 'ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (FroA the °tidal Liet.) 11111 k Stock ' 213 a l) " Cent. Reduced Annuities.,..,. . er Omit. C onso l s A nnu iti es 9- I , ow 3 per Cent. Annuities rlf,Aunnities, Expire sth Jan., 18f0 hi, 44) , 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., IS6O 3l Ind - `'''° 3 0 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 1, 1 4 Stock Cools °. toads, .C1000 or Account, Bth August 1 4 b 91 2d. e-,equer Bills, 2#d 21 ., nr , l ' 'I ° o o .. --"" ''''''''''' ." '.2 23 27 I 21 23 23 tt: Ir)itt luali .... 5 23 27 21 20 23 D Eona 1858 3 1 per Cent lOl 1004 o 1859: 2 ~ 101 100 i btte h il i , R lCE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Itb,_7 AYres Bonds, 6 per Cent 55.i Pert all 3 Per Cent. Ditto Bonds, 42 per Cent 7Ol D itto for the Account 7l p ol , i tte 3 Per Cent bit e s Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 . pa 1i 6 t , ° ,,,1 Per Cent. Ditt o ' v .i '° ,l (ll3, 3 per Cent 36i x d Ditt o " ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. -Na i l ,„• i f or the Account hricx Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 p c D' l- " 'owls 6 er cent — itto for the Account li7t,,, b l)l7ldenda on the above payable in London. bitt,7 l ,,ellange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 63 - 1 Per Cent. Certificatee ..... THREE O'CLOCK. Di .. 91A / t to for th e A ccount. 91* i _••••••••.•••r 4 -4RKET NETV - S.-(THIS DAY.) 4i 4 ttr HAY MARKETS. -htto R J I RLD.—Meadow hay, 31 03 to 51 IN Ocl ; clover 3 4 to 61 lOs ; an d s t ra w, 1/5s to 1/ lOs per load. ,0111 0 Oth 7 and straw sold freely, at full prices. a t I LLAND. Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 12s ; cloves fiti r to 61 8s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 10s per load. 4,lurrage supply, and a steady trade. 3 1 % 011 /LPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 10s; clover to 6110 x; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 per load. firm COLONIAL. " 111 : -It 's - A. fair business has been . done lw i h n e f t o h r e e r ig g n oo a d t erfibl'srates for all descriptions. Colonial, but prices are ,„ I° rte, has not been much inrequest, to t k c. m,ntained. Common kinds are wanted. Refined ,_ 17 4,: 11 0 3' the home trade steadily. Brown lumps are t lV e‘tl i e _, lv .t. There were landed last week at the e E re as t t a a k n en d .11; hope ola Docks 458 hhds 68 tee 80 bls, there w ' 41 ,935 use 1,886 hhds 251 tee 53 bls, and the stock is %, -Jade I,oostee and 1,570 brl 6 ts. it riot 4710 n 4 fo r l t. -- -Native Ceylon has been held hu fi s r i m ne ly ss. l p tB n s t t a o . e o od to fine ord, and with a fair *ll l' 4 b een in request, and the finer s m orts h a a re is fi i r n m d e e r,. kl ti °til e l ewerkinds are quite as dear. k ed there are a few sellers at the previous oc m rates. 41 1 / m - q t tirY is brisk for foreign, and holders are fi v r e.n . aed j, °o l43,,There were landed last week at the abo I n,,' Puns ; there were taken for home consumption ' l4lllB 1 1 hhds, and exported 583 puns and 250 hhds. 1 1/ 4tc ' e lt la 10,546 puns, 682 hhds. eeL t--. l\rot much has been doing. .1,14-"311--The market is quiet. 11 1 ', I° W.---The Petersburg advices are to the 30th 4 0 1 ° 3 6 1-16 to 3OO casks done at 124 rs. spot, and f . ,,,fi l'T attit 'eg s 7 W od carriage 75 to SO cop. The market e \ - ; without activity, and our closing pricess2s; Aug.,r 1 4 t. 9 ( 1 Vet andthe D sp e o c t ., s3s 3d ; old 51s 9,1 to . 54s 9d ; separate months 55s d 4.14,,;) ,1 11 Its to 403; nut oil, Cochin, 42s 3d ; Ceylon, 41s ; ° ll qs • tallow elaine 47s 6d. bpi black during the past month the principal t lleZl e% 'lone has been in common congou, which has de- Ser. id. Per lb and is now worth 80, at which figure been quitted 41'e sellers. "All faults" parcels have 2 0 4 4 111 , e extent at 8 1 d per lb for shippin ve Black leaf ~ll'rede " 4 "8 b een most sparingly dealt in, and g t:o effeet sales a e ' i()ll of ld to 14d per lb must be submitted to : this 71 4 e PI Y Raishows and second class Monings. In 'ift. 4 r. tll ve hear of nothing doing. Souchongs are dull to sell: Oolongs of second quality . are cheaper,ceite t eat i L l we been selling more freely at the decline. coin ele4 arely bring quotations. Flowery Pekoe, both 4 5 4 e 1 11(1 4 ....fitie, is in demand for the continent, but price I,'l3t t "" be an object just now, as with all u o t tlierkinds. ret ti,„ll.llEa.e during the month have been very liberally ttil'' ll t he market and a further drop has taken pla a c r o e tslll Shanghaigunpowders, and Young Hysons 1 1,11 - ," L .,Per lh. - e h per than they were. Twankays and 4. a '11- Wth ici e ll r a e ar t e e a n b s e o a r tit the same. In Hyson, up to 2s per .x i e business is to be noticed. Canton Ilttl et e b l : . r showa no change.3Young Hysons are almost le fk - ee Dathgeneral business of the port of London during IlltieeTbeBrueNvf eekthere has been much activity. The total reported inward was 227, showing an ele kr a t 4 le of vesselss ver previous week. The . numb h er repo.„7.ohtw. rd was 161, - being an . increase of 32. .T e 4 ble " 4 0a la ballast was 28. Shipments to a consider 411t1 t tl i 3 , 4e et arc being made to the Australian . colonies, er e N• - woe "w appears to be a steady trade h in ert t h ha l t oa d d i . - fer 7• The total number of vessels on the 14t,uatralia is 70 ; out of those 9 are for Adelaide, foe wieLelong, 7 for Hobart Town, 3 for Launceston,. 0. f or (s`ueurne, 5 for New Zealand, 1 for Newcastle, 11 Th e , -.tip 19 for Sydney, and 2 for Swan River. ° aPlIp. overnnaent are stated to have resolved up n_ 4 4 . ..nt1 e .-. - 24:11K. B. commission to inquire into the subject of 11 coinage, to be composed of Lord Monteagle, Drfis.illbbrd, and Mr. Norman. A correspondent ex teseit/B°rne a pprehension as to the impartiality of the lltNot!? consequence of its being alleged that the mem aatima;l!le Decimal Associatian are publicly expressing lav e , r "loo that the gentlemen in question are al. in eiktio_c't the particular scheme advocated by the Asso h44 r u • It ig scarcely likely, however, that after what Vertkaeceently passed in the House of ommons the Go- Illitted si ,0 any 0 11 N"lild ne have ra selected persons already co ‘,de. e 5 5 20 'me no ° ding six kes cow interest- with th e ; will be to intro• entioned Rumour )orts, in• at even the post► ire Oaks 3loorning WhB the Oala my ken shall not sed. In lace faith will be to occa' ip Earl,' leratia ; XWD. in spied by idicap by mdersorb 11 doubt• ) has not ng seems ,used the the field Following kge s t lb 5 7 9 4 7 0 3 6 8 3 6 3 rt S estet' ,stionabhl rn. That Ormarceo Forded of )und and apreset:3 d will not ons. 016 pally OP e r ever, h 1 ovements apparent. )ck Pbea' ;aimed of evernent a receded )e greatlY carrying lucer wa s ed prom'" a him ca' Goorlob he be iir some po * * er he WO '' agaiso t horebao3. ec t CO ro' !through' the Pro - absen tee t"' his he , nt 10 0 % 111 qic riOed well i ll, r when be fisting TnY ed by the arty Bird , i b , 4 yrs, 7s t 21b ; (including placed ill MAN• MY.) art in t° 0 o'olocl‘t )t a sine presen t ' in orde , ar be h 3cl hour, hi s ut of the t was 01 of c ouns el a hall, a n d en for O s yd Wil t / r hich til e ; aeon or, the cA have be e , an an 2 ci e % neequel le Jrned jet ti f figment was Pr°. eurts t o° jutere6u, t the c 3s ! e . points ' ned. >HAM' ary.) Saturd 4 ! The ci tles t I a pat tion be lie ve s to Il e° ament 01) ice to tt e 1 of 31 1 1:; Tosecefr o f )dyear,,,, the del t , ,ly the h e lov eltyc iot 7 vviic t no t took - ° proveo3e ~,,, bough t % it if °I ' catioe• ill be se c e i4 ll Roe a ll Of - big ed O r be „ si e to t OO 3sed : e 0 have : aped: l 7"o% e, ;ir FlTltbe ,et t ° 8 (1 pains c c ' co , 101 l there fi nd roo Di the _, 0 r iousli b ig be in .11ba lerS inV ) tak en 0° n p iso A $ whO s tye c er of co ou vi ber° u se, , a ble t ono', of he ‘ c A l ag An SUARE MARKETS (THIS LAY.) ILAALWLYS. EATI.WATS. 11 - Tr:teen „ krabg. Wet - Alig. Bost and Eastn. Belfast tiz Warning. Willi i th Stour Valley ..... B!rk-uhd. Cancel. 