The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

WALKINGS ABOUT. BY MR. JONATHAN BROWN. j No. 1.—A WALK THROUGH THE FAIR. Gentle Reader,—You may quarrel with my taste if you will, but a walk through a fair is not altogether profitless, and is, perhaps, the next best thing to Ii walk out of it. Have you ears, eyes, taste, smell, feeing ? Here you shall have enough to regale them most sumptuously, aud some- thing to carry home to your own fireside; there, in your 8Dug arm chair, to turn ioro amusement or instruction. The Fair, Sir, is a Camera Obscura, wherein the outside world is reflected with this advantage over the optical in- strument, the figures (to use the time-honoured showman's hyperbole) are as large as life and twice as natural. Are \ou a politician? Here, at thin booth, you can be almost as much mystified all by Ii Financi¡¡1 Statement," or a 44 Ministerial Explanation." That booth, Sir, is Downiug- street, and that respectable elderly gentleman who is making Ii marble roll !lblJut in a kind of Pope Joan board ili nut the vulgar conimoo-place person you might euppose let me whisper it into your ear, that gentleman, Sir, is a Prime Minister Ever and anon as he spins his marble, be cries Make your game, Itentlemeo, ffilike your game even stakes upon the red—double on the blue—and eisht 00 the yellow ¡\. and there ail day the marble spins, and the public lays down its shillings and crown pieces tor some imaginary advantage to themselves, but they are saved the trouble of taking them up again, for somehow or other the Prime Minister and his confederates alone win. Here again is a game of skill where three or four gentle- men are winning and losing money with all possible com- placancy. In the fair, they are strangers of course out of it fast friends—bound by a kiudred spirit—travelling about a whole life-time to Rive other folks an opportunity of win- ning money from I hem-if they can. The game consists in throwing a ball in a hole; down upon the grass is thrown tbe confederate coin and bounce goes the ball anywhere but to the mark, but no sooner does aome simple soul risk an honestly earned shilling upon the event, why then. Sir, you know what follows; that game- ster is a nobleman high in office, the ball, his son, nephew, or near connexion, and as soon as it is made worth his whiHa he bowls him fairly into some office-Home, Foreign, orCotoniaI. Too-roo-roo-ri-i-ty yonder is our old favourite Punch 'twould be childish to own our partiality for him now; but what a fine sarcasm is he upon human vanity. How many are there like him, who, in the thickness of their wooden heads, mistake their own tinkling tin bell,for a nddle and fancying it discourseth moot excellent music, quarrel with a stupid world that maintains a tin bell is a tin bell after all. All bis pranks it is hardly possible to charge one's memory witb-but we know fffe did something, for which he deserved to be hanged, and wasn't and that there are many living Punch's, with the like evil propensities and the same good luck. "Charley Jones, of Manchester, who has fought 75 prize battles, and won (we know not how many) belts." Such is the sign over a Boxing Saloon," where six or eight most repulsive fellows invite you to witness, "for the low charge of tuppence, one of the greatest treats of the day," a host of talent, from the ring display, the noble and manly art of self-defence. I don't know the gentleman in flannel shirts and high- lows, but one of them is most certainly the famous Bill Sykes," well known to the readers of "Oiiver Twist," though which, where all are so much alike, t'would be diffi- cult to say. How forcibly do these gentlemen remind one of bye-gone days and if Time improves the human animal what must Figg and Broughton have been, or what Castor and Pollux;—and then, if we are shocked at seeing men rusu with their tuppeoces" to "Charley Jones, of Man- chester," what can we think of the fair and noble dames, who in the gladiatorial combat were scarcely satisfied with death. And yet, good reader, we have but little to pride ourselves upon; we are but one generation removed from the good old time, when Cribb and Molineux, Gully and Gregson were patronised by half of the upper, middle, and working classes of this enlightened country. Perhaps, after all, though these fellows might be turned to good account; let them be presented with commissions in tbo«e regiments where the nobodies" are Abjected to the worse than school-boy insults and ill-usage of the somebodies," somebody would of course get well thrashed; the public would be spared much disgust, and Lord Hard- ing's secretary many long and useless letters. The young folks are enjoying themselves upon a round- about—older folks do tbe same taking long, loug jovrneya in politics and religion, ending at the point they started from-tbe Roundabout!! Why, 'tis the daily walk of the mill-horle-the siege of Sebastopol-the Roebuck enquiry —tbe daily life of the agricultural labourer upon aUlln shillings per ".eek-of the skillrd labourer at II silk or cottoo faclory upon Ii trifle more-of a governess 10 a gentleman's family on a plain cook's wage;,—or a shirt-maker who sews her hardest and never gets money enough to buy a cobin, and who profits by this system of "muzzling the ox tbat treadeth out the corn ?'* Not you and I, geutle reader, of course-we never encourage the cheapness Ihltt produces the pauper and the felon. We pay for the poorhouses aud the prisons—the profit is for Sir John Calicoe, Me.sra. Closes Nones, and the man with the Roundabout. Let us not forget the inward man. Here," PIYS au oily looking individual, "is something you can eat," but seeing him place thin slices of hain upon thick slices of bread. •without the assistance of a fy'1'- ",c,a,cl lucnuetrto differ with -ron that point at leasl- tjtquors of all imaginable colours at one penny, and 41 Real American Ice Cream," at one half-penny a glass, of mod" hextraordiuary flavour, aod a8 cold as a cowcuinber" —very likely appearances are sometimes deceptive—it looks warm and bears-greasisb-if you object to it, pray, what may be your prÏVlitt! opiuioo of sausages ? We have had our walk thro' the fair. and our talk about iI, and hope our readers-if any have lJeen so plitiellt as tu follow us thus far—are not as heartily tired of the one as ■we are of the other. ttiS"

LITERARY VARIETIES. NATIONAL SALUTATIONS.—The busy. energetic English- man inquires, ■' How do you do 9" <18 if the only question with him w^re, not whether anything was to be done (for that he assumes), but in what way it was done. So the frenchman, who makes behaviour and polish the study of his life asks, How do you carry yourself ?" So, also, the inYentiye German demands, What are you making And the grave Spaniard demands, How do you stand ?"— The National Miscellany. THE HEART.—The heart of a man is a short word—a small substance, scarce enough to give a kite a meal-yet great in capacity yea, so indefinite in desire, that tbe round globe of the world cannot fill the three corners of it. When itdeaires more, aod cries "Give, ¡cive I will set it over to the infinite good, where the more it hath it may desire more, and see more to be desired.— Bishop Hall. PHILOSOPHY.—Instead of saying things to make people stare and wonder, say what will withhold them hereafter from wondermg and staring. Thisisphitosophy; to make remote things tangible, common things extensively useful, useful things extensively common, and to leave the least necessary for tbe last. USEFUL HINT.—Simple honesty, the naked truth, pure virtues, and a straight up-and-down way of dealing with the world have as much advantage over the vices, tricks, and stratagems in the long run, as a good square trotting horse has over a prancing pony, that goes his mile or two Jtkelbe mischief, and is done for the rest of the journey. ORIGIN OP THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS.—A portion of tbe high lands of Buckinghamshire is known by tbe uame of tbe 44 Chiltern Hundreds." Formerly these hills abounded in timber, and afforded shelter to numerous banditti; to put them down and to protect the inhabitants of the neigh- Wiring parts from their depredations, an officer waa ap- pointed under the Crown, called the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. As it is an office under the Crown, any member accepting it, ipso fucto vacates his seat in Parliament. HORSE-TAILS.—The tail of the horse is considered an emblem of dignity in Turkey, from the fact that a Turkish army once lost its standard in battle, when the leader, to inspire the drooping courage of his men, cut off the tail of a horse, hoisted it on the head of a spear, and rallied his force to victory. As a reward he received military promo- tion, the emblem of which was a horse's tail. The rank of the owner is known by the number of tails he is allowed, the highest being three, and the officers are called pashas of three tails."

ADULTERATION IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. The Quarterly Review has a most seasonable and inte- resting article on the subject of adulterations, from which we learn that there is hardly a thing that we eat or drink that is not adulterated; nay the adulterations themselves being in turn adulterated. After reading this paper, the question must occur to every mind, What is there genuine ? And the answer is, nothing but the poisons. If you take a dose of arsenic by mistake, you may not flatter yourself that it is spurious and the red lead you swallow with what has been sold to you as cayenne pepper, and curry does not borrow its complexion from anything less noxious. To- bacco, too, is an exception to the general rule of adultera- tion, possibly because it is so near akin to the poisons which enjoy so remarkable an exemption from tbe common lot. Let us see, according to the Quarterly Review, what we take once or twice a day, if not oftener (for tea-drinking is now carried to an excess), in the cups that cheer without inebriating;— A Cup of Tea-in the Tea (if green) Prussian bine, tur- meric, China clay or French chalk, used tea-leaves, aud copperas; (if black) gum, black lead, Dutch pink, used tea- leaves, and leaves of the ash, sloe, hawthorn, and of many other kinds. In the Milk,—on an average 25 per cent. of water, anatto, treacle, flour, oxide of iron, and other unknown ingredients. In the Sugar,—(if brown) wheat flour, and hundreds of the sugar insects; (if white) albumen of bullock's blood. A Cup of Coffee—in the coffee, chicory; iu the chicory, roast wheat, roast acorn, roast mangold-wurzel, roast beans, roast carrots, roast parsnips, roast lupin-seeds, roast dog- biscuit, roast horse-chestnuts, oxide of irout mahogany sawdust, baked horse's liver, and baked bullock's liver. As our readers may be struck with the novelty of those dainty components of mock chicory, baked horses' and bullocks' livers, it may be as well to show them the history of those delicacies, which make a sort of broth of coffee. In various parts of the metropolis, but more especially in the east, are t^ be found liver bakers." Their meu take the livers of oxen and horses, bake them, and grind them into a powder, which they set! to the low-piiced coffee-shop keepers, at from 4d. to 6d. per lb., horses' liver coffee being the highest price. It may be known by ■allowing the coffee to stand until cold, when a thick pellicle or akin would be found on the top. It toes farther than coffee, and is generally mixed with chicory, and other vegetable imitations of coffee. We rejoice to know that Mr. Scliolefield has given notice of a notion for inquiry into this all-pervadiog system of adulteration, which makes it a puzzle bow it is that we contrive to exist with so many attempts against our lives, carried on from so many quarters, aud all at our cost, in ) pocket as well as health—Examiner.

