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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a third time and passed :—Bradford Cor poration Water ; Dublin, &c., Roads (No. 2) ; Keighley and Kendal Road ; Earl of Abergavenny's Estate ; Liverpool Improvement ; Wadhurst and West Farleigh Roads ; Great Northern London Cemetery (Amend ments) ; Gateshead and Hexham Roads (Amendment) ; Portsmouth Railway (Amendment) ; Shrewsbury Im provement (Amendment) ; and East of Fife Railway. THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY. Lord PORTMAN called the attention. of the house to the proceedings of the select committee on the Severn Valley Railway Bill, with a view of showing that the select committee had by mistake committed a breach of the standing order of the house in assenting to the in troduction of a particular clause. He thought the bill ought to be recommitted, or some other step be taken to render the bill in accordance with the standing order. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, as chairman of the select committee, contended there was no infringement of the standing order in question, and instanced the case of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Bill and other cases as precedents for the course adopted by the select com mittee. The clause alluded to by the noble lord was one which he appeared to think was an amalgamation clause. He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) submitted that it could not be considered such a clause, but that it was one which simply provided for the repairs and manage ment of the railway generally. If anyattempt were made to alter the clause referred to, the effect would be the, throwing out of the bill for the present session; this would be a great pity, inasmuch as the bill was one o I a most important character, and one in which the pu' olio were deeply interested. The Earl of CARNARVON was of opinion that tlaere had been a violation of the standing order in the present case. Lord REDESDALE said that in his opinion the clause empowered an amalgamation or a lease from one railway company to another, and was therefore an eva sion of the standino. orders. After the precedents that had been quoted by the noble marquis opposite„ he thought that under all the circumstances the r , sport should be received. After a short discussion, it was arranged that tile re port in its present stage hhould be received. TURKISH LOAN. Lord MONTEAGLE begged to ask a question of her Majesty's Government with respect to the ccintract guaranteeing the Turkish loan. The question he wished answered was, whether England guaranteed the whole of five millions, and Foance also guaranteed the five millions, or whether each nation jointly guaranteed the loan, namely, England two millions and a-half, and France two millions and a-half. Earl GRANVILLE stated that the 5,000,0001. loan to Turkey would be jointly guaranteed by the British and French Government, although in fact England was responsible for the whole of it. This course had been adopted after the most serious consideration. SCHOOL GRANTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LEDDURRY PREBEND BILL. This bill passed through committee. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSARY NOTES BILL. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, this bill. va s read a second time. DWELLING-HO - USES (SCOTLAND) DILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, Lord REDESDALE suggested that this bill, as well as the English one, should be referred to a select com mittee. In a couple of hours he thought both bills would be put in a much better form than they were at present. After a few words from Lord PAN3IIIRE and the Mar quis of BREADALBANE, The bill passed through committee. The Victoria Governments Bill was read a third time and passed. The Endowed Schools (Ireland) Bill was 'passed through committee. The Edinburgh Lands Bill was reported with amend ments. The Waste Lands (Australia) Acts Repeal Bill vas read a third time and passed. The New South Wales Governments Bill was read a third time and passed. The Places of Religious Worship Registration. Bill was read a third time and passed. YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS' BILL. This bill was reported to the house with amendments. The Gold Wedding Ring Bill, the Commons' Indio .4ure Bill, and the Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Act Continuance Bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ; London Necropolis and National Mausoleum ; Wisbech Port ; Gun-barrel Proof•houses (Birmingham and London) ; and the Bolton and Nightingales Road. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from the Foreign Affairs' Committee of Newcastle, complaining of the conduct of the war. The petitioners ended by praying nothing, and saying they would ever pray. (Laughter.) Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition signed by the Mayor and the inhabitants of Sheffield, complaining of the present state of the representation of the people in that house, and stating that every householder of 12 months' standing should have a vote. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was dis charged. LONDON WRIT COMMITTEE—CASE OF BARON ROTHSCHILD. Mr. WALPOLE moved that Lord Hotham be dis charged from further attendance on the committee, and that Mr. Edward Egerton be added thereto. Lord HOTHAM rose to explain his reasons for wish ing to be relieved from the attendance of this committee. He had been unable to prevail on the majority of the committee to concur with him, that if it was desirable the case should be argued by counsel on one side, it was contrary to all reason, justice, and propriety that it should not be argued in like manner on the other side ; and on that not being deemed advisable by the majority of the committee nor by the house, he had come to the deter mination to ask the permission of the house to be re lieved from further attendance on the committee. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE hoped the noble lord would re consider the determination he had come to, because if his decision was a proper one he (Mr. Duncombe) ought to follow his example. The committee could not last more than one or two days longer, and he thought it would be unfair to any hon. member who should join it now to ask him to decide or agree to the report without having heard the arguments. (Hear.) Under these cir cumstances he trusted the noble lord would reconsider his determination. (Hear, hear.) Lord HOTHAM said if the feeling of the house was, as it appeared to be, adverse to the resolution he had come to, he of course had no alternative but to comply with its wish and continue on the committee. Mr. WALPOLE expressed his satisfaction at this latter determination of the noble lord. The motion was then withdrawn. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, SANDHURST. In reply to Colonel HARCOURT, Mr. PEEL said the report of the committee which had been appointed to inquire into the nominations to cadetships from the above college was only just pub lished, and he had not had time to read it ; but the re commendations of the committee should be taken into consideration on the first opportunity. RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON FULL PAY. Col. NORTH rose to ask the Under-Secretary for War, whether those officers who wished to take advan tage of the Queen's late warrant for the retirement of officers upon fell pay, and obt a i n i ng a s t ep i n ran k , would be permitted to retain the reward for distinguished service which her Majesty had been graciously pleased to grant them. Mr. PEEL replied that no ease of the kind alluded to by the hon. and gallant member had yet occurred. THE ENFIELD RIFLE. Captain KNOX asked the Clerk of the Ordnance whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the house any correspondence which had.passed between him and the authorities at Woolwich, or elsewhere, with re gard to the lamentable failure of the Enfield rifle, on the 18th day of June last, and whether he was taking any steps to remedy the evil ? Mr. MONSELL replied that no information on the subject had been received by the Board of Ordnance. PAY OF INVALID SOLDIERS AT CHATHAM. Colonel KNOX again rose, and asked the Under- Secret ary for War whether his attention had been called to a paragraph in the Tinier newspaper of the 12th instant, to the effect that the invalid soldiers at Chatham are very much discontented at portions of their pay being withheld from them, and what steps the Government intended to take in the matter? Mr. PEEL replied that he was told the number of invalid soldiers at Chatham entitled to receive pay was very inconsiderable, as all the invalids who bad left Scutari Hospital up to the let of April had their back pa y settled without any difficulty. There was a diffi culty respecting those soldiers who had left Scutaii since that period, as the War -office was not in possession of the Pa? lists ; but the c ases were being gradually disposed of, and the men were at the present time re ceiving full pay. (Hear.) THE SUNDAY BEER ACT. Mr. ALCOCK asked the Secretary of State for the Home • Department, whether, inasmuch as it Seemed improbable that the Committee on the Beer Act would be able to re port dnringthis session, it was his intention to introduce a bill in order to modify the restrictions of the Beer Act of last session ? Sir G. GREY said as he was not a member of the committee, and as the committee bad made no report to the house yet, he was not enabled to say when the la bours of the committee would be c oncluded. The house had confided the inquiry to the committee on the mo tion of the honourable member for Bristol— (hear, hear)--and it was certainly not his (Sir G. Grey's) intention to interfere with that inquiry. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER w ould be necessary to p ropose said it to the house a sup plementary estimate for the naval department before the end of the session. In the expenditure of the past quarter tb ors Was a considerable mese over the estimate THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINGS JULY 14 1855 [ agreed to by the house. It would be also necessary, proba'oly, to propose a supplementary estimate for the military department ; and if the house should agree to these supplementary estimates, it would be necessary for him to submit the ways and means by w' hich he should propose to meet the increased expendi tu re. (Hea - r.) INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. In rep'ly to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Sir G . GREY said a commission had been appointed to conduct the inquiry into the conduct of the police in Hy de-park, consisting of the Recorder of London, Mr. Armstrong, the Recorder of Manchester, and Mr. Henderson, the Recorder of Liverpool. The inquiry would be an open one, but it would be left to the discretion of the commissioners whether cow asel should be heard on either side or not. The arri ingements were not yet quite com pl e t e , b u t h e be lies red they would be advertised in to-morrow's papers. (H ear, hear.) 'THE DECIMAL COINAGE. Mr. RICARDO wished to ask the noble lord at the head •of the Government a question upon the resolution of th e house passed a few weeks since in reference to de oim7 i 1 coinage. It was said that a third commission was abc ,ut to be issued to inquire into the matter, and what he wished to know was whether the commission would e empowered to go into the whole matter, or simply to carry out the views of the house as expressed in the re- I solution to which he referred ? Lord PALIVIERSTON replied that the commission which would be appointed would have to consider and report upon the whole subject, and to make such recom mendations as should seem to them to be desirable. THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE AT THE HYDE-PARK DEMONSTRATION. Sir F. THESIGER said, as he understood an inquiry was about to be instituted by the Home-office into the conduct of the police on the oc casion of the late Hyde-park demonstration, and as he believed the commissioners to be appo;nted would have the power of examining witnesses on oath, he wished to ask the right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had con sulted the law officers of the Crown as to the authority of the Government to empower the commissioners to administer the oath to witnesses without a special Act of Parliament ? Sir G. GREY replied that he had not consulted the law officers of the Crown in the matter, but he had been guided by precedents, of which there were several justifying the course the Government had taken. Sir F. THESIGER mentioned that when he had the honour . of holding the office of Attorney-General, a question arose under similar circumstances, and be had held that the commissioners could not administer an oath to witnesses unless empowered specially by act of Parliament. COLONIAL POSTAGE. Sir S. NORTHCOTE gave notice that on Monday he should put a question to the Under Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the postage of letters and newspapers to the colonies. INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. Mr. PALK wished to ask the noble. lord at the head of the Government whether any intelligence had been received from the seat of war of a later date than that already published ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the Gove:nment had received intelligence daily. It was not of any import ance, but it contained satisfactory information that the health of the army was good. SUNDAY GATHERINGS AT THE WEST END, Lord H. VANE said he had been requested by seve ral gentlemen resident in Belgravia, in which neigh bourhood he himself lived, to ask the Government whe ther, in the event of large bodies assembling in that part on Sunday next any arrangements had been marie for the protection of the inhabitants, or whether, if such means had cot been taken, the inhabitants would be at liberty to take steps for their defence ? Sir G. GREY said that no information of any cer tainty had reached him that there would be a repetition of the scenes of the last two Sun days. It was possible large numbers of people might assemble, but every precaution would be taken by the Government to prevent any outrages being committed. He could not, at the same time help saying, that these questions so frequently repeated tended to produce the very evil sought to be avoided. (Hear.) Mr. PALK, amidst cries of " oh," and " order," said he thought those questions were most proper, when it was remembered how defective the police arrangements were last Sunday ; and that a nobleman, whilst laying seriously ill in bed, was alarmed by his windows being broke❑ by a shower of stones. BILLETTING OF THE SCOTCH MILITIA. —THE ALDERSHOTT CAMP. Mr. COWAN asked the First Lord of the Treasury, if there was any intention on the part of the Government to put an end to the system of biiletting the militia regiments upon private families in Scotland ? Col. KNOX, before the question was replied to, called the attention of the Government to the fact that, al though an encampment of Guards had been at Alder shott for two months, where they were specially sent for the purpose of being trained in the practice of firing ball cartridge, no firing ground had yet been provided. This was the more to be lamented, inasmuch as the regiments were liable at any time to be drafted to the Crimea. Lord PA.LMERSTON, on the latter point, said he should make it his duty to call the attention of his noble friend at the head of the War Department to the subject; but the hon. and gallant member must be aware that it was a difficult matter to obtain a sufficient space of ground for ball practice with safety. As to the Scotch militia being billeted in private houses, he was aware of its evil consequences and inconveniences ; but the ne cessity had arisen from the fact of a large number of bar racks having been done away with at the close of the last war. The matter, however, should be represented to the noble lord at the head of the War Department. After some further observations from Mr. H. BAILLIS, Mr. L. DAVIS, and Sir J. WALSH, the subject dropped. MEETING OF THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this rail way was held yesterdayafternoon at the Company's Office, Waterloo station—Mr. Chaplin, the chairman of the company presiding—for the purpose of again taking into consideration, and of approving or disapproving a bill now before Parliament entitled " An Act for authorising the execution of works by the company for regulating their capital, and for other purposes." And further for consider. ing the provisions of a bill now before Parliament for making a railway from the Manor-street terminus of the authorised Westminster terminus railway, wherein cer tain powers are intended to be conferred on the com pany. It will be recollected that about a month since a meeting of the proprietors was held relative to the first portion of this notice, (the object of the act amongst others being to empower the directors to extend their line from Yeovil or Dorchester to Exeter). When the shareholders present expressed themselves strongly against the proposed extension, and the result of the poll being in their favour, it was thought neces sary and desirable by the directors this second meeting should be held, in the hope the shareholders, on re considering the subject, would assent to the bill. The SECRETARY (Mr. L. Crotnbie) having read the notice convening the meeting and the directors' report, and the Solicitor the heads of the two bills, The CHAIRMAN said he appealed to the meeting with confidence to approve of this bill. After alluding to the meetings that had already been held, with reference to this question, he hoped that harmony would exist, so es sential to the prosperity of the company, and moved a re solution in conformity with the notice convening the meeting. Mr. LACY seconded the motion. Mr. HELPS objected to the resolution, as compre hending too muob. It should be divided and put to the meeting separately under its various heads. Mr. TITE, M.P., suggested that, instead of discussing the question, the chairman should declare the number of proxies the board had received in favour of the bill ; for, after all, the question must be decided by numbers. The Chairman said it was not usual to pursue such a course, but if it was the wish of the meeting he would do so. . Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE objected, because the proxies had not yet been examined. Mr. lIELrs condemned the holding a second Wharn cliffe order during the same session of Parliament for one object, and proceeded to defend his conduct and that of Mr. Dickinson in opposing the extension clauses of the bill. He moved as an amend ment :—" That this meeting protests against any at tempt to reverse the decision of the meeting held, in pursuance of the Wharncliffe standing order, on the 31st day of May last ; considering that the Wharncliffe standing order contemplates the holding of only one meeting, and that the holding of a second meeting, on the same bill, in the same session of Parlia ment, and with a view to reverse the decision of the only meeting contemplated by the Wharncliffe standing order, is contrary to the letter, spirit, and meaning of that standing order, and subversive of the security which it is calculated to give to all property invested in joint-stock undertakings." Dr. MAYO seconded the amendment, and added that Mr. Baron Parke, in a conversation with him at the Athenteurn Club, deprecated the conduct of the directors in holding the second meeting as unjust and unheard of. General AITCHISON suggested to the meeting the neces sity of unanimity in their proceedings, and that it would be better to support the directors. Mr. PUNCHARD condemned the general policy of the directors, and stated it to be his intention to oppose everything proposed by them, and called on the meeting to follow his example that day. Mr. TITE, M.P., was opposed to extensions as much as any maii—(ob)—for he could assure the meeting his stake in the company was too great to make him indif ferent to a good dividend. He prcceeded to argue that the position of the company from the pledge given was such that they must sooner or later construct this ext ens i on line, and he thought it bad policy fur them to fly in the face of the House of Lurds and House of Commons, when they felt themselves morally in the wrong in opposing it. (Cries of " No.") Mr. DICKINSON said he had never acknowledged any pledge had been given by the company for the construc tion of this extension, and read extracts from the evi dence given before the House of Commons, to show that it was an injudicious act of their late chairman that had been so misconstrued. Sir JOHN WALSH, M.P., was not disposed to suc cumb so hastily to the orders of the House of Lords or House of Commons, as Mr. Tite, believing those bodies did not thoroughly understand this question. Where there was a division of opinion between a large number of the shareholders and the directors on any question, be thought the former should have an opportunity of stating their case fully before the House of Commons, which at present they did not possess. He should op pose the extension. Mr. HUTCHINGS, M.P., (director) suggested that, as the debate had been on the whole question, the votes should be taken on the whole of the resolutions pro posed, and not seriatim. He complained of Sir J. Walsh opposing the bill at that meeting and abstaining from doing so on its third reading in the House of Com mons. The directors had been no party to the intro duction of the extension clauses in the bill, but they had been forced on them in consequence of the pledge given. If they withdrew the bill the company would be placed in a very unfortunate and embarrassing posi tion from having the decision of a committee of the House of Lords and House of Commons against them. He was no extension man, but wished to clear himself with the House of Lords. The discontented share holders, having been heard by counsel before the House relative to the pledge, the committee having decided against them, he considered it was the duty of the pro prietors to redeem it. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE (director) said the Wharn cliffe order had by their proceedings been made a nullity, and would give directors an opportunity of harassing and wearing out the shareholders. The Wharncliffe order, instead of being a bulwark against the power of the directors, was no other than a snare and a delusion. He should vote for the amendment. He looked upon the committees of the Houses of Lords and Commons as incompetent tribunals for railway purposes. As to the proxies, he begged to say he knew not how many the directors had received, not being in the secret, but he should like to see how the staff would vote. He protested against the whole pro ceedings. Mr. FOSTER was of opinion the shareholders ought to submit to the requirement of Parliament, and supported the directors. The Hon. Mr. BUTLER called on the Hon. Mr. Scott to state how he gave the pledge. The Hon. Mr. SCOTT said he gave a pledge to make a single line with double works. Many persons had said he gave that pledge under coercion, but he had always denied it, and did so now. Had he done so it would have been unworthy of them on their part and also of himself. The committee said if he did not give a pledge the company should make a double line the bill Would be thrown out. He replied the committee might take what course they pleased, but he felt satisfied that neither the committee nor the shareholders would give him much credit if he acceded to what the committee pressed him to do without consulting the shareholders. A. letter was handed him to sign to which he objected, when it was altered, and he signed it relying on the temper of the shareholders as it was in the summer of 1853 that they would consent to the extension, and that it should be a double line ; at the August meeting fol lowing his conduct was approved of. (No, no.) The Hon. Mr. BUTLER replied that the statement of the hon. gentleman had not removed from his mind that there was an amount of gentle pressure put on him when he signed the letter alluded to. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment which he declared carried by a majority of on 3. A poll was de manded and granted. The CHAIRMAN was about to put that part of his re solution referring to the extension which was objected to by Mr. Helps, who contended that the resolutions should] be taken seriatim, and, as it was four o'clock, that the meeting should be adjourned for a week for the special purpose of fully discussing the question of exten sion. Mr. Serjeant GAZELEE thought nothing would be gained by an adjournment. Some further discussion took place, and of that stir ring character peculiar to railway meetings, in the course of which it was suggested the bill should be withdrawn, and that sufficient discussion had taken place. - The adjournment was put and lost. Mr. DICKINSON then proposed an amendment, giving the directors power to raise one million of money for this extension, but met with so much opposition that he could not be heard in support of it. The CHAIRMAN said the million of money was asked for because it was optional which route they would take, leaving a choice of two. The coast line would cost about that sum, and the central 700,0001.. Mr. HELPS then rose to address the meeting, amidst confusion and cries of "Divide," but was unable to obtain a hearing for some time. He said the object of Mr. Dickinson's amendment WA% that if the company was bound by Mr. Scott's pledge it ought to adhere to the line and amount. Mr. DICKINSON'S amendment was put and lost, on which a poll was demanded and granted. Mr. THEOBALD moved an amendment. He had no wish to repudiate Mr. Scott's pledge, so far as the au thority of the company permitted it, and moved the solicitor be instructed to withdraw the bill. The CHAIRMAN declined to put the amendment. The original resolution of the directors in favour of extension was put and carried. A poll was also demanded and granted. The CHAIRMAN announced the poll would be open on Saturday and Monday, and be declared on Tuesday. The meeting shortly after separated. The meeting, which was exceedingly numerous, was graced with the presence of a lady, a very unusual attendant at such places. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. --At a meeting of the :East and West India Dock Company, held yesterd a y, Mr. S. Gregson, M.P., presiding, the dividend declared was at the rate of 6 . per cent.per annum, and the report was unanimously adopted. It was stated that business is making satisfactory progress, and tlmt the new works are shortly expected to be completed. In answer to questions, it was mentioned that the com ?any have not received a proposal for a lease with a guaranteed dividend above the am ount now ordered, but the directors intimate that they are always prepared to 3tt , T1 , 1 to st:gg , st.,na , othich may hove the effect of in , - preying the trade of the docks. The maintenance of the dividend at the present rate, in the face of antici pated competition,. will, i if t is thought, satisfy the ma jority of the proprietors , i t can be accomplished, THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. THE LATE LOAN. Mr. DISRAELI wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when the Government contracted for the last loan of 16,000,0001., an arrangement was en tered into by the Government with the parties contract ing the loan that no further sum should be asked for until all the instalments had been satisfied. He asked this question because, from what was stated by the right hon. gentleman the other night, it had been rumoui ed that another loan was shortly intended to be proposed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that at the time of obtaining the loan of 16,000,0001. an engagement had certainly been entered into by the Government with the parties granting the loan not to attempt to raise any further loan until all the instal ments of the last loan had been satisfied, and the Go vernment were determined to fulfil strictly that engage ment. LADY AND LORD RAGLAN'S ANNUITY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TENANTS' IMPROVEMENTS COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. About six hours were occupied in the discussion of the clauses 15, 16, and 17, of which the first was re. jected by a majority of one. The other two, after many amendments, some