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The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-02

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMAREhT.
Mader the management of. Mr. Buckstone.
THI3 EVENING,

win be performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, 3! fa Cush-
man; Juliet, Miss SWanborongb.
After which. a new Extravaganza. c 3 led THE NEW HAY-
MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855.
To conclude with OUR MARY ANNE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Cam= KEAN.
THIS EVENING,

win be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
alatorical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with (17th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled
THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Knave.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Threctress, Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENING,
Whl be performed KING O'NEIL. Characters by 3fessrs. C.
Selby, Garden, Parser e J. Bland, L. Murray, &c,; Mrs. L. Mur-
ray, Miss Wyndham, &e.
To conclude with ANEW EDITION' OF THE FAIIIIRY TALES
OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured ust.

OLYMPIO THEATRE.
Lessee and Manages, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENIN(I,
wm be serformed THE WEL- 11 IRL. Chvacters by IDssrs.
Emery, Leslie, and DaIWO'S ; bliss Stephens, and ai is 9 Ternan.
After Messrs.h Comed!etta. called LAW FOR L , DIES. Cha-
racters by A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Lanvers,
)lies Castleton.
To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza. called THE YELLOW
DWARF. AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Miss Rebecca DMUS.

THIS EVENING,

T Will be pp
MENT.rformed Donizetti's Opera or THE DAUGHTER OF
UE be
After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE.
To conclude with THE WATERMAN.

&STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Second night of a Grand Hibernian Ballet
THIS EVENING.
The interesting Equestrian Drama by Nelson Lee, called, THE
FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE !
After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE, including Mr. W.
Cooke's Dwarf Elephants.
To conclude with, first time, a Grand Ballet, by Mrs. G. Healey,
called, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY.
A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to
the Embellishments.
P.Ol-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Air. W. Cooke, Jun.
London, England, 1855-05-02

BIRTHS.

166,186 children who were bsrn alive had their name+
inscribed on the ritgi,ters in the 3 inxiths of Janu, ry,
February, and March. This number exceeds by 2G,000.
the iiirnbers that, apn,4ar in toe retire for the precejiog
quarter, and by 5,C00 the lin:ill-ft-HA to the return for the
corrcsponding first qo of 1851. The rate 01 births
was 3'60 per cent. Toe incn,i.,e of births is chi fly in
London, in the West land C.oruties, iu toe North.
em counties, and in Wales.
London, England, 1855-05-02

CHESTER-THIS DAY.

Entries for the Members' Plate, added to a sweep.
stakes of 3 ,ovs the latt,r to g.► to the second
Three-yr-old colts, 6 .t 12Ib ; fillies, 6st 9lb ; 4-
yr-old colts, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 31b. Once round and a
eistanee. Six subs. _ _

Whitelock, 4 yrs ; Bandinage, 3 yrs ; Troutina, 3
yrs ; Purnicebtone, 4 yrs ; Shoreham, 3 yrs ; St. Julian,
by Sr. Lawrence, 3 yrs ; Bolton, 3 yrs ; Fairfield, 3 yrs;
Cherry Brandy, 3 yrs. .
Enines for her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three-
yr olds, 74 21b ; four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 121 b ; six and
aged, 104 21b. Thrice round. _ _

• ()ballot+, B 4y, 3 yrs ; Badinage, 3 yrs ; Rataplan, 5
yrs ; Goorkah, 5 yrs; Shoreham, 3 yrs ; Eulogi,t, 5
yrs ; King of Trumps, 6 yrs ; St. Julia,, 3 yrs ; Bolton,
3 yrs ; Noddy, 3 yrs ; Lord Alfred, 3 yrs ; Seducer, 4
yrs ; LadyZ.t' 4,n, 3 yrs.

TEMPERANCE BY ACT OF PARLTAMENT.—The number
of persons apprehended by the Newca,tle palice on the
charge of drunkenness during the twenty six Sundays
prior tci, the operation of &he new Beer Act was 271 ;
during the twenty-six Sundays subequent, 326; increase,
55. We have been favoured with these figures, says
the Gateshead Observer, by Ur. Dunne, the Newoa
tiliorjutetlyo.,t,.af.d if we.are entitled.tu dra ally_ infer-
enw whatever .roue this result, as to the consequences
an
effectual method of iucreasitg the =clout of
of that measure, it is that Parliament tot upull
Suvlay
dfallkeillatea.
London, England, 1855-05-02

NOTICE.

THE DUKE of BUCKINGHAM'S
111EtICIR1 of the COURT and CABINE!S of GEORGE 111.,
from Orbrinal Fami'y Documents The THIRD and FOURTH VOLUMES,
camprl•ing the pe,kui fr m 1800 to 1810, and Completing the h ork,
are no. r adt, ,t all the Book,elers.

Hurst and Blaekett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13
(rest Marlborough-street.

By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENT ENT.
Will be published on the sth Ma), In one vol. Bro., price is 6d.,
WINE, its USE and TAXATION : an
Inquiry into the Effect of the Wine Duties on Ccnsump-
Bon and Revenue.

By Sir JAMES EMERSON TENNEY:. K. C, S., LL.D., &c.
James Madden, 8, Lea ienhall-street, and thrJugh any bookseller.

THE HYGEIST and MEDICAL REFORMER
for May contains two articles by John Fraser, of Edinbirgh ;
also, un arti •le on Cholera, showing that the public are precisely in
the same position as they were twelve months ago, as regards the
treatment to be pursued; nothing has been done. Just what the
British Cones& of 11..alth pred,cted would be the case; Homeopathy
versus Allopathy; Jonfessions of the Doctors, &c.

May be bad tit 'the British Col ege of Heal 41, New-toad, London;
and at the 113 geist Office, 262, Strand, London. Price id., or 2d. by
post.

