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,Arik( dz. ,5-1741 . 1 1 4. W g, SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The Low) CHANCELLOR took his seat os the woolsack at five o'clock. • Lord DUNGANNON gave notice of his intention to ask the noble lord at the head of the Board of Trade on Monday next whether the Government had any mea sure in contemplation to compel vessels sailing along the coast in the British Channel during the night to ex hibit lights, and whether the Board of Trade had before them any plan in reference to this subject ? Lord DENMAN presented a petition in favour of the Oath of Abjuration Bill. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were severally rsad a second time, Lowestoft and Beccles Railway, Leeds Improvement Act Amendment, Leeds Water, Crowland and Eyre Road, Eastern Counties Railway, Tr,rmoham Water, Walmesley's Estate, Ingham's Estate, Talbot's Divorce, and Edinburgh Municipality Bills. PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that the house go into. committee on this bill, • The Earl of DONOUGHMORE stated the many and great objdctions he had to this bill. In 1847 a measure bad,bein passed for the prevention of crime in Ireland, which expired in 1852, and from time to time there were continuous acts introduTeaT but all these bills were tounded upon special circumstances, which were said to justify such coercive proceedings. It was, however, re served for a Liberal Administration to declare that the people of Ireland should be subjected for ever to a system of legislation outside the spirit of the constitu tion. It was sought by the present bill to render the power perpetual. The Lord-Lieutenant was to have the power of proclaiming certain districts whenever he deemed it necessary, and within those proclaimed districts no person would be able to possess or carry arms without a licence. In the proclaimed districts the 14,rd-Lieu tenant was also to have the power of sending , any addi tional police force he thought proper, and to compel the ratepayers within the district to liquidate the ex. penses. Ile highly objected to such a measure becom ing a permanent enactment. The - Earl of BESSBOROUGH supported the measure. Lord REDESDALE thought that such povier as was conferred by this bill ought to be merely temporary. The Earl of WICKLOW said Governments for seve ral successive years had always found it necessary to enact a law of the present nature, and it had invariably been found to work well. He did not think there mull be any objections to the enactments of the present mea sure becoming permanent. It would unquestionably, be easier to repeal such a measure as the present than to renew it from time to time. Lord ST. LEONARDS objected - to the bill. He , thought the present state of Ireland rendered the passing of such an act as the measure now before their lordships [LEFT sirriNqj HOUSE OF COMMONS--{This Eveniig.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of Church Rates, the sale of spirits on the Lord's-clay, and the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bawtry and Tinsley Road, Middlesbrough Extension and Improvement, Penrith and Cockermouth Roads, and Rotherham and Barnby Moor Road. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Brough and Eamont Bridge Road, Crystal Palace Company, Deeping Fen Drainage, Wandsworth and Putney Gas, and Westminster Termi nus Railway. - - Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of it despatch from her Majesty's Consul at M alaga, stating that the Board of Health of that place have removed the quarantine of three days' observation, hitherto imposed on vessels arriving at Malaga, from ports in the United Kingdom. WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 30. BREVET. Major-General Charles Ash Windham, C. 8., to be pro moted to thl local rank of Lieutenant• General in Turkey. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. sth West York Militia—Henry Balm, Esq., late Cap tain of the 4th Foot, to be Adjutant, vice Taylor, resigned. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Ca valry—Henry Thomas Titley Palmer, Gent" to be Sur geon, vice Coles, resigned. The Earl of Chester's. Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry —Cornet Edward 3yde Greg to be Lieutenant, vice Mars land, promoted. 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Ensign Robert Hansom Coldwell to.be Lieutenant, vice Hun:dray, resigned. 3d Regimen►t of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Ensign Henry Powys to be Lieutenant, vice Earle ; En sign James Clarke Hicks to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Edmund Cunliffe to be Lieutenant; William Style Doria, Gent., to be Ensign. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Mr. J. BALL moved for a return of the duties pay able under colonial enactments on goods imported into and exported from the British Colonies (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 295, of session 1855).—Or dared. HYDE-PARK. Mr. W. E WART moved for a return showing to what purposes the houses, grounds, and meadow land situated between the soldier? quarters in the middle of HYde park and the Receiving•house of the Koyal Humane So ciety, near the Serpentine, are now given up ; what rent (if any) is received for them ; by whom and to whom it is paid ; and whether it may be practicable on the expiration of the lease, or on some other oppor tunity, to throw the whole space open as a portion of the Park, for the convenience of the public.—Agreed to. CUSTOMS DUTIES; Sir S. NORTHCOTE -moved for copies or extracts of any correspondence which has taken place betwtlen the Colonial-office and the Governors of our North Ame rican and West Indian _Colonies, on the subject of a proposal for the mutual abolition of customs and duties upon the productions of Canada and the West Indies.— Agreed to. SCOTCH AND IRISH POOR. Mr. T. DIINCOMBE asked the President of the Poor-Law Board if it was his intention to persevere with the Scotch and Irish Pauper Removals Bill during the present session, in opposition to the, numerous peti tions that had been received from all parts of the country, as well as from the instropolis, against the leading provisions of the measure ? Mr.:gOUPERIE said he certainly intended to per severe with the bill, but if he was opposed by the Scoteh and Irish members the chances of the bill passing would be very precarious. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that, on :the 3d of June, he would ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he would have any objection to lay on the table of the house certain returns relating. to tip) manning of the Baltic fleet, when it was ender Ills command ? Lord PALMERSTON beggei to ask a question of the hon. mentor for Inverness as to the time he intended to bring on Isis inotrien relative to enlistment ? Mr. L BAILLIE said it was his intention to bring on the subject on the house going lido committee on the Army Estimates. DITLITICI3 COLLEGE. Mr, T. DIINCORBE asktAl the Sxretary of State for the Home Department, if it was the intention of the Government to introduce any bill during the present session to carry _ollt _ the last schema of the Charity CoMmissioners in reference to Dulwich College ; also, whether the commissioners possessed any authority to prevent in the interim the filling up three vacancies, viz., of one friar brother and two poor scholars belonging to the parish of Saint Luke, Middlesex ? Mr. BAINES said it was the intention of the Go vernment to bring in bill on the subject alluded to by the bOn. member. MONUMENT TO THE LATE DUKE OF WEL- LINGTON. Lord CHELSEA begged to ask a question of her Majesty's Government as to the purpose it was intended to put the unexpended sum of 25,0001. which remained of the sum voted to defray the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington I The CIiA.NCELOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was quite true that a sum of 25,0001. remained unex pended of the sum voted to defray the expanses of the Duke of Wellington's funeral, but Coat surplus could be applied to any other purpose with the permission of Parliament. Her Majesty's Government, however, in tend to apply far a sum of 25,0001. to erect a monument to the late illustrious duke; and as soon as the subject was matured it was intended to send out for designs for such g monument, with the un lerstinding that the cost Ovas not to exceed the sum of 25,0001. MILITIA COMPENSATION. Col. GILPIN rose to call the attention of the house to the compensation proposed to be given to the militia, and went at some length into the injustice of allowing the militia, after the great service they had rendered the country, to return• to their homes in'the manner it was proposed they should do. The hon. member in sisted that the paymasters should be treated with greater respect, and that they should also receive the same amount of remuneration as surgeons. He trusted that when an increase of the army was again required the militia would be applied to before foreign legions were again raised. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) BI.TCRI NMI A PALACE, MAY 27. This day had an audience of her Majesty ; The Count Apponyi E nov o 3' Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Eoaperor of Austria, to deliver his credentials . 