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THE SUN% LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; MAY 18, 1855,

44th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Mansfield, slightly.
47th Regiment of Foot.
Private Charles Ryan., severely
90th Regiment of Foot.
Private Thomas Fahey, severely
MAY 3.
2d Battalion, Ist. Foot.
Private John Gough, slightly
19th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Higgins, severely
23d Regiment. of Foot.
Private Henry Ball, FRverely
34th Regiment of Foot.
Private Richard T-iemble, dangerously
Private Josiah 'Ziorstall, dangerously
Private Michael Todd, dangerously
Private Joseriii Robinson, slightly
Private Patrick short, slightly
~6tlt Regiment of Foot.
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LAI PE it IA

Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam.
brook-court, Basiughall-street ; Leigh, George-street, Man-
sion-house, city.
James Tomlinson, timber merchant, Nottingham, May
2-:), and July 10, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Freeth, Rawson,
and Browne, Nottingham.
Harriet Townsend, poulterer, Chandos-street, St.
James's, May 26 and June :30, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham-
bers ; Shaw, Furnivars-inn.
William Tomkys, plumber, Wolverhampton, May 3 and
July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Price and Stuart,
Wolverhampton.
William Peter Grant, bookseller, Cambridge, May 26,
at half-past two, and June 30, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Whealer, Furnivars-inn.
John Walker Cash, fancy stationer, Manchester, May
28, at eleven and June 23, at one, at the Court of Brnk-
ruptcy. Jolinson, official assignee, Basinghall-street;
Catlin, Ely-place.
John Biddle, glove manufacturer, Leicester, May
29 and July 10, at ten in the forenoon, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Notting-
ham • Spooner, Leicester ; Motteram and Knight, Bir-
mingham.
John Lowe, fishmonger, Northampton-place, Holloway-
road, May 23, at half-past twelve, and June 29, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ;
Stopher, Cheapside.
Thomas Hitt, currier and leather cutter, Exeter, May
25, and June 20, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter.
Thomas John, Aberdare, Glamorgan, butcher, grocer,
and draper, June 1, and July 3, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan
and Girling, Bristol.
George Campion Pos,tans, grocer, Newmarket, May 30
at two, and June 29 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee; Aldridge and Bromley, Gray's-
inn ; Kitchener, Newmarket.
Sarah Frampton, butcher, Wimborne Minster, Dorset-
shire, May 26, at half-past one, and June 30, at half-past
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official
assignee, Ba.singhall-street ; Bishop and Sou, New Br idge-
street, Biackfriars ; Moore, Witnborno.
Thomas Evans Partridge and ganiuel Partridge, screw
bolt manufacturers, Darleeton, Stafford, May 30, and July
4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knight, Birmingham.
John Etheridge and George lfonck Berkley Michell, in-
surauce brokers, Liverpool, May 30, at twelve, and June
20. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan,
official assignee, Liverpool ; Littledale and Bardswell, Li-
verpool.
John Noble, shipwright, Liverpool, May 30 end June
20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cuz -nove,
official assignee, Liverpool; Fenwicke and Aspinall, Li-
verpool.
George Healey, timber merchant, Preston, June 8, and
22, at twelve, at the Manchester Dist,ict Court. Herne-
mann, official assignee, Manchester ; Chapman and R Therts,
Manchester.

Private John Gordon, severely
77th Regiment of Foot.
Serjeant William Secrett, severely
88th Regiment of Foot.
Private Thomas Donlan, slightly
99th Regiment of Foot.
Private David Murdoch, dangerously

Royal Sappers and Miners.
Serjeant Philip Morant, slightly
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adj utaut•General.

Enclosnro 5.
A RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE ROYAL
NAVAL BRIGADE, BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, DUR-
ING THE WEEK ENDING MAY 4TH, 1855.

WOUNDED.
Pierce Butler, A. 8., Queen, slightly
Total-1 wounded.
STEPHEN LUSHINGTON,
Captain Commanding Naval Brigade.
The Military Secretary to H. E. Lord Raglan,
Commander-in-Chief.

`THE LONDON GAZETTE

(THIS EVENING.)

