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The continued indisposition of Lord Derby has rendered it necessary. to hold the usual Cabinet Councils at his residence, instead of in Downing Street.

The Oxford Middle-Class examinations began on Monday. They have been conducted by examiners appointed by the University of Oxford ; and have taken place at Oxford, London Manchester, Liverpool, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Leeds, Exeter, London, and Southampton. There were no fewer than 1223 candidates, 800 junior, and 423 senior. 'Next to London, Oxford itself furnished the larger numbers.

Sir James Ferguson, who with a brother officer has just returned from the Crimea, gives the satisfactory intelligence that the graves and mo- numents of the Allies are without exception carefully respected and pre- served, not only near Sebastopol, but even on the battle-field of the Alma. At the latter place, Madame Bellavodsky, the proprietress of the ground, not only preserves but tends and repairs every grave.

Mr. John Philip Green, of Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, was appointed x the Professorship of Jurisprudence in University College, vacant at the dose of the present session by the resignation of Dr. Foster. Mr. Green was a distinguished student of the College. The Council also appointed him examiner for the College for the Hume Scholarship in Jurisprudence to be awarded in December next.

The Board of Trade returns for May show a falling-off in the exports as compared with the same month last year of 1,117,5561. The import., of wheat, flour, and other grain, show a large increase ; in coffee, sugar, and tea, there was also a large augmentation.

The Earl of Malraesbury had a dinner-party on Saturday ; and the Vis- countess Palmerston held a reception. The Duchess and Princess Nary of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits, dined with the Earl and Countess of Jersey. Lady Frances Waldegrave had a party in the afternoon at Strawberry Will, Twickenham; there VMS dancing on the lawn as well as within doors.

The Marquis of Salisbury, as Lord President of the Council, held a am- versazione at the South Kensington Museum, on Saturday evening, to which the members of both Houses of Parliament were invited.

The Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, dined with the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton on Monday. The Lord Chancellor had a dinner-party on the same evening. Sir Fenwick Williams and the officers of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich gave a banquet to Sir Archdale Wilson, in their ineseroom, on Thursday. . Madame Lind Goldschmidt has resolved to reside in England for some time. She will occupy a villa called " Roehampton Lodge," situated near to the south side of Barnes Common, and about a mile from Putney.

Mr. Russell, the Times correspondent, when the penultimate mail de- parted from India had been prostrated by illness ; at the last advices he had recovered. The Times of Friday said—" Our readers will participate in the satisfaction with which we announce the receipt of intelligence this morn- ing by telegraph of Mr. Russell's recovery from the sun-stroke by which he had been prostrated on the march from Futteghur to Bareilly with the co- lumn under Sir Colin Campbell. At the latest date he was at Futteghur, and quite well.'" Richard Butler, Earl of Glengall, an Irish representative peer since 1830, died rather suddenly on Tuesday, at Cowes, Isle of Wight. He was sixty- four years old. As he had no son the earldora becomes extinct. Lord Glengall was the author of "The Irish Tutor" and other dramatic works.

The mercantile advices from France are at length rather more cheering. The retirement of General Espinasse and the appointment of M. Delangle have produced a reassuring effect on the commercial mind. The vineyards present a magnificent appearance : a very abundant vintage is looked for.

The French customs revenue for May show a continuance in the falling- off of the receipts.

- While the traffic on English railways this year has generally fallen off as compared with 1857, the receipts of the Irish railways, with one exception, all show a slight increase.

Complaints are made in the Times of the "scrubbing" to which the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum are now exposed. And the same treatment it appears is periodically applied to other ancient sculpture. It is stated -that these proceedings will in a comparatively short period destroy the finer beauties of the sculpture.

The fashion of crinoline has received a severe check in Vienna, where the actresses of the Carl Theatre have been prohibited from wearing it. This measure was rendered necessary by the fact that an actress, who, in the character of an orphan, was to have fainted away and fallen to the ground, found it impossible to realize the latter idea with anything like nature, [or decorum] from being so strongly cased in her steel-bound framework.

The returns of the Registrar-General bear witness to the fatal effects of the late hot weather. The number of deaths, 963 in the preceding week, rose last week to 1160, and exceeded the calculated average of mortality in June by 100. Great complaint is made of the state of the Thames.

The four quarter bells for Westminster Palace have been delivered by Messrs. Warner. Three proved to be excellent in tone, but one—of com- paratively small dimensions—was so inferior that it will be recast.

The Prince of the Asturias, an infant of a few months, has been nomi- nated a naval cadet, while the Queen of Spain was "at sea" between Ali- cante and Valencia. The French Emperor has not yet sent the Grand Cor- don of the Legion of Honour to the Prince ; but, fortunately, his Highness "bears his disappointment with philosophic indifference."

A now and handsome synagogue has been opened at Vienna. It will con- tain more than 2000 persons. The Ministers of Finance and Commerce were present.

Beware of another "Papal aggression " ! The Pope intends to increase his navy, from two corvettes to ten.

On the 1st January there were 113 licensed lunatic asylums in England and Wales ; the inmates numbered 5270.

Latest prices of human cattle. The Caseille (Georgia) Standard says- " On Tuesday last (sale day) the negroes belonging to the estate of John Russell, deceased, were sold to the highest bidder. One man, about twenty years old, sold for 61404; one twenty-two years old, $1300; negro woman and two children, $1450; boy six years old, over $500; girl, seven years old, over $800; boy twelve years old, 61000; girl, thirteen years old, -$1101. The rest of the negroes sold for prices corresponding with the above. Terms eight months, with interest from date."