The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-08 00:00:00

to say e, but he inciple of s at ♦aii- , een con [ablished ger awar arrived glaud to y, but to g peace. tiausace vote im nconeist t (Sir J. rent con nen then Ithorp to ad tar nt of the commis- I's prc,po nd. The to all of the three st to the ad freely remeey operty to way re- , .n by Coe tax. He iply seek t of lead ,he break- Church, roughout be under question y system ient, but or it. He :ouraging e able to Lion of re e part. t the set% eproroise, Lion. Its ,ceased in g a dispo :itly found :lommittee establish hear.) He o tax Dis was most ____ 38, and if t arise so friendly ai from not to au ) to widen ntere, but 'anded or ) be that fixed on a oral pope• a popular Icing of its ced buper lh feeling, v worked generous and tradi! principal population al to rela% ,brit of the ut he wan tally when. lestroy the the living parochial ncome for payable he asked s to be de ►greed submitted , and that House of kat affected the house 266 203 —63 used. ter to tour 'ening.) rder of the St. Geo. G. Stopford ce and par ass, and not the Gizzett4 rs patent to Right Hon. Stanley) to A India. ,6V. Robe rt in the prey of the Key Mr, Gorg e • his Rog chweriu. ,ESENT a. Edw ard , President TENA be Depuu Weber°go Artinerj" -- rice OgillY' Middles°. vie" esex hn Franco 1858. aseci to ad' o f OW Isgate-strew .r, south we, DWI" Melcoinbe )olstaplerl rne, perk. ingham. ose•atree* Nick, Stnf• aside Fate asgelf '" . 2 9 57* .-- .... •*.• 414 ••• 05 4 ••• , 25 1 i .•• 5 + 17 , 0 ::: 5Ei . •• ...... - -, get • 111. , s o 1 FE S ," 9 X 3 i n ' 0 o v 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 ... 0 .. Dad Stea l ! 30,entrI reel 13- 2ia eying the v een l id a be vo ti r roio ut o e i, tree' I a theme1100:1 law t he t ill thei o ,teniPt. t into PLG • xallll,,io 6 g , to fore 1 be en i° hund" i ►bl9 co MONEY MARKET AN) CONIDIERCHAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'Ceoex. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have exhibited little or to animation. The qualities of the various staples announced for public sale are very limited, and in most instances lower rates are current. Tea, however, has been steady. Sugar has been , 4111 , and a downward tendency has been ex hibited in values, notwithstanding the large entries for home consumption. In the Refined karket there is very little doing, and prices remain steady. A moderate business has been reported in coffee, and Plantation Ceylon has realised full values !tie() has been inactive, and the few sales reported bane been at lower values. Ruin and fruit have b een in moderate demand at about late rates, and Ittltpetre continues at full values. Tallow continues at Steady rates. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted ; July and September delivery, 51s. 6d. ; and list three months, 50s. 9d. per cwt. • Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton s Xarket yesterday closed firmly, and prices of all descriptions were without any material alteration. 4 :4 sales were estimated at 7,000 bales. The Rail- W ay Share Market presented a quiet appearance, and quotations slightly declined. A further amount of 60,0001. was taken out of ‘, Bank of England yesterday, and the movement easing commenced so rapidly, some anxiety is felt r hear of fresh arrivals from Australia, in order t hat no great deficiency may be caused in the bul jinn at the Bank of England. An efflux always attracts the attention of the speculators at the stock Exchange, and, although the aggregate amount of specie may be considered excessive, t he withdrawal of a few hundred thousand pounds always produces an adverse effect. If on the pre- Sent occasion there has been a departure from this rule, and the speculators have refrained from active dealings, they have nevertheless adverted to the movement as one of the unfavourable influences Which are likely to prevent any renewed buoyancy. A. meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Rawson, 'cans, and Co., of London, Liverpool, and Man ,laoster, china merchants, has just been h e ld, M r . "Airant in the chair. The statement of assets „ s a nd liabilities was as follows—total liabilities, 142 ,151/. ; total assets, 457,393/. ; showing a Su rplus of 85,3421. It was stated by th e accoun t an t th at the assets were such as would be realized 80 that every prospect existed that the creditor, Would be repaid in full, if time be fairly allowed. • agreed after some discussion that as the con had been of th e firm had been honourable, and the ile eolluts in regular order, that inspecto rs s h ou ld b e k The for liquidating the a ff a i rs o f th e fi rm . 4.4 e meeting then adjourned. The demand for money in Lombard-street, at t Bank, and in the Stock Exchange, is very ;Inlited, and accommodation can be obt a i ne d on . 4 3' moderate terms. In some quart ers th ere i s :I better enquiry for commercial purposes, owing a slight improvement in trade. • The market for English Securities is quiet, but presents a healthier appearance. Several small pur chases have been effected, and Bank brokers have ° Aerated to a limited extent ; these have im puted a better tone, and if the demand for s tock should increase, a recovery in values !onld no doubt ensue. Considering the depression at Paris, which seems to be increasing, and the W ithdrawals of gold from the Bank, it must be a dulated that the quotations are indicative of treat firmness. Consols have been transferred at ba ys 961 97. F or th e account ex dividend they been at 952 -1, and are 951 90. aThe New Three per Cents. are 951 96 ; the Re "cod, 951 96 ; the March Exchequer Bills, 325. I)r en l . ; the Bonds, 1001 ; India Debent ures , 99k ; dit to Bonds, 17s. to 21s. prem. ; and Bank Stock 18 221. The amount of business transacted in the Foreign ° ea. Market has not been extensive, but quota trllacentinue steady. Turkish 6 per C en t s . are 951 ; o ktilian 5 psr Cents., 1011 ; B uenos Ay rss 6 per 571 ttli-, 831 ; Peruvian 41 per Cants., 861 ; jittraish 3 per Cents., 455 ; and Belgian 45 per 981. The New Brazilian Loan is depressed, 14 .) 1 dis. to prem. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign t ° o lEs :—Grenad a D e f erre d B on d s , 51 6 ; Mexi 8, 3 per Cants., 20k ; Peruvi a n 45 p er C e nts., 88 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 66 68 ; Portuguese 3 l e l' Cents., 46 47 ; R uss i an 5 per C en t s. , 111 13 ; ditto 4i p er C en t s ., 101 103 ; S pan i s h 3 per Ce nts., 441 451 ; and ditto Deferred, 271. In the Railway Share Market, to-day rather less 4e tivity prevailed, and prices generally have im 13t'oved. Most of the leading lines showing an ad vance of about to 1 per cent. on yesterday's ~,.°B i rif quotations. Lancashire and Yorkshire, q arth-Western, and North-Eastern (Berwick), im- P!avecl ss. Caledoni ans , E as t ern C oun ti e , , an d 4 orth;Eastern (York), 10s. Great Northern, l ss. gi ld Great-Western, and B r i g ht on , 11. V a l e o f Heath have declined 1/. The Foreign lines were ; 11111 - Northern of Fran ca h ave rece d e d 1/. ‘ ll the Colonial Market East Indian have Itli Proved Os. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 68. Joint Stock Bank and Misc e ll ane o u s Shares have be en comparatively neglected. O r i en t a l Bank h l a,ve receded 55., and Union of Lond on s s . Royal 444 i1 Steam were dealt in at 59k. l, --Ensa FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY Iklak. Stock (From the 01ficsal Lists) 221. a on. cent. Reduced Annuities 9st i 6 6,1 6 4 i : :::e sto n e t k . Consols Annuities Shut 964- 7 6 12 °1 per Cont. Annuities 9li 6 54- t "r Cent. Annuities ll5/ Inlia Loan Debentures 99i 'luta Bonds £lOOO C Ditto, under £lOOO 2l 17 tksoh for Account 444 (06(1BU:0, 2d. Marcia. June. tl.OOO 32 35 [ :ZOO 36 I ~.. 8 nai1 .... .. 