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el)trb Zittton4 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloi.k. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) DERBY. sto 2 agst De Clare (backed heavily) 9to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) sto 1 agst Rifleman (taken, 11 to 2 also I Aid) 7to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (8 to 1 taken) 10 to 1 agst Kingstown (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 30 to 1 apt Rylstone (taken) OAKS. 6to 1 agst Nettle (offered) 10 to 1 agst Marchioness (taken) HARPENDEN RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ROTHL•MPSTEAD STAKES. 1 2 Little Jem Grey Chicken► Nine ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Maid of Morn Scot Free ........................................... . Ten ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP. Pantheon. Scipio , Nell Gwymie Sixteen ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAME IT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENII 3.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the we ,lsack at five o'clock. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition : gainst the grant to Maynooth. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition agate st the total abolition of church rates. Lori SOND YS presented a petition from Grer . Yar mouth, praying for a comprehensive measure of ac minis- trative reform. The Marquis of LINSDOWNE presented a p' tition from dissenting bodies in favour of the abolit`..n of church rates. THE VIENNA CONFERENCE. Earl GREY gave notice that he intended to pc itpone the motion for which he bad given notice for 1,. inday next until the following Friday. He did this wit' great regret, but it was to prevent the ques tion bein g u •mated in both houses the same evening that he had as ,ented to the postponement of his motion. THE CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ATMY. Lord PANMURE said he hogged to call thei lord ships' attentit n to a statement connected with tlo admi nistration of the affairs of the army. He con. i not do so without saying one word on the gratifyinL, scene they had witnessed that morning. That was ti c fist occasion on which a sovereign had condescended o dis tribute with her own hand honours not only to those who were high in birth but to the humblest sol her in her Majesty's service, who bad shed their bii oil in the defence of the Crown and their country. ( :tar.) He trusted that that would not be the only tia, si her Majesty would perform that duty, and that it - ,could act as an incentive to young soldiers to imit; to the noble example set to them. The noble lord then r ferred to the object of his motion, and stated the c. ,angel which her Majesty's Government proposed to in; ke in the civil departments of the army. It was, the first place, the intention to abolish the off le of Master-General of the Ordnance and Board of Ore pence altogether. These being removed, it would be ne( issary to deal with the whole establishment of the Ord dance. That establishment consisted of two departments, he one principally relating to matters military, the other t ) mat • tern purely civil. The first was the command of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers. This it was pry posed to vest in the office of Commander-in-Chief of the army. In speaking upon this subject, he must say it w as the concurrent opinion of every officer, as well as of every member of her Majesty's Government who had an thing to do with Sir Hew Ross and Sir John Burgo) - ne, in their military characters, that two more meril Jrious officers, or men who had taken greater pains to bi 'ng to perfection the military service, had never held ot ice in any Government. As regarded the civil departm nt, it was proposed to place in the room of the Master Gene ral of the Ordnance the Secretary of State for th. War Department, who shall be supreme, and be reap< risible for the administration of the whole, and that he . hould move all the estimates connected with thedepartmen The noble lord said that what was termed the civil depai ;merit would be confided to four officers, all responsible to the Secretary of State for War. These woul Ibean _I ispec tor of Ordnance, and he trusted that officer would have the assistance of Sir J. Burgoyne. The next office would be that of Director of the Ordnance, to which d aty he proposed to appoint Sir H. Ross. [LEFT SPEAKING.] ROUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVEN_ZSG.) The &gram took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Sir M. S. STEWART took the oaths and his snpt for Renfrewshire, in place of Colonel Mure, resigned. Sir J'. FEBOUSSON took the oaths and his seat for Ayr shire. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were ordered to be considered :— . Birmingham Water Bill, Medical Invalids General Life Assurance Societ' • Bill, and the Plymouth and Stonehoniae Gas Bill. • The following bills were read a third time and pi 4ssed : Ayr Harbour, Cromford and High Peak Railway, Glas gow and South-Western Railway, and Nottinghw u and Loughborough Road. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Carmarthen and Cardigan Rai, way ; East of Fife Railway ; Fife ani Kinross Rail ia,y ; Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Railway ; Lyme aegis Roads ; Royal London Militia ; Exeter and Ex! south Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Hadfield, from Tor quay, for the abolition of church rates ; by Sir J. Shel ley, several petitions from Pimlico against church ates ; 1 by Mr. Crauford, praying for some alterations the Lord Advocate's Education Bill. Mr. W. LOCKHART presented two petitions i aani mously ailopted by the Commissioners of Supply c : the counties of Lanark and Dumfries on the 30th of 2 pnl, praying that the proprietors of lands and hon es in Scotland may be relieved from the injustice to % lach they are subjected in being called upon to pay a b'gher rate of property tax than the proprietors of Englai cr the owners of funded or othe r descriptions of prop rty. CONSTITUTION FOR NEW SOUTH WAL es. Mr. LOWE gave notice that on the second read) ig of the above bill he would move that it be read a st. cond time that day 3ix months. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN IRELAND. Mr. M`MAHON asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whether his attention had been called to the trial at the last Tyrone assizes of certain persons, beloi:ging to two opposing political and religions parties, f 0.7 riot and assault, and to the course pursued by the public prosecutor on that occasion; and whether that cc arse met with the approbation of the right hon. gentlernt 1? Mr. HORSMAN said he understood the questi , ,n to refer to the system rather than that particular case. In that ease the proceedings were not out of the usual e -der. He had consmunicated with the Attorney General, and he was of opinion such a practice should not be con tinued, and should not occur again. THE FOREIGN LEGION. In reply to Mr. EWART, Mr. PEEL said he was informed that between 3 000 and 4,000 men had been enlisted, and from the success attending the efforts of the recruiting agents a for ce of 10,000 men would be raise d. Depots had fora at Heligoland and at Shorncliff for their accommodation. ORDER OF MERIT. herd ELCHO asked the First Lord of the Trea , ury when the new Order of Merit for service in the field would be instituted and distributed, and whether the delay was attributable to the neglect of any particular allwent PALMERSTON said the only cause for delay W ys z zr th e r his noble friend at the head of the War De ft.i.whie: Was anxious to have a report of the manner tr i e4, will ‘ ch uali orders were distributed in foreign c.)un stsimu„ rem had not yet been received. CLOTHING FOR THE TROOPS IN In reply to itd,. IRE CRIMEA. Mr. PEEL said zalls " RD, house in Vienna : Ider had been sent to an eminent P an a large quantity of al mer clothing for tto prepare troops' he h a d no d ou b t t h ey were by this time supplied Nvith t hem. IRISH JIIDGES In reply to Mr. H. B ain , tipn of the Irish Judges we ' re 4 in to ca Wl;; t h a e te r d a l b a y rg a e g of t 7 lei r r other infirmities from the regulajdieeharae poor duties. Mr. HORSMAN sa:d the subject hadb e tin der the consi deration of the Government, and so. (Laughter.) HOLYHEAD HARBOU R. In reply to Sir R. BULKELEY, Sir C. WOOD said th 3 report of the engineer,. 1,, d Xoeen already laid on the table, and the works to c irr • wit the northern break water would be carried out as ,ftti«iily a s possible. A landing place was about to be ‘ 9 °" 4l d there for the accommodation of railway passen. - Uttvi far p . : „T v o"Lord NAAS, - • 10,:t.015 I•62°D raid the depth of water wpuld be Ermn ‘-_o3Ovsie a ., ,, ."