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IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. The estates of Mr. Vincent Scully, whose unfor tunate connexion with the Tipperary Bank has in volved him in a sea of litigation, are to be sold in the Encumbered. Estates Court in November next. The property lies in the counties of Tipperary and Cork, and compri ses in the gross 3,166 acre', yield ing a rent of 2,1001. a-year. Mr. Scully's position as regards his relations with the broken bank is one of peculiar hardship, and fully entitles the late member for Cork to the sympathy which his case has excited among all classes of his fellow-citizens. SPOLLM A provincial journal (the Newry Telegraph), refer ping to the re-arrest of the notorious James Spollen, inakes the following judicious remarks :- -" The detectives may be able to mend their hand, but let the Executive be wary. While the plea of autrefois acquit would not bar Spollon's trial on an indictment for another crime than murder, in the face of the verdict of Not guilty' a jury would be slow to arrive at the con clusion involving a censure on the previous finding. I`, must be owned that, however powerfully moral influences told against the prisoner, public opinion runs with the view of the papers, that the jury cotild not have brought in a verdict of guilty upon the evidence produced. Without supplemental proof, therefore tending not only to supply wantiag links in the chain of evidence, but to impartstrength where weakness had been developed, it w ere a fatal blunder for the Crown to adopt the somewhat un usual course now seemingly in contemplation. Failure, the more likely in conseqnence of the abortivenecs of the former prosecution, would bring lasting reproach on our criminal judicature. COMMITTAL OF SPOLLEN FOR THE BOBBERY AT THE BROADSTONES. THE MURDER IN TEE QUEEN'S BENCH PRISON. Mr. W. Payne, the coroner for the borough of Southwark, yesterday held an inquest in the Queen's Bench Prison, upon the body of Robert Hender son Robertson, who died in the prison in conse quence of injuries inflicted upon him by an Italian named Antonio de Salvi, with a dagger-knife under very peculiar circumstances. Mr. M'Mahon, the barrister, was present to watch the proceedings on behalf of De Salvi, Mr. Sleigh and Mr. E. Hawley were present on behalf of Mr. J. S. Gower, whose name was mentioned in connection with the proceedings ; and Mr. Craw ford, from the office of Mr. Wontner, solicitor, was present on behalf of the family of the deceased. The matter that was the subject of Inquiry has been so frequently before the public, that it will be unnecessary to do more in the outset than to state that the deceased was confined in the Queen's Bench Prison at the suit of De Salvi and Mr. Gower, and that on the Bth July they both went to the Queen's Prison, accompanied by a solicitor named Thomp son, for the purpose of endeavouring to effect some arrangement with the deceased relative to the pay ment of the debt. It appeared that the deceased was disinclined to make any such arrrangement, and denied that he owed the money ; and the consequence was that De Salvi became fearfully excited, and suddenly drew a dagger knife, and stabbed the deceased in the face, and the temple, and the nape of the neck, the blade of the knife breaking in the last mentioned wound. The injuries were from the first fe!t to be of so danger ous a character, that it was known the deceased could not survive ; and he lingered until Saturday last, when he expired. Upon the supposition that Mr. Gower had made use of some expression of encouragement to De Salvi, they were both com mitted upon the charge of wounding with intent to murder, but the grand jury ignored the bill against Mr. Gower, who had been admitted to bail, and De Salvi was tried and convicted on Friday last at the Central Criminal Court, upon a minor count on the indictment of wounding with intent to do bodily harm, and sentenced to fifteen years' penal eervitude. Mr. Sleigh, at the commencement of the pro ceedings, said he thought it right to state that Mr. Gower would have been present, but that in conse quence of the state of his health, arising from the anxiety he had undergone, he had found it abso lutely necessary to go into the country, but he had been telegraphed for that morning, and he would very probably be in attendance before the close of the inquiry, and he was most anxious to answer any qucs'ions the jury might think fit to put to him in reference to the sad affair. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. The submarine telegraph has doubtless informed you of the committal of Spollen for the robbery at the Broadetone Terminus on the night of the mur der of Mr. George Little. The prevailing opinion is that if this man had quietly betaken himself from public and police observation the authorities would have taken no further proceedings against him, but he had the effrontery ti outrage public decency by his exhibition at Prince Patrick's Theatre. Had he been detained in custody on the day of his ac quittal of the charge of murder, and a new trial for the robbery been commenced, Spollen would have found sympathisers in the general crowd, who would have regarded him as a police victim, but his exhibition at Fishamble-street elicited but one sentiment amongst all ranks—unmitigated disgust. The Crown is thus coerced to take the course it has adopted. The proceedings in Capel-street Police office yesterday were not without public interest. Mr. Porter presided. James Spollen was brought forward, charged with having " feloniously stolen, in the dwelling house of the Midland Great Western Railway Coen p any of Ireland, money, in all over the value of 51., the property of said company, contrary to the statute in such cases made and provided, against the peace of our Lady the Queen." Mr. Corballis, Q.C., Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q.O. with Mr. Kemmis, Crown Solicitor, appeared on the part of the Crown ; and the prisoner was undefended. Mr. Corballis said he should state why he ap pearel, accompanied by his friend Mr. Fitzgibbon, in this case. The charge against James Spollen, whose name was unfortunately but too familiar with the public, was one of robbery, or, to speak more technically, a charge of stealing in the dwell ing-house to the value of Si. and more. They proposed to examine witnesses to prove that fact, and to ask the magistrate to commit him on that charge. It would be unnecessary to occupy time in going into further details then— Mr. Porter—There were certain informations returned in reftrence to another offence, and it would appear to me that upon these informations there might have been au indictment for this offence sent before the grand jury. Mr. Corballis--No doubt of it, air. I recollect when I was here before you on that occasion, Mr. O'Donnell, I think, said what was to be done was in reference to the other charge contained on the charge-sheet ; and for my own part I felt that there was evidence of a very strong character against the prisoner for the more serious offence, and I thought it would therefore be frittering away time to take any steps with regard to this. Mr. Poi ter—These informations are in the bands of the Clerk of the Crown, and will be available if this man is sent for trial on this charge of feloni ously entering the office of the late G. S. Little, and stealing therefrom the sum of 3001. Mr. Corballis—But the prisoner is not amenable to justice yet. Mr. Porter—And all you want is to have him made amenable by me. Mr. Corballis—Nothing more. If you think yourself warranted in granting the committal at at once on this secmd charge, on the informations already before you, we shall be quite satisfied, and it would certainly be the pleasantest course. Mr. Porter—l will let you take your own course, I only mike the suggestion. Mr. Fitzgibbon —All we have to do is to satisfy your mind that this case ought to be sent for trial-- b :fore a grand jury first, and next before a petty jury ; and it appears to me that the informations already on record in this case, and which wtre all taken in the presence of the prisoner and his coun sel, who had the opportunity of cross-examining, and did cross-examine the witnesses, are sufficient to justify you in holding him in custody. Mr. Porter—Do you propose to give any addi tional evidence ? Mr. Fitzgibbon—l think not. _ . Mr. Porter—l think there can be no doubt that the Attorney-General, if he chose, could have sent up a bill of indictment for what I may call the minor offence. Ourballis and Mr. Fitzgibbon—There is not the least doubt about it. Mr. Fitzgibbon—l think it would be well to bring evidence before you that a sum of between 3001. and 4001., the money of the company, was on the night of the 13th November unquestionably feloniously abstracted from the office, and that some of the money identified beyond possibility of doubt was subsequently found in the neighbourhood of the cottage occupied by the prisoner. . Mr. Porter—lt would be idle affectation to say that there has not been a case already made in re ference to this minor offence on which the Crown are entitled, if they choose, to send up an indict ment. Mr. Waken), the surgeon of the prison, was then called as a witness. He