The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, _FRIDAY _EVENING, MARCH 9, 1855;

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only be discharged two or three times in a minute, but to-
day he had seen Sharp's breech-loading rifle fired off
21 times in a minute and a half, 14 times in a minute,
and 40 times in five minutes and live se,•onds. It had
been approved of by some of the highest military autho-
rities in this country, and under these circumstances, be
(lid. most earnestly trust that Sharp's breech-loading
Rifle would have a fair trial at the hands of the
Board of Ordnance. He also urged upon the
attention of the Government Adams' improved pistol,
which was worth two of Colt's.

SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Colonel E. KNOX had been a witness of the experi•
went to-day, and so satisfied was he of its simplicity and
importance, that he had no hesitation in urging the Go-
vernment to give it a trial. It was the best adapted
weapon for cavalry in existence.
Mr. MONSELL admitted the importance of introducing
into the army with the least possible delay a breech-
loading rifle, and why it had not already been in-
troduced was simply owing to the anxiety of the Go-
vernment to obtain the best weapon. (Hear, hear.) Last
year as intimation was conveyed to the principal gun
manufacturers of the country that the Government were
disposed to introduce into the army a breech-loading car-
bine, and they were requested to send in their inventions
for the purpose of being tested at Woolwich. (Hear,
hear.) Accordingly a large number were sent in, in-
cluding Sharp's carbine, and these had been fully
tested by a committee of military officers. That committee
had not yet decided which was the best, but the moment
it was decided on no time would be lost in having a largo
number manufactured for immediate introduction into the
army. He believed at present the choice lay between
Sharp's carbine and another of an equally valuable and im-
portant character invented by a Monsieur Lenroi.
Mr. DIINDAS attributed the delay to the system of
governing by boards ; if the matter had been left to the
decision of one man the best weapon would long ago have
been found out. _ _

PETITIONS.

Lord SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from
Bath, signed by 1,543 persons, praying the intervention
of England in support of the restoration of Poland.
TICKETS OF LEAVE.

(Signed)

Captain Commanding Naval Brigade.
Bear-Admiral Sir Edmd. Lyons, G.C.B.
Commander-in-Chief.

Lord ST. LEONARDS wished to inquire whether her
IVlajesty's Government have adopted any new scheme
for granting tickets of leave to convicts. The noble lord
called the attention of their lordships to the question in-
volved. When it was determined to abolish transportation
as a general punishment, the question to be solved was,
what was to be the substitute for transporation ? It was
proposed in respect to convicts sentenced t ) seven or ten
)ears, to introduce a system of penal servitude. Power
wae, therefore, given to the magistrates, whenever they
thought proper, to grant licences to those sentenced to
transportation in the shape of tickets of leave, by which
the convict was permitted to go to certain districts in-
dicated in these licences, such districts to be limited to
the United Kingdom and the ChSemel Islands. The
noble lord then entered into a statement to show that
the system was fraught with the utmost danger. The
noble lord said he had already stated in this house the
cruelty exercised towards those persons who had re-
ceived tickets of leave, by following up these per-
sons by policemen in plain clothes, ; and there-
fore it was a mockery to say that that un-
f atunate individual had received any benefit from the
system as at present pursued The noble lord then re-
ferred to the statistics of crime, and contended that the
results had been anything but favourable. After having
adduced several cases in which the most lamentable re-
sults followed the discharge of those persons, he sub-
mitted that there had not been sufficient care taken in
granting tickets of leave.
Earl GRENVILLE said the Government regretted
as much as the noble lord the working of the ticket of '
leave system. With regardto whether the Government
had any new scheme, he regretted that he could not give
an answer that would be satisfactory to the noble and
learned lord. He had brought down a report,
with the intention of reading some portions of it
to their lordships ; but he thought it would oc-
cupy too much time if be were now to do so.
Some of the statements made by the noble lord, he must
say, were exaggerated, and, with respect to the watching
of persons by the police after they had received tickets
of leave, he begged to inform the noble and learned
lord that only one case bad been reported to the
Home Office, and he did not think that he
would wish the Government to act upon this one single
case. He begged to inform the noble and learned lord
that Sir G. Grey intended to collect materials with re-
spect to this question, and, when he had done so, they
would be laid before their lordships..
Earl GREY rose, and was
LEFT SPEAKING.

(Enclosure No. 2.)
Camp, Naval Brigade, Feb. 18.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that the enemy
still continues strengthening his works. I am happy to
say that there have been no casualties this week, and that
the brigade is remarkably healthy. We have only 27 men
in the sick list, victualling 999 men and officers. All
symptoms of scurvy have disappeared ; and I am informed
by the medical officer in charge that be considers this as
principally owing to the liberal supply of oranges issued to
the brigade.—l have, Sze.,
(Signed) S. LUSRINGTON,
Captain, Commanding Naval Brigade.
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons,
Bart., G.C.8., &c.

Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, Feb. 24.

Sir' —I have the honour to report, for the information of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that no attack
has taken place at Eupatoria since that of the 17th inst..
which, as their lordship will perceive by the enclosed copy
of a letter from Colonel Simmons to me, was more serious
than was at first supposed. Her Majesty's ships are in eli-
gible position for assisting in the repulse of any future at
tack. The weather, which for the last few days has' been
very severe, is now remarkably fine.
I am, Lie.,
(Signed) E. LYONS,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty, London.
(Enclosure No. 1.)
Eupatoria, Feb. 20, 1855, 9 p.m.
Sir,—The bearer is an aide-de-camp of the Seraskier,
bearing despatches from Omer Pasha to his Government.
His Highness would be much obliged to you if you
would kindly order him a passage to Constantinople by
the first opportunity.
The position is much stronger here than it was ; in fact,
I should say doubly so, and nearly twice as many guns
mounted as on the 17th

Col. DUNNE wished to know if any report had been
received upon the carbine of Mr. Sharp. There was no
doubt that a breech-loading carbine was the best
that could be adopted in cavalry regiments, but they
were generally attended with the inconvenience of
generating too much gas, which could not escape in suffi-
cient time to admit of its being hurriedly loaded.
Mr. MONSELL said Mr. Sharp's carbine had been
favourably reported amongst others, and in a very short
time the best of these would be selected. (Hear, hear.)
The subject then dropped.
RIFLE CORPS.

Mr. WILLIAMS again urged upon the Government the
expediency of sanctioning the establishment of volunteer
rifle corps. He believed offers to form such corps had been
already made to the Home-office, and he thought they
ought not only to be accepted, but encouraged.
Lord PALMERSTON said ho received repeated offers of

the kind while he was at the Home•ofce CbAtt, consider-
ing that they came from civilians engaged in trade, and
living in inland localities, he did not think it worth
while to put the country to the expense of sanctioning the
formation of such rifles corps.
The subject then dropped, and the house went into com-
mittee of supply on the

That affair was pretty sharp, and the Russians lost a
great many men : we have interred 453, and there can be
no doubt they carried off and buried many more who were
killed at long ranges by our artillery.
They also left nearly 300 dead horses on the field.
Our loss was 87 killed, 277 wound° I, Turks; 4 killed
and 9 wounded, French ; and 13 killed, 11 wounded, of
the p ,pulation ; besides 79 korses killed and 18 wounded.
Our field battery had 19 men (Turks) killed, and every gun
(six) disabled.

The Turks behaved very well. Selim Pasha, the Egyp-
tian, who was killed, was a great loss, but his place is well
supplied by Suiiman Pasha, who was wounded.
Omer Pasha was most gratified for the promptitude with
which you sent up ships after hearing of the attack. The
exertions of the officers aad men of your fleet in disembark.
ing troops, &c., here are beyond all praise ; but, unfortu-
nately, the weather during the last week or ten days has
not been propitious, and consequently transports have been
detained longer they otherwise would.—l am, &c ,
(Signed) J. N. SIMMONS,
Royal Engineers,
attached to Omer Pacha's Staff.
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.8., &c.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock.
The Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill was read a
second time and ordered to bo committed.
PETITIONS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Islington praying for an alteration in the licens-
ing system.
Mr. J. BALL and several other hon. members presented
petitions, praying for the repeal of the newspaper stamp.
Mr HORSFALL presented three similar petitions—one
from the reporters of the Liverpool newspapers, another
from the letter-press printers, and the third from the in-
habitants of Liverpool generally.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Selby, in York-
shire, praying for the closing of public-houses on Sundays.
Mr. GLADSTONE presented a p3tition from some of
the Manchester newspapers in favour of the bill for the re-
peal of the newspaper stamp.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a similar petition from the
Manchester Examiner.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Lord
Dundonald stating that he had discovered a secret by
which he could destroy the enemy, his fleet, and his for-
tresses, and praying that ho might have an opportunity of
testing his invention.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was or-
dered for Tamworth, in the room of Sir R. Peel, who since
his election had accepted the office of a Lord of the Admi-
ralty.
REFORM OF THE ARMY.
Colonel REED gave notice that on Monday he should
ask the First Lord of the Treasury if the Government
contemplated bringing in any measure for the reform of
abuses in the army, ant, if so, when might it be expected ?
THE INVESTIGATOR.
Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice that, on Monday, ho would
ask whether it was true that the crew of the Investigator,
which had recently been engaged in attempting to explore
the North-West Passage, having lost all their clothes, had
only received 31. per man as compensation?
LONDON AND SOTTH-WESTERN RAILWAY
BILL.
On the motion of Mr. DEB DES it was agreed that the
London and South-Western Railway Bill, read a second
time on the Bth of this instant March, he referred to the
Committee of Selection; and that it be an instruction
to the said committee to refer the said bill to a committee
of live members, consisting, as far as may be, of the same
members as the Devon and Dorset Railway Bill referred
to in the session of 1853.
RAILWAY AND CANAL BILLS.

