The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

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BPItAxI43 took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. rgcutor and T rustee Society Bill ; the Great klltt' and the herilltai lwaY (Chu rc h an d S chools at Doncaster) br ae Q,xford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton '. ProvernentsO and Branches) Bill, were rea d a second ° l l kipite r- e i naotion for the second reading of the Wei+. )1,1„ motion Bill, a discussion arose as to eh o ßeth the additional powers asked for by this bill c o uld be intrusted to what might be called " Bankrupt LllPanies P th ~`2 ' 4 X ER m ove d that the bill be read a second A ft a ' da y six months. ti ler e r a sh ort conversation, the house divided, when e aPPeared— For the second reading.,.... Against it -- . 18 1 , 4 e iii Maj 6 orit.. —l2 N 4ll b , 4Bte tv r a Ld Was Laud read a second ti me also , as was the Company's Bill. kr PETITIONS. hie44.,trelCTZ presented a petition from Birmingham 4 4. ti'll, Public Health Bill. bra th e ~,,°TEIERTON presented a similar petition 14.4:National Gas Company. 41it s ra i0 STAFF ORD presented a petition f rom E mma , N 4 cl aimed Si,„ th e cons i deration of the house in i, 1 410° of the d eath of her husband in the Black Nil t o les sel being lost, Captain Christey havin re• k t cad olit it into theport of Balaklava. g kliat th at o a stop k tisi p presented a p e titi on f rom Gl asgow, less do might be put to the distillation from lle th e present price of corn. 4, kr I . TEA DUTIES. b in. - ‘tia W I , t°N gave notice that h e w ill move to-mor e, the , p; house go into comm itt ee on th e C ustoms, 1,,, 1 te a oti . : B w o of Passing a reso l ut i on t o arrest t h e fall ortge,., 1".A.al tea. 'L AND CAPITULAR ESTATES SI L ,. • 'oar • BILL. k„ f „ c11118 of BL BILL. moved the second k il l S c r t is bill. The noble lord contended that the house 4ka which P ro mote Promote the efficiency of tke Church of Eng s4:ooofrea:eztaiosna. trust committed to us from genera- It was highly necessary that the k til lkil lles 0o , (1111 d be extended by the creation of new 1 4 osi " the erection of new buildings, and that h t i 130 effected by a judicious distribution of 11 Masi4l Property. This bill would further that ob. ka t kaki, i i tpi toi g changes in the management of Episcopal 14, P ,Npo w ar &itates. With regard to episcopal property l egs tiZ' that it should remain absolutely vested IZillaelt.es Commissioners, in order that the process ;antl4l7itioilecase should be carried on as fairly and Withellstoj possible. The Ecclesiastical Commis. h d e. kit a .l bi a h required to enter into an agreement L Le alt t o , ° ,1 3 for the payment of an annual suns 7 hp,:", th, k ". 4, 0 income of the see. With regard to OW il l " "ill proposed that, after,a period sufficient i lta i i t ite td 4 estates into' a rack-rent management, ON to . ‘ , 3 ;i an apportionment of property cut. Ola,!, eattll,4` e ld an income necessary to de- Oahmatej,;-`ra expenses, and that property should ' 1'44 ,4 44 'vested in the Chapters. These were the 1,1 4 4 . i 44 Pei° •f . the bill, and he appealed to the house ' l 4 l n ciPle because it was calculated to con latsl'' k./ . , I lefit ' kl i btl . ti rg uponlbb.,,, the country. la b e tti l i e ti t i, !,' 1, 14 moved that the bill be . read a Ost..tuiti e “ "LaY six months, as he thought it would rl 4 rai l li t ° ttp, - 4 11 P 0 , la the Church, without conferrino any L'aer i ,,,• . ktis o tee country, The bill embraced the al-7_ ahoy of ol l ! l ..a nciple which . . was the . peculiar cha- N . :ass: ll l i t , v vern legislation, but which the public 1 14' 1 1 4 ) 1 4 h.aversion to in a most unequivocal 4 14 lq;_to 4 l 4 6 ,tuain objection to the bill was this : it tec ee ( lsit,,, a Iv ' injustice upon such dioceses as Dur drai, koe i mk, s t , ?old abstract from its revenues for the ,flare - L Vas z ,: i ess.` he incomes of less populous and lass 40 0 ~kaiire h ",' gear h 0 property of the different oaths theteut of t Opt w al property, applicable generally to %la „ ef °re , 11 , 6 (11„_, property created for the immediate b,P 1 14. 1 . 1 48 b', l ftots in which it was situated, and, tir tir 4e l 9(li i ., 1 , 1 ,u, while it would apply to the Church tli f ,tt e 4 f , Infri' n d loiple of centralisation, woud at The q tz oil !N od i t: the sacred rights of property. of ke le Ped' t l k t Wa B ft ," spirit contrary to that th Con nie; iiiie h outi "oght with danger to the Church, and NI CAT)l. 44 ;_would reject it. . . s 4 n k t eN sty of , ), " 1 - said the time had arrived when it ,kell"l'd to --d house to take some decisive step kd ~8 this bill. Twice bad it been before the 1 11 si Irit 4 h oti O t ften had the house affirmed the second llitlt th at any serious intention of going on . with li ous ' mode of proceeding was discreditable ih . Of ,e, , and since then.) seemed every i h no t that course . being taken in the present ,14 4,1 % ,,, Should certainly vote . for the amendment. i lk: l tit,'"' t Was far too extensive a one to be dealt with i lit h tsC 4 member ; it should be taken up by the Go- Il l ti L '",tiiii, „kl although he thought much credit was k _• , l '‘et s t l . ble lord who had introduced this bill for ki l ,r% l dt 4 l . ; 1 : had taken in it, he would yet recommend al:,,fant:' . h t° leave the subject in the bands of the t oo - 4e . -15 etid I objected to allowing so exten- PLZ tkest o?tli ' tha es t ' de le alt with by this bill being under tai 7 u isl t kte l , c a three gentlemen who composed . the . _ tas, ta, o t O , . . Pre oe , Al), N, :t zonission. He should prefer seeing it , k ith n eli uge 4l °UlA l tirient of some portion of the Eze ll° th" li ehe If o l responsible to Parliament for their os Ille e \ ti l t ght i t qtl l4 , Government would come forward le i r led teerklitllltewci t e sort, taking care of local interests, \le be lie NY he e v , the best thing that could be done , - Ar i l . Pert ) , % I'd not assent to a a bill that . trans ttt4 11‘111 Of the Church to an almost irrespon er Is pi .4.at kt h mot b`; l hati oo ar gued that there was no necessity for klk kla p - eal yet j,tl this subject, because sufficient time A k t, Itc, l4B ed / 8 ,..."wed for testing the operation of the 'Ails'Air' j i ltt of e7o two years ago for regulating the a ~tii.tter,eh property. I kt:ki Oeet of lamented the absence_ of Ministers ttio nt :lin g d . such great national importance . as Si Alt ' 4 E4 •,,28eussed. The bill met with similar it, it ,4Reth o l,'ar, and he thought it ought to be re ttesd %la '. or te debate ouoht to be adjourned l 'a tt '44 then oonvenience ° of the Government I hi t tle; L tltim. L . , 11 4i 1 : 1 1 ticq* 'RI' thought the complaint of the 4t A t a i B sluite uncalled for, because it was no- N 411 tir es 11 f 1s ters were engaged elsewhere in de tiklotta tll;t t kti u ki rs th e ~, remedying the defects which had li ' kite!, P4d management of the war, and com- N i q ih 4 ta.a ll roett. t'ay k Ai th te fo had been requested by the Secre sVrgamr the Rome Department to state his h ll Atsls th at -4 to this measure. His right hon. friend kk szt h h til t ,144t_he second reading of the bill should L . W 6 :4 o„,t`.'ieretanding that the committee should 1 4 fts, -4 4te l ' the commission now sitting on the ‘lst b Plp d - r it .„ B report I N kli, Dreeji-11-) insisted that the Church of Eng -1,1% (I,, tk i l arg e4' onstituted was a great abuse. It 1 1 gkt h t ies wh; aanount of property without fulfil -11/4,tilteS' 0 01 3 ,:teh it imposed o the Church. In fact S►i lf t11:11€14 Presented the minority of the people ; b 4 4 , f:Pirit:,be a redistribution of the property, igtio. 41. Wants of the nation might be fairly Oh () 4 ker,TO 4 th th h a d k t , ,, i 4 „kl t , 24 of t , never heard a more revolutionary , I st ist , rej l whit the hon. member that the property of 1 0 tkr t c‘ Of '' as worthy of respect, and just as w ltitt.. erea v , , S th4°,Y. private individual. (Hear, hear.) Is i l t Fi t lee I . t ,h, :2 11 1 he approved of its principle, but fr'eae 'llloi t 'u l e of its details. .He would never, I.`o l _. Wat ll . ()oat funds to be diverted from sup t'll wts ' "' a nd In that respect the bill must be Ni 4 1, Ntii t:Ptt b 'ekt: f ttdo T t, tt, et , f or ~, DFORD said the proposal of tls 4 0 4 0101 1 to Llaeffield was preposterous , but n Vtb,4biee, the , e _the suggestion of the Government llo vi e l4t . 