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hould be published, has been very atiictly acted upon. I cannot at this moment undertake to sac what papers will be laid upon the table besides the protocols but any papers necessary for the clear understanding of thew will be pro duced, and I think my noble friend will learn a great deal more from those protocols than he imagines. The subject then dropped, and The house adjourned at 25 minutes after 7 o'clock. point that I hope that that prudence may be observed - which I think the circumstances of the case really de mand. My reason for saying this is that at the conclusion of the conferences, or when they were suspended, Count Duel expressly stated that he considered that the means for obtaining a peace were not wholly exhausted, and that it would be the special duty of Austria to endea- . your to discover some mo d e o f a tt a i n i ng t h a t en d con sist- HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. fent'' , with the engagements into whichshe had entered with The SPIULIKER took the chair at four o'clock. the other Powers. My l or d s , w h e th er any proposal that The Dundee and Perth and Aberd een R a il wa y Bill, may be thus framed w ill b e lik e l y t o b e sa ti s f a ctory to her M ar y por t an d C ar li s l e R a il way Bil l, and the Oldham Ga Bill were read a third ti me an d passe d. Gas. - Majesty's Gover nmen t, l am sure I canno t ve nture to say ; an d Water but on a question o f suc h magn it u d e , as to w h e ther it may The following bills were or d ere d t o b e consi dered : honourable be possible to concl u d e a sa f e andpeace, I am Kingston-upon-Thames I m p rovemen t ; P a i s l ey B urg h ; persuaded that your lordships will feel that any . proposi .. - and Birmingham CanalpE PETITIONS. unprejudiced Petitions were presented by the Sheriffs of the city of tion that may be made to us should receive apatiGenetvearnhd unprejudiced consideration from her Majesty's London, at the bar, on the subject of the Metropolis Management Bill, praying for the introduction of proper clauses into that bill for the maintenance of the just i r ra n t t— the ( h samea hear)—and a time r)--- a compatible adthemowreith so, the as that vigorous consideration pr o s e c tionu of military operations. (Hear.) lords, I freely admit that th 3 endowment of rights of the City ; by Mr. Pellatt, from the Congrega- The Earl of DERBY—My . tional Church, of Moorfields, against the .. from the Commissioners of Maynooth ; by Sir J. Duke, . the Metropolis public interests. Nevertheless, I must Sewers of the city of London, against noble earl ought not to disclose to us anything which might be prejudicial to the which he has just Bill • by Mr. Cowan, from Edin madebe permitted to say that the statement Mr. E. bridaeshire for the abolition to your lordships appear to me of a . very unsatis- burgh, against the Maynooth endowment ; by abolition take Sir W. Clay, anum factory nature. Undoubtedly, before discussions can Ball, 2 petitions from Care „ . , of church rates; . ber of peti tione from take place in this house upon the present state of public various affairs, it will be,necessary that we should have before us parts of the country in favour of his bill for the the papers which have been promised, and which lam abolition of church rates. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. glad to find are not alone to contain the mere decisions In reply and opinions of the various powers that were p resen t a t to Lord BERNARD, Mr. WILSON said he believed there was no inten• the c onferences, but also the arguments and grounds upon tion at present to use the Cork and Bandon Railway, so • which those powers based their respective conclusions. far as regarded the night mail. The Postmaster-General Undoubtedly, also, from such a collection of documents was in communication with the railway company as t e oa asked, the proposition xWe may gain considerable light, not only a s t 3 w h a t i s p as t day mail, but as the sum sought by but on what is of still m ore i mportance —our prospects for ceededthe t v er a t l a u i e of the service asa the company far the future ; but I mu s t say th at, although I concur with was not entertained. OF THE WHITE SEA. the noble earl that no prospect, however slight, of obtain- In reply to Mr. COLLIER, ing a safe and h onoura b le peace 'should be sacrificed by Sir C. WOOD said instructions had been issued to this country, yet I h ave heard from him, almost with blockade the ports of the White Sea. The vessels were feelings of regret, that an extent of forbearance has been ready, and had received their orders, and would proceed shown on the part of the Allied Powers in rega r d t o th e i r as soon as po ss ible the state of the ice would allow of it. demand upo n R uss i a, the good policy of which may be DESPATCHES FROM THE CRIMEA. open to serious question. (Hear, hear.) The propositions In reply to Mr. w - HITESIDE, of the Alli es h av i ng been totally rejected, and no counter Sir C. WOOD said the Government must be allowed propositions— a t l eas t, none o f a reasona bl e c h aracter to exercise the most complete discretion as to corn municating the news received by telegraphic de -having b een o ff ere d b y th e enemy, I must repeat spatchea from the Crimea, and they bad already coin that I lea rn w ith regret that fresh propositions and fresh municated everything which they thought desirable for negotiations are still in prospect, because I fear th a t they the public service. (Hear.) can have no other object but that of wasting time and in- In reply to Mr. ROEBUCK, • Western Powers. I must say, that Sir C. WOOD sa id th e su b s t ance o f every t e l egrap hi c etuang the cause of the I think the propositions which have been made by th e despatch h a d b een a l rea dy communicated to the house. allied Powers to Russia are even now below those which Mr. ROEBUCK—Then, I sir, • shall move that another the requirements of the case demand ; and that th e conces - desp a tch be sent to Lord Raglan, requesting him to Mons which were made to her, even if they had b een ace sen d some i nte lli gence to t hi s country as to the progress cepted, would have rendered useless—if not worse than use- of the siege. (Hear.) ' less—the great expenditure of blood and treasure which COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY. England and France have been put since the commencement Colonel NORTH asked the Under Secretary of War of the war. I sincerely hope that the Government of Ans- if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to tria is earnest in its endeavour to bring about a safe and grant that part of the return moved for by the hon. honourable peace—l h o p e it i s i n earnest i n i ts desire to member for Aylesburywhich required, in each case, fulfil its engagements to support by active assistance the . since the commencement . . of the war, the reasons to be endeavours of the allies to obtain a satisfactory peace, and grantedwithout that it intends faithfully to perform obligations the hope given for which such commission was of inducing Austria to contract which has cost England purchase ? and France so much of precious time and valuable advan- Mr. PEEL said there could be no objection to such tage in their military operations. (Hear, hear.) My lords, return. we are now in the second year of this war, and throughout PRA CTICAL JOKES IN THE ARMY. the whole of its progress we h ave b een told over and over Mr. STANLEY asked the Under-Secretary for War again that, although it was quite true that her Majesty's if true that Serjeant Brodie of the Enniskillens late Government and the members of the present Ministry it was had clung to the hope of peace longer, perhaps, than theyarrest for preventing a duel being fought was placed under his regiment, _ were even justified in doing, yet, that they had at all between two officers of his regiment, Cornets Baum events, gained one great and important advantage from garters and Evans ; it Serjeant Brodie was reprimanded their singular forbearance, patience, and long- su ff er i ng — for his interference by orders of the Commanderen• namely, that they had secure d, both as to 'active measures Chief ; and if there was any objection to place copies of and as to negotiations, the co-operation of Austria, and pro- the charge preferred against Serjeant Brodie, and the bably of Prussia also. Well, two years have since elapsed, terms of the reprimand sent from th e H orse G uar d s ? and, according to th e s t a t ement o f the noble earl to-night, Mr. PEEL said he u n d ers t oo d th e reason w h y S ee . what does that co- o p era ti on amount to in the pursuit of • Brodie placed under arrest was jean t • was disrespectful , which your vigo ur an d en t erpr i se were altogether checked and for the sak e o f w hi c h you adopted a dilator conduct towards his superior officer ; and no reprim a nd course of policy, w hi c h must greatly aggravate the miss had been sent to him from the Horse Guards. fortunes and calamities of war? At this moment, my INDIAN OFFICERS. - lords, Prussia is excluded altogether, and even etanis In reply to Mr. Omar, in an attitude of scarcely doubtful hostility ; while, Mr. V. SMITH said he believed, by the announce oa the other hand Austria, for whose support you have ment in the Gazette of Tuesday, granting the same rank sacrificed so much, is now effectively an ally of Russia, and to Indian officers as officers in the Royal Army, her opposed to the policy of the Western Powers. Au tria still Majesty would be entitled to command the services of affects to entertain a hope that every means of negotiation dudish .