The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TausaDAT, MAsca 17. The Lona Owssozz.Los took his sost upon the woolsack se 5 o'clock. Lord STRATHEDEN postponed his motion relative to some pens of the 'dean on Denmark and Germany, is oossequeoce of the Earl of Eilenborongh having giving optics of his iotentioo to-morrow to bring the actual state of affairs in Germany and Denmark tinder the notice of their lordships on the motion for the idiournment of the liaise for the Easter recess. and Llaaberis Railway (No 2) Bill was read a third time awl passed. Lad CHELMSFORD, who had given notice of his in• beatioa to-morrow to call the attention of the Secretary of State for War to the ooartemartial held at Mhow on ray . master Smiles with reference to the part alleged to Dais been taken in that proceeding by Sir William Mansfield, maid that in the discussion which had taken place elsewhere such ample justice had been done to Sir William Mansfield that the object which he had in view had been fully at tained. He was unwilling to run the risk of effacing by repetition the effect which had been produced by that din. cu Sion, and therefore would withdraw his motion. The 'Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Ireland) Bill was reed a mood time. __ _ TlWiTintiny Bill ;mirth; Marine Mutiny Bill were rend a third time and weed. The Consolidated Fund (584,6300 Bill, and the Congo& dated Fund 0,:00,000/.) Ihß were read a second time, and the standing orders baring been suspended, the bills were rend a third time and pared. THE TEN YEARS' ENLISTMENT ACT. The Earl of DESART iaquired whether the government lad made any preparation to mist the difficulties which seemed likely to arise is eoneequenee of the operation of the Tea Years' Enlistment Act. He thought it would be useful that some steps were taken before the recess to relieve the public mind from apprehensions which were entertained of the army being reduced to a more inefficient state than that in which it was placed just before the Crimean war. The lees of 700 men was apprehended in we of the regiments of Guards, and it was impossible to conjecture what might be the case with respect to other regiments, espe cially those on foreign stations. Instead of having efficient men we might have an army of raw recruits, who would have to learn their duties at a cost of 201. per man at the lowest estimate. Unless we could obtain efficient men we might be unable to meet the emergencies which might arise in the present unsettled state of Europe and the world geoendly. (Hear, hear.) Earl DE GREY and RIPON was of opinion that the magnitude of the evils which had been anticipated had been greatly overrated. No doubt a considerable number of men would be entitled to their discharge in the ensuing year, but it by no means followed that any very large number of them would take advantage of the opportunity afforded them, and so far as be could judge from whet had taken place in former years it was not probable that more than one-half of those who were entitled to their discharge would seek to o 1 :aio it. During the time the Ten Years Act had been in operation upwards of 50 per cent. of the men en titled to their discharge had re-enlisted, and therefore the question was not of that magnitude which the noble earl seemed to suppose. It was true that a larger number of men would he waded to their discharge next year than i• asp preceding rear, but certain measures were now under She 000sideratioo of the government the tendency of which would be to hold out to the men great inducements to re engage. either immediately or within a limited period, by conferring on them ..nrrtain advantages which they would have enjoed if their services bad been continuous. Al. though be was unable at present to state what course might le adopted. he could enure their lordships that the subject had not escaped the attent io n of her Ma jesty's government. He was glad to my that the Ten Years' Eolistmeat Act had not proved a failure. THE IRISH CONSTABULARY. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE, in rising to ask whether it was the imtentioa of the government to introduce any =wares for the reform and improvement of the Irish con stabulary. said that for several years peat great dissatisfac tion existed in Ireland with respect to the organisation of that force. Earl 6 LLE referred to the peculiar circumstances of Ireland :Ls a reason for maintaining the constabulary upon da present basis. and said be could adduce testimony from all quartsin to its patriotism, good conduct, and effi ciency ; bur, with a view to improving its character as a de fective force, the government were consulting the public officials in Irelaud. After some remarks from the Earl of Desert, the Marquis of Marks:tie, cod the Earl of Leitrim, the subject o'cloc roppe k d, ••id their larking. adjourned at a quarter past HOUSE OF COMMONS. —TuraspAy, 31.Ascu 1;. The SPLAKza took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bill&wer;tead atitird tints sad peed I Ashtoo- . .lnder-Lyn• sad Staleybridge Water ; Huntingdon shad Gainameheater Gas ; Lea Bridge District Gas ; Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Kemp Town station and hneil ; London, Brighton, cad South Coast Radtrav (Ouse Valley ; Loudon, Brighton, and South., Coast Rai:way (Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne lisle) ; Northil.et iristrict Gas ; Tunbridge Well. Gas; and Wastontitper-Illuv Pier Biala nanAN ARMY. : • 1:VIS asked the Secretary of State fa India when he IL.: .1.101 to lay on the table the measures he pro posed to ...I:pc to remedy the grievances of the officers of the Indian :.rnar. Sir C. WOOD said that the mole of the delay was the wish of tha government to avoid the extreme niesenrs of cancelling trn co:omissions. Shortly after Eater he booed to lay on tibia a proposition for the solution of the SALISBURY CATHEDRAL Mr. H. sEI :JOUR Naked Mr. Walpole if he could, on So part the Etelmiastical Cormuiasioners, lay upon the table of tue Lowe any reports of Mr. Gilbert Scott or other architects upon Salt/bug Cathedral, upon which the Eccle siastical Commissioners made a grant of 10,0001. for the re pair of tie cathedral. Perhaps the right boo, member would say when the report would be produced which bad been moved for hr the boo, member for East Surrey. Mr. WALPOLE said that the commissioners bad, when nettling th-, commutation of the estate, sanctioned a grant 010,009 (Le report of Mr. Gilbert Scott fur the repair of the catheiral. They had never made any grant them. gavot Th- report to which the hoe. member alluded was is the library. SIVINCS BANKS LIFE ASSURANCE. Mr. HANKVY asked the Chinosllor of the Exchequer, with soh:epee to his proposed insurance of lives io coo merlon w1::.1 the savors basks, to stets what was the amount el a mingle l•remiom proposed to be charged on the insurance of luu. cc :ives cf the following ages—viz., 30, 30, 40, 30; and also the :mouel premium to be charged for mistimes of 1001. on Eves of the Lime ages ; and whether he would lay upon the table of the house a paper giving the above iaformati The CH:. ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had already stated th .t the lutes by means of which the proposed bill was to le w irked should be subject to the revision and ap proval of the Louse. He bad oo objection to lasing the provision. :everting premiums and other matters on the table, and t make their adoption contingent oo the approval el the Louse. The table of annuities was a most serious question... id would require the asaistames of the most emi. neat sett:l:ice, as well as that of the governmeut actuary. He did : of neon to lova any expense in the matter until he had as: whether the hone' meant to approve of the principle the Lill. THE INDIAN BUDGET. Ilr. J. 1 . 1. sl: ITH asked the Secretary of State far India mben be ioteadeitopresent the Indian budget to the house, and whet , or. considerim• the importance of bringing the affairs of India under the review of parliament, be could set arratir the Indian financial year in such a manner u o be able t“ ;resent the budget in the early part of the assaion istretaorg, in the last wash of the sice. to is: .mmty sod exhausted house. air C. V:'ttiti add that the aeoinuta upon which his statement hseed were laid no the table on the 14th May. It some time to print them, sod some further time west be allowed to honourable members to peruse them. Personally Le was ready to deliver his statement at *nee, and should do so after the period stated. se woo as the other hotline+ of the house permitted. The right hreurable baronet, having been pnes•ed by Mr. Bath, Mr. Btillie, sod Mr. H. Seymour to 6: an early day for the budget, aid he bail nothine to add to Li, ,tatemeut. He should introduce the Indian badge: e.. .000 after the printing and perusal of the papers as the other bwioess of the house permittted. THE PATENTOFFICF. Lord .'