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had the war continued, we should have heard of their rendering most efficient and useful aid. He would avoid all topics of controversy, and therefore say nothing of the original formation of those foreign legions. But with regard to their present position and their future pros pects, whatever objections there might have been to the manner in which they were originally raised, he was cer tain there would be but one opinion that, the war bay ing been now closed, those foreign troops ought to be dealt with liberally and generously. (Cheers.) They had come forward to assist the British Government in its hour of difficulty, and many of them would have ex posed themselves to consequences and placed themselves in aposition more or less inconvenient and unpleasant to themselves ; their relations with their own country had been to a great extent interfered with by their enlisting in our service. How we might be able to dis pose of them it was not for him (Lord Derby) to say, but he did say that the country would approve and would expect that they should be dealt with liberally by ur Government. (Cheers.) There was another service to which their lordships' attention had been called. He meant that of those English country gentlemen who, sacrificing their own private affairs, their domestic ease and comfort, had exposed themselves to all the in conveniences and privations which were attached to ac tive service ; and those men who, having enlisted in the first instance only for a casual and very temporary ser vice, within their own immediate neighbourhood, had cheerfully responded to each successive demand upon them, had been in embodied service, had cheerfully left their homes and country, and efficiently supplied the place of the regular troops in foreign garrisons, thereby adding materially to the number of our forces at the seat of war ; and he would venture to say that they would have been only too happy, if her Majesty bad thought fit to accept the tender of their further services, and permitted them to share the perils and the glories of war along with the regular troops, instead of acting in a subordinate position. (Cheers.) He trusted that, now he war was over, now that we had proved the efficiency of the militia, when we had been enabled by this instru mentality to raise not less than 100,000 men, of whom 30,000 men had been already draled into the regular army, and between 60,000 and 70,000 more remained, a large proportion of whom, if the war had continued, would no doubt have gone on to feed the army—he trust ed that we should not be in haste to dispense with the services of that most valuable assistance to our military force. (Cheers.) He knew that in time of peace we could not keep those militia regiments permanently em bodied, nor did he think it desirable that we should do so, but he trusted that we should not fall into the error which had been committed on former occasions, of suf fering the staff and organisation of those regiments to fall altogether into disuse and inefficiency ; that we should not neglect to keep up, at all events, such a nu cleus of each regiment as might be called out every year, or every two years, for a certain period of service, so that the whole skeleton of the militia system might be always ready to be filled up and completed whenever occasion should arise, and so that we might keep alive amongst the men the habits of discipline which had been now acquired, and the military feeling which bad been engendered, by the short period of service which they had undergone. He quite agreed with the noble lord the Minister of War, that both as to the militia and the regular army it would be very false economy to do away hastily with that which had now been established. Re ductions on a large scale must undoubtedly take place, but whatever reductions were made in the numbers, let U 3 keep up the efficacy of the system—let us keep the organisation complete, and improve it —let us keep the men and the regiments of our army, not as a mere agglomeration of men and regiments, as they were at the commencement of the war, but as a regularly organ ised, though not a numerous army, formed in brigades and divisions, and habituated to act together, so that whenever we should again be at war, numbers might be all that we should then require. These numbers we might depend upon it the spirit of the country would always aff )rd ; but to make numbers effective and available, it was necessary that we should have a complete organisa tion, and officers who were accustomed to act together, and acquainted practically with the working of that sys tem by which, in time of peace, a model would be repre seater', on a miniature scale, of the organisation of an effective army. (Cheers.) He would not detain their lordships any longer, but he cordially agreed, as the house and country unanimously would agree, in the vote of thanks which had been proposed. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE felt that, as he belonged to the army, it would ill become him to add one word to what had been said en both sides of the house, as to the conduct of this war ; but, as having been present in seine of the glorious scenes of the campeign—(cheers)---and having been a witness of the hardships to which bete officers and men were exposed in it, he might be permit ted to ray, that those hardships were borne with a cheer fulness and with an endurance which had reflected credit on every individual of the men who were so circum stanced ; and he knew that it hal required all the energy of mind and body, both for men in high position and for the men in the lower grades ef the army, to go through what that army bad to endure in November and Decem ber, 1854. (Hear.) And he was quite sure that all those who had survived that portion of the campaign---that all those who had gone through it and were now alive— would feel grateful t their lordships for the compliment which was now so handsomely and liberally paid them. There was one tribute he was anxious to pay, and which especially was what he had risen now to do. Allusionhad been made to the services of the navy. It was correct, as had been stated by his noble friend, that the navy—and he alluded now to the navy in the Black Sea--had not those opportunities of distinguishing themselves which were given to the army; but the cause of that was that the enemy, as hail been correctly stated, did not cheese to come into collision with our navy. Wherever an op portunity was afforded to them, th-y had Len but too anxious, too zealous, and tie de.lirous to avail them selves of it. having hirneelf seen the manner in which the navy went into action on the 17th of October, 1851, before Selmitopol, he was sure that tiwate who were engaged in that operation deserved and fully me rited the thanks of the house. But ferher, he could as a witness assure their lordships that the services ren dered by tie navy to the army had been such that, without the navy, and without their cordial assistance, we could never have arrived at that happy result which had been so fortunately attained. From the admirals to the lowest grade in the navy, everybody had worked zealously to supply the wants of the army ; and those wants, it was well known, were indeed very pressing. He thought that, if nothing (thee had resulted from this war than the great cordiality and good feeling which now existed between the two services, and this hearty co-operation between them, it was a moot fortunate re sult ; and, on the part of the army, he gladly availed himself of that opportunity of expressing his thanks to the navy for their assistance. One more circumstance he would allude to regarding the militia. He certainly was delighted to find that the militia had not been omitted in the thanks now given; for no doubt, although they did not actually join in the operations of the war, he was sere, from various. circumstances, that there were many militia regiments which would have willingly gone out as a body, and have joined the army ; and, no doubt, the fart of those militia regiments volunteering when they did was of the greatest assistance to her Ma jesty's Government, and of the greatest usefulness to the country, as it enabled all those regiments which were then in the 'Mediterranean to be fora girded to the seat of war, and tat at a moment when matters were very pressing. He therefore most cordially joined in the hanks to the militia for their services, and having him self seen many of the militia regimeuta, he might be permitted t ) assure the house that, with the exception of their uniform, he should hardly hxvr, known, in many instances, the militia reeiment from a regular regim-nt. The Earl of CARDIGAN as a humble menebsr of the army express, d the satisfaction wtich he was sure every officer must feel at receiving this vote of thanks. He would also add his tribute of respect to the late Lord Raglan, that distinguished general under whom he served, and under whose co . nmand all the great victories and glories aequire,l by our army were gained. He deeply regretted that node lord hod not lived to see the