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eneral. That letter com pl e t e l y confirW Lientenant- med the appreh G ensicm " he had frequently given expression to, that the transports and steamers in which our troops had been conveyed to Turkey were not provided with a sufficient number of suitable boats for the rapid embarkation and disembarka tion of the soldiers. (Hear, hear.) It must be unneces sary to impress upon their lordships the extreme import. ance of attaching to every vessel employed to convey troops as many boats fitted for the embarkation and dis embarkation of troops as could be given consistently with the demands of other departments of the public service. It was impossible to say how much the success of our operations would depend upon the rapidity with which a large number of troops could be thrown ashore. Suppose only a portion of a force to be landed, a sea might arise which would render it impossible to land more, and in that case the troops already landed would be exposed to attack from the enemy which they would not have strength to resist. Again, an officer, in order to gain sufficient time for disembarkation, might be obliged to select an unfavourable instead of a favourable spot for that operation. This subject attracted atten tion eight years ago, and it was then thought expedient that all vessels employed for the conveyance of .troops should be provided not only with a sufficient number of fiat-bottomed boats, but also with one large boat with an amount of steam power sufficient to enable it to tow the other boats. Should this system be adopted, troops could be disembarked with great rapidity. The Duke of NEWCASTLE admitted the letter which the noble earl had read to be perfectly authentic, and he was happy to be able to assure their lordships that the troops servinc , in the E as t were provided with ample means of embarking b and disembarking,. The noble earl must be aware that in consequence of the necessity which existed fur sending from this country two of the largest fleets that ever lett our shores, it was deemed advisa'ole that the large land force which had gone to the East should be conveyed, not in vessels of war, but is vessels hired for the purpose, which had been previously ere- Ployed in commerce. These vessels, of course, had not flat bottomed boats, which were necessary for the dis embarkation of troops engaged in military operations. The French troops had been conveyed chiefly in vessels of war, which were provided with flat-bottomed boats, and upon the occasion referred to in General Brown's letter the French authorities very courteously placed som e of them at our disposal. Their lordships, however, might rely upon it that ample provision was made for the embarkation and disembarkation of our troops in cases of emergency in the Black Sea. This was a matter which had been ma turely considered, and only this day a letter had been received from Admiral Boxer, under whose corn wand the transport service had been placed, stating that every necessary provision had been made for the safe and rapid disembarkation of troops on any given point. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, it appeared to be the case that the Government did not make any arrangement with the persons to whom these transports and steamers belonged, in order that the vessels should have, on this particular occasion, when they were to con vey troops, a larger number of boats—and boats, too, of a larger kind, than they were, accustomed to carry. In point of fact, if the troops had depended on the boats belonging to the transports, they could not have disem barked without the greatest inconvenience and delay. The Duke of NEWCASTLE observed, that any arrangement such as the noble earl adverted to could not Himalaya have b een ma d e. Wh en such vessels as the Himalaya and Orinoco were taken up at a fortnight or three weeks' notice, did the noble earl suppose that the Government were in a position to call on the parties to whom the vessels belonged to supply flat-bottomed boats for the embarkation and disembarkation of the troops ? No company could have made such a preparation with out three months' instead of three weeks' notice. 'What the Government did was to take care that, when the transports arrived in the Bosphorus, sufficient means should there be provided for disembarkation. The Consolidated Fund (8,000,000/. No. 2) Bill was read a second time. The Bills of Exchange Bill was read a third time. _ The rep or t s o f the amendments in the Railway and Canal Traffic Regulation Bill was, after some discussion, agreed to, „„..s PRISO NERS REMOVAL BILL . This bill passed through committee. LordHE TICKET OF LEAVE SYSTEM. St. LEO NARDS moved for certain returns re- LETTE 4 lating to ti 1c.?..t! of leave.—Agreed to. THE BALTIC AND BLACK SEA FLEETS. Lord BEA-13.'40NT wished, before the house rose, to put a question to • - his noble friend the Postmaster-Ge neral with regard to the transmission of letters to the officers and seamen se v . Baltic and the Black r se l a ng in the British fleets in the the friend s understood that many letters written by and relations of persons who were: serving io those fleet , and Sent through the post, had been delayed and thate had not reached their destination at all. This Others degree to their being erroneously- dirbent7iin•ogr, he found that many persons had directed th e eirl Post-office of the capital or town nearest Beets to the Beets were supposed to be, as Copenhagen, Welleicsh the holm, and as the postmasters at those places ha t e r n k. instructions to forward them on, the letters would th us be delayed. But he understood that there was some further delay in the distribution of letters even after they reached the admiral's ship. He believed that the usual course was to send all letters directed to persons serving in the fleet to the admiral's ship, and when they reached that vessel, and were sorted, a signal was made for the other ships to send their boats for letters, and thus the distribution was made through th e fl eet. He d i d not know, but it might be w ort h consideration, whether it would not of tsave time, and i nsure a more accurate delivery the letters, supposing them to be properly addressed, and the name of the ship for which they were intended, was placed upon them, were assoi ted at the Post office here before they were sent out. The questions he wished to put to his noble friend were, first, in what manner the P eat -office wished, for their own convenience, the letters to be addressed ? secondly, whether means had been taken by the Postmaster to effect a regular trans mission of letters intended for the fleets ? and, third!y, whether it was within the jurisdiction of the Post-office to make such arrangements, or whethe transis sion d e p ended entirely upon' the chance er of th ships goi ng out, or upon the admirals being able to despatch a steamer or a boat to the p ort near which the fleet might happen to be for letters He also wished to ask his noble friend whether, He the troops should make any forward movement towards the seat of war, any means had been taken for sending letters to this country. He would suggest that it might, perhaps, be most con venient to send letters through Austria rather than desnatch them via Constantinople.. 'Viscount CANNING was wucij obliged to his noble IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships met at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Trade Guardian Society, of Glasgow, in favour of the Scotch Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill, with one or two exceptions, which he said were now under consideration. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. Lord CAMPBELL inquired of Lord Lyndhurst whe ther, as the Oaths bill in the other house had been re jected, it was his intention to re-introduce his bill of last session for altering the oaths taken by members of both houses of Parliament, or some other measure on the same subject ? He was quite sure the noble and learned lord would agree him that legislation was indispensable in order that Jews might enjoy the same rights and privileges as their other fellow subjects. Lord LYNDHURST said he would re-introduce this bill if he had any hopes whatever of carrying it through this house, but unless he had a full assurance to that effect, he would certainly not bring it forward. He was quite satisfied that it would be impossible for him to pass hrough the house this session a measure referring ex clusively to Jews, but he agreed with an expression re ported to have been used in the other house, that be yond all doubt the time would come when Jews would be admitted into Parliament. PROVISION FOR THE EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION OF TROOPS IN THE E AST. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH rose to request from the Government some explanation of a correspondence which appeared in the Morning Chronicle relative to the embarkation of our troops at Gallipoli. The Earl of WICKLOW rose to order. The time had arrived for reading the order of the day. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH expressed his wil lingness to ask his question tomorrow, but at the same time if a peer was to be precluded from asking questions upon matters of pressing interest by the rule to which the noble earl adverted, it would be necessary for their lordships to alter the rule. (Hear, and cries of" Go on.") It being the wish of their lordships that he should pro ceed, he would do so. The newspaper to which he had referred contained a letter from General Brown to Lord Raglan, giving an account of important assistance given by the French on the embarkation of our troops at Galli poli for their removal to Scutari. The letter was in the following terms : " Scutari, My 7, 1854. "My Lord,—l n communicating to you the n safe arrival in this port of the 93cl Regiment, and of the second brigade of the Rifles, I should f a il a lt oge th er i n my duty if I did not inform your lordship of the prompt and efficient assist ance which I received for the embarkation of these troop& from Admiral Bruat, General Csnrobert, and all the French authorities residing at Gallipoli. "Not having on the spot any English vessel of war, and finding myself without any other means of establishing a communication with the steamers or transports but the very defective aid of the boats of the locality furnished by the commissariat, it would have been impossible for me to effect that embarkation without a considerable loss of time had it not been for the aid of our allies. "In such circumstances I did not hesitate to apply to the French admiral and general, whose readiness to lend assistance to the troops of her Majesty had been already appreciated by me on previous occasions. General Can- ' robert at once placed at my orders all the flat-bottomed boats which he could dispose of, and Admiral Bruat was kind enough to employ all the boats of his squadron both in towing the others and in carrying troops, until all the men were placed on board. " The result of this prompt and friendly co-operation was, that the two regiments, which had already marched eight miles from their lines at Gallipoli, of which the em barkation did not in consequence commence until 1 in the afternoon, were all on board, with upwards of 100 horses, by sunset, so that it was possible to weigh anchor before nightfall. " I am deeply impressed with the feeling that, owing so much personally to these distinguished officers for the kind co-operation which they afforded me on this occasion, as, indeed, on many others, I should be most ungrateful were I not to seize on the very first occasion to express the obligations under which they have placed me from the first moment that I have been acting in concert with them. " I have the honour to be, my lord, your very obedient humble servant, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EV_ENENG, JUNE 2. 1854. METROPOLITAN SMOKE. Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on the 9th instant he should ask whether the Secretary of State for the Home Department proposed to issue orders to the Commissioners of Police, with reference to the enforce ment of the provisions of the recent act for the preven tion of the smoke nuisance in the metropolis. CRIMINAL LA W CONSOLIDATION. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the house would recollect that the Commissioners for Consolidating the Criminal Law had prepared certain bills, which he had laid before the judges for their opinions, and that these opinions were already upon their lordships' table. He had now to lay upon the table seven other bills pre pared by these gentlemen, and he would move the first reading of them in order that they might be printed. When this was done, he should propose that all the bills together with the opinions of the judges, should be re ferred to a select committee. . The bills were then read a first time. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the house that her Majesty had given her sanction to a bill for re versing the attainder' against Lord Lovat. He would explain the circumstances of the case upon the second reading of the bill. The house adjourned at a quarter to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were ordered to be considered and read a third time :—Great Western Railway (Berks and Hants, &c.) ; North and South Western Junction Rail way ; Portsmouth and Direct London and Portsmouth Railways ; Shropshire Union Railways and Canal. The following bills were read a third time and passed :—Chesterfield Market ; Exhibition of 1851 Commissioners ; LKirkby Lonsdale, iKendal, and Miln thorpe Road ; Lowestoft Improvement (No. 2) ; Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Ch ping Norton B ranc h ) ; Tacumshin Embankment Tor nioham and Saint Mary Church Gas. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Sir W. HEATHCOTE, from the Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge, praying for the extension of university honours to the Dissenters of Wales ; by Mr. CORRY, from Strabane and other places in the county of Tyrone, praying that union workhouses in Ireland may be allowed to make arrangements for closing poor-houses in which there are but few paupers, and transferring those paupers to the neighbouring unions ; by Mr. H. W. WiczaAm, from the ecclesiastical district of St. James, Bradford, Yorkshire, praying that public-houses and beer-shops may be closed during the whole of the Lord's-day, except to lodgers and bona fide travellers. .. T Lord D. STUART entertained a great objection to this resolution, because it interfered - with the opportu nities which independent members had for discharging their duty in the house. Hitherto the privilege which the motio❑ for adjournment afforded to independent members had not been abused to any considerable ex tent, and he should stoutly resist its abrogation. Mr. HUME observed that there were only two op portunities of this kind when independent members could bring questions under the notice of the house, and it would neither be for the advantage of the mini ster or the public that they should be curtailed. Mr. DISRAELI, having been a member of the com mittee who had recommended this resolution, was an xious to record his opinion upon it, and to state the reasons which would induce him to vote against it should it go to a division. This was a popular privi lege, exercised on the whole very much for the public advantage, and if they abrogated this custom of formally moving the adjournment of the house on Friday until Monday, they would probably give occasion for much inconvenienc e in the conduct of public business. The functions of the house were not wholly of a legislative character ; the house should be the exponent of public opinion ; sometimes they led it ; sometimes they more advantageously followed it, and the country would not be satisfied unless it was felt out of doors that indepe pendent members had these opportunities for expressing the dominant feelings of their constituencies. Mr. E. DENISON quoted the opinion of the late Sir R. Peel against regulating the proceedings of the house by restrictive rules, and pointed to the experience of the United States senate as tending to confirm that opinion. Lord J. RUSSELL believed a restrictive resolution of this kind to be effective must have the general con currence of the house. At the same time it was a very proper proposal for the committee to assent to. It was not so much founded upon what had been the actual practice of the house as to guard against what appeared this session to be a growing feeling to make the motion for adjournment the occasion for bringing on a variety of discussions, or making Friday a regular day as it were for notices of motions. However should that disposition increase, it would be still in the power of the right hon. baronet to renew this resolution ; but since it was not likely to meet with the general concurrence of the house now, he would recommend him to withdraw it. Sir J. PAKINGTON—Out of deference to what ap peared to be the se.nse of the house, consented not to take a division on the resolution. Mr. BOUVERIE strongly deprecated the practice of bringing miscellaneous subjects forward on the motion for adjournment without previous notice, and insisted that the time would come when for its own sake a reso lution of this nature would have to be adopted. After a few words from Capt. SCOBELL and Mr. BRIGHT by way of explanation, The resolution was withdrawn. Mr. EWART gave notice that on Tuesday fortnight he should move that in future select committees should consist of eleven members, to be appointed by the Com mittee of Selection. REPORT ON MR. STONOR'S CASE. Mr. SOTHERON, the chairman of the select com mittee appointed to inquire into the appointment of Mr. Stonor to a judgeship in Australia, handed in the report come to by the committee. It was not read by the clerk, as was generally expected. OPENING THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ON SUNDAYS. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Tuesday fortnight he should move for leave to bring in a bill to throw open the British Museum and all other public collections of works of art and curiosities on the Sundays as long as houses for the sale of gin and other intoxicating liquors were allowed to be sold on the Lord's-day. BLOCKADE OF RUSSIAN PORTS . In reply to Mr. MASTERMAN, Sir J. GRAHAM said, distinct orders had been sent out to blockade all the Russian ports, both in the Black Sea and the Baltic, and these blockades would apply to ships of all nations. A squadron of the English and French fleets had been sent out to the White Sea, but without instructions to institute blockades. MANNING THE NAVY BILL AND THE NAVY PAY BILL. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the lords' amend ments to these bills were considered, and agreed to. GREECE AND TURKEY. Lord J. RUSSELL brought up the correspondence respecting the relations between Greece and Turkey, which was ordered to lie upon the table. WHITSUNTIDE RECESS. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that to-morrow he until should move that the h ouse at i ts rising should adjourn Thursday next. BUS INESS OF THE HOUSE . S ir j• PAICINGTON then ros e t o move the following resolution : "That it be an instruction' have power to /flak. bills may be committed, this,t they whole house to which bills w all committees of the . such amendments therein as they shall think fit, provided they be relevant to the su,ltlect not be within the title of thelfY matter of the bill ; but th a t • accordingly, and do report the " That the questions for reatir n° SP time in a committee of the whole° "That in going through for the filling up words already such amendments si 'All bill, they do amend the title specially to the house.. itecs, and g a bill a first and second a hill hhaouse be. discontinued. prclnutztitor shall be put commonly called blanks, unless exception thereto ; and if no alterations have been made in the Words so printed in italics, th e bill shall be reported without amendments unless other amendments have been made thereto. " That on a clause being offered on the consideration of report or third reading of a bill, the Speaker do desire the member to bring up the same, whereupon it shall be read a first time without question put. "That Lords' amendments to public bills shall be ap pointed to be considered on a future day, unless the house in any case shall order them to be considered forthwith. " That every report from a committee of the whole house be brought up without any question being put. " That bills which may be fixed for consideration in committee on the same day, whether in progress or other wise, may be referred to a committee of the whole house, which may consider on the same day all