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'Barrels ctg 148 Feeds, wg nett 1121b5., with measure, 40s each Cases „ 448 Feeds„. 1121b5., in Packets, 45s each Carriage paid to any railway station in the kingdom, Nutritives value .. £l5 . Condimental value 125 PhOWII7 a " Total, .. ••, .. £l4O per ton. profit of £lOO per tontiiroicrli the use of this in valuable compound, adapted for the seasonin g of all kinds of .ThOil for ', • gen& required in every town where none are -already aPriottitecL JOSEpul TITORLEY, the Inventor and sole Proprietor. -7 7 ' Offices,77, Newgatc-street, London. A Pamphlet sent free by post on application. C ' E itTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.- Di-. s(orr s' ,BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre- Dr o oji without any merc ur i a l ingredi e nt, from therecipe of Dr. li •,,,I'' of Bromley, Kent., area sure remedy-for affections of the tit,, Wdtgestion. bile, "lick headache, giddiness, loss of appe without an withou riess of spirits, ' &.c. They can be taken at.any time, no . pa in or gripi n g. danger from wet or cold,•act mildly on the bowels, he whole rate P t imPles ' clear the skin, remove sallowness plied the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo- Is Ii i system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, _ilia" and 2s. - 9d. e ach. Be sure to avk for Dr. Scott's , , is and Liver Pills. 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Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, and all Booksellers in Town and Country. NO. MORE MEDICINE Fort HABITUAL CONSTIPATION, INDIOESTION (DvsrErstA ) . Denu,sry, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, PULMONARY, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS. DU • BARRY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RESTORING REVALENTA AUABICA. FOOD.— Certificate No. 36,418.—1 n our practice we have been enabled to appreciate the virtues of Dia Barry's Food. In its effect on Chronic dyspepsia (indigestion), nervousness, constipation, diarrhoea, on bilious and liver complaints, cough, asthm i, de bility, and incipient consumption, we find it the safest remedy. —Dr. tire, M.D., F.R.S., Dr. :Harvey, Dr. Bright, Dr. Shor - land, Dr. Campbell. DLI Barry's Food cures effectually—Acidity, asthma bilious -1 ess, blood to the head, bowel complaints, bronchitis, ca larrli, colds. congestion. constipation. consumption, era mps, cough, debility, despondency, diarrhma. (listen-don, dizziness, dropsy, drom;itieso, dysentery, dyspepsia (Indigestion), erup tions. exhaustion, fevers, epileptie fits, flatulency. gout, ha bitual constipation, headache, heartburn, lacemorrhoids, hys -1 eria, impurities, indigestion (dyspepsia,) irritability, irrita tion of kidneys and bladder, liver complaints, loss of memory, low spirits, nausea and sickness, nervousness, nervous fan cies, neuralgia, noises in the ear, pains between the shoul ders, palpitation, partial paralysis, phlegm, pulmonary com- Plaints, rheumatism, scrofula, sinking, sleeplessness, sore throat, spasms, tightness across the chest. At about one penny per meal, it effectually cures the above, also children's Complaints, and saves fifty tames its cost in medicine. It does not turn acid nor interfere with a liberal diet but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of many thousand cures : Cure No. 51,816, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, Syder stone Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk : "In all cases of in digestion, and particularly where the liver is affected. I consider it the best of all remedies. —James T. Campbell." Cure No. 71, of Dyspepsia, from the Right Honourable the Lord Stuart de Decies : " I have derived considerable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. Stuart do Decids."—Cure No. 49,832: " Fifty years'indescribable agony tram dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, ituleney; spasms, sickness at the stomach and vomiting, hive been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria .loly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk."—Cure No. 52,057: Field-Marshal tu , t Duke of I'luskow, of a gastric inflamma tion of the storgach.—Cure No. 51,614: Baron de Polentz, Prefect of Langcnan, nt many years' horrible sufferings of the nerves and au obstinate constipation. Cure No. ' 7 121: Miss Elizabet_t Tscobs of Nosing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Hefts a care of extreme nervousness indle - estion. gatherings, spirits, and nervous fancies.— . Cure No. 45.314: Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Cateacre, near Li , scrpool : a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of hervoits irritability. —Cnre No. 18,416: Dr, Andrew Ure, rif enlist] pa lion, dyspepsia, nervous irritability.—Cure No. 31,210: Shurland, of drovsy and debility.—Cure No. 36,212 : Cap- Isin Allan, of epileptic fits. —Cure 42,116; Major Edle, of , e nlargement of the liver, and total prostration of strength Cure No. 3,1,418: Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitingss—Cure No. 26,418: Dr. Ifarycy, of ( liarelicra. and -debility.—Cure No. 30,613: Dr. Wurtzer, of c onsumption.—Cure No. 32,880 Hunt, Esq.. ri ster. of paralysis.—Cure No. 46,270 : Mr. James Roberts, . timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, 30 years' diseased kings, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial d eafness.—Cure No. 46,814: Mr. Samuel Laxton, Lei (ester, of two years' diarrhoea. - - Cure. No. 52,612 : sle ' Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, of many years' ner- Y ‘ P. ll .B irritability, bile and indigestion, —Cure No. 54,812 : Miss Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medi (.! advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery.— , `.' s ,"„ r e No. 180: "Twenty-five years' nervousness, con suPa lion, indigestion, and debility, from which I have ''rilittered great misery, and which no medicine could re 1-34)ye or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du pVeY's Foodvery short time. Wsß. Beeves, 181, 9 s l -street, London."—No. 4,208 : "Eight years' dyspepsia, wZ r vousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for s g t c, ll . my servant had consulted the advice 01 many, have been' 1- 4 ,7 1,111 11 y cured by Du Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall t sts', l , a 01)Y to answer any inquiries. Rev. :Sohn W. Islavell, sx 'ungton Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,836: " Three years' „S.essive nervousness. with pains in my neck and left arm, general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, 1 , 0 7,,,t ) ecit radically removed by Du Barry's health-restoring Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." r a j' e f) . :LW : Thirteen years' cough, indigestion. and gene -I.oogsbility, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent i s VI 11r. re etined duality : 11b. 2s. Od., 21b, 4s. ftd., 121 b. 225., 2-11 b. 40s. 21 : 51b. 225., 10Ib. 335. 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Gd. • ON FALSETRUE' and SPERMATORRHCEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatmeht and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual liypochrondriasis. Translated from the German ot, Dr. MCKFORD. . . ".Dr. Picktord is known to Eng.dislf readers by his frequent practical contributions to. German medical literature. This is the first time, he informsiis, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust That this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other squally tlvrant evil which it may be in. his power to correct."--London Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred. a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book. and by laying bare' the scandalous ices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrlicea,and the various forms of disease which resemole it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatnient of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, flint we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— DuWin'illedical Press. London : IT. Baillierc, 219, Regent-street. Ti EATING'S COD LIVER OlL.—The Pale , Newfoundland, pure and tasteless, the Light Brown, cheaper and of good quaaty. The demand for these oils, znost highly recommended for their medicinal properties, has so greatly increased that Mr. Keating, being anxious to bring toem within the reach of all classes now imports, direct, the Pale, from Newfoundland, and the Brown from the Norwe gian islands.—The Pale may be had in half-pints, is 6d; pints, 2s 6d ; quarts, 4s 6d. The Light Brown, in pints, is 8d; quarts, 3s. .At 79, St. Paul's-churchyard. Post free for Two Stamps. 