The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-02 00:00:00

estereel to en seeh a n , zestie as thee en[ l ..e- consPeee bone the fi • 1 - • e entreated the Government to pause Gelore final step was taken. In the words of the preamble v ef t h o Act of Ch arles 11. he entreated Ministers not to repeal an Act, the object of which was to increase the ;Z : ) i g ng and science of, navigation Of the country, on which, und er the orotection of God, the wealth, the th, and the safety of the empire were so much de- Penden t. - ((,beers.) • Ur . M. GIBSON said that the Noble Marquis who had JUrt sat down had uttered loud lamentations at what he s eemed to think was the reckless course which the House W:1:8 Pursuing. He had referred to the successive steps e tt a,ich had been ado ted---firsethe blow given to the agris vulture' interests P eet, that inflicted on the colonies; end b .- now he deprecated the ruinous policy by which, as o e had observed, " perhaps the mercantile marine Great Britain would be swept from the seas." He Bwould v enture to tell th e N o bl e M arqu i s that if it had 11 un wise to e m b ar k i n t h e p o li cy o f f ree -t ra de mea t after"it w ould be still more un•vise to stand still, and h' te e•ing exposed the agricultural and colonial in du to 4 ay to the unrestr i cte d compet i t i on o f foreign pro to c ars, to refus e t o a d opt t h e same course with respect the na vigation-laws. (Cries of " Oh.") It was ne etoessary to call upon Parliament to go forward, and not al low itself t h d b the importuniti urged nit be o etoppe e s he half of a mistaken selt-intere . had often ard it asserted, when free-trade principles were first szn iitilotethreiug dig it that if the Legislature carried those principles terestsmore than equal justice ought to be done to . oughtnd it was argued that the agricultural not to be subjected alone to the competi 14°Itlhof foreign producers. He recollected a phrase used "r e ti me by the Hon. Member for Essex, who said, ev en ti . , ° , ll 't object to free trade, only hold the dish (lei That was what the Government was now oh n t g h ' The Nobl e M arqu i s h a d dwelt very urgently ; be e dangers resulting from competition; but if la s tP l e r• M. Gibson) talked to the House about the h e shipowners being able to compete with foreigners, ha l es , t ' ha a o mo . re . with a view to calm the fears of . _ ;. j otzirs. ritnistho vindicate the principles of free trade, for if . e w are to be proved beyond possibility of doubt that shipowner could not compete with the lthe,'Zner, that fact would only render him the more fit ser t e e ri , t in his desire to use the foreigner's ships h ear his his. convenience and his pocket.—(" Oh," and to s -Ind the opponents of the proposed change mean ers eay that the weaker the British ships were the stronger th; t i h c e necessity for driving the foreign ships away ; or . *vi e " a British - ship was no better calculated for navi etor,7 the seas than the Chinese junk she ought to be K„ e s Y e d in preference to the finest vessels in the world? d "" Was it that the Hon. Member for Poole had urged the i!fence of the navigation-laws ? Nothing else than qa thtnPossibility of building ships in England as cheaply ssoritpt would be constructed in outer parts of the c orded And what was the answer which he found re eenti al the blue-book on the navigation laws by a etePt a n who was Lloyd's surveyor at Sunderland. es lfr . x.,.. b°B INSON—The surveyor of registers. 40n . a.5 ." 4 . GIBSON—The surveyor of registers, as the . det tee 'rneber had stated. That gentleman, in . his evi bebo-e"efore the Committee, asserted that a ship might . ellea - h i ' t at Sunderland of oak ' imported from Dantzic o as tit se s t i t e o r ti then she - could be built at Dantzic. And the Was reasonable and well founded, for all the e 81°1! materials which entered into the construction of Ph te l l ) ,? , vare far cheaper in England than in any other lag e t s '," the world. The iron knees, the copper sheath- Pr7::Zee,eables, the rigging, and all the accessories . were • t heir s t ' from England even by Americans, who sent to h e aiPs to this country when half finished, in order ques a ji: t hem completed. He could not dwell on the element Of competition, which was no more an essential the d ee _of the discussion than the price of corn was to ane w . on the repeal of the corn-laws. There was leest.ufaction which he had in considering the present not : a n !, and that was, that the Navigation Act could I s t ": i t , as it was. But then he might be told that Itiva - th ' in g the necessary changes in the navigation great e 3 Ought to be careful not to surrender he t s o u s . peri Principles by which were guaranteed Englandt 44 44 7 for which the mercantile navy of ; the Roar 41W aYS been renowned. Now, what h o ra ntee for the superiority of England's w _ t a commercial toria, ph'? It was based on the Act of 8 and 9 V . c • Por i t e a h „,, ° . nl Y applies to the imports into the kingdom. Ea- Zit 'eight be sent in ships of any nation, an . d ships of tonzations might also import goods, prosided those nee Were not consumed in England, he te t ..m.oerfely±en 'bo 'Lied here in transuti If goods so impor 1 r . oreite I,l4ttorti•. were to be exported then they were outside the tienigation-laws. But if they for home consump- Iv es i t hen those goods must be im w p e o r a r e w te a d . in the way which Now, he would 1a... aid down by the prohibitionil om whatsoever place ah/ b,no,ldly, that let a ship come r would not 'drive that 11 1 ; i i ," - 'ght, laden with produce, he Por t- t aw aY• Was England to be wr af e w r r a c id t o h f ey re t e o eiv t i e n a g ha lee a from foreign countries f ? why exclude the pro an th ie r :ase in her revenue? . of foreign countriesl not, li'ss not that exclusion ( D I a serious injury to the manufacturing interests— he such a course of policy h_e er a an d e 431 3 ,0)s -en- could for instance, that tv,l.lls.tified ? It could not. d Suppose, presented herself at an s hip laden with . h port. She was refused entry because food was but raised in the country to which . the ship , _ belonged. .. 4 the Legislature pretty plainly showed, when it f - Qt end d - navigation-laws in favour of this class o Imports,Pe the 1—(No no.) that those laws were a great evil.—(No, . ten why did every one of them clamour for the sus nirion of th ose l aws ? W as a law goo d i n principle ; s aki' was to be suspended by force or clamour? At the W ants moment how could the House judge of the future 04nta of the manufacturing or the labouring population? tied wants must be left to the course of free trade, ail t ° Pursue any other policy than that of affording townalinaited means of supply would be a gross injustice le as ar as the people. The navigation-laws had been ' eT led during the famine crisis. Could those who "op tee Posed their abolition give the country a guaran lee 'haat they would not again require to be suspended? ' t o th st ated that the navigation-laws were confined %l eo Policy of prohibition; but they were not exclu oleo Y calculated for the protection of the British ship elsseepri• There was another and a distinct feature to be kee n -t e e(l is ,in the operations of those laws. The Noble ~upphad quoted Mr. Huskisson, and in doing so had the R e e " an important omission which had been made by k*he t , n • Member for Stamford on a former . evenin a g r.R.T-uting the same authority. The omission countries talghtubskissons declaration that, whilst foreign s aot,i o a Permitted to carry for themselves, they were so y oth,nat st atesman's opinion, to be permitted to carry 140kanti Now, he must be permitted to say, that d a ; e n d C r ,"clUated or obsolete maxim never yet was ctte Zgit e e ,," of a bad cause For the only meaning "avi ßtt - t r bei attached to it ' was, that in so far as the t e e ll 4 ll :Y g o () o e t i:"w r a were concerned, one country was to which fo r all other countries; and the question i. 6 % 11 ,. country ? Was America to be the carry , th e e‘ry f or f or Obj ect the rest . of the . world? It would seem as e ver y e s ei the British Parliament was to . nurse navies es witte ect l'untry in the world. But the point to the 40 call the attention of the House, was real 15 .4,,„ i t vsa„ at acter of the Government proposals. The p r 7., a rica o h `° repeal at the same time the English and ee-Pasels r i gation-laws. Would the House reject that J on, they did, what would they be calling down al l th -ael Yea it; another direction? The fulfilment ry f ey thr f e° nritri e ate which they had been receiving from o act, fr om ea, from Prussia, from the Hanse tat d the, ea, town in the German Confederation. eeei‘,eetseeena`tan considering the British shipping, hesi tlisat hav e fr eese alternatives? On the one hand they coe s te t r s ai thee access to the United States from eve ry val-eereet globe, and in addition they would acquire ?s o ' of. th e portiq n of the trade of the Baltic. The 11' -° °,oon e imports into the United States was toadlaW de;ndeolilars, of which 36,000,000 came from the e w orld. ° II; and 39,000,000 from all other parts t te l they Under the operation of the navigation eve", but iiPled but one-half of the American import ch ee r Pro spec t ` eY repealed these laws there would be the s ireornot• their enjoying the whole.