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- lEttrb illltttott. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloe TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) DERBY. sto 2 agst De Clare (backed heavily) 9to 2 agst Lord of the Tales (taken) sto 1 aget Rifleman (taken, 11 to 2 also laid) 7to 1 aget Wild Day r ell (8 to 1 taken) 10 to 1 agst Kingstown (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ry'stone (taken) OAKS. 6to 1 agst Nettle (offered) 10 to 1 agst Marchioness (taken) HARPENDEN RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ROTICA.MPSTEAD STAKES. LittleJem .................. . ............... . ...... Grey Chicken ................... . .................. Nine ran. _ _ TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Maid of Morn Scot Free Ten ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP. Pantheon Scipio Nell Gwynn* Sixteen ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition against the grant to Maynooth. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition against the total abolition of church rates. Lori SONDYS presented a petition from Great Yar mouth, praying for a comprehensive measure of adminis trative reform. The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE presented a petition from dissenting bodies in favour of the abolition of church rates. THE VIENNA CONFERENCE. Earl GREY gave notice that he intended to postpone the motion for which he had given,notice for Monday next antil the following Friday. He did this with great regret, but it was to prevent the question being debated in both houses the same evening that he had assented to. the postponement of his motion. THE CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. . Lord PANMURE said he begged to call their lord ships' attention to a statement connected with the admi 'nistration of the affairs of the army. He could not do so without saying one word on the gratifying scene they had witnessed that morning. That was the first occasion on which a sovereign had condescended to dis tribute with her own liana honours not only to those who were high in birth-but to the humblest soldier in her Majesty's service, who had shed their blood in the defence of the Crown and their country. (Hear.) He trusted that that would not be the only time her Majesty would perform that duty, and that it would act as an incentive to young soldiers to imitate the noble example set to them. The noble lord then referred to the object of his motion, and stated the changes which her Majesty's Government proposed to make in the civil departments of the army. It was, in the first place, the intention to abolish the office of Master-General of the Ordnance and Board of Ordnance altogether. These being removed, it would be necessary to deal with the whole establishment of the Ordnance. That establishment consisted of two departments, the one principally relating to matters military, the other to mat ters purely civil. The first was the command of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers. This it was proposed to vest in the office , of Commander-in-Chief of the army. In speaking upon this subject, he must say it was the concurrent opinion of every officer, as well as of every member of her Majesty's Government who had anything to do with Sir Hew Ross and Sir John Burgoyne, in their military characters, that two more meritorious officers, or men who had taken greater pains to bring to perfection the military service, had never, held office in any Government. As regarded the civil department, it was proposed to place in the room of the Master-Gene ral of the Ordnance the Secretary of State for the War Department, who shall be supreme, ,and be responsible for the administration of the whole, and that he should move all the estimates connected with the department. The noble lord said that what was termed the civil department would be confided to four officers, all responsible to the, Secretary of State for War. These wouli be an Inspec 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 duty he proposed to appoint Sir H. Ross. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Sir M. S. STEWART took the oaths and his seat for Renfrewshire, in place of Colonel Mare, resigned. Sir J. FEREIISSON 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 Society Bill, and the Plymouth and Stonehowe Gas Bill. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Ayr Harbour, Cromfotd and High Peak Railway, Glas gow and South-Western Railway, and Nottingham and Loughborough Road. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a tbird time :—Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway; East of Fife Railway.; Fife and Kinross Railway; Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Railway ; Lyme itegis Roads ; Royal London Militia ; Exeter and Exmouth Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Hadfield, from Tor quay, for the aholition of church rates ; by Sir J. Shel- ley, several petitions from Pimlico against church rates ; by Mr. Cranford, praying for some alterations in the Lord Advocate's Education Bill. Mr. W. LOCKHART presented two petitions ❑nani mously adopted by the Commissioners of Supply cal the counties of Lanark and Dumfries on the 30th of A pril, praying that the proprietors of lands and hou•es in Scotland may be relieved from the injustice to w;,ich they are subjected in being called upon to pay a higher rate of property tax than the proprietors of England, or the owners of funded or other descriptions of property. CONSTITUTION FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. LOWE gave notice that on the second reading of the above bill he would move that it be read a second time that day six months. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN IRELAND. Mr. McMAHON asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whether his attention had been called to the trial at the la.t Tyrone assizes of certain persons, belonging to two opposing political and religious parties, for ri,,t and assault, and to the course pursued by the public prosecutor on that occasion ; and whether that course met with the approbation of the right hon. gentleman ? Mr. HORSMAN said he understood the question to refer to the system rather than that particular case. In that case the proceedings were not out of the usual order. He had communicated 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. ENVART, 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 force of 10,000 men would be raised. Depots had been formed at Heligoland and at Shorncliff for their accommodation. ORDER OF MERIT. Lord ELCHO asked the First Lord of the Treasury 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 department ? Lord PALMERSTON said the only cause for delay was, that his noble friend at the head of the War De partment was anxious to have a report of the manner m which such orders were distributed in foreign coun tries, which report had not yet been received. 111 ThiMER CLOTHING FOR THE TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA. In reply to Mr. — . RUMFORD, Mr. PEEL said an older had been sent to an eminent hous e i n Vienna to prepare a large quantity of En!Limer clothing for the troops, and he had no doubt they were by this time supplied with them. I RISH JUDGES. In reply t o Mr. IT. Buren, as to whether a large por othero i gnu f nfir h tmitiese Irishfrom t Judh ges were incapacitated by age or duties. e regular di sc h arge o f their Mr. 11ORSMAN said the subject had been frequently under the consideration of th e Government, and was s till so, (Laughter.) HOLYHEAD H ARB „ In reply to Sir E. BULAELET, Sir C. WOOD said the report of th e b ee n already laid on the table, and the works b a d as o ut the northern breakwater would be ear ` r '. to c‘t rry speedily as possi ble. A landing place was airodutont opened there for the accommodation of railway t ` ) be gars. In reply to Lord NAAS, Sir C. WOOD said the depth of water would be from 2 .0 5 to 35 feet, and the area of the whole works would 7Zr . 600 acres in extent. I-419S OF THE EARL OF DIR.CDONALL`. Lot t Mr. Fa NGFI, MERSTON laid the pins of ;00.4 Dun. Jr, 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 'at) really was not prepared to• state what da y 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, w ho, he (Mr. Ellice) regretted t o s t a t e , was dead. With regard to the faots of the case he could state, from his personal acquaintance with the late lamented gentleman, that he was not aware of his suffering from an y 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 bad nothing whatever to do by his appointment with the harbours of Balaklava, and had 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, and replied to in four or five days by Captain Christie's sis 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 face of it, and in the most modest and gentlemanly lan guage—(bear, hear)—and which it was possible to have been written. These letters have been in the possession of the hen, 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 ; it 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 what answer he had given to them ? (Hear.) Mr. LAYARD said he felt ashamed that at a time like the present when great interests were at stake, and the excitement of the country at such a pitch 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 whether they were about to renew that unseemly scene they bad had on a former occasion, and thereby bring the house into disgrace. (Oh, oh 1) There was a feeling gaining ground in the country. (Cries of " Question,' , and " 06, oh.") The question before the house was of the adjournment of the house, and he repeated there was a feeling growing up in this country that the time of the house should not be trifled with in such a manner, and the house be made 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 before the house, he might have givep him such information as might hare placed the subject in a very different form to what had been done. The hon. member then referred 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 Balaklava harbour, but at the head of the transport service, and that his health was so indif ferent that he could not leave his ship after dark from fear of catarrh. (LEFT SPEAKING.) OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. ( From a Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 18. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed 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 lit instant nothing of importance has arisen ; the enemy still appear to be collecting troops upon the high ground on th e opposite side of the Tchernaya, in the neighbourhood of Sebastopol, and convoys are constantly seen moving in that direction. The fire from the place upon our trenches has not been heavy ; 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 promising 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., RAGLAN. The Lord Panto.nre, &o. &c. Enclosure I. RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 30ra APRIL, TO THE 3D MAT, 1855. Ist Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 2(1 Battalion, let Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 4th Foot- 1 rank and file, wounded. 7th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 2 rank and file, wounded. 19th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 231 Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 23th 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 tile, 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 tile, wounded. bsth Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 62d Foot-1 officer, 1 rank and file, killed. 