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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 31.

The Prince Consort Memorial Committee held a meeting
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Palace of West.
minder. Present the Earl of Derby, the Dal of Clarendon,
the Lord Mayor, and Sir Charles L. Eastlake.
A deputation consisting of Mr. Crisman, the Mayor of
Warrington, Alderman White, and Mr. Davies, transacted
business at the Home-office yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-odice
from the governor of Vancouver's Island.

His Highness the Prince Woronzow has arrived
at Long's Hold
Mr. and Lady Adelaide de Trafford have arrived

TIM FEDERALS BEFORE RICHMOND.
DECLARATION BY THE CONFEDERATE

PRESIDENT.

NEW YORK, MAT 21.
(Per Andra Luisa via Roches Nint..)
Further official accounts of the engagements on
James River do not differ materially from the first
report. The Monitor was uninjured, but the
Galena was much damaged, several shots having
entered her deck and sides.

It seems to be admitted that the ascent of the
James River beyond Fort Darling is not practicable,
without the co-operation of the land forces with
the gunboats.
Semi-official Washington despatches of this
morning state that the bead-quarters of General
M'Clellan's army were last night within a short
distance of Richmond, in front of which the Con-
federate army is encamped.
It is universally expected that the Confederates
will give the Union forces battle.
The reported mutiny of troops in General Beau-
regard's camp was false.
Another attack on the Federal fleet at Fort Wright
is expected.
It is reported from New Orleans that there has
been very little public demonstration in favour of
the Union.

