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rbirb 11*ition SUN OFBICE, o'czock. TATTERSALLS'—(Thi3 Evening.) DERBY 7to 1 agst Skirmisher 9to 1 agst Arsenal 10 to 1 agst Anton 12 to 1 agst Tournament 13 to 1 agst M. D. 13 to 1 aget Sprig of Shillelagh 1000 to 55 agst Lady Hawthorn 20 to 1 aget Sydney 20 to 1 Zayder Zee 30 to 1 agst Bird-in-the-Hand 25 to 1 agst Adamas 25 to 1 agst Saunterer 30 to 1 agst Wardermarske 40 to 1 agst Glenmasson 1000 to 15 agst Lambourn THE OAKS. 2to 1 apt Mosstissima No betting on the Somersetshire Stakes. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Wentworth, Sir Colin, Odd Trick, Ombra, Little Gerard, Gaberlunzie, f by Alarm out of Alicia, Heroine, 2 yrs ; Van Eyck, Gin, 2 yrs ; Weston, 2 yrs ; Vigil, Hobgoblin, Lass of Richmond Hill, 2 yrs ; and Stan hope. The course is in good condition. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PEER. Lord WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE took the oaths and big seat as a peer of the realm. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Bombay, complaining of the manner in which justice was admi nistered in India. Lord EGLINTON presented a petition from the civil servants of the Privy Council-office praying for an alteration of the system of allowances from the superan nuation: The Earl of MALMESBURY said as the noble earl, in bis speech on Friday last, had stated that the present improvements in St. James's park were being carried out in accordance with certain sanitary recommendations, he begged to ask whether there would be any objection to produce a copy of any corropondence that way have taken place with the Board of Health and the Treasury in reference to the state of the water in St. James's Park, The Earl GRANVILLE said he had uo objection'to produce the returns moved for by the noblecarl. STANDING ORDERS On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, standing order 178 was considered, and the noble lord moved " That as the immediate appointment of the Standing Order Committee is necessary on account of bills having come up from the Commons, and several of the lords who bare been accustomed to attend such committtee not h—ving yet taken their seats, 35 peers only may be named on such committee at the first appointment of the same."—Agreed to. THE APPROACHING ROYAL MARRIAGE.— MESSAGE FRONT HER MAJESTY. The LORD CHANCELLOR read to their lordships a communication from her Majesty announcing the approaching marriage of her Royal Highness the Prin cess Royal with his Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Prussia. Her Majesty felt persuaded that the alliance about to take place would be acceptable to all her faibhfol subject•, and the many proofs which the Queen ,has received 'of the loyalty and attachment of her people leaves no room to doubt the concurrence of this house to the marriage of her eldest daughter, and that their lordships would adopt measures suitable to the honour of the Crown and the dignity of the country. Her Majesty's message having been read by the clerk at the table, Lord GRANVILLE rose to move an address to her Majesty, in answer to the most gracious message that had just been communicated to their lordships. He said be felt sure their lordships would deal in the most loyal manner with her Majesty's message. He a:so proposed that her Majesty's message should be taken into consideration on Friday next. The address, which was a mere echo of the royal message having also been read by the Clerk at the table. The Earl of DERBY seconded the motion of the noble earl, the President of the Council. The motion was agreed to nem, con' PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA.- TION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPILUEER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Sir D. Norreys, Mr. Maguire, Sir W. Heathcote, Air. Egerton, Earl Bective, Mr. Calcutt, Col. Greville. and Mr. W. Brown, took the oaths and their seats. • PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Calcutta and South-Eastern Ita;lway Company ; Chepstow Gas ; Reversionary Interest Society ; and South Devon Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) ; Guildford Gas ; Guildford Water ; South Shields Gas ; and Sunderland Gas. The following hills were also read a second time and ordered to he committed :—Dundall: and Enniskillen Railway ; Great Northern Railway (Capital) ; Ne wry and Enniskillen Railway ; Salford Borough (No 1) ; and Salford Borough (No. 2). PETITIONS. Petitions were presented against the Civil Service Superannuation Act ; from Lady Bulwer Lytton, com plaining of the carelessness of the postmaster of Lango• len,by which a legal document addressed to her by a high legal functionary never reached her, and praying for an inquiry ; from the Scotch Protestant Association against the grant to Maynootb. GUANO. Mr. BAXTER moved an address for copies of the reports which have been received from naval officers on foreign stations, including the coast of Africa, in conse duence of instructions sent out i n 1811, 1852, an d 1853 , irecting them to take every opportunity of ascertaining where any large supplies of guano existed, or were likely to be discovered.—A.greed to. ARMY ESTIMATES. Sir J. RAMSDEN laid on the table the army esti. mates, which were ordered to be printed In reply to a question from Sir de L. EVANS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the army estimates would not be taken until after the navy estimates were disposed of. DULWIC a COLLEGE. In reply to a question from Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Mr. B.I.INES - said that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor to introduce a bill to•night in the }louse of Lords, to give effect to the Chancery Commissioners' recommendation relative to the future regulation of Dulwich College. MINISTERS' MONEY. Mr. BOWYER •and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated their readiness to give way to-morrow, to enable Mr. Fagan to proceed with his bill relative to Mmixtera' money. THE LAWN OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. Mr. G. CLIVE asked the Attorney-General whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure to abolish the distinction between different classes of debts. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he intended shortly after the W►hitsun holidays, to introduce a bill for the removal of the prergent anomalies and mis chievous state of the law in this respect. CIVIL SERVICE ESTINUTES. Mr. WILSON laid on the table of the house the Civil Estimates, which were ordered to be printed. MISOELLANEOCrS ESTIMATES. Mr. WILSON laid the estimates on the table of the houiP, Which were ordered to be printed. VICTORIA CROSS. Major KNOX asked the Under Secretary for War whether there was any objection to publish a list of the officers and men whose names had been sent in by their respective commanding officers to the authorities for the honour of the Victoria Cross, but who had not been se lected for that dihtinenished honour. Sir J. RAMSDEN said that he thought it was not desirable to publish such a list. The proportion of names sent in were very great clinpared with those who could obtain the honour. It was originally intended only to publish the list of the successful candidates, and he thought it was better to adhere to that and not raise far a second time the question of the most deserving. DISEASES OF THE ARMY IN TEIE EAST. Mr. BAXTER asked the Under Secretary for War, if the report on the pathology of the diseases o f t h e iriov in the East, by Dr. Aitken and Dr. Lyons, htcloobetieine printed • and if he had soy objection to lay it table of the house. Sir J. RA.MSDEN said the report, bad been printed, and that ther e w as Du objection to lay it on the tabl e o f the house. REVENUE ESTIMATES. Mr. WILON brought up these e-stirnates, which were ordered to be laid on the Wile and printed. THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S MARRIAGE. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. Lord PALMERSTON appeared at the bar of the house with a mesaavi from her Majesty to the following effect :—" Her Majesty having agreed to a marri3gt proposed betweeh her R.;yal Highness the Prince:* Royal and his Royal tlitforifAz Prince Frederick Witiain of Prussia, bas thought fit to communicate the talit2t HORRIBLE MURDER IN FRANCE. PARIS, Saturday.