The Express. — London, England, 1849-05-26 00:00:00

TALLow.—n• sorhoe 000ttoose yew" quiet, with oat/ graft dresealk at war tallotiosa. At Wet pawky shoat aft ft Assimilma sal kWh ntrim' were awed. a aftift _ 11 . 14 lallaatat One la blew thow Wet week. TM are fte tpoledooe s—laliftia* T. C. Oateapt. aft id.; Cis. Dtaftlivery, IN.; wfteeft 11 / delleery, Kay 25.—Tellow Is steady. both is Oa mad itatead—+y at fte. wool. tar la tad T.T.C. Ltraaroos., Kay 24.—Tbe Taos sorbet is rather bower; Pereams T.C. was at SS; men sales et /oath Americas have bees soft at IN. to No, bat at the plait° NW ea Wodawaty tilde thigoatioa wes shows to ire. OOMM.-Canzationn. May2o3.--Tito supply of Wheat Soda ens amber this he same wens pat, bat mute adequate to the wash of the Myers. Bed Whin was a e arl Mary sale, at Is. Er. dabs ;Mt the Meet Mite Men thined its prier. eons want Mentiem Want, 44e. 10t6 Barley, Me. Id. Us. MAL Yaw, Us. COTMIIIn, May 23.-We bay* bad a slow trot= M Win& ined prism were dull. Barley, Be nu, end Od e, mothered Be valve. Wheat, 17e. to Its. Barley, be to ilea ; grid fit,flie. to Ms. Old Beer" Ile. M. to th ; saw, 12s. M. to l tid. GU Oate, 245. to 35.. M. ; new, Vs. to the. Hell., May 23.-This arrivals at fonts Wheat cow bat ma,' me well es those from the brain The slam as dr spot bare bed bi pay bet mein rata, MOM there hats ham lagers of bridge at Is. per qr. lencebiel Win generally refuse, %bombing eal mill sane ism 'Me Yokes Min rid is 411.1.44 tube.pie lanheL Draw wade a steady silo, both end Whim ailed nod& a i m tem end Oats met a fair domenn at vell Of WNW Ws arrivals emir* of 1,0192 mi. tam = " airr Carblow‘ The rearms bars his by as woos rods= mess, ernes to the dew sae mid few palm et bath Mil GM Calm; Merffhofmolo et libido a hw owe album obehig,_whibt Mime we enty wild* duet deo oleo roe omerrea to moll won Immoffets mid In these • rebeettem et NIL to le. An Incie mblelltsi lit amide add; limn. BIM Sea Areas my he queen Is. • One lies. tear lam Ma Mtn; tent Oft to SM.; Waft& Ms. to Miner, Us to IM. per gr. mine diketag. Mowed Can Ibilmede. saws abet d awne d 7L7a. per Mt. For Mimi Minn Or onelelbos me 71. te. the swam months, op to N. per in err Mi d lt* lma glow maths. Pootign most • tab sale at well eagorte thin beteg wi god good quality in the pen lod . en mot lonaleed fee, seelgord wlity have reined IMP per ha oftAbilp Wan earorever new en to ed. per ton edema, there Wog bet her in the port. • = made from damped BMA Bat Banded Milin at 70a per too. hare teen in brisk dreord. hiptedng Mee, and hoiden Maly require lON. to 1 , 35. per tom mardlng to quality ; 102 e. 6d. per to. baring been pp id for • amp of Dutch. The following are the priless ; Whmt, Eaglids, Min old, Us. so Ms.; Lew, 434 to Mo.; red, 41e. to ere. Foreign, 00M. par Mein high Mud smile, 4.1 e. to 505.; Hamburg red, 40e. 43.; Pethb Odom, Me. to4ll. Barley, malting, per qr., 24e. to Vs. • grheibb per Mot, Owe. old, per cd., to led ; neer,l3e. to les.; linenti, ha, per to to lcu. ft.., white holler; per qr., Cu to 30e.; Wyk to Ow; Mb. per *Mel, 235. t/s. Beene, GM, SBI. per Inhel, =es.; now, 24e, to Ws.; T4l79tione 7 5 a to 276 Tarn IrtlIMM 11310. per bushel, Vs. to IN. Res, per his. Sid. to 9d.' Ilyemcidoia BoTtoa. llama, per qr., Black lee, ele.; Alnandria, Us.; Bombay, 41s. toffs.; 66retersbow, Me, to taloa; good elm•hing,imisemeralun Ms; Indeder, ms. to sm. ; toe. to Syr.: Archangel, 365. sod Memel, is.. to ffs.• sawn for feeding, 40.. to 410. mitt, German and 'Dunk 301. Cain tor ton, 71. Si. to 71. 75.: foreign, 51, to b. 13e.; Baps, ZOOM eat Mein, dl. Sato 41. Is. 6d ; Nut, 41. Boon NM% per toe, _M. to Ws. Goino, per ton, Ferurian, 91. 132, ; AMMO, the., 41. tolll.loa. Marrarowa, May Th24.-Ws bed today a very slow preeinte• teak hr Wheat end all rate. e Tory ass mother Mahn from any purchase beyond nasal& wean eel *Per prism Min bare been pubsitted to, to have Widen ohs to thy Went. LW Own soli as but week. LINCH.X, May 26.-WS bad a poi nap* of Wheat at our market to-day. Good what hetheileet nese% prime. Med Inferior h. less money, Nadi( &Mg la Barley. A fair thew et °ate, at Ism rates. 'Very few Man Minh& white WOW. OK to 31r. ;rod, 40s. to 465. Chts, Its. to M. Dem. S9a to ats. Idviteiroor.., MAT 25.-Ttwo mins Tuesday Ism heat lipM. m ild the weather toollaus Sir the lag crepe. The market this roondost am sleuth& of what required late rates, but the beim temeole• we at a eery moderate 6 ale. Flour woe dui. ail the tune( prism in boom el Vie borer. Oats and oatmeal emerald Trinbff's prim, with a fair sale. Beans, peas, sad buterear• mellanged lo wigs. Thad& wand fir Indian corn centimes Mithated. and the NW body woe at an improvement slaw Taradsr dSi pat qr. on yellow, moll& to le. per qr. on white can. BCATItOIOIIOII, May 24.-Wa have a small show el Wheat to. day from the farcomi, whtch brings nearly id much man as lad week. Scarcely a sample of Barley offered. oats, the supply b shed, and the demand limited. Flour a doll sale. and prices a shade lower. Wheat, b. 9d. to 6s. M. per 5 gam; white, M. to 7.. Barley, malting, Me. to 211 s. per qr. 6/ 33 door • grinding, 22e. to 13s. Black Oats, Id. to Md. per moos; white, Ad. to 9d. Pupa line Flour, 37. to Ms. per qr. of 112 stones; seconds, Pls. to 33u. 801 THAMTION, May 25.-Wheat meets a steady en. sunrdive demand, without alteration Bernice, which may he quoted 4 from 41. to 121. 10s. per load. Barley a slow rale, at 2/e. to per quarter. Beane, 225. to 355. Oete a fair set, at lb. to its. per quitter fee black; sad itea to it. for white. Flour, 335. to 31s. per Melba WAITT,ILD. May 25.-Oar arrivals of grain are modc rite this week. The Wheat trade is very quid; nothing is requir, d beyond the Mont hr Mweedine mmemption, ad prices remain pretty steady. torero me mikes seal piftag the ton Li their Moue efiewnag to the gesseity carton ; today Wave is fur venni than hr ewe weeks, bid muff stabs prevent remote. Bony without alteration. One and Shellac do set owl. &ass sustain the late vales. tat then le leer hopdry. Wheat, per qr. 601 be. to the basket, MENA, Ems, mid Kent, red, new,4le. to 43e.; extra, 46e.; white, Ms. to 47a; inn Sid; Norfolk end Monte, red, 46i. to 435.; extra, • ; white, , t3s. We.; ma% tie ; Lincolnshire sad Cambridge . Ain en 4M. to 445.; nen, 4,M.; white, 435. to 475.; extra, rte ; Terkstare, red, 41e, to Ms.; extra, 446; white. 435. to 436; ext , 41. Dented and Kordphorg. shit% to 476.; sites, Ms.; low a Deka* end Bantam red, Mi. to 445.; sates. 43e.; McMenamin, fect, ffts. to 40s. ; eine, Us.; old, red, 1547, 4b. 44•.; what, 30s. Dr*, per qr. impMd, Norfolk ad27e, to Me.; extra, 325.; Lboolnshlre and Yorkshire, 296 to 305.; extra, sta.; notch, Inn to 50e.; extra, Th., grinding, 225. to 23..; foreign, 2 h. tone.: es gm its. Bean per qr., 6311 m. to the bosh., seal, doe, new, 29, to 32, ; old, Lie. to Ms.; th new, 27r. to 51e.; old, Mu to 33e. ; foreign, aew, Me. to Ma. Ode, per stone, mediae, spa. to ; extra, led.; feed ing, Std. to M.; extra, 10d.; foreign. &I. to Od.; extra, lad. 811 Bing, per lied at $ 1110.., 2f. to 23..; extra, 21s. Melt, per loa d of 6 bunch, ihs. to 405.; extra, 41. rem, per imperial qr. blue and white boners, Ma to Pc; extra, 52e. : grey and Fred, tiv to 21.. • cite., my. laps mid, per Imperial lost, Englieh, 261. to 9711.; bridge, 261. to 251. lassoed, pet imperial qr., 325. to 4s. HOPS.—Woacions, May 26.—Thc re is not melt bast tisw dOiar at prevot Ms aseket. ?be Mae is progressing b a r, odd look* Wanly ; owd, as yet, awl) two or three Gies b 6 e been Ewa ow o stalk. Vot isark , t la very busty supplied with good ism pin. Primo. per art.: -New Wnrecatern, Oa. to She. • fine sad shim 60e. to yearlings and 304. to 40n; c hoke, Co. ; oid Olds, M. to 250. CATTLE, &e.—BEDALI VOILTNIONT FAIR. May 22. We had a good supply of Cattle and Sheep, with a fair quantity of barer transom at advanced rates. ilea was la. per stone, and Mutton about id. per lb. dearer. Beef, 3 .. 6 . 1 . to 71 . per stone. Mut es, clipped, Ad. to rid. per lb. ; in wool, OK Cmurstm, May 24.—The supply ern rather die limite ut then were a kw good things on oar, and it appears that • littd emo to& place. There win upwards of Pt head on the ground— er two or three abortbieue, sad the remainder Galloways and Pens ben Ma. te lla, Am sue% oinking offal. This market was the semen& be ebbs Ude ebb There we. not half "Ls Luray that was thews hat want '!My generally of good nub widtebeed, a few and three lambs ; in =tit IL wises were from 3d. te bd., inking offal. A supply of Cars. 'Me number Owed 30. Prices from 4d. to id. per k., ankles o6L A clearance wu not effected. lawns. May 25.