Mr. STRUTT moved that the Board of Trade do pre-
sent to the house, a report upon the Railway and Canal Bills
of this session, in conformity with the recommendation
contained in the fifth report of the Select Committee on
Railway and Canal Bills of the Session of 1853.
Agreed to.
LORD LUCAN.
On the motion that the house at its rising should adjourn
-until Monday next,
Lord ELCHO asked the hon. member for Bristol
whether he intended to proceed with his motion for a com-
mittee to inquire into the conduct of Lord Lucan and the
disastrous charge at Balaklava. He asked this question be-
cause since notice had been given of the motion Lord Lucan
had demanded a Court-martial, and he thought the hon.
member would see the expediency of postponing the mo-
tion pending this inquiry, should it take place.
Mr. H. BERKLEY consented to postpone his motion
for the present, but he should still feel himself at liberty to
bring it on should he deem it necessary to do so.
The motion for adjournment was then agreed to.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. DISRAELI said it would be for the convenience of
both sides if the Government would settle at what hour
public business should commence every day. Hitherto it
had been half-past four, but of late the time had varied
from half-past four to five.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his
noble friend at the head of the Government would answer
the question on some future occasion.
Lord PALMERSTON, who came in subsequently to the
above question, stated that it would be for the convenience
of the Government if it was understood that in future
public business should commence at half-past four o'clock.
NEWSPAPER STAMP BILL.
Sir H. -WILLOUGHBY wished to know if it was the
intention of the Government to proceed with this bill, and
if so, when?
The CHANCELDOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was.
Mr. RICARDO pressed the right hon. gentleman to fix
a day for the second reading.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
he should bo prepared to move the second reading on Mon-
day, the 10th inst.
EXCHEQUER BALANCES.
Mr. M`GREGOR moved as an amendment to the ques-
tion " that the Speaker do leave the chair," that the fol-
lowing returns be ordered, namely :—Returns of the ba-
lances at the credit of the Exchequer on the 24th day of
February, 1854, and on the 24th clay of February, 1855 :
Of the amount of the Treasury Deficiency Bills at
the Bank of England on the 24th day of February,
1854, and on the 24th day of February, 1855:
Of the number and amount of Exchequer bills outstanding
on the 24th clay of February, Ijsl, and on the 24th day of
February, 1855, stating the interest per cent. per day,
and when payable : Of the number and amount of Trea-
sury bonds outstanding on the 24th day of February, 1851,
and on the 24th day of February, 1855, stating tho dates.
1 when signed, when payable, and the rate of interest :•
Of the amount of the capital of the Bank of England on
the 24th clay of February, 1854, and on the 21th day of
February, 1855, stating the details of the said capital as to
how invested, and if in Government Securities, showing
the value per cent, of such securities on the above dates, and
also the value per cent. of other than Government Securi-
ties held as capital by the Bank ofEngland on the samedates.
Of the amount of the sum called the Rest in the Bank of
England on the 24th day of February, 1854, and on the
24th day of February, 1855, stating the particulars iu de-
tail of the amount of the said Rest, whether consisting of
bank capital, profits, Government and other securities,
specie, and Bank notes. Of the amount of other than
Government securities held by the Bank of England on the
24th day of February, 1854, and on the 24th day of February,
1855, stating the particulars of such securities, whether on
real estate, mines, foundries, bonds, bills of exchange, or
moneys, and how convertible and payable : of the amount
of notes of the Bank of England on the 24th day of Feb-
ruary, 1854, and on the 21th day of February, 1855,
stating the amount in 'circulation, and the amount
held on those days by the Bank ; distinguishing
separately the amount issued on acccount of
the Bank capital, and on account of the bullion in
the Bank : Aud, of the amount of moneys due as deposits
in the savings' banks of England, Wales, Scotland, and
Ireland, separately, on the 24th day of February, 1854,
and on the 24th day of February, 185, stating in what
securities the said deposits are invested, whether in the
Funds, Treasury Bonds, or other and what securities.
Mr. WILSON said the returns could not be granted.
The amendment was withdrawn.
BREECH-LOADING ARMS.
Mr. MAGUIRE brought under the notice of the house
certain improvements in the manufacture of breech-load-
ing fire-arms, acct urge Z the importance of adopting
such improvements in the British service. He parti-
cularly referred to Sharp's breech-loading rifle. The
inventor of that arm was a few years ago a humble me-
chanic in America, but he introduced his invention to the
American Government, and having been thoroughly tested
and found to be the best weapon of the description in ex-
istence, it was now universally adopted in the American
army. It was brought under the notice of the authorities
at Woolwich, in May last, but although Dials and experi-
ments had since been made to test the value of the rifle no
intimation whate-. er of the result had been communicated '
to those who wore the most interested in it. To-day the
weapon had been tested at Lord Ranelagh's at Fulham,
and ho would tell the house the result of the experiment. 1
The great advantage of the weapon was, that it could be
loaded at the breech with only three movements, whereas
the ordinary tale reviled eye, The minis Title could ,

