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recommend the system of competition. Direct and in- F choice, weeld not have been placed in situations of such swaths...lse the payment of clerks of pc...,
direct bent fits wt uld result from its adoption. It would I responsibility. He therefore augured well for thet system laud by salaries instead of fees.
e cuduce to the efficiency of the public service by precut.- of examination which had been recommended, and he LOAN SOCIETIES BILL.
ing the fittest persons to fill the various situations. He concurred wi• h the noble lorA in thinking that !uniting Leave was s;iven to bring in a bill to revive and con-
denbted whether the beats of the $ arioue departments young men against one another, in ord-r to see who tinue far a limited time an act to amend the laws relating
were. ab'e to devote sufficient time to inquire into the could win the race, was better than a walle over on the to lean societies.
eligibility of clerks appointed in their departments. If I part of a single candidate. It was
for these amongst The Commons Inclosure Bill was brought up and read
the heads of such offices really required to get the best 1 other reemins taw. he we s not pr-pared to negaeive the a first time.
men,
they would hail the system of competitive . alma. ' rratolation of the noble lord. It it had not been for the The Valuation of Lends (Scotland) Act Amendment
nation as being the only one which would effect the oh- statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer it might Eill was brought up and read a fi; st time.
jest they had in view. It raised the standard of ability ~ have been thought that this was an attempt to press j The Law and Assessed Taxes, &e. (Scotland) Bill was
naturally, and he could not conceive any system so upon the House of Commons a s'jstem which it did not also brought up and read a first time.
well calculated to ensure the efficiency of public ser- wish to accept ; but he (the noble lord) trusted that the ~ The Sale of Corn Bill was brought up by Mr. ADDER-
va nts. If in the Revenue depertment the clerks re- resolution would strengthen the hands of the Govern- LET and read a fir-t time.
quired superior ability, why in the Revenue ment, and that it would satisfy these who might be un- RAILWAY TRAFFIC ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
and Customs departments, since the introduction successful in the race that the system was founded upon 1, Mr. D. G RIFF ITEIS moved the second reading of
of the system of competitive examination, bad the Secre- public principle, and that Government was going hand this bill, the object of which he explained to be to
Y tar of the Treasury appointed 240 clerks? Was it in hand with the House of Commons in the adoption of facilitate the means of obtaining justice in cases of
possible that that right hon. gentleman could have exer- a system by means of which the public offices might be dispute between private individuals and •he railway
eised the necessary supervi,ien to obtain the requisite filled by tee best men that could be obtained. (Hear.) companies, in connection with the traffic on existing
ability in those at the rate of 12 or 14 appointments a I Lord GODERICH expressed his thanks to the Go- , railways.
month ? It was simply out of the question vernment for the course they bad adopted, which he Mr. wow w moved that the hell be read a second time
that he could do so. The fact was that the believed would be satisfactory to the bowie and to the that day three months.
Government retained the patronage for political consi- ceuritry. (Hear.) Since he brought this question be- This amendment was carried without a division, amid
deratione. The system was bad, and he deprecated fore the house many important steps had been taken by i loud laughter from all sides of the house.
the existence of the practice of hon. members of that the Government, and he trusted that now the principle Mr. HUGESSEN then moved the adjournment of
house dispensing patronage in the shape of appointments , would be still further extended, the house, which was carried, and tae house adjourned
to the Customs and to tidewaiterships. There was The resolution was then agreed to. at 25 minutes to one o'clock. .
ample room in those appointments for serious corruption PRIVATEERING.
between members and constituents. Nominations in such Mr. LINDSAY moved an address for copies of Mr.
