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SUN, tion in the principle, and that Minister was bound to assign his reasons for making. such alteration. He (Sir • J. a:Ng) need not point out hew cotnpiete se protectien these Things were against any improvidence, any hee l s, , • or any impropriety on the part . f the iaisrd cf Diree e tors, of which this was the practice, aeaq from the pre ' schtilnclgaaidolthethgereastechroedt; O c f lll itie l d n ; C ee v e — te ' r it e k w u h 4 se rs h o c 4i 6 in i' g e . j Tae subject of patronage had been edvertA to ; els e it I was, perhaps, a delicate subject fOr him to touch on; but he had heard what had bean stated on the subject, and certain returns had been made, of which he should re capitulate one or two items to the House. There were 2,900 apPeinimenis, for instance, in the gift of the di rectors. Out of this number 1 100 were given among .' the servants of the company; 1.,700 were given to the sons of the nobility, the gentry, end professional:men; and of the rest a large number were conferred on the sons of naval and military offic:Ts in the service of the Queen; but the Rifest u 1 ell, he was happy to sty, were given among the sins of the -clergy. These returns he should - lay b,fore the. ,Committee, and it would be for them to say wbaeher or not the patronage of the E.l.st India Company was properly distributed. The Hon. Member for Taunton had alluded to certain abuses which existed in respect of promising pYreeege when Directors canvassed for votes. Abuses would, no doubt, exist, and such, if they exists d, were aelis grace to tom who asked the vote, as well as him who gave it. Bat he (Sir J. Hogg) caulk' most se lemnly declare that in the course of his own canvass even a hope of the kind had never been suggested to him, except in the case of one individual, and that was only distantly done, whose support he censeqaently'de ' elined. The lion. Member for M introse had said that the Court of Direotors - was not attended regularly. By law there was an attendance . required once a week. Many of the direCtors were not, young men—some of them had other most important avocations—ell of them were glad to get a little relaxation. But what was the fact as regarded their attendance? The average at tendance of the 24 exceeded 20, and there was no day in which there were not from four to ten directors in the India House.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Taunton had told the House that the judicial business of Indit was principally dispbsed of by native agents. From returns of the whole of India, taking the cases of original jurisdiction, as contradistingnished from the ap peal cases, there were, in the year 1849, the number of 258,574 suits decided, of which 256,151, or 99. per cent., were disposed of by native judicial officers, the remain ing 2,423, or 1 per cent. of the whole, having been dis posed of by European ju icial officers. Then again, in . cases of appellate and original jurisdiction—the Sadder- . mance and others were appeal courts—in the same year, out of 340,918 suits, original and appellate, altogether disposed of, 319 554, or 93 per . cent., were disposed of by natives; while 21 364, orb and a frac tion per c , ne, were disposed of by European judges. If any further proof were needed, it would be found in the statement of his Right Hon.. Friend (11r. He/Ties), that, while the appeals from the north-western proviects amounted to 15 eer cent., she reversals amounted only to 4 per cent. The lion. Member for Taunton had said it was desirable to have in the direction of he India Com pany gentlemen of character, and station, and infleenee, connected with India, and he (Sir James Hogg) egreed with him in principle. But his own experience of that Court had convinced him that it was eminently for the public good that among the directors there shoal he some unconnected with India. If they were all con= ne. , ted with the several services of mi litary, and civil—their individual feelings might in the aggregate amount to a prejudice , la clt"liutle regarding the Church in this country the sole investi gat i on was no t left to the clergy; net in the case of the law was the in quiry left entirely to lawyers; but on all Committees that were appointed there were generally some men not con nect-d with the snbjectin a professional point of view, and w ho ie.!), represeeted she strong good sense rf the cem triunity. This was his opittioe as regarded the Board or Directors; ant he was bound to trey that anne.g it e most useful men that had ever belerged to th at b “iy— t.etteibia' and ever others seen w l h7 ia. he In the might t h e l ate Sir F. Baring, for instance, :3;r linen I glish, (Miarin.etsnaonteoute o eit,Mfr them period of the lest charter—pri et to 1834—there were 26 vacancies in the Board of Directors, of which 10 were filled by men who were not connected with India. Since 1834, however, there was only one vacancy so filled, and that was by a Member of that Rause, one of the most useful men that could be fixed on. The Court of Di rectors, he would say in conclusion, had no object in view, no wish whatever, except that Parliament should arrive at that conclusion which should teed most to the ter-bare of India, and conduce to the prosperity of the people of India —(gear.) Sir R. H MGM"; acknowledged his obligations to his Hon. Friend, but an the same time begged to suggest an error in one of his statements. lie could assure his H on , Friend that the services of his (Sir R. Inglis's) late tether, to whom •he had referred, were facilitated and enhanced by the fact of a residence in ladie Since the time of. Buike, Indian affairs bad been a dinner bell, and they were so still. Yet thOngh this was a question that involved the interests of 110,000,000 of men, perhaps of 150,000,000, there had. seared) been " a House" at various periods of the discussion. With the view to the spiritual as well as the temporal in terest of that great empire, he (Sir Be H. Inglis) hoped, therefore, that those to whom the inquiry was to be delegated would enter into it with a feeling of the deep responsibility that rested on them; and that the conduct of the iuquiry itself would be guided by a right spirit as regarded religion. There i had been, as his Right Honourable Friend truly stated, a gradual increase in the means of spiritual in struction since 1793, and he (stir R. H. Inglis) believed that it had been found that in proportion to the increase of instruction so Wes the increase of the fidelity of the people of India to British rule. And when he saw how imperfect that instruction stall was, he trusted that the committee would especially turn their attention to pro vide for it. He considered that one bishop was not suffi cient to manage the spiritual affairs of so vast an em pire. With respect to the civil service, the effiliency of the officials was beyond all praise. Mr. Canning'marle three selections—Sir J. Munro, Mr. Elphinstone, and Sir John Malcolm—and Mr. Canning declared that no one could be- found who was better' quelifiA to conduct the affairs of India than each of those three gentlemen. H e quite agreed with the Hon. Gent:Mao (Sir J.. Heg e ) that it was not necessary to be connected with India to manage Indian affairs well. It was aivisable to have Eaglish feeling, es well as ludtan teelicg, in the direction; and , therefore it was not proper to have only those men selected who were enn necied with India. He sh.uld, th.refore, not be dis posed to make any material alteration in the existing system. Tae stireetnent of the Hon. Gentlema n (Sir J. 'Lige) was enough to show there was no corruption in the made of exercising the patronage. He trustel no alterafiou would be made in the coostitution of the Court of Directors, or of the patronage; and when he . recol lected the only' independent act—the recall of a Grover nor-Gen,rul—bad been signed by one Governor of Bengal, two other members of the council, and other men who were experienced in the affairs of India -when be saw that such an act was sustained by pe , sons eompe tent to form an opieion upon if —he sihosuld be very sorry it) . see toe power, as it at pres-et existed taltea aetty. lie thought the proposed Unronhsioi, of Inquiry would be inconsistent with the decision which Parliament was soon to give on the renewal of the charter, and he there fore hoped the Hon. Member would not put the House t t the trouble of d•vidine on his amendtnent. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said: Sir, there has been so much argument already bestowed upon this :tubjeer., that I certainly de not feel it necessary to off,r in ire than' a very few rear-2 Am. I rise. ind , ed, principally to state what in my own mind appears to me the view with which the committee was appointed. I wish to tike this opportunity of staging in) opinion up ,n the matter, because from, seine expressions it ns,ght be supposed that the committee about to be appointed was one to de cide the future government of India —(Hear, hear.) Teat was not the meaning of the Honourable Gentle man. It must be the intention of her Mak sty's Govern ment that they she I retain in their own hands the power of making, when the fitting time arrives, such proposi tioes as they may think wise and politic, and that Parliament retains , in their own hands the power of deciding upon those propositions.