!d - the area of tba,wholfr PLANS In reply t o . I , lr !kt v ! EARL -.ol"43ll;CNlgalA ttli i . Lard; PALIWI4ste,aS ...." % " 4 . said the plane of Lord Don- donald was last autumn referred to a committee of mili tary and scientific men ; but the difficulty of the case seemed to increase as it was more looked into ; and he really was not prepared to state what day the Govern ment could give a final answer on the subject. CAPTAIN CHRISTIE. Mr. E. ELLICE called the attention of the house to the statement made in that house . a short time since by the hon. member for Aylesbury with reference to Capt. Christie, who, he (Mr. Ellice) regretted to state, was dead. With regard to the facts of the case be could state, from his personal acquaintance with the late lamented gentleman, that he was not aware of hie suffering from any complaint when he left this country for the East, and that with regard to his age he was but 57, and, irre spective of age, he was a man of athletic and vigorous constitution. (Hear, hear.) Hon. members should remember that Capt. Christie had nothing whatever to do by his appointment with the harbours of Balaklava, and bad he issued any orders with respect to it, he (Mr. Ellice) doubted if they would have been obeyed. His duties were outside with the transports, and where his,duties were, there he was to be found. (Hear, hear.) He thought when an hon. gentleman, a member of that house, made .public an incorrect state ment, and it was pointed out to him, it was his duty , immediately that incorrectness was pointed out to him, to as public knowledge his error. The statement to whcih he referred was made, he believed, February, ant: replied to in four or five days by Capta in Christie's B'S ter, followed by one from Captain Christie's brother, and after that by one from Captain Christie himself, couched in language which bore truth upon the firse of it, and in the most modest and gentlemanly lan guage—(hear, hear)—and which it was possible to have been written. These letters have been in the possession of the hon. member for Aylesbury for a period of ten weeks, an interval of anxious suspense to the relatives of the gallant officer whose professional reputation was dearer to him than life, and that anxiety had done more for the gallant officer than years could do ; ire had broken him down in mind and health, and he was now gone where neither slander or praise could reach him. (Hear.) He begged to ask the hon. mem ber for Aylesbury, if he received those letters, and whf.t answer he had given to them ? (Hear.) Mr. LAYARD said he felt ashamed that at a 'Lime like the present when great interests were at stake., e nd the excitement of the country at such a p;.l,ch at what was about to take place, that the time of the house should be taken up with personal matters. (Hear, and "Oh, oh !") He asked hon. members wb;lther they were about to renew that unseemly scene Only had had on a former occasion, and thereby bring the house into disgrace. (Oh, oh !) There was a feeling gaining ground in the country. (Cries of " Question," and " Oh, oh.") The question before the house was of the adjournment of the house, and he repeated there was a feeling growing up in ibis country that the time of the house shoull not be trifled with in such a manner, and the house be male the arena of personal altercation. (Oh.) He warned gen tleman opposite of it. Had the hon. member (Mr- Ellice) mentioned the subject to him before bringing it I- efore the house, be might have given him such inforunat' on as might have placed the subject in a very different farm to what bad been done. The hon. member then leferred to the various reports of the newspapers of his speech in question, and quoted from that paper that had attacked him more than any other, and he found he was there reported as stating Captain Christie to be "about seventy years of age," He did not charge him with being in charge of Balakiava harbour, but at the head of the transport service, and that his health was so indif erent that he could not leave Ins ship after clad: from 'ear of catarrh. (LEFT SPEAKING.) OFFICIAL DESPATCB FROM FIELD MABSIIAL LORD RAGLAN. (Prom a Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY is. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, a idressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. Before Sebastopol, May 5. . _ My Lord,—Since I wrote to your lordship on the Ist instant nothing of importance has arisen ; the enemy still appear to be collecting troops upon the high ground on the opposite side of the Tchernaya, in the neighbourhooo, o f Sebastopol, and convoys are constantly seen movir,g in that direction. The fire from the place upon our trenches has no't been heavy I but, notwithstanding, I have some casualties to report to you, as shown in the accompanying returns ; and. I have to lament the death of three promisinu young officers, Lieutenants Carter of the Royal Engineers, Curtis of the 46th, and White of the 62,1 Regiments. On the night of the Ist instant the French attacked a kind of counterguard which the Russians had established in front of the central bastion. The operation was quite successful, and the enemy were driven out with great loss, leaving behind them nine small mortars. Our Allies have remained in the work, notwithstanding the heavy fire to which they have been exposed, and have established themselves therein, frus trating the efforts made by their adversaries to dispossess them of it on the following day, when a vigorous sortie was repulsed, and the Russians were again great. sufferers. . The conduct of the French troops was very brilliant. I have, &c., RA.GL AN. The Lord Panxanre, &o. &c, Enclosure 1. RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 30TH APRIL, TO THE 3D MAT, 1855. Ist Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 2d Battalion, Ist Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 4th Foot- 1 rank and file, wounded. 7th Foot-1 rank and filo, killed; 2 rank and file, wounded. 19th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 23d Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 28th Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 3 rank and file, wounded. 30th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 34th Foot-6 rank and file, wounded. 38th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 39th Foot-1 rank and file, A ounded. 41st Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, wounded. 44th Foot —4 rank and file, wounded. 46th Foot-1 officer, killed. 47th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 55th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 62d Foot-1 officer, 1 rank and file, killed. 77th Foot-1 drummer, killed ; 1 serjeant, wounded. 88th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 89th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file, wounded. 90th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 97th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, wounded. Royal Engineers and Royal Sappers and Miners-1 officer, killed ; 1 serjeant, wounded. Total-3 officers, 1 drummer, 6 rank and file, killed ; 5 serjeants, 32 rank and file, wounded. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOITRT, Adjutant-General. En closure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE 30TH APRIL TO THE 3D MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. KILL ;...;D. MAT 2. 46th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant F. J. Curtis. Royal Engineers. Lieutenant J. H. S. Carter. MAY 3. 62d Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant G. J. White. J. B. BIICKNALL ESTCOI7RT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE 30ra APRIL TO THE 3n MAY, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. APRIL 30. 2d Battulion Ist Foot. Private Amos Pipler. 62d Regiment of Foot. Private Patrick Lynch. 97th Regiment of Foot. Private Edward Corbett. MAY 1. 7th Regiment of Foot, Private Michael Murphy. 28th Regiment of Foot. Private Francis Chi verton. Private John Edward. MAY 2. 77th Regiment of Foot. Drummer Owen Bennett. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 4. WOUNDED. APRIL 30. 4th Regiment of Foot. Private William Robertson, slightly. 7th Regiment of Foot. Private Peter Morgan, severely. Private George Wardell, severely. 30th Regiment of Foot. Private Ch'srles Holborn, slightly. 41st Regiment of Foot. Serjeant George Corfield, severely. Private Patrick Keary, severely. 89th Regiment of Foot. Sergeant James Carruthers, severely. Private William Atkison, severely. * Private Thomas Broadbent, severely. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. - - Private Joseph Bolter, slightly. MAY 1. 28th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Bernard Carr, slightly. - Private Thomas Smith, severely. Private Matthew Thomas, slightly. - 39th Regiment of Foot. Private Quill Daniell, slightly. 44th Regiment of Foot. Ilivtet e Corporal Johnz P d a w t r a r i K c c k ie TIT Kelly, derans,l dangerouslydi g a h n t g l e y r . o . B eriesu 2 t dattalion Rifle Brigade. "lutam Brodd, dangerously. Max 2. _ Ist Battalio Private T m li t : lit Feet. 34th-n e . . rive 0 ziP r nentof'root. - Titlict,4atke4r"allgetcV4sl44'' Co jobrzsti nt of oot, - 7 - 4441 ass Wm*. NOMINAL RETURINI4SF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROSI THE 30TH APRIL, TO THE 3D MAY, 1855, INCLU SIVE. THE SUN% LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; MAY 18, 1855, 44th Regiment of Foot. Private William Mansfield, slightly. 