THE IMPERIAL VISIT.--,PAur, and
Domisuc COLNAOHI and Co., 13 and 14, Pall-mall East,
Puolishers to her Majesty, neg t announce that they will imme-
diately produce a Work, with letter-i,ress descriptons, representing
the principal incidents connecter with the VII t of their Imperial
v ajesties to her Maje,t, Queen Victoria, from drawings executed at

the command of I,er MAiesty by Messrs. Louis Ills•ate and George
Thomas Six Plates /rice V. 25.; or Coloured and Mounted in a
Fol,o, 4/. 4s. .
London, England, 1855-05-02

INCREASE OF POPULATION.

As the number of births was 166,186, anfi of the
deaths 134,605, the excess indicates that the natural iri-
crewe of the population was 31,581 in the first three
months of ti'm present year. In the same period 36,677,
or, exclusive of 2,217 foreigters, 34,460 emigrants, left
the polt3 of theUnt i Kingitom at which the 'Govern-
ment liars emigration idtieers. About 15,806 of the
emigrants were of English origin ; so that the natural
increase by births would be diminished to this extent, if
there were no compensation immigration of the Irish
and Scottish population int, Eugland.
The emigration from the UOted Kingdom to the
United States has fAileii from 51.929 in the winter of
1851 to 36067 in the winter qithrt.!r of 1854, and
'18,427 in the corresponding quarter oI the vresent year.
The emigrants to the Anstalian wire, in the
quartets that ended on March 31, 1,003 in 1847, 2.942
in 1851, and 17.444 in 1855. The remarkable diminu-
tion in the number of emigrants from Ireland to the
United States deserves ateiition.
London, England, 1855-05-02

STATE OF TRADE.

( Front the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, May I.—Our market is feeling the
influence of several causes which tend to render buyers
very cautious in their operations. The weather is ungenial,
corn is rising in price, and the aspect of the war is dis-
couraging, while the advices just received from India
are unfavourable. At Bombay, piece-goods were ex-
ceedingly dull, at a further decline ; and, though the
value of yarns was pretty steady, !hardly anything
was done in them. A very favourable rate of ex-
change increased the disposition of the sellers of cloth
and twist to offtr greater advantages than before to buyers,
who, however, still kept aloof from business. At the
same time cotton wool was being taken more freely,
at full prices, but the 'supply was increasing. From
Calcutta it is reported that, a!though the lighter 40-
inch shirtings had been
.sold to a large 'extent, the
market was exceedingly depressed, and in all goods
and yarns a further subsidence of value had taken
place. The rate of exchange had, however, again im-
proved, a circumstance which was inducing holders to
lower their terms for imports.
ROCHDALE, April 30.—The demand for flannels con-
tinue steady, with little or no change in prices. We
have had rather more inquiry for wool, and more busi-
ness transacted, but the rates are much the same as the
preceding week.

HALIFAX, April 28.—The aspect of trade in onr Piece
Hall has not changed since our last report. Yarns and
wools a'so remain pretty much in the same position.
HUDDERSFIELD, May, I.—Little business has been
done in the cloth market to-day. The rise in the price of
corn in the London market yesterday, and the uncer-
tain state of eastern affairs, have evidently had their
influence on the trade, and an indisposition to do buss
ness has been the result.
London, England, 1855-05-02

JOINT-STO

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Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & Chine
Colonial
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Australian' Chart
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Australia
Ditto New

London and County..
London Joint Stook..
Loud. & Wedminstci
National Provincia!

of England
Do. New
National of Ireland
Now South Wales
Oriental Bank of
Corporu tion.
Provincial of 'rebate
Do. New
Royal Australn.Bkg
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London, England, 1855-05-02

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

'ffls DAY —Nornin, 57 min.aftei 1 I Eveningl4min. art. 2
To.Koziww - Mornim 33 unn.after 2 j Eveni,.,g 48 min. att. 2

THE WEATHER.—Sui 0,71011, May. 2.
THIEBNONETZB, IN THB SWAIM.
53 —highest since noon yesterday.
41.—lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day, at noon.

BAROMSTICR, 30'10.
Wrrin, N.N.E.—Light breeze, with fine, sunshiny
weather. The wind took a sudden change yesterday even-
ing to its old quarter.
It was full moon this morning at three o'clock.

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The Successful Results of the last half-century. Have proved eeyotio

question that

R 0 WL ANDB' MACASSAR OIL
possesses peculiarly nourishirb, powers in the growth, rest, ra-
tiou, and improvement of the Human Hair, and is now universall3
eckno wiedaed to be the Cheapest, and superior to all other prepara-
tions for the Hair. It prevents It from fallinz off or turning grey,
strengthens weak I ' air, cleanses it from scurf and ilaudriff, and
makes it be tutittilly s ft, curly, and glossy. Its operation in eases°
lialdnev is peculiarly active; and in the growth of the Beard, Whis-
kers, Eyebrows, and Mustachios, it is untaihing in its stimulative
operation. For Children it is especially recommended, as forming
the basis of a beautiful Head 01 Hair. Price 3s. 6d. and 75., Family
Bottles (equal to four small), its. 6d. ; and double that s•z-, 21s.
CAUflOg.--On the wrapper of each bottle are the words, Bow-
LANDi OIL, in two lines.
Sod by A. Rowland and Sous, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and
by Chemists and Perfumers.
London, England, 1855-05-02

MARRIAGES.

