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054. His gallant conduct was recorded in the French Genital Orders. Private F. WHEITLEY.—For throwing a live shell over the parapet of the trenches. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade. Lieut. JOHN KNOX.—When serving as a sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards, Lieut. Knox was conspicuous for his exertions in re-forming the ranks of then the Guards at Brthe battle of the Alma. Subsequently, when i Rifle i gade he volunteered for the ladderinp the arty in the of at t a ck in on the itedan on the 18 th June, and ( words Cpt Blackett, under whose command he was), behaved admir ably, remaining on the field until twice wounded. Private R. M'GREGOR (No. 2,074).—F0r courageous con duct w hen employed as a sharpshooter in the advanced trenches in the month of July, 1855. A rife-pit was occupied by two Russians, who annoyed our troops by their tire, Private M`Gregor crossed the open space under g r e, and taking cover under a rock, dislodged them, and occupied the pit. Private ROBERT HIIMPSTON (No. 2,638). A Russian rifle pit, situated among the rocks overhanging the Woron zoff-road, between the third parallel, right attack, and the Quarries (at that period in possession of the enemy), was occupied every night by the Russians, and their riflemen commanded a portion of the left attack, and impeded the work in a new battery then being erected on the extreme right front of the second parallel, left attack. It was carried in daylight on the 2241 of April, 1855, by two rifle men, one of whom was Private Humpston ; he received a gratuity of 5/., and was promoted. The rifle pit was sub sequently destroyed on further support being obtaind. Private JOSEPH BRADSHAW (No. 3,471).—A Russian rifle pit, situated among the rocks overhanging the Woron zoff-road, between the third parallel, right attack, and the Quarries (at that period in possession of the enemy), was occupied every night by the Russians, and their riflemen commanded a portion of the left attack, and impeded the work in a new battery then being erected on the extreme right front of the second parallel, left attack. It was car ried in daylight on the 22d of April, 1855, by two riflemen, one of whom was Private Bradshaw. He has since re c eived the French War Medal. The rifle pit was subse quently destroyed on farther support being obtained. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Piccolomini, Giuglini, Vialetti, Belletti. TO.MORROW, SATURDAY, June 27, LUCIA DI LAIINIERNIOOR. Lucia, Piccelomini ; Edgardo, Sig. Giuglini. After which, will be produced an entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by M. ISlassot, entitled LES ROSES. Principal dancers—Madlle. Boschetti (her 2d appearance this season), Mesdlies. Salvioni, Morlaechi, Karliski, Pas quali, and Signor Baratti. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and miy be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE IL DON GIOVANNI. Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolan', Alboni, Belletti, Beneventano, Corsi, Vialetti, and Ginglini. MONDAY MORNING NEXT, June 29, DON GIOVANNI. Preceded by the Last Act of LA SONNAMBU LA. Amina, Madame Alboni; Elvino, Sig. Belart. Between the Operas a Divertissement, in which Madlle. Buschetti will appear. To commence at half-past one and end at five o'clock. Tuesday, 30th, IL TROVATORE. Thursday, July 2, Extra Night, LA TRA.VIATA, and a Divertissement, supported by tle principal Artistes of the establishment. Prices for the morning performance as follows : Boxes— Pit and One Pair £4 4 0 I Pit £o 8 6 Grand Tier 5 5 0. Pit Stalls 1 1 0 Second Pair........ 3 3 0 Gallery Stalls 0 5 0 „ Half Circle To be had at the Box-office at the Theatre. LES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S THEATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENC El PLAYS. Last Week but One of the Season. Notwithstanding the great success which has attended the performances of Les Bmffes Parisiens, Mr. MITCHELL begs to announce that, owing to engagements entered into by M. Offenbach with Lyons and other large towns of France, and being compelled to re-open the Theatre des Bouff.s, in the Champs Elys•: , e, Paris, the present engagement in London must unavoidably terminate at the end of next week. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY, Jose 26), the entertain ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the performance of Opera-Comique, en un acte, L'OPERA AUX FENETRES. M. Leonce, M. Tayau, M. Charles Petit, and Mdlle. Dalmont. After which will be produced (for the 3d time) Operette, en an Acta, PEPPP). M. Praleau, M. Charles Petit, and Madlie. Mareschal. 'No conclude with Operette-BoutTe, in nn acte, LES' PANTINS DE VIOLETTE : M. Pradean, Mdlles. Mareschal and Dalmont, an M. Auto ;nine. The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will accom pany these Representations, under the direction of the composer, M. Offenbach. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEATRE -ROYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, Is ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and Is. 6d. ; Galleries, 6d„ Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. First Equestrian Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap lain, Madame Newsome, La Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, 31411e5. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, Misses Newsome, Montt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A Wells, E. Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, • Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks pZian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. Last Night but Two of King Richard th© Second. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HATEI CHARMS. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with new drama, in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF AN HOUR, Mr. Buckstone, Esc. Followed by a new farce, MY SON, DI ANA! After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A fAL ANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples: in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. In future the prices will be : Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d . Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed IRELAND AS IT WAS ; or, The Middleman. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, OUR GAL. Mrs. B. William. To conclude with BARNEY THE BARON. Mr. Barney Williams. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietor. Mr. John Douglass.—lmmense Success. THIS EVENING, Profes.or ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in his entirely New Magical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, Magic, Mirth, and Mystery. Produced on a scale of grandeur far surpas-ing anything that has yet been attempted on the stage. The magnificent Paraphernalia of the most elaborate description Between the parts of the entertainment Mr. J. G. Fordo will give his Origival Monologue, descriptive of LOVE AND LA W.—No advance in prices. OYAL SURRMY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cresvvek. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, 26th, LA SONNAMBULA, Messrs. Haigh and Durand, Misses Lanza and Dyer. To conclude with the BEGGAR'S OPERA. Macheath Mr. Manvers ; Polly, Miss Dyer. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will be revived Murphy's comedy of ALL IN THE WRONG. Mr, Robson. After which, a now drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, 11'1)4011, Commence at half-past Seven. A STI "S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE • AIM OPERA. HOUSE. Leases and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Last Week of the En rince Alb er t . , L ,_F a Zement of the Opera Company. FRES EVENING , rli d a7, June 26th), Bellini's charming opera of LA SONNAMBITIA, TO•MORROIV EVENING. Wallace's a d m i re d o p era o f MARITANA, with Equestrian Illustrations. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Braham, Miss M. Somers, Mr. Brookhonse Bowler, and Mr. Francis Kirby. and Miss Ellen Thirlwall. Mr. Bo rrani. - - . Conductor and Compo3er—Herr Meyer L utz. With a powerful Band and Chorus. • Manager and Director of the Ope ra Company—Mr. Augustus Braham. se To conclude with Mr. W. Cooke's incomparable , Eti . E , in the ARENA. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 35.; Private Boxes, f ro m 2 is., no charge for bookin g ; Pit, 28. ; G a ll ery, i s. ; U pper G a ll ery, 6(1, Notice —During the Opera Season Half-price will take place at 9 o'clock. Bax.office open from Eleven till Font Stage Irvlnex, Mr. W. Wer , t. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY lIALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the, performance selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses Glees, Duets, &e., via.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cont. Senor Antonio M de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Sennett and Corri ; Messrs. Sam: Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock 'precisely. ' 6111 , 142.8,4 e., until twelve o'clock, *, 4 , * - :fal ,), A 4_,:^l *-1 e::A+,- -- .;;,,, y , WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tills DAY—Morn. 54 min. aft. .4—Even., 16 min aft. 5 i To NTOBBOW—Morn. 38 min. aft. s—Even. 1 min. aft. 6 TILE WEATHER—SUN JUNE 26. TILPIEMONETER, IN THE SHADE. 73 -highest singe noon yesterday. 60 —lowest this morning and during the night. 77 —this day at noon. BAROMETEB, 30.38. WIND, S.E. to E.S.E.—Light and fine. `,LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1887. " Noharms leges Anglice m'etari !" This was the manly declaration of the Barons at Runny mede, and, so far as the constitutional liberties of the subject are concerned, every true-hearted Englishman will endorse it at the present hour ! No doubt there are evils that may be more corne pletely suppressed by a despotism than under liberal institutions. But still we are not prepared to relinquish the privileges for which our fore• fathers strove—to barter the rich inheritance of social freedom, which they have bequeathed—in order to clothe the police authorities with addi tional power to abate some petty nuisances, which, by a little extra vigilance, they may suppress under the existing laws 1 It is said that " every man's house is his castle," which he is entitled to defend against every invader. But this constitutional aphorism must be interpreted cum, grano salis. It has already been ma+erially interfered with by the legislation respecting gambling and betting houses. On an affidavit that wrongful practices in these respects are suspected—and policemen have fertile imaginations, or, as it has been well' designated, " a quick and technical sense of guilt"—a warrant may be granted, and the " Englishmau's castle" -broken into, taken forcible possession of, and searched from top to bottom, without his having the slightest claim to redress, although the strictest scrutiny has failed to pro duce any corroboration of his suspected crime. It is now gravely proposed, by no less a personage than the Lord Chief Justice of England, to extend the list of exceptions, and t:) confer the power of domiciliary visits wherever it is supposed there may be "obscene prints or publications." . We give the Noble and Learned. Lord credit for the best possible motives, but we cannot con sent to constitute every policeman a censor morum, with power to judge of the tendencies of works of Art, or of the writings of our most illustrious poets. The Gentleman, who bears the letter and number X 157, may be a very exem plary person, actuated by a sincere desire to do what is strictly legal, but it may be possible that his previous education bas not qualified him to judge very accurately of the master-pieces of COB REgro, of TITIAN, or of POUSSEIN, or of the writings of HORACE, of TERENCE, Of OVID, Ants- TOPHANES, and MARTIAL, or even in English literature of SUAKSPERE, DRYDEN', or BYRON. But certainly, if he is so qualified, he ought to occupy a more distinguished position in the social scale. Without meaning the slightest dis respect to the imaginary person alluded to, we may say that the educational standard required for his appointment does not render it certain that he possesses those qualifications, To his professional view, " TITIAN'S Venus " may be merely a shameless hussey, with a profound con tempt for the decencies of civilised life, and SHAKESPERE an immoral writer, whose works should not be permitted to remain in any respect able dwelling-house. " The Greek Slave" should be broken to fragments, and Don JUAN publicly burned by the common hangman ! An Index Expurgatorius, not]inerely of literary works, but of paintings and sculptures, would be a necessary addition to the regulations by which he is to be governed, in order to mitigate his iconoclastic seal, and, after all, the publication might only tend, as hinted by BYRON, to save some persons of prurient imaginations the trouble of searching through voluminous works, for the passages that may be considered objectionable. Speaking seriously, we must confess our asto nishment that after the brilliant oration of Lord LYNDHURST, Lord CAMPBELL should have perse vered in the motion, or that their Lordships should have consented to the second reading o the bill. A great concession was made to Lord CAMPBELL, whose excellent intentions were beyond question, but we may hope that the measure will not again be heard of. It is not Holywell-street that should rejoice in its rejection. The law as it stands is sufficiently stringent for the punish ment of those engaged in the detestable traffic ; and we believe that sundry persons are even now expiating their offences. But if it be passed, the National Gallery, Hampton Court, Dulwich and the Crystal Palaces will " come to grief !" They would speedily be brought under the indignant action of the worthy X 157. And if he rejoiced in a classical education, ho might seize on the naughty EIORACE, who addressed his friend with the words, Ne sit ancillce tibi amor pudori. Lord CAMPBELL stated that "he did not intend the measure to refer to such works," but no one knows better than himself that the intentions of Parliament can only be gathered from the express terms of the •aactment, that the Judges cannot travel be- yond " the four corners of the statute," in its construction. Serious abuses may be perpe trated under its cover, and therefore it is essen tial that a matter which may prove so mischiev ous, should be rejected, and that England should not be more police-ridden, than is already the case. The matter complained of is bad enough, but the remedy would be far worse than the disease, it is intended to cure. One obvious result of representative govern ment is, that the Executive rarely applies itself with vigour, except to objects of necessity or of considerable popular interest. It will work at tax-gathering, because it cannot move without money ; and it will give itself to great schemes of religious, political, and commercial reform, when they have become the favourite topics with electors. Julia is one of