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The CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAIL WAY is NOW orEN THROUGHOUT, with the exception of about four miles adjoining the Menai Straits, for which the Company have provided properly-ap pointed Conveyances, the charge for which is included in the railway tare. week.. igh the I, the change ever, in' ere paid , Ell come.. in tree in bonds hatand.. nd later ;ood re er. All ;n o;tts !rs, yet Indian Flour. ,940sti. to 8. A. t 4 4 4 1 I h 0 0 9 ) with to R. d. a 10 4 4 4 A 4 2 4 6 of the ndsjf vtli, is of the ockets, id and r, and 33 t rcs 38s to ! hhds good mid. ken in re and partly white good went brown 15s for :13 for rly all good about allon. de. The Admiralty's and Company's splendid Steam-packets, 678 tons, 370 horses power, run between Holyhead and Kingstown, in con juactiou with the following Trains, perforating the passage in about four hours. TO DUBLIN. 1 . From Easton-square, LONDON London, at a Quarter to Nine in the Eve ',lug, with the Irish Mails, and from Chester at a Quarter to Four In the Morning, leaving Holyhead for Kingstown (and Dublin) at a Quarter to Seven in the Morning, and arriving at Kingstown about Half-past Teu, Dublin time. '. From Euston-square, London, by Express Train, at Nine o'clock iu the Morning, and from Chester at a Quarter to Three in the Af ternoon, leaving Holyhead for Kingstown at a Quarter to Six in the Afternoon, arriving at Kingstown about a Quarter past Nice, Dublin time. DUBLIN TO LONDON. 1. From Kingstown at Half-past Eight in the Morning, Dublin time, arriving at Chester at Ten minutes past Five, and in London at Half,past Ten in the Evening 2. The Admiralty Packet, with the Mails from Kingstown, at Half past Eleven in the Morning, reaching Holyhead shortly atter Two, the Train in conjunction therewith leaving Holyhead at Twenty minutes past Six, arriving at Chester at Twenty-five minutes past Niue in the Evening, and in London at a Quarter to Five tile next Morning. Only the Admiralty Packets and Mail Trains (as above) run on the Sunday. August 12, 1848. PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHAN - CERT, made in a cause GREEN against CRALLENOR, the Creditors of JOHN CIIALLENOR, late of El lerton Mill, Hinsteck , nea r Drayton, in the county of Salop, Farmer, (who died in the month of December, 1842), are forthwith to come in and prove their Debts before RICIIARD 'roan( KINDZRSLEY, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southamp ton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or, in default thereof, they mill be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. SAMUEL SUUTTLEWORTIL Gray's-inn, London, Plaintiff's Solicitor. ROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, 50, REGENT-STREET, and 2, ROYAL EXCHANGE UVILDINGS, LONDON. Established 1806. INVESTED CAPITAL, 1,230,0001. Annual Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 743,0001. Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,676,000/. PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable EARL GREY. DIRECTORS. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, Chairman. The Rev. James Sherman, Deputy Chairman. Henry B. Alexander, Esq. William Ostler, Esq. Henry Bleacowe Churchill, Esq. George Round, Esq. George Dacre, Esq. James Sedgwick, Esq. Alexander Henderson, M.D. Frederick Squire, Esq. William Judd, Esq. William Henry Stone, Esq. Sir Richard D. King, Bart. Capt. IV. John Williams. JOHN A. BEAUMONT, Managing Director. PHYSICIAN—John Maclean, M.D., F.S.S., 29, Upper Montague street, Montague-square. The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the principal Life Offices, the rate without bonus is lower than that of most other •ffices. - - The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the reduction or the Premiums. _ Policies issued by this office are purchased at their ful l va lue ; or Loans may be obtained upon then, after they have been in existence for five years. If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, he may repair the omissioa any time within twelve months, upon proof of good health. The Profits (subject to a trifling deduction) are divided among the Insured. The plan upon which they are divided gives to each party insured a share proportionate to the amount of the Premiums he has contributed. In addition to the above advantages, the Directors have determined to adopt the principle of allotting a prospective Bonus to Policies lapsing between the Septennial periods of division, in order that all the Policyholders may participate equally in the Profits of the Society. The following Table shows the amount of Bonuses added to Policies existing at the present time. / Total sum Increase on payable, to p olicy Date Sum Bourses original which future No. of insured. added. Policy Insurance. bonuses will bo added. -- ----- ---- / s. d. 21 1808 , 540 415 10 2 83.10 per cent. 915 10 2 521 1897 200 982 12 1 109.17 ~ 1882 12 1 1174 1810 1200 1160 1 6 96.68 ~ 2360 8 6 1395 1811 1640 1328 8 6 83.01 „ 2928 8 6 8288 1820 2000 1906 13 5 95.33 „ 3906 13 fr 2392 1820 5000 3558 17 8 71.17 ~ 8558 17 8 4356 1122 3000 2541 2 6 54.7 ~ 5541 3 6 _____ Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained upon applica tion to the agents of the office In all the principal towns of the United Kingdom ; and at the head office, No. 50, Regent-street. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BIk.ACKERIARS, LONDON. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. DIRECTORS. CUAIRMIN—Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P. lAPUTY CHAIRMAN—HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq. Arthur Kingsford Barber, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq. Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Henry Barnett, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. Robert Biddulph, Esq. John 31endham, Esq. Robert Davies, Esq. William Routh, Esq. The following are among the advantages offered by this Society : ECONOMY combined with Security. LOWER RATES of Premium than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society. A BONUS is added, after the payment of the Fifth Annual Pre mium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits. Three lounges have been declared out of three-fourths of the pro fits, tise last of which, in 1844, averaged 361. per cent. on the pre miums paid. In flatus the whole of tke profits will be divided among the Assured. _ _ The next division of profits will be made in 1849. Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to JAMES JOHN DOWNES, Secretary. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Notlee is hereby given, that the usual DIVIDEND of 5 per Cent. (less income-tax) on the paid-up Capital on the Shares of the Society, Will be payable at this office, on and after MONDAY, the 21st day of August inst. Proprietors living at a distance may obtain their Dividends either by sending al order to the secretary, or by applying to any of the Society's Routs. GEO. H. PIRCKARD• Resident Secretary, 90, Groat Russell-strest. Bloomabnr7• JAMES WALSH, Hat and Ca Manufacturer, Manufacturer, 50, OM Change, London (Second Door from Cheapside), beg very respectfully to tender his best thanks for the liberal support he has received since his commencement, and to inform his friends ho continues to supply Single Hats at Wholesale prices. j, w, avails himself of this opportunity to express his sincere Re knowledraents to his Commercial Friends for their kind recommenda tion and remembrance of him, and to assure them and his friends generally, it shall be his study to merit a continuance of the same by unremitting attention to their co mmands, and the manufacture •f su c h goods as will e nsure their approbation. TO BUILDER S and OTHERS. The Commissioners of S ewers will be ready at the Court house, Ne. 1. Greek-stroet, Soho-square, on THURSDAY g , the 7t of September, MS, to receive TENDERS for the followin Works h , in the Parish of St. Mary, Islington, YIZ. : 1,445 Feet of Sewe r in the liolleway-road. 1,800 Feet of Sewer in the Seven Sisters road. Total, 3,245 Feet. Plans and Parties sp ec ifi ca tions of the above Wor ks ma y be inspected, and Forms of Tend er an d other particulars obtai ned at this Otlico, daily, between the ho urs o f Nine end Four. offering must be in attendance at Ten o'clock precisely, on the 7th et September, with separate sealed Tenders, marked on the : 11 outside " Tender for Works." Tender must be strictly in the prin ted Form prescribed. Th Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept the lowest Tendon'. , • - - - • ' LEWIS C. lIERTSLET, Order Clerk Sewers Office, No. 1, Greek-,treet, Soho-square, August 16, 184 e. A A E. .M One half the wend are desolately single, and the other SUPPOslag them married, ques tionably contented. Diffidence, or a same at right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un cornprosing harry ; but the troth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, runt broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice deraand that health should form au item in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or Neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little MEMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. eaCh (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refried, sr prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered ay imisinterpretation of their supposed c ontents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but tor - the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to . whom they are offered as antagonistic to the e m py rical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, w hich alone or together, are a disgrace ' to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by Post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and AT•id," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life,who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet .street ; Mann, 39, Coruhlll ; liaison, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the anther (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-plaee Regent-street; aed all REMOVED TO 37, REDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THR SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOITTII AND MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. ficl„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Alerlical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty c oloured Engravings, illustrating the Aaatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produCed in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap polatments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused .the prolific source of mischief and of greater or loss injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are • Productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly Toqtares the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be Possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether aoquired In early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his prates atonal pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extend Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the iighest medical honr • 10 2 1 0 1 2 1 ts: certify, and the gre a t ex t ent o f hi s p rac tice VATIY. .I.cas guarantee for his professional experience, which i> , r eference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. ' Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, fel , Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stacie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; M ansel l , 115, Fleet-street; Gordon, 146 , Leadenhall-street, London ; or , free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally or by letter, daily, from Teo till Two, and from Five Eight, at his reslatUCO, 37, XturoYd-square, London. - No, 17,441.] LONDON, SATURDAY '2;7 EN I G 'THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. 