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to-night on the part of the opposers of this bill, to brand part of our fellow -subjects as unable to take part in the legis lation of this country. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRA.ELI—I can assure the house that I have no intention to trespass at any length on their patience, but I hope that they will be so indulgent as to feel that I may have claim to be heard in attempts to express my reasons for the vote I shall give to-night. We have before us, sir, a bill which is to substitute one oath for the various oaths that have hitherto been taken by us when we approach the table of this house. In considering this bill, a variety of issues have been placed before the house which were never before mooted when the subject that is mainly in the mind of the noble lord has been before us. It has been said that there are three objects to be attained by this bill. By the omission of certain words at the end of one oath, the Jew is to be admitted into Parlia ment; by the alteration of another oath the views of the Romanising Protestants are to be advanced ; by the change and reconstruction of a third oath, the objects of the Roman Catholics themselves are to be promoted. The house will see, therefore, that we have to consider three issues, which are in themselves of a different nature. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord has been taunted in the course of this debate with having undertaken the Jewish claims in consequence of an accidental political connection. Such a taunt, I am sure, the noble lord will not hear from me. I know well that the noble lord has, during a long and eminent career, consistently connected his name with the advocacy of the principle of religious liberty, and it was, I am sure, in w i th consi stenc y te that principle that he felt it his duty to become the vo ea elf of the Jews to political emancipation. I have re " the on many occasions, supported—at least by my 79 noble; lord in these efforts, though on the only occa sion on which I have presumed to offer my opinions to the house, I have claimed for myself another ground for the line which I have taken, and another reasonfor sympathy in the object which both the noble lord and myself wished to attain. (Hear, hear.) I respect the principle of religious liberty, as every gentleman, no doubt, with more or less qua lification does who sits in this house, but I cannot say that it was on the ground of the pr i n ciple of religious liberty th a t , i n obedience to an overwhelming conviction, I felt it my duty to advocate the political emancipation of her Majesty's subjects who profess the Jewish religion. I have always upheld that op i n i on b ecaus e I believed that the Jewish race was that to which the human family in general was most indebted—(a laugh)—and when I am told, as I have often been, and as I have heard to-night, that by admitting the Jews into Parlia ment you are endangering the Christian character of this as sembly and of this community, I must say—and I can assure every honourable gentleman that I make the observation with the greatest respect for his opinion —it does appear to me that it is because we are a Christian assembly, and a Christian community, that the claim of the Jews to enjoy all civil and political privileges is to me irresistible. (Hear, hear.) Sir, when I remember how much we are indebted to that people, of what ineffable blessin g s they have been the human agents —when I rem em b er that by their history, their poetry, their law, our lives are instructed, solaced, and regulated—when I recall other considerations and memories more solemn and reverential, to which I will not further advert, I confess that I cannot as a Christian oppose the claims of those to whom Christianity is so much indebted. If I look to modern his tory and the claims they have on the kindness of the House of Commons, it is my belief that if the Bible had not been translated and printed, there would not have been an English House of Commons at this moment ; and I would remind the members who represent Scottish constituencies how much the liberties of Scotland are indebted to the Jews, and that their freedom is owing to " the sword of the Lord and of Gideon." (Hear.) When I remember these circum stances, I think that the claims of the Jews to political emancipation cannot be, and have not, in my mind, been met by any argument that has at all influenced my opinion; and there is also another reason why I more particularly wish that the grant of these immunities, by which the English Jews will be put on a level with their fellow-subjects in every respect should not be denied or delayed. I cannot conceal from my mind that there is no country in which that people have been persecuted which has not suffered, whose energies have not withered, whose political power has not decayed, and where there have not been evident proofs that the divine favour has been withdrawn from that land. (Hear, hear.) I refer now to the cases of Spain and Portugal, as well as to those of Italy and other southern countries. I cannot say that in England an accusation of that kind can be made with any justice. The Jews of this country have not been long settled here, and never were here in g reat numbers, yet at memorable periods of our history they have been treated by eminent statesmen with great favour. The Lord Pro tector himself was a decided favourer of the Jews —he appre ciated their character and position, and his religious feelings assisted him in that appreciation ; but in more modern times, during the most aristocratic period of our Government, in the middle of the 18th century, under the administration of Pelham, measures were introduced and passed in favour of the Jews, which I think did credit to the discrimination and genuine piety of that eminent statesman. I need not, therefore, say that the noble lord, so far as his persistence in the course he has pursued for obtaining the political emancipation of the Jews, would have found in me an humble but faithful supporter; and when I look at what has been the effect of the efforts already made in their behalf, I can see no ground why the noble lord should complain of want of success in his exertions. This question of the political emancipation of the Jews, though it may have been formally introduced to the notice of the house more than twenty years ago, has been really and seriously discussed in Parliament only within the last seven or eight years. And how has it been received ? The noble lord has succeeded on many occasions in carrying the question in this house by a decided majority, whilst is the other house the measure, if not carried, has at least been supported by large numbers, and by men of great . distinction and weight in the country. The Jewish claims have been received with much more favour than were those of .the Roman Catholics, and certainly the agitation in favour of the Roman Catholic claims at the end of seven years did not obtain the success achieved by the noble lord in the much briefer time in which he has brought the claims of the Jews under the notice of Parliament. If we for a moment leave the sphere of Parliament, and attempt to ascertain the temper of public opinion with regard to their claims and general condi tion, I should say that the opinion of the public out of doors was even more favourable to them, and more progressive, than that of Parliament. No man can pretend that the present position of the Jews in England is for a moment to be com pared with what it was twenty or even ten years ago. They are infinitely more commiserated, the prejudices of which they were victims have rapidly and considerably diminished, the debates of Parliament and the writings of literary men out of the house have thrown much light on a question in no small degree complicated and involved, and it may be expected that the last relics of ancient antipathies will disappear before the influence of research and the spirit of charity and philosophy, so that I think it no exaggeration to say that there never was a body of men subjected to political disqualifications who, in so short a time, have influenced public opinion so powerfully in their favour, and made apparently such considerable ad vances towards the object they wished to attain. Feeling, then, that the question was advancing in the most legitimate way, and approaching a satisfactory issue, I did lament that the noble lord should have mixed it up with others which appeared to me greatly to embarrass it and impede the solution he had at heart. We must remember that the race