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tiSes, it is believed, would not meet the sanction of the People, unless in the emergency of a war with s.nne great 4)aritime nation, exposing our commerce to great hazard, ‘ ll cl greatly reducing the revenue from duties on imports. theonly remaining means for supplying this deficit within 'ut required period is by loans or treasury notes; and I would ac cordingly recornmerd, with a view to the most vigorous p r osecuting of the existing war with Mexico, so as to bring t to a speedy and honourable termination, that a contingent authority should be vested in this department, with your ram, to issue Treasury notes, or a loan of a ium in . f e , aggregate not excee d ing the last above -mentioned deficit "" ' 2 ,586,406 I think it would be most advantageous to the Government gat a portion of this money should be raised by Treasury 1 11 , 0 ° tes, , and the remainder by loans, limiting the interest in ~t,u cases to a rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, v ' i a forbidding the negotiation in either case below the par 4 ° `ae- If the authority were limited so as to cover this aeacit, and the power given to resort to loans, or Treasury mi ght or both, as the emergency might require, the money Zight be raised at a much lower rate of interest, than if the 7 10 Partrnent were confined either to loans alone, or to Treasury A t ". The experience of the Government has demonstrated that there are periods when loans are most available, and that ere are oecasions when treasury notes are much better - 4apted to meet the emrgec the powr to select both, ! e ither, from time to e time n , y would render e the negotiation 14 ° 1 3 certain, and probably save a very large amount of lute 4't to th e G overnment . If t h e war s h ou ld b e spee dil y Zhinated, it is possible that a resort to loans or Treasury Z z s might not be requiredif so, for an Inconsiderable The same power that is now given by law to i.'„ 1 11 the loan, even before its maturity, whenever the 1 , - ; 48 of the Government will . permit, so as to liquidate 7pablic debt as speedily as possible, should be continued, 412 0 the authority for the re-issue of the Treasury notes as here tofore provided by law, as well as for their receipt in re leTillike payments. The additional duties designated in schedule A are re mkitended as a war measure, and to terminate with the !Notation of peace, or as soon thereafter as the state of the Ilk finances will permit their discontinuance. , becti have the honour to be, Sir, most respectfully, your ant servant, R. J. WALKER, Secretary of Treasury. To the President. The schedule A, referred to in the .1 we letter, is made out 4141 intricate tabular form ; and in consequence it is n ot t,;Micable for us to lay it before our readers this evening. ° AV do so at some future day.] PORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. War Department, Washington, June 13 , 1846. e l l ir rsl have the honour herewith to submit to you the e s Zates which have been made at this department, to You to answer the resolution of the Senate, of the 3d requestiPg to be furnished with an estimate of the unt ot money required during the present and next Year for such a prosecution of the existing war with te e „ - l e n as will most likely result in its speedy and honourable-galatio n. e u ese estimates are made upon the . assumption that the vitt a r army will soon be filled up to its , maximum, which f 2 0 , amount to 15 500 men, and that a •volunteer force . o h n '"PO foot and 5,C0) mounted men is to be at once organised, Le af fi g into service, and kept therein until the end of the mates see year, to wit, to the 30th of June, 1847. The esti lee' are made for an Army of over 40,000 men, mostly °pe st, l ag in the field, iu art enemy's country, deriving their es principally from the United States. 11 lc lun g it wilt be betere the regular army can be filled 1 10 the extent authorised by law will depend upon success 174 a cruiting. Its numbers as yet do not much exceed one -41;1)1s maximum. It is hoped that in a few months the th e m will be nearly filled ; its average total number through text fiscal year will not probably exceed 12,500, fleret n t . n ,amber of volunteers actually called for immediate by virtue of your orders, under the Act of 13th of 44113111),t‘rst, will am ount to a b ou t 18,000, and-whether, a greater Carinot ' 4I II or will not be required for the ensuing campaign t e f e Ilthede folir‘l7e detrmined. SLuld the number alread e,onlber ti b e e emed e sufficient for the succeesful prosecution y That, n War, the e st i mate b e i n g made on a basis exceeding by 7,000, will be found proportionably too Wee. uld these vieera as to the extent of the regular and si en ' iu teer force be realised, the army will not exceed 30,000 tai g i' it a , n d all or nearly all the estimates presented herewith be reduced one-fourth in amount, yet it is impossible ful l the exigencies of the service. It may require the am ount of the f orce on which the estimates have been .. a ts and even more ; and I have not, therefore, felt at liberty all 7i s r l'e. any reductions of the estimates presented by the I A branches of this department. e the liberty to direct your particular attention to the tii i i",a l es of the Quartermaster-General. You will perceive th e trey are large—very larg e — an d I h o p e m uch exceed th e 'aPeuditures which may be required. They are made on kt er f u lVasition that our army will penetrate far into the Ni ,o . r of the enemy's country, and that all supplies, and ile'thins of war, will necessarily be transported on long t he' and those far from being easily traceried, Should 1 41e,„„ en emy's country abound in forage, the expepsa of t o y'rtation will be greatly reduced ; but the uncertainty teethe country to be invaded, and the still greater un tZtY as to its resources , do not warr ant deductions to 'eon the estimated items for aupplieo, and the trans ,' of them to the places where they may he needed. 4 4„ I:,the nax 'gallon of the )11.0 Grande be found pm. - - mo v ; for steam-boats of light dragOt to Camargo, or tte.„„"nuch will be saved probably by the use of that river, t n'tiderable sums must be expended in tbs purchase of ik It•c. If t° f urther to be observed that no inconsiderable anoint 14 %0 t i ,• 4l ß 3 enses which will fall op tips quartermaster's depart zee— In the nature of an outfit, and would not be required 4esai'elleated should the war be protracted beyond the next 44 .. leli 2r • The est'matesiu the quartertnaster's department d ash without Much regard to the chances favowable to is - C e d expenses. Provision had not been made (for OA A Zlk e t ( l l .,aPPropriations in past years would not permit it) i i l goiseen augmentation of our force to four times its usual Orte ß The necessity of making such a provision on the ire k .,,totice will generally increase the cost of it, and this on ti:e quartermaster's department. ft iz hoped 17ttiaLle actual expenses of this branch of the servic4 Will d m ' D : two or three millions shart of the full estimates kti ti sen red yet this is not so certain as to authorise the eat to cut them down in that amount. I am, with great respect, ITO the President. ol i F e x u i n c d o s f r r9 e q n u i i t r e Your obedient servant, W. L. MARCY. 'gains[ and from July for the Prosecution of the War 1 3th of May to the 30th of June, above the I, 1846, to June 80, 1847, over and s t , m ___ ce sum estimated for by this Department, at the 'um Meat of the Present Session of Congress. lstJuly,lB 46 , A diuta t 1441 -31t-General's Estimate To 30th to 30th toF tu as ima ter r - June, 1846. June, 1847. 'reve:erms_ter-General.'s ditto 8300,000 $38,780 eneral's ditto 720,000 5,776,577 stie i „, e3' - General's subsistence ~ere sa .. eetle. Ge ... .......... neral s Estimate . 10,000 ,bpo bureau's Oree,„atthical ditto ditto ... 80,000 ditto ditto ........ 20,000 ............ 603, 0 30 248,030 t ot e $2,805,000 0:4,,.---This estimate does not include the appropriations $17,166,472 41 41 t. t„'Viencies already made ; but it includes the estimates IT tii t.he Committee since the commencement of this session tllle„" Increase of the army and new regiment of mounted •geti. IL/ t , -4. ' QUARTERMASTER -GENERAL'S REPORT. Quartermaster-General' s Office, ~ fi Washington Cty, June 15, 1846. 'Otik"'ln obedience to your order, and s under a resolution of k nate of the 6th instant, I have the honour to present tilt. o , l t ilaate of the probable amount required to be expended_ tlie,t l l this department during the next fiscal year, should t v ll o l", ll 4 r4 riVith Mexico continue throughout that year. Also 141ctsupposed to be required for all expenses of the it ttr service during the present fiscal year. Nothin is 'ltof In addition for the regular army during the present 'N I Year, as the existing appropriations are considered t ,:tq t e l t• or nearly so, to meet the expenditures of the war. q ~ military operations in a coun ,,ze Pot tt ,te ; buatt accustomed to i destitute of resources, this estimate may seem t4,1 4 4ch, n a department where the expenditures depend . 144 11 0 ... Pon the accidents and contingencies of service, esti -IZl4;tinseessarily in some measure h • othetical. 1 have to k lthe ~it to be due to the importance p of the subject to ao1 4 ). % resent estimate upon the resources of our own ~,7a t,,ell,e•leaving out of view entirely any ed re suppl this lityhe ti " ne derived from the enemy's country. n .11 IN ti reserit estimate is believed to be as near an 9- Nt tlt 4 Z l L-u truth as such an estimate, under existing susceptible of being made, I have the honour to be, Si r , b The Your obedient T s H er . vant, S. JESLTP, .:,sti rn _ oti. w 4 te h . L ~. Quar: ermaster-General -.eat i . f t , • ..Larcy, Secretary of War. ;,000' f ar th e 'Nis required by the Quartermaster's depart lag th in alint., l2 ext fiscal year, for a t . 'oree of 20,000 foot and 411 (1 e ine,r" volunteers in an active campaign includ- Nrre so t:Ca t d ii expense for the transportation, ona forage , state of f;,. e regular army consequent . 1 4 20nnhar. ' t he volunteer force employed in the present F or hign W agg For 2 ' h -°11 s• at average of $l2O 5240,000 4 00 "t B s a nd F 4". sets o f , mules for waggons, at $75. 750,000 80,000 For I 'on ta il 6 n arness, at $4 O •-- .. • 1, 4 * 430 pack kei s l o r Packing. at $4O 160,000 'Or br No ' 4 ddles at l l; 15 60,000 tie -of 0 - ~,. F or b latj t tflith , „ 4,1 1, at -0 . b;" 418 1. ' and other tools, iron and other d ate r " i'r au aro-. of 25 000 men -0 44 r tilarttrein_ayertatiYon, including the purchase 1 5 1, 1 0 4 3' of 11 steamers and other vessels 1,500,000 a nd Ut erso: e nts• superiatendents, teamsters, at I‘)rapc,"4ehanics artificers , clerks, waggon J 1407 trlaaters, ' eit expresses , &c., say 4,000, tor -84 IT ex inela ding subsistence p and other ne stora4ePense2,l9o,6oo l' at t i ks hop: dr Yage, building storehouses and for°ragoio'relLPease of depots, &c 600,000 tor % il a llor_ gu:ristoe: and other into and 4 -114 111 e8 ' In aleA and oxen e trains ... 