—(kleae, hear.) I wish therefore to say that I think the appointment of the committee extremely useful and desirable, and that if I were in the Government I should concur in its appointment. The committee will be useful in the way of collecting iofirmation and making suggestions; and this is the view in which. it was appointed, more than as a Committee eatitled in any way to decide upon the vast question of the future government of India. I say this the more readily, because in my own mind there is not much doubt as to the general nature of the future 'go vernment of India. I am satisfied with the experience which we have had, since 1833, of the operation of the Ant which is now to be inquired into. I will not enter into the question of the way in which we have obtained the government of India. The Hon. Baronet Says that Divine Providence has named us to be the rulers of that great empire. Be that as it may, we find ourselves in this generation with a vast responsibility imposed upon us of giving a government to India. In so doing our chiefest, our greatest care must be to provide for the welfare of the millions committed to our sway. That being our first olio's, it is obvious that there are some advantages which we cen give theca which they had either not at all, or in a, very in- dified proportion. In the first place, .our .great power ought to enable us to guard them against the ravages of civil broils and petty wars, which is the secret of much of the misery under _which the people heretofore groaned. We ought to be able, with our knowledge of the true principles of jus tice, to give them impartial justice. We ought- to afford them the ability which the great abundance in this count penn ly of ability for political administration vide pervert. that.l.Q the next place, we ought to pro ction, and the i ts the,. most essential of all—for the edu in regard to practical of the people of India, both administration oe,.tteal measures of government an the tion tho se raletai, of practical and _likewise for their educa tion believe morality which ought to govern nations. Coulp. :e t _in all these respects, , if we have not fully and great degree, under the preseinjlY. c still we , hav e i n a states rawa y t h e people of India.. u,,,, e a r t o r pert'erened our duty to b een ihoso wars between petty which end in the there have riot aggrandizement of one of those (nein of the as been introduced an at a ll c velits, end in the drgradation and n t l q f wh'etto le Uoder'our sway there h pop • more administration of justice impartial, and, I believe, mo re pure than has heretofore been known to t he sway o ur en • f in, opie of that country. gaie abilities have go ne to India tree tois country, whether t occupying the supreme c lainsand as. Govtruiitaak.„„rai, u s , kepuiaston e . or whether in more bern'Jle .eapacit , i . e?, such as alvse filled by-SirUnder Thomas Munro introduce 4 those yaw:anis our sway there has been latt -1 Y of instruction mud . p r actical teachina,_..of thp nf. ,goveruniekt. which elevate -043 Peolik and 4ellt win c h : et the pioaehf rise has &rived great advantages, themselves stated, for the express purpose of laying 1 agricultural improvement. In the north-west of Indie, their gri evances b e f o r e Petli awe it. But observe, these where Mr Bird'e settlement was estatilahed in 1842 !gentlemen did not ask that a Royal Citnthissian should the system had work} d so well and had proved so bete , - ne sent out—so far from that, they said they were per- ficiet t o tee country, that the B luah iy Governm,,nt; i , leetly williog and atde to lay their grievances before this ' Wer e na a i t a ro ducitig it into (heir own pteadence,— Rouse, and in order Chit the 'Luse might se e the mod e . (las ne , h ear .) The Hon- M" ,o 'wr far Youghal had e ls e An which they proposed to cile so, he would read a s h or t ; laid grea t stress uti m the eject Poverty and di e t r ee e Extract from the programme they had i ssu ed, setti ng l o f the n atives of 'Ala under British ruts; but ho forth the grounds upon which they i n te n d e d going t o I (M r . Hardinge) must say, from what he had observed Parliament. They styled themselves the British Indian in that country, that be thought the Hon. Member's Association; and they stated that the society should stateraeuts somewhat exeggeratod. Ho had been i n „ ven d parts of India, end h a d trave ll e d i n C as h mere be formed for a period of not les s th an th ree y e ars ; that its great aim and object should he to promote an d other countries under native rul e , an d, i n hi s opi the improv e ment and efficiency of the British Indian nion the natives of those countries exhibited a strong Government by every legitimate means in its contrast as compared with the natives of those who en- Power, and thereby to advance the common interests joyed British rule. Much misconception had arisen, Of Groat Brit a i n and India, and ameliorate the condition and many statements had been made, its regarded our of the native iehabitsints of the litter country; and th a t system of tax short in ledia particularly with reference to the salt ta x — or, as the lien. Member had termed it, as sib object of prim a ry impertence the •asseciati in should make such urgent reprtaentetiens t o the Imperial the salt neon o p ily. But the salt tax was not a monopoly Parliament of Great Britain in the ensuing discussions of in the smile in which the Hon. Member had presented it the East Indi a Ch arter as m i g h t b e calculated to remove to the House, for within a period of five years the Go defects i n the l aws an d civ il e d m i ii i s iretiort, and promote vermeil: hud red uc ed t h e tax 15 per cent, and this mea the general welfare of British India. That showed, sure had led to en eneuel increase in the consumption to then, that these genii men had as .„„ c i aie l t o bring their the exceitt of 18,0110 tons; whtl.t the price of salt had grievances before Parliament, and that they would avail been so much reduced to the consumer by the large ins themselves of the o portunity which would be nreseeted pertatiens, net *Daly from Che.hire, bat from Bombay , p trith em f or d o i ng so by these discussion , on t he E cat ledia Madras, aid the Ceylon coast, tie fully to answer the ex Charter. Th e re was, however, t stronger proof still that , st pectati me of the promoters of the reduction of the duty. these gentlemen did net wish a R tyal Commikisien ehould —(Hear.) It had been suggested elsewhere that an ad besent to I nd i a; for i t so happened chat they had addressed dition ot repel troops should be made to the present fs' Petition to the • Executive Government of India, and forces in India. That was a subject which would re in th e pet i t i on t h e y a ctually stated that they did not quire the most grave and mature consideration ; hut of wain ruck a Commission to be sent out. That petition one thing he Was addressed to the Deputy- Governor of Bengal; and • • • pact to the eels feelings and • prejudices of the sepoy, was certain that as long as they paid re itetated distinctly that " , it was necessary to call such a an d to hi s id eas o f caste , the y may rely upon his fidelity, Machin e ry into existence. - It was clear, therefore, they and upon ehe zeal and services of the native army. He did - n o t seem to think that their grievances required any hoped the House would nor senction any radical changes lush C omm i s sion as this to be sent out. As he (Mr. in the management of Indian affairs, unlcsa such changes Bane) b a d before observed, he had no doubt that the were imperatively called for. land-t a x would be one of the g reat gr i evances, and the Mr. HUME was glad that ho had given way to the Ron. Gentleman also talked of the salt duties and the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, on account of opium monopoly—in short, of all the standing grievances the practical knowledge he had shown on the subject. of India; but however much these hates Might be cons- With respect to the proposed inquiry, he wished to ex plained of, he very much doubted if the Hon. Gentleman, press his satisfaction at it. At the same time he must or any of the learn e d nat i ves who were included in the urge on the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had pro- Mew association, would be able to devise a scheme of posed the amendment to withdraw it, as it was utterly taxation in India by which nearly 5,000,000 of revenue impracticable. The 100 millions of which the popula olti be raised there annually in a manner less obnoxi- tion of India was composed consisted of tribes and races ous or injurious to the great body of the people than of Such diversity that, if they sent out a Commission to the system which was now in force in that country.— India, they aheuld send a Commission to every distinct (Rear.) In discussing the question it was necessary tribe, and where could they find persons to - Conduct such that the House should bear in mind and clearly un- a multi , arious inquiry. They should have recourse to derstand what was the o b ject and the intention of the the servants of,the East India Company, than whom no Governmentt in proposin g t h e appo i ntment o f t hi s C OM . p ersons were more capa bl e o f per f orming t h e d ut i es d e • bit tee. The Rouse was aware, as his Right Hon. volved upon them; the best proof of which was, that no able (Mr. Herri es ) h a d a l rea d y state d i n hi s very e mergenc y h a d ever occurre d w i t h out men b e i ng found speech, that the present form of our Indian govern- who were capable of meeting it. They would bamuch bent was established by the Act of 1833. Previous to better able to get at truth by an inquiry conducted at the passing of that Act a Committee was appointed to home, where they could have the services of some of the investigate every branch and department of the Indian ablest men connected with India. With respect to the edra. iiiistration. That C omm itt e e was composed, he exemptions to which the H on . an d Le arne d G ent l eman believed, of sevent y Members, and in order to faci- had referred, as having Leen made by Go ve r nmen t. h e re litate . their inquiri• s, they were sub-divided i n t o collected more absurd regulations being made in this *ix Committees, each Sub-Committee undertaking to in- country than had ever been made with respect to the ins hestigate one of the six branches ref the administration porratton of salt in India. The real thing to be con -1 which the business of the India House and the Board eidered was the principle upon which the inquiry was sof Cont ro l was elessified and arranged. Each of these to b e conducte d . H e was pleased to find the Govern. ü b - Committees made a report, and the whole of the ment had not determined on making any chang e which t hnarts were compri se d i n no t l ess th an e i g h t l arge bl ue would h i ve the effect o f remov i ng the C ourt of Direc -4.0°4 He , mentioeed this merely that the House m i g ht tors from the management of I n d ian a ff a i rs . N o po li cy 7." in mind that, previous to the Act of 1833, the so - could be more fatal than such a rem ova l o f th e superin nistration of the affairs of India underwent a full, tendence of the Court of Directors. With respect to the uThplete, and searching investigation. It must be alleged poverty of India it was only comparative. There ,tef3u..vi..ous, therefore, that. the Government had no in- was poverty in Eeglaud and Ireland as well as in India; . Luton, nor indeed was it neces s ary, that such an but the cysts on the Company's lands were more com ilanquitY should take place now. They were already tortable than those in any of the native principalities.