The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

THE WAR. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. INTELLIGENCE from the Crimea up to the latest dates represent the army before Sebastopol as.still in the enjoyment of general good - health'; although Cholera still lingers and lurks among its ranks. Happily, however, this scourge does not appear to be productive of any alarming amount of mortality:; and as it induces an unslackenmg vigilance on the part of the medical and other sanitary authorities, the proba bility is that the vigilance so excited may be instru mental in maintaining the general good health re ferred to. Several of the inconveniences and annoy ances peculiar to the Crimean summer have begun to occasion complaint among the troops. Heavy drench ing rains and fearful thunderstorms; oppressive heats and tormenting myriads of flies contribute their alter nate and serious, though differing degrees of affliction to the men exposed in the trenches and the camp. Notwithstanding all which, and in spite of the pro tracted nature of the operations of the siege, the spirits of the men are still buoyant, and the only anxiety expressed among all ranks is a rooted desire to bring matters to a conclusion by a combined as sault. The progress is still slow, but decidedly in the right direction. In reference to the last-named subject the corres pondent of the Daily News, writing from the camp before Sebastopol, on the 10th inst., says : Connected with the operations of the siege, I have to report little more than the continuance of the same stand-still state of things that disgusted and discouraged every one when last wrote. To be sure, the same resultless and fitful snatches of cannonading are kept up by day, with the variations of musketry by night ; and having stated this, I have left little untold. We hammer away, spasmodically, at the everlasting Redan, which returns quite as good as it gets ; or helps our neighbours, the French, by practising on the equally retribu tive Malakoff—in either case without making the smallest measure of headway towards the Russian Troy beyond. On the night before last, rather a brisk affair took place between the latter and a strong party of the enemy, who sallied from the Malakoff to essay the destruction of the French approaches towards that redoubt. It will be remembered that our Allies, soon after their own and our defeat on the memorable 18th, commenced a sap from the Mamelon to its vis-a-vis the Malakoff. As this work has been prosecuted with more or less success every night, it has at present penetrated over half the distance between the two redoubts, and at its further extremity is within some three hundred and fifty yards of the Russian embrasures. To stop its further advance, therefore, the enemy made a strong sortie on Sunday night, but after a sharp fight were driven back into their own works with considerable loss ; the attempt was repeated soon after,but was again repulsed after another determined struggle. During this second scuffle occurred another grand illustration of what an untravelled Milesian would call that " most beau tiful" system of blundering, in which there seems to be an understood rivalry between our allies and ourselves. After the affair of the 18th, I may remark, our artillerymen in the twenty-one gun and other neighbouring batteries had received orders to train their guns at night on the approaches to the quarries on the one hand, and on the space between the Ma melon and Malakoff on the other—in this last case, without the smallest arrangement for signals with the French. Accord ingly, on Sunday night, when a strong force of French de ployed out from the Mamelon to support those who were already engaged in repelling the enemy, our twenty-one gun battery opened fire on them, and kept it up most effectively till a breathless messenger arrived to give notice of the mur derous mistake. The well-timed blunder, I learn, afforded the enemy most valuable aid, and, had it been much longer con tinued, would have resulted in the repulse of our allies, and the, destruction of their hard-worked sap. With such general ship, what armies could succeed ? Speculation as to distant and colateral operations are rife among the different branches of the service ; and these occasion much interest in the camp. Con cerning these, the correspondent of the Morning Advertiser, on the same day as the preceding, writes : An expedition to Odessa, and one beyond " Makenzie's Farm," are still talked of. How far the destruction of that large trading town, and the setting it on fire, would be con ducive to British interests, is for the people of England to say. There is, however, one point to be considered ; Odessa has long been, and is still, one of the great depots of the Ru ss i an arm y, both for men and provisions ; consequently a place of consider able importance to the enemy. Certain movements of our troops, early yesterday morning, gave rise to the impression that an advance was resolved upon; and as there was some sharp, although short firing, in the direction they had taken, we were led to believe that some skirmishing had taken place. The way taken by those troops was along the heights on the left of the plains of Balaklava—heights well defended by bat teries, several are marked—and thence towards the Tchernaya, which, however, was not crossed. Having rode out yesterday, about three miles beyond the bridge some ten days ago, with out meeting with any obstruction, and without perceiving so much precaution as was now manifested, we inquired whether there was anything stirring, and were told that the Russians, there was reason to believe, had advanced nearer to Balaklava. If such be the case, as it no doubt is, their object would appear to be to check any onward movement on the part of the Allies, who, on their side, would he but too happy to bring the foe to anything like a general engagement. It is impossible to estimate too highly the advantage to the Allies of having possession of the,river and of the pretty country about it. The night before last it was reported that the Russians were making an attempt to regain the Mamelon, some sharp firing having been heard for an hour or so. Sucn, however, was not the case ; but it appears that, in the obscurity, a number of French soldiers who were carrying gabions mistook the Russian for the French lines, and did not discover their mistake until too late. After a gallant resistance, twenty of the Imperial Guards were taken prisoners. Emboldened by that littlesuccess,theßussians made a partial sortie, but soon retired. There can be no longer any doubt that in a variety of ways the French gendarmes are becoming very officious. In Ka miesch, moreover, there are—so it is generally believed— so many French police spies about, that the traders there are almost afraid to open their mouths. Not a newspaper is to be seen—not a word of polities is to be heard. Even the passing events of the war, when referred to, are nar ra ted i n a w hi s p er , and only amongst friends. As for the French soldiers, they are kept in the most profound ignorance of all that is going on in their native country ; and I have had, in my own person, experience that, in the transmission and delivery of letters, the Kamiesch Post-office is not to be trusted. Writing on the 12th inst. from the camp before Sebastopol, the correspondent of the Times says, in reference to the reconnoitering expedition in the direc tion of the Tchernaya, and the general operations : Nothing new to-day. The French and Turks have finally returned from their reconnaissance, and the country about Baidar is again in the hands of the Cossacks. The quantity of cattle driven in by them is very great. The beasts, though not of the large size we are accustomed to in England, are finer and better fed than those obtained in Asia Minor; at least, as we see them after a voyage across the Black Sea. An attack on the Russian position is considered all but hopeless. Nature seems as if she had constructed the plateau they occupy as a vast defensible position, which 50,000 men may hold against four times their number. Of the reduction of Sebastopol proper before the winter I have no kind of doubt: That the Russians will hold out with all the obstinacy of their character, even after the destruction of their ships and the capture of the Malakoff, may be expected; but the possession of a new position, com manding the harbour and the bridge of boats which crosses it, must eventually cause the enemy to retreat. The Russian generals, though brave, and determined on an obsti nate defence, may fairly receive credit for the possession of prudence and forethought. As long as a place can be held with a chance of success, or even of damaging the enemy, they will hold it; 'but all their proceedings give reason to believe that they will not allow their troops to be cut to pieces merely for the credit of having made a desperate resist ance, and held, without advantage, for a short time longer an untenable position. When they see that their retreat is seri ously endangered, it is not improbable that they will alto gether abandon the southern side, which they can hardly hope to hold should the allies be able to command the harbour. They, no doubt, count at least on being able to prolong their resistance until the winter sets in; if that be impossible, they will most likely withdraw to the northern side, which it may be impracticable to lay siege to before the spring of 