HOLLOWAT'S PILLS.—An infallible remedy for Coughs, Colds, and Asthmatic Complaints.—Mr. David Morris, a respectable farmer, residing at Capel Evan, near Llanelly, had been a sufferer for many year* from chronic cough aud psthma, for which he had triad remedies innumerable with- l obtaining tbe least alleviation of his sufferings. At he waa recommended by Mr. Hughes, druggist, of 'its t^m1!?'* ""altfablemedi, tei' ■HSsiiuK ~J J

CARDIFF POLICE.—MONDAY. [Before his Worship the Mayor, David Lewis, Esq.] John Rousell, a young seaman, was charged with stealing a qusntity of clothing, the property of another sailor, named James Pope. of the Fortunate, now lying in the Old Docks. Complainant deposed: That on Tuesday night la.t, he ani prisoner both slept in the forecastle of the Fortunate; next day the prisoner was discharged, and he (complainant) on that day missed from the ship a check shirt, pair of stockFug", two Guernsey frocks, and pair of boots; he afterwards iound the prisoner wearing a rlirck shirt, pair of stocking, and Guernsey frock, which he knew to be part of his miasing property yesterday (Sunday) he saw him carrying a bundle which contained the other missing articles of wearing apparel. The prisoner said, in defence, that he had taken the shirt by mistake, and that he had bought the Guernsey frocks from a seaman on board the Calcutta. He was committed for trial. Henry Docton, who had been in custody since Saturday. was charged wilh obtaining 5s. from Mr. Samuel Daniel, butcher, Bute-street, improperly. The complainant did not appear, and. in consequence, defendant was discharged. Michael Sweeny wjf charged with having been drunk io the market on Saturday. It appeared that he had been purchasing beef, and the same beiug short in weight, he had loudly relented the imposition, which attracted a large crowd around him. He was cautioned and discharged. Ellen Griffiths, an unfortunate girl, was convicted of being drunk, and making use of improper language in Bute- street, on Saturday night, and was sent to gaol for fourteen days. John Dukes admitted being a little way. tipsy" on the Butp Dock. road, 00 Satuiday, and was tined 5s, and costs. William Richards was fiued 5s. and costs, for having been drunk on Suuday. The superintendent stated that this was the fifteenth time that he had been fined. William Pettiphor was charged with refusing to join the crew of the Bachelor, of London. He now expressed his willingness to go ou board, and was, consequently, dis- charged. John Murray, captain of the Eliza, of Shields, was charged by bis mate, Tbomas Ftank, with refusing to pay him his wage«. According to their articles, he had signed to go from the Tyne to Cherbourg and back, or to a coal-loading port on the east coast of England or Scotland, and, in the event of the ship going round the land, then to be con- sidered three voyages, at £5 per voyage, on final arrival at Shield?. It appeared that the agreement-wall not complete until the yes-el had returned to Shields, but the parties were willing to settle at two voyages, at £5 per voyage. The captain claimed deductions for misconduct, and the Mayor having gone into the accounts, ordered the captain to pay complainant £Î 14s. and costs. Robert Gritnwuod, seaman, of the above ship, summoned the sKine defendant for nonpayment of £12 4s. lOd. wages. In this case the captain claimed deductions for misconduct, and the Mayor ordered him to pay £6 13s. and costs. Mary Shillow was charged with leaving her two children chargeable to the Cardiff Union. Mr. Lewis, relieving officer, deposed That she had been in the woikhouse for some months, and about a fortnight ago she deserted, leaving her children behind on Saturday night he saw her in Kosemary-street, and apprehended her. In defence, she said that she had been in the workhouse six years, and had left for the purpose of trying to get her children places She was sent to gaol for fourteen day. Henry Smith was charged with fighting near the Bute- dock., on Saturday evening. In defence, he Mid he WII8 not fivhtinjr he had "onlv »*«haog,e<J » few blows with a luena." Discharged with a cautioo. Eliza Turner aud Mary Ann Howe, two young unfortu- nates, were charged with obstructing the footpath, con- trary to the Local Bye-Laws. Howe said she was a native of Penmark, daughter of Llewellyn Howe; the further said she had been in Cardiff five weeks, and, on promising to go home. and this being her tSrst offence, she wag liberated. Turner's case was adjourned to Thursday. John Smart, sen was charged with fighting with his son, and with wouuding him. In defence, he said that his son first struck him down twice. He was discharged on paying the surgeon's fee (10s.) for dressing the wound. Jacob Lowry was charged with assisting in rescuing a prisoner from P.C. Thomas, at the Bute-docks. The man in custody was rescued, and has not since been appre- hended. Lowry was discharged. Andrew Sullivan was charged with committing a nuisance at the Bulwarks. He was discharged. George Allen was charged with keeping his house open, the British Flag. beer-house, on Wednesday night, until a quarter to twelve o'clock. P.C. Dykes deposed: That he went into the house at the above hour, and saw four persons there and three parts of a pint of beer on the table. Mr. Bird, who appeared for the defendant, said there is not a rag of a case." The Mayor thought otherwise, and said be should like to hear the defence- Mr. Bird then called Charlotte Jones, who deposed: That she engaged a bed at defendant's bouse on Wednesday; late at night, after the house was closed, she went there, and, having obtained admittance, asked tor a pint of beer and some bread and cheese for her supper, and the beer that was upon the table was the beer spoken of by the police. Mr. Bird contended that this witness wa. a-traveller, and the case did not come within the spirit of tbe Act. Tbe Mayor said it was no excuse for a landlord to supply beer to lodgers at impioper hours, but as this case was not a very aggravated one, he should dismiss it, in the hope that the defendant would be more careful. Mr. O'Driscoll, landlord of the Rising Sun, Victoria- place, Hayes, was charged with refusing to receive and provide proper accommodation for a private in the Gla- morgan Militia, he having been duly billetted upon him. Tbe defendant said the man was an improper character. It was explained to him, that be was obliged to take them in or to provide accommodation for them out. On paying the expenses that the man had been put to, the case was dismissed. NEWBRIDGE PETTY SESSIONS. (Before E. Morgan Williams, Esq., and Major Hewett.) BREACH OF THE PEACE.—William Jenkins and Joseph Gimlett were charged by Superintendent Thomas with a breach of the peace. Both defendants admitted the offence, and each was ordered to enter into his own re- cognizances in the sum of £10, to keep the peace for six months on payment of costs. Joan Morgan, keeper of a victualling house, was fined 5s. with coats, for a breach of the Sunday Beer Act. Richard Lloyd was charged by the same officer with keeping his beer-house open after eleven o'clock at night. Fined 5s. and costs. ASSAULT.—Thomas Butler wa% charged by William Thomas with assaulting him. Complainant deposed, on the 29th of April, I was at the Cross Inn and called for a pint of beer Butler came in and called for a pint; he wanted me to pay for both 1 refused; he said I had blackguarded his father about a twelvemonth ago I then went out and I called him a scamp; he followed me 200 yards on the road; I turned round to look towards him and fell down; he came up and kicked me whilst on the ground four or five times; he kicked me on the breast and I was for eight days unable to follow my work he also struck me with his fist; 1 cried out, and the mau of the inn and another came after me and got me up. Cross-examined by defeudaut: I did not challenge you as 1 went out. William Williams, landl"t de- Kvoc-a tuai tie heard disputing betivcen wi-iinl- and Butler about some beer William Thomas got up, and as he was going out he called Butler a scamp, and said that he (Butler) was not as good a man as he Butler went out after him shortly afterwards, I saw Butler return, and said to him, •• You have been doing it tidy nowhe said he had only been giving him a flip or two. ASSAULT- —Mary Jenkins was charged by Jennett Evans with assaulting her. Jennett Evans sworn I am a widow living at Dowlais; as I was going to the shop three weeks last Monday, Mary Jenkins threw pieces of coal at me, and struck me on my breast, and abused me with her tongue. Fined Is. and costs. Lot Howells was charged by Superintendent Thomas with keeping a beer-house open after eleven o'clock at night. Fined Is. and costs.

THE PRINCIPALITY. Preparations are being made in Pembroke Dock, for laying down the Howe, a 131-gun ship, and six feet longer than the Duke of Wellington. One of the building slips is obliged to be lengthened for the purpose, there being none in the whole yard long enough to receive her. A requisition, numerously and influentially signed, has been forwarded to the Mayor of Tenby, calHng on him to convene a public meeting for the purpose of forming an association for advancing the interests of Tenby. The following are, we believe, some of the contemplated im- provements:—The establishment of a bank and savings bank, the erection of public buildings such as a town-hall and reading-room, the improved condition of public amuse- ments, the formation of public walks. The gigantic iron steamship, lOOOfeet long, now building for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, is to run from Milford Haven to Australia.

THE CHURCH, The foundation stone of the new museum at Oxford, will, we understand, be laid by the Chancellor of the Uui- versity, the Earl of Derby, at the approaching commemora- tion. Wednesday, June 20th, is the day appointed. The Bishop of Gibraltar is lying ill in the Crimea, having received a alight sun-stroke the other day. He ia getting better. The Corporation of the Son* of the Clergy elected, on Saturday last, 28 widows and 19 single daughters of deceased clergymen, as pensioners of .£10 per annum. The Working Men's Church Association at Birkenhead, have commenced a church to be dedicated to St. Aidan. PROFESSORSHIP AT CAMBRIDGE.—Oo Tuesday the Rev. J. Grote, M.A., Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Cam- bridge, was elected Professor of Moral Philosophy in that University, in the room of Dr. Whewell, resigned. PRESENTATION or A TESTIMONIAL.—The Rev. T. Coney, jun., M.A., curate of Wick and Abson, near Gloucester, having received an appointment as assistant-chaplain to her Majesty's forces in the East, tbe parishioners, ill order to mark their sense of the rev. gentleman's worth, have pre- sented him with a handsomely-embossed silver inkstand, a gold pen, and a gold pencil case. TESTIMONIAL.—The Rev. J. Smith has for some months past officiated as curate at the Parish Church, Cheltenham. On the occasion of hia leaving the town, a few members of the congregation presented him with a sacramental ser- vice and a purse of 20 sovereigns, as a slight memorial of their regard. The melancholy intelligence has been received of the death of the Rev. H. Howe, who was appointed to a Pro* fessoiship in the Melbourne University last smnmor. The lamented gentleman sank uoder the effects of physical pros- tratiou, produced by a leogtheoed sea voyage acting upoø a debilitated constitution, and only survived his arrival in the colony for the short space of one month. He has left a wife, to whom he waa only married a few days previous to leaviog lthj native country, to deplore his premature end. LIBERTY OF PUBLIC WORSHIP BILL.—This Bill, ori- ginally introduced into the House of Commons, by the Hon. A. Kinnaird, as A Bill to repeal so much of the Act 55 Geo. Ill. c. civ., commonly called the Conventicle Act, prohibiting more than twenty persons aasembling in one room for the purpose of religious worship," has passed through its successive stages in Ibe Lower House wltbout eliciting material observations; and was, on Monday, in- troduced by Lord Shaftesbury in tbe House of Lords. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 26, 1855.—There seems to be a geueral dissatisfaction in the University with respect to the new Reform Bill. First, tbe independent members of the Senate are dissatisfied with the oligarchical manner in which it is proposed to constitute the "Governing body," and accordingly petition Parliament; and next we have a petition from the University against clause xliii in the amended bill, which provides that it shall not be necessary for any person upon taking the degree of Bachelor in Arts, Law, Medicine, or Music in lile Uuiversity of Cambridge, to take any oath or to make auy declaration whatever. Accordingly on Saturday last a Grace was offered to the Seuate to petition Parliament against the objectionable clause. A strenuous opposition was, however, offered to the Grace, and the result of the voting was as follows :— Black Hood House—Placets, 43; Non-placets, 18; majo- rity, 25. White Hood House—Placets, 36; non-placets, 22; majority, 14. The petition was accordingly adopted. The lollowing reasons for supporting the petition were circulated in the Senate House. 1. Because the University of Cambridge already affords every encouragemeut iu her power to those who cannot submit to her religious tests, to avail themselves of the advantages of her training and education. 2.—Because by doing away with such tests, we shall be virtually introducing into our system the necessity of attempting to solve the insoluble problem, viz., bow education can be carried out without religious teaching and without common worship of our Creator. 3.—Because the Uuiversity is essentially a place of sound learning and re- ligious education and because her title to this will be seriously imperilled, it not virtually destroyed, by the aboli- tion of religious tests.

