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A number of Liverpool men of all parties, including both Members, the Mayor, and a great number of prominent commercial men, had presented an address to Sir John 3.1'Neill and Colonel Tulloch, the Crimean Commissioners, expressing gratitude for their serviees. in preparing their 4‘ searching, honest, and able report" on the Crimean expedition ; and condemning the Chelsea Board for having from the first arrived at a foregone conclusion. Both the Commissioners have replied to this address. Sir John hi‘Neill, in returning thanks for the unexpected record of approbation, says—" I may be permitted to add, that its value is enhanced by its being the only public document I possess which contains an acknowledgment that any service whatever was rendered by the Commission." "When I consented to proceed to the Crimea at the head of a Commission, I conceived that my duty to the country was in perfect accordance with the intentions and wishes of the Government. Lord Palmerston had urged the substitution of a Commission in the Crimea for the Committee of the House of Commons demanded by Mr. Roebuck, and had thus, as it appeared to me, pledged the Government to an unflinching inquiry. My duty, as I understood it, was to conduct that inquiry without fear or favour, and to report the result faithfully, without considering whom it might inculpate or whom exculpate. The welfare of the British Army, the honour of her Majesty's arms, the interests of the nation in more than one quarter of the globe, and the success of the war waged to defend the freedom of Europe, were all at stake in the Crimea; and I did not consider it possible that at such a moment any one could give way to mere personal considerations." The conduct of the Government in reference to the report "produced a very general impression, that the acknowledged fidelity of our report was not in accordance with their wishes ; and the feeling thus produced must affect the disposition of the country to intrust to the Executive any inquiries connected with the Army that may hereafter be called for." Only Lord Palmerston an a challenge from Mr. Gladstone, and more recently Lord Panmure, twelve months after he received the report, had publicly expressed their approbation of the Commissioners. "he most anxious wish of the country, from the Queen to the humblest of her subjects, was to provide the army of the East with all that was necessary to its welfare, and even to its comfort. There was no time, from the commencement to the termination of the war, at which the people of this country were not ready to furnish any amount of funds that might be considered necessary for that purpose. The resources of the country, were greater than at any former time; its power to produce every manufactured article that the army could require was such as the world had never before seen ; its mercantile marine provided fleets of transports, including its magnificent ocean steam-ships, such as no other army ever commanded ; the resources of the Turkish provinces were found sufficient to supply nearly three times the number of men with abundance of wholesome food for another year without being exhausted. The army occupied the same ground throughout the whole time, and was as stationary as the population of a town. No part of it was ever more than seven miles distant from a secure harbour, and a considerable -part was encamped within a mile or two of the port. The Allied navies had undisputed command of the sea, so that vessels of all classes navigated it with the same security as in a time of profound peace. Yet the country is expected to believe that, with all these almost boundless resources and these means and facilities, it was impossible, by any exercise of talents, energy, and foresight, to provide either sufficient food or sufficient clothing for 20,000 or 30,000 men during their first winter in the Crimea!"

Further light is thrown upon the " lorcha affair" at Canton by "A Merchant," who forwards to the Tunes an abstract of the Hongkong ordinance regulating the registration of vessels. "It appears from clause 4 of the ordinance, that the English name of the vessel must have been conspicuously painted on her stern, in letters at least four inches long, in both Roman and Chinese characters. Hence there is no ground for the statement that the Chinese authorities did not know she was a foreign vessel. Clause 7 provides that the master shall be British, or, at .any rate, conversant with our language. This condition was strictly complied with; the master of the Arrow being Mr. Kennedy, of Belfast. By Clause 10, the annual licence is renewable on its expiration by simple indorsement, accompanied: by the payment of a fee.of 10 dollars. I. obtain this indorsement, the register must be deposited in the office at Hongkong for one week before the expiration of the year; or, if the vessel be at sea at the time' then on her return Lastly, by clause 11, any infringement of the provisions of the ordinance renders the register ipso facto void, and renders the ship sailing under such register forfeit to the Crown.' ' ' Mr. C. I. Bayley, who was lately Colonial Secretary at the Mauritius, has been appointed to the Government of the Bahamas, in succession to Sir Alexander Bannerman. Mr. Price, late Treasurer of Antigua, has been appointed President of the Virgin Islands.

When the American frigate Merrimac was in Southampton Water, she was visited by the Earl of Hardwieke and his family ; and in return for the hospitality of the officers he invited them to his house. One of those officers sent to his friends an account of the doings at Lord Hardwicke's honse' and the letter has found its way into the Jaffna; a paper published at Washington in North Carolina. Some passages will give the reader a lively idea of its character.

