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It had be read a bred from Sr that be e his reit- s that had d not had y that, sis r that the [en up bl ought 0 come to $ I was not wished to Tht which in Fridal xercise $ ill Christ' rtun ity 0 1 ras one d curried to which he could net view• ad enter uld close that that 3 general for the feeling' in on the the neat nination, d that it g le Irish 11 passed 11 passed time and ime and a third a slog o 38 ad s to 403 Irevioue ;rinding Le prices rce and to-day, T. over y other ; to --ill I to 44s c to 47i 1 I to --s y at supply 11 upply, much Beans to 29s to 32s to —3 to 50s to —3 India Office, 25th March, 1850. THE SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA, in COUNCIL, HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, That on and after the Ist May next, Promissory Notes of the Indian Loans, which have been enfaced for payment of interest in London, by drafts on India, may be registered in Books to be opened in this Office, so as to admit of the sale and transfer of the whole, or any portion of such property, in even hundreds of rupees. When holders may desire again to receive their interest in India, a certificate of the amount standinc , in such register will be given to them, to be exchanged in Calcutta for promissory notes as before. This notification is not intended in any way to interfere with the essential conditions of the several loans. J. COSMO MELVILL. CONTRACT FOR GOLD LACE. Departnient of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-place, 26th March, 1859. - THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND. DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURS DAY, the 14th April next, at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, all such GOLD LACE as shall from time to time be demanded, under a Contract for Twelve Months certain, and further until the expiration of Three Months' warning. _ _ _ _ A pattern of the Lace, and the conditions of the revised contract may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. _ _ Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten der, for Gold Lace," and must also be delivered at Somerset place. rrHE WHITTINGTON FREEHOLD ESTATE AND COLLIERY COMPANY .(Limited.) Registered pursuant to the Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1856-7, by which the liability of Shareholders is limited to their subscriptions. Capital £60,000, in 12,000 shares of £5 each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and £1 on allotment, but no further call will be made until after 12 months, when the remainder will be called at intervals of not less than six months, as and when required. DIRECTORS. _ _ John Brown, Esq., Roselifir, - ehe;terfield, Director of the Union Bank, Sheffield. Henry Rangeley, Esq., Unston Ironworks, Sheffield. William Tuxford, Esq., 106, Upper Thames-street, London. P. R. Pierce, Esq., Whittington, Chesterfield. Robert Simpson, Esq., 4, Charlotte-row, London, Blaina Ironworks, Monmouthshire. John Stanton, Esq., M.D., Upper George-street, Bryanstone square. Wm. Henry Brook, Esq.,Lincoln,Director of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Railway. BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne and Smith, London. Messrs. Crompton, Newton and Co., Chesterfield. Soucrrons. Messrs. Tucker, Greville and Tucker, 28, St. Swithins's-lane. William Clayton, Esq., Solicitor, Chesterfield. AUDITORS, Messrs. Harding - , Pullein and Co., Public Accountants, Loth bury, London. Mr. henry Osborne, Chesterfield Bank. BROKERS. London—Messrs. Scrutton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. Sheffield—Messrs. F. E. and S. Smith, George-street. Leeds -T. E. Mint, Park-row. Liverpool—Messrs. Theakstone and Hargreaves, India buildings ; and J. W. S. May, Dale-street. Manchester—Messrs. Johnson and Son, Stock Exchange. Bristol—Mr. John Kempson Thomas. SECRETARY—Mr. H. R. Downman, Offices- 27A, Bucklerabury This Company has been formed for the purchase of the Freehold Landed Estate of 152 acres, together with the Ma chinery, Plant, and the Coal, Ironstone, and Minerals, there under, as also under 119 acres of land adjoining, embracing five seams of first-rate coal, together nearly 900 acres, adapted for house, gas, coke, and manufacturing purposes. The property is situated in the parish of Whittington, near Chesterfield, on a branch of the Midland Railway, and near the Chesterfield Canal. Tho dolliery is raising above 750 tons per week, which is con tracted,for by highly respectable firms, whilst the machinery is capable of raising 1,000 tons per week, and as soon as the lower seams are reached, the outlay for which is provided for in the capital of £60,000, at least 2,000 tons per week, inde pendently of the ironstone, will be raised. The present returns from the Land, Colliery, and Iron stone, after all deductions, will give a net profit of 16 per cent. to the Shareholders ; and when the workings are ex tended (within two years) nearly double that profit may be relied on. By the arrangements for the purchase, £20,000 remain on Inortzage over a period of years, and not more than will be called up for the first twelve months, and £2 during the second year, beyond which it is not expected further calls will be made. _ _ _ Full particulars, together with the valuations and estimates of Messrs. Jeffcock and Walker, Haslehurst, and others, and the calculations of an experienced Mineral Agent, will appear in the prospectus, which, with Forms of Application, may be had at the Offices of the Company, and the respective Solici tors and Brokers, to whom applications for Shares are to be addressed. WHITTINGTON FREEHOLD ESTATE AND COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited) Notice is Hereby. Given, That NO APPLICATION FOR SHARES in this Company will be received after WEDNES DAY next, the 30th instant. H. R. DOWNMAN, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 27A, Bucklersbury, March 22, 1859. " The Story of our Lives from Year to Year."—Shakspeare." The First Number, price Twopence, of the New Weekly Journal, A LL THE YEAR ROUND, will contain the First Part of A NEW STORY, by CHARLES DICKENS. To be continued from week to week until com pleted. HOUSEHOLD WORDS.—The result of an application made this day to the Master of the Rolls, on behalf of Messrs. BRADBURY and Evans, having been an undertaking on the part of Mr. CHARLES DICKENS to alter the statement put forth by himself in reference to "House hold Words," Messrs. BRAHRURY and EVANS have to an nounce that it is only Mr. DICKENS'S editorial connection With that work that is about to cease. March 26, 18.59. PCONOMY.-A TEN GALLON CASK * (equal to Fire Dozens) of the finest SOUTH AFRICAN SHERRY, for Four Guineas, or 20s. per Dozen ; best PORT, 245. per Dozen. Cask or. Bottles and Case included. Three Dozens Carriage Free. HENEKEYS', ABBOTT, and Co., Iniporters, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, W.C. Esta blished 1831. lIENEKEYS' • COGNAC, a pure FRENCH BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 209. per Gallon ; 425. per Dozen. iil EKEYS' LONDON BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 14s. per Gallon ; 30s. per Dozen. RENEKEYS' 'LONDON GIN, as from the Still and the Strongest allowed, sweet or dry, 12s. per Gallon ; 265. per Dozen. Packages to be returned within Three Months, or charged Is. per Gallon. Six Gallons, the cask included, and carriage Paid. Country orders must contain a remittance. HENEKEYS, ABBOTT, AND CO., Gray's Inn Distillery, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, W.O Established 1831. HART'S PATENT GAS ECONOMISING BURNER.—"I7O and '177, Strand, London, W.C., January, 18th, 1859.—Dear Sir,—l have much pleasure in cer tifying to the very satisfactory result of a trial of your Patent Gas Economising Burner. This burner regulates and distri butes the delivery of the Gas in a manner to produce a very great amount of light, as well as to effect a considerable saving of gas, by preventing a large proportion of it front being blown through partially consumed, and which partial combustion is a double source of injury and annoyance—it soils the ceiling and deteriorates the atmosphere. —I am, Dear Sir, very truly yours, " (Signed) SAMUEL SAINSBURY. " To Mr. Hart, 69, Fleet-street." CERTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, &c. They can be taken at any time, Without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, Without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Is. 14d. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and • Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green Package, with " W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the Government stamp. n_REY HAIR RESTORED TO ITS k.ll NATURAL COLOUR. Neuralgia, Nervous -Headache, Rheumatism, and Stiff Joints Cured by F. M. HERRING'S PATENT MAGNETIC BRUSHES, 10s. and 158, Grey Hair and Baldness PREVENTED by F. M. H.'s Patent Preventive Brush. Price 4s. and ss. Offices, 32, Basinghall-street, London, where may be had, gratis, the Illustrated Pamphlet, "Why Hair becomes Grey, and its Remedy." Sold by all Chemists and Perfumers of repute. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. WHEN YOU ASK FOR GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., Szc. WOTHERSPOON & CO., GLASGOW AND LONDON. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every person having an interest in domestic or farm animals should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal led. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it. and their flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by Testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri culturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing 448 feed's (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any' Railway Station in the United King - dom. Post-office orders payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London. N.R.—The public arecautioned against being imposed upon by worthless imitations. THE GREATEST MEDICAL DISCOVERY OF THE AGE. A NEW, MILD, AND MOST SUCCESSFUL MODE OF TREATMENT. The Proprietors of PERRY'S justly celebrated Patent Me dicines have confided their Prescriptions to a Physician of the itoyal•University of Erlangen, and Member of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons of England (who is registered under the Wew Medical Act) and attends daily at No. 19 Berners-street, Oxford street, between the hours of 11 and 2, and from 5 till 8 (S un days excepted) to advise Patients on their Diseases and Treatment, and thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure. PERRY'S PATENT CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF COPAIBA and CUBEB SACCHARATED GLOBULES, a Preparation of the essence of the Balsam of Copaiba and Cubebs. perfectly tasteless, retaining its curative powers. In all cases of' Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Stricture, &c., a single trial will prove the efficacy of this invaluable remedy ; as it at once acts upon the Urino-Genital organs, restoring them to their healthy state. Price lls. per box (or free by post for 135.) sent direct from No. 19, Berners-st., Oxford-st., London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM , a reme dy for S permatorrhcea, is employed in both sexes to renova t e the powers of life, when exhausted, reinvigorates the frame in all cases of sexual debility, and to those persons who are prevented entering the married state it is Invaluable. Price 11s. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., which saves lls. ; or in £5 cases. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, for syphillis in all its stages, and is recommended for secondary symptoms, blotches on the head and face, enlargement of the throat, tonsils. and uvula; its beneficial influence on the System is undeniable. Price lls. and 335. per bottle, also a saving of lls. HEALTH DEPENDS UPON PURE BLOOD. ----- PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS a cure for all diseases of the skin, such as scurvy, scrofula, ulcers, boils, 'Notches and pimples on the face and body. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. fid., and 11s, per box. To be had direct from No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, upon receipt of Post - O ffi ce Order, made payable to R. and L. PERRY and Co. ON DISQUALIFICATIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 198 paps, illustrated by 100 Ana tomical Engravings on Steel, just published . free by post, ls. THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work, on indulgence, and the injurious consequences from the use of Mercury: With observations on the obligations of marriage, and direc tions for obviating certain disqualifications ; and containidg a valuable prescription of a Lotion to prevent Infection. By It. and L. FERRIC and Co., also sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick lane, Paternoster-roW; and Gordon, 110, Leadenhall-street, London - - 44.1 i t. t N°. 20,832. PUBLICATIONS. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., LIFE'S FORE SHAD OWINGS. Also, now ready, in 3 vols., EVERY DAY. By Mrs. FORSTER LANGTON. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SIR E. B. LYTTON'S SPEECH ON REFORM. This day is published, price Sixpence, ASPEECH on REFORM in PARLIAMENT, delivered in the House of Commons, on March 22, 1859, by the Right Hon. Sir E. B. LYTTON, Bart., M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies. Revised. William Blackwood and Sons, 45 G eorge-street, Edinburgh ; and 37, Paternoster-row, London. Octavo, with Maps, Vols. I. and 11., 28s. Vol. 111., 165., THE SPANISH CONQUEST in AMERICA, and its Relation to the History of Slavery, and to the Government of Colonies. By ARTHUR HELPS. London : John W. Parker and Sou, West Strand. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The APRIL Number will be ready on the 31st. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, PRICE HALF-A-CROWN, For APRIL. contains—Books and Pictitres—Dashwood's Drag—Of Old Maids—The Last Witch Burning—The Ring's Head at Tamworth—M. Guizot and Lord John Russell— Recollections of Charles Strange—Notes for Gold—Breaking the Ice—Poems and Ballads of Goethe—The Reliques of St. Philomele—Magic and Mystery Up Among the Pandies The History of Mr. Miranda. By Dudley Costello. London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. " The Story of our Lives from Year to Year."—Sh akspeare. On Saturday, the 30th April, 1859, will be published, price Twopence, the First Number of A LL THE YEAH ROUND : A Weekly Journal, Designed for the Instruction and Entertain ment of all Classes of Readers, and, to assist in the Discussion of the Social Questions of the Day. Conducted by CHARLES DICKENS. Published also in Monthly Parts and in Half-Yearly Volumes, at the Office, 11, Wellington-street North, Strand, W.C. ; also by Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, London,W. On Saturday, 28th May, 1859, Mr. CHARLES DICKENS will CEASE TO CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD WORDS. That Periodical will be DISCONTINUED by him, and ita partner ship of Proprietors dissolved. This day is published, price Sixteen Shillings, THE SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE PENNY CYCLOPEDIA of the Society for the Diffu sion of Useful Knowledge. The First Supplement of the Penny Cyclopedia, in Two Volumes, was published in 1846. The Second Supplement, now completed in One Volume, follows the same plan as that of the original work, comprising under one alphabetical ar rangement the accumulated information of the twelve years which have elapsed since the publication of the First Supple ment. A limited number only of this volume has been printed ; and it will not be kept on sale after that number has been disposed of. London : Knight and Co., 90, Fleet-street.i Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA ; showing why they so often appear In curable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure'of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures o the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. ON SPINAL AND OTHER DEFORMITIES. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the CAUSES and TREATMENT of CURVATURES of the SPINE. Third Edition, price 6s. Just published. S. econd Edition, price is. 6d. CASES and OBSERVATIONS illustrative of the beneficial results which may be obtained by close attention and per seVerance in some of the most unpromising instances of Spinal Deformity, with numerous Engravings. By SAMUEL HARE, F.R.C.S., "We unhesitatingly commend this work as a truthful and trustworthy statement of the power of scientific surgery and medicine over some of the most grievous hindrances to human activity and industry."—Medical Gazette. "The Author has had much success in his plan of treat ment, and we are of opinion that the principles on which he acts, in the treatment of these affections, are correct."— Lancet. "Mr. Hare may take credit to himself for haying effected much good in the treatment of the cases described."—British Medical Journal. "Mr.. Hare is, we think, a sound and successful practi ioner."—Medical Circular. London : John Churchill ; and may be had of all booksellers. LONDON CRYSTAL PALACE, REGENT CIRCUS, OXFORD-STREET and GREAT PORT LAND-STREET. This magnificent building is NOW OPEN to the public, for the SALE of all kinds of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES. The Photographic Establishment, Aviary, Conservatory-, General Refreshment Room, and Ladies' Private Refresh ment Room, with Retiring Room attached, are replete in their several departments. ADMISSION FREE. T HE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn, formerly Casino de Venise.