the obvious illustrations of this fact. For tho best part of a century JOHN COMPANY ruled supreme. lie resolutely kept Jour BULL out of his domains. The latter could not acquire a foot of ground to build a cow house on, and could be deported, if he got there, at any timo th 3 Lf.adenhall-street Merchants ( hought fit. Every now and then the Indo-English ❑abobs had a little brush with the Enlist public, but they retained their power. The abolition of their Charter in 1833 left, however, the famous double system of government still in force. They had been compelled in 1813 to admit the competition of private merchants in India, they were n ow compelled to renounce the monopoly of the China trade ; but not only in 1833, but even in 1853, the absurd govern ment by the Board of Directors and the Board of Control, conjointly, was retained. A s et of annuitant 3 on India, having no more fitness to govern it than other Government annui tants, were remained to cumber the administration THE SUN, LOtNEON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUisLE 26, 1857. tof the vast Asiatic empire of which the genius of CLIvE, one hundred years ago, laid the founda- tion. Protest was useless. The genius of JOHN Brans; never exerted in a juster cause, was no match for routine, Whig incompetency, and Tory sympathy with vested abuses. If there be a nui sance which all disinterested persons agree should be at once swept away, it is that useless, lumber ing dragchain on the wheels of Indian Govern ment, the East India Company. Why is this not done ? Why, when every department of Govern ment is made directly responsible to the Legisla ture, does the Indian department shuffle out by dividing responsibility between two bodies ? The time is apparently at hand when England will be awakened to its duties in India. It can not be denied that conquest has made this country as responsible, morally, for the management of its vast provinces, as the CZARS for that of Poland. When we say this country, we do not mean our Government merely, but the Electors of England. They, as we observed at the beginning, determine, in point of fact, in what the Government shall take a practical interes'. They are the final Power—the Czan or EMPEROR here. They must initiate and impel too, or the thing will not be done. It would seem likely now, as so frequently in this world of low motives, that material wants will in cline us to do for our Indian fellow-subjects, what no obligation of a nobler kind could move us to attempt. Manchester wants Indian cotton, and what Manchester wants she generally contrives to get ; untaxed corn or untaxed newspapers, or un taxed almost anything, if Manchester wants it, our legislators generally grant it at Last. Ever since Peterloo, it seems to have been a maxim of our Cabinets to pacify, not to charge, the Man chester mob. Well, it has proved a batter policy. In the matter of the coVon supply, it appears to us that there has been fault on all sides. If anything has been clearly made out by the late discussions it has been that the annuitant Gover nors of India have, ever since 1833, grossly ne glected their duty, and that the Board of Control has been little more than a useless piece of rou tine so far as Indian improvements were con cerned. But it seems, equally . .clear that Man chester, content to spin her slave-grown cotton while it was cheap, and supplied in sufficient quantity, cared but little how many negroes were flogged to death to grow it, or how many dis tricts of India were left semi-barbarous through want of civilising communications with the coast and the centres of trade. At last the cotton supply becomes less and less every year relatively to the demand ; and this year threatens to close upon us, with hardly a few weeks supply in hand. Manchester and Downing-street look blank at each other ; and the verdict of common sense is that both are guilty. That the governors who havelocated themselves in Leaden-hall Street, as if to indicate the nature of their Indian rule, have failed in their duty, even Mr. MANGLES, their chief nabob, does not deny. Ile only replies, we began to meal three or four years ago. We have got fifty miles of a railway, out of four hundred, made, which had the line been completed years ago, might, by this time, kayo made us independent of America, have given us abundance of cheap and excellent cotton, and haverelieved America of her slavery struggles. It is not and cannot be denied, that by its wretched system of land tenure, by its neglecting irrigation and not creating roads, canals, and railroads, when it might have done so, the Government of India has most grievously failed of its duty. On the other hand it can as little be affirmed that Manchester has done what she could. it seems quite clear that even now, with all the dis advantages of long overland carriage, man have been found who have got the cotton clean enough and cheap enough to the coast to make it pay well. It is for Manchester to prompt, to guide, and to sustain efforts of this kind. She can send agents to collect the cotton from the ryots, and to take charge of its transmission t) England, for that hss been done, and done suehessfully. Let Man chester extend this policy immediately, and the railroads will be pushed forward all the more rapidly, and, when they are completed, we shall no longer be dependent on JONATHAN and his niggers. It would Poem as if everything were not pro ceeding quire so smoothly in the Bank Charter Committee as Mercator and his disciples could desire. Hence the convulsive effort of the Times, this day, to anticipate the decision that must shortly be pronounced. True to our principle of challenging the most complete and searching dis cussion of the interesting • and important subject, we have given the article of the bullion ist organ in, extenso. It scarcely requires any argument to refute the gross and palpable fal lacies cont tined therein. Indeed its inheren t weakness shows, more powerfully than anything that we could urge, how very untenable is the cause which they endeavour to support by such reasoning. They endeavour to show that there is perfect free trade "in money." This, however, is blink ing the question by a very discreditable dodge. The Times is well aware that it is free trade " in currency" that is required—that it is the liberty of issuing notes by persons of undoubted solvency, ready and willing to give unexceptionable gua rantees, that is required. Nor is it for a moment desired that these notes should be legal tenders, or any person compelled to accept them, who was not quite willing to receive them. It would of course be desirable that there should be a paper currency that should be received in liquidation of every demand. But this ought only to be of really national notes, issued on the security of the state, and receivable in payment of every national obligation. According to the argument of the Times, it should not be accorded to the Bank of England, which issues to the amount of 14,000,0001. not based on bul. lion. That sum has been arbitrarily fixed : there was nothing to show that it ought not to vary according to the ever varying circumstances of the country, and the demand for legitimate pecuniary accommodation. It is, however, made a sort of talismanic influence, to be regarded with a species of superstitious observance. If a shilling more wore issued " the whole beauty of the invention would be lost." "Mercator" has sent forth his fiat, and merchants, traders, and manufacturers, who, although perfectly sol vent, are subject to the most serious straits how. the want of a proper medium of exchange, a suit able measure and representative of value, must cut their coats according to the cloth which he thinks proper to supply. As we have stated, it is not asked that the notes of private establishments should be forced on any person's acceptance. If they enjoy good credit they will be freely taken ; if not, they will unhesitatingly be rejected. There is, therefore, not the slightest foundation for the blatant bellowiuge of the Times, which only show the difficulties by which its favourite theories are now encompassed, and which may bring to a speedy conclusion the vagaries of the currency quacks, from Lord OVERSTONE, to the humblest toady that follows in his footsteps. THE VICTORIA CROSS. Distribution of the Order of Valour by Her Majesty.