—(lronical eiiJtreatelst t he Opposition.) They would certainly have Il tt e e Yed tbare of the whole, while they now only s lort heTa'f•—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for I: L r ts , called the attention of the House to the ah _ ar id „`' sets of the combined influence of the Eng ewe th"'_caerican laws on English shipping, and had thgetie tobe 'leder those laws English shipping must con ek,l)°ll of oft The evidence of the collector of ser acs eeondon was strong on this point. That o ,, ° tlee eo ; that the effect of confining the import of the le t( ' /sawtail-, Africa, and America to British ships, 4 1 ° 5 4 11 4 belonging to the countries from which the A 44,..Z„ t1 1e, had been to confine almost the whole of ss l it ll l 4ie tt •c t " t ! : triad, between America and England to . se tt a erne ol I Ps• All the liners were American, and it acie 3 ( l a remarkable fact that hardly one of those la ccou fr°4l all English port. It was, however,. ss oll ' i te the nted for by the operation of the na.vigation thik 13a obl t ' we countries, because the English liner - °utit 'ged to confine himself to the produce of reJeeArad ty, allheEr:r"o p t e h . e_ ( American could take back the h e Hear hear.) If then they Ihi Prcilaa t of the Government they would th e t,l a nag one of thegreatest blows on our }h e i: of at could be inflicted g and depriving to ere rettehan edvantage which was almost within de vi r c'sts, wc-(llear.) With regard to the colonial bo utl a l liy the'pahr.ha.d been alluded to as being . pressed h as , on inciples of free trade, he certainly felt nf th e kpo ses e :ho had advocated those principles, and ei tt e . w orh is , e colonies to the unrestricted competition seitl°eir p ro give them that freedom of transmission lailtlthe d eg to this country which was consistent t hat eit "'n es.'" e loPment of those principles. How could eei.steesech zPosite resist the justice of such an appeal as eh et h e "as made on behalf of the colonists, that they tel Neat Permitted to transmit their produce at the ales - Nee rate t i i , 131 th e ri ° , the home market ? Hon. Gentlemen rea tr . aely t° sis of losing our colonies. Were the colo liSe,letit,,,become discontented if we removed the 4 4 3' to mak e which they laboured? Were they th e . ski t ke it a grievance that we permitted them to ferniah itnPoseible rdatitec; alae at t heir pro to the home market at the Pei Ports —(Hear. Why not the th e ing merchant on I s ree l . . Portin g as good a footing pu ss . the e a s ets sot, merchant? Under the present law, t tlnk ie el ih n it fi ti e heit a s teohecxoj.nPoorting from Canada to this country a hiP, while the United States mor eiehB th at _ Ice of two English and American. Ho oeiciaXhieite'n.,Gentlemen opposite, who on all occa tek th Pet th eta ' 0 much sympathy for our colonists, leir r a nt th e a footing with the foreigner, by giy reikhts —va ntage arisin from a competition for th e loai e • Th e H ou ws, i n th se should g recollect that the na -"nee for t h e Penal enactments being imposed not so °jitiPuni s e h rten t of the colonies, or the parent coun pee el opinie certain portions of our colonies for their ) 'aril t 4 the UnitedP' That being the case, the independ 'kJ by th ese Stat e . de l/t cle ver s, which had been brought about th -t ati t - "Pen 0 Y laws, should be a warning to us not ge s% t . O be a prey a! colonists that which they all consi -411(4 pfttn.et' sing grievance. Suppose the case of a going to the United States, which THE SUN', LONDON, , was eroses E e we & ere there perrehesine• British menu_ f ac t ure s, with •the teesieit of 6,oeleg teem to el ainelca. If there ha ppened to be no British ship at New York at the time, our navigation-laws would prevent his employing any other ship which might be in port at the the , . (Hear.) W, es there justice or expediency in such an eneet meet? Ile 'died upon them in justice to these colo nies to free tieew f ro m such odious restrictions, anti to give theta liber, Yto ship their goods in any bottoms they might think tit—iu fact, a share in the privileges which had been re. %corded to the parent country. With regard to the maveufacturing iuterest with which the town he had the hon , ear to represent was intimately con nected,explain their feelings by calling ettcu ion he to should a petition vbich he had on that evening best presented from the Ma n ehester Chamber of Commerce. t (The Right Hon. GentleCten read art extract from the petition in question, from ‘ vhich it appeared that the petitioners, having themseh'es received the benefits of commercial freedom, were ai;xious to have them ex tended to our colonists by the a bolition of the naviga tion-laws.) It was conceded oh atl hands that the navi gation-laws were not to remain in their present state. The worthy Alderman opposite (Mr. Alderman Thomp son) was prepared to concede an important change, and thus to infringe on those fundamental principles which the Right Hon. Member for Stamford was so unwilling to surrender, He (Mr. Gibson) very much doubted whether any of the changes offered could be effected without touching it fundamental principle. One great fundamental principle of the navigation-laws was that the produce of Asia, Africa, ,and America should be altogether inadmissible from the continent of Europe. The worthy Alderman was willing to relax on that point, while the Right Hon. Member for 3taneford refused to touch a fundamental principle. If there were such dif ferences amongst the supporters of the navigation-laws, how could they reconcile it to themselves to oppose even the going into Committee? Why, the c hanges which they themselves advocated could not be effected without first going into Committee.—(Hear, hear.) There was one point to which lie must make some allusion, He had been charged by the Noble Lord the Member for King's Lynn with having assisted in framing returns which were calculated to mislead the public on the sub ject of the navigation-laws. He must say that a more unfounded charge, or unfounded insinuation, had never been made against any man. He was prepared to assert, and to prove, that the returns in question were strictly correct. Lord G. BENTINGK—I have not made such a charge yet. Mr. M. GIBSON had read the charge in the Noble Lord's speech. The charge was that returns had been got up for the purpose of deceiving the Committee, and inducing them to draw erroneous inferences. He repeated that a more unfounded statement had never been made; the figures in those returns were correct in all their parts. The only object for which those returns had been compiled was that of comparing the increase in those trades which were exposed to competition with the increase in those which were protected. That was the object, and the returns distinctly showed that in those trades which were protected the increase was not so great -as in those trades which were exposed to corn petition. The heading of the returns had also been ob jetted to, but that had been adopted from Mr. Young, who stated that shipping had declined in consequence of protection being withdrawn by reciprocity treaties, and that the repeal of the navigation-laws would com plete their ruin. The tables proved that instead of the reciprocity treaties having produced any such evil effects, the very trades on which they operated had increased in a much greater ratio than the trades which remained a close monopoly. —(Hear, hear.) The returns, therefore, which had been complained of were perfectly to the point, and gave a complete answer to the statement of the witnesses. He could not conceive the possibility of any human being being misled by thorn who had any knowledge of the subject, or who was not entirely ignorant of the whole bearing of the navigation-laws question. He wanted to ask another question of the Rouse. Were they pre pared to assert, if they rejected the proposal of the Go vernment, our existing relations with foreign countries would allow us to return to the navigation-laws ? (Hear, hear.) He spoke of the indirect foreign trade. How could they hope, with the concessions they had already made, the departures that had already taken placs from the principle of the Navigation Act, and with the existing treaties of reciprocity which contained the favoured-nation clause, to maintain the navigation laws, or any great portion of them ? You have (said the Honourable Gentleman) already permitted fo reign countries to use ports for shipping goods to this country, which ports are not in those countries—you have permitted Austria to use the port of Galata ; you have permitted Hanover to use Memel, and the ports at the mouth of the Meuse; you have permitted the duchies of Oldenburgh and Mecklenburgh, and the states of the Zollverein, to depart from the principle you have laid down in your navigation-laws, of making every country confine itself to carrying its own produce from its own ports. Then what will those countries which have in the treaties by which we are bound to them the most favoured-nation-clause say ? What does Holland sa now ? Holland says you allow Hanover to carry her produce to England from Memel. Is Memel in Hanover? we always supposed it to be in Prussia. If you allow Hanover to come to the Meuse, and carry her produce from Holland to England, you must allow Holland to carry from Memel to England, and give to Holland, as you are bound to do by the favoured-nation clause, the Same advantages you give to other nations.—(Hear, hear.) What then becomes of your principle that you will not allow one country to carry for another to this ? If you allow Holland to become the carriers from the countries of the north of Europe, you break down the very ground on which your navigation-laws were established—viz., fear of the Dutch. —(hear.) And if you concede the privilege to Holland how can you refuse it to Sweden, Denmark, and Nor way? Then what will Prussia say when she sees that you allow those countries to go to Memel and carry Prussian produce to England? Will not she demand that her ships shall go to those countries and carry her produce to England? With this difficulty staring us in the face I do not wonder at the shrewdness of the Hon. Member for Westmoreland, for he knows well that the consequence of the concessions already made to foreign powers is that that part of the Navigation Act which relates to the admissibility of African, Asiatic, and American produce is gone—the foundations of it aro sapped, and do what you will, with your existing rela tions and your treaties with foreign countries, you are not in a condition to maintain it. I doubt, whether, if the United States were to call upon you to carry out your treaty with them, whether you could prevent American produce being brought through Europe to this country—(Hear, hear)—for what says your American treaty? It says that you shall not impose any prohibi tion on American produce which you do not impose on the produce of other countries; and if you allow Euro pean produce, the produce of one country to be brought through the ports of another European country to Eng land, by what right can you deny the claim of America to admit her produce in the same way? In fact, I be lieve it is only the idea that you are about immediately to deal with the Navigation Act