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aim: ERA NEWSPAPER will give another GRATIS SUPPLEMENT next Saturday, making EIGHTY COLUMNS of closely printed type.—All Lord Raglan's Official De spatches, with List of Killed and Wounded at the Fearful Battle of Inkerrnan, as well as Private Letters from Sebastopol—Operting of parliament--Siore Exposures of the Adelphi Matrimonial Instita lion, with Letter , from anotker Victim—The Dorrisle Murder and Conduct of the Accused—" Gossip" from an Old Actress—The St. Jaines's Amaterlr performance, and all news of the week. Tho riveting Department will comprise • " Touchstone's" Review of the Bowing Season. with a List of his successful Prophecies for lss4 TorfOrManCell of Two-Year-Olds—Entries for the Derby and Oaks, to. 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This DAY —Morning 37 min.after 6 Evening 1 min.:Lit. 7 To- , foßanw - Morning 28 aain.after 7 I Evening 0 rain.aft. 8 THE WEATHER.--Sus 071101, Dee. 12. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 42—this day, at noon. ISAROMETZII, 30.19. WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine sunshiny weather—quite a Queen's day, 1 usual. N; - , ,4„, • (clbt 1:4‘.(1**,, • , LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1854. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH The Members of both Houses of Parliament will this day have the opportunity of hearing, from their most gracious SOVEREION, the causes that have led to their being called together at this unusual period of the year, the character of the business they will be required to transact, and the position and prospects of the country gene rally. It is, indeed, an important period in the national history one that requires from all quarters a display of the highest and purest patriotism—a firm and uncompromising determi nation to make every effort, and submit to every sacrifice, in order to carry on the just and righteous War in which we are engaged, until it can be terminated by an honourable and enduring peace, with ample guarantees for its permanency. . "England expects that all her children will do their duty ;" more especially those who, aban doning private stations, have sought the suffrages of their fellow-subjects, and been elevated to the envialele position of independent representatives of independent constituencies—and she will not be disappointed 1 A spirit has been evoked throughout the length and breadth of the land, that will bring forth demonstrations adequate to the magnitude of the emergency. There may of course be exceptions—such is in variably the case to every general rule—but they will be few and insignificant, serving merely to illustrate more powerfully the almost unparalleled enthusiasm and unanimity of the people. Her MAJESTY will declare that she has called her Parliament togethei in order that, by their assistance, she may be enabled to take the most effectual measures for prosecuting the War with the utmost - vigour and. effect ; and will express her assurance that their assistance will be readily given, and that Parliament will share her convic tion of the necessity of sparing no effort to aug ment our forces in the Crimea. These expressions will be cheerfully and warmly resp on d e d to. They emphatically express the views of the nation, which, on this all-important matter, are so com pletely in accord with its Sovereign. But where was Lord ABIRDBEN when these inspiriting terms were taken into Ministerial consideration? Hi s disposition must be materially altered, or his in fluence greatly curtailed; when unable or unwilling to introduce a little senile twaddle respecting the advantages of peace. lie must have felt severely when alluding to the adoption of " the most effectual measures for prosecuting th e war with the utmost vigour and effect," and "the necessity of sparing no effort to augment our forces in the Crimea." The promises thus given on behalf of Ministers, by their Royal Mistress are fair enough, and, if honestly fulfilled, will do 'much to atone for pre vious negligence and indifference. The compliment to our faithful and efficient Allies, and t armies of France and acquired by the united an and England, has been pre eminently merited, and will doubtless be received with cordial approval by men of all classes and varieties of political opinion. We allude in another part of our impression to W the Austrian Alliance. We earnestly h o p e th a t that our forobodivnalgiagstmaeysloo m faruy resultitl from the new s and the an ticipated ad Treaty. We must, however , still doubt and f ear. It is of vital consequence that our representatives should insist on full information, so that nothing may be left in uncertainty, or affording the op portunity for future cavil or dispute. We do not r 'Meant further negotiations, or the concocting of • . 67 ' • new articles to explain those already agreed to. Atz • simple, and above sa, Every thing should be plain, t b. s, , ste board, and it is the bounden duty of honourable gentlemen to see that it be so. The equitable adjustment of all differences with THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1854. our Transatlantic brethren is truly satisfactory. Sprung from the same parents, linked by the ties of blood, language, and religion, and, beyond all, by their common devotion to liberal institu tions, the two great members of the Anglo „Saxon family should allow no paltry bickerings, no petty dissensions, to disturb the harmony that r r,3hould ever exist between them, and which is so :important to the cause of liberty all over the civi lised world. Her MAJESTY will express a hope that, although the prosecution of the War will natu rally engross the chief attention of Parliameit, other matters of general interest to the public welfare may not be neglected." We earnestly trust that this anticipation may be verified to the letter. It is not because we are engaged in an arduous contest that acknowledged abuses should be suffered to prevail. The people will not the less readily submit to the demands that must be provided for because they perceive an earnest desire on the part of Government to redress grievances under which they have so long been labouring, and to abate intolerable nuisances. Our troops will not fight less vigorously because their brethren at home obtain large and compre hensive measures of Parliamentary, legal, fiscal, financial, and monetary reform. As to the general prosperity and satisfactory state of the Revenue we shall be able to speak more when Mr. GLADSTONB expands his Budget— a matter that cannot be delayed until after Christ mas. We trust the expressions are not intended to indicate an intention, on his part, to persevere in his policy, of defraying all the extra-expendi ture from current revenues, and refusing to modify the currency laws, so injurious to industry and prejudicial to the best interests of the nation. A real prosperity we should hail with delight ; but we must not suffer ourselves to be misled by a false and spurious glitter—to fancy that all is right when it is really quite the reverse, and when the chief result of the mistake will be to enable the financial Minister to persevere in a policy that has already proved deeply injurious to the nation, and may possibly lead to the most serious results. Whatever may be the case in other matters, it is certain that, so far as the war is concerned, we shall prove a "thoroughly united People ;" that English, Scotch, and Irish' will be actuated by an equal spirit, and that their only struggle will be which can best advance the objects of their com mon country. We hope some versions of the Austrian Treaty may be correct, though whether they be or not no mortal, beyond the favoured few, can tell at the moment we aro writing. That " Sebastopol must be razed" is become the creed of every Eng lishman. We all felt the necessity before the proof of it was displayed so glaringly before our eyes. What was known by report, and by the telescope, was quite sufficient to chow its incom patibility with the freedom of the Danube and the Euxine, and the safety of Constantinople ; but now we depend on no reasoning or reports ; we have the demonstration of facts that it was constructed for the