'I I 7XTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY of A-4 an entirely NEW IHEORY of CURING DISEASE. being the recorded Experience of 30 Years' Special Practice in Great Britain, Frande, and America—with the Wes" Scientific Discoveries, denominated LOCAL SET. F-T RE AT ME NT, discovered abroad, and which is so simple that all can practise for himself privately, successfully, and at the smallest cost, thus avoiding doctors' fees' and their mineral poisons. The "NEW MODE" is an EXTRAORDINARY DIS COVERY for 'the Treatment and Self-Cure of Weakness, Debility, Nervousness, Lassitude, Depression of Spirits, Loss of Energy, Appetite, Pains in the Back and Limbs, Timidity, Self-Distrust. Dizzine3s, Want of Energy, Love of Solitude, Groundless Fears, Palpitation of the Heart, Noises in the Head and Ears, Indecision, Wretchedness, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion, and Bodily Prostration of the whole dritem. Also, RENTS TO THOSE CONTMIPLATENG MARRIAGE. In order that all classes may avail themselves of the a►ove, the Author has not and will not allow the same to he sold, but he will forward it to thole who send their address, and two stamps for postatze. Apply thus—Wm, HILL, Esq., MA., No. 27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London. 3, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo thecarfvs' Rail, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences, Has Just published, price ls. ; by post, 1$ stamps,: 18 sealed, . No. 4, An entire new and orivinal Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation —The Orivin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrhagia (Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhrea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &al FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women- Functional Ir regularities in Health ant Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, No. 1. lIEA LTD', HAPPINESS, nod LONGEVITY; On Deollity, Nervousnea, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion. •No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE: Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love and onwr Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off spring secured. No. 3. THE CASE BOOK: 100 Cases of SPE RMATORRIFEA, Their Causes, Symptoms; and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, Ace. &c. &c. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes, fee Half-a-Guinea. CURTIS ON MANHOOD -NEW EDITION: MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS AND GENERA TIVE DISEASES. Jtist Published, the 125th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price ls., Sold by all Booksellers, or sent post paid, , by the Author, for 12 stamps, rid_A l N ii ti rr O u o l3, D F : D tpLC IN A I U , SwE;hanpdiaCinUßDEireoctfioPnsßEfol for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. ByJ. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. • CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY' CHAPTER on the Physiological Structui and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTE ll.—Causes of Supermatorrhoca and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences •• Dangers of Neglect. CHATTER 111.--A Review of the various Disqualifications of i‘Tarriarre ; whether resillting* from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. i34A.1". TER IV.:-The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of 25 years. CHAPTERS V. awl VI. on the modern Treatment of Gooorrhcea and Syphilis. '['he Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting eases, to which is added the Author's receipt of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on 51 - anhood.—This is a truly valuable work, an , should be in the hands of young and old."--" Sunday Times,' 23d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produco-decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. At home for consultation, daily, from 10 till 3 and 6 to R. Sundays, 10 to 1, No. 21,145. ''~.,...rr.~.- ~~ ~~ • ._ 1 l ---------------25---"--7r---- ) . P--' . r__ 7 ( IIII"lig 7,A \ ,:,' ' '.. , -- ' ..„ ~ ~ / *:, , , t, , . of • ,ev, k. 96 .. A , \.) i. „. It ' '11.1„„„li ....f.d:r • 44...* ~ - - i ,• 11171 . 41. 4- - oillt ' . 41}Pr ' ~... 4 ' ‘ ,-- 'Ve .".. C e ‘'i ii4' ' ---- -- .. i' , 1? 'V t j 'Z ' .6) 41r lk. API S I 01Mito7*\ efi r .: ",-, % _AO' 8D 17 -31f- , - -;' *4 1ki 1 1 i. ,,,, .. - --",-, ;::7, 7 443 , , - ..br r .- .4....„,... ,. , , .....:.... - • ':',.. -:7 : ': !I' PO - :-.,... .....% ..,, ..,_ , '417 . ..,,.. 1..-- -7 .. . “ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1860. THE CHURCH-RATE ABOLITION BILL.- At a meeting of the executive committee of the Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and con trol, held March 30, it was resolved :- 1. "That this committee earnestly thanks the supporters of the Church-rates Abolition Bill for the promptitude and en thusiasm of their response to the appeal made to them after the vocond reading of the bill to strengthen the hands of Sir aohn Trelawny by everywhere petitioning in its favour." 2. "That the committee regards the presentation of up wards of 5,000 petitions, and the expressed wishes of more than HALF A MILLION OF PETITIoNERS, within the brief period of six weeks, as an emphatic denial of the truth of recent assertions that but a small section of the community desire the extinction of the tax." 3. `That nevertheless the committee urges the necessity for strenuous exertion to secure the third reading of the bill, by a decisive majority, as well as its early adoption by the Peers." WILLIAM EDWARDS, Chairman, J. CARVELL WILLIAMS, Secretary. 2, Serjeant's-inn, Fleet-street. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) Lord REDESDALE (in the absence of the Lord Chancellor) took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Petitions against the abolition of church rates were pre- Fented by Viscount Dungannon, Lord Colville of Cuhogs, and Lord Southampton; and for their abolition by Lord Teynham. eaforce the performance of the, treaty of Tien-tsin and to obtain an apology from the Emperor of China for the occur. rences which had taken place at the mouths of the Peiho River. There was not a particle of evidence to show that without'any expedition at all there would be any obstaCle to the treaty in question, and he must add that, if an apology was all that was wanted, they would have to p ty very dearly for it—for an apology froo a semi•barbarous sovereign they would have to pay five or six millions of money. Hit were' proposed to obtain from the Chinese by force concessions which they would not yield except to force, then it appeared to him that those concessions would be of very little value ; [ for what guarantee had they that as soon as the force should be withdrawn the concessions would not also cease to operate ? It should not be fergotten that with a large land force, such as they proposed to send, the difficulties of trans port were very great; then there were the dangers of cli mate, the difficultias of supplier, and the uncertainty which must exist as to What measures it would be proper to adopt ; in short, it appeared to him to be an act of great rashness to send under such circumstances so large a land force to China. Well, but let them suppose these operations were as successful as they could desire, what would be the result ? What interest had they in China beyond the [ extension of their trade ? Were they to burn the Chinese towns, to slaughter the people, to devastate the country and bring upon it all the inevitable calamities of war? Every blow we Struck at China more or less *coiled upon ourselves ; end supposing the success of our army so great that it, would overthrow the existing Government, when then we should be in a worse position than ever. The results would be to China most disastrous, to ourselves anything but beneficial. He assured their lordships, from the best information he could gather, that such a shock as it was proposed to give to the Chinese Go vernment was not at all unlikely to overturn it, and that what it might be very easy to overthrow it might be very difficult to provide a substitute for. How were peace and order to be preserved in thaffinmensc empire if the machi nery by which it had hitherto been regulated were broken up ? We had had some enerience 9f former doings at Canton, where our proceedings had brought upon that por tion of the Chicesb 'empire a state of anarchy. Hitherto our trade with China had been most flourishing and pros perous, and one of file main causes of Peet was that the Chinese GovernMent had maintained 