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was quite sure the country seoril-1 -uppprt him, :re' would 1
ull.irel'ily Le ef hie tp' !leer. lie b ~., eis •ri on t:, lee e t
ireceeler, to pets., nuesr ien t i The Fie.t, Loot of La, ['WO.
suiy. (A laugh 4 A transport had sailed the other day,
haeiug on board 300 or 400 Poles, armed and equipped by
this country for service against Russia. He wished to
know whether they were .to. be incorporated in a foreign
Turkish legion, or whether they were to form a part of a
legion of their own countrymen under their own national
flag and officers. He believed that if the Polish standard
was hoisted numbers of Poles in the Russian service would
desert to it. He wished the noble lord would make up his
mind to the raising of a Polish legion, and not hang back,
waiting on Austria. (Rear.)
THE WOOLWICH ACADEMY.
Mr. NAPIER called attention to the circumstances con-
nected with the recent nominations to the practical class
at Woolwich, and made particular allusion to the treat-
'meat experienced in this matter by seven students of
Trinity College,
_Dublin, who, having reason to suppose
that they should obtain appointments in the Woolwich
Academy in the event of their passing an examination in
the science of military engineering in the Dublin Univer-
' sity, did pass the examination in a very creditable manner,
and yet were, refused appoietments. The provost of the
university had correspon.leil with the Board of Ordnance,
but no redress was to be had.
Lord PALMERSTON interposed with his answer to the
question put by the hon. member for Stafford. There were
a certain number of prisoners, Poles and Russians, taken
in'the Baltic. The Poles showed a great desire to join a
Polish corps, now forming, in the Turkish service, under
the command of a Pole, Colonel Czartarowski. They were
sent out at the expense of the British Government, and
furnished with arms. They were enrolled in the Turkish
service, in a corps called by a name which signified that
they were not a part of the regular army, and their banner
was the cross and the cresCant combined. With these Poles
a certain number of persons of the Polish emigration went
out desirous of the same service. Every man of these
went of his own accord, and it rested with the Turkish Go-
vernment to determine where they should be employed.
Mr. MONSELL, in answer to the right hon. gentleman
the member for the University of Dublin, said that the
appointments in question were not in the hands of the
board, I;ut in those of the Lieutenant-General of the Ord-
nance. There were two points to lie considered, which the
hon. and learned gentleman had mixed up—first, whether
the principle of nomination was a good one; next, whether
the existing principle had or had not been fairly carried
out. He did not wish to express any opinion ou the first
point. With respect to the second, he believed that it had
been fairly acted upon at Woolwich, where, though every
care was taken that the young men should be fit for the
service, merit was not the ground of nomination. He ex• I
pressed no opinion as to whether the principle of nominee 1
tion was a good or bad one, but he did not think that it
had been unfairly applied in the present instance. 1
Mr. WHITE SIDE said that it seemed to be the custom
now to fall back on the system for any abuses that might
arise.
Mr. H. VERNON bore testimony to the zeal which the
Clerk of the Ordnance had manifested in his endeavours
to introduce reforms into the department of which be was
at the head.
Mr. V. SCULLY said it was a curious thing that when
hon. gentlemen were out of office everything appeared to
them to be done by favour and nothing by merit.
After a few words from Colonel DUNNE,
The motion for the adjournment of the house until Mon-
day was agreed to.
' EDUCATION f6COTLAND) BILL.
The adjourned debate upon the question that the house
should go into committee upon this bill was resumed by
The Earl of DALKEITH, who supported the resolution,
and objected to the Lord Advocate's bill that it did not
make sufficient provision for the religions instruction of
the young.
Mr. COWAN opposed the resolution, and dilated at
some length upon the inefficiency of clerical superinten-
dence of schools, as shown in the impunity with which
schoolmasters of the-list generation committed all sorts of
immoralities. He contrasted this with the vigilant care
with which the inspectors watched over the ability and
aptitude of the teachers, showing the superiority of their
system. He defended the absence of religious tests from
the bill, on the ground that the religious feelings of the
people 'were sufficient to secure the religious principle,
while the separation of the Church into sects, chiefly
arising from the tyranny of a majority, rendered it, impos-
sible to agree upon any test that would meet the views of
all p irties.
Sir G. MONTGOMERY opposed the bill on the grounds
that it provided no smithy for religious teaching, and
would break up a system that worked well.
Mr. MACKIE spoke in favour of the amendment, and
against the bill.
Lard DUNCAN reminded the house that they were
no: discussing the second reading of the bill, but whether
it should be divided—in other words, cut to pieces. He
read official returns showing the vast number cf criminals
utterly ignorant even of reading, and asked whether edu-
cation could be in a satisfactory state under the existing
system. The object of this bill was not to exclude but to