37 I ...tzeheq uer B on d s , 1358 , 3i per Cent.... m itto„ 1359 te P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. *kr.fian 5 per Cent. 4 Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. Scrip.... i par ttlenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B3i Kilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3l 4 4 'xican 3 per Cent — bltto Account 2OI i hertrvian Bonds, 41 per Cent B6l i Asian Bonds, liS22, i: St., 5 per Cent — D itto, 41 per C en t. ',Da nish Bonds, 3 par Cent. .1, thttO AI,COII/1t .. ‘Eirkit.l a Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account V5i i i II Dividends on the above payable in London. ° Can 21 p per Cent., ex. 25 francs 9,itto 41 er Cent ' O . 4 per Cent. Certificates pm. 2 tiltEl O'CLOCK. Consols account (July 8) FOREIGN TITLES. TO THE EDITOR OT THE SUN. l tt Lit)--By way of explanation of the statement in t o Tuesday's Gazette, contained in your paper, as forei gn titles not being acknowledged in this toll it latry, must have been forgotten that there are It It Persons as the Baron de Goldsmid, Baron de B e ‘hgehild, and Baron Dimsdale, who are both -(:47 1:1 and acknowledged in this country, to some t jeut, as become their forAgn title. and the Baron 11 0 erred to in the Gazette of last inesday, being a t o: tuguese title, it ranks higher than in any other tclitry, and consequently has au equal right with t o e a bove-named Barons to use such title iu this 1-14 try. Your obedient servant, W. B. tel:he prospectus has been issued of the Eastern Conn -11,-„.444d Duch Rbonish Union Transit Company, with a 1 3f . ;,'„ 4l of 30,0001. in 11. sbares. The system is proposed of 1 - „ " Ping goods through from London and other parts th, - "RAnd to various continental cities free of all rsk, tb• route being by the. Eastern Counties line to Har „ As o ; hence by steamers, to be provided by the corn tto,ir Rolland to connect with the Dutch Rhenish A PATI Y ; 44b0„ BOAT AQCIDENT AT W ESTMINSTRII-BRIDGE.— his ten o'clock os Sunday night a man named Rea, Up tl: l ' e t and her b ro th er , Mi c h ae l K e lly, w h o h a d been Und er Liver in a small boat, were attempting to pass one We stminster-bridge when the boat ran against Igifji the piles of th e b r id ge an d caps i ze d . R ea an d his koli v w ere rescued by a %gateman named Phelps, but 4014; as drowned. His body was not found for some SHARE MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Trlwo tals day Ectalaeu done this day. RALLWAT S. Paid' I Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June Belfast & Ballymen Ernuig. WolveTt. d Stour Valley.. Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Ca1ed0nian..........•. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass ,Cornwall De. A Do. B Dnblin&BelfastJnuo Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian Eastern Counties EastornUnion,A. stk, Do., do. P. Do. New A East Kent •• East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & GlasgoNs E dinb. Prth. &D rind 4, Forth and Clyde June. Farness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western Do. Str.V.R. gna. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. I Do. Thirds ...... 'Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir, Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwar Do. New, iss. 5/. 10s. Loud. Bright. di S. Cst. 'London &N. Wester, Do. Eighths London di S.Weatan Lndndrry.diCeleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.diLincln. Metropolitan Midland . Do. Birming. & DerhN Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.A berg. &Flrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warreupoint & Rrstrevor Norfolk‘. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern—Berwick 'Do. do. G. N.E. Burch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. Sc S. Wstn., 'ramp. stead, and City ;in North Staffordshire North Western... N. & S.Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton—. Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Centrtd Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union 'Sitingbourne &Sheer. !South Devon South Eastern !South Wales S. Yorksh. Riv¢rDun Do.. 1 5taines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton dr Eartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No:1 Thames Hay. D. &B Vale of Neath Waterfd. di Kilkenny WaterfordtkLimerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace , Do. A Do. B West London _ Do. First Class Do. Second Class 6.1- 6 - 81 69 - 71 9i - 26 - 27 88 - 90 81 - 811 34 - 36 4} - 5 ... ....' woo 8 - 8 16 - 17 59i - 60 46 - 48 31 - 33 - 15 ! 88 - 90 64 - 65 26 - 28 94 - 95 9i - 10 102 - 103 89 - 91 128 - 13( 102 - 104 51 - 56 - 58 86 89 11. —l2 p 11 12 1 , 891 90 1 A a 6 - 61 107 - 109 '9l,} -91 i - 924 - 931 37 33 2 ld 91i 92 63 I — l 65 ... - .• . 12 - 13 60 - 62 49 - 50 89 - 90 2 - 1 e 45 - 46 69 - 70 95 - 98 5 i bid 76 86 8 9 30 - 32 *.i i'd lOg 111 26 28 81 83 44 46 2} lA 35i —36 A 674 —68 i 80 82 13 15 . 7 5 d 8 10 35 •to ...... ki no . • •• - •• 2i - 3i 6 - 61 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff. , Brnt.& God ch. 6 p. c.bds. , 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, Do, do. , 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A slang Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. ....... • Do.4i p.c.Buds.,'s9' Geelong do Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben I Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per e Do. New. guar. 5 p.c ' Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per e. Do. p. c. Eaten.' Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Onde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do id pari d parl i -, d par 74 8i 183 88 75 80 74 78 i - lir, Ad -- part 103 -- 104 i 1 13i -- 19} 46 -- 48 814 -- 824 20i -- 214 PAT -- 180 -18 a 23 2ad 107 - 110 ,107 - 110 ,106 108 18 19 20 2041 1 lid id I d par d part ••• --- •• par --- §• p FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp&Rottordam 53 5i 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Fraucizco par 1p 5 all Belgian East. Janet — 20 all Beziers to Grais.3essac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 23 21 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 23f 241 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 7l 10 6 Italian Junction — 20 all L.,le Const. & Bale ... 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ... ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 2i 212 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 22 23/ 33! all Sfaria. Anteula 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof 2l. 21. 16 all Northern of France 35/ —35 f 20 8 Do. New 10 all 'NorwegianTrnk.Pref 84 94 20 all Paris and Lyons 2Bl 29 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 47 49 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c• I 20 11 Riga. and Dunaburg ••• 10 all Rome and Frascati-. 20 all Royal Danish ••• ••• 5 all Blyal Swedish — 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Mouse 7i 71 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref. 84 94 20 all Southern of France lB/ 181, 8 , 2 all Weat Flanders 4 - 5 10 all Do. 5 per c. Prof . 9 20 all W.dzN.W. of France 21i —22 i 20 6 Western of Austria , 20 all 'West, of Switzerland 6 all W iesl aden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prsf — 20 all Zealand ......... „., JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia 79 81 25 all Bank of Egj pt 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Lit, Co 50 all British N. American 57} 8 20 10 IC.llk.of Ind.Au.dlCh 31 2i 103 50 'City 56 58 100 25 Colonial .... •• ••• ••• 20k' all Commercialof Canada 100 20 Commercial of Loud. 20 all \ Eng.Seot.dzAus.C,lt 18 —18 i 18 20 all i Lon•Ch. Bk.of A art. 19i 20 50 '2O London and County ~. 50 10 London Joint Stock. • 30 1 . 00 20 LonlandWestminst. 451 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New — 23 50 25 National Bank 20 all New South Wales 43 45 25 all Clientalalak Corp 36 37 3q 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 63 65 10 all Do. New 25 all South J astralia ••• ••• 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia 1 46 47 15 Do. Now 1 31 33 f 0 10 Union of London 123 24 23i if 100 50 Unity Mutua1,..,..., - 100 50 Westrußk 01 Loud( 19 13 801 li I COI 59f 1021 2 i 90 129 30 51 50i 11 ill 89i f 38 103/ 91 31 93 91 i i 83 90 89,1 1 b 4 4 70 69/1 68 i I 104 i 31 i THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, ISS 8. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Barlow.) An inquiry of a very exciting character was commenced this morning, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's street, before the learned Chief Commissioner of Lunacy, touching the sanity of Sir H. bieux. There was a large attendance of gentlemen of the long robe. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Bodkin, appeared for Mrs. Bowyer Smith, the sis ter of Sir H. Mena. The Attorney-General, Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, appeared for Lady Meux. A jury of merchants having been empanneled, The learned Commissioner proceeded to explain to them the duty ehich devolved upon them, which was to ascer tain the state of mind of Sir H. Meux, Bart., of Hertford shire and Belgrave-square. If they were of opinion on hearing the evidence that the unfortunate gentleman was of unsound mind, then they would have to fix the date at which he became incompetent to manage his affairs because that was the point in issue. Mr. M. Chambers then commenced to address the jury. He said the duty which would devolve upon the jury was a very painful one, it was to fix the date at which Sir Henry Meux became incapable of managing his own affairs. There was no question about the insanity of the unfortunate gentleman, at the present time he believed that he was in a very hopeless condition. Sir H. Mews, the object of the present inquiry, was the only son of the late wealthy gen tleman who had formerly carried on the large brewery at the bottom of Oxford-street, known as the Horseshoe Brewery. Early in life he was placed at Eton, and even tually went to Oxford ; and although his mental faculties were peculiarly strong, he was of a very reserved disposi tion. Events went on, and in the year 1841, Sir Henry, on the death of his father, came into possession of all his property. There was an estate in Hertfordshire, and a large amount of property vested in the brewery, in which there were two other partners, Mr. Dudley Coutts Mar joribanks and Mr. Herries. Sir Henry Meux did not interfere in the active management of the brewery, but the quarterly accounts were submitted to him which he a'.ways examined. Sir Henry had three sisters, each of whom were married. One married Lord Malden, the son of the Earl of Essex ; ono Mr. Arabic, the son of the late Sergeant Arabin, and the other Mr. Bowyer Smith. In 1855, there being a strong intimacy existing between Sir H. Meux and Lord Ernest Bruce, Sir Henry married his lordship's daughter at Paris, and it was very shortly after this that symptoms of a very alarming nature presented themselves, and a change in his manner became evident to a number f persons. Nothing was done by the relatives until 1856, and evidence would be given by the medical and independent witnesses, which would show that in their opinion very considerable mental imbecility had taken place. Sir Henry who was very fend of field sports, went to the Highlands to shoot, and there met General Hall and several other gentlemen, and from the reckless manner in which he used his gun, it became dangerous to go out with him. The gentlemen there assembled did not say anything to Sir Henry, but his friends were so struck with the circumstances that they advised, in order to counteract the malady they feared was approaching, that the beat medical gentlemen should be consulted. Shortly after, a medical consultation took place, at which present, and is w a e t r io e n of the brain itlix w . a A s t l t h e e n i , r D o p r i . nio Watt n t h s a , t and dee i D d e r d F d e i r s g c r us o at i n had taken place, and in their opinion it was thought advis thoof was medical gentlemen a advis able that Sir Henry should be kept exceedingly quiet. On the day following this consultation as quite lette well, rwells andrece ived that he did not f from m SirHenry,i wish stating asteinege that t r again. Its the month of March last year a circumstance transpired which hada great effect on the powers of Sir H., viz., the dissolution of Perliatnent. Sir Henry had forsorne years represented Hertfordshire, and o n th e ti me o f th e election approaching, Sir Henry was advised to retire, which he refused. There were a number of candidates, both Conservative and Liberal, and in order to prevent tl• expenses of a contest, an arrangement was made to return one Liberal and two Conservatives—Herlerdshire return ing three members. The preliminaries were arranged, and a committee was appointed to decide who was to be the retiring Conservative, and it result e d th a t Si r H. M eux was the person decided upon. This circumstance pro duced the greatest excitement on the part of the unfortunate gentleman. He refaced to submit to the de cision of the committee, commenced a canvass, and was ultimately returned. In April, of the same year, the mele'' , began further to develops itself, and delusions began to arise ; his mind gave way, and ultimately ho sank into utter hope lessness. Sir Henry had a butler in his service, and on sue cccasion ho rang the bell, and, pointing to a picture hanging in the room, directed his servant to wipe the bread crumbs off the picture. The butler was compelled to wipe the picture to prevent Sir Henry from discharging him. The next day Sir Henry complained that all the doors were opened, and unless they were shut he would dis charge all the servants. The next symptom was exhibited in August of the same year, at a review of the Yeomanry Cavalry, he being colonel of the regiment. He was taken to the review in his carriage, and was with great difficulty lifted on his horse, and after that he was unable to give the word of command, so that the whole of the evolutions devolved on the Lieutenant. After the ceremony was over Sir Henry recognised Lord Verulurn, whom he told he was going to town. In August of the next year the ua fo. t unate gentlem an went to the Highlands t J enjoy another shooting excursion, and there exhibited more advanced signs of in , auity. He laboured under the delueion that all the birds shot were shot by him, and that in one day he had shot upwards of 100 stags. At this time another medical consultation took place, at which Sir B. Brodie was pre sent, and during the consultation Sir Henry, being in an adjoining room, attempted to cut his corns with a paper knife, and did various other things which no person in his senses would be guilty of, and the result ar rived at was, that he was of unsound mind. It was supposed that during the previous month Sir Henry Meux had executed a certain paper which was of great importance to Lady Meux and his only son. It was supposed that the document was executed previous to this consultation, so the question fur the jury would be whether at the time the deed was executed, which was supposed to be in July, Sir Henry Meux was of unsound mind. There was no question about theimbecility of Sir Henry at the present time, as all the jury would have the opportunity of seeing hi m at his own h ouse . H e hadthouglatit besttlt us to state shortly the facts of the case, leaving the details to be adduced in evidence. Tho first witness called was Gen. Hall, M.P. for Buckingham, who stated that he knew Sir Henry Meux most intimately. He recollected being present in January last year at a shooting pasty at Theobalds, Sir Henry a es t a t e i n H er tf or d s hi re . Si r Henry shot very wild, in fact he injured several persons. He also recollected seeing Sir Henry previous to the last Hertfordshire election. lie was then in a very excited state of mind in consequence of a committee rec immending him to retire from the contest. He thought it exceedingly dangerous for Sir Henry to undergo the dangers of a contested election in his then state of mind and body, By Mr. Edwin James— Sir Henry Meux being the senior member for the county of Hertford was asked to retire in order to make room for Mr. Abel Smith. Ho