1856. What may be done during that time to strengthen the works we may judge from the industry and skill with which they have laboured in the defence of Sebastopol proper. _ _ _ _ To-day Major-General Barnard was appointed chief of the staff, in the place of General Simpson. Rumours prevail that a new Commander-in-Chief is to come out from England. Whether this be true I have not yet learnt, but it is to be hoped that the peninsula and Waterloo, at 23 or 24 years of age, will not be the only qualification. It seems to all here that the best school for Sebastopol is Sebastopol itself, and that a man who has been here six months is likely to be a more efficient general than any one who may be sent out in reliance on vague reminiscences of campaigns in the field 40 years ago. It takes some little time to be cognizant even of the ground, and with autumn drawing on there is no time to be lost. A general of established reputation may give a lustre to the Brit ish name, but, after all, thebest reliance is on skill and energy, and there are not wanting men at present before Sebastopol on on whom the command might devolve with satisfaction to the army, and with reasonable hope of a creditable fulfilment of duties. The Commissariat, both in the Crimea and at Constantino ple, is making laudable preparations for a regular supply of provisions during the coming winter. Depots are to be estab lished at Ismid and Sinope, and a regular transport service will he organized between various places on the coast and the port of Balaklava. The same correspondent, writing on the 13th, says, referring to the Russian resistance : Last night the Russians kept up a tremendous fire. It has been blowing a gale for the last 24 hours, and the wind bore the sound of the heavy guns towards us, so that the very ground shook:* I am sorry to say that the battery which the French have constructed between the Mamelon and the Ma. lakoff has been knocked to pieces by the powerful fire of the latter fort. A colonel and about 30 officers and men were put hors de combat, and the siege works have received a decided check. In fact, as the allies advance to the actual defence of the place, they must expect to meet more elaborate works, and *stades heaped on one another with all the care which nine Months of preparation admit. Even now the enemy are strengthening the Malakoff every day. It is not what it was on the 18th of June, and a fortnight hence it will not be what it is now. The battery at the White Works, however, Still goes on, and its effect will be proved i n a few days. On the subject of the effect produced on the Redan by our fire, the correspondent of the Daily News, writing on the 10th, says : A powerful fire was opened against the Redan at 3 a.m. this morning, from both the left and right British attacks, and was continued about nine hours. The Redan answered r h ip ee EIY and vigorously. Our practice was most excellent. Three the most powerf u l mortars in the Green hill attack were constantly dischar together, and the effect produced ed by the shells falling within the Redan at short distances from each other was strongly marked. They reached the ground almost at the same instant, and clouds of dust rose after their explosion. Frequently the shot from the French pan's hill batteries were noticed to pass right through the embrasures of the Redan, ploughing up the cheeks of the opening as they passed along. Yet it is doubtful whether much damage was done to the enemy's guns. Often when our artillerymen had supposed that certain guns, from their continued silence, had been knocked over, these guns would sud denly appear in their embrasures, and open fire. Even late in the evening, after the fire had been renewed in the afternoon against the Redan, the guns appeared able to reply whenever it suited the purpose of the enemy that they should do so. It is fully evident that the enemy possesses some means of speedily drawing the guns away from the embrasures and placing their under safe cover, where they can be loaded and kept ready for use, and afterwards of speedily replacing them in the embrasures. What kind of " blindage" is used cannot be distinguished. After a gun from the Redan had been fired the space in the embrasure was often observed to become vacant, and only re-occupied just before another discharge took place. But though the guns may have remained for the most part uninjured, it was seen that the artillerymen suf fered severely. Behind the hollow between the Redan and Malakhoff hills part of a broad road is visible. This road emerges from behind the Redan hill, passes in front of the barrack and part of the dockyard wall, and is lost to.view be hind the Malakhoff hill. Along this way men bearing stretchers and ambulance waggons were observed to pass and repass in unusual numbers. Nor could it be understood how the requisite number of men for working the guns could re main within the Redan, and great loss not occur among them from the discharge of such an overpowering weight of metal. Writing on the 14th, the same correspondent says: For several days and nights before the 10th inst. the enemy had been most troublesome to our advanced working parties, reducing their progress in fact to a nullity. It was therefore resolved that a smart cannonade for a few hours should be administered by way of corrective ; and accordingly about 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, our batteries opened a pretty brisk fire of shot and shell on the Redan and its neighbouring works, which was kept up without much intermission till noon. The Redan offered no reply till 8 o'clock, when it commenced a sharp fire, but after continuing this for two hours, ceased and withdrew its guns, nor took further notice of our attack, though we opened again at 4 p.m. and blazed away for another couple of hours. Every night since then, however, the Russian guns have been as busy as our own, and to hear and see the fire of both one would hardly imagine that a " bombardment" is not going on. Latterly they have adopted the practice of peppering our working parties with cohorns, small thin shells which they fire with little powder from pigmy mortars behind the Redan, and which, as the report •is hardly heard, and the usual peculiar shell whiz wanting, fall plump into the middle of a party without the smallest warning. A few days ago an excellent infantry captain, on duty with his party in the trenches, suggested to an artillery officer in command of one of the batteries that we should try the same practice, as it proved so mischievous to ourselves. After consultation and some discussion with the general for the day, it was agreed that the suggestion should be carried into execution ; and a couple of cohorn mortars were accordingly brought from a distant battery and got into position. when it was first remembered that there was no ammunition wherewith to work them anywhere nearer hand than Balaklava ! Accordingly no cohorns have as yet been sent in answer to the daily and nightly scores which play havoc amongst our own men. I venture to think there can be no harm in calling this bad management. Thus, by help of our own neglect, a combined fire of cohorns, bouquets, and shells—with fireballs by night to hell) their aim—the enemy have as yet been able to retard our advance work very con siderably. Last night, however, the French and our own guns kept up a brisk fire for the greater part of the night—the former, besides their practice on the Malakoff, throwing rockets from the Victoria Redoubt into the town and the ship ping. Nearly a hundred of these last-named fearful missiles were discharged in the course of the night, darting away on their deadly errand like avenging comets. Since I last wrote, we have taken possession of a portion of St. George's Monastery, to be converted into a sanitarium for sick officers, for which no spot within the whole range of our possession is half so well adapted, either by beauty or healthiness of situation. Cholera and fever have both greatly abated throughout the camp ; but dysentery has set in to work much of the mischief of the other two, and, I regret to say, is becoming increasingly prevalent. A roasting sun by day and damp heavy fogs overhanging and permeating every thing by night, need strong constitutions and a careful regimen to resist them ; nor have we reached the climax of either yet. Our thin single tents, instead of sheltering from the heat, appear to concentrate its rays, and certainly subject all who live in them to the daily atmosphere of an oven ; nor are they proof against the murky disease-laden air of night either. Already, I believe, the disproportion between the number of tent-dwelling patients and those residing in huts, which are received into the regimental hospitals, has been very marked ; nor is it likely to be less, as the present heat rises to its climax during the coming fortnight. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. WAR DEPARTMENT, July 26. Lord Panmure has this day received two despatches and their enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by Lieutenant-General Simpson, Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in the East : BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, July 14. My Lord,—l announced to yBur lordship, by telegraph on the 11th, the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Vico. of the French army, which melancholy event took place on the afternoon of the 10th instant. It is impossible for me to find words to express my regret at this sad visitation. Lieutenant-Colonel Vico joined the English army as joint commissioner the latter end of May, 1854, and had, up to the time of his death, never been absent from his duty for a single day. At Varna, where the cholera raged and carried off hun dreds—at the landing of the allied armies at Old Fort— at the Bulganac, where his colleague, Lieutenant-Colonel de Lagondie, was taken prisoner, and from which time he had the sole charge of the communications between the French and English head-quarters—at the glorious battle of the Alma —at that of Balaklava—at the stern and bloody fight of Inker man—in fact, at every place, and on every occasion where he thought his services could be of use was Lieutenant-Colonel Vico to be found. I know that the late Field-Marshal Lord Raglan held him in the highest estimation, and placed the most implicit confi dence in him ; and, although my acquaintance had, compara tively speaking, been but a short one, it had been long enough for me to appreciate the many excellent qualities with which he was endowed. A pious Christian, a brave and gallant soldier, a single hearted, upright man, a kind and generous one, who thought no personal sacrifice too great for the public good, he has gone from us, beloved and regretted by every Englishman who ?ad the advantage of knowing him and enjoying his friendship.— I have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Lieutenant-General Commanding. BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, July 14. My Lord,—l have the honour to transmit the numerical and nominal returns of casualties in this army, from the 9th to the 12th instant. Captain Maunsell, of the 39th Regiment, who was killed in the trenches on the 10th instant, was a most gallant and me ritorious officer, and his loss is much regretted. I enclose also the return of casualties in the Naval Brigade on the 10th instant, the day we opened fire upon the Redan, considering which circumstance your lordship will rejoice to find that the list is not heavier ; the two men who are re turned as killed, and wounded dangerously, respectively, received their injuries by the accidental bursting of the guns they were serving. The weather, which had been oppressively hot since the date of my last despatch, has since changed to a far cooler and more agreeable temperature. The health of the army continues good, and their confidence and cheerfulness are unabated. There has been no change in the disposition of the allied troops since my last despatch.—l have, &c., JAMES SnesoN, Lieutenant• General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. The total casualties are-1 officer, 1 sergeant, 13 rank and file, killed ; 3 officers, 3 sergeants, 102 rank and file, wounded. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. The Moniteur of Wednesday announces that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier, dated July 23, 11 p.m.:— The enemy appears to have taken alarm last night, and opened a very brisk fire on the right and left of our lines of attack. Our batteries replied as briskly, and with success. I have good news from Yenikale. Everything there is go ing on well, under the direction of Lieut.-Colonel Osmont, who has taken measures to prevent any disorder at Kertch. WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 26. Lord Panmure has received the following communication from the Crimea, dated the 25th of July, 5 p.m.:— Cholera has not increased since my last report, and the army continues in satisfactory health. The Moniteur of Friday announces that the Minister of 'War has received the following despatch from the Crimea, dated July 25, 3 a.m. : After a brisk cannonade the Russians made a sortie, about midnight, on the left of the Little Redan. As we are now quite close to them it did not take the enemy one minute to reach our gabionnades. They were vigorously received by the Chasseurs-a-Pied of the Imperial Guard, and by some companies of the 10th Re giment of Infantry of the Line. The Russians beat a hasty retreat, leaving some wounded, and eight killed, between our ambuscades and the fosse of the place. A very dark night enabled them to carry off the others. This affair does honour to Lieutenant-Colonel de Taxis, of the Infantry, and to Captain Lecucq, of the Engineers. General Bisson was on duty in the trenches. TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS. BERLIN, Tuesday. An Imperial Russian ukase forbids the Jews to settle as agriculturists or to purchase land in the Governments of Tchernigeff and Poltawa. It is reported that the local boards of administration in Poland are to be dissolved and incorporated with the govern ment offices at St. Petersburg. Marshal Paskiewitsch is understood to have expressed a desire to withdraw from office. Political offenders are subjected to martial law in Poland. THE BALTIC FLEET. DANTBIC, Friday Afternoon. The Lightning has arrived. Captain Vansittart, with the Magicienne, Arrogant, and Ruby, attacked and silenced a fort at Friederickshamm on the 20th. Three men were wounned. The Press, of Saturday, says :—" A diplomatic paper has been confidently circulated at Vienna which throws a strange and new light on recent negotiations. It is stated that a treaty, offensive and defensive, with the Western Powers, was proposed by Austria on conditions which, though rejected by France and England, were declined solely on grounds relating to the particular circumstances of each country. It is said that the details, when known, will not prove flattering to the self estimate of the resources of England and France." We (the United Service Gazette) understand that General Simpson telegraphed to the General Commanding-in-Chief at the Horse Guards, to the effect that he declined the services of Major-General Knollys to succeed him as chief of the staff, andwould prefer an officer of experience to do the duties, to be selected from the staff already stationed in that country. Major-General Barnard has been appointed. It is likely that General the Earl of Westmorland, now Colonel of the 56th Regiment, will succeed Lord Raglan as Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards. Lord Westmorland, who entered the army in 1803, served with great distinction in Egypt, the Peninsula, and Italy. He has a Peninsular medal with four clasps for Roleia, Vimeira, Talavera, and Bnsaco. GENERAL SINPSON.—We have reason to believe that the rumours which have been current during the past week of General Simpson's resignation of the command of the British forces in the East are premature, although not without some foundation. Our advices from the seat of war lead us to fear that the health of the gallant General is giving way under the arduous duties imposed upon him. A consciousness of failing strength has prompted General Simpson to express a desire to be relieved of his command ; and, therefore, although he has been formally confirmed in the appointment, it is probable that he may shortly return home. The accounts of the progress of the siege are not satisfactory. The Russians have, within the last few days, considerably strengthened their works of defence, which we are assured on high military authority are extremely formidable, in spite of our terrific bombardment." —The Press. THEMISTARE OF THE 18111 OFJUNE.—A non-commissioned officer, writing home to his relatives in Devonshire, under date of the sth of July, Camp before Sebastopol, thus refers to the mistake of the 18th nit :—" Sebastopol is still standing in the hands of the Russians, but I don't think they will have it much longer, for now we have them blocked in every way. We made an attack on the 7th of June, and the French took about 70 guns and 502 prisoners. We took all the intrenchments, and are in possession of them now. On the 18th of June we went to storm the town, but there was some misunderstanding about it, and we did not succeed. The French were told off to take one battery arid the English another. The French did not take theirs, but the English did, though they could not keep it on account of the French not taking theirs." The re mainder of the letter refers to matters well known, but the foregoing extract is not without importance,as showing the sen timents of the troops with reference to a much-debated event. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. The Earl of HARDWICKE moved, " That, in consequence of the proceedings upon the Fibre Company's Bill having been suspended by reason of the introduction of a general measure upon limited liability, and as there is now little prospect of such measure passing in the present session, it is expedient that the said bill be allowed to be read a second time." This bill had passed the House of Commons, had come up to their lordships' house, and now stood for a second reading. It was well known that the supply of paper had fallen off as the desire for its use had been extended. The result was an enormous increase in its price, and the Government revenue had fallen off in consequence of the diminished supply of the raw material from which it was manufactured. Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion, which was supported by the Earl of DERBY, and the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, but after some discussion it was negatived without a division. The Metropolis Local Management Bill, the Dissenters' Marriages Bill, the Stage Carriages Duties, &c., Bill, the Chi nese Passengers Ships Bill, the Court of Jurisdiction (Prince of Wales) Bill, the Convention with the United States Bill, the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Acts Conso lidation and Amendment Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance Bill, the Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill, the Lunatic Asylums and Regulations Acts Amendment Bill, and the Militia Officers Qualifications Bill, were read a second time. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Dissen ters' Relief Bill, the object of which was to enable persons in holy orders to become laymen. The Earl of DERBY could not pretend, at a moment's notice, to enter into a subject of so much importance, and to agree to the principle of a measure affecting episcopal authority, in the presence of every member of the episcopal bench. The bill permitted a clergyman,claiming to be a dissenter, to be absolved from all episcopal authority. But _ suppose a clergyman had committed grave misconduct, which rendered him liable to ecclesiastical censure, was he, from claiming to dissent from the doctrines of the church, to release himself from the penal ties of his iniquities ? The bill proposed to permit such a person to take his seat in the House of Commons, or to go to the bar. But suppose, after professing himself a dissenter for three months, he came back to the Church, was he to retain his seat in the House of Commons, or would he regain his clerical character ? The bill proposed an entire alteration in the system of the Church of England, and he would oppose its second reading, if he stood alone. He did not bind himself to oppose the principle of the bill in a future session, but he protested against a bill of so much importance being brought in in this hasty and hurried manner, and he should accordingly move that the bill be read a second time on that day six months. After some remarks from Lord BnotrGuem and Lord GRANVILLE, the bill was withdrawn. The Treasurer of Counties (Ireland) Bill, and the Sale of Spirits (Ireland) Bill, were read a second time.—The Public Libraries and Museums Bill was read a third time and passed. —The Piers and Harbours (Scotland) Bill and the Crown Suits Bill passed through committee. —The report of amend ments upon the Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Bill was agreed to.—The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill and the West Indies Relief Loans Arrangement Bill were read a third time and passed.—The Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill passed through committee.—The Mortmain Bill was withdrawn. Their lordships adjourned at 9 o'clock. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THURSDAY. The Bills of Lading (No. 2) Bill passed through committee. —The Dissenters' Marriages Bill was committed pro forma". —The Stage Carriages Duties, &c., Bill, the Convention with the United States' Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Con tinuance Bill, the Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill, the Militia Officers Qualification Bill, and the Treasurers of Counties (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. SALE or SPIRITS (IRELAND) BILL.—The house having resolved into committee on this bill, some discussion took place ; the bill was ordered to be reported without amend ments, and the House resumed. The Crown Suits Bill was reported.—The Merchants Ship ping Act Amendment Bill and the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill were read a third time and passed.—The Trinity College (Dublin) Bill was read a second time. FRIDAY. Lord Brougham laid on the table a bill for the removal of religious disabilities. Ting SLATE TRADE.—Lord WODEHOUSE moved "that as regards the Slave Trade (Sherbro) Bill, inasmuch as several engagements entered into between Her Majesty and certain chiefs of the Sherbro country in Africa for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade cannot be carried into effect until the said bill is passed, the circumstances which render legislation on the subject-matter of the said bill expedient are of such urgency as to render the immediate consideration of the same necessary."—The motion was agreed to, and, the standing order having been suspended, the bill was read a second time. The Stage Carriage Duties, &c., Bill, the Convention with United States Bill, and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Conti nuance Bill were read a third time and passed.—The Militia Officers' Qualifications Bill was reported, with amendments. — The Treasurers of Counties (Ireland) Bill and the Crown Suits Bill were read a third time and passed.—The Trinity College (Dublin) Bill went through committe. Their Lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Turkish Loan Bill was brought in by Mr. Wilson, and read a first time. 'aim TENANT RIGBT.—The house having gone into committee on the Tenants' Improvements Compensation (Ireland) Bill, commencing with the 18th clause, Lord PAL MERSTON said that, considering the state of the bill and of the session, he thought it was the duty of the government to state the course which, in their opinion, it was most advisable to pursue with regard to this measure. The government under took to conduct the bill through the house, on the assumption that those who entertained opposite opinions would consent to make concessions, and the government were prepared, with a view to the final settlement of this question, to yield theirs to the general feeling in Ireland, and to propose what they thought both parties might consistently consent to as a com promise between extreme opinions. They had hoped that a bill might have passed, which would be, on the whole, so far satisfactory to the parties, that it would not inflict any injury upon either; but they had been disappointed in their expecta tion, and, considering the stage of the bill and the further dis cussions it was likely to undergo, it could not be rationally expected that it could pass into a law this session. Other bills, which had a better chance of passing, required the atten tion of the house, and, however reluctant he might be to give up the hope that this great question might be brought to a close this year, he thought he should best consult the con venience of the house, and the progress of public business, by submitting to the force of circumstances and withdrawing the bill. He moved that the chairman report progress.—After more than two hours spent in what some members termed " a coroner's inquest" upon the bill, this motion was agreed to. Lew of PARTNERSIIIP.—The house then went into com mittee on this bill, when Mr. BOUVERIE said, as they had only an hour to proceed with the bill, he thought it would be more convenient if he were to postpone the committee till Thursday. This led to a long discussion, in which several members urged the government to withdraw this bill, as well as the Limited Liability Bill, for this session ; but Lord PALMERSTON declined to do so, and after a further discussion the committee divided upon an amendment moved by Mr. W. BnowN, that the chairman leave the chair, which was nega tived by 89 to 41 ; the Chairman then reported progress. The Inverness Bridge Bill, the Encumbered Estates (Ire land) Acts Continuance Bill, and the Turnpike Acts Con tinuance (Ireland) Bill severally went through committee. At six o'clock the house resumed, and some petitions having been presented, was counted out in ten minutes afterwards. WEDNESDAY. The Acts of Parliament Amending Bill, the Marriage Law Amendment Bill, and the Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill were withdrawn. FACTORY LABOUR.—Mr. I. BUTT, in moving the second reading of the Bleaching, Src., Works Bill, stated the circum stances under which the bill originated, the undisputed evils it was designed to remedy, and the mischievous consequences that would result from postponing it. He read extracts from the evidence taken by the commissioner appointed last year, describing the protracted labour exacted from children of both sexes,—sometimes for 18 hours a-day,—and the effects it pro duced upon them. He proposed to extend to bleaching-works the same restrictions, in respect to the labour of women and children, as had been applied to factories.—Mr. KIRK moved to defer the second reading for three months. —Sir G. GREY said, without going into the merits of the bill, he thought it inexpedient to proceed further with it at this period of the ses sion.—Several members having spoken, Sir J. PARINGTON suggested whether it was worth while to proceed with a dis cussion which could lead to no practical result.—The debate, however proceeded, Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. CHERTRAM oppos ing the further progress of the bill, which Mr. W. WILLIAMS supported and Mr. I. BUTT declined to withdraw. Mr. BRIGHT insisted that there was no ground for legislation upon this subject, and that the condition of persons employed in bleaching works in Lancashire was enviable, After some further discussion, the second reading was ulti mately carried by 74 to 69. THE CITY CHURCHES. — On the order of the day for going into committee upon the Union of Contiguous Benefices Bill, which had come from the Lords, and under which the removal of some of the city churches might be sanctioned by the church building commissioners, Mr. PELLATT moved to defer the committee for three months.