77th Foot-1 drummer, kilted ; 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 Mi ners -1 officer, killed ; 1 serjeant, wounded-. Total-3 officers, ldrumnier, 6 rank and file, killed ; 5 aerjeanta, 32 rank anti file, wounded. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General, Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED FRO \I THE 30TH APRIL TO THE 3D MAY, 1835, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. MAT 2. 46th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant F. J. Curtis. Royal Engineers. Lieutenant J. H. S. Carter. MAY 3. 62,1 Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant G. J. White. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Eosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN ncI OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE 30-ra APRIL TO THE 3D MAY, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. APRIL 30. 2d Battalion 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 Fuot. Private Francis Chiverton. Private Juhn Edward. MAY 2. 77th Regiment of Foot. Drummer Owen Bennett. J. B. BUCKN ALL WiTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 4. NOMINAL RETURii-OF—/,oN-COMIIISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FRO THE 30ni APRIL, TO THE 3D MAY, 1855, INCLU. SIVE. 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 Charles Holborn, slightly. 41st Regiment of Foot. Sergeant 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. MAT 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. 41th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Patrick Trodan, dangerously. Private John Kelly, dangerously. Private Edward Tailor slightly. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Serjeant William Brodd, dangerously. AIAy 2. ht Battalion, ht Foot. Private Thomas • llyham, 7 azces c.34th el.icranr o a F rr o , ot i . an erou sly. ant of F oo t. CoreJ oha Wi lliato, severely. 44th Regiment of Foot. Private William Mansfield, slightly. 47th Regiment of Foot. Private Charles Ryan, severely 90th Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Fahey, severely MAT 3. 2d Battalion, let Foot. Private John Gough, slightly 19th Regiment ot Foot. Private John Higgins, severely 23d Regiment of Foot. Private Henry 13all, severely 34th Regiment of Foot. Private Richard Tremble, dangerously Private Josiah Worstall, dangerously Private Michael Todd, dangerously Private Joseph Robinson, slightly Private Patrick Short, slightly 55th Regiment of Foot. 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, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 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., Qum 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 PALACE, 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 Labuan and its depeadencies to be a Bishop's See and Diocese, to be called the Bishonric of Labuan, and to ap point the Reverend Francis Thomas 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 itzß6y James Henry, Lord Raglan, G.C.8., and Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dunda , 4, C. 8., hez 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 during the pres'nt war ; and that they may enjoy all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging. WHITEHALL, MAY 17. The Queen has been pleased to give and grant nn to Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.8., Lieutenant-General 3y George Brown, K.C.8., and Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., her Majesty's Ruyal Licence and Permission that they may severally 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 Ma jesty's approbation of their distinguished services before the enemy during the present war, and that they may en joy all the rights an d p r i v il eg es thereunto belonging. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 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 PABLIA, MENT. County of Renfrew.—Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart., in the room of Colonel William Mute, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, MAT 18. Ist Regiment of DragDons—Lieutenant St. John Wil liam Cbiverton Charlton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sykes, who retires ; Cornet John Glas Sandeman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charlton. 13th 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 SaxeWeiinar. let Regiment of Foot—Ensignj. - J: Fley wood to be Lieutenaut, without purchase ; Anthony Gardner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in EIIICCOBBiOI2. 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. I'. 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 Crossman, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Fitzgerald, whose promotion by purchase on the 10th Nov., 1654, 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 Hampton, 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 ilth May, 1855, is Waller, and not Walter 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. Ride Brigade—To be Ensigns, without purchase—The Hon. Alan Joseph Pennington and Hugh Lawton, Gent. Ceylon Rifles—Constantine Hayward Read to be En sign, without purchase, vice Hobbs, promoted in the 99th Foot. UNATTACHED. Captain Wrn. Webster, from the Ist Foot, to be Major, withuut purchase. BREVET. The following promotions to take place consequent on the death of the undermentioned officers:— General S. Huskissou, died Dec. 30, 1854 ' • General Viscount O'Neill, di e d F e b. 12 , 1855 ; General Samuel Brown, died March 1, 1855 : Lieutenmt-General Thomas Evans, G.E., 81st Foot, to ha General. The following promotions to take place consequent upon the decease of the undermentioned officers : Lieut.-General A. Maclachlan, died Dec. 29, 1854; Lieut.-General Sir T. H. Browne, died March 11, 1815; Lieut.