—The crime of murder is mak ing lamentable progress in France, but, strange to say, the cases are comparatively few in the great towns. The villages and agricultural districts in general supply the hideous announcements which are to be found in every number of the Gazette des Tribunaux. . The case 1 am about to record will astonish oven those who still remember the name of Thurtell and other miscreants of his clasq. M. Lechaux, a retired builder and a member of the Municipal Council, 64 years of age, resided with his son and two daughters in the village of Olivet, in the Department of the Loiret. The old gentle man, who had lost his wife some time since, was paralytic. A misunderstanding existed between the father and son relative to the partition of the pro perty belonging to the late Madame Lechaux. One day last week the old man returned home after a drive in his carriage ; his daughter assisted him to alight, and at the same moment his son ap proached, and, in an angry tone, asked his father how be dared to dispose of some timber without his permission. Thence an altercation ensued, when the son laid hold of his father by the collar, and the latter raised his cane. The son seized the end of the cane, and by means of it drew the old man towards his workshop. There be loosed the cane, and suddenly seizing a carpenter's axe struck at his father. The daughter, however, stho clung to her father, warded off the first blow. The parricide, who is a man of herculean strength, struck again, and wounded his father in the shoulder. Not satisfied with that, he struck a third time, and with such force that he cut through the face and severed the carotid artery. Lechaux then fell, and the daughter, who had used every effort to prevent the perpetration of the crime, fled, terri fied at the ghastly sight, and screaming for assist ance- The parricide in the meantime quietly picked up the murdered man's cane, placed it care fully beside the axe, and went upstairs to his room and locked himself in. There be sat down at his desk, receipted some accounts, and, to use his own expression, " set his affairs in order." The officers of justice having been apprisrd of what had occurred went to the house, knocked at the door of the par 7 ricide's room, and commanded him to open it in the name of the law. "Presently," replied he, "in a few minutes. . . . Have patience ; I will not destroy myself ; I will not do my family that honour. I will (Ile on the scaffold." The officer insisted, and the door was finally opened. The Imperial attorney, accompanied by an officer land two Gendarmes, proceeded to interrogate the parricide, who coolly confesseilhis crime, adding, "It must have happened sooner or later." Antoine Lechaux, who is 40 years of age, unmarried, and possessed of an independent fortune, was committed to the prison, of Orleaua at 10 o'clock at night, fol lowed by an immense crowd, who waited severa: hours to catch a glimpse of the assassin. His trial will take place at the approaching assizes. CEMENT FOR AQIIARIA.—In reply to "E. F. T." I have used red-lead putty for my marine aquarium, and it remains perfectly water-tight. White-lead putty will do for a fresh-water tank, but whichever is used, it is de sirable to let it harden for a fortnight; and, befnre in troducing the water, to cover the inner j dints with a coating of shell-lac. dissolved in spirits of wine.—Cor respondent of the Builder. ItADITMITISEMENT.I Holloway's Pills should be taken for the cure of dropsy. Females at a certain period of life become liable to this complaint, which first makes its appearance by the swelling of the feet, legs, and hands, and thus making strong inroads on the consti tution ; numbers of dropsical patients, even when their Cases were pronounced hopeless, have been cured by taking Holloway's ; and this medicine having stood the test of years as a certain remedy for this malady, no one so afflicted shonlidelay giving it a triaL Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's. Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden.lme, New York; by A. Stainpa, C-mstan tinople ; A. Girl fici, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Mali - ,a. [Anvnariszmosv.]—The great injury inflicted ou many in valids by drugs increases the interest the public take in Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, which cures without medicine indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility. We quote a few out of many thousand eases of cures by this delicious food :—From the Dowager Countess of Cantlestuert. Cure 5.1.(312. Itosstreyor, County of Down, Ire land, December 9, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castle staart feels induced, in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after all medicines bad failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. This food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing. Inquiries will bo cheerfully answered.--Prom the Venerable A rc hd eacon o f R oss. N o. 3,B36,—Th ree years' excessive nervousness, withpains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed byDn Barry's health restoring food.—Atax STUART, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibereen. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram Lord Stuart do Dudes; the Dowager Countess of Castle. Stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable pe:sons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other in)Ans of cure had tailed. For further particulars respea.- ; this invaluable food our r,:ade - es are referred toDit Barry's p tvertiNixtent in another part of this paper, rRE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1857 LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. late war, not less than 200,000 men were employed to keep her down. The mind of Poland could not be kept in chains ; and although nominally with Russia her wishes were in reality with the friends of liberty, and she .might always be looked upon as requiring an army of 200,000 men to prevent her from rendering any active assistance to other op pressed nations. (Cheers.) It was, therefore, highly important to keep up the national spirit of the Poles. Let them not be faint-hearted. No great cause was -ever yet won by faint hearts. He trusted the great cause of liberty would never sink in the estimation of the people of England, but that they would continue their exertions to pro mote the independence of the Poles ; and what was of still greater consequence, the liberties of Europe, and the balance of power throughout the world. (Cheers.) The resolution was then agreed to. Lord RAYNHAM, M.P., in moving the re-election of the president and vice-presidents, said that, • although we must be patient, and by all means avoid giving cause for a renewed state of warfare, yet he trusted we should be fully prepared for it, and in such an event, which in the present un settled state of Europe might not be far distant, that au opportunity would be taken for asserting the rights of Poland. (Cheers.) If the subject had been properly brought before the conference at Par:s, he believed it might have led to very desirable results. (Hear.) The amnesty which had been talked of had, in his opinion, tended to mislead the mind of Europe as to the prospects of Poland, and particularly with respect to those men who had been exiled from their country for their patriotic conduct. He concurred in the opinion which had been expressed with respect to the con duct of Lord Palmerston during the late negotia tions and believed that his lordship entertained a sincere desire to do the best he could to promote the liberty of that country. (Hear, hear.) Eng land was too apathetic with respect to the liberties of Poland, and had not manifested that interest which she ought to have done when opportunities offered themselves for the re-establishment of Poland ; but if another opportunity should occur for accomplishing that object, he trusted the ex pression of public opinion would induce whatever government might be in power to use their utmost endeavours to affect the restoration of the nation ality of that kingdom. (Cheers.) EDMUND BEALE.