- A t i; yossession ef the information which was procured by comparison between liadie and England wax nota just one. b,t..t, Committee, and which Was contained in the blue Let them rat h er ma k e a comparison between our colonies d:our to which he had referred. Theuestion which in different part: of the world and India as a c luny, and 55 s ubmitted to th a t Committ ee i n 183 . 2 was a very they would fiud that India was far superior in the coos p_st_e! an one fro m t ha t w hi c h must now b e subm i tted to t ort an d satisfaction o f h e r people than any other col Parliament for its decision. In 1832 the question was He trusted that the Government would see fit to enlarge to Lnnly wheth er •th e Government iit holm should be the powers and authority of the Court of Directors. Iu io niued in the hands of the East Intik Company, but matters of peace and war they were utterly power• i.,'," trier those exclusive privileges which the Company less. They knew nothing of the Affghun tear until it i " GO lon g enjoyed under their charter should be can- was at an end. It was begun and ended by the p res ideet of the Board of Control, without their eon tiiitlintl_ed or abolished. Tne question for decision now was hat :ch mitre simple one. 'The questheu was one which sent tit. knoeledge. He hoped, too, that the commer ittharded the principles upon which the Government of cial policy whien had been carried out in this en ",t_ wee for the future to be carried on; whether the country would be ex•euded to lade, where it was cal rittwjarts which by the Act of 1833, were entrusted Si) tee cultaed to develop the resources of the country. It there et , i " of the East India Company, an d w hi c h t h ey had was auy cenoplaint to he made against the Court of Di hi,'„c7_,ed since that period, shout() be conti nue d, an d if con- rectors, it was that ,hey had not paid sufficient attention o"e 1 , whether those - powers should be in any way cur- to the subject of punllc works, particularly roads and iled or restricted? These were the (111-stions which were railwat s; and greet improvement, too, might be made ' t o de s ubmitted to inquiry, and it was for Pnrli mmeet now by putout, taxation on a better footing. He w o uld kittcide the i m p or t an t ques tion wheth er or sot a Cone- etronstly advise the H in. and Learned Gentl e m an to 1e tieBll"id be appointed as the best mode of obt a i n - w i t hdr aw his amendment. g th., t i urorratttion—a Committee select , d from the lead- Si r J. W. H , OGG bed no wish to prolong the discus- ' r p R t Zentber s of all parties in this House, without any situ, which he concurred in thinking would be much that ll 'ar party view—in fact, with no other view than better postponed until the ,Commivee had made their possession of the result. p l , nf'henefi t i ng people interests of th e and promotive, as much as possible, inquiry, and the House was in people of India as well as of the Speaking for himself and the great Company which he " ef Ithe opinion ofthel badhCouldonly was 44 it a lso %a : B g Ind; and it AOintment 0 the present Government, that the sp. sole and anx'ous desire was that the most full and ample of e k, • • c'f such info r mation should be laid before the House and the , u ming th e r • • a Committee would be the best mode he (m r. Balt . requisite information . On that occasion country, end as regarded the result of any inquiry which ;4,11 !It would not enter into any discussion might be made, they had only one wish in common with i those istalet)ements which had been made elsewhere every man in that House, and that was that the result .of h d e th sPect to the existing administration of the affairs of the deliberations in that House might be such as to age ba s t' °r as . tend to the welare of India and the edvingement and regarded the mode in which the patron Prop er 6,,°,_Tri distributed. These were all very fit and prosperity of its countless inhabitant,. He did not feel be some _"deets for discussiob, but he thought it would disposed to follow the H ,n. and Learned Gentleman !tt th at ;eat pretnarure to enter upon such a discussion into all the subjects to which he had referred; but he nialnee t " n eut. He was of opinion, however, that Par 'he distribY W mast say he hear, listened with absolute aresz , ment (in he was sure lehr tee b/VOUlhti. find it exceedingly difficult to devise a which . ev ery gentleman conversant with Indian affiers must have shared) to the Hon. and Learned ich such a vast amount of patronage could iseti on ,. Ted; that would not be liable to abuses and ob- Gentleman as he referred to every imaginable topic and te u sea h. ." it•wer e in the hands of Government it might subject: and he (Sir J. flog;;) should not have noticed tarty ,'ur Party purposes; and it might be need fur his remarks at all if it were not for his concluding ob eli ohrttoPottes now. But if it were so, it was, at servations. No Member of that House was justified in the o , e u e r: spread over all parties in the House and making statements and charges without having full and terth., count. s pread wherea s , if it • the han ds of Go - -.out It ay. -whi c h , would be used for the benefit of the party dressed the House. What, then, were they to think of 'Ye e uaneed to b e i n p ower . The Hon. Member for the statements of the Honourable and Learned b ughal Y enterin g. 13ti„' )g into the case of Colonel Outram. He (Mr. °earner, denouncing as he did almost all the detail s /e • wo I I a n ' not follow the lion. Member into all his an-bodies in I n di„ e d at home, accusing them let i ce 1 ) I nn that su bj ect , b ecause t h e pa p er s were not indirectly of the bas es t acts , and i mput i ng to them the therefor efore the Board of Control, and he was not, basest motives? The Hon. arid Learned Gentleman lied klate,„ as °, in possessi on o f t h e facts of the case. Colonel be en a short ti me since told from the Trea su ry bench i thl ''' w a p un. ,/ n 0 d o u b t, a very distinguished and a very that the pipers reipectine, Cutotiel Ourram's ease lesil 1)f th e e ! out as he was not in possession of all the facts not yet reached this country, and yet the Hen. and So fa r zr, he stould only observe on this occasion, that, Learned Gentleman made those accusations and charges res pect had was acquainted with it, he thou g ht th e H on . without informing the Ho use on what authority he based Th era to been labouring under some grea t error i n them. He had allud e d to a c i rcular sent out bV the &her e . n many parts of the statement he had made. Bombay Government. What was the fact? There I l i e te b e :".3 another question upon which the Hon. were rumours prevalent that there were cer t eh. iriehad also rather misunderstood his Right fain indirect influences supposed to be at work ° stipp os " (Mr. Herries). The Hon. Member seemed in Bombay at the presidency which could produce Wite drtw e that his Right Hon. Friend contemplated certain results. It designing natives could only of m ew lag from the East India Directors the right induce a general 'belief of that kind, they would well ae „ le g the Governor• General of India. But, as be able to extort money from the native princes I) 0 --- ne rem obiti,..._remembered his Right Hon. Friend expressed and courts, under the impression that money could be i the r l, oe w e e asi iipou ' the subject—but deferred it to a applied at the Presidency to usetul purposes, thereby not ashes °1;:e. IIU"n one point hi• Right Hon. Friend intimating that it might find its way into the lik ely " t ieiPatin n. Member for Yougnal—namely, in hands of members of the G it/cm:neut. Such a report i to be gthathe labours of the Committee were was calculated to have a most I.jurtutis effect; but whe tshon; but he brought rhd to a close during the present sea- ther or nut, the B mbay GO7-rfIUIPUt had sent out a cir to 6l iould not not think that that was a reason why cular to its agents desiring them to probe the rumour esite ,mused appoint the Committee now, and leave to the bottom, and exp he the authors of the rumour. a• r i ia a yto be carried on and completed in a future Am orrst the men who lent a read • and wilful ear to I w ent if f • ' ••• ) g. In th e •a future Parliament should so think fit. that object was Colon-I Outrista. There were tow men the a meantime he though t he ° use that Co • the lun ette existence or non-existence of this Oteram. fle entered into trio inquiry with • his whole In & o m it ; euld not weigh one feather in the balance heart and soul, and with reference CO the case of the might deena i t he Government as to the course which they wretched widow to wheal the Hon. and Le irned Gen• hrin g i n4 th _ t their-Ants? to pursue with reference to tlemen had alluded, Colonel Outram prob:sd to the hot- PON thOs:plaresent Parliament to a close; and he could tom the infamous conduet to which she hid been sub e' conatitneti:tt'aGeatlemen who were anxious to meet jected, and thoroughly exposed it, tied Colonel of by e' thia Committee wont! an early date, that the aointment c induct- in the matter had been fully approvi-11 of by the ri ng soh The Hon, hdettliot stand in the way of their Government. With regard tat the substmeent proceed ell a hope that t 4i a r n. ;Linen concluded by express- tags, they had not yet got the papers. Toe Government pre his amendment to a do ner for Youghal would not bad directed an inquiry to be made at Baroda, and it it Sir E. COLE BROOKE had ' be in a • rd was made there in open court, aud from the notes taken terries) made by th e Right Ho n• eatisfaction the on that ticcesion the intorcn +lion must have been derived liv es with reference to the ex ease Gentleman (Mr. which the lion. and Learned Gentleman had partially / ,es of India had been intrusted wi t h e c r ie h the na- doled out to the House. If the lion. and Learned Gen ;ltelistratien; but he should have listened c t es in the ad- tlemsn were now present he should have asked him a t :, at r satiathetion had it been accompanieodit with still whether he was there as the advocate of Colonel state of the progress made in imorovin with borne Outram, and whether he had derived his informe tie! and giving greater efficiency to the .tutfordthi: condi thin from the Gill hit Offi ler. What he apprehended tf h servants in India. With regard to the a us. was the lion. and Learned G.ntletnau's taking up a E 1 , 11 , 4 1 1011. Member for Youghat, it seemed to him mthht naked statement so injurious to the Government and to ee"tdebrooke) to involve this material defect, t e it h t r individuals, when the facts and the whole case were not Hone only be carried upon the supposition that the e t before the [louse. As to the manner in which the Hon. th e Ives disposed 'tri convey a whole s ale Ce nsure on sod Learned Gentleman spoke of the. Court of Directors, t er ••rovernment of India.