3,009,000 I 4t the 'equipge forunteers -- 13,840,000 4 oe - htinvalanteers Cm the fiscal year genci aa of the presen War Department ...... 1, dragoons and NOTES. tr,.• • The us. heed for the • icgis il,„ --va expense for forage . ilei4`44e c• gular army are included in d all the ex -tilitliersi and in that estimate is iticlude , 2, Afl dePOts. sufficle • nt ' sl ' th e Irtily of considered onse the estimate for '3f th:Pteaent ap p ropriations3•e._ litt,f‘sltar for the remainder of the n ear.y The volunteers.' ii i t b i o e i n i g a .8. irk; estimated for the present year, i s for less than the %kik he sUrn estimated for contingencies is is as low it, ttF•pr.iations during the war wit England, and ' in e vhole sum, %%let circumstances a war, upon even the most t ile, Warrant. % II Quartermaster-General. TH S. JESUP Quarterraas Ile,— . • • , xp'Lus.ster General a Offic e moderate "ashington, June 15, 1846. ittt,„ 'lt'r OF TIIE SECRETARY OF n th. Navy Department, June . 9, 1846. States of THE NAVY. ~ ,t 4-716 resolution of the Senate of the Unitedst.. '44ts illatant, requesting the President to furnish "an e en i t 4 4,4 of the amount of mone • required during the present Ity -e?t fiscal year, f r lia prosecution 1 0 With At calico as' „mostw o ill e likely result in its speedy and With termination havin been d to this depart s of the existing the 11,1,0,0'41re the. honour to submit a report, so far ail - .4, wh_ ice is concerned. sti n °l4 amount of the regular appropri -4lts for the naval service, for the year IL, g 30th June, 1847, for the support of k l ,, Peace establi6liment, according to the arii recce by the Counnittee of Ways irkketeaus, including the amendments q ve been suggested by this de- $ J,690,000 ~N 33gC stela' Bred t he ith ult"► yea(' of :s ed ill° 1 w 1 4 ' Yeah' K 1 State s with the Df inter' .d Sled (ices, P. sited h i f 103 3 ° os t he W rs 011 X) de ad'. iffy de b VP UNIT - T 3 EpOS;o E 4 • B !"0 1 1 oN fill r to PC ate amin e it sting °1 ark n ot 4 11 rer estiei at o p g the A . ctua t fait `" „re for are tb° • d t ° f t st made e vice ol a er, i s o erahh, - e t r ec i, m op , 0 read, c e a i s isto g ice ; . : 1 5 he ohs '- th 'OLg' SIT, 18 46 ' 0 f OW le SW .' of t ir a eat,— el ° e ti r f ,952, 9 1, rtiner t o . e por• t , d ePa r a S tilte balan e . :f d t e s dr froo' : , er tains tors, s ! ,tors, a t: sae — Ifs! f ' r Jan aga ill " 7 dolS• • sia lOU ° t he igs4 10 11 . ° at 574 bee n iel lS ter a fore' le*. THE SUN, LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 11, Me. James O'Leary, age d 22, apprent i ce to hi s b rother John, I plasterer, St. Rocks—Mary O'Leary, aged 16, his sister. J 1 .3, S i h m i s s , c E h s i ci ld ., re d n ru . druggist—R . aged 23, and Kenna'', ag '4 Ma ry O'Brien, aged 26, wife of John Lilly, tailor. Jean Bte. Veniza, aged 30. Maria Louise Le valee, wife of Ronald M'Donald, editor of the Ccint 'Veen. Eugenie INPDonald, wife of Rigobert Anger, merchant. Edward R. Hoogs, book-keeper, Montreal Bank—John, aged 8, and Edward, aged 6, his children. Thomas-C.-Harrison, aged 21, from Hamilton, C.W., bro ther to the owner of the Diorama. Harriet Glackmeyer, wife of T. F. Molt, aged 45—Frede rick, aged 19, and Adolphus, aged 12, her children. Helen Murphy, an orphan, aged 20. Emeline Worth, aged 9, daughter of Edward Worth, Montreal, sister-in-law of Mr. A. Lenfesty, grocer, and of this city. Flavien Sauvageau, aged 14, son of Mr. Charles Sauvageau, musician. Elizabeth Lindsay, aged 58, wife of Mr. T. Atkins, clerk of Upper Town Market—his son Richard, aged 27. Stewart Scott, Esq., Clerk of the Court of Appeals, and Jane, his daughter. Thomas Hamilton, Eq., Lieut. 14th Regiment. Mrs. John Gibb, widow, and Jane, her daughter. Arthur Lane, son of Mr. Elisha Lane, of the firm of Gibb, Lane, and Co. Marianne Brown, aged 25, schoolmistress, at Wood and Gray's Cove. Joseph blarcoux, bailiff: Colin Ross, aged 26 years, plasterer, a native of Inverness, Scotland, and Agnes black, his wife, aged 18, daughter of widow Black, of Montreal. Isaac Devlin ' watchmaker, Lower Town. John Berry, from Aberdeen, late in the employ of Messrs. W. Price and Co., arrived in Quebec, from Chicoutimie, on the Bth inst. A letter was found on his person, from his brother, James Berry, instructing him to address him— " James Berry, gardener and riddel-maker, North Broad ford, Aberdeen." Anne Taffe, late servant with Denholtr, Esq., Cape. John Smith Karn, son of Mr. John Karn, tinsmith, of this city. Mr. john Wheatley, stationer, Lower Town. Julia Ray, daughter of Assistant-Commissariat-General Ray. P.S.—" Four o'clock."--46 bodies have been recovered. All but two have been recognised. Mlle. Emilie Poncy, aunt of Miss Poncy, of the Lower Town, is missing; the remains of a body, said to be a female, are supposed to be hers. The second is a Mr. M'Keogh, of Malbaie, a schoolmaster, who was in the theatre in company with Miss Poncy. We may here remark that Mr. Symes has in possession the several effects taken from the bodies, and found near them. We cannot refrain from expressing a passing meed of praise upon the unwearied labours of the Mayor, the military, the police magistrate, and the police force, and the several fire companies. Nor can we omit deserved tribute to the indefatigable Mr. R. Symes, who since daylight this morning, has been present at the scene of the disaster, superintending the recovering and removal of the dead bodies, &c. The theatre, and stables adjoining, we should add, were burnt to the ground. INCIDENTS, &c., OF THE RECENT CALAMITY. It appears that Lieut. Hamilton, of the 14th Regiment, who perished in the flames, had attended the exhibition in company with Miss Ray, his betrothed bride, and her sister; when the flames broke out, he succeeded in getting the sister in safety from the building, and returned to seek his intended, when both of them thus miserably perished. Lieut. Armstrong, of the same regiment, saved himself by a desperate exertion of personal strength, having sprung up to a window, the situation of which he knew, and forced out a pane of glass, by which he obtained fresh air, and ulti mately succeeded in forcing his way through the window, escaping with only a few bruises. (From the Quebec Gazette.) The cause of the disaster is supposed to have been the falling of a camphine lamp, which set fire to the curtain in front of the stage. The only mode of egress was by a single narrow passage. Several families have been reduced to utter helplessness, by the loss of their stay and support. A subscription has been in consequence opened for the relief of those who have been rendered orphans and widows. The funerals of all the sufferers, except three or foar, took place yesterday. From an early hour in tke morning till seven in the evening, funeral processions were passing to the different places of interment. So melancholy a sight has not been witnessed in Quebec since the time of the cholera. At one time there were fifteen coffins in the French cathe dral, waiting for the last rites of the Church to be said over the mutilated remains contained in them. At the English burial-ground we observed four clergymen present, three Episcopalian and one Presbyterian, discharging the last sad duties of their office to members of their respective flocks. The Wesleyan Methodist mihister was likewise engaged during the afternoon in the performance of a similar duty. At a meeting of the Quebec bar resolutions were adopted, on the motion of the Hon. IL E. Caron and the Hon. T. C. Aylwin, expressing their profound sorrow for the death of their esteemed brother Alexander Stewart Scott, and their sympathy with his afflicted family. The remains of Lieut. Hamilton were interred with military honours. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. TAUNTON. TAUNTON, FRIDAY, TWELVE, NOON.—This morning was appointed by the returning-officer as the period of nominatian. The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, accompanied by his friends, arrived at the husting s shortly after eight o'clock, and the usual pre liminaries having been gone through, the Right Honourable Gentleman was proposed by James Bunter, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Taunton in Parliament. He took cccasion to advert to the connexion of Mr. Labouchere with the town, remarking that it had existed for sixteen years, and that he had had the pleasure of proposing him as a candidate ten times. T. WARREN, Esq., seconded the nomination. No other candidate being proposed, the Hon. Gentle man was declared duly elected amidst loud acclamations. The Right Hon. Henry LABOUCHERE then addressed the electors as follows—Gentlemen, I have waited to address you until I was able to do so under that title and in that situation which I assure you I value beyond any other distinction in public life which it is pos sible for me to attain—l mean in the character of your representative.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, a seat in Parliament, when conferred by an inde dependent and intelligent constituency, is to any Englishmen a matter of just pride--(llear)—bute when conferred under circumstances like those which charac terise the present occasion, I conceive that distinction, valuable as it is in itself, greatly enhanced.—(Cheers.) I do not meet you on this occasion a stranger, nor ad dress you now for the first time. My excellent friend who proposed me to you, and by whose side I have had the satisfaction of standing ever since I came to Taunton, has reminded you that the connexion between us has now lasted for sixteen years, and that this is no less than the tenth time on which I have had to thank you for returning me as your representative to the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, those sixteen years have not been unproductive of im portant political changes, and they have been marked by as great and important events as any sixteen years in the history of this country.—(Hear, hear.) You have had an opportunity of observing my conduct under almost every variety of circumstance. I have stood before you when I belonged to a small and dispirited minority, and I haie stood before you in the capacity in which I now stand again—as a servant of the Crown ; and you have had an opportunity of judging whether my principles, my conduct, and my language, have ever varied under either of those circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) My Hon. Friend has truly told you that the circumstances of the present election were peculiarly gratifying to me. In canvassing on this occasion I found that I have not lost a single old friend, whilst, on the other hand, I acknowledge the gratification I have received from the universally kind reception I have met with, and that, too, in many instances from some who, from conscientious motives, have hitherto felt it to be their duty to oppose me.