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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 9 1855. office for persons not included in the families, ; whether a reasonable chance of winning distinc tion shall be afforded to those who justly deserve it, although placed beyond the liMits of the family circle ! The mere catalogue of the Uabiteet, 4 at present constituted, supplies an irresistible argument in favour of Administrative Reform, and a complete change in the obnoxious system. We do not by any means assert that because a man holds a hereditary title he should, ex necessi tate, be considered incompetent to fill an onerous and important situation. But it is, indeed, a very singular circumstance that thirteen out of the fourteen Members of the Cabinet should have what our maritime brethren are accustomed to designate as "handles to their names," and that the fourteenth should be the husband of the niece of a Marquis, who possesses great influence among the family ; that he should, in right of his wife, be the representative of an extinct earldom, and that his son should have married the daughter of another earl. That all these—the chief prizes in the political lottery—should have been distributed within such narrow limits, leads to a suspicion of not very fair play towards their competitors. We see that genius, experience, and industry cannot insure promotion, while others are.pitch forked into places fdr which they are wholly in competent, and when, on closer examination, w•e find that the former are merely " men of the people," without any recommendation.beyond their own acknowledged merits, and that the latter belong to the favoured caste, that the administrative " ichor" circulates in their veins, or those of their wives, we must believe that the latter cause has alone led to their selection. NI.ONE'I MA RKET r '66 ri**r7Cl 161;771Wri 1J a 1 11 11 7,ll`ti AND ( 0 MERCIAL TELtIGEA . CE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Moniteur of this morning publishes des- The Cotton Market at Liverpool y....sterda3 closed with much excitement, and priccs of Ameri- patches from General Canrobert of the 28th ult. can are id. to id., and Surat id. per lb. dearer. The sales 'were estimated at 20,000 bales (2,500 of -Which were taken for export, and 13,000 on n writing to the Emperor he says :-- " I announce with happiness to your Majesty ;hat the English army, always so reliable (se speculation), comprising 600 Pernam and Maran ham at 5:111. to 61d., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to Bid., 2,000 Surat at 3d. to 6id., and 70 Sea Islands at 9d. to ls. 10d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was extremely inactive, at about the prices of Mon day last. solide), has now become as fine, as numerous, and as healthy as when it arrived in the East ; and ;hat it is daily receiving reinforcements of in- antry, cavalry, and the means, of transport. I The, pubic sales of indigo commenced yesterday afternoon, and the quantity is stated by Messrs. Layton, Hulbert, and .Co., to be 10,859 chests that has to be offered. There is a moderate attendance as Messrs. Jewesbury and Co. inform us (if both home and foreign buyers. continue to live on the most cordial terms with Lord Raglan ; and the two armies are closely united." BERLIN, TUESDAY, MAY 8. The early lots of the catalogues comprised broken parcels of old Bengal, and a few small marks of Madras and Kurpab, which were chiefly bought in and withdrawn for want of competition. Later in the day more important marks of Bengal, Benarei. and Oudes, of the old and new crop, engaged the attention of the room, and sold with fair spirit. A despatch from St. Petersburg, dated the 7th inst., bas been received here. It says : "On the night between the let and 2d the enemy, having concentrated 10,000 men, took possession of the lodgments in front of Bastion Bengal, Oude, &c., at ls. 3d. to 7s. ; ]Madras, at Is. id. to 4s. sd. ; Kurpah, at 2s. 3d..t0 ss. 6d. ; and Bimlipatam, at 3s. sd. to 3s. 10d. per lb. There were 483 chests sold yesterday, 455 bought in, and 280 withdrawn. The statistics of the tea trade show the total stocks in the United Kingdom to be much large' than at this time last year, viz., 76,000,0001b5. In referring to the condition' of the dried fruit trade, Messrs. Witherby and Hanson state that the consumption of curlants in this country Illy this year been 50 per cent.' above that of '1854. Present stocks are expected to be exhausted befell. the new crop comes to hand. The bill for legalising and preserving the restore , ' standards of weights and measures has bees brought into Parliament, and is intended to carry out th( recommendations of the scientific commission whicl. investigated this subject. Tho portion of the Ac. of George the Fourth, providing that the standard yard should be restored by reference to the lengtl of a pendulum, and the troy pound by the weigh of a cubic inch of water, is to be repealed, a, there are doubts if those methods give suffi cient accuracy ; and the taw pound i, no longer to be the standard, but th pound avoirdupois, all other weights being derived and computed therefrom. A grain is to b( 1-7,000 th part of, such pound, and 5,760 such grains are to be deemed a pound troy. No inter , ference is intended with the existing laws, whirl render valid the pound troy as a weight, althougl it wig no longer be. the standard. All copies of thi old standards will continue to be legal where the: have been compared and verified. . . No. 5, and captured nine small cohorn mortars. "Oh the 2d the enemy opened a heavy can- nonade on Bastions Nos. 4 and 5, and on the adjoining lines. -The damage which they did was repairod during the night. " We fired with success five mines against the enemy's approaches." VIENNA, MAY 8. The departure of Generals Hess, Craufurd, and Look, for instance, to Sir CHARLES WOOD. He has already presided over three of the most im portant departments of the State. As Chancel lor of the Exchequer: he had the control and management of the national finances. We need not now refer to his universally admitted incapa city in that position. At a time of profound peace and universal tranquillity he produced a monetary convulsion that brought the Exchequer to the eve of bankruptcy, and eventually he brought about the overthrow of the RDSSELL Ad ministration. But he was one of "the QUEEN'S bad bargains," who, from his family connexion, could not be shelved, and therefore, when far better men were excluded from office, we find him, on the formation of the Joint-Stock Cabinet, placed at the head cf the India Board, the salary and position whereof were, by an ingenious piece of legerdemain, materially enhanced to meet, not his deserts, but the wishes of his brother-in-law. In like manner he was trauslqted to the Board of Admiralty at the time when efficiency was most required in "the First Lord." In each and every position he has afforded the strongest illustration of the defects of the vicious system that could tolerate such a man in such a place. Sir G. CORNEWALL LEWIS may be regarded as another striking instance of the rule of nepotism. We have seen in his Budget conclusive proofs of his incapacity, and yet he is allowed to waste hun dreds of thousands—aye, millions—while better men are scrupulously held aloof. Letang is still uncertain. From Constantinople of the 3d inst. we learn ;,hat Lord Stratford de Itedcliffe's absence had facilitated the overthrow of Reschid Pacha's ministry. The cholera at Maslak is increasing. THE BALTIC. BERLIN, TUESDAY, MAY 8. Our Minister at Copenhagen has given notice to the Danish Government that from the 28th of April the entrance to the Gulf of Finland is block aded from Hango Udde to Dagerort. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. (From the Special Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF SEBASTOPOL, April 25. Last night the French had a very smart affair on the left, in an attack on an extensive rifle trench. This work enfiladed one of the Russian .The accounts from New York represent the stock market as being buoyant and active, owing to the news received from Europe, and which was con sidered more favourable. The banks were curtail ing their operations, however, and the last weekly return showed a diminution in every department. Money was ( xpected to be easy. The price of bar silver has risen to ss. lid. per ounce. The amount of bills drawn during the last fortnight by the Hon. East India Company is 21,203/. The Stoec Market has been in rather a listless condition, but with a little more firmness in the quotations. The testimony borne by General Canrobert to the restoration of the British army in the East to a state of efficiency equal to that advanced batteries, on the extreme left, near the Mud. Fort, and annoyed our allies considerably. But the serious nature of its mischief was not fully appreciated until the French began, like our 'elves, to push forward approaches for a still more advanced battery. The working parties en- gaged in this were incessantly harassed, and at length, as they approached the trench, lost so considerably, that its capture at all risks became absolutely necessary to the continuation of the parallel. A strong party of Chasseurs and volunteers were last night told off for this purpose. They proceeded to the spot ; but, instead of charging the trench and closing instantly, began their operations by trying to dislodge the riflemen with a skirmishing fire. This continued for nearly half an hour, and in such a contest I need hardly say all the advantage was on the side of the enemy, who were almost completely screened, while the assailants were totally exposed. The French suf fered rather severely, but at last succeeded in getting on the flanks of the trench, where they maintained such a fire that the Russians were compelled to abandon its useless shelter, and, as they retired to their batteries, nearly all were either killed or wounded on the open ground. The French took possession of the trench, and, in spite of a heavy cannonade which the enemy directed on the spot, kept their ground, and pre pared to fill it in. They had half succeeded in their object, when a strong force of RUS6IIIIB made their appearance, for the purpose of retaking the post. After a short but severe contest, in which the enemy twice charged with the bayonet, they were totally repulsed, and driven back to the town in complete disorder. The French then continued their work of filling up the pit, in which they were no further molested by the batteries, probably be cause the Russians were aware that many of their wounded remained upon the spot. The trench was completely filled in, and its parapet levelled in the course of an hour, when both French and Russian wounded were removed without hindrance. We might adduce other cases, but why multiply examples ? The nation must indeed be apathetic that can submit to such cases. With our con temporary the Herald, who has rendered import ant services to the good cause, by directing atten tion to this untoward, this scandalous state of affairs, we declare that "our first duty must be to get rid of this family alliance ;" that to do so is " the cause alike of the Throne, the nobility, and the people." " The insolent pretensions of a family coterie" must be completely disposed of, and all must join in the just demand—" The right men for the right places." existing before the severe losses at Inkerma❑ ancl by the trials of the winter campaign, is calculated to excite increased confidence in our ultimate success before Sebastopol, should no inglorious peace arrest the siege. The price of Consols was 88i and is now 88g. . Bank Stock has been quoted 210 k, and India Stock 230, being about the previous rates. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs. •premium. Foreign Securities are a shade higher, although there is not much doing. Turkish Bonds have risen to 7% and 74. Sardinian are 854. Russian 5 per Cents. have been quoted 981, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 911 to 921. The Spanish Certificates have been dealt in at 31 to 4, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. at 421. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6to 6i; Mexi can, 201 to 21 ; Peruvian, 67 to 69; ditto Three per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 11 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18-a ; ditto Three per Cents., 36i to 361; ditto Certificates, 3, to 41; ditto Passive, 31 to 4. Very few transactions have been recorded in the English Railway Shares, and the quotations are supported in most cases, and in some instances are slightly higher. The Canadian Shares have been about 10s. higher. The Scinde have advanced 1, and the East Indian Extension area better. The French lines look firmer. The Foreign Mines are heavy, the Banks in re quest, and Crystal Palace dull. THE DUKE OF SAKE-COBU.RG GOTHA. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Clburg arrived at Buckingham Palace, from the continent, at twenty minutes past ten o'nlock last night. The Duke was met at the London-bridge terminus of the South-Eastern Railway by Captain Du Plat, Equerry to Prince Albert, who attended his Royal Highness to the Palace, where the Queen and Prince Albert received their illustrious relative. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES, (From the Otqcial List. ) Be 'meg.; done sink Stock ..........„ -210 A 11 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cout. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities ~ , ,u , Annu ities, Expire sth Jan., lstql Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 10 15-16 India Stock I 011 a Bonds ' 1101;0 Ditto, under 1;1000 l5 17 Consols ;er Account, 10th May B B,i I Omnium qiiich.quer Bills, 24d. Srnali 5 8 .txchequer Bonds 1858, 32 per Cent. 99, I PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Ccut 9B Ditto Nov 1843 lOl ' Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Bl Grenada Bonds, 1?, per Cent. ......... 17 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 . Ditto 4 per Cent. - Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 9Bi Russian Bonds, 4 . per Cent BB • ardiniau Bonds, 5 per Cent. • 854 6 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 34 4 31 p c tarkish Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account.... Venezuela Bonds, 3,i per Cont ....•—••••••••• Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent patch Ex i c ''' ha d n e g n e ds , 2 ' n e u r a ( b ;e v n e t. pa ll a G bl u e il 4 : l . l f d6o3n. A . 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ...... 