4 04 tornaaerkesd of the he hon. member. u g tion f the V tii:io a e t i l d d if th e e ho e use th as t sente s d g to es the second li ii ,li k !, DU of Istostpone the committee until Wed ,P!lli ) to Z 4, 0 176 , '5 ilt" Of ''`uer f 'L. , . Was afraid that if the speech of isA t ks f ile No C)ir Sheffield was revolutionary, the kiN tl •4 o t °r ti,,, 131 ° of this country were in a state of Op d b y „ )4 0 "Y S hared in his sentiments, while t i t•', , 4 4 1 ae 40170Posal being preposterous, as was Voti: °ll itta o e l crd, he thought it was perfectly k ti a,tte to r tY, , .., he property of the Church was &Piri t a4isa , ~4 , _". it ought to be equitably and judi ,,Chtl w:"Fatch it certainly was not at present, ki. l °ol;tter 148 of the great mass of the people. i t 4 41 AttirtEvided fur. k, tl IPP,,Ilop t he h r , W as at a loss to understand the course ,l'i L V _,,• ane r „ - I , ll ' tueraber who bad just sat down N 'l cat i It4 cr vc 'ea:tel r fol. Sheffield, because they . were N t t. th e Yet the for the reform of abuses in the t ) til;ii th o f the Boii / ° Pnosed a bill which might remove S 11 .• )Pot 8t 'Xtr . N.° l r, that certainly appeared to 1 Iti 1.„.11ao, „,,°rdanary conduct, and he confessed 1 4 tp k t: pt *1 tt, ~..'ocand i. t 1 til kit t4 is h i said ` , ,5 4 -t ee ill, .nhe should support the second 1i,.4 1 Ott : N I the hope that it would be altered Ik t titl ili t 4 ,,,,',1 a,taiaiPpolrieled entirely of itsprin e c l i o p d le i. It r .iv ° F f itt !e. I le gtiiotobe advantageously peinted out %1,,/ttltioi h:G,;'he.conelitiera:tiogne`Of the c )minittee. 1 5 1 ,40e 0 „,Y5t II aui there had been six or seven bills k ‘ts‘ 4 4 tl 4 l 4 te h 'd a it t e i s w e e 7, 3 2„ : it o . ult e at a loss to understand . rit 4104 1 h cl. - vv,. °° • t ed, as they were in a most il , ,ras ot mist objecting on a general rule 1 11 1 ,,p 4 ,te r :00 0 , 0 °f large estates by a central board, ‘ , 401 ' 4 s ' at before ath Ari a 'ot t3 e th e 8a... _• 0 the house partook h o . f . t, 4 1 15 1111 0: 1 1 Ple t h i° r th e w one he had no o second reading of the bill, 4,,41,_, ::hi e t Ivieh4t soli, ought to be done if the t yll ) , 1 0 , ' 3 ,houl d it ,. to be so read. He thought a t;ltkr., 4 ' eOO, co be the management of these 14 4 . I„p_refe,._,anissions under proper supervision 0 0 'ttlteble. k ik] I kOltE . a Wkie objected to any legislation a commission was engaged in 1-%,„ procuring evidence and making inquiries upon which I legislation might be safely founded. This was his prin cipal objection ; but he could not on other grounds con• sent to give his support to the proposed measure. Mr. MOWBRAY said, here was a bill to which both sides of the house dissented, more or less. Its provisions had been considered by the Government ; in fact, it was clear that the Government entertained some objections to it. How, then, could the house consent to allow the second reading to pass ? For his own part he thought the bill had been much improved, but he did not think that the hon. gentleman who had supported it on the principle that something ought to be done would go so far as to say that all episcopal and capitalar property should be administered upon a system of cen tralisation. He thought it was quite un-Parliamentary, knowing that they could not act upon their vote of to day for at least three months, during which time other and better measures might be introduced, to pledge them selves to the principle involved in this bill ; and so far as he was concerned he should vote against the second reading. Lord R. GROSVENOR advocated the second read ing of the bill. After the house had affirmed the prin ciple of the bill in a former oration ; and, after the at tention bestowed upon the subject by his noble friend (the Marquis of Blandferd), and the number of times he had brought it forward before the house, he thought the house ought to agree to the second reading of the bill. He at all events trusted that the house would not stultify itself in the course it might adopt. Mr. A. PELL ATT having offered a few observations in favour of the necessity for legislation on this subject, Mr. BARROW and Mr. MIALL spoke against the se cond reading. Sir J. DUCKWORTH explained briefly the grounds on which he should vote for an adjournment. The house then divided on the question of the ad journment of the debate, when the numbers were Ayes Nees lO2 Majority — --31 The motion was consequently lost. Mr. HADFIELD, ii.midst loud cries of divide, divide, and some interruption, said he should move the adjourn ment of the house unless he could have a fair hearing. The hon, gentleman then proceeded to reply to some ob servations which had fallen from the hon. member for Liverpool, which he considered were of a personal nature. The house then divided on the motion that the bill be read a second time. The numbers were— Ayes Noes 102 456 --36 Majority The motion was consequently carried The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 23d May. SPIRITS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. J. V. SCULLY, at the request/of the Govern ment, postponed the second reading of this bill for a fortnight. TENANTS COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. Sergeant SHEE also postponed the second reading of this bill until the 14th April. INTRAMURAL BURIALS (IRELAND) BILL. The second reading of this bill was also ordered to stand over. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. UNION OF BENEFICES. Mr. FRENVEN obtained leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law in relation to this subject. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE. On the motion of Mr. BENTINCK that the name of Sir George Tyler be substituted for that of Sir G. Cornewall Lewis on this committee. Captain SCOBFLL briefly maintained the necessity of a naval officer being upon the committee, Mr. ROEBUCK explained the principle oa which the committee had been constituted, namely, that the Go vernment should nominate six members, and that he himself should name seven, making a total of thirteen members. Now, as the right hon. gentleman kSii G. C. Lewis), who was amongst those chosen, bad ceased to be a member of the house, and consequently of the committee, he (Mr. Roebuck) was anxious to give the Government the opportunity of naming the other hon. member, in order to preserve the balance of the committee. The hon. gentleman after combating the idea that it was absolutely essential to h ave a naval __ .... officer in the committee: said he should oppose the motion. After a short discussion, ___ .. .. The house divided on the question, when the numbers were— 74 Ayes Noes 87 Majority —l3 The motion wag consequently lost. Mr. ROEBUCK then proposed that the name of Sir John Nanmer be added to the committee, but There being some objection manifested, and it being now close upon six o'clock, the hon. gentleman post poned his motion until to-morrow. - The other motions of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. LETTERS FOR THE STATES OF P.AR1111.4. AND MODENA. General Post-office, Feb., 1855. On and after the Ist March next, letters may be for warded from the United Kingdom addressed to the States of Parma and Modena, via France and Sardinia, either unpaid or paid to their destination at the option of the sender. The postage upon letters for the States of Parma and Modena, thus trans/ratted, will be as follows, viz. : Not exceeding f oz. in weight—British 2d,, foreign 11d., total Is. id. Exceeding oz. and not exceeding oz.—British 4d., 'oreign Is. 10d , total 2s. 2d. Exceeding h oz. and not exceeding oz.-43668h 6d., foreign 2. 9d., total 3s. 3d. Exceeding I oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.—British_Bd., foreign 3s. Sd., total 4R. 4d. Exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 11 oz.—British 10d., foreign 4s. 7d., total 58. sd. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) THE MURDER IN FOLEY-PLACE. Mr. Bodkin said he was instructed to make an appli cation to the court in the case of a person named Luigi Baranelli, who was charged with murder, and also with shooting with intent to murder, to postpone the trial to the next session. The prisoner had been committed to the gaol of Newgate by the coroner for Middlesex ; but the Government thought it a proper case for them to prosecute, and they had instructed the Treasury solicitor to take the necessary steps for that purpose. The pri soner had been taken before a magistrate, and he was at present remanded beyond the time the present session was likely to last ; and as one of the witnesses, whose evidence was most material, was very ill and unable to attend and give evidence, he, upon this ground, re quested that the trial might be postponed. Mr. Justice Wightman at once granted the applica tion. MARKET NEWS---(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. There was more disposition shown on the part of the millers to purchase most kinds, and Mon day's prices wore well supported. Nearly all descriptions of foreign wheat moved off slowly, yet we have no change to notice in their value. The barley trade was very dull, at late rates ; whilst malt was much neglected. The oat trade was tolerably firm ; but beans and peas were very dull. The nominal top price of flour is now 70s. per 280 lb. Wheat. 