LORD DONDONALD'S PLANS.—We trust that the fol- lowing announcement, in the Alhenteun* of Saturday, will be found correctIt is said, and we believe is correctlj sail, by well-informed persons, that the scien- tificcommission appointed to consider the feasibility of Lord Duudonald's plan for deftroying the arsenals and fortresses oi the Russians, have reported in favour of the I t*iect, subject to certain /■onditioni, which wiU hate be

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. After a discussion respecting the position of the Church in Canada, in which the Bishop of Oxford and Lord Derby took prominent parts, Lord Grey moved a serie. of resolutions for an address to the Crown, thanking Her Majoty for ordering tbe protocols of the Vienna Conferences to be laid before the House, regretting the failure of those negotiations, and ex- pressing an onimon that the proposals of Russia had been ouch as to afford a fair prospect of an advantageous and neace. The noble Lord then proceeded, in a long aud c aborate speech, in which he waived all discus- "ion all to the policy of begiuning the war at all, and ab- stained from any reference to the future, to prove how, in hi. opinion, the negociations which had been recently sus- pended at Vienna miKht have led 10 a pellce by which all the objech for whicb wp. originally embarked in this coo- test with Russia might have been attained. To wage war for one moment after the object for which hostilies had been commenced was gained, WAS the greatest sin that could be committed, and, being firmly impressed with this feel- ing, he had felt it to be hit duty to submit these resolutions to the House. Lord Clarendon in reply denied that Lord Grey had established tbe point8 asserted in his resolutions, and showed that the Russians, and not the allies, were the cause of the failure of the recent negotiations to secure a peace. The debate was then prolonged by Lord Malmesbury, the Duke of Argyll, the Bishop of Oxford, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Derby, and other noble Lords, and was concluded by Lord Grey, who, after a short reply, with- drew his motion. Their Lordships then adjourned until Mouday week. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY. Mr. Disraeli moved the following resolution:—"That this House cannot adjourn for the recess without expressing its dissatisfaction with the ambiguous language and uncer- tain conduct of Her Majesty's Government in reference to the great question of peace or war; and that, under these circumstances, the Hou«e feels it a duty to declare that it will continue to give every support to her Majesty in the prosecution of the war, until Her Majesty shall, in con- junctioll with her Allies, obtain for the country a safe and honourabte peace." He began by stating Ihe reasons why h. proposed this resolution. Having watched, he "aid, the conduct of the Government respecting the gieat questions of peace or war, and especially during the Conferences at Vienna, he had imbibed an opinion with regard to their intentions which filled him with great distrust. He thought the language of the Government ambiguous and their conduct uncertain but it was impossible for him, although entertaining these opinions, to a-k the judgment of the House so long as the negotiations continued. At length the protocols of the Conferences were laid upon the table, and he anticipated tbat the Ministers, following precedent, would have taken the earliest opportunity to ask the opi- nion of Parliament, aud state to the House what was the policy they intended to pursue. But he had been disap- pointed; he miICht say tbat the country had been disap- pointed. It would have been more satisfactory if, at the conclusion of the negotiations, the first minister had come forward and fairly avowed the views of the Administration but nothing of this kind had been done. After the notice of Mr. Gibson's motion, which, it was expected, would have extracted some declaration from the Government, and the withdrawal of which had baulked the expectations not only of this country, but of Europe, he had felt it to be his duty to give notice of this resolution. which was limited to the issue expressed in it. If it involved a vote of censure or a want of confidence, this had arisen from the peculiar cir- cumstances of the bour-the motion being a perfect1yloyal and legitimate one. Having explained the reasons of the motion, he proceeded to state the purpose of it. He wanted the House, he said, to declare that their views were not changed, nor their spirit daunted; and that they were ready to carry on the war until its great object was secured by an honourable peace; he wisbsd to obtain from the House of Commons a clear and precise opinion upon this point, and, if possible, from her Majesty's Government. He commenced hiscriticism on the conduct of tbe administration at what he termed that "glorious epoch," the installation of Lord Palmerston at its head, and the appointment of Lord Johu Russell as our plenipotentiary at Vienna, in whose conduct, he observed, much had occurred which bad given occasion to suspicion, distrust, & dissatisfaction in the country. That Noble Lord, he remarked, had been pre- viously, unquestionably, an advocate of war, and of a war upon a great scale he had addressed to that house inflam- matory harangues, and lasbed on the passions of the peo- pIe; but if he (Mr. Disraeli) could show that the Noble Lord was totally incompetent for the office he undertook, and that his conduct at the Conference had probably led to consequences which might be moat prejudicial to the public weal, it was bis duty to bring this subject before the house and the country. Mr. Disraeli then entered upon a critical review of tbe negociations, insisting that the position in which the question ateod arose from the diplomatic pro- ceedings io which Lonf John Russell was a chief actor, especially with ceterrace to the third point or article. After foolishly adopting that the preservation of the honour of Knsaia was an essential element in the conditions of peace, LocdJ. Russett, be said, brought forward a moat humiliating proposition, supporting it by a most unhappy example; and, after thia fatal admission and this dangerous illustration, having committed every blunder which a nego- tiator could fall into, he had placed the possibility of peace by negotiation almost out of the question. He put it to the Government, therefore, whether there was to be peace or war ? upon what conditions they wished for peace, or in what spirit they were going to carry on the war? He wanted some explicit declaration upon these points, and as to what was our present condition. Was another pro- position expected ? Had it been made, and. if so, what was its character? Lord Palmerston had said he would not be forced into the disclosure of confidential communications; but that was no reason why be should take a course tbat must lead either to an ignominious peace or to a lingering, fruitless, and inglorious war, for war could not be carried on successfully with a morbid state of negotiations, which must depreu the spirit, not only of this nation, but of foreign Powers. After embarking in a war which he had under- stood was to be protective, we had suddenly changed its character, engaging at the same time in diplomatic trans- actions, combiniog aggressive war with a diplomatic policy, aDd it was to this union he attributed our present difficulties. He wanted the House of Commons that night, therefore, to put an end to this fatal system, the time for negotiation having passed. Further forbearance and silence would be, on the part of that House, a, virtual abnegation of its functions. The motions was seconded by Mr. Barrow. Sir p, Bating moved, as an amendment, "That this House, having seeu with regret that the Conferences of Vienna have not led to a termination of hostilities, feels it to be a duty to declare that it will contiuue to give every support to her Majesty in the prosecution of the war, until her Majesty shall, in conjunction with her allies, obtain for thia country a "ate and honourable peace." Sir W. Hea'hcote could not consent to close the door to future negotiation, and be would not, therefore, support the motion of Mr. Disraeli. Atr. Ker Seymer thanked Mr. Duraeli for giving the House an opportunity of eiprewingai) °"00 on this ion- ,.oP,nt "bj.t. Hu tbuugta our lilmles newer ought to have been sent to tbe Crimea, but now that they were there, they must be victorious, for the bugle which sounded the retreat of the allied armies from before Sebastopol would be heard on the farthest shores of India. Mr. Wilkinson opposed the motion. The Marquis of Granby denied that any members of the House were desirous of peace on any but honourable terms. Mr. Gladstone should support most cordially the amend- ment proposed by Sir F. Baring. He thought the war was originally just; but he thought, also, that we had gained the objects with which we commenced it, and therefore that would be unjust and unworthy of us to continue it longer. We had obtained the first and second of the four points, we could have the fourth point when we pleased, and we were only quarrelling upon the mode of construing a moiety of the third point relating to the lessening of the power of Russia in the Black Sea. He admitted that the Russian propositions for that purpose were insufficient; but be would maintain that an arrangement might be arrived at though it might not, and probably never could be perfectly satisfactory, owing to the peculiarities attending the posi- tion of the Black Sea. They had already obtained more than they demanded at the commencement of the war; the object of that war, therefore, had been accomplished, and now to continue the war merely to obtain a success with no better terms no one asked for, would be inhuman, hideous, immoral, anti-Christian. Lord J. Russell said tbe Right Hon. Gentleman had with great fairness, and with his usual great ability, laid his views before the House, forming a strong contrast to tbe speech of Mr. Disraeli, which was remarkable for its in- genious sarcasm, and party attacks. With respect to the arguments of Mr. Gladslone, he contended tbat when a country was forced into war it was abeurd to tie down the claims of that country to that witlOwhich it might have been satisfied in order to avoid war. The Right Hon. Gentleman appeared to think tbat Russia had made au offer which ought to be accepted as the basis for a treaty of peace; but tor his own part he munt say, that he felt the utmost astonishment that tbe Russian plenipotentiaries could ever have supposed that any one could have imagined that it contained any security whatever for Turkey against future encroachments. It was obvious tbat at any time, had tbe terms thus proposed been assented to, Russia could crush Turkey before she could receive aid from her attics. It was necessary that the preponderance of Russia in the Black Sea should be put an end to, not only as a security to Turkey but to Europe; for if they were to withdraw their forces from the Crimea without taking Sebastopol, they would tremendously increase the preponderance of Russia all over Europe, as well as in the Black Sea (hear, bear). Mr. Whiteside then moved the adjournment of the de- bate, which was at once agreed to. The remaining business was then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. FRIDA Y. A conversation took place on the question whether Mr. Phinn had or had not vacated his seat, his acceptance of the stewardship of tbe Chiltern Hundreds not having been formally perfected. Lord Palmerston stated that no Conference had been held since the laat recorded in the papers had on tbe table, and before any further Conference could be held Her Majesty's Minister at Vieuna must receive authority from his Government. On the order for resuming the debate upon the prosecu- tionofthewar, Mr. Whiteside called attention to the broad distinctions between the views upon this question of Lord J. Russell and Mr. Gladstone, two eminent statesmen who had jointly guided tbe destinies of England, the voice of the former I being for war, that of the latter for peace. The avowal made by Lord J. Russell on the preceding night clearly showed that be went to Vienna under a firm belief that, although success in his negotiations was within tbe range of possibility, it was to the last degree improbable. He had further avowed that he left Vienna more convi need than ever of the illtentionoC Russia ta encroach upon and dfe- stroy Turkey. He had, moreover, given a terrible descrip- tion of the insatiable character and unceasing activity of Russian ambition—a description wbich was the strongest argument for the motion before the House; but what remedy bad he proposed? He had said nothing as to tbe "policy of the Government except to coofess that" something must be done." Mr. Whitesidethendiscussedatconsiderabte length tbe propositions and counter-propositions at tbe Confereoce for