adopted, some rejected, were agreed to. After the latter clause was agreed to, Mr. WILKINSON proposed that the chairman should report progress. Mr. I. BUTT said he had a proposition to make which, if it were agreed to, would materially shorten the dis cussion. His proposal was simply this, that all the clauses after clause 1 7 should be left out f the bill. Mr. HORSMAN, on the part of the Government, objected to this proposition, and said that the remaining clauses were word for word the clauses in favour of the landlord which had passed the House of Lords in a for mer session, and might, therefore, be supported by the House of Commons now. . -- After some further discussion on the question, Lord PALMERSTON said he was determined to persevere with the bill as it stood, but if hon. gentlemen were determined to fight every line of every clause as they had done, he could not resist the proposition to re port progress. This was agreed to—the committee to sit again on Wednesday. LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. Lord GODERICH asked if this bill would come on upon Thursday ? Lord PALMERSTON said it was his intention ; but he could not, of course, answer for it. (Hear.) The Stage Carriage Duties Bill was read a second time. The Militia (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. The Lunatic Asylum Amendment Bill passed through committee. ------ The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. THE BELGIAN RAILVIAT.—An Amsterdam newspaper states that the Hollando-Belgian Railway Company has replaced all unmarried single men on the line by married men, the reason being that the women will be able to attend to the signals whilst the men are employed in re pairing the earthworks. THE PROPOSED CAMP AT STIRLING.—The telegraphic report in our Saturday's issue attributed the following statement to Mr. F. Peel, in reply to the observations of our member Mr. Cowan, in the House of Commons on Friday night, with regard to the billeting grievance, viz., "that an encampment would be formed at Stirling large enough to accommodate four or five regiments." But as no reference is made to the camp in any of the London morning journals, the report is open to doubt. —Caledonian Mercury. CAPTURE OP A RUSSIAN VESSEL OFF THE COAST OF SUFFOLK.—Yesterday the officers of her Majesty's Customs succeeded in capturing a large Russian vessel at Ipswich. She is called the Nina, and was com manded by a Russian named Slipanovitch. When taken, she was under Danish colours. Her captain and crew were taken prisoners, and put on board the Rus sian prison-ship Devonshire, at Sheerness ; and yester day decrees of sale, subject to the approbation for the d of the Court of Admiralty, were ordered to be issued benefit of the captors within twenty aye. said ing NATAL.—From Natal the accounts a few contmueyetaors thehold out the prospect that in the course of colonyculivte t o a will b e a o c n o e n considerable b e l e extent,importance. and the Sugar yield is is being to be superior to that of the Mauritius, the quality also being excellent. Three or four sugar mills have recently been introduced. Indigo is about to he freely cultivated, the two planters lately arrived from Java having entered into extensive contracts. There are likewise some small coffee plantation s in the vicinity of the coast which pre sent encouraging results, and some arrow-root and ginger have been exported, and realised satiQfact , Ty prices in the London market. The cultivation of cotton languishes. At a distance from the coast the land is best adapted for wheat, barley, oats, and other kinds of grain, and there is also abundant pasturage. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Miss Emily Cathcart, second surviving daughter of the late Lieute nant-General Sir George Cathcart, K.C.8., to be one of the Maids of Honour in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Honourable Matilda Paget, resigned. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Gaillard de Ferry as Consul-General in London for the Emperor of the French. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 12. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA- MENT Borough of Evesham—Edward Holland, of Dumbleton, in the county of Gloucester, Esq., in the room of Charles Lennox Grenville Berkeley, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 13. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—To be Cornets and Sub- Lieutenants, by purchase—Eustace John Wilson Patten, Gent., vice Fraser, promoted ; the Hon. Seymour John Grey Egerton, vice Craven, promoted. Ist Dragoon Guards—Quartermaster William Smith to be Paymaster, vice Hammersley, who retires upon half pay. 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant J. M. B. Murdoch, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 17th Light Dragoons—The Hon. William Henry Curzon to be Cornet, without purchase. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Fitzßoy Augustus T. Clayton to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Frederick Fitzßoy, promoted. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. J. A. R. Todd to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Blathwayt, who retires ; Ensign William John Shanly, from the Royal South Down Regiment of Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 2d Foot—Ensign A. P. Hobson to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Stack, deceased ; Ensign Thomas John to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Lieut. W. W. Mar tin to be Adjutant, vice Rocke, promoted. 4th Foot—Lieut. J. Paton to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Arnold, deceased ; Ensign J. C. Boyce to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Paton. sth Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Fennes sey, appointed on 19th June, 1855, is Richard. 7th Foot—Major A. J. Pack to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Yea, killed in ac iton ; Brevet-Major R. Y. Shipley to be Major, without purchase, vice Pack; Lieutenant T. W. Marten to be Cap tain without purchase, vice Shipley; Lieutenant Lord Richard H. Browne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Nevill, who retires ; Ensign J. K. M'Ada,rn to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Marten; Ensign J. E. El wes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hobson, kille 1 in action; Lindsay Holland Butler, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. . 9th Foot —Lieutenant W. P. Terry to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Smith, died of his wounds; Ensign C. J. R. Bedford to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Terry; Ensign R. R. Luard, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 17th Foot—Lieutenant R. E. Williams to be Captain, without purchase, vice John L. Croker, killed in action ; Ensign W. H. Parker to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Williams. 18th Foot—Ensign R. J. Adamson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Meurant, killed in action ; Ensign W. R. Bell to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Adamson, whose promotion on 221 June, 1855, has been cancelled ; Lieutenant Richard Hillman Daniel, from the Suffol& Artillery Regitmnt of Militia, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Bell, promoted. 23d Foot—Ensign C. H. Beck to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Prideaux, deceased; Lieut. Douglas Dyne ley to be Adjutant, vice Applewhai te, died of his wounds. 28th Foot—Lieutenant W. A. Biddle, to b© Captain, without purchase, vice Webb, who retires upon full pay ; .F., , sign A. L. Emerson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Biddle. 31st Foot—Captain Frederick Spence to be Major, with out purchase, vice Kelly, promoted. 33d Foot—Eni.ign L. R. Forbes to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Bennett, killed in action. 34th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase. —Lieut. G. B. Harman, vice Robinson, killed in action ; Lieut. E. H. Marsh, vice Sbiffner, killed in action. To be Lieu tenants, without purchase.—Ensign H. Lampen, vice Har man; Ensign A. Watson, vice Marsh; Ensign N. A. Harris, vice Hurt, killed in action ; Ensign S. L. Greaves, vice Alt, killed in action. 35th Foot—Woodford Wright Sherlock, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hughes, promoted. 38th Foot—To bo Captains, without purchase—Lieute nant C. A. S. Dickins, vice Vaughan, died of his wounds; Lieutenant Arthur Brooksbank, vice Dickins, whose pro motion on 29th June, 1855, has been cancelled. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Robert J. Stans field, vice Dickins ; Ensign A. H. Belfield, vice Davies, killed in action ; Ensign A. A. Wilkie, vice Stansfield, whose promotion on 29th June, 1855, has been cancelled. 44th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieute nant F. W. Gregory, vice Fenwick, killed in action ; Lieutenant L. Thoroton, vice lion. C. W. H. Agar, killed in action. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign E. C. P. Pigott, vice Gregory ; Ensign E. A. Raymond, vice Thoroton. 56th Foot--Major Samuel Symes Cox to he Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase; Captain Richard Walter Lacy to be Major without purchase, vice Cox. To be Captains, without purchase—Lieutenant Marcell Conran, vice Lacy; Lieutenant R. G. Cumming, Lieutenant W. C. Coghlan, and Lieutenant J. Martley. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign T. P. Butler, vice Conran ; Ensign H. G. Monk, vice Cumming; Ensign A. W. Turner, vice Coghlan. To be Ensign, without purchase—Ensign Frede rick Wright, from the tat Devon Militia. 