313 ARRIVALS MO PEER. I Barley. I Malt. 100 5 - English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. Oats. I Flour. 1,890 1,300 5,260 ba. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market is very moderate, yet we have no change to notice in prices. W HITECHAPEL. The trade to-day was in a sluggish state, as follows —Beef, 3s Oil to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 2d to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8c1; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 814, by tho carcase. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. In our last we announced that the Liverpool Spring Meeting had been postponed till Friday, the 2d proximo. Since then, however, it has been further postponed till Wednesday, the 7th. There are parties who find fault with the latter, and say the laws of betting have had something to do with the arrangement ; at all events, the frost cannot be said to have been the cause of the latter alteration. Since the announcement no betting has taken place on the event here. There has been no change since our last, except a further improvement in St. Hubert for the 2,000, and a greater decline in Lord of the Isles. The following figures show the latest betting : GREAT NORTHERN. 15 to 1 agst The Yore (taken) 16 to 1 agst Lady Palmerston (offered) 25 to 1 agst Spencer (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 agst Corcebus (taken) 16 to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 13 to 1 agst Redlands (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 6to 4 agst St. Hubert (taken to 2001). 4to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) sto 1 agst Lord of the Ides (offered) CHESTER CLIP. 20 to 1 on the field (offered) 33 to 1 agst Schamyl (taken) 40 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken) 40 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken) N to 1 agst Weathercock (taken) DERBY. 700 to 100 agst St. Hubert (taken) to 1 agst Grzeculus Esuriens (taken and off) 12 to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 25 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 33 to 1 aget Saraband (taken) THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNIESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1855. MAR 24 ON E MA it K E T S HAR (TEiIB DAY.) KETS. courtbiafttioit EMPERIA AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEN( E. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was weaker as regards the quotations. The sales amounted to 5, 000 bales, including 230 Pernam and Maranham at sd. to 7d., 200 Egyptian at sid. to 8-P., and 400 Surat at 3d. to 3id. per lb. The Railway Shares, with the exception of Caledonian, were in good demand ; but no ma terial alteration occurred in prices. There are numerous arrivals this morning from Australia, the latest Melbourne dates being Dec. 5, but the letters and papers are not all de livered, as some of the ships are merely tele graphed. The Chilian, from Adelaide, Oct. 2, brings 5,000/. ; the Mario Polo, from Melbourne, has 56,894 ounces and 4,250/. in gold, and the Kent 65,000 ounces. The accounts as to trade and the import markets appear to be of the same complexion as before. The excessive quantity of merchandise on hand can only be worked off after months of comparatively limited arrivals. That British capitalists, however, hare not had all loss on their side, the following statement from the Argus newspaper will show : " Our paper supplies a remarkable contrast in the results of two different modes of investing English ca pital. One is an investment to the extent of some 25 millions sterling in British merchandise, consigned to this market for sale and returns. This investment has resulted, on the average, in a disastrous loss, simply for this reason, that the parties interested were ignorant of our actual requirements, and did not know what to send nor when to stop. The other investments is fn banking operations to a very limited amount. The total capital of the whole of the English banks in the Austra lian colonies is less than 2,500,0001., yet upon this they have derived profits during the past year, so far as ascertained, amounting to nearly 500,0001. or 20 per cent. for this colony alone. From the other colonies they may probably calculate on 20 per cent. more, so that the total revenue derivable from the Eng lish capital invested in Australian banks is 40 per cent. But after all, the money is not invested in Australia. It is invested in the British funds, from which the shareholders derive an additional 3 per cent. Let British capitalists think well of these facts. They em body a most important lesson, which may be thus stated : —This new country affords a finer and more profitable field for the employment of capital than any other in the world, but the investment must be judicious and by tho roughly trustworthy agents. In the colonies the inhabit tants do not readily invest in banks, because private enter prises, under their personal superintendence, are more profitable. So, in like manner, if the English capitalist could combine colonial skill in the management of uv colonial enterprises, he could at all times realise even . 40 larger profits than those accrui ng t o th e b anks. We 2545 throw out these remarks merely as suggest i ons at pre- sent to English capitalists, and request them to study it the capabilities and resources of this country. At a 8121 future time we shall more distinctly point out modes of St. investment which at once must advance immeasurably St. the progress of this country, and at the same time, rea- 50 lise to the shareholders profits which, we beleive, will 25 completely eclipse even the large profits of the Australian 100 banks." 6- THE WAR. DAY OF HUMILIATION. (FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE PROCLAMATION FOR ENGLAND AND IRELAND. By the Queen. A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF SOLEMN FAST, HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER. VICTORIA R.—We, taking into our most serious consideration the just and necessary war in which we are 'engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will graciously b'ess our arms both by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the ad vice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on Wednesday the twenty-first day of March next, that so both we and our peo ple may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in ordtr to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prov ers and supplications to the Divine Majesty, for imploring his blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and command, that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our loving subjects in England and Ireland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation : And, for the better and more orderly solemnizing the same, we have given direc tions to the Most Reverend the Archbishops, and the Right Reverend the Bishops of England and Ireland, to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in all churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and to take care the same be timely dispersed throughout the respective dioceses. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and in the eighteenth year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. The intelligence received to-day from New York, by the steamer Africa, is more favourable with regard to the money market, and the effect was visible in the activity of the speculation in stocks. At the latest date, however, these were rather heavy. The following, by a local writer, is interesting : " The news from Europe is not so favourable as specu lators for a rise expected, and the market receded under TAM ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY. ROYAL ASSENT. its influence. The great aim of the brokers is to bring in buyers from outside of Wall-street, and put upon them the bulk of the weight which high prices has • made particularly burdensome. The accumulation of money in the hands of those prone to speculation may bring in purchasers to a moderate extent, but the com munity at large have not the ability or disposition to take of the risk, and i the'movement must, therefore, for the want material, be limited. When the recent enormous decline of in fancy stocks commenced, there were very few fancy stocks in the street. They were in the hands of outside speculecrs, and the loss fell on that class of operators. At the lowest dip of the market, the brokers became purchasers, and they are now striving to get outsiders to take them again at high pricer. They may attract a few, but not enough to materially relieve the market." The suspension of payments by Mr. G. T. Braine, in the China trade, for several days ru moured as impending, has at length been an nounced. This gentlemen stopped in 184'7 from a temporary difficulty, but was enabled to meet all demands upon him in full, with interest, and showed a surplus exceeding 100,000/. The India and China trades have, during the last year or two been a source of heavy loss to all who did not restrict their operations, and the Russian blockade has especially interfered with the demand for the finer sorts of indigo, which were largely purchased for St. Petersburg. On Saturday a heavy amount of bills falls due. as usual on the 4th, which, in this instance, is Sun day, and other failures are expected. Money is worth 5 per cent. on good paper. In the English Stock Market there is still a want of buoyancy, and rather more disposition to sell for immediate transfer, Consols have been 91 to k, and since 90 to 91. The New 3 per Cents. have been 914 to and the Reduced 91i to g. Bank Stock is marked 2131 to 215. ... Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to 9s. premium, 17 ' and the Bonds 99i to I. 20 20 In Foreign Stocks there is more business doing. 20 Mexican Bonds have been quoted at 20, and 20 Peruvian 72 to 721, being an advance upon 20 the latter. Equador have realised 3, and 100 Grenada 15g. Sardinian Stock has realised 85. 1 00 Belgian 4i per Cents, have been 93k, Dutch 25 Four per Cents. 93k, and Russian Five per Cents. 25 991. Spanish Deferred are 17i 100 The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, sto 6 ; Mexi- 100 can, 20l to 211- ; Peruvian, 71 to 71 ; ditt o Three 22 per Cents., 491 to 501; Portuguese Four per Cents., E 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; 20 ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 17i to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 36i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The Railway Share market has been flatter, and with very little doing, but Caledonian are firm. The quotations are in several instances ex dividend. Sambre and Meuse have risen fto at premium. . The Scinde shares have been dealt in The Agua Fria Mine is lower, the Banks are firm, and the Miscellaneous Companies' are gene rally the same in price, with very little inquiry. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Onicial Lat. ) - - Business done Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 91 A I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l i 90f 1 hew 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ..,, Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jal., 1860:. - . 4 3-16 India Stock Consols for Account, Bth March 9l,i 1 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £l000 2500 6 9 Email 6 6 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DA". Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto New, 1852, 4* per Cent .- 94* Bqua,dor Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1* per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4* per Cent. — Ditto for the Account 72 i 3 2* Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 99i 811 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..... ...... 85 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36 Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent l7t i * Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 751 Swedish 4 per Cent.....,.. ...........• Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4* per Cent. ex. 25 fr 93* Dutch Exchange, 2* per Cent. 12 CO Ditto 4 ncr Cent. Certificates ..... Consols THREE O'CLOCK. 94 1 Ditto, March Account * MERSHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ARTLIIM.—At the general annual meeting of the governors of this institu tion, held on Monday at the Loudon Tavern, G. C. Clarke, Esq., in the chair, eight b oys an d four girls were elected from a list of 35 candidates. The report read stated that there were at present in the asylum 114 children, and that, owing to the double income tax, and the dearness of provisions, the committee could not re port very favourably of the prosperity of the institution, but that they had, notwithstanding, resolved upon ad. mating a larger number of children than us ua l i n order as far as lay in their power, th e num b er of to reduce, destitute orphans which the recent melancholy ship wrecks m b m adt e h e tendered rowliup their best onthesym thanks of the publi c . The ks to Lord John Russell for presiding at the last annual dinner, and to the East India Company, and the Trinity House, for their liberal donations. The statement of accounts showed a balance in hand and at the bankers of 1861. Os. 7d. CIRCULATION OF BANK NOTES. —A fresh return, moved for by Mr. Glyn, has just been issued of the diminution in the paper circulation of the country, caused by various banks having ceased to issue notes since the Bank Char ter Act of 1844. The total shows an increase of 8,7371. since last year, and is now 705,0624 RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 19 - 20 4i - 4i ... m... •• i 8 - 8i 13 -12 i - 17 74 - 601 90 - ifi2 621 - 62 i • 13, 3 - 2 6 - 13i - 144 11 - Jll 29 - 31 20 - 22 70 72 55 57 2d par 19i 20), 70 - 72 89 - 90 70 - 72 126 - 128 88 -CO 63 -83 j 60 - 62 ••• 70 - 75 7 5 e 7 74i " 74i ipu4 7k 8i 96 98 97 1 97/ 1d id id 83i i 8i • 8 841 7 6 64 I • • - 23 - 23 7i - 8A 67 - 40 - f i r t p li - 24 48 ep 3j - 34 28 ... 29 8 10 1 1 11 6 4 7 7 - 72 —61 d 4 12 124 49 50 49 (0 d par 41 —41 d 54 6 1 d par 29 - 31 99 - 101 64 - CO 45 - 47 124 136 58i i 94 28i - -28 i 4 2 2 - 1 : . 1 7 7 : 39 gee ....'• ~ 3 - 16 17 34 - 4 23 - 5 5 i - 6i ••• 6 7 'Paid.' RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen.. 8 Arnbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolve. Stour Va11ey......., 291 : Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct 'all Do. Chesh. & Bide., £5O and 225 Cons. l 19 Do., ...... 30 Myth & Tyn 5 origins, £25 (issd. at £45 100 Bristol ana Exeter.. 100 Caledonian. 21s. Caimarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pas , 16 Cornwall 1 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin &Belfast,Tunc all Dundee Perth &Abel Been Junction..... all Do. New 100 East Ang1ian........ all Eastern Counties..... 100 Eastern Union, Stock 100 De., B Stock.. 8 Do., New A...,..... LOO East Lancashire .... , [OO Edinburgh& Glasgov' all Edinb. and Peebles._ 100 Edin. Pr Lb & Dundee, 1 Forth & Clyde June. all Furness • ............... all Do. Extension...., LOO Glasgow &S. Wester!, 100 Groat Northern ..... 100 Do., A. Stock ........ 1 00 Do., B. Stock )0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ; 1.00 Great Western LOO Do. Stour Yal. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds LOO Lancash.andYorksh all Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Load. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 5 D 0.10/. Sh.,M&B 4 24 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 42 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Col erainc all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Sliet& Li nclr all Do. 4 Shares, No. 4,1 Do., Man. & Lin. Un LOO Midland LOO Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire, ) 22 Do. Half Shares 'All Newcastle & Carlisle 54 Newmkt•BuryExten 214 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoinl and Rostrevor 00 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un LOO North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred.. all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension .. 13 Do.do. G.N. E. Parch all Do. Leeds 00 Do. York all North London all Do. New .£lO 1s N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn., 17, 4 , North Staffordshire., all . North Western.,, all N. &S. Westrn. June I Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. 00 Oxford, Worcester,h -Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 00 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. dt Bereft] 00 Shropshire Union ill south Devon I. X) south Eastern ll South Wales 13 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 12 Staines, Wok. &Wok a Stockton k Darlin 16 itc. .z.kton & Hartlepi ;.00 Call' Vale 9 )o. £lO shares 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 214 Phan:tea Haven Doel and Railway all , Vale of Neath all Waterfl. & all , Vaterfortl&Limerit} 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 141 s. Wimbledn&Croydor FOREIGN. A utwerpaßotterclam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish,,,,,,, Eastern of France Do. New East 1ndian,,,,,,,,,,,, Do. Extension.,,,, Do, 4 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible.,,,,. Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Canadak is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Prance Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do, do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Flimilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. ...... Lake Donst. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 P.C. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditorran Nfaclras :Do. New 'Maria Antonia ..... Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl, Interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines l guar. 31 p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 ID°. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy.B.& Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds . ...... . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse , Do. 54 p. cent. Prof , Southern of Franoe I St. Andrew's and' Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 6i per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-S! all I Astralasia ..... . all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Marta. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, Is China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 18 English Scottish and ........... all Lond. Chars. Bk. o Australia 5 Ditto New 20 London And County 10 Loudon Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of Eng 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union a Australia ; 2i Do. New XO thalogi of London „" 6a 6 i 1 11 4 3i p" - i P 0 3 . .442} P • 32 j -32 i - 64 1 - -- 1p i 1 ..... l l pa ll r .... p par .... ip 2 ..... 2i 2i _ . t .. i 16 3 .... 17} 95 ...... 97 95 ... 97 99 -... 101 92 ~ 94 ' d _ par 97 —,lOO 4 --- 24p6 1d i 'a 1 6A _ 7 331 - Ilf - 124 84 -- g'4” 204 :2 201p1 45 39 41 ••• 21i p 22i ld par 2 8 1 lid 71 •A ••• - ••• ... - pm .ii --: ** ill ii, --• 7p ••• ••• 17i - 184 BA K& 80 - 82 ..• -- ••• ld—id 2i -- 20 19i -- d j iP 36 -- 38 ... - ••• 33 - 36 37 - 39 ••• 38 - 40 61 - 7 9 Business done this day. The royal assent was given this day to the Army Ser vice Amendment Act. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. MAJOR-GEN. VIVIAN AND THE TURKISH CONTINGENT. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had given notice to the War Minister of his intention to ask some questions relative to the appointment of Major-General Vivian, late Adjutant-General of the Madras army, to the important post of Commander of the Turkish contingent, and also whether the Go vernment had yet appointed a person to proceed to the Crimea to ascertain the exact state of the army at the present time. (Hear.) He wished to know also whether the Government would have any objection to lay on the table of the house a statement of the war services of Major-General Vivian. It appeared to him (the Earl of Ellenborough) to be a matter of the greatest importance that this gentleman should be qua• lified in every particular for the command of the Turkish army. He had asked fir this infor mation really because he was unable to obtain it elsewhere. Let it not be supposed that he at all impugned the military character of Major-General Vivian, because he really knew nothing about bim. This officer might, for all he knew, be a 'most gallant and respectable gentleman. He, however, believed that Major General Vivian had not even obtained the honour of Commander of the Bath, and considering the liberality with which that honour was given to the officers of the Indian army, it struck him that this fact was sufficient to show that this officer had not distinguished himself upon any important occasion. The noble earl then referred to other circumstances, with a view of showing the unfitness of Major-General Vivian for this com mand, and observed that before any of the Indian officers were appointed to command any portion of the flaws in the Crimea, a statement should have been made to the Governor-General of India on the subject, and his advice asked in respect to such appointment. Lord PANMURE regretted the course the noble earl had thought it his duty to pursue. He did not mean to question the right of the noble earl to make such inquiry, but he did question the justice of the noble earl's observations as far as Major-General Vivian was concerned. He (Lord Panmure) could scarcely say that Major-General Vivian was yet ap pointed to the command of the Turkish contingent, inas much as he was still in concert with that gallant officer upon the subject referred to. He had no hesitation in stating that a more gallant officer to take command of the Turks could not be found. The testimonials he had read from Major-General Vivian were of the highest possible description, and such as any officer might be proud of. With respect to the appointment of an officer to proceed to the Crimea to ascertain the state of the army, he bad to state that it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to appoint any person to perform that duty, it being the intention of the Government to wait for the report of the gallant gentleman appointed to the command of the staff. Lord VIVIAN was astonished that any noble lord should be found not only to make an attack on, but to canvas the appointment in such a manner as to damage the reputation of a military officer. Such an attack was as unjust as it was cruel. The noble lord then read a letter from General Armstrong, of Madras, the General in command of the Presidency, speaking in the highest terms of the military ability of Major-General Vivian. The subject then dropped. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Criminal Justice Bill and Speedy Trial of Offenders Bill passed through committee. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Earl of HARDWICKE rose to move for the returns of which he had given notice, relating to the transport service, as follows ;—" Return of the number of transports employed in carrying troops and munitions of war, between the Ist of November, 1853, and the Ist of January, 1855, inclusive ; the name of each vessel (transport) ; her tonnage under old and new measurement, distinguishing steam from sailing vessels ; if steam, number of horse power ; showing the amount of ton nage occupied by machinery, coals, crew, water, provisions, and ship stores; showing what amount is left for cargo ; showing if any transport is under agreement for postal or any other service previous to being taken up as a transport ; showing the amount for the hiring of each vessel per month orper year ; how long a period each transport is hired for ; for what service she is engaged ; from what owner she is hired ; showing whether any alteration has been made in the terms since first hired, and, if any, what difference; if alterations have been made (or fittings added) in the internal arrange ments of any transport, describing the alteration or fitting, with the vessel's name ; at whose expense the alteration or fitting has been made, and the amount of expense incurred." In submitting this motion, he felt bound to make some state ment of the ease which induced him to press for these return'. Nothing could convey a stronger notion of the desire existing among the public to carry on this war with vigour, anti for that purpose to lay the whole resources,of the country at the feet of the Government, than the fact that the other night a vote of 5,081,000/. should have passed the other house with out discussion, intended to defray the cost of the transport service for the ensuing year, which must be added to the sum of 3,582,0001., its cost, during the past year. Those two sums, added together, would, in his belief, purchase the whole of the transports employed in the service of tho Crown. He found that there were 102 steam transports, of 121,4'60 tons, and 115 sailing vessels of 93,172 tons; making together a tonnage of 214,232, hired at the rate of 16/. a tou per mouth for the wholedieriod, not in cluding the cost of coals. In 1830 and 1831 the amount of money asked for the whole service of the Royal Navy was about equal to that now asked for transports only—the naval estimates then amounting to between 5,000,000/. and 6,000,000/. Under these circumstances, the question natu rally asked by every man living was, how had this amount of money been expended ? He would venture to assert