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London, England, 1855-05-28

TALLOW.

Owing to the late large arrivals, and the consequent in-
crease of stock, this market is flat, and prices have given
way about 1/. 108. per ton. Today there is very little
doing, and P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at Ns. 6d. to
51s. per cwt. For all the year the quotation is 535. to
535. 6d. Town Tallow, 48s. 6d. net cash. Rough fat,
2s. Bd.

1851.

►652.

1853.

1 85 4.

1855,

Stock this day .. „ ..1 36.533 1 41,834 ' 24.383 36.225 47,828
Price of Y. C .... /13378
;s9d to
0r to37—s gOodd "8
--s"Or to 6600333L.°,t0 soslsnd
Delivery last week .. 723 . 789 792 961 1,656
Ditto from June] .... 90,685 103,071 102,041 93.027 86,375
Arrivals last week.. 282 i 569 1,248 1,211 2,804
Ditto from Junel.... 101.554 1108,371 85,795 105,937 98,203
I'6o Of To)NI2 ip...!. 385 64 1 as 594,A1 a 4 613 04 `503 64
London, England, 1855-07-25

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JVLY 21.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Adolfo
Guillemar d'Arauon, as Consul•Geueral, at Sierra Leone,
for the King of Portugal.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.lsrael
D. Andrews, as Consul-Generl, in the British North
American Provibces, for the Unitod States cf America.
WHITEHALL, JULY 21.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev John
Alexander Mackenzie to the church and parish of Kettius,
in the presbytery of Ileigle and county of Forfar, vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. John Tulloch.
London, England, 1855-07-25

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, JULY 23.

The L,rds of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade
have appointed Alfred Tylor, F.G.S., to be a Juror, for
Hardware (Chas 18), is the French International Exhibi-
tion.

COMMISSIONS SIGITED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
7th Regiment of R-iyal Lancashire Militia —Simeon
Henry Stuart, Esq., late Lieutenant Royal Canadian
Rifles. to be Captain, vice Ponsonby, deceased ; Lawrence
Fort, Gent., to be Lieutenant.
Fife Militia Artillery—Thomas William Webb, Gent.,
to be Second Lieutenant ; Thomas William Disney, Gent.,
to be Second Lieutenant.

Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia
Rifles—Captain Walter Ferrier Hamilton to be Major;
David Finlayson, Gont., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Ensign William
Swire to be Lieutenant, vice Bell, promoted.
Galloway Rifles, Klikvudbright Quota—Lieutenant
Win. Charles Stewart Hamilton to be Captain, vice Ed-
ward Hunter Blair, ret:red ; Ensign Eneas Blair to be
Lieutenant, vice William Charles Stewart Hamilton, pro-
moted.

Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of
Rifle Militia—William Sinclair Sutherland, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice John Gibson; resigned.
[The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of June 19, 1.-55 : • ]
Hampshire Militia Artillery—Frederick Moffat, Gent.,
late of the European Beng}l Fusiliers, to be First Lieute-
nant.
BANIERUPTS.

Buxton, John Buxton, and Samuel Septimus
Buxton, woolstaplers and 'fellmongers, Bradford, to sur-
render Aug. 2, at half-past one, and. Sept. 1, at une' at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Capnan, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Young and Vallings, Poultry.
Samuel How, broker, Liverpool, Aug 3 and 30, at
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official
assignee, Liverpool; Whitley, Liverpool.
James Beardsmore, miller, Audley, Staffordshire, Aug.
3 and 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Keary and
Sheppard, Stoke-upon Trent.
John Henry Bradshaw, innkeeper, Birmingham, Aug.
4, and 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bridges, Binning
' ham • Slaney, Birmingham.
Thomas Barnes, woollen draper, Southampton, July 31,
at two, and Sept. 8, at half-past twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham-
bers ; Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Mackay,
Southampton.
Thomas Crowden Tiptaft, druggist's Resistant, Taunton,
Somersetehire. Aug. 2, at eleven, and Sept. 6, at one, at
the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee,
Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter.
Thomas Briggs, grocer, North Shields, August 6, at
twelve, and August 30, at eleven, at the District Court of
Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-npon-Type. Baker,
official assignee. Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Lietch and Kew-
ney, North Shields.
London, England, 1855-07-25

No. 19,600.]

