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TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17 1858. btrb baton. YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Neville Fandango Vandal . ..... . 2 Seventeen ran. Won by a length. CRAVEN STAKES. Hospodar Defiance Three ran. ZETLAND STAS.ES. Sister to Broughton ......................... East/tee Fitz John ............................ Nine ran. ST. LEGER. Blooming Heather...... Vandal ................... Six ran. fourtt %baton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Waterford, complaining of the irregularity of the conveyance of the mails in the south of Ireland. Ths Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from a place in Kent, praying for the abolition of Church rates ; also a petition from a Belfast congregation against the grant to Maynooth ; and also a petition from a place in Wales, praying that public-houses might be closed on Sunday. PUDSEY GAS BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE this bill was read a third time and passed. WOOLWICH CONSUMERS GAS BILL. This bill was also read a third time. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL. LordLYNDHURST remarked that as every member of the Government was absent except the Lord Privy Seal, he suggested that the discussion upon the above bill should be postponed. He had no objection to the measure being read a second time, and that the discus sion be taken upon the motion for going into committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was entirely in the hands of the house, and he would have no objection to the course proposed. CHURCH RATES. Earl GREY presented two petitions against the ex isting system of church rates, and expressed his dissent from the views taken by the petitioners. A desultory conversation took place, in which the Bishop of Exeter and the Lord Chancellor took part, at the termination of which Earl Grey withdrew the petitions. On the order of the day being read for the second reading of the Cambridge University Bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of the bill. The bill was read a second time pro forma, and or dered to be committed on Tuesday next. DEAN FORESTS, &c., BILL. This bill was then read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. fIOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The Heywood Water Bill, and the Medical, Invalid, and General Life Assurance Society Bill, were read a third time and passed. BILLS ORDERED TO BE CONSIDERED. The Abingdon Railway, the Bangor Markets and Public Institutions, and the Lancaster Water and Gas Bills, were ordered to be considered. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Horsfall from the proprietor of the Liverpool Standard, praying for the substitution of a halfpenny stamp on newspapers ; by Mr. Mowbray, from the proprietor of a Durham paper, with the same prayer ; by Mr. Wilson, from the con gregation of Camberwell-green chapel, praying for the abolition of church rates ; by Mr. Hadfield, from the proprietors of newspapers in Yorkshire, praying for a halfpenny stamp on newspapers ; also from Rotherham, praying for the abolition of church rates ; by Mr. Pellatt, from Bridgnorth and other places, with a similar prayer ; by Lord Ebrington, from Kentish town, against the Metropolis Local Management Bill ; by the Solicitor-General, from a place in Buckingham shire, for the abolition of church rates ; by Sir J. Pakington, from three newspapers published in Wor cester, in favour of a halfpenny stamp on newspapers ; by Sir G. Pechell, several petitions from Brighton fur the abolition of church rates ; by Mr. Phinn, four peti tions from various parts of the metropolis, praying for the re-establishment of the kingdom of Poland. (Laughter.) DISCOVERY OF THE SCREW PROPELLER. Captain SCOBELL gave notice that on 15th May he should bring under the notice of the house the ap propriation of a sum of 28,0001. for the discovery of the screw propeller. 'INCOME TAX OF WOUNDED OFFICERS. Mr. PEEL, in reply to Colonel North, said it was not intended that any deductions should be made for income tax from the amount awarded as gratuity for wounded officers who have returned home mutilated from the Crimea. (Hear.) COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION. Sir G. GREY, in reply to Sir J. Pakington, said he was not prepared to introduce during the present ses sion a measure for altering the constitution of the Cala mittee of Council on Education. THE COLONIAL OFFICE. Sir G. GREY, in reply to Sir J. Pakington, said he believed he might state that the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department would be in London by the 27tk or 28th of this month. (Hear.) EXPENDITURE BY THE INDIA GOVERN. MENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in re ply to Sir J. Hogg, said no provision had been made for payment to the East India Company of 806,5351., balance of the expenditure by the Government of India on account of the Expedition to China. Sir J. HOGG then gave notice that when the Presi dent of the Board of Control made his financial state ment, if not before, he should call the attention of the house to the claims of the Indian Government. that report. The Government were besides now making important changes in the organisation of the medical department and the constitution of the medical board. With regard to Dr. A. Smith, it was most unnatural he should wish to retire after a service of 40 yearn , and als o b ecau se the power he hail he ld as Director• General of the medical department solely by himself was now about to be divided by the new arrangements, and that was also another reason why Dr. Smith wished to retire from the service. He thought, therefore, he had said enough to show that this committee would at present be in expedient; it would clash with the Sebastopol committee, a nd he trusted therefore the house would suspend its judgment till the labours of the committee were con cluded, and that the hon. and gallant member would rest satisfied with having elicited the views of her Ma. jesty's Government on the subject; (Hear.) Mr. BRADY next ruse, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, APRIL IG. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Henry John, Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B. ; the Right Honourable Sir George Cornowall Lewis, Bart. ; Charles Stanley, Viscount Monck ; Adam Duncan Haldane, Esq. (commonly called Viscount Duu can); and the Honourable Henry Bouverie Wiliam Brand;—to be Commissioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 17. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Willi••^.m Clerk Haines, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the Colony of Victoria. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Clark Haines, Esq., and Charles Pasley, Esq., Captain, R.E., to be non-elective members of the Legislative Council of the colony of Victoria. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Major- General Sir Richard Doherty, Knt. ; Sir Joshua Rowe, gut., C.B. ; the Right Rev. Aubrey George Spencer, D.D. ; James Gayleard, Esq. ; Dowell O'Reilly, Esq. ; John Salmon, Esq. ' • Wm. Dutton Turner, Esq. ; Edward Jordon, Esq. ; Richard Cusson Burke, Esq. ; James Por teous, Esq. ; George Price, Esq. ; Bryan Edwards, Esq. ; Henry Westmorland, Esq. ; Walter George Stewart, Esq. ; Alexander Barclay, Esq. ; and Richard Hill, Esq., to be members of the Privy Council of Jamaica. _ Her Majesty has been further pleased to appoint Bryan Edwards, Isaac Jackson, Henry Brockett, Hinton East, Benjamin Vickers, and John Joseph Arthur Shakespear, Esqrs., to be Members of the Legislative Council of Jamaica. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL IG. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARMA- MENT. County of Cavan—Robert Burrowes, of Stradone house, in the said county of Cavan, Esquire, in the room of the Right Honourable Sir John Young, Baronet, who has accepted the office of Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 17. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Venice, enclosing a translation of a Notice to Mariners, issued by the, Central Maritime Government of Trieste, copy of which is subjoined. (Copy.) (Translation.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. At the entrance of th e small mouTtr o E f sT l E ,, , ,, /: o la u r e c r h a 6 (t . he right-hand side on entering) a beacon has been placed, to stow the position of the hull of a Greek vessel, sunk there in 1851. This beacon consists of four piles, placed vertically, above one of which is a staff, sixteen feet high, bearing circular signals of two feet in diameter, painted half white and half black. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 17. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Bahia, inclosing a translation of a notice descriptive of a new lighthouse on the Morro de S. Paulo, near that port, copy of which is subjoined. (Copy.) (Translation.) Cata the ort's Oce. In compliance with orders fro p m in the of Provincial Goffivern ment is made public, by the Captain of the Port, for the information of navigators, the following description of the lighthouse of the Morro of S. Paulo, which will begin to be lighted on the 3d of next May, as also observations on the port of the said Morro and the adjacent coast comprised between it and this city. Bahia and Captain of the Port's Office, 9th March, 1855. (Signed) DIOGO IGNACIO TAVARES, Commodore, Captain of the Port. OF THE PORT AND LIGHTHOUSE OF THE MORRO DE S. PAULO. The lighthouse of the Morro de S. Paulo is built on the top a of hill or capo of the same name, at the entrance of port, in latitude 13d 21m 40s south, long. Grey. west 38d 54m 435. The tower will be painted white, and the balcony has an elevation of 80 English feet above the hill, and 276 above the surface of the sea, and will be seen, by day, in fi ne w ea th er, a t 30 miles' (balance. This lighthouse (the best on the coast of Brazil), on Fresnell's principle of refraction and of the first order, has, in the space of a minute, bright light for 15 seconds, followed by an eclipse of 45 seconds. The light, in clear weather, is seen from the quarter deck of a vessel at 20 miles' distance and from the Tops at 28. Whatever may be the distance, it has always a strong arid very bright light, and is distin guished from the lighthouse at the bar of Bahia by the time of its eclipses, by the greater brightness of its light, and by its colour, which is always brilliant, whereas that of S. Antonio has three different phases, each followed Ly an eclipse. At aiesser distance than 12 miles the eclipses are not total, the bright light is followed by a faint one, in place of the eclipses, which become more notable as the distance increases; those who observe perfect eclipses may consider themselves more than twelve miles off. At the pc nt of the compass 4d deg. N.E. true, at a distance of thirty miles is the lighthouse of the bar at Bahia. From the Morro towards the north, a bay bordered with rocks is formed, and the western point of the island of Itaparica with the main land forms the bar of Jaguaripe, to which the existing hydrographical charts improperly gave the name of Barra False, the same being a small inlet of the island to the east of that bar, formed by the point of Aratuba and another which is further to the north, which at a distance of more than 14 miles has a similar configuration to the point of S. Antonio, appearing like the latter to detach itself from the land which lies to the westward of it. Even in the day time these places ought not to be approached nearer by vessels at a less depth of water than 11 fathoms, if they hare no pilot o n b oar d . Th ese which sight from thel south the lighthouse of the Morro of S. Paulo, and wish to re main in sight of Bahia, ought not to pass to the north west of the line N.E.—S.W. true, of the lighthouse, as long as they are to the south of Itaparica, and for greater caution ought to sound and veer the ship to the south as soon as they find eleven fathoms in depth, by which they will avoid nearing the shoals and rocks of the point of Caiaa Pregos, Barra Fal sa , an d others, which on the eastern side encircle that island, which at night are so much more to be feared when the strong sea winds drive the waters into the bay • besides whi c h, i n some places at 10 fathoms, the depth diminishes rapidly. If, on finding a lessor depth than 11 fathoms, it appears the vessel is not to the N.E. of the lino N.W.—S.W. of the lighthouses, it must be understood that there is a defect in the com passes, ,and neverhesitate to tk to the South the sounding being on h the northern tack the truest Hindi cation of danger. At a distance of 13 to 14 miles from the point of S. Antonio, the lighthouse of the bar of Bahia, begins t() be seen a faint light, showing distinctly its different colours at about a distance of 6 miles. The entrances of the port of the Morro is open for vessels of all descriptions, taking notice that at a mile to the west ward of the Fort runs a shoal up the river Una, and whose depth goe s gra d ua ll y diminishing on the side f the shoal, and to which the hill on the eastern side runs lengthened by a ridge of rocks called " Coitas," which run out into the sea for 180 fathoms, more or less, with a depth of 8 fathoms in some places near them. However, against these care must be taken in the night-time by those who are tacking in to fetch the anchor age. By day the breakers on those ridges of rock are very visible. Two miles distant from the shore of the Morro of S. Paulo, and from thence towards the south, with the lighthouse in sight, is an open passage for any kind of ves sel ; and those that wish to enter the port by it can come near the hill by the northern side as far as the depth of the soundings will allow, and the open anchorage begins at the point of the Fort up to a mile inward. A pilot ought to be taken by those who wish to ascend the river, where there is a sheltered anchorage for a squadron. Bahia, March 3, 1855. (Signed) HERMENEGELDO ANTONIO BARBOZA. D'ALMEIDA, A correct copy. Commander. The Secretary of the Province. (Signed) L. M. A. F. M. BARIIETO. A correct copy. The Secretary of the Captaincy of the Port. (Signed) JOZE DA ROCHA GA.LVAO. ARMY AND NAVY MEDICAL DEPART MENTS. Colonel BOLDERO, in moving fora select committee to inquire into the state of the medical departments of the army and navy, recapitulated a portion of the evidence already given before the Sebastopol Com mittee on th:s subject. He complained that men unfit for active service were sent out from this country to be phiced at the head of most important branches of the public service, and the consequences had been most disastrous. He maintained that Dr. A. Smith, the head of the medical department in England, had urged various improvements in the medical arrange ments when war became imminent, but his sug gestions were disregarded ; and he thought the bl a me rested not with Dr. A. Smith, hut upon other shoulders. With regard to the navy he considered the system of promotions was very bad, and such as was calculated to defer young men to enter it until that system was modified. " TRO LLOPE seconded the motion. He hoped they J. ould not be . told by the Government that the committee now sitting to inquire into the state of the Army before Sebastopol would be sufficient. A. comm ittee to inquire into the general management OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AIM/L H. He (Sir J. Trel of the war was a very different thing from the direc- Ordnance Medical Department—Acting Assistant -Sur , Lion of the medical department. goon Randolph Webb to be Assistant S vice ' tn. ' - Surgeon, Fasson, lope) had a letter in his . hand from Dr. John Davy, Humphry Davy, a promoted, March 23. brother of the illustrious Sir. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. was addressed in rantleman well acquainted with the climate acid George Tennant, Esq., and Charles Edward Mousley - „cu bits of the East. That letter E to be Deputy-Lieutenants of the County of Stafford; 'Wiltshire lest t o the right bon. gentleman the member for - I.‘._ , offering his services notic e 1. -- " al " of his letter, nor any an for the East, but no March sq. ' 26. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeo ewer Bent er was taken maury Cavalry—Cornet John Villiers Stuart Townshend to th e w ar Ater the Duke of Newcastle succeeded. to be Lieutenant, vice Webster, resigned; Samuel Charles ems rier,i —a l*rtnaent, Dr. Davy renewed his offer le. tter fro re aj' "4 t he only rhe got to that was a Roby, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Townshend, promoted, nimeefe pft . t 1 lt. : Et „ 5 ,,... answer we Davy) Should LY (Dr. Derby and Chaddesden Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry— didjust4l In stating that he that not he feel as, west tV 1314434 n recommending ba Davy March 27. means, residing ;ha va rl Intl pay. Now, Dr. Lieutenant John Gilbert Crompton to be Captain, vice lakes o f ca in a happy, gentleman of independent tuitously, aendi erland ; 17 , 3 :11. retirement amid the W K i n m ' resigned, e Ownre s ign ed , Light April ln fa l n 2 t . r y Regiment of Militia.—Robt. (Hear, hear.) that was :lettered his services gra who retires. Pipon, Q E . sq., to be Captain, vice Charles Fishlake Cundy, officers of .________Tie believed -t. : a y he was treated. never should have - rza;de-8 had had medical he iiweria_uil and 41,14%3,0e:elected and wished to see our e y ta e ken a ,„ t r„,,,,u ,_ . 4 em" Mari--"a Militia.—Ensign. Royal South . G H lo e u n c ll e e s t fe i r vi L ll i i g a h m t m I n fi f i a e n t tu t h e R y e g o i u m n e g n e invent to f were not tied dowan'tbni - ,:r rra4 7, k i t promoted men for thei Y r e April 14. e routh , ..,utt,,,wtia_evrsencs, Wil l i v i e o be Lieutenant, vice Gardner, gazetted to the 7th Foot, Mr. PEEL said vice Brown, appointed to medical service of the army sho uld not whatv;veOlear.) Royal i l l lfont t g e om be ery Li ß eu i t il e e n s e .— nt S , Rifles.