a way did not consider in the slightest degree the capa- Marcy'zs letter to the French Government, in answer to
tail ty of the persons appointed ; and he, for one, desired I the communication of the resolution of the Paris Con-
I see the system entirely swept acay. (Hear.) No- I ference upon the subject of privateering ; and of any
thing would more tend to sprawl pub is education than
other papers or correspondence that may have passed
the adoption of the system of competitive examination. between the British Government arid other powers. The
Taat was not merely his own opinion, but thoseto whom, hon. member explained that those papers related to a
on a question of that kind, the house would listen with subject of some importance to England as a maritime
deference. He would refer to the good effects which nation. He believed that upon the resolution of the
had followed the course adopted by the Society of Arts Paris Conference being brought before the American
in consequence of his motion last year, and of the speech Government they had readily consented to the second
of the right honourable the Chancellor of the and third, but had not given an unanimous adhesion to
Exchequer. In Ireland, Dr. Graves had ex- that proposition which dealt with the rights cif priva-
pressed a decided opinion of the benefit which had teers. What was wanted to complete the system laid
resulted from the partial adoption of the principle of down by the Paris proposition was, that private pro-
public competition for appointments to the public service. pesty should be respected at sea as it was on shore. He
He stated that new life had been infused into education
thought that the time was not far distant when the house
from the establishment of the principle, and that in the
crust discuss that principle, but his present object was
University of Dublin a to get the papers printed, so that the house might he
to qualify students for those examinations. If the partial prepared to deal with tire question next session. We
adoption of the sy4emn had so affected the state of edu- must go forward having done so much, for at present
cation, what would he the effect if the system were fully neutral flag covered neutral goods, except contraband of
carried out 1 It would give a stimulus which no other war. We had five million tons fleeting in ships, our
direct means would supply, and though that might be an exports were 100 millions, and in onr imports nearly the
indirect good, he contended that it was one well worthy same ; and therefore the question was of far more im-
portance to LI s than to any other country. What would
of consideration by that house. All he asked hon. gen- .
tlemen to do in affirming his resolution, was to express a be the consequence if we were engaged in a war with
favourable opinion as to the extended application of a America or France ? The premium on marine ae.sur-
system which the commissioner.;' reports had proved to ances would be increased 10 per cent. Then there would
work well, and to give such a stimulus to Government as be 5 per cent- war risk on British ships ; and then the
should prevent them standing still, and oblige them to go British merchant, whatever might be his patriotism,
on in the course they had commenced. He could not would not ship in British bottoms. What would then
agree to the amendment proposed by the noble lord the become of our five ninon tons of shipping? The house
member for Tamworth, because it would bind the should consider the position in which they stood, and it
house to the opinion that limited competition was was for that reason he asked for the papers, in order
the beet system which could be adopted. If the noble that hon. members might become thoroughly acquainted
lord's amendment was carried, it would leave the ques- with the subject. All that he asked was that Govern-
tion very much where it was, since it would merely went should ley the papers on thetable, and if he should
shift the patronage from one person to another. He be successful, he would then make a substantive motion
trusted he should receive the same support from that
calculatedot
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fhwooar house.
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papers.
subject
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sl. bon.fo for
posed Parliament which he had met with in the last, and as he m
felt the question was one in which the public at large
felt the deepest interest, he should, if unfortunately op-
posed by the Government, feel it his duty to take the the British Government to grant papers which had
sense of the house by going to a division. formed the correspondence between two foreign powers.
Viscount RAYNRAM said no one was more anxious In point of fact the papers in question were not in their
that the system of limited coropetttiou should be adopted official posses-ion ; but with respect to the British and
then himself. It was with reference to what he believed American Governments what happened was this, The
an omission in the resolution of his noble friend that resolutions of the Paris conference were communicated
he considered it desirable to givo the house an op- to ell foreign Governments who were interested in the
portunity of expressing their dissent to a system of matter. Amongst others to that of America, and that
open competition. He thought that heads of depart- Government expressed their willingness to accede to
meats, feeling themselves responsible for the chit- them provided that private property should no longer be
racter of those under them, would take care that liable to capture. The subject was one that required the
only duly qualified persons ware appointed. Talent gravest consideration on the part of the British Govern-
and ab•lities were not all that was required. They scent, because it so deeply affected all our interests, and
required to have unobjectionable moral character ; and no answer could be given without careful deliberation.
some guarantee should be given that the moral fitness of In the meantime the American Goveanment was
thes
sorrycandidatesto see Parliamentary allim desired. lie should
was changed, an I when the new President came into office
b his government declined receiving any answer to the
appointments ; he would much rather see the patronage
ae thatntacroy cool I be
influence governing those
proposition of their predecessors, but begged that the
remain where it was, He did net object to the terms negotiations might be considered as suspended. Under
of his noble friend's resolution. It was only because he these circumstances, the house would see that Govern-
objected to the principle of open competition that he went could not accede to the motion of his hon. friend.