considered he was competent to stand for Hertford shire although he did not think he could undergo a contested election. It was by no means strange that acci dents occurred at shooting parties. Sir Henry was not given to conversation. Lord Charles Clinton gave similar evidence. Dr. Williams, the medical attendant to the Meux family, said he had seen Sir Henry several times, and found him labouring under brain disease. During the latter part of the last year he had seen him, and he was then of opinion that he was of unsound mind. By Mr. E. James —He had not entered the minutes of his visit in his case book at the time, but had since done so—about 10 days ago. He had not the book with him, but he would produce it to-morrow. Dr. Wet so, of Cavendish-square, said he first saw Sir Henry on tho 29th of Dec., 1856. The opinion he formed wa s that ho was labouring under disease of the brain—a structural disease of the brain which excitement would greatly aggravate. The next occasion was on the 24th of Fcb., 1857 , when he was suffering from brain disease, and he advised that he should abstain from all business. The excitement of a general election would produce the most dangerous results. He had seen the unfortunate gen tleman afterwards, in the latt e r part of the year 1357. He talked a great deal. He laboured under the delusion that General Havelock had been buried alive, and that he had a specific which would cure all wounds, and render the British troops invisible. Ile talked about killing large quantities of game in a dKy--a quantity quite impossible. By Attorney-General-0u the 24th of February, 1857, ho was better than he was in December of the previous year. Softening of the brain might exist for a long time previous to a person losing his sense?. Nothing occurred On the two occasions spoken to which incapacitated Sir Henry from managing his own affairs. He was under the medical charge of Mr. Skey. By Mr. Bovill— It would have been extremely hazardous for Sir Henry to have gone through a contested election. It would hasten on any disease, if there were any. Sir B. Brodie—Said he saw Sir Henry on the 26th Oct., 1857, forZparalysis. Ile then recommended that Dr. Conolly should be sent for, as he was labouring under mental as well as bodily disease. On the 19th of Dec., in the same year he again saw him, he was then in a im becile state. By Mr. Edwin James—When he last saw him, after the visit in December, he woull h a v e beau perfectly competent to have executed a power of attorney to transfer his inte rest in the brewery into the hands of trustees. He would -have known what he was about. By the Chief Commissic.ner— He had not been consulted as to the state of his mind, but he should imagine that Sir Henry might, at the time he was sp ea ki ng of, be influenced in his actions. After some further evidence, the Commission ad j till to-morrow. Several of the continental journals publish the trans lation of a letter addreeee : i by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton to M. ds Lamariine, on the subject of the latter's pecuniary embarrassments, The English novel ist expresses profound admiration of the French poet, . sympathises with him his difficulties, and offers him his cordial co-operation in the measures undertaken for his relief. THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN FLEETS IN THE WEST hums AND THE GULF.—The American journals re ceived by the Persia contain the follrwing details in re ference to the naval strength (•f the two Powers :—The British Fleet on the West India Station.—TheArachne, 18 guns ; the Atalanta, 16 ; the steamer Brunswick, 80 ; the a earner Basilisk, 6 ; the steamer Buzzird, 6 ; the Cumberland, 70 ; the steamer Devastation, 6 ; the steam gunboat Forward, 2 ; the steamer Harrier, 16 ; the Imaurn, 72 ; the Indug, 78 ; the steam gunboat 'TA, cur, 1 ; the steam gu n b oat J asper , 1 ; the steamer Leopard, 1 8 ; tne steam g un b oa t Ski p j ac k, the steamer T srtar, 20 ; t h e 2 ; the steamer S.pc, 6 ; steamer Terror, 16 ; total number cf guns, 435. The American fleet.—The vessels of war now i n th e G u lf, or under orders to appear in the waters thereof, are as follow :—The steamer Col rado, 40 ; the steamer Ful ton, 5 ; the steamer Wabash, 40 ; the steamer Water witch, 2 ; the steamer Arctic, 2 ; the steamer Despatch, 2 ; the slocp of aar Savannah, .24; the slcop of war Jamestown, 24; the brig DJlpllm, 4, Total number of guns, 141. The guns are of different calibre, and con sequently do not convey any very accurate idea of the weight of metal carried by theta vessels. opinion of this house the questions of the noble earl have been sufficiently answered, and ought not to be renewed. The question was put in that form, and agreed to ` 1 amidst cheers z. 4 I laughter. LINE 8 LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid RanwAYs. ' Leasing Closing Prices Business Companies. this day this day. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101 St. 100 Clydesdale Jo. Caledon 101 103 25 all Col.Stour Vy. 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Lord DUNGANNON said their lordships were aware that Belfast had again become the scene of riot and die order, which bad continued for two or three days. The evil had originated at the funeral of a Roman Catholic, who had been secretary to a political society. The fune ral was attended by a large number of Roman Catholics who carried green boughs, a party symbol, in their hands, and thrust thew into the faces of some Protes tants. During the riots one of the magistrates received a severe blow from a stone ; and the property which had been injured belonged exclusively to Protestants, with one single exception, and in that case the person had married a Protestant. The police, it appeared, had not discharged their duty efficiently ; awl Lord Naas had given notice of his intention to introduce a measu re , th e object of which was to provide a better police for large towns. He wished to know whether the Government had received any information as to the causes which had led to these disgraceful riots ? (Hear.) The Earl of DERBY had received from the Lord-Lieu tenant and the authorities in Ireland such information as they were able to afford regarding the causes of the riots in Belfast; but in truth the only cause that could be as signed was that lamentable state of religious rancour and animosity between the two parties which was equally to be attributed to the lower classes of Roman catholics and protestants, and had long made Belfast notorious for disgraceful scenes cf violence. There existed a species of civil war between these parties. The slightest provocation, the slightest insult by one party or the other, was immediately taken up by the partisans of the other side and made the subject of most disgraceful riots ; and it did not reflect much credit either upon the inhabitants or the local authorities of the most wealthy and most thriving town in Ireland to let such proceed ings go unchecked. (Hear.) For several days and nights the town had been in a state of confusion and disturbance. The Lord-Lieutenant had used every means in his power to restore peace, and a large force of police and mtlitary, both cavalry and infantry, had been sent into the town, which had been divided into four districts, each of which was placed under the control of "magi• strate, and regularly patrolled by night. About an hour ago he had received accounts stating that peace had been for the time restored ; but looking at the time of year and the cause of disturbance, the Lord Lieutenant would keep in the district a considerable force—at all events until the end of the next month. Of course the people of Belfast would have to pay pecuniarily for the injury which bad been caused and for the additional number of the constabulary. (Hear.) He was afraid there was considerable truth in the statement respect ing the inefficiency of the police, and it was the intention of his noble friend the Secretary for Ireland to take the earliest opportunity of introducing a bill, which