47,666, marriages were celebrated, or 95,332 persons
were married, in the last quarter of the year 1854.
Although the number is less than the, number for the
corresponding quarter of 1853; it exceeds the average.
The marriages in the year 1854 were at the rate of 855
in every 100,000 of the population, and at the rate of
I'ol3 in the quarter which includes Christmas, and is
the season in which there is the greatest predilection for
marriage in England.
The marriages have fallen off in London, in the parts
of Kent round Maidstone, in Portsmouth, Plymouth,
and the seaports, which have been affected by the ab-
sence of seamen in the war ; iivNorthatnptonshire, Hun-
tingdonshire, Cornwall, Shropibire, Staffordshire, Wor-
cestershire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Cumberland, and
Westmoreland. The marriages in Manchester and Ash-
ton declined, but in the aggregate the marriages in Lan-
cashire were not below the average.
London, England, 1855-05-02

The Third Edition.—Just published, price 55., by post, tree, se. 6d.
N TRUE & FA LSE SPERMATORRFKEA ,
with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the
Real Sufferers under this disease, and C.Trecting of wide-spread
Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From 'be c4erman
of Dr. PICKFunt t. With an Introduction by the Editor, containing
a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued
by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are
credulous enough to seek their aid.
" kicsfort. ,a Known co English readers by his frequent practz-
,ci contributions to German medics; literature. This is the first
came, he informs es, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi-
ml reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall leteet any
ather equally flagrant evil which it may be in his • ower to cor-
rect."—London Medical Gazette. "The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,'
and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book
bold find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com-
plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of
less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize—
Much money., ....This volume is well qualified to put an end to the
enpirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat-
ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore.
like'', to do much rood."
' London: A. Ralliere, 219, Regent-street,
London, England, 1855-05-02

WHITECHAPEL.

Each kind of meat sold steadily, at full quotations :
—lieef, 3s 2d to 4s 4ci ; mutton, is 41 to IT 41. ; lamb,
4s 64 to 5s 8,1; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 84 ; pork, 3s 44 to 4s 44
per Blbs. by the el,ntase.

PRICE OF GOLD,—The quotaiticot iffntaerfgl which,oldatPart the
Paris is
about at par (according to the ia
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100 ti p. and,
ronntchee exchangefu a
tand.
and g•Ild 25.17 ,
, gives an exchange of
at Paris on London at short being 25 20, it follows that
gold is ra')out 0.12 per cent. dearer in London than in
Paris. By advice, from Hamburg the price of gold is
ptr mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 100. per ounce for Stan,:ard gold, gives an .ex-
change of 13.14 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at tiliorL being 13'6, it follows that gold is 0 41
per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The
,tirse of exchange at New York on London for bills at
•;0 days' eight is no
per cent., and, the par of exchange
ietween England and America being 109 23-40 per
!emit., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per
cent. in favour of Evg:a„d •
; and, after making allowbnce
fs,r elthr..,es trahvort and ciifference of interest, the
present rate leave- a Profit ou the importation of gold
40-9ili Ulu triiited Status
London, England, 1855-05-02

3114 RELAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEAD.H S.

The quarterly return of the marriages, births, and
deaths registered in the divisions, countie, and districts
of England (Marriages, October, November, December,
1854 ; biriiri arid (o, atlis, Janu,a'y, FeLrual), March,
1855), has been pui by authe,rity of the Registrar•
General :

This return compri,es the births and deaths registered
by 2,196 registrars in all the districts of Din.land curing
the winter quarter that ended on March 31,- 1855 ; and
the marriages in 12,110 churches or chapels, about 3,594
regi,,terA pl:ces of wooship unconnected with the Esta-
blished Church, and 627 suoerint, tlient reOtraite
offices, in the quarter that ended oi December 31, 1855.
The general result if the returns is of a [nixed charac-
ter; for from the excessively cold weather the norlality
of the quarter is t':e highest on record since tte (an.
tueneetnent of the r,l4i,tration, white the births and.
mart iages are above the avtrage numberi of the seasons..
London, England, 1855-05-02

MARRIAGES,

47,666 marriages'were celebrated, or 95,332 persons
were married, in the ia,t quarter of the sear 1854.
Although the number is less than the number for tie
corresponding quarter of 18.53, it exceeds the averaza.
The niarria4es hi toe year 1854 were at the rat, of 856
is every 100,000 4.1 the populAtion, and a,. the rate of
I'ol3 in the quaiter which includes Christmas, and is
the,seasori bk which there is the greatest pre,dricc.ion for
marriage in Etslainr.
The marriages have fal!en off in London, in the parts
of Kei:t round Maidstone, in Youtsin•orth, Plymouth,
and the seaports, which have trerr ctfeeted by Ihe :1.;,-
selioe of seamen in the-war.; in Northatoptorr.hire, Hun-
tingdonshire, Con wall, Shroothire, Staffordshire, Wor-
cestershtre, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Cumber-la:A, and
Westmorelaf,d. The marriagesin Manchester and Ash-
ton declined, but In the aggregate the marriages in Lan-
cashire were not below the avcra4e.
London, England, 1855-05-02

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE

THIN DAY —Norma 57 mina/It:Jr 1 I Eveningl4min•aft. 2
To- or nu:, 33 unn„aiter, ,2 j EveniLg 48 min. att. 2

'ME WEATHER.—Stra 077101, May. 2.
THIBNONNTIIR, IN THE SHADE.
53—highest since neon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day, at noon.
BAROMETXB, 30'10.
WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, with fine, sunshiny
weather. The wind took a sudden change yesterday even-
ing to its old quarter.
• It was full moon this morning at three o'clock.

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memories of those who owe their positions to the
suffrages of independent constituencies may be
Tery unpleasantly jogged. The dreaded appeal
to the country may come sooner than they antici-
pate, and if they hope to pass unscathed through
that ordeal they must shake off their insouceance,
and display, even at the eleventh hour, qualities
befitting the chosen representatives of the British
People.
London, England, 1855-05-02