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" The specimens we saw showed clearly the folds and very tex ture of the snowy linen or waving muslin."—Moraing Chronicle, June 29. " The flesh tints are clear, warns, and natural ; the entire colouring can only be compared to the finest enamel."—Times, June 21. In a few days will be published, in one volume post Bvo. price 7s. 6d. boand in cloth, EPITOME of the HISTORY of EUROPE, from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Compiled under the direction of, and Revised by ARCHIBALD ALISON, Esq., Author of •• The History of Europe." For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. FIRST WORK OF A NEW IRISH NOVELIST. Now to be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo., THE GAP of BARNESMORE. A TALE of the IRISH HIGHLANDS and the REVOLU TION of 1688. " An uncommonly well-written tale of the Jacobite times in Ire land ; a novel full of lile and stirring interest, and as instructive as it is entertaining."—John Bull. " The author is a writer of ability, and he seems to be acquainted with the local features of the country he is writing about, as well as the history of the times. The political events and feelings of the time are not unduly prominent.",-Spectator. " We have not recently read any new prosowork of fiction with more satisfaction than we have read this long and well-sustained tale."—Observer. " An amusing piece of fiction, capitally constructed, and admirably carried out to the very last page."—Critic. "The author by his unpretending narration of interesting facts, succeeds in rivetting the attention of the reader."—Economist. " An historical romance finely conceived and ably written ; it pos sesses one great merit—it is free from party feeling."—Tirltannia. "Exceedingly interesting and vigorously written."--Era. " There is plot enough for the reader's curiosity, and characters snow for interest and effect." —Literary Gazette. " A book suggestive of political considerations of the highest pre sent interest and applicability to the past and present state of Ire land."—Dublin University Magazine. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. NICOLL'S PALETOT, NEWLY REGISTERED. 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. This elegant and gentlemanly garment cao be worn either with or without another coat, but during the hot weather the latter course induces the most luxurious ease and comfort. It can be had in Lon don only of the Patentees, 114, 116, and 120, Regent-street (the City address being 22, Cornhill), price Two Guineas, or lined with silk Two-and-a-Half ; also the PALETOT D'ETE or GROUSE SHOOTING JACKET, One Guinea. The best test of the satisfactory qualities of this fashionable overcoat is the constant renewal of the pa tronage of kis Royal Highness Prince Albert, Prince George of Cam bridge, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, and almost every noble name in the country. To avoid all errors in the address, the Regis tered Shirt Warehouse, 42, Regent-circus, Piccadilly, are quite sepa rate and distinct, Mr. B. Nicoll, brother to the above, being sole pro prietor. The new Paletot to be had, Wholesale and Retail, of Messrs. Macdona, Dublin; Dawbarn and Son, Liverpool; Wareing and Son, Birminkam ; Christie and Son, Edinburgh ; 11. J. awl D. Nicoll, 114, 116, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. LADIES, during the heat and dust of Summer, will find ROWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing pre paration for the complexion, dispelling the cloud of languor and re laxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immediately afford ing the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity and healthful state of the skin. Composed of choice exotics of balsamic nature, utterly free from all mineral admixture, and pleasing and delightful In its effects, ROWLAND'S KALYDOR tends to neutralise tie action of the atmosphere upon the skin, and to promote that healthy action of the microscopic vessels, by which its general well being and the beauty of its appearance are so essentially promoted. Freckles, tan, spots, pimples, flushes, and discoloraticns, fly before Its application, and give place to delicate smoothness, and the glow of beauty and of bloom. In cases of sun-burn, or stings of insects, its virtues have long been acknowledged. Beware •f spurious " Kalydors" for sale, containing mineral astringents 'utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action endangering health. It is imperative on purchasers to see that the words. " Rowland's Kalydor" are on the wrapper, and " A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, Hatton-garden," also engraved (by desire of the lion. Commissioners) on tits Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Price 4s. Gd. and Ss. 6d. Sold by the Proprietors,' and by all Chemists and Perfumers. MANHOOD SISTAINED! CONSTITUTIONS RESTORED AND DISEASES OF BOTH SEXES CURED ! By Messrs. LISTON and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 69, Newman-street, Oxford-street. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothe caries of St. I'etersburgh and London, Member of the London Col lege of Medicine, &c., &c., &c. MESSRS. LISTON and CO., having made Diseases of the Genital Organs their especial Study, under take the Cure of all species of Diseases incurred by Contagion, Urethral Complaints in both sexes, speedily and effectually. Patients may rely en superior Medical talent, delicate investigation, honourable confidence, and inviolable secrecy. Messrs. Liston and Co., may be consulted at 69, Newman-street, Oxford-street, daily, from ten till eight, and en Sundays, from nine till two. Letters (post-paid), inclosing a Fee, answered by return, and Country Patients corresponded with, until cured. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, au improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwarded by the Authors, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age ; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and enter Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various tunctions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. thought less we w of ern them of the trust M th a i nh s o n o t d tio ' w A . M rt edi w c u al l s Nir ery or e k....—l a ; o 4e th a e co g it ay w and passions, long experience danger attendant upon the too rash indulgence g oa ul f n d tdi e i Ce t s o .e._p Taihneiiru whilst IS) some it may serve as a monitor in the ho t u h r eir of tempta tion,an,d, , rm a e rti paunt t ha o ot io t o h dn e . , i a iu fil yt i afflicted tLr es e. a Curtis , a surem e patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its 1 es is the annense tiro patient's " ' Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developer the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing." — United Service Gazette. The parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approac hing to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has work, been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this be astonished to find, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabor, Pze., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.U. Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to Hight in the Evening. ____------------ ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONII, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, by 2G Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. :„Tew Edition, ClT 1 1 ' 9 E s D p I a M v E s N T u S st 7 iii, , or enta N rg D ed i t li e by post, direct from the Estabhshment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, T" SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on Mlislihetdll,lpAr?clel 6d. the i nfirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on 'marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titehborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting front excessive Maul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PAaT IV. treats of the Prevention of Disease by a simple ap plication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action is simple but sure. It acts with the virus chemically, and destroys its power en the system. This important part of the Werk should be read by every Young Man entering into life. Pikar Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its Julies. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tuft CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACIIK is exclusively employed in treat ing n e rvous and sexu al debility, impotence, sic., 112 .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in ca ses of infection, secondar y symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Sp ecific Pills, is. dd., 45. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain .emedy in gonorrhcea,gleet, strictures, and chronic infiameart. LiOn of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 51. Packets with advice to be had at the F-etablishment only, by which the fee, IL, is saved. Attendance aily at 19, Berners-street from Eleven till Two, and rive to Eight d ; oa Sandays from Eleven , to One. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ---A Desperate Wound in the Thigh Cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a Letter from Mr. J. S. Munday, farmer, residing a t Kennington near Oxford dated March 31, 1848. To Pro fessor Holloway :—Sir, Having received a wonderful cure by the application of your Ointment to a dreadful wound in my thigh, and from which I had long suffered, I feel it my duty to acknowledge the speedy and extra ordinary effects produced by your valuable Ointment and Pills in my own case , havin g previously used several other remedies without success. I have also had vari ous other opportunities of witnessing the beneficial r esults attending their use a mon g my labou , rers. Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway s establish ment, 244. Strand, London. HANWELL COLLEGIATE Scheer,.