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9TCH TS. wheat shoo' low, and t,I IB , itely in sal e Barley veil dear. Other A n] A Rd s B'd s 6d s 41 s . Od r, consisting s were Vol 3mained un -6d ; short me of 141bg. t 7s 6d to 83 Is per store* F a t pork) London and it the close. 4—Che ster Lancashire ns, 951 I."' ' 501" 2 1-16 I -- 1,78 i 79-' cis, Brad ish, 62. ices rather Counties , 'runk Div ds, 1011—' 52I—Cale ks, Df Colo-nel the wife Kensing" iter. f Clement s Church, Esq., ®f of John Diary's► to Henry Viarianno 3 Charles Surrey, Graves .d ot. the Star. hell, of et, aged ;'ton, the ?arhailif idm irn 1 y :park, 1..2 aged ........'...... )UNG, ~0. • 11d, Inty o V. R. -- SALE—HARNESS, SADDLERY, AND WOOD. BY Order of the SECRETARY OF STATE for WAR.--TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ,5 the ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, on MON DAY, the 14th of F e b ruar y , 1859, a t 11 o'clock in the fore reciselY, the following Stores, viz. : — H A R NESS, SADDLERY and WOOD. May be viewed, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the three working Var previous to the sale, and Catalogues obtained at the lir"• ° ffice, Pall-mall; at the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal , oolwieh. CONTRACT FOR WELSH COALS FOR MALTA. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 4th Feb., 1859. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED IiaNGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO March GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the I st arch next at Two - o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for sup- Ving and delivering into Store at her Majesty's Naval ard at MALTA„ 13,000 tons of sounr WALES COALS, tit for the service Of her Majesty's steam-vessels. Th e Conditions of the contract and a form of the tender ma ybe seen at the said office. No tender will be received %T.r Two o ' c l ock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed . ft less the pa r ty attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. A E , Try tender must be addressed to the Secretary df the ldiniralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten 11' for Welsh Coals for Malta," and must be delivered at Somerset-pl ace , accompanied by a letter signed by two re pensible persons, engaging to becomebound with the person tr de ring, in the sum of £4,000, for the due performance of e contract. pUBLIC READINGS SOCIETY. COMMITTEE. Rev, W. H. Brookfield. I W. Charles Kent, Esq. .v.„ev. P. D. Maurice . S. C. Hall, Esq. Rev. J. M. Bellew. • Wm. Howitt, Esq. Rev: J. G. Lonsdale. I Geo. Harris, Esq. Rev. Alex. Watson. E. Powell, Esq. R ev. 0. P Owen . &c. &c. The • wen ' object of this Society is to establish Public Readings for the Entertainment and Instruction of the Working Classes. I plans are to procure Public Halls, School-rooms. and oLherts convenient places, at a small cost, and to supply Evening Wings from English Literature adapted to interest and a general audience ; such as the works of Shakspere, Scott, Goldsmith, Dickens, Macaulay, &c., &c. Some seats Will be reser ve d for those who can afford to pay for the accom modation at the uniform charve of one shilling, which will be their contribution towards the cost of providing for the Poor. with this exception the Rooms will be opened to any Per thanpaym comfortably ne Penny and no more will be admitted can be seated. As soon as the room is full, the doors will be closed. The Readings will begin at Eight o'clock precisely, and close at Half-past Nine. N.B.—The aid of Subscriptions will be required to defray the expenses of the Society, and those who approve the object are requested to put down their names for some Annual Con tribution, however small. Public Institutions, Clergymen, and Parish Authorities, Would much promote the objects of the Society, by lending the use of Rooms convenient for the purpose. Competent Readers are invited to give their assistance. ~Communications, subscriptions, offers of rooms for the Wings, &c., are to be addressed to the Acting Secretary, a u% JOHN COLLETT, at our Chambers, 1, Essex-court, Temple, or to `.EDWARD W. COX, or Honorary Secretaries. CHARLES J. PLUMPTRE, REAES. The following Gentlemen h a v e en , gazed to read :—Rev. F. Maurice, Rev. .T. M. Bellew, -Rev. W. H. Brookfield, Rev. G. Lonsdale, Rev. A. Watson, Rev. 0. F. Owen ; E. W. 4r , Esq. ,• G. Harris, Esq. •U. Lawrence, Esq. ;C. J. ,11mptre, Esq. ; E. Po we ll, Esq. ; W. Charles Kent, Esq. ; • C. Stockdale, Esq. ; and S. C. Nall, Esq. NOTICE. The Next Readings of the Society will be as foltows Thursday, Feb. 10—At the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end. BY the Rev. J. M. Bellew. ' ▪ n daY, Feb.ll—At the School-room of St. George the Martyr, T ueobald's-road. By the Rev. Alexander Watson ; E. W. Cox, Esq. ; and W. Charles Kent, Esq. ,admission, One Penny. Some Reserved Seats, One Shilling. The doors will open at half-past Seven, and the Reading begin precisely at Eight. No admittance after the ~ .unlg has begun. *** Schools admitted free of any charge whatever. ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY ttiti lLimited) for the NAVIGATION of the RIVERS of " I ` • (Under Subsidy from the Indian Govern em Capital—£2so,ooo, in 25,000 Shares of £lo each. Now proposed to be increased to 4500,000. Jun TRUSTEE. es Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. DIRECTORS. chairman—Colonel Grimes, Norwood, and Ampthill Lodge, , Southampton. Van Bourne, ton i Capes P. Pere Cot R.N., Alport House, Whitchurch. -- k" 41 11 W. H. Hall, MN., C. 8., Director of the Peninsular Capin Oriental Steam Navigation Company; j J. C. Hoseason, R.N., Highbeech, Essex. st r ni.,,e9 Kennedy, Esq., late of Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy. itcdul s_pencer Login, Director of the Oude Railway Com• Pun Kew. MANAGING DIRECTOR. John Bourne, Esq. Aunrrons. John Glenny, Esq., Strand. George May, Esq., Gresham House. SOLICITO. Messrs. H. R. Hill and Son, T RS hrogmorton-street. BANKERS. Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane. SECRETARY. John Mathewson, Esq. Offices : 9, Billiter-street, London. The Directors give notice that, in consequence of the great and undiminished demand for Steam Vessels upon the Indian ri vers, and th e w id e fi e ld presen ti ng itself for their profitable ern ploYment, they have resolved to double the capital of the - alanany. ,The Directors have the satisfaction of announcing that the tl:_k e teaniers and ed barges, consisting of twelve vessels in all, which 7 forward from this country in August last, have now arrived safely in India, and will commence plying upon the Avers without delay. An equal number a vessels of still greater ower is at present in preparation, and will be sent cue as sooner possible. Before embarking in the present undertaking the Directors had not only satisfied themselves of its eminently profitable natur e but they had secured for it the marked co-operation Of the Indian Government, by the acquisition of a subsidy ; Ind the Government, both by the gift of land for stations, ~..W a rkshops, and depots, of wod for fuel, and in every other i ." 4,7, has rendered every possible aid to the present under taking- At the same time the Directors have insured com plete exemption from Government control and interference ; and this is the only Companyto distinguished which pos sesses any Government support. The Directors have the satisfaction of finding that not only th e , me ports of the Company's servants in India, but the W hole concurrent testimony of the advices received from that country, through whatever channel, completely confirms the _tiTourable anticipations they long since formed of the profit able character of the present undertaking. It would be im possible, however, within the limits of an advertisement, to ZaPitulate the numerous evidences of this truth which the 1-'l,rectors are constantly receiving ; and they content them 'elves, therefore, with giving the following quotation from a r ec ent leading arti c l e i n th e "Times," which shows that simi ,,r info rmation had been reaching that paper through its 'lndian Correspondents. "It From the Times,'29, 1859. rem is not only Government but the whole nation that seems on —aa• Any day during the last year we might have filled r Columns with the complaints of shipbuilders at the de fromof their trade owing In a great measure to the happy iaation of the' Russian War. But what do we now hear ° India ? They wonder there what our shipbuilders are abo ut. Month after month they are expecting the steamers that tre l t o co _ The Indian General Steam Navigation Company u2e are this month,' says our correspondent, a dividend zi.Jocs and upwards per cent. The Home Government had ea Out requested to send out six river steamers, and it had sent only one, which it said, wouldbe enough.' Next month,' 'Mt-times our inforinant, 'the Indian Government had 'to en gage all the freight of six for two trips at a price which would raYe bought the new vessels wanted twice over. There is rla and work, we are told, for 300 steamers on the Ganges irtipie, owing, as it does, through a territory with a popula 41of 350 to the square mile, with an export trade of " 0 000, and an internal trade beyond human calculation. rht, with this vast opening before us, there are found men in Waste their of life, neither schoolboys nor dotards, who can e their time in holding meetings and memorialising Go le,l:llment to find them customers for their shipping. Many 11 ,trne ere this has war ministered to peace, infusing a quicker en.e2ement into its idle, dreamy soul. To this Mutiny, perhaps, _wie owe the real opening of the Indian navigation to British owe and the railways which are certain to follow. But !rjmni sat ; we have said enough to start our shipbuilders 'u,shipowners, if they are Englishmen." ne Directors have all along felt that neither the vessels nich they have already sent to India, n•r those which they "ave at present in preparation, could do much to satisfy the treat w a nt of Inland Steam Navigation which exists in that • e t ,° llll try. But they have also all along felt that the only safe ._ ei entering upon such an undertaking was not to rush into it With sanguine precipitation, but to advance with gra dual and cautious steps, and without being dazzled by the large prospect of profits it holds out. The first steps, how rter, having been successfully t a ken, the whole of the exist -23' Shares in the Comp an y h av i ng b een a ll o tt e d, and being Ra premium i n th e mar k et, an d the field being so large as to quire a l arge capital to work it in an ef fi cient manner, the trectors are of opinion that the time is come when the capi !” of the Co m p any may be advantageously increased, and e y have therefore, resolved to raise the capital to half a Million sterling without delay. Directors, for the new Shares m u st b e f orwa rd e d to the - Drectors, at the offices of the Company, 9, Billiter-street, London, on or before the 28th day of February next ; and existing Shareholders will have a _preference in the allotment. A deposit of two shillings per Share to be made on appli- Cation. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Oriental Inland Steam Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will a ll o t t o me of the new issue of Shares in this Company ; and I hereby under take to accept the same or any less number that may be allotted t o m e, to pay the calls thereon when due, and to sign the Articles of Association-when required. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de elenine. Vienna. Pharmacie Pharmacies de Paris. Imperial College of Me- I. TR ESEMAR Nos. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a to: Wais teo ge, at devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried..in the Pocket. Sold in tin cases, divided into separate ( loses, as admi n i s t ere d by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux , Rieord , ;Eo radapted for both sexes. ItIESEIVIAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RELAXA TION, SPERMATORRHCEA, and all the distressing vui l se quences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or L'°° long residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual strength and vigour-to thousands of debilitated individuals n who are now in the enjoyment of health a nd the ctions of Manhood : and whatever may be the cause for " I SQUALIFICATIONS for MARRIAGE, they are effectu ally subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. S TRIA NO. I effectually, in the short s E pace EM of R three d ays, com pletely and entirely eradicates all traces o f Gonorrhoea , both in its mild and aggravated forms, Gleets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of "firth Kidneys, and those disorders which Pains of the Loins an so long been thought an antidote for, IT the v iru id and C o fu the e health han d of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR NO. 111. is the great Continental Remedy for Syphilis a nd Secon dary Symptoms. It also constitutes a certain cure fo r Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cutaneous Eruptions, removin g in its course all corruptions and impurities from expelling vital elling stream, as altogether o eradicate the virus of dise ase , and expel it with the insensible perspiration , through the m e di um of the pores of the skin and urine , and is a never-faili ng remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the English Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevitable de struction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sar saparilla in the world cannot restore Price Ils., free by post, ls. Bd.extra to any part of the kingdom; or four cases in one for 335., by post 3s. 2d. extra, which saves lls., and in ,t 5 case , , Whereby there is a saving of £1 12s. 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PUBLICATIONS. Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo, with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF GEORGE IV. From Original Family Documents. By the DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM and CHANDOS, K.G. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Col burn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE." This day is published, ADA M B By GEORGE ELIOT. E D E. Three Vols., post Svo., £1 lls. 6d., Wm. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. This day is published, price 95., A HISTORY of FRANCE from the EARLIEST TIMES to 1848. By the Rev. JAMES WHITE, Author of the "Eighteen Christian Centuries," dm In post Bvo, pp. 650, with Index. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.—Now ready, MR. DOD'S PARLIAMENTARY COM PANION for 1859, contains ALL THE NEW MEMBERS of the House of Commons, all the new Ministerial Appoint ments, &c, Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria Lane, and all Booksellers. WESTERN CENTRAL AFRICA. Just published, price One Shilling, ABRIEF REVIEW of the SLAVE-TRADE, and the Measures adopted for its Suppression, as bearing on the Interests of British Commerce in Africa, pre liminary to Suggestions for the Development of the Commer cial Resources of Central Africa, as the only effectual Anti dote to the exportation of Negroes. With a short Notice of the Kingdom of Benin. By ROBERT JAMIESON. London : Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. NEW WORK ON STRICTURE. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA. With the Reasons why they so often appear Incurable. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Curisf 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 of 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, demonstrating his success and explaining the cause of it. By his systematic management a 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, 18.58. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858, with Nominations for 1859, is now published. W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn, London. JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GREAT GLOBE. —DIORAMAS of JAPAN, CHINA, and INDIA. — Admission to the whole building, One Shilling.—GßEAT GLOBE, Leicester-square. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. 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. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM , 3, TICHBOURNE-STREET (Opposite the Hay market), Open daily (for Gentlemen only). LECTURES at Four and Eight o'clock, on important and Interesting topics in connection with ANATOMY, PRY SIOLO VrY, and PATHOLOGY (vide Programmes). Admission ONE SHILLING. DR- KAHN'S NINE LECTURES ON THE PHILO SOPHY OF MARRIAGE, &c., sent post free, direct from the Author, on the receipt of twelve stamps. A RGYLL -ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These popular and celebrated rooms are open every eveningywith R. R. 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The Comic Pantomime, entitled THE MISER OF BAGDAD, represented in the circle at each performance. Pit, is. ; Boxes, 28. ; Reserved Seats, 35.; Stalls, 55.; Private Boxes, X 2 2s. Children under Nine years of age, half-price. Gallery, 6d. Two Performances Daily at two and half-past seven p.m. OINOPOLION TAVERN AND HOTEL FOR GENTLEMEN, Nes. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, High-Holborn. The Best Served Dinner in London for is. 6d. A Succession of Joints, &c., from One till Seven o'Clock. Henekeys, Abbott, and Co.'s Wines and Spirits. Private and Smoking Rooms. WHO WILL PAY THE CHINESE INDEMNITY ? Why, the English themselves. An export duty is to be levied, and then not even the East India Tea Company will be able, as they now are, to sell Mt. of Black, Green, or Mixed Tea, at is. 10d. per lb., and Coffee, in the Berry, at 10d.—Warehouse, 9, Great St. Helen's•chuxvh yard, City. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USICD IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. WHEN YOU ASE FOR GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c. WOTHERKPOON & CO., GLASGOW AND LONDON. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. A Superior Home is of Bred to a Gentleman of steady habits, en- Paged during the. day, by a family residing. near Regent's ark. For a young man coming to London for the first time this would be found a desirable residence. Terms moderate. References to be exchanged. Address, J. P., Wright's Dairy, Granby-street, Hampstead-road, N.W. 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 kee ping horses in good condition it is unequal led. yigs fatter, 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 benefitted by it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by Testimonials frt ,m the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri culturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing 448 feeds (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-of f ice orders payable to JoFteph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London. N.B.—The public arecautioned against being imposed upon by worthless imitations. APPETITE AND INDIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat, Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Cur ries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the storiaach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safeguard Ito health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch street, London., and 68, Broad-street, Worcester ; also ty Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen aud merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealer .11 in sauce. N.B.—To gu and against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PJAIRRINS " are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ON MEDICAL GALVANISM IN THE TREATMENT OF NERVOUS DEBILITY, ORGANIC WEAKNESS, &c. Just published, price Is., post free, 13 stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION : A Medi ca l T rea ti se on NE7a,VOUS DEBILITY and FUNCTIONAL WEAKNESS, more particularly in reference to the INFIR MITIES and !DISORDERS of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM; tracing the Origin of these distressing afflictions to causes which vitiate the very fountains of Life and prematurely de svigour of Manhood. With Practical Obs erva ti ons o Cure of these Diseases, and on the extraordinary re storativelmpotence an d Sterility, in which cases it is applied with ou t teethe power of LOCAL GALVANISM in Spermatorrh oea , pain or danger., and is frequently successful without the aid of medicine. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., V, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Redstered Licentiate of the London Societ y of Apothecaries, Doctor of Medicine of the Universitye of_ E rlange n , Honorary Member of the London Hospital Mi_u Soci ety. persons, An erroneous impressio n exists that d puuunblqiucaalnifineoduncements on these disorders emana te onl y , from al lose t a are practitioners stall assume any me . -ic dis uished—a point of great but as the new Medical Act provides . that title,none t b i ut registered legally qualified can readily be and skill are equally r ly r n e ce qu i t it si c te as . cases where secrecy, confidence, mount utility are brought together — f a cts appeli to In the new edition of `Self - Preservat ion ,' facatsng of patrhae prudence theem of eu n f l e l e w bl ho areent and ultimatesufferingfro lomasffs of thosewh i chections s without which man forfeits the dignity of nature , a nd sinks to the most piti a bl e d ep th s o f p hy s i ca l a nd moral degradation. ow in volvee r In cases where the vital essences have been weakened by the influences of tropical climates, by pernicious habits. indiscri jnitruraienl n l a cy a t t m t ib e ue e xnwiti7ifttoshhusetnelste improper diet, hardship, or by iniudic ious successful, o s appl i cation curef e vo e a t n d L o io u p n t aca e l d Gs b e as y l vl t va l n e ei rs a em u tr,he recovery v i ee n r yg c - junction been pronounced impossible. Published by the Author, price la., 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 ; .T, Guest, Bull-street, Birmingham; Baraclough, Fargate, Sheffield ; Rayner, High-st ree t, Southampton ; W. Love, Enoch-square, Glasgow; H. Powell, Westmoreland street, Dublin, or from the Author, who may be coxsulted daily, from Eleven till Two, and from Six till:Eight, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, Londe n ?' ~~.~ ~~u - NrWSPAPER' was ik iacei l e keel was 410 - • 0 „0 THE NAVY, V . iatl • _ • :40 11'11 \\,-44 4 130'. 9 f l a , s ; • • ion of her - It - ' , a l J o % 4, I . • in dock at Devon port on Monday, when it was Ae , - " 1 6 4 . ctaWINIIINI& , . • ••• 6z , 7. • 1 , • it 2 011111110 2, 'o9i , t i' 1141 :&47 - , \ ; - *a: .0` ~1), • , " Oho"' :Sl' gone, and that her bottom was thickly studded ,„ DIE • - ; - `" with muscles. stel:gehippojrt The screw steamsloop Racer, 11, Commander tho Hon. T. A. Pakenham, steamed from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound on Monday, and took in her powder, preparatory to sailing for the North Ame rican and West India station. The broken bowsprit of the screw steam-frigate Curacoa, 31, was removed from her at Devonport on Monday. It is to be replaced with the bow sprit belonging to the frigate Pique, 40, which has been taken'out for that purpose. The paddle-wheel steam-vessel Lightning, from Portsmouth, with Mr. Craddock, master shipwright, for Pembroke, put into Plymouth on Monday, to disembark 17 supernumeraries for the Curacoa, after which she sailed for her destination. Her Majesty' s steam-sloop Virago, Commander Dunn, having in t ow the Conway, 26, intended for a training ship at Liverpool, p u t i n t o F a l mou th, from Plymouth, on Sunday, owing to stress of weather, and sailed again on Monday. The paddle-wheel steam yachts Black Eagle and Vivid got up steam yesterday morning, in pur suance of an Admiralty telegram, and sailed from Woolwich at an early hour for Portsmouth. The Vivid embarked 48 supernumerary seamen and boys from the Fisgard, and the Black Eagle was ordered to call at Sheerness and embark supernu meraries from the Waterloo. An Admiralty de mand was likewise transmitted to Mr. Rice, mas ter shipwright, requesting to be informed when the Banshee, in dock at Woolwich, could be got ready for sea, and to name the earliest date. The reply stated that " the partial repairs necessary for home service only could be got through by the 12th inst., and that the more important details rendering her fit for foreign service might be completed, if re. quired, by the 19th." The whole of the ships in course of construction and under repairs at Wool wich are ordered to be completed with despatch. The screw steam-frigate Galatea, in a forward state of progress, has received an additional num ber of hands. The officers of the shipwright de partment of Woolwich dockyard are desirous of correcting a slight inaccuracy which appeared in our military and naval intelligence of yesterday, to the effect that " the Nankin was built at Chatham," whereas she was built at Woolwich and launched from that yard in March, 1850. The present is her second commission. The whole of the war material shipped from Woolwich Arsenal on board the ill-fated ship Czar, wrecked off the coast in the Channel, consisting f 51 68-pounder siege guns and 400 tons of stores, having been lost, a second cargo is ready for embarkation at Woolwich, and will be shipped in a few days. The freight-ship Plover was yesterday taken up for the conveyance of war stores for Barbadoes. Her Majesty's screw steamship Royal Sovereign 131, wasyesterda.y warped under the sheers in the steam basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, and shipped her bowsprit. Her Majesty's gunboats Havoc, Hardy, and Grasshopper got up their steam to test their ma chinery, in the steam basin, Portsmouth, yesterday. Commander Joseph Bickford, of the flag ship Victory, at Portsmouth, has been summoned to attend the Royal Naval Commission for the more efficiently manning the British navy. The Fire Queen, yacht, Master Commander F. W. Paul, went out of Portsmouth Harbour yester day morning, to test some improvements to her machinery, which were successful. The Nankin, 50, at Chatham, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore the Hon. Keith Stewart, has commenced rattling down her rigging. As soon as she is paid off she is to be turned into a screw steam ship. The Urgent, 6, embarked yesterday alongside the Portsmouth Dockyard jetty the right wing of the 2d battalion of the 23d Regiment, from Alder shot, comprising 19 officers, 526 rank and file, 3 officers' wives, 18 women, 22 children, and 3 horses, for conveyance to Malta ; she will ail from Spit head to-day. A desperate attack was made yesterday by a con vict on his warder in the Portsmouth Dockyard. The warder was severely injured. The convict was secured, handcuffed, and placed in an underground cell in the convict prison. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. L. V. Peyton, Lieut. the Hon. Richard. Hare, Lieut. Edward Poulden, Lieut. Sir Lambton Loraine, and Lieut. C. P. Palmer to the Algiers ; Lieut. It. H. Roe to the Victory ; S. J. Cunningham, surgeon, to the Al giers, and John G. Smith, assistant surgeon, to the Algiers. It was Mr. John W. Mel. Hall who was appointed on Monday master to the Algiers, and not " Molfale," as stated in mistate. THE ARMY Col. Bloomfield, aide-de--camp to the Queen and second commandant at Woolwich, has returned from leave of absence and resumed his official duties. The head-quarters division, 2d battalion, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, arrived at the railway sta tion, Portsmouth, at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, and were immediately embarked on board her Majesty's screw steam-transport Urgent, Commander J. W. D. M'Donald, for Malta. They appear . to be a re markably fine body of men. The following are the officers and troops embarked :—Lieut.-Col. E. W. D. Bell and wife ; Capts. B. Granville, J. P. S. Shadwell, R. P. Armstrong, and R. Douglas and wife; Lieuts. C. J. Wrench, W. Romilly, W. H. Fitzroy, A. Cary, A. Gra h am, and F. W. Hutton ; Eniigns W. R. Murray, H. 0. Lloyd, and C. Morgan ; Paymaster G. K. Leet, Adjutant C. C. Lees, Quartermaster G. Burden and wife, Surgeon Alexander S. "Fogo, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon R. W. Berkeley, 26 sergeants, 13 drummers, 488 rank and file, 19 women, 23 children, and 4 horses. The Urgent sailed this morning for her destination. Preparations are in active progress at head-quar ters, Woolwich, to render the large draught of Royal Artillery, namely 12 field batteries, ordered. to be held in readiness for India, as enumerated is The Sun of Saturday, as efficient as possible. A detachment of 90 drivers will be dispatched from Woolwich, and distributed throughout the batteries at their various stations in readiness for embarca tion during the present week. COURT OF ALDERMEN. t m o 'as F A held COUNCILMAN for the dispatch of ed in the adjourned considera• of Mr. John Elder Duffield, 'AR]) OF ALDERSGATE. pt public ilo Y sTnph e r s eo t Tf e b cE r t u opF d h s u lo a e i RE n y : e pp a s TEe s ri ict P .: i i t: l ooe : nNd • complaining of defects in the list of electors for this ward, and against the return of Deputy Lor. kin as common councilman. It will be recollected that the petition complained. that the list wrongfully omitted the names of cer tain freemen entitled to - vote, while it contained the names of others not entitled to vote, and that Deputy Lorkin had been elected common council man notwithstanding he was not a householder within the ward. The petition prayed that the election might be declared void, and that Deputy Lorkin had not been properly elected. Mr. De Jersey appeared on behalf of Deputy' Lorkin. Mr. Duffield said that the first objection ho should make to the proceedings on St. Thomas's day last was that the list of voters relating to the election was not a true list, and that therefore the election was irregular and illegal. He referred to