VAL AND MILIT ARY INTELLIGEECI

The Retribution, 28, paddle-frigate, Captain Fisher,
flag of Rear Admiral Baynes, will go out of Portsmouth
harbour to-day and join the fleet at Spithead. The
Malacca, 17, straw'' corvette, Criptain Farquhar, will go
out and join to-morrow or Friday, having completed her
refit. The Cruiser, 14, Commander the Hon. G.
Douglas ; and the Falcon, 14, Commander Pullen, left
Spithead yesterday morning for the Channel to relieve
the wind bound merchantmen. Seamen are .flocking
into Portsmouth in good 'numbers, mostly men who
have had their run, and been lately employed in the
-ailing line-of•battle ships recently returned to England
from the Mediterranean. The Victiry, flag-ship, Tic-
tualied nearly 1,000 yesterday, 400 of whomn were sub-
sm-qmiently miraughted or 'allowe,t to volunteer into the
blockships Cornwallis,Hawke, Pembroke, Hasting,z,
and Ras-.ell at'Spithearl. The ban against these ships
receiving volunteers cf seamen having been removed by
time Admiralty, it is expected that by this day week every
one of those ships wilt be ready to leave for the Baltic
with her fell complement of 600 men on her hooks.
The Porcupine stra•n-vessel, Lieut. Jackson, left Ports-
mouth for Sheernes-, yesterday afternoon, and the M)r-
midoo steam-vessel returned to Portsmouth from Pem-
broke. The Great Tasmania transport arrived at Spit-
he id at 6 o'clock last evening from Liverpool in tow of
a tug, to einbaik 1,000 troops for the Crimea. The
Rhadamanthus, steam transport, arrived at Portsmouth
yesterday evening from the eastward.
London, England, 1855-05-02

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATES.

The quarterly return of the marriages, births, and
deaths registered in the divisions' e.untiex, and districts
of England (Marriages, October, November, Deck mber,
1854 ; births and i;i-athS, January, February, March,
1855), has been published.by huthrity of the Rkg;strar-
General :

This return comprises the births and deaths registered
by 2,196 registrars in all the districts of England duribg
the winter quarter that ended on March 31, 1855 ; and
the marriages in 12,110 churches or chapels, about 3,594
registered places of worship unconnected with the Esta-
blished Church, and- 627 superintendent registrars'
offices, in the quarter that ended on December 31, 1855.
The general result of the returns is of a mixed charac-
ter ; for from the excessively cold weather the mortality
of the quarter is the highest on-record since the com-
mencement of the registration, while the births and
marriages are above the average number 3 of the seasons,
London, England, 1855-05-02

THE PRICES OF PROVISIONS.

The cost food and the state of trade influence the
numbers of the births, deaths, and marriages, and, as
well aQ the weather, produces gre.‘t changes in the con•
dition of the. population. The price of wheat has been
more than 50 per cent. higher than it was in the quarter
of 1853 that ended on March 31, but 9s 7d per guar-
trr.lower thin it was in the be.,i,,ning of 1854. Beef is
25 per cent, dearer than in 1853, and 7 per cent, dearer
than it was in 1854. Mutton has been cheaper than it
was in 1853, and so bave.been potatoes. .
London, England, 1855-05-02

JOINT-STOI

ustran,4lb.
British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company
British N. American
iChartd, Bank of Asn.
Chrtd. liuk. of India,
Australia, & Chinn
Colonial ,
Commercial of LolaKnglish nrl
A.ustralian Chart...
fond. Chart. bk. Oil
Australia
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Loudon and County
London Joint Stock
Loud. & 'Wes tminstei
National Provincia'

of England
Do. New
National of Irelaud
Now South Wales
()riental Bank of
Corpomtiou.
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London, England, 1855-05-02

BIRTHS.

. 166,186 children who were barn alive had their napes
inscribed on the registers in the 3 months of Januiry,
February, and March. This number exceeds by 20,000
the numbers that appear in the return for the preceding
quarter, and by 5,000 the numbers in the return for the
corresponding first quarter of 1854. The rate of births
was 3'60 per cent. The increase of births is chiefly in
London, in the West Midland Counties, in the North-
ern counties, and in Wales.
London, England, 1855-05-02

Just published, New and Improved Edition price Is.,
THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ;
being a &ries of Paper!, presentiga the jaw prominent And
imPortazir W.S:WitlitS TreatfriFfit ofthe rifiettie.
By FRANCES it. RAMAOGE, 11. D.,
Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the
Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c.
Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d.,
A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman%
London, England, 1855-05-02

TO BE STAFF•SURGEONS OP THE FIRST CLASS.

Surgeon Patrick Gammie, from the 9lth Foot, vice Gib.
son.

Staff-Surgeon Second Class Henry Cooper Reade.
TO BE STAFF-SURGEONS OF THE SECOND CLASS.'

Assistant-Surgeon Charles Robert Robinson, from the
92d Foot, vice Reade.
Assistant-Surgeon James Leitch, M.D., from 78th Foot.
Assistant-Surgeon George Hyde, M.D., from the 69th
Foot.
Assistant-Surgeon James Hamilton Bews, from the 83d
Foot.
Surgeon Sandford McVittie Lloyd, M.D., from the
Royal Newfoundland Companies, vice Surgeon John
Hartley Sinclair, M.D., of the Depot Battalion, at Birr,
who retires upon half-pay.
Edward Campbell, Esq., to have the local rank of
Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in Turkey, while
employed with the Turkish contingent force.
Surgeon Frederick Harrington Brett, M.D., of the East
India Company's service, to have the local rank of Staff-
Surgeon of the First Class while employed with the Army
in the East.

The undermentioned gentlemen being about to be at-
tached to the medical staff of the Turkish Contingent
force to have the local rank in Turkey of Staff Surgeon of
the Second Class while so employed :—Thomas Littleton,
M 8., Henry P. Bennett, Esq., Thomas Coutta Morrison,
Esq., Christopher Wolston, Esq., William Druce Cattle,
Esq., Robert Boxall, Esq.
To be Purveyor to the Forces—Charles Coward, Gent.
London, England, 1855-05-02

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, May 2.—Wind and weather this day at noon,
N.B. ; strong breeze, and fine clear weather.
FALMOUTH, May I.—Wind, R.S.E. Arrived—Holstein,
from Rio Janeiro.