stated, in addition to the testimony that has previously appeared, that the deceased died on Saturday evening, and on the fol lowing morning he made a pest mortem examina tion. He said that all the wounds the unfortunate man had received had entirely healed externally, and he only considered it necessary to make a minute examination of the one at the nape of the neck, in which he had always believed the broken portion of the knife still remained. He ascertained that the spinal cord had been divided, and dis covered alymt two inches of the pointed portion of the blade of a knife embedded in one of the verte bra), and it had entered to such an extent as to re quire considerable force to remove it. The cause of death was paralysis, produced by the division of the spinal cord s tnd the consequent exhaustion that followed upon an injury of that description. Mr. Wakom produced the portion of the spine that he had removed, preserved in spirits, and with the broken blade of the knife still remaining in the place where he discovered it. The point - of the' knife was subsequently removed, and compared with the weapon that was picked up at the time of the occurrence, and they were found to correspond exactly. Mr. Alexander Robertson, the son of the de ceased, a _ young man, was then examined. He was a good deal - affected while giving his evidence. He said—l reside at No. 26 Berkeley-square. The deceased was my father. He did not follow any profession. His name was Robert Henderson Robertson. He was forty-nine years old. I saw him last week, and he told me then that he did not think he should recover, but ho made no statement relative to this affair. Thomas Buchanan, a police sergeant, produced the broken knife, and he stated that he had made inquiries at most of the cutlers in the metropolis, but could not discover where it had been purchased. The persons to whom he had shown it, he slid, were of opin'ou that it was a foreign manufactured knife, and that it had been made either in France or Germany. Mr. Reed, one of the principal clerks at the Central Criminal Court, produced the deposition of the deceased taken by Mr. Combe, the magistrate, in the prison, in the presence of De Salvi and Gower, and which has already appeared. The material portions of it consisted of the allegations that he had never seen Gower before the day in question, and that De Salvi had on previous occa sions threatened his life ; and while he was making the attack upon him Gower called out, " Give it the villain," and incited him to persevere in his violence. In answer to a question put to him, Mr. Reed stated that the grand jury ignored the bill against Gower. _ Mr. Richard Thompson, the solicitor, who ac companied the parties to the prison on the day in question, was then examined, and he repeated the evilenee given by him on the former occasion. He said that there was first an altercation between Mr. Gower and the deceased about the debt, and the latter said that as to 2001. of the money, he had never received it. De Salvi then said "I let you have the money." The deceased again stated that, he did not have it, and De Salvi appeared to be very angry, and got closer to him, and at this time he said Mr. Gower was standing four or five feet off. De Salvi suddenly placed his left hand on the deceased's right shou►der, and almost at the same instant appearei to strike him in the face as he thought with his first, but imme diately afterwards ho observed that he was bleed ing, and he fell from his chair, and De Salvi then struck him on the back, and ran out of the room. He then observed that Mr. Gower had also gone out of the room, and he went up to the deceased and rendered him what assistance he could. The witness also stated that he did not see any weapon in De Salvi's hand, and that Gower, to his recol lection, did not say a word while the transaction was taking place. Mr. J. Chamberlain examined I was Mr. Little's assistant. On Thursday evening, the 18th November last, I left the office about 5 o'clock, and Mr. Little remained after me, as he always did. I never after saw him alive. I saw the prisoner painting the railings in the office on one occasion, and on another evening he came and left his tools there, Mr. Little sent for him on several occa sion's. (The witness then identified the documents found with the stolen money as having been ab etrac!ed from the cashier's office.) Mr. Thomas Bennett stated that the amount which came into Mr. Little's hands on the 13t'i of November, and for which he charged himself by entries in his own handwriting, was 2,7721. Os. Rd. When the office door was broken I found money and vouchers to the amount of 2,434/. 2s. 11d., the difference being 3371. 17s. 9d. Mr. Little's dead body was in the office at the time. Unless the dif ference was feloniously abstracted from the office, ha had no means of accounting for the deficiency ; there was 3301. in actual cash taken, including the surplus moneys. Inspector Ryan having re-acknowledged his in formation on which the warrant for the prisonet'e arrest was granted, B,rgeant Meara., of the er division, stated that he searchel t he rad way premises on the 24th June, aril found between the poorhouse wall and the railway 2321. in gold, silver, notes, and copper, a .. 1 ' 1 . ?Net which were tw o packages marked 2/. 6s. eue 2/. 18s. 6d. surplus money. M r. Porter—There is sufficient to justify me in keuding the prisoner for 4rial If (addressing Vie pr.soner) yoo • ject yovt are at w l ish to say anything upon the sub- I should cau'uoixiberty to do so ; but it is right that reduced to seritinyou that what you state will be yotl'trialnd illay be agr4inst you on given in evidence Prisoner—l decline tom ke any stateme n t until I am able to produce cou r 2,i . Mr. Fitzgibbon—l u n d ers , and that Insect )r Ryan found upon the prisone r ' s ve think it is right that it should b nt• rum 101., p and I Into his hands to ao with it what he pleases. Mr. Porter—Oh, certainly. It appe ars that there was found upon him 91 . 10s. g old, 7 e. 6d, i n silver, and sd. iu copper. Prisoner—l have been told that will not suf ficient to defend me. The gentlemen that have been acting for me recently have been complainin g bitterly that they have been at a loss, and that they did not rec:ive enough to cover the expenses of the Fitzgibbon—We hive nothing to do with t._at, Mr. C. E. F. Wyld-, a gentleman at present " residing," as be stated, in the Queen's Bench Prison, deposnl, that upon hearing the alarm of murder on the day in question, he went into the deceased's room, and heard him exclaim, "I am dying ; take down quickly what I have to say." Witness at once procured some writing paper, and at the request of the deceased he wrote as follows : —" Send for Mr. Henderson, 7, Mincing-lane, by express ; and for Mr. Yenning, 9, Tokenhouse yard. Send for the first medical man you can get." Mr. W. Bell, another inmate of the prison, de posed that he saw. De Salvi run out of the deceased's room, followed by Gower, and that the latter made a stop, and exclaimed "Oh !" and at the same time appeared to shudder. Mr. Mouser, another prisoner, repeated the evi dence he gave at the Central Criminal Court, which was to the effect, that a short time before the Bth of July he was in the deceased's room with him and De Salvi, and the latter said, in a very menacing tone, that he wanted to have some private conver sa.ion with the deceased, and the latter motioned him not to go, and he remained. There . was then some conversation between De Salvi and the de c:ieed upon the subject of the debt due to the former and Mr. Gower, and he said that if the de eeeeed did not make some arrangement to pay them,i addition would have his life. The witness' stated, the Bch 1 0 01, that after the affair had taken pace oa minutes toi and tilaie of July, he went into the deceased's mem, deceased said to him, "I have not many several times. . Go I have been stabbed by De Salvi because he ineitewderiNyas more to blame than lie; escape." The witnessirninla.iel,t,he observation to him, take care he does not 4. What of Mr. Thompson re plied, " He remained in the loom and said and the deceased nothing." Mr. Colwell, the principal turnkey of the prison, deposed that he saw Mr. Gower, atter the occur rence, be appeared quite horror stricken a n d seemed to be looking for assista n c e . Do S alvi wanted to Mr. Por:er—Direct Inspector Ryan to bring the mr•npy over to the prisoner and get a receipt from b:mr. The prisoner here asked Inspector Ryan for his watch. Inspector Ryan sail he would give him every thiug but his penknife. Mr. Porter—ln reference to the observation that Yo a have made of not having received enough, I . ...1.... ... understand that the Crown offered you the means i Teak to hiTh, but Mr. Gower said to him, "Don't to pay for your defence at the late investigation. a peak to ble, you villain. Oh God, that I should The Prisoner—These gentlemen tell me that they h ave coffee to this place with such a villain." have been at a loss. I In answer to questions put by Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Porter—it is very well that the public should the witness said that while the deceased was quite know that the Crown were not bound to give you ', aware he could not survive