The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-30 00:00:00

Zbirb Vtiition+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. `THE LONDON GAZET FE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCII 2, 1852 Node° is hareby giren, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. JAMOI'S Palace, on Thursday, the Ist of April net, at two o'clock. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAacrt 24. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the tour r tor of of K n i g hth o od upon John Ihrney Harding, Esq., Doc and of the Inner Civil Law, Advocate in Doctors'-comnions, 's Advocate.. Temple, Barrister - at - Law , a nd her Majesty General, OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Minx 27. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major -General Frederick Campbell to be Colonel Commandaiat, vice Major-General Lacy, deceased, March 10. dommis6ions by the Lord-Liutenat of Lincolnshire. Sir Thomas Whish c ote, Bart., to be Deputy-Lientenant Christopher TurnourEscu, to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; James Banks Stanhope, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieutenant, March 25. corm - 1 . 36mi by the Lord- Lieutenant of Norfolk. let or Wes.ern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—The lion. Frederick W alpole to be Captain, vice Dement, resigned, March 18. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of S irlingshire. Stiriingshire Militia—Lientcnant Duncan Blankley Shaw to h e captain, vice Thomas Henry Burns, deceased, March L Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yorkshire /Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry—Robert Tennant to be Cornet, vice Bosville, re ,ogeed, March 20. Cornet Edward Clough Taylor to be Lieutenant, vice Rey nasal, resigned, March 24. let West York Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Major Richard George Lumley to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Elm eall, deceased; Captain Vincent Corbett to be Major, vice Lumley, promoted ; Lieutenant John Jeffcock to be Captain, vice Corbett, promoted ; Cornet Michael John Ellison to be Lieutenant, vioe Jeffcock, promoted; Cornet Arthur Joseph Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Stanley, resigned ; John Barber to be Surgeon, Tice Taylor, deceased ; Robert Thomas Cook Es be Assistant-surgeon , vice Square, resigned, March 21. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Robert M`Dowall, draper, Worthing, Sussex. BANKRUPTS. John Fraser, draper, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark, to surrender April 15, at twelve, and May . 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street -buildings, Moorgate-street ; Sawbridge, Wood-street, Cheapside. Charles Hudson Simson, provision dealer, Bishopsgate etreet, April 8. at half-past one, and May 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Keighley, Basin street. Thomas Heard, brewer, Woodbridge , , Suffolk, April 20, at half-past eleven, and May 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Pownall, Ipswich. Samuel Lovick Coleman, draper, Norwich, April 8, at two, and May 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G ro om, official assignee, Abchurch - la ne ; Sole, Turner, and Terner, Aldermanbury. Thomas Youngman, draper , Old-street-road, April 10, at one, and May 8, at half-past twelve, at the Court of B ank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-s Jay, Bucklerebury• fixture dealer, Great Queen- Frederick George Jo hns, street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, April 3, at twelve, and May 14, at one, at the ourt of Bankruptcy. reat WhJait m mes sore, offi streeetcial assig C nee, Basingh a ll-street ; Story, G, Bedford-row. Matthew Slade Hooper, tea dealer, Billiter-street, City, April 14, at half-past one, and May 14, at twelve, at the Coart of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Freshfleld, New Bank-buildings. Ann Puckett, lodging-house keeper, Melton-street, Ens ton-square, April 8 and May 6, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Kombard- street ; Moxon, Southampton-buildings, Chancery lane. Richard Chamberlain, draper, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, April 3, and May 3, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlsson, official assignee, Nottingham; Jones, Sise-lane, London; Mottaraun Knight, and Emmett, Birmingham. Joseph Craven Reeves, paint inar, ufacturer, Long Ashton, Somersetshire, April 11, and May 12, at twelve, at the Bris tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Tyrer, Liverpool. Henry Hayman, apothecary, Ottery SL Marv , Devonsh ire, April 6 and May 11, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirte.d, otlizial asssignee, Exeter; Gidley, Exeter. Henry Bates, brewer, Warley, Yorkshire, April 20 and Btm 4, at eleven, at the Leeds Dietrict Court. Foster, vial assignee, Leers ; Wavell, Phtibrick, and Foster, Halifax ; Courtenay and Compton, Leeds. John Barnes, commission agent, Liverpool, April 14, and -May 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bagshaw and Sons, Manchester. Henry Martin, leather dealer, Liverpool, April 14, and May 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, othctal assignee, Liverpool ; Tyrer, Liverpool. fames Lund Copeland, merchant, Liverpool, April 16 and May 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Lowndes, Robinson, and Bateson, Liverpool. Robert Johnston, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, April 14 and May 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assig n ee, Manchester. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. J. King, hair cutter, Hanway-street, Oxford-street. J. Forge, jobbing upholsterer, Montpelier-row, Brompton. J. Watson, coach proprietor, Grove-lane, Camberwell. 3. W. Procter, farmer, Plumstead, Kent. J. Rutter, omnibus proprister, Union-street, Deptford. T. Leach, cheesemonger, Lisson-grove North. Brooshoft, extra clerk in Somerset House, Regent street, Kennington. T. R. Comvn, carpet agent, Hornsey, Middlesex. J. Glover, accouutaut, Crawford-street, Cold Harbour-lane, Camber well. W. Taylor, shopman, Upper Whitecrosa-street, St. Luke's. T. Gunner, wheelwright, Russell-street, Southwark. Rev. T. B. L. Hall, clerk, Co'sourg- place, Kennington-lane. G. Smith, potatoe sale:man, Church-street, Deptford. J. W. Oddy, Roupell-street, G rnwall-road, Lambeth, Surrey. A. Eardley, licensed Victualler, Blackfriars- road, Surrey. G. Shatwell, clerk, fish-street-hill, city of London. J. Burridge, hatter, Rupert-street, Haymarket. J. Aitken, joiner, Salford, Lancashire. J. Bramwell, farmer, Little Hucklow, Derbyshire. T. Bushed, ale and porter merchant, Salford, Lancashire. S. Coop, joiner and grocer, Manchester. J. Carroll, rope manufacturer, Salford, Lancashire. R. Howe, miner and farmer, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire. E. Lovering, grocer, Staley-bridge, Cheshire. W. Millington, licensed victualler, Manchester. S. Martin, boot maker, Whalley, Lancashire. W. Norcross, plasterer, Clitheroe, Lancashire. J. Reid, joiner, Hulme, Manchester. J. Shaw, provision dealer, Heaton Norris, Lancashire. John Traverse, joiner, Huime, Manchester. Wm. Wild, fruiterer, Heaton Norris, Lancashire. James Wilkie, jun., stone mason, Blackpool, Lancashire. J. Wood, joiner and builder, Manchester. M. Walker, licensed victualler, Kirkdale, Liverpool. W. Barker, tailor and draper, Staleybridge. E. Bennett, dress maker, Pill. Milford Haven. (3. Fox, fernier, Mexburglf, - Yorkshire. J. Genetone, ironmonger, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. 1) 1 , Morgan, chemist, Merthyr Tydvil , Glamorga nshire. 1 11eanlanct, engine tenter, Tong, near Bradfo rd. M. l i 3ooth, inn keeper, Dewsbury , Yorkshire. l rd, miller, Mug; Mill , Midd l e Shillin g ton,Yorkshire. Bradley, wheelwright, Rock, 's'.orcestershire. ÜB. " Brown, carpenter, Southampton. eearton, fa- Tiuutan, Scredington, Lincolnshire. W. croau4rr"' Shelton, Staffordshire. F. Ede, ca , enet ailor, Preston. maker Wo thing Sussex. It. Gill, linen drape r , Is'ee J. Ponty , clog and book clasp manufacturer, Leeds. R. Jackson, draper, B. Jackeon , draper , berga"imn 11. Watson , grocer, Durham. J. Batern in, attorney, D ever. J. S. Bell, waiter , pons Hull. G. Corbitt, builier, W. Robinson, whitesmith, Burnley. W. F. Silcock, manager of an inn, Yarmouth. don IVew Pricae Cgood demand to-Chi/for MARKET EN T E LCF--__ , UEN CI, of We._it. Tama, still merchants (From t' le Lon Cent. March 30 ' Sta.eit.—..l.lthough there was Inkrt hue, were 600 both grocery and re fi ning sorts were sellers at the rates of Friday. The hhds, tic., and there is a better assortment at mark et than last week. Tt'era 15'35 no pabli c sae of _ West L u ri e. Th e public sales of Sugar at p resent declared for Thursday and Friday comprise 4,6 00 ches ts yellow Havannall, 7t o b ags Madras, and 8,7 t 0 bags Mauritius. RFF!NED. —T.J.day there was a geed home trade demand fur Reflect' Cr it is difficult to obtain brown La ta ,,, under 445. la Crushed Sugar rather more doivg for e hir p . ping at lilt week's rates. . BtitßlTlU3.—This afternoon Maur itius Sugar met with little attention privately, still the ra tes accepted offerwere not t under those of last week, a less amount being on . auction 439 bags were sold, mid to good yellow at 30a 6d to 335, commoa 29s to 30s, and good to fine brown 27s to 29s per cwt. IkEasT INDIA.—This afternoon a public sale of 2,948 bags of Penang Sugar went at full' rates; iow to good white realised 31s to 33s 6d, good to fine soft yellow 27s 6d to 30s, middling ditto 26s 6d to 275. Madras of soft quality re mains in good demand, and the rates obtained are equal to last week. At auction 2,719 bags were disposed of; soft brown at 22a 6d to 245, yellow ditto 24s 6d to 275, and fine 27s 6d to 28s. There was a reluctance to operate in Bengal and ;Benares went rather cheaper. Other sorts sustained last week's valuations. Of 4,720 bags at auction rather more than half found buyers: fine white Benares went at 355, good middling to good 835' Gd to 34a 6d, middling and ordinary 3?s to 83s, damp and washed 31a 6d to Us 6d, ordinary to middling grainy yellow 31s 6d to 338, good 375, good like Mauritius 31e to 325, and low to middling 26s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt. ... Fortisiaa.—To-day there was much inquiry aft er Fore ig n 16, !g , t4e for export, and last week's rates were obta ined, a t which there are few sellers. Some parcels of yell ow lla -71 sort sold at 333 to 378 for low to very fine. None of a a , ,011._ offered a t auction. m° L'" l- a—There are several buyers at full former rates. The value of • tilos is 13s 6d to 145., other sorts 12s to 13s, Cuba and Yet t. Teo 13s to 13e 6d, Bengal and Mauritius lls 6d to 12a pe r Tamarinds, West India, 24s to 34a, an d East India as to 12 fine 53s to 565. 