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THE CHINESE EMPIRE.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.

frPTESEMAII.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an
injunction was granted by the High Cotirt of Chancery, and
on the 11th June following wag made perpetual, against Joseph
Franklin and others, to restrain them, ringer a penalty of one thou-
sand pounds, from Imitating this Medic:ne, which is protected by
loyal Letters Patent or England, and secured by the Seals or th,
Ecole du eharmacie de Paris, and the Lnperial College of Medicine,
Vienna. _

TRIEgEMA.II, No. 1,
'S a remedy fer Relaxation. gpermatorrivea. and rxhanstion of tb.
system, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate
To those persons who are prevented entering the married state by
the consequences of early errors it is invaluable.
TRIESEMAR, No. 2,
effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entire 4
!radicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubeh•.
ave so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the healti
,1 a vast portion of the population.
• TRTE9EM IR, No. 3.
the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which
unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in-
witshle de,truction of the patient's constitution, and which all tit,:
sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove.
TRIFSEMA K, No. 1,2, and 3, aro alike devoid of taato or smelt,
and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet ta-ol:
without their use heist suspected.
mold in tin cases at Ile. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided inte,
..parate doses, as admin'stered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux,
:e.,Fire.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London oJohn3ton, 65.
; Hannay and Co., 63. Oxford-street: and ganger,
,rd-street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester :
Bradbury, bookseller. Dean•gate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52,
Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street,
)üblin ; Whmall. bookseller, High-street, Birmingham.
London, England, 1855-07-25

THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.-
Notice is Flareby Given, That the ORDINARY GENE-
RAL MEETING of SU AREHOLDF AS of this COMPANY will
be held at the Bridge House Hotel, Wellington-street, London-
bridge, on Thursday, the 9th day of August next, at One o'clock in
the afternoon precisely, to transact the ordinary business of the
Company ; and the said Meeting will be made special for the pur-
pose of authorising al* conversion of the Share Capital of the Com-
pany into Stock, and of ratifying en agreement with the West-end
and Crystal Palace Ralway Company.
The Books for Registration of Shares will be closed en Tuesday
the 31st instant until after the Meeting.
By Order of the Board.
G. GROVE, !ecretary.
Crystal Palace, July 25, 1555.
London, England, 1855-07-25

IPSWICH-JULT 24.

We had a trifling addition to the Supply of wheat ; the
trade and prices, hoe. ever, remained much the same, and
we can hardy note any fall in price to have taken place
from last market day.
Pita quArtraft 1 PER QUARTEB.
Wheat, red (old) 7t s to 78,Barley, grinding ... —s to —s
Ditto (new)
Beans - to 50e
Ditto, white (new) 82s to 85sPeas
Ditto (old)
Ditto (white)
Barley, malting ... —s to —slFlour, per sack

AVERAGES FOR TER WEEK ENDING JULY 21, 2855.
Wheat
Oats
- PI 00S Od
„ Peas • oos Od
Barley
SD 00s Od
Beats
London, England, 1855-07-25

TURKEY.

The conditions relative to the guarantee of the
loan by the Turkish Government have been ex-
changed between the Porte, Lord Stratford, and
M. Benedetti.

The 5,060,0001. have been lent by Rothschilds at
6 per cent. interest.
The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Constan-
tinople, as has also Omer Pacha.
A letter from Cattaro, of the 14th, in the Trieste
et,-Ate, says :—" On the 10th some Uscoques
Turks of Arkschuck concealed themselves behind
an entrenchment and fired on three Montenegrins,
killing one and wounding the others. It would
have been easy for the other Montenegrins to have
exterminated the Uscoques, but they abstained--
the Prince having positively forbidden any attacks
on Turkish subjects. The Turks take advantage
of this order in their fairour, and every day violate
the frontier. At daylight on the 11th a number
of them, with a flag carried at their head, advanced
against the Montenegrins; the latter were not very
numerous, but they were in a good position. The
Turks opened a fire, but the Montenegrins rushed
on them and soon put them to flight, killing three
and severely wounding eight."

GREAT FIRE IN MILTON-STRERT, CIupPLEGATE, YES-
TERDAY.—For several h'urs yesterday morning a most
destructive fire raged in Milton-street, Fore-street, C:ip-
plegate, exciting the utmost eonsterbation throughout
that extensive neighbourhood, which is principally inha-
bited by very poor persons, and cawing very great de-
struction of property.
was
ae
inprae7eisbeys isinquee:ftitobnearevery
-extensive, and are in the occupation of Messrs. David
and Wm. Gibbs, soap-manufacturors, No. 67, Milton-
street. The discovery
inhabi-
tants observing smoke issuing from the building in that
portion situated in Hanover-court, who immediately
raised the alarm. The police despatched messengers
for the Whitecross-street, WatlEng-street, Jeffrey-square,
and London Fire Brigade engines. Previous to their
arrival, however, attempts weete made to prevent the
fire obtaining ascendancy, but without effect,
for in a few minutes the flames at tacked the opposite pre-
mises, which are situated at the east end of the building,
in Butler's-court. These houses, being composed chiefly
of wood, burned furiously. TI le engines got to work in
a splendid manner, and, after great exertions, prevented
the flames spreading, and the books and other such
valuable.; as could be speedily pot together were rescued.
At prevent it is impossible to say- what amount of damage
is done, bat, on a moderate calculation, it is not less
than 15,0001., the who,e of Messrs. Gibbs's valuable
stores being destroyed, and the h+ouses in Hanover, But-
ler, and other courts severely da.inaged. The cause of
this sad calamity is at present umknown. Messrs. Gibbs
are insured in various fire insurance offices. Great praise
is due to the IRSpectors of the city and metropolitan.
Police. for tlielz very ezolleat arrtwanniits•
London, England, 1855-07-25

pITRSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of
Chancery, made in a cause SALT against BURY, the credi-
tors of John William itury, formerly of Devonshire-street, Portland-
place, and late of Charles-street, St. James, in the county of Middle-
sex, Gentleman, who died in or about tho month of December, 1850,
are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 12th day of November, 1855,
to come in and prove th it debts or claims, at the Chambers of the
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, No. 3, Stone buildings, Lincoln's-inn,
Middlesex ; or, in default there 4 they will be peremptorily excluded
from the benefit of the said Devree.