—(This Morning.) ' This morning the long promised distribution of the order of valour by Her Majesty, took place in Hyde-park in the presence of one of the largest and most brilliant assemblages that has probably ever been known in this country. Great interest has been manifested by the public in this long promised military spectacle, and public bestowal of a nation's gratitude for tho bravery displayed by our troops during the late struggle, and so numerous were the applications for tickets of admission to the reserved part of the ground, that the officials were unable to comply with them, and numbers were disappointed attending in con sequence. The public commenced assembling at a very early hour. By eight o'clock thousands hal taken up their position, and by hall-past eight there was such a continuous stream of car riages through the approaches to the park entrances appointed for the admission of visitors, that slow march was the order of the day, but by the admirable police arrangements no unnecessary delay occurred, and, so far as we could ascertain, no casualties happened of a serious character. The space selected for the interesting ceremony to take place in was near Grosvenor-gate, but it was much too limited. The reserved seats form3d but one side of the square, viz., that near Gros venor-gate, the other three being open for the pub lic, subject to the inconvenience of keeping the line by good tempered policemen, assisted by the military. The Queen's Pavilion was .in the centre of one side of the square. On either side wore galleries, one for the accommodation of foreigners of dis tinction and members of the corps diplomatique, and the other for members of the Legislature. Beyond these, again, were larger galleries, for the friends of the parties decorated and for the general public. The total accommodation did not seat more than seven thousand persons, and as the applications for places were 16,000 in number, we have another instance of official inaptitude on great occasions. The troops, numbering about 8,000, commenced taking up the respective positions assigned them on the ground at 9 o'clock, preceded by their bands playing various martial and inspiriting strains. The first on the ground was the Horse Artillery, followed by the Life Guards, the Dragoons, the Royal Engineers, the Foot Guards, the Royal Ma rines, the 79th Highlanders, the Rifle Brigade, the Artillery, the Military Train, and others. The boys of the Royal Military Asylum and the Chelsea pensioners formed on the left of the line, and in front of the military train. The " blue jackets" took a position between the 11th Hussars and the Sappers aad Miners, in front of her Ma jesty's pavilion. Amongst the earliest arrivals on the ground was Lord Cardigan, mounted on his charger that has gained as much renown as his lordship, from hav ing successfully carried him through the Russian lines and back again on the fatal day of Balacklava. At ten o'clock precisely a Royal salute, fired by the Artillery at the left of the line, announced her Majesty's entry at Hyde-park-corner, and in a few minutes the Royal cortege was within the line, and rode up to the pavilion in the following order Captain Sayer, Deputy-Assista , ,t Quartermaster-General. Detachment of Royal Horse Guards. The Sovereign's led horses. Aides de•Camp to the General Commanding-in-Chief, Lieutenant-Colonel Maude (extra), Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Lieutenaut-Colonel Burghersh, Clifton, Colonel Tyrwbitt. Hon. Colonel Macdonald. Colonel Marquis of Ailesbury, Colonel Patten, Colonel Duke of Buecl-iuch, Colonel Lord Dynevor, Colonel Marquis of Donegal. Colonel Holloway, Colonel his Serene High. Colonel Lake, mess Prince W. A. of Saxe,Weiniar, Colonel J. W. Gordon. • Colonel Sir T. Troubridge. Deputy-Quartermaster-Ge- Deputy-Adjutant-Geller:A neral to the Forces, to the Forces, Hon. Colonel A. Gordon. Colonel Forster. Eqerries to the Queen, and to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in Waiting. ilitary Secretary, Qoartermaster-General, Major-Gen. Sir C. Yorke. Major. General Sir R. Airey. Adjutant-General Royal Adjutant-General of the Artillery. Forces. Gen. Sir H. D. Rosa. Major-Gen. Sir G. Wetherall. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in Chief. Prince Albert. Her Majesty Prin c e F re d er i c k The QUEEN. William of Prussia. Gold Stick. Master of the Horse. Lady Churchill. Prince of Wales. Lady Codrington. Prince Alfred. Royal Carriages, Conveying Members of the Royal Family, each attended by an Equerry. General Officers. Foreign General Officers, and _ . Equerries and Attendants upon Foreign Princes Two and Two. Assistant-Adju- Assist ant-Adju- Assistant Quarter tant-Generalto the tant-Generals, master-General to Forces- Royal Artillery. the Forces. Lieut.-Col. Pipon. Colonel O'Brien. Colonel Palliser. Vent.-Colonel Bingham. Lords-Lieutenant of C./Unties in Uniform, Two and Two. Royal Carriages, if empty. Detachment of Royal florae Guards. Her Majesty, who was on horseback, was dressed in a scarlet jacket with a gold sash across it, and had on a black hat trimmed with a gold band and white plume, and she rode between his Royal High ness Prince Albert and his Royal Highness Field Marshal the Duke of Cambridge. His Royat,High ness Prince Frederick William of Prussia was present on horseback, as wore the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfrei, both of whom were dressed in the Royal tartan. The Princess Royal was in one of the Royal carriages. Immediately on the Queen and the Royal cortege entering within the lines they were received with loud cheers. After proceed itnogoktoat chierpc u a i v t il o io f n th t e he gßroouynadl party turned round and , passing in front of th e assembled force, the bands of the respeative regi ments playing the national anthem and other airs. Her Majesty, who looked remarkably well, was enthusiastically cheered during her ride round the lines. The appearance of the ground on Her Majesty's arrival was of the most magnificent description, the gorgeous uniforms of the Staff officers, covered with decorations, sparkling in the rays of the sun, the varied uniforms of the soldiers, from the " dark Rifle green" of the Rifle Brigade, to the picturesque uniforms of the Highlanders, interspersed with the curass and helmet and waving plume of the Life Guardsmen presented one of the most brilliant and interesting spectacles imaginable, and such as is rarely witnessed by the peace-loving people of this country. Previous to Rer Majesty's arrival the officers and men of the Army and Navyappointed to receive the decoration, had taken up their position in front of the pavilion, and from the diversity of their at tire they presorted a rather motley group. They comprised officers and men of the army and navy in their uniforms, as well as men who bad left the service and who appeared in the costume of civi lians—one of them being a recently appointed park-keeper, wh o wore his new livery on the occa sion. The following is a list of the names of the officers and men of both services who received the decoration from the hands of her Majesty 1. Commander Henry James Raby. 2. ~ John Bythesea (Baltic). 