reducing the preponderance of Russia io the Black Sea, dwelling upon an observation of Prince Gortschakoff tbat the maintenance of a formidable Russian fleet in the Black Sea was essential to the independence of Turkey. Ad- dressing himself to the speech of Mr. Gladstone, he in- veighed in indignant terms, agaiust the past perfidy of Russia, who had never observed a treaty, he said, which it was her interest to break; yet Mr. Gladstone and his friends would argue tbat we should repose upon the faith of that Power, aud the alliance with France should be put an end to, so tbat Russia might recruit her strength and te-enact in Turkey the partition of Poland. He assailed with ridi- cule and sarcasm the argument of Mr. Gladstone upon the Third Point, which amounted, he couteuded, to this,—that we should accept terms which he bad admitted by his ar- gument amounted in reality to nothing, and insure for the service of a perfidious Power the future hurrorfof war. In conclusion, he denounced all vain attempts to patch up a peace. We were fightiug, he said, not for the interests of commerce or for selfish ends, but for far nobler and prouder objeclø-tbe supremacy aud greatness ot Englaud —to endeavour to establish the authority of eternal justice, and to advance tbe liberties of the world. Mr. Lowe, who had giyen notice of an amendment which would have given Sir F. Hariug's motion this form,— "That this House, having seen with regret that, owing to the refusal of Russia to restrict the strength of her navy in the Black Sea, the Conferences of Vienna have not leo to a termination of hostilities, feels it to be a duty to de- clare that, the means of coming to an argreemeut on the third basis of negotiation being by that refusal exhausted, it will coutinue to give every support to Her Majesty in the prosecution of the war until Her Majesty shall, in con- junction with her allies, obtain for this couutry a safe and honourable peace,argued that this amendment was called for, that it was true, and expedient. After condemning the taunts cast upon Lord J. Russell in his character of nego- tiator, and observing that this was too serious a question to be made the ground of a party quarrel, contended that the adoption of the original motiondiscreditable to the House, and be could not tbiic that it rfonld be cre- ditable to agree with tbe ameudmjt. H*ri„K J bown that some further amendment wa, 'cesser/, he war red, he said, hi take bis stand op t/m ground ftuM« herself. She h»d adfied w» SM put^ the question therefore was whether therms proposed to Russia by the Western Powers, and fu.ed by Prince Gortschakoff and M.Titoff, were or wetiot equivxlent to the third basis agreed to by Hoisted tbat the putting an end to Russian preponderant) the Black Sea and the limitation of her naval power tie were identical, being merely two forms of the same expsion. The Rug, sian proposition, however, so far Ironutting an end to her naval preponderance contemplate its continuance. There bein" DO means of complriog th" third basis of negotiation, except by limiting the Rian naval power, and this being relumed, the conclusions that that basis was exhausted. If so, it would be be' the dignity of this country to continue the negotiatiot Mr. Cayley hoped that this discussionould elicit a dis- tinct declaration of the opinion of thdouse upon this serious question, in order that the cctry might know that its sentiments were represented tlv. He supported the view taken by Mr. Lowe, and thost, if the Govern- ment concurred with the declarations oord J. Russell at Vienna and in that house, and if they bed to give the country a firm conviction that they weroing to persevere in the policy they had laid dewn, thejould do well to adopt the amendment proposed by Mr. jve. Mr. Roundell Palmer trusted that algieed in the de- sire to preserve tbe honour, glory, ancreatuess of tbe country. None advocated an ignomius peace. The only question was what were the true^ang of securing our honour and greatness? He took I stand upon the Christian principle that war, to be justble must be de- fensive, and ceased to be justifiable the Jtnent it ceased to be strictly defensive. The object of twar was to main- tain the integrity of Tuikey against e aggression of Russia, but the only way in which Tuiy could be sup- ported against any aggression, or presed from falling to pieces, was by the reconstruction of iinternal institu- tions, seeing justice done to its Christitpopulation, and allying its elements with those of the Cistian Powers of civilized Europe, We had now carriehe war so far as to have attained a great part of these uch, and at less than half the price, as regarded Turkey hich it was ex- pected must be paid for them. The a{P*sive spirit and perfidious views of Russia had been, illl opinion, exag- gerated; had the entertained the desif upon Constan- tinople which were ascribed to her, shed had numerous opportunities of executing them, and he erred from their non-execution that she had either note will or not the power. He believed that the had note power, and he cared not therefore whether the had tl*i)l. The pro- position of Russia upon the Third Ill, that Turkey should have the power to introduce inthe Black Sea as many steps of her allies as she pleasedhen she thought her ^ecOTity menaced, was, he tbought,nJoat satisfaclory guarantee against the preponderance ofissia iu that sea aid what was opposed to it? A propdon which would constitute su extraordinary a preponderie against Russia that nothing but the last humiliation dd bring her to accept it. Which of these two proposits would be most likely to lead to a safe and permanent pe? He appre- hended that which, while it was as use to UII, would be less degrading to Russia. There woulte no disgrace in leuiog Sebastopol, the caulle beinjC thesclusion of peace upon satisfactory terms, calculated tosrry into effect those principles of policy for the sake tfhich we entered upon tbe war. if we changed that wtrom a defensive into an aggressive one, it would be iosaible to foretel its consequences, but it would be pre^nt with dangers and disasters. Lord Stanley, after expatiating upon tconaequencel of engaging in a war of principle, which wbeset with risk, and from which there was no retreat, codered the ques- tion simply as if war were for the protion of Turkey. To secure that State, it was said, it was tessary to reduce the power of Russia. But then came question, what was security? Tbe terms we desiretb impose upon Russia involved a limitation of her nJ power in the Black Sea. Suppose we succeeded in t. We should not obtain a material guarantee for the secut of the Turkish empire. Russia was not a great naval )ver, but a great military Power, and even if the proper arantee were to be faithfully observed—although no stilstioh was so easily eluded as one for a limitation—tlnilitary prepon- derance of Russia would still exist unitrired. He attri- buted the war remotely to the ambiguitnd uncertainty of the language and conduct of the GanIDent, and he should vote, he said, for the original mot. Mr. Layard called the attention of thiouse to the im- mediate origio of tbe war, in doing wh be hoped, he said, to demolish some of the sptendialtacies of Mr. Gladstone. He connected the secret cau of the rupture between Russia and Turkey with privilet granted by the Sultan to the Christians in his domins, whose pros- perity it was the aim of Russia to check,d the ambiguity and uncertainty of the British Governnt, coupled with the language of the Peace Society, had ba io his opinion, the cause of the present .war. Enterii then, upon a discussion of the protocols and Four P4s, he censured the proceedings of Lord J. Russell in santniog the inter- ference of Austria and Russia in the intal affairs of the Principalities, and with reference to thevigstion of the Danube. In regard to tbe Third Pointe agreed that it would be impossible to carry out a limiion clause; but the counter-proposition of Russia was noacession on her part. The Fourth Point, although appntly exacting a sacrifice from Russia, would, he content, promote her views. If it was meant to destroy the hOI of a Christian empire in the East, the Western Powe he said, were goiug the right way to do it. The result that Russia was a great gainer under the terms prole4 at the Con- ference but the greatest gainer was Aust, and her gains bad no counterpoise of losr. Mr. Gladstoihtd argued, in favour of peace, that if Russia had grasljy made con- cessions, and bad come to the minimum, was unwise to press her further. Then a Power had 0111) begin with the most preposterous demands. If we 4t to war for a great object, that object must be carried otot the prestige of England would be gone, and she woupe like ruined VetifH or Genoa. In the mean time tblVar might be means of doing great good. It was admitt, tbat a decla- ration of war put an end to all treaties; tfc he would say to Russia, We will abolish all protecatte." With regard to the motion, he confessed ththe had been deceived in it. The only way of getting out the difficulty, he thought, was by adopting the aaiendmeof Mr. Lowe, wbich appeared to,birn to embody tht feelinof tbe House. The country wJ not sick of the Tar, but Was heattily sick of those who had tbe conductor it. Lord Palmerston said the House-was cal upon by the motion to express its dissatisfaction at e ambiguous language aod uncertain conduct of 'he Gcrnment. He denied tbat their conduct had been unctain or their language ambiguous but if the patty opfite desired tv challenge the opinion of the House "pon 4 question, ha accepted the chullenge. He had heard thpeech of Mr. Gladstone, he observed, with admintion,ut with con' siderable pain, because it appeared that i opinion va* adverse to the war, to the expedition to thiirim^i and to the terms proposed at the Contereucts atyct that rig^it hou. gentleman had been a partjrto al; therfnaasures, It wssttuperiluous, he said, to argue the justilaid necessity of tbe war, which was afmost universally aditted, and the couutry was ready to carry it on wit < enttyaud vigour, He justified the expedition to the Crime aid as to the charge of putting our interests in the hind^f Austria, he declared it to be totally unfounded. He 'Qght it was good policy to accept the friendly offices ofiutria, and to endeavour to get her on our aide, in the tiil. possible; if nott to brim; her policy in concurrent: 1th tbat of and Ffttnfe. and in this we hau |c»eded. He replied to the remarks of Mr. Gladstone tpithe propo- sitions for securing the Third Point, cotntntitig upon the futility of the plans suggested by the Russn ,lenipoten- tiarles. It was very well, he observed, to Rosin to say that when the Sultan was in danger be lilet call for assistance; tbat argument implied that tlre,as to be aggression. On the other hand, there waso fetence for Russia's refusal to give to Europe a pleif ( her good disposition by consenting to a limitation of It tval power in the Black Sea. She had refused the "fconditions offered to her, and we were now in a state Wich he was confident we could carry on the operations < tt< war with a fair prospect of that success wbich EnKlid«id France must and were bound to obtain. The Hod, lb said, was by the motion invited to pronounce an opUi upon two questions; one was the existence of the^liiistry; the other—a far greater question—concerned te s'licy of the country, its future reputation, and the potiJl it was to occupy among the nations of the world. Matwer might be tbe decision 01 the House as to tbe reii?* merits of parties there, he was convinced that the mnry was in earnest in tbe war, and would givo its tpprt to any Government that would with honesty andn«?y execute the wish of the British nation, and that; *uld never sanction any Government inabandoninglt. Hies and deserting its policy. Mr. Disraeli, having made a reply ofconsierste length, in which he maintained the propriety, the'anness, and the precision of his resolution, the House didedwhen his motion was negatived by 319 to 219. The amendment of Sir F. Baring was thi p" as a sub- stantive motion, whereupon, Mr. Lowe moved his amendment. Mr. Gibson moved that the debate be corned until Monday week. Lord Goderich objected to the adjournmef. ad Lord Palmerston thought it better that thdeate should proceed. Sir J. Graham, in supporting the motion >r idjourning the debate, adverted to some reflections of j)rllJ. Russell which he supposed to imply that the war asfo become one of nationalities. Lord J. Russell disavowed that inference. Mtat he had ■aid was. that the object of the war ehouldte"eyood the immediate defenoe of Turkey from aggress*, ecurity for thefutut e. He bad never gone beyond tbat ectratiou. Mr. Disraeli insisted that there had been ife*nlaliou on the part of tbe uoble lord. After some further dfscussioB, the motioi^djourning the debate was agreed to., J & The remaining business having been dPo:d of. the House adjourned, at a quarter past 3 o'clock«Hl Monday, ihe 4th ot June.

THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM.—^TIJOBHONT the present month we have had to notice a dolled ten- dency to improve in this trade, and we aretopy to aay it still remains unabated, notwithstanding tb lishearten- ing Announcement of an extensive failure, ail te ground- less rumours that have been propagated of a let monetary panic in consequeuce-uo anxiety of the kid living been for a moment entertained, except amongst tb tost credn- lous and ignorant of tbe lower class. The i^nts of the ( London and Liverpool dealers hate been agat b our mar- n ket, and orders are become generally mor^tntifol; to DUI uwn knowledge Botne houses are ao wel)>U>plied tha they have refused to enter any more, excepa advancer I prices. The lowest sellers are realising 5*. P 10s. per ton more than their quotations of taa nonth, art! ] most of our works are affording consider^ increasid employment to their men. Several lots of xgiron hfVf ] changed hands during the last week on bette terms tl&> t could have been obtained at quarter-day island i' II now understood that tie make of raw metil has "U < reduced below tbe consumption, since there^hn acc»w- < tationuf stock, io-pig-ir,on taking place-no,i the lage reduction ot make folloired by any accumulate of *><e" rials, as would have bees the case in formeijeriods so that the prices in Staffordshire pigs may bexpeotd to have fully reached the lowest point, and, aglread has been the case in the Scotch pig market, al revid of activity, such as would immediately follow apofttvora^'e news from the East or from the United Stee, would produce a proportionate advance in value. ) THE PUESENT WAR FJHBTOLD.—The wa IN which the Western Powers are low engaged with }fs" is .ald to have been predicted in 1847, by the Rev,;¡1n gum- ming, D.D., of the Scotch Church, London(i^er ex* plaining the six preceding vials, the learm lecturer proceeded to read of the Tth (Rev. xvi. 17 tf) in t,ie following eloquent languigdHf The seventh vial is rtfd^o be poured & or n°t already pouring out we arcupon tbe very verg £ its being so. It trembles in the harfls of the angel. W#aJe*pect that during the action of his via!, tbe mouaneer amid his fastnesses—the miner u his subterraneala<re8—'the voyager upou the ocean's lo.'om—the Arab tals desert— the Moslem in his mosqu'—the Cossack in I ateppee- ihe King upon his throne-the mother in heràulehold- tile babe in the cradle-all will feel its vibrates, receive the taint of its influence and respond ift thousand echoes to the voice from atpve, It is done.' Here will be rocking thrones; there wil be subverted dytmes; there will be dislocated systems; there will be natbs scattered and shaken as by a whirlwud and the hear^f the great and the mean, tbe rich and the poor, tremblK for fear of the things coming on eartl. Now, yon wil notice that under the seventh vial the ten-kingdois forilis no longer to be the distinctive charateristic of tlie Rulisli nations; they are to assume a new ihfipe—they will t divided into a tripartite shape; thiee g*tat masses will bthe ultimate form into which all tbe natons oi Europe anlCbristendom will be divided; and as soiu as you see thre^reat leading powers, coming into collison, with broad hrope for the battle-beld, and the eveuiu; of the world Ir the hour of conflict, you may expect thit the downfall dBabyloD, and the advent of Christ, and tie dawn of the lillenium, are near. It is probable that ths tiipaitite divit*n will consist of France leading its hosts ipou oue side, ajthe great par- tisan of the Papacy; the Aitocrat of all ill Ru**ias, who has more than once played a cruel game may lead tbe second part; and I have none idea that thi¡;ld England of ours, so illustrious from its sooted suiferertiits noble army of martyrs, its devoted Chrrtians, its preaied Gospel, i's sMeadinft Christianity, its emulated BiW»f»ill bealsotbe Intra psrt; and when the conflict conges, t will "e al old, BngUnd against the world, the truth of tad igiiiut thl <l/P oftecy ot Satw and tlifUifileUty fAt KUH>

