The Express. — London, England, 1847-04-27 00:00:00

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Now ready, prior lA. the Eighth Number of DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY By AND SON, WlsCHAßLESolreek, Retell. and f or Esportatkr. DICKES. Witt Blatt:ideas by lIABLOT K. BROWNS. Leaden: Bradbury and Erase, Wlltehlare. cul -- ,IIIOTELL'S GUIDE TO HEALTH AND lAH4O tMas b....a, 1,7 la stamp., 1.. Id. irk T TO my, DRINK, AND AVOID. itD Dlsiables ix all 0.11.1.10..) S. SOW TO BE LITT. Judo Tlgui.“—Cie. fisiiimirllbal aiait-tlllAs dew Wares al idoiria. ire of oar eve =dm by are Inriiatr semi i sr= aw s wed Wilk dogs ore IS eseammeL ea elervione SONO la Oro moodee dr wantoirr at hypsoliendel. mr.stt mi. tea) be eared t. 1r them ET, Pateniceeer.zow; Um% 39, Co. !MI ; Lath., 3, lb w pisominx; Oanalbo. 147, Pleltalieet ; Nelson, 437, Wom •, sr *get from the Author. 10. Antel-pirre. Iteeent-etzert. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o'Cloek. By the Margaret Evans, arrived at Portsmouth, we have iste'digence from New York to 7th inst. There peers no reason to believe the reported enrnmtler of `Vera Cruz, mentioned in the following extract: (From the New York Sun of April 6.) WORINOTON, APRIL 6, EIGHT O'CLOCK, P.M. —Pas 'gagers who came this afternoon in the mail-boat *y, that se they were leaving Charleston an agent came maim down to the boat and hallooed to them that a vessel beijoet armed, bringing intelligence that Vera Cruz bad b, 48 taken, after a desperate resistance, with • loss •f 800 in amuck. New Orleans papers of the 29th have been received by the southern mail of this evening. They are filled with the details of the incidents alluded to yesterday, but no later istellizence. They state that the revolution against Gomez Fariu was making headway, and it Is thought km will be put down. The coalition DOW is between Santa Anna and the clergy. It was also reported that the priests have lent him two hundred thousand dollars, as an earnest of their determina tion to support him. FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM VERA CRUZ. SUN OFFICII, NEW YORK, APRIL 6, II A.m.—The fine fine steamship, Southerner, Captain Berry, arrived at nine o'clock this morning, 60 noun from Chsrleaton, within an hour after the arrival of our expresses from Philadelphia. We have received flits of the Charleston Mercury, Patriot, Courier, and News, t ogether with New Orleans papers to the 30th ultimo. We copy the following interesting particulars : (Correspondence of the Picayune.) Calli s SlXAßVEßaClez,Manchl3,ArrEKNOOM.—There was some slight skirmishing yesterday afternoon and last evening, and before daylight tliis morning a general alarm in camp, as the Mexicans opened their different batteries and commenced throwine shells from the castle ; yet it am , unted to but little. The enemy evidently ex. yeeted a general attack, as they threw up rockets, fire balls, Bc., completely lighting up the sand-hills and chaparal around the walls. During the night a reinforcement of 800 Mexicans passed into the city, taking the beach north of General Twiges's CORlMatid, which had not at that time fully completed the investment. Their safe arrival within the walls was announced by loud shouts, the ringing of bells, and other rejoicings. In • few hours longer they would not have got in so oily. Our lon in the affair of the 11th was seven slightly wounded. (From the New York Herald of April 15.) The cutter Ewing, Moore, arrived at New Orleans, on the 28th ult., from Vera Cruz, with four days later intelli gence, that vessel having sailed on the 17th. The news of Taylor's victory at Buena Vista was received at Vera Cruz on the 16th, and created great rejoicing among the army. Owing to the rough weather, only a portion of the heavy artillery intended for the attack had been landed when the Ewing left. General Scott had given the foreign re sidents notice to leave the town, and they had generally gone on board the foreign vessels of war off the port. Many citizens of Vera Crux are in favour ef: an early capitulation, but the military violently opposed any movement of the kind. It was reported by the foreign residents, that several citizens had been shot for propping the surrender, although few doubt that our troops will carry the place in • short time. _ _ . . . The firing from the city and castle was continued, but has, so far, been kinoless. The report of the re-rapture of Midshipman Rogers wu premature, he being, unfortunately, still a prisoner. Nothing had transpired of any importance, eubeequent to the previous accounts. THE NEWS FROM GENERAL TAILOR.—The steam-ship Telegraph arrived tt New Orleans the same morning, from Brazos Santiago, which she left on the 23rd ult. No positive intelligence had been received frem Gen. Tay lor's camp later than that brought by Lieut. Crittenden; but, from the best information that could be obtained, it appears that Santa Anna hai retired to Matehula, where he was en deavouring to collect forces. An officer arrived at the Brazos from Matamoras just as the Telegraph was casting off, with information that General Taylor had arrived at Ceralvo, with a thou/and cavalry, in pursuit of Urrea, who fled in the direction of Victoria as soon as he heard of Taylor's approach. The communication between Csinargo and Monterey was The Me► Matamoras. regiment was ordered to garriaon (From the New York Sun of April 3.) WASHINGTON, MARCH 31.—We attach great importance to the new revolution in Mexico, which broke out on the 26th ult. The clergy and the National Guard, the leaden of the movement, deposed Gomez Ferias, the vice•president and wring president. They dismilved the congress, suspended all the functions of governmeat, and entrusted the executive power to the chief justice of the supreme court, who is to be aided in the administration of affmn by a council of govern. ant composed of as many persons as there are states in the confederation. Santa Anna is declared provisional president and chief of the army, with the honorary title of "Benenterito de la Patria." (From the New York Sun of April 7.) Prersetatos, APHIL 7.—By private letter from Con' and Pondate, Cincinnati, arrived by the packet, we have 'mews of another battle in New Mexico. Two thousand insurrectionists were routed by Captain Monis's command, with a heavy loss in killed and wounded ; the accounts are from St. Louis of the 29th ult. Latest news had just reached by express from Santa Fe. The date of the battle is not given, but it occurred, it would seem, on the heel of the last dates from Santa Fe. A note to the Louisoilk Courier gives the following: St. Louis, Monday Evening, March 29, 1847.—Mr. W. N. Haldeman. Dear Sir,—We have this day received an express from Santa FE. The Mexican insurrectionists, numbering 2,000 men, marched dewn on Santa Fe, as was intimated by our last advice,. They were met by Capt. Morris's com mand, in the valley of the Moro, and totally defeated. A great number of the enemy were killed and wounded, and the rest fled precipitately to the mountains. The action was a most brilliant one on the part of our men, and reflects great credit on their coolness and sourage. The news of the assassination of Governor Bent is fully con6rmed--2.5 other Americans fell at the same time. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. New Toast, Aeon. 6.—Owe swig kids Mt most pertinaciously, sad ths ice In the Kudos WM eR oresslß Is Ms profit of those who bass lour In Med. awl Is Ms drift at *we who want to boy. Our Meek is so shirt, OW Wow Sh• shut gnu ass Y. city of New York us 4 laws is mod to Aim, Ws Ms Misisns Railroad, and &Wm a u S TY sow; a der we two Mar, remind this Alm ^ OM Maw, sad powsktows we aIM Moutons la Rao" gone tesslas Mawr mistwas. Oarrak—Midoss• have hem • tow barbed haft Mt holders an NM le mti =olt a Cs isltts•posolsi The rem Ms hid Me alba et Odor • Ma taus *lfs sorbet. Ms Nam et *he RA am der amewst to SAM boles. rplerlsol Nor. Naas gm N. 0. 1,0•• Wes. 1,101 Mies. Inferior...., Ordinary to goad ordinary Middling to good middling Middling kir to fair . gully fair to good fair Mee Ftoca.—The foreign advice, received this morning Dave had a ten. decry to ftyp,.. e the market, bit the stock here is so small tbat no sake ran be made. Sales of scratched Georgetown have been made at 6 dols. 02c.; 1,500 bbls. New Orleans, to arrive, 7 dole. 251. ,• I,too bins. Oswego on the spot, brought 7 dots. 621 e. ; 1,.00 Rkhmond ay at 8 dots. 25c.; 1,000 wised brands, common Southerry Ocuvgetown is w held at dols. 121 c. Corn Meal is held at I doh. Vic. to 5 doh .. rye flour, t dole. 73e. to t dole. 623 e., with man mils. Corn is held higher ; sales of southern white bare ten We, Me. to Ste. ; and of yellow at I dot Freights are rather doll : Moor r• so be quoted to Liverpool at 6s. 6d. to 6s. 9d. ; grain to Ireland, 4d. roams ESCIUM4I-o.