47th Regiment of Foot. Private Charles Ryan., severely 90th Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Fahey, severely MAY 3. 2d Battalion, Ist. Foot. Private John Gough, slightly 19th Regiment of Foot. Private John Higgins, severely 23d Regiment. of Foot. Private Henry Ball, FRverely 34th Regiment of Foot. Private Richard T - iemble, dangerously Private Josiah 'Ziorstall, dangerously Private Michael Todd, dangerously Private Joser i ii Robinson, slightly Private Patrick short, slightly ~6tlt Regiment of Foot. _ . LAI PE it IA Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam. brook-court, Basiughall - street ; Leigh, George-street, Man sion-house, city. James Tomlinson, timber merchant, Nottingham, May 2 - :), and July 10, at ten , at the Bir mingha m District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Freeth, Rawson, and Browne, Nottingham. Harriet Townsend, poulterer, Chandos-street, St. James's, May 26 and June :30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham bers ; Shaw, Furnivars-inn. William Tomkys, plumber, Wolverhampton, May 3 and July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Price and Stuart, Wolverhampton. William Peter Grant, bookseller, Cambridge, May 26, at half-past two, and June 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Whealer, Furnivars-inn. John Walker Cash, fancy stationer, Manchester, May 28, at eleven and June 2 3 , at one, at the Court of Brnk ruptcy. Jolinson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Catlin, Ely-place. John Biddle, glove manufacturer, Leicester, May 29 and July 10, at ten in the forenoon, at the Birming ham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Notting ham • Spooner, Leicester ; Motteram and Knight , Bir mingham. John Lowe, fishmonger, Northampton-place, Holloway road, May 23, at half-past twelve, and June 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Stopher, Cheapside. Thomas Hitt, currier and leather cutter, Exeter, May 25, and June 20, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter. Thomas John, Aberdare, Glamorgan, butcher, grocer, and draper, June 1, and July 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. George Campion Pos,tans, grocer, Newmarket, May 30 at two, and June 29 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Aldridge and Bromley, Gray's inn ; Kitchener, Newmarket. Sarah Frampton, butcher, Wimborne Minster, Dorset shire, May 26, at half-past one, and June 30, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Ba.singhall-street ; Bishop and Sou, New Br idge street, Biackfriars ; Moore, Witnborno. Thomas Evans Partridge and ganiuel Partridge, screw bolt manufacturers, Darleeton, Stafford, May 30, and July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. John Etheridge and George lfonck Berkley Michell, in surauce brokers, Liverpool, May 30, at twelve, and June 20. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Littledale and Bardswell, Li verpool. John Noble, shipwright, Liverpool, May 30 end June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cuz -nove, official assignee, Liverpool; Fenwicke and Aspinall, Li verpool. George Healey, timber merchant, Preston, June 8, and 22, at twelve, at the Manchester Dist , ict Court. Herne mann, official assignee, Manchester ; Chapman and R Therts, Manchester. Private John Gordon, severely 77th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant William Secrett, severely 88th Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Donlan, slightly 99th Regiment of Foot. Private David Murdoch, dangerously Royal Sappers and Miners. Serjeant Philip Morant, slightly J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adj utaut•General. Enclosnro 5. A RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE ROYAL NAVAL BRIGADE, BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, DUR ING THE WEEK ENDING MAY 4TH, 1855. WOUNDED. Pierce Butler, A. 8., Queen, slightly Total-1 wounded. STEPHEN LUSHINGTON, Captain Commanding Naval Brigade. The Military Secretary to H. E. Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief. `THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) BUCKINGHAM PAL A.O E, MAY 15. This day had audience of her Majesty; His Excellency the Count Walewski, Ambassador from the Emperor of the French, to deliver his letter of recall ; To whom he was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the Honourable Sir Ed ward Cust, K.C.H , her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. DOWNING-STREET, MAT 15. The Queen has been pleased to constitute the Island of Labuati and its dependencies to be a Bishop's See and Diocese, to be called the Bishooric of Labuan, and to ap point the Reverend Francis 'Thomas M`Dougall, D.C.L., to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See. WHITEHALL, MAY 15. The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Field- Marshal the Right Honourable Fitzßoy James Henry, Lord Raglan, G.C.8., and Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas, C. 8., het Majesty's royal license and per mission that they may respectively accept and wear the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the First Class, which the Sultan hath been pleased to confer upon them as a mark of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of their dis tinguished services before the enemy (luting the presreit war ; and that they may enjoy all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging. WHITEHALL, MAY 17. The Queen has been pleased t.i give and grant unto Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.8., Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown, K.C.8., and Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., her Majesty's Royal Licence and Permission that they may severally accept and wear the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the First Class, whieh the Sultan hath been pleased to confer upon them as a mark of his Imperial Ma jesty's approbation of their distingui., , hcd services before the enemy during the present war, and that they may en joy all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging. BANKRUPTU i" ANNULLED. Spencer PerceYal Plumur, merchant, New City Cham bers, city. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James H. Johnson, merchant, Lerwick—Creditors meet in the Sheriff Court Room there, 28th May, twelve o'clock. David Macdonald, farmer, cattle dealer and grazier, Lassintulloch, Rannoch, Perthshire—Creditors meet in the Salutation Rotel, Perth, 26th May, one o'clock. Andrew Galloway, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Glas gow—Crolitors meet in the Globe Hotel, George-square, Glasgow, 28th May, twelve o'clock. BANK OF ENGLA.ND, An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and rith Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 12th day of May, 18554 t 35 CE DEPAB.TMEN T. 'rotes issued ..•..... 29,33G,510 ci-oveniment debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,335,510 Saver - Z 29,336,510 £29,336,510 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day at May, 185 BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest l'ablic deposits L.in. dueling Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 2,733,90 Other depoths ...... 12,205,267 3oven Day and other lzilis .. .......... 1,022.140 432,686,049 Dated the 17th day of May, 113 lANIENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. PARISH CONSTABLES BILL. Mr. DEEDES moved the second reading of this bill. The great object of the bill was to improve the provi along of the Rural Police Act, and to make them more extensive. The measure he now proposed to read a second time had been referred to a select corn mittee. Mr, RICE opposed the bill on the ground of the heavy local taxation it would impose. The hon. mem ber was understood to prefer the extension of the rural police to the whole of the country. He moved at an arnendinent that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Sir J. TROLLOPE opposed the bill as expensive and unnecessary, and stated that in consequence of the im• proved condition of the people crime had so decreased that the gaols were half empty. In his county the gaol was constructed to accommodate 76 prisoners : it had now only 30 inmates. Under such circun►stunces he should be extremely unwilling to entail the expense of the rural police on the counties, even in the modified form proposed by his hon. friend. Mr, COWPER would support the second reading, deeming the bill a great improvement on the existing system. Mr. W. MILES thought that Government, having let a flood of crime loose on the country by the establish ment of the ticket-of-leave system, should of itself pro pound a police system, and give the counties material as sistance in bearing the expense. He thanked his hon. friend for bringing in the bill, which was a step in the