111
Enclosure No. 1. I nant-Colonel, without purchase, March 9. -To be Lieute- on the Bth November in the Harbinger. Ne at firol
400
Camp, Naval Brigade, Feb. 11, 1855. Emits, without putehase.—Ensigns R. E. Brookes, E. J. outside the harlatur, :and on going in there were !Lot
Sir,—ln continuation of our proceedings, I have the ho- Dumaresque, A. Whitten, and J. S. Churehill, March 9. GO vessels lying in the harb..ur The harbour could tir4
nour to inform you that we have been employed this week 47th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Richard T. Far- contained many more. They had a cargo of vegeta'.,e,
in carrying shot into the batteries. , Tile enemy continues yen to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, March 9.'
augmenting his defences and firing on our working parties To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensigns J. M.
days
they
assians on the town. The garb,
during the day. Several ineffectual sorties have been Straton, T. Young, 0. O. De Lanc3, W. C. R. Mylius, of al advance of the R.O ' . within t '
Two after got u order to move, in consequiai
made on the French during the past week. March 9. • busts
I have also been getting up slops and provisions, and 48th Foot—Captain G. L. D. Arniel from half-pay un- Shaftesbury, laden with gunpowder, was lymgombus
harbour ; but, another filled with the same c
~ _ at
have a supply for seven days of the latter in our store attached, to he Captain, without purchase, vice Du Bor- was outside. Saw then captain of the Resolute 0°,,,,,i
0r.7.
tents. diets, whose appointment, as stated in the Gazette of the before the hurricane. His vessel bad then been
I have much pleasure in informing you of the healthy 2d February, 1855 has been cancelled, March 10.
state of the brigade, having only 44 in the sick list, no seri- 49th Foot—To 'be Lieutenants, without purchase--En- outsidethe
g aletihnee
reased, harbour.h he
,sThboeu
id captain
either (pCuatp to
u. Lewis)
to s
01:rs
ous cases, and victualling 998. . signs Charles John Cramer Roberts, from the 3M Font ;
I have, &0., C. W. Chaplin, from the 56th Foot% H. J. Davies ; H. into the harbour, for lit was dangerous
chored. Knew nothlna of where Cap
S. LUSHINGTON. G. Rocvers • W. Madan • F. Powell, March 9. .
hr" The br meter was low. but Kayer
gerolistawinhe"Chbr
els:citric!

50thFoa—Major John Lucas Wilton to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase, March 9. To be Lieutenants,
without purchase—Ensigns E. Leach, J. Lamb, F. Falk-
ner, E. J. Miller, March 9.
55th Foot—Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Henry C. B. Daubeney,
C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Palms
Spread Morgan, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase,
March 9.
57th Foot—To be Lieutenants, witbout purchase—En-
signs D'Arcy Curwen, H. D. M. Shute, C. G. Clarke,
March 9.
LBth Foot—Wm. Dunn Bond, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Fitzgerald, who retires, March 9.
62d Foot—Major Robert Ambrose Shearman to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, March 9. To be
Lieutenant, without purchase—Ensigns W. Dying, T. A.
F. Duff, and J. J. Rowan, March 9. TO be Ensign, with-
out purchase—Conrad Sawyer, Gent., March 9.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.

John Hall, wharfinger, Purfleet Wharf, Camden Town.

BANKRUPTS.