88A 4 Ditto, May Account ... BB-a i Our allies in this affair lost upwards of 100 men and officers killed and wounded. One officer and 47 men, it is said, are among the former. The Rus sian loss we can only conjecture, but it can be little short of double that of the French. They left about 30 dead. and 10 or 15 wounded upon the ground. Tlie rest they succeeded in carrying off. It is rumoured that another trench, which has not yet been used by the enemy, still exists near the same spot, and in a much more difficult position to attack—so that, in the course of a few days, as the French parallel approaches it, theyjmay look out for another contest like that of last night. Last night the Montebello, 120, French screw liner, was near falling a prey to the enemy in a most inglorious manner. During the dark nights, as I have already informed your readers, some one or other of our vessels were ordered to steam in towards Sebastopol, and fire a couple of broadsides at the sea forts, and, perhaps (as it sometimes would occur), into the town. Last night the weather being rather thick, the Montebello was told off for this duty. She was to go in as near as possible, fire two or three broadsides and then steam out with all speed—a rathez inglorious method of fighting for the allied fleets, but one which, in harassing the enemy, answers its purpose uncommonly well. The Montebello accordingly went in to within half a mile of the sea forts, and, in the course of a minute, gave one tremendous broadside of her 60 heavy guns; but, unfortunately, as she did so her boiler burst, at least blew out the steam-pipes, sand left her helpless in the water. The wind was dead on shore, and the instant the propeller ceased to act she began drifting steadily broadside in to wards the sea forts. Sail was set and every effort used to back her off, but, as the weather was thick and she was already in shoal water, there is little doubt how the affair would have terminated had not one of our steam-frigates and a gun-boat, which were cruising near, observed her imminent peril and hastened to her assistance. By these her head was towed round, and in a few minutes she was pulled out of all danger, having had on the whole as narrow an escape of being captured as any ves sel which has been out here. Had the Russian forts been fully manned, -there is little doubt but that she would have been almost cut to pieces, perhaps even sunk outright. APRIL 26. Early this morning Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, accompanied by Lady Stratford and her three daughters, the Hon. Misses Canning, Lady George Paget, Miss Macdonald, General Vivian, and seve ral other distinguished passengers, arrived at Ba • laklava in the Caradoc. One hundred and fifty tons of shot and shell,and• one hundred and twenty tons of powder, were for warded to camp to-day, with 12 more guns, taken from the Leander. I mentioned in my journal of yesterday that the French had taken one rifle pit, but that another, still stronger, was more than suspected to exist a little further on. The existence of this one is now placed beyond a doubt, the Russians having occu pied it this morning, and commenced a smart fire. But this is not all. The enemy have repaired all the chief portions of the works which were damaged by our lab!) cannon ade. Their works facing those of the French, near Inkerman, are incomparably stronger than any of our allies have to oppose to them. Throughout the whole of our last attack these batte r i es ma i n t a i ne d a decided superiority over the French, but this was a nr,tter of less moment, as the allies only wish to engage, not to destroy the Russian works as this portion of their defences. The Mamelon has been almost entirely renewed, and mounts as many guns as ever. The same may be said of the batteries round the Malakoff Tower, which still look as solid and well proportioned as ever. The Redan ap parently is entirely restored. The Flagstaff seems the only outwork which has really suffered irreparably. GOTHA, and thus the Minister of Austria. If this be indeed the case, our readers will see that he has now full opportunity to consult personally I with his principal, "his Royal High ness th e Duke of Saxe-Coburg having arrived at Bucking ham Palace from the Continent last night." We do not for one moment Imagine that our be loved SOVEREIGN has one wish, so far as she under stands the case, but for the honour and dignity of the great country she governs; neither can we believe that she would consciously sacrifice a fraction of England's interest to the ties of affinity. It is impossible, however, to see one Premier after another humiliated to the base level of German policy, without fearing that her advisers are under some un-English influence. SAXE- COBURG-GOTHA has a Belgian uncle of no ordinary ability, selfish ness, and craft—is married through that uncle to the detested dynasty of Austria—while that so sagacious a senior should subordinate to his ser vice the whole mind of his nephew seems but too natural. Who can tell what English Premiers may thus have to encounter ? They may have to struggle with Austrian influence as secret ad visers of the Crown, while they are professing to defend the policy which they reluctantly, and with shame, adopt. They cannot, however, be excused at a . crisis like the present for yielding to any influence whatever. Adminis tration after Administration will be bowled out contemptuously by popular indignation till one is farmed of materials strong enough to kick all Gerinany out of the scales in the present dispute. She ought to weigh for nothing, and she must weigh for nothing. Let her throw her whole strength into the cause of Russia if she please; and we believe that France and England, aided as they would be by Hungary, Italy, Poland, and the German peoples, could more easily flog the three despots united than Russia alone, with Prussia and Austria as neutral breastworks which may not be touched. Is there no Member of Parliament who can take up our Austrian and German policy, and inove for a vote of censure on it? The country is heart-sick of it. Vigorous support would be certain, especially if Poland were made prominent at the same time, and Prussia, also received her due ; from the latter, however, we have not re ceived so much positive disgrace. It is the Im perial relative of the Coburgs which has so un blushingly dragged us through the mire. Is Lord PALMERSTON now paying the penalty of Bankside ? The excellent resume which appeared in our columns yesterday of the operations of the Balaklava railway, and the description of the country, taken from a report addressed to Messrs. PETO and BRASSEY, must have been perused with deep interest, and considerable, though certainly not unmingled, satisfaction by our readers. The triumph of engineering skill and perseverance, shown to have been achieved in the formation of the line, together with the vast benefits conferred by it, in extricating our gallant army from a con dition of almost unparalleled helplessness and hope lessness, and in facilitating the siege operations, could not but be contemplated with pleasure, a I feeling that would by no means be diminished by the reflection, that to the existence of the. rail way the present high and hopeful tone of our troops and whatever comforts they enjoy were largely owing. On the other hand, it was impossible for them to read without indignation of the conduct of Commissary-General FILDER. While every other official has given proof of being more or less penetrated with shame for the late general mismanagement and neglect, and has striven to redeem the past by active and intelligent exertion, this officer, apparently superior to so human a ' weakness, and incapable of being taught by ex perience or stimulated by philanthropy, has main tained as far as he dare the status quo. - b , A , ,s.A, , fO. ~,,, ~~J LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1855. Like all our fellow-countrymen we desire some thing practical, yet interested men are not to frighten us from an important principle by sneer ing at it as " too abstract for them." The real meaning of that expression is that they dread the true statement of their misdoings, stript of all circumstantial dressing up. Two of these abstractions have just now become most irritat ing realities. The War has made them unbear able facts to us all. However vague and shadowy some may affect to call them, loans, taxes, and a half-destroyed army are very plain matter-of-fact results. Administrative inefficienoy, and a hate ful subserviency to German despots, are the two " abstractions " which have unquestionably placed us where we are. Though some 112 tons of provisions are re quired to be sent up every day to the front, and the roads, as every one knows, are none of the best, this self-willed and incorrigible official will not, we are told, condescend to use the railway save to a limited extent. The consequence is the arrangements for issuing provisions and groceries at head-quarters are notcompleted, and this occurs despite the repeated entreaties p 1 the writer of the report and the strong recommendation of Lord RAGLAN. What matters it to Commissary- General FILDER, that the army is deprived of needful comforts, and the wishes of an entire DE, tion are thereby subjected to disappointment ? Of far more importance to this worthy would ap pear to be his own ease and that of his men. To send off the waggons twice a-day instead of once would involve too much trouble, and possibly lead to the exhaustion of the corps ; so the men con tinue drowsily to set to work at eight, and cheer fully to go home to bed at half-past five as before. FILDER wills it, and FILDER. is omnipotent. How long is this to last ? How long is such a spectacle as that of a Commissary-General who " will not put himself out of the way one step to forward the comfort of the army to which he is attached" to continue to be presented ?