'order and security, so that the people wOre able to carry on the operations of agriculture and to produce, their tea and sugar and those other articles which formed her staples of commerce. But should there ensue a 'state of anarchy, not only would the best trade between China anct:Eirgland be hazarded, but also that very important trade between China and India. He believed that in such an event not less than between £7,000,000 and £8,000,000 of revenue would be sacrificed ' , He feared there was too much reason for believing that the rebellion in the Chinese empire was the consequence of our war with China in 1840. He had once an interesting conversation with Dr. Wilson, who, told him that it was to the war, and especially to the effect of the large peen; niary indemnity which England , enforced, that the re bellion was owing—that by it her finances and her Go vernment were crippled and paralysed, her great officers were left unpaid, and in every instance there was greater suffering than there had ever been before; that by the war the maintenance of order and security was destroyed; and Dr. Wilson described in most moving terms the ruin and misery which arose frem that insecurity and from the disorganisation of the Government. (Hear, hear.) In consequence of that rebellion many of the pro ductions of China had fallen off, and with it, of course, trade also. He did not ask their lordships to pronounce any judgment upon the line of policy which the Govern ment had pursued, nor on the justice of the quarrel they had taken up. In moving for those returns he had ab stained from going into details. In the position in which he stood—connected with no party in that house, having no right to look for any support—he certainly felt that ho could not properly ask their lordships to pronounce any judgment upon so great a question, and therefore it was that he avoided entering more fully upon thin wide field ; he had only touched 'the mere surface in order to show their lordships that there were those large questions Which ought to be considered, and that it was the duty of Goveminent to invite to their consideration the attention and t l, e judg ment of Parliament. (Hoar.) With these observations the noble earl concluded by moving for the returns. The Dukeof SOMERSET—The noble earl, in the returns which he moved for, had asked for the probable cest of the Chinese expedition, and yet had himself presumed that he would be a bold man who would speculate upon its cost. (Hear.) It apr eared' to him that the noble earl had asked for that which he admitted neither Parliament nor the Go vernment could supply. He wished to call their lordships' attention to the position in which they stood. As regarded the action which took place at the mouth of the Peiho river last year, those occurrenceo had taken place before he Game into office, and therefore he (the Duke of Somerset) con sidered himself no more responsible for them than was the noble lord. To pretend any responsibility for such transactions would be going quite beyond all parliamentary precedent. But it ought not to be forgotten that when the news of those occurrences reached England the public mind was thrown into a state of very great alarm, for it was feared from the report that neither British life nor property was safe at Amoy, or Shanghae, or Canton. Under such circumstances he asked was it not the duty of the Admiralty to take immediate steps for the sending out a force sufficient to protect the lives and properties of British subjects ? The noble earl indeed said that parliament ought to have been summoned, but that was not the opinion of the Earl of Derby, and it was plain that no advantage would result from the summoning of parliament, but that on the con trary it would greatly 'increase the alarm which already prevailed. What the people of England required was that immediate steps should be taken to redress the wrong, and to retaliate for the outrages which the Chinese had com mitted. Parliament was perfectly aware of the course which the Government had taken ; the papers and instruc tions to Mr. Bruce had been laid upon the table, and they showed sufficiently the mild and moderate course which had been adopted by the Government. He could not understand what course the noble earl would have desired. He could see no other course open to the GoVernment to pursue than the ono they had adopted in this case. He did not agrie in opinion with the noble earl that no outrages had been committed by the Chinese. He thought, on the contrary, there was throughout duplicity and deception on their part, and no one who read the papers could help seeing that the Chinese did try toavoid seeing our ambassador. They tried in every way to put him off from coming to Pekin. They went on leading him to believe that !.'e could come, and when he came to the Peiho river he found it barricaded, and they led him to believe that these barricades would bo removed and he should pass on to Pekin. If that was walla case of duplicity :and evasion he did not know what was. (Hear.) But the noble earl went back and told them that this Chinese expedition was to be the commencement of a new policy. Sorely ho must remember that it was not a . _ twelvemonth ago that they had a treaty entered into by his noble friend (Lord Elgin), that that treaty was to have been ratified at Pekin ; but if the Chinese thought fit not to ful fil their promise, but to enter into an open war upon the English force, surely that was not a new policy, but return ing to a state of things which existed before the treaty was agreed to. With regard to our relations with China in past Years, any one who looked back to 1839 must see they were very unsatisfactory, and that every two or three years there was some outrage or complaint, and in the course of the► time we had had several wars with China. The noble earl said these wars caused a very great increase in the estimates, and that this course of policy ought to be checked; but if he looked back to the period since 1810 he would find that, as far at least as the navy was concerned, we had four or five times a larger force in China than we had now. In 1813 we had more inn in China than we had now, and from 1840 to 1860 our relations with China were in an unsatisfactory condition. The reason, he believed, was this, that we were never able directly to communicate with the Chinese govern ment, but with viceroys, who took different ♦iews one from another,,but who, by putting humiliations on those whom they called barbarians, threw every difficulty in their way. It was true the imperial government sometimes recalled these viceroys, and either took off their heads or advised them to commit suicide. That was one way they had of getting rid of an obnoxious minister In that country. (A laugh.) What they (the Government) wanted was to put things on a satisfactory footing by this expedition; itthat were don% it would be the most successful expedition that ever was sent to China, and he should not care what it might cost for the moment. We did not know what other course the government could have pursued under the circumstances. Ho :"confessed that in his posi tion at the Admiralty, he could not censure Admiral Hope for what he had done ; for he showed the gallantry and courage of a British seaman. Errors of judgment might have been committed, yet what position should they have been in if they had not sent out this expedition to demand redre.ss for the outrage that had been offered ? The noble earl had stated that this policy would have the effect of de stroying their trade. It would be most unfortunate if the result should be injurious to our trade, but fortunately the people of Canton and Shanghae manage their affairs diffe rently. Everybody who looked back for the last 20 years would find that the result was that our trade had kone on increasing more and more. The Chinese were a peculiar people ; they wculd fight with you in one part of the coun try and tree with you in anoth er . Th e va l ue o f B r iti s h produce eiTorted to China from 1834 to 1842 was £926,000, from 1813 to 1850 it was £1,700,000, and from 1851 to 1859 it was L 2,295,000. Now during all that period they bad nearly constant wars in China, and yet their trade multi plied much more rapidly than at any other time. Now, as regarded the amount of the forces in their expedition, he could not go into details as to the cost, because it was clear that must depend upon what took place. If they agreed to the treaty and the demands which the Government made, which were very moderate, namely, that they should have such relations with On court of China as would prevent those complications