the injuries he had re anything at all. ceived‘, he told him the nature of the evidence that Mr. Fitzgibbon—lt is right to mention that there held been given by the witness Ivlonser before the were found eight sovereigns and 17s. 6d. in the ir aagistrate, and he smiled, and said that De Salvi prisoner's drawer at the time of his arrest, which I 'had never threatened him to his face, and he was money was returned to him when the trial was ; only afraid of him on account of the threats ho had over ; and before his trial the Crown h ad given him' tittered towards him outside the prison. no less a sum than 201. to do what he pleased with, Dennis, one of the turnkeys of the gaol, deposed and that was a very ample isum for his defence. that he took charge of De Salvi, and told him that Mr. Corballis—The prisoner having had furni- he was accused of stabbing Mr. Robertson, and be tare it was thought not right to deprive him of the replied that it was true. He was then told that c means of defence, and in that way the 201 . was ad - M r. Gower w as also charged with inciting him to do vanced, though the furniture was only valued at the act, and he replied that he knew nothing about 131., so that he could not say that he was deprived it. He, after this, tried several times to speak to of the means of defence. Mr. Gower, but the latter would not allow him to do Mr. Porter then committed the prisoner for trial so, and repeatedly said that he was a villain and a at the next city commission. murderer. This brought tl'e evidence to a close, and several ------- ' of the jury said they were of opinion that it would be unnecessary for the Coroner to trouble himself with any observations in reference to Mr. Gower. as they were of opinion that he had nothing to do with the act committed by the other man, De Salvi. The Coroner, in summing up, said he should call their attention to all the facts in the case, and they would then form their own conclusions. With regard to De Salvi, he said, it appeared to him it would be impossible for them, if they believed the evidence, to return any other verdict than one of wilful murder. There was no provocation of any kind that in law would reduce the crime to man slaughter, for if a blow had been struck, which was not even suggested, that would not have justified the use of a deadly weapon. As to Mr. Gower, he could only be implicated in the matter by what was termed in law being a principal in the second degree, by aiding and inciting to the commission of the offence ' • and to make that out, they must be satisfied that he knew what De Salvi was doing, and that he was aware he was making use of a deadly weapon. It appeared to him that there was little or no evidence to warrant such an assump tien, and he reminded them that Mr. Thompson, who was present all the time, stated that he never saw any weapon in the hand of De Salvi, and that he imagined he was striking the deceased with his fist until he saw him bleeding. The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Antonio di Salvi only. _ALLEGED SUICIDE FROM REFUSAL OF RKLIEF. - HOW THE CASUAL POOR ARE TREATED. Last evening Mr. Wakley, the coroner, held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-town, on the body of a man unknown, attired in the garb of a sailor, who is alleged to have applied at the gates of St. Pancras Workhouse for admission and relief, and having been refused, went straight to a pond in the Agar-town-fields and drowned himself. Mr. G. W. F. Cook, solicitor to the parish, and some of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, attended to watch the proceedings. Mr. Payne said he found the body of the deceased on Saturday morning at a quarter to six iu Agar town-fields, in the water of a pond there. Ho was not floating, but laid about half an inch below the surface. He went for a policeman, and got the de ceased out. His hat was lying on the bank with a stone and a handkerchief in it. The policeman searched him and found a farthing in his pockets, and two skeins of thread, one white and the other grey, and a needle. His clothes did not appear to be torn, nor was there any signs of struggling on the banks of the river. . Mr. W. E. Iffreys, surgeon, St. Augustine's road, said that about 6 o'clock on Saturday mom ing he was called to see the body of the deceased. Should take him to have been a man of 50 or 55 years of age. Found from the marks on his arm that he had been a sailor. Had made a post-mortem examination of the body, and believed that he had died of suffocation by drowning. There was nothing in his stomach but a small quantity of water. The brain and vessels of the brain were very much congested, but there was no disea , e. J. Taylor, police constable 134 S, said he was called by the first witnep, and found the body of the deceased as described. Saw deceased about eleven o'clock on the previous night at the workhouse gate. Did not speak to him. Isabella Hewitt sail she saw the deceased, whom she did not know, last alive about 10 o'clock on Friday night, at the St. Pancras workhouse gate. There were then two men, two women, and two children lying at the gate. Was herself waiting for a night's lodging, and remained theta till the de ceased's body was brought in. He left the gate about 11 o'clock, and was very sick and ill. He complained of faintness and sickness. When he came witness asked him if he had rang the bell, and he said " No." He then rang the bell, and one of the men asked what he wanted, and he replied he wanted a bed. The Coroner directed that the officers of the gate should be sent for, for identification. Charles Smart, police-constable, 404 S, said he saw deceased about a quarter before one on Satur day morning, in the King's-road, and he said he had nowhere to go to. He asked him if he had applied to the workhouse, and he replied that he had, but they would not admit him. Told him to go to Gray's Inn-lane Union, and he said he had not been there, but he said he would gg down to the work house again, and left witness for that purpose. He was quite sober, and looked destitute. He did not make any observation as to how long he had been without food. By Mr. Cook—Did not ask the deceased what his name wag, or what . parish he belonged to. He did not have the appearance of being exhausted. Isabella Hewitt recalled--When the man an swered the gate deceased said " I want a bad for the night." The man who answered him is now before the court, and he said " There is no bed to-night for you, nor any one else." The man referred to, who is one of the inmate', said his name was Thomas Mingatty. The witness then repeated in substance the evi dence already given. _ By the Coroner—l only asked for a bed once. None of us got in. I remained with my child, aged 11, and the other two women remained with their two children outside the gate all night. By the Jury—The deceased was at the door when I went. Ido not belong to this parish ; I belong to Marylebone. I applied to Marylebone first for a night's lodging, and they told me I must either come to St. Pancras or to the Strand Union, in Cleveland-street. The witness then went on to describe how she had been refused relief at Maryle bon e. The Coroner inquired if there were any rules laid down for the admission of persons on applying at the gate ? Mr. Cook said there ware, and he wculd send for them.' The Coroner warned the jury that they must not place implicit reliance on all the statements made by this witne=s, as they were made in the absence of the parties concerned. At the same time he feared there was too much truth in it. He really cauld not understand why the poor were treated in this manner by workhouse authorities. If the Sepoys in India were to treat any of our people in the same way, we should set them down as the greatest brutes in existence. Mr. Cook said there were a class of persons who determined to make the workhouse their home, and live upon the public. After a long conversation upon this point between the Coroner and Mr. Cook. Thomas Mingatti was sworn—He said he was an inmate of the workhouse, and was night watchman at the gate. The gate-porter is over me, and I consider him! my master. Mr. Gramma was the gate-porter on duty that night. Ido not recollect a sailor applying for admission an Friday nighi . . I came on duty at nine o'clock. I will swear t) the best of my recollection I do not remember a pers Sri like a sailor applying for admission on Friday night. I remember the woman Hewitt applying for admission, and told her we had no casual ward for six months, but if she belonged to the parish she could apply to the overseer. They take them into the separation ward. We had not admitted any casuals that night or the previous night. I knew there were women and children lying outside the gate, and I told the porter of it. He said he could not let them in. I have no instructions but from the gate porter. Mr. Cameron—The gate porler's duties are care fully defined. Mingatti said he was paid Is. 6d. per week and a pint of porter as night watchman. lie was an inmate of the house. The Coroner condemned the practice of employ ing paupers in any office. Edward Gramma said—l am gate-porter of St. Pancras Workhouse. I was on duty on Frid ty night, at 2 o'cicck, and remained on duty till 9 on Saturday