3 To which ha was intro uced by the Earl of. Clarendon, of &ate for Foreign Affairs. K. a G eo .,, ild he tt r o M te l ty Y ltf 'B a S lo cw r- e General the lioaourable Sir Ed her Majesty's Abater of the Ceremo nies. DOWNING-STEEET, Slav 30, The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thoma s ch . holm Austey, Esq., her Majesty's Attorney-General f:); Hong Kong, to be a Member of the Legislative Council of that Colony. WHITEHALL, MAY 28. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Alex ander, Earl of Kintore, to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Prin cipal of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of James Earl of Southesk, resigned. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Diaz 28. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's. Consul -General at 'Venice, reporting the cessation of the prohibition to export horses from the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and from the Duchies of Modena and Parma,. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 28. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and . Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Venice, reporting the following increase of excise duties oo the importation into that place of thd undermentioned ar ticles : Aust. Aust. - Spirits, from c. live. 2 82 to 6 per imp. gal' Beer, additional 1 80 per imp. gel. 9 , 1 , 0 0 10 60 per metrical quintal. Fi Charcoal rew BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 28, The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy EXCHEQUER BILLS. Office of Her Majesty's Paymaster-General, Whitehall, May 30, 1856. The Exchequer Bills, dated in the months of June and August, 1855 (per Acts 18 Victoria, cap 8, and 18 and' 19 Victoria, esp. 130, anno 1855), with the interest due thereon, will be paid off on the 17th of June, 1856, when the interest will cease. Such bills will be received. at this Office daily, from half-past ten till three o'clock, until the 9th day of June, 1856, inclusive. Printed forma, containing instructions for the prepara tion of the lists and the arrangement of the bills, may be obtained on application at this Office. The bearers must endorse each bill with their usual sig natures, and they must insert their names and addresses in each list ; and where the names of holders are inserted in the bills, the indorsements of such holders must also be obtained previously to their lists and bills being left for examination. New bills, bearing interest at the rate of two pence halfpenny by the day, upon every one hundred pounds, and dated the said 17th day of June, 1856, may be obtained in payment of the principal of the whole, or part, of the Exchequer Bills issued under the Act above mentioned, on the claimants specifying, in their lists, the amount of new bills required by them. The new bills, together with the interest on the bills left on or before the said 9th day of June for exchange, will be issued on the 18th day of June, 1856 ; the bearers must attend at this office to sign receipts for the payment of principal and interest. Payment, in money, may be obtained at this office for any of the said Exchequer Bills, previously to the said 17th day of June, 1855, upon the claimants leaving the bills for examination one day prior to that en which such payment is desired. N.B.—All Exchequer Bills dated prior to June, 1855, have been previously advertised to be paid off. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,.Somerset-house, May 26. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distri bution of that plrtion of the proceeds to which the officers and crews of her Majesty's ships are entitled, arising from the Russian vessel Sitka, captured on the 7th September, 1851, by her Majesty's ships President, Pique, and Virago, in company with his Imperial Majesty's ships La Forte, L'Eurydice, and L'Obligado. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re quired to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents And all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging, to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Priza Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Adthiralty, Somer set-house." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. BANKRUPTS. James Walker Ninnes (and not James Walker 3finnes, as formerly advertised), watchmaker, Tonbridge Wells, to surrender Jane 7, at twelve, and July 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Al dermanbury ; Wilkinson and Stevens, Nicholas-lane. Benjamin Ridge, apothecary, Putney, June 11, at half past eleven, and July 9, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, o ffi cial assignee ; Laurance, Plewa, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chathbers. George Tindall and Ranson George Wilkinson, insurance brokers, Great St. Helen's, Jane 16, at one, and July 5, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Norton and Son, New street, Bishopsgate. Alfred Quider, grocer, Mallon, Jane 13, at two, and July 5, at one, at the Court of B a nk ru pt c y. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Rooke, Bedford-row; Hance, Mahlon. Itichard Parry Jones, scrivener, Whitchurch, Salop, June 14, at half-past eleven, and July 3, at.ten, at Birmingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Geo., Winn, builder, Tiottesford, Leicestershire, June 17, and July 8, at half-past tm, at Birmingham. Harris, offi cial assivlee, Nottingham; Wigelaworth, Dounington, Lincolnshire. James Seddon, sculptor, Liverpool, June 11 and Jaly 9, at eleven, at Liverpool. Cazenove, official assignee, Liver pool ; Francis and Almond, Liverpool. Augustus Buchanan, baker, Plymouth, June 9 and July, 7at one, at the Exet er District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Plymouth; Stogdon, Exeter. George Bums and Godfrey Rinns, cloth manufacturers, Hartshead Moor, Popplewoll Hill, Yorkshire, June 13 and July 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Jackson, Cleckheaten ; Carriss and Cudworth, Leeds. Catharine Solomon, outfitter, Bristol, June 9 and July 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Frederick George Beale, Gloucester, bill broker, June 16 and July 8, at eleven. at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee ' Bristol; Wilkes , Gloucester. William Dodds, ironfounder, Wenlock-road, and of 28, Leadeuhall-street, June 11, at half-Fist twelve, and July 5, at twelve; at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Linklater and Hack wood, Sise-lane. (iaOrge Rowland, brewer, Erith. June 10, at two, awl July 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Elwards, offiJial assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Mat thews, 2, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. Thomas Craven, builder, Birmingham, June 7 and July 4, at eleven at the -Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Baknr, Birmingham ; 13,ece, Birmingham. William fill, timber merchant, Cl9ohnry, Salop, June 9 and 30, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham ,District Court. - Christie, official asAig-lee, Birmingham ; Boycott, Kidderminster; Motterarn and Knight, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Jeffs, contractor, March-hill, Dumfries. Hoey, Kennedy, and Co., engineers, Glasgow. Kennedy and Margaret Kennedy, bakers and provision merchants, Glasgow. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and sth Victoria, cap, 32, for the Week wiling on Saturday the 24th day of May, 1856. ISSUE DEPAZTILEWT. A Dotes Imo] • 24,413,875 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,938,875 silver bu11i0n........ - 221,412,875 1 .C 24,413,875 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of May, 1856 . sANICING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000 Rest 3,254,763 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3 . 5 3 5 201 Other dci - Joiir* ...• •. 11,472,43: Seven Day and other Bills • • • • •• • • •• •• 742,904 government iecurittee (Includg.Dead Weight .Annuity) 12,479,416 Other securities...... 15,377,046 N 4.es •• .. ...... 5,0 51.960 ()old and stiver coin 619,929 #.33,558,351) £ 33,558,351 • M. MARSHALL, Chief Caskier, Detect the 29th Mir of May, 1556. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Prioe of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, coin - puted from the made in the week ending May 27, 1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 2Bs. lid. Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the Eva Indies Average of the two foregoing descriptions COURSE OF =CI Ar0dardam............ 11 18% Ditto, three months .. 12 1 Rotterdam ••••••• • •• •• 12 1 1 4 Antwerp .............. 25 6714 Brussels .• • • •• •• • • •• .• 25 675 4 Hamburgh ............ 13 11 25 4214 Ditto, three months .. 25 75 Marseilles ............. 25 73 nourdeaux Frankfort-on Maine.... 121% Berlin .• ••••••.••••••• Vienna•••••••••••• •••• 10 22 Trie5te................ 10 21 l'etersbur; ......• .... 26% Cadrifl .. ~ 49% Cadiz Ilarcelona '" [Ai GE.-THIS DAY. Gibraltar •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn .............. 30 10 Genoa .• •• ..• 23 37% ___ Milan ...... Naples ....,.,. .. 444 Palermo .... Messina .. ... 132 Lisbon . ...• 53 1 / 4 Oporto ................ Rio Janeiro ..... .•• linenos Ayre5.......... - -New York,fio days' sight Philadelphia .......... PRICES 0? LULLICN, PER oz. Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin , 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... • 0 0 0 Silver ip bars 0 0 Pasha, According to the J ourna l d e C onstant i nop l e, Wassif the ninshir who commanded at Kars, is charged with the missio n to receive Kars from the Russians, atter which he will proceed to Erzeroum to distribute the order of the Medjidi e to those who dist;nnished them selves in the defen ce of gars. g A letter from Vaenna states, on the authority of a he des c patch will remain in that it from Warsaw c,f t 23d, th a t th e E mperor o f Russia y ten days from the above date. • A letter from Vienna says that the Government has submitted a project to the Council of .State for increasing the land tax by 8 or 10 per cent., so as to make its bur dens more in proportion with those borne by trade and manufactures. The. Weimar Gazette of the 25th says :—" The Grand Duke and.the 'Grand Duchess were present yesterday evening et a soiree given by the Viscount de Meloize, ay the Fr enc h m i n i ster. Th e t andgravinne of Hesse, who has bee n h ere f or some ds, was also among the guests. The Grand D u k e l e f t this morning for Warsaw." 'UV)!!! 14`, fie Tf 11 ON; Pit trtAv TIVIMNINtI; Pe AIF ft, i 0 g eft,-, liEli r IBIBItIIDAY. THE DRAWING -HOWL (Prom the Coirt Nos - twin. r The Queen held a Drawing Room in celebration of her birthday, yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Palace. The court was very numerously attended. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, -with the Princess Royal, arrived from Buckingham Palace about two o'clock, escorted by a detachment. of the Royal Horse Guards, and were received by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highneee, and Lord Alfred Paver, Clerk Marshal. • The Regent of Riden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, Count Alexander Mensdorff, the Duchess of Caknbridge and the Princess Mary, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, and the Maha rajah•Duleep Singh were received by the Lord Cham berlain. Directly after the Queen's arrival, the Archbishops of Canterbury and Armagh, the Bishops of Winchester, Oxford (Lord High Almoner), Worcester, Bangor, Ripon, St. , Asaph, Lincoln, Chichester,' Hereford, Lichfield, Chester (Clerk of the Closet), Bath and Wells, Rochester, St. David's, Peterborough, and Cashel, were ushered into the Royal closet, when the Archbishop of Canter bury delivered an address of congratulation to her Ma jesty on the auspicious return of her natal day. The Queen and the Prince Consoriafterwards entered. the Throne Room, accompanied by . fhe Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cambridge and' the Princess Mary, the Regent of Baden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Doke of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and Count Alexander Mensdorff. The Queen wore a train of light blue silk, embroidered all over with i. palm pattern in gold, silver, and red ; trimmed with silver blonde, and hunches of orchidean flowers. The petticoat white satin, with a bouffant of white tulle and bunches of orchidean flowers to corre spond to the train. Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds and opals. The Princess Royal wore a train of rich pink glace silk trimmed with Newport lace and ribbon. The dress of Newport lace over a rich pink glace silk petticoat, trimmed with ribbon and bunches of lily of the valley. • Her Royal Highness's head-dress was formed of fea thers, lappets, and lilies of the valley. _ The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of white silk and gold, trimmed with gold lace and gold ribbon, in terpersed with heartsease and white roses. The petticoat white glace silk, trimmed with three flounces of point d'Alencon. The stomacher of diamonds and sapphires. The necklace diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a pearl tiara over her fore head, and had a gold lace veil pendant from the back of the head. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a rich white glace silk train, trimmed with tulle intersper s ed with bou quets of corn flowers, field daisies, and wheaters. The stomacher of diamonds. The psttiooat the same as the train, and trimmed to correspond. The necklace, pearls. The Princess wore round her heal a diamond circlet, surmounted in front by a row of diamond stars. His Royal Highness Prince Albeit appeared in afield marshal's uniform. The Regent of Ba len wore a generarti uniform, dark blue, with gold appointments. His Royal Highness wore a watered orange riband, edged with silver. The Duke of Cambridge wore the uniform of a lien tenant-genera!, with the stars of the Orders of the Garter, St. Patrick, the Bath, and St. Michael and St. George ; together with the Sebastopol Medal with clasps, and the French Military Medal. Prince Frederick William of Prussia was habited in a Prussian uniform—dark blue, with silver appointments. His Royal Highness the Grand Vizier of Turkey, Aali Paella, wore the insignia of the Order of Medjidie. Count Appony, the new Austrian Minister, appeared in the Hungarian dress, with the ensigns of three orders of knighthood. The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Earl of Clarendon both wore the Garter, together with the magnificent gold and enamelled Collar of that order.' The Duke of Montrose, the Duke Athol], the Duke of Roxburgh, and the Duke of Argyll, wore the Collar and Star of the Thistle. The Marquis of Clanricarde and the Marquis of Head , fort wore the Collar of St. Patrick. Tiscount Palmereton, Sir George Pollock, Sir George Grey, Sir Harry Smith, Earl of Westmorland, Lord Broughman, and Sir Hew Ross, wore the Collar and Star of the Bath. The Marquis of Donegal and the Eatl of Denbigh both wore the Gold Collar of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Field Marshal Viscount Combermere (Gold Stick in Waiting) wore the collars of three Ceders of Knighthood —those of the Batb, the Gaelphie, and the Tower and Sword of Portugal. Lord Panmure wore the Collars of the Thistle and the Bath. Th• Chief Judges of the Courts of Common Law, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Lord Chief Justice Jervis, and the Lord Chief Baron, wore their Gold Col lars of SS, with the portcullis. The Lord Chancellor was attended by the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and his Purse-bearers. His lordship and the other Equity Judges present—viz., Lord Justice Turner. the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, the Vice-Chancellor Sir Wm. Page Wood, and the Vice-Chancellor Maderaley, appeared in their Gold Robes. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons was present, and wore his State Roheß. The Right Hon. Gentleman was attended by Inrd Omles Russell, Sar geant at Arms, and tho Rev. Thomas Gamier, Chaplain to the Houie of Commons. Mee' Jagur Allee, Khan Bahadoor of Surat, and Syed Abdoolah, appeared in rich Oriental aistumes. Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the State Saloons under the command of the Lieutenant. Lient.-Colonels Nevi Haul Cook, the Sub-officers, were on duty with the Corps. The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command of Capt. Sir J. Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting. In attendance on the Queen and the Prince were the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; the Duchess of Athol! (in Waiting), the Duchess of Welling ton, the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Churchill, Countess of Desalt, Lady Macdonald, and the Countess of Gains borough, Ladies of the Bedchambi* Hon. Lucy Kerr (in Waiting), Hon. Mary Bulteel (in Waiting), Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hon. Mary Seymour, Hon.• Beatrice Byng, and Hon. Emily Cathcart. *NI &ids of Honour ; Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady C. C. 4 ,1.-y, Hon. Mrs. G. Campbell, and Viscountess Forbes, Women of the Bedchamb-r ; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ; Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain ; Duke of Wellington, Master .of the Horse ; Marquis of Abwcorn, Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness ; Earl of MulgratT, Treasurer of the Household ; Lord ,Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamberlain ; Viscount Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household ; Earl Somers, Lord in Waiting ; Vis count Torrington, Lord in Waiting to his Royal High ness ; Colon,l the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse ; Sir Fred. Stovio, Groom in Waiting ; Colonel Francis SeyMour .(Scots Fusilier Guards), Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highne , s ; Major-General Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting ; Captain Da Plat, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; and Nfessis. Phipps and Macpherson, Pages of Honour n Waiting. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were attended by Lady G. Somerset and Major Home Pthwes. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by Major Tyr wbitt and Mjor Cifton. The Regent of Biden was attended by Colonel Baron Seutter, Baron de Gemmingen (aide-de•carnp), and Dr. (Pima*. ' Prince Frederick William of Prussia was attended by Lieut.