..,„ .
Tuesday, the 29th day of November, 1855, at Twelve o'clock at
noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating
upon the Claims.
Dated this 24th day of July, 1855.
CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk.
BARKER, BOWKER, and PEAK, No.l, Gray's-inn-square,
Plaintiff's Solicitors.
H. DAIN, 12, Parliament-street, Solicitor for Defendant,
Mrs. Bury.
London, England, 1855-07-25

The prisoners were, according to previous arrange-
ment, brought up to this court this morning, and for-
mally remanded to this day week.
William Jones, a respectably-attired man, was again
placed at the bar, in accordance to a remand, charged
with picking a lady's pocket in a Tottenham-court-road
omnibus.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was
sitting close to a lady, and was observed by some other
passengers to put his hand into the lady's pocket and
take therefrom a purse. On his attempting to leave the
omnibus the conductor, having been apprised of the fact,
asked if any person in the omnibus had been robbed be-
fore ho allowed tha prisoner to quit the carriage. The
lady in question, on searching her pockets, discovered
the loss of her purse,which contained tqn shillings ; but
it was, after the alarm had been given, found lying on
the seat behind her. The Magistrate, on Thursday last,
ordered the prisoner to be brought up to-day, in order to
have the attendance of the lady, and also to allow time
to make inquiries ,about the prisoner.
The police had
been unable to find the lady, and the onfy thing that had
been discovered relative to the prisoner was that he had
been in the habit of associating with thieves.
Mr. Henry said there was not sufficient evidence, and,
after cautioning the prisoner, ordered him to be dis-
charged.

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-
PARK.
London, England, 1855-07-25

PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of
('banc.try, male in a cause of ROBERT TURNER against
kTIETII ELLEN GO )DRICK and GEORGE GOODRICK, an
infant under the age of twenty-one years, the creditors of, or p, rsons
chiming debts or liabilities affect ng the estate of, John Good ick,
late of Forest Row, East Or nstead, in the County of Sussex, car-
penter and hull ler, who died in or about the month of June, 1854,
are, by their solicitors, on or before the second day of November, 1855,
to come in and prove their Debts or Claims at the Chambers of the
Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kinders'ey, No. 3, stone-buildings,
Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they will be peremp-
torily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree.
nesday, the 6th day of November. 1855, at Three o'clock in the
afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed fbr hearing and adjull-
cat'nz upon the clsims.
Dated this 16th d •y ofJuly, 1855.
CHAR PUGH, Chief Clerk.
F. SMITH, STENNING and CROFT, Plaintiff's Solicitors,
3, Basinghall•street.
London, England, 1855-07-25

APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED,

T EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
N SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops,
and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad,
and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to
:)ertectly digest the food.
Thedally useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe-
tiard to health.
Sold by the pranrietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street,
London, and gli, Broad-street, Worcester; also by 'Messrs. Barclay
;nd Sons, Messrs,Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and flier-
hants, London ; and generally by the principal dea,ers in sauce.
N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA
and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle.
London, England, 1855-07-25

in this house, trusted the hon. member for Southwark
would not persevere in his amendment. The bill
had passed through a select committee of the
House of Lords, and had been well eonsidend there by
the bishops of the country, who entirely approved of it.
Mr. HADFIELD denied that the bill had been
thoroughly considered, and asserted that its further pro-
gress ought. to he postponed to another sessi..a,
Mr. HENLEY said that the bill was defective, but
considered that it ought to be allowed to go into com-
mittee to remedy those defects.
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE opposed the committee on
the bill, considering that it was an attempt to accomplish
an object which did not appear on the face of it. Such a
species of legislation he felt bound to give his most
strenuous opposition to.

Sir G. GREY hoped the bill would be allowed to go
into committee, believing it to be a measure, if properly
carried out, that would be productive of the best results.
After some observations from Lord J. Manners, Mr.
Hindley, Sir J. V. Shelley, Sir W. Cubitt, and Sir W.
Clay,
The house divided, when the numbers were—
For the bill
Against it 47
Majority for going into committee —23
The house thereupon went into committee upon the
bill. The preamble was postponed, and clause 1 was
agreed to.