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, ac- companied by the Duke of Terceira and General de Surmento, arrived in Paris on Saturday. It is said that the Emperor of the French is so dissa- tisfied at the mismanagement of the Exhibition, that he intends taking it into his own hands, nt)d indemnifying the company in that event, it will be thrown open gratis several .days in each wpek. On Sunday, as previously arranged, the people were admitted at the Emperor's expense. Via Trieste we have telegraphic despatches in antici- pation of the overland mail from India, the dates are Calcutta, April 22nd Bombay, May 1st; Shanghai, April 9th; Canton, 14th; Hong-Kong, 15th. Another revolution had occurred at Ava. Trade in Indiawas moderate, teas were high. The ship Countess of Seafield, with tea and silks for London, had been wrecked oh the Pratas shoals. The United States steamer Atlantic arrived on Monday in the Mersey, and has brought nearly 2,000,000 dollars in specie, amongst the passengers is the ex-President Fillmore. At the steamer's departure, the New York money market was easy and abundant, the cotton mar- ket easy and half-a-cent. higher, bread stuff market dull and declining, provision market firm, exchange on Lon- don, 110g. From Naples, May 19th, we hear that the eruption of Vesuvius had nearly subsided, and all danger is consi- dered at an end. From Madrid, May 23rd, we learn that the application made by the Government for extraordinary powers has been granted by a large majority of the committee, but the project of the forced loan is for the present set aside. The Cavalry of the Baylen regiment, which revolted at Saragossa, have marched to join the infantry insurgents. At Turin, the Convents suppression bill, with the amendments of the Senate, has been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies—present, 119-ayes 95, noes 23, majority 72, one member abstained from voting. THE^WAR. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS. PARIS, Saturdaj, May 26. The Moniteur publishes two despatches from General Pelissier, dated the 23rd and 24th iust. In the first the Genera) thus expresses himself— The enemy had formed between the Central Bastion and the sea a large place d'armes, where tbey proposed as- sembling considerable forces to make important sorties ag"inst u.. "In the night between the 22nd and 23rd we attacked those works, which were defended by nearly the whole of the garrison. The combat was fierce, and lasted during nearly the whole of the night. We carried and occupied half of the works. I hope to be able to announce to you to-morrow that the remainder will have been carried on the following night." In the other despatch General Pelissiersays- We Uct nijjht very happily carried the remainder of the works we hul attacked on the previous evening. The enemy, whose losses were enormous the night before, did not make so stout a resistance. Our losses, though consi- derable, were much less. "The allied armies to-day cordially celebrated together the birth-day of her Majesty." PARIS, MoNDAY.MAY 28.—The Moniteur publishes the following despatches, which have been received by the Minister of War from General Pelissier "CRIMEA, MAY 25, 10 P.M.—To-day we have occupied the line of the Tcbernaya. The enemy, who were not in force, offered little resistauce in disputing the ground, and, retreated rapidly into the bills. We have definitely esta- blished ourselves in the works carried on the nights of the 22nd and 23rd. An armistice was agreed upon for burying the dead, and we were enabled to form an estimate of the enemy's losses. They must be about 5000 or 6000 men killed and wounded." Prince Gortschakoif in a despatch dated the 23rd, writes, —Last night our works of counter approach in front of bastions 3 and 6 defended by 12 battalions, were attacked by 17 battalions of the allies in a thick fog, the battle lasted all night, our loss is 2500 men; they fell mostly by the bayonet. The fourth parallel has been completed. Heat has succeeded to rain, The Vienna Conferences are closed, and a protocol has been drawn up recording the definitive failure of the negotiations. The French fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral Penaud, left Kiel on the 2lst, the steamer Heela of the Danish navy, took up a position in advance and saluted every French vessel with three prolonged hurrahs. The Moniteur of Saturday contains M. Walewski's reply to the Russian circular of Count Nesselrode-itll tone effectually silences any rumours which have been lately afloat, as to obtaining peace at any price." Great complaints are heard of the great insecurity of the roads, which are now continually crowded by vehicles of every description laden with goods for exportation from the Prussian ports. The Governors and military commanders of the Baltic and Finland provinces, have received orders to declare mcir provinces »«■ o— CAPTURE OF KERTCH. Lord Panmure has transmitted fhe inclosed intelli- gence from Lord Raglan to the daity papers.—War Department, May 28, 4 aim. CRIMEA, May *27. We are masteriB of the sea of Azoff without a casualty. The troops landed at Kertch on Her Majesty's. birth-day, and the enemy fled, blowing up their fortifications on both sides of the Straits, and de- stroying their steamers; some vessels of óO guns have fallen into the hands of the allies. FURTHER NEWS FROM KERTCH. War Department, May 28, 10.30 a.m. Lord Panmure has received further intelligence from Lord Raglan, announcing that Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown had arrived at Enikale at 1 p.m. on the 25th instant, and that the day before he had destroyed a foundry near Kertch, where shot, shell, and Minie balls were manufactured. In the advance Sir George Brown had placed the French on the right, the English on the left, and (he Turks in reserve. PARIS, Tuesday.—The Moniteur contains the follow- ing despatch from General Uruatt: Sea of Azoff, May 25.-The expedition has perfectly succeeded. The Batteries off the coast at Kertch and Yinikale are in our power. The Russians burnt three of their steamers and some 20 transport and trading vessels. As many were captured in the evening we entered the Sea of Azoff. The Russians burnt the magazines at Kertch which con- tained 160,000 sacks of oats. 360,000 Stcks of corn and 100,000 sacks of flour. VARNA, Tuesday, 8 a.m.-On the Queen's birth- day the allied expedition arrived off the Straits of Kertch. The troops landed and ascended the heights, and the small steamers went up to Kertch. The Russians blew u[/ their fortifications and fled, and destroying several ship? and very large quantities of wheat, flour, and ot" Thirty vessels were burnt, 30 taken, and 50 guns. Re* j forcements were daily arriving at Constantinople. '*e j occupation of Galatz, and an attack upon IsmftJlDd Reni, are confidently spoken of. The tictorious occupation of the town of Kept, by the i allied ftrces, the command we have thus obtar" of the ] Cimmeiian Bosphorus aad the Sea of Azofand the astablistment of our power upon another ),At Of the highest strategical importance in the Russu'territories, ( are events which augur most auspiciously fot success ot < the campaign in which we are now aboutt^nRaK«f. and J place in our hands another material pleti,)eor the trium- phant termination of the war. The satisfiroo which this achievetrent will excite in all parts of t,' world where sympathy is felt for the cause of the oVi' iv increased by < the forttnate circumstance that this has been ob- i tained wihout i, single casualty. In,sre of the warning ( given to the Hussians by the recall of 's first expedition t nearly th-ee weeks ago, the result s170.8 that they had not means to place the Straits of Yeniklil,lo an efficient state ) of defenct; they evacuated and deseed the forts which i guarded iit Sea of Azoff on the 8'al of the combined fleet; ani the birthday of the Ceen of England was worthily clebrated by planting tl standards of England and FranC upon the hill which t d««ou has described as tbe tomb <f MITUHIDATKS. 11- ..1. -_06. This reiiit is the more gtorr- QI-U uie ujure cAiraur- dinary. as the Russians mu-t Idt have foreseen that such an operatim would sooner or I -It be attempted, and there is no point in the vast domi-°ns of Russia the loss of which is nore formidable to6at empire. Indeed, if the allies proctaded no further "a to occupy and hold the Straits of ifeoikale and thAdi4cent peninsula of Kertch, which is asilv defensible J any Power having the com- mand of ,.e sea, they wold remain in possession of the key to ono of the prince" approaches to the Russian territories. In 1851 no«8* than 1,000 trading vessels passed (ie Straits. Tag'"0*. Marianopol, Berdiauski, and Kertch all commercial ,wos, which it bas been the policy of the Russian Government to protect and foster with the utmolf care for the la; '0 years, exist only by the freedom of trMe between the*# of Azoff and tbe Euxine. The who* exports of the'«"ey of the Don and its tributaries, andibe communicelon between tise Don and the Volga, whin places the trde of that mighty stream in connexion wit the markets c Europe, all depend on this neck of the So,of Acoff; so .,at it is no exaggeration to assert that ou occupation Kertch will be felt in the interior of Rssia, even trK««n End Nishnt Novogorod. On the Aiatic shoreof he Straits the Russians have also destroyed tsir fortiricatial. so that both sides may be occupied, and 4e allied for-, will threaten or blockade Anapa, which is ne key to lb' whol. Cireapslan coast. Kertch itself is a (ourishiug t("YO of about 12,000 inhabitants, built entirely if substantia stone bouses. The inhabitants are chiefly Greeks andTartara, and for the first time since the com- menceMOI14 of these operations our troops will find them- elves in <°otact with what may be termed, by comparison, civilised immunity. The climate, though cold in winter, a beal'hy and genial in this season. The surrounding lountryi *hicl» ig termed by the Russians the district of iertcb^Eniliolsk, isiuxoriantly fertile wherever it is culti- tated, it is separated from Kaffa by about 60 miles of inducting phin, lying between the Sea of Azoff and the 3lact Sea, asd the isthmus dividing the Bay of Kaffa from bat of Araba is not more than 12 miles in breadth. A more favourable position either for military o)* eom- p«rcial options cannot be found, and in the flourishing lays of the Ciimea, both in antiquity, under tbe Genoese, ind even und'r the Khan of Khazftria, tbe chief seat of tomer and of fealth was always on tbe eastern extremity >f the peninsila. These facts being well known, it is lifficult to ex(lain why this efpedition was not made at a nuch earlier priod of the war, for the forces which lan- (uishjed during last July at Varna might have loog since 'eized the fortsof Yenikale. It is true that the soundings "hich have enbled Admiral Lyons and Admiral Bruat to plan this succerful attack had not then been taken, and the Banner in whih they were obtained is curious. A Britisn laval officer, rhose name has, unfortunately, not yet eached us, catured a vessel having on board a private carriage belonging to the Russian Governor of Kertch. With ibis •• masrlal pledge" in his possession, he sent in a polite message to tbe Governor, stating that the English :ruiser was utivilling to deprive bim of his private pro- er v! and wold ha*ve grJTt please restoring tb. ♦arriaae to its trmer owner. The offer was accepted, and the shin's boat#ntered the Bay of Kertch, and the vehicle on board, soutiing as they went, dj uhs me.ua » was ascertained ihathere was a passage for the *>nall steamers wUhin a sho; distance of the coast, and the Governor's sarriase made jtrack for tbe British fleet. Among the o»er immediate advantages resulting fron>l >ha occuuation t tne airsin tu»j >«c>u», iipS of the upplies which the Russian army in tfc rrimea has hithr'o drawn lrotn the Sea of Azolf. Vet K quantified wheat, flour and oats were found Kertch, and ul,ords of 60 vessels engaged in this servic which about *alf were burnt by the enemy, and In were taken. Tb maintenance of a large army in the i tj,e Qmea will become a task of insuperal VWK^.IIV if the»hole of its supplies and food have to hrouzht by lam across the steppes uorth of the Salgl The Crimea itse does :not produce corn enough to i t own sparse opulation, and it was by communica' with the inexbtstible granaries of the Sea of Azoff the Russian mafzioes were supplied. Tliis circumst mav serve to ac»unt in part tor the fact that the Rust have apparently'ot attempted to throw very large forcements into he Crimea. The strength of their f must be regulati not only by the numbers they me able to convey tire, but by the means of supporting t. When people trfed loosely of Russia's power to It two hundred thullllld ineu into the Crimea, we conifl ourselves with reylng that it is easier to find tten than the food icessary to their subsistence. WI- veuture to asserithat it is easier for the allied ttt, having the commid of the sea and the coast, to raliu 200,000 men in 9 Crimea, than for Russia to o*in loo'.ooo men in tUnterior, There ars very strong ios for believing that it strength of that Russian arm«icb at one time thretfned BsUltlavs, and held our bifcut a altering farces b«iged in our pwn line*, will turi to be »ei j JJMWU Wf H W« »t "0 A thin line of Copsaei* "<Tpe!u? threatened our out- posts, and even led the 1>!iiç,1 Cercnls to contract their position within the Ølft owed., def- sible compass. But what was there behind tivii «rrr..■ci- Whenever a partial reconnaissance has beer ,0{ roops have come in contact with no enemy c ,.bit; oi holding a position, and it is by no means improbable that the innumerable boardes of Rustiant supposed to be wintering in impregnable quarters behind the low range of hills north of the Teher- naya were as much reduced in strength and numbers as the besiegers of Sebastopol. The last despatch received from General Pellissier announces that the allied forces have now occupied the whvle line of the Tchernaya, and that this operation met with no serious resistance, the Russians having speedily retired behind the hills. This fre-h success confirms as a the opinion that the,unseen strength of the enemy in the Crimea has been overrated, and that he is by no means u a condition to oopose simulta- neously the combined movements of the three armies at Eupatoria, at Kertch, and iefore Sebastopol. The greater probability now appears to bp, that on the advance of the allie-, in whatever direction they may assume the offensive, the Russians will find tlemselves compelled to retreat, from inferiority of numbers and want of supplies, and the more so as, the Sea of AzdT being navigable for our steam guu-boats, their ba<e opeiations may be threatened in the rear. These circumstances cmfirm and encourage the hopes we have never ceased to intertain of a speedy and trium- phant termination to the lew campaign in the Crimea, but they do not lessen our enthusiastic admitation of those heroic soldiers, who, by heir endurance and their valour, have at last won a portionof that glorious reward for which they have contended so lolttandsuffered so much. The people of England and the most htelligent nations of the continent of Europe will hail witi enthusiasm these indications of renewed and increasing success. The defence of the Russians, though obstiiate, is evidently fainter, and the surrender of Kertch wihout resistance is a proof of the moral defeat ot the liotile army. Let us proceed with boldness and firmness, or victory is already in our giasp. The ground we now occipy in the Crimea gives us the com- mand of the Black Sel and the Sea of Azoff, from which Russia will not dislod;e up until the termination of the wsr—not upon her terss, but on our own and the time is probably nut distant wbn she will regret, far more than we need do, the failure tf the late negotiations for peace. Our hopes of peace lietn victory, our negotiators and con- ditions are in the cam before Sebastopol, and Kertch is another material guarntee of our ultimate success. i •• ■ 111 "i j,

