The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

The Paris Moniteur, of Tuesday, announced that the Minis-
ter of War has received the following telegraphic dispatch :
CRIMEA July 15, 6 p.m.
The night has been a successful one on the side of the
Malakoff Tower. About 1 o'clock the Russians made a sortie
with three or four battalions, and made vain efforts to carry
an ambuscade on the glacis of the Malakoff Tower. Received
by a brisk fire at close quarters, and by the fire of batteries 15
and 16, they retreated, carrying away a number of killed and
wounded.

The ground in front of the ambuscade was found covered
with muskets in the morning ; there were also five dead bodies
on the ground, one of which was that of an officer.
The combat was obstinate, and does honour to General
Ulrich, who was on duty in the trenches, and to the Lieute-
nant-Colonel of the 86th.

Our loss was 9 killed and 11 wounded. Among the latter
is Captain Catel, of the Zonaves of the Guard.

WAR DEPARTMENT, July 19.
Lord Panmure has received the following telegraphic mes-
sage from the Crimea, dated July 17, 9 p.m.:—
Nothing of importance has occurred.
The army is in good health.

The Moniteur of Thursday announced that the Minister of
War had received the following despatch from General
Pelissier JULY 16, 11 p.m.
The enemy, who had for some days in vain endeavoured to
stop our left approaches in front of the Malakhoff Tower,
attempted last night to drive us back. They were repulsed
by the first division of the second corps.
Three times the Russians threw themselves upon our
trenches with their usual shouts, and after each attempt they
were compelled to retreat by the steady fire and calm attitude
of our soldiers, leaving behind them many of their slain upon
the ground.
The General of the trenches, Vinoy, had made most excel-
lent arrangements, which greatly contributed to this success.

WAR DEPARTMENT, July 19.
Lord Panmure has this day received the following intelli-
gence from the Crimea, dated the 18th of July :
A sortie made on the left attack was repulsed with only
three casualties on our side.
The Patrie of Thursday evening says :

We are assured that, according to news received this
morning, the Russians attempted another sortie last night,
about ten o'clock, against the batteries of Careening Bay, and
that they were vigorously repulsed.

A communication, dated Kamiesch Bay, July 7, states that
the Europa, one of the Cunard steamers, has been lying there
a month doing nothing; that the Canadian and the Simla,
one of the largest steamers afloat, have been unoccnpied nearly
three weeks, and that the only present use for a large Bra-
zilian steamer, the Bahiana, No. 160, is to afford accommoda-
tion to the government transport agent. The cost of this
vessel alone is about £4OOO per month.

The Moniteur of Friday confirms the news of a sortie of
the Russians on the 18th instant. It announces that the
minister of war has received the following telegraphic despatch :
CRIMEA, July 18, 11 p.m.
The Russians made a small sortie last night against the Inker-
man line of attack. It is needless to say they were repulsed.
To-day I visited our works at Kamiesch ; they are pro-
gressing well towards completion.

The Patnie of Friday evening has the following :

According to our most recent information the two African
regiments expected from Algeria have just landed in the
Crimea.

The cholera has entirely disappeared from the army in the
East, and many of the sick and wounded are leaving the
hospitals.

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

TUESDAY.

Petitions were presented by Lord Ravensworth, against the
Scottish Education Bill, from ministers and congregation of
Claughton Church, Birkenhead, and from the ministers and
others of Lady Parish, Scotland, and by the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, from St. Silas Church, Liverpool, for the bill granting
freedom of religious worship.

BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL.—
Lord BRouceuAM, in moving that the house go into committee
upon this bill, said it was part of a bill for giving summary
process to creditors upon bills of exchange and promissory
notes. At present a creditor could only enforce payment after
the delay and expense of an action, before the termination of
which the debtor might become insolvent, in which case the credi-
tor would only come in with the rest of the creditors ; and the
object of the measure was to assimilate the law of England in
this respect to what lie believed was toe law or every other
country in Europe. At that late period of the session he
would not expose the bill to the risk of being rejected by those
who were adverse to all measures of this kind, when it went
back to the other house, by proposing any addition to it in
committee. He had carefully abstained from suggesting that
an " i " should be dotted or a " t " ticked, for he knew that if
lie had done so the adversaries of the measure would have
seized upon the opportunity of objecting to the lords' amend-
ments. The bill passed through committee.
The Public Libraries and Museums Bill, the Burials Bill,
and Lady Raglan and Lord Raglan's Annuities Bill were read
a second time.
The Dublin Carriage Acts Amendment Bill, the Christ-
church (Todmorden) Marriages Validity Bill, and the Burial
of Poor Persons Bill passed through committee.
The Ledbury Prebend Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Continuance Bill, the
Turnpike Acts Continuance Rill, and the Coal Mines Inspec-
tion Bill were read a second time.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter-past six o'clock.