On clause 2,
An amendment confining the operation of the act to
cities and towns was moved by Lord R. Cecil.
Sir J. PAKINGTON assented to the amendment,
and it was agreed to without a division.
After some further discussion,
Mr. HADFIELD moved that the Chairman report
progress, which was also agreed to without a division.
The house then resumed, and, after some other busi-
ness on the paper had been disposed of, it being close
upon six o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
London, England, 1855-07-25

Anstralasia
British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company

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4 Chrtd. Bak. of India,
Australia, & China
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Australian Chart
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Australia
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.h) London and County
10 London Joint Stock
20 Lond. & Westminster
35 National Provincial
of England
10 Do. New
22t3, National of Ireland
all New South Wales
all Oriental Bank of

Corporation
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London, England, 1855-07-25

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
Prince Napoleon has just addressed a circular
to the presidents of the different classes of the in-
ternational jury, callinc, their attention to the pro-
visions r_,2 the decree of May 10, 1855, relative to
the
reiompences to be awarded to the exhibitors,
arid pointing out to them the different qualifications
and excellences in the articles most worthy of
fixing their attention, such as the perfection of
workmanship, their general usefulness, and their
modicity of price.
A grand dinner was given last evening at the
Jardin d'Hiyer by the persons connected with the
Universal Exhibition, to Prince Napoleon.
Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, accom-
panied) by several merchants and colonists who
are members of the commission appointed to exa-
mine the Exhibition for the benefit of Algeria,
yesterday visited the part of the palace appropriated
to thel-Rroductions of that colony, and expressed
the greatest satisfaction at the evident progress
which had taken place eince similar productions
were exhibited in London.

The Afoniteur contains decrees confirming the
nornization of 4 officers and 3 non-commissioned
officers of the marines to the rank of Knight in the
Legion of Honour, and the grant of 7 military
medals to non-commissioned officers and privates
of the'same arm, made by General Pelissier.
" In addition to the fete which is to be given
at Versailles to Queen Victoria," says a Paris
letter in the Independance of Brussels, "it
appears positive that there will be a grand ball
at the .Tuileries and one at the Hotel de Ville.
It is also said that there will be three visits to
theatres—one to the Grand Opera, where the opera
of Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg Gotha is to be
brought out—one to the Taeatre Francais, where
ta.chel is to appear, she delaying her de-
parture' for America in order to do so ;—and the
third to the Opera-Comique,, where flaydee is to be
represMited.
Vice-admiral Bruat, Commander-in-Chief of
the French fleet in the Black Sea, has communicated
to all the vessels under his cominver, in a general
order, a number of documents whip he has received
from Lieut. Lallement who commands La Mouette
in the Sea of Azoff, and in which that officer gives
the result of a survey which he has been making in
that sea, such as the depth at different points, the
bearing and distances, and many other details cal-
culated to render the navigation easy to vessels
which do not draw too much water.

BOURSE, JULY 24.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. e. End of /iionth.
4i per Cents 92 75 93f. —c.
3 per Cents 66 5 66 10
Credit Mobilier lO4O Roman
Credit Finder 530 Anstriao' -
B +lgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes —
Ptedmoutese.. ....... F 5 Home Debt —
RAIIIsvAYS—NOR CASE
fr. c. 'r. o
Orleans ... l2lO Lyons..
Western 765 Roue'.
Cott°
Nlediterranean 1267 50 Havre 650
Northern
London, England, 1855-07-25

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Thomas Wilson, Barnard-inn, Holborn, money scri-
vener, second div. of lid: in the pound, payable at 18, Al-
derrnanbury, City, on Monday, July 30, and any subse-
quent Moitday.
George Rennet, 24, Duke-street, Westminster, railway
contractor, third div. of ls. 3d. in the pound, payable at
18, Aldermanbury,• City, on Monday, July 30, and any
subsequent Monday.
Henry George Winstanley, Poultry, City, chemist, div.
of 20s. in the pound (on the separate estate), payable at
24, Basinghall-street, City, on any Tuesday.
George Ward Gilbert, Waterloo-street, Hammersmith,
first div. of ls. 3d. in the_ponnd, payable at 24, Basing.
hall-street, City, on any Tuesday.
Archibald Novison, Darlington, Durham, hosier, first
div. of ss. in the pound, payable at 21, Basinghall-street,
City, on any Tuesday.
John Pescod Whitmore, Hackney, draper, first div. of
2s. 9d. in the pound, payable at 24, Basinghall-street,
City, on any Tuesday.
John Robson, Durham, miler
, second dividend of 2d.
(in addition to 44c1.) in the pound, payable at the Royal
Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Saturday, July 28, and
any subsequent Saturday.
William Geldart, North Shields, shipowner, first divi-
dend of 4s. in the pound, payable at the Royal Arcade,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on any day before August 11, and
any Saturday after October 1. '
James Ellis, Birmingham, fender manufacturer, first
dividend of ls. 4d. in tho pound, payable at 7, Waterloo-
street, Birmingham, on Thursday, July 26, and following
Thursday.

CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
William Paxon, High-street, Hampstead, auctioneer.
August 14—John Elsdon 10, Church-row Limetiouse,
shipowner, August 16—Ch '
16—Charles Greene, 2, Charrington-
street, Oakley-square, St. Pancras, bookseller, August 16
—lsaao Mottershead Macclesfield, Cheshire, builder,
August 15—Alexander Peat, Manchester, boot and shoe
manufacturer, August 14—James Fish, of Bury, Lanca-
shire, cotton manufacturer, August 11—Richard Nichol-
son, of Liverpool, stone mason, August 16—William Da-
vies, of Birmingham, boot and shoe manufacturer, August
13—Samuel Dudley, of Tipton, Staffordshire, hatter,
Eler—Robert
August 13.
Rom.
A. INSOLVENTyates, of Bas Po
gEs Tt
olkTe 1,0
cNo
aEI l
Holden Stone, of Red Hill, Susrey, surgeon—Hirsh Jack.
sem, of Oldham, Lancashire, bookseller—Burton Cocks, of
Maidstone, grocer—James Matthew Deacon Brown, of
Maidstone, engineer.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Thomas Brintliey and James .1 ohn King, of 2, Leonard.
square, Finsbury, fancy leather workers—Wm. Parker and
G. Snow, of 7, Myddleton.street, Cl-rkenwell, goldsmiths
—William Curry and. John Robert Watt, of Silver-street,
Falcon-square, ale and porter merchants—Henry Hartley
and. Eli Ackroyd, of Halifax, Yorkshire, hotel-kaspare-.-
nsl. Biggiy, Satnl;l3iggin, J na., Efp Aggivi slid bag
London, England, 1855-07-25

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Royal Yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, re-
turned into harbour last evening, having at the measured
mile exceeded 17 knots an hour. She coaled to-day along-
side the dockyard jetty, and went ont of harbour at three
p.m. for Osborne. Should the weather be favourable, her
Majesty will take an airing in her this evening.
The old sailing yacht Royal George was towed to Cowes
to-day by the Pigmy, Mr. Johnson in command, as a re-
ceiving hulk for the Royal yacht, and for general use.
London, England, 1855-07-25

BANKRUPTS.

William Buxton, John Buxton, and Samuel Septimus
Buxton, woolstaplers and fellmongers, Bradford, to sur-
render Aug. 2, at half-past one, and Sept. 1, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee,Alder-
manbury ; Young and Vallings, Poultry.
Samuel How, broker, Liverpool, Aug. 3 and 30, at
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official
assignee, Liverpool; Whitley, Liverpool.
James Beardsmoro, miller, Audley, Staffordshire, Aug.
3 and 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Keary and
Sheppard, Stoke-upon Trent.
John Henry Bradshaw, innkeeper, Birmingham, Aug.
4, and 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie. official assignee, Birmingham; Bridges, Birming-
ham; Slaney, Birmingham.
Thomas Barnes, woollen draper, Southampton, July 31,
at two, and Sept. 8, at half-past twelve, at the Count of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham-
bers ; Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Mackay,
Southampton.
Thomas Crowden Tiptaft, druggist's assistant, Taunton,
Somersetshire. Aug. 2, at eleven, and Sept. 6, at one, at
the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee,
Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter.
Thomas Briggs, grocer, North Shields, August 6, at
twelve, and AUgust 30, at eleven, at the District Court of
Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Baker,
assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Lietch and Row-
ney, North Shields.
• SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
John Becks, contractor, Scotstoun, near Glasgow, Aug.
2, at Brown and M'lndoe's Rooms, Vincent-street, Glas-
gow.
Robert Wylie, merchant, Glasgow, Aug. 2, at the 'Globe
Hotel, George-squaro, Glasgow.
Whyte and Dick, sewed muslin manufacturers, Glasgow,
Aug. I, at the Globe Hotel, George-square, (i,asgow.
Wilson, Cassie, and Co., merchants, Glasgow, Aug. 3,
at the Buck's Head Hotel, Argyle-street, Glasgow.
London, England, 1855-07-25

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PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of
Chancery, made in a cause of ROBERT TURNER against
ELIZABETH ELLEN GOODRICK and GEORGE GOODRICK, an
infant under the age of twenty-one years, the creditors of, or persons
claiming debts or liabilities affectinz the estate of, John Good, ick,
late of Forest Row, East Gr nstead, in the County of Sussex, car-
penter and builder, who died in or about the month of June, 1854,
are, by their solicitors, on or before the second day of November, 1855,
to come in and 'prove their I)ebts or Claims at the Chambers of the
Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindcrsley, No. 3, Stone-buildings,
Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they will be peremp-
torily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree.
Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 1855, at Three o'clock in the
afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adju H-
eating upon the claims.
Dated this 16th day of July, 1855.
CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk.
If. SMITH, STENNING and CROFT, Plaintiff's SolicitOrS,'
3, Basinzhall-street.
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NEW EDITION OF THE ABBE HOC'S WORK. ON CHINA.
In 2 vols. Bvo., with coloured Map, price 245.