-.. . cancers in any part of her dominions or elsewhere. is not yet exhausted, and she proposes by further attempts at negotiation, to continue—anal no doubt with th e same EDUCATION. results—the same system of p er p e t ua l procrast i nat i on and In reply to Sir J. P AKINGTON , delay which shehas pursued for the last two years. (Hear, Lord PALMERSTON said he feared he could not hear.) My lords, we are now in the midst of the second promise to name any Government day before Whitsun campaign, and it is a matter of the utmost importance—it tide to resume the debate on the Education Bill, consis is, in fact, the essential groundwork and basis of all our tently with the urgent and pressing business of the future operations, that we should precisely know in what country ; but the Government would give him the position we stand, not only towards Prussia—for that is al- earliest possible day aft er th e Whit sunt id e recess. ready pretty clear, I thi n k- b u t t owar d s Austria likewise. Tn rep l y to Mr. H ADFIELD , e This knowl e d ge mus t h ave t h e greatest influence, not only " upon the course w e s h ou ld t a k e i n negotiation, but upon the Lord J. RUSSELL s a id h e s h ou ld postpone the bill militaryope ra ti ons o f our army. It must have the greatest which stood in his na me till th e di scuss i on on t h e bi ll of t effect upon our c o nd uc t an d p l ans to know whether or not the right hon. Bart. s h ou ld b e b roug h t t o a conc l us i on, we are to reckon on the hostility, the neutrality, or the In reply to Mr. M. GIBSON, who wished to kn ow if active and co r di a l co - operat i on of the power and resources the three bills oa education could be sent to a select of Austria, and every day and hour that passes without committee, our coming to a full and distinct understanding with Aus- Lord J. RUSSELL said he thought it desirable that tria, and without our really knowing where we are and each bill should be considered on its own merits before how we stand, seriously aggravates our difficulties and they were sent to a sele c t comm itt ee . enormously in creases our expenditure and our risks. Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his willingness to (Hear.) Therefore, my lords, although Ido not wish to have his bill submitted '0 a select committee. press the noble earl to make any statement which ha may CONSTITUTION FR VICTORIA. consider would be detrimental to the public service, yet I could not hear th e exp l anat i on which he has offered us to- Lord 3. RUSSELL gave not i ce th at on Th urs d ay night, leaving, as it does, a ll th e mos t i mportant questions nex t h e s h ou ld move f or leave to enable her Majesty to involved in these negotiations in just the same state of un- bring in a bill for the purpose of granting a constitution certainty, hesitation, and vacillation as they have pre- for the colony of Victoria. sented for so long a period, without expressing my regret POOR LAW (SCOTLAND) BILL. at listening to such an unsatisfactory statement from a Mr. E. ELLICE moved the second reading of the British Minister. This prolonged uneertainty is almost, above bill. In th e course o f hi s remarks he stated that, an equal e v il t o th e avowed hostility of Austral ; and present, poor relief in S co tl an d was limited to the substantial prosp ec t o f o bt a i n i ng a satisfactory peace, I trust therefore, h owever i mportant it may be for us to lose no at - aged, the sick, and the iefir in , th e a bl e -b o di e d pauper that her M a j es t y ' s G overnment will take care, even al- being in no way en titl e d t o paroc hi al rel i ef. The act though dep r i ve d o f t h e advantage of knowing what are the of 1845 in no way interfered with this limitation, and it definitive views and policy of Austria, not to intermit the left the pauper exactly where he was, so far as the defi most vigorous exertions for the prosecution of the war, nition "pauper" was concerned. But it established an and not to suffer themselves to be diveited by these pro- entirely new system of parochial relief in Scotland. It tracted and almost hopeless and illusory negotiations. established parochial boards, parochial rates, and gave The Marquis of LANSDOWNE-11y lords, it is not pos- power to build workhouses. It empowered the board Bible for her Majesty's Government to afford the noble earl to appoint an inspector to visit the paupers twice a-year, opposite the information which he not unnaturally wishes and to take care that they should be provided for ac to gain, with a clue regard to the public interests. I trust, cording to the intention o f th e ac t . I t a l so required however, that they w ill b e ena bl ed to furnish it soon • but after what has fallen fro m th e no bl e earl, I cannot refrain i that those inspectors should r e p or t t o th e l oca l b oard, w from sayi ng on th e p art of the Government that, although which should in turn r e p or t t o t h e centra l authorities. they have had a desire—a desire which indeed it was their In short, it afforded ample machinery for benefiting bounden duty to entertain—to sec ure th e co-operation of paupers, if that machinery were properly put in motion. Austria, nevertheless they have not been induced, from But it went still further. It to o k away f rom t h e pauper any vain h o p e o f secur i ng that important advantage, to the right of app ea l h e h a d t o a superior court of law, and delay the i mme di ate making of those military and naval , it • interposed a central authority between the pauper and preparations which are essential to the proper cond uc t o f h i s legal appeal, and no pauper could appeal to the court the war. (Hear.) Undoubtedly, no expedient has beenagainst the parochial authorities ertifi left untried in the endeavour to obtain that degree f • ° cats signed by that central authority affirming that the co-operation from other Powers which we had a right to expect from th em ; b u t d uring the whole course of the ne- pauper had a goo d case o f appea l ;and it was conse gotiations, up to the conference which lately took place at quently obvious that the real court of appeal was Vienna, certainly not a day has been lost in the advance- placed in the hands of the central authority. This ment of those military preparations and efforts which central authority to which he alluded was called might bring the war to a conclusion; and while I main- the Board of Supervision ; and if he could prove that tain that it is our duty to avail ourselves of every fair this board had not acted up to its duty, and that the chance of effecting so desirable a result as agreat European pauper had been defrauded of his just right and privilege, peace, I equally hold that up to the last moment we ought and that he was in fact in a worse position than he was to relax none of our exertions for prosecuting the war previous to the passing of the act of '45 ; if he could with energy and spirit. With the protocols about to be laid prove that the board bad, so far at least as the majority upon the table your lordships will receive an account of fthe 'failed • o population was concerned, entirely in its the arguments, the diacussions, and all the collateral trans actions by which the agreement, based upon those proto- objects ; if he could prove that paupers had no ade cols, was accompanied. Undoubtedly, when they are quate means of redress against , injustice on the laid upon the table, a good opportunity will be afforded part of local authorities, and that no machinery for the consideration of the negotiations which have whatever was in force or was ever attempted to be in taken place, with reference both to