—Second Lieutenant Herbert re ell th j° Fi n is e i s li s • James Sebastian Gill, Gent., to be En eient to induce gentlemen to enter , tlfaatrbas th . e servZ:Ye not have prizes "' e lk , / th e c „, sign, vice Joh e n r es,promoted, April IG. that they wero fully twined t,entler tltat s ervice,`''' "'l' Ist Rer , iment of the Dulc , 3 of Lancaster's Own Militia — consideration by the Government. IlnoNudt tilt:4.47re c A tr eate , l with % and (Mules ibercrombie Cover, Gent., to be Ensign, April Wig said to he tied down by routine fo w l. taliiiked fur that measure given way under actial service 114113-ilTittl:ensnelzunittment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia — reasons why such a committee as Jillm Edward Orrell to be Captain, April 13 4 ! would be impolitic and was uncalled for, Ite . n t „, nt trcleriek Silvester to be Captain, A lit A i l a topol committee was at the present moment in e q S l r b '" - 1 E o „iLiw . 4en a l a ..°:,er_i t 'l'ownley Parker to be Captain,. ~ i 1 into that very subject, and one-half of the blueb oo k niz' ciu : t h e ~o t i. , i e,i i. _u mp a e n a sb t y to be L , ieutenant April le ; ihiready iublished by it was taken up with the state f 4 . E sth ' te ll_ Gr e (A,: „... tih 9 be Lieutenant April 1 . , . u ,...eiltlYn'.' . l ser4tes. The Government were takin st..° c_o;,eE,.q!itTr.at Lancashire.,,,-,,--„ L _, l tttob e Lieutenant, A pril 16 3 . n. '''''' re fesax4sellita...teconstitute that very se •gP a () d T'. Cl'ea.ui be C. Militia—Hen n -5' Id an /to ; and, Artillery C.,,,, - -e En • asi stant-Sergeon ; Wm. Henry ItZtrd - *ftleedutrast drawn between our medical ,s e c ik;r. 11 :11 4 1: . y and tbat of the French army, " lai k 47-4, - ; ,' O. air dy been sent by our Govern. ( ela a y w , f Ti gi ttlio tr ai i i llia . .. la ire into the French system ; the rank ' • - ' I "4 ma de thei r repo rt, and, Lieutenant and Actin 9lt° eLtortbettir,t 81 7 Z. tyril 13. l at tart ei t e a tl r ir%ktilitia—Secona Rlmnrel A!claeribe t ee°ll4 -Ll?' Ilarell 12 ; s . i t r oßhe b r Myers of Ca fain ‘ lc l'. Aetiet te Pant, March 13 o el. t. 141.- n, March. " "*.Yraaa • William _ i ,iir.: ___, t ~ „.. F- _id mistier' would be derived from Lieutenett*WilliZi Na ent o f _ Artlll i - - 'atrial Fraze r tort Itilitia•-First " Captain, Tice , - , - Captain John Orr, resigned ' • Second Lieutenant Thomas Alexander Hill to be First Lieutenant, vice Fraser, pro moted, April 12. North Devon Regiment of Mounted Rifles-- -Chas. Chi chester to b 3 Lieutenant, vice PriaulY, promoted; Chao. E. Ra.dclyffe to be Cornet, vice CLickeeter, promoted, March 7. Galloway Rifles—Ensign Arthur Nugent Dunbar, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice the Lord Viscount Garlies, pro moted, April 2. The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Henry Potts, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Massey, re resigned, March 30. Aberdeenshire Royal Regiment of Militia—Lord Henry Gordon to be Captain ; Thomas Jones, Esq., to be Cap toin ; Henry Lumsden, jun., Esq., to be Captain • Thoo. Henry Evans, Esq., late Captain 4th Madras Light Cavalry, to be Captain, Feb. 27. _ _ Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of Rifle Militia—Sir Kenneth Smith Mackenzie, Bart., to be Captain ; Wm. Houstoun, Gent., to be Ensign, APl:ili6-. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. start for Woolwich, and all that now remains to be done is to set the riggers to work, place their armament on board, and then they will be ready to sail at a moment's notice. The Messrs. Mare deserve the highest praise for the mariner in which they have fulfilled the contract with the Government, and although they did not receive their order to lay down the keels till nearly a month after the orders to construct batteries had been givers to other parties, they have been the first to launch the vessels, and thus set at rest the doubt that existed as to the practicability of such being done. At the beginning of December not a plank of the ves sels was laid down ; but, in the incredible short space of little more than four months, two of the most powerful vessels, ever heard of in modern warfara have been en tirely built and launched. This simple fact shows what can be done in the establishment of Messrs. Mare. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Bodham Butler Wisker, tailor, Castle-street, Holborn. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Billing, cooper, Cambridge, to surrender, April 21 (and not on the 27th as advertised in last Friday's Gazette), ai half-past two, and May 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basingliall-street ; J. and C. Cole, Essex street, Strand; Foster, Cambridge. William Lister, jewel case maker, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, April 27, at half-past twelve, and June 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, B.asingball-street ; Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, Old Je wry-chambers. Matthew Richmond Steele, linen draper, Leicester, April 25 and June 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Parker, St. Paul's-churchyard. John Webber, grocer, Birmingham, April 23 and May ' 26, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle aton, official assignee, Birmingham; Steinberg, Bread street, Cheapside ; Reece, Birmingham. William Aspdin and Augustus William Ord, cement manufacturers, Blackwall, Gateshead-on-Tyne, and New wharf, Little Abingdon-street, Westminster, April 25, at 2 twelve and May 23, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District, Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. John Hopkinson, grocer, Nottingham, May 1 and 22, at ten, at Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Notting ham ; Wells, Nottingham. Benjamin Newton, brush manufacturer, Brighton, May 1 and 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Sowton, Bedford-row, Lon don • Kennett, Brighton. Wm. Holladay and James Clemitson, warehousemen, Watling-street. City. April 25, at half-past twelve, and June 2, at one, at the Uourt os rta.nkruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street; 'Watson s on. Moora•ate-street-chambers. Walter Horton and Joseph Horton, timber merchants and builders, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, May 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, offi_ cial assignee, Birmingham ; Duignan and Hemmant, sail ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Charles Peverelle and Francis Peverelle, hardware deal-, ors, Birmingham, May 2 and 23, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham ; W. H. Reece, Birmingham. Reinfeld Reichloser, tailor, Red Lion-street, Holborn, April 25, at half-past two, and May 23, at one, Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Thistlewaite, Essex-street, Strand. Rear-Admiral Baynes returned to Portsmouth yester day and rehoisted his flag on board the Retribution steam-frigate as third in command in the Baltic fleet. The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander Crofton, left Spithead on Sunday evening for the Downs, where Sir Thomas Cochrane's squadron of honour has been aug mented since it left Spithead by the joining of the Olin, 16, Captain Willcox ; the Harrier, 14, Commander Story; the Phoenix 6, Commander Hayes ; the Crane, 6, Com mander Miller, &c. The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain Caldwell, having repaired the damages uist:tined by her collision with the American ship Hurlbut, left Spithead yesterday afternoon under sail. for the Baltic. She looked splendidly, standing out of the anchorage under all plain sail. Her tender, the Lightning, Lieu tenant-Commander Campbell, was a l so re fi tte d an ready for sea again at Portsmouth yesterday, but did not sail with the flag. Another of the gun-boats built for the Baltic service was towed into Portsmouth harbour from Cowes yesterday, to be fitted oat for sea service. The Medway's invalids, whom she brought to Spithead at 6 o'clock on Friday morning last from Malta, were at length landed yesterday morning in the manner they might have been disposed of one hour after being re ported, viz., by the steam-tug Pigmy. The St. George, 120, at Spithead, sent a working party to the dockyard yesterday to dismantle the Bellerophon. The Sampson, 6, paddle-frigate, is ordered to be docked forthwith and brought forward for recommission. No. 47, sailing transport, arrived at Spithead from the westward on Sunday evening to await orders as to disposal. The 211Iolus, old 42, converted into a sailing shell depot for the Baltic fleet, was put into commission yesterday at Pnrbamnnth rinnkyftrd. She is being rigged with despatch ; her internal fittings were accomplished in dock. The Brittannia, 120, hauled under the shears yesterday to have her masts taken out ready for going into dock to-morrow, to be fitted as an hospital-ship as before reported. , Robert Whedle Bennett, brewer, Westbromwich, Staf fordshire, May 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee Birmingham; Duignan and Hemmant, W a l sa ll ; Hodgson, Birming ham. Daniel Sims, wiredrawer, near Blakeney, Gloucester shire, April 30 and May 28, at twelve, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Smith, Gloucester, Frederick Trapnell, timber merchant, Bristol, April 30 and May 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hut ton, official assignee, Bristol; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Daniel Bennett the younger, Linnkeeper, Bristol, April 30, and May 28, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girliug, Bristol. Hugh Talbot and Hugh Popham Talbot, druggists, Sid mouth, Devonshire ; April 26 and May 31, at ono, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Force, Exeter. George Hawke, hardware dealer, Pobruan, Cornwall, April 26, and May 31, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Elworthy, Plymouth. Charles Evans, stuff merchant, Brad;ord, May 8, at half-past eleven, and June 4, at twelve, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Terry and Watson, Bradford ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. William Hoary Hayward, tallow chandler, Devonport, April 23 and June 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell. official assignee, Exeter; Rooker, Lavers, and Matthews, Plymouth. James Knowles, innkeeper, Presteign, Radnorshire, April 30 and May 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Tudge, Knighton; Britten and Sons, Bristol. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Duncan, grocer, Ceres, Fifeshire, April 26, at one, within Buist's Hotel, Cupar-Fife. Henry Burness, baker, Montrose ; April 30, at the Star Hotel, Montrose. Alexander Reid, grocer, Glasgow ; April 30, at the Globe Hotel, George's-square, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXC: Amsterdam ......., .... 11 19 Ditto, three months .. 12 Rotterdam ............ 12 Antwerp .............. 25 45 Brussels .... •......... 25 45 Ilanthurgh 13 8% /thous .. • • ...... .... • • Pari5........ ...• 25 20 Ditto. threo months .. 25 52!4 Marseilles ............. 23 52% Bourdeaux .. • • ........ Fi ankfort-ou aino •• .. 119?; Berlin •• .• •• •• •• •••• .• Vienna•••••••••••••••• 12 42 Trieste.......••••••••• 12 44 Petersburg 3 3fatlrld •••.••••••••••• 497,' 50 Barcelona •• • • •• •• •• •• •• ARMY BEFORE 31/ TTEE.- .A.NGE.—Tius DAT. Gibraltar ..•••••••• Leghorn ..•••• •• 30 37% Genoa .......... •• 25 57 % 11 7dilan Venice .. Naples • ... 4. Palermo ........ • • .... 131 , 4 Messina ... • •• 131 1 ,4 Lisbon ...... • • 53% Oporto .............. • • 53% , Rio Janeiro ..... ••• Buenos Ayre5.......... New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia .......... PRICES OF BITLIICN, FEB OZ. Fordo Gold in Bars £3 17 9 l'ortugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Atexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars • .... 0 0 0 TBASTOPOL COM MAS DAY.) (Continued from our• first edition.) Sir C. Trevelyan, in continuation—Mr. Filder, the Commissary-General, left England in April. He was a very active and efficient officer. He was 64 years of age, but was not selected on account of seniority; but be cause he Ns as the best officer who could be ob tained. Full powers weim given him to make arrangements for the transport and for the employ ment of as many persons as were necessary to conduct the business of the department. Mr. Filder had never complained that the existing transport service was insuf ficient. He (witness) concluded that Mr. Filder had made all necessary provision. Ample funds were pro vided for him by the Government. It was part of his duty to ascertain what amount of transport would be required, and then to provide it. A large number of the police and Irish constabulary were sent out to take charge of the mules and beasts of burthen. With regard to provisions, be believed that fresh meat was furnished to the troops by contract with a house at Constan tinople, and bread was supplied in a similar manner. He had heard that the flour was coarse, but he believed the bread generally was wholesome. The witness was examined at great length in reference to the forms which it is necessary to fill up for the purpose of obtaining stores, and expresed his belief that there was no ground of complaint against them. The committee then adjourned until to-morrow. The ship Royal Albert, Captain Norris, from Calcutta and the Cape of Good Hope, off Plymouth on Sunday, spoke on the 13th of March, in lat. 1.37 N., long. 21.26 W., the barque Limehouse from London 30 days, for Singapore ; 25th, in lat. 28.5 N., long. 39 27 W., the brig A. F. Moore, from Coquimbo 75 days, for Swansea, and the barque Roehampton, 54 days, for the Mauritius ; 80th, in lat. 30 N., long. 38.25 W., th e s hi p C h i lde Harold, from Manilla 91 days, for Cork. April 9, off the Start, the ship Hotspur, from Calcutta 84 days, for Lon don, and a Dutch barque, with a red burgee, No. 514, outward bound. The screw steamer Zebra arrived in the Mersey, from the Ciyde, yesterday, and is being surveyed by Captain Bevis, the Admiralty agent, with the view of being taken up for the transport service. The sailing ships Onward and Lady Russell, which are being fitted for transports at Liverpool, will be ready for sea this week. The former will take out 65 horses and 78 men, and the latter 65 horses and 70 men. The large sailing ships Saldanha and Great Tasmania, which are also being fitted at Liverpool, will be ready for sea in the course of a month. The former will take out 75 officers and 750 mea, and the latter 74 officers and 1,200 men. Ali these transports are under orders to return with invalided and wounded soldiers. Twenty-four naval volunteers were forwarded from Liverpool to London on Saturday, and 40 more will be forwarded to-day. The Princess Alice left Sheerness yesterday at 10 a.m., for Portsmouth. Her speed from Woolwich averaged 13 3-10th knots. Rear-Admiral Pandas has selected this vessel for the purpose of visiting his squadron personally, and more pat ticularly the squadron of gun-boats attached to the ships under his command. The Thistle gun-boat, Lieutenant D. Spain, tender to the Royal George, has arrived at Sheerness, from Green- Lithe to wait orders. The Phoenix screw steam-sloop, Commander John M. Hayes, has left Sheerness for the Baltic direct, taking under her charge for towing, as required, the Starling gun-boat, tender to the Royal George, and the Redwing gun-boat, tender to the Nile. The trial of the machinery of the Hawke, 60 guns, was in every respect satisfactory. Her average speed was 7 5-10th knots. The Admiralty have decided on enlarging No. 1 dry dock at Sheerness to enable ships of war of increased dimensions to be docked therein. The conditions of contract have been issued by the board. The following appointments and promotions have taken place : Lieutenants—De la Cherois, recently promoted from mate of the Snake, to the Hawke ; George B3rlase, to the Childers. LAUNCH OF TWO FLOATING BATTERIES. (THIS DAY). Shortly after two o'clock this afternoon the Meteor and Thunder steam floating batteries were launched from the yard of Messrs. Mare, the eminent shipb u ild ers, of Blackwall, a m id st the cheers of many thousands of spectators. At the hour above stated, everything being in readi ness, the dog shores were knocked away and the im mense mass of iron and timber glided magnificently into the water, Mr. Baines the Government surveyor being present. The Thunder and Meteor, as they sit upon the water, have a peculiar appearance off Blackwall, and we have no doubt a great many persons will avail themselves of the opportunity of viewing these peculiar vessels ere they are despatched on the important mission for which they have been constructed. The most prominent thought suggested by the appearance of each of the ves sels was, the disproportion between their size and the means of offence. We are so much accustomed to asso ciate strength with bulk, that when a vessel intended to confront and beat down the fire of a land battery is spoken of, the idea suggested, and which will remain uppermost until dissipated by palpable facts is, that of a huge stout timbered ship. But here two ves sels very much smaller than a', third-rate man of war, constructed of wood and iron of such tremendous power that, putting out of view the others that are being , built, will, we feel assured, tell a tale in connection with the destruction of Sweaborg or Cronstadt little thought or even dreamed of. The bows of the vessels are of immense strength, and they are each pierced with twenty-eight ports, and will I fight 10-10 inch 68 pounder Lancaster guns on each side. By a novel arrangement all the guns can be brought to bear on one side, and that gives double powers of de struction. The decks of the batteries are constructed of 9-inch oak, and to give another idea of their strength we may mention that the beams are twelve inches square in thickness, and they are only placed twelve inches apart. The vessels are externally entirely plated with iron, 4 inches and a quarter thick plating being carried down to a foot below the water line, and every precaution has been taken to preserve the lives of those on board from the shot of the enemy ; the fitting of the fighting deck being of a like character to the exterior. The vessels are to be propelled by screws worked by pros.> e n r f o or t t u il b ,, n i‘ l ir a e r te s o t r er a i ve ou b g e i e n n es co oL2 l,l o le o t - e h r b.-iye ;'Messrs. 