secure religious teaching, by removing the obstacle opposed
by sectarian differences, while it left the parochial schools
as much as possible upon their present footing.
Sir A. CAMPBELL said, the question being whether
the present system should be abolished, it should be shown
that the parochial schools were on a faulty system, and
that the new schools would be upon a better system, which
had not been done.
Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART supported the bill, which
he considered was urgently required by the present cir-
cumstances of Scotland.
Mr. SHOLLETT opposed the bill, because it contained
no adequate security for the maintenance of the religious
character of the schools, and for religious instruction there.
He should vote, he said, for the amendment.
Mr. BOWYER noticed the operation of the bill upon
Roman Catholics and non-Presbyterians by the omission
of the denominational clause. The former, especially,
could not separate religious from secular education, so
that the bill would be exclueively Presbyterian.
Mr. SCOTT disputed tLe statistical data upon which
the Lord Advocate had founded his argument in favour of
the bill, and called upon English members not to aid in
' the overthrow of an aficient system, providing a sound
' and cheap education, in favour of a new-fangled and un-
' tried one, which would supersede local control and dry up
: the sources of private support.
I Lord ELCHO, after appealing to Mr. Stirling's bill as
, an admission that further means of education were required
for the people of Scotland, called the attention of English
members to the bearing and effect of the amendment,
which was an attempt, he said, by a side-wind to get rid
of the vote of that hous3 on the principle of the bill, which
sought to banish the evils of a denominational education
and to diffuse the benefits of a united education. He ad-
mitted that this advantage ought net to be purchased by
rudely overthrowing the parochial schools, which this bill
did not do. The effect of the amendment he proceeded to
show would be fatal to the principle of this measure, and
he replied to the arguments urged in its support.
Mr. BLACKBURN thought that as the bill, by the con-
fession of the Lord-Advocate, was to carry out two objects,
it would be much more convenient and beneficial to divide
it into two bills. The existing system, under which the
schools depended upon the Church, had been, he observed,
most successful, and no party in Scotland asked for this
measure.
Mr. LAING pointed out the incompatibility of the
amendment with the principle of the bill, which was to
sever the intimate connexion between the Established
Church of Scotland, which had ceased to be the church of
the nation, and the parochial schools .An urgent practical
necessity arose for • chools to meet the wants of the country,
and, as it was impossible to adhere to the old system, the
bill very properly excluded a test and the control of the
presytery in the new schools, but, being founded upon a
compromise, it did not apply to the parochial schools under
the old system.
'rho LORD-ADVOCATE made a few observations in
reply to objections to thebill and upon the questions raised
by the amendment, dwelling upon the mischievous results
of cutting the bill in two. He denied that the parochial
schools belonged to the Established Church of Scotland ;
they belonged to the nation. His proposition was this—
that Scotland being the only part of the United Kingdom
ripe for a common -system of education, it should be built
upon the footing of a common faith.
Mr. Sergeant SHEN.; insisted that the noble lord at the
head of the Government' should pledge the Government to
give a larger educational grant to the Roman Catholics be-
fore he would agree to Ruppert the bill.
Lord PALMERSTON said the bill did not prejudice
the case of the Roman Catholics. But the learned gentle-
man wished the Government to pledge themselves to do
give a larger educational grant.
wasd, to
was a matter for the commit-
tee and had nothing to do with the bill.
something
AllL of
eilPc Joi.tvily Mdn iCnrAsoaN3en 'NI nEi anllt'S appealed to the hon, member for
Sheffield to withdraw his motion for the adjournment.
Mr. HADFIELD withdrew his motion accordingly, but
proceeded on vollintary grounds to argue against the bill.
The house then divided—
Ayes - 149
Noes 142
Majority in favour of Governments.. —7
The result of the decision was received with immense.
cheering on the opposition benches.
The house went into committee pro formes.
The LORD ADVOCATE stated that he would not pro-
ceed further with the bill before the Whitsun holidays.
The CHAIRMAN accordingly reported progress,
The house having resumed, went into committee on the
Militia Bill (No. 2). -
On clause 5, • ,
Sir J. TROLLOPS moved, as an addition to the clause,
that "Extra-parochial places within burghs should berated
with respect to expenditure under this act in the same
manner as such places aro rated in reepectof county rates."
—Agreed to.
The bill then passed through committee.
The Weights and Measures Bill was read a third time
and passed.
On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the Court
of Session (Scotland) Bill was road a second time.
The Places of Religious Worship Registration Bill wont
through committee pro forma.
The Piers and Harbours (Scotland) Bill was road a se-
cond time.
The house adjourned at five minutes past one o'clock.