- (Hear.) It could not be weert,queition was too momentous—the interests involved t h i r i l 'd,inthed, .without setting up an authority in, indul i ,? / too great weight, too solemn to permit of his w ont which would be independent of the Govern- w rultiftentagein recrimination; but the result ot the inquiry to 't4 that country; and before the House came peels dtechw whether the Court of Directors had pro sh ° - stro ll • as that, he thought it the tab! urged their stewardship. The aers laid on sh ould g a resolution . 0 a r"old Sob s ,' consider well whether it might not take territory i n Ina show that the population ofd he British e kiej , ta astire for improving the machinery and ad- was double that of India With reference to the• square mile, fa Fhration fof India. As to the princes, and so f the provinces governed by native 11(4.6 n the government R. fa r from bein gi lf the " of the:Committee proposed by the President 1792, theßight R on - .g no surplus of revenue from k , ID a list of years fr, • kirentlezna u Mr• ( .genies) had read ve h it bleed of Control, he thought they would w "u' ein th er I lot ' °4 able,th f C sif they did and the period extended down tsc arge ose unc ton there was a surplus of revenue, 4 t " t a g% in •• 1., • he land revenue was re to the etffrhan , eis a .-ng - investigation with regard to t gulate - d, . k Th e moonsof the crop, but to the productive not with reference to the e administration of India. A flouse of Com- . Powers of ( At' "ommittee "could d h the duty of provinces the cultivator lute be ' the land. In many th in gan . never tsc arge roprieter. A minute en almost converted • t e p oi gestions With regard to these details, and the P of interested survey I n n I,_ et It ) Which all were as - • was . effected—the 1 , 4 1,1 10 ,,, a their attention ought to be directed rights certatned, and then of 20per cent. was all the to fir ththn ; tar they could improve the machinery of go- net rents t 18 allotted CO the eultivati ne of fc ' t Itldia, as well as improve the spirit and prietor or tenan , per cent. to the , eg "o re a l 62 per cent. to the talookriax, il e e service in that country, rememberin h t the or middle-man, and g t a Govern. At otesernumutof India ment ; and in those cases where 1 ,1 r, g am _ Cent. w as was e, e tiestr a - " 1 - I INGE expressed his satisfaction that her no middle-man 30 Per t the Giv allotted- to ileese atiet9ehrernment had determined to deal with this the tenant, and 70 per cent. o h rn d. ~ ernment. That % 11 l tia ttt in •a spirit of fair inquiry, because be had system was begun in the southern e the ivisionof the Itteh- 0 444 4 th the directors courted an inquiry, and he was rattas, and was being extended to northern districts. . he e result war were vested entirely in et "led th would rove that they had not no- All matters of peace and .. ,1114„ e Interests el the who forwarded their dia iset."-"( Rea . people committed to their her Majisty's Government, tors but to the Secret A... io n of r, b ear .) H e would willingly vote for the patches, not to the Court of Three , deputychair- . 0 7stey). if the Honourable Member fur Youghal (Mr. Committee, consisting of the chairman, Ok 4l lle ' "e 'could bring-himself ,and it was their duty to Ohms o,, hich he d to believe that the man, and senior , The whole responsthi )att 1; iih ich th• propose would really attain the wit them immediately to India. II • ' Govern hil., e t „, h , is country ought to have in view. litrested in h • • tt with her 3,l'st” y 4 htr ed - with the Honourable Gentleman who t rind not with the Court of Directors. But . the . men , d . °Me i - sPoketi (Mr. Baillie) in thinki I ttere midi-- in ma . ti le Mil o , that a geoeral administration of the country, IC Purp,,, e , B Pot out to India would hardly a cial, - financial d by law in the East n "klub -- e'ven of •the Honourable Member bins*" and fiscal, was vested Directors. - * wi - t th e 'ltself. India Comesny and way conducted by the 0 . tea m . questions of taxation and laud ten - ' - well as for th o htu tenur e re- All the papers and dispatches from Indts, as re coh • . l e - n'. Of / . sideration, as well as the legal eon- i„,,,_ , ndia and India, cam- before the Court of Directors; they had the ei:_'ne, whether the the Hou se wou ld shortly have to inception of the latter, which were framed by the execu- V; m ew a _e la w comm i ss i on was to be abolished five of the court, who thou submitted them to the corn tio7l,thai badr , a,. _ futur e d ay. The Hon. Member for naittee, which had the.charge of that department, for the tiZt t y ar he t id future stress on the hardship and ine- court ante divided into committees; and thus the dis tit,n; 114t t ,: v4 ,_ 3 a i ta n x total; but it must ho remembered patches had to undergo this first ordeal. If they were e e.° -- •einted f whi c h t h e nat i ves o f India bad approved of, well and good; it not, then the chairs were , v,h ; , n w i d iti rom time immemorial under both suononvd, and the question was settled by them. The 4 -Q, wh a hetnedan sov • thei", en fair ,_ _ use reigns . I t was a t ax , too, dispatch was atterwards laid on the table for a week, I he tea h tl y . 0 4 the, fairly o ss f ril, did not press will great and eubeequently discu•sed by the board. _ After this it opini on Vatee s • peopleOf India udia. With regard to the wait sent to the Board of Control, wh ere it was - that , he (Mr• Hard' imp) was of adopted ,or rejected Bu', nevertheless, the law pro. to i e ore **' %couh the ' - ' • - s d • this • • S_, .. Cornwallis aright Permanent settlement made by vete in is case for what the courtesy of the various 1 'OM tok its L not have . answeredall the ur D . presidents of that board had rendered 1144 ee_oeuevolent founder la - - 'it g ave a right nstrande - tn unni'cess•" ' 4641 1 '144 iverstid a: % ad- in vihwa yet hd g . ;., of rem° the - -Board . 0f.1,, glut inen*e to _ Dired 9 ri In Oa" 014 Bald 0 COO 4 made itnyielters.l THE LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, ~, but which I trust are as the smallest sum compared to what she must yet derives.—(gent.) Well, we have done this teittiout interfering Witn tho religisus feelitige of the ~. opl f ,, We have t-aken. care that those who belong to the European rice should likewi-e have spiritual instruc tion and eilligli4otment.—(ti. e r, hear.) Vie have &me much, whatever may be tee origin of Our power,. to jus• tat ours4ves in ral i t ntlihing our rule over India. If I w re to compare thy. rule with that which exists :n other E astern nations, if I were to consp ir e th at r u lewith that which exists in 'Farley, with th at w hi c h i s a d in icistered in Persia, it is impossible not to baseness in the ad ministration, corrup!ion in the effices of Government , civil war and rebellion, from which the people of India have in a great degree been. saved by the rule which we have established. And as. regards the Act of 1833, al though suggestions way be made for improvemeat is particular provisisna, I will -not say that no advantages are to be derived from certain changes, yet I believe, in its great outlines. that Aet will be. preserved in the Bill a bich her Majesty's Ministers will submit to this Nauss. There is another remark, closely connected with the other, and that is upon the construction of the government of India. Upon this subject, like wise, I contend that altho ug h such a form o f gsvern ment--ihe converting 4 .tradi ng com p an y intro the administration of an .empiro of fif t een millions, awl having that control by. a Mini ster of the S o vereign at home—is a form of government which theoretically is liable to much criticism .under adverse circumstauce 4 ; m yet I ust s iay, II spite of that, the benefit of expe rience shows us that it is a.government useful to the people of India.—(Elear, • hear.) Ily Hon. Friend, the Membsr for Montrose, speaking with the experience and with the weight which properly belongs to him, entirely approves of the mode of . government established in this country foe the affairs of India, though he says he is disposed to wish for some anaendasent with respect to the power of declaring peace or war. Now, . with re spect to that subject, I. must say, without reverting to any particular • instance, whether that discretion has been wisely used in that particular instance, I think a great subject of that kind is not to be considered entirely as an Indian question, but Must be viewed with regard to our interests in Europe; and it is far better, when a question of that kind is to be solved, that it should be solved by the advice of the Ministers of the Crown, than that the ultimate discretion should be left with the East India Company.—(Hear.) . But when I say this, I am quite . of opinion that the g en eraletidministraticn of the ufftirs of India should emanate, not as the President of the Board of Control seems to me to represent it, from the. Mioistsref the Crown, but from the directors of the East India Company—that, with regard to all matters of finance, all matters of legislation, all matters of justice, they should give their suggestions and frame their instructions, and that _only the poWer of approba tion or objheien should rest with the Minister,-(Hear, hear.) It le evident, it such is the Coe, in most iestauces the opinion of the directors will he that which the Bard A ..,0 ...ars, of Control will be glad to approve, and practically the directors will be left unburiened by thous considerations. —(Hear, hear.) With this question, too, is connected the q isetionof . patronage; and we c.unot but perceive that a problem bas to be solved which affects not merely the. gevernment of India, but the constitution of this country.—(Hear, hear.) I quite agree with the Hon. Member for the University of Ox ford, who spoke last, that if it so happened that the Ministers of the Crown should have the entire disposal of all the revenues of India, ,so far as government and patronage are concerned, it would be a. very serious perhaps, a fatal danger -- sit might have been , the constitution of this country.—(Hear, hear.) I think it most fortunate that a medium should have been found, ,by which rule over India is well pro vided, and there is, at the same time, safety to the constitution of this country, and safety to that vast empire under the sovereignty of the empire of the United KingdArn, with6ut. injury to the working of our cenititutionul and Parliamentary ietereet._(Cheers.) I th- refute, s.