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'wages, but nothing was done on their report ; in 1326 he (Mr. Blaney) obtained a committee on the wages of able-bodied labourers ; from the inquiries it appeared that in 1326 great distress prevailed, and the mode in which the poor law relief was administered had a great tendenoy to lower the wages of the able-bodied. The re port of the committee was distinctly in favour of some great change, but the evil continued to increase, until in some sounties the poor rate amounted to 7s. in the pound. It was not till 1834 that a remedy was provided. Since that time there had been a considerable improve ment, but children and old people were still subjected to great hardships in workhouses, and their condition re quired constant attention. He now turned from the rural to the civie population. For a considerable periol great .misery prevailed among those who were employed in factories, more especially among children and young per sons, and it was not till after the evil had continued for at least 25 years that a remedy was applied at the in stance of a noble lord in another place. He thought it was the duty of the legislature to see if something more could not be done to improve the condition of this useful class of persons. Again, notwithstanding the ♦ast increase of the civic population, it was not till 1830 that any one thought of making proper provision for the health of the people. In 1340 a committee reported that there were 30,000 children living in close narrow courts witn no outlet and no facilities for the admission of an adequate supply of fresh air, the remedying of this evil 440 having been delayed for very many years be cause there was no council to consider the matter. It also appeared that there were 50 towns, with a popula tion of 3,000,000, 47 of which had a deficient water supply, while 48 had no proper system of cleansing and draining. Ultimately the Health of Towns Bill was passed ; but it had not been universally adopted, and there were still great evils prevailing which such a tri bunal as he proposed to establish might be the means of removing. There were thousands of persons devoted to the improvemeet of the working classes who would be prepared to make the most useful suggestions if they knew how to do so with effect ; and on behalf of the working classes, who had done so much to benefit the rest of the community, he asked for a board—an unpaid board if the house pleased—to consider suggestions made from time to time for their benefit. The mode in which proper amusements and recreations might be provided would form a very proper subject for consideration. Fairs having been abolished, the poor were entitled to some substitute. He felt convinced that if the boon he asked for the working classes were conceded it would secure the gratitude of those who by their conduct had so richly deserved the care of Parliament. Mr. ESTCOURT said no man could have listened to the speech of the hon. gentleman without respecting the motives by which he was actuated, but having listened very attentively to what had fallen from him, he could not, he confessed, understand what practical measure he was desirous of having carriedout. His hon. friend would perhaps permit him to put this matter at once to a test. He would propose that the motion was acceded to, that the commission was issue], and that his hon. friend himself was, as he very properly would be, placed at the head of it. He was quite at a loss to conceive what was likely to be the first step of the commission. Per haps his hon, friend would desire to afford facilities, by means of that commission, to the labouring classes for ascertaining how they might best lay out their money. His hon. friend give a nod of assent. If the commission were appointed its practical business would be to enable the working classes to improve their income. With this view it would, he supposed, provide two tables—one set ting forth the schemes which the commission recom mended, and the other those which it wished to deter working men from embarking in. The first result of this would be that all who were connected with the schemes denounced would band together against the commission, and, benevolent as were his hon. friend's intentions, per haps he would not be able to reach his own office with out the assistance of a body of police. (Laughter.) He would suppose that a working man laid out his 201. in accordance with the advice given to him. It might hap pen, notwithstanding the beet arrangements beforehand, that the scheme recommended and selected would be mismanaged and fail. Mr. SLA.NEY said his hon. friend had misunderstood him. What he said was in effect that the commission should report from time to time as to what was most likely to benefit the working classes. Mr. S. ESTCOURT feared the effect wonld be to en courage speculation, and to Excite expectations not likely to be realised. (Hear.) Bare advice would as usual prove unpalatable, After the commission had existed for a year or two his hon. friend would advise in vain. Besides being impracticable his hon. friend's plan would, he be lieved, be mischievous, inasmuch as it would be made a aubstitute for the caution and intelligence which every man was bound to exercise for himself. The commission being issued on the authority of Parliament, men would be led to depend upon it rather than upon themselves, and if it led to no good result the discredit of failure would fall upon Parliament. His hon. friend need not come to Parliament in order to carryout his object. Why should he not himself be the unpaid commissioner ? In that case the advice given might, like that of some of the wisest men, prove not to have been the best ; but it would be the advice of a private individual, and Par liament would not be responsible for the result. He trusted that hie hon. friend would be contented with having expressed hi 4 views and not press the motion to a division, and if he did not act upon this suggestion he should feel bound to divide against the motion. Mr. SLAM ET said, after what his hon. friend had said, he should withdraw the motion. He wished, how ever, to observe in explanation that he had never con templated working people being advised how to lay oat their money, or prevented from relying on their own industry, care, and forethought. The motion was then withdrawn. TREATMENT OF THE SEPOYS AND INSUR GENTS IN INDIA. Mr. RICH then rose to call the attention of the house to the treatment of the mutinous sepoys and other in surgents in India, and to move for the following papers : ..;;;•Copies of any report or despatch relative to the pro• tection afforded by Mauin Singh and others to fugitive Europeans at the outbreak of the sepoy mutiny. Of any instructions given to officers in command of troops as to the treatment of mutinous sepoys or deserters. And as to natives of Oude (not being sepoys) found in arms within the territory of Oude. The hon. member said he wished to call the attention of the house to the treatment which the rebellious sepoys had received, and were receiving, in India.. In the earlier stages of the mutiny, and when men's minds were astounded at the atrocities committed, it was almost impossible to secure a calm discussion of that subject ; but the time had now arrived when they might look the Indian calamities fairly in the face. He hoped that in the observations he was about to make he should not be misunderstood. He loathed and detested as strongly as any man could do the atrocious crimes which had been perpetratel by the insurgent troops ; bat the very fact that the nation felt so strongly made him anxious that it should stand clear of any imputation of retaliation or vengeance. As regarded the early stages of the rebellion, he would snake every allowance for the feelings of those who found themselves beset with treachery and dan ger, and for the stern and resolute manner in which they stood on their defence. But at the same time he must pay his tribute of gratitude to Lord Canning for the manly fortitude with which he held the scales of jus tice, unmoved by the cruelties on one side and retalia tions on the other. The most extravagant tales had been told in this country, and had run through it like wild. fire. Some of those tales were such as made one's blood run cold. They heard cf swarms of mutilated women and children coming to this country. Well, those most com petent to form a correct opinion—the committee of the society fornfed for the relief of those who were suffering through the outbreak in India—stated that after the moat diligent inquiries, tectending over six weeks or two months, they had been unable to ascertain a single case of mutilation inflicted on any one who had landed in this country. The committee very properly remarked that such cages might exist, but they declared that they were themselves totally unable to verify one. He thought it was but right that this statement should be repeated in that house ; for while they detested and abhorred the atrocities committed it was their duty to see that these were not exaggerated. On the other hand, he believed a very large proportion of the acts of retaliation attributed to our soldiers were not committed, and that the burning of this and that