The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-21 00:00:00

sdlausse had nothing to do with the rebellion. I will admit Mat the mums of the rabellion were Lot casual or seeseleasl; bet the mete string', I nuke that omission, the muter alarm do I feel with respect to the audition ut Ceylon, sod the more do I deprecate the mune that has toss taken. I grant, then, that this was no casual tromp --Nat it arose from no temporary or evaneseeht sense. I take the ems on you own showing, as given in this despatch of Lord Torringtoe :—" 1 /eradiate all the suppoied sonnezios between Use taxation sad the rebeilion, la whisk the olnerratioss of the teen tan , to the colony while travelling through the country further confirm me." I give you full credit for that, and will admit that it had nothing to do with the rib -11 On. But I will take your own wards, that there was a " duper seated Mile—that the ▪ "ad the mints, always trombones to the 'overmaster med heeds to British rule, and, above all, indignant at thi mime pinned towards diem respecting their religion bad bra isaig beating forward to some pretext for appealing to Isms. Tlion, eh, I say, taking that account of the rebellion, that le banns ne with the greater apprehansion as to oar Mien w a ve of power is that colony. (Hear tsar.) Ido tut VMS to say the absolute Metre of power by the sword or by military force, but I mean that tenure consistently with the content sad satisfaction of the people. (Cheers.) We lave two greet classes opposed to us in that colony, in. depeadently of the ignorant clues. We hen the priests and the okieftains of the people. We have the priests ot a religion which is down bed in anotherchispach se an apathetic religion, net seeking convernons, not wishing to interims with the tune of other', contested with the establishment of Chris. tiaaity ; spat beck, but most &tritium's in sainting its own rigida., and in guardir g against the violation of it. own pro judieu That is the religion and those are the priests of whom Lord Torrington ssys, and I think with great force ; " After all, I mutt forget an expremion addrissed to me by ens si the chiefs at • solemn C9SeefeSlS at the within of Lundy list year, ' If you neither respect our re igion nor have regard to our customs, what is the Inuit to us of Bri tish goverment ?' " (Hear, hear.) Now, sheerveobat is the adders of a chief to the British government He says mudsg of commercial advents's*, main( of pecuniary pri. taus enjoyed by the li.ndiess on account of their submit. mite to British rule ; but he ears," Thei • are two things we held dim,--our religion sad our snow ; if you disregard the one, end *bow no respect fee the ether, what advantige have we from the British soversmest ?" (Cheep.) And the gnome rye, sad says wisely, that that speech made • % egt dash hr. I wish that *bet impromion had Ina semi MI that in the height of that rebel Su thesbettamil u natant of that chief bad MUMS to the mind of Lend on. (Cheers.) Now, when that rebellion was supgressed, he what mason were those priest. and slow treated ? Ido not complain of your extending is *SOS the same severity which which you did to others ; but remembering that you had a relights to deal with in• lens a iniethrener, recollecting that you had sec aristocracy es heel with jealous of their customs I do ask you how could lea reontelle it, 1 west say with w:adems, but with common gum, to sheet a priest arrayed in his sewed robs'? (Load "hews.) Or when you Indict transportatio• oa a since, how can you thiok it nonseary to subject him lint be sorpo- Tel punishment ? (Cheers.) Bir, it is impossible that I con diner this gunas without giving vent to the hasp whisk these two pregges in this trannetioa have left upon aayy mild. If the priest had animists's(' an oath—if the n were fiegreet, or the aeserity for maniple urges* I eau undimmed the osesseity tor nitre ea • prier the entrees riseur of the law ; ber in that country, with • samediag to year own ahowiag, surely t i reasthe height of thily to bosh th e whole of • religious by hisibeehsed Naiades capital pualehmest ea a pried in his eassedetel rata. (en.) lf a priest had Ma con demn fee the MOM in Tipping, sad it were thought anntry se isflict "capital punishing's epos him in the ordi ma dm or prim hoes, there would have bon • general 11 the ars were titorly loughs home to him al i t eiSe justice of the sunset, al hough there would have lees deep regret es the part of his brethren at the slur east =their order by his dedeleationt Bat if you- had to islet that you would not only punish the but that y would stigrathe th profession to which he beless ou ed • by kin e ky Ida to the scaffold la the dress ef his order, you would have converted the haw' domed Into ale of Magnetics shared in by millions of the people. (Cheers.) _Now, making every al- Inman fee the position of Lord Torriagtco, think. lag it highly probable that extreme rigour was nestaaary, thinking that we ate indebted to him for his tuaifestai Loa of vigour and resolution, thinking that the mealfestation of that vigour and resolution may have pre vented the rebellion being . so formidable as it would have been had there been inde cision end irresolution, still I think It would have been perfectly possible for a man to reemitile ads of rigour and authori y with the abstinence ham other set. not merely not calculated to deter by their example, but seeding to alienate from us the minds of a whole population, already viewing our dominion with dissatiaroetios and jealousy, and disposed t t resent an act which was sot merely for the repression of • mime, but visited an injury on the whole population by implicating the. in the disgrace at the puaishogent. (Hear.) Sir, I send cost resibly give vent to my feelings with respect to this twssaefss 'Mutt express ing the pain with which I have reed seeds portions of Lord Torrimpon's despatches that have bees hid before the bolos. (General cheering.) After a few words from Mr. BOWMAN, laudatory of the endue% of the Chief Jamie" of Ceylon, and expressive et his satisfaction that the committee sought for was shout to be granted. Lord J. RUSSELL roe.. His lordship said : Although, saw the able speech of my bon. friend the under monetary he the admits, I do sot feel that the conduct of Lord Grey metres any further vindication ,• yet, anteing with the appoistsunt of the committee, I do think it necessary set to pass wholly without notice some observations of the hog. gentleman who brought forward this motion, as well as some remarks which have been made in the course of the debate. With respect to the boo. member for Inverness, who spoke with • degree of personal bitterness I have seldom seen equalled—(bear, hear)—l must say that he must have taken great pains to casks himself completely master of tbe onot, in order to compiles so completely as be did any facts which might prove ferestable to the administration of the secretary of state or the governor of Ceylon. (Hear, tsar.) The hon. gentleman begat his speech by "hating that this was • ens in which Lord Torrngton flailing, when he arrived at Ceylon , that there was • defic iency of reveals* to meet the upeaditore, thought proper Immediately to 'Undue certain direct taxes. Now, 6k, the fact is, as de has. gentleman must have learnt from the papers, and as my hon. friend has shown him, that there were certain import and export duties in Ceylon, some of which bad become so unproductive that the revenue derived from them was unequal to the expenditure—more especially, amongst them was the export duty on cinnamon and upon coffee. There were various others of a like nature, most ha politic tans in the times to which they belonged, but more especially so at the moment at which Lord Torrington so oared the government of Ceylon. Then, air, so fat from Lord Torrington idols:taking to act as • volunteer financier, as the hon. gentleman states, attempting to introduce a new system of taxation, the former Secretary of State bad given &odious that the whole wren of taxation should be inquired into. Sir Emerson Teased had sent home a plan iif revised taxes, which bad been examined and reported on by • gentleman deputed for that purpose ; and Lord Torrington only had to consider how he should any these, or similar propositions, into