•ei , g, all much lament if I thought that the Right Hon. G ent l e _ m,n opposite was about, richer himself, or by the, means led agencies of a Select Committee, to propose any grea t of India. l em cenviliced change in the Government• myself that although you might change, you might alter without any serious evils, you would not be able to alter the principal outline of . that Government for the better. —( Hear, hear.) I deed, I was happy t o celleat from the Right Hon.' Gentleman t h e President of the Bo ar d o f Centro' such in gen era l were his views, and that good and beneficial eff cts had flowed from the Government of India as thus administezed.--(Uca r s hear.) I am convinced, under the present mode of government with respect to that most important of all points. namely, the selection of the Governor-General, tab° must have such vast power, and must decide many questions before in structions can reach him--4 am psrsuaded, both from experience and trona the nature of thi n g s ' we have settled that question in such a manner, that we do get to India men of the greatest eminence and ability—(Hear, hear.) The present G.overnoreGeneral has shown the greatest talents in the administration of Indian affairs-- (Hear, hear)—and the speech of an flon. Gentlemen to night cannot but remind us that a near relation of his cenducted the government during trials as severe and 'itec'ess as great as . ever occurred in India.—(Hear, bear.) Seeing that, I rejoice to thick the appointment of this Committee, while it affords materials of legisla tion to Parliament, while it may elicit many valuable suggestions, is not likely to change the fundamental principles of government in that country.—(Cheers.) Mr. GOULBURN said if the motion was in any way to fetter the House as to its future determination, he would not suoport it. But his Right Hon. Friend had clearly laid down the principle in his motion: first, as to what was the operatipp oil the Act, and next what the House were to deduce from. the, information thus ob• mined to guide them to their judgment as to the new measure which Government would propose for the ea ceptanca!of the HOUse. With that view he should give his cordial support to the - appointment of a Committee. He should not have said a word on the question if he had not noticed in the course of the debate a studied omission of mention of 'one branch of the inquiry which he considered'was essential .to the main subject. The matter had been altogether pa's' , ;ed over by some Hon. Members, and had only.been touched upon by his Hon. Friend (Sir Robsrt Inglis). One great breech of the inquiry_ he conceived ought tube to ascertain how fir the Act of 1833 had c arr i ed out proper means of re li • ghillie instruction for the people of India. The inquiry ought to ascertain if those means had led to the f:vour able results calculated upon when the Act was first intro duced, and whether thq.. had been commensurate to the extenshm of the Christian religion throughout the Large peculation of Indie s The Noble Lord had told the House we 'had conferredgreat advantages on India by having a superi it judicial system, and by extending the benefits of education. But the Noble Lord, with a cau ion he thought it necessary to assume, but which was not the feeling of his own naiad, forebore to allude to one subject which be considered it was the duty of the House to keep constantly is sight Ha referred to the m eans of giving the people of India religious instruction. He knew that 'lt grel alarm was felt on the s ubj ec t o f th e Christiani t y introduction of into India. It was supp had that excite meth and insurrection would tolloW if Chris tianity were attempted . to be ititroducsd. but ciretun 4tanr, s had sii•cecome to light which had dispelled tnat opinion fa nue of the oldest charters. that of 1698 it was specifically enjoined on the Company, that wherev,r they seated or extended their away they should not nsecely introduce a Caristian minister, approved of by the Archbishop o f n aanterbury, but that these ministers should learn the native languages in order the better to c onvert the Gentoos and taller inhabitantie and convert them to le purer faith, The, great question was alter wards put out of sight in conelhence of events at home, but they had seen the importune° of extending the bless sings we enjoyed, to India, and he hoped, therefore, one of the of of the Committee woull be to . suggest means of extending Christianity en India. It appeared to him. that if there existed any difficulty on the subject, that inquiry would expel it..eam ear. ,. e As• far as inquiry i was concerned, they had nOw me n i n thi s c o un t r y corn s ' peteut to give the Cetnah —st , oo the very beA infornia branch Of the tion on every subject. I t had b een urge d on former occasions that the prejudices of the natives were ouch that any attempt to disseminate the principles of Christianity amongst them would be attended with nothing short of insurrectio n . But in the recent go vernment of - India it had been discovered that, without the aid of religion, many of those prejudices had been overcome; and one of the most meritorious of Indian officers 'hed been enabled to ihduce the natives to forego the revoltiug rite of suttere—(Elear, hear.) He (Hr. Goulburn) conceived India was net given te this country for the exercise of its vaPitys not to incr ease its wealth, or exhibit the valour of its arms; he believed there was a duty imposed upon this country—the high,. moral duty of taking such meniutes as prudence, combined with zeal, would justify, for the purpose of extending over that heathen country the knowledge .and the truth of the Christian religion.—(Heir, hear.) Sir Thomas Munro said, " There is one great question to which we should look in all our arrangements—namely, what is to be the final result :of our Government on the character of the people, and whether_that_. character will be raised or - Towered ?"—(Hear, hear) Ha (h 1 a . fulfil the ..oulburn) as serted this country could not .hliolehe wishes and oh jects of that great statesmen 0 0ierwlgikt•han by disserni mating the truth of religion; and he ttrusted t h e labours of the present inquiry woul d prevehat exertio ns were increased without any of the decgars being incurred which Were heretofore anticipated (Hear, hear.) Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought they were very de ficient in their information of whetpa:seil i n India, II„. finance. They for instance, would' select oliewed in Iknew very well' that a greet revenue Was 4°,000,0001. , h 'dia —sua2e thing from 18,000,0001. to 2 had increased it wee a melancholy fact that the expenses in a still greater proPortion.--(Hear.) There with no autho hafermetion need officer, unfortunately, whe could give to the House on the subject. , Therefore he l should thought the President of the Beard of Centro .annually make an Indian budget, as was:orte ' inally intended ; an d who should also be able to ‘'xPliinvbatever of changesdispatches might take place.--(Hear.) Toe. mutilation and w hi ch Prehe4 wag another 1 matter that should b' abolished, h Hailed until they had a r „ pou. could not be well aceomp Bible officer to deal ssithe—(4.es r ' ) • Mr. MANGLES could not isencutrwinm th e observe ti ens of the Right U9""d'n'all l t hor ' n) e t ru ha b t er f"r the University of Cateladilgii ( -la'. d G° ta ti ke part in he reli gions of this watery eh ,ul f their doing the effairs, as - hery feat of their .en would ottlabuffl? the object the}' had in view, 'the Liti-oness of scales evettly, t o all ow fair Government was to hold. the , fair play. to the dissemination of the' Gospel, to protect the missionary, and allow truth to have its, n way.—( Hear.) He thought the present mode of e tectio , deterred able and experienced men on their return from India from f Directors, It , seeking a place on the Board so would be a great improvem ent if . s nmo Wes" were devi se d b y whsch gentleme n could -be.: all mitred members of: t e e; -bottia without: the degradatieh -of- a personal (+An vils , i'af'htingst a mishellan aous b o dy. of individuals.(tiear.). , The SET AKFR then question, and the motion WAS s put the WAS agreed to. APRIL 20, 1852. LITERATURE. MICHAUD'S HISTORY OF THE CRU SADERS. TranslatPd front the French by IV. Robson. 3 rvis.— Vol. 1. Routledge, Farring don• street., _ _ _ Although it is the history of times long past, the chief actors in which are separated from us by ages, and 'many of whuse events seem enveloped in the " twilight of fable," still the record of the Crie-ades must be to all thinking minds an object of interest. Apart froin their important influence over society, and their effect on the spirit of their generations, it is interestieg as well as instructive to consider the motives that induced so many to forego their existence of comparative comfort at home to encounter the most toileome and perplexed lives, and to run the chance of meeting with the most psinful and linger ing dea'hs. Indeed, all the ills to which flesh is heir seem.d arraysd against them. After passing through hostile lands, tif . er endurieg shipwrecks and disasters at sea, they had to meet in the fiery desert troops of enemies to whom that scorching soil was, native ground, and to whom that burning atmosphere was native air. Suffering was indeed the badge of all their tribes, from the first departure from the home they would never in all human probability revisit, till their tin A miseries and frequent deaths in the great and terrible wilderness in which there. is no water. It is asserted by many writer s , perhaps truly, that all were not sincere in their professions nor honest in their practices who were leagued togqher in the bands of Crusaders. Human nature was ever the same virtually, in all countries, through every age, in whatever undertakings there have been been, but it is certain that one of its brightest pages is that which chronicles the Crusades. It would be well if the present age, amid its worship of gold and its cultivation of luxurious refinement, could exercise a little of thet spirit of devotion and self sacrifice which lighted up the doings of the heroes of antiquity, and drew down the acclatruttions of their greatest enemies. was not zeal without profit toat inspired them, nor vies their enthusiasm entirely misplaced, since it has shown what man can do and dare, when actuated by a glorious cause. Human aspirations cannot lock to higher, nor can human