for whom the noble lord is, we are informed, peculiarly interested, is not a race which cannot afford to wait. They are not a new people who have just got into notice, and who, if you do not recognise their claims, will disappear. They are an ancient people, a famous people, an enduring people, and a people who in the end have generally attained their objects. (A laugh.) I hope Parliament may endure for ever, and sometimes I think it will ; but I cannot help remembering that the Jews have out lived Assyrian kings, Egyptian Pharaohs, Roman Caesars, and Arabian Caliphs, and therefore I think we need not precipi tate their claims, to their ultim ,te prejudice, and against public feeling, but that we may freely leave them to their own course, sure that argument and fair discussion will facili tate and accomplish it. (Hear, hear, and murmurs.) But let us see what the noble lord has done. Here is a bill in which the word "Jew" never appears, iu which a person not versed in political tactics could not for a moment divine that the object of the noble lord lay concealed. (Hear, hear.) From the debate of to-night, we find that the noble lord has made propositions which have excited great controvesy and very acrimonious feeling. Deeply anxious as lam to advance the cause of the Jews, I want to know why the noble lord has prejudiced their cause by mixing up with it other matters which must appear to the people of this country of infinitely greater importance, and are attended with far greater po litical difficulties. (Hear, hear, hear.) I deeply regret the course he has thought proper to take. I am afraid that he has thrown back that cause. I cannot think the noble lord has taken a course of which I entirely approve ; but I felt he had very great difficulties to deal with, and that it was not for me to cavil with him, considering the great purpose he had in view. (Hear, hear.) I would rather that the noble lord from the first had made a plain, straightfor ward appeal for the object which he wished to attain. I could not have expected Om the noble lord that he would have made that appeal on the ground which would have in fluenced me in the vote I should give on this question. I would rather from the first that the noble lord had, on a con sideration of the great principle of religious liberty, which he represents, recommended the repeal of the Jewish disqualifi cations, than that he should have attempted that repeal by proposing the omission of a few words at the end of an oath. What are these words, "On the true faith of a Chris tian 7" In my mind, additional odium has been created against the Jews by their cause being associated with this matter of the oaths, and by their introduction into this house being sought through the omission of the words in question. I do not see why the words " on the true faith of a Chris tian" should not be retained in every oath. I can conceive no nobler words, nor words which a man coming to the table of this house to be sworn to the performance of his duty as a member of this house could more appropriately use. Why was it n ecessaryt to propose the emancipation of the Jews by e °mission of these words ? On the contrary, i means of h if their emancipati religious ?been sought on the broad principle of p li f i ed, and lib erty ,wo ul d think the case would have been much sim prejudice. (che el ers q . have been divested of much unnecessary with more reverence) 0 1 was glad to find the noble lord speak late in this house. I an oath than has been the fashion of would implythat an oath am not suprised at the fueling which ancestors, oless binding with us than it would have been with our oaths have been multiplied for when I remember how much sanctity and other kindred pur poses. In my mind the Lot an oath cannot be more properly invoked than at the ward in this house, in the service oef when a man comes for face of his Creator vows that he will do hirdauttyrYto, and in the his coun see the day try and his Sovereign (bear )—and I hope to arrive when, by the free will of Parliament, a Je w his seat in this h ouse, and will t ake it, not byth: ill take om ission of the words on the tru e faith of a Christiano(. .11c17ut by the free declaration of a creed of which he ought on every account to be proud. (Hear, hear.) Now, having touched on this subject—the first issue raised by this new ap proach the two important ones which are also raised by t his bill, and which are rai sed by the peculiar plan whi c h th noble lord has followed. The noble lord—whether it was to attain his purpose with respect to the Jews, or for any other purpose, it is not for me to inquire—has dealt with the great subject of Parliamentary oaths. I must look for a moment to the nature of those oaths and to the . circumstances and the period at which he proposes t his start l ing change. With regard to the oath of supremacy I have little to say ; but I would state with respect to this pr , jested alteration of the oath of supremacy, that I think it unwise and unstatceman like at this moment to propose an alteration of that aonw ath. It is very di ffi cult to take up an ancient document ofkind, and, if subjected to the analysis of verbal crit icism, not to he able to make out a case that if it were the oath which you had originally to frame, that that should be the form you would propose. But you are to consider the associations of a country,with political oaths. (Hear.) You must remember that the oath of supremacy in its present form does not merely denote that which its expressions may legally and strictly im port, but is associated in the minds of the people of this coun try with one of those great political facts which they look upon as the fundamental element of their political constitu tion ; and the very fact that Parliament is altering the oath of supremacy when there has been no necessity to moot the point whatever—(hear)—i s in my mind an indiscreet and an imprudent act. Unquestionably, it will be associated every where with a limited though influential class of the commu nity, who have particularly directed their efforts against the oath of eupremacy. I have no particular sympathy with those int 1 on COUGOLTEMO L ing Dpro unwise at the pre- sent moment than to revive those dissensions that seem some what mitigated and allayed. But all the objections that have been taken to this projected alteration of the oath of supre macy sink into insignificance when compared with the objec tion which I have to the alteration of what is called the Ro man Catholic oath. (Hear.) And I object to that alteration because it appears to me that no course could be pursued IT a minister at this moment more calculated to aggravate animosity, or more calculated to revive and strengthen those politico religions dissensions which have been too prevalent in this country, than the course which the noble lord has recom mended to-night. But, sir, there are other considerations of a graver nature connected with the alteration of these Parlia mentary oaths, and especially the Roman Catholic oath. Now I have a respect, and more than a respect for the Church of Rome, as I have for all Christain Churches. Popes have always treated the Jews exceedingly ill--(a laugh)—and I believe the present state of their dominions is much to be at tributed to their ill-conduct in that respect. (Laughter.) But sir, I make a great distinction between the Pope and the Papacy. It is worse than idle to pretend at th e p resen t d ay that the Papacy is a declining institution, or that it is in a state of decrepitude and decay. There is no doubt that the Papacy is one of the greatest inventions of human intellect— (laughter) —and I am not at all prepared to say that at this moment its influence is not as considerable as it has ever been in the history of this world, if you take it in relation to the increase of population, and to circumstances which could not have existed in what are called the darker ages. We have, therefore, to encounter no common power. (Cheers.) It is a vulgar and false idea that would speak of the power of the Papacy with contempt. It is but three or four years ago that on one of the most solemn occasions of the meeting of the British Parliament the Prime Minister of this country came down and informed the most crowded house that I ever recollect within these walls, that it was his opinion that there existed, and had existed for some time, a vast conspiracy on the part of the Papal influences against the Protestant liberties of this country in particular. (Hear, hear, from Lord J. Russell.) Now, the noble lord says " hear, hear," and he nods assent, because, of