reward of all his great services in the restoration of peace. He was perfectly satisfied that there never was a finer army than the British army which now et iod in the Crimea, with regard to it; numbers, Pa discipline, is organisation, and its efficiency. He would say, as he believed with all their lordship', that tie viewed the re storation of peace with satisfactien ; he believed that the war had beee carried on with vi tour by the G )vere meet, and that the peace was a safe and honourable one. Earl GRANVILLE, complimenteel the illuatrieus duke, who had himself c mtributed in no small degree to the success of the war by sharing the hardships of the soldier. He (Eitrl Granville) rose on the part of her Majesty's Government to express their sincere thanks to the noble earl (Earl of Derby) for the useful and elo• quent speech he had just made ; not for any political ad vantage which it gave to the Government, but because it showed the two services that whatever betided in that ho use they were safe from, party conflicts, and that they might rely confessed grateful feeling upon the (Earl Granville) s of all parties. He his speech was most!f. es r se e d f that he thought that part of graceful on t the part of the noble lord when be spoke joined this country because gallant foreigners who had believed bs the war to be a just one ; and he thought it they o t : ts t useful .o to the country to see the course pursued on m t opposed by those who were usually of the noble earl Government. In one point the sp eec h strengthened the hands of the Government— regarded the disbanding of the army. Be b e lieved as views of Lis noble friend at the head of the W„ Dee the ment were, not to encourage lavish expenditure, J t ar : o . keep up an armed force which the wants of the county did not require, but to keep up, at the least expenei, that organisatio n which could best be developed if w ar should again occur. Earl GREY gave hit+ cordial assent to the vote before the house, hut be could not concur in the spirit of his noble friend's concluding obsereatioes. He was, be con fessed, alarmed when be heard hie noble friend , express a hope that the house would not let the military power of this country fall into the state it was on the last peace on a view of false economy. He thought it was a wise eeonomy, on the contrary ; for it was that which had mainly contribnted to the success of the late war. He (Earl Grey) had been always of opinion, however, that the army had not been kept up in the manner it ought during the peace ; but that the grants made by Parlia ment for the purpose were sufficiently liberal if properly applied. That which was most remarkable in the war, and which must have lid the effect of convincing R uss i a of the impolicy of continuing it, was the extraordinary resources,of this country, than which nothing was more marvellous. These resources arose chiefly from the wealth aectimtelated, and the science and skill developed during the long peace, through the policy he had de scribed. Large vessels,. proof against artillery of the heaviest character, had, beemoonstructed in three months, and all through the Policy in question. The policy of Russia had been, on the contrary, to prevent the growth of prosperity in the nation, by keeping up an enormous army in time of peace for a period of 40 years; and when \ the time of trial came, it was found that this great mili tary force was unable to compete with the resources of this country. Itupsia was convinced of her mistake now, and she was desirous to give free scope to the energy of her people in the accumulation during peace of that wealth which might be employed during war. He (Earl Grey) protested, therefore, against the idea of keeping up a large military establishment, and he trusted this coun try would never think of maintaining a force prepared to take the field in a European war. The motion was then agreed to. The vote of thanks to the militia was then put by the LORD CHANCELLOR. Lurd PANMURE said that this might be a conve nient opportunity to state the intentions of the Govern ment in reference to the militia. It was proposed to add to the staffs of the several regiments q uartermasters, who should hold commissions, and who would relieve the staff from the care of the stores and arms of the regiments. With regard to the subaltern officers, many of whom bad incurred considerable expense in joining the militia, it was proposed to allow each subaltern three months' pay as a gratuity. It was intended to allow assistant surgeons a year's pay ; and it was intended to pay the private soldiers at once the pound bounty which was still due to them. The Marquis of SALISBURY asked if it was the in tention of the Government to add the non-commissioned officers to the staff, so as so retain it of the strength at which the regiment was embodied ? Lord PANMURE said the subject of the question was under the consideration of the Government. After a few words from the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, the motion was agreed to. SMOKE NUISANCE ABATEMENT BILL. On the motion of Lord RBDISDALE, the Smoke Nui sance Abatement (Metropolis) Act, 1853, Amendment Bill was read a second time. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of a bill for amending the law of marriage in relation to mar riages celebrated on the borders of Scotland. Lord CAMPBELL did not think the bill woald carry out the objects intended. Lord S P. LEONARD'S' thought it desirable that the marriage law should be placed on a better foundation in regard to marriages in Scotland. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM the bill was read a second time. COUNTY COURT ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES WINGING-UP ACTS AMENDMENT BILL, This bill also passed through committee and was re. ported. THE PENSION TO LORD DALHOUSIE. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, pursuant to notice, asked " whether her Majesty's Government have sanc tioned the grant of pension of 5,000/, a-year chargeable ou the revenues of India to the Marquis of Dalhousie ; and to move forcopies of any correspondence or previous communication upon the subject which may have passed between the Board of Control and the East India Com pany ?" No one acknowledged more than he did the eminent services and great merits of Lord Dalhousie, but considering the position in which the Court of Direc tors stood, he contended it was unconstitutional in them to grant away the revenue of India in this way, and it was equally unconstitutional fur Ministers to sanction it. After a few words from several noble lords the mo tion was withdrawn. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COINIMONS.--(YEsTERDIY.) The House resumed at five o'clock. THE ADDRESS. The SPEAKER reported to the house that he, with her Majesty's Ministers and several of the members of the house bad presented to her Majesty the address agreed to by them relative to the con clusion of peace, and that they were most graciously received by her Majesty, who thanked the house for the loyal and dutiful address presented to her, and for the zea lous and cordial co-operation of the house and the people in enabling her to prosecute the war, in conjunction with her faithful allies, and to conclude an honourable and successful peace. It was gratifying to her Majesty to know the resourcesof the country, notwithstanding the demands that had necessarily been made on it, remained unimpaired, and her Majesty concurred with the house in the hope that this peace, which was based on the common interests of Europe, would long continue, and tend to pr3mote the welfare and prosperity of the peo ple, and also to the advancement of civilisation through. out the world. The Lords' amendments to the Milford Junction Rail , way Bill were considered and agreed to. THIfID READINGS.. The following bills were read a third time :—Carmar• then and Cardigan Railway, Crowland and Eye Road, Eastern Counties Railway, Honiton and Sidmouth Road, Lowestoft and Biceles RIA way, Luton District Road, Thames Haven Dock and Railway, and Tormoham Water. THE BANDS, &c., IN THE PARKS. Mr. KINNAIRD gave notice that after the recess, on the house going into Committee of Supply, he would submit a motion with reference to the course taken by the Government with regard to the military bands play ing in the parks onSundays, and the sale of refreshments there on that day. (Hear, hear.) FOREIGN ENLISTMENT. Mr. H. BAILLIE gave notice that on an early day after the roce3s he should submit a motion relative to the enlistment question. PENSION TO GENERAL WILLIAMS, Lord PALMERSTON brot4;ht up a message from her Majesty, stating that her 'Majesty, being desirous of conferring some signal mark of her favour and approba tion of the gallant conduct of General Williams, as com missioner at the heal of the Turkish army in Asia, arid particulary fir his gallant defence of Kars, recommended the house to take eteps to enable her Majesty to mark his gallant and distinguished conduct by a pension of 1,0001. a year for the term of his natural life. (Loud cheers.) His lordship then moved that the message be taken into