3. Hugh Talbot Burgoyne. 4. Lieutenant Charles Davis Lucas (Baltic). 5. William Nathan Wright Hewett. 6. Mr. John Roberts, Gunner. 7. Mr. Joseph Kellawav, Boatswain. 8. Mr. Henry C oo p er , Boatswain. 9, Joseph Trewavas ' Seaman. 10. Thomaa Ree ves , Seaman. 11. Henry Curtis, Boatswain's Mate. 12. George Ingouvide, Captain of the Mast (Baltic). ROYAL MARINES. 3• Pint Lieutenant George Dare Dowell, Royal Ma rine Artillery (Baltic). 4. Thomas Wilkinson, bombardier, Royal Marine Artillery. Royal Navy Royal Marines 2 Total ARMY. 1. 2d Dragoong . Sergeant• Major John Grieve 2. 4th Dragoons Private Samuel Parkes 3. 11th Hussars Alexander Robert Dunn 4. l'ith Lancers Troop Sergeant-Major John B:rryman 5. Royal Artillery Col. Cußingwood Dickson,C.B 6. Royal Artillery Capt. Andrew Henry— Quar termaster (late of the Land Tran Tort -Coq s). 7. Royal Artillery Captain Gronow bavis 8. Royal Artillery Sergeant Daniel Cambridge" 9. Royal Artillery Arthur 10. Royal Engineers Lieutenant Gerald Graham 11. Royal Engineers Corporal John Ross 12. Royal Engineers Corporal Wm. J. Lendrim 13. Royal Engineers Sapper John Perie 14. Grenadier" Guards Colonel Hon. Henry Hugh Manvers Percy 15. Grenadier Guards Brevet-Major Sir Charles Rut sell, Bart. H. Grenadier Guards Sergeant Alfred Ablett 17. Grenadier Guards Private Anthony Palmer. i 18. Coldstream Guards Brevet-Maj n- Gerald Little hales Goodlake 19. Coldstream Guards ,Brevet-Maj it John Augustus Woolly (late of the 49th Regt.) 20. Coldstream Guards Private George S•.rong 21. Scots Fir‘iilierGuards Brevet-Major Robert James Lindsay 22. Scots Fnsiller Guards Sergeant James MlKechnie 23. Scots Ftbilier Guards Private Wiliam Reynolds 24. 4th Regiment Private Thomas Grady 25. 7th Regiment (late) Lieut. William Hope 26. 7th Regiment Assistant - Surgeon Thomas Egerton Hale, M.D. 27. 7th Regiment Private Matthew Hughes 28. 7th Regiment Private William Norman 29. Bth Regiment 30. 12th Regiment Private Samuel Evans 31. 19th Regiment .. Private Johnl4;U; -- 31 (5..) 23 . 1 Regiment Lieut. Luke O'Connor 32. 23J Regiment (late) Corporal Robert Shields 33. 34th Regiment Private William Coffey 34. 33th Regiment (late) Private John Sims 35. 44th Regiment Sergeant Wm. M'Wheeay 36. 49th Regiment (late) .Serg eant George Walters 37. 49th Regiment Corporal James Owens 33. 97th Regiment Brevet-Major Charles Henry Lumley 39. 97th Regiment Sergeant John Coleman 40. Rifle Brigade, letßat.Brevet-Major Hon. Henry IL Clifford 41. Rifle Brigade, Ist Bat. Private Francis Wheatley 42. Rifle Brigade, 2d Bat. Captain William James Cun ninghame 43. Rifle Brigade, 2.ll3at.Lieu tenant John Knot 44. Rifle Brigade, 2d Bat. Private Roderick M`GregOr 45. Rifle Brigade, 11 Bat. Private Robert Hurnpston 46. Rifle Brigaile,2d Bat. Private Joseph Bradshaw 47. Rifle Brigade, 3d Bet.Brevet-Major Claude Thomas Bourchier Total 43 On the return of the Royal cortege from an in spection of the lines to the pavilion, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and many of the dis tinguished persons who accompanied her Majesty both on horseback and in carriages took up their po sition in the pavilion. Her Majesty, however, with Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and others, remaining- on horseback in front of the pavilion. The recipients of the deooration then passed be fore her Majesty, and received from her gracious hands this honourable mark of distinction, which they no sooner received than they placed it on their breast by the side of tho.e they had already obtained as a slight recompense for their noble courage and daring in the hour of danger, and their endurance of unparalleled hardships and deprivations from official blundering. The distribution of the crosses took place in silence, so far as the public was concerned. The spectators appeared to be divided in thought be tween the pleasurable emotions which the recogni tion of valuable services engender in the feelings of an Englishman, and the regret that so many valuable and estimable lives of men of all ranks should have been unnecessarily sacrificed' in the late struggle. Notwithstanding the brilliant sun shine that enhanced the grandeur and magnificence of the scene, a feeling of sadness appeared to pos sess the people, which neither the witnessing of the in:erestieg ceremony, nor the beautiful strains of the numerous bands in attendance, could dispel. The distribution of the crosses occupied about ten minutes, and on its termination the recipients defiled past her Majesty, and took up a position in front of her Majesty and suite, and by the side o f the staff officers. The interesting ceremony of distributing the crosses having terminated,.the troops marched past her Majesty and the Royal party in open column, the artillery first, followed by the ambulance wag gons, heavy but commodious vehicles, with a co vering over them with which to protect the wounded soldier from the injurious effects of weather, and providing, to a certain extent, ease from pain during his transit. These were followed by the ambulance mules, provided with a kind of sofa or couch, with a head on each side resembling the warped body part of a Bath chair, and from their singular mo tion they appeared to be an excellent contrivance as a torture machine. The motion of the head part forcibly reminding the beholder that the head of the wounded soldier being conveyed in it would be continually bobbing backwards and forwards like the effigy of a Chinese mandarin in a toy shop. The Artillery were followed by the Dragoons and the Hussars at a walk, and the infantry in slew time ; the Highlanders especially attracting the attention of the spectators. The Artillery and Cavalry than repassed her Majesty in quarter dis tance column at a trot, and the infantry in quick time, the field-batteries and infantry resuming their original position. The appearance of the Naval Brigade, dressed in black glazed hats, blue jackets, and white trousers, was a very peculiar feature in the day's proceed ings, both from the novelty of their combination with soldiers in a military spectacle, and the sim plicity of their dress in comparison with the other branch of the service. The Blue Jackets, as they marched past the Queen, were placed between the three combined bands of the Foot Guards and the Royal Marines ; and on the first time of their passing Jack saluted her Majesty by doffing his hat. The cavalry and horse-artillery then marched beyond the third wheeling point, counter-marched, and repassed the Queen at a canter, and afterwards re-formed into columns on their original ground. As a reward of merit, the spectacle might, in some respects, be said to be satisfactory, but as a military review it was a failure, and it would have been better if the farce of putting the troops in motion had been d;sponsel with, especially in the presence of foreigners who, from our bungling in these matters, have no doubt formed erroneous opinions as to the real military ardour and natural bravery and courage that still remains in the breast of an Englishman. So tame was the affair that not a cheer was raised ; but, on the con trary, the half trot half gallop movement adopted by the cavalry as