—Bills on Landon, 1041 to 113; kills on Itch, 5.431 to ; talk on Amsterdam, 381 to 39 ; bills on Hans bolt. MI to 33 ; hub on Bremen, 77 to —. guit.sortruis, APRIL 0, ~s.—The rain bail somewhat checked bwrietr today. Flour is Rimer; it cannot be bought Ices than do'A. Sit, and most hctoes are asking 6 doh. 33c. Wheat, being .70 fre. Is somewhat better. Corn *shout change. Meal mostly sells t doh. 30e. By an arrival this morning we have Graham's Town papers to the 23rd February, and accounts from Cape Town to the 3rd March. Sir Henry Pottinger landed at Port Elizabeth, from H.M. ship president, on the 19th February, and pro ceeded next day to Graham's Town, where public addresses, agreed to by various bodies of the com munity, awaited presentation to his excellency. Ac cording to some accounts, there was great fear that P.M. steamer Thunderbolt had been irreparably in- Prod, and would have to be abandoned, as the effects of the south-caster, bad caused her to settle in the mod, and she was full of water. Other statements are, however, of a more encouraging kind, for they report the ship to have been again afloat, though her • The colony was still infested with Kaffir.. The neighbourhood of Fort Peddie had been robbed of needy all its cattle. At Trompettees Drift, a flock of sheep, the property of the contractor, had been carried off. The Fish River bush was full of the enemy. Cattle had been driven away from Waterloo Bay, and from within three miles of Graham's Town. The farmers in Lower Albany were much disheartened at their continued state of in security. Col. Johnson was still actively engaged maintaining order in the upper portion of the ceded territory ; but it was believed that the " registered Kaffir," were in collagen with their roving country men, and assisted them in driving out of reach the cattle stolen from the colony. On the whole, it is to be concluded that the Kaffir, do not consider them ' selves to have been conquered, and that the arrival of Sir H. Pottinger on the frontier must be followed by active measures against the enemy. In their address to Sir H. Pottinger,the merchants, traders, landleslders, and other inhabitants of l'ort Elizabeth and its vicinity refer the present disastrous state of the colony to the reversal of the measures of Sir B. D'Urban, for the pacification and civilization of Kaffirland under the administration of Sir H. Smith ; to the relinquishment of the territory ceded in 1819 by the Gaika tribes, and the adoption of a more indefensible boundary in the jungles of the Kat and Great Fish rivers ; to the weak and vacillating policy lately pursued towards the Kaffir chiefs; to the exaggerated statements put forth by missionaries of the extensive influence of Christianity on the Kaffir people, by which the British people and the local governments have been misled ; and, lastly and chiefly, to the utter want of representation of frontier interest' in the legislature and executive council. By her Majesty's troop-ship Herefordshire, ar -1 rived at Portsmouth, we have papers from Halifax, (N.S.) to the lOshof April. The ferment of a general election had fairly began. At a meeting of the liberal party in Halifax, keld on the 3th of April, it was resolved that Messrs. Howe end Mott should be nominated candidates for the country, and Messrs. McNab and Lo' C. Doyle for the township. The conservatives of Halifax had held two meetings—one on the 3rd and one on the Bth of April. Their pro- ceedings were secret ; but it got noised that they were to put Messrs. T. W. Grassie, and W. Law son, jun., in nomination for the county, and Messrs. A. M. Uniacke and I. A. Moren for the township. The coming election will take place under the Simul taneous Polling Act, passed last session. The effect of this law will doubtless be to prevent, in a great mea sure, the recurrence of scenes of drunkenness and disorder, night after night, for weeks together, which have disgraced some recent elections. But the act is long and complicated, and both parties are apprehensive that some undiscovered provision may enable their opponents to gain an advantage over them. For the papers received by the Herefordshire, we are indebted to the polite attention of Mr. Buckett, of the Ex change-room, Halifax. GERMANY.—PRULISIA.—The iillgemeine Preus siaelte Zeituny of the 23d April gives the commencement of the debate. in the diet of the In the united fitting the principal incidents were the announcement of the coun sellors nominated by the Ministers of Finance and the Lute• rior to attend the committees on the project of a law for establishing loan banks (Halts-Kassen) in the provinces; the reading, by the marshal of the diet, of a list of the addi tional petitions presented since the previous sitting, with the committees to which they had been referred ; and the bring ing up of a report from the fourth committee on M. Hanse mann's proposal to prolong tho term of 14 days allowed for the presentation of petitions. The counsellors appointed to assist the committees on the loan banks in their deliberations are M. Von Berger on the part of the Minister of Finance, and Baron Von Manteuffel on the part of the Minister of the Interior. The petitions were nunvrons, and related to an increase in the number of the Herren-Stand ; a reform of the provincial electoral laws ; the conferring of the full rights of citizenship on the Jews ; the introduction of a uni form land-tax ; the abolition of feudal exactions by mill owners ; the liberty of the press ; an augmented representa tion of the terms and rend communes; publicity of debate in the provincial diets, &c. &c. The report of the fourth committee was favourable to a prolongation of the term for receiving petitions. A debate was raised on this report, near the beginning of which the report breaks off with the usual "to be continued." The same number of the official journal contains proclamations by the head of the Berlin police and the public prosecutor, relative to the food riot of the 21st of April. The President of Polite intimates to the dealers in potatoes from the country that they may repair to the Berlin markets with perfect safety, inasmuch as the ringleaders in the disturbance have been arrested, and are undergoing a judicial investigation ; and hints that it will be advisable for them to fix the price they actually can take before leaving home, instead of asking a higher in ex pectation of bring beaten down, and thus irritating the po pulace. The public prosecutor invites all whe can give in formation respecting the disturbances, to bring it to his office without delay. COMMERCIAL If MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'Clock.—Tho explanations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer lan night, about the state of the Bank and of the money market, had • rather satisfactory effect in monied and mercantile quarters this morning, although the passages referring to the savings banks operation took them by surprise, not so much because resort to such a madts operandi was deemed expedient, as from the apparent magnitude of the aggregate sum of savings banks' deposits which were called for by the depository. There can no longer be any question that the Bank directors have notified the mercantile community slid the banks that they shall be prepared to deal more liberally in respect of discounts for some time to come. But with regard to low, it would appear that no intention exists on the part of the establish ment of deviating from the stringent course which has been resolved upon. Yesterday the directors declined to ad vance upon • parcel of Exchequer Bills, and the consequence has been, that they were brought to market this morning, and sold at the enormous mad almost unprecedented depreciation of 10s. discount. They are now offered at 45., and buyers at 10s. discount. Consols are 1 worse than the average quotations of the morn ing, at the present rates of 88 to l money, and 864 to 1 for ac count. Reduced Threes, 86 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 87 to 1. We have not much active business in foreign stocks. Peninsular securities are still looking down. Spanish Fives are now quoted at 2.31 to 44 ; the Threes, 341 to 6. Portu guese, 331 to 44. Mexican, 20 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents, improved to 681 to 1 ; the Fours declined to 184 to 9. 