the statute of tho 2d Will. IV., cap. 45, sec. 5 4 # which stated that the duties of the revising officer were to commence on the Ist October i n every year. ' The Lord Mayor—Does that act apply to the City of London ? Mr. Duffield—This is the.foundation of the frau chise. The list that I contend ought to have been made use of on that occasion was the list of 1858, and not that of 1857. The act says that on the Ist of November in every succeeding year the list shall be given to the officer appointed to re ceive it. Th act says that that shall be the list then in force ; and it follows that if a simultaneous election were to take place for a member to serve for_ the City of London in Parliament, on and after the Ist day of November, one of the grossest anomalies would freemen occupiers with. a member a t n o d vote Note upon for the list of exist, because the the non-freemen occupiers who are on the is the e t g h ros e list then in force. Thy l ol i efB : sl3iB o sa f t relblrBieeascdina7uellsinsesttu' bom thatwoul d i t is not the true list, and that the Fhe ° r ee last were aline- , o n n eo S n t s . e T qu h e o n m e a e s' o s i the y votes having been ta k e n in conformity with it. r i e ll d e i g n E s i I. 0. Fisher was then called by tho peti• tioner, and said—l am a • so icitor, and reside at 162, Aldersgate-street. I was present at the wardmoto of Aldersgate on St. Thomas's-day last. I products the Parliamentary lists and the ward lists of 1857 and 188. I have examined both, and the name of Deputy L or ki n is not on either. Mr. Piper, clerk of Aldersgate Ward, was then examined at some length in support of the allega tions of the petition. This was the case of the petitioner. Mr. De Jersey having addressed the Court, The Court was then cleared of strangers, who were re-admitted after the lapse of about tea minutes. The Lord Mayor—Mr. Duffield, I am desired to express to you that the full concurrence of the law , officers has been given to the unanimous decision of the Court, that your petition s hould be dismissed. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1859. READING STEEPLECHASES—Wednesday, 9th, and Thursday, 10th February. TRAINS leave Waterloo-bridge Station for READING at 8.5 and 10.50 a.m., returning at 4.10 and 7.45 p.m. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PEER. The Earl of MORNINGTON took the oaths and his seat on acceeding to the title. Lord CRAN WORTH asked the Lord Chancellor whether he would lay on the table a return of the statistics of debtor and creditor quoted in his speech last night ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said there would be no objection to furnishing the returns referred to by the noble and learned lord. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a petition in favour of an alterationof the Law of Debtor and Creditor. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Bolton and other places, praying for an alteration in the law with respect to the Transfer of Real Property. GLEBE HOUSES, Viscount DUNGANNON put a question as to whether any measure sanctioned by the right reverend bench was likely to be introduced during the present session to alter and amend the law relative to dilapidations in glebe houses ? The noble viscount said he had received a great deal of im portant information from different parts of the country with respect to the dilapidated state of glebe houses, and he had intended to propose a bill to their lordships, but he would much rather such a measure should emanate from the epis copal bench. The Bishop of LONDON, in the absence of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, said that the Episcopal Bench had seriously considered the matter, and directions had been given to frame a bill on the subject. It was a very difficult subject, and therefore he would not give a distinct promise that the bill would be introduced during the present sessi' IMMIGRATION OF FREE NEGROES. Lord BROUGHAM, in pursuance of notice, asked whe ther the royal assent had been given to the Jamaica Immi, gration Act ? The Earl of CARNARVON said the best attention had been given by the Secretary of the Colonies to the act re ferred to by the noble and learned lord, and he had deter mined to submit the act onthe very first opportunity to her Majesty for confirmation, as he was satisfied the bill worked very satisfactorily, which was, in fact, nothing but a confirmation of the principles which had been repeatedly sanctioned. The bill had not been hastily adopted by the Jamaica legislature. Lord BROUGHAM said the bill was introduced into the Jamaica Assembly one Wednesday, andhad passed through all its stages the Wednesday following. In that time two days intervened, Saturday and Sunday, during which no business was transacted, and consequently no petitions could be presented. Earl GREY believed that the system which the bill legalised would ultimately, instead of leading to an en couragement of the slave trade, prove a most formidable rival to that trade, and restore prosperity to our colonies. He thought the colonial legislatures ought to be closely watched, as after a bill passed by one of them had once been confirmed by her Majesty, her Ministers could only overrule it by a 'special act of the British Parliament. After a few words from the Earl of AIRLIE, The Bishop of OXFORD thought as there were certain alterations which the Government intended to suggest to the Colonial Legislature to amend, it would be better if the bill, with the alterations, was presented and laid on the table of the house. Their lordships then adjourned. when the report of the commission for maiming the navy, with the evidence taken before the commissioners, would be laid on the table of the house ; _and also when the return of the deserters moved for last session would be laid on the table P Sir J. PAKINGTON said that a report had been pre pared, which would be shortly laid on the table, in refer ence to the first question ;, with regard to the second ques tion, the report was not yet ready. TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA AND INDIA. Mr. LAURIE asked the Secretary for War when it was probable that the Turkish medals so long promised by the Sultan would be issued to the British troops who served in the Crimea ? whether it was intended to give any reward for service in India F. and whether it was true that several of the Queen's regiments now in India had been ordered home ? General PEEL said that 47,000 medals had arrived in this country, 10,000 of which would be given to the navy, and the rest distributed amongst the soldiers who had served in the Crimea. Her Majesty proposed to give medals to the troops engaged during the mutiny in India. CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Attorney-General whe ther, seeing the probability of an early dissolution of Par liament, it was his intention to deal with the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, so as to endeavour to correct its tendencies, or to permit the electors of Great Britain and Ireland to elect members under its present enactments ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the subject was under consideration. EXCHEQUER BILLS. In reply to Sir G. LEWIS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Exchequer bills had accumulated very rapidly. WEEDON. Mr. NICOL asked the Secretary of State for War whether any report had yet been made by the Royal Com mission, appointed in pursuance of avote in this house in the last session, with the view to inquire into the system upon which the books and stock had been kept at Weedon, as well as the general mode in which the business of that establishment, and other similar departments of the public service, had been conducted ; and, if such report had been made, when will the same be laid upon the table ? Mr. WALPOLE said that the report had not been pre - pared, but it would shortly be prey • ited to the house. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT. - -- Viscount EBURY moved for leave to bring in a bill to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Mr. B. HOPE strongly deprecated the introduction of this measure, which he contended was agitated only by per sons actuated by factitious zeal or interested motives. (No.) He contended that public-opinion was against the measure, in support of which he cited the feelings which, he alleged, were entertained by the Roman Catholics of Ireland and dissenters, who viewed the question from totally different points. If any hon. member would vote against this motion he would be most happy to second his amendment. If, however, the bill passed the present stage he could assure the noble viscount that he would encounter tho same oppo sition with which the measure was received last session by those with whom he (Mr. B. Hope) agreed. The house then divided, and the numbers were— For the motion Against it B5 Majority Leave was then given to bring in the bill. SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. W. EWART moved that on every Tuesday and Thursday (beingni hts on which Government business does I not take precedence the house do not sit later than 12 o'clock at night. He sai that the motion which he had the honour to introduce had the candid approval of the late Speaker, who was then one of the most experienced members of the house. He (the late Speaker) con sidered that the debate which took place on Wednesdays which were not to exceed a certain hour were generally the best, and his (Mr. Ewart's) object was to carry out that principle as far as he could. He believed if the motion was agreed to it would not interfere with the full freedom of debate, but that it would have the benefit of curtailing the speeches of hon. members. He denied that private members would be placed in a worse position than they were at present by the adoption of the proposition, for they all knew that independent members had little chance of proceeding with their bills after midnight. He felt satisfied that diurnal instead of nocturnal legisla tion