—that army, too, one that cannot march out of camp save over the bones of their famine and disease stricken com rades ! If Lord PANMURE cares one jot for his order —if his political career has not left him devoid of humanity and shame, he will speedily withdraw an officer like this. The former we will for the moment leave in the hands of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. LAYARD, and the merchants of London. Supported by the vigorous aid of the last, the Peer and the great Commoner will surely know how to do their part. They shall, have our heartiest co-operation. Mean time the latter "abstraction" must be kept fully in sight. We should but half remedy the mischief were we to succeed in banishing favouritism and routine from the public service, and in substituting merit and living inventiveness. It would be little worth our while to wield the most efficient administra tive implements we could fashion, in the service or interests of the odious Governments of Germany. We do nob want our Administrative Reformers to turn aside from their work for a moment, but it is well for them to be fully awake to the equal indispensableness of a reform of our foreign policy. Many individuals in both Houses have hinted at the unaccountable imbecility of our course with Austria and- Prussia. This subject, however, presses just now most urgently. It has became Quite clear that we have but just escaped from a most effeminate and make-shift peace—one which Russia must have been as mad to refuse, as we were weak in offering. Indeed the probability is, that she was emboldened to refuse by the very cowardice of the offers. She saw that the West ern delegates at Vienna would sacrifice almost anything to coax Austria, and Austria, she knew, dare not refuse to ask what her instructions from St. Petersburg required of her. We are clear of the Four Points however ; and we may The snug family party in Downing-street now begin afresh. Is there no one in should lose no time in setting their house in either House to denounce the past as it order. The dominant caste, the administrative deserves, to trace the evil to its fountain, and to Brahmins, who have hitherto monopolised the rouse the country ere another summer's cam- chief places of trust, emolument, and power, can paigns are thrown aw a y through base truckling as yet scarcely conceive the possibility of an in to the mean policy of the German despots ? vasion by the Pariahs of legislation of what they What can be the reason that the Allies consent have hitherto been accustomed to regard as their to the degradation of being repeatedly paraded at t own exclusive privileges. That any man uncon nected by birth, or marriage, with that respectable Vienna before the whole civili sed world as the hangers-on of Austria ? Louls NAPOLEON owes , old lady Sarah, Duchess of BEDFORD, should her nothing ; unless, indeed, for compelling him aspire to a seat in the Cabinet appears to these t° give up a burdensome German princess for a I votaries of nepotism to be an act of sacrilege, Ir "lan fitted in heart and person for the wife of which can only be expiated by the most strin an Emperor. with G„maa And here in England, infatuat ed g ent p enalties. Some stirring men may be allowed and R uss i an d es p o ti s m as too many occasionally to partake of the crumbs that fall of our aristocracy ss are, w a lk , it is hardly conceivable i • from the Minist erial table ; but, save under very that they gly submit to be dragged at the peculiar circumstances, they cannot be per tail of Austria as they have now been for this nutted to participate in the banquet. An inter two years. The positi on o l four Government in I p , 10 er must it is true, occasi onall y be tolerated. its dealings SurelywithAustriai the mos t ie no - T here is, for instanc e, no macadamised road to minions conceivable. llumori n c, h er • in every- the woolsack. The gre atest influence cannot in thing, tolerat in g her assu mption of thority in the provinces, eve n t o im Imperial au- . sure a place on the judicial bench to one of the prisoni ng i favoured race. They must therefore, perforce, be the Turkish authorities, and co • Dan-laud ing the i n _ 1 at their p eril to obe y their or ders a'l4 contented to accept the servic es of one who has habitants • beck the architect of his own fortunes as even now w e are waiting for this sel fish and as- k t o get us terms of peace from it of the Royal conscience. Som etimes also suming media,or is advisable to muzzle a soi-disant patriot, or to exclusively for Austrian ßussia—terms, bolster u of course, dirty work can hardly b e ti n aristocratic stupidity with plebeian advantage. Such talent, en . However ruth- s o , • may help the duller members of the relished by English noblem enllng 6/i v But exceptio probat regulam. lessly L or d J OHN , and subseq uentl y Lord PAL- The var•l •atien • s few to the HAPS- in a st ronger light and establish the general rule and rare, only exhibit the aszasross have sacrificed Hung ar y BultGs, and th e no bl e KOSSUTIT to the contemp- "clannish" principle acted tible FRANCI ISt inwardly members of the Cabinet bon in the selection of s ?J OSE PH, they yet nu leathe the ; dispute or difficulty, beyond the possibility of position which in words they defend- W• can but think there must be a secret Caine The question has at length been fairly mooted at work. Lord PALMERSTON cannot well be " the whether this state of affairs • 13 to continue__ Minister of Russia or the Minister of Austria ;" whether talent, efficiency, and • lntegrity but he may be the Minister of Baxs-Coaustos may not prove the passport to high ARRIVAL OF THE TAGUS. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, a.m.—The Tagus has arrived, with the heavy portion of the Indian and China mails. Her dates are ;--Alexandria, April 21 ; Malta, 26 ; and Gibraltar, May 2. She brings 75 passengers and 01G packages of silks and sundries. The Earl of Clarendon has issued cards for a fall-dress banquet to the whole of the foreign ministers on Satur day, the 19th inst., to celebrate her Majesty's birthday. The Count Flahault's new residence, Coventry-house, is undergoing partial embellishment, preparatory to the noble count and countess and family taking up their abode there. M. Titoff, who, with Prince Gortschak off, represented Russia at the late conferences, has just lost a son at Se bastopol, where be was serving as a lieutenant. DEATH OF READ, ADMIRAL C. STRACHEY.—We regret to announce the demise of this gallant and venerable flag efficer, who expired on Saturday last in the 77th year of h:s age. The gallant admiral entered the navy abont 60 years ago, and had greatly distinguished himself, being in the receipt of a medal for his services afloat, and had the order of St. Vladimir conferred on bun by the late Emperor Alexander of Russia. He, when corn trauding the Jalouse sloop, while in company with the Immortalite and Cruiser, fought a gallant action off Cape Blanc Nez, and captured a brig and schooner of war in 18C3. He also assisted at the defence of Dant zic in 1807. being then in the command of the Dauntless Praan. The commissions of the deceased admiral bore date as follows :—Lieutenant, 15th May, 1798 ; Com mander, 29th April, 1802 ; Captain, 28th June, 1514 ; and Rear• Admiral, 21st June, 1850. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—The Queen's box at the Royal Italian Opera was occupied last evening by the Earl of Elgin and Miss Wernyss, the Hon. Mrs. Charles Greig and Miss Phipps and party. Aim ag the fashion able company present in the theatre we remarked his Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington and Lady Emily Hay, the Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Marchioness of Hastings and Lady Bertha Hastings, the Marquis of Stafford, the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl Bruce., the Earl of Bessborough, Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Countess Constance Grosvenor, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Dalkeith, the Earl Cawdor, the Countess Brownlow and the Ladies Cust, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Annesley, the Earl and Countess of Bective and Lady Virginia Sandars, the Earl Cowper, Viscount Chelsea, M.P., Viscount Sydney, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Viscount Exmoutb, Viscount Cran bourne, ViscountessVilliers, Viscount Castleroese, M.P., Lady Howard de Walden and the Hon. Misses Ellis, Lady . Wm. Powlett, Lady Harriet Corry and Miss Corry, and the Hon. H. T. Corry, M.P., Lord and Lady Pol timore, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Chas. Bruce, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and Miss Bulteel, Lady Wallscourt and the Hon. Miss Blake, Ltd Forester, Lady Louisa Mills and Mr. Mills, Lord and Laily Suffield, Lord Milford, Lady Southampton, Laly Caroline Masse and I‘ll-4i Masse, Major-Geueral the Hon. H. Cavendish, Col. the Hon. Jas. Macdonald, Hon. Geo. Lascelles, Hon. F. Byng, Sir Wm. Clay, NT.P., Sir Wm. de Bathe, M.P., Sir Robt. Peel, IMP., Sir Geo. Wombwell, Sir Geo. Armytag e, Sir Alex a nd er Cockburn, M.P., Sir Frederick Arthur, Col. Malcolm and Mrs. Malcolm, Col. Brownlow Knox, M.P., Col. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Capt. Clayton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, and Mr. W. Rose, Miss Talbot, Mr. H. B. Baring, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. B B. Williams, Mrs. Frere May, Mr. and Mrs. Grenville Murray, the Misses Ogle Hunt, Mr. A. K. Oom, Mr. Chas Clifford, Mr. _Nigh, Mr. Newton Scott, Mr. Leopold Redpatb, Mr, B. W. Currie, Mr. H. Greville, Mr. John Towne ley, M.P., Mr. Wynne, Mr. Bentinck, M.P., Mr. Van sittart, Mr. "Higi.tins, Mr. Sebastian Smith, &c. GRAVESEND, May B.—From the ship Monarch, which arrived last night and anchored in the Lower Hope, the following passengers were la nded here and proceeded to London :—Col. Horne, of the 43d Foot ; Lieutenant- Colonel Grant ; Captain Crawford , of the 98th ; and Mrs , . Reynolds, widow of Captain Reynol ds, of the Queen Own, who, on his way home on leave of absence for ill health, died on the 25th of January, seven days after the Monarch sailed from Calcutta. With Mrs. Reynolds were her ship aa w ,ni o cal c , 10 1 r i o l e ndr oft' e S the e n v ge town,rl e a other s i ey Nwveh pa were ech s s aa e l e vh r et n :: Irons idtehdi the sameso roernnithis afternoon. Both ;ships belong to Mr. .Green. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 9.—Wind and weather this day at noon, S. to W. ; pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. SHEERNESS, May B.—The Wave, from Shields to Bala klava, put in here yesterday, leaky, and , must partly dis charge to repair. COWES, May S.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Coral Isle, from Bahia i___Adam Ross, Savan nah. OFF THE WIGHT.—Thos. Blyth, from the Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, May 8 —Wind, N.W. Ariived—Corn wall (s.s. transport 25), from Scutari. Sailed—Cornelius Gunnel, for New York ; Tynemouth (s.s. transport 102), for Deptford. OFF DOVER, May B.—Condor, from Rio Grando. SOUTHAMPTON, May B.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—F. Yates, Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Lloyds, for Adelaide, S.A. PENZANCE, May B.—The Adeline, from Cette to Dun kirk, went to pieces near the Land's End last night ; crew landed here. MILFORD, May B.—A Portuguese brig came on shore at Freshwater last night, and will be a total wreck ; crew saved. SWANSEA, May B.—Wind, N. Arrived—Wm. Marsh land, from Coquimbo. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, W. Arrived— Celerity, from Legborn ; Ark, Tarragona; Julien, Eremen ; Speculan, Trienstadt; Joshua Wadding ton, Iquique. Sailed—Lochmaben Castle, for Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, May 7. Wind, W. Arrivecl—Bussorah Merchant, from Manilla; Folicita, Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND munsu TELEGEAPII.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.30 a .m. Wind, W. ; tide, half ebb ; weather flue. Arrived, Mayli—Alceste and liwrie, from Port Adelaide. Arrived, May 9—Porsgrunkl, from Froleriel:shold. _ DEAL, Wednesday, 10.23 a.m. Wind, W.S.W.; light, and fine. Paged--_-Bryn-y•Mor, from Afrioa, for London. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. No important official intelligence has reached Paris from the . F.eat of war. Detailed reports have arrived of the late bom bardment. There certainly was a period when the allied generals had decided on storming a point of Sebastopol at the large breach. On reflection, however, it was calculated that the troops would have been too much exposed to a cross fire, whilst the breach itself was not sufficiently complete— that is, not sufficiently on a level with the earth to justify the attack. The idea, therefore, was given np ; and the breach, adds he report, has since been repaired by the enemy. There are no further ministerial changes talked of for the present. It does not seem to be true that Marshal Vaillant tondered his resignation, as was reported ; but there is some grqund for believ ing that Admiral Hamelin, the Minister of Marine, showed some signs of discontent, which are now looked on as quite appeased, so ends this Ministe rial crisis. We read in the Moniteur :—" The Patrie, the Constitutionnel, and the Pays, on the 6th and 7th, announced news from the Crimea, said to have been received by telegraph. The Government has not had any such accounts. The last despatches that reached the Minister of War are dated mid night of the 6th, and only contain details of military service. All news received by the Government, and which can be published without detriment to the operations of the war, are immediately inserted in the Moniteur. The other journals only publish on their own private responsibility." Marshal Magnan, Commander-in-Chief of the army of the east of France, yesterday reviewed the first brigade of the first division, commanded by . General de Geraudon, near the Polygone of Viii cennes. After passing along the line, the marshal caused the troops to go through a number of move ments, which were executed with admirable pre cision. The Nouvelliste of Marseilles contains a letter from before Sebastopol of the 24th ult., which says :—" As the French troops are occupied in mounting a battery of 30 guns at about 40 yards from the Flagstaff Bastion, they only fire in order to prevent the Russians from re-establishing their embrasures, but as soon as this new battery is ready I expect that the fire will re-open with more vigour than ever. We skall then occupy the Central and Flagstaff Bastions, and if we do not enter the town by assault, batteries will be erected, which will demolish the w'nole of the southern part. The sanitary state of the army is very satis factory, there being very few sick." A. letter from Kamiesh. Bay, of the 24th ult., says :—" The Jean Bart, screw-ship of the line, and the Megere, screw advice boat, left yes terday for Eupatoria with troops for Omer Pacha. The vessels of the line Trident and Turenne, towed by the steam corvettes Phle geton and Laplace, arrived here this morning, all bringing troops and ammunition. A new detachment of marine artillery has been demanded by the General-in-Chief, and is shortly expected— the services of the portion of that force now before Sebastopol having been . found very valuable. Our situation may be thus sumnned up :—ln the Crimea there are two armies in presence ; one, which ad vances constantly, and the other, which, though defending itself well, has not ceased for a single day to lose ground, foot by foot and inch by inch. It is easy to see with which eventually the advan tage must remain." . Letters brought from Constantinople by the Indus, just arrived at Marseilles, state that a rumour was prevalent of the formation of a camp of 200,00 C, men at Varna. There is some talk of an attack on the Russians in the open country north of the town. Adv . ices from Athena state that Prince Galatzin is busily intriguing there in favour of Russia, and distributing considerable sums of money among the Russian partisans. BOURSE, MAY B.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 93 50 93f. 50,3. 3 per Cents 6B 40 68 40 Credit Mobilier 7BO Roman Credit Fonder 530 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS-7031 CASH. fr. e, Orleans 1150 Lyons . 1110 Western 646 25 Rouen Cate 620 Strasburg Mediterranean 1020 Havre 550 -- Northern • METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY, 27. Great George-street, Westminster. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETIN G of the Proprietors of the Metropolitan Railway Company will be held at the London Tavern, in the City of London, on WED NESDAY, the 23d inst., at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely. WM. MALINS. Chairman. JOHN HENCHMAN, Secretary. May 9tb, 1855. B ANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. The DIRECTORS of the BANK of BRITISH NORTH AMERIC do hereby given notice that the YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors will be held,•pursuast to the Deed of Settlement , on Tuesday, the sth June next, at the Office of the Corporation, No. 7, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street, at 1 o'elock precisely, when the Election of Three Directors, in the room of those going out by the provisions of the Deed, will take place. By order of the Court, C. WN AB, Chief Clerk. London, May 8. 1855. TEUF.A.TP.E ROYAL HATMA.ItS.ST. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENLNG, Will be performed the new Play, entitled THE ACTRESS OF PADUA. To be followed by a GRAND CONCERT. After which, a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW gAy. M ASSET SPRING SLEETING. 1855. To conclude with SIIOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S r IHCATRF,, OXFORD-STREET, Under the Management of Mr. Ca&aaaa KEAN. THIS EVENDIG, win be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne9 Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal ch2.lacter by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the popular Romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. proprietcr, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madams Celeste. THIS EVENING, win be performed the cotnedy of P PtUL PRY. Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Selby and Wright; Miss M. Keeley, Airs. L . Murray, and Ili, s Woolgar. To conclude w;th A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TAL PS OF MOTII El! GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations . R')YAL OLYMPIC THEATItE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Will be performed TIT FOR TAT. After whiCh, THE WF LQ-11 GIRL. Characters by Messrs. Emery, Leslie, and Danvers ; Miss Stephens, and Miss Taman. To be followed by tbe Fairy Extravaganza. called T FIE YELLOW DIV tEF A%D THE RING OF I EIE GOLD MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. tinier the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. TBIS EVENING. Wlll be performed THE VI ;LAGE NIGEITINGAtE. I After which, ICING QUEER AND HIS D kUGHTERS THREE To conclude with TUE BEGGAR'S OPERA. ASTLEY'S ROYAr, AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Brilliant reception of V.: e Ballet of Kate Kearney. THIS EVENING. The successful Equidrama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELL AGAINST I.IIE FAVOURITE ! Atter which, the .CENES in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Ka•e Cooke, the rearl of the Ai ens, and Miss Emily Cooke, the world's wonder, wall appear. Mr. W. Cooke's sagackus Dwarf Elephant will perform. To conclute with a Ttal'et, by Mrs. G. Healey, called, KATE RE &RNEY, or, the Lakes of Killarney. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, hats been added to the Embellishments. Box-oflice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Yirest, Acting Manager, _ Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Directo Mr. W. Uookr, jun. HIGH WATFR AT IA)NpO,I7 WlTTutv T —340r0tnc.57 mtn.aftar Ev ning3smin. al. To- oaxow - Mcruing 17 En - Molter 8 j Evenit.g 3 min. att. TEE WEATlall.—Srs Opricrs, May. 9. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. M—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day, at noon. BAPOMETER went np to 30 . 09, now 30 06. WIND. S.W.—Light, with very fine sunshiny weather, with a cloudy sky. This morning the sky was a clear as a blue Italian sky. RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia, by a ukase promulgated on the 28th ult., has, in order to expedite the de spatch of business in the Ministry of Marine, de creed the dissolution of the General Intendancy of the Fleet, and the Committee of Accounts and of Naval Constructions of the division of St. Peters burg, and has placed the Commissariat and the Naval Constructions under the direct control of the Minister of Marine and the. Council of Admi ralty. The German ,Toul n a/ of Frankfort contains a letter from Vienna of the 4th, which says :—" Intelligence I has been received from Sebastopol, via Odessa, to the 28th ult. The Russian army celebrated the an niversary of the bit th of the Emperor Alexander by a solemn service. The fire of the allies was suspended during the day. A letter from Bucharest states that Russian agents were endeavouring to excite distur bances in the principalities. Insurrectional pro clamations had been found in the frontier villages of Moldavia. The official journal of Bucharest again calls on all Greek subjects, probably in con sequence of that circumstance, to present them selves to the authorities within 30 days, and to furnish the necessary guarantees. This is the third time that a delay has been accorded them. Such persons as do not comply will be considered ill-intentioned, and be forced to at once quit the principality." A letter from Vienna of the 3d, in the Boerhen salle of Hamburg, says :—" The extensive prepara tions for war, lately made by Austria, have, it is said, produced a strong impresssion on the Russian diplomatists. It is positively stated that Prince Gortschakoff has received new powers from St. -Petersburg, so as to he able to make the utmost possibl9 concessions when once Austria lays down her ultimatum." SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette, of the 3d, .contains a royal decree by which the Queen sanctions the bills for establishing cemeteries for the interment of persons not belonging to the Catholic religion, and that for the sale of the property belonging to the clergy and the State. The property specified in the latter consists of—the rural and urban domains and pos sessions, and the rents and privileges of the clergy, the Military Orders of Santiago, Calatraix, Alcan tara, Montesa, and San Juan de Jerusalem, reli gious communities and