—(Cheers.) Under these cir cumstances I may truly say that I shall return to the House of Commons with increased feelings of gratitude and fresh sentiments of pride with regard to my connexion with your town.—(Loud cheers.) I shall imitate the example of my friends who proposed and seconded me, in not addressing you at any great length; at the same time, however, I feel, that in accepting this renewal of the solemn trust placed in my hands, it is due both to you and to myself that I should make some observations.—(Hear, hear.) It is now five years since I last adddressed you as a candidate on these hustings, I was at that time a Minister of the Crown, but I did not long remain so. I believe almost the first vote which the House of Commons came to was fatal to the existence of that Government, in the ranks of which I served. Without any personal regret, certainly, I took my leave of office, and retired to do that which to my personal feeling is a far more agreeable situation, that of an independent Member of Parliament.—(Hear.) But I am happy to say that the vote of the House of Commons which struck down the Ministry of Lord Mel, bourne did not destroy the principles which that Minis try advocated.—(Loud cheers.) And, gentlemen, I for one will acknowledge that I never had the slightest fear that it would produce that effect.—(Cheers.) I was thoroughly convinced from the best con sideration I could give to the interests of this great country, that those principles were founded in truth, and must ultimately and speedily be triumphant.—(Loud cheers.) I did not fear that those who succeeded us would follow any essentially different course from that which we ourselves bad pursued ; and, accord ingly, although I have been nominally a mem ber of the Opposition, and sat on the oppo- site benches to the Government of the day, yet there has been scarcely any important measure which that Government during those five years have brought forward which I have not by my humble vote contributed to support.— (Cheers,) Those wpm § were, some o f them, measures of enlarged religious freedom--,spme:of conciliation and justice tolreland—some of them measures of free trade calculated to enlarge and extend the com merce of this country ; and the crowning measure of all has been that great tpessuFe which the assent of the Crown has just stamped with thp authority of t4le law of the land—l mean the complete and final - repeal of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I can assure you—and thos2 gmpng Fpg rho know my private tastes and habits will believe iii the sincerity of that assertipn—Ghat no tye years of my Parliamentary life were ever spent wi!lr satisfaction equal to those during which, without the toils, and anxieties, and responsibilities of official life, I bad the satisfaction of seeing those principles for which I have always contended carried into execution; and also the gratification, by my humble vote, of lending my best support to their success.— s (Chgers.) Gentlemen, the office_ to which gags - minus favourof my Severe's:riles called me- is, as you have been reminded by ore Of nay ft - rends, not the least responsible or the least onerous of those which are undertaken by the servants of the Crown. I can assure you that, in taking my share of the Govern ment of Ireland, I accept the office in no spirit of pre sumption with regard to my qualifiaction for the duly. This, at least. I trust I may say, that no effort on. my part shall be wanting to fulfil those duties ; and if I shall be able to contribute, even in the 5m...11?:1 - , degree, to the happress, contentment, and prosperity of that part of her Majesty's dominions, I shall look back to the day on which I took office as the happi?st and proudest of my life.—(Cheers.) I trust that the lit'le acquaintance which I possess with the local affairs of that country will be compensated by firding myself sur rounded in the Administration by Irishmen, long and intimately connected with the affairs of that country, and deservedly respected by the inhabitants; and st , ll more do I rejoice that I shall have to serve under a Lord• Lieutenant who has been for the greatest part of his life a resident landowner—(Cheers)—and who from his disposition and ability is, I am sure, eminently quali fied to carry into effect those gracious wishes and in tentions which it is well known her Majesty feels in an especial degree towards that portion of her dominion?. I trust that in the government of Ireland we shall be able to follow up those principles on which the govern ment of all free countries ought to be conducted—l mean, to support the law that it may be respected, and to improve the law that it: may be beloved.—(Loud cheers.) I can assure you I highly value the honour of repre senting so steady, so consistent, and intelligent a body of constituents. With regard to other political subjecZs, I do not know that I need trouble you by going into detail. I have always stood upon these hustings as a liberal candidate and a refor me r. —(H e ar, and cheers.) At the same time I have always told you that there is not a Conservative in this town or county who is more deeply attached than I am to the great institutions of this country, or who is more thoroughly satisfied that the true interests of the community consist in our preserving and maintaining them unimpaired.—(Cheer a.) But I believe, at the same time, that in order to maintain institutions unimpaired, it is absolutely necessary to take care that they do not stsnd in the way of all such im provements as may ba required either by the al tered circumstances of society, 'or by the in creasing intelligence of the aged . I believe that Englishman is the truest Conservative, and best supports the institutions of the country, who takes care that there is nothing in them which cannot be reconciled with great and necessary improvements.— ' (Cheers.) I love and reverence the mixed con stitution of this country, and if I saw the just prerogatives of the Crown or the just prerogatives of the peerage assailed, I would de fend them just as firmly as I would the r;ghts and liberties of the Commons of England, to which I belong.—(Hear, hear.) I feel it necessary to say this, because I stand here on popular principle:, and am surrounded by the friends of popular principles in this town, and because I have lent my assistance to the furtherance of many measures which I trust and hope will have the effect of enlarging the liberties of the people, and extending wide the principles of reli gious liberty to those classes of my fellow-c3untrymen who may dissent from the Church of England—whether as Protestant Dissenters, or as Roman Catholics— (Hear, hear, and cheers)—and have always felt it my duty in public life to do nothing which would shake those great fundamental institutions of the country— (Hear, hear)—on the contrary, those institutions have not a more sincere friend than myself.— (Cheers.) The Hon. Member again thanked them for the high honour conferred upon him, and retired amidst loud and pro longed plaudits. The Hon. Member was afterwards "chaired," a 'rely superb car, drawn by four horses, being used for the oc casion. DEVONPORT. RETURN OF SIR GEORGE GREY, BART. The nomination took place at eleven o'clock yesterday in front of the Town Hall. The only candidate was Sir G. Grey, who is in high favour here, both for his popular manners, and his political sentiments. There was a capital attendance from Stonehouse, and the as semblage of burgesses was very numerous. The Mayor, Walter P. Blackmore, Esq., presided, and the usual formalities having been gone through, C. TRIPE, Esq., rose, and said he had great pleasure and gratification in rising to propose the re-election of Sir George Grey, both on account of his great talents and high moral worth—from his close affinity in blood to a name which would ever be held dear by Englishmen —and also because he had always interested himself in promoting the moral and physical welfare of the people ; and, above all, because he had been selected to fill the great and important office of Secretary of State. C. CHAPPLE, Esq., of Stonehouse, seconded the mo tion, and there being no other candidate the Right Hon. Baronet was declared to be duly elected. Sir G. GREY then returned thanks for the honour they had conferred upon him for the sixth time. He was the more gratified because that confidence was reposed in him after a long trial. It was their duty indirectly to influence the Legislature of the country by sending representatives to act in their behalf. After having adverted in pleasing terms to his connexion with Devon port ever since its enfranchisement. the Right Hon. Baronet proceeded to describe the course of events ever since 1841, with reference to the question of free trade, and to the gratification which he had derived in giving support to Sir Robert Peel in his free trade measures. He rejoiced to see that the greatest unanimity prevailed amongst them, and he hoped that unanimity arose not from the accident of the absence of a candidate, but because there was far more unanimity of opinion as to the effects of free trade upon thinking men than pre vailed in 1841. Those principles were then disapproved of; and he was opposed by an honourable candidate, brother-in-law of the Prime Minister ; and he well remembered, that his friends approached those hustings with a large loaf and a small one—the large loaf representing, as it was said, the effects of protection, and the small loaf was a specimen of what they were to have under the operations of free-trade.—(Laughter.) This delusion has vanished, and when they sent him on that occasion to oppose the Government which was to be formed, and which was formed, he little anticipated that, before he should have to appear before them again, he should have become one of the most zealous and strenuous supporters of Sir Robert Peel, in his commer cial policy.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet then, at some length, referred to the manner in which Sir Robert Peel had effected those great changes, paying him more than a passing tribute of praise for the course he had taken, and cordially joining him in his wishes that now these measures had passed there would be no more irritating discussions, and that the cause of jealousy and contention between those employed in the different branches of industry having been removed, these dissensions will no longer prevail. The Right Hon. Gentleman did not advert to any other question, and his speech in reference to the commercial legislation of the late Ministry was substantially the same as that whieh be made the previous evening. At the close, three cheers were given for the Right Hon. Baronet ; after which a vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor, and the meeting separated. PLYMOUTH. FRIDAY.