Marine mastery of Eastern Europe. Should Russia now endeavour to vamp up a peace, not ono English ear could Lord ABERDEEN sails for her till she had consented to blow up every port, and dismiss every ship of war from that noble harbour. We have long regarded it as the marauder's strong hold, but we could not have dreamed of the 'Vast treasuries of mischief for her neighbours which Russia was accumulating in this robber's den. For seven or eight weeks now it has been able to keep up such a fire upon the besiegers, to burn powder and hurlshells and shot with such profusion that it is evident its resources were gathered with out restraint and can be wasted without stint. Never, probably since the siege of Gibraltar, has any fortress replied to such a cannonading with such boundless supplies, both of ammunition and the most powerful guns. The purpose of all is now before the world. Russia is a convicted aggressor. No discovery, it is true. Every map is evidence enough against her. But hero we have compelled her war-hounds to show themselves. We have made her unkennel them, and the sight is appalling beyond all expectation. That they must be annihilated, and that for ever, even our Premier will not deny. Even Austria must re joice in the emancipation of her Danubian com merce, though she got most of what she wanted by getting into the Principalities, and has wasted most cruelly and wantonly the blood of our brave soldiers. The utter ruin of Sebastopol, and, with it, of every Black Sea Russian and Danubia* for tress is indispensable, whether by war or by treaty. But of one other most essential condition of European security we hear no mention of in the Treaty. Poland is not named. Diplomatists, perhaps, dare not utter it yet. But will no member of the House of Commons announce the word ? Will not the constituency of Marylebone, which has now an opportunity to declare English opinion on the greatest of European questions, require that its new representative shall be a worthy and sincere follower of Lord DUDLEY STUART ? Ardent advocates as we are of the Bal lot and Reform, we think the Polish question, at least, equal to them, and at the present moment, indeed, of greatest importance. A time for them may soon come again, but now is the occasion which may never recur of removing the stain from Europe of the murder of Poland. We have sur mised before that Austria need not be reluctant to restore Gallicia, and, possibly, will not if she come into actual conflict with Russia. It is merely a territory offering facility for Russian aggression, and the Carpathians are her natural boundaries on that side. To England and France it would be unquestionably gratifying beyond measure, and to all of Germany also which cares for independence, to see Poland a nation and a power once more. We are not without hopes that some indications are favourable to the desire of all free Europe. Added to the movements of Lord DUDLEY STUART, and of Lord PALMERSTON, and Prince CILICTORYSKI, in Paris, it is now cer tain on the authority of M. KOSSUTH, never yet contradicted, that BARAGUAY D'Efiumns was told by Sweden that Polish emancipation was a necessary condition of their joining the Allies. This week we have the still more significant fact of the Polish prisoners at Aix being per mitted to join the Foreign Legion in the Crimea. A step, too, taken gime Austria declared for the Allies ! Does this intimate that Lord PALMERSTON, Prince CZARTORYSKI, and Louis NAPOLEON, have agreed on a policy favour able to Poland, and tha t Austria does not dissent from it ? We would fain hope these twilight indications of statesman-like counsels do not mis lead us. We are confident that the policy we advocate would be hailed with enthusiasm from the Grampians to the Pyrenees, and that men and money would be abundantly forthcoming if the name of Poland was but emphatically pronounced by the Governments of France and England. The Imperial barbarian of Moscow might fight hard before he surrendered his stolen kingdom, before he let go those whom he has enslaved in Siberia or on their ow n soil, but the penalty of not giving up P o l an d without a campaign would be that his Baltic ports would follow the fate impending over those of the Black Sea. We only hope that NICHOLAS will compel us to fight till Poland drops from his grasp. Seldom has there been even under the tropics a more frightful hurricane than that which caused such fearful damage in the neighbourhood of Ba laklava on the 14th ult., and which might, in- deed, have inflicted irreparable injury on the cause of the Allies. Fortunately, however, al though our losses in men, ships, and stores were very severe, they cannot exercise any material influence on the great struggle now going en in the Crimea. There has been a severe pecuniary loss, but that is the least part of the transaction. It is the destruction of human life, and the absence of stores and medical comforts urgently required for the troops, that are chiefly to be lamented. Ammunition, warm winter clothing-, and provisions for the army, were all involved in destruction. The vessels in which they were contained yielded in turn to the devastating power of the terrible tempest. The storm burst suddenly, and almost unex pectedly, on the heads of the devoted seamen. The wind had been high, with frequent rain, for some days, but there was nothing to indicate the awful character of the scene about to be enacted. Fortunately, it subsided almost as rapidly as it had come on. Had it been otherwise it would be impossible to estimate the amount of damage that would have fallen on the French and Eng lish navies. As it was, strong ships were crumbled to atoms on the iron-bound coast, and others gaped in every seam, the waters rushing in like - i a torrent through their aides— " laxis laterum compagibua cranes, Accipiunt inimicum imbren,rimlsque fatiscunt." Even on shore it was formidable enough. Tents were blown down, or, in some instances, literally carried away. The hospital Marquees shared the same fate, and the patients, sick and wounded, were left exposed to ' all the inclemency of the weather. The spectators who dared to witness the terrible conflict of the elements could scarcely stand against or under their fury. But the sea, the " inhospitable Euxime," exercised a fearful fascination, from which the bystanders could not withdraw their charmed vision. Even to the vessels in the harbour the danger was imminent ; but those anchored outside were scarcely to be preserved, and it seemed as if not a single life could be saved from the impending wrecks. Fragments of vessels, and portions of the cargoes were floating around in fierce confusion— " Apparent rani nantes in gurgite vasto," and what was more deplorable was, that men struggling for their lives wor e seen amid the turmoil. The lookers-en would gladly have afforded assistance, but they were powerless in the fierce storm—and saw their countrymen hurried to the fate they were unable to avert. The magnificent steam-ship Prince was one of those completely wrecked. She had just before landed the 46th Regiment, and had on board Ordnance stores, warm winter clothing for the army, hospital comforts, and about a quarter of a million in specie. The strong cables snapped asunder, and unfortunately her screw, by which she might have been saved, got foul of the wrecks of her masts and rigging, and she was hurried on the fatal rocks, from whence six of the crew were rescued. Of course there wiil be a strict investigation into the conduct of the crew and officers, to see that all that was practicable was effected under the circumstances. We must profit to the utmost L by such terrible lessons. The intensity of the storm will, however, in the present instance, suf ficiently account for the serious damage sustained by the shipping on the dreadful 14th November. LATEST NEWS. TIIE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL We have received by way of Berlin the fol lowing intelligence, dated St. Petersburg, th• 10th inst. : " Prince Menschikoff announces that on the 4th of December nothing new had occurred before Sebastoppol, except some trifling sorties of our (the Russian) side, without success." We have received from our correspondent in Berlin the following despatoh, dated Monday evening : " On Saturday last the Germanic Confedera tion unanimously adopted the additional article to the treaty concluded between Austria and Prussia on the 26th. "Prussia has not yet joined the alliance of Austria and the Western Powers. " When that treaty is ratified she will be in vited to join, and will probably comply. " The Empress of Russia is very ill." MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLfGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,000 Ameri can and 60 Surat taken for export and of specu lation. The market was tame but steady, with out change in prices. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at Sid. to 200 Egyptian, at 51c1. to 9id., 700 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 100 Sea Island at ls. 2d. to Is. 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were steady. There are no foreign accounts to-day of mercan tile interost. The funds have been quiet, and scaroely any one is operating, pending the .delivery of the Royal Speech. Consols are 91i to 92 ix dividend. The English Stocks are rather flatter within the last half hour. Consols have realised 921 after having been 92. The New 3 per Cents. are 94 to 91k, and the 3 per Cent Reduced 91k to 91k. Bank Stock is lower again, being at 2071. Exche quer Bills are 3s. to 6s. premium. East India Bonds are 12s. premium. Foreign Stocks are quiet. Mexican Bonds, how ever, have improved to 211. Grenada are sup ported at 161. Spanish 3 per Ceitts. have been 391. The Turkish Scrip is depressed at 81 to 8 discount. The instalment of 15 per cont., due the 19th inst., is the cause. Swedish 4 per Cents. have been at 86i. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Prom the OL%cia List.) Business done Bank Stock .. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li A h 3 per Cent. Corsola Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities India Bonds, £lOOO .. • Consols for Account, 10th January Exchequer Bills, 2}d. 21000 „. '3 6 £5OO .. 3 6 Small 3 6 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 36 per Cont. — Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Now, 1852, 46 per Cent 931 Grenada Bonds, 16 per Cent G r enada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. §panish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3 9-i : I s rarkish Scrip G per cent Ditto for the Account q I 1 L:wedish 4 per Cent.. . . , Dividends on the above i.a. able iu L.,5%.1 , ;:. THREE O'CLOCK, Consobi Ditto, January Account 06/4t trzl :6'l o t Zarto SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS--(THIS DAY.) The anxiously-looked for opening of Parliament took place this day, her Majesty the Queen inaugurating in person what will, in all probability, be one of the most important and deeply interesting sessions recorded in the Parliamentary annals of this country. The morning was exceedingly fine, the sun shining, out with a brilliancy rare at this period of the year. From 1.1 early hour the streets leading towards Whitehall and the Park were crowded with persons hurrying to obtain a good place for viewing the Royal procession; and long before two o'clock the Malin St. James's-park, White h all, and Parliament-street, were so thronged with ,pectators that circulation would have been im possible but for the good arrangements enforced by the police. Along Parliament-street a number of bal conies were erected, which were crowded with ladies. With the well-known punctuality of the Queen, the Royal procession left Buckingham Palace at a quarter to two o'clock. Her Majesty wax accompanied by Prints Albert and the usual attendants. All along the route the manifestations of popular respect for the Queen were warm and frequent, the cheering at various points being loud and enthusiastic, which her Majesty and the Prince Consort acknowledged repeatedly. The Chamber of the House of Peers was thrown open soon after 12 o'clock, and from that hour up till the as-rival of her Majesty the officials of the house were s)ccupied in finding seats for those who had obtained tickets of admission, or ushering Peeresses to their allotted positions in the body of the house. Very many of the Peeresses appeared in deep mourning, too plainly indi• eating that they had lost some relations in the terrible struggle going on in the Crimea. All the galleries were tilled with ladies, while, as is usual on these occasions, t!ae bishops' benches to the right of the throne were ap ?ropriatecl to the use of the Foreign Ambassadors. It was observed that Mr. Bechanan, the representative of America, a fine portly-looking man, was attired in the simple evening dress of a gentleman. Although the scene of the opening of Parliament was associated with mourn ful recollections of the past yet it had lost none of its former splendour, and the picture which the interior of the house presented was truly superb. Several of the judges, attired in their state robes, surrounded the Lord Chancellor, and some half-dozen of the bishops were in their places, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London ; but the army was scarcely represented indeed there seemed to be an utter absence of military uniforms, excepting, of course, those worn by the Ambassadors. The attend ance of Peers was exceedingly numerous on both sides of the house. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Clarendon, and other of the Ministers were present. At a quarter past two o'clock the booming of cannon announced the arrival of her Majesty, and a few minutes afterwards her Majesty entered the house, preceded by the Earl of Aberdeen bearing the sword of State, the Marquis of Winchester carrying the cap of maintenance, the Marquis of Lansdowne carrying the crown, and the Lord Chancellor. Her Majesty having ascended the throne, she was graciously pleased to command her subjects to be seated. The Usher of the Black Rod (Sir Augustus Clifford) was then directed to summon the House of Commons to at tend at the bar, and immediately afterwards the Speaker, attired in his State robes, and attended by the Serjeant at-Arms and a large body of members, appeared at the bar accordingly. HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. The Lord Chancellor then handed her Majesty the Speech, which she read in her usually clear and distinct ruice as follows : " My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " I have called you together at this unusual period of the year, in order that, by your assistance, I may take such mea sures as will enable me to prosecute the great War m which we are engaged with the utmost vigour and effect. This assistance I know will be readily given ; for I cannot doubt that you share my conviction of the necessity of spar ing no effort to augment my forces now engaged in the Crimea. The exertions they have made, and the victories they have obtained, are not exceeded in the brightest pages of our history, and have filled mo with admiration ane grati tude. " The hearty and efficient co-operation of the brave troops of my ally the Emperor of the French, and the glory acquired in common, cannot fail to cement still more closely the union which happily subsists between the two nations. " It is with satisfaction I inform you that, together with the Emperor of the French, I have concluded a treaty of alliance with the Emperor of Austria, from which I antici pate important advantages to the common cause. " I have also concluded a Treaty with the United States of America, by which subjects of long and difficult discussion have been equitably adjusted. " These Treaties will be laid before von. " Although the prosecution of the War will naturally en :age your chief attention, I trust that other matters of great interest and importance to the general welfare will not be neglected. "I rejoice to observe that the general prosperity of my subjects remains uninterrupted. The state of the revenue affords me entire satisfaction ; and I trust that by your wis dom and prudence you will continue to promote the progress of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures. " GENTLEMEN OF TILE HOUSE OF COMMONS, " In the estimates which will be presented to you I trust you will find that ample provision has been made for the exigencies of the public service. 