5. llont.y, Jamaica, 40s to 48s, and Covartr. —This aft erneen there was a decrease in the de mand for Plantation Ceylon Coffee. Of 170 casks :and 883 bags at auction rather more t mid to good went 3t 51s .' .. . to an half was disposed of; good 5 735 mid 52s to 545, low mid 405 to 515, fine to fine ord 46, to 59s 6d triage and fair pea berry Ges to t2 a Gd. bR 3Ss to 435, were 'sold at former rates; good to real good ordinary 1,092 bags 37s to 39s 6,1, fair ditto 36s to 3G, 6 1, gordil3,!u7 at LliS 6d, and cioniMon sound washed 40a. Native damaged ‘ 32a to Ceylon was dealt, in with caution by private treat!, and rates are l rat ler lower, ruling at 381 Gd W 39s for good ordinary. Mocha c an obtained at. more r rA.,k4lable prices. Cw a nt e d. ( .seta Rica is still be Cocoa:— For West India sales privately are upon a small stale, and rates rather incline downwards, tine red Trinidad selling at 30s to 425, mid to good 3 i s to 38s, common 33s to 33s 6d, grey from 30 s to 345, and , Grenada 29a to 34s per cwt. Foreign finis a more ready sa e, at 245 and 255, Bahia and Para, and . .83 to 29s fur G wviaquiL All sorts of Cocoa are yet cheaper than last season. I ' TEA.—In consequence of rather lower rates having been submitted to for Congou a good demand lit been experienced, c.ldefiy ivr low and bast sorts. The rates accepted f or vary eommon are Id to 'TA& good ord 7;;:td to fiXd, rather THE SUN, blackish leaf to blackish leaf 8 1 4 d to 10 1 • Ad per lb, fine to Pekoe kinds lldtols 5d per lb. Oolong is offering at lid to Is 3 for ood to fi, and inferior 8d to 10d, yet few sales d g have been made.ne Of Souchongs several parcels were taken for shipping ; home dealers, however, operate with reluctance ; low good can be obtained at 8d to is 2d, and fine Is 3d to is 7d. Pouchong has been sought after at 4d to 6d. Of good and fine Scented lo Orange Peko to many parcels have been sold at Is 6 d to is 7d, yew mid remain dull of sale, and can be o btained at 8d to is. Flowery Pekoe finds a m ore ready sale. low to good selling at is to 15 6d, fine to superior is 8d to 2s Bd. An improvement is apparent in the demand for green, true medium young Hyson and Gunpowder, from Is 2d to is 9d per lb, being most in demand. The value 2s, of Hyson low to mid is is to Is 3d, good to fine h e 4d to superior 2s 2d to 2s Bd, young Hyson common 9d to 10d, mid to good is to is 6d, fine Is 7d to 2s 2d, Gunpowder a Cnton 8d to 11d, low to mid Hson sort ls to Is 6d, good to fine is 7d to 3s 4d, Caper 8d to is 3d, Hyson skin 7d to Is, Twankay 10d to is Id, Imperial Canton 9d to Ild, and Hyson sort Is to 2s per lb. To-day the public sale 300 chts Sago were in part sold at 16s to lis for mid to good small pearl, these are full rates. Sriarrs.-For Leewards Island Rum a dull demand exists, and there are sellers at Is 4 V i d to Is 5 1 ..' 2 proof. East India can be obtained at Is 4d proof; 2s to 2s 2d have been ac cepted for Demerara, 32 to 40 over proof. Jamaica is offering on lower terms. Since this day week sales have not exceeded 230 puns ; ceoice marks 34 to 38 over proof at 3s 6d to 4s, line ditto 3s to 3s 4d, good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2a 4d to 2s 10d, mid 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and low 24 to 30 over proof is 10d to 2s Id per gallon. For Brandy shippers as well as home dealers operate with caution. The value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 is 4s Id to 4s 3d, 1850 ditto 4s 4d to 43 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s I Id, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s 51, older 5s 6d to 6s 6d, low to mid 2s 4d to 4s, and Bourdeaux is lldto 2s 2d. British made Spirit conti nues to be dealt in with caution ; there are free sellers at 93 li to 105 cash. Gin at 8s 6d for 22, and 17 under proof at 94, Geneva is held for is 9d to is 10d, fine at 2s to 2s 4d, but less demand exists, and several parcels are expected. COCHINEAL. -To-day Cochineal was dull, and former rates cannot be obtained. At auction 23 bags were taken in at 3s 6d to 8s Jd for common and mid Honduras silvers, and Mexicad 3s 6d. TaLLow.-Operations in Russian, on the spot, have been upon a small scale during the last few days, and prices are depressed ; fine old yellow Candle selling at 315 9d to 355, and new 35s 3d per cwt. Few transactions have taken place for delivery, and a desire is evinced to sell at 37s for last three months of the year. Home melted has been operated in with caution, and 35s 64 to 36s is the value, net cash, with a downward tendency. Other kinds met withe little notice. At auction 160 casks Australian mostly sold at 32s to 36s 3d ; 150 casks South American, 32s to 35s 3d ; 2 casks East India, 393 90 to 43s ; 140 casks Italian, 34s to 35s ; whilst 90 casks North American, and 80 casks Petersburgh Soap Tallow taken in. OlLs.-This afternoon at public sale 50 cases East India Tallow sold at 34s to 41s for low to fine. PROTISIONS.-Prices have again given way for Irish Butter. The rates taken for Cork are 703 to 745, Limerick 58s to 60s, Carlow, Clonmel, and Kilkenny 623 to 763, Sligo 56s to 625, Waterford 58s to 64s per cwt. Foreign met with a slow sale ; Friesland fine selling at 86s to 90s, surplus and inferior 63s to 80s, Holland, fine 74s to 78s, Kampen 82s to 545, Groningen 64s to 665, Edam and Leer 55s to 625, Hol stein and Kiel 865 to 80s, and stubble 683 to 74s per cwt. The value of English is 50s to 925, and fresh 7s to 11s per dozen lbs ; For Bacon the demand 'has much fallen off, and rates have given way ; Irish stubble selling at 47s to 51s, heavy 45s to 48s, and Hamburgh sizeable 47s to 49e. Middles met with a slow sale, and a desire is evinced to sell bale and tierce at 43a to 465. In barreled provisions sales are limited. COURSE OF EXCIL ,imstercsm ..........12 0 Ditto, three months .. 12 1% 3.otterdam .. •• • ... 12 14 kntwerp • • .. • • •• 25 55 Brussels. ••• • • ...... 25 55 Eliunburgh .•M.B. 13 1 t.ltona ...... • • ...• Paris, 3 dayesight .. 25 37% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 5.5 Marseilles .......... • . 25 55 GE.-(THIS DAY.) Leghorn ..............30 R 5 Genoa •••• •••••••• •••• 25 62 3dilan •• .• •• •• .• • • • • or• Venice........ • • • • .... Sapies •....... 4CI( Palermo, 121.7 i Messina .............. 121\ Lisbon.... •........... 53% .. 53% ftio Janeiro • • ...... • • F;uenos Ayres Sew York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia • rrankforton,Malne..... 122 3 :rho • • .. • • Vienna, effec. Ao•• • • 12 45 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 45 Potersbargh, 511. Rble— bisdrld • • .. • • -• • • 49 Gediz .......... 50 Barcelona • • - • .. • • • . •• TR10153 OF BULLION, FEB 02. Foreign Gold in bare.. 43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mpanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .... 0 4 10% 311verin bars 5 0% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LOItDS. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was given by Commission this day, at Four o'clock, to the Consolidated Fund Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lard Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, and the Marquis of Salisbury. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. At Five o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack, and the House resumed. TREATMENT OF LUNATICS. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the Alleged Lunatic Friends' Society, praying for improve na(nts in the present system of the administration of justice in cases of lunacy. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Lord CAMPBELL rose to put a question to the Noble Earl (Derby) opposite with respect to the Crystal Palace. No man more admired 'hat beautiful edifice, or better appreciated the talent of Sir J. Paxton than he had; but bo thought that the time was arrived when, having satisfied the purposes for which it was erected, it should now dis appear. A Commission had been appointed to inquire into the subject, and he believed that its report had been unfavourable to its retention. Lie therefore wished to know what were the intentions of her Majesty's present Government with regard to the Crystal Palace ? The Earl of DERBY said that the views of her Majesty's Government, after duo considerstior, were in acc. - firdanec with the recommendation of the Commis sion, that this beautiful building, after having answered the purposes for which it was erected, should now die appear. SECULAR EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr, Robert Owen, praying that he might have the opportte e l l of explaining his views on education before a Selscl Committee. THE DURATION OF PARLIAMENT. In an answer to a question addressed to Lord Lynd burst by Earl MINTO, with regard to his inthntion to introduce a Bilt to continue proceedings from one Par- Himont to another, The Earl of DERBY said that nothing which had fallen from him on a former occasion would have had the effect of leading the Hoase to suppose that the pre sent session would be terminated at a very earlier period. As to the duration of the present session he himself had not formed an opinion. It would depend materially on the state of public business, and with re gard to the next session, so far from it being a short one, he certainly thought it would very likely be one unusually protracted. What he had said on a former occasion was that he did think that the autumn ought not to be allowed to pass without Parliament having an opportunity of discussing and dsciding upon certain questions, but he certainly had not meant to lead the House to imagine that there would be a dissolution of the present Parliament early in the course of the pre sent spring, to be followed by a short and hurried ses sion of the new Parliament. On the part of her Ma jesty's Government he had formed no such intention. Esrl MINTO said that the Noble Earl's, present state ment was certainly not in accordance with his statement on a former occasion . The Earl of DERBY said that his statement on that occasion was this, that her Majesty's Government con si,lered it expedient that certain questions should be considered and decided before Christmas, so as not to interfere with the business of 'Me. But he certainly had not said that he contemplated an autumn session, necessarily followed by a prorogation of Parliament. The Duke of NEWCASTLE appealed to their Lord ships whether the explanation now given by the Noble Earl was in entire accordance with his statement on a previous evening. On that ovenine. the Noble Earl stated most distinctly that he contemplated an early dissolution, and that ho did riot think it right to persevere with any measures of legislation, except such as were absolutely necessary for the service of the State. The Noble Earl had also stated on that occasion, that he would not pledge himself to any ditinite day, or say whether the dissolution should be in the months of April, May, or June. (The Earl of Derby dissented.) If the Noble Earl denied that, he must certainly have forgotten his own statement, for most unquestionably he (the Noble Duke) had heard them, words. The Earl of DERBY said the Noble Duke bad mis apprehended what he (the Earl of Derby) had it his d ' 1 , 1 ( 1 - On that occasion he had referred to pledge himself as to the period when ho should feel Parliareuet,?:, to advise her Majesty to dissolve the present t, and ho had then refused to name either the month of Ap r i l. May, or Juno as likely to be the intended dissolution. All ho had said was that it would be for the public advantage period of ordin ary to have certain questions disposed Proclamation pasted. rY period of assembling Parliament A;The matter then dropp e d. in n f t b h e e fo n re ex t t h y e ear. The Personal Estates of • • Intestates Bill passed through assembling Parliament Bill Committee. ADMINISTRATION CiLiTSTICE IN LUNACY waTshreead a third Lord LYNDHURST rose to t. move for certain returns relative to the administra ton of 'justice in cases of lunacy. LONDON, Sir F. BARING presented a petition from Portsea praying for an amendment of the Poor-law. Mr. DEEDES presented similar petitions from places in the county of Kent; also a petition from the Isle of Sheppy, praying for the right to return a Member to Parliament. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a number of peti tions from the county of Down in favour of tenant-right. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath against the Maynooth grant, and praying the House not to make grants to any religious denomination whatever; also a petition from various other places in Scotland, praying for the repeal of the Test Acts; also a petition from Admiral Dundonald, praying for an inquiry into the state of the navy. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the abolition of the Test Acts. Mr. G. HIGGINS presed a petition from the county of Down, praying for an alteration in the law of mortmain. Mr. LOCKE KING presented a petition in favour of Parliamentary reform. Mr. Caley and other Hon. Members presented peti tions praying for the repeal of the post-horse duty. Mr. HEY WOOD presented zi petition from a place in Lancashire, praying for the repeal of all taxes on know ledge. Mr. BENNETT presented a petition from Bury St. Edmund's, complaining of agricultural distress and pray ing for relief; Mr. NAPIER presented a petition from a poor law union in Ireland in favour of tenant-right. Mr. EIASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow, praying for the repeal of the Teat Acts. Sir B. HALL presented a petition praying for the re peal of all taxes on knowledge. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Bolton against the Militia Bill. Mr. COBDEN presented a similar petition from Eden bridge. ADMIRALTY. In reply to Mr. HUME, Captain DUNCOMBE said !negotiations were now going on between the Admiralty and the Board of Works relatite to the improvements about to be made in the offices occupied by the Admiralty. Mr. HUME hoped no expense would be incurred until the House had had an opportunity of discussing the subject. Captain DUNCOMBE said the expense would fall upon the individuals who were to enjoy the improve ments, and not the country. FOREIGN REFUGEES. Mr. M. MILNES gave notice that on Thursday next he would move a resolution to the effect that the House observed with regret the correspondence with friendly powers which had been laid on the table, with reference to foreign refugees having an asylum afforded them in this country. REDUCTION OF PUBLIC SALARIES. Mr. PIGOTT asked the Secretary of the Board of Trade whether. in conformity with a motion he sub mitted to the House in 1850, he had any intention of proposing a reduction in the salaries and wages paid in evert department of the public service? Mr. HENLEY said he had thought it his duty, as a private member of Parliament, to raise . the question with reference to the reduction of public salaries in two successive Parliaments, bat he did not ob tain from the Commons that support which he thought he was entitled to, especially from Hon. Members opposite, Ile was told by the Government that they considered it more desirable to regulate the services performed by public officers, and to throw somewhat more work upon them, than to propose a general reduc tion of salary. Ho, therefore, thought he was bound by the decision of the House as expressed two years ago, and it was not his intention to disturb that decision. SPIRITS IN BOND. Mr. TENNENT asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether he had any intention of introdueing a measure to alter the existing mode of levying the duty on home-made spirits in bond; and, if so, whether he would give any intimation of the time when such measure is likely to be brought forward? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to the Hon. Gentleman, begged to say that when:he made his financial statement on the part of the Government, which he hoped to do very shortly, he should communicate to the House bow far he intended to deal at present with the taxation of the country. POSTAGE STAMPS. On the notion of Mr. COBDEN, the petitiOn of Mr. Robert Wallace was referred to the Committee on Postage Stamps. MERCANTILE MAREFENCE. INE AND NATIONAL D Mr. ANDERSON called the attention of the House to the report of the Select Committee of session 1849, appointed " to inquire into the practicability of providing, by means of the commercial steam marine of the country, a reserve steam navy, available for the national defence when required," and intimated he would move the follow ing resolution :—` ;That it is the opinion of this Howie, that in order the better to provide for the public safety, to economise the public resources, and to preserve peace, it is desirable that measures should be adopted with a view to render the commercial steam navy promptly available for the national defence in case of emergency.' He would state to the House a few practical facts in con nexion with this subject, which in national and public importance was scarcely second to any that could be brought before the House. The late convulsions on the continent, and the changes in the Govern ment of France, had excited great apprehen sion and solicitude as to the best means of national defence, in the event of a hostile invasion by their neighbours on the other side of the channel. Ac cordingly we had a Bill for the embodiment of the militia, and also the establishment of private rifle clubs. He bad no wish to raise a ques• tion as to the expediency of such measures, but he thought that, in adopting them, we had begun at the wrong end, and had neglected other sources of national defence. It was his opinion that steps ought to be taken to prevent the possibility of an invasion—to enable us to meet the enemy on that element on which we had almost universally conquered. Our navy and maritime resources formed the best bulwark for our national defence. It was a prevalent opinion that the introduction of steam navigation destroyed in a great measure the advantages which we formerly pos sessed in our insular position. That opinion he considered to be very fallacious, for he believed that our position was now far more invulnerable than it had ever been in the history of this country. For every steam-ship the French possessed we had twenty. Why, then, should we apprehend any attack when, , by a very inexpensive arrangement, wo might avail ourselves of the whole of our commercial steam navy, on a very short notice, for thenational defence? In the United Kingdom we had 1,300 steam-vessels, of all classes, amounting to 300,000 tons, and 100,000 horse power, and the owners were willing either to fit them out, on` being, coMperis r ated, in time of apprehendfid itar',4r to allow the Government to do so. The Committee which sat on the subject reported that they thought the mercantile marine might be made a most useful auxiliary for the natural protection, and that there would be no difficulty in rendering it fit for such a purpose. He thought the adoption of the plan he was submitting to the House would be a great means of remedying the evils he complained of, and he begged leave to move the resolution of which he bad given notice. Mr. MACKINNON thought it right to say a few words upon this subject, having bad the honour of pre siding over the Committee to which the last speaker had referred.—(llear. hear.) The report which the Ho nourable Member had read was unanimously agreed to by the Committee, and there could be no doubt that in the event of a war or threatened invasion our mercantile marine navy might be rendered available for the national service.—(Hear, hear.) There were ample funds at the disposal of the Government for rendering it so available and sup plying each mercantile steam vessel with arms and ammunition. There were no -less than 1,230 steam vessels attached to the mercantile interestof this country, and if a moiety of that number were rendered fit for service in case of war, an invasion from any point of the compass would be perfectly impossible. He therefore advocated this measure from motives of eco nomy, and he thought if the House would only give the subject a moment's consideration, it would see at a glance the feasibility of the scheme. The blockading idea of the enemies' ports had long been exploded, fur in the event of a gale of wind arising our ships might be forced to put to sea, and before they could return again to their posts the enemy might embark her troops, and our coast being left-unprotected a landing would not be so impossible as some people imagined. Now if this scheme were adopted such a danger would be avoided, and he therefore hoped the House would agree to the motion. Mr. STAFFORD acknowledged the skill and ability, with which this subject had from time to time been pressed upon the House, without any reference to party views or party purposes. He should abstain now from entering into the light dues subject, but because that would, no doubt, form a matter for after consideration. He approached the question in no unfriendly spirit. lie admitted its importance, and he readily acknow ledged that the people most ignorant of our national defences were the British people, and not our foreign allies. It was indeed impossible to keep the movements of our fleet a secret from foreigners, and therefore the only chance of .deterring an attack was to take, care that the navy was at all times in a state of active efficiency. Well, then, ho believed that the navy was in such a state of efficiency, and in, order to prove this he would give the 'House the benefit of some details. At the present moment our naval home service stood as follows :--At Woolwich there were ssol nine vessels, with 53 0 mon, at Sheerness; s even vessels, with 1,544 men, at Portsmouth; 16 vessels , w i t h 6,642 men, at Devonport ; 11 vessels, with 2 , 822 men, at esrk five vessels, with 361, making a total of 48 Yes with 11,906 men, exclusive of 4,50 0 marines , $ OO O coast-guards, and 7,820 dockyard batta lions. Still the ef fi ciency of it its s n h a o. v u y ld a . nd li t o h t e pr b o e tect f i o o r n g t p e oe :s a l tnheo d ot e uh f u e r n tre c i e of this country depended upon which forgotten t that af. forded to the narrow e seas. To show the comparative the E st u st ate few ßw si si mor e aG o r r e zi fi t g vi ;i hr r iein s s er hi ee a s of the three great maritime iS4r' s e m rl rd trouble the House with a Well, while Great Britain bad ile of 72 line-of-battle s hi ps, had ta F 4 5. and h R d ussia 41 frigates, G ra r n e c a n t Britain had and had 85, France 45, and Russia.. 