-General Baron do Schreckengtein, Col. Baron de Moltke, Captain Heinz, Lieut. de Shreckenstein, and Dr. Wagner. Among the presentations in the Diplomatic Circle were— Baroness de Maltzan, by the Baroness de Cetto. La Marquise de Vianua, by the C3untess ne LAirraAio. Le Marqrtis de Vianna, by the Portuguese Minister. Madame Lisboa, wife of the Brazilian Minister at. Peru, by Madame Moreira. • Mi. Howland Shaw, of Boston,-Massaohusets, by Mrd. Dallas. Mr. Howland Shaw, by the United Ststes Minister. Mr. Arthur Lyman, of Boston, by the United States Minister. Baron de Konneritz, by the Saxon Minister. Baron Rudbeek, Secretary of Legati al, by the S we dish and Norwegian Minister. Madame de Iti7erio, wife of the Peruvian Minister, by the Countess of Clarendon. La Marchese Calabrini, by the Countess of Clarendo;,. C. Frederix, Colonel d'Artillerie, Directeur de la Fon derie Royale de Liege, by the Belgian Minister. The Commander Lisboa, Envoy Extraordinexy and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor of Brazil at the Republic of Peru, by the Brazilian Minister. THE GREAT SCULLERS' R ACE BETWEEN K ELLY AND MACKINNET.—The great skill and power developed by Kelly in his late triumph over Mackieney have induced the public to anticipate a challenge to the holder of the championship of the Thames, and a meeting was to have been held last night (Thursday) at Mr. Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth, to give ur the stakes in the late match, at which it was expected Kelly would throw down the gauntlet . ; but owing to the peace celebrations the meeting is deferred Until next Weddesday, when the stakeholders will give up the 200/. It is expected that by that time Kelly will be provided with gentlemen to back him for the championship to any amount. NATIONAL REFORKATORT UNioN.—A thinly-attended special meeting of this society was held yesterday, at the rooms of the Law Amendment Society, for the purpose of receiving M. de Metz. The chairman (Lord Lovaine) read an address to M. de Metz, expressi , g the sympathy ,which the Union felt with that gentleman's endeavours to ameliorate the condition of criminals, and its hope for their u!timate success, which having been agreed to by the 15 or 20 ladies and gentlemen Present, was handed to M. de Metz by the chairman. M. de Metz expressed the gratification which be felt in a suitable reply ; and hen, at the invitation of Lord Lovaine, detailed his experiences upon the system of criminal reforznatorie3, :oxplaining the manner in which, from what he bad seen when associated with the correctional police at Paris, he had been induced to found the institution at Mettray. M. de Metz's statements were received by the society with much applause.—[lt is to be hoped that more common memo usually prrivails amongst those i n whose h an d s th e di rect i on o f t h e society's affairs re,,ts than was manifested on the occasion, when yesterday ; was chose n for its special meeting. Lsl W LII.L.I.LIGBNO4*—May 29. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell and Justice 3 Coleridge, Erie, and Crompton.) WARD Y. THE LAW PROPERTY AsSURA-NOR AND TRUST SOCIETY. In this case a rule had been granted for a new trial, on the_ ground of misdirection. The action was against the Law Property Assurance and Trust Society, upon a policy by which the society had guaranteed the plaintiff againt the criminal acts, such as embezzlement and larceny, of one J. M. Wood, the plaintiff's town travel ler ; and the question now raised was whether the plaintiff had given notice in due time to the society that a liability had been incurred. It was contended, on the part of the defendants, that, under the cirhumstances, the learned Lord Chief Justice ought to have directed a verdict for the defendants. Mr. Hannan, in the absence of his learned leader, who is now one of the Barons of the Exchequer, showed cause against the rule. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins sup ported it. • The Court decided that there bad been no misdirec tion, and that the rule ought to be discharged. When this case was disposed of the Court rose, at about 12 o'clock. BAIL COURT. (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice Wightman.) MB QUEEN V. THE JUStICES OF STAFFORDSEIRL Mr. Huddieston moved for a rule to show cause why the justices should not hear and adjudicate upon a sum• mons against a person named Badkin. It rppeared that a sum of money, had been borrowed from the Public Loan Commissioners ander the sth of George IV., o. 36, for the repair of the church at Abbot's Bromley. Toe act provided that a rate should be levied for the pay ment of the money within -20 years, with intere.t at 4 per cent. A rate had been made in 1853 and 18E4, and nad been paid. Another rate was made in 1855, and Bad kin was rated at Bi. id. Ile refused to pay this last rate ; he was summoned before the justices, and disputed his liability and the validity of the rate, contending that, under the 533 of'George 111., c. 107, the justices had no- jurisdiction, and that the only`place for pro ceedings was in the ecclesiastical court. The justices declined to proceed, considering that the 531 George 111. was incorporated with the sth George IV. This rule was therefore moved for. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, Trinity Term.) The Court at this morning for a short time to hear motions, and adjourned at 12 o'clock. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Common Jury.) HALFORD V. MASS. The trial of this cause, which was commenced on Tuesday, lasted duiing , the whole of Wednesday and terminated this day (Thursday). The action was brought to recover from the defendant remuneration for leave to perform certain pieces, al leged to have been written by the plaintiff either' wholly or in part, and acted by the defendant, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, at theatres managed by her or over which she had control. The plaintiff Wso sought to recover penalties under the Dramatic Authors Copyright Act for several performances of the same pieces, which he said had taken place without his con sent, and for which Miss Isaacs was responsible. The plays in question were entitled " King Queer and his Daughters Three ;" " The Little Demon," an adap tation from the French ; and three songs in " The Pet of the Public." The defence was in effect that no contract had been en tered into by Mass Isaacs to pay the plaintiff for these pieces, and that he was not the author of them. Witnesses were called in support of the respective cases of the plaintiff and of the defendant, and belonging, as they did, for the most part to the theatrical profession, their evidence was very amusing to those who heard it, both from the nature of the questions put and from the manner in which the answers were given. It would, however, be impossible to give more than a gerieral out line of any, excepting the evidence of the plaintiff and that of the defendant. Mr. }Logging having stated shortly the case for the plaintiff, Mr. Hance called Joseph Halford—l am the plaintiff in this cause, a dramatio author and comedian. At the beginning of last year the defendatit, Miss Isaacs, was the manager of the Strand Theatre. I was engaged at 41. a-week, but that was contingent on the receipts, after all other actors and all expenses were paid. About the middle of May another arrangement was made. I performed in two or three pieces every night from January to that time, and only received 51. 10i.; 51. was a gratuity on Miss balcs's benefi t, . I performed until I laid myself upon a bed of sickness. About fi ve or six weeks before Easter I had a conversation with the defendant. We were saying that Easter drew nigh, and therc should be some novelty. I said that Mr. Franck Talfourd should be askedqo do something. Miss Isaacs said, " He wants 401. or 50/, for a good extravaganza." I said, " That was not dear, if it were a good one." She said, "Have you nothing by you ?" I said, "I had a burlesque on 'King Lear,' which I proposed calling ' King Queer.' She laughed, and was delighted. I said, "If it must be finished, oceupied as I was at the theatre, I could not dope verbiage." Mr. JuAictTerowder—The what Mr. BJrjeant Bytes-- Oh, my Lord, we know what that is here. Witness in eontinuation—The verbiage is our expres sion for the dialogue. Eventually Mr. Collins was called in to assist, and he and I went through it, act for act and scene for scene. I gave him all my ideas ; for in . - stance, coupling Cordelia and the foul. In fact, I did all what. we call the inventive part. Mr. Collins for. niihed me with the rough copy, and I corrected and interlined it. It was afterwards printed. In May a fresh arrangement was entered into. I told Miss peace I could not go on any longer, and I really could not. I then said I would go ou if my expenses were paid. "King Queer" was acted 70 times, and I did not get a farthing. Miss Isaacs agreed to give me 21. a week for my eipensee, and as she said it would not do to take " King Queer" out, of the paper, she agreed to pay rue for the nights it was weed. It was afterwards played five nights, and so was " The Little Demon," on the 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th, 25th, and 26th May ; one of these nights was my benefit, so Ido not count that. "The Little Demon" I should call an adaptation ; there was in it much matter of my n wn. I wrote three songs in " The Pet of the Pablic —" fuey cad me Pretty Madeline " "The Trumpet Loudly Calling," and " L ove ' s G en tl e Language." Miss Isaac's sang "Pretty Madeline," and perhaps that is the reason it is encored three times every. night. "The Pet" was performed fire nights in June. I think 10s. a night not too nauchlor liberty to perform each piece. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Byles—l wrote all the songs in "King Queer," and I acted King Queer, and a queer part it was. Miss Isaacs acted Cordelia and the Fool. (The leerned Sergeant here took into his band the libretto of this play, and much amusement was caused by hie reading 'passages from several of the songs and cross-examining upon them.) Viihkius was a party at-, tached to Dinah. Mr. Robson sings the song; mine is a parody. If you have ever heard the original you will seethe ;Affinity ; if not, it is vain to try to explain it to you.. Tne play was regi-tered in Collins's natio afterwards. I procured my name to be added by judge's order. I never could get to Pee the treasurer's books. I did not side for the 51. which was given me. It was handed to me in an envelope. I had a benefit. I do not know whether I received 91. or 41. 10s., but I was out of pocket. My benefit was none - to me. There were many versions of "The Little Dernon"—one by Archer. I (lid not use it. I played Don Raphael, the lover. Ido not know whom I loved, but she was a very clever and beautiful girl. I only composed the words of the songs in " The Pet of the Public." Mr. Tully furnished the melodies and some ideas. I found the words and the po lish. Mr. Tully said the whole piece wanted enlivening. I do not know that he said Mime Isaac's part , wanted en livening. I do not remember saying I would write acouple of songs and make her a present cf them if Tally weuld set them to music. We were walking at the front of the stage when our arrangement was made. I sued Mies Isaacs in the County Court, but I withdrew my claim as she was a sister actress and a lady. I have heard that Collins has made claims against her. Mr. Egan 7- I saw the plaintiff correcting Collins's manuscript. This was at Collins's office, about a fort. night before Easter, 1855. Mr. Selwyn—l made copies of "King Queer" from the plaintiff's manuscript. I was empioyed by Miss Isaacs. I did all the copying at the Strand Theatre. • Mrs. Plummer (late Miss Beaumont)—l acted at the Strand Theatre in 1855. "The Pet" was acted. Ido not know if the theatre paid. Mrs. Turner--4 am an actress. "The Pet" was per formed at the Sheffield Theatre in July, 1855, for the benefit of Miss Isaacs, who was "starring" there. She .sang Pretty Madeline." Mr. Tully—l furnished the music for the songs in " Pet of the Public," and wrote what is technically called the "nonsense," that is the outline and rhym es . Mr. Tilbury, the actor, Mr. Peel, Mr. Kingsbury, the musical director at Drury-lane Theatre, and others con nected with dramatic affairs, were called, and through out the chse both of the plaintiff and of the defendant great amusement was afforded by the theatrical gestures and manner of giving evidsnce of the witnesses. Mr. Sergeant Byles, after an able speech for the de fence, called Mist Isaacs. lam the defendant. Last year Mr. Allcreft and the plaintiff called on me at .my resi dence in Store-street ; au arrangement was made that the plaintiff was to be stage-manager, to write and adapt all pieces that might be required ; and after paying all rent, plaintiff was to ha ve 4/ : a expenses, including week out of the profits, if they amounted to 15/. ; M r . Payne 31. ; and myself 81. ; and in the same proportion if the profits were less. Mr. Payne was to be acting ma nager. Two or three times during this arrangement there were profits, out of which the plaintiff received in this proportion. After some time another arrange ment was come to with the plaintiff, to commence on the 21st of May ; he was to have 21. a week in lieu of any share of profits, The plaintiff had a benefit, at winch I payed, but.l was taken ill, and could not play on the other days, up to the 26th of May. The plaintiff never said he should expect to be paid if his pieces were played. When the second arrangement was made the plaintiff said, "Am I to be paid for my pieces 1" I re plied, "No ; that is included in the arrangement," never agreed to pay the plaintiff for the use of his pieces. With regard to " The Little Demon," the plaintiff wished it to be played at his benefit. I said the name should be'altered from "The Little Devil ;" he w ou ld alter it, and re srite my part, to evade the aro her's fee. I was unable to act in it from illness, and another lady took the par; In addition is 21. a-week certain, the plaintiff was to receive a share of the profits, in the pro. -:~--: . portion of the first' Arrangeterait.. I lost 80/. at the • Strand Theatre, besides losing my whole time. There were no songs in " The Pet of the Public" as originally written ,by Mr. Stirling (manuscript here produced.) It was written for me to introduce Boggs. The plaintiff and Mr. Tully were present at the rehearsal. Mr. Tully suggested that a song in the sabots would be effective ; and said he had no time to write the words, but sug gested ideas to the plaintiff. I asked him to write words. The plaintiff said he had one or two songs if I would 'sing them. It is a common occurrence for song writers And composers to ask performers to sing them in order to make them popular. Mr. Tully brought me two songe, which I sang in " The Pet," but I did not ' knOW they were the plaintiff's. When I sang " Pretty Madeline" at Sheffield the words were my own, not the plaintiff's. Mo claim was made by the plaintiff before that at the County Court, which was before I went to Sheffield. I was only manageress of the Strand, and had no other interest but that taken tinder the arrange ment, viz., to receive my share. Mr. Davis was appointed treasurer by Mr. Alleroft, and we all consented. I never instructed him to withhold the books from the plaintiff. The 51. given to the plaintiff was a gratuity. The plains tiff might have seen the books. The treasurer gave 'me accounts of the receipts, but the money was sent to Mr. Allcroft..l never received money from the treasurer excepting when there were profits. Davis left the theatre in June, 1855. He bad not settled his accounts then, nor has he since. The day before be left he paid me 224 I believe when he left he had money of the theatre. I think not 1001. I haze rot called on him to account. Tue gross amount whieth I havenreceived in five or six months is under 201. besides 'ley' benefit. I played 'at Worcester on the 2d of November, 1855. Mr. Colman selected "King Queer." I selected "The Pee of the Public " at Sheffield for my benefit. I did not sing Mr. Tully's music, or use Mr. Halford's words. C. J. Collins—l have composed several dramatic pieces. The original pencil draught of "King Queer" was in my writing and entirely my composition. The draught produced by the plaintiff is a copy of my pencil draught, with corrections by the plaintiff—some sug- gested by one, some by the other. In my opinion the plaintiff's alterations are no improvements. The plaintiff agreed that it should be registered in my name. The plaintiff afterwards applied to have his name joined. opposed the application ; hut the judge made the order. The printed book put in has in it much more marked by the plaintiff than was written by him. Mr. Davis, the treasurer of the Strand Theatre, was then called, and said that he never refused to let the plaintiff see the books ; that Miss Isaacs had the books, and that he gave her an account of the receipts every day. They averaged 101., 121., and 171. a night —in Easter week more. At the second arrangement the plaintiff wanted 31. a week. Miss Lance said she could not afford that, but if the receipts would bear it he should have it. Mr. John Coney—l am an actor, and performed in "The Little Demon." I lcarned my part from Archer's copy. The plaintiff has written up his own part, and I had to refer to it for the "cues." The plaintiff was very strict in enforcing fines. This is never done in well regulated theatres to such a degree. Charles Genrge Pigeon—l was prompter last year at the Strand Theatre. - Pprompted from the Eirinted copy of the play, but the plaintiff vamped up his part, no altera tion was made in any other part. Plaintiff and I went about bill-sticking for 13 or twenty miles round, and he told me that we were saving author's fees by altering the name of the play. Mr. John Howard—l played in " The Little De mon." - " Asmodeus" and that are the same. "The Lit tle Demon was not read as a new play. Mr. William Lovel Phillips, a musical composer and professor at the Royal Academy, stated that it was an advan'age to the author of a song to have it sung by a popular singer, and that sometimes a singer was paid for doing so. At the close of the case for the defendant Mr. Ser jean* Ryles submitted that the defendant was not lia ble to any penalty for acting in " Kim.; Queer," at Wor ester cr at Sheffield, as she was an actress only ; that Collins was co-author and ought to have been joined in the action ; that he in fact assented to the represen tation at Worcester ; that "The Little Demon" wa- , not written by the plaintiff ; that the songs in "The Pet " were nut a dramatic piece ; and that Tully Was the author. Mr. Hawkins adied that songs introduced into a piece were not within the act. 