134014511 TUI3DII. Bask Sleet. 1111 3 per Cr. Casa* Ater., Mf f per Ct. 1144.•■•••,13 I if per Ceets, $7 f 1 per tt °mob Awn, 111 1 ittriequer Was, 144 4 1P0a21014 71731 De. per 01. Autriaa Beide. $4 d I per Cent. Cimasda 84, IN 206 4& per Ct. r i ll: Omuta Deferred Ws., if ft per per Ct. Neale., IMO, lei 144 per Cr. 11raxilla• 1.14.,411 4 4 per Ct. Pertivlan 311 Ditto Noe. 3 Porloitleot Coov, D 44., 334 4# $ cr. Beeper Amp 21 41 per Ct. kneel. Rep, !it I I Ditto Clodisa AN. 01 p re Ct. 114 a, Or 4f I sm Colwell. Ott. /14/.. pre Ct. Spanish 844., 341 3 Colemblaft Equipe 846, If if spapl4ls Deferie4 Bea, 17 IS 3 per Dania 114.,4141 7 Spealsk Pauly* Bic, 14 per Ct. Duren Me., per 04. Vesespelsildp, 34 41 4 per Cr. Cert. Darea. ON Terieseela Deferred 54... 111 121 RAILWAYS.—The market is still more depressed to-day, and sellers are numerous. Blaeltwells have fallen 24 per share; Amberptce, 10s. ; and all shares participate, in • greater se los days% in the BALES EITECIED UP TO 7 (Yesterday's prices wi Aberdate, 35 Ana., Neat, Boa, and Elm, 11 lira and Oxford June i 7 ;i i laraten, Sea, and Bull, 6 = 2 411ra, 31 4 I d Ali&Diked, 1 Loathe IN 1 Do.Per.s per Ct., No.l, 1 p Do. do., No. 2, per Do. Tort Ext, 41 5 Zee Laseashire, 1.5 Do. New, 51 End Lincolnshire, Si I Min. and Illegow, .0 Do. Quarter., 17 Great Northern, 21 Du. Lon. York Eat., II Great North of England, 251 Great Waelara, 1 r Leeds and Bradf l ord, 113 Leeds k Think Pref. 6 per CL, 31 I by, and South., 21 1 Lon. IA Blackwell, 51 Do. New, No. I 8. , p I lea, Beth., k aet. 504 11 Landon and Greenwieb. Si Loa. lk N. Weeeera i l7o 1 Do. Qrs. L. sod 221 Do. 111110de. Sew . , 11 1 Do. _l5 Lon. sod &W..1111i 1 Da. Tiffillis (Oirairiate4), 521 Ilse. aed IMP DILo. gealfele. 15 14 1 D Tais. • Do. (Ws lirktrefi). 131 Blanch., Bac, sod BM, 6 1 P. WO THIS DAT IN LONDON. 116 e found in last page). Man. and Southamptm, 1 1 Midland, 1131 13 Do. New, $Bl Do. New, 31 reweadle & Berwitk, 241 1 Do. New, 6)+ North British Quarters, 2,1 Do. Tiairds, 21 1 Honk Staffordshire, St I Oz., Woo., and Wol., 3 Preston & Wyre, 311 Read., Guild., & Berg., 41 &opus. and HAMM, 11 Scottish Central. 231 Shona. and Sir., Clam A, 31 South Staffordshire, 1 1 d S. E.& Dover, Om. at 3214, No. 1, 201 1 Dn. New (is. at IN.), N 0.4, if S. Wales, 7 Vale of Heath, 21 W. IL Enion, par York & Newcastle, 331 Do. PreL, C York & N. litland, 11l Do. Eztendoe, 40 Do. E. te W. IL Es., 204 Boulogne and Amlena, 161 Demerara, 21 East Indian, 1 I.yons & Avil (Cons.), 21 4 Ncedkern o(Ytuee 121 Perlis and Lycmili t e t Paris & Weems, Paris& Rosen, 37 Paris Sr Strasbourg, 1 Tome & Nantes, 11 West Flanders, 31 LIVERPOOL & The " young stocks" *offer roamed pekes considerable a Estiasen Chinallea, 181 Insmidre hew Scrip, Is. 3d. Edia, Olempow, Halve; 81 p Lam& N. Waters, 70 Do. Querterk 13i 1 p Do. New Quarter.. IN_p Do. (40 7 . sh., L 14.), 13 p Lon., Yen., and Blrm. Quarters, (A),lncas Man. k Fifths, 4 p Do. 3V. shares (late Ext.), i p Do. Mho (late W.R.C.), per Midland. 114 Do. 40/. eh., 31 P Do. New, 11 p 'North Rritishiew, Ana 26. groat depression, and at the wen forced. _ _ ''. B.EWraDoser ---. ;new sh. No. 2), NI P. Do. (anal eh., No. 4), Is. 3d. d Hod. C and 11,_,ip Do. Enteustos, p Shrews. & Chewer (late N.W.Y. Helen), 21 p Shrews. and Chester New, par Am& & Eastern Jo., I d Bina. and Oxford Ja., 71 p Blsek., elitheroe, and N.W. Pref., Z. laP 7ir.threhll N Shrew orth s& BIT. (51.12:. klah-13) 4 d 11.., Crosby, and South., I p ..~..~.~:l~i 4lj t No. 205.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27,1847. [3d. The tendency waall7l . doen tempt many buyers into the p was consequently an extensive Anther., Nat., Boa, E.f., 1 3 - 16 f ?lir., Lan., & elbetlx. Jo., 1 Ihr. nod Oxford Jo., 74 131kb0., & N.W. Pref., E. Lancashire New, 1 Do. New Scrip, f E. Lincolnshire, 1i Ellin. & Glam., 70 Fleet, Preston, &West R., 14 it Olat. & Durigne; par Med Northern, II Rod. & Man. R. & C., j pax Do. Third., ALPS, AMYL 26. muds, and the n-sult was to techase of shares again. There business. L. & N. Weatern New, 91 Man. & Leeds Holes, U. & sl, par Do. Fifths, 31 Do. 3 U. il.tto Eaten.), p.r Do. Fifths (late W. R. 41.)1 p p.r Mao. & Booth:ono:on, 11 3-16 N. Stalfonlshire, 1 1-16 Y. Wratern, d N. Counties Union, 2 9.16 Oldham d S. Eastern & Dover, Nu. 4, 3-16 S. Staffordshire, 9-16 BIRMINGHAM BALM Aran. N. The very considerable depreciation in the value of railway property, and the alarming aspect of monetary concerns ge. nerally, had a very chilling effect on the market. All the twines* transacted wee at a considerable decline from the quotations in the market on Saturday. Amb., Nat— it Baotou, 1 d I Shrews. & Bir. (B), Bs. 9d. d Bir., Wol., & Stour Valley, f p 81zropsbire Union, Sar. 9d. 11 d N. Staffordolgrr, lip S. Staffordshire, Hs. 3d. Id Shrews. & Birrs. (A), LEEDS BALI Although there wu a lam] shares, yet no particular imp?. noticed. Arnbercatee, 10s. d E. Lancashire Scrip, 3.. d E. St W. York...hire, 235. 275. 6d. Thad. k NMI., Thirds, 2& 6d. p • Gt. Northern, M. d E. Counties, York Ex., 32a. 6d. d I.)ewslag bi te'ink d ), 102.12a.6d.d Do 2s. 2s. ea p Melton k Drift Jo. 15a. d Ikeda Wake Mid., 20s. d Man. &Leeds 321. Bb., Y. p roe BRISTOL SAI The market continued in prices still lower than on Feld ristoi and Exeter, 3 d Caledonian IL oes , 1 d Gt. Western Fittba, di p Do. New, 21 p Man. & Leeds Thirds, Midland, New (301. p N. British Emmaus, 1 p iPSIL 26. amount of banner done in ontent in the values could be W. R. Union., roar 2s. d Matlock & Boston. 12s. 6d. d London, Brighton, & Routh Coast, Fifteenths, p Neste. Si Flerwwk New, 14 p Carlisle Eider, 7& Os. p N. ktafitodsture, Sits. 27. Gd. p North Wester:ll7. d N. 0,41A145111.1 43. 24 d York & Newe. Pre, 24 p E. Lincolnshire, 335. p Aran. 21. a very depressed state, with ay and Saturday. New. and Berwick, 3 p Do. New, 2 p Bir. k Gloucester, 122 N. Staffonishire 11 p B. Devon, 10e. d Do. Pref., 1 d b. Wales, 21 d FS, Arau. 28. N. British Eat. Scrip, rc dc dd. p Do. Thirds, 31s. 304. Shropehire Union, It. las. ad. d W. Biding Union, par 1 d ES, Aran..2l. _. ..._ _. _. .. . .. _ HULL SALE Amb.,Nott., 295. 275. 6d. B&W., Darren, & Bolton, 21 d Great Northern, 21 North Western, 411 s. d YORK SAL Great Northern, 2/.95.21 -- Newc. it Berwick, 25 Dn. New, 61. 14a. 6!. 11,. C6l. N. Briti6h, 316 Do. Mink, 21 3.lirlickhClrs., U. 21. I. 3d. Do. Extension, 11. Os. Sd. 11. York k New,. New, 33 Do. Pref., W. 12s. U. Ile. PRODUCE.—MINCING -LANE, Half-part Two.— The public sales of Sugar wousisted of 200 hhda. Barbed , * ,s 4,000 bags Mauritius, and 2,600 bags Bengal. The whole has gone off heavily, at rather lower prices ; and the Re fined market has given way ad. to Is. Lumps, 625. to Gds.—The Coffee sales show a continued indisposition in the trade to purchase ; and it requires great firmness on the part of importer* to sustain the market. The rate of sliscount on this article is settled to-day at 8 per cent., but the deliveries of both articles continue good.—Rice A very large portion of the public sales was bong ht in, as buyers did not appear within 6d. to Is. of last week's prices; good Bengal cargo sold at 19s. to 19.. 6d.—Cinnamon: The quarterly sale has Me off with more spirit than in several preceding sales. 1,300 bake offered, and about half [trued buyers ; first sorts stild at 2s. 111. to 44.9 d, showing a decline of 3d. ; second quality, 2s. 11. to 3s. 3d. ; and thirds, 6d. to 2s. 7d., both descrip tions showing a slight advance.—lndigo steady. The quan tity advertised for sale on May 11 amounts to 14,200 chests. lu other articles ne material alteration ; but the rate of dis count, and the general state of the money market, increase I the anxiety both of the seller, and buyers. TALLOW.—The market is excessively depreesed, in consequence of large parcels of English Tallow being offered for sale. Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 48s. All the 3 ear delivery, 465. 6d. to 46e. 9d. SOAP TRADE.—LoNDos, APRIL 26.—The prices quoted front the country this weak, as wall u those current in Lmdon, oblige the quotation of 60.. as the price of best yellow Soap. Town lanais is very abundant at 475. to 475. Od. ; and the market for foreign Tallow is inactive, with a steady terideney to lower prices. Price of Y. Candle on the spot, per cwt., London, 48s. 6.1. to 48s 3d. ; Liverpool, 60.. Town Tallow, nett price, L0..d00, 475. to 475. 