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fairb Zbition. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst De Clare (taken). 13 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken). 1000 to 15 agst c. by Surplice out of Clementina (t). IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Wakefield, praying the Government to bring into opera tion all the resources of the coun tr y in order to br ing the war to a speedy and successful t er mination. he noble and gallant duke took occasion to pass a warm sulogium on the bravery displayed by our troops at the Alma, Balaklava,- and the I nkerman ; and recommended that medals in honour of those brilliant achievements should be immediately issued, and not delayed till the close of the war. ENLISTMENT OF FOREIGNERS BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said there not being sufficient force now in the Crimea for carrying on the war, nor a sufficient army of reserve at home, 1171 did not anticipate any opposition to the second reading of this bill. It bad been always found desirable to enlist f or eigners at the commencement of a war, as the people of this country were not trained according to a military system, such as was the case with the Prussian Landwehr, and other continental systems. He might say at once that no communication on this subject had been made to any foreign Gel - moments, nor would there be till this bill should, be passed, and, therefore, he trusted no opposition should be made to its passing. The noble duke bora testimony to the gallantry of the German Legion in the last war, and he trusted they should now have similar assistance from those and other foreign troops. He proposed to limit the] number of those foreign troops to be raised and trained at any one time-in this country to 15,000. The noble duke con cluded by moving the second reading of the bill. The Eerl of ELLENBOROUGH called attention. to the unconstitutional power of suSstitetieg, in this coon-., try 15,000 Germae or Swiss troops for 15,000 British Militia, who were to be sent out to our garri,one a b roa d. He maintained the conduct and spirit hitherto evinced by the people of this country were the best proofs that they are ready and able to maintain the national honour and defend the national welfare. (Hear.) For this rea• goo he absolutely objeeted to the proposition of the W. . iiiister. He believed the late Sir Rinert Peel, whose niantle was supposed to have fallen on the noble duke, would never have propoeecl or consented to such a Ineaell re. Link at the client, if in case of riot in this country Kee!' as the late riots in some parts of England, called "bread riota ;" if the troops then stationed in these towns were foreigners, and had been called upon to act against the people, the popular irritation would have been so intense as to have caused the necessity of the immediate extra dition of those troops. He was far from depreciatirre either the German or Swiss troops ; when well officered and disciplined, they made respeata'ele soldiers ; but were not equal either English or French soldiers. Suppose a German. or Swiss regiment had been placed between two English or two French regiments at Belaklava or Like/mann, was it to be supposed they would have stood and fought as the Eite,lish and French troops did ; or would not there be great danger of them giving way, and that might he fatal to the safety of the whole Allied army? Ile deeply regretted that the advice had given nine months ago to call out the whole militia force of the country had not been Adopted, which would now be effectual to save the country from the unpleasant alternative of invoking the aid of foreign troops or re sorting to the ballot. (Hear.) The Duke of RICHMOND hoped the Government would not enlist either prisoners of war or deserters ; at the same time he would remind the noble earl that the foreign legions in the British army in the last war, at Bayonne, and various other celebrated actions, die played the utmost bravery and gallantry. (Hear.) The Earl of DERBY regretted that the noble earl (Ellenborough) should have thought it necessary to make any invidious comparisons between the foreign troops acting with us in the late war and our own troops, for he thought the conduct of those foreign auxiliaries • in the late war was highly praiseworthy. (Hear hear.) [LEW SPEAKD.TG.] ROUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Major REED took the oaths and his seat for Abingdon, PETITIONS. A number of petitions were presented, praying that the war may be prosecuted with vigour, in order that it may be brought to a speedy termination. Mr. PIIINN presented a petition from Bath, praying for a reduction of the mileage duty on stage coaches. NAVY SERVICES. On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, the following re turns were ordered ;—Statements of the amount paid for naval stores, freight of ships for victualling and conveyance of troops and stores, prisoners of war, and packet service, respectively, on account of sums granted for the navy services, during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1855, under the Act 17 and 18 Vic., c. 121. And, the sainei for the Commissariat Department, on account of sums granted for the Army and Ordnance Services, under the same Act. Statements of the amount of payments by the Bank of England up to the 11th day of December, 1854, in respect of the sum of 12,874,5051., appropriated under the Act 17 and 18 Vic., c. 121. for the navy Services during the present year, and of the balance of credits now in Bank. Same in re spect of the sum of 8,810,0591., appropriated in the said act for the Army Services during the present year, and of the balance of credits now in Bank. Same in respect of the sum of 4,583,7011., appropriated in the said act for the Ordnance services during the pre sent year, and of the balance of credits now in Bank. And, same in respect of the sum of 2,000,000/., appro priated in the said act for any additional expense which may arise in consequence of the war with Russia, and of the balance of credits now in Bank. FINANCIAL R ETUR NI S. On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, the following re turns were ordered :—Statements of the amount of all deficiency bills, or rather bills in anticipation of the public revenue (specifying whether payable out of the growing revenue of the then present or next quarter), issued since the return (No. 423) of last session, and up to the 11th day of December ; with the s a t es o f t h e i r issue, dates of their redemption, and amount out standing on the 11th day of December, 1854 ; setting forth, also, the rate per cent, of interest payable for the same, and the aggregate amount of interest paid. Or all Exchequer hills, or other G-everninent securities purchased by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England since said return, or on which any sum has been lent or advanced for the public service, or issued to the South Sea Company ; showing the amount of such bills paid off, and when ; the rate per cent. per annum, or per day, of interest payable ; the amount paid for interest ; and the amount of such bills or securities outstanding on the 11th day of December, 1854. Of all sales or purchase of stock, or exchequer, or deficiency bills, by the Commissioners for the Reduc tion of the National Debt since the said return (No. 423) of last session, either in respect of savings bank of the Sinking Fund, with the dates of the trans actions and rates of purchase, and rate of equivalent stock, if any, created as respects savings banks; and amount of deficiency bills, if any, now held by the said commissioners. Of the balances in the Exchequer at the end of the quarters, the sth day of October, and on the 11th day of December, 1854. Of all additions to, and reductions of the funded and unfunded debt respec tively since the return (No. 424) of last session ; and of the amount of the funded and unfunded debt respectively, on the 11th day of December, 1854. Of the sums certified, after the expiration of the quarters ending the sth day of July and the sth day of Oct. last, respectively, by the Lords Commissioners of the Trea sury to the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, in pursuance of the act 10th George IV., cap. 27, as being the actual surplus revenue beyond the actual expenditure for the year preceding, with a state ment of the sums which the Commissioners for the reduc tion of the national debt gave notice in the " Gazette " would be applied during the then next ensuing quarter to the reduction of the national debt. And, of sums actually applied, in pursuance of such notice towards the reduction of the national debt, during each of such quar ters, and of the sums applied out of such surplup in Paying deficiency bills (all is continuation of Parliamen tary Papers, Nos. 423 and 42,4, of last session.) • GOVERNMENT MEASURES. Mr. aADFIELD asked the PresidentßE S. of the Conn cll. whetheritis intended, during the present session. to Ir introdu ce a bill to abolish Ecclesiastical Courts, or to transfer the testamentary to jurisdiction thereof to any other court, and administratio n of sufficient one p robate of will or g rant of bindin g au th or ity over the entire property of anyeceased person in all parts of the United Kingdom, the e d aionies, or elsewhere within the dominions of the Crown. Lord J. RUSSELL said—gfir, I must say, it is whether a or p hen. members, in always an inconvenient course arliamentary bill is stead of simply asking with regard to the to be brought in, to make inq u i r i sei: w iclarly in the what,ter that Go contents of such bill. I think, measures present session of Parliament, that %t l l r s t vernment should have time to consider they will bring for ward in the cours e of Z e e session, after the Christmas ?peen, and t hat should not state, until after that nighta,cto measures we propose to introduce. There are o f various questions to be considered by the co arse Govern ment, and the subject of the e cclesiastical courts is one of them, but it is far better that I should not at the present tithe state what course they intend to tak e with regard to them.. (Hear.) THE AUSTRIAN TREATY. Mr. MILNES wished to ask the noble lord whether it was the intention of the Governm ent to Ir.y on the table of the house the treaty with Austria during the present intermediate session. (Hear.) It was un• derstood that Lhe treaty bad received th e signature of her Majesty, and had been sent to Vienna. Now, in formation of the ratification of the treaty could be for THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 14, 1854. warded from Vienna by the electric telegraph, and he wished to know whether, under such circumstances, i he treaty would be speedily laid before the house. (Her ir.) Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, in answer to the question of my hon. friend, I have to say that the document for the ratification of the treaty with Austria was sent some days ago from London, and we had hoped to have re ceived by the electric telegraph intelligence of its ratifi cation by Austria, by yesterday or to-day. How ever, I do not think any such information has yet beiiri re ceived ; but I can tell my hon. friend that, w'it,hout waiting for the formal document of ratification, it in our intention, immediately that we are informed tb at the treaty has been ratifieTENANT d, to lay the treaty on the table. RIGHT. Mr. V. SCULLY rose to ask the Chief Secret ary for Ireland. what course her Majesty's Government intend to take, during the present session, in referenda to the Tenants' Compensation Bill, and other Irish Land Bills. The hon. member was proceeding to detail w hat took place last session, with regard to these bills, and upon being called to order, he announced his intentio n to con clude with a motion for the adjournment of the house. Mr. CHRISTOPHER rose to order and contended that he could not do so. The SPEAKER said no doubt it was competent for the hon. member to move the adjournment of t he house to enable him to make his statement, but he would thereby be acting contrary to the ordinary practice of the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SCULLY then repeated his question. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he could not pledge himself as to the measures the Government int ended to introduce. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that after thia Christ mas recess he should move for a select committee to in quire into the removal of the Hon. F. Kennedy from the Woods and Forests. tained that none of its provisions disturbed that princi ple. Already great alarm was felt amongst the pea sants of the country on the subject, and voluntary enlistmentn3ents into the Militia were not so numerous as formerly. He expressed his regret that in the first year of the war we should be compelled to have recourse to the other measure which the noble lord had announced to-night, and which indicated a paucity of military talent in the country that he did not believe to exist. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL admitted the justice of the first remark which had fallen from the right hon. gentleman, but with regard to the latter observation of the fright hon. gentleman, it should be remembered that just before we went to war we had •nly a peace establish ment, and it was only to be expected, therefore; that we should now be compelled to go beyond the limits of the country to supply deficiencies in the army. But as time advanced, this necessity would be obviated by the progress of the militia sys tem., With respect to the proposal that the bill should not be committed until Monday, he was per fectly ready to assent to it if it was understood that no obstacle would be thrOwn in the way of its speedily passing. Mr. ADDERLY did not see any necessity for send ing the militia to Canada and other colonies that were pre pared to protect themselves, and he should be glad to hear that no such a step would be taken. Canada ho was told was ready to assist us not only with money but with men also ; and at all events we ought to accept their assistance before we resorted to foreigners. Sir G. GREY was happy to inform thelon. member that similar offers had come from other colonies, but neither the one from Canada nor the others had reached him in an official form. He believed that Canada agreed to vote 20,0001. for the relief of the Allied Armies, but no offer had been made of mere, though he was quite sure that the colony was ready to spend its life as well as its money in the services of the mother country. A similar spirit had been displayed, accompanied by votes of money, in other colonies, inclnding South Australia. (Hear, hear.) This bill did not apply to such colonies as those, but only to such as might be looked upon as the garrison places of the British army. Sir W. B. SMYTH asked whether the officers of militia serving abroad would have the same advantages as officers of the line. Mr. S. HERBERT said the bill did not give them military rank because it was still thought expedient to preserve a distinction between army and militia service. Unless such a distinction were kept up it would create touch dissatisfaction amongst officers of the line. After some further discussion the bill was ordered to be committed on Monday next. The house then adjourned. _ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SO:JEFY. DEATH OF DR. BARTH - AND MR. HENRY WA it RII\TGTON. An eveninc, , meeting was held last, evening, the Earl of Sheffield in the chair. Dr. W. T. Denville, R.N., and Mr. R. D. Woo , lifield, were officially introduced upon their election. The Hon. Frederick Byron, Mr. Alex. Devaux, Mr. Joseph Glen, Captain J. T. Paulson, R.N.; Mr. Frederick P. Stevens, and Mr. Matthew Uziell, were elected fellows. Among the members and visitors present we observed his Excellency General Oxholm, the Danish Minister ; Lord Overstone, Sir George Staunton, Sir David Dun das, Count Strzelecki, the Hon. H. S. Law, Dr. Hodg kin, the Rev. Mr. HaHord, the Rev. Mr. Martin, Dr. Doraville, Dr. Rae, Dr. Wagstaff, Dr. Bird, &c. The papers read were 1. Reports from Dr. Barth, addressed to the Chevalier Bunsen, dated Timbuctoo, Nov. 23, 1853, and March • 23, 1554, annotoncing his departure from that place, communicated through the Foreign-office. 2. Despatches from Consul Herman to the Earl of Clarendon, dated Tripoli, Oct. 3 and 24, and the 6th of Nov. 1854, reporting that the African mission had not yet returned to Kuka from the south. LETTER Fr.oxt THE FOREIGN-OFFICE TO DR. SUAW, SECRETARY. " Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before the president and council of the Royal Geographical Society, the accom panying copies of two de , patches from Major Herman, her Majety's consul at Tripoli, dated respectively the 24th Oct. and 6th Nov., the former reporting that ac counts had reached Dr. Vogel of the death of Dr. Barth, from sources which leave but a faint hope that the melan choly intelligence will not prove true ; the latter report ing the death of Mr. Henry Wariington, who had ac companied Dr. Vogel's expedition as far as Kuka, and was on his return from that place.—l am sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " E. HAMIOND. " Dated Foreign-o 4 lice, Dec. 9, 1854." " TO TEE EARL OF CLARENDON, LO. " Tripoli, Oct. 24, 1854. " My lord,—lt is with the deepest regret I have the honour of reporting to your lordship that Dr. Vogel, in a private letter to me, dated Kuka, the 18th of July last, announced the death of Dr. Barth, at Meroda, abort 100 miles E.N.E. of Sakatu. This melancholy intelligence, for which no date is assigned, had reached Dr. Vogel from sources that he, however, considers is leave but a faint hope of its non-veracity. In fact, the date of Dr. Barth's last letter, which reached me through Gardames, dated four miles from Timbuctoo, on the 28th of March last, coupled with the spot where his death is reported to have taken place, midway between Sakatu and Zinders, upon which last point it is natural to suppose the unfortunate traveller was moving, with the object of falling in with the despatches and supplies tile Lad been so long awaiting him ; these all tend to indiNe the sad conclusion that the report of his death will prove but too true.a tale. Unable from the state of his health to proceed to Meroda in person, Dr. Vogel had despatched there a confidential servant to ascertain the fact, and in case of need to collect the papers and other effects of the deceased. Dr. Vogel had suffered from a severe attack of fever—he was nevertheless enabled to accom pany the ruler of Bornu upon an expediton to Muga--. from which he returned early in June. It is his inten tion after the rainy season to proceed to Wadai, but whether with the object of penetrating into Dar•el-Fur and Kordofan, and - returning to Europe by the way of Egypt, he does not state. The despatches of which Mr. H. Warrington is the bearer, and who was to leave Kuka a fortnight after the date of the doctor's,letter, will doubt less shed an aeiple light upon his future plans. The cara vans ley