right direction, but thought that the responsibility of providing for a state of things which had been created by themselves rested with the Government. Lord PALMERSTON said the hon. member had brought two unfounded charges against him. In the first place, he said it was owing to the Government that transportation bad ceased, and, as a consequence, crime had increased ; in the next place, he said Government had not originated any measure upon this question of rural police. Now, i►t the first place, it was perfectly well known that the cessation of transportation was not at all the decision of the Government—the British Go vernment reluctantly submitted to it as a necessity im posed upon them by the decisions of the colories. It was because those prosperous and improving communities, feel ing that the►r civilisation and character were injured by the perpetual influx of crime from this country, had re solved that they would not have any further increase of transported criminals tl►at.the system of transportation was abandoned. Therefore, as far as the first charge wa. concerned, the Government were perfectly guiltless. R A!ter a few word+ from several hon. memb , rs, the bill was read a second time, aid ordered to be read a toird time on Tuesday, the 22d May. PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP REGIS TRATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. A. PELLATT, this bill was read a second time, and was ordered to be committed to- morrow. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL. Mr. CHEETHAM moved that the house resolve it self into committee on this bill. Mr. HENLEY objected to the bill, which, in his opinion, would have an injurious effect on Dissenters and Churchmen. Mr. COWPER, said the Main objection to the bill was, that it would diminish the amount of publicity now re quired by the law to rather too great an extent. The bill repealed the publicity now required before the board of guardians, but it did not provide any sufficient security that the intention of the parties should be made known so as to give an opportunity for the interference of those who might be able to detect the impropriety or illegality of the marriage. Then, again, the amount of time between notice to the registrar and the celebration of the marriage was not sufficient. He thought the bill required more consideration, and trusted that the bon. gentleman would not press it at the present moment. Mr. CHEETHAM offered some observations in ex planation of the provisions of the bill, but they did not reach the gallery. Mr. WALPOLE believed that the, bill, as it now stood, would tend to encourage clandestine marriages ; and as there were serious objections to many of the clauses, he would suggest to the bon: gentleman the propriety of reconsidering them, and submittmethe bill in an amended shape on a future day. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL thought it very natural that Dis senters should feel an objection with respect to the pre sent mode of proceeding bd ., iTe boards of guardians ; but when the hon. gentleman proposed an alteration in that respect, he ought to provide some sufficient mode of publicity. (Hear.) He should be glad to forward the ob ject of the hon. member so far as it tended to the relief of Dissenters, but he thought the bill required more care ful consideration. (Hear.) Mr. T. CHAMBERS said the bill contained some provisions which were quite unnecessary to attain the object of the hon. member, and which might injuriously affect all classes, Churchmen as well as Dissenters. • Mr. CHEEMAM then withdrew his motion, and said he proposed going into committee pro forma on Monday next, for the purpose of introducing certain amendments to meet the objections which had been made to the bill as it now stood. PERSONAL ESTATES OF INTESTATES BILL On the motion of Mr. L. KING-, the house resolved itself into committee on this bill. On clause I being proposed, Mr. HENLEY expressed a doubt whether it would be safe to proceed with the bill in the absence of the law officers of the Crown, seeing that the change proposed would alter the whole law for the distribution of perso nal property in the kingdom. Mr. COLLIER said the bill proposed a serious alter ation in the rights of the heir-at-law, and he considered that alteration most objectionable. The other portions of the bill he thought would have a beneficial operation. Mr. MALINS thought the time had arrived when customs which interfered with the general rights of pro perty should be abolished, add the law of intestacy should be made uniform, and he therefore gave his sup port to that portion of the bill which.proposed to abolish the customs of London and York. He also approved of that pait :of the bill which proposed to assimilate the law with regard to advances by the father and the mo ther, but he objected to the proposed alteration with re gard to the rights of the heir-at•law. He would recom mend the hon. member to confine his bill to the two first objects. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LOCKE KING consented to withdraw the part of the bill which was objeCted to by the hon. and learned member (Mr. Matins). Sir F. THESIGER suggested that tha operation of the act should not commence immediately upon its re ceiving the royal assent, but that an interval of three or six months should be allowed. Mr. MONTAGU CHAMBERS commended the man ner in which this bill was drawn, as being a model for all acts, because it contained the whole law upon the subject with which it dealt. The clause was agreed to, as were clauses down to clause 9 inclusive. Clause 10 was postponed, in order that words might be inserted to extend the operation of the act to Ireland. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and a clause was added providing that the act shall not come into effect until the Ist November, 1855. The house then resumed, and the bill was reported. The other orders were postponed. GRAND JURIES. - - Mr. BOWYER obtained leave to introduce a bill to facilitate the despatch of business before gland juries in England and Wales. by providing for the swearing of witnesses before the grand jury instead of, as at present, in court. RAILWAYS (IRELAND). Mr. I..BUTP asked leave to introduce a bill to con tinue the Railway Act (Ireland) Bill, 1851. NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT—WASTE LANDS (AUSTRALIA). Lord J. RUSSELL moved for leave to introduce two bills, one "to enable her Majesty to assent to a bill as amended of the Legislature of New South Wales, to con fer a constitution on New South Wales, and to grant a civil list to her Majesty ;" the other, " to repeal ,the acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in her Majesty's 4ustratian colonies, and to make other provision in lieu thereof." His lordship said that the bill referring to the constitu tion of New South Wales was substantially similar in its provisions to that in regard to the colony of Victoria, which a few nights since he obtained leave to introduce. Mr. LOWE objected to the Corm of the measure in re gard to New South Wales, because, though intended to confer a constitution upon the colony, it would, he be lieved, have no such effect. Its effect, on the contrary, would be to render nugatory the votes of the house, and to leave the matter just where it now stood. The noble lord proposed to omit some of the sections to which the colo nists attached the greatest importance, and then pro posed, not that her Majesty should give her consent to the bill, but to enable the Colonial Legislature to pass the bill if they thought proper. He believed that if the bill were to be passed in its present shape it would be a perfect nullity, and would not have the slightest effect. He maintained that if Parliament did legislate for the colonies, and take the matter in its own hand, it should do so upon grounds of its own, and not at the dictation of the Legislative Assembly of the colony. The present act, unlike the act for Victoria', was directly opposed to the feelings of the people of the colony. He objected to the bill, because it perpetuated a most unjust division of the electoral system in the colony, and proposed to create a nominated instead of an elective Upper Chaenber. Another ground of objection to the bill was the enormous civil list proposed to be conferred by the bill, and which had been calculated upon the great:y increased salaries which had been given in consequence of the derange ment attending the discovery of gold in the colony, and not upon the normal and natural state of things. H e trusted, after what he had s tated with respect to the irregular mode iii which the Will 'had been intrnducsd and his objections to the principle of the bill itself, that the house would not coLsider it becoming with its posi tion to give its consent to proceeding further with this odious measure. He would suggest to the noble lord, Who had, no doubt, come somewhat newly to the sub ject, whether it would not be better to send this bill, as well as that for South Australia, for consideration to a select committee for the purpose of considering whe ther they might not be able to devise some uniform and satisfactory law adapted to the whole of the Australian colonies. Lord J. RUSSELL denied that he had come newly to 1 the subject, for io 18A he had paid considerable atten- I tion . to . the matter, and it was in consequence of the idecision to which he had then arrived, and which was t]Apported by the House of Commons, that be now askcd the house : to consent at least to the introduction of the present bill: What We hon. member proposed was;' in i effect, that after haying had A leshilatiye pne tion, and ____ --- -- FOREIGN-OFFICE, HAY 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James Arrott as Consul at Dublin for the United States of America. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 15. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA• :KENT. County of Renfrew.—Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart., in the room of Colonel Mere, who has accepted the office of Steward o: bk. Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 18. Ist Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant St. John Wil Ham Chiverton Charlton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sykes, who retires ; Cornet John Glas Sandeman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charlton. 12th Light Dragoons—Charles Talbot Goff, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Blunt, promoted. Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel his Serene High ness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe Weimar to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Reeve, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon. Wm Francis Forbes to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Prince William A. E. of SaxeWeimar. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign J. J. Heywood to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Anthony Gardner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Smith, promoted. 6th Foot—John Thomson Bowers, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. Bth Foot—Frederic Anderson Stebbing, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lillicrap, promoted. 23d Foot—Lieutenant W. H. Poole to be Captain, by purchase, vice Vane, whose promotion by purchase has been cancelled ; Frederick Woollaston Hutton to be En sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Poole, promoted. 24th Foot—The Christian names of Ensign Troup are Robert Henry Williamson. 30th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase — Ensign William Kerr, vice Walker, promoted to the 3d Foot; Ensign C. J. P. Clarkson. To be Ensign, without purchase—Lieutenant Henry F. Morewood, from the Duke of Lancaster's Own Rifle Regiment of Militia. 34th Foot—Richard Lewes Dashwood, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 49th Foot—Lieut. Thomas P. St. G. Armstrong to be Captain, without purchase, vice Corbet, deceased ; Ensign J. T. Cooke to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Armstrong; Edmund Douglas Creasman, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Fitzgerald, whose promotion by purchase on the 10th Nov., 1851, has been cancelled. 51st Foot--Serjeant William Clements, from the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Ensign, without purchase, and Ad jutant, vice Sheaffe, promoted. 56th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appointed on the Ist May, is Hampton, and not Hampten, as previously stated. 68th Foot—Samuel Black Noble, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cave, whose appointment has been cancelled. 89th Foot—The first Christian name of Ensign Mac kenzie, appointed on the 11th May, 1855, is Waller, and not alter as previously stated. 93d Foot—Ensign Waller Scott Mackenzie, from the 89th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 98th Foot—Lieutenant Molyneux Batt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Smyth, deceased. Rifle Brigade—To be Ensigns, without purchase—The Hon. Alan Joseph Pennington and Hugh Lawton, Gent. Ceylon Rifles—Constantine Hay ward Read to be En sign, without purchase, vice Hobbs, promoted in the 99th Foot. UNATTACHED. Captain Wm. Webster, from the Ist Foot, to be Major, without purchase. BREVET. The following promotions to take place consequent on he death of the undermentioned officers : General S. Huskisson, died Dec. 30, 1854 '- General Viscount O'Neill, died Feb. 12 , 1855 ; General Samuel Brown, died March 1, 1855 : Lieutenant-General Thomas Evans, C.E., 81st Foot, to be General. The following promotions to take place consequent upon the decease of the undermentioned officers : Lieut.-General A. Maclacblan, died Dec. 29, 1854; Lieut.-General Sir T. H. Browne, died March 11, 1855; Lieut.-General John Duffy, C. 8., died Match 17, 1855; Major-General James Lindsay to be Lieut.-General. The following promotions to take place consequent upon the decease of the undermentioned officers : General Samuel Brown, died let March, 1855. General Pinson Bonham, died April, 18 5. Major-General J. G. Baumgardt, died 7th May, 1855: Colonel Ambrose Lane, half-pay 44th Foot, to be Major- General. Lieut.-Colonel Henry Bates, 98th Foot, to be Colonel. Major William Fenwick, 10th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Captain Edmund John Cruice, Unattached Staff Officer ' of Pensioners, to be Major. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Major White, Madras Infantry, who obtained his promotion by brevet, in the Gazette of the 6th Feb., 1855, are Henry Puget, and not Henry Paget. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Dugald Stewart Miller, Lep, late Captain in the Royal Fusiliers , to be Ad j utant. 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Henry Legge, the younger, Esq., to be Paymaster. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—William Nicol Ralph, Gent., (lately Captain in the 2d Queen's Royal Regiment), to be Quartermaster, vice Holloway, resigned. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Michael Moriarty, Gent., to be Quartermaster. , COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Royal North Lincoln Militia—James Sisson Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign ; Lovick Einilius Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal South Linsoln Militia—Robert Frudd, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Royal Lanark Militia—David William Mathie, Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Fotheringham, retired. tThe following notice of appointment in this regiment is substituted for that which appealed in the Gazette of 20th March.] Captain and Brevet-Major James Hunter, of the 53d Bengal Native Infantry, to be Captain, vice A.ikman, re signed. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign William Langham Hazelrigge Le Hunt Wilson to be Lieutenant ; Ensign William Evans to be Lieutenant; William Shep herd Brudenell Whitworth, Gent., to be Ensign, vice William Langham Hazlerigge Lo Hunt Wilson, promoted. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia— Kenneth Kemeys Tynte Maher, Gent., to be Ensign ; Francis John Shortis, Gent., to be Ensign. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Frederick Walter Aston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brinckman, resigned. let or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Robert Welsh Coates, Gent., to be Ensign. The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Francis Blake to bo Captain, vice Captain William lier Grey, resigned. shire Militia Prince Regent's R o y al Regiment of Ayr Rifles—Wm. Henry Ralston; Gent., to be Ensign. Ensign George t vice Vize resigned. let Regimentpofarthkeer,Dfruokme o t f he Lancaster's st h R egi m 0 e w n n t M o f i l Royal Lancashire Militia, to be Lieutenan , appeared in the Gazette of the Bth May wr . itia— tof the Duke of Lancaster's Own i Ist Regimen [The following appointment is substituted fionr:ttahnatt.lwhich Abington 'the Gazette of let May instant.] rTliTaamrtil:lheiliispAlii 11 —IVWD , -reant- of ' Militia Artif 1 er:, —IV exandt r Eephtli 11 substituted Jones, retliat Gent., whch to a b p e pe E i n re si d gn iu . , • Mtddigton, Berwick, Li Ai:live; and Peebles r..egi . ,cidut, tolisa,Svcoud,l4ioustinaiit. .....- .. - BANKRUPTS. 6,-.‘, ,_,.-:-.. ~..,.., - ' Elizabeth Whitaker, plumber, Romford,'F.Atiexi tolitir render June 5, at three, and June 28, at twelm at the :PARTMINT. 43u'.•ernment securities ncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... , 1I ,n 16,374 Other securittes...... 12,543100 Notes •• .. •• 9,417,175 Geld and silver coin .. 708,691 X 33.686,040 *. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending May 15, 1853, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 2ls. 2d. 6 6 IC Mauritius ~ id East Indies 2ls. Hid. The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar, computed as above, is 225. 