OFF DARTMOUTH.—NeIson, from Bremen, for New
York ; Hermann, do. do. ; Neptune, do., for Galveston
'Urania, Hamburg, for St. Croix; Mathilda, Altona, for
Monte Video.

SUNDERLAND, April 30.—Wind, E.N.E.
Mare, for Quebec.

Sailed—

NEWPORT, Mayl. Wind, N.E. Arrived—Mersey, from
Bristol, fur Ceylon ; Annandale, do., for Rio Janeiro;
Constitution, Bremen, for St. Thomas.
SHOREHAM, May I.—The Restless, from Rouen to Lon-
don, arrived here yesterday, leaky, with two feet of water
in her hold ; she will be repaired.
London, England, 1855-05-02

AIIMY COMMISSIONS, &c.

On the motion of Mr. LAYARD, returns were
ordered of all commissions granted in the army since
the commencement of the war ; stating in each case the
name of the person to whom granted, the regiment, and
reasons for such commission being granted without pur-
chase. Return of officers who have received certificates at
the senior department of the Royal Military College at
Sandhurst, and have not been subsequently employed on
the staff of our army during the last 20 years ; stating
which of the above officers are on full service, and
which are on half pay. Return of the names of all
the officers who have been or are now employed in
any capacity on the general staff of the army in the
Crimea, or on any private staff since the commencement
of the war, stating the dates of their commissions, sny
past services, and any staff employments on which
they may have served before : Return of all promotions
in the army, with and without purchase, made since the
commencement of the war ; stating the names, previous
rank, date of promotions, and time and nature of services
in each case, and the regiment from and to which the
promotion took place.
DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAN.
In reply to Mr. WARNER,

Sir d. WOOD said he had yesterday given nearly
verbatim the whole of the despatch received yesterday
from Lord Raglan ; but a despatch was received to-day,
which stated that the Russian force between the Belbek
a 41 M'Kenzie's Farm had been reinforced by two divi-
sions. (Laughter.) That was really the whole of the
despatch. (Oh, oh.)
FRENCH ARMY AND STAFF.

In reply to M. T. DUNCOMBE, as to the commis-
sion sent over by the Duke of Newcastle to inquire into
the French Military Staff, &c.,
Mr. PEEL said he would make inquiry and state to-
morrow or Thursday as to whether the report of that
commission had been received.
London, England, 1855-05-02

FOREIGN.

Antwerp&Rott,rdan.
Belgian Eastn. Jun,
Bezi era tOGraissessa,
Bombay, Baroda, and
Central I udi Seri]
Central of Italy
Demerara
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Do. New
East Indian, g. 5 p. c.

Do. Ey',ension ..
Do. 4l p. c. Bds., pay
'57, convertible
Pb. do. do., '59, do
Gd. Tk of CanadAA is
Do. St. Lawrence El
Atlantic do.
Do. Cert. of Deben.,
con. into Stk. till '62
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Central of Fran •
Gt. Indian Peninmla
guar. 5 per cent.
Do. NTew 5 per cent
Do. Extensions
rest Luxembourt
Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations.
Gt. Western of Canad

Shares
Do. lids., payable's7,
with option till '55
Do. do., '62, p. '56
Do. do., '76, p. '6O
Do. do., '73, without
opt,on
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per crnt.
Lake Coust. & Basle
Lucca & Pistoj a 5 P.C.
pref
Lyons and Geneva ...
Lyons (It Mediterran.
Madras
Do. New
Maria Antonia
Do. do. New

Namur & Liege (wit?
interest)
Do. (ox interest)._
Northern of France.
D 0.20/. Slis.late Char-
teroi and Erquelines

guar. 3$ p. c. & red.
at 22y. dur. 88 yrs.
front 1 Jan. 1854
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde
(fmy. B. di. ems. Shs.
NorwegianfirunkPre:
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds .....
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rou,n...
ParisCaen &Cherbrg.
Ronon and Havre
Loyal Danish
Royal Swedish
Sambre and Meueci..
Do. 54 p. cent. Pref.,
Southern of France..
St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
West Flanders
Do 5} per c. Pref
Western of France
West. of Switzerland
WiJsbaden
Zealand
London, England, 1855-05-02

INCREASE OF POPULATION.

As the number of births was 166,186, and of the
deaths 134,605, the excess indicates that the natural in-
crease of the population was 31,581 in the first three
months of the present year. In the same period 36,677,
or, exclusive of 2,217 foreigners, 34,460 emigrants, lett
the ports of the United Kingdom at which the Govern-
ment has emigration officers. About 15,806 of the
emigrants were of English origin ; so that the natural
increase by births would be diminished to this extent, if
there were no compensation immigration of the Irish
and Scottish population into England.
The emigration from the United Kingdom to the
United States has fallen from 51,929 in the winter of
1851 to 36,067 in the winter quarter of 1854, and
18,427 in the corresponding quarter of the present year.
The emigrants to the Australian colonies were, in the
quartets that ended on March 31, 1,003 in 1847, 2,942
in 1851, and 17,444 in 1855. The remarkable diminu-
tion in the number of emigrants fPom Ireland to the
United States deserves attention.
London, England, 1855-05-02

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Quartermaster Charles Hudson, to be Captain of a Divi
siou, vice Coomb, who resigns, May 1.

STAFF.
Brevet-Lientenant•Colnnel George Frederick Paschal
from Major, on half-pay Unattached, to be Major of a Pro
visional Depot Battalion, vice Johnston, who exchanges.

HOSPITAL STAFF. -
TO Be DEPUTY INSPECTORS•UENERAL OP HOSPITALS.

