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rb Vbition+ 44t:p - _ SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. A . SALL'S.—TIIIS EVENIN G s o'cLocx. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. to 2 sgst Rome-brewed to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke 3 to 1 sgst Lapidist 10 to 1 egst Ambrose CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Stilton 13 to 1 agst Joe Miller 20 to 1 agst Scarecrow—taken 20 to 1 agst High Sheriff 20 agst Merry Bird 30 to 1 agst Poodle DERBY. 11 to agst Bobbie Noble—taken 16 to 1 agst Claverhouie 17 to 1 agst Lapidist 20 to 1 agst Little Harry 40 to 1 agst Phantom FRANCE. The following are more particular details of the ceremonies of yesterday in Paris : The presentation of the barrette to M. Donnet, the Archbishop of Bordeaux, recently nominated Cardinal, took place at 10 o'clock in the chapel of the Tuileries. At 11 a grand breakfast, in honour of the new Cardinal, was given by the President. It was at tended by several of the highest dignitaries of the Church and the grand functionaries of State. At 12 o'clock a review took place in the Court of the Tuileries for the purpose of a third distribution of the new medals. The troops reviewed consisted of the 3d, 4th, 30tb, and 4.2c1 Regiments of Infantry of the line, the 4th Regiment of chasseurs a cheval, thy, 7th Regiment of Dragoons, and the 4th Battery of Artillery , The crowd was not so numerous as on the previous occasions, owieg perhaps to the steeple chase, which also took place yesterday, at La ilfarche, the domai❑ of the painter Ary Scheffer, near the village of Marne, about two miles from St. Cloud. The review was over about half-pest one o'clock, and the President, attended by a numerous staff and an escort of curiassiers and chasseurs, returned by the Rue de Rivoli to the Elysee at two o'clock. On his passage, particularly at the Place de la Condorde, Champs Elysee, and Avenu Marigny, he was re peatedly saluted with cries of " Vive Napoleon I" a The Moniteur contains a list of soldiers on whom the new military medal is conferred. The Abbe Coquereau is appointed chief aumonier to the fleet. It was the Abbe Coquereau who accom panied the Prince de Joinville to St. llelena when the latter was charged with the commission to bring the ashes of Napoleon to France. "It is positively stated," says the Patric, " that an order has been sent by the English Government to the commander of the English naval squadron on the western coast of Africa to raise the blockade of the Gulf of Benin." The Pupe having threatened to quit Rome in case the Prince de Canino should be allowed by the French to enter, his return to France is expected. The Constitutionnel notices with satisfaction the determination that has been come to by the Govern ment to transport to its colonies the class of male factors who have hitherto been confined in the bagnes. This decision, says the Constitutionnel, is at once a benefit conferred upon society, and an eco nomy to the State. It says It is first of all certain that the labour of the convicts is onerous to the State. It is calcu lated that the employment of free workmen, in place of persons condemned to the bagne, would give an economy of one million per annum. The sup port of the convicts is exceedingly dear, as it amounts to lf. per day for each man. That support would cost less in the colonial establishments. And there at least the labour of the convicts would have the result of giving to the country, after a certain time, flourisb:ng colonies. That consideration will have more weight at present, if the expenses of penal re form ,by the cellular system be compared with those of penal reform by transportation. The expense of the former is enormous. The report made by M. Derenger, in 1847, to the Court of Peers, declares that the first establishment of the cells costs at least 3,000 f. for each prisoner. It is consequently an expense of upwards of 52 millions to place in cells the the persons detained at the bagnes and central pri sons. But whilst the occupant of the cell does scarcely anything for the state, and fast falls into moral and physical decrepitude, the convict at the penal colonies creates by his labour agricultural wealth, and improves both in mind and body. Thus the State gains colonies, and the convict the means of rehabilitation. Penal reform reform by transporta tion is consequently for the Treasury both a good action and an advantageous matter. I is staled that General Teacher de la Pagerie, formerly Aide-de-Camp to Prince Eugene Beauhar nais, and wLio has been residing at Munich, is shortly expected at Paris in order to assume the functions of Senator to whioh he is to be named. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF 'LORDS: Lord REDESDALE took hii !eat on tho Woolsack, in the absnice of the Lord Chancellor, at Five o'clock. EXPULSION OF SCOTCH MINISTERS FROM The Earl bERBY rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HUNGARY. T-ie Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a peti tion from :be Free Church, Presbytery of Glasgow, compl,Ling of the recent expulsion of the Free Church raLastors from Hungary. iaDJOURNMENT OF TILE HOUSE.o should The Earl of DERBY gave notice t hat he uto morrow move the a djournment of the Hou se until Mon day, toe lath inst. COLONIAL BISHOPS. Tee Archbishop o f CANTERBURY introduced a Bill for enabling colonial and other bishops to perform certain iui.oians under the commission of Bishops of England and Ireland. THE BURMESE WAR. The Earl = P n` —I. LENBOROUGH rose to move for papers explanatory of Ave. The Noble Earl said, that ho thought ho might now say the grounds of the war with with correctness, that we war was of much greater importancewerweat7hraiwiiptheoAplavea.t home thought, who fancied that or not with Ave, jot as w© chose. on our fro 'ih n e ight have war could at any time, by moving . King of Ave . andatiorid. endanger our internal communiactie'r provinces, seriously . the seat of war was most deadly The climate of injurious, and in the first war with Ava, oat of the 40,00 0 engaged in it, not 10,000 were fit men who were fit for ser v ice eg afterwards, and in th e 13th r Majesty's Foot, o u t of 1,800 who marched of her Calcutta in February, 182 4, not 500 could from together to do d ut y i n J anuary, 1826. ti Thed be got elmight be improved, an d t h ere was no doubt thairteete the steam navy would b e a great h e l p, but the diffiault. lend communication by tr ans p orts were still very 'es of supposing that we were success f u l , the result wouglrde''bte the dissolution of the Burmese empire, and it would be the duty of the Government to consider what should be the course to be pursued. He knew that the Governor- General would be subject to great pressure from a large number of British merchants connected with the press of Calcutta, who having exhausted all the forests on this side of the frontier, were anxious to obtain an on tranKie into the deep forests on the Burmese side. He would also bo subject to considerable pressure from a blrge portion of the civil, and from the whole of the rb . ilitary service, elated with the prospect of )laving a new field opened to their energies. Ile (Lord Ellenborough) could not view without apprehension the annexation of any portion of the dominions of Ave, because it would draw away from that part of the empire where it was needed the energies of the British inhabitant, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were read a third time and patted:— Portsea Gas. Stockton Extension and Improvement. V , tle of Neath Railway. 14.acclelfield Improvement. The following; Bills were considered and agreed to, Nand ordered to 6, engrosed : Barnstaple Markets and Fairs. Glasgow Union . Arcade. ?mat Munster . 7 e'isir. Kelvi n Waterwc ,rks. , , vivi o B r i,, lg ( Glasgow) and other World. " ka W i t i tha tn . d ' b'outli tl aropton Road, through Bishop's Rh Y l ' , apt .G Skiptc u e al " -3 lent' Sur e? e r i lt io 4 4 Vi e 1 'a l t e e 3 v 1 v Road.o k Tim time e . nd nrde iC10(1 'l'l'l6" Sfield :Burial-ground Bill WAS read a second to be committed. Cr, lonel Tat - PETITIONS. seamen visitivg: the N Presented a petition from tie dif:oi iof Marifiv DePteor?' of London against th 3 Extra ilkto Jbe subject to whiter Zll, and praying for inquiry NI '•PETO l'a ' " ( '"ted a th e P:41.1ill relates. "' P raying for ;bp rep ea l of nalo4 from a place in Sun; k 24(.1-. COBDIQ 1 presented a nu t n l t V pc • I t l i i , li e. Bill. places iiia the We et Riding Bgai na t Zof petitions from A Er. A. STAB. ti'Olti) presented a -. , praying for the re -, a from North Nor t..hramptonshiCre horueeduty. peal of the post- Mr'. to - 'N presented a petition fro Nir. viriy 1 - • PATTI, .ber, formerly a solicitor la ° —..„-.. tra nsi;ornrtelid eforirrYlifilao .11i 1843, upon a conviction OT—hk wins - co noarned h i a f j but was liberated after iierv,aVg tTRO years • orgoy, . in Norfolk- I ' and, praying for an inqui ry i n to f ° b e Clr " D3 oo 4 lca " Aso. 3 of fi rs; 1. 3 TT 111 If IQ', Mr. HUME presented several petitions from Scotland against calling out the militia. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lambeth praying for: the repeal of the post-horse duty; also a petition from the same place, praying for the r. peal of all taxes on knowledge. EDINBURGH AND CANONGATE ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION BILL. Sir W. G. CRAIG wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department whether the Government has decided whether the assent of the Crown should be given to the Edinburgh and Canongate Annuity Tax Abolition Bill. Mr. WALPOLE said he eould not advise the Crown to give its consent to the Bill as it now stood, and he would advise that it should bo withdrawn upon the un derstanding that the parties interested in it would be consulted upon the best means of devising a scheme which should meet the views of all parties.—(llear.) On the motion of Sir W. G. CRAIG the order of the day for the committal of the Bill was discharged. GRAND JURIES. Sir F. THESIGER gave notice that on Monday, the 19th, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill with respect to the summoning of grand juries in the metro politan districts, and for the amendment of the law re specting them. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE. Colonel ROMILLY said he saw a notice on the paper, that it was the intention of the Secretary of the Home Department to propose that persons who had served two years in the militia should have a county vote, and he wished to know whether he contemplated extending a similar privilege to any other branch of the military service? Mr. WALPOLE said he had intended, with refer ence to the notice he gave the other night, to take the earliest opportunity to-day, though the Gallant Colonel had put the question to him, to state that he thought the notice had been given rather too hastily. — (Laughter from the Opposition.) The proposition ori ginated with himself, and he thought it would have been a good proposition for three purposes, viz., to ensure respectable people as volunteers for the militia; secondly, to insure continuous residence, so that the volunteers might be ascertained from year to year; and thirdly, as a reward for public services done by them in volunteering in the militia. Since he gave notice he had had an opportunity of consulting more fully with all his colleagues, and they thought there were so many difficuties and objections to the plan that he had intended to take the earliest opportunity of coming down to the House and stating, as he now did, that he would not propose the alteration in question in the Militia hear.) In an swer to the particular question of the Gallant Colonel, he said he did not think there was any analogy between a militia consisting chiefly of those who were civilians during the greater portion of the year, and soldiers and sailors, who remained entirely under the control of the Crown. the Irish distilleries was equally unaccountable. There were now hybrid animals going through the country, called Free Taade Protectionists; they went to counties as nnmigated Protectionists, and to towns as Free-traders. He wised whether such a course conduced to the character of a body of gentlemen who prided themselves upon their great honour and chivalry, abandoning, as they had done, the theory of Protection, and calling out for a modification? They had got into office on the cry of Protection, and then left the public in the lurch. The course pursued by the Earl of Derby was not one which the country thought worthy of the conduct of a British Minister. Unless the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) gave some explanation of his future policy, neither he nor the Ministry would stacd high in the opinions of the people.—(Hear, hear.) They could not forget the taunts and aspersions which were thrown on a late great statesman fur his change of opinion—(Cheers)--nor that the Right Hon. Gentlemen built his party on en deavouring to injure the reputation of that great de parted statesman; and he therefore thought it was in cumbent upon the Right Hon. Gentleman, if he wished to sustain the reputation of his party, to state what were the measures he considered indispensable for the good government of the country, and what was the po licy the Government intended to pursue, mot only with regard to this country, but also with regard to Ireland.—(Hear.) Lord JOHN MANNERS said the Government had nothing new to say on the topics mentioned by the Hon. Gentleman.—(Laughter.) They had simply to repeat the declarations made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and he denied that there was any discrepancy between his statements and those made in another place by the First Minister. When the Hon. Member told them that the country would have no confidence in men who used such language as the Earl of Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would tell him, in return, that the Government did not shrink from the issue of a general election, which they courted and wore prepared to abide by.—(Cheers.) He seised the House to judge what was meant by these nightly interruptions to the regular business of the country.—(Hear, hear.) If they were prepared to continue these interrbptions, why not bring them to a head, and force the Government to appeal to the country.—(Hear, hear.) However, the Government would not be.deterred from proceeding with those measures which were necessary by any taunts or recrinainations e --(Cheers,) As long as the Hon. Members opposite did not exercise the power which they boasted they possessed, he asked the House, in justice not to the Government, but to the country, to suffer them to conduct, during the remainder of the session, the necessary business of the country without further interruption.—(Cheers.) Mr. ROEBUCK felt himself called upon to express an opinion on the conduct of the Government, and also on the conduct of those who opposed them, and he should ask why the question as to the conduct of the Govern ment was not brought to an immediate issue by a vote of the House. It appeared to him that they had gut office under false pretences.—(Cheers.) They got into office on one set of doctrines, and being T th h e e ad li v o e n n ' t in office had end eavoure d to s hi r k them.—(Hear, hear.) ob served that the Right Honourab le Gentleman a o n f d reviewed t L h e e ar G ne o d vo G rn e m ut e l n em es en t - a t n n g b o r ffi ietl oe y ,aod the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made the party, and had breathed life into their body, and that they had traded upon his ability. The Right Hon. Gentleman who was now in office by their support, ac quired the whole of h is renown b y his attackson the late Sir Robert Peel. — ( Loud cheers.) He had fastened th e envenomed hand of most p re p ared irony upon him, and he had night after night, encouraged by the shouts is ma n sacrificed—nay he would not say sacrificed, but ofT a t k h r t e h eb be him, of hi m t thegiven o ve n Sirt to Roberthie P e l e i n e that ia g e great changed his views for the benefit of his country, and the Right Hon. Gentleman never left him until ho had been driven from office. In fact the present Chancellor of the Exchequer told the late Right Hon. Baronet, at last that he was in a minority, and had therefore no right to retain office, while before the late Right Hon. Baronet carried his corn-law measure, he told the Right Hon. Baronet that as ho had changed his principles, he was bound to resign office.—(Hear, hear.) Well, now the Right Hon. Gentleman came into office a Protectionist, and ho wanted to know whether he still clung to that principle? The Right Hon. Gentleman shrunk from answering that question, and attempted to put the House off by stating that the Government in tended to go to the country after the preening business was disposed of. But what were they going to the coun try upon? "My policy," said the Noble Lord at the head of the Government; but what was " my policy?" —(Hear.) Out of office it was clear and distinct —`here was no mistake about it—it was Protection.—(Hear.) but in office it became general and confused, and from protection it merged into " our general conservative policy."—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Now all this was acting very prejudicially upon the interests of the state, and in order to settle the public mind the Ho use ought to insist upon being told when the Government intended to go to the country, and upon what?—(Hear.) The fact was the Protectionists were shirks in office, evading any questions that were put to them, they wished to sacrifice the country for the sake of office; and he therefore insisted that it was the duty of the House to put an end to the anomalous state of things which the present Administration presented to the world of being in a minority, and yet able to govern the House of Commons.—(Hear, bear.) Where he tho leader of the Opposition ho would bring the matter to a speedy issue. What was there to fear ? Was the leader of the opposition afraid of finding him self in a minority ? If he was, let him bravo tho danger, so that the country might know it, and try if something could be done to bring matters to a crisis, so that the country might know what it had to fear and what it had to do to avert the impending danger.—(Hear, hear.) Then the interest of the people would again become of a little more importance than party or place.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ADDERLEY denied that the Government held office under false pretences, but the lion. Gentleman who ir, umadeooed a policy that charge declaredwh which w that as n th o e t Government ooly had announced vague belied upon false pretences. W e ll, now , how could b uld e a t pulley bo vague and yet false too ?—(Hear.) It ap peared to him that the policy which Lord Derby had an nounced in another place was clear and straight-forward, The Noble Lord asked Parliament to pass such neces sary measures as the immediate wants of the country re quired, and then he should be prepared to go to the country ?—(Hear.) Now what could be plainer than that? It Hon. Members opposite found that the Noble Lord was pressing measures which were not necessary, surely, as they were in a majority, they could at once stop them, e„d w i l y he asked, should the Opposition be continually throwing obstacles in the way of the Government. —(Hear, hear.) There was no comparison between the case of Sir Robert Peel and that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The former surrendered his principles without consulting his party, but the latter had done nothing of the sort, and ho insisted that the Right Hon. Gentleman had proved as consistent in office as he was out of it.— (Hear.) Tao Hon. and Learned Gentleman wanted to know what they were to go to the country upon? Why, it was to decide the simple question whether the country should be governed by a Conservative or a Whig Government.—(Bear, hoar.) Mr. VILLIERS wished to make a brief explanation to set himself right with the House and the public. —(Hear, hear .) It would be remembered that some time ago he gave a notice of motion on the subject of the Corn-laws, and he was now asked how it was that he had abandoned that no tice ? Well, he would tell the house. At the very time he was giving that notice the Noble Lord at the head of the Government was stating in the House of Lords that ho was in a minority on the subject of the corn-laws, and he did not intend to submit his commercial policy to Parliament until ho had taken the opinion of the country upon it.