the •past co n d uc t stituted locally to see that the act was properly carried of the Government and to the future policy of this into operation, or to render the pauper secure in his abi country, having in view the continuance of the war, lities under the law; if he could show that the pauper bad if it should be necessary, in order to revent been treated with absolute contempt, that his complaints the recurrence of those unfortunate misconceptions had been totally disregarded ; if he could show that at which has thrown Europe into the state in Which it cs I n placed. ow the eleventh hour, when serious consequences had en- The Earl of MALMESBURY—As I ventured the other sued, owing to rio interference having been taken in due evening t o express my humble opinion with regard to the time, and that circumstances o f a diff erent c h aracter p a r;p e o a s c i e tions made to Russia, in the hope of bringing about had compelled an inqui r y t o b e at l east made ; and to state my regret at the probability of a if he could prove that the reports made to that peace havin g been diminished by the nature of those board were full of misrepresentations, which in positions, I will not II ow pro- subject. But I thinkath make any observations upon that duced the Government to believe that the act was in the statement which ere is some discrepancy between full operation, and that facts had been suppressed my noble frie nd and that which he made in ans has made to-night which, if stated, would have proved totally the contrary I then understood, both from wwht to w me about a week-ago. impression. If be could prove all this hethought he should friend and from what passed in anoth ertastad by my noble succeed in making out a good case for the interference place, that her Ma jesty's Government and the French Government, of the house, for its interference in a cause of humanity by Austria, and of course by Turkey, had supported to protect the pauper from a state of things which was sia two alternatives —o ne , the limitation l'Orforsed to Rue. dicer the other the neutrality of the Black Sea, i er fleet, and eful •in a civilised country. (Hear, hear.) the ac .) ght my ow, some of these facts he could prove from noble friend confined himself to a statement that Russia returns made to the house and others upon the authority been made to of individuals whose integrity acid veracity were beyond her. The Earl of CLARENDON—I said that the" ple n i P oten- question, Coe ti nine himself, n ow , exc l us i vely to the tiaries of Russia had refused to a ccep t a proposition which Highlands of S cot l and, he might state to the house we thought that country might hav e accepted with honour that according to a return which he held in his to herself, as well as another proposition, by which the hand, in the case of three towns, between the years Black Sea would have been male a neutral sea. 1847 and 1851 no local inspection or local inquiry what- The Earl of MALMESBURY—My noble friend is cor- ever into the working of the poor-law was made. ea. tact in saying that he described the plan suggested to Rus- I n t h e a b sence of that local inspection, what mode r) of sia as one quite in unison with her dignity and honour • appeal was left open to the pauper. It was, of course, but he did no t s t a t e w h a t th e fi rs t a lt ernat i ve was, j never intended to leave him entirely in the hands' want to kn ow wh e ther it was that the Russian fleet should of the local board, because the contemplation of the act be limited. was to protect the pauper against injustice on the part The Earl of CLARENDON—Yes. of local authorities who were ratepayers, and conse- The Earl of MALMESBURY—Then it is, as I under- quently were obviously interested in getting off stood; Russia had the choice of two alternatives, and re- cheaply possible. Now, if, for instance, as . as . w, i , a pauper fused them both. With respect to the papers which my was denied relief altogether, what appeal had he against noble friend proposes to lay on the table, I hope he will not that denial ? His only appeal was to the nearest sheriff, confine himself entirely to the protocols, and I am encou leered in that hope and as the house must be aware in those mountainous inargateFor nearly a year we have had no official know- and scattered districts, the nearest sheriff was removed althou g h ! I ';'3' i leapers relating to this important subject, for considerable distances ; to reach which would neces !aorta the ..aaael:fferent times we have received information sitate not only much time and physical exertion, but in :° 0 ate ai i 7 o l) ' , e prints, in which I believe many very ela- many cases some expense. The hon. gentleman read an . reeng _ metre documents have ' obis, frie ha (3 l are 'erne ve bl been coreectly copied. extract from a letter, in which it was stated that in from the n e re ll ip , i 'll cannot, o a f e on es eman a ti ng from my one instance a pauper had to go no less than 200 foreign new epap4 r"ffiee ' but course, have been obtained miles to reach the nearest sheriff to lay his appeal before the given his int a. /noe of :ere probably taken from him. Again, supposing a pauper had been ad the third Point, er w retatio n of thesepapers my noble friend • m t d to , entitled to parochial relief, but ire according may be arg ee a leh t ' lB Your lo four d points, or rather of It e be according to the ow - Tr and e r i !hips are aware, is one lieu of that a penny a week was given to him, the only I believe lam cola:Cal-a and julea s it t le s 4 in various way' s , ! means of redress open to him, was an appeal to the has been published of :lilt- lee that aof different parties. 1 Court of Super vision, at Edinburgh. But before he the third point, and that theT Y na bleTi 3 e - n el d e l r statement ! could make tha t appeal, lie must apply to the locai tion, if not exactly the anie, veetafterwards an tended by inspector for a printed paper, to fill up with by the French Minister for F oreies si n n' el l .. ar e i , 4 s turx3 n r lute y' i the particulars of his case, and that printed very satisfactory to the public, consiae ff ri e .: e - the i , t wo s urit I Paper had afteleva ids to be forwarded to the board, if it have been comanieicated to 113 Si/lee tii.,--i," no paper s ' ever was forwarde d thither, through the same inspector; last year with respect to this question "- °gami n , e i so that the uncore anate ,sup er had no security that his Mend would add to the different proctoCole lf ' n ',„ 3- Labi a , compleint would ' - ' reach proper quarter. In fact possible of the diplomatic documents that h a t: - "Y . as as ► he had before• ,ver the . Scotland betweeu him and the Court of Russia, and those d Z Passed , Means of said, the pauper in had n i o e eiiate appeal. Having now,. .be would also greatly assist your lordshir. an.i the mete thou ~ At, est lm b r i l Rouse of Parliament in understanding and taking a ~,l er I °' tile r _ oo a r 1 . 1 bed that there was t o supervision rest view of the protocols. r - no local ire r a that country ; that there was ii nape( The Earl of CLARENDON—I hope, after the deems p- available m ew 3 ion, and that the pauper had not an ti has ea reY noble friend has given of the deep Itch which he I hear) of tl a eef appeal. ;;He would next call the attributed to to me, that it was my despatch—(a lauele) I ear) -- whiel 16 house to several special cases—(hear, -- hut e a • bad stated I Weald illustrate bee n have no knowledge of such a despatch ever having bring forty f t !er ier taint published I never 't hearfl of it, and cer- torwa r e i 4 1 . 1Y. It was scarcely usual to y g rev f saw i , Or but he eaal of ray belie co mmunicated it to any one. To the best trusted th a hones cases under such circumstances, eenee upon t t 4 the intention expressed by the c,onfe- 3 lay before themes as theteZeld . receive those he sheuld " edi aga ahounsV t day of their meeting, that their pro- i which the poor-L we desw a a t di eationa of the mode in kept secret and nothing that 'Awed ; referring to indil 0.5_ mcietered in Scotland. In " confirmation of hie aro, r THE SUN, L(I N.D .7.:. Otti) AT LV NIN .