1-‘ l :l ll , ( :;,,ki a ,y, a,i l those for the Thunder by Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill. ens of bothessels are simila r we on l y v As the dimensions , h : follows 172 perpendiculars 146 0 Keel for tonnag e 43 11 Breadth, extreme g ive Close of the Thuur(pleeri: di \l cu u l c ar re as Ft * --In. Length between ......... ................. all the stores, D 3Ffo e o p rldt h eodn o n f . '''''''''''''''' 1 4 144 6 423 9 t0n5. 705 Burden in order to show !tent that present complete the vessels are at the all ready to gu T Wn s h ,e ei mh e o x ut t s, r t e a m nndo e tp d oo r iwn au idt g etr h; m of en w ti a o. t n e , r, they were launched with their steanafeuept, &c., will be 7 9 inches. how Chaplains—Henry Jones, from the Formidable to the Waterloo ; George Jackson, M.A.., from the Waterloo, to be chaplain and naval instructor to the Cornwallis. Surgeons--John .Teffcot! - , recently serving in the Waterloo, to the Childers; Win. M`Dermott, to the Waterloo. • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. After a short conversation the vote was agreed to. The following votes were then proposed and agreed to :-- 375/. for the expenses of Port Patrick Harbour. 30,963/. for the maintenance of public buildings in Ireland. HOUSE OF COMMoNS--YESTERDAY. SUPPLY. On the vote of 439,5441. for maintaining and keeping in repair the royal parks and pleasure-ground, Mr. ENVART urged the throwing opon to the public of the grounds in Hyde-park belonging to the ranger and deputy-ranger. 5,876/. for the works and establishment of Kingstown Harbour. 82,1401. for defraying the salaries slid expenses of the two Houses of Parliament. MOLESWORTII bad no power to speak on that subject, but he believed that the matter was under consideration. 54,400/. for defraying the salaries and expenses of her Majesty's Treasury. 27,5951. for defraying the salaries and expenses of the office of her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sir G. PECFIELL urged the restoration of the foun tain and sheet of water in Bushy-park, Sir W. MOLESWORTH said it was proposed to re store that fountain, and a vote of 3,0001. would be asked for that purpose. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know whether .Windsor pack cost any money last year ? in these most incom prehensible of all accounts, the accounts of the Woods and Forests, it was represented as having cost 18,0001. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that he could not answer that question, as Windsor-park belonged to a portion of the royal grounds that did not come within the scope of the present vote. Mr. WILLIAMS thought himself justified in press ing his question. There ought to be some one in the house who was responsible for the department under which Windsor-park was ranged. Mr. WILSON said that the land revenues had formed the subject of serious consideration, and that the late Chancellor of the Exchequer thought the accounts should not be disturbed. The public were only as it were in terested in the Crown property for the lifetime of the sovereign, and it was not thought right for Parliament to interfere for the management of that property beyond what was stipulated for in tae settlement of the civil list at the time when that property was handed over from the Crown to the publio. _ _ 83,849/. for defraying the salaries and expenses of the office of her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, including the expenses of messengers and extra couriers. 35,8971. for defraying the expenses and salaries in the department of her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies. 75,7331. for the expenses and salaries of the Privy Council office and Board of Trade, including the regis trar of merchant seamep, marine, and railway depart ments. 2,7001. for the salary and establishment of the Lord Privy Seal. 25,2111. for the salaries and expenses of.the depart ment of the Paymaster-General. 7,3141. for the salaries and expenses of the office of the Comptroller-General-of the Exchequer. 21,5951. for the salaries and expenses of the office of Works and Public Buildings. '21,8621. for the salaries and expenses of the office of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenue. 14,0981. for the salaries and expenses cf the office of Public Records. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the property of the Crown was as much public property and ought to be managed by the public fur their benefit as much as any one of the taxes that were levied on them. He protested against the doctrine that, because property belonged to the Crown, the house had no right to look into and superintend the money expended on it. IWGREGOR thought that no jobbery that had ever been heard of would prove equal to an honest ex posure of the manner in which the various amounts voted at different times had been expended upon our public buildings, &c. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said the expenditure that belonged to the department of Woods and Forests did not stand upon the votes then under discussion. At the cunt. time ha maintained that the house had a right to question every item of the expenditure of that de partment. - Mr. WILLIAMS insisted that the Government had not fulfilled the engagement of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, who promised that 6,000,0001., which had formerly been spent in silence, should be brought to light, and placed under the cognisance of the house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the present Government had punctually and exactly fulfilled the engagements of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer. He undertook to bring the re venue service under the cognisance of the house, and not that that expenditure should be paid into the Exchequer before any vote should be taken in the house. It had been already stated that it was not his intention to place the expenditure of managing the laud revenue of the Crown upon the estimates, and that inten t:6a also had been adhered to. With regard to the parks, they had been originally the property of the Crown, but had been gratuitously granted by the Crown to the public for their benefit and pleasure. Windsor-park was in the occupancy of the Crown itself, and so was put upon the expenses of the land revenue. The hon. member for Lam beth had in his eye an act which transferred certain charges upon the Consolidated Fund, and which therefore were paid by the Exchequer without any annual vote of the house. They were included every one in the miscella neous estimates, which had been and would be laid on the table. The greater part et them would be found in No. 2. Mr. E WART thought there should be a greater num ber of seats provided in the parks. He also objected to the carrying away of quantities of gravel for the pur posa of making roads, and then filling up the spaces left with street sweepings, so as to create a kind of artificial swamp. _ . Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that a great number of seats should be provided, and that the taking away of gravel should be discontinued. Mr. MACARTNEY said that the wooden railing in the Rotten-row should give place to a handsome iron ono. Sir W. MOLESWatiII said that a vote would be proposed this year f)r completing the iron railing which had already b9gon in Rotten-row. 205,383/. for the expenses connected with the admi nistration of the Poor-law in England, Ireland, and Scot!and. 15,5301. for the expenses and salaries of the Inspec tors of Factories, Mines, &c. 5,1561. for the salaries and expenses of the ,office of the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer of Scotland, and other charges, formerly on the hereditary revenue. 6,431/. for the household of the Lord-Lieutenant o: Ireland. 17,0321. for the salaries and expenses of the office of Chief Secretary of Ireland. 6,8891. for the charges of the Paymaster of the Civi Service office in Ireland. On the question that 22,7891. be voted to defray the salaries and expenses of the Board of Public Works in Ireland, Mr. MACARTNEY asked for some explanations as to why Messrs. Brinsley an4l Stephens's report in refer ence to public works in Ireland had not been carried out, or at least only partially so ? Mr,,WILSON said, so far as the recommendations in the report related to the Board of Public Works, they had been fully carried out ; but, inasmuch as the report was drawn up upon the assumption that the Poor-law Board was unaltered in its constitution, the recommen dations, so far as that boaril was concerned, could only be partially carried out. On the question that 46,421/. be voted to defray the expenses of the commissioners of audit, Mr. WILLIAMS again -took the opportunity of pro testing against the hurried manner in which these esti mates were being disposed of. He had been many years in the house, but never in the whole of his experience had he seen important public business, such as was in cluded in these estimates brought itsthe very first night after the Easter recess. It was a complete farce asking the house to vote these estimates when there had been no time to consider them. The vote vas then aereed to. On the vote of 122,2091. for the works and expenses of the new houses of Parliament, Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY wished to have some idea of what the total amount of the cost of the new houses would be. The original understanding was 750,0001., but, he believed that the expenditure now exceeded two Sir C. D. NORREYS said the right hon. gentleman had premised to call upon Sir C. Barry to lay before Parliament a plan of what it was proposed yet to do with all the buildings in New Palace-yard. He appre hended that the plans of Westminster-bridge were calcu lated with reference to extensive buildings there. Then he wished to know further whether the new fresco was to be executed by the same Mr. Cope who executed the fresco representing " the first Investiture of the Garter" in the House of Lords ? That was a work of so disgrace ful a character to the art of this country that he should be very sorry that any su►n should be paid the same bist for ^ n y other frreco. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said full notice was given before the recess that these estimates would be brought on to-night, and he could not see, there fore, that his hon. friend had any reason t o comp lain. Mr. 'WILLIAMS observed that when the right hon. gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire was Chan cellor of the Exchequer he laid the estimates before the house long before he asked the house to vote them. Why was not the same course taken this year ? Mr. DISRAELI did not think the house had any right to complain, as it was generally understood before the recess that the miscellaneous estimates would be brought forward immediately on the re-assembling of the house He rose, however, chiefly for the purpose_ of pro testing against the principle laid down by the hon. gen tleman, that no business of any importance ought to be brought forward on thefirst night after the recess. Why, on the first night after a recess hon. members returned to theirlabourswith reinvigorated energies,and that he should have thought was just the time when business of importance could be best disposed of. If the principle of the hon. member were allowed to prevail it would -be tantamount to prolonging the holidays, and there would be no end to delays and confusion. Mr. SPOONER quite agreed with the right hon. gen tleman that it was highly inexpedient to prolong the holidays ; but what he complained of was that these estimates were not printed before the recess, which might easily have been done. Mr. WILLIAMS contended that the whole of the estimates ought to be delivered together, and not distri buted piecemeal. Mr..M‘GREGOR said, for his part, be objected to voting estimates while they were in ignorauce of the in tentions of the Government with regard to the ways and means. Sir W.MOLESWORT}I said it was true he promised to obtain from Sir C. Barry a statement of the works he wished to execute and of their probable cost, and he had obtained a report from him. On the 31st March, .185 , 1, it was stated that a further sum of 280,0001. would be required to complete works already sanctioned. Of that sum 107,0001. was voted last year, 85,0001. would be asked this yrar, leaving 88,0001. to be voted at a future period. Sir C. Barry calculated that for additional works not already sanctioned, there would be required an ad ditional expenditure of 651,0001. Matters, then, stood thus : Expenditure up to 31st March, 1854 £1,583,000 Voted last year 107,000 Tkie vote was then agreed to, as were also the follow. ing, viz. : 16,270/. for the Copyhold Enclosure and Tithe Com mission. Probable amount expended up to this time...X1,690,000 12,1901. for the imprest expenses under the Enclosure and Drainage Acts. 42,500/. for the General Register-offide of England and Wales. 3;668/. forthe General Register-office, Dublin. 5,7151. for the °Mice of Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, &c., in Scotland. 14,9861. for the expense of the National. Debt-office. 3,2601. for the Public Works Loan Commission. 1,5701. for the, West Indian Islands Relief Commission. 8201. for - the Commissioners of Lunacy. On the vote for 3,0001. to pay the salaries of the prin cipal officers of the Office of Metropolitan Building•, Lord SEYMOUR declared that no act contained so much of injustice and inconvenience as the Metropolitan Buildings Act. Instead of tending to secure the safety of houses it often tended to endanger them, while in stead of tending to good drainage, it tended to just the contrary. There were two official referees under the act, one a lawyer, the-other an architect ; but they so little agreed with each other that they would not sit in the same room together. Now, before they passed this vote, they ought to have some pledge that a bill would be brought in to remedy this disgraceful state of things. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had already ob tained leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend' the Metropolitan Buildings Act ; and in that bill ho pro posed to deal with the question of referees. The vote was then agreed to, as were also the follow. ing viz. _ _ _ Probable expenditure when completed in full £1,863,000 And supposing the additional 651,0001. to be sanctioned, that would raise the probable total coat of the building to nearly two millions and a half. (A. laugh.) Sir C. Barry's report had been sent to the Treasury, but had not yet been decided on. Sir C. D. NORREYS complained that there was no map of where the proposel new buildings were to be placed. Mr. MACARTNEY hoped the Treasury would not presume to authorise Sir C. Barry to expend so large an amount as 651,0001. without the sanction of the house. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the time had now come when a stop must be put to Sir C. Barry's extravagant expenditure. (Hear, hear.) Captain SCOBELL said what had already been done could not be helped, but he trusted that Sir C. Barry would find that for the future if the House of Commons was not his master, the President of the Board of Works wcsid be. Mr. BAILEY asked if the alteration and removal of the courts of law were included in these sums ? - 984/. for the general superintendent of country roads, South Wales. Sir W. MOLESWORTH---The removal of the courts of law was certainly not included. Mr. WILSON entered into some explanations with reference to the question 'of Sir Charles Barry's commis sion. He said that it had been a matter of dispute be tween Sir Charles Barry and every successive Treasury. The original agreement was entered into between Lord Bessborough and Sir Charles 'Barry, and when an ex penditure of 700,0001. was calculated, not to finish the building, but only to include the shell and plans, Sir Charles Barry protested that he had never assented to that agreement by which he was to retain in his hands a sum of 25,000/, in full of the commission of the building then calculated. By this agreement Sir Charles Barry would receive a percentage of about 3 per cent. on the outlay. Whereas, the usual commission paid to architects was 5 per cent. The 3 per cent. commission had been paid to other eminent architects for public works, but in those cases some charges for admeasurement wei e borne by the public, which were usually defrayed by the architect when a 5 per cent. commission was allowed. From time to time the expenditure had greatly exceeded the original estimate ; and when the time came for a settlement it appeared that a just mode would be to take up the prinoiplo adopted by Lord Bessbusough at the commencement, which Sir Charles Barry protested he had never assented to, although he admitt e d th at h e had acted und6r it—and to pay a commission upon the whole expenditure at the same rate. Sir Charles Barry pro tested against this decision, and a correspondence had gone on from that day to the present time. Her Ma jesty's Government adhered to the view which they had taken, and the payments had been kept within the amount calculated at the three per cent. upon the outlay. With respect to the question of admeasurement, it was stated that a considerable expense had been incurred by Sir Charles Barry, and the question was under conside ration • but he hoped that in a short time ft would be brought to a conclusion. In reply to a question from several hon. members, Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that Government was prepared to resist any further charge beyond the 3 per cent., which was the usual amount paid to architects for public works, including decorations and other similar matters. 1,6101. for the Registrar of Friendly Societies in Eng. land: 32,0001. for the Secret Service. 360,4701. for printing and stationery. Mr. WILSON said he proposed to take the next vote out of its usual course. It was the Education Vote, but if the house objected to pass the'vote without discussion, perhaps they would allow him to take a sum on account. Mr. DISRAELI—Why not have the discussion now ? Mr. WILSON did not think it would be convenient to take the discussion now. The vote was 381,000/. Would the committee allow him to take a rote on ac count for 200,000/. ? Mr. DISRAELI thought it would be much better to postpOne the vote until it could be introduced by a statement from the Minister. Sir G. GREY said a vote on account was required for the sake of carrying out pressing arrangements. A state ment would be made before the balance was moved. . Mr. DISRAELI—Cannot you take a smaller sum? Mr. WILSON—Yes, 100,0001. A. vote on account for 100,0001. was then agreed to. The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The bill was passed through committee pro forma. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS (IU LAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said a proposition ought to have been made to Sir Charles Barry to this effect, that if he did not choose to afford his services on certain terms they would be dispensed with. In reply to a question from an Him MEMBER, Sir W. MOLBSWORTH said that with respect to the ventilation of the house, the sum of 6,0001. was proposed in consequence of the recommendation of the committee which had been appointed to consider that matter. A. portion of that expense had been already incurred, wh6, Mr. Gurney was employed on the recommendation of the committee. For his own part, he must say that he thought the improvement which bad taken place in the ventilation of the house was worth the expense, but for the fature he anticipated considerable reductions. Mr. PIGOTT said considerable dissatisfaction already' prevailed on this matter, and it would be increased if it went forth as it now stood, without some explanation having been given, without which he considered the house after ought year. not to have this expend i ture hanging over it year The vote was then agreed to. The sum of 6,0001. was voted towards defraying the expense of a general repository of records. The next vote was the sum of 122,841/. on account of works at the n ew P acket Harbour and Harbour of Re f oge at Ilolyhead, LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the following members were appointed as the select committee on'Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Ad vances Horsroan, Sir J. Trollope, Mr. Mac artney, Mr. Robt. Palmer, Sir J. Duckworth,. Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Stanley, Mr. F. Scully, Mr. Byng, and Col. Dunne. COURT OF SESSIONS (SCOTLAND). The LORD-ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate the procedure in the Court of Sessions in Scotland. The object of the bill is to equalise the business before the Lords Ordinary and the Court of Sessions. The bill was subsequently brought in and read a first Mine. On the question that the house do now adjourn, Mr. DISRAELI inquired if the financial statement was to be made on Friday ? ' - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the affirmative. The house then adjourned at half past nine, PAymaster—S. Fisher, to the Duke of Wellington, Clerk—Charles K. Foulkes, to the Childers. Clerk's Assistants--J. IZ. Hartman, to the Imp:eg cable ; Nicholas B. Denny-s, to the Lightning. Second Masters—George A. Stabb, recently serving as acting master of the Grecian ; John P. C. ClemEnte, and Henry Wm. Inglis, recently serving a; acting master of the Sty; have been p romo t e d to be masters. The Hecate steam vessel, Commander Glynn, left Woolwich for Greenhithe on Saturday, to have her compasses adjusted, and will then proceed to the Black Sea. The Locust left Woolwich yesterday for Greenhithe. The steamer Cambria, Captain Browuless, has arrived at Kingstown to ship horses for the artillery in the Crimea, &c. THE ADVANCED SQUADRON OF THE BALTIC FLEET. Nyborg, Great Belt, April D. We had a good passage to the Scaw, having rounded that point on the third day, when Captain Yelverton, in the Arrogant, 46, was detached with the Esk, the Tartar, and the Cossack, under his orders, to proceed to Elsinore and Copenhagen, but, meeting with the ice before reaching the latter place, he did not get beyond Landscrona, where his squadron is confined by the ice. The Imperieuse, with the Euryalus and the Conflict, proceeded towards the Great Belt, and arrived off Reef Ness on Sunday afternoon, the Ist inst. The former ship touched the ground. off that point, but came off again without the slightest injury. On the 3d a great accumulation of ice surrounded the ships, and, in order to escape being drifted away by it, the three ships were removed to Seiro Bay, where they remained till the morning of the 9th. On the 7th the Conflict was sent towards Nyborg to report the state of the ice, and on reaching that place found it breaking up, and a southerly current has since drifted it into Kiel Bay. Yesterday having been unfavourable from snow and sleet for moving the ships, we all got under way this morning at 8 o'clock, and arrived at this anchorage soon after noon. *ll well." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MoNDAY. A scanty attendance, most of the members having left town for the York meeting; the business that was trans acted was consequently on a very limited scale ; never theless, enough was done to thicken the mystery which surrounds St. Hubert for both Two Thousand and the Derby. Although backed for the former event for nearly 2501. at 2 to 1, still the outlay had not the slightest im proving effect. 1 ,000 to 500 was subsequently offered, and even money was betted that Claret and Kingstown beat him in their places. For the Derby the opposition against him was carried on with increased energy. The whole or any part of 4,800 to GOO was repeatodly offered to bo laid. At last Rifleman would have been backed against him in their places for 500 even. De Clare held a very distinct lead as first favourite, 7 to 1 being taken about him ; 10 to 1 was betted to a small amount against Rifleman ; 12 to 1 taken to 1001. about Dirk Hatteraick. Further comment is unneces• nary. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. to 2 agst Vandal (taken) 5 to 7 to 1 agst F an d ang o (8 to 1 taken) 1 agst Neville (taken) Bto 1 agst Crown Pigeon (taken) 12 to 1 agst Exile of Erin (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 2 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken and offered) Sto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (offered) 5 to 1 agst Polgdore (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 wfat Mortimer (taken): 1000 to 45 a 6 gst Joe Miller (taken). THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst De Clare (taken). Bto 1 agst St. Hubert (offered). 9 to 12 to 1 ags t Di r k Hatteraick (taken). 1 agst Rifleman (10 to 1 taken). 15 to 1 a,gst Wild Dayrell (taken). 50 to 1 agst Corcebus (taken). 50 to 1 agst Kingstown (taken). [ADVE RTISEMENT.]--Holloway's Ointment and Pills again successful in curing a Bad Leg.—Mr. E. Williams, of Dylife Mines, Machynlletb, states that a friend cf his in Flintshire, suffered for two years with a dreadful bad leg, which defied the efforts of several persons to cure, notwithstanding various remedies were tried. He en dured excruciating pain for several months ; and when paying him a visit, he recommended him to use Hollo way's ointment and pills, from the effects of which a change for the better was quickly produced, and ulti mately his leg was soundly cured. lie now enjoy 3 ex cellent health. Mr. Williams will satisfy any party of the truth of his statement.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maidon•lane, New York. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILIVAY.--: Traffic return for the week ending April 14, 1855 0 13,912 2 9 Corresponding week last year 14,815 11 n Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 146,000 I'd 3 Total of the half-,vgar to this date, 1854 L 4,793 14 11 LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY , —Traffie re turn for the week ending April 14, 1855 £18,140 1 9 Corresponding week last year 17,833 19 2 Increase ialsrs £3OO 2 7 ME TOWN COUNCIL OP GLASGOW AND THE Da- FUROR, NAPOLEON.—The Town Council of Glasgow, on . the motion of the Lord Provost, has agreed to transmit a congratulatory address to the Emperor and Empress of the French, on the occasion of their auspicious visit to her Majesty. His lordship, in commending the mo tion to the adoption of the council, reminded: ern that the Emperor of the French was acquainted in the dis trict,c baying be en a guest at Hamilton Palace, an d Eglintan Palace; in A.yrshird, • and would,. th ert i oie, take more interest in tit, itddr es —Rdiatirek Courant. DZSTITUTION IIVIE 11113311* TO THE EDITOR OF THE SEX. -- _op SlR,—Alloiv me through the reediteriot Yip ° ° ear to call attention to the severe distress whic h n ' o f to presses numbers of the poor but loyal populatioa Hebrides and West Highlands. A 1 0 f tbos - l' o f Owing to an insecurity of the tenure 0 bwi ce , b .. o e ld e land, the want of money capital, and the a . .i e 0 it is the-object of the Royal rateoble 0 , t l la ndus conomy , erre _trial Society of Scotland to teach, the tome l dto have, from time immemorial, beennere't op l ! e great difficulties in obtaining tbe tu^ a ron eo elements t the of food between the exhaustion of one crop tl ll _ ingathering of another, general! Ergot .1 September. 