-General John Duffy, C. 8., died Mareh 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 Ist March, 1855. General Pinson Bonham, died April, 1 5. ➢lajor-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. MigIiORANDUM.—The Christian names of Major White, Madras Infantry, who obtained his promotion by brevet, in the Gazette of the 6th Feb., 1835, are Henry Puget, and not Henry Paget. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Dugald Stewart Miller, Eq., late Captain in the Royal Fusiliers, to be Ad jutant. 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 Lincoln Militia—Robert Frudd, Gent., to be Ensign. substituted Royal Lanark be el Lieutenant, a n 3( viceitia— F D o t a h v o i r d i g Wi i a William retired. d l fe i r n t g h n a o t t w ic h e ie o h f appointment t i h n e t u h a is ze r t e te gi e m f e 2 n o t t i h s March.] Captain and Brevet-Major James Hunter, of the 53d Bengal Native Infantry, to be Captain, vice Aikman, re hLEsieagnligeogh'rßnitalrielvat:mdi.dielplhaitionshi re Regiment of Militia—Ensign William hi e mi l a r :Elgvvgilhae Evans at a L zwit e eoerrit Hunt gbhge, e Lc Lieutenant Wilsontt. Hunt to to onwt i be bsleovniEnsign,l promoted.ia nWilliam Lieutenant syhieepe. ; William Lan Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia— Kenneth Kerner] Tynte Maher, Gent., to be Ensign ; Francis John Shortie, Gent., to be Ensign. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Frederick Walter Aston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brinckman, resigned. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Robert Welsh Coates, Gent., to be Ensign. The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Francis Blake to be Captain, vice Captain William her Grey, resigned. Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia Rifles—Wm. Henry Ralston, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Ensign George Parker, from the sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia, to be Lieutenant, vice Vize, resigned. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the Bth May instant.] let Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— William Philip Allingtou Jones, Gent., to be Ensign. [This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of let May instant.] melletadedtiulita A to il n, i ßer r y.ti i c ii k e , ry Ll A nli ie tll de g a o n w, r alnidepPheuerbnloßs Brown, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. BA NKRUPTS. Elizabeth Whitaker, plumber, Ronalord, - Essex, to aur render June 3, at three, and June 223, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Leigh, George street, Nan sion-house! James Tomlinson, "timber merchant, Nottingham, May 29, and July 10, at ten, at the Birmingham 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 ; Wheeler, Furnival's-inn. J o hn Walker Cash, faiacy stationer, Manchester, May 28, at eleven, and June 2i, at one, at the Court of &irk ruptcy. Jobnson, 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 Juno 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assigaee ; Sto pher, Cheapside. Thomas Hitt, currier and leather cutter, Exeter, May 25, and June 20, at one, at the Exeter Dish ict 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 Postans, 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, Basinghall-street ; Bi s h o p and Son, New Bridge street, Blackfriars ; Moore, Witnborne. Thomas Evans Partridge and 2anmel Partridge, screw bolt manufacturers, D.trleston Stafford, May 30, and July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assigne e , Birmingh a m ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. Jehn'Etheridge and George Monck Berkley Michell, in surance 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 and June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Fenwicke r.nd Aspinall, Li verpool. George Healey, timber merchant, Preston, June 8, and 22, at twelve, at the Manchester Dist ict Court. Herna mann, official assignee, Ma , Chapman and Roberts, Manche,ter. BANKRUPTCA ANNULLED. Spencer Perce►al Tinnier, merchant, New City Chain. 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 iu the Salutation Hotel, Perth, 26th May, one o'clock. Andrew Galloway, cabinetmaker anti upholsterer, Glas gow—Creditors meet in the Globe Hotel, George square, Glasgow, 28th May, twelve o'clock. BANK OF An Account otttstaht to the Act the weekending on Saturd, ' ISSUE DEP, .£ Notes issued 29,336,510 Z 29,336,510 ENGLA.ND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for fay the 12th day of May, 1855.: 'ARTMENT. Dated the 17th day of May, 185; BANNING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest .. 3,165,785 Public deposits (in chiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 2,733,90 4 Other deposits ...... 12,205,267 Seven Day and other Bills ........ . 1,0214140 £33,686,040 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,335,510 Silver bu11i0n........ - Dated the 17th day of May. 1& £29,336,510 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ;PAJLTMENT. Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) 11,016,374 Other securities...... 12,5.13 800 Notes .. .......... 9,417,175 Gold and silver coin .. 708,691 £33,686,040 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Puke 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 there o f i n t o G rea t B r it a i n : From the British Possessions in America 2ls. 2.1. ti Mauritius gt East Indies 2ls. 11id. The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar, computed as above, is 225. 84d. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. Am5terdam............ 11 18 Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 12 04 Leghorn •••• • • .•• 30 20 Rotterdam ............ 12 % Genoa ...... ..•• ...... 25 55 Antwerp .............. 25 42% Milan ...... • • .......• Brussels ....•......... 25 42% Venice ...„ lambrogh ........... 13 8 Naples •• • • .... ...... .. 4 .y Alton& ..