.. fir ;:t'il ILL asked the First Commissioner of Works whetlier, tsk;a, into consideration the great incon veniences of the rre•ent Pstent•oCion it was the intention of her lthoesty's glVenialellt, in accordance with the rec , mtueulstion the Psteat Commissioners, se cf , ni facilities for erecting suitable Patent. offices, ir and museums, &r., upon the site of fife•house. Whitebait, it appearing that the crowu lease of this preoert‘ Lsd recertly emptied, *IA that, the Commis sioners f l'Atents La ample fusels at their disposal for building tirromes. Mr. (.1.15" PEP said he had been in communication with the Commissioner. of Patenta with the view of finding more ...seed e d ~ .-coninvelation for their office and nci.setint of patents. bizt there was wrest diflicitlty in inalcior suitable arrangements. The odic, ought to be in a position which was access:hie to prole:atonal gentlemen, and the museum to gekerst public, more eapecially that portion which was interested iu inventions. At present no site had been found, that between Fife.bouseaud the proposed Th►mes embank - meet being not available, nor could it be disposed of until the works had made greater pro g ress and the streets leading tress it had been laid out. VICTORIA TOWER. Mr. T. MILLER asked the First Commintioner of Worked whether i: was hied intention to proceed with the improve /Mita uf:acent to the Victoria Tower, as recommended by the royal corn miseion of legit year, principilly on the spouod of the danger to whirls the Houses of Parliament were at anent 'stowed from fire and other canoes. Mr. OOWPER said that the Thames Embiutionest Cora miiemut had made • valuable recommended= for th• THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1864. enlargement of the space near the Vickat Tower, od for the extenion of Old Pekes-yard to the river bask south of the Tower, by which the wharves and buildings in the neighbourhood would be cleared away, and all elements of danger removed. This recommendation, however, in volved the expenditure of a large sum of mosey, end there fore he was unable to say wham he should be able to submit a proposal to the house. bear.) They gave to friendly societies no privileges or im munities, and he was not prepared to be arty party to slim them before a committee to examine them as to the slate of their affairs. With torrent to Inquiring into the state of friendly societies apart from the bill, that was a totally dif ferent matter, and he did not wish to move any opinion aa It whatever. If his hon. friend were to refer the bill to a select committee on the clauses, they might be able shortly after the Suancial statement to go into that com mittee. He (Mr. Gladstone) should be very willing to close with such an offer. (Hear, hear.) He wished it to be clearly understood what wait the position in which he stood towards existing societies. He had quoted, he believed, four cases,l the British Prudential, the Friend in Need, and so forth ; but he bad not presumed to Woe upon himself to say that they were insolvent societies. He had pointed out facts cotinectedwith their balance-sheets, and he merely wished to show that they were not societies which carried with them sufficient evidence to guarantee the minds of the public, and eatitleifthem to say, "Don't enter upon a Held which is satisfactorily occupied 'beady.* He had also, be admitted, made remarks upon societies which were not now existing, and he had pointed them out as fraudulent cases. To a general committee of inquiry be thought there would be an insurmountable objectioe ; but if it was the desire of the house to go into • committee on the clauses, without taking evidence, be should be quite prepared on the part of the government to accept such a proposal. (Cheers.) Mr. S. ESTCOURT thought the suggestion of the tight boo. gentleman TM a very fair one. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HANKEY wanted to know what was to be the nature of this select committee. He objected to any com mittee at all for he was opposed to the principle of the bill. Lord STANLEY thought that a committee on the general question would be most objectionable, for it would be of in terminable length, and lead to endless confusion. (Hear, bear.) He ahould be very glad if the compromise referred to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer could be effected ; but looking at the large number of gentlemen who had not had an opportunity of expressing their opinions on the bill, it would be the better plan to meant to the proposal for an adjournment of the debate. (Cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the F—XCtidEQUER—It will be understood that under these circumstances the government is left entirely free to take its own course. (Hear.) The debate was then adjourned till to-morrow (Friday). i h t st bad passed would serve as a salutary limos for the Lord H. LENNOX mid the disenasioa upon the motion of the hon. baronet was well timed. They were told that this was a disoustion upon what had been forgotten in France. Bat that was not the ease. (Rear, hoar.) Ile bed letters from countrymen of our own resident in Paris, telling him that the feeling there was deep-seated, and that nothing I but the strong hand and arcs( power of the Emperor had been able to supprers such public ebullition. as would have greatly sidangend the peace and good understood* be tween the two ocaustries. (Cheers.) Mr. P. A. TAYLOR believed that the dignity of the home warn compromised by its becoming the mere sounding board of the scandalous tittle-tattle of • Paris police-court. He regretted exceedingly that the house should be made the vehicle for the miserable calumnies of the reactionary , parties throughout Europe. (Cries of "Oh, oh.") He ' could not be surprised that thaw who only knew Marna through the false and calumnious statements of the mem should be astonished at the unbounded confidence, esteem, and affection entertained for him by all who had the honour of his acquaintance. (Cheers.) Sir J. I'AKINGTON said—l wish to ask the noble lord whether, oa the part of the government of Epp land, be has takes any notice to the government of France with regard to the statement of the Procureur-General, and if sot, whether it is Lis lineation to do so. (Hear, bear.) It must depend upon the answer of the noble lo rd to that inquiry what course this house ought to take , and if the answer is not satisfac tory, lam sorry to say dial& my opinion it will be th e duty of my boa. triad to ppirenesea tea division his motion. (Cheers.) Lord PAL N—Nothing undoubtedly can in general be more painful than personal discassioos in this house; but at the same time I cannot express any regret that the hon. baronet has brought this subject under the consideration of the home this evening, bemuse it has drawn from my hon. friend declarations which, differing from the right hon. baronet opposite, I think perfectly satisfac tory. (Cries of " Oh, oh," and cheers.) My hon. friend gave an absolute and total to the only charge which has been insinuated against him—namely, of having any oogoisance whatever of the plot which has recently been the subject of investigation in France. (Cheers.) The right hon. gentleman asks me whether her Majesty's government have deemed it right to make any communies lion to the government of France ups a passage io the speech of an advocate in • trial tails' taken place in that country ? Why, sir, no. (Cheers.) We have no right to take 00Iptia&000 of what passes in courts of justice in France. If there was an opinion that anything whirl mated on that occasion was wanting to rebut the charge against my hon. friend, that he bad any cosine:jog, direct or indirect, with that transaction, the answer to that imputation was given oy my hon. friend in this house publicly to the world, and was • sufficient refutation. (No, oo.) But I will fairly own that I should have felt humiliated if I bed bad to be a party to a communication to the French government to tell them that an English gentleman, a member of parliament, bolding office under the government, wits,not connec t an infamous plot against the life of the Emperor. viit bear.) I congratulate the