—This led to a lengthened discussion, and, upon a division, the amendment was negatived by 70 to 47, and the house went into committee upon the bill. Before the clauses had been gone through, the chairman was ordered to report progress. The order for the second reading of the Powers under Im provement Acts Regulation Bill was discharged.—The Cus toms' Tariff Acts Amendment and Consolidated Bill went into committee pro forma , for the purpose of receiving amend ments.—The lords' amendments to the Edinburgh Lands Bill were agreed to.—The Ledbury Prebend Bill was read a second time.—The Inverness-bridge Bill was read a third time and passed.—The Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Acts Continuance Bill was read a third time, and passed.—The Church-rates Abolition (No. 2) Bill was withdrawn.—The Office of Speaker Bill passed through committee, as did also the Joint Stock Banks ( Scotland) Bill, the Island of Tobago Loans Bill, and the Passengers Act Amendment Bill. The house adjourned at six o'clock. THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock. Petitions were presented by Mr. Horsfall, from Liverpool, and by Mr. H. W. Wickham, from the shareholders of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, against the Accidents on Railways Bill. LAW - or PARTNERSHIP.— On the order for going into com mittee upon the Limited Liability Bill, Mr. MINTZ, in moving to defer the committee for three months, denounced the whole policy of the bill, the principle of which, he argued, was unsound.—ln the course of the subsequent discussion, Mr. W. BROWN reiterated his objections to the measure. He might say from his own experience in transactions which he had had with France and the United States, that, whensoever he had come in contact with parties who were established under the principle of limited liability, it had always injured the credit of those parties in his estimation. He was reluc tant to part with the advantages this country now possessed, unless he could be assured of some countervailing advantages to be obtained from a new law.— The discussion having continued some time, Lord PALMERSTON said, I really do entreat the house not to waste time in discussing whether we should or should not discuss these bills, but to go at once into committee and discuss them there, where those who object to the bills may state the grounds of their objection, and those who are in favour of them may state the grounds on which they support them. My own opinion is— and no one denies—that these bills are of the utmost interest and importance. I confess lam quite surprised that gentle men who have been the strenuous and successful advocates of the principles of free trade should now turn round and try to defeat these bills, which are based upon those very principles. I will say in a few words that this contest lies between the few and the many. It is just one of those instances in which, I won't say the prejudices, but in which the opinions of the few are to be set against the interests of the great bulk of the com munity. There is nothing, I am persuaded, that would tend more to the general advantage of the public than the setting free, as these bills will do, small capitals, that they may be turned to profitable employment. The present law prevents that being done. There is, consequently, a great quantity of small capital looked up, which, if these bills were passed, might be em ployed for the benefit of those who possess them, and also for the advantage of the community at large. It is a question of free trade against monopoly. I don't say it offensively, but that is the real fact. You may disguise it as you will, but it is a principle well understood by every man in the country, I can assure you ; and I tell the House that I feel so strongly on this question that I will urge the House to go on day by day, and morning after morning, with these bills, and if it is attempted to talk these bills out, and to consume time by long speeches, the country shall at least see with whom the fault rests, and who it is that would deprive the nation of that advantage which I contend these bills would afford, if passed. Of course, at this time of the session, if gentlemen are determined to waste time by long speeches, and prevent business from being done, the consequence may be that we shall have to sit, perhaps, into the month of September. I can assure the house that no exertion and no determination shall be wanting on my part to give the public the benefit of this change in the law during the present session.— Mr. MITCHELL remarked that with regard to what had been said by Lord Palmerston, he thought they were observations altogether uncalled for ; and more improper observations he had never heard fall from the lips of any minister. The com mercial members of that house were far from deserving the character of obstructors of public business. Their whole deportment in the house was most unobtrusive. Why had the noble lord allowed those bills to sleep ? They were in troduced before Whitsuntide; and yet the noble lord chose to occupy the time of the house by the discussion of two bills which he knew there was but little chance of passing— the Tenants' (Ireland) Compensation Bill and the Scotch Education Bill—and suffered these bills, which he now deemed to be of such vital importance, to lie dormant. And, when honourable members wished for time to express their opinion upon them, the noble lord sought to intimidate them by threatening to continue the sittings of the house from morning to morning till the/month of September.— The debate still continued, and in the course of it, Mr. DouvERIE said he, on the part of the Board of Trade, pro tested against their being intrusted with the odious power of granting charters. He thought that this question, apart from the general one of limited liability, was one which the house ought speedily to decide, and he therefore trusted that hon. members would support him in going into committee.—Mr. CARDWELL agreed with the hon. gentleman in thinking that nothing could be more objectionable than that the Board of Trade should be intrusted with the arbitrary power of grant ing charters, but when Lord Palmerston said that these were important measures and that the house would incur great responsibility if they did not carry them through this session, he (Mr. Cardwell) might be permitted to ask, if this was a question of such cardinal magnitude and importance, why were the bills only introduced, without a speech, the night before the Whitsuntide recess. And why, since the Whit stAptide holidays, had not a single evening been afforded to ti fb house for the purpose of investigating the subject. (Hear, hear.) He wanted to know why they had been occupied so long by the Scotch Education Bill, which was thrown aside in the other house ? and why had they been occupied so long with the Tenants' Compensation Bill, which was dropped as soon as they had got through the controverted points of that measure. He also wished to know, if this was a measure of such great importance, why they were not asked to go into committee upon it until the day after the other house would not read a bill a second time? — Ultimately the amendment was negatived by 123 to 42, and the house went into committee ; but, it being near four o'clock, the chairman was ordered to report progress before the first clause had been discussed. PASSENGERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.—A great number of the clauses of this bill were agreed to, when the chairman re ported progress : the house then suspended its sitting until six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. _ _ SALE OF . BEES, H. BERKELEY brought up the report of the committee appointed ba inquire into the working of the act of last session relative to the sale of beer on Sun days, and gave notice that on Monday he should move for leave to bring in a bill to alter the law upon that subject. THE RE CE SS.—ln answer to a question whether, in the event of circumstances arising during the recess calculated to put an end to hostilities, the noble lord would consider it his duty to call Parliament together before ratifying terms of peace, Lord PALMERSTON said if during the recess any cir cumstances should occur which in the opinion of Her Majesty's Government would render it desirable or necessary to call Parliament together sooner than the .usual period, they will feel it their duty to do so. He could not at present answer such a question more precisely. The Turkish Loan Bill was read a second time. EDUCATION.—The House went into a Committee of Supply on the Education and other Civil Service Estimates.—Sir G. GREY, in moving a vote of £396,921 for public education, explained the various items, the details of the application of the Parliamentary grant, and the condition of the schools. — After a discussion of at least four hours, the vote was agreed to. :The vote of £215,200 for public education in Ireland was the subject of another long discussion, but was ultimately agreed to. Two more votes having been agreed to, the CHAIRMAN reported progress. The house went into committee on the Excise Duties Bill, and the several clauses were agreed to after some discussion. —The Public-houses (Ireland) Bill, and the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland) Bill were read a third time and passed. —The order for the second reading of the Nuisances Removal (Scot land) (Ireland) Bill, Bad ill n w t a h s e dis ls c l h a nge o d f .