had al ready received general approval in Ireland, for the pur pose of improving the character and constitution of the police in great towns and incorporating them with the constabulary. (Hear, hear.) However the government might succeed in putting down disturbances from time to time, it was for the respectable inhabitants of Belfast tolprevent a recurrence of these disturbances. (Hear.) The Earl of CARLISLE said, as the su bject had been mooted, ho wished to make one or two remarks. The unhappy and disgraceful riots in Belfast only served to strengthen his conviction that the Irish government last year acted in consonance with their duty and with strict policy and prudence in taking the only step in their power to show their disapproval of exclusive religious societies and organisations, by preventing any fresh ap pointments of members of the Orange Society to the office of magistrate. (Hear.) That was the course adopted in 1836, and received the approval of the House of Commons and of his Majesty William the Fourth, The subsequent abatement of religious animosities had led to the suspeneion of that prohibition, but the events which occurred last year made it quite plain that it must be immediately readapted. He was happy to find that the present government had not made any objectionable ap pointments to the magistracy, and he trusted the scenes now going on in Belfast would serve to confirm them in that wise abstinence. (Hear.) It was an undoubted fact that last summer, at the very moment when reinforce ments were required for India, the movement of the regiments was interfered with and • delayed because one set of persons in Belfast were keeping it in a chronic 54tatn of pierce, the one eli.utin;, - ; "To hell with the Pope !".and the other "To hell with King William the Third I" (Laughter.) The utter childishness and folly and anachronism of this proceeding—(laughter)—would be simply ridiculous if it did not lead to such serious and dark results. (Hear, hear.) The town of Belfast ought in many respects to be the most civilised and best organised place in Ireland, whereas it was at present the least so, and he believed the blame might be equally divided between both parties. (Hear.) He very much feared that the allaying of these ebullitions of religious hatred could not be achieved by any government ; but ho thought a material partial improvement might be made by establishing the police upon a fair footing. He was glad that such a course was in contemplation. An alteration was contemplated by the late government, aed he had no doubt the present government would use every effort to soften that religious rivalry which was the source ef such serious misehir f. (Hear, hear.) Lord DUNGANNON doubted the assertion that the recent proceedings in Belfast was a proof that the late government had acted correctly in refusing to appoint Orange magistrates, because it remained to be proved that Orangemen had anything to do with the recent disturbances in Belfast. The Earl of CLANCARTY did not at all approve of the course which had been adopted by the late govern ment in the (xcluAon of Orange magistrates. PORTUMNA BRIDGE (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL. Oa the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill passed through committee. SALE OF POISONS, &c., BILL. This bill paFsed through committee. STAMP DUTY ON PASSPORTS BILL. This bill also passed through committee. NON-PAROCHIAL REGISTERS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LORD KINGSTON'S NOTICES. Lord KINGSTON having made a remark which did not reach the gallery, but which apparently related to a further postponement of his question, Earl STANHOPE rose, and protested against the un measured language in which Rajah Brooke's name was mentioned in the questions placed on the paper by the noble lord. (Cheers.) It was most unbecoming and improper to keep such notizes longer on the minutes, and ha, therefore, called upon the noble lord to with draw them at once, or to proceed wit,ti them. (Cheers.) Esil GREY was confident that the more the conduct of Rajah Brooke was discussed the more proper would it appear to have beer. The inquiry respecting the treatment of pirates had ended in his triumphant ac quittal, and he was fully convinced that his conduct in the Chinese affair would be found equally satiefactoty. Toe house was perfectly ready t) discuss any charges which might be brought forward ; bat it was most im proper to place charges on the votes, and keep them there day by day without affordiug an opportunity of discussing the subject. (Cheers. The Earl of DERBY expressed a hope that Lord Kingston would either at once bring forward his charges or abandon them. (Cheers.) The noble lord had placed on the paper a most extraordinary string of questions, and some of those relating to Rajah Brooke it was quite impossible for the Government to answer. For instance, how could they tell " the amount of his fortune when he first wont out?" (Laughter.) With respect to the last two questions, whether the oppres keens and exac`ione of Rajah Brooke did not lead to the outrage committed by the Chinese, and whether his whole course and conduct in the East had not been such as to desecrate the name of England for justice and humanity, he amid only say that, after inquiry and examination had taken place to the fullest extent, the conduct of Rajah Brooke, in the judgment of every im partial person, was perfectly justified. (Cheers.) The charge ought to be brought forward in a definite manner or entirely withdrawn. Lord KINGSTON made a remark which did not reach the gallery. (Loud cries of " Withdraw, withdraw.") Lord REDESDALE said the questions bad in point of fact been answered by the noble lord at the head of the government, and if Lord Kingston intended to bring forward any charge, he ought to do so in a proper wan ner. Lord CAMPBELL suggested that the clerk should be directed to omit the notices from the votes. (Cheers.) The Earl of WICKLOW said that was the fourth time the notices had appeared on the paper, and it would reflect great discredit on the house if it should be in the power of any individual to place libels on the notioe paper, and then refuse t ) bring the matters forward. After a few words from Lord Ross* and Lord DUN SANNON The Dike of BCTCOLEUCH thought the suggestion of the noble and learned lord (Lord Campbell) a very proper one in the present case, but said their lordships ought to be very careful before they formed such a precedent. Would it not be better to move a standing order of the house, in order to prevent such a course being taken in future. Lord CAMPBELL did not think that would be neces sary, as he hoped it would be many years before such an occasion as this recurred. _ Lord STANLEY of A,LDERLEY hoped the noble earl would feel that it was the sense of the house that if he had any charge to make against Sir James Brooke it was competent to him to bring it forward specifically by a motion ; but be was sure the noble earl would also feel that it was not desirable to persevere in the course he had taken, of giving notice of questions which in ferentially brought charges against an individual. The Earl of KINGSTON addressed a few sentences to the house, which were quite inaudible. Lord PORTMAN said it could not but be obvious to the nob'e earl that it was not the wish of the house that be should proceed in the course he had adopted, and knowing the wish of his brother peers, he was sure he would defer to it, and at least for the present altogether withdraw his notice. The Earl of KINGSTON again made some observa tions, not a word of which was auditle. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that with re gard to not printing any notices given by one ef their lordships, it might be remembered that the grandfather of a noble lord actually laid a caricature on the table in the shape of a bill, which he moved should be printed, but which was not printed, so that it was competent to the house to refusf, to print improper matter. Lord REDESDALE said it was the duty of the clerk to have all notices printed, and it was not desirable to proceed in the manner suggested of not having tae notice printed. He did not see that the notacecoatinu ing on the order book was any reflection on Sir James Brooke, and if they did, the blame rested on the noble earl, and not with Sir James Brooke. Lord LYNDHURST—I beg to move that in the THE OATHS BILL. The Earl of LUCAN said that according to a promise he had given to the house, he begged leave to bring in a bill to enable both houses of Parliament to arrange the oaths to be taken by members of the Jewish faith. A short conversation followed with reference to Lord Lyndhurst having brought in a bill to tho same effect. The bill was th.n read a fi rs t time. The Earl of LUCAN said be wuderstood the noble and learned lord intended to bring en the second reading of his bill on Thursday next, which he thought was rather too soon. The Earl of DERBY eaid that on a question of such great importance opportunity should be given for the fullest consideration, and it was not asking too much to ask ten days' notice. Lord LYNDUURST had no objection to postpone the second reading to Friday week. Earl STANHOPE said he had a notice of motion for that day. It was ultimately arranged that the second reading should be taken on Friday week, Earl Stanhope having postponed his motion to the following Monday. The house adjourned at 20 minutes to 7. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) EDUCATION COMMISSION In reply to Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. WALPOLE said t,bat the commi3sion on educa tion moved for by his right hon. friend (Sir J. Paking ton) was almost ready. THE INDIAN RESOLUTIONS. The house went into committee on the Indian resolu tions, Mr. FITZROY in the chair. On the third resolution, which refers to the council, and declares that it should not consist of less than 12 or more than 18 members. Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. 110EBucx rose together—the calls of the committee being for Mr. Gladstone. Mr. ROEBUCK—I rise to order. I proposed a mo• tion that there should be no council at all for the go vernment of India, and it was considered by the house on the last occasion that it would be the most logical mode of proceeding to take that proposition first. I now sir, leave it to yours, As a logical head, to decide whether lam not logically first before the house. (Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN decided that the amendments of the right hon. gentleman (Ur. Gladstone) had precedence and called on the right hon. gentleman to proceed. Mr. ROEBUCK (amidst calls for Mr. Gladstone) said—l rise again to order. lam sure, sir, you will re collect what took place on the last occasion, and that the committee then decided that my proposition, as being logically first in order, should be first diE-cussed. Lord J. MANNERS—I rise to order, and wish to ask whether, after you, sir, have ruled, it is competent for the hon. and learned gentleman to proceed ! Mr. AYRTON wished to know whether, as the hon. and learned member for Sheffield was in possession of the committee when the question was last before them, and as this was an adjournment ef the proceedings, it was competent for any other hon. member to cut in with a new amendment? The CHAIRMAN said it had been decided in Mr. Duffy's case that a member who had been addressing committee was not in poisession of the committee after an adjournment. He therefore called on the right hon. gentleman to proceed.. Mr. GLADSTONE then rose, and said he could as sure the Len. and learned gentleivan that nothing was further from his intention than to avail himself cf any technical forms for the purpose of interfering with that loetical order of the proceedings on which the hon. and learned gentleman so strongly insisted. But he did agree with the hon. and learned gentleman in his view of cal order. If it had been determined that the present Court of Directors should be abolished it might then be proper to consider the question whether there should be a new council t all bef ore discussing what the new coun cil should be. ("rear, hear.) But as the character of his propoaition was to keep the Court cf Directors in exist ence for a limited time, culject to some modifications, ho submitted that the more proper and orderly mode of pro ceeding was to decide that proposition first. They were now, on the 7,h of June, about to resume, or be should rather say to recommence, the work ef legislation on the affairs of India. He did not lay much stress on the period of the year at which they began this work, be cause if publec considerations required that they should proceed to definite and conclusive legislation on this subject, it was the duty of the house to disregard alto gether every consideration connected with personal con venience and arrangements ; but on the other hard, the house must be aware that in that case the session mu s t be protracted for an indefinite period, or they must dis turb the ordinary arrangements and distribution of the business of the house. The motion made by his right hon. friend the member for Oxford, and the discussion to which it gave rise, were sufficient, he thought, to show that the settlement of India was a matter of greater difficulty that some of them had supposed, and brought home to them in a practical way that in setting about a reform cf the Indian government, they should proceed with the utmost circumspection. (Hear, hear.) But the c -otinuance of the war iu India w as another circum stance which must weigh with the house in considering this question. (Hear.) Unhappily the continuance of the war in India did not mean any longer its continu ance from mail to mail, because educe they last dis cussed the question they were lauded in the hot period of the year, and the most sanguine man amongst them did not now expect, did not now believe it—he might almost say—possible that that war, which unfortunately had assumed so much a more formidable character since the time when they were accustomed to describe it as a were military mutiny, oonld be terminated in the pre sent session of Parliament. (Hear.) There was no roan who would riot probably feel thankful if complete tran quillity was restored to India by the time they met again in the next session of Parliament. He heel-zed upon the question of the continuance of the war, both on general and on more particular grounds, as one having an im portant and even a vital bearing on the question whe ther we should continue the attempt definitively and completely to legislate for India in the present se-sir n. (Hear.) He would venture to ask the noble lord (Pal merston) and his colleagues in the late Government whether, if they imagined the war would have been pro tracted to the present period, with a prospect of at least six months' further hostilities before them, they would have introduced their bill in February l He doubted whether they would have done so. But the house having twice determined, the first time by alarge and the second time by an overwhelming majority, not to postpone le gislation this session, he wished to testify his respect for that decision, and to affirm by a bill in the present ses sion the principle adopted by the house, that the govern ment of India should be transferred to the Crown, and that the power acquired by the Crown should be exer cised by a responsible Minister. As one connected with the mercantile class of this country he must say that those who sought to find grounds to disparage that class for government should not look for materials for their arguments in the administration of India. (Hear, hear.) But it was admitted on all hands that there was much in the objection of the cumbrousness of form under which the business was conducted. On the other hand, lot it not be supposed that they were going to conduct the Government of India with railway rapidity. (Hear.) He was very much struck with the pregnant declaration which he saw in one of those able documents which emanated from the East