consideration to-morrow, and added that her Majesty had been pleased to confer the title of a baronet on General Wildarni—(cheers)—viz., Sir William Williama, Bart.", of Kara. (Renewed cheers.) TFIANKS TO THE ARMY AND NAVY. Lord PNLXIERSTON said—l rise, sir, in pursuance of the notice I have given, to propose to this house to return its thanks, and express its grateful acknowledgments, for the great and eminent services performed by that portion of the army and navy that was engaged in the operations of the war, and for the zeal and merit of the embodied militia at home and abroad during the period of that war. Sir, it was natural that the nation should upon the termination of a successful war, and upon the conclusion of an honourable and satisfactory peace, be led by its first impulse to the temples of religions worship in order to render thanks to that Almighty Power which has directed and favoured our arms during the war, and which has blessed our councils in the negotiations for peace. The next duty which is incum bent upon the country is to return its thanks and express its acknowledgments to those bravo and gallant men who have, under the blessing of Providence, been the instru ments by which our success in war has been accomplished and the condi:ions of peace have been attained, Sir, it is the peculiar privilege of a free people, upon the occasion on which the national will has to be expressed, that they are entitled as by right to participate with the Crown in the expression of the national feeling. (Rear, hear.) In other countries, not so fortunate in their institutions as we are, these honourable expressions of gratitude are con fined to the Sovereign alone; and the brave men who have 'sullied their lives, or wasted their constitutions in the service of their country, have not the additional satis• faction of knowing that, in conjunction with the approba tion of the Sovereign, they receive the grateful and heart felt thanks of their country. Sir, the value of that co operation of the Crown and the people is well known, and cannot be exaggerated. We all remember the remarkable expression of that gallant hero, Nelson, who, when going into action, exclaimed, "Now for Westminster Abbey or the House of Lords," thereby intimating that he lookbd for the co-operation of the Crown and the people in estimating public seavices. But if the hopes of such rewards are a con solation to those who think that they may not be spared to enjoy them, how much more gratifying must those hopes be to those who think that they will themselves live to re ceive the acknowledgments of a grateful country? (Cheers.) There have been wars, no doubt, of much longer duration ; there have been wars much more diversified by great events; there have been wars in which greater battles have been fought, and in which operations have been conducted on a larger scale, but there have been few wars of which the result has been more important—(hear)—and there has been none in which the various qualities which peculiarly belong, I am proud to say, to our race, were more called into action—none in which our brave men had better or more frequent opportunity of displaying that impetuous courage in attack and that irresistible intrepidity in de fence, that endurance of privation, and all those other qualities which adorn our soldiers and sailors, than that which has just terminated. (Hear, hear.) When that war began, in March, 1854, there sallied forth from the shores of this country a gallant band of about 10,000 men. At that moment the anticipations of the coun try hardly :went beyond the idea of fortifying the Dar danelles and defending Constantinople, They never dreamt that that gallant band would be increased to the amount at which our army now stood in the East. Few ever expected that that little :band would by successive au g m entations a ccom pli s h th e grea t resu lt s w hi c h have crown e d tia its lab ours . I t was lik e that little cloud, no big gerha man's hand which is often seen in th e di s t an t horizon i n other climates, w_ ethho b o u s t o i o v p h y ic o h f is h e s s o v o o n o f , o a ll l o ld w u ed o fo by l d o cloud that spreads over s elements of po wer nothing is able to r es i s t. Th a t band of 10,000 men h as been multiplied by 10, and there o d i commandft he ofw aptrhsandßaordoietndits"hhosuavedeene,crtoalhnotinrn7t:htle.t E ar a e st n l o o w o, u ooo nde m r o th n e ; of their operations would, I am ed still further to justify that vote of thanks which it is now my duty to propose. (Hear.) The events of the war are too well known to require any detailed r ecapitulation on the part of any one discharging the duty which now de volves upon me. It is well known that after our tem po r ary sojourn on the coast of European Turkey', when it war s f on that, by the cessation of the siege of Silistria, no immediate necessity existed for our remaining anylonger on that coast, our army was transferred, in conjunction with that of our allies, to the coast of the Crimea. Every one recollects the glorious battle of the Alma—every one, remembers with what daring intrepidity, led by.the zallalt hue, as I Inv call him, Lord Raglan—(cheers)—the British army, acting in union with our gallant allies, sharing with the soldiers of France the same dangers, and braving the same resist ance of the enemy, carried heights which might be deemed impregnable—defended as they were by troops that were supposed equal to any in Europe. '(Hear.) That battle of the Alma was not long afterwards followed by the flank movement on Sebastopol, and the siege of that place. Then came the equally severe battle of Inkerman ; and it was remarkable that these two battles, following each other at no distant intervals, brought into prominent display the various qualities for which the British soldier has always been distinguished : for while, on the one hand, the bat tle of the Alma showed that nothing oould resist the rush of the British troops—that no enemy could maintain a position, however strongly defended, against the intre pid dash of the British army —so, on the other hand, the battle of Inkerman showed that, when British troops are placed to defend a position, whatever may be the force by 1 which that position may be attacked, however superior the numbers by which it may be assailed, there is that in the stern steadiness of the British character that will enable the British soldier to maintain his position against any force that may be directed against him. That defence of Inker man reminds me of an incident in the battle of Waterloo. When an officer, at a moment when superior numbers threatened the position of the British army, asked the Duke of Wellington what he meant to do, the simple answer of the Duke was, " I do not mean to budge from this to-night." (Hear, hear.) So again at Liken man, no power was able to dispossess the British from the position which they held. And then there was also that memorable battle of Balaklava—a battle in which all arms had an equal opportunity of displaying their skill and intrepidi,ty. At that battle the gallant 93d, when charged by a force of cavalry, disdained to have re course to the ordinary tactics of infantry by forming into squat e, but stood in line as if they had nothing but infantry like themselves to encounter, and in that position repelled the attack of the enemy's cavalry. At that battle the Bri tish heavy cavalry had an opportunity of showing what they could perform, and the charge which tliey made was one most honourable to our arms. The charge of the light cavalry upon the same occasion, although unfortunately not successful, as, indeed, under the circumstances, it could not be expected to be, was nevertheless, one of the most heroic enterprises that was ever undertaken. (Hear, hear.) It was an enterprise of which the countrymen of those gallant soldiers may well be proud, and which will live in the records of history as long as the memory of these days shall survive. Then there were two other occasions also of which the English people may well be proud, although victory did not then attend our arms. I mean the two attacks on the Redan—the one oc the 18th of Juno, and the other on the Bth of September. (Hear.) These attacks were not successful, because it was hardly possible that success should attend them. But no one can fail to admire the daring courage with which our troops traversed the open space of 250 yards, exposed to a must m arderous fire of cannon, of musketry, and of every imple ment of warfare calculated to deter men from persevering in an attack. In spite of diffienities and dangers, which would have made any other men quail, our troops still rushed forward in theperfor inane° of their duty, and though they fell by scores and by hundreds, nevertheless they re mained faithful to their duty, and accomplished all that human bravery was capable of accomplishing; and although success was impossible, honour and glory were obtained. (Cheers.) I have already said that the events of that . war brought out all the qu a liti es w hi c h a d orn an d dignify the race to which we belong. Bravery in action is a quality