associations, chapels, the sequestration of Don Carlos, communes, charitable institutions, and generally all possessions whatever held in mo"tmain. The Archbishop of Toledo had presented a protest against the bill, but it was couched in moderate and dignified terms ; that of the Pope's Nuncio had not been presented. Pnioe OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 1011. per ounce for stand ard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17 ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 20, it follows that gold is about o'l2 per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold' is 425 i per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 13'54 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.61, it follows that gold is 0.53 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 clays' sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour of England; and, after making allowance far charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States.' HORTICIILTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The first sum mer meeting of this society took place yesterday in Re gent-street, and till a late hour in the afternoon the rooms were thronged with visitors, among whbra were Lady Dorothy N ev ill, L a d y B r idport, the Hon. Mrs. Vernon Harcourt, Mi ss P arr y,. th e Earls of Ducie and Cawdor, Lord Radensworth ' the Bishop of Carlisle, the ' Hon. L or d Murray, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. , S ir C. Lemon, B ar t., M.P., Sir G. Carroll, Bart., &c. The season for Chinese Azaleas having arrived, the tables were as if on fire with vivid masses of scarlet and crim son, and deep rose tints. Three large piles of their .blos soms from the garden al Mr. Archdale Palmer especially commanded admiration. To these succeeded, but at hum ble distance, banks of pelargoniums, cinerarias, and won derful pansias, holding up their yellow and purple and variegated beads with as much consequence as their betters. Rhododendrons, too, gave variety to the tables ; there were great crimson heads from the open air in Kent, which th is cruel spring had not succeeded in harming ; a crimson gem, half rhododendron, half azalea, called azalea ammna, from the Bagshot nursery, and many of the rate sikkim species, among which R. Dalhousieanurn and Ed geworthi were most especially admi red. Mrs. Lawrence contributed ane greenhouse plants and orchids, of which few others appeared ; but her plants arrived so late that no better place could be found for them than a small ante room. Grapes were presented in abundance, the prizes for which were won by Mr. Clements, of Barnet, the gardener at Trentham, and Mr. Mitchell, of Brighton. Pines, strawberries, and raspberries, from the Duke of Norfolk and others, contributed to the beauty of the desert. The most remarkable part of this portion of the exhibition, however, was two dishes of pears, in the most perfect state for the table, from the Duke of Rut land and the Speaker ; the sort was the Beurrg Rance, and on this occasion the right hon. gentleman was dis taneed by the noble Duke. Of vegetables supplies came f am the Duke of Norfolk and RuCand, the last noble man coetribeting prodigious mushrooms. On the whole, this must be regarded as the finest exhibition ever col lected by the society in Regent-street. We understand that great preparations are making for next week's gar den exhibition M Gore-house. STATE OF TR he MANCHESTER, MAY B. — The continued a c tivity -t oo cotton-market at Liverpool, resulting in a sale of 2 sits bales yesterday and a . large business a,ain to-db re a a gradual advance of prices, has led to rather rn° 5 Lave hers both in yarn and cloth. In yarn sPin' er tj . asked id. advance, and in some instances shave tained Id. per lb. more than last quotations. Wh ile' a anticipation o f a rise, however, has made buyersanxioos to place such orders • asl, been co • nsiderable hesitation in acceding to tbe terms • , by se ll er s. At l as t rates it was evident a large busintesos, eould h a ve b e en done, hut there is a general di:trus if the speculative as they may wish to execute, there has eculative spirit which i 4 driving up the ratest; the raw material at Liverpool, and, while they a.roe would be willing to escape possible future inconven: advances making with great unwillingness, bytaking goods at last rates, they follow the belie' bei . ti llr . thata reaction must ensue. Hence it is that the b . '"',. ness this business, especially morning, though greater than last week'ot,s fallen much short of what was anticipated at the opcs;'; to of the ma rket. In cloth, there has also been an ini.neg . take last quotations ; but, generally speakin, an 5 , e i, to is sought with some firmness, and this has do e in 4 . check operations. where sellers have been vilidivoce • Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report c loth' o f the market : ( is to " There has been a more general demand for go 4o f day than we have had for Several weeks, and bu r r o at all kinds of goods are anxious to placers heir or e Lhe , the rates current last week, but it is y where t.;'",, find stocks on hand—and the cases are rare--thatott:o7, succeed. The gradually advancing prices 0f r e tioc ate advance, wever, compel manufacturers to ask ropo o t o f business, and this materially curta:ls the alO,,i,her as it is only in very few instances that prices are conceded." Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co. say:—",„v, of tb e , "The coneuantly active and advancing sis , - le e ff e t' market latterly has not been without some litL ter et on o our market to•day, as regards hardening' r..arket business h,. fo f r spinners. There is also a somewhat stroll, r...' 50 re-. LEEDS, India fabrics. Generally, however, there 1 %,t Of spouse on the part of buyers,' and but, little e%' s consequently taken place.' ers in the clothie7s, ay th B : the h cloth-halls this morning, and a fair arnoont;oco of as changed hands ; s 1 words ° a nY provin. o that, to use tle . ag on i ., 0 0 135 Tuesday for the last two months. The different v o y its• --rnAarmkeotdehraastebeteennadsai:e:: bol t kith of the woollen dyers manyfacture ire still graclis better ern' employed than for some time past. Lee& c°- d Although the supply of wheat at the 1 5:0 , pri g , and , pressers, and finishers A market to-day was small, there was but a elu i t ills ' l4 wheat is quoted 2s. per quarter lower than orl -.... week. . COURT CIRCULAR. CIRCULAR. ~e dg b ______,„____-- ,-,_:.sba, of The Queen, attended by the Count. ss of I" tie sese and Major-General Buckley, visited the wo o. attended Gloucester yy Albert e c s a t e p r tr d ao a idn y e D a o f n t u e r ip) n ol o ras t t i e n . t „ e a c t k G I;u s t c e e r s ul t : y r • te °ro s et , fcoo. s ee His Royal Highness presided in the eld e , - pato e ,s meeting of the Royal Commissioners of tl ese eis et 'S e Fund. The Prince arrived at the Palece, et ' oee rry:„ o / . 4 thetcatkominso shortly before 3 o'clock, attended by hi' or o--flt Wahine.. The other Commissioners present i te gig , Grey, Lord Colchester, Lord St. Leonardo, 0.1111 Corry, RnciFiugill:htrittbiePlinorud. Hon. Sidney Herbert, M. 1"•, the Right,ll°L.etl It; igjhothtlli or.na:kßir..igitroeurolii6l,trifieossi.eli: o' b , r n a t y .h , eS S ißr ir Samuel Morton'ret°, V., vi,: s John Burgoyne, and Mr. J. Wilson Pat' ell ' 1 0 '' el ) e n f e o ' re ß s .N ;cl a e n cl d s. Honorary Secretaries, attended. The n ieeti ' 18 0 a f , " len, se Prince Arthur arid the Princesses Jle 00 took drive ' a in a carriage-and-four. ee eieg . s of Her Majesty hail a dinner patty in the fetooesod emnpsny in, luded the Duchess patty in Ideeide wee Captain Lefrec.ine wee H oheniohe Langenburg, the Priecess o,soteorl tbe Prince Victor of Hohenlehe, the "Duchess, iessever',oo, the Belgian Minister and Madans Van a ° .s. De v7 ,,,ss 11' • larquis of Lansdowne, Lady ii-sauna garte r l yre 1 eteee °'' lOolelle Barone ass e Spetb, the Earl and Coe o ed the Earl of Me!grave, Viscount Torrington, {be e Hon. C. B Ph• • 1 1 3 Pe. ttencled ill the The band of the I s t Life Guar ds 3 . a"' Palace, and played during dinner. sueeeede Or The Countess of Ganshorough lin s . to h er I Countess essn'tiog of Desert as the Lady in "" 1 ste° l3.