The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-15 00:00:00

TUE SUN, . . wfty from their 1. emesend their businest, and cerepel- Li k eg them to put on ' a red coat nod submit to drill ei hen teeY ought to be et their looms and in their working l ack etse_([liar, hear, and laughter.) Then, when vo unteer service was propesed, they raised their of - Motion that th e Government wcre not performing their duty for not havin g recourse to the ballot. These contradictory jections ceme from the party who thee , all knew wished the country to be conquered. The first objection to the measure was, that th e y were d rugg i ng by f ee ce men i n tact numbers into a position in which their morals Would be contaminated, so that they would not be fit, When they re t urne d , to keep company with their less Vitiated countrymen. B ut no sooner did t h e S ecretar y e f State intimate that if a l arge p roport i on o f th e num berso of o men voted, th oug h short of the who l e num b er o f me ,o e. O men, should be raised by volunteer enlist raitecr that Was'if 40,000 men (say) should be Government would be contenced not to have recourse to the ballot—immediately the Right Hon. Gentleman turned round end complained the smallness of the number—(Cheers) —sad stigmatised and ridiculed the militia force, because it would not be large enough.—(Cheers.) Si that hit high or hit low 11 , D. Gentlemen complained of the it fliction—that in ilietien being neither more nor less than a material step towards the defence of the country. He (Lord Palmer et 1n) bad shown to the House on a former occasion what the opinions of one man, at least, were upon that ques tion. Some called him an anonymous idiot, others said be might be looked for in Colney Hatch or Hanwell. —(Laughter.) He (Lord Palmerston) now asked the two Hon. Members tor Manchester whether they con curred in regarding the writer of that pamphlet as an idiot, or fit to be an inmate of Hanwell or Celney Hatch. If they said so he acquitted them of any participation in the opinions of that pamphlet. But if there was any equivocation in their answer—if they refused to disavow all the sta'ements, all the arguments, and all the asser tions of that pamphlet—(Laughter)—then he should be compelled to think that the object of their opposition to the present measure was not the relieving of the country from any temporary pres sure, but the working out that " pious fraud " (Laughter)—by which it was hoped that this country might be exposed both to the calamity of inva sion and coequest, as an atonement for offences com mitted in those offensive wars by which the independence of the country was maintained and its liberty secured; which liberty now enabled the Hon. Gentlemen to make their opposition to the present measure.—(Laughter.) Mr. BRIGHT said, the Noble Lord came to the as sistance of the Government on all occasions, with speeches which, though not argumentative, were calcu lated to rai se a l aug h on th e ot h er s id e o f thei House. He (Mr. Bright) desired, however, to see the question treated seriously, and not as an extravaganza. in which the Noble Lord performed nightly. He (Mr. Bright) started with the fact, that fi'teen millions bad already been voted for the defence of the country. No one on the benches on which he sat had opposed that vote. The Noble Lord, however, thought fit to assume that they had voted against it. That was the fovedation of his argument for an addition ef 350,0001. more to the estimates. In 1848 the Noble Lerd and his colleagues pre ptesed a militia of 150,000 men. This session they proposed one of 120,000 men. The Home Secretary now proposed 80,000, to be raised by a compulsory process. Mr. WALPOLE—No. Mr. BRIGHT—The Right Hon. Gentleman said that if 30000 or 40,000—which meant 35,000 —we're raised, he should not apply the compulsory process for the de ficiency of 10,000. This was a very considerable reduc tion. In fact, the entire force had been frittered away Until it actually looked quite ridiculous in the eyes of its supporters. The Noble Lord wanted him (Mr. 'Bright) to bind himself to the principles of the pamp hlet ho had quote d ; this 'decline t o do. however he (Mr. Bright) should Extreme opinions were likely to be ' held cn b o th s id es; but ho certainly did th i n k th a t if there was to be any enthusiasm at all on the subject it should be in favour of that which stimulated to peace and not to the atrocities of war. The 1 enguage and conduct of the Noble Lord he respect to this Bill re flected very little credit upon him; but it was quite con sistent with the course of the Noble Lord on the sth of December to stand up and ridicule those who advo cated peace in preference to war. The question at issue seas in this position; on the second reading of the hill it was opposed by the representatives of every large 1 4 ? v ve Great Britain. The Nobi" Lerd sometimes met is constituents a t Ti ver t on; he (Mr. Bright) should Ike to know how he would justify his conduct on this oeca si on. The Bill was su pported, on the other hand, by the county Members; and he (Mr. Bright) had heard that the di s t r ib ut i on f the bounty among the agricul !ural labourers was considered an object that might be its octant. He (Mr. Bright) believed that if the Bill passed it w ou ld not only be inoperative, but injurious,— like another Bill that had passed last year by a majority of 490, and which was not only carried into execution , but which threatened to dismember the empire. Mr. S. HERBERT wished to calm the apprehensions of the Hon. Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire respecting the sack of Devizes which he had narrated to the House. He had left it only within the last few days, and it was a perfectly peaceful, orderly, and well-regu lated town. The proposal was to take 50,000 men this Year, and 30,000 next. He thought that the Govern ment would have done much better not to fix in the clause the number of mon to be taken in any year, but to leave it to her Majesty in Council. The Govern ment, however, had, in his opinion, exercised a wise dis cretion in not having recourse to compulsory enlistment, if the number deficient did not exceed 10,000 men. Captain TOWNSEND was opposed to any Militia Bill, whether of the present or of the late Government, because he thought they would be inefficient to meet the force that might be sent against them. The measure Would not be popular, and it would be useless. The " wooden walla" were the national defence of England. By employing a sufficient number of ships and having an adequate reserve all prospect of danger would be averted. At the same time, to prevent the possibility of the slightest surprise, he hould have no objection to a small increase of the army.—(Hear.) Her Majesty's Government asked forbearance and confidence; he con sidered they had had forbearance enough , but the y should not have his carifideece. He had heard the budget of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and he judged it t o be a free -trade speech; but a night or two after the Right lion Gentleman denied he had said anything of the kind. Therefore, he (Captain Townsend) could not give the Government his confidence when the Chancel lor of the Each, quer came down to mystify and stultify the House, and act the part of a political Maw worm.— (O h.) It was all very well when the Right Honourable Gentleman was at that side of the House, but it west unworthy his character and his high position. The Right Hon. Gentleman had hunted down his (Captain Townsend's) late colleague, who would have the bles sings of ages yet unborn; therefore, he should not have his (Captain Townsend's) confidence. Mr. W AKLEY said the House was told the force to be established was a new force; but though the ground for its establishment had been asked, it had never been told Parliament. At this moment the rental of the four metropolitan counties was absorbed by the defences of the country. If it was not in a state of adequate de fence, then the blame rested upon the managers of the state, and upon the Noble Lord the Member for Tiver ton among the rest. He (Mr. Wakley) had hoped that the Noble Lord would be an economist—nay, he bad hoped to see him at the head of a Radical Administra tion; but that hope was now fled, and the Notde Lend would, from his course on this Bill, bee me one of the Most unpopular men in the country. Why did the Noble Lord remain a member of a Government which had so comeletely neglected the defences of the coun try? He warned the Government that this measure would annoy, most of all, their friends the farmers, by making farm labourers scarce, and farm labour conse quently more comb , . After thirty-seven years' peace he regarded the proposal as one of the most wanton ever made to Parliament, and he should give it every opposition in his power. The ground of fear of the Empire in France was gone; so were all the other grounds. Lord PALMERSTON begged to say one word on the charge that he had only opened his eyes to the necessity for this force, and to the danger of the country, within the last few weeks. The contrary was the case. During . the Administration of the late Sir Robert Peel, he had earnestly urged upon the Government to take into their . most serious consideration the then defenceless state of the country; and he believed that his representations had the effect of inducing that Government to act with . greater promptitude in the matter. During the whole period in which he (Lord Palmerston) was a member of . the late Government he had strongly urged on his col leagues the necessity for strengthening the defences of the country, and though the measure for that purpose was not proposed until he lasi left office, other precau tions had been taken to that effect, and he was happy to say that the defences of the country were now inadhife ferent state from that in which they ba d been when first called attention to the subject. Mr. HUME referred to a speech of the Noble Lord Which stated that there had been a decrease in the army from 1839 to 1848. What was the Noble Lord and his colleagues about to reduce the defences of the country? h e e nn t a i et was the advocates of the measure shifted their they P e rpetually It appeared to him (gr. Hume) that reason. R e h eY wev e going to - vote this force without any. adequate tion---the o a w n e d ve h r e , would keep to his original objec than the 15 0 , 00,000 j would not vote a shilling tisue of the absolute reeee already voted until he ..maorde was satisfied of the absolute tieeCiijty of the measure. He wished to prevent the waste s f sity of the measure. He wished of the Exche nor oChancellor the surplus which the the public reliefcl would f be enabled to appropriate the country was against taxes. The feeling of meat would be th rtohme Militia Bill, and that Govern effectually relieve e most popular which would most the taxpayers. Ile considered that the p resent guilty partieswith Government were now the only Nobl e respect to the Militia Bill, for the Lord (Lord J. Russ( II) had absolved himself from guilt by giving up the Bill altogether.