'AMY LORDS AND GENTLSMEN, " I rely with confidence on your patriotism and public spirit. I feel assured that in the momentous contest in which we are enraged you will exhibit to the world the example of a united people. Thus shall we obtain tho re spect of other nations, and may trust that by the blessing of God we shall bring the war to a successful termination." This closed the ceremony of opening Parliament, and leer Majesty returned to Buckingham Palace in the same order that aho came. Their lordships re-assembled at 5 o'clock. The house at this period presented a very animated ap pearance. A considerable number o f I 4 di es were i n the properly so called, Peeresses' galleries ; the space below the bar was filled by members of the House of Commons and their friends, exhibited a goodly Ministers and other Peers earliest in attend anceatAmongstTewhilsthhGranville,dea‘i' the: taeotnphhr deoPueLliesert:s(A •' :. N Stanley, c E L L CHANCELLOR R f A roselil e r a l n e y a . the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Earl At 20 minutes after 5 o'clock, read the Queen's Speech from the Woolsack. at t The It Tie Duke of LEEDS then r ose to move the Address. He said he w as sure both Par liament and the country would gladly resp ond t o her Majesty's appeal to the coun- , try for means o f carr y in g on th e war. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the t reat y which her Majesty had announced as the taebylal Speech having been again r ea d b y th e Cl er k e, e, concluded with the Government of the United States he was sure the country would rejoice at it. As regarded that other treaty between Austria and France and England, which the Royal Speech also announced as concluded, it about an be regarde d as a g reat ste p towards bringing an honourabl e and a lastin g p e ace. Referring to that portion of the Royal Speech which alluded to the gallantry of our brave allies, the noble duke paid a high tribute to the indomitable courage and bravery *four own troops and of our allies at Balaklava.. Never had the unanimous spirit of the country shone forth more brilliantly than now, ani mated by the justice of our cause. The collections now being made for the relief of the wives and widows and children of our brave defenders exceeded anything of the i kind ever before known. The nobl e d u k e (who was very ' i mper f ec tly heard in the gallery) concl u d e d b y mov i ng th e Address in the usual form. h illness) seconded th e address. lie trusted the Emperor of R ussia would not be so misled as AbingdontoL Lord rd imagine A StlithhrßaotUugill '°lC this country (n the ab sence of the Earl of wort 1 d not carry on the war because of stint of money or s t int of men. (Hear.) This was due. both to our gallant allies t he French, and to Austria, who ran so great a risk in embarking in this contest. It was this also to our brave army and to the entire British people, who had shown such a readiness to sacrifice life and fortune in the cause. (S ear ' ) The Earl of DERBY said if it had been his intention to propose any amendment on this momentous occasion, he should certainly have wished to hear some statement first from some member of her Ma jesty's Government, and honoured as he was by a large portion of this house—(hear, hear) —he should certainly at present abstain from moving any such amendment. This was no time to consider svhahor this war might have been avoided or ant. (Hear, h ea r.) In that war w e were now embarked, an d i n t h a t wa r were pressing forward as ono Ilan with a . unan i m ity unparallelled ; and, in f ac t , i t might be sa id that it was no t the Governm en t w h o were appealing t o th e peop l e, but the people who we re urg i ng on the Government. We recognised this as a great war, calling for the united efforts of the whole country, and no sacrifice on the part of Parliament or the country would 110 consider e d too grea t to carry this war to an honour a bl e , and, God grant, a success f u l t erm i na ti on . Wi t h respect to the other portions of her Majesty's Speech, he did no t think the state of the manufacturing districts was a fit subje c t for congra t u l a tion. After re f err i ng to the treaty with the United States, the noble earl returning to th a t p or tion of her Majesty's Speech w hi c h referr e d to that subject wh i ch now engrossed all men's minds, h e faegratihnstto all expressed his cordial approval of that part of it which re f erred to the French alliance. I t was „impossible to l oo k at two great nations formerly acting as foes, and now fighting side by side, without feeling that it called up a communion of glory between the two great nations. A nd he must also pay h i s tr ib ute o f a d miration to our o wn u gallant army ; men of whom not perhaps one invade the difficulties th e ee country position in a hund red had ever before heard a shot, who had gone o f a t h they pressed on and ah d repulsed a veteran army from the heights of Alma, and when, in a short time afterwards, suffering from cold and hunger, and the surprise in a dense fog of an army seven times their number, and, looking to that unfortunate but astounding charge of our light cavalry, there was not a a heart b u t must thrill, not an eye to which tear must not start, when we reflected that those gallant men were our countrymen and citizens like o u rse l ves . (L ou d c h eers .) The country would know how to appreciate the services of thole gallant men, and he would only exnro , 4 a hope that, if ha Was not out 01 orter, some mark of military di,tinc • I tion frola this country, should be confers ed on General ICam obei t. (Hear, hear.) Having said this much, he felt bound to express his surprise that a new Secretary of State having been appointed, the Government had, as it Were, lived f . rom hand to mouth, never made any timely provision to meet with the exigency of the day, but such events as the chances of war might turn up, and ho could not doubt, knowing the reluctance with which her Ma jesty's Government were dragged into this war, that due precautions had not been taken. (Hear, hoar.) [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) Shortly after one o'clock the members of the House of Commons began to assemble, and before the half-hour there was a very tolerable number upon the Ministerial benches. The Speaker arrived at 25 minutes to two, at which time there were above 100 members present to receive him. _ _ After prayers, some ballotting took place for prece dence to attend the Speaker to the House of Lords. After that the house began to fill very rapidly, and at ono time there were between two and three hundred members present. At ten minutes to two Lord John Russell entered the house, and having taken his accus tomed seat at once entered into earliest conversation with the Speaker and Clerks. His lordship looked re markably well. At half-past two Sir Augustus Clifford appeared at the table with the usual summons for the house to attend at the bar of the House of Lords, to he;tx the Speech from the Throne. The Speaker then left the house, followed by the mem bers in the order in which they had been balloted ; and upon his return, at twenty-five minutes to three, the house adjourned until a quarter to four. The House resumed at a quarter to four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following new members took the oaths and their meats, viz. :—Viscount Duncan, Sir B. Hall, Sir William Somerville, Mr. Watson, Q.C., Mr. F. Adair, Mr. G. W. M. Peacocke, Mr. W. D. Seymour, Mr. J. B. Moore, Sir Joseph Paxton, and Captain Stuart. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. ELA.YTER, new writs were ordered for Marylebono, in the room of Lord Dudley Stuart, de ceased ; for Limerick, in the room of Wyndham Goold, deceased ; for tho county of Ayr, in the room of Colonel Blair, deceased ; for Antrim, in the room of Lieut.