morning. The casual wards have been done away with these eight or nine months, since the new buildings called the "separate ward." If a person came to the gate at 11 or 12 o'clock, in the utmost state of dstitution, I have no discre tion, and no power to admit them: By Mr. Cook—lf persons state they are ill, it is my duty to admit them to the separate ward and send for a doctor. _ _ _ The witness was called upon to read the 3d regu- lation as to the admission of paupers—" That a pauvr may be admitted by tho master of the wak house without an order, in case of any sudden or urgent necessity." Coroner—What do you mean by a sudden or urgent necessity ? Mr. Cook—lllness or destitution. The Coroner said some important points had 1 , been raised in this inquiry, and a moral question was also raised as t 3 the mode of administering re lief, and he had no doubt but that the directors of the poor, who, from all ho had heard, were endea vouring to -effect great reforms in the Workhouse of St. Pancras, would make a rigid inquiry into it: Mr. Cameron said, so anxious were the directors to do so, that in consequence of a rumour that the deceased man had applied for relief and been re fused, they had, at their board meeting that after noon, already instituted an inquiry to ascertain if it were true, and found that it was not so. They were most anxious to have the case rigidly investi (-fated. The Coroner here said he had two juries waiting for him at that late hour, and if the jury would determine either to come to a verdict or an ad journment he would feel obliged. The jury retired, and in the course of a few minutes returned, and the foreman stated that his brother jurors, as well as himself, agreed that the inquiry was of so much public importance that they considered an adjournment nee .sary. The inquiry was then adjourned accordingly. IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships assembled at two o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the following bills :—Consolidated Fund (Appropriation), Customs and Excise, Customs, Court of Session (Scot land), Charitable Trusts Act Amendment, Jurisdiction in Siam, Reformatory Schooh, Married Women Reversionary Interest, Valuation of Lands (Scot land) Act Amendment, Joint Stock Com panies, Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Ireland), Probate and Letters of Administration, Lunatics (Scot land), Boundaries of Burghs (Scotland), Police (Scot land), Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Scotland), Dunbar Harbour loan, Metropolitan Police Stations, &0., Mill is Pay, Revising Barristers (Dublin), Mutiny (Eastlndia), Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland), Probate and Letters of Administration (Ireland), Joint-stock Companies Act (1856) Amendment; Burial Acts Amendment, Militia, Sale of Obscene Books, &c., Prevention, Dulwich Col lege, Pimlico Improvement, Lancaster and Carlisle and Ingleton Railway, Eastern Bengal Company, Scinde Railway, Mersey conservancy (No. 2), Lord River's Estate, Baroness Windor's Estate, Duke of Bridge water's Estate, Carsw's Estate, and Keay's Divorce. The Lords' Comuissionera were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Panmure, anC the Earl of Harrowby. THE'r srN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY JR_VENFNG- PURCHASE IN THE ARNIY. Lord PAN MULE laid upo❑ the table of the house the report of the commissioners appointed by her Majesty to enquire into the sale and purchase of corn inhsions in the army. The commission consisted of ten members, and the report was signed by only six, amongst which was the nacho of Sir Da Lacy Evans, who signed under protest, and who said he would send in through the chairman a statement of his opinions. Mr. Ellice refused to sign the report, and stated that he would send in on the pa•t of himself, Generals Bentinck, Wyndham, and Colonel Wetherall a statement of their views, which he exptcted to receive before the meet►ng of Parliament. The reeso❑ he made these observations was to prevent it going to the country that it was the unami mous report of the volo, le of the commissioners. The sitting was thin suspended till five o'clock. Tue Loan CUAND:LLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. DIVORCE AND M.A.TRINIONIA.L CAUSES BILL. The LORD CLIANCELLOR announced the Com mons had agreed to tae amendments of their lordships. Their lordships thet adjourned until ,half-past twelve on Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. ROTAL ASSENT. - The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar, and summoned the liaise to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent givek to a larfo number of bills. The Speaker then bit the House, accompanied by several members. Oa ;he return of the right hon. gen tlemen, the names of tht bllls were announced (for which see Lords' report.) BEVERLEY ELECTION. Mr. CRAWFORD inked vihether the evidence re ported by the Beverley election committee had been considered by the :Attortey-Geceral, and whether it was his intentbin to take any proceediugi thereon ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said co determination had been c.)mo to on thesubject. The matter was still under the consideration cf the law officers of the Crown. THE TROOP; AT THE CAPE. Mr. ADDERLEY hoed t e house would grant him a few moments attention while he referred to a subject of great importance he secant the immense collection of troops in British pay at toresent at the Cape of Good 'Rope. lie understood tat ever since the German legion had arrived there they had been put upon full pay, although it vas arranged that unless an emergency should ari-e such a course should not be pursued. The Stcrwary for the Colonies had informed the house that the Cape was perfectly quiet and peaceful ; and, such being the case, he thought it his duty to ask for mote information than was given to it yesterday, as ho wished to know the reasons that had led to the whole of the men being put upon full pay. At the present time, when all was represented as per fectly quiet at the Cape, there were no less than 15 regiments there—amongst them there were four regi ments of Cape Mounted Rifes, artillery, and no less than 2,300 Germans, the latter alone am o u n ti ng t o t h ree f u ll reg iments ; and in a time of peace, when all the troops possible were wanted for India, they w ere t o ld th a t th er e were no more soldiers at the Cape than was wanted, although there was there more than the war compliment. We were told . that two reg i men t s were to be sent to India but he did not think they wouli be despatched. Moreover, h e tho ug ht t h at s i x reg i ments to keep th e K a ffi rs quiet at the point of German bayonets. (Hear, h ear .) Th e should it was be not sent necessary off, e especially it, as it was represente d , questions he wished therefore answered w e re, a t w h a t date the German Legion at the Cape was put on full pay ; what cause led to such a pr seeding to the loss and expense of the British Government, and whether the two regiments had been despatched, and if so, how many more it was intended to send out? Mr. LABOUCHE RE said he did not complain of the questions being pt to him without notice, but he re gretted that the hon. gentle man h a d taken the oppor -1 o f going o the policy o f Si r G . Grey. Ile wu Il i it not now enter into a di scuss i on as to that policy, t but he would only say that he believed the proceed. ings of the go.ernor would be as success f u l an d po l, tic as they bad been a' le and ene rge ti c . (H ear, hear. ) With regard to the question put to him, he stated that the German Legion, very soon after its arrival at the Cape, was called out and embodied, partly because it was thought advisable to do so, and partly for military rea sons, because the Cape was not so t ranqu il as it h a d be come since. He considered it most fortunate that the German Legion had been sent to th e C a p e , as i t wou ld enable Sir G. Grey to increase the reinforcements which lie would send to India. He did not apprehend, like the hon. gen tleman, that Sir G. G rey wou l d d epart f rom his duty by keeping at the Cape more troops than were actually necessary ; on the contrary, he believed that he would send every man that could be spared consistently with the safety of the Cape. The Governor of Bombay had applied to the Governor of the Cape of Goud Rape for reinforcements, a n d he (Mr. Labouchere) had written to Sir G. Grey to give as much assist tuts to the Indian authorities as possible. He hal not yet received intelligence from the Cape of what had been done, but he was co nvinced that the instructions Sir G. Grey had received would be carried out to the fullest extent. Ile cmiiiidered it 'was ; entirely' owing to there being ,„h a l ar go quantity of troops at the Cape that we had not had a Kafir war in addition to our troubles in India. Sir DE LACY EVANS observed that yesterday was the first intimation given that 2,300 men had been added t. the force of this country, and now they were toll that they had been embodied fur some time. He wished to know how it Wai no sum appeared ia the estimates for such a purpose. Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that 'the information was not complete wben it Was first received, and under such circumstances he thought it better not to lay it before the hou e until it was complete. Major WORTLEY trusted the regiments—the 45th, Het, and 73.1—which had been out at the Cape moult: time beyond their colonial service, would be sent out to Sir G. GREY said the governor only ordered the number that should leave the colony, and had not de cided as to the regiments that should go. Mr. ADDERLEY asked how many regiments had been asked for? _ _ _ Mr. LABOUCHERE only two bad been asked for, but he hoped a larger cumber would be sent. In rattly to a question from Sir Ds LACY EVANS, Mr. V. SMITH said it was not istanded to add to the cotupany's European r4gimenta. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. L - trd PALMELISTON moved that the amendments of the Lords be taken into consideration. Mr. HENLEY objected. There had been a piuse in the business for some time, and they sat leoking at each other, and now they were asked to agree to certain amendments before they actually knew what they were, and probably the Government were in uo better (Hear, heir.) Sir G. GREY said, on looking at the bill as it came from the L - rds, he could not find a clause which, ac carding to the newspapers, he expected to find there. On inquiry he found the papers had made a mist-eke, and that the maj qity of I,,ur on the que.tion relating to the adultery of the husband, had been reported the wrong way, The lords had struck out the Quarter Sessions as a court of local appeal. They bad also dis agreed with one amendment by which adultery in the conjugal residen'e by the husband should be made a ground of application for divorce by the wife. - Those, he believed, were the only material alterations which the lords bad made in the bill. Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house do not insist on their amendment with regard to the Quarter Sessions. , The motion was carried. The Lords having struck out another o' the Com mons' AUGUST 26, 1857 amendments —" adultery committed in the conjugal residence," on the ground that the definition would lead to difficulty, a discussion arose which terminated in a division, when there appeared— ' For agreeing to I,he Lords' amendments... 43 Against it Majority —32 The other amendments were agreed to. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to issue for Middlesex, in the room of Lord R. Grosvenor, who has accepted the office of steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. THE PROROGATION. Lord PALMERSTON said, as the prorogation would take place on Friday, and as there was no business before the house, he should move that they adj Jura till that day. The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned. LOYAL SURREY GARDENS. Yesterday a meeting of the shareholders and credi tors connected with the Royal Surrey Gardens was held in the Music-hall, on the grounds, to consider the pre sent position of the undertaking, and to adopt such mea sures as might be deemed expedient in connection there % ith. The meeting was called for two o'clock, but long before that hour the creditors and shareholders com menced assembling, and beguiled the _time in earnest conversation, and indulging in anxious hopes respecting the future. Mr. COOMEES was called to the chair. He said this was an important meeting in connection with the under taking. There could be no doubt but that they were in a mess—(bear, hen r)—and no one could deny that utter ruin attended them if the creditors did not assist them selves. Two things he observed were wanting at meet ings held in the gardens, viz., the attendance of directors and a bountiful supply of refreshments. (Hear, hear.) He called upon all present to amicably and seriously consider their position and devise some course of future action, with a view of retrieving their position. Mr. FLEMMING, solicitor, referred to the petition in the Bankruptcy Court, and the proceedings therein on Saturday. The petition was that of Mr. Horace Jones, the architect, and was supported by Mr. Alfred Jones, his brother, solicitor to the company, and any remarks made on them must have reference to their official char acter only. He thought the commissioner appeared at first to have an erroneous opinion of the undertaking, having characterised it as a " bubble" company ; but he subse quently was induced to alter his opinion, and as they all knew he postponed the further consideration of the petition at the shareholders' request, with permission to inspect the accounts. Teat he and Mr. Coombes did as well as they could yesterday, assisted by Mr. Ellis, the secretary. The accounts were very complicated ; but, after such an examination as they could give, they as certained to a great degree how their money had gone, and especially where the dividend came from ; but be fore he proceeded to detail the result cf the investigation of the accounts, he referred to a clause in the Limited Liability Act, which gave creditors a claim on the direc tors of a company, if they paid a dividend out of capital with a view of misleading the public. (Hear, hear.) The course they would pursue hereafter would, of course, depend on circumstances. At the meeting he was told that there were no outstanding debts; but he had since ascertained there were liabilities outstanding exceeed ing 9,0001. There was owing to Mr. H. Jones 11,1001., and there were two mortgages of 9,5001, and 5,0801. out standing. The hon. gentleman then entered into the details connected with these sums, and in reference to 3.0001. said that that su m did no t appear i n the banker's book as it ought to have done after it was paid by the naort gagee,—(cries of shame)—but Mr. Ellis, the secretary, explained their it was paid over to Mr. Coppock, in payment of a sum of money which he had advanced on account of the building, and, therefore, when he received it he repaid himself„ for which he thought he was, on the whole, probably not to blame. The sum of 9,500/. outstanding was borro wed previous to April last, when the shareholders were called together, and an account rendered, stating that there were no outstanding liabili ties except for the current expenses of the day, so that a dividend was declared and paid when the company was insolvent. (Hear, hear.) He had looked in vain for the sum of 14,0001., paid for the grounds, in the bank ing book,—(bear, ar), but he found that 1750 shares were handed over to somebody in lien, and with which Mr. Tyler was indebted, but it was impossible to say what had become of the n ; he had no doubt, however, that Mr. Tyler would be able to show that, though he had been in difficulties in connection with the gardens it would appear he had not been culpably neglectful. Mr. Flemming then called on the meeting to say whether they would permit Mr. Jones to wind up the concern, or act for themselves. He tbougnt the shareholders might be able to retrieve their position and save their money by making arrangements with the creditors. The landlord would give the shareholders every assistance. (Hear.) Mr. NinstoLL proposed a resolution repudiating Mr. Jones and his brother the solicitor as having to wind up the company, but that it should be done voluntarily, which would have the effect of saving expense and an enormous sacrifice of the property of the company. In addressing the meeting Mr. Nictioll adverted to several incidents connected with the progress of the company, in the course of which he referred to the cost of building the refreshment room _being unliquidated when the fait shareholders last met the directors, though it Vial said there were no outstanding debts, and also to defrauding Mrs. Seac.)le. M. JULIEN, who was present, appeared on the men tion of Mrs. Seacole's name to be much excited. He es claimed, "That was a robbery." (Elear, hear.) The money ought to have been paid over every day. The public with the Duke of Cambridge and.otlaer noblemen and gentlemen who patronised the performances, have been robbed. The money has been taken away to pay bills written by himself. The CWAIRMAN reminded M. Jullien that it would be better fur him not to interrupt a speaker, but vs zit and address the meeting after. . n JULLIEN—The gentleman looked at me as if ask ing a question. Mr. NioaDLL said that he looked at K Jullien, know ing that it no other gentleman present sympathised with him when he mentioned Mrs. Seacole's name, he would. He (Mr. Nichol') was enabled to state that the proceed ings in connection with Mrs. Seacole would be laid before Lord Palmerston to-morrow, to show that the shareholders were free from all imputation in reference to Mrs. Sea cole's festival. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SWAN seconded the motion, which was put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN proposed, as Mr. Tyler, the manager, Was present, that he should be asked to explain his posi. tion as such, and with reference to the 14,0001. purchase money, but whether in shares or money it was im material. Mr. TYZEIt said he had much pleasure in cmplying with the chairman's request, and in doing so said he attended on his own re.ponsibility, and irrespective of the directors, to explain his position with the c )mpany, and what he had done so far as he could to promote the interests of the shareholders. It was tree he was considered manager, but he assured them it was but nominal, because the real manage ment was held by those who thought they knew more than he did, and who told him that he was only to carry out the views of the directors, who had proved themselves incompetent, though he believed they had acted from a belief that they were promoting the under taking. He then read a report that he prepared for the directors, as to what course of management should be pursued, and in the course of his remarks ho said that he thought it was a great mistake to have a Gassier or an Alboni six consecutive nights. ([fear, hear.) The gardens were purchased of Mr. Cross at 14,0001., but having been kept out of possession of them for a certain period 11,5001. were paid for aBi years' lease. Of that amount 11,000/. were paid in cash and 5001. on a bill bearing interest. In buying a concern like thii the shareholders should bear in mind they djil not purchase bricks and mortar but the character of the place, and the likelihood of making money. The West Kent Rad vay at one time offered 16,0001, the Temperance Society 18,0001. for the ground, and Mr. Gough had communicated with Mr. Flemming for a renewal of the lease, he being aide to obtain it. Mr. FLEMMING said that the Temperance Society was at one time in treaty for the grounds. Mr. TYLER said that when the grounds wore purchased from Mr. Crjss, Mr. Clpp.rek and Mr. Stamp advanced 11.5001., and he put in about 8001. or 1,0001. of his own. After that it was found that he was indebted to them 11,0001., which was paid in 14,0001. worth of shares. Mr. Coppock took 11,0001. - worth, and he supposed had 3,000 paid-up shares, which after wards, though completely regis tered, turned out to be 212 paid-up shares, 426 4 21. paid, and 2 with 41, paid, leaving him after all liable for 3,5001. on the 3,000 shares. Dir. Niaant. asked if there was a mortgage on the property before it was purchased ? Mr. TYLER—Yes. Mr. NIcaoLL said that Mr. Coppock denied on Satur day that there was any mortgage or lien on the pro perty when it was purchased. Mr. TYLER—He had a charge on tha property, though not a regularly executed mortgage. The expla nation ho had to give them had been made, and it was for them to Pay if ho bad acted right or wrong. The CHAIRSLIN said that he under,tood the Temper ance Society would give 16,000/. on the full faith that there Ns as to be a 50 years lease. Mr. TYLER said that was wrong. Mr. TARRY said that a few days before Mr. Garvey died, who was treating for the Temperance Society, he bal a communication with him respecting the short lease. In answer to a question from Mr. SWAN, M. JULLIEN said that he on a firmer occasion offered 12,0001. for the grounds, but he declined purchasing on account of the short lease.' After some further conversation, The CHAIRMAN said that they must prevent Mr. Jones from winding np the concern, and expressed an opinion that there was a desire on the part of some to bring the concern to the hammer, and then make a very good thing out of if, but they meet not permit it. M. JULIEN c3ndemned the management, and said the money was not taken to the banker every day as it ought. Mr. TYLER said it was. li. JULLIEN said the money for the last week might have been, but the week before he bad a cheque of the company dishonoured. He had been working hard for 15 months, and had been miserably treated. He detailed many of the difficulties he had had to contend with, and hii dettrmination to adhere to the Hall if the shareholders wou'd continue, feeling , certain that ulti mately it would t e to their and his advantage. At pre senthe had been a heavy loser by the concern. He detailed the difficulties he had also had to contend with in this country in enieavouriog to elevate the musical taste of the country, in the course of which he was greatly over• come, and at the conclusion of his statement had to leave the room, A resolution was then agreed to to prevent Mr. Jones winding•up the c3ncern. A vote of thanks was accorded to M. Jullien. After some other business the meeting terminated. From the London Gazette of Last Night. WAR-OFFICE, • AUG. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of John Maclean, Esq., Chief Com missioners for British Kaffraria, in South Africa, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 24. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. William Manuel Robinet as Consul at Hong Kong for the Republic of the Equator. *AR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 25. 65th Regiment—Major-General R. B. Coles to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Henry Balneavis, C.M. G., de ceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 25. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards— Cornet and Adjutant D. Wale to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Cornet C. Levett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vic3 Lonovan, who retires ; G. Webster, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chaqe, vice Levett ; Robert Dalrymple Steuart, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Grews, promoted ; George Henry Bowyer, Gent., to ba Cornet, without purchase, vice Sidney, promoted. 3d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Henry Andrew Sarel, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to bo Captain, by pur chase,vice Lonsdale, who retires. 7th Light Dragoons—Ensign Frederick Walter Carden, from the 31st Foot, to be Cornet, without purchase; Troop-Sergeant-Major Walter Borthwick to be Quarter master, vice John Evans Parry, who retires upon half pay ; Veterinary-Surgeon John Barker, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice Philips, who exchanges. 10th Light Drigoons—Veterinary Surgeon James George Philips, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Barker, who exchanges. 14th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Colonel Charles P. Ainslie, from half-pay 9th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Bre vet-Colonel H. E. Doherty, who exchanges, receiving the difference between Cavalry and Infantry. 15th Light Dragoons—Capt. Lord Walter C. M. D. Scott, from half-pay 15th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Horne, promoted in the 7th Light Dra goons. Royal Artillery—The undermentioned Lieutenants with temporary rank, to be Lieutenants with permanent rank, viz. :—Francis Hume Dodgson, Edward Delaval Tarle. ton, Henry Pountney Darwall, Edward Roden Cotting ham, George Russell Salmon, Joseph Thom as Barrington, John Claudius Auchinleck, George Sheppard Harvey, Samuel Cotter Kyle William Stopford Maunsell, and Hubert Leonard Mitchell , Assistant-Surgeon Essex Bowen and Assistant-Surgeon Cyrus Octavius Daniell have been permitted to resign their commissions. Royal Engineers—Captain John Summerfield Hawkins, from the Supernumerary Lilt, to be , Captain, placed on the Seconded List. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain Philip Le Belward Egerton, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieute nant and Captain, vice Rose, who exchanges. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Alexander Bruce Tulloch to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hope, pro moted. 2d Foot—Lieut.-Col. Robert Bruce, from half-pay Un attached, to be Lientenant l Colouel ; Major James Rose, from a Depot Battalion, to be Major; Major Henry Reynolds Werge, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major. To be Captains—Captains R. C. W. Stuart, from half pay 71st Foot ; W. C. Cogblan, from half-pay 56th Foot ; N. Dunscombe, from half-pay 46th Foot ; F. J. Hercy, from half-pay 44th Foot; R. G. Brady, from half-pay Ist Foot ; W. D. Thompson, from half pay 17th Foot ; N. H. B. Vardon, from half-pay 13th Foot ; Lieutenant F. A. Davidson, from the 8 ith Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. To be Lieu tenants—Lieutenants H. W. Hartford, from the 21st Foot; G. Tumor, from the 68th Foot; A. M. A. Page, from the 28th Foot; J. M‘G. Magill, from the 18th Foot ; A. T. Ewens, from the 30th Foot ; C. de St. Croix, from the 34th Foot; G. F. Dowdeswell, from the 89th Foot; G. Philips, from the 46th Foot; De L. R. Anderson, from the 63dFoot; H. Hardy, from 97th Foot. To be Ensigns—Ensigns J. J. Armstrong, from the 89th Foot ; C. H. Newbatt, from the 28th Foot ; Thos. Eman, from the 41st Foot ; It. W. Stokes, from the 39th Foot ; C. Neville, from the 82d Foot ; R. Gray, from the 97th Foot. To be Quartermaster - Quartermaster John Curran, from half-pay Ist Regiment British Italian Legion. 3d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Maude, C. 8., from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. To be Majors—Majors T. H.' Somerville, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Brevet•Lieut.-Colonel F. F. Maude, C. 8., whose Brevet Rank has been con verted into Substantive Rank, Unattached, under the provisions of flee Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1834 ; J. H. Burke, from half-pay Unattached ; J. N. Sargent, from half-pay Unattached. To be Captains — Captains B. Neville, from half-pay 71st Foot ; A. W. Joyce, from half-pay 56th Foot; J. S. Gordon, from half-pay 93d Foot C. Par sons, from half-pay, 92d Foot ; 0. Wemyss, from half-pay 71st Foot, B. Siree, from half-pay 33d Foot, C. K. Pearson, from half-pay 31st Foot ; Lieut. H. R. Cowell, from the St. Helena Regiment ; Charles Verey, from 20th Foot. to be Lieutenant. To bo Ensigns Ensigns B D. Wright, from the 38th Foot ; W. G. Mansergh, from the 28th Foot ; S. Graves, from the 62d Foot ; J. Law, from the 71st Foot. To be Quartermaster.