The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-05 00:00:00

-4 e - . THE SUN ) lAONDON, FRIDAT MORNING ) JUNE 5, 1846. ...- i1m........m..........,.“.......16................-.......-......., .•••.......... . . - ..... ¢ Company had line,h , IMPERIAL PARL /AMEN T. Noble lerd, he would not thus enter upon a discussion been 19,600,000!. In the year 1843 there was a reduc- ' agriculture. This was an unfair distribution of the (-•_°: 1- iM. Ar-ExewoEn. interrupted the Learned Counsel by ob- - f s or ex a a f m ew ini 3 n ,a g rd t s h a e t w s‘ i:n in e d ss on with respect to the HOUSE OF LORDS, June 4. As, however, he had not had an opportunity of ex- tion of 17,000/. in the export duties, but the revenue templated reduction of duties, and he should certevily J: n ;o r, l h i , ri a g fre t c o te l d ii a r d vl a ie ri n t h h t e tu la u n p d e h a e r lo a n u g d i e n x g a t u o li that company was rressieg his sentiments in the previous debate which had was 20,200,000/. In the year 1844 there was a reduc- oppose it. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. token pleo'e, he would defer whet he had to say until tion of 286,0001., and in the year 1845 the customs were Earl GREY conld_ respect to the whole pro'ect p although they were GREAT NOR HIERN RAILWAY. the motion for going into Compri:tee, when he would reduced 2,418,0001., making a total in these two years of see any disiact principle laid down. If protective duties for a few yards, and quoted l the case of n tl e te we S i air Tiroeres PHILLIPS contended that . the G another T hev a i t n u d ess distant Nva s part fu rth o e f r The Duke of RICHMOND presented several peti- not, in the Bill before the liaise, rfoeonnaueittsyhseasfl,e IWales, Western tief idi refer to what had fallen from the N o ble Lord-(Hear,) uwards of 2.700,0 00 L; yet the customs' duties in the were , unso und in principle, the b es t wa y f o r thecoGnsoiletirnng lions from the county of Aberdeen in favour of this Esrl GREY, like the Noble :Jeri; ," had • tsat year 1344 were 21,0 00 , 0001 -, and in the year 1845 the ment an d Parliameat to pursue wou ld be to abandon aao (just undertaking. (horn, did not wish to rais e a debate that n ight, but, revenue had fallen, not to the amount of 2,700,0001., but th ose d u ti e s altogether. He entir e ly agr eed that Protoc its cru r s o s u - t e e x . ~ _ - e e the course of examination should be pursued. which was proposed to cross the Severn by a tunnel, but FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. after the sp eec h o f th e N o ble Lord ( Stanley), he only 600,000 L, the revenue of that year being 19,800.0001. five duties were entirely wrong. He was, however: at a which was thrown out, because it interfered with property in Lord COTTEN lIAM presented a petition from some From the year 1843 to the year 1845 there had been a meant. The rable discussion the Committee decided that could not allow the subject by without to pass one re- Prue Church inhabitants of Paisley, praying their Lord-loss to comprehend what those half measures, After conside mark That was, th a t th o ugh he had seen the . address reduction in the customs' d u ti e s o f 2,21000/ , and not- of half protection andand half free_ trade, ships to pass a measure to enable them to purchase sites marls. That • cross-examined after which the to which the N o bl e L or d a ll u ded, and he believed the withstanding this , the customs' revenue in the year d u ti es on su gar, on some oth e r articles, Pr for the erection of churches. C L ,a E r E lis D le S : .Tu3. Cs. p -1, . Lord CAMPBELL presented eight petitions to the spirit o f it was fairly re presented, still the fact could 1345 was 19,800,000/ e while in the year 1842, it was Committee . adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow. large revenues tel the Treasury. He believed that no. 'A 011 apt bs do u bt e d', th a t, on th e original debate on the I oreY only 19 699,09 ° 1 . ; thus showing, that while tbi7 ng • id tend more to injure th ese interests than the same effect from different parts of Scotland. oth,,r Majesty's Go, , ernment on the opening o fthe As em you h a ve re d uce d u p war d s o f 2,000,0001, of duties perpetually meddling with the protective duties. A sys q Leeds and Dewsbury, Earl STANHOPE presented a petition, praying their RAILWAY SII , s, RE MARKETS. . bit of Upper Canada, there was no tone of despondency or during the last four years, the revenue from the customs and West Riding, 10%p..-- Branch, Chelms . ford Lordships not to pass the Corn Bill until a full inquiry -. " • the but, the contrary, there for the last year was 200,000/. larger than the year in commerce an d trade. He would, however, accept the alarm respectine measure, ontem of alteration was of all things the most injurious to Was made into the present monetary system of the Midland, Gs. his. -Leiceste L r o r d , o i n ßedford, 45.. Gd. p. t o s i n i, a 1. 2 a 0 h 5 ,. ldsi.s.t.:ol;:rLtl die.-North don was a lively and encouraging tone manifested on the oc- which you commenced these reductions. Now, he was present Bill as an instalment for the future, and would It2o:::4:::lsooisc:::a.l_sddtxl;x,:irc.,nata:,;,,seisi:Bo:l.eiiti.ir--;:l.:allieidseAleisreadia•eil-etfl jp l u u .-i d i d :t e ie : ls e_ i i ra3 a ..Nmori a .sr n Tt i dlh i ,inisi l s r -k a b,i n e,,Nr c ,: l ace ie i s s,. - t: country. casion. On that occasion also, a motion was carried by not at all inclined to lead their Lordships to suppose willingly give his silpport to the second reading. , North; ,lsts:i. Lord CAMPBELL presented petitions from Greenock a considerable ma j ority, agreeing to co-operate with her that he was inclined to trace the increase to the reduc- Ler',l ASHBURTON objected to the Bill, because the aliatene, East and other towns in Scotland in favour of the Ministerial Mejesty's tsovero j nient in carrying the measure into tion of the customs. But that which he had a right wares of labour would be diminished, and the commerce measures. eff.-ct. Having had no opportunity - of entertaining the to contend for was, that it had not been injurious to the of the country paralysed, if the measure were carried _Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 18s. 6d. Ws.- CORN-LAWS. c h arac t er o f the subsequent discussion on the sitcom- revenue, which had increased 400,0001. in two years; into o fr e d. If these alterations were allowed to be Pro - and York Gs. Gd. Lord STANLEY presented petitions from different stances that may have led to a change of opinions- and if it were not traced entirely to the form e r cause , it „ e d e d w ith, no man could tell what crotchets her Ma- (u 21s. 1).2.)11(111.11,-d3,111nirschrtz;nl,11.1x.ton, Matlock, and Midland, t (} :::l a's-t L rli' a c° ll l : l t ° s l i l . i i r:e turd Junction, places in the counties of Wilts and Cornwall against p er h a ps it was an echo of the alarm exhibited here-he should certainly be admitted thatit might b e t race d t o th e j estx , , Chief Minister might next propose. Any Person the repeal of the corn-laws. He would now beg to give w ould not venture to pronounce an opinion. Still the improved condition of the people. And th en ,h ow was the who h as o bserved the progress of things in this country North Wester:!, Gs. p.-West Riding Union, 4/. 16s. 6d. hire ' 4 p,- the that he would, tomorrow, ask to have placed fact remained, that, on the first debate of the Canadian assertion answered, that these reductions o f th e cus toms wou ld b e made aware that all the changes were traceable e ThielUsiat JUNE ~ i orth on the table of the House copies of any addresses which A sessembly, it approved by a large majority of the reso- would have an injurious effect upon the population? lie to obvious causes, from 1825 down to 1837, and siTOCK EXCHANGE.- 1 1 14 -MU., Carlisle, 31s. 6d.-Axholm - e, 30s. 6,113. rilrehri,yHaailifdS(llaairnes, May have been received from the Legislative Assemblies lution to co-operate with her Majesty's Government on was quite aware that some of their prosperity was to be 1839, and 1842, when the administration was borough, its.-East Coast, 16s. 31.-Grimsby, Louth, and Horn s- - of Canada upon the subject of the corn-laws, the measure in relation to the repeal of the corn-laws. traced to bountifill harvests, but that prosperity was also c hanged, which were ail periods of great distress. castle, 23a. Gl 7 llO and Barnsley- i T ;i u r r i i n cLior l r i , 275. , 3d.-Leicester and The Earl of DALHOUSIE said, that in meeting the Whether this apprehension still remained he did not to be traced when they were not blessed with bountiful Th e prosperity of the country had been great in former : • s i n ' '- ' . d int r •o d rtli 26 ' s 2us i.- LLi c o e, i s e and a York, 2 -3 g lal a t i o 4 i; a S i s r . cl - 1!1'r?fl e l l e et t l er Ju a n'c' d arguments that had been used en the last night their know, but of this he was satisfied that within a very harvests ; and while lie was quite ready to admit it at y e ars, as well as in the present. The prosperity then then, 445. 9d.-North Staffordshire, 6/. 25.-West Riding ma n , Lordships had sat, against the present Government mea- time all short time such apprehension would be proved to be the proper time, he was also ready to deny it was to be w as not owing to the free trade measures of a Govern- 41. 15s. 6d. sure affecting the corn-laws, he endeavoured to contro- unfounded, and lie was convinced this measure would be wholly attributable to it. It was a review of the m eat, and in like manner he contended that the present HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE 3. vent them to the best of his abiiiry, and in productive of the best effects both as regarded the effects of the reduction of the customs which led her prosperity of the country was not owing to the late aits- STOCK EXCHANGE .-The sales are -York , . and North Midland doing so, quoted an address which had been re- coloni .1 and the commercial interest of the country. . • Majesty's advisers to propose that she should suggest rations in the commercial policy of the country. I)isap- ior isla No xtnsion, 33%-lludderstield and Shetlleld 'lliac. 1 , ~ . rth British, New, 11 -Great Eastern and Western 20s. 6c1.--Manches ceived from the Legislative Assembly of Lower The subject then dropped. from the throne a further reduction, in order to proving of this measure, in consequence of the effect it ter, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby, 225. 6d.-North Staffordshire, Canada, and he founded the arguments he had used The Duke of RICHMOND presented several peti- produce similar beneficial effects. The Government now prese would have upon the condition of the labourer of this ' 1 p.- London and York, 2/. 65.-Direct .Northern, 365. i upon the statements contained in those addresses ; for YORK, JUNE tions against the proposed Bill for the abolition of the proposed that the duties should be removed from all country, he could not consider it consistent with the dis- a , , -, 3. • , and Bury, 6- Leices the Government had no reason to believe, from the na . corn-laws. t he articles of food of first necessity-and they f&t at charge of his public duty if he did not oppose the further ter and STOCK EXCHANGE.- .ee sal arc-Ipswich Bedford, 1/. Gs.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle tore of the contents of these addresses, that the Canadian RAILWAY LEGISLATION. the same time, that when they did so that it would not be progress of the measure. Junction, 21A -London and York, 21A-Mallon and Drillicld Jane- Government were adverse to this measure. In what he Earl FITZWILLIAM gave notice that tomorrow fair not to reduce them on others. The duties are to be Lord MONTEAGLE consid e r e d it the duty of the Newcastle snd€(l.ll!"l"lVie 2 s r t , e i r i , B i t s ixton, Matlock, and Midlar E al x , t 3 e - Was now about to state, he would make no allusion to any- he should move a resolution to the effect that the third removed from all articles of cotton and woollen manufac- Government to endeavour to reconcile as much as pos- 93Q-Northsio7l British, rc Cailisle'ea t a e s , i t s l i e on a , l s/s Dar ic li iotrgtthon Stafford thingr- that had been said out of this House, by which reading of railway Bills should be postponed till all the ture. He would state the amount of the duty which sible, by means of a judicious system of taxation, the shire, 6/. ls.-Welsh Midland, I/. 35.-West Riding Union, 47. IGs.- he would be infringing any order of their Lordships' railwa Bill, before this andthe other 11-of Pat •I' to be repealed the several articles of 3 - was proposed on two conflicting points with judicious system d regard to custom duties, York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 11%. House. But he would endeavour so to allude to a state- ment came before their Lordships in that stage. The cotton, woollen, and linen. The quantity of these namely, duties levied for the sake of revenue, and those tient which had been made elsewhere, as that their Noble Lord had (as we understood) said it was also his articles imported last year, with the amount of duty on which were levied for the sake of p ro t e ction. He thought PRIVATE BILLS. Lord s hips would understand by the implication what he move, that when the Bills reached is them, was asfollows .- cotton, intention to this• - • Ofthe amount ina- the measure before their L dh' or s ips a step in the right Return of a List "of all the Private Bills applied for during meant, • nt, without committing any breach of any order of their Lordships' House. What he meant was this, that . stage they should be referred to a Committee, to deter- ported was in value 39 000/.; of this quantity the duty direction, and ewould not, therefore, stop to h . i '' shouldandwhichshould mine whien mills pass and i d,A:Bia, itill: would be removed on 35,3001.-retaining the duty on the small faults with it ; here, there, and everywhere, he tion Contract, or undertaking in lieu of a subscription con- Upon the day after the debate in this House SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON value of 3,600/. Of woollen goods the total quantity - knew the difficulty of dealing with such an immense in- tract, has been deposited in the Private Bill-office, classi a question was put to the first Minister of the Crown in SUNDAY. imported was in value 162,000/. The duty proposed to tercet as that of the customs' duties of the country, and tied according to the nature or object of the work; stating reference to that debate, which would have the effect of The Bishop of NORWICH presented sixty petitions, he repealed on 158,000/., leaving the duty to be retained considered that, although the present prosperity was the Amount of the Estimate for each work, of the Capital casting an imputation upon the truth-telling and fairnesstock to be raised in each case, and the Sum authorised signed by 50,000 persons, earnestly praying her Ma- on 4,0001. Respecting. linen, he could not give the Sc-ac- not entirely owing to the removal of restrictive duties, of a Noble Lord, a Member of their Lordships' House, • to be Borrowed over and above such Capital Stock, and est 3 's Government to take into consideration the' pro- count of the quantity imported very accurately, but he he still thought, as regarded the reduction of the duties and that that Noble Lord was the Earl of Dalhousie. j errit ' y of diminishing as far as possible the sale of in believed the amount entered was about 12,4531, of which nn raw material, an iMmense benefit had been bestowed showing the Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital and And the effect of that imputation was that ioxlic-titin liquors Money, to be Borrowed for each Class of such Works." g on the Lord's day. He believed their the duty was to be retained on 9,900/. His might here both on the trade and commerce of the country. The at the time that ,he had mentioned the ad - L or d s hips would recollect that in the year 1834 there observe that the articles on which the duty wa s to be Noble Lord then pr o c eed e d to p as s some strictures on SUMMARY. dress he had now alluded to he was aware was a Committee of the House of Commons, and retained were articles of luxury, such as cambrics, the late measures of the Government, with reference to of another address having arrived from Canada of a Money from the evidence laid before them on the subject French lawns, and bordered handkerchiefs. This would the timber and sugar duties, and contended that in both Estimate nature contrary to that of the one he had been , Capital authorised it appeared that the greater part aerate in England was be an answer to the statement made respecting the prin- instances their measures had signally failed of being pro- Description of Bills. of speaking of. Now he should confess, rued he was not Stock, to be owing to intoxication. In the year 1839 he believed the c iple of the Bill, that while it was proposed to remove ductive of benefit either to the revenue or to the b • Expense. ashamed to confess it, that he did feel pained ion he. Borrowed. Noble Lord .rho sat near him (Earl Stanhope) brought agricultural protection, it professed to do the same with pHe was prepared to rove that England was one of the at any question having been put respecting him in...._ in a Bill to limit the sale of intoxicatinge liquors from regard to manufactures, but failed to do so. This would , highest taxed countries in the world, and that labour ' X. I X. . such language, for he was able to say that he had never Saturday evening till one o'clock on Sunday afternoon. show that such was not the fact. The duty was retained was cheaper also in it than in any other country in the 1. R • I 259,329,450;254,050,760 90 472 095 don e anything in his life, either public or private,Railways By that Act much d had b ' th l• d b -tl t" les named were articles goo been produced in eon linen goo. s, because ie ar re world d h f h • -" 950 170,000 ' 226,600 ; an , t ere ore, t ere was no necessity for the 2. NavigationandCanals i‘, Which could merit such an imputation.-(Hear, hear.) - ' metropolis, Manchester and Liverpool, but the opera- of luxury ; whereas the duties on cotton and woollen fears of the Noble Lord with respect to what might he 3 . Waterworks 1,786,251 1,950,600 901,433 But he could not but feel annoyed that such a statement tions of that Act were limited to certain great towns, goods were proposed to be removed because it would effected by cheap labour on the Continent. In 1820 the 4. Ferries and Docks 3,427,183 1,650,000 2,033,000 should have gone forth to the country unexplained by • • • was2,ooo 294,933 and the object of the present petitions that ~ le •classes. llnext to the duty • favour '' and Harbours 531,627 27 selit the poorest e came merchants of London petitioned in of free `static, ri. Piers tim, for it must have had the effect of making an un- 130,000 ... ... 60,000 the operations of that Act might be extended to the on silk. That would come before the House in ase and that petition wes presented by his Noble F i le i d (1).• 6 ; Bridges favourable impression aeainst him. N , . Now he would a5k22,367 Loads . otherof England.l great towns form, and he wou no en er in(Lord Ashburton),and a more complete ' • poaite their Lordships, would it be worth his while to suppress e- ' Miscellaneous these petitions were of a very singular character. He but he would state briefly the proposed alteration. ment of the principles on which free trade were founded '''' I, uch a fact when he knew that it would be perfectly ' of it ex- • - be in the H • had looked over all them, and was an While the duty now professed to 30 per cent. ; was never yet made to House ; and with respect to 265,842,386 258,370,8 94,270,561 well known to the public the very next morning? Total I; . • • it was traordinary fact that there were no marks instead consequence of th e alteration made in the tariff of 1826 , the fear expressed with regard to Irish linen, he .-..... ut he begged to assure their Lordships that it was or mines subscribed to them. Ths• showed that all the it had been found that the silk duty*, instead of being 30 would SST there was no ground for the existence of any impossible that he could have been aware of • • physically SUGAR. the dispatch in question at the time he made this stete- of ' d ' . were not had often ranged from 100 t o 300 per cent. apprehension; that trade had flourished in pre ortion as petitioners were persons e ucitoon. `they connected with any partieuiar party whatever, for In the Bill he now submitted to their Lordship', the tariff, they withdrew restriction, and had withered when P pro- The following is an Account of the Quantity of Foreign Sugar aaent to the House. lie had applied to a private quarteradmitted into consumption in this country, from the 14th Churchmen, Dissenters, magistrates, clergymen, corpo- with respect to silk was altered, and the duty was now tected ; and he was able to state that the great linen he felt humbled in having been compelled to do so- day of March, 1845, to the sth day of April,lB46,distin o - f rations of cities, all came fiaeverd to join in the prayer calculated at 15 per cent. or half the orignal duty. In producers felt no apprehension on the subject themselves, a (C t toers)-and he had ascertained from that source the guishing that admitted under certificate . as the produce . of the petitioners ; and he need not say how desirable like manner the Bill dealt with articles of manufacture fle would call their Lordshiles attention to the me thod eamer which brought the dispatch arrived at Liverpool . • tree labour, and that which has been admitted under the sti when i t in such iron, lead, endtin. In 184% ) the duty in whichthe present system of finance was it would be that their prayers should be granted, - treaty:- after their Lordships had met on Thursday evening; thepulations of the dispatch forwarded to the P • rr where' . was Post-office, we, it ht. Id find that when they came to was known that in London alone upwards of 50 per was 20 per cent , it was now reduced to 10 per cent. conducted. They won _ Admitted under certificate as the produce of . cent. ofthe • - were owing to drunkenness, and that Indeed he might state that the ruling figure in this renew the income-tax, they would he called upon to pay crimes •... ... 91,692 cwts. rived at o'clock on Friday their 6 morning„ shortly after there had been 50 per cent. diminution in the crimes was tariff was 10 per cent., in the same manner that the a fine.-(Hear. hear.) They would be called upon to Lo ' ,rdships had concluded their sittings, and at 10 . , Admitted under the stipulations of the e ure o thetariff ofthe operations ofthe Ellof his Noble ruling fie f in consequence 0 clock that Monung it reached the Colonial-office bytreaty ... ... ... ... ... 396 ~ the ordinary deliviery of the Post-office; and he himself Friend. The Bill also propesed to reduce the duty upon two the moment ;in fact, he looked upon the whole system -- No Lord DENMAN p resentedseveral ft' to awhich entered largely the consumption of re 1 ions .e articles as not aware of its orrival until informed of the fact byproposed towas then withdrawn, and the consumption ... .. ... ... 92,088 ~ • h is Honthe Secretary of the Colonies. , Honourable Friend . . same effect. the poor, namely, butter and cheese. They The amendment The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition reduce the duty upon articles of food, censumPtion, and was read a second time. . No one, he was sure, could pessibly be aware that the from almost all the inhabitants of a town in the north clothing., and it would be unjust indeed if the tariff did On the motion of Lord DALHOUSIE, the Bill was address was 'existencein the course of the debate of e n , in . 'MEETING OF MEXICAN BOND - h - of England (the name of which did not reach us), in not include the two articles he had just named. The ordered to be committed on Monday week. ;knursday. Therefore, in that place, as a Peer, and on favour HOLDERS. his honour, he assured their Lordships that he was not of the Ministerial measures. Bill would reduce the duty on brandy and foreign EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES. A meeting of Mexican bondholders was held -ester Earl GREYpetition effect. presented a to the same At present the duty was 225. per gallon, and sprits. The Explosive Substances Bill went through Com- g - -ester honour, of the arrival of the mail at the time inday at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, G. C. Robin. Lord DENMAN presentedpetition from lady, the consequence was a large quantity of brandy and •t a a . tee. Question, or of any intention of the Legislative . I- ' . son, Esq., in the chair, when there was a large assene praying for relief from their Lordships under the fol- foreign spirits found it s way this country through into The House then went into Committee on the Bill re- Assembly of Canada to form any opinion on lowing the policy of her Majesty's Ministers contrary circumstances._ She had been confined in other channels than the custom-house. They proposed hatingto Friendly Societies, and having gone through . . contempt of Court, inasmuch . as' she rein prison give freduce duty, • hthe view of • sell to therefore to the not with - Committee, the report was orderedto be brought up to that which was upon record, and which he believed. for the last meeting, which he stated had been so interrupted evidence in a certain Case. upon the ground that she creasing the consumption of these articles, nor did to-morrow.----The House then adjourned. that he did not conceive that a right conclusion, and CORN-LAWS. Lord STANLEY presented petitions from different places in the counties of Wilts and Cornwall against the repeal of the corn-laws. He would now beg to give notice that he would, to-morrow, ask to have placed on the table of the House copies of any addresses which may have been received from the Legislative Assemblies of Canada upon the subject of the corn-laws. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said, that in meeting the arguments that had been used en the last night their Lordships had sat, against the present Government mea sure affecting the corn-laws, he endeavoured to contro vert them to the best of his ability, and in doing so, quoted an address which had been re ceived from the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, and he founded the arguments he bad used Upon the statements contained in those addresses ; for the Government had no reason to believe, from the na ture of the contents of there addresses, that the Canadian Government were adverse to this measure. In what he was now about to state, he would make no allusion to any thing that had been said out of this House, by which he would be infringing any order of their Lordships' House. But he would endeavour so to allude to a state ment which had been made elsewhere, as that their Lord s hips would understand by the implication what he meant, without committing any breaco of any order of their Lordships' House. What he meant was this, that Upon the day after the debate in this House a question was put to the first Minister of the Crown in reference to that debate, which would have the effect of casting an imputation upon the trutia-telling and fairness of a Noble Lord, a Member of their Lordships' House, and that that Noble Lord was the Earl of Dalhousie. -And the effect of that imputation e as that at the time that ,he had mentioned the ad dress he had now alluded to he was aware of another address having arrived from Canada of a nature contrary to that of the on he had been speaking of. Now he should confess, and he was not ashamed to confess it, that he did feel pained at any question having been put respecting him in such language, for he was able to say that he had never don e anything in his life, either public or private, which could merit such an imputation.—(Hear, hear.) But he could not but feel annoyed that such a statement should have gone forth to the country unexplained by lain], for it must have had the effect of making an un favourable impression against him. Now, he would ask their Lordships, would it be worth his while to suppress such a fact when he knew that it would be perfectly well known to the public the very next morning? lint he begged to assure their Lordships that it was Physically impossible that he could have been aware of - the dispatch in question at the time he made this state anent to the House. He had applied to a private quarter he felt humbled in having been compelled to do so— (Cheers)—and he had ascertained from that source the steamer which brought the dispatch arrived at Liverpool after their Lordships had met on Thursday evening; the dispat c h was forwarded to the Post-office, where it ht. rived at 6 o'clock on Friday morning, shortly after their Lord s hips had concluded their sittings, and at 10 O'clock th at m ornin g it reached the Colonial-office by the ordinary delivey . y of the Post-office; and he himself as not aware of its errival until informed of the fact by ; 2 Honourable Friend the Secretary of the Colonies. 4 11 - 1 _ one, he was sure, could pessibly be aware that the T ddress was its existence in the course of the debate of iii hursd. Threfere, in tht place, as a Peer, and on 8 honou ay e r, he assured their Lordehips that he was not aware of the arrival of the mail at the time in question, or of any intention of the Legislative Assembly of Canada to form any opinion on the policy of her Majesty's Ministers contrary to that which was upon record, and which he believed. contained the sentiments of that assembly on the question. He should not, however, further comment U pon that. If it had been necessary to p u t this gees -41 lon, he wished it had been put by some Noble Lord e t t hat House to his (Lord Dalhousie's) face. He re• niu s t t ecl ' also that it was put at a time when a week and when elapse before it wa s p ossible for him to reply to it. he might have had an opportunity of vindicat ingauee hi mself fro m the charge. He felt it due to himself he trusted to their L or d s hi ps to o ff er thi s e xplanation, which tr "ted was satisfactory.—(Cheers.) Lordknew STANLEY said he was sure ever y one who his Nobl e F r i en d considered that any statements m w made in another place, or elsewhere, which threw any aspersions ripon his character were without foundation— (eheers)--lhe was quite sure, that it was out of the Power of any human being to cast any aspersion on the personal honour of his Noble Friend. He (Lord Stanley) was not aware there was any intention to put the question to which the Noble Lord referred. He received a copy of the dispatch the fol lowing morning, and it was not until in the course of the next afternoon that he learned that the question had been put. He was sure the character of the Noble Lord, both in that and the other House of Parliament, rendered i 1 unnecessary for him to occupy a single moment in exculpating him from such charge, which, if it had been true, would have involved a charge of neglect of public honour and of public duty. However, bwas not until that moment that a re p l y could be g iven the Noble Lord that it was the int ention of the U nder Secretary of the Colonial Department to the dispatch on the table of the House, and he trusted that their Lordships would bear with him for a few mo ments evhilst he made some ob servations u p on it. ''' e would t a k e th a t opportunity of saying a few words on a serious objections which had been entertained point the policy of her Majesty's Government on this i : it in Canada. He had availed himself of that oppor tunitythere to assert that serious objections were entertained the , not only as that policy was likely to affect particular interests of the Canadians themselves letitalso on account of the commercial and political ef fects that were likely to arise from the measure then under o the consideration of their Lordships. They not their complained that it would, if adopted, prevent taking British manufactures in return for their colonial produce, but it would have the result of throwing away the whole of the c apital expended in improving the course of the St. Lawrence, which is the natural outlet for the produce of the provinces. He had warned the House that this policy would be likely to have the injurious effect of dissevering the tie which held the Canadas to this country, and induce them to seek an association with the United States. He would not say that his remarks had been treated with inattention, but he could not help recollecting that an assertion had that night been made that the Canadas were altogether in favour of free trade. He felt that it would not be right to treat this merely as a free trade question, but that its commercial and political bearings ought also to be taken into account. And whatever might have been thought of his anticipations, their Lordships would recollect that within twelve hours after they had been uttered, and before the recorded opinions of their Lordships could be made known to th e country, an unanimous ad dress from the House of Assembly in Canada had been brought to this country, containing precisely the same views and appreh ensions which he had himself entertained —echoing. precisely the same objections in almost the ver y words which he had used. Their Lordships should know that the House of Assembly was one of the most divided comma tities in the world—divided in interest, divided in character divided in country—consisting of Canadians, '-,,,. 11 7, 1 0-Canadians. Gallic -Canadians, and men from the 'Llited States ; and yet this divided assembly had c ome to an unanimous conclusion against the policy of the Government. He would read only a very few words from that address. His Lordship then read a paragraph from the address, complaining of the inter ference of the Ministerial policy with their i n terests, and injuring the trade in their produce of grain and timber. The address then went en to say that the proposed mea sure was calculated to retard the progress of agricultural improvement and check the rising prosperity of the colony. and would seriously of Canada to impair the ability of the inh abitants Britain. They purchase the manufactured goods of Great mothuerther went on to thank the Parlia ment of the r o e_o entry for the loan of 1,500,000 L for the purp ose L promoting the public works in that colony, but o ieonsidered that the proposed alterations in the law n protect i o n would so reduce the prosperity of the canals proeer public works, as to render them comparatively on to state that a check would t i l ) ess. of agricultural productioennl The address went placed on the encou a:ld also that it would ragement prevent the influx of emigrants from and consequently that the inhabitant: mother country. b ene fit of their cap ital and ski ll. And, Ivould lose the that it was n ext to be feared that shoutrl?i; e it stated inhabi tants of Canada find, in conse q uence of the withdrawal all protection , that the y could not co mpete with i e h United States i n the onl y market open for t hem, th e tey a i e wou ld materially begin to doubt if their remaining p or tion of the British e m p ire will be of that p erm anent ad vantage which theyha ve hitherto found it to be. The Noble Lord went on to say that these were considerations o f very grave importance as well to her Majesty as to the people of the province. The dutiful inhabitants of th e provin • ce stated in their address that they should be sorry if any measure was passed calculated to weaken the ties which had for so many years bound them to the parent state. They cOnsidtied it the greatest evil that could possibly hefal them, Their Lordships would remember the time when this address was sent, to whom it was allressed, and the strong, yet loyal and e.ffectienate terms in which it was couched. It would, he thought, give a satisfactory vindication of the apprehensions he entertained. He deeply regretted that it did not arrive before their Lordships decided upo n the second reading of the Bill. Ile trusted, however, that it was not yet too late to remove these apprehensions. Their Lordships would bear in mind the loyal and dutiful ad dress unanimously agreed to by the people of Canada. Lord LYTTELTON laid on the table several papers from the colonies, and among others the address from Canada, which the Noble Lord who had just sat down alluded to. The papers included several addresses on the subject of the Ministerial measure, viz., the corn-laws, which had already been laid on the table of the House of Commons, In regard to the general observations of the been 19,600,000!. In tl.e year 1843 there was a reduc tion of 17,000/ in the export duties, but the revenue was 20,200,000/ In the year 1844 there was a reduc tion of 286,0001., and in the year 1845 the customs were reduced 2,418,0001., making a total in these two years of up+-rads of 2 700,000 L; yet the customs' duties in the year 1844 were 21,000,0001., and in the year 1845 the revenue had fallen, not to the amount of 2,700,000/ e but only 600,000/, the revenue of that year hein 19,800,000/. From the year 1843 to the year 1845 there had been a reduction in the customs' duties of 2,214,0001, and not withstanding this, the customs' revenue in the year 1845 was 19,800,000/, while in the year 1842, it was only 19 600,0001. ; thus showing, that while you have reduced upwards of 2,000,0001. of duties during the last four years, the revenue from the customs for the last year was 200,0001. larger than the year in which you commenced these reductions. Now, he was not at all inclined to lead their Lordships to suppose that he was inclined to trace the increase to the reduc tion of the customs. But that which he had a right to contend for was, that it had not been injurious to the revenue, which had increased 400,0001. in two years; and if is were not traced entirely to the former cause, it should certainly be admitted thatit might be traced to the improved condition of the people. And then, how was the assertion answered, that these reductions of the customs would have an injurious effect upon the population? He was quite aware that some of their prosperity was to be traced to bountiful harvests, but that prosperity was also to be traced when they were not blessed with bountiful harvests ; and while he was quite ready to admit it at the proper time, he was also ready to deny it was to be wholly attributable to it. It was a review of the effects of the reduction of the customs which led her Majesty's advisers to propose that she should suggest from the throne a further reduction, in order to produce similar beneficial effects. The Government now proposed that the duties should be removed from all the articles of food of first necessity—and they f&t at the mine time, that when they did so that it would not be fair not to reduce them on others. The duties are to be removed from all articles of cotton and woollen manufac ture. He would state the amount of the duty which was proposed to be repealed on the several articles of cotton, woollen, and linen. The quantity of these articles imported last year, with the amount of duty on hem, was as follows:—Of cotton, the amount im ported was in value 39 000/.; of this quantity the duty would be removed on 35,3001.—retaining the duty on the value of 3.600/. Of woollen goods the total quantity imported was in value 162,000/. The duty proposed to he repealed on 158,0001., leaving the duty to be retained on 4,000/. Respecting linen, he could not give the ac- count of the quantity imported very accurately, but he believed the amount entered was about 12,4531., of which the duty was to be retained on 9,900/. Ho might here observe that the articles on which the duty was to be retained were articles of luxury, such as cambrics, French lawns, and bordered handkerchiefs. This would by an answer to the statement made respecting the prin ciple of the Bill, that while it was proposed to remove agricultural protection, it professed to do the same with regard to manufactures, but failed to do so. This would show that such was not the fact. The duty was retained on linen goods, because the articles named were articles of luxury ; whereas the duties on cotton and woollen goods were proposed to be removed because it would benefit the poorest classes. He next came to the duty on silk. That would come before the House in a sepa rate form, and he would not enter into the subject then ; hut he would state briefly the proposed alteration. While the duty now professed to be 30 per cent. ; in consequence of the alteration made in the tariff of 1826, it had been found that the silk duty, instead of being 30 per cent., had often ranged from 100 to 300 per cent. IN the Bill he now submitted to their Lordship:, the tariff, with respect to silk was altered, and the duty was now calculated at 15 per cent. or half the orignal duty. In like manner the Bill dealt with articles of manufacture in metal, such as iron, lead, and tin. In 1842 the duty was 20 per cent , it was now reduced to 10 per cent. Indeed he might state that the ruling figure in this tariff was 10 per cent., in the same manner that the ruling figure of the tariff of 1842 was 20 per cent. The Bill also proposed to reduce the duty upon two articles which entered largely into the consumption of the poor, namely, butter and cheese. They proposed to reduce the duty upon articles of food, consumption, and clothing, and it would be unjust indeed if the tariff did not include the two articles he had just named. The Bill would reduce the duty on brandy and foreign spirits. At present the duty was 225. per gallon, and the consequence was a large quantity of brandy and foreign spirits found its way into this country through other channels than the custom-house. They proposed therefore to reduce the duty, not with the view of in creasing the consumption of these articles, nor did they think it would has • that effect, but to de feat the operations of the smuggler. The first article to which he would direct their Lordships' at tention was one. the reduction of the duty upon which would be felt as a great benefit—he meant the article of timber. It would he in their Lordships reedl lection that, in the year 1842, a reduction was made in the duties both of foreign and colonial timber ; the duty on colonial timber was, in fact, reduced to a nominal duty of Is., and the duty on foreign timber was reduced from 555. to 355. The returns which had been laid be fore their Lordships would show what the effect of that reduction had been. The quantity imported had in creased from 342,000 in the year previous to the reduc tion to 757,000 in the year 1845. There had also been a great difference in the price of timber since the reduc tion. In 1842 the price of Canadian yellow timber was from 3/ ss. to 3/. 15s. ; in 1843 it was from 21. 15s. to 3/. 15s. ; in 1843 it was from 2/. 15s. to 3/. ss. ; in 1844 it was from 2/. 15s. to 3/. 55.. but on the 6th of January, 1846, the price was ranged between 41. 7s. 6d. and 4/. 12s. 6d. Since the reduction of duty on timber there had been a vast demand for that article, both co lenial and foreign, and her Majesty now proposed to make a further reduction, so that the duty, upon the sth of April, in 1847, upon foreign timber, should be from 255. to 20s. ; on the sth of April, 1848, from 20s. to 159.; the colonial timber to be liable to the usual nominal duty of Is. He now wished to say a few words as to the principle on which the measure was founded. Upon the first reading of the Bill it was stated by Noble Lords, as an objection to the measure, that it left undone many things that it ought to have done—that as it was a free-trade measure, it should be carried out on pure free-trade principles. Now he disclaimed any such cha racter for this Bill. The principle of the measure was that which was recommended to their Lordships from the throne, namely, the removal of prohibitory, and the reduction of protective duties. He did not profess, in submitting this measure to their Lordships, that there were not many inconsistencies and anomalies in the tariff, as it at present stood. There were many considerations which made it necessary that it should be so. He sub mitted this measure to their Lordships, simply as a measure for the removal of protective duties ; and he would now state to their Lordships that which he had said on a former evening, namely, that her Majesty's Government believed the principle of protection to be unsound of itself—(Cheers)—but that, at the same time, they reserved to themselves the right of carrying out the remission of those duties gradually, cautiously, and slowly, as the exigencies of the times would permit ; and that while they were desirous of reducing those protec tive duties upon various articles, they would do so, not without reference to the effects it would produce upon any particular system ; and, above all, not without re ference to the effects it would produce upon the revenue itself. On these grounds, therefore, he commended this measure to their Lordships, not under the nick-name, if he might be permitted to use the expression, which had been given to it, but as a measure, the principle of which was the removal of the prohibitory duties, and the gradual removal of protective duties, for the benefit of the consumers, without, as her Majesty's Government believed, injuring the produce ; and he trusted that their Lordships would see no reason for withholding their assent to it.—(Hear, hear.) The LORI) CHANCELLOR having put the question, The Duke of RIC El NIOND said he should move that the Bill be read a second time that day six months, on the very grounds that had been urged by his Noble Friend, namely, because its object was the removal of protective duties.—(Hear, hear.) And in doing so, he contended that it was unconstitutional to make use of her Majesty's name in the manner in which his Noble Friend had used it.—(Hear, hear.) It was in direct vio lation of the principle of that House to say, in support of that measure, that it had been recommended in the Queen's speech ; for what was the Queen's speech but the speech of her Ministers ? Lord DALIIOUSIE explained that he did not make use of her Majesty's name in the manner imputed to him. The Duke of RICHMOND then went on to say that he was glad to find his Noble Friend admitting that it was unconstitutional to make use of her Majesty's name in support of any measure laid before their Lordships. His Noble Friend had not told the House the value, at the present moment, of the articles which he meant to abolish. Now he said that he was about to recommend the reduction of the duty on butter and cheese. He be lieved they would find these duties were increasing duties, and any reduction on them was contrary to the policy of the constitution ; and the reduction was no reason for the removal of the duties on matters connected with the agricultural interests. The Government had also removed many of the duties on manufactured cotton. His Noble Friend sitting behind him, had said that the cotton manufacturers had declared that they wanted no protection, and that by their skill and in dustry, and heavens knows what, they were rendered in dependent of any protection whatever. If the principle of the present measure were to be acknowledged, why not carry it out with fairness and liberality ? He did not see why the labourer's and farmer's wife should not have a cheap and a good dress, as well as the Minister's lady. His only objection to the taking away of protec tion was, that it employed foreign labour instead of the labour of this country. Foreign paper might come in at a cheap price ; hut let it not be at too low a price, to g at present were earning on the average supersede English . labour. He believed the artizans in to earn. Then as was not too much for an ope rativespirituous liquors ; he thong sufficient means of find that the Custom-house possessed paper-staining aatue-ek, and that to the reduction on silks and preventing smuggling to any injurious extent. ht hi . s o N us o e b x le te F n r t l . en l d t a c 'o o u u l l d d one quarter of the smuggling that was carried other twenty years ago. After the division on the tie found, that at the present moment there ch.ddnoont some i b u i s l l t fi o i n d a i n p r d e e v t i a o i u o s i n night, tb e hi longer than to enter his most distinct protest agai nst the l e t e t t d en i d t i n o n o t of h tl k i e l i t r e Bill, and aga i ns t th e principles of theßill. He did move that the Bill b e rea d a secon d ti me th a t day six months, and L sh o o rd ul s d bi b p e s at the same time he could not help expressing his firm convictio n th at t h e emp l oyment o f f ore ign labourers should The not be p re f erre d to t h e i r own . the mea E su a r r e l owfas7t that there existed WICKLOW said .the an anomaly graenatobajley in notctionto carrying out the principles to all. The Bill as it stood showed a system of injustice, inasmuch as all classes would not be benefited by the contemplated reduction of duties. He found that there were 48 items included in the list, and out of that number 22 were connected with Friend. - Lord DENMAN presented several retitions to tl.e same effect. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from almost all the inhabitants of a town in the north of England (the name of which did not reach us), in favour of the Ministerial measures. Earl GREY presented a petition to the same effect. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from a lady, praying for relief from their Lordships under the fol lowing circumstancesi—She had been confined in prison for contempt of Court, inasmuch as she refused to give evidence in a certain case, upon the ground that she had a religious scruple against taking an oath, and the consequence of her contempt was that it had cost her one year's income. While upon the subject he begged to say that a short Bill was about to he introduced affording a remedy in such cases. Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions against a breach of the gauge in the formation of rail. ways. CUSTOMS' DUTIES (TARIFF) BILL. The Earl of DA LHOUSIE, on rising to move the second reading of the Customs' Duti presented several petitions praying that this Bill, now before Their Lordships, be passed. In doing so, he begged to say that, as this was a Bill composed almost en tirely of matters of detail, he would not enter at any length upon the reasons which had in duced the Government to introduce this measure. In 1842 the Government proposed to your Lordships that there should be an entire revision of the tariff, with a view, principally, to the removal of prohibitory duties, and the removal of those which were simply protective. The proposition then adopted was not for the first time, as it was merely fol lowing the example of the commercial policy of this country for twenty years before, and it was but an advance in the same - direction to which that legisla tion tended. lie would not call their attention further back than 1819, when many of their Lordships would recollect that reductions were made in the custom duties. Between 1819 and 1826 still more numerous and larger changes were made. It must be in the recollection of all their Lordships, that very great changes were made even in the navigation laws; in our colonial commercial policy; that large reductions were made upon nearly all the principal articles imported into tliis country, and with respect to some of them the duties were repealed altogether. But when her Majesty's Ministers approached the consideration of the tariff in 1842, a mass of duties was imposed upon different articles regu lated apparently by no principle whatever—no one principle pervaded the whole. Under the superinten dence of the then President of the Board of Trade and the Secretary for the Colonies, an entire revision of the tariff took place—the articles were classified and the charges regulated upon a fixed scale. The principles which were applied to that tariff were these:—That as far as possible there should be a duty on raw materials of 20 per cent., and on manufactured materials 10 per cent. That principle aas applied to the law, and upon that principle it was adopted. There had been laid upon the table of the House a list of the principal articles on which changes had been made—they amount to nearly 600 on which reductions were made amounting to nearly 1,300,000/. In the fol lowing year still further reductions were made in the customs' duties. In 1843 reductions were made in seven different articles. In 1844 reductions were made in four articles producing a great amount of revenue; and in 1843, alterations . were made in 112 articles, 54 o f w hi c h were totally repealed ; and in that year a very large number of articles producing a large amount of revenue were expunged from the tariff, as far as the duties were concerned, although their names were retained for the purposes of registration and statistics. Now these reductions were effected in the firm belief that RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP 1. LONDON AND YOWL (TEE EASTZE,N COUNTIES). The Committee met again this day at eleven o'clock ; the Earl of Lovelace, chairman. Upon the Committee having called on the parties to pro ceed, Mr. AUSTIN rose and addressed the Committee in support of the preamble for the Eastern Counties line. The Learned Counsel proceeded at great length to lay the favourable points of the case before the Committee, laying much r,Z.ress upon the fact of the engineering merits of the Eastern Counties' scheme over that of the London and York. Mr. AUSTIN was all day engaged in addressing their Lord ships. The Learned Gentleman went into the traffic on both lines of railway, and contended that the coal traffic of the London and York was made out on a false estimate, inas much as coal was to be had cheaper in London than that which would be brought by the London and York Railway. This he sought to prove by comparing the returns of coal brought by the Eastern Counties line with the assumed returns of the proposed London and York line. The Learned Counsel con cluded by calling upon the Committee to declare the preamble of the Eastern Counties' Bill proved. The Committee wished to learn whether the parties on both sides were ready to make any arrangement with the landowners. The following is an Account of the Quantity of Foreign Sugar admitted into consumption in this country, from the 14th day of March, 1845, to the sth day of April, 1846, distin guishing that admitted under certificate as the produce of free labour, and that which has been admitted under the sti pulations of the treaty : Admitted under certificate as the produce of • free labour ... ... 91,692 cwts, Admitted under the stipulations of the treaty ... day at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, G. C. Robin son, Esq., in the chair, when there was a large assem blage of the proprietors of this stock. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by alluding to the last meeting, which he stated had been so interrupted that he did not conceive that a right conclusion, and he trusted, therefore, that no such interruption would now take place. Mr. Robinson then read the corre pondence with Mr. Slider and with the other agents of the Mexican Government, the substance of which was that the Mexican Government, feeling itself unable to meet its engagements, had determined to propose a consolida tion of the debt into one general stock, after the follow _ _ Jig portions :—the whole debt, amounting to 10,241,650/. to the purposes of the active debt ; 5,961,6511. to the debentures on debt created sth March last, 4,650,0001. The means to be provided would then be applied to the active stock, 5,032,4851., and 3,074,4001., to the deferred bonds. The amount of the redemption fund, for the purpose of satisfying the hypothecations on the tobacco revenue, would be 2,134,7651., but on this latter revenue there would also be the charge of the political expenses of the State. The report then went on to state that, considering the present position of Mexico, the Committee did not hesi tate to recommend that this proposition for the Mexican Government should be accepted. but with the under- Mr. AUSTIN said that there had been no proposition made to his clients by the landowners. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM said that his clients were wil ling to do everything towards an agreement with the landed proprietors. They would be willing to place the case in the hands of Mr. Edwin Lascelles, who would settle the amount of compensation without going to a jury. It was then anno unce d t h at M r. Sergeant Wrangham would address the Committee, in reply to the whole case, at eleven o'clock to-morrow. The Committee then adjourned. standing that this was to be a final arrangement, and that no circumstances whatever should hereafter inter- tere with the application of the state revenues to the satisfaction of this debt ; with respect to the HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH WESTERN (ROMSEY AND RED BRIDGE BRIM CH.) The Committee re -assembled this morning at twelve o'clock ; the Hon. E. Yorke in the chair. Mr. HILL, QC., before proceeding with business, com plained that the promoters had prevented them from obtain ing copies of the formal proofs put in on Friday, as on each a pplication at the Standi ng Orders'-office, which applications had been renewed again and again until this morning, they found the promoters busily engaged in making copies, and therefore found it impossible to obtain copies. 11Ir. thrown any obstructions in the way of the opponents of the Then were rie)EvaryQ.c., line. voluminous, and the copying of them required time. The CHAIRMAN considered that the Committee could not interfere, as the documents were in the custody of the officers of the House of Commons, and were open to the parties. After considerable discussion, Mr. ALEXANDER stated that the whole of the documents would be at liberty in the course of an hour. The CHAIRMAN then intimated that they were ready to hear the opening of the case on behalf of the application of the several portions of the revenue to the active and deferred bonds ; considering that an equitable sacrifice was to be made, the appro priation was as fair as possible. With these observa tions, the Chairman would conclude with stating that he was quite ready to answer any questions that might be put to him.—(Cheers.) Mr. CARD then addressed the chair, contending that it was unfair that the claims of the active bondhOlders should come on the 20 per cent. revenue. The speaker continued amid much interruption, till at - length the Chairman obtained a hearing, and he concluded by moving that the proposition be accepted. • The motion having been put, A SHAREHOLDER stated that he would have no objec tion whatever to accede to the proposition, provided Baron Rothschild, Mr. Baring, Mr. Thornton, or any other parties, would become security for the half yearly dividends.—(Laughter.) But when he recollected that precisely the same premises had been made twelve or thirteen years ago, then he saw that one-fifth of the revenues of Vera Cruz and Tampico were to be applied for the payment of the interest, and this he be lieved a very insufficient proportion of the whole reve nues of the country. When he recollected espe cially that the population of the country was eight millions, and the revenues upwards of 5,000,0001., he thought that it was no reply that there had been a war between Mexico and Texas, for ya.a.o& •• ....., ... . that was a bloodless and inexpensive war. It was a paltry sum to apply only 460,0001. a year out of the tobacco revenues for such a country as this; and he thought that some better agreement than this ought to be made. He should, therefore, oppose any such settle ment as that which had been moved. _ the removal of the duties upon various ar__ Iles, and es p ec i a lly t h ose protected, were beneficial to the con sumer an d t o the manufacturer also. The object was to effect a reductilea on the raw material, and those articles of consumption which contributed largely to the revenue, i n e operatectation that the in crease of the consumption woul e d x s P o c. prevent the revenue from suffering at all from the a c s h to would take a few articles by way of showing what had been the effects of this measure. In 1842 and 1844 there had been large reductions in the duty on cotton in the first instance from Is. 3d. to Bd., and then to 40! In 1843, the amount imported was upwards of 30,000,0001b5. ; in 1844, it was 31,300,0001b5. ; in 1845, it was 33,200,0001b5.; and since the returns there had also been a large increase. The next article he would take would be sugar. There had been a large reduction of the duty on sugar in 1844. In that year the importa tion was 4,000,000 cats. ; subsequently, and before the end of the year, it had increased to 4,100,000 cwts. In 1845 it was 4,800,000 cwts. It should be recollected that sugar was an article which induced the CCM sumption of other articles, and accordingly them was a great increase in the importation of tea between 1841 and 1844, and again between 1844 and 1845. In the article of currants, which, however in siguificant it might appear, yet contributed largely to the revenue and to the comforts of the people, there had also been a great reduction of duty. Between 1844 and 1846 the increase was from There 2,300,had 000 to 2,845, 000 and to 3,209,000 pounds. also been a large reduction on the raw ma terial for linen, with a correspondent effect. It was not merely in the imports of one particular article that their Lordships were to look for the effect of the reduction in the duties, because by a reduction in one sr ' tiele, a stimulus was given to various other branches of manufacture. Their Lordships would find, upon look ing to the imports of the last four years, there had been a large increase in the amount of imports. From a document which he held in his hand, it app eared that the imports, in round numbers, were in 1841 1842 1843 1844 71,000,000 1845 having risen f rom the year 1841 to 1845 Bfrom,2ootoh,eoosOom of 59,000 0001. to 82,000,0001, Th e same e ff ect s h ows itself as reg ar d s the The real an d d ec l are d value of the En g li s h and I rish was in 1840 1841 £51,000,000 1842 1843 52,000,000 1844 • 58,000,000 1845 having risen since the year 1840 from 51,000,00 60,000,0001., showing an increase of 9,000,000/w o ith n to this period. He would now direct their Lordships' atten tion to the effects which these reductions had had on the revenue. He would not trouble their Lordships with a detached estimate of the whole revenue, but only with that part of it including the customs. n the year 1842 a reduction was made in the customs' duties of 1,338,000/. The net produce of the customs, ex clusive of corn, for the year 1843, was 19.600,000/. Notwithstanding this reduction of 1,338,000/. in the year 1842, the revenue from the customs had An amendment was then moved that the recommenda tion of the committee should be agreed to, provided a full payment of the three last dividends could be made in stock, which would have the effect of substituting for every 1001. 3 per Cent. coupon an amount of 971. lOs. stock. It was then stated by . a bondholder that he appeared for a very large proprietor, and he wished to know whether the recommendation of the committee was unanimous ? Mr. CABEL stated, before the news of the war between Mexico and the United States arrived the committee had been unanimous. A BONDHOLDER wished to know whether there was any guarantee for the safety of this proposition ; whe ther, in fact, there was any surety that the amonnt of tobacco hypothecated would be paid. For his part he would rather that there should be a reduction of interest rather than of capital. • To the question proposed the CHAIRMAN replied that whatever might have been the violations of their engage ments by individuals, those of :the Government had always boen respected. By the Bch article it was stipu lated that 96,875 dollars should be applied to the de fraying the 1,162,500 dollars annual interest, and 20,833 dollars to the 200,000. As regarded the probability of their being any power of a British Minister to interfere in the event of the Americans seizing upon the revenues of the country, he could not say, but he might remind the meeting that according to the agreement these sums would be paid monthly into the bands of Manning and Marshall, who are British subjects resident in the coun try, and who are agents of the country, so that inter national law would appear to be in favour of such a right. To this remark of the Chairman Mr. CABEL replied by stating his belief that the security was not sufficient; and as circumstances might arise which would alter the state of the case materially, he should, therefore, suggest that the meeting should adjourn till after the arrival of the next American packet. It was decided that this suggestion could not at pre sent be entertained, and a conversation ensued as to the value of the stock; but nothing ensued that the effect of the change would be on the value of the bonds. Mr. WARING protested against any supposition that they were come there to fight a battle, but to entertain the recommendation. of the Committe, and to do justice to all parties, whether they be Active or Deferred Bond holders. Had not the news of the war arrived, he should have voted for the resolution, but as no evil could arise from delaying the advices to Mexico until after the 19th, when they would obtain direct informa tion from Mexico, and be in possession also from the United States, he thought it would be better to wait until then. A BONDHOLDER stated that, calculating the over due coupons of the active debt, he found the value of the stock to be at the rate of 1151., and on the deferred debt 921. 10s.; the proportionate value then would be for the former 901., and for the latter 721. If the meetfng as sented to this proposition, they would be making a sa crifice of the large sum of 2,139.765/., as the Mexican Government would immediately sell again that sum in the market, and thus the bondholders would be shorn of this portion of their capital without obtaining any additional security for the remainder. He would, therefore, sug gest that the amendment should be withdrawn, and that for adjournment come substantively before the meeting. The amendment was then put, but it was opposed by Mr. T. D. Poles, who expressed his opinion that the de lay would be of no service. In the event of the Ameri can war being continued, and the &amities of the Meal- MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. Mr. ALIXANDER intimated that the promoters would first call evidence on behalf of the line, and reserve their right to address the Committee until the close of their case. Mr. Samuel Price Edwards, collector of the port of South ampton for the last three or four years, and connected with other ports in a similar capacity for the last 22 years, was then called and examined. He was acquainted with the route of the proposed line, which ran from Southampton ham, where it would form a junction with the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Such a line would be of great by Romsey, Andover, Marlborough, Cirencester,. to commu nicationChelten- ham, from north to south, and thus connect the important ts with a commodious exporting port manufacturing district advantage to Southampton, as it would afford direct in the south of England. The trade of the port of Southampton had been trebled within the last five veors, and was increasing. During the year ending the 6th of January last, 150,956 tons were entered inwards, and 91,133 outwards. The imports consisted of foreign silks, Mohair, wors t e d yarn, wool , gum s, saffron, g oa ts' hair , &c. The value of raw silk i m ported was 700,0001. Out o f 313 tons would go to M anc hester, which was the grea t d epot of raw silks, as also wa s Macclesfield. Wool we n t t o York shire, and the othe r commodities principally to the north of England. If the line wa s made the whole of these 300 articles would go by it as being the cheapest and quickest mode of communication. Large quantities of coffee were also imported, and 16 tons of cigars were imported per month. Southampton was th e principal packet st a ti on o f the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet C ompany, an d for vessels to all parts of the world. The i mportat i on of coffee was limited, owing to the want of effici en t an d c h eap north, where th e consumption was greater mhn than iceti i e n n the The present expense of t rans it was greater than the article could bear ; it w as consequently sent to the dearest market , London. The Penins u l ar an d O r i en tal Packet Company intended shortly openi ng up communi ceh'it shouththe communi cation with several ports of the Mediterranean. Southamp ton was the fittest port in the country, and possessed great pecuniary advantages over other towns in respect to dues and other charges incidental to the navigation. The circuitous route to the north was a great drawback to the prosperity of Southampton. At present a ton of goods to Manchester cost 31. ls. ; by the proposed line the same quantity would not cost more than 11. He anticipated that large quantities of corn would be landed at Southampton for consumption as far north as Birmingham: The value 4 , f ex ports last year, ending, the sth day of April, 184i', was 2,192,0551. The opening of the Ronan and Havre Railwa yl would increase the general traffic. 60,000 persons, including those who attended them. em barked annually. Thewitness into detail with then went respect to other towns, and observed the the proposed line would confer upon the town. With this railway to the north the trade of Southampton would be greatly increased. In 1844, the goods conveyed by railway amounted to 4,225 tons ; in 1845, the quantity had increased to 12,668. The witness was subjected to a lengthy cross examination by Mr. HILL, but his testimony was not shaken. He considered that a railway, running along the pier, and com municating with the docks, would possess a double advan tage, as it would embrace them both. To get to the docks at present persons had to cross the South-Western Rail way. They would also have to cross the proposed line. This witness was also cross-examined by Sir T. PHILLIPS on behalf of the Great Western Company. He said he was a shareholder in the Manchester and Southampton line, and that the prospectus issued by the promoters correctly set forth the advantages which it would confer on the districts it was proposed to traYerse. can Government being increased, and their applying the duties hypothecated to their own exigencies, and this was the worst view of the c a s e ; t h ey would have the British Ministry to insist upon the performance of their agreement. On the other hand, by assenting to this agreement the meeting would immediately bind the Ministry in Mexico, so that the delay would be injurious rather than beneficial, and for that reason it should have his opposition, The CHAIRMAN said, that the conclusion to which the committee had come had only been arrived at after the most sedulous consideration. The values of the several stocks had been separately calculated by eight different gentlemen, who had all agreed within a fraction. The most contradictory opinions had been expressed on this occasion; but it was his impression, that if they waited until both kinds of bondholders agreed as to what would be severally just to them, he thought Mr. Cabal might amend his terms, and move an adjournment sine die. He really thought that the allowance of 2901. for the Active Stock, and 601. for the Deferred Stock, was perfectly fair. And then with respect to the suppc sition that there was no additional security, he must contend that by the positive hypo thecation of the tobacco duties and of the silver duties, there was a clearer claim established, and one which would justify the right of the British Minister to require the fair and full satisfaction of the debt, either in principal or interest. Considering the unsettled state of Mexico, the constant change of its Government, and the great uncertainty of the future, he did believe that by the arrangement now proposed there would be a n g i r a e d a e t i s n u e fe r r. ease ji o e f ag t h r e , d probability.w,iwith Mr Bowles of the in payment being that the waiting f or th e American packet thewould e i b e e f totally useless, and on the same grounds as those which that gentleman had laid before the meeting. He firmly believed that the meeting would give him credit for ho nesty. He firmly believed that no good whatever could arise from an adjournment, and for disagreeing with the_ proposition of Mr. Murphy, and which that gentleman might not hereafter have it in his power to repeat. It mattered not to him whether he ever received one shilling either of principal or interest, but it did matter greatly tceothers for whom he acted, and he acted on public principle alone.—(Loud cheers.) Taking credit, then, for honest intentions, he would assert his deliberate belief that, short of absolute cer tainty, the arrangement now proposed was the safest that could possibly be made. To the question of whether the debentures given for the over•dne coupons were to be considered as of the value specified upon them, or only worth the amount for which they were actually given, The CHAIRMAN replied, that three of the dividends had been paid in cash, so that the debentures were only worth the difference of the sum remaining unpaid. The amendment for an adjournment for fourteen days was then put and lost, and the motion for approving the recommendation of the committee, and accepting the pro position of the Mexican Government, was carried by an overwhelming majority. Thanks were then - voted to the chairman and com mittee for their services, and the meeting separated. TAW VALE RAILWAY EXTEN SION.-SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the scripholders, proprietors, and shareholders of this railway took place yesterday, at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, in pursuance of the Sessional orders of both Houses of Parliament, Emanuel Cooper, Esq., in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN announced that as soon as the intention of Government was announced as requiring a meeting of the scripholders to take place a meeting was convened in Exeter, at which 10,370 shares were in favour of proceeding, and 1,660 against such a course, leaving an assentingmajority of 8,710. But as an irregularity had taken place in the insertion of the advertisements they were obliged to convene the present meeting. The Bristol and Exeter Company had agreed, as soon as they obtained their Bill, to take the line, and pay them 4 per cent. upon their paid-up capital and calls, and to be subject to an increase at the following rates per .cent. when the Bristol and Exeter received 9 per cent., 5 when - they receive 10, 6 when they receive 11, &c. The money already paid for expenses amounted to 6,949/. 125.11 d., and he believed that the total amount of expenditure, in cluding the present liabilities, would not exceed 10,0001., or about 10s. per share. Their money in hand was about 49,8601. The Bideford branch had been lost in the House of Lords, and they therefore considered that they would not require as large an amount paid up as the estimated capital, which was 533,0001. The whole number of shares were 26,630, and those allotted amounted to 23,000 ; and out of these 23,000 shares, 20,725 had been paid up upon. The CMAIRMAN then put a resolution, to the effect that it was -the opinion of the meeting that the Bill should be pro ceeded with. - Mr. FITZPATRICK seconded the resolution. The votes were then taken, when there appeared— For going on Against Bfajority The meeting then separated. The picture of Miss Foote, painted twenty years ac,o by Clint, is still a most admirable present likeness of the Coun• tess of Harrington. The portraits of Liston and Bannister, by the same master, are wonderful likenesses of these talente . actors. This little collection is rich in its portraits, an would form an:admirable outline for the Duke . of Devonshire or the Baron de Rothschild, to fill up with something still mare recherche ; and we are told it is more than probable the magnificent picture of the Kemble family will shortly be subject to the competition and uncertainty of an approaching sale, as well as a scene from the "Clandestine Marriage," a beautiful picture from "King John," a scene from "No Song no Supper," and also one from "New Way to Pay Old Debts," with Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach. CAPTAIN STIIRT'S EXPLORING PARTY. —ln telligence has been received at Adelaide, South Australia, from Mr. Pierse's party, which was on its return to Captain Sturt with supplies. The letters are dated November 14, and they were then at a distance of 350 miles from Adelaide, and had not been visited with a shower from the day of their departure. They Lad fallen in with an overland party, 21 in number, so much distressed from the exhaustion of their provisions that they had killed some of their own beasts for subsistence. I This party had lost between 200 and 800 head of cattle, out of about double the number with which they started from the pasturage of New South Wales. The number of wild cattle in the interior of New South Wales, the descendants of estrays from the herds of settlers, would appear to be countless; Mr. Pierse's party had met with innumerable herds in the highest possible condition. The writer of one letter says that millions, rather than thousands, would most adequately convey an idea of the vast numbers of these cattle, who must have had the advantages of some extensive, rich, and uninterrupted pasture. THE QUEEN'S BIRTS:DAY.--The following order, re _ _ lative to the observance of the day appointed for the cele bration of her Majesty's birth-day, has been issued by corn mand of the Lord Chancellor :—" Whereas by the tenth o the general orders of this court, of the Bth of May, 1845, it is provided that the Lord Chancellor may from time to time, by special order, direct the offices to be closed on days other than those mentioned in the fifth of the same orders. And whereas Tuesday, the 9thof June instant, has been appointed for the celebration of the anniversary of her Majesty's birth day ; and such event has heretofore been observed as a general holiday in the several offices of this court. His Lordship doth, therefore, order that the several offices of this court be closed en Tuesday, the 9th of June instant.—S. Comm, itegistrar." The Duke of Cambridge will preside at the centenary dinner of the Lock Hospital and Asylum, at the London Tavern, on Friday, the 17th instant. TURKEY CARPETS.—The following - minute has been issued by the Commissioners of the Customs :—Doubts having been entertertained whether Turkey carpets are free of duty, or liable to the duty of ten per cent. ad valorem, as " Woollen Articles or Manufactures of Wool, ice., wholly or in part made up, not otherwise charged with duty," nuclei the Resolutions of the House of Commons, transmitted it the order of the Lords of the Treasury, dated the 18th of March last, and their Lordships having expressed their con currence in the opinion of the Board, that Turkey carpets are liable to such duty :—Ordered, that Turkey carpets anc, also cotton fringe, and all other articles of woollen of cotton manufacture, wholly or in part made up, not other. wise charged with duty, be charged with the - duty of 10 pe: cent. ad valorem, and the officers at the port of London, ant' at the outports of the kingdom, are to govern themselves it the matter in future accordingly. THE STATE AND PROSPECTS OF THE POTATO CRor.— The season being now sufficiently far advanced to enabh farmers to judge of the state of the potato crop, we hay( syahosiurrkepsphlyi been enabled to obtain such information as goes to show that although in some districts a partial failure has taken place the generel aspect of the plant is of a promising character In Warwickshire, where the disease was severely felt last year, there have been no blanks worth notice. In Derby a Lt i h n o e t n s d, cropo n e and never i a n r ktehtwe chieflyor epotatoam depends for 0 , o a tnh r e ew n h o i therer eo,f esculent,emh mthcomplaints, 1h eal health'. appearance. From the accounts in the Scotch papers, it would seem that no trace o f th e di sease has manifested wif although it was feared that the seed was in some cases con siderably damaged, and put into the ground without mud hope that it would spring freely. THE PORTUGUESE AllNisTnv.—Accounts have bet-I received in Paris from Lisbon, through Spain, dated the 21s ult. They state that the Duke de Palmella had partly sue ceedei in forming a Cabinet. M. de Palmella, Presidento the Council, takes ad interim the portfolios and finances. Th Duke de Terceira is Minister of War, and the Marquis e Saida:the, Minister of Foreign Affairs. ROYAL BOTANICAL SOCIETY.—The second exhibition of plants and flowers of the above intellectual institution took place in the society's grounds, in the Regent's-park, on Wed nesday afternoon. The assemblage of rank and fashion was more than usually numerous, the number of ladies most ele gantly attired being perhaps greater than on any similar oecaston. The brilliancy of the day may in some measure account for this, but there is but little doubt still more is due to the success which was attendant upon the society's last display. There existed one inconvenience, however, consequent upon the great influx of patrons, which had its origin in the inability of those entrusted with the disburse ment of refreshments to supply one tithe of the urgent calls upon their sympathies. This, and the want of an efficient system at the entrance, which needs but to be alluded to for its remedy, were but small per contras against a very large amount of actual instruction and refined delight. Two military bands, now here and now there, amidst the shrub beries, played, in a finished and careful style, several of the most admired overtures and airs, while a large body of police acted as a corps of direction in preventing con fusion. The following prizes stood most prominent , For calceolarias (amateur), Mr. Wright, gardener to the Ho nourable Mr. Rushart, Wanstead, the first prize ; the second to Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea. Mr. Kendall, of Stoke Newington, carried away the prize for fuchsias, and Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, was equally fortuate in his selection of pelargoriums. In the latter and other geraniums, Mr. Gaines, of Battersea, again excelled, and was followed close by Mr. Parker, of Roehampten, who likewise became a prize holder. The roses were espec iall y attractive, and reflected g reat credit on the successful comp etitors: Messrs. Lane and Sons, Berkhampstead ; Mr. Francis, of Hertford; and Mr. Bettridge, Milton-hill, Bucks. Mr. Green, the gardener to Sir Edward Antrobus, Bart., of Cheam, obtained the first distinction for the azalias grown by him; and Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, of Wandsworth, the same for his col lection of orchidaceas, is; which honour Mr. Rae, gardener to J. G. Bland, of Streatham, in part shared. The cape heaths, which appear year by year to acquire greater beauty, were abundant, but the finest of them were those of Mr. Ryle, the gardener of Miss Trail!, of Bromley, who deservedly took the first place. There were likewise a whole catalogue of other floral excellencies, the extent of which alone precludes a ' more lengthy notice. U 41 , 475 -1 1 ( set fi h.7,;,-; it 4 'A-- -- _:;-_ , :,-. ,--.1 ~'.,-.';--..'• , THE NAVY. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OFFICERS APPOINTED T0416'44 1 RATE COMMANDS DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH, SPECIFYING THE COZIMAND TO WHICH APPOINTED, AND THE RECOMMENDATORY SERVICES OF THE OFFICER. Austin, Captain Horatio T., C. 8., to the St. Vincent, 120, to superintend the machinery of the steam squadron of evolution—Commanded the Cyclops steam frigate at the capture of St. Jean d'Acre, and has made steam machinery as applied to navigation his particular study. Brown, Commander Charles F., to command the Osprey, vice Patten, suspended—Served as lieutenant in the Asia during all the operations on the coast of Syria, including the capture of St. Jean d'Acre. Drew, Captain Andrew, to be naval storekeeper and Admiralty agent at the Cape o f G oo d H ope , v i a B reaks, dc ceased—W as midshipman of the Eurotas in the gallant action with the Clorinde in 1814 ; when senior lieutenant of the Thetis commanded the seamen and marines landed to act against the Ashantces in 1823, and when employed in Canada during the rebellion was mainly instrumental in the capture and destruction of the Caroline steamer. The appointment of a post cap tain to be a naval storekeeper has given rise to much heart-burning among the pursers. Dyke, Commander Peelle Hart, to command the Flying Fish, vice Harris, invalided—Flea principally served in the West Indies and coast of Africa. Is son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Bart. • Elliot, Captain George, to command the Eurydice— Has principally served in the East Indies and South America, and recently commanded the same vessel fur nearly three years in the West Indies Is the son of Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, the constructor of the Eurydice. . Lowe, Commander Gower, to command the Crocodile —Was actively employed against the pirates in the Straits of Malacca, and was promoted to his present rank in 1840, for his servicss as senior lieutenant of the Revenge, at the capture of St. Jean d'Acre. Luen, Commander John, to command the Virago — Was midshipman of the Phcebe frigate in the action with, and capture of, the American frigate Essex, and served in the boats of the Revolutionaire at the capture of several pirates in the Mediterranean. Maxwell, Captain John 8., to commission the Dido— Has been actively employed in command of cruisers on the West India station, where he captured several slavers. Is the son of the late gallant and distinguished Sir Murray Maxwell. Shepherd, Captain John, to command the St. Vincent, 120—Has served in all quarters of the globe,-and re cently, commanded the Sparrowhawk on the South American station. _ _ _ -- - Stanley, Captain Owen, to commission the Rattlesnake surveying vessel—ls a scientific officer of- considerable distinction. Was astrologist in the Terror in Sir George Back's expedition in 1836-7. Is a son of the Bishop of Norwich. Symonds, Captain T. M. C., to commission the Spar tan—Has served in the East and West Indies, and recently commanded the Rover,- on the latter station. Is a son of Sir William Symonds, surveyor of the navy. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE OB TAINED PROMOTION DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH, SPECIFYING THE SENIORITY 'OF THE OFFICER'S PRE.. VIOUS RANH, HIS RECOMMENDATORY SERVICES, AND THE RANK TO WHICH PROMOTED. Browne, Lord John, to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passe d in 1843—Has served in cruisers in the West Indies, and been employed on surveying service in the Mediterranean. Is a son'of the Marquis of Sligo. Bruce, Thomas C., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in 1841—Was actively employed on the coast of Syria during all the recent operations there, including the capture of St. Jean d'Acre. Cerjat, C. T. W. G., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in -1840—Was in the . Firebrand (of corbet, John, to to River the r P a l n a k te. of which vess e l h e i s now act i ng l i eutenant) in the recent operations lieutenant, for which he passed in 1840—Was midshipman of the Carysfort during all the operations on the coast of Syria, including the capture of St. JeAn d'Acre.. Darnell, Philip %\T., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in 1843-- Was midshipman of the Hazard throughout all the operations on the coast of Syria. Egerton, Francis, to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed is 1845—Son of Lord Francis Egerton. Hart, Thomas, to the rank of master, for which he passed in 1832, having been nearly 14 years in a sub ordinate rank, during the greater part of _ which time he has been actively employed in all parts of the globe. Hood, William IL, to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in 1840—Was strongly recommended by the comptroller-general of the coast guard, for his long anti excellent services in that department. Ilornby, Frederick J., to the rank of lieutenant, for Which he passed in 1841—At present serving on board the Terror, in Sir John Franklin's expedition to the Arctic regions. ri•Gregor, Charles G., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in 1840 ; at , present noting-lieutenant of the America, on the South A merican station. Munday, Meynell 11. M., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he pissi..d in 1843. Nevin, Commander William, to the rank of captain— Was made a lieutenant in 1816, and commander in 1825 —Was promoted to his pre:qlit rank on paying off the Serpent A.om the East Ithiia station. Osborne, Sherrard, to the rank of lieutenant, , for which he pawed in 1843-Served in the Hyacit,th and Columbine sloops during the whole period of Lostility with China. Otway, Commander Sir George, Bart., to the rank of captain—Was made a lieutenant in 1838, and a com • mander in 1841, and was promoted to his present on the demise of his gallant father, Sir Robert Otway. Parish, John E., to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed in 1842. Parker Ilyd s, to the rank of lieutenant, for which he passed but a few days previous to his promotion. Prettynian, Lieutenant William, to the rank of coma mander—Was a lieutenant of twenty-three years' stand ing, and while recently in command of the Lucifer and Comet steam• vessels, rendered very efficient service. under trying and difficult circumstances. Smith, Lieutenant John to the rank of com• mander—Was promoted to the rank of lieutenant for his services on the coast of Syria and at the capture of St. Jean d'Acre, and to his present rank at the dying request of Commodore Jones, and in consideration of his valuable services as first-lieutenant of the Fenelope during the whole time of the commodore's illness on the coast. Tatham, Lieutenant Edward, to the rank of com mander—Was made a lieutenant in 1838, and was pro moted to his present rank chiefly for his gallantry in saving the life of a marine, who fell overboard in the Med way. Twigs, Lieutenant R. W., to the rank of commander —Was made a lieutenant in 1829, having previously served seventeen years in a subordinate rank. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.— Loss or Two LIVES.— (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)—I send you the particulars of a serious accident that occurred yesterday near Howick terrace, Westminster, attended with loss of life. There is a large sewer nearly opposite this house—a public thorough fare—which runs through Messrs. Elliott's brewery, and at this point it is quite exposed—no covering or rail whatever. It appears that three young children, belonging to a poor man named Whitehouse, a coalheaver, were amusing them selves on the banks by catching corks that came from the brewery, when they all fell in,' A lad, only eight years of age, immediately plunged in and brought one on shore. but , life was extinct, the water being only about two feet deep. Another of the sufferers was got out in an exhausted state. and taken to the hospital, but has since died. The body of the third has not yet been found. So many accidents have occurred at this spot lately, that it is most disgraceful on the part of the authorities that something has not been done to prevent them. MlL ts serving floTlAl oßwifinO g F o F ffi le ce n r n s Sofrorneglireni.L.—CHAT in India HAM, .JUNE 3 ... —The been selected fromicff thefor ePmrob,airskioantioolnßinatttiaieliosiniipbsytaUkoelioltiel Thomas Weare, u p for the presen t season for the conveyance of troops for tbd Frederickn \v.vp. .G. D. Cassidy,L ist LieutenantLllieutite n n l t v B . 1 i s presidency of Bengal and Bombay :—Those for Bengal are, Ensign a Lieuten an t tai N n V eY ad W dic al o s n h ib e eFerry, En sign H . Browne, the 9th Foot Ensign C. W. Loinsworth, and Ensign S. •B. M. Skinner ; 10th Foot—Lieutenant M. Grove .A.lansell, Lieutenant IL M‘Manus Sall, Ensi gn P. B rowne L uca::, E ns i gn C. R. Ber l, ley Calcott, Ensign J. C. Goodfellow, and Ensign R. Beni N . Travers; 21st Royal North British Fusileers—Lieutenan t John Watson, Ensign M. MGregor, and Ensign C. B. IL.- veney ; 29th Regiment —Ensign C. H. Levinge, Ensi gn J. c a p t John ain . n o and Verner, Ensi Lieutenant R. S. Henderson, and E nsi g n W. L. D. S mi t h ; 50 th Queen's J. li.Pag 2 A. Robertson, Ensign H. F. H. P ar k er , E ns i gn A. J. 5 0 3 w d -n—C izeg ap im ta e in nt Ja mes Johnston, and Ensign F. Cleeves ; Glst Regiment—En sign R. Greig ; 62d Regiment—Major H. Astier, Flt:- sign R. A. Wood ; 80th Regiment—Lieutenant W. H. Candler, and Ensign the Hon. J. H. Brown ; 94th Regiment—Ensign G. C. Pemberton ; 98th Regiment—Car. tam C. R. Ilderton, with Lieutenant F. Grantham, Lieu tenant G. N. Bredin, and Lieutenant R. J. Hughes. And those for Bombay are, the 22d Regiment—Captain T. Ches. ter, Lieutenant W. Mayne, Ensign A. J. B. L. Butt, and Assistant-Surgeon J. P. Moline ; 28th Regiment—Captain M. Andrews, Lieutenant G. Burrell, Ensign B. J. Lenno x , and Ensign P. H. P. Aplin; and 78 t h Highlanders—Ensign R. Gilimore and Ensign R. Bogle. The whole of the above are expected to embark in the course of the present month, as they are to hold themselves in readiness to proceed with their respective corps. DARING OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.—On WedneldaX information was circulated throughout the police districts of the committal of the following daring outrage and robbery Between nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon, two men went into the shop of Mr. May, hosier, &c., No. 5, Moor gate-street, City, and asked to look at some satin handker chiefs. A box full was accordingly shown them, and while one appeared to examine them, he suddenly threw a quantity of cayenne pepper into the eves of the ahopman, which completely blinded him and caused him t he utmost torture. The other, at the same moment, darted out of the shop with a tin cash box, containing about 60/. in notes. gold, and silver, and a cheque drawn on the Union Bank of London , and he was quickly followed by his companion. The payment of the cheque has been stopped. One of the thieves is des cribed as being about twenty years of age, live feet seven inches high, very dark hair and complexion, dressed in a cor ded shooting jacket, with large pock e ts, and wore a cap very dirty and bad. 'I he other is about twentv.five years of age, five feet nine inches high, rather dark hair, and dresse.i in a Taglioni coat, with pockets in front, dark vest and trow sers, and of respectable appearance. FOLKESTONE.—Mr. Charles Heyward, landing waiter , at the port of Londo n , h as b een a ppointed to the office 01 comptroller and principal landing waiter at Folkestone. V ERSAILLES SPRLNG MEETING.—These races will take place next Sunday, and the succeeding one, on the Plaiee de Satory. The following events are to be decided the first day :—The Versailles Plate of 1,2001.; t he Minister of Coro - merce Plate of 1,500 f. ; the Orleans Plate of 1,000 f.; and the Handicap of 5,000 f. M. Lariviere has been charged by the King of the French to paint a portrait of Ibrahim Pacha. On leaving the Tuileries yesterday the King's car riage ran again st one of the stone costs with such violence that the axletree was broken. The King and Queen, antl ano ther person who was with them in the carriage, receivpd no injury.—Galignani of Tuesday. N k: e ‘N" SI At a