the bills so referred THE VIENNA PROTOCOL. Lord .J. RUSSELL, by command of her Majesty, brought up the protocol signed by the Four Powers at Vienna on the 23d of May. It was ordered to lie upon the table. INCOME TAX BILL. On the motion fur the third reading of this bill, Colonel DUNNE asked if the allowance on interest charges on estates in Ireland would apply to the double as well as the single tax. Mr. WILSON said the only object of the bill before the house was to increase the amount of the income tax ; it in no way varied the conditions and terms of the in come tax of last year. The special commission appointed t the first instance for Ireland had been rescinded ; but th ere was an arrangement by which special commis sioner 3 etill sat in Ireland periodically, for the purpose of hearing appeals, and that entirely answered the pur pose for which the commission was appointed. The bill was then read a third time. Mr. WILSON brought up a new clause for the pur pose of preventing the returns of poor rates under the act Cif last year from being made quarterly, and providing that, they shuuld be made only at such times as the corn tnisiiioners pleased. Mr. IJUME asked whether the Government had aken any precaution against the defalcations of the col ectors ? It was a most mischievous circumstance not ) have these tax-eollootors under the control of the . ".; Ir friend for the opportunity which he gave him of explain- to it, without the chairman leaving the chair on eadi sepa ing this subject, as it was one of ranch importance and rate bill; provided that, with respect to any bill not in also of some difficulty, considering the means of trans- Progress, if any member shall raise an objection to its con port at disposal of the Post-office. With regard to the siderati on , suc h bill s h a l l b e postponed. Baltic fleet the arrangements were these. Upon the "That the h ouse , a t it s r i s i ng on F r id ay, do stand ad- Tuesday in every week a mail was made up in London Mourned until th e f o ll ow i ng M on d ay, unless the house shall and despatched by Belgium and Prussia to Dantzie, have other w i se or d ere d." The admiral in command had received instructions from The right ho n , gen tl eman rem i n d e d th e h ouse that the Admiralty to send a steamer from the fleet every already withi n th e l as t f ew years t wo comm i ttees had sat week to meet the mail at Dantzic, and convey it upon the subject of th e f orms o f th e h ouse, and great thence for distribution. The same steamer of c ourse changes had been made i n th ose f orms . Th e b us i ness of the house was gradu a lly on th e i ncrease. I n 1847-48 b ro ught letters from the fleet, to be re t urne d to t England by the same channel as the m a il f rom the number of comm itt ees was 215 ; last year this country. In regard to postage, by a con ven ti on en - they were 232. L as t y ear th e h ouse passed 366 tered into by Great Britain, a postage o f Bd . was payable private, bills an d 200 p u bli c bill s ; b ut perhaps the able on letters to Dantzic, and thus, b e i ng under enwiffe- entries on the vot es wou ld a ff or d a b etter com merit to Belgium and Prussia, E ng l an d could not rreduce parison of the i ncrease i n th e pu bli c b usiness in the sessions of 1847, a n d as th e num b er was 10,412 last the amount of postage below Bd. on officers' letters. As regarded seamen's letters, h er M a j esty ' s Government had year, the entries had r eac h e d t o 11,378 . Th e effect of made arrangements wh ere b y t h e postage would be re- this increase was to e x t en d th e s it t i ngs o f the house into dueed to sd. Newsp a p ers could not be conveyed by the August, and greatly to h urr y th e d espatch of public Dantzic route, be cause according to the arrangement business towards the close o f th e sess i on. U nder these with the Prussi an G overnment there was no means of circumstances a comm itt ee was appo i nted to consider prepaying new s p apers to Prussia, and the papers could what change could b e ma d e i n th e f orms of the house, not leave Dant z i c unt il the postage upon them was paid, and these resoluti ons were th e resu l ts o f t h e i rdeliberations. There were, h owever other means of communicating commendations as he cou ld h ave w i s h e d ; b ut after all, sports d es p atc h ed from this country—and this mode, these changes i n th e f orms must b e left, in a great though longer an d more c i rcu i tous, would be cheaper, measure, to the forb earance o f mem b ers. They must Letters by thi s l atter means would be conveyed at a penny be content to a b an d on some o f t h e pr i v i leges which they per letter, an d newspapers ent i rely free, It was impos- enjoyed under th e ex i s ti ng ru l es, an d a b sta i n from pressing Bible, of course, t o g i ve accura t e statements of the t i me unimportant subje c t s u p on th e attent i on o f the house. The committee examin e d th ree w i tnesses, v i z., the Chairman of of these v esse l s d epart i ng, as t h at depended upon circum- Ways and Means, Mr. Erskine May, the author of a sten stances. He would, h owever , men ti on th a t d ur i ng M ay dard work oil the forms of th e h ouse , an d t h e S pea k er, and five vessels w ere sen t ou t, an d t h at d ur i ng Apr i l four were despatched. Ther e was ever y pro b a bili ty that upon the stre ng th o f th e i r recommendations he drew up a series of resolutions embodying their vi e w s , b u t th e y the departures in futur e wou ld b e qu it e as f requen t . I n were unfortunately rejected by the com m itt ee . Having respect to the suggestion that l e tt ers s h ou ld b e sor t e d explained the natu re o f eac h o f t h ese resolutions he con wishedeluded by st a t ing th a t t h e committee rejected them and before they were despatched f rom th e L on d on o ff ice , h e to state he doubt e d ver y muc h w h e th er grea t er d a opted those which it was now his d u ty t o move . H e delay and inconve n i ence wou ld no t ar i se f rom th a t course than from leaving th em t o b e sor t e d on b oar d, therefore moved the fi rs t o f th ese reso l ut i ons accord- He - understood the pra c tice t o b e th a t u p on th e mail lubo.lY. Lord S EYMOUR hoped the hou se wou ld con fi ne it s arriving at the fleet the idle rs were di rec t e d t o occu py themselves in sorting the lett ers accor di n g.t o th e i r ships, attention to the reso l u ti ons b e f ore t h em, and not go out and upon their being sorted signals were put out for the of the way to discuss those which we re re j ec t e d b y th e various vessels to send boats for their letters. If the committee. Now h e , f or one , was opposed to this first sorting took place in London, it would be necessary th a t resolution, to otheexisting course of proceedi ng . were, and this he thought would be a greater in conven i- believin g th a t it wou ld b e f ar b etter to adhere \ mr. E v letters should be posted at an earlier hour than they n ow ART objected to est a bli s h a ru l e w hi c h s h ou ld ence than the short delay which now occurred in sor ti ng , allow a bill to go i n t o comm i ttee i n one shape and come out ' mother, He regrett e d th a t some o f t h e recommen- With regard to the delay which had taken pl ace i n th e lotions of the wit nesses ca ll e d b e f ore t h e committee transmission of some letters add resse d t o th e B a lti c fleet, the noble lord had a n ti c ip a t e d th e reason . I t was, were not adopted. Mr. GREENE supp or t e d th e mot i on, as d i d also Sir as he seemed to suppose, th a t th e y h a d b een m i s di recte d . In fact some had bee n sen t t o th e P ost - o ffi ce, C open - W. HEATHCOTE, hagen, before the fleet had arr i ve d ou t th ere . Th e next Mr. HUME tho ug ht it wou ld b e d angerous to make point to b e re f erre d t o was t h e communicat i on wit h t h e the change prop ose d b y th e re s o l ut i on, which he thought Black Sea. He mu s t b eg i n by s t a ti ng th a t th e f ac iliti es m was wholly un ca ll e d for • of correspond ence w hi c h th e army an d navy were t o r. HENLEY agreed with th e no bl e l or d th a t th e enjoy wer e v er y muc h ow i ng t o th e cons id era t e lib era lit y balances of conven i ence an d inconvenience was against the of the French G o v ernmen t. The whole postal ser v i ce proposed change. in the M Mr. BOUVERIE supported the resolution.editerannean was at the present time, and Air' V. SMITH was at a l oss to understand hew the . They despatched six steamers a month from arseill to Constantinople, which form a very fro- . had been fo r s ome time, in the hands of that G overn - h c ange could expedite the progress o f p u bli c b us i ness. meat. Mr W. WILLIAMS expressed his disappointment quent and secure means of communication. Very Mes matetnhdeed that these reso l ut i ons should be referred back to recommendations o f th e comm i ttee. He recom shortly after the first division of the forces had reached the committee Turkey, the Emperor of the French signified to the Si , • r G. GREY said he would confine himself to the Post-office of this country that he desired that all question before the house wth the conveniences—of frequency, security, and cheapness ut , hich arose on ion —wheth er th e pract i ce of moving in e fi strurst reso ctions to —enjoyed by his own seamen and troops in th e E as t , should be enjoyed by the seamen and troop s o f G reat committees i should con ti nue. Owing to an alteration of Britain. The result of this was, that the d espa t c h of a ate session those instructions could only be moved on letters to the Eastern army would tak e pl ace s i x t i mes a the first ni g ht on w hi ch the house went into committee. The opport un it y o f d oing so, was, therefore, abridged ; month, and the charge for lette r s un d er a quarter of an ounce would be but 3d. ; that amount franking them and on this ground he thought it desirable to agree to from this country to Co ns t an ti nop l e. The share of that the first re so l ut i on. 3d. taken by the country would be only id., the remain- Sir J. PAKINGTON said he should take the sense of der being the forei gn p os t age. The noble lord (Beau- the house on the first resolution, mont) had also asked whether any arrangements had Mr. BRIGHT hoped the noble lord (Seymour) would been made for facilitating the postage service from head- not give the house the trouble of dividing. He