—This establish ment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the per fection of its management, is OPEN every EVENING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a nightly varied selection of the most approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half-past 8 ; overture at 9 ; closing at 12 punctually. Admission is. N.B.—Mr. W M. Packer's grand Annual Benefit Bal Masque is fixed for Thursday, 17th March. ARGYLL -ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These popular and celebrated rooms are open every evening, with R. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by that great composer. 3lons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris. Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet a-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, 1 Trovatore, La Traviata, Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha. Manatrer, R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close ten minutes before 12. Admission, is. to Promenade. N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the Rooms. A LHAMBRA PALACE-A BULL FIGHT.- A SPANISH BULL FIGHT. This gorgeous pageant, so long in preparation by Messrs. HOWES and CUSHING, will be produced on MONDAY, March 28th, and continue during the WEEK, and ending their SEASON in LONDON. The Californian performers having acted as principals in a Bull-fight in America for up wards of 100 nights, will undertakethe same exploits in Lon don. Not the slightest danger or annoyance need be appre hended by the audience, as the same admirable order and caution will be preserved by the proprietors, which has dis tinguished all their undertakings, and made their establish ment so popular in England. The regular Equestrian per formances, the same as last week, will be produced in addition to the Bull-fight, which takes place Morning and Evening. Two Performances Daily at two and quarter before:Eight p.m, Pit, is. - Boxes, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 35. ; Stalls, as.; P r ivate Boxes, £2 2s. Children under Nine years of age, half-price. Gallery, 6d. SELF-CURE-AMERICAN TREATMENT. T - -• O THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED . CHARLES WATSON, F.R.A.S., Member of the Re formed Medical College, U.S.; the Society of Medicine, Rouen ; the National Academy of Sciences, I ; also Fel low and Honorary Vice-President of the Imperial African Institute of France, 27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, Lon don, continues to issue, on receipt of six stamps, " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." " Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse Dr. Watson's invaluable little work, as the advice he gives on health and disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound medical philosopher."—Critic. " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and private care. "—University Magazine. " The NEW AMERICAN DISCOVERY' demonstrates the absurdity of the English mode of treating such com plaints, will prove a blessing to the afflicted, who may safely and easily regain pristine health by adopting the means pre sented."—Evening Sun. For Qualification, vide " Diplomas," and the " London Medical Directory." ON MEDICAL GALVANISM DT THE TREATMENT OF NERVOUS DEBILITY, ORGANIC WEAKNESS, &c. Just published, price ls., post free, 13 stamps, ELF-PRESERVATION A Medical Treatise kI on NERVOUS DEBILITY and FUNCTIONAL WEAKNESS, more particularly in reference to the INFIR MITIES and DISORDERS ofthe GENERATIVE SYSTEM; tracing the Origin of these distressing, afflictions to causes which vitiate the very fountains of Life and prematurely de stroy the vi g our of Manhood. With Practical Observations on the Cure of these Diseases, and on the extraordinary re storative power of LOCAL GALVANISM in Spermatorrhoea, Impotence, and Sterility, in which cases it is applied without pain or danger, and is frequently successful without the aid of medicine. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Registered Licentiate of the London Society of Apothecaries, Doctor of Medicine of the University of Erlangen, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society. &c. An erroneous impression exists that public announcements on these disorders emanate only from unqualified persons, but as the new I%fedical Act provides that none but registered practitioners shall assume any medical title, those that are legally qualified can readily be distinguished —a point of great importance in cases where secrecy, confidence, and skill are equally requisite. In the new edition of ' Self-Preservation,' facts of pars mount utility-are brought together—facts appealing to the prudence of all who are suffering from affections which in volve the enfeeblement and ultimate loss of those powers without which man forfeits the dignity of nature, and sinks to the most pitiable depths of physical and moral degradation. In cases where the vital essences have been weakened by the influences of tropical climates, by pernicious habits. indiscri minate excesses, improper diet, hardship, or by injudicious treatment, the means of cure adopted by the author, in con junction with the application of Local Galvanism, have gene rally been found successful, even in cases where recovery had been pronounced impossible. Published by the Author, price Is., or free by post for thir teen stamps, and may be had of Allen, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, London ; Westmacott, chemist, Market-street, Manchester; J, Guest, Bull-street, Birmingham; Baraclough, Fargate, Sheffield; Rayner, High-street, Southampton; W. Love,, "i4nuch-square, Glasgow; H. Powell, Westmoreland street, Dublin, or from the Author, who may be consulted daily, from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. //‘ - „ - ALA le 44 ‘ AM§ - 4 ;d,Nels.4lly k „. ;/- ,• A un , 0 . c ' / • . • I, V •I• , , '. lll / 4 '• - ' 9 ° r , • s I ~e s - • 4, 1 ” . ' -Ft rr ,, coo " - 4 • '2 7 27 2- NEN. S PAPER v r,-, / kart ft i %11 i lAj l e rIA " -4;..;i 1 , ' .. 4 "' -47 • / , : me 'Tt.: A o --- . . KT • a s ___The—St. Vincent, 102 (ordinary guarntip A at Portsmouth), Captain Harry Eyres, C. 8., will be paid off at that port on th e 31 s t inst., and re-com missioned the following day by Captain .T. _l ikon (1858), as a reserve training ship for seamen:' It reported the Illu.strious, 72, will be commissioned as ordinary guardship at Portsmouth, in lieu of " the St. Vincent, and will earry the flag of Rear-Ad miral Superintendent the Von. George Grey. The Perseverance, Command er E . R . P ower, at Portsmouth, will embark a portion of her troops at that port about the 10th proximo. She will after ward:, call at Queenstown for the remainder. -/ - / ~ ~/ ~~G , Z r~ THE NAVY. PEICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. A WIFE MURDERED IN THE STREET, AND SUICIDE OF THE HUSBAND. For some years the town of West Bromwich has not been in a state of such intense excitement as existed at a late hour on Friday night last, on its becoming known that a young collier named John Corbett had cut his wife's throat in Reform-street, and directly after inflicted two such deep gashes on his own throat that it was thought . he could not live many hours. The circumstances under which this double murder, as it may well be called, oc curred, stand thus. For a period of five years the unhappy pair lived together in Walsall-street, and there is no question that, although they had two fine little boys, the issue of the marriage, yet jea lousy on both sides prevailed, and mutual accusa tions and suspicions led to frequent quarrels, and sometimes to blows. Two weeks ago they sepa rated, Mrs. Corbett and the children going to the house of her father, John Bird, of Reform-street, and her husband taking:lodgings in Gad's-lane, near the Shoulder of Mutton public-house. It would seem, from circumstances, that the man himself desired to make matters up ; at all events, the mur dered"woman went to him at his lodgings on Sun day last, and passed the night in his company-. Since the period of his separation Mrs. Corbett worked at " nailing" with her sister s Sarah Bird, in a shop at the back of the Hen and Chickens beer house, kept by Mrs. Lydia Biddlestone. Corbett himself was employed at the Messrs. Dawes's new pit near Brotnford Works. There he was at his labour as usual until half-past six on the night of the fatal occurrence. We have no particular account of him further until about eight o'clock the same evening, when he was a n in Reform-street, proceedi ng i n t h e direction of the nailing shop where his wife worked. If he had been drinking at all in the interval, we are assured that at this hour, although in a state of some excitement, he was quite sober. However, some person heard him remark, "There will be murder done this night." At twenty minutes past eight, his wife, accompanied by her sister, left the workshop. They had not proceeded many yards up Reform -street, on their road to their father's, when