effeet. l There is eisii remarkable circumstance too, of which the' hon. patinas* took no notice, namely, that the production of albs bad 'messed to such an extent, that there was newiesselly great distress amongst the coffee planters. I Ind that there liana been no export of coffee in 1823, the upon had increased in 1845 to upwards of 16,000,000 lbe. ; mad in 1848, to 30,000,0001 U. • and that, be it observed, whea the whole consumption of this country was not more them 37,000,000 lbs. It was 'know, therdsre, that whoa the can Staten of Ceylon had to send 30,000,000 lbs. into a sadist where they net West India eel. and foreign Masse competing with it, there meet asessenly be • grmtreducuon of price, and consequently soneiderable dingle musget the planters. (Chum) Was it not wise then for Len Torviagtou to diminish any burden whisk allasted that betty, W to do that whin should ten to preiner inney and heron the =ldeal= sad growth of the Wad ? (Chasm) Well, bet the lea. gentleman tosig met gram ore to 'MI this part of the subject—ke manna sod entiodol every fact which would lead the house to sages' that say Isg of the kind had taken plus. He T ea having done what be did soldi rs Cr il = al ressiliestag • system of direct taxation. Bat Ora that, the hoe. gentleman, reedisej an this illimaildle , 'dative to the gun tax, omitted the pram* Immediately bases in which Lord Tombs's* says Met Sir Cohn bed proposed a gun tan emilmos, mil that be ( ) _coaserriagnili dm views, bed takennara top sad preeseded to carry Om i.e "AS. Bat that mold net base suited the honApeationea'spur 7 it mid an have navineed the heves that Lard Mriugma was the author of that objectionable ordinance *mho, he did not reed one weed ef that paragraph. = beer.) Thee offor having whenother end of Maus sad sendeur, the Ito asanble = onsladed kis sneak W bring's( the nest mnionel dregs solar Lord Grey of [whet ands a men Is the lessee Of Lori, in which he dhl net ghe a Sir assent dander amegial which had hese pereated. Having hedged la sort of miscotsetruetion, having 'appeared the truth in almod every Instance, he ends by Imeedllny with non to a speech made by his is the Heron d Lora, of which none of us can have any soar nee esseuat—(" Oh," sad a laugh)—l repeat it, of which aire of us sea have say accurate econat. And you, dr, had you been aware that hit was quoting • speech wads is the House of Leeds would have been obliged to nodes it as disorderly. (Hear.) The speech, moreover, was I believe totally dAwest in Its nature hos what the Mk sattersa describes it to have bees. The hon. gentle. man _aye It was a wait to now that prosperity existed in the Mad of Jamaica; I believe, on the catenary, that it was ... We to show that property had changed hands in Jamaica, sad that many porous were taking propmg es hue he she? purses of cultivation. (" Hear," sad sin 6t • No, se !' ) Hut at all events Ido submit to :l ib ber. p rtisms that Utile lie is not capable of giving • in ern of Lon Ovey's c hen to Lord Torrir oret, Lord Torriagton's ispr in reply to them, that tbe shoal mot hand a 'Moo to this house epos the report if f 'lnk is the Huss of Luis, with respest to the easing stil lellopset of Mite umbers in this ham mo easy him I eras sew te • areeperfal part of this vagod, M., the lasonesties whisk soh pier in the Mad of CAOss.. The boa M e. g nationsa bas Amerind the 1a....._ atisa as idled, to the Ming orilineges. k k! Was the emelt e f • ohs Lad MIAs l e e g obeirkket beteg, of hatred, se g &fi e of of Snide rale, of feelings of ressatsent at the mat of adonden 1160111 to the prints, and to the head mangy am relined to believe, that, ke lvin ," t i m , = B , l, may have been the im mediate same ef the hisornedia 1111 took place, that the snout given by Lord Terdageria corroborated as it is by various other mein is the in; THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1849. the sum required to be voted foe the service of 1849-50 is 8.260,7401. This looks like a reduction of 1,463,870/ —vi ry nearly a million and a half. " Come," Le says, with a sense of something very like remoror, as he recalls ali the pretty conipliments the trimming and vacillating policy of the whigs has extorted from him in the coarse of the last twenty years. "these fellows are not so bad as we call them." But a very cursory glance at the items of the account, shows him how short and illusory were his hopes. In the Bret place, the net estimate for the navy in 1848, as originally brought forward, was indeed 7,728,8101.; but at a late period of the session, intimi dated by the expression of public opinion, ministers made reductions under votes 8,10, 11,13, 14, and 19, to the amount of 208,0001. This stun must therefore be deducted from the million and a halt by which the estimate for 1849-50 appears to be less than that of theyreceding year. Next, part of the seeming reduction is owing to the transference of votes formerly included in the navy estimate+, but now included in other estimates. In the total of 1848-9 is included a vote of 611,8221. for contract packet service, which is this year stated in a separate estimate for the Post-office peptized by the naval department. The sum required for this pur pose in 1849 is 698,2961., being an increase on last year of 86,8741. This sum of 698,298/. must also be allowed in abatement of the seeming retrenchment of a million and a half. In like manner, the vote of 53,9501. for the convict service, included in the navy estimate of 1848.9 is transferred to the estimates for civil services in 1849-50. How much is to be asked for this purpose is yet unknown ; but as there is no reason to expect a reduction in it, we may be allowed to subtract a further sum of 53,9501. from the seeming saving of a million and a half. . _ On turning to the detailed statement of the second vote we learn that 24,0001., the estimated value of issues on account of other departments of government in 1848-9, is no longer provided for in the navy estimates, " being considered as a matter of account with the several departments and repaid accordingly." This sam mast also be deducted from the alleged amount of retrenchment. Thus, then, the amount stands between ministers and the nation : Alined redu'ion In the auy cetimata for 184940, u compared with that 4 1846-9 Z1,40,1170 Deduct needs in the etstennit of estimate 1548.9 2os.ouo Deduce espeediture for gasket genies 494,2 9 ,; Deduct expenditure kw convict service Deduct expenditure for ether departments...—. .......... 26,000 Told to be deducted £981,146 Actual redaction in tbo sear Wirral for 1148-9, ea ewe peed with that of 11149.40 The reduction actually contemplated is, in point of fact, rather less than one-third of what it at first sight appears to be. We reserve criticism of the votes pro posed for another occasion. But we may remind our readers that there can be no sensible retrenchment effected in the naval department so long as the same, or nearly the same, number of seamen contin=e to be voted. The number of ships in commissicn de termiaes the number of manners required ; and the number of men voted fixes not only the amount of their wages, but of all the other votes included in the estimate. The number voted in 1848-9 was 27,500 men, and 2,000 boys; the number asked in 1819.50 is 28,000 men, and 2,000 boys. The number of marines voted in 1848-9 was 11,000 for the first six months, and an additional 1,000 for the second; the number asked in 1849.50 is 13,500. The number of sailers is only to be reduced by 1,500, while the num ber of marines is to be increased by 1,500. The re duction in the number of sailors is . perfectly illusory ; the increase in the number of ma rines is a clandes- I tine augmentation of the army. The sum voted for wages of seamen and marines in 1848-9 was 1,393,8061. —the sum asked in 1849-50 is 1,3,55,4201. Verily, the whip are resolved to persist in their old practice of raising expectations only to disappoint them. It is for the nation to decide whe ther it will longer submit to be played with in this manner. If the people are true to themselves, they will tell the government, in language not to be mis understood, that they are in earnest upon the subject of retrenchment, and will not be diverted from their purpose by invitations to work sums in arithmetic, as