% Esq., seconded the resolution, and in doing so said that, in his opinion, great blame attached to Lord Clarendon for his conduct during the negotiations at Pazis. It was his duty to do right and fear not. If he thought the rights of Poland ought to have been considered, he ought, to have urged those rights, 'and not to have humbled himself before the diplomacy and power of Russia. (Hear, hear.) If he had defended the rights of Poland, and had failed in his efforts, his conduct would have been a protest to the world against the course pursued by Russia, and a vindication for all time of the right of that country. (Cheers.). It bad been said that no man was more favourable to liberty than Lord Palmerston. He hoped that was the case, but his conduct during the late war had left him (Mr. Beales) little hope of anything real or substantial being done i n f avour of Polan, either by the Government of this coun try or by any dynasty at present in existence. All the results for which the late war was undertaken might have been accomplished by simply calling Poland to arms. (Cheers.) The people of this country were enthusiastic in the late war because they believed it would lead to the restoration of Poland. Instead of calling Poland to arms, a con trary policy was pursued. Every attempt to form a Polish legion was resisted, until it was too late for that legion to act, and nothing had been done to show that a real desire existed to humble the power of Russia and restore Poland to her rights. He felt convinced that the edifice of European liberty could never be completed, and that a satis factory and permanent peace could never be esta blished, until justice should be done to Poland and also to the other suffering nationalities. '(Cheers.) The resolution was then put and agreed to. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks on behalf of himself and his colleagues, expressed his regret at the absence of the president of the association (the Marquis of Breadalbane). At that meeting the noble president was so afraid of trusting himself to the expression of his feelings that he committed his address to writin g , thinking that as the tim e s w ere so critical every opic ought to be avoided which .could in any way be considered irritable with re spect to Russia or Austria. But nevertheless the noble marquis said—" The flagrant immorality of the original act of spoliation must be considered one of the greatest political crimes and blunders ever perpetrated by the Euporean powers." These words, uttered by a man so cautious, would remain indelibly engray.'n in letters of brass so long as Russia existed. Twelve months having now elapsed without any appearance of mercy on the part of that power, there was no necessity in any remarks which might be made to speak on " bendecl knee or with bated breath." It was impossible not to 'egret that England and France should not have insisted on some material guarantee from Russia on the part of Poland. That was a great mistake on the part of both countries. (Cheers.) Nothing could have been more simple than to have raised the banner of Poland, which would have drawn thousands of Poles around it ; but when nothing was done, they considered that we were their greatest enemies, and, so far true to themselves, they said, "If you will not assist us we will no assist you." Two such countries as France and England ought never to have thought of conciliating an unsteady, vacillating Power like Austria. The way to have brought Austria to her senses would have been the rousing of Poland, and other countries similarly situated would soon have followed her example. (Cheers.) It could not be said that no thing had been gained by the late war. If nothing had been effected beyon the alliance between France and England, that was something, for it was a proof that when nations acted honestly and fearlessly to gether, they might defy the intrigues of countries' that were ruled by despotic sovereigns. (Cheers.) It was therefore a great thing to see England and France acting together in amity and good faith.' He could not think that the day bad gone by for Poland. (Cheers.) Russia was quiet at present. She had been compelled to make a peace, and not a very honourable one. She could not have cars ied on the war for another year. She had given up what we contended for, and would probably remain quiet until her railroads were finished, when she would throw off the mask, and again appear in the same character, but in a more formidable shape. It was impossible not to hope that the position of Moldavia and Wallachia would greatly facilitate the progress of the Polish cause. If these countries should be governed by wise and liberal men, situ ated as they are on the confines of Poland and Austria, it was impossible not to hope that some good would be derived from their example. Be sides, Austria could no longer depend on Russian bayonets. In a time of peace her revenue was many millions deficient, and she was unable to go to war with any State, however insignificant in comparison with herself. (Hear, bear.) He trusted that the association would persevere in its efforts—that the Poles would remember the interest taken in their welfare by the people of this country, from the highest to the lowest ; and tt.i at they would, if possible, have the countenauce andesuppert b - eth of our Govern ment and that of France. He trusted that, if another opportunity should arise, the two Govern ments would manfully come forward and declare their wishes and intentions, and that they would persevere until the wrongs of Poland were redressed and her rights and independence were established. (Cheers.) _- _ _ 1 THE MURDER AT WOKINGEIAM. The annual general meeting of the members of this association was held on Saturday last, at their rooms, Duke-street, St. James's, the Marquis of Townshend in the chair. Amongst the gentlemen present we ob.erved the Earl of arrington Lord Kinnaird, Viscount Raynham, M.P., H on . W. Fox Strangways, Rev. Dr. Worthington, E. E. Crowe, Esq., Joseph Ferguson, Esq., Thomson Hankey, Lep, M.P., and William Scholefield, Esq., M.P. War. L. BIRKBECK, Esq., read the report, which alluded to the abstinence of the association from giving any public entertainment for the benefit of the Poles, a line of conduct which was adopted at the instance of several influential friends of the association, in consequence of the representations made by the Russian plenipotentiaries, that the Emperor Alexander was about to enter on a course of jest and conciliatory policy towards Poland ; but that they who trusted in those representations had been speedily undeceived by the speeches of the Emperor Alexander at Warsaw, and the unsatisfac tory nature of the so-called amnesty published by his Government. The expedition of a detachment of Poles to Circassia, and the establishment of a Polish colony on the estate of Redshid Pacha, in Thessaly, where they had been provided with a hospital, a church, and maintenance till the next harvest, were also referred to. The incouue of the association for the past year had amounted to 8091., by means of which relief had been ministered in 660 cases The report concluded with the expression of a wish that the attention of the Poles for the present should be especially directed to the social improvement of their country. The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his regret that the hopes to be held out to the Polish exiles were not of a more cheerful character than at the last anniversary meeting of the association, but it was gratifying to know that the feeling of sympathy to wards that unfortunate nation was increasing. Lord KINNAIRD, in seconding the motion, said that on a late occasion hopes were entertained that under the blessing of Providence something might turn up to improve the condition of the Polish people, but it had not been the will of the Almighty that that country should be restored to that posi tion among European nations in which every lover of liberty desired to see her placed. With regard to the course pursued towards Circassia, he believed the blame did not re s t en ti re ly with this country, and that difficulties arose in another quarter. Refer ence had been made to the conduct of Lord Pal merston. He had known that noble lord for many years, and did not believe that there was in exist ence a more cordial and sincere friend of liberty. He had on some occasions raised up ill feelings against himself amongst the pseudo Liberals for the part which he had taken or wished to take with re gard to the liberation of Poland, but the difficulties which any minister had to encounter in moving in that direction were so great that it was impossible to proceed without the active co-operation of the country ; but if the feeling of the country could be roused in behalf of Poland, he believed that Lord Palmerston would fully respond to that feeling. (Cheers.) He had conversed with the noble lord on the subject of the liberties of Europe, and was convinced that no man had them more sincerely at heart than Lord Palmerston ; but unless the coun try would back up a minister, he could not be ex pected to accomplish one-half of that which he might be desirous of doing. - The resolution wts then put and agreed to. The Hon. W. Fox STRANGWAYS moved the next resolution, declaring it to be expedient to continue to give