—The nomination for the borough of Ply mouth took place to-day, when the two candidates— Lord Ebrington and Mr. Vincent--were proposed. Lord Ebrington entered into a lengthened exposition of his principles, in the course of which he adverted to the pact he had taken with respect to free trade, and the policy which he considered ought to be adopted with respect to Ireland. Mr. Vincent also addressed the meeting, advo cating the entire abrogation of Church establishments— an extension of suffrage —the vote by ballot—and the extension of the civil and religious liberties of the peo ple. The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Vincent. The greatest excitement prevails. t very utmost of their power.—(Cheers.) There was another topic, which would at once suggest itself to the minds of all . present —a topic of most grave importance. The question of • Ireland, ha trusted he might say, was a temporary question ; . the object there was only to remove existing, and he hoped passing grievances, and to give just contentment to the people. The other questhasi he would allude to was one of still higher and more permanent importance; it was, the condition of the people of thiscountry.—(Hear, hear.) It was on education and instruction only that the peace and prosperity, the wel fare and happiness of nations could be soundly based. It was lamentable to think, that not there alone, in the agri cultural districts, but in the more densely populated manu facturing districts, there were growing up every year vast multitudes of human beings with education, if any, most im perfect, in fearful ignorance of that knowledge upon which depends their welfare here and hereafter.—(Hear, hear.) This was a subject which would require the most anxious ccnsideration of the present Ministry. He would not advert to other topics, but of this they might be assured, that the spirit by which the Government would ever be actuated was the spirit of progressive improvement—(Loud cheers) — of that progress which had hitherto been so impeded amongst us, but the development of which was essential to the happi ness and welfare, to the very existence of every civilised community. The progress made in the country since 1815 showed how much could be accomplished by a steady and persevering determination to improve, and would convince the electors that though the vessel of improvement may sometimes be turned from its course by the shock of adverse billows—though it may now and then swerve from its onward direction under the influence of battling gales, yet, nevertheless, it is guided by one more , powerful than any among men.—(Loud cheers.) Steered by a sagacity far superior to any human resistance —(Cheers)—and that in spite of the storms which it may encounter in defiance of adverse currents, and battling winds, it shall still, under the blessing of Providence, pursue its cer tain course to that final state of human improvement which lies far beyond the horizon to which our week eyes can attain, and which will place human society ie a condition of higher moral, social, religious perfection than the mot san guine amongst us can imagine.—(Cheers.) It would be for the people to aid the Government in their efforts towards this glorious consummation ; the Govern nment itself, he would promise, would not be wanting in their share of the great work, though its progress against the infinite obstacles impeding it might not be quite so rapid as the people and the Government itself could wish, let not the people be sus picious of deferred intentions—intentions deferred only for the better accomplishment of the work in hand. The Noble Lord, in concluding, was honoured with a hearty nine times nine. A similar honour was acceded to Lord John Russell and the present Members. The large meeting broke up at one o'clock. GREENWICH. Notwithstanding the more immediate approach of the election, the want of excitement that has hitherto pre vailed still continues. There remains now no doubt that. Admiral Dundas will walk quietly over the course. It is rather remarkable that, though the Government influence is, and has been, very great in Woolwich and Deptford, the electoral inhabitants of Greenwich alone have been always so exceedingly active in promoting the Liberal cause, ac al most to insure the return of a Liberal candidate. Indeed, they have hitherto invariably succeeded in that respect, ex cept on one cccssion, when, under peculiar circumst inces, Mr. Wolverley Attwocd, a Consei vative, was chosen the re presentative of the borough. He grncd his seat through the influence of the Steam Navigation Company, to which he acted as chairman for many years, and the dules of which position he discharged so efficiently and zealously, as to gain for himself much popularity and confidence; thereby inducing the shareholders to exert all their energies in his behalf. The return of Admiral Dundas, even though an opposition candidate should enter the field, will be ren dered doubly certain by the fact of having the influence of the present Government in his favour. The nomination will, we understand, take place at ten o'clock on Monday morning, in order to enable the high-constable, who is the returning officer of the borough, to give in his return early enough on that day to admit of the Gallant Admiral's resuming his seat in Parliament on the same evening. Last night a meet ing of the electors was held at the George IV. Tavern, Wool wich, at which recolutions favourable to Admiral Dundas were agreed to. EVESHAM. FRIDAY.—The writ for the election of a Member in the place of Lord Marcus Hill, who, it has already been stated, has accepted the office of Comptroller of her MajePty's Household, has arrived here, and the election hcs been fixed for to-morrow. There is no show of opposition for this elec tion, but parties in this borough ere much divided, and the representation has generally been compromised by each re turning its Member. The Tulles, however, are now divided amongst themselves, some of them being friends of Mr. Borthwick, and another section favouring Captain Rushout. GAME LAW HUMANITY. On Tuesday, the IGth ultimo, Frederick King, lace maker, of New Lenton, being out of work, went with his wife and family to find employment in haymaking; when he was near to the Trent side, a person, named Henry Cox, also of N ew L enton, gave him a shilling to swim across the Trent and assist him (Cox) in finding a bag in an osier holt, not far from Boot's bank. King and Cox stripped and swam to the place, found the bag, and King returned with it ; immediately on his reaching the Nottingham side of the river, Mitchell, one of Sir Juckes Clifton's game-keepers, and his companion s a id, we must have th a t bag." King replied, "it is not yours, and you shall not have it," at the same time giv ing his name and where he lived. He was immediately attacked in the most furious manner by Mitchell, who beat King so brutally with a thick stick on the head, arms, and other parts of the body, that persons who saw the attack ran to his assistance, being fearful that he v.ould be killed. One of the persons who witnessed this savage attack upon a man—iu a state of nudity, be it remembered—states, "the blood gushed out in tor rents ;" and King says, "I thought I was going to be killed, and called out murder.' " Mr. John Brown, lace-maker, New Lenton, states that he saw Cox and king in the Trent, and the keepers asked him what they were doing, and he told them bathing; he saw the latter come out of the river, and Mitchell immediately commenced beating him with a stick, " as hard as he could." Murder being shouted, Brown ran to King's assistance, and asked the keepers what they were killing the man for, when Mitchell again struck King. In attempting to ward off the blow he received it on his (Brown's) hand, which was severely hurt. George Brewill, butcher, of New Lenton, who also saw the attack upon King, says, " I never saw a man lose so much blood in my life ; I think if we had not inter fered King would have been murdered. After the keepers were gone I laid King on the bank; he was very dozy, and complained of his head, which was badly cut; his arm was much swollen, and his knee severely injured. King's wife and three children were present, and terribly frightened." Being prevented from further beating the poor fellow by the interference of the spectators, the cowardly keepers ran away, but, luckily, Mitchell was known, and we are in:ormeel that a true bill was found against him at the county sessions, on Monday week. We must not omit stating, that Mr. Edward Cox, of New Lenton, who was fly-fishing against Boot's bank, and saw the whole of this murderous attack, heard Mitchell say to the other keeper, when King and H. Cox were returning across the Trent, " Stick to me, and whether they have been netting or not, we will have the nets." Mr. E. Cox im mediately shouted to King and Cox, " I do not know whether you know it, but here are two keepers waiting for you." H. Cox replied, "I don't care, we have been doing nothing wrong." At this time King had the bag under his arm. Mr. E. Cox and all the other witnesses are positive that neither H. Cox nor King had been net ting.—. Nottingham Review. THE LABOUR MARKET in SOU CH AUSTRALIA. (From the Adelaide Observer, Feb. 7). since our last report, under the date December 6, there has been no sensible diminution in the ratio of de mand for labour, although the continued arrivals from the neighbouring colonies, and those from Britain and Germany, have added some hundreds to the aggregate of our labourers and operatives of all classes. We have sought (with the intention of giving full publicity to them, if found) for evidences of repletion in any of the ranks of labour or employment, or of reduction in the scale of remuneration ; but instead of such instances, we are told of some advances proportionate to the augmen tation. in price noticed under the head shoemakers ; ' and although we seek and cordially invite information, and are frequently obtaining from those sources which are least liable to perversions unfavourable to the work ing man, namely, from candid working men themselves, the only conclusion we can arrive at is, that there is yet room and to spare. BAKERS.—Many of the masters work for themselves, but such as employ journeymen, and usually engage the best hands, give as much as 2.15. per week and board. BRICKLAYERS are generally in full employment at 50. to 6s. per day, or in task work at the rate of 10d. to Is. per yard for nine-inch brick work, labour only ; scaf folding not included. CA.IIINET-MAKERS.