which we do not pretend to monopolise; it is a quality which is shared by other nations, which we are proud of in ourselves, and which we honour and respect in others. (Hear.) But the power of endurance—the power of sub mitting to privation and silent suffering is perhaps a quality still more to be admired, because it is less general than that which boldly leads men to despise danger; and that quality our army bud ample opportunity of displaying. We all remember the sufferings of that brave army during the dark and dismal months of the first Crimean winter, when, notwithstanding all the care and efforts of the Go vernment at home—notwithstanding the fact that there were its the immediate neighbourhood great quantities of everything essential for the comfort of the troops—yet, owing to that want of arrangement which was, perhaps, incidental to the first beginning of a war on such a scale, at such a distance, and after so long a period of peace, the troops were unfortunately subjected to the greatest and most trying privations ; and, in addition to that, they had to perform a duty which seldom befalls an army in the field —they had to carry on siege operations of the most difficult kind. When a large army invests a fortress, however large that fortress may be, the garrison is limited in num bers, the extent of works is known, and it is a matter of scientific calculation at what period of the siege a breach can be made, and the superior force without can place it self in personal conflict with the inferior force confined within. But this was a case of a totally different kind. Here were two armies, equal in number, or, if there was any difference, the army of the enemy was superior, iu the first instance, at all events in numbers; it had an open communication to the rear, by which great reinforce ments could be broughtdown periodically from the inte rior of the country. The position of the enemy precluded a battle in the field, and our army had therefore to carry on the siege against not a limited fortress and garrison, but the whole military power of the Russian empire; and the operations of a siege so conducted necessarily imposed upon our gallant troops an amount of fatigue, followed by sickness, which haft seldom occurred for so long a period together in th© military history of the world. (Hear.) Our mew bore their sufferings with the same steadiness with which at Alma they had carried the heights of the enemy, and with which at Inkerman they had defended their own position ; and, to the honour of the British sol dier be it said, that in the long course of those operations they displayed not only courage and endurance, but that generosity which belonged also, I am proud to say, to the character of our countrymen. (Cheers.) It is well known that many a private 'soldier, whose health had been im paired by his services, who ought to have gone into hospi tal, and who was advised or commanded to do so, refused to avail himself of pernaNsion, or to comply with such orders, because he said, if he did, the duty would fall heavier on his comrades, and he would, he said, go on as long as he could, and share with others the labours anti dangers of the siege. The history of the war confirmed the well-known adage— " That noble actions may as well be done By weaver's issue as by prince's son." (Cheers) The private soldiers were distinguished in the war by every quality which gives dignity to human nature, and of the conduct of their officers it is impossible to say too much. Such, then, having been the bearing of our brave soldiers, without entering into any further. details, I think you will readily. concur that there cannot be a fit ter occasion upon which this house, as the organ of the national sentiment, should express its thanks and convey its acknowledgments to those brave men who have thus earned the gratitude of their country. In regarding the great and glorious deeds of those who survive, it is impos sible not to remember with feelings of regret those of whose services the country has been deprived. We have lost in that war many a brave and gallant officer and man. Some have perished on the field of battle, others have fallen in the service of their country by the wasting effects of disease. But those wh o h ave su ff ere d private losses must at least have the consolation of thinking that, whether their gal lant relatives fell on the field of battle, or by wasting di sease, they are equally entitled to the gratitude and admi ration of their country, and that their names will equally survive in the fond and proud recollections of England. We lost, in the first place, that great man, for so, on ac count of his noble qualities, he may well be called, Lord Raglan. He had reached a time of life when, without any disparagement to himself, he might have declined the active service proposed to him to take. He held high and important official situations. 11.3 had won his spurs in for mer wars, by the side of his groat commander and friend, the Duke of Wellington. He of an age when men are generally considered exempt from active duty, bit having devoted all his life to the public service, he would not shrink at the last from the call which his Sovereign and his country thought proper to make upon him. Ho fell a sacrifice to that performance of his duty—(cheers)— and I am convinced that the only feeling of regret which crossed his mind at the last moment of his life was that he ha I not the good fortune to fall in the field of battle, the dangers of which he had often so bravely and freely encountered, and the consolation to breathe his last in the front of an enemy, rather than in the manner which it had pleased Providence to release him. We cannot sufficiently lament those other gallant generals whom we have lost. Cathcart, Gelding, Strangways, Torrens—ay, T orrens, f or though he did not die in the rimea, be succumbed to the wounds he received there—(cheers) —Estcourt, and Sir John Campbell, and other names which belong to the same catalogue of brave officers. But it must be a satisfaction to the families of these men that, though by the will of Heaven they were taken, they died in a noble cause, maintaining the honour or their country anti their own dignity. Although our losses are deeply to be deplored, yet, upon the whole, taking into consideration the great difficulties which our armies had to encounter, the various battles they have fought, and the services in which they have been employed, it cannot be said that the number is greater than might inevitably have been expected. The whole amount of casualties of all kinds in the coarse of the war—that is to say, the whole number drawn from the army bydeath in the geld, by death in hospitals, or by discharge under various circumstances, amounts to 2 . 1,450 men, of which the number killed in action was comparatively small. I do not mean to underrate the extent of these losses ; at the same time, when we com pare the disasters of war with those calamities to which all nations are subject—with the scourge of pestilence—it must be remembered that one epidemic sweeps away far more men than those I have enumerated. The dangers of these epidemics may be mitigated by art and science. It has been said that in peace sons bury their fathers, and in war fathers bury their eons ; but it must be recollected that there are in peace calamities which sweep away whole fa milies, and leave mothers widows and children orphans. -These calamities may be avoided by the appliances of art and. skill. We ought, therefore, to be thankful that our losses have not been greater than they are ; and, when we consider that there are 90,000 Russians lying under the sod on the heights before Sebastopol—and, as I have been as snred, on good authority, s i nce the commencement of the ever 500,000 men have been swept away from the Russian army—although these results do but increase the horrors, an d make us to regret the necessity of war, at the same time we cannot but be thankful that our losses have been comparatively so small in prosecuting a just and necessary war to a successful issue. (sear, hear.) In this war the navy has not had the same opportunity of so brilliantly distinguishing itself as the army. The Emperor of Russia had for some time expended a largo portion of the revenue of his empire in collecting together a vast navy, as well as a great army, but the presence of the British ships was alone, sufficient to deter that feet from coming into contact with them ; and. neither in the Baltic nor in the Black Sea 'Dad our breve and gallant navy any opportunity of encoun teriug that fleet which our enemy had for so long a time. and at so large a cost, prepared for war. But in the Black Sea the, navy contributed greatly towards the successes of their brothers in arms. For not only were they ever ready to reeet the enemy at sea, but we know that a naval brigade was formed, who took np a position in the trenches before Sebastopol, and the blue jackets and the red coats, side by sielet, shared the dangers and the toils of the seige. We might have extended our operations in the Black Sea, and laid in ashes the city of Odessa, but we