BUCKINGHAM PAL A.O E, MAY 15.

This day had audience of her Majesty;
His Excellency the Count Walewski, Ambassador from
the Emperor of the French, to deliver his letter of recall ;
To whom he was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon,
K.G., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
and conducted by Major-General the Honourable Sir Ed-
ward Cust, K.C.H , her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.

DOWNING-STREET, MAT 15.
The Queen has been pleased to constitute the Island of
Labuati and its dependencies to be a Bishop's See and
Diocese, to be called the Bishooric of Labuan, and to ap-
point the Reverend Francis 'Thomas M`Dougall, D.C.L.,
to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See.
WHITEHALL, MAY 15.
The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Field-
Marshal the Right Honourable Fitzßoy James Henry,
Lord Raglan, G.C.8., and Vice-Admiral James Whitley
Deans Dundas, C. 8., het Majesty's royal license and per-
mission that they may respectively accept and wear the
Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the First Class, which
the Sultan hath been pleased to confer upon them as a
mark of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of their dis-
tinguished services before the enemy (luting the presreit
war ; and that they may enjoy all the rights and privileges
thereunto belonging.
WHITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Queen has been pleased t.i give and grant unto
Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.8.,
Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown, K.C.8., and
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8.,
her Majesty's Royal Licence and Permission that they
may severally accept and wear the Imperial Order of the
Medjidie of the First Class, whieh the Sultan hath been
pleased to confer upon them as a mark of his Imperial Ma-
jesty's approbation of their distingui.,,hcd services before
the enemy during the present war, and that they may en-
joy all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging.

BANKRUPTU i" ANNULLED.
Spencer PerceYal Plumur, merchant, New City Cham
bers, city.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
James H. Johnson, merchant, Lerwick—Creditors meet
in the Sheriff Court Room there, 28th May, twelve o'clock.
David Macdonald, farmer, cattle dealer and grazier,
Lassintulloch, Rannoch, Perthshire—Creditors meet in the
Salutation Rotel, Perth, 26th May, one o'clock.
Andrew Galloway, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Glas-
gow—Crolitors meet in the Globe Hotel, George-square,
Glasgow, 28th May, twelve o'clock.

BANK OF ENGLA.ND,
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and rith Victoria, cap 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday the 12th day of May, 18554
t 35 CE DEPAB.TMEN T.

'rotes issued ..•..... 29,33G,510

ci-oveniment debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities...... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,335,510
Saver -

Z 29,336,510

£29,336,510
:. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 17th day at May, 185

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest
l'ablic deposits L.in.
dueling Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 2,733,90
Other depoths ...... 12,205,267
3oven Day and other
lzilis ............ 1,022.140

432,686,049

Dated the 17th day of May, 113

lANIENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
PARISH CONSTABLES BILL.
Mr. DEEDES moved the second reading of this bill.
The great object of the bill was to improve the provi-
along of the Rural Police Act, and to make them
more extensive. The measure he now proposed to
read a second time had been referred to a select corn-
mittee.
Mr, RICE opposed the bill on the ground of the
heavy local taxation it would impose. The hon. mem-
ber was understood to prefer the extension of the rural
police to the whole of the country. He moved at an
arnendinent that the bill be read a second time that day
six months.
Sir J. TROLLOPE opposed the bill as expensive and
unnecessary, and stated that in consequence of the im•
proved condition of the people crime had so decreased
that the gaols were half empty. In his county the gaol
was constructed to accommodate 76 prisoners : it had
now only 30 inmates. Under such circun►stunces he
should be extremely unwilling to entail the expense of
the rural police on the counties, even in the modified
form proposed by his hon. friend.
Mr, COWPER would support the second reading,
deeming the bill a great improvement on the existing
system.
Mr. W. MILES thought that Government, having
let a flood of crime loose on the country by the establish-
ment of the ticket-of-leave system, should of itself pro-
pound a police system, and give the counties material as-
sistance in bearing the expense. He thanked his hon.
friend for bringing in the bill, which was a step in the
right direction, but thought that the responsibility of
providing for a state of things which had been created by
themselves rested with the Government.
Lord PALMERSTON said the hon. member had
brought two unfounded charges against him. In the first
place, he said it was owing to the Government that
transportation bad ceased, and, as a consequence, crime
had increased ; in the next place, he said Government
had not originated any measure upon this question of
rural police. Now, i►t the first place, it was perfectly
well known that the cessation of transportation was not
at all the decision of the Government—the British Go-
vernment reluctantly submitted to it as a necessity im-
posed upon them by the decisions of the colories. It was
because those prosperous and improving communities, feel-
ing that the►r civilisation and character were injured by
the perpetual influx of crime from this country, had re-
solved that they would not have any further increase of
transported criminals tl►at.the system of transportation
was abandoned. Therefore, as far as the first charge
wa. concerned, the Government were perfectly guiltless.
RA!ter a few word+ from several hon. memb,rs, the
bill was read a second time, aid ordered to be read a
toird time on Tuesday, the 22d May.
PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP REGIS-
TRATION BILL.
On the motion of Mr. A. PELLATT, this bill was
read a second time, and was ordered to be committed to-