which were constantly tak ing place, then he did not think the cost would' exceed the estimate. The additional force now required would be about 5,000 men. The cost of transports would be about X 200,080 ; that sum, he believed, would be suffi cient for the following year, as he anticipated the trans ports would be available to bring the troops home at the termination of hostilities. One of the heaviest items would be the supply of coal for the expedition, which he set down at £150,000. These were the chief items ; but the whole of the navy estimates for this expedition for next year would be about £680,000. He believed that would be very near the amount, but he would not pledge himself to it. With regard to Canton, he hoped the Government would soon be able to withdraw their troops from it, and at present the best feeling existed between the people of that place and the English. He did not want to go further into the subject, but he trusted the noble earl would not insist upon having those returns for which he had moved, which might be only a conjectural estimate, and would be much more difficult to make out accurately than if the force had been sent direct from this country. (Hear.) The Earl of MALMESBURY said he should not enter at any length into this question, but he thought it was due to the Government to which he had the honour to hare be longed to make some observations in reply to what had fallen from the noble duke. He was particularly anxious not to make any observations as to the conduct of Mr. Bruce, who was in one of the most difficult positions that ever a public servant was placed in ; but he should not like it to be thought that by silence he should give his entire approba e tion to what took place upon that occasion, and after what the noble duke had said he felt bound to express his opinion respecting what had passed. He believed Mr. Bruce fol lowed his instrtiotione most literally in many respects, but he (the Earl of Malmesbury) did not expect, when these instructions were sent out, that hostilities would take place; they were founded on the calculation that rnattere would go peaceablyon, and no force Would be required. Many of their lordships were acquainted with diploratititecorrespond enc.e, and how, difficult it was in every case to convey one's meaning ; and although he did not blame Mr.• Bruce or making his demand on the Chinek authorities, yet he thought he was guilty of too much precipitation. The ori ginal commissioner entered into a correspondence with him when he insisted on the treaty being carried out, and on the 12th of June a courier started for Pekin with Mr. Bruce's propositions. Now, that courier could not have arrived at Pekin until the 22d of June, and certainly at least three days after his arrival would be required for consideration. But the proceedings on the Peiho commenced on the 251 h, and on.the 24th the action took place of which they com plained. Under these circumstances, he thought Mr. Bruce acted with too much precipitancy in the matter. He thought Mr. Bruce ought to have waited till he got an answer from the Chinese Government. (Hear.) With respect to their trade not having suffered in China, he could hardly agree with the noble duke, or think that his argument was quite logical, except on the post hoe propter hoe principle. But under all the eircurnetances he could not find fault with the Government for this expedition. They were apt to call the Chinese nation barbarians and the Chinese Government a barbarian Government. That he believed to be a. great mistake. (Hear.) The Chinese Government were any thing but barbarians ; on the contrary, they everevery clever people, and ought not to be spoken of or treated as barba rian. (Hoar, hear.) Having sent an ambassador to China they ought to treat the Emperor of that country, and ob serve towards him the same cfremonics with regard to war and preteens towards the Emperor of the French or any other European sovereign. He therefore thought -there ought to be a legitimate declaration of hostilities before they commenced war. By not doing so, they were exposing any prisoners of war to great cruelties, and might get into dif ficulties about blockades. He agreed with the noble duke that they could not estimate the expenses, and that all they could do was to ask for money on account. The Earl of ELGIN said that in rising to address their lordships on this subject, he did not intend by any prema ture expression of opinion to fetter that discretion which it was absolutely necessary he should possess, if he was to achieve any success by his mission to China, but connected as he was with the recent proceedings in China he might be chargeable with want of respect to the house if he were al together to remain silent on that occasion. Now, in the first place, he must remind the noble earl that if Mr. Bruce had extended his delay beyond the time when he attempted to move up the river the period would have passed by within which the treaty was to be ratified. It was perfectly true that if the Chinese had acted throughout with good faith be might have consented to the delay, but that was not the state - of things whittle existed. Whenhe made the treaty of Tien-tsin, finding how unwilling the Government of China was to have-a residenr Minister at Pekin, he, al though firmly of opinion that unless in some shapeor other they had direct diplomatic relations with the Court of Pekin they never would have permanent peace with that country, stated to the Chinese commissioners—and in that he be lieved he had the approval of the noble lord opposite—that if they received with all due honour and respect her Ma jesty's representative, and if they carried out with perfect fidelity every other clause of the treaty, he should submit to her Majesty, and to the Government, that it would be desirable her Majesty should exercise the option which the treaty gave her of not having a permanent Minister at the capital, but of sending one from time to time as circum stances might make it necessary. The Chinese therefore knew that Mr. Bruce was not only coming out, but that strongest possible inducement was h eld out to them to receive him with respect. If in the face of the bad faith indicated by the Chinese, and after he had been told that there was no difficulty in removing the obstacles on the river, Mr. Bruce had allowed the period within which the treaty was to be ratified to elapse ho would have incurred a heavy reeponsie bility. (Hear.) He would gointo the questions raised by the noble earl (Grey); but he sincerely heped—nay, he had a confident expectation— that the result would prove that the noble earl had taken a most exaggerated view of the liabili ties which this unfortunate Chinese war would entail upon the country. That eves a speculative point, however. But there was a more practical question of the most important character behind that. It was this—u hat were the measures by which they could best bring this unfortunate state of things to a close, and establish such peaceful relations with China as would relieve them from the heavy expenditure which was required for the protection of their trade with that country ? That was the practical question to which the noble earl never alluded, and which occupied the attention of practical men in China, whether they were merchants engaged in trade, or philanthropists, or statesmen. It had occurred to her Majesty's Government that his return to the field of action at the present time ; in conjunction with Baron Gros—of whose able and cordial co. operation in negotiating the treaty of Tien -tsin he could not speak too highly— might give the Chinese Emperor an opportunity of propos ing terms of accommodation, and of intimating that it was really his intention to carry out faithfully and honourably the stipulations of the treaty of Tien-tsin. When he was asked if he would proceed to China, he gave the only an swer that a servant of the public could .give. He was not insensible to the honour of a scat in her Majesty's councils, or of the advantages he must forego in proceeding upon this expedition, but ho felt it would not be right that any objec tions of that description should prevent him frrn doing what it appeared to him his public duty required. (Heft* At he same time he felt bound to say that he would not have undertaken that mission if he felt it implied on the part of the Government any slight or reflection on his relative who represented her Majesty in China at present. (Hear.) He had been assured by her Majesty's Government that was not the case. lie was assured that they felt no want of con fidence in his relative, and that the reason for sending him