The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-17 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

The following despatches from General Simpson will be read
with more interest on account of their being the first he has
transmitted since he assumed the chief command, than in con-
sequence of the actual information conveyed by them :--
BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, June 30.
My Lord,—lt is with the deepest regret that I announce to
your Lordship the death of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan,
G.C.8., which melancholy event took place a little before nine
o'clock on the evening of Thursday last, the 28th instant ; his
Lordship expired without any suffering in the midst of the
officers composing his personal staff.
I have further to report that, being the next senior officer
present, I have assumed the command of this army until
instructions shall arrive from England.—l have, &c.,
JAMES SIMPSON, Lieut.-General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for the
week ending July 1, 1865, was as follows :—Passengers,
parcels, &c., £3,646 17s. 2d. ' • steam-boats, £625 14s. 10d. ;
goods, £1,676 17s. 11d. Total, including Carnarvon traffic,
£5,948 9s. 11d. Corresponding week last year : Passengers,
parcels, &c., £3,412 18s. 3d. ; steam-boats, £678 12s. Bd. ;
goods, £1,615 10s. 9d. Total; including Carnarvon traffic,
£5,707 ls. Bd. Increase, £241 Bs. 3d.
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Beware of counterfeits. Observe the words, "Dr. Locock's Cos-
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London,

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

TUESDAY.

Mlle meeting of the House, Lord STIAFTESBURY stated,
that, at the urgent request of the Bishops of London and
Oxford, he should postpone his bill until Monday, the 16th.
THE MASSACRE AT HANGO.—The Earl of MALMESBURY
directed attention to the despatch of General de Berg, vindi-
cating the massacre at Hango. He requested to know what
course government intended to pursue in the matter.—The
Earl of CLARENDON said the letter referred to was most
unsatisfactory, and added that Admiral Dundas had been
ordered to demand the immediate release of the prisoners.
A communication had also been made, through the Danish
government, on the subject, with the Russians. Till answtrs
to these demands had been received, government could not say
what course it would adopt.—Lord CAMPBELL said there
could be no doubt that the Russians had been guilty of a
most flagrant breach of the law of nations.—Lord COLCHESTER,
without offering any excuse for the Russians, expressed a
hope that this event would render our naval officers more
careful in communicating with the enemy by flags of truce.
In answer to a question from the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord
CLARENDON said there were grounds for hoping that a cartel
for the exchange of prisoners will speedily be arranged.
The Victoria Government Bill was read a second time.
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.—The Marquis of CLAN-
RICARDE moved for a return of all persons employed in the
diplomatic service, and expressed an opinion that the attacks
so frequently made on that branch of the public service were
unfair and unfounded.—The Earl of CLARENDON had no ob-
jection to the production of the returns.—Lord GRANVILLE
took the occasion to defend himself from some attacks which
had been made upon him in the Lower House with regard to
certain diplomatic appointments made by him when Foreign
Minister.—Lord MALMESBURY deprecated any attempt to
remove the patronage of the Foreign-office from the control of
the Foreign Minister for the time being.—The returns were
then agreed to, and the matter dropped.
Some other business was despatched, after which their
lordships adjourned.

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THURSDAY.
Their lordships had only a short sitting, in the course
of which they forwarded several bills a stage.—ln the early
part of the sitting, Lord LYNDHURST withdrew his Oath of
Abjuration Bill.