village rested only on the statement of newspapers, who meant thus to glorly our army, while in reality they were inflicting upon it injury. In order to understand this question they must consider the ori gin cf the mutiny. No one could read the correspon dence of Sir Charles Napier without perceiving that a factious and mutinous spirit p erva d e d th e Benga army at the period when it was under his command, and that it was attributed by him to a want of discipline—t Lat discipline which was dependent on the existence of tho rough confidence between officers and men. From the report of the committee of 1852 it appeared that not more than half the officers o f a reg i men t were ever with it at the same t i me. He believed that the mutiny would ever have oecnrred had there not been a great neglect of discipline. But beyond this stood the fact that the European diminished. force was most cruelly and And,unjustifi ably moreover, what there was of it was so placed as not to hold in check the native forces. A greater portion of the European troops were in the North-Western Provi nce in Pegu. I n th e Cal cutta district ther e was but a anodn regiment This state of things gave rise to a temptation, well the natives might h ave behaved,gto which,ee rheyne however e ow ne e e v e er e to have been exposed. It s h ouldb about this time the Russian campaign was that Now, Lord Dalhousie had st a t e d t h at the Prue g Tsa n n g w on. r caused the worst effects in Indi a ; i ndeed, his lordship had most urgently, and it might be said particularly, alluded to th e matter i n:connect i on with the smallness o f number of Briti s h t roops w hi c h h e had at call. Things being in this state, there occurred the annexe ti on of ()ude. Thus all Was ripe for revolt, all was re p_vieveesine.dtadlee,oni,twee.t a ndg. The last blow was uLi ","Z y.te t pl i aced to the train, by the wicked be that tlieie Oartri'd tie greased cartrid,, es . It might poled ; but w,;uld ittr::tw,tre not what the natives vu mistaken, and to h p a r v e e judices which were honesutatZl:en well to re'Pect P. withdrawn the obnoxious armlsh was done, even though the elt te r thing of ztml:eteltdinadt issue no niers cartridges. D,fa cu t Z:t decided to Meerut which were inefficiently and, at th: e intemperately met. He would not go into theeette4 which had followed (" hear, hear," and , 4 they were all fresh in the minds of the house. (Divide.) But he would venture to say, that the whole of these troubles n3ight, by due °lire on the part now w th c e am o e ffi , c h e o r w s, have been put an end to. The question were these revolted subjects tobeatnrdeat just ed. punishment y ah o m ug en h t t no doubt to be punished—a due shou'd be meted out to them. Bat he truste di nt hl na t d ti ahe indiscriminate cry for blood whic h had arisen and which had, to4sis surprise, been echoed in this country, would not be listened to. He hoped that the Government would see that the sepoy who slew his officer, and who burnt down cantonments, was a vet? THE SUN, LONDON, `FRIDAY !EVENING, IVIARCEI l_9, 18M8 eons also scheduled in the report who were found not platy, and the question was whether they could deal with them along with the rest. There was, however, one statement in the report, in answer to question 1,421, which revealed such a state of things as he (Mr. Wal pole) thought the hon. baronet (Sir Thomas Burke) must consider could not be overlooked by the house. The passage was to the following effect : --The witness stated that o❑ the Sunday when Col. French arrived, he went to Lord Dunkellin's committee, when he heard that Col. French had arrived at 4 o'clock, and he commenced totting up the list and found that he should require a certain number of votes, for which he paid the sum of 250/. Now, these matters had been fully inquired into, and he (Ur. Walpole) considered that the house was able to deal with the question unprejudiced in any way. They had already di,franchised Sudbury and St. Alban's, and had dealt, as be thought, unfairly with Great Yar mouth by disfranchising a particular class of freemen. He should support the introduction of the bill, and on the second reading and in committee, the points to which he Lad adverted, could be fully considered. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Mr. BRADY rose to move for an address for a return of the expenses attendant on the prosecution of the Royal British Bank directors. He said he thought it high time that the directors of public companies should be made to feel that the public watched their proceed ings with the greatest attention, and that all defaulters connected with them and men who violated the laws of the country would be punished with the greatest severity. One reason fur desiring the return he moved for was because he deemed the penal law as it stood to be in a most unsat4factory state, and he was of opinion that it must necessarily come under the consideration of the house in a very short time. The hon. gentleman con cluded by moving an address for a return of the expenses attendant upon the prosecution of the directors of the Royal British Bank. Mr. HAMILTON said that the information which the hon. gentleman asked for was not yet in the posses sion of the Treasury. When that information was fur nished to the Treasury he did not think that there would be any objection to furnishing the return moved for. _ Mr. CRA.WFORD rose for the purpose of calling the attentien of her Majesty's Government to the inadequate sums which had been paid to witnesses for their atten dance. In many cases witnesses hadactually been out of pocket by the trial, and if a system which led to such a result were continued it would tend to obstruct the ad ministration of justice. Mr. WALPOLE said that Since his appointment to the Home-office his attention had been directed to three or four cases in which the new scale of fees to witnesses and he in e c h r a i m d i t n h a e l r p t, f r u o r s e e c d u i t r i e o e n t s e d w t a b s edisproportionately gentlemenl o w , who had settled that scale to revise it, and see whether a more liberal one could not be adopted. (Hear, hear.) The case to which the hon, gentleman had alluded was brought to his attention on the preceding evening, and as be did not think that the scale applied to a case of to officio information, he gave instructions that a more liberal allowance should be given. (Rear, hear.) Mr. J. WILSON hoped that his right hon. friend would take care that those abuses in the payment of witnesses' costs to which the attention of the Govern ment had been directed during the last four or five years would be avoided in any new scale that might be adopted. The Government found that in some parts of the country a great portion of the rates were applied to the payment of policemen's costs in giving evidence at the assizes. Mr. HENLEY was quite sure that his right hon. friend could earnestly direct his attention to the re melying of those abuses. • These payments to police wit• nesses were, no doubt, crying abuses—(hear, hear) — but the late Home Secretary, with a view of putting an end to them, adopted a scale so low as absolutely to de feat the ends of justice. (Hear, hear.) The allowance to witnesses belonging to the class of mechanics abso lutely put them out of pocket. (Hear, hear.) An Hon. MEMBER hoped that the allowance to those gentlemen who prepared the cases for prosecution would be increased. Mr. FITZGERALD, having been on the Public Pro. 'locution Committee which sat some years ago, begged to direct the attention of the henna to the evidence given before it as being of a very valuable nature, and such as to throw great light upon several abuses. He recol lected that one of the cases brought before the committee was that of 1/. a day being allowed to a witness. It turned out that the witness who received that allowance was tne gaoler of th e t own i n w hi c h th e ass i zes were holden. (A. laugh.) The motion was then withdrawn. CONTRACTS (PUBLIC DEPART MENTS). On the motion of Colonel BOLDER°, the following gentlemen were constituted a select committee on con tracts (public departments) ; Colonel Bolder° Mr. Bating, General C o d r i ngton , V iscount Duncan, dolonel Gilpin, Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lid dell, Lord Lovaiue, Mr. Monaell, Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Newdegate, L)r.l Clarence Paget, Mr. Westbead. and Sir John Ramadan. LONDON CORPORATION REGULATION BILL. Mr. WALPOLE, in moving the appointment of the select committee on this bill, said that some of its clauses would require great consideration if not alteration ; but he should be sorry to intimate any opinion of his own upon them. With respect to the extension of the area of the corporate jurisdiction, he thought that question ought to be dealt with by a separate Bill. The right hon. gentleman concluded by moving that the com mittee consist of the following gentlemen :--Lord J. Russell, Sir G. Gray, Mr. Secretary Walpole, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Alderman Oubitt, Sir J. Duke, Sir John Shelley, Mr. Baines, Mr. M. Gibson, Sir W. Heathcote, Mr. Hankey, Mr. E. Egerton, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Lyall, and Mr. G. Clive. Mr. AYRTON thought the committee was not COE• stituted in such a manner as rendered it likely to deal fairly with the question of an extension of the corporate jurisdiction t the metropolitan districts; for, while it included two representatives of the City o f London, two aldermen of London, and several hon. members eon fleeted with the city, he found upon it the name of only one member for Westminster, who was the sole repre sentative of the interest of the western portion of the metropolis. Oa a future occasion he would ask the house to consider whether the wards for the election of Common Councilmen ought not to embrace the whole metropolitan district. (Sear, hear.) The motion was then agreed to. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Lord RAYNHANI obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act 17th and 18th of Victoria, cap. 60, for the more effectual prevention of cruelty to animals. The Bill was brought in and read a first time. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MA.TRICULATION AND DEGREES BILL. Thie Bill was read a second time. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This Bill went through oommittee. M UTINY BILL. The house went into committee on this Bill, when Mr. ALCOCK said that, although he had to thank the Secretary for War for the explanation he had gives on a previous occasion respecting the clothing supplied to British troupe in In lia, great misconception still existed on the subject. The right hon. and gallant mena• ber (General Peel) hail expressed his belief that clothing adapted to the climate of India was supplied to her Majesty's troops in that country at the cost of the East India Company, but it appeared that such was not the case. The men were obliged to pay for the extra cloth ing, and also half the expense of their bedding. The cost was 2/. to each soldier, and as there were now 92,000 Queen's troops in India, they were saddled with a charge of 180,0001. He hoped the right hon. gentle. man would cause this subject to be investigated. He might also state that soldiers on embarkation for India were charged rather more than 2/. each for what was called their " sea kit." He had received letters from two soldiers, who informed him that the articles in this kit were charged 50 per cent. more than they could be obtained fur elsewhere, and that many of theca were totally useless. Each man for a voyage of twa or three months was supplied with nine cakes of pipeelay4which were said t 3 be sufficient to last fur 12 mouths ; and they had also three boxes of blacking each, and two smock fmcks which were never worn at sea. The two charges to which he had referred, amounting together to 41 , were deducted by stoppages from the soldier's pay, and amounted to two-thirds of his year's income. He had observed placards at the Horse Guards, offering bounties of 31. and 61. to recruits, but these inducements were calculated to mislead men who enlisted, and who were subjected to such deductions as he had mentioned. The right hoe. member for Wiltshire had some time ago argued in the country that, although the nominal pay of a soldier was only 131. a-day, it was practically almost double that amount; but he (Mr. Aleock) believed that it was n ,t more than one-third. General PE ireL said, that he had instituted inquiries immediately after the question had been put to him by the hon. member, and representations had been made to Sir Cohn Campbell with a view to the reduction of the stoppages to which soldiers were subjected on their arrival in India. The bill then paßsed through committee. Tue Commons Enfloaure Bill and the Militia Act Continuance Bill also Pa , se d through comm i ttee. The ComoMated F un d (10,000,0001.) Bill and the C)riolidated Fund (500,0000 Bill were read a second time. The house adjourned at half.past 12 o'clock. DR. LIVINGSTONE AND HIS PUBLISHER.—Dr. Living stone., we are told, first met Mr. Murray on the deck of a steamer in the Me literranean, and the latter was so charmed with the traveller and his story, that he at once made a Largain with hi m for Lis book, agreeing to give 2,000 guineas, half o f w hi ch was paid the author before it was written, and th e remainder before publication. In addition to which, i n consequence of the unprecedented success of the wo r k, t h e worthy Doctor has since re ceived a large sum, and, unlike many authors, prufesses hirwelf quite satisfied with the liberality of hi, publii.her. —The Bookdeller. Tan EARTIIQUAIiIi IN Ganncn.—A letter from Athens of the 27th ult. in the Vienna Gazette, says : ' Essmilia and "At the same time t h at Corinth was destroye d , t h e nei4nbouring village s of Kuamschi Kortesa were compl e t e l y thrown to the groun d . Th e principal part of Ccri nt h, now so severely v i-i te d , was built --" onlyl 8:1) ; the former town was destroyed , , during the wars of independence. It is not situated near the sea, but on a bill at some distance. The old port is almost filled up w i t h sand and i s on ly accessible for small craft. The num b er of , perso ns who, in addi - tion to the thirty kill e d , were wounded, is about 100." "Two of the pieces o f cannon taken at Canton," says the Pays, "are to be deposited in the Museum of Ar tillery at Pads. They were cast in 1768 at the fo undry a Nankin, then directed b y F ather R ura l, a Jesuit,, BANK kRATUAIf3: An Account, pursuant to the Act leYenth and eightk Victoria, cap. 82, of the Average Amount of Beak Notes of the seTeral Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satnr• day, the Gth day of March, 1858 : PRIVATE BANKS. Average Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jeuimitt Pomfret,a.nd Co. Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 17,419 Be.ldook Bank and Baldock and Biggleawado Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogg*, and Co 25,287 Barnstaple Bank. Barnstaple--Marshall and Co 7,259 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lanai.), and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—Barnard and Oa. ... 50,873 Bawdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co 8,114 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—B.. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham --Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 21,335 Birinin,liam and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Son■ •----- Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. — Boston Bank, Boston—Clay pons and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—T. Gee and Co. .., lO,lO Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater —J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co 29,195 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stovrmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbtry —J. C. and ♦ _.... - - Gillet) .. 27,568 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 11,090 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leightoa Buzzard-Bassett, Son, and Co. . - 31,757 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Lloyds & Ca. 17,775 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H. 1. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 13,615 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Co.' Burlington and Driffield Bank Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 9,010 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledge and Co 2,412 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock &Co 13,444 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge--Messrs. Fosters. * 057 Canterbury 1340 k, Canterbury-Hammond and Co 2B 195 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons 15,742 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costs and Son 2,815 Colchester Bank, Colchester--Round, Green, and Co- Colchester and Leer Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mille, Bawtree, and Co 12,113 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co 37,475 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Weodoook 6,398 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 15,641 Craven Bank, Settle-Aloocke, Birkbecks, and Co 52,811 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon. mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Breccia Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Brornage, Snead, and Oo 0,751 Derby Bank, Derby -W. and S. Evans &Co 10,412 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 31,037 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Denise and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Looks and Co f,oll Dies Bank, Disc-Fincham, and Co 10,361 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster -Cooke and Co 51,834 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse &Co 74,691 Deconport Bank. Devonport--Hodge and Co 7,708 Doroheeter Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Williams - 19,511 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter' and Co 72,419 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 47,412 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortferd Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 117,80 7, Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 23,004 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantaga, Far ringdon-Barnex, Medley, and Co 3,890 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,191 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon.. 11,395 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0... 