— To The go Jo L in o t an S s to ß ck ill ß w a e n r k e s r ( e S a ct a third time and passed. The remaining orders were then disposed of, but some few, motions remained upon the paper, when the house was counted out at twenty minutes past two o'clock, 19 member; only being present. FRIDAY. The speaker took the chair at noon. THE TIIRKISTh LOAN.—The house resolved itself into a committee upon the Turkish Loan Bill, when Mr. GLADSTOIE, after characterising the convention as a novelty in inter national law, the principle as incurably bad, and the provisons sanctioned by the bill as inconsistent—the first artich sti pulating that the guarantee of England and France alould be conjoint, and the third and fourth that the interest should be remitted and the proceeds of the loan paid to the Eank of England—addressed certain questions to the government. He wanted to know, he said, whether the bill would confer a legal right upon the subscribers to the loan to receive the interest at the Bank of England. If so, who was bound to satisfy that right on the failure of a remission of the money from Turkey. Whether the British Government would be bound to pay the interest out of the consolidated fund ; and, if so, whether there was any similar liability on the part of France ; and whether the subscribers were liable to go upon the French government at all. If not, there was no joint and several liability. Then, assuming that there was a con joint guarantee, and supposing after peace Turkey failed to pay, and one of the two guaranteeing governments believed she could pay, and the other thought not, would the former be entitled to go against Turkey separately to enforce its own guarantee. Then, if one obtained an equivalent in territory, would the other have a similar right. He raised these points of difficulty, he added, with the view of guarding against embarrassments hereafter.—Lord PALMERSTON proposed that, as the discussion came upon him unexpectedly, it should 1)4 deferred, so that the other business fixed for the morning. sitting might be preceeded with. He moved that the chair man report progress, and this was agreed to. LAN OF PARTNERSHIP. — The house went into committee on the Limited Liability Bill, when, on clause 1, Mr. Wm iciNsoic proposed to leave out the words, " other than an in surance company."—Mr. BOUVERIE opposed the amendment. Insurance companies were at present able to protect them selves and to limit their liability.—Mr. HENLEY said, if this was a free trade measure there should be no restriction at all; for example, there was no reason why banks should not be allowed to trade on the principle of limited liability.—Lord PALMERSTON said there was a great distinction between banks and the joint stock companies contemplated under this bill. The functions of a bank were those of trust, and they were en trusted with the safe keeping of other people's money, whereas the functions of these companies were the active employment of their own capital. In other countries where limited liability was adopted, banks were excepted.—Mr. CARDWELL said, that although there were specialities attending the business of the banking and assurance companies, he saw no reason why they should be excepted from the operation of the bill.—Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE was of opinion that the legislature ought to afford protection to persons having claims on assurance companies, many of which did not know whether they were solvent or not during the first eight or ten years of their formation. Although he was opposed to the principle of the bill, he would not, under the circumstances, give it any opposition further that was necessary to make it a measure that would operate with safety to the interests of the community. He then re ferred to a statement of the operation of the principle of limited liability in the United States, and said that in the course of one year (1841) there 11:,d been no less than 33,739 bankruptcies, involving property to the extent of $441,000,000 ; that only $43;697,000 were realized, and that ,the average amount of dividend did not exceed one cent per 100 dollars. After some further discussion, the amendment was withdrawn. —Lord GOPERICII moved to leave out the words "having a capital stock of the nominal amount of not less than £20,000, divided into shares of not less than £25 each."—Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the amendment because there was a series of un dertakings which it was not desirable to invest with the dignity or character of institutions. It Was the intention of the government to meet the cases contemplated by the amend ment in the Partnership Amendment Bill. He admitted, how ever, that £20,000 was too high, and was prepared to fix the amount at £lO,OOO. With respect to the shares he would fix them at £2O. After considerable discussion and a division, the words fixing the amount of capital were expunged. None were inserted in their place, and the house was proceeding to discuss the question, whether the value of the shares should be fixed at £5 or £lO, when the time of adjournment arrived, and the sitting was suspended till six o'clock. DSCIMAL COINAGE.—In reply to a question by Mr. J. B. Sawn . , the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his belief was that the commissioners recently appointed to inquire into the stbject of the decimal coinage would enter upon the in quiry with unprejudiced minds. Entertaining the utmost respect for the abstract resolution of the House, he still con sidered it quite open to the government to take any course they might think proper hereafter, and their wish was that the commission should treat the question as one wholly un decided. OMAR PASHA.—In answer to a question respecting a ru mour that Omar Pasha had resigned the command of the Turkisl army, Lord PALMERSTON said Omar Pasha had re turned to Constantinople to hold personal communication with his government, but he had no intention to resign his command. The Office of Speaker Bill was read a third time and passed. —The ceder of the day for resuming the adjourned debate on the third reading of the Absconding Debtors (Ireland) Bill was discharged. THE 'Cu music LOAN.—The House went into committee on the Turkish Loan Bill, and, after some remarks from Mr. WALPOLE on the omission of the word " severally" in the translate( copy of the convention as a translation of the French word solidairement, the CIIA.NCELOR of the.ExcnE QUER proceeded to reply to the objections and queries sug gested by qr. Gladstone at the morning sitting. He de fended the principle of the convention, and stated the arrangemen4-, between the two governments in respect to their several liabaties. The bondholders, he said, would look for their interest to the Bank of England ; in the event of the guarantee being called into activity, it would be the duty of England to make good any deficiency ; but the govern ment had entered into a separate agreement with that of France foi the immediate repayment to England of half the money so paid. Payment of the interest into the Bank of England did not diminish the liability of France, or increase that of England. With regard to the remedy against Turkey, in the event of the defauf, of payment, he observed that, in an international compact hie this, we could only rely upon general good faith, the sole remedy in such cases being the ultimo ratio.—Mr. GLAISTONE complained that the Chancellor of the Exchequer hadnot answered his ques tions, which he reiterated with great copiousness. —The LORD ADVOCATE said, in his opinion, the interpretation of the con vention presented not the slightest dificulty. A joint and several guarantee gave the creditor a security equally against both the parties guaranteeing. The 'lace where the inter est was to be remitted made no differeice. If the creditor was not paid at the Bank of England, he might go either against the government of England or tlst of France.—Mr. WALPOLE again urged the expediency or introducing into the bill the words " severally' or " separately."—The Som- CITOR•GENERAL said that the word solidairement " was a French law term, and that the cwresponding ex pression in our law was " severally." His atention had been called to the matter for the first time that day, and he proposed to amend the first clause of the bil, which autho rized ,Her Majesty to guarantee "in conjunction with His Majesty the Emperor of the French," by substituting • "jointly with His Majesty the 'Emperor of the French, and severally." In reply to Mr. Gladstone, he gave an exposition of the legal effect of the bill, which, he said, created no special obligation to the creditor linding on England separately ; even if there had been a speeal engage ment to the creditor on the part of England, it Would only give him a right to resort to England in the first insence, but would not alter the nature of the obligation of her co-mrety.— The discussion then assumed more the character of debate in committee upon details and collateral points, Mr. Labou chere and Mr. Cardwell justifying their votes on Friday week, and Mr. Disraeli indulging in a lively attack upon theabsent Colonial Secretary. Lord Palmerston offered a general 4efence of the whole measure, and the clauses of the bill were greed to, with the amendment proposed by the Solicitor-General. The Customs Laws Consolidation Bill passed throughcom mittee.—The debate on the motion for going into committee upon the Grand Juries (Ireland) (No. 2) Bill was adjournol.