—There are few journeymen re quired at present, the lesser masters working for them selves, being the principal operatives. The few per sons employed on task work jobs earn from ss. to 6s. per day. CARPENTERS' wages 53. 6s. to 7s. per day, according to ability, the highest quotation being for skilled as well as industrious hands. One report with which we have been favoured states, " a few unemployed ;" but s we have sought for such in vain, we conclude our informant should have written "a few keeping holiday." FARM LABOURERS are readily engaged at los. to 12s. per w,ek, and weekly rations, consisting of 101bs. to 121bs. flour, 101bs. to 121bs. flesh meat, ill). tea, and 21h. sugar.---From the urgency of the demands reported to us, as well as other facts, we believe agi ',cultural em ployers will be found generally ready to afford every en couragement in their power to deserving persons. TOWN LABOURERS are still reported " rather seat ze," at wages varying from 18s. to 21s. per week. FEMALE 15031ESTIC SERVANTS.—the demand for per sons of this useful class may be inferred from the fact, that about sixty German female servants, who arrived last week per ship George Washington, net with almost immediate employment, at wages averaging ss. per week (with board and lodging of course) ; and, although the difference of language is mutually felt to be a disadvantage, the new comers are in general much pleased with their engagements. English female ser vants who can be well recommended obtain Gs. to 7s. par week, and in some instances even more. MASONS are well engaged at ss. to 6s. per day. MINERS are no longer satisfied to work " on owners' account" for less than 30s. per week, especially at any distance from town ; but the prevalent wish of this class is to be paced upon " tribute" or " tutworl.; ; " which is natural enough, when they know that same of their brethren are earning such splendid remuneration at the Burra-Burra mines. We purposely refrain from particular mention of unconfirmed reports of earnings in excess; but we believe we may say there are instances of some of the knowing ones among the miners getting a pound a day or more, in consequence of the great pro ductiveness of the workings. The number of practical miners being wholly insufficient, it has become nec.easery to render available ordinary labour to a very considerable extant. PLASTERERS experience no lack of employment ; but are generally engaged in task work, for which they often receive as much as Sd. to Is. per yard t,super.) for three-coat work, including ceiling, This price, which is for labour only, and does not include anything but jour neymen's task prices, should (we are told) enable a steady workman of this class to earn 10s. a day besides paying his labourer. PAINTERS' wages 4s. to per day. Preseat hands not so much in request as to offer inducement for my influx, either of prime workmen or daubers. PLVMHERs.—No more wanted at present. SnEprrEaos, 12s. to 15s. per week, according to ability, distance, and circumstances, with a full allowance of rations, and every encouragement to steady deserving men, Stroh as have wives calculated for a bush life oaten obtain hut-keepers' pay and rations for them. Ordinary hut-keepers' wages are Ts. or Bs. per week, with rations. encouragements, and chances of promotion to the rank of shepherd, commensurate with their (bush) accom plishments. SMITHS are generally well employed, at 255. to 30F. weekly. The German blacksmiths, by the George Washington, found a choice of employers. SAWYERS are fully engaged, at lOs. per hundred feet (super.), for gum or other hard wood ; and at 7s. per hundred feet, for cedar or deal. SHOEMAKERS have had a rise in price from ss. to 6s. per " pair of men's." It is said clever and industrious hands may earn 30s. to 40s. weekly. SADDLERS seem to be generally in full employ, the highest wages of journeymen being 30s. per week. TAILORS.—Good hands seldom appear to be at a loss for want of steady employment, the country settlers and bushmen having found out the wisdom and economy of a good fit, suitable material, well secured buttons, and everything to match. The standard of wages 6d. per hour. TANNERS AND CURRIERS.—The highest wages w e hive heard of in these branches of trade are 355. per week.—We cannot learn there is any pressing want of fresh hands, but we have not for a long time heard of one out of employ, TINMEN are fully employed ; but the masters, gener ally, are thorough workmen, and there are few journey men employed. For such as are so engaged, about 30s. per week, for first hands, seams to be the ratio of wages. TURNERS are not at present fully employed in their proper calling, but we have some clever hands who may look forward to an improvement of their business, when the diversity of material naturally produced here bermes duly appreciated. WHEELWRIGHTS well employed at from ss. to ss. 6 d. per day. In conclusion, we again invite distant readers to com pare the current wages with the extremely moderate prices of provisions as published in our present impres sion; and we can only sa y, further, we believe S out h as well as the res or t o f some of Australia should be pre-eminently the country a th e italits, who fi n d i t diff icult to industrious and man's st rv c i h n o g i c e e , ap ma k e progress in the artificial (whirligig) state of society so prevalent in the older countries of Europe. WINCHESTER ASSIZES.—There are but eighteen pri soners committed for trial at these assizes, which commences on Monday next, the 13th instant. One for shooting with intent to kill, one for Post-office robbery, six for highway robbery, one for arson, two for house breaking, one for an un natural offence, two for burglary, one for stealing a wat2h, one for concealing the birth of a child, and two for night poaching, beino the lightest calendar known here for some years past. Notice has been given that Captain Hawkey will surrender to take his trial at these assizes, for killing, in a duel, Lieutenant Seton, at Stoke Bay, Gosport, about 14 months ago. At the County Sessions, which commenced yesterday, there are 39 male and 7 female prisoners for trial, 19 of whom can neither read nor write. ATTEMPTED MURDER. — Yesterday, information was forwarded to the Metropolitan and City Police offices of the following outrage upon a young woman on the highway ; it appears that on the evening of Tuesday last, the ith inst., about ten o'clock, a young female, named Sarah Fox, seven teen years of age, was proceeding along the road in the vicinity of Fishmore, near Ludlow, Shropshire, when she was met by a fellow, who threw her down, and, having succeeded in gaT a ing her, by t y i ng round her mouth a pocket handker chief,` Inflicted a deep wound in her throat, as it is supposed, with a large pocket knife, threatening to murder her. She struggled violenly with her mur&rous assailant; and, ap proaching footsteps fortunately being heard, the fellow made otl; and succeeded in effecting his escape. A reward is offerc4 114 , his apprehension. Mr. Cobden is, we understand, rusticating for a few days in the romantic scenery of North Wales. We hope he may return with renewed health and vigour. FEARFUL ACCIDENT AN.1.3 LOSS OF LIVES ON 'TIE GREAT NORTH OF FRANCE RAILWAY. Intelligence respecting a fearful catastrophe, which oc curred on the Great North of France .Rallwaca ..reaehed the city of Brussels by the train from Paris, N vhich arrived at Tlifffstr7s:lniaing. - It appears that a train comprising twelve or fifteen carriages left Paris for Brussels at an early hour on the previous day, and proceeded without the slightest obstruction or accident, at the ordinary rate of speed, until it arrived at a portion of the line between the. stations of Arras and Dourly, where the railway crosses a river or pond. When the engine and train reached the centre of the bridge, from some cause yet untliseoVered; . al though every possible exertion has been made to ascertain it, the engine ran off the rails, broke down the parapet wall of the bridge, and was precipitated into the water. The engine dragged with it the tender and two carriages. Fortunately the connecting chain between those vehicles and the third carriage became dissevered by violence of the shock, and thus the remainder of the carriages, which were crowded with passengers, escaped total demolition. By this dreadful accident at least nineteen lives have been lost, in cluding those of the stoker and driver of the engine; and, so far as could be ascertained amid the consternation which en sued, there is too much reason to believe that fifty or sixty individuals have been seriously injured. It is said that the engine, at the time of the disaster, was not proceeding at a ' greater speed than fifteen miles an hour, and it is in a great measure owing to this fortunate circumstance that the sacri fice of human life was not of a more appalling nature. As might naturally be expected, the intelligence of this ca tastrophe created the most painful sensation in the city of Brussels, but more especially among the English residents there. The North of France line was opened to the public about four weeks ago by the Kipg of the Belgians, and up to the occarrence of the accident which has been attended with such deplorable and melancholy results, the trains ran regularly each day, at intervals of two or th ree h ours , without the slightest interruption, owing to the excellent and judicious management of the company, and the strict surveillance exercised by the subordinates of the French and Belgian Governments, representatives from whom im mediately proceeded to the scene of the calamity to obtain accurate information respecting the cause and extent of the accident. CALIFORNIA. (From the Augsburg Gazette.) War has now indeed broken out, and will in no small degree tend to hasten the dissolution of the Mexican union. Texas has broken her connexion with her own ' hand ; for a few years she formed an independent state, but now the "lone star" has been add, d to the star spangled banner of the UniGn, and stands beside its brethren in the American firmament. California, with its luxurious pastures and magnificent harbours, hangs but loosely on Mexico, from whoLe hands it is, as it were, gliding away. Year after year stream shoals of adventurers into this neighbour land of Oregon ; and on the shores of the Pacific are now being repeated exactly the same scenes and events that took place two and twenty years ago in the Gulf of M ex i co am id the rolling Savann as of Texan. The appearance of Graham and the German adventurer Sutter has a striking resemblance to that of Stephen Austin and David Crockett in Texas, and the consequences aro declaring themselves in California the same as in Texas. In order to attract continually fresh streams of immi grants into the country, the Americans already settled in California are sending the most alluring description to the States. And, indeed, Upper California (the