^ STAY 4 IPet. Mei t, he animadverted a ith :eerie severity upon the con du, t of Sir Jug; M Neill, the chairman of the Board of Supervision, with relation to aca e in Glenelg. He thought he need make no apology for asking the house to read his bill a second time. The hill proposed that inspectors of character and position should be appointed to superintend the local a iministrarien of the Scotch Poor-law, having analogous powers with those exercised by the Poor-law inspectors in England They should be personally wholly Independent of the Board of Super vision, and only subject to it as regarded instructions as to the way they should perform their duty. It was the object of the bill to secure a regular visitation of the different parishes, a month's notice being given of the visits of the inspectors, who would have power to call for documents and examine persons on oath. He did not desire that any special power should be given them, but only that they should satisfy themselves of what was going nn in the different parishes, and make reports to the central board, which might then interfere if necessary. As a check on the central board, he proposed that abstracts of the reports of the inspectors should be made to Parliament. The duty of the inspector-, would be not to interfere with the extsLing law, but to see theta was properly administered in districts removed from the influence of public opinion. He proposed that these inspectors should be appointed not by the central board of supervision —for such an ar rangement would he useless after what had taken place —but by the Home Secretary. He understood that the Lord Advocate intended to oppose this bill, but if the learned lord would suggest any other course—if he would promise him a committee before which he could prove his case, he should be content. His only wish was to see justice done, and so long as the case was net evaded he should not complain. All the statements which he had made to-night were contained in printed papers lying on the table cf the house, and they could not, therefore, be got rid of. In the face of such a state of things, he could not conceive that any Government would expose itself to the odium of standing by idle, and he felt convinced that sooner or later something must be done to remedy the evils which he had described. The LORD-ADVOCATE said in opposing this bill it would not be necessary for him to follow his hon. friend through the details into which he had entered for the purpose of proving his case. His hon. friend certainly entertained a very exaggerated idea with regard to the deficient administration of the Poor Law in Scotland. (Hear.) He had sat on the Board of Supervision in Edinburgh for some time as Solicitor-General ; and he could bear his testimony to the indefatigable zeal and in dustry with which Sir John M'Neill had discharged his arduous duties. As to there being any difficulty in the way of a pauper appealing to the board, he could assure his hon. friend that certain hours were devoted to the consideration of nothing else but these appeals, and that very frequently cases were remitted more than once to the parochial boards for their revision, because the cen tral board had not felt satisfied with their first decision. He was far from saying that the Scotch Poor Law was a perfect system—no Poor Law was, or could be ; but, considering the difficulties necessarily attending the ques tion, it certainly was not desirable to disturb the settle ment made in 1845, without very good cause being shown. His objections to this bill were, first, that it did not seem to be in the slightest degree required, look ing to the powers already existing under the present act ; and, secondly, that it was not in the least calcu lated to produce the effects which his hon. friend seemed to expect from it. By the llth section of the pre sent act, the Secretary of State and the Lord-Advocate; or either of them, had the power, whenever it seemed to them necessary, of compelling the Board of Supervi sion to appoint inspectors such as the hon. gentleman proposed to appoint—not being members of the board —to examine into and report on the administration r f the Poor-law in any part of the country, and the machi nery proposed by the hon. gentleman was perfectly ure neces:ary. It was unfortunate that there was no direct representative of the Board of Supervision in the hou-e to answer the hon. gentleman's speech, though he did nut think it was open to the strong charges which his hon. friend bad made against it The board had had an arduous task to perform, for there were many elements in Scotland to be taken into consideration—the famine, for instance, which had occurred owing to the failure of the potato crop ; the evictions in various parts of the country, and the peculiar character of the pro p e, all of which had ma 'e the administration of the P. or-law a work of considerable difficulty. In the case in which he had directed an inquiry be had cer tainly disagreed from Sr J. M`Neill's interpretetion of the law, which was to the effect that, unless a pauper ap plied to the inspector for relief, the inspector had no duty to perform towards him. If Sir J. M`Neill's interpreta tion was right, then unquestionably there had been ne neglect of duty on the part of the inspector in that par ticular case, but, without doubt, though there was no application for relief, there was an amount of distress known to the inspector which he was bound to relieve. The point, however, was one deserving of very serious consideration. The machinery proposed by the bill was too crude to be introduced into the act of 1845 ; but whether an inspector was or was not beund to relieve distress and. misery wherever he found it was a point which called for immediate attention. In the absence of Sir J. M'Neill be could not pledge the Government to any particular course, but he hoped his hon. friend would feel satisfied with having brought this case before the house, and would withdraw his bill, leaving the ques tion in the hands of the Government, to consider what further course they should take with respect to it. Mr. CHRISTOPHER congratulated Mr. Ellice on hav ing dragged to light a system of abuse and cruelty on the part of the parish authorities in Scotland which he was sure would not be tolerated either in England or Ireland. Some remedy must be found for this state of things ; and now that the hon. gentleman had done so much to bring the abuses to light, and as the Lord Advocate admitted their existence and promised a remedy, he would advie him to leave the matter in the hands of Government. Mr. J. E. ELLIOT also advised Mr. Ellice to withdraw his bill, at the same time that he believed a remedy was much required, as the abuses referred to by his hon. friend existed in other parts of Scotland than the Highlands. Mr. C. BRUCE defended the conduct of the poor las: inspectors in the Highlands, and quoted from the official reports several instances of perverse and contumacious proceedings on the part of the paupers in certain districts. As one proof of this, he stated that in the parish of Glenelg pauperism had increased from 1 in 70, which it was two years ago, to 1 in 15; showing that poor reli e f was more attracti ve t o th e poor than daily labour. He concluded by saying that if Government had not opposed the bill be should have felt it his duty to do so. Mr. DUNLOP denied that the rates allowed to Scottish paupers were so high as to induce them to leave their ordi nary labours. He recommended Mr. Ellice to withdraw the bill. Mr. ELLICE acceded to their united requests, believing that the question could be better dealt with by the Go vernment than by a private member. The bill was withdrawn accordingly. SUNDAY TRADING (METROPOLIS) BILL. The order of the clay having been read for the second reading v g of Gß th o i s s bill, on presented petitions, signed by 15,000 persons from all parts of the metropolis, it, favour of the measure. Petitions to the same effect were presented by Sir John Shelley, from Westminster; Viscount Ebrington, from Marylebone ; Sir W. Clay, from the Tower Hamlets; Mr. Montagu Chambers, from Greenwich and Woolwich ; and Sir J. Duke, from the city of London, signed by 9,000 persona. Lo R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of the bill. Mr. WILKINSON felt it his duty to offer the objec .ions he conscientiously entertained tc this measure, which would interfere with all the operations of trrde and inter rupt the pursuit of many avocations which bad hitherto been exercised without prejudice to any one, and with advantage to the community generally. He could not admit that any religious principle was necessarily involved in this question. He regarded the measure as in fact directed against the interests of the poor, and going beyond all propriety of legislation, though he should not insist on himself dividing the house against it. Viscount EBRINGTON supported the measure, mainly on religious grounds, though quite prepared also toadvocate it on the lower grounds of expediency and politicaleconomy. They had been told by Mr. Bianconi that horses which rested on Sundays did more work in six days than others did in seven, and he maintained that the repose of the Sabbath was necessary both for man and beast. The pe titions in favour of the bill were mainly signed by those who were suffering under the operation of the present state of things, which led to unfair competition between trades men, and to injurious treatment of workmen. He believed the amount of money spent and custom given to shop keepers would remain unaffected by such a measure as was now proposed. As regarded the labouring classes, he be lieved that six days' work with one day's rest was better than one continuous round of labour during the week. The Marquis of BLANDFORD supported the second reading of the bill, citing in its favour the committee which sat upon this subject in 1832. One most important matter which he recollected on the subject was the bondage which one class of tradesmen exerted on another in this question of Sunday trading. Many persons who would close their shops on Sunday were obliged to keep them open in consequence of others keeping theirs open. Now nothing could be more advantageous than to relieve those person s from a tyranny most galling to their consciences. He was sorry to see that (no doubt, for good reason) this bill while dealing with the sale of other articles did not touch the sale of beer or spirits on Sunday. Ile congra tulated the house on the introduction of this bill, by pas sing whicb, he believed, they would take the course most conducive to the glory of God and the advantage of their follow-subjects. ,(Bear, hear.) Sir G. GREY agreed in the propriety of sending the bill to a select committee, and he h o p e d th a t thi s a t temp t to check S un d ay trading would be more successful than pre vious measures had been. It introduced no new principle, but merely attempted to remedy certain defects in the ex isting law. Under these circumstances h thought the discussion need not be protracted. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the working classes had no desire to desecrate the Sunday, but necessity compelied them to purchase their provisions on Sunday morning; and, before this measure could work, they must alter the system of paying wages late on Saturday night, and they must. also improve the dwellings of the poor. He thought this law, if passed at all, ought to apply to the whole country. He would prohibit all Sunday trading on all subjects, and applicable to all parts of the country after 11 o'clock, and he believed that would meet with universal assent. Mr JAMES MACGREGOR supported the bill, and he bpi ved that all the intelligent artisans of the metropolis were of the Caine opinion. Sir J. SHELLEY objected to the bill being sent to a select committee. He found that both the tradespeople and the working classes of 'Westminster were in favour of the measure, and that it would be beneficial to both. There were portions of the bill to which he entertained objections; but upon the whole he believed it was a ra- tional and practical measure. Mr. M. CHAMBERS supported this measure as au effi cient means of improving the condition of the working classes, and especially of compelling masters to pay their workpeople at a reasonable time ou Saturday. Mr. J. G. PHILLI WORE objected to certain details of the bill, but would not divide the bouse against it. Mr. HADFIELD urged upon the house the propriety of putting upon the committee practical men, who antler• stood the system of paying wages early, as that was an essential pint towards the proper working of this bill. Mr. W J. Fox opposed, and Mr. KIRK supported, the bill on the)lo.iical grounds. Lord R GROSVENOR in reply, objected to sending the bill to $ select committee, which he was certain would only give the messure an intramural buri d. lie nu•ler took the ha at the instance of the people whose interests it was inteatle , l to affect, and its provisions lie might say were framed under their auspices. He hoped the house would not insist upon sending the bill to a select com mittee. __ Mr. MASTERMAN also objected to a select committee ; after which the bill was read a second time. Mr. DUNCOMBE then move,' that it be referred to a select committee, which was the usual course in all ques tions of this nature. Mr. WILKINSON seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY said there was no rule of the house to send such tills to select committees, ant the fate of former bills did not encourage his noble friend to follow that course. Mr. DIINCOMBE withdrew his notion, and the bill was ordered to be committed on Wednesday, the 13th June. LAND AND ASSESSED TAXES DIVISIONS BILL. Mr. FREWEN moved the s cond reading of this bill, the object of which was to facilitate the f•. }rnia.tion of divisions fur which meetings of commissioners of land or assessed taxes might belie held, in this country, the present boundaries of divisions being inconvenient to the inh .bitants of them He proposed to give power to the Treasury, upo❑ a state ment made by five or more commissioners of land-tax for any county, to remove a parish from one division to another, where it might appear advantageous to do so. There were many cases in which much hardship was experienced from persons being compelled to go to a great distance to pay their taxes. The alteration he proposed was that, on a certain number of local commissioners making a represen tation to the Treasury, that they thou _ht a transfer neces sary, the Treasury, after making due inquiry, should have the power to order the alteration to be male. There were often cases of appeal against what were deemed surcharges, and every facility should be given in those cases for enabling the appellant to appear before the local commissioners. He hoped the Government would offer no opposition to the bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not aware that any great inconvenience arose from the present system, and therefore was not disposed to agree to the second reading of the bill. What he understood the bill tolpropose was that it should be competent for the local commissioners of any one division of a county to apply to the Treasury for the transfer of a parish from one division of a county to another, or even to another county ; but, as the rates varied in different counties, this might be found a strong objection to the proposed alteration. If, however, the law were shown to be in any respect defective, be would be ready to bring in a measure to remedy such defect. Mr. SPOONER supported the bill, as he thought that under the present system there existed inconveniences which, though not great in number, were very much felt in individual cases. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the bill 35 Against it 125 -90 Majority, COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELANb) BILLS. Mr. WHITESIDE prefaced his motion for the second reading of a series of bills for the reform of the Court of Chancery in Ireland by adverting to the beneficial results of the reforms introduced into the English Chancery, which these bills were intended to adapt, mutcais mutand is, to the former court. The first abolished the master's-office alto gether. The second amended the practice and course of pro ceeding of the court upon the model of the English Court. The third bill aitereil the law relating to the appointment of receivers ; it consisted of matter of law, which was as similated to that of England, and of matter of regulation. The fourth bill provided for the sales of estates, by en grafting upon the reformed Court of Chancery all that was good in the Encumbered Estates Court about to expire, and transferring the business of the latter court to the former, giving it the power to add to its decree of sale a pvr liamentary title. As the business of the Court of Chancery would by these measures be incre,sed, it was necessary to provide a local court of appeal, and this was the subject of the fifth bill, which did not create a new court or a single new judge, but would afford the suitor an opportunity of a re-hearing of his c•iuse before the Lord Chancellor, as sisted by retired judges. The last bill modified the stamp duties to meet the altered practice of the Court. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD said, if he thought that legis lation was required to work out the wonderful reforms which Mr. Whiteside had described in his exaggerated speech. he should not oppose these bills; but, believing that they would not accomplish those results, on the con trary that they would have an opposite tendency, and us nt this moment, and when these bills were introduced, a Royal Commission was sitting to inquire into the subject, it was his ditty to advise the house to reject them. Mr. .Vhiteside, however, had described a system and rules that did not now exist ; abuses. to which he had allude I, were reformed by the act of 1851, and they were now dealing with a new system. But there was not a suvestion con tained in these bills which had not been brought under the notice of ,the commissioners in December last, and which was not to he found in the printed questions they had cir culated. He assured the hon. member (Mr. Whiteside), however, that when he came to frame a bill upon the re port of the commissioners he should be ready to adopt any thing valuable in these bills, and would give the learned gentleman the credit of it. After a brief review of the bills, and a severe criticism of those for reforming the procedure, for the appointment of receivers, and for the constitution of an appellate tribunal, comparing their provisions with the suggestions contained in a draught report of the com missioners, he remarked that he thought the hon. member (Mr. Whiteside) would have acted a wiser part if he had contented himself with laying the bills on the table pend ing the report of the commissioners, and he moved to defer the second reading of the bills for six months. Mr. CAIRNS suggested, as a medium course, that the further progress of the bills should be suspended until the house saw the recommendations of the commissioners. Mr. MALINS complained of the severe terms and sar castic tone employed by Mr. Fitzgerald in his criticism of these bills. He complained likewise of the use made by him irregularly, he contended, of a draught report of the commissioners —a confidential document. He defenled the bills againsttbe str'ctures of Mr. Fitzgerald, and gave them his most cordial suprort. Mr. KEOGH replied to Mr. Mantas, and proposed that the debate should be adjourned until the report of the commissioners was upon the table. He moved to that effect. After some remarks by Mr. HENLEY and Mr. WHITE_ SIDE, the debate was adjourned for a month. The Dissenters'sMarriages Bill was read a second time. The Income Tax Bill was read a third time and passed. CINQUE PORTS BILL. This bill was read a ecotid time, and the committee was fixed for Monday. EXCISE ACTS. The report was received, and leavo was given to bring in a bill fou d thereon. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACTS. I On the motion of Mr. PELLATr, copies were ordered of all communications addressed to district surveyors and others, by the authority of the chief commissioners of Works and Buildings, with reference to the 28th section of the bill for the amendment of the Metropolitan Buildings Acts, and of the replies thereto, in the year 1854, as to circular, curvilinear, and polygonal walls. Copies were also ordered of any reports or papers by a committee of professional persons appointed to revise the Metropolitan Buildings Acts by the Earl of Carlisle, when First Com missioner of Works and Buildings in 114 and 1819. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. On the motion of Mr. WILSON, leave was given to bring in a bill for legalising and preserving the restored standards of weights and measures. The house adjourned at 2() minutes past one o'clock. DEFICIENCY BILLS.—A Parliamentary paper issued yesterday shows that the amount of deficiency hills bear ing interest on the 27th of April was 2,470,0001., and the amount received in respect of the new loan of 16 000 0001., and lying unemployed at the same date, 1,600 0001. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL —Two clauFeß have been added in committee to this bill. One enacts that periodical -publications must be posted within 15 days after publication, and the other refers all questions which may arise whether a printed paper is entitled to the pri vilege of postage to the decision of the Postmaster- General, whose determination, with the consent of the Treasury, will he final. THE OXFORD PETITION AGAINST THE SUNDAY BEER BILL—The petition from the city of Oxford, to both houses of Parliament, in favour of a repeal of the new beer bill of last session, restricting the opening of public houses Sunday, lifts beta signixl by 3,348 male adults, including the name of the mayor, the late sheriff, two aldermen, the coroner, and a majority of members of the town council. The Earl of Abingdon has kindly con sented to present it to the House of Lords ; and Mr. Langston, member for Oxford, to the House of Com mons. The petition is now in their hands for presenta tion. 'MARCH OF TITS WEST.—Vast additions and improvements are silently yet rapidly proceeding at the west end of the metro polis, and, in spite of war and the comparative scarcity of money, capital is there asserting its supremacy in the shape of magnificent squares and rows of mansions of an alm os t pala tial character. The large open space of ground in the Ux bridge-road, opposite the Kensington-gardens, has been taken by Mr. Austin for a further extension of his grand and utili tarian habitations; and a church of some magnitude, from designs of Mr. Francis, the architect, is already exhibiting its just and correct proportions. But it is behind this plot, and over a space of some extent, to which we would direct the attention of those to whom the remarkable increase of this neighbourhood is new. The principal feature of this area is Cleveland -square, bounded on one side by the Queen's-garden, and but a few minutes' walk from the Westbourne-terraces and that chef d'cetore of railway termini, the Great Western and its noble hotel. In entering this square from the south east we find its corners rounded off, which gives a novel effect to this approach, and will be appreciated by those " who in easy carriage ride." The houses in the square are some sixty in number, with a uniform exterior of a pleasing and elegant, yet unpretentious character. The interiors are models of their kind, and the mechanism of compo sition appears to have been thoroughly understood. Distribution, decoration, and construction have been well considered, and convenience and economy very com mendably kept in view. To I wo the happy medium of size for a family of position and substance appears to have been at tained, and the quaint old Dr. Fuller's notion that "houses had better be too little for a day than too big for a year" seems to have been borne in mind. Mantels of scarce marble and - Serpentine, and stoves of approved construction, are found in the principal rooms and conservatories ; and libraries, or studies lighted from above, mark the attention of the builder to the more elevated and special requirements of the period. The drawing rooms of several of these houses, 'particularly that of the Swedish Ambassador, are decorated in a light a n d cheerful manner in the French style, and others in the Ger man school, by Mr. ICnckuck, of Pall Mall, the successor to Mr. Sang—and they display an adv unced and correct know ledge of chromatic art, giving a life and animation to apart meuts which might perchance have become grave and ppres sive, or meretricious and offensive, under other influences". Upon inquiry we found that, as is the case in this locality, the water possesses great purity, and the soil being gravelly, in dicates dryness end salubrity. The altitude of the position is perhaps no less remarkable ; the kitchens of these houses being upon a level, if not above, the upper floors of Bucking. ham Palace. Tho whole extent is private ground, and will be protected from the intrusion of objectionable traffic, much after the manner of the Marquis of Westminster's and other exclusive property. It may be added that the houses appear to be let almost as fast as they are ready for the reception of inhabitants, and next to the wonder of the neighbourhood itself is that'of where all these families Of oTideut Wealth and position come from,—Ofring Poe. A IcM Y BEFoRE SbBASToPoh cam_ MIT TEE. The committee r, , -assembied yesterday morning at the usual hour. Sir Thotnas Hastings was recallwi, and his examination was resuxed by Lord Seymour. He in the fir-t instance stated that he was not pre pared to say whether the requisitions sent to the Ord nance in June last for a supply of warm clothing, to be sent out to the East, were made verbally or in writing. Communications of that description from the War-office were frequently made verbally. When the Duke of Newcastle was in office, all orders were covered by a general sanction. In reply to Mr. Layard, the witness stated that he did not know whether there was any record of the in structions in his office, but there certainly was the record of the execution of these orders. By General Peel—When he did receive a written order for the warm clothing, he acted upon it without delay, es he was fully alive to its