would be of advantage to the public ' and would afford relief to the Government, the officers of the house, and to the Speaker. Mr. LAURIE seconded the motion, and considered that it was preposterous, even in cases of Government measures, for the house to sit after 12 o'clock. Mr. LOCKE KING was opposed to the motion. Mr. WALPOLE considered that however desirable it would be to terminate their proceedings at 12 o'clock. still he could not consent to an hour being fixed to adjourn the house at a fixed hour, because it would be unfair to private members who had only two days for their motions. Mr. W. WILLIAMS supported the motion. Lord PALMERSTON did not consider that the motion could be carried out with benefit to the public service. It would be very desirable if hon. members could contract their speeches, but measures of the greatest im portance might be before the house which it would be in convenient to postpone at a fixed hour. Mr. EWART replied, and the house divided. The num bers were — For the motion Against it 237 Majority 209 THE MUTINIES AT MEERUT AND UMBALLA. Colonel SYKES rose to move for an address for copies of all correspondence between the Commander-in-Chief s and judge-Advocate-General's Departments and the military authorities at Meerut, whether divisional, brigade, or regi mental, respecting the court-martial at Meerut in April, 1857, upon the 8,5 troopers of the 3d Light Cavalry ; together with copy, in extols°, of the proceedings of the court-martial and correspondence consequent thereon ; and of all correspondence, reports, or,proceedfags relating to the 36th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry having, at Umballa, in March or April, 1857, expelled from their caste (excom municated) those of their comrades, constituting a detach ment of the 36th Regiment, engaged in learning the Enfield rifle practice at the depot of instruction at Umballa. He said that he held in his hand a paper which had been laid on the table of the House of Commons during the recess, which was designated " Further Papers, 8 A, insurrection, East Indies." This indicated that it was a duplicate of the original number 8. That paper he saw in manuscript at the India House in the spring of last year, it having been intimated to him that it would be laid on the table of the house. He replied that if that was done he should be con strained to move for certain papers and documents which contained information which had been left out of thatpaper. On this it was withdrawn, and the matter passed by. Nevertheless in the recess the paper appeared, and it com prised a selection of the correspondence relating to the pro ceedings of a court-martial at Meerut on 85 troopers of the 3d Light Cavalry, and of the proceedings relating to the 36th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry . at Umballa, who were excommunicated by their comrades as having lost caste by using the Enfield rifles. He would read a pas sage from a letter of the Judge-Advocate-General of the A rm y, c k igned " H. Young, Lieut.-C01.," to the Chief Com missioner of the Punjaub, which was to the effect " that the Chief Commissioner must have observed in the public journals an erroneous account of the mutiny in Meerut, which Colonel Sykes had given in his speech in a debate in the previous August. This account coming from such high authority, would be received as the correct ver sion of what had occurred at Meerut, and as it would be some time before Colonel Sykes received an account of the true state of the case, it was necessary to - explain that he had been led into error by some ignorant and designing in dividual, the effect of which would be most injurious, for that it appeared, as if an officer of the cavalry had endea voured to force the greased cartridges on the men, and that the commanding officer had prevented it." He (Colonel Sykes) was not bound to answer such an accusation, but when the terms ignorant and designing were applied to his informant—a person of character and honour, and an eye witness to what occurred—he was bound to defend him. The papers before the house contained , among other docu ments, a letter written by an officer of a troop of the 3rd Cavalry the night before the mutiny to the commanding officer, explaining the circumstances in which the men were placed, and urging him not to force them to obey the order. It was the universal practice that all proceedings of court-martials in extenBe should be sent to the India House, but it was not done in this case, and in selected statements great injustice had been done. He would read a memoran dum of what occurred at the neighbouring station at Um belle, near Meerut, and which was a station for the practice of the Enfield rifle, and where, consequently, the greased cartridges were used. The memorandum stated that each regiment of native infantry had instructions to detach an officer and a certain number of sepoys for rifle practice at Umballa. The 36th Regiment at that time composed part of the escort of the Commander-in-Chief—General Anson. A detachment of this regiment left far Umballa. The' Commander-in-Chief continued his tour of inspection, and arrived at Umballa in March or April, 1857. The detach ment of the 36th Regiment there, as was usual, came out to meet their comrades, but those who had been practising with the Enfield rifle were repulsed by their comrades, and declared to be excommunicated, as having lost caste by the use of polluted cartridges. The men in question ex plained to the others of the regiment that there was nothing polluting in the cartridges ; but they were deaf to the expla nation, and treated the men as outcasts. They informed their officers of the fact, and wringing their hands, and with tears in their eyes, described the miserable state in which they were placed, that is, neither mothers, fathers, brothers, nor sisters, could touch or come near them, and they were severed for ever. The circumstances were made known to the officer commanding the depot, .who censured the native officers of the 36th Regiment for allowing such treatment of the 1:20n. The native officers, taking alarm, said that there was ne substance in their complaint, and that the re proaches of thejr associates were only a jest. The facts were known at the neighbouring station of Meerut, and the mon of the 3d Cavalry, when they were asked to adopt the new method of using cartridges, distrusted it, and com bining the circumstance with what had taken. place at Umballa they told their officers the night before the parade at which they were to use the cartridges that they would not obey the order to do so. This became known to the authorities, and a letter was written by the Adjutant-General to the secretary to the Governor-General, to the effect that "at all the depots for rifle practice the men had used the now cartridges, and precautions had been taken to prevent the men from the depots on rejoining their corps from being taunted with having used the Enfield rifle. ' He (Colonel Sykes) had carefully read his speech of August 11, 1857, and he had not a word to alter or unsay in it, and the documents he asked for would testify t 9 its accuracy. If the documents lie now moved for appeared to gainsay any thing he had said, he would acknowledge his error, bat till they did so, he would repeat his opinion that nothing but the most lamentable ignorance of native feelings and M ee ru t ; prudces, and want of tact, had caused tho outbreak at e but it having broken out, nothinK but the most fatuous inaction, when two European regiments were in the garrison, prevented its being crushed ; and if that had been done the men would have been prevented getting to Delhi, and we should have been spared thousands of lives and millions of money. Lord STANLEY said it was quite natural the hon. and gallant gentleman, whose statement had been contradicted , d s hould be desirous to vindicate his assertion. He (Lor stani,!,v) hod made inquiries about the papers refprre to, and had ascertained that they were not yet sent to England. He would write to India for them, but as some of them might be of a confidential nature, the hon. and gallant member would allow him to see them before he promised to lay them on the table of the house. He hoped the hon. and gallant gentleman would therefore withdraw the address he had moved. It was quite possible that the papers would be of a character to be laid on the table, but if they consisted of correspondence between the Commander in-Chief and the Judge Advocate General, it might be inconvenient to produce them. Col. SYKES said he had the utmost, confidence in the noble lord's assurances, and would leave the matter entirely in his hands. The motion was therefore withdrawn. ABOLITION OF CHURCH RATES. Sir J. TRELAWNEY moved for have to bring in a bill to abolish church rates. Mr. GRIFFITH protested against the title of the bill, which, if it were introduced in so rapid and unobserved a manner, might prejudice the entire question, and render any amendment of the measure afterwards inadmissible. The bill ought to be introduced under a neutral title, such as "to amend the law relating to church rates;" this would allow the discussion to proceed fairly ; but under this title, as " a bill to abolish church rates," it would admit but one way of settling the question. It was not likely that either house of Parliament would allow church rates to be thus sum marily swept away, without any consideration of the inte rests involved in them. He could understand that such a proposal suited the political purposes of gentlemen anxious to win the applause of popular constituencies, but he did not believe the country would approve of it, or that the honest religious Dissenters wished to carry into effect so intolerant a design. He would not offer any impediment now to the in troduction of this bill, but only protest against the free judgment of the house being fettered by the title of the bill. Mr. PIKE asked the hon. member for Tavistock to ex plain the provisions of his bill. Sir J. TRELAWNEY