which Mr. Warrington is coming, Mr. Gagluffi, by the last post, reports had already reached El-Dirken, half way between the Lake Chad and the Fezzan fron tier ; they may be expected in a few days. From the deadly feud that exists between the people of Wadai and Dar-el-Fur, an attempt to penetrate into the latter coun try may prove an operation of extreme difficulty, and of equal risk. In the meantime I have already written to a respectable Arab merchant at Bengasi, Haj Moham med el Medway, who is agent of the Sultan of Wadai, to use his powerful offices in obtaining for the doctor and his party all aid and protection; and I feel confident that the Haj, to the utmost of his ability, will readily comply with my wishes. But at such a distance from the new theatre of Dr. Vogel's operations the best combined plan for relieving him will, I fear, but too probably be de feated by the action of unforeseen obstacles, or uncon trollable events. In such cases but too much unfortu nately depends upon the chapter of accidents. " I have, &e., (Signed) " G. F. HERMAN." "Tripoli, Nov. 6, 1854. " My Lord—ln my despatch marked separate No. 18, of the 24th ult., I had the honour of reporting to your lordship that intelligence had reached me of the death of Dr. Barth, which, in the sequel, I feared would prove but too well founded. I have now with equal regret to announce the death of Mr. Henry Warrington, who died at the Well el Dibla, some hundred miles to the south of Bilma. This melancholy intelligence was conveyed by a letter from his servant to Mr. Gagluffi, who will bring on to Murzuk the despatches of which Mr. Warrington was the bearer. By the servant's letter, of which I trans mit a literal translation, your lordship will observe that Dr. Vogel had set out for the Adamawa country, leav ing the two non-commissioned officers of the Sappers and Miners at Kuka.—l have, &c. (Signed) " G. F. HERMAN." The meeting was then adjourned to the Bth January, 1856. DEPARTURE OF THE JAMES BARNES. The magnificent new clipper-ship James Baines, of the " Black Ball" line, the largest, and, it is believed, the fastest-sailing vessel in the world, took her departure for Melbourne on Sunday morning, about ten o'clock, having on board 700 passengers (80 of the first class), about 1,400 tons of cargo, and upwards of 180,000 let ters and newspapers, contained in 350 sacks, weighing about 120 tons, the largest Australian mail ever de . spatched from this or any other country. So crowded was the ship by passengers, mail, and provisions, that every description of freight had to be shut out. The style in which Messrs. Baines and Co. feed their passen gers may be estimated by the fact that, in addition to the usual stores, there were on board 75 sheep, 25 of which are preserved in ice ; 86 pigs, 6 of which are in ice ; and 100 dozen of fowls, 30 dozen of which are in ice ; the live stock being reserved for use after the vessel has crossed the line. A. bullock is also on hoard, which will be killed to provide a portion of the old English Ohristmas dinner. Nothing, in fact, that the well-known liberality of the owners could provide has been omitted that will be likely to conduce to the comfort of the pas sengers. It is anticipated that the James Baines will make the voyage in about 60 days. By the contract with the Post-office authorities she is bound to deliver the mails in Melbourne within 65 days, under penalty. She is under the command of Captain M‘Donnell, who has already distinguished himself for the quick and safe passages made by vessels under his charge. She was left by the steam-tug Independence on Monday, at nine a.m., 30 miles west of Holyhead. The wind was fresh from S.W. at the time, creating a heavy surge, whic h caused the ste amer ' s h awser to break. The James Baines was, however, still in tow of the Constitution, which left her on Monday, at one p.m., off BardsleY wind S. by W. The James Baines will be succeeded by the famous clipper Lightning, which has made the voyage round the world in less time than any other ship over built. ARRIVAL OF THE CRCESUS —SOUTHAMPTON, Twelve o'Clock.—The Crcesus, from Melbourne, has just entered the harbour. ROCHDALE, Dec. 11.—The wool market has been firm, and for brokes (broken wool) and moils a . . better price has been obtained. HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 12. —There has been scarcely anything of importance to notice in this market to-day. Prices appear to keep well up, and no inducements are offered beyond a few occasional job lots. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) THE ADDRESS. On the question that it be agreed to, Admiral WALCOTT took the opportunity of addressing the house on the subject of the war, which he hoped would he carried on with vigour and effect, while, iu order to the ac complishment of that end, he thought the resolutions of the country must be neither weak nor feeble. No petty jealousies must be allowed to interfere with the operations of our naval and military commanders. We must, on the contrary, re pose confidence in them ; anal though mistakes may have been committed in the past, he was yet satisfied that if that gene rous confidence were entrusted to them, the reputation of both branches of the service would come out of the struggle untarnished. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —I am sure, sir, it is the wish and feeling of this house, of which I recog nise the propriety, that we should not now repeat the discus sion of last night ; but at the same time there are one or two questions that have been put by hon. members in the course of this conversation in presence of members of the Govern ment, and I think it would not bo entirely respectful to them that these questions should remain without an answer. (Hear, hear.) In speaking of the questions that have been put by hon. gentlemen in the course of this conversation, I certainly do not intend to refer to inquiries that were made, both by the hon. baronet opposite and the hon. member for Surrey, with respect to the military operations. (Hear, hear.) The hen. member behind me says, Why did you not attack Anapa ? another hon. member says, Why did you not organ ise a better force ? another hon. member says, What will you do with Sebastopol if you should get it, and what do you think are the advantages you will gain by the capture of Sebastopol ? In declining to answer questions of this de scription, allow me to represent to the house the position in which the Government is placed, and why it will not, I hope, be thought disrespectful to the house that silence should he observed in this matter. (Hear, hear.) And it is better to illustrate what I mean by reference to what formerly took place than by any abstract argument. (Hear, hear.) During the progress of the summer, pressed by the natural wish of members of the house to obtain information, my noble friend the member for the city of London, in referring to the ob jects of the war, and the conditions on which peace might be made, adverted to the menacing attitude of Russia in Sebas topol, and indicated his opinion that no peace could be deemed satisfactory which would leave Russia in that menacing atti tude with referen& to the Black Sea. What was the conse quence of that declaration? Why immediately it was endea voured to be turned into a communication on the part of my noble friend of the military measures that were to be under taken by the Government ; and last night in this house, as well as elsewhere during the recess, the Government and my noble friend were made the objects of criticism for having given notice to the Emperor of Russia of the military opera tions that were to be undertaken. And when hon. gentle men ask what we, expect to gain from the capture of Sebasto pol, and what couree nye shall pursue when we get it, I hope the house will see that there ere the most obvicrats reasons of prudence for being silent on the subject, and that those very same reasons impose upon us the very same rule with refer ence to the question why no attempt on Anapa, has been made. All I will say is, that the Government on that point met : that the Government took their resolution deliberately ; that they are ready to stand by it, and to abide by the judgment of this house on that resolution. (Hear.) The honourable member behind me says that nothing has been done— and I do not pretend to say that everything has been done. I don't pretend to say that everything has been done that could have been done ; but I think it right to advert to the admirable speech which my right honourable friend (Mr. S. Herbert) made last - night, and to say that the Government will take their stand on that most reasonable, fair, and candid statement, in which my right hon. friend laid claim to no impeccability with regard to those operations. (Hear.) If Napoleon thought that he who makes war without many errors does not make war long, the observation is also applicable to the management of the political portion of the great game of war; and if the persons who criticise those proceedings do not speak in an unfair and uncandid spirit, they must be ready to admit that what you are to expect from a Government charged with the manage ment of the political portion of the war is not that they should stand a minute criticism of every detail, but that their gene ral measures should have been taken according to wisdom. When the hon. member says that nothing has been done, I will nets ey that lie does not do justice to the Government, for the in - , et eets of the Government are too small to be con sidered ; but I