EPITCME OF NEWS. Mr. Stratton, fathe of Tent Thumb, is an inmate of Harford tanatic Myttn. A Cabinet Councihvas held at the Foreign Office on Saturday afternoon. There will in fulne be two mails a month to Aus- tralia, departing fromLiterpool. Neckerchiefs have been issued to the troops in the Crimea gratis, which they are to wear in lieu of stocks. The West-end aid Crystal Palace Railway will be open for traffic nextiumtner (1856). Alexander Stuart convicted of the murder of an old man named John "'elsh, was executed last Wednesday on Glasgow-green. On Monday, at Ciildhall, London, on the person of a tbief, committed b Alderman Kennedy, was found a complete list of faslonahle chapets. Two men hav6 ben sentenced by the Court of Cor- I rectional Police ofParis to six tmonthtt* imprisonment I and 500 francs fie, for uttering offensive language against the Emperc. ine most conspcuous figure. at the opening ot tie Paris Exhibition Ws one of London Aldermen, who appeared in his scaifet robe of oflhe. The French could not make out who r what he was. Richard Gleed, taster of the canal-boat Frolic, had bis leg snapped offhrough becoming entangled in a coi of rope, on Thursty week, at Hawbridge, near Glou cester. A Monsieur Godard, lately left New Orleans in battoon, traveHed 30 miles in six hours, landed his p" sengers at Port Giton, Mississippi, and then resuod his voyage. The shipwright Jopper, charged with having setre to the floating batt-y Ætna, in Mr. Scott Russell'aiip building yard, hasbeen discharged, having eatabtted an alibi. The notorious 1m Provis, alias Sir Richard ugh Smyth, died on SUllay last in Dartmoor prison, wther he had been removi on account of ill-health frot the Millbank Penitently. A telegraphic desfctch received in London on Srfuday, dated Sebastopol, Taraday, states that Miss Nigfttigals has been very ill, biijg now oat of danger. Died on Thursda, at Brompton, General girllliam Macbean, Colonel otthe 92d Foot. Tpe deceasukfficer had been in the armjgixty years. The county subsection in aid of the Saltlcy tsfor- matory ie progressing favourably, and the plsnafor the enlargement of the bilding are in coarse of ireilration by Mr. D. R. Hill. j MR. SMITH O'BRtN.—The dentation vho-ecently ( waited on Lord Palmrston with amemorid. prying for the unconditional psdon of Mr Smith CBren, con- fidently expect that th reply willbe favouable There is good ne's of the wheat cop h Upper Canada. The wheatsnever looled so wcl before at this j season, none have ben killed by the vinte; and the h.A.& 1_ -1- -1. vi uuuvi vneat lfuiuci! growi *tttii IU IIUY previous ye&r. A return from the H,aaa.4 Coram^s shoW8 that the receipts from the efcfMre if Fu" priteo, between June 1854, and M%rchue/ ^ft,657 2s. j the ex- penditure was £ ll,89ay. 5i.; luviiig the 'wance, £ 50,661 12s. 5d. The salaries of the lgiatrates o the 1J. metropolitan police courts. 23 in nut^have ben raised ftomjElOOO to 1:1200. Formerly e alowene was enly £800; it was then raised to kOO and mw £ 200 per annum is added to it.. The Morning Hetd ofSatuday says-" The Queen and his Royal Hiiaels 1riacf Albert will, we under. stand, arrive in P^s0n t" 16<i or 17th of August, as tbe guests of tb<Pero')nt/ Empress of the French, and to visit the fetCh E*bWlion." Among the nod at theity banquet on the occasion of tjje Frenc* 'visit were Johannisberg of 1822 J"™ Grapes of Mount Ida; and Sherry oldl, lh'wine, which was purchased at £ 600 a ^t,^118 woeful quality and flavonr. THB HJtif,I'OTO* CU.On Monday night a public /h*ti'S waB he»d the Freemasons' Tavern, London,l ie PJirPoge oj^aisitig funds for restoring the WAJinSton Club, a sl% time since destroyed by fire, 710 committee resotu upon raising £13,000. The oke of Norfolk subscry jElO.OOO, and it was for the>s>b 10 raise the addition £ 3000 I FT BEDMINSTFR IKON IIDGB.—Tbe works for the ir^ndge across the new cot, of the A at Bath- js'de, are in such ao ad»^ed state tbat tbe eogibeer y. Blackwell, has uo reasoo( doubt that within seven 4eks from the day of the oir being given, the foot- ridge will be open for paasent,. The Maine Liquor Law, pr%iting the sale of intoxi- :ating liquors, except for m<ch,ct), medicinal, or sacra- uental purposes, has been Pked by the State of New York, and is to come into flperloll on the 4th of July. n that State. After that dateno tavern, victualling- louse, boarding-house, altre, &, is to be allowed to keep intoxicating liquors, Sarah Bates, the daugiter of butcher residing at Berkeswell, was on Wetbesday .ek, with her sister, ittempting to cross the Great \,tern Railway at that jlace, when the express train wicoming up at a speed if forty miles an hour. The sigt.man, at the risk of lis own life, seized theaister andeld her back, but the other was beyond his each, and Wfetruck by the buffers, ;he was picked up deid, her neck 11 back being broken, I ind her feet cut off. It may guard agsiist miaapprehøion on the part of Boards of Guarllianswhere the prolitory orders render tut-door relief to he able bodlelenerally illegal, to nention that from he explanatioDof Mr. Baines re- !ent)y given in theHouse of Comfbs, it appears that j here is an exceptm in favour of thVife or child of any ailor, soldier, or oarine in her Msty.s service, and hat poor^ersons f this class may, a generally do, re- seite out-door refef from tbe guardit. The London Geette or Friday evify, stales that the ] Jueeu has ordeid letters patent to paired under the jreat Seal, revoing the letters pat* Df t|,e Master- 1 General, Lieutecut-GeneraF, and Pr £ pal Storekeeper ui —uuouv. ner iwajesiy »»jkewise ordered letters patent two passed under the Cat Seal, veating the civil adminiration of the Army atprdnance in the bands of Lord anmure, one of her M»8ty's Principal Secretaries of fate. RUSSIAN THA.TIIENT O? PRISONEftglt is uid that the Russians fee their prisoners to wt in their hat- teries and trethes. We have never do go with -their men whom woave taken, bat if any Poner likes to work at Balahva, he is engaged upon roads or in the streets, at is paid Is. a-day for him,bour. There are, bowenr/ery few prisoners and dese^8 now on our hands, and i is singular that in the nj»!y sorties we very seldom ke any Russians.—Times' Respondent. A public ieiing was held at Sydney tbe 22d of February, or which Sir W. Denison hided, when £ 6,000 wenubscribed towards the PatrictFond. Of this £ 1,0C were contributed by Mr. Diet Cooper, Sydney, is legislature of Victoria have led £20,000 as a subllcltioD to the Patriotic Fund. Orders .ve befcu issued to have all the liable con- tract tranarts fitted for the conveyance ofivalry and the temots (troop horses) for that branch ohe servfce in the Cnea. There are now ready for barcation 2,300 mated men, in addition to 800 trooforses (re- mounts)iiving a total of 3,100 horses, whit are ex- pected tiroceed to the seat of war before the th of the euNuingnntb. Reardmiral Baynes's squadron of blockshilconsist- ing of » Cornwallis, Pembroke, Hastings, Rell, and Hawkieft St. Helen's roaus on Friday for 3 Nore, where iy are to complete the. payment of tbl ere. The taport Baltic arrived at Spithead on Frit morn- ing fri the Black Sea, and the Orinoko, at Soulmpton, sbippu detachment of cavalry and a large n,|,er of horseir the Crimea. ► E/on Friday, t fire of a most extensive Vacter brokut on the premises of Mr. Alfred Smith, "lesale brut manufacturer in Wentworth-street, Spije|(j8| wbiresulted in the total destruction of a large Ildiug ande whole of the valuable contents. The to loa- hasen estimated at 910,000. The calamity has. wo .0 a IIber of workpeople oat of employ. e Colonial Land and Emigration Commission are pared to grant Passages to New South WaletfJïc- ts and South Australia, in vessels which will (jes- Pfled in quick succesion from London, Southaron, fcouth, and Liverpool, to married agricultur la., ters, shepherds, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carp&rs, Iklayers, masons, &c., and to single female doifcic farm servants. No family can be taken icli ludes more than two children under seven, or ee ler teb years of age. the movement in favour of Reformatory Schoolgg tended to Yorkshire. The Magistrates of the st ding have for some time past had the subject u;r mn nnrl at .1. !■<.» 0.6_- o •wiihiwui WMW tuo 1(491 v*u4ner oesgtuiiBf ontefract, they unanimously resolved that it was f. ible to establish, as early as possible, a Reformay chool for the West Riding, and that the Secretatf IOIA Ka maiMAiiialiaAf) •» sk. C 4I n L. chool for the West Riding, and that the Secretatf IOIA Ka .-aftto.n.i..Ii.d sk. C 4I n L. I uw;¡; .¡g:M8"a .8'¡çu, au iuc uaiue ui me oenciii MJ the insufficiency of the voluntary principle to au," (he requisite funds, and the absence of any power on; part of the Justices to commit juvenile offenders to re; 'tnatory institutions until they have suffered some teror imprisonment, which renders their reclamation m ditticult.- In the North and East Ridings of the coui an Association has been organized for the reform juvenile offeuders, under the presidency of the Earl Carlisle, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding, and t patronage of many of the most influential noblemen a gentlemen of that part of the county. Nearly £ 1,0i have been already subscribed. IMPORTANT TO Al.t. WHO SING.— From Mr. Edwai Page, Director of the Choir and Organist of St. Peter Catbulic Church, Leamington Having frequently out fered much from relaxation of the throat, 1 have often beei obliged to resort to various preparations but since I ba" had the good fortune to try Dr. Locock's Pulmonic Wafen ( am now but seldom obliged to use them, for the extraor dinary good effects they have produced are most surprising Even when the throat appears to be completely eittiau-tedl and the voice to be nearly gone, two or three (at mo. four) will, in the short space of half an hour or 80, com; pletelr restore its flexibility and power, and they do not ac as a mere temporary exciting remedy, nor do they ieave an] lassitude sfier," 1)r, Locock's wafers give iostsnt relief and »rapid cure of asthma, coughs, and all disorders of th* breath fod luagf. They la, a most pleasant taste, Prl," to. Uet" 2.. 9d., IIn4 Ua, per bOI, Sold by all dmggiiti, 1'If' Qf F9."J.,r"i& The proceeds of the late ameur performance at Drury-lane reached £700, jE50 haoeen handed over to the fund for the benefit of the on, popular author Mr. A. Reach, the balance to the Welngton College. SUCCESSIVE DIVISIONS ON THBALi.OT.-The majo- rities against th- introduction oil Ballot Rill for three successive year* bbve been as folws :—1S53-60; 1854 —37; 18.55-52. v The Archbishop «f ^anterbn brought hill respect- ing Church Hates before., H "e ol L'.rdb; but being a "money bill," it was ovjecr to by the Lord Chan- cellor, and withdrawn to in^its appearance, we pre- sume, in the House of Comms. A sturgeon, measuring 6 fl. 7 inches, and weighing upwards of 2 cwt., was cmusc? i- the river Avon, in the neighbourhood of Black Reckon Saturday. It was sold to a fishmonger, of Bristoloor a Olftereign who sold it all at lOll. per lb. TUB QUEEN AND A VE«RAN.-OH\r Majesty and Prince Albert, some time T""lu'K.^b»Jhain, for the purpose of examining the *alided soldiers %jJO rc. turned from the Crimea, aongtt the wounded %j,e noticed one of whom, from his soier,like appearance,^ wej, all seeing his arm off from tblocket, her Maj'-stv waijn(juce(j to ask several questions. W Ila I's y,,ur u-,ne "jjreexe, your Msjisty." Wher,did you lose your arm ?'* •• At the Battle of B41aklava Poor fellow I hope theyil behave well to you. "Vhat regimeqfrdid you belong to?" '• Prince Albert'' 'tb Hufsars,4fcre I H»'F itrved as serjeant the last twte years," was the serjeaot's reply. Her Msjesty instantlyurned round to the Prince, saying, My dear, you must something for him," and, nodding to Sergeant Breeze a InOPt gentle manner, sltid," You shall not be forgotte" Sliortly after Her Majesty's return to Wind-or. she gg orders that Serjeant Breese should receive five shtllinfa week out of her private purse, had him also appointe<>ne of the Yeomen of the Guard, and ordered liim a petPn of two thillings per day for life. CURIOUS FACTH CONNECTION WITH THE WEATHEB, —A corresponds of the Athenttum writes from Ross- shire that renrkable changes of weather in Britain generally travel rom south to north, appeariug in the south of Englai one or several dajs before they reach the north of Stfland. In the majori\y of cases, we find that changes weather of every kind commence here, after our Lolon letters or newspapers have already informed us lhat they have previously occurred in England, diit since the acceleration of the mail has brought us 'thin forty hours of London, the infoima- tion we thu receive often serves us as a prediction of the weathewe are to expect. Hjw is this to be ex- plained 1 hat tlouth winds and warm weather should travel fro the south is not surpritling; but that north winds an cold weather slioul^ do so is certainly unex- pected." One ( the most skilful applications of Mechanism to surgicalases, in which, by the way, the success has been fullv comensurate to the science and iugenuity displayed in its instruction, we purpose briefly to notice, whilst urg'ngur readers to a perusal of oil announcement else- where n our p"per, respecting Mr. White's Moc Main PatcuLever Truss. This invaluable irratrament-for so it is< £ uied by all the most renowned of our professional met),nd by A veritaBte army^of relieved sufferers-is per- [fCt^intDle it- ooo.nactlon, and, being made without ipy/rcular spiing, is scarcely liable to any misplacement. nit. Rubber. Moc—Main, ant) a small Lever Spring.arethe nil constituents of this Truss, which is.also marvellously runomical in Cott.