— The house went into committee on the remaining clauis of th?, Passengers Act Amendment Bill, which were agreed The order for going into committee on the Dwellings for Labouring Classes (Ireland) Bill was discharged. SALE OF BEER.—Mr. H. Berkeley obtained leave to brng in a bill to alter and amend the act of the 17th and 18th Victoria for further regulating the sale of beer and alir liquors on the Lords'-day. The bill was read a first time. Mr. Peel obtained leave to bring in a bill to suspend th "taking of lists and the ballots and enrolments for the militia of the United Kingdom. The house adjourned at half-past 1 o'clock. AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE RED JACKET. Or Wednesday, the magnificent clipper-ship Red Jacket, Capt. Milward, of Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's White Star line, was telegraphed off the port, and soon after noon her mails and papers were landed. She left Melbourne on the 2nd of May, and touched at Rio on the 20th of June. She encountered calms and adverse winds, yet she has made the homeward passage in little more than eighty days ;—though longer than her former run, this voyage again demonstrates her sailing capacity. She has brought 270 passengers, and 138,000 ozs. of gold. The news is considered mast favourable. There was in the colony plenty of gold, plait - of employment, good order, and increasing prosperity. We borrow from the Melbourne Argus the following sumnary of news:— The general condition if the country may be pronounced. prosperous. In 1854 aline, 460,000 acres of land were pur chased for agricultural prposes : large quantities of land in all parts of the colony at being constantly brought into the market, while the deimnd for agricultural labourers is con siderably greater thanthe supply. For the week endiig April 14th to the week ending April 28th, the net immigation into Melbourne amounted to 6,071 persons. GOLD.—The prie of gold at Melbourne is 725. 9d. per ounce. The favourable anticipations from the employment of puddling machins and operation by machinery on the au riferous quartz odes, mentioned in the last accounts, have been so far realied. _ _ The receipts )y escort and shipments during the first four months of 185, were : Receips by escort 585,141 oz. Shipronts 679,141 „ The expot duty upon gold of 2s. 6d. per oz., which came into operatin on the Ist May, continues to excite strenuous opposition,ind the conviction grows that it must soon be aban doned. 'Do new fields, named Yandoit and New Bendigo, have beerdiscovered near Mount Alexander, but their value has not ben yet ascertained. The satistics published relative to the Victoria banks, show tht the finances of the colonists are at last improving, and thee facts are corroborated by the diminished number of failure; and by the increased confidence amongst the mercan tile cciamunity. Sine the last report, on the 9th instant, the improvement has ben maintained ; and of several staple articles there has been, considerable advance in prices. The winter rains have nowset in, and this advance may be checked ; but as the =- poi% are very small, there is n 9 3cpectation of a decline. The general impression is that provisions, especially, will be scarce, ant highly remunerative, during the whole of the present year. The falling off in imports, and the cessation of building ope rations in our seaport towns, has caused the migration into lie interior of a large portion of their population, who were thus deprived of employment. N um b ers o f these have en gaged in industrial pursuits in the country and at the mines, and thus the producers are in a more legitimate proportion to the consumers. We may anticipate, henceforth, that the ex ports will be more nearly equalised with the imports, and it is believed that in a short time the exchange will bein favour of this country. In addition to this, we have the satisfaction of stating that facilities of trade at Melbourne have been very greatly im proved, and that the expenses have been much diminished. The two railways from Williamstown and Geelong to Mel bourne are still prosecuted; and communication by electric telegraph with Geelong and Port Phillip Heads has been established. The deficient supply of breadstuffs is causing attention to be turned to Chili, where the stocks are understood to be sufficient. . The question of public education has again been occupying the attention of tle Legislative Council and the public, but no definite plans have been agreed upon. The first term of the Melbourne Uni , ersity was opened in clue form on the 13th of April. The anntal endowment is £9,000. The building has been commenced on a grant of forty acres of land, in a most favourable position, adjoining the city; £55,000 have been already voted 'or its erection, and a further sum of similar amount will be required. There are at present 16 students. Loud complaints art made by the miners of the want of police protection. At Ballarat a movement has been com menced for organising avoluntary association for the defence of property. On other gdd-fields robbers have been promptly punished by flogging, unler the authority of Judge Lynch. The question of Chine immigration has become a very serious one. There are dready in the colony nearly 20,000 Chinamen, who are reputel, by those acquainted with China, to be of the lowest class, rainy of them, in fact, convicts. The immigration is entirely a male one. Not one woman has arrived amongst them, ant the men are charged with the most revolting crimes. It is believed that the Legislative Council will adopt some meals of checking, if.not preventing, further immigration. INSURRECTIGN AT TRIPOLI. THE Arabs of the pashalic olTripoli have revolted. A body of Turkish troops sent against them were driven back into the city, with a loss of 1,700 to '4,000. The Arabs were known to have been suffering totally fnm failure of the crops, added to which, they were commandd to pay extra taxes to the Turkish Government. Gourma a chief, raised an insurrec tion. The Turkish army sent Rainst him was engaged in a battle, which it was said lasted tvo days. The extermination of the Turkish army, which hs almost all fallen into the hands of the Arabs, is the result of the action. Gourma is now at the head of fifteen thousand determined men, and fourteen pieces of cannon taken 'rom the Turks, and intends laying siege to the city, which iswithout means of defence. TRIPOLI, July 15.—The wreckof the Turkish army which has submitted to the rebels arrived this day. The Turks are completely beaten, and their artilery, flags, provisions, music, d g action, Afte After and military chests are taken, am scarce l y a man has escaped, Yen!tisgaerd i med n . this victory the artillery taken it. the field of battle was em aexacdep w t h t a hohsaevewahrroilwyederehenreotin abrigluhttel and em ployed against the citadel, whe.h surrendered; forces would from thence be directed against Tripoli, which is likely to surrender, there not being mire than a thousand soldiers to defend it. -Her Maiesty's steamer Inflexibe is ordered to Tripoli from Malta, no kat to protect our 'objects there. The French steamy also ;returns. .1 4 [JULY 321i,_1_8 FUNERAL of the LATE LORD RAG -411. Tun Caradoc, bearing the rem ains of the la te d iej o i 0 3anladrsthhaelfoufntehraelßeroimtismhenAcremdyo,nartrhiveedfollatowßiringstodlayo.n tte As early as six o'clock in the morning, the t ransfer body from the Caradoc to the deck of the Star steamer Poi place. This was at once announced by the muffled Peal church bells in every direction, and by the firing of gun s 0 fl ß a r gs and w on er -h e ill dis a p n la d yed oth , e h r al p f o -m in a ts st . route of the procession ; and many of the house Nate; principal edifices were hung with black cloth an d funeral decorations. At half-past eleven o'clock the ; 10 dow A n n , the basin under a salute of nineteen guns. The c° , ng tY placed amidships under a temporary canopy, ha fj o ils deceased Field-Marshal's coronet resting on it, and 31. 0f 0r guard, consisting of fifteen artillery-men and a PAY," i a m o m ng ens t e he nur e s t a4 Field-Marshal, accompanied by Colonel Bagot, U i ; !