10, the totals of the whole being 236 for Great Britain, 257 for France, and 174 for 111193111. The steam service of Great Britain consisted of 37 large and 07 smaller vessels, while that of France was 61 large and 57 small, and that of Russ ia 8 large and 24 small, th e totals being -118, "Rumoinile3g2.reatl"tfowreoiuglnd es that from w hich most was to be feared, stood I almost upon Su e q ual footing with ourselves, being — End d 134, Fr th a e n s c e e be seen from a e n i c it should never be for g otten that the nee ii. (LEFT SFEAKING,) ----_ HOUSE. OF COMMONs. The SPEAKER took the Chair EI few miuutes before Four o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod a ppeared at th e I table, and summoned the House to atte nd in the Lord s to hear her Majesty's Royal Asecnt given by commis_ sion to the Consolidated Fund Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were considered and agreed to.— Barnsley Gas Bill. Bristol and Exeter Railway (Yeovil Branch) Bill. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation Bill. PETITIONS. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from the Society of Friends in Bradford against the Militia Bill, and from the members of the Working Man's Co-opera• tire Association in Bradford, praying to be legalised. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston, praying that industrial societies may be legalised. Mr. V. SCULLY presented two petitions from the county of Cork, one praying for the repeal of the Ee• clesiastical Titles Bill, and the other in favour of tenant right. - Mc. HINDLEY presented a petitiou from Stpley• bridge, praying that it might be created a borough. Mr. U. GORE presented several petitions from places in Shropshire against the felaynooth grant. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH. 3O, 1852. nary preparations in order to complete the work of invasion which formerly would have occupied a i month could now be socomplished in a night, and it, therefore, became of essential importance if the House wished to render the coast secure from attack to see that our navy was placed upon an efficient footing. Much had been done since the Duke of Wellington, in 1847, warned us of our defence less state, but still more remained to be done if the country desired to teach foreign nations that not only an invasion but an attack upon our coast was impracticable and impossible, and he had no hesita tion in confessing that before many of our ships of war could be rendered fit for sea the services of no less than 3,000 ladditional men would be necessary. Such being the case, the responsibility of her Ma jesty's :present advisers would be at once apparent to the House and the country, ancrshe was convinced when all these circumstances came to be duly and dispassionately considered it would bo at once admitted that the Government would have been grossly wanting in their duty had they not prepared measures for increasing the in ternal defences of the country, and placing the navy in a state of complete efficiency, by which means alone the enemy could bo kept at bay. The Admiralty had conceded the principle advocated by the Honourable Gentleman, in regard to. almost all their contracts with mail steam-packets. There were now fifty-one vessels employed on the mail service, which were required by the Admiralty to be fitted for the purposes of war. He could assure the Honourable Member that the present board entirely concurred in his proposition, and sincerely desired that it might be carried into effect; but as the navy estimates for the year had been agreed, the Government bad no funds at present to meet the additional cost. The ex pense was a great consideration, and he was afraid the Honourable Member had rather underrated it. There was also another objection to be taken into account—the crews of the mercantile marine bad great objections to be placed under martial law; but that was a matter of detail, not of principle. The Admiralty would rejoice heartily if every steam vessel in the country could be rendered subservient to our defence; and he was not at all prepared to say that, by judicious economy in other branches of the service, so lofty a result might not be arrived at without any very considerable expense.—(Hear, hear.) When ho said the Admiralty accepted the proposition, be did so in no niggardly spirit, but in the hope that a still better feeling would exist between the royal navy and the mercantile marine. —(Cheers. Colonel SCOBLE considered that the statement of the lion. Member, the Secretary to the Admiralty, was very satisfactory, and he thought it would go far to show that the country was perfectly safe. — (Cheers.) The speech should properly have pre ceded the debate on the militia last night, for it would have dissipated the doubts which many Honourable Members entertained with regard to the defence of the country. He rejoiced that the Admiralty had thought proper to avail themselves of every means of defence for the purpose of guarding the British channel. Admiral STEWART rejoiced in the employment of mercantile steamers in cases of emergency, bnt ho could not shut his eyes to the fact that in the mixed erews which manned them there might be great difficulty in obtaining that amount of discipline which was necessary in all vessels employed as a national defence. (LEFT SPEAKING.) such is inferred to be the case from the house of Roths child baying consented to act as bankers to the new undertaking. At the various other continental bourses there were no transactions calling for remark. The letters from Berlin state an expectation of a better supply of bills on London after the opening of the Baltic ports, but the demand for the interior of Germany seems to reuder any large shipments of grain to this country impro bable. At St. Petersburgh the markets are quiet, and the rate of exchange continues without the least varia tion. Regarding the projected railway from Charkoff to Theodoaia, on the Black Sea, nothing positive has yet been ascertained. The scheme originated with private parties, who are endeavouring to obtain a Govercfment guarantee of 4 per cent., without which it is scarcely likely to be carried out. Its length would be about 350 or 400 miles, and a line of about 450 miles from Charkoff up to Moscow would be requisite to complete the communi cation with St. Petersburgh. With regard to the working of the St. Petersburgh and Moscow line, it is stated to have suffered no interruption during the winter. There is only one train per day, and the passenger traffic is very small, while in the transport of goods a serious competition is kept up by the sledges, which carry them at a lower rate.— Times. There was a meeting yesterday of the shareholders in the Agua Fria (Californian) Mining Company, which was very numerously attended. The object was to receive a statement from Mr. Wright, of San Francisco, relative to the prospects of the property, and also as to the title of the lease. '.[tie claims of Colonel Fremont to the Mariposa dis trict were freely discussed, and it was elicited that he had placed the whole of the questions arising out of his leases in the hands of Messrs. Lawford and Co., the legal ad visers of Messrs. Baring, with the view of dealing impartially with all the parties interested. Colonel Fremont was not present, but this announcement, as well as the various other explanations relative to the origin of his title, gave satisfaction. With regard to the proceedings of the Agua Fria Company, it was stated that the directors had endeavoured to exercise great economy in expenditnre, and that they now possessed 50.0001. invested in Consols and other available securities. They had already started a portion of their staff to California, and the re mainder would shortly proceed with the necessary ma chinery. In the course of the discassion some severe ques tions were put respecting sales of shares, &c., but these were answered in a manner that met approval. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE 01 - LORDS, March 29. DEPOSITION OF THE AMEER ALI MOURAD. (Continued from our Third Edition.) Lord BROUGHTON said he should not have presumed to rise before the Noble Earl, the First Minister, if this matter concerned her Mnjeety'd present Government, or if he were about to speak tor any but those who were immediately answerable for that proceeding. If that injustice had been committed, or if there were that gross violation, not only of the substance, but of the forms of common equity, to which the Noble Earl had alluded, he (Lord Broughton) alone was answerable for it, he having been President of the Board of Control at the time of those proceedings, and having autho rised the sending to India of the dispatch by which this Prince had been tried, and unjustly, according to the Noble Earl, but justly, as he (Lord Broughton) should show their Lordships, deprived of those ill-gotten possessions which be had acquired. By the courtesy of the Right Honourable Gentleman who now presided over the Board of Control, he had been enabled to refresh his memory with regard to these transactions, and as they had heard the precise and admirable statement as far as it went of the Noble Earl, he hoped they would now lend him their attention while he (Lord Broughton) stated the facts according to his know ledge of the matter. In the early part of the Noble Earl's statement he had with sufficient accuracy intro duced to them the charactor and position of this Indian Prince. It was quite true that he was a man of consider able importance, that he had rendered services to the British Government, and had taken taken a distinguished part in the proceedings in Scinde. What sort of services these were, and what kind of distinction he had acquired, he should how ever presently show them. He was, as the Noble Earl had stated, the third son of a chieftain in the upper portion of Scinde, who died sometime ago, and left three sons. The eldest was Meer Roostam Khan, the second was Meer Ali Khan, and the third Meer Ali Mourad, who was considerably younger than his brothers. Now when the father of these three princes died he divided his property into four equal portions, of which he gave one to each of his sons, but left an additional fourth to the eldest son, the rail, with the headship, or turban. The brothers, after the death of their father, went on amicably tegether until after the death of the second brother, who was succeded by his son Meer Nussen Khan, who took a considerable part in the transac tions of Scinde. In a short time these princes