said the bill was precisely of the same chafacter as that which he introduced last session, and he trusted no opposition would be offered to it in this stage, as he had understood from the right hon. the Home Secretary that the Government would consent to its introduction. He desired that the question should be settled ; but in order that everybody might have an ample opportunity of making his views heard upon this bill, he would not ask for the second reading until to-morrow (Wednesday) fortnight. Mr. DRUMMOND remarked that the hon. baronet was desirous the question should be settled, the meaning of which was that he desired the Church should allow herself to be robbed quietly. It had been openly admitted by the school from which this and similar measures proceeded, that they did not care about church rates, but they urged this question as a way of getting at the abolition of tithes. That was what they wanted, and if they did not intend to put the tithes in the landlords' pockets, they intended to put the church rates in their own. This bill being the same that to a certain extent passed the house last year, some re spect was due to it, and it was difficult to refuse leave to bring it in, but the members who were hosiile to the object of it had a right to stipulate that no advantage should be taken hereafter of the title. Mr. WALPOLE said the hon. baronet had asked him whether the Government would oppose the bringing in of the bill, and heanswered that the bill being the same as that of last session, no opposition would be offered at this stage. The discussion uponthe bill would take place hereafter, and he (Mr. Walpole) would be ready to state the objections he had to it on the second reading. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. PAUPER SETTLEMENT. Mr. S. ESTCOURT moved the appointment of a select committee to examine into the operation of the Act 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 66, which enacted that no poor person should be removable who had resided five years in any one parish ; and also the Acts 10th and 11th Victoria, cap. 110, and 11th and 12th Victoria, cap.' 110, which provided that the relief given to such irremovable poor person should be charged on the common fund of the union. It was neces sary to deal with the subject now, because the last cited act would expire next year ; but it did seem to the Government that the time had now come when the whole question must be decided upon. In 1834, when the new Poor-law Act passed, all means of any poor person acquiring a settle ment, elsewhere than in the parish of his birth, were taken away. This went on for 10 or 12 years, and was found to work very hardly, since formerly, under the old law, a poor man could move from one place to another, and acquire a fresh settlement wherever his occupation or industry called him. In 1846, therefore, an act was passed, providing that no poor person, having resided five years in any parish, should be removable from it. But no sooner had that act been passed than it was found to entail a great additional expense on particular parishes, and in the next year an act was passed which charged the cost of the relief upon the whole of the union in which that parish happened to be situated. A select committee, of which Mr. Evelyn Denison was chairman, sat in 1847, to determine this great question of settlement and removal. That committee examined many witnesses, and investigated the matter. Several resolutions were passed by the committee, but when the report drawn up was put to the vote in that committee for adoption, it was negatived, and as the labour of the committee was altogether thrown away. Time passed on, and nothing was done, but from year to year these temporary acts were con tinued. In 1855 a committee was appointed to consider one branch of the subject, the removal of Irish and Scotch poor persons ; but that committee found itself compelled to con sider the main question, and passed a resolution recom mending that the term of five years should be reduced to three, and that the area of irremovability should be ex tended from the parish to the union. In the following year the President of the Poor-law Board introduced a bill to carry those recommendations into effect, but that bill was withdrawn, and now the question was as far from being settled as it was in 1840 ; indeed, it was in a worse position now, in some respects, than it was in 1834. It was proposed therefore to decide now whether the provisions of the two acts he cited in the title of this bill should be maintained, and under what conditions, or whether they should be superseded by some other provisions. Mr. H. A. HERBERT observed that the interests of the Irish poor were deeply involved in this question, and he hoped there would be some Irish member appointed on the committee. Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he proposed to put the same names upon the list as those of the gentlemen who composed the committee last year, and in that list Ireland would be fully represented. Mr. AYRTON thought it would be useless to examine into the operation of two isolated statutes without going into the whole system. The entire administration of the poor laws in every department should be embraced in the inqmry. The area of relief, and the area of management, should be the main questions for consideration, in determining the principle of settlement. He meant to take an early oppor tunity of bringing this subject before the house. The resolution for the appointment of the committee was then agreed to. ROUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY. ) The SPEAKER, took the chair at 4 o'clock. Mr. Adams took the oaths and his seat for Boston, and the Lord-Advocate for Linlithgowshire. STANDING ORDERS. Colonel W. PATTEN moved the appointment of the Select Committee on Standing Orders :—Colonel Wilson Patten, Mr. Henley, Sir William Heathcote, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Thorneley, Mr. Eliott Lockhart, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. John Arthur Wynne.—Agreed to. COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. Col. W. PATTEN moved the appointment of the Com mittee of Selection—Sir It. Ferguson, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. B. Carter, Mr. Deedes, and the chairman of the select committee on standing orders. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Col. W. PATTEN also moved that no private bill intro duced into the house, not being brought from the Lords, be read a second time after Wednesday, the 23d inst., except with the especial leave of the house.—Agreed. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Several private bills were read a first time and ordered for second reading, and leave was given to bring in a number of others, chiefly for the construction of new railways. NEW "WRIT. On the motion of Sir W. JOLLIFFE a writ was ordered to issue for the borough of Enniskillen, the Attorney-General for Ireland having accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favour of substituting direct for indirect taxation ; against auricular confession in the Church of England ; for the abolition of hop duties and of the timber duties ; for the better regulation of the sale of poisonous drugs, &c. THE BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, a writ was ordered to issue for this borough, in consequence of Mr. J. Townsend having accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds since his election. SEA CO .ST FISHERIES (IRELAND) : Mr. M'MAHON gave notice that on the 22d inst. he would move for leave to bring in a bill to assimilate the laws relative to sea coast fisheries in Ireland with those of this country. GALLERY OF PICTURES. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked the Chief Commissioner of Works if a gallery for pictures was building, and in what locality ? If so, what would be the expence, and out of what moneys voted by Parliament would such expence be defrayed? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said tha the question referred to a matter of greater importance than at first sight seemed to be implied. It referred, really, to the National Gallery. The house would recollect how they had been wearied by the constant unsettlement of this question. The Government, having no confidence that any further inquiry by committees of the house er by royal commissions would produce a satisfactory result, and acting upon what they believed to be the general feeling of the house, had cut the Gordian knot, and endeavoured to bring the question of the National Gallery to a satisfactory settlement. The whole of the buildings in Trafalgar square would ultimately be devoted, and speedily he hoped, to the National Gallery. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") Anxious that this long-vexed question. should be brought to a satisfactory settlement, the Go ment had offered to the Royal Academy terms wiEch they thought were conceived in a liberal spirit. They were pre pared to offer a site, and were prepared now to recommend the house to grant a vote for the purposes of the build ing. But the Royal Academy, animated by a spirit which he felt sure the house would appreciate, resolved to act independently of the public funds. They announced their readiness to raise a building for themselves, and de clined any public contribution. (Hear, hear.) That being the state of the case, and it being settled that the building in Trafalgar-square should be devoted to its original pur poses alone—for as to Marlborough House, the Prince of Wales announced his desire that it should be made suitable for his residence at all convenient despatch, and he thought it would be ready for him next November—it was all the more desirable that a final decision should be mutt° on the sUbjeCt. He understood that Marlborough House would not be in a proper state to receive his Royal Highness in less than eight months. The honse was aware that, through the great kindness of her Majesty, this building had for a consi derable time been in the service of the public. It was neces sary for him to fulfil the pledge which he had given to the trustees of the National Gallery, that the Turner and Ver non collections should be placed in proper reception cham bers until they could be removed to Trafalgar-square, and also that wherever they should be deposited no question could be permitted to arise as to whom they belonged, and that the Government should have control and custody over them. Their first idea was to Trepare the building known as Carlton Ride for their reception, but it was found that the expense would be very con dderable—that it would not be less than £3,000, and that, after all, the building was not fireproof. It was almost i. mpossible to find any building which was suitable for the purpose. Under these circumstances, it was suggested to the Government that they might, on that part of the land at Kensington-gore rented by tho Royal Commissioners, -erect a gallery which would be adequate to the exhibition of the collection granted by Mr. Sheepshanks, until the buildirt i t at Trafalgar-square was ready for their reception. As Pa Himont was not sit ting the Government could not consul tt it, and the Govern ment, therefore, took upon themselves the responsibility as far as the expense was concerned. The first estimate made for this building at Kensingta a was not as great as the expense which would be in, curred by the tem porary fitting up of the house at ' Carlton Ride. The I whole of the sum which it was content.] dated would be spent upon this temporary gallery at Keen ington would not be equal to the annual rent of the presu ises which they once h anwlTv ad hhioduiecre d thhd e e s wbwr ignaecostuidevoted ehdsdeunch a o for bwe this purpose; anand`l to trusted, therefore, that the hon. b arone t wou ld see that every care had been taken. He h o p e d th a t th e b u ildi ng s a t Trafalgar-square ouwftloaatnhttrheenieogrfTnrnaeinatethset use Turner accomnuxL aa4 bua adt V toinjo e gnt rn hae o fto n GrKo c cev o ons l ue l ms ec ecinu t tg i ii o otoe n nsun s t , : and wants were constantly springing; W p, that the public in terests suffered injury in consequence. He trusted thatthis explanation, which he thought due to the house, would prove satisfactory. (Hear.) Mr. KINNAIRD asked where t site granted to the Royal Academy was situated ? The CHANCELLOR of the El CCHEQUER replied that it was the area around Burlingt c m. House, but that it would be connected with other public buildings. The in terior of the academy would be left to 4 • the academy, but the exterior would be subordinate to the 4 it 3signe of the Govern. ment. MANNING THEN VY. Sir C. NAPIER asked the First I l o) 11 of the Admiralty SALE OF POISONS. Mr. WALPOLE moved for leave to bring in a bill to re gulate the sale of poisons. At the end of last session a bill on this subject came down from the House of Lords, founded on the report of the late commission ; but objections were taken to certain clauses interfering with the druggists' busi ness, and at that late period of the session it was thought better to let it stand over for further consideration. All the reasons, however, which were then urged in favour of such a measure had since been increased by the fearful accident which occurred last autumn at Bradford, where a whole population were put in danger by the inadvertent sale of poison. The present bill was founded partly on the Arsenic Act, passed 15 years ago, in which there were certain re strictions on the sale of arsenic, the fact of the sale, the name of the buyer, the quantity sold, and the purpose for which it was required, having to be registered. It was the opinion of Mr. Jacob Bell, Dr. Hornaman, and Dr. Taylor, the eminent chemists, that the Arsenic Act had to a great extent answered its purpose, in diminishing the number of poisonings by arsenic, and Mr. Taylor said that, during the last year only two cases were brought to Guy's Hospital. The Registrar-General's report showed that the number of cases of arsenic poisoning during the year 1857 was reduced to 27, whereas in the two years 1837 and 1838 there were 185 cases of poisoning by arsenic, or 94 in a year, If the law regulating the sale of arsenic had so far succeeded. it was desirable to extend similar provisions to the sale of other poisons. But the late sad occurrence at Bradford re sulted from a mistake ; instead of selling the article which the purchaser demanded, and which was one supposed to be innocent, the dealer sold another article, which in fact was arsenic. The existing provisions merely as to the sale of the poisonous article were not sufficient to prevent such a mistake, and it was necessary there should be some legal regulations as to the keeping of poisons, as well as the sale of them. The bill of last year, in order to supply this defect, provided that in the dealer's premises there should be a poison closet, where all his poisons should be kept to gether, separate from other medicines or drugs ; but it was objected that the business of a chemist and druggist could hardly be carried on under such a condition. There was another method suggested by the committee of the House of - Lords which, he thought, might very reasonably be adopted. It was that the person who sold certain poisons should be required to keep each article in a box or vessel labelled in a conspicuous manner with the word " Poison," and that the article should be sold in a wrapper, or cover, also labelled " Poison." All the evidence showed that this would tend to prevent mistakes, and the bill which ho now asked leave to introduce, therefore, 'contained such a provision. Certain penalties were imposed for breaking this law, and power was given to the justices in session to order any constable to go into shops where such articles were sold, and to see that the law was duly observed. He believed this would have a good effect, though, no doubt, the com mittee were right in saying that the best security would be to raise the standard of education among chemists and druggists, and to take care that they were well qualified to compond and dispense the medicines in which they dealt It appeared from the Registrar-General's report for 1857, that 401 persons died by poison in the course of a year ; in 113 cases the poison was not specified , 34 persons died by opium, besides 89 by laudanum, and two by mor; phia ; 34 by prussic acid, including 15 by essential. o f almonds i 27 only by arsenic ; 23 by sugar of lead , 13 by oxalic acid • and 15 by sulphuric acid. The deaths by poison might be divided into murders or m anslaughters, suicides, and accidental deaths. Of death s from the use of qnack or i m proper medicines, the number was stated at 183 in four years. It was not to be expected that any legislation could ma terially diminish the number of suicides or of deaths caused by poison deliberate 4 given for the purpose of taking away human life ; though inn cases of murder, such regulations as he proposed ould, no doubt, give a clue to the detection of the guilty persons. As he had before said it was a mistake to suppose that any regulation with respect to the sale of poisons would stop self-destruction. The registrar's report showed that eight tenths of those cases arose from the halter, drowning, or the razor, and only two-tenths were ascribed to poison or other ca uses. The object of the bill was chiefly to rezdat the keeping and sale of poisons, so as to prevent the fearful number of accidents which had arisen from the sale of these articles. The other point which he had to brillk before the house was the articles which should be included in the sc hedule as poisonous articles. The committee of the House of Lords had placed 23 articles in one schedule, and he did not know how many on the other. Now, it was impossible to expect that the business of chemists and druggists could be carried on with such regulations, and he had cut down the number of articles from 23 to 13 , and should be glad to find that the number could be still further diminished. The only artiolvi with respect to which he felt any great diffi culty wore laudanum and opium, because they wore con tinually asked for by the poorer classes in small quantities and by placing difficultieSui the way of obtaining such quanti tities, trade might be unduly interfered with. Ho hoped he had overcome the difficulty by including the poisons of PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD. opium and laudanum in the schedule, but providing that where any poisonous article was required by medi cal prescription the enactments of the bill should not apply, and also that where laudanum and opium were asked for Hi small quantities the strict regulations of the bill should not be observed. He invited the attention of the house to the bill on its passage through committee, and would take care to fix such a day for its consideration as would suit the convenience of those parties who were interested in the at tter. The motion was then agreed to, and leave was given to bring in the bill. CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION. Mr. ALCOCK obtained leave to brine in a bill for the voluntary commutation of church rates. ----- • ----- - COLONISATION AND SETTLEMENT (INDIA). Mr. W. E WART moved the re-appointment of the select committee to inquire into the progress and prospects, and the best means to be adopted for the promotion, of Euro pean colonisation and settlement in India, especially in the hill districts and healthier climates of that country ; as well as for the extension of our commerce with Central Asia ; and that the committee do consist of eighteen members. Mr. VANSITTART said that two va,cancies had occurred in the committee, in consequence of the hon. members for Guildford and Leominster having accepted seats at the Council of India, and tbe hon. member proposed not only to fill up these two vacancies, but to enlarge the committee by the addition of two others. The committee was already it conveniently large, and h e was a f ra id th a