—(Hear, hear.) Now, after that decla ration, he felt himself jnetitied in abandoning his motion, but it should not be forgotten that he did so upon the understanding that there was to be an imme diate appeal to the country.—(Hear, hear.) To keep faith with him, therefore, there ought to be an imme diate dissolution, or Government ought to give up pro tection altogether.—(Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) IMPORTANT TO STOCKBROK ER3 AND DEALERS Volt TIME BARGAINS.—At the Liverpool assizes, on Saul!. day, an action was tried before Mr. Justice Cresswell, n which the plaintiff, Mr. Falkner, a stockbroker of Liverpool, sought to recover the sum of 3,6:381. from the defendant, a Mr. Steele, who had been induced to speculate in shares ; and the amount claimed was the aggrega n te t. balance due upon settlements extending over a perwa h d the accuracy of the account supplied nearly three years. It was stated that the defendant had verbally acknowledged . ' debt. The various transactions which had by the plaintiff, but had refused to give a written acknow ledgment of the . proved g s by s. a clerk of the plai c o o f ml i i r i a .s. Steele on e i a w r e g r e e d t.) Mr. Hugh 11111, Q.C., for the do per ded that the contract, if any had ever been been entered into b u y ti t tr ii , rec tb ti e on fence, conten of the nature of the transactions void, by reason made, wasgambling character. Mr. Justice Cresswell, in being of a , C 4 per cen potting • f the case gaming were what were called " debts of contracted by ga m .. 100/. betore the jury, said that although debts honour," and 3' top ay a liability so contracted, yet ble person. would refuse t case to deal with a strict question of they had in the present probani not one of the jury or any respecta opinion that the transactions in which law. if they were of led to recover the amount claimed ; the very fide delivery, he was entitled accumulation of differences, that was but if it was a mere be for the defendant. The jury the plaintiff had engaged for the defendant were for bona g aini ng , and the verdict must accordingly found for the defendant. AMATEUR THEATRICALi,— DII 11 LIN GARRISON an excellent finale to "The last night of the season" was Theatre on Friday rison. The attendance in the Queen's,. , -, afforded night, though not so full as on previous occasions, had not a proof that the interest in these entertainments 1 agreeable performances of the officers of the gar the Countess of Eglinton were revented from attending, been exhausted. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and but some mrinbers of the family ut their Excellencies occu corps dra»uttique sangbetWecn pied the box usually assigned to them. The pieces selected arc favourite s with the public, the Boarding Seltool and the hiller mai hi,, Men, both of which a ff orded much scope for the abilities of the amateurs and the professional actresses who had been engaged for the performances. The National the acts of the i . . the Anthem with considerable effect, and amongst the incidental Crests must not be omitted the Minuet de la Cour, which will always address was enhanced by its havi ng be associated with the achieve ments of the garrison amateurs. An epilogue • ulite comedy was spoken by Captain Gust, A.D * C " B th Ilussara p the value of the reciter. been written by the RELIEF OF THE Poolt Fon PAssoV un derstand that the quantity °. Passover cakes distributed this week to the poor belongin g to the various metropo lit an synagogues, as also to the itin erant poor, was hot less than. la 55,00011 m. we i g ht, a t a colt of vlcis. 4 d ,—Jewish Chronicle. EU.—We i. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. In reply to Mr. WILLIAMS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would lay the miscellaneous estimates ,on the table almost immediately after the re-assembling of the House after Easter. FOREIGN SHIPPING. In reply to Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. HENLEY said no dccument had been received by the Hanoverian Government at the Board of Trade respecting the working of the navigation-laws. COUNTY COURTS. Mr. M'CULLAGH wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department, whether, considering the in creased and increasing duties of the judges of the county courts, her Majesty's Government contemplate proposing that anyiaugmentation should take place,iu their salaries. Mr. WALPOLE said the House was aware that the judges of the county courts were paid 1,0001. a year, the Treasury having power to raise their salaries to 1,200/. As a general rule, the Government did not think it advisable to augment the salaries, but it was open fur future con sideration, whether in some districts, where the labours of the courts were more continuous than others, it might not be advisable to increase the salaries. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. MANGLES wished to ask the Secretary for the Colonies whether it is the intention of the Government to act, during the present sessien, ripen the intimation given in her Majesty's Speech, by bringing in any mea sure' with a view to confer representative institutions upoa the colonists of New Zealand. Sir J. PAKINUTON said he had not lost sight of the subject, and, as it was both for the interest of the mother country and the colony itself that the wishes of the colonists should be complied with, he begged to give notice that as soon after Easter as pos sible ho should ask for leave to bring in a Bill to confer representative instNEWSPAitutions upon PER STAMP. the colonies.—(Hear.) Mr. SCHOLEFIELD wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, with a view to put an end to prevailing uncertainty as to th e r i g ht o f p ar ti es to unstamped monthly periodical s , th e p resen t the issue law advisers of the Crown have yet conferred with their predecessors on the subject of the decision of the Judges in the case of " The Queen against the pub lishers of the Household Narrative of Current Events," and whether the Government is now prepared to state what course it intends to pursue with reference to that decision ? Sir F. THESIGER said he could answer the question. The late law officers of the Crown, as well as Mr. Jus tice Crompton, took the same view of the question as the Learned Judge who dissented from the judgment in the Court of Exchequer, and as that judgment was highly unsatisfactory, it was intended to institute further proceedingp, with the view of carrying the matter into a court of error. GOLD. Mr. SPOONER wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchcquer, if it be true that the late Government en tered into an agreement with the house of RAhschild relative to the assaying and smelting of gold; and if so, if he has any objection to lay the agreement, and any correspondence relating to sneh agreement, on the table of the House? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was an agreement with Sir Antony Rothschild, but not with the house of Rothschild; and he should have no objection to produce a copy of the contract. There WAS no correspondence. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Mr. HUM E said the income-tax expired to-day, and ho should be glad to know what was intended to be done with regard to it? The Income-tax Committee was now sitting.—(llear, hear.) . -- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho proposed:to make his financial statement on the 19th inst., and the subject to which the lion. Member referred would of course be embraced in the statement.—(Hear.) THE NAVY. Captain SCOBELL wished to ask a question of the Hon. Secretary of the Admiralty, with the view of correcting a mistake which he had fallen into in re ference to the navy. The other night the Hon. Gentle man gave the House a statement of the naval forces of England, France, and Russia; when he placoditho total f3rce of France at 257 vessels, and that of England at 236; and while the largo steamers of Franco were placed at 61, those of England wore given at 57. Now, he apprehended there must be some mistake in this, and he therefore wished to have the figures cor rected.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. A. STAFFORD said there was no mistake in the figures; but it should bo remembered that the 236 vessels which England had at her disposal were only those in service or fit for service. We could not, of course, tell if 257 vessels which France had were useless, but the figures represented all they had, Mr. COBDEN w anted to know if the Hon. Member b o th good and bad. — (Hear, hoar.) could give the House the amounts which this country expended on its navy? Mr. A. STAFFORD was not prepared to do so. MINIST ERIAL EXPLANATIONS. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for going into Committee of Supply. Ml' B. OSBORNE said it was incumbent upon some independent Member of the House to draw the and as no other Chancellor of the Exchequer out.—(Hear, and a laugh.) The position of " affairs was very anomalous indeed, Without any desire for 5 . - why he supposed he must.—(Cries t (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Member would undertake the task f factions opposition, . the anomalous state yet he thought calling attention towish to remind the House ofthe subject. He did no thisthings in the House justified t his made in another place Governmente i they intende give but before they broke up for the holidays he thought i't declaration which had been of the to ncu mbent upon some Mem berthe policy for the Prime Minister to be in exceedingly some outline of future.—(Hear, hear.) It was to many of his explanations could not rightl y b e h e th l er pursue 1 iotise,fboroca inconvenientuthsee in this House h ; ad bu w t r a i c tt c o o tt rd t i o n which Lord g A t u e itria, etter now, I) ia,titi: u lox n u d l e od r f understood Maimsbury that the Earl ooafonodadDeorohbooyenestothfo uotgxhheti i n tth a e tion )eat way pursue, t g o i ro se c a ure fra t o h i e c principles ?