6 elleshiye Junet. Do. Cllcsh. & £5O and 22,5 Cons. Do., £20.... ....... filyth & Tyne origina £25 (issd. at r 45: Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall ICI -11 - Junction Itu.,linezßelfast,Junc Dundee Perth (Icon Junction IDo. East .A.lglian !Daztern Counties__ Eastern I.7nion, A Stock .... De., B. Stogy Do., New A Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Minh. and Peebles Edin. PAIL & Dun doe Torth & Clyde Ju‘ c Furness Do. Extension.. Glasgow &S. Wester] , (=mat 'Northern Do., A. Stoel , Do., B. Stock SOl. &West. (Ire ) ‘lreat Western D. Stour Val Rai] Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds TAUCash.andYorksh Da., Wst. hiding Un Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt TJondon Rz Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do .1 0/. Sh. , Do. Eighths London and% Westn Do., 'Do., £44 Lnandrry& Col eraine Lndndri7.Bz Ennisk. IY.r.anch.Sh cf. Linclr Do. Shares, No. 1 De., Man. a Lin. Un )Midland ... Do. & Derb• Nlidld. G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares ri•loweastic & Carli3le Nwpt.Aborg. & Ilrf I Nevi-ry & Newry Warreapeind and Rostrovor Norfolk Northn.Countios North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 1:o., 4 A Deferred Do., 1 F Guaranteed Eastern-Berwicl . Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western ' N. & S. Wostrn. Juno. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scs.;,i - ,ish Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon . South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Eiv. Dur Do Staines, Wok. &Wok • Stockton Darlin • Ste?,iiten & Taff Vale Do. .£lO Do. Prof., No. Thames Haven DoeIT and Railway tilverstone & Lancs Vale Gf Neath Watertl. & Kilkenny' Waterfordinimerick West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London IWimbledn Sz Croydon ClOglnE PT ices this day. 23 - 25 4f - 81- 8 i 13i -- 13 Isi 16 8A -- 92 - 94 622 - 63 13i - 14. 9 - 11 ... - ...d 141 -15 i 12 - 124 32 - 36 23 - 25 763 - 773 57 - 59 3 19 - 20 ••• -...• • 70 - 72 92. - P3i 75 - 77 126 - l'B 100 - 162 67 67 73 - 73 8 - 9 8 - 9 81 -81 i 74 78: 100 102 00 1004 1 par ip 6 I 81 8i T r ; 70' 76. 6;i4 - 25 8 - r- 71 -71 i 43 - 45 9 - 7 1 - li 50 - 52 31 731 7 6i 3i Si 13/ —14 i 50 51 48 50 id—par dd - = 51 5 d l 6 6i 1 d yar 28 - 30 !03 105 67 69 45 47 131 —14 A 61 62 301 311 4 2 2d part iO ::: 41 -5; 19A 20 3 - 21 23 5 - 7 ..• ,' ... FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eadn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Exlonsion Do. 4} p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanaclaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. 03ntral of Frauc ,, Gt. 1 idian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions Do. d 0... Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad- Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D o .20 /. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 58 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201.. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPrei Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen dtCherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Menso... 1)o. 5! 1 . , p. cent. Pref Scindo Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) • West Flanders Do 5i per C. Fret_ Western of Franco Wert. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STOP Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 3ritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Provincial; of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New _ goyal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co 3onth Australia Union of Australia Do. NOW ........ Union of London Ln, 98 9i 2$ 2 2i - 2 2N - 2i p 351 -35 i 9 - 10 p 25i - 26 31 - 4ip 6i 6 dl 17i 181 65 67 951 96/ i 3i— 41 5 6ip 6 3k 41- 3i 3 g 21 21 100 102 107 - 109 112 --• 114 1 2 206 - 2 1 08 i 1 2 108 - 111 - 6iP 211 3i P 2 i p 5 7 2 -- 3 6i - 6i 1G - 3.61 12i -.;, 13i - 9 491 - 50 pl 47 - 49 46 - 48 - pm 24 26 21 - 22 li- - 10 96 - 91 2a •.. pm 3i d 4 .„ 10 10,i r i:i -- is BANKS. 84 - 85 64 -66 id -}p id- ip 5 - 6 p 17i -, 18; 19 -- 20 d 36 -- 38 erl oP, • 35 - 36 38 39 50a —51 i ... '.... ... 74 - 5 8 - 9 “. a ;7. 744 °vo~ Busineve done this day. 100 8 100 106 all all .00 .00 30 25 20 all 20 10 20 35 10 22 all all all all JULY 10 186 ,, 5. TEIE StjN, LONDON TUESDAY .EVF,PLING. THE BEER BILL OF LAST SESSION. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. The committee of inquiry into the operation of the Sunday Beer Act, passed last session, resumed their proceedings to-day, by adjournment from last Thursday ; Mr. H. Berkeley in the chair. The first witness called was the Hon. Mr. Norton. He stated that he had acted as a police magistrate for 25 years, in which capacity he had had great experience of the operation of the Beer Act of last session. He had been called upon to adjudicate upon these eases which called in question the legal meaning of the word traveller. Two of these cases were of persons who had arrived by train from London to Sydenham, and it became a question whether they were travellers, or not, within the meaning of the act. They produced their tickets, and, not being known in the neighbourhood, he held that they were bond fide tra vellers, and discharged the information. In one of those cases the person charged had walked from Syden ham to London, and from thence back to Sydenham, when within a mile of his own house he became weary, and called into a public-house, in which instance he (Mr. Norton) held him to be a traveller. He had never had much difficulty personally in defining the term traveller, which by Dr. Johnson was stated to mean a "wayfarer ;" and the latter word was defined by the same authority as being a person who had travelled sufficiently far from his own house to prevent his obtaining refreshment there within a reasonable period of time. He was of opinion that a person going from London to Hampstead or from Hampstead to London was a traveller. By Mr. Gregson—The term bones fide traveller was not used in previous acts of Parliament having reference to public-houses ; merely the word traveller, and there upon arose the question of the meaning of the Legisla ture. The Chairman—Do you consider a person travelling for a distance out of London and returning thence by train and demanding refreshment in London was a tra veller within that meaning ? Mr. Norton—Most decidedly. By the Chairman—Do you not consider the discre pancies in the decisions of magistrates on this point were a great grievance to the public ? Mr. Norton—l do think it is a very great grievance indeed. I very much doubt whether we should have had any disturbances like those occurring in Hyde Park had it not been for the operation of this bill ; and the fact of its having in the first instance taken the people so com pletely by surprise. By the Chairman—He thought the great mistake in legislating for Sunday bad been that of confounding the sober man with the drunken man. Whilst he was an advocate for Sunday being observed as a day of rest, yet he thought an opportunity ought to be afforded to the poorer and industrious classes, whose only day it was of enjoying some recreation. By Mr. Villiers—He was an advocate for opening the grounds of the Crystal Palace on Sunday, but not the palace itself, because it would involve the employment of so many persons on Sunday. He thought the ope ration of the act of IS4B, which closed public-houses from 12 o'clock on Saturday night until 1 o'clock and Sunday only was far more beneficial in its opera tions towards the object in view than the last bill. At the same time, he did not differ from the Government so much for legislating