THE CHINESE EMPIRE.
By the ABBE ithc, many years missionary Apostolic in China.
Translated with the author's sanction. second Edition.

" His volumes teem with valuah'e informa.ion, and con•ain one of
the best pictures of China we have met with since the days of the
Dominican nilg-rims. . . His dese lotion is real and picturesque.
It unfolds the life of China ; it displays the character of the people,
and evinces a thorough knowledge of Asiatic history and manners."
Ithemeum.
London, England, 1855-07-25

TURKEY.

Tho conditions relative to the guarantee of the
loan by the Turkish Government have been ex-
changed between the Porte, Lord Stratford, and
M. Benedetti.
The 5,060,0001. have been lent by Rothschilds at
6 per cent. interest.
The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Constan-
tinople, as has also Omer Pacha.
A letter from CattarO, of the 14th, in the Trieste
Gazette, says :—" On the 10th some Uscoques
Turks of Arkschuck concealed themselves behind
an entrenchment and fired on three Montlnegrins,
killing one and wounding the others. t would
have been easy for the other Montenegrins to have
exterminated the Uscoques, but they abstained—
the Prince having positively forbidden any attacks
on Turkish subjects. The Turks take advantage
of this order in their favour, and every day violate
the frontier. At daylight on the 11th a number
of them, with a flag carried at their head, advanced
position. The
against the Montenegrins; the latter were not very
numerous, but they were in a good
Turtkhsenoipaenndedsoaotinrep,ut them but
etrahet/odliight, killing threeontenegrins rushed
on
and severely wounding eight."

GREAT FIRE IN MILTON-STREET, CRIPPLEIATE, YES-
TERDAY.—For several h.mrs yesterday meraing a most
destructive firs raged in Milton-street, Fore-street, Ciip-
plegate, exciting the utmost consternation throughout
that extensive neighbourhood, which is priucipaily inha-
bited by very poor persons, and castling very great de-
struction of property. The premises in question are very
extensive, and are in the occupation of Messrs. David
and 'Win. Gibbs, soap-manufacturers, No. 67, Milton-
street. The discovery was made by some of the inhabi-
tants observing smoke issuing from the building in that
portion situated u Hanover-court, who immediately
raised the alarm. The police despatched messengers
for the Whitecross-street, Watling-street, jeffrey-square,
and London Fire Brigade engines. Previous to their
arrival, however, att-mpts were made to prevent the
fire obtaining ascendancy, but without effect,
for in a f:-ssv minutes the flames attacked the opposite pre-
, raises, which are situated at the east end of the building,
in Butler's-court. These houses, being composed chiefly
of wood, burned furiously. The engines got to work in
a splendid manner, and, after great exertions, prevented
the flames spreading, and the books and other such
valuables as could be speedily got together were rescued.
At present it is impossible to say what amount of damage
is done but on a moderate calculation, it is not lees
than 15,0001., the whole of Messrs. Gibbs's valuable
stores being destroyed. and Vie S(.)ll‘4ef4 in Hanover, But-
ler, r,,!:1,!. c Fere!:•1.:" .t,t.;•.:1. Too eav;..
tnis saga eal:oa.ty tj At. Gib.ol3
are insured iu various fire insurance offices. Great praise
• is due to the inspectors of the city and metropolitan
police for their very excellent arraDgements,

..~,___
London, England, 1855-07-25

SCOTCH SZQUEST4ATIONS.

John Bec'ss, contractor, Scotstoup, near Glasgow, Atig.
2, at Brown and M'lndoe's Rooms, Vincent-street, Glas-
gow.
Robert Wylie, merchant, Glasgow, Aug. 2, at the Globe
Hotel, George-square, Glasgow.
Whyte and Dick, sewed muslin manufacturers, Glasgow,
Aug. 1, at the Globe Hotel, George-square, Glasgow.
Wilson, Cassie, and Co., merchants, Glasgow, Aug. 3,
at the Buck's Head Hotel, Argyle-street, Glasgow.
London, England, 1855-07-25

APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED.

LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops,
and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup, Curries, and Salad,
and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to
perfectly digest the food.
The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe-
guard to health.
Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street,
London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay
and Sons. Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer-
chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce.
N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA
and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle.
London, England, 1855-07-25

POST-OFFICE .NOTICES.

REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO VAN DIE.
MEN'S LAND.—General Post-office, July, 1855.—0 n a❑d
from the Ist August next, the postage upon letters con-
veyed, either by packet or by private ship, between
the United Kingdom and Van Diemen's Land, will be
reduced to a combined British and colonial rate of
6d. for a letter not exceeding an ounce in weight ; le.
ditto exceeding an ounce, and not exceeding 1 ounce ;
2s. ditto exceeding 1 ounce and not exceeding 2 ounces,
and so on, increasing ls. for every additional ounce or
fraction of an ounce. The postage of letters to Van
Diemen's Land may be paid in advance, or the letters
may be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, July, 1855.—0 n Ist August
a minor money order office will be opened at Barrow
(county of Lancaster) under Ulverstone; a major money
order office at the Curragh Camp, county of Kildare ;
and minor money order offices at Ballygar, county
of Galway, and Castletown Roche, county of Cork.
The major money order offices at Freshford, Gores-
bridge, and Gowran will be reduced to minor offices on
let August. Minor money order offices will be opened
in Scotland, on Ist August, at Poolewe, Ross-shire; and
Tarland, Aberdeenshire.