a vigorous support to the Polish cause. He was sure that Lord Palmerston, so far from being adverse, was exceedingly favourable to the cause of liberty in all such countries as Poland and Circassia, and in those two countries particularly ; and he be lieved that nothing but insuperable obstacles, or What appeared to be insuperable obstacles, had prevented the Government on so apparently favour able an occasion as that which presented itself last year from pushing their desires to the utmost extent. (Hear, hear.) He was, therefore, bound to believe that those diffi cu lti es did occur, but he was not bound to accept the result as perfectly agreeable. (Hear.) That was quite another ques tion. The resolution which he had moved was one of re-assurance rather than of expectation. He believed that some harm had been done by the con stant tone of expectation which had been kept up fur so many years. Great events did not happen every day, and if the imagination was always kept on the stretch much commonplace work that was useful was often neglected. In the calm which now existed there was no cause for depression on the part of the Poles. It would hardly be for the credit of the Polish nation that the world should imagine that they required a sea of trouble and a time of agitation in order to induce them to bestir themselves. He believed the Polish character was as firm and calm in peace as it was terrible in war, and he trusted that during the present apparent stagnation they would use their utmost exertions to improve their condition. There were two or three circumstances rather favourable to the cause of Poland in that point of view. One was, that the character of Russia and the character of Polend were better understood by England and by Europe than they were before the commencement of the late war. The consequence of that knowlege had been to increase the distrust which was felt regard ing Russia, and that distrust would continue to in crease until another favourable opportunity might arise of resisting the encroachments of that power, and he imagined that it would not be very long be fore such an opportunity occurred. (Hear.) He wished to see a more frequent and steady commu nication with the liberal parties in other countries which were nearly in the same situation as Poland. (Hear, hear.) The question of the Danubian Prin cipalities was not yet settled, and whether the re sult would be the union of those Principalities or not, they might turn rgainst the enemies which most nearly beset them. He entertained strong hopes with respect to the Danubian Principalities.. During the last generation there had been a great spread of edacasion which must, after the lapse of a few years of settled government, show itself favourably towards Poland. (Cheers.) He trusted that any opportunity which might occur of con necting the affairs of Poland witty those of Moldavia and Wallachia would be readily taken advantage of. (Hear.) The Polish people hardly knew how much their cause had been studied and reflected upon in countries distant from their own. He bad never heard the cause of Poland more earnestly prayed for, or her wrongs more bitterly lamented, than in Sicily, which was equally oppressed. (Heir, hear.) Although the Sicilians and Neapolitans were generally supposed to be at daggers drawn with each other, that was far from being the case with the liberal parties in those two countries. (dear.) He trusted that the Poles would make peaceable use of the calm which now prevailed, because such a course of policy would puzzle Russia more than any other line that could be adopted, because, from her general principles, she would not be able to understand it. (Cheers.) The Earl of HARRINGTON, in seconding the reso lution, said that at the last meeting of the assccia tion they were recommended not to criticise too freely the conduct of Russia, because it was net politic ot that time to do so, and if any one run riot on that occasion it was himself. (A laugh.) They were too well acquainted with Russian diplo macy to believe that any of the anticipations which had been held out would be realised, and time had proved that those who entertainedsuch opinionshad a correct view of the subject. Absolute govern ments under pressure might, like Austria and Prussia and the states of the Pope, give very satis factory promises, but when the pressure was re moved those promises were never acted upon ; and the constitutions which h a d b een prom i se d hat not been given. (Hear.) Russia during the last war lost from 300,000 to 400,000 men and expended all her money, so that it would have been impossible for her to carry on another campaign ; and if the spirit of Lord Palmerston had prevailed in our councils and in the councils of our allies he had not the least doubt that Russia would have been hum bled to the dust. (Cheers.) But'after being thus beaten her despotic wisdom was about to restore Sebastopol and its fortifications. She had attacked Circassia, and, he was happy to say, had been well beaten. She ha d stirredup a war between England and Persia, and he rejoiced. to think England had been victorious not only in her arms but in her diplo macy. cCheers.) Bret the most dangerous step which had been taken by Russia was that of con. strutting railroads. It had been said that she would never raise the money, but he had no doubt she would obtain quite sufficient for the purposes she had in view. If Russia, during the late cam paign, had had railway facilities she would have taken down her men, and guns, and provisions, and must have been victorious. Her present ob ject no doubt ems to bring down her munitions of war to the Mee,iterra,nean., and to form a powerful fleet in the Meeliterranean, and to take possession of Constantinople. She would bide her time, and had the power of keeping the peace. She might wait ten or twenty years, and then her power of a ttack would be immensely increased. She would follow the example of Napoleon, and bring immense ROYAL COLLEGE or SURGEONS.—The following gen masses of troops to bear on one particular point, tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for which with the assistance of railways she would be the diploma were admitted members of the college at the able to do. (Hear, bear.) Europe had been saved meeting of the Court of Examiners en the 15th inst. : only by the recent alliance, and he b e li eve d that Messrs. John S. Wilkinson, Caledonian-road, Islington ; alliance would continue so long as the present Em- Wm. P. Price, Margate ; Thos. Rayner, D, Birstal, near peror ot France bore sway in that count r y ; b u t , in Le eds ; 11l Richd. Griffiths, achynlletb, io ntgomery the event of his death, that alliance would not b e shire ; Chas , . Keily, Ramsay, Isle of Man is an ; Chas. l F. secure for a single day. Our chief depend ence then bitchier, Syd ne y ' New South .'Pales ;Jas. ntyre, muss be upon P o l an d, an d it s h ou ld no t be foreot- Coleraine, county :Derry ; John Chipp, Shrewsbury ; ton tbai although Poland wa s t ranqu il duringlhe Joseph J. Mu , kett, Tfolt, ;co/I°lk ; and John T. Keel, Oakhaa, Rutla n d, . .. A few hours after the examination of the maniac John Blackwell before Mr. Dailey, the chief mag's trate, on Thursday last, for the murder of Thomas Rance, he was remove 1 to the county gaol at Reading. Since his incarceration the symptlins of insanity have been so strongly manifested that he has been constantly placed. under watch of a warder. In the first, night the inmates of the gaol were disturbed by his raving noise, and in his vio lence he broke the windows of the cell in which he was placed. He also made a violent attack on the warder, and seized him by the neck, but he did no serious mischief assistance being immediately pro cured by sounding the alarm bell, which is con nected with each cell. As no doubt can exist as to his insanity, he will in a few days be removed by au order from the Secretary of State' to a lunatic asylum, Where he will be subjected to proper re straint. An inquest was held on view of the body of the deceased man, Thomas Rance, before Mr. R. Clarke, the coroner for the county, on the after noon of Friday. The only additional particulars elicited were from the evidence of the grandfather, William Blackwell, who said that the deceased came to take care of the prisoner for the night, as be (the grandfather) had been recently,inuch dis turbed, and wanted to go out and get a night's rest. There was a female lodger in the house, but but she was so deaf that she could not hear any thing. He went to sleep at the White Hart public house, where the deceased had lodged, and