- Colonel Pakenlaam, deceased ; for Tremannagh, in the room of Sir A. Brook, deceased ; and for East Gloucester shire, in the room of Sir M. Beach, deceased. SESSIONAL ORDERS. The usual sessional orders were considered and agreed to. THE PUBLIC EXCHEQUER. On the motion of Mr. WILSON, a return was ordered of the income and expenditure for the year ending 10th of October, 1854. BA.RNSTAIPLE ELECTION. The SPEAKERIaid upon the table certain papers contain ing information of informalities at the late Barnstaple election Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved that the papers be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow. THE MILITIA. _ . Mr. HAYTER, upon behalf of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, g:tvo notice of the intention of the Government to bring in a bill to enable her Majesty to accept offer of service from militia out of this kingdom. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Major BERESFORD gave notice that upon Tuesday week he should ask leave to bring in a bill to exempt the estates and survivors of our soldiers and officers who fell in the Crimea and elsewhere from paying the succession duties. Mr. C. BERKELEY gave notice that to-morrow he should move for a copy of the proceedings taken upon the trial by court-martial of Lieutenant Perry. Sir W. JOLLIFFE gave notice that to-morrow he should ask a question relative to the appointment of Mr. Abel Hayward to an office under the Poor-law Board. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY AND NAVY. Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said—Sir, I rise to give notice that on Friday next I shall propose a vote of thanks of this house to oar army and navy for the operations that have taken place in the Black Sea. (Cheers.) I shall also propose a vote of thanks to the forces of our ally, his Ma jesty the Emperor of the French. (Renewed cheering.) THE ADDRESS. At half-past four o'clock the mover and seconder of the Address entered the house together, one attired in the uniform of a lord-lieutenant, and the other that of a de puty-lieutenant. At this time the house was tolerably full, but by no means so full as we have seen it on the first night of many former sessions. All the Ministers were in their seats, while the front Opposition bench was crowded with the leading members of the Opposition, in cluding Mr. Disraeli, Sir John Pakington, and Lord Stan- ley. The SPEAKER having read the Speech as it was delivered from the Throne this afternoon, Mr. HENRY HERBERT rose to move the address, which was an echo of the speech. He said—Sir, in rising to move an humble Address be presented to her Majesty in answer to her most gracious Speech, he could not ask for that indulgence which was generally accorded to gen tlemen who addressed that hon. house for the first time ; yet, ho was sure no member ever stood in greater need of that indulgence than himself. It was a source of the greatest pleasure to hear that her Mrjesty had concluded a treaty with Austria, and also one with our transatlantic brethren. There was a topic in her Majesty's Speech—one of the most solemn topics to every man, woman, and child, he meant the war —at which the hoped they would permit him to take a short glance. In making that retrospect ho thought the country had ample cause to congratulate itself upon the victory, the splendid victory—(loud cheers) — which had been achieved. Ho did not underrate the losses that hail attended the splendid successes of her Majesty's arms, and. he trusted that the efforts that, would be made to alleviate the sufferers by those successes would prove that those sacrifices had. not been made in vain. (Cheers.) The efforts made ,by the Turks a t Olt en it za an d eit a t e , had. surprised every one, and proved that their courage had not degenerated. Few could have expected such splendid results with a foe so gigantic. Russia passed the Danube. On the 22d of March, when they had ad vanced as far as Silistria, they suet with a blow from the Turks, commanded by the gallant Butler, they least ex aincgrossefthtehie,ruDthanube,r and, e w n i tißussians s i r n e z t l r e e a m t i a n n g , Redd. That campaign already commenced by the cross s u l t jy th t e he lo l s the first object of the campaign was effected. de would now if permitted by the house, take a glance at the naval ope rations. There were some in this country who felt disap pointed that no great battles had been won—no glorious results had been added to the naval glories of this great country. On former occasions wo had noble foes to deal with, not those who skulked behind stone walls and dared not show themselves. Persons were apt to forget that long blockades had before led to the most brilliant results. Was it nothing for our sailors to have done to have swept those seas which, until then, had been called Russian lakes? (Cheers.) Was it nothing that our flag should be as safe now as if we were in a state of pro found p eac e ? Pleasure yachts could traverse the seas un armed;and unmolested by an enemy, and everywhere our ships were on the alert. And here he might take the opportunity of congratulating our gallant seamen upon the noble spirit they had displayed through out the whole of the existing stru g gle. The house w as aware that on the 3 d of September the Allied Forces left Varna, and within eleven days they were landed in the Crimea. (Hear, hear.) That movement and the instructions which he issued on the occasion, were sufficient to satisfy the country that in Lord Raglan we had a military commander as able as any who had ever borne arms in the service of England. (Hear, hear.) The glorious battle of the Alma followed the lauding, and then subsequently came the Battle of Balaklava, which was fought on a day that would ever be mournful to us as the day on which our cavalry was so terribly cut to pieces. (Hear.) On the sth of November was fought the battle of Inker man, and on that day our troops well sustained the repu tation of that army which never knew when it was beaten. (Cheers.) Since then we had been unable to carry on our siege operations with the same vigour as before, and though he was ready to admit that we had underrated the power and ability of the enemy, he did not think our mistakes could be urged as a reason for not prosecuting the war with increased vigour. (Cheers.) The country was unanimous almost to a man in favour of its being carried forward until some effective result had been obtained. As an Irishman, it gave him great satisfaction to find that the Minister diCi not hesitate to withdraw troops from the Sister Kingdom to send against the enemy. There was a time when the Minister would have feared to leave Ire land as it were without troops, but thank God that day was past, and now all classes of her Majesty's subjects in Ire land wore uniting to assist the Allies in carrying on the war. On the whole then he thought we had:g,ood reason for con gratulation. Notwithstanding that our losses had ;been great, our troops had obtained a position that was impreg nable, the flag of the enemy had been swept from off the waters where it was wont to be seen, and without wishing to shut his eyes to the power of Russia, he felt that the time had not yet come when we should give way to a feeling of despondency. (Hear, hear.) Let the house, then, be unanimous in voting the means necessary for prosecuting the war with vigour and effect, and thus show itself worthy of the country, who were anxious to see it terminated only on terms honourable alike to our selves and our allies. (Cheers.) Mr. E. F. L. GOWER seconded the address. Ho said he felt gre at difficulty in performing that task, because he had not the ability to do j ustice to the one leading topic of her Majesty's Speech. Every man must lament that he bad lived to hear a speech from the Throne which referred to no other subject than war; but at the same time it must be gratifying to all Englishmen to find that the gallantry of our armies had been acknow ledged in suitabl, nay, noble torsos by her Majesty from theithrone. (Cheers.) The gallantry of our own armies WAS only to be equalled by that of our own Allies, and he hoped now that the two greatest nations of Europe had united in the battle-field, that when peace should be re stored they would display a similar declaration to further the mutual interest of each other. (Hear.) Of course, his seconding the Address indicated that he had confidence in her Majesty's Government, and he did so because they had not only united all