yourselves that has pre vented foreign countries pressing on you for the per formance of the stipulations of the treaties into which you have entered with them. With regard to the Dutch treaty, I believe I am right in saying that the Dutch have already—some years ago—made their claim to this carrying trade which your Navigation Act was framed specially to take from them, and that the justice of that claim was not denied, and whether you repeal the navigation-laws or ant, you must shortly make conces sions to that and other continental countries to which you are bound by the most favoured-nation clause. —(Hear, hear.) I have stated these arguments in the hope that they may induce the House not to take the course of saying that they will not stir a step in the consideration of this navigation-law. It would be monstrous, when we consider how Parliament has sanc tioned the principle of free trade, that we should now be deterred from taking this initiatory step on the ground that it invades the principle of protection, while there are many who oppose the present motion who are prepared to suggest alterations in the law. I may be accused of omitting the general argument as to the bearing of this question on our national defences--(Hear hear)—and I will therefore say a word or two on that point. The Hon. Gentleman opposite talks as it every man in the British navy was a sa►lor, whereas, atter all, it is only a small part of the British navy that are sea men. Sir J. Sterling, in his evidence before the Com mittee of the House of Commons, tells us that not more than one-fourth of the navy on the average are seamen, and the proportion of the mercantile marine is so small that it would be possible, Sir J. Sterling thinks, so to constitute the navy as to render it entirely independent of the merchant service. If you reduce the officers to the lowest possible limit, and put down all useless offices, it might I think be possible to increase the number of seamen in the navy without adding to the expense. And this evidently is what Sir J. Sterling (who is a man of experience in the profession, and whose opinion is entitled to be taken as an authority)—this is evidently what he means, though he does not assert it in words. He says, " You have no mode of procuring men from the mercantile marine except by impressment ; they will not volunteer." Honourable Gentlemen opposite say the mercantile marine must be protected as a means of support to our naval power, and, at the same time, they object to the system of impressment ; but not ono of them has told us how the transfer of the men from one service to the other, when wanted, is to be effected. —(hear, bear.) I believe the only mode by which you can effect it is by force.—(Hear, hear.) They do net volunteer now freely in time of peace, and I doubt whether they would do so at all were war ap prehended. Sir J. Stirling told the Committee before which he was examined that Parliament was trusting to a broken reed in the mercantile marine as a means of supplying the navy, except by impress ment, and he pressed on them the importance of making the naval power independent altogether of the merchant service ; and he added that he believed it might be so made even in the event of a war. His opinion was that the best means of promoting the interests of both services, and of the country, was to let rach stand upon its own resources.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen opposite plume themselves upon being the shipowners' and the sailors' friends. Can anything be more unjust or tyrannical to the shipowner than to invite him to incur heavy expenses in ships and in procuring able seamen at high wages on the faith of maintaining protection, while you do nothing to guarantee him a larger am oun t o f prof i t than can b obtained in any other trade; for the profits in all trades will be the same, pro tect them as you may?—(he a r, hear.) On the one hand you tak e cre di t fur protecting; the shipowners, while on the other you claim credit for having invente( a plan for man n i ng the navy this unfortunate interest. ( entirely at the expense of ear.) And without giving them greater profit s t h an claim the right to p ounce down other trades can obtain, you i upon them at any mo ment, to take away th e i r men, knock up their trade, and perhaps bring them to ruin. —(Hear,) H it be possible for any man to conceive one plan which is more tyrannical mete eteter eteetetee Lo ut ...a u,- rl . ngemera more destru c ti ve to B r itish shipping, it is that plan, wh i c h , without benefiting the shipowner or the men he employs, exposes him at some uncertain moment to all these intlictionr.—(llear.) I have referred to the opinion of Sir J. Stirling :—another authority whom we often hear quoted in this House, Mr. M`Julloch, says that he believes it would coat less if the navy were made altoge ther independent of the merchaiit•service, artd he adds he believes there are many naval men who consider that the time is coming when you must, for your own safety, free the navy from the obligation to press men out of the merchant service; and that, under proper ar rangements, this might b e d one with economy to the State. I believe there 'are many unnecessary expenses attached to the naval department which ought to be put down. It is also my opinion that the wors'-treated and worst dealt with class of the Queen's subjects are the seamen.—(Hear, hear.) What do you really do for them ? You profess to protect them: but you have not prevented the prevalence of great distress from time to time among both sailors and shipownere. Though the country professes to have at heart the interest of the sailor, and claims the right to take him from the service in which he obtains the highest amount of wages at any moment, what have you ever done for his advan tage? Should the sailor fall into poverty and want in consequence of the uncertain state of employment, what have you done for him more than for other paupers ? If you take the practical operations of the statutes you have passed—as the Merchant Seamen's Fund—are they worth a fig to him? If employment fail, and he fall into distress, perhaps, if he is lucky, he may get a pauper allowance.—(Hear, hear.) This is all you have done for him, and yet you claim the right to call your selves the sailors' friends and the shipowner.' friends, while you expose them to the evils I have alluded to. I will not say a word in disparagement of the shipowners, or of the masters or mates, in the course they have taken on this question—l can forgive men for being uneasy when they think it possible that their pecuniary inte rests may be affected—(Hear)—but I will not consent to allow in Parliament the voice of justice, reason, and good policy, to be drowned by the clamour of any class what ever.—(Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") We must discuss this question with a view to the general interests of the British empire, and must not be deterred from doing what is right by the fears and apprehensions of any party.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord asked where was the clamour and where the petition in favour of the proposed change. I should much regret if it was to be understood that Parliament was never to carry any measure except forced to it by clamour.—(Opposition cheers, and Ministerial counter cheers.) It must be a subject of great regret to every friend of his country to think that we have a Parliament—if it be as the Noble Lord says—which it is in vain to appeal to unless the appeal be backed by clamour and threats.—(Hear, hear.) But this at least is a subject in which we are not backed by clamour. Here we want reason and dispassionate consideration, not olamour,—(Hear, hear.) And when gentlemen lay such stress on power, glory, and such things, I must tell them that they are not acting in ac cordance with the spirit of the times.—(Hear and laugh ter.) The spirit of the times is commerce—the spirit of the times is industry—(Hear, hear)—it is internal im provement—(Hear, hear)—it is mechanical invention— (Hear, hear)—it is, if you will, political economy.— (Opposition cheers, met by counter cheers from the Mi nisterial benches.) It is not war—(Hear, hear)—it is not clamour—(Hear, hear)— it is peaceful relations, peaceful progress, and amicable feeling among all the nations of the earth.—(Cheering.) If you wish to act in conformity with the spirit of the times, you must abo lish those antiquated notions by which you have been so tong influenced. Let the ships of all the nations of the world bring the produce of the world from every place —(Hear, hear)—exclude none.--(Hear, hear.) Do this, and you will carry out a policy beneficial to your in dustry, bensficial to your manufactures, beneficial to your shipping interest, and to all classes of your fellow countrymen; do this, and you will add strength to your peaceful relations with foreign powers, and, by setting the example of a vast, generous, and enlightened com mercial policy, you will be raising the character of England amongst the nations of the world.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENLEY said that if ho could gather anything from the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, it was that the general interests of the country ought to be made subservient to a sordid spirit of gain —(Wear, hear)—that, in fact, for the gain of half a farthing additional every relation of honour, of inde pendence, and of national security, should give way.— (Hear, hear.) It was easy to clothe a bad sentiment in good language, and to talk of general advantage, when the advantage of a particular class only was intended.— (Hear, hear.) 'l'he Hon. Gentleman spoke of the ener vating influence of the navigation-laws depressing the raw material ; by which ho (Mr. Henley) supposed the Right Hon. Gentleman meant lowering the price.