"We sat down to table at half-past seven o'clock. These are always epaulette and sword occasions. Lord Hardwicke's family consists of his Countess, his eldest son, (about eighteen or twenty, and Lord Royston by courtesy,) three of the finest-looking daughters you ever saw, and several younger sons. The daughters—Lady Elizabeth, Lady Mary, and Lady Agnitaare surpassingly beautiful; such development, such rosy cheeks, laughing eyes, and unaffected manners, you rarely see combined. They take a great deal of out-door exercise ; and came aboard the Merrimac in a heavy rain, with Irish thicker-soled shoo; than you or I ever wore, and cloaks and dresses almost impervious to wet. They steer their father's yacht, walk the Lord knows how many miles, and don't care a cent about rain, besides doing a host of other things that would shock our ladies to death; and yet in the parlour they are the moat elegant women in their satin shoes and diamonds I ever saw. The Countess, in her coronet of jewels, is an elegant lady, and looks like a fit mother for three such women. His Lordship has given us three or four dinners. He lives here merely during the yachting season ; and leaves here on Friday. for his country-seat at Cambridge, where he spends his winter, as do all English gentlemen of means, in hunting, &c. ; and when Parliament is in session he lives in London in his town-house. Here he has sliest of servants ; and they wear the gaudiest livery—white coats with big silver buttons, white cravats, plush knee-breeches and vest, with white silk-stockings, and low shoes. Lord Hardwicke's brother is Dean of York, a High Church dignitary; has two pretty daughters, and is himself a jolly gentleman. After dinner the ladies play and sing for us ; and the other night they got up a game of blindman'a buff, in which the ladies said we had the advantage, inasmuch as their 'petticoats rustled, so that they were easily caught.' They call things by their right names here. In the course of the game, Lord Hardwicke himself was blindfolded, and, trying to catch some one, fell over his daughter's lap on the floor, when two or three of the girls caught him by the legs and dragged his Lordship, roaring with laughter, as we all were, on his back into the middle of the floor. 'Yet they are perfectly iespectful, but appear on a perfect equality with each other. In fact, the English are a great people."

The deaths registered in London which in the two previous weeks had been 1135 and 1171, rose in the week-that ended last Saturday to 1216. In the ten years 1817-'56, the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1177. But if the deaths of last week are to be compared with the average, the latter should be raised proportionally to the increase of population, in which case it will become 1295. Hence it will be seen, that although the rate of mortality has been rising lately, it is still below the average. In comparing the results of the last two weeks, an increase is observed in the deaths of old persons; for whereas 41 men and women, who had attained the age of eighty years or upwards died in the former week, the number last week was 74. In these 74 old persons an unusual number of nonagenarians is found, namely 14; a man and a woman were each ninety-five years of age, and the two oldest were women who had reached the age of ninety-six years. --Registrar-General's Return.

The Judicial Bench lost an ornament on Tuesday, by the death of Baron Alderson, the report of whose serious illness will have led our readers to expect this result. Sir Edward Hall Alderson was born at Great Yarmouth, in 1787; he was educated first at the Charterhouse, and then at Cambrid e where he was Senior Wrangler and Senior Medallist in 1809; he was called to the bar in 1811; and maintained a high place in the Northern Circuit, among competitors like Searlett, Brougham, Parke and Patteson. While wearing the stuff gown, in 1831, he was selected by Lord Lyndhurst as Baron of the Court of Exchequer. From that time hecontinued to acquire esteem and command admiration as a judge. His mind was active, strong, and acute ; his judgments were clear and concise ; and indeed, as the Daily News has remarked, there was "no judge on the bench superior to Mr. Baron Alderson in quickness, logical power, and knowledge of the law." "It would be fulsome flattery to assert that the demeanour of the judge whose loss we now deplore came up to the ideal standard. His passion for the jocose, his vigorous lightheartedness, and his simplicity of character, at times, no doubt, made this eminent person forget what was due to the dignity of his place. Every man has his faults ; and it is only those who have occupied high. position, and are possessed of eminent qualities, -who can afford to have their dements as well as their merits candidly discussed. Nevertheless, if on some occasions the unseasonable wit of the learned Baron impaired his dignity, or an imperfection of temper exhibited itself, there were occasions—such as that on which he passed sentence on the bankers of Temple Bar—when he evinced as much feeling and dignity as it was possible for any magistrate to display. This is not the place to dwell on the private virtues of the individual ; into the sacred precincts of domestic life the public have no right to enter; but still it is well for them to know that this illustrious lawyer was an upright citizen, an affectionate father, and a steadfast friend."