morrow.
DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL.
Mr. CHEETHAM moved that the house resolve it-
self into committee on this bill.
Mr. HENLEY objected to the bill, which, in his
opinion, would have an injurious effect on Dissenters
and Churchmen.
Mr. COWPER, said the Main objection to the bill was,
that it would diminish the amount of publicity now re-
quired by the law to rather too great an extent. The bill
repealed the publicity now required before the board of
guardians, but it did not provide any sufficient security
that the intention of the parties should be made known
so as to give an opportunity for the interference of
those who might be able to detect the impropriety or
illegality of the marriage. Then, again, the amount of
time between notice to the registrar and the celebration
of the marriage was not sufficient. He thought the bill
required more consideration, and trusted that the bon.
gentleman would not press it at the present moment.
Mr. CHEETHAM offered some observations in ex-
planation of the provisions of the bill, but they did not
reach the gallery.
Mr. WALPOLE believed that the, bill, as it now
stood, would tend to encourage clandestine marriages ;
and as there were serious objections to many of the
clauses, he would suggest to the bon: gentleman the
propriety of reconsidering them, and submittmethe bill
in an amended shape on a future day. (Hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL thought it very natural that Dis-
senters should feel an objection with respect to the pre-
sent mode of proceeding bd., iTe boards of guardians ; but
when the hon. gentleman proposed an alteration in that
respect, he ought to provide some sufficient mode of
publicity. (Hear.) He should be glad to forward the ob-
ject of the hon. member so far as it tended to the relief
of Dissenters, but he thought the bill required more care-
ful consideration. (Hear.)
Mr. T. CHAMBERS said the bill contained some
provisions which were quite unnecessary to attain the
object of the hon. member, and which might injuriously
affect all classes, Churchmen as well as Dissenters. •
Mr. CHEEMAM then withdrew his motion, and
said he proposed going into committee pro forma on
Monday next, for the purpose of introducing certain
amendments to meet the objections which had been made
to the bill as it now stood.
PERSONAL ESTATES OF INTESTATES BILL
On the motion of Mr. L. KING-, the house resolved
itself into committee on this bill.
On clause I being proposed,
Mr. HENLEY expressed a doubt whether it would be
safe to proceed with the bill in the absence of the law
officers of the Crown, seeing that the change proposed
would alter the whole law for the distribution of perso-
nal property in the kingdom.
Mr. COLLIER said the bill proposed a serious alter-
ation in the rights of the heir-at-law, and he considered
that alteration most objectionable. The other portions
of the bill he thought would have a beneficial operation.
Mr. MALINS thought the time had arrived when
customs which interfered with the general rights of pro-
perty should be abolished, add the law of intestacy
should be made uniform, and he therefore gave his sup-
port to that portion of the bill which.proposed to abolish
the customs of London and York. He also approved
of that pait :of the bill which proposed to assimilate the
law with regard to advances by the father and the mo-
ther, but he objected to the proposed alteration with re-
gard to the rights of the heir-at•law. He would recom-
mend the hon. member to confine his bill to the two
first objects. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LOCKE KING consented to withdraw the part
of the bill which was objeCted to by the hon. and learned
member (Mr. Matins).
Sir F. THESIGER suggested that tha operation of
the act should not commence immediately upon its re-
ceiving the royal assent, but that an interval of three or
six months should be allowed.
Mr. MONTAGU CHAMBERS commended the man-
ner in which this bill was drawn, as being a model for
all acts, because it contained the whole law upon the
subject with which it dealt.
The clause was agreed to, as were clauses down to
clause 9 inclusive.
Clause 10 was postponed, in order that words might
be inserted to extend the operation of the act to Ireland.
The remaining clauses were agreed to, and a clause
was added providing that the act shall not come into
effect until the Ist November, 1855.
The house then resumed, and the bill was reported.
The other orders were postponed.
GRAND JURIES.
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Mr. BOWYER obtained leave to introduce a bill to
facilitate the despatch of business before gland juries in
England and Wales. by providing for the swearing of
witnesses before the grand jury instead of, as at present,
in court.