Mr. CALEDON paired for the Scotch Education Bill with
Sir S. BIGNOLD against.
Mr. DENT paired for the Scotch Education Bill with
LDr.l CHELSEA against.
Mr. 0. BIGGINS paired for Sir W. Clay's Bill to abolish
Church-rates with Lord BECTIVE against.
Mr. ANTROBUS paired for Sir W. Clay's Bill with Mr.
GODDARD against.

COAL MARK
Prices of Coal per ton at t
s. d.'
Davison's West Hartley 18 3
Elasting's Hartley lB 0
17 0
Howard's West Hartley
Netherton lB 3
Long,ridge's Wst Hartley 18 3
North Percy Hartley l7
Tanfield Moor l5 9
Muffleld Moor Butes 15 9
Walker Primrose l5
Grey's West Hartley _37 3
Wylam 16 Et
Wailsend,
Acorn Close lB
Gosforth lB 0
Harton lB 0
Heaton
hedley 17 9
Lawson 17
Riddell l7 9
Wharneliffe l7 9

ET.-MAY 19.

,be close of the market.
Wallsend,

8. d.
Edon Main 19 0
Lambtan Primrose •l9 0
Belmont 18 6
Framwellgate 19 0
Hetton 2O 0
Haswell 20 0
Kepler Grange ...... 19 0
I bton .................. 19 6
Iletton Lyons Main 19 0
Plummer l9 0
Russell's lletton l9 6
Stewart's . EO 0
Caradoc
............. l9 3
Hough Hall. l9 0
Kelloo. l9 3
South Kenos, l9 U
Pees 20
'Whitworth l6 6
Derwentwater Hartloy 18 3

Ships Rt market,,, 124 J 5y1d..,..ti„,111

T!! E LOYDOINT OAZET'TE OF LAST NIGHT,

BUCIiI.gGII.IM PAL IC3, MAY 15.

This day bad audience of her Majesty ;
His Excellency the Count Wale wski, 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., li,er Majesty's ,Seeret.try of State for Foreign Affaiis,
and conducted by Major-General the Honourable Sir Ed-
ward Cast, Kali , lwr Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
DOWNING-STREET, MAT 15.
The Queen has been pleased to constitute the Island of
Labuan and its dependencies to be a Bishop's See and
Diocese, to be called the Bisho,,ric of Labuau, and to ap-
p.iot the Reverend Francis Thomas M`Douksll, D.0.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 1- itzß,y James Henry,
Lord Raglan, G.C.8., and Vice-Admiral James Whit! y
Deans Duudas, C. 8., hei Majesty's royal license and per-
mission that they may respectively accept and wear tha
Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the First Class, which
the Sultan bath been pleased to confer upon them as a
mark of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of their dis-
tinguished services before the enemy dining the pres ,nt
war ; and that they may eujoy all the right,iand privileges
therieunto belonging.
WHITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto
Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.8.,

Lieutenrent-General 3ir George Brown, and
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8.,
her Majesty's kiyal Licence and Permission that they
may severally 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 Ma-
jesty's approbation of their distinguished services before
the enemy during the present war, and that they may en-
joy all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 17.

The Qneen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James
Arrott o.s. Consul at Dublin for the United States of
America.

CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 15.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

MENT.

County of Renfrew.—Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart,
of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart., in the room of Colonel

William Mure, who has aCcaptedthe office of Steward of
her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.

WAR-OFFICE, MAI 18.

Ist Regiment of Dragoons —Lieutenant St. John Wil-
liam Chiverton Charlton to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Sykes, who retires ; Cornet John Glas Sandeman to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charlton.
12th Light Deagoons—Charles Talbot Goff, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Blunt, promoted.
Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and
Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel his Sarene High-
ness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe Weimar to
be C.ptain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice
Reeve, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon.
Wm Francis Forbes to he Lieutenant and, Captain, by
purchase, vice Prince William A. E. of Saxe Weimar.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign J. J. Heywood to be
Lieutenant, without purchase ; Anthony Gardner, Gent,
to-be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant
Smith, promoted.

6th -Itoot—John Thomson Bowers, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase.

Bth Foot—Frederic Anderson Stebbing, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Lillicrap, promoted.
' 23d Foot—Lieutenant W. H. Poole to be Captain; by
purchase, vice Vane, whose promotion by purchase his
been cancelled- • Fre lerick Woollaston Hutton to be En-
sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant .Poole,
promoted.

- 24th Foot—The Christian names of Ensign Troup are
Robert Henry Williamson.

30th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—
Ensign William Kerr, vice Walker, prouloted to the 3d
Foot ; Ensign C. J. P. Clarkson. To be Ensign, without
purchaseL-Lieutenant Henry F. Aforewood, from the Duke
of Lancaster's Own Rifle Regiment of Militia.
34th Foot—Richard Lewes Dashwood, Gent., to be:
Ensign, without purchase.

491-Foot--Lieut. Thony:s P. St. G. Armstrong to be
Captain, without purchase, vice CorbA, deceased ; Ensign
J. T. Cooke to Ira Lieutenant, - without purchase, vice
Armstrong; Edmund Douglas Creasman, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Fitzprald,•whose
promotion by purchase on the 10th Nov., 1654 has been
cancelled.

51st Foot—Serjeant William Clement; from the Scots
Fusilier Guards, to be Ehsign, without purchase, and Ad-
jutant, vice Sheaffe, promoted.
.56th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appointed on the
Ist May, is 11..sinptun, and not Hampton, as previously
stated.

68th Foot—Samuel Black Noble, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Cave, whose appointment. has been
'cancelled.

89th Foot—The first Christian name of Ensign Mac-
kenzie appointed on the 11th May, 1853, is Waller, and
not Walter as previously stated.
93d Foot—Ensign Waller Scott Mackenzie, from the
89th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase.
98th Foot—Lieutenant Molyneux Batt to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Smyth, deceased.
Rifle Brigade—To be Ensigns, without purchase—The
Hon. Alan Joseph Pennington and Hugh Lawton, Gent.
Ceylon Rifles—Constantine Hayward Read to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Hobbs, promoted in the 99th
Fuot.

. UNATTACHED.
Captain Wm. Waster, from the lst Foot, to be Major,
without purchase.

BREVET.

The following promotions to take place consequent on
the death of the undermentioned officers:—
General ti. fluskisson, died Dec. 30, 1854 ;
General Viscount O'Neill, died Fob. 12, 1855 ;
General Samuel Brown, died March 1, 1855 :
Lieutenant-General Thomas Evans, U.E., 81st Foot, to
be General.

The following promotions to take place consequent upon
the decease of the undermentioned otilcers : •
Lieut.-General A. ➢laclachlan, died Dec. 29, 1854;
Lieut.-General Sir T. H. Browne, died March 11, 18'55;
Lieut.-Geneial John Duffy, 0.13., died Mareh 17, 1855;
Major-General James Lindsay to be Lieut.-General.
The following promotions to take place consequent upon
the decease of the undermentioned officers :
General Samuel Brown, died Ist March, 1855.
General Pinson Bonham; died April, is 5.
Major• General J. G. Baumgardt, died 7th May, 1855:
Colonel Ambrose Lane, half-pay 44th Foot, to be Major-
General.