'Mr. Hoggins, an reply, urged thut Mr. Halford had clearly made himself out to be the author aaf " King Queer," " The Little Demon," and a portion of " The Pet ;" and that he wa3 entitled to some remuneration, waich Miss Laacs would never have withheld had it not been for a " little demoa" behind her in the shape of an attorney. Mr. Justice Crowder then summed up to the jury, and said that the case had been called a complicated one ; he thought it , -oug , it to have been disposed of in two hours if counsel :had• admitted facts which they tn;g!lt well have done, and not got into ei traneous matter. The main question was whether Miss Isaacs entered into any contract with the plaintiff . for "leave money" to act his piece., and next whether he was the author of such pieces ? The learned judge then summed up the evidence most care• fully and left a number of questions to them. The result of the answers of the jory was in effect a verdict for the defendant on all the main points involved in the cause, subject of course to any motion which the plaintiff may be advised to make before the court in banal. POLICE INTELLIGENCB.—May 29. MANSION-HOUSE.—Be lintill Stubbing and Jesse Zee, of Leadenhall-market. butchers, were summoned before the Lord Mayor by Charles Fisher, the meat in. ispector for the city, upon the charge of having exposed and offered for sale in the market certain meat unfit for human food, whereby they became liable to a penalty not exceeding 201. Mr. Lee, one of the partners in the firm, attended to answer the complaint, and pleaded "Not guilty," according Co the usual form. The Lord Mayor—l consider myself bound, as a ma gistrate, to inflict the extreme penalty, and I at the same time take this opportunity to declare that in every case which may be brought before me in which evidence shall be given of the sale of bad meat I shall fine to the utuost extent. I hope it will gn forth to the public, through the most convenient and useful channels, that such is the deterinit.ation of the chief magistrate ; and I! have no doubt that my brotee magistrates will act pre cisely in the same way. The defendant—l shall certainly appeal against the tlecision, my lorl ; but I really think you may dispose of the case by allowing me 0 put a couple of pounds into the poor-box. The Lord 'Mayor—Not at al!. This is no poor•box case. The defendant—You will not, my lord, as a citiaau of. London, inflict such a penalty upon a feliow.citizen., I have committed no offcnce whatever. I trust your! lordship will dsal imminarily with the case, ' The Lord Mayor—l have dealt summarily with it. There must be an e n d p u t t o suc h a traffic. C.miplaintx, of unwholesome food abound everywhere ; and to allow a case of this kind to pass without marking it would tie uqpardonable. I shall in every future case that may come before me enforce the extreme penalty ; and I am m =st anxious that the public should be inLiraied of that determination. MARLBOROUGH-MEET —John Ing earn. Oweu, George Smith, Owen, and Edward Owen, were bro, , uht before Mr. Birgham for final examination, charged with numerous forgeries. The depositions, which are believed to be the longest ever taken in this c o urt, were completed and read over to the pri soners by Mr. Bishop, the magistrate's clerk. The number of cases on which the prisoners are com mitted amounts to 12, forming, however, but a small portion of the aggregate of cases which the police have been enabled to trace. The prisoners reserved their defence, and were fully committed. C LERKENWELL.—Ediviird Thomas, 56, a dirty looking fellow, described on the police-sheet as a surgeon, and an hamate of Clerken well workhouse, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrirbitt, charged with mutilating the dead body of a luau by cutting off the head in Gerk• enwell workhouse, under the following circumstances: — It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, who has seen better days, but who has been in the work house for many year 4, has been employed in the dead house as assistant-undertaker, one of his duties being to show the bodies to, the relatives. On Monday he had the bodj of a man under his charge, but upon the relatives applying to see it the prisoner re fused, saying that it was nailed down. The rela tives then applied to see the matron, who i n sist e d th a t the coffin should be undone, but upon looking round the dead-house she saw a man's head on the ground, and Upon saying:that - she had now caught him the prisoner took up the head and said, "Do not let the relatives see it." The matter was - then brought under the notice of the guardians, who determined to'proiecute. Mr. Tyrwitt remanded the prisoner. LA.MBET.II.—Jobt Wltittaker , a remarkable-lookin g person, was put to th e bar before Mr. Elliott on a charge of breaking into the dwelling:house of Mrs. Edmonds, a widow lady, residing at No. IG, Addington lane, Camberwell, and preparing a quantity of massive plate and other property for removal. The prosecutrix deposed that about half-past 11 o'clock in the morning of Wednesday week she left home, in company with her sister, leaving no person in the house but one woman servant. She returned at about half past 12, and on going up to her bedroom she found it as she had left it, locked; but on entering she saw a tea service of plate on her dressiog-table, which had been removed from the wardrobe, She examined her drawers, and missed five valuable India shawls, and then called out to her servant, .Eliza Dewey who came to her, and on entering the roam, and seeing the state it was in, she lifted the valance of the bed, and started out of the room screaming as loud as she could. A man in stantly came from under the bed, and started down stairs. On leaving the house she closed the front door in the ordinary way with the catch, and found it so on her return. The property produced was hers, and had been removed from the place where it was ordinarily kept. Eliza Dewe, in addition to a corroboration of her mis tress's evidence, said that on seeing the prisoner under her mistress's bad she ran down stairs as fast as she could, and, opening the front door, called out " Police 1" as loud as she could holies. While so calling out abe ilaw the prisoner come out of the hou-,e, and had such a view of his face as to enable her -to ,e'kv-sr post vely as t, his identity; she had no AO SG sigut ui Liui he wad secured and brought back. In reply to the questions of the magistrate the witness said she had not been upstairs from the tithe her mistress a►nd her sister went out until they returned, and they came back much sooner than she expected them. Her mistress was disposed to let the prisoner go, and would have done so bad it not been for the gentleman who lived next door, and while speaking to Mrs. Ed. moods the prisoner turned to witness and said, " Some of your pals have been hero." The prisoner was a per. feet stranger to her, and she had not, to her knowledge, ever seen him before. James Lennox, a'bricklayer, said that oa the day in question be was paiping by the house of Mrs. B hnond-i, and his attention was called.to it by the loud cries of the last witness. He saw the pri.toner rush out of the door and run away as fast as he could. Suspecting be bad done some wrong,"he followed, anti bad not lost 'right of him until he secured him. Toe prisoner was very vio lent in his struggles to get off, and bit him (witne-s) so severely in the left band that be was at present an out patient of St. Thomas's Hospital. When the prisoner was brought back to the house of the proseoutrix he heard him say that if he was let go he would go the back way and show how he got in. Mr. C. Wears, of 17, Addington-place said that on the day in question be went into the %hall of Mrs. Ed mondt's house, and hearing that lady's sister s a y "We have not missed anything ; let him go," he interf,red to prevent the prisoner being allowed to go at large, when the prisoner made a desperate attempt to kick him, and drawing back a little he received the kick on his abdo men. Chas. S;beton, 142 P, said that baying been informed by Mrs. Edmonds tbat she had missed some vain ahle shawls, he searched under the bed under which the pri soner had cmicealed himself, and there found the five valuable India shawls he then produced. The prisoner was fully omitted for trial. Sporting Int '3 Ili c,reace. EPSOM RACES- THUBSDAY. A. deserted hill, thinly occupied stands, and a some. what uninteresting supply of sport were, as usual, the characteristics of the " off day." The first event was judiciously appointed to be decided at half-past one, and the last race was run at 4.30, in order t ► afford people at, opportunity of returning to London in good time to witness the peace illuminations. The weather was cloudy and hazy, but no rain fell. Subjoined is a return of the racing : The Bpsom Four-year-old Stakes of 50 Boys each, h ft, with 100 added—colts Bst 111 b ; fillies Bst 61b. New Derby Course. 