hon. gentlemen opposite upon the feelings and sentiments which seem to actuate them ou this occasion. We have been told that the imputations, false as they were, of the Procureur•General have excited the indignation of the French nation, and that something is due to the feelings of France in atonement for .the notion they appear to entertain that something or other has taken place in this country which indirectly, if not an acquiescence,auiounts to an absence from • disclaimer of any participation in this attempt upon the life of the Emperor. Why air, we have been reminded of the Orsini conspiracy. That was an attempt upon the life of the Em peror, not suspected and intercepted, but actually made. What did the government do at that time! (Hear, beer.) He spontaneously proposed to the house • measure which was intended to prevent a recurrence of conspiracies of the seine nature in this country. The hon. gentlemen opposite formally and publicly expressed their approval of that measure, sod promised to rapport it. (Cheers and counter cheers.) But when they knew that by • combination of circumstances, a change in their opinion, and an absolute abandonment of it, might lead to • change of govern ment., they threw over their promises, they cast their indignation to the winds, and determined upon objecting to that of which they bail formerly declared their approval. (Cheers.) They refused to the French that satisfaction which they now say they ought to receive. (Cries of "Question.") Well then, sir, with ret ard to my hon. friend, I may say that if for a moment I thought he could have Judithe slighted participation in that transaction to which the discussion of this evening alludes, I should have represented to him that it was more becoming that he should cease to be a member of the government. II have not dots so, and I have uot• done so became I know my honourable friend is incapable of such conduct. I do not regret that the hon. baronet has afforded to my boo. friend an opportunity of repeating that disclaimer which I think he made sufficieotly on • former occasion ; but if that was not considered satis factory, that which be has stated on the present occasion ought to be coonlosive. (" Oh, oh," and cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI—Sir, I confess that I am disappointed at the tone which has been taken by the noble lord. (Cheers.) I think the noble lord to-night has had an oppor tunity-.-a golden opportunity—of extricating the house from a very painful Nation, and of placing himself in relation to the allies of this country in • position in which be might have been able to do justice to the character of this house. (Cheers.) The noble lord, instead of taking that lige which my right hon. friend (Sir J. Pakington), animated by the most proper spirit, indicated as the olio the noble lord was expected to follow, seems to have taken range in that vein to which he is well accus tomed. He says he would not have replied to the French government, became be would not submit to humiliation. The noble lord forgets that he is at the bead of a govern ment who have sot permitted the word humiliation to induce them to refrain from taking any course which they deem expedient and necessary? (Cheers.) The noble lord should have bad some regard to the feelings of the President of the Board of Trade—(laughter, and cheers) and some regard to the feelings of an absent man like Lord Russell, whom he had not felt ashamed of attacking by innendo. (Laughter, and cheers.) "What," says the noble lord, '' had I to complain oft Was I to go to a foreign government because one of my clients had been accused by some foreign of of that in which he did not participate, and which he has openly denied !" This leads us, after all the noise of the noble lord, to refer to what is the real question before us. (Cheer) But the observations of the noble lord which were the staple of all his remotion, if 1 may so mill his observations, prove that he did sot understand the point on which of all others he ought to have directed the judgment of the house. In the hit place what has occurred! The Procureur- Generale, the Attorney-General of a great country, makes • public statement in • court of the highest consideration in France. What is that statement? He states that • member of the English parliament, and one who he per haps was not aware at the moment was also a member of the administration, had been, he was sorry to say, the medium by which Merzini communicated with conspirators against the life of his soversigc. (Cheers.) Did the member for Halifax deny that statement? Why, he admitted it. (Cheers.) He does not, sitting at the side of the noble lord, deny that these letters came to his house, and that his house in Thurloesquare was the medium of communication between Mason and his correspondents. (Hear.) Mr. STANSFELD—What correspondents Mr. DISRAELI—What correspondenta ! You know them Letter than I do. (Loud cheers from the opposition benches.) What correspondents, says the boo, member for Halifax. Why, the assassins of Europe. (Cootiaised cheers.) What correspondents, says the boo. member for Halifax. Why the men who point their pooiards to the breasts of our allies. (Cheers.) This is the most un fortunate movement on the part of the noble lord the First Minister I have ever witnessed. Still smarting under the successful combination of his pre mut colleague the President of the Board of Trade in 1818 —(laughter)--and labouring under • confused idea of the course then pursued with reference to • foreign power, he is now absolutely inert, and will not perform the tint duties which civilisation demands, (Hear, bear.) The charge made by the highest legal authority in Fiance against the hon. member for Halifax is ooewhich that hon. member has himself admitted. It is that his home was made the medium of communication between Idanitii and his core spondents, and the noble lord geta up ad says the member for Haifa: denies thecharge—(hear)—and othuSecretaries of State have also treated with contempt this charge which is to-night admitted. I am perfectly willing ,to give the boo. member for Halifax, and any other gentleman who sits in this house, the most favourable interpretation of their conduct. 'lronical cheers.) I say even to those who listen with scandalous levity to charges of so grave a character, and DO 000 can deny it, that enouzb has occurred to require on the part of our government a friendly, dignified, temperate, and, if necessary, even • confidentud communication to the French government. (Hear, hear.) Nay, even if the Attorney-General of England bad made a statement in au important speech delivered in this coun try, to the effect that be regretted to say one of the nive -1 hers of the Chamber of Deputies in France had made his house the medium of communication for 000snirators against oar sovereign, would you not be surmised if the representative of the French Emperor had not asked for some explanation of such • statement; and if the proofs the Attorney-General had given of ' the accuracy of his statement which had been so lavishly admitted by the noble lord to-night, would it not have been his duty to express his deep regret that such incident, should have occurred ? (Cheers.) Judge by your own feel lags west you would have dose, acd what you would ex pect the repreesotative of your sovereign to have done. (Cheers.) What is the course that has been adopted! There is a universal feeling is the country ' that the dignity of the house baa been compromised, sod the dignity of the smutty itself. (Cheers.) I think that if what my right bon. friend sugges ed in no spirit of unfriendliness to the govern ment had been adopted— (cheers and ooanterchers)—it would have given to the noble lord an opportunity of COW ug forward and vindicating our dignity, and of assuring the house that he would take stem to remove the grave misapprehensions and the greet aixl grievous disquietude which this affair has occasioned. (Cheers.) The noble lord bad ouly to say be felt it his duty to place himself in communication with the French government, and (sprees his regret that even uncon sciously a minister of the crown should have made his house the medium of communication between assassins and con spirators—he had only to say that, and the affair would have been finished. But the Dale lord. will not assert the dig nity of the Hoots of COO3lllOllO. and I think the House of Commons ought to assert ita own dignity. (Cheers.) The noble lord has rejected the proposition of my tight boa. friend, =di see so course for the house to take but to sup port the sesolotiou at the he°. somber. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT appealed to the opposition, whether the course they were taking was worthy of their reputation as • great party. He had no sympathy with the objects of Mthrini, but if he were as hungry as the hungriest of the aspirants far °Mos, he should be ashassiel to make his way to the treasury bench over the character, the happiness, and the future of the last appointed end youngest member of the Admiaistritiow. A remark from the hon. member gave Mr. Disraeli en opportunity to contradict, in an un qualified manner, the statement that he (the right boo. gentlemen) had ever in his early writings advocated Wrenn :- aide. Lord R. CECIL, said the hon. member for Halifax ought to have keown that Mauna was the advocate of political as sassinatioo ; but at any rate, he ought not to bays allowed him to make use of his house for the prosecution of schemes of which he did not know the nature. For all he knew, the schemes of liarxint might have been for political awed natioa. That was the charge made against the hon. mem ber for Halifax ; and the question was, whether the house could condone the omission on his part The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER remarked that it was not enough foe the house to have a general abstract impression that Mr. Stanfield had acted, as Lord R. Cecil thought. indiscreetly, to induce it to adopt the motion. The Procuretir-General, as an advocate, had made en ex parte statement, which could not be a subject of consideration in that house. If a court of justice in France adopted that statement after it, denial, the state of things would be different. I believe (said the right hon. gentleman) that the grow ing intimacy and the more cordial relationship of these two great countries, which are due to extended commer cial transactions and more friendly communications, are becoming deeper and deeper, are widening moreland more that strong bogie of mutual cordiality and reciprocal confidence between the people of England and France which I believe to be the only effectual security for the peace of Europe and of the world. (Loud cheers.) I am not insensible to the many claims which the Emperor of the French has not only upon the forbearasoe but upon the respect of this country—claims which I have tot been slow at any period to recognise. I won't go into the question whether all parties or persons have been as ready under all circumstances to pursue this course ; but this I will gay, I am very glad to see respect for France prevail is this house. (Hear, hear.) It is not because we do not share in it that we decline to adopt your motion ; but it is because it relates to a proceeding essen tially judicial io its character ; and because a full and dis tinct denial has been given not only by M. Massini, but b m y y hon. ews-) nd to frie the statement of the Procureur-GeoeraL (M Lord C. HAMILTON felt bound to address a few obser vations to the house after the unworthy and nejustifiable attack which the hon. member for Birmingham had made upon gentlemen on that (the opposition) side. (" Oh, oh.") He had charged them with having joined in the discussion from a mere party motive. (Cheers and counter cheers.) He denied that the horn gentleman bad any right to cast such a disgraceful and unworthy imputation upon boa members. He regretted that the hon. gentleman (Mr. Stanafeld) bad not thought it right to make on • pmioas occasion some of the statements which he had now made. Instead of that, be had got up and delivered himself of • bombastic declaration against assassination ; but be bad denied nothing. The right hoo. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) bad talked of candour, but he could see nothing candid in the hon. member's (Mr. Stens. feld's) conduct. He stated that he had known Martini for 18 years, and now he stood before the country and before Europe as tbedupe or accomplice of that man. (Interruption.) He believed the hon. gentleman to be a dupe, but this incident would complicate oar position abroad, and lower oar influence with foreign room. Mr. COX said be should not have risen bad it not hese for the statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the hon. gentlemen the member for Halifax had denied the charge made by the Procureur-General. On the contrary, to his mind the hon. gentleman admitted the charge. The words were "that Greco was to address to Mr. Flower, 35, Tburlowe-equare, a that he had turned to the Directory, and was sorry to find that that was the address of an English minister." Seeing that be (Mr. Cox) put the question to the boo. member, and Le certainly was not by any means satisfied with the answer, and therefore in seconding the motion of the hoe. member for King's County, he asked him as to the letters addressed to Mr. Flower, and his answer was, " aa to letters addressed to Mr. Flower I have no koowlege of them." He milked if Flower was not Martini, and the hon. member said " I have no knowledge of that. Ido not know anything about it." He should like the honourable gentleman to state which was the true answer—was it that which he made the other n' t, or war it that which be had made to-night, that he hoi given permission to have letters addressed to him under a feigned same at the boo. member's house. Mr. STA.NSFELD explained that what he had said was that Menial had bad 'rotten addressed to him under the name of Fiori. The boo. member said letters were ad dressed to him under the n►me of Flower. and he (Mr. Stens&ld) said that to his knowledge, no letter had been received at his house under the name of Flower. The house then divided— Ayes Nose Majority against Sir B. Stracey's motion .... 10 The handing of the papers with the numbers to Mr. Brand by the clerk at the table was received with loud ■nd enthusiastic cheers from the ministerial aide of the house, and below and about the bar, and when the numbers were announced the cheers were continued until the doors were opened, when a general rush was made to leave the house. MARKET& TALIAW. —THCZYDA T EVllMCG.—The'markt t eve quiet to-d&T. April, 42& ; Jun., 43a. 64. ; October to D:eetuber, 44e„ 6cl. Delivery to Let (main, 621 tasks ; arrivals, 1.013 mike. COTTON.-I.rvraPoor.., Mace 17.—We have spin to report a firm markst, with a good (must of business pt full prices for all kinds. The sales us 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 me for export and speculation. WOOL AND WORSTE.D.—BnanrOnu, ?daunt 17.—A large quantity of wool has changed hands during th e wee k ; there is • rather leas demand, however, to-day. Consider. able lots of all clams of wool have been sold. Bright haired, and deep-grown wools are still most in request, and bogs realise extraordinary prices, as much as 24. fa per IL If anything, downs are in less request. There is a good business doing in worsted yarns. The deu.snd chiefly for the home supply. There is very little (loin; for export. The only shipping trade that is active is that for Prussia ; • considerable demand for 40's baying been made fox that market. There is a steady buti. nen in twofolds. The high rates of wool came spinners to advance their rates. There has been • good attendance of buyers, and • fair in quiry for various markets. The German homes are she beginning to do • little more business, and altogether oper a . thins are more numerous. Fancies continue to meet • Ali a good demand, and manufacturers have taken fresh orderb, which will occupy them for some months. China figur es and lens are mostly in request. Camlets, ran, princetta„, merinos, China lasting*, and other heavy fabrics, are all ad vanced since our last report. Orleans are also dearer, and quotations in general, though varying, are tending upward.. LACE AND ROSlERY.—Norrneousx, MARill There has been another quiet week in the lace trade, ..s is usual at this iatermeduite seams, but so there is no rule without an exception, we are glad to find that one or tau large manufacturers give a rather more cheering account of the last few days, and anticipate that • better demand will arise shorty.—Much the same may be said of the hosiery trade, the prevailing tone of the reports being unfavourable, though there are indications that the bardeniog of the Cotton market is giving increased confidence to buyers, end Las strengthened the feeling, where stocks need replenishing, that it is hopeless to expect • material fall in prices just yet. During the last two days • decided pressure baa been put on for the completion of orders, and more are promised. —Nottingham Journal. CORN.