felt bound to make this addition to his motion, "that it He (Lord Palmerston) would not enter into the propo-
is desirable that the nomination of all persons desirous sition the United States had made, but his hon. friend
of competing for vacant appointments in the Civ 1 Ser- had himself made a proposition to the effect that private
vice should rest with the heads of the departments in property should be sacred on sea as it was on land. Now
which those vacancies occur." if his hon. friend would consider the circumstances he
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied would find that the practice had varied very much on
that the principle of competition had nut been carried laud in different wars. Requisitions were sometimes
out in the appointments to the Civil Service. The order in made, and were complied with by a violation of property.
council had stated that every candidate should be extemins
rtmiel
flo:pri
eeo
pealing
ahoiafnt
ght hiosarthsosoonmr. sort, and f
roief
nt
dhewo
them
while
would
l suspended.
theo
tn ep ge or
.-
But, as he had said before, the question could not be
ed by an independent commission. Since then it had been
proposed to adopt the system of free and open c :crepe-
mime.
tation. To that principle he objected, but it had ap-
peared to him that consistently with the order in council tdHs 1
eiasvetceitu:r 'leas 'lse
itdwei trusted rnti :hamea
a fair compromise might be made with the principle of Mr. BENTINCK was of opinion that 'a great war
open competition, by adopting with respect to certain could never be decided it the Paris resolutions were corn-
branches of the civil service the principle of limited coin- plied with by this c nintry. The great strength of Eng-
petition. That was, that the heads of departments should land lay in her power of destroying the commerce of her
nominate a selected nutratemof persons who were to coca- toes, and if she yielded up that power her going to war
pete amongst themselves for the appointments. He had any more would be nothing lent a farce. He should like
stated last year that it appeared to him that that princi- to know why the question had been mooted, or why it
ple was well adapted for the Treasury, for the Secretaries had at all been mixed up with the negotiations of Paris.
of State's departments, and for other departments of that In our present circumstances there could not be a more
kind, and he had stated with regard to a great numbs of important question.
departments the principle had been acted upon ; but that
a ekLneotdrdfdoi
drJ
were
notße r RUSSELL
notgSrSe Eei
ntLoL thwe
theiraso
motion,ffinoctlit surprised upsreopesrsi thathiesg:esditohna.t
tTh
shGpeoachpeoerrans.
stanced such offices as that of messenger or vilage poet-
-
with many offices it appeared altogether absurd t.o apply
n is
the principle of competitive examination. He had in-
member bad stated that if any alteration were made
waster, in which it would be altogether out of the ques-
tion. In reply to the remarks of the noble lord that the there would be five per cant. extra. But the hon.
Government had made no advance in carrying, out the prin. member had made some statements which were
eIP • le of competitive examination since the subject worthy the attention of the house, He had stated that in
had first been
übroughtpsi
n ee utnhdaetr t
itmh
ee cbyni sciod
competitive
et itoi
tni v
e ex
a_
f e thea. case of war the ships of this country would be subject to
house, he would merely remark that the appointments a heavy warb
risk,e and that
t
ourto n
carryingeut trade would
most probably transferred ••al nation. Now
he (Lord J. Russell) should like G
to hear from t.e overn-
naent some exp'anation as to the propositions which had
ambnaid,alabFteiooeranesifitnslitehdtebelCational Debt office, the office of Woods
office of Works, the Police-court, Bow-
be been agreed to at the coneress of Paris. No doubt in
street, the Poor Law Beard, the freasury, and the War
theease of war between England, France, and Russia,
office. In Scotland the same principle had been applied
we remold not do otherwise than adopt them ; but that
in appointments to the Registrar-Generale office. In
' war having ended, we were under no necessity at making
Ireland the Chief Secretaries office, the Constabulary
concessions of principles which were in conformity with
office, the Loan office, the Dublin Metropolitan Police
the law of nations, and which this country had always
office, and many other offices. He trusted that would
acted up to. No notice had been given to the country,
be deemed a sufficientpeatnitsit(vmerwtaosththeecdhiaffirgcuelt4haotftgheetZ
or to either House of Parliament, thee such propositions
vernment had been standing still. One difficulty in the
were to have been entertained at the eongress. They all
supposed that Lord Clarennadou:twheanytetobeePna:uisrtporismwdaktoo
o theut powers,en ea
,3-
epacpes with Russia; but with respect to decleratiens of
together persona on the same spot in order to compete,and
the unfair
the
e x advantagesmi itna gavetiont too
ktphloaseee
.wh o
Another lived nearwss tthhaet
place whereo.