Samuel Adams, licensed victualler, New.court, Goswell-
street, to surrender March 19 and April 13, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official
assignee, Basioghall street ; Laurance, Flews, and Boyer.
Robert Fowler, pork butcher, B tyford, Somerset, March
20 and April 20, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling,
Bristol.

at that time. Jairomete- ' taro
apparent indications of the approach of a 6 ;0
After the gale the /arbour. was encumbered ci)
the - wrecks and portions of the cargoes of esil
that had suffered. The Harbinger remained aboat
weeks in the harbour after the storm. Capt. Cburinig:e
and the transport staff came on board the illir"1"01
after the storto, in coutiequence of his own vessel 10.1111/
been damaged. When discharged, the cargo, "P!„15oi
the patatles, was qtite rotten: Some of the u-oigt
potatoes when taken an at Constantinople were if°,4
bad. He did not think there War, room in the barrio
for the whole of the 'vessels off Balaklava dorilv°lo
storm. At the same time the anchorage he We'
very The dangerous. tiny
committee adjourned at a quarter to bur
twelve o'clock on Monday., i• tell"
It will have been seen, from our Parliamentari no
gence of last evening, that a message bal been set J'
the House of Lords, asking' permission fur the St etPhi
once cf the Duke of CambriAge the Earl of Luca
Earl E“rl of Cardigan, and Lord flardin,,e on thi, COo'l
to give evidence. The reply to the message will ill'
probability be returned this evening.

George Major, builder, Swindon, Wilts, March 20 and
April 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
official assignee, Bristol; Brown, Swindon; Prideaux,
Bristol.

Edward Burnell, baker, Houndaditch, March 15, at one,
and April 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen-
nell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; G. and E. Hil-
leary, Fenchurch buildings, Fenchurch-street.
Edward Carrington, grocer, Birmingham, March 24, and
April 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittlesten, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knight, Birmingham.
John Balkwill, boot-maker, Exeter, March 19 and April
19, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official
assignee, Exeter ; Terrell, Exeter.
John Dixon Parry, brewer, Sutton, near St. Helen's,
Lancivhire, March 23 and April 13, at eleven, at the
Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liver-
pool ; Payne, Liverpool.
Josiah Ga►fatt, tailor, Northwich, Cheshire. March 20
and April il, at eleven, at the Liverpool DiAr et Court.
Horgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Liuklaters, Sise-lane,
London ; Palgrave, Liverpool.
Thomas Hall, bobbin manufacturer, 01 +ham, Lancashire,
March 19 and April 16, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Cobbett
and Wheeler, Manchester.

Patrick Shauley, boot and shoe dealer, Manchester,
March z 0 and Ap►il 17, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Rowley
and Son, Manchester.

William Riley, James Lupton, Robert Halstead, and
John Haworth, cloth manufacturers, Burnley, March 29
and April 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinsons and
Last, Manchester.

George Hutchison, timber-merchant, Palace-row, New-
road, March 20 at half-past two, and April 24 at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Sambrook-court; Taylor, South-street,Fint-bury-square.
Samuel Perkes (trading under the style of S. Perkes and
Co.), engineer, Earl-street, Blackfriars, March 20 and
April 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld,
official assignee • Indermaur, Devonshire-terrace, High-
street, Mai ylebone.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

William York, builder, Glasgow
James Sutherland, distiller, Inverness.
Joseph Littlefair, tailor anti clothier, Glasgow.
Henry Glass, manufacturer, Kirkaldy.

BANK OF ]
4n Account pursuant to the Act 1
the Week ending on Saturda;

ENGLAND,
'th and Bth Victoria, cap, 82, fcr
1• the 31 day of Mardi, 1855.
=KENT.

NOTTINGHAM RACES.

ISSUE DEP,
A
Notes issued ........ 26,512,935

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities ...... 2,984,90 P
Gold coin and bullion 0,512,985
Silverbullion........ -

£26,512,%5

X 26,512,985
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
;55.

Dated the Bth day of March, l&

RANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Best .......... 3,1,34,524
Public deposits tin-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and

PAJLTMENT.

Government securities

(ineludg.llead Weight

Annuity) .......:.. 11;26,463
Other securittos ...... 15,0'2,782
ti‘ les . .......... 7,414 736
Gold and silver coin,. 676,849

Dividend Aecoluits) 5,033,184
Other depoilis ...... 10,607,057
seven Day and other
Bills . 913,059

£31,730,824

£34 73',224
M. SIAIISUALL, Chief Uashier.