0 cap otil A l Owing to a more complete failure of the „P,. ft et ~ last autumn . than in any previous year, an u ' i t . bate bad harvest, of their scant patches of o de ° t is a a g m gr o a s v t a a t l e a d rm by in t g he dearneesyof rovisions, titll-!, form oppresses the peoPie b e e f e / n li b n e ? tt t : islands 4 cf the west, and the society hag l employment, in knitang of t9 ;i e etP weavinglB of cloth, towelling &c_, which it " k g: 10 111 0 ' 5,, as a- ineana of " h e lp ' a ill porto '- ; selves." As reg . ards this.iiiinatU of ° fe . :ding q 3° _itiiii fi, without pauperising them in spirit, the Oa t testimonials have been received. sb ° al V Miss Roy, a benevolent lady, in the Isle.eof ;t a to ', o fot o kindly paid' fair wages for the society , 1 f ilo r ' , ell e voleri. or work, has thus writte —"lf the b amid see the eag•n•nes n s : with which the' P °l- ' l' r oo' crowd for work,. and the blessings they beele,f.. ° ;etr e .; p tthise with them and initiaato th , o f tb e l they would feel highly gratifie( at tbe r es ej,e o . t c, efforts." The testimon of Aiss a ' ' ,l 00 11 4 i Coll, and of the Rev. Mr. Y ad Mrs. I‘l4o),,r'' - v at " is to the same effect. The Rev. gr. - .1 s ent) -i °I ; „ Islay,l in requesting a grant of lg. (s iljZa ets l ' ' find destitution is , becoming re ore g fa 'n cer e isi r pecially among the females." A 'veteran ° 04 tain E. Rose, late 93d Highlanders ,wh° stiPe ' tr''. the distribution from our fund of a grant la 0 l ao the mainland, says, "I never knew so little the way of relief do so much good " f 0 1 1°11' Mrs. M'Allister, the lady of Dr: WiS.e ° 13 c ff t w a ith reference to another recent grant, s a Y s alts ° A l fore ou t r h secretary, r. Bond, dted the 10th ! 0 1 , e females g ot empl yomenta 1 certa inl,r tbey serious lic consequences from wa nt, but sin ce nae , o had knitting I take heart, as there a c t:e e , a 7 e 7t - oci ril i: 01 speaking, few complaints. They are s much as they can that they ' sit up two Ilig b r e e fi d they will have nothing to do."' week, they sa y they will have time enough t°B`Atar tehe same lady, dated the 31st ult., in d esc r o eel l !i arnest desire of the most elderly and infi rm ,. (10°,illi bread they require, Mrs. WAllister saY: r 1 b w a o d man, in trying to do the work as Well ast f,te ° l singed all her hair b •to the 1/(4,ldicif! tit; a :l . : s t e t: lle ° In another I.4e'bilig lII: , y stooping . , .., v e „ „ e i night ;" many districts in the Hebrides De `,7te 1 W' in the roots of the pine, which give light is ' p i mofthmeorleelfaaevdouerfedHisalarrnida,districts. g ciel o f ne F il—k rc: previously afforded valuable assi7thanercee, i t t att before me, dated 3d April. addressed to 0 4 .7„. re11',,,,e aid d m the schoolmaster of Scalpa,', aSking ' illat 11 :t 1 0 1 island (s , in h c e e state, i without good or poor oth sa g y r e a , nted to a small• extent) to in flue:4,-, "Thecreatures are in - a r o title beof seed. to crop their ;landst*Cith. 17° , 6 1 ej eff ~, 11: 0. esihr ha tbe i ;lo ,, , _ seedsent them, they will next year be O r c ,,tftroi they are this one. I never saw such sere r° c ia 4 I fear many of the poor creatures have alre a _ ;',,i1l , s 0 for want a sa nt_ of food ! I hope your conlnl itte t : c liog P Inn n % . d t position into consideration, hi l ie q tr edia e relief " In asking you . sir, to bring these Pe ll ' f f il orr e ,,, lll ; ; fore y a ou d r readers, I know I need make 13° let fl ofpeal,risnh destitution, merely observe, that in the w o e e n t'' ,6 ‘ll to relief, had esti w tu e t r io k n b , ou t e h e e e able-bodied poor wderltio could erne l to to, o l r e jo doe p lc pt, to h plead for rid. These formed e o kindred of those brave oHighlanders,eoP wil,°ol3osel;r. ied prodigies of valour on behalf oft he' r b i r bi e w o jt whencountry, are not entitled to relief Whi le 3- 1 t cy br ° disabled they may have miles tot a f° '4l ir E9 i take refuge ; poor-lawinvadcaninspector ;_ th e y h ave no vre&honeegfortb, 'fot they they cannot wander of olt , i rugged elike hungry wolves, our southern t o 0 f oi i n 3 lountains or stormy seas hew t h „ e tt iril f° oa i succour from, notlin oh n derive t ia t 7 he t skies above, and the barre n 7, o los ce lfc l them to d u e e h largely-extende unless belie; oak largely-extended to our advertise. , I remain, sir, your obedient ser es t's l. 0 Broom-wood, A '1 l4, 1855. ho' letter that, though Clapham, FOV.P+' .to P.S.--I may add, " in ' pri- aragraP 0 pusee r e e a ference a to ; E . { th r o a t, gliblalll3o4li wards of twenty miles ofintgu'rnapsike road viti e b s e tates, among a thriving, well-Joing. considered as being interested- in k not of t soi ilag' poor - rates , yet Ido feel fiat justitictia r soS.. c t and that what is or ...,,i humane and Christian f . po or ' and 'lreland must be the same for the RA I ro Were matters so, we, the society, would bli/ e sp d 'O f of urging tee:lol4 Po the case of the poor Hebridean Highlanders. .—.....a. COUNTRY ALI fa Os. i 0 .. , I, ',., 51 .de S_AN C HELMSFORD —Aril- „ m et, h e s% The trade to-day-for w h ea t was extr v- ung - efr, auction of fully Is per qr ., and Ktinplesr,spre,44 ,hand even at that abatement. A lik e dulll l °oo.l,. f/ spring corn, and last w e ek' s quotations Aar ok tained. Wheat, white, old, per s. e ' ....,..0 qr. 56 80 1 Oats, per qT•••;.....:0 new r.. 6 80 1 Peas, Partridg . al red, old 53 75 White..... 4 new 52 74 Boiling •• Barley 3 p, Chevalier 35 Jr Grinding Tr ar rovr Malt 68 72 1 m a zsgn Chevalier 70 74 1 Ditto , P :,;( I Beans COLCHESTER— APRIL 14. . ret' t 0 8 , ii We had only a limited show of wheat, b';', - , Ae pt V; was slack, and last Saturday's prices were "'",,, Pl ° ~,,e4 tain ; barley, beans, and peas are without I ' D ' ''''' change in value. ~;+ e il l 'j A Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wbeat, Iv, ~.“';;;3',' r red, 61s to 70s ; barley, 32s to 34s ; oats, Lc*" to Or 31azagan, 36s to 38s ; middle and small, ''''' t i white, 42s to 46s ; grey, 36 s t o 40s. ~ X 6 ' Official Statement of th e Quantities of C O '', in the port of L on d on , from the followillc the Bth to the 16th April, both inclusive. ____---- 0 I. y la. f P 8 a ' GA ........-- ----' Colchester - ~..- 11 Harwich 293 —1 5 3 S--' 87 ijl Leigh 318 4±- - .................„„ . Malden ' )> COAL MARKT Prices of Coal per ton at t' e. d.I ;T.—Arlin be close of tl' e ID , ar xe , VValleeriu, Huddle W. Hartley lB 6 „•.. Davison's West Hartley 19 t: Russell's getto" '' Holywell.. *********** ••• ••• 18 o;South Hato11••'" ** ** „4 1 9 Howard's West Hartley iStcwart's . '''''' Nethertonl9 North Percy Ha r tle y ( 6 ; ' C W a h ra it d w o c c i,l ''' '' ''''''' '' Tanfield Tanlield Moor Bute 1 1 96 3 3 '''' '''''''' Walker Primrose l6 0 Hew flail • •••.'' .•••• 41 1' Grey's West Ha r tl ey 6lTrim ' don.. ; ''''' Wylam 17 6 South Keh0e.......,„ Tees ............ Walleend, &e Bell and Brownl7 6 Eden .19 OS Helen's Te w . Nestlt h Eden Main 19 6 Carr's 3P-a•thyr ; 10 4 8 46 Belmont 19 O'Derwentwat er r oir' Brarldyll Haswell , 2 1 1 1 9 Hetton Plummer 19 61- '----- , 1 1 BIRTHS._ Jr' OF A SON. of ti ,i re, On the 14th inst., at 4, Cambridge- 0 0 15 ' .( j o t , the wife of Charles Edwards. Esq. , r „of P ° ' 7 On the 14th inst., at Chatham, the wif e V (111 Dalrymple Fanshawe. - On the 14th inst., at -Highgate, the s l / 4 "" e it. Keene, Esq., of Li nco l n ' s -i nn, b arr i s t e r-3t"`" w il) .OF a DAUGHTBII. i th e A of On the 15th inst ,at 17, M , ?Manchester-stree A I, . Professor Ansted. Is tY p • ..1"." t,.• On the 14th i ns t., a t 28 , Portland place' tll' .60 Lotte Watson Taylor—twins. wif e Of On the 14th in s t., a t H arcsfoot, t h e Smith Dorrien. MARRIED. r obe r ,1 C , On the 14th in s t., a t C am d en Church, -1, 0 , 3 ,0 John Jesse, of th e S out h Sea House, 1 ,013 ,,; Or ham, Surrey, to Miss Caroline Bishop, of g e P cl e of berwell. On the 14th inst , at St. George's il an°ve g r il e,r ir e- Rev. Wm. Crowth . e_,r , to Susannah, ;bird d a l i de P iflY d Bendyshe, Esq., of Barrington Hall, Cara bl b . ; o ° lo C ./ On the 14th inst., at Bedhampton Miura la d e" Hunt, Esq. , . Lieut. Royal Wilts Militia, t7 0 0 1 : 1 11 Y' 67th Regiment, to Anne Caroline Hulbert , L o t of the late John S. Hulbert, Esq., of.St eP- 4 ,0 4 , Hants. eirc r° 74 l 9S On the 14th inst., at St. George's, /De n ver Sy ,'„ l d A ti . John Renaud, of 2, George-stree Eliza, youngest daughter of the late Jah,ci ti ce) Esq., of Castle-stre e t, H o lb orn, and Y°' -r town. / 16 10/ i? 0 ------ t _ F A DIED, fe, ll ,ii , w,orl g 7 On the 12th inst., at Hereford, John ; w it ' yesr I SO Esq., formerly M.P. for Southampton,aw l '"" C`' • i ot ( Consul at Barcelona aged 69. On the 13th lust :at Trusham, near T rur°' icet, „io 0 EN., aged 73. . fil l 'ilh A e itt On the 13th inst., at Twickenham, Miss f .il , " surviving sister of the Dowager Countess ' t 9 of and of the late Sir Windsor Huuloke, 8 31 '' 1 r io" of worth, Derbyshire. s ti tbe 0 , 00 On the 13th inst., at Norwood, Janie , .„ e d g, late of Fen-court, Fenchurch-street, citY';'brei; ei l On the 15th inst., Wm. Ernest Thies, °' e cl 10 Jane, city, and Richmond-road, 'Hackney, °l el , , On tho frith inst., at Stratford-green, 14 ' „/A al Mason, Esq., aged 62. --- 7 0, _-- - ~ LOFDON : Printed and Publistiod by la' n fa i so os AO 0 " of No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , a t The St o ._ . - t bae Strand, In the Precinct of tilt . Savoy, 3). ` *l44;egox, Tuesday, April X 7,1