— (Hear, hear.) If the Right Hon. Gentleman had not withdrawn from the Government, he would not have attempted what no Minister ever yet attempted to do —to separate the commercial marine from the naval force of the country. Our mercantile marine had advanced almost progressively in an extraordinary degree, and had supplied us with seamen when ever they were wanted. He could not understand, therefore, why the Right Hon. Gentleman looked upon them as injurious in their effect upon our navy. He complained, too, of their being a great clamour raised in fevour of seamen. Now, of all the interests in the country, he believed there was none, considering its ex tent and consequences, that was now, or had at any time been so weakly represented as the shipping interest, i which, n some sense, was part of the commercial inte rest. lie was not disposed to rest this question upon the ground of competition ; for, after all, it was a matter of opinion. Wo had vast possessions in every part of the world, and he considered it necessary not only that we should be on an equal footing with the rest of the world, but that we should have a naval supremacy.— (Hear, hear.) Once lose that supremacy, and the strength of the British empire was gone. The great mass of our empire was composed of scattered parts ; arid if we were to have them knit together by the ocean, we must maintain the supremacy of the ocean. Com petition would not do all that was required. The Right ion. Gentleman said we must become one nation by means of free trade. If so, why did he not begin with his own constituents and remove protection from Manchester, cottons? And here he must take leave to defend a most deserving class of men, the merchant seamen, from the groundless attacks that had been got up against them in true Chadwick style by various officials, and made be hind their backs. A paid servant of the Brish crown, holding a high position in the Foreign-office, writes to 70, out of 215 British consuls, saying he "is particu larly desirous of gaining information of the incompe tency of British shipmasters." That was certainly a very fishing question, to say the least of it. He also demanded to be informed " of their want of sobriety." It was very easy to see what influence a letter, such as that coming from the Foreign-office, would have upon a consul. But the evidence as reported by the Committee on the navigation-laws was so full of contradictions, even by the same men, that he would not hang a dog on it. The first witness was the consul of St. Petersburgh, and ho spoke favourably of thosemen. But Mr. Crow, another consul, said that they were the most igcorant, illiterate, and brutal set he had ever seen in a civilised nation. That was pretty well for a man speaking of his own countrymen. Then Mr. Consul Baker, at Riga, in answer to the same circular letter of Mr. Murray of the Foreign-office, had written very much in the same strain; but he had taken a most extraordinary course. The House would observe that in this debate almost every Hon. Member who had of tak t e i r l i e p e a a r p t ta in in i s t ehmadploy spoken in i:s vh t a h t e is h c ig a h ll e e s d t tphoessliobnige trade.tern s Now Mr. Baker, being consul at Riga , sp ok e most dis paragingly of the merchant captains , but relied not on his own observations, and therefore unclosed in his reply that which he called a most interesting document, refer ring to the character and conduct of the British ship masters. And what was that interesting document so Bomay enclo i sed? Ch lt a V m hy be , r it or w c a m e only to do with shipmasters engag ed in the lon g trade, C I ) m a nie r e r a c p e e . r e N m o a w n , a ti th n a g t body tro had th o whereas Mr. Baker had only to deal with the east coast traders, and yet he sends a document which ap plied to a totally different class. There was an other remarkable piece of evidence in the letters of Mr. Cumberbatch, the consul at Constantinople, for that gentleman had written two letters. In his first, dated the 30th November, 1843, he declared that the masters and men of the ships conning there from London and Liverpool were of a superior class, and that acts of misconduct were less frequent among them than they were on board other vessels. But, in a subsequent let ter, dated 3d November, 1847, Mr. Cumberbatch states, that " he finds the vessels from the outports better com manded anti manned than those from the larger ports." Thus he directly contradicted himself in a matter of fact, and, therefore, tie (Mr. Henley) asked what confidence could be placed in such evidence, from men who thus took away the character of others behind their backs ? But it was stated that the ships insured in clubs were north country ships, and were commanded by illiterate, ignorant, and brutal mere Now the fact was, that the ships insured in clubs were commanded by men of supe rior character and respectability, because the clubs, be ing constituted of mutual assurers, every member was careful of the sort of men he employed. Again, all that had been stated in the correspondence front Rio Janeiro about the want of skill and activity alleged on anonymous authority against the English captains fell to the ground, because that duty was regulated not by the captains, but by the brokers and agents there. Mr. Goodwin, the consul at Palermo, and the gentleman who was consul at St. Michael's, had made similar statements, wholly at variance with each other. And it was on such evidence that the House was asked to revise the navigation-laws. In short, all these gentlemen, in cluding Mr. Liddel, the consul at Norway, and others had furnished evidence of so coetradietory a character, that, lie repeated, it was not fit to hang a dog upon. If the protection to the commercial marine was withdrawn he maintained that the nation would suffer an irrepa rable injury. Ile reminded the House, that if they re pealed the navigation laws they would not be able to re trace their steps, and he conceived that not merely the interests, but the honour, the greatness, and the inde pendence of this country could only be secured by the maintenance of her naval supremacy.—(Hear, hear.) On the motion of Lord INGESTRE, the debate was then adjourned until to-morrow (this day). PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Lord MORPETH proposed to proceed with the further consideration of the report on the Fublic Health Bill, but The Earl of LINCOLN objected not only on account of the lateness of the hour (half-past twelve o'clock), but also on the ground that the amended Bill had only reached the hands of Members that day; so that it was impossible to enter upon the discussion of the amend ments. Lord MORPETH consented to postpone the further proceeding with the Bill until Monday next. METROPOLIS POLICE BILL. Sir C. LEWIS moved the second reading of this Bill, FRIDAY EV_ENING, JUNE 2, 1848. which provides for a re -assessment of the parishes in laJliaull }or the purp-, - .53, o iho puliec—rata. After a few words from Mr. Hudson, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Henley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir W. Jolliffe (who objected to the constitution of the Me tropolitan Police Force), Mr. HUDSON moved that the debate should ho ad jourrnd ; but on an appeal from Sir G. GREY withdrew his motion, and the Bill was read a second time. HIGHWAYS BILL. Sir G. GREY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to highways in England and Wales. He de scr ib e d i t as supplementary to an Act passed in the last Imssion. In answer to a question from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, Sir G. GREY said the provisions of the Bill did not extend to turnpike trusts, hut might be made applicable to them by a subsequent Act. It was not the intention of the Governm en t to b r i ng i n any genera l measure this session relating to turnpike trusts. Colonel SII3THORP complained of the hardship which railways had inflicted on those interested in turn pike trusts, whoso capital, to the extent of thirteen mil lions, had been destroyed. Mr. FREWEN recommended Government to take the manage men t o f hi g h ways in Ireland as t h e basis of their legislation. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. The House adjourned at a Quarter past One. IRISH POOR-LAW ACTS. DIVISION ON LORD LUCAN'S MOTION FOR A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MAY 30. CONTENT. Lonsclale Charleville Powys Cathcart Enniskillen Eglinton Egalont vtscouNT. Bawartien BARONS. Marneliffe Monteagle Blayney DUKES. Richmond Cleveland mArtuisti. Sligo Drogheda EMUS. St. Germans Fitzwilliam Luean Glengall Stradbroke Stanhope 101:11(fi. Lelnster meßflums. Clanricarde Lansdowne Northampton NON-CONTENT. BARONS. Colchester Bolton Churchill Stanley Farnham Ileytesbury Sondes Castlemaine Forester Crofton De Roe Ablnger EARLS. Fortescue BbitioP; Gray Peterborough Granville BARONO. II Ulltingdon Arundel' Minto Camoya Scarborough Campbell Sefton: Cottenham Auckland Ilesborough Devon Fingall Stafford 13191101'5. Hereford Manchester PAIRS. _ Hastings Saye And Sele Stuart de Decles Sudeley AGAINST. Duke of Homburglie Lord Byron Bishop of Worcester Archbishop of York Earl of Zetland Earl of Morley Bishop of Ripon Bishop of Norwich Bishop of Durhaiu Earl Waldegrave Lord Crewe Lord Portman Marquis of Anglesea Lord Colborne Lord Montfort Lord Dinorben Earl Bruce Lord Kinnaird Lord Bateman Lord Elphinstone Duke of Bedford Earl of Effingham Lord Milford Marquis of Donegal Earl Fitzliardinge Earl of Camperdown Lord Stafford Earl Spencer Marquis of Westminster Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Foley Duke of Norfolk Lord Poltimore FOR. Viscount Combermere Marquis of Ormonde Lord Rossmore Earl of Pomfret Duke of Buccicuch Earl of Bandon Earl of Sandwich Earl of Kinnoul Lord De Freyne Duke of Montrose Lord Do L'isle Lord Southampton Marquis of Ailesbury Earl of Ellenborough Earl of Ranfurly Lord Kenyon Marquis of Downsbire Earl of Orkney Earl of Clare Earl of Selkirk Lord Clonbrook Lord Feversham Lord Gray Lord Templemora Earl Desart Viscount Strangford Earl of Bosslyu Earl of Malmesbury Earl of Wilton Earl Digby Lord Redesdsle Lord Beaumont Lord Rolle PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. - (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House set Commons.) TtlultSDAY, JUNE 1. DERBY WRIT. Motion made, and Qsestion put, " That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New Writ for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in this prc.ient Parliament for the Borough of Derby, in the room of the Right Honourable Edward Strutt and the Honourable Edward Frederick Leveson Gower, whose Election has been determined to be void.." The House divided:— MINORITY—AYES, 136. Godson, Richard