importance. By the Chairman—When a requisition of that sort was sent to you. do you think it ought to depend upon your memory when you are asked about its execution ? The witness replied that the record of it if sent would not be in his office but in the office of the Secretary at War. The Chairman—l suppose, therefore, if we sent there for it we can have it I Witness—Undou?teillf. . . Examination continued—When this requisition ar rived he (witness) was in the country, but be was sent for, as the authorities at home said they were getting into a state of perplexity relative to the warm clothing. There was a difficulty about enforcing a contract—but he informed the Board that it had been entered as a minute of the Board, and that it ought not to be quashed or rescinded. He did not inquire into the cause of this because it might have given rise to an unpleasant feeling. Lord Seymour—We are not inquiring into questions of unpleasant feeling. We wish to get at the manner in which business was transacted at the Board of Ord nance. Did you inquire why the contract was to be quashed ? Witness—No. The Chairman—Why did you not! Witness—All I thought ,of was to carry out the con tract, and to insure a speedy and proper supply. Lord Seymour—l wish to ascertain whether or not the contractor had received orders to stop the supply ? Witness—l believe he had. Lord Seymour—Did he tell you so ? Witness—No, he did not inform me himself; but I inferred that he had bad orders to stop the supply from what Mr. Stacey, the storekeeper, told me. He told me that the contract was stopped. Lord Seymour—Did he tell you on what grounds Witness—He did not. Lord Seymour—By whose order then was the contract stopped ? Witness—l cannot tell. The Chairman—Do you not, then, see what takes place, or have youato depend merely upon hearsay ? Witness—Generally I do not see what occurs under the Board. The contract might have been stepped by Mr. Monsell, or by the united order of the Board. General Peel here suggested that there were surely minutes kept of the proceedings of the Board, to which the witness might have bad access. The Chairman—Do I. understand that you were not allowed to see the minutes ? Witness— Oh, no ! When any of us leave town the minutes of the hoard are not forwarded to us. The Chairman— But when you came back you might have seen them ? Witness—Certainly, but I did not. I was satisfied with what Mr. Stacey told me. I had no official infor mation of the fact. Mr. Layard—But minutes are usually kept of all orders, are they not ? Witness—Minutes until lately were kept regularly of all proceedings of the board ; but I will not undertake to say there is a minute relative to the matter now be fore the committee. It was the duty of the clerk of the Ordnance to communicate with the Secretary for War, and he was in the habit of bringing verbal orders from the War-office, which were at once acted upon—a course which was never used antecedent to that time. These orders were binding on the Ordnance although sent by word of mouth. I was then, and am still of opinion that public business of that kind should always be re corded in writing ; and although the verbal order of the Secretary for War was binding on the board, at the same time I thought it was important and essential that a written order ought always to be given, with .a view to its being properly recorded, and in case any question should arise, that the original order should be there to verify the execution of its directions by the board. In reply to General Peel, the witness stated that, under a Secretary at War no order of that sort could have been taken except through his positive directions. He did not think the abolition of that office was any improvement. By Lord Seymour--It was probable that the whole proceedings connected with the contract being irregular, no minute was kept. It resembled correspc ndence rather than an official act. Some further conversation ensued respecting the de tails of management at the Ordnance-office, and the quantities of warm clothing ordered last summer, after which, The Chairman said—l have heard it stated that at the hospital at Scutari socks of a size for children were issued to the men. Would that be possible, accord ing to your mode of conducting business ? 'Witness—lf we had proceeded as we do in ordinary times, that would have been impossible ; but in this case there was great hurry and confusion. The Chairman —Do you think it possible tha-t it occurred ? Witness—lt is possible, but I do not think it is probable. The Chairman—Did you never hear of such an occtrr rence ? Witness—l beard that the socks were not of a full size. (Laughter.) Mr. Liyard—Did you ever hear also that the shoes' issued to the men were not of the full size ? Witness—l think that is very possible. Examination continued—On the 7th August he ap plied to the Admiralty for tonnage for a large quantity of warm clothing. They did not reply immediately, as it is not the custom to reply until trey had tonnage at their disposal. They had no tonnage at disposal until the 16th October. The Chairman—And you remained quiet all that time ? Witness—l made no less than nine applications. Lord Seymour reminded the witness that several ves sels, whose names he mentioned, had sailed with stores in the interval spoken of by the witness. The witness said that in all probability they had con veyed stores of urgent necessity. Lord "Seymour—Were they sent out in accordance with requisitions previously made to the Admiralty? Witness—Most likely they werte:srf . Lord Seymour—Well then, aft 'his supply of yours, although of so pressing . » r . chat the ordi nary system of contracts was departed from in procuring it, never went out until the 16th October Witness —That is so, Lord Seymour afterwards, in allusion to the medical stores, said Dr. Smith had stated to the committee that these stores were all supplied by the Ordnance ; and in quired when the witness was first made acquainted of the fact that the Ordnance would be called upon to sup ply the hospital furniture, &c., to the hospitals ? The witness replied that he could not say the exact date without reference to some documents, but said he would inform the committee at a future time. Examination continued—He received several requisi tions from Dr. Andrew Smith relative to hospital furni ture and medical stores. Lot d Seymour—We are not speaking of Doctor Smith. I w i s h to know when an army of 10,000 men was ready to proceed to the East as early as March, 1854, had you not been directed to provide hospital fur niture and stores. Was no requisition sent to you, officially ? Witness—lt is impostjible to give a precise and defi nite answer to that question, without referring to my documents. Lord Seymour—Next with regard to the tents, and what are called Quartermaster's stores, which, I believe, are supplied by the Ordnance, how did you proceed ? The witness replied that there was a large quantity of tents always in store - -and was at that particular period—and they were at once, therefore, sent out. He did not think any old tents were sent out, because the storekeeper had strict orders to examine their stores every year. If any old tents were sent out, the respon sibility of the occurrence would rest upon the store. keeper of the depot from which they were sent. Examination continued—When Dr. Smith required any furniture or stores to be gupplied from the Ordnance he gent a equiiition to him (w , tne. , ) tot furnish th-m, sad it was at once complied with. Re inforned Dr. Smith at the outset that whenever he require:l soy. thing if he would send a requisition and state that the matter was pressing- or urgent, he (witness) would un dertake that the order should be complied with without delay or difficulty—and sent out forthwith if there was no objection on the part of the Minister for War. Lord Seymour—Were you ever interfered with in consequence of any objections on the part of the Minis ter if War ? Wltness—No, never. The remainder of Sir Thomas }lasting's' examination was of a rather desultory and generally unintere-itig character, as it had reference chifflv to deta•lß of the routine of business in connection with the Ordnance de partment. He stated, in reply to the chairman, that boots and eire shoes were c 'nsigned to the C •t, aot afterwards p'n--ed a t t?:e a ot th, Q +sttr- Ge , :cra:. If the (I.::.rerc a had I to r eelti. tee hoots and Ai, es he ha : guilty ~ f a bread) ~ f dory. Be Captain Gladst o,e—fTe had received 11. 