Lieut.-Colonel Henry Bates, 98th Foot, to beColonel.
Major William Fenwick, 10th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel•.
Captain Edmund John Cruice, Unattached Staff Officer
of Pensioners, to be Major.
MEMORANDUM.-ThQ Christian names of Major White,
Madras Infantry, who obtiiiiied his promotion by brevet,
in the Gazette of the 6th Feb., 1855, are Henry Puget, and
not Henry Paget.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Dugald Stewart
Miller, EA., late Captain in the Royal Fusiliers, to be Ad-
jutant.

2.1 Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Henry Legge,
the younger, Esq., to he Paymaster.
Oxfordshire R-giment of Militia—William Nicol Ralph,
Gent., (lately G.ptain in-the 2d Queen's Royal Regiment),
to be Quarternn vice Holloway, resigned.
Royal North Lincoln Militia—Michael Moriarty, Gent.,
to be Quartermaster. •

COMMISSIONS SIGNED, BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Royal North Lincoln Militia—James Sisson Cooper,
Gent., to be Ensign ; Lovick Emilius Cooper, Gent., to be
Ensign.
Ro) n 1 South Lincoln Militia—Robert Trudd, Gent., to
be Ensign. _ ,

Ist Royal Lanark Militia—David William Mathie,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Fotheringliatn, retired.
iThe following notice of appointment in this regiment is
substituted for that which appeased in the Gazette of 20th
March.]

Captain and Brevet-Major James Hunter, of the 53d
Bengal Native Infantry, to be Captain, vice Allman, re•
signed. . _

-Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Willi ilia
Longhorn I{azelrigge La Hunt Wilson to be Lieutenant ;
Ensign William Evans to be Lieutenant ; William Shep-
herd Brudenell Whitworth, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
William Longhorn Hazlerigge Le Hunt Wilson, promoted.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia— Kenneth
Kemeys Tynte Maer, cent., to be Ensign; Francis John
Shortis, Gent., to be Ensign.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Frederick Walter
Aston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brinekman, resigned.
lit or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Robert
Welsh Coates, Gent., to be Ensign.
The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia—Lieutenant Francis Blake to be Captain, vice
Captain William Ker Groy, resigned.
Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia
Rifles—Win. Henry Ralston, Gent., to be Ensign.
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign George Parker, from the sth Regiment of Royal
Lancashire Militia, to be Lieutenant, vice Vize, resigned.
[The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of the Bth MEly instant.]
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
William Philip Allington Jones, Gent., to ba Ensign.
[This article is substituted for that which appeared in the
Gazette of Ist May instant.]
Haddington, Berwick, Linlithgow, and Peebles Regi-
ment of Militia Artillery—Alexander Hepburn Brown,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.
BANKRUPTS.

Elizabeth Whitaker, plumber, Itomford, Essex, to sur-
render June 5, at three, and -rne 23, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Leigh, George-street, Man-
sion-house, city.
James Tomlinson, timb3r merchant, Nottingham, May
29, and July 10, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Harris, official assignee, Nottingham; Freeth, Rawson,
and Browne, Nottingham.
Harriet Townsend
J peultere St.
James's, May 26 and une 30, at two,an at theos-street Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham-
bers ; Shaw, Ftirnivers-inn.
William Totnkys, plum her, Wolverhampton, May 3 and
July at half-past ten, at tho Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, birminghain ; Price and Stuart,
Wolverhampton;
William Peter Grant, bookseller, Cambridge, May 26,
at half-past two, and Juno 30, at one, at the Court of
Bank, uptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Wheeler, Furnival's-inti.
John Walker Cash, fancy stationer, Russell-street, Man-
chester, May 28, et eleven, and June 28, at one, at the
Court of Benkruticy. Johnson, official z.ssignee, Basing-
hall-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, Bin
mingliarn,
John Lowe, fishmonger, Northampton-place, Holloway-
roatt, May 23, at half-past twelve, and June 29, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfold, official assignee ;
Stopher, Cheapside.
Thomas Hitt, currier' and leather cutter, Exeter, May
25, and June 21, at one, at the Exeter Distsiet Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, kxoter.
Thomas John, Aberdare,Glamorganshit e, butcher, grocer,
and draper, Juno 1, and July 3, at eleven, at the Bristol
District G.urt.' Miller; official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan
and (Ailing, Bristol.
George Campion Postans, 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, NA Jove Aat half-pas'