Corbett, who had hid himself behind a low wall just opposite the Hen and Chickens, sprang out into the road, and in an instant, putting his left arm round his wife's neck, inflicted a fearful cut on_ one side of her throat, with a large clasp knife which he.held in his right hand. The poor creature screamed " Murder," but instantly seizing her again in the same manner, Corbett made a fearful gash with the knife on the other side of her throat, a third in the direction of her bosom, and instantly ran off. A woman named Weaver, coming up at the moment, by her aid and that of her sister, Corbett was led,. or rather carried, bleeding pro fusely as far as Mr. Grainger's, the Globe Tavern. This is within a few yards of her father's house, and being taken there the poor creature di e d f rom l oss of blood and exhaustion, at a quarter to nine, less than half an hour after her throat was cut as above described. Messrs. IKeyte, Cotterill, and Manley, surgeons, were sent for by Major M'Knight, who was soon on the spot, and these gentlemen promptly attended, but they arrived only in time to hear from the poor sufferer the deep long-drawn sigh, which closed her life. The sister of deceased says that the tragic scene she witnessed was enacted without the murderer speaking a word, but Mrs. Weaver states that Corbett, asking his wife, " Will you come and live with me ?" and receiving the word " No," in answer, said, " Then you shall live with no one else," and then did the murder. THE ARMY. His RoyalHighness:the:General Commanding-in- Chief will hold a levee at the Horse Guards at. one o'clock on Thursday, the 7th of April next. Yesterday afternoon, in accordance with the gar rison orders issued by Major-General Eyre, the officers belonging to the various branches of tie service at Chatham garrison, with a large body of troops, assembled at the residence of th?. late Captain R. IL Fry, 15th Regiment, at Clarence House, Gillingham, on the occa sion of that deceased officer being buried with military honours. The troops left the resi dence shortly after two o'clock preceded by a firing party, consisting of one capt a i n , t wo su b a l terns, and 100 rank a n file with arms reversed. Imme diately in front of the body marched the band of the Royal Engineers, their instruments hung with crape, playing the "Dead March in Saul." The coffin, on which were placed the deceased officer's shako, sword, gloves, Sze., was born e t o the grave on a field-gun-carriage drawn by horses of the Royal Engineer Train, the pall being borne by officers of the same rank as deceased, and followed by the officers and troops detailed for the procession. When the coffin had been deposited in the grave, the firing party closed round and fired three volleyS over it, after which the funeral procession Marched back to barracks. Captain Fry entered the service in 1854, the date of his commissions being=--En§' June 6, 1854 ; Lieutenant, Yob. -2, ~18,1A1*!at4, . 1 e 0J tain t haw_ 7 THE MILITIA. The head-quarters of the Royal Limerick County Militia, consisting of two field-officers, five captains, nine subalterns, and five :.tiff, three officers' wives, and three children, 44 sergeants, 16 drummers, 610 men, 59 soldiers' wives, and 69 children, arrived in Portsmouth, f or garr i son d u t y , from Parkhurst, yesterday morning. We have said that Corbett ran up Reform-street with the bloody knife still in his hand, as seen by his own sister, Mrs. Harris, whose garden looks into this street. Arrived at the top of Bull-street, the wretched man pointed the fatal weapon at his own throat, and by a desperate cut separated his wind pipe, and fell, bleeding and senseless, to the ground. Major M‘Knight, accompanied by Inspector Hol land and Police -constables Barnes and Moss, came to the spot where Corbett lay with the knife still in his hand ; and whilst officers remained with the poor wretch, who was taken to Mr. Broom's beer house close by, the medical gentlemen referred to also arrived. The wounds which the murderer had inflicted upan himself were sewn up ; and although Mr. Keyte and Mr. Cotterill certified that he might be removed to his brother-in-law's (John Harris), Walsall•street, which was done in the course of Saturday morning, yet they consider his recovery impossible. Corbett was about 27 years of age, and his wife three years younger, and the scene of wretchedness presented at the houses of the parents of the wife, and at that of the husband's sister was most dis tressing, enhanced as it was by the presence of the two little boys referred to, one three and the other six years of age, now without a mother. There is a collateral circumstance in immediate connection with this tragedy which we publish, as the name of the party implicated was voluntarily and freely communicated to us. Corbett, as previ ously stated, worked in a pit at Bromford, and the doggy of the pit is said by Corbett himself, when he left his work, to have repeatedly, during the day of the murder, jeered him before the men in the pit with reference to his wife's leaving him. He was unmanly and base enough to avow that he had been improperly intimate with her during the week, and made other statements which were well calcu lated to cause the deepest feelings of anger and revenge in a husband against a woman who could thus act. —Birmingham Daily Post. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. NORWICH, SATURDAY. An inquest was held last evening by Mr. Wilde, coroner for this city, on the body of a young woman, named Harriet Hostler, who had committed suicide under very melancholy and extraordinary circum• stances. It appeared from the evidence that a tender cor respondence had passed between the deceased and a man named Nicholas Kaven, her uncle ! A bundle of letters was handed to this person, when he was under examination, and the coroner read the con cluding words of one of them, as follows :—" So no more at present from your affectionate lover, Nicho las Kaven." The witness said he had got them written for him, and did not know what was in them. The Coroner read other passages as follows : " You are first in my thoughts in the morning and the last at night. Aly dearest girl, you must not keep me long waiting; I think you are very long. You shall not be long before you hear from me again, and if you will favour me with one of your letters you will oblige your affec tionate lover," &c. " I hope you will meet me at the station at six o'clock on Monday night. shall be sure to come then. The greatest pleasure I have now is to hope to see your sweet face, my dearest. So no more at present from your affec tionate lover, Nicholas Kaven." The witness declared that he did not write the letters produced himself, and that he had not pro mised marriage to the girl, although he admitted that he had told her she could come and stop with him a week or two if she thought proper. The medical evidence showed that the death of the deceased had resulted from an overdose of laudanum. The coroner remarked that if Kaven had really promised to marry his niece, and then had refused to do so, she would naturally have fallen into great mental distress. The jury returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased's death was caused by an ov er d ose o f laudanum, which was taken . in an unsou n d s t ate of mind, produced by the villanous conduct of her uncle, Nicholas Kaven." NEW AUSTRALIAN BISHOPRICS.—Her Majesty's Government have given their consent to the erection of two new bishoprics, namely, the bishopric of Brisbane (Moreton Bay) and the bishopric of Goulburn (New South Wales). Towards e ac h o f th ese new sees t h e S oc iety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts has con tributed £l,OOO. HUELVA COPPER MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). The first ordinary general meeting of the shareholdersof this company was held at the company's offices, 17, Gracechurch street, city, on Saturday. The chairman, Dr. Lawrence, stated that the property, for the purchase of which the com pany had been formed, had been duly transferred to it, and the company's position recognised by the Spanish Govern ment• An experienced Cornish mining captain and a Cor- nish miner were now upon the spot, and the works would be proceeded with without delay. Mr. John Slade Butler was chosen the shareholders' auditor. After a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors the meeting adjourned. [AnvEaTzsEmEsir.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills Bad legs, bad breasts, ulcers, abscesses, cancers, and sores of all kinds may be thoroughly healed by the application of this Ointment to the parts affected, after they have been duly fomented or washed with warm water. The discharge is not checked at once, for such sudden check must of course be always dangerous. Nature is the noblest of physicians, and must not be opposed, but seconded. All sores are for a time the safety-valves of the constitution, and should not be closed or healed until they assume a healthy character under the ac tion of this powertul Ointment, assisted by a course of the Pills, which assist and puff . ) , the depraved humours of the body. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. ST. ANDREW'S. The report of the directors of this company states that £21,000 had been raised on the original stock, and £5,300 on-debentures,—total, £26,300. The amount expended on the railway was £26,119, leaving a balance. of £lBl. The revenue account for the half-year ending January 31 last showed that the receipts amounted to £1,792, and the ex penditure to £598, leaving a balance of £1,194. Out of this £568 was deducted for the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway Company for mileage of trains, £lO5 f or i n t erest on debentures, and £463 for the 41 per cent, dividend guaranteed to the shareholders, leaving a surplus, after meeting all demands, of £5B, of which £29 will be paid over to the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Com pany, and the other £29 be credited to the sinking fund which now amounts to £442. The receipts for the past half year show an increase of £26 over those of the corresponding period of the preceding year. CAPE TOWN. The second half-yearly report of the directors of this railway and dock company states that since the last meeting important and satisfactory amend ments have been made in the contract between the company and the Colonial Government. The agree ' ment for the construction of the railway from Cape Town to Wellington has been concluded. The con tractor, by his agreement, undertakes to complete the whole of the works, exclusive of rolling stock, for the sum of £400,000, which also includes the amount required to pay the interest to the shareholders at £6 per cent, during construction, as authorised by the Colonial Government. rll con tractor is bound to construct the works to the satis faction of the engineer of the company and of the engineer of the Colonial Government, and, in ease of reference, subject to the approval of Mr. Hawk shaw, whom the company and the Government have selected as the standing referee. The works are to be commenced within the time agreed upon between the company and the Government, and completed within two years and a half from the sth of October last, or six months within the time required by the contract with the Colonial authorities. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. Official reports to the Board or Irade on certain accidents which occurred on railways during the last eight months of the year 185$ (Part V.) were published on Saturday. The ac accidents are far too numerous to be dealt with, except cursorily and incidentally. The The following companies are inculpated by the re port, so far as the accidents were the result of care lessness, negligence, or want of efficient arrange ments—viz., the Birkenhead, Lancashire, an Cheshire Junction Railway Company (defective engine, &c.), the Bristol and Exeter (want of foot bridge at a level crossing and defective minor ar rangements), the Chester and Moly - head, the Dee side, the Eastern Counties (gross and culpable care lessness of a driver of train) ; same line (neglect of signalman) ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Great West ern (excessive speed over a curve of small radius ; Lin conspire and Yorkshire (bad boiler), the Londonderry and Coleraine, the North Western, the South Western (guards riding outside break-carriages--a practice strongly reprehended); same line (want of break power); the Midland (neglect to signal, the felloW , quietly eating his breakfast instead of minding his duty); the Monklands, the' North British,'" the North-Eastern, the North London (defective system of signalling), the North Union, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ; the Rhymney, the South-Eastern, and the Waterford and Tramore. Judging from these reports, defec tive arrangements of all sorts —or, in other words, faults or omission—would appear to be rather the general rule than the exception on the railways of the united kingdom. HONDURAS INTEROCEANIC. A deputation, composed of Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., Mr. J. S. G. Kirkpatrick, Mr. M. Travers, Lieutenant-Colonel Stanton, R.E., Mr. Wright, C.E., and Dr. Holland had an interview with. Sir John Pakington yesterday at the Admiralty upon the subject of the Honduras Interoceanie Railway. The deputation submitted the maps of the line and ports prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Stanton, the officer deputed by the Government to review the route, and represented that it was in the most direct line between this country and Australia, that the harbours both on the Atlantic and Pacific were spacious, accessible, and safe in all weathers, that the Bay_ of Fon seca i s upwar ds or 3,000 miles nearer to Vancouver's Island than Valparaiso, 700 miles nearer than Panama to British Colombia, and in a healthy and well provided locality. It was Stated that a substantial contractor had tendered to construct the railway for /2,500,000, and pending its construction to cut through a sufficient road for the carriage of the mails at a moderate cost, within 12 months from the present time. This road would bring Great Britain within 18 days of the Pacific coast, and within about 40 days of Australia. The line lay through the territories of the single friendly State, a treaty between which and this country guarantees, under all circumstances, the safety of property and independence of the road. POSTAGE OF NETVSPAPERS. The following notice has been issued from the General Post-office. In order to pay the cost of transit through Egypt, newspapers sent via South ampton and Suez addressed to the East Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius, Hong Kong, China, Australia, or any other country or place lying to the eastward of Suez, will, after the 31st of December next, be subject to an additional charge of one penny; making the rates as fpllows—Upon a newspaper addressed to the East Indies-2d. when not exceed. ing four ounces in weight; 3d. when above four ounces and not exceeding eight ounces in weight ; one penny being added for every additional four ounces or fraction of four ounces. Upon newspapers addressed to any of the other countries or places referred to-2d. for each newspaper of whatever weight. No alteration will be made in the posta,sce of book packets sent by thi s route, as they already pay a transit rate ; nor will any change be made in the postage of newspapers sent via Marseilles; the present charge on such newspapers being sta. cient to cover the cost of transit through Egypt. No alteration, moreover, will be made in the postage of any newspapers which may be directed to go by " private ship." The charge on these newspapers will remain, as at present, one penny each. Fur ther notice will be given before the new arrange ment comes into operation, but in the meantime, publishers of newspapers and the public are afforded the opportunity of making the necessary preparation for the change. THE SUN, LaiNDON, TUESDAY F EVENING, MARCH 29, 1859. rpHE LONDON.—The attention of Clergymen, I T HI"? D El) ITION i. Officers, and Professional Gentlemen, is especially • drawn to the advantages offered in these elep, 'ant and spa cious Saloons, which fulfil all the requiremen to of a West end club of the most aristocratic and exclusive c bar.'eter• F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, F test-s.+reet SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock, 'THE LONDON.—S AWYER' f> famous" LONDON DINNER, consisting of two croups, two fish; two entrees,joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a fixed charge of 25. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is server 1 from Two till Eight in the spacious Saloon. In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the joint, with. vegetables, cheese, and salad, is. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and so l ip, fish, en trees, dm, a la carte, are served from One till Ni' ie o'clock. Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. S pacious and well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Salo( in. Au extensive and carefully selected stock of R .henish, Mo selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till Nine. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fl Pet-street. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(7'nis EVENING). The LORD Cnanuton took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ITALIAN QUESTION, The Earl of MALMESBURY said he would take that opportunity to correct a mistake that had occurred in the report of his observations last evening. It was very seldom he had to complain of the inaccuracy of the reports of their lordships' proceedings, but in this instance it was reported that on the 18th he bad had an interview with the Russian Ambassador, it should have been the French Ambassador, Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Haverford - west, complaining of the exclusion of Dissenters ,from ad ministering trust funds of grammar schools. rfIHE PATRICIAN. This Establi thment is 1 now Open,for the PATRICIAN DINNEE, at 2s. 6d., consisting of Soups, Fish, Entrees, Joints, Past! y, &c. In the Private Apartments, at ss. Dinner from "Joint, ls. ; Ditto with Soup, Fish, or Pastry, ls. 6d. In thi Refresh ment Department, ground floor, Soups, ErAreo I, Cutlets, Coffee, &c., is la carte. Orders, addressed S. Holmes and Co., THE PA VRICIAN, New Coventry-street, will have the best attention:. The Duke of SOMERSET presented similar petitions SECOND READINGS, On the ruction of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a second timo :—Falmouth Docks and Harbour, Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway, Norwich (City) Water Works. THIRD READINGS. OINOPOLION TAVERN AND _HOTEL FOR GENTLEMEN, Nes. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, Rig h-Roll porn. The Best Served Dinner in Londor, for ls. 6d. A Succeision of Joints, &c., from One bill Seven. o'Clock. Henekeys, Abbott, and Co.'s Winet; and Spirits. Private and Smoking Rooms. The following bills were read a third time and passed National Fire and Life Assurance ; Price's Patent Candle Company; and Trinity Rouse cf Leith. JURIES IN CIVIL CAUSES BILL. Lord CAMPBELL, in moving the second reading of this bill, said the state of their lordships' house showed that not much importance was attached to the question, yet he knew that very great importance was associated with the measure elsewhere. It had for many years been a funda mental principle of the law of this country that no person should be considered guilty of an offence with which he was charged, except upon the unanimous verdict of a jury of his fellow countrymen. In the mode of procedure in criminal casek; too high a value could - not 1305 laced oirSuch provision. but with respect to civil causes, the Parno thing was very much the reverse, for it had been found absolutely impossible to bring 12 jurymen to an unanimous decision, and after much valuable time had been lost, the jury fre quently had to be discharged. In order to show that in times past the verdict of a majority of the jury had been taken, an instance occurred in the reign of Henry 111., during the trial of a very important case, in which a very large amount of Church prope r ty was d ec id e d b y the opinion of 11 of the jurors being taken. A law was after wards established for the treatment of jurors who were un able to agree, according to which the disagreeing jury were to be carried in a cart to the limits of the county in which the case arose, and there shot into a ditch. In after years other alterations took place, until at last it was looked' upon as absolutely necessary that the verdict of a jury must be unanimous. It ap peared to him to be the height of absurdity to expect that twelve person s, after they had been occupied in hearing a vast amount of contradictory evi dence, to come to an unanimous opinion in a cases of a contradictory character. He considered it to be the height of cruelty that by the law as it at present stood the jurors were to be locked up, and kept without food, fire, and other necessaries until one or other of them was on the point of death before they could be discharged. He would read to their lordships a few ex tracts to show the hardship of such a custom. The noble and learned lord then read an extract from " Blackstone's Commentaries," and alluded to instances which had become notoriousin which juries had tossed up for a verdict, rather than submit to the inconvenience of being locked up all night. The greatest evil of the present system however, was that all that had been done was of no avail, as the whole proceedings were rendered useless by the jury being discharged. The noble lord at some length pointed• out other instances, and concluded by saying that he anti cipated the best effects would follow from the passing of the bill he had the honour to bring under their lordships' notice. EVANS'S MAGNIFICENT MUSIC and SUPPER ROOMS, COVENT-GAMDEN.—G entlemen visiting London will find their evening enjoyment largely provided for at the above establishment. THIRTY VOCALISTS. Short and interesting interludes between the musical portion of the entertivinmetit, embracing an amount of singular ability never befor e presented to the public. The performances considerably increased. Books of Words, &c. Admission, Sixpence, commencing at Eight o'clock pre cisely. Suppers after the theatres for gentlemen. The DRAMATIC GALLERY, now the finest in the world, alone worth a visit. One hundred and sixty portraits, the greater number first class in art, and original paintings. riOCKS'S CELEBRATED READING SAUCE, which is so highly esteemed with Fish, Game, Steaks, Soups, Grills, Gravies, riot and Cold Meats, and unrivalled for general use, is sold by the most respectable dealers in Fish Sauces.—J. and C. COCKS Reading, Sole Manufacturers. EPPS'S COCOA.—Epps, homceopathic chemist, London.—This excellent preparation, originally pp &iced specially for the use of hornceopathic patients, having been adopted by the general public, can now be had of the principal grocers. Each packet is labelled James Epps, hemceopathie chemist, London. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, .AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. • `TEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND AND AMERICA. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's steam-ship "CITY OF MANCHESTER," 2,109 tons, Captain J. KENNEDY, will sail from BELFAST for NEW YORK, on WEDNESDAY, Gth April next, calling at CORK (Queenstown), which Port she will leave for NEW YORK direct, on FRIDAY, 8!h April. Freight on Fine _Goods £3 per ton of 40 cubic feet; Coarse Goodslw agreement. Passage Money—Cabin l5 Guineas. . f Steerage 6 Guineas. Further sailings will appear in a future advertisement, For further particulars apply in Belfast to John M`Kee, 103, Victoria-street ; in Queenstown, to C. and W. D. Sey mour and Co. ; in Liverpool, to William Inman, 62 and 63, Tower-buildings South, 22, Water-street ; and in London, to Elves and Macey, 61, King William-street, London-Bridge, E.C. (LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OP COMMONS—(Fins EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE 13USINESS. _ _ The London "and North. Western Railway (Edgehill to Garston) Railway, and the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company (No. 2) Bills were read a third time and passed. " The Mersey Dock and Harbour Railway Bill was considered and ordered for third reading. The Mid Wales Railway Bill, after some discussion, was read a second time, and ordered for thi r d rea di ng , as we ll as th e Scarborough Gas Bill. STEAM SERVICE BETWEEN GALWAY AND _ _ (Hear, hear.) He freely and frankly confessed that he agreed in all that had been advanced against the bill. (Hear, and laughter.) He could not agree to the disfran chisement proposed, t o un i formity of suffrage, and the non -extension of suffrage. With regard to the latterhe con sidered the extension of the suffrpge the proper bases of any Reform Bill, and a measure that did not adopt that basis had better not have been attempted. Howeve r , th ere were important points in the bill, of which he entirely approved ; and, first of all, the distribution of seats, which he admitted was great improvement on the bill which had been brow ht in in 1859, and to which he was a party. He considered that .if the views of certain hon. members were carried out it would have the effect of throwing the whole power into the hands of tho masses, and reducing the constitution to a dead lev e l, b y t h e establish ment of an unqualified democracy. He defended small boroughs, which, he cotitended, had their benefits, for they afforded an easy access to the house to men of ability who, at the commencement of their political career, would have been excluded from the house if they could be returned only by largo boroughs, He illustrated his'position by reference to Mr. Pelham, Fox, Canning, Pitt, Lord Chatham, and Sir Robert Peel. These distinguished statesmen en tered Parliament when very young, and but for the small boroughs which returned them to Parliament they would have been excluded from the Senate for years, because it was not to be expected that large consti tuencies would select very young men for their re presentatives. He could not see what advantage would result to his noble friend the member for the City of London if the bill Were at present defeated. Consider ing the opinions of the noble lord, as embodied in his resolution, he could not expect to obtain more than a small majority, while those important points in regard to the question of reform would reoeive the support of an overwhelm ing majority. The hon. member for Birmingham had said that they thought to did a hole in the house and bury the bill, and that the Government wese huddling up the ques tion. Now, he admitted that the hon. member was a very great authority on burying bills and huddling up a question. (Hear, and laughter.) He repeated that the danger might result if they delayed legislation on the sub ject of a Reform Bill, and it was their bounden duty not to act in a manner calculated to produce, in the slightest de gree, such a result. The question which they had to con sider was ant 'whether or no the bill should pass in its present form. He thought that the bill certainly in that form was entitled to an adverse vote on the second reading, if hon. members did not consider that it could be amended in committee. [LEFT SPEAKING,} LONDON GAZETTE--(THIS EVENINO) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARcir 26. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Fellowes Reade, Esq., now British Vi ce -C onsu l at Tangier, to be h er Majesty ' s Consul at that port. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAncn 28. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. August Carl Gumpert as Consul at Bombay for the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 28. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Puerto Rico, again calling the attention of the masters of vessels trading with that island to the necessity of their being provided with a manifest, whether of cargo or ballast, certified by the Spanish Consul at the last port of departure, or, in the ab sence of the consul, with a certificate from two merchants, declaring that such certificate has been given in the absence of any Spanish Consular agent. The infraction of this regulation will render the master of a vessel liable to a fine of 100 dollars, which will be strictly enforced. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Cornwall—Wm. Coulson, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant. Prince Albert's Own Liecestershire Yeomanry Cavalry —Cornet Duncombe Steele Perkins to be Lieut., vice Gough, resigned ; Richard Pretyman Apthorp, late Captain 14th Light Dragoons, to be Corn e t, v i ce St ory promoted ; Au gustus Charles Johnson, Gent., to be Cornet, vice F. H. Beaumont, promoted. Worcester Regiment of Militia—George Garde, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Ayrshire Rifles—James Montgomerie, M.D., to be Surgeon. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Stenton, corn dealer, Thorpe Common. York shire, to surrender April 9 and May 7, at ten, at the Coun cil-hall, Sheffield. James Tressam Burke, hat manufacturer, Frederick's place Old Kent-road, Ap r il 8, an d M ay 5, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Faulkner, baker, Liverpool, April 8, and May 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court, William Cave, builder, Millwall, April 13, at one, and May 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Andrews, builder, Barton-und er -N ee d woo d, Staffordshire, April 8 , and 28, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court. _ _ John Pearson, grocer, Maryport, Cumberland, April 6, at twelve, and Mays, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Ezekiel Hill, boot and shoemaker, Dumbarton, The Rev. Henry John Quartley, Linlithgow. Wingate and Fleming, calico printers, Glasgow. Peter Smith, draper, Arbroath. William Smith and Son, manufacturers, Cupar-Fife. James Morrison and Co., pastry cooks, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This D.Y. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 16 Antwerp Brussels - -25 12. 25 17 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseillos Frankfort on Maine — 1171 118 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 35 36 Madrid Cadiz — 49 491 Leghorn — 29 10 29 90 Genoa — 25 40 25 45 Naples Palermo — 120/ 1211 Messina — 121 121 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro 6O days st. Now York . • • E.I. Co's bls. House Lis. 60d Caloutta, Co.'s rupee 26 2 2 4 4. 1 Bombay ditto Madras ditto 26 East India Company s Bills drawn, front the 28th nh.: - - the 17th m . si: ——, BenKal £2l6 18 4 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay, X 1,034 6 8 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 9 Mexican Dollars „ 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 6 2j NORTHAMPTON RACES. (THIS DAY). [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Harraton Gladiolus Twenty-three ran. Shaft° was scratched for the Northampton Stakes, last night. STAND PLATE. Soothsayer 1 Artless Layton :I Thirteen ran. TRTAL STAKES. ... 1 Lifeboat Shafto , 2 Zuyder Zee 3 Twelve ran. WRITTLEBURY STAKES. Chirp - Sir Hercules Madrid Six ran. North Lincoln fell. PYTCHLEY STAKES. Rhisus . Gin ... Brandy Ball Ten ran. QUEEN'S GUINEAS. Lifeboat .. Fisherman Shafto ... , Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES, 20 SOVS. Rope Dancer Queen of May LATEST BETTING. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 10 to 1 agst Zitella (taken) 10 to 1 agst Actaeon (taken) 10 to 1 agst King-at-Arms (taken) 10 to 1 agst I'iara (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bellona (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tightfit (taken) 20 to 1 agst Newstead (ta!:en) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Bevis (offered) ~. 2 Mr, Mouehett, the storekeeper of Deptford Dock yard, after a long period of service, has been granted a retiring allowance of £653. According to telegraphic advises, received at Vienna, of the 23d inst. from Naples, the King, who has just undergone a successful operation, is much better. It is said that, in the event of a dissolution, the friends of Sir John Young, the ex-Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, mean to rally round him once more, and return him as the representative for the county, of Cavan. BETTING IN BRIDE-LANE, FLEET- STREET. A deputation from the parish of St. Bride waited upon the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, to call his attention to the annoyances and inconveni ences to which the inhabitants of Bride-lane, with some portions of Bridge.street and Fleet-street, are exposed in consequence of the congregation there of crowds of men for betting purposes. The deputa tion consisted of the Rev. C. Marshall, Mr. Church warden Dodd, Mr. R. F. Dale, Mr. Jewell, Mr. James, Mr. Blundon, Mr. H. Attwood Smith (vestry clerk), and Mr. Deputy Obbard. Mr. SMITH, in introducing the subject to his lordship, said—We are come, my lord, as a deputa tion from the parish of St. Bride to call you atten tion to the very serious inconvenience to which the inhabitants of Bride-lane, that part of Fleet-street being between Bride-lane and Bridge-street, and a portion of Bridge-street itself, are exposed from the daily congregation there of crowds of men, who, from the books which they carry in their hands and the tone of their conversation, no doubt assemble there for the purpose of gambilng and betting. You are, of course, aware, my lord, that an act was recently passed to pro. hibit gambling and betting in public houses and other buildings, but the practice has now assumed another character, for these men carry on their operations in the open air. They have for a long while selected more particularly Bride•lane and Bride-court, where they assemble in such numbers that the tradesmen living there suffer most seriously in their trade, since their customers are frequently afraid to pass through such a crowd. The evil has now reached to such a height that we are now here as a deputation from the parish to ask your lordship whether there is any law which will meet the case, and if so, whether your lordship will un dertake to put that law into operation ? The LORD MAYOR—If you will show me such a law I shall be obliged to you. Mr. SMITH—We understand it is contrary to the law to obstruct a public thoroughfare. The LORD MAYOR—But you immediately see the difficulty of applying the law of obstruction to such a complaint. Here is a man simply standing on the pavement, or on the roadway. How can you in terfere with him ? Mr. SMITH—We feel the full difficulty of the case ; for we admit that the liberty of the subject is a matter not lightly to be touched. But we sub mit to you that this obstruction is caused wilfully, and for an improper purpose. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I shall be very glad if you will show me a law to deal with the subject. I shall most willingly put it into ope ration. I believe the attention of the Police Commissioner, as well as of the magistrates, has been already called to this nuisance ; but it is better for you and a deputation from the parish to wait upon the magistrates. Bride-lane, however, is out of my jurisdiction ; it belongs •to the Guild hall district. Mr. GOODMAN (chief clerk.)