op posite peninsula is a desert, woodless, and waterless place) is one of the most splendid tracts of land in th© world. Its situation on the Pacific Ocean will the more hasten the future prosperity of this American conquest, inasmuch as the magnificent harbour of San Francisco scarcely has its equal. The people that understand how to avail themselves of the advantage of the coast between there and the no less important Puget's Sound will be the masters of this great ocean, and give laws to the Chinese as the English now do. The climate is mild and everywhere healthy, the soil of as yet virgin fertility, and where unfit for arable, possesses such luxurious pastures, that already the inhabitants, in order to prevent the immo derate increase of the herds of wild cattle, have been compelled to slaughter many thousand head of steers and cows en masse. California possessing far more con ditions of extensive development within itself than the relatively poorer Oregon, is therefore much more im portant than this latter "' Continuous or determined resistance on the part of the Mexican Go vernment is not to be apprehended by these new con quistadores; in no case will they fear it. The native whites are few, they certainly do not exceed fifty or sixty. thousand ; the Mexican President resides several hun dred miles from Monterey ; California owes gratitude neither to him nor any one else ; not a small portion cherishes the same wishes as the Americans ; foreign interference is not, however, to be accepted ; and thus in this state of affairs, we see nothing to oppose the formation of a free and independent "Republic of Cali fornia." THUNDER-STORM. Another thunder -storm burst over the metropolis yesterday afternoon. lts influence was felt, more or less, in all parts of the town and its neighbour hood, but the storm seems to have burst with the greatest violence in the region of Finsbury. The lightning struck down a man in Milton-street, near the late City Theatre, and also severely damaged a house in Wilson-street, occupied by Mr. Lyons, fur dealer, displacing au angular abutment and knocking over four chimney pots. The rain by which the lightning was accompanied will prove of great 'advantage to the agriculturist and gardener. His HIGHNESS IBRAHIM P.ACHA..—YOSICrday morning, shortly after eleven o'clock, the Pacha, accompanied by Col. Bonfort and M. Nubs;, and attended by Major Dickson, left Mivart's Hotel fe.r Stockwell-park, there to inspect the ex tensive racing stud belonging' to Mr. Theobald. Ilis High ness and suite, on their az rival, were received by the pro prigor. After inspecting the arrangements, he departed on his return to his hotel. 'rule Pacha and party were caught in a heavy storm, and were obliged to dress again before lun cheon. in the afternoon, his Highness proceeded to Apsley Rouse, to visit the Duke of Wellington, but the Noble Duke being absent from home, the Paella merely left his card; he then visited the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Miuto, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir John Cam Hobliouse, the Marquis of Clansicarde i Viscount Morpeth, and several of the Ministers. a state. A deputation of the Aborigines Protection So ciety had the honour of waiting on his Highness to present an address from that association, as it stated, for " promoting the safety, welfare, and improvement of the native inhabi tants of the dependencies of the British Empire." The Paella received the deputation with marked courtesy. His Ilighnesa subsequently gave en interview to Mr. Henry Smith. THE COLLOSAL WELLINGTON.—A scaffolding of great strangth has been erected on the east side of the arch way at Hyde Park-corner, and the preparations seem nearly ripe for raising the ponderous mass to its ill-chosen destina tion. The transport and elevation of it will be difficult, and will need much care and skill. .A correspondent tells us that the carriage on which it is to be moved is twenty-four feet in length, the axle thirteen feet four inches, with a circumfer ence of thirty inches; the wheels are ten feet high, or thirty one feet six inches in circumference, four in number, and weigh two tons six cwt. each, or nine tons. The castings are at present in the pit, and " a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," will be needed even to lift them thence. Go vernment, it seems, is lending a band to the work. An eminent contractor estimated the co s t of carrying the cast ings from the artist's studio to the arch, and hoisting them (in three pieces—to do it whole he was not disposed), at 1,800/. What the operation is actually to cost we du not know.—The Builder. Prince Borghese, accompanied by the youthful princess, grand-daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, arrived at Mivart'a Hotel on Thursday night, from Rome., and will shortly go on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, at Alton Towers, Staffordshire. HANDSOME DoNATioN.—Yesterday the Hon. Edwin Lascelles forwarded the sum of 1001. in aid of the funds of the Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, the western wing of which has just been erected at Brompton, with a view to the speedy removal of the patients from the Hospital at Chelsea, SEAMAN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. —On Friday the quarterly general court of the supporters of this charity was held at the office, King William-street, City. The treasurer, John Labouchere, Esq., presided. The report for the past quarter announced the receipt of nine hundred lollars., or 1871. 10s. English money, from ,Keying, the 'commissioner of the Chinese empire, which sum was for warded to the funds of the hospital by his Excellency, in return for the aid afforded to the sick and destitute Chinese sailors. A vote of thanks was passed to his Excellen c y for widow of the late Esq., s M.P., who had bequeathed th e same to c the eip t m o u t o 3 i 21 3 c 3 7 . t 6 d s . 0 e B a d t . ie f n r . o m Th m e rs r . ep s o o r m t a es l : o announced the re- Joseph Somes, the charity ; 2W. annual subscription from the king of Hano ver, and some other minor donations. It appeared that (luring the three months there had been admitted on board the Dreadnought, 11 sailors from her Majesty's vessels, and. 490 from British and foreign vessels, 160 remaining on board at the close. 534 of the number were discharged convales cent ; 406 had received out-relief during the same period; thus making the total number relieved by the hospital since its formation, in 1821, 52,261, including upwards of 32,C00 Englishmen, Scotchmen, 4,900 Irishmen, 1,600 Swedes 926 n a a n t d i v N e s o rw o f e t g h i e a n u s n , i 6 t B e 2 d s G t e a r t m e B :7 B , 6 6 E 3 a 2 st ßz n i d t i i s a h n s A , me 904 e s s , t In dians, 116 born at sea, 652 Russians, 969 Prussians, 691 1 8 )u c. rit c. OF WELLINGTON AN D TUE Danes, n is 1486 R GRACE Dutchmen, Tli E DISTIESSED NEEDLIEWOMEN.—Yesterday Mr. Roper, secre taly to the Society for the Protection of Distressed Needle women, waited upon Mr. Norton, at Lambeth Police-court, to obtain the address of the unfortunate female who had been charged before him on Wednesday last with unlaw fully pawning some coats which had been entrusted to her to make by a slopseller in Aldgate, who allowed her only a shilling apiece for making them. Mr. Roper said his object in getting the address of the female Craig, whose case appeared in the newspapers, was for the pur pose of making the necessary inquiries into the whole of the circumstances connected with it, with the view of affording all the protection and assistance ors the part of the Society that could be found justifiable.. After some conversation with the magistrate, Mr. Roper stated that in the course of his inquiries he had found that soldiers' great coats were made up at as low a price as five. pence a-piece. Feeling that this was too low, particularly for Government contracts, he wrote to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as being at the head of the army, on the subject, but his Grace declined to interfere. Mr. Norton—What was the purport of the Duke's answer? Mr. Roper—lt was in his Grace's usual laconic terms, and ran thus :—" F. M. the Duke of Wellington begs to inform Mr. Roper that he has nothing to do with making great coats for the army." Mr. Roper added that he had made a commuricatiou to Sir James Graham on the subject of making up slop and needlework in prison, and the Right lion. Gentleman had assured him it should be discontinued. THE NEW PorE.—Letters in the German journals agree with those which reach us from Rome in blaring testimony to the popularity enjoyed by the new pontiff. All the persons who have had the honour of approaching the holy father speak with admiration of his affability and pro found knowledge of men and things. He continues to give every day audiences to all who present themselves. In one of these audiences he conferred the cross of the order of St, Gregory on Professor Betti, secretary of the Academy of St. Luc, known so honourably by his work " Italia Ilustre." The Pope has taken for his private secretary the Abbe Graziosi, his ancient preceptor. At Sinigaglia, his birth place, in the midst of the demonstrations of joy which his elevation has called forth, a society has been formed to raise a statue to him, and to restore an ancient aqueduct for furnishing water to the town, and to call it " Acquapia," in allusion to his name of Pius. The subscription already amounts to 80,000 scudi (500,000f.)—Galignarti. The remains of the late Sir Lawrence Jones, having been brought from Smyrna by the Duke of Cornwall st.fa; ship, were on Wednesday last interred in tho faruij,;; , , Mtn Scultherpe, Norfolk. partment, the items of which are in the possession of the Committee, is 16,024,800 6,. The increase proposid in view of the exist ence of a state of war between this Go vernment and Mexico, is as follows : For the pay of the navy... ........ For provisions ..................217,394 1,207,337 00 The amount of the appropriations for the support of the marine corps, having refer ence to an increase of the number by 500, including a suitable increase of petty offi- 388,686 00 cers, The amount set aside, by your direction, for the use of the navy department, from the special approbation of $10,000,000, was 2,750,000 00 Aggregate amount of the appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1847 ... $10,320,893 65 This sum, it is believed, will enable the department to meet all probable requisitions upon it. Yet, if a contin gency should arise requiring the employment of all the largest ships of war afloat, without a corresponding diminu tion of force in the use of the small vessels, there would be need of increasing the appropriations by eight hundred thousand dollars. But such a necessity does not at present exist, and the consideration of it may safely be deferred till the next session of Congress. Transmitted herewith is a copy of a communication from the chiefs of the bureau upon the subject. I have the honour to be, Sir, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, To the President. GEORGE BANCROFT. REPORT OF THE CHIEFS OF BUREAU. Navy Department, June 5, 1846. Sir,—ln compliance with your directions, we have care fully considered the first paragraph of a resolution of the Senate of the United States, dated the 3d instant, so far as relates to the amount of money which may ba required for the navy before the close of the next fiscal year, and respect fully report as our opinions : That if the amounts which have been estimated by the department for the current service of the next fiscal year shall be appropriated by Congress, those amounts, in addi tion to the sums which are now standing to the credit of the Navy Department on the books of the Treasury, will be suffi cient to launch and equip the sloops of war Albany and Ger mantown, to repair and equip all the vessels which are now launched, excepting the Franklin, and to employ so many of these vessels as can be manned with 10,000 men. With much respect,your obedient servants, C. MORRIS. L. WARRINGTON. JAMES SMITH. GIDEON WELLES. Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy. LATEST COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK JUNE 25.—50 few days have elapsed since the sailing of the last regular packet steamer, that there have not been any great changes in the monied or business con cerns of the city. The fall of flour and produce to its present low . point has caused some failures in that branch of trade, but in no other. Stocks have fluctuated very much, and although they have declined within a few days, they are decidedly improved since the Oregon treaty has been signed. All the Government and solid State stocks are very firm, and have rather im proved. The prevailing opinion is now, that if the Govern ment should issue proposals for a moderate loan, it would be readily taken up, at a very fair rate. For several weeks past there has been an active demand for vessels, and freights have improved. The numerous vessels arriving here with emigrants have found return car goes at good rates. Cotton, wheat, corn, and flour have been the leading arti cles shipped to England, and rye to the continent. Every description of vessels have been taken up. The demand has rather slacked off within a few days. Foreign exchanges continue to rule very much in our favour. On London, the rate may be quoted at from 107 2-2 to 105; anti on Paris at 5.35 a 5.37 1-2, which is 1 per cent. in our favour. Should there be no rise on these rates, it will be for the interest of those engaged in remittances to import specie. Bills on London have been very abundant, particularly southern bills, which have sold even below our quotations. The remittance by this steamer will be moderate. The importations for the last two months have been very light, and it is probable will continue so until Congress shall dis pose definitely of the tariff question. The small receipt of goods is no doubt the great cause why bills on Paris and London have ruled so low as they have done during the last few months. . The crops of wheat and corn in almost all parts of the country look remarkably well; and, from present appear ances, the crop of 1846 will exceed that of any previous year. The harvesting in the south has become general, and no com plaints are made. In the middle States some complaints are made of an excess of rain, which, no doubt, in some of the h ;at-growing d stricts, has done a great deal of damage. Corn in the south is represented, so far, as very promising; but of the west and north nothing can be said, except that the crops look well. Oats, rye, and barley, all are in a for ward state, and promise the usual abundance. The United Stet( s will no doubt have a surplus of grain sufficient to sup ply any increase of demand that may be made by an exten sion of tha English market. Of the cotton crop there is little to say. LATEST FRO3I MEXICO AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Advices from Vera Cruz, to June Ist, have been received 4t Charleston, by the way of Havannah. The 02nsuls of the neutral nations, resident at Vera Cruz, had protested against the blockade of that port. The Mexican Congress met on the 27th ult., ex-President Bustamente being appointed President of the same. It is generally believed he will be elected President. it is said that Paredes will march over to Matamoras, at the 141a4 of a strong army, the largest portion composed of the body of Irwps called the reserve. The time fur his de parture with this army is already fixed, but has not been made public. General Bravo will occupy the presidential chair ad interim. . . The suspension of payments continued, and things gene rally remain in the worst condition. The 4e4ican Government had called a meeting for the purpose of preeuring resources, which was believed could hardly be obtained, as the clergy are not able to pay the amount of 90,000 dolls. monthly, already demanded by the G ov ,:nment ; and, on the other hand, the actual condition of the se.-!=rat States is not such as to expect from them any resources. to the pape ,; e 10th instant have been received New Orleans ! we t i,:l the following:— in this city, in which It is reported that Arista has sent a message to General Taylor, ordering him to retire to the east bank of the Rio Grande, or he would be compelled to drive him over. Our readers can believe as much of this as they please; we give the report as we find it in the Galveston Civilian of the 6th instant. General Taylor's son has left New Orleans for Ma'am - a - as, with his father's brevet commission of Major-General. The lady of Capt. Page, who was so severely wounded at the battle of Palo Alto, arrived at New Orleans on,the 9th, on her way to Point Isabel, to meet her husband. A letter published in the Delta from Pensacola, says, that it is reported that the condition of our squadron, in relation to that of the English fleet, which has been increased, is very precarious. It is also rumored that as soon as the English hear of the declaration of war again,t Mexico, it will be the signal for them to take possession of the whole Mexican coast; and that it is their intention to do so. If they do attempt it, look out for hard knocks. Although Com. Sloat's squadron is somewhat diminished by the return of old Ironsides to the United States, still he will, no doubt, when joined by Captain Stockton, give a good account of himself. Mr. Walker has issued orders to grant clearances to Mats mores, thus throwing open Northern Mexico to American manufactures. — Thelirow Orleans Tropic of the 15th init. furnishes the following news from the army : A letter was received yesterday by steamer Sea, which states that General Arista had sent proposals to General Taylor for an armistice, and that he had established his head .quarters at Monterey, with 15,C30 men. General Taylor is said to have sent back in answer that he would meet General A. at Monterey. The Tropic says it has no doubt of the rumour. _ News is anxiously expected from Colonel Wilson's expe dition to Reouosa ; as it is said that Canales and all his forces, amounting to from 1,200 to 1,463 cavalry, are concentrating there, and will no doubt show fight. Colonel Wilson's com mand amounts to about 800 men. By the arrival of the steamer New York at New Orleans, advcces from Brasos Santiago to the 9th inst., at half-past 10 A. 31., have been received. We have Galveston papers to the 11th inst. The news of General Taylor's promotion to the grade of Brevet-Major General had diffused joy through all ranks in the army, and in the state of Texas. The de legation from the Louisiana Legislature was to leave Point Isabel on the 7th inst., on their way to Matamoras, to present the thanks of that body to old Rough-and-Ready. There was a little sickness amongst our volunteers, diarrhoea, arising from the change of food and condition of life; they will soon, however, get inured. Texas has sent 2,400 men to Mexico. A gentleman largely concerned in business at Matamoras, direct from the latter-named place, represents that the news of the defeat of th e M ex i cans h as spread a wonderful alarm in the interior wherever it is an nounced. It Is also said that the Mexicans resolutely re fused to take strong arms against the Americans. CANADA. The Canadian papers express extreme alarm at the pros pects of the country' from the then threatened repeal of the corn-laws. The Governor. General's ministry appears to be all sixes and sevens, and a whole batch have resigned. It is said that Mr. Robinson is to be Chief Commissioner of Public Works. It is stated also that Sir Allen M'Nab is to be Adjutant-General ; Mr. Papineau has resigned. Mr. Sherwood, late solicitor, has also resigned, and is to be suc ceeded by Mr. Boulton or Mr. Cameron. Mr. Moren is talked of as Sir Allan M'Nab's successor in the Speakership. There is Aeareely anything as yet but rumour, as to those who are to ocniipy the place of those who are now resigning. The news of the settlement of the Oregon queatlion was received with great joy in Canada. TERRIBLE FIRE IN QUEBEC, (From the Quebec Mercury, June 13.) Last night, at ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the Theatre Royal, St. Lewis-street, at the close of Mr. Harrison's exhi bition of his Chemical Dioramas. From the information we have been able to glean, a camphine lamp was overset from some cause or other, and the stage at once became enveloped in flames. In an incredibly short space of time the whole of the in terior of the building was enveloped in one sheet of flame. The writer of this article was one of the earliest on the spot, and present at the closing moments of the hapless be ings who perished from their over-exertions to escape. The staircase communicating with the boxes was a steep one, and we are of opinion it had fallen from the weight of those who crowded upon it. One foot was interposed between the hapless crowd and eternity ! and on that apace we, with five or six others, stood, the fierce flames playing around us, and the dense smoke repelling all efforts to extricate us. As far back as we could see there was a,sea of heads, of writhing bodies, and N on t s t re tclted arms. oise there was none—but few moans escaped the doomed. At the extreme end in view there were laces ca lm 4TI resigned; persons who, from the funeral veil of smoke which gradually enshrouded them, appeared calmly to drop into eternal sleep, oisr side was one brother striving to extricate another, but abandonment was unavoid able. One poor creature at our feet offered his entire worldly wealth for his rescue; the agonising expression of the 14,ees before us can never be effaced from our memory. The fat et t the time were above and around us—but human aid was of i s ayail—in five minutes from the time o f which we make mention ha tpysp ^f h_ beings who had but a short interval p revious been in the e4;mT:.ent of a f u ll and active life were exposed to our view a mass of cab;ine4 bones. Up to this bow 4§ koaies have been recovered from the ruins! Most of them haye been recognised. The following is tho latest list of the shlPrelli : Horatio Carwell, and Ann, aged 4, his children. dry goods i nerchapt=-Hpr4tio, abed S t Joseph Tardif, and Olivia Fleet, his wife. Sarah Darab, wife of John Calvin, carter. LICHFIELD. FRIDAY.