Oswald, A. Goring, C. Palmerston, Viscount Goulburn, Henry Patten, J. W. Grace, G. D. J. Reid. Colonel Greene, Thomas Rendleshain, Lord Grenfell, Charles W. Rice, E. R. Grey, Sir G. Rich, Henry Hall, Colonel Robinson, George Hamilton, Lord C. Itufford, Francis Harris, Hon. Capt. Russell, Lord John Hay, Lord John Russell, F. C. Herries, J. C. Rutherford, A. Hildyard, R. C. Sanders, George liildyard, T. B. Seaham, Viscount Hodgson, W. N. Seymer, Henry Ker Hope, Sir J. Shelburne, Earl of Houldsworth, T. Sibthorp, Colonel Hudson, George Slaney, R. A. Ingestre, Visct. Smith, M. Tucker Inglis, Sir R. H. Smyth, J. G. Jocelyn, Viscount Somerset, Captiin Johnstone, Sir J. Sotheron, T. Keppal, George T. Spooner,Richard Kerrison, Sir E. Stanley, E. Knox, Colonel Stuart, J. Labouchere, Henry Sturt, Henry G. Lascelles, E. Tenison, E. K. Lascelles, W. S. Thompson, Alderman Lewis, George C. Thornhill, G. Lowther, Hon. Col. Tollemache, F. I. Lygou, General Townshend,lCaptaint Mackenzie, IV, F. Trollope, Sir J. Macki nnon, W. A. Urquhart, David Mahon, Lord Verner, Sir W. Maitland, T. Vyse, R. H. Masterman, John Waddington, David Melgund, Viscount Walsh, Sir J. Miles, William Watkins, Colonel Mulgrave, Earl Willoughby, Sir H. Mullings, J. R. Wilson, JAMBS Neeld, John Wodehouse,E. Neeld, Joseph Wynn, Sir W . Newdegate, N. Newport, Viscount TELLIES. Noel, G. J. Colvile, C. R.:" O'Connell, M. J. Stafford, Alignstua O'Connor, Feargus Adderley, C. B. Anstey, T. C. Arkwright, G. Bailey, Joseph Baillie, H. J. Baldock, E. H. Baukes, G. !taring, H. B. Barrington, Lord Barron, Sir 11. Bellew, R. M. Itenbow, John Bentinck, Lord 11. Beresford, William Berkeley, Captain Blandford, Marquis Boldero, H. G. Bolling, William Bourke, Richard 9. Bowles, Admiral Boyd, John Bramston, T. W. Bremridge, Richard Brooke, Lord Buller, Sir Y. ltuller, Charles Carew, W. P. i Chaplin, W. J. Childers, J. W. Christy, Samuel Clive, Henry B. Cobb°ld, J. 'C. Coke, Edward I. Collolly, Colonel Cotton, W. H. Dalrymple,:Captain Davies, D. A. S. Denison, J. I E. Dick, Quintim Dod, J. W. Dodd, G. Dunne, F. P. I>s Pre, C. G. Euston, Earl Forbes, William Fuller, A. E. Galway, Viscount Abdy, Thomas N. Adair, R. Shafto Aglionby, 11. A. Anderson, Arthur Armstrong, R. B. Baines, M. T. MAJORITY-NOES, 153. Fox, W. J. I,Torreys, Lord Frewen, C. 11. Nugent, Sir Percy Gaskell, J. M. O'Brien, J. Gibson, T. M. OTlaberty, Anthony Gladstone, W. E. Packe, C. W. Glyn, George C arr P a ttison, James Graham, Sir J. Peel,;Sir Robert Gratteu, Henry Pendarves, E. W. fireenall, Gilbert Perfect, Robert Grenfell, C. Pascoe Pigott, Francis Guest, Sir J. Pilkington, James Gwyn, Howel Plowden, W. 11. Hallyburton, Lard Powlett, Lord W. Ilastie, Alexander Rawdon, Colonel Haste, Archibald Ricardo, Osman Hayter, W. (I. Richards, Richard Heald, James Roche, E. B. lleneage, E. Romilly, Sir John Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel Herbert, Sidney Scholefleld, William Heywood, James Sheridan, It. B. Hill, Lord Marcus Simeon, John Hood, Sir A. Stausfleld, W. R. Howard, C. W. Stanton, W. 11. Howard, P. li. Staunton, Sir G. Jackson, William Strickland, Sir 9. Keogh, William Stuart, Lord D. Kershaw, James Sullivan, Michael King, Peter John Sutton, Henry Langston, J. U. Talbot, J. 11. Lemon, Sir C. Talfourd, Sergeant Lincoln, Earl of Tancred, 11. W. Lindsay, Colonel Thicknesse, It. A. Loch, James Thompson, Colonel Lushington, C. Thornely, T. APNaghten, Sir E. Trelawny, J. S. 31‘Cull agh , W. T. Turner,,Edrnund Magan, W. li, Tynte, Colonel Mangles, It. D. Villiers, Charles Marshl.ll, J. G. Vivian, J. 11. Marshall, William }Fawn, J. T. Martin, J. Westhead, J. P. Matheson, Colonel Whitmore, T. C. Milner, W. M. Williams, John Mitchell, A.'l'. Williamson , Sir 11. Moffatt, George Wood, W. P. Molesworth, Sir W. Wrightson, W. B. Monsell, William Wyvill, Marmaduke Morgan, 11. K. Young, Sir John Morris, David mums. Mostyn, E. M. L. Hume, Joseph Muntz, [0 F. Hanmer, Sir J. Barkly, Henry Barnard, E. G. Berkeley, Grantley Bernal, Ralph Birch, Sir Thomas Blackstone, W. S. Blake, M. J. Bowring, Dr. Brotherton, J. Brown, W. Sunbury, E. IL Busteild, W. Buxton, Sir E. Callaghan, 1). Charteris, Francis Clay, Sir W. Clay, James Clements, Charles Clerk Sir George Clifford, Henry M. Cobden, It. Cocsbura, Alex. Colebrooke, Sir T. Crawford, W. S. Davie, Sir Henry Devereux, J. U. D'Eyncourt, T. Divett, Edward Duncan, George Duncombe, A. Duncutt, John Dundas, Admiral Egerton, W. T. Ellice, Edward Elliot, John E. Estcourt, J. B. B. Evans, Sir De Lucy Evans, John Evans, William Ewart, William Fagan, William Feßowes, E. Fergus, John Ferguson, Col. Foley, John H. Fortescue, J. W. DIVISION ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL ON WEDNESDAY.—Ou the second division on the Roma i Catholic Relief Bill, Mr. Newdegate voted with the " Ayes," and not with the " Noes," as stated in the lists published. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE. --Yesterday a special ge neral meeting of the proprietors of Charing-cross Bridge was held at the company's office, for the pur posew of receiving and eonside rin g the report of a com mittee appointed at a genera l meeting held on the 29th of February last; Mr. Ha wes, the deputy chairm an, presided. The clerk of the c om p an y read the hraepffir be formed of five persons to sco and arrange reports . , which were adopted. Mr. G. Brown rose to propose a resolution to the following effect:—" That in co me_ g eel. ' u f e ' e c n e c o e t oof the th P e elesUultniaropfolsoi companyt,ioooriat,hissaidtobo mixed up with the affairs of the co m p an y , a committee should r The chairman said that h e could not receive th at reso lution, as it had nothing to do with the reports. The meeting was called solely to receive and consider the reports. Mr. Elkins said that if their chairman re fused to put the resolution, they could order him to leave the chair, and if ho refused to go, they could turn him out and elect another in his stead.—(Loud cries of " Order, order," and groat confusion.) A fter a noisy discussion of nearly three hours' duration, Mr. Brown proposed a resolution to the effect that the re tirement of Mr. Hawes, the deputy chairman, would tend to the future prosperity of the company's affairs. The Chairman said that when the next half-yearly meeting took place, ho should prese nt himself befor e the share holders, and unless they distinctly assured hire that they were satisfied with his cond uct, no lon g er wo uld he allow himself to be their deputy-chairman. He refused to en tertain the resolutions, and declared the meeting at an end. After the chair was vacated, Dr. Moore Was called upon to preside, and the two resolutions were duly car ried by about forteen parties who remained behind. " HOLY THURSDAT• 9 —Yesterday, in accordance with ancient usage, the boys belonging to the several parish schools assembled, and, marshalled by the various local authorities, proceeded to " beat the bounds" of their respective districts, in order, it is said, to preserve a knowledge of their limits. The scene at the nolls-crar den, Chancery-lane, was particularly animating, several baskets of bread being distributed among the crowd, from which act the place derived its name. We under stood it was formerly the practice to whi p one of the boys on arriving at the , boundaries, " tempera mutantur et nos mutantur In itlis." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF AD .IIII,AL Silt W. 110TH A:`,l - . G C.B. We regret to state that Admiral of the Red Sir 'Wit yesterday. Th is ga ll ant liana liothatn, G.C.8., died officer was the second son of General Hotham. anti i t i li o n th n a e m ph , e G w .c ot . ' l3 t . h , e G ce .c le . l l tr i a .G te . d , Hotham, was cou s i n t o th e l a te Vice-Admiral H enry grandson o f t h e f i rst Si r Beaumont Hotham. He was A w d h m o i r d a i l ed o f iu th l e s33 Blue in c r o .o ln rd_ 'nand of the Mediterranean fleet, and was also cousin to the present Baron Hotham. Sir William Hotham en tered the navy in 1779, became a lieutenant in 1790, Commander, August, 1794; Captain, October, 1794; Rear-Admiral, 1819 ; Vi ce -Admiral, 1821; and Ad miral, 1837. I n t h e New Navy List 113 is stated to have been Li eutenant of the Victory, and served on shore under N e l son, at the siege of Bastia, in 1795; was Cap tain of the Adamant, in Duncan's action of the 11th of LJ A .o d hp r Admiral Rear-Admiraliorwba 1 0 o t to w bo t e h r t e 1h t 00 8 if Loring,l rut_ h e An , Be de. i nlnßePtißaeoruvdanari t r y n siT t i 4 . October, 1797; and assisted at the destruction of the French frigate Prenieuse, off the Isle of France, in 1799. The Gallant Admiral married, firstly, Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Jeynes, Knt., and secondly, in 1835, the widow of Roger Pettiward, Esq. Of his sur viving family, one son, Lieutenant John William, be longs to the navy. The deceased, we believe, was about 76 years of age. Sir William Hotham was fifth in seniority on the flag'. list, and by his decease the following promotions will take place:— theAdßmeidra;lAofdeithtereWl ohfitethJeohßnluGeiffsairrd,Eto.Nbve.t.moirwalenof, G.C.8., G.C.H., to iso Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Francis William Austen, IC C. 13., Commander-in -Chief in the West Indies, to be Robert elNs, h Ri Jackson tee. r..A d in t to rbael Vice-Admiral the Bl u e:o Captain leaving the the Captainh White.e senior of that grade ; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir John .i CeSe.:l3, Vice-Admiral to r o Ca. Ill b e .7ttol inb g eVice - Admiral of the Red ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue of sh f at ortphbeee, Rear-Admiral e i: a 3i r )ria A bi : 0 i f Vice- Admiral of the Blue, leaving Rear-Admiral Impey senior of that grade ; Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. G. E arl m i c r a a l p o t a f i t t h i eB Alexanderl Blue John c t o h m e Gordon Falcon (1813), Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard, senior captain on the list of Bardwicke (1825) succeeds to the 14s. 6d., and Captain Samuel price (1831) suc cee d s to the 12s. 6d., half -pay lista. Sir William Hotham was the possessor of an honorary gold medal for the Campfrdown action ; was created a G.C.B. in 1840, and was in the receipt of an Admiral's good service pension, which now reverts to the Ad miralty, as also a captain's good service pension, from the promotion of Commodore Sharpe. Two other naval officers have died during the past week, viz., Captain Charles Conrad Grey, aged 31, pro moted from the command of the Columbine, 16, and recently returned from the East Indies, son of the late Colonel Grey; and Commander Edward Potts (1830), the fifth out of six sons of the late John Potts, Esq , who have died either in the naval or military service. Commander Henry D. Chads, it is said, will receive his promotion on paying off the Styx steam-sloop, at Woolwich, for his services in capturing so many slavers on the coast of Africa. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, Knight, bent sails yesterday morning, and shortly afterwards crossed topgallant and royal yards. At 10h. 40m. A.M., she got under canvass and sailed majestically out of the harbour under her double-reefed topsails, foresail, and jib. 'rho tide of flood being rather strong, sho set top gallant sails soon after passing the Platform, but took them in again after rounding the Spit buoy, the wind freshening she made o ne t ac k un d er the island shore, which brought her, there being a stroll! , weather tide, to the westernmost part of Spithead, when she bore up. and having run along the line, dropped her anchor as the easternmost ship. She was attended, as a measure of precaution only, by the Echo steam-tug. She is going to the Mediterranean, and has taken in a large quantity of stores for the use of the squadron and tl . e supply of Malta Dockyard. Among other items she has five tons of paint and 400 gallons of linseed oil. She is to be paid wages up to six months prior to sailing, having been more than thirteen months in commission. Five minutes after the Howe started from her moorings, the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Richard L. Baynes, C. 8., which had been held iu like a greyhound in the slips for some time to give the Howe the start, lowed sails and followed her example, so that the good people of Ports mouth beheld a spectacle not often seen, of two ships of the line sailing out of the harbour at the same time. She worked farther to the westward than the Howe, and ultimately anchored as the westernmost ship. The Light ning steam-vessel attended her out. The Rolla, exercise brig, went to Spithead also to-day, where she remains at anchor. Wind N.N.W., fresh breezes and hazy, with rain. MALTA, MAY 26.—The India mails, per Ariel, ar rived this morning. Last night her Majesty's steamer Flamer loft port, for England, touching at Algiers. Yesterday her Majesty's criminal judges and a jury condemned Michael Malony, the private of her Majes ty's 69th Foot who shot at and wounded a Maltese calash driver on the 24th of April last, to ten years' im prisonment, with a chain. The second count (charging him with committing the act maliciously) not being proved unanimously, saved the man from imprisonment for life, it not from the gallows. To-day, in honour of the birthday of our most Gra cious Sovereign, the customary honours were paid, and salutes fired at noon from the forts and ships. The sol diers fired a feu de joie. The General and Vice-Admiral gave large dinners, and the Governor a ball in the even ing. There was no levee, as is customary. A slight disturbance occurred on Monday night be tween some soldiers of the 44th and the people. It ended in a few broken heads, and is not worth mentioning but for the purpose of preventing garbled reports gaining credit in part of the London press; there are men here who at all risks will make a serious matter of nothing—a mountain of a molehill. His Highness, the Pope's Nuncio to the Sublime Porte, the Archbishop Ferrieri, has arrived in Malta by the French steam-packet Rhamses, and will go to Rome by the first opportunity, after finishing his quarantine. General Tombs is here, suffering severely from bronchitis. Although he has purked his quarantine his medical man will not allow him, to leave the Lazaretto till his condition better enable s him to;bear the eaange. A French frigate a vepeai, tl'; Pluton, arrived here yesterday, from Naples, with important dispatches for the Governor and Admiral. Martial law has been pro claimed at Naples. The Lazzaroni have insulted several of the English, and gone so far, it is reported hero, as to attack the British Embassy. It is reported hero that the Republican Neapolitans have demanded the aid ofEngland against the King. This cannot be granted without orders from home. The Ad miral will not sanction the meeting of the English and French fleets if he can avoid it. Four Deputies of the Chamber and four officers of the Civic Guard arrived here by the steamer. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MALTA, MAY 24.—1 n Malta Harbour —The Hibernia, 120, Captain I'. Richards, C. 8., bearing the flag of gthe Corry; odney the 90, Vengeance, W Bruce; Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8 ., t h e Commander in-Chief; the Ceylon, receiving- s hip, b ear i ng the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward Harv e y ; t h e Q ueen, 120, Captain i Superb,.L sBhoi Captainton; R Captain S Captain E. Collier; th e V anguard, 80, Captain G. F. Rich; the Bulldog, Co mman d er A. C. Key ; the Odin, Captain the Hon. F. F. P e lh am; the Triton, Lieutenant C. J. I'. Glinn; the Porcupine, Li eu t enant E. F. Roberts; H. 64, the Wee Pet, steam-tug. On a Cruise —The Thetis, 36, Captain 11. Codring ton; the Harlequin, Commander Moore; the Gladiator, Captain Robb; the Hecate, Commander R. Moorman; the Terrible, Captain W. Ramsay; the Sidon, Captain W. 11. Henderson; and the Spitfire, Lieutenant J. A. Macdonald. On Surveying Duty—The Volage, 22, Captain T. Graves; the Research, Lieut. Lord J. Browne. At Gibraltar —The Polyphemus. At the Piraeus of Athens —The Meteor, Commander Butler, and the Spartan, Captain Symonds. At Beyrout—The Mutine, 12, Commander Palmer. At Constantinople —The he Antelope, Lieut. F. Smyth; the Tartarus, Commander Sir G. Webster. MAIL STEA.3I PACKETS. At Malta—The Ardent, Lieut.-Cummander W. N ove l ; the Fl amer , C ommander Lavie. En route to Marseilles from Malta —The Oberon, Lieut. Gardner. En route from the lonian Islands and Greece to Malta —The Volcano, Lieut. J. H. Crang. En route from Malta to England —The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Hope; and the Resistance troop-ship, Capt. G. Lowe. En route from Malta to Messina—The Locust, Lieut. E. R. Power. ARMY. O THE 9TEI REGIME THE RESTORATIN OF TIIE BAND. —About a month back, in consequence of some alleged misconduct of two or three individuals composing a part of the band of this regiment, while at Cowes, and in at tendance on the Court, by an order from the Horse Guards the band was reduced, and the men turned to the ranks. We are most happy to state that an order arrived from headquarters yesterday that the band should be restored, and the pleasing intelligence was conveyed by Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence to Major Thomas, the officer in command, this morning, when the band again appeared at the head of the regiment, on the occasion of its being officially inspected, in heavy march ing order, in the governor's field near the Grand Parade by Lord F. Fitzclarence. The restoration of the band to this remarkably fine and loyal regiment is no more than an act of justice; but it has afforded much satisfac tion to the officers and men, who could in no manner or way be implicated in the misconduct of two or three drunken and excited men. The Blenheim, transport, with the 82d Regiment, is ordered to Plymouth, where it will be landed. Miss Burdett Coutts entertained his Serene High ness Prince Frederick William of Hesse, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duchess of Norfolk, his Excellency the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl of Falmouth, Viscount Mor peth, Viscount and Viscountess Neville, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere and tho Hon. Miss Cotton, Lord De Lisle and Hon. Miss Sidney, Lady Ashley, Lady Peel, Lady Davy, Sir Loftus and Lady Otway, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. and Miss Stanley, Mr. Babbage, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. C. Mal colm, at dinner last evening, in Stratton-street. WEST INDIA PINE APPLES.—Yesterday the first consignment of West India pine apples this season, ex Reyal Mail St eam - pac k et A von , f ro m Nassau, New Pr ovidence, were sold by Keeling and Hunt, Monument yard ; th e y were o f t h e d escr iption termed Bird's Eye Pine, and very inferior, none selling for more than 2s. 3d. each. TUE CHARTIST DISTURBANCES. --- CLEiIIiENWELL-GREEN. Last night another di; graceful exhibition was at tempted up , in Cierkenwell-green. The police having received inform scion that several meetings were to take place in various parts of the metropolis to sYmpathise with Mr. Mitchel, and to demand of the Government his immediate liberty, and that at the termination of these meetings the parties intended to march off to Clerken well-green, induced the Commissioners to make such ar- 1 rangements as would effectually have broken up such a procession if attempted. At an early part of the evening a number of mounted police were sent off; not merely to Clerkenwell, but to Arbour-square, Stepney,Ki ng - street, Westminster, and L am b e th. Th e so ldi ery were also under arms, and were quartered in different parts of London. The Honourable Artillery Company received notice yesterday morning to assemble in the evening, and hold themselves in readiness in case their services should be required. Accordingly, the whole of that force met last night at the Armoury, in the Artillery. ground, and were immediately placed under arms. At six o'clock the people began to assemble at Clerken well-green, in the expectation that some, of their " brave patriots" would have been present to address them according to promise. In that they were disap pointed, and the only party who attempted to make a speech was a man nobody appeared to know, who was dressed in a brown holland blouse. Having taken his ' stand on the kerb opposite the churchyard, he began his harangue by upbraiding the people for their cowardice in not resisting the police the previous night.