6d. Rough Fat, letter price, per stone of 8 lbs., London, 2s. Newgate Market, for good Fat, average price, per stone of 81b., London, 20. lOd. to 2s. Ild. Palm Oil, London, 375. ; Liverpool, 365. Cocoa-nut Oil, 48s. Resin, rho transparent, London, 6a. ; Liverpool, 4s. 9d. to 10.. Alkali, strong and weak, per cent., London, 2ld. to 3d.; Liverpool, lid. Price of extra pale Soap, nett price, exclusive of chests, freights, &r., London, 50s. ; Liverpool, 60s. to 61s. Mottled, London, 63. ; Liverpool, 48s. to 50s. CORN.-BANBURY, APRIL 24.-There wan to-day an advance of 41. to 6s. on Wheat, 2s. to 3a. en Barley, and 2s. per qr. on Beans and Oats. Peas as before. BATH, APRIL 24.-Leas corn offering to-day than for mine time past, yet trade was far from brisk. Wheat sold from Is. to 2s. per qr. higher than last week. Barley in good demand, and 2s. per higher. Oats and Beans held for an advance of le. per qr. Peas without inquiry. Wheat, 70.. to 85g. Barley. 425. to 535. Beans, 43.. to 645. Peas, 48s. to 66e. Oats, white, 32e. to 365.; black, 275. to 32e. per qr. BEDFORD, APRIL 24.-A good supply of Wheat, which may be quoted 2s. 6d. dearer than last week. Barley 25., and Beans from Is. to 2s. higher. For maple Peas they are asking 8,. per bushel, and white, for boiling, are in great de mand at considerable advance. Oats are ls. dearer, but not much doing. BOTLEY, APRIL 24.-Good white Wheats sold at 231. foe the best, and 201. to 211. 10s. for prime red, at which terms a fair business was transacted. Barley was in fair request, at at advance of 24. to 3e. per qr. ; some heavy samples fetching 661. to 68e. per qr., while ether inferior ditto could be had 10s. per qr. lower. Malt has got up also 4s. to 6e. per qr.; 88e. being asked for best, and 84s. for common. Oats are getting high ; the best sold at 38s. per qr. ; middling, 34a. ; very common, 30s. Beam very scarce, and 2s. per qr. dearer. Peas were also in short supply ; for the few shown higher prices were asked. Winter and spring Tares slack of sale. Small Seeds, for the spring sowing, were also offered at less money. CANTERBURY, APRIL 24.-Wheat sold freely at an ad vance of 2s. to 3e. per qr. Barley, Oats, Beans, and Peas supported last week's prices. Wheat, new, brown, 824. to &ie. ; white,B3e. to 87s. Barley, 41s. to 475. Oats, 345. to 38s. Beans, 48s. to 49.4. Peas, 625. DONCASTER, APRIL 24.-The supply of Wheat was about an average one, but of Barley, Oats, and Beans it was very limited. The advance at Wakefield and Lmdon yesterday caused great activity in the demand, and an advance of 2s. to 3e. was readily obtained in the early part of the day. The market became more quiet towards this close, and the ex treme rates previously current were not obtainable, several parcels remaining over. Oats sold freely at last week's rates. Beans, 6d. to Is. dearer. Barley also 2s. dearer. Wheat, new, 28s. to 30s. ; fine, 325. to 365. ; old, Zs. to 225„ ; fine, 30s. to 335. ; Bleodcorn, 245. to 26e. ; fine, 275. to 30s. Rye, 21s. to 22 5. • fine, 245. Brans, 21s. to 22.5. ; fine, 235. ; old, 20s. to 235. Peas, white, 245. ; grey, 20.. to 245. per three bushels. Oats, new, 25,. to 294.; fine, 31s to 37e.; old, 265. to 304.; fine, 325. to 38s. Barley, 60.. to 525. ; fine malting, 635. to 68s. per qr. HENTINODON, APRIL 24.-The market was fairly sup plied with Wheat, and, although there was no briskness in the market, where sales were effected the prices of last week were exceeded by Is. to 2s. per qr. Barley wes Is. to 2a. per qr. dearer, with very little on sale. Beans, Peas, and Oats were rather dearer. LEICESTER, APRIL 24.-Wheat a heavy sale, at an ad vance of 21. per qr. on last week's prices. Oats, Beans, and Barley sold at about former rates ; but not much doing in any description of Corn. MALTON, APRIL 24.-A short supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat ruled 3s. to 4s. per qr. higher. Barley rather dearer. Oats Id. per MOOS dearer. Wheat, red, 824. to 88e.; whim, 86s. to 92... per 40 st. Barley, 60e. to 54e. per 32 st. Oats, 1742. to 182. per stone. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, APRIL 23.-Wheat realised an advance of 4.. to 6e. per quarter, and Flour advanced 3s. per sack, with a free sale. Wheat, 80s. to 82s. per quarter. Flour, 625. per sack. Malt, 804. per quarter. NORTHAMPTON, APRIL 24.-There wee a good show of Wheat, which sold at an advance of about 2a. per quarter, but the market closed heavy. The show of malting Barley wu but moderate, and without any alteration in price. Old and new Beans are Is. dearer. In Oats and Peas no alter ation. NOTTINOH•11, APRIL 24.-The market was well supplied with Wheat, and millers bought very cautiously, at an ad vance of 3s. per qr. The supply of Barley was small, with • good many buyers, at 3s. per qr. desrer. Oats and Beans in small supply ; the former advanced 24., and the latter 31. per qr. Wheat, per 36 et., old, white, 775. to 84s. ; red, 76e. to 81s. ; white, new, 795. to 86s. ; red, 775. to 84s. Barley, per 30 at., grinding, 48s. ; malting, per qr., 48s. to 675. Oats, per 24 st., 375. to 395.; new, 345. to 394. Beans, per 38 at., to 60e.; new, 52.. to 60s. Flour, per 20 at., superfine, 61s. to 635. ; fine, 68e. to 608. PRESTON, APRIL 24.-Only • small supply of Wheat. The demand was very dull, id an advance of about 6d. to Is. per 2201b5. Flour unaltered in value. Beans the turn higher and Oats, though in only limited demand, must be noted full Is. per bushel dearer. The stock of Oatmeal is unpre eedentedly liaht, and we advance our quotations le. to 2s. per load, with, however, a limited sale. Prime, 50f. to 62e. 61. ex store ; farmers', 524. to 64e. per 2401b5. The aver age price of Wheat this week is 78s. Id. per imp. qr. YARMOUTH, APRIL 24.-Oar supplies of corn continue very moderate. Our prices for Wheat are about the same as on Wednesday, but fully 4s. per qr. higher than this day week. The demand for France drew away our supplies, as a large quantity is shipping this week for French ports, which keeps the trade in an excited state. A few paresis of Barley still appear, which sold on rather higher terms. In other grain no alteration. Wheat, white, 81. s. to 86e. ; red, 80s. to 83s. ; Barley, 481. to 61s. ; Beans, 545. te 66.5.; Peas, 64e. to 675. ; Oats, 32.. to 38s. per qr. KIRKCALDY, APRIL 24.—At all the country markets, this week, Wheat. were bought with difficulty at 4s. to ss. per qr. advance in value. Of Barley, Oats, Beans, 'and Peas, the supply will not be found nearly equal to the de. nand for local consumption, either in this county or Perth• shire. The few parcels brought fonvard obtained 2s. per qr more money. Here to-day we had moderate supplies of all kinds of grain, with a numerous attendance of buyers. The demand was animated and prices rose 3s. per qr. on Wheat; IL to 2. per qr. en Barley ; and la. to Is. 64. per qr. on Oats. Wheat, 691. to Ms. Barley, 435. to 611. Oats, 365. to 41s. per qr. Oatmeal, 665. per hag of 2901b5. HOPS.—Boaocctt MARKET.— nvo chek.— Meow. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report that there is no alteration in the market. Yid ♦ Lot Iteota, ►.opt. 11010 GI • lloorllai T.4•44..p.410.11 to t Mold td Peso • 4to • • Yearling swan. 1 1f 44 $ 1 4 Shama t 111 to 4 11 014 u 0•0..... „ 1 111 to 3 14amslams HAY. SMITHFIELD, Two o'Clock. Messrs. Cooper and Davis, Hay and Straw salesmen, report prices as follows • • Prime Me5.10w,714. to N. 111..nra. Aft to 4 . 9.- I St... • • ill to On 4•0• is Wart's . , CATTLE, &c.—BaDFoBD FM IL—Of fat Beasts there was rather more than an average quantity, which fetched from 6d. to 60. per lb. There was • large supply of store Sheep. Trade dull, but many sold at a small abate. meat In the demands of the sellers. In fat Sheep, towards the close of the day, there we, much business done, prices varying front 60. to 7d. out of the wool. A short supply of good Horses, at high price., but few sold ; those of a middling description were of but little value. Boner, Aram 241.—The fat Bouts were good in qua- Sty; the beet realised les. 6d. I 6 Its, per score; middle g, 10s : ' • and common, 9r. 6d. There were some fine fat Calves, which sold at from 9s. 61. to 101. per score. The pens of fat Sheep were about the usual quantity ; the best 2 and 4-tooth 014 , 0:were made be. 4d. to be. Be. per at. of 81bs. ; good Tegs and Wetkers, not quite so fine in quality, Is. to 6s. 4d. ; moderate Sheep, 4s. &I. to be. ; nearly all were cleared sway by one o'clock. A fine lot of superior Lambs sold at about 9.1. per lb., or 30s. each ; some others, not so large, made to 265. Fat bacon Hogs are getting very scarce; 12a. per score is the prkv now asked ; small Porkers, 11.. 