Dated the 9th day of March, I

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar coo.:
puted from the returns made iu the week ending the 6tb
March, 1855. is 2is ltd per hundredweight exclusive of
the duties of Customs p.id or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-Tlll3 DAY.
Amsterdam ........ 11 161,4 Gibra' tar ~
Ditto, three months .. 1 i l 8 t L. IV orn
lotterdam ............ 11 18!,4 Genoa ........•..... 25 52%
Intwerp 25 37% A.tlan ...... • • .. ••
irussels 25 37% Venice ..........
amburgh .......... 13 6% Naples .• •• ..... 43%
Altotta ............ Palermo ........ • •
Pari5........ .. • • .... 25 15 Messina ..... 131
Ditto, three months 25 42% Lisbon
Marseiles ....... 25 45 Oporto .. ............ 53Ni
tourdeaux Rio Janeiro
ankfort•on Maine •• .. 118% Buclios Ayres..
................ New York, 6o days' sight
Vienna ..........•• •• 12740 Philadelphia ..
Trieste.... ........ .. 12 45 PRICES OF BULIICN, PER OZ.
Petersburg ............ 35% Foreign Go1•t in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid ............... 49% •. Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0

acliz •••.••• ••
iarcelona ............ 9w Dollars 0 0
•• ......... 'Silver in bars • 0 5 114,

ARMY BEFOR/? SEBASTOPOL CUM-

MITTEE.-(T.EIS DAY.)

(Continued from our first edition. )

The Rev. E. G. Parker, chaplain of the Ist Division
of the Army, was next called. He stated that he arrived
in the Crimea at the beginning of December. A great
,teal of sickness prevailed when he got there. The
medical attendance was good, as far as the professional
gentlemen were concerned ; but there was a great defi-
ciency of medicines. In the h:)spita's the men had
fresh meat every day. He often heard the medical men
ay they wished to administer opium and other medicines,
but that they could not obtain them. The medical men
attended assiduously to their duties until they became
invalided themselves. If he had not been for some time
in South America, where he had been a great deal
amongst yellow fever, he' questioned whether he should
have been able to withstand the effluvia in the hospi-
tal tents. He often had to retire from them, and one
of his brother clergymen bad to be carried out. When
a man died he was wrapped up in his blanket and carried
to the grave, and sometimes the body was buried ; but
this was not always observed, as a practice prevailed of
digging up the bodies to steal the blankets. There were

niany wilt dogs about the camp, but it was more pro-
bable that they fed upon the dead horses, and did not
crateh up the bodies of the dead. The exertions made
).5, the officers of the Guards were such as to make those
egiments more comfortable than other portions of the
army. There were 8 other chaplains besides himself, but
lie was the only one who could bear the duty they had
to perform. He hail only done so with much difficulty,
and was at length obliged himself to yield. He had a
norse for his use and an allowance for forage, but he
could scarcely get any hay. They had a tent to them-
'elves. He thought the hospital tents were not at all
ulapted for the purpose. He went into the Turkish
',ants and found them very much better than the Eng-
lA. Scurvy, dysentery, and diarrhoea were the diseases

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.
Helmet
Kennyside Hero
Whitelock
Miss Allen
Falcon
Swill Parcel
Five ran.
CASTLE STAKES.
Leybonrr a
Whitelock
Poor Maria
F.,nr ran.
HURDLE RACE.
Tom Gurney
Warwick
Star of England

,f the camp---broughl'about by cold, salt meat, and
xposure to the weather. The men complained that the
inroasted coffee aggravated their maladies, and some of
the officers bought chests of tea for their use. Lime
luice was also supplied to them to prevent scurvy. When
he was in the Crimea a medical commission had arrived

there, and were taking evidence. The hospital at Bala-
flay& was very much crowded. There was a depot of
oedicines at Balaklava when he arrived. What it
;ontained be could not tell. He thought he was there

!tiring the very worst part of the bad weather.
rhe troops were, generally speaking, very badly off for
but were never entirely without it. The snow on
she ground of course increased the difficulty of finding
'outs and brushwood for fuel. He thought the sickness
.nd mortality which prevailed w.rs in a great degree
attributable to the want of a good supply of fuel. The
cam clothing was not supplied to the Ist Division
intil within a day or two of the time he left, and then
t was not complete. The commissariat department
r the Ist Division was very fairly administered.
l'hers was never a deficiency of ration.. The hospital
darquees were lined, but the tents were not. He was
attended himself by the medical staff, and was
reated with the greatest kindnesi by them and the offl-
Trs generally. Never saw Lord Raglan or any member
f his staff in the hospital tents. He had made repre-
entations as to the crowded state of the hospitals to the
edjutant General and Quartermaster-General, but they
vere not attended to. Some huts were being raised
vhen he left. It was his opinion that when tho hot
.feather came on Ba'aklava would be a most unhealthy
lace, and a plague would be very likely to break out.
ilia only remedy he could for the present suggest was
'e burning with fume all those bodies which were un-
nried. lie should think Balaklava, at the best of
Imes, was not a very healthy place in summer. Nothing
.1 the shape of waterproof was used in the hospital
lilts. The men lay in their blankets in the tents, and
;)e water might have penetrated to them bad he not
;Aken precautions to see that the ditches round the mar-
gees were cleared nut by the orderlies. He came away
the 16th January. The officers of battalions and
,articular regiments were very rittenlive in visiting the
,r,pitals, and paid for condirts for the invalids at their
wn expense.__ _ _

FOREST PLATE.