I FROM FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.—John Appleton, cow keeper, S oke Newington Road, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. —Matthew James Popplewell and Robert Guire, merchants, London.—James Martyr, ironmonger, Southwark.—Thomas Atnor, auctioneer, late of Edgware- road, Middle.er.-Charle. Hudson, baker, Southwark .-Her- man Hirschberg, foreign goods importer, London.—Joha Blakeaway, lamp manufacturer, Birmingham, and else- where.—James Power, stone-mason, Wolverhampton. William Comely, the elder, corn dealer, Tiptoo. Stttfofd— Charles Massingham, jeweller, Birmingham.-—Jas. Dennis, innkeeper, Torqeay.—ThomM Hewett, grocer, Ormskirk, Lancaster.—J. Williams. builder, St. Asaph, Flintshire, and Llaududne, Carnarvon S. T. Sloggett, liueiidraper. Devonport.—D. Hughes, draper, Bala (and not Bend, aa previously advertised), Merioneth.- William Stagg, manu- facturing chemist, Manchester.—Anthony Atche-on. wiue merchant, Cheetham, Manchester.—William Jones, colour merchant, late of Manchester.—Johu and George Barton, copper roller makers, Manchester.—John Wilson and Bea- jamin Wilson, tailors, Manchester. TUHSDAVS LONDON GAZBTTB. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.—John Hoskin, Blackburn, -urt ier. BANKRUPTS -Geor ge Smith Stredder. Lancelot-place, Kuightabridge, builder.Heory Cox, Reeding, groeer.- foseph Douglas, Sutnuer-tcrrace, Brompton, apothecary,— Charles Massingham, Birmingham, jeweller.—-William Butcher, Lichfield, coilch-builder.-PerelCrine Joyce, Wor- iester, commission agent.—John M'Carthy, Aston, Bir- niughatn, publican.—Samuel Warren, Glocester, licensed tictualler.—Tbomas Hake, Exeter, furrier.—John Chiisiie, icrington, Lancashire, machine-maker.—Johu and George barton, Manchester, copper roller lDaouf.tctureu.-Beo- amiu Gregory, Sheffield, builder.

LONDON MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, The last week's supplies have been unusually abundant, especially in foreign wheat and oats. The English provi- sion for the morning was rather less than of late; neverthe- less, with fine weather and plenty of foreign, the trade was excessively dull, and fully Is. lower, or more, for all de- scriptions, the same concession being made on newly arrived foreign cargoes, wbich must principally go to store. Extra fine parcels remain held at high rates, Flour, also, was more pleotiful, the number of sacks from the country being 20.192, with 2,700 foreign. The trade was entirely witbout activity, though no difference was made in the quotations of this day week in Norfolk pr foreign. The English barley was only 4,413; tbe foreign amounted to 12,057, chiefly Danish but 2,6UOfrom Portugal. There was scarcely so lively a demand for this grain as of late, the fine warm rain and Danish arrivals, not being without their effect, but prices were not reduced. The business in malt haa continued moderate without variation. The quantity of English and Scotch oats was 2.000; Irish, 8,000; of foreign, 40,733; in all, 50,733. The foreign mainly consisted of Danish, Swedish, and Dutch. Supplies for some time having been good, and eniabling dealers to repleniah their stocks, none but the very sweetest swedes maintained last Monday's ratee, Irish and all other descrip- tions being 6d. per quartercbfeaper/espccially those out of condition. The English peas weft only 66 quarters; the foreign (mostly white), 1.049. There was little demand, and pricea were unchanged. The beans (coastwite and per rail) were but 577 quarters; there were, however, 6,790quarters from Alexaudria. 1,262 quarters of tares arrived too late for seed purposes, and must now-be considered as augmenting the supply of pulse. Knglish beans were somewhat dearer, and Egyptian remained firm, with a lively trade. We have a fair demand of cloverseed at full quotations. a. J 8. a. Wheat English. 70 85 White Peas 42 ..47 aye 40 43 Gray Peas 37 40 Barley.. 31 36 Oats (Potatoe) 27 34 Malt 65 72 Ditto (Feed) 26 34 Beans. 38 49 Flour 52 70

SMITHFIELD, MONDAY. The supply of Beasts at Smithfield to-day was not so ex. leusive as last week, but, notwithstanding, the trade was rery dull throughout the day, and 4u 4d. was the general price for a good ox, but in some few cases 4s. 6d. was obtained. Mutton, on the contrary, was a good trade, and a choice Down or halt-bred sheep was in demand.-Choice lambs were also in request.—Pork was much tbe same as before. The New Market in Copenhagen-fields, Islington, will be opened by proclamation on the 13th, and for the despatch )f business on the ,15th of June next. a leet 4s. W. 4s. 4d. 4s. 6d. I Pork 3t.I(M. 4«. 8d lluttou 4s. 4d. 4s.l0d. 5i. 4d. I Lamb 5s.0d. 6s. lid fcal 4s. Od 5s. Od. j

THB METAL TRADE. Metal Market, London, May 18, 1855. « a A J* m a laoN—Bars, Welsh, in London ..tou 8 0 0— 0 0 0 Ditto.totrhTe; 710 0— 7 15 (I Nail rods 8 0 0— 0 0 Q Bars, Staffordshire, in London 8 0 0 9 0 0 Nail Rods ditto 8 10 0 0 0 0 Hoops ditto 9 0 0-10 0 0 Sheets (single) 8 15 0-10 10 0 Pig, No. I, Cl) de 3 10 9— 3 11 6 No. I, iu Wales 415 0— 5 5 0 Bars common, ditto 6iU 0- 6 15 0 Ditto, railway, ditto ,6 7 6 — 6 10 0 Ditto, Swedish, in London. 15 10 0- 000 Stirliug's NOD-laminating, or Hardened Surface Rail 9 0 0— 9 2 0 Stirliug's Patent iu Utasgow. 5 5 0— 0 0 0 Toughened Pigs in Wales. 4 0 0*— 4 5 0 Indian Charcoal Pigs in London < tO 0—0 0 0 Wetterstedt's Pat. Metal.cwt. _Jj, J) — 0 0 0 3T>BL—Swedish keg ton 1&W~ (f*m 0 0 0 Do. faggot 8* Otj#— 0 0 0 English, Spring. 22 ">'0—31 0 0 SVBLTBR—On the spot pertou22 5 0— 0 0 0 Ditto, to arrive. •••• ••• 15 0-22 17 6 ZINO—In sheet .•••••••••••• 28 0 0—^9 0 t> C0PFB11—Sheets,sheathing & bolts..lb. 0 1 2—0 0 0 Bottoms 0- I 3- 0 0 0 Old copper. 0 1 0 £ — 0 0 0 Best selected tonl39 0 U- 0 0 0 Tough cake 0 0— 0 0 0 Tile 0 0— 0 0 0 Yellow Metal Sheathing ,ib. 0 0 ll^-O 1 0 LKAD—Pig. ton. 22 10 0—24 0 0 Sheet 23 u 0-:43 15 0 Spanish, iu bond 21 Q 0—22 0 O T«««—Block .Ill 0— 0 0 0 Bm 113 0 0— 0 0 0 Relined 114 0 0—Q 0 # Banca ill 0 0— 0 U Straits .noin.lUti 0 0-107 10 0 TIN PLil.TIS-IC Coke .lIoJL 1 á 6 I 6 0 IX ditto Ill 6— I 13 0 IC Charcoal 1 10 6— 1 11 0 IX ditto 1 16 6— 1 17 0 Canada plates.. ton 14 0 O—15 0 (j QUIOKSILVBR per lb. 0 I 10*— 0 1 H D_ 'l'L- 18.1- 1 .<1i> • n. ATFIA&ABJKS*—■ 1U9 cupper iraue Keeps > KUUCI »«» well maintained. In English Iron a better feeling has sprung up the last few Uays, and sellers are IrID, at the prices quoted. Scotch pigs have taken a move Upwards, and, according to the last reports from Glasgow, makers were demandiug 70.. 6.1. for mixed nagnber", which plice wu quoted here on 'Change to-day. Lead coutiuues in f4ip demand. In foreign Steel nothing ha* transpired. 8p#ll«» is very flat: the price is unaltered. I ill-Place. JIIII!«t' with » ready sale at our quotations. =-=- 1!1. SATURDAY, JUNB 2. 1855- Published by the Sole Proprietor, HmfRY WBBBBB. at his retidence, Crockherbtotynf in the Parish of Saint John the Baptist, in the Town of Cardiff and Counly of Glamorgan, anll Printed by hint at his General Printing Office in Duke-streef, inbthe said Parish of Saint John, in the Town and County aforesaid. Advertisements and Orders received by the f,)Ilowing Agents: LONDOIT: Robert Faulder White, 33, Fleet-st.; MeSS" Newton & Co., 5, Warwick-square; Mr. G. iteynell, 42, Chancery-lane; Mr. Deacon, 3. Walbrook, hear the Mansion house; Mr. Hammond, 27, Mr. C. Barker, 12, Birchin-lane; W.Dawson and °b, 74, Cannon-street, City; Mr. S. Eyre, 32, BoU*cr,«- street, Fleet-street; Mr. W, Thomas, 21, Catber,Qtt* etreet, Strand, LOCAL AGENTS:— ABEUDAIIE Mr. Thos- CHIUGENU Mr. W. Leyshon, SiamP ,Cft CoWBhiuoB Mr. Lister, VIBRTHYR Mrs. M. W. White, stB NEWBKIDQB .Mr. C. Bassett, NEWPORT Messrs. Johns, Bof 55, Commerci-1;8; *«t. SIWANIBA » Mr, E, Griffiths, Printer, Thli ptner it raguUrly filed In Londoc Doffep-houie, C||y.——-Peel's Coffee-honse, Fleet' *et, f' tmd