Lord Downe, formerly, when known as the Honourable W. H. Downey, one of the Members for Rutland, died at Torquay on the 26th. He was elected in 1841, in conjunction with Mr. Gilbert Ileathcote, now Lord Aveland ; and he supported the Free-trade measures of Sir Robert Peel; but, feeling that his constituents disapproved of that course, he resigned his seat in 1846; and Mr. Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill, was elected unopposed to supply his place.

Lieutenant-General Sir Nathaniel Thorn died suddenly, at his residence near Taunton, on Thursday, a few hours after Ids return home from London. A Coroner's Ivry returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God." General Thorn had been fifty-five years in the Army, Diplomatic society has lost a distinguished member—the Princess de Linven, who died in her house at Paris on Monday. She was the daughter of the Russian General Benkendorf ; and married Andrew Lieven, the grandson of a Lieven who was brother to another Lieven who followed the fortunes of Charles the Twelfth. In 1807 Andrew Lieven obtained the Prussian embassy; and he and his wife, who shared his diplomatic functions, remained at Berlin until 1812, when they were sent to London. Here she became "a general favourite," and "an esteemed member of the corps diplomatique." They remained in London until after 1830, when they were recalled to St. Petersburg M. de Lieven was appointed governor of the present Emperor' and made with him the tour of Europe • but in 1839 he died at Rome. After the death of her husband, Madame Se Lieven fixed her head-quarters at Paris ; during the embassy of M. Guizot to this country she

resided in London, aiding i , it s charitably supposed, the Minister of Louis , it s charitably supposed, the Minister of Louis

Philippe. Returning to Paris, she was overtaken by the revolution of 1848; and from that time Brussels had been the scene of her busy labours. She was about to recommence operations at Paris when she died. She was at all times the intimate correspondent of the Czars of Russia and their Ministers. and her influence has been felt in most of the important transactions of half a century.

The opening Parliamentary dinners will be given on Monday, by Earl Granville and Lord Palmerston, who will entertain the movers and seconders of the Address in the two Houses. Mr. Disraeli will receive a number of Members of the House of Commons.

Lord John Russell arrived in town, from Florence, on Monday.

The Earl of Ellesmere is in such indifferent health that much anxiety is felt by his family.

Mr. Justice Keogh has been elected a member of the Dublin University Club—a very Tory body.

The King of the Belgians has conferred a gold medal on Mr. Robert Bell, for his literary services.

• The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. C. D. Bevan, of the Middle Temple, to be Judge of the County Court of Cornwall, in succession to Mr. Kekewich, deceased.

The Reverend Sydney Turner' of the Philanthropic School at Red Hill, has been appointed Inspector of Prisons, for service connected with the Reformatories for juvenile offenders.

A rumour is in circulation that Mr. Drummond M.P. one of the surviving apostles of the Irvingites has just separated from that singular body, and sold his " apostolic " chapdat Albury to the Roman Catholics.— Union.

The Reverend W. H. Milinan, son of the Dean of St. Paul's, is to be Archdeacon Kale's successor in St. Giles's Cripplegate. The Revue de Paris, to which some eminent Republican writers, such as

MM. Michelet, Jules Simon, Henri Martin, are contributors, is suspended for a month. It has been prosecuted for having published., in one or two recent numbers, a novel objectionable on the score of morality.

We have now authentic information as to the bequests of the late literary amateur, Mr. John Kenyon. It appears that he has left to his cousin, Rlizabeth Barrett Browning, 4000/., and to her husband, Robert Browning, 63001.; to Bryan W. Procter, better known as Barry Cornwell, 65001.; to Dr. Henry Southey, 8000!.; to Catherine, daughter of Robert Southey, the Poet Laureate, 2501.; and to each of the other daughters 1001.; the son and daughter of Mrs. Henry Nelson Coleridge, 250/. each; John Forster has 500/.; George Scharf 500!.; and Antonio Panizzi 5001., with all the wines in the cellars at Devonshire Place and at Cowes; Agnes Catlow, 1051.; and Walter Savage Landor, Henry Chorley, Mrs. Jameson, and Sir Charles Fellowes, each 100/. The furniture, books, prints, and articles of vertil in Mr. Kenyon's cottage at Wimbledon, are left to his friends Miss Bayley and James Booth, one of the executors, to whom is bequeathed 50001.; Thomas Hawthorne, the other executor, having 20,000/. The whole of the residue of the property, after payment of the legacies, is to be divided by the executors. A bequest of 50001. is made to the London University Hospital.