—(Hear.) He could not think the - present Government would copy the dcri egs of the last Government. They would not, he • w as satisfied, pass Ecclesiastical Titles Bills, and then becom e to carry the laughing stock of the country for abstaining out the pr ov i s ions.—(Hear.) H e cons id ere d , if the Militia Bill was passed, it would never be carried out • , arid he therefore haplered the Government to pauee before they would produwer t further with it. It they persevere d, it b e man the u"Phpulierit) ; and the Right Hen. Gen eeeine an Chancellor the Exch , quer must look to not:lepettular Minister. The peared--- se was cleared for a division, when there up- For nst the al teration ... .'" 84 '- Agai Ma j lll -3' for c:n r i "' — 4 3 pr - Sir H. VERNEy .next na v o e v r . l. .d ra to ufferiug a i , ouuty 0 r, -"eitufb, t if there was auy real d. rof that a- omit. the portant the whole ab,e-b,.dted puhr,iou sh " lit Ibe Pul' under training, for he was satisfied, actually threatened, th peopl e would. readily volunteer if hostilitiee wero without the bribe of a bounty. The whole TT plue of tha system of militia depended upon good officers, and if the mtlit'a ware without the sense of osier nod tnhordina tien, no matter whether they were efficient or ron e flicient, they would be a curse to the country. If las _will prevailed, he woxid not permit any man to enlist in the militia unless he could read and write. He was sa titfiecl it a bounty was elven that Government would not get the proper sort of men, as men of respectability would reluse to stand in the ranks with men whose oalt inducement to volunteer was the temptittion of the bounty. There were 2,000,000 of militiamen in the Uaited States enrolled 'without bounty.—(No.) lie asserted that was so, but then he admitted enrolment was com pulsory— (Hear)—and every man must serve in the mi litia in America. If they refused to serve they were fined.—(Hear.) But there was the fact that America had 2,000 000 of volunteers without any bounty. his argument was that a better class of men would be ob tained without than with a bounty. He fa gged, there fore, to meve the omission of all words from the clause which had ref' trance to bounties. The Al TORNEY-GENERAL said the amendment of the H. Member was to emit everything respecting bounties in the Bid. The Gentleman anticipated that persons would be so extremely eitsm,ured of the service that persons of a superior class would be found pre suing forward to enrol themseNes, and there fore the Hon. Gentleman .was desirous altogether of omitting any inducement to serve, except by voluntary enlistment. The allusion to America was unfortunate, for there the enlistment was not voluntary, but compul sory, under the penalty of fine. The principle of vo luntary enlistment it was not very expedient to adopt, if tip) , might judge of the way it had been tcated in America. The bounty proposed to be given, in the present Bill was exactly the some in amount as the bounty given in the 42d George 111. The militia of that period were obtained by the bounty of 61.; and what was then accomplished was expected to be accomplished again. He would ask the House to see how inconsistent would be the position of the Committee if they adopted the amendmint of the Hon. Gentleman. They had over and over again heard it stated that the ballot was a most un popular measure.. And why? Because it would force men into the service, and because men disliked the ser vice. But the Hon. Gentleman, by his amendment, said, " You don't want any bounty; the service is so attractive you will find more than a sufficient number of men to supply all your wants." But Government were not of that opitdoa, and U .n. Gentlemen on the other side were not of that opinion—they said the service was unpopular, and on that account they wished to avoid the ballot, pro vided they could get men by voluntary enlistment, Go vernment believed the service would not be popular without some attraction as a bounty ' • and as they desired to resort to the wallet • only as a last resort, they said they would O'er a bounty to induce persons to volunteer, believing, by that means, the quota would be made up. The toady question therefore for the House to decide was, whether they would agree with the Hon'. Gentleman (Sir H. Verne)) iu thinking the service was so pleasant that - men would volunteer readily, or with the Hon. Members for the West Riding nod Manchester, that it was so unpopular that men would not be got with out the ballot. _ _ _ Mr. HUME believed that all young men, in ease of danger, if they had leisure, would enrol themselves gladly without a bounty. That would be the best way to inculcate a martial spirit io the country, if such should be considered desirable. He wanted, however, to avoid that. He wished the Government would allow young men to enrol themselves as volunteers. He was certain a sufficient number would present themselves. He be lieved that offers had been made to the Government from different parts of the country by persons anxious to form volunteer corps, and he wished to know why those offers bud been refused. Mr. MO WATT thought there was not much chance of obteinine the proposed militia force without- a bounty. It the late Government had nut brought in a Militia, Bill, but had permitted volunteer corps, a formidable force would have been raised. Mr. GIBSON thought the Bill was rather roughly treated by its Mends. The Hon. and Gallant Member fur Bedford wished to get rid of the bounty, arid the Hoe. M, nab r f r &Jet Lothian (jected to the b a ll o t. He objected to expeedieg 500,0004 for a flee which they might not be. able to ass, mble. He wi,hed to know how a man who took the bounty and absolved himselt fr m drill would be dealt with. Whet would be the first etee of proceeding agaitat such a mina? The AT I'ORNEY-GENERAL—Catebing him. Mr. GIBSON— With regard to the militia of the United States, he had to remind the House that the standing army of the United States did not exceed 9,000 men. The militia of the United States was a mere mus ter roll of the able bodied inhabitants, and any man might absent himself from drill by paying the small flue of 75 cents. In point of fact, the decadence of the mi litia system in the United States was notorious. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... ... 55 Against it ••• ••• ... 95 Majority ... —4O The clause wastleenagreed to. Ou cleuse 11, In answer to Mr. GIBSON, The ATTORNEY•GENERA.L said that if any man took the bounty, and did not attend drill when called on' he might be taken before a magistrate, fined 101., and in default of payment committed for• six months to the the House of Correction. In reply to Mr. RICH, Mr. WALPOLE said, that with reference to the pay ment of the bounty, the clause gave a power to the Secretary at War of making such regulations as he might think fit. There were certainly objections to pay ing the 61 all at once, and unless a discretionary power was given the Secretary at War to regulate the payment of the bounty, there would be some danger ot losing the money. Government expected that a sufficient force would be raised by the offer of 31. or 41. pair down, or ot a payment of 2s. a month. He believed that recruits in the army were paid 41. on enlisting, but that 31. Bs. was deduced for their kit, so that only 12s. went into the pocket of the soldier. In 1831 there were raised by bounty in Middlesex 770 men, and to 700 of these the paj went was made subsequent to service. If that was done in 1831, he saw no reason why it might not be done in 1852. Mr. MO WATT wished to have some estimate of the probable expense of the militia in respect of equipment. He also wished a more explicit answer as to the mode in which a man would be dealt with who took the bounty and did not attend. Mr. WALPOLE thought that the answer of the At torney-General on that point was explicit enough. If the man did not appear when required, he would be lia ble to be treated as a deserter. Mr. RICH moved an amendment in the clause to the effect that the bounty given to men in consideration ef their enlisting in the militia should in 110 case exceed that which was given to her Msjesty's regiments in the line. Under the clause as it stood, a bounty of 61 might be given to persons entering the militia, or the bounty might he bestowed at the rate of 2s 61. a month, which at the end of five years would amouut to 7/ 103.; and that sum if granted to each person in a force of 80,000 me u, would lead to a total outlay of 600,0001. Now, he thought that that would be an extravagant sum to pay in the shape of a bounty to militia re cruits It was true that the sum of 61., or 2s. 61. a month for five years, was the maximum of the bounty; but he believed that uneducated persons always consi dered a umx mum in such