57th Foot— Major J. A. Street to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Shadforth, killed in action ; En sign H. H. Chanter to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ashwin, killed in action. 60th Foot—Colour-Sergeant William Hunter to be Quar termaster, vice Kelly, appointed Ensign and Adjutant ; the second Christian name of Ensign Bradshaw, appointed on the Ist June, is John. 71st Foot—Ensign A. K. Blair to be Lieutenant, with out purchase. 76th Foot—Ensign E. W. F. Acton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Heigham, promoted in the 23d Foot. 79th Foot—Robert Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Turner, promoted. 88th Foot—Ensign H. G. Moore, from the 59th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Graham, appointed to the let Dragoons. 89th Foot—Lieutenant George Cresswell to be Captain, without purchase, vice Darby, deceased; Ensign William Drage to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cresswell. 91st Foot—Lieutenant A. C. Bruce to be Adjutant, vice Boehmer, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 93d Foot—Ensign C. W. Losack to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wemyss, deceased. 95th Foot—William Pearson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Valiance, promoted. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant the Honourable H. W. Camp bell to be Captain, without purchase, vice Forman, killed in action. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign W. H. Eccles, vice Honourable H. W. Campbell ; Ensign E. Fortescue, vice Eccles, whose promotion on 24d June has been cancelled; Ensign F. F. Thomas, vice Fortescue, whose promotion on 6th July has been cancelled. Royal Malta Fencibles—Quartermaster-Serjeant Paolo Vincenzo Santamaria to be Quartermaster, with local and temporary rank, vice Salamone, retired. UNATTACHED.—Brevet-Colonel Henry Knight Storks, Major on half-pay Unattached, Commandant at Smyrna, to have the substantive rank of Lieutenant Colonel in con formity with the Memorandum, dated War-office, Ist May, 1855. STAFF.—Charlos Wilkinson, Esq., to be Paymaster in the British Swiss Legion. HOSPITAL STMT.—Acting Assistant-Surgeon George Bull has been permitted to resign his appointment. BREVET. Captain Henry Webb, Retired Full-payof the 28th Foot, to be Major in the army, the rank being honorary only. Captain Stuart, late Foot, and Captain Bathurst, late Coldstream Guards, employed with the Turkish troops; to have the local rank of Major in Turkey while so employed. The following officers and gentlemen, having been at tached to the irregular cavalry under the command of Major-General Beatson, to have local rank in Turkey while so employed : To have the local rank of Major—Captains H. Bent and E. G. Bredin, Royal Artillery; Douglass Henry Camp bell, late Captain, French Army ; Frederick Scarth, Esq., late in the Spanish Legion • Edward Fitz Gerald Brenan, late Lieutenant-Colonel, British Auxiliary Legion ; Cap tain Francis Hutchinson Synge, 43d Light Infantry. To have the local rank of aptain—Lieutenant A. H. Murray, Royal Artillery ; Wm. George Villiers Villiers, Esq.; Frederick William Platt, Esq.; Lieutenant Thomas Beattie Grierson, Bth Foot ; John James Mathews, late Lieutenant 86th Foot ; George Frederick Sheppard, Esq., late Lieutenant 29th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry ; Lieutenant Robert Francis Molesworth. To have the local rank of Lieutenant.—John William Dunne, late Ensign, 44th Foot; William Gill Viery Bridgeman, Gent. To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, First Class.— Richard Robinson Alderson. _ _ To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, Second Class.— Fre , lerick Wilkinson, Esq., vice Fraser, resigned. To have the local rank of Surgeon—William Acton, M.D., John Wier Draper Brown, Frederick Pennington, James C. Dickinson, David McConnell Reed, William Stewart, M.D., W. Raleigh Baxter, M.D., G. R. Smith, M.D. The following Dressers, Dispensers, and Clerks, to have the local rank of Acting Assistant-Surgeon : Harry Wells, A. L. Celoniati Meredyth, William Bird, Patrick Graham, George W. Davison, George Lindsay, Andrew Smith, Robinson Boustead, Edward Philips, and James Dewar. The following officers and gentlemen being attached to the Turkish contingent, to have the local rank in Turkey while so employed : To have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel—Major George Hall, late of the Artillery in the East India Com pany's Service. To have the local rank of Quartermaster—Thomas B. Thornett, Engineer Force. To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, of the Second Class, while attached to the Engineer Force—James Olguin, Esq., Isaac John Gillam, Esq. To have the local rank of Acting-Assistant Surgeon— Charles Smith de Ath, Gent. To have the local rank of Veterinary-Surgeon—Samuel Thomas Goddard, Gent., vice Morton, whose appointment has been cancelled. MEMORANDA. BREVET—For Brevet -Major Robert Miller Mundy, half pay Royal Artillery, being attached to the Turkish Con tingent, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, in Turkey, while so employed, read Brevet-Major Robert Miller Mundy, half-pay Royal Artillery, being attached to the " Oainanli Cavalry," to have the local rank of Lieu tenant-Colonel while so employ ed. For Capt. th e lion. E. S. Plunkett, of the 95th Foot, attached to the Turkish Contingent, to have the local rank of Major, in Turke while so employ ed —read Ca p t. the Hon. E. S. Plunkett, of the 95th Foot, attached to the " Osmanli Cavalry," to have the local rank of Major while so employed. The appointment of Thomas Rhys, Esq., to the Turkish Contingent, with the local rank of Staff-Surgeon of the First-class in Turkey, which appeared in the Gazette of the 19th June, 1855, has been cancelled. The appointment of Colonel John Kinlock to be Inspec tor of the British Foreign Legion, which appe ared in the Gazette of the sth J une , 1855, with the slate of the 28th April, 1875, has been antedated to the 13th March, 185 -, . Erratum in the Gazette of the Gth July, 1855.—F0r Unattached. Lieutenant James Mason ' from the 75th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edward Suther land, who retires, read Memorandum. Captain Edward Sutherland, 2d, half-pay, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the service by the Ole of his commission, he being about to become a settler in Canada, and Unat tached. Lieutenant Jawes Mason, from the 75th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase. ADMIRALTY, JULY 10. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. Brevet-Colonel Thomas Hurdle to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Evans, retired full-pay. Captain Augustus Flemyng to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hurdle, promoted. First Lieutenant Henderson Ward to be Captain, - vice Flemyng, promoted. Second Lieutenant Henry Dixon to be First Lieutenant, vice Ward, promotel. ADMIRALTY, truLv 12._ The following promotions, dated the 9th instant, have this day taken place, consequent on the death, on the Bth instant, of Admiral of the Red Sir John Omrnanney, K.O B.:— Admiral of the White Sir Edward Durnford King, K.C.H., to be Admiral of the Red,... Admiral of the Bluo the Lord William Fitzßoy, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the White. _ _ Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue John Brett Purvis to be Vice- Admiral of the White. fy Roar Admiral of the Red The Honourable George •Al fred Crofton to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Ducie Chads, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain John Alexander Duntze, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The undernamecl Captain, on the Retired List, has been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Admiral, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the let September, 1846, without increase of pay : Captain Sir Eaton Travers, K.H. ADMIRALTY, JULY 12. The following promotions, dated the 9th instant, have also this day taken place consequent on the death, on the Bth instant, of Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir William Edward Parry : Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir George Robert Lambert, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Frederic Thomas Michell, C. 8., to be Rear-Ad miral of the Blue. The undermentioned Captains, on the Retired List, have also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Sept. 1, 1816, without increase of pay : Captain William Morier. Captain George Scott. Captain William Bohun Bowyer. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Bridgewater, coal merchant, Portland-street, Cheltenham. BANKRUPTS. Edward Titcomb, builder, Clewer, Berks, to surrender, July 26, and Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Emp son, Moorgate-street ; Hornidge, Adam-street, Ailelphi. William Walters, coal and commission agent, Chester, July 31 and Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Greatley, Liverpool. Thomas Hickory, brickmaker, Bristol, July 27 and Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Harris, Bristol. William Marshall and William Smith, tool manufac turers, Sheffield, Aug. 4, at ten, and Sept. 1, at twelve. at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Shef field ; Bramston, Sheffield. William Grant, newsvender, Zzo. ' Brighton, July 23, at eleven, and Aug. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Cooper and Hodgson, Verularu-buildings, Gray's-inn. Bryan Hebden, innkeeper, Filey, Yorkshire, July 26 and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Park-row, Loads ; Coulson, Scar borough ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Clarinda Kilner, licensed victualler, Walsall, Stafford shire, July 25, and Aug. 22, at half-past ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Thomas and Lewis, Tewkesbury ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Edward Whitaker, draper, 'Walsall, Staffordshire, July 27, and Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester ; Hodgson, Bir mingham. Louis Delorme, merchant, Broad-street -buildings, City, July 25 and August 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Hodgson, Stepney. James Edward Mitchell Williams, surgeon, - Whitstable, Kent, .July 23, at two, and Aug. 25, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Brewer, Philpot-lane. William Henry Pates, grocer, Wallingford, Berkshire, July 23, at one, and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; White and Sons, Bedford-row ; Hedges, Walling ford. William Edghill Coles, dealer in waterproof clothing, Strand. July 23, at half-past two, and Aug. 25, at eleven. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers ; Chidley, Gresham-street. Thoinas Barclay Armstrong, fishmonger, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, July 18, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; - .lTichola and Clarke, Cook's-court, Lincoln's-inn. Albert King and Co., grocers, Chiswell-street, July 21 at eleven, and Aug. 24 at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Linklaters, Sise-lane. Edward Over, oil and colourman, Bethnal-green, July 21, at twelve, and August 24, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offici d assignee, Bas inghall-street ; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. BANK OF ENGLAND, An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 7th day of July, 1855, ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notedissued ...• 30,895,e35 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 2,9g4,900 Gold coin and bullion 16,895,085 Silver bu11i0n........ - 430,895,085 £30,895,085 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 12th day of July, 18 BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest .... 3,177,665 Public deposit E (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- , PARTMENT. Government securities (ineludg.Dead Weight Annuity) 13,757,224 Other securities...... 13,328 806 Notes . • ............ 10,412.335 Gold and silver coin.. 688,981 ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 6,852,350 Other deposits 12,586,891 Seven Day and other Bills ........ .. 1,017,410 £38,187,346 4 3 8 , 1 8 7 , 3 4 6 i, Chief Cashier. Dated the 12th day of July, 18 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending July 10, 1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 2ls. 6 , 1. Mauritius East Indies The average price of the two foregoing descriptions of Sugar, computed as above, is 21s. 3id. per cwt. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, July 12.—There has been an exceed ingly dull market. In proportion to the concessions made by sellers either of cloth or yarn, buyers lower their offers. There is no confidence, n prices being sus tained at anything above the rates prevailing in February and March, and, though sellers make the sacrifice unwillingly, they give way little by little, making the best of such business as may be occa sioned by small-assorted orders needing immediate execution, and trusting to the chapter of accidents for any temporary reaction which may ease their fall. In the present state of the market buyers will not offer for any large quantity of either cloth or yarn at a moderate concession in price, and sellers would not ac cept contracts of magnitude at more than a trifling re duction from present rates. The settling down from speculative rates is a slow and difficult business, and in the meantime there is almost nothing doing. NOTTINGHAM, July 12.—The hosiery trade has been dull during the week, many houses working to order. The lace trade continues quiet, with very limited excep tions, throughout the various branches. The business doing consists of small jobbing lots for the American market. The London houses are taking a little in the superior class of goods, but the operations are very re stricted. ROCHDALE, July 9. The demand for pieces con tinues good, and is quite equal to the supply. There are no stocks on band ; the merchants take off the pieces as fast as the manufacturers bring them to the market. There is little to report in the wool-market, except that the tendency of prices is upward. HUDDERSFIELD, July 10.—The market has been rather quieter this morning, notwithstanding the large attend ance of buyers from London, Glasgow, &c. The recent rise in the price of wools, combined with the cheering prospect of a bounteous harvest, has given a favour able impulse to our markets for several weeks back, and stocks of goods in the merchants' hands have gone off rapidly, but almost uniformly, we believe, at old prices, the corresponding advance in the price of goods having in no one instance been maintained. Purchases this morning have chiefly been limited to the extent of orders in hand, and large purchases are not anticipated until more decided advices are received from the cur rent wool sales now being held in London. The regular sale goods most in demand consist principally of black and mixture doeskinq, shepherds' plaids, checks, twiAQ, and other goods suitable for the summer and autumn trades. Trade in the warehouses during the week has been above the average of previous ones. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION. —Yesterday evening the in habitants in the neighbourhood of Camden-town were startled by a loud report caused by the bursting of a locomotive engine o n th e North London Railway, upon the arrival of one of the down trains at the Hampstead road station. It appears that the locomotive was de tached from the train and taken to the end of the platform, the stoker was in the act of clearing the bars, and the driver was also engaged underneath examining some part of the machinery, when the boiler burst, blowing the fore part of the engine to pieces, and carrying away some 10 of 15 feet length of the railway platfLirin fencing. Fortunately, the passengers were at some dis tance, and the driver and fireman both escaped without serious accidcrit ; but the peculiar construction of the engine and the appearance of the wreck lead us to 1101 e tha,a ri:, , 1( 1 , inquiry will be i n ,tit,-,•ed the p-inse of this accident. We have reason to suppose it was own,g to the inadequate supply of water in the tanks suspended to the frame of the engine as a substitute for the tenders in ordinary use. SPORTING INTISLLIGENCE. - --^- LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. CONCLUSION OF THURSDAY'S PACES. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. A. Sweepstakes of 5 says, with 30 added, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Mr. E. Buckley's Sister to Mrs. Rugby, by Heiman Pia toff, 2 yrs, (301.) 4st 41b (c. 4st 81b) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Booth's Aystic, 3 yrs (301.) Est 41b (T. Cliff) 2 Mr. Moore's Questionable, 3 yrs (301.) 6st 41b (Fordhain) 3 Mr. Tempest's Jupiter. aged (30/.) (Carwtright) 4 Batting-7 to 4on Sister to Mrs. Rigby-5 to 2 agsb Questionable. Won by three lengths; two lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth. The winner was said by auction for 250 guineas. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas ; three-yr-olds, 7st 71b; four, 9st; five, 9st 61b; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. Mr. Thelluson's Rataplan, by The Baron, 5 yrs (J. Prince) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Saucebex, 3 yrs (Flatman) 2 Betting-4 to lon Rataplan, who made all the running, and won by a neck. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Quince (taken). 15 to 1 agst Calarous (taken). 16 to 1 agst Surgeon-General (offered). DERBY. 9 to; 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken). 20 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken). 22 to 1 agst Artillery (taken). FRIDAY'S RACES. Produce Stakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. Certain allowances and penalties. One to the post. Stable-turn-in. G subs. Lord Clifden's Simony, by Surplice, Bst 21b (Wakefield.) 1 Sir J. Hawley's colt by Venison, out of Vexation, Bst 71b (A.. Day) 2 Lord Glasgow's filly by Pyrrhus-the-First, out of Miss Whip, 7st 131 b (Flatman) 3 Dirk Hatteraick and Paletot also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Vexation Colt, 4to 1 each agst Paletot and Dirk Hatteraick, 6 to 1 agst Miss Whip filly, 8 to 1 agst Simony. Won by a length and a half ; a length between the second and third ; a head between the third and fourth ; two lengths between the fourth and fifth. The Stanley Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two and three-yr-olds ; two-yr-oils, 7st 41b ; three, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 21b; winners, 51b extra; second to save Lis stake. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Admiral Harcourt's Ellermire, 3 yrs, Oct 31b...