--There is not a more responsible office devolving upon a journalist, who addresses himself to the Anglo - India n community, than that of recommending any particular school to the i attention of parents residing abroa d. It s naturally a matter of the greatest anxiety with those who send their children 15,000 miles away, that their ofspring should be comfortably placed and cared for ; for friends cannot always find time to see them, nor are they always scrupulous in their se lection of a proper academy. Under these impres sions, we have made it our business to visit the establish ment of Dr. Emerton. at Hauwoll, and are prepared to vouch that the whole of Great Britain does not contain a school better suited in every way to the pur poses (and . purses) of Indian residents. Beautifully situ , i.t.e , d,,sp?.cious, cleanly, with every possible convenience for , the' instruction and amusement of youth, in the shape gymnasticnoßailway, ltwh the apparatus, principal,it offers °aD iliar ‘ yirtt. music,hhlpressingEeo a c ui nn t &sueaerreunset. upon close establishment l o hi omahut advantages,ns mrt,soeepl then f l play-grounds, independentlyrreo a u t n d s Western, distant Im taon which h w ic e h readers a t rheeym thatmosat wy d e e s s att i f r er o ley u s fca o omn f heir children.— The EV1.411.4 Mail, July 7. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 18. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. MONEY ORDER POST-OFFICE BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill was read a second time. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. In reply to a question from Lord BROUGHAM, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Go verninent had no objection to lay on the table the reply of the Austrian Government to the dispatch of the Eng lish Foreign Secretary, dated 11th Sept., 1847. Lord BROUGHAM would, therefore, content him self with moving for the production of the papers, which would show that the Austrian Government had been actuated by a desire to strictly observe treaties, and maintain the peace of Eu rope, and that she had been actuated by no motives of ambition or aggression either against the King of Sardi nia or the Roman States. With regard to Italian na tionality, it was a chimera, and as to French interfe rence in support of Charles Albert, he had no fear of it. It was not the interest of France to make war, but it was her interest to weaken Austria by negotiation if she could, and to deprive her of her fron tiers, and that she would endeavour to do with our assistance. Radetaky had retired from Milan from motives of good generalship, but having received reinforcements, he assumed the offensive, and from that moment his career had been one continued series of triumphs. Milan was in possession of the Austrians, and Charles Albert had been driven back to Piedmont, which he ought never to have quitted, and every acre of land in the north of Italy was in state of was al scarcely eountri e s,mseervAeustthraiat England,quo for holding Milan, because the Milanese spoke a different shouldnecessary b e for h e last him t too blame language—England, in whose dominions so many tongues were spoken ; as Scotland, where one part of the people spoke Gaelic; Wales, where the inhabitants spoke Welch; Ireland, where Irish was spoken ; Gibraltar, Spanish ; the lonian Islands, Greek; the Mauritius, French; Canada, Trench and English ; Guiana, Dutch ; to say nothing of our great empire of India, in which more languages were spoken than it was needful to sum up. If this country adopted a policy of in terference in defence of Italian nationality against Austria, had they no fear of their being sympathizers with Canada, Ireland, and India?—(Hear, hear.) The invasion of Italy by Charles Albert was nothing less than a crime. He was not an Italian, but was as much a foreigner in that country as the Emperor of Austria himself. The House of Savoy held Piedmont by treaty obtained, not by conquest, but by what was very little short of fraud. The King of Sardinia had only been in possession of Genoa since 1815, which was given to him by the Treaty of Vienna, and to which he (Lord Brougham), in conjunction with many others, was most firmly opposed. It was not on behalf of Charles Albert, therefore ; that this country ought to inter fere. Was it, then, proposed to interfere for the Milanese? They did not want our assistance. The great majority of the Milanese were in favour of Austria, because to the great bulk of the people of Milan the :Austrian yoke, as it was called, was in reality a blessing. Austria ex pended among the Milanese 2,500,0001. sterling (which was equal to 5,000,0001. in this country)annually in works of pub lic utility, and, above all, in maintaining schools for the education of the people. The late Emperor Francis, having been asked to put down the system of assassination in Lom bardy by some vigorous measures, replied—" No; I will plant schools in Lombardy, and when the people have learned to read and write they will be prevented from stabbing." The system for that purpose established in Lombardy was the greatest practical blessing that ever was conferred on any country. The Noble Lord expressed a hope that nothing would happen to prevent the success of those negotiations that were now being entered upon to effect arrangements between Austria and the King of Sardinia, such as should take away from France all power of obtaining merely French objects, and, above all, take from that country all possible pre tence of intermeddling with Italian affairs. Before he sat down he would just notice an erroneous impression which had gone abroad as to his feelings towards the French people. Nor that people—for the body of the nation at large, he felt the most entire respect, and bore towards them the most unalterable affection. He knew their great powers, their great talents, their great capacity ; and he also knew, ge nerally speaking, their amiable nature, and honest dispo sition. But there was a portion of the people of that na tion of whom Napoleon spoke when he said, " Talk not to me of Frenchmen when you mean Parisians. Nothing is better than a Frenchman, and few things are worse than a Parisian." That, of course, was the exaggeration of an epi• grammic expression, but what Napoleon meant was, that agitators such as those, for instance, who were filling Europe, at this moment with their mischievous doetrines of propa gandism, never would be satisfied as long as things remained in the country under the dominion of the law. Reduced to a lawless state themselves, bleeding at every pore in con sequence of the failure of the revolution of February ; and the Republic, which they wished to establish not having received that countenance or support they were desirous of obtaining for it, they net only wished to involve the rest of Europe in that confusion the evil consequences of which now pressed so heavily upon themselves, but there was no ca lumny or folly to which in their speeches they were not capable of giving utterance. It was that party in France against whom he ventured to raise his voice. For the people at large he had the most profound respect and unalterable affection.—(Hear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE having, before his Noble and Learned Friend rose, stated that there would be no ob jection to lay the dispatch upon their Lordships' table, did not consider it necessary on this occasion to enter into any discussion upon the many topics to which his Noble and Learned Friend had referred. With respect to that particu lar dispatch, it was one to which her Majesty's Government were as anxious as his Noble and Learned Friend to draw the attention of their Lordships. He entirely concurred with his Noble and Learned Friend in thinking that the professions contained in the dispatch from Prince Metternich, in answer to one received by him from Lord Palmerston, dated the 11th of September, 1847, were most satisfactory on the part of Austria, as far as those professions announced what were the principles and intentions of Austria. It might have been satisfactory to obtain a declaration of that description at that particular moment, and to have it recorded and placed upon their Lordships' table ; because, undoubtedly, at the period when the dispatch of Lord Palmerston was written, and which had called forth the declaration on the part of Prince Metternich in reply,—in consequence of events which within the recollection of their Lordships had occurred at Ferrara, a very general apprehension had there wa hdmightesphoas disposition tati o b a n al t b m t o e mo o siotß a mtee t ev h rnef e etr yr p we a se r wtr t aei of state ebh eoi Austria, tfnhge, p or from w which progress owg relertseas Italy hfbwaottauhestoy composed. eo r m ombp o eo t si de veloped reformsve de prevailed, not in Italy alone, but throughout Europe, that Under those ' circumstances it certainly did become most de sirable to procure what they have succeeded in procuring— ad declaration on the p ar t o f A ustr i a o f h er i ntent i ons . Th a t declaration exhibited on the part of A • ustria a proof that neither now, ,nor at any future time, would Austria interfere with those reforms so tar as they were reforms; but, on the contrary, that she was actuated by a disposition (for evi dence of which she referred to ' past transactions) to carry out such reforms, and apply them to the circumstances of the m set present day. That was a.ost •sf satisfactory declaration, as far as an expression of opinion went. In the objec tions entertained by Au s t r i a to t h e establisl • r ather to the attempt at es t a bli s hi ng, what had been o beei r i called the romantic system of unity in Italy, the Go vernment of this country could not fail to perceive consider able force; for they saw, as Austria did, all the difficulties that would probably be attendant on such an event. In no part, therefore, of these transactions had the British Go vernment given any encouragement to efforts that might be calculated, at least at this moment, to prove successful to a design of that nature. That which her Majesty's Go vernment had done throughout these transactions, and the pr i nc iple and rule which had guided their conduct, had been —not, as his Noble and Learned Friend had been misled by rumours to believe, a desire to interfere—but a readiness to interfere when called upon by their allies to do so; having in that interference ne other object than the safety and in terest of those allies, and, the preservation of the public and European peace. — (Hear, hear.) It was by that standard that he wished these transactions to be judged, whenever they ed He had the satisfaction should . come to be examin • of thinking that their motives and object, in this respect, had been duly estimated by the parties to whom His they more immediately ha d reference. Noble and Learned Friend seemed to assume that, in the case of Lom bardy, there had been something like interference on the part of this country for the purpose of establishing the in dependence of that province; and, he had condemned the policy of such a step. Now, throughout the whole of these transactions her Majesty's Government had done nothing of their own mere motion. They had, it was true, listened to the request made to them by her Majesty's allies, they had entered into the most