cases as the sum to which they were fairly entel- d. He believed that that arrange merit would seriously interfere with the success of the recruiting serg, ants for her Mejesty'e service, whocould ufler a bounty .ot los. only to each recruit. Mr. BERESFORD said it was hot at all intended that the bounty should necessarily be so high as 61., and that sum had only been selected as a maximum to which it might be possible to resort in some extreme case. The lion. Gentleman complained that the bounty to the militiaman was to be higher than that paid to the soldier in the line. But it should be remembered that the regular sol ier obtained for himself a pi rmabent provision, while a person entering the militia was only temporarily engaged; and it was customary in every brunch of business to give higher payments, in propor tion to the time of service, to persons who received tem porary engagements than to those who were permanently employed. Sir DE LACY EVANS said he thought it was but fair that persons temporarily employed should receive higher remuneration than those who got permanent en gagements. But that priciplo ought to be confined to the fixed pay, and ought not to be extended to the bounty in the case then under their consideration. Mr. STANFORD thought, as it was generally ad mitted that this was nut the most efficient force that could be formed, it ought to be made as economical as possible. H e cou l d not un d erstan d on w h a t principle a cu iii unman could re ce i ve mo r e than a man enlisting in the line. Wi t h regard to the payment of the bounty , he was of opinion th a much better class of men would be procured by payingobe-feurth of the bounty on en rolment, and the remainder on the completion of the service. bRICH said that his object was to prevent the militiaman occupying a better p os i t i on t h an t h e regu l ar BRIGHT asked wh e th er the bounty would he disposal of the p art i es, or whether any soldier. Mr. BR t h or oughly at the dis deductions would be.made from it? Mr. BERESFORD said that a militia recruit would rece i v e his bounty in _money.—(H ear , hear.) Hie would uld be provided with c e r t a in articles of clothing, and would not, as a matter of necessity, have to expend money for kiseps*eks, Etc. Colonel RAWDON regretted the present dispo s i t i on of the Committee to exalt the militia over the regular It was a serious pewter when the militiaman se rvice. his oshe whole amount of h wa s to put la p •ket t soldier, after the usual ded t b ou nty, whilst the p rivate himself in possessiontlof t i ons for clothing , &c,, found about 12s. or so. Captain BOLDERO said that H on. Gentlemen did not t really meant. A sufficient seem to know what the boun y a s ld c(l vrlils.l army cou , ) - number of recruits for the - t at all. When troops lotted together without any haunt at kic was paid fur were raised without the bounty h from their pay; but by the men by means of deductioilis ot, a beuny W t h es these deductions were comelsi s aw: op rated with given to cever t h e ex p ens es p Want men to Induce them to tri t e r the army. lit , uY• . 01 - ensplayment; secoedly, tollesstag e le ploeue n • p- teetotal to them; thirdly, tremble, the ble, 'leddesi re of a e te prentices to escepe from their m aster; tie ertoe. fo inducement o f th e b eunty. But elt men din the full knowledge th a t t h ey were vr.utute:itly the servicn I'. Mr. HUME said he still wished to know why the etometeer prig eiple , eat net mare fulls cs yell out. Mr ev A LPOLE ahXI. a- to givo $l . . fullest Inaeoll. It V,,!tla cv-r 1. qu en) , or ill Casa nt ail ttri asion, t - 't,ro ..r itemin ad, he had no doubt that a force would be raised likely to be more efficient than the one now under discussion, Dut the oblint 4-41113!present Bill 7743 not 6 . fai.t4i , a fOice to acct an crtergoney. The obj,!ct wa% to provide Ote nucleus of a force susceptible of being turned into en army, not immediately, hut prospectively, when cceasinn should require. Now, a volunteer force might retire it , in the service whenever they pkascd, end would rot, therefore, answer the desired purpose. Mr. MOWATT considered the brmniy too high. Captain BOLDER°, on the contrary, did not think that men would be induced to leave their occupations without a sufficient inducement in money. Mr. RICH adhered to his opinion, that the amount of bounty propoted, plus shoes, stockings, &c., was ex- cetsive. After some further discussion, the Committee divided. The numbers were— For the amendment ... ••• 99 Against• it .•• ... 164 Majority against the amendment... —65 The CHAIRMAN having put the question that the blank be filled up with 6/. as the maximum bounty to be given to each man, Mr. BRIGHT complained of the heavy expenditure which this militia force would throw upon the country. He calculated that the expense of clothing, in addition to the pay and bounty, would amount to 1,000,000/, so that Government were in effect, calling on the country for a vote of 1,000,0001. to defray the expenses of a force which was not at all necessary, and to which the country were decidedly opposed. He called upon the Govern ment for some explanation on this head. Mr. WALPOLE said that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, when he brought forward the budget, stated that the sum required for the militia force during the year might be put down at 350,0001., and credit was given for that suns. Now the .Hon. Member for Man chester said that they were going to spend 1,000,0001. on the force, implying that that statement of his Right Hon. Friend was not the fact. The Hon. Member must be aware that it was impossible the expenditure could amount to 1,000,0001. during the year. Mr. BRIGHT begged the Right Hon. Gentleman's pardon. He had never said anything of the kind. He hail multiplied the sum necessary for the year by the five years, and stated what he calculated the gross amount would be for the five years. He merely said that the vote involved an expenditure of 1,000,000/. He never meant to say that 1,000,000/. would be required for this year. Mr. WALPOLE said he did not mean to misrepresent. the Hon. Gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) He was about to say that the representation of the Hon. Gentleman was not founded upon accurate facts, inasmuch as he had certainly understood him to say that the expenditure wold - be 1,000 ; 0004 for the year. He would ask the Hon. Member what was the meaning of his statement? Did the Hon. Member mean to let it go to the country that the Government were really- asking a vote of 1,000,0001. for this militia force, or that it would cost that sum for the five years it was embodied?—(Hear.) Now, he would tell him the.whole expense of the force for the five years, but it was right it should be known that such ex pense would be spree I over - the five years.— (Hear, hear.) He had stated when ho first introduced the Bill what he believtd that expense would be. He had the - figures on the former occasion before him, but at the present time he had them not. He thought, however, be had the figures in his recollection. He did not give the expense of the alms, for be believed that they could distribute 50 000 guns to the militia without putting any expense upon the country. The equipments of the men, the pay of the officers, stud the sundry al lowances which would come into the expenditure of the first year, would amount, supposing the whole force of 50,000 men were raised, to 210.000/..the first year. The expense for the second year might be pat down also at 210,000/. Seeing, then, that the outlay for the first and second years .would necessarily extend over the whole t ied he might put down for the third year 165,0004 (Here the Right Hun. Gentleman appeared to have made some mistake in his calculations, as he hesitated for a moment or two.) The expense would be 915,0001., ex clusive of the bounty-31. a man—which would amount to 240,0001., that would make 1,155,000/, or say in round numbers 1,200,0004—the whole of the expense of the force for the first five years. It might exceed that es tima , c. but he believed that would be as near as pos sible the amount. Sir F. BARING—WiII that include the counties? Mr. WALPOLE—No; and perhaps I must add some thing for the arms in the second year. if it be not al low( d for already in the amount of 1,200,0001. Colonel SIBTHORP made some strong observations on the low insinuations of the Metnt,er for Manchester as to Englishmen deserting for the; miserable sum of 3l __(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and " Order.") I B 0 was but sorry o couldt o b e impelled The CHAIRMAN hoped the Gallant Gentleman would not use unparlismE ntary language. • C avoid the useit scarcely when he heard such libels on the character of the people of this country. — (Hear , bear.) tl on strong elST language,l R Sir F. BARING asked what expense the counties would be put to? Mr. WALPOLE said he could hardly answer that. But if the Government were driven to the ballot the bounty would be saved. Mr. CARDWELL contended that before the ballot was resorted to the full sum of 6/. would be given for bounty, so that if half the number were not raised by a 3/. bounty the expense of raising half by 61. bounty would amount to the expense of raising all at 3/. Mi. MOWATT persisted that the expense would be nearly 2,000,000/. • The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... 80 Against it ... ... 186 Majority •...--106 The words " six ,pounds 7 were there inserted in the clause. Mr. J. BELL moved to report progress. Mr. WALPOLE objected. It was then only half-past eleven o'clock, and if the Committee would consent to sit a little longer, be, on the part of the Government, would agree not to proceed with any of the compulsory clauses that night. Mr. MOWATT supported the motion for reporting progress, on the ground that the House had already been in Committee six hours and a half. Mr. GIBSON said there was one important matter which it was very necessary the Committee should cen sider with the utmost care—he meant the list of exemp dons. Before proceeding to enact that compulsory mili tary service should be resorted to, it was only right, he thought, that they should decide who were the persona liable to serve, and clearly define the exemptions. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The question now before the Committee was whether they should stop their proceedings at this stage, it being only half past eleven o'clock. As to the statement of the Hon. Member (Mr. Mowatt) that they had been sitting on the Bill six hours and a half, Hon. Gentlemen on both sides of the House must know that it was necessary to be pre pari d on important questions to undergo much greater fatigue than that. Besides,' the Committee had not shown any symptoms of fatigue, and as it was really an early hour, the proposition to adjourn was, he thought, a canton one.—(Herr.) With regard to the information required by Mr. Gibson, that was a point which did not arise on the present clause of the Bill. Mr. BELL, at the suggestion of Mr. Bright, con senting not to press his motion to a division, The clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the Bill, as were also clauses 12 and 13. The House then resumed, and The CllAlRMAN . reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. POOR-LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL. Sir J. TROLLOPE moved the order of the day for going into Commito e on this Bill. Lard D. STUART objected to proceeding with the measure at that te•ur of the night (twelve eelock). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER feared it was too early to adjourn business, as it was not yet twelve o'clock, and there were many orders on the paper. However he would not press the Bill, as it seemed to be objected to. The Committee was then postponed till Thursday next. The Stamp Duties (Ireland) Continuance Bill, the Property-tax Bill, the Registration of Deaths. Births and Marriages Bill, the Turnpike Roads (Ireland) Bill, and the Commons luclosure Acts Extension Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. On the motion of Sir J. PAKINGTON, the report on the Passengers Act Amendment Bill was brought up, and on the proposition that some amendments be added, Mr. CARDWELL was unwilling to interfere with the business of the House ' but he objected to their taking another stage of the Bill, more especially when a variety of new matter was about to be introduced in the shape of amendments, which the House had had no opportunity of considering. Sir J. PAKINGTON had no objection to have the amendments printed with the additional clause which he proposed to introduce. The Bill was then committed pro forma, and the amendments ordered to be printed. The Suitors . in Chancery Relief Bill went through a Committee. KENNINGTON-COMMON IMPROVEMENT, &e., BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. BOROUGH OF WINDSOR. A new writ was ordered to issue for this borough, in the room of Major-General Reid, deceased. The remaining orders were then disposed of', and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. the United King dom a copy of the Great clom having been unable to o presented by the proprieto rs DESTRUCTION OF U n it Li of ßlr p se persons P i n A I,A C E .-- in can. sequence of many thousands subscribers and o Exhibition f the , printed ry eekiy iDispatch , ncolour s t , Sunday re - issue has been determined upon. to take place on f the public, in the months of January and Februarylast , a next, M a y 16 t h. Th e Ch ar t, w hich has undergone a care o and their revision, shows by simple diagrams the number of persons that visited the Exhibition daily, the amount of money taken at the valieus entrances, the quantity of refreshments con sumed; the names of the Royal Commissioners; an account iithei orderstatistical its demolition existence,t lir t r everyefieoxf the itonhrde curiousic‘hidaurtal building,aii nnlatabhn be delivered interesting c dt o eo u l i n vs country may de m r eag a ssur y al of the origin of the Palace, and its dimensions in feet. In subscriber and purchaser of the Dispatch on the day stated. The Dispatch is oub,ished at four o'clock every Saturday memento o em ev en er t y a morning, in time for the that railway trains leaving London, and tor the morning mails. Early orders should be given to all newsvenders in town or country; or to Mr. R. J. Wood, N o , 139, Fleet-street. The news agents will have a copy of r A D VEKTISEMENT.J—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH the Chart with eve y Dispatch of May 16th. A ND llottowAy's PILLS.—An astounding cure by this mlraculoti " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb Si, 184 N medicine, alter every other means had failed. See extract from h 2 lirofessor Ilollow. ay Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef.. a disorder In my liver and stomach which all the most foote d a cure of . -nity, at home and all over the continent, had net eminent 01 the ta l . bcen atilt to Ode, ~. riennaa. ` Signed; , ( cure any direase Patts:steossintahriks 'nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma- ALDBOROUGh." These wonderful pills wu sor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, &,,a Lordsh,p's letter, I Ointment) A Frotes9 8 the eitlise4 wom. of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway' i 07 a u a ndigille vOna r T i rirQug . ,"1" LONDOW,_ sAtrunDAY ,PdvANINGI BAILWA' INTELLIGENCE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERIIADIPTON, GREAT WESTERN, AND LONDON AND NORTII WESTERN RAILWAYS. —Yesterday the Commict,'e of the House of Commons. consisting of Hon. E. Lasoelles (chairman), lion. H. Fi zroy, Right Hon. J. Fitzpatrick, Right Hon. E. Strutt, and al.r. R. W. Grey, after sitting in cons'cle ration for x foresight on tbia important group of lines, announced their decisions as follows: Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (No, 1 Bill), for extension of time for purchasing lands and complet ing:work', with deviations at Kingswin ford andadley —preamble not proved. . ..2 Bill), Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (Nn extension from Wolvercot to Oxford, and new station at Oxford, with branch to join Buclainhainshire Railway near Oxford—preamble not proved. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampt on (No. Bill), extension from Wolvercof, near Oxford, to Brentford (which would have. opened ' up a new route between Lon don and Oxford) —preamble not proved. - - - London and North-Western and Buckinghamshire . RiiiwaYs , for branches to connect the Buckinghamshire H.ilsvay with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton Rails-ay, arid for working arrangements with the latter; for additional lands at Kilburn,, Linslade, and Wolverton, and creation of preference shares for liquida tion of debt —preamble proved. Wycombe. 'Railway, for extension of time, reduction and arrattgement as to capital, and power to sell or lease to Great Western Railway—preamble proved. Gie at Western (No. 2 Bill), for additional powe rs to Great Western Railway for construction o f the Oxford, W orc ester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; for extensi on of powers to purchase lands and construct the Birming ham and Oxford Junction, Birmingham, Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley Railtways; new lines and power Jo lay broad gauge on South Staffordshire between Wednes bury and Dudley. The Committee upon this particular Bill intimated that they would defer their decision on the preamble until Monday, to allow of alterations or amendments that might suggest themselies to the parties. The Committee will now have disposed of all the mea sures before them with the exception of the Bill of the Wolverhampton Junction Railway, for incorporating a company to connect the Birmingham, and Dudley with the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton No. 4 Bill, for power to lease, or sell to, or amalgamate with the Lon don and North-Western, Buckinghamshire, or Midland timese op Immenseo an f i:3 8 s 4h6a, interest, v w iu n r that e a e is i n i f ,mstue withdrawn. cdhduri g . t ed w— hthe r e c r a h onm s d c n ma P i t: halfepi deliberation bo about being th'os e a t measures, intervals the th corridors e e°w m irte n n wdelr: in b biearound quite impassable. FROME, YEOVIL, AND WEYMOUTH (No. I).—Mr. J. O'Connell reported from the Committee that the Bill does not authorise the construction - of any new works, but only authorises the completion by the company to be incorporated of a line of railway, authorised by "the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Acts of 1845 and 1847," between Fronie and Weymouth. Mr. J. A. Green was the engineer examined in support of the Bill. A clause was inserted to protect the interests of the South-Westi rn Railway in respect to a narrow gauge line being laid down between Dorchester and Wey mouth. The Committee amended the preamble of the Bill by inserting a recital as to the inc onven i ence occasioned by the railway being left in its present in complete state; and also a recital of certain agreements entered into with reference to the completion, mainte nance, and use of the railway; and they found the pre amble as amended to be true. COURT CIRCULAR - - - The Right Hen. George Bankes, Judge-A dvocate- Gereral, had an audience of the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the proceedirgs of some courts martial. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presidi d yesterday afternoon at a mr:eting• of the Commission for Promoting aad Encouraging the Fine Arts in R , :building thr Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived et three o'clock at the Palace of Westminster, attended by Lieut. Colonel Hon. A. Gordon. The Comtnis,ioners present were the Duke of New castle, the Marquis of Larkdowne, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Cothorne, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Lord Ma hen,. ;bort H. Inglis, Bart., and Mr. Hall a m. - Si r Charles . L. - Distrake, - the secretary. attended. - The meeting broke up at Eve o'clock. The Royal Family took their usual exercise yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prism° Albert rode out on horse back yesterday, attended by Lieut.