at 35, Albemarle-ogees.
Mr. William Paynter's ball, inßelgrave-square,
is fixed to hike place on Wednesday, the 11th of June.
On Wednesday last the Rev. Charles Thomas
Jaz Blake, M.A., was collated to the vicarage of Clayton,
in the county of Norfolk, in the gift of the Lord Bishop of
Norwich, by virtue of the bishopric.
The last letters from Calcutta mention that Mr.
Laing is expected to leave India about the 9th of June, and
to arrive here in July, in consequence of the opinion of his
medical advisers, thatit would not be safe for him to remain
in India daring the reins.
The royal commissioners appointed to inquire
into the present condition of the volunteer force, under the
presidency of Viscount Eversley, have commenced their
sittings. The commissioners sat on Tuesday and yesterday,
and have adjourned. Lord Radetock and other witnesses
have been examined.
The Army and Nary Gazette states that the
Racoon, 22, screw stoma corvette. will shortly be com-
manded by Count °laicism (his Serene Highness Prince
Victor Flolienlohe), for the purpose of conveying Prince
Alfred—who, on pawing his examination, will join the ship
as one of her lieutenants—to several of the chief ports of
Europe.
A parliamentary return issued to-day states that
the number of inquiries that have occurred in cases of
lunacy sine the passing of the Lunacy Regulation Act in
the year 1853 to the 28th April, 1862, is 575 ; of these, the
number of cues that were =boated to • jury is 21 ; and
the number of those decided without that aid is 554. In
the cases that were submitted to a jury twelve occupied one
day each, three occupied two days each, one occupied three
days, three occupied five days each, one occupied nine days,
and one occupied 34 days.
Sir Roderick I. Murchison has issued cards for
two evening receptions at his house in Belgravesquare,
when our distinguished foreign visitors are invited to meet
eminent persons of our own metropolis. The evenings are
June 3 and 17.
It is understood that her Majesty's Commissioners
intend to invite our foreign visitors to an evening party at
the South Bennington Museum on Friday, June 6. The
new rooms containing the Special Exhibition of Works of
Art will be lighted for the first time on the evening in
question. The Dachau of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary have accepted the invitation of her Majesty's Com-
missioners.
Mr. H. Leslie intends giving on the 4th of July
a national concert, with a large chorus expressly brought
up from the Principality.
The score of Herr Ernst's quartett has arrived
is Loaika.
We (Atheiveum) hear with regret from Paris,
that Signor Ronconrs state of health is such as to prevent
his coming to London this season.
Haldvy is said to have left behind him an opera
in readiness, foe immediate representation.
Sir H. Rawlinson announces to those who are
interested in the comparative chronology of the Jeans and
Assyrian kingdoms, the discovery of a Cuneiform document I
which promises to be of the greatest possible value in de-
termining the dates of all great events which occurred in
Western Asia between the beginning of the ninth and the
later half of the seventh century B.C. An analysis appears
in the Atheturom of to-day. "It is certain," says that
}carnal, "that the data recovered from the Rawlinson
Canon will not only fill up some gaps in Assyrian history,
bet will disturb a good many existing theories as to Scrip-
ture. eh:molars."
M. Guizot, in his new work, has the following
@ketch of a dinner at Buckingham Palace :—" On Thursday,
the sth of March, 1 dined for the first time with the Queen.
Neither during the dinner nor in the drawing-room after-
wards was the conversation animated or interesting. Poli-
tical subjects were entirely avoided; we eat rounds circular
table, before the Queen, who was on a sofa ; two or three
of her ladies were endeavouring to work ; Prince Albert
played at chess ; Lady Palmerston and I, with some effort,
carried on a flagging dialogue. I observed, over the three
doors of the apartment, three portraits, Fenelon, the Czar
Peter the Great, and Anne Hyde, daughter of Lord Claren-
don, the first wife of James the Second. I felt surprise at
this association of three persons so incongruous. No one
had remarked it, and no one could explain the union. I
thought of one—the portraits were selected for their size—
they fitted well in their respective places."
The meetings of scientific societies for the en-
suing week are as follows :—Monday : Entomological, 7 ;
Architects, 8 ; Royal Institution, 2, General Monthly
Meeting. Tuesday : Photographic, 8 ; Royal Institution,
4, "Art of Last Century," Rev. G. Butler. Wednesday :
Geological. 8, " Genus Plagienlax," Dr. Falconer ; "Fossil
Plants, Hempstead, LW.," Professor }leer and Mr. Pen-
gelly ; "Surface-markings near Liverpool," Mr. Moreton.
Thursday : Royal, 4, Election of Fellows ; Lissom, 8,
'Vegetation, Cameroon Mountains," Dr. Hooker; "Moues,"
Dr. Hicks; "Acanthaoew, Africa," Dr. Anderson. Chemi-
cal, 8 ; Antiquaries, 8) ; Royal Institution, 3, "Chemical
Arts," Dr. Lyon Mayfair. Friday: Horticultural, Election
of Fellows ; Archuological Institute, 4 ; Royal Institution,
8, "Force," Professor Tyndall. Saturday: Actuaries, 3,
Anniversary; Royal Institution, 3, "Agricultural Chemis-
try," Professor Anderson.
A watchmaker of Alencon, having lately offered
some Swiss watches at exceedingly low pricer, was asked
how he could afford to sell them so cheep. " Oh, that is
simple enough," he replied ; " I bought them of • wild
beast showman who had just come from Switzerland. Be-
fore leaving Geneva he purchased • quantity of watches,
which he concealed under the litter of his lion's cage. It
is hardly necessary to mention," added the scrupulous
watchmaker, "that the cost ,m-house officers at the Iron-
tier did not venture to search there for contraband goods."
The musicians specially attached to the service of
the Viceroy of Egypt have arrived in Paris by railway.
This corps is accompanied by a detachment of Egyptian
seamen, and they form altogether an effective force of 60
um, of whom 40 are musicians and 20 seamen. The seamen
are dressed in white jackets and trousers, and they weer the
farboirefie oe the head. Their officers wear tunics of dark
blue cloth, with gilt buttons ornamented with a crown and
anchor ; their trousers are composed of the same stuff as the
mat. They wear • Turkish sabre attached with • belt to
their waist. Their distinctive ranks are marked by stripes
et gold lace on theircollars and their sleeves. As the mu-
sicians belong neither to the army nor to the navy, they
wear • short frock coat made of blue cloth, with trousers of
the same, so open waistcoat, and a Turkish cap. On their
arrival at their hotel in Paris it was found that the beds
=lfor them were useless. They divided into corn-
-1 seven, of which each occupied a room. They laid
themselves as the carpet, having each his travelling hag
under his head, and thus they slept, any other species of
bad being to them a useless luxury:
PRINCE ALFRED.—GREAT YARMOUTH, MAY 30.
The division of the channel fleet, which has been lying this
week in Great Yarmouth Roads, hes not up to this afternoon
been joined by the St. George, 110, which has his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred on board. Intelligence has been
received of the St. George's departure from Baratialaad
but the wind haviog been contrary, the wage has conse-
quently been rendered longer. Today the wind changed to
the east, end there being a heavy sea on all pleasure excur-
sions to the ships now in the roads were necessarily sus-
pended. The officers and men of the squadron were, how-
ever, observable in the streets in considerable numbers. It
is generally expected that the St. George will reach she
Roads this evening or to-morrow morning, and the Mayer
(Mr. R. Steward), anxious to pay due respect to the
to invite his Royal Richness, with APdtrlili
proposedma and the other officers, to a dinner at the Town-hall
to-morrow evening ; but this hospitable project is not likely
to be carried out, at soy tate at present, as the Prince win
dine with the Admiral on board the Revenge to-morrow.
The admiral and officers have, however, accepted the invita-
tion of the Mayor and some of the principal townspeople to a
ball on Monday evening, at which the Prioce will also in all
probability be preeent. There is therefore no likelihood of
the squadron leaving the roads before Tuesday, and it is
reported to-day that it may be joined early next week by
the Warrior, iron-plated frigate. If this last statement
should peeve correct, the squadron will natsrally become an
object of still greater interest with the local public.