quarrelled among themselves, the eldest brother, Meer Roostam, and his nephew, taking part against Ali Mourad, who wished to secure to himself a larger share of power. There was a long struggle, which at last broke out into open hostilities, and a battle was fought. Ali Mourad was victorious, completely defeating Roostam Khan and Nussen Khan. He then compelled them to sign a treaty which was, in fact, the basis and cause of most of the com plaints which had since been made against Ali Mourad. By that treaty certain lands were given up to Ali Mourad. These were the fruits of victory, which, if he had behaved well afterwards, no one would have wished to dispute with him, and which he would have had a clear right to. But he was not satisfied with the legitimate fruits of vietory, be cause, as it clearly appeared, he did afterwards contrive to substitute for the leaf of the Koran on which the treaty was signed another by which he obtained possession of a certain quantity of land to which he had no right whatever. By so doing 'he imposed on the British Government, and made them believe he was a person of much greater importance than he really was. That was pretty well, but it was not all, nor anything like all. When Sir Charles Napier entered Scinde at the head of the Indian forces, by order of the Earl of Ellenborough, Ali Mourad persuaded his brother, Meer Roostam, to resign the headship of the family, and with that to give up certain lands attached to that dignity ; and, as he should show, he did that by the advice of Sir Charles Napier himself. Meer Reostam, indeed, denied that he had ever wished to do so ; but said he was induced to take that course at the express instance of the British general, who refused to protect him unless he gave up his dignity as Reis to Ali Mourad. Ali Mourad entered into another agreement in December 1842, by which he undertook to give his brother compensivion for what he had surrendered. This agreement was jointly signed by him and Ali Mourad, but the messenger who was sent with it to Sir Charles Napier was intercepted, and the document taken from him, so that Sir Charles Napier knew nothing of its existence. In consequence of this transaction Ali Mourad did not give to his brother Roostam the indem nity agreed on. This was not only a cheat practised on Roostam, but on the British Government, as the territories in question became confiscated by the conquest of Scinde. The next thing on the part of Ali Mourad was to persuade his brother Roostam that Sir Charles Napier intended to place him in custody, upon which representation Roostam took to flight, and this was the immediate cause of hostili ties between the British and the Scindians. Of this there could be no doubt, as it was declared by the Ameers in the conference on Feb. 13, 1843. On that occasion they said if the things which were taken away from them by Ali Mourad were not restored to them they must fight for their bread. It was not his intention to enter into the details. He was sorry the question had been entered into, and told the Noble Earl previously that no good could result from it. Their Lordships might ask, after the conquest of Scinde, and that Sir Charles Napier had taken possession of that country, why there had been no suspicion of this forgery. The fact was that it was suspected, and there was a memorandum at the Bombay Government of a letter from Sir Charles Napier which contained information of these frauds. It stood recorded at the Government of Bombay against Ali Mourad that he had appropriated land in Sinde which belonged to the British Government. In fact so early as 1847 Sir Charles Napier became cognisant of this fact. Sir G. Clarke, Governor of Bombay, went to Scinde and looked into the case, of which he entertained no doubt. Mr. Pringle also looked into the case, and reported that he had AO doubt of the infidelity of Ali Mourad. Not satisfied with this the commission was appointed. To this the Noble Earl objected that military men had been placed upon it. It was not the first time military men were placed upon such commissions. Major Jacobs, who was ,one of them, was distinguished, not only as a military man, bat as an able man in the manner in which he conducted affairs on the borders of Scinde, where he was in charge. Ali Mourad was himself present at the investigation. He exa mined the witnesses, but in the result the fraud was made clear, and the decision was against Ali Mourad. The report of the commission was sent to the Governor-General, who examined the evidence, and returned it to the Governor of Bombay. The Governor-General, as well as the Governors of Bengal and Bombay, gave their opinions in accordance with the report of the commission, which was finally sent to this country. There was no difference of opinion on the subject either in this country or in India. He saw au article in an Indian newspaper, in which it was suggested that Ali Mourad ought to be hanged, and it insinuated it was well for him that he did not live in the times of a Clive or a Hastings. If it had not been for the conduct of Ali Moored the war would not have broken out. If they had known as much before as they did after the war in Scinde, it would not have taken place, and the effusion of blood might have been avoided. This man was guilty of fraud towards his own re lations, perfidy to his own countrymen, and of a betrayal of the parties to whom he was indebted for his position. His guilt was a complication of crime. He obtained these lands from his brother by fraud, which he concealed from the British Government, and now that they knew how he got them, they were bound to act. It would not have been sufficient punishment to have made hies restore to his brother the lands he had deprived him of. Some said that nothing at all ought to be given to Ali Mourad, but he thought a middle course was preferable, and a dispatch was transmitted to Earl Dalhousie, with in structions that if the Indian Government, upon reconsidera tion, thought that Ali Mourad was entitled to his patrimo nial property, they might give it to him. Lord Dalhousie directed troops to proceed to " Moulton, to enforce the full penalty. He was now in possession of everything_he ould q have had if he had not committed this crime. Be that the Indian Government should be above all susp at the same time they ought to be very ought to conduct to the high functionaries in kind. a little blind be very kind to their virtues, and sometimess would ex - to their imperfections. He hoped their Lordship"ulars in eying an ruse him for entering into so many p t_ 'nor hoped it was suffi unvarnished tale of the transaction , blame-- (Hear.) a from cleat to uphold the Indian GovernmentH aid, if it required any catl_thioeus in their The Earl of ELLENBOROUG h Noble Baron. If it was authority, it was the speechAofli Mourad had been deprived of upon the charge of forg "Orotund the matter, but he was thing to convince him that t his estates he could und h ef a o v r e e p th a e ni n sh at e i ci v unconnected with that charge. dealt with upon matters unconnected tpreoceedings wanted judicial and would have laid with the He would have every native prince in India, and he and the Dunbar ethperisntactees doubt as to the result, namely, that while w °l o e u c ld as n e ot b should have have deposed the individual, they would have they woul r a j . preserved. the of the individual. the crime With respect to Sir Charles • his connexion with this matter, and his N a pier, present knowledge of Ali Mourad, no doubt he had suspicions as to the validity of the document, but he had no proof that it was forged. When Ali Mourad came to him for letters of. introduction to Lahore, Sir Charles said he might have them it he would deliver up the deed which he believed him to have in his possession. The reply was, that he had left it at Moulton, so that it never was produced at all, and no proceedings could be taken upon it. He could only say, in conclusion, that taking the statement of the Noble Baron himself in reply, it was in his opinion quite clear that the Government of India had in this case gone beyond its powers, and had acted most improperly.—(Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGEITON said he would not have gone into these matters had not the Noble Earl passed such a high eulogium upon Ali Mourad. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, what he stated with respect to Ali Itlourad was this:--As far as his political re lations were concerned, he was faithful to his country. His troops were at the disposal of the Indian Government, and political fidelity in India was, in his opiniota, a peculiar re commendation which ought to have been remembered when dealing with these other matters. The Earl of DERBY said he concurred with the Noble Earl who had just sat down, and who had so ably brought this subject before them, in the hope that the time would be far distant when, either in that House or in the other House of Parliament, the complaints of any of her Majesty's sub jects might not freely be brought forward, listened to, ant? advocated with that sincerity which had characterised the advocacy of the Noble Earl. . But he must add his own wish that whenever complaints may be made against those who were invested with the power of the Government in distant parts of the empire, there would never be wanting Members of that house to defend them against these attacks with the same power, ability, and clearness as had been shown that night by the Noble Baron.