11 subs. Sir C. Monck's Vandal, by Van Tromp, Bst 111 b • (Bartholomew) 1 Lord W. Powlett'e Exchange, Bat 111 b ...(S. R )gers) 2 Betting-2 to lon Vandal. Won easily by a length and a-half. The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 10 Sovs each, with 50 added —colts, Est 71b ; fillies, 84 41b ; any winner before starting, 516 extra. Half a mile. 32 subs. • Mr. J. S. Douglas's Tournament, by Touchstone, Bs' 71b ' (Foribam) 1 Mr. J. White's Qaeen of the Ea-t, by the British Yeoman Mr. Howard's Rohallion, by Bay Middleton, Bst 71b (Wells) 3 The following also ran—Fascination, Equity, Nereus, Dardanelles, Electra, Fright, Lady Malcolm. Betting-3 to 1 agst Queen of the East, sto 1 each agst Tournament and Rohallion, and 7 to 1 agst Fascination. Won easily by a clear length ; two tenths between the second and third; Fascination was a good fourth ; Dar danelles fifth, and Equity next. _ Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs, (for mares only) ; 3-yr olds, 7st; four, sst 91b; five, 9 , 4 t 21b ; six and aged, 9st 51b. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter. Mr. B. Ways Comedy, by Melbourne, 3 yre (Cresswell) 1 Lord Clifden's H.imily, 4 yrs Capt. Christie's Kestrel, 3 yr 4 The following a,ao ran :--Eifrida, Consternation, Lady Tatton, and f by Bolingbroke. Butting—Even on Homily, and 4 to 1 agst Elfrids. Won by half a length ; two lengths hetWeen the second and third ; Elfrida bad fourth ; Consternation wa-, fifth ; the other two were beaten a long way, Lady Tiv,ton beinz last. The Grand Stand Plate of 100 $101,4 (Handicap) ; the winner of any race (matches excepted) after the pub lication of the weights, Sib extra. Derby Course. Mr. J. Barnard's Sirocco, by Sirik.,l, 3 yrs, Est 11b, including s►b extra (Walters) 1 Mr. Windcana's Rip Van Winkle, 3 yrs, Est 41b, in cluding slb extra Capt. Christie's Lawn, 3 yr., 6st 21b (Cresswel.) 3 'the following also ran :—Roebuck, Joshua, and Pan• theon. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lawn, 7to 2 each agst Rip Van Winkle and Sirocco, and sto 1 agst Pantheon. Won easily by a length and a half ; same distance between the second and third ; neck between third and fourth. Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for t olds and upwards ; optional selling weights. New T.Y.C., tbree•quartere of a mile. Mr. Evans's Eardrop, 3 yrs, 6st 81b, (401.) (Prior) 1 Mr. W. Day's Whiteface, 2 yr., 4it 1011;, 401. (carried sst 41b) Lord Wilton's f by Birdeateber—Saorifice,,3 yrA, 6•t 816, 401 (Fordhe.th) 3 The following also ran :--Sextus, Mark Foulie, bu lb:loam, and Glendonna. . Betting-7 to 4on Eardrop, 4to 1 against Sacrifice The favourite made all the running, and woa by a length and a half ; bad third. The winner was bought in for 150 guineas. The Cobbaiu Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages ; the winner of any race (matches excepted), after pub lication of the weights, 51b extra. New T.Y.C., three quarters of a mile. Mr. H. Lane's Humboldt, by Lhmaelite, 5 yrs, 7st 11Ib (Quinton) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's g, by Faugh-a-Ballagb, out of Emu lous, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b, including Sib extra (D. Hughes) 2 Mr. HAson's Georgiuni Sidus, 4 yrs, 7st 11 lb " (J. Mann) 3 The following also ran :—December, Vulcan, Alastor, Roving Betsey, and Professor Airy. Betting-5 to 4 agst Alastor, 4to 1 art Emulous gelding, Bto 1 agst any otber (offered). Wou by a length ; a neck between the second and third ; Weather- Vulcan; Roving Betsey, and Alastor, welt up, were next ; December was last. Tint 04212 O.P 4119,6144:11..t0N _IV-44=4 Sir Frederick Thesiger has given notice of his in• tention to move, on the third reading of the bill for abrogating the Oath of Abjuration and the ass Ur ' ance, the following form of oath : "I, A. 8., do truly and sincerely acknowledge, Pr°' feFs, testify, and declare in my conscience before o°' and the world that our Sovereign Lady Queen Victor i a is lawful mad- rightful Queen of this realm and o f "• other her Majesty's dominions and' countries thereuat° befongibg ; "And Ido swear that I will bear faith and true all° gi,nce to her Majesty Queen Victoria, and her will (1 `: f'nd to the utm o st o f m y pow e r ag a i nst all traitoro u s conspiracies and attempts whatsoever which shall he made against her person, crown , or dignity • "And I will do my utmost endeavor tu'elitelse• 04 make known to her Majesty and her successors all treasoes and traitorous c.mspiracies which I shall know to he against her or any of them ; " And I do faithfully promise to the utmost of al power to maintain, support, and def e nd the succession o the Crown against all persons w hateoever, which ifu c. cession, by an act entitled An act for the ft.': ther tion of the Crown arid better securing the rights 611 liberties of the subject,' is and stands limited to the P. o°. teas Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Ilanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants ; "And all these things I do plainly and sincerelY: d c ; kndwledge and swear according to these express sv° by me spoken, and accereing to the plain and coo n°a sen-e and understanding of the Rama %vor is, wilkout equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation wja soever ; and I do make this recognition, acknowledg; inset and promise. heartily, willingly, and truly, UPC the true faith of a Chris ian. So help me God." Clues 3, to leave out all the words from the beg's , " ,". 13 "" of line 26 to the end of line 34, and to insert ' words . "I, A. 8., being one of the people called Quakell O f f one of the pi rmasion of the people called Quakers! or the United Biettiren calls I Moravians, as the case 0 11 be) do solemnly, sincerely, and truly ac knowledr pro'fese, testify, and declare, that Queen Victoria is If.; ful and rightful Queen of this realm and of allio wy c i her dominions and countries thereto belonging ; I do solemnly promise that . I will he true and fait and bear tree allegiance to Queen Victoria, and to he' d will be faithful against all traitorous conspiracies attempts whatsoever which shall be made against he; person, crown, or dignity ; and rwill do my 002°, 8 endeavours to disclose and make known to Queen Y toria and her successors all treasons and traitorous 01 ; spiracies which I shall know to be made against her, °' any of them ; and I will be true and faithful to the ot te : cession of the Crown against all persons whatse% which succession, by an act entitled An ;et for t he fUrther limitation of the Crown, and better securing tb a rights and liberties of the subject,' is and stands limit', to the Princess Sophia, Efectrees and Duchess Dowage r Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Prates' tants : and all these things I do plainly and sincl 3 r e l e acknowledge, promise, and declare, according to ""7 „ express word s 13 by me spoken, and according to the 0, 1 " and common - sense and understanding of the same WOrtit4; without any, equivocation, mental evasion, or secret r e' servation whatsoever : and I do make this recogsitt ° 7 acknowledgment, and promise, heartily, willingly, (1113 LATEST BETTINIF ON THE DOTIrNS. . . THE OAKS. 5 to . 2 agst Mincepie (taken) 100 to 30 agst Mermaid (taken) .4 to I agst Victoria (taken) 10 to 1 agst Tyne 10 to 1 agst Secret • 20,t0 1 apt Comedy Speculation fluctuated considerably. At one tithe 6 to 4 was taken' about Miocepte, but she gradually re ceded, until 5 to 2 was currently offered against her. Meanwhile 3 to 1 was taken about Merin ad. Uiti .mately, however, business was done according to the above list of prices. Cerva was declared not to start at 11.35 a.m. on Mon day last, awl Kaiipyge at 1 30 p.m. on Tuesday. THE DERBY DAT. The account which we gave yesterday of the great event of the weetiog was circumstantially correct. We only now refer to it in order to contradict certain ru. moors which are in circulation. ; Many p eo pl e e app(me that soon after stlrtinq Cots -1 wol,l bolted ; this supposition, however, has no founda t tion in truth. It was reported, too, that Fazzoletto broke down ; this we are also enabled to oont+adict. Artillery stopped at the turn into the etrai:zht "as if he was ehot," and it is the opinion of his trainer and jocitey that be either ricked his back or suffered some internal injury. ASCOT RACES.—Juss 10. Acceptances. for the Ascot Stakes. Two miles and a half. Age et lb Age at lb Saucebox Polestar Quince' • 5 8 3 Elle Cropp.r Vengeance 4 8 0 iindb , y Lady Litton Imogene 4 7' 11 Redemption Puck ' 3 7 4 Dramatist Jolly Marine 4 7 0 Ltbellist Bolton 4 7 0 Kestrel Wishap Flatterer 4 610 Bandalore ' 3 4 4 Veteran NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. Acceptation for the Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 100 Boys each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; the winner of the Derby or Doncaster St. Leger to carry 9st; of the Oaks, Sti,t 51b.. AF. The sealed up nomination to be opened after the Oaks. st lb et lb Manganese Cannobie Artillery Stork Fisherman. [ADVERT! SEMENT.J—The following extraordinary cures with out medici ae of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Consti pation, N. ,ryous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Clousuinption, and Debility, effected by Du Barry's delicious h ealth-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, are not the least remarkable : From the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart.— Cr ire 52,612. - Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th Decena' oer, 1851. —The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induc? ed, in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du B irry's excellent Revalenta Arabic Food has cured • her, after all medicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervously :ss and irritability, of many years' standing. This Food deserves the confidence of all sufferers and may be con sidered a real bl ess i ng. I, quirks will be cheerfully an swered. Cu re N o. 49,832.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony limn' dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa. tion, fI atulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomiting, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food.- -MAxu. JOLLY, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk.' Supper led by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Cheinis try Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Sherland ; Dr. fiarvey ; Dr. Ca onpbell ; Dr. G Ittiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord f tuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle r stuart ; .14ajor-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means a f cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, 51bs., lls. ; 121b5., 225. • super.rol bred, 11b., 6s. ; 21bs., Ils. ; 225. ; 101bs., 314 The 1011 is. and 121bs: carriage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. London ; Font:run, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Picca- Lt)NDON: Painted and Publishr , i by MUREX) YOTJN V dilly ; •aiso at 60, Graceeh urch - sty eet ; 1?,) and 451, Strand ; NO 1/ Cheap side; 68, Ccruhill ; 49 , BishoPegate- s t ree t ; 55, Ch ar . of No. 112, Strand, larintor, at The &a t Office, • „ ing-en use; 54, tipper Bakeritreot; 63 and 150, Cold'orti• strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the street.( Middlesex, Friday, May 30, 1366. CouLtry Markets. EDINBURGH 28. ge , A fair supply, but rather less than last week. ready for all sorts. Barley cheaper, but oats rather della Wheat, on the top, 36 down, and on the average Poo down. Barley, le down on the top, and 9d down 011 co average. Oats on the top 8d up—on the averse* e 9 t up. Beans on the top is 9d down—on the oorg 2s Id down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTZ& Wheat £3 7 311-12 014 Do. new -12the• Barley Oats Bean:: BOSTON—MAT 28. ni to Prices :—Wheat, red, 56 Od to 70s Od; white, 700 72s Od extra, 74s 041. Barley, —s Od to —it Od. 18s to 28s. Beans, 38s Od to 43s (Al. • Peas, 38 t o 420 per qr. • 6841SURNE teat the mails are bunt From the General P o e t O wy the night--and % by the eaorn,tht—iespateb.) 1 / a y vre..on From wt:11, I n Genera: Fos.. For.. due • Odice, London.' ui s p naitcatbyri - n pee., Kvery Fridk Li verv oo June 4 .• •- kmericr. tby United S:8 packet) . ••••• ••- Liverpoo' kruerica (by U. Sta. ?ticket) • • •.• • South.m,a iinstralla (via South ampton) .... • art - .••••• .., • . . s ou th o mp,p‘ , Jitto (via Marseilles) N • • • Dover - , aitto (via , ape of t4eoci .4tlll Rope) •• •• •• •• •• ••N U1106,`" west Coact) 130 of thi , mono - • Piymdo s t .. . P , s 24, & so of D over .... 4 " i n fh of M.. . ,kouthanion. 17th of the risent s. ut h a nip i cz siuthainpu, June 16 . . , IS. • • •••• • • • over 9th of the m „nth .. 9t1.1 ol naont;• southantetcr. J une 16 !menos Ayres Cape of tlood Hope • Variolls port 0.0.4. 1 Cape of Good Hope ..;1; Carte de Verde uth 01 the Mewl . tiouthsmpu, Ceylon (see India) Southern)) 4) ru•Th•S ii C C h ey ti l nn on ei • is - lEs • :.• • : ...N iC t s i°h•tWoci.•atEri• ........... 13 gc 17th of mow flonthamp,o China .... Once a month.... . Constantinople .... N 11 • 13 • 18 . 23 • 6 ; 21 ol n Dover •• Jane 4 Constantinople ....... ith & 20th of ludi ;thempto Cont. of Europe M '4* riie daily Dover co Li Egypt (see India) France ........ M& N Twl^-•fr daily •• • • Dover .... Twieed i4ll/ 4,7, 17 ,20,27 ef it Sou, hmp. - 0 Gibraltar • Greece (see India) oreytowe 2ud & 17th of moo Southemptt,, Ilemburgh Thag'-raY Rids) /Alden ..... flr.vannah 2nd ,, Plc, Sth' t I June 1 Holland u° 4l Y•• • • • • ...... Dover .. . 17t c! the mewl , . S outhemptoi r ; t holtno Hondu ran flsna sout , lampt.) Ai 4th t 2Dth of mop. Plymeutb &20 O i India (via Marseilles)N 9th&26th of month D over ..... lonian Isles (see India) 7 .: 17, & 27 of D Ireland & 'Wlec daily •• • • Rol; hex.: It iviccdalll 17 . & 27 of rn• Southamptot ( June 6 Madeira*4th of the month Sonthamptot aladelre ........ 231 01 month •• •. Liverpool Nfa:ta (see India) !Cats 4,18, &28 Of mon. Dover tO M a ' Ikvirltlus (see In( 12) 2K -itius ........ teth of the more Yee & vie , 6 thl 6 th 2 )thofmon Dover ..... tic „, (Immo & 17th of montt . Sonthampto' - Nety El rt,- . Various port Lied rw pa,sal ~taus ettasthocrrion Dover p, 3 1„, 1 1, 1 il)rith27thollnon. totit!mrapi, !I 17th of mor , couthamit. ; , :t . I ) .t r, t ' h Y 2 a l t t e h ' o h fnl ip. ,;,, Va*ious po* 'l"r tb ;;;: any L • • - . lAtyllholint Dover .. - Venezoci, , id I.7th olmontl• Southamp. , • 10° Van Diemeu's Lekne. (re kustralla) w e ,, 2d& 17th of wont' 'Sonthampte? Wheu any cf thes,, ,latoo fall or, a Sunday, t h e inut. e epatchel on the following day, with the excepti on o f th e In It ` t i l onthatnpton), and the ifa'tit. both of which will be deepaten'' preccding day. FOUR BELLS have just been oast at the four,dry ofl Beeson, at Angers, to add to th e num b er at th e cather` co of Nctre Dame of Paris. for the b a pti sm o f th e Pri t/ i d lespfrial. Thee brdis, which hav e b een ch r i s t e ned ';‘, the n , m-s of former arctibish, p o! Pari--Juttio, P e e l gord, Qii6leo, and Afire—are now undergoing the nn operation of tuning. DISCOVERY Or RICH GOLD DIGGINGS..— I)I.I That the e fields in New South South Wales have never yet bal/ fair trial is a fact beyond dispute; the splendid find of White and his companions o n th e O p hi r , a t Yorkey's vt; ner,' induces us to beli e v e th a t, ere l ong , our go ld aliv e will rival for richne , s the mostfavoured fields in Vietor't On the 18th ultimo, we mentioned the arrival !- town of a party of three, who brou g ht w i t h th em a s ' 1 :; result of three weeks' labou r , 406 ez . 12 dwts• t the precious metal, principally in nut:Tete the largo; weighing 24 (noi r es, a , other 13 ounces, and other P. l l l the respective w e i k ht s of wh ic h were 104 ounces so d ounces. Ater minutely desciibing to our reporter 'P o locaity Belt cted for their Op , rations. Mr. White 04 0 that he and his mat e sset t o wink an d d ug f or a b ou t thl k days, first through a r e d a ll uv i a l so il, th en a thik. layer of gravelly earth, coming next to slate and rn o; where traces of gold were fir st ob ser v e d. O n th e ss. day after break iag ground th e p art y li g h te d on ~," largest nugget, which was extracted from rook ; that same day they took out 91 ounces of gold 0 1 7, gether. The daily finding s were —fi rst d ay after coining - 5 the slatey rock, 6 ounces ; second, 54 ounces ; third, ounces ; sixth, 91 ounces. From that time the yield I suddenly, until the hole Wee abandoned. The sr.!: . ground from which this ri c h t reasure was extracte d gov" mired 25 square feet. BIRTHI3. 01 • 11014 On the 26th inst., Mrs. Henry Darlecher, of 77, /WI B aid-street. Cm the 27th inst., the wife of Henry Elworthy i E'S'; of Wellington, Somersetshire. 0! • DATUM. • Oa the 27th' inst., at Goudhurst, Saint, the w ife o f Ge ° ' Hinds, Esq. On he 23d inst., at West Bromwioh, the wife of ti• Rev. James Bradshaw —twins. • 1 1 / I RRIED. Oa the 221 inst., at Wyke Regis, Colonel Corkcr,,,l; to Annie J. Payne, youligept daughter of th e late .Aa"' ral Charles Payne, of Weymouth. DIED. On the .26th in s t., a t Moynes-park, Essex, John ( I ° l4 Gent, Esq., aged 72 On the 27th inst., a t Newick, S ussex , S amue l Bleu—h . r eo only son of Mr. W. H. Stone, of Brighton, aged `.fB. On the 1.3 d inst., at Muirtown House, Inverness, ICJ."' Huntley G. G. Duff, Esq., agett 33. On the 23c1 inst., at Ppm Bu*4es Pyrenees, Philip BCn nett Lucas, Esq., F.R 0.5. F., &c., aged 52. On the 22d inst., at 14, P or t s down-road, ]tis id a - b 1 " Martha, wife of Win. Louia Collins, Esq. On the 23d inst., a t 17, St. Alban's-place, Eigeiror t i : road, Nancy Frances, widow of tho late Mr. Henri C° lingwood Auinonier, of Barnet. the P who] DUC: paid. evenii Strom 10s. a ferabl withoi dance Of row I he Mr. B Anders liusby, Fenton Lligtifl( Johnso 0 ] Mr derabl( Prefer( Undern 4 shral, I hol John A Henry Wilhan 40 11 n 11 Itichan G' her Re 'Aches A naissioi Grouni on TU behalf ROSE Sc The licie Period! lllustra Ag sum et bivi 48sure Of NY. c (i. L ' T. g ' R DT i i. -.........:___ ea r li ar Jan 1 Joh `~y4~ only and heal 2,4, blgb by Shill deco Ban, Qua( light Whoa dos( tlonsi Bin] peci ha% t TR A and from balla •cc nOVe: Miss ing-o GCOT a Tral GE/, Your I an ont to occi chant The man ti o'clock sent in the fol for the Protec Len, Etro: Ina Way ft .t ertin, a dded of app ktor e 690, eas) Or, 1„ th e flirt ii,;;; , fo rt 41 the fora n bo incl TR POD oh