was called up soon after 12 o'clock by a woman, who said there was a cry of murder. He got up and went to his cottage, and there saw Rance lying outside the back door quite dead, having nothing on but his shirt. It was on Monday laqt be first observed that bis grandson was affected in his mind, as he then cried out very much, made sad lamenta tion, and said, "Oh ! I must die." He was seen ty a medical gentleman on Tuesday, who gave him some medicine. On that day he raved very much, but he was pacified on some neighbours coming in in to see him. His grandson had lived with him since the disbanding of the Berkshire Militia, but no symptoms of insanity were visible until Monday last. He was a shoemaker ; and, although he had not done Lunch work lately, he could earn from 10s. to 14s. per week. All the knives and razors were put out of his way on Tuesday. The prisoner and the deceased were on good terms, and treated each other as brothers. The relieving officer of the Wokingham Union (Mr. Beechey) saw the prisoner on Wednesday, and said to him that be must be removed to Lit tlemore Asylum on the next day if he was not better. He never heard the pri soner talk of destroying himself, or any one else. he was generally talking about religion and pray ing. Qn Wednesday the prisoner drank no beer or spirits ;in fact, he took nothing but water. The jury returned a formal verdict of " Wilful murder" against John Blackwell. Mr. gCHOLEFIELD, M.P., briefly moved the ap pointment of the members of the council for the ensuing year. _ _ J. E. CRowE, Esq., seconded the motion, which was agreed to. W. A. SMITH, Esq., moved a resolution, expres sing the gratification of the association at the flat tering remarks made by Prince Czartoryski on the services rendered by the association to the Polish cause. He observed that the Grand Duke Con stantine was about to visit this country, and he was quite confident that the Poles would behave with decency and re , pect. He trusted that the English people would allow him to march on amidst a dead silence, and that they would not g ree t hi m either with hisses or shouts of congratulation. Let them receive him with solemn silence, for how ever popular be might be in his private character, he was the impersonation of despotism and tyranny of three generations of Russian potentates. (Cheers.) The motion was seconded by E. JOENSTONE, Esq., and agreed to. On the motion of Mr. N. F. ZABA, seconded by Major SzuLcznwsm, a vote of thanks was given to the chairman. A vote of thanks was also given to Mr. Birk beck, the hon. secretary, on tho motion of Captain ORDON, seconded by Captain A. KOZMIAN. On the motion of Mr. BEALES, seconded by the Marquis of TowNstrEND, a similar compliment was paid to Major Szulczewski, and the proceedings then terminated. to the House of Commons. Her Majesty is fully persuaded that this alliance cannot but be acceptable to all her Majesty's faithful and loyal subjects, and the many proofs which the Queen has received of the affec• tionate attachment of this house to her Majesty's person and family leaves her no room to doubt the concurrence and assistance of this house, in enabling her to make such provision for her eldest daughter, with a view to the said marriage, as may be suitable to the dignity of the Crown and the honeur of the country. The reading of the address by the noble lord was re• calved in silence. The SPEAKER having read the message amidst the same silence, Lord PALMERSTON said that without pledging any person in that house to the details of the manner in which thetouse would be prepared . to answer the appeal made by her Majesty, he felt certain the house would lose no time in taking it into their con sideration. He therefore proposed an answer to the Message, and 'appointed Friday next to •take the matter into consideration. Mr. DISRAELI seconded the motion. He felt cer tain all were prepared to consider at the proper time, and in a becoming spirit, the means that might be in their power to accomplish her Majesty's wishes. (Hear.) The motion was then agreed to. LUNATIC ASYLUMS—IRELAND. Mr. BEA.MISH asked the Attorney-General for Ire land, when the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the expenditure upon the Lunatic Asylums, Ireland, might be expected to be laid upon the tabls of the house. Mr. FITZGERALD said that from the quantity of business yet to be attended to, he was afraid that there would not be time this session to introduce such a bill. PERSIA. On the motion for going into committee of supply, in reply to questions from Mr. H. BAILLIE and another Roo. Member, Lori PALMERSTON said he liad reason to hope that the ratifications of peace between this country and Persia would be exchanged at an early period. Until that was done, of course no papers could be laid on the table of the house, and only then such as the Govern ment thought calculated to put the house in pos session of information necessary for them on which to found an opicion. (Laughter.) THE LATE WAR. Col. NORTH called attention to the remarks made by the hon. member for Lambeth (Mr. Williams) during his late election for that borough, reflecting on the ccn duct of the officers of the army. Mr. WILLIAMS denied that he had made any re marks disrespectful to the army. He had on all occasions spoken of the courage of the army from the highest to the lowest in terms of the greatest praise. He denied the particular expressions attributed to him, bathe expressed then, as he had before, an opinion that in the highest classes of the army, should a war take place in a few years hence, the same deficiencies would occur again as they had to deplore in the late Russian war. He was ready to support the efficiency of the army, but he condemned unnecessary expenses. Gen. CODRINGTON thought election speeches had better be passed over, and as the hon. gentleman had denied makinz remarks disrespectful to the officers of the army, it had better no; he further referred to. He eulogised the conduct of staff and other officers in the army, and referred to a letter recently published under the sianatora of a staff officer, relative to General Ash burnh'am on Vie day of Sobraon. The !notion was then agreed to, and the house went into committee on SUPPLY--NAVY ESTIIIATES. Sir C. WOOD, in moving these estimates, said that when the votes on account were taken in the last ParUs ment no general statement was made, and consequently the house was not precluded from now discussing the whole subject. No charge had been made in the estimates then laid before the house, but as regarded the removal of troops there would be an alteration arising from the war in China, but no further sum, however, would be asked for on the - estimates for the war in China. It was usual to compare the estimates of this year with the one preced ing ; but it was of less value now from the change from war to peace. It was as impossible to reduce all at once, as it was to increase, and the estimates would stand thus : —The estimates of last year were 19,600,000/., and the reduced estimates 16,298,0001. They were this year 8,109,0001., making a reduction as regarded the former of 114 million'', and of the latter 8,188,0001., or more than one-half, and of 3,430,0001. after placing the coast guard on the navy. He believed the people were justly jealous of this arm of our service, and would not consent to see the efficiency of the navy reduced, and he doubted if the estimates could be for some years to come reduced below that of former years in a time of peace. [LEFT SPEAKING.] MRS. BACON'S CONFESSION. It was stated in the report of the trial of Bacoh and his wife that, at the close of the proceedings, Lord Campbell, after the jury had returned their verdict, in an emphatic manner expressed his entire concurrence in that portion of it which exonerated the male prisoner from any share in the transac tion, and he at the same time said that it would no doubt be satisfactory to the jury to hear that the woman had admitted that she, and she alone, had committed the dreadful crime, and that her hus band had nothing whatever to do with it. It has already been stated. that Bacon has all along as serted that this was the case, and he had taken every opportunity to urge upon his wife to retract the statement she had made at the police-court, in which she as-erted that her husband was the mur derer, and which was no doubt the foundation of the proceedings that were ultimately taken against him. She, however, maintained a dogged silence until the end of the first day's trial, when, shortly after she bad been taken back to her cell, she ex pressed a desire to make a