representing a charge appeared to produce ridicule instead of admiration in the minds of the thousands of spectators present. Throughout the whole of the morning the sun shone with great fervour, and the heat was most oppressive. Her Allajeity was exposed the whole of the time to the direct rays of the sun, and ap peared to suffer much inconveniencb from it. The troops also appeared to participate in it, including the pet sheep of the Rifles; who had great difficulty from over feeding aad heat to keep step with the regiment as it passed before. her Majesty. We can answer that the spectators generally felt much oppressed by the heat, and it is but natural to con clude that Her Majesty 'and those whose duty called them there, did the same. At the conclusion of the review a Royal salute was fired, aria her Majesty ]eft the ground attended by the same distinguishei suite as =comp inied her thither, amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the assembled thousands. The Crosses distributed on this occasion have a two-fold value. In addition to their value as the reward of bravery, they possess ano ther value, that of being male from the metal of the cannon taken at Sebastopol, whose thundering voices and destructive properties were brought to bear against the fortunate and honour able recipients, who escaped the fate of so many of their brethren in arms, now at rest beneath the arid soil of the Crimea. The Crosses were manufactured by Messrs. Han cock and Co., of 39, Bruton-street, her Majesty's jewellers, and we have reason to believe that her Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert took a dtep interest in the design, which was adopted upon their entire approval. NAPLES, Jane 18.—A. report has been current that on Saturday last another attempt was made on the King's life at Castellono, near Gaeta. Ile report is false. 4 I.r A rr 37 - 41 s N E . kV . FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The. following aze the official results of the remaining elections in France, the only one still to be decided being Corsica, -in which place the elec toral proceedings will take place on Sunday next : ARIEGE.—Ist Cir. : Didier, G., against Arnaud de l'Ariege and Latour SainYbars, 0.-2 d Bus son, G. AVEYRON.-2d Cir. : Calvet-Rogniat, : A. Chevalier, G. CHARENTE-INFERIEURE. —lst Cir. : Baron Es chqsseriaux, G.— 4th Viscount A.-Lemercier G. COTE D'Olt.-Ist Cir. : Vernier, G , again s t thag ninrPhilippon, 0. CREITSE.—Ist Cir. : Delamarre, G., against Ley raud, 0.-2 d : SAllandrouze de Lamornaix, G. DOUBS-2d Cir. :Latour-du-Moulin, G., against Blondeaa. HAUTE-GARONNE. —lst Cir. : Count de Tauriac, G., against pages de I'Ariege, 0. LANDEs.-2a Cir.: corcs,- G. LOZERE.—SoIe Cir. : Visoouut de Cliambrun, G., against Dei MollPs, 0. MORBIHAN.-3cl Cir.: Count de Champagny, G. NORD.-2 , 1 Cir. : Brame. OISE. —lSt Cir.: Baron de Corberon, G.-2d : Viscount de Plancy, G., against do Pontalba and Gerard de . Blincourt.-3d : Lemiire i G., agst E. Leroux, 0. _ _ _ PAS-DE - OALAIS.-sth Cir.: Wattebled, G. BASSES-PYRENEES.-2d Cir. : Marquis de Bel mont-Briancon, G.-3d: Etcheverry, G. SAONE-ET-LOIRE.-Ist Cir. : Count de Barban tane, G., against de Romand.-2d : Schneider, G. —3d : Gen. Baron , Brunet-Denon, G , against Daron, 0. YONNE.-2d Cir. : Javal. The opposition, up to the present time, has ob tained only six nominations in all—namely MM. Carrot and Goudchaux in Paris, Dr. Heuon at Lyons, M. Cure at Bordeaux, M. Migeon at Colmar, and Viscount Rambourgt, in the .Aube. There. are -c.:::rtainly some other nomina tions , `of: persons not comprised among the go vertinient candidates; but- these gentlemen can not be claimed by the opposition. As a• set-off to the six candidates named above, the opposition' has lost the five deputies belonging to it in the last Chamber, viz.,. Count de Montalembert, the Duke d'Uzes, and MM. de Civrac ' - Charlier, and Des molles. The Opposition had brought forward 115 candidates in 58 departments, so that it has been defeated in 111 places. A somewhat remarkable fact ofthe late elections is the very limited number of cases in which a second ballot will be necessary, being in fact as yet only six in all—three in Paris, and the three others in the Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, and the Somme. In the last three, the contest took place altogether between candidates fully support ing the policy of the Government. In Paris, M. Garnier-Pages has addressed the following letter to the electors of the 4th circum scription _ _ '' I return my sincere thanks to the electors who have been pleased to ho,nour me with their votes. In the interest of my democratic principles, to which 1 have devoted the whole of my life, I re quest my supporters to transfer their votes to M. Emile 011ivier." " The Council of the Bank of France has reduced the rate of discount on commercial bills (escompte des effets de commerce) to 5i per cent. It main tains the interest on advances at 6 per cent." BOURSE, June 25.—Sales were again pressed upon the market, and Threes, which had been done at 68f. 85c., receded to 68r. 55c. ; Mobilier from 1,190 f. to 1,172 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 1,520 f. to 1,510 f. ;, Orleans, 1,490 f. to 1,482 f. 50c. ; Northern, 990 f. to 982 f. 50c. ; Southern, 765 f. to 755 t. ; and Aus trian, 657 f. 50c. to 650 f. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ArriVals, June 24—Osprey, Col. R. W. Huey, and Amazon (yawl), Sir John B. Walsh, Bart., M.P. from, Southampton. June 25th—Sulworth, Joseph Weld, from the eastward; and Osprey, Col. R. W. Huey, from Southampton, and sailed for Boulogne.. Yachts at and about the station—Titania, Robert Ste phenson, Esq., M.P. ; Caprice, Lieut.-Col. Chas. Baring ; Lulworth, Joseph Weld, Esq. ; Amazon (yawl), Sir John B. Walsh, Bart. ; Osprey, Col. R. W. Huey. Yachts fitting out in the Harbour—Zara, Commodore the Earl of Wilton ; Capricorn, Vice-Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Et-q., M.P. ;.Cecile, the Marquis of Conyng bam ; Mauia, Sir Altx. Bannerman, Bart.; Leda, Sir Richard B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P. The following members have been at the Squadron Houss this week :—Commodors the Earl of Wilton, 4 V.ce-Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., Col. Baring, R. Hoare, E-q., Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., Lord Godolphin, Thomas Thornhill, E q., Capt. Ponsouby, and Admiral Walpole. WANTED-A SOHOOLMASZTR FOR THE HORSE GUARDS. "The Ghost of Lindley Murray," writes to a contemporary as follows : Sir,—Allow me to entreat the attention of those persona who believe that the education of our offi cers ought rather to be entrusted to the military officials at the Horse Guards than to the Minister of War to the following note, composed, , Nritten, and published yesterday by Sir R. Airey, the head of the most highly educated branch of our service. The italics are mine, the grammar Sir Richard's : " Major-General Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster- General, having received aucli, numerous applications fir tickets for admission of persons (query, dogs ?) to witness the distribution by her Majesty of the Victoria. Cross on the 2G:11 inst., regrets that he has not been ena bled to comply with VI() requests of all the applicants, the tickets to the full extent of the accommodation hav ing been already appropiiated, and begs to express his regret that the press of business entailed upon him by the arrangements for the intended ceremony prevents his replying otherwise to such,:persons to whom he has not been able to send tickets." The Archduke Maximilian of Austria, after attending the State ball, took leave of her Majesty, and quitted Buckingham Palace about 3 o'clock yesterday mo ruing, attended by Count Zichy, Count Hadik, Baron do Punt, Baron Bruck, Captain A. Wissiack, and Dr. Trogher. His Imperial Highness and suite were conveyed in three of the Queen's carriages and four to Woolwich, and embarked on the Black Eagle, which conveyed the Archduke to his own steamer off Sheerness. His Im perial Highness proceeded to Antwerp. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DE MONTPENSIEL—The Duke and Duchess de Monpensier, with their family and suite, left Plymouth for Claremont, by express train, yesterday morning. A guard of honour and a military band attended at the railway station. The Spanish steam frigate, which brought them to this port, will sail this day for Ferrol, where she will be fitted and armed as a man-of-war steamer. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli were prevented obeying her Majesty's commands to attend the State Bail, on Wednesday last, by domestic affliction. Count de &foray left SL Petersburg on Thursday last to return to saris. There appears to be no truth in the reports that it is intended to appoint another diplomatist to succeed him in Russia. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—"II D in Giovanni" was performed last night, for the sixth time this season, at the above theatre, and with undiminished excellence. Ail the principal pieces were, as on former occasions, . most rapturously demanded, and the performance re ceived throughout with the heartiest demonstrations of approval. The house was again densely crowded. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen honoured this theatre with her presence last evening, when Miss Victeird Balla repeated her charming deli neation of Amina in "La Sonuambula" with the best possible success, and was most enthusiastically applauded from first to last. After the opera the celebrated clan sense, Madile. Plunkett, appeared to great advantage in a new ballet divertissement, entitled "Terpsichore," and met with the welcome due to an old favourite, and an artist of undeniable merit. The house was very ful. BANK OF FRANCE. — Notwithstanding the reduction of 800,0001. which has occurred during the last 10 days in the stock of bullisn of the Bank of France, the di rectors of that institution decided yesterday morning to lower their rate of discount from 6 per cent., at which it had stood since the 26th of September la-t, to 54 per cent. It is believed, however, that by all the most pru dent members of the beard the step was regarded as in opportune, and that it is virtually to be attributed to Government compulsion. Yesterday M. Fould, who is at present acting for the Minister of Finance, officially called for the attendance of all those members whose presence might otherwise have been uncertain at the weekly court to-day, on the ground that a re duction would .be proposed ; and it was fully understood that, whatever might be the amount of individual opposition, the Government would certainly not abandon their point. Perhaps if Count D'Argout had still been governor, the resistance might have been greater ; but the very object of the recent arrangements for the retirement of that func tionary was assumed to have been the removal of the difficultied which the weight of his long exP!ri"?e often interposed in cases like the present! _ Happily there is ground to hope that the measure , although ut terly inconsistent with sound principle, may not for the moment lead to serious consequences. The Govern ment are, doubtless, rendered sanguine by the prospects of the harvest, and are impatient to snatch its benefits without waiting for it to be safe from all contingen c i es . Of course, if any untoward event were to happen, the position would be one of great danger; but if financial institutions are to be made subservient to political mo tives, risks of that sort must be run. The worst danger lies iu the use which the precedent is likely to be put to for the future.—Times' City .Arekly, - PARLIAMENTARY 001:0.1ITTEES. (This Day.) ROCHDALE. This committee met for the second time today, and consisted of Sir J. Y. Buller (chairman), Viscount Cur zon, Mr. W. H. Gregory, Mr. A. Staffurd, and Mr. Vivian. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Monk, Mr. T. Vaughan, and Mr D. Power; for the sitting member, Mr. James, Q.C., Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins. Evidence to cupport the petition against the sitting member was proceeded with. MAYO. The committee nominated to try the merits of the petition against the return for Mayo county met to-day, and consisted of Mr. Scholefield, chairman, Sir J. Ham mer, Col. North, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Towline. Counsel for the petitioner—Mr. James, Q,C , O'Malley, and Mr. W. P. Hale ; for the sitting me mber Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., Mr. J. R. Karslake, and Mr. It. Connor (of the Irish bar.) The petitioner, Lieutenant• Colonel Ouseley 'digging, stated that he and the present member, Mr. J. H. Moore, and Mr. Palmer, were caudidates at the late election for Mayo, in April last. The poll was declared on the 81 1 April, with the following results :—Pahner, 1,225; G. H. Moore, 1,160 ; Higgins, 1,037. The petition alleged that the majority obtained by the said G. H. Moore was obtained by violent, illegal, unconstitutional, and frau dulent practices, and prayed that the return of the said G. H. Moore be declared null and void, and that the seat be given to the petitioner. The committee were occupied the whole of the day il l hearing evidence in support of the petition. CAMBRIDGE. The committee appointed to investigate the allega• tiuns in this petition met to-day ; Mr. Deasy in the chair. The committee was composed of the followiug members :—Mr. G. Lockhart, Viscount Melgund, the Marquis of Blandford, and Mr. Vyvill. Toe petition of Mr: S. Adair, Rtes that the sitting member, Mr. Steuart, had been guilty of bribery by himself and his agents. The examination of witnesses to prove the petitioners case occupied the committee up to our report leaving. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY. THE BROADSTONE MURDER. Last night the prisoner was brought down from the room which he occupied in Frederick-lane station-house, when ho was placed on the office sheet charged by Mr. Superintendent Guy, with the wilful murder of George Samuel Little, on the evening of the 13th November last, by striking him several blows on the head with a blunt instru ment and cutting his throat with a razor. The prisoner was also charged with stealing the sum of 3501., the property of the Midland Great Western Railway Company. While this charge was being, preferred the wife-of th e p r i soner was present and appeared t 3 be sadly affected. She said, addressing " Confess your guilt, you unfortunate man ; what I have done was to save your soul, and that you may repent of your crime." On the c harge being read for him he only said, "I deny it." Il e was then led back to his cell. Mrs. Spolien is in charge of the police, and WA lodged last night in the Sackville-place police ea" tion-house. The Post of this evening. states that Spollen, the father, is in custody in Frederick-lane station, an d the son in custody in Chancery-lane. There we s no public inveitigaton held in the police-office this day, but the police authorities were prosecuting their inquiries with great vigilance and activity, and