The Memphis Appeal contains despatches from
Camp Moore to the Confederate Secretary of State,
saying that General Butler had taken forcible
possession of the office of the Dutch Consul,

searched the Consul's person, and took from him
the key of the bank vault, in which was deposited
800,000 dollars, transferred by the Citizen Bank
to the bank of Messrs. Hope, of Amsterdam, and
intended .for the payment of the interest on the
Confederate bonds.

Tim Tory oracles have not been happy in their
vaticinations. Instead of hearing the elaborate
and well-considered financial review which we were
promised from Lord DERBY, those who attended
the House of Lords last night bad to endure •
rhetorical speech from the Earl of CARNARYON, re-
markable for nothing but prolixity and extrava-
gance. We were to have heard how the most
may be made of the taxes, and instead we had a
lament that more are not raised. Lord Can-
NARVON laments the want of • surplus, as if the
surplus he desiderates did not mean • million or
two less in the private pockets of the taxpayers
in these trying times. The noble Lord, how-
ever, threw the whole strength of his voca-
bulary into an attack on Mr. GraDerons,
with a very odd effect. According to
him, the CHANCEL ka is responsible for
encouraging " a spirit of speculation and gambling,
" which goes to the root of public morality." Mr.
GLAnsrowe, it seems, suffers under • " moral de-
" fectivenees and a failure of financial principle."
He begins by deceiving himself, and ends by de-
ceiving others, and he is bringing the country to
the brink of • social and political revolution. After
this the future addresses of Lord CLRHARVON will
be looked for at least with curious interest. He
appears to have been studying the speeches of Mr.
Drairrem, without, however, learning that nice
judgment which guards and guides the invective of
the Opposition leader in the Commons.
The Duke of NEWCANTLE had no difficulty in I
exposing the extraordinary number ot inaccu-
racies into which Lord CAHN/AVON had fallen ;
but when he sat down Lord Ovnagrosz added his
regrets that no more taxes had been raised. " He
" wished to ask whether the wealth of the country
" was exhausted—whether the elasticity of the
" national resources was worn out—whether the
" public spirit of the Government had ebbed away,
" and whether the public had refused cheerfully
" to make whatever sacrifices might be necessary
" for the safety and honour of the country. Why
" then was the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER
" compelled to present them with such a Budget
" Looking at the revenue of 70,000,0001. raised
"so easily last year, from such a variety of
" sources, and from so many individuals, could
" they say that no effort should have been made
"to increase the national resources Y " Such is
the equanimity with which a noble millionaire can
regard the oppressive weight of taxation which the
country now endures. As there are some persons
who may be led by Lord OVERBTONE% City repu-
tation to take him for an authority in nat'onal
finance, it is as well that he should tell us that biz
opinions during the last two years have suffered no
change, and that he disapproves as strongly as ever
of the French Commercial Treaty.
Lord GREY'S speech was altogether of another
fibre and fabric. What could be said against
Mr. GrAirsroxz's finance he said with point and
force. The danger of making a deceitful comproml,re
between extravagance and economy, by rendering
a large warlike expenditure easy for the time by
transitory expedients, was well shown. Yet when
we get to the bottom of his policy we find that,
like so many other noble speakers, he would rather
rely on a good round sum kept idle in the
Treasury for emergencies, than depend on the
public spirit of the country, to supply money by
taxation when it is really wanted.
The Earl of DERBY intervened at an advanced
stage of the debate, but mainly for the twofold
purpose of bringing off his noble lieutenant from
a too advanced position in the field, and to fix a
safe interpretation upon the recent speeches of
Mr. Durasem. He did not, however, sit down
without expressing a distinct opinion as to the
only means by which the nation can escape a state
of chronic deficit. This he finds in a " wins, tem-
" perste, judicious, and economic retrenchment."
He did not shrink from declaring that while he
" would not be a party to anything which would
" weaken the necessary defence of the country,
" he had a very strong impression that we are at
" the present moment spending more largely and
"to • greater extent than is required by the
" existing circumstances of the world at large, or
"by our state of relative preparation." This is
an important profession, of which Lord PALMERSTON
will certainly have to take note. Earl Russzu
was quite right to show the nebulous character of
Lord DERBY'S notions, as he did most successfully;
but at the same time it will not be wise to let the
Opposition get the lead of public opinion on this
important subject.