LETTERS FOR THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, AHSTRA
MA.—General Post-office, July, 1855.—As some mis-
apprehension exists on the subject of the notice recently
issued, requiring that the postage of all letters for Vic-
toria shall be paid in advance, at the rate of one shil-
ling the half-ounce when the letters are con-
veyed by packet, and eightpence the half-ounce when
they are conveyed by private ship, the Postmaster-Gene-
ral finds it necessary to explain that this regulation is
confined to letters addressed to the colony of Victoria
(formerly known as the district of Port Philip) and that
it does not extend to letters addressed to New South
Wales, South Australia, or any other colony than Vic-
toria. The following is a list of the principal places in
Victoria :
Alberton
Avlca
Bsllarat
Bal!an
Bendigo

Buninyong
Ca.tleinaine
Chepstow
C lac

Mount Alexander
P,)rt Fairy
Portland
Prahan
Richmond
Sandhurst
Wangaratta
Warrnan►bool
Williamstown

Beechworth
Belfast
Benalla,
Brunswick

Flemington
Geelong

Kilmore
Kyneton
Melbourne
London, England, 1855-07-25

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Thomas Wilson, Barnard-inn, Holborn, money veri-
yeller, second illy. of W. in the pound, payable at 18, Al-
dermanbnry, City, on Monday, July 30, and any subse-
quent Monday.
George Helmet, 24, Duke-street, Westminster, railway
contractor, third div. of is. 3d. in the pound, payable at
18. Aldermanbnry, City, on Monday, July 30, and any
subsequent Monday. •
Henry George Winstanley, Poultry, City, chemist, div.
of 20s. in the pound (on the separate estate), payable at
24, Basinghall-street, City, on any Tuesday.
George Ward Gilbert-, Waterloo-street, Hammersmith,
first div. of ls. 3d. in the pound, payable at 24, Basing-
hall-street, City, on any Tuesday.
Archibald Nevison, Darlington, Durham, hosier, first
div. of ss. in the pound, payable at 21, Basinghall-street,
City, on any Tuesday.
John Pescod Whitmore, Hackney, draper, first div. of
25.. 9d. in the pound, payable at 24, Basinghall-street,
City, on any Tuesday.
John Robson, Durham, miller, second dividend of 2d.
(in addition to 4id.) in the pound. payable at the Royal
Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Saturday, July 28, and
any subsequent Saturday.
William Gellart, North Shields, shipowner, first divi.
lend of 4s. in the pound, payable at the Royal •Arcade,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on any. day bsfore August 11, and
any Saturday after October 1.
James Ellie, Birmingham, fender manufacturer, first
dividend of is. 4d. in the pound, payable at 7, Waterloo-
street, Birmingham, on Thursday, July 26, and following
Thursday.
London, England, 1855-07-25

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF

ENGLAND.

CARLISLE, July 24.—The seventeenth annual meeting
of this society is now being held in this city ; but
although it nominally commenced on Thursday last, the
real proceedings of interest, at least so far as the great
majority of visitors to these anniversaries are concerned,
do not begin until to-morrow. Hitherto the proceedings
have been confined to the trials of the machinery, to en-
able the judges to decide on their awards, but though
the trial yard has been tolerably well attended, compa-
ratively few visitors from distant parts have as yet been
attracted to "bonnie Carlisle."
London, England, 1855-07-25

LATEST NEWS.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25.

The Monitewr 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 re-
plied as briskly, and with success.

" I have good news from Yenikale. Every-
thing there is going on well, under the direction
of Lieutenant-Colonel Osmont, who has taken
measures to prevent any disorder at Kedah."

MARSEILLES, TUESDAY, JULY 24.
Accounts have been received from Constantino-

ple to the 16th.

The assault on the Malakhoff Tower has been
deferred, and will be probably preceded by a
bombardment.

The Allies are making preparations to render
permanent the blockade of all the Russian ports,
and also to establish several camps both at Con-
stantinople and on the Danube.
Gen. Murawieff has suddenly abandoned the
siege of Kars ; it is supposed that be wishes to
surprise Erzeroum, or that he proposes to attack
the Turks in the open field.

ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 23.

General Prince Gortschakoff, writing on the
21st, says that the Allies had at intervals re-
commenced their cannonade, which was answered
with success by the Russian batteries.

WARSAW, JULY 22.

A ukase of rile Czar interdicts the Jews from
purchasing landed property or becoming agricul-
turists in the Governments of Tschernigo and
Poltawa.

The Administrative Council of Poland is to be
dissolved, and replaced by commissions subordinate
to the ministries of St. Petersburg.