would venture respectfully to ask him, does he do justice to the house and to the country, when he states at this moment that nothing has been done ? (Hear, hear.) But the hon. gentleman in ono sense answers his own question with respect to the Baltic ; for in alleging that nothing has been done, he says my noble friend the Duke of Newcastle ought to have known beforehand that it was impossible to do anything, and because it was impossible to do anything ive should not have sent out one-half the fleet that was sent to the Baltic. The answer of my hon. friend the member for Dover is a sufficient answer to that point. But how did the facts stand ? When the Russian force in the Baltic amounted to twenty-nine sail of the line, the hon. gentleman says we should have sent there a fleet of one-half the magnitude we did send. (Hear, hear) When the fleet under Sir Charles Napier first sailed for the Baltic, it amounted only to twelve sail of the lino. I will not go the length to say that the crews of the ships were open to all the criticism of my hon. friend, but many of them were undoubt edly new men, and those who were not new to the naval service were new to one another. Therefore, they were not in the highest state of efficiency, or in the state of efficiency they are now. (Hear, hear.) Were we to expose that fleet to the action of twenty-nine sail of the line of Russia for a moment longer than it was in our power to remove the ine quality? (Hear, hear.) The moment it was in the power of my right honourable friend the First Lord of the Admiralty, he raised the strength of the fleet to nineteen sail of the line, and it must be admitted that that number was not excessive when we consider the fleet that was opposed to it. (Hear, , hear.) It is true it was joined by the French sqaadron, bat that was at a very much later period. (Hear, hear ) Iu the tinst instance' the burden of the task had fallen on the fleet of England, and the business of England was not to wait until the French squadron could be spared, but to occupy the Baltic from the first moment when the breaking up of the ice opened that source of danger to British trade. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman has spoken thus of the fleet in the Baltic having been twice over too large, but that, I think, is au opinion in which the house will not concur with him. (Hear, hear.) The honourable gentleman refers to the Crimea, and says, " What brought you to suppose, when you considered the great masses of men that are necessary to conduct the invasion of a powerful country, that Russia could be simply invaded by an army of 50,000 ?" But who ever supposed that Russia could be invaded by an army of 0,000 men? (Hear, hear.) The first landing on Russian territory may have been a landing of 50,000 men ; and I find the hon. gentleman includes that in his category that nothing has been done. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman thinks the landing of 50,000 men in the Crimea, the horses of cavalry and artillery, and of heavy guns to carry on the siege, was doing nothing. (Hoar, hear.) But the hon. mem ber is wrong if he supposes that 50,000 men represented the number that could have been carried over from Varna to the Crimea, though a large operation, that reflected the highest credit on the military and na cal commanders. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman entirely forgets that even at that moment the force that was sent to the East by Eng land and France did not fall short of 80,000 men. (Hear, hear.) And how do matters stand now? My right hon. friend acquainted the house last night that the Rritish force sent to the East is now close upon 55,000 men. (Hear, hear.) I cannot give the same formal and official return up to the latest moment of the French force, but I appre hend that I am fully justified, from the information in our possession, in stating that the French force despatched. to the East up to the present moment is little short of 100,000 —certainly not less than from about 90,000 to 95,000. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman opposite asked a question with respect to the treaty entered into between Austria and the Porte, which question he put to my noble esti it is plain on the face of the case that friend the Preshlont 'of the Council during the last session. Ho wished to know whether England was or was not a party That treaty was concluded between to that treaty, that being a treaty simply between Austria and the Porte hear.) That as two independent powers, for ob neither England nor any other power was a party to that treaty. eutsst riv ea r ya(nHi material able to their respective interests and views, and not with reference to matters whiclr it rested upon us to decide. (Hear, hear.) Then the right honour able gentleman opposite complained that the treaty that has been referred to in her Majesty's speech as having been of that treaty upon the table, I say that tilCnrial and valuable con cluded between France, England, and Austria, has not been laid upon the table, and yet that the house has been called upoa to express its satisfaction with that treaty. With re mlaeynitngregret their inabilitts,hpeectotoovtehrne y to have done so be fore the discussion on the address as much as the right honourable baronet himself. They aro sensible of the incon venient position in which the house is necessarily placed in being called upon to refer to a document of the contents of which the house is not fully cognisant, but the right hon. baronet is aware that the treaty has not been ratified, and would be a departure both from uniform. practice and from e exchanged, it that until the ratification of the treaty a e obvious prudence, if the Government were to lay that treaty upon the table ; but, of course, it will btalaid upon the table the first moment that it is in the power of the Government to make it known to Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The right honourable baronet may dismiss from his mind all such apprehension% as ho seems to entertain, that the house will be called upon to commit itself to the con tents of that treaty. (Hear, hear, hear.) It is open to the right honourable baronet, if he please, after having voted for tho present address, to express his disap probation of it in any manner he please, and if he think fit —though Ido not anticipate it—to move a vote of censure on the Government for having advised her Majesty to nego tiate such a tre a t y. (Hear, hear. ) Th e proo f of what I say is to be found by simply reciting the passage of the address which refers t o it. The ad d ress mere l y states " That we have heard with satisfact i on th a t , w ith th e Emperor of the Fren c h , your Majesty has concluded a treaty of alliance with the Emperor of Austria, from which your Majesty anti c i pates important advantages to the to the common common cause." hear.) Ido hope that pronounce no opinion upon the ques tion whether the treaty promises to be greatly advantageous operations in the Baltic, cause, but merely say we learn with satisfac tion that her Majesty entertains such an expectation. (Hear, thheiasrhoousEevtete w de it c h la i t . m es t p io e n ct th t a o t tnhoatthipnagrthasof btheeenodpoenrae: that we shall not hear again from gentle men(Hea (Hear, less eo m srs psieihreotrilsav ohuelndeiir haveabis it true to say that nothing has Cons which u ndoubtedly is the less prominent, namely, the been done, when the trade of Russia has been stopped, when the overpowering Vsdteanurt ON:, e °w si.ng fleet of Russia has been blocked up, and when a great Portion of the laud force of Russia has been diverted E from those undertakings in the south to which the Came the queustmioa:lifsPt te tenptrhesence of your fleet in the Baltic ? (Cheers.) Still honourable been gentlemen o saapyp that em n if l) it ng wereha been not true it was crossed, bu hßlack Sea, when you recollect that it is but one since when the ' question was, "Is Constantinople safe' I" (Heir, hear.) That is no longer the question—Con hte speaking, t k h i en Danubegß, u i s s s isafe.awouldns gathered H b (Hear, a r crossed., h a r . ) nothing Thenlt ibuts suppose you ncganinbeandiesnloemd defeat and a position effected, t eace by crossing it. (Cheers.) That is not all. notice, to a highrearipssesiltc of your country You have y's with splendid Emcee country, yeuh a andvhe fought e s in the face of a powerful force, a suc ged. o y cessful lanei from which there is not the slightest reason to have seen t , e military ail-neon; glory yty than almost lm peace,ost atthad aa di e n b eo a v ia le. e n e t et s at tained before (cheers) ; and you have the ho which it is not justifiable to than' hope, eca 1 morea for, the issue being still in the hands of Providence, to use confident language respecting it would be to be almost guilty of blasphemous presumption—of still greater stccesses. (Cheers.) It is said uothine has been done ; but, looking to all that has been actually accomplished, I hope no member of this house will join with the hon. member for Surrey in saying that nothing has been done. (Cheers.) The Address was then agreed to, and a committee appointed to convey it to LOX Majesty. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 12. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. _ - (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord Camp bell and Common Juries.) STEVENS V. REA-•THE NSW STAMP ACT. This was an action brought to recover the amount of certain work done by the plaintiffs under a contract, and also of extra work, and only deserves mention from the fact that the case serves to illustrate the practice of courts of law under the new Stamp Act. Mr. M. Chambers, on behalf of the plaintiff, proposed to put in the contract. The learned counsel for the defendant took an objec tion on the ground that the document was not stamped. Lord Campbell—ls there any necessity for giving it in evidence ? Counsel—lt is set forth in the record, and there is an issue en it. Lord Campbell—Then the associate must see that it is stamped. Mr. Campbell having looked at the document, in formed his lordship that it was not stamped. Mr. Chambers—ln that case the associate must la form us what is to be paid, and we will pay it. Mr. Campbell replied that the amount would be 11/. 2s. 6d., being 2s. 6d. for the new Stamp Act, 10/. for the penalty, and 1/. for the officer's fee. The attorney for the plaintiff then paid the money, and the document was put in evidence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. —Charles Mallet was brought ,efore Sir R. W. Carden, in the custody of Finnis, the Eetective officer, upon the following ease of as:ault and robbery. Louisa Harrison, a delicate-looking young woman, the wife of a master carpenter, residing at No. 2, Bull-inn ) ard, Aldgate, said—At half-past six or a quarter to seven on Monday evening I was sitting in my parlour, my two children—the one 4 years, the other 14 months old—being asleep on the sofa, when I heard a gentle knock at the street door. I opened it, and saw the pri soner, who said he had brought me some work from his sister. lam a dressmaker, and I asked him into the parlour to see what it was. He had a bundle iu a green handkerchief in his hand, and the moment he came in he closed the door, and blew out the lamp, which was alight on the table. He then said, "Now I want your money." I told him I had none, and he then hit me on the side of my dress, and the money I had in my pocket jingled. I had in it a pound and fourpence in silver, and he immediately tore away my pocket through the pocket hole of my dress, and throwing some coppers I had upon the floor, put the silver in his pocket. He then hit me on the nose with his fist, and I bled pro fusely and fell to the ground and cut my head. He then dragged me across the floor to the other end of the room, , across which was a clothes line, which he cut with a _ - chisel he had about him. Ile then struck me while I lay on the ground with my husband's large walkin,e; stick, which was hanging on the line. There was light From the fire at the time, but I could not see at all when i;e;;;;Ck - ;;;e. - I way stunned by the blow, but I got better. He then left me on the floor and went to the other end of the room, and pulled two pistols out of his pocket and laid them on the table. Im mediately afterward:; he put the pistols in his pocket again, and he took the chisel out, and with it he cut th• other end of the line, and then he _ _ tied my hands with the cord while I lay WI the ground. I tried to scream, but he put his hand over my mouth, and said if I halloed he would kill my baby. He then jammed me in between two chairs, left the room, shut the door, and went upstairs. I distinctly heard him, but was not able to speak at the time. Both my children, as he was leaving the room, woke up, and screamed, and he then came down stairs and went out • of the house, and looked over the curtain of the window as he passed. I saw him from the ground on which I was sitting bound, and a great many persons passed and repassed at the time. I was bleeding from the side of my head and my nose. My little girl, who is here with me, was the first that made the alarm. The lady who lodges in my house upstairs had been gone out only ten minutes, and myself and my children were the only per sons in the house. Sir R. W. Carden—How long was he in the house ? Witness—About ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. I was afraid to scream at all, as he said if I did.'he would kill the child. My little girl went out of doors scream ing, and a man came in from the tap over the way, and raised me up. Sir R. W. Carden—When did you next see the pri soner ? _ _ _ Witness—Last night. The police officers with whom I had communicated went with me between nine and ten o'clock to a place in Whitechapel, where there is a penny play. At first I went in by myself, the officers remaining, outside, and having paid a penny and entered, I saw the prisoner standing beside the orchestra, with a short pipe in his mouth. I then returned, told the officers what I had observed, and the prisoner was taken into custody. Sir R. W. Carden—Are you quite sure that the pri soner is the person who assaulted and robbed you ? Witness—Perfectly certain of it. He had on the same handkerchief and trowsers he now wears, but not the same coat. I at once pointed him out to the officers. Sir 8.. W. Carden—}lad you seen him upon any for mer occasion 1 Witness—l have seen him in Petticoat-lane, and I have seen him several times outside the penny theatre, front which he was taken. In Petticoat-lane he was en deavouring to sell three silk handkerchiefs. He offered one to me for a shilling, and then tenpence, and then eightpence ; hot a woman called me aside, and told me she had seen him take it out of a gentleman's pocket, and of course I would have nothing to do with him. Prisoner—Do you swear that I was the person ! Witness—Not the least doubt of it. Thomas Koster, porter at the Bull Inn, Aldgate, said —Between six and seven I was sitting at tho taproom of the Bull Inn, opposite to Mrs. Harrison's window, when her little girl came in and said that some man was killing her mother. I went over in an instant, and saw the woman lying on the ground in the parlour between two chairs. I took her up in my lap and called for help, for I did not know who might be in the house, and another man came from the taproom with a light and un tied the cord, with which her arms were bound. She was bleeding from the side of the head. I then left her in the care of others and went for her husband. The potman at the Bull Inn gave similar evidence to that of his fellow-servant. Little (645), who assisted Finnis, the detective officer, in apprehending the prisoner at the penny theatre, said —I found this stick (exhibiting a bludgeon) in the par lour with marks of blood upon it. Finnis--Mrs. Harrison pointed to the prisoner in the penny theatre as the man who had assaulted and robbed her. The theatre is 91, High-street, Whitechapel. It is not in the city of London. I found in his purse, at the station-house, seven shillings and a halfpenny. I told the prisoner that he was charged with assaulting and robbing Mrs. Harrison, and he said that he knew nothing at all about it, and that he would go anywhere with me. Mr. J. H. Cooke, of 140, Minories, surgeon, went, upon being informed of what had occurred, to Mrs. Harrison's house. She was sittine , on a man's lap, and was faint, insensible, and unable to speak. Her face was covered' with blood, which flowed from two abrasions on the right side, and a blow on the nose. She had received a blow on the back of the head, from which blood also flowed, and there were four or five bruises on the arms which evidently arose from severe pinching I slid what was necessary for her relief, and after some time she became sensible. Half an hour afterwards she had a convulsive fit for five minutes, and she then came to and remained conscious afterwards. She had the appearance of being violently abused. Yes terday I visited her, and found her tolerably well. It is proper that I should state, however, that she is four months advanced in pregnancy, and there are symptoms of a tendency to miscarriage, which under such circum stances of excitement may be attended with dangerous consequences. The prisoner—l am not the man. lam entirely innocent. Sir R. W. Carden—You must convince a jury of that. I shall commit you for trial. The act described is cer tainly one of the most outrageous which has been com mitted in the City of London for many years. I am glad the penny theatre alluded to is not in the City, and I trust the attention of the metropolitan police will be strictly directed to its frequenters. SOUTHWARK. —Mary Rayson, a tall, powerful. looking, well-dressed female, was brought before Mr. Combe, on a warrant, by Guest and Fensom, two of the warrant officers attached te this court, charged with the following murderous assault on her husband. The latter, who exhibited a large wound on the top of his forehead, said that on the previous day he went with his wife to see the Queen go in procession to open Parlia ment, and on their return home they had a discussion about the Queen's appearance. His wife said that her Majesty looked very pale, as she drank very much, which witeess strongly denied, being satisfied that such a statement was wholly untrue. The prisoner be came exceedingly indignant at his denial, and pushed him down. He then went to close the shop, and as he was entering to fetch one of the shutters, she pulled down a two -pound weight, which was fixed to a rope near the door, and struck him on the top of the head with it. He immediately fell insensible, and a doctor was sent for. Witness here produced a certificate from the surgeon who attended him, setting forth that the wound was of a serious nature, and had it been inflicted an inch lower it must have proved fatal. In cross•examination by Mr. Solemoi, who attended for the wife, complainant said they had beet married three years, and he had undergone six months' imprison ment at Wandsworth for assaulting her. Since then he was always being annoyed by her threatening to give him six months more. On the previous evening she took up the poker, and pointed it at her breast, telling him to strike her, and she would charge him for assault ing her. Mr. Solomon, in behalf of the prisoner, said that her husband had aggravated her, and he fell against the door and broke the rope to which the weight was at tached, and thus hurt himself. The complainant said that was impossible, as he was not near the door at the time. His wife actually forced the weight from its position and flung it at his head. Mr. Solomon said his client acted very improperly , and she was extremely sorry. He hoped that her apo logy would he sufficient. gr. Combe-remarked that he cou'd not allow such a murderous a , sault to pass over in that mann.r. It wan really a wonder that she had not committed murder. Such persons as the prisoner could not be allowed to provoke th e i r h us b an d s an d a f terwar ds murderous l y as sault them. Sh e mus t b e reman d e d. In the latt er par t o f th e d a y s ubstantial bail was ac cepted, and silo was liberated. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Front the Report of the Registrar-General. ) The weekly return continues to exhibit a rather high rate of mortality, the number of deaths registered in London last week having been 1,331. In the ten corre sponding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average number was 1,243. When this is raised in proportion to the increase of population it becomes 1,367, a result which represents a high mortality, principally because the facts embrace the epidemic period of 1847, wh en in fluenza prevailed. Compared with the estimated amount the return of last week shows only a small decrease. That class of the population which suffered most ap pears to have been the young, 656 deaths, or nearly a half of the total number, having occurred to children under 15 years of age. Of these children 98 were car ried off by scarlatina, and 103 by pneumonia, the effect, to some extent, of the recent lowness of the tempera ture. Small-pox is also making progress, and was fatal in the week to 19 children and 11 adults. 328 deaths were caused by diseases of the zymotic class, and 303 by affections of the respiratory organs, exclusive of 131 by phthisis. Last week the births of 777 boys and 769 girls, in all 1,546 children, were registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845.53 the average number was 1,454. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING. SATURDAY, DEC. 9 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 5O Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of ie Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 1 Premature Birth and Debility 43 Atrophy ' Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 35 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. bpon ding week in the 1351. of 1353. Week Nest Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 495,522 South Districts Totals 1,414 1,331 Males Females THE PRINCE STEAMER. In reply to Mr. HILDYARD, Sir J. GRAHAM said as yet they had rec eived no official information of the loss of the Prig ce. He believed the troops were disembarked on th e Bth by means of a small steam-vessel going alongside the Prince. It had been said that lying outside she had before the storm lost her bower-anchor and principal cable ; but he had the best evidence to show that this was not cor rect. He had in his hand a letter from Mr. Ellis, of the Gener'al Steam Shipping Company, dated Dec. 8, which stated the- Prince was fitted by that Company,. and that it was not correct, as mentioned in the paper::, that the cables were not clinched. It had also been mtated the I I cables had snapped, but those cables had been tested by the hydraulic machine. In justice to the memory of the master of the Prince, Captain Goodall, whose memory had been cruelly maligned, he felt bound to say that the Admiralty had made meet parti cular inquiries of Hr. Edis, the chairman of the ' Genera! St.earn Shipping Company, and it was stated 3 Mr. Ellis that he was a most trustworthy man, and nay accordingly continued him in catinnanci. Of the Prince. To make the matter more secure, however, the A , lmiri:ty also sent ~at in the Prince CAptain. Richard , : arid Commander Baynton, to its, , iat in the: management of the ship, and Captain Richards reported Inc st favour ably of the conduct of Mr. Goodall, and the good order and efficient manavement he maintamed on board the ill-fated Prince. (Hear, bear.) • LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. Mr. WILKINSON wished to ask the Preiident of the Board of Trade whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce any measure in the present session, in conformity with the resolution of the house, on the subject of the limited liability of partnership. Mr. CARDWELL said a bill on this subject was now ready, and would be brought forward after the Christmas recess. IRISH JURIES. Sir J. YOUNG moved for leave to bring in a bill to consolidate andsimplifythe laws relating to jurors and juries in Ireland. The bill was founded on ;Ale report of a committee which at on the subject in 1852. The bill would reduce the qualifications of jurors, and con ,:iderably extend the claw from which they are usually selected in Ireland. The bill would insure an intelli- gent and respectable class of jurors, and do away with many doubts which at present existed on the subject of the jury laws in Ireland. Mr. WHITE.SIDE said this was prechely the same bill that he had introduced in a former session, with the exception that this bill made the qualification of a juror 20/. instead of 301. He thought it would be much better to assimilate the jury laws of Ireland with those of England, having one act of Parliament relating to both sections of the kingdom. After a few words from Air. KEOGII, the Solicitor- General for Ireland, leave was given to bring in the bill. STATUTE LAM COMMISSION. Mr. LOCKE KING moved for a return of the under mentioned documents referred to in three repor - ! - .8 of Mr. B. her, of 1853 and 1854, already laid upon the table of the house, but which are not printed with the said re ports :-Ist. A. " Digest of the Poor-Laws," prepared by Mr. Coode, late Commissioner of Statute Law, of which an imperfect copy is stated by Mr. Commissioner Ker to have been laid by the Lord Chancellor on the table of the House of Lords, and which he certifies to be " a ♦ery valuable specimen of a digest of the existing sta- tntes." 2d. An expurgatory List of Statutes prepared by Messrs. Anstey and Rogers, late Commissioners . of Statute Law, and certified by them in their joint minute of the Mat day of July, 1853, to be a list " carefully enumerating such general acts as have appeared to be repealed, virtually repealed, obsolete, expired, and vir tually expired," as an illustration of the absurdities of some of the existing lawi on the statute book. The hon. member stated that there was an act in existence prohibiting an Irish Bishop from bringing an Irish ser vant with him into England, while another act prohibited men from wearing a particular button hole. The motion was agreed to. RUSSIAN PRIZES. Sir G. PECHELL moved for a return of all vessels seized under the flag of Russia, since the 29th of March, 1853, with the names of the captains and the ships that captured the same ; specifying the date of capture, the tonnage, the cargo, the dates when proceedings were taken in the High Court of Admiralty, the dates of condemna tion or restitution, the amount of proceeds of the sale of the vessel and of the cargo, with the dates when the same were advertised in the Gazette for distribution to the captors. Tie motion was agreed to. PUBLIC PETITIONS. On the motion of ➢Tr. B. CARTER, the following members were appointed to serve on the select commit tee •n public petitions : Mr. B. Carter, Mr. Thornely, Captain Jones, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Scott, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Adderley, Mr. 0. Stanley, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. H. A. Bruce, Lord R. Cecil, Mr. J. Ball, Mr. H. G. Liddell, and Mr. Gregson. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. DISRAELI said he gave notice yesterday that he would take this opportunity of making an inquiry of the noble lord the President of the Council, relative to the intentions of the Government with respect to the conduct of public business during this part of the ses sion. It would be extremely convenient to gentlemen on both sides of the house, if the noble lord would give the house some information on the subject. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL— Sir, in answer to the right hon. gentleman, I have to say that there are only two mea sures which the Government will think it necessary to bring under the consideration of the house during this part of the session. One is the bill which my noble friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department is about to propose shall be read a second time (the Militia Bill), and the other is a hill which will be introduced in the other house for sanctioning the employment of fo- reigners in the military service of her Majesty. We did hope we should have been able to present a bill confirming the treaty which has been lately entered into with America, but it appears that the bill is not yet ready. Of course the length of this part of the session will be limited to the time taken ep by these two bills. I trust it will not be long, and that in the course of the next week—perhaps this day week— we shall be enabled to move the adjournment of the debate for the Christmas recess. (Hear, hear.) THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. Mr. M. GIBSON called upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state what course Government intended to take with regard to the newspaper stamp, which the war had rendered a peculiar urgent question, from the desire of all classes, and particularly the humbler classes, to obtain information relative to the progress of the struggle. If Government had a measure ready upon the subject, he hoped they would lose no time in bring. lag it in, aid thus set at rest the disputes which had arisen between the stamped and the unstamped press. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to the question of the hen. gentleman, said a pledge was given last session on this subject, of which the Government felt the obligation. It was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to press upon the consideration of the house any measure previous to the recess. It appeared to him that it would not be judi cious to lay a bill upon the table of the house until all the provisions were completed. • THE MILITIA BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved the second reading of this bill. Colonel SIBTHORP rose to ask, firstly, when the bill was take effect, and, secondly, when and where the men were to go, as it was most desirable that they should definitively understand what was to be the period of their service, and the exact character of it. Lord LOU VAINE, who addressed a few observa tions across the table in so low a tone as to be almost totally inaudib?e, was understood to •oppose the bill on the ground that it would interfere with the recruiting for the regular regiments ofthe line. Lord PALMERSTON said that it was not the inten tion of Government to reform the whole or portion of those militia regiments which went upon foreign service, but that they should continue the militia of their own counties as soon as they returned, and he further wished to be clearly understood that those officers of militia who did not volunteer upon foreign service should not 'rest under any imputation of a want of spirit for their country, as many had taken upon themselves the office to give a countenance to corps to which they be longed. They were from social and other ties bound to this country, and such gentlemen were much better em ployed at home than upon foreign service ; and if their services were not accepted by Government as volunteers, they were not to think that Government at all underrated their services. (Laughter.) He again wishedpoesd it t o b e understood that th i s bill was no t pro with a view to ex t or t o ff ers f or f or eign service, but ent, engagem a u s pz his own free will. I The bill w standing that it be n read a second time, upon the under- Mr DlSRAElmtnitted.to-morrow. ' fering with the depre catedvoluntary any intention of inter that the committal of principle,trhe un til Monday next, in order and expressed a hope bill would not take place un that it might be clearly ricer- BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females 777 769 Total 1,546 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTII-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffics re. turn for the week ending Doe. 9, 1854 £12,02 18 7 Corresponding week last year 674 10 1 Increase in I=sl £1,355 8 6 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week Dec. 9, . ending 1851 £10,840 1 11 Corresponding week last year 10,353 10 8 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 356,133 6 3 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 326,613 10 7 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Dec. 3, 1851 £23,776 13 3 Corresponding wack last year 16,750 7 2 LINCAiiHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffie re turn for the week ending Dec. 10, 1854 £lB, 06 12 7 Corresponding week last year 17,505 9 10 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Dec. 10, 1851 £4,442 0 9 Oorresponding week last year 3,538 0 8 Increase in 1854 . . GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie TO ,urn for the week ending Dee. 9, 1854 £5,070 7 6 Dorresponding week last year 4,765 14 5 Increase in 1854 J:3oi 13 1 WIND AND TYEATIIEIC REPORT. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13. Itations. Course of Tina. ' St Ice of Weather. Greenwich S.W Overcast. Lothbury Dublin S.S.W. Unsettled. Liverpool Flolyhead. Bangor S.W Cloudy. Manchester Sheffield , S.E. Fine. Wakefield Whitehaven Maryport Lancaster Carlisle Bradford N.E Very cold. Stoke-on-Trent ... S,W Frosty. Leeds Southampton S.W Foggy. Cowes g.W Foggy. Portsmouth Poole Dorchester Derby Stamford W Cloudy. Leicester os Nottingham Burton-on-Trent.. S.W Cloudy. Norman ton S.W Chesterfield ... ..... S.W Cloudy. Hague S Leamington Lowestoft W. Fine. Brighton N.W. York Scarborough Whitby Bridlington Hull W Fine. Berwick Darlington S.W. Fine. Sunderland Glasgow Edinburgh S.W Rain. Dundee Stirling Greenhill N.W. Perth Aberdeen S. E.. . . ....... Cloudy. Kirkcaldy S. W Rain. Forfar N.W. Boston S W . Fine. Great Grimsby ... W.5.W..... Fine. Yarmouth Bristol N.W Unsettled. Plymouth Taunton N.W Unsettled. Torquay S.W Very cloudy. Bath Gloucester S.W Fine. Cardiff S.W Very cloudy—Cold. Swansea Haverfordwest ! S.W Cloudy. , Newcastle 1 Ipswich LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING.—SOUTIAMPTON, Dec. 12. A. -very large and influential meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce took place this evening, principally in reference to a consideration of the recommendation of the commissioners appointed to inquire into local charges upon shipping, that the various harbours and ports in Great Britain, with their tolls, revenues, and privileges, should be taken from the local authorities, and handed over to a board of conservators having no local interests or sympathies, and to the great damage of vested rights and public benefit, with no countervail ing general good ; whereupon it was resolved unani mously, on the proposition of Mr. J. R. Stebbing, and seconded by the town clerk (Mr. Charles Deacon), that a very strong petition to Parliament be presented against the proposed recommendation ; and a committee was appointed to communicate with every chamber of com merce and borough in the kingdom. [ADVERTISEMIINT.]— Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably restores health, without medi cine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves fifty times its cost in o th er remedies.We extract a few out of fifty thousand testimonials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180. " Twonty-flve years' nervousness, constipation. indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effec tually cur e d b y D u Barry ' s Food i n a very s h o rt time Cure — W. F. Ree,re, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." e 4,208.—" Ei g h t years ' dyspepsia, nervousness, effectebility, with cramp s , spasms an d nausea, have in a v ery tually re move d b y Du Barry ' s delicious Food short time. —Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridl i ng t on Rectory, Norfolk." C ure N o. 1,784. —N 0 t ex pected t o live six days longer, I was cured by Du Barry's admlrapbelervHicamltohff-aret: Health-re storing Revalenta Arabica Food. Magdalen F fiyyears' indescribable Scotland. Cure No. 51,416.—" cough, consti agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, at the stomach and vo- Dn etia B r apr Norfolk." x e c r e f 0 1 l l e k n . Fo Cureod. pat t ion, flatulency, spasms, sick ies, mitings, have been removed by indigestion, and gene -Maria Jolly, Wortham, No. 3,9o6.—Thirteen yea l rs' n cg h, by Du Barry's excellent ral debility have been removed Athol-street, Perth." Cure potter, years' liver complaint, with Food.—James aßnedvanieenrvtaes,Ahraavbe. been No. 81.—" Twenty bowels, disorders of the stomach,bz gaddington, East Lothian " " Trev j a c g a re — r, perfectly cured Andrew Frazer, enZan.Ce. © al 2' 1851 .—Eighteen years' Gulval, near.? debility, violent ppitation of the heart, t hrob nervous the temples, violent pains in the left side and back, bing of of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, shortness cramps , spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that I was constantly fearful of falling when on m y legs ; all these symptams have been removed by Du B ,,, r ry's excellent Arabica Food.—Mary Gilbert."—ln canis ters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions—lib., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lie. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, lib., 6s. ; 21b., lls. ; 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 1 21 h., carriage free, on post office order. Barry du liatry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; F?rtnutn, Mason, and purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also a t 68, Co., orahill; 60, Gracechurch-street 330 and 451, Strand ;63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cress :4, Cha a p s id e • 54, Upper Baker-street; and may be ordered through all respectable booksellers, gro cers, and chemists. Important caution against the fearful denSern of ppwriows imitotioui COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—DEa. 12. At to-day's market there was a good attendance, and a better demand for wheal aud flour, at an advance of 2d to to 3LI per 701bs, and is to is 6d per barrel and sack gene rally established. New Irish wheat 6d per 701bs dearer. Oats and oatmeal the turn in favour of the seller. Barley, beans, and peas realised full. prices. Indian corn met with some attention, but only a moderate business resulted at late rates. IPSWICH-DEC. 12. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 75s to 77s arley, grinding ... 32s to 33s Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 78s to 826 cas Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 3 4 5 to 33£ Flour, per sack AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 9, 1854, Wheat Oats Peas Bears Barley -DEC. 12. X. N. Peas, grey and black to !Linseed, Black Sea... 68 to 69 itto Potersburgh ... 58 to 65 itto Riga and Arch- angel - 52 to 56 Ditto Konigsberg and Memel 5O to 56 Per Ton. Lins. e., Hull 1217 s etd to 001 Os Ditto fine for. 11/ Os 12100 s Od Ditto inf. for olos Od to 0109 Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os Rape cakes 130 s Od to 00s Od Tares, English oos to 00s Ditto foreign nano 4l 10s 81 tol2/ Os Roues 120 s Od to 125 i Os ; Rye Meal none HITL: s Wheat, English, red r 4 to 77 Ditto white - 73 to 84 Dautzie and Konigs berg POlneranianand Ham burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 7O to 75 75 to 85' Russian and Odessa CO to 70; Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 3O to 32 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 3l to 34 Beaus Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 46 to 481 EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-DEC. 12. There were in the market to-day, 16 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-16 at 2&. 4s, 0 at at. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET DEC. 12. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices to-day were as follow Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 9s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wte_,t os 6d to 7s 6d ; barley do., 5s Od to 6s Od. Hay from 10d to 12d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone. DALKEITII MEAL : Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditto ARKET—Dme. 11. First. Second. Third. 414 Oc'. 38s 9d 386 GA 276 6d. —s 0 I 26s Od —s Od —s Od ----s Od —s Od —s Od —s Oct 33s Od s Od Od DUBLIN, DEO. 12. There was but a moderate supply and rather a steady market at oar corn exchange to-day. The only alteration we have to report in the currencies of Friday is in home grown wheat, which was about 6d to 9d dearer. Foreign wheat and Indian corn dull, without change in value. COAL MARK} Prices of Coal per ton at t ET.—DEc. 13. ;he close of th:l market. Walisend, &a. s. d.I Middle W. Hartley lB Carr's Hartley lB Hasting's Hartley lB 3 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 13 0 Northumberland E. Framwellgate Hetton Haswell Plummer B. d. _l7 6 .20 0 ..22 6 ..22 6 ..20 6 Longridge's Wst Hartley 111 6 Russell's Hetton 22 o No -4 ,11. Percy Hartley ...17 C Stewart's 22 =6 eusn °All Hart7ey ...18 0 Oassop 2l 0 Stobart's Hartley l6 Caradoc Tanilcld Moor l7 0 Heugh Hall 2l b Tauf cid Moor Butes 17 0 Kelloe 22 0 South Kelloe 21 0 ‘Vhitworth l9 0 A 6 fluuwick lB 6 _l9 6 south Hetton 22 3 _l9 fi Cowpeu lB 3 ..17 C Derwentwater Hartley 18 3 _lB WalNend, Sze. Acorn Closo Gosforth Hadley Killingsworth E. Lawson RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market this morning was rather easier. The " contangos," for carrying over stock to the new account have ruled about as last settlement. The winding-up of the account this evening at the close is less bullish than last time. Caledonian, 30g ; Lancash. and Yorksh., 72a ; London and N.-Western, 99 ; Man., Shef., and Lincoln, 23; Midland, 68/ ; S.-Eastern, 17i. MANCHESTER, Dxd. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was dull to-day, prices closing a shade easier, with the exception of Sheffield,. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72i ; South-Eastern, 17g. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Peat-aka by the night—and AI by the morning—despatch.) Day when made uP F rom w h a t Wh en COUNTRIES!. in General Post- Port due in °thee, London.* Dispatched. England. - - America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Each NM .kmerica (by United Sts. packet) Nov. U. •• • • • • • • • Liverpool ... JAL 3 America (by U. States packet) Nov. 22.. Southampton Australia (via South ampton) .......:..M Jan. 4 ..... • • Southampton Feb. 7 Ditto (via Marseilles) J Jan. f Ditto (via Cape of Gooo Hope) ............N Dec. 4 ..... • • .. • • gneertabl Africa ( West Coast) ..I5 13d of the month.. Plymouth .. 4,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover •••••• ith & 20th of mon. i out hampto, Bahamas 17th of the month Senthamptor. Belgium ............N 11 ailY •• • • ••• • • • Dover .. Daily Brazil .. • • •• .• . .31 9th of the month.. Southampton Dec. 16 Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton Cape of Good Hope Various ports Uncertain Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds Bth of the month S ou th am pt on Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ...... • .......N Channel Isles ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Fu.2 Chili.... .......... Al id &17th of month Seuthamptoc China (see India) Constantinople ....../e 3,13,18,23,&28 of m D0ver...... Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Cont. of Europe bI & N Twice daily .... • • Dover TwicedaLlp Egypt (see India) France ........ M& N Twice daily • • Dover ...... Nvicedall7 Gibraltar .. 11 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Dec. 20 Greece (see India) Greytown ..........D4 2nd & 17th of mon. iontbarriptot arrived Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London ..... savannah .......... M 2nd of the month Soutnamptot Dec. 16 Holland ............ IM Daily.. ...• ...... Dover ....... Daily Honduras! .... IN 17th of the month. ,Southampton India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Plymouth .. Dec. 15 India (via Marseilles)Dl 9th&2sth of month Dover ...... lonlan Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... Ireland & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ... Nviceda Lisbon ..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton Dec. 16 Madeira 9th of the month Southampton Madeira 23d of month •• .. Liverpool ... Dee. 16 Malta (see India) Malta ..............N ,18, &28 of mon. Dover Dee. 20 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month Mexico hut of the month.. sonthampte! Deo. 56 Naples ........N ;sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... New Granada ...... M '2d & 17th of month southamptoh New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. Various port , UnCe Papal states sthlsth2sthofinon. Dover Peninsula 7thl7 th 27 tlaoftnon. So thamptor PortPciar N . a . t a . .. .. .1 18 1 cl y & p ri 2 v 7 a ;; t h e o s f h m i p o . n . ; o a ti r t i o h u a s m p p o t r o ts r UnCertail! Sicily ..............N , sthlstl.2sthotmon, D over .... Tuscany ............Ni s thl s th2stholinon. Dover Venezuela 2d& 17th of month Southamptor . , Dee. 16 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Indies .... 12d& 17th 0 Month SouthaMptOri Dee. 16 When any of these ds spatched on the followir Southampton), and the / preceding day. tes fall on a Sunday, the mails will be de ig day, with the exception of the India via Ilalta, both of which will he despatched the TERMINATION OF THIS SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE .-Th• public will be pleased to learn that this unprofitable. contest is being terminated. The following circular has been issued by the men's committee :—" Sunderland, Dec. 12, 1854.—The strike in which we have lately beers involved is now happily near at an end, after a stand of nine weeks (on the Wear) ; this contest has terminate d in favour of the men. For your kind and well-titood assistance we have to tender you our most sincere thank.. We are preparing balance-sheets, copies of which we w i ll transmit to you as early as possible." BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 9th inst., at Denton, near Manchester, the 'wife of the Rey. Walter Nicol, rector of Denton. On the 16th Oct., at Ferozepore, Bengal, the wife of Captain Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, Baronet, H.M. 60th Rifles. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 7th inst., at Ardeheal, Argyleshire, the wife o Miles Lockhart, Esq. On the 9th inst., at Carlow, the wifo of Capt. Shemin ton, 46th Regt., now in the Crimea. rwiceda IN Dec. 16 Deo. 16 MARRIED. On the 12th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square, Henry John Wentworth, only son of J. H. H. Foley, Esq., M.P., of Prestwood, Worcestershire, to the Hon. Jane Frances Anne, second daughter of the late Lord Vivian. On the 12th inst., at Richmond, Surrey, William Henry Oldmixon, Esq., aim of the late Sir John Oldmixon, to Clementine Sophia, youngest daughter of the late William Smith, Esq., of Richmond. DIED. On the 7th inst., at Closeburn Hall, Dumfriesshire, Douglas Baird, Esq. On the sth inst., at Botleigh Rectory, tho Rev. Richard Baker, A.M., rector of Botleigh, aged Si. On the 7th inst., at Hanover-crescent, Brighton, Major- General Arthur Morris, of Brookham Lodge, Dorking, Surrey, aged 68. On the Bth inst., the Rev. T. T. Coxwell, rector of Hor ton, aged 77. On the 10th inst., at Brighton, Mrs. Grant Peterkin, of Gi nage and Invererne. OR the 9th inst., at Devonshire -place, Arnold Waine might, Esq., aged 87. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer,.at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the minty Of middie o 9,x, ThuradaYs Decoubor X 9, 186/. 1.