—Mancuxuren, Kama IT.—Oar market this morning was sleoderly attended, and a very limited demand was experienced for wheat, either English or foreign, with. oat leading to any alteration an value. Flour was an ex. ceedingly dull sale, at last week', prices. Oats and oatmeal moved off slowly, without material alteration in value. Egyptian beaus advanced GI per quarter, while English remained as last noted. Indian corn maw firm. 8L11111.V4 HAM, Maaca 17.—At this day's market there wu • short supply of wbeat from the farmers, and dry quali tie@ realised CA to Is. per quarter advance. Foreign us. altered. Barley, bests and peas taken in retail at pre. visas rates. Oats offering at above decline. Drvnza, !LAUB 17.—Ws bad rather a small market of wheat to-day. Although we cannot quote any very deviled advance in price, there was • better feeling in the trade, and • considerable amount of business done, somewhat in favour of the seller. 21s. per sack was the top price fur red wheat. Earley in liberal supply, aed t►e improvement in the weather caused • better demand, particularly for pal seed samples. Oats, beans, and peas still plentiful. but no quotable cbitoge in price. We hoard of oat or two farmers having sown barley to the extent of 70 or 80 acres on their respective farms. Beet whim whirl. 21s. to 22.. ; best re I ditto, 20a. to 215.; inferior sorts, 17s. to 20.. ; best barley, 365. to 36e. ; secondary ditto, Zia. to 345. ; interim ditto, 20a. to 275. ; oats, 18s. to 275. ; beans, 16e. to 9Us. ; peas, 16s. to 19s. ; fine flour, 30s. to 31s. lid.; other dour, his. to 22a. Nswaac Hues 16.—With a small show of wheat, and a healthy feeling in the trade, the extreme ratan of last week were made. Fine barley arm ; inferior not inquired after. Wm unaltered. The demand for beans was inactive at late prices. NZWIIVILY,!!.trace 17.—We have thia day to report a very short supply of wheat, for which there was • steady consumptive demand at the prices of last week. Barley a moderate supply, and no variation in priors. Rather more inquiry for seed vats, but beam and peas continue dull. UXBRIDGE, MARCH 17.—A small supply of wheat, which sells slowly at former prime. Is spring oorn there is more doing, as the weather is now favourable for sowing, but without alteration is value. EDTIIIIURGB, 11.%1CH 16.—As compared with lut week, wheat was es. 61 down on the top, and la. 6d. down on timeworn.). Barley wee 10s. up on the top, and 6d. up on the average. Ode were tid. down on the top, and 2d. up oo the average. Beane were 3a. down on tho top, and 9d. up ort the average. Wheat, Va. to 42a. Ga. ; barley, 21e. 6d. to 48e.; oats. ISe. to Va. ; beam, 2'.1. to 374. CATTLS Boum o k.r. t, M•scis 17.—We had • good im ply sit thisday's market. Prior were we :—Beef, sd. to 7d. per lb.• wetter attars, in wool, Bd. to 90. per lb. ; ewe, le wool, TS. to Ind. per lb.; mottos shore. 6d. to 745. per lb. ; veal, 6d. to 70. per lb. • bares pqs, Be. Od. to 9s. 95. per score; porket pigs, 9e. 6cl: to llte. Od. per sears. EDLYBURGH, MARCH 16.—Them wu a good supply of fat cattle and sheep at market. Prams were :—Beef. ie. bd. to to. 3d per dose of 1416; mottos, Bd. to 9d. per lb. . . . .-- NOTTINGHAM, MARCH Ili.—We had a plentiful supply of fat beasts, sheep, sad pigs at this day's cattle market. Quotations :—Beef, 7s. 3d. to Bs. tid. per stool ; mutton, B.ld. to ilgii; wed, 7d. to Bd. per lb.; pork, tis. to Gs. W. per 1410. THE DOE-PARK RESERVOIR. Mr. ?ERRAND asked the Home Secretary to communi cate to the house the reply he bad received from the Mayer of Bradford relating to the state of the Doe-park Reser voir. Whether other store reservoirs belonging to the Bradford Waterworks had oot been and were still in a leaky and dangerous state when filled with water. And whether the Sheffield Rea/Ivolt, which had just burst, and the Brad ford store reservoin had not been oonstraeted by the same engineer? Sir G. GREY said he had communicated with the Mayor of Bradford on the subj,ct, and received a reply by return to the effect that the Mayor would see the engineer and surveyor of the corporation. Since then the Mayor had come to town, and had stated in an interview with him (Sir G. Grey) that the description@ of the hon. member had been mach exaggerated ; that repairs were going on, bat that in the meantime the water would be drawn off to prevent such an accident as had cccurred at Sheffield. Mr. lee was the engineer of the Bradford Corporation, and he had had nothing whatever to do with the Sheffield reservoir. Mr. FERRAND announced that to-morrow (this day) on the motion for supply, be should make a statement with regard to the alarming state of this reservoir. (Hear.) DENMARK AND THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. Load R. MONTAGU asked the Prime Minister whether any ananpment had been come to with the leading Euro pean power with regard to the proposed conference upon the Danish question ; whether it was likely that such con femme would sit, and if so, whether it would proceed upon the basis uti possidetis, or the basis proposed io the despatch of Earl Rumen towards the end of the fourth part of the papers or. the Danish question? (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON—Her Majesty's government, as is well known, have obtained the consent of Austria and Prussia to a conference, and we are awaiting an official answer from Denmark upon the mime question. We have good reason to believe, however, that Denmark will con sent to a conference. (Hear, hear.) But we have not as yet received any official information to that effect. With respect to the basis which the noble lord mentions, that has reference rather, I apprehend, to an armistice than a conference oti poesidetis. It was found impossible to bring the parties to agree to an armistice upon any terms, and we proposed a conference without an armistice, trusting that when the coafereineaanambles the first question to be con sidered will be the establishment of an armistice, though what the basis will be is of course matter for subsequent consideration. The state of the nutter, therefore, at pre sent is, as I wish the bowie to understand, that we have good reason to hope that we shall get from the Danish government their consent to a conference. (Hear, hear.) MR. SHERIDAN AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQCER, referring to the exceptious taken by Mr. Sheridan, the member for Dudley, to certain statements which he had made on a pre vious evening with respect to the history of the defunct British Provident Institution, observed that, upon ► minute examination of the documentary and other evidence on which be had made those allegations, he was persuaded of their substantial arcane., and that he had nothing to with draw, and no apology to make either to the house or to the hoe. member for Dudley. The right hon. gentleman read an extract from the report of the trial of an issue in which the jury had found that certain words had been isterpo lated in a deed prepared by the British Provident Institu tion after the execution of the instil:meet, and be repeated his allegations with regard to the manner in which that society (of which the hoc. member for Dudley was an au ditor) had conducted its business. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN, in animadverting upon the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, denied seriatim the whole of the charges which had been brought by the right hon. gentleman against the British Provident lostitutioo, and inquired why it was that he alone had been singled out for the scathing and virulent attacks of the Chancellor when there were many other members—some of them occupants of the Treasury bench—connected with assurance Whom which might also have been brought under the purview of the right hon. gentleman. Mr. Sheridan complained that his name had been paraded before the public in a most unwarrantable manner in connexion with traosictious described as grossly fraudulent, and be chal lenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abandon the protecting shield of his privilege as a member of parlia ment, and repeat out of doors charges which could be made the subject of a civil action in a court of justice. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, it appears to me that the hoe. gentleman lies considerably widened the field of the discussion. I do not complain of that, but I do not intend to follow him into all the matters be has brought forward. (Loud cries of "Order, order," and "Spoken!" chiefly from the opposition.) I feel I am justified in rising to reply to the hon. member—(Cries of " No, no," and "Order!"). Mr. ROEBUCK—I rise to order. If the right hon. gentleman is allowed to address the house a second time I think we ought in justice allow the bon. member for Dudley to reply. (Hear, hear.) The CHASCILLOIL of the Excite...lmm again rose amidst loud cries of "Chair!" which induced Lim to resume his seat. The SPEAKER—The tight hon. gentleman can make an explanation, but not reply. (Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I bad not, air, the least intention of entering into a reply. My only object is nails, was to give an answer to the two questious which the boo. member has pat to me. He has asked me why I did not notice the other societies he has mentioned. I can only asv that as remade those societies, so far as I am acquainted with then., they did not appear to me to bear the character of fraudulent institutions. Witb respect to the British Provident, I do not disguise that my reason for *electing it was, that I thought it my duty not to make anonymous and vague charges, and particularly against societies many of which I be lieve present one of the greatest disgraces of the age. I quoted the British Provident, because I considered it the use of a society which was necessary to justify the de scription which I gave. I thought it a more manly course upon my part to choose a society with which was connected in some manner the name of a member of this house —(loud cries of "Oh t")—than to deal with societies having here no representative. (Renewed cries of "Oh !") But, air, the hoe. gentleman has asked ma a third question, why I connected his name with that of Mr. John Sheridan ? What I did was simply this! I detailed to the house the history of that society so far as I have been able to learn it ; and as to the particulars, not one of them has, as I maintain, been @hakes. (Cries of "Oh ! oh !") I then stated the hos. geotleman's eonnexsou with that society, and I certainly was io hopes that the hon. gentleman could have explained it, and he has explained it in a manner as to which I must leave the house to judge. I express my concurrence with the hon. gentleman when he says that some apology is due to the home. (Hear, hear, from the opposition benches In answer to that cheer from the boa. gentle may, I began by stating that if the allegatioos which I had made were not maintained not only would an apology be doe from me, hut t!_at I should deserve the severest censure of the boom ; and upon that issue I wish to stand or fall. (Hear, bear.) THE GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL. The adjourned debate on the Amenities Bill was resumed by Sir 11. FAUQUHAH, who moved that the measure be referral to a select committee. The hoe. hareem argued that it was lint I that existing friendly societies, eepe• chilly those which hod been represented as fraudulent and bankrupt, should be beard before • committee of the house prior to the state undertaking to deprive them of the greater portion of their business. The amendu.ent was seconded by Mr. HORSFALL, who observed that the bill did not propane to amend the Friendly Societies Act, while it would take from them the beet life assurances, leaving them with nothing bat the sick feed and contributions from old members, from which little or no profit was to be had. Mr. HOINALINSON and Mr. SALT supported the principle of the bill, as likely to confer • great bum upon the working classes. Sir F. GOLDS= and Mr. Caisson lilrevriva spoke in its favour. Mr. SOTHEIION-ESTCOURT (whom reappearance, after his severe andiapusition, was cordially welcomed by the house) said that if he were to consult his owe feelings be would support the bill, but that there were many portions of it which he thought the mature judgment of the house weld out approve. Its operation would cease at that point ! where life assurance became profitable, and he hoped the • Chancellor of the Exchequer would consent to refer it to • reject committee, by whom the whole of the details might undergo i be ful lest consideration. Mr. tetiSCH EN approved of the bill, which he mid would not interfere with the liberty of the working classes, who might adapt it or not, just as it might please them. Mr. AY RTON moved the adjournuanit of the debate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not going to speak upon the merits of the Iwll, but be wisbei to state that a deputation from the working men of London had waited upon him, •ruder the presideticy of a gentleman most didinguished for his philanthropy, sod they had as sured him th►t the trades unions to which he bad refined on a former occasion as involving in their system • principle of coercion towards the minority of their own body, were working themselves out of that—es they seemed to feel it—vicious system. (Hear, hese) Ile wag sure the house would share in the pattficatiou with which be had received that assurance. (Cheer.). His right hon. friend (Mr. S. Peacoat) had stated, apparently with the concurrence of many gentlewen sitting near him, that he was clot desirous of couuecting the bill with a gee*. rat inquiry into the condition of friendly societies and lint.. ranee companies ; but that be thought it would be better to send it before a select committee on the clauses, as contra distinguished from • committee to inquire into the subject of the measure, rather than to submit it in the first indium* to • committee of the whole house. The niotion of hi. hon. friend (Sir M Furpthar) wee simply to refer the bill to • select committee bat the speech of the hoe. member wbo seconded that motion had goes entirely upon the swamp non that it was to be mat before a committee, in order that the various societies might be examined before it. To that proposal be eateetained an insuperable objection, and nothing would lindens him to accept the responsibility of under- Win to any forward the bill is each a skim (Bear, MR. STANBPRLD. On the order for going into committee of supply, Sir H. STRACEY moved that the statement of the Pro eureur.General on the trial of Greco, implicating a member of this house and of her Majesty's government in the plot for the assamination of our ally the Emperor of the French, deserved the serious consideration of this house. The hon. baronet, reverting to the remarks made on • former night by Mr. Stansfeld in defence of M. Muriel, observed that, although the boo. gentleman had declared that Haulm was incapable of committing assassination, be had not ventured to assert that he was incapable of instigat ing to assassination, and he thought it would have been more becoming on the part of the hon. member if, instead of Mendips that person in such an irritable man ner and with such awaggeriog tonee—f" oh, oh")—he had expremed his regret. Moreover, he did not think that the conduct of the government could be looked upon as English or straightforward, or add to the respect in which this country was held abroad. On the contrary, he feared that it would only increase that load of humiliation from which we were now suffering. With the chain of evidence that was in existence, he appealed to the house whether the Procureur-Geseral Irma not justified in making the remarks that were attributed to him. The motion he now made was rendered necessary, be thought, because the explana tions of the boa. member on previous occaaions had been nosatinfactory, and compromised the dignity alike of the house and the country. . _ _ The motion wee seconded by Loni CLAUDE HAMILTON. , Mr. STANSFELD, whom naing wax received with much cheering, said—lt is not my intention to say one word in reply to the strictures which Lave been made upon the character of M. Mamini. I have done that which 1 believe to be my duty in bearing testimony to the character of a man whom I have known for so many years ; sod so far as that discussion may be coctisued, so far as I am concerned, that discussion is at an end. I will now address myself to the motion of the boo. baronet, which concerns myself and me character—and the very terms of the motion of the hon. baronet appear to me to justify We course which I pursued when the question wasfirst intro duced to the notice of the house. The hon, baronet takes up the statement of the Procureor-General, and moves that th a t stateme ot deserves the serious counderation of the house. Now sir, rightly or wrongly. I put the same interpretation on the speech of the Procureur-General which has beets put upon