full, ample, and particular explana tions with those allies, whenever they were asked to do so,as to the advice which they would give, and the nature of the mediation which they could undertake. From the very begin ning of these transactions, in the month of May, when Baron Nieumann came to this country, up to the present moment, when he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) had received a dis patch from Baron Wissenberg (but which dispatch he did not at present intend to produce), there had been evinced on the part of Austria an anxious desire and indication to this country that she should interfere with her good offices in these affairs, and he was proud to say that not a doubt ex isted as to the motive from which that had been done. He said this with great satisfaction, because at the present mo ment circumstances had occurred to indicate the perfect uni formity and sympathy of feeling which existed, not between this country and any romantic unity of states, but between England and a practical Government at Vienna—fortu nately headed, as that Government was, by a person well known to Europe —a person, too, not unknown in this coun try, in which h e fill ed an honoura bl e post w i t h gr eat dis tinction, a- d obtained the esteem and approbation of all who knew him. From that person there had been, almost every day since he left this country, dispatches received, in which a desire was expressed for the mediation (if mediation should be necessary) of the British Government The same feeling was expressed by Baron Nieumann before, and by Baron Wissenberg after, the successes of Marshal It adetzky. Could there, then, be any doubt as to the friendly relations existing between the two Governments, or of the unshaken confidence which was plac e d b y t h e Government of Vienna in the intention, principles, and policy In this respect, therefore, the Government of England stood on very high grounds, and were he now at liberty (but which he was not) to state the precise contents of the dispatch from Baron Wissenberg, it would, he was happy to say, prove not only that the Austrian Government had preserved its ancient force and energy, when required to be exerted in its own defence, but—without entering at all into the merits of the contest now waging—he might confidently affirm that it at the same time gave proofs of sense, wisdom, and moderation, which could not fail to be conducive to the termination of this contest between Austria and Sardinia, and, by the termination of that contest, to the prevention of European discord and European war, which would be the inevitable consequence of conflicts of this nature being allowed to continue and spread.—( Hear, hear.) Having the satisfaction to make this statement, he certainly did not think it would be becoming in him, on the part of her Ma jesty's Government, at the very time when they were called upon to interfere, and when they :thought they could rely with something like confidence on being able to effect a -mediation acceptable to all parties to utter a word calculated to hurt or irritate the feelings of any one of those parties— whom, whatever her Majesty's Government might think of their conduct, or of any one part of their conduct, they were bound to conciliate, and, if they could, to unite.—(Hear, hear.) He would not sit down without expressing his satis faction at the approval which had been declared of the course pursued by her Majesty's Government in endeavour ing to effect this arrangement in unison with the present Government of France. That had been done upon the most mature consideration. He was bound to say that up to the :present moment nothing had occurred with respect to that course which could shake their faith in the wisdom of the step they had adopted. They had every reason to be lieve that the French Government had entered upon this joint mediation with the same spirit, and with the same de sire to effect an amicable adjustment of the contest now pend ing between Austria and Sardinia, as had influenced her Majesty's Government throughout the whole of these trans actions.—(Hear, hear.) So far from being influenced by any of those wishes for change, or pretensions for intervention, which were ascribed to certain coteries in Paris, he was happy to believe that the Government of France had entered into this engagement with perfect good faith, and was as anxious as her Majesty's Government were to avoid a war, which, in its consequences, would involve them as well as other nations in interminable scenes of distress, difficulty, and discord.— (Cheers.) Lord BROUGHAM said he had expressly stated that the Government had been asked to interfere ; but what he maintained was, that they had interfered before they were asked—they interfered on the 7th, and Baron Wiessenberg's dispatch asking their interference was received on the 9th. He should be very sorry if anything he had said should pre vent their mediation going o n , f or i f they negot i a t e d or. right English principles—on the principle of treaties and the law of nations—with English Interests in view as well as French interests—he was perfectly certain that, instead of doing harm, it would be of service. LA A N ft s e p r o a w fe s w E7 ords in .explanation from the Marquis of The motion was agreed to. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Ashton under-Line against the . Borougha Incorporation Bill. FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl of DEVON in moving the second reading of this Bill remarked, that whatever differences of opinion might exist with respect to other measures for the benefit of Ire land, there could be little difference on this point, that it was essential to the welfare of that country that facility should be given in every way for the improvement of the agri culture of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Great facilities had lately been given for the sale of land iu that country by the passing of the Encumbered Estates Bill ; and the object of the present measure was to facilitate the purchase of land. This Bill would enable a number of individuals, by the union of their small capitals, to do that which any single in • dividual of large capital was at liberty to do at present—to enable them to purchase land in large quantities and sell it in small quantities. He was aware that an alarm pre vailed in some quarters lest it should have the effect of perpetuating the system of small holdings in Ireland. He admitted that that system was a great evil; but he enter tained a strong conviction that the passing of this measure, so far from increasing or perpetuating that evil, would fur nish the best and most effectual means of getting rid of it. —(Hear, hear.) At present there were 812,000 persons in Ireland holding land, whose holdings did not exceed 50 acres, and the question was, would it not be better that some portion of those persons should be enabled to become inde pendent yeomen, instead of discontented and miserable tenants, by the purchase of land in freehold in portions of not less than 30 acres? Any individual at this moment might purchase land, in any quantity, and sell it in any quantity he chose. He might buy, for instance, 11) 0 acres, and sell them to 100 persons in portions of one acre each ; there was nothing in the law to prevent any in dividual from doing so ; whereas by the Bill then under con sideration all the land purchased by the Company must be sold in portions of not less than 30 acres. So far, then, from its tendency to encourage a minute subdivision of land, it would, to a certain extent, counteract that tendency. If by means of this Bill they could secure the introduction into Ireland of a certain proportion of persons possessing thirty, or forty, or fifty acres of land in freehold, with the independence which that possession would give them, he maintained that such a result would form a most important element in securing the tranquillity of that country.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it had been ascertained upon unquestionable evidence that there did exist in Ireland a considerable number of persons with small capital, which they were anxious to invest in land; and it was to enable this most desirable class of persons to do so, that this Bill had been brought forward. Ho begged, therefore, to move that it be read a second time. Lord BEAUMONT said, that on looking into this Bill it seemed to him that its effect would be to create not only a small but an insolvent proprietary in Ireland, and that, in addition to the difficulty of collecting the taxes upon such pro perty, there would be the difficulty of collecting the purchase money. This Bill gave the power of purchasing allotments of not less than thirty acres upon the payment of a certain portion of the purchase-money at the outset, and on condi tion that in ten years the whole should be paid up. Now, what he feared was, that in the eagerness for the possession of land which prevailed iu Ireland, persePtis of insufficient capital would rush into the market and purchase land, and being unable to extricate themselves from the responsibilities thereby incurred, they would be evicted with the loss of the little capital they had originally possessed. This was a repetition of Mr. Feargus O'Connor's plan. The excuse of the Government for introducing such a measure, and if the Mouse for passing it, must be the disordered state of Ireland, which rendered such remedies necessary lest the malady should become worse. He doubted whether any parties , under this Bill would be able to make a purchase within the time which it prescribed; and he feared the result would be the creation of a wretched proprietary, and continued sub division of the land. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE observed that, with refe rence to the recent state of Ireland, the Bill was of con siderable importance. A Bill had been passed to facilitate the sale of land in Ireland, the effect of which would be to bring a great deal of land into the market; and the object of the present Bill was merely to enable a certain number of individuals to do what any one individual might do, and on terms more safe and advantageous, because one individual could parcel out the land at once, and form a pauper cottier tenantry; whereas this Bill sought effectually to secure the creation of a certain number of small proprietors. He felt distinctly authorized to say, on the part of the Noble Lord who presided over the Government of Ireland, and whose attention had been called to the proper means of establishing a number of small proprietors in Ireland, that in his opinion this Bill was the most practical step that could now be taken towards effecting that object. The Earl of DESART was understood to object to the compensation clause. . The Earl of RODEN thought the Bill was likely to in crease the evil of small holdings, by which paupers were in variably multiplied; the districts where such holdings were found were the worst. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE had proposed a Bill against cruel evictions, but he was far from The being ill of opinion that bad tenants ought not to be evicted. B cont a provision with respect to eviction. If it was desired to remove an industrious man who had been living on the land, he must receive full compensation; but the Bill did not pre vent tenants being turned out who did not or would not pay. Lord MONTEAGLE supported the Bill, but had some sug gestions to make when the Bill went into Committee. Lord REDESDALE thought the Bill ought not to be of a Bill ought not to be granted to a cornPanY permanent character. Power to purchase land under the c l au se should be introduced limiting the power of purchasing land to 20 years. for ever ; but a The Earl of GLENGALL did not believe that this Bill ° all a seem* time. cou T l h d e be ßi m li a w d a e s o t p h e ie ra n ti r v e The Boroughs Incorporation Bill, and the Steam Naviga tion Bill, were read a second time. The Insolvent Debtors' Court Bill passed through Com mittee. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 18. EDUCATION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday., Mr. HENLEY objected to the control of the edu cational institutions of Scotland being taken away from the Established Church of that country. li e had great distrust in the interference of the present Gov,rnrnent with education in Scotland. He was desir ous of knowing whether the Committee of Privy Council on Education was in correspondence with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Sir G. GREY assured the Hoa, Gentleman that such was the case, and he had no doubt the result would be, that in the next session a Bill would be introduced on the subject of education generally. Mr. GLADSTONE was delighted to hoar that th ere was a prospect of some satisfactory arrangement b e i ng come to between the National School Society and t h e Committee of Privy Council o n E ducation , Lord J. RUSSELL was happy to say th a t t h e corre spondence that had take n p lace between the C omm i ttee onducatioa and the Arch bishopbrought to a c l ose; and he had no doubt tha t it would b e attended with t h e of the oPfri Canterbury best effects. There wa s but one or two points of diffe rence, and ho had n o doubt th ose points would b e brought to a satisfact or y conclusi on. —_(Dear, hear.) The Committee of Co uncil, he co uld assure the H on . Counei was b nearly Member for Oxford, had no desire to give the Govern ment greater powers to interfere with the schools. Ho trusted that the course that would be pursued would do away with tlae ill-feeling that existed among some of the Dissenters with respect to their participation in the mana gement of the schools. He regretted that at the present late period of the session it was impossible that ,the House could enter into the full discussion of this important question. After some observations from Mr. Henley, Mr. Ur quhart, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Morris, Sir John Walsh, Mr. J. Williams, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Kershaw, Mr. P. Wood, and Mr. M. Gibson, the vote was agreed to; as was also a vote of 25,0001., to defray the charge for the' payment of enr olled p ensioners. The House then resumed. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again at a quarter atter five o'clock. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordared to be read a third time on Monday. WOLVERHAMPTON CURACY BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. RENEWABLE LEASEHOLD CONVERSION (IRELAND) BIU. The committal 'of this Bill' was ordered to be pro ceeded with after the other orders of the day. UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was ordered to be committed after the other orders of 'the day were 'disposed of. SLAVE TRADE TREATY. The report on the Slave Treaty (Equator and Mus cat) was ordered to be received after the other orders of the day were disposed of. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE SUITS COM PROMISE (IRELAND) BILL. This mill was read s.thud time and passed. The House Quarter past Th ree , adjourned' to - ti t uarter past , Eive o'clock. S 117 N 7 AUGUST 19, 1848. The House resumed at a Quarter past Five o'clock.. Mr. HUME presented a petition from an Odd Fellows' Society complaining of the Provident Associations Fraud Prevention Bill, and praying that it might not be passed into a law. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from merchants, maltsters, and others, residing at Southwall, in Suffolk, complaining of certain encroachments which had been made in the harbour at that place, and praying for an inquiry. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition signed by a great number of female householders in Edinburgh complaining of the annuity tax. FREEDOM (151` TIIE PRESS. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from the Editor of the North British Press, stating that he had been arrested and imprisoned; that all the copies of the papers ;had been seized; that his letters had been stopped for several days, and, to the best of his knowledge, in the absence of any proper warrant, and praying that as it was an unwarrantable interference with the rights of property and the liberty of the press, some inquiry might be instituted into the matter by the House. ODD FELLOWS. Lord D. STUART presented several petitions from the order of Odd Fellows against the Provident Assoei • ations Fraud Prevention Bill. TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. EWART said he had presented a petition from the free settlers of Van Diemen's Land, complaining of the resumption of the system of transportation to that colony, and he wished to ask the Secretary for the Home De partment whether the present system of transporting convicts to Van Diemen's Land was to be continued, or whether it was only temporary? Sir G. GREY said it was in the contemplation of the Government that convicts should undergo the greater portion of their term of imprisonment in this country, and that they should be sent out to the colony at a period when they were more likely to be useful to it, and able to earn their own subsistence. PROVIDENT ASSOOIA.TrONS FRAUD PRE- [PRICE SD. did not think it likely that those mines could be profitably worked by private individuals. If the island offered such advantages to settlers as the Hon. Gentleman supposed, why did not private individuals attempt to colonise it? Under these circumstances it was thought desirable to occupy the island and to obtain the aid of the Hudson's Bay Company. The charges brought against the company restell on the statement of an individual; they were very imper fectly sustained by evidence, and they were distinctly re futed by the company. Colonel Crofton, who commanded a detachment for some time in Prince Rupert's Land, gave a favourable opinion respecting the system of administration pursued by the company, more especially as regarded their policy in discountenancing the use of ardent spirits. With respect to spiritual comfort and education, there were four Protestant churches and nine schools, four Roman Catholic schools, a Roman Catholic bishop and several Roman Catholic priests in the Red River settle ment alone, which contained a population of only 5,000. But, although he considered that the charges against the company were not sustained, his Noble Friend thought that the whole question should be investigated by parties totally disinterested. A gentleman who held a commission in the Queen's army was appointed for this office. An HoN. MEMBEIt—Is he not governor under the Hud son's Bav Company ? Mr. liAWE3 believed that was the case; but he did not consider that would have any influence upon the report of a gentleman of rank who held the Queen's commission. Taking into consideration the circumstances he had stated, he thought his Noble Friend was fully justified in the course he had taken. Mr. GLADSTONE said that nothing but a sincere and profound conviction that great public interests were at stake —very great though somewhat remote public interests—and therefore the more necessary to be brought within the view and under the appreciation of the people of England—would have induced him to delay the House from going into Com mittee.—(Hear, hear.) If on the present occasion he felt obliged to express himself strongly, it .was not from any personal feeling. He did not mean • toscharge the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial-office with any improper motives or private interest in making this grant, but he considered, that he committed a gross error—that he had gone astray in his judgment more signally than in any other instance which •he could recollect in the colonial administration of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Of what did the speech of the Hon. Gentleman who defended the conduct of the Colonial-office consist ? Partly of an endeavour to make good the character of the Hudson's Bay Company, and partly of an endeavour to show that it was necessary speedily to occupy Vancouver's Island, and that as the Hudson's Bay Company was the only instrument that offered itself for this purpose, it was right, in the absence of all others, to avail themselves of that. He (Mr. Gladstone) would grant the force of that argument if they could show that the Hudson's Bay Company was not open to funda mental objections.—(Hear, hear.) But, on the other hand, if he could show that there were the most valid objections to granting Vancouver's Island to the company, the necessity for a speedy occupation would be no argument for granting it to them, for it would be better to proceed slowly and surely than speedily but rashly and mischievously. They were not then discussing a question of a day or of a year, but a question relating to an island in which, probably, at some future period of the history of the world a powerful state would exist, and which would command a great portion of the trade between the Archipelago of the Pacific and the con tinent of America.—(Hear, hear.) The question, therefore, before them was, whether they would found a new and powerful state from the descendants of the people of Eng land, in an island which was favourably situated, which possessed a climate somewhat analogous to our own, and which had a considerable quantity of fertile soil ready for immediate use.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman did not deny that it possessed a large quantity of that valuable mineral which was the necessary food of steam navigation. It possessed a number of safe and commodious harbours—the only good ones along the southern coast, except the harbour at the mouth of the Columbia river, which was rendered very unsafe by a bar that ran across. 1k was, therefore, probable that Vancouver's Island would be the key to a great portion of the trade of the west of America.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman asked why did not private individuals at tempt to colonize it if it was so good? One very good reason was that till 1846 there was a dispute concerning it, and it was not known whether it was to be American or British territory.