t if th e y p ur sued the system which was acted on last year they would be un able to make any report during the session. Mr. CHEETHAM recommended the nomination of one of the members for Manchester on the committee. Mr. WALPOLE thought that when:committees were re appointed they ought to be confined as much as possible to those members who had previously served. A regula tion had been made by the house that the number should not exceed 15, unless some special reason should be given for a larger committee. He suggested to the hon. member the propriety of giving notice of the names for consideration on a future day. Mr. EWART had no objection to aceede,,to the proposi tion of the right hon. gentleman. The motion for the appointment of the committee was then agreed to. ELECTIONS. Mr. COLLINS obtained leave to bring in a bill to assimi late the time of proceeding to election and polling in Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland ; to limit the time of proceeding to election during ree,eso, and for vacating seats by bankrupt members of the House of Commons ; and for other election purposes. _ PRINTING. On the motion of Mr. S. ESTCOURT the following select committee was appointed to assist /dr. Speaker in all matters which relate to the printing executed by order of the house, and for the purpose of selecting and arrang ing for priding returns and papers presented in pursuance of motions made by members of the house :—Sir J Peking ton, Sir F. Baring, Mr. Secretary Walpole, Mr. Henley, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Wilson, Mr. S. Estcourt, Mr. Bonham- Carter, Mr. Greene, Mr. Divett, Mr. Gaskell, Mr. Thor neley, and Sir S. Northcote ; three to be a quorum. MOTION FOR SUPPLY. The house went into committee thereupon, Mr. FITZROY in the chair. That portion of the Queen's speech relating to the esti mates having been read, it was resolved that a supply be granted to her Majesty. The report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Viscount Bury, Sir J. Trelawney, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Al cock, and Mr. Collins brought in their respective bills, and the house adjourned at half-past 7. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS-FEB. 8. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT. Motion made, and question put, " That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Legalise Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister." The house divided—ayes, 155; noes, AYES-155. Adair, H. E. , Gore, W. R. 0. North, F. Agnew, Sir A. Greene, Capt. J. Onslow, Guildford Akroyd, Edward Gregson, S. Paget, C. Alcock, T. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Palmerston, Visct. Archdall, Capt.M.E. Gurdon, B. Pease, H. Ayrton, A. C. Gurney, Samuel Pechell, Sir G. Bagwell, J. Hadfield, Geo. Percy, Sir Thos. E. Bailey, Crawshay Hamilton, Lord C. Philips, Robert N. Baines, M. T. Hanbury, R., jun. Pilkington, James Ball, E. Handley, John Pinney, Win. Barnard, T. Hankey, Thomson Powell, F. S. Bazley, Thomas Harcourt, G. G. V. Pugh, D. (Mont) Beale, Samuel llardcastle, Jos. A. Rich, H. Biggs, John Hassard, M. D. Ridley, G. Briscoe, J. X. Hayter, Sir Wm. G. Roupell, W. Browne, Lord J. T. Headlam, ThOs. E. Russell, Lord J. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Herbert. H. A. Russell, Hastings Butler, C. S. Holland, E. Russell, A. J. E . Buxton, C. Hudson, G. St. Aubyn, J. Byug Hon. G. H. C. Ingham, It. Salisbury, E. G. Cairo! , James Jackson, W. Scholefield, W. Calcraft, J. 11. Jervoise, Sir J. Shafto, R. D. Calcutt, F. M. Keating, Sir H. Shelley, Sir , j. V. Campbell, R. J. R. Kershaw, J. Sheridan, WB. Cardwell, Rt. 11n. E :King, Hon. P. Smith, J. A. Cheetham, J. Kinglake, A. W. Smith, R. Vernon Clay, James Kinglake, Serj. J. Smith, A. Cox, Wm. Knatchbull-Huges. Smyth, John G. Crawford, R. W. Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Spooner, It. Crook, Joseph Liddell, Hon. H. G. Stapleton, J. Dalglish, Robert Lindsay, W. S. Steel. John Davey, Richard Locke, Jos. Thompson,Maj-Gen Dent, John Dent Locke, J. Thornely, T. Dillwyu, Lewis L. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Tite, Wm. Duff, M. E. G. Luce, T. Trelawney, Sir J. S. Duke, Sir James M'Cann, J. Turner, J. A. Duncombe, T. S. Mackinnon, W.A.jn. Villiers, Kt. Hon. C. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Mackinnon, W. A. Vivian, Hon. J. C. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Malins, R., Waddington, H. P. Elliot, Hon. J. E. Mangles, Capt. C.E. Weguelin, T. M. Elphinstone, Sir J. Marjoribanks, D. C. Whitbread, S. Emlyn, Viscount Marsh, M. H. White, J. Evans, T. W. Marshall, W. Willcox, B. M. Ewart, William Martin, C. W. Willson, A. Ewart, J. C. Martin, P. W. Wood, Rt Iln. Sir C. Fenwick, Henry Masiey, W. N. Woodd, B. T. Ferguson, Sir It. A. Mellor, John Wrightson, W. B. Fitzroy. Rt. Hon 11. Mitchell, T. A. Wyld, James Fortescue, C. S. Moffatt, G. Young, A. W. Fox, W. J. Monson, W. J. Gard, R. S. Napier, Sir C. TELLERS. Gibson, T. M. Nicoll, D. Bury, Viscount Glyn, G. C. Noel, Hon. G. J. Schneider, IL W. NOES-85. Adams, W. H. Fellowes, Edward Newport, Visct. Adderley, C. B. Forester, Col. G. C. North, J. S. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Garnett, W. J. Northoote, Sir S. H Baillie, Charles Graham, Lord Wm. Ogilvy, Sir I. Baillle, H. J. Greenall, G. Packe, C. W. Baring, A. H. Hall, lit Hn. Sir B. Paget, Lord C. E. Baring, H. B. Hardy, Gathorne Palmer, R. Bernard, Lieut.-Col Henley, J. Patten, J. W. Barrow, W. H. Hopwood, J. T. Peel, Rt. Hon. J. Bennet, Capt. P. Hutt, W. Puller, C. W. Bentinck, G. W. P. Jones, D.I Richardson, J. Beresford, W. Kendall, N. Russell, F. W. Blackburn, P. Kinnaird, Hon. A. Sclater, G. Bowyer, George. Knox, Lt.-C01.8.W. Spaight, J. Bramley-Moore, J. Knox, Major W. S Steuart, A. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Langton, H. G. Stewart, Sir M. R. Bunbury, Capt. W. Laurie, J. Taylor, Lt.-CoL T. Cairns, Sir H., Lefroy, A. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Cecil, Lord R. Legh, G. C. Trollope, Sir John Cobbold, John C. Lincoln, Earl of Vansittart, Wm. Collins, T., jun. Macartney, E. Verner, Sir Wm. Conolly, Thomas McClintock, J. Walcott, Adm. J. E. Corry, H. T. L. Mainwaring, T. Walpole, S. IL Cross, R. A. Manners, Ld J. J.R. Walter, John Edwards, Major H. Miller, S. B. Warren, S. Ellice, E., jun. Monsell, Rt. Hn. W. Elmley, Viscount Montgomery, Sir G. 4 emonde, John Morgan, C. 0. S. , stcourt, T. S. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Hope, A. Farquhar, Sir W. Naas, Rt. Hn. Lord Drummond, Henry SPORTING INTELLIGENCJZ. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. To-day was almost a blank, the attendance at the rooms being but small, and the betting extremely scanty. For the Chester Cup Drogheda's name was only mentioned in connecton with offers of 100 to 6 against him ; Satinstone was a little in demand at 30 to 1; 100 to 3 would have been taken about Bankrupt; Herne was much inquired after, but 40 to 1 was thelowest price that would have been accepted about him ; 1000 to 20 was taken about Shuffle, and 1000 to 20 was laid once against Gorsehill. For the Liverpool Steeplechase the Brewer and Jealousy were equal favourites ; either of them would have been supported at 100 to 7. Not a wager, however, for this event, with the exception of 100 to 6 being laid agst Ghika, came under our notice. In other respects the following quotations will suffice : - - CLOSING PRICES : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 8 agst The Brewer (take 100 to 7) 100 to 8 agst Jealousy (take 100 to 7) 100 to 6 agst Ghika (taken) 20 to 1 agst Weathercock (nom.) 25 to 1 agst Tease (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Drogheda (offered) 25 to 1 agst Bankrupt (take 100 to 3) 28 to 1 agst Satinstone (30 to 1 taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Polestar (offered) 100 to 3 agst Herne (take 40 to 1) 100 to 3 agst Underhand (take 40 to 1) 50 to 1 agst Gorsehill (taken) 50 to 1 agst Physician (offered) .; 60 to 1 agst Shuffle (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (take 9to 2) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (take 12 to 1) Liverpool Steeplechase—The water jump is 15 feet wide THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT HAMMERSMITH.- Yesterday an investigation, which lasted several hours, _ took place at th e Bl ac Lion Tavern, Hammersmith, before Mr. Wakley, coroner for West Middlesex, touching the death of Mr. Joseph Hodges Barritt, aged 45, late clerk and relieving i officer of the West London Union, who was dis covered n the Thames near Hammersmith-bridge, with three wounds on his thijoat and other injuries, which lod to a strong suspicion that the unfortunate gentleman had been robbed and murdered, The proceedings excited considerable interest. Robert Jennings, a lighterman, proved finding the body of the deceased ; he was without his coat and hat, there were three wounds on the throat, and his knees and hands were severely mutilated. Mr. Thos. Phillips, master of the 'West London Union, said the decease d left - his duties as an officer of the union on the 3d of Jallllary j hand-bills and advertisements were issued , offering a reward for his discovery.—By the Coroner : The deceased was a married man ; he had been six years in office ;never I knew him attempt suicide ; lately he had been very desponding, but I c a nnot state the cause • he left his accounts strietly was acc n u o - t ' rate.—By the jury : k n ow of no person who had enmity towards the deceased , h e was generally beloved ; he embarrassed. —Mr. James Keene, surgeon, of Hammer smith, said the wounds on the throat were not sufficient to cause death ; no doubt he died from drowning,,—Mr. Phil lips said, after deceased's disappearance the office knife was mi ssed.—The coroner observed it was a very mysterious ca se.—The jury,. in the absence of evidence, r e t urne d a ver dict of " Found in the river with wounds on his throat, but how he came there there was no evidence to prove." TELLERS. 5 qrs.