•• ............ Palermo .. . Pari5........ .. • . .... 25 20 Messina .. Ditto, three months .. 25 45 Lisbon .•• 53% MarseiLes ............. 25 45 Oporto .......... • ... •• Rourdeaux . ........ Rio Janeiro ..... .• • .... Fr ankfort•on Maine .... 119 Buenos Ayre5......„ Rerlin ................ New York,6o days' eight Vienna ...........• .... 12 50 Philadelphia • Neste., t• •• •• •• 12 5.0,i PRICES OF BULI icN, PER oz• Petersburg ............ 35 1 ,4 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ............... 49.4 Portugal Gold Coin Cadiz ........ •• Barcelona ~.. •••• •. • — New 1)ollars ..... • 0 0 0 Seville. • ......... Silver in bars .. -. 0 5 Ito 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 theyshall 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 tbe — 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 Universelle, k 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. ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. Accounts from Venice speak highly of the performance of .Riyoletto, at the Apollo, by the following arti,tes, whose names, en passant, meet our eye for the first time :—Mme. Crewout, M. Bartolucci, M. Saccomano, and Mme, Lollio. Yacht seamen's wages have advanced this year from 4/. to 51 a month, notwithstanding the fccv 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 i from friends of the owners of yachts who visit them when afloat. The crews of yachts vary. from 30 or 35 to 5 or 6 men each ; few of them are kept on throughout 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. [Auvsartssimird--Amongthe 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, Ma rc h 13 , 1555.--. Dear Sir,—Since 183.3 I had been afflicted with a comp l a i n t th a t neither I nor my physician could qualify- It first began by an excessive thirst , so that I was fain t o d rink d a i ly f rom 30 t o 40 t um blers of water, the greatest ' t hi rs t b e i ng d ur ing the digestive process. A 9 strange feelii ig above the fundament follow d that unusual thirst. It , tame 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 ParoxYsinA came on yearly ; after a while, several times in the ccurse of the year ; and for some ears back almost every month, until at last every week ; so that for seventeen years I have bong 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 d own with an alvine flux and killing pains in the bowels, Often a s I went to bed at night I thought I should never see morning. My m e di c al attendant and friend, in who m was a l l my trust, could do nothing to alleviate my suffer figs, and sent me to on e o f hi s co ll eag ues, whose att e nd ance proved as uns'accessful ; all the remedies prescribed failing to a ff or d me any relief. It was a t thi s s t a ge of my dis ease th a t , on the sth of Sept em b er l ast, I l uc kil y me t one o f my friends, who t o ld me that Mr. J. B. Monier had passed through the same ord sal, and had been radically cured by Du Barry's Re vat mta Arabica. Thereupon I immediately began to make use, of it, and soon after felt relieved ; and the extra r . 12 1b. ER 2 R9 —. : 11 d'.uary chan ge f or th e b e tt e r I hav e gra d ually experienced t,ince, owi ng t o th a t excellent farina, induces me to believe lnis tean t e h rs at , lifb. 2s. d a m completely9.;b. 4s. d. 21 e cured. F Commercial Abstract Clerk in the Collector's Office. '1 5-11.).1.ls B. ; NA The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Dti Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, L ou d on ; also at 182, Piccadilly; 60, Gracechurch-street; 330, and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 6u a nd CS, C orn hill ; 49, Bis:lolsg-t "e t • 55, Charing-cr o ss ; 54, Upp er Baker-street; 63 ; 63 .reet s and 150 04 - ford-street ; 89, High street, Camden-to w 0 18,' mall ; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, Now Boncl-street - e n e; 24, 3.lodh comb-,strect ; 13, King William street, City; J; 30, Conduit street; 21, Co(:1 - spur-6troot; 95, Farrin- c i = ' , 6 on•street • 67, St. Panes Cli urayard ;6, Eirard-greet l'ortinii ' ' ) -guar% - - - - IMPERIAL PARLIANIENT: 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 sions 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 com 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 as an amendment 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 decrea:ed 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 circu net-tufts be 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, CO%VPER 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 toe 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, in 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 cum munities, feel ing that their 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 that the system of transportation was abandoned. Therefore, as far as the first charge was c•mcerned, the Government were perfectly guiltless. RA! ter a f w word . from several ion. mernb rs, the bit . ' was real a second time, and ordered to be read a tidrd tine 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. CLIEE IMAM 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 hon. 