14,822 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting- don-Veasey and Co. Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and C 0.3,437 Hertfordshire, Ilitchin Bank, Ilitchin - Sharpies, and Co Hereford, Ross and Archonfield Bauk, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross - Morgan and Co 19,484 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich--Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Maeningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexander. and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co 16,955 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdsoa and Co. Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-0 Harvey and Son 5,248 Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co. .. 49,655 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds -W. Williams, Brown and Co Leicester Bank, Leicester—T. &T. T. Paget 11,194 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Whitfield and Co 20,863 Lincolnift..nk, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co 18,901 Llandorsry Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Lion dilo Bank, Llandorery—D. Jones and Co 13,953 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock 0,712 Lyn►ington Bank, Lymingtoa-8. and G. Y St. Barbs Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Reg - is-- Jarvis and Co 8,120 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtre• Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hung trford Bank, Marlborough--Tai• Isar and Co. Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and son 2,450 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyaras and Co 12,410 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergarenny—Bailey and Co 23,447 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bro eon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Rosa and Herefordshire Bank, lionmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Oo 2,243 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 15,721 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—liandley, Peacock. and Co 40,321 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny dr Slooock 16,866 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co 16,008 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—llarreys and Hudsono... 47,475 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwiclae—Gur. . - gharnmhire Bank, N o b Ning o n t o t ysa ham ad BlinrkdbNtin SP,socokti tinicham, Hart, Fellows, and Co 1,255 Ituataton Bank, Nuneaton—Crs.ddook and Co 2,900 Natal Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris , . and Go. Net? Sarum Bank, Sarum—Evoratt and Co 9,170 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Snaitk and Co. Oewestry Bank and Oswoatry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Orford—Parsons and Co. 81,909 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge aid Tot. bridge Wells Old Bank, Toubridge ani Ton bridge Wells and Sevanoaks Bank, To*. bridge--T. H. and S. Beaching Oxfordshire Wane) , Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and So ns 9,903 Pace's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverlay Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 41,203 Penzance Bank, Penzance —Batten and Co 7,954 Peterborough Bank and Oimdle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorks and Cp. Pombrokaahire Bank, Hayerfordwunt—j. and W. Walters 1,074 Reading Bank, Reading—Sintoncla and Ca 13,735 Rending Bank, Reading--St e ph ens , Blandy, and Co. . 21,135 Richtnond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. 5,531 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clemont, Royds, and Co. 3,148 Rochoater, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholsuu 1,197 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Boas 12,30 , ) Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son 8,675 Eye Batik, Rye—R. C. Pomfret, k Co .. 3,131 Russ Old Bank, Ileredfordshire, Ross lllaway and liuodongal 4,149 Saffron Walden and Nort u Enos Bank, Saf fron Walden—taiksons and C o . Salop Bank Shrewsbury—Bu r t. on , Lloyd, Like 11 Cc ................................................ , 350 Scarborangh Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood' 20,027 all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and I.ndlow Bank, Shrowsbury— Rocks, Ey tons, and C 0.... ...... ...................... 29,807 Sittingboura• sad Milton Bank, —Valiance, and Co. Sittiagbourne .. 3,137 Eihuthanipton Toni and County Bank, South arnpton—Maddison and Pearce dout'awell Bank, Southwell—Wyld• and Oa— 9321 Southampton and Hampshire Bank,Soutkaaar - - - ton—Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford —Eatoc, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badceek TaTistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornburg Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co 6,347 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Heluton—Vivian and Co 14,111 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co 9,797 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greares and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co 2,127 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alt on B an k, Wi n chester—ulpett and Co 11,400 Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co 12,207 Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good rick. and Holyoske Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, LaTall• der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, 'Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart,, and Co York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co 24,923 17,533 21,253 7,343 0,01,7 9,445 10,9t1 1,89 116,908 12,715 30,1149 'MS 8,511 49,1 U 1,512 38, 409 10,216 46,436 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal. .. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 22,711 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23, 468 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 110,381 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 1T,187 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 21,416 Hull Banking Company, Hull 20,704 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 8,071 Halifax and Huddersfield. Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 20,151 Kingabridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,770 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 11,701 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 82,825 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester S7,BSS Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 40,272 Leamington Priors and Warwickshir• Banking Company, Leamington Priors 9,590 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 8,439 Moore and Robinson'. Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 22,942 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 23,425 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ' ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 112,702 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 36,202 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 61,301 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton lB,lllO North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 31,244 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddloworth Banking Company, Saddloworth 1,540 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 10,403 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford 40,168 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port $ 04,310 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 97,614 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge 4B, 811 Sheffield and Hallamshirs Banking Company, Sheffield 19,292 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 47,284 Swaledale and Wensleydale" Banking Company, Richmond Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 8,378 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field 12,313 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 20,280 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 55,200 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 69,211 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whifehurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch ......................................... 2,965 Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester 5,566 York Union Banking Company, York 11,017 York City and County Banking Company, 77.616 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 109,770 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, March 13. 