Captain Bellacett, of the Harbinger, was next called.
taf! *Ad that, he atriyed et the harlypr of Bghtigaira
_

Seven ran.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE'

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TATTERSALL'S.—TnessDAT' 0 , 10.
, be
The room was very thinly attended, most . of at hti
makers who started en the " spring circuit"; t,, 0');
ginning of the week having gene "to 05.5c0u1y
Nottingham meeting, after renewing with an e' Tat
amount of success their practice at Coventry c'n
and at Liverpool on Wednesday. at
•
The subjoined list comprises all the bets tb"
laid in the course of the afternoon :
GREAT METROPOLITAN. -
100 to 10 agst Fandango (taken)
100 to 10 agst Pharsalus (taken)
200 to 16 agst Paletot (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 41 agst Marc Antony (taken) 0
260 to 5 agst Weathercock Os 1/11i
Marc Antony is gone into the DaneburY
be prepared for this event.
,ie
ote,

THE DERBY.
150 to 25 agst St. Hubert (taken and
offered)
600 to 50 agst Givenlus Duriens *531
625 to 25 agst Oulston (taken)
2000 to 30 apt Sir George (taken)
/10,V
NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING• " de-
A
The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with hod 8 ert
three-yr-olds and upwards. One mile ea" 0)1
12 subs. f fritic)l
Mr. Wood's Lady Vernon, 5 yrs, Bst. 101b ("7conle'r)
Mr. T. Taylor's Black Pepper, 3yrs, 6-t 71,1'
')
Mr. T. Parr's Wantage, 3. yrs, 6a-t. 91b (°' (iSr°l3l2l4,
Mr. :Edwards 's Small Parcel, yrs Bst llb
Betting.- Even on Lady Vernon', 3 VAltesg-t,
Pepper. Won easily by half a length. "i 0
a half between the second and third, and t
'3'l
the third and fourth. Pace good throt4bll-c1), FAIb9I
The GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 5 80'1,3 efC,,..,'"1 I
added, the second to Save his stake (i -,A11);
Mr. Mathers's Eva, 4 yrs. Bst 2lb
Mr. T. Bancroft's Helmet, 4-yrs, • (!)cluag e4ll)'
Mr. Blythe's Poor Maria, 3 yrs, Est 71b f(),
Mr. C ates's Massa Mungo, aged, Bst 21b*
,7 theri.o9„
• Betting-5 to 4 agst Eva, 3to 1 agst °qt r
made all the running ; Helmet, who was A-0041,0
second place at the distance, and a good sett
Sleep
he was beaten, however, by half a length. Thr.tbir°
between the second and third and between the ill
fourth. CO' J‘j
Th
The Nottingham Spring Handicap of 10 sece fiecorpc
and 3 only if declared, with 50 added. e 00, rzJ';
save his stake. Extra weight for certalll dee'sifo
One mile aud a half. 45 subs., 15 cf whllderpl
M r. J. Dawson's J.. ck Leeming, aged, 7st 91bikeliorlol
Mr. T. V. Turner's Miss Allen, 4 yrs, 7st tv(r,
Mr. Mather's Whitelock, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ****** se, e
The following also ran :—Sylvia, Black St '2l
Betting-5 to 2 apt Jack Lenliog, 'fog', tM
Whitelock, 4 to 1 eacheakTst Black Swan enuhptwee"
Won easily by a length; same distance "'" 011,1
second and third ; bad fourth.
with s')
The L the John Stakes of 5 soya each, WI lib. 9,
for two-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b,
ners extra. The second to says his sea
re half a mile. 23 subs. (
Mr. T. Parr's Coroner, Bst 71b ................ ••04161'
Mr. Scadlock's Garnet, Bst 41b - P1)11).
Ael al 1
Mr. T. Taylor's fby Slane—Ostrogoth's '10" )
(A 09
fillies, Bst;e,
(Obeit°
Mr. Brown's Sister to Broughton, Est 411)..i‘b, Yd
The following also ran : —Keepsake, Sheld.
Buccleuch, Frederick, Knighton, St. Al'l3! tysila
Betting-5 to 2 apt Bold Bucclolo4lol°lfr
Sister to Br iughton, sto 1 agst Garnet, vecl‘
Arnaud. A fine race; won b 3, a head ;a "
second and third, good fourth.
The Park Stakes did not fill.
6. 5, ,'olll°
ETI) 11
LIVERPOOL SPRING ,iove
Additional Particulars of the Grand PArr,.. °ill )1 WA
Chase.—Betting at starting :Bto 1 art 12 if 17P0j
agst Miss Mowbray, 6 to 1 apt Danger°llV 5"t,10,,
Needwooi, 15 to 1 apt lastion, 20 to '3 tiglell',";
Little Charley, and Maurice Daley, 10014;„,
and Garland. The winner. who was not tole° VI.
ket," ran well up in front throughout. "j;rzieler 01;
led over the last flight of hurdles, ,
second, and Wanderer, in close attA...m-beAl:cio
Half-way up the distance Maurice 17. sn
Wanderer headed Free Trader. Al'et.
race in, the latter was beaten by two -1e,nlift",;(1,„"1
third. Janus was fourth, and Danier°,ll;3o°V,t
hind them at long intervals came Buret o'e and fellbe
Nugget. Garland, Boundaway, •
,1)1•10'40,1ot
walked in, in the order named. Mice •
5n 41err,1,41
Beecher's Brook the second tine roue°, "js. Ot
verely injured that she died soon afterOr be ifror,4
was unhurt. In going up to the brook 'd threJoAcb'e
the middle of the ruck. Pimpern, who Mheldre 10
mishaps early in the race, was pulled tlP:Fee°'jP"r'l
the stand the first time. Peter fell at tuend,'olloV
beyond Beecher's Brook the first time Y
0,1
Charley and Needwood fell soonafter 10-
ro
lf be
96
Brook the second time. Half-and-Ile' 1/
On the course 1,000 to 20 was taken ""
ton for the Chester Cup.