It is said that Prince Paskiewitch has again
requested to retire from public life.

During the state of siege in Poland political
crimes will be tried by military jurisdiction,

MADRID, JULY 22.

The marriage between Prince Adalbert, of Ba-
varia, and the Infanta Maria Amelia, sister of the
King, is decided on. A, nourier extraordinary
Morandum from Rome.
has brought the me
London, England, 1855-05-17

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PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

Last night Shakspere's play of King Henry the Eighth
was produced here for the first time in the presence of an
overflowing audience, when Mrs. Charles Kean appeared
for the first time since her long and severe indisposition.
The anxiety to obtain places was such that numbers had
to go away, receiving on their departure either 'their
money or a ticket for another night. It is needless to say
that Mrs. Kean met with a most gratifying reception.
The performance itself deserves to rank with the best of
what Mr. Kean terms in the programme his "series of I
historical illustrations," and evinced careful study and
preparation in every department. The bluff monarch
himself was very well represented in the person of Mr.
Walter Lacy, though perhaps with a little more delicacy
and refinement of expression than belonged to the ori-
ginal. Mr. Charles Kean appeared as Cardinal Wol-
sey, and for Mrs. Kean was fittingly reserved the beau-
tiful character of Quee❑ Katharine; while Miss Heath
(lid full justice to the coquetti4i Anne Boleyn. Mr.
Ryder, as Duke of Buckingham, and Mr. Graham, as
Cranmer, sustained their respective parts with good
effect. In the early part of the play the interest all
centres in the Cardinal, and here Mr. C. Kean did all
that artistic knowledge and skill could enable him to do.
The Kathrine of Mrs. Kean won the sympathies of the
entire audience ; it was throughout a beautiful imper-
sonation. Apart from these merits, and viewed merely
as a spectacle, the performance is entitled to the highest
praise.
London, England, 1855-05-17

MILITARY _REFORM.

Our facetious contemporary, Punch, has an admirable
suggestion this week, in the propriety of which but few
will be found, to refuse their concurrence. As the prin-
cipal illustration we have—" Military Reform.—A Noble
Beginning "—a representition of " H.R.H. P. A.. re-
signing his Field-Marshal's baton and pay." His
Royal Highness, attired in his dressing gown, is exhi-
bited in the act of laying down his marshal's hat beside
a capacious bag, labelled £ s. d., a suit of uniform, a
sword, and marshal's staff, all of which repose on what
We suppose is meant to represent the altar of country.
The plump, peace-fed, unwarlike appearance of the
Prince alone seems to warrant the offering. There are,
however, other considerations which give Mr. Punch's
suggestion force, and which render it exceedingly oppor-
tune. He has aptly expressed what almost everybody
has felt, at a time when military reform and economy
are words of deep significance.
London, England, 1855-05-17

ARRIVAL OF THE CANDACE.

PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING.
The Candace, African Mail steamer, arrived here
at ton o'clock last night.
Her dates are—Bonny, April 3 ; Lagos, 5 ; Ac-
cra, 8 ; Cape Coast, 2 ; Liberia, 14 ; Sierra Leone,
16 ' - Bathurst, 22 ; Goree, 24 ; Teneriffe, May 3 ;
Madeira 5.

She brings the usual mail and a full general
cargo, with 3,061 ounces of gold, and 30 passen-
gers, among whom are a Royal Spanish Commis-
sioner for the Canary Islands and his Secretary.
At Fernando Po she left H.M.S. Philomel, and
at Madeira H.M.S. Teazer and Hecate.
A disturbance had taken place in reference to the
latter ship, in consequence of the natives attempt-
ing to convey rum on board ; and one of them had
been shot by an officer of the ship. Both vessels
left Madeira May sth for the Coast.

DEFICIENCY or SERVANTS IN THE CRI3I EA.--A me-
morandum forwarded to our correspondent in the Cii-
! mea complains of the great inconvenience occasioned to
the officers of the army and the medical staff by a regu-
lation which debars them from the employment of mili-
tary or "soldier" servants. It appears that " civil"
servants cannot always be procured, and that when they
are forthcoming they are often useless, and frequently
desert in the hour of need. The civil servants are
inoFt!y Maltese, Greeks, and Italians ; they are noto
riously lazy, and aericrally dishonest, and, from their
ignorance of the En4lisli language, they cannot commu-
nicate with the Commissariat Department. Hence
the medical staff officers are often obliged to draw their
rations in person, and to cook their own food, clean
their own horses, and perform other menial offices, when
their medical duties ought to occupy their time exclu-
sively. It is suggested, moreover, that,the employment
of these foreign hirelings may lead to the introduction
of spies. Whether it is reasonable to allow surgeons and
assistant-surgeons to have soldier servants till they are
promoted, and then to deprive them of this advantage on
service, or whether it is exactly creditable to the Eng-
lish army to accept the loan of French soldiers from the
allied army, to supply the deficiency of military ser-
vants in our own, the "authorities " must be left to de-
-ermine.