thought it better not to do so. (Hear, hear.) And, therefore, that'which is seenetinees made matter of reproach to our navy, was, in reality, a ma tt er o f satisfaction. (Hear.) The house will sdess remem b er that there is to be no longer any fortifica ti on s on the Aland Islands. Well, in the succeeding came `' al ga , we were no less fortunate, Admiral Dundas having accomplished the destruction of the great arsenal of Swea porg, an °rite/rise which was conducted with great skill 244 cobra Well, then, I say our bravo sailors, no leas than onr gallant soldiers, are entitled to the admiration and thanks of the country. (Cheers.) But I say it is a proud feet reecieded in the history of Europe, that Eng. land having begun the war with a small army, and a comparatively small navy, at the end of two years tho country which began the war with 20,000 men, ended that war, having in the Mediterranean under their general, including the foreign corps, 110,000 troops, such as were well described by a noble lord in another place as placing this country in a position of exhibiting a mighty armament the like of which the world never saw before. (Cheers.) But, sir, it is due to the great body of the men who compose the civil service of the country to do them the justice to say that they lent a most ef f icient aid in car rying out the operations connected with the war. The army in the Crimea required immense supplies of every article and material connected with warlike operations ; and without the utmost energy of the civil administration, it was impossible that the army could be now in such a condition as no army ever stood in before. (Cheers.) In the same manner with regard to the fleet the First Lord of the Admiralty never could have produced such an aug mentation of our naval force if he had not been seconded by all the subordinate officers under him, including the people employed in the dockyards. (Cheers.) Well, sir, neither can we forget the groat services rendered by the militia. (Hear, bear.) We must remember that that force w a s intended only for self-defence ; that it was officered by the geatlernen of the country ; and I may mention that, though ten regiments went out for foreign service, there were 6S regiments who offered their services besides those who actually went. (Cheers.) I must do them the jus tice to say, that the regiments that went out were models of military efficiency ; and I had it from the officer who commanded at Gibraltar that he never met a better officer than Col. Wilson Patten. (Cheers.) With regard to the act which enabled the Government to employ foreign corps I may state that we have iueur service 16,000 Swiss, Ger mans, and Italians, and better troops I never saw—(hear) —and if the war had gone on I believe the country would have been thankful to those men who had ente -ad into her service. (Hear, hear.) In former years the militia had been raised by conscription; but it is new a remarkable fact that in all our vast armament we have neither in the army nor navy ono man who has not entered as a volunteer. (Loud cheers.) Thus it is clear you have augmented your forces solely by the public spirit of the people (Cheers.) Well, then, I say those men of your army an.' navy have well earned the thanks of this house ; but, sir, though it 'is not within the functions of the Parliament of a free country to interfere as the'dispensers of praise or censure, in regard to another country, yet I am sure in the expres sion of our feelings we cannot for a moment forget the great services that were rendered by the army and navy of our illustrious ally the Emperor of the French. (Loud cheers.) Neither can we forget the services of the gallant troops of Sardinia—(hear, hear)—nor those of the Sultan of Turkey. (Hear, hear.) To speak of the achievements of the French army were to mention everything great in the history of man ; those achievements are too well known to require praise from any living man—history is the best record of their glorious achievements. (Cheers.) But, at the same time, it, must be pleasing to every man in this country, and a matter of satisfaction to know that the forces of France and Eugland, whether soldiers or sailors, worked together like brothers in arms, and that a feeling of brotherhood existed among them. (Cheers.) The troops of the King of Sardinia did not arrive in time to take part in those great actions which distinguished the earlier actions of the war, but at the Tchernaya they displayed a military science which did them the greatest honour ; and I believe, if the war had continued, they would have per formed feats of most distinguished bravery. (Cheers.) Sir, for the Turks I may say that they kept watch and ward on the Danube. (Cheers.) They defended with skill — Omer Packs showed he had great skill—the posts entrusted to them, and in a subsequent period of the war, at the only opportunity offered them of distinguishing themselves —at Kars—they fully bore out their character for bravery. (Cheers.) The noble lord concluded by placing the resolu tion for a vote of thanks to the army and navy in the hands of the Speaker. Mr. DISRAELI—I have the honour, sir, to second the motion for a vote of thanks to the army and navy on the conclusion of a war which, though as the noble lord j ustlyobserved, has been of immense importance, yet owing to the marvellous improvements in the modes of communi cation, and the complete information which has reached us from the scenes of this war, has been characterised by dif. ferent features from any preceding war. There has been a variety of means, and a development of heroism that have become, as one may say, household words in every village, and at every fire-side ; and the Government has been sus tained with a firmness which can only arise from a convic tion such as the noble lord has touched upon. We have had pitched battles and a protracted siege ; and we have had throughout this campaign such traits of individual heroism as were never exceeded in any previous war. It is true the fleet of England never in this war met an enemy ; and we must remember that the flag of England for the first time waved in those waters in a hostile attitude. (Hear ) The noble lord has alluded to that third erre of her Majesty's forces—the marines—which has always been conspicuous for its daring deeds, and which have this evening received that expression of admiration which they eminently closer ve. (Hear, hear.) I are very glad the noble lord dwelt with so touch feeling and justice on the services of the militia. (Hear.) I think the manner in which the people of this country, when the militia was embodied, rallied round their natural leaders, one of the most significant and im portant proofs that the heart of England is true. (Cheers.) The noble lord has reminded us that 10 regiments of militia have served in our foreign garrisons during the late war. But the house should be ir in mine that it is not merely those 10 regiments that have defended our Mediterranean garrisons and been employed in active service, but that those 6 i regiments, who, in a manner so much to their credit, have offered their services to their Sovereign have, so to speak, been present in great battles. For it was from their ranks that many of the best youths of England en tered into the regular army. Thirty thousand good and picked men were by the militia contributed to our land forces, and it may be remembered, with a pride common to both sides of the house, that the gentlemen of Eng land during the war gar) isenee our arsenals in this country, and defended our strong places abroad—a pride ncrt di minished by the circumstance that many of those gentle men are members of the House of Commons. (Cheers.) The noble lord spoke with a just feeling of satisfaction of our relations with our g silent allies. Admirable as was tho fortune of Marlborough and Eugene, I think we may look back to the struggle, and feel that the co-operation of England with her allies is not inferior in concord, and sympathy, and general success to what prevailed in that illustrious age. But whilst joining with the noble lord in the fullest expression of thanks to our gallant allies, let us not forget some who were not our allies—who were not the soldiers of our Sovereign, but to whom it is no less generous than wise to do justice. (Hear, hear.) I believe it is the father of poetry who said " that the strength of the conqueror * cannot be more surely estimated than by the character of him who has been conquered." The men with whom the soldiers of our Queen and our allies had to contend were no common men, and were not meanly commended. (Hear, h ear .) Th e descendants of those legions who fought under Suwarrow, and triumphed at the Borodino, though conquered at Sebastopol, proved themselves foemen worthy of the chivalry of France and England. (Cheers.) And in doing justice to our late opponents, we are only placing the achievements of our fellow-countrymen, and of our allies in their true aspect and proper condition. (Hear, hear.) And I feel great pleasure in seconding the motion and, if it were pot pre sumptuous, I would, before I sit :town, express