Staff-Surgeon of the First Class William Austin, M.D.
Staff-Suroon of the First Class Thomas Hill.
Staff Surgeon of the First Class Daniel Armstrong.
StAlf-Surgeon of the First Class John Brown Gibson,
M.D.
London, England, 1855-05-02

STATE' OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

The health of the population generally has been Lad ;
and the mortality has greatly exceeded the average.
134,605 deaths have been registered, which is 20,000 in
excess of the corrected average of the winter quarters.
This addition to the ordinary mortality of winter, which
is in England the .inoq fat d season, is reforahle to the
low temperature, with the cfmsequent hard times,
against whii-th it is difficult for the wages claf,ses to :rake
an adequate provision,; and other countrie4, where
there is n'b such system of relief'as is acitninitred
under the Eng poor law, the suffering and the mor-
tality are much greater in severe seasons than they are
iu England.
London, England, 1855-05-05

kberdoon.

At Noting: Bon
and Junet...
lei fast & Ballymena..
Birming. Wolverh.
'tour Valley
3irkenhd. Lanesh. (17
Cheshire Junet
Do. Chesh. di Birk.,
£5O and 25 Cons.
Do., £20...... • .
Rlyth &Tyn 3 origina
£25 (issd. at £45
3ristol and Exeter
Caledonian

Carmarthen and Car
digan
Chester & Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black, & Pass
Cornwall
Crieff Junction
Dublin&BelfastJunc
Dundee Perth &Abel
deep Junction
Do. New
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, A
Stock
Ds., B, Stock
Do., New A
East Lancashire
Edinburgh& Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edin. Pr IS & Dundee
Forth & Clyde June
Furness
Do. Extension..

Glasgow & S. Western
Groat Northern
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire )
Great Western
Do. Stour Val. Rail
Gua. Stk

Irish Sonth-Eastern.
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Do. New Thirds

Lsncash. andYorksh.
Do., Wst. Riding Un.
Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
London & Blackwal
Lond. Bright & S.Cst.
Lond. and N. Westn.
Do. Fifths

Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0
Do. Eighths
London andS. Westn
Do., £5O
Do. £4O
Lndladrrydr Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Vanch.Shef.& Lincln
Do. Shares, No. l
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
Midland
Do. Birmng. &Derb
Midld. G. West. (Ire, )
Do. Half Shares

Newcastle &
Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warreupoini
and Itostrevor

Norfolk
orthn.Conn ti es Un.
North British

North Devon, No. 1
Do., No. 2

A Deferred ,
Do., B Guarant,cd
N.Eastern—Berwief,
Do. do. Extension
Do.do. G.N.E. Pure]:
Do. Le,,ds
Do. York

North London
Do. New £lO
N. &S. Wstrn.,Harap-
atea.d, and City Jn
North Staffordshire
North Western
N. & S. Westrn. June.
Nuneaton, Hinckley.
and Leicester

Oxford, Worcester,&
Wolverhampton 1
Portsmouth

Scottish Central
Scottish Midland

Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales
Yrksh. & Riv. Dun
Do

Staincs,Wok. &Wok I
Stockton Darlin
Stc.,:.kton & Hartlapl.
Taff Vale ..
Do. .LlO shares.
Do. Pref., No. 1
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath

Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerieki
West Cornwall

West End of London
and Crystal Palace..
West London.

IWimbledn Sr Croydon
London, England, 1855-05-05

WA a-DEP A.RT M ENT, MAY 2

The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of James Hudson, Esq., her Majesty's
Euvoy Extraolivary :MA Minister Planipotentiwy to the
King of Sardinia, 0.13., to be an Ordinary Member of the
Civil Divis•ol of the Second Class, or Knights Cow-
mandet s of the ~Most I t onourahle Ord. r of the Bath.
:1101V.11..7rXr -STREET, MAY 3. -
The Queen kis been p.eased to appoint Charles Henry
Darling, Esq., Administrator ot the G,verntnent of Neu,
fonn.ll7.nd. to be Governor and CWllmander-in-Chief in
and over that Island and its dependere;ies.
WIIITEFIALL, MAY 4.

The Queen has been pleased to constitute awl appoint
the Right Honourable Robert Montgomery, Lord Bel-
inven, to be her Msjesty's High Comm'ssioner to the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
London, England, 1855-05-05

RUSSIA.

THE INSURRECTION IN LITTLE RUSSIA.
Private letters from St. Petersburg confirm the
telegraphic announcement of the insurrection of the
-peasants in the Ukraine, and state further, that it
has already extended to the Governments of Pol-
tawa, Tchernigoff, and. Kharkaff. The names of
twenty landed proprietors, whom the maddened
moujiks have destroyed, together with their wives
and children, have reached St. Petersburg. M.
Poletien' one of the richest proprietors in the go-
vernment of Tchernigoff; was burnt alive in his
country house at Beletz. The same severe pressure
caused by the war, which has driven the peasants
of Little Russia to insurrection, is stated to be felt
at St. Petersburg, where every article of consump-
tion is at famine price.
London, England, 1855-05-05

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

LANCASHIRE.—.T. Orred, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant;
W. R. Sandbach, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
DENBIGHSHIRE.—D. M`Coy, Esq., to. be Deputy Lieu-
tenant.

01YORDRHIRE.—Hon. F. Stonor, to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Sir G. S. Jenkinson, Bart., to be
Deputy Lieutenant.
Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Mi-
litia—Ensign W. R. Partridge, to be Lieutenant, vice
Bontain, promoted.
FIFESHIRE.—Fife Militia Artillery—W. Manwell, !Ad-
jutant, to serve with the rank of Captain.
SHROPSHlRE.—Shropshire Regiment of Militia—W. A.
Atcherley, Gent.,_ to be Ensign.
ANGLESEY.—RoyaI Anglesey Light Infantry Militia—
Ensign W. H. Thomas to be Lieutenant, vice T. L. D. J.
Parry, promoted.
BERKSHIRE.—RoyaI Berks Militia—J. W. B. Alder,
Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bulley, resigned.
LANARKSHIRE.-2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia —G.
Stobo, Esq., M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
MIDDLESEX.—Iet or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of
Militia—M. L. Frederick, Gent., to be Ensign, flee
M`Gregor, resigned
ROSS-SHIRE.—Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cro-
marty Regiment of Rifle Militia—F. Fraser, late Ensign
in her Majesty's 85th Regt., to be Lieutenant, vice J. D.
Mackenzie, appointed to her Majesty's 79th Regiment.
DURHAM.-2d or North Durham Regiment of Militia—
A. M. Chisholm, Esq., late Captain of 42d Foot, to be
Captain, vice Lamb, rtsigned ; Lieut. R. A. Burrell, to
be Captain, vice Hawks, resigned ; J. R. D. Dewar, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Burrell, promoted.
DERBYSHIRE.-2d Regiment of Derbyshire Militia.—
G. G. Cavendish, Esq., to be Captain.
STAFFORDSHIRE.-2d Regiment of King's Own Stafford-
shire Militia. C. H. Crampton, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice the Hon. W. Vernon, resigned.
London, England, 1855-05-05

rHE HISTORY OF EUROPE,
from the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon.