84d. per cwt. COITRSE OF EXCHANGE. —Tats DAY. Amsterdam...... ~.....11 18 Gibraltar •• •• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 12 Oth Legtorn •• •• 30 20 Rotterdam 12 o% Gen0a.......... 25 55 Antwerp 25 42% Milan Brussels ....•• ........ 25 42% Venice • ilamburgli .......... 13 8 , Naples .. • • Altona •• • • ••• • •• ••• • • • Palernao •• • • • ..... • • • • 131 Paris ........ 25 20 Messina .. • •.. 131 Ditto, three months .. 25 45 Lisbon .. .......... 533 , 4 MarseiLes ............. 25 45 Oporto ................ 53 1 ,E Bourdeaux ........ Rio Janeiro ...... •• Ft ankfort-on Maine.... 119 Buenos Ayres.. •• ••• • .. New York, 60 days' sight Vienna 12 50 Philadelphia .......... Trieste ........ •• 12 544' PRICES OF BULL ICN, PER OZ. Petersburg ............ 35 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ............... 49% Portugal Gold Coin OO 0 Cadiz ........ • • 5O Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11% Barcelona ............ New Dollars 0 0 0 Seville. • • •• • Sliver in bars . . 0 5 11a POST-OFFICE AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, May. —The Postmaster- General has received the following notice from the Director-General of the French Post-office. Translation.—The public is informed that a Post-office will be established in the building of the Universal Ex hibition in Paris for the time during which the Exhibi tion lasts. Natives of France and foreigners residing in the neighbourhood of the building, or obliged to spend the greater part of their time there, and persons who, at the time of their leaving home do not know where they shall fix their abode in Paris, may have their letters addressed to them at the Post-office at the Exhibition. These letters will be kept at the office, and will be delivered to the persons to whom they are ad dressed, on the presentation of their passports, or of any other documents which may be sufficient to establish their identity. The letters should be directed as follows,— "A Monsieur ----, Bureau de Poste du Palais de l'Exposition Univeisolle, 1 Paris." Letters addressed to exhibitors will be delivered in the same way; or, if the particular part of the building in which the exhibitor may be found is stated in the address of the letter, it will be carried to that place by the letter carrier. Further, the public will find at the Post-office of the Exhibition all the facilities afforded in other French post-offices, for the purchase of postage stamps, the pay ment of postage, the transmission of money, &c., &c. ROW LAND HILL, Secretary. Accounts from Venice speak highly of the performance of Rigoletto, at the Apollo, by the following artistes, whose names, en passant, meet our eye for the first time :—Mme. Cremont, M. Bartolucei, M. Saccomano, and Mine. Lollio. Yacht seamen's wages have advanced this year from 4/. to Si a month, notwithstanding the few yachts which are fitting out this season. There are about 50 yachts belonging to the Isle of Wight, not halt of which will be fitted out this year. Yacht seamen are a peculiar class. They are the smartest and best conducted of seamen. Scores of them reside in the Isle of Wight. They get almost enough in the summer to last them during the winter, for, besides their wages, they get a suit and sometimes two suits of clothes a year, and perquisites from friends of the owners of yachts who visitthem when afloat. The crews of yachts vary from 30 or 35 to 5 or 6 men each • few of them are kept on throu g hout the year. In the winter they navigate for short voyages ships which put into Cowes short-handed, or they rig out ships which put into that port damaged. [ADVERTISEMENT. ]—Among the numerous extraordinary cures without Medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, the following is not the least remarkable :—" 59, Union-street, Third District, New Orleans, March 13, 1855.--Dear Sir, —Since 1838 I had been afflicted with a complaint that neither I nor my physician could qualify. It first began by an excessive thirst, so that I was fain to drink daily from 30 to 40 tumblers of water, the greatest thirst being during the digestive proces , . A strange feeling above the fundament followed that unusual thirst. It came on with intolerable itchings, and next as if an edged tool was cutting into it. These symptoms were followed by colic, and finally by a diarrhoea. Originally these paroxysms came on yearly ; after a while, several times in the course of the year ; and for some y ears back almost every month, until at last every week ; so that for seventeen years I have been labouring under an insufferable affliction, deprived of sleep, and so dizzy at times that I could not help myself ; my stomach would fail me, and I thus became a helpless ener vated invalid. At last, on the 15th of June, 1854, I was taken down with an alvino flux and killing pains in the bowels. Often as I went to bed at night I thought I should never see morning. My medical attendant and friend, in whom was all my trust, could do nothing to alleviate my suffer,ngs, and sent me to one of his colleagues, whose attendance proved as unsuccessful ; all the remedies prescribed failing to afford me any relief. It was at this stage of my disease that, on the sth of September last, I luckily met one of my frieuds, who told me that Mr. J. B. Monier had passed through the same ordeal, and had been radically cured by Du Barry's Re valenta Arabica. Thereupon I immediately began to make use of it, and soon after felt relieved ; and the extraor dinary change for the better I have gradually experk aced since, owing to that excellent farina, induces me to believe that I am completely cured. —F. B. BERNARD, Commercial Abstract Clerk in the Collector's Office. In canisters, 111). 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 51b. lls. ; 121 b. 225. I The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-of f ice order. Barry Du Barry dr Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also at 182, Piccadilly ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330, and 4,51, Strand ; 4 4, Cheapside ; 60 and tS, Cor 11 ; 49, Bish o p sga t e - s t ree t 55, cbaxiug-crass; 54, Upper taker.stre c t ; 63 an d 15U, Ox 90-street ; 'BO, High street, Catadnl-town ; 18, Pall -qqn:cl3:§yeet ; Kiag William•street, City ; ; 7 , ; 132, NeW Bond -st ree t ; 24 , Mot itiefeti etocluiP • ur-street; ilariTingtkai is t r at4 st, PaulaChUrPhyard 6, Edward-whit:4 Fortmaimutre. 30, Conduit- an assurance from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the Crown would gia lly receive from them any mea sure by Which they proposed to create a constitution for themselves, the House of Commons shouldnow turn round and say that it would completely ignore the whole of their conduct, and throw aitogether aside the p!an of the constitution which they hail adopted. (Hear.) With re spect to the labours of a select committee in searching for a constitution for the colony, he thought it would give rise to very groat disappointment if legislation on the subject were to be, postponed, as -it most certainly wculd by this step, for another year. The hon. me fiber had taken a technical objection to the form in which the bill had been introduced, but which he admitted might be easily remedied by the insertion of a few words in the clause. Upon th , s ipoint, however, he thought the hon. member was in error, because he (Lord John Russell) understood from the legal authority usually employed in framing the bills in the Colonial office, that the bill would be perfectly efficient for its object. Ne considered it a groundless assertion on the part of the hon. mem ber, that the' bill had been framed by a legislative coun cil elected by an imperfect and unequal system of elec tion ; because if they were to refuse to receive any mea sures from the colony until its representative system was reformed by an act of that house, it would be to delay legislation for an indefinite period, and to render nuga tory a large proportion of the measures wh oh Lad been already passed by the legislature of that colony. Ob jectione had also been taken to the act of the Colonial Legislature, on the ground that one of its chambers con sisted of a nominee council ; but there was nothing in the principle of a nominated council abhorrent to the theories and feelings of this country, and it was only until very recently that any other than councils of that sort existed in any of our colonies. Elected and nominated cham bers had both their advantages ; but even if elected councils were considered the best, he could not believe that a.pominated chamber was so entirely vicious and bad as to justify the house in refusing to receive with the attention which it might deserve every mea measure which might be passed by such a council. (Hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman bad admitted that he hid himself considerable difficulty in determining what would be the proper course to adopt. But where was the use of taking hold of trivial objections and of throwing impediments in the way of a sett!ement of this question? There were two ways in which the hon. and learned gentleman did not