on Sunday as with the hours they had fixed upon for the regulation of the sale of drink. Ho was, therefore, of opinion that the public houses shculd be closed between the hours of 3 and 5 on Sunday afternoon, in order to afford the publican an opportunity of attending divine service. The CHAIRMAN—Do you not think the present act tends to excite a very strong feeling on the part of the people against the upper classes. Mr. Norton—Most certainly. The Chairman—Do you not consider that if the public had been consulted on the subject of this bill before it was passed that they would have expressed a most de cided opposition to it ? Mr. Norton—l have no doubt the people would have held up their bands unanimously against it. Mr. Hardwick, the magistrate at Marlborough-street, was next examined. In reply to the Chairman, he stated that he was an advocate for allowing public-houses to remain open from one o'clock on Sunday until twelve at night, for the con venience of those who went out of doors for fresh air, and also might when from home require refreshment. With regard to the definition of the term bona fide tra yeller, he thought any person who went to such a dis tance from home, either for business or amusement, as reasonably to need refreshment, was entitled to the be nefit of that designation. Sir W. Jolliffe—Your opinion then is that public houses might be opened' from one o'clock until twelve at night on Sundays, without detriment to the public morals. Mr. Hardwick—Certainly. By Mr. Villiers—He did not think that drunkenness had increased during the last few years in London. On the contrary, he thought the evil had diminished ; at all events it had by no means kept pace with the increase ofthe population. Under the operation of the act of 1848, he never heard a publican when charged with persons being found in his house say in defence that they were travellers. That term had only been made use of since the new bill came into operation. By Mr. Scholefield—ln his opinion, the tendency of the Beer Act was to create feelings unfavourable to the upper classes on the part of the working classes, in con sequence of the facilities at the disposal of the former to obtain refreshments of all kinds at any hour on Sunday. By Mr. Gregson—He was very much in favour of places of public recreation of an instructive or harmless character being thrown open to the people on Sunday, inasmuch as he was disposed to think that large num bars would be drawn to them from the public-houses. By Mr. Villiers—He did not think that the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday would shock the religious feelings of the great mass of the community, though it might have that effect on certain sections. At all events a great distinction must be drawn between such harmless places of resort, and such as were of a similar character to the theatre. Mr. Long, of Marylebone Police-office, was next called. He said he had given the decision upon the first case which arose under the new act, and had placed a more extended construction upon the term bona fide traveller than some of his brother magistrates had since done— the case to which he referred being that of a person who went from Holborn to Hampstead, and obtained refreshment. Ho objected to the absurdity of the idea of a man engaged on busi ness only being held to be a traveller ; for, he thought, if a person went to church in a morning, and probably intended to attend divine worship in an afternoon, he could tot more rationally employ the afternoon than by enjoying a stroll in the country, at which tune he (Mr. Long) was of opinion he ought to be permitted to obtain refreshment. By Mr. Villiers—ln the absence of other public resorts of a different character the public house offered great temptations on Sunday—and he saw no objection what- ever to the throwing open of places of public recreation, such as scientific institutions, the parks and the like. Mr. Scholefield—But at the same time whilst public houses offer the temptation you allude to to some people do you not think that to others, to whom the day is one of rest and recreation, and who require a public-house for that purpose, the opening of these houses on Sunday is a great boon ? Mr. Long—Yes, I do. By Mr. Villers—He had no doubt the real cause of the dissatisfaction felt generally with regard to the measure was the extension of the time during which houses were to be closed on Sunday afternoon. Formerly, under the old act they were closedfrom 3 until 5, during the hours of• divine service, but the extension of the time until 6 seemed to be the grievance. Every addi tional restriction in this respect tended to produce dis content. Mr. Ffarnn3ill said that generally he agreed with the views expressed by Mr. Norton. He was favourable to public-houses being open from one o'clock until twelve at night on Sunday. The room was then cleared, and the committee re mauled in consultation for about three quarters of an hour. On the readmission of the public, Mr. Taylor, Clerk of the Westminster Police Court, was called and examined. He said that during the past year drunkenness had diminished ; in fact offences gene rally had been fewer than they usually were during periods similar to the last twelve months, commercially speaking. Formerly there were many instances of spi rituous liquors being sold in unlicensed houses, but not Po many had transpired of late, owing, probably, to the difficulty of detection arising from the fact of the police being prohibited from visiting suspected places in plain clothes. The committee adjourned shortly before 4 o'clock un til Thursday next. A RUSSIAN SPY IN THE FRENCH CAMP.—On the occasion of the truce on the 9th of June, for the bury. ing of the slain, a Pole, bolding an officer's commission in the Russian service, whilst in conversation with a French military officer, was recognised by the latter as one who had three nights previously visited the French camp in a British uniform, and been invited by the French officer to his tent, where he was regaled with a glass of absynthe, a fact which the Pole did not for a moment deny, but boasted of it aq a feat of daring. 3"q3 1, .... r? O4 i t t c.)/.1,„› , UN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. RE-OPENING OF THE BOMBARDMENT OF was carried, it would injury manufactories over the whole country, would have the effect of depreciating tbe value of land in the country, and especially in Cornwtra.. Mr. ADDERLEY then withdrew his amendment. ViscGunt EBRINGTON defended the present drain age of London, and trusted 'that no measure would be brought forward which by its stringency would have the effect of putting a stop to the drainage as it at present existed, and thereby :ender matt ers far worse than they were at present. The best mode to promote the health of a neighbourhood was first to purify houses, next streets, and then rivers. Mr. COWAN thought that great latitude ought to be given on the subject of allowing poisonous matters to flow into rivers and streams, as it would, no doubt, greatly impede manufactures and agricultural improve ments. After some further considerable discussion the amend— ment was withdrawn, and the clause, ns originally pro posed, was argeed to. Clauses 25 and 26, relative to penalties against guts companies and their recovery were subject to much dis cussion. Sir B. HALL, defended the clauses, the amount of penalties ha.ving been taken from the "model acts" of Parliament. Mr. CHIMBE RS said he thought there was a faulty principle and pram ice connected with their mode of legis lation, partaking t oo much of what he called "scissors and paste." By that s' vstem, whether the acts be good or bad, some person was se t to work to search out public and private acts, and to select , such clauses as could be out out and pasted on paper, i tnd a bill of 150 clauses produced. Ho roust admit his