valueless in regard to their practical results as any "examples" in an elementary manual of the science. And the only way in which the people ears do this is by petitions to the House of Commons. If a judgment may be formed from the three reports of the committee on petitions which have been published, people have got tired of petitioning. This, considering what has of late years been gained by petitioning, is perhaps scarcely to be wondered at. But we are disposed to attribute the relaxed activity in this mode of expressing the public wishes and op . i. thous in a great measure to systematic efforts made in certain quarters to throw discredit on petitions to parliament. If petitions are numerously signed, the authenticity of the signatures is called in question; if many petitions are signed, each by a moderate num ber, they are represented as the result of an organised agitation. The anxiety evinced to discredit the practice of petitioning ought, instead of deterring the people from resorting to it, to encourage them to persevere. It shows that men in office and their parliamentary partisans feel uneasy under the pressure. It show. their conviction that though they may stand out for • while they must yield to it at last. Were the House of Commons really elected by the people, and were general elections of sufficiently frequent recur ' reline to keep representatives in mind of their respon sibility to constituents, petitions would be superfluous; but so long as that house continues to be what it is at present, petitions are the only means of bringing public opinion to bear upon it. Financial reformers may rest assured that they cannot send too many petitions to parliament, and that they cannot petition too soon. IT is very extraordinary that tho events and throes of 1848 should not have produced a man. Here have been new ideas, new situations, excitement, convulsions, the turning up of clams to the light whose intelligenco never before bad spoken. The forum, the field, the press have been open, and yet not one man in the popular or anti-popular ranks has made himself eminent. Old statesmen, old generals, old demagogues, have played mare freely and conspi cuously their old parts ; but for anything new, the political stage is as sterile—ay, as our dramatic one. Conservatives boast of the prevalence of the here ditary principle—they glory in seeing five millions of French tarn from personal merit to the election of a ruler with merely hereditary claims. But in an age productive of no talent, of no eminence save vulgar and bad notoriety, is it a marvel that dynastic devotion should resume its sway P France, however, has not been so much incon venienced . It has been free, and its anterior growth of statesmen anti of military capacities has fit tingly supplied its posts of administrative eminence. But Germany, but Italy! What we behold in both appear as the efforts of children vainly endsa vounng to extricate themselves from their first swadffiing-clothes, and trying to tear them to pieces, rather than unwind and get from oat of them. With what pity and regret one regards that Frankfort parliament, co m prising the first intellects of Germany, falling into every trap that absolutism lays for it, rousing scattered after every schism, and actually throwing away the very fairest chance s for constituting a Germany. We said long since that this could only be done by a frank union with Prussia. The hot patriots, however, would be independent, and in their effort to be so, have come to nothing. The letter of our Frankfort correspondent yesterday fully depicts the situation and the probable evanition of German unity. The Italians are far more inexcusable than the Germans. Although the poplar party has been as sterile in the production of eminence or talent, the Ita lians had the advantage of at least semi-liberal and docile princes. Pius THE NINTH was anti-Austrian and anti-absolutist ; CuAnt.ra ALBERT went as far with ideas as popular m* could well moire. The rand Duke of TUSCANY, though unintelligent, wan liberal and patient. 'Viewing the state of Europe, and of events in France, Germany, and North Italy, the Italian liberals must have been the most arrant fools that ever flung away a chance of liberty and life, not to have made com mon cease with their princes, turned to profit the muck that was liberal in them ; and under their protoetion appealing to the constitutional powers, they might have ds6sel the attacks of absolutism. We cannot say indeed that their move:signs sated wisely. The attempt of Rossi to =duet *jest* maim government,. founded on nothing but a few earabinsers, and even in that weak ' position assuming a proemsative rather than a cox.- ory countenance, was a madness of the GUIZOT school that infallibly drew down failure and confu sion. The sluggish submssion of the Grand Duke of TUSCANY, on the other hand, who no more than the POPE knew how to rally a moderate and rational party, and who felt no strong motive or com punction throughout the trying period, until he ran the risk of incurring fancied excommunication, thus shows the princes to have had no stronger heads than their emancipated people. But however imbecile the princes, the idea of these silly populations flinging off their guidance and pro tection, and attempting a union of Daly under a constituent assembly, without army or leaders, without the means of defence or existence— all this is really but child's play ; and how ever grieved, we are not surprised that other powers should seek to put it down. If this is to be done, it is much more sitisfactory and &dela ab!e that it should be done by the troops of Italian powers than by those of strangers. And if order is to be restored in central Italy by the troops of two constitutional governments, Piedmont' and of Naples, it is really the best selection that one can hope for under the circum stances. The very circumstance of Naples and Piedmont uniting in one common aim, is in it- I self a great act of unity, and a strong symptom of there being such a thing as an independent Fatten na tion. In former times the absolute powers which hung over Italy would not have allowed such freedom and independence of action to anything Italian. If consti • tutional monarchies can be nurtured and developed at both extremities of the peninsula, and if they can act as tutors and support to the more feeble and distracted governments of central Italy, something at least will have been achieved. The spark of Italian freedom and independence will be kept alive, and the great advance of 1848 not altogether turned to ill. A portion of the general accord is based, we un derstand, on the promises of the King of NAPLES to persevere in a constitutional course. His doing so will not only admit of a more legitimate influence of his government over the rest of Italy, but pave the way for a complete agreement and reunion between the two kingdoms of which his empire is composed. COLONIAL. CANADA.-THE NAVIGATION LAWS. Oar dates from this colony are to thelsto/Feb. The one topic of news which supersedes all others is the expression of public opinion in Canada on the subject of the navigation laws. Mr. Hincks, inspector general, moved the following resolution in committee of the House of Assembly on the 26th of January, with a view to found an address to her Majesty on it for the repeal of the navigation laws. Resolved,—As the opinion of this committee, that an humble address be presented to her Most Gracious Majesty, to swum her Majesty of the devoted loyalty of the people of this province, and of their sincere attachment to her Ma jesty's person and government—To represent to her Majesty that this house feels it to be a duty incumbent upon it to take the earliest opportunity to mute her Majesty that the sentiments of the people of dile province on the subject of the repeal of the British navigation laws which were ex pressed to her Majesty in a joint address from the two ho u s es of the provincial parliament in the month of July, 1847, re main unchanged ; that delay in removing the present restrictions on the employment of foreign shipping would, in the opinion of this house, be highly injurious to the carrying trade of the St. Lawrence; that, is order to secure this trade, the province, relying on the continuance