was that it was supposed he might have some advantage in dealing with this question, arising firstly from the circum stance to which ho had alre edy alluded ; and, secondly, be cause he had necessarily better means than his relative could have of knowing what were the sentiments of the Govern ment, and he might also say, afterhis recent visit to Paris, of knowing what wore the sentiments of the French Govern ment. His object in going out on this mission should be to defeat the calculations of his noble friend as to the cost and evils that would attend this war. They could not return to the old state of things when they had but ono port of China with which they could trade, and therefore they r should endeavour to put their new relations with China on the best and safest footing. He was afraid it was utterly impossible to solve many of the difficulties that occurred between this country and China except by war or acts of war. He was prepared to prove that not a year elapsed since the ratification of the treaty of Nankin, in which acts of war had not been committed, and in which even the indivi dual consuls at the ports had not taken it upOn themselves to authorise acts of war. It was all very well to say that they wanted nothing in China but to trade. But unless therewas security for the property of their merchants, there could be no trade. (Hear.) Summary acts of war, however unjustifiable from the point of view of international law, settled in the lapse of a week what it would have taken six or seven months to obtain if appeals were to be made from viceroy to viceroy till the case was laid before the authori ties at Pekin. Even that excellent and benevolent gentle man, Mr. Alcock, was obliged to have recourse to such acts. In proceeding to China his object should be to carry out his instructions by bringing these difficulties to a close. He was not so wedded to his own opinions as to press them unneces sarily, if opposed to the views of the Cabinet and the feelings of the people. The noble earl who had just spoken said that we ought to have made a formal declaration of war, hnt he did not think his noble friend had considered all the coneee quences which might follow from adopting such a course. Apart from minor considerations, a declaration of war would . involve the necessity of inflicting an enormous amount of misery on that portion of the people of China with whom they never had any quarrel, and with whom they desired to PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. remain at peace. The war in the north of China would be chiefly conducted between the troops on both sides, and though he did not undervalue the loss of human life even under those circumstances, the evil consequences would be less than if they were to snake war on the whole population of China. The doctrine had been laid down that the best way of bringing about an accommodation was to put a pressure on the people, but that was less true of China than any other country is the world. He hoped the Government would not be induced, by any pedantic notions, to increase the evils of a war which all must as much deplore. (Hear.) The Earl of MALMESBURY said he did not wish any further pressure to be put upon the remote population of China. What ho had said was, that if war was to be car ried on it ought to be preceded by a declaration of war. Thii would be done in the ease of every other nation in the world. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he could not re fuse himself the gratification of stating publicly that he thought no public man was ever called upon to make so great a sacrifice as the noble earl had been called upon to make when lie was requested to return to China. He was performing a public duty, and deserved the greatest grati tude on the part of the country. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to find anywhere any person to whom the conduct of the negotiations with the Chinese Govern ment could be entrusted with so much hope of success, through peace, as the noble earl. He had conducted the former negotiations with a degree of ability and capacity that was rarely found in the possession of any public man; and it was particularly desirable that he should be again associated with the same ambassador on the part of France, with whom his relations had always been those of personal amity and friendship. (Hear, hear.) Under those circum stances he entertained better hopes than he should under any other of a pacific result of the mission. But he had great difficulties to encounter ; and one of the greatest and most serious was that, in conducting a war with a view to peace, we were compelled,ta co-operate with a Power which had not our interests .nonyour views. We desired nothing but peace with honour ; he feared that France desired ho nour without peace. We desired nothing but submission from the Chinese Emperor; the French had declared that they desired;to chastise. That was a word that ought not to be admitted into the language of civilised States ; and he was sure that no feeling of that descriptiOn animated the noble earl. It was a sad thing to be compelled to go into a war in which it was equally to be regretted that•we should have success or defeat. Defeat would bring great loss, but success, such as might be obtained if military operations were conducted against Pekin, Would produce one of the greatest and most appalling and extensive calamities with which the human race had ever been visited. (Hear, hear.) There was an unfortunate example of this in the dreadful war of 1842. It could not be doubted that on the advance of an hostile arniy towards Pekin with the prospect of oc cupying it, every woman and every child would be sacri fled to the heartless and barbarotia superstition which pre vailed amongst the Chinese. Such would be the dreadful effect of our success in China. Nor could it be doubted that the occupation of Pekin for a short period would altogether destroy the authority of the Chinese Government from one end of the empire to the other, and would give general triumph to that horrible collection of men, who could hardly be regarded as human beings, the rebels who for many years had been desolating that empire. The noble earl had seen with his own eyes the effect of that dreadful strug gle ;.and his sentiments of humanity would induce him to do all he could to preserve the power of the Government, the upholding of which could alone re •establish prosperity in China. He had the greatest confidence in the opinion of the noble earl ; but he had never been able to comprehend the importance which had always been attached to the pre sence of a British Minister at Pekin. (Hear.) If he were admitted there willingly, with a desire on the part of the Chinese Government to have him there for purposes of communication and advice, and to prevent those calamities which had occurred during war, then, no doubt, his pre sence would be of great value to the Chinese Government and to ourselves. But if he were forced upon them, he would bo a constant menace and humiliation to the Chinese Government, and his presence could not bo attended with benefit. He implored their lordships to road and ponder the statement of Mr. Alcock, to which reference had been made ; they would then see . thatunless our own merchants and people were controlled, there was no hope of permanent peace. (Hear, hear.) To that fact more than any other we might trace all the difficulties that had occurred since the trade with China was thrown open. So long as merchants trading to China were under the strict control of the East India Company there was no, war ; and a single . ship occav sionally visiting Canton was perfectly sufficient to protect our interests. Since that time there had been a continued succession of wars; and there was not one to which, directly or indirectly, the reckless avarice of our own people had not materially contributed. He...held this last war to have been commenced in utter wantonness; it was unjust, and was so from the beginning. He held that it was not lawful to make war for the purpose of making money. (Hear) It was a crime. We had received one grave rebuke in the progress of our operations since the war began; he hoped that we might not receive another and a graver. We were now in a position in which it was perhaps impossible to arrest our course ; but it was a position which we had brought upon ourselves; it was founded upon wrong; and wrong would not continually be protected by Providence. (Hear, hear.) To him this was a mostdistressing subject, for when in India be became well acquainted with the character of war in China. There were statements in the