that in the whole service of the Crown there had hardly ever been evinced a greater degree of profligate extravagance in the ex penditure of money, carelessness and ignorance iu the snaking of contracts, slovenli ness i n th e i r employment of vessels, and confusion and mismanagement as to their departures from and arrivals in the ports of this country. In the region where they were employed their utility had been marred by the utter want of arrangement in everything that concerned the business of embarking, carrying, and landing cargoes, so fa miliar to all persons engaged in mercantile concerns in this country. When first the war broke out, and it was thought necessary to have a large quantity of shipping in readiness, ships came forward so quickly that the whole trade of the country seemed to be laid for the moment at the feet of the Crown. Government made engagements with the owners of the transports on terms that astonished the merchants, and showed them to be utterly ignorant of the manner in which bnsi ness of this kind ought to be conducted. The tonnage wa, bar gained and paid for on the builder's measurement, though every one was aware that that was merely nominal, the difference be tween it and the real tonnage being often so wide that in the case of the Britannia, for example, the builder's tonnage was 1,154, whilst the tonnage for cargo was but 619, 535 tons being taken up by the propelling power. The expense being so enormous, it not unnaturally occurred to Government, that the best mode of extricating themselves from the difficulty would be to purchase the vessels hired. Two transports of the number were actually so purchased, and delivered to the uses of the Crown, but the only result was to entail a great additional expense on the country—the Prince having been lost in the storm at Balaklava, and the Perseverance upset the other day in the dock, and so much damaged that she would require to be refitted for service at a very great outlay. Another company whose ships were hired, and which carried on the postal service with the North American and West Indian colonies, continued to receive between 200,000/. and 301,0001. a year from the Government, although it was actu ally deprived of the means of fulfilling the engagements of its postal contract. The fact was, that from the number of steamers hired by the Government, communication with our colonies abroad, and with the Crimea itself, was almost stopped. Whilst the owners of the transports thus hired re velled in the enjoyment of highly advantageous contracts, the vessels had in many cases been called upon to perform little or no service. The Simla, a very large ship, of about 3,000 tons, lay six weeks at Constantinople without anything to do, to the astonishment of everybody. In another case, a vessel loaded in England with boots and shoes for the Crimea was not allowed to discharge its cargo on arriving at Balaklava, and bad to cross the Black Sea three or four times before she had an opportunity of doing so. Another flagrant case of mismanagement was that of the potatoes sent out by the Hes perus, which lay so long on board that they began to grow, and were finally distributed by the captain to the Jews and other strangers residing at Balaklava, who sold them to the troops for whose benefit theyhad been intended, atthe highest possible price. It was observable that transports laden with stores for the use of the navy at any of the dockyards were properly stowed and loaded, whilst in those carrying army stores utter confusion prevailed, the commissariat stores, ordnance shot and shells, and medical stores, being all so jumbled to ge th er , th at the wrong articles were placed up permost, and the cargoes either not filled up, or excessive. The same mismanagement attended the arrival of the trans ports in the harbour of this country. In various instances they have been ordered round from Portsmouth to the Med way, at a cost of not less than 400/. for coals, to landper haps 100 invalids, who m i g ht h ave been conveyed by railway for 50/. It was most important that such matters should be brought under the notice of Parliament, in order that there might be some chance of having those tremendous mistakes and abuses rectified. Such had been the confusion prevailing as to the embarkation of cargo, and the ignorance of the Government authorities, that when the Prince was lost the Admiralty wrote to every dockyard in tho country in quiring if they knew what was in her, and what cargo she had received at that particular port. Could anything be more absurd than to make such inquiries of the western dackyawls, ' when the vessel had been loaded under the very nose of Go vernment in the Thames ? Of all matters connected with the ma nagement of the war, it appeared to him tbat none might have been more easily or simply provided for than the trans port service. Had Government only asked the advice of any established mercantile house as to the best mode of turning shipping to account, he was confident that the amount of money asked for tho transport service might have been greatly reduced. He would suggest that the surest and most economical plan to follow in hiring steam-ships was to make a contract with th e owner, including the price of coal ; but taking the power of deducting say 50s. for every ton of coal supplied to him. He was informed that the Simla had been hired at the rate per month of 90,000/. a-yeas., her whole cost not having been more than 100,0001., and every one con versant with such subjects must know that 25 per cent. would be ample to cover all the expenses of the ship, He was sorry to observe that only the other day occurred an instance of the came wasteful extravagance as had been marked. Their lordships had heard much of the issue of coffee in the raw bean to the troops in the Crimea. The Government, being anxious to remedy this crying evil as speedily as possible, hired a ship to proceed to the Crimea with roasted coffee. For this purpose the Telegraph was engaged, a screw staamer of 500 tons register and 900 tons builders' measure ment, which had cost its owners 28,0001., and the Government agreed to pay for its use 2,500/, a month, which would in ten months give the full value of the vessel. She was loaded with s coffee, and abo u t t o s t ar t , when General Simpson , w to have g one ou t i n h er, saw her and declare d that for they he h w o oUld not go in h er . H e did not — nor did th e s hip itself; ran in through loaded h er so d eep l y w ith co ff ee th a t the w o at l7g r e to take her the water-closet tubes, and they were into dock. If she reached Constantinople b at all he believed it would only be after coaling three or four times on the toy age The facts he had menti oned was valYWaPlefi of ho theB FA y eNRD PA R Q ADI u t e T e n n loNp PROCLAMATION FOR SCOTLAND. S ID O o L T E L M AN N D. FAST, A PR H O u CL m A iL M I A A T I I I O u N iv, VICTORIA R.—We, taking into our most serious consideration the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that He will graciously bless our arms, both by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scotland, on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of March next, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our stns, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and as sistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and com mand, that the said day be reverently and devoutly ob served by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation : our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and there, in our name and authority, make publication hereof, that none pretend ignorance : And our will and pleasure is, that our solicitor do cause printed copies hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the se veral shires, stewarts of stewartries, and bailiffs of rega lities, and their clerks, whom we ordain to see the same published ; and we do appoint them to send copies hereof to the several parish churches within their bounds, that, upon the Lord's day imm e di a t e ly prece di ng the day above mentioned, the same may be published and read from the pulpits immediately after Divine service. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and in the eighteenth year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day cf February, 1855, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Sir George Come wall Lewis, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Right Honourable George William Frederick, Earl of Carlisle, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gar ter, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom, called Ireland, Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, to be Lord Lieutenant and Custus Rotulorum of the county of Berks, his lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty In Council was this day pleased to appoint tbie Right Hon. the Lord President of the ecouncil for the time being; the Most Noble the Duke of Argyll, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal ; the Most Bon. the Marquis of Lansdowne ; the Right Honourable John Russell (com monly called Lord John Russell), one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State ; the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston, First Lord Commissioner of her Majesty's Treasury ; the Right Honourable Viscount Canning, her Majesty's Postmaster-General ; the Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Baronet, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State ; and the Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Baronet, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of leer Majesty's Exchequer; to be a Committee of Council to superintend the application of any sums of money voted by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to make the following amendment on the Roll of Sheriffs : —Merionethshire--Charles Ponsonby Tottenham, of Carrogissa, Esquire, made Charles John Tottenham, of Berwyn House, mar Llangollen, in the County of Den bigh, Esq. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The screw line-of-battle ship Cressy, 80, Captain R.L. Warren, is detained in the Downs in consequence of a dense fog, which prevailed, without intermission, for upwards of 24 hours. She left Sheerness on the after. noon of the 23d inst., en route for Spithead, in charge of Mr. Brockman, R.N., Master of the Wildfire, brought up at the Great Nore for the night, weighed at 2 p.m. on the 24th, atchored at 6 p.m. off the North Foreland, proceeded at daylight on the 25th for the Downs, where she arrived about noon, and discharged pilot; attempted to round the South Foreland, but, owing to the hazy state of the atmosphere, was compelled to anchor off Deal. A vast number of merchant vessels bound to the eastward are prevented by the fog from passing up the Dover Channel. The Cressy will proceed to the westward as soon as the weather becomes more favourable. She is ordered to Spithead to await the assembling at that anchorage of the other ships intended for the Baltic, and all of which are to be ready for sea by the 13th of March. The Royal George, 102, and Majestic, 80, are under orders to be at Spithead by the 4th proximo. ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED. On Monday the transport Sultana arrived off Graves end with sick and wounded soldiers from Scutari, and, every preparation being made for their disembarkation, yesterday morning they were landed at the Terrace-pier with the tenderest care, and with every precaution re garding their comfort and convenience. A special train had been in readiness, and, after partaking of a hearty breakfast, they proceeded to Fort Pitt, Chatham. Mr. Dobson, the Mayor of Gravesend, was on the spot, and, as on a former similar occasion, tendered his services in aid of the military authorities, who superintended the disembarkation and departure for hospital of these poor fellows, many of whom were severely wounded, and all more or less sickly and feeble in body, but not broken in spirit. Previous to the men leaving the ship a grateful acknowledgment of the sense they entertained of the treatment they bad received during the voyage from the officer in command and the surgeon who had medical charge of them was signed by them, 158 in number, and presented to those officers. Among the wounded was an intelligent Pole (a pri vate), who had deserted from the Russians and joined and fought with the 47th Regiment. THE TRANSPORT ALMA. We (Times) published some time since an extract of a letter complaining, as it appears falsely, of the accom modation on board the steam-ship Alma, which had ' then been just taken up for the transport service to the Crimea. The following letter, addressed by all the passengers to the captain, and dated Balaklava, proves how unfounded was the statement of our correspondent: —" Dear sir,--We have reason to believe that you, even more than ourselves, have felt annoyed by a letter regarding the Alma which appeared some time ago in the Times, proceeding certainly from none of us. On this account therefore particu larly we wish to express to you how very much in debted all of us who have been on board with you till you reached this place have been to you for the unvarying kindness and attention you have shown us, how convinced we are of your own and your officers' excellent seamanship, and how exceedingly comfortable we have been on board ; at the same time, while we state this more particularly with the wish of removing from your mind any painful feelings the letter referred to may have caused, we are glad of this opportunity of conveying to you our thanks, and the assurance of our good wishes for you wherever you go." A circular has been addressed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to the governors of the various hospitals of that city, requesting particulars as to the accommodation available for sick and wounded soldiers and sailors arriv ing from the Crimea, 25 St. 20 St. 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 20 20i 100 20 20 20 6 20 20 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 90i 63 2j 71 f 631 i 71 974 97i I Ma I 34i 67 i 1,., k _ occurrences that had excited so justly the public discontent and indignation. They might not warrant him in casting a censure en the Government, but they did in asking for such returns as would furnish their lordships with authentic infer. nation as to these transactions. Lord PANMURE said it was, of course, impossible for hire to anticipate all the points to which the noble earl had called their lordships' attention, but he gave the noble earl full credit for asking for the returns with no other view them that of obtaining accurate information as to the matters to , which they related. He fully admitted that Parliament wars entitled to have a strict account of the manner in which the great sums expended for the public service had been era» ployed. The Government which preceded the present was fully aware that the hurry of despatching the troops to the East and taking up the transports for the public service in. volved some increase in the expense. Having had their at. tention called to the errors and mistakes alleged to have been committed in the management of the transport service in loading the vessels and unloading them on their arrival at their destination, officers had been appointed to make spe cial inquiry into these matters. The reports of those officers had reached him only that day, so that he had not yet been able to give them due consideration An inquiry was going on into many of the subjects referred to by the noble earl, and when that inquiry should have closed, there would be no objection to lay the result before Parliament. With regard to what the noble earl had said in reference to chartering steamers, he could as sure their lordships that the Government had made the bargain with their eyes open, and there could be no doubt that the contract would prove far more economical than if it had been regulated by tonnage. All the other defects and imperfeo. tious to which the noble earl had referred would, he was satisfied, be obviated in future by the new Transport Board; and in expending the large sums of money which Parliament had placed at the disposal of the Admiralty for carrying on the transport service, the utmost economy would be practised consistent with efficiency. Considering the large quantities of troops, materials, and stores which Government had had to transport to the seat of war, not only for the use of our own army but also for the use of our allies the French, as well as of the Turks themselves, he thought th a t, on th e whole, the transport serviee had been fairly conducted. There might have been some deviations from former Practice; there might have been omissions and mistakes committed occasionally ; but on the whole, he must repeat, the services had been conducted with efficiency. With these observations it only remained for him to state that there would be no ob jection to the production of the returns. The Earl of DERBY said, the noble lord having consented to the returns, and having fully admitted that great in attention had prevailed, that great mismanagement and considerable abuses had hitherto characterised the transport service —but, above all, the noble lord having