—(Hear, hear.) After the very clear and satisfactory explanation which had been given by the Noble Lord of the course which the Government, of which he was a member had pursued, it was not necessary for him to enter into any details upon the subject, except to state that be believed the guilt of Ali Mourad had been clearly proved, and that his punishment was no more than the case demanded,—(Hear.) He would be unworthy of the position in which he now stood if he was not prepared to take his share of the responsibility of these transactions, simply because they had occurred under a former Govern ment. If he understood the Noble Earl correctly, his argu ment was that we could not treat Ali blourad as a prince, and at the same time as an individual, and then upon that assumption the Noble Earl proceeded to draw a distinction between the offence with which he had been charged and was legally punishable, and that which had taken p lace. He contended Ali Mourad ' was an independent prince, be tween whom and the British Government in India treaties subsisted, and should have been treated in accordance with that position, a 3 far as his territories were concerned. But a commission which had been appointed to examine the matter had reported that, without further investigation, there was enough to justify us in stripping him of his ter ritory by an act of war, because he had by his falsehood and his intrigues among the other princes been the cause of the expenditure of a vast amount of blood and treasure. It was necessary to proceed against him in the manner they bad done, in order that there might be no misconception, on the part of the native princes, as to the position of the Indian Government in the matter, and he thought it was superior to the very extraordinary proposal of the Noble Earl to refer the whole question to the native Princes add their Durbars. Though it might be admitted that some of these proceedings were not in accordance with the usual forms of law, yet he was sure that whoever would fairly investigate the subject, would find that the Government had treated with extra , ordinary forbearance and lenity a person who had placed himself, by his act, in a position of hostility to that Govern ment, and deceived it in the way he had done. If any further justification were needed, it would be found in the circumstances under which the cession of the turban was held_ Ali .Mourad kept back from that cession the papers which set forth all the conditions under which its power was to be exercised, and that secured the turban of headship by fraud. The facts of that case were perfectly clear, and yet his Noble Friend complained that the British Government de prived him of the turban, which he had gained by such means. As to the value of the property taken by the Government, while he would not object to that part of the motion, he must add that be did not think the Government were in possession of exact information on that point, and therefore he did not pledge himself that it would be given. What he contended briefly was, that the Indian Govern ment was justified in demanding not only restitution of the property obtained by fraudulent means, but also in inflicting a penalty, by depriving him of the turban which he had ob tained by the suppression of documents and by other frauds. He would not object to the motion of the Noble Earl on the part of the Government, but, in order to do justice to the character and motives of the Indian Government, and to place clearly before the public the grounds on which they had acted, he proposed to add to the papers moved for by the Noble Earl the words, namely—" and the whole of the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the conduct of Ali Mou"ad, and the evidence taken by them, and upon which the sentence was based." Earl GREY observed that the statements made to their Lordships that night had a bearing on prior transactions, which he trusted both her Majesty's Government and the Indian Government would remember. It now appeared that Ali Mourad had been guilty not only of frauds against the British Government, but also against his own friends, by which they had been placed in a position which necessarily involved hardships, and removed to a great distance from their native country. If the other Ameers of Scinde had been deceived though the instrumentality of Ali Mourad, or• made to appear guilty when they were not so, he thought it was incumbent upon both the horns Government and the Indian Government to investigate the matter, in order to see what could be done by way, of redress for any injustice or hardship that might have thus unconsciously been in flicted.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY, while he did not entirely acquit the Ameers of Scinde from all criminality, so far agreed with the Noble Earl, that he had to state that instructions had been already sent out, not for the purpose of restoring them to their native country or their former position, but for the purpose of rendering their position more agreeable. Earl GREY believed that no war would have taken place if these Princes had not been driven into it by the persua sive influence of Ali Mourad. He was gratified that the Noble Earl (the Earl of Derby) had expressed an opinion to that effect. After a few words from Lord COLCIIESTEM and from Earl GREY in explanation, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said, that in consequence of certain hostile proceedings on the part of the Ameers, a treaty was agreed to. They signed the treaty one day, and on the second day wore collecting their troops both in the front and in the rear of the British troops, and nothing but the gallantry of Sir Charles Napier on that occasion saved the British army. The Ameers were condemned, not for their treachery which preceded the treaty, but for their ;reachery afterwards. The returns were then ordered. The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time and paced. The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a third time and passed. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the Law of Wills Amendment Bill be read a third time. Lord CAMP BELL was understood to express the alarm with which, when in a distant part of the country, en gaged in the administration of justice, he heard of certain provisions in the measure as proposed to be passed, on a sus pension of the standing orders. The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked that the Noble and Learned Lord had opened a discussion which had been closed, and found fault with parts of the Bill which had been withdrawn. After a few words from Lord CA➢rrBELL, explaining that he had wished in a single sentence to state the objections he had to the course which his Noble and Learned Friend had adopted in his absence, and from the Loup CHANCELLOR, expressing his anxiety to have it understood that he had not had the slightest intention of showing discourtesy to the Noble and Learned Lord, The Bill was read a third time and passed. The Personal Estates of Intestates Bill was read a second time ; the Proclamation for Assembling Parliament Bill passed through Committee; several private Bills were ad vanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 29. THE MILITIA. Mr. WALPOLE (in continuation from our Third Edition) proceeded to say—That to raise a force of 80,000 men in one year would be open to two objec tions. It would be difficult by means of bounties to ob tain men; and we therefore propose in the first year to limit the force to 50,000 men. The second advantage to be derived from that would be this, that instead of hav ing all the periods of the service terminate at the same time, they would terminate at different times, and you would have some skilled men always rema i n in g .— hear.) We propose to raise the force by means of bounties, which we think might be paid in sums of money down at one payment; or, for the sake of con venience to those who might wish it—agricultural la bourers, for instance—in monthly payments at, say 2e, 6d. per month. However, we intend to leave it en tirely optional. With regard to officers, the House is aware there are five qualifications; but ere think these qualifications may be dispensed with in all officerea t s bad e a d the rank of major. We thin k it would beanr vantage to have the militia o fficered by who had previously been in the army, and who may have retired on half-pay. Therefore, we propose, in that case, that such officers as have been in the army, the fact of their having been in the army should be Equivalent to a qua lification.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to drilling and the training, the House is aware that at present militia are brought out only 28 days in the year. From all the information we could obtain on the sub ject, we think that 21 days would be sufficient; but then there are casea in which the period might be e.x tended or reduced. For that reason wo will ovide that the ordinary number of days shall bo 21, the , Crown . being invested with the power to extend the period to seven weeks.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the ex pense, I must say that in the first year it will . be very considerable in consequence of having tosp prroevaiddetzbeoeuxn: ties, arms, and equipment. But i f f syeoruvitude, the whole pens° over five years, the period will amount to about I ,200,000/.,n 250,0001. per year; buti oortahlomosfitrastt thyeearratethot!' amou nt to about 400,0001. expense will necessarily look upon this as a national —(Hear, hear.) Wherefore consider great altera force, and we made t i es , laws in reference to it Lions should be E!_ear, hear.) Wo propose that equipdmisetrnitcst, shoulda also o fu o r f n the as they now stand. — (U the arms and the expense ofpurse.—(Hear,h bounties, should be borne by the public se that each Fro and that, in the neglect of so doing, it hear.)We alms furnish that amount of expenditure shoul d reason its proper quotbal; ~ which such quota, if . provided, would require.—(Hear, Such, then, in a short compass, is the Bill hear.) which we will now submit for the approval and adoption of the House. The reasons for its adoption, as also the with one exception, I think o bj e ctions to it, n I have ex• plained in the course of my observations. But there is one objection which I think I ought to explain. The objection is, that in so large a force of volunteers you must necessarily interfere with the recruiting of the army. We have consulted military authorities on the point, and we are informed that the objection will not hold, as regards the ages and height of the men. With reference to the ages of the men, the House is aware that a recruit must not be more than 24 years of age, and of the height of 5 feet 6 inches. Wo propose that the height for the militia shall be 5 feet 2 inches. We propose that the ages of the volunteers may range from 18 to 35 years; so that there, consequently, can be no interference as regards age. With reference to height, the House is probably aware that the height for the British army is 5 feet 6 inches; for the Russian, 5 feet 4 inches, and for the French, 5 feet 1 inch.— (Laughter.) Gentlemen may smile at this, but although lam speaking in an E n g lish House of Commons, it ought never to be forgotten that a nobler or more gallant soldiery never existed in the world than the French.— (Cheers.) If they can fight battles, and they have fought gallantly throughout the length and breadth of Europe, surely our men at 6 feet 2—(Great laughter)—surely our men at 5 feet 2 must be equal to the work.—(Elear, hear.) Sir, lam quite aware that this is a subject upon which I am so little competent, and which involves so many difficulties, that I may not have expressed myself as clearly as I could have wished to the House. Lord J, RUSSELL —What is the length service? Mr. WALPOLE—Five years. Sir, I have endea voured to give a plain and simple statement of the real facts of the case as I believe them to exist with reference to the state of our national defences. I think I have shown the absolute necessity there is for some improve ment of these defences. If you believe that you ought to rosette yourselvel sgaiust eon casualties which pa- tions as well as individuals are equally subject to, and so to diminish at least, if not to prevent, the chances of danger, by providing against it in time of peace, I have offered to you reasons political and financial why we be lieve these defences cannot be improved by increasing our naval and military establishments, and having done tbat, I know not what course you have to choose except this constitutional and rational course, which has already done good service, I mean by the enrolment of the militia, relieving the people of this country of almost all the inconveniences attending it, and securing all the ad vantages they have hitherto derived.