an opinion that when, I will not say the verdict of posterity, but the calm and unimpassioned verdict of the times in which we live is given upon these events, it will be acknowledged that in this struggle our country has shown all those qua lities which maintain national greatness, and which pre vent the decline and fall of empires. (Cheers ) The motion having been put, Mr. STAFFORD passed a euloginm upon the navy, by which it was that our alliance was first cemented with France, when the French and English ships were placed yard-arm to yard-arm in Besika Bay. Attempts were made to disseminate discord, but the admirable conduct of Ad miral Deans Dundas, to whom the country owed much, frustrated all these eft‘orts, and completely cemented that alliance. That gallant, admiral, though most unjustly cen sured, had never sail or written a word in his own vindi cation. Time had shown that that which he was blamed for not doing could not have been done, and he retired into private life with the approbation of a good couscience, anti the good wishes of all who knew this gallant and true hearted sailor. The hon. gentleman then alluded to the sufferings of the troops in the East during the early part of the war, and contrasted their miserable condition then with the comfort, health, and abundance which they now enjoyed. The House of Commons unable to endure the cry of the soldiers agony, had taken the hazardous step of changing the Administration ; and it had since listened with the utmost patience and interest to any member how ever humble, who cord ' tgest anything which might le a d to the amelioration of the condition of our troops. Our army in the Crimea was now well fed, well lodged, well clothed—so well as to excite the admiration—she believed he might almost say the envy—of foreign generals. If they were sick they were taken to our hospitals, which possessed such an amplitude of resources and excellence of detail that as a French medical officer had told him, it was vain to compete with. If the men were sent home, the transports had the best accommodation, differing, indeed, little from land hospitals, except that the sea breezes played round them. When they arrived home, they were taken to es tablishments where every want was provided for, every wish anticipated, as any one might see at Brompton or Chatham. The bon gentleman then read an extract from a private letter from Miss Nightingale, in which that lady said she never saw so teachable and thankful a class as onr soldiers. If they were aftorded a little rational amusement they would not drink, if there was work to be done, they would do it, if there was suffering they would bear it. She would rather have to do with the army than with any other class, and was struck with the superiority of the col Her as a moral and intellectual being. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman, as we understood him, concluded by re commending, as an act of grace and favour, and as a solid proof that we estimated the services of our soldiery, that the Government should release from custody all those ju venile offenders who were in prison for the first time, and give them one chance more of retrieving their characters and earning an honest livelihood. He 'made this sugges tion very humbly to the Government, and he hoped they would consider such an act as a not unworthy mode of ex psessing our deep and sincere joy and satisfaction at the conclusion of the war. (Hear.) LtoS. (IRELAND) BILL. R Th E e F m o o&on AT w o as ß t y hen sc ag a re o e o d The house then went into committee on the bill. Mr. DUNLOP moved several amendments to the bill. Mr. MAGUIRE objected that the schools were used as a reply of proselytising. While the hon. ge n tl eman was speaking, An HON. MEMBER mo ved that the house b e counted., but there being more than 40 members present, the ,corre mittte resumed, An HON. MEMBER having again moved th a t th e com mittee be counted, and as there were only 37 members pre sent, The SPEAKER took the chair, and upon counting no more than 32 members in the house, he declared the house adjourned at 20 minutes to eight o'clock. THE SUE, LONDON, FRIDAY .EVENING s MAY 9, 1856, THE ACCIDENT AT THE IrgST INDIA DOCKS. We have received the following from the West India Dock CouiranY l— May 7.2 p.m. "The secretary of the East and Westlndia Dock Corn. pony begs to state, with reference to the accident at one of the dock entrances, that the engineer reports he does not discover any injury beyond the gates—that there is no destruction of property and no 1 " of life, unless some few 'persons may have been on board two small boats which are not yet found. "The engincr-r expects to have a pair of gates fixed forthwith, so that the business of that dock may be con• tinned without interruption, all the other entrances being ow availaW.e as usual." • BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 26th day of April, 1856 :- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. A.shford. Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,243 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-G. and T. Copeman 4,675 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt 34,752 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co 32,675 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 9,539 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-. Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank. Bedford-T. Barnard and Sons 34,688 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley - Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-H. M. and G. Tubb 16,029 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Attwoocbt, Spooner, and Co 22,535 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham-J. L. Moilliet and Sons 11,052 Blandford. Bank, Blandford-Oak and Co. 8,196 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 69,965 Boston Bank, Boston-H. and T. Gee and Co 15,142 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and C 0... 37,690 Broseley and :13ridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowinarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 28,690 Bath City Bank, Bath -.G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton. Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co 36,320 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon- Wilkins and Co 59,155 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 12,342 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge- Mortlock &Co 14,413 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Fosters 41,931 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co 31,681 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costa and Son 2,890 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round & Green 19,315 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co 34,453 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co 44,447 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Woodcock 7,684 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co • 20,324 Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co 77,325 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Brornage, Snead, and Co 9,180 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans & Co. 12,521 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 41,972 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co 9,245 Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,195 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster - Cooke and Co 80,376 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse &Co 84.460 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co 10,571 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Williams 48,939 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter' and Co 8 0 ,654 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 51,709 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 47.903 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 27,004 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdan-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,855 Farnham Bank, Farnham - Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,725 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 13,988 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 29.682 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. 1 Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford-S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank ) Hull, Smith, Brothers. and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead --Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - Sharpies and Co. 38,632 Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank. Hereford— Morgan and Co -- 20,248 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. 15,341 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co 7,9,5 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co 21,603 Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and Sons 8,770 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son. 5,090 Leeds Bank, Leeds—• Beckett and Co. Leeds - Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, 31,833 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 30,248 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. 