igenuity devise grandeur motives than those which propelled the Cru-aders, and it has never been shown that any equalled them. The best proof is in the fact that notning daunted them. It in troubles, they expected them; if in want and priva tion, they bore their Master's cross; if their friends tell away, they had gone before them to their great reward ; and if cast into dungeons, the enterprise that imprisoned them led captivity captive; while the last trial that can await all was their crowning triumph. To coequsr others is the motto of a warrior in lite ; in death ha must conquer himself. And who rose more superior to the liieg of Terrors than the chain pion of the Cross, over the gloomy horrors of the foreign grave, into which he would he flung by un hallowed hands after the flames of the stake and other torturing devices had done their worst ; he spread the spotless robes of martyrdom, and the scene of his ig nominy was made bright to his senses by a halo of glory caught from the opening gates of Paradise. If such could be endured for the cause, it was not a selfish, worldly one; and it is to be.questioned if those who decidedly despise it as of earth, earthy, would undertake so much themselve s for the avowed cause of Heaven. It is always easy to find fault, and no thing is too great or good to escape ridicule ; but abuse is not argument, and many who criticise the faults of others are only endeavouring to parade their own cleverness. The pil gr i mages to the Holy L an d are over, but the pilgrims, to use the words of the biographer . of Lord G. Bentiock, " they have left us the legacy of heroes, the memory of their great names, end the inspiration of their great examples ;" and it would be well, if on rising from the perusal of their histories, we were to imbibe some of their energy, their patience, and their courage, to carry with us into the battle of life ; then, when assailed by our numerous trials, their spirit might inspire us to go and do likewise. THE GREAT CITIES uF THE ANCIENT WORLD. By Theodore Alcis Buckley, 8.A., of Chri s t Church. Itoutledgc. A highly attractive and lost' uctive work, presenting most forcibly to the mind of the reader the images of the great cities " in their glory and their desolation." It must b e profoundly interesting to those who have studied the events and actions of distant ages to have the scenes where those events took place and those deeds were performed brought before them, not only as they are, but as they have been. Conspicuous among the list stand the names of Babylon, Palmyra, Jerusalem, Athens, and Romp. Others less known also find a place, such asTyre, Ephesus, Elis, Veii, and Scandinavia. The following is taken from the In troduction : " When we view the sand•buried monuments of Egyp tian magnificence on their own site, or study the frag ments which, thousand of miles away from the places they adorned fur ages, form the grcatlt ornaments of our own museums; when we read of tae convulsions of nature and the wurs of men which have produced vast and sudden ruin, or when we exa nine the minute poly pus which has wrought as sure but mire tardy destruc tion in Cal-ibria, than its deadly preclec ,- ,ssor th, earth quake, we feel that even the worm and the moth' have chair niche in the temple of history. Whit the head long sway of armed forces has spared, that the minutest things or earth have claimed for their own, and the same &halos: invisible agency that has partitioned the depths of the • - •ceiin with coral reefs has eaten away the well eni,ell,.d marbles teat nine bore wiineas to the pride cf mart's greatut.st, Dal we set k to write history with p-rfeet :,ecuracy. how Its details, how minute its subiivisions THE TRAVELS of ROLANDO; or, a Tour Round the Worll George Routledge and co. A new edition of this wo;lt has long been called for. It includes travels in Morocco, Egypt, Arabia, the Cape of Good H. , pe, and Batavia, and many in teresting accounts of the cu,toms and inhabitants of those countries are introduced. Wandering Arabs, snake charmers, Hottentots, elephants, lions and crocodiles are encountered, and numerous illustrations are given. It is translated by Miss Aiken, and newly corrected and revised by Cecil Hartley, A.M. It is an excellent combination of instruction and enter tainment, conveying valuable information under the form of exciting incidents and agreeable descriptions of foreign 'lands. GOLD MINES. Colonel THOMPSON begged to postpone his motion on this iiulj et 1.0 the 27 , h in 4. PASSENERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. I • The Douse having., one into Committee on this Bill, Mr S. HERBERT said the Hotise - was aware that !hi{ Bill was rhea emuna , ion of a report fu.nished by a Select Committee, which sit last yi , ar to inquire into the operatiou of_the Passeneers M 1849. It referred to the passage of Irish emigrants betwoen Great Britain, Irelacd, and the United Slates; and in order that the measure should be carried into effective operation it was necessary to obtain assistance.by referring to the United States Passenger Aet.—(Hear, hear.) , The existing United States B;11 was more stringent • than the British Act, and as the former would be put in force on the ar rival of the vessel, they had therein a guarantee that the protection provided - by the Act would be put in force. But the present Bill proposed a new regulation, which be believed would be found. objectionable. The food was to be served out to the. passengers uncooked twice a wrek; but from sea-sickness or want of accom modation in the galleys the passengers could not always cook their food. Now, he thought it would be very ad visable to procure the assentor the American Government to modify their Act so as to meat the requirements of the case. Sir J. PAKINGTON would have no objection to carry out the sug4estions of the _Right Hon. Gentleman, provided it could Ir) done without any unnecessary delay to the passing of the 13W. After some observations from Mr. Duncan nod Mr. Cardwell, which did not roach the gallery, and which Mr. Goulburn complained he could not hear a word of, the clause was agreed to, as were the other olauses up to 15. On clause 16, a conversation arose as to the power of the tribunal of appeal between Sir J. Pakington, Mr. W. Brown. Alderman Thompson, and Mr.Adrierley. Mr. W. BROWN suggested that the magistrate should be empowered to take the opinion of seamen, provision merchants, and other competent persons, on any point of dispute, so as to avoid the loss of time consequent on the appeal. Mr. F. BARING thought it would be well if the Government would take into consideration the pro priety of settling some summary and practicsble power of appeal._ Mr. S HERBERT said an appeal might be inconve nient to the shipowner, but then the question might in volve , he safety of hundred:4of lives.—(Hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said the emigrant officers, who. under the clause as it stood, would have the power of el,cision, were very competent, and were naval officers, acquainted with nautical matters; and the appeal would probably be to parties less competent to decide, and having no nautical kuowledgo at all.—(Hear..) How ever, he would consider the question, and endeavour to , see if a ny practicable appeal could be suggested. The c l ause was agreed to, as was clause 17. Clauses 18, 19, and 20 were agreed to. On clause 21, Mr. S. HERBERT complained that the difference be twren the eccommodation for pasengers in health and in sickness was not suffi.iently defined. Atter a short conversation, the clause was agreed to, as were clauses up to 43 inclusive. Clause 49 was agreed to, with a verbal amendment suggested by Mr. W. BROWN. Uci ciause 71, Mr. S, HERBERT suggested that "rund-ra" should be subjected to some badge by which they might be known to emigrants. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that the necessary pre cautions had Peen takQn to ensure these persons being known. The clause was agreed to. The remaining clauses of the Bill were then agreed to. A new clause was added relaying to the licensing of porters, and the Bel was ordered to be reported. Toe Dreher:per-bills Bill went through Committee. Th. Linen Manufactures (Ireland) Bid went through Committee. • POOR-LAW CONTINUANCE BILL. On the order of the day fur the second reading of this Bill being read. Lord V. STUART said that, though he believed the poor-law required amendment in several points, he would not opposs the second reading of this Bill under present circutnstances. The Government was composed of Members who, when in opposition, were active op ponents of the p - or-law, and he hoped they had only proposed this Bill in order to obtain time to amend the whole system. He, however, did not think that this Bill should continue for two years in operation, and he gave notice that in Committee he would move an amend ment to limit it to the period of one year only. Mr.'WAKLEY complained of the powers, given to the Poor-law Commissioners, and instanced the late case of Sr. Pancras, when the . governor of the work house was dismissed by the guardians and notwithstand ing which these Commissioners, who knew nothing whatever of the case, have stepped forward and declared that the representatives of the parish had no authoiity to dismiss their officer. Sir J. TROLLOPE said that the Commissioners had merely demanded the reasons for the dismissal of the governor, er that he should be reinstated in his situation. The Bill was then read a second time. The Poor Relief Act Continuance Bill passed through Committee. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion that this Bill, as amended, be con- sidered, _ _ _ Colonel SIDTIIORPE and Mr. HUDSON were severally opposed to going on with this Bill at such an advanced hour of the night. _ Sir A. COCKBURN brought up two clauses for the purpoem of their bal i ng printed. It was proposed by them to allow a reasonable time between the summons and the attendance of witnesses, and to protect the Commissioners. Ultimately the clatisPs were ordered to be printed, and the third reading fixed for Friday next. Colonel SIBTLIOI-11) gave notice that be would then move that the Bill be read a third time on that day six months. The House adjourned at One o'clock. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PO2tTB3IOIITEI, APRIL 1 9.