course, be would not have made a declaration of that kind without due and deep consideration. It must have been no common information, and obtained by no common means, and from no limited circle, that could have induced or caused an English Minister, under such cir cumstances, to have made such a declaration. Do you believe, sir, that the Roman Papacy is a power that commences great conspiracies and gives them up ? (Loud cheers.) What right have we to believe that that great power has renounced that object which the noble lord, in his duty to his Sovereign and to his country, informed her Parliament that her watch ful Minister had discovered and denounced Do you think that the Papacy is a power as changeable in its opinions or its policy as an English Minister. (Loud cheers from the Op position.) That was the most important declaration that has been made for a great number of years—a most important political declaration—and nothing that the noble lord has done or said since, or can do or say, can remove the impres sion of that declaration, not only throughout this country, but throughout Europe. (Hear.) But what is happening at the present moment ? Are the events of the present day not such as to justify the opinion of the noble lord which lie communicated to Parliament three or four years ago ? Has the Papacy again become decrepid--again become weak and contemptible ? Has it renounced its ancient and ener getic ambition, appropriation, aggression, or whatever else you may callit ? Has the Papacy, which has for so long a period enjoyed such supremacy—has it, I say, at the pre sent moment, indicated by its conduct that it has at all re linquished its ancient policy, or renounced it for aught that is new or novel ? Lcok at the position of Sardinia at this moment ! We find there the ambition and the ability of the feudal ages, and the Papacy exercising an authority, influ enced and directed by an intellectual ambition before which everything seems to bow. I am telling you that you have alarmed the Parliament and the country with these views of the power of the Papacy, that in various parts of Europe you will find its domination increasing in spite of your old system of exclusion and restriction. But I tell you this—and I think I have a right to say this, even if I were as warm a friend of religious liberty as the noble lord—that this is not the time nor the occasion when you should publicly intimate to the world that you are relaxing the securities you already possess, and weakening the bulwarks that have been built up before v (Cheers.) The noble lord takes the Roman Catholic oath ot and analyses it, like an historical grammarian. He says " Here is a reference to historical personages that are de funct ; and there is another passage mere business-like, be cause it is an insult to suppose that an English gentleman re quires au oath to control his conduct." Then he qu tee Lord Halifax, who was a wit, and who said, " What is the use of au oath ?" But Ido not think that wits are the best judges of oaths; and, with great admiration for Lord Halifax, who was a most charming and brilliant personage, I do not think ho was a statesman adapted to the w tuts of the present age. (Laughter and cheers.) We look upon this question iu a much graver manner. Here is an English minister proposing to Parliament that England should relax and renounce those se curities which Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington revised at the time of the Roman Catholic emancipation. What do the noble lord and his colleagues think will be the effect of the news when it reaches the Vatican? They will say, " This is another great surrender, another great movement of this mysterious Oxford party. (Cheers and laughter.) It is quite clear," they will say, because they will not examine the question like grammarians or critics, " that the British Parliament has relinquished its Protestant secu rities." (Hear.) But this attempt would be attended with another influence. By adopting this course, you are not only inflaming and falsely inflaming the passions and pros pects of Rome, but you are exciting the Protestant fears of your own fellow-subjects. (Hear.) You are exciting as much alarm in England as you are exciting anticipatory triumph at Rome, and at a moment when you are making the Papacy believe that they have increased advantages for renewed as saults you are exciting between the Roman Catholics and Pro testants of Great Britain feelings of disgust and dislike from the course which you are pursuing to conciliate and blend them in unison. (Hear, hear.) The house may not give a member credit for these words, and may believe them to be only phases of debate, but I declare that I never took a course which gave me more pain than that which I take on this occa sion, and which I feel it my duty to take. I could have left the house, or I might have said, " I am for the political eman cipation of the Jews, and indirectly this bill may have that effect, and I am justified so far in supporting it ; while on the other hand, I think, both for the sake of my Roman Catholic as for my Protestant fellow subjects, nothing can be more unwise than the course which the Government are taking with respect to this subject ;" and as I could not con sistently, or with any conscience, support the bill, I might have absented myself from the house. But I have felt it my duty to be present, and, with the kind indulgence of the house, very imperfectly, at this late hour, to express my general views on this subject. If the noble lord will retrace his steps, and go on with the subject which I thought he had near to his heart, I shall adopt the course which I have uni formly taken. The noble lord has on previous occasions taunted me with being silent in debate when the question has been before the house ; but as my views were peculiar views on the question, I had no wish to obtrude them upon the house. I have never been false in those principles. (Loud cheers.) Not merely in this house, but by other modes, even at great sacrifices, I have endeavoured to advance that which I believed to be a sacred cause. I trust the house will not set down to egotism these views and opinions, but as there have been unfair in sinuations of attempted influence on my conduct in respect to this subject at various times by those political friends with whom it is my happiness to act, I can truly say that at no time, and under no circumstances, has a single word ever escaped from any gentleman near me which would tend to control or influence my conduct in that respect. (Hear, hear.) They knew from the first, and all must have known it who would have condescended to inquire into my opinions, how profound and fervent were my convictions on this great ques tion. They knew that at all sacrifices I would uphold that cause, and though I deeply regret the course which the noble lord has taken—though I believe it to be one iu which he All not only increase the difficulty with which the Jews have to contend, but will create in this country between considerable classes of her Majesty's subjects misunderstandings which at a time like the present should have certainly been avoided— still it is my conviction, as certain as I am now addressing you, sir, that the time will come when the Jews will receive in this country that full and complete emancipation which the noble lord believes they will receive, because ho has con fidence in the principle of religious liberty. I, too, sir, re spect that principle, but, so far as the Jews are concerned, I have faith in that Almighty Being who has never deserted them. (Cheers.) Mr. MUNTZ, amid loud loud cries for a division, said that he should vote against the motion for the second reading of the bill, although he had uniformly voted with the noble lord in his attempts to remove the disabilities from the Jews, and would be always ready to do so whenever it was attempted in a straightforward manner. (Heir.) If the noble lord would bring in a bill to admit the Jews, and frame such au oath fur them as should be binding on their conscience, he should have his most cordial support, but he could not subscribe to a measure which, like the present, proposed to alter the oaths agreed to at the settlement of 1829, and to break the com pact then entered into, which was considered satisfactory by all parties. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GOULBURN proceeded, amid renewed cries for a di vision, to state that he was the only member in the house who was a member of the Duke of Wellington's Cabinet in 1829, and who was a party with the late duke in framing the oath which now stood in the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. When the measure was proposed by the noble duke, it was more ample and freer from restrictions than any which the friends of the Roman Catholics had previously proposed to the house, and all the restrictions previously proposed by Plunket and Grattan were studiously omitted from the bill, the Duke of Wellington being willing—relying upon the good faith and honour of the Roman Catholics—to Waive all objec tions felt to their entering the house, so long as they swore to the form of oath then proposed. From that time to the pre sent, he had, in common with the late Sir Robert Peel, and with all the members of the Wellington Cabinet, distinctly refused to concur in any measure which should interfere with that great compact which was then entered into. (Hear, hear.) He warned the house, and above all his fellow coun trymen of the Roman Catholic persuasion, to beware how they lent their efforts to the introduction of the first step to wards the violation of the compact then entered into. (Hear, hear.) Such a course would, he thought, tend to inflame the passions of the people, and possibly endanger the substantial provisions of that bill of 1829 which had been found to be so beneficial to the country at large, and produce such an amount of religious discord throughout the country as it would be vain to attempt to repress. (Hear, hear.) Upon these grounds he could not reconcile it to himself to vote for the bill as it now stood. (Cheers.) The house then divided. It is usual for the result of a di vision to be reported by one of the tellers on the winning side. When Sir F. Thesiger was observed to take the paper from the hands of the clerk a loud cheer arose from the Oppo sition benches, and was continued for several minutes. The hon. and learned gentleman announced the number as follow : For the second reading Against it Majority —4 This defeat of the Government created an immense excite ment in the house. The delivery, by the clerk, of the division pnalepnetr o i n f t t o b h r e es ha lt n , d lif s ol o . f Sir F. Thesiger, one of the tellers, Instead of to Mr. H ter, was the signal or a burst of cheer ing,taiu whichor dorder, lasted ti for several minutes. After the announce considerable time. The Consolidated Fund cheering recommenced, Mr. Speaker could scarcely oh recommenced, and continued a ( 8 ,000,000/.) Bill passed through committee. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. Mr. K. SEYMER mgoovientthat the Speaker leave the chair, Mr. CHRISTOPHER. objectedo.o proceeding at so late at an Mr. HENLEY moved, t i, an amendment, ) be adjourned. i The house divided, and the numbers were-- For the adjournment of the debate...... 29 Against Majotity for going into committee ... —4O Mr. CHRISTOPHER persisted in his objection to goin g k into committee, and moved th a t the house do adjourn. Lord PALIIERSTON suggested that the house should go into committee pro forma, so as to establish the bill as an order, as it was obviously impossible to enter on discussion at that hour. Mr. CHRISTOPHER withdrew his amendment, and the house went into committee, but immediately resumed. The house then adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 185 4, SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAT3. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. 'Aberdeen . Ainbg Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Birmiug. 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Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5 per cent. _lrlasgow& S.Wosteru Guar. 5 per cent treat Northn. 5 p: c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. 4 s p. e. Scrip t.N. of Scot. Ist Prel Southn. &Westin. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Westu. (Barks & j Ilauts Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. cov. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Du. irred. 4 p. c Lau. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. dz Nuneaton London & S. Wester❑ Con. Thirds 100 i 100 100 100 100 all 100 15 all all all Londonderry& Coler, Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh. Sian., Shcf., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Nfarypt & Carl. 4 p.c Do. per cent Do I Vlid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & .irui. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Prsf. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5 per ct . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c Do Scot. Cent. , New Prof Shrews. & Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min), 8 p.c. .Do 5 per cent 'South Devon. D. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 40ez cent. S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 K Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,aud Perwick,4 p.c. Pref. Do Vork&N. Midland qu a R. Pm, h.. PREFERENCE SHAH ES. ••• .... ••• 21 - 21 p 5i 6i 8i 9 i id 131 133 1i —14 d 95 - 96 8i 9 —16 i 9 -10 11 - 13 id 4 P i 1 22i 231 98 —lOO 15 —2O ... ... 2 1d 88 - 92 3 - 34 1} is Pm 124 'London k N. Wei.t. L. &N .W Calcionian. Do Weitn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. & NMd Do 3. Eastern Do Norfolk, L.&N.W. & Midld. tckton & Darlingt. Aidlanci.. E. Count Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northn Do teancash Yorksh. MCloan ;lock t. St Darlingt. 3tWestn 101 - 103 50 - 52 25 -25 12 - 13 ! 22i -23 A 2i - 2i ii 2 90 54 - 56 --- xd xd 2 2d 29 - 30 90 - 92 93 - 95 94 - 96 Business this day. 1301 30 If ' r r 4g- - .L,, , , r• tttO SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) DERBY. sto 2 agst Dervish (3 to 1 taken). S to 1 agst Andover. 10 to 1 agst King Tom (11 to 1 taken). 12 to 1 agst Hermit (taker,). 14 to 1 agst Neville (taken). 15 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken). 25 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken). 40 to 1 agst Marsyas (taken). 40 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 40 to 1 agst Bracken (taken). 1000 to 10 agst Winkfield and Duke of Lancaster coupled. SCRATC FIINGS. At 3.15 p.m. this day the following horses were scratched : DERBY.—Blight,Ortolano,Boiardo, Acrobat, Meteora, Flashinan, Melcombe, and President. OAKS. —lllwsia, Streatlarn Fairy, Ranee, El Dorado, Beauty, Monitress, and Monimia. HARPENDEN RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ROTHAMPSTEAD STAKES. Economy ... Sir George . Ten ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Eliza Flageolet Four ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP. Jennalia filly IMPERIAL PARLIA ME NT HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) The house met at 5 o'clock. THE AUSTRIAN AND PRUSSIAN TREATY. The Marquis of OLANRICARDE inquired whether the Government were prepared to lay on the table the offen sive and defensive treaty lately conclnde,l between Austria and Prussia. It seemed to him, according to the accounts in the newspapers, to be very ambiguous in its terms, and to bo capable of an interpretation in favour of Russia. He also wished to know the precise object of the English Go vernment in sending an expedition to Greece, and whether there was any truth in the rumour that a treaty had been concluded between Russia and Persia? The Earl of CLARENDON - replied that the negotiations in respect to the Austro-Prussian treaty were carried on during a considerable length of time, and were kept a pro found secret from the other Governments, and the treaty was only communicated confidentially to the English Go vernment on application. The treaty was also communica ted, along with the convention between England and France, to the Vienna Conference on the 23d of this month, and a protocol, annexing both was to be signed the same day That protocol had, however, not reached this country, but as soon as it did, it s h ou ld b e l a id on the table. With respect to Greece, the Government would, in three or fuer days, lay the fullest information before the house, and he thought it would show ample grouu Is for the ineasbre of coercion which had been reluctantly adopted. The Go vernment bad no reason to believe that any treaty had been entered into by Russia, Bukhara, and Khiva. Lord LYNDHURST then rose to present a petition from Cambridge University, in reference to two canonries in Ely Cathedral, and was LEFT SPEAKING. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords Amendments to the Brighton and Hove Gas Bill and the Guild of Literature and Art Bill were consi dered and agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway (No. 2), Bideford Roads, Cornwall Railway; Duiley, Halesown, and Brooms grove Roads ; Edinburgh Roads, Londonderry and Ennis killen Railway, London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway ; Middlesex Industrial Schools, Stockport, Rectory Division, West Bromwich Improvement, &c. ; Winchester and Petersfield Road. The following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third time :—Dowlais Railway, Glasgow Suspension Bridge, and South Devon and Tavistock Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. CAYLEY, from 13,000 colliers of Cumberland and Durham, praying for in creased protection against accident in coal mines; by Mr. RICH, from Richmond, against opening public houses on Sundays ; by Mr. Mownniiv, from places in Devon, with the same prayer; by Mr. A. PELLATT, from the Congrega tional Union of England and Wales, for opening the uni versities to all classes of her Majesty's subjects; by Sir W. CLAY, from places in Wales and Yorkshire, praying for he abolition of church rates. LOSS OF THE TIGER. Admiral WALOOT wished to ask the right hon. bart. the First Lord of the Admiralty if the Government had received any information with respect to the reported loss of the Tiger. Sir J. GRAHAM could only state that her Majesty's Government had received no communication with respect to the alleged loss of the Tiger, excepting that which had come through the medium of the telegraph; but such tele graphic communications had been received from various parts of the Continent ; and although there was no direct information upon the point, yet, from the concurrent tes timony which had then been received on the subject, left no doubt that the fact stated was substantially correct. THE SIMOOM. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty if he would lay before the house a return of all repairs made to the machinery of the Simoom subsequent to her list return from Malta, during which voyage her engines are believed to have repeatedly failed ; and to state to the house whether the steam•power of that transport (in all other respects mo s t exce ll en t was reported serviceable previous to the embarkation of the 79th, and, if so, by whom? Whether any official or other report h as reached him of the' progress of the Simoom steamship, so far as Gibraltar, employed to convey the 79th Hi g hl an d ers to the East, to the effect that the engines of that vessel broke down five times 'in four days, first failing within a few hours of leavino. Portsmouth, before the ship reached the Needles, so that for the last three days she relied altogether on her sails, disconnecting Ler screw, and raking out her fires. Sir J. GRAHAM said no official information had reached the Admiralty with respect to the Simoom, but of all the transports, he knew for a fact that She was the most con venient and comfortable for th ) troops. At the seine time, be was bound to admit that her engines were not of the best construction, but in the course of the last 18 months she has performed a voyage to the Cape, to Canada, while once or twice she had been out to a Mediterranean. Under these circumstances, and in the pressure of the moment, it had been thought advisable to use her again for the conveyance of troops, and intelligence had been received that she had safely arrived, with all well, at Gibraltar. GUN BOATS. Mr. F. FITZGERALD wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was true that her Majesty's steam gun-boat Cuckoo, Lieutenant Murray commanding, now fitting out for service in the Baltic, was proceeding to her destination without any medical officer on board ' • and whether he was aware that, alth oug h a p p li ca ti on had been made to the Admiralty for the appointment of a surgeon, no reply had been given to that application. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was quite true that such an application had been made to the Admiralty, but it was not intended that gunboats should be employed against the enemy except in conjunction with larger vessels. BLOCKADE OF RUSSIAN PORTS. Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether an effective blockade is now in force as against any of the Russian ports in the Baltic or Black Sea, or, if not, whether any information can be given as to the in tentions of the Government on the subject. Sir J. GRALIAM replied that both in the Baltic and the Black Sea it was intended to institute a rigorous blockade of the Russian coast; and although no official intelligence had been received of the fact, he had reason to believe that a blockade of Riga already existed, and an effective force was on the spot for carrying such blockade into execution. With respect to the other ports in the Baltic or the Black Sea, he had received no such certain information ; but so soon as he should receive such infor m ition, an official notification of the fact would be given in the Gazette. Mr. M. GIESON asked whether it was intended to com mence . a vigorous blockade of the Russian coast on the White Sea? Sir J. GRAHAM replied that it was not intended at present to blockade the Russian ports of the White Sea. COMMANDER IN CHIEF AT MADRAS. , Sir J. W. HOGG wished to ask the President of the Board of Control, whether, upon the occasion of the vacancy in the office of commander in chief at Madras, caused by the death of General Stanley, it is the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to advise her Majesty to select for that appointment an officer from the army of the East India Company. Sir C. WOOD replied that the subject had not yet been brought under the attention of the Government. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE FOUR POWERS. Lord D. SMART asked Lord J. Russell whether he would lay upon the table copies of the convention or treaty lately signed between Austria and Prussia ? Also, whe ther any convention or protocol relating to the present state of Europe had been lately signed between England , France, Pru ss i a, an d Austria • and if so, whether he would lay it upon th e t a bl e, or state' the general purport thereof to the house ? Lord J. RUSSELL said a protocol had been signed at Vienna bet ween E ng l and, France, A us t r i a an d Prussia, the terms of w hi n had not yet been received in this c ountry, but when they did arrive he should take care they should be laid upon the table. WA .- I'S AND MEANS. The house then went into committee on ways and moans, Mr. WILSON rose to move a resolution of which he had not given notice respecting the duty on spirits in Scotland. The gross old duty was 4s. 9Ad. on spirits, and the gross duty on malt and spirits was a net duty of ss. M. but by the new duty it would be 7s. 81, with a drawback of ls. 0.4 d. This was a state of things considered not jus tifiable as between the malt and the spirit distillers, and it was agreed that the drawback on malt duty should be equalised to the drawback on spirits as it had been under the old duty. There was no reason whatever to believe that any increase hvl taken place in Scotland in illicit distillation in pro portion to the increased duty, although the con sumption had greatly exceeded during the past year and . Tinter of the preaeut the cousumptioA in previous years. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving his re so'ution. Col. DUNNE believed the proposed resolution as a fiscal measure, was an unwise one. • Mr. HUME could not agree with the hon. member who had just sat down ; so 'far from the measure being an improper one, he thought Government would be justified in raising the duty on spirits even mach higher, in order to put down illicit distillation. Mr. a BRUCE agreed with the hon. Member for Mon trose that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be jus tified in imposing a higher rate of duty on spirits, in order to prevent illicit distillation. After a few remarks from Mr. BASS and Lord NAAS, The resolution was agreed to. The house then resumed, EXCISE DUTIES DILL. The Excise Duties Bill went through committee. INCOME-TAX BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Sir H. 'WILLOUGHBY rose to ask whether the Chan cellor of the Exchequer intended to make any alteration in the inequalities of this tax ? (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed ward Thornton, Esq., now Secret ar y t o h er M a j es t y ' s Legation to the Republic of Mexico, to be her Majesty's CCargé d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republic of New Granada. 93 - 95 2 - Si 34 - 4 - r - P - 12k -12 i 23 - 24 3 - 3t [l3 —__ 115 d 105 - 107 9i - 10 7i 8 ad 6 —6! 95 97 87 89 88 93 Id 128 132 —id 2 ip 1 2i = : * - - 8 - 10 - 6 7- 4i 44 2 24 29 31. #a 43 - 45 - 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4D li - 21 'i .