classes at home in support of the War, but they had secured the feeling of all Europe in our favour. (Hear, hear.) Ho would not attempt to criticise our military or naval operations, but he agreed with the mover of the Address, that though there might have been mistakes committed, yet on the whole many vast and permanent results had been obtained. (Hear, hear.) We had ,shut up the Baltic for the year ; we had done the same for the Black Sea, while we had been enabled to send out to the East an army of 50,000 men, and he put it to the house whether they would have been credited had Ministers announced at the beginning of the year that they meditated attempting those great achievements. (Hear, hear.) Well, then, he hoped the house would be unanimous in supporting them during the remainder of the struggle, and thus satisfy Europe, the British Parliament, as well as the British people, were resolved that the aggressive power of Russia should be destroyed. (Cheers.) Sir J. PAKINGTON had no wish to criticise the spirit of the speeches which had just been made, nor had ho any intention to take any serious exception to the terms of the address. (Loud cheers.) The app e,l made in the first sentence of the speech would be met by the whole house unanimously voting the sup plies that were asked for. To that sentence, therefore, he could take no exception while ; with regard to the second sentence, so far from refusing to increase the arsn o y, o thought the house would be disposed to blame the G Item_ went for not having done so long ago. (Che h e e r n s.) "it would it peered that, until within the last month, w Ministers seem as if they bad awakened from t dr_e'Lf.bTL-0 power We bad been uneoneic , rt of tun tang they d • the vast resources of Russia, ho was au ra no se of the t our house would refuse to give their authority , Cheer o increase s,) The Iton • army to the fullest possible extent. gentleman then alluded to the paragraph of the Address alluding to the army. Nothing could exceed the gal lantry of the army of the Crimea. The deeds of that army could not be exceeded by any on the brightest page of history. The paragraph brought him to the loss sustained by this house—he meant Colonel Blair. (Hear.) All felt the loss. (Hear.) There was another member, the hon. member for Westminster — (loud cheers)—whom, we hope, soon to see in this house. Nothing could exceed the bravery of that hon. gentleman when he left a bed of sickness to take part in the battle of Inkerman. (Loud cheers.) The hon. gentleman then pro ceeded to pass a high eulogium on the French army. The efforts of the generals would bear comparison with the most brilliant deeds over performed. The next paragraph related to Austria—very little of the policy of Austria was known. The people of this country had viewed with much suspicion the conduct of Austria. He trusted that the hon. member for the City of London would explain to the house the ambiguities that appeared to exist, as soon as his duty would permit him. This is not the tire for party struggle—(cheers) —and if there were differences, let only appear that these differences exist as to the best manner in which we can best aid our Sovereign. An impression exists that her Majesty's advisers have not exercised that prudence and foresight they should have done. Now that we are involved iu war, I fear we shall have to accuse them with rashness and incompetency. Now, with respect to that magnificent fleet, I think we are entitled to some expla nation. The expedition to the Baltic reminded him of the well-known legend of " The King of France, with twenty-thousand men, Marched his army up the hill and down again." He did not know what our fleet went to the Baltic for, when it was well known that the Russian ships would not corne out. Why had Odessa been spared ? (Hear, hear.) Some ex planation must be given as to their omission, because the possession of Odessa had been of great service to Russia, and the feeling in the public mind was this, the Government were to blame for having allowed that town to be spared. (Hear, hear.) He now approached the policy of the Government. He wanted to know what it was. Not long ago the Prime Minister announced it to be a policy of peace, and ho was afraid much of our .recent misfortune - was attributable to that policy. The Crimea ought never to have been attacked unless the Government were satisfied that they had suffi cient force to make it with success. (Hear.) [LEFT SPEAKING.' THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR OFFICE, DEC. 12. 50th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General Sir Richard England, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. Sir George Arthur, Bart., deceased, Sept. 20. Bth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General John Duffy, C. 8., and K.C., from the 28th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.8., deceased,Oct. 10. 28th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Henry John William Bentinck to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General John Dully, C.B. and S.C., removed to the Bth Foot, Oct. 10. 67th Regiment of Fool.—Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General John Frederick Ewart, C. 8., deceased, Oct. 24. 46th Regiment of Foot.—Major-General John Lysaght Pennefather, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Richard Egerton, C. 8., deceased, Nov. 19. UNATTACHED.—Brevet-Lieutenant Colonel Francis Wil liam Henry, Lord Burghersh (Major, Unattached), having been promoted, on the 20th September, 1854, to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel for distinguished Service in the Field, to have that Brevet Rank converted into substantive Rank, Unattached. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. Officers holding the rank of Regimental Major, but being Lieutenant - Colonels by Br evet, shall receive the pay allowances of Regimental Lieutenant-Colonels during any period exceeding one month whilst they may be in com mand of their Regiments by the absence of the Lieutenant- Colonel; which period of command the senior Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel may count towards the three years required to qualify a Lieutenant-Colonel to be pro moted to the rank of Colonel in accordance with the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854. WAR OFFICE, DEc..l2. The following Officers being Colonels in the Army, and holding in the Army under the Command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8., the rank of Brigadier-Generale, have conducted themselves to her Majesty's satisfaction and rendered distinguished services in the great and bril liant victories achieved in the Crimea—her Majesty there fore has been graciously pleased, in pursuance of the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854, to order that the un dermentioned officers, now holding the rank of Brigadier- Generals, be promoted to be Major-Generals, and,be placed on the permanent list of general officers. Colonel Richard Airey, Unattached. James Bucknall Buckeall Estcourt, Unattached. Henry William Adams, C. 8., 49th Foot. Hon. James Yorke Scarlett, sth Dragoon Guards. Sir John Campbell, Bart., 3-3 th Foot. Arthur Wellesley Torrens, Unattached. George Buller, C. 8., Rifle Brigade. William Eyre, C. 8., help-pay 731. Foot The following Officers holding the rank of Regimental Majors, but being Lieutenant-Colonels by Brevet, to have their Brevet Rank converted into substantive Rank Un attached, should they prefer it to remaining with their Regiments for distinguished Service in the Field, in ac cordance with the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1154. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard Sackville Lord West, 21st Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Sidney Powell, 57th Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Wilbra ham, 7th Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred H. Hors ford, Rifle Brigade. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the ',Honourable Percy E. Herbert, 43d Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Charles sarnston Daubeny, C. 8., 55th Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Smyth, 68th Foot. To be promoted for distingusihed service in the field to the substantive Rink of Lieutenant-Colonel, Unattached. Major the Honourable William Lygon Pakenham, Un attached. To be promoted to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant- Colonel and the substantive Rank of Major, Unattached, for distinguished Service in the Field. Captain and Brevet-Major the Honourable James Wil liam Beeville Macdonald, Unattached. To be promoted for distinguished Service in the Field to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Thomas Westropp McMahon, sth Dragoon Guards W. S. Ramsay Norcott, Rifle Brigade Robert Jocelyn Straton, 77th Foot John Ramsay Stuart, 21st Foet Sir Thomas St. Vincent Hope Cochrane Trowbridge, 7th Foot George Dixon, 77th Foot Richard E Farren, 47th Foot John George Champion, 95th Foot Henry William Bunbury, 23d Foot Henry Hume, 95th Foot James Brodie Pattullo, 30th Foot John Thornton Grant, 49th Foot Alexander Low, 4th Light Dragoons Francis Pym Harding, 22d Foot Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Con. ingham Sterling, unattached, to have the substantive rank of Major unattached, for distinguished service in the field. Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Nasmyth, unat tached, to have the substantive rank of Major unattached, for distinguished service in the field. To be promoted for distinguished Service in the Field to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain and Brevet-Major Robert Blanes, Unattached Captain and Brevet-Major George V. Mundy, 33d Foot Captain and Brevet-Major the Hon. Adrian Hope, 60th Rifles Captain and Biovet-Major the Hon. Francis Colborne, 15th Foot. Captain and Brevet-Major Hon. Robert Rollo, 42d Foot Captain and. Brevet-Major John Stewart Wood, 13th Foot Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major his Serene Highness Piibnce William Augustus Edward of Saxe Wei mar, of the Ist (or Grenadier) Foot Guards. To be promoted for distinguished service in the field to the Brevet Rank of Majors in the army : Captain John Agmbndisham Vesey Kirkland, 21st Foot Kenneth Douglas Mackenzie, 92d Foot James Conolly, Unattached Alexander Macdonnell, Rifle Brigade Edward Stopford Claremont, Canadian Rifles Edward Robert Wetherall, Scots Fusilier Guards Frederick Robert Elrington, Rifle Brigade Charles Stuart Glazbrook, 49th Foot Thomas Henry Clifton, 7th Dragoon Guards Charles John Woodford, Rifle Brigade William Pitcairn Campbell, 23d Foot William Friend Hopkins, Royal Marines Edward Herbert Maxwell, 88th Foot Huzh Smith, 3d Foot John Alfred Street, 57th Foot John A. Ewart, 93d Foot Joseph Edwin Thackwell, 22d Foot Henry Edwin Weare, 50th Foot Julius Richard Glyn Rifle Brigade Edward W. D. B e ll , Foot Edmund Gilling Hallowell, 28th Foot Thomas Davis, 95th Foot Cuthbert George Ellison, Ist or Grenadier Guards William Sankey, 47th Foot Henry Meade Hamilton, 47th Foot Edmund Augustus Whitmore, 30th Foot Honourable Arthur Edward Hardinge, Coldstream Guards William Inglis, 57th Foot Honourable William Frederick Scarlett, Scots Fusi lier Guards Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote, Scots Fusilier Guards Augustus Henry Lane Fox, Grenadie r Guards Edward Neville, Scots Fusilier Guards Edward Fellows, 12th Light Dragoon s Soame Gambier Jenyns, 13th Light D ragoons James Wells Armstrong, 49th Foot Lawrence Shadwell, 19th Fo o t William Morris, 17th Light Drag John Hackett, Coldstream Honourable Percy Basil Fielding, Colds ire77tk ßob Guards Cadwaller AdaMs, 49th Foot Wortley, let Dragoon Guards A. P. Stuart Wor tle y, Rifle ' Honourable Silbert Elliot, John Wycliffe T h o mp son, 10th Lig ht B rigade Charles Carew de M orel, 67th Foot Adolphus William p esartßurto n, r t h Dragoon Guards 85th Foot JamesLudferd a r Harvey Daniell, 38th Foot H o nours. blo A. Murray Cathcart, 93d F oo t Honourable Wm. George Boyl e, 21 st F oot - . 1 1, Hardman Burke, 88th Foot Alastair M'lan M'Donald, 92d Foot Lumley Graham, 41st Foot Arthur Charles Greville, Scots Fusilier Guards WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. MEMORANDUM.—Horse Guards, 9th December—The Queen has been pleased to command that, as a mark of her Majesty's recognition of the .meritorious ser vices of the non - commissioned officers of the army under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, in the recent brilliant operations in the Crimea, the Field-Marshal shall submit through the Gencr9l Cornin.tmling-iii-Chi-f, the name of (irie s-ri;a.rit of each xi:gime:it of cavalry, of three br.italiona of the Foot Unards, and of every regi ment of Infantry of the Line, to be promoted to a Cornetcy or Ensigney, for her Majesty's approval; and with the view to render immediately available the services of these 131 " 496 " 4 Mello het Majesty has directed that the ar'h s appoint, provisionally and pending _ esty's pleasure, the serjeants so recAmmended, to regi ments in the army undor his command - ; and her Majesty has further been graciously pleased to signify her intention. that, on the several recommendations receiving her Majesty's approval, the commission shall in each case bear date the sth November, 1854. WARRANT GRANTING ANNUITIES AND GRATUITIES TO NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ARMY SERVING UNDER THE COMMAND OF FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. VICTORIA R.—Whereas by Our Royal Warrant of the 4th June, 1853, we were pleased to extend the rewards to serjeants of our Army for distinguished service from 2,0001. a year to 4,009/. a year, by an annual progression at the rate of 2501. a year, or such other rate as might be deemed. most expedient by Our Secretary at War ; and whereas We deem it expedient to mark our sense of the distin guished, gallant, and good conduct of the army serving in the East, under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, our will and pleasure is, that one serjeant in each regiment of cavalry and infantry, and of each battalion of , the Foot Guards, and of the Rifle Brigade serving in the East, in the Crimea, or elsewhere, under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, shall be selected by the corn mulcting officer and recommended to us for the grant of an annuity not exceeding 201., provided that the aggregate , of grants now made, and to be made, shall not exceed. 4,0)01. in any one year. The annuity so granted is to be at the disposal of such serjeant, although he may be still in our service. It is also our will and pleasure to extend the provisions of our Royal Warrant of the 13th April, 1854, and with the special view of marking our sense of the distinguished. service and gallant conduct in the field of our army now serving in the East, in the Crimea, or elsewhere, under the command of , Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, to order and direct, that the commanding officer of each regi ment of cavalry shall be allowed to recommend one serjeant, two corporals, and four privates, and the com manding officer of each regiment of infantry, and of each battalion of Foot Guards, and of the Rids _Brigade, shall be allowed to recommend one serjeant, four corporals, and ten privates, to receive a medal and a gratuity of For a serjeant £ls For a corporal £lo ' For a private £ 5 The gratuity to be placed in the Regimental S►zvings' Bank, there to remain In deposit at interest until hie dis charge from our service, and to be deemed to be lifs per sonal property, in conformity with the terms of our royal Warrant of 13th April, 1854. Given at our Court at St. James's, this fourth da3• of December, one thousand eight hundred and finv fear, in the eighteenth year of our reign. By her Majesty's command. SIDNEY HERBERT. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. The following officers of the Royal Artillery and Roval Engineers to be promoted for distinguished service BREVET. ROYAL ARTILLERY. TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE ARMY. Captain and Brevet -Major John Miller Adye. TO BE M.4.JORS IN THE ARMY. Captain David William Paynter. Edwin Wodehouse. Gecrge Ashley Maude William ;3winton Charles Lawrence D'Aguilar John James Brandling John Turner John Richard Anderson John Charles William Fortescue Charles Henry Morris Second Captain Edward Bruce Hamley Samzel Enderby Gordon Hon. Edward. Thomas Gage Dixon Edward Host() Henry Peel Yates James Farrell Pennycnick ROYAL ENGINEERS. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONIII., IN THE .AMT. Captain and Brevet-Major Richard Tylden. TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain John William Gordon Frederick Edward Chapman. Second Captain John Williamson Lovell. ADMIRAMTY, DEC. 7. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Hu ;gh Stukely Buck, of the Artillery Companies of the Corps, to be Captain, vice Parker, killed in action ; Secc , nd Lieutenant Robert Abernethie Brutton to be Fi rat Lieutenant, vice Buck, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEITTENANS PS. County of Oxford—Andrew Marriott Matthews, Es qi., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 7. 2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militi a —Henryßroug l aai al Loch, Gent., to be Captain, Dec. 6. Royal Flintahire Militia—Edward Bacon, Gent., te• 'be Ensign. 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Joseph Percival Swan, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 4.; Lewis Hough, Gent., to be Lien' tenant, Dec. 8. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia-4Th° Right Hon. Henry Charles Howard, commonly called Viscount Andover, to be Ensign, vice Route, promoted , Dec. 9. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Wm. Thway tee, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 4. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militi . Edmund Samuel Grimshaw Woodford, Gent., to be tn sign, Dec. 4 ; John Sidgreaves, Gent., to be Ensibrga, Dec. 5., COURSE OF EXCI Amsterdam 11 Ditto, three months .. 11 1 7% Rotterdam . ..... 11 1 7% Antwerp 25 35 Brussels 25 35 Ilaniburgh .......... 13 5% Altona .............. ,- -. • • .. •. 25 12 % Ditto, three months .. 25 37% Marseilles ............. 25 40 Bourdeaux • - Frankfort-on-Maine .• .. 11g •• 1 12 22 4 2 2 Petersburg .......• •• •• 35 % Madrid 504, Cadiz ........ •• ..... 5 0% 1 Barcelona ............ Seville ..... lANGE.—TinsiDAr. Gibraltar •• •• • • 1 Leghorn .. •• • • 30 3 : Genoa Milan ...• •• • • •• •• • • •• Venice ........ • • •• • • •• Naples ........ ...... •• 4414 ,/ 131 Palermo ...... 71 Messina ... ......... 1114 Lisbon Oporto .......... •• • • 534 Rio Janeiro ..... ••• • • • Buenos Ayres.. ••• • • • • New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia •• . ... PRICES OF atmucst, PER eZ• O Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 0 Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 Mexican Dollars ~ 0 0„. New Dollars 0 0 ' 1 , 4 Silver in bars • 0 MARK.SI I w,s--(Ttliz DA HAY MARKETS. toy . er SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 153 ; C-- ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 Gs to 1 / 12 s per lop A full average supply and a sluggish demand. pe CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 Os ; al o d. lath, 31 Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 13s per los, Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay , 26 16 s to 4/ 15s; dov ditto, 31 Os to Os ; and straw , 1 / 6 s to 1/ 12s per loade!. Both hay and straw sold slowly. • BANKRUPTS. William Joyce, engineer, shipbuilder, and ironfoun clert Greenwich, to surrender, Dec. 21, at eleven, aid Feb.l, " two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assig• sec, Coleman-street-buildings ; Compton Smith, Lincoln's-i nu fields. D Lniel Lefavour, New Oxford-street, merchant, Dice. 21, at two, and Jan. 23, at one, at tho Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official asainee, Aldermanbury; Ashuruts, Waller, and Morris, Old Jewry. James Norton Weeks, hotel keeper, East Cowes, I; Slo of Wight, Dec. 19, and Jan. 23, at twelve, at the Cou.4 of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Ley, Linco inn-fields. Henry Crimer, wine merchant, Old Broad-street, C ity, Dec. 20, and Jan. 23, at one, at the Court of EankruP. t'cl* Graham, official assignee ; Pullen, Lime-street, City. Robert Board, blacksmith, Churchingford , Devonsh are, Dec. 19 and Jan. 18, at one, at the Exeter District Cols rt- Maze], official assignee, Exeter ; Miller, Bristol. George Donisthorpe, grocer, Syston, Leicestershire, 2 4 and 16th Jan., at ten, at Nottingham. Harris, offiO assignee, Nottingham ; R. and G. Toiler, Leicester;; or James, Birmingham. Francis Kinch, chemist and druggist, Margate, Dee- 22 and Jan. 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. b 22 and ll official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Buchanan, Basingh 3 street. William Littell Tizard, mechanical engineer, Alclgo High-street, Dec. 21 and Feb. 2, at half-past eleven, " the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assig:ney , Aldermanbury ; Silvester, Great Dover-street, Newing :ton , Surrey. Thomas Hollier, woolstapler, Liecester, Jan. 2 an. 1.1 . 61 at ton, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, of acia l assignee, Nottingham ; Stone and Paget, Leicester ; Jf ap e ' Birmingham. Isaac Pothocary, boarding-house keeper, Grove-11 04 Nutshalling, Southampton, Dec. 19, at half-past elt )vee , and Jan. 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. S tans' feld, official assignee ; Reed, Ironmonger-lane, City. Robert Russell, bulkier, Elgin-road, Notting-hill, DO' 22, at two, and Jan. 31, at eleven, at the Court of I laav ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-at rest; Patten, Austin-friars. J o hn Cartmell, bootmaker, Liverpool, Dec. 27 and Jan' 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caz,eP ve ' official assignee, Liverpool ; Daly, Liverpool. Edward Tregenza, shoe dealer, Stockton-on-Tees, P gr ' haw, Dec. 22, and :Tan. 16, at twelve, at the Neu rcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker official assignee , Ne w ' castle-upon-Tyne ; Sangster, Leeds; Cariss and Cue lwortho Leeds; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyr Le. John Marshall, brewer, Bradford, Jan. 8 and 29, " twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee ; Terry and Watson, Bradford ; Bond &mei Bar wick, Leeds. G. Haworth, J. Walsh, and T. Ainsworth, power-loora cloth manufacturers, Over Darwen, Lancashire, Disc. 22, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District l )ourt, Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Rowley, Man* , the ster. Josiah Overbury, cloth manufacturer, Wottonwende r : Edge, Gloucestershire, Dec. 20, at two, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, ()faci a ' assi g nee, Basingliall•street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer'OlJewry-chambers. John Barrington Joyce, chemist., Barslem, Staffordshir e, Dec. 22 and Jan. 19, at twelve at the Birminghamtrict Court. Whitmore, offic ' lal assignee, Birmingham' Hodgson, Birmingham. Thomas Heywood, lace warehouseman, Cheapside Dec; 20, at one, and Jan. 31, at half - past twelve , at the Court (", Bankruptcy. Pennel, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers Gidley, Guildhall-chambers. Henry Martyn, woollen warehouseman, Bishopegst„. B ' street Without, Dec. 20, at twelve, and Jan. 31, at, hrar past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennel, Moil assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Ashurets , Wal ler, an Morris, Old Jewry. John Bailey, baker, grocer, Cannock, Staffordshire , Dec. 23d and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham Div trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Duigan and Hemmant, Walsall. James Sanders, ironmonger, Darlaston, Staffordshire' Dec. 23 and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham pis" trict Court. Biddleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Walsall; E. and H. 'Wright' D u i gn an and Hemmant, Birmingham. Abram Hanson, yarn manufacturer, Huddersfield, li r ", k : s hi r e, Jan. 8, at twelve, and Jan. 29, at eleven, 93 Le"' District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Dow field, or Bond and Barwick, Huddersfield. . . LONDON c i'llllteti and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Priater,,at The Sun, Office, No. 1. 12 ; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the ocrunti mid c u o soc, Tueedali Decolubor 12, 1504. her M a •