—Commander Von Donnop, lu'ely wail agent in one of the Cape ,t,e!ew-vessels, b is been apprtint,d to the e immand of her Majesty's screw vosaPl Vulcan, vice Master Commander Penn, super seded by the uew regulation of the Admiralty, by which troop-ships are in futuro to be commanded by captains and cow mandors. _ The Echo, with two flits in tow, proceeded to Cowes, this morning, to remove the depot of the 361 h R-giment, 370 strong, to Southampton, en route to P. mbroke. The ArethuPa, 50 Captain Symonds, was towed out of harbour this morning by the Tiger steacovr, with royal yards across, and joined the squadron at Spi.hesd. The Tiger proceeded afterwards to test her engines and machinery along the measures mile. The Sampu n steam trigite, Captain Jones, has re ceived her claw on return from leave, and will be ready to go out to Spithead and join the spadrou assembled there to-morrow. . _ _ Tho V.,uvius steam-sloop, reenntly brought to this port from Plyrnow.h, bag been taken in the steam 'basin to m4k- good defeat). Wind, south; weAther fine._ _ . _ DEVONPOIIT, APRIL 18.—Lieut. Stevens, of the Steam Reserve, naa been appointed to take charge of the steam `sloop Desperate. Silo has taken in two months' pro visions, powder, and other stores, and can he ready for sea at any hour should the Commander-in-Chief at Devonport give his p.)werfal assistance. S tiled on Saturday morning the Devon, lighter, Bond, master, wilt Nit.. Brown, second-master-attendamt, and party, for Glasgow, to navigate the Blisk, steamer, trom Glasgow to Devonprt. ft,sistance, troop ship, embarked a detachment of the 97th Regiment on Friday, and sailed on Saturday for Halifax. The sailing orders for the Pestongoe Bomangee, con vict-ship, arrived this morning, and she sealed at one P M., this dip. liamoazE,, lighter, Wood, master, is taking in stores for the Comet, surreyin?,..ves-iel. at the Isle of Skye, Scotland. She will return vid Liverpool, to convey old stores to Devonport. • We had a shift of wind yesterday afternoon, it having been east for seven weeks, with the exeeption of two or three days. Yesterday it shifted to southoand then to , S.W., but very light. The whole fleet of wind-bound vessels got under weigh, above 200 in number. This morning it came in to north, a fine breez and has com pletely cleared the Sound, Catwater, Stonehouse Pool, &e., of all the merchant vessels. In the Souni—Dauntless. In Harbonr—ltnpregnlsble, St. George, Leander, Magicienne, Vixen, tiritomart, Sylph, Avon, Hotspur, Confiance. In Hamouis•=—Camel; Tortoise, and, Mancsuvrer lighters. _ Arm, W.—The Rolla left the Sound this moynino.9: renew her task of relieving the homeward-bound snips detained by the easterly winds in the cbops._of the Channel. , The Nautilus brig, Lieutenant Dolling, which has been employed on the same service - ,has,jost:matle:. her numbers, and is coming -into the bound THE 111 A GELL AN PIRATES. ''" ' Great excitement •prevaited at , Val ceiraigo •, in 130650.• quence of the arrival of the Virago (her Britanniti.fitt7 Jesty'a steamer) and Chilian brig of wet Meteor, aceinn poling the American schooner barque Florida and Pri-, Tish• brig :E izi Cornish, with the'reeolutioniate' .of the 14 40110 Straits. Tory all landed on the kith: Was P"C.' bias°, the murderous lealer,,being heavily ,frOfit cnnduct.fd iu a birloche (cab), hut looke d very O'o4ed , and amused lviii,elf py twisting . hi s 133 .4 4 1,40kie end nodding t () )0 Y 04nee acquaintance in the , cro wd. There tits . 350 in all, 180 of whom were taken b y the Virago from on board the Eliza Cornish in the : traits, -the - baluice having been brought irons Chilor, where they bad been taken to, while on board the Florida a counter rev olu. tion on board having msstered Canabiaso and his men, and delivered they'a vassal of Up to a n authorities. Ckiptkkin .and Ron n'i the ar t Coriiish, Mr. Cornish. lbot, Nose nger, the yr.ssel's owner, Mr. Shaw, owner of the Florida, an d fight other (including one woman), were ail snot in coo l bloom, without any apparent c ause, but , jost to sltisfy Cambisso's craving tar blood. , Ai 6 "S I lii the n ews reacted Valparaiso of thetwasseere on bJard thi , se vea _ a,ls, a dispatch was sent to Conv"d° r e Attaa,,&.. , y at Calla), than on his way t Panama. who i rm , nedi4tolv r-turned to the former porn with the United . 8 - totes f -i gste Raritan. These ve55,14 hs4 been moo ., ~, n voy the rebel troops farm AT Iplirai• . • 3 80 to 11 , 1 '' eu to CO n. --- - fute'Vid.:o. 1 , 11-h t • Wh..El the Virago -pissed t , i .. s h traits on her Way from England to . the Fsettie, C ' .mi to forined . tli'?• pboi of taking ' him ', " by inVitit?g the oCb•ers b on shore, ther e eiiing them psis tined drinka,ned to a aoquet . , A 1 ., sending poisoned provisions on o ust,. ...,urtui,, t , t'iy the ap .the eary o f th e . , e 6i t my, to. his honour. a w l .• , crra ir , p4sitioely , refusrfi to bra_ptrty.o li.,,elLein irfa t e ow , , f e• - i threat ,iii being shut, therefore, I thd ii .) ~7•, ' . Airs a,c l, , t d k illlke...trim , . '.-Ere tbis, Catubiaso and biti coiniou h ave ave probably received Ili* dough COURT cißcuLAit. The 'Queen and Prince Albert, with their Royal llighoe:.s-s the Prince of Waive, the Princei.s Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, end Louisa, and Prince Arthur, and accompanied by his Se d ri, 6 T; lltgfine7,s Prince Le , iplod of Saxe Cobur;, felt Wan rday Castle at twenty minutes before three o'erock yesterday afternoon, for the station of the Great Western way, in Windsor, where a guard of honour o u t t, t riat U ei li d stream (lairds, with the baud of the reg herb y T t o e : : r s 'hd o e t Pr: ar D irnr e ci rr il t e , l7 bt a hy e d t y ah k c: 5:47 usual train,me eset honours: e attended y Barrington,g the Hon. gleaner Stanley, the p,i pps ,C4pt,ritt the Earl Talbot, Colonel the Hon, B. N. Lord Colonel too/ p t a n d e d l i -l o o g u t( s ) e n: orH( n. ‘ ` ) L'h ie e uP gl l a h u I g B u : s 'yi t m7ploanurit:y, werend n v were eMasterd in readiness, whore seven of the (.2.2een scarriages trf initafid Prince Albert and the which conveyed her m p a l au o ; a detachment of Royal party to Bucking G H e o o r r s g e e , the ia e L n u o r x d , tbe T 7 h t e h 41 ,4 u e s e t n ars a f u o d rmirg htba:kelhics°Trtt'arrived at Bucking. r ' ibc : minutes before four o'clock, aas b nn a t, eddm7C-waPeroadrl were the Colonel a , yt receivedo t yr w idd e twenty -five tyy thefi y Chamberlain, Lordo f t h e Prince Albert, accompanied H erMlst b yY a d ; y e e:i d e ß e n d o e y l a b -i l yi glirbihngeohsonseosuig'ortiPenrscise ofLeopold De a r o r Cwoiltohntehl their presence . I p l r . e S se c e y e m e o la u s r t , SIM) Coburg, and L° incess's The a a n tr d e hono ured e s r n r i ° l , r g l ~PrFfeman.tle, Chairman of th© Board of dustows, bad an i nt erview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down.. rit:l.John Wood, Chairman of the Board of e, had also an interview with the Right l:tilunog z ina ! i d Gele l ne4 y va t ee t .g e :u l . t n, had an interview with Sir J. Paking * yesterday at the Colonial Office. 4eptitation from Burnhora (Somerset) had an in vesterday with the General Board of Health at Itieir offices, Whitehill: The deputation consisted of Messrs. G. Reed, Gruner, and Hobb s . Sir Thinnla Gladstone had an interview with Mr. Secretary Viinip , Jl,4 esterd,y at the flocon•office. octic s were receiv.4 at the Colonial ffion On SundAy from the Governors of Hong liong and Ceylon. a were receivA yesterday from the Governors of Cana.lit and of the )rtsuritius. Dispatches Were sent y- , ikiday from the Colonial t flits to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta, the Lord High Courm6:sioner of th. , Llan)is, the Governor of Cnlon, and the governor of Hong -Kong. AJCHY or CoaNwAt.L.—A return printed by order of the House of Commons, showing the receipts and disbursements of the Duchy of Cornwall, for the year ended 3lst December, 1.551, includes under the head of receipts, among other items, 8,6091. Iss. balance at the bankers, to the credit of the account of the council of his Royal High ne:l the Prince of Wales, on 3 ist December, 1850 ; rents and profits of courts, 27,0481. 9s. 74 1. ; produce of lhr royalties of-coal mines in Somerset, and royalties and reser vations of dues and rents of mines and quarries iu Cornwall and Devon, 7.142/. ss. I Id. ; and annuity received trona the Gmsolidited Fund under ht 514(1 2d Vie., c. 120, in lieu of tin colua.4e duties postgroats, and white rents, 16,2161. 155.; total receipts, 61,272/. 2s. 7d. Th e di s b ursemen t s , amount ing in the whole to 53,5951. 16s. 2d., include, among other items, 39, 1 02/..10e. payments made to the trustees and tre - surer of his R oya l Hi ghness; and 13,06 IL 118.2 d. f ur salaries,nT charities, la w char es tithes rates taxes, rg, superanttuati n allowances and annuities, donations a incotne-tax, and other incidental char ,, , , s; leaving a balance 03 he 311.11 1 " , , Ccm'aer last of. 7,67ttr. 6s. sd. ( v esfprday return DUCHY or LANCASTER.—Froth issued) i• - • appiirs that the inthme , L i ! h Avichaeimas Est. Duchy :of I,,,)!Naitor in __the year ° 9 l ll l '. Ava ,s paid .._atin.otp-ited to 35,998/.2s 41•f..9,±16 r mantas the , to her Majesty's Privy Purse.' Alte r lertous beldam were 5,2674 3.