—(Cries of "We did.") Yes, but how did you do it? continued the orator; you suffered them to knock down your friends in the same manner the horses are slaughtered in Sharp's-alley. You are not fit to be called Chartists or Repealers. He was absolutely ashamed of them.— (Cries of "Oh dear!") Yes, he would not own one of them any longer.—(Cries of " What do you want us to do?") Why, go to work at once, and pull up the pavement; they could do that before the police got there, if they liked. They had done no thing yet. Where were their broken bottles and their old mantel-pieces that Mitchel recom mended?—(Cries of " You are a pretty leader. Where would you go?") He would go by the side of the man who had just interrupted him, if he would take the front rank.—(Cries of " Walker!") This remark seemed to provoke the speaker to such an extent, that he was de termined at once to resort to physical force, and with. out further ceremony he left off his discourse and gave his opponent a violent blow in the face. Being imme diately surrounded by some of his partisans, the fellow succeeded in getting off; but the man having found out his residence, he intends to take out an assault warrant this morning (Friday). At a quarter past eight o'clock Mr. Superintendent Lewis, with about 100 men, marched on to the green, at which t i me the mob was creating a moat hideous noise, throwing stones about, and rushing to and fro with sticks in their hand; so i i i tt the inhabitants were compelled again to close their t An additional number of police came up from s Aylesbury-street, and, according to instruction s from the su perintendent , th e y marc h e d i n a body am ongst the crowd, and i n t h e course of half anmg hour they succeeded in ri back th e ra bbl e, an d b y placing a reserve at the end of leading on to the green , the stlepeop the courts an d s t reets again congregatn g ork le were p revented from bye -street s was i drive the rabble back f rom t h e a w ork con s iderable difficulty, but it was accomplished without personal injury to any one, and by ten o'clock there were a not h e t t; o o d u s t a h n e d r . p l a e c r e - sons to be seen near the n. At was well guard e d b y a stron gree o• mustethat ranost p and Insp ectors of police, under S u p er i nten de nt the G di v i s i on Penny and J u li an . Ev At half-past ten o'clock the meetings in theFararortinhger don Hall, John-stre e t, Tottenham -court-road, and places, broke up, but ow i ng to the admirable an ments of the police, no p rocess i ons were allowed trotfk% place. FARRINGDON HALL, SNOW-HILL. Frustrated in their attempts to create a sensation out of doors, the Confederates and Chartists assembled at their various clubs yesterday morning, and resolved that meetings should be held in the several districts of the metropolis last evening, in order that they might have an opportunity of expressing their unfettered opi nions with respect to Mr. Mitchel and his recent convic t;.,., At the meeting held at the Farringdon Hall, Snow hill, Mr. James White presided, and, in opening the proceedings, remarked that the meeting was held for the purpose of expressing their disgust at the way in which Mr. Mitchel had been tried and convicted. The large meeting which he beheld at once intimated that a strong feeling prevailed in this country in favour of Mr. John Mitchel. They felt, he had no doubt, as he (the chair man) did, that John Mitchel had only endeavoured to free his country from that oppression under which it had for so many years laboured.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) At some meetings which had been recently held, recommendations of a very grave nature had been made—he did not expect that such recommendations would be made there, not that they were too timid— (Cries of "No, no")—but he was quite certain that whatever recommendations were proposed would be car ried out, for the people were quite ready to act, and were not afraid of losing their own lives. If they were driven to acts of violence they must not be blamed, for it would be the fault of Government who had driven them to it.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. COOPER moved the following resolution:— " That this meeting views it as the inalienable right of man to think, that it would loek upon that man as less than a man, who would be induced to hold back in speaking what he thinks; that therefore John Mitchel has only filled th e p urpose wh i ch his Maker had in view in furnishing him with mind and tongue, that therefore any ph 4 ys4mk demonstration of power ma d e for the pur pose of 'Ragging. human beings- is a violation of God's law and man's rights, and is viewed by this meeting with the execration it deserves, but the meeting would also express !their utter disgust at the means by which a verdict of guilty' had been secured to a Whiggish Go vernment against John Mitchel, by poisoning the foun tain of justice—' trial by jury,' and by makin g t h e profession of particul ar f orms of religion the means by which a gag-loving Government is to be strength ened in its purposes, an d a f e ll ow - creature convicted and doomed for thinking and speaking, to fourteen years' transportation in a penal settlement." The question for their consideration was, not what doc trines Mr. Mitchel had taught. The question was not whether Roman Catholics would or would not have con victed John Mitchel. The question was, whether any Government were justified in packing the jury with men who were known to be opposed to John Mitchel in every sentiment he expressed? If such a right were to be conceded to the Crown, what became of Magna Charts —where was your Reform Bill—where your boasted liberty? Why it was all miserable cant and humbug, and there was no truth in any of them, and trial by jury became a mockery, a delusion, and a snare. He felt it his duty to come to that meeting for the purpose of washing his hands from the damnable stain which had been put upon every man, and which would remain until they raised their voice against such a bloody pro ceeding. The Government knew that if John Mitchel went on a little longer they would not be able to main tain their position; but he thanked God that be had gone on long enough to do sufficient damage, as they would very soon perceive. British power, he considered was maintained in Ireland at the present time by the point of the bayonet.—(Groans.) Much had been said on the subject of the apprehended rise in Ireland, that there was no fear of any disturbance on account of Mitchel's transportation. All he should say on that point was, that they were waiting their opportunity. —(beer, hear, and cheers.) They were preserving their strength until the proper period arrived.—(Loud cheers.) The terrible cloud had not yet burst. After lavishing a profusion of abuse upon the press, the speaker continued to say—All Ireland's miseries have been brought ou by English misrule—the Government had forced upon that country a distasteful Church, had compelled them to support it, they had refused to Ire land a measure of tenant right; in fact, every injustice which could be thrust upon the country. It had been said that if Mr. Mitchel had wished a repeal of the union. that he should have petitioned Parliament.— (Cries of " We have done with petitions ; pikes are the things for us now.") But he might h ave petitioned long enough before any notice would have been taken of him. When Mr. Mitchell saw during the last winter that hundreds of thousands were dying of starvation, he swore by God that lie would never rest night nor day until he obtained redress for his country, for doing which the Government had now trans ported him.—(A Voice—" Yes, the b —y villians are murdering the people.") He warned the Government not to suppose that they h a d put down agitation by trans porting Mitchel. The only way to do that, was to give the country a right to self-government. All legitimate power was derived from the people, and therefore the people had a right to select what government they would have. If he considered republicanism better than royalty he had a right to say so. A republican was the only just government, and the country would never prosper under any other.—(Cheers.) He could assure the Go vernment that it was the determination of the people to break the chains which John Mitchel had shaken. Mr. E. YOUEL seconded the resolution. He said . there were men re a dy t o j o i n i n any movement which might take place for the release of Mitchel.—(Cheers.) They had only one common object in view, that was to hurl the Gov ernment o f t hi s country from its resting place. The resolution was then put, and carried by accla mation. Several other persons addressed the meeting, and an address to Mrs. Mitchel w•as agreed to. MEETING IN JOHN -STREET, TOTTENHAM•COURT ROAD.-A meeting of persons professing sympathy with Mr. Mitchel was held last night at the Literary Institu tion, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, which was densely crowded long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the proceedings. After several in flammatory speeches, resolutions denunciatory of the Government, and expressive of sympathy with Mr. Mitchel, were agreed to. STEPNEY-GREEN. t e h t e to K s d t i t o h n a t of Mp police, a while ci t t: l a e r d e , n g t a h g e e d s u i p n e t e n I t V I een t regret to state that Mr. Marquard, the superin tendent ot dis persing a disorderly mob on Stepney-green, on Wednes day night, was stabbed by some cowardly miscreant. It appears that a Chartist meeting was announced to be held on Stepney-green on that evening, and precautions were taken to prevent any outbreak. The whole of the K division, both horse and foot, were mustered in the vicinity of the Green; a squadron of cavalry in readiness to act if necessary, were drawn up in the grounds at tached to the King Harry Tavern, in the Mile-end road; a numerous body of special constables were also at hand. Towards eight o'clock a few stragglers made their appearance on the Green, and their numbers continued to increase until h alf-past eight, when the road became impassable, and the horse patrol of the K division received orders from Mr. Marquard to I clear it, and keep the t'uorouglifiiro open for carriages and 'wises. This was effected, but not without some diflizulty, and there was a good deal of yelling an I