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman would also admit that the circumstances of the country since 1846 were not favourable to great commercial enterprises. But the Hon. Gentleman let slip a very unfortunate observation, which showed that the island was worth being occupied; for he said that if this country did not occupy it, and that speedily, it, would be occupied by others.—(Hear, hear.) Others, then, would think it worth their while to occupy it, and would take the opportunity of founding a valuable co lony. But the Hon. Gentleman talked of the expense of sending people there. It was true that by sailing round Cape Horn the voyage was a very long one, but it was not much more distant than Australia. But no one could say how soon a communication might be formed with Oregon. It would be rash in him to say that such a communication would be opened in any gig t erytyne, in 100 years or '2O years, or 10 years; but looking to the gigantic works performed by the Americans in th s at way, and how they connected the dis tant parts of that vast continent by great works, even some of those who listened to him might live to see the day when the communication with Oregon would be opened.—(Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the Hudson's Bay Company, all experience showed that colonization by means of compa nies was not the best. The colony of South Australia, while under the management of a company, had entirely failed, and it began to prosper only when taken into the hands of the Government. He agreed with the Hon. Gentleman that companies produced universal and unqualified mischief when they undertook the business of colonisation, and therefore that the governing power should be retained in the hands of the Government. He admitted that they did not mean to give governing powers to the Hudson's Bay Company. But that company was a trading company. It was an exclusive company, in the narrowest and tightest sense of the term. (Hear, hear.) And it was also a land company. It was in reference to such a company that Adam Smith used the fol lowing language :—" Of all the expedients that can well be contrived to stint the natural growth of a new colony, that of an exclusive company is the most effectual."—(Hear, hear.) He was not to be understood as saying a word against the formation of land companies, which he admitted were capable of forwarding colonization, but if the Hudson's Bay Company was to be a land company and a trading company also, he protested against the arrangement. A trading company would be a rival to the colonist, and they would do all in their power to restrict and repress the deve lopment of trade. There was no instance of a prosperous co lony when placed under the authority of a trading company. It became necessary to take away the trading functions of that great and powerful company the East India Company, because they were found to be an incubus on the commercial energies of this country, and because they repressed the development of the resources of the country.—(Hear, hear.) So with the Dutch East India Company, which had the spi rit of monopoly enshrined in it, though it was not to be compared with the Hudson's Bay Company. What was the case with regard to their own colonies of North Ame rica, which were at first regarded merely as corporations? All experience was against the combination of land pur chases with trading functions. There was never a case in which the evils of monopoly had had such a rank develop ment as the case of the Hudson's Bay Company. This com pany had existed for 180 years, and during the whole of its career exhibited.all the evils of monopoly in the most striking light. The Hon. Gentleman deprecated any discussion of the title of the company; but he (Mr. Gladstone) thought this a very relevant question. It was the very weakness of that charter which had operated malignantly upon the operations of the company throughout its career. The charter of 1670 purported to give the most exorbitant powers to the com pany ; but the company felt so little secure with its charter that in 1690 it sought an Act of Parliament to corroborate its powers, an Act which, however, only endured until 1697, since which time the company had no Parliamentary authority for the exorcine of its powers. In 1714 a Com mittee was appointed by the House to inquire into the " pretended rights" of the company to exercise the powers it claimed ; and upon that occasion the company, so far from insisting upon its rights, prayed, in its petition to the House, that for anything that might be taken from it, it might receive compensation. The Right Hon. Gentleman quoted Mr. Bancroft 's opinion, and that of Sir Vicary Gibbs, that such a charter as that claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company, granted by the Crown without the sanction of Parliament was ab initio void and of no effect. There was a joint opinion of Sir Arthur Pigott, Sergeant Spankie, t Spankie, and of Mr. Brougham to the same purpose. fur-trading company, this company was altogetherineligibleat to be entrusted with the charge of colonizatio n. It was not a colonizing company; it was essentially an anti -colonizing company. Its object, as a fur - trading company, was neces sarily to keep its territories in the w i l d and savage w state adapted for the growth and diffusion of the animals upon whose fur they relied for their commerce. It might be true that in its older servants the company possessed the apparent materials for colonization; but the absolute and unmitigated despotism which had characterised the rule of this company from the outset, had altogether unfitted these men as a body of free settlers, such as alone ought to be planted in Vancou ver's Island, or anywhere else. To use the words of Captain Willis, the company's servants were alliof them mere vassals, pliant, from long and strict discipline, to the will of their masters. In 1811, six members of the company themselves memorialised the Government against the settlement on the Red River, on the distinct principle that colonization was un favourable to the fur trade. The Honourable Member argued that the company would make no great profits of Vancouver's Island as a colony; certainly they would not, nor did they contemplate such a result, their object being not the promotion of colonization at all, but the extension of their hunting g rounds. The company had been all along the determined enemy of colonization. Hudson's Bay, it was well known, would afford had a large revenue from a whale fishery; but the wmPany shi s neither fished itself, nor allowed others; nay, whegnectlwtoo h haL came tl tere en a whaling expedit i o n, they ulian them sunk. In the same way the companywhch neglect ed to work the ample r esources mans landd wcoanilly. tem com pany o r a body of colonists would havmeddesevielnloapnedd. on n the , shores of the bay, and malsy, Toarnd Selkirk, when he had had bettn an attempt made by m iles of the company's bought up some 116,000 squarelted River ; but the other territory, to found a colony at vigorously set themselves me mbers of the company o an had done; a g a inst tl se proiect , as thet that t No t rih ti - i Nv ere es w t Cas;npgnizyance,more and there was litt le doubt or less, ,en the part of those dissentients, of the attack of the Indians upon the Red River settlement, which had inter at tended with such sanguinary results. The same ests would b e at work to oppose colonization in Vancouver's Is land, ad—for t h e re were Indians in Vancouver's Island— perhapsa similarhy means. By the deed under which settlers hold he ids under the Hudson's Bay Company those settlers divested l themselves of all freedom of action, of all the priv ileg es of Englishmen, placing themselves wholly and in aal respects at the absolute disposal of the company, tied hal sl and feet. Was this to be the principle on which settlers wore_ to . go oat to Vancouver's Island? 'rho com pany ha iirito;s'ort of intention, when they negotiated this matter \vi th We Government, of forming what was under stood Iv .a colony in Vancouver's Island. This was a sugges tion whicsh the Government had made, and w hi c h the com pany had. accepted, with however wry a f ace, in thefee that at all events they could weaken the effect of coloniza tion by . all sorts of modes, asking, in retu rn for the conces sion, a g rant of all the Queen's territories west of the Rocky Mountai as, in order manifestly to keep other people from coming a nywhere near them. The Hon. Member had alluded to the c barges made against the compel yQ h s suffi ciently it aportant, in his opinio n , to warrant, ag t,if not r-e the re -fusal of t, ais grant, at all events its suspension. The Hon. Member t i id there had been an inquiry i nto th ese charges VENTION BILL In reply to a question of Dr. BOWRING, Lord DUDLEY STUART stated that as he found this Bill was not acceptable to the different Odd Fellows Societies, it was his intention to withdraw it, and move that the order of the day for going into Committee upou it be discharged. CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND COURT OF CHAN CERY FEES REGULATION BILLS. Mr. TURNER inquired what course the Noble Lord intended to pursue with respect to two Bills of great importance. He alluded to the Bill for the Regulation of Charitable Trusts and the Court of Chancery Fees Regulation Bills. The first Bill involved a matter of the utmost importance, since it had reference to property of the value of one million sterling. V As thu Bill required the utmost consideration, and as much discussion could not fail to arise upon it, be trusted the Noble Lord would postpone it until next session. On the subject of the second Bill a Committee had sat for the last two sessions, and as the Bill had, he understood, not been printed, and as the report of the Committee was not yet in the hands of lion. Mem bers, he thought the Noble Lord would do well if he were also to postpone this Bill.—(Hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had consulted the Lord Chancellor with respect to the first Bill. He at tached considerable importance to its passing during the present session, but if the Hon. Gentleman was of opinion that much discussion would ensue upon it, he should not feel it his duty to proceed with it dur ing the present session.—(liear, hear.) Ho had no hesitation in saying that it was not his intention to proceed with the second Bill during the present ses sion. —(Hear, hoar.) AUSTRALIA. In reply to Mr. F. SCOTT, Mr. HAVES intimated that he should as early as possible next session introduce a Bill to afford the Australian colonies the benefit of the British Constitution. EVICTED TENANTS (IRELAND). Mr. P. SCROPE wished to ask the Right Hoe. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland whether he had re ceived any information that no loss than 500 tenants in the county of Mayo had been evicted during the last three months. Sir W. SOMERVILLE had received no informa tion on the subject that he could rely upon. AUSTRALIA. Mr. SCOTT asked for information as to the provisions of the Bill which was to be brought in next session affecting , this colony. .1 • Lord J. RUSSELL said it was quite contrary,to.tlie usual course for Itn Hon. Member to beasked to stale the plovi %ions of a Bill before he moved for leave to bring it in. Mr. HUME said that two years ago he had presented a Petition signed by upwards of '2,000 of the colonists, praying for constitutional government, when Government pledged themselves to grant it; and he should be glad to know when that pledge was to be redeemed. Lord J. RUSSELL said that when the Bill was intro duced, next session, that would be the proper time to dis cuss it. DISEASED SHEEP. In answer to a question from Mr. WODEHOLTSE, Mr. LABOUCHERE stated that communications from our consuls abroad had been very recently received on the subject of diseased sheep. He had directed that the papers should be prepared, and they would immediately be laid on the table of the House. In answer to another question, he stated that the Bill on this subject, now before the House, reserved the rights of the city of London, but that reserva tion would in no degree interfere with the jurisdiction con ferred by this Bill on the Government in London and else where. MR. O'CONNOR AND THE LAND SCHEME. Mr. I. WILLIAMS said he had given notice of certain questions a which u h t e l e meant gt thato put t t ho o s e t q h u e e s l t i i o o n n bad Member for been put on a toi mer evening and satisfactorily answered, he would not repeat them. He wished, however, to ask the Hon. Member if it was true, as stated in the Examiner newspaper, that he derived a considerable profit from printing the rules and regulations of the society ?—(Order, order.) Mr. O'CONNOR rose, but The SPEAKER said the Hon. and Learned Member ought not to answer the question. It was contrary to the rules of the House for any lion. Member to put a question to another touching the profits he derived from any source. Mr. O'CONNOR persisted in saying that he had not derived, and could not derive, any profit from the source indicated. VANCOUVER'S companyro toeat the e t claims I the ISLAND. S t Nnf the D ne was made C ad H e l t t o lS t T h . s o e f t t t l h e e rs H o o u a g s h e t to On the motion that the Speaker should leave the chair, to go into Committee of Supply, the proposed grant of Vancouver's Island to the Hudson's Bay Company. He considered that before any such grant be investigated. The company's charter had been granted by Charles H. in 1670, but tl • operations their had only com menced in 1690. The Honourable Gentleman then pro ceeded to give a sketch of the company's operations. The company was established for trading purposes ; it was monopolising and restrictive in its proceedings, and as such r was most unfit t o carry out a proper system of colon i zat i on. 1 hey had but three vessels coming to the port of London, and the goods imported by them did not amount to more than 30,000/. The settlers also coin lame d that p the circu lating medium consisted entirely of paper (with the exception of a small copper currency ) , payable in London only at sixty days after sight. No person could hold land in the colony without bindi ng hi mse lf to m ili tary an d c i v il serv ice for the defence of the company's extensive territories. He could neither sell nor underlet the land without their especial per mission. No person could trade with any country, even England or America, without a license. It was to such a company that the Government held oat hopes of giving the Island of Vancouver, which was likely to become in the course of time a place of considerable importance. It was the only place which had good sheltered harbours up to the Russian territory. It was fertile in many places, and had the groat advantage of possessing coal mines. It lay on the route to China from America, another circumstance of great importance. For these reasons, and particularly because the Hudson's Bay Company was inimical to colonization, he hoped the Government would not grant them Vancouver's Island t:11 further inquiries at least had been instituted, and till the charges which had been made against the _company were refuted. Mr. HAWES said that the facts of the case brought under the notice of the House by the Hon. Gentleman were these. As soon as he had been appointed to the office he held, many parties came forward and manifested a desire to colonise Vancouver's Island. Several plans had been proposed, but it did not appear that the parties who proposed them would be in any degree able to carry out the objects they had in view. It should be borne in mind that Vancouver's Island was one of the most distant spots on the earth from this country, be cause to reach it they must sail round Cape Horn. It was also most expensive, and, therefore, was the least likely in the world to afford advantages for colonization. The Hudson's Bay Company had requested the north west territory, including Vancouver's Island, but that was refused. Subseqaently, they asked for Van couver's Island. Now, what were the objections to this grant? In the first place, a series of charges had been brought against their administration of the affairs of the territory by Mr. Isbister, a native of Rupert's Land. His Noble Friend at the head of the Colonial-office thought it his duty to have these charges inquired into, and for this purpose a communication had been sent to the Governor-General of Canada. Lord Elgin's answer, dated the 6th of June, had been received, and he stated therein " the results of the in quiries I have hitherto made are very favourable to the corn , pang, and they have left on my mind an impression that the authority they exercise is on the whole very advantageous to the Indians.' But his Noble Friend was not satisfied with that, and he resolved to institute a still further inquiry. What were the other objections to the grant? It should be remembered that this was simply a territorial grant; let it also be remembered that the company possessed by charter the exclusive right of trading both with the na tives of the continent and those of the island, and that they should be taken into consideration in any plan of coloniza tion. But the grant was only territorial, the company would not govern the island. There was to be a Governor and an Assembly, in whose hands the collection and application of the revenues would be placed, and not in those of the Hud son's Bay Company. Ix establishing a constitution there would be great advantage in establishing it in connexion with a company on the spot, a powerful company who pos sessed the exclusive right of trading with the natives. They could not establish an independent colony without large c ontributions of public money, or by means o f private funds. He believed that most of the Members o f that House would agree with him that the present was not the time for f r the purpose making large advances of the public money . 0_ dividuals came of founding another colony, and no p rivat to carr forward to do so who would be at all like y hand, there werevery their object. But on the othe r slan'd.—( Hear, hear.) strong reasons for occupying the 1 it would be occupied Unless occupied very speedily by t t was, besides, the by • others.—.(Hear, hear.) And that h th ere e island possessed very important considera tion f advantage should be coal mine*- -which 3 ' - f o British commerce. He worked for the interests o but this inquiry—which iu the first place ought not tp have been referred to the governor of the Red River settlement, although he were, at the same time, an officer in our uavy— had not, in his opinion, produced any satisfactory result. The Hon. Gentleman spoke as though the sole complainant of the company was a Mr. Isbister, whereas, Mr. Isbister was the agent of 1,000 other persons, members, for the most part, of Indian and half-breed families, Christian converts, who all, through Mr. Isbister, grievously complained of the Hudson's Bay Company, and; among other things, com plained that, so late as 1845, the company was in the habit of inflicting corporeal punishment upon its ser vants, of its own absolute authority, without trial. What did the Hon. Member say of capital punishment without even the form of a trial? . .Was that to be investigated? Such a charge had been made by Mr. T. Simpson, one of the servants of the company, and they were not likely to bear witness against their employers. The regulations of the company and their directions to their agents authorised them to kill those Indians who raised their arms against Europeans in their employ. The company also levied taxes of their own authority. Was that to be endured? Angels and archangels alone could be safely entrusted with such powers. They were far too large to be entrusted to a trad ing company. The servants of the- company also were said to be paid in notes of hand only to be cashed in London. The scarcity of food was such in the Hudson Bay territory, that the Indians were driven to resort to cannibalism, not as a matter of taste or preference, but of dire necessity. Was it not a monstrous hardship to compel barbarians to bring most valuable commodities for sale, and to confine them to one single customer, with whom alone it rested to make the return of value for his commodities ? And what proportion did that return bear to the value of the article? He referred to the Hudson Bay territory Indians alone, and not to. the frontier Indians of Canada. It was stated by Mr. Robson last century, that 2,000 per cent. was the gain of the com pany. Mr. Umiraville stated in 1796 that a gallon of spirits bought a skin worth 61. A bearskin worth 21. was ex changed against a comb worth about 4d. A gun costing 225. was given for 20 beaver skins, worth 321. 104., i dozen brass buttons, worth Nid e bought a beaver skin worth 325. 