promised to furnish such information as should show the country upon whom the blame and responsibility rested, it was not neces. sary for him to trouble their lordships with any remarks; His only object in rising was to draw the noble lord's atten tion to a paragraph which occurred in Lord Raglan's last des patch. Iu that despatch Lord Raglan complained that he had not received a large supply of hay and forage, which he had been l e d t o expect would have arrived out before the date pt which he wrote. Now, he wished to ask the noble lord whether he had made any inquiry into that circumstance, and whether steps would be taken, or had been taken, for insuring a more regular supply of forage to the army ? (Hear.) Lord PANMURE denied that he had admitted, or had in tended to admit, that great abuses and mismanagement had prevailed in the conduct of the transport service. With re• ference to the question about the hay and forage, the explana tion which ho had to give was this—no doubt, at the period when Lord Raglan penned his despatch, there was a de ficiency of hay at Balaklava, but steps had been taken to insure a regular supply, and within a day or two after Lord Raglan wrote his letter an ample supply of forage had arrived at Balaklava. He had reason to believe that the steps taken by the Admiralty would insure a supply of forage at Bala. klava at least every fornight. (Hear.) Tho Earl of ELLENBOROUGH inquired whether it would not be cheaper to contract for pressing the hay than allowing it to remain in the hands of the Government ? Lord PANMURE said experience had shown that it was cheaper that Government should undertake the pressing. Viscount CANNING wished to correct a mistake which the noble earl had fallen into, who had moved for these returns. Instead of the Cunard or any other company that contracted with the Government for carrying mails receiving between 200,000/. and 300,000/. for their postal services in addition to what they received for transports, they were only paid an equivalent for the exact service they were enabled to perform for the Post-office. The returns were then ordered, and their lordships ast -1 ourned at half-past seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clook. NEW MEMBER. Mr. DAVIES, the newly-elected member for Cardigan, ,00k the oaths and his seat. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be committee :—Connaught Mining Com pany, Westminster Improvements, Westminster Land Company, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY BILL. On the motion that this bill be now read a second time, Viscount EVELYN moved that it be read a second time this day six months. Mr. WISE seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM also briefly spoke against the bill. After a short discussion the house divided, when the numbers were— Ayes ...... Noes 65 130 Majority -70 The bill was thereapn ordered to In read a second time this day six months. PETITIONS. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from several printers in the city of London in favour of the repeal of the newspaper stamp. THE CONDITION OF OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Sir E. B. LYTTON presented a petition from the in ha!)irants of Saddieworth, Yorkshire, playing fur a searching inquiry into the causes of the calamities suf. fered by our army in the Crimea. CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAY. Air. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire in favour of the closing t,f public•houses during the whole of Sunday,_ NEW- WRIT. Mr. HAYTER moved that the clerk of the Crown be instructed to issue a writ for the election of a Commoner to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Northampton, in the room of the Right Hon. Mr. Vernort Smith, who hal accepted the office of President cf the Board of Control. THE BERNAL COLLECTION. Viscount EBRINGTON presented a petition from the Council of the Society of Arts, praying that steps may be taken to secure the benefit of the Bernal Collection for the nation, and moved that it be printed with the votes. THE NATIONAL GALLERY, &c. Sir J. WA LMSLEY also moved that a petition be presented to her Majesty in favour of the opening of the National Gallery and British Mu.teum after divine ser vice on Sundays. VIE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. In reply to Mr. Hit/VELD, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that it was the intention of the Government during the present session to introduce a bill to abolish Ecclesiastical Courts, or to transfer the testamentary jurisdiction thereof to any other court, and to make one probate of will or grant of administration of sufficient binding authority over the entire property of any deceased person in all parts of the United Kingdom, the colonies, or e l sew h ere w ithi n the dominions of th e Crown. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL also added, in reply to Mr. COWAN, that care would be taken that confirmation granted in Scotland should have equal validity and au thority with one probate or letters of administration over the entire property of a deceased person in what ever part of her Majesty's dominions it may be situated. WINTER CLOTHING TO OUR TROOPS. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE asked the Secretary at War if it was true that no winter clothing had been sup- plied to the 46th and 63d Regiments in the Crimea ; that, in consequence of that neglect, these regitnents had been almost destroyed ; and whether any one bad been dismissed or censured for that neglect I Mr. F. PEEL said that be believed the winter cloth ing supplied to these regiments had been lest in the Prince, but that inquiry was now being made into the matbu REPORT OF THE MAYNOOTH COMMIS- S lONER S. In reply to a questienfiemiir. SPOONER, as to whe ther a copy of the evidence tak en by the Commissioners had been supplied to Dr. Cullen, Lord PALMERSTON said that before the report was drawn up a question a rose as to the selection of certain questions regarding ecc l es i ast i cal discipline as connected with Maynooth. One of the commissioners and the secretary were desirous of having the opinion of Dr. Cullen, as one of the trustees of the college, on these questions ; but Dr. Callen re plied that he could not answer the question unless he was furnished with the evidence on which these ques tions arose, and accordingly that eviden c e was commu nicated to him. Dr. Cullen, however, misunderstandi ng . probably th e p ur p ose f or which was placed in his hands and the particular discretion confided in him, took it to Rome, and without the knowledge of the com mission had a portion of it translated into Italian. So far, therefore, as the Commissioners were concerned they were not to blame, ex cep t , so far as their prudence was concerned, in placing the evideace is the hands of Dr. Cullen. THE " KENNEDY CASE." Mr. BLAND (previously to Sir J.V. Shelley bringing on his motion on this subject) wished to ask the Secre tary of the Treasury, whether, notwithstanding the Treasury Minute of the 10th of May last, w h e rein the First Lo r d o f t h e Treasury and Chancellor of the Exche quer are stated to have considered the office theretofore held by Mr. Kennedy vacant, and notwithstanding Mr. Kennedy's own letter, mentioning himself as dismissed fTotn such office as from May last, he, Mr. Kennedy, had continued to draw the salary in respect of such offic and, if so, up to what time, and for what services ? Mr. WILSON, in reply, stated, that after making in quiry into this matter, he had found that at the time when the minute in question Hs; passed declaring the office held by Mr. Kennedy vacant, after that ge n tl eman ' s letter in which he stated his belief that he had been dismissed it became a question with the Treasury as to what was to be done under the circumstances. At that time a motion was before the house at the instance of his hon. friend the member for West Surrey, for a committee of inquiry into this subject, and the Government did not feel by any means justified in filling up the vacancy in the face of that motion. Other circum stances had since happened which prevented the situa tion from being filled up. On inquiry as to the course to be pursued for the fulfilment of the duties of the office in the interim, the Treasury were advised that Mr. Kennedy's patent could not be worked until his succes sor had been appointed. Another difficulty arose as le the Act of Parliament under which that gentleman's office was held, and which empowered the Treasury to allo. We the dutieo to be performed to the tWO C9Fagaigiceent 16i 10 46i 59 i 21i f 17 1 15 20i i '!)1