9,281 1,595 39,1110 7,797 21,361 15,1416 44,489 10,144 32,317 20,964 11,851 28, ISO dif f erent person from him who, through fear and dismay, fled his colours, and untimely became mixed up with the insurgents. He hoped that some general instruc tions had been issued for the guidance of those in India. That something was required to be done in this direction was plain from the very last telegram which had reached England. From this it appeared that 1,200 men had been cut down by our troops, with the loss of but three men on our part. It was clear, therefore, that no resistance was made by the insurgents, and it was unworthy of England and of the English soldier, that such a state of things—little short of butchery—should occur. He also found that one of the contingents had been most harshly dealt with. These contingents, it should be remembered, owed but a qualified allegiance to this country. They were the soldiers of princes in al liance with us. Now in the case to which he referred 150 men of a contingent were huddled together shot and bayoneted in a body, in the dusk of the evening. No proper trial and calm inquiry appeared to have taken place. Again, in many ;letters from India the killing of sepoys was spoken of in the most iippant manner. It was stated that they were hung up as soon as caught, and if any natives harboured them they were themselves hung up. He could not believe this, but he thought that it ought to be publicly disavowed by the Govern. ment, as otherwise an unjustidea would prevail through out the length and breadth of the continent. How diffe rent to this was the course taken by Gen. Calton in Ca nada, shortly after the death of Gen. Wolfe. That gene ral had a due regard to the honour of the British name, and he issued a manifesto holding out the hope of mercy to those misguided wretches who had fled to the woods. He did not say that the ca es of India and Canada were parallel in all respects. He would, however, now come to a case which was not widely different from the case of America. He alluded to the annexation of Oude. In that case intrigue was first tried; first one great person age and then another was sought after to be suborned. Those attempts failed, and then the country was seized by a coup d'etat. It was no doubt necessary now that our position in Oade should be maintained, but we were not justified in treating the natives of Oude as rebels, and treating them as revolted soldiers. He said this be- cause he saw in the Calcutta papers demands that Oude should be made one great slaughter-house. (Hear, hear.) He regretted to bear that cheer ; he had hoped that no hop, member would be found to support such a view. He had hoped that here at least some regard would be shown to those who were fighting in behalf of a cast down country. Let the hon. member who cheered re member what even the sepoys had gone through—let him remember how often they had been tried and not found wanting—let him consider whether he himself would have pro►ed as firm as they under similar privations and temptations, and let him not, until then, venture to cheer the sentiment that without mercy—nay, without trial — these men should be consigned to a bloody grave. And in the instance of Oude, let the hen, member bear i❑ mind that it was the case of a people struggling for its independence ; a people, therefore, to be treated as an enemy, but not as revolted subjects. The hon. gentleman concluded by saying that he hoped that stern, resolute justice was done on these miscreants who had been guilty of atroc tes, yet that moderation would be used towards the great mass of less notorious offenders. With regard to the papers for which he wished to move, he had learned, by the courtesy of the Secretary to the Board of Control, that those which related to Mann Singh might be found, and would be produced. With regard to those relating to the instructions to officers, there might per haps be a d.fficulty about them, and he would not press for them ; but as regarded the third set of papers relat ing to Oude, he thought there might be some papers which might be produced. General THOMPSON seconded the motion. Mr. H. J. BAILLIE was not surprised to see the motion of the hon. gentleman the member for Rich raond, or that he should have felt it his duty to submit that motion to the house, but he had been somewhat surprised that on the terms of that motion he should on the present occasion have gone into a general dis cnseion of the origin and cause of the Indian mutiny, and into the question of the annexation of Oude, (Hear.) He (Mr. Baillie) ought to be the last person to complain of this latter subject being brought before the house, for not many weeks ago he had occupied, he feared, a considerable time in dealing with that question, and he could not trespass again on the house by entering into it on the present occasion. The hon. gentleman had commence I his speech by referring to the excesses committed by the English soldiers in India. It might be perfectly true, when first the hor rible atrocities which were committed at Cawnpore and other stations were known, there was some feeling of exasperation on the part of our soldiers manifested ; but he (Hr. Baillie) believed that time had passed, and that there were few persons who were not of the same opi nion as the hon, gentleman, and who did not think that very little good would be gained by carrying out what perhaps might be deemed the principle of stern justice. The fact was, the offenders were so aumeroae that some other mode of punishment than that hitherto adopted must be devised, for it was impossible to treat all the different classes of offenders in the same way. The hon. gentleman had asked what the instructions were which were sent out to the Indian Government in relation to the carrying out of martial law. The lion. gentleman was aware that the question of martial law was a very delicate one ; and when it was resolved to establish mar tial law, the practice was to leave its execution to those whose duty it was to carry it out. No special instruc tions had been sent out, nor was it the practice to send out instructions of that nature to the Governor-General. If the English officers had received any instructions on this subject, it must Lave been from the Commander in-Chief. The Commander-in-Chief, however, was aware of the opinions of the Governor-General on this subject, because the Governor-General and his council had issued certain rules and instructions with regard to it The hon. gentleman had read certain resolutions of the Go vernor-General in council, dated in Sept., 1857, which laid down rules for the treatment of each class of offenders some of which expressly referred to persons in the situa tion of the people of Oude. The Bth resolution was to the effect that the Governor General was anxious that no measures of severity should be carried to excess for acts of rebellion committed by persons who were not die ectly in arms against us. That applied to the people of Onde. There were many other rules laid down which showed what were the sentiments of the Governor-Ge neral in this matter, and it could not be supposed that the Commander-in-Chief would not feel it to be his duty to act in accordance with those sentiments ; and he (Mr. Baillie) had little fear that any of the excesses to which the hon. gentleman had referred would take place. No doubt there were accounts in the newspapers of things which had taken place which were too terrible to be be lieved, and he agreed with the hon, gentleman that they must be exaggerations. The hon. gentleman had re ferred to Oude, and he (Nlr. Baillie) could not think that the people of that country who were assembled under the banners of their chiefs and fighting for their independence could be placed in the same category as mutinous Sepoys who had murdered their officers. On that subject he had no doubt that proper instruc tions would be given. With respect to Mann Singh, when he (Mr, Baillie) came into the house he was pre pared to say that he had no information to give ; but since he came into the house some despatches had been sent to him, in which be found some statements relating to Maun Singh. They were to the effect that Maur, Singh, at the commencement of the rebellion, declared for the British Government, and took under protection a number of women and officers ; but he (Mr. Baillie) was afraid that afterwards he changed his opinion, and marched at the head of a large force to Lncknow. Ans information that was to be found with regard to him would Le given. As to the other papers he had no infor mation to give, and he hoped the hon. gentleman would withdraw those two portions of his motion, and the other papers referred to would be granted. Mr. W. VANSITTART hoped that the house would not be led away by the opinion expressed by the hon. gentleman opposite. In this country and in India very different opinions were entertained. When an act was passed in India to enable the government to brand the mutineers, great alarm was felt, as it was thought that it showed a disposition on the part of the government to look to transportation only as a punishment. He bad always thought that the punishment for mutiny went beyond transportation, and surely the severest punishment was required fur the outrages which had been committed in India, where, as it regarded every mutineer, and participator in the mutiny, it was effected tat strict justice would be done. Another order of the Government of India had uiven great dissatii.