—(llc3ar.) Well, surely the best course for a P if ho wished to cehtain the confidence of his own to was to give a fr ank and candid avowal of his pro country, to the Douse of Commons ; and he, therefore,calledpriticiples upon the Bight Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give some outline of his future policy.—(Heur, hear.) Some time Prime Ailinistthat Z a r a e t is : they were told. that :the Parliament would be dissolved ago ld so soon as the pressing public business could be disposed °ve of. But what was meant by pressing public businesses? —(Heer, hear.) An India Committee had been moved for, a Militia Bill had been brought in, and to-ei ht they had had a slight instance o f t h e over-e3al whichi one member of the Government could betray in the cause of reform. (H ear , h ear. ) What were they the n to understand by the indefinite term " pressing public business?" According to the Noble Lord fit the head of the Government it meant anything or nothing; and it appeared to him that the course which the Noble Lord wanted to f o llow rather resembled the cunning of the cock-pit than the boll defence of the tilt-.yard—(A laugh) —or looked ' more like th© trickery of Newmurket people than the chivalry of Ctillotlen,a Field.—(lloar, and a laugh.) When a Govornment had pocketed supplies under false he thought . the time had come when th ey oughtp r ete n to e 1 1 , av e some explanation on those great subject s which agitated th e p ublic mind. What did they intend to do with the Mayn ooth Grant? Ile denied that any ono could understand wha t the Earl of Derby meant the other night when he replied to a question on the subject. Already a of the Govern ment were committing themselves agginet the Maynooth many of the supporter grant. _;__ The conduct of the GoTerument in rospoo to LONDON', 6ny unlooked- iiIVMMING, APRIL 181ifit GRAND PROMENADE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The committee, for the preservation of the Crystal Palace, determined to show the capabilities to the fullest extent for the recreation and amusement of the public, threw it open on Saturday as a grand promenade. A little before two o'clock the six bands of the Househod Brigade, and of the Royal Artillery assembled in the centre of the transept, &c. As the clock struck two the Royal Artillery struck up one of Streik's marches, and pro ceeding down the centre aisle took up its position in the east gallery; the First Life Guards' band followed, taking up its station on the north side of the west nave; the 2d Life Guards and the Scotch Fusiliers proceeded to the south and nort side of the east nave; the Grenadier Guards to the south aide of the western nave, while the Royal Horse Guards and the Coldstream Guards' bands remained under the south and north transept, where, during the remainder of the day they continued to entertain the assembled multitude with se lections from faveurite composers. The building soon filled rapidly, and towards four o'clock it reminded us of the busiest days of the five shilling period. Thu crowd of promenadura in the centre was as numerous, and of as faAtionable an ap pearance, as we ever remember seeing in the building, while the space under the transept was so crowded that locomotion WAS utterly impossible. Considering that the majority of the bands were placed on the ground floor, surrounded by dense crowds, and that no preparation had been made to place them in the best position, it would be unfair to judge of the acoustic properties of the building from the present experiment merely. Among the vast number of distinguished visitors were the Duchess of S uthe rland, the Marquis of Breadalban e, the Earl of C arli s le, Lord and Lady Palmerston , the Marchio fe ss of Stafford, th e C ountess of Hop .tours, Lord Delawarr, Lord Normanhy, Colonel Grey , Lord dish, Admiral Sir George Sartorius, sir Joseph Paxton , Alf r ed Paget, Sir R. M. B e ll ew , the Hon. C. Ca ven- General Sir De Lacy Evan s , th e Right Hon. Sidney :Herbert, M.P., Jo se ph H u me, Esq., M.P. , the Ri g ht Hon, C. T. D' P. ynccurt, M.P„ Sir Alex ander C oc kburn, M.P., George M o ff att , E s q., M.P., J. Head lam, Esq., M.P., E. B. Roch e , Esq., M.P &C. At a about a quarter to fi ve o ' c lock a belt was r un g , a nd the Coldstream Gua r d s b an d were stopped. T he several bands in succession then marched from their se veral stations to the centre of the transept, one at a time, each playing a splendid march. The drums beat a roll, and upon a signal ;being given, the whole seven bands thus brigaded together struc k up " God save the Queen," and the eff ect was rea lly overpowering. At the end of each part o f the anthem the multitude as sembled cheered in th e most ent h us iastic manner. Tho brightness o f th e day, the var ied hues of costume , and the wonderful order and qu i et which prevailed , all combined to rend er i t a most splendid entertainment. It was a gorgeous sight, and the palace being emptied of the rich contents which had made it the admiration of the world, strangers were more than ever astounded at the vast dimension s of the building. With reference to the numbers who formed this " g oodly meeting," it is difficult to ascertain that point with strict accuracy, but we were assured ou good authority as we lett that the numbers wore about 80,000. The str eams of p edestrians, and the hosts of vehicles which pursued their way along Piccadilly, reminded one of the opening days of the Ex hibition. The police were o bliged for a time to compel the returning vehicles to turn up Park-lane, in order to remove the obstruction. Petitions, we are informed, to both Houses of Parlia ment for retaining the palace have been placed on various tables in the buildi n and have been si g ned alread y b y upwards of 100,000 persons. Similar p etitions will be forwarded to the provinces for signature. ---_ ----- LAND DRAINAGIC. A lecture on d ra i nage was delivered last week at 'smiling, near Newmarket, by Mr. Hewitt Davis. The lecturer, in introducing the subject, said he could not otter any information more deserving the attention of landowners and farmers than that which was to be gained In considering the advantages to be derived from the thorough drainage of wet land: at first it might be sup posed these two clauses were the only gainers, but this was not so ; for i n d raw ing the water off the surface of land, by means o f un d e rground drains, much of the source of damp and f o g is removed, and in this way the climate of the country may be greatly ameliorated, and the health and enjoyment of all classes be greatly im proved. The lecturer entered into various plans that have been pursued to drain land. He showed by quo tations from Columella and Cato, that the system of (training 2,000 years ago had been by drains of three and four feet deep, laid with stones and wood; and that up to the introduction of tiles, in the last fifty years, little or no improvement in draining bad been made. Ho then referred to the insecurity of any other material than tiles, and the danger in using any form but the circle. He stated that the expansion and contraction of a clay soil by wet and drought was such, at four feet deep, as to crush any form but the circle, or to press up the bottom so as to fill up the vacuum; and he exhibited a tile choked with clay he had brought from the Regent's Park, where they were found in all directions, and where he was now draining four feat deep with pipes, after many attempts had been made without success at shallower depths and with other materials. The Board of Health have recently published a body of evidence and statistics referring to this subject, to which atten tion should be forthwith drawn. The matter is one of great importance to the country. —Builder. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the malls are sent from the General by the night—and M by the morning—Aispatch.) Post-office __----- When made up Ili Fr, iii what When PLACES. General Post-office' port die- duo. London. I patchod. .........----........---..,........ '..--...--- —.---• • I America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 9 .. .. America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 6 .. • • Liverpool • • April 14 P April 14 .. .. 9outhampt. April 0 Africa (West coast)• • N'l4th of the month Plymouth April 3 Alexandria. ........ N 19th & 30th of rao. Dover • • April 15 Belgium •• •••• II 9th of •• • Dover .. Daily Brazil •• . • •• M Liverpool .. April 6 .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April it; velaaCharree)M.2d& 17th of month Southampt. Arrived , Good Hope Nll4th of month Plymouth.. April 3 N 7th 17th 27 th ofnto Dover Construitinople* .... N i 7th 17th 27thufmo Dover .. • A.pril 10 Central America .. M l 2d 17th of men. Southampt. Arrived Channel Isles .• .. Million., Wed., &F r t . Soutkarnpt. TR. Th. Sat .• Dover • • C C B a a u l p e l e f n o ° o rnl i f A u ir u. Chili ~. .. „ . 1117th of the month Sonthampt. Arrived .. .. At &N Twice daily .. Twicedaily France Greece* • • • • • • N J Tuesday P. i --F riclitY London • • Thea• Sat. Hamburgh • • • • Holland • • • • • • MlW et ` n "• & Baur. London .• Moa.Thur 11117th of the month Sonthampt. March 2o Honduras • • • • • M & NlTwice daily .. u oly , head • • Twicedally Ireland • • •• .. April 10 India(via Southamp.) lif'2oth of the montijlouthampt. April 2i India (viaMarsoilles) N, lith& 24th 0f,,,,,, LulDover .. April 1 i Mediterranean (vii I I sieithar ,„ ton ) .. M 20th of tho L iOnth I Southampt. Apr il 21 M e dit erta neau (via M I I Marseilles) .. .. N Stilk24thofMonth Dover •• April 16 Tuscan* .. .. .. N sth 15th 2:,th of mo Dover Madeira • • • • • • Xl. 9 th of the month Southampt. April 16 r 7th,17th,19th,27th Malta* •• • • / &30th of m on th 1 Dover • kpril 10 Moxico ul 7. .. .. M2d of the month„ Naples.. .. .. .. N s th 15th 25 tb °fine ,Dover • • • kpril 2 Papal States* .. • • N sth 15th 25th of mo 1 Dover •• April ' 2 M 7th 17th 27thef eainsular.• • • • • mo l Southampt. Aprill 6 Soßthampt. April 5 rent .. .. „. .. M 17th of th.: month Southampt. Arrived' West Indies .. .. 