6d. Lean Beast, Cows, and Calves, sold slowly, aa did store Hogs. Ewes and Lambs, for stock, were in better demand, at a trifling advance. LINCOLN FAlR—There we. only s very small show of Horses, and, as usual, first-rate animals obtained high priors. Capital Cart Horses fetched high prices. The great buyers now scour the country prior to the fair, and buy up all the meat valuable Horses before the fair commences. A very large number of Sheep was penned; the quantity being variously estimated at from 3.5,100 to 50,000, and pro bably the latter number is nearer the truth. The supply of fat stock was but small, and was bought up readily at very high rates. The sellers asked large prices at the commence ment, but as the buyers held off, the prices were brought down. The ver7 best description of Hop made about 50s. per head; for fur aorta the prices ranged from 425. to 475. For Yeaterdab's MarAsse w ma page. SHIPPING. MAIM ARRVIED.—DubIin, 3; Waterforl,2 ; Donaghadee, ; French, I ' • Flanders, 1. LONDON, April 27.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W., fresh gales, and squally ; flu, clear weather. DIAL, April 26.-6. W., fresh and squally.—Arrived Dartmouth. China ; Wooalvalle, Manilla; William Acker', Manilla; Robin Gray, Singapore; Claudine, Africa; liebe, Pernambuco; Vulture, Berbice ; Janet, Charleston, for Copenhagen. Arrived from the river William Shand, Cal cutta; Anna Mary, Valparaiso; Eleanor Barbadoes; Ag nes, Honduras; bledora, Quebec. Sailed Independence, New York. Put back Andromache, for Quebec. OFF BIACHE HEAD, April 25.—Lesselliera, Matanzu, for Antwerp. OPP rata Wronr, Aril 20.—Esther and Sophia, Angas tura, for Hamburg. 23rd, Cato, Havainnah. for Antwerp. Orr Pokrzavn, April 20.—Palls, Surinam, for Amster dam ; Namaland, Komar, 21st , Leontine, New Orleans, for Hamburg ; Kroa Prinz van Hanover, Kamtschatka, for Bremen. 24th, Ernest, Valparaiso, for Havre ; Adele, St. Domingo. WATEIMOUD. April 25.—5. —Arrived : Andino Scott Norfolk. Sailed: Standard, Quebec. Sftunis, April 26.—W. to W.S.W., strong.—Arrived : Guatemala, Callao; Ellen Bryson, Honduras; Three Bet seys, Candibil ; Adolph, New York. Poarsotourft, Apnl 26.—Arrived: John Brown, Porto Rice, left 20th ult. Off port Margaret Evans, New York, left 7th inst. Arrived: Herefordshire, Halifax, left 11th inst. ; H.M.S. Star, Sierra Leone, left 15th March. Off port Sir Robert Sale, Hong Kong; Terpsichore, Rio Janeiro, for Bremen ; Bucephalux Calcutta. Cowie April 26.—W.S.W.—Arrived : Araphion, New Orleans. _ _ April 26.—N.W.—Sailed: Shamrock, New York. - Smoo, April 24.—Arrived: Creole, New Orleans; Nathaniel Hooper, Baltimore; Father Mathews, Isabella, Isabel, Ruby, Duncan, and Peruvian, New York. Hanoi., April 26.—W. by N., fresh.—Arrieed : Tho m= Crisp, Trinidad; Jerry Muir, Nevis, out 26 days; Clara. Jamaica. BD:maize, April 25.—W.N.W.—Arrived: Lady Pirie, Co.ax April 24.-8,8. W., fresh.—Arrived: Edward Thorn, inversion, and Abel Gower, Callao; Stately, Hondu ras; Boston, New York. Bunn, April 24.—Saded : Dewdrop, Lydia, Sarah Boyd, and Sumo, New York ; Aelous, and Hannah, St. John's, N. 8.; Jessie, Quebec. IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoNDAT, Aram 26. The Low) Citaxend.oit . took . lll!eseat shortly after 5 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSIKD►J. PETITIONS. —By tisefaeo(liiceaosn, flan • place in Fife-hire, and from the prOM of Abernwhey, against the notch Registration of &c., Blil ; Irons another place, against the Poor Removal Am. Viecuunt Reisocase sacral petitions to the moo effect. Lord Raoxonsiss Roo; • body of protestant das enters, against the Edneaeoe eriscote: Rom wawa pieces In Ireland, for an alteratio• eh the law of landlord mad tarn!; and a number of other rattans, of which oaths...the object, nor the pima from wheace they aNlisatedi mold be heard in the reporters' (gallery. tiEOON") READING.—Army Semis* Bill. NOTle F.S OF MOTlON.—ltermacirratiss Pons eon SOMA ND. —The Earl of iloureron. on Friday next, to more for the appaintemmt of a select committee on the subject of the Election of Scotch Ram , @militia Peers. --- MESSAGE FROM THE COMIONS.-fleveral hills wore brought up from the Cbeateope, but their take did hot rehab the 'paltry. --- - - - POOR REMOVAL ACT. Viscount MELB4si.ilikliTifteTpresen ling the petitions noticed above, moved that they should be referred to the committee sitting on the subject of settlement. The Duke of RICHMOND agreed in thinking; that much evil had resulted to the poor from this measure ; but, with the expectation of parliament being dissolved in a short time, there was no chance of a general measure on the law of settlement being broughtforward. Lord REDESDALE denied that the law had operated injuriously towards the poor. All must agree that it had been a useful experiment, and he hoped it would be allowed to have a fair trial. After a short conversation the subject dropped. ARMY SERVICE BILL. Earl OREY, in moving the second reading of this bill, said he had declined on a former occasion, in answer to a noble lord opposite (the Marquis of Londonderry), to enter into a premature dissuasion on this subject, and had under taken, when the bill came before the house, to state the reasons which had induced the government to recommend such a measure to parliament. He must first remark, that this bill ought not to be considered as a single and isolated measure. Were their lordships to consider it apart from other measures previously adopted, and still in operation, they would fail to have an accurate Idea of it. It formed part of a general course of policy, of a series of measures, which durum the last twenty or twenty-five yeas", bad been adopted fur raising the character of the army, and improving the condition of the soldier. The noble marquis (London derry) had doubted the competency of the government to form a correct judgment on a subject exclusively military but u the government had always the means at hand for obtaining the bent professional advice and assistance, with such advice they were competent to form a sound judgment. Experience had proved that no injury, but very great benefit had resulted to the army from the circumstance that the consideration of its condition and regulations had net been reserved exclusively to those who were professionally con nected with it, but had also occupied the attention of servants of the crown and members of the legislature who had not served in its ranks. He differed from the noble marquis in thinking that there was not only room, but great need, for improvement in the army ; such improvement had, in fact, been progressing many years, and oeght not now to he stopped. Far from undervaluing the achievements of the British army, no one entertained a more enthusiastic admi ration for is great exploits ; but it was perfectly consistent with that feeling to observe with pain the defects of our military system, and to be anxious for its utmost im provement. In proof of the fallacy of the arguments of the noble marquis, he might appeal to the illustrious military authority now amorqpt them (the Duke of Wel lington). The noble duke, in his despatches,—the best and most au th entic record of his achievements, and there fore his moat imperishable monument,—(hear, hear) — had repeatedly described the difficulties with which he had to struggle, in consequence of the defects of the army he commanded ; and unlesa those difficulties were borne in mind his great achievements could not properly be appreciated. He had, to a great extent, to create the means by which those immortal victories were obtained ; to discipline and instruct both the officers and the soldiers be commanded; and to form that army, by the aid of which, in the course of a few years, he rolled back the tide of tongued that had overflowed nearly the whole continent, and ended by victory on the plains of Toulouse, that memorable contest which ha had sommenced on the shores of the Atlantic. The meet success- ful army must be called upon to retreat sometimes; to do this well was a part of their duty ; but it was on these occasions that the noble duke bad most to complain of the deficiency dike army he commanded ; and in peace those defects were lemon perceptible. He would endeavour to point oat *Oar lordalups the improvements which had since been gradually introduced, and then to show that this measure was strictly