Cnowx-omcs, MAY 28.—Member returned to
serve in the present parliament. Luke White, of No. 19,
Belgrave-wittare, in the county of Middlesex, Eaq., for the
borough of Kidderminster, in the room of Alfred Rhodes
Brirsaw, req., who has accepted the office of steward of her
Ma 7's Chiltern Hundreds. —Gazette.
Tai ALBLIAT MiIIORIAL FUND. The total
amount received up to Vallterday in aid of the Albert Memo-
rial Fond was about won% The following are a few of
the donations received doting the week :—Collected in
Hoeg Kong. per Ape Bank, 407/. 14s. 3d. • the oorpoestion
of Nevreastle-upon-Tyoe, 100/. ; from the :rillegeot South-
borough, near Tuebridge, composed of sums varying from a
farthing to 101., 671. Oa. 9.1 d. ; contributions from 766 per-
igees in Lee, Kent (first instalment), 901.

General Butler also took possession of the French
and Spanish consulate in the Old Canal Bank, and
placed Colonel Edwards there.
The despatches also state that he seized two
banks, and issued inflammatory proclamations in-
citing the poor against the rich, promising to
distribute amongst the former 1,000 barrels of beef
and sugar captured at New Orleans.
The news comes through Southern sources.
The Richmond journals contain declarations of
Jefferson Davis to the Virginia legislature to
the effect that he never entertained the idea of
withdrawing his troops from Virginia. If Rich-
mond should fall, the necessity of which he did not
see, the war could be carried on successfully, and
maintained on Virginian soil for twenty years.

The Sootia, from Liverpool on the 10th inst., ar-
rived at New York at 12.30 a.m. to-day.

The French gunboats Gassendi and Ranandin are
now in the harbour.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORE, MAT 20, 6 r.e.
Money abundant : Gold, 31 prem. exchange
very firm : Bankers' bills on London, 1131 to 114.
Stooks very firm : New York Centrals, 89 ; Plinois
Centrals, 61i ; Erie, 39. Cotton steady : Mid-
dling Upland, 27c. Flour in good demand for ex-
port at a decline of 10c. Wheat, 3c. lower, and
still declining. Corn declining. Provisions heavy.
Coffee steady. Sugar and molasses quiet.
QUEENSTOWN, MAT 31.
The Royal Mail steamship Australasian, from
New York on the 21st, arrived here to-day at
8 a.m. She brings 104 passengers and 360,000 dol&
in specie. Rho landed 97 sacks of mails, iovan pas-
sengers, and proceeded at 8.15 a.m.
The Australasian was detained in New York
Bay by fog. She made the passage in nine days
five hours.

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(Inom's TELBoBAK) •
The Queen and Royal Family took their usual Sentence : Oaptain Prince Amalichwaroff, degradation to
AMERICA. the rank of private, loss of the Order of St. George, logs of
walks and drives yaterday. the Order of St. Anne of the Fourth Class, with the in-
scription for gallantry. The punishment for his probable
pation in the murder could not be visited upon bin,
eqwince of the death of the prisoner during the in-

quiry.
Sergeant Mikebevidse, degradation to the rank of private,
loss of nobility, loss of the silver medal for gallantry, and
twelve years' banishment to the mines of the Ural.
The privates, Prince Pimlenoff, Matshavadriani, Logidsa,
and Qwiti Shwili are pardoned, the two years and a half
I which they spent in prison while the inquiry was going on
being considered sufficient punishment for men brought up
in the barbarous customs of their countries.

(moria's TZLiGIAIIi.)
ITALY.

TURIN, MAT 30.
It is asserted that Garibaldi will shortly set out
for Baveno, whence he will go to Cannobbio, and
afterwards to Genoa.
Fifty of the persons arrested on account of the
affair at Brescia have been set at liberty.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, MAT 31.

Despatches received here from Montenegro an-
nounce that on the 26th inst. the Turkish troops
under Abdi Pacha beat the Montenegrins over the
frontier, and burned four of their villages.
Seven hundred Montenegrins were killed.
The consolidation scheme will be published im-
mediately.