—Quartermaster G. Pittendrigh, from a Depot Battalion. 6th Foot.—Ensign Richard Shell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Prest, who retires; Patrick Browne Simpson, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Shell. 19th Poet.—Waller Sainsbury, Gent.-, to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Kinderaley, promoted. 20th Foot.—Charlton Thomas Leighton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Verey, promoted. 24th Foot.—Ensign John Johnstone to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Travers, promoted. 34th Foot—Lieut. Abal oodroffa Boyce to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major James Maxwell whose 13;evet Rank has been convei:ted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1.54. 56th Foot—Lieut.-Col. Alfred Thomas Heylaud, from a Depot Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 58th Foot —Ensign George Marriner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Withington, promoted in the,Ride Bri grade ; Alexander William McCrae, Gent., to be En sign. by purchase, vice Marriner. 60th Foot—Lieut. Henry Semple to be Captain, by pur chase, vice For, who retires; Ensign R. J. Hickman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Semple ;. Ensign J. 0. Young, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice W. Cubitt, who retires; W. K. Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hickman; E. S. Steward, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Young ; H. R. Treeve, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice W. H. Napier, died of his wounds ; Richard A. Massy, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Preston, promoted. 63th Foot—Brevet-Colonel Hobart E 1 ward B urrowes, from half-pay - Unattached, to be Major, vice Maxwell, pro moted • Captain Tom Benson to be Major, by purchase, vice iurrowes ' who retires ; Sergeant-Major John Ma bony, from a Depot Batalion, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fetherston, who resigns ; Ensign John Mahony to be Adjutant, vice Firth, deceased; Ensign Charles Clavering Wardell has been permitted to resign his Commission. 72d Foot—Bravet-Colonel Charles Henry Somerset, from hallpay, 39th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 84th Foot— henry Shawe Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Humphrey, promoted. 92d Foot—Thomas Kendall Morris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Basevi, who retires. Rifle Brigade —Lieutenant and Captain George Ernest Rose, from the Coldstream Guards, to be Captain, vice Egerton, Who exchanges. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. John Fanning to be Captain, without purchase, vece Pearson, deceased ; Ensign A. W. C. Nowlan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Fanning; Ensign W. Hartrick to be Lieutenant, without purchase, Nowlan, whose promotion on the lth July, 1857, has been cancelled ; Wm. Per ceval Gilborne, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hartrick. 31 West India Regiment--Ensign It. A. Skues to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Watson, deceased; En sign Thomas Dunn to be Lieutenant, without-purchase, vice Skues, whose promotion on 16th June, 1857, has been cancelled ; Thomas Francis Beamish, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dunn, promoted. Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Ensign Henry Augustus Williams to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cumming, deceased. DEPOT BATTALIONS. To be Lieutenaut-Colonels—Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Moore, from half-pay 97th Foot„vice Heyland, removed to the 56th Foot ; Colonel William Irwin, from half pay 80th Foot, vice Hill, who exchanges. To be Major —Major George Skipwith, from half : pay Un attached, vic ) Turner, appointed to the 97th Foot. DREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel G. it. H. Kennedy, of the Royal Artillery, baying completed a service of three years as Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of Nov. 3, 1854. ' The undermentioned (Meer having completed three years actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the sth August, 1857, to be promoted to Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 6, 1851 : Lieut.-Col. Arnold Chas. Errington, 51st Foot. The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half. pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal Warrant of 17th Dec., 1855. Quartermaster John Evans Parry, half-pay 71k Light Dragoons. COSI MISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery Regiment—Charles Matthew Calderon, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice ,Weldon, appointed Cornet in the 6th Dragoons. East Kent Regiment of Militia George Augustus Young, Esq. (late Bth Foot and Kent Militia Artillery), to be Captain, vice Knight resigned. Lanarkshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry--lieuten ant William Wallace Hozier to ba Captain, vice Gerari, promoted ; Comet James Thomson Rankin to ba Lieu tenant, vice Hozier, promoted. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieut. Townes M'Call to be Captain, vice Baird, resigned ; Cornet John Middleton to be Lieutenant, vice M`Call, promoted. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Joseph Crofts, bur der, Walsall, Staffordshire. Charles Knowesly, diaper, Exeter. John Joseph Buggies, pearl cutter, Birmingham. BANKRUPTS. George Holt Skinner, corn merchant, Queen -street, Choapside, to surrender Sept. 5 a t eleven, and 0,4. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, pasieghall-street ; Pocock and Poole, Bartholomew-close. Peter Lawrence, fruit dealer, Sept. 5, at eleven, an 1 oc ,- . 3, at OtlwdelKveTatt-rtohaed,CSouarrrtayof, Bankruptcy. Whit mor e, official assignee, Basingba]l. street ; d ii H ir o d l:a: ffi s,. Leadenhall-hall, Sept. 3, Hill and Mathews, Bury court, St. Mary Axe. John Swan, merchant, at half past one, and Oa. 7, at eleven, at the Cousretpotf. Bankruptcy. Graham, Marten, Tho c m o a u s, rt a: Graham, official assignee; Mincing-lane. 2 : JaotlemleLveonn,gtaont,lisehLipiovwernpeoro,lLDi v i e s r t p ri o c o t l , cial assignee, Liverpool ; Morris and Son, Liverpool. William Steward, clothier, -Darlaston, Staffordshire, Sept. 14 an.' 30, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee,. Birmingham; E. and H. W r ight, Birmingham. J o h n Stokes, ccrn chandler, saint Gaorge-street, Saha George-in-the-East, Sept. 5 and Oct. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assigaae, Baainghall-street ; Goddard, Wood-street, Cheapside. Nathaniel Radmore Hammett, grocer, Cardiff, Glamor ganshire, Sept. 7 and Oat. 6, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Leman and Hurnpbrys, Bristol. John peacock, gum manufacturer, Manchester, Sept. 4, and Oct. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaraan, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthing, ton, and Shipman, Manchester. • , Edward Patter and William Arundel Oatey, iron founders, Barnstaple, Sept. 1 and Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Llirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter. James Phillips, draper, Audlem, Chester, Sept. 9, and Oct. 5, at elev e n, a t th e Liverpool District Court. Mor gan, official assignee, Liv er p oo l ; P a t erson, Li verpoo l. Thomas Eldridge, coach maker, Gray's-inn-road, Sept. 8, at half-past tw e l ve , an d O c t. 6at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy- L ee , official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ward, Burton-crescsnt. Samuel Cooks, leather dealer, Dudley, Sept. 9, and 3 0, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bousfield, Bast" cheap ; Bourne, Wainwright, and Bourne, Dudley. SCOTCH. SEQUESTRATIONS. Patison and Forrester, dialers, Edinburgh. Colin Dunbar, Innkeeper, Caithness-shire. B. W. A. Sleigh, merchant, Glasgow. William Murray and Co., warehousemen, Aberdeen. Andrew Liston, grocer, Newhaven. Country Markets, LIVERPOOL—AuG. 25. There was a good attendance at market to-day, but purchases were restricted to almost the daily requiremuPt s for consumption. Holders of wheat submitted to a &din? of 3d to 4d per bushel, but on flour the reduction was nOu equivalent, scarcely being over 6d per sack and barrel. 1 . 1 ,; dian corn Gd to cheaper. Oats and oatm ea l sustain.'" full rates. Barley at present attracts small attention . Beans and peas in demand, and rather higher. HULL— ATM 25. To-day we had a small show of now wheat, chiefly out of condition—prices very irregular. We quote a decline FAO ° lad. Tuesday of 3s to 5s on now and is on old, but the re' duction is almost nominal, as holders are little inclined t° follow Mark Lane. Foreign somewhat neglected, lower qualities seem likely to find favour for reducing. Spr in g corn unchanged. Wheat, Euglish red, 57s to 60s ; white 63s to 70s; oats , 27s to 29s ; barley, 40s to 46s ; Indian corn, -- s' • linseed cakes, Hull, 10112 a 6d t o 101 15 s; ditt o, f ore i gn , 8115 s t 0 101; rape cakes, 617 s 6,1 to 6/15s; guano, 8/. to 151. 