dfads kind, as to the maritime rights of b lligrebmryeintnht
the people of th•A country
ct et
odrtyla:eend explanationthat
the h
noblee had .
candidates might be better quaff-
tthe ntge "[la* hear of such a subject having been started at all. Bat he
ge appoi ! vents, although in point
hadman all
manned
ethreoohledse,racnadndmidi3abtetshadanutifaira cants eover thee g
leduseattirsufascould not agree with hon, members that we should go
of fact the younger
forward, and he though the analogy sought to be esta.
blished between land and sea was quite untenable. It
given would
go ' 'as ire of France or Virginia was in a different position from
• the house to one specified course in that parti- was quite obvious tuaateaets
pledging
lord would. not think it necessary to to a division
those who sent large
reductive of the greatest inconvenience
cular might be P of men, who the next moment, might be employed against
to the public serviemON b .
the navy of this country. But the whole matter was in
fied for thepobseitidoensn.
Mr. G. HA TON ore testimony to the stimulus -state. He quite '
which the principle ol competition
manto swenan,
ton. member opposite that our most efficient weapon in
in Ireland, Pallyesp among the classes immediately
war had always been our power of crushiug the commerce
above the lower detesT.
of our enemy, and so making him most eager in desiring
Mr. J. C. BWARetippOrted the resolution, and
that the war shou'd come to an end. But if any great
hoped the time was coming, if it bad not already come,
Power, such as France or America, could maintain its
when members of this house would have no influence
trade in full vigour. and send its manufactures over the
whatever in the appointment to public offices.
world in perfect security, in neutral bottoms, there would
Mr. ADAMS also supported the resolution, and sup-
leba no reason for any hurry in making peace. Re must
ported the princip of .open rather than limited competi-
confess that he looked upon this question as being in an
tion, as that would
o y extend the patronage of the go-
alarming position, and he regretted that the declarations
vernmeet by giving ni
them the noteir.a.tion to competitions
alluded to had ever been male. (Hear, hear.)
instead of the nomination to office itself.
Mr. LINDSAY explained that he had never advo-
Mr. CLAY could not see much difference between
cated or approved of the declarations alluded to by the
Lord Goderich's plan and that of the Chancellor di the
noel© lord. He deplored them, and begged to recom-
He denied that the recommendations of
Exchequer. mend their serious consideration to the house.
members of Parliament were necessarily political.
Lord J. RUSSELL was glad that the hon. member's
Lord PALMERSTON quite agreed with what bad views coincided with his own.
been stated, that the difference between the resolution Sir C. NAPIER quite agreed with his hon. friend
of the noble lord and the principle of the Chancellor of that this matter could not remain in its present position.
was so slight that it was hardly worth
the Exchequer If these propositions were carried out our trade in war
while to trouble the house to record its opinions upo# time would be all swept away in neutral vessels, and
he would, therefore, accept the resole-
the matter, and our only remedy would be an universal blockade,' for
tion of the noble 1 reef, with the interpretaton which had
which, with our present navy, we were quite unpre-
been put upon it, and not according to the view which pared.
had bean taken of it by some boo. members who had Motion withdrawn.
spoken, and who would have every appointment under
A ed so that whoever knocked at the THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
Government ausertis •
door and claimed to be a candidate should be at once Mr. C. BUXSON moved that as address be pre-
admitted to examination. They had been told that sented to the Crown, praying that her Majesty would
Governments should shape their course like private employ all the means in her power to put down the
persona, merchant', backers, railway companies, and i slave trade, and to enforce the treaties made with other
others,
, but he b
here bad yet to learn that these powers for the purpose. He brought forward this
.too-
persons and companies filled up their appoint. tion, he said, not in opposition to the present Govern-
ments in the manner which had been recommended, meet, but to strengthen their hands,
might have been
He misinformed, but he thought, Mr. NEWDEGArE admitted the exertions of Lord
that it was their practice to look out for Palmerston t 2 put down the slave trade, but be could
persons who by their
talent and trustworthiness to not forget the exertions made by the late Lord George
proper persons to be ap- Bentinek in the same cause by endeavouring to prevent
h•Ad those positions were fleeember
(Mr. Clay) bad ex the introduction of slave-grown produce. - -
pointed. The honourable m
of membersmieht be. Mr. WATKINS thought the
oleir ed how the recommendations
..., house should direct its
t 'the respectandltY of the persons attention; to the cultivation of cotton by free labour, as
accepted as evidence of
who were presented to appointments under the Govern the beet means of putting down the slave trade.
ment.