(Aldcroft) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Gaudy, 2 yrs, let 4lb. Mr. Halford's Fisherman, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (T. Cliche) 3 Alfred, Thirty-to-Five, and Hanover also ran. Betting-7 to 4 each agst Eilermire and Fisherman. Won by a length ; a length and a half between the se cond and third ; half a length between the third and fourth. Hanover was fifth. Thirty-to-Five beaten off. The Licensed Victuallers' Handicap Plate of 200 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sows each. The second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. Certain winners extra. Oue mile. 40 subs. Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird, by Birdcatcher, 4 yrs (including 10lb extra.) ,' , st 21b (Alderoft) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Typee, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (Flatinau) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Cherry Brandy, 3 yrs, sst leib (Bearpark) 3 Capt. Skipworth's Elastic, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b ...(Challener) 4 The following also ran :—Dervish, Octavia, Tom, Ade laide, Blossom. Maid of Cadiz was declared not to start at 2 o'clock p.m. Betting-2 to 1 each agst Dervish and Early Bird-9 to 2 agst Typee-10 to 1 agst Octavia.-2J to 1 agst any other. Early Bird jumped away with the lead, which ho main tained throughout, and won by three lengths; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth, Dervish was fifth, Tom sixth, and Octavia seventh past the post. Near the distance Blossom fell, and Adelsile rolled over him, Cherry Brandy and Dervish, who were running slightly in advance of Blossom at the time, were in conse quence " disappointA," and narrowly escaped coining to the ground. Withington, the rider of Adelaide, was un injured, but Quinton, the rider of Blossom, was severely shaken. The Liverpool St. Leger of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for throe-yr-olds. Colts, Bst 81b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Penal ties for certsin winners, &c. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. Mile and three quarters. Mr. J. Dawson's Coriebm, by Slane, Bst 81b (J. Prince) Walked over The Great Lancashire Produce Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b—those by untried stallions, or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 31b, both, 61b. The second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 23 subs. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Oltenitza, Bst llb (Ashmall) 1 Lord Derby's Assailant, Bst 4115 (Bartholomew) 2 Betting--5 to 41b on Oltenitza, who won after a good race in by a head. The Selling) Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 ridded, for two-yr-olds and upwards, one mile, was won by Mr. T. Bell's Chere Petite, beating Mr. Moore's Questionable, second, Sister to hire. Rigby third, and Fairy Queen fourth. The winner was afterwards sold for 100 guineas, half of which went to the Fund. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Quince (taken) 100 to 7 agst Calamus (taken) 100 to 7 agst Homily (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. sto 4 agst Oulston (take 6to 4) 4to 1 agst Baroncino (taken) ST. LEGER. Sto 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) DERBY. 6001 to 150 agst Forbidden Fruit (taken) The sport to-clay was of an interesting character. The weather extremely fine. Attendance only moderate. The business of the meeking was, in every department, most satisfactorily conducted. CLEVELAND Cup, Wolverhampton.—We are requested to state that Cobnut was entered by mistake for Domino. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. (From last Evening's Gazette.) Depal tment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, July 12. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising from the Russian vessel Na deschda, captured on the 21st of April, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Alban, will commence on Monday the 23d of July, in the Prize branch of the Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house. Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor serving in the above-named ships, are requested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person. who may desire to receive his share from tho Collector of Customsor of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quited to intimate the same by letter, to be addressed, "On Prize Business to the Secretary of the A dmiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Col lector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from R horn it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares duo to an individual in the several classes . £64 10 8 Sixth Class . ..... £24 18 11 Commander Third Class 77 12 3 Eighth Class 8 6 5 Fourth Class 49 17 11 Ninth Class . 511 0 Fifth Class 27 14 5 Tenth Class 2 15 7 Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, July 12. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising from the Russian vessel Ains, captured on the 21st of April, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Alban, will commence on Monday, the 23d of July, 1855, in the prize branch of the Department of the Accountant- General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house. Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor serving in the abovenamed ships, are requested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quired to intimate the same by letter, to be addressed, On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Col lector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would he convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share £ll4 9 0 Sixth class £44 5 0 Commander Third class 137 13 4 Eighth class l4 15 0 Fourth class BB 10 0 I Ninth class 916 8 Fifth c1a55......... 49 3 4 Tenth class 413 4 Turkish bonds have experienced a further advance on the Ministerial notification that the guarantee of the approaching loan by France and England is to be a joint one. By the public, however, the precedent of England pledging her credit on equal terms with any other nation is not regarded with unequivocal satisfac tion, although, under the immediate circumstances, the course which has been resolved upon may have been the best that could be devised. Great reliance is deserv edly felt that the good faith of Turkey will prey ent the guarantee from becoming anything more than nominal, but, in case of an opposite result, the question will be to which of the guaranteeing Powers is the bondholder to apply, and curiosity prevails as to the mode in which this and some other points are to be provided for, a keen perception being always entertained that financial alliances are always likely to prove more entangling than any other. REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY.—A meeting, convened by private circular, of some of the most influential gentle men in the City, and who have for many years have taken the most prominent part in the return of its representa tives, was yesterday held, for the purpose of considering the present position of matters in connection with two of its members. Among the gentlemen present there was an unanimous feeling that Lord J. Russell had for feited all claims to the continued confidence of the con stituency, and that a requisition ought t o b e go t up calling on him to resign. With regard to Baron Roths child, the adverse feeling was not quite unanimous; but it was vary nearly so. .It was agre e d, w i t h a very f ew . di sse ntients, that the event of his election being de clared invalid by the committee then sitting, a deputa tion be appointed to wait upon him, calling en him to place the seat, which he has s o l ong nom i na lly o ccupied, at the disposal of the constituents ' instead of again so liciting their suffrages. It was also agreed that an assur ance.sh?uld be given to the Baron that the gentlemen appointing the deputaVon, as well as the deputatioe themselves, are a strenuous as ever in their advocacy of the cause of Jewish emancipation ; but that so far from that cause being pro mo t e d by B a ron fothsehild's can oilm . !s! !(‘ •tnie presetitiitivo of the City. it en ' yta►de~i - were he ag.iri to obtain the . seftra s , of the ele c t ors . Th e pro b a bility from all this is that we shall imm e di a t e ly have two vacancies in the City re presentation.—Morning Advertiser. • COUNTRY LIVERPOOL—JULY 13. A moderate business was effected in whea t And C°sl4 Tuesday's prices. Oats, barle and beans u nch l wdue. Oatmeal rather easier in price. Indian further declined about 5s per qr. Yellow and Ini xe ‘t o may now be quoted at about 405,. and white 40s 61+ per 4801bs. WAKEFIELD—JULY 13. A. firm trade iu wheat, and prices 1s per qr• de last week, with a fair business. Barley a retai l A l l ts feeding purposes at late rates. Beans steady. "" shelling still come to hand sparingly, and must be ,d per stone and fid per load higher. EXETER—JULY 11. CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted fro — do to Os Oil. Malting barley, 4s 6d to 4s 10d ; grin dirig od Od to Os OL . Oats, 3s 6d to 3s Oil. Beans, Os Od. Peas, ON Od to OOs Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 55s Od to 56s Od ; seconds, 533 pd ed per sack. ac CATTLE.—Prime beef, 12s 6d per score ; COWS 511 if g 101. 00S to IW. ; butchers' calves, 50. to 6d per 11 3 0 04 calves —s to -- s each. Sheep, qd to Gid. Lan' Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, 45s to 55s each, :' to r 28s to 35s ; small, OOs to OOs. Rough fa t, Pork carcases from Os Od to lOs Gd per score. INVERNESS.—JULY 10. CORN.—Wheat, white, per qr., 73s Od to 75s I s , ley, chevalier, 31s Od to 32s Od ; comma , " 31s Oil. Oats, 31s Od to 32s 041. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 24s Od to 253°4,6 5 ; second, OOs Oil to Os Oil ; barleymeal, 16s 6d to to peasemeal,' 16s Gd to 20s Od; bran, per stono Os °,`; s e Ist flour, per 2801 b, 57s Od to 60s Od ; 2d ditto, !`1 OOs Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imPer l jj to Os Od ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barlerne(iad to OOs Od ; peasemeal, is 10d to Os Od ; Ist flour, 36 3s 6d credit; 2d ditto, 2s Gd cash, 2s 9d credit. LINCOLN—JULY 13. Our market to-day was scantily supplied virnth ot i and buyers being more disposed to purchase an euboil is to 20 per qr on last Friday's prices was read il y °b 4 Barley, oats, and beans unaltered in value or don' . CURRENT PRICES. Wheat, white 81 8 to Bj, red 77s to Barley, grinding 3ss to 3 °' Oats 27s to 316 Beans. 47s t° 4" BRISTOL SUGAR—JULY 13. There has been a good deal of activity this week. anticipated last week, the increased demand goods, consequent on the preserving season, has facturers busily to work, and a considerable s'" eto raw sugars have found purchasers at an advance of Gd per cwt. Refined goods are a free sale at ftl"' COAL MAR ET.—JULY 13. ;he close of the rastO. Prices of Coal per ton at t. 8. d. Bate's West Hartley 17 6 Cookson's Hartley l6 Rasting's Hartley lB 3 Howard's West Hartley Wallsend , Fraswell ........................ Kepler Grange ....... ... Plummer ............. Russell's Hetton ..... ~) z'oaham ............... Stewart's . ........... Ca550p.................. Carad0e........... Trimdon Hartlepo Heugh Hall ......... ••• ...... Kelloe ................... South Hartlepool;;ii e9' Derwe ntwater lot Portland Hartley ..... Evenwood ........... ...:.., Carr's Merthyr ••••.. Netherton lB (, Longridge's Wst Hartley 18 3 Grey's West Hartley lB 0 Whitwell l7 0 \Vylam 17 0 54 i 4 I Sold .......... Wallsend, &o. _ Closforth lB 3 Harton lB 6 Heaton Redley ...18 0 Riddell lB 3 Eden Main 19 9 Framwellgate l9 ' C Ships at market... 6 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTEI tOS :: ‘ , Am5terdam............ 11 18 Gibraltar ...• •• • • Ditto, three months .. 11 194 Leghorn .. •••• • • " Rotterdam ............ 11 19% Genoa ........ •• •• Antwerp .............. 25 '07% Niiian .......... •• Brussels .............. 25 37% Venice ...... •• • • " narnbargh 13 7% Naples ••••• • • • •• ".‘•, Altona • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • Palermo • • •• Paris . . Ditto, thre s months .. 25 37% Lisbon ........ " • .Marseilles 25 37% Oporto ...... • • • • ".. Bourdeaux ...........„ i Rio Janeiro ..... • • .. / Frankfort-on Maine .... 118% I Buenos Ayres.• •• **iglit / Berlin ................ New York,6o daY o' . .A Vienna................ 12 24 Philadelphia •• •• •:,;:rill Trieste.. •••••• •• •• ...• 12 26 1 PRICES OF Btral" 01 i ) Petersburg ...... •..... 351.1, Foreign Gold in 13 0 0 8 Madrid .........., .... 50 Portugal Gold Coln •' 0 . Cadiz .......... Barcelona ............ New Dollars ...• ' 0 5evi11e................. I Silver in bars ... •. scull!: SOUTHAMPON, July 12.—The Portuguese p ..,,,, steam war schooner St. Pedro arrived off fibs r ec ie morning from Lisbon, bringing some very ibe 1 prO of marbles and other curiosities, intended as ,'; r to his Royal Highness Prince Albert from tn l e v ess t e be , guese Government. The captain of the the wishes of the Prince previous to laudi n g, r ag mens, as it is expected the Royal pleasuain:dent s mar leees , they be conveyed to her Majesty' Osborne. wed nes d a y the_ . THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY the CO ; exhibition of the fruits and flow • sent by tors for the medals and certificates ers took Pin ° 0 gardens at Turnhatn-green, on which occa s ' ° ,.„ -- 'y other ones in former seasons, the adjoining g'",, ll it the Duke of Devonshire, at Chiswick, W e a r- he thrown open by his Grace for the promenade is cie , pany. Unfortunately, the incessant fall of TO .. 8 even the most enthusiastic patrons of horticultilhi,i ' venturing from home, and the gardens never c $ o f so thin a show of visitors within the recollectiooto oldest frequenter of the fetes. The bands cf zjte e Guards, of the Coldstream Guards, and of the u iii Guards, under the conduct of Mr. Wad 'fie ' united their energies to attract and delight ; w e ed tion was powerless, and there was nobody P r , o , be delighted. The long range of Mr. Edgicg A t lo in which the specimens of floriculture an",, „W. i ture were arranged and classified with stric' s 0 to genera and species, were without speetaloo,'" mire the rarities they contained ; and the rL O O, department was scarcely enlivened by the Prtil waiter; all was dreary and cheerless. The " c u .' 0 was of more than usual excellence, the Pin e lliejd plums, &c., being of the highest class and iii,"toV condition. The grounds are now in most luxttriV" indeed nature and art have conjointly and 13 , 12 ,006 i contributed to make them almost matchless- .„.'" f f .') flowers were some beautiful orchids. I n Mr. D' e ts , M/ tion were a beautiful plant of the vauda sca, / , r ile i r atline, and a remarkable example of cattier, P„`"101 1 , Among Mr. Farmer's plants were a very fig 3 ,ol i i spectatnlis, a cypripedium barbatum, and a ithejl jaccolabium blutnei major, a large Omit also 0 :,. Pri curious dendrobium filiforine, a rtnp3lla gr av t ol t ;t l beautifully grown specimen of the diplacli°"o3,oo nods. In Mrs. Ellis's exhibition were tl f° s o re cent phaloenopsis, a very fine phaius alhila'A t t , of the beautiful cerides quinquevulnera, cn; el oncidium lanceum. Messrs. Veitch-exhibiteu o 1, macrantha, very noble ; cerides odoratum, c e ,'l . 6 and ce. Lobbi, fine jaccolabiuni guttaturo, P'-„ilco, fio t amabilis, and a beautiful specimen of the rich Yid maroon dendrobium chrysanthemum. The JO / 1 were awarded—for collections of fruit, to I r g," gardener to her Majesty, and to Mr. M'Ewe n ,'74l 4 to the Duke of Norfolk ; and for orchids 4 0'" )0 Veitch and sons, Mr. Gedney, gardener tc.e .l- e t r ti of Hoddeson, Mr. Woolley, gardener to Mr- •P' i o o / Mr. Carcon, gardener to Mr. Farmer. A sra i/ jgrq of silver medals were also awarded to successfil'oq [AnvEßTlsEurNT.]—Holloway's Ointraec„,t,. Py, for the cure of Erysipelas in the leg.-- - I,; i f efail chemist, of Alton, informed Professor Ow' 0!;fr, Mrs. Elizabeth Othew, of Benstead, bad be en ,:ifi for more than 12 months with erysipelas is ",t,lO O / A could get no relief whatever, notwithstandi li c 4 o or had persisted in the use of a great variety 0 ' . 4: 0 11 (1 0 0 {f , however, at this juncture, she had recourse to '' - dlepi/j Ointment and Pills, which afforded her 00, Ve and ultimately effected a sound and perfect cn i `:: 6 o s l remedies are strongly recommended for all `':06511_,1 the skin, impurity of the blood, and scorbuti c " n t P I F Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Profea.'"' way's Establishments, 244, Strand, Londoc ; ) Maiden lane, New York. C BIRTHS. el OF A SON. the iv On the 13th inst., at Highbury-terrace, w. ° ov Steavenson, Esq. ro' a ll On the ltth inst., at Moorelose Cottage' o pr Clapham-road, Mrs. Borne. fo f 0 On the 12th inst., at Pontefract, the wil e . .t, Davenport, West York Rifles. Or On the 12th inst., at Forest Hill, Sydenhar a l wife of Charles Barry, Esq. 1 1° OF A DAUGHTER. t 36 On the 13th inst., at Cricklewood, Middle."' c o, of On theam R n i t v h e rs inst.,t Steele, A e,E ci ci on House, Acton, O . 0 . G. Ire. Co 410 i' 0 1 On the 12th inst.. a t th e L o d g i ngs , Balliol f ford, the wife of th e R ev . D r . S co tt, Master (?. oif ° On the 12th i ns t., a t 18, W o b ur n- s quare, 0° Schloss, Esq. MARRIED. . , P il e 1 On the 12th inst., at St. Mary's, Stoko i , ti rch; o 44 Charles, son of Henry Barber, Esq., of Feee' c x, ,k, to Emily Jane, third daughter of G. J. Hass Abi, Grove House, Canonhury. i .borA On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's Church, scar 6 .Tohn Dent Dent, Esq.. M.P., eldest son ipbdoO'ffor Esq. of Ribston Hall, Yorkshire, to Marl bolos , daughter of John Woodhall, Esq., St. - 01 c , 4 , 1 Scarborough. 9" ___ _ _ DIED. e Se t°l On the 9 th inst., in Dublin, at the - ( 70— ,l -r . 1 ;, Lodge, Pl.mnix Park, Lady D'Aguilar. ~ lalr h ' On the 12th inst., at Robinson's-row, - 15 -L" s f l' e R. Hadwen, Esq., late Master and Treasurer ° Cl i f makers' Company. 1 , 1 0. 0 . On the 30th ult., of a wound received On t' -(3 ,,, 0 , 090 1 Lain G. H. No:man, of the 57th Regt., eldest so , Norman, Esq., of Bromley, Kent. a ill e t°. On the Bth inst. Mr. Wm. Gibbons, ship 3 .:i40 0 agent, late of 5, Hardwicke-place, Coudner e/ 0 ,. 7p,, , o •d,, an On d 2, th ncrram-court city. 113 9 P the lath in ~ at Cl ov er-ley, Sa / oP , s(l.' Only surviving sist d r . of John Whitehall Pod' aged 61. _........* ~ - , i t' - V' J L3I.:DUIri : Erilited ALA. tabliffe., Li by M Un.O q'd I e of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Or 01400119" Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill ° l Middlesex, Saturday, July 14, 1855. MR, and every Iterresent eleven at 3 l 4 .„, Piv bAY, Jul, lug on TH. Z3O p m. leR under able faith t on Statio laT ne event at 7. 20, am 5 _ any ALB] thXotlce Is rate „ — • EN T to 3d I l i1 1: ( ateo..t tstl .„e erY —41 7 to PTLI tell ' tile , .ft 19 I Per A jui . A c I l l're" 4M Atlig le e it thi. Lt et tf'' Ont t he 441;1 4 EOcietl • CO layl lre , l ord I Z onl `k s Z t: 14 )41tie:t; Lt kox liortt pag e ha N) 4 41044 it o ; i l ..,_: . l t,. Or r, h 111 44, T • f ktkt tvllrt "94 %1) 4 , i , ,: s .... .~