95,842 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and C 0... 18,983 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock 6,881 Lymington Bank, Lymington— St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co 13,365 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. • 14,383 Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan . ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son 8,473 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 17 ,463 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co 29,960 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmoll Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 15,600 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 26,285 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 50,479 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 19,910 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 48,859 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck 96,676 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham. Hart, Fellows, and Co 9,990 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co 2,953 Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co 9,905 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Cc, Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beechin 10,476 Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,825 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundl e Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading—Sinsonds and Bl Co.._ 31,424 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, andy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond —Roper and Co 6,821 Rochdale Bank, 'Rochdale--Clement, Ruyclo, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, an d Strlod Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson For 8,522 Royston Bank, Royaton—Fordhant and. Sou 15,384 Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin-lad Son, 10,859 BP bank) gie—S. C. Pomfret; & Comm.: p 119 Ross Old Bank, Heredfordshire, Ro , s Allaway and Macdougal Saffron Wald.er. and N, , rttr Essex Bank, Saf fron WaldenGibsons and Co Salop Bank, Shrewsbury— Burton, Lloyd, and Co. Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey tons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune. —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Sta.loed--Stevenso n and Co. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpooi Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford l , Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and ( , War wick and 'Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Son terset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-- Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, 'Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—.Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—,P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and C 0... Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart,, and Co York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pony, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, 71,722 0-12ths• 10,475 6,036 8,717 10,317 12,708 41,662 10,515 9,118 49,053 8,892 31,820 19,515 63,613 10,062 36,106 28,425 15,469 Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 33,675 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 24,479 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 149,144 Ha Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,527 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,117 Hull Banking Company, Hull 30,085 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,653 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Ffelston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking . Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 23, 394 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,951 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 60,132 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 86.95`2 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 50,942 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors. 12,148 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,909 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London Melksham 4B North Wilts Banking Compa n y , ,010 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 84,155 Northamptonshire Banking Company, N0rth ampt0n............................... North and South Wale s Bank, Liverpool 48,271 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester ............ ........................... Saddlcworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banijng Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spaldii2.g, and Boston Banking Com pany,c Stamford.. ................................. Stukey's Bankin g c on ,Tany, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somerasetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster ]inking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking CoOpany, Sheffield .. . .................................... .... •.. 23,497 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking: Company, Sheffield 52,227 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 33,138 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 23,842 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 81,407 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 73,579 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud- 45,274 1,554 24,599 33,672 60,914 2,184 34,714 53,005 351,931 44,091 56,569 14,812 33,970 dersfield.. Whitchurch and Elleamere Banking Company, Whitchurch 8,492 Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester B, 813 York Union Banking Company, York .68,983 York City and County Banking Company, 91,127 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 124,227 J. MICHAEL, Acting . Registrar of Rink Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, May 3. THE PORT OF LiviifirooL —The Liverpool Bill (,f Entry, published by the Customs authorities, states that the value of duty-free goods imported into that town during the . first three months of the present year aniounted to 10,447.846/. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably restores health, without medicine, inconve nience, or expense, as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and removes indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver com plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility. We extract a few out of 50,000 testimonials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 4,208. —Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flaxen, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk. From the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart.—Cure 52,612. —Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest of suffering huma nity, to state that Du Rarry'sexcellent RevalentaArabica Food has cured her, after all medicines bad failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousnessand irritability of many years' standing. Tnis food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be considered a blessing. Inquiries will be cheerfully answered. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr, Har ve y Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart ; Countess of Uffington ; Major-Gen. Thomas King ; and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. In canisters , fibs. ' 110.; 121b5., 22 5.; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21bs., 51bs., 225.; 101bs., 335. The 101bs. and 121bs. carriage free, on receipt of poet-offi ce or d er. B arry du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason/ and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60,. G r acechurch-street ; 333 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 438, Carnhill ; 49, Bishopsg a t e - s t ree t ; 55, Cha r ing-cross; :O A FRY Baker-street; 03 an 4 100, Oiford -44 L o 8 I.l2the• 1 7 10 1-12th9• 2 4 $ 10-12th9. BOSTON—MIT 7. A short Tpply of wheat, for which there was a Blest consumptive demand, at is per qr. advanee on the o °o qualities —inferior sorts neglected. Oats and beans e at as before. Nothing doing in barley and peas. to od Prices :—Wheat, red, 52s Od to 70s Od; white, rOs h o ts. 72s Od extra, 74s Od. Barley, —s Od to —s Od. 18s to 28s. Beans, 38s Od to 4tis Od. Peas, 36. to 43,113 f Per qr. NEWARK—MAY 7. st A good supply of grain, which met with a brisk 00 ,141 ! ro , late prices. There was a very full attendance of farl t l yi Wheat, white 76s to 80s, red 70s to 735; barley, o° o o, 44s to 465, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, 24st. 30s to 345 , ' 4 Ol 26s to 28s; beans, 40s to 46s ; malt, 72s to 765; Poo's' to 4/5; tares, 603 to 64s per qr. 61FABORNB MAILS. —..a.— (N signifies that the mails aro sent from the Genera l Poet o 0 ey the uight—and M by the morning—tlespateh.) _....—' W . Day when nia.,..t...i F rom wea • - w 1 i 00tISTRIL4. in General Post- Port chic,a, Office, London.* Dispatch e • --- Eng — ----- / traericatuy 1 i rit.pac r. )A Every Friday • • Liverpool • - DVIT ' %merles. (by United Sts packet) . ......... 