India Com pany since these discussions began—" That the forms for transacting Indian business were practically and in fact the constitution of India." But it was admitted that these forms were unnecessary and inconvenient. He would remedy that inconvenience by proposing that the minister for the Crown who was to be responsible for the Government of India should be placed in direct connec tion and juxtaposition with the Court of Directors by presiding as their chairman whenever he thought proper to do so. That was the first part of his proposition ; and the second was that the President of the Board of Control should take into his bands and exercise the power of the chairman of the Board of Directors over and abcve the power of presiding at the deliberations of the court. This proposition was made with a view of meeting the objec tion derived from whet was known as the initiative of the company. At present the initiative was in the hands of the chairman and deputy-chairman of the company. Therefore the effect of what he proposed would be to enable the responsible minister to assume, as far as he found it necessary, the initiative in the transaction of Indian business. It would be a mistake to suppose that his proposition was simply one for the eke - tat quo, or that it was a mere nominal transfer of power from the bands of the company to the Crown, for whilst the change was one which would introduce no great disarrangement, either in the proceedings of the president t f the board or of the company, it would satisfy the spirit of the re solution to which the house had arrived, whilst it would almost entirely meet the practical objection made by the noble lord on the present constitution of the Home Go vernment for India, and which he stated as the reason for the bill which he introduced into the House of Commons. He was of opinion that they should give effect to the judgment at which the house arrived ; but on the other hand ho had a strong opinion, which he believed was shared by many in the house, that it was not practicable, during the present session of Parliament, to dispose finally and conclusively of the question of the Indian Government in such a - manner as befitted that question. He laid stress on the words "as befi.tcd the question," becuuse he admitted it was in their power to legislate. The bill might be a very simple one, if the proposition of the hon. and learned member for Sheffield was adopted, But he did n ot think they could pass such a bi!l as would be worthy of the subject. The problem if the Indian Government which was presented to them was not only the most formidable that ever came befere them, but the greatest and Ins et formidable probl em that was ever presented to any nati on in the whole his tory of the world, because it N7as the frost time when a people at one extremity of the adobe had attempted to hold within their rule 200,000,000 at the other ex tremity of the g l o b e — an d to h o ld them within their rule on wh a t con di t i ons ? N o t on the condition on which great conquerors proceeded great conquests had been made by races of superior energy which in the course of time amalgamated with the conquered race and incorporated themselves with them so as to become one consistent and homogeneous body. Bat that was not their position in India. They w'r:t to India, not to become Indian, or to incorporate themselves with the p eo pl e , They went there not only as strangers but to remain strangers, not as a race, but as individuals. Teere was no Englishman who went to India who did not remain in India as much an Englishman as before he left his native shore. (Cheers.) This constituted but one of the difficulties of this great problem, but as between delay and precipitation in legislation, it was enough to influence him in preferring delay because the evils that could arise from delay woul f be insignificant compared with the evils arising from precipitation. With regard to the political position of the natives of India had they made up their minds There were same very high authorities who thought that their proper function in India was to educate the natives for higher social and political duties. Mr. Kaye, who pos sessed great practical knowledge of India, says' " the admission of the natives of India to the highest ogees of the state is simply a question of time ;" and Mr. Holiday says, " I believe that our mission in India is to qualify the natives for governing themsolver." A full consideration of this ought to enter into any measure that passed the House of Commons; but ho could not conceive a more uufortunhte time for handling that ques tion than the present, when they were engaged in a war, when any concession might be attributed, not to their deliberate convictions, but to fear. (Hear.) Then, with regard to the civil service. Of the former he would not on that occasion say anything. But how to deal with the military service was no small question. (Hear.) Was i t a small matter to destroy altogether the relation which subsisted between the great army cf India and thosre to whom they were accustomed to look upon as their natu• cal protectors No reference was made to that army in the resolutions of the Government, and though reference had been made to it in the bill of the late Government, that reference was made in such a way that he thought it had been better omitted. (Hear.) The officers of that army would occupy a kind of secondary position, for they would not be Queen's officers, but a kind of local force, wanting that true military spirit which was fos tered by belonging to a distinct service, and partaking more of the character of a constabulary or police force in some county of England. He must confess that for his own part, he had always thought it a very great misfor tune that the Indian army should be placed in any situa tion of relative inferiority at all. (Rear.) What was India ? What was the Indian army It was the finest military school in the world. With regard to the Queen'. army, such was the general tranquillity of her dominions that in time of peace it was with the utmost difficulty the military character of the Queen's army could be deve loped. With regard to the native army in India, were they is place it, commanded as it was by British officers, in a secondary position He wished to know whether they could deal with the various subjects connected with Indian legislation at this moment In what position were they going to place the force? The subject was one of great , difficulty; it involved the entire question of reorganisation and could not ba excluded from consideration in a final scheme of Indian legislation. Ho would again refer to another subject of very great importance, and oue abso lutely reqMring review when they were dealing with the question of Indian government, but to which there was not the slightest reference in either the bills or the reso lutions. He meant the question of the constitution of the local government of India. Some seemed to think that this was alt a matter of course, that they had a ma chine in motion, moving like cicck w or k, an d th at no thing more was required than a few months considera tion of legislation for Indian government, and there was nothing demanding attention ha connection with the 10• cal gotseroinents. Such was not the opinion of Paths mcnt in I.riner times. He did net believe that even those best acquainted with India had at the present moment arrived at a solution of all the leading questions con nected with the local governments. It was a matter of doubt whether it was desirable to constitute these go vernments on the footing cf an independent governing eetabliehment is each presidency, cr. whether they should centralise the authority in the hands of the Governor- General in Calcutta. At a former period the local go verrinnstrts we re to a great degree independent, as was natural when at the early stage of our power Calcutta was not the head-quarters, but in 1853 the independence of the local governments was diminished. At present there were two speenas in