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 clauses, he would suggest to the hon. gentlema❑ the propriety of reconsidering them, and submitting the 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 before boards of guardians ; but when the hon. gentleman proposed au alteration in that respect, he ought to provide some sufficient mode of publicity. (Hear.) Pie should be glad to forward the ob ject of the hon. member so far as it tended to the relief of Dissenters, but be 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. CFIEEFHANI 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 1 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 sail the bill proposed a serious alter ation i❑ 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 MA LINS thought the time had arrived when customs which intsriered with the general rights of pro perty should be abolished, and 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 part of the bill which proposed to assimilate the law with regard to advances by the father aril 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 bon. and learned member (Mr. Makes). Sir F. THESIGER suggested that the operation of the act should not commence immediately upon its re cei sing the royal assent, but that an iuterval 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, it 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 grand 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. BUTT 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 Austratian 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 sub-tantially 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 form 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 bold proposed to omit some of tha 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 billy 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 shoUlds do so upon grounds,of its own, an .I 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 Chamber. 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 greatly 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 thing. He trusted, after what he had stated with respect to the irregular mode in which the bill had been introduced and his objections to the principle of the bill itself, that the house would not consider 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 b.ll, 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 the subject, for in 1850 he had paid considerable atten tion to tie matter, and it was in consequence of the decision to which he had then arrived, and which was supported by the House of Commons, that he now asked the house to consent at least to the introduction of the present bill. What the hon. member proposed was, iu effect, that sfin haying had a legialatka laVitiP# sad an assurance from the Secretary of Sta‘c for the Colonies, thst the Crows' would 0. ily receive Iron then any tiicn sure by which t'ley proposed to create a e ii.stitutior. fur themselves, the House of Commons should now turn rourn'i and say that it would completely ignore the whole of their conduct, and throw altogether aside the plan of the constitution which they bad 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 great disappointment if legislation on the subject were to be po,tponed, as •it most certainly wculd by this step, for another year. The hon. me .Iher 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 this point, however, he thoulht the hon. member etas 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. He considered it a groundless a-sertion 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 legislatio❑ tor an indefinite period, and to render nuga tory a large proportion of the measures wh ch had been already passed by the legislature of that colony. Ob . jections 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 an. I feelings of this country. and it was only until very re entry that any other than councils of that sort existed in any of our colones. Elected and nominated cham bers hid both their advantages ; but even if elected councils were coesidered the best, he could not beiLve that a nominated chamber was so entirely vicious and bad as to justify the house in refusing to receive with the attention which it might deserve every !ilea measA-e which might be passed by such a council. (Hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman had 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 obj -etions 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 n.it. think it would be sati-factory ; and then he proposed an entirely new nio le, 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 b. fore a committee of the House ef Commons, and until that committee should de termine what was the best theoretical constitution which would most suit their own views. That is, that the celonists should wait for another year, and tin it they, they might have the satisfaction of gett lig as good a con stitution a the select c initnittee of the House of Com mons could frame. He (Lard J. Russell) c iuld not see how the c.airse proposed by the hon. and learned gen tleman could solve tine difficulty, and lie certlitily thought it was better to take the Legislature of N,-w South Wales for a guide thwi to adopt any such proposition. Mr. DUFFY concurred in all the objections stated by the lion. and learned member for Kidderminster. This country had offered A boon to tie colonists, and now it was proposed t) 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 wanted 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 members- 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 inemhir4 of 'council. Mr. DUFFY could not see why an upper nominated chamb-r, having been repudiated in the Cape of Good Hope, in New &alan I, and elsewhere, should be in flicted on that colony. The whole of the colonists were oppose i t) 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 shoved the remarkable result that there were 12,152 signatures against the act, whereas there were only 228 signatures to 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. Toe c ilonists of New South Wales woul I look to New Z.taland, 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 he would nut press the bill, but that he would be convinced from the information be 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, fur 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 f citing as the other laws, and, instead of requiring a majority of two-thirds fur 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 sign Mures to the petitions laid on the table of that house were nut always a safe guide in detertnicing 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 nut 'ably represent the s.ntiments of the people of New South %Vales upon this measure. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. Leave was also given to Lord Joh' Russell to bring in a bill to repeal the act• 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 road a first tine. Mr I. BUTT brought in his Railways Ireland Bill, which was read a first time. Tne house adjourned at a quarter past ten. LOSS OF THE SHIP JOHN: FALMOUTH, 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. Rooertson, unanimou.ly agreed to make the following report to the Board of Trade : " 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 ou 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 by his ordeal 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 r spect ; ho appears to have aken no active means to save the lives of the passen gers, diet 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. •" Tiaat 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 avid 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 tided by the owners of passenger ships should be specified." [ADVERTISSM3NT.I Tns WAR IN THE EAST. —POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. lbserve opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes postoiss such extra ordinary powers that some 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Sa•turn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's counter once three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 '2420 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers ac cordingly ; while their vary ing from` 4 to 6 inches enab e us to discover more than the above, and the Georgia., with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, Country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepem, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power. —Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great ,tst 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 different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has beon, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the cars is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desire& 39, Athemarlsiftreet, Obvierre.roppovite th 0 YorA RCA - 18, 1855. SPORTING INTVLIGFNC.S• -- 4---- TATTE MAL L•S.--YESTIRDAT. Subscribers mustered numerously, and the bugloss! that_ons_wears transacted on the Derby presented featuree.: ci_ however it importance. Before entering into detail rating the it iE necessary to state that the task 0f...6011: Deing the chaff from rain was never more difnoO, _ commencement, Clare was very distinctly in the ascendant : at 11 3 ,! we meoc,..4cent, some transactions at 5 to 1 and 9 to: quietly booked, but to the close there wAr to strong 2 wereon,dcaught up with avidity. ivy -41,o) would dy have 6 000 beento 11;e0tOteOdwhaes btaealsie;airniyotnhei abge,t be ex • of the Isles, recovered from tbe depression whicilf perienced at B4th, was backed for a largo s to ' 1,000 ell 1 was booked to several hundreds ; Wild Dayrell, deo* meantime, had a downward teo i 0 Notwitli t a dropped s "—ma a na,aber of investments at 5 to' , pped to 6to 1, taken and offered. 1• 1 Rifleman was backed for nerly 300/., & t 5 to J i Otol . Kingstown The was supported in good quarters, at . 04 other bets on this event were to eoe3P6ol small sums. ,;,sbt:roivoe. OAICg. At one time, 8 to 1 was laid again sequently 7 to 1 would' have been taken "W j o ditlir 7 to 1 was taken to various sums about Die and 13 to 1 about Lady Tattoo. CLOSING VRICES. DERBY. freely,) 3to 1 agst De Clare (7 to 2 taken 5 to 1 agst Lorl of toe Isles (taiceo) 11 to 2 agst Rifleman (taken) d o ffered) 6 to 1 a_ tit Wild Dayreul (taken so 10 to 1 agst Flatterer (take') Qt Nettle ; tob0010:611b:e 12 to 1 agst Kingstown (take") 1 toker l) 18 to 1 apt Dirk Hatteraick (20 to 25 to 1 apt St. Fluhert (taken) 30 to 1 agst Rylstone (taker)) 1000 to 10 eget Strood (taken) oA.ics. 6to 1 agst Net tle (take 7 per 1) 7to 1 agst Blooming Hea 7 to 1 agst Dame Judith (taloa) to 1 agst Marchioness (00°) dent at Newmarket to 1 a2st Capucine (taken) 13 e t two o mlar,ak,ggesstttoLLlVl:owdsyqouTdiurtesto(dt:a)k(,etstik)ert • 00.6..40i50ci, Mr. Greville's Pyrrhi . „ . c which met witp • pd s r . _ in the SO Meeting, is dead. a‘Hvrueingghetri , for ird the ASCOTAseutll A --Iv!: 014:11,1812daniphtib s ---- - tcakEesst. ,rieits to be declared on Tuesday next , • - Age 7 1 Rataplan Age st lb l 4 5 ' 6 5 9 7 Diana..•**** ' 3 . 5 Little Harry 687 R „ that "•••• 3b, *Nabob... ••• Red Lion I T A llJED; : vvi . ,l ; ,r)a,d i u P e l t3a. ' f inr i aie e o an la ' Ott e b i t u in v himie, r ) ill O'Toole vre, Jonathan erndo, Warrior ermakrsi Martin t.. ir : 56 5 4 64,4; 988 877:: 1 111 023 3 1 3: Thejscl3l,iitoal }illy, J . ( i ds, d ur e sy bße ee n b Yg ybes unr a vat° , I l i . 0 1e .c i rr b 0ff ' . 11. 6.. ... .... ......... 0 . .......... r . : .. ...... ..':: 33 345 43 3 5 , 66 : ' 11 v1 : 99 °4 9 Early irti Hospodar Royalist Ireland' Marysa, 47 6 Crown figeo :.. 5; 6 Pantomime C NQe (, timeua i ) Tucionk ht Cruiseric,i epd)is, Those marked prescribede aes Eye 111:8821333 : TS vI N EIF v ai : 1 a d od ri ri. o , il o d i lp d e a cSir g t :1 ° : 10 . 0 . 1 : 1 e l e k. .. 1 : 1.. . .. 4. e. .. .. u' id. ..• . 1. .. ... . . ... :'.. .: . '..... . .. . .... . .: ..''' tip 1 .. .. .. 1 : . 3 : 3 5 33 5 I : s ' : :6 44 1 91 : 4 : 4 613 ICatertelto ...".. 5 0 Saucebox Fandango 3 4 1$ Kingstown 36 10 Palmerston •.'..,' 3 i 13 • en • ••• ". 5' % Cardiganant ••• 5 6 10 *garlP° ..•••• 4 1 4 610 EamaritAo "....... $ 4 Kaffir 4 6 9 DoralionA"oer . ill *Bracken Newbold -13nr„rnii;s1 all 4 6 6 colt 11 .-1•1111 „ 0 6 Dame Judith ' knowlege of their .„... $6 5 11034 ."