of th e protection which was then enjoyed by colonial products is the markets of Great Britain, incurred a large debt for the con struction of a line of ship canals, by means of which the cost of inland transport has been very materially reduced; that, owing to the difficulties attending the navigation of the St. Lawrence, the greater length of the voyage, and the higher rates of insurance, freights are likely at all times to rases higher at Quebec than at New Y. rk, but that the practical effect of the navigation laws is not only to prevent the possi bilitv of a fair competition between the two routes, but ac. toady to give direct encouragement to American 'hippies, not only through the canals of the state of New York, hetet the seaports of the United States; that, at the staves of the United States, shipping can generally be procured to carry any quantity of produce that may be offered, without a material increase of freight, but that even in ease of scarcity, as the navigation is open throughout the year, foreign shipping can readily be procured in Europe at fair remunerative rates of freight and without serious ioconveaience or loos of time ; that at Quebec, on the other hind, the exporter is compelled to rely on the regular traders to the port, so that when an unusual accumulation of produce takes pleas vessels cannot be pro cured, and freights immediately rise to most exorbitant rates ; that no means exist of engaging British chipping to meet the sudden demands which the nature of the trade causes, as such shipping is seldom to be met with at Ame rican ports unless under specific orders or the engagements of a charter ; that the early closing of the navigation of the Bt. Lawrence renders it difficult, if not impossible, to obtain shipping from England to supply the sudden demands which, hem the nature of the trade, are constantly arising, and which could readily be supplied at American seaportawbence vessels would at any time come round to the St. Lawrence meared of remunerative freights ; that the uncertainty which at all limes moths u to the route by which the its of the west will be transported to :the sol d, must operate to prevent British vessels coming to the Bt. Lawrence in sufficient numbers to ensure moderate bright, during the shipping season, while the scarcity of shipping and the immediate rise of freights to England, whence a large supply of products is sent by the St. Lew rem', re', has the effect of diverting those products through the Erie Castel to New York. That the navigation laws have likewise had a most injurious influence on the import trade of the province; that it has not infrequently happened that Canadian importers of sugars, being unable to procure British vessels on any terms at Haver ash and other foreign ports, have been compelled to import their cargoes in Ameri can bottoms to New York, and thence through the American canals to Canada, when, but for the restrictions imposed by the navigation laws, they would have imported them by the St. Lawrence in foreign bottoms which could have been readily procured. That this house hat observed with Rath satisfaction that a bill was introduced into the House at Commons during the last session of the imperial parliament for the repeal of the navigation laws, and this hoofs being of opinion that the provisions of that bill are calculated to re move those restrictions from which the trade of this province is now suffering, most humbly pray that your Majesty will he graciously ',leased to recommend the subject of the repeal of the navigation laws to the favourable consideration of the imperial parliament. And this house would further humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to autho rise the governor of this province to permit foreign vessels to navigate the St. Lawrence above Quebec, under such re strictions as his Excellency may in his wisdom see St to impw The pretectionist party tried the game of procru tination, bat Mr. Hincks, aware of the importance of the address going home by the mail, refused to grant any longer postponement than till the 29th. On that day accordingly he formally moved his resolution. An amendment was moved by Mr. Cayley, to the effect that the general opinion in Canada was in favour of protection on Canadian exports of provi sions. Thin amendment was, after a long, and, on both sides, able debate, rejected ; only 14 mem bers voted for and 49 against it. The origi nal resolution was then put and carried. The address embodying the substance of the resolu tion was transmitted on Tuesday to the legislative council for its concurrence. The council unanunoasly agreed to concur, and the joint address was presented to the governor by the members of both houses. on Wednesday, the 31st of January, to be transmitted to the hems government. mosent with respect to the oriels of the insweedon. I am comfiest d in that belief bylining that Culla has tot bees, as the hoe. member for Montrose descrited it in the year 1811, • colony entirely pees/able, bat that is the year 1818, thirty years ego, thin did take plats an issursection, handed apes similar soodves, fronded upon a wish to mein tale the idepuideac• of the Handless, founded upon a dein Posetele the religion in that splendour in which the foilsmen of Bwilha would salami* it; sad in that Maur eaMina.bs it alsomeed, which lamed more than • year, besides file Boma many people lost la maid @mita battle, no less lion 111 were sentenced to be shme, mid were shot to ow* by martial law, met only continued dariag the NUM= but contin ued he two whole vests Ina seeped to this subject, tisreine. I must say that I link we ere indebOd to Lori Tomingten iir the saergy whisk he 'hewed la the eseamennmentel tide inenneselen. amiltima hesseed of lasting Ow smoke memes, with the lon e ' of dieting ei =my British .diem nod sway mere ef the natives, it sees quickly suppreseed, one the ,sirs notimed to aim. Net only had we as amount of small British is. earseeleing, and 20.000 peopiebelog ea the watch to inetteepe end eneveund it, but we have ore mess of people mating In mitaia places to proclaim the king and raw as intranoollea. All these attempts were quickly sup posed eel put down ; and without referring to any opiehme which Lord Guy outertained, I will give yea an 'Make of Bit Herbert Maddock, in a speech made at • public meeting, given with all the authority be longing to a man long winvenant with the affairs of India, who beide a high character amongst the public sensate is Law Mame , at i va i....araiikr wear w'th roe in expressing my Idgh a the sige and vseSenanged pleas of the it.serareem rsief ths prompt and easiest distribution et Its military [ seemeasslasedi a moan ties, win Ohs exception of those di triets WWI ths Wig/Ms, oppitirisi ustzteettdly and in great force, ememetted es Merrea the senry, sad spreading havoc and de umilem In their per, bear. Se inifts7 scald mesh them, has e Uw Ives sad preponisef the &Innen settlers, and all mar bpi sad pswaefit: suireste M it ether parts a the province ; and I mbeeltattegly state my Mkt list pia an directly indebted to I the aMepwsm at the bead at the peemmnit ir the annuity and tranquillity which now everywhise mem= he for from giving the ekanarm ef Lord Torrinron,:sebich the boa. pentleman'hu been pinto! to give of him, without any knowledge of his character or of his abilities ; not taking the line of the hon. gentleman th• member for the borough of Southwark, who takes all the governors in • lump, and oath them " privileged incapables." (Hear, heat.) 8n Merlon Maddock tell. a public meeting tint they owe their Manquillity and the safety of their line to the able person who is at the head of the government. I find likewise that at many other public meetings the same expression is gives, an mused= which does not seem contradicted, viz., " the ability and energy " with whiz!' the iseurreetion WAS sup premed. I say, therefore, as to the first part of the insurrec tion, and the mangier in welch it was suppressed, that Lord Torrington does deserve thanks and not blame for the energy and promptitude he exhibited. Now, sir, with mono to lie punishes , ruts that were afterwards inflicted, I confuse I MI upon that subject that I am not • competent *lee es to the extent of puideluneat white was • In order to pomeme