it by the hon. baronet. I have read a copy of the Trims of the let of March ; and in it I have seen the statement given in these words, "I have searched the ' London Mercantile Alma neck' and the Post-offios Directory' to ascertain who could be the persou residing at Thurlowaquare in nor. respondence with Greco, and at page 670 I found, and not without sorrow, the name of a member of the English parliament. who in 1857 bad been constitu ted by Marini the treasurer of the Tibaldi fund which was directed against the Emperor's hie." I must say that it appeared to me, and that it still appears to me, that an imputation so odious, and, as I shall show, so unsupported by evidence on the trial, could only be met by denial, which although general I believed was com plete, and which if accompanied he some expressions of indignation sod contempt, Ido not think the house would consider them unnatural or uncalled for. (Hear, hear.) Now, what was the evidence on this point! The hon. baronet has supposed it was to the effect that Greco was directed to apply to some person at my address for money for the pur poses of this plot. But supposing that letter found with 1 Greco was Mazzint's production, that letter did not refer him to my address for money. On him there was stated to have been found • slip of paper with these words, " Mr. Flower, 35, Thurloe- square . " That was the whole evidence from which the Procureur-General drew his inferences. (Hear.) He referred also to the Tibaldi plot in 18'2, and said that I was connected with Marini, as treasurer to that plot. The evidence was excerpts from the notes of Martini, referring two persona in vague terms to my address for money if they required it. That was the whole evidence in the Tibaldi case, and I am perfectly free to admit that its character w ould justify the Procureur in asking more ex planations, but I cannot believe that any man accus tomed to °amidst evidence could come to any un favourable conclusion upon it. (Ironical opposition amen.) I did not think that I should have had to give other than a geueril denial to • charge of this kind, but the circumstances have now entirely changed. The whole subject has I een brought before the house by the motion of the hon. beropet, and I bare so choice ; but I do not consider that there is any indignity in being called on for explanations, or that I shall suffer humi liation in answering whatever quentioss may be asked. (Hear, bear.) Now let us take the charges in turn. The Procureur stated that I was a person marring on a corre spondence with Greco. My reply is, that neither directly nor indirectly, by letter or personally, have I ever had com munication with that person. I never knew him, or even heard of his existence, until I saw the report is the papery of his concern in this . plot. I now go back to the Tibaldi ease. M. !dottier has already voluntarily written to the press to state that as no such fund as the Tibaldi fund existed, I had never, of course, been called upon to act as treasurer. It is hardly necessary- for me to add that I never held any such funds, or dispensed any money for any porpoise whatever to the persons named in that conspiracy. It was one thing to have personal inti macy with a man, and another thing to be implicated in his undertakings, whether of • character which would bear investigation, or such as have recently Leen attributed to him. (Hear, hear.) The boo. baronet has referred to the trial of Orsini. and has iinggested that my name was connected with that trial. It is the first time I ever beard of my name being connected with it. (" Oh, oh," from the opposition beaches.) if the bog. baronet, or any other member of this house, will produce evidence or make any definite statement I shall be ready with an answer. (Hear, hear.) The hoe. baronet then referred to certain loan notes, and the appear ances, I admit, have some resemblaore to facts. In 18.10, immediately before the proclamation of the republic, I was requested to permit of my name being placed on the beck of those notes to induce people to take them, the object being then the promotion of !taboo unity. lam ready to admit that I consented to have my name so placed, but in • few weeks after I saw room to question the propriety of that step. I took counsel of a friend of mine, an eminent mem ber of the bar, Mr. Serjeaot Manning, and under his advice I requested that my name might be withdrawn, and my name was withdrawn secordiogly. (Hear, hear.) Three are the simple facts, aid the only one in which the house can be interested; bat if any member wishes to ask • ques tion, I ate ready to answer him. (" Hear bear," and crier of " I Noy. any.") There is one other im portant matter to which I must make some allusion. It was • Lathed cossequenee of the intimate personal rela tionship between no, and which I never hesitated to acknowledge, that M. Matting, not being able to get his letters through the regular channels, should auk me, along with his other Eoglieh friends, to allow him to have his letters addreesed to our houses; and to my house amongst others were letters addressed eau the name which has been mentioned. (Ironical oppontiou cheers.) They were ad dressed to him under the name of Signor Fiore; that name, I need hardly add, being the Italian equivalent for Flower ; but lam not aware, Ido sot believe that any letters were addressed to me under the name of Flower. (Hear, hear.) I entirely admit at the same time that it is neither advisable nor fitting, whatever may be the contents of M. Mastiors correspondence, that the letters should be addressed to the house of a person in my position. (Opposition cheers.) But it has not been necessary to make such a suggestion to M. Martini, for be has himself taken steps to prevent in the future the direction of his correspoodence to my address. ( laughter from the opposition.) I have contested myself with stating facts—l repeat that I have no knowledge of any of those transactionsto which the boo. baronet referred, and I now leave the question without further remark to the house. (Hear, hear.) Lord H. VANE thought the house would admit that the explanations of the Lon. member offered that evening were much more satisfactory than those which he had offered oo a former night. What the hon. member had stated on • former occasion was in fact no explanation, but simply a defence and eulogium of M. Sfauini. That house had no. thing to do with the character of M. nor bad it any right to go against the whole moral tease of Europa (Op position cheers.) He said, without fear of contradiction, that in every country in Europe, amongst all men of honour and feeling, there *al but one sentiment, that of detestation of lfauiai. He (Lord Vase) rejoiced that these a/plantains hod bees mode, Lad hoped that THE DANISH QUESTION. Lord PALMERSTON, addressing ithe hon. member for Litheard (Mr. B. Osborne), who bad given notice of a motion to call attention to the Danish and German question to-morrow evening, said further papers on the subject had only been delivered to hon. members that day, and, as be 11111 able to tell his bon. friend that negotiations were pond. log, but which wer4nearly coacluded.it would, in the opinions of himself and of his noble friend at the bead of the Foreign-office, canoe considerable inconvenience to the pub lic service if the subject should be brought under discuanoa at that moment. He therefore would submit to his hon. friend whether it would not be better to postpone his mo tion until after the recess, when the other papers would be in the bands of members. It would not only be inconvenient, but it would, he believed. he injurious to the public iotereete to discuss a matter, of which the hon. gentleman could only have a very imperfect knowledge, at the present time. (Hear, hear.) Mr. OSBORNE did sot think that the noble lord had assigned sufficient moth for postpcnieg this disouasioa. As for the conference without an nominal, be thought It was merely a parliamentary manoeuvre, and more intended for the people on the banks of the Theme@ than for those in the Dania islands. He was, however, in the hinds of the house. Lord PALMERSTON could not pledge himself to more than his best exertions in the muse of mem. There were other goternmenta to be consulted, and it was not for him to answer for the future. They bad not yet heard from the Danish government as to t h e b ea m of the coefereoos. Mr. DISAELI said that the real questionwu whether they should go to this discussion with full or •ith scanty information. He feared that they could