think it would be satisfactory ; and then he proposed an entirely new mode, which was to say to the colonists who wished a constitution that they should not have it until all the colonial constitutions were thrown into hotchpot before a committee• of the Helm of Commons, and uoul that committee should de termine what was the best theoretical constitution which would most suit their own views. That is, that the colonists should wait for another year, and that then they might have the satisfaction of gett•ng as good a con stitution a , the select committee of the blouse of Corn mons could frame. He (Lord J. Russell) could not see how the course proposed by the hon, and learned gen tleman could solve the difficulty, and he certainly thought it was better to take the Legislature of New SouthWisles I for a guide than to adopt any such proposition. Mr. DUFFY concurred in all the objections stated by the hon. and learned member for Kidderminster. This country had offered a boon to the colonists, and now it was proposed t 3 make a dishonest attempt to render null and void the offer made to New South Wales. He contended that the Legislative Chamber would be nominated by the very class which the colo nists waisted to get rid of, and he complained greatly that the constitution of the council could not be changed without the consent of two-thirds of its inembers----- Lord J. RUSSELL begged to set the hon. member right on that point. It was proposed to give power by the act to effect that change by the usual majority of the mem Iv re of council. Mr. DUFFY could not see why an upper nominated chamber, having been repudiated in the Cape of Good Hope, in New Zealand, and elsewhere, should be in flicted on that colony. The whole of the colonises were opposed to the nominated upper chamber, and they had expressed their opposition to it in the most vehement terms in their petitions. An examination of the peti tions showed the remarkable result that there were 12,152 signatures against the act, whereas there were only 228 signatures te the petitions in favour of the act and 48 for some modifications in it. It was plain, then, that the wishes of the colonists were utterly opposed to the bill, which would be a perpetual source of irritation if passed as it then stood. True colonists of New South Wales would look to. New Zealand, to 'Victoria, and to Van Diemen's Land, and they would never be content without an elective chamber. He should oppose the measure in all its stages. Mr. W. WILLIAMS entreated the noble lord not to pursue any course in opposition to the wishes of the colo n;sts. He hoped lie would not press the bill, but that he would be convinced from the information he had received that such a measure was directly the reverse of what the people of New South Wales desired. He thought it would be better to send back the bill to the colony, and let the people elect another assembly. Mr. J. BALL said the inconvenience of discussing a bill before it was laid on the table of the house was ma nifested during this debate, for hon. members .had not had an opportunity of reading the bill, and therefore their objections were in some instances groundless. This was the case in regard to one important point. It was proposed to give a power by the bill to put the constitu tion on the same footing as the other laws, and, instead of requiring a majority of two thirds for its alteration, to require only an ordinary majority. (Hear.) With re spect to the petitions on which the hon. member laid such stress, it was well known that the signature, to the petitions laid on the table of that house were not always a safe guide in determining the opinion of the people on the merits of a measure, and in the case of these colonial petitions he was satisfied that those signatures did not fairly represent the ntiinents of the people of New South Wales upon this measure. Leave was then given to bring in the hill. Leave was also given to Lord John Russell to bring in a bill to repeal the acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in her Majesty's Australian colonies, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof. The New South Wales Government Bill and the Waste Lands Australia Bill were brought in by Lord J. Russell, and read a first tine. Mr. I. BUTT brought in his Railways Ireland Bill, which was read a first time. Tue house adjourned at a quarter past ten. LOSS OP THE SHIP TORN. FA.LIVIOUTH, MAY 15. The bench sat yesterday, when further evidence was taken. On assembling again to-day the bench did not consider it necessary to call any further witnesses in the case, and, after the attorney for the owners had made some comments on the evidence, the magistrates, assisted by Capt. Ronertson, unanimously agreed to make the following report to Coe Board of Trifle : "That the ship was provided with four boats—three of which were efficient, the other doubtful ; that the lifeboat was neither stowed in the proper place, nor prepared for immediate service, as directed by the act ; and to these circumstances probably the staving and loss of the lifeboat, and the delay in endeavouring to get out the longboat, are to be attributed. " That, with the exception of one signal lantern, there were no means on board the ship of making a signal of dis tress by night. We think that, had there been adequate means of making such signals, and had they been shown when the ship first got on shore, while the, weather was moderate, the boats would have come off at an earlier period, and thus have rescued a much larger portion of passengers. " That, with respect to the above deviations from the provisions of the Passengers' Act, we consider that the Government emigration officer and owners of the ship are culpable. " That, either from the ignorance or gross and culpable negligence of the captain, the course steered oy his orders were the direct cause of bringing the vessel on the Manacle Rocks. " That after the vessel struck the conduct of the captain was most reprehensible in every respect; he appears to have taken no active means to save the lives of the passen gers, din not assist them to leave the 'ship, quitted her himself while many passengers were still in the rigging, and he and the mate were the only two persons who se cured anything for themselves, the captain saving his cloak and the mate his quadrant. "That the chief mate appears to be ignorant of his du ties and responsibilities, and is culpable in not having per sonally rendered assistance to the passengers. " That the conduct of the crew, with the exception of Andrews, Elder, and one or two others, appears to have been very bad, but would possibly have been different had a better example been set them by their officers. "That the conduct of the chief boatman of the Coast guard and his men, and of a fisherman, named Jas. Hill, and others associated with them, in going to autl taking the passengers and crew off the wreck, was highly com mendable. "The circumstances of this case render it our duty to suggest to your lordships that in all passenger ships the first mate should be required to have a certificate of com petency, instead of one of services only; and that the number and nature of the night signals required to be pro- I tided by the ownersof passenger ships should be specified." [ADVERTISEMENT.] TII E WAR IN THE EAST. —POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and E. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Obeerve Opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary i r nprovenients in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of oljects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 3A inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring ; and the double stars ; with the same telescope can he seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object b frona 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing pewers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian w ith his 6 satellites , & c . —The Ro y al Exhibition, 18:11.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose ou the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, 8 to 10 miles. a nd ships are clearly seen at They are invaluable for shooting; deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeeper's, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and. perspective glasses, with wonderful power.--;Nevely-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely differ3nt from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that I , a,s been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the iiKunc colour the skin, is not perceptible ;it enabled deaf pci.sons in hear distinctly at church and at publie. assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assist ance that posiiibly could be desired. 39, Allisuoxlimitreet, riguadipy. Observe —oppoeite the York uoti -- ...... ' ~...