00 ; bones, 135 s Od.; flour, —s to --s; tares, 31s to 365. LEEDS—AUG. 25. We have a tolerable show of new wheat offering O i l morning, but the condition of some i s very d e f ec ti ve , on" prices range from 50e to 62s per 601bs for reds, while tb a ! top price of white' is 68s ; o ld fi rm, b u t d ec li ne d is t° 29 from Friday's rates. Barley as before. Beans and other articles unchanged. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 62s Gd ; 386 —d; oats, 28s —d ; beans, 475 —d ; peas, 41s Oil; rye, —s. Od. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YEsTguakr. Am5terdam............ 11 17 Gibraltar •• •• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 11 193 Leghorn ... ..... .• •• 2 9 7 `"7l‘ Rotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 11 Genoa .......... •• •• .• 2 b Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 40 Milan •• •• •• •• •• ••.• Brussels •• •• •• •• •• •• ••25 40 Venice •• •• .....• •• •• - ; 2 4 Bamburgh •• •• •• •• •• 13 N Naples •• •• Altena ..,•••••••• •••• •• •• Palermo •••••••••• •••• I " SL , Paris•• •• •• •• •••• •• •• •• 25 25 illessina •• • 1 52 Do. three months .. .• 25 623( Lisbon .. •• •• Marseilles •• •• l• •• •• •• 25 65 'Oporto •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Bourdesum •• •• •• .• •• •• Rio Janeiro ..... ..• Frankfort-on-Maine 119% Buenos Ayre5.......... Berlin .• •• .• •• •• .• •• •• •• New York, 60 days' sight Vienna . ........•• .... 10 32 Philadelphia ..... . Trieste— •• •••• •• •• •s •• 10 34 mums OF BULLION, FEB „r . 9 Petersburg 363{ Foreign Gold in Bars I 3 1 7 Madrid 49 Portugal Gold Coin Cadiz 50 Mexican Dollars Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• ... • • New Dollars 0 1 4 1 14 5evi11e................ Silver in bars 0 .• LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUG, ..„ ar kel STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions in this have been moderate, and prices steady at a slight itnPr,°. re mer 4 on yesterday's rate s . L ancas hi re an d Yorksu o i 99i—Caledonian, 39 , 4 .s—North Eastern, Berwick , ; —Ditto York, 30t—London an d N or th-We s terns,l o2 i —Dutch Rhenish, 4 d.—Midl an d, 83k—S ou th Ba i .,. 9t re 6r s i l 211 6—Lancaster and Carlisle, new thi r d s , 74 1)--—eP, Western, 53I—Great Lux em b ourg , 7.l.3._malichasto, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 39i 9—Great Western of Cal la .d o , 20i—Ditto, new, is. 3d. p.—Grand Trunk of Ca„.ncas 12.11.3. B—Eastern Counties, 111 London and s' ° ' Western, shares new, 11s. 3d. d. MANCHESTER, AUG. 25. n i e t STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm but Si.. to-day, and prices were steady. Bl ac kburn, 9 "421 Great Western, 52i 3—Lmidon and North Westerns , --Sheffields, 39 I —Leeds,9J—Ditto, new, d• - " Gr° 2o Trunk of Canada, 12 i—Great Western of Canada , 1 15-16—East Lancashire, 96—Eastern Counties, 11 4. —Caledonians, 39k—Dovers, 21 4—Midands, 84--- 1 -‘ 511 " shire and Yorkshire, 99—Dutch Rhenish, 3j- d. BIRMINGHAM, At*. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been inactive. 0; With I L Lti t day, and prices have been about the same, business doing. Shropshire Union Stock, 49 —Gr° 3 Westerns, 52 53—London and North Western, 102 Birmingham Canal, WI —Birmingham. Banking Co., 13.4 et/U..1 MOAICI3, 04j. THE FALKLAND ISLANDS COMPANY. —A meeting o f this company was held yesterday at the offices in CO; lotte-raw, Manion House, which was announced efil meeting " strictly private." TEE MEDITERRANEAN TELEGRAPH, --Yesterday th b engineers who are to lay down the submarine telegrero, between Sardinia and Algiers left by overland roue , cable for that purpose having been shipped on board P, s , Elbe, which left Birkenhead on Saturday. The le e i; of the cable, which has been manufactured at the v i 2 r bi. of Messrs. Newell, is 150 miles, and it is to be Ow' t he tween Cagliari, on the Sardinian coast, and Bona, on or, coast of Algeria. In the event of the cable being ° tr io cessfully sunk, Europe will thus be placed in ele c t o rapport with the islands of the Mediterranean aud continent of Africa ; and it i s in contempldti o n event der , to connect Bona with Alexandria by means of 11° , to ground wires along the coast. The en g i n eers calet o o ea sufficiently favourable weather in the Ms diterrs,neA,De allow of continuous operations during the course of . I ' o l week, though it is not to be concealed that the PhY 9 t he conditions and difficulties involved in submarinieg Mediterranean as regards depth and inequality of pla t ; 0 , are formidabl e apart from the dista n c e , w hich is, c " , pAratively speaking, a matter of small moment. me did ° [ADVERTISEMEN T ] —The possibility of abandoning - e es, altogether is shown by th e numerous ex t raor di na ry c „",00' without medicine, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency , ;;Air stipatiou, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, e ° ls asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by b iro Barry's delicious Health - r e s t or i ng R eva l en t a Food. The following are not tno least remarkab le ipg Clunbury, Shropshire, Dec. 22, 1850.—Gentlemen, ---13 ,,p one of your greatest d e bt ors i n res p ec t t o th e ROTS - for Arabica, I beg to offer you my testimony in its favour• many years I suffered severely from chronic rheurn 3 ,es which at length produced a complication of ne rv ous dise;aie that made me perfectlymiserable. The most approved r y dies in medicine and diet were had recourse to in faculty of digestion was brought to a complete stand'of and death must apparently have soon resulted had note, attention been providentially drawn to the Revalenta bica. The very satisfactory character of the testiollag induced me to make a trial of it; even within a few O ro after I commenced using it some of the worst symptoms tilt so much subdued as to enable me to take a sufficient qua r r oo of food and drink without any injurious consequences. (l a , I had not been able to do for four years previously, an d eP ing the last two months of this time not in any measur e te st cept at the imminent risk of my life, th oug h the gre' D pit care was used in the selection of what was taken ; sleeP nearly forsaken me, this has n ow b een res t ore d t o me, ;Too am now, after having t a k en th e R eva l enta f or so me '',„ro able to-perform those f unc ti ons o f an i ma l lif e w hi c h be c l o p had been nearly suspended in me. I have seen it Pr o f 1 111 equally good effect s i n o th er cases among some friends to 'whom I have recommended it, but t 0 it ~ plain all the ben e fit • w hi c h I h ave rece i ve d fr ( ",, A 5 , would be to fill a p am phl e t. —l am , & c ., JAMES cl Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Profeo ° Lf Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. 1 13r ,„' Dr. Campbell; Dr. G a ttik e r ; Dr. Wur zer ; Dr. Ing i , - t ie , Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of C'* - 0 1,1i stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other resp ee tot persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all otio, means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with fu ll r,ilh structions. In canisters, 11b, 2a. 9d.. ; 21b . 4s. 6d. ; fr e er is ; 121 b, 2.25, The 121 b canisters are sent carriage 0 ,, ou receipt of Post-Office order.--Barry Du Barry, & t he 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTANT CAUTION agalu e ",el• fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—Tho Vice-C 113 %D0 for Sir William Page Wood granted an Injunction oil tio g 10th March, 1851, against Alfred Hooper Nevi,l, for Dui° "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." BIRTIIS. OF A BON. On the 25th inst., at Lansdowne-road, Notting-hi 11, „0, wife of Frederick Thomas White, E2q,, of Lincola'. 4 ' barrister-at-law. On the 24th inst., at Th oa dwa!•er, the wife of the 01 W. C. Brant, M.A. OF A DM:MUTER, O t the 24th inst., at 8, Vassall-terrace, ICensingtono o w :O f it e ll e o n th r M y e a 2 s j l t o t o r h c :i. u:srEtc.YB,4aStwEitafis't Queen's Bays. B Kensington, the " MATtRIED, On the 25th inst., at St. Paul's, D ap tf or d, irk t he Smith, youngest son of Mr. Leny D. Smith, to J ari° ,.r'o9e' e ldest daughter of Mr. C. EL Andr ews, b ot h of New;, t itir On the 2 4 th inst., at St. John's, liorsleydown, tit wark, Captain John Borland, jun , Now York, to I." widow of the late Mr. W. Hain; London. DIED of On the 22d in s t., H enry Froder4 - Bul' th i r d E°11; Wllliam ovariz,., Macready,nenry . ti - str ß b u o i r w zie e , r, Dorset, ,g' 19. F. On the 25th inst., at Chislehurst, Joseph F BA--teoo°4 a3ed 63. ' . th e On the 24th i ns t., a t B us h ey, Hens, Sarah A l tA 8 9 ' widow of th e l a t e S amue l P erc h a •d Pi go tt, Esq., Ts Oa the 24th i ns t., at Gr een P ar k, B a th, Viral. -k s E3q., aged 80. Ge e ' On the 24th inst at 9, Duncan-terrace, Isling ton 'O, Nelson Jones, of 19, Skinner-street, Snowhill, eged nerette On the 231 inst., at Belvidere-house, Qlifton, TV.l 3 r.': star Storville, the wife of J. liarrisen, Esq., editor of the of Gwent newspaper, Newport, Mon. 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