—(Hear, hear.) It you accept this measure, I trust you will assist us with your counsel and support in accomplishing an object which all of us have in view, of preserving to this coun try a permanent and effective defence , c ombinin g with that 'ho anxious desire to put the people to as little constraint—to subject the people to as little c ah o sa ti bs s mi t r su a l I . nt degree n ti a hnad w tu e taft p sr o yi wa s : lou r b oa lerrycee reject aep a ch n ,tlt , ei ot t a hno n i ,sd.d_o measure iesioatehsautro;e their hineftareoror.rmf)de ordinary nr i uy n yt I 1711 .t ust a s n a n y false, mistaken notions of parsimonious economy, or from what I should consider a vain supposition of your be in g ever able to provide against danger just at the moment when it bursts upon you—or if you should trust in an overweening confidence in the assumed impregnability of your insular position, permit me to warn you that you may be deceived, and in that case we shall have tho me l anc holy satisfaction of knowing that, as a Govern ment, we have endeavoured to du our duty; and I must add, that the whole responsibility of leaving our shores in a defenceless state must rest e ith you, and not with us.—(gear, hear.) But lam persuaded that you will not say—that the people of this great country will not say—that you are to give up a measure with so many advantages and so few inconveniences; but rather, I think, that they will tell you, " we will not sacrifice for a paltry saving the permanent security of our hearths and homes- - we will not grudge a small annual sum when we know that possibly if we do not pay it we may have to pay a heavier and a far more disgracefu l im p ost levied u p on us b y a foreigh power"—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") rgo; ':,...-;!.; 4 we will steadfastly maintain to the utmost of our power • ':mot=; the dignity and independence of this country, with which . e‘i'a': our liberties are awv i n eel s i e t p urs a a r nt a us b mo ly iutrt u ep n do i t at e ot d e u'riityWtoe of a r r ew e she b ri o cv u he n t d yhoa t n o t ... ,,, 1 : 44.0* i:t i.,, ancestorsofrueredoei they o a u r r t.e n r ati ano e u na ; aud, character, id ~, ,1! national l and know- , -i s sues holding fallin trust well our resources, r w e h so o u r c e o e m e , e our present blessings, and our future hopes, I may add, our very existence, depend on the meas ures w hich tho wisa,,re and foresight of Parliament ma vide for our nation al defence —knowing that, I isZM; you will give, at least, a patient consideratioa to the measure I now have the honour to submit.—(Cheers.) Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Gentleman need not be under any apprehension that his statement was not intelligible; but ho confessed that he could not agree with him in the arguments he had brought for ward in support of the measure. The only arguments a., he had used were based upon a fallacy—upon the . irts apprehension of an i ma g inar y dan g er. was it be- ' - t'ff cause Russia maintained an army of 600,000 men, and France au army of 400,000, that this country was to increase her military force to so great an extent? There was no ground for the increase, and no satisfactory reason had been assigned. If they were to have an army of 180,000 men in England, what became of the Speech from the Throne, in which it was stated that we were in amity and peace with all foreign powers ? The Right Hon. Gentleman appeared to have lost sight altogether of the 250,000 men they had in India. No specific or t hreatened attack by any power had been mentioned by the Right Hon. Gentleman. They were at present upon the most friendly relations with France, Belgium, and all other foreign powers. They had already voted 101,900 men for the regular military establishment of the country; they had voted 15,500 artillery, and 39,000 men for the navy, with a reserve of 5,000 more, making, in all, a force of 162,0 00 men; and yet out of that force the Right Hon. Gentleman told them that they could not muster above 25,000 mat for the defence of the country. It was stated that they had 45,000 men absent in the colonies, but why not bring them home from the co lonies if there was any danger ? In Canada they had 9,000 or 10,000 troops. Why keep them there when they bad 77 , , , 6.1 been told that Canada was able to manage her '' .. . t.0. i own affairs? Nut less than 14,000,0001. sterling manage been *eau sa d he !e r s voted for the army, the navy , a nd the ordnance, -,,,.:., did not think the French nav al and military establish- ,J, ments amounted to so much. Out of all their l arge • , ' naval force they had, it would appear, only nine listeam ne-of- battle ships, fifteen large frig ates, one sloop, nine frigates, and eight smaller steamers. Ho was surprisewerde to hear that statement, when be found that there no less than 235 sail in commission. Would t she House believe that on the coast o f Africa, on both des, they had at the present time 35 sail, that in f the ere Medwasitera nean they had 31 sail of men- o f- w ar? Ith any danger why not have these vessels on our own coasts. They had 6,000 coast-guard men, who would be found efficient as sailors. In the East Indies they the 25 sail, on the North American station 26, and at the Cape of_ Good Hope and the coast of Africa 37 sail. H e would remind the House and the Right Hoe. Gentlema n, they bad enrolled the pensioners and the dockyard bat talions' at a cost of 30,0001. per atleurn. Taking all that these different bodies he could find 25,000 men, with out touching the regular troops. The Marines had also been recently increased in order to set free the regulars for other duty. Again, he was told that they had as many police in the metropolis drilled, as would, if armed, drive all the regulars out be of London, and why should not those men regularly armed and drilled? Then there was the Irish police force, which was a lread y armed, an d w hich was better than any regular militia. If all these were put together it would ma ke a force of 232,000 men: They had the industry o f that country already nos! s addled with a charge of 65 to 67 m illions p er annual, and they were about to add another half million to it. That_ heavy charge might be borne when prices were high and profits large, hut now prices were low and profits had come down, and it was under such circumstances that it_ pe ople o! was proposed to increase the weight upon the that country. Was that wise after forty years of peace? The Hon. Member stated the case of a Mr. Lovell, who in 1831 had been drawn for the militia, and had pressed fam il y to for exemption on the g round that having a h s upport, and having been out ofe h wo rk for some time, o had now got work, by which earned some three and or four shillings a day, a nd that it would be very unjust to force him to leave his family destitute to The go on the militia service at ls. a day. his was no ground c2f—(Hear, ) _ mag i s trate said, however, that t. exemption; the man refused to serve —he was cerntnittfd, still he refused; his goods were seized andpas up or sale; no one would buy ; for two month ale was attempted in vain; they were sent to a broker, and be never saw them again; he became from that hour a Chartist, and bad since continued so; and the matter caused such excitement that the Government were obliged to ahandon the measure.—(Hear, hear.) Such cases would infallibly occur under the proposed measure, and with a similar result.—(Hear, hear.) Let the Government make a proper use of the forces they had, including the coast guard, with its 8,000 men and 35 cruisers—such forces would be of far greater effi ciency than ten times the number this o f raw easure. recruits. There really was no necessity for m The panics that had prevailed bad been got up, not by u old e women, but halapay officers, who haunted the c 1. 0 1) about town, and were always looking out fore:i3Piorye silent and running about circulating rumours and rest to letters to the papers, in the hope of bringotongequge2, of their mill.—(A laugh.) This was hthee a rveesewerevrilecenothtaonn just e u i s n t promoting so ma=ny seven who had e mploy meat; and they were . actually now many more upon the —Ulcer.) It was absurd to after the war, 40 years ago. of excite any alarm about the elevation w Napoleen to the °flicersnotnh•a•etffetctsi Presidency. What had we do with that? It was Lai 'tile that any armament could be prepared in France possible for the invasion of this country without our having full notice of it. And in such an emergency the mil itia would be useless, at all events with its present staff, which had been kept up for all these years at an expense of millions, and would be in time of service ' of not only no use but a positive nuisance, and would be a t once replaced by effective officers from the regular forces. When the Marquis of Lansdowne wasthe Home-office at .. . several experienced officers bad reported that the militia staff were useless, and that the volunteer corps ought to be at once got rid of and the militia as soon as possible. By re-establishing such a system the Government were about to light a flame in England which would not easily be extinguished. It would never b e endured that such a system should be put in operation concurrently with the levy of about 15,000,0001. for this very obje ct f our na -0 tional defences—(ll ear, hear)—and while our navy was scattered all over the earth employed for purposes often neither national nor necessary; and our troops sent to distant colonies were they were not vvanted.—alear, hear.) The people never would stand it! The coun try was in a very different position now from that in which it bad been when the militia were originally es tablished. The militia could not possibly be now a na tional force. The character of the population had been wholly changed.—(Hear, hear.) They bad become a manufacturing and commercial country, and every. men was applied by the div h ision of labour suited, to that sp the miecies of employment for which o was - litia system would disturb and disarrange all existing sources of .employment—(Hear) —and wculd certainly entail an enormous amount of demoraliaation when th e . force 'swas embodied.—(llear.) The result would be that the riff-raff and refuse of sociey would first _be re ceived, and then the virtuous and rtespectable d an bal m lo o te r d e youthful , portions of our population would be . d from to make up the deficiency, and would be combined with Would such a with such associates. — ( Hear, hear., system be endured —the only alternative being the which many who would be bal paying for substitutes, w Toted for could not afford; for these were times rib©n Hear every man's income was reduced—(, hear) —and he c i rcum st a nce the embark in g believed that unde r such in such a system would never be sanctioned by the country.—(hear') Sir DE LACY EVANS said be had given notice, as an amendment, of a resolution with reference to the provisions of the Militia Bill, that, though an immediate amendment and consolidation of the existing militia laws be indispensable, in order to soy resorting to the of a force of that description in case of nece3sitY, any sudden or unforeseen hostile attempt against her, Majeety's dominions will be most economically iteein efficiently provided fur, and with least interruptkor to the industrial pursuits of the people, by regu l t , troops and volunteers. He bad been informed• how . e i r v t e he by the Speaker, that be could not move it nnti ere by reading. He should, therefore, confine his say servations to the Goren:inept measure. Ile must .t that the Right Hon. Gentleman who bad proposead 1. (Mr. Secretary Walpole) needed not to make anY P° .. logy for himself on account of the novelty of his able an tion, for certainly his speech had been most 01 s', 4 , Rips clear.—(Hear.) He conceived, however, that the ~ ...,,,a Licttl. Grentlemo 'lt'd filliwi iut9 Owls !OW urea E BOOKSiLLING TRADE A controversy, in which the public interests are very closely concerned, has just now, after some years' duration, assumed a critical appearance. One of the most quiet and respectable of our national trades is seriously disturbed by commotions within its own body, and it is by no means clear to what result these differences may ultimately tend. The booksellers of the kingdom are at strife among themselves; • . they are united in combinations and disunited by accessions, while oppression and hardship are respectively practised and endured by those who can exert power and those who are compelled to respect it. To make these proceedings intelli gible to the general reader will require a little preliminary exposition. The bookselling trade has a character peculiarly its own. It is composed of two classes, which may be termed those of manufacturers and retailers. The manufacturers are the publishers—that is to say, those tradesmen whose business consists in printing and producing the com positions of authors in the form of books. These books are subsequently distributed to the public through the agency of retailers, or booksellers proper, who obtain them from the publishers and sell them to their cus tomers at a profit. A book is a commodity which, for very obvious reasons, always comes into the market with a fixed and definite price, and unless, therefore, the bookseller could secure an advance upon this price in his own sales, which is a very improbable supposition, it is plain that he must either go without profit or get some reduction of the original price in his particular favour. The latter system is that in use. A book has two prices—the publication price and the trade price ; the former being that at which the public are expected to purchase it, and the latter that at which the re tail salesman is permitted to procure it ; his own profits, of course, being made out of the difference between the two. It is ul on the disposal of this difference that the controversy in question has arisen. Nominally, the trade price is constituted by a deduc tion of one-fourth, or twenty-five per cent., from the pub lication, price ; but, practically, even this considerable dif ference is so increased by customary allowances of reckon• log, that the actual deduction amounts to not less than one third. In other words, if a book is published at the price of 15s. a copy to the general purchaser, a bookseller can procure it for the purposes of retail trade at the price of 103., so that there remains ss. to cover his expenses and re- turn him a profit on the transaction. Now, ft would slat's , rally be concluded that the publishers having disposed o their commodities to the retail dealers at a price regulated by known considerations, would have no further concern in the matter. It must be understood that this trade price re presents the bond fide cost of the whole book. It includes the expenses of printing, binding, a n d so forth, together with the remuneration of the writer, and when this price has been paid by the retail dealer to the publishing house, both pub lisher 4nd writer ought to have received their fair dues as assessed by themselves. The publishers, however, refuse to terminate their interest in a book with its sale to the retail dealer. They follow the retail dealer into his own shop, and insist on dictating the disposal of the profits they leave him. It is obvious that if a retailer has procured a book for 10s. which is presumptively saleable at 155., he has a very considerable margin to ope rate upon. He may either demand the full value of 15s. and pocket his 30 per cent. gain, or he may reduce the gain upon each book with a view of obtaining either a larger sale or quicker returns. lie may sell his book for Hs., 125., 135., or any sum, in short, between 10s. and 155., according to the temper of his customers or the accidental character of his business. Nothing could seem more natural or proper than that these arrangements should be left, as in all other trades, to the judgment of the retailers themselves. But here the publishers step in and say, "You shall not enjoy any such freedom. You shall not dispense with any portion of your personal profits except to such an extent as we prescribe. To attract a cash customer you may take off Is. 6d. from your 155., but no more. • The.rest you must put in your own pocket, or you shall get no more publications of ours." Such is the language held by the publishers, and their conditions are enforced by an organized system of coercion. An association has been constituted to which all booksellers within 12 miles of the General Post-office are invited to be - long. The members of this body sign a declaration to the effect that they will not sell books to any general customer, even for cash payment, at a greater discount than 10 per cent., or, in other words, at a less profit than 23 per cent. to themselves. In return for this pledge of fraternity they re ceive a ticket, and to none but the holders of this ticket will the publishers supply any books except at the full publication price ; so that any refractory retailer can,be absolutely deprived at a single blow of all such portion of his business as consisted in the sale of new books Any bookseller willing to content himself with smaller profits than those dictatorially assigned to him is described as an "under seller," and is forthwith deprived of his trade ticket by the Executive Council of the Association, and placarded through out London as a man with whom, under pain of similar penalties, all trade dealings are interdicted. Against this imperious proscription many booksellers have rebelled, and have applied, in their straits, to the authors themselves for the works which the publishers refused to supply, till at length the system has been found insupportable, and an ap peal is made to the public. It will, no doubt, be alleged by the advocates of the existing practice that it commands the assent of the vast majority of the trade, as testified by their subscription to the rules. This, however, can be no valid evidence, for, in the face of such absolute powers as we have described, it is plain that the number of those venturing to dissent would be ex ceedingly few. Conditions may be obviously dictated to booksellers without much resistance by those who can debar them from obtaining any books to sell. We have attentively perused a circular, bearing date last month, in which the regulations of the Amalgamated Publishers are directly defended, but we cannot discover any valid reason for this anomalous interference with the free course of com petition and the natural operations of trade. On the other hand, as the great publishing houses are generally retailers themselves, and as they thus take profit in a double capacity, they would seem to have an obvious in terest in exerting their powers as publishers to enhance their remuneration as booksellers. We hardly see how the difference between the actual cost of a book's production and its price to the general purchaser can represent any thing but the cost of the agency by which the books are distributed ; and if this agency can be performed, as is plain, upon terms more reasonable than those assumed, it is diffi cult to imagine why the public should be excluded from the benefit of the condition. If the author and publisher of a book ate both remunerated by a price of 103. a copy, and agents can be found in abundance to undertake its distribu tion for 2s. more, why should these agents be compelled to demand and the public to pay a sum of 13s. 6d. instead of 12s. ? These considerations, on appeal to us duly made, we have felt bound to submit to the verdict of opinion. If anything can be said for the system which is not apparent on its surface, the readers of the Times will doubtless hear of it; but in the meantime we must express our belief that the remonstrant booksellers have shown a very good case. — Times. The commercial adrices from the continent con• tinue wholly devoid of interest, except so far as they relate to the speculative proceedings of the French Government. The conversion of the Five per Cents. will be settled during the present veek, Saturday being the last day for expressing dissent. Of course, up to the latest moment it will be im possible to form an estimate of its probable success, from the absence of claims for reimbursement, since few would be likely to throw away the chance of what each day 'nay ear bring forth by prematurely exercising their option. From the present state of the market the result would app doubtful, but any operations that may be contemplated for the purpose of influencing prices would naturally be delayeted d, so as to tell at the critical period, while, if the ant.icipa declaration of the Empire is to take place to-morrow, it might also be made to appear as a consequence of that event. From the decrees published this morning, howa Yer ' o ne step, which must infl uenc e the market appears already to have been adopted, in the announcement the tha imt a is t I sum equal to about 400,000 /. , out o f the proceeds of. .t -ber from the confiscated estates of the Orleans family, nour o be invested in Rentes as a subsidy for the Legion uf flo. Among the new railway arrangements itns is menti9ne d n and t nd permission has been given to th e Lyo and Avign9 co mbine for t h e Avignon and Marseilles Companies to t h e co nstruction of a line to Alontpelier, which will complete the link to Cette. It is also stated that the two companies which were competing for the Bordeaux , h d an amalgamation. Cette concession have agr eed u p on Whether the original promoters are to la9t blit recelve justice by a reilll4 a 9194 c3,uti9a-ra99e74 14