-fAction. He alluded to the order that in the case of sepoys who were on furlough who belonged to mutinous regi ments, on their return to head-quarters they were to be paid and discharged. Another order also stated that any Sepoys who could prove that they had taken no part in the mutiny were to be received again into the ranks of the army. In an Eegli.i mutiny, if a soldier did not do his best to suppress it, he was guilty of felony. In his opinion the course pursued by Lord Canning toward, the committers and abettors of the crimes which hail been committed, was too conciliatory and inadequate to the occasion. Mr. C. BUXTON said that no one who had considered the events of the last few months in India would do any. thing to discourage the men who had done their duty so well, but he thought that an expression of opinion from that house would strengthen the Indian government in carrying out the manly and conciliatory policy of Lord Canning. It would be difficult for him to keep his sub ordinates within bounds, and he needed some backing up from Parliament. No doubt if we in England had been in India, and bad seen what had been done there —if we had seen our wives and little ones butchered—if we had looked into the well at Cawnpore, we might have been carried away by our feelings of indignation. Still we, who were :n a position to reflect, ought nut to be influenced by the excitement which was excusable in them, and we ought to support Lord Canning, not in excusing the guilty, but against those who confounded the guilty with the guiltless. The frightful reports that we had heard of the violation of wives under the eyes of their husbands, and the torture of children under the eyes of their mothers, had caused strong feelings of indignation ; but those tales, it not wholly groundless, Nere much exaggerated, and some of them were without any foundation ; and Sir John Lawrence and others bad so stated distinctly in their despatches. If so, those RttaotuemhentA ought to have no weight in our minds ; for ofl having g ~n a o , ,: Q un t i,l , I F tt u t l could , t x h o e n m e r o a s t: t a h b e o s m e p i , n ) a y b f l r e o from itheck wickedness, Yet it Mr. ll : ° : C. t d h a; ;: - e Et z a e e 4 , : ra t i t t , I g :t. e co nclude Canning,scoundrels, i a t l h l o t u h t e a natives touch o o f f mightMANGLES kaki that in his opin ion „,. who ha d ti l :,„ choly affair shown ing with the subject. The countrymen incurreda vast i n lndia ,auio un amount his fellow-countrY :left ii, theid :Si and ierati?n in e d l e a a n t - - shi,of Lord the whole gainedtiie :Id ifnllow e g eat : al e n Zt e the whole of t but he had men at home. no lelord has I 0 . .afro his cond P Pttat,ty . , con duct In a private iettrirZic't Lord Canning, he to hl h i m lk he had received from that although he bad been charged with undue leniency by Europeans in India, he feared that in _fature times it i m o i r g h h e tb a ra e n u s e a! d of lt h w i m a s t b h e a u t a u h s e e hhead held n o t t shown h ose opinions sufficient that he (tlr. Mangles) had on all occasions supported the Go- Canning. geutl e in H a n e m w u b s o t , however, b a d brought say tvhearntm thoughthe entof Lo tare bon, this qaestion forward had made excuses for the se p o ys for which they were not entitled. (Hear.) He had i spoken of the greased cartridgbs—which no doubt was the match whioh fired the mine—as if they had been issued to every regiment in the service. But the fact was, that the greased cartridges had not been issued to a ..e e gie regiment in the service as a regiment. It was true, they had been issued in the Affghan and other frontier districts for a long time, and still used without remonstrance ; but with regard to the regiments of the line, they had not been issued to a single regiment, but only to the military schools in which the men were in structed in the use of the Minis rifle. He warned the hon. gentleman who spoke last how lie attached credit to the Indian newspapers, for the very prints which had attacked Lord Canning, and endeavoured to throw odium upon him, had used similar exaggerAtions in the oppo site direction. With regard to the alleged mutilations of women and children in India, it was said that there were many cases of such a nature, but he confessed that he had not been able to ascertain the existence of a single authenticated case. He believed that in the ma jority of cases there was no proof whatever of any such outrage having been committed. There might have been isolated cases of the sort, but he believed the state ment with regard to the wholesale mutilations was devoid of truth. He had seen Captain Low, an aide de-camp of General Barnard, who had been present at the siege of Delhi, and all through the campai g n, and that gentleman had assured him that, when the British forces took possession of the city, every endeavour was made to ascertain the truth of these reports, but that they had not been able to obtain any evidence to show that they were founded on truth. (Hear, hear.) Then there was the case of Miss Jennings, who was said to have been put to death after having suffered many in dignities ; but, from all they had been able to ascertain, there was no reason to believe that she had been put to death in the way described. Most hon. gentlemen had read the letters which appeared in the public papers. The writer of those communications had been at Delhi when he heard of the massacre at Cawnpore, and has tened there immediately ; but they were afterwards said to have been committed at Delhi. Now, with regard to the inscriptions found on the walls of the prison where the unfortunate people were confined at Cawnpore, he was assured by an officer who was one of the first who entered the town that they were not there when he saw it. They must then have been written by some one who wished to record scenes of horror, but who certainly had exaggerated them. The hon. gentleman who brought forward the motion spoke of the mutiny as being general, And of its being occasioned by the abhorred dominion of the East India Company. But that was not so, for the great body of the people remained faithful. At present no doubt they had nat a single magistrate in the whole of the territory of Oude, nor did they occupy a single inch of ground except the Alumbagh where Sir J. Outram was sta tioned, but that did not prove that the entire population was opposed to British rule. He did not believe that the people of India knew or understood what patriotism was as understood in England ; and it was a most re markable fact that while ancient Greece and Rome, and modern Europe in more recent times, made the greatest xertions to obtain a popular Government or monarchy, in Asia it was always a succession of despotic Govern. ments. The only change which occurred among them was, that one tyrannical Government was pulled down and another set up in its place. He believed, therefore, that the annexation of Oude had nothing whatever to do with the mutiny, for the people there abselutely knew nothing of what could be termed in this country a national cause. It was said that 50,000 or 100,000 men were now assembled at Lucknow, but it must be recol lected that the population of dude amounted to five millions, and that the force thus congregated, taking it at its highest figure was composed entirely of disbanded soldiers and retainers of the Rajah's. He believed that the measures taken with regard to Oude were wise and just ; that those whom they affected were not the real proprietors of the soil, and that the people generally were much benefited by the changes made on the occasion. For his own part he had no objection whatever to the production of the papers called for, because he believed the moderation, humanity, and right feeling displayed by Lord Canning, who he hoped would remain at the head of the Government of India, was an answer to the charges made of indiscriminate slaughter and cruelty. He believed that during his administration justice would be tempered with mercy, and that Lord Canning was not the man to countenance or permit the atrocities which had been referred to during the debate. Captain SCOTT observed that the family to whom he referred had met with the fate he had described. A bro ther and sister had fled from Lucknow into Oude, where the brother was blown from a gun, and he feared the sister was reserved for a worse fate. Mr. ADAMS regretted that throughout the discussion there was not more of justice dealt out to those officers who had been engaged in suppressing the mutiny: (Hear, hear.) The hon. member for Richmond alluded to a case where 300 natives lost their lives, and only one European ; and to another where 250 were destroyed with a similar loss. But surely that did not show indis criminate slaughter. (Hear.) It evinced great military strategy and skill ; and surely a British army would not be justified in allowing these rebels to get to a safe dis tance, and then return to attack them with greater force. (Hear.) When mercy was asked for rebels, they ought ❑ot to forget that justice was done to their o An country men. (Hear.) Colonel SYKES said that no doubt justice might be done, but, as he had formerly stated, it must be justice with discriminating mercy. The truth was, no greased cartridges had been issued to the troops, but, unluckily, an alteration had taken place, and a new paper was used. The effect of that was, that although the troops which first mutinied knew they were not greased cartridges, yet they entreated - the authorities that they