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Thout4 Evaus Pal tm id a and &Lmuel Partridge, screw
bolt manufacturers, D Lrleston, Stafforiabire, May 30, and
July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Diitric:. Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knight, Bi,iningham.
John Eth9ridge and George Monck Berkley Michell, in-
surance brokers, Liverpool, M-,y 30, at twelve, and Juno
20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan,
official assignee, Liverpool ; Littledale and Bardawell, Li-
verpool.
John Noble, shipwright, Liverpool,' May 30 and June
20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Cow t. Caz!nOve,
official assignee, Liverpool; Feu icke nd Aspinall,- Li-
ve, pool.

George
G Healey, timber merchant, Preston, June 8, and
22, at twelve, at the Manchester. Distlict Court. Heine-
mann, official assignee, Mauche.ter ; Chapman and Riberts,
Manche ter.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Spencer Perceval Plumer, merchant, New City Cham-
bers, city.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Janies iI. Johnston, merchant, Lerwick—Creditors meet
in the Sheriff Court Room there, 28th fitay, twelve o'clock.
David Macdonald, farmer, cattle dealer and 'grazier,
Lassintulloch, Rannoch, Perthshire--Creditors meet in the
Salut ition Hotel, Perth, 26th May, one o'clock.
Andrew Galloway, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Glas-
gow—Creditors meet in the Globe Hotel, George:square,
Glasgow, 28th May, twelve o'clock.

BANK OF
An Account purstiaot to the Act
the Week ending on Saturd

ISSUE DEP.
Notes issued 29,336,510

NGLAND,
rth and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
iy the 12th day of May, 1855.
IRTMENT.

£29,336,510

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities ...... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 45,33 1,510
Silver bu11i0n........ -

Dated the 17th day of May, 185

BANKING DE'
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest .:. 3,165,785
Public deposits titt-
chiding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 2,733,903
Other deposits ...... 12,205,267
Seven Day and other
Bills ........ . 1,023,1401

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

:PARTMENT.

Government seenr; ties

(Includg.Dead Weight

- .£33,686,040

Annuity) ..:.. 11,016,374
Other securities.-- . 12,513 8,,0
N,,tes • • .......... 9,417,175
Gold and silver coin .. 7,-8,691

Dated the 17th day of May, 18.

43306,940
►I. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the Week ending Mayls,
1853.: exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon' on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British Possessions in America 2ls. 2d.
" • Maui itius

cc " - East Indies 2ls.
The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of
Sugar, boniputed as above, is 225: 84d. per cwt.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH PROM FIELD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

(Prom a Supplement to Tuesday's Cazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 18.
Lord Panmure has' this day - received a despatch
Lalicl its ehelOsures, of which- the following are copies,
a !dressed 'to his lordship by .Field,Marshal the Lord
.Raglan; G.C.B.

- Before.,Sebastopol, May 5.
My Lord,—Since I wrote to your lord,lip on the ltt
instant 'nothing of importance has arWl ; the enemy still
appear to be collecting troops upon the Wet ground on the
opposite side of the 'Pullen:lva, in the neighbourhood of
Sebistopll, and convoys are constantly seen moving in •
that direction.

The fire from the place upon our trenches has not been
heavy ; but, notwithstanding. I have some casualties to
report to you, as shown in the accomp,nyin4 returns ;
and I have to lament the death of three promising young
officers. Liinitenants Carter of the Royal Engineers, Curtis
of the 46th, and White of th 3 62,1 Regiments.
Ou the night of the Ist instaht the French attacked a
kind of counterguard which the Russians had established
in front of the central bastion.

The operation was quite successful, and the enemy were
driven out with great loss, leaving behind them nine
small mortars. Our Allies have remained in the work,
notwithstanding the heavy firn to which they have been
exposed, and have established themselves therein, frus-
trating the efforts made by their adversaries to dispossess
them of it on the following day, when a vigorous sortie
was repulsed, and the Russians were again great
sufferers:

The, conduct of the French troops was very brilliant.
I have, &0., . .

The Lord Panmare, &o. &c.

RAGLAN.

• Enclosure 1.
RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 30TII
APRIL; TO THE 3n HAY, 1855.

Ist Battalion, Ist Rogiment of Foot-1 rank and file,
wounded.

2d Battalion, Ist Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank
and file, wounded.
4th Foot 1 rank and file, wounded.
7th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 2 rank and file,
wounded.
19th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
23,1 Foot-1 rank and file, wouficled.
28th Foot-2 rank and file, killed; 3 rank and file,
wounded.
30th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
31th Foot-6 rank and fila, wounded.
38th Foot-1 rank and tile, wounded.
39th Foot-1 rs:uk and file, a ounded.
41st Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, wounded.
44th Foot —4 rank and file, wounded.
46th Foot-1 officer, killed.
47th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
55th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
62d Foot-1 officer, 1. rank and file, killed.
77th Foot-1 drummer, killed ; 1 serjeant, wounded.
88th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
89th. Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file, wound. d.
90th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded.
97th Foot-1 rank and file, killed.
2€l' Battalion Rifle Brig ade—l-serjeant, 1 rank and file,
wounded.

Royal En,,ineers and Royal Sappers and Miners-1
officer, killed; 1 serjeant, wounded.

Total-3 officers, ldrurnmer, 6 rank ant file, killed; 5
serjeants, 32 rank and file, wounded.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 2.
NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN KILLED FROM THE 30TH APRIL TO
THE 3D MAY, 18 INCLUSIVE.

KILL D.
MAT 2.
46th Regiment of Foot. '
Lieutenant F. J. Curtis.
Royal Engineers
Lieutenant J. FL S Carter.
MAY 3.
621 R.Timent of Foot.
Lieutenant G. J. White.
J. B. BUCKgALL ETCOURT,
Ailjutnut-Gigneral.

Enclosure 3.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM
TUB 30Ta APRIL TO THE 3D MAY, INCLUSIVE.
KILLED.
APRIL 30.
2d Battalion Ist Foot. •
' Private Amos Pipler.
G2d Regiment of Foot.
Private Patrick Lynch. •
97th Regiment of Foot.
Private-El ward Corbett.
MAY 1.
7th Regiment of Foot,
Private Michael Murphy.
28th Regiment of Foot.
Private Francis Chiverton.
Private John Edward.
MAY 2.
77th Regiment of Foot.
Drunimer Owen Bennett.
J. B. BUCKNALL E-iTCOURT,
Adj utant-General.

Enclosure 4.
NOMINAL RETURN OF NON;COIIIMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUN uED FROM
THE 30TH APRIL, TO THE 3D MAY, 1855, INCLU-
SIVE.

• . WOUNDED.
APRIL 30.
4th Regiment of Foot. •
Private William Robertson, slightly.
7th Regiment of Foot.
Private Peterlforga,n, Severely.
Private George Wardell, severely.
30th Regiment of Foot.
Private Charles Holborn, slightly.
• 41st Regiment of Foot.
Serjeant George Corfield, severely.
Private Patrick Keary, severely:
89th Regiment of Foot.
Sergeant James Carrut hers, severely.
Private William Atkisop, severely.
Private Thomas Broadbent, severely.
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Private Joseph Bolter, slightly.
MAY 1.
28th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Bernard Carr, slightly.
Private Tuoinas Smith, severely.
.Private Matthew Thomas, slightly.
39th Regiment of Foot.
Private Quill Daniell, slightly.
4 tth Regiment of Foot.' '
Corporal Patrick Trodan, dangerously.
Private John Kelly, dangerously.
Private Edward 'railer slightly.
2a Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Serjeant William Brodd, dangerously.

MAY 2.

tat Batts-H.ou, Ist Foot.
Private Thomas Ryu.4in, slightly.

34th Regiment of Foot.
Lance Corporal Richard Carr, dangerously.
3''th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal John Williame, severely.
411 h Reginieht of Foot.
Private William Minefield, slightly.
47th ReginiPnt of Foot.
Private Charles Ryan, 'severely
9 th Regiment of Foot.
Private Tholoas Foi.dy, severely
MAT
241 Battalion, Ist Foot.
Private John Gough, slightly