-Col. tho Hon. A. Gordon. , _ _The Qaeen and Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Pol worth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lit tie-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the performance of the French Plays last evaniwa b with their presence. The cloth of gold which formed the Queen's train at the Birthday Drawing-room was from one of the fabrics distinguhhed by its beauty and excellence, at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Royal dinner party at" Buckingham Palace, on Thursday evening, included her Royal , Highness the Duchns of Kent, the Duchess of Gordon, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness do Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Hon. Mrs. G. E. Anton, General Hon. A. Upton, Major-General Sir George Bowles, and Rear-Admiral Meynell. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the performance of the French Plays with her presence last evening. A deputation, on the subject of the stagnant and dan gerous condition of the Serpentine, in Hyde Park, had an interview with Lord John Mauners yesterday, at the Office of Public Works and Buildings, in W hitehall place. The deputation consisted of Dr. W. V. Petti grew, Mr. John Lilwall (Honourary Secretary of the Committee for the Improvement of the Serpentine). Dr. Woolley, Mr. Frank Baker (lionourary Secretary of the Serpentine Bathing Club), and Dr. J. A. Wilson. A deputation from the Local. Board of Health of Swansea had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall, in relation to the Swansea Local Board of Health Bill now before Parliament. The deputation consisted of Mr. T. Edward Thomas (Mayor), Mr. C. L. Dillwyn. and Mr. E. W. Richards (from the Local Board); and Mr. W. H. Smith (on behalf of the Water-works Company), of Mr. E. Strich (Clerk to the Local Board), and of Mr. Michael Scott, their engineer. Colonel Sibthorp had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home office. Mr. Newdegate had also an interview with the Right. Hon. Secretary. A deputation from the General Shipowner's Scciety had an interview with the Right Hon. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Tindall (Chairman), Mrs, D un bar (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Ridley, Mr. Phillip Mr. Drew, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. W. Bonar (Secr . etary). Mr. T. H. Brookesby had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. W. Cayley had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. A deputation on the subject of Extra Mural Parochial Burial Grounds, bad an interview with Lord John Man ners yesterday at the office of Public Works and Build ings, Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of the Ra...v. J. T. Toogood, the Rev. J. W. Worthington, D.D., the Rev. George Mansfield, the Rev. James Jackson, the Rev. Charles Marshall, Mr. F. Talbot (th Holborn warden of Trinity District , St. Andrew, ), and Mr. C. F. Cheffins (Churchwarden, St, Andrew, Holborn). Dispatches were'sent yesterday to the Governor of the Cape of God Hope from the Colonial -office. patches were received yesterday from the Governor of Gibraltar. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S GRAND FETE AT APSLEY-HOUSE , The Duke of Wellington gave a magnificent ball last night at ApEley-house, in compliment to her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge, on that Princess ma king her debut in society. Wit h the exception of the Duke's memorable ball at her Majesty's coronation, the fête of last night is the most splendid reunion his Grace has given since he became the occupant of Apsley house. The carriages commenced setting down company as early as half-past nine o'clock, and for nearly four hours there was a continuous succession of arrivals. The Park. gates having been ordered to remain open, and the judicious arrangements of the police force, under Super intendent Otway's personal direction, were the means of preventing any confusion or accident. The whole of the superb seloons were ready for the reception of the visitors by nine o'clock, all being bril liantly illuminated and adorned by a vast profusion of choice filwers. The Noble and Gallant Duke, who was assisted in the honours of the reception by the Marquis end Marchioness of Douro and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, wel comed his guests in the saloon adorned by the portraits of the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Hill, Lord Beresford, and other gallant companions in arms of his Grace, and a splendid painting of his last and crowning victory at Waterloo. 'Next in order, leading to the Waterloo gallery, was the small drawing-room, in which there was an addition to his Grace's collection—the portrait of Prince Arthur, by Winterhelter, a present to the Duke on his last birthday by her Majesty the Queen. The gallery was never viewed to greater advantage from the lustre the myriads of waxlights cast on the treasures of art with which the walls are hung. At the south end a spacious orchestra was erected for the band, hung with amber draperies, to accord with the rich gilt decorations which predominate over all other embellish ment. The south drawing-room communicated with the re freshment-room, where ices and the delicacies of the confectionery art were supplied to the company by Mr. Bridgman, of Wigmore-street. The dining-room was used for the supper, which it is almost unnecessary to say was of the most recherche de. ecription. This apartment is hung with the portraits (full-length) of the continental Sovereigns, allies of this country during the wars in which his Grace took so con spicuous a part. On the buffet was the great shield of Flaxman, and a costly assemblage of gold plate. The table was laid for 50 persons, to be replaced by others during the night. In addition to the gold candelabra presented to the Duke by the citizens of London, the centre of the board exhibited the equestrian statuettes of Napoleon and the Duke modelled by Count D'Orsay, one of the Queen on horseback, and several enormous vases of Potsdam china, a gift from the lute King of Pruisia. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Major Baron Knesebeck and Lady Suffield, arrived at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock, and on alighting from their carriage were received at the portico by the Duke and Lord Charles Wellesley, by whom the royal guests were conducted to the bail-room. Soon after dancing commenced, and after the Princess's quadrille was over, dancing became general. At one o'clock supper was announced, when the Duke conducted the Duchess of Cambridge to the banquettirg-room, and they were there soon joined by a brilliant circle, specially invited. The general company comprised about 1200 members of the aristocracy. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Desperate, Lieut-Cona wander Stevens, arrived at Holyhead on Thursday, with dispatches and letters from thb Arctic expedition, under Sir Edward Belcher. The dispatches reached the Admiralty yesterday. The expedition was towel by the Desperate and Basilisk as far as lat. 60 deg..ll min. N., long. 24 deg. 4 min. W. The weather at this time was exceedingly boisterous, and for several days the whole of tho ships were kaocking about without being able to have any communication with each other; but on the Bth inst. the gale moderated, and the two steamers then parted com pany, after receiving the final directions of Sir Edward. The Arctic ships were last seen steering for Cape Farewell with a fine breeze. On the sth inst. the expedition experienced a very severe gale, in which • the North Star lost one of her. cutters and smashed another. The two little screw vessels, the Intrepid and Pioneer, behaved admirably. We understand that the Desperate nas given great satisfaction during the cruise to all on board, and Sir Edward Belcher selected her in prefer ence to the Basilisk for the purpose of bringing home his dispatches to the Admiralty. PORTSMOUT H ,' FRIDAY,--The Winchester, 50, Capt. this mornin G. G. Loch, was taken out of Portsmouth Harbour g master attendant. I t was bl o wing is heavy squalls from N.N.W. ; t h e E cho gave her a tug to windward , , at eight o'clock, by Mr. Da v y , s eco n d and the wind favouring her a point, she set double-reef topsaili, jib, and spanker, and sailed ortt in good style. When off the Spit Buoy she had to make a tack to reach the anchorage, She saluted the Commander-in- Chief when going out with 17 guns. The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Jones, came into harbour yesterday. She is receiving tables, stools, and an extra galley for tho use of the troops she is to take to the Channel Islands, and also to Cork. The Furious steamer is under the sheers in the basin, receiving her masts. She and the Sidon are said to be commissioned soon. Tw o steamers, it is sai d , are to be commissioned at Devonp ort . _ . We are sorry to hear th at Commander Josep h W°s died in the hospital lastweek. The Porcupine is fittin g a l ongside the yard jetty. The Neptune, 120, Capt a i n Scott, hewing f i tted her proper topmasts, topgalla ntinasts, riggialg, &c., has got them down and returned t h em into store in the dock yard, where they will bo ready to take on b oa rd at a moment's notice if requi re d . She has got u p in lieu her former jury spars and yards. Her Majesty's steam yacht Fairy, and h e r tender the Elfin, have been undo c k e d to-day, after t h e ir refit and re4mbellishment. Th e y w i ll be in rea tli nes s to embark the Queen and retinue on th e 22d. Commander Sir Willi am W iseman 4)f the E xc ellent, we regret to announce i s ill in Has ' leir Hospit als P ital with smallpox. Ships in Harbour—The 'Victory, N, .ptune, Ex cellent, Blenheim, Sampson, Conflict, Rolla :iri' orcu pine, Fairy , Elfin, Fanny, and Echo. ' • At Spithead—The Prince Regent,. Winchester, Arcthasa, A rrogant, s u perb, Hogue , port. In the Basin—The St. Vi ncent, Dar:ounter , Furious, and Eurydice. In the Steam Basin—Th e Edinbur 14 Sidon, Strom boli, Gorgon, Medea, R ec t a, Bull.dtg' g, V e suvius, and Fire Queen. DEVONPORT, MAY 13.-- Retribution, Captain W arden, sailed yesterday for Lisb on. and Diligence trans - Highflyer, steamer, Captai n 11, ,T, M a tson, which has been crtuzing off this port for two or three days, pu t into the tiounA this aft ernoon, and' sa l ute d the flag of Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, which was answered by the Impregnable. • The Dauntless has r e t urned leer South American c harts and drawn thos e f or the Ch annel, and sail daily for Ireland. In the Sound—R raodney, 1 —auntiess, und Efightlyer. In Harbour Impregnable, Sr„ George, Leander, Sylph, Magicienn , , Buzz ard, Con - fiance, an d the Ro chi star, Camel, and Devon, Iighters. S HEE RNESS, MAY 14.— Her Majerity's pad dl ew heel steam -vessel Wildfire, M r . Brockman, Secon d Maser e xpects to comma nding, conveyed t o Chatham este rday morning Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josc e li ne Pa rcy, Commander in Chief i. , w- at the Nore, o proceeded t h enc e to town by the North Kent Railway, to att en d he i . e sty's Draw - Ma ing-room. The flag of the gallant' At Imira j l was struck at sunset on board the Waterloo, 12 , 0. The duties of the post devolving on the flag. capta i n, the H on . Montagu St o pford, as next in !seniority, hi s b roa d pen d an t was im mediately hoisted. The Wildfire returned to port in the afternoon. Her Majesty's screw steam-f r i gate H ora tio, 22, Cap^ her return from her trial cruis e , h aving " eft lain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, i s d a i ly expecte d here on Sound on the 11th inst. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtl e, Mr. W . S. Bour chier, Master Commanding, was y ester d ay ta k en into the discharging basin. Her Majesty's ship Hercules is to pro cee d t o Ch a tham, after having landed her stores, to und ergo a th or ough Plymouth refit. Steamers from this port are to proceed to Green hithe for the purpose of towing her hither. HER MAJ'ESTY'S MaTrm&r.--Yesterdwy being ap• pointed for the celebration of her Atijest y's birthday, was observed as a holiday at the public di apartments of this port. The Royal standard was hoisted at the dock yard and at the garrison staff at an early hour. Her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, Captain the H on. Montagu and the royal st Josceline Pdcy at the fore a ndard at the Stopford, with the flag of Vice-Admir a 1 th e H on . main, together with the London, 90, Cal? tain G. R. Mundy, and Monarch, 84, Captain C. Hope, were fired ,which guns, was hollowed by dressed in the usual manner , and at 12 o'clen dr p rec i se ly each a salute of 21 g the artillery at the garriso n batter y on shore. This concluded, the bands of the Wateloo and M onarc h played the National Anthem. .In the r evenin g the Cap tain-Superintendent entertained at sinner, at his party, in commemoration resi dence, the principal officers of t he d ockyard and a select of the day. ut ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON of ENGLAND, The annual meeting of the members took place yes terday, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's street. The Commodore, the Earl of Wilton, presided. Th e re were also present t he Marquis of Ormonde, K.T., Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., the Duke of Beaufort, the g e D r n u u k u e of Gr e v ill a ,Admiral Newcastle, Sir GeorgeEa r l o f Hammond, Cardigan, Al Ba M rt r ., Mr. G. H. Arkere, Viscount Exmouth, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., Sir John Rivett Comic, Bart., Mr. T. P. Wil liams, M.P., Mr. C. P. Leslie, M.P., Sir J. Copley, Bart., Lord Godo l p hin, Mr. S p encer de Horsey, Captain J. B. Mack innon, Sir Robert Gore Boo th , Bart., the Marquis of Conyngham, Mr. Henry Thorold, Sir George Brooke Pechell, Bart., M.P. Mr. George Ark ' W right, M.P., Mr. J . L. Symonds, Sm. Afte some preliminary business the meeting pro ceededr to ballot for new members, when the under signed were elected: — Urania schoGner, Sir Alexander Ban nerman, Bart., 140 tons. Lieut.-Colonel R. W. Huey, Osprey cutter, 45 tons. Richard Hoare, Esq., Gossamer cutter, 42 tons. James Brown , Myrtle schooner, 180 tone. The Earl of Selkirk, Coral Queen schooner, 120 tons. Major A. C. Sterling, Triumvir cutter, 94 tons. Sir Henry H. Edwardes, Bart., Maritana cutter, 45ktons. Honorary Members:—Commander J. B. Dic son, 11. N• , and Commander R. A. Powell, R.N. The following report of future arrangemrents A ug ustwas adopted:—Her Majesty's Cup, to be sailed fos, 17, by under 105 tons). Prince Alberta Cup ht on August 19, and fireworks. The Royal Yee dron round Cup. of 100/., open to all yachts of the d s u ci e na ay, third class cutters of the squadron (7 d August the island, Saturday, August 21st. e_ W i dinner. , *th pilot boats, and the annual 18, race . with August 20, the ball. The members 251., and the sum o 0 Thursday, t°n and SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING —G L Ascuriv.- - La te on Monday evening a party of sea • n 'whom were of 100 guineas, for his long prosperous, there being club funds were stated to be very . . of 1 600/ • 5601 and the sum , . in a balance in hand of 1, ~ THE HOUSE or COMMONS. —Yesterday a report' THE KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT R. MOMS OF the funds.. with is piece h ave ofp r plate,e s e and n te dv d afi lr h . f 11 Bates , service._ the 1 lets i e ------------ Select Committee appointed to control the arrange meets of i THE BRITISH SPERM CANDLE COMPANY.—On the three the kitchen and refreshment rooms of the House of Com- ' eeti of merchants and men of capital took lying . individuals belonging to Prussian ine'among `w hom 1 present an i o o f th t e h re e , mons was printed. The report states that having h .ad under 1 Bth instant, a m a. vesse s and Vulture Tavern, in the City, when room ' the manufacture of sperm candles of a ill-f l" i n ei the harbour, met in secretary, consideration the petition of Charles Ritchi eresolve d by the persons present that a company and the crew aw. Some words passed between the Prussians licensed victuallers, complaining of the arrangemew ss under it was prised of of an English vessel wh'ch occasioned o much which refreshments are supplied in the }vestibules of the should be form ed tion under French patents. The export trade cee ing that the foreigners dre , their clasp-knives and House, and have reason to believe that such airang , iment is beautiful descrip tion France of this candle is very large, but its o commenced an indiscriminate atta w ck on the other sailors, every way essential to the comfort of Members, ant l to the at present r be undertaken in England cheaper, and its 1 h n u e rt of wh in, named Frauvookes , has been very seriously convenience of strangers attending the House, aad they manufacture can . in the East Indies and the colonies will be he 1-r i ' , t .i fe with which he was ' stabbed having inflicted therefore cannot recommend any As •t t. co nsumption will a deep gash on 11 . " not come under the ~ F o • e inches in length. alteration. api•o ec ionthey - The _ _ is right thigh about four to other parties the Committee heve been careful to give strict larger, as agen ts, and others was descending the central 1 The names of the committee are before poor fellow lost •of blood, and is not directions that no refreshment whatever should be sold in the facture duty. place agfeor the considered a great quantity halls of the House upon those days when the House and its Pub lic ' bags teas oF PRINCE ALBERT TO THE HOThzE or tent as Pra o u u v t of ge also cut in the hand, though not w the same ex public-house near . the Committees are not sitting, ookes • The assailants were not apprehended .s _ yester d a y, just as the stream of counsel, Parlia- till the follow' police were first tie- Cosmos, ing morning, when the Tu is GUILD OF LITERATURE AND .A.RT.—BIR -. ,ntary nu Prussian seamen, respecti‘;ely the outrage. The , MINGITA.II, FRIDAY.—Mr. Charles Dickens and his CO' St Stephen's-hall, Prince Albert, unattended, i named Overan and Ramm, have been taken into custody, lesgues performed Sir Edward Lytton's new ' staircase to view • . of Music -hall play in the e rived to various Tort . en 9 the new Houses of Lords • daner. Another seama, named Bab all here on Wedne.day, and again 11.3` e vening. On -r d c„ m mens, and the freceos, 1 tio the firs now on the easelof i Mr. i n• —North British Mail. . t occasion the ball was filled in every parr ; on the se- a n d bert. the artist to the House. His Royal Hi coed there used the emigrants on Was a very numerous and must respec sable andi- el *sect with general gratulation, ,an d drovegoffnessand a third is implicated, but he . has as yet escaped detec• was The sailors who so cruelly - ence. On ni from . both occasions the performances • gave the highest be fore five o ' cloc k the private satisfaction. - ;by the Birkenhead P magistrates, the injured partiesnut having. ) ghat palace . shortly board the Ra penhannock, at Liverp9ol, have been discharged appeared to prosecute. MAY 15, ~~~• ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The - grand grand challenge cup race,-the very ne plus ultra of yachting contests, took pleca yesterday, but although affording considerable gratification, was divested of the very powerful interest it would otherwise have crested by an accident happening to one of the favourites at the moment the most excitieg part of the race was about to c mmence, and when the finest opportunity presented itself for the development of nautical skill and supe riority of craft. The Ruby steamer had been chartered by the club, for the accommodation of innabers and their friends, but the assemblage on board was neither so numerous nor so aristocratic as we have witnessed; but the very early period of the, season, and the uninviting character of the weather of the last few days, coupled with the heavy hail storm of the morning, had necessarily a tendency to materially lessen the number of visitors, and mainly those of the higher classes, who ordinarily take considerable interest in the matches of this distinguished club. All things taken into con sidertbln, the attendance was much greater than could have been anticipated, and amongst the company we observed L or d L on d es b oroug h, hip .on, Captain FleeStel), R.N., Captain Barwell, R.N., and several other distinguished y achtmen, Besides the Ruby, the Dryad, and Waterman 3, accompanied th race with vary respectable parties on board, urd there were several schooners and cutters of Royal Clabs under way for the same purpose. The prize, as we before stated, wag for the Grand Challenge Cup or pi ece of place, amongst all royal c l u b s , and the g Er T it h h e to fo tt io e w to g r e rF L e i r g e h f t o a u n n d d b a a t ctkh. courseiv e n for extended competition from their stations:— S 1 tn ir N ou a s m e Name. Tons. iodns.LPoonrdto.n .. Bed, Distinguishing Flag with mouse in cen tre.- 2 Volante ..48 Ditto ....White flag. ISoontidthotnon.:lßu+unee pgireorcuendd,wrhamite's, rheedadmyaelltleoswe. 5 3i cross. 3 Pauline .. 35 Ipswich.. Blue square flag. 4 Cy us . gn a e u t i ;5 3 0 5 6 War Hawk 66 Teignmth. Blue flag, gold hawk. Half-minute time per ton for difference of tonnage. Of the above all were fine craft, but the Volant6 and the Musquito were the favourites. The former was the holder of the cup, and the winner of it last year; but as the Musquito and Cygnet had also been victorious com petitors for it since it was first presented for competition in 1849, either would be entitled to its permanent pos session, in the event of again winning, as it was not ne cessary, according to the stipulations, that success should smile on the same yacht two successive years. From the day she was launched, the Volante, built by Harvey, of Ipswich, bad fully realised the expectations of her friends, and the power she displayed in her beautiful race and long-continued struggle with the America, had increased her reputation in no small degree. Of the second—and first favourite with some—the Musquito:— Her merits have been so often tested, and she had so fully established her repute as one of the most beautiful and powerful boats that ever was launched, that it would be a waste of time and space to dilate upon her qualifications; it is sufficient to say that she was built by the celebrat(d Meyer, of Blackwell. The Cygnet, although a new boat, was hardly considered to have " legs' enough for either of the other two, and the same notion applied with perhaps more force to the Mouse; but there were two strangers, new boats built for this occasion, the War Haak and the Pauline, the former by Pope, of Plymouth, and the latter by Harvey, before named. Report spoke well of both; but what they could do remained to be shown, and as well-tried boats are better than " dark" ones, it would create no surprise that they found but few backers. Mr. Green, the eminent ship-builder, and owner, yes terday officiated, in lieu of the gallant commodore, Lord Alfred Paget, who is in Paris; and under his direction all preliminaries having been duly adjusted, the start was made at 11 h. 50 min. 30 secs. There was a stiff rf efing breeze from W.N.W., and owing to the circum stance of its being very squally at the moment, the boats canted, and these having rather close berths, the start was not so good as might have been wished, two of the boats having blown upon each other and becoming foul for a moment, the Cygnet's bowsprit fouling the Mus quito's topping lift. This threw the Pauline and Volante out of their course, and materially Celayed the latter. The Mouse was first in view, but the War Hawk, with its capital position, went in advance a minute after the start, followed by the Mouse, who, overpowered by her rival, soon dropped in the rear. With a fair wind and plenty of it, they spanked on with a reef on and a jib headed topsail, at an amazing pace. It was declared by good judges that this was just the Musquito's day, and the most sanguine expectations were indulged in by her friends. In the lower part of Long-reach, the War Hawk led by a quarter of a mile, the Musquito had acquired the second place, the Volante, from last in the start, had run by her opponents into the third place, the Cygnet was fourth, and the Pauline fifth. At Greenhithe the War Hawk and Mosquito clewed up their topsails, and it was thought were about to shift, but it was merely to set them again to rights, their having become foul. In this course they continued down to the Chapman Head, however, where the War Hawk, taking time by the forelock, shifted her jib, and got ready to go to wind ward, but from that moment the Musquito, which was at that time half a mile astern, gained considerably upon the leadieg boat, the Volante having been third from the end of Long Reach, where she had overhauled the Cygnet. They rounded the Noro Light in the following order:— The War Hawk Musquito Volante 2h. 9 min. 37 sec. Pauline C) gnet ... 2h. 20 min. 5 sec. Now should have come the great treat of the day. The coming down had done nothing more than to show that the boats could run or reach, the beating up, with the tide wanting something like an hour or more to flood, was the thing to test their capabilities. Everybody was anxious to see what they could do to windward, and while the greatest anxiety on this score prevailed, the accident, to which we have before alluded, and which threw a considerable damper upon the pleasure of the day, occurred. The War Hawk was in the act of rounding, and white doing so the Musquito came inside to windward of her. and evidently with the intention of going about between her rival and the light boat, which they rounded, but finding it impossible, from the strong set of the lee tide, to clear the latter, attempted to bear up under the stern of the War Hawk, and in doing so carried away her own bowsprit. which broke short off at the stem, by fouling the War Hawk's main sheet. Thus were the hopes of the Musquito party entirely de stroyed, while the beautiful craft herself, driven by the tide and wind, floated a mile below the light ship, while her crew were engaged in rigging another bowsprit, and an interval of twenty-three minutes elapsed before she could make any endeavour to retrieve her position, with a mile of leeway, and the time we have mentioned to make up. Immediately after the turn the Volante held a much better wind than the War Hawk, and not only fore-reached her, but after going about, came out a quarter of a mile a-head, and well to windward—a po sition she maintained and improved to the end. In Sea-reach the pretty Cygnet weathered the War Hawk, and became second, in which way the race finished, with the following time, the Pauline having unfortu nately gone aground at Chapman Head : Volante 6 h. 47 min. 21 sec. Cygnet ..... . War Hawk The prize was then presented by Mr. Green, in the usual manner. GETTING UP BEHIND. There is a great deal of this " getting up behind' practised in the world, on a large as well as on a amal scale. Let a great cause arise, and immediately a hosi of small objects leap up and take a ride with you. You see how ready people are to get up behind Rbyalty in this country. Over how many doors do you see the royal arms mounted! What hosts 'of purveyors to the Queeu—friseurs, chemists, dentists, um brella-makers, sausage makers, and so on! It all means " getting up behind ;" or, as the Yankees call it, " tailing on." Some new project is announced, and is bailed as absurd. It can never work; it is l u dicrous—impracticable — stup i d —insane. But it is tried, and is found to work;—it even works well. Instantly all the deprecators make a rush at the identical project which they had been abus ing, and now try to "get up behind,"—he it railways, or screw ships, or electric telegraphs. If balloons were to succeed, there would soon bo nothing but balloons; and every balloon would have its parachute, or parasite, "getting up behind"—" tailing on." Thus also are all manner of successful commercial speculations imitated. . . .' Let any individual achieve notoriety, it matters er o h i Cobden, ef or Paxton,—and s not how—Jenny Lind , Tom Thumb, Kossuth, forthwith you have handkerchiefs, h a ts, songs, umbrellas , pipes, &c., called byr names, —books dedicat ed to t hem,— portraits of their em engraved and sold as long as they will sell,—and their n v erted to trading purposes by that enterprising atnepsorctoilion of t h e community which is ever so ready at " getting u p behind." The same cla ss starts " organs of public op inion," to advocate whatever opinionis uppermost ; an d you witness the sudden advent of British Blazers, Briti s h Protectors, British Lions, and all l sorts of short-lived heroes and defenders of what wil s elland go down with phraseohave which is now co the wind. " The People" is a this, things to dispose piously worked up by those wh that, aid the other; of. You have the " People's" the ascendant. We see for the said " People" are in th one enterprising clotheir is now using trowsers, coats, and gaiters ; it to get rid of as the " People's', clothier. He him.,ants to " get up ls puffing himself off be hind;" and thousands are like ° up . behind" the Great Exhibition! How many "got drink to them. What ingenuity It was meat and exercised in turning the penny by that grand event! was novel and striki ng ve hi c l e drives But wait till the next sweep will be j um pi ng on t the along, and l o L t h e little gallant equipage. Aod not only he, but thousands lore will he waiting their opportunity of " ge tti ng up behind!"—Eliza Cook s ' Journal. ~~ ~~` -A - 7 ,,,,, r-,--p.--- -, *•- r PAUPERISA L .I I A T N E D It 2-lo u ß l - 1 A I , ri 8. B - ;- \ 2) r bert Pashley.) ,Longmans. -'' ' -' This work is well worthk the p e r u s a l of thoei 71 a have devoted their attentiontihe' o•t4111.- urgatisfg• discussion of our iil-regul,.ted:pc.orplAtaeL-Te o ' ci commences with the origin Of i Bil ppirt4liii Alif i la g Or the impossibility of its existent unti - tater times, not because the poor were better off of old than they are at present—far from it; but serfdom required no parochial relief. It is also shown how, when the serfs gradually obtained their freedom, every en deavour was used to obstruct them : thus an. Act passed during the reign of Edward the Sixth, the barbarity of which can hardly be credited, and which (although it was but little put in force and repealed in a subsequent Parliament) shows, nevertheless, the desire that existed in the Government to sub ject the people, went so far as to brand and ensleve for a period of tsvo• years all who came under `thee denomination of beggars ; and the mildest statutes for the prevention of begging were severe and cruel. The description of the state of the poor throughout the whole volume, together with the extraordinary enactments passed and repealed, is highly valuable, and the whole history of our pre sent poor. laws and their predecessors, which gives full and detailed accounts of their general misma nagement, and the principal evidence produoed at their several revisions, added to the various statistical tables showing the principal cause of pauperism and the means for its amelioration, and how much the want of education is felt, and that many of the over seers of parishes cannot write, which is attested try numbers of their reports being signed with, an X; how want of education leads to drunkenness and other vices, shown in tables collected from police and. other reports, must prove both instructive and inter esting to the reader, and shows that Mr. Pashley has spared no pains in the composition of his work. POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ANCIENTS 1N ITS BEARING ON MODERN TIMES. By A. S. Tremenheere. Murray. This book consists of translations of passages from Aristotle, Polybiu s Cicero, and other classic writers , which the auth or C considers applicable to the politics of the present time. HOUSEHOLD CHEMISTRY. By Albert J. Bernays. Sampson Low. In this little volume the housewife may find many amusing, instructive, and startling revelations. The •perusal of the first chapter, " Chemistry of the Break fast-tablei" wherein the astonished gourmand will discover the variety of gates, &0., of which he has partaken, will give a fair sample of the whole. THE GOLD VALUER. By J. H. W a th erston . ___ _ . ..... Smith and Elder. The object of this little work is to enable the miners and others now employed in the search of gold in Australia and California, as well as the public generally, to arrive at its true value; tables are given of the weights and value of gold and alloy, with rules for assaying gold and silver. THE TEMPLAR'S LETTERS; or, Advice to Young difen going to the Bar. Bateman and Bardwiche. This is a series of letters adressed to a young man, a comparative stranger to the world, by a monitor and guide during his professional career as a student at the bar; and the author conceiving that these may be of use to gentlemen similarly circumstanced, has pub lished them for their benefit. By Philip LIFE ASSURANCE MANUAL. A. Eagle. Pateman. The author explains in the preface that his object in publishing this work is to popularise the principles of life assurance, by developing the system in its varied, yet simplest and most practicable form. Al though it may be supposed that such a development is hardly required, owing to the number of treatises on assurance that have been published, nevertheless, the greater part of them baying been compiled by statists and mathematicians, the subject being treated only scientifically, are too abstruse for the gene ral reader. The various tables of the different modes of assurance, together with the value of policies, &c., of the different offices, contained in this volume, constitute it a book of reference. By T. R. A TREATISE ON WAGES. M' Culloch. Longman: We find in this little work a statement of the cir cumstances which have determined the rate of wages and the condition of our labouring classes, from the "good old times" to the present day ; together with comments on the advantages and disadvantages of the various modes of paying labour and the treatment of the labourers. The chapter on the laws for repres sing combinations among workmen must prove inte resting at a time, like the present, when so many combinations of workmen are daily taking place. SUGGESTIONS AS TO REFORM IN SOME BRANCHES OF THE LAW. By James Stuart. Second Edition. Stevens and Norton. These Suggestions consist of five chapters, ex posing the imperfections existing in certain branches of law relative to the alteration of the present mode of professional remuneration, facilitating the leasing out of real property. THE COURT OF CHANCERY AND OTHER COURTS. This is the re-publication of a work which ap peared some time back, and the author, in his preface to the second edition, comments upon the alteration and amendments which have taken place since its first edition. It contains useful and into-. resting information. THE GEORGobb o ICS OF VIRGIL. By Rev. E. Cld, M.A. Lumley. We here have the four Georgics of Virgil, together with an almost lineal translation of heroic couplets and explanatory notes. The translation, although a free one, is very correct, and by , the adoption, as much as possible, of English agricultural terms, is rendered more agreeable and intelligable to the reader; the style of the poetry is by . no means indiffe rent, and combines a good translation with pleasing verse. THE LAW REVIEW URNAL AND QUARTERLI Commences with a favourable article on Lord Derby's f t t la h e ancients, with a policy as to law reform. Chapter the first life e d ot, practices Aristotle, History of Jurisprudence" treats of the political and j sk ud et ic c i b al o v f ie th w e s apprenticeship, if it may be e length of whose example of the Complete so called , to P plete devotion Leto, is an to study. Aristotle was born of the philosopher at Thrasian Chersonese, B.C. Stagira, a city of the year he repaired to the h 384. In his seventeenth which rightly has been ter m ed se°°l of Plato at Athens, sity of the world. The the then great univer and his laborious devotion he remained twenty years, by Plato, who termed 101 l to science was appreciated At the death of pi h im the itdellect of the school fellow pupil X.en Pla to Aristotle accompanied his tyrant of Artne °crates . to the Court of Hermias, us and M throw of her —Pis. Thence, on the over- Mitylene. naias by the Persian King, be went to his a • His great reputation was now shown by appointment asf Philip of Ma cedon, Alex tutor to the son o Alexander the Great, then fourteen years of age. He continued wi th Alexander until be set out on his Asiatic campaign B. C . 334 ; and although a personal coolness had arisen between them, still Alexander som e thousands of per still placed sons under A r i s t o tle's directions, to make inquiries on natural hi s t o ry throughout AsiAa ni and mals Greße ece. The result was the " History of : 9 turned to Athens, he taught in the Lyceum ; Xeno crates and Theophrastus then had the Academy, and ' the Cynics the CynosugeS . Whilst he delivernd his dis courses he was in the habit of walking up and down, a trait of character which forcibly illustrates the restless activity of his min, and his school has hence obtained the na me of Peri d patetic,. He Lectured at the Lyceum for twelve years. Exposed at length to the same intolerant spirit which had put Socrates to death, be fled to Calms, saying " that he was unwill ing to involve the Athenians in another crime against philosophy There he died, B.C. 321, i onsPl" n his sixty sixth year. The " Trial of Lord Grey for C racy a nd Abduction," is the first of T a series eon f ing re markable trials to be continued. he cont merits of and' Bar and tbe Attorney " are discussed at length, the probable consequence if a union should take place. The " Recent Judicial it History of France , " the " Fu sion of Law sad Equity," wh an article on " Lunacy and the Commissioners there • of," complete this number. THE ACT FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE L A . W. 5 WITH RESPECT 7'o WILLS. By T. Park - Deane. Wilde and Sons. In these pages are c ollected the principal decisioni w hich have been given upon the Wills' Act. In the ise book e conc o reference f introduction is to be foun d a short retros pect of the laws resyecting Allis in t).ie time of our Danish au . cestors. This must prov a as rep . rds recent decisiens. A 7 MOTLEY CREW. -- Captain KeayTof the fine now ship 1V lirzapore, which is now in Liverpool, but - was built at Jemes -, found sailors so scarce in that island, that he had to make up a crew from retired rnsaine-rs who now foll ow othe r oi:cupations. Clerks, sbipbrokers, , an d even a Boni: face were enrolled. Tho tii rz . lpore i s to sa il from Liver.peol to A mtralia, under the au— • and ' Co. auspices of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, BEAL I' :UN zsaSON PP Cl.k‘ SIR CTIA.p.LEs Rowor, T UB LATE COM* Si --- O F POLICE.— The remains a the late Colonel Sir res . " ' les R ' - 'w an, 1i.C.8., were conveyed yesterday from e h st. is in • 4 4 ,.. p e i rl a c c e e , :1 , Norfolk street, street, Park-lane, to the ra ir et fi ery nal e r The :private vault at Kensal-greon '' Antra was d'itctly private.