By Sir AncBIBALD ALISON, Bart., D.C.L.
Vols. I. to 111. are published. Price lbs. each.
William Blackwood and Solis, Edinburgh and London.
London, England, 1855-05-05

1111PEItiAl

Li A Ail, 'A I e

HOUSE OF LORDS.--.(THIS DAY.)
Their lorlsitipit emble.l at ha one o'clock.
110 YATi CO M MISSION.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR, deatrol Sir A. Clifford
to sumnio, the ti ..0 :e of Commons to hear her Majest,,,'s
Royal asotent oiven to a,-verat
The SpEAKEE, attended liy several membeir, having
appeared at the bar, the R yal assent was given by cuu
mieNion to the foLovving bills

The Loan Bill.
Brighton Improvement Commissioners Bill,
Ylkestone Water Bill.
Morimouthshire Railway an..l Canal Bill. ,
Sheffield Gas Bill.
Brii!port Railway Bill.
Lee Is, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway Bill.
Ritcliffe. this Bill.
Ossett Gas BEI.
Stalyhridge Gas Bill.
The Commissioners were—the L-rd Chancellor, the
Duke ot Argyll, and Lord Hari.owhy.
The business having been disposed of, their lordship
adkrurned a few minutes lief r fw.o.
London, England, 1855-05-05

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE VICE LIEUTENANT.

YORKSHIRE.—East York Regiment of Militia.—Lieut.
B. B. Thompson, jun., to be Captain, vice Lloyd, re-
signed; Ensign C. Swan, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomp-
son, promoted.

[The following blsildings have been duly registered for
solemnising marriages, pursuant to the Act of the Gth and
7th Wm. IV., cap. 85.]
St. Andrew's Church, All Saints, Southampton.
The Baptist Chapel, Northgate, Louth, Lincolnshire.
Abbott-street Chapel, Wrexham, Denbighshire.
The Primitive Methodist Chapel, Brierley-hill, Kings-
winford, Staffordshire.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
the. Week ending on Saturday the 28th day of April, 1855.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ..•..... 28,791,785

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities .. .. .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,791,785
Silver bullion .• • • • • • • ...

428,791,785

£23,791,785
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 3d day of May, 1855.

tRAIITMENT.

Government securities

(Includg.DeadWeight
Annuity) 14,274,373
Other securities ...... 12,944,224
Notes • ............ 8,432;105
Gold and silver coin.. 767,624

£36,298,326
.. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
London, England, 1855-05-05

ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Brilliant reception of the Ballet of Kate Kearney.
THIS EVENING.
The successful Equidrama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD
AGAINST THE FAVOURITE I
After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Kate
Cooke, the Pearl of the Arena, and Miss Emily Cooke, the world's
wonder, will appear. Mr. W. Cooke's sagacious Dwarf Elephants
will perform.
To conclude with a Ballet, by Mrs. G. Healey, called, KATE
YEIRNEY, or, the Lakes of Killarney.
A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to
the Embellishments.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.
London, England, 1855-05-05

BREVET.

Major John Lardner, retired full-pay, 47th Foot, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, the rank h sing honorary
only, May 4.
Baron R. Stutterheim to have the rank of Colonel in the
Army while employed on a particular servii le, March 22.
Captain George T. Graham, late of the Be egal Artillery,
employed in England on the service of the Turkish Con-
tingent Force, to have the honorary rank o C Major while
; C !aptain Charles
so employed, May 4.
The undermentioned officers, having bee al selected for
service with the Turkish Contingent Fore e, to have the
local rank of Major in the Army while so e reployed :
Captaina late
er
dJoo oft
ih,
tn6hoe t
h Coldstream
Stokes,voot
R;o Captainyl tl EngineersGGuards
ar,thelsH ; C. iptain Robert
0 n .
Charles Gri m-
sAt;nß G
Lewis I
Taylor, 18th Regiment Bombay Na five Infantry,
employed on a special service in Persia, to . have the local
rank of Major in Persia while so employed.
The undermentioned officers about to be ( omployecl on a
particular service in Turkey, to have a step of local rank
in the army while so employed :—To have the local rank
of Major—Captain Henry Heyman, of the 15th Regiment
Bombay Native Infantry. To have the loca .1 rank of Cap-
tain—Lieutenant 0. B. Forrest, of the 3d 1 lornbay Euro-
pean Regiment, May 4.
P, Robt. Turner,
cflerny,
HOSPITAL STAFF.
TO BE ACTING ASSISTANT-SURGE ONs.
Alexander Robert Kilroy, George Sh
Michell
--• "P, Bradford
Stiles, James Winter, Charles MooreJesso
Wm. Robert Burkitt, Thomas Wainwright Bennett, John
,RAonbacwth.aKmn,oWx
Rini.eLk:rudgfs,ocrdhFaralrerns
Bei:2,
THraersritrsaoinl
George Palatiano, M.D.
To be Purveyor to the Forces.--john Stoodley, Gent.
MEMORANDA.