despatches which he then received giving an account of the sufferings of the people in consequence of the war which he dared not publish; he did not dare to make known the horrors which came to his knowledge in consequence of that war. It would be difficult for us at any time so to conduct a war with China as to avoid a repetition of those horrors — but he felt convinced that the noble earl, seeing the import ance of his mission—how deeply it affected the honour and interests of this country, and the much higher interests of humanity—would endeavour to the utmost of his power to bring these sad hostilities to a pacific termination. (Hear.) Earl GREY said ho was convinced that if the Govern ment had wished to give the information which he sought there would not have been the slightest difficulty in pro curing it. Their refusal wasa plain symptom of the motives which he had ascribed to the Government. What had a unified force of 20,000 French and English' soldiers, arriving in China in ihe middle of summer, to do with the protection of British lives and property at those places where outrages had taken place? The Government ought, in some shape or other, to have invited an express ion of opinion on the tbc p nlaro a r r set t itf of ndilul,.) P t.hb irl c i ettoftno i .rsa e teen their iri dl, , when ,n.r( epr t sth l i : No r evpo N ro ll ei h lc( o ti h l sr e sae. s ta u dt b hlt j neh e c elt t hui c leic o es u mitii l lo d eonar h naw ;e : b eind, e l e ie bol i c i f Mr. Alcock. It was impossible for them to do so without blushing for the honour of England, and feeling how deep a responsibility this country was incurring by its proceedL ings in that quarter. Perhaps it was the best course which they:could adopt to send out the noble earl ; but he re gretted that it had not been done sooner. He would not press the motion. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that on tne occa sion he had been compelled to make an estimate for an ex pedition to China; and he could at least state that it was perfectly possible, and that it was done in a very short time. The motion was then withdrawn. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord REDESDALE moved t ---" That no private bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Tuesday, the 3d day of July next. That no bill confirming any provisional order of the Board of Health, or authorising any inclosuro of lands under special report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, or for 'confirming any scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, shall be read a second time after Tues day, the 3d day of July next. That when a bill shall have passed this house with amendments, these orders shall not apply to any new bill sent up from the House of Commons which the chairman of committees shall report to the house is substantially,the same as the bill so amended." MR. WHITWORTH'S INVENTIONS. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN asked what steps the Go vernment had taken in order to secure for this country the benefit of Mr. Whitworth's inventions in rifled fire-arms and projectiles. After claiming indulgence as a now member of the house, the noble earl stated that he had given this notice without any communication with Mr. Whitworth. He brought forward the matter, not as a private grievance, but as a question of national importance. It was the duty of the Government to take the earliest opportunity of securing every new invention in regard to fire-arms. In moving the army estimates, Mr. S. Herbert had stated that the increase was partly to be attributed to the necessity of laying in stores of new arms and projectiles cf war, which the advance of science had introduced, and which the neighbouring countries of Europe were rapidly adopting. Acting upon that principle, very large orders had been issued by the Government for the Armstrong gun. He did not wish to say a .word in disparagement of the admirable invention sf Sir Wm. Armstrong ; his guns were superior to any previ• ously used, and he deserved credit for the improvement he had introduced. But he should be glad to have one point ex plained. At present Sir W. Armstrong occupied rather an anomalous position. He had been appointed superintendent of the royal gun factories, and he was also a contractor for the guns. In appointing him superintendent of the factories, the Governmen t could have had no intention of plicing in the hands of Sir William and his firm the monopoly of supplying those guns. Recently very great improvements had been made in the artillery invented by Mr. Whitworth. Mr. Whitworth was:one of those geniuses who fortunately were not rare in thisnountry, who, commencing life as a working man in this metropolis, in the establishment of Messrs. Maudslay And Co.; had worked himself up from receiving wages to the height of professional reputation. (Hear, hear.) There was UP one more highly looked up to by scientific _~~' - NEWSPAPER men, not only in this country, but in . 1 iii i,.....;- would. He was almo s t uni versa lly silted--; . ":', ~•, '''& matters in every country. (Hear, h • --zWheit 14i 4 ;4 1 11,44r Ilk question of the measures of this co '-',,. unill i tzi t i l '-' .14 sion, Mr. Whitworth was employed eit*. t the _ ~, . ~ .- z ;• When a new machine was necessary t ,io:te4 the lieriket -, that house, the architect of the building appliedrik. Whitworth. He had invented a gun, and 4i lid s 'Ma it to experiments which had been decidedly successful., Every one who had seen the gun declared that it was the: best ever produced. Mr. Whitworth had been induced to turn his attention to the improvement of gunnery by an application from the Government of the day in 18.54, in the midst of the Crimean war. In that year Mr. Whitworth first turned his attention to this subject, and ever since that time he had been eminently successful in his reeearehea. his rifle was vastly superior to the rifle already in use. Re believed that this rifle had been considered by trio com mittees, and as it appeared with no practical result. ff e (the Earl of Camperdown) might perhaps be told that financial considerations had prevented its adoption; but could such considerations prevail for a moment when the lives of brave men were at stake ? Mr. Whitworth had produced a rifle which would carry a ball a distance of 5 miles ; and he (Lord Camperdown) had been informed by a person who had never handled a gun before in his life, that with one of these rifles he had been able at a distance of two miles to send two shots into a mark six feet high by one-and-a-half foot broad. Sir J. Burgoyne had stated that he had never seen a better or more simple weapon. At the trial not only Sir J. Burgoyne but a numberof the manufecttlting population of Lancashire were present. Mr. Fairbairn, who was also present, congratulated the country upon such an ac quisition. There were present, moreover, not only English men but the represent dives of foreign sovereigns—partite from the Russian and French armies,and representatives of almost every Government in Europe. Mr. Whitworth him self had been compelled to erect a manufactory at Men - chester, unaided by the Government, for the sale of these rifles to private persons. He desired therefore to put to her Majesty's Government the question of which •he had given notice. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said it would scarcely , be necessary to tell the noble earl er to assure their lordships that the great results of the trial of the gun which had been invented by Mr. Whitworth, as exhibited by the;experi ments at Southport., had engeged the attention of Ms right hon. friend the Secretary at War and of her Majesty's Go vernment. Those experiments had attracted attention in every part of rho country, and the report of their results had received the best consideration at the hands of the Mi nistry. lie begged further to state that the object of the Government in regard to this matter being simply to obtain for the country the weapon which was most efficient for warfare, his right hon. friend had determined that a formal trial of this gun should take place, to be Under the supervi sion of officers of the Government appointed ti superintend experiments of this nature, and who are wholly unconnected with any particular manufacturer or inventor—namely, the members of the Ordnance Select Committee, presided over by au officer of great experience, Cal. St. George, who himself was present at Southport at the first display of the rifled cannon invented and recently exhibited by Mr.Whit worth. Nothing could be snore important than that thi a country, distinguished as it was for its triumphs