—Considering that the fair was held on Wedessday, there was a good supply of stock. Of tit Bullocks there was no eery choice "crimes, bat pekes were well maintained, con sidering the quality, &e. per soore being given foe some average good Imes, and a highir price fee the beet which were driven hi. Cow, no Oases sold from St. to but there was nothing very good lathe assite. Poor stock could not be sold erept at low pries; worth beneases oohing bat 4e. rrr Knee. Butcher.' Cal Sol. to 3,1. per 711111 fret lots kr the reason of the Dorset-ire bmdmg Cdres were shown to-day, about 70; prises were much lower than last year, Ile. to 20.. per head, as they sold from We. to Sks. each. Thee woe a good supply of Sheep, with a decided Improvement In piers ; fat withers is their wool being worth frilly 5 1 ,d. per lb., and In some casts rather more was obeined. Store Sheep were also quite as dear as last week; lamb, old. to 7d, per lb. 111112,701 D ST. ETRZLIMIT'S FAIR, which onsmeneed sit Saturday last, exhibited an avenge supple of stock ; toad the ad ores of spring rendering keep more abundatt, them was some little malaMafaesa. 55111 at low pricos-30 per cent. at least be. th those of thla two years ago. For fat Cattle end harmers mere was a the former fetchlag rld. to kl. per lb. Sheep or of the wool, Set. to Sid. Pigs also went at a rather berated Iron In the Horse fair there was very few good animals, either for agrietharal purposes or as roadsters, and the scarcity of money eared lade business to be dose. About a domes animals ant y were baring best obi, the two highest prices being M. and V,lld as eethers avenged 101. to ilk each. LOBIOTOWa FAIL May 24.—The annual fait for HOMO bets wary wm, without gramitien, Or of the pored ever known in Leersown. Then wee kw boyar, and se few lioness, and none of by wawa Berns sines Thadineas we much down in prier. Sbasoitovon, May 24.—We had a good supply of stock to.day, but kw harm, except mug* jobbers; ebbs exarara. tie* was done. SmE seek, about ex or mesa welt% rinSsed from Ss. to Ss., and those steed a quarter old from le, to le. melt. Bacon Pigs mold at fo. Pork Piga per stone; Beef. Id. to bd. per b.; bunco, GIL to 711.; Veal, 6d. to 7d. TOM. FOrrelOaT Fall, May 24.—Tim exhibition of fat Mew wet every large. and ratherge, a heavy 'hew, the largest'hew, of bra ressekna uroitt. Pr Sheep rather a Ude suy, and a dull mom. Abet beep ebb from sd. to bid. and those in wool ed. 10110. lam Art a greet empty, and not mods watatlon la prices. 70111111 WIIIMSNDAT Manx er.— nue wee a good atabilecui at this market. The supply of arils wee pied, and in wet eneedemesedition, but there wee very flaw miss deed, and er germ pet salslbl'ed remind iamb. The boring may its iseidersd gout the asicana poll at pusanma mat the end of hob urea. bulb nothing he waiter keep. la fha Horse market bre was beg a wry par bow of saheb, bab es to quality end anibuy end eseeequnitly then war eery Brie babas does. eirsoow, May 24.—1 a ow market tide sondem whieh wee wed supplied with heavy lit Cobb last weefee rim was . = genblmaL bat Oa Beef brought host es. to Ste. pre art.; - imi Us. Is 47e. Cows, Bub, ami lahrlor, from ets. to 4a., she ep siki. The mote If pea NM Widen in market was rather Alt amid waseace cis ef be. prr had, the best twinging reap par lb. wessaa. lid., bib. eibl. Late wre is good at don Me. to lb pre bad, seeing to weight and mai* led Coles were seam this week ate we up fully 2*. per ihe bet bringng b. pet cwt.; second, lb Pip are in good fashiall, O cwt. COVENT-GARDEN. — TA ere the pekes : Pill Pets Apple Der e• to las 6111010, Nat °Use, per lb., to to los Ihtsithenies. per 01- Id to Is 34 Apples. assert. per tomb.. Co to nt Mobs, ditto. 4s to Its to Gossebr li erte t k nem Per Pottle. Is Is. Ovuotookolok. a0..1a. to 1 s. Id Oa is, par dm. to to b pot 100. b to les Chrtants, per pick es to Ts Morning.— The following 117 nous, per dos., is to Is par 100, Ts to las Abboud'. pit Ptak& lb to 30 sweet, pas 00.. Walnuts, per luo, Is od to 2s nor bob., les to 21t iota, Varotiona, per b., :O. to 12s C o b . ilerts, per 1001b.,436 toll)/ b pT 10311 w, 90s to 150 s Magi, per Wt., 126 to 164 %LS& Osamu Po , bout lit to Taoist% pi. dos. to 64 to ds flls73ll. ek p l er n t. P '. I h O l d ' ag h " t° 31 °wile. pet lb., 6d to 13 Anfrbole., Jerusalem, p. br. M. od to 1., Lettaoe, Cab.. per were, 4tl to 94 4711 (4m , pOP T wa n.t'tt i tt i Vi a 64 t;°^6 m". per PotUe. Is Nis *salt &Owls, ye? punnet, SI to 34 Vend, pet Watt+, Stl to 34 Savor,. Per Umbels, fl to 34 'Throe, pee bomb. 1N to 3d Widen:Pao. psi dos. bun., 0dt094 Parelefe . l44M. dove, is bd to 3s 367rIorsto, pPsoeasant band.. Is to Is Id ban., ild tole I Mint, man, re Vissii.. 34 to 44 Mar Cake% Nit Ica. 9ilslsed led• Itew .dtm. _0 Its ft ommjseat4l.6l - .bite. par bead. to di antTe.... l ", pgrotii:tiVel' a 1=441 out to Is per ton. 140 s to Ms per ewt.. to to 140 - per bostod, 4to Ts Turolps, pordor. Watt.. Is toTo lert Se ct, per dux.. le to ft Horse Itstioh. mr boodle, to to at &persona per PM 12 Ithotorb, per bun da, 44 to Is GI hooch Boons, per into. ed to Is Cooomtoto. gal:11.41 to Is a Looks, p is doz., Is to lo Celery. per bonito, Vito to ItsdlAt 4, per 1211,n0t., 44 to dd OlaTois. per dos. bombee to to to PPM* Pet sioso.Pd to is METALL—Loin:sod May, 25.—We cannot report any I lathe Metal visited this weak; in the contrary. lower 1 prfirlrwlsasalmilleil r it wesefeenered Iron, and the en. seiwidon a glee. mildemed In our last, has taken Nees, ONO= tram Os sobers ham been received, so. onoing ale et 110s.an tie grilse feat et the lest oeuterly meet lig. ISM* Irea, miler the times at spmaleathe ashimede kW week's Orbs% aid amp Se gamma at 41.. Xis. M. ill No. e we ,i le Oa Y oe Tin at St. par Ime hien se this b. The lellwahs the (sin 1114eDm. per 109, Mr belt„ aid wpm lone" 114 this, ; beam 71. Uth; Ames gies), IL lie.; bus, at Cardiff sea 41. - Uls. le IL g mad, Wiles. U. Ite. to W.; II IL Ille.l, Melia cold-blest. U. NM; Isehldede 11=it Id a. t, Ode, Wm g nat ash, IL To to M. is. Iliewitt's pant deed Des Deo for both sells, kenos board at Newport, U. 15th ; do. hr de pilies, phase, Be., 4;.195.; 111.1thers One hushmed M i r bsiso MmaMitals. id. to Si. b. 41.; is Malan 11.10 a it the worts, 01. 10s. ; pip, la etalbraldw. lo eL 311.; .till es. N. lac; Wan, a Pemba lees Web* 111.10 e. to lb.; 17th; 111. leth le 11/. dead; Snob* keg, IV. to 14L — M s IMPS. lel. lheehtehmeddech aadbolts, pm lb., We. topugheabs, per ktharre.; we, on. len Old Capper, ed. per th, Porgies Caeleer mash., Amerissa, le heed, be. se idish Lead: Mg, perms 1..; sloth, lith to III.; re=7l. 10e.; white, 131.; r MM. 151. toe. Parsime Lead: la bmA 114 10s. to ISt. Sigh& • Block, ler CUL‘li. i bar, 41. b.; reload, b. es. foram : names, In 41. es.; swam 41. Is.; Paraiba el meth'. 1i per mat. db.), Si. to M. the. lin Piste. IC Mobs, per box, 14 7s. to O. 7s. 4d. ; IC Char val. 11. las. • 11 Minh 11. 11th Svelter : P;ates, warehoused, per too, 151. Mos t teed, per too, 111. heldullver, pm Is. 10 - ISPOZWATIOW OF THII PRICIOCIS Nags.—The peel et the elide' returns of the exports of gold and AVOT from the pet et Liebe be the last week :—Mber bars to Rotterdam, 10,000 mthees 1116:1190110th Rotterdam, 4000; Ipum, 27,500; Ibmtarg, 1,INI; 3,910. Gold min to Hamburg, 93; Mauritius, We; dlesc' ; Belgium, 150 ounces. Specie to Mauritius, 1751. —Make. Isanubt. A MISTING or Ts 3 Lion TiADI was held on Monday, at Medley, SAM = resolutkm was redornb ea s peke cot Irma NW per ton. and arming to give the hams and adds that the lad Weems le their raga sisaM lN V " lslo i se eff sob. Upon the whole, this is emmidend a who Mop en the part al the triummew mud that tt will be to the Wawa if the wafture alma It l e lie hewn that, dim dW hit Mem" the mum is may WINN" atheist welkin t 11811 11 dMal wham% hem ail he half imphimmet; sad it Is timed thee the ensewlessa will sewn le this diarist its hi Awe et Ile = t inge. thst seerhams mil be taity pi =ed. Oar I mime shade Mew thstot the volumed mem mid add. ma Na ems ham b. to We. per by, mid Mame Ism eta eeerar— Wolper/weepiest Chassid*. Girsoow, May 24.—1 n Pig bee the bulimia ban Ma this week, sad the price has ashauses almost no dionge. The socount• from the United shies sae imusetar bad, but Oda wee on thipated, from the bags Mimesis moth t. th,d market. Paw mks haes been made at Us. The price at embed Acs. may be poled sr tis. 6th oath. WOOL—Lem:MN, May 28.—Binee this day week the public sale. hare been in daily proper; the attendance of buyers continue isrge, the mme spirit manifested in the b ddinp at the commencement continues, and the pion paid are fully equal to those of the last aeries. The auctions will be brought to a elm on Monday next. Arrivals this week are again large, w d amount to 9,023 balsa colonial, and 2,797 bales foreign. Th e demand for Engileh Wool has been very quiet, and u the stocks of 014 on band are larger than ea panted, =libitum clip near at hand, lowa mites are anticipated. Lzine. May 25.—This market remains without altera tion; but much is done, and the prism offend are low. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, MAY 25. Lord CAMPBELL (111 the absence of the Loan CHAN CELLOR) took his seat as Deputy-Speaker at 5 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. SECOND READING. Crippe' Divorce; Rewling, Guildford, and Reigate Railway (branch to London and South Western Railway) No. 2 ; THIRD READING. —Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill. PUBLIC BUSINESS. SECOND READINGS.—ConsuIar Expenditure Act Amendment ; Protection of Women Bil's. REPORTS.—Navigation ; Leasehold Tenure of Linde (Ireland) ; Bankrup• Liw Consolidation ; Bias. ,THIRD READING.—Sewers Acts Amendment Bill. PETITIONS PRESENTED. PROTECTION OP WOMEN BILL. By the Esti *IST. GERMANS (7), Bishop of NORWICH (several), Bishop of LICHFIELD (several) ; also. by the Berl of CAM LISLE, Earl NELSON, the Earl of CAWDOR, the Bishop of SALISBURY, from different places; and by the Bishop of OXFORD (M) petitions, all in favour of this bill. SUPERANNUATION FUND POI POOR LAW OTTICERS.—By Lord REDESDALE, from a union, name not heard, in favour of the adoption of this principle. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. By Lord MONTEAGLE, from a place in Ireland, aolnat any further abolition of the punishment of death. NAVIGATION BILL.—By the Earl of EGLINTON, from Ayr, against this bill. RETURNS ORDERED.—On the motion of the Earl of MOUNTCASHELL, returns on the subject of the export trade of Great Britain and Ireland, the number of savings banks, &e., In that country. SIGNOR MANZONI AND LORD BROUGHAM. Lord BROUGHAM said a moat ridiculous letter Cad been Weeded in a morning newspaper, purporting to be a chal lenge from Signor Hansom to fight a duel, not only with him'elf (Lord Brougham) bat with all their lordships. lie merely ass to say, that he had received a letter from Signor Manson! early that morning, stating his astonish ment at seeing so absurd a fabrication. ( Hear," and a laugh.) Of cause if it bad been true, it would have been a gross breach of privilege ; but it was the pure invention of some mischievous pawn. EXCURSIONS TO PARIS. Lord BROUGHAM was a little alarmed at seeing that two several expeditions were going over to Pat it during the Whitson recess. At this moment it wet a serious matter : two or three hundred Englishmen in a body in Patio, during a period of excitement such as the next month would be sure to be, was a matter mush to be lamented. Fur the peace of both countries it was desirable that there should be no intercourse between them by deputations, but that the only recognised intercourse should be through the two governments. (Hear, hear.) For this reason, he hoped no official countenance would be given to the party about to visit France. The Marquis of BREADALBANE entirely differed from the noble and learned lord us to the right to interfere with providedf her Majesty's subjects visiting any place whatever they conducted themselves peaceably, as they did on a late occasion. (Hear, hear.) Whether they went singly or in a body their lordships had nothing to do with it, and the way in which the French government might receive them was a matter in which their lordships had no right whenever to interfere. (Hear, bear.) Lad BROUGHAM said that if he found the Lord Cham- Weida so utterly, grossly, and entirely ignorant of what had puled just hours him it was no weeder that those further away should make mistakes. He did not utter a word of objection, in any way, to the right of all her Majesty's subjects to go over to Frence,ao that they conducted them selves peaceably and decorously. And if the French government, who had recently remitted a large amount of their taxation, were so rich that they could give a dinner and supper, and music: and dancing, to every one of the Queen's subjects—(laughter)—who might go over, he should be well pleased. The more they were feted and treated, and made much of on the other side of the water, the bitter he should be pleased. (Lsughter ) He denied every word which had been imputed to him, owing of course to the misconstruction of the house. (Much laughter.) The Marquis of BREADALBANE was glad to hear from the noble and learned lord seek an explanation, as— Lord BROUGHAM (starting up, with great energy).— Explanation! I most peremptorily, utterly, and entirely deny every single syllable of the statement made by the Lord eltamain. (Lausthter.) I give a most positive denial to all that he has said. (Renewed laughter.) The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL role to crder. Lord REDESDALE thought the practice of large bodies going from this country to Paris, or coming from there here, was objectionable. A deputation from the mobile guard of Paris, amounting to five or six hundred men, cams to this country last summer ; and be did think there were time, when a body of French soldiers coming over in uniform ai a deputation (which they were pleased to call themselves) might lead to considerable contusion. If, fur instance, they had coats in March last year, when there was great appre hension of a disturbance,their appearances might have led to some evil cowsquenesa. He thought these visits in large bodies ought to be discouraged ea m as possible. TUE COLONIES. East GREY laid ontabb adeepatch received from Lead ilea, to which the noble lord (Wharncliffe) on the seembenshas bad alluded the day before. Also a paper with rehouses te weirdo proposed Waage' in New SoutkWatts. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday, the 4th hue. NAVIGATION BILL The report on this bill was brought up, and the third rad ium fired for Tuesday sen'aight. Lord COLCHESTER handed in a protest against the bill. The Bishop of OXFORD said he should move the amend, must of which be bad given notice on the third readies o f die bill. CONSULAR EXPENDITURE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. At the suggestion of the Marquis of Laxenovuro, Lord NELSON postponed the second reading of this bill until Thursday se'nnight. PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL The Bishop of OXFORD. in moving the second reading of this bill, said he need not enter at any length into the subject whisk rendered this enactment awasan. le% prepared with the most minute details to prove W eels which existed; but he thought it better to avoid gobs I Wilma, if possible, in a public debate. (Hew, !earl If he take it for grunted that a great assis of wank, he would not carry their lordships through the pain fel Matemelits which he was otherwise prepared to make. Ho bid geseived a letter from the Lord Chief Justice, saying that be should not oppose the second reading of the bill. This was very satisfactory, because he !AA opposed It last year. He had mentioned one alteration which he suggested should be made,oa which condition he (the Bishop of Oxford) thought the Lord Chief Justice would not oppose the bill at all ; and he would not object to the alteration which he had proposed. The existing law was wholly in sufficient to prevent the evil which it was now sought to legislate upon ; and it was absolutely necessary to enact some further measure against it. (Hear, hear.) If there were vane few faint murmur ings remaining against any legislation on the subject, he hoped that their lordships would pay no attention to them ; THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1849. sad he trusted that without any further observations their lardsldps would give a wend reeding to the bill. Lord BROUGHAM thought it extremely doubtful whe ther the bill would produce any good effect. Lord CAMPBELL approved of the object of the bill. He doubted, however, whether there was any cue of ordeetion which the comma' law would cot reach. He thought it better to rest on dos common law, but feeling, as he did, the peat importance of the subject, he would not oppose the second reading of the bill. The Earl of MOUNTCABHELL supported the bill. The country felt a very great interest in the stabject,as was prone by the number of petitions which had been presented in favour of the bill. He could mention ewe where relatives of motile lords had been sacrificed, and he knew casts where peones had offered, for a suflident sum of mosey, to entice any young lady into a place where she might be seduced. This bill did not go far enough. He had prepared a douse for hinnies in the bill, but would not press It. Lord CAMPBELL said that the offences pointed out by the noble lord were now highly criminal, and might be made the subject of prosecution. The Bishop of OXFORD .:pressed his conviction that the introduction of such a clause as that relined by the noble Ind would be fatal to the bill. As to the *set of the noble and loomed lord: in laying this bid on their' lordships' table, he had said that he - should oak leave to introduce an amendment in committee which would take the second clause out