•' 0 6 Waterfall a 6 3 „ 4 .... , r , r Captain Archdall, Mr. C. Lill, .'"' 1 0 0, o t t b. Mr. Vyse are subscribers, butte id aot 1)!A o itbo , s o tiered to rem heuiro * eos7 ba snp v e i e f r i :4,:iyi7 on rbeefterrro 0:15401),..,,,,_ A Lai 0' tat 7 7 Cock of the 3, 1 CO UNT/CY 41•,. ....---..,-------- )01 ~A / 6 . ti 14 0 ,f$ The supply; of sheep DERBY SMITIIFILThrth fa t P:000010a te, The market was well sup Plied wafityPllTiu P most of which were of excellent (10. 0 , or "op, quest. Fat lambs u.ore plentiful. it.,.1 bu t! 6 . d I.?, e s was about the ~i„,, 40 buff pi numerous supply of fat and store ieslol;:_fjeet,, t 7 O 611 0 0 1 The following were the clueu" oc i ; veal, 790,41 mutton, 6/1 Co 7d ; lamb, Oel to rough fa:3l, lb. ; pigs, 9s 9d to lOs Od Pe tlb :cali4.l‘llll Per 141 h.; hides, 34d to . ' per lb. , o° ° _ , ,----- ...,. .....loy 190,61 I GlN a Vu r 7hg) hte e a : e t t t ieu o uSu n ia:Pl.eS t i sY h D e cißol t. o uf:ire p alßkel 1. 11: ry. kinds' Rho Whey 1 eroC:ft r i 1:t1 ; 11161111;:l enl:l°lilaune trfillitie ° :tl dal: .tlilbl°:;766:::.lr. "1°441; on the top 9d, and the - average al. to and the average 7d down. BeanS °- tilt° the average 2d down. 10 4 : Total Supply and 5°1°16.001d '2.440" Wheat lbsB qrs ............ .. . 00 0 ,04,, b Beaus Barley Oats Top of Wheat ... ........... ......".'"'. 6 81 •b:4 46 6 1 Barley ' ... .••••' 461' Dei ' Oats .................... Alb . • 8ean5................... O f • • • • . .................. 0 3 / 1 6 411° e° so t BOSTON —MAT '' At ',. r 0 1 4 1 7 4 5 8 1 0 4 qqqr:::..... ............................ ...6.0:50//c1 :3,_211,4406407j_ A good supply of all kinds of graill:.„decl,° 0 11 1 , m gr A meta extremely high prices were dersi7oit 10 0 p o op , pies, which the dealers would not ° ll trell°?ght' to however, a limited retail business Wt s ., oe '0 111 • od • qr. over the current rates a this WV ~„,60 .0 0,0 1 corn as previously stated. 1119-04, iv OLI; Os L O t ° Prices :—Wheat, red, 70s Od to 70° of to s os 82s Od extra, 84s Od. Barley, ~,,Vs reOls 28s to 30s. Beans, 43s Od to 46s u" . • per qr. Pli to .---------' 16, ta Id NEWARIK-31A/. dap °° number of farmers enl;oitig e°,ol49df" Voo grain. Wheat ?s to 3s dearer, ant`b-iireps; . I ' o to 3261AssWt ot ohg e,33:7ltdss„ ; whitebeans , e grindinga n s is 43B t o o s stBotios;.3or3seil 01 7 0 a S a i st :: .fi tt . 0 0 0 ; , 1 4 0 to 475; tares, 588 to 60s per qi2___-- -- ' • 0 v .. hi fi l l; i ii ifi ---- • ,ta iferfl4hefcb bled to WHAT NEXT ? The Ca leaOni...ci pi a 0.. op fe. 1 0 , lady connected with one of the Pritibeeoree lte_tlifk New Town, Edinburgh, havir'g,,, f e lt be t o o 3 V tr A health, and unable to leave her beo, ioo 0 0 0 A ss j if" join in the public exercises of de'O f i ro od e ti y, P e i illl est deprivations. An ingeni°llB the churl l l otf °P she should take a house adjoining ... 00 off .01 ° one of the gutta percha conductory'riej Ol io itiv her bed. The suggestion wae C3bberA:bor. now in the solitude of her sic k c lod' 2W the public ministrations of her spit' BI al" at° Os or A SOrl• Icenoio. .01, On the 16th inst., at Elgin-road, tel l° it Pi g° _A 0 .11 wife of W. Thompson, Esq. Oa% On the 16th inst., at Virithcote ..-- o fol w 4 , 4 , .rtf o wife of Francis Leslie Pym, Esq• r i arty "-- ,th'o, r - ' On the 13th inst., at Pethagt v° . the wife wife of Mr. James Russell. r t srit cw ,A. On the 13th inst., the wife of Robe ir Elderbeck, iestmorelaud. 43. °ll% lb O s or A caoofrr- reterbs oh On the 16th inst., at the De time 0 Oe f d terse Rift Saunders. 1-, stsr On the 17th inst., at 1, Poreme' a , O tb ° " f ir wife of George C. Hawket. EA clrat ill ' t' On the 15th inst., at- Bury t. lo gs° the Rev. Dr. Donaldson. 11-s tree Ou the 19th inst., at - 26, .A-rgl h att. the wife of T. F. C. Dissard, rae re '''' of t :10 4 MARRIsp• ra,''''S. • Eci vift 01 , o. °. On the Pth inst., at Kettering, to fa% 040 p , J. S. Nettlefold, Esq• niglYt t* 'lC ot3 l, l as ill s) ; !fle i;°ol44 daughter of W. S. Wyman, .W4' , , OP , - od y o ut On the 16th inst., at the Brqs. to nyf TiO, Ommanney WilleCommander, 11 :_ i iio. P'" op Of 00 tilde, youngest (laughter of the lat ° 0 10 f filo ' ti e of Dewes Hall, Essex. b,C II t,O . ..pot On the 1' th inst., at Ealing Cbarevi4.oo.l,,, 0 , 0 4. , tos James Kent, of Ctta v° 13° 0 c'' firs' g e- g r° ' 1 (P rie ' 1,4 6 0 youngest daughter of Mr. Satrole ._ Jor,oo ,ts on, pe , d Ealing-lane, Brantford. Our . 0 001, so- On the 16th inst. at Sy of bury-00,0e 00,,y; Fratikland Blundell, M.D. of FiD'of dew l ot tai °yr o' of Thomas Leigh Blundell, M. D.', p v ick en ef, 0 0 4 Eliza ; and Rhodes Cobh, Esq., o f i o te nh o li , f io 4l of Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Esq";jobil Y the fourth and fifth daughters 0 Roundhill, Sydenham. tl. 0 t°l DIE D ' Willi * i d , oece, didtli- On the 16th inst ,_ in St• JanloB6. o il, ;I .' i bor Spencer, Lord De Manley, age" l l / 10 COl' i 1 0 On the 17th inst ,at the Gro ve , .11SI Of i, Ge o o n rg t e h ß e a t i 6 ll t i h e, iEusstq..,, tgedls6,4kvaino.lcikislooo;4ololl/; hour-lane, Camberwell, gr. 8 , PTO."' Or the confidential ernploy of Messr 0. $OOl3 toOP Mincing-lane, aged 71. , Mr. S. orpi°l; On the 16th inst., of Dl' It late of Wisbech, aged 61. ,000 r, 044 4, On the 15th inst.,.Thontas .1..- ~ .., de,K4l, if'', Kent. e 111 ge f ; 0 1 ef. _..,iac , . e u On the 15th inst., at 3, Sassessoricor ~,.54,,0, ~,ty Chrloner, Esq., of Guisborougl,4,,l„,spyer!oviotiio, 10 On the 13th inst., Charles ,I, °03 . 1:10 Y o n tliejtong of Canewdon Hall, near Docil" °ll-street, ~ at lalingtou On the Ith inst., in Aitnwe , /fir Mary Van Sommer, aged 88. _______ lo r• ° 1 1 r g pv p p.., to ------------- shed bl 14 v.eifi' 0, LO.IDON : Printed and Pabli 11 ~,,h e soil ., of 4 of No. 112, Strand, Printer,t_ e t s:10,01, I Strand, in tha Precinct of 1 1 .. ne f x. efAXi MOTS 11°19' 4.Diwv .• • J . A 1 ~~ _