/ men. On the quarter-deck stood the personal staff °fr* thorpe, and other near relatives. As she moved sil o d the harbour, a double line of fifty row-boats, all P o .4f mourning and manned with crews in uniform, f °ll° solemn procession. At the Quay-head the mayor and corporation vre'tbe up to receive the body, and to convey it througl,,,jtf, There was also the hearse, with its nodding plume' 7 41 0 4 5 of black horses, and the squadron of Blues, the 50 ~e, 7 1 of the 15th Hussars, a battery of field artillerU,4 hundred strong), the enrolled pensioners of the few of the heroes of Inkerman, Alma, t an d Balaklas l- 3 /,0; A shed at the Quay-head had been conver ted in'i ° canopy, handsomely decorated, and from this Ped i e cession took its departure, a salute of nineteen , „„ A l roe fired as it left the Quay. Fi: - st came a party of the clearing the way ; then some soldiers who had sel c vcce;7lo Crimea, and behind them two howitzers. To thes e a, the band of the 15th Hussars, playing the " Pea o , - ; . ,fr f°; lle j " Saul," and then the advanced . guard of the eseor' Der Immediately round the hearse the procession was c the plumed canopy b e i ng b orne in front, and als° : ebei Blues. Itt hearse, a T n h d en clo f s o e llo b w eh e i d nd th am of the deceased, carried by hi s servant on l' ° j '"tto' ceme mourning the nhig remainder coaches o c i o ; c cc el e special guard of artillerymen walked on eithee o o i ,tlle of staff and relatives of the deceased, an d t o th e se o siol l c ir rest of the military. The civil part of the Pr°ir, 01 11 ,,,0 followed —The mayor and corporation, in tweet:, P",,f riages ; then the Society of Merchant Venture::,.iir r Y carriages, with their banner in front, borne by a Y 7 tb o .l# men ; after these " the Corporation of the Poor; fo rf clergy, and closing all, a long column o f c itizens• deep. joiti The procession must have been nearly two miles the distance traversed nearly five miles. Along good order prevailed, and the most seemly and resPe. c o duct was observed. No difficulty was experienced , j,,i the line of the procession clear, tho u gh the 4; people assembled was very great, and the street s points are narrow and tortuous. Not only the Par,' toir s i , windows were filled with spectators, but the hon;eo,l rigging of the ships along the Quay had their 1, "'l occupants. At the fishponds the funeral procession terio, and the hearse, attended only by the mourning Opted ceeded to Badminton. There the body of the t he 7,: Raglan was interred on Thursday at two o'clock , t o diate relatives of the deceased being alone presen t the ceremony. A WELSH CHARACTER. • aiff THE following singular case was tried at the Car on Thursday, before Lord Chief Justice Campbell re PRICE V. THOMAS. -ho e s t ) The plaintiff in this action was a most sing" - ho se , ,iti He was the celebrated Dr. Price, of Eglwysilian , vi :feur i° 'l l 4 hair, and peculiar costume have long been a thein e 'pl .d e among all who have seen him, especially in court. . $ O7 O stood at the barristers' table, with the white A u A il' oe horns of three of his Welsh mountain goats sll' o p/e' scj il and long black haired skin of another lying on th e tr e i wer him. His iron-gray hair f e ll o n hi s s ho u lders, ifa o P O tt locks, down almost to his waist ; and an Asiatic ° gray, falling on his breast, o v e r a turned down collet 0 0 - b fully fine and white linen. His jerkin, or jacket `` ,too`, c t bu t bearing iog green,a different turned form with m o f a scarlet,dog. Thethe yellow t he) b f 7 eii o t , i were scolloped-alternate green and scarlet, 10' 1 6 1 0 1 ,8e! tons, and the wristbands of his shirt were also secoorp, scarlet waistcoat was similarly scolloped. Th encr ol eagle-eyes of the doctor, his Welsh idiom, aV i f i o at 0 0 , ante were the subject of close attention by. a'_ gage d in 5 noticed two or three of the learned cowls eu hecharacter." ing a likeness of this remarkable • criars, worried and killed by tbe g Pc" the first being the rlaintiff ; and the second, that the defendant no p h T iti n h tr e . ffc a coitnlieortnihdegwe lossa s op b eo r nf o el u d3 g 7t h h t geo t pa o ltes arauerciodil e l od _ s fs d ,t a . dogs,vvell knowing them to be disposed to 'ATM" destroy goats, &c. Q,CI Mr. Evans, Q.C., stated the case ; Gros'e , Or defeldant's dogs worried and killed certain goat s . b t. e . i fi r t l:6l o l riot' 0 0 , Mr. Gifard appeared for the defendant. Mr. Frans, Q.C., in stating the case, said the here , ried on tie business of a surgeon at Eglwysilian, polv land, upon which and upon his other land he ha , _, co pie' o ps he had a firm of about 33 acres, part of which iv,a is 0! 1852, a hera of about 70 goats. The defendant r er tbe ie fort farm adjoining ; indeed, his farmhouse wa s 'fa that u di roof as the Vaintiff's. The plaintiff coniPlai n E l d g ae ci f ds ei s i ju d ns a t n tal t i ; ant and his sons, in spite of his repeated rel nens u sed e their dogs to irony and kill his goats, wh i c h ca , , tob1: 0 of about 20 or 30; and this had induced plaint il / 1 ) , Pr ti present action. The jury would observe that did somewhat singilar in his style of costume. - 15. ` o cie, c s' in the common style, having an idea that the a nre v- t o and dress and the style of the olden time were_ i ra n s' c tl3o in a descendant of the Cymri. But all this had - with the action. till His Lordship.-No ; certainly not; ,„jtO t es , The first witness called was the plaintiff. f ,ee On being directed to ki ss th e b oo k, Dr. 1 , 0 eP• .0 . examined the pages, and at length, coming to s, ' exclaimed, "My Lord !I do not like these thing s , j c p I I :, The Judge : Take the oath in the manner w' tfr sidcr most binding to your conscience. / /° 0 1"c Another Testament was thereupon handed to It t: ; 0 n o • having satisfied himself by an examination of t irc e 9 . , kissed the book, and proceeded with his evidenk of which was that his farm adjoined that of l'ore,'".eit' l ,o' that his flock of goats, which he kept from haia',feets, their cheese to that made from the milk of covit t be Oly stray from the craig on his farm to the lands 0 _Oro i ot. who, with his son, frequently set his three sheeY e ly:,fr i p mastiff upon the goats, worrying them so saor t i l t:. oa died; that he had frequently remonstrated W : ',; clovdV who, notwithstanding, still continued to set 10 '0441.1 , ' goats ; and that from June, 1852, to Deceiniar4l l ac ° h and several batches of kids were killed, the • f irm plaintiff set down at £250125. 6d. Plaintiff ea - ,O I P, ro able amusement by his description of his "lea b l s tcrj,';e) the names of which-titles derived from Weis° o entries transaction n e t r r i e es o w s e t r ei,ndifficultb3,c.ounte permissiono n pronounce, witohf tthh ee a r n wu d odgrry w e e in, re rge p aado er , ; j c o ::: 4:o o ; : able. He appeared to have kept a minute ac i r ki1i 0 743 goats by the dogs of the defendant ; and elt,,tlle` in support of his case. lai In cross-examination by M r . G rove , Q.C., the dAleite mitted that he had frequently shot at the defea t WAD He had hit the mastiff once or twice, but had a e „j 1 51 He had also shot at the dogs of other persons, s i yotoq seven of them for chasing his goats. He had 0 0 ot i t! actions against his neighbours for their allowing t <e e" his goats. Defendant had been a witness IV l iivd plaintiff, but his brother ; but no threat had him on that account against the defendant. D iv'. 4 ,0 him would not attribute such a thing to him. Ig' Mr. Grove.-Never mind that. You dolli,' ) /(tyig motives even those that know you may imPut e ,o Plaintiff, to Mr. Grove.-I have thrown thir , " kids into a pond on my farm. 1/11 beH al ‘ T ari h rrci e . ea Gts J ec u r of d l voi Judge.—Dead — hweyN D hioloo e eut a xi d iitaiad O als r , Mr. Grove. —t — . , until eos alive ir hzadeafestdre. ordered them haffibteeheml Sufficient eemntvoetyb for l f r i rrot d .b . re ;1 j , i0 : : ::: : Plaintiff.—They were starved to death, 0 1 9; i 0,0 0 ' . .7, The Judge.—Do not mention that now. - 1- •jd" er / thereof. quaintance with the law ? A bl e ° i 1 Plaintiff.—Very little, very little. Perk ;t 4 ° The Judge.—Fortunately, he has now the tr' almost lxmc P iot l Plaintiff.—Yes, t i d n i t ii ii i edffa. her very m and uc h a c i witted.nqtere intellectual s t ante of Mr. Evans. de 0 , - 0 Mr. Grove.—Were you not, Mr. Price , fil l perjury ? eh dr frs u 6 0 r 1 1 e si The next witness called was the plainti 0 a,200,0 was about twelve years of age. A large brioiti he t fue; ' were covered by a peculiarly cut and scalloPe u 0 Mr. Rees, the court interpreter, was o°f° . .. n e,l, evidence intO English. e n ei V 4 reb ° PO The Judge.—Ask her if she goes to ebo, r( i's A knows anything of religion, or can say the "" c bar" ro f Witness.—l did not go to church nor to , 5 been taught religion. rcl t o , a o s u h n e te r n f an ath e e e ;:: ll te i p :l int : e o o. , :; . The Judge.—Ask her if she understand s tb ss e ,but h d Mr. Rees interpreted the question to witr ae ,..tioa ' Dr. Price vehemently declared the qn" wrongly put. ill fi YO like' oP 8 Mr. Rees.—Put it yourself, then, if you ht - - 0 ) ) Christian religion, and is a first-rate Chr" iv er A make a splendid Christian. (Laughter.) r d's ' tri Plaintiff (warmly).—She bask been hr °l3 , g 4.;ao• mvnts. fit, D a ois anything about future rewards and pun ,„a e _O.- Sheshlll-rev replied violently, in Welsh, that f utur e ~ ore' Mr. Rees asked witness if she knew t is he hme 1 14,0 not know, the Lord's Prayer ; and as t Pu g o tO tbv punishments, those who are wicked wi do say." Question.—What is your name ? virff. Coo Witness,—Gwenhiolen Hiarylhes Morgo r L '7 , The [The literal interpretation of this Dame it, af? t tit' of Glamorgan."] Th in,- t i i isvel I an' aar l ea V ii i Witness (in Welsh).—He say s th e rf s or b. , on to describe ..A f io . f (Laughter.) She then went ,...-t bad a10g,..A sions on which the dogs of the defencuu',..... the , pv,t), killed her father's goats. Once she '' Wa 5 f d li e fe o d °13 ;3; 4 ef l e P Question.—Are you the daughter of the P"" his . 0 , 1 4 , one of the goats was beaten by the son 0 .„ fa iii,., t ije d per , animal, she said, ran towards her bleating'sghed it 1 , oP t ioc head to her head and " cried much; ~ she nee f i A ti 4 some time, and then, fearing it Iv rda rax , ra ft per apron, wrapped the goat's head in it, _,,, ra teu _, She c0 r0r.,,, Her poor goat died that evening. t 104 i as to the injury done to the other goats. the de l° her" For the defence it was set up that tha t t a set his dogs upon the p l a i n tiff's goats, mon co ,d died of the mortality at that time cow ret l/rP mountains among the herds of goats. ~, an lour, •locked up hair Other witnesses gave similar evidence. , d i ui- ..i.g The jury, after being l verdict for the plaintiff —Damages £l6, `,_, 4 2 iir 1 )f 2 6 44 "'ter • 4314