of the bill, and put it in the first clause. The noble and learned lord had said that under the 00111tela law the ro par c tie et meaty of the offences mentioned in this bill might Ds against for a couspiracy, and this bill wu to deal wi cues where conspiracy could not be proved. It was in tended by the bill that whenever, for lucre or gain, such and such offenses had bran committed, there a certain penalty should attach. He held it as a reproach to the statute law of England that offenoes eoald sot be dealt with and punished. which by the common law of England were left unpunished and untouched. Lord CAMPBELL observed that he wished their lord- ships to take care they did not aggravate an evil whilst try ing to remedy it. The right rev. prelate seemed to suppose that it was difficult to prove conspiracy, but if it was proved that a party had undertaken to perform the act alluded to, he might be indicted for a conspiracy, and upon proof if the act done, conspiracy would be inferred, and a verdict el guilty pronounced and punishment awarded. The Bishop of OXFORD still maintained that there were certain persons, who for the sake of lucre, moat wickedly practised this trade ; that the mammon law of England was inraMcdeat ; and that they must have the advantage of statute law. Lord CAMPBELL then put the question, and declared that the contents had it, and the bill was read a nand time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY, MAY 25. The SPRAYER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. REPORT CONSIDERED.—Transfer of Sheffield Canal to River Dun Navigation Company Bill. THIRD READlNG.—Cockermonth and Workington Railway (branch to Bridgefoo., amendment of act, and 1 tower to Imo to Whitakavan Junction Railway Company) LORDS' AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED. —Bury St. Edmund's Gas Company; Scottish Amicable Life Amurance Society (incorporating and conferring powers); Bile. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. AGRICULTURAL DISTRFAS.—By Sir J. Y. BULLER, from places in Devonshire, with 9,200 signatures ; Sir R. LOPES, from several places in the same cAttity, complaining of agri cultural distress, and praying for relief. CASE OF J. BRBRINGTON.—By Col. THOMPSON, from J. Berrington seeking for compensation for certain improve ments in mil itary accoutrements. SALE Or WHISHEY IN IRELAND.—By Mr. REYNOLDS, from various towns in Ireland, complaining of certain excise regulation, affecting the sale of whiskey. COURTS OF RECORD, DUBLIN.—By Mr.'REYNOLDS, from tee Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin, praying that the duty of oompensitiag certain officers of Courts of Record in Dublin may not devolve on them in the event of any alteration in the law affecting such courts. Pithox DISCIPLINE.—By Mr. C. PEARSON, from Dr. Rice, u chairman of several meetings is the city, in favour of alteration in our system of prison discipline. COUNTY COURTS.—By Capt. PECIIELL, from Brighton praying for an extension of the jurisdiction of coun t y court: to debts not exceeding 601. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, &O. (SCOTLAND) BILL.—By Mr. MACGREGOR, from Glasgow, against certain clauses in this bill. RETURNS ORDERED.—On the motion of Lord D. Stumm—Returns of all salaries and emoluments received by the tenni °Meets of the Palace and Marshahea Courts, in each year from July 1838 to July 1848 inclusive; of the number of actions brought and climes tried in the above courts during every week of the same period ; of the amount of costs in every action brought and cause tried during the years 1847 and 1818, distinguishing those tried from those in which judgment went by default, and also distinguishing the number of cases submitted to taxation during the nine periol ; and of all fines paid by counsel or attorneys for liberty to practice in the same e-urts. ACCIDENTS IN COASTING STEAMERS. Mr. CARDWELL said that on a former evening the hon. member for Limerick had celled attention to the state of the steamer employed in the trade between England and Ire land, and had stated that numbers of deaths took place , among the passengers in consequence of cold and exposure. On that occasion the right hon. the President of the Board of Trade had stated that Capt. Denham had been despatched on a mission of inquiry. The question he (Mr. Cardwell) had to ask was, whether that gentleman had sent in any report. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that Capt. Denham bad re turned, but the preparation of his report had been retarded by a domestic affi.otion. It was, however, expected at the board te-morrow (this day), when he (Mr. Labouchere) ex pected that he should be able to carry out many of its sug gestions for the preservation of life, without being obliged to call on pull ,ment for any fresh pavers. AUSTRALIA. Mr. HAWES, in laying on the table certain papers rela tive to Australis, took occasion to call attention to them, earnestly recommending their perusal to such members of the house as tole an interest in colonial affairs. THE ESTIMATES. In answer to COL SIBTHORP, Mr. HAYTER stated that the navy estimates would be taken on Thursday next. Sir J. GRAHAM o',served that the miscellaneous esti mates had not as yet been laid on the table. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PARKER said that they had been on the table some time, but not distributed. Sir J. GRAHAM—SureIy, under such circumstances, the government will not press the miscellaneous estimates on Thursday next. (Hear.) • GRAND JURIES (IRELAND). In answer to Mr. B. CRAWFORD, Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated that a measure regulating the fiscal duties of grand juries in Ireland had been kr sere tints in preparation. MILITARY EQUIPMENTS. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON wished for information from the Secretary at War as to why certain improvements in =Musty boots, the invention of a Mr. Dewy, had not been submitted to the committee on the army and navy estimate Mr. F. MAULE explained that the invention had been fully considered and decided upon by the board of general odious, who approved of the invention, but had declined to make it what was technically called a sealed pattern. EXAMINATION OF MILITARY OFFICERS. Mr. EWART asked whether the present list of candidates for commissioes in the army would be obliged to submit to the examination recently ordered by the Horse Chards. Mr. 11AULE was understood to say that many of **can didates had been for a long time on the list, and that the rules foe exeminationwould act apply to theta. TEE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. Mr. HORSMA.N wished to know when it was the inten tion of govertunent to proceed with the Eccleaisstleal Be nefices Bill (as we understood). Also, what arrangements were contemplated with reference to the rectory of Bishop Westmeath. Lord J. RUSSELL said that be would take the committee ea the Ecclesiastical Benefices Bill pro formed on the Bth of June. With regard to the second gelation, he had to state Mat time question of the Bishop Weunsouth rectory had bola ander consideration by the ecclesiastical eenunissioners, and a scheme had been framed and sent to the law officers of the crown for their consideration. As soon u the law dilate had given their opinion the hon. and learned mem ber should be made acquainted with it. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. In answer to another question, Sir G. GREY stated that the possum of pulle business would not permit of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill being brought in with a view of its beaming law during the pre sent mission. T4s BUDGET. . . . . Kr. DISR&ELI vrish7dioknOt.;;lken it was intended to make the annual financial statement. Lord J. RIISSIILL said that he had given notice of kis intention to go into, supply on Thursday next ; but, until s ome progress had been made with the saimellaneons esti mates, his right hon. friend could not make his statement. Se did not think there would be any statement until the middle of June. ---- • ----- Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed to take the inisoells nem estimates. (Several members, " They have not been dellared.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that they would be delivered in the morning. Mr. SPOONER hoped that they would not be passed ca Thursday next. Sir J. GRAHAM also thought that Thursday would be too soon. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that these objections would not be persisted in, as they would interfere with the general ar rangement of the business. Perhaps the better way would be to take the civil contingencies first. Mr. DISRAELI was anxious to know whether they must wait for the budget until the estimates had been dis posed of ? Lord J. RUSSELL aid that his right hon. friend could not prepare hie statement until he knew how the house in tended to deal with the estimates. After an observation from Mr. DISILLILI and Lord Joan Ruse= Ur. CIRDWELL said he understood the noble lord to ay that the apparent* of the budget depended upon the progress of the estimates; but the house had not received any materials for forming an opinion on the latter, not even an abstract having been laid on the table. The hove therefore was not to be held responsible for the delay of the government. ' Mr. GLADSTONE said it would be satisractory to know what was the connexion between the miscellaneous estimates and the budget. Lord J. RUSSELL said it had always been the doctrine that there should be ocesiderable progress made in vete, in supply before the production of the final financial statement, always sappoeing that a extraordinary circumstances called for greater despawk. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. HERBERT wished tecall the attention of the noble lord at the head of the government, to a statement whisk had recently appthred in the papers, in the shape of a Meese to the noble lord himself, and to the effect that a dead body having been recently washed on shore on the west coast of Ireland, a portion of it bad been eaten by the famishing people. (Hear, hear) He wished to know whether the noble lord had received any authentic information relative to this horrible occurrence. Lord J. RUSSELL said, that be bad not received any official account of the hor riole circumstance to which the hon. member for Kerry alluded. He had no reason to know that it was correct, but would cause inquiry to be made. He believed that the aura already issued by government was about 80,0001., so that they had done everything in their power for the relief of the distress. He did not believe that any effort that house could make would prevent the present unfortunate state of Ireland, or the occurrences of some dreadful oases of suffering lied death. He did not believe that it was in the power of the house to do much, and cer tainly they bad not shown much inclination to do even the little that had been proposed. (Hear, hear ) In answer to Sir H. Wtetoroiniv, Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he proposed to lay on the table all reports and papers con nected with the new houses of parliament previous to luting or any further vote of money. Mr. J. O'CONNELL was glad to hear that the noble lord at the head of the government proposed to make same in quiry respecting recent statements of distress in Ireland. He (Mr. J. O'Connell) felt particularly anxious, because when, on a recent occasion, he had made some statements, the Right Hon. the Secretary for the Home Department had secured him of exaggeration. He had certainly stated that 860 peness had died of destitution in the workhouse, whereas it should have been of cholera and fever. He gave the right hon. gentleman the full advantage of his error. Mr. MONSELL said the poor law committee had that day been examining witnesses from Ireland, and that their evidence contained a more harrowing account than was ever given of any civilised country since the creation of the world. (Hear.) He agreed with the noble lord at the head of the government teat it was utterly impossible by any human means to stay the progress of destitution in Ireland, and that whatever was done by the house there must still exist great suffering. But the house might do much more than was being done at present to arrest the pre vailing distress. Mr. HORSMAN said that having on two occasions already called attention to the lamentable state of Ireland, he would now take the liberty of adverting to the misapprdhensions under which the noble lord laboured relative to the reeling of the house in respect to that country. The noble lord seemed to think that it was the unwillingness of the Louse to grant any more money which had caused the present painful and distressing circumstances. Now, this was a sub ject which for the sake of their own characters hon. mem ben ought to clear up. If there was any gentleman respon sible for the stoppage of advances to Ireland it was the right hon. gentleman the member for Ripon (Sir James Graham), because of the statement he had made when the house was asked to vote the 60,0001., and which it was evident at the time was only the first of a series of ad vances in aid of Irish distress. The right hon. gentleman bad then got up and said that he would agree to that vote, but that he would not agree to any further advances, inasmuch as he thought that all such ' minces stood in the place of a policy—that we ought to have, measures of a comprehensive character, and that we ought not to rely upon advances of money. The house adopted that view, but at the same time echoed the sentiment that the first duty of the government was the preservation of life, and that on no occasion would a demand for money be made to save the people from premature deaths that hon. members would not be ready to grant it. Now since that tame it was notorious that there were thousands of people perishing in Ireland for the want of a few thousands of pounds, which the house aught to contri bute ; and, without saying a word to canoe the slightest pain to the government, he could not help agreeing in opinion with the hon. member for Stroud (Mr. P. Scope) that such a spectacle had never presented itself to the gaze of I the civilised world before as that of a country in which thou sands upon thousands were allowed to permit of starvation for the want of some small additional advance. (Hear, hear.) Colonel SIBTHORP did not wish to interrupt the pro gress of the debate, but he should like to ask any boa. mem ber genversent with Ireland how far free trade =enmeshed been a very great cause of the distress now prevailing in the sister country ? ( ' Oh," and laughter.) He had every rea son to apprehend, that if these free trade manures were persevered in on this side of the Channel, England would Mel be reduced to the lamentable condition of Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not think it expedient to get into a discussion about free trade. (Hear, hear.) SaVer as Ireland was concerned, he believed that free Made had contributed very largely to the preserva tion of life. (Cheers. For he apprehended that, if any one bat enema% dispute than another, it was this—that gumdessimem hall imported into Ireland had afforded the of mainesinisg life to a great extent, which would net otherwise have been attained except by a much larger m=dittut of money. (Hear.) An hon, gentleman had said that lid. or Id. a day served to keep body and soul together in Ireland ; but let it be remembered that that small sum sufficed because of the use of Indian meal, the introduction of which was one of those free.trade measures of which the hon. and gallant member complained, and without which life would not have been preserved. (Hear, hear.) He warned honourable members against being led away by the statements which were made regard ing Ireland, and if he wanted an example of the exaggera- Mans which prevailed respecting that country it would be thrulahed by a recent speech delivered by the hon. mem ber for Limerick (Mr. O'Connell). A few nights ago that hon member stated that 860 deaths bad taken place within a given time in Ballinadoe workhouse, and he had now cor rected that statement and said that 860 persons had been ill of cholera and fever at Ballinasloe—that, in fact, 860 were sick instead of 860 being dead. Sir J. YOUNG.—I thought the hon. member said that 860 were receiving relief there. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his resellection of the statement was that 860 had died in one week. It turned out, however, that thee° 860 were sick, aced net dead—a very material difference, as hon. gentlemen wadi petheive. (" RUT." and a laugh.) He warned the ben" Wherefore, not to believe to the full extent al l the slate menbi G ls were made relative to &Wee, in Ireland. LILT, hear.) The hon. member for Cockermouth had not ted what had fallen on a former occasion from the right member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham). Ty ent, in the first instance, proposed a w 60,0001., and intimated that other measures would ards be introduced; and what the right hon. member for Ripen said was, that he would vote for that grant, but that he thought some other mseenres ought to be brought 'reward to make Ireland contribute its proper share towards the relief of the poverty of the country. Indeed, that was the view of several hon. gentlemen on the opposition benches, that Irish property should contribute to the maintenance of Irish poverty. The general expression was, that it was most nareesestable to expect further grants from the treasury ; that advamsesseight be made ; but that it was indivensableto look le preperty to npport Irish poverty. The hon. member for Osekerisesth had upon the government to advance a few thosteads of pounds additional to preserve life in Ire. lead; but the hon. gentleman ought to know that the go nna:seat were now making advances, and expending the greats already voted. When the hon. gentleman talked of advance' mot having been made, he surely must have been hp:Grant el what had been done, for the government had been seekingces week bv week up to the present time, end were ma king hem even before the rate in-aid received the meet of the House of Lords. He thought, under these circumstances, that government ought not to be c harged with ' having _withheld the means of relieving the distrem which preed to a great extent in the west of Ire land. (Hear, hear.) They have issued directions for the rin collection of the rate in aid and the y would not shk from doiag whatever lay in their power to mitigate the distress. (Hear, hear.) Mr. E. DENISON believed the noble lord at the head of the government had undertaken what no individual could execute —namely, to maintain the lives of all the distressed people in the sister country. It was impossible that a whole people could be fed except from the ground upon which they themselves 'toed. (Hear, hear.) Ile had always been anxious to employ the able-bodied in raising sustenance from the soil; and he believed the house and country were op posed to the making of additional grants of money to Ire land, because of the comparatively little benefits which had been derived from the grants already made to that country. Mr. REYNOLDS said that, in consequence of the neglect which had been manifested by some parties or other, hun. dreds of thousands of the Irish people had died of starvation. It was lamentable to think that within twelve hours' jour ney of the capital of England they had British subjects dying every moment of starvation. (Hear, hear.) The workhouses of Ballinasloe contained 4,700 inmates, gathered together from all parts of that union, THE IRISH FAMINE. Mr. MONSELL, on the part of the noble lord the mem bee for Arundel, who had been struck with horror at the recent accounts from Ireland, begged to ask whether any detailed accounts of the state of the dirreseed districts in that country would be furnished to the house previous to the heidays. Sir G. GREY said that all the information in the towe d= of government bad been already laid on the table, but another series was expected containing an account of the ad ditional sums that had racen*ly been sent to Deland. IRISH POOR LAW. In answer to Mr. STAFFORD, Lord J. RUSSELL stared that he intended to take the Irish Poor Law on the 4th June, and the Incumbered Es tates Bill on the Bth. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the house at its rising do adjourn until Thuredty next.—Agreed to. THE ES TIM ATES. _ _ - - Mr. HENLEY ►-k-d what estimates woald be taken fast on Thursday next. whisk essasiMed of 999 omits miles. He charged the burn .1 peerlinne there with inhumanity, inseams* as they Why suesintion compelled every pauper, sick an well, to some to the weekhonse to receive relief. The consommes was that the poor creatures in travelling along the rude bed fellers down and died, and no fewer than 738 deaths had occurred in one week. Was the house prepared to sit silently and hear patiently of this awful slaughter of the people ? Sir 0, GREY wished to correct an error. The noble lord did not say that the deaths in the Ballinasloe workhouse were six per day. The highest mortality was at the time of the cholera , when the deaths amounted in one week, in cluding the auxiliary workhouses, to 490, but that mortality was materially diminished during the succeeding week, said noble lord said that on the last day an account was fur nished they had diminished to six. He begged to remind the hon. gentleman that then was in Glasgow frightful mor tality arising from the cholera, and he believed that there had been no complaint that relief had not been granted from the state. He would also beg te remind those who felt dis posed to reproach the people of this country with a want of benevolence towards Ireland that they were already harlot a large pressure of local taxation from the relief afforded by Euglish poor rates to Irish poor in this country. (Hear.) Lord CAS rLEaz &OH asked whether it was the inten tion of government, after the rate in aid should be ex hausted, not, under any circumstances that might arise in Inland, to make any further grant for Irish distress ? Lend J. RUSSELL said that the same questions had been mired by other hon. members, with a view to protect the public puree from further demands, end be had always re fused to give any pledge of the government. (Hear.) He said that the government should be left free to take their own view of any circumstances that might arise in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. O'CONNELL then moved the adjournment of the house in order that he might entitle himself to be heard in reply to the charge of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in support of the demand he had made on behalf of the Irish people for relief. He denied that in voting against an income tax or against the rate in-aid he threw any obstacle in the way of relief. He had shown that the mortality in Ballinaskie called for the immediate interference of the state, and that the accommodation in the workhouse of that town was wholly inadequate for the number of poor. Mr. SPOONER rose to order. He did not think it was competent for the hon. gentleman to move the ad ionrement of the house in order that they might take into emisideration the distress of Ireland. (Laughter.) The Sri:Anna not having interfered, Mr. J. O'CONNELL resumed by recapitulaling the facts VIM which he founded the claim of the Irish people te fur. Vier assistance from the state. The Irish people were starv ing, and this, the richest country in the werld, was permit them to die of want without an effort to save them, cr without even evincing a disposition to consider their distress —(cries of " Oh")—thus insulting humanity and casting upon it a blood-stained blot. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. In reply to a question from Mr. CAMPBELL, Sir J. WALMSLEY said that it was fully the intention of the hon. member for Montrose to bring forward his mo tion for parliamentary reform on the 6th of June, and he was sure the house would be gratified to learn that the hon. gentleman was completely restored to health. (Cheers.) Several motions on the paper were postponed to future days. SUPPLY. The report of Committee of Supply (navy estimates) hav ing been brought up and received, and the vote of 133,2141. for the Admiralty-office being proposed, Mr. COBDEN asked the Filet Lord of the Admiralty if he would postpone the report until that day week, as his hon. friend, the member for Montrose, wished to bring for ward two questions upon the eighth item, namely, the re duction of the number of artificers, and the discominn inir of the dockyard battalions. His hon. friend had served upon the committee last year and given much attention to the subject. As no inconvenience could arise from it, he hoped tne right hon. gentleman would not refuse to postpone the report for a week. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY also asked for postponement, as he, too, had a notice on, the subject Sir F. BARING was most desirous of affording his hon. friend, tie member for Mmtrose, an opportunity of stating his views on the subjects referred to; but for that purpose it would be sufficient to postpone the eighth vote only. Col. SIBTHORP rose to move that the vote now pr posed of 138,214/. be reduced to 132,7531. This reduction he wished to effect by diminishing the number of the Lords of the Admiralty to four. lie was of opinion that too much cookery moiled the broth. (A laugh.) He would take 6001. off the salary of the first lord, and reduce the others in proportion. He had no wish to impair the efficiency of the I service, which deserved his best sympathies and sup port; but he was anxious, at the same time, to take care of the pockets of the people; and with that view he begged leave to move this amendment The question having been put, Captain PECHELL admitted that the hon. and gallant gentleman had carried great questions affecting the public purse; but he could scarcely believe him serious in Isis pre sent amendment. He surely did not think that the Lords of the Admiralty would content to reduce their salaries, while all the other departments of government remained untouched. Ho hoped the Lords of the Admiralty would not fail to take the case of the lieutenants and commanders into conederation. The lieutenants complained that 200 had been removed from their list as commanders, and the num ber had not been filled up. The