igsi orance of the "model acts" referred to. He thought those: clauses, which enforced a penalty of 2001. on a gas core pany for not complying with this act, and 201. a-day for the continuance of the nuisance com plained of, too stri ingent. Sir. B. HALL said that the " model acts " were those passed in 1:845 and 1847, relative to gas acts, water acts, improo .7ement of towns, and the establish ment of police fot 'es. The penalties above named were always introduced into gas compauile acts. After some reta arks from Lord LOVAINE and Lord EBRINGTON, Mr. J. WGR:i :GOR gave notice that on the bring ing up the report: he should move that the penalties should "not exce e d" that amount, giving a discretionary power to the trible nals before whom the complaints might be preferred to ay. oid such penalties as they might think commensurate to I offences committed. The clauses we r e ultimately agreed to as proposed in the bill. Clause 27 was r 6 lso agreed to. On clause 2S, s% Which relates to the removal of nuisances arising from man o factures and trades, Mr. DILLWY moved a proviso, that it should not extend to the sin( ) thug of metals. Some consideralble discussion took place on the clause, the further consideration of which was postponed. The house then resumed. BA :RON ROTHSCHILD. Mr. WALPOI E gave notice that ho should move that Baron Roths;llhilil be allowed to appear before the London Writ Coi nunittee either in person or by counsel. The house then . , adjourned. The house resu flied at six o'clock. CENSURE: OF THE GOVERNMENT. Sir E. B. LYITTON gave notice that on Friday, on the house going into committee on supply, he should move that, in the opinion of the house, the conduct of the Government with reference to the recent Vienna negotiations had 'been such as to shake the confidence of the:country in the present Ministry. [LEFT SITTING.] OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM REAR- AD MIME DUNDAS. (From this Evening's Gazette.) Despatches, of 'which the following are copies or ex tracts, have been received at this office from Rear-Ad miral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, Commander-in• Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the Baltic Station. Duke of Wellington, at anchor off Tolboukin Lighthouse, July 2, 1855. The Arrogant] arrived here from the neighbourhood of 131orko on the 28th ultimo, and returns to-day to the same station. I have directed Captain Yelverton to extend his examination of the coast as far westward as Lovisa ; and I beg leave to direct their Lordships' attention to a report, herewith transmitted, which I have this day received from Captain Vansittart, of the Magicienne, through whose activity and zeal, with tho aid of the Ruby gun-boat, a large number of vessels, laden with granite blocks, have been successfully de stroyed in Werolax Bay. Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, Off Nerva Beacon, July 1. Sir,—l have the honour to report that, in obedience to orders received from Captain Yelverton, I left the an chorage of Biorka on the 28th of June, with her Ma jesty's ship Magicienne under my command, and Ruby gun-boat, in search of a number of vessels said to be freighted by the Russian Government, to carry blocks of granite, and in the neighbourhood of the Island of Lukar. Having arrived off the Island of Kyskykyla the same evening, early on the 29th I proceeded in her Majesty's gun-boat Ruby, and boats of her Majesty's ship Magi. cienne, under the First Lieutenant H. B. King, to the very end of the bay, looking well in about the Island of Lukar, and in boats ascending some little distance up the River of Kyskykyla, finding only four vessels, which being both new and empty, I left unhurt. The following morning, the 30th, I proceeded with her Majesty's ship Magicienne and Ruby gun-boat, to the next large Bay of Werolax, where anchoring her Majesty's ship Mag icienne at the entrance, I pro cee d e d to the very end of b Werolax Bay, a distance of about nine miles, where I found a large gran it e quarry w ith near two hundred men at work, who at our approach went off. Anchoring the Ruby, so as to command the whole place with the boats, I had the various vessels at anchor, consisting of thirty large galiots, boarded. Twenty-nine being laden with granite blocks, I had them destroyed by fire. With the exception of three or four rifle shots being fired upon us, which were quickly returned by rockets and rifles, we met with no resistance. The head of Werolax Bay was evidently the rendez vous for the granite vessels, as, with the exception of one, all their sails were unbent, colours and papers se cured, and most of their vessels were slung and buoyed, so as to be ready for scuttling if discovered, which many had commenced doing on the present occasion.—l have, &c., (Signed) NICHOLAS VANSITTART, Captain. Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8.11 Her Majesty's Ship Arrogant, off Biorka, June 25, 1855. Sir,---I have the honour to acquaint you with my pro ceedings since the 18th instant. On the 20th I anchored at Rotsinshalm, and took im mediate steps for blowing up the fort, which was accom plished on the following day. On the afternoon of the 20th I made a careful recon naissance of Kotka, in the Ruby, and discovered at the back of the island, where I had not been before, large government buildings, with barracks fit to contain about 5,000 men, stables, storehouses, and hospital, all of which I destroyed. Tho buildings had evidently been very recently occupied. I met no troops except a few Cossacks, who retired on our approach.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. R. YELVERTON, Captain. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the following officers, of her Majesty's Land and Naval Forces, to bo ordinary members of the Military Divisions of the first, second, and third classes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath respectively. SEI3ASTOPOL. WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 10. L prd Panmure presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure iu transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has this day reached him from General Simpson:— " CRIMEA, 9TH JULY, 1855. " To•morrow I intend to open a heavy fire on the Redan. " The health of the troops is satisfactcry. " Prince Gortschakoff proposes to me that we should exchange prisoners of war at Odessa." HARROGATE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAND STAND STAKES. St. Mark 1 Fanny Bingham filly 2 Notre Dame 3 Announcement, Miss Branch, and Meanee filly also ran. CONSOLATION HANDICAP Maid of Tees Lady of the Lodge Corin St. Mark EMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE HANGO MASSACRE. The Earl of MALMESBURY, seeing the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his place, begged to ask what progress had been made with re spect to the inquiry relative to the massacre at Hango ? (Hear, hear.) When he had last brought the subject forward, the noble earl stated that a messenger had been sent to the Danish Minister at St. Petersburg, requirin g him to demand fro m th e R uss i an Government that it should institute an inquiry into what seemed to be a wanton and cruel massacre. In the mean time Admiral Dundas, anticipating the wishes of her Majesty's Government, sent in a flag of truce to the Commander-in-Chief at Helsingfors, demanding an ex planation on the subject. A correspondence, therefore, took place between the Admiral and the Russian general at the place in question to which he would refer, as re vealing the reasons for the conduct of the Russians. He was glad to find that the second flag of truce of the Ad miral had arrived safe at its destination, and that the Russian authorities did not again disgrace them selves by as great a violation of one of the most sacred international laws as had ever been perpetrated. Now, he