At the same time the house must not tun away Lord PALMERSTON thanked
the hon. member for
with the notion that all these offices ware fidsed by the his motion, and assured the house that no efforts should
r to carry out the objects
members of that house. Government ~ be spared . of the motion.
nominations of
applications from persons in The motion was then unanimously agreed to.
a always open to other
and who, in otler ways, Several bills of localand • -
a respectable position in life, a minor description were in-
' (He ye, ' troduced. •
were fitted for the situations they sought. (Hear,hear.)
theprinciple
He quite concurred with the noble lord that COUNTY AND DISTRICT SURVEYORS, &c ,
ter than direct or tingle ex tmi-
of competition was far bet (IRELAND).
were liable to failure and
nations, All human efforts Mr. G. A. HAMILTON moved for a select commit-
defects,king comeention would but, generally spea • tee to
inquire
into the duties, functions, and mode of re-
the•
best men for the situations they sought. At the same mai:aeration of county and district surveyors and assist-
time, it would be impossible by a mere competitive ant surveyors, in Ireland.
examination to ascertain those great qualities of cha- The motion was agreed to.
racter, habits, and temperament of mind. Still there was
at the time of life at RAILWAYS (IRELAND).
this to be said that the young
mea
for clerkehip, Mr. BUTT moved for leave a bill to en-
which they generally presented themselves . to introduce .
that standard which was re-
- able baronies or h •ot er districts in Ireland to give guaran-
had not generally attained
deficient in mind or power of of railways passing
quisite, and if they were
situations, d
be fit for the an such districts_
application, they would not
certainly the system of competitive examination would Mr. HERBERT assented to the introduction of the
andtheir
mind - s
Ibills n the d stands
un erstan ing that the Government did not
bring out their presence of
by theprocess of !Plee itself to eta
cation more than could be secured
examinations, and therefore he 1 Loud NAAS objected *
to the principle of the bill.
and individual eaa
separate 'la After few
the Treasury. and had recern- a words from Mr. Matlawoet,
had adopted a plan in
• The ATTORNEY . t d that
e to the departments—thatin- . -GENERAL sugges e , consi
-
stead the same course
seeing whether he came dering the important character of the bill, and the late
of selecting one, and then
up to the required should be sel 1 period of the se • bill
should be permitted to be
standard, that others , ec- ,
read
first . session, the
._
those who were required a time, on the understanding that no further
fed ;and that out of the number
ex„ progress should be made with the bill this session.
should be chosen lie believed that the sys, ens of
amination had been attended with great benefit. No i Mr.. BUT l' complied with the suggestion, and leave
doubt in former times, from want of that system, young ws.ltgen to introduce the bill.
men were appointed against whom there was no ground ' PUBLIC HEALTH ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
theOa •
of educational incapauity ; yet who, nevertheless, were ' ' motion of Mr. COWPER, leave was given to
found by expsrience to be deficient in natural capacity,
bring in a bill to amend the Public Health Act of 1848,
or power of application ; and the cense q eence was and to make further provisions for town improvemeate.
the higher. appointments in many of the public offices • CLERK OW PETTY SESSIONS.
were filled by persons who, if the Government had their Leave was given to Mr. HERBERT to bring in a bill to

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

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MILITIA.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th of June,
1857, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council. Whereas by an Act passed in the session of Par-
lia.nent, holden in the 57th year of the reign of his late
Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to
empower his Majesty to suspend training and to regu-
late quotas of the Militia," it is, amongst other
things, enacted, that it shall be lawful for his
Majesty, by any order or Orders in Council, to suspend
' the calling out of the militia of the United Kingdom, or
any part of the United Kingdom, or of any county, riding,
shire, stewartry, city, town, or place, for the purpose of
being trained and exercised in any year, and to order and
direct, that no training or exercising of the militia of the
United Kingdom, or of any part of the United Kingdom, or
of any county or counties, riding, or ridings, shire or shires,
stewartry or stewartries, city or cities, town or towns, or
place or places, specified in any such Order or Ordersin Coun-
cil, shall take place in any year, anything contained in any
Act or Acts of Parliament relating to the militia to the
contrary notwithstanding."