6d. Was this a fair trafilc? Was it fair to compel the Indians to deal with one customer making such profits like 'this; and, if so, was it not just to com pel the company to provide against starvation ? lie did not believe in the assertion that the fur trade required a monopoly, and could only be carried on in that manner. As for the opinion of Lord Elgin on _the quiiasion of the Hudson's Bay Company, great as was Lie respestt for that nobleman, his authority on this point was nor yo worth more than that of any Member of the House. The- jeprease of spirits, from 3,000 to 9,000 gallons within the laist few years in the Hudson's Bay territory, was anoilier ugly . fact that demanded inquiry. Then, again, as to settlers, it was most necessary to be choice- in their selection. If a good selection of Settlers was made the best results might be at tained. But what were the facts, as they had been repre sented to him? The system of the company with respect to settlers was most objectionable. That of remitting the duties en certain commodities imported afforded a proof of this; for that practice gave the company a power which they often exercised to the great detriment of the settle ment. Mr. Sinclair had suffered very greatly by this system. He had been refused the privilege of importing any manufactures in the company's ships by a formal letter from Mr. Secretary Alexander Christie. These allegations were so serious that they ought to put to flight all the in tentions on the part of the Government to grant any addi tional powers to the company until they had been investi gated. No one who read the evidence, eve, the most friendly towards the company, that of Mr. Simpson, the Arctic discoverer, for example, but must come to the conclu sion that their settlement was not conducted upon proper Principles. The lion. Member then quoted a part of Mr. Bimpson's biography, showing that no steps had been taken to erect a place of worship throughout their territory, a fact which was conclusive against them. The work of Chris tianity had been effected in the Hudson Bay Company's territory by the Church Missionary Society, and even that was confined to very few spots in that vast range. The Bishop of Montreal stated that there was no chaplain at Fort Vancouver, and that there was only one clergyman at the Red River settlement. But it might be said, that if there were not Church of England clergymen, there were ministers of other denominations That was not the case, as Mr. Simp son's evidence showed. Whilst referring to these statements lie did not mean to say they were conclusive against the company, but their general bearing was such as to demand investiga tion. The company lied also undertaken formally to locate the Indians on a part of their territory, but they never made the attempt, after 150 years' possession, until the year 1832. He had endeavoured to argue in a manner to bring out the facts, and in so doing he thought he had successfully shown the Hudson's Bay Company to be the very worst medium of colonization that could be instituted. The ~Colonial-office had not done its duty in this respect. for no notice had ever been publicly given that land would be granted at Vancou ver's Island ; and when it was recollected that the Americans were about to establish a line of steamers in that direction, it was obvious there existed in that circumstance a great stimulus to colonization, for coals must be had at Tancouvers Island, and they must either be sent out from England or procured on the spot, for which there were great tocilities, as coal abounded there. The Government was deviating in the present case from the course pursued by former Minis ters in granting a prospective right to the land which might hereafter become the British territory in that part of America. The license of trade of the company of 1838 was limited, and expressly declared that in the event of a new settlAint being formed within the company's territory, their privies at once ceased at that settlement. But, if the thing was to be done, it ought to have been done in a differ ent form. The maxim of Lord Grey was, that it was neces sary to provide the, elements of a tree government, but the maxim, Quid leges sine moribus, then came in view. What was the use of laws without the means of using them? The kripptic power of the Hudson's Bay Company had extin guished all the means of exercising the powers of a free go vernment amongst those under their rule. With all these allegations staring the Government in the face, was it not their duty to pause before they granted an extension of the already overgrown power of the company ? The present question was a small beginning to a great subject, but it was the business of statesmen to watch things in their beginning. In an island like Vancouver's Island there were the rude ma terials out of which the fabric of a civilised state were to be hewn. One of the greatest of the poets of England (Mr. Wordsworth) wrote— " The boy is father of the man." So it was with nations. Infant settlements were the fathers of great nations. The means of a healthy development ought, therefore, to be afforded them; for sickly, stunted, mutilated creatures were likely to spring up beneath the poisoned shade of monopoly and despotism.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion, the Hudson's Bay Company had overshot its mark. He thought they had taken a step which would effectually draw the attention of Parliament to the whole of this important subject important as connected with the charter of the company—important in its commercial aspect as respected the resources of North America—in its political aspect as respected the rights of Englishmen—and in its religious aspect as respected the civilization and conver sion of the Indians. He hoped they would show themselves worthy the character of Englishmen by not giving too ready an ear to the difficulties that might beset their path. Let the experiment be tried—let the House express its opinion in favour of colonizing Vancouver's Island—let at .least a reasonable time elapse before giving way to despair ; but do not let them choose an anti-colonizing company like the Hudson's Bay Company to rear that against the existence, the very life of which it is opposed. Let them not ' choose a company to whom monopoly and despotism were as vital air, for the colonization of an island in which, if jus tice were done, a society of Englishmen might be planted, and who might bear to a remote region, if not an exact image of the Constitution of this country, yet that truth and that independence of national character which at this moment constituted the honour and glory of our nation. (The Right Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud cheers from all parts of the House.) Mr. C. BITLI,ER, after having heard the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman, could not help asking the House, however proper it might be that this subject should be brought under their consideration, whether it was worth while to stop the Committee of upply for the purpose of discussing the particular question introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman? It appeared to him that another oppor tunity might have been taken for that purpose ; and he there fore objected to the period at which the discussion had taken place, as well as to the mode in which it had been brought forward, seeing that no opportunity was given of testing the sense of the House upon it.—( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman had very inadequately treated the question of Vancouver's Island ; indeed, he might say he had almost put it out of sight, and that the greater part ot his speech related to anything but to the case of that island. sta The r t e g d r e w a t a s q e u n e e s t of o f n w i e t h h n w e h t c e h r t t h h o e h Right ose t H h e o n. Government,Gentleman the propriety or impropriety of nor the public, had received any notice. an l c t o d n i v d e n e o s t l r s e la la n t d e t t o o the Hudson's Bay ral administration o f Company, rt i etru b s u t gt l i : t: l oi l n i t C h h e b q a u d es b ti e o e n n f c o t a l 1 fi e d g e e d n to that company by the count b ry. ug N h o t wfemthaartdqinueastdioisntiwncats and w hi c h ought to have been separate shape, seeing it involved the grave and important question whether the Hudson's Bay Company were entitled to exercise power, not in Vancouver's Island only, but every where else. He confessed he was a little surprised that if the a dministration of the Hudson's Bay Company had been so unsuccessful as the Right Hon. Gentleman had described it, if for a period of 150 years it had done so little good, and had actively exerted itself only for evil ; hanging without trial, taxing people without right, and robbing and fleecing them in every possible way; and when a charge ivas brought for ward directly impugning the Government of this country for intrusting its territories to that company, he was surprised that the Right Honourable Gentleman should have adopted the method he had done for bringing the matter under the notice of the House; and he must add that he thought it would only have been faie. e te give that company an opportunity of defending itself. He thought the charges were such that a Committee might well have been asked for and appointed to investigate their truth ; for certainly nothing could be more satisfactory than that a statement, implying great and grave charges against a public company, every w here and all times, should b e brought forward pan w 3 :ithout seeing in the vista either a proposal for the abrogation of the powers of the company, or the ap pointment of a Committee. — (Hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE had said it was a subject for inquiry. Mr. BLTLLER—If the Right Hon. Gentleman thought th e con duct of the company a fair subject of inquiry, then why did he not bring before the House a proposal far entering u pon that inquiry ? The House must see at once that th e a d m i n i s tration of the lludson's Bay Company was a questi on by far too large to enter upon on such an occasion as the present. Bat they could limit their inquiries to the one which company,r deenredtßhmieimognehp.ootrupodoliplieytorineonotfushrteoar fact, whether there was anything in the constitution gr of an t t he ma eo d i e n p to an t y he em a n that h a dgr inveighedan grant was made. ag e against s t The Sight aloneich tl pos sessed by the company, but he was himself some years ago at the head of the Board of Trade, and was after wards in the Colonial-office, yet he never uttered one word then as to the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company, though he, and the Government with which he was con nected, were dealingwithblaisidePweecracie almost every other monopoly that existed.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that this mono poly of the fur trade by the Hudson's Bay Company was as much opposed to free trade, of which the Right Hon. Gen tleman and his colleagues were the successful advocates, as was the monopoly of sugar in the West Indies, or any other article to which they directed their attention ; yet they never extended their views to this abominable monopoly of the fur trade when in power.—(Hear, hear.) He did not defend monopolies anywhere; nor did he mean to make any impromptu defence of this particular monopoly on the present occasion ; but with as little reason was the Right. Hon. Gentleman entitled to inveigh against it. He was no ad vocate for absolute government in our colonies. Ile had constantly maintained that ground in the House ; and, as it was a long time since he had taken any part in debates on colonization, he must beg the House to understand that not one - single opinion which he had ever advanced on that question had been shaken by experience or any other cir cumstance. He still believed a great and extensive system of colonization to be a source of comfort and well-being to all classes of the people of this Co - entry, as well as a means of increasing the prosperity and extent of our empire ; and he must reiterate now the opinion he had often expressed in former times, that he saw nothing in the circa mAanceS of our empire that should prevent the Government from or- 4 2 4 6 23 0 4 0 lower d ord ;5s for is for I. In ,rd to 37s 6d ,r 70s aimed oer lb. ; fine )s 6d. I Bar -0 148 good grey In the x at :Yen- Lady oyal >yra nong -- ed the Safe urs