The Commission of Major-General W. F. Beatson, em-
ployed on a particular service in Turkey, to bear date Ist
November, 1854, in lieu of 16th March, 1855, as previously
stated.
The appointment of Francis Burton Cole, Gent., to an
Ensigncy in the 82d Foot, as stated in the 'Gazette of the
24th ultimo, did not take place.
The promotion of Surgeon C. It. Boyes,. M.D., to be
Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, and the re moval of Sur-
geon J. H. K. Innes from the 56th to the 60th Foot, to
bear date the 12th instead of the 26th January, 1855.
ERRATUM IN THE GAZETTE OF THE IsT MAY, 1855.-
27th Foot—For Ensign G. S. White to ke Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Burke, appointed Paymaster of a
Depot Battalion--read, vice Burke, appointed Quarter-
master of a Depot Battalion.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, M kY 2.
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
GENTLEMEN CADETS TO BE LIEUTINANTS.
Townsend Aremberg de Moleyns, vice Johnston, pro-
moted.
Edward Pritchard Marshall, vice Field, promoted.
John Booth Richardson, vice Bradshaw, promoted.
William Henry Wardell, vice Campbell, promoted.
Frederick John George Hill, vice French, promoted.
London, England, 1855-05-05

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER :PRING MEETING.
LATESP BETTING.-THURSDAY NIGHT.

DERBY.
4to 1 ag,t St. Hubert (offered)
11 to 2 agst Lord of the Isles
7 to 1 agst De Clare (take Bto 1)
10 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken)
14 to 1 agst Cruiser
500 to 30 ag,t Dirk Hatteraick (taken)
20 to 1 against Kingstown (offered)
25 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Noisy (taken-1000 to 15 also laid)
1000 to 15 agst Benhanos (taken five or six times)
1000 to 10 agst Corcebus (taken):
500 even between Rifleman and Wild Dayrell (t)
OARS.
3 to 1 agst Habena (taken.
London, England, 1855-05-05

WAR-OFFICE, MAY 4.

6th Regiment of Dragoons—Quartermaster James Mar-
shall to be Paymaster, vice Steadman, who retires upon
half-pay, May 4.
17th Light Dragoons, George Cleghorn, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Lowe, promoted, May 4.
Coldstream Guards—Richard Hassell Thiarsley, Gent.,
to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without porch ase, May 4.
7th Regiment of Foot—Ensign Francis Burton Cole,
from the 20th Foot, to be Ensign, witb.out purchase,
May 4.
19th Foot—Walter Lacy Rogers, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchace, vice Blake, deeeased, May 4.
20th Foot—Ensign George Blair Daffin, from the 2d
Somerset Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, May 4.
24th Foot—Ensign A. W. Adcock, to b a Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Genesto, appointe d Paymaster,
May 4.
26th Foot—Arthur Kershaw, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Lowndes, promoted, May 4.
46th Foot—Charles Thomas Paley, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Coote, whose
promotion, by purchase, on 22d September, 1.854, has been
cancelled, May 4.
47th Foot—Captain J. Villiers to be ALajor, without
purchase, vice Lardner, who retires upon to 11-pay ; Lieut.
J. A. Lowry to be Captain without purchase vice Villiers,
Ensign C. Van R. Conway-Gordon to be Lie ntenant with-
out purchase, vice Lowry, May 4.
84th Foot—Ensign E. Woolhouse to be. Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Peacocke, appointed to the 30th
Foot, May 4.
94th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Chute, from the Kerry
Militia, to be Ensign without purchase, May' 4.
97th Foot—Lieutenant 0. B. Cannon t o be Captain,
without purchase, vice Vicars killed in actio.n ; Ensign E.
M. Alderson to be Lieutenant without porch ass, vice Can-
non, March 23.
Rifle Brigade—Herbert Alexander St. J. )lin Mildmay,
Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. To be Assistant-
Surgeons —Assistant-Surgeon Alexander C Asthrie, M.D.,
from the Depot Battalion at Winchester ~ Assistant-Sur-
geon Joseph Fletcher Lougheed,
STAFF. from the S taff, May 4.
ICaptain H. A. Welman, from half-pay Y. )rk Chasseurs,
to be Adjutant of a Depot Battalion, vice Chester, who
exchanges, May 4.
London, England, 1855-05-05

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Strutt from Nottir.g-
ham, for the repeal of the Sunday Beer Bill; by M:r.
Spooner from Birmingham, in favour of closing publi c-
houses on Sundays ; by Mr. Horsfall from various D'is -
senting bodies in Lancashire, against the Maynoo tit
grant; by Mr. Bentinck from a parish in Norfolk, for
the closing of all public-houses on Sundays; by Sir J..
Walmsley 16 petitions from various Dissenting congre-
gations, against church rates, and one from the inhabi-
tants of Leicester, in
,favour of local rating, and one
against the Maynooth grant ; by Mr. Bland from the
Queen's County, in favour of the Tenants Improve] nen t
Bill ; by Mr. J. G. Phillimore from various magistr:ttei:'
clerks in Cheshire, in favour of appointing a public
!mentor ; by Sergeant Shea a large number of petitior s
from different parts of the King's County, and Kilkenn2 r
and Down, in favour of the Tenants' Improvement Cora •
pensation Bill; by Colonel Lindsay, from Fife, in favou:r
of the Scotch Education Bill.
EAST INDIA COMPANY STOCK.

Sir E. PERRY moved for a return. of the amount of
4 per cent. East India Companyis stock; accepted by
holders of the various 5 per cent: stocks converted by
the East India Company during the years 1853 a ad
1854 ; distinguishing the various stocks, and stating t h e
number of holders who accepted the terns of the Ea,A.
India Company.—Ordered.
London, England, 1855-05-05

THE WEATHEE.—Bus Oritcrs, May. 5.
THEBBIONZTZB, IN THE SHADE.
49—highest since noon yesterday.
35—lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.
WIND, N.E.—Light breeze, with fine sunshiny weather .
The cold was very intense last night.