---- I' 1 - 14 * - $ 10 - 11 4 - 6 - 6.1 15i -- 16; 4 - 29 -- 31 8 -10 3 -- 4 2 - 4 21— 3.i a— d i I di i 7 if. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. MISCELLANEOUS 40 an X ustralasia 77 79 78 9 40 all British Colonial Bank 5 all tubin Coal and Iron ... ... 25 1 . 7 -- lustralian Agricult. 47 48 47} 7 i and Loan Company ... ... 20 14 .1 ustralsn.Pcific.Maii ... ... 15 50 all British N. American ... ... 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 1 • id 10 8 Australn. Royal 'Mail •,. „. 10 4 Berlin Water Works ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. I.luk. of India , lid 50 40 Brit. American Lana 65 75 100 25 " Australia, & China 2 ... 16 .colonial 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Staeltg. 100 20 Commercial of Lond ... ... and Reduction Co.. ... ... 20 12 rlulish Scottish and 100 32 Canada SO 85 82 Au5tra1ian............ 4 3 d 81 5 5 .crystal Palace 6l 7 761 20 20 Loud. Chart. Bk. of 5 11 Do. New......... ..... - 14 3i i Australia 2oi 214 21 4 2 :rystal Pal. of France ... ... 50 20 London and County ... ... 20 3 Eastern Steam • -. 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ... ... 25 20 Electra Telegraph(A) 17 18 100 20 Lond. & Westminstei ... 25 all Do. (B) ... -- ... 100 35 National Provincial 1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir ... ... of Eng1and........... ... ••• 15 14 'jou. Steam Navigat ... ... 241 20 10 Do. New ..• . • 20 18 general Screw Stearn ... ... 50 224 National of Ireland ... ... 20 71 [rish Beetroot Sugar ... .„ 20 all New South Wales — -- 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 25 all Oriental Bank of 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... Corporation 46 --48 461 7a 10 3 Netherlands Land.... i li 25 5 Do. New ". -- ”. 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... Steam Navigat. Co. ..„ ... 10 all Do. New ". -- -. 1 all N. B. Australasian... i li 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg 1 . 4 Do. New • & (4old Imp C 0.... ••• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ... 25 all ionth Australia 4l 4 3 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. par— i d 5} i 25 all Unien of Australia.. 69 71 50 all eeniusular& Oriental ... ... 5 ... 2i Do. New 7 8 50 35 Do. Do. ... —, ... 37i 6 50 10 ITiliork of London.— ••• 2 all Portland Iron Co i iP [OO 60 Itoyal Mail Steam •.. `ii 24 24 1 all i co t. A us t ra l . I nvest. THE STONOR COMMITTER.—The committee in this case 25 25 South Austral• Land 37 3 , 9 374 also met again y es t er d a y, and agreed on their report as 1 all iubruar. Telegraph i 1 to the principal h ea d o f the inquiry. They are to meet 1 '- all Do. Registered. I ..-• 1 : again 9D, Tuesday to deliberate QR 80140 platten of de -100 28 i Y.l%u DiMen leald 14 -- 16 16 141 15i . tial, FOREIGN. 10 9 Antwerp&Rotterdwo 31 —3 dan 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 1 11 20 8 Reziers to Graissessac 3i 2A d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central lialia,Serlv 1 d— 1p pm dente al of Italy' 20 all Charleroi u. Erqueliii: 176 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon.. p 20 9 intch Rhenish . 4l 4 a 20 all East Indian 1.4 2 p 20 2 Do. Extension-- 1 A 5 all , Jt. Indian Peninsula 1 p 20 10 - 3,d. Junet. of Franc( 2 i 71 Gra. Trunk of Cana,d 100 3, ) Do. Debentures 9 7 d 100 all Do. do — 20 10 - It. Central of France. 1 i d 201 all lt.WesteruofCanal Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 ..p 20i, all llaruilton & Toronto par 1p 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Coast. & Basle ... 5 all Lucca dz Pistoj a 5 p.c pref — die 20 15 Luxembourg 5l —5l 51 10 10 Do. (Railway) 34 3i 5 2 Do. Prof 1 11 5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. prof ll d3l 20 8 Lyons and Geneva ... 2 1 d 20 1-2 Lyons & Mediterran 20 13 %ladras id par 33;., Maria Antonia ••• 10 all . Do. do. New 21' 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry — 20 all Namur & Liege (witl: interest) 7 71 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all northern of France 321 334 331 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) 10 all NorwegianTrunkProf 8 9 8i 20 10 Paris and Lyons l6l —l7 p 27 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 44 46 20 all Paris and Rouen 35 —37 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 301 • - 301xd 30 ad 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. p m 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre.... ..• ... 19 20 12 Royal Danish 3 2 d 5 2 P.,oyalSwedish 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 8 : 1 - 81 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Prof. 20 6 Southern of France —p m 20 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) • • 8i all West Flanders 3 4 10 all Do SA, per c. Prof d 8i 20 10 Western of France 4 5 p 10 7 West. of Switzerland 31 —44 ad 20 2 Wiesbaden — 20 15 Zealand Aqua Fria .tuglo Austrin. Gold xuglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria den (Gd. Duchy of) Bla.enarvou Ir. 4 CO3, riritish Austrin. Gold dritial► Iron Brazilian Imp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaos Do. St. Johu Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. _ . _ Co. of Jamaica__ Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Co piapo Copper Min. of Eug Do. Prof. 7. p. cent English and Austrin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co Ilariquita Mexicaii&S.Americn New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nou'reatt Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock lthymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba F-Outh Australian Tin Croft United Mexican .....• Waller West Granada West Mariposa IWorthing Mining of Austrafia Yuba 56, 1 i i 141 i 12 ii 88 8 74 1211 74 87 6j 7 131 603 1i I 10 81 8 8 lu2 f 971 73 9 31i 24 59 e i i i 471 32 § 3 12 13 12i 304 30 per cent. 62i 3 2 I 34 i dim 67 6 i 6 7i 8 474 7 50 1 20 35 all 15 1 2 4 1 10 1 1 1 # FOREIGN-OFFICE, Mar 20. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. George Sulyarde Stafford Jerninghatn, how her Ma jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotimtiary to the King of Sweden and Norway, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Wurtemberg. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Magenis, Esq., now her Majesty's Euvoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Wurtemberg, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden and Norway. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Captain Lewis T. Jones, commanding her Majesty's ship " Sampson," to be an Ordinary Mem ber of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Com panions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 25. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA.. MENT. County of Hertford—Abel Smith the Younger, of Wood hall-park, in the county of Hertford, Esq., in the room of Thomas Plumer Halsey, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, M kr 26. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—John William Trotter, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, May 26. 9th Regiment of Foot—Robert Wyatt Meadows, Gent., to be A ssistaut-Surgeon, vice Anderson, promoted on the Staff, May 26. 27th Foot—Major Usher Williamson to bo Lientenant- Colonel, without purchase ; Captain Thomas Percival Touzel to be Major, without purchase, vice Williamson ; Lieutenants John Samuel Manly, Charles Warren,' and the Hon. Lucius William Charles Augustus Frederick Cary, vice Touzel, to be Captains without pur chase ; Ensigns Francis Eastwood Murphy, vice Manly, William Henry Cresson, vice Warren, William Henry Davis, vice Cary, May 26, Lieu tenants William Mcßean, William Cairucross, Ram say Cuuliffe Sladen, John Holmes Houston Gatntnel, John Burke, from the 22d Foot, Charles Roach, from half-pay Ceylon Rifle Regiment, John Grahame, Walter Mac pherson, fr.mi the 22(.1 Foot, to be Lieutenants without purchase, May 27 ; John 31 4 Leod Cameron, M. 8., Leonard Kidd, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeons, May 26. 34th Foot—Richard Jukes Worthington, Gent:, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Powell, promoted on the Staff, AI ay 26. 53d Foot—Ensign Charles Alexander Hnmfrey to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Lloyd, whose promotion by purchase, on the sth May, 1354, has been cancelled, May 26. 59th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Drage, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Sullivan, promoted without purchase., to an unattached company, May 26. 