• 01 1 . b a l an cel, of ihe FREE TRADE. The prosperity o f our manu f actur i ng towns is so pa tent and spl en di d a fact that nobody now hea, the h are dihoud to deny it, unless it he in the draggling tail of some maudlin rhapsody witich . the writer well knows is too worthless for criticism. Take any mno, women, or children fro= any considerable town in the northern or midlend distrit3.s and tea there that the people are now unemployed, a arcing, houselefee and miserable, and your hearers wid sea you do wn as a maniac brokenloose from some neighbouring asylum. But when we pass from the condit:on of the towns to that of the rural dis trict', we come at once to a sphere where the greatest vicissitudes make comparatively little show. If you drive through a prosperous manufacturing town, you see factories and new streets rising on all aides; crowds of well-dressed women and children passing to their work or their homes; new shops, new suburban villas and gordens—facts ell vivid and significant as a p oet or a - printer would venture to describe. On the other hand, a rural eellagr, whether in the height of prosperity, or in the depto of adversity. presents much the same aspect to the casual spectator. In neither case is it likely to exhibit new streets, new edifices, well. dressed °roads, showy shops, or any outward.circum stances of happiness and wealth. Hence thero is rather more latitude for opinion in measuring the progress of inch a place, simply because the proofs are not oculist subjecta fidelibvsi you have not the same palpaele test. To this must be added that notorious disposition to grumble, which is thninvariable instinct of farmers, and which communicates itself in a greater or less degree to all classes connected with them. The landlord hi always the most complainieg of capitalists, and the labourer the least satisfied of operatives. But as for the farmer, no course of the seasons, no combination of the ele ments, no proportion of sun and rain, ever did or ever will satisfy him. So from him, at least, we may wait long enough before we shall find an explicit admission of prosperity-. But even our rural population is now too prosperous to conceal ice condition. The valued correspondent to whom we have so often been indebted for painful re velations of the state of Dorsetshire, and other sgrtcul tural counties, has lived ita see, as he now intent' us, a delightful change come over that dreary scene. Even in that dark region of Protectionist squires and un protected abourers, he discovers, on a careful induc tion of ail orders and classes. that nobody has to com plain of free trade. Landlord; get their rents without the necessity of percesuent reduction; the clergy get their renocherge in peace; the established chari tes and religious societies get in their subscriptions; benevolence •is not over whe;need with demands; labourers tare better even with their wages in some in stances reduced ; tail wheat and " casualties," as the butchers call them, are not in such request ; boards of guardians have not so much to do. Whichever way you look, the same agreeable symptoms meet the eye. Be it tree trade or not, be it California, or &migration, or simply a kind Heaven, so it is in fact ; Dorsetshire is saved, and its great pattern squire, by a remarkable co incidence, finds hiuiselt in power just at a time when he has nothing more to say ; with his party in the ascendant, hi. cause is, bankrupt, and the great patron of landowiters, framework knitters, haudluom weavers, and other distressed classes, has now nothing to do but convey to her Majesty the decisions of courts-maraiah We are very far from asserting that tree trade, and free trade alone, bad produced all these gratifying results. In the skein of human affairs there are many different threads, and, if Providence seems to forward the development of the new policy, it is not for us to disown that opportune aid. But this we must say, that when many circumstances of the national pros. perity can be directly referred to free trade, and when the evils that were predicted have not come to pass; when manufacturers ere prosperous, and agriculturists are not ruined; when artisans, mechanics, and labourers are all thriving,—then we must claim a victory. If that be not allowed, then there can be no appeal to results, and no end of controversy. Our Dersetst ire correspon dela has brought the question to a very simple issue, so far as regards the sinister auguries of Protectionist prophets. He asks that his county may be polled, and say s that the labouring class will return an almost unanimous verdict in favour cf Free Trade. But even Mr. G. F. Yourg has at length crowned his long crusade by admitting the general prospe rity. He cannot deny it ; so he accounts for it a' ter his own fashion. It is not owing to free trade, ho declares, but in spite of free trade. It comes of the famine, of emigration, of California, of Australia, and we know not whet besides. We shall not venture now to disturb the serenity of the Hon. Gentleman's convic tions, or to mar the perfect iquareness of his theory. Let us hope that he believes what he says. Happily, he bus come to the same practical coriclasien as the rest of his political friends. Whether " the big loaf," which he says will convert him when he sees it permanently secured to the labourer by free trade, or some other more potent considers ration, has moved him, certain it is, that the Isst of the Protectionists has now merged peaection in the para mount necessity of a Conservative Administration. Here are the last words of Mr. Gs F. Youeg:—" Let me, then, solemnly conjure you at this crisis to take, as electors, the only course that offers a chance of averting the consummation of your destruction. If you begin now to reconstruct corn-laws and navigation-laws, and fixed duties and sliding scales, and diminution of burdens, and the thowaed and one expedients with which friends perplex and enemies decoy you, be as sured you are lost. Divided and distracted, you will be defeated. Lord Derby's Government will be displaced. Lord John Russell, ' taking to tiitnelf seven other spirits more evil than himself,' will again be install.d in power, and your last state will b..-* * worse than the first.'* * Again, thee, I say, select as candidates men whose character is a gua rantee for their honse y, and ask them now only the one question, ' Will you support the Government of Lord Derby ?' It is too late to reuse other points," Mr. a F. Young is certainty tiring the only possible course. Therein we commend his prudence. But tee .re not so sure that ev. n this only possible course will give him the satis'action he desires. Lord Derby with protection, is intelligible enough. Lord Darby, without )t, is an enigma which neither his friends nor his foes have yet attempted to decipher, ant! Mr. G. F. Young the task.—Times. evidently recoils tr IRELAND. DIIRLM, APRIL 19.—A loug aud angry correspcn cleric,. nes passed betweeu the Hon. Member fur Kerry, Mr. Morgan John O'C.,onell, and persons acting in this name of the Liberal electors, the upshot of which is that Mr. O'Connell will not be a candidate for that county at the next election. The candidates for Louth ere Mr. Chichester For tesquf, Mr. J. M Clintock, and Mr. IL M. Bellew. I n his address to the electors. Mr. Bellew promises to vote fur Mr. Crawford's Tenant-richt Bill. The editor of the Dundalk Democrat publishes the official notification which ho had received that a noll e prosequi had been entered in the prosecations com menced against him by G overnm ent fur seditious libel. Dit uk --- y -LANE `l' II RE. som e misundt re'and ng, not as yet clea rly stetexnTibair::euthbetwen r. tins eevcs and Mr. _wan, the M R t En t ; t,: has ceased to appear at this twwever, has secured the KPrviceel of two of our most popular vocalists, Miss Louisa pyne and I.lat•rison, 'who appeared last evening in t h e Bohemian Girl. Pyne triumphantly sustained proving that 'tier voice is fully equal to a targer arGi‘a than she has heretofore been heard in. Last night she elietted enthusiastic admiration by her brilliant exPeutiop, the . and the thi . eacy purity and sweetness o f h er vo i ce , and sprit r acting. Mr. Harrison was hailed in psrt of Thaddeus with vehement plaudits. The opera Win vrry powerfully cast, Mr. WfiLworth, Mr. Drayton, Manvers, and Miss Isaacs, being the repr2,entatives of ,he other characters. The ' , Djoy tromt of thy; aulence unbounded. and the house 'xwmely well at ended. The rogingger is making ini ee'atigahle fl)rts to ke e p u p OA Drury, and it is rf . ai .t r , Incumbent on the I.laygoing world "to give himsit tviening Fiddio is ani,ounced, in order to introduce Faleoni, the eel,brsred socruro. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE. Some Ethiopian Marionettes were introduced here last night, and treated the 'audience to a regular negro serenade. Upon the curtain being drawn up, the per formers were discovered seated with their instruments, and their conductor or manager, Mr. Lignum Vernon. after a few words of introduction, called for an overture, which was followed by sevi.-ral songs and duetts, accom panied by instrumental performances. The ebony choir performed to admiration, the little figures playing in ad mirable time; while the unseen instrumentalists and vocalists discoursed most eloquent music. One very im portant improvement was discernible, or rather we should say indiscernible, with these newly imported figures, namely, the total want of those two visible wires which, if necessary, are certainly a disfigurement to that other figures. The American Marionettes promise to prove a great trcession to the troupe of performers at this elegant theatre. nbbleo iz.rsfi). longedd--811';'Hrl dd. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Frld,y evening last a painful excitement was created at Oxford by the ma n ounce mem. that, two young men, named Arthur MoyeeP shooman to Mr. Evans, and Gorge Perrott, ehopmen r Mr. Oliver, linendrapers, of this city, had been drowned . I . l :_t Sandfied Lot k. by the sinking of a beat in which they.. in er three other companions , had been to Nuneham. By the near 9 . assistance wh ch was afforded, by several personsarry the were spot et the time of the accident three of the P I nod thisw t a w s co everyitth ayb e offay s on o e'ra n t rescued from their perilous situation; but n tb g e named young tneu perished, notwithstandi of Dragoons ir, r esident surgeon T at :: 11 Hicks. was used to effect resuscit v iit . ln :re.2 at the Littlemore As) lam, Perrott, who was 20 years of age , ,p rin i ty College, died about his father, who was servant at ' .. ye ars Christmas last. Movsey of a farmer living in-Devens Lieutenant [AvwP,RTNEsigNT . i A Holloway's Ointment and • Pi 115...-. cured of Rheuraation by the Dutch army, states • es that Hollows',, This officer, wbo is in cured him of rheuma4. Pills and Ointment be ea neither sea 'lsla , which ap d ro be i ne urab.ei _ .bathing, vapour baths, peered dons vaunted as sure remedies, did him an y nor preparations t of the doctor, after good, and th e treatinen At this • several months' trial, without success • juncture he commenced was ~ and rubbing the ointment taking these P i ' s ' a day, whichellec' 11 into the complaining parts ,!:1,,c.e . w k The truth of thisua y cured him in the course of • b'flMr'. J. B. Strarman, of no;s,tadtement can be vouched for , e Duc.—Sold by all Drug •t. and at Professor lion .- gis -, ()Way s Establishment, 241, Strand, London. EXTRAOHDINAIIY TA RR OF FIRE, day's . sport at pike list three :,tlenien hclonving to Derby went out to have a —o n Monday was 41 , f and the s:,,Ptt uilinirabla as mi.ty be guoszed from the finches in Oshinq"ne . ar Burton-on-Trent. The day act, that one of the ti.th caught ' was not less than fumy-two - W.A::/ f . 144% 121 46. la vh,ight • aad b‘ith was& ir-e oellent-con length, v,;ighed upwards of 251 b., while another dawn. They were caught,' we und.rstand, in toe 'i, ater at the 1%4 of Biadc,n cutk o ...pei 4 Idercuq• ' t ~b 'X::' ~~