• "' 'SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTBRDAT. Subscribers mustered numerously, and the 'l 4l s ia o f that was transacted on the Derby presented fea to re ,_ c h onsiderabu importance. Before entering into de 1 ;P . o7ever, it is necessary to state that the task , ° 41) 4. rating the chaff from the grain was never more d ~S l,,ril c D e Clare was very distinctly in the ascendant : at', u s commencement, some tranSactions at 5 to 1 and-. 914 0 were quietly booked, but towards the close there s / as s o 2 strong a rush to "get on," that offers of 4 to 1 so i . . Lidw dropped io e tpolw r p,r e ildi :h i t] o a alsy u fvtt aae , o g t iih):det been te u lfoion, , 1 3 401 es with avidity recovered he experienced at Bath, was backed for a large et 1 10 ~ ..... o Wild Dayrell, s money ; 6,000 t o 1,000 was taken in one bet; afters to is I k ab e d tt t e od meantime, several h ebeats bad hundred s aa,d yutvi,ina wg a : i, b; i t o Ile. from the depressiou i shit t . Rifleman tnauk,nenbearnodf oiffneyreesdtc.nents at 5 i:o.1/sun a was backed for nerly 300/., Asto 1 ; . 1., ' Kingstown was supported in good quarters, at 12.2_4°, The other bets on this event were to comp arB4l7.f small sums. r d i, toeflu°d 8 enfce? oeKs. . ettle ; b ut At one time, 8 to 1 was laid against N_ ley,'int sequently 7 to 1 woukl have been taken "to LI! dill, 7 to 1 was taken to various sums about Dane .lB and 13 to 1 abuut Lady Tatton. • • 5 3 to to 1 1 f a ig g CLOSING PRICES. -DEADT. 11 to 2 aget Rifleman (taken) . ge rod s st t Dten.Ciloafreti(ie7 Itoste2st(atkaeknenf)reeo 6 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken an d o 10 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Kingstow n (taken) k 0) 18 to 1 aget Dirk Hatteraick (20 to Ita 26, to 1 apt St. Hubert (taken) i 30 to 1 agst Rylstone (iaken), 1000 to 10 agst Strood (taken) OAS& 6to 1 aget Nettle (take 7t3 1) 7to 1 agst Blooming Heather 7to 1 agst Dame Judith (taken) 10 to 1 aget Marchioness (taken) 10 to 1 agst Capucine (taken) • , 12 to 1 agst Mosquito (taken) -13 to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken) r e Mr. Greville' ,4 Pyrrhic, which m et with a 0100 OS dent at Newmarket on Wednesday , in the Secon Meeting, is dead. ASCOT RACES—J*IO m iles and R 5. , 0 : OIL Weights for the Ascot Stakes. Tw 20 o e i , i , o t, Forfeits to be declared on Tuesday the the ,Ag` tlb 3 Y Age st lb Rataplan Typee Andover Hungerford , 55 4 a 99 8 8 1 97 3 8 Tilriiiaesdubßeaagup. Bridegroom ... .................... .... i 43 41 : 1 ';,; ici ii^ S' Little Harry 6B 7 Rotherham •••••• 3 1 5 ' *Nabob Red Lion Talfourd Ivan h l s u rebielyhoVasni e la r u .. .. 1 a .. . M .. .. - - -.. .. .. $ 33 :6 . 66 1 1 90 : Evtroinondas 47 13 Lady Rachel ...-•• 4 5 l'A Indian Warrior 6 711 Jnjube ............ 5 ! Early Bird 47 8 Sailor ............... 5 9 Hospodar Bluebeard Royalist 4 7 7 Cock of the Dio'" 3 6 Maryann 4 7 6 Crown pi g eon '" 3 6 e Jonathan Martin 4 7 1 Freddy ............ ~ 5 5 Mortimer Dr. O'Toole 0 1 T D o r p . Csoatee .. ....••. 3; Weathercock 46 13 Neoptoletnni ...... 3 5 i Coup d'Etat Ireland's Eye 56 13 Imogene ....... ! .... 3 6 3 Naomi Pantomime Saucebox 3 6 12 Vanderihoff •••• 3 .., i L 3 Fandango Ki n gstown 36 10 Palmerston ...... 3 1 Cock Pheasant .Cardigan * K B a r ffi ac r k en Newbold 6 6 (iDu:timneceJudith 344 6. 6 6 Cruiser 99 5 8 6 f :,: b r ry t:li p ßa : I l i i i b t r- h ad ::: c" : l .4 .tic i ::: .::;:. : 3 3 1 :1 , 0 03,. Waterfall Captain Archdall, Mr. C. Wei, - , - r ' e Mr. Vyse are subscribers, but did not DO? ;000 g: Those marked * having he. en tered . oat b: ( knowlege of their ogners, will be strrretopio l ili time prescribed unless srcie.lJYeci . ' • COUNTRY 5 .4 T. - r) g 0 15. s , o l' DERBY SIWITSFIE'-- c h f a t be o uo alt 4 f ir The market was well supplied vl it priee% 3, most of which were of excellent cltle a sa io, and ' oca rce.. o ,l The supply of sheep was about the FigB ag ain heo f i quest. Fat lambs more plentiful. Iv o but tiod lief numerous supply of fat and t ore _ :I_l3o ' 5 ,1 to 1 The following were the quotatiO.T. fa t e 5 , 0,1 4 id mutton, Gd to 7d ; lamb, Od u'';. 0 120, 1 . . 5 5 3i lb. ; pigs, 9s 9d to 10s Od per sorb 'calf per 141 b.; hides, 34d to 4id per' . • per lb. fjt 1 6 . sr yi ----- ), B EDINBURGH GRAL-: dal'rjet f,, 0 04 1 ' The supply of all kinds of grain la — ; ,;tsine" — t ool,: di 1 large. Sales quick. Wheat firmly Ws" - beau ° PP - to quotations. Barley higher, while oats O ut dolli e 00 Wheat on the top is up, and the average „,,t o co 641, on the top 9d, and the average •id up. v' o and the average 7d down. Beans en the average ai down 4393 T o tal Supply and Sales* id 01 Wheat Barley 1558 qrs ................ M 0 11 784 qrs .............. 6 u_: d ~o Oats 1250 qrs .............. ; Id flel i Beans ... . ......... 321 qrs ..... . ....... 9:1 51' 0 1 Top of Wheat .. ...... .......... °sin) 9° 6 0 1 Barley... • D °3 .b 3 46 I Oats ........................ ... ...... .. - Beans ......................... 069 A good supplyloloi/le of ßO a S u T k O ili N d — s 03ift‘g-frag. At „3: . c ment extremely high prices were demand•v 1 01 ' 1 ' I s p h l o e w s, ev w e h r i , c a h i t i h m e it d e e d al r e e r t s ai w l obuLdinnesost m wasirsitotwo ;. ~,,11 3.1 1 14 0 . 14 co cir rpin o riA z aoe e s i s • p t r......... h e e vlvi c o u uh r se i lay e t n ,s t trae r td a e, t d e i s of this day s (ki 82s 'AI extra, 84s Od. 3J9 Ocl 4 03 28s to 30s. Beans, 43s Od to 46s Od. per qr. OBsaroldeyto 7ss od; 00,..1,50.6td0541,04, I 'i P t NEWARK—MAT 16. li d itIP , 31s to 375, A good number of farmers and 6 0 1341 0 1...a1in grain. Wheat 2s to 3s dearer, and s pring c ° "ief, ' 0 Wheat, white 82s to 87s red 789 to SOs; bort° Oa 44 0 26s to 31s ; beaus, ° 4Bs to . N ; malt, 72s to ' villain. 30s to 335; oats, ~4s t• 34/06.; P ei* to 475; tares, 58s to 60s per qr. 010 I_, N , VH c AT NEXT 7—The Caledonian Ai ercurg r r b l : it e l i 4 ro yw health, ll'vedentu,ed with one of the principal oho ofeebl 4) join Ne eshs tesiini deprivations.o tuhide tpa public unable e a he Atz, Edinburgh, eunrso ioeeiaisalvecgesrelhoi,niatein. v rodt i ureb r , isgvegodtf oeefeencniencithao vlbeseicreogi 00:::Arialcitr;p:: her n bed. f t e T g h u e t t a percha je‘iliductors act H i l o w in the solit s u u the • public ministrations ofrii:lre:piritual dgegeiiohne Ccabrarnieldbeirn:oberostoo 4 -------------------------- -- B/R r B ig• „ e On the 16th inst:, at E lp l ir gi A n.:o °al4d., -di/ irr /conga° Igo , 4 1). wife of W. Thompson , Esq . 1 D e s 90 coSt eriy On the 16th inst., at Withcote Hal , wiofenothFella3ntchisinLsets.l,ieaPtYPle'thE:ract. C o t irt " W:l6 ford, V 4. Wi lli 4 the wife of Mr. James Russell. r 13- ues On the 13th inst., the wife of R obert Elderbeck, Otr es t mo relaad. eb, 04. 01 A DAIJOBTI CB• rote . bc , lia tO ,b, th On the 16th inst., at the Deanery, t ior' j Saunders. s ee terterr° fife '' On the 17th inst., at 1, Porches wife of George C. Hawke!, Esq. d's the ill On the 15th inst., at Bury St. Echo ° ' t.Stf el the Rev. Dr. Donaldson. Ee l it s w e et ' On the 10th inst., at 26, Argy , - -5 .. • the wife of T. F. C. Discard, merchans• __________ c t s' 9° pli MARB . 1 E -1). , .0 80 o coo nioru, Ott J. Oa s th e e tt 1 1 o l f t o h i d i , n a r t ; ci a t SHeitgthegrainteg: P -001)11, 00. tOtt;rvg. ottr ik o b . daughter of W. S. Wytnan, E-q , IE-easel• tdievrtlscl.r On the 16th inst., at the Btitish Erato icr 6 '3 ° 1,09' d''-- On Willes, Commander R.- 0 „:,4„,,. yocP •1,10 ot he tibia, youngest daughter of the late 1 1 ' "- g o of Dawes Hall E Charles, ',toe, 0,, sse rcb tO P Ot - On the lt thint., at Ealing Chu ~„..'r e atis ig,00 643 n James Kent, of Cottage-grove, I 3° " es , of ".- .cr(1 0- I _ 4 l, youngest daughter of Mr. Samuel Jou , ,lobli,opa r t o Ealing-lane, Brentford. On the 16th inst at Sydenbarai,Cbur.ceiur'ctl°,,retrototi Frankland Blundell, M.D., of Fiusuctilleiv J3r °3 ' el , P # dpr o i of Thomas Leigh Blundell, M.D., °' ickeubspio IL, Eliza; and Rhodes Cobb, Esq., fitobtirno, of Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Esq.'," Jo wl Pl' tho fourth and fifth daughters Roundhill, Sydenharn. 0 ------- Y Ol3 I) IE D• Willi ° 00 , TAW , Ad! On the 16th inst., in St. Jaul d .r' ~, gi- Spencer, Lord De Manley, a ged 8 1 3 . 0 toolo, obitr On the 17th inst ,at the Grov e, .-- t. C ° -.0 11l George Bailie, Psq aged 64. -croseci' 51°'-eio'' bo ° ln n • Wm. A ll ' ln ' Deso° bo the confidential employ of Messrs. 4 t3figin9P- 11, Mincing-lane, aged 71. Mr. J• .-. iogi ° -ltalanee,l6:t;ah:oihn-j:rtw..,'ciait. 1315r,.13rnns;i 0 c1c . Iv for 4 „nro j os On the 16th inst., at Islington, of Orr , s , late of Wisbech, aged 61.- __ er , scl.l $ ow On the 15th inst., Thomas Mosy O ric 1 Kent. ilycle" a 4 ' or lsce, AO f o rpc. . On the 15th inst., at 3, Sasollorkshire,,„,, ChPloner, Esq., of Guisboreugl.biur Dy er, ...,-.15,0!_ OP' d, n th " to o ' 1 treet, Yes 4, On the 1 th inht , in Aimwel of Ocnantehwedlo3othatanlslt;i3, eCahraitrloeost f,•.°'o--nr.s °a coil" ist Mary Van Sommer, aged 88. voost L°l4Dol'.. Priuta fiDa by stVitloij- So. of of So. 1.1.2, itais.i.vt, Pi ui.tor, nt The ,4,4,10.1: °"0";o01011 Strand, go) Rreduct, of MidAletio, Friday, litsy 18,1 ( 41111 '