The King of Bavaria has given 37,000 florins from his privy purse for the promotion of literary and scientific ohleets. Dr. Moritz Wagner and Herr Gemminger are to receive 12,000 forms of the sum for a scientific expedition round the world in the Austrian frigate Novara : the collections they may make to be deposited in Bavarian institutions.

The French, their ingenuity sharpened by the late failures in the vintage, have struck out a very profitable if not 'an honourable trade—they import our cheap raw grain-spirit in large quantities, mix it with brandy produced from grapes, and then send the mixture to England and sell it as pure vinous spirit.

It is rumoured that the Austrian financial deficit for 1856 is 120,000,000 forms: Baron Bruck is said to be in despair at his ill success in combating the monster.

M. Chenol, a gentleman of Paris, is stated to have discovered a process of making steel very quickly and at one-third of the present cost, while particular sorts can be reproduced of identically the same quality.

The Paris Tribunal of Commerce have pronounced a decision casting a serious stigma on the conduct of Messrs. Fox and Henderson with regard to the Docks Napolgon. Fox and Henderson were the contractors ; litigation with the present directors ensued; the Tribunal has pronounced against Fox and Henderson, alleging that they had improperly allowed to former directors a "commission" of 1,800,000 francs on their contract for 24,000,000 francs—that is, made that present to be allowed a certain price for the works; and For and Henderson improperly received 32,000 shares —4,000,000 francs. The Tribunal decreed the restitution of those shares, or of the money, by Fox and Henderson, even under pain of imprisonment ; and it quashes two conventions made between Fox and Henderson and the late Directors, as "stained with fraud."

The latest news from Melbourne records a terrible tragedy. It appears that Ensign Pennefather of the Fortieth Regiment had, in a fit of insanity, rushed from his rooms armed with a revolver : meeting Ensign Keith, he shot him through the cheek ; shot Dr. M'Cauky, who was reading in the open air; fired at Ensign Lucas, wounding him severely in the jaw; and then blew out his own brains. The evidence at the inquest was conclusive as to Pennefather's insanity.

The Earl of Harewood, in hunting with the Bramham Moor hounds, on Saturday morning, met with a very serious accident, near Wetherby. He was seen to fall from his horse • and when persons hastened to his aid he was found senseless : it is supposed that his horse, having got his feet entangled in a sheep-net after leaping a fence, threw him, and then kicked him on the head, fracturing the skull. The sufferer was suickly removed to Harewood House, near Leeds ; and surgical aid was obtained from Leeds, while Dr. Ciesar Hawkins was summoned from London : the operation of trepanning was successfully performed, and the patient regained his consciousness. He has.since gone on favourably.

It has now been ascertained that the solitiuy passenger in the Violet, who must have perished with her crew, was Captain Von laing, of the Prussian Infantry..W.m widow is the sister of Cruvelli the vocalist.

The rescue of the Tyne from her chalk and gravel bed on the Dorsetshire coast becomes more problematical. She seems to have more leaks than had been at first supposed. The attempt to float her during the recent springtides failed. Another opportunity must now be waited for; in the Mean time rough weather may destroy the luckless ship.

The "oldest inhabitant" of Hexham has departed—John Bell, a farmer, who formerly was an active smuggler on the Border. He had attained at least his hundred-and-tenth year. He was rather short and slender, but " wiry " ; he was temperate both in eating and drinking. Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson have recently obtained high prices for sonic rare and curious articles. The bronze handle of a Greek vaso of fine quality brought 201.; a Greek gold car-ring, 27/. • a Greek necklace, Jul. 158. A Shakspere cup, said to be the one used by Garrick at the Shaksperian Jubilee, has been sold for MI.

A comical story comes from Berlin. Two ladies went to the Royal ball at the Operahouse in a furniture-van—no ordinary carriage could contain the immense dresses they wore !

The last fashionable eccentricity at New York is a rage for eating English mutton brought by the steamers—" no dinner is now perfect without a saddle or leg of English mutton." It is suspected that a good deal of this "English mutton" never left England.

A communication from China in the Paris Moniteur de la Flotte represents. the empire as a prey to highway robbers ; the Mandarins cannot touch them, but they behead inoffensive beggars in their stead. Yeh, the Viceroy of Canton, "is one of the most abominable and cruel men in the empire."

A rogue has put a new " dodge " in operation at Manchester : orders for goods were sent, with half-notes enclosed ; the goods were forwarded, but the other halves of the notes came not—they had been sent elsewhere with another order : thus 601. worth of goods were got for 30/. in notes. The two duped parties met, compared the halves, and divided the sum equally.