in conformity with those already adopted, and formed a most important step in the progressive improve. meat that had been so long going on. The first point in our military system which had attracted great attention on the part of the public, was the extent to which cor poral punishment existed. The lash was unfortunately the main instrument of maintaining subordination; greet and email offences were alike punished by it ; and for greet offences it was used with a degree of unsparing severity, from which, at the present day, we should recoil. So recendy as 1825, there was an instance of a general court-martial having passed a sentence of no less than 1,900 lashes ; and of these, no fewer than 1,200 were actually inflioted. This subject had repeatedly occupied attention ; but it was long before any alteration was made. Only in 1815 had it been made illegal to bring out a man a second time for punish mint, when he had been sentenced to receive a greater num ber of lashes than human nature could bear at once. A con siderable time elapsed before any further change took place. It was not until 1832 that the number of lashes to be in flicted by a regimental court-martial had been reduced from 360 to 200, and by a di-trict court-martial from 500 to 300 ; but, even then, no limit had been imposed on the number of lashes that might be awarded by a general court•martial. On the 24th November, 1833, Lord Hill restricted the infliction of corporal punishment to a very small number of the more serious offences; and by the Mutiny Act of 1836, the 'Lumber of lashes to be inflicted was still further ',Aimed. For the first time, a limit was imposed to the power of the general court-martial; the greatest number of lashes was fixed at 200; and the greatest n..mber to be inflicted by district and regimental courts =Artie, at 150 and 100 respectively. Fiaally, by a general order issued by the noble duke (Wellington) in August last, the number of lashes to be given, under any circumstances. for any offence, was moat properly reduced to 60. Thus, in 21 years, from inflicting I,WO lashes as part of a sentence of 1,900, we had come down to a state of things. when, for any offence. 60 lashes was the maximum. The practical ad ministration of the law had diminished in severity no less than the law itself. In the last few years, another change had been adopted with very great advantage. When corporal punishments first began to be restricted, military offenders ' were emit to the ordinary prisons, where they were neces sarily mixed up with felons of all deneriptioni; and this system was productive of the worst remelts. In the last few Yvan, enetesesents had been made for the establishment of military prisons where they were most required, else cells for the infliction of solitary confinement in barracks. He would now point oat what had been dose to improve the condition of the soldier, end by that means to render punishment less necessary. One of the most remarkable points was the condition of the barrack which, especially in tropical climates, were wholly and alt:gether insufficient for the accommodation of the soldier. The situations had been badly chosen ; the build ings were badly constructed ; and the space allowed was Quite inedeguste, regard being had to the health of the men. Only 100 cubic feet were allowed for each soldier, whereas it hod been found by experience that the lowest de gree of since to be allowed for each soldier was 600 cubic feet. He was aware that the Board of Ordnance bad taken immense p tins greatly to improve the barrages; but he was sorry to se.: that improvement was still very far from the point whir was desirable, and that barrack secimarodation was still very far from what it ought to be, as the noble mar quis behind him (the Marquis of Anglesea), was fully eemi ble of. The noble marquis was anxious to effect im provements, and they were proceeding as fast as the pecu niary mews of the country would permit. Again, much had been done to improve the conditsen of the moldier by the establishment within barracks of places of recreation and of libraries. Another subject still more closely connected with the health of the troops was the severe pressure of colonial service, which was felt to be one cause why service in the British army was less popular; therefore to diminish the pressure of the colonial service was an object of the greatest miportence. (Hear, hear.) In this respect an improved system had be cis adopted, and with to the supply of provisions to troops serving in tropical climates a very great improvement I.ad taken place. So lately as in the year Had it was the practice in the West ladies to allow troops fresh provisions olds two days in each week—the other five days they received r alone of aalterovisiens. Now, however, may a very small proportion comparatively of salt provisions was used, and by • id by he should be able to state the actual effects which tl.is alteration had effected in the health al troops serving in tropical climates. He would, however, proceed at press it with the recapitulation of the improvenseees which had been effected. He must remind their lordships that until a recent period there was no distinction made between the good soldier and the bad soldier, except that the former of course escaped punishment. No doubt the good soldier had the prospect of promotion, but as to any positive advantage, the Rood and bad was entirely on a lemi. Each, after 14 'ears' service, received an increase of turf pence per day piy, and if disabled was discharged with • pension. In this respect the advantage was given to the had I soldier; because the habitual drunkard who, by constant habits of intoxicaiion, ruined his health, and incapacitated himself for service, was, at the end of 21 years, discharged with a pension ; but the good, well-conducted, and sober man, who had resisted the temptations to drink, and had taken care of his health, was at the and of 21 years refused his perukes, and thereby compelled to continue in the service. In the year 1830, a change had been introduced in this respect, and the increase of pay was made dependent, not upon length of service, bat upon good conduct, and the system they introduced had, by a subsequent warrant passed by the late Secretary at War, Mr. Sidney Herbert, been further improved, and increased encouragement given to the good soldier. Another measure of great importance in reference to the enceuragemeut of good conduct among the soldiers was the establishment of regimental savings banks; and, lastly, much had been done for the instruction of the soldier. Long aeo regimental schools had been established the his Royal Highness the late Duke of York ; but within the last few years me .snreo had been adopted for improving the schools, and it was further intended to improve the course of iostruction of the men themselves. This was of vast importance, bemuse the %claire of the discharged soldier depended on the degree of instruction which he bad received in the service. The old soldier was peculiarly fitted, from his habits of discipline and order, to fill many situation., such as in the police and upon railroads, provided only that be had received the requisite amouut of instruc tion; and therefore the plan in contemplation was calculated to reader the military career desirable to every class of the labouring population. (Hear, hear.) Having now Noted generally some of the most important mownow within the last few years for the beside of dr soldier, he would now call attention to the practised effects which these measures had produced. There were two test which might be applied, to show the real improves meats which bad taken place in the state and condition ef the army the first was, the amount of punishment's inflicted, and the next, she mortality which had takes ploy in the service, especially in the colonies. In both now" the improvement was extremely remarkable. Withrow', to punishments, he regretted that the imperfection dealer= of an old date made it impossible to make that ciao ewe perisan which he wished, but from the returns now Wire parliament he should be able to show that the improvement this respect had been very great. From the year 1818, be had the hospital returns of the number of men sent into hospital, after receiving corporal punishment, &c., in a cer tain member of foreign stations. The whole force employed in these stations was '&,900 men, and of that force the nuns. her of men sent to hospital after receiving corporal ,ennishment was, in one