— The day has not yet been fixed for the election of a Member to supply the vacancy caused by Lord Alfred Paget's acceptance of the office of Clerk Marshal. The writ was received this morning, and it is generally believed that Tuesday next will be the day of nomination.. The Cormr vative party are strong here, but it is scarcely probable that they will (supposing they are disposed) find a candidate to come forward on the present occasion, seeing that there must be a general election before a very long period. Captain Dyott, the Conservative candidate in 1841, it is said declines to stand. It is expected, therefore, that Lord Alfred Paget will be re-elected without opposition. At the last general election the representation of the city was sharply contested, es will be seen by the following numbers at the close of the poll :—Anson, Sir G. (L.), 381 ; Paget, Lord A. (L.), 239 ; Dyott, Capt. (C.), 281. In January last, Mr. Edward Lloyd Mostyn, a trustee of Lady Lichfield, succeeded Sir George Anson in the representation. LEITH. RETURN OF TUE LORD ADVOCATE. LEITH, THURSDAY —The election of a Member to represent the Leith district of burghs, vacant by the ap pointment of Mr. Rutherford to the office of Lord Advo cate for Scotland, took place here to-day, at twelve o'clock. As there was no opposition, and as the Hon. Gentleman had, on the previous day, given a full expla nation of his political opinions, there was but a scanty attendance around the hustings. Mr. Rutherford was, however, most cordially received. After the usual pre liminaries, Provost HUTCHISON nominated Mr. Rutherford.. Re eulogised the services of the Hon. M em b er i n connex i on with the local interests of the constituency, and then referred to his long and tried advocacy of the principles of free trade. If they were to search the whole kingdom for a Member, they could not find one that would attend better to their interests, or represent more fully their views on all matters of political economy. The Provost concluded by urging the unanimous re-election of Mr. Rutherford, in order to set an example to the constituency of Edinburgh, who were squabbling about religious mat ters, and threatening to oppose a most fit and admirable representative.—(Cheers.) Councillor SMART ,econded the nomination. Mr. RUTHERFORD said it was unnecessary for him, on such an inclement day, to detain them with a long ad dress, more especially after the explanation he had given in the different burghs; in a'l of which he had been most cordially received. Hang congratulated them on the passing of the Corn Bill, he said it was important, in the present juncture, that those constituencies whose repre sentatives had been obliged to resign office in conse quence of their connexion with the new Administration, should not only re-elect them, but re-elect them unani mously, in order to show the faveurable opirion in which the Liberal party were regarded by the people of this coantry.—(Cheers.) The SHERIFF then took a show of hands, when Mr. Rutherford was declared to be unanimously elected. After Mr. RUTHERFORD had returned thanks, a vote of thanks was given to the Sheriff, and the assemblage dispersed. EDINBURGH. THURSDAY NIGHT.—A mcet . ng of the electors of Edin• burgh was held to-day, at two o'clock, in the Music Hall, for the purpose of heating addresses from Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Gibson Craig, prior to their appeal to their constituency to be re. elntecl, in consequence of their connexion with the new Administration. The hall, which is calculated to accomo date about 2,C00 people, was filled to overflowing. The Lord Provost wrs called to the chair. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Allied, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the infant Princess, and Prince of Leiningen, attontled by Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux, Colonel Bowles, Colonel Arbuthnot, Lieut.-Colonel Symons, and Dr. Prcetotius, arrived at o,!borne House, Isle of Wight, at half-past twelve o'clock on Thursday from town. In the afternoon her Majesty and her Royal Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, walked in the grounds, and the royal children rode out on ponies, There was no addition to the royal dinner party in the evening. Yesterday morning her Majesty and Piiece Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, walked in the pleasure-grounds towards Barton. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of \Vales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their accustomed exercise on the sea-beach yesterday forenoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attendcd by Lady Augusta Bruce,wancl Sir George Couper, Bart., left her residence, Glavence House, St. James's, at half past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Frogmore tiou - ,e, near Windsor. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a grind dinner party yesterday evening at Camhiidgo House. The company included Count Bjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, and the Baroness de Brunnow, the Duchess of Northumberland, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis and Marchioress of Clanricarde, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam. the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord and Lady New port, Lord Foley, Lard and Lady M. Alford, Sir Horace Seymour and Frances Lady Clinton, Sir William and Lady Georgiana Codrington, and the Hon. W. Cowper. A deputation, connect-d with Newfoundland, consist ing Mr. George R. Robinson, Mr. Walter RAO, M.P. ; Mr. T. N. Hunt, Mr. Thomas Bennett, Member of the Executive Council of Newfoundland ; Mr. Thomas 11. Brooking, and Mr. Ewen Stabb, had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir Howard Douglas, M.P. ; Mr. Moffatt, and a depu tation, had rn interview with Lord John Russell yes terday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a special general meeting yesterday. There were present, the Bishops of London, Bangor, Bath and Wells, Chi chester, Lichfield, Oxford, Rochester, Salisbury, and Worcester. The Right Rev. Dr, Fleming (of Newfoundland) had rn interview yesterday with Earl Grey. Major• General Sir Patrick Ross had also an interview with the Noble Earl yesterday at the Colonial-offic e . Earl Granville had an interview with Lord John Russell. Mr. Patrick Stewart had also an interview with his Lordship. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. The Puke ar,d Puchi, , za of linccleuch left their resi deoce in Whitehall-gardens yesterday, on a visit to the Earl of Romney, at his seat, The Mote, Maidstone. A pupil of the Veterinary School c Alfat, died a few days afro, after thrle intense suffering, from itav4 - in drsseetion, caught the glanders from a horse. TIVERTON. RETURN OF LORD PALMERSTON. FRIDAY.-The election for the borbugh of Tiverton took place to-day, when Lord Palmerston was returned without opposition. At half-past eleven o'clock, the precept having been previously read at the Town-hall, Lord Palmerston ap peared on the hustings, accompanied by a large body of his friends. The first thing done was a hearty three. times-three for the Queen, and the Mayor, Tucker, Esq., opened the proceedings of the day. W. Hoi,L, Esq., then proposed Lord Palmerston as i a fit eon duly elected, and proper person again to represent the borough in Parlia ment.— (Cheers.) Mr. ANSTET seconded the nomination. No other candidate having been proposed, the Mayor de appeoared beforeextishet attendant upon this announcement pleased to confer upon c h l a a Nid r ershduebLn:i subsided, de Y , i c s h ceoeurni►cheering g P a I ra e i Lord PAVMERSTON proceeded to address the elector& He the e ot seem to be any returned them his earnest and heartfelt thanks for the high honour they hail done him in again confiding to him the important trust which be had now filled in their behalf for existing g i lieo state ns e of quence of having accepted an like which the grace and the past eleven years. Be upon recent occur.' rences, his Lordship concluded by observing there was one h co im nfi . de 4 ne ft e e o r f co h n i l e ro S e o n v t e i r n e g ig: t hall e be l e e n 9gth u other Government that could be substituted in their stead ; pthecinuglisa,rthciartc,umfosrtathnecepereosnennetcstett ewreitd.ni but this was not a ground on which any rational or honour. able men would rely in their proceedings—<Cheers) —that was not a ground on which the present Government would attempt to base its existence ; it WPS a shifting quicksand, which would soon sink under foot—( Hear, h ear )—and if the Government, however it might appear for the moment to be without a competitor, were so far to forget itself as not to bear in mind that it was on the approbation and consent of the people of this country that it must rely for the con tinuance of its power, it would soon be hurled from its seat. — (Cheers.) He was sure that the electors would not expect him, that, on the contrary, they would think it highly im proper in him to enter into any explanation of the mea sures which the Government to which he belonged intended to propose to the Legislature. — ( He ar , hear.) There were, however, one or two subjects which occupiel too promi nent a place in public attention to allow him to pass them by without a remark. They were questions in which the present Government took a deep interest, Ireland would euogest itself at loupe to the 1 1'0" of all men as a iqbject which required 'OO hest energies of those Who were entru s ted with the administration of this empire, which required not only enlarged views of public policy , but a deep and un swerving desire to do justice, and on the part of those who supported the Government, zealous and determined co-ope ration.—(Hear, hear.) He would abstain from going into the details of that complicated question, but the electors might bq sutp that there existed, not 9nly to the mitici of h;s Noble F i riend at the head of * the'Gbviniment—a great and dis tinguished statesman, noble by nature as well as by rank— (Cheers)—but also, in the minds of all those who were asso • ciated with him in office, a deep sense of their duties towards freiailii• pa an earaejt pnrpos to perktit thaso duti;a to the ,ICI. NT.) ails&