statement, and upon some of the authorities of the gaol going to her she at once said that the statement in question was false, and that she bad herself destroyed her chil dren. She stated also that it was quite true that Bacon had left ber in bed when he proceeded on his journey to Reigate, and that very soon after wards the idea of destroying her children came into her mind. She first took the little boy out of his bed and cut his throat, and then carried him down stairs and placed him in the chair in the posi tion in which he was found, with the toys before him. She says the child died almost instantaneously, and uttered a very slight cry when she first cut him with the knife. She states that she then determined to kill the baby, but she felt great reluctance to destroy the youngest child, and she did not do so till after the boy was dead'; but at length she could no longer resist the desire for destruction, and she cut the second child's throat in the same manner she had done the first, but this child she left in the room where the deed was committed. She says she has little recollection of what occurred afterwards ; but she remembered Mrs. Munro knock at the door in the afternoon, but was afraid to let her in ; and she remained in the house with her dead children all Monday and the succeeding night, and on the following morning went out with the intention of I paying her rent ; and upon meeting Mrs. Munro and her mother the thought suddenly came into her mind that she would tell them that a man had got in it the window and murdered the children, and she expected that this would avert suspicion from herself. She said that, finding it did not have this effect, and that she was taken into custody, she then became alarmed and her mind began wandering, and after the women had been t dking to her, and told ber that if she did not clear herself she would in all probability lose her life, she resolved to ac cuse her husband, and accordingly made the state , ment which led to his being taken into custody and to his being committed to take his trial together with her for the murder. At this time the learned judges bad left the court, but on their arrival on the following morning a communication was imme diately made to the Lord Chief Justice of what bad taken place; but as there were no means of legally bringing the matter before the jury (a statement of this description, made by one prisoner in reference to another, not being legally admissible), the only course that remained open to the learned judge was to point out the entire absence of anything like positive 'evidence against the male prisoner, and he summed up the case very much in his favour, and the result was the , acquittal of the male prisoner. On Friday afternoon, before Bacon was removed from Newgate ' he expressed a desire to h ave an in terview with his wife, and therequPst being acceded to, the interview took place in the presence of Mr. Weatherhead, the governor of the gaol, and the ordinary. They were both very much affected, and Bacon, at the close and several times during the interview. earnestly entreated his wife to speak the truth, and clear him from the suspicion of being concerned in committing such a dreadful crime, and she replied that she bad done so. In the course of the afternoon the male prisoner was removed by Mr. Reed, the chief officer of Stamford, under a warrant charging him with the murder of his mother. Although this step has been taken, the probability is that Bacon will be brought back to be tried at the Central Criminal Court. The coroner's inquisition has already been removed, under Palmer's Act, to the Court of Queen's Bench, and when the grand jury, at the ensuing assizes, have returned a true bill, that will also be removed, and the prisoner will in all probability. be tried at the August session of the Central Criminal Court. Mrs. Bacon has not yet been renaeved from New gate, but she will eventually be conveyed to the criminal ward of Bethlehem Asylum. EXAMINATION OF THOMAS FULLER BACON ON THE CHARGE OF POISON ING HIS MOTHER. On Saturday Thomas Fuller Bacon (who had been conveyed from London the previous night, in custody of Superintendent Reed and Inspector Young), was brought up before the Stamford b enc h, on the charge of having administered arsenic",to his mother, Mrs. Ann Bacon, of which she died on th e 15th May, 1855. The prisoner was accommodated with a seat, and only once during the day did he make any observa tion. Upon perceiving a . professional gentleman with pencil andpaper, apparently engaged insketch ing his portrait, he rise and with considet able warmth, protested against beingmade an exhibition of. The Bench told the prisoner they could not in terfere in the matter, and the inquiry then proceeded. It is unnecessa r y to repeat the whole of the evi dence, it being substantially the same as was given at the coroner's inquest held at Great casterton, in Feb. last. A brief resume will, therefore, suffice.' Mr. G. Patterson, chemist and drtiggist, proved that on the Bth May, 1855 (only a week before Mrs. Bacon's death), he sold an ounce of arsenic to the prisoner, who mud ho wanted it to poison rats. The sale was entered in a book kept by witness for the purpose, and attested by the signature of the pri soner himself and a witness named Wm. Clifton, Wm.' Mays Hibbens, an apprentice, deposed th a t at the beginning of the week before Bacon's mother died the prisoner sent bin to the shop of Mr. Wil ford for sixpenny-worth of arsenic, telling him that, if asked what it was for, he was to say it was for hardening iron. Mr. Wilford refused to let the you , h have the arsenic without a witness. On being informed of this, Bacon "laughed it off," and said, " Oh, never mind, l'll get it myself." The witness added that when there was any iron to harden at Bacon's workshop they used prussiate of potash, not arsenic. Mary Riley, charwoman, who attended Mrs. Ba con during her bri-f but fatal illness, described her symptoms (vomiting and spasms), and said that de ceased told her that having accepted au invitation to dine with her ion Thomas (the prisoner) on Sun day, the 13th May, she was sudlenly seized with vomiting and purging after partaking of sotne broth The deceased died on the following Tuesday. At this stage of the investigation (half-past 12) the Court adjourned for ten minutes, and in the interval the prisoner was•supplied with a beefsteak and coffee: which he consumed with great apparent relish. William Clifton was the next witness. He de posed to accompanying the prisoner when he pur chased the arsenic at Mr. Patterson's. Elizabeth Blake said she had known the deceased upwards of 20 years, and she was generally a stout healthy woman. Mrs. Ann Macon, wife of the prisoner's brother William, was than examined at considerable length. On Saturday, May 12, 1855, witness saw deceased, who then appeared quite well. Next clay witness was sent for to deceased, in consequence of her ill ness. Either on the Monday or Tuesday (the day of Mrs. Bacon's death), witness being in deceased's bedrom, heard the prisoner say to bis wife, " I think mother had better have something out of that bottle" (referring to a bottle standing on the dressing table, which witness supposed to conta'n pepperment or something of that kind). The bottle contained a whitish liquid. On the Tuesday evening, shortly after Mrs. Bacon's death, prisoner took up the bottle is question, and said, " This is my bottle ;it wont be wanted any more—l may as well take it away." Witness did not see the bottle afterwards ; it was a little square brittle, rather lower than an ordinary medicine bottle. Witness recollected Mrs. Bacon being ill in. March, 1855; her symptoms then being similar to those of her last illness. On the first occasion she had a cup of tea or coffee at the prisoner's house about seven in the morning, and she was taken ill about 10 or 11. Under the will of his father the prisoner succeeded, at the death of his mother, to some houses in Pro tection-place, Stamford, which brought in about 901. a-year, subject to legacies to the amount of 550/., payable six months after Mrs. Bacon's decease. The prisoner was then remanded until Wednes day, when the medical evidence, including that of Professor Taylor, will be taken. This case, coupled with the Bacon's acquittal on the charge of murdering his children, has caused the greatest excitement in Stamford, where his an tecedents have calved him to be regarded with no favourable eye. When taken through the town in an omnibus, on his arrival from London on Friday night, he was hooted by a formidaVe crowd, and several stones