13 ••• , - Liverpool .• • imerica (by U. Sin es packet) .... .. .. .. N •••• • • • Southampt. , ' kastralia (via South ampton) ..........N •••••.• - • - Southampton Jitto (via Marseilles) A Ditto (via Cape of Gm •• •• • , - Mice ' rt°l 3,9, 24, & vexandria....... ...... 10 ot fie . Dover „..... I • Africa (West Cout) .. y 13 c 1 o f the month . Plymouth .. ,uexandria .......... b. 4th & 20th of mot:. southampto4 v Bahamas ......... - I 17th of tb 0 moat , &unwrap= aelgil ........ .. .... A ium .......... .. A D al, Y • • • • •• • • • • • • Dover ..•• • • D all/ Braz 6. Sth of the inn-nth .. .. Southamptol.l3llo7 , A Buenos Ayres ...... „IV. 9 th 01 the month • • Southampton IMO ,'„il Cape of Good Hope ..N ration! port uncef l " Cape or Good Hope .. N 9th of the month Southampton de Vends ...... • Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ............ .. N .., 21 4t, 17th of mom - Southamp• o linurnel 151e5.... ..-N .Len.,Wed.,&Fril Southampton Tu all.u 4 MM.. .. .. .. .. .. . 1.4 'Thine .... .. Once a month.... May 0 jousta Jenstantinople ...... .ntinople .... s 1 4,13,18,23A1/ o, Dover .... tth & 200 of mot• Scnithampto• lc Twice daily Dover .. . Twiced 6lll Font. of Europe M ,- Egypt (see India) .France ........ M& p, Twice daily .. Dover ...• Tivlo 4lll/ 17, 20, 27 of n South-mot° libraltar .......- Bi 4.7. ;recce (see India) i kid & 17th of mon Southampto . lreytown ........ .. M . , 14 : Tuesday & Edda.) London .•... ;Imnburgl, .. .. .. .. savannah ~....... ~ ?A 1 lnd of the monV Southampton- Jan e I Tolland .......... - MI f)4II Y •••• • • • • .... D0ver...... oaiO 0 Honduras ........ m il7t., (,the month. Southamptot tapottn.. ilth v 20th of mon. Plymouth •• 4 & 20 ' 9th/L2sth of month Dover ..... [mita (viaSouthampt. Ai 17, & 27 of mot: Dover."... Emile (via Marseilles , M (ennui ls'es (see India • I , Twice daily ...... Hol . ;head • Tivic ece Ireland ......M 8t N , Li s bon „ „ ..., ,„ . . is/ 1 , 9 . 1 7, & 27 of m. Southamptor gay lv ..„ sladeira ...... „ , , ly, "Pi* of the montl Southamptor , tadcira ...... _ • 23d or month .... Liverpool ... .lalta (see India. 'aits ....,„ „ ; .. -, 8,18. &28 of mon Dover ...... 4, 20 v* stmiritius (sae India M turttius ...... .. ~ 14th of the mom; Mexico „,„, .. „„,, ...... 3,,,) 2nd of the rnonti ,„ Booth am p t . /, 30 1 15 tiapies ,• ......... , billlsth2sthof mon Dover ..... Few Granada .. .. —"V 2(111; 17thof moat. !Southampto Few Zealand..,.... •By titivate slip ..'Various port vnce tslll Papal 13tates ...... :.'„, Sth I AthV , thoftnon !Dover .... p ninsu , a ....._ ...., - , - 4 Ttbl 7 tll27thofinon.ktloutharriptor Peru „, IA & 27th of mon •1 to •1 - amp l ..., Port N atal .......... k , fly private ship...jVarious port- (70.61 3 ally ...... .... N Sth I Sth2stholmon,lDover .... %th I fth2 s thotinon.Dover .... .....:....„ 9d& 17th otalonti. • Bouthatrpto , Ilb 16 011 Talc:al - 7 •• •• •-• .. •• • .1. Vanezuet. Van Dienien'sLAnd (se, w, e k e tr 1.5 , ' , 1 1 l e a , ) : : . . •. t ~ 12d8c 17th o - mo or' Boutillimptos I -,... I, b o' I—/. When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malts will A spatched on the following day, with the exceptien of the In di l t • Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatchg d p7oceding day. THE MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, May B.—The British apd North American mail steam-ship Canada will sail l u e Boston, on Saturday. Letters received at the Post- o d , until 11 a.m., with late fee till 12 noon, and at the / 11 ° ing stage till 1 p.m. A WOMAN'S IDEA OF HAPPIDESS.—A lady corresP,°_,, l3 ; (lent of the Boston Times gives her ideas of " perm bliss" in the following paragraph :—" I'm a woreal% with a woman's weakness, and having a good constitra tion can bear a great deal of happiness ! If I was afk e my idea of perfect bliss, I should say,—' A fast horse+, duck of a cutter, plenty of buffalo robes, a neat•fitt g i v : over-coat with a handsome man in it, and—one of ovi dame Walsh's little French bonnets ?' If that would to be happiness for one lifetime, I'm open to convictiox nI what would [ADVERTISEMENT].—HoIIoway's Pills.—Let the S i lt Tae Heed.—The stomach is the commi ssar i a t of 141 "; physical system. It furni s hes th e m a t er i a l sustenauc' of every organ. If disordered, the whole body lauguisbet but however severely affected its tone and vigour ro, a ,J always be restored by a course of these i rres i s tible pill Bile, indigestion,. liver complaint, and other disorders the stomach, can easily be cured by the use of Rollo' way's Pills. Thous,nds attest this assertion, and 13 ° sufferer that has ever tr;ed them will deny their suprao efficacy.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout tlif world • at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 20 Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; A. Statnpa. Constantinople ; A, Guidicy, Smyrna; a° E. Muir, Malta, BIRTHS. 07 A NON. Ou the Bth inst., at 21, Fore-street, Cripplegate, wife of Mr. John Eldrid. • On the 7th inst., at Milford, Surrey, the wife of t ti Rev. George W. Watson. OM A DAIIGHTEL On the 7th inst., at 1, Gordon-terrace, Kensington, wife of Henry S. Cooper, Esq. O❑ the Bth inst., at Prospect House, Kew-bridge, tI wife of John Mortimer Maddox, Esq. MARRIED; On the 7th inst., at St. James's Church, Clapham, 13 1. Rev. John Chalmers, to Jane Octavia, second daught eb of the late John Francis D .xat, Esq., of Clare, Hants. On the Ith inst., at 10, Ladbroke-terrace, Notting-bilk Rosetta Levy, second daughter of Moses Levy, Esq.. 1 ° Michael Myers, second eon of the late Mr. Myers, of NI , Wigmore-street, Cavendish square. DIED. On the Gth inst., at Portchester, Hants, Archibel a tl'Arthur Low, Esq., solicitor, of 65, Chancery-lane, Lon' don, aged 38. On the 7th inst., Richard Goodman, Esq., of HaringAr park, Ifornsey, and Compton-street, aged 77. On the Gth inst., the Rev. Caleb Williams, rector of Newhaven, Sussex. On the 4th inst., at Wales, Mr. Wm. Bigmore, of Loa' don, aged 40. Oni the 7th inst., Charlotte, widow of the late Jobo Methley, Esq., of Hornserlane, Highgate, aged 76. , On the 6th inst., at Remenham-hill, Berke, Mrs. Virio cox, late of Clapham and Fulham, aged 80. On the 4th inst., at Dunlugas, Banffshire, Hans George Leslie, Esq., of Dunlugas, aged 70. On the 4th inst., at Oakley House, near Abingdon, the Rev. John Ireland, M.A., vicar of Queen Charlton, Some' set, aged 61. tcNDokr: Printed and Published by HURD° YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1 12 st ran d, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 0001 ° IliadWA; Frit%Yi May 9,1566., • POLITICAL PLEASANTRIES. (Front the Press ) A BATCH OF SEA SONGS. Air, " Sing a 'Song of Sixpence." Sing a song of mockery, A fleet without a foe, Forty score of ships of war All in a row; When the war was over The fleet was ready seen— Wasn't that a silly sight To set before the Queen ? Lewis in his counting-house Was counting up the money, Lords and ladies all afloat Thought it fine, but funny. Old Charley Wood there Muttered, " Rang the show !" For up came a little bird there And whistled " Out you go r "Rule Britannia !" Oh, play an air less bold and brave, And play no more the fool. Not now Britannia "rules the wave"— BC.tannis. "waives the rule." Cui Bono? or, the Fleet's Statistics.—" Two hundre d and forty-three ship,, 3,172 guns, and 32,810 men, coo' pose this mighty armament." Two hundred and forty-three vessels of war ! What did we build this big fleet for ? To go to the Black and the Baltic Main. And what did it do?-It came back again ! Three thousand one hundred and seventy-two ! What in God's name did these great guns do ? . 0 , Oh, they drilled with shot, and they practised shell, And saluted en Wednesday wonderfully well ! Thirty-two thousand eight hundred and ten ! What have they done—all these Englishmen ? They pottered at Sweaborg, and fished in Axon', And can man their yards without tumbling off. Cauntry Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.-MAY 9. Our market was well supplied with fat beasts to-dsll. without alteration of price, and most of the animals 101 l There was a large supply of fat sheep which were in 01, request. Fat lambs scarce. But few fat pigs offered sale. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 6 1, r d; mutton, 7d to 8d ; lamb, Od to Od ; vea l, 6id tc 71 lb. ; pigs, —s Od to lOs 6d per score ; ro ug h f a t, 4 s 6d tAL'i per 141 b. ; hides, 34d to 4d per lb ; calf-skins, 3td to " per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MAY 7. We had a large supply of grain to-day. Sales heal for all sorts. Wheat as last market. Barley and 0 a cheaper. Beans better. S a Wheat, on the top, 3s Od up, and on the average Os A. down. Barley, 5e Od up on the top, and 3d down on "" average. Oats on the top is 4d up—on the avert thi down. Beans on the top 6d up—on the averages 4 up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £3 8 10 9-12th'• Do. new Barley Oats Beans 4,258 31,308 11,120 82,780 24,569 25,721 9,432 10,030 9,776 11,615 14, 026 8,094 13,938 20,265 15,465 36,416 58,034 6,349 th in to c Lop Vet taut Of L Will Will Will ha me for for: