The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

DETRUCTION OF LAGOS. _ Oa Monday we published 9. detailed account of the cap ture. and destruction of thn town of the slave king Kosoko. The following is the official report of Commo dore Bruce on that transaction, together with a list of the killed and wounded, published in the London Gazette of last evening Penelope, off Lagos, Jan. 2,1852. Sir.—l have the honour to report, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that their Lordships' instructions of the 14th October, and the wishes of her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as far as respects Lego*. have been most faith fully fulfilled by the expulsion of the slave-dealing chief, Kosoko, and his people, the utter destruction of his town, and the establishment of the friendly chief Akitoye, with his followers, in the seat of power at Lagos. By my letter No. 216, of 1851, their Lordships are aware that Kosoko very recently rejected the proffered friendship of England, and that he opposed with fire and sword the approach of a flag of truce proceeding to his seat of government with Mr. Consul Beecroft, who offered to negotiate and to advise with him, and who was merely attended by an escort of armed boats, scarcely or probinmatically sufficient for his personal safety among savages. I therefore determined to send a strong and well or ganized force, to punish this refractory chief, and having, through the untiring energy and exertions of Mr. Beecroft, procured the attendance of Akitoye, and nearly five hundred of his followers near the scene of action, f7ady to take advantage of a clear sweep when we should make it, I concerted measures with Captain Lewis Jones, of the Sampson, and Captain Henry Lyster, of this ship, who both were volunteers on the occasion, and entrusted the detail and execution of Vie service to Captain Jones, seconded by Captain Lyster, and their Lordships will see, from the accompanying reports, the complete success with which the enterprise has been crowned. I am at a loss to do justice to the chivalrous bearing and devoted bravery of these two officers. Captain Jones, who, commanding the expedition, was no_less conspicuous for his gallantry and firmness than for his judgment and energy; and Captain Lyster, who, finding himself, by unavoidable circumstances, exposed in the Tenzer to be summarily destroyed by the enemy's guns, made a noble rush into the midst of armed men on shore, and with his undaunted followers spiked the obnoxious guns, and turned the fortunes of the day at that point. It is to be borne in mind that our people could expect no quarter, nor did they get any. I should eome short of my duty did I not bring before the notice of their Lordships the ardent and devoted gallantry exhibited during this very severe affair by officers and men. The responsible part which Captain Lyster filled cost him a severe wound, happily not dan gerous. Commander Hillyar of this ship, who charged with him, is severely bat not dangerously wounded. .Lieuts. Edward Marshall and F. D. Rich, each in com mand of the paddle-box beat, exhibited heroism and firmness never surpassed. Lieut. John Corbett, in com mand of Mr. Beecroft's iron boats, with rockets, with i ,his own hands spiked the guns, recsivitng a shot in his arm after doing so, and had five severe wounds before the affray ended. Lieut. Williamson, R.M.A., was dangerously wounded, and Mr. Frederick Fletcher, midshipman com manding one of the cutters appointed to guard the boats when on Alen, defended them to the last, and fell with two balls in his forehead. With the other division Lieut. Saumarez, of the Sampson, received a dangerous wound while encouraging his men; and Mr. Richards, midship man of that ship, got his death wound. The conduct of Lieutenant Patey, commanding the Bloodhound,. and Lieut. Larkin, commanding the Teazer, and the success attending their efforts, is beyond all praise; besides their annihilating fire, their yeas, is were a rallying point for the respective divisions of boats, and were conspicuously instrumental in the attainment of victory, reflecting in finite credit on ell belonging to them. Commander Coote of the Volcano, and Commander Gardner of the Waberwitcb, with their detachments, contributed, as soon as they arrived, to the labours of the hour with an energy and zeal well worthy of them. Nothing could exceed the devotion of the officers of the medical staff to the exigencies of the day. Mr. Richard Carpenter, surgeon, Mr. Walling, and Mr. Sproule, assistant surgeons of this ship; Doctor Bar clay, acting-surgeon of the Sealark, and Mr. Morgan and Mr. Teraina', assistant-surgeons of the Sampson. Wherever a man was struck in the boats, a medical officer was immediately by his side, setting their own lives at nought when compared with the wants of their brave companions in arms. Mr. Walling and Mr. Sproule landed at the charge, with their comrades, under Cap tain Lyster. _ Mr. Beecroft during all these operations was on board the Bloodhound, and gave every assistance that his advice and experience could afford. I cannot withhold the expression of my regret for the very severe loss which has attended this achievement, but in which I trust their Lordships will feel that the dignity of England has been asserted, and the honour of the fin gloriously sustained. The enclosures with this dispatch will afford all further information.—l have, Ssc.,__ R. W. BRUCE, Commodore and Commander-in-Chief. The Secretary of the Admiralty. (Signed) List of Officers, Seamen, and Marines, and Kroomen, belonging to her Msjesty's snip Penelope, killed and wounded at Lagoa, on the 26tH December, 1851, to spiking the pia* to protect the 'lrian, then aground: KILLED. Mr. F. R. Fletcher, midshipman, shot through the head. John M•Dunald, A. 8., shot through the head. W. Laws, capt. foretop, shot through the orbit. Frederick Hunn, armourer, shot through the brain. Thomas Sutton, cipt. forecastle, soot through the brain. James Webb, gunner's mate, shot through th.. abdomen. Thomas I) svis, A. 8., shot through the andemm. Samuel Pitt, stoker, shoc, thrtu g h :he head. Benjamin Tracey, stoker, killed on shore. Rd. Peacock, stoker, killed on shore. Francis Bone, marine, shot through the brain. Thomas Nonely, marine, shot through the brain. Wm. Wilson, supy. do., shot through the brain. King George, krooman, shot through the heart. WOUNDED. IrOary Lyster, captain, severely. C. F. Flillyar, commander, severely. John Corbett, lieut., very severely. J. W. C. Williams, firer, lieut. of marines, severely. H. M. Gilham, mastees-assist., dangerously—died sub sequently. H. A. Dewar, gunner, slightly. James Blight, boatswain, slightly. Henry Hubigins, ordy., severely. Valentine Walter, cspt. forecastle, dangerously: George Strong, boatswain's mate, slightly. Henry Keemer, A. 8., severely. Pet - or Coleman, capt. foretop, severely. James Markham, ordy., severely. George Day, capt. coxswain, severely. William Wier, boatswain's mate, severely. Trios. Stephenson, 2d el. only., severely. Hy. h 4. Davis, A. 8., severely. Henry Laws, A. 8., severely. Joseph Bronker, ordy., severely. George. Cos, 2d class ordy., severely. William Walters, A. 8., severely. Richard Wisdom, A. 8., severely. George Bulley, A. 8., slightly. William Rice, ordinary, slightly. William Render, captain maintop, slightly. Henry Harrison, swill:stoker's crew, slightly. Alex. Rutter, coxswain launch, severely. John Murphy, A. 8., severely. William Smith, captain maintop, severely. William Hayes, ordinary, severely. William v Aldred, qu a rt er - mas t er , s li g h t l y. illiam Windsor, gunner's mate, slightly. Charles Whitcomb, stoker, severely. Robert William, stoker, slightly. James Fullerton, leading stoker, dangerously. William Marshall, stok e r, severely. John Uakley, b oy, Ist class , dang erously. Thomas Saunders, sapy. severely. Thomas Rose, boy, ist class, slightly. Richard Cock, b ov 1 Richard Cooks, boy,'Ltst class, - severely. lass, slightly. lv G. Ben. Infrel, boy, tat supl"-Y•talf4. 111 Y• David Berry, boy, 24 c l as e s ass l ! , s ightly . . George Peters, gunner Geo. Glen, fifer, slifeAtly. &lel Marine Artillery, slightly. W. Wainford, gunv.er, Roy a l M arina Artillery, severely. W, BovingeLn, Wanner, Royal Marine Ant - I lery,dan gerously. Wm. BottUS, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, dan gerous, y William C~a~e• . unner, Royal Marine Artillsry, severely. - Edwar C r issily.gunn e r. Ro y al MArin=Ariii ,, ry,sevo.els. el ' or ge Lscey. gui , nsr, Mrs rue Artil ler Jot As Br ow n, bombardier , se v erely. y, se ve, „ Asert Wood, gunner, Royal Marine A rtillEry. ,re verely. ne Artillery, 2.a:tri r. David fl ar li c k , gunne r, Royal se verely. Georgo Ma ggs , sergeant, s lightly. is-njamin Ltvt-rpool, krooman, dangerously. Tcm. Toby. krooman, severely. Tom Peter, krooman, slightly. Tom Bessman, krooman, J. 31 George, krooman, slightly. Abin. Dennis, krooman, severely. Tom Barber, krooman, Wiley , ly. Approved, U. LYSTER, Captain. RICHD. CARPENTER, Surgeon, H.M.S. Penel o p e. Total killed l4 Total wounded Total wounded in Teazer 2 78 LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN WOUNDED BELONGING TO H. M STEAMER TEAZER (TENDER To PENELOPE), AT LAGuS. 27TH DECEMBER, 1851. Mr. G. E. Howell, gunner, 3rd class, very danger ously. John Yates, A. 8., slightly. (Signed) R. CARPENTER, Surgeon to H.M.S. Penelope. Approved, H. LYSTER, Captain. LIST OF OFFICERS, SEAMEN, MARINES, AND EROOMEN, B ELONGING TO HM. S., SAMPSON, KILLED AND VOURDED AT LAGOS, ON DEC. 26, 1851. Thos. Stuinar,z, lieu-. R.N , shot through right thigh. Thos. Richards, mid,hipmen, shot through braio— since dead. Ben. Harding, Cerporat, *trine Artillery shot through left te mp l e. , Geo. Yule, Marine Artillery, shot through 'FA thigh. James Wade, Marine Artillery, shot t h rough lel t wrist. Thomas Kirkpatrick, Marine Artillery, shot through right band. h Martin,' Marine Artillery, shot through right thigh. ordinary seaman, wound of ring finger, kit hand. P. Rowe, captain maintop, wound of left P. Foote, A. 13, wound of left hip. THE SUN, Joseph Williams, captain foretop, wound of forehead. John Jumbo, kroomao, Around of righr, shoulder. Total killed ... 1 Total wounded 11 —l2 (Signed) ►SAMUEL DONNELLY, surgeon. Approved (Signed) LEWIS T. JONES, Captain. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re• eeipts of the principal French Railways :-- NORTHERN.—From Jan. 29 to Feb 4 Passengers, 185.123 t.; goods, 257.407 f.; total, 442 530 f. ROUEN.—From Feb. 1 to Feb. 7: Passengers, 56,517 t.; goods, 91.180 f.; total, 147,6 97 f. HIVRE.—From Feb. 1 to Feb. 7: Passengers, 20,4701.; goods. 37,779 f. ; total 58.249 f. ORLEANS.—From Feb. 2 to Feb. 8: Passengers, 61.4291. ; goods, 132 9161.; total, 194,3451. BORDEAUX.—From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2: Passengers. 40.051 t.; goods, 68,0401.; total, 108,0911. VIERZON —From Feb. 2 to Ft b. 8: Passengers, 25,915 f ; goods, 52,372 f.; total, 78.297 f. NANTES.—From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers, 24,044 f.; goods, 26,5061.; total, 50,550 f. STRASBURG —From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers, 81,353 f.; goods, 108,989 E; total, 190,3421. BALE.—From Jan. 26 to Fab. 1 : Passengers, 17,413 f.; goods, 28,2191.; total, 45,632 f. MONTEREAIL—From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers, 7,848 f. ; goods, 14,0871.; total, 21.9351. L'roNs.—From Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 : Passengers, 156,158 f.; goods. 105,952 f.; t0ta1,262,110f. CUARTRES.—From Fee. 2 to Feb. 8: Passengers, 19,4821.; good., 24.6291.; total, 44.1111. SCULPTURED STONES with BRUDDISTI CAL CLIARACTEIIS in SCOTLAND. The Spalding Club are commendably engaged in the preservation of authentic records of the many curious and Extremell ancient sculptures on stones in the north of Scotlaud. Drawings and lithographs have already been collected relative to fifty of them. At a recent meeting, the Secretary, Mr. Stuart, stated that he had transmitted a copy or the engraving of one of these stones—that at Newton, in Gerioch—to Lieutenant- Colonel Sykes, who took the trouble to obtain tae re port of Mr. Norris, one of the secretaries of the Royal Asiatic Society. They concurred in opinion that about tea of the characters of the inscription were absolutely identical with those of the ancient Lat alphabet of the Bhuddists, one of the oldest Brahminical alphabets in India! It is said to be a curious cireunastance that a greater number of the ancient vegetable and animal ac companiments of civilized life are to be found concen trated in Thibet, the seat of the Buddhist pope or god— the Llama—than elsewhere throughout the known world, and it may hence be reasonably concluded that Thibet was a common centre whence they were dis tributed, probably along with some emigrant races, throughout the continents of Europe and Asia and their adjacent isles. A recent writer has hit upon an idea closely akin to this in the suggestion, which he works our, that a great exodus of Buddhists took place from India, by Affghanistan, when the Brahminical sect over came the Buddhistical, and that the expelled sect colo nized Greece, Italy, Egypt. &c., by Buddhist propaganda, who spoke of the empire whence they came. we presume, as a celestial one, as well as of their Llama as its supreme god, Zeus, or Jupiter. It will, therefore, bear curiously on such ideas, if it he found that there are Buddhist traces in the extreme antiquity even of our own little " isle of the sea."— Builder. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Feb. 17.) SI:IC/A.—To-day there was a large and general home trade demand for West India Sugar • the rates obtained were fully equal to those of Friday for all qualities. Operations amounted to 900 hhds, &c., including at auction 181 hhds 19 tres Barbadoes, which sold at full prices, fine yellow at 383 6d to 403, good 353 61 to 383, mid to good mid 32s to 35., and common 30s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt. REEINED.—To-day refined Sugar was in great demand for home trade purposes', and stiffer rates were obtained, brown Lumps selling at 44s 6d to 45s per owt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of 4,600 bags Ilauritin4 Sugar went off freely at fully fu+mer rates; fine ye low realisPd 359 to 369 6d, mid to good 31s to 34s 6J, ord 299 6.1 to 30s 6 , i, low brown 23s 6d to 24s 6), better sorts 25s to 295, and low to good grey 278 to 33,. EAT INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal was in active demand, and 6,700 bags at auction sold at full rates; Benares good to fine realised 343 to 36s 6d, other sorts 132 s to 33i 6d, damp and washed 31s to 355, mid and good grainy yellow 34s to 36s 6d; Mauritius sorts, mid to good 293 to 31s, inferior 27s to 28s 6d, soft yellow 24s 6d to 275, and Khaur 22s 61 to 245. Of Madras 1,300 bags were disposed of at last week's rate,; soft brown realised 22s 61 to 245, yellow ditto 25s to 27s 6d, and Mauritius sorts 285 to 325. A public sale of 387 bags and 83 cases Penang went at 25s to 28s for low to good soft yellow. FOREIG;L—To day several parcels of Foreign Sugar were so ld privately at full previous rates, y« how Ha vaunah from 324 to 35i per ow; being moat in request. N o ne was ulf.ten a, auction. MOLASSES —For West India there are still many buyers. tie parcels sold were—Antigua at 136 6(1, St. Vincents 123 6d. and other sorts at Ils 61 to 12s per cwt. F, om the lowest point of the market there is an advance of Is 6d. Mauritius in good at 10s 6:1 to Its, and with few sellers. Sales in Cuba and Porto Rico male at 12s 6d to 13s. Honey has been much in re quest, low to tine J,imaica selling at from 383 to 545. i n r atna ri n ii s operations hare been upon a lim►ted scale; West India can be obtained at from 20s to arid E ,st India 6s to 10, pt-r cwt. COFFEE.— l'u-day operations were to a fair extent privately in Native Ceylon, and rates ruled firm at from 383 6d to 39s 6J for good to superior quality. Plantation Ceylon met with more attention, and realized fully previous v,luations. At auction 104 casks 180 bags were nearly all sold, choice went at 703 to 72.4 fine 613 61 to 66i 6d, fine fine ord to low 403 to 493, ord to fine ord 423 6d to 445; sorts from 48s to 52s are most in demand. Ot Nltdras 60 bags re4l z• - d 36s 6'l for common unclean. 22 casks Jamaica were taken in, •fine at 80s, fine fine ord 45s 6d to 48::. 117 cases Tellicherry, mid 52s to 54, good ord 465. 90 bags com a= Malabar 38 s; but 85 hsgs Costa Rum sold at 39s to 41s for g o od to fine fine ord. TEL—Only limited transactions havo taken place in Cougou, and supply remains plentiful; prices are risther lower for better kinds; but previous terms are sustained for inferior. Sellers are willing to accept for low/ qua lity at 7d to 7d, good common 8d to Bid; blackish leaf 9d to 10fr I; fine and Pekoe kinds lldto is sd. Oolong can be obtained at a small decline; dealers, however, are unwilling to do business ; com mon to mid is offered at 8d to 10d, et nd good to fine 11d to is 3d. Previous terms are riot main tained for Souchong, limited parcels having been sold at lid to is 61 for good to fine, and interior 8d to 10d. Fur Pouchong the demand is not better, rates however remain at 4d to 6d. For Green the market remains inactive, and supply tar exceeds dealers' want!; prices are still receding for better qualities; for inferior, however, they are generally supported. The terms acceded to are as follow:—Hyson, common to mid la to Is 2d, good to fine is 3d to 2s, choice 2s 2d to Is 7d; Young Llyson, common 10d to lid, mid to good Is to is 7d, flue is 8d to 2s 3 1; Imperial, Canton 10d to is; Hyson kind is id to 2s 2d; Gunpowder, Canton 8d to is; Hyson sort, low to mid Is Id to to la 6,1. bet ter kinds la 7d to 3, 31, Twankay 9d to Is; Hyson skin 7d to le, and Caper 81 to is 4d. Scented Orange Pekoe is rather cheaper, but several parcels hive been sold, good to fine is to is 7d, low to mid 8d to ltd. Flowery Pekoe has been purchased with reluctance; fine and choice at is 8d to 2s Bd, and low to good is to is 6d. RICE.—To-dly the private operations in Rice were small, and in some cases rather lower rates were taken. None was submitted to public sale, but parcels are du. Glared. SPIRITS.—The demand is good for Leeward Isle.nd Rum, and supply being small holders are enabled to obtain is sid to is 6d proof. There are several buyers of East Indies at Is 4d to is 41d, and few parcels are on offer. A goal de mand exists for Demerara at from 2s Id to 2s 4d for 30 to 42 .)ver proof. Or Jamaica many parcels ha ve bee❑ sold. The rates taken for fine and choice au arks 34 to 38 over proof are from 3s to 4.s good 30 tc, 35 over 23 6d to 3s 10d, mid to good mid . r 2s 4d to 23 61, and low 276 to 303 over 23 23 to 2 34. Brandy—Cognac. best bra2.d3 of the vintage •,f 1851 at 4s 2d to 41.41, 1850 ditto 43 5:1 to 43 7d, 1f349 di:to 43 94 to 43 11./, 1848 ditto 53 3 1 to 53 sd, older 53 6d to 63 6.1, low to mid 23 84 to 43, and Boutdtauz 2s to 2s 3d. Br , i:sh made Spirit 93 lld to 103 nett cash. Gin 83 61 for 22, and at 93 for 17 under proof. tio'aeva is 81 to 13 91. and tine is 101 to 2s. COCHINEAL.—ThIa afternoon Cochineal met with little at,eetion, and p rev i ous ra t es were barely supported.Ot 155 bogs fididuras at auction aboar, one-half sold; black at trom 4s to 4s 6d for g o od t o fi ne , or di nary to middling as 4d to 3s 101 ; silv e r s , or di nar y to m iddli ng 3 6 to 3s 2d; 45 bags .11‘exican black taken in at 36 3d to 35 941 Per lb. ch l e ll st r : sh o t z b T e o-day during the progress of the sale 319 withdrawn. have tin withdrawn; 1,117 cheats (including 324 h as now pa J asec Passed. Of the total quantity which withdrawn, a n d lie sale (6,706 chests) 2,005 have been at a t t e 9 tion bought in, leaving 3,381 sold. This afternoon at from Is 8d to 35 0,1: 19 chests Kurpah I n di go so ld , 4 chests Pondicherry is 5d t o Guls 7d, and 10 sarong a e temala is 9d to 3s 8d per lb. RROVISIONs.—A b r i 3 l xr prevails for Irish demando4reCarlow, Clonwel, and butter; the rates obtained Waterford 67a to 745; Cork Kilkenny are 73s to 826, Nti . lee 62s to 645, Sligo l eurch • 76s to 795, Limerick 65s to 69 8 Th : s d 104 s to 64s to 70s. In good and slie 9fokrelgn hare been made. The beet Friezland realty' ases 1085, other sorts 748 to 983; Holland, i f , rior 645 to 70s ; Borch, fi ne ll 6 Os to 84s, 83 to 723 • and Leer 653 t 70s, interior 584 to 623; Hol,.tein, fine go . o .Groningen ditto 74s to 78s ; Elam 5 to 943, in inferier little is doing ; other sorts 74s to 30a; stubble Kiel 76s to 84e, fine 88 8 to 906. imports amounted to 6,900 casks for the past week. ' Best Etiglish sells freely; prices rule from 64s to 110:, and Fresh Os to ee s per d,zen pounds. In 13 icon purchases have been upon a limited scale; Irish, sneill mat is efferal a: 424 to 455, heavy c;tto 393 to 43i ; and Hamburgh 40s to 425; imports of Irish were 1,900 boles for the past week. Middle, less wanted; Irish can be obtained at 40s to 425, American bale 42s to 425, and tierce 40a to 41s. Barrelled provisions remain in good demand, with a firm market; Irish India Beef realised 107 s 6d to 1101 per tierc e , p r i me Mess 85s to 88s 6d. Irish India Pork 112 s 6d , an d M ess ditto 62s 6d to 685 61 per barrel. Hams are still dull of same, English and Irish can be obtained at 48a to 606; and a good business in Lard; Irish bladdered at 503 to 575, keg and firkin 45s to 50s Hamburgh from 46s to I 565, and American bladdered 523 to 545. In Cheese • sales are limited; Elam 35s to 424, Gouda 315 to 40s, Kanta 17s to 18s, arid American 345 to 365. Tau.ow.—There has been a further reduction for Russian on the spot, and only limited transactions have taken place; flue old yellow Candle can be obtained at 34a 6d to 34s 9.1, and new at 35i to 35s 3d per cwt. Operations are immaterial for delivery, with sellers at 345 9d for next two months and at 37s towards the close of the year. Home melted is cheaper, and 355 to 35s 6d is the value, net cash; a good business, however, has been concluded. Of other descriptions supply exceeds dealers' wants; prices continue to recede. Of Austra lian 430 ca,ks chiefly sold; Ox at 32s to 34s 6d, Mutton 34s to 35A; 560 pkgs South American, nearly all found buyers, at from 32s to 35s for low to fine; licks Grease at 28s 6d to 28s 9d; 84 ditto Horse Grease 23s to 27s 3d; and 8 cks East India Tallow 333 3d to 39s 6d per cwt. For auction 800 pkgs are declared. °m9.—Prices have further declined for Seal Oil; but at auction 10 tuna were all disposed of, pale and tinged at 301 to 301 15s, straw and brown 261 to 291. South ern low to fine can be obtained at from 31/ to 32/ 10s. Cod is not offered under 31/. Sperm—A public sale of 40 tuna went at 831 158 to 841 10s. Headmatter 86/ to 90/. For Olive there is a tree sale. Gallipoli realised 44/ to 45/; other sorts 421 10$ to 431109. Cocoa Nut has been purchased with caution, and there is a small reduction; of 170 casks Ceylon at auction, a part only sold at 32s to 338 per cwt. Linseed Oil is cheaper, limited operations having taken place at 25s 3d to 25s 6d for immediate delivery. Prices continue to decline for Rape Oil; many parcels, however, have been sold; brown at 294 6d, pale 30s to 308 6d, and Refined Foreign 31s to 31s 6d. A good demand exists for Palm, and fine realises 26s to 26s 6d. In Lard Oil sales are trifling at 47s to 484; Gin!? elly 30s to 308 6d per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Feb 17 , LORD CIIAMBER,LAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 16, 1852. Notice is Bert by given, tha• her liajesty w►ll hold Levees at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock :—Thursday, the 26th instant, and Wednes day, March 3. Regulations to be observed at the Queen's Levees, at St. James's Palace. The noblemen and gentlemen who purpose to attend her Majesty's Levees, at St. James's Palace, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names clearly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's Page in Attendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. _ _ _ Those Gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby informed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is to present them, should be sent into the Lord Chamber lain's-office, on the Tuesday previous to the Levee on the 26th of February instant, and (in the Monday pre vious to the Levee on the 3d of March next, on each day before twat lye o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her Ma jesty's command, that no presentation shall be made at the Levees but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly requested, that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there may be no difficulty in announcing them to the Queen. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that all persons having peti tions or addresses to present to her Majesty et the Levees, are to send a card (having on it their names, a statement of the object of such petitions or addresses, and the flumes of the persons from whom they come) to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, before twelve o'clock, on the Tuesday previous to the Levee on the 26th of Fe bruary instant, and on the Monday previous to the Levee on the 3(1 of March next; and that two other cards, having on them precisely whet is written upon that sent to the Lord Chamberlain 's office, are to be taken to the Levee; one of the two cards to be delivered to the Page in the Ante-Room, and the other to the Lord Cham berlain, who will read its contents to her Majesty; and, on these occasions, no other statement is to be addressed to her Majesty. _ _ _ A Deputation to present an Address is not to exceed four persons. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB 12. _ The Queen ha.; been graciously phased to appoint Sir Alex inner Wet, Bart., now her Mak•sty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Wurtembiirg, to be her Mijesty'a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Germanic Contede ration. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, FEB. 13. The Queeu has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Farquharson, Eeq., to be Page of Honour to her Majesty, vice Gordon. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Giuseppe Montanaro, Esq., to be Cashier of the Treasury of the Island of Malta, and George Nicola Casolani, Etq., to he Purveyor of Charities and Comptroller of Contracts for that Island TREASURY CHAMBERS. WHITEHALL, FEB 12, I'he Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Edward Juhn, Lord Stanley of Alderley, to be her Majesty's PaymasterG,neral. CROWN-OFFICE. FEB, 16. MEMBER. RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of is.sc of Kin sale, in the room of Berija.miri Hawes, Esq., who has ac c.pted the office of S.eaard of her illijesty's Chiltern Hundreds. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB. 14. Royal R,-giavnt of Artillery—Second Uaptain Jame+, Benjamin Dennis to be Captain, vice Cator, retired upon half-pay; First Lieutenant Edmund Palmer to be Second Captain, vice Dennis; Second Lieutenant Wil liam Nuel Waller to be First Lieutenant, vice Palmer, Feb. 3. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutenant Awe ling Beauclerk Fyers to be First Lieutenant, vice Mac kenzie, di ceased, Dec 20, 1851. :11 ENIORANDIJ3I.—The date of First Lieutenant Sande man's prorn , ,tion has been altered to 14th Dec. 1851. Comm a,ion by the L rd Lieutenant of Radnorshire. John W alrharn, E,q., to he Deputy Lieutensn , , Jun. 28, Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire The Right lien. Washington Sewallis Shirley, E4rl Ferrara, to bH Deputy-Lieutenant; Sir Arthur Grey 1-I.,z!erigge, Bart., !o be Deput)-Lieutenant; Sir William Edward Cradock liartopp to be Deputy-LieutenaLt; Charles William Macke, E,q., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Feb. 10. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Charles Wilson, grocer. Coventry. BANKRUPTS. George Waterhouse, watch manufacturer, Rupert street, Haymarket, to surrender Feb. 23 and March 27, at halt-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ni cholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; West, Gresham -street. Thomas Buxton Barnes, surgeoc,Thaxted, Essex, Feb. 26, at two, and March 23, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Bssingball-street; Sawbridge, Wood-street, Cheapside. Steel, tailor, Fenchurch-street, City, Feb. 27, and March 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SLansfeld, official assignee; Stevens and Satchel, Queen street, Chespside. John Milter, corn dealer, Conduit- street, Paddington, Feb. 27, at half-past twelve, and April 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Jonnson, (Matti assignee, Ba singhall-street; Lawrance, Plews, and Bover, Old Jewry-chambers. Richard Knight, wholesale stationer, Plaistow, Essex, Feb. 27 and April 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build ings; Coe, Pinner's Hall. William Hawkins, seedsman, Heage, Derbyshire, Feb. 27, and March 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlesi.on, official assignee, Nottingham; Ingle and Son, Helper. James Tilelor James, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 27 and March 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Atherton, Liverpool. John Andrew Christian Reiroann and John Gerard Geller, merchants, Liverpool, March 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; North and Orred, Liverpool. Eden Clark and Henry Bleackley, ironmongers, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, March 2 and 29. at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Lamb, Msiehester. Richard Peacock, carpenter, Gateshead, Durham, Feb. 25, at eleven, and March 30, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official acsignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Scaife, Newcastle upon-Tyne. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. R. Woodcock, tailor, High-streer, Kensington. M. G. Smith, attorney-at•law, Great James street, Bed ford-ro w. J. Manuel, mariner, Farmer-street, Shadwell. J. 3slt.-r, bai:iff, C'tsyrou's Farm, Maj.field, SuitAz. C. S. Couves, news-agent, Sheppy-place, Gravesend. J. Hayward, Sohcitor, llign-street, Dartford. T. Darton, sail maker, S 'sham Harbour, Du r h am . R. T. Muckle, stationer, George street, Woolwich. J. Mitchell, jun., cloth manufacturer, Ossett, near Wake field, Yorkshire. William Saaby, liani surveyor, Edenbridge, Bent. George Hewitt, journeyman iron founder, lleigham, Norfolk. Samuel Potter, l iabourer, Warwick. E. Wickham, br ewer, Long-lane, West Smitbfiel4. W. Puddicome, cluck to wholesale ironmongers, Windsor place, South' Nark-bridge road. Alfred Parr, d ealer in music, London-road, Southwark. J. Potter, clerk to an attorney, Guildford-place, Lower Kenningto a-lane, Lambeth. W. Jenningt i , maltster, Fore-street, Cripplegate. W. Key, pr inter. Kirby-street, H ittoo-gar :en. G. Hester, m abater, Spring gardens, Ptindco. W. Davis, eb.lmney. sweeper, Bell -alley, Moor gate-street B. Brand, m ,riner, Dukt -street, Spitalfields. J. Sykes, h •er seller, Lancaster. J. Pendleb d ry, hatter, Wigan, Lancashire. T. Laken) ao, jun., gardener, Truro, Cornwall. J. Lamb , of no business, Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, North , imptonshire. G. Willi, a, cltrk: Dover, Kent, Bel'., silk manufacturer, Chestergate, Cheshire. J. D. B, moot), aisistant to a grocer, .St. Ives, Hunting drms Lire. Sat tics, shoemaker, Ilindley, Lancashire. J• Grc R. Gus e :n n i: a nu la iti3 d : e :e , ue f t a t,as: r i in ßetio e : r h, , Blaclimore Cliff, Devonshire. Itaerrwdo3:..u, grocer,w are x h i o us e ern an, Bristol. J. kticl 8: : : Margate. . e licensed e t er h Durham.i th G. Bro tailor, G. G ro ut J. Bu n to l l: h , w, butter dealer, Se ' Itord, Laricarlute. J. _ Tv:. lisuAoicysh:ra, sedrndbLambeth.eezarelisercaisrakhripovnepe Marsh, Lambeth. orie keeper, dealer,aa, Leeds.npwde Berkshire. gilder, Holdernesa- terrace, rorr. R. Poole, boot closer and tobacconist, Canterbury. J. Rogers; limscd vietuallpr, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. DIVIDENDS: W. Nash, Noble-street, City, woollen warehouseman, March 12—W. Stanton, Buckingham, watchmaker, March 11-5. Culquhoun, Woolwich, money scrivener, Feb. 28—T. Salkeld, Basiughall-street, warehouseman, March 6—R. Molkentin, late of Bedford-street, Com mercial-row' East, and late of Minories. shoe manufac turer, March 11—J. W. and H. Wood, Dearnley Mill, Lancashire, woollen manufacturers, March 9—J. and J• Rhodes, Rochdale, cotton spinners, March 11-5. Greenshields and M. Strang, Liverpool, merchants, March 10 -J. Welch, Nantwich, coach builder, March 10—T. H. Irwin, Liverpool, stock broker, March 10 —G. Byrke, Bryn Vtalley, Denbighshire, lime burner, March 10—T. Richardson, Liverpool, cutler, March 11—J. A. Ed wards, Toxteth-park, near Liverpool, lodging-house keeper, March 12. CERTIFICATES. J. H. Hatch, Friday-street, City, wholesale furrier, March 11—A. Roust, Creed-lane, City, wine merchant, March 11—W. Holmes, Crober'a•cottages, Bedford street, Poplar, builder, March 11—G. Smith, Warlter's buildings, Old Bent-road, cora merchant, March 5—W. Pullein, late of Friday•street. Cheapside, woollen ware houieman, March 5—R. N. Reeve, Newgate-street, woollen-draper, March 6—T. Salkeld, Basingnall-street, warehouseman, March 6—E. Cairns, Newport, Mon mouth►hire, corn merchant, March 9—J. Hadfield, Manchester and Ashton, cotton spinner, March 11— R. Talbot, Lincoln, dealer in galvanic machines, March 10. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. G. Cook, Tottenham-court-road, furniture dealer, second class, Feb. 12—H. Wood, Cheltenham, draper, Feb. 13 —W- Jones, Castle-street, Finsbury, cabinet maker, second class, Feb 12 —T. Harrison, Addie-street, City, trimming manufacturer, third class, Kb. 13— T. D3rrington, Leeds, cloth merchant, third class, Feb. 13. INSOLVENT DIVIDEND. C. F. Chadwick, Redruth, first dividend of 2s. 93. in the pound, Friday, Feb. 20, or any subsequent day, at the office of Mr. Pasnter, Redruth. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Mrs. Alexandrine Eld.r, Edinburgh, keeper of fur nished lodgings, Feb. 20 and March 16, at two, at Dowell's rooms, Edinburgh. John Weatherston, Spylaw Tile Works, near Kelso, contractor, Feb. 24 and March 23, at eleven, at the Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso. David Sandeman, Dundee, confectioner, Feb. 24 and March 16, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. Archibald M'Diarmid, Edinburgh, tailor, Feb. 23 and March 15, at two, at the Royal Exchange Coffee.house. Edinburgh. SEABORNE MAILS signifies that the mails are sent fronr. the General Post-01111c by the night—and at by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in From what When kLA.CIES. IGeneralPost-office port die- due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Feb. 20 .. ,Liverpool .. Feb. 23 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Feb. 24 Liverpool .. Arrived America (by U.S. pkt.) M Feb. 18 2outhampt. Africa (West coast)• • N 14th of the month Plymouth March 3 Alexandria* •....... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Feb. 18 Belgium .• N Daily .. .. . Dover .. Daily Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. March 16 Buenos Ayres •• M 9th of the month Southampt. March 16 California(viaChauer)M 2d& 17th of month Southampt. Feb 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. March 3 Constantinople* .... N 7thl7th 27th of mo Dover .. Feb. 20 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. ISouthampt. Feb. 20 Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., & Fri.lSouthampt. Tn. To.SM Chili , M 17th of the month Southampt. Feb, 20 France N Twice daily .. .. Dover Twicedaily Greece* 7th 17th 27 th of mo Dover .. Feb. 20 Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday ' London .. Tees. Sat. liolland .. • • .. M Wednes. & Satur.lLondon Mon. Thur Honduras .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Feb. 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead Twicedstily India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month,Southampt. Feb, 23 India (vial' arseilles) N tithsir.24th ef month' Dover .. March 2 Mediterranean (via Sautharr•Aon) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 23 Diediten anean (via Marseilles) N Bth&24th ofmonth Dover • . March 2 Mexico M 2d of the month.. Sonthampt. March Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. March 16 Malta* .. f ,7th,17th,19th,27th Dover Feb. 18 30th of month Naples* .. N sth 15th 25th ofme;Dover !Feb. 22 Papal States* N '9th 15th 25th ormolDover .. I Feb. 22 reninsular.. M 7th 17th 27th et mo'Southampt. Feb. 21 Peru .. 211,17 th ut the month Southampt. 'Feb 20 Tuscany* •• Nsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Feb. 22 west Ind ies 31117th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20 7th,17th,19th,27th Sc 30th of month Naples* .. N sth 15th 25th °fine Papal States* .. N'slb 15th 25th ofmo reninsular.. M 7th 17th 27th et mo Peru .. M 17th of the month Tuscany* Nsth 15th 25th ofmo West Indies .. M 17th of the month West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M i 2d of the month .. ISouthampt. iMarch 5 * The mails to those o ountries thus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet vl a Marseilles. The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this month will be made up three times a week only, instead of daily. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, via the United States are now despatched and due by every American packs• THE NEW REFORM BILL. An important Return has just been printed by order of the House of Commons, which casts a strong light on the probable operation of the new Reform Bill. It gives us the present number of electors in every borough in Great Britaip ; and it gives us the number of houses rated to the relief of the poor in those boroughs. By comparing these two sets of figures together, we may form some reasonable computation of the result of the proposed measure, so far as it is intended to augment the co..stituencies of those boroughs. The whole list is too hin . g to be given; but we will extract from it some of the most important CAWS. In t h e following borough*, :he present constituency placed side by side with the numaer of rated houses, and thus we shall s•e the greatest present extension of the_e electoral bodies. Present Electors. Rated Houses. Kidderminster..., Whitehaven Warrington Wigan Tynemouth Wakefield Ashton 937 ...... 5,439 Dudley ' 912 Wenlock Bury Walsall Macclesfield.. ILdifax .li , ich!ale Blackburn Stockpot' 1,341 . S:roud Huddersfield Bolton Stoke Oldham Bradford • Preston Salford.. Wolverhampton Leicester 3,853 Hull 5,221 Nottingham .5,260 Sheffield Leeds Birmingham ............ 7.936 • Manchester 13,921 Liverpool 17,433 ..,, ... 64,212 These specimens may suffice. Lot us now deal with one or two frauds which are attempted to be pracased upon us. 1. We are told that not all these houses will be en titled to confer the franchise, for that frequently houses are not rated as of 54 value except they are really worth 71. We answer, that we do not believe that there are in Liverpool, Birmingham, or Leeds, or any other of the great towns, many cottages letting for less than 71. per annum, or rateable at less than 5/. Hence we believe that must of these " house rated" will qualify their occu pants to be on the register. 2. Next we are as.ured that the number that will pay their rates and qualify will be only a small propor tion of the whole. We believe that this will be the case at first. But there is nothing to prevent future overseers from screwing up the rating, or from collect ing the ratea sharply, and in this way 64,212 rated houses in the borough of Liverpool might soon be made to yield 50,000 votes. Tho process, we know will be gradual. We may see how it has worked in the city of London. There are in the city of London 16,031 rated houses. As the whole ground has long since been built over, there were, doubtless, as many in 1832, when the first register was made up, under the Reform Bill of that year. Well, in 1832, out of all these 16,031 houses, only 2,057 electors were qualified. And we haie no doubt that a similar fall ing short would now be perceived, if the new Bill were pasiid and a registration taken up , na it. But I't US peocee.d a little farther. Although it is trua that in 1832 little more than half the householders in London were placed upon the register, it is equally true that th'y have been inerea.ing year by year ever since; and n.,w the numb. r n-glArereri is no fewer than 13 525, or about six out of every seven. 'roe same t&nriency will be round in all other places, and we have no doubt that the result will be genet ally the same. Place a privilege within reach, and it will naturally be grasped at. Let us not, then, be deluded now with the vain assurance, that although we nominally enfranchise the Si. occupiers, nut half of them will avail themselves of the privilege. THE HOLMFIRTH R tEERVOIRS.—The bodies of three more of the unfortunate people who were swept away by the bursting of one of the Holmfirth reservoirs, have been recovered. One of them, the remains of Samuel Metterick, aged 20, son of James Metterick, of Water-street, Hinchliffe Mill, was found about eight o'clock in Mr. Farrar's mill goit ; and Mrs. Metterick, the youth's mother, was also found the same morning in Armitage Mill, several miles from Water-street. In the course of Saturday the body of Alfred As . all, son of John and Margaret Asnall (both of whom perished by the flood), was picked up at Stanley Ferry, two miles below Wakefield, and about twenty-four miles from the place where the boy resided. The time the bodies bad been in the water rendered early interment neces sary, and it was expected that the jury would view them yesterday. The interest which the public appear to take in the scene of the extraordinary catastrophe seems rather to increase than to flag, and the number of persons visiting the vale of the Holme and the seat of the r‘lervoir on Sunday was, at least, from 20,000 to 30,000. The accounts of the state vi trade in the provinces during the past week show no particular variation. A t Manchester the market has been quiet, but in the demat:ld for soir.e description of goods there has been a further sliegnoif improvement. Birmingham continues its steady c prosperity, and although occasional strikes take From do not appear to be characterised by much bittearncees 1 trade, the Nottingham there is an improved report of the e afr ected by the demand for the continent not having been - was apprehended. state of politics to the full extent that satisfactory, espe- The orders for hosiery have also been pposed to have been cially on home account. A di'" verY ' t straw and the chemist that oa made by an amateur c other common straws of co r u ocet-s, in the same into cAton by M. Claussen's as flax straw, has created Fons o change. woollen markets there has been n The Iri s h with out an linen trade has been dull, although reaction is P d n e t r r a y b can prices. this interest. be pe 51 nculelestrhtt wayee 3de' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT --a,~-. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 17. The LORD CLTANCZLLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. LORD CL ANC ARTY. Lord CLANCARTY came to the table to be sworn, but the NAle Lurd refused to tak the oath of supremacy, and, therefore, after a short diseussion, tho Noble Lord was directed to withdraw, which he did accordingly. DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND. The Earl of RODEN then rose to put a question to the Government on the subject of the outrages in Ire land. Since be last had the honour of addressing their Lordships on this subject additional threatening notices had been sent to some of the landed gentry in his neigh bourhood, and he was very much afraid the failure of the Special Commission would have the effect of aggra vating the evils. A meeting of landed proprietors and agriculturists had been held in the county of Louth, and they had passed a resolution expressive of their opinion that it was the duty of the Government to take immediate steps to suppress the secret societies existing in Ireland, and thus arrest some of those agrarian crimes which some members of those societies had in contem plation.—(Hear, hear.) Many of those societies had other objects besides agrarian; they were, in fact, dangerous political societies, and it was hope less to expect peace or prosperity in Ireland while they were allowed to carry on their proceedings with impunity.—(Hear, hear.) It was not' for him, or those who urged him on this matter to suggest the means by which these societies could be suppresse'd and the terrible crime prevented, because it wa3 the duty of those who undertook the government of the country to be prepared of their own accord to meet the emergency.—(Hear, hear.) It was a lamentable fact that crime of every description, bet more especially that of murder, was rapidly on the increase, and the peaceably-disposed portion of the community had a right to look to the Government for immediate protectiou and redress.—( Hear, hear.) Justice was defied in many parts of Ireland, for those who made any attempt to maintain or enforce the law went in fear of their lives; and already, as the returns on the table showed, a worthy and humane gentleman had been barbarously murdered for having done his duty as a magistrate.—(Hear, hear.) Now Govern ment, instead of taking measures to remove this shock ing state of things, were lukewarm in the discharge of their duty to the state, and no later ago than last Tues day two policemen were fined 10s., or ordered to be im prisoned as many days, for stopping people on the high way whom they suspected as being in possession of arms. It turned out, however, when they came to search one of them that, instead of a blunderbuss, it was a bottle of whisky the man had under his coat. The policemen, however, erred in the right direction, and they were, therefore, not deserving of any punishment.—(Hear.) He trusted thin and all other similar cases would be in quired into, and that care would be taken to protsct the police under all circumstances in the execution of their dtey.—(Hear, hear.) Ho concluded by moving t ...or cer tain returns conntoted with the state of the counties of Louth and Armagh, and relating to the crimes of murder and other outrages committed in those counties since the let of January. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was scarcely audible in the gallery, was understood to say, that Go vernment was tully alive to the evils which existed in Ireland, and the importance of applying a remedy to them as speedily as possible.—(Elear, hear.) Govern ment had dune all in their power to discover the perpe trators of these murders, and he was not aware that any of the police force had been ever blamed for exercising an undue vigilance in the discharge of their duties.— (Hoar, hear.) There would be no objection to make the return which the Noble Earl culled for.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of WICKLO VIT hoped the Government would not lose sight of the fact that many of the evils could be removed by legislation. The Earl of GLENGALL blamed the Govern ment for having appointed the recent Special Com mission; it would have been much better had the law been allowed to follow the usual course, and there might have been a chance of insuring a con viction of the offenders. As it was, the Special Com mission had only bad the effect of increasing the alarm which prevailed in Ireland, for while some of the jury were for a conviction, only three were for an acquittal, and as those three would not give way, an im pression had got abroad that this might be the result of the trials in other cases. and thus neither property nor life was safe in the country. The criminal law of Ireland required amend ment, and he hoped the present session would not be al lowed to close without an effort being made to effect that amendment.—(Hear, hear.) Lord LYNDHURST postponed a motion of which he had given notice on this subject until after the triald at the approaching assizes. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it would be desirable that their Lordships should see the shorthand writer's notes of the trials of the special commission at Monaghan. Lord BROUGHAM thought the suggestion to change the venue was very important. It was net a novelty, for the practice existed in Scotland; but he could nut say that he gave his assent to it. Lord ABIN GER believed the proceedings had origi nated under the Crime and Outrage Act, which authorised a search fur weapons, so that toe matter was the more unexplainable. Tfie returns wena then ordered. VOLUN PEER RIFLE CORPS. Lord COLCHESTER, gave notice of moving for re focus relative to theforma:ion of volunteer corps. THE SIEGE OF LAGOS Viscount CANNING, seeing the Noble Earl the Se cretary for Foreign Affairs in his place, wished to ask him if he had any objection to lay on the table any pipers relative to the events which had taken place at Lagos? Their Lordships would have seen a copy of the Lfficial reports of the commodore of the squadron on the coast, from which it appeared that there had been a great loss of lite. Their Lordships might reasonably claim to have further information. on the subject, as in the first paragraph of the report allusion was made to instructions which had been re ceived from the Admiralty. He did not ask this ques tion from any feeling of Opposition to the great cause of the suppression of the slave trade. It bad been the practice to father on the *Lye trade much expense and loss of life; but be thought they might gather in this instance, from the statement which bad already ap peared, that the present loss of life was not entirely de pendent on the slave trade. Whether the attack on Lagos had been consequent on a desire on our part to protect our commerce, or to depose one King and set up another, he could not say; but he thought the expe rience which his Noble Friend had bad from being ex officio protector of one black King on the Mo:quito snore would not induce him to take upon himself a similar office with reference to another on the other side of the Atlantic. It his Noble Friend consented to lay the papers he bad moved for on the table, ha would ask him also to cause to be extracted from any preceding blue books such dispatches as would tend to throw light on the instructions which had been given to the naval officers on the west coast of Africa. Earl GRANVILLE would lay the information re quired on the table at the earliest possible opportunity. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH should like at the same time to know whether any order had been issued from the Admiralty to the officers on the coast of Africa not to fight on Christmas -day? — (A laugh.) Operations had been commenced two days before that day, and bad then been suspended for 24 hours, to which delay he be lieved might be attributed the loss of one-half the men who had been killed. With reference to the mortality generally on board African ships, he thought great im provement might be made in fitting them our. So me years ago he saw an awning on board a ship at Ply mouth about to sail to Africa, and he was astonished to would neither keep off th e find its wretched state ; it rain nor sun ; and he consequently ordered a new one properly constructed to be fitted to the ship. Some time afterwards the captain informed him that it answered most admirably; that it was the envy of all the other ships on the African coast, and tended greatly to pre serve the health of the crew. The awning was so con trived as to save all the water which fell on it, and it was a great advantage and comfort to the crew. He wished the Megasra had been fisted with one of the same character.—(Hear.) COUNTY COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the clause empowering barristers to act with attorneys, and said there were two points for the consideration of the House, namely, how far it would be desirable to all ow barris ters ti praw ise without the intervention of attorneys, and how far it was likely that a new order in the protes sion would arise from attorneys asseciatirg themselves with barriA , rs and practising as advocates. He bad beard persons from America speak of the ,uperior order m aintained in our courts to that which existed in those of the United btates; and they attributed it to the fact o f barristers there b e in g a ll owe d to p er f o rm the functions of attorneys. He objected to barristers acting a s . attor neys, and he also objected to attorneys perform ing th e duties of barristers, for it was said that a certain 2 (Aa a ' et of attorneys would usurp the earsisted as advocates. If his Noble and Learned Friendshould place of barristers , and in moving the clause he objected to, he prop ose an amendment to it. y court but the Lord BROUGHAM said that in county courts a barrister could apreeavattetr. client, without the intervention .on attorneys t ruete The a g in county courts prohibition of barristers practising was first made without being instructed by . li o n n now was whether they in 1846; and the only qtr.s-.iun, or place county courts should continue that pro . b , _ o " h the other courts, great and OQ the same footing t w er iA in future to professional ftel. little, leaving this matter by coun ty cour ts alone should be ing. He did not see why If the prohibition bad never been t hat it would not LOW he such de sirablethiS admitted subjected to enacted, it was ; but it was said that by repealing to do lp ao l sanction would be given to the practice a clause, a le ga l sanction independent of attorneys , " • of barristers h e did not . believe would ho the east) it a strong " Th is, co we ver, pinion w expression of c inconsistent forth that it was not de sirable, and would be inconsistent with professional ~ , t i q uette. It was now the practice for a tt orneys to act i as advocates cot only n county courts, but in 'various other courts, greatly to the injury of the bar. Barristers were told by attorneys to take briefs et their peril in county courts; arid, uuless they le:d a . .tained eminence in their pioftssior, they were cff,ctually excluded from county courts, fur if they took britfa in them they would not get employed at the sessions and asiz s. An attor ney, at a public meeting at Fieemalona' Tavern, the other day, said that as the attorneys had sufficient power over barristers, they would not employ them in other Coattail it they did not consent to divide the guinea with attorneys ethers they took briefs in county court! , On e __ hundred and fi fty barristers, and among them many m", i , of eminence, had signed a declaration on this subject, an d he represented their interests on this occasion. A bun" dred others, among them seven Queen's Counsel, had ex pressed themselves in favour of this matter being left. to the etiquette of the profession; but they objected to sign ' the declaration to that effect, because they did not wish their names to be published for professional reasons. The Attorney-General had also expressed his concur rence in the prayer of the memorialists, that they should be allowed to practise in the county courts as in other courts. Lord Denman was of the same opinion, and had written to him that morning urging him to persevere in the retention of the clause giving to barristers the privi lege they claimed. And when he stated that of 80,000 suits commenced in 1840, 2,000 alone came to trial. ver dict, and judgment, and that in the county courts 6,000 cases a year were now tried, involving amounts from 201. to 501., he thought their Lordships would agree with him that it was a cruelty, in this state of the law business, the profession should be excluded, as they now were, from the county courts.—(Hear, hear.) Lord CAMPBELL considered that the distinctions at present maintained between barristers and solicitors were of the highest importance to the due administra tion of justice, and ought not on any account to be in terfered with. He feared that if the employment of barristers were permitted without the intervention of attorneys, a set of advocates might spring up. either not barristers at all, or who, if they were, would be of the worst class of the profession. It should be recol lected that attorneys were under the direct control of the court, and could be struck off the rolls in case of any misconduct or irregularity. A barrister would not be so controllable, as he could only be disbarred by ap plication to the benchers, and after a long previous in vestigation. It was from a foresight of these disad vantages that clause 91 had been introduced, and, having been once introduced, and having worked so ad vantageously, he feared that mi.chievous cons' quences would ensue if it were now repealed, because it would go forth that that House was anxious to encourage a tree trade in law, and that all who chose might come forward ae advocates. It was only very shortsighted persons wto declared that the State could not interfere to control matters of this kind, in which the lives and properties of mankind were so deeply interested. The gentlemen to wh. m his Noble Friend had referred were men of high in.ellige' ce and of unblemished honour; but there were in the profession men of a very different kind, ready to set every scruple at defiance, and who, tar their own sel fish ends, would seriously embarrass the course of jus tice in these courts. His Noble Friend had referred to a very eminent member of the profession, the Attorney- General; but it should le remembered that that Gen tleman was actuated by the most anxious zeal for the interests of his order, while the duty of their Lordships was to look only to the public benefit. The Attorney- General proposed that in all suits above 201. a barrister should be employed, and that he should have pre audience, which would lead to this in county courts, that in every suit the employment of two law agents would be necessary. He believed that it was for the benefit of the public that the distinction between barrister and ettorney sticr!cl he preserved, and therefore should sup port the amendment of the Nobly Lord on the Woolsack. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that if he under stood his Noble Friend aright, he had stated that se veral persons had signed a paper to the effect that there should be no intervention between barrister and client. Lord BROUGHAM—That the enactment of '46 should be repealed for the purpose of giving a bar to the county courts. The LORD CHANCELLOR—If he understood his Noble Friend aright, there were 100 barristers who had signed, and 150 who had not signed, that paper. Lord BROUGHAM—His Noble Friend had quite misconceived him, The facts were quite the reverse.— (A laugh.) His statement was that 150 had signed, and 100 had declined to sign. The LORD CHANCELLOR—WeII, there were 100 who had not signed, and he believed his Noble Friend might have very much increased the number had he tried. Lord BROUGHAM—But the 100 highly approved. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Then, if they ap proved, why had they not signed? His experience led him to believe that the bar were by no means desirous of obtaining the protection so generously offered them by his Noble Friend. What was his argument? That the attorneys had entered into a combination, and de clared that they would not employ, either at sessions or assizes, any barrister who appeared in a county court. His Noble Friend's object was to protect the bar from that combination, and his means were, to allow them to appear in a county court without having been previously instructed by an attorney. Why, that would oppose them more directly to the effects of the combination. If their Lordships calculated the number of cases carried to the county courts, and then extracted the portion in which counsel would be employed directly from the client, they would find the emoluments such as to support only a very inferior bar. Ho feared the members would hardly belong to the more respectable grades in the profession. Ho thought it a matter of the highest im portance that the barrister should not communicate' directly with his client, because if he did he must com municate also with the witnesses, who, as a rule, were never admitted to consultation. He hoped it never would be said that the House of Lords had sanctioned such a practice. Lord BROUGHAM—Recommended by Lord Den man. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Even recommended by Lord Denman. Lord BROUGHAM —And Lord Lyndhurst. Th e LORD CHANCELLOR—His Noble Friend might quote as many more names as he liked, but he feared that if barristers were permitted to act without the intervention of attorneys in these courts, they would have a class of men frequenting the neighbouring public houses, and picking up grounds of defence in all sorts of impossible caber, and setting up claims which never could have entered any honest head. Was not such a state of things calculated to tarnish the adminis ration of justice? He believed that if the proposed privilege were conferred it would prove a serious miEchiet both to the public and the bar. Lord BROUGHAM said he had been totally misap prehended by his Noble Friend. His Noble Friend's argument was based on the assumption that he (Lord Brougham) was an advocate for barristers going into all courts without the intervention of sttorneyr. He had proposed no such thing, he had merely proposed that they should be protected from a gross and crying abuse. One word as to the result. Did his Noble Friend sup pose that itbe hundreds of respectable men who were victims to this combination would quietly lie down and die, without an attempt to defend themselves? Perhaps they might reconsider and alter the etiquette of the su perior courts. Etiquette was more or less a matter of fancy, and it was exceedingly likely that finding them selves shut out by statute from all participation in the business of those courts, they would reconsider the eti quette which alone ties them up in the superior courts. If they did so, he ihiught that even his Noble Friend would hardly venture to legislate against their deter mination. The elhuse proposed by the Lord Chancellor was then agreed to, and the 13111 was reported to the House. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 17. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed: Barnsley Gas. Cork and Bandon Railway. Dudley Waterworks. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway. Imperial Peat and Parafine Company. Preston and Garstang Road. Rotherham and Pleasley Road. Stockton Extension and Improvement. Tees Conservancy. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation of Bishop Auckland Branch, &c). York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation of Thirsk and Malton Branch, &c). ALDBOROUGrfi HARBOUR OF REFUGE AND IMPROVEMENT BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed for a month. CHELTENHAM STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill ,eeond Mr. G. BERKELEY moved that it be read t v as iz nn time this day six mouths. There paid magistrates residing in Cheltenb w a e tn r : l wt ie and as the their (tittles with E fficiency and imp Mil Mil he hoped inhabitant raiepay. rs did not desireht to the expense of the House would not put the boroug going before a Cumulate° to contesttetne Who discharged amendment, and years, he could Mr. HALLE WELL. seconde d rounds for this statehav i having positivelyresided intheehreeltwenehretunnfoorvsseivideragi eneasurs. that neither of this Bill were re • the Members who endorse d p .sent; it looked somewhat suspicious, and convinced him acme- Mr. HUME thought it extraordinary thing was wrong. He should, therefore, rote for the amen d m ent. The amendment wa s carried without a division, and t h e Bill was ordered to be read a second time this day six month& PETITIONS. Mr. MOODY presented a petition from Kerry, pray ing for an amendment of the Irish poor.laws. Mr. FORSTER presented a petition from Berwick against the post.horse duty. Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from a place in Leicestershire, praying th at t h e annual grant t o May nooth may be abolished. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from Marylebone, praying for the repeal of the post-hosrae duty. Also a p etition from the so licitors of Kentish town, praying f or t h e repeal of the atto rneys' certificate duty. in favour of the enfranchisement of . from the Suuday- Mr. CARD SWELL presented a pectoitrioynhofridorm. Brighton of scalar Mr. COJ3DEN presented a school teachers of Manchester in f education. presented a petition from Wisbeach Mr. M. GIBSON p p cti . tiou_ svour complaining amendment of the law relating to and prating for an fun of the conduct of the Stamp authorities, newspaper stainn‘. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. BON gate notice th'it this day f o rt n i g ht Mr. M. GIB - his m otion in refer e n ce to t h e paper he should a nd tilould bring on du 0 stam p imposed on newsp a pers. ties THE MILITIA. Lord pALMERSrON gave not ice th at on b r i ng i n g up the report of the resolutions agre e d to i n C omm ittee ester with regard to the a men d ment o f t h e Militia s hould move to add a ft er t h e wor d .. amend dthuhe)' e word i 0 consolidate." H e s h ou ld a l so move to l o int :9 the ' word " local" with the view of having a mea sure brought in which shall provide the means of de ff•rcr, in the unfortunate event of war, not for England only but for all parts of the United Kingdom.—(Chees.) IIAYN 00TH. Mr. SPOONER postponed his motion on the subject of Maynooth to this day fortnight. lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. HUME a!so postponed motile on the subject of the Icniau Idands. THE ARMY. Colonel CHATTER TON asked the Secretary at War ,f he intended to recommend the discontinuance of the deductions to which officers of the cavalry are subject in paying for the forage of their regimental chargers, kept for the public service, whilst other mounted officers in the service received an allowance for that purpose. The Gallant Member also put other questions respecting the pay of officers in the cavalry and other regiments. Mr. VERNON SMITH, in reply, said be had been so short a time in office that his attention had not yet been directed to the subject, but he could assure the Gallant Colonel that, his best energies and abilities should be given to all questions affecting the contort and interest of the army. LOSS OF THE AMAZON. . Lord C. HAMILTON asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he had any objection to lay on th e table of the House a ciopy of the report and of the evi dence taken before the Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to inquire into the circumstances at tending the loss of the Amazon steam-ship. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the report as well as the evidence were in the hands of the printer, and he hoped to lay them on the table in a day or two. CABUL WAR. Sir HENRY WILLOUG EIBY asked the President of the Board of Control whether he would p l ac e 013 th e table of the Ho use copies of the entire dispatches in,f, Captain Burnes (Si r Alexander Burnes) to W. ' EI. Macnaghten, Esq., the Secretary, with the G overnor; General of In tie, d a t e d f rom C e bu!, the 4th day orf October 1837, sth d a y o f O c t o b e r 1837, 314 , ° o f October 1837, 26th d a y o f J anuar y 1838, 5 1 . 0 ""; March 1838, 13th day of March 1838, 24th day of MUCK 1838, 25th day of Ap r il 1838, an d froin Islalabad 30t day fit April 1838. He intimated that his reason for puttillg. the question was that it been stated in a work recently PI; lished that the dispatch es p rev i ous ly laid on th e "'— had been garbled. Mr. FOX MAULE said it was never pretended that the dispatches as laid bef o r e the House wer: entire ; only such extracts from them were ~.givese as the Government thought would inform the with reference to the policy pursued at C a " be Already two discussions had taken place on the eli to ject in the Heuse, and it was not his intention _d lay the dispatches in extenso before the public , n again raise up a question which, with all its icePr ter faults and realised misfortunes, was now m a ' of history, and ought not to be revived. EXTENSION OF THE CAPE TERBIT° 11 , 1 :: o f Mr. ADDERLEY asked th e U n d e r Secre tary ,{ 1 0' State for the Colonies whether the Government h.emr., diction in South Africa to the Equator, preparation the Bill for the extension of British J,L ir l," stated his intention to introduce this session, to o the patch to Sir Harry Smith, given in the pa pers- a ae assumption of the Orange Sovereignty, presented t House on the 19th day of May last? did an' Mr. FREDERICK PEEL said Earl Grey roe flounce to Sir H. Smith that it was his intention to P., 0 which Earl t7drift, pose an Act for extending the British jurisdiction to c ad Equator, but he had not thought it advisable to Eastern with the measure while war continued at the g la ste p frontiers. As the war was not yet terminated n° had been taken for the preparation of the measure. THE MEGIERA. D ort. Admiral BOWLES moved for copies of all re n `d e r received by the Board of Admiralty or. the Colnip s- , ' bip in -Chief, stating the condition of her Majesty the Megmra, atter having embarked troops at Dover far Cape of Good Hope. L .„ O to Sir F. BARING said be should have no objee't toff the return, but he thought after the attacks w that he been made on the Admiralty on the subject' ought to have an early opport u nity of making 5u . . answer . to them. l OW r. ROEBUCK said th a t h av i ng had some comet the cations with a Gallant Ad m i ra l, t he colleagu e s o on Hon. Baronet, he wished to put certain (P esti° ' ' this same matter, and if th e H on . B aro net bad no obi ° lion he would put them now. Sir F. BARING said that he should shor tl y hi; they make some statem e nt s on the subject, and would ra ttle Hon. and Learned Gentleman waited until thou The return was then agreed to. THE METROPOLITAN CENSUS RETubnover Sir G. GREY said th a t h e w i s hed to state, i n ri "i g ht, to a question whi c h h a d b een p ut to him the odor 1 that having made inquiri e s f r om the Registrare"eolitan he had ascertain e d t na t th e re t ur ns of the Metroporrect Census laid upon the table of the House were fli c m od as regarded London. The copying clerk wh o . P r t e t r a d of them had )nserted the male population only, 1118 . de d re' the gross ' , mount of male and female. An ame n turn would very shorty be laid on the table. MILITIA SUBSTITUTES. „ AT In answer to a question from Mr. M. GlSpu' o f the Mr. FOX MAULE said that by te proviej °3 Bill introduced last night substitutes would° be per' mitted under certain modified circumstances. Mr. HENRY H SA E V R I B N E G R S T 11 iv' ing resolution, of which he had given notice. _ " That this House has observed with t h e cor t i c, B ro A se NK to S tn . eye th e f().-° ..... re gret tinued neglect of her Majesty's Goverwe ent for fufil their promise of introduciug whichlthosa tee regulation ofheir important institutions ma Savin g s enabled preserve t ybe te, . a 0 neon hold on the con fi dence of the country, ° nu a -II- e the Banks, V idenc a rap-moat be thus given to the industry and pro/ ;he of the working classes." He said that, cousideringd to important nature of the _subject to which b egs wsbeu ht call the attention of the House, it Wigli tbogo. that it would have been more expedient bed it been n l a , traduced by some Member of greater experience :liar heir!. stronger claims upon their attention. 'The peculiar ever 4° eumstance in which the subject stood must, how L a d his apology. In 1848 a Select Committee Ives aPlwe::00 to inquire into the subject, and at the end of the s nines reported that it had not had time top ursue their ine , i n l e l i :, as far as was necessary, but recommended that re quirt' should be continued in the ensuing anion e. ,__ commended, also, that some measure s hould r s introduced into the House on the subjeo . It's' 1849 propositions were brought forraranood, renew the Committee, which the Governm ent c .' l ; ) ‘ , r 10 but on two occasions they were left in a Mine" ic s ielf 18 50 the Government did bring in a Bill which ce _ hot , _did not encounter any opposition in that pr oc eed gouse,'ed from some cause cr other, wa s never hoe witb;and since that time no steps h_slihieet. taken Th by the Government to legislate on the :‘, fe ar s e first establishment of savings' banks dated 4' t o ter a .e gCl, but it was not until 1817 that the LegislattSelserl i red with them, at which time there were 70 io bei ;grat four in W ales, and four in Ireland. On the C hore establishment the trustees were responsible for t . 00 depositors, so that as long " they were solveatr, eorse could be no loss. The enactment of 1844, bovrayssesibilikl, Meted an entire change and destroyed their resin' g e nsee r. Tidd Pratt stated before a Committee of tn y tr o ever in 1848, that the Government had no d more ° ,h e y hod than ' hill the trustees and actuaries of savings banks wen t Of over a private gentl e man i n the manag e on who , °11:1 own private affairs. Thus these bodies of ws.ohequerti the admission of the Chancellor of thee P avoet) habitually neglected their duty, war : as of s al s a with enormous amounts of the StlVl e b en t it POT, and yet an Act of Patt° neibiliti' been passed to absolve them from all l yesP°,„ o . that These few facts, he thought, were sufficient to so_' The some amendment was necessary in the laW• _ o il.. Hon, Member next corcplained of the conduct 0,,a, means of leaco.r Tidd Pratt, who, he said, had I? e . e nd e ilititgbaetion,_to the se';,; parties to greet ionsd eneof adepobitors. He had h a : 0 ous injury a ..like a breach of priefl e 's guilty of something _ an. s E, . ad . _ pi , in the 6 in regard to several .1s k . into h tr ot opposed an inquiry the Cairo.' 0 1 instance, balance-sheetsas don Bank, though the sent to the laa d e . Debt Office showed a gradual decreasing in neieney, and though when it failed 0 the defalcations amounted to no less 1848, 1 ill sum than 64,6894 There had been similar failures:, Rochdale, Brighton, Hull, Aylesbury , and othert ° ll l. In scene cases the trustees had generously an d n o no f made good the losses; but in th s the deposito had been the sufferers, and he had o thers himself bees a w it; ness of the misery and wretchedness w hic h these hria failures had Occasioned depositorSi It was, there fore, ~ among the unfortunat e . teens ° the pu b lic pertectly obvious that the in is' called f or lost the M ; same protection agts management and i • hog h° the insecurity of savings banks t kingdom. The (lEt ei,Rtate d ' ,_ - s ecie; I,u, reply to the Hon. Member's observations respor, " 1 e pe rsonal . character and responsibility 014,0er, Tidd Fret' that DS e"' a , he was not a Goverutae ~..,; e s but s, • as simply named in the Act of Partisan", i n to person whom the trustees or depositors might Ar bitrate examine into the affairs of a bank , or to lie d On between them, and without he was 50 °e d th e he bad neither power to visit a bank , nor h a La ded Government power to send him. As re ghe dr the Cuff',: street Bank, when he was called in hY,. ,tare positors in 1831 he was utterly decei ved as to tu:01010 of its affairs, but on that occasi on be gave e d t he advice which, if followed , would have preveo;epeet ca t a strophe which ensued. The Hono urable bat be blamed him for not altering the law , a rem introduced a Bill last session which would 1351- but died many of the defects now complitined :00064 it was opposed by a great portion of th' o pens What was asked for was, that the entire ros°ll,grsteell of these banks should be in the hands o f the,o-• re; and managers, and that Government s heltie t, ens sponsible, and to that he could not coast 0 on that account no agreement eem 0% 0 . come to with those who were ,3 b o sr to have some enactments on this subject . It won' beg , that in 1850 Government was obliged t ° e on' iii • dun many of the Bills which it had introduce d, __0100• sequence of the press of business at the end of the W o os and he thought it was scarcely possible to on o passed a Bel of this nature. Since th at d ree t additional information had been obtained of : he importance relating to this subjects wh i° ea was convinct d would tend to m prove re t ee mt assure submitted to the House. He could ass u a l c i be House that he was quite as anxious as toy one a ' ap ed to are some beneficial measure passed, and he 0 00 b e fore the end of the session t o introduce and 13'' which would give full satisfaction to all partiein,. the Mr. REYNOLDS thought tha t itheh House e l % for counts:, hsd some right to blame GOI,OIOIOOO the delay which had occurred in the introduction i % 0 ,0 measure on the subject of savings ba n ks. : I : L tie gnt glad, however, to hear that the Right Hon. Gt so lf I° the Chancellor of the Exchequer had pledged brws bring in a Bill this session, for so he bad um"; w eed °o fu ll the. Right Hon. Gentleman's speech. He . , the e.iurie taken by the Government in not glo ° r6evs remuneration to the depositors in the Cuffe-strou', od ings Back, for the losses which they had isetqs;e_°►ifida also etrongly disapproved of the conduct of ha_r ho ok Pratt with respect to that and other esti:3g"