were thrown at the solicitor who conducted his defence. THE NEW PENAL SERVITUDE BILL. A meeting to consider the propriety of petition ing Parliament for the insertion into Sir G. Grey's bill of clauses to secure the employment of convicts in reproductive l•ibour was held in the Egyptian hall, Mansion-house, on Saturday. The Lot d Mayor presided, and there was a full attendance of mem bers of the Legislature and other gentlemen inte rested in the iinprovetnent of the criminal law. The LORD MAYOR briefly explained his object in convening the meeting, and referred to the commu nications he had received from all parts of the coun try on the suttject of our criminal population. Ad verting to the destitution of the metropolis and his own p.rsonal visits to the. refuges and asylums re sorted to by its poor, he urged as a point of para mount importance the necessity of dealing promptly with the case of offenders who on being discharged from prison had no ostensible means of living. Mr. C. PEARSON then addressed the assemblage at great length, expounding in detail the views he has previously advocated on prison discipline. The gist of his argument was that criminals should be made to support themselves by working at their own handicrafts. Reciting the principal provisions of the Government measure, he said he was willing to concede the large discretionary powers with which it would invest the Home Secretary. Indeed he was anxious to extend those powers further, so as to enable Sir G. Grey to give a trial to his (kr. Pearson's) own scheme. He denied that his views had yet been practically tested, and repudiated with some indignation the absurd attempt to raise crops by convict labour from the bleak and granite soil of Dartmooor, which had been passed off in his name., The experiments at Dartmoor and Port land were wretched caricatures and travesties of the plan he had enunciated. At present the aver age cost of a prisoner's keep was 261. per annum, against which the only set-off from his reproductive labour was 1/. 4s. 'Td. By making each convict work at the calling he followed before lapsing into crime his average earnings would be 10s. per week, and the cost of his food 3s. To maintain a proper balance of industries in our various gaols magis trates should be authorised, with the consent of the Home Secretary, to transfer their prisoners from one county to another. Mr. M. D. 'HILL (Recorder of Birmingham) vouched for the perfect practicability of Mr. Pear son's plan, which he contended would inflict the most salutary punishments in the form least bur densome to the tax-paying community. Having enlarged upon the disciplinary effect of useful la bour, he concluded by moving a series of resolutions recommending-1, the substitution in certain cases, in lieu of fixed periods of imprisonment and trans portation, of a proportionate number of hours of labour to be performed by the convict either at home or in the colonies ; 2, the holding out of such inducements to criminals as, in conjunction with proper moral and religious instruction, would ren der them the " voluntary instruments of - heir Own maintenance, pu,nishment, reformation, and release • " 3, enabling justices of counties and boroughs to exchange prisoners, with a view to a better industrial classification ; and, lastly, the appointment of a committee to, carry out the fore going resolutions. The motion wasseconded by Mr. G. CRITIKSHANK, and supported by the Rev. J. DAVIS, of Riche-ter, the latter gentleman insisting that restitution slrould lie exacted from the criminal not only for his or.ginal offence, but for making himself a bur den to society while in custody. Mr. SIDNEY advocated the assignment system pursued in the earlier history of our colonies, illui trating its beneficial working even under peculiarly unfavourable circumstances by the example of New South Wales. There settlers of the convict class who us€ (I to be paid for their labour contracts in " rum" were now its possession of a bank that had never failed, and also kept their own carriagds. (Laughter.) R e f orma t or y i ns ti tu ti ons s h ou ld be introduced into the colonies, where they would work even better than at home. . . Mr. ELLIO T cause d some merr i m e n t by making a vigorous onslaught upon the "humanity-mongers," Who built splendid palaces for our thieves, pamper ing them with every luxury enjoyed by the noble man, while they neglected the misery of the honest labourer, and taught him to speculate on the supe riority in point of comfort of crime over steady indastiy. Characterising Mr. Pearson's scheme as one of many " quack recipes" for curing the same evil, and throwing ridicule on his ,prop..sed " exchange of prisoners," which he remarked would require the setting up—perhaps in the Lord Mayor's own official residence—of a " criminal clearing-house," he wound up a lively speech by moving an amendment in accoriauce with his views, which failed, however, to find a seconder. Lord HANELAGH avowed himself an adherent of the much-decried system of transportation, de nouncing, at the same time, the practice of allow ing notorious thieves, with no ostensible means of gaining an honest livelihood, to roam at large in tail country. Mr. ERNEST JONES came to the rescue of " the humanitarians," and cieed his own, personal experi ence to prove that the prison discipline to which misdemeanants of the second chss are subjected is now sufficiently severe. He also protested against clothing the Horne Secretary with the unprece dented powers sought to be vested in him by the new bill, and advised the setting of our convicts to reclaim the waste lands.of this country. At this stage of the proceedings the audience be gan to thin rapidly, the members of Parliament present being the first to depart to attend to their legislative duties, and in a short space but a few gentleman remained, to prolong the business. Con currently with this falling off in numbers the dis cussion grew more desultory and even somewhat acrimonious. Mr. POWNALL complained that the meeting hal been too much tied down to the consideration of Mr. Pearson's plan, and no .time was left for enter ing into the more general question at issue. Mr. LEMAITRE 7 who offered to second Mr. Elliot's amendment, but was informed by the chair man that he was too late, also alleged it as a grievance that, though they had been invited by • the card of admission to ,a consul4tioe, the fleet hour and a half had been taken up with a " lec ture." An adjournment wits also mooted by several speakers, and though Mr. Pearson, backed by the Lord Mayor, at first urged the propriety of agree ing to the resolutions before separating, in order that the meeting might have its due effect upon the discussion in Parliament that night, the proposal to hold another sitting was strenuously persevered in. An additional element of acerbity was impo r t e d into the proceedings by a ttunt thrown out in the heat of the moment by Mr. Pearson against M r. Pownall for his "newly-born zeal in behalf of the reformation of juvenile offenders"—a sarcasm which the worthy gentleman assailed repelled with some warmth. Perfect harMony was, however, soon re stored; and the meeting, which lasted from one till half-past: four, ivas'at length adjourned till Monday at twelve. The usual compliment was paid to ti .e Chairmaxii MI?. W. li. RUSSELL'S LECTURES. On Saturday. Mr.. Russell delivered his third lec ture, the last of the Series, in Willit;'s Rooms. .Havi'tg terminated his second lettuce with a vivid description of the brilliant but inTrufitab'e charge at Balaklava, he cornmencel his third lecture with a referencetothe promptand ailtnirable of Sir Da Lacy Evans on Oct. 28, for whose services no adequate reward had yet been given. He then passed on to the battle of Inkerman, a large picture and admirably filled in. The storm of the 14th and 15th November was next described with its at endant disasters. The horrible state of the camp during the winter was then vividly depicted. Spring and the heaven-sent mission of Florence Nightingale at length brought some relief and good crier. On the btu of February the French took from us our right attack (the Malakhoff), which Sir J. Burgoyne recognised at once as the key of the position. It would obviously have been more na tional that the English should have kept their lines on the extreme right, and that the French should have occupied the lines on the British left, which were nearest the French lines. It was said the French refused this arrangement. But if they re fused why should we have always yielded ? Mr. Russell, in the course of his remarks, frequently re