114 f,ll - • MRtintl to the fleet that the li,ots slid shoe- ha I been conveyed back •ar ;t4 Nn , l tor , ard- in transport , . By Loid Secmoor—Officers in the Ordnance De arr ment frequently °verso epped the strict, hue of their duty ; but if it appeared that they bad acted with dis cretion no censure was passed upon him. The witness then went on to explain the system under which contracts were entered into by the Ord nance. When a contractor did not properly supply any article he undertook, he was not afterwards employed by theGoverninent. Mr. Layard—l have received a letter, in which the writer states that, a few days ago, he saw at the gun wharf at Portsmouth several bales of winter clothing.fer the Crimea. How was it those goods were not sent out ! Sir T. Hastings replied that the Ordnance had received orders not to send out any more wit:ter clothing, and that the writer of the note might have seen some which had been detained in consequence of that order. The witness was then examined respecting the tools supplied to the troops, and in reply to Lord Seymour, who called his attention to the fact that several officers had informed the cosuniittee that the tools sent out were very bad, said that he believed the mass of Is was very good, with the exception perhaps of the bill-hooks. Be had frequently seen cases in which tools which had been condemned as bad had turned out to be excellent. He believed that the general officers who were leaving heard from the men that the tools were bad, and thus fell into a mistake. Lord Seymour—lt has been stated in evidence that the tools at Chobham were bad. Have you heard of that! Witness—No. Lord Seymour—General Bentinck informed us that a board sat upon the tools at Scutari. What was their report ? Witness—l have not seen a report. Lord Seymour—Captain Shakspear has stated that he was president of a board at Varna which examined into the tools, and that the board condemned them all ex cepting the pickaxes. The tools condemned were spader, axes, and particularly bill-hooks. The Chairman—Are we then to assume that all the evidence which has been given relative to the tools being of bad quality, by military officers who have been exa mined, is incorrect? _ _ . Witness—l believe the larger proportion of the tools supplied were good. Some of the tools might have been bad. Mr. Layard—Are you aware that the tools were cull demned at the time of the Portuguese exp dition ? Witness—No, I am not. - In reply to Lord Seymour, the witness afterwards said he would at some future time furnish the committee with the name of the contractor for the tools and the price paid for them. He then went on to defend the qua lity of the tools, generally speaking, and cited various documents in favour of the point. The committee adjourned shortly before four o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY CONCLUDED. The Scramble Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ; fur all ages. The winner to he sold for 80 sovs in the usual way. Three-quarters of a mile. 8 -übs. Mr. Sanders's Questionable, 3 yrs, Est flub (Prior) 1 Mr. Moore's Noddy, 3 yrs, sst 6lb Mr. Kenyon's Sister to Singapore, 3 yrs, 64 6lb (Quinton) 3 The following also ran :—Mirabeau, ch m by Ithuriel, Romeo, and Mystic. • Betting-7 to 4 agst Romeo, 3to 1 agst Questionable, 4 to 1 Mirabeau. Won very easily by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Rolm() was fourth. The winner was claimed by Mr. Moore. Mt-mbers' Plate of 60 soya, added to a sweepstikes of 3 sovs each, the latter to go to the second horse ; three-yr-old colts, Gst 12lb ; fillies, Est 91b; four-yr old colts, Bst 6lb ; fillies, Bst 3lb. Once round and a distance. 10 subs. Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 3 yrR, Est 121 b ...(Ashmall) 1 Mr. E. Buckley's Fairfield, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ...(Thorpe) 2 Mr. Armstrong's Badinage, 3 yrs, Est 91b...(Clernent) 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Cherry Brandy, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Bearpark, 4 The following also ran :—.Wbitelock, Troutina, and St. Julian. Betting-5 to 2 agst St. Julian, 3 to 1 agst Shore haw, 4 to 1 each agst Whitelock and Cherry Brandy. Won very easily by a neck ; the second beating the third a length ; moderate fourth. LATEST BETTING.— WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE DEE STAKES. 6to 4 agst Corsiebus 4to 1 agst Claret (taken) 4to 1 agst Lord Alfred At first even money was betted between Corcebus and the field. DERBY. 9to 2 agst St. Hubert (taken) 6to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 8 to 1 agst De Clare Bto 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 15 to 1 asst Wil , l Dayrell (taken) 20 to 1 against Kingstown (taker.) 25 to 1 a2st Flatterer (taken) 1000 to 20 agst RyNtone 1000 to 15 asst Bonnie Morn 1000 to 10 agst Benhams (50 to 1 also taken) OAKS. 3 to 1 agst Habena (taken. THURSDAY. The Dee Stand Cup of 50 sovs added to a Sweepstakes of 5 says each. The second to receive 10 soya out of the stakes. Seven furlongs. 1G subs. Lord Wilton's Orson, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Ashinall) 1 Mr. Bancroft's Helmet, 4 yrs, Bst (Wells) 2 Mr. Moore's Questionable, 3 yrs, 7st ...... ...(Kendall) 3 The followihg also ran :—Octavia, Merry Monk, Rov ing Betsy. Betting-6 to 4 agst Orson, sto 2 aget Helmet. A. fine race in with the first two ended in favour of Orson by a head, three lengths between the second and third, Octavia and Testy were fourth and fifth. The Cheshire Welter Cup of 100 soya, the rest in specie, by subscription of 20 save each. 10 ft, and 5 only if de clared, with 50 added. Gentlemen riders. Pr.fi-s -sionals 7lb extra. Penalties for certain winners. Gros venor C:mrse. 12 subs, sof whom pay 5 sows each. Mr. C. Bevill's Georgium Sidus, 3 yrs, Bst 6lb (Mr. Thompson) 1 Mr. R. Grey's Dalkeith, 6 yra, list (M r . El wes ) Capt. Lane's Ephesus, aged, Ist 131 b (Owner) 3 Betting-5 to 4 alst Georgium Sidus, 7to 4 aget Ephesus. Won by three lengths, same distance between the second an•l third. The Scurry Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added. Three quarters of a mile. 8 subs. Mr. Elwes's Michaelmas Maid, 5 yrs, 84 51b (Quinton) 1 Lord Wilton's Orson, 4 yrs, 74 916 (Ashroall) 2 Mr. J B. Morris's Polestar, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Furdharn) 3 Falcon and Hothorpe also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Polestar, sto 2 ag.4 Orson, and 7 to 2 agst Falcon. Michaelmas Maid held the lead tin ougbout, and won easily by a neck. Three lengths het veen the second and third. Falcon was well up with the I 'atter. Hothorpe and Polestar got badly off. The Dee stakes of 10 sore each, with 200 added ; for the ee-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, 84 21b. The sec , und to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. Grosve nor Course. 56 subs. Mr. Ps u-ker's Noisy, Bst 71b (H. Grater) 1 Mr. J. ssborne's Lord Alfred, Bst 71b (Ashman) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Tatton, Bst 21b (Wells) 3 The fo Bowing also ran :—Claret, Blooming Heather, and Corr ebus. 'BettinL 1 . --5 to 4 on Cormbus, sto 1 agst Noisy; 8 to 1 each a L ',A Claret and Lord Alfred. Lord Alfred started wit b the lead, Lady Tatton taking sec 'rid place, Noisy th;r, 1, Claret fourth, Blooming Heather and Coreebus 1 . 01 ig off. At the workhous turn, Noisy took second place, Lady Tatton going on third, and Claret fourth. At the T.Y.C. post Corcebus drew up, and joined Claret, but dropped off after rounding the turn in the straighl%. Noisy gained gradually upon Lord Alfred, challeng 'ed him at the Stand, and at last beat him cleverly by half a length ; three lengths between the second and third. The others beaten off. Marquis of West sninster's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handi cap &me( mstakes of 10 soy. each. The second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes. Penalties for certain winners. Grosvenor Course. 26 subs. Mr. F. L. Popham 's Jack Sheppard, 3 yrs, 6st.4lb (Quinton) 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 5 yrs, Bst llb (Flatfrian) 2 Mr. J. Mei ..ry's Catastrophe. 3 yr , , sst 41b (Cresswell) 3 QuinCe and Lily also ran. _ _ Betting--5 4 agst Orinoco, 2 to 1 agst Jack Shep pard, sto I. ag st Lily. Won cleverly by half a length ; a length bet we( In the second and third. The Sell ing 3takes. Once round and a distance. Jenny Wre n Punch Box •• N0ddy....., Six ran. Won by half a length. The FirSt Year of the Fifth Triennial Produce Stakes. T.Y.C. Filly by C , )therstone—Delaine walked over Good pr ogress was made in the settling, which was comrnen ee in the morning. Mr. Howard, the owner , of Scytl tia n, wins a large sum exclusive of the stakes. Mr. Pa rr , the owner of the second horse. sto o d t o w i n nearly LO,OOO/. to a mere nothing. His friends were