of mechani cal genius, should be provided with the best weapon of defence that could be invented; and he (Earl de prey) could assure the noble earl that no adherence to precon ceived opinion would deter her Majesty's Government from selecting that weapon which, after investigation, should turn out to be the best. He was sure, however, that the house would not desire her Majesty's Government to decide without a full and complete examination. They were an xious, therefore, to propose this trial; Mr. Whitworth )Mad declared himself ready to submit his gun to the examination and there could be no question, as the results at Southport showed, that the gun would prove itself; most valuable en gine of warfare under any ci rcurnst ances under which it might be tried. There was one point, however, in his noble friend's speech which he (Earl de Grey) had heard with less plea sure than the rest. His noble friend appeared to draw an unnecessary comparison between Mr. Whitworth's inven tion and that of Sir W. Armstrong. Both the inventors were men of great ability and remarkable talent—(hear, hear)—and whilst he quite agreed in the eulogy which had been passed upon Mr. Whitworth, he must take exception to that part of his noble friend's speech which seemed to convey something of a reflection on Sir W. ArmatroM's present position. There was no intention on the part elk her Majesty's Government to give to any one a monopoly 4 Government manufacture. It would be granted neiSher to Sir W. Armstrong nor to the company which he represented. The noble earl must remember that the late GOvernment entered into certain arrangements with Sir W. Armstrong relative to the works at Elswick, which were of a yew peculiar character. Sir W. Armstrong gave up his hint.. _ . Lion on and all the improvements which be had subsequent]; made it. In return ho was appointed to the office, of over seer of rifled ordnance, with a salary of 53,000 a-year. Very • shortly after a large supply of rifled cannon was required. Sir W. Armstrong 'Was the only person who could make these particular cannon, though other guns could be made at ordinary iron works or anywhere else. Consequently, Sir W. Armstrong's foundry was established at Woolwich, and General Peel devoted the energies of the gunmskers at Woolwich to rifled ordnance. But his right hon. friend had no intent ion of siviug either to Sir W. Armstrong or to any ono els_e an exclusive monopoly. If Mr. Whitworth or any other inventor could show any superiorityin his invention, an opportunity would be afforded to him of displaying it. There was one point, however, connected with the W hit worth rifle to which lie would venture to allude. It must be borne in mind that when the trialwiththe Whitworth eincl. Enfield rifle which had been referred to was made, the Whitworth rifle was a much more costly weapon than that which was ultimately adopted. He was not speaking of great guns ; but in speaking of the rifles, the expense did materially enter into calculation, when there was a question of supplying the army with one sort of weapon. Mr. Whitworth, however, was now able to produce rifles at less cost. He had, he believed, stated all that his noble friend wished to now. Ha begged to assure his noble friend there was every intention on the part of the Government to examine this question , in the fullest manner, and to decide in the fairest spirit upon the invention which might prove most efficient; nor need any ? inventor be afraid of not obtaining a fair and honourable trial if he were only willing to submit to it. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of CAMPERDOWN, in explanation, begged to disavow having used any expressions which were in tended to cast any reflection upon the character or position of Sir \V. Armstrong. The subject then dropped, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAT.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and eatlered for third reading :—Consett District Water, Lincoln Heath, and Market Deeping Roads, Stourbridge Railway, Well ogten (Salop) Water, and Inverness and Aberdeen Ju action Railway. THE RECENT DEATH ON THE NORTH EXNT RAILWAY. Mr. DEEDES moved an address for copy of ...letter (with its inclosures), from the Admiralty to the )Nome office, dated the 6th day of February, 1860, relative to the death of a boatman on the North Kent Railway.—Ordered. ADMISSION OF ENGLISH GOODS INTO FRANCE. Mr. EGERTON asked the Chanceller of the Exche quer whether any supplemental treaty had been +knurl between this country and France on the sal eject of the ties on goods admitted from this country into France ; and, if so, whether he had any objection to lay it o a the table. Lord J. RUSSELL—No such supplemental treaty had been made. SAN JUAN. Mr. LAYFIELD asked what progress had' been made with reference to the settlement of the San Jnnn question, and whether Government would object to prod using my correspondence that had passed between the British awl American Governments on the subject. Lord J. RUSSELL said that communications wk ere goithg on between the respective Governments with refavenee to the subject. ANNEXATION OF ITALIAN STATES TCli SAR• DINIA. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. HENNESSY moved that the house at its ri sing de adjourn until Monday, and asked the Secretary o f State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government had z WO/Jed her Majesty to recognise the annexation of Bologna,, Tns cany, Modena ' and Parma to the kingdom of Sardinia ; and, if so, whether ho is prepared to state the reasons which t have, induced the Government to tender such advice to her Mr ties ty. He availed himself of the opportunity to draw the attisntion of the house to the gross neglect of Irish business which characterised the proceedings of Government during the present session. lie called on the right hon. gentleman the Secretary for Ireland to state what course he intended to pursue with re g ard to _lris h sures during the present session. He bore personal testimony to the courte s y of the rig ht hon. entleman, but that courtesy cou ld not compensate for his ignormee of I re land and the Irish , an d he considered that he was aa competent to compote with the plain honest_polim, th at existed in that country , as the noble lor d the Foreign cretary was with the policy of Vienna and Paris. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he did not rise to answer the question of the hon. gentleman, but he reminded the house of the time occupied two or three years ago in the consideration of Irish affairs to the exclusion of Scotch and. English business. That these affairs did not occupy se much of the attention of hon. members was a mat- ter ;of congratulation, because it indicated aninprOTedl state of the condition of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) He must object to the motion of the hon. member for the ad- journment of the house until Monday, as it would be neces sary for hon. members to meet to-morrow in ordetto receive ft commission. It was not the intention of his noble friend, the Foreign Secretary to propose the resumption of the, adjourned debate on the Reform Bill this evening, but .to postpone it until after Easter. (Hear, hear.) THE RECEIVER MASTER OF THE COURT, OF CHANCERY IN IRELAND. Mr. WHITESIDE drew the attention of the house to the recent appointment of Mr. Lyle, at present Receiver Master of the Court of Chancery in Ireland to the dignity of Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Londonderry, and to the circumstances under which such appointment was made. lie considered the appointment, on the eve of a general election, of a gentleman like Mr. Lyle. who, from his antecedents and profession, was not properly qualified for the office, was an insult to the nobility and gentry of Londonderry. He had no objection to that gen tleman receiving a retiring pension for his services, but what he objected to was the appointment of a !poli tical partisan at such a criFis Mr. CARDWELL defended the appointment. Thera [Continued iu our fourth page.) PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord COLVILLE the Great Western Railway and Liskeard Water Bills were read a second time. The Athenry and Tuam Railway, West of Fife Mineral Railway, and Morayshire Railway Bills were read a third time and passed: CONSOLIDATED FUND (t850,000).BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE CHINESE EXPEDITION. The Earl GREY, after presenting a petition from Leeds, expressing regret at the proceedings which had taken place at the monthesf the Petho, said he rose to move for an esti-' mate, as nearly as the same could be made out, of