And whereas it has seemed fit to her Majesty, by and
with the advice of her Privy Council, to suspend the calling
out of the militia of certain parts of the United Kingdom
hereinafter mentioned, for the purpose of being trained
and exercised in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-
seven ; now, therefore, her Majesty, by the advice
of her Privy Council, doth hereby suspend the calling out
of the regiments of militia specified in the Schedule an-
nexed to this Order. for the purpose of being trained and
exercised in the year eighteen hundred r.nd fifty-seven,
which Schedule is hereby directed to be taktai as part of
this Order ; and it is further ordered that this Order and
the said Schedule be published in the London G azette.—
WU. L. BATHURST.
SCHEDULE OF MILITIA. REGIMENTS REFERRED
TO IN THE FOREGOING ORDER IN COUNCIL.
ENGLAND.

Anglesey
Bedford
Berks
Bracknock
Bucks
Cambridge
Ist Cheshire
2d Cheshire
Cornwall Rangers
Cornwall Miners Artillery
Cumberland
Denbigh
Ist Derby
2d Derby
Ist Devon
2d Devon
Devon Artillery
Dot s3t
Ist Durham
2d Durham
Eait Essex
West Essex
Glamorgan
Ist Gloucester
2d Gloucester
Hampshire
Haropsh:.ra Artillery
Isle of Wight Artillery
Hereford
Hertford
East Kent
West Kent
Kent Artillery
Ist Lancashire
2nd Lancashire
3d Lancashire
4th Lancashire
sth Lancashire
6th Lancashire
Lancashire Artillery
Leicester

North Lincoln
South Lincoln
London
Ist Middlesex
3d Middlesex
4th Middlesex
sth Middlesex
Monmouth
Montgomery
Ist Norfolk
2d Norfolk
Norfolk Artillery
Northampton
Northumberland.
Nottingham
Oxft.r:l
Pembroke Artillery
Rad•or
Shropshire
Ist, Somerset
2d Somerset
Ist Stafford
2d Stafford
Suffolk Artillery
West Suffolk
Ist Surrey
2d Surrey
Sussex
Sussex Artillery
Ist Tower Hamlets
2d Tower Hamlets
Ist Warwick
2.1 Warwick
Wilts
Worcester
East York
North York
Ist West York
2.1 West York
3d West York
4th West York

AberclJeu
Argyle
Ayr
Berwick
Dumfries
Edinburgh County
Edinburgh City Artillery
Fife Artillery
Forfar Artillery

Inverness
Galloway
Ist Lanark
2(1 Lanark
Perth

Renfrew
ROBB

Stirling

Antrim
Antrim Artillery
Armagh.
Arinagh Artillery
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Ist Cork
2d Cork
3,1 Cork
Cork City Artillery
Donegal
Donegal Artillery
North Down
South Down
Dublin County
Dublin City
Dublin City Artillery
Fermanagh
Cal way
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny

,AND.
King's County
Leitrim
Limerick County
Limerick City Artillery
Londonderry
Longtord
Louth
Nei th Mayo
South Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Queeu s County
Roscommon
Sligo
Ist Tipperary
2d Tipperary
Tyrouo
Tyrcno Artillery
Waterford Artillery
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 11.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint W. T. Bridges,
Esq., to be a Member of tho Executive and Legislative
Councila of the Island of Hong Kong ; D. H. 0. Gordon,
Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Vir-
gin Islands ; J. Collings, Esq.. M.D., to b 3 a Member of
the Council of Government of the Island of Malta ; and C.
Montocchio, Esq , to be a Member of the Council of Go-
vernment of the Island of Mauritius.
Her Mejesty has also been pleased to appoint B. Alleyno,
Esq.. to be Colonial Secretary for the Island of St. Vin-
cent.