90th Foot—Robert Win. Jackson, Gent., to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Maciise, promoted on the Staff, May 2 i. 91st Foot —Robert Watson, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur geon, vice Read, appointed to the Grenadier Guards, May 26. STAFF.—Lieutenant George Griffin, from Paymaster of the 97th Regiment, to be Adjutant of a itecruitiug Dis trict, vice Pieters, promoted, without purchase, to an Un attached Company, May 26. HOSPITAL STAFF.—,To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Alexander Reid, Gent. ; Richard Hungerford, Gent.; Alexander Robert Hudson, Gent.; John Johnson, Gent.; William Menzies Calder, Gent • William Henry Price, Gent.; William Jasper Rendell, Gent.; Thomas Sheehy, M.D.; George Youell, Gent.; Henry Titterton, Gent.; Arthur Henry Taylor, Gant.; Alexander R - thney Reid, M.D.; Duncan Campbell Taylor, M.D.—May 26. MEMORANDUM.—Assist.-Surgeon Dowell O'Reilly Clay ton, of the 3d Foot, having absentee himself without leave since the 13th March, 1854, has been removed from the service. The Commission of First Lieutenant Geo. Bliss Mac Queen, of the 60th Foot, has been antedated to the 2d October, 1853. The Commission of Paymaster Hugh Baillie Mackenzie, of the Depot Battalion at Fermoy, has been antedated from 14th to Ist April, 1854. COMMISSION SIGNED BY HER MAJESTY. Royal Glamorgan Regiment of Militia—James Knight Erskine, Esq., to bo antedated, March 20. COMMISSIONS SIGN ED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Barks—Frederick Harford, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, May 13. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En sign Thomas Trophimus Hodges to be Lieutenant, vice Edward Hodges, resigned; Charles Mackay, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brown, promoted, May 15. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— William Edward Taunton, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Ed ward Crossweller George, Gent., to be Ensign, May 15. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia --Thomas Lloyd, Esq., late 87th Fusi liers, to be Captain, May 18. 14 Devon Regiment of Militia—John Tanner Davy, and Philip Heatley Douglas, to be Lieutenants, May 5. 2d Devon Regiment of Militia—Charles George Clarke, to be Ensign, May 12 Devon Militia Artillery—John Norris Marshall, to be Captain, vice' Harris, resigned ; John Cave New, to 'be First Lieutenant, vice Marshall, promoted, May 10. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia— Frank Shewell, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Forth, placed on half pay ; George Meek, jun., Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Dennis, resigned; Henry William Gill man Blaauw, Gent., to be Ensign, May 16. 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia—Henry Acland Fownes Luttrell, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Nicholls, appointed Assistant-Surgeon, May 9; Ensign Robert Hetherington to be Lieutenant, vice Sewer ' promoted. May 20. Ist Regiment of Warwickshire Militia—Thomas Bar nard, Esq., late Captain in the 65th Foot, to be Captain; Frederick Manners Estwick, Esq., late 47th Foot, to be Captain, May 4. The Essex Rifles—Evelyn Philip Meadows, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, May 22. Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Richard Archer Warwick, Esq., to be Assistaut-Sargeon, May 25. Royal Rifle Regiment of Denbighshire Militia—Second Lieutenant Robert Myddleton, to be First Lieutenant, vice Roberts, who retires, retaining hi s ran k ; S econ d Lieutenant Godfrey Fitzhugh, to be First Lieutenant, vice Ward, deceased, May 21. 96th Regiment of North British Militia—Hugh Lindsay MacLennan, Gent., to be Ensio ' m. May 25. Royal Wiltshire Regi men t o f YcomanryCavalry—Thomas Rawdon Ward, Esq., to bo Major, vice Wyndham, re signed, May 22. _ _ Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Ca valry—Lieutenant Freaerick Loftus Dashwood to be Cap tain, vice Sir Henry Peyton, Bart., who retires; Cornet Archer Robert Tawney to be Lieutenant, vice Field, who retires, May 20. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for tho Week ending on Saturday the 20t i day of May, 1854. MODE DEPARTMENT. £ £ Notes issued ...• .... 25,779,095 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,9.44,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,779,095 diver bullon .• •••• .• • --- £25,779,095 £25,779,095 - M. MATISEULL, Chief Cashier. Dated the :sth day of May, 1851. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest 3,223,73 Government securities (includg.llead Weight 'ablic deposits tin eluding Meliequer, Commissioners of Natn:rnal Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and _ _ Annuity) .... 10,406,309 Other securities ...... 15,425,281 Notes .............. 5,100,030 Gold and silver coin.. 7.4,874 Dividend Accounts) 2,671,511 Other deposlks ...... 10,146,428 Seven Day and other Bills ........ . 1,069,784 X 31,666,491 £31,666,494 :, I.I.iR9HALL. Chief Cashier. Dated the 25th day of May, 185 PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed front the returns made in the week ending the 23d day of May, 1851, is 235. nd. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. BANKRUPTS. John Charles Brant, oil and coi;urman, Shoreditch, to surrender, Juno 8, at half-past ono, and July 6, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba.s inghall-street ; Young, Bank-buildings. John Holmes and Robert Holmes, builders, Sheffield, June 10 and July 2, at ten, at Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Branson and Son, Sheffield. Richard Stringer, draper, Harafield, June 8, at half-past eleven, and July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman -street-buildings ; Chaunt ler, G ray's- inn ; Gardiner, - Ux brii lge. James Burgin, tailor, Sheffiald, June 10 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Hoole and Yeomans, Sheffield. Crosby Leighton, grocer, Lancaster, June 8, and June 30, at eleven, at. the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Williams. Liverpool. James Nuttall, James Yates, and Charles Nuttall, cot ton manufacturers, Rawtenstali, Lancaster, June 17 and July 1, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Manchester; Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester. Richard Latham, leather dealer, Bristol, June 7, and July 4, at • leven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Smith, Br istol. Samuel Crane Fox, wine and spirit merchant, Liverpool, June 6 and 26, a t eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Minshull & Horner, Liverpool. Johu Bates, builder, West Bromwich, Stafford, June 8 and 29, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bit tleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. William Ackland, Lisson-grove, and Frederick Mason Goodwin, linen-drapers, High-street, Portland-town, June • 2, at twolve, and July 1, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicolson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Jones, Sise-lane. Richard Cave, Manchester warehouseman, Bristol, June 7 and .July 4, at eleven, at thri Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Robert Kemp Philp and Richard Perkins Appleford, bookseller, Fleet-street, June 8, at eleven, and July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Burrell, Laurence Pountner lane. Samuel Isaacs, hardwareman, Portsea June 14, at twelve, and J u ly 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stausfeld, official assignee ; Overbury, Old Jewry. William Long, baker and grocer, Lamb's Conduit-street, Middlesex, Juue 9. and July 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offiial a ss i gnee , Bashiughall• street ; Ashnrst and Son,Old Jewry. Jeremiah Billingham and Jessie Biilingham, chain makers, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, June 8 and 29, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, ca. cial assignee, Birmingham; Robinson and Fletcher, Dud ley ; Alateram and Knight, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Lurnsden Macalaster, yarn merchant, Paisley. Samuel Woolfield, goldsmith, Glasgow. Taylor and Rodgers, dyers, Paisley. Alexander and Alexander, tea merchants, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE- TEus DAT. Amsterdam ••• • •• •... 11 15 1 . Gibraltar •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Ditto, three months •• 11 17%, ~eghorn •••• •• •• •• •• •• 30 52% Rotterdam ............ 11 174 Genoa ................ 25 50 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 29% %than •• •• •• •• .