the pro -1 !sable cost of the expedition to China up to the close of the financial year 186011, the said estimate to include the pay and supplies forher Majesty's naval and land forces (whether of the regular or Indian army), if they should continue in China to the above date, together with all charges for trans port freight, military stores, and coals. The noble earl said the information which their lordships now possessed upon this subject was very scanty and imperfect. All they knew was that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in introducing his budget, was reported to have said that during the present financial year, ending to-morrow, nearly £1,000,000 would be required for this purpose. That, he begged to state to their lordships, was for the liquidation of expenses the re sult of measures taken by the Government during the three or four months before Parliament assembled, and without the slightest authority from Parliament for the expenses so incurred. Their lordships had not taken notice of that irregularity, nor had any notice of it been taken in the other house of Parliament—the house which had charge of the public purse ; but he (Earl Grey) was old-fashioned enough to believe that these expenses ought not to havesbeen incur red by the sole authority of the Government, and without previous application being made to Parliament—(hear,hear) —or without Parliament having had an opportunity of ex pressing an opinion upon the circumstances. It was true they had heard from the Secretary of State for War that 'her Majesty's Government had, in the estimates laid before Parliament, made a further provision to the extent of 21 millions for the costs of the expedition in 1860-1 ; but that right honourable gentleman said he would not speculate upon what might be the cost of those operations ; and he (Earl Grey) thought the right honourable gentleman was highly prudent in declining to state that that estimate would be the ultimate cost of the operations to be carried on. He would, indeed, be a bold man who would venture to predict what the cost would be when ho considered the enormous expense of conducting military operations at so great a distance from their resources, and the uncertainty when war had once begun of its being limited in extent, or. of its being brought to a close. When all those things were considered, they must feel that it was only too probable that the cost of this expedition would swell to the most formidable dimensions, and have to be reckoned by millions. Even if these operations should bo brought to as early and successful a close as it would be possible to hope for, still, in that case he believed there would have been a very con siderable expense incurred; and of all those expenses he thought their lordships ought to have a proximate estimate , : (Hear.) No doubt it was impossible that anything like 'an accurate estimate could be . prepared, nor was it necessary that such an estimate should be preseated ; but it ought to be practicable to make out, for their lordships' information, an account which would show the prohable • cost of the measures which had been already taken and ordered by the Government, supposing no unforeseen contingency should arise. (Hear, hear.) The Government ought to make out the cost of sending to China, and maintaining there until the close of the ensuing financial year, the large naval and land forces which had been already ordered. That was the estimate which he (Earl Grey) proposed their lordships should call for. It was proposed to take the expenses up to the end of the ensuing financial year—and by indeed must be a sanguine person who expected the return of the expedition at an early period ; and even if it should happily return before that time, the cost of the return voyage would absorb the funds provided, and there would be no imme diate reduction in the expenses of the ensuing year. It was necessary that their lordships should have this estimate before them, in order that their lordships and the country might have an opportunity of knowing what might be the cost which, in the most favourable events, would be thrown upon the country by the measures which had been taken by her Majesty's Government. Their lordships could not clearlutnderstand what the Government proposed to do withoffl this estimate, and it was the more necessary that they should have it before them, because, contrary to what used to be the practice of Parliament, her Majesty's Govern ment had adopted their measures, had undertaken this great expedient to a distant country, and had, in all probability, commenced a long and costly war without having first in vited Parliament to express an opinion upon it. (Hear.) The ancient practice of Parliament was, that when war, in • volving probably a large expenditure, was imminent., it was felt to be the duty of Ministers, at the earliest period in their power, to cail upon Parliament to advise the Crown, and to share the responsibility of Ministers. That was a good and a wholesome rule, but it had not been followed in the present instance. It was true that the other house of Parliament had been asked for a vote of £850,000 for the etspenses which had been already incurred, but no formal judgment of Parliament had been asked upon the subject, and their lordships had had no opportunity of expressing any opinion. That might be a convenient course for a Go vernment to follow, but ho did not believe it was consistent with the spirit of the constitution, nor did he think it was just to the members of either house of Parliament, or to the nation at large. It might be a convenient course for a Go vernment to throw the papers upon the table, as thereby a vote of censure could not be obtained without difficulty, for it was much more easy to avoid a vote of cerisuee than to obtain a vote of approval. It was a difficult, an invidi ous thing for a member of either house of Parliament to propose a tote of censure ; but this he would say, it was by no moans just to throw upon Parliament the responsi bility of a silent acquiescence, although the measures which Government had taken might in the opinion of Par liament be erroneous ; still less was it fair to expect that private members would come forward in the character of accusers. It was not just that the nation should have to bear the cost and burden of, it might be, an expen sive and protracted war, and the expenses of military and naval preparations, without the auestion being in the first instance submitted to the judgment of Parliament. Al though the course pursued by the Government was one of which he did not approve, he owned he did not wonder that they had followed it. It showed impliedly that they had but little confidence in the strength of the case which they would have to submit to Parliament, had they come kW ward to ask for its support. Had the Government done se, they would have been called upon to prove that the quarrel with China was a just one—to show that the Chinese wore not entitled by the law of nations to resist by force the breaking down of the barriers erected for the protection of that river which gave access to the capital—how it was that the 'precedents which had been followed in the wars with other nations, and especially in the last war with Russia, had been neglected in this instance—how it' was, in short, that a convention had not been signed with France clearly defining the object of the war. In undertaking combined operations with an allied and independent power there were always difficulties to be overcome in order to maintain cordiality and to prevent jeakusies and animosities from arising. In order to guard against those dangers it had been customary at the very earliest possible period, and before anything .was done, that the terms should be clearly defined and agreed upon, so that there should be no room for doubt or dispute as to the real objects in view, and what one allied power had aright to expect from the other. Nothing should be left to vague understanding —nothing to conversations of which there might be an imperfect and jarring recollection. Whatever passed in conversation ought to be recorded:in due diplomatic form. The prece dent of the Crimean war showed that those precautions had not been needlesekly observed, and still more recent events showed that one at least of the stipulations in the Russian War convention had not been useless—that neither of the contracting parties should seek for itself any territorial accession in consequence of the war. Would such a precaution be needless now after what they had seen within -the last month? (Hear, hear.) 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