not do justice to the subject during the one night that wag left to them previous to the recess. Colonel DICKSON loaned in the appeal to the boa. member to postpone bas motion. Mx. B. OSBORNE believed that a debate upon the sub ject had occurred in another place, but as it appeared to be the wish of the house b e wou ld postpose Ins motion. The hones then went ioto Committee of Supply, and a vote of 1,250,000/. was taken on aooonnt for the Civil Service. - Mr. 13RUCE obtaieed leave to bring in a bill for the ex. tensional the Faotory 4eta. . . Leave was ten CO' the CHA L XCELOR of the EscHlQu to introduce a to provide for the investment and appro• pristion of all moneys steamed by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Natiosal Debt, on account of &fiend life annuities and payments to be made on death. Them bills wore subsequently brought in and read a lint time. The house afiloureed at five minutes to 2 o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. PALO. FOR SPC•ND IMMO. 10111111? MOND RIADEIIO. Mr. Gladstone Mr. Corry Mr. H. Butler-Johnstone Mr. Smolktt Mr. Waldron Mr. la:aneey.Moore Lord Andover Captain Loerther . Mr. F. H. Russell Colonel Gray Mr. Dent Hon. W. Talbot Baron H. de Rothschild Colonel Gilpin Mr. Hackle lion. cent. W. Clive Mr. Lee Mr. Nicol Mr. Dunlop Sir 11.1 i. Stewart Colonel Davie 11r.O'Nel11 Mr. G. G. Glynn Mr. Goddard Mr H. P'...Da*de colonel Cartwright ii:. — o:Weit Lord o!!way Mr. P. BCrope Mr. 0. Morgan Mr. Shalt° Mr. A Loos Mr. °roofed! Ply 0. Forster Mr. Crum Ewing Major Hamilton ColonelanSe Mr. M Sir A Hood Mr. Humphrey Mr. Mice Mr. Whiteside Mr. Walton Mr, Hors/all Mr. Unit !Banffshire) Mr. W. Lung Colonel Coke Lord Stanimpe Mr. Marshall Lord Henniker Mr J. Matheson Mr. Kennard Hon F. Calthorps Str Hugh Cairns Mr. J. R. Mills mi. 11•161.4 _.. _. Mr. Moor Colossi Lowther Mr. H. GmbH Mr. Hope Joitheiree Mr. H. Robrethos Mr. lislibuthas Sir P. O'Brien Mr. Torras THE Qlntltlea FioVSZHOLD. —lf in any family in the kingdom pure bread would be expected to be found. It it In that id her bloat (tracheae Majesty Queen Victoria, and we find the Queen's titivate baker prOOOWIC. borwick's Baking Powder a moot excellent and metal laventimi The same judgment has by thousands of Emilie, been pronounced upon this powder, which le now extensively used throughout the length and breadth at the bad.—LAttvertismsat.] TRAFFIC RETURNS. WIMATI. Mlles Par Mar- Total, Total. open. mom dandles. 1965. 1563. Week mulling March 12 it 4 It C North 0/Wont lOO3 1 . 1.563 MIN ENO 47.912 Week ending Mardi 13 Bristol and Ratter Loo.,Chathato, and Dow 72,t 3.447 7711 1.779 I.l=l Midland Metropolitan Ex. of Lou , Chatham. and Dome North British 414 3;44 7.911 11.116 13.353 bootilah Contest SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Glue=MD. —Arrived: March lg. Balmier, and Leo, from Rotterdam. 17. Alelandra, Lisboa Baron Hay, Aotw,rp Matta, Hanna, and Jet/sine. Aarhaus : Devonahlte, Calcutta: Era, Amsterdam Karl Auckland, Harlingen : Eclair, Espkil meek Geste= Meanings, Jolts Elden, and Marla. Sweden : Era. and Wanderer. Jamaka Fleck& Ghent; Helonch Castetuen, gkorwick : keratin Maria, Svendborg L N. flank Denmark: Nora, Rotterdam; Stella. Christman: Venus, Helaingburg Velasquet, Cadiz ; Water Nymph, Melbourne. Sailed—March 17. Anna Jones, to Rio Rosy Bee, Newfound land: Bellamy, Brodeestrow, Pelts, and Hendrika, Amsterdam: Cologne, and kyenoord, Rotterdam Calpharnla, Addable: Dolphut Aut. erp : Grenadier, and Northgeet. Sydney; Beaty Reed, Calcutta: Huntress, Naaaau Solent. &unglue. Lisuarout.— Arrived Marcli 17. Mettle England, from Ning pa ; F. P. Sage, and City of London A . , New York ; Syrian. Alexandria: Culloden, China. Balled—March 17. North American :M. to Portland. CRYSTAL PALACR. ON. Slit LLI NO DAY. THURSDAY, MARCH 17. —Arludirioas on tayzoont, 541; ditto by Naomi tickoto, 646 ; total, 1.487. Homoeopathic Practitiouers, and the Medical Profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most health ful of all beverages When the doctrine of homeopathy was nest introduced into this country. there were to be obtalised DO pre parstmas of cocoa either attractive to the tuts or acceptable to the stomach the nut wu either supplied in the crude state tv so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps. of London, li mseopathic chemist. was induced, in the year lati, to torn his atteetion to this subject, and at length succeeded. with the substance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in is composition. and so refined by the perfect tntisnwion it receis es in the process it passes through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use /Op.'s cocoa is distinguished so an invitairating, grateful break fast beverage, possessing a most delicious aroma. Dr. Hassell. in his work Adulterations of P. od," miss :--" Cocoa contains a great variety of Important nutritive principles every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body" Again : " Asa nutritive cocoa stands very much higher than either codes or tea." Directions Two teaspoondul of the powder in a break• feat cup, tilled up with boiling eater or milk. Secured Us tin Hoed 1 lb., 4 lb., and 1 lb. pickets, labelled and sold at ls. per lb., by Grocers, Coutect:onen, and Chemists.—{Advertiac meat.) BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. AST LEY . .—Mirch . l6, at Eltriie;;lrent, Norfolk, the Hon. Mrs. COLVI ILL—March 15. at Bodinta. Mrs. H. 0. Cahill, of a son. ICllTY. 7 lfureh 14 at Monmouth road. Weath o urae.grove, the . . .rifeof Major F. W. Kirby of a daughter. MlLl.ll74areh 15, at 11 . 1e:ylea/ r age, Halas Soimersetabire, the wife of the SAT.'S. T. Ml* of a - daaghter. PRENTIT.IIOAST.—Much 15, at ilarlaagoas. Noethazaptoaablrt. Mrs. L Preodem, of a son. ROWTOM.—March 13, at Gloucester-place, Greenwich, Mn. W. C. Rolston, of a aoo. MARRIAGES. FOE—FOE.—Larch 15. at the Friends Netting-house, Totten ham, A.L. Fon. Esq., of Iralmnith. to Macy JIMe daughter of Um late V For, tag of Tottenham. IBAAC—LIVIN.—March Is, at Grationwteeet, Boodetreet, by this Bev. Dr. Adler, F. S. Isaac, Ley., of Gioncester.pline. Portman-square. to Sant. daughter of if. L. Levin. Vey STEAD—BARNES —llarch iS, at st. Faure, Westnohoster.r - mt. by the Rev. P. Jenne.. A. W. stead, Esq., of Stamford-hell. to Lien. daughter of J. B&111.1%, K.,. of St. George's, South* ark. , DZATHS. ATTINBOROPOIL—IIsreh 15, at Islip, Northamptonshire. Susannah, relict of J. Attenborottigh, agrd at. CllUßß.—March 15, at Italchltahoase, Britton-rice, rriscrila. wife of .1. Chubb. Lig FROGLEY.—March 15, at Brighton, B. A. Frogley, Fiy . Hounslow, aged 70. VASLEY.— March 15. at Lower Norwood, Sarah Ann, relict of the late Mr. J. Nalney, aged 6& STOCILINBIIOII.—Itarch 15, at I allot-terraos. Baluwaler. Sir A. Stochenstrom. Bart aged 71. WOODS.—March 15, Percy William, second son of J. P. W0...D. Ng.. of Torrington-lodge, Claygate. mare). Mated end rahltsbed by Wu.uatt Mae Hal" at Losubard-etreeh to the City of Louder. Printer. et 1 " Mae. to Lerabertlatreet la the Preelast d ifhltetrlara— lateay. Mum IS lee& ,-- :::,..--"'""' _ a ... .. • .....• • - • t I ... trirt x,..... as, wevir 4 ... J . ; A i i:mwed4 selims miewleses g l ortri hos as IP Ivo= Ta w Wye MP to the Matted°. H. j. Weita thie rIALCU la feet A talk. the we 19 Craa t : L ui deeps Befloe Bearaisz LOYON YO KAMM, r em tiONG Mud a 1 IS yr Sta l t= pow otiod•cl to HAMIT, 1 HONG err A 1 211 Year mister. U. lactis Doc. 1850. mad. I Da MU ene RAI DEN lu LATLY, ICA B OMB' Abe 11 se Mae rid twee! has • sad ta coalh ApPl7 to GI staed. LC. BOMB , the ie Al for le y, register, B. Docks.—Ar or to GUI meet. LC. QIIANt 0 um 11 A 1 11 yeare tl , le NEWS; LI WAIN toned Wird GREEN, street BL AC AJI CUPP Melbourne If rlhourne tldney .... fOney ..• • Oney .. . Queeusland ue, usland This mini) phi panne lip. r ACCoi li partivula ASltgi Bil Line : I neon. LC YP.031 LI . :4,. A.d T ., Osata par 17. ad by t a Camila gas ca very all WILLIAM 1 MACII CfpNAl NJ Al lltl the Admiral and betweel at Halifax 1 lowing or coiling at e Air Purge it without wit 1.12 ; moon wood WA pm too, to Hoidotreo Boom, Per aut C. MI , loot, Lim STEAM A. 3 The coireAsY sPiendid 81211 r:onclon Weatrninsti Dublin .... New York These ma Steamer, ai every cost exact day t Victoria Di Arixata. AL PR' Co. For trent Hero sneers at YVENOOII Pare g.l. For BEE March 22, March 24. 1 For 601 liorsetydov 10 1 the OUP For trelg Regent-cln and Co., 11 RWI 8111T11. ev at Blanket and 14. 4.d /Reamer Fl sub% FY Priated Moe, W.. 1 1. ltooda PADDING' PHIL lag Um ag the