the limo sad peopeetise as well of the ri fle NUM, as of all the other eatejuits of her Majesty is Ogles. It eertainly would appear to me, in sonsideriegthe between the chief justice and Loa Toning it=thil:eliefjustice took a more able, and I would say, a moo politic view of what was prudent, at the time he wills the letter to Lord Torrington. (Heat, hear.) Lord Tenelegglem. la fact, coneurred iis that recoismadatine ; in =lit persona were trumpeted. With reaped to the of the court martial, I know not that then is any mem to poems that Col. Drought was a person likely to be gully al any cruelty, sr that in the conduct lidless marts mertiol, h• at all gives way to any excess of severity, merely for any gratification he might have in sur feiting • severe measure of punishment. I presume, there that Colossi Drought thought it necemary to inflict this A. to Lord Torriegton. it consists in his ex ploding lie pmeral satisfaction with Col. Drought's conduct with se them matters • satisfaction which I must say le li kewise by many dui, =habitants. The right hon. spenthmen. the member far Tamwertb, has spoken ef to particular facts with respect to the elem. dem ef a priest in his habiliments, and with re spell to the corporal punishment of • prince. Now, de upon these two particular facts, I must decline to 144 any opinion whatever. (Cheers and laughtn from the opposition benches.) I confer that with regard to facts of that kind, it they are manly dated as such, I should not feel that there was sufficient moon for such an infliction ; but at the same time I am far from thinking it impossible that there might h , peculiar circumstances in the stets of the minds of the people, after the insurrection had just been terenied, which did render those acts justifiable. But, dr, Ip en with respect to the further matters on which tne Gmeaser of Ceylon has been accused. It is said that he timed • disregard to the religion of the natives. Now, upon this subject I must ley, having bees myself la tie situation of colonial secretary, that although it seems Pry ply to say " pay every note ot to the religion of ti e mauves, take ears that no kiad of contempt is shown to their religion , and that every regard shall be paid to their rights," eithemth that is very easy to say, yet no gov. roof is exactly ia a dilation to preserve that line which he might think it beet to preserve in the circumstances in which a British gewgaw hi placed. I remember to have written a despatch to the sommor of Ceylon, and I endeavoured, as well as I Maid, to pinkest the line which I considered best, but this I am seiterdia the danger to which a governor is constantly ,speed : if he anpears in any way to neglect the religious efts it ansamience of bis being es governor in possession elate govenument of the island , having the Temple and the Temple lands an his hands, he does not apply their produce to the Buddhists end the followers of Brainah, he then ands the religious feeling of the nutlet s, and runs the risk of exciting very great discontent, but if, on the other band, he continues to pay to those rites, to those temples, to those Virall the respect which the former native government shewn, then we find that in this oruntry and laally in this house (hear, hear), there is Mod an accusation that idolatry is respected; that the British government show their contempt of Christianity by the de ference and the forbearance with which the most supersti tions, sad sometimes the most disgusting, rites are treated; end we are asked in public meetings throughout this country. med in speeches in this house, to condemn the conduct of those who show themselves 110 unfit to be the ministers and Rever sers appointed by • Christie* king. Let me tell the house, therefore, that, between these two opposite dangers, the line is by no means so safe, and so defined, and so mg, as those who meet and ia spit chits lay down grounds for the conduct of our j.overcors would seem to suppose; and with respect to Lord Torrington, I believe that with regard to this subject he has received ineructions. B..me wen given by former secre taries of state, but some were given by the present, which did much to fetter and mirk out his conduct in respect to them recourse. It may be, among others, a fit, Subject for the committee; but I do trust that, in investigating the subject, they will show that forbearance which I say ought to be shown ; that they will consider that • person admiam Wing the government, either in India or in any of these easema minim has to decide between two path., both eff lila an b eset with difficulties, and that it requires the temper and discretion to tee the line which it is pru des mime ; sad I believe it has happened to Lord Tue. riagton to have attributed to him in the general discontent whs:h prevailed minis the population of Ceylon, the result of conduct long pursued, in which the British government had thought it necessary te declare that it was not right of the British government to favour the superstitious i ites of the &s -elves. Sir, having now spoken of the afrain of Ceylon, I orr telaly shall say not much with regard to the affairs of ' Oakum Ido not egret that there was any breach of faith. I toil I was quite willing to agree to the immigration ordi pan, but I did not think it right that them should be a ken the the purpose. I thought the whole expense of immi =errtr Musa on the current revenue. Lard ennestad to an ordinance by which a lest was 111110111. Iffakelr,l manot agree with the hon. patters that Mr. Reidy be at all forfeited his title to the rupee of this beam by martins the fieveramant of British Guiana ; es the emeney, I think that he gave an example whisla Wilk • Men does well to set ; that, without referent* le Sissaw p/Ine thltheemes, he was ready to go to a colony where inileeme might bed me in re conciling the opinion of the ishabitude to the mode of go vernment which was found to prevail. And, be it oteirved, whoa the how gentleman finds fault with Mr. Barely for seseptiag the government of Guiana, he is one of those who are coestantly blaming Mt government bemuse they choose none but then own pa/times kOt dies of this ktad, He lays, here is a government which gives Mims to Its own menozions • and he says if any party take, Wks mkt she= that he will tine oare to hold up that papa% eimimet to the itprobatton of the Home of • I Mee hem • lid s efidirwhish I will not trouble Ili Cs =rlknireelli le Os 'psalmists= which Earl Grey bas made. I think Ws appablemate of governon do show a Muy metal desire to West mos el ability for this important edam theme how difficult it in very often to find • 41PlaVie) ' the pad who will consent to leave weessey. • 1 beYmw that in the very ease of Ceylon 'tlie pourentenl me Mired to at lout low persons %ohm it was reposed to LIM Torrington. I know, with re- Weate emend elbow • selammeate, that they have been to ma wheal It was thought Amiable. as ISMNIIIt of Oils aWllty to plea be these IigaMMIS MO.; WS in es"- mi Mama that hap Ms bees ted. Mistral, is it that these appointees= am amps mask% as 'Meets of de s% sad es muse is It that this palsemage is a peat abject ef lathe to the perms whellis Ibe slim el ef IWO, on the contrary, it le often a matter dthe aimed diattalty to lad persons qualified to ell the peel, ad who are willing to mime theta. I will read a 'ft er Irmd Grey's appoint menu. They are—Canada, _ Lied ligin ; New Brunswick, Sir E. Heed ; Bahama, Hr. per, Barbados, Cal. Reid ; Gibraltu, Mr R. Gardiner Malta,Mr. M. O'lleirel ; Mautitius. Mr. Anderson ; _Lama, Sir I. Brooke; not Long, Mr. Bowls. 1 South Anstralia, Sit H. Twan. asking these 'printings Lard Grey had no ob is== view beyond getting men, if possible, fitted for the oh .. Ia my own op inion. math se - I value the principle of self government for the mienks, the peeper selection of a 'hid governor b a master of MS mire importance. I be- Beve that a peeress well isms does so fax comdliste t ear °sham of these with Maim he wee to ast es to be to_ oilsjleat meameres with which be Witt other s'. hata Mot much diflealty. The be= mmmia for la wman' Ms shwa to mks this meths, whisk might have Mir wggg mid bmislial, ea emesimilat molds' bliss pmeamsT Mini cps Lords Grey and Temingtia. Thee ira tot promo Mr anted; to the Wilma of it elm- WNW, bell ink ea sillkanareastia the, peep */ by my ben. Mud behind am Deems lOM that Art the ezperienoe of lest year, after the lwei legaldes that then took place before the eager sad mem osmium it would be a great =Wartime If ft mere midepterd that the home had appointed a eimmillee MIL a AM el re-imposing any el the peelleetios dudes ; out I man= but believe that U the ionising* were sp. =solely in the words of the hoe. member's motion, sold be an opinion that by bringing a certain clam of witnemes before that committee a cam night be made out initiating the committee, and afterwards the how, to express so minim in favour of a return to pnrection (Hear, hi ar.) Like the nght boo. butts.