thought quarters through the Turkish territory. In reply to it quite immaterial whether the resolutions were carried this, he had to s t a t e t h at the precaution had been taken or not. of appointing two officers of the post office to act as Lord J. RUSSELL doubted whether any great prac tical adv an t age would be dedived from the resolution, postmasters to th e army. These gentlemen would in a short time b e a t th e i r posts ; one of them at Constanti- and was a l mos t i n di fferent as to which way he should vote. nople, and th e o th er — most probably, for this was not Lord SEYMOUR sa id he would not trouble the house actually arranged — a t th e h ea d quarters of the army. It to divide. was right to ex pl a i n to t h e i r lordships that the low rates of postag e wou ld apply only to those letters which were nd and 3rd. 2 The first res o l u ti on was t h en agreed to, as were the 1 bona fi de letters for seamen, officers, an d so ldi ers, and On the 4th r eso l u ti on, aut h or i s i ng new clauses, on the not to any mercant il e correspondence, The liberality of the Fren c h G overnment had reference, of course, consideration o f a report or the third reading of a bill, to the troop s an d to the seamen and officers of thesole! fleet-y The saf es t mo d e of addressing letters to the fleetwas put. to be brought u p an d rea d a f i rst time without question proposed an am en d men t, ex t en di ng simply to state th e name o f t h e vessel on board of which the Mr. BOUVERIE p the perso n a dd resse d served, adding " resolution t o proceedings in committee. Baltic" or "Black After a few w or d s r Sea Fleet," as th e case m i g h t b e. It was desirable that Sir G. Grey, M r . W from M alpole, and. Henley, Lord J. R usse ll, Mr. Hume ) persons should no t mention any port or post town in the address, fo r th a t course wou ld pro b ably cause much The agreed tresolution, o as amended by M r . B ouver i e, was t h en . delay. Lett ers t o th e army s h ould be directed to the Mr. BOUVERIE moved the following addition to regiment of the person addressed, adding thereto either the resolution :—" That no clause shall be offered on " Constantinople," or " Army in the East." the report or third reading without notice." After a few words from Lord COLCHESTER, Agreed to. Viscount CANNING said t h at he ought to add to the The fifth and s i x th resolutions were also agreed to post-paid. statement which h e h a d ma d e t h atall letters ought to be after a short di scuss i on. On the last resolution being put, Mr. BRIGHT said he considered this was the most important of the whole. The object of the resolution seemed to be to diminish talk and to oblige the house to proceed to work. It seemed to him to be a great mistake to think that the passing of bills was the only duty of the house, and that no advantage was derived from the reading of the debates which nightly took place in that house. (Hear, hear.) He thought they ought to be cautious before they gave up the opportunity of pulling up the Government now and then. (Laughter.) He was not to be supposed hostile to the Government, particularly as he sat on their side of the house. (Laughter.) But on whichever side of the house he sat, if even a member of the Government, he should think it desirable that the executive officers of state should find that there were left some few opportunities of stimulating them to good, and keeping them back if possible from evil. (Laughter.) He should, therefore, cause request ho th: ,as housesatsfie notid t to h consentthat tit was thisftoar better rso to h luthma,vebea mattersregular thanopportunityt lithat memberslike should h this for discussingavean i nd oc u c c a e s m i o e n n a t l to violate the proceedings of the house by making pro positions for adjournment which were not intended to y b e e al‘ a ri d sr l .t ie hF r e e .r d eF t hßad to. Mr, been a s remarked tea, iy encroachment that for lastthe u p t privile g es of ind e p en d ent members ; and the h should be cautiou s no t to adopt such a resoluti ow o n n oenut a htsy s ee this. • f c , ", Chancellor of the Exchequer. Let the Government appoint those collectors, and be alone responsible for their conduct. Mr. BUCK trusted that the honourable Secretary of the Treasury would not lose sight of this matter. Great burdens had been thrown upon the county rates by those defalcations. Mr. W. WILLIAMS also urged the importance of a satisfactory arrangement of this matter. The clause was then read a first, second, and third time, and was added to the bill. The bill was then passed. THE STAMP DUTIES BILL. On the suggestion of Mr. HADFIELD and Mr. W. BROWNE, Mr. WILSON consented to the postponement of the committee upon the bill until Monday week.' OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 26, Mr. E WART said he had an amendment to propose, the objectof which was to enable students to reside in private lodgings as well as in halls. This was a part of the ancient constitution of the University. Formerly there were three hundred hostels where students were allowed to reside ; and if the house wished to restore the spirit of the ancient university, it should place it in the power of the students to live in the town at a moderate expense. This was not only conformable with the ancient character of such insti tutions, but it was the best way of enabling poor students to avail themselves of the advantages of university educa tion. He was convinced that this was one of the most essential amendments that could be made in the bill ; that the colleges would not suffer from it ; and, above all, that the nation would derive the greatest advan tage. The hon. member concluded by moving to insert after the word " convocation" "resident householder in Oxford." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. member proposed to go back, without mitigation, to a state of things which he presumed to have existed, and which substantially did exist at one time, in the university. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) thought it was a very dangerous thing for any one age to imitate the manners of another. To import the precedents of five or six hundred years back without considering the consequences which they involved was very hazardous. He was not prepared to accept the ancient system of the university in full, for this reason, if for no other, that that was a state of things which belonged to a turbulent period, a period when the ideas of discipline were of an entirely different character. The discipline which existed at that period was ecclesias tical discipline ; and, notwithstanding the fact that eccle siastical discipline was then at its height, the universities were among the most turbulent places in the country. There were not only rows like those which had been known in modern times, but frays and fights tending to break up the peace of the city were of common occurrence. He did not mean to say that that was precisely what would follow from the amendment; but one of the consequences he ven tured to predict would be that the corporation of the city of Oxford would at once make a considerable addition to its police force. (Laughter.) Tho hon. gentleman had cited the case of the Scotch universities. He (the Chan cellor of the Exchequer) deprecated the founding of an argument on them. Ho was bound to say that, to the credit of Scot:and, the power of individual self-control and self-government was greater in Scotland than in England; and it was most dangerous to argue that, because the system succeeded in Scotland, it should be introduced into this bill. The Government proposed to go as far as they could towards the old university system, without break ing up personal discipline. The discipline of the uni versity at the present moment was far from being per fect. At the same time it was real discipline, and there was exercised through the medium of it a considerable amount of salutary control over the conduct of the stu dents. He did not think the house would assume the re sponsibility of breaking up the system. Was the amend ment compatible with that system or not ? What did the Government propose, and what did the hon. gentleman propose? The government proposed that members of con vocation should be entitled, provided they conformed to certain fixed statutary conditions, to open their residences as private halls, and to receive there young men, who should, to all intents and purposes, be endowed with all the privileges of the university. His hon. friend must admit that that proposition was a bold step; (Hear.) It was a considerable variation from the existing system; but he was convinced it was a safe variation. Under clause 41 the uni versity was to lay down rules for the regulation of the house. The person who opened the house must be a member of the university, responsible to the university, and if his conduct were such as to justify such a proceeding, his name might be struck off the books. In fact, there was not a mere paper system of safeguards, but a real working system ac companying the arrangement. It was a very different thing to allow any one, us his honourable friend proposed to do, to open a lodging-house for the reception of stu dents. He would not enter into the system of lodging houses, lest he should offend Cambridge University; but he thought it would be most unsafe to allow open houses at Oxford to be dignified with the name of halls. The restrictions to be imposed would of course be inapplicable to the keepers of private lodging-houses, who might be men of straw, or something worse than mon of straw. The Scotch universities did not say that any per son who received students should be entitled to call his house a hall ; and, for his own part, he thought it would be better to leave a lad of 16 entirely to himself than to consign him to the system proposed in the amendment. Without going further, ho thought he had assigned suffi cient reasons for not acceding to the hon. member's pro posal, (Hear.) Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE thought his hon friend (?fr. Ewart) could hardly be aware of the actual state of things at the period to which he had referred. Most of the old chronicles abounded in desciiptions of the furious con flicts of those times ; such scenes not being confined to the English universities, but extending to foreign ones con ducted in a similar manner. He believed the proposal now under consideration originated in an article in the Edin6urgle Review, from the pea of Sir Wm. Hamilton, who, though one of time most acute logicians this country , had ever produced, had on this point forme,' a most erro neous opinion. In " Henry's History of Great Britain," it was stated that the English universities were in ancient times frequently disturbed by conflicts between the stu dents, the southern English generally combining against the northern English and the Scotch, and that this led many to resort to other places of learning. The advocates of the proposed change seemed almost entirely to have overlooked the importance of discipline. (Hear.) Mr. BLACKETT thought that any provision which re laxed the present college monopoly would have a tendency, if not now, in future years to open the university to dis senters. He heartily supported the amendment. Mr. WIGRAM hoped the committee would bear in mind the opinion given by the Cambridge commissioners that the introduction of any such system would be fatal to the dis cipline of the university. As reference had been made to Cambridge, he would state that no such system as this, or anything approaching to it exi s t e d i n Cambridge. The sys tem in Cambridge was that the masters of the colleges had a right to give a privilege to young men to reside in lodgings under such restrictions as in their judgment was necessary. These restrictions were such as to enforce discipline. There was a regular return every morning of the hours at which young men returned home at night, and the young men re siding i n lodgings were required to attend chapel in the morning, and to go through the same discipline as those resident in the colleges. Such a scheme, therefore, as th a t proposed by the hon. member for Cambridge would be a scheme which at Cambridge there was not the slightest similitude to. He put it to hon, members whether any of them would send young man to an university established on a principle such as the hon. member for Dumfries would introduce, a system by which he would have largo bodies of young men collected together not subject to any discipline whatever. Mr. VERNON said he could not support the amend ment, but wishing to see the university extended he should support the clause with great satisfaction. Mr. PHINN observed that though he concurred very much with the hon. member for Dumfries, both in the object which he proposed, and the reasons which he stated, he hoped be would withdraw this amendment. Mr. R. PHILLIMORE also suggested that the amend ment should be withdrawn. Mr. HEYWOOD said it appeared to him that the amend ment was of the first importance. Although according to the forms of the house it was not possible to move now that the Dissenters be admitted into the Universities, it was 'their duty to provide that if the Dissenters were admitted they should be enabled to live comfortably there. Mr. HENLEY said he objected to the amendment on many grounds. He believed that its adoption would quite break down the present university discipline. The proposal in the bill of private halls was bad enough, but this was a great deal worse. Mr. AGLIONBY cordially supported the amendment. Mr. EWART having said a few words in reply, The committee divided — For the amendment Against it ll2-71 The amendment was therefore lost. On the motion of Mr. R. PALMER and the SOLICITOR GENERAL, some verbal amendments were agredlo. Mr: MOWBRAY then moved to omit the words "as a private hall," in lines 14 and 15. A great authority, Dr. Twisden, president of St. Mary's Hall, had given it as his opinion that there was no want of aceommodation in the colleges. This 26th clause was inconsistent with a subsequent one, which took away all preferences to indigent students.. He doubted whether the proposed private halls would be any boon to poor students. They would mostly be opened by masters of arts, who would take care to be well paid for the accom modation they afforded. At present lodgings might be ob tained in Oxford on sufficiently reasonable terms. The only purpose which these private halls would serve would be to encourage parties. He objected to them also as tend ing to destroy the moral discipline of the university. The hon. gentleman concluded by urging that both on principle and authority ho had shown that it would be unwise to adopt the proposed plan, which was a recurrence to a sys tem in Oxford which had been tried, failed, and been given up, and from which the university had been for three cen turies relieved. Mr. G. VERNON said his hon. friend had referred to a remark of his to the effect that ho thought one of the advantages which would arise to the university from this clause would be the ultimate admission of dissenters. Now he wished to guard himself by saying, that in using that expression he only alluded to the admission of dissen ters to the university, but not to degrees or any of the emoluments of th e co ll eges . His hon. friend had sp o k en of the diffi cu lt y w hi c h wou ld ar i se in the case of a private hall on the death of the master ; but the 41st clause gave powers to the university to meet such a case. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would sug gest that the issue raised by the hon. gentleman was not a convenient one. The amendment as it was moved did not, affect the substance of the clause, and, as a matter of ar rangement, it might be as well to omit the words in this clause and insert them in the next. The amendment did not now touch the real question in issue. After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE, The amendment was then formally agreed to. Mr. GOULBURN rose to move as an amendment, in line 16, after the word " and," leave out to "entered," in line 17. He said he should not have taken part in the de bate, had it not been stated that the principle here laid down with regard to a new system of education would be extended to Cambridge. Had it been left in the power of the university to decide on the adoption or non-adoption of the system of private halls, he would not have said a word; and, considering the alterations which had been made in the governing body, that decision might well have been left to them. Feeling, as ho did, that the change of discipline proposed would affect his own university, h e felt comp e ll e d t o move th e omission of words, which he thought the essence of the clause. Mr. ItOUNDELL PALMER said no system in his opinion was so elastic, or so capable of meeting the demand of the country for university education, and at the same time affording equal securities for discipline, as that pro posed by this clause. Sir J. PAKINGTON considered that the arguments of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) had not inen A BOLD PILOT.—A Russian East Indiaman, having twenty-one hands on board, and laden with rice, ma hogany, and other valuables, had been taken p)ssession of by the Rose revenue cutter, and brought into Sheer ness, through the instrumentality of an English pilot, whom the captain, to his sorrow ; had taken on board to pilot him up the Channel, answered by his hon. and learned friend, and that the sta tutes proposed by the university last month would do more to extend the advantages of that institution than the present proposal. Lord J. RUSSELL thought it might now be assumed that it was desirable the benefits of the University of Ox ford should be extended, and that a larger number of young men should receive the advantage of that which was intended as a national good. If that was the general opi nion of the committee and of the country, then came the question, how was that object to be effected ? It had been proposed by the commissioners that householders 'in Oxford should be enabled to receive students as lodgers, who should have the benefit of a university educe tion, but that prop osa l h a d b een di scussed and rejected. Then there was the mode of having halls in connection with the colleges, but it was obvious that this plan would furnish but a very moderate degree of extension. There was then the mode at Cambridge where a great number of undergraduates lived in lodgings, but were at the same time connected with the different colleges. But the disci pline maintained by that means it must be owned was im perfect, for it was quite impossible that the head of the college could preserve effective control over persons who were not living in the colleges but lodging with house holders in the town. Both these plans being thus objec tionable, they th en came to consider that ofthe private halls. In point of economy the commissioners gave strung proof in their report of the evidence of the head of the hall of Durham ; and Mr. Colles stated that a relation of his, who was at that establishment, was admitted in three years to holy orders—the whole expense incurred not being more than 300/., while at Oxford a young man would hardly ob tain his degree for less than 8001. But this was a ques tion not for the young man, but the parent. Take, for in stance, a person who was not poor, but who was only in possession of moderate means— no matter whether his in come was derived from a small landed property or from trade—he might be in possession of sufficient means to en able him to send his son to the university, provided he was not exposed to the rivalry of expense and expenditure that now takes place there. Well, then, would it not be a great temptation for such a man to send his son to Oxford, if there was a person of well-known character and attain ments at the head of a hall who should maintain disci pline in it, and at the same time take care that the ex penditure of the young man was kept within bounds. But, on the other hand, it had been objected that halls of this nature would be opened for the accommodation or encouragement of the gay and thoughtless ; but those who urged this objection forgot that the power of send ing young mien to the university would not rest with themselves but with their parents and guardians ; and it would be no temptation to them to say, " Here is a hall open to the gay and thoughtless." (Hear, hear.) But if they could find an establishment like a private hall under the responsible management and guidance of a man well known and educated at Oxford, where the expense would not be great, and where strict attention would be paid to the morals of the student, it would be a great temptation for parents to send their sons there. Let them create such a feeling as this, and the object of this bill, which was to extend the usefulness of the university, would be obtained. But at the same time he must confess there were evils con nected with a university education in this country which neither this bill nor any other legislative measure was likely to overcome. Those faults belonged to the manner of life which prevailed in the upper walks of society, and which allowed so much liberty to young mon of wealth and station, that it was difficult for any discipline to prevent their extravagant and luxurious habits which set a very bad example to the young men of less means. There were reasons that could be urged in favour of that state of things, no doubt; but for his part, ho wished some means could be devised which should have the effect of placing young men of wealth under the sage discipline that be longed to poverty. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the ob jection which had been raised against this clause on the ground that it would admit the Dissenter to the advan tages of the university by a sort of back door, all he could say was, that such an objection came with an ill grace from gentlemen who refused to admit Dissenters into the uni versity under any circumstances. He was asked by them how it was that he did not propose to admit the Dissenters in a straightforward manner. Why, simply because he could not carry such a proposal; but, at some future time he should be ready to admit them. He believed the University of Oxford was calculated to diffuse the great benefits of education over the country; but, what ever might be said in favour of the system of education that prevailed there, he thought the time had come when it should be more widely extended in the manner proposed by this clause, which he trusted the committee would readily assent to. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE believed they were all agreed as to the necessity of extending the benefits of the university and its system of education; but then came the question of how that extension was to bo accomplished. His own difficulty in this was this • the clause t oo k th e means or mode of ex tension out o f the hands of the university authorities. The university had been actively engaged in extending its sys tem of education, by throwing it open, not merely to the higher but to the middling or lower classes, and it was not fair or judicious to force upon them a system which Govern ment thought best, in preference to the system which they themselves felt to be best. He confessed that objection alone to the clause, if there were no other, and there cer tainly were many, would be sufficient to make him vote against it. In his opinion the clause was directly at variance with those which followed it. Sir W. HEATHCOTE thought it his duty to vote for the experiment which this clause was to effect. When he looked to the increasing population of the country, and noticed that not one thousand persons matriculated each year, he thought it was plain that something faulty existed in the university. He thought that the clause as it stood would meet the requirements of very many who were now excluded from Oxford. (Hear, bear.) The committee divided— For the clause 205 For the amendment The clause w as th en agreed to, as was also clause 27.113-92 Lord J. RUSSELL said—.As the house is tolerably full, I will just state that it is proposed to make considerable alteration with regard to the remaining, clauses of the bill. The discussions which have taken place on parts compa ratively easy show that a very great length of time would be occupied by discussing in detail the numerous clauses that yet remain. Ido not propose at present to enter into any explanation or discussion of the clauses which are pro posed to be substituted ; but I will say in few words, that we propose that the commissioners shall have certain powers which, if the colleges agree to thorn, or unless they dissent from thorn by a majority of two-thirds, shall enable the commissioners to enact certain statutes in regard to the colleges. The clauses which I propose to introduce for that purpose are four or five in number, making with those that are retained 14 clauses to be disposed of ; so that the whole number of clauses in the bill will be 42 in stead of 68. Sixteen clauses, of very great detail, will be omitted. It is not my intention to state the plan, still less to dis cuss it, unt i l the clauses are in a printed shape. What I propose, therefore, is to add these clauses—ornit• tins the clauses that are to be left out—and going into committee afresh ; or, if that course be not thought conve nient, give notice of the clauses, have them printed, and to let them wait till Monday week, when we propose to consider the bill again. I beli eve the most convenient course would be to re-commit the bill, and to print it with the amendments already stereos]. to by the comm itt ee, power of cou rse b e i ng reserveds to re-discuss them on the report. lam prepared, however, to adopt any course which may be deemed best. I now propose that the chair man should report progress, and that we should take the billrro. WA LPOLE, p rrow. ma to-mo M who was very indistinct, was under stood to say that his apprehension of the noble lord's meaning was that the effect of the additional clauses would be to give the commissioners the power of making certain alterations, unless the colleges made them. Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not know that the power of the commissioners would be more extensive, but th ey would be le ss con fi ne d than they were as the bill stood at present. Mr. WALPOLE said the great objection which he had always felt to the bill was that a sufficient amount of free dom was not left to tho university and the colleges. What ' he wanted to know, therefore, was whether they would have greater freedom under the bill in its amended form. Mr. GOULBURN said the committee could hardly enter into that matter till they had the amended bill. (Hear, hear.) After its recommitment, the bill would be almost a now one. Mr. DISRAELI thought it would be very convenient to the house if the noble lord would give a general answer to the general inquiry of hi s r i g ht h on. friend (Mr. Wal pole). (" H ear , hear," from the Opposition.) Lord J. RUSSELL was really afraid of misleadin g the right hon. gentleman by giving a positive answer to his question. His own opinion was that the clauses with re gard to the university were not so much affected as those with regard to the colleges. His impression was that greater liberty was left to the colleges. Mr. HENLEY said they (the Opposition) were now asked to consent to an alteration in the bill which would make it a new bill ; and it was hardly fair that they should not have reasonable time to communicate with those who were most interested in the matter; Lord J. RUSSELL said, in order to give more time he Thwould propose that the bill should be proceeded with on ursday se'nnight. Mr. HORSMAN said,, understanding that the powers or functions of the commissioners were to be considerably en larged, he wished to know whether the Government were disposed to reconsider the composition of the commission. (Cheers from the Ministerial sides) Lord J. RUSSELL said that point had been considered, and as at all events the commissioners would have con siderably more labour, tit) Government proposed to make an addition to their number. (Hear, hoar.) Mr. PHINN would suggest to the noble lord to consider whether, as the main interest of the discussions had been concentrated on the connexion of the different schools with the university, the commissioners should not have power to make internal regulations with regard to the schools, so as to bring them into harmony with the uni versity. He felt certain that any arrangement which did not include that would be quite futile. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the bill was ordered to be re-committed this day. PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED FUND S BILL T CHARGE his bill w as read' a second time. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY moved the second reading of this bill, observing that the main object of it was to lessen the contamination of gaols by shortening the duration of im prisonment in the case of persons charged with trifling offences. He admitted that the machinery was not per fect, but it might be amended in committee. Mr. MILES protested against the house proceeding at so late an hour with a bill every clause of which involved a principle. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said, though he approved of the main provision of the bill, the object of which was to allow accused persons to plead guilty before a magistrate, and to save the necessity of sending them to the assizes or sessions, he thought a bill of so important a nature should not be proceeded with at that hour (1 o'clock). Mr. AGLIONBY then consented to postpone the se cond reading. CHURCH BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading, Mr. HADFIELD expressed some misgivings as to thi s bill, whi c h h ad been materially altered since it first came before the house. The S OLICITOR-GENERAL briefly explained. The bill was read a third time and passed. EXCHEQUER BONDS ((i,000,000/.) BILL. This bill went through committee. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The house rose at 20 minutes past one. LA Tti INTELLIGENCE.—June 1. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. • (Continued from our First Edition of yosterday.) LUMLEY V. GYE. Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Creasy, and Mr. Wills having followed upon the same side, The further hearing of the argument was adjourned until Monday. RUSSIAN COOKERY. (From Punch. ) • Under this head may be included three dishes—one provided expressly for the Czar; another prepared for discussion amongst Foreign Ministers and Consuls ; and a third done up for the swallow of the Russian people. The dishes alluded to are so many versions of a story ; as, for example, that of the bombardment of Odessa. We subjoin samples of these concoctions. They are all addressed to Nicholas ; but THE FIRST IS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. "Sire,—With the greatest regret I have the honour to inform your Majesty that, in revenge for a shot or two fired on a flag of truce, all the works of this town have been bombarded and utterly destroyed by the ene my's steamers; with the exception of the commercial mole. The shipping protected by the mole, and the town itself, were unaccountably spared ; but all the vessels of the Imperial mole were burnt. The powder magazine has been blown up • 700 men have b een kil led, and three tim es th a t number wounded. I have the melancholy satisfaction of assuring your Majesty that I did all in my power to avert the calamity ; but the men were shot dead at their guns ; and, I am sorry to add, had to be pricked up to them by the swords of their officers. I may, however, congratulate your Majesty on the blunder committed by the enemy in sparing the commercial mole and the city, which latter was occu pied by soldiers, the inhabitants having all fled. " CSTEN-SACKEN." THE SECOND IS DIPLOMATIC. " Sire,—The allied fleets of France and' England have bombarded this city and its defences, on the groundless pretence of our having fired on one of their boats carry ing a flag of truce. Thanks• to the valour of your Ma jesty's gallant troops, whose loss has been small, the invaders were repelled after inflicting some trifling injury on the Imperial works, and a fortunately inconsiderable amount of wanton damage on our peaceful city. No thing could equal the courage of the brave soldiers, ex cept the fortitude of the faithful citizens. These during the bombardment thronged the churches, imploring pro tection for themselves and pardon for their enemies, who, schooled by the chastisement which they have received, will, it may be hoped, hesitate in future to attempt the crime of spreading devastation and slaughter amid the pacific dwellings of commerce. " OSTEN-SACKEN. • THE THIRD IS IN TENDED FOR HOME CIRCULATION. " Sire,—Again, by the favour of St. Nicholas and the blessing of St. Alexander Newski, a glorious victory has crowned your Majesty's arms. "The combined French and English fleets, men of-war and steamers, n um b er i ng 1,000 sail, have bombarded Odessa for 48 hours, providentially with no effect but the displacement of a few stones of the fortifications and the demolition of a house which belonged to a Jew, and of a Latin church, " Our loss amounts to two killed and five wounded. Seven hundred of the enemy's ships have been sunk, and two hundred set on fire and blown up. " This glorious result is to be attribute to the heroism of your gallant soldiers, inspired and aided by Saints Nicholas and Alexander. While the priests of the or. thodox Church in her sacred temples, surrounded by adoring multitudes, amid showers of shot, shells, and rockets, were chanting the praises and invoking the help of the patrons of holy Russia, behold a miracle ! Those two celestial champions descended from the clouds, and while one of them stopped the balls of the enemy, the other helped the men to point their guns. " Under these circumstances I have directed a Te Deum to be sung in all our churches. " OSTEN-SACKEN." Thus, in R uss i an coo k ery, the dishes served to the Emperor are plain ; those dressed for ambassadors and diplomatic agents are more spicy ; and the richest and most highly seasoned are composed for the common people. Simple viands a're esteemed a luxury, and no body but the Czar tastes truth au naturel. THE LOSS OF TEE WINCHESTER. imminent peril, since it appeared nearly impossible that a boat should live upon such a sea, yet Mr. King, with his men, ventured out upon an enterprise the obvious dangers of which could not but excite the highest admi ration for their heroism, as well as the truest regard for their self-forgetful love of their fellow-men. All eyes were fixed upon the boat, in which these heroes, after superhuman exertions, at length succeeded in getting alongside the Winchester. However, it was found im practicable to board the wreck, as the sea was continually making a complete breach over it and the boat. The captain of the Winchester threw a bottle into the boa, which contained a letter requesting their rescue, and stating the number of passengers and crew as being 445. Mr. King again reached the steamer in safety, and im mediately left once more, with the answer of Captain Fitch sealed up_in a bottle. This time, however, the noble seamen nearly fell a sacrifice to their humane in tentions. Coming near the wreck, their boat, broken in the forward air chamber, commenced sinking. Ropes were thrown from the Winchester, by means of which, first the four sailors, and lastly Mr. King, were snatched from a watery grave. On board the wreck a spectacle was presented to Mr. King of the most heartrending de scription. The passengers, of every age and sex, in a state of unspeakable anxiety, excitement, and exhaustion, were partly lying on deck, and, although secured by ropes, owing to the tremendous rolling of the ship, were continually knocked about in a manner that the arms, fin gers, and legs of many were broken, and all suffering from painful contusions. The remainder of the passengers and crew were engaged at the p um p s , w hi c h they could not leave for f ear o f being thrown overboard by the rolling of the vessel. Upon seeing Mr. King, those on deck crept up to him on their knees, crying piteously, and entreating him with folded hands to take them off the vessel. All, however, appeared to be resigned, and their bearing was remarkable for proofs of religicus truth. Mr. King, wet throughout and nearly fainting, yet tried to console the passengers, assured them they should be taken care of; and recommended them cheer fully to work the pumps. Also, Mr. Moore, captain of the Winchester, who had the kindness to relate to me these proceedings on board the wreck, was answered that Capt. Fitch had resolved to stop until all were saved, and to leave Mr. King on board the vessel as a guaran tee of his intentions. Mr. King being provided with dry clothes•by Capt. Moore, and feeling somewhat better, went among the passengers, consoling and reas suring them of Capt. Fitch's determination. During the night regular signals were exchanged with the Washing ton. There Captain Fitch, never leaving the deck guided with admirabl e s kill th e movements of the steamer, which, despite the heavy gale, ho always kept near the drifting 'Winchester, at the same time superin tending the preparations for embarking and saving the passengers and crew of the wreck. Early on the of amni ina. May the 3d four lifeboats wer e l owere d , and Cap tain Fitch directed their movements with so much cir cumspection, and, assisted by hi s c hi e f engineer, Mr. Mathews, watched with so much prudence, care, and kindness the getting on board of the wrecked passen gers, that the whole operati on was f i nished without the least accident. Captain Moore and Mr. King were the last on board the wreck, which began rapidly to go down, taking off the American flag, as neither of them liked that emblem of liberty to become a prey to the wave. The wreck, 20 minutes after being totally aban doned, was engulfed by the sea. Four persons had been swept overboard by the falling of the masts several days before, and in all 20 lives were lost. There was one incident' (says the New York Tribune) of the most thrilling nature. As Mr. King, of the Washington, and Captain Moore, of the Winchester, were about to take their final leave of the wrecked ship, which was just before she went down, carrying her dead to their watery grave, he thought it best to take one more glance at the corpses. ' I really believe that woman breathes !' was the exclamation of one of them, as a thrill of horror mingled with hope ran through his bosom. They approached the body of a woman and placed their ears to her mouth, when lo ! they discovered that one whom they had supposed dead was still breathing! They removed her on board the Washing ton, and she is now at the hospital on Staten Island, in a rapid state of convalescence." ------- - [ADvERTBEatENT.]- -Holloway's Ointment and Pills effect wonderful Cures of Bad Legs and Old Wounds.— If these medicines are used according to the directions given with them, there is no wound, bad leg, or ulcerous sore, however obstinate, or of long standing, but will yield to their curative properties. Numbers of persons who have been patients in the large hospitals, and under the care of eminent surgeons, without deriving the least benefit, have been cured by Holloway's ointment and pills, when other remedies had foiled. For glandular swellings, tumours, scurvy, and diseases of the skin there is no medicine that can be used with so good an effect. Sold by all druggists, and as Praersior Holloway's, 244, Strand, Professor Henkel, a passenger on board the Washing ton, furnishes the New York papers with the following account of the loss of the Winchester : "On the morning of the 2d of May, while under a furious gale, the sea rolling mountains high, the passen gers of the Washington were called on deck by the in telligence of a dismasted vessel drifting in the direction of the steamer. About 10 a.m. we were near enough to enable Captain Fitch to hail the vessel, and ascertain that she was the Winchester, from Boston, the captai n of which ent rea t e d C apta i n Fitch to stay by ' his ship and save passengers and crew. The latter were in a. most difficult position. To lower the boats and venture out upon the waves, tremendously lashed by the gale, was a most 'perilous undertaking. Besides, the Washington was filled with passengers and heavily laden. On the other side hundreds of human lives were at stake. The humane captain of the Washington, however, quickly decided. He communicated to his passengers his resolu tion not to proceed until all was done within human power in saving the people on board the wreck. There was, of course, but one feeling of approbation among the passen gers of the steamer, who had soon an opportunity to observe the circumspection, courage, and nobility dis played by the brave seamen of th Washington. No sooner had Captain Fitch made known his noble re solution, when Mr. Kin g , first officer of the Wash ington, at once stepped forth and called . upon the crew for volunteers to board the wreck. From among the brave sailors, who, without'exception, offered their services, he chose four excellent seamen. A life boat was lowered. Although their own lives were in SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCA CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 1. ENTERED INWARDS. —The Frau Engel, from L eer; Nile, Callao ; Brilliant, Memel ; Flora, Leer • Theodore , Memel • Frau Aaltj e , K on i gsburg ; Julia, L is bon ; S ll O. St. John's, Po r t o Ri co ; Syron, Havannah ; Asia, Callao , Annette Catherine Porto Ri co ; Hild a, GottenburB; Pandora, G a l a t z ; 'Sophia Augusta, Lisbon ; Tasuli al !, Hobart T own; Johannes Ditzum ; Prima, Hamburg° . Rudolph, P or t o R ico ; Alliance, Oporto ; SeringsPat anz ' Callao ; Corfu, Odessa; Verimging, A ceumerse il ; Tows ll. ton, Callao ; Ybres, Dunkirk ; Maria, Leer ; Rose, I t° , ll t t Lina, Gottenburg ; Gustaf Doderhuasyik ; Bombay ; Hermann, Emden; Jantina Ikkema, Memel' ,„„, Magnet Memel; Mary, Stettin; Julia, Nakskow Margrethe Thirstine, Landscrona; Forfarshire, Chine s Isles ; Fides, Odense ; Selina, Caen, ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Aberfoyle, fot Geelong; Era, Alicante, Valencia and Cadiz ; Golconda Calcutta; Henrietta, Amsterdam'; Isabella, Cape .9 3 ., Castle ; Julia, Lisbon; Lady Ann, Sydney ; Lion, x__,, ° "r Video and Buenos Ayres; Concordia, Christiania; 13 ° 1 " Ferrol and Cadiz ; Jane Ellis, Quebec and Montreal. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO —The Confianes, fot Adelaide ; Catharine, Harburgh ; Frau Margaretlit Varel ; P a t r i arc h , Bombay ; Silverwise, Pillau and gy nigsburg ; R eso l u t e, H ong Long and Canton ; r Constanti no pl e ; E mtrachts, Leer ; Justitia, Hamby:B°' Union, Stettin; Alphard, Trieste. VSSES SPOKEN IH. The Napoleon,E Cape of Good Hope W to T Melbourne, Ist. 40 S. long. 106 E. The Henrietta, Clyde to Melbourne, lat. 40 S. long. 5° E. The Reindeer, of New York, New Orleans to Londe* May 5, let. 47 N, long. 43 W. The Jenny, o f Sh ields, Newcastle to Quebec, May 15, lat. 27N, long. 26 W. 51, The Zephy r, o f S underland, for Quebec, May 27, lilt.' long. 8. The Alberta, for Quebec, May 8, lat. 45 N. The Bolena, Jersey to Quebec, May 15, let. 46N. The Annie Henderson, April 21, let. 2 N,'long. 28 W. The Caroline, May 19, 10ng. 27 W. The Helena Christina, Batavia to Rotterdam, April $ Lat. 5 N, long. 16 W. The Johanna Hendrik& Hock, Batavia to Anisterdeins April 8. 2 The Amharaw a , A msterdam to Australia, April 16, tat. N, long. 21 W. The Nieuw Lekkerland, Liverpool to Melbourne, App 28, lat. 18 S., long. 3 W. The Andreas, Callao to Cowes, May 20, lat. 49 N*l I°l2g. 20 W. The John M`Lelland, Dublin to Melbourne, Dec. 14, I st" 19 N., long. 23 W. The James 1., Poole to Labrador, May 21, lat. - 4 9 2414 long. 17 W. The Fifeshi re ( s hi p ) , homeward bound, May 15, let . N., long. 32 W.; Anna, London to Melbourne, same days lat. 41 N., long. 15 W. The Chandernagor, Liverpool to Port Louis, April let. 2 N., long. 19 W. The Fortitude, of Glasgow, April 22, let. 14 S., loot 32 W. The Six, Newcastle to Quebec, April 19, lat. 48 .- 74 r ., lon g . 28 W. The Gem, of Scarborough, outward bound, April 21, lat. 48 N., long. 21 W. COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD—MA. 7 30. The number of fat beasts to-day was considerably lel than it has been for several months. Higher prices askeof which was met with reluctance on the part of buyers, bu t an advan ce o f pr i ces was easily obtained. The supply sheep and lambs was large, and in good request. The nun ) ; ber of fat and store calves was about the average, An' maintained former prices. There were few pigs. The following were the quotations :—Beef, lid to 8J; mutton, 7d to 7 4 d ; l am b , 8d to Od ; veal, 60 to 7d pe r lb. lb. ; pigs, 9 s 6d t o 10 3 Od per score • rough fat, 6s to Os till, per 141 b.; hid es , 24d to 3d per lb; calf-skins, 3itl to * 4 ' per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MAT 31. Wheat on the top 58 6(1, and the average 2s sd, doirn• Barley on th e t op as before, and averave Os 5d up, Oati on the top 6d down, and the average 9d'up. Beans on til• top as last week, and the average 5d down. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat Bl6 qrs Barle sold 730 qrs y 236 qrs sold 162 qrs 0at5.........., 637 qrs sold 562 qrs Beans 157 qr 5............... sold 116 qrs Top of Wheat .............. ..... .......... 64 lb 81s 01 8ar1ey....... ............ ........... 574 lb 41 6 6,1 Oats Beans .............................. 45 ;b 41 s 01 ......................... 66 lb 548 01 Average of wheat £3 13 10 7-12ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beaus BOSTON—MAT 31. At this day's market we bad a very small supply of an kinds of grain. In the wheat trade great dulness pre veiled, both merchants and farmers being unwilling to do business. What few , sales were effected must be noted is to 2s per qr. lower. Oats a trifle dearer. Barley, beano, and peas as last week. Prices :—Wheat, red, 738 Od to 77s Od; white, 778 Od to 80s Ott extra. 823 Od. Barley, 348 01 to 378 Od. Oats, 278 to 335. Beans, 503 Od to 51s Od. Peas, 40s Od to 47/ per qr. EDINBURGH MEAL ALA.RKET-14far 30. There were in the market to-day, 18 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-1.8 at 21. 134 0 at 0/. Os Od, and 0 at 01. Os. NEWARK—MAT 31. At our Corn-exchange to-day we had a plentiful supplY of grain of all descriptions, with a heavy sale for wheat at a reduction of fully 2s per qr. In the value of other grain we note no alteration. Prices :—Wheat, white, 82s Od to 86s Od; rod, 785 Od to 80s ')d. Barley, inaltin,s, , , 34s Od to 38s Od ; grindin4 00s Od to o , s Od. Oats, old, 34s Od to 38s Od ; new, 32' Od. to 34s Od. Beans, 51s 'Od to 56s Od. Peas, 50s O t t to 515 Od. Malt, 56s Od to 70s Od. Tares, 683 Od to 72s Od SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-Mlles by the night—and Mby the morning —despatch.) a' Day when mad e I n From whits When ".- COUNTRIES. in Gen era l P ost- Port due in g 1 - Office, Londo n .* Di spatched. England. ----- ---- ,-----' y America(bylirit.pa c k)N Every Friday„ Liverpool Each Mon America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N .......... Liverpool ... May 31 • America (by U States 1 packet) .... ...N .• • • .. Southampton Australia (via South- '• •• ampton) .....• .... MM ay 4 ••••• .... • , Southampton June 4 Ditto (via M arsenics) NMay 8.. . Dover ,•.• June 1 a Ditto (via Cape of Good! Rope) ...... • • ....NJune 1 .... .... ... Uncertain Africa (West Coast) ..Nl's3d of the mon th . Plymouth .. June 6 Alexandria... .. • • ... N'B, 9, 24, &30 of m Dover .... i Bahama s ... .. • • 1 klexaldria.....• —ld 4th & 20th o f mon. Southampton • • ..M 17th of the most' Southampton, Relgiurn ...... •• .. ..N! Daily Dover .....IMay I ,' itrazil .......• • • ....M i 9th of the month Southampton .June 16 1 liuenos Ayres.... • ... 31'9th of the month SouthatmooniMay 16 3 Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th of the moat' Plymouth .. . Cape of Good Hope ../.1 14th of the month. Southampton ' Cape do Verde .....N 14th of th e month Southampton Ceylon (see Indi a ) Ceylon .......• • • ....N 14th of the month Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frld. , gouthampton May 20 Chi1i....... •• • . .... M 2d & 17th liti . fts.Sat. of morn!. S ts uthamptot. 'June 1 China (see India) I Constantinople ......N I 7,8 , 1 7,24,&27 of m, !Dover .... •. i s Constantinople ...... p l4th Sc 20 th of mon !Southimptoo r cont. of Euroe M •& N Twice daily ...... 'Dover .....Twicedally France .... • • M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ......ITwiced !libraltar .... • • ..II 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm Southampton M a y 26 a11f Greece (see Indi a ) Greytown .......... 3 , 112nd & 17th of mon. Southamptot, May 16 llamburgh .. . • • • .• NI Tuesday & Friday London ..... Ilavan nth • • • • .• .• .. 5.1(2nd of the month Southampton June 1 [Tolland ...•• M' Dail !Dover .. Daily Ronduras .. •••• . . 31,17 th of the month4Souttiamptosi June 16 India (viaSo uthatnpt)M(4th & 20th of moniPlym uth .. 'June 4 India (via M arseilles)sl'Bth&24th of month Dover .• •• .. lonian Isles (see India) 7. 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... I Ireland .... •• ..M & N Twic e d a ily ....., i ll olyhead • . ,Twleedaily Li5b0n..............3417, 9, 17, & 27 of m i So uthampton'Juue 6 Madeira .. .• .. .... 3119th of the -month ISouthamp ton ;June 16 Madeira ...... ...Nl23d of month .• ~ Plymouth .. 'June II Malta (see India) ' . ' 1 %fajta .........„....N ,17,19,27, 30 of m.iDover Mauritius (see India) ...... MAY 20 M auritius ..........N 14th of the months Mexico Mind of the morith..lSouthampton June 1 Naples .... Nlsthlsth2stholmonDover .....• May 2 yew Granada m2d & 17th of month Southampton May 1 New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. !Various ports Uncertain Papal States N sthlsth2Athothion.!Dover ...... May 2 Peninsula .. ...... Mllthl7th2Bthofmon.!Southampion May 6 Peru .............„Mlid & 27th of mon.!Southampton May 1 Port Natal ...... „ „N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Tuscany Sicily ...• ..., „ „ N sthlsth2sthotinon, Dover ...... ISfay 2 Venezuela„,"'' ~jothl.sth2sthormon.iDover .... May „ M 125 & 17th of tnonthiSouthampton May 1 Van Diemen' Land (see Australia) .......... I • , West Indies • • •• ~ „id 2d& 17th of monthiSouthampten June 1 * When any of these dates fall ol a Sunday, the malls will be despatched on the following day, with the exceptien of the India via Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched the day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 30th ult., at 7, Gloucester-place, Greenwich, the wife of Henry Graham Stokes, Esq. On the 23d of April last, at Bombay, the wife of Duncan Davidson, Esq., of the Civil Service. OF A DAUGHTER. On the lst inst., the wife of F. T. Haggard, Esq., of the Mall, Chiswick. On the 28th ult., at Windermere, the wife of Lieut.- Col. Bellasis, 3d Bombay European Regiment. MARRIED. _ . On the 31st ult., at N orwoo d , Henry Rance, of Duppag' hill-terrace, Croydon, Surrey, to Amelia Fanny, third daughter of James Robinson Sanders Cox, Esq., of her Majesty's Office of Works. On the 31st ult., Lieutenant W. Arthur, R.N., H.M.S., Hannibal, to Miss Louisa Bond, of the Priory, Loather head. 1) I E D. On the 13th ult , at Bombay, George Frederick Ilotham, Esq., 6th Bengal Cavalry, and adjutant of the 15th Irre gulars, eldest surviving son of Captain the Hon. G. F. Hotham, R.N. On the 30th ult., at 21, Merrion-square, Dublin, Eliza beth, relict of Thomas Goold Esq., blaster in Chancery. On the 29th ult., at Preston, the Rev. William K. Tatam, 8.D., incumbent of Oswaldtwi s tl e Lancashire. 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