—There was once a very wholesome law, that any person who shall hinder or obstruct the footway should be liable to a penalty of £5, but that law was repealed in 1849. The LORD MAYOR.—I think the best way will be for the inhabitants to request these men to move off, and then, if they refuse to do so, we will'see if steps can be taken to compel them. I had heard of this nuisance, and one day, when passing, I went through Bride-lane, and what I saw then was quite enough to convince me that the business of the tradesmen there must be seriously affected by it, Mr. Deputy OBBARD.—I asked a policeman one day how many men he thought were collected there, and he said 250, and you may judge of the inconvenience arising from so many people being collected in so confined a thoroughfare. Here are two gentlemen who live at the corner of Bride-lane, and who have a good many country customers ; and the other day a customer went to one of their shops and said he should come no more, for he was afraid to pass through the crowd, and always had to but ton up his pockets. Ido not know whether there was really any occasion for him to button up his pockets. The LORD MAYOR.—No ; but he thought there was. The Rev. Mr. MARSHALL—Yourlordship will be better able to form an opinion as to the extent of the nuisance when I tell you that the place is often quite as full as this court is now. You can only get through by pushing, as when in a crowd. The LORD MAYOR—By the operation of the law, these persons have bean driven out of the public houses and other places, and now they take to the streets. Mr. SMITH—Is it too much to ask your lordship to take the opinion of the City law officers on the subject The LORD MAYOR—I will give the case my best consideration, and if the nuisance can be put down, it shall be. A DEPUTY--We are often taken away from our business, my Lord, to ask these men if they will move on. Sometimes they do so, to come back again directly ; but at other times they load us with abuse, if they see that there is no policeman near. It would be a serious inconvenience to us, even if they were all gentlemen ; but when you take into consideration that they are a mixture of the lowest of the low, your lordship will see how very serious is the inconvenience, to say the least of it, to which we are exposed. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I again promise you that I will take the whole matter into my most serious consideration, and that if anything can be done it shall be. The deputation then thanked his lordship and retired, AMERICA. Mr. HORSFALL gave notice that on Tuesday next he would call the attention of the house to this subject. IMPORTATION OF OPIUM INTO JAPAN. Sir E. PERRY inquired of the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if there was any provision in the treaty with Japan to prohibit the importation of opium into this country ; and if any steps had been taken to prevent it. Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that by the treaty means were adopted to restrain the trade in question. OFFICERS OF THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Gen. CODRINGTON asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the offer of additional rank lately acknow ledged as due to certain officers of the Land Transport Corps, it was made a condition that they should repay to the Treasury part of their full pay, issued to them in the years 1857 and 1858, for duty actually done with their regiments in their present rank ? General PEEL said that an equitable arrangement had been made with reference to the officers alluded to. TENDERS FOR PAPER TO GOVERNMENT. Mr. COWAN asked the Secretary to the Treasury if the Government had given its deliberate sanction to the proceedings of the Board of Inland Revenue, in having re cently issued advertisements inviting tenders for the supply of 1,250 reams of writing paper of an unusually large size to be manufactured by the said board into postage enve lopes, such tenders to be lodged not later than the 31st current, and the said board not being bound to accept the lowest tender; also, if there was any reason why any paper required by the public should not be received through the Stationery-office at the lowest price tendered, with ade quate security for the due fulfilment of the contract, and, after due examination, accepted or rejected as might be ? Sir S. NOR THCOTE said the subject was under consi deration. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. In reply to a question, Sir J. TRELAW.NY said he was ready to postpone the further stage of this bill till next w ee k, lint he trusted a day would be given him to proceed with it. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would not be able to. appoint any day for that purpose. He would take that opportunity of referring to the debate of last night, and stating that in his opinion it was desir able that the discussion should be put an end to. (llear.) He had no desire but to meet the views of the hon. mem bers of that house. He was placed in a situation of very great responsibility, and he had received a number of communications from members on both sides of the house, and though he did not wish to interfere with the rights of hon. members to address the house, yet he trusted that the house would come to a vote on Thursday evening. (Hear, hear.) POSTAL SUBSIDIES, &c. (CANADA, &c.) Mr. W YLD moved for an address for copies of the ad dress from both branches of the Legislature of Canada to her Majesty, relative to Postal Subsidies and the Intercolo nial Railway, and of the correspondence between the dele gates from Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and her Majesty's Government, relative to the Intercolonial Railway from Halifax to Quebec.—Agreed to. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ACT AMENDMENT. Viscount RAYNHAM moved for leave to bring is a bill to amend the act 16 and 17 Vic., c. 21, for the punishment of men convicted of aggravated assaults on women and children.—Agreed to. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT AMENDMENT. Viscount RAYNHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Act.l3 and 14 Victoria, for the more effectual prevention of cruelty to animals.—Agreed to. Mr. G. HARDY obtained leave to bring in a bill to in demnify such persons in the United Kingdom as had omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments, and to extend the time limited • for those purposes respec tively. EAST INDIA DESPATCHES. Sir E. PERRY moved an address for copy of financial despatches between the Government of India and the Secre tary of Statelor India, respecting new loans required for India (in continuation of Parliamentary papers, Nos. 55 and 69, of the present session). And of all notifications of the Government of India concerning the public debt (in continuation of Parliamentary papers).—Agreed to. THE REFORM BILL. THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. GLADSTONE resumed the adjourned debate. In addition to the great ability displayed in the debate that had taken place, there were other points deserving of notice, and amongst them most prominent was the unanimity of opinion prevailing in the house as to the necessity for;Reform. Such being the case, he regretted extremely that those who were accordant in sentiment on the substantial ques tion at issue, should have been divided, and the cause of Reform delayed by this want of union amongst hon. members, without which an adequate bill on this subject was impossible. (Hear, hear.) The coursepro posed by the noble lord the member for the city of London in bringing forward a resolution to defeat the second read ing of the bill was a practice he felt bound to condemn, and ho would therefore vote against the resolution. He cer tainly considered the Government had acted unwisely in not adopting the course recommended to them by the two right hon. gentlemen who felt bound to tender their resigna_ tion on the introduction of this bill. Although the feeling of the country was one of confidence and gratitude towards their representatives, he thought the conduct of the House of Commons, in reference to the question of Reform, did not entitle them to much gratitude or con fidence. (Hear.) In the case of his noble friend, the member for Tiverton, when he was Premier, he did not bring in a Reform Bill in consequince of the war, and again in consequence of the dissolution of Parliament, and finally the dissolution of his Government. (Laughter.) The right hon. gentleman adverted to other causes for non-legislation on this subject which had arisen for some years past. He did not say that these causes were not sufficient, but he thought that, from the delay that had taken place in dealing with this question, honoumble members would not be doing their duty to their constituents if they threw any impediment in the way of passing a reform bill. Bev is I I -day; s. d. .3 6 7 0 5 9 5 6 4 0 a