COUNTEY 4CA.Rii°

;' to'fi:
DERBY SMITHFIELD.—gik''t befj 'fen' 0
f 1)1 bet
There was but a moderate supply' of, -''„(1 or 013.tioo'
there being none from the North of .Evg'‘`"Tbe
The best sorts were scarce and well 50h" f, -
were
sheep was fully an average one, wittou,„a.- too #,JI
The supply of pigs large. Fat and atoll 1 rf
• f, 0 0
numerous, and lower in price. ..„130„A to,, toj
The following were the quotations • Dal, I," 6. tr
mutton, 7d Co 7,d ; lamb, Od to Od ; c7,.b ~
lb. ; pigs, 9s Gd to 9s 9d per score ; r°111•°10"
per 141 b. ; hides, 36d to 4id per lb ;
per lb.

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BiBT/13. Jo
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OF • SON. ~ / CO.-
On the 7th inst., at Seuthsea, the 1911°'
Groff
P. Brenton von Donop, of H.M.S. 'Vulcan.
p eOn
run theddo
c7kt he . iErit sstq..,,Ch
OP • DAUGHTXB• e wit.. 0f
atof HCoaremfp°tordnisPartreekt:lll".
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On the 6th inst., at SALBLRukie'llegl)Cielro7;l*Tit3'T.cylstiiii:
liams, Esq., to Sarah, youngest daugbtel 10, o°
Revell, Rs+, of Chelsea' Hospital•. i p 4., °,.f, /14rtil
On the 7th inst., Henry L. Raton° ',,t' liesv"„tte,..,
ton-street, Gordon square, second canto- fignr''' Ow' /
Esq. of Bedford-place, Russell-square, f Antet°ll„/
daughter of the late N. Raphael, EQ., °
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joil°
.D IS D. .11tree‘ t.
Barn Ozer° of
On the 7th inst., at his residenee, In
fairer' of 'd.
Hollins, Esq., A.R.A. g ovnbus, sonltir
On the 16th ult., in the Crimea, 01 --- wag Ce"
Franklin Knight Kirby, 931 Flighlantl,,ar.stbp 0, ,00
late Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Cox .0-` 511°"1.
ham, aged 19. DOW Ilef‘
On the 16th ult., on board the Croostle, of the .a
Monsell, vicar of Eghano, aged 18. , ~,,t dung-pee
Bewley Monsen, 19th Regiment, eldest on ' mod::
On the 7th inst. at Clifton, Mary. e''''dihsoto, /
late Rev. Sir J. G. Thomas, Bait., of J3O
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