% the memStr fir Temworth, I perceive both is the motion and in :he amendment terms test might well be objected to. But in whatever way the motion may be framed, I thick that words pledging the hoar not to altar its commercial pdicy ought not to be in serted. If they be so inserted, I shall be well contented to made to the original amiss, if not I shill vote for the asumdment of my hoe. friend, and afterwards vote for the appointment of a committer. Mr. DISRAELI would occupy the hone but • few mo ments in order to explain the tint position is which Mr. Media was plead by the amendment proposed and the ob servations which bed been made upon it. The mo•inn, as pro- posed by Mr. Baillie, did not involve commercial considers doss at •11, nor did he tooth upas ostannecial topics, lest it should be supposed that it did so. Yet he was charged with an attempt at economical retinas, and was met by the amendment, which placed him in • position of some embirruiment. If the committee could only be granted on the condition of the amendment being accepted, those who supported the motion cou'd not take the committee euhj ci to such • condition. As to Lord Torringtnu, when he heard f the attack upon, and the defence of, him made that evening, aprared to him that the noble lord would prefer the attack to the defence. He did not then wish to go into the merits of the case, his chief, if not his sole, object being to viadi cate the terms of the motion, which he would not advise Mr. Finale to alter. They could not vote r,r the amendment, inumuch as it was utter'y alien to the object which the mo tion bad in view. The house should not permit itself to be led away by " • maticeivre which had not the merit of dex terity:" There never was a can more deserving of inquiry, and Mr. Wile deserved every credit for bringing it forward. Mr. LABOUC HisRS said he should exceedingly regret if the house had say dispute about the termed the mnion,seeing that they were all very generally agreed as to the propriety of appointing • committee to consider the improvements to be made in Ceylon and British Gonna. (Hear.) He agreed with the r:ght hoes. berme, the member for Tamworth, and his noble friend (Lord J. Russell) in thinking that some excep tion might fairly be taken to the original motion, as well es to the amendment ; and he thought it would not be difficult for the house to substitute words which would not send oat au impression to the colonies, that the committee meant to discuss the principles of free-trade or protection, or that it was intoaded, on the other bard, to deprive the colonies of the bassets of the inquiry. Perhaps, the hon. gentleman opposite, (Mr. Bailin) would accede to an alterati, n in the motion which might relieve the difficulty, and which would make it read as follows : " Seine committee to invite and report to the house whether any messing can be devised for the better administration and government of the crown loofa of Ceylon and British Guiana." (" Ob.") The motion as it stood upon the paper necessarily implied grievances, and if it went out to the colonies that the house had cep. pointed a committee to inquire into the grievances com plained of by those colonial, it might be attended with die. advantage. For instance, the whole foundation of the dis pute at British Guiana was, that she could not vets the taxes in consequence of the act of '46 ; and if it appeared that the committee were appointed to Inquire into that alleged grievance it would lead to the expectation that the house were about to investigate a matter which would lead to an alteration of the duties there established. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Baillie) doutitlese disclaimed any intention to make this a eommittee for the diacussion of free trade or protection ; and, believing that it was a bond fide motion for inquiry, he now called upon the bon. mover to remove ambiguous words from it whi. h were exceedingly liable at present to misconception. Now, the right hon. baronet, the member f. r Tamworth, had stated his objections to mime parts of the conduct of Lord Torrington, and he had parti eulsrly Diverted to the indignity nffered to a pretender, a Cingslase_prince as he styled himself. Bat the ag..ount given of that affsir at the Colonistoffice differed in some respects from that the hon. baronet had related. The man pretended to be a member of &Climates. royal house, but be turned ge to be a low-ease Indian. The same attempted fraud had occurred in 1823, in Ceylon, at the time of an insurrection in the Wand, and that pretender had she received • hundred lashes previous to being confined. He mentioned these facts for the purpose of ' showing how difficult it was to judge at a distance of the conduct of *there who were plated in circumstances of great difficulty. (Hear, hear.) In reply to the hon. member for Buckinghamshire, he had to observe that Lord Torrington had reduced the expenditure of the island by 20,0001. in one half year, and that be was a man of very considerable ability. He thought the preposition he had made would meet the object in view, while it would avoid the practical evil of un settling the minds of the colonists, and preventing them steady and continued habits of industry which were 'satchel to prosperity; and at the same time it would show them that we were not about to abandon the system of free trade, but rather to extend it to the colonies. Mr. B. OSBORNE protested against the question of free trade being introduced, is hoodwink the home on this occa lion, sa trusted that independent memben would not be tykes in by sedulity a mancruvre, but that they would give their votes for a full and searching inquiry into the whole system of colonial government, which had for eo many years sat like an incubta on the energies of the colonies. _ _ BAILLIE wished to undorstand whether the amend• ment was to be withdrawn. (Cries of " Divide.") If so, he should be prepared to make sonic alteration in his mstion, which, without altering its same, might meet the views of hon. gentlemen opfr.sita.. Mr. RICARDO thought there wu not much difference between them after all. (Laughter.) His object was simply that the committee should really inquire into the adminis tration of the ealonies—that be believed wu the object of the hon. gentlemen, but there was en expression in the mo tion which led him to suppose that the committee might go into an inquiry on the subject of free trade. (" No," and " Divide.") Mr. WARNE, looking oa his hon. friend (Mr. Ricardo) an the mouthpiece of the gsverninent on this occasion, should give to ►is proposition his most decided opposition. (Cheers.) Mr. P. WOOD negated that the committee should be appoieted to inquire into the administration and government of tre eoloeies named, and to report if any improvement could be made in such administration and government The Earl of LINCOLN could not vote for the amend ment, but in voting fur the original motion he could not allow his vote to be so far misunderstood as for it to be sup posed that he was sacrificing the principle of fr.•e trade. Lord J. RUSSELL inquired what were the words the hon. member for Inverness proposed to introduce into his motion. Mr. BAI LUZ would alter his motion so that it should stand thus :—That a select committee be appointed to in quire into the grievances complained of by the crown colo nies of Ceylon and British Guiana, in coupe:las with the admiestraticrn and government of those dependencies, end to report their opinion whether any measure can be adopted for the redress of any grievance of which there may be shown just reason for complaint. Mr. MUME objected that that would be leaving out the wet important point—(" heir," and lauekter)—and eug. gusted the addition of the words, " and whether any mea nly* as be adopted for the better administration and go vernment of thous dependencies for the future." Mr. MAILLII COUSOIHAd to this addition, and Mr. w ard.** antendwent having been withdrawn, the original motion, as altered, was put, awl carried amidst considerable cheericg NEW BILLS.: - ' - Kr. FAGAN obtaioed leave to intr.:duos a bill to make life policies of invitees*, assigoable at law, and snake other amendments in the law relating thereto. Mr. WOOD obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable per. was who refuse. on religious grounds, to be sworn, to substi tute an affirmation for an oath. SLAVE TRADE COMMITTEE,' Oa the motion at Lord H. Vaxi, ihe iollowirig hon. members were nominated on this committee:—Mr. Hatt, the Earl of Lincoln, Via , cunt Brickley, Sir Robert Harry Inglis. Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Evelyn Denims, Mr. Simeon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Monekton Mines, Admiral Bowles, Lord John Hay, Sir Edward Buxton, Colonel Thompson, and Lard Harry Vane. OVERSEERS OF POOR. Mr. BAINESsong for, and °ambled leave to bring In. a bill to mitae doubts as to the appointment of memoirs of the poor in cities and boroughs. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In reply to a titegii7nriroei Mr. zisigiiii; Lord J. RUSSILL said he would take the oaths bill oa Friday and the estimates on Monday. ORDNANCE AND ARMY COMMITTEE. On the er7OticTsofthe Cnal cau ott ofthe Colonel Moon wail:Mane this eomaittai. The hones adjourned et half-pass 12 2 o'cl ock this day. Jaw RUIZ! BILL.—Mr. Pattima paired la favour of Lord Joha RumWe motion for have to bring in a bill to alter the oaths to be taken by ambers of both home of parliament, with Col. PowelL Mit OrMO. YANA She mono tate Dritbdi NINUI allair" and tbe United Bata, will M nude up OD tbe= sea. M• 2Srd Feb. The sans efe to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Celire Feb. Ileapicag, will be made up on the evening of the Mb The mane far Elm O=E7 the , Madre, Old* mad Gibraltar, will be mode op co the el V a Feb. he =We ter New Somal dee, Yea Illoweale Lana, end New Zealand, will be mak op ea the eardag of the Sla of Fah. The mane ter the Wet Casa al Afar nod Weds ma be made up on the seeks Odle al Feh. Ilse Wat Ltd. With trlaing De ash. Nara" thoses, Ilesksti. dim% sal Illseleo, of fooksihes her Mr lishoda. IN. B•o6o.lltheeepe. New Ousede. ChM and Pao, all bear& spas the towelogethe fed of MN& The Elle he Nei" lls=sal Imes Apia will be nano ea the ~log albs 40 P@B Onnikr. Milk Om*r tas bells Tiede. verea, lade. Ilhoolfeag. sol MI% eh Ileelbinicarl be node up ma the naiad dam Seth lima. MOM WAS= AT LONDON 1111D011. • TM DAT —Manias. 1 ids mot 1 ; Aftemnia.ll mks. p 1. 11./iwiudwr -411wyksj, Ws. pea &imp% Isis. TA 1. LONDON, WEDNESDA Y,FE8.21 Tax present ministers are certainly unrivalled was- , ten in the art of first raising and then disappointing empsenstiovm Their navy estimates, sew ed yes- Wrier, are a notable instance. Gliatiag. first at the ems total, the . !tassels' ritarsor lime it Mated, that the net wheats fisr the navy for the financial year 1818.9 was 7,726,6101., and that Ste Court. The Queen and Prince Albert, etterded by the Countess of Charlemont, Sir B. Bowater, and Col. Seymour, went yesterday to Claremont, and paid a visit to the illus trious inmates. The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Passe included the Prins Lowenstein, Viscount and Viscountess de Mancuso, the Marchioness of Waterford, the Earl and Countess of Mint*, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, the Bight Hon. Sir Francis and Lady A. Baring, and the Bight Hon. Thomas Wyse. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, bad aa intarviaw with the Cbaneallor of the liz.F.hequenyeater _ a;,. Mr. Highain, Elecietery and Comptroller a Geilral to the Commisek?hen for the Reduction of the National Debt, . . and 111 r. Tldd Pratt had alp ea interview yesterday with the right hon. baronet in Mr. Anderson, Gover D 7C. l :rtle ls itanritius, had an interview with Earl Gray yesterday at the Colonial Moe. Despatches were received yesterday at the Weigel Odies from the Governor of Canada, and also feces the Governors of the other North American Provinces. COURT or ALDERMlCL—Yeaterday s Court wue held for the despatch of public business. In the sheriffs' returns of the state of the City prisons, it was Fermented that several misdate who had been ordered by the Secre tary of State for the Home Department to he removed from New gate to the Penitentiary at Milbank ware sent back to the former prison by the Milbank gaol governor as not being in a St Mate to be received, After some coaversation, It wee agreed, upon the seggvetka of the Recorder, that the lord mayor, sheriffs, and town clerk, should request an Interview with Sir G. Grey ages the subject, and the most confident ballet was ing exj= that the right hoe. gentleman would make reg calculated to improve the mist system with tepid Is Ifs detention sad rowel of convicts. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.-By the Malin of the r. gistrar general, fur the week ending Feb. 11, it appean that the numbers were : births, 1,497; death., 1 1 225. The present return is of en u . .favourable character. It shows that 1 . ,22.5 dn tls were registar. din the week, tfltile the avenge se 1,169. The increase is still the effect of sepi aemies, to which 333 deaths are ascribed, or 112 coon then have occurred on the enrage at this lesson Amongst these, scarlatina and hots; lag-cough (which have doubled the weekly mortality from them causes of previous years), diar- Aces, and cholera, are observed to predominate. The mor tality irom cholera and typhus was lest week the same, namely, 49 deaths—the latter disease having declined to near the average. A conei !enable d. crease continues to I e ob served of deaths frame •naumpti , w ; they were 124, or 24 lege than the average. inflammation of the lungs is also Ins ttan the average, while bronchitis is considerably else* it, th‘..ugh the two diseases usually rise end tall together. From bronchitis the deaths were 103, the average being 78; from pneumonia there were 93, though 183 is the avenge. Some of the above facts have probably en intimate connexioa With the unusual state of the atmosphere. The reading of the ban neter was every day above 30 in. Of mean daily te &d -ings, the highest (which wee on Sunday) was 30 695 • the mean of the weak was 30 492 At 9h. pm. on Sunday the reading was 30 715, which conti nue d till M on d a y a t 2h. .m. The highest temperature was 57 8, on Thursday ; the th an of the week was 40 7. - .. INQUEST, YESTERDAY.-DEATH FROM CIILORO TORR.—Berne Mr. Bedford, at the Westminster ATM, Market-street, Westminster, on Samuel Bennett, a labourer, aged 3.6, whose death was caused by chloroform white he cIE was under • surgical opera ion.—Julia Sinnott, wi of the deceased, said that about six we. ke ago her hn tut was employed at the Earl of Ellesmere's, Bridgewater use. St. James's, when he received an injury of the right e kreat toe, which confined him to his home. He was attend by Mr. Frith, one of the surgeons at the Westminster Diapen sary, and, on Friday night last, four small bones were re moved from the toe. The following day some medical gen denser. came from the disponcary for the purpose of relnov ing the toe. Previous to the eperation they stated that they would apply chloroform it her hushaed wished to avoid pain. They tried some chloroform, but which had no Effect. One of the medical gentlementhen asked the deceased whether he would have the toe taken off without chloro form, when lie observed that he would suffer any pain, and that he would submit to the operation without chloroform. Some more chloroform was obtained. Witness was not in the room when the second application of the chloroform took place. In about two hours' time she was told that her husband was dead. One of the surgeons said it was • bad job, but that they had done their best —Mr. T. Cowing, landlord of the house where the deceased lived, said that the deceased was a strong hearty man. He mentioned to the deceased on the Friday that it was the intention of the me dical gentlemen to amputate the toe cn the next day, and observed to him that it was meet likely they would use chloroform. The deceased said that he had no objection. Witness was present at the operation. Witne-s. by direction of one of the ens , neon., went to Mr. Hooper, chemist, Pall-mall East, and purchased en ounce of chl iroform. It was applied with a handkerchief to the deceased's nostrils. The deceased got very restless, and required tour persons to hold him. After the " struggling " had ceased and the amputation was per formed, deceased went off apparently senseless. The medi cal gentlemen immediately tried to restore deceased to con sciousness. They opened the window, inflated his lungs, threw cold water on his face, and poured some brandy into his month, but he never recovered. Coroner : Are you sure that the deceased was aware that they were going to apply chloroform / Witness : I am quite sure, and that he made no objection.