year, 2,273 men, being at the rats of 80 men punished for every thousand men nervier who emu, in the course of last year, the returns showed that ce ep,,,,al punishments in the same stations had been at the rate of oily four men for every thousand men serving, being a diminuCon in the proportion of one to twenty. (Hear.) But what he confessed au rpnsed him when he came to look into this matter, was to hod not only that corporal, but other punishments, had, within the last 21 years, diminished to a very great extent. He lied expected to find that the dimi nution of corporal punishments might be accounted for by the substitution of tithe' modes of punishment ; but this was not the case; on the am vary, there had been a great dimi nution in all sorts of punishment, and especially in those of the severeet kind. Bete .en the years 1826 and 1835, both inclusive there had be en no fewer than 76 sentences of death pained by courts-martial ; of these, the sentence was inflicted in 41 eases, the remaining 35 being com muted to transportatioa. In the five years, from 1331 to 1835, the number of soldiers sentenced to transportation, exclusive of those serving id the Eat Indies, was 178. Since that period, except in the year 1838, when a mutiny broke out in Trinidad, in one of the West India regiments, the number of capital punishitents bad diminished ; and, though the army was larger in strength, he found that the number sentenced to death was, in 1839, three; in 1840, only two; in each of the next four ) ears only one; and, in 1845, only two. (Hear, hear.) Transportation had also diminished, and the numbers eentenc, d to that punishment in 1844 and 1846 were respectively 160 and 126, though the strength of the army had been increased. With respect to sentences of imprisonment, he found that in 1838 the army consisted of 96,800 men, and of these 7,900 had been sentenced to impri sonment; in 1845 the fore: was 124,400, sad yet, with this increase, the number of men tentenetd to imprison ment remained about the same—namely, 7,861 men. (Hear.) This was satisfactory evidence of the im provement which had taken place with regard to the discipline of the army—(hear, hear)--and he now woald proceed to show the diminution which, owing to recent measures, had taken p lace in the mortality in foreign sta tions. In the year 1833 an inquiry had been made into this subject, and statistical tables had been prepared with great are and ability by Dr. Marshall and Colonel Bullock, showing what had been the progress of mortality among the troops serving abroad. He (Earl Grey) held in his hand • document showing a comparison as to the health of the army in foreign stations during the last two years, up to March 31, 1846, with the state curing the twenty years between 1816 and 1835. This document showed, that in the Medi terranean stations in the twenty years between 1815 and 183.5, the mortality was at the rate of 23 5.10 for every thousand men, whereas, is the last two years, the mortality had been reduced to the ram of 14 in every thousand men. In North America, including Bermuda and Newfoundland, the mortality had been reduced from 21 2-10 to 13 7-10 in every thousand, and in Australia and St. Helena the reduc tion had been from 15 to 12 8•10 in every thousand. In Jamaica in the 20 years up t i 1835 the mortality among the white troops had been at the rate of 128 6-10 for every thou sand men in each year ; but in the course of the last two yearo, partly by changing the situation of the barracks, partly by keeping the white troops on the higher ggroround and partly by the improved rations, the rate of motlity had been reduced from 128 9-10 to 29 7-10 annually. (Hear, hear.) In short, the result of these returns showed that in all tropical colonies the rate of mortality had been reduced from M 2-10 to 42 1-10 fur (very thousand meat annually. In this statement he (Earl Grey) had excluded India, where the improvements had not been what they ought to be. The' subject, however, occupied the attention of his tight hon. friend the Secretary at War, and he hoped in a few years the results in that quarter of the globe would be equally satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) He hared that he had wearied the house with these statistical details, but he felt it necessary to submit them to the considerati of their lordships. Without claiming credit for any p r ticular government, the improvements he had detailed had been carried out by successive adusiuistrations, but still fits provement had not yet reached the pitch which was re quired. The condition of the army was not yet approved by the better disposed of the working dame, from whom its ranks must be furnished. True, that a soldier received 7s. 7d. per week in the early stage el his military eareer—a sum quite equal to that earned weekly by the agricultural labourers of Dorsetehire, Wiltshire, and other southern counties • but still they would not embrace the military pro fession, because they considered the life of a soldier to he a tort of slavery for life. This was not felt by the 'soldiers themselves, but by their relations and friends. Now, if the soldier had the certainty of returning after a given period to his native village and to the friends of his youth, he would shrink far less than he now did from enlistment. It wag perfectly true that troops in sufficient numbers were ob tained, but be wished to see the time when, instead of the idle, thoughtless, and the profligate, the rura l population of good character would embrace the profession and that re muffing parties might be able to say, " 'We will take no men but those of good character." (Hear, hear) When that could be done there would be a great change sa the character of the army, and to produce this no improve• went was so nemeary as to teach those who were invited to enter it, that they did not contract an engagement for life, but were at liberty, if they thought fit, alter a short period oa service, to leave its ranks, end icturn to civil life. The ergo ment of the noble marquis the other night was, that if wen were allowed to enlist for tan years., at the end of that thee every one of them would leave, and the beet soldiers would be lost. This was assumed, and it showed how completely his argument was founded on the npinions he had formed from the state of thingeas they masted in his own experience, when there was lea improvement than had taken place of late rill. He (Earl Grey) would show how unfouudel it was; but even if this asuruption was correct, it added ten fold strength to his (Earl Orel's) argument as to the absolute necessity of a measure which would render the service popular. He thought also that its indirect influe lee on commanding officers would be very advantageous. When they knew that the soldier had the power of leaving hie regiment at the end of ten years, they would study even more than they did now his comfort and welfare, and try to render his service so happy as to induce the best melt to remain. This was the principle of the bill he ressmassatisd to their sir nips. It was to intro duce a regulation that - Iwo aoldlnt in the British army should in future enlist only for ten years, and not for life. This simple principle was all they were now celled on to discuss. If they sanctioned the second matt ing, in committee they would have to consider if the time was too short or too long, and also the special circumstancier under which the engagement might be prolonged. He should propose an amendmeet which had been suggested by a noble earl (Ellenborough), who had pointed out tho ambi guity of the phrase "actual war," aerelating to the time when the men might be detained in the set vice laeyoud the period named. For the present, however, it would be better to tontine themselves strictly to the principle whether they should or should not limit the period of enlistment. Looking at the question in this light, he had stated the consider ations on which the measure was founded. He was aware, from what had been said on a former evening, that there was an expectation that he would go further, and show from experience what would be likely to bo the result. He re • petted to say that he thought he could not attempt this with any effect. The only period during which there was limited enlistment was at 'the time of Mr. Wyndhun's act, but it was so sheet, end the circumstances of the country were so peculiar, that any attempt to argue from any ana logy with that act would be useless. He thought, however, that the working of it was rather in favour of the ptin ciple. They must look to general considerations, and reason from what they knew as to what would be likely to be the effect of this measure. In his opin ion, the most important consideration was, that it would render the service more popular. But them were others oleo. Ise the first piece, in the present state of the public mind they could not look to corporal punishment as the means of maintaining discipline. (Hear, hear.) He was afraid, how ever, it would be premature to part with the power of using that punishment in special circumstances. Still they mute all feel that the practical use of it must be diminished to a great extent. The noble duke on the cross benehts (Wellington) had taken a step in that direction. Under all circumstances, it was important that an efficient substitute should be provided. The best mode of getting rid of the bad soldier was to make dismissal a punishment, and to let the soldier eel the people think it not a reward but a punishment, and then corporal punishment would be got rid of. In the police there was no corporal punishment, because misconduct was visited by dismissal, and it was felt to be a severe punish ment. The best soldier hell had the privilege of an early discharge; now he (Earl Grey) wishee to see that reversed, and that the bad soldier should be told that he:should not have the advantage of serving in the army. Another important *eject to be gained by this measure would be the having in the country a numerous force of trained soldiers that could be called on for its defence on any emergency. All the continental states had adopted the policy, more or less, of making the period of service in their armies extremely short, and thus eansieg a large portion of the population to go through the ranee In Freesia nearly the whole of the regular army was com posed of men who served only three years and then left, being liable to serve when called on in the militia. The result was that if she was attacked at ray moment she could depend on the services of a large number of men trained to arms. It was impossible not to perceive how greatly this added to her safety in the event of oggrealion. Nu doubt such a policy was more necessary in continental nations than here. Still be thought we had trusted too much for our safety to our insular position. (Hear, hear.) There ought to ho more efficient means to meet the danger of invasion by securing the services of men trained to arms. In a certffia degree this policy had already been adopted. Five years . ago a bill was introduced by Lord Hardwg . e, when Seers tary at War, by which the discharged pensioners were en. rolled in companies, and were called out for twelve days in a year, and when they were required they were to bo called out at a short notice. Under that bill, the number enrolled was 13,000. He had been told b o ffi cers who had seen them, that though they had left the army many years, it was wonderful how speedily they regained their knowlortee, and that in a few days they were quite capable of going through their manceurres with precision and facility. Owing to their age, of course it was impoeible for them to go through the fatigue of marching heavily accoutred, but all tho authorities be had consulted agreed that, in garrisons, and in the defence of our arsenals, they would he as efficient as any other troops. In case of war, these men might be called out, placed in important posts, and thus relieve an equal number of regular troops, who would be available for service in tee field. Even if the anticipations of the opponents of this bee turned out to be correct, and soldiers accepted their deciliter' after ten y ea' service, many of them at the age of 2A, there . ' i would be n the country a large body of men thoroughly trained to arms and sell vigorous, ou whom they might call in time of need. This was a consideration of much im portance, and when the noble marquis (Londonderry) dwelt on the time that it took to make a perfect soldier, and that if he Wit diacherged after ten ears, it was the time when he was most efficient, he (Earl y Grey) was the more convinced of the policy and wisdom of taking cure that the men in the army should always be young, and of letting a large portion of the population pass through the army, so that a number of those who had gone through the service should be ready when called on to serve spin at an age when they were more capable c doing so. Titus they would be relieved from the unjust odium of keep• ing the soldier iu the army against his will, and secure tho advantage of this reserved force. Much areas had been lee by noble lords on the inconvenience of regiments loo:.,; their heat men at the end of ten years. He would not deny it. He was aware that no commanding officer liked to lose young and efficient soldiers. Still, the interests of the army required that they should give an opportunity to the soldier to retire if he wished, besides the advantage of having a re served force. His own anticipations were that a small num ber of men would quit the arm, at the end of ten years. Looking to the pat, he thought that the great majority of the men, when they had got over the disagreeable task of learning their profession, would remain. He wasjustified in this opinion by the experienosof late years. The principle of free discharges after sixteen years' service was first adopted in 1829, when Lord Harding. was secretory at war. When that was introduced there was as much apprehension among commanding officers as to the loss of men as there was now. It was, however, adopted, and the period was progressively diminished to fifteen and fourteen years, and latterly, by Mr. Sidney Herbert's good conduct warrant, to twelve. (" Hear, hem," from the Duke of Richmond.) The noble e cheered. He supposed his argument was, that the good soldier stayed and the bad one went; but if the good soldier remained, he (Earl Grey) had no wish that the bad one should. He would read a passage from a me morandum which he had received, and which was to the effect " that the system of free discharges after fifteen, fourteen, and latterly twelve years' service, in stead of fulfilling the alarming anxiety which had been feat as to the numbers that would accept it, had oily caused a number to retire not exceeding fifty-five aanually, between 1830 and 184-4, being less than two to a regiment." In the face of this, was it wile or prudent to expose the army to the odium of keeping men as slaves for life / It proved to de monstration that there was not much anxiety on the part of the soldier to leave. At present, oce of the arguments against this measure was , that if the bad were e ncouraged to leave, the good men would become bad ones, in order to go too. If, however, they acted on the balder policy of not confining men to the army for life, the great hulk of them would remain. Many of them might, perhaps, leave for more advantageous positions, and he hoped it would be so. It was one of the great advantages of the French army that men from its ranks were appointed to "gendar merie" end to the customs. For every man that was lost by this means the army would be the gaffier from the en couragement it afforded to good man to enter. This 'aid did not contain any clauses with regard to pensions, but part of its principle was, that men who were climb:ergs-4 after ten Tears service were to be encouraged to mei themselves in companies on the same plan as the pensioner,. But whether enrolled or riot they would form an admirable th n e ot small. They r e me nro i L d th th em . sa wn lves e i a n an e ira m l p a a n n t 'i o e u s nt w as as body for the defence of the country. Th e i n d ucement to pensioners, mid those men were always anrions to be enrolled and considered it a disgrace if they were not. As an instance of it he would mention that of those who were enrolled to go to Now Zea land, only three got drunk ; they were landed again, and it was considered a severe punishment. It was intended, if the men who were discharged enrolled themselves when they attained the age of fifty years, they should be entitled to a pension of sixpence a.day. Small as this was, it was aped addition to their means. The benefit societies to which the labouring claws subscribed seldom gave so much as 3a. 6sl, a-week to a man of fifty. He was aware • • e pension was cosaidered to be unduly small, and t • . of many to this measure would be m. re 7 7, Ater( meats were meter to the min, " 1 ".. Td •y -9 -s Z~~ - e//-7-c- 9- vr - z ---- i