11,1 1 17 th of the month Southampt. Arrived West Indies (except MI Havaana & Nassau) hit i 2d of the mo n th .. Southawipt. April 5 * The malls to those c oantrloS thus marked ( * ) giro c o nveyed by French packet via Marseilles... 'April 2 ISouthainpt.! April b (*) are conveyed by PRESERVATION or FRUITS B Y STEAM The heat of steam destroys the ferment in fruits, so that they may be ry preseed for a long time. -0 lear n w h en this point_has been reached, it is necessary to k now how high t h e tempera .... tare rises in the fluid enclosed in the bottles, when they stand shut up in a room, the atmosphere of which has been There heated to 184 deg. Fehr., and to learn the time requisite as well as the degree of heat which i s necessary f or the destruc tion of the ferment. In no in s t ances the fl u id contents of the bottles which were plac e d i n the steam - ro om reached the temperature of the surro un di ng atmosp h ere , until they had stood, at the very least, an h our in it. I n g lass bottles, the influence of the heat was quicker than i n s t one wa re. From the comwaencement of th e operat i on , that is, when the fire is first applied to the steam-apparatus, nearly half an hour is required before the tempera. bottles, when they hold 1 10011 t two pints, and are made of , tare of the steam - room glass. When made of Bthne, double that time is necessary. These results arise from each kind of vessel requiring a steam-room, consequentl is reached by the contents of the different quantity of heat to raise it to the temperature of the at a temperature of 1 84' deg, with the same quantity of fire with each kind of vessel. When this temperature has been reached in the steam-room, the contents of the glass bottles will be at 164 deg., and those of the stone-ware ones at 86 Y, the steam-room does not arrive deg. Mayet's rese arc h es show that fruits an d their juices do not require a temperature of 212 deg. Fehr• to preserve them, and that 184 deg, is sufficient to destroy their ferment, but that care must b e taken to ascertain that con tents of the vessels have really rea c h e d t hi s t e mperature.—Aands of Pharmacy and P ract i cal Chemistry. — The HEROIC SER VICE RECOGNISED. First Lord of the Admiralty h as addressed the follow i ng c haracteristic letter to Captain George Davies, R.N., who , it w ill be re collected , display e d such bold d a ring an d coo l j u dgment at the wreck of th e N ew Commercial, a bout fifteen months age, on the Brissons' R oc k s, Land's End : " Admiralty, March 20, 1852 . "Dear Sir,— It gives me much pleasure that I am able to offer you, for your son, the first naval cadetship which has fallen to me, as it enables me to express to you that 1 offer it as a high mark of m approbation of the great ser vices you have ren d ered to the cause of humanity, and of the respect which I feel for your gallant conduct at the Lind's End. "Yours, &c., " NORTIIUMIIERLAND. " Captain George Davi es R.N." This is as it should be. whole naval service, nay, al friends to the cause of humanity, w ill rejoice at this public and prompt ack no wledgment Of such gallant conduct, par ticularly as it r e f ers to a gent l ema n who has been personally engaged in saving 20 j livs from shipwreck. — The Life Boat Journal. SUITORS IN CHANCBRy BlLT..—This Bill (as amended in Committee) has been printed. It contains 51 clauses. The principal prosvisions are directed to the re duction or abolition of fees, the payment of salaries from the consolidated or suitors' fee fund, and the collection of fees. All fees will be paid into the suitors' fee fund. The offices of Clerk of Hanaper, Secretary of Decrees, one of the gentlemen of the Chamber, the Chaff-wax, the Sealer, and their deputies, are abolished, and the compensations to be allowed them prescribed. The duties of the subpoena and records. affidavit offieel will be performed in future by the clerks of COMMUNICATION WITH THE MAURITIUS.—There has been no postal communication to this country from the Mauritius since January last. Not only did the mail boat front the Mauritius fail to reach Ceylon i❑ time for the over land communication in February lust, but it has also failed to reach Ceylon in time for the mail which arrived in England in March. Th e l a tt er wi tt y ) i 3 altogether extraprdinary and unaccuntAblo, ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. The anniversary festival of the Artist:: Benevolent Institution took place on Saturday eyenin,g, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, and was at tended by a very large number of the friends and pa trons of this deserving charity. It may be necessary to remind our readers that two charitable funds aro now established for the purpose of rendering assistance to those who, depending on the practice of the fine arts, have been unfortunate in their circumstances—one enti tled the Artists' Benevolent Fund, the other the Artists' 'General Benevolent Institution. The first, in point of date, is the Artists' Benevolent Fund, which was estab lished in 1810. It was formed by artists associated for the laudable purpose of assisting each other during the pressure of sickness or the infirmities of age, and for affording relief to the widows and orphans of members. The society, however, does not and cannot afford relief to any artist, however great his merit or unfortunate bia circumstances, who is not a member. The Artists' Benevolent Institution was, therefore, founded, its object being to extend relief to distressed meritorious artists, whether subscribers to its funds or not, " whose works have been generally known and esteemed by the public, as well as to their widows and orphans," merit and dis tress constituting the sole claim to its benevolence. From the establishment of the society in 1814 to De cember, 1851, 1,293 donations have been granted, in sums amounting in the aggregate to 14,4831 ; thus showing that the average of such donations has, from the limited means at the disposal of the society, been of necessity small. Tho amount of distress and suffering, however, which it has been the means of relieving has been very great; and, from the liberality with which it affords assistance to all, whether members or not, it is fairly entitled to the support of all patrons of the arts. The chair was taken by the Earl of Carlisle, who was supported by Sir Charles Locke Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy; IL Weekes, Esq., A R.A.; Jacob Bell, Esq., M.P.; Thomas Creswick, Esq., R.A. ; George Godwin, Esq.; J. Scott Russell, Esq.; R. Chambers, Esq., of Edinburgh; Charles Wigram, Esq ; E. W. ' Crake, Esq., A.R.A.; Sir W. Ross, W. C. Dendy, Esq , &c. The entertainment was upon a scale of unusual ele ' gauce, and there was evidently a marked and decided improvement in the whole of the arrangements, indica tive of the energy and enterprise of the new proprietors of the Freemasons' Tavern. After the cloth had been removed, and the grace — "For these and all thy mercies," sung by the vocalists, who were under the direction of Mr. Hobbs, The CHAIRMAN, in giving the first toast, said, in ad dition, to the loyalty they all felt, they were bound to add their special gratitude, because in their Sovereign they recognised one under whose immediate protection this institution was placed by her own gracious com mand. He gave them—" Her Majesty the Queen," three times three. Air—" God save the Queen." The CHAIRMAN said he was now about to give them " The Health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Patron of this Institution." He need not remind them that since his arrival in this country Prince Albert had been recognised universally as the judicious and en lightened patron of the fine arts.—(Cheers.) Indeed he was not quite sure that if his position had not confined him to the office of being a patron, he might not have proved himself a formidable competitor.—(Cheers and laughter.) The general feeling of respect and gratitude to his Royal Highness would, he was sure, not be dimi nished when he had the privilege of announcing to them, 1 on the part of his Royal Highness, a contribution of 504 for the purposes of the institution.—(Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm. Glee—" Robin Hood." The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family."—(Drunk with all the honours.) The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I now give you the brave defenders of our peaceful homes, " The Army and Navy." May they long be peaceful and tranquil; and should the occasion arise, we know that in the army and navy we shall find hearts able and willing to defend them.—(Cheers.) Glee—" I wish to tune." The CHAIRMAN, having called for a bumper, rose and said—Gentlemen, we are now come to the toast which more especially concerns the purpose of our being assembled here this evening. In addressing an audience like this, and on an occasion like the present, one must always feel groat difficulty, because some of those whom I address must be perfectly well acquainted with the subject-matter which it is my duty to place before them, and besides their acquaintance with the subject, I pre sume that many feel and understand the purposes of the present meeting. Therefore, anything that I can sub mit to you in the way of information would seem to be superfluous, and anything is the way of an appeal a work of supererogation. You must all of you know, Gentlemen, that the two essential conditions for admis sion to the benefits of this institution are distress and merit. I think these have been most appropriately and wisely made indispensable conditions; beyond this I un derstand there is no exclusion or limitation whatever. That distress should be one of the conditions of course follows as a necessary result from its being a benevolent institution, but I think it has also been most salutary to make merit another necessary ingredient; for this shelters it from the only objection which I conceive might otherwise attach to an undertaktng of this kind. It it could be said that you are opening the door to me diocrity, and that it was assumed, as we all know it is by some, that decided talent and natural genius in art will always ensure their own way and command their own success—if, in addition to this, you should be con ferring a provision upon any one who, without those claims of superior