—By the Coroner : The operation was performed in about • minute and a quarter, when the deceased ceased to breathe. The widow of the deceased stated that while the last witness wee gone for some chloroform, her husband expressed Isis objec tions to have it appliel.—Mr. Wm. Brown, assistant to Mr. Nuno, surgeon to the Dispensary, stated that he was not fully qualified to practise. He had seen hundreds of cases of the application of chloroform. He assisted at the amputa tion of the deceased's toe, which was in a state of mortifica tion. Deceased expressed much fear about the pain attend ing the operation, on which witness remarked that it could be taken off without pain by the use of chloro form. He approved of his (witness's) proposal. Half an ounce of chloroform was used on the tint occasion.— which bad no effect. The same quantity was used on the second application. This was attended with the usual effect till after the operation, when witness remarked an extreme pallor over his countenance, and that pulsation at the wrist diminished. Every effort was resorted to for the recovery of the deceased, but without success. He had no doubt that death arose from the action of chlorot rm on the nervous system. There were no symptoms of disease, but the chlo roform had an effect on the d. ceased different to what it has on most persons.—Dr. Arledge, Mr. Nunn, and Mr. Frith zero present at the post marten examinations—Dr. Arledge stated that he observed the walls of the heart deficient in their muscular fibres. That would weaken the action of the heart, which, in consequence, would be more likely to be influenced by the inhalation of chloroform. The heart was not in that state that its condition could be observed during life. He was of opinion that every c :re had been used. Much larger doses of chloroform had been given to patients without injury. —Verdict, " That the deceased died from the effects of chloroform, properly administered." IRELAND. DUBLIN, FEE, 20. Mr. Butt commenced hie defence of Mr. Gavan Duffy yesterday, and spoke throughout the day with unusual vehemence. His speech occupied seven hours in delivery. At the end of one passage he was loudly applauded, and amongst others by one of the jurors in the box, Mr. Burke, who was called to order by Mr. Justice B all. Mr. Butt's concluding allusion to the Marquis of Lansdowne's testimony that Mr. Duffy did not write the articles, caused much sensation. _ . The SoliCitor-General will reply to-day, but there is no chance of the trial terminatios before evening. The surmise is general that the jurors will not be The mortality in the staff of the poor law officials is very fearful. In order to check the abuses attendant on outdoor relief, both inspectors and vice-guardians are obliged to pay domiciliary visits, in which they are exposed to serious danger. To the deaths of Mr. llandcock, Mr. Marshall, and Col. Jackson, another has now been added by the loss of Mr. Stephen Barry, the vice-guardian of Loughrea. In the whole staff of the poor-law department there was not a more pains taking or efficient officer. The project of a national rate in aid does not at all please the people of Ulster, who wish to be looked on as English, and not as Irish. The Belfast Chronicle of yesterday thunders on the subject with great energy, asking why the industrious people of the north are to be charged for the improvidence of the south PROVINCIAL. SURREY. FARMERS OrrosntG ilill. MATT TAX.—Yeltt?day t meeting of agricultural protectionists was held at Reigate, when various resolutions were passed condemnatory of partial free trade, and speeches were made, suggesting the establishment of • national poor rate, " by which funded roperty might be brought to • just and proper bearing." resolution was also passed to the effect, " That the meeting feel strongly the importance of perfect freedom to British industry, without which the great wheel—this empire —can not be kept in motion. They therefore earnestly seek for the immediate repeal of the malt and hop duties, of the assessed tarn, and an universal poor rate, by which the funded, as well as other property, would lesconts liable to the maintenance of the poor." It was further resolved that • memorial should be presented to the Queen; and that every available means should be adopted for the rupees of agitating the queatloa. The sub. poet of the income tax was also introduced, and thereupon the 1 following resolution was adopted: "That the immediate attention of the legislature be called to the fact, that in every instance in which the income tax is paid by the farmer, such payment is made, not on &profit, but on an actual leas." lINIVER4TY AND CLERICAL GANBRIDON, Pis. 19. COLUMN.— G. C. Often find A. D. Oelerldis, students, have be admitted 'Molars of the abommamel society. M•011.111.30/1 Counos.—The under.emartioned students have been elected 'simian of Nsidelene College ea/burl. Neville. Chaser, Dowdesvell. &ratios. NAVAL. Paige MONZT.—Lent night's Gestene gives notice that iceonnts are about to be exhitiad in the registry of the Admiralty of the following prim :—The Tito slaver, captured by the Sim on May 28, 1847 ; the Phedro slaver, captured by the Bittern Jan. 29, 1847; the Bra Borte, captured by Alert Now. 15, 1843 ; the Constants Amiwk, captured by the Bapid Jsa. 22,1841; a brig, name unknown. captured by Mariner Aug. 11, 1847; the Arbrevida, captured by Plillomel Oct- 11, 1847. Powramotivm, Fn. 20.—Drivsr. It , COOL JOllllBOO, ea mains reedy to premed is sea on the :Wiriest notise. Tire are r yet no orders tar bar proceeding to South America, ea previously "either Yher destination knows at prevent. When commis. it was =daubed she would convey the Irieh primers to their appointed pile of tesseportatkin ; and as the last of them la now under ft le not unlikely her services may be it tithed on their mount. —Apollo, trp. antved yesterday km D ommo , mad to-morrow will eadark /loyal Artillery for Gibraltar and this Wands in the Mediterranean. A number of supernumeraries for the equation la premed to Ar tar illy . rtle, et. sailed on Saturda, to look after the thharica.— and Berard, from Gibraltar, are expected bane. owlets have been received at this put ea to where the two large oldie Ida be paid of. 16 h am eampleted her sumplemant et wee.—Biheire, et p, t o he aftk e d.—Anertat at. tr., is in diet, preparing to be commi► gonad by Cs .0. Meow, hat at moist it le not known wits that event will heft ica. WooLurtoM,Faa. 20.—Ths following tastruotiou bars reserly Ism herd by the Lorded the Adnialty in ragmen* to the enwassee eleset roar eri drys si ver 1. All &lade aed 10. iseh seweerisi isthemppergerset elentwaseele broshide sea ray eresed en amor eri euribur.-2. VMS are not to bs well is swot the *Ape at straws It i C i t d a er vy newt the Terrible, Wieseesitere ere be awl sit sad pest breadth et bier rearm them erielis—Bloodhessmi, W-v., erftewy OW ort. is anima lois rot le Penrose use Armed reawahlp, p ad le to be "mei Mr sa l‘pateder pivot gss et SI tom and two 18. maim inumeks et 10 cwt. abaft the mats deelt..—Geilist, st.sieep. IWet Shrews', Is to have is ihrsh wee d al set. hired ef g iirla sow at 00 cwt.—The enwerer et the Mew gia i t a= mig laila s elg i e r g . i s s e i hxylessiontsmarsiwoi=