- jesty, DO ° 'el ° 10 ts Lord Casmoys and Major-General Berke , o bi u r have succeeded Lora Djufferin and Jr. • Qu eee. e ve s as the Lord and Groom in waitia t° th`',. $ uA ll ' e et el The Duke of Saxe Coburg arrived e' sa SO ° l ee ,„inut,ropdoe pa Palace, from the Continent , -st 20 last night. The Dukewas'enet at the b Capra .)41 1... v 9 i bisP.'• ce Terminus of the South-Eastern Itah-"ieeodee A fre t Plat, Equerry to Prince Albert, wh ° l ' q ue en en" . Highness . to the Palace, who re s re f gi fi l Albert received their iustrioas relat'L'eft'ey .A.on * ie e° Da The Duchess of Kent, attendees(' 1 Ag d' Au h ll3 re• thewPsorinne visited the Duke and Octeviclou-ta5,., 4,r A essde Salerno yesterdeP the ssesseheL-eVof e .., on the subject of t'.'ll (fe wer tu pi l l , U Japand Lincolnshire Is . 'al 13' Lora t ' E ' til'' or Hire Vessels) had an • ane .8 _ wee ._ e ee, t o Alderlev and the Right 17toerv;.F. consisted' Doeiee oil,e at the Board of Trade. Teme putatioo IP fellowing members of the elle- et .o- Cif Isrieet'oe' Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr. Brotc'hu:rtoo, ''' -r. el l s o Hadfield, and M 11 . .d an d geFo' ift, r. ineley ; e- so o f Shand, Gamble, Lees, Chaplin, IV as id e n, a fil P 0 6 and the Mayor of Gritnsb,y. f th e of I s The Governor and Deputy-Governor ° ,ellor pole England had an interview• • the Cban- te with . de eset A t, Exchequer yesterday; at his official resi e r - o t ing-street. , I , , e :ele ° o/ The Cathedral Commission met at I ' l %. l o 'lo bist 4 l ,o Spring-gardens, yesterday. The Colonl'eere*"eoe'S'el. were—the Archbishop of Canterbury, th i e m , cf 0. 'f, York, the Earl of Harrowby the 1 31 , 8 '- °•••1 0. be 1 4 8 r the Bishop of Oxford, the Ho ' n• aled ' a s p ' p od 4 ' ' tiers, Sir John Dodson , e Jb e a ''• Dr. Wordsworth, Sir 0 „be the Rev. Canon P° Henry King5cfL( ............... 1 ,..... . e55 ees efti secretary). - 0 ' ? 1,1 ----- 0 0 e THE - --- esel 3l , sr„se LATE DREADFUL SHIPWRECIC--- see y, e _,P . ,,11 1 ' B.—Her Majesty's steamer Avon sett'' eits• V o l evening, with 51 of the John 'e pas'euger.l4o;; Vol f Lieut. Carew, Governmeet ereigratelito + o f 00 her 'of passengers saved— 74 ; crew „ . c , e siO t i ee,' saved, 93 ; total drowned, 194. k ; c oil :le es° .54' slaughter was, on Monday, at midnight"; is' °f tlie • Capt. Rawle, who is in custody , '. e s 0 1 oc f also strongly expressed their disaPPrfegeel°'ost,so being sent to sea unprovided with oigtc,,ocheteeire •b-jill' THE REBELLION AT LEWES.--The ''iiirs sw i ll 0 ;odd t, this rebellion among the Russian pris°° A, sll°‘ so a matter of uncertainty; It is assertee dre et oo o r th o with some degree of foundation, that th e t'eri s l iajor shown by the public who,have voited teeged.o rreoet liberally paid for the flimsy toys, aesl e 8 1 D ye prisoners have enjoyed, have had sale ' t ie 'B' 4 00 jug . this feeling of insubordinatien 00s°1114ereil. endecl ifjpr''' they have actually been treated " ° l ' ? o p W l O 4 hundred pounds, it is said, have we e je s 4 tb e c ee 4 0 , d purchase of these toys, and n earlY b ai l l , e pl . ° bet - r oer vided themselves with watches fronl t le, e s .136 t iee source of gain will now cease foray,a li ° 3 for 1 ' th el l well 9,8 their tools, are taken a nes u f e tisa'tl , none are to be admitted within the "t c ,4 Adeeeote 'cite except " strictly on business.''--Svg•;ensbeiorteeir; 01'0; THE CHEAP .PRESS. --For sotn e v e siole 'al I sie i 8 he.s'been a publication called the C.°, , -/ a o' lo .o f for t ciliated monthly, the nominal PI welsh ,solaceeteewl I'l penny. It consists of 12 pages 8 o ti o' ,iloc in London, and sold wholeale, w b e as o tb e a Wi t ', 1 40 farthing. Any printer real W l° , - es ~e l les , ON - 0Y ~S'e adding either two or four more . P i t seet - t ee serest matter and advertisements, ie which v ote tbe i eSt,e paper. Thus, in reality, that , 00460 ed lo ge ( ' 0 ( Journal is also the John Oilroat 8 or tb 00 l it e End Con ' e kno b roil d ,dis, il), rter, and, for aught w the efts L I 0; 4 1 0 Advertiser. We have before on . o leer o ogellier for May, the local news of vvhich i g e , 0 aer 0 0 0 ,4„ / he news that for a month previotts.:l3,,tie se w , 8 , 00 , Surrey News and Surrey Standard ct lycY 010' 4, it put togiither that on® would abOdeneor 004 It ' ' .was labouring under " the ma oe lei.o o 7, yes eh., 0 i' d O' South. Eastern Gazette. c o-! , Jo e , 4 1 Ad; DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SDIC'd 7 oc o 00 0 0 oi s ing, between the hours of 6 : a ef '',jrtf r e e ec iob. ll woman named Catherine Gardn r4fiveeoot. th 0 cabman residing at No . 7, Three "'"' re cce Eg er tl ° / li ee • first It s i c e t precipitated herself from the A fter rent ' o° l , t ile ; fit'S arch of Blackfriars-bridge• se,„, seeenee of see' ply Ware, the night pierman, wh° "`". t - her °`• the • 01 0/ jot y under shinier circumstances. sg° eet . to he r° eig se trete" v l 0 11 0 13 II and she was conveyed on a e . c tereaoetof i de 0 5 house, the Glaziers A.rnis _:. b i o sen , eel's th s e t° promptly attended by Mr. ' on‘ c it atieg et e* o e,s o street, who succeeded in resue°,,he ce * er Ilt l e o Pier' was taken to the union -house. ' o f b a act she stated to be the ill'usceg:, F iig 1 1 0 sti ll e p la, el whom she has been married bet cv ' .. ', 0 ,,y psi eoieb and who, when she asked hien for e m p 3 11e Ile self, assaulted hers th his wbiP:,,,,od bi OO( Y • 40. do habit of earning scanty livel l " 0 9 01 1 ,4 ' 0 1 ' 4 ° soldiers' clothes. r y a gOO , 6 li e, , c(7 .0 1 1 0 s e. : MAYNARD'S COMBINED -.'"". 00 ,CP 1 , s 0 ', e el' 0 , 0 MACHINE.—A new agriculturact, the 0 .4 o pr .. 01 effecting the better separatioe il, bee l' r j, (if et W oe b, from grain and straw as thrashel4i,est°oo3 ' OO 'l o t t o dulled by Mr. R. Maynard, of.,► bss fOl l c0 10 19 0e 14 .,. 1 The plan which Mr. Maeoorroue t est i ° o t oi l : 1 01r, new design has been copied f be oe,esebocei , o e io every haud-tasker, wbo, whe6nt e for th e 1 ' f o °lO Ol ,B corn so as to produce chaff An 3 r p ° t he ii , _,„ ' his riddle from the rough heaP , inisg co t ill beo,ifi'l, returns and sifts out the rev „ r „ceo_ ill 0,,,,,,, heap, instead of continuieg t :thr°ll et) I°l l o 0° I:e clean sifted out. By this ID corn if 4 lr ed i 'Cle lln o f i t' sifted, and the chaff left in the ewe le . A .. f ,. e et. - • , eat .OOV ticilP This is precisely. the pr a io' i sift et pi b ee p,, machine, in which, inste . d of the fir t, ei o eee en done in most inaceines,eoi!lYB_je el!ssooe ,ti,,,,ieo, riddles is subjected to th or s';ett;•oede re oo i l i oV ii iii,,, mainder is continually being D ud t l " , ert li p ts * Deist the fresh pet:weeds of the drama.; 9 0 gerireceor t p, , ,, , t ration of the chaff as perle rtiia`le tit 0 , ..eforloce:; from baud sifting. This Loacnvivg tD e ,_ l l4 l ie 1/ 0 , P o o of corn with the chaff, by reti.l' to e ie_ o f t, g 1 .0 tr . , ties which is blown out with,eepeiti°*ressiveel ;eels, c haff, and submitting it to a tio , of ro te'orieto ,t° .hole °P el3 f the c° Oa th 'jl Y 1 By this means the w . co 0 i p s o eo o 4 0 oe without permitting any po!'t l red hY 6 . riy ti'',p, . II , ground, and it is finer!), &live ...eoues . Ert.,_it;,., e il s o, s , into sacks. This reechine 13 110,1 by ~ P i or io rl action ; this result beiog oht*eitee othitegsie*flto making the two ri ::,.- halAncT, bare • fi g Cap'bo We Jonas, the well-known , _ ssee es adopted the new machine, ana ;1' --PriCtiCai 4100hattid I°l4ll° r