RAILWAYS (IRELAND).
Mr. I..BUTP asked leave to introduce a bill to con-
tinue the Railway Act (Ireland) Bill, 1851.
NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT—WASTE

LANDS (AUSTRALIA).
Lord J. RUSSELL moved for leave to introduce two
bills, one "to enable her Majesty to assent to a bill as
amended of the Legislature of New South Wales, to con-
fer a constitution on New South Wales, and to grant a
civil list to her Majesty ;" the other, " to repeal ,the acts
of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the
waste lands of the Crown in her Majesty's 4ustratian
colonies, and to make other provision in lieu thereof."
His lordship said that the bill referring to the constitu-
tion of New South Wales was substantially similar in its
provisions to that in regard to the colony of Victoria,
which a few nights since he obtained leave to introduce.
Mr. LOWE objected to the Corm of the measure in re-
gard to New South Wales, because, though intended to
confer a constitution upon the colony, it would, he be-
lieved, have no such effect. Its effect, on the contrary,
would be to render nugatory the votes of the house, and to
leave the matter just where it now stood. The noble lord
proposed to omit some of the sections to which the colo-
nists attached the greatest importance, and then pro-
posed, not that her Majesty should give her consent to
the bill, but to enable the Colonial Legislature to pass
the bill if they thought proper. He believed that if the
bill were to be passed in its present shape it would be a
perfect nullity, and would not have the slightest effect.
He maintained that if Parliament did legislate for the
colonies, and take the matter in its own hand, it should
do so upon grounds of its own, and not at the dictation
of the Legislative Assembly of the colony. The present
act, unlike the act for Victoria', was directly opposed to
the feelings of the people of the colony. He objected to
the bill, because it perpetuated a most unjust division of
the electoral system in the colony, and proposed to create
a nominated instead of an elective Upper Chaenber.
Another ground of objection to the bill was the enormous
civil list proposed to be conferred by the bill, and which
had been calculated upon the great:y increased salaries
which had been given in consequence of the derange-
ment attending the discovery of gold in the colony, and
not upon the normal and natural state of things. He
trusted, after what he had stated with respect to the
irregular mode iii which the Will 'had been intrnducsd
and his objections to the principle of the bill itself, that
the house would not coLsider it becoming with its posi-
tion to give its consent to proceeding further with this
odious measure. He would suggest to the noble lord,
Who had, no doubt, come somewhat newly to the sub-
ject, whether it would not be better to send this bill,
as well as that for South Australia, for consideration to
a select committee for the purpose of considering whe-
ther they might not be able to devise some uniform and
satisfactory law adapted to the whole of the Australian
colonies.
Lord J. RUSSELL denied that he had come newly to
1 the subject, for io 18A he had paid considerable atten-
I tion . to. the matter, and it was in consequence of the
idecision to which he had then arrived, and which was
t]Apported by the House of Commons, that be now askcd
the house: to consent at least to the introduction of the
present bill: What We hon. member proposed was;' in
i
effect, that after haying had A leshilatiye pnetion, and
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