merit, might pretend to them, it might then be contended that you were alluring to a precarious service, which was almost sure to terminate in failure and disappointment, the hopes, the energies, end the ex pectations of a life which might elsewhere find a more appropriate development and a more legitimate exercise. —(Hear, hear.) You have done wisely, then, I think, to make merit as well as distress an iudispenable condition for the reception of your bounty. But will it be said that merit can, in all cases, ensure its own re ward, and that it is necessary to make no provision for it? Alas! this might be the ease, Gentlemen, in some world perhaps not too bright for the glowing imagina tion of the painter to portray, but brighter at all events than the one in which our own lot is cast, for it takes no account of the numberless shocks and vicissitudes which in an age and a country like this must affect private as well as public fortunes, the patron as well as the painter. —(Hear, hear.) Not to mention the changes of taste and the caprices of fashion, you must know well that it comes within the range of probability, nay, often within the range of your own experience, that the cold grasp of disease will palsy the fingers that have shed their witcheries over the glowing landscape, and handed down to distant ages the lineaments and 'features of those who are most renowned and most hndeared to us—the fingers that have fixed the fleeting traits of character, worked out the m ysterious treasury of passion and feeling, breathed life into the glowing marble, and in the service of our solemn temples, our glittering palaces, and stately l i halls, have rendered architecture the fitting frame work and sister of the other arts.—(Cheers.) You know well that time when age dims the eye, and dulls the fancy at the sudden touch of disease—when the failure of the nerves, and all the other incidents to which flesh is heir, have prevented the cunning of the hand from giving any longer effect to the glowing con ceptions of the brain.--(Hear, hear.) I take up the paper which has been placed in my hands to-day, and I find among the dry details of this institution many items calculated to impart to it a deep and affecting interest. I find that during the year just past, the society has relieved 63 cases, involving an expenditure of upwards of 8001. Among the recipients of your bounty I find " a distinguished artist," " a highly talented artist," " the widow of a miniature painter, " the widow of a landscape painter," "an architect and draughtsman," " the widow Mt a portrait painter," " the daughter of an historical engraver," and many others of the same class, who have been relieved as far as the means of the institution would permit. In the toast which I last proposed, " The Army and Navy," you are aware that for the shattered limbs and declining years of our naval And military veterans this country has provided noble and costly receptacles to shield their declining years; but you are also aware, and I say it Rot as a mat ter of complaint but of fact, that for the votaries of art, for the peaceful votaries of the fine arts, no such provision is made. Painting has not her Chelsea, sculp ture and architecture have not their Greenwicb.—(Hear.) They may be employed during their years of health and vigour in commemorating deeds of valour, and in trans mitting the lineaments and forms of successful conque rors to distant ages. Alexanders may still draw after them their Apelles in their train; but with respect to the fine arts, for sheltering their broken fortunes they must rely, not on nations, but individuals—not on the public, but ou their patrons—not on England, but on you.—(Cheers.) It is in their decay of fortune, it is in their night of distress, it is in the cold shadow of penury and neglect that they appeal to you for your kindly and compassionate aid, and I trust they will not make that appeal in vain, and that you will not dispute their moral claims, or grudge the benefits which you confer upon the recipients of your bounty. Think much of them, bat also think of the matter as it bears upon yourselves. Of yourselves it must be ad mitted that, whether considered in your individual capacity, or as citizens of a free community, the nation to which you belong has derived great, essential, real, and practical bensfit from the pursuit and encou ragement of the fine arts.—(Hear, hear.)—They have had much of civilising, much of humanising, and much of cnobling influence. Well, then, for the gratitude which I make sure you will all feel, you cannot find a more appropriate relief—but I would rather not use that term—you cannot find a happier opportunity fur the indulgence of that gratitude than in aiding the benefits which are furnished by the operations of this society ; and thus you will, one and all of you, shed over your memory hues which you may find, if you will, mote tender then those which glowed upon the c a n vas o f Cor reggio—more divine than those which bathed the dreams of Raphael, because they have tho tenderness and th e dignity of charity itself.—(Cheers.) Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE said he had been entrusted with the next toast, their " The health of th • CecrisilinHaueiswheads Chairman, the Earl of Carlisl e ." se visible of his own inability to d o justice to the claims of his Lordship to the respect w o f all was all who were con at cted with the arts, and he drink the toast with the sincerest good will. sure woo h a d * many reason s which There would elm p resence 'y to solicit hi s Lordship's induced the so --iv obviou s that he need deed, they we re so ob o n that occasion not refer to them . He need no t rem i nd them of the groat interest his Lordship bad alw ays taken, and the exertio ns which he hm i always brou g ht to bear in forwarding the in terests of those who were connected with the arts. He confer sed, however, that the chief reason why they had solieinid him to preside and to aid them on the present occasion was their knowledge of his hearty benevolence —of a benevolence which, from the tweeted times us exerted by his family whenever the cause of humanity posed militia fo could be advanced, whether in advocating the claims of tor and sudden emergeecyeLHera the suffering eons of genius, or in support of those other institutions which excite their commisseration, or solicit their aid in belielf of those who were dificient in the commonest gifts and endowments of this life. When he (Sir C. Eastlake) had ventured to ask his Lordship to preside on the last anniversary, his reply, although not intended as a refusal or impediment, was, that " he had served." It appeared that h e h a d p r e s ided at the festival of the sister institution, the Artists' Benevolent Fund; thus affording another proof his readiness at all times to promote charitable objects. He had only alluded to the circumstance in order to notice the expression he had quoted—" I have served," an exp ress i on that might have been used accidentally, but was really characteristic, because it implied that the promotion of the cause of benevolence and humanity was one of the duties that devolved upon the nobility of that country.—(Cheers.) They might, be thought, humbly hope for a blessing on that country in which the noble and the effluent reck oned it among their obligations to serve their distressed brethren and their inferiors, but iu the truest spirit of brotherhood.—(Loud cheers.) Birth and lineage woule ever command that generous loyalty for which this country was distinguished; but they might rejoice that their nobility aimed at higher titles to their esteem and respect—titles which " not all the blood of all the Howarth " could command—(Applause)—and which were founded on the lasting esteem and gratitude of the nution.—(Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm. The Earl of Ceetneseu, who was received with great cheering, said—Gentlemen, I feel the extreme kind ness of my friend Sir Charles Eastlake in introducing my name, and I assure you I feel a real gratification in presiding ou this occasion, and feel that I am doing an act of homage which is always due to the delight ful service of art, and although, unhappily for my. self, I am not one who ministers iu her temples, I shall ever be proud to bo allowed to assist in distributing alms at her gate. (Much cheering.) I am sure you all feel that the time is come when we should express our feelings of respect for the Royal Academy and for Sir Charles Eastleke, who has been appropriately selected as its president.—(flour.) It is not for me, in au audience like this, to dwell upon the substantial services which the Royal Academy has.ren dered to the public taste, and the services it has rendered to art in general. I behave they have been great and various, and that every day they are more and more appreciated; and I am sure the Royal Academy will stand still higher in public estimation from having a man like my friend Sir Charles Eastlake in the honour able position of its president.—(Cheers.) The works of Sir Charles have done honour to his heart as well as to his genius; and among hi 3 other merits may be reckoned his love for the sister art of poetry. Ile has quoted for me a line of Pope, and I am always willing to follow such a lead and retaliate. I may say, then, that I congratulate the country and the Royal Academy that it has placed in the most distinguished position in connexion with the service of the fine arts a gentleman who has both illustrated by his example, and discrimi nated by his precepts, the various kinds of excellence in all the branches of his own delightful art—who has evinced [ual to meet " Carracci's strength, Correggio's softer line, Carlo's free touch, and Titian's warmth divine." (Great applause.) It is fitting that such a man should preside over the important and honourable institution at the head of which he is placed. and I therefore give you, Gentlemen, " Sir Charles Eastlake and the Royal Academy." Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE briefly responded to the toast. The following toasts were afterwards given: —" The British Institution and all the other Societies established for the Promotion of the Fine Arts," " The Artists' An nuity and Benevolent Funds," The Officers of the Insti tution," and " The Ladies." The company separated shortly after eleven o'clock. In the course of the evening the secretary announced a long list of subscriptions and donations to the institution , amounting to above 6001. Mr. Toole officiated as toast master. Now, the most superficial observer cannot fail to be struck with the immense steam power of France—for whilst Great Britain boasts of one hundred and thirty. four men•of-war steamers, France is now able to gory in no less than one hundred and eighteen I But what is more curious and instructive is—that of this number sixty-one are designated as large steamers, whilst Eng land has only thirty seven answering to that descrtption ; and that there should be no possible mistake upon the subject, Mr. Stafford stated, in a bold and candid manner, that "it was shown in a letter from Mr. Turnbull, our Consul at Marseilles, that one of these steamers, tho Montezuma, carried in 1848 from Oran to Port Vendree, from the 20th to the 24th of April, 1818 men of the 6th Light Infantry and 56th Regiment of the Line, and 195 officers and crew of the ship—making 2,013 men altogether " , - d e hi s m o n This statement seemed to have considerable effect upon the Hon. Member for the We s t Ridi ng of York shire, who the preceding eveni ng h a d been edifying s preparation threatened o f the House with a tedious d escr i p ti on o f the time o s cape.tre - d cdui t p t i o e n d b t y o N E a p g o y l p e t o , n i n and thhei tion from Boulogne. But when the Secret Admiralty showed that one s t eamer coul d to the days' voyage conv e y 1818 soldiers from in a four I to France, and that Fr ance h a d 61 large Africa effect was so perf ec tly e l ectr i ca l as to d emolish s teamers, th e the specious and fi ne - spun argument at once peace I Nor did th e Secretary of the of th e f r i ends of here. He point e d ou t i n strong an d e Admiralty s t o p that the very di ffi culties which forcible language 1802—viz., that o f co l lecting preve nted invasion in troops, providing trans ports, embarking them in small bar and tidal harbours, and exposing them to all the perils of a lee-shore, and the dangers of capture i culties which mode n detail, were the identical diffi culties science had overcome, by the practical application , to purposes of war , of the elect r ic telegraph, railways, and steam-vessels —both paddle sad screw ! " Don't let the 11 for the West Riding Hon. Member look back to the begin •o f ning this century f or a prece dent," exclaimed the Sethe Admiralty, " when Secret to .Ancona, Algiers, Civita Vecchia, and Palermo, are fresh Oa our recollection." Fresh, indeed! and it would be well had the Gallant Member for Brighton (Sir George Pechell) participated in this freshness ; for, if confidence be not placed by the nation at large in the pacific intentions of France, as inferred by Mr. Cobden, this cannot be said to apply to the good yolks of Brighton, or their gallant representa tive. Here is a town with 65,000 souls—the fifth town in the kingdom in payment of assessed taxes, with 9,000,0001 of money invested in railways—within four hours' steam of the French coast—without a single fort, a battalion of infantry, a company of artillery, or a vessel of wart And yet it is asserted we place no mfidanco in the pacific intentions of France! Look at Worthing, Brighton, Hastings, Ramßgate, Margate, Yarmouth, Hull, Newcastle, Leith, Dundee, and Aberdeen, and then let us turn our eyes to the towns on the French coast, and great indeed will bo the contrast. Mr. Stafford accomplished two great objects, and for doing so be merits our warmest acknowledgments. H e opened the eyes of the House of Commons to our r ea l dangers, and extracted flora it the admission that it was to the navy we must, in a great measure, look for national defence, and that to make assurance doubly sure, the eetletrY Mot possess, in addition to the pro- THE COUNT ill A IRKT-TS., LIVERPOOL, APRIL 3.—Prices are well supported today. ANCTI ESTE.R., Aritm 3.—No material change has occurred in the state of the trade during the week, the demand for all articles having continued extremely limited. On .the part of holders, however, somewhat more steadiness was exhibited, and in the limited business passing previous prices were tolerably well maintained. Into Liverpool or Runcorn there are no arrivals coastwise worthy of notice, and Irons Ireland the chief supplies consist of 6,705 quarters of oats and 6,805 loads of oatmeal. From abroad we have to notice further liberal im por ations of wheat and beans, with, however, only moderate quantities of other produce. Our market this morning was again of a lifeless character, but so little change occurred in the value of any article that we cannot alter the quotations of this day se'nnight. Norma; vast, Area. 3.—Yesterday, at Derby, trade was , very langut b . d e , at a , nd re b d o , th4owshetoat42asn;d white, Otis r4dulsedto 4 Is 4 perquart:edr lower. Wheat, stone. Barley, for malting, 28s to 33s ; for grinding, 28s to 30s per 3 stone. Oats, 21s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 39s to 40s per 38 stone. Flour, 31s to 32s ; super, 33s to 34a per 20 stone. At our own market to-day we had a very small supp'v of wheat at market, but quite equal to the des mind. Only the finest samples maintained their price ; se ca ornedoanreyt sorts reduction of fwiesre perl pers quarter. quarter i n oatslo w er. and beansslow no The present prices of grain and flour in Nottingham are as follow :—Wheat, old white, 46s to 49s per 36 stone; new alteration. salea ditto, 43s to 483; old red, 38s to 43s ; new ditto, 39s to 42s ; barley, 27s to 31s per quarter; for grinding, 27s to 23s per 30 stone ; oats, 20s to 23s per 24 stone ; beans, old, 36s to 33 stone ; new. 30s to 33s ; Egyptian, 31s to 325; flour, super, 31s to 363 per 20 stone; fine, 28s to 30s. j At Ipswich trade was dull; the maltsters are bringing the season to a close, and are disinclined to buy much barley. At Woodbridge the supply was short, but both wheat and barley were is. per quarter cheaper. At Bury the millers bought picked samples of wheat at late rates, Lbut all other descrip tions were is. lower. On Thursday, at Stowinarket, wheat was in short supply, but cheaper, and though there was a good supply of fine barley, little business was done, as the holders insisted on late rates. WORCESTER, APRIL 3.—At our market to-day farmers were inclined to hold, but the transactions effected were at last week's prices. Millers would not advance. English white wheat is worth lbs 6d to 169 6d per bag of three bushels, and red 14s 6d to 15s 6d. Malting barley maintains its value —about 4s per bushel; grinning 3s 6d. English beans, 41 for new, and 4s 6d to 4s 10d for old. Foreign, 3 3 8d to 3 s 10d. r. Old English oats, 3s 4d to 3s 6d per 391 b, and new 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Irish, 2s 8d to 3s. Spring vetcoes, 4s to 4s 6d; winter, 3s 10d to 4s 4d. White peas, 3s 8d to 4s per bushel ; gray, from 3s Gd to 3s 10d per bushel. Averages: —Wheat, 21 10did per quarter . ; barley, 1/ 10s Sid. At Stourbridge market on Friday there was a fair demand for wheat at fully last week's rates. Barley, however, receded in value Is per quarter. Beans, peas, and oats stationary. Vetches and clover seed are flat. At Wolverhampton the supply was short, and dealers being firm, last week's prices were fully supported, but business was not brisk. English white wheat sold at 5s 4d to 5s 6d per 621 b ; and red 5s Id to 5s 3d. Malting barley depressed and difficult of sale at 28s to 30s per quarter, being is per quarter lower. Beans remained uualtered in value and less inquired for at lls 6d. to 12s for new, and 13s to 14s for old, per 19611). Oats a hunted sale at rather lower prices, good English at 21% to 225, and Irish 19s 6d to lls per 3121 b. At Kidderminster market there was but a 'short suppl y 5 1 wheat on sale, and trade was dull at a decline of is per quarter. Barley not in demand, and the sale was limited at, last week's rates. O a t s d u ll at f ormer quotations. Beans and peas a slow sale. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 1. —At our market to-day the numbers were oxen, 69 I ; sheep, 894. The sor ply of cattle was larger than last week, and the quality of a superior description. Prices much the same as last week. Best ox beef 445, current 40s to 425, 'inferior 32s to 36s pet cavt.,all sold. The market was well supplied with good sheet and the demand brisk. Best mutton bid, current 5d to 510 per lb, inferior 41c1 per lb. ; all sold. DALKEITH, APRIL I.—The relative weight per four bushelis of the three prices of wheat were 18st 111 b, 18st 41b, and 16st 121 b. Oats, 12st 31b, 12st 31b, and 1l st 911). Barley, 16st 21b, 15st 91b, and 15st 11b. Peas and beans, 19st 71b, 18st 211) , Ind 17st 51bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 233 Wheat . ., ,....,£2 6 6 £2 1 3 £1 15 0 1044 Oats ........ 1 3 4 1 1 4 018 0 233 8ar1ey............ 1 12 6 1 9 0 1 4 6 65 Peas and Beans 1 17 0 114 0 1 10 Average of wheat 40s lid. ABERDEEN, APRIL 2.