ferrad to the indignity of our playing second fiddle to the French during. the operations of the siege. Mr. Russell passed rapidly over the intervening events till the assault of the 18th of June. Lord Raglan was not to make his attack on the Redan till a certain signal had been given by the French. But the French, having failed in their attack on the Malakhoff, and got into a difficult and danger-. ous position, Lord Raglan ordered the attack on the Redan. It was the old story over again. ,We were not to do No. 2 till the French had achieved No. 1; and to this too easy coin plianee with the wishes of the Allies he attributed' the fact that this turned out fur the Enel:sh nation an inglorious 18th of June. On the Bth of Sep tember he witnessed that quick, tiger-like, arid suc cessfulspr;ng of the French on the Malakoff. The English were preparing to renew their attack on the Redan the next day, but it was not necessary. The Russians felt that the heel of their Achilles had been wounded, and they prepared to leave Sebas topol, which had been defended with so much skill ; and they were allowed to do so without any more serious attempt to prevent them than the firing of some shot at the Russian bridge. In conclusion Mr. Russell oUserved that England was prodigal too late of men as a to-d.y airti , hesis of her rea-. diness to spend money. Names of promise ai issued from the recent contest which, if they had the opportunity, would one day be come famous. If the English people desired to eater on greatwars they mustbe prepared to maintain great armies ; and if these armies were animated by the same spirit as that which possessed the army of Sebastopol, there need be no fear, in any future struggle, for the homes or liberties of England. Mr. Russell's lecture occupied two hours in the delivery, and was concluded amidst loud applause. Mr. Russell l will repeat his Personal Narrative at Willis's Rooms, on Saturday afternoon, May 23 ; Thursclarafternoon, May 28; Monday afternoon, June 1. TIIE EQUESTRIAN TROUPE AT DRURY- LANE. An equestrian company—an importation, ire understand, from America—commenced a short season at this theatre very successfully on SaturdaY evening. At present the performers confine their exertions to the circle, leaving the dramatic branch: of the art to the old-establishei home over the water ; but it must be confessed that within their limited range they produce a very varied and ele gant evening's entertainment. Miss Ella, whose name figures in the bills as manager, is a rider 01 tremendous force and daring, who jumps through balloons and over gates, while her horse is at the gallop, with as much ease and facilityas if she were only dancing a polka on terra.firma. Mr. Delavarit' and his children perform miracles in posture-makieg , and execute their wonderful feats with so much ease and precision as completely to obviate that nervous sensation with which people are a pt to contemplate thrl tumbling about of young childrec , as it is commonly done by the less dexterous mew bers of Mr. Delavanti's calling. A child,. Mi 5 , 3. Wells, performs with much grace an elaborate ac t of the haute ecole ; and Madame Newsome manage s two horses is a manner that is at once graceful and surprising. The whole of the performances, i 7,1 short, belong to an advanced school of the art, en„ u " present the charm of novelty in a class of public amusement that has made less progress amongst u 3 than any other we know of. There are, beside s the horseman s hip, some fi rs t rate gymnastic eier cisPs by Messrs. Potter and Jennings, and remark able feats of tumbling by MM. Ferdinand and Pl gene. These two latter performers were loudly aP plauded, and may be said to have contr ib u ted a leading feature to th e even i ng ' s amusemen t. I , e . must not forget the clown s , Swann and Wallett" the latter, who calls himself the " Sh a k e speri o Jester," being almost as loquacious as chorus le th s , old drama. Both said a great m an y goo d tiling' and were very humorous, efficiently tilling up the time while the horses were recovering their wie' an.'l the ladies readjusting their muslins. Nearly every member of the troupe was honoured with 4 call, but the chief favourites seemed to be the ladies 'Ella and Newsornbe, mu. Eugene and Fel' dinand, and the • old and young members of the Delavanti family. Great praise is de, to Mr. 'Stir stage manager of Drury-lane, f or th e ce leritl with which the theatre was got ready for this De l( species of entertainment. Country Markets. HADDINGTON GRAI N MARKET-MAT 15. WR BA T . I BARLEY' 1 OATH. HHAIS . First 66 s Od 423 Od 33s 9d 493 Second 46s ld 1 36s 9d) 293 9d 454 , s Bcl Third 3ls Od 1 333 al 1 27s Od 41 5 v , Total quantity of wheat, in market, 657 qrs., 625 80ii f, ft barley „ 107 qrs., 95.401171 f l , oats ,; 187 qrs., 182 0 1 4 , beans . 71 111 qrs., 93 FO AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. „,1,5 Wheat, 2/. 6 1 3-12ths 1 Barley, ...11. 16 9 7-1 ,, y, Oats, ... 11. 9 9 3-12ths 1 Beaus, 2i. 5 d¢-12"" DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—MAY 14. Qrs. Best. Current. In feri t c,i 2f i Wheat 63s Od 43s 114(1 14s a a 579 Oats 3ls 6d 274 nid.... ..... 23s u o j 12 ; Barley 40s Od 368 Od 71 Peas & beaus 49s Od 42s ld ABERDEEN-MAY 15. Potato oats 9 3s 03 to IF3 03 Common oats 23a Od to 24s 03 }4olba per bushe l Bere 3 3 4 4 5 s 0d t o 33665 s 03Od Wheat, . A, „ ths • ~ Barley Ud Wheat, red (spring)3Bs Od. to 42s 03 f t 691bs „ . white 3ss 03 t o 48 s Od ' Oatmeal 18s 63 to I.!;ss 63 per boll. Flour 41a 03 to 45s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. 0 4 Beef, per lb 63 to Oct I Butter, pib. Os Oct to Is Mutton, per lb 63 t o Oct Eggs, p doz. Oa 7,l4toPegii Lamb, do., Os 03 to 0 ,, 0 ; Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3s 61 Veal, ner lb ... Oct to Os 103 Chickens,do.2s 03 to 26 0 Pork, per 1b...0s 7d to ()a 83 Ducks, do., Os 03 to 06 61 Salmon, per lb ... is 23 Ducklings,oOs 03 to 2 ,4 0 4 Grouse, per brace 0s to Os I Turkeys,each 4s 03 to 5 '. 5 .1 Tallow, p stone, Os to 10s 01 Potatoes, per pock, 01 to x Rabbits, each 3d to 4d. - Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.... 80s t° 4 Liggs, wholesale price, per dozen ............ ,t ° RETAIL PRICES. 0 . 4, I F10ur,141b....0s Od to. 2s 6d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to "i 0 (Id •is lld „ d .Osto° 3 Ai ,o Oatmeal Os Od to _ ka lust, ..... os - Beremeal —.Os Od to is 10d „ per lb 2d 0 Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 8d I Sids, Oheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d 4-lb. 10af...7d. 1 2-lb. 10af...3id. BIRTHS. ' OF A SON. On the 12th inst., a t Cl aren d on Villas, —Kensington, the wife of Sydney-S m ith, j un ., E sq . no' On the 16th i ns t., at Blackheath, Mrs. Thomas S t° On the 16th i ns t., at Surbiton, Mrs. W. B. Fossett• OF A DAUGHTER. 'O O On the 15th inst., at Balham Hill, Mrs. Johoson--tsvins. ivi f e Ou the 15th inst., at Elm-grove, Hampton, the Stephen Ponder, Esq. MA It RIED. 00 6 On the 14th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-sat. Arthur Lionel Tollemache, eldest son of the latell°oli tl3° C. Tollernache, to Emily, eldest surviving danghte r „f late Major-General Sir Jeremiah Bryant, C. 8., Bengal Army. it On the 14th inst., at St. George's, Camberwe ll, o f r,' T. Sparks, of Shoe-lane, to Emma, eldest d,wgliter ,roa d' John Newman, of 48, Watling-street, and Albaa Camberwell. On the 15th inst., at his resideroe - 1 5 , viriltotl o l rl , lemuol, General Sir James Maedon ' nell, of Gl e '' d G.C.8., Colonel of the 71st Regt. Pil e( ' On the 15th inst., at Bibnry, Glecestcrshife, a th. Robert, secoL,d surviving son of the Hon. Jaw° I ' 9 late Laity E. Dutton, aged 18. to r P g On the 15th inst., at 31, Sussex-gardens, -,,Y,ldecrOck' Elizabeth Gewdie, widow of the late John Il es ' . ' „ ft F-1.E.1.0.C. S., and of Habrooke House, ffellt• wolillw - On the 13th inst., at Hotham Hall, Yorkshire, .. 0, Arkwright, Esq. , ' oodge Oa the 14th inst., at Hamsted, Sent, Th°' L. Pr Esq., aged 81. .plac° , On the 15th inst., at Stanhope-street. F 3 r ic Tar gent's park, Miss bilary Leifehild, aged 78- Williams '- On the 11th in.t., at Radcliff e-on -T re nt, : lor, Esq., aged 74. -- ---.- ..." .. " --.7. -.1 170' D lED. MNDON : Printed and P7blh — heti "--77- by7AllJ,l7flit:ol):i4"4 -of No. 112, Strand, Printot, at 77a .Stin coo ti r 112, St.rand, in tha Pre-211st of ti-a Mititileaez ; Ilioatiay, May IS, 1651/ ,~~ ~~~ I M ract(lis ING and Polygra been e n 0 Prince tomes, to s. , W in per , Fusses used, Ito testiOf t tnnrent eight, ci ten. 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