complaint of the commanders was precisely similar ; and these complaints ought not to be disregarded. No further grant would be necessary for this purpose, SS about 27,0001. a year might be Mau available, which was at present received as freight of erode. Last year the Mexican government had complained of the smuggling of specie in British men-of war—a proof of the necessity of some alteration in our system. He oelieved the government did not consider the cositinuance of the system neces sary, though Greenwich Hospital wee, no doubt, a great gainer by it, to the extent of 18,4001. in two years. In the same period the captains had received upwards of 27,0001., near 17,0001. of which had gone to the captains of six ships. This sum might very properly be applied to the relief of widows, and the promotion of deserving officers. Since 1819, 1,344,7051. had been applied to the payment of freight as described. While applications of the most heart-rending nature were made to the admiralty, let them late no time in properly devoting this sum of money. The forfeiture of widows' pen sions, on their marrying again, was productive of great hard ship ; he hoped this matter also would be considered. ' Mr. B. COCHRANE asked whether it was the intention I of the government,in the face of the events passing on the con *mint, to continue the reductions in the navy. It was the general opinion that the whole continent might soon be in volved in war ; he therefore called on the government to state what they meant to do. It was a most unwise and in. Judicious course to continue reductions which, in the eventef war, must occasion double the expense to restore the service Ito a state of efficiency. Admiral DUNDAS replied to the observations of Captain Peahen with respect to the masters and commanders. He Ina understood to say that there was not a more laudable set of men in the service than the masters ; some of them had ri-en to be post captains ; but as to their being placed on the same footing as lieutenant?, that was perfectly im possible. Sir F. BARING said that in 1831 a great anxiety for Se duction had been expressed, and a committee was appointed to revise all the salaries of the Admiralty. They went through the whole, and fixed what they considered proper sums. At that time the salary of the first lord was reduced from 5,0001. to 4,6001, and those of the four lords were fixed at 1,0001. each. The salary of the first secretary was re duced ; that of the second was fixed at its present amount. Last year when the committee was appoished to examine the I mewls of the expenditure of the Admiralty, no objection bed been made, on the part of any one connected with the board, to the amount of their salaries being in quired into. Some of the officers named by the hon. and pliant member, as the storekeeper, were of the highest ins . (Hear, hear.) In reference to the question of the yes an for observe i tri p d reu port in , a h a e b w rn o a u d ld tha e that there wapar wo f le mien Ivfo the in this is g an e dradven M the inturarealbrlyr the past year, be would find that the number was by no letee p t i r az ad inconsiderable t w o g be memb er means inconsiderable. He hoped the hon. gentleman's prog nostications as to the events on the continent would prove to be untrue ; but if war should unhappily setae, and this country should be called on for active exertion, he was cer tain that the government would not shrink from coming down and asking the house for such further votes as might be ne cessary. The question of freight (the right hon. gentleman was understood to say) was under the consideration of the board. Mr. SPOONER supported the amendment, observing that they could not make a genee.l reduction of salaries without commencing with some particular salaries. He would support every reduction which did act affect the safety of the country. Capt. BERKELEY said the salaries of the lords of the admiralty had n been increased since 1770, during the period of very high prices, as those of other government officers had, and therefore the reduction could not be sup ported on the ground alleged by the hon. member ,who bad last spoken. Capt. BOLDERO defended the salaries as they stood, ors the ground of the onerous duties imposed on the officers. Col SIBTHORP said, after what had passed, he should trust to the generosity of ministers, and would withdraw his amendment. The various items were then gone through, and spud to, with the exceptica of those specially postponed. Oa number 10, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked whether any portion of the sum arising from the sale of stores had been brought into the account? Sir F. BARING was understood to say that the amount this year was 65,0001. Tide included repayments of all kinds. The resolution was then agreed to. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The house then resolved itself into a committee of supply. On the vote of 1,8.55,5881. for the expenses of her Majesty's land forces at home and stations abroad, Mr. OSBORNE said he regretted to see such a beggarly account of empty benches on such an occasion. Although he did not sere. with the Peace Society and his hon. friend ne.r him (Mr. Cobden), that they had arrived at a state of society in which they could do without armies altogether, he was certain of this, that under a better management of the army, they might conaline greater efficiency with more s eco yst n e o na my n t f ha naa n w a s a s ge t m o m be t found t in he it at yprewsearat. nth: to this country, because they alone had their separate departments—the Horse Guards for the infantryem cavalry, the ordnance, aed commissariat departments, where, as in France and other countries, these diff agt branches were placed under one head. The civil esigbg s k, mint of the Horse Guards cost 94,1991. ; the ordnance de. pertinent 91,9361 ; and the compliment departreevosegy the treasury, which be believed was very lie u at. soured, 316,0001. ; making a total of 601,0001. end odd. b, 1837 the noble lord at the head of the government &adorned ether members of the government were members of a esaa mission which recommended the coaaolidation of the Nem Guards and the Ordaanoe ; but up to the preseat time no' king of that kind had been done. A saving of 6 8,316( might be effected by the abolition of the office date Noster. General of the Ordnance, of the Judge Advocate, and ma charges ter agenciis,*hich amounted to no less than 36,000 i. There was also a greater disproportion between the number of officers and men in the English service than in duiteg other countries. In 1783, at the conclusion of the sae with America, there were 824 general and field officers. Ia 1799, during the French war, there were 1863, but at the pew i t time, in a time of peace, there were 2,106. (Hear, bei gri i They had no fewer than 9 field-marshals, 68 generals, lieut.-generals, and 174 major-generals, for 138,000 men is. eluding the Indian servtoe. He should propose to hiy, a filed establishment of general and field diem. A great saving might be effected in this way. With n , spect to the system of giving the clothing of regim e * to the colonels no worse could be adopted. Th q should give the colonels adequate pay, and cot allow them to mike • profit upon the clothing of the soldier. The clothing would then be better, and the oft would be more satisfied. At least 14,0001. a year might be saved in this way. He denied that the British army sno better and more cheaply clothed them the soldiers of alt other countries. The cost of clothing the French army, egg, , airs included, wee 11. 13e. 2d. per head ; that of the Prelim army including officers, 11. 155.10.1. per bead ; whilst thee of the British army was more than 31. per bead. As to the clothing itself, surely no person would compare that of a Prussian regiment with that of an English regiment al, Thomas Brisbane, in his evidence, stated hie opinion that a great saving mi. ht be made in this respect. They hat twenty-two regiments of cavalry, five of which vets employed and paid by the East India Cam. pony. There were seventeen regiments left at holm which were known under the different names of lances, hussars, light dragoons, Sc. Now the fact was, that the bott dragoon was heavier than the heavy dragoon ; his hone cm Tied a greater weight. He should propose that these 17 is. giments should be consolidated into 12, all of them to 1, called dragoons. He should also propose to have half.o 4 officers employed as military clerks. When the retineg pension of a clerk, after forty years' service, was 7001. a yin, whilst that of a general officer, atter the some period o' ims vice, and after expending perhaps between 6,0001. and 7.0601, was only 4001. a y ear, they must conclude either that the my of the former was too great, or that of the latter too little. lb would not say anything respecting the reduction of men, be. cause it would be impossible to make any as long as they eta. tinned their present colonial system. (Hear, hear) Mr. F. MAULE said that whilst a committee had tla various subjects introduced by his hon. friend under etas eideration, the house would net expect him to enter op* ther discussion now. With regard to agencies, although the charge might appear high, be believed no charge wu mots economical or more convenient with regard to the °San. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the system of clothing, Se was by no means wedded to the present system, if a sew economical and efficient one was pointed out ; but it skull los recollected that the committee of 1833 were unanimously of opinion that no better means of clothing the ony could be adopted. With regard to making half-pay often military clerks, he was of opinion that any such Mk% would not promote the efficiency of the public service. With regard to the other detoils into which his hon. friend catered, he was not so well qualified to give an opinion, and hs thought it better to wait for the result of the committee. Mr. COBDEN said that, the house havitivotedtbessine ber of men before E.ster, it would not be either conistest cc logical to refuse the money necessary to clothe and pay then. He rose merely for the purpose of making a few Osumi= on the manner in which the reduction of 10,000 men had been made. He found a reduction to that amount laths number of men ; but, on turning to the number of oaken, he found no corresponding reduction. (Herr, hear.) Let year there were 4,862 officers; this year there were 4.759, being a reduction of 103 officers to 10,000 men; or, is other words, 10 per cent. of the men were reduced, end not more than 2 per cent of the officers. (Hear, been lie did mot think this a very economical mode of making re trenchment. Instead of having 10,000 men drafted out d the regiments and paid off, he should like to Bee 10 or 12 regiments reduced. That was the proper mode of reductioc, if they really meant to make a bona fide and permanent one. But if this reduction was only a temporary eon. cession to what some regarded as but a temporary clamour in the public mind for a reduction of the public expenditure, which, as soon as it ceased, was to be raised to its old sten& ard, then they were quite right in retaining the skeleton d regiments. But, if they meant to make a permanent radar> lion of 10,000 men, he saw no reason why they should not reduce 10 or 12 regiments, and reduce the °Mao in proportion to the number of men. (Hear, hear.) He did not consider either the officers or the men in the army and navy too well paid : they received much less thu those engaged in the American service, and he would Ike to see them paid as well. His real complaint was, that Ms persons were employed in both services than were wanted, and he wished to see the number reduced. He agreed with the hon. member for Middlesex, that in order to reduce tie army, a total change must he made in the colonial tutees, under which, in its present state, the duties of the army were almost as arduous as in time of war. There wen is New Zealand about 2,000 soldiers, although the whits population did not exceed 20,000. It surely was not nee* sary for the interests of the colonies that a soldier should be maintained for two families. Soldiers who wished to settle in New Zealand might be disbanded for the purpose. That was the course which had been pursued by the Americans with respect to soldiers iu their arm ohs desired to settle in Mexico. The noble lord at the headed the government had stated the other eventng a feet which made a deep impression on his (Mr. Cobden's) mind, in connexion with the recent outrages in Canada. The loyslid party, as they were called in that colons-Jets' burnt their on parliament house, because a majority of the House of Repre sentatives had given a vote of which they did not appo se; and he could not miss that opportunity of stating has ham that the incendiary body who had committed that est would find no sympathy, either in this country or in tin United States. (Hear, hear.) But what did the noble lad declared that there say tw were only o constable' in Montreal Wily was this ? It was because the English govern** had hitherto treated the colonists as children, finding oldies to take care of them instead of leaving them to their on resources. (Hear, hear.) As regarded the committee, d which he was a member, he must observe that the ordnance estimates would form work enough for its members dubs the present session, and the army department would not be finished probably before the end of the next ; but the hoses ought not, on any such ground, to abstain from making at once any practicable reductions. (Hear, hear.) Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to call the attention of the right hon. gentleman the Secretary at War to a question of great importance to the army . ; he referred to what IN celled, he believed, " the shoji-jacket question." (Ltsd ter.) Perhaps the tight hon. gentleman was not in a pc* tion to see those unfortunate objects who move about dis country like gearecrows. To him (Mr. Osborne) it appeared that the whole army ought at least I be clothed alike. Even if the hideous shoe* nation were continued, there could be no good:neon why the officers of those branches of the service which were ad generally the richest, should be debarred from wearing a jacket at mess, while officers of the household brigade wets allowed to do so. Neither did he understand why the Fa' tillers had been deprived of the bear-skin cap which was * Mined by the Guards. Mr. F. MAULE believed there had been more nobs wig to the shell-jacket in that house than out at it r (re d reesions of dissent from Mr. B. Osborne.) lie bade* tainly heard of no complaint from the army itself ; and be* lieved the dress was adopted simply because it was considersi necessary that the officers should be clothed in a dress of the same colour as that of the men. He certainly could not Is why all officers alike should not be allowed to wear a jacket at mem. The vote was then agreed to. On 173,3761. being proposed for general staff.officse abroad, Mr. LOCKHART objected to the vote, so far as it rebid to Malta. He complained that Malta, being a mailer's* . tion, like Gibraltar, was now under a civil government, sal characterised the recent arrangement by which the gore* went of Malta had been transferred from a military tot civil officer as a job. Wishing to see the present allowance cease after September, he proposed as en amendment tors duce the vote by the sum of 7791. Mr. HAWES defended this vote. The appointment of I civil governor in Malta had given the greatest satisfactioc , and ought not to have been termed a job. He did not knoe any similar arrangement which had been attended with equally good results. The present governor, Mr. MO O'Ferrall, had introduced great reforms in the bland, esi the result of his administration had been a considerable in provement in its trade. The former governor had 5,0004. 5 year ; 5001. had been taken from the governor's salon* assist in paying the commander.in chief, whose office wee now distinct from that of the governor, and the extra mould was reouired to make up the additional expenditure. The house then divided — For the amendment l7 Against it The vote was then agreed to, u were the following 10,298/., part of a sum of 19, 2981 . , balance of what ban been voted on account for the Royal Military Asylum so the Ilibernian Military School. of which the balance ilia 33,2861., part of a sum of 66,286, been voted on account for the charge of the volunteer ro. weary corps. 8,1201., pert ore sum of 15,1201., of which the balance hid been voted on account for the charge of allowances aria awards for diAinguished services. 39,9081., part of a sum of 78,9081 ., of whic h the balance had been voted on account, for the pay of general officers, not being colonels of regiments. 28,0001., part of a sum of 56,000/ 4 of which the balance had been voted on account, for the pay of reduced and to tired officers. 21)0,000!., part of a sum of 00,0001., of which the ba l ing. had been voted on account, for the full pay and milital allowances of reduced and retired officers of her Majesty's land forces. 22,1561., part of a sum of 44,158/., of which the haloes had been paid on account, for the half-pay and allowances of military officers in foreign ports. 61,7781., part of a sum of 128,775 i., of which the Woa had been vAed on account for pensions to the widows 0 1 officers i,f the land floc s. 47,4001., part •f a sum of 95,5001., of which the b alance had been vote WA, &-c -18,6411 bad been and C helo 624,869 balance 1 Chelsea ] formerly 19,0001 bad been persons 6 mints. 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