might not be campelled to use them, because their comrades elsewhere would not believe otherwise than that they were greased cartridges, and they would be subjected to unpleasant c?n seqnences as the result. As to the natives of India having been subj mted to despotism at all times, the history of that country would prove the reverse. Mr. O'BRIEN thought that all they did in India they should temp e r j u sti ce w ith mercy, and not wage an exterminating war. When the natives were again humble it was a statesmanlike view to disabuse their minds of the idea that they intended to take vengeance upon them. (Hear, hear.) Sir H. RAWLINSON thought they were indebted to the hon. member for bringing this question before the house, as the opinions it would elicit would have great effect in India. Some of the military punishments were more severe than was necessary. The hou , e, indeed, should recollect that for ten months, and after fifty different combats, there was not a prisoner of war in their hands. That was a grave fast, and the inference they must draw from it was that quarter was not given, and he believed that such was the understanding in the army. He dial not bring any chasge against the troops, but the extreme severities exercised arose from the state of feeling in that country which being re-echoed from this country had produced these severities. This dis cussion would produce a benefieial influence, and he trusted that after this debate the proceeding of giving no quarter would find no favour in their sight. The practice was not only unchristian but impolitic. English men were naturally brave, and brave men did not naturally delight in blood and cruelty. They could not govern India without native assistanco, and to obtain that they should nee every means of conciliation in thea power: - Mr. RICH, in reply, said he bore testimony to the noble conduct of the troops in India. He rejoiced at the result of this discussion, and at the declaration elicited from Government that due discrimination would be used in the infliction of punishment. They were told there were no papers in this country such as he had moved for. He therefore would withdraw that portion of the motion, and he hoped that in regrard to the other papers they would have them in die course. In that hope he woukl withdraw the motion. The motion was then withdrawn. GALWAY FREEMEN DISFRANCHISEMENT. Mr. G. CLIVE moved for leave to bring in a bill to disfranchise the freemee of the county of the town of Galway. This proceeding the hon. member justified by appealing to the evidence lately presented before the Galway Election Commissioners, stowing the existence of extensive corruption among the freemen class of the constituency of that borough. Sir T. BURKE seconded the motion, in the assur aaee that the election for Galway, in which he had taken an active share, could be shown to be an Ex ceptional instance of purity. He vindicated especially the course pursued by Lord Clanricarde on thatoccasion. Lord LOVAINE approved of the introduction of the measure. Colonel FRENCH remarked on the injustice of de priving 489 electors of the franchise without proof of any offence. At a future step he intended to offer strenuous opposition to the bill. Mr. MAGUIRE characterised the measure as a one sided proceeding. Far worse than the poor bribed elector were the rich bribers, some of whom the hon. member mentioned by name, and related incidents touching their conduct at recent elections for Galway. After some discussion, in which Mr. V. Seymour, Mr. B. Hope, Mr. Ayrton, and Mr. Fitzgerald partici pated. • Mr. WALPOLE said the question under discussion was one of very great importance, but he strongly ad,. ieed the house to agree to the introduction of the bill. What ever grave and serious questions the measure involved, it would yet be the duty of the house not to strike at the low whilst they avoided aiming at the high. (Hear.) Any of their legislation which was not founded upon equal justice to all ranks, would not be coneisteet with the dignity of the house, nor with the satisfaction of the country. The only matter which occurred to him as important in the report to notice at present was, that the mass of the electors iu Galway since the Re form Bill was ef Liberal politics, and the candidates at elections were, with one single exception, also Liberal. There were, therefore, no party considerations which could affect the question before the house, and he could nut see why the house should not immediately enter upon the inquiry. The only doubts which he had as to the propriety of the measure—whilst he strongly recom mended its introduction—were simply these. They were proposing to disfranchise the innocent along with the guilty. (Hear.) They had, upon the face of the report, a distinct intimation that many of these electors were sol vent and respectable men for the class of life in which they moved. Therefore it did not behove the house to consider whether they should strike at those persons who were _ a not guilty while they struck at those who were. I c t ic,n l . !, learnt by the statement of the hon. and gallant uvo ,,, t i3 _l s P , ?!ite that 128 freemen had since been placed . nary g 7,,f 5. ::„T. 1 , , ,i . 5, therefore, d b e been v produced. There moat e w x e tr: e lo p r e d , i . - \ r a tittle of , v - u r' n t c ? ) disfranchised i those against wl,ons not AQUATICS. scuLLEns' MATCH FOR 50 SOVS. ASIDE. An excellent race took place yesterday between Thos. White, of Bermondsey, and George Drouett, of Chelsea, from Putney to Mortlake, for 50/. aside, and, in conse quence of the well-known celebrity of the men, greet interest was manifested, and a large number of spectators aqserobled on board Citizen B, which was chartered for the occasion. The betting was in favour of White, at 5 and 6 to 4, though this was his first appearance in a match above bridge in outriggers. Drouett having twice defeated the well known Thomas Day of Wandsworth, and also rowed a most txcollait race with Stephen Salter, which he lost through a foal. The start took place at 20 minutes past 4, and White gradually drew a little in advance, obtaining a had of about a length at the Crab Tree, both rowing in first rate style. On nearing Hammersmith-bridge, but little difference was observable ; but from thence to the finish .t Mortlake, White gained a little, winning the race by about three boats' length. The f rne to Hammersmith-bridge Ras 10 minutes, Barnes'-bridge 21 minutes, and the whole distance 241 minutes. IMPORTANT INVENTION ?OR THE NAVAL SERVICE.-- During the past three days a series of interesting expe riments have been carried out with the utmost success opposite the works of Me,sre. Brown aid Lennox, Mill wall, in order to test the value fan apparatus patented by that firm, and termed a bell buoy. The olject of the invention is to supply that great want of the naval ser vice—a self-acting slarum—which shall give notice of the approach of any vessel upon dangerous reefs and shoals, in dense fo4e, or dark weather. The f,,llowing is the nature of this improvement :—Through the centre of an iron or other buoy a pipe or water course is con structed, the lower paddles attached to which are driven by water passing through the trough. At each end of the spindle of the water whet 1 is a crank, which works an apparatus fitted in such a manner as to ring a bell fitted in the top of the buoy, so long as the current passes through the water c,urse. The same description of wheel can be fitted in a frame, at d being thrown over the stern or side of a light vessel, will work an apparatus from the wheel to the deck, and ring a bell plac e d on the taflrail. A large number of scientific men have it spected the vessel now fitted with the apparatus, a mod e of which will appear at the next exhibition of the Society of Arts. Country Markets. MANCHESTER--MARCH lg. Then) was an average attendance this morning. English wheat only in moderate request, at rates much the same as last week. Flour also sold slowly, at Gd to is per sack less money. Oats and oatmeal were held at rather higher prices. Beans, barley, and Indian corn were unaltered. LOUTH—MARCH 17. There * was an inactive trade in grain to-day, and prioes of wheat the turn lower. Barley and beans receded about 18 each per qr. from last week's quotations. Wheat, 405 to 43s ; mired, 45a; barley 32 8 t o 35. ; oats 198 to 22s ; beans, 30 s to 438. 130STON—MARCu 17. This day's market was pretty well atteaded, and a large supply of wheat, with a slow sale, at a decline on the last week's prices. Spring corn at previous rates. Prices :—Wheat, red, 378 Od to 44s Od; new, --s to ; white, 408 Od to 468 Od; extra, 475. Barley, 25s Od to 36s Od. Oats 183 to 258. - Peas, 36, to 431 ud, B eans, 36, Jd to 40s Od per qr. NEWARK—MARou 17. We had a good attendance of farmers to-day, and a large supply of grain of all sorts. Wheat of good quality rea lised late prices ; inferior 2e. per qr. lower. Other grain as before. Wheat, white 50s to 565, red 46s to 483; barley, malting 40s to 445, grinding 32s to 345; oats, 24st. 32s to 365, 22st, 26s to 2Ss ; beans, 42s to 44s ; malt, 66s to 72s ; peas, 40s to 42s ; taros, —s to —s per qr. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET Merton 16. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. Oat straw, from 7s Od to Os Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ' • wheat do., 6s Od to 8 s Cd ; b ar l ey do., 6s o , t to 1 Od. Hay from 10d to 12d. EDINBURGH MEAL—MARCH 16. There were in the market to-day 13 sacks oatmeal, cacti weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 36s Od and —I. DALKEITFI MEAL MARKET—MA.Iton 15. There were in the market to-day 12 bags of oatmeal, 0o; barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto -s Oct —s Od —s lid Poasemeal, por ditto Flour, new, per ditto... ..... Pot-barley, now, per ditto —a Od s Od —s Od EDINBURGH GRAIN.-31A.Roit 17. • - A. fair supply of grain to-day, and sales wore hea►y, although prices were a little butter. Wheat, on the top, 91 61 up, and on the average Is 3d up. Barley, 2s Od up on the top, and Os ld up on the average. Oats on the top were is Od up, and on the average Os 8d up. Beaus on the top 4. Od up, and on the average is 5d up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 1 3 11-12th. Do. new -12tha. Barley Oats 1 7 5 4-12th.. Beane Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1521 qrs sold 1046 gra Barley 1148 qrs sold S4l qr■ Oats 9 27 J qrs sold 3703 qrs Beans 238 qrs sold 191 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD.—MA.RsH 16. A. large supply of fat beasts to-day, the greater pari from the North, Rotherham, and Liverpool markets. The prices tended downwards, and a clearance could not be effected. A. good show of sheep, and realising high prices. There was a large supply of fat pigs, at former prices. Fat and store continue to increase. The following were the quotations :—Beef, Sid to 61; mutton, 7d to 7A ; lamb, —d to Od ; veal, 7d tc —d per lb. ; pork, 51d to s. ) jci per lb ; rough fat, 5s o.i to Os per 141 b. ; hides, 2i'd to 3d per lb .; calf-skins, 4d to 51 par lb. LOCAL SHARE MARKBTB. LIVERPOOL—MABCu 18. STOCK EXCHANGE—The market was unsteady to-day, and cloak at 1 per cent. decline on speculative sales. Leeds and Caledonians are most depressed. East Lanca• shire, 88 9 —Caledonians, 431 i—Dutch Rhenish, 4 3i d Chester and Holyheads, 19 ii—Birkenheads ' 71i to 1— Great Western, 58 A—La ncas hi re and Yorkshire, 89 —Sheffields, 38 9—Midlands, 98g i—North British, 13 —Berwicks, 22; York and North Midland, 37e --London and North Western, 95 i—Dovers, 20 —Eastern Counties, 11. i—Grand Trunk of Canada, 11i 15.16 Great Western of Canada, 18i 19. • BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was very brisk to-day, and prices of shares were again firm. Great Westerns, 59,—Great Western, Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 8h —South Staffords, IN—Londons, 9613 —Birmingham and Derbys, 0 70. LEEDS—MAnon 18. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was rather improved to-day. North Western, 84 -North Eastern, Leeds, 24 Yorks, 371—Midlands, 98—Caledonians, 45. MANCHESTER, MARCH 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a good business doing to-day, but prices closed rather lower than yesterday. London and North-Westerns. 953—Leeds, B° l l—Trunks, 12—SheMolds, 391—North Stafforde, 3i d.—Caledonians 90—Devere, 20 15-16--Midlands, 9711—Blackburn', 9i —Berwicke, 92—Aberdeen Stock, 27k. AGRICULTURAL STATISTIO BILL.—Mr. Caird's now bill has been printed. It requires the Board of Trade to take measures to obtain returns of land and produce frosa all occupiers in England and Wales, who will be called on to fill up forms and schedules to be left wick them by the inspectors. The lands of occupiers ateglscta ing to wake returns may be entered upon and inspected without their consent. [AovasrlsaMasr].—The science of health and pathology has for cycles of centuries been involved in such obscurity and contradictions—so many unsuccessful efforts have been made in every age to produce something which would eradicate existing disease, without creating still greater evils, that we are predisposed to take a desponding view of all endeavours to effect an improvement upon the old and imperfect systems of treatment. But when we find the spontaneous testimony of men of the most exalted rank and character adduced in proof of the remedial virtues of a given therapeutic agent— when we see such men attesting their personal experience, and their gratitude for the relief they have received wheulabour. ing under disease in its most harassing form—we have facts which it would bo absurd to doubt or dispute. Incredulity it self must give way before such declarations as those of Lord Stuart do Decies, Archdeacon Stuart, Captain Bingham, R. N., &c., in grateful acknowledgment of the benefits they have derived from the use of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. And when, of the myriads who owe the blessingso f recovered health to this preparation, no less than fiftythousand persons have performed the duty of describ. ing its effects upon themselves, we feel that it is alto gether removed from the ordinary category of what are called patent me licines," and that it is entitled to take r ank amongst the most substantial blessings that have yet been conferred upon our species. Amongst those thus relieved are persons of all ages and professions, and the restored in• valids include a large rproportion of clergymen, and indifie duals of sedentary habits, as well as of the classes engaged In active occupations. In numerous instances, th e disorder had been of very long standing, ranging from three to upwards of sixty years; and amongst the more prominent of the male. dies successfully dealt with, have been dyspepsia (indigos. tiou), constipation, functional irregularity, obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fits, heartburn, diarrhoea, nervous ness, biliousness, affections of the liver and kidneys, flatulency, detention, palpitation of tho heart, nervous headache, deafness, noises in the head and oars, giddiness, pains between the shoulders, .and in almost every part of the body, chronic in flammation and ulceration of the stomach, eruptions on the skin, scurvy, fever, scrofula, impurities, poverty of blood, consumption (if not beyond human aid), dropsy, r heumatism, gout, influenza, grippe, nausea and vomiting during prof:- Nancy, after eating, or at sea, low spirits, spleen, general debility, paralysis, cough, asthma, tightness across the chest, phlegm, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, me. lancholy, groundless fear, indecision, wretchedness, thoughts of self-destruction, .Ss. When facts, such as we have referred to, aro palpably and indisputably proved, we feel bound to admit that at length a real advance has been made towards the great object of effectually combating some of the worst ills which flesh is proverbially heir to. Supported by testimonials from the following celebrated Pro fessors of Chemistry: Dr. A. Ure; Dr. Shorland; Dr, Harvey; Dr, Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurxer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart; Major Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable per sons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suit-1141y packed with full instrue. tions, In canisters, Ilb. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. Ile. ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b canisters are scut carriage free, on re. ceipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry, and Co., 77, Regent-street, London. Important Caution against the fear. ful dangers of spurious imitations.--The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an Injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitating " D Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." BIRTHS. - - BODE—On the 14th inst., at Great Barrington, Gloceater• shire, the wtfe of the Rev. George Bode, of a daughter liocKFonD—On the 17th inst., at 8, Caroline-place, Meek leuburgh-square, Mrs. W. G. S. Mockford, of a son. Sou —On the 15th inst., at her residence, 43, St. James's• square, Notting. bill, the widow of the late Alfred Solo, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. RICHARDS —PASCHWITZ —On the 17th inst., at St. James'a Church, Edmonton, hielvill, the second son of William Richards, Esq„ of Tottenham, Middlesex, to Elizabeth Wilbolmina Theresa, youngest daughter of Colonel you Paschwitz, of Goerlitz, Prussia. DEATHS. BURGOYNE-- On the 17th inst., Colonel Sir John Montagu Burgoyne, Bart., late Grenadier Guards, of Sutton -park, R.dforthhite, aged 62. DUFF—On the 15th inst., at Hatton Castle, Aberdeen* shire, Garden Duff, Esq., of Hatton. FARRAND—On the 16th inst., at Elm-grove, Peckham, Frederick Farrand, aged 72. GRAY—On the 17th kst., at St. James's-street, Charles Gray, Esq., of Glaspw: HAY— On the 14th ingt., at 40, P o rehester-terrace, Hyde park, Elizabeth, wife of Lieut.-Colonel Hay, late of the Carabineers. ROSE—On the 16th inst.. at Kensington-gore, Frederick Edward, youngest son of the late Right Hon. Sir Goo. Rose. RUSHBROOKE—On the 16th inst., at Rushbrooke-park , Suffolk, Violate Einily, wifo of Major Ruahbrooke. LONDoN Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN' of Nc. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Ne. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the savoy, in the counlY of Afitidlemox, Friday, March 19, 185 g.