abetting on ttn part of the mob, which at half-past eight o'clock consisted of about eight hundred persons, principally youths, thieves, and disorderly persons, from the neighbourhood of Rosemary-lane, Whitechapel, and Ratcliffe-highway, with a sprinkling of Chartists from Bethnal-green and the vicinity. No speakers pre sented themselves, although the Chartist leaders pro rui,ed to be there. After the superintendent had repeatedly remonstrated with the people, who appeared bent on mischief, and ccmmenced groaning and hissing, the whole of the K. division advanced from five different points, under the direction of Inspectors Horne, Fraser, Holmes, Waller, and Smith, the horse police charging in front. The green was soon cleared, but the mob rallied again in the side streets, which Mr. Marquard gave orders to clear. The police, who acted with exem plary forbearance, soon effected a clearance; but up wards of two hundred traversed a very circuitous route, and made their appearance on the Green, near the Royal Oak, once more. The mounted police were drawn across the road, and intercepted them. A few stones were thrown at the police, and the rabble groaned. Mr. Marquard then gave orders for the ground to be again cleared, and the police charged the mob, and inflicted some hard knocks with their truncheons on the most re fractory, and in less than two minutes the Green and surrounding thoroughfares were free. The mob did not re-assemble. When the last charge was made Mr. Marquard w as i n a narrow street within a few yards of the Green, driving the people before him, and calling out to them to get out of harm's way, but not using his truncheon, when he received what he supposed was a kick on the left leg, and of which he took no notice; but a few minutes afterwards, feeling the limb very stiff and painful, he was induced to examine it, and found his stocking and boot covered with blood, which was flowing copiously from a deep wound in the top of the leg. Mr. Marquard was carried to his home in a state of great suffering, and was immediately attended by Mr. Falconer, a surgeon, who, on examining the wound, stated that he received a stab from some double-edged and very sharp instrument. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, for the reception of an address from the Corporation of the City of Dublin. At three o'clock the deputation arrived at the Palace. It was composed of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Keshan, Alderman O'Brien, M.P., Alderman M'Kenna, Alderman C. P. Gawen, Mr. Maurice O'C onne ll , M . P ., D.L., Town Councillor Mr. Richard Keating, Town Councillor; Mr. Fer guson, Town Councillor ; Mr. Thomas Reynolds, Marshal of Dublin ; Mr. Thomas L. Lynnott, High Constable of the City of Dublin ; and Mr. James Curran, mace-bearer. The deputation were conducted from the library, where they had assembled, by Sir Wm. Martins and Mr. Heneage, the Gentlemen Usher s i n W a i t i ng to the door of the Throne-room. The Lord Chamber lain here received the deputation, and conducted them to the presence of the Queen. Her Majesty was seated on the Throne, Prince Albert being by her side. In attendance on the Queen was Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Mistress of the Robes and Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting, were behind the Throne, and the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Mas ter of the Horse, stood in their usual stations near her Majesty. The room was lined by her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, commanded by their Captain, Lord Foley. The deputation having approached the royal pre sence, the Lord Mayor read the address from the Corporation, and kneeling, presented it to his Sove reign. The Queen received the address, and returned and un i c , e o w O n C c o o n u n n e c l i l i , a most grac i ous answer. Mr• M a • address,. lo M r F.Per. , g s t h o e n mover o o f n d t e h r e , had the honour of being introduced to the Q ueen t o kiss hands. The senior Alderman Mr. Keshan, had al so th e h onour of being presented and kissing hands. The deputation then retired. The Queen gave audience to Sir George Grey. The Court was attended by the Captain of 'the Yeomen Guard, Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Treasurer of the Household the Vice-Chamberlai n , th e C omptroller of the Hous ehold; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Matthew Wyatt, Lieutenant of her Ma jesty ; Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Col. Wylde, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Mr. D. J. Harmer Standard-bearer of th e H onour .. able Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting; Colonel Parker, Ist Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Mr. James Bunce Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Messrs. Crofton and Forbes, Pages of Honour in Waiting; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S., and the Field Officer in Waiting. The Yeomen Guard lined the Grand Hall, com manded by the Exon in Waiting, Captain.Sadler. Some handsome papier mache articles and speci mens of patent pearl glass, from Birmingham, were submitted to his Royal Highness Prince Albert yes terday, by Mr. T. Lane, at Buckingham Palace. The Duchess Bernhard, and the Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, visitedlerßoyal High ness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence Clarence House, St. J ames ' s . , A deputation from the Shipowners and Ship builders of Sunderland, consisting of Mr. George Hudson, M.P., Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., M.P., Messrs. William Ord, Robert Brown, C. Richardson, L. Gales, G. W. Hall, and R. Hutchin son, had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labeuchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Chief Justice of Jamaica had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. F. Mowatt had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation on the subject of the Health of Towns Bill, consisting of Sir W. Clay, M.P., Mr. Richard Spooner, M.P., Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., Mr. J. Pil kington, M.P., Mr. J. Duncan, M.P., Messrs. W. Roberts, J. F. Bateman, C. Cowley, and G. Emmott, and representing the following Waterworks Com panies —Birmingham, Birkenhead, Blackburn, Bury, Heywood, Kendal, Rochdale, and Warrington—had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of New South Wales, South Australia, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand , and the Mauritius. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, at the Colonial-office, fur the Governors of the West India Colonies. PitINCESS'S THEATRE. --- The notion of an inherent sanctity in the person of royalty, which was illustrated by Ne touchez pas a le Reine—played at this house as Dying for a Kiss —has served for the foundation of another drama, entitled in English Spanish Marriages. A young gentleman, who is in love with a great heiress, has saved the life of the Queen of Spain, and thus has earned the Royal favour, while he has put his neck in jeopardy. The deed of heroism was performed is the dark, and a foppish personage, hoping to obtain the hand of the heiress, who has resolved to marry the Queen's preserver, takes advantage of this cir cumstance, and pretends to be the real hero. A con demnation to the scaffold of the man who has dared to touch the Royal person, even for the purpose of preservation, induces the impostor to abandon the dangerous honour, while the genuine man of valour glady accepts the peril. The Queen has merely devised the condemnation to discover the truth, and bestows the hand of the heiress on her preserver. The fopperies of the im postor (played by Vining) cause some amusement, but, altogether, the piece is a weak one, with little to distinguish it from other ephe mera l productions of the kind. The principal female characters are made as effective as they can be made by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Cooper, end Miss Emma Stanley. A ballet divertisse ment called Menorella is without novelty of idea, but is rendering pleasing by the talents of Mademoiselle Aurioli anu Mr. Flexmore. The lady displays great vigour and power of execution in her dancing, and Flexmore, who is one of the best clowns of the day, shows much fantastic invention as a comic mime: The Crown Diamonds is played at the Princess's on alternate nights, and Madame Thillon is supported by Mr. Allen. The re-engagement of this gentleman is highly advantageous to the company. Tug JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL.--A special meeting of the Ancient and Honourable Lumber Troop was held on Wednesday night, at the Troop Hall, Fetter lane, to take into consideration the rejection of the above Bill by the House Of Lords. The colonel of the troop, upon taking thechair, briefly explained the progress of the Bill until its rejection by the House of Lords ; and some excellent speeches were delivered on the subject by Mr. Marsh and Mr. Fitzwalter. The latter gentleman ob served that the constituency of the city of London was not likely to submit tamely to the implied dictation of the House of Peers. Baron Rothschild should present himself at the table of the House, and as he of course would not take the oath "on the true faith of a Chris tian," a new writ would issue, and then it would be seen whether lordly bigotry was to bear down_public opinion. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.-..MR. VERNONS Ple- TUREs.—Yesterday the trustees of the National Gallery , issued the following regulations to the public for view ing the pictures recently given by Mr. Vernon to the nation, at that gentleman's mansion in Pall-mall:— "Regulations for viewing Mr. Vernon's pictures.—The public to be admitted by tickets on the Tuesday and Thursday of etch week from the Ist of May to the 9th of September, 1848, between the hours of ten and three o'clock. Tickets to be obtained on application at the National Gallery on the first four days of each week. Not more than three hundered tickets to be issued for each day." Lord John Russell will find his most formidable antagonists in that overwhelming body of the middle and working classes, who are equally determined to keep the peace and to have extensive reform.—Patriot. uld yea 'ore hat