had looked into the letter of the Russian General, and he was unable to find any justification for this out rage. On the contrary, he thought the reason assigned for the attack but aggravated that cruel massacre. He admitted that our boat, conveying the Finnish prisoners, should not have landed its party until the flag of truce had been replied to. The noble earl then referred to correspondence which had. taken place between Admiral Dundas and General de Berg in rela tion to the circumstance referred to, and commented upon them as ho proceeded. It was quite evident what the feelings of the Russian Government were upon the subject, as they had decorated the leaders who had committed this monstrous outrage. The Earl of CLARENDON said he was sorry to say that he was not yet in a position to supply the information to which the noble lord had re ferred. In the communications which had taken place between Admiral Dundas and General de Berg, her Ma jesty's Government did not think that the Russian gene ral furnished any explanation that would be deemed satisfactory by her Majesty's Government. The only passage in the letter of General de Berg which was deemed satisfactory was that which stated that instead of seventeen men having been murdered, as was at first supposed, there were only seven. Even if the flag of truce had not been seen by the Russian party, the fact could not furnish a justification for this frightful slaughter upon a small unarmed party. With respect to Gen. de Berg, that they could net have come upon a peaceful mission by reason of the fire arms which they had on board, the fact really was that the muskets alluded to were placed at the bottom of the boat. They were unloaded, and were covered with tarpaulin, so that it was quite evident that there was no intention of using them on the occasion ; and further, that the Russian party was altogether ignorant of the circumstance of the muskets being on board until after the murders had been perpetrated. With regard to the assertion of General de Berg, that it was supposed the British party were making soundings be fore Hango, as it was reported th e y had done at Kertch, this excuse could not avail the Russian party an instant, as it was quite clear that the report of such soundings at Kertch could not possibly have reached that place at the time the outrage was perpetrated. It was, however, impossible for her Ma jesty's Government to know the real facts of the case, until Lieutenant Geneste and his comrades were released from Russian power. It was clear, from the date of the communication sent to the Danish Minister at St. Petersburg that there could not be any answer received here for some days yet. Lord CAMPBELL declared that this outrage was, even according to their own showing, as great a viola tion of international law as had ever been committed. He viewed the decoration by the Government of the leaders of this vile outrage in the same light as the deco ration conferred upon Cain, the first murderer. The Earl of MALMESBURY b eg ged to ask a ques tion of the noble earl, namely, whether any negotiations were going on in order to have an exchange of prisoners ? The Earl of CLARENDON said he had great pleasure in being able to answer the last question of the noble earl. Negotiations were now going on, the result of which would be an imme diate exchange of prisoners. After a few words from the Earl of COLCHESTER, the subject dropped. VICTORIA GOVERNMENT BILL. _ Earl GRANTILLE rose to move the second read ing of this bill. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Folkestone Improve ment Bill were considered and agreed to. Petitions were presented by Mr. Hastie, from Paisley, against the sale of intoxicating drinks ; by Mr. Black burn, from Caithness, against the Lord Advocate's Edu cation Bill ; and by Capt. Scobell, from 17 of the north ern ports, praying that vessels, when unseaworthy, should be reported and condemned. NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, com mencing at clause 16, which was agreed to, as were also clauses 17 and 18. On clause 19 words were inserted by Mr. HENLEY and Mr. WILKINSON empowering the magistrates be fore whom complaints shall be brought under the pro visions of this bill, to give costs to a party against whom complaints shall be made on frivolous or unfounded grounds, or abandoned or withdrawn after it shall have proceeded so far as to put him to expense in defending himself. Clause 20 was agreed to. Clause 21, which contained provisoes as to proceeding against owners and occupiers, was negatived. On clause 23 being put, which proposed that open ditches should he covered or improved, Mr. MITCHELL proposed that an exception should be made in the cases of mills, mines, print works, bleach works, or manufactories. The hon. inember's proposition was withdrawn upon the understanding that other words would be substituted in the clause to carry out in substance the proposition of the hon. member. After some further discussion, the clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 24, which inflicted a penalty of 2001. for causing pu,t water to be corrupte d by gas washings, being Mr. ADDERLEY proposed that other nuisances be sides gas washings should be made part of the clause and come under the provisions of the act, when they caused pollution to streams r i ve rs, or ponds. Sir B. HALL said, that in adopting this clause the Government had only followed the provisions of all the Gas Companies' Act. Se would p ropose to the hon. member to allow the clause in its present shape to pass, on bringin g and on the third reading, up the report, it would be competent for him to insert a clause which would carry out his views. After some further discussion, LordR.GROSVENOR hoped that his hon. friend the member for North Staffordshire would persevere with his proposed amendment. Nothing (was more monstrous than that parties other than Gas Companies should be allowed to Poison the pure streams and rivers of the country. They bad had quite enough of the pollution of the Thames by gas works, to do all in their power to prevent the adoption of other pollutions. Mr. MACGREGOR believed that something ought to be done on this subject, but he was convinced, if the hon, member. for North Staffordshire's amendment TO BE KNIGHTS GRAND CROSS. Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral .James Whitley Deans Dundas, C.B. Lieutenant-General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G. Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.B. Lieutenant-General Sir Richard England, K.C.B. Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B. Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart, G.C.B. TO BE KNIGHTS COMMANDERS. Lieutenant-General The Earl of Lucan. Lieutenant-General Henry J. W. Bentinck. Lieutenant-General John Lysaght Pennefather, C.B. Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C.B. Rear-Admiral James Hanway Plumridge. Major-General The Earl of Cardigan. Major-General Wm. John Codrington. Major-General Richard Airey. Major-General The Honourable James Yorke Scarlett. Major-General Harry David Jones, Royal Engineers. Major-General Arthur Wellesley Torrens. Major-General George Buller, C.B. Major-General William Eyre, C.B. Major-General Richard J. Dacres, Royal Artillery. Rear-Admiral the Honourable Montagu Stopford. Rear-Admiral Henry Ducie Chads, Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour. Rear-Admiral Henry Byam Martin, C.B. Captain Stephen Lushington, TO BE COMPANIONS. Major-General William Cater, Royal Artillery. Captain Frederic Thomas Michell, R.N.! Captain Thomas Wren Carter, R.N. Captain Henry Francis Greville, R.N. Captain Lord George Paulet, R.N. Captain Lord Edward Russell, R.N. Captain William Ramsay, R.N. Captain the Honourable Frederick Thomas Pelham, R.N. Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, R.N. Captain Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, R.N. Captain Charles Eden, R.N. Captain George St. Vincent King, R.N. Captain Hastings Reginald Yelvorton, R.N. Captain William Hutcheon Hall, R.N. Captain the Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, R.N. Captain Frederick Warden, R.N. Captain Claude Henry Mason Buckle, R.N. Captain Bartholomew James Sulivan, R.N. Captain Sir George Nathaniel Broke, Bart., R.N. Captain George Giffard, R.N. Captain the Honourable James Robert Dummond, R.N. Captain William John Cavendish Clifford, R.N. Captain James Crawford Caffin, R.N. Captain William Loring, R.N. Captain John Moore, R.N. Captain James Johnstone McClevcrty, R.N. Captain William Peel, R.N. Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, R.N. Captain Astley Cooper Key, R.N. Captain Thomas Saumarez Brock, R.N. Captain Willipna &Worm, Colonel the Honourable George Frederick Upton, Cold str:eam Guards. Captain William Robert Merris R.N. Captain William King Hall, R.N. • Captain Arthur Parry Eardley Wilmot, .R.N. Colonel Lord William Paulot, Unattached. Co]onel Duncan Alexander Cameron, 42d Regiment. Colonel George Bell, Ist Foot. Colonel Henry C. Cobbe, 4th Foot. Colonel Edward Walter Forestier Walker, Scots Fusilier Guards. Colonel the Hon. Augustus Almeric Spencer. Colonel Frederick Horn, 20th Regiment. Colonel William Sullivan, Unattached. Colonel Arthur Augustus Thurlow Cuninghatne, half pay, 51st Regiment. Colonel Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget, 4th Light Dragoon Guards. Colonel Charles Ash Windham, Unattached. Colonel Fortescue Graham, Royal Marines. Colonel Frederic George Shewell, Bth Hussars. Colonel Arthur Johnstone Lawrence, Rifle Brigade. Colonel Horatio Shirley„ 88th Regiment. Captain Wm. Houston Stewart, R.N. Captain the Hon. A r thu r A uc kland Cochrane, R.N. Captain Wm. Farquharson Burnett, R.N. Captain Leopold George Heath, R.N. Captain Henry Downing Rogers, R.N. Captain Henry Shank Hillyar, R.N. Captain Lord John Hay, R.N. Colonel Edward Cooper _Hodge, 4th Dragoon Guards Colonel Frede:ick Rodolph Blake, 33d Regt. Colonel Wm. 0 Grady Hely, 47th Regt. Captain Thomas Abel Bretnam ' e Sprott, R.N. Captain Augustus Frederi c k Kynaston, R.N. Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Grenadier Guards Gaptain Richard Ashmore Powell, R.N.! Captain John Borlase. R.N. Colonel Sir Thomas St. Vincent Hope Cochrane Trou brictp, Bart., 7th Regt. Colonel Thos. Montagu Steele, Coldstream Guards. C;olonel John Jackson Lowth, 38th Regt. 'Colonel Noel Thomas Lake, Royal Artillery. Colonel Henry Derby Griffith, 2d Dragoons Colonel James Webber Smith, Unattached Colonel the Hon. Percy E. Herbert, Unattached Colonel Collingwood Dicks on , R o y a l Artillery Colonel Wm. Sherbrook Ramsay Norcott, Rifle Brigade Colonel Richard Tylden, Royal Engineers Colonel John Wm. Gordon, Royal Engineers Colonel Thomas Hurdle, Royal Marines Lieut.-Col. Thomas Unett, 19th Regiment Lieut.-Col. Richard Wilbraham, Unattached Lieut.-Col. Frank Adams, 28th Regiment Lieut.-Col. John Yorke, Ist Dragoons Lieut.-Col. John Edward Dupuis, Royal Artillery. Lieut.-Col. Alfred H. Horsford, Rifle Brigade. Lieut.-Col. William Bernard Ainslie, 93d Regiment. Lieut.-Col. Henry Smyth, 68th Regiment. Lieut.• Col. Richard Waddy, 50th Regiment. Lieut.-Col. Poulett George Henry Somerset, Coldstream Guards. Lieut.-Col. Robert Sanders, 19th Regiment. Lieut.-Col. Henry Dalrymple White, 6th Dragoon Gds. Lieut.-Col. John Douglas, 79th Regiment Lieut.-Col. Edmund Richard Jeffreys, late of 88th Regi ment Lieut.-Col. Anthony C. Sterling, Unattached Lieut.-Col. John Douglas, 11th Hussars Lieut.-Col. David Wood, Royal Artillery Lieut.-Col. James William Fitzmayer, Royal Artillery Lieut.-Col. Gloucester Gambier, Royal Artillery Lieut.-Col. James Talbot Airey, Coldstream Guards Lieut.-Col. Francis William Henry Lord Burghersh, Coldstream Guards Lieut.-Col. David Lysons, 23d Regiment Lieut.-Col. James Thomas Mauleverer, 40th Regiment Lieut.-Col. the Honourable Robert Alexander George Dal=ll, 63d Regiment Lieut.-Col. James Eman, 41st Regiment Lieut.-Col. Thomas Westroff M'Mahon, sth Dragoon Guards Lieut.-Col. Robert J. Straton, 77th Regiment Lieut.-Col. the Hon. James Macdonald, Unattached. Lieut.-Col. George Dixon, 77th Regiment. Lieut.-Col. Richard T. Farren, 47th Regiment Lieut.-Col. Henry William Banbury, 23d Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel George V. Mundy, 33d Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. W. L. Pakenham, Unat tached. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hume, 95th Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Francis Colborne, 15th Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel James Brodie Patullo, 30th Regi ment. Lieutenant-Colonel John Thornton Grant, 49th Regi ment. Lieutenant-Colonel John Stewart Wood, 13th Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel John Miller Adye, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick E. Chapman, Royal En gineers. Lieut.-Col. David William Paynter, Royal Artillery Major George Robert Barker, Royal Artille Major Edwin Wodehouse, Royal Artillery i = Major George Ashley Maude, Royal Artillery Major Charles Lawrence D'Aguillar, Royal Artillery Major John Alfred Street, 57th Regiment Major John James Brandling, Royal Artillery Major John Turner, Royal Artillery Major Charles Henry Morris, Royal Artillery Major Soame Gambier Jenyns, 13th Dragoons Major Wm. Morris, 17th Lancers Major John Williamson Lovell, Royal Engineers Major Adolphus W. D. Burton, sth Dragoon Guards Major Dixon Edward Hoste, Royal Artillery. Her Majesty has also been pleased to snake and order a Special Statute of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, for nominating Colonel Sir Charles John James Hamilton, Bart., late of the Scots Fusilier Guards, a Companion of the said Order, and to assign to him place among the Com panions of the said Order, after Colonel Edward Walter Forestier Walker, and before the Hon. Augustus Almeric Spencer. List of Officers of the Army and Navy who would have been recommended for the honours of the First, Second, and Third Classes of the Order of the Bath, had they survived : FOR THE FIRST CLASS. Lieutenant• General Sir Geqrge Cathcart, K.C.B. FOR THE SECt/ND _CLASS. Rear.A.dmizal Lowly Corry: - Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer, Major-General Esteourt. Major-General Sir John Campbell, Bart. Brigadier-General Tylden, Royal Engineers. Brigadier-Generel Adams, 49th Foot. Brigadier-General Goldie, 57th Foot. Brigadier-General Strangways, Commanding Royal Artillery. FOR THE THIRD CLASS. Captain Peter Christie, R.N. Captain Edmund Mowbray Lyons, R.N. Colonel Yea, 7th Foot. Colonel Egerton, 77th Foot. Captain Hyde Parker, R.N. Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander, Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter, 41st Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Ainslie, 21st Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Chester, 23d Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel bey, 30th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Shadforth, 57th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Champion, 95th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Shearman, 62d Foot. Brevet-Major C. C. Young, Royal Artillery. Brevet-Major S. P. Townsend, Royal Artillery. Brevet-Major W. Swinton, Royal Artillery. And her Majesty has further been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the following officers, of her Majesty's Lead and Naval Forces, to be Ordinary Members of the Military Divisions of the first, second, and third classes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath respectively, TO BE KNIGHTS GRAND CROSS. Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., K.C.B. Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.B. General Sir James McDonell, K.C.B. General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, K.C.B. TO BE KNIGHTS COMMANDBRS. Admiral Frederick William Lord Aylmer, C.B. General Edward Nicolls, Royal Marines. Lieutenant-General James Fergusson, C.B. Lieutenant-General Thomas William Brotherton, C.D. Vice-Admiral Henry Hope, C.B. Vice-Admiral John Henry Coode, C.B. Rear-Admiral Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Ber keley, C.B. Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby, C.B. 100 i 11 1 100 A 72 i li i 121 f i a ad an TO BE A COMPANION. William Rae, Esq., M.D., Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets. MARLBOROUGH-HOUSE, JULY 9. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations have nominated the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P., to be a Juror for Sculpture, and Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P., to be a Juror for Civil Engi neering, at the Paris Universal Exhibition. WAR OFFICE, JULY 10. - 12th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon George Allan Hutton, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Small, promoted in the Cape Mounted Rifles. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Assistant-Surgeon John Small, from the 12th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice James Clephane Minto, who retires upon half-pay. UNATTACHED.—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable J. P. Maxwell, 50th Foot, to have his Bre vet converted into Substantive Rank, in conformity with the Royal Warrant, dated 6th October, 1854. BREVET.—The undermentioned officers, having been selected for service with the Turkish Contingent, to have local rank while se employed :—To have the local rank of Colonel—Lieut.-Colonel James John Graham, unattached, Military Secretary to the Lieut.-General Vi;ian ; Lieut.: Colonel Forbes, late 4th Regiment Madras Cavalry. To have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel—Major E. R. Wetherall, Scots Fusilier Guards, appointed Deputy- Quartermaster-General to the Turkish Contingent. To have the local rank of Major—Captain Crease, Royal En gineers. To have the local rank of Captain—Captain Methuen Edmund Stedman, late Captain 10th Light Dragoons. To have the local rank of Veterinary-Surgeon —Thomas Walton Mayer, Gent. The undermentioned officers, having been selected for service with the Irregular Cavalry, under Major-General Beatson, to have local rank while so employed :—To have the local rank of Majors—Captain Alexander Theophilus Blakeley ; Captain G. Colclough, Royal Artillery. To have the local rank of Captain—Lieutenant George Carleton, Madras Artillery. To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, of the First Class—Doctor Alderson, Surgeon, Second Class, vice Doctor Gilborne. MEMORANDUM.—For Colonel John Subzbergcr and Lieut.-Colonel Charles Edward Franck to have the tempo raryc rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the British Arnly 3 ; iit % n r, Captain John Baumgartner temporary rank of_ Major, while serving in the British Foreign Logion.—RaC, o _ lo n n o e k l John Sulzberger and Lieut.-Colonel Charles Edward.;; tish to have the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the British Army ; and Captain John Baumgartner temporary of Major, while serving in the British Swiss Legion, ADMIRALTY, JULY e 9 . _ William Austen, rank d ti s i t n h :t o a n nt ih h e a 2 v d e The following promotions, dated theth this day taken place, consequent on Charles Eking, G.C.13. the Re I'ym, K.C.8., to be instant, of Admiral of the Red Sir ,an Admiral of the White Sir _l e r .. K.C.8., to be Admiral of Admiral Adm ir Admiral l f , cardon, on th e R _ lies to be Admiral of ohn Sv c th . e t R. the R Reserved nt lu e-s e a :: 1 on Reserve Hay -Pay . to be Vice ight Honourable Gran ville George, of dinira.l of the Blue the Honourable Sir Fleetwood Lord Radstock, theßrivzo Broughton caa Reynolds Pellew, C.B KC H to be Vi eer:_tAlcmdmiral the Honourable Alexander Jones, on the • , . . ~ Vice- Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral Reserved Half-pay List, t o be Vice-Admiral on the Re zerired kiia-Pay List, llear-A(mirAl of the Red Pei.er John Dauglas to b e Vice- Admiral of the Blue.' Itear-Atlnair4.l Of the White Elwardtollier, C. 8., to bo Freer-Adminti of the Red. Rear-Adrniralof the Biwa Henry Dundas to bo Rear. Admiral of the White. CaPtein - Henry - Gossett, - —Captain John - Furneanz, - - " • • - Captain Jodrell ,Leigh, Captain Joseph O'Brien, to be Rear-Admirals on tho ReServed Half-pay List, Captain Henry Smith, U. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The following Captains, on the Retired List, have also been promoted to be Retired Reat Admirals on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the .Ist September, 18IG, without increase of pay :- - - Captain Robert -White Parsons. Captain Abraham Crawford. --- erkfirsiiißtisaell Henry Ma,uners. Captain James Thorne. ADMIRALTY, JULY 9. The following promotions, dated the 4th inst., have this day Ulm place consequent on the death, on the 3:i inst., of Admiral of the Red the Marquis of Thomond : Admiral of the 'White Sir John Acworth Ommanney, K. C.B ,to=ba Admirai of the Red. Adiniral of the Blue the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., to las Admiral of the White. Vico-Adtnirals•JUlln Impey, Henry Mauston Omman ney, and ArehitialdiDull, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admirals on the Reserved Half-pay List. Vice-Admiral of the P,ed Thomas Brown to bo Admira of the Bhie. _ Vice-Admiral of the White the Right Honourable George Earl Cadogan, C.D. to be Vice -Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Napier, K C.D., to be Viee-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of ILedßarrington , Reynolds, C. 8., to be Vice,Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Rod. Rear-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Montagu Stopford to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Stephen Lushington to be Rear-Admiral of the. Blue. • ADMIRALTY, JULY C. ---Corps- -of --Royal Marines--Second- Lieutenant , John Cairncross to be First Lieutenant, vice Richards, de• ceased. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia : —George Cubitt, Esq., to be Paymaster. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Royal Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—Major Henry Knight .Erskine to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord Sal toun, resigned ; Captain John Paton to be Major, vice Erskine ' Lieut. John Turn e r to b e C a ptain ; E ns i gn W m . Marshall Priest to be Lieutenant James Charles Hender son, Gent., to be Lieutenant; George Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—En sign John Malcolm Sewell to be Lieutenant, vice Wells, who retires. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia Ensign Francis Frederic Richard Mansell Morgan to be Lieutonant, vice Naborne Gilpin Smith, appointed. Paymaster. BANKRUPTS. Emilio Pistrucci, gei7eral commission agent, Pimlico, to surrender, July 23, at half-past eleven, and August 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official axsig. nee, Aldermanbury ; Hatton, Essex-street, Strand. John Taylm, chemist, Rochdale-road, Manchester, July 25, and August 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Wise, Manchester. Thomas Wade, stone merchant, Newlay, Leeds, July 30, at twelve, and Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Blackburn, Leeds; Preston, Leeds. ' James Henry Langdon, merchant and shipowner, Exeter, July 19 and Aug. 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter. David Mackechnie, chemist and druggist, West Hartle pool, Durham, July '4O, and Aug. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, offi cial assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Hartley, Southamp ton-street, Bloomsbury; Brignal, Durham. Aaron Marks and Naham Salamon, merchants, Sheffield, July 21. and Aug. 25, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Fretson, Sheffield. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Norman Morrison, provision merchant, Pariick, near Glasgow, July 12, at one, within Brown and Macindoe's Rooms, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. James Tarbat, tailor, Dundeo, July 19, atltwo, within the Royal Hotel, Dundee. Thomas C. M'lndoe and Co., commission agents, Gas gow, at one, July 20, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. Veisrs. Neilr, Heerup;and Co., merchants, Leith, July 19, at two, within the New Ship Hotel, Leith. John Christie, clothier and hatter, known as Christie and Company, Glasgow, July 23, at twelve, within the Waverley Hotel, George-square, Glasgow. Robert Hodge, coppersmith and brassfounder, Edin burgh, Stevenson's Sale Rooms, Saint Andrew's-square, July 20, at two. COURSE OF EXC. Amsterdam ............ 11 18 .A.NGE.-THIS DAY. Ditto, three months .. 11 104 Rotterdam •• .. 12 19N Antwerp .............. 25 575 Brussets 25 3751 Llamburgh ............ 13 8 Anon°, .. •• •• .• •• •• . Ditto, three months .. 25 37% Marseilles ........ 25 375 Boardeanit •• •• •• •• •• •• Frankfort-on Maine.... 118% Berlin •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• Gibraltar ...... Leghorn ..... ..• •• •• 29 90 Genoa Milan ...... •••• •• Venice...... •••• ••••.• Naples •• • .••• Palermo •........• •••• 132 1 4 Messina ... • 1324 1 Lisbon .. Oporto ..............•• 53;4 Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres.... • • 60 days' sight Philadelphia • • Vienna.....• ••.... 12 22 Trkeste••••• •• •••••.... 12 24 Petersburg ............ Madrid ••••• •• •.•, ... 49% Cadiz .... 50% Barcelona •• • • • • •• •• •• Seville.. • . •• PRIG= OF BULLION, PER Oz. Foreign 13old in Bars 43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 Silver in bars .... 0 5 1% RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR T: E PAST WEEK. Miles Receipts. opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. 1855. 1854. 1855. BRITISII. 72 34 Aberdeen ........ „ 1,866 2,228 3127 B B i e r l k fa e s ii t h a e n a d d , C L o a ti n ty s to r w e. n n . n C .. h . o . s . h . ir . 37 • X Belfast and Ballymena d 2,579 2,381 . 562 753 2t3 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... 103 k Bristol and Exeter •• •• ••• • • 6,537 7.018 189% Ca1ed0nian............. ......., 11,522 12,206 9 Pa Chester and Holyhead. •••• 5.625 5,639 6 1 / Cork, Blackroc'a, and Passage • • •••• 205 239 20 Cork and Bandon •• •• •• • •• • • 241 230 56, Dublin and Belfast Junction • • . • • • .• 913 1,007 63 Dublin and Drogheda- ... •• . • .... 1,313 1,441 Dublin and Kingstown •.•• • • 1 , 33 1 1,571 16 % Dundee and Arbroath •• .. •••• .. • • 492 550 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 834 954 25 Dundalk and Enniskillan • • •••• •• .• 190 285 68 East Anglian-. • • • • •• 794 887 81 34 East Lancashire 6,105 6,100 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk... • •22,552 26,037 Eastern Union • • 142 Edtubnrgh and Glasgow ..... ........ 5,450 4,867 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee..,. '2,923 3,200 6 Exeter and Credlton.. •• .... • • • • •• •• 22 Furness Railway • •••• •• 183 Glasgow, and South-Western.. .. 5.952 6,287 2133 Great Northern and E. 18,228 20,408 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 6 ,126 7 , 399 342 Greet Western ••••• • • • • 24,157 27,552 25 Trish South Eastern ................ 90 Lancaster and Carlisle •• • 6,241 6.151 260 Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............ 20,362 22,307 - Leeds Northern ... • 161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 457 3'B 553% London and North Western 57,833 58,569 5 3 4 London and Blackwall.• •• •• 1,744 1,731 174 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 16,134 17,678 267 London and South We5tern......... 18,509 17,738 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ..... ... 554 1 599 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - 171.74 Manchester, Sheffleld,and Lincolnshire 8,260 9,071 ni Manchester and SouthJunetion...... 745 779 28 Maryport and Carlisle 894 1,045 498 14 Midland .................... 27,403 26,575 12611 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 3,190 3,603 37 Monklands • • - •• - 7834 Newcastle and Carlisle 149 North British •••• •• .• •• 4,199 5,323 - North Staffordshire 4634 North-Western ••.. • • 1,184 999 82 36 Scottish Central •••• • • •• 2,317 2,749 32 Scottish Midland •• • • • •• .. 803 1,808 2934 Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• 791 1,460 48 Shrewsbury and Chester •• •••••• • • 2,277 2,520 30 Shropshire Union .. 57 3 4 SoUth Dev0n........ 2,396 2,622 289 South Eastern• •.••• • • .• • • 18,659 21,067 162 34 South Wales ...... • ••• 5,324 5 , 650 97 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. 1,593 1,804 38 Taff Yale • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • .• •• • • • • .. 213 1,211 929 77 Waterford and Limerick • • ........ 7 " 605 618 25 West Cornwall ...... • ....... 345 376 12 Whttehaven Junction ..• • • • • •• 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & 3,474 3,7h6 York and North Midland & Leeds.. - FOREIGN. 57% Dutch Rhenish •• •••• . • •• •••• " • . 1,498 1,736 262 Lyons and Mediterranean •• ..... 63 Montereau and Troyes ....... •• • •* 63 Namur and Liege .. ••••••• • •• ' • . • 2 9 , 907 38,746 445 Northern of France •••••• •• •• 697 Orleans and Central* .. ........ "• " 240 Paris and Lyons .• • • 82 Paris and Rouen. • • • " ••" •• .• - • • • " " ' • 392 Paris and Strasburgh •• .. ••• • • • .. •• 59 Rouen and Havre •• •• •• .• ••••••• 157 Western of France •-- 7? TrATAY.-EXTENSION TO DOVER AND Dover committee of share rtmthaatvethrye EAST KENT RAILWAY.—EXTENSION TO DOVER AND a o s v t e a r committee is t e o ffe fo c holdershave —The tement to the DOVER HARBOUR. main object of the D and co numerous and sound local who will take a few s hareseach, as a permanent invest -B,g to place theundertaking beyond the con ment, so issued trol of the South-EasternhCompany, and the preference shares beyond theirreac , except at a high premium. By this plan o f placing the shares the Dover committee anticipate a permanent rise of 40 per cent., l • at east in their value, on the Passing of the act— • from r ' viz.., oos. to . 70s. per share, while the South -Eastern will not sustain mole than a tem porarydecline front of 10 per cent., or from 621. to 561. per share. The act is ex p ec t e d t o re ceive o the royal assent n or about the 20th i n stant. Of course the figures i thus given are those of the committee, and not o urs. The ---1f orning Post. d...`11 .._. weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotten. 4 produce markets show a limited business, although prices on the average continue to be well supported. The letters from Rouen mention a rather better attend ance of buyers, but without any material alteration in he general demand for manufactures. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, July 1855.—Many newspapers for British colonies and foreign countries having been posted unpaid contrary to the printed in structions No. 45, 1555, recently issued upon the sub ject, the Postmaster-General thinks it necessary to re peat the intimation that a postage (the amount of which can be ascertlined by an inspection of the notice No. 45 at any post-office) is now requi re d t o b e p re p a id, i n ad dition to the newspaper stamp, upon all newspapers sent to British colonies, and upon those sent to all foreign countries except the following, namely :—France or Algeria, Belgium, Prussia, via Belgium, and any foreign country (except Turkey) via Belgium and Prussia, New Granada, Peru. 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