—Grain—Oats 17s 9d to 18% 34 401bs per bushel ; barley, 24s Gd to 00s Od, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 2456 d to 26s Od, 521bs per bushel; wheat, red 35s to 375; ditto, white 42sto 435, 621bs per bushel; oatmeal,l4s ud to 1 50 per boll ; flour, 32s to 32s 6d per sack. Provisions—Beef, 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 44 to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3s to 3s 6d ; lamb, per qr., 5s to 6s Od ; tallow, per stone, 33 Od to 3s 6d ; potatoes, per peas 4d to 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od; hares, each, 00 to Os Od; gro use , per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 8d to 9.1; eggs, per doe, 5d to 7d ; cheese, per cwt,, Os to Os Od • heat; per pair, 2s 6d t o 3 s Od; chickens , ditto, 2s 6clto 3s Od; ducks, doo 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, per pair, lo . to Ss Od; g eese , di tto, 7s to 88 ; b utter for exportation ( present tocoisir4tel)d, to; per bs c w lood t a, 6 p6 O o s di. t o k; 6 fi2nl 2s be osemagf, wall, holesaleo pert) i c os e dt , n; p n e ep r oo d rf o k z , ec triet : 3 tp eho s i teD6isa Meal —Oatmeal, 11: s tom:a 3 ser d : l ; lis s ßd h 9: t i dts p ot2so2.d p —is o s o r vt k idoo:i p f per ai r sddi barrel nidis;ea oldebl:a rtua o oeln f es d7yd2( fia3;d4nbalebtr.se,m9doeasit,toolsodoi, ;h barley, ny o 'pe al r te lb ra , t l ion d t t o o 2 r d e ; p o b r a t rle i g a flour, Is 5d to is 6d. t currencies ion of grain a t our met corn a vmarketery dull 26s Od ; red ditto, 22s Od to 23s 6d ; y tr ; ansactions were chiefly confined to retail. Wheat, white, 23s Od to 15s Od ; bere, Os Od to Os Od ; oats, 10 Od 11 6d • 1 03 " . ' s to s , rape seed, 14s Od to 17s 6d ; oatmeal, flour, per cwt, 12; 6d to 15s • Indian lls 6d to 12s Od; baker!, barley, 12s d l es 2s cri : to 31s Od. corn, per 4801 b, 295011, CORK, APRIL 2. The trade continues exceedingly dull, and there ar pears no i mme di ate prospect of a return to activity or br!sa: ness. V ery l arge arrivals from abroad have taken pial daring the wee k , and these, acting on a p rev i ous l y depre s se d market, h ave caused a decline in the value of the principal articles of consumption, Wheat, in particular, has been s!".. ously affected, and with a considerable depreciation in pric!! athfehabmuseingersasinpoisssitntigitiniszmtohdeertaetceeiin the extreme. The suPP,7 —Wheat, 51 brls. at 17s 6d t, 2 p l t s s 12s 8d to 14$. ;axis, 1 , 3 02 brls, at N 10d to Ils 6A per barre. , Wheat gave way to the extent ef 6d per barrel on the vrae A s , 3 fo d r ; thew barley,ee k29b9eibnrgisolit Barley continues firm, and oats are unchanged in value. l' we have already remark e d th e transactions in foreign wheat sre very restricted, although h o ld ers, anxious to meet the view ' of purchasers, are willing to sell at the reduction which has taken place, and which we cannot look upon as less than fOl Is per barrel on the week. Barley is A - , rm and unchaeg,:d clu value. Oats are dull and difficult of sale, the trade remaining precisely in the state noticed in our last. The trade in 611 . 1 : flour also is very d u ll . B akers, impressed with the idea thato must give way in value, buy only as their more pressing wan" require, and the consequence is a dull and dragging trade' Coare flours continue in good demand. The business passing , in Indian Crrn is very moderate, for though holders have made a concession of 2 s 6d per ton buyers are seeking a still furthe r reduction in the article. We quote the value of G a latz 7/ ta 712 s 6d per ton. . -- ° O O OO (I d( id d t t a t t t oa o o °° o 000000::: Od 0 ° (04) d d i i Barrels. White wheat , . .. . .. . 00 018 1 . 0 Barley ......... t 0 Ditto .........00s Od to 00s Od 00s 0d—.16 do 0 Ditto ......... 001 Od to 00s Ott 0 Bere. ........ -.00, Od to 00s Od Os Od 188 Oats ......... ... 9s 4d to 10a 4d 0 0 0 D i ttoDßei t d t o w h .. e .. .......... 80 Ditto ... ...... I.os 4d to 11s Ed Ws Od-14 de 0 Ditto ... ..... 00s Od to 00s Od 00 Pigs, ........ .00s Od to 00s Od 00. Od per old Quantity sold at the Highest Prices.-- 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 0 barley; 0 bare; 2 oats; } 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t..... Wheat, 68. Barley, 269. Oats, 2,246. Pigs, 210. Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27. Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Co ws, 95 . Comr.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 14. Od; extra 14s Od; seconds, 11s Od to 12s0d; households 94 to 10e 6d; thirds, 7 1 t°9ll per cwt. Oatmeal 10s6d to 1 ls; Indian meal 7s 6d to 7593; wheat' meal, 10, to lOs 64 per cwt. Indian corn 712. 6d to 717 s 6d Pt 9 ' . ton. Bran 85sto87s6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 20s to 325; averse_ 28.; dealers 32. to 40s Od; average 34s per ton. Stz aw-:-Fartesr7 14. Od to 32. Od; averap 18, ; dealers 00s od to 009 IS: IX)oos7:dd-11‘120:07dostarje average 00s Od per ton. Br ead —Wheaten loaf 64d to 0 , 1 r household loaf bid to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d 1 ° 1b1.2455. EgOod67—L4sydn4deyt°ls4sg;6dLralohrtine hundred. CA:4101111:: —Beef 4id to 7d; l smflut9tdonl3.srd I : o e d hw: p e k Ty t r , 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 38. P im ° eat 7d ; pork 4 , 1 f." -''' ..' ' ll ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hope 8181; to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 2.117 s 6d to 310 s per tog. h herrings 19$ to 019, i, .° imperial gallon. ;g al v lo eid n. 5. 111 ir, ‘.O. Bark, red 71to 8/ lOs per ton. Fleece wool 14 . to 15. per sta r ": Hemp 2 9/to 341 per ton. Fish—Se°te ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 111_ pe_ ten. Tinsber—Mem e l, 70s per ton; red p i ne, 31 51 ; rine* ditto 2/ 15 Market 18 , a per ton ; L(146, 20. 151 ta to 261861pepet!aw100t ;. a to 255; Potatoes,.aped 20. white 8d to 9d; Pinkl 3d to Od per lb. an 101 101 to ell ; Ichabret 1 ^" 10d to 12d. Guano — Per im ' Tar—A rc h ange l , 191 per barrel. to 9108 per ton. Tsr —k calf skim 3Anastotuidi -Tin EARL OF ALDEOROI3OO hg cure by this miraculal l had failed. See extract from mil medicine, p'S letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Fob 21, ISt& Professor Ltolloway — Sir I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef' fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most AwDrADVLlE aft : e A r lTS e ' ve ltigrn. ry lfroLtsil—er means eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had " 4 been able to effect; nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Ma: rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBoaouoa” These wonderftil pills vi bare any disease of the liver or stomach. —Sold (also Holloway '- Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Iri." by nil modicum vendors throuchont the civilised world. BIRTHS. O A 114;i. Oldham, M.A. On the 31st ult., at Glasgow, the wife of th e R ev. R. S On the Ist inst., at Glengall-terrace, Mrs. H. Dettmar. On the Ist inst., at Forest-hill, Sydenham, Mrs. H. Smith- OF A DAUGHTER. rempler Esq On the 2d inst., at Mon tague . square, London, the wife of George D. O'K e ll y On the let i nst ., at St. ' Leonard's-on-Sea, the wife of C- O. Coilde Pemberton, Esq. MARRIED. On the Blst ult., at Hersham, R. D. Aldrich, Esq., R.N. Inspecting Com mander of the Banff District, Scotland, to Elizabeth S , rutt, only daughter of the late William Jeakeav Esq., of Hershael, S urrey. On the Ist inst. at St. Marti n ' s -i n -th e -Fi e ld s , F re d er ick Gibbs M. Banfill, , Esq., of Newton Abbot, Devon, to Emma, seventh (lau g ht er of the late John Cross, Esq., of Grove' house, Cheshunt, Herts. DIED. On the I st inst., at Westbourne:place, Eaton-square, Ed ward Kent Young, formerly Captain H. M. 18th Regiment , and second son of the late Lieutenant-General R. Young. On the Ist inst., aged 71, Susanna, wife of John Kyle, Esq., Anglesey, Gosport. On the 30th ult., at Stoke-hall, Ipswich, Joseph Burch Smyth, Esq., aged 86. On the 2d inst., in Wandsworth -road, Mr. Thomas Grove , sen„ lee of Charing-cross, aged 79 . On the 30th ult., Isabella, wife of the Rev. C. J. Hutton, rector of Ilketshall, St. John's, Suffolk, aged 53. a London: Printed and Published by MIIRDO YOUNG," No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11% Strand, in the Preeinct of the Savoy, ih the counti o f Alodsy s April 5, 1853. RESERVE STEAM NAVY. The debate which took place in the House of Com mons on Tuesday evening, in reference to the proposi tion of Mr. Anderson, the Member for the Orkneys— " To inquire into the practicability of providing, by means of the commercial steam marine of the country, a reserve steam navy, available for the national defence when required" —was one of the most interesting and important, in a truly national view, which has occurred for years. Mr. Stafford, the new Secretary to the Admiralty, having been prevented from entering into any explana tion in connexion with naval affairs upon the passing of the navy estimates, with much tact, judgment, and good sense, availed himself of this opportunity to make seve ral valuable statements, not only in regard to our own navy, but as to the navies both of France and Russia, to which we invite the serious attention of our professional readers and of the public at large. He commenced a speech characterised no less by modesty than ability, by showing the number of her Majesty's ships in commission on the home station, and the vessels forming what has been termed a " screw reserve," viz. :—" Nine sail of the line, 5 frigates, 1 sloop, 2 screw-steamers, and 8 paddle-steumers. There were 14 other vessels nearly completed for the steam reserve. The whole of our naval defence on the home station stood thus:— . _ _ Vessels. Men. Woolwich Sheerness Portsmouth Devonport Cork Total To these add Hecate (cruising), 160 men; Pluto, 55; Antelope, 55; Vulcan, 152; making in all 52 vessels and 12,328 men, exclusive of 4,500 marines on shore, and coastguard and dockyard battalions; being alto gether 29,648 men." in addition to this, we behove that the undermen tioned steamers (forming the first-class advance) are at present, or will within a very short period, be ready to proceed to sea upon the shortest possible notice:-- SCREW LINE-OF-BATTLE SHlPS. — Sanspareil, 81 guns, and Edinburgh, 60 guns. STEAM-FaicaTzsi—Amphion (screw), 33 guns; Cy clops, 6 guns; Odin, 16 gnus; Sidon, 22 guns; and Vul ture, 6 guns. S•rEAu-SLeoPS.—Barracouta, Tiger, Basilisk, Vesu vius, Buzzard, Desperate, and Argus. This at first sight presents a very imposing aspect; but, lot it be remembered, all power is but comparative, and our navy in this instance must be viewed with re• ference to the duties required of it, both et home and abroad, and the great and daily increasing navies of France and Russia—an abstract of which is here sub- FORCES OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, rD RUSSIA. Sailing Vessels. Steamers. o 9- t 1.2 .; • - 8 Country. a 4 ,4) • g 7,1 0 . - A 4. 4 cn g (-1 Great Britain— Afloat 56 75 78 209 28 93 121 Building ... 16 8 3 2; 9 4 13 Total ... 72 83 81 236 37 97 131 France ... 45 55 157 257 61 57 118 Russia ... 45 10 91) 174 8 24 32 Al 0 N D Alt rre2, a nay: T WEI wher be h Mg i the( 28th Busi 'il Thu ) I _ l ILE lee' whl In o in o The orch burl