it is stated that, without producing the wife as, a witness, a chain of collateral and circumstantia l evidence is in course of preparation. There is 13° charge against the son as a principal in the murder, but it is expected that he will become a material witness. THE DIVORCE BILL. The following is a copy of the Bishop of Exeter's Protest against the third reading of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill. " Dissentient,—Because the bill authorises the inter' marriage of the adulterous parties, but does not relieve the clergy from the legal obligation of note' brating matrimony in such cases with the ofile e of the church. Yet that office expressly dec!arsB that holy matrimony, instituted by God in the Woo of man's innocency, signifies' the mystical unioo between Christ and His Church, whereas adultery is eon' stantly spoken of in holy Scripture as symbolising apes tacy from that Church and the violation of that blessed union, In contempt of this sacred truth the bill not only sanctions the marriage of parties whose ability to marry is 'ounded on their being adulterers, but it compels tha l clergy to marry them in prof ana ti on o f th e mos t saccia words of Scripture, and with perversion of the most solemn truths of the Gospel. For, even if the use of theoffice could be t Aerated in the marriage of adulterous parties wile are repentant of their adultery, yet no security is 'Ol3 or can be given by any statut e th a t th e p ar ti es co ncern are really penitent ; and yet those parties have by their adultery incurred the Church sentence of ° scour munication, which, if duly pronounced, would render; them incapable of being married w ith th e rites (' the Church. If the circumstances of the times Pr e ' vent the due exercise of th e Ch urc h' s d isc i p li n e, Y, e. the least that might be expected from a Chil e ' tian Legislature iS that it be careful to protect the State from the guilt of countenancing such fearful profanene a l and to respect the conscientious feelings of all faithful churchmen, who cannot but be shocked by such wanton trifling with the gravest spiritual matters ; and ese,, cially of the clergy, who, if the bill shall finally pass, 10 7, not be ableto perform what belongs to their o ffi ce withoo° violating their sense of duty to God, and cannot refuse to perform it without incurring the heavy penalties of hi" man law. The enactment is the more grievous becau se there already exists a mode of contracting mat': mony between such parties, which not only leafs: the rights and sanctions of the church unviolated, but would also relieve the parties themselvea, if truly, Perii tent and sensitive of their own degradation, from th° anguish and misery which they must feel in repeating vows to God which they have already broken, and; hea r i i ing pronounced over them the cur se of G o d against all who have, as they already have, ' put asunder thos e whom God has joined together.' i O H. ExEnclt: Madame Ugalde, premiere chanteuse of the rail ° Opera Consigns, has arrived in Loudon. THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION.—The admission s on Wednesday were : By season ticket, 1,961 ; on . Par merit, 7,814 ; -total, 9,775. THE RECENT EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ASSAULT Al BIRMINGHAM.—At the Quarter Sessions at Birmingham" Mr. Edward Henry Collis, solicitor (who had been o n the previous day found guilty of an assault on Mr. R. I'. Hodgson, solicitor, and late mayor of the town) , appeared in court to receive his judgment. The 1 1 1 corder sentenced the def en d an t t o pay a fi ne o f 501. an: to be imprisoned until the same was paid. The penal* was paid immediately. NEWSPAPERS TO THE EAST INDlES.—Arrangenleu ti have been entered into with the Government of Judi* under which, all newspapers - posted in the U n it e d Sink' dom, addressed to places within the territory of the East India Company, and properly prep Aid, wi'l be delivere d in India without any further charge. In like manner' newspapers from India addressed to the United King; dom, if duly prepaid in India, will be d e livers. 7 without charge in this country. The rates °' postage upon a single Newspaper will be , 3d. when sent via Marseilles ; id. when sent via South' ampton. In consenting to this arrangement, however/ the Government -of India have required, as a conditioot _ that the above rates of postage shall bo limited to news' papers not exceeding four ounces in weight ; a news: paper, therefore, weighing above four ounces and lic"' exceeding eight ounces will, on the Ist July and thence' I forward, be chargeable with double single rate, and s°, on, an additional rate being charged for each additiona l four ounces or fraction of four ounces which the new s " paper may weigh.—By command of the Postmaster' General, R. HILL, Secretary. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday Mr. Baker resumed the inquiry into the cause of the death of Mary Winikerh who died suddenly after breakfast in a lodging-house a t Finsbury, having ueen released from prison the previous day. The husband bf the deceased bad purchased meet; and other articles for breakfast, and the circumstance of his baying insured his wife's life for 500/ _ g ave r i s e to suspicion, which made it necessary to have a post snot tern exatninwion. It was prov ed that d eath was caus ed by diseaSe of the heart, and a verdict was given of "Died by the visitation of God." EXTENSIVE FlRE.—Yest.rday morning a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Alderman Rose, oil and varnish-warehouseman, Upper Thames-street, City. The flames spread rapidly ; but the engines having soon been brought into play, the fire was subdued in abou t three hours ; but not before considerable loss was BO' tamped. Mr. Ald in e: l i n :u a t n t tph ß eer o s s to e intna w el a i ol s if uasleepthery. ‘iTi6ihen e t vp h er e r 3: upper hpwaaarpstpiitoi3ysfuetrticeda.pbeudiidwi A MAN CRUSHED TO DZATlL—Yesterday Wi Lemon, aged'sB, a carriage-cl-auer, while attempting t c) pass between some carriages near the Paddington term , " nus while they were being shunted, was caught %vit t/ fearful v i o l ence between the- buffers. With a groan be fell to the ground a lifeless corpse, the supposition being , as in all such cases, that the whole of the internal orgai ld must have been eornpl_tely crushed. Ma. DOUGLAS JERSOID.—A. concert, in aid o f the fund now raising for the relief of the family of the late Mr. Douglas Jerrold, will take place to-morrow evening , at St. Martin's-hall. The names of those who have 15 0 lunteered to assist are abundantly sufficient to ensure full attendance. They are as follows :—Madame N ew vello, Mr. and Mrs. T. German Reed, Herr Ernst, NO' Albert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, Mr. F. Robso e f Signor Bottesini, Mr. Osborne, Miss Mary Keeley, IVliel l Dolby, and Mr. Sims Reeves. Mr. Benedict Nell! conduct. ~' MO Let'erF Market and. pr ic( estimates taken Market c Was trans In the this week general tc time the 4 steady. have witi as t•) supi has taken and a goo ing D awl of Java, 1 fered. Ci Rice conti active enc, steady an( for the In 12, 381 die In:the cot proportion raonly cols qualities s likely to 0 late have stock still last year. The sto( 5,532 agai On Beni On Mad On Bow The Trad and five mo been publist expansion of Parts of the the money I Prevail in lc of our ex] With the pr 1857 ... 1856 ... The impo •relative to tonnage hag or 1855. This day chant-ee•tror Tavern, NE M.P., in tl Deal of the . 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