operation with regard to the local governments which were somewhat incongruous. The governor in each presidency had a comelateadvising council, as if he were independent ; but, on the other hand, his independence was reduced within the narrow est bounds. Generally speaking, he was a set of sub• governor, holding Les power subject to the discretion of the Governor-General at Calcutta, whilst at the same time he had a council constituted to a great extent as if he exercised independent power. When they were re vising the machinery of the Indian government, it was important they should consider to what degree they ought to centralise the power in the hands of the Governor- General, or leave it with the governors ; if it was to be cer,tralised, whether the governors ought still to be sur rounded by acouncil, and whether the presidencies ought not to be represen: e I in the councilat Calcutta, where their affairs were in the last resort to be determined I These were all questions of great importance, strictly relevant to the question of Indian government, and yet on which neither the late nor present Government had given any judgment. Were not these questions on which they ought to have an opportunity of consulting those distin guished men who were now tenrciirg power in India, clothed with the authority of her Majesty I Was it rational to proceed in such a manner ? If these ques tions of local government deserved to be examined, would it not he worth while to court the opinion of Lord Canning . , Lord Harris, and Lord Elphinstone, who had practical experience I He wished to submit to the committee, as they were about to attempt final and com prehensive legislation for India, a few words with re gard to Indian finance. He did not refer to the claims which might be made by persons who, being creditors of the Indian Government, may consider that Parlia ment has no right to alter their security by removing the East India Company from the position of debtor without their consent. (Hear, hear.) This was a matter on which he believed, that, before they were able to legislate, they would be called on to enter into a great deal of minute consideration. This, however, was not what he wished now to direct attention to. He referred to the subject of finance in connection with the war now going on. They were called on to adopt a new act for the government of India ; not a temporary, but a defi nite and comprehensive scheme ; and it was desirable that on the all-important subjects connected with the government they should make arrangements which would stand to a reasonable degree the wear and tear of time. How did tie question of Indian finance now stand with regard to the great question of liability for the Indian debt ? When they thought they bad no thing to deal with but a military mutiny, or when they believed the war would terminate with the taking of Delhi or the capture of Lucenow, it was natural enough to !uppoEe that they had in view the extreme limit of the financial liabilities they were about to incur, so as to enable them to proceed with final legislation. That was not the case now. They should consider on what revenues or what exchequer the Indian debt was to be secured? The Indian revenues fermed but a limited fund; he did not mean to say they would not increase, but when he looked to the nature of our tenure of that oonn try and our present difficulties, he did not think they could calculate very extravagantly on the elasticity of the revenue. They might mortgage the labour and capi tal of England to any extent so long as persons were ready to lend money, and whenever they found a good reason to borrow; there could be no doubt as to the suf ficiency of the eesurity; but owing to the present state of India and the probable length of the war, the receipts of revenue must be diminished from the present 25 or 30 en the other band, they could not ex pmeiclltiotnosC whil st, arry the war at an expense of less than 10 to 15 millions a-year, thus lessening the condition of Indian finance to the extent of some 15 millions. Did they mean to d. glare that the debt contracted on behalf of India should be charged only on the revenue of India? (Hear, hear.) If they passed this act, they would lay down a new basis for Indian finance; that basis ought to be sufficiently broad. There were other relations between Indian debt and Indian fianance and the ultimata re sources of this enuntry. (Hear.) But at this moment the revenue was diminishing, the debt and charges were in creasing; was it safe or prudent to choose such a mo ment for the purpose of altering and reconstituting the entire basis of Indian debt and Indian finance These were all points on which, it appeared to him, it was im possible for them to proceed or even profess to prooesd to any definite or comprehensive legislation. There was another question to which he would only refer; it was not touched by the resolution, but it was one which must be fully discussed in that house—he meant the un constitutional position in which, from the occurrence of unforeseen circumstances, the prerogative of the Crown was placed as regarded the use of Indian finance and the Indian army for purposes not local, but Indian At present there were two armies at the disposal o the Crown—the British army and the Indian army The British army existed only by the power of Par r e iiau on foot a standingle nt liament. In the Bill of Right s it was declar e d to be a . high violation of the withoutlib ertiesethe of authority osuibtjy ocitptoar keep and so much jealously was that authority exercised, the there was no permanent licence. From twelvemonth t twelvemonth an annual mutiny act declared the number of the force, and every farthing of the cost was separately voted by the house ; and if ever any measure involving hostilities were to be carried into effect by the British army, the Minister was obliged to inform the house by message, and request their concurrence in his policy. Such was the position of the British army ; but there was another army, of which the Parliament and people of England knew little, over the management of which they had no control. Were they going to place in the hands of the Crown the whole management of this finance and this army ! (Hear.) Was it possible that at this time of day the House of Commons could be so forgetful of the traditions cif other times, so unworthy of the duties that had descended on there, as to countenance No unconstitutional an anemia?), ? When the time came he would denounce in p l a in language so monst rous a a nd the maintenance of th e i r lib erties at doctrine, s o dangerous t o the m a i ntenance of their had done their d u t y as guardians of of Parliament. y rivi. , P rivileges lament. Let th em no t suppose uo o pm w p e eo, r , ea i in dh attk India,tehpe their liberties, if after allowing this they established a nominal Parliamentary responsibility. Let them not lay their heads on their pillows with the idea they bad discharged their duties because they bad retained the power of calling the Minister to account. (Hear.) That was a shadowy power, and they would not discharge their duty if they surrendered auto the hands of the Crown, or rather of those sitting on the Ministerial bench, the while power the army arid taxes of the coun try, and say,' It is all right, they are responsible to tho House of Commons." This question was not so im portant no long as the Indian wars and Indian army were merely local; but they now ruled over two hun dred millions of men and were in contact with a vast frontier. The jealousy of English statesmen now saw, or imagined they saw, British, European, and world-wide interest in Indian wars, and felt it necessary to cross Asia, and mount the Persian Gulf, for the purpose of using the regiments of the Indian army. It seas time for the house to interfere ; unless they wished 18 20i 100 100 .00 20 20 20 174 1100 33 100 100 St. St. St, 25 St. 1100 'lOO 1 100 163 100 1100 'lOO ;31.1 20 20 10 St. all all all !IQO ROO 100 2s. ,2s6d all all all all 20 20 20 20 N 8 I