• •• •• •• Brussels •• •• Ilamburet •• •• •• •• •• 13 s%,Naples •• •• •• •• •• •• 42 Altona •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .• Palermo •• •••• •• •• •• •• IA% Paris... .• • 25 ;Messina •.•• •••• •• •• 127 Ditto, three months •• 25 30 Li s b on ................ Marseille& ••••••••• •• •• 25 32% Oporto •••••••• • • • • • • • 5 3 71 Bourdeaux ............ Itio Janeiro ........ Frankfort-on•Mairte 118% luenos Ayres .... Berlin. .............. gew York, 60 days' sight -- Vienna 13 44 Philadelphia .......... Trieste ............ ••..13 52 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburgh............ 'roreign Gold in Bars Z 3 17 9 Madrid ................ 50 'ortugal Gold Coin 00 0 Cadiz •••• •• •••• •• •• •• •• 50% 4exican Dollars • ... 0 5 1 Barcelona •••• .• - •• • • New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 ., Seville ................ :l i ver i n bars ......0 5 1% SPORTING INTELT,IGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Bath accounts were balanced, an 1 some progress wag made in comparing bets on the Derby. Fresh speculations were productive of some important changes, and in two or three instances, especially with regard to Autocrat and King Tom, the movements were strange and inconsistent. Whilst one party was taking "on the chances" 12 to 1 about King Torn, another 30 to 1 about Autocrat, and another 12 to 1 about the two, 1000 even was betted on Hospodar against the two, and 500 even on the Trapper against the two. Then, after a brief interval, and a little finessing, 6000 to 200 was laid against Autocrat, and almost in the next moment 1000 to 50 taken ; and yet the pencil was scarcely replaced in the pocket when 30 to 1 was again offered in fifties or hundreds. King Torn had certainly the more trustworthy look of the two, but it is for Wednesday next to dispel the mystery in which he and Autocrat are at present involved. Der vish returned to 7 to 2, and was apparently firm at the close. Andover and Hermit NI ere backed for a g ood deal of money, the former at 7 to 1, 13 to 2, and 6 to 1; the latter at 10 to 1. Hospodar was in very strong de mand ; 7000 to 420 in one bet, three other bets of 1000 to 60 each, 1400 to 100, 12 to 1 to 2001., and several minor bets were booked about him. Neville was also looking up ; 25 to 1 was taken to 1751. about the Trap per. 5000 to 125 in one bet about Marsyas. 1000 to 20, 1000 to 25, and 1000 to 30 about Alembic. 1000 to 20, and 1000 to 25 about Bracken, and 10,000 to 200 in one bet about Middlesex. The quotations at the close were as follows : DERBY. 7to 2 agst Lord Derby's Dervish (taken). 6to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Andover (taken). 10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Hermit (taken). 10 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's King Torn (t). 12 to 1 agst Mr. Clarkson's Neville (taken). 12 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Hospodar (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's The Trapper (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mr. Morris's Knight of St. George (taken). 30 to 1 agst Mr. Spence's Canute (taken). 30 to 1 agst. Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (taken and offered). 33 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Alembic (taken). 1000 to 1 agst Mr. Newland's Bracken (taken). 1000 to 25 agst Mr. F. Knowle's Marsyas (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Shepherdson's New Warrior (t). 1000 to 20 agst Baron Rothschild's Middle.ex (t). 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ostrogoth (t.) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Howard's Belgrave (taken). 2000 to 20 agst Sir T. Burke's Grey Plover (taken). OAKS. 7to 2 agst Lord Derby's Meteora (4 to 1 also sto 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Omoo at first 7 to 2 was taken). 7to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Honeysuckle (t). 10 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Malmsey (taken). 12 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Sortie (taken). COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD--MAY 23. There was a less number of fat beasts to-day, and the condition of the animals good, realising an advance in price of Ad per lb. The supply of beef large, and of good qua lity. Several lots remained unsold. Lambs were plenti ful. There were but few fat pigs. The supply of fat and store calves was less than it has been for several weeks, fully maintaining former prices. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MAT 24. Wheat on the top price 6d up, and the average is 3d up. Barley on the top is Od down, and average 8(1 up. Oats on tho top is 6d, and the average is 10(1 up. Beans on the top as last week, and the average 2s 10d up. BOSTON—MAT 24. Prices :--Wheat, retl, 68s Od to 8)s 0(1; white, 80s Od to 82s Od extra. 81s Od. Barley, 34s Od to 38a Od. Oats, 24s to 335. Beans, 47s Od to 53s Od. Peas, 45s Od to 505 per qr. NEWARK—MAT 24. At our Corn-exchange to-day there was a good attend ance of farmers, who brought a plentiful supply of grain of every description. Prices :—Wheat, white, 85s Od to 87s Od; red, 80s Od to sss Od. Barley, malting, 36s Od to 38s Od ; g ri n din4 003 Od to 0 a Od. Oats, old, 34s Od to 38s Od ; new, 32s Od to 34s Od. Beans, 51s Od to 56s Od. Peas, 50s 0,1 to 52s Od. Malt, 66s Od to 70s Od. Tare; 68s Od to 72s Od. [ADVERTISEMENT.] EPSOM RACES. SPORTS' MEN,—Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valu able and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the die tances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel.--These telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, 3,i inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupit er 's moons , Saturn's ring, a n d the double stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. - Valuable, newly invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known i 4 mile distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country sce nery, ard ships are clearly seer, at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting,, deerstalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct ; the most aged, de fective sight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator, au extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or pro , bably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely roinoved ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 01)...1rve, opposite the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —I(OLLOWAY'S PILLS FOR THE CURE OF LIVER COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, AND DISOR' DERED STOMACH.—Mr Richard Haynes, of her Majesty's Dockyard at Plymouth, f ur several years had not had the enjoyment of a day's good health, constantly suffering from indigestion and liver complaint. He had the best medical advice from both army and navy surgeons, but the disease yielded not to their treatment, and various other remedies were tried with a like result. At last he began to use Holloway's pills, and this fine medicine bas so strengthened the tone of his stomach and invigorated his constitution, that he is most perfectly cured, and en joys the best of health.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. she H on . M r s. E. On tho 23d inst., at Tunbridge-wells, Cropper. On the 17th inst., at Weymouth, the wife of John Brymer, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. On the ?4th inst., at Boulogne-sur-lfer, the ion. Lady Illostyn, of Talacre. On the 23d inst., at Reigate, the wife of E. N. Harper, Esq. MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, the Rev T. M. R. Barnard, 8.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, to Charlotte, daughter of the late Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington, formerly Chief Justice of Ceylon. DIED. On the 21st inst., at Pembroke-place, Dublin, at the advanced age of 93, the Rev. H. Stewart, Mothill, in the di ocese of Lismore. On the 19th i ns t ., at Guernsey, Captain Thomas Ed monds, R.N., a ge d 65 . D.D„ vicar of On the 23d inst., at the residence of his brother, New castle-on-Tyne, John Ridley, Esq., of Bedford-place, Rua sell-square, London. LONDON: Printed and Published by 11.11 J /WO YO of No. 112, gtrand, !';inter, at The N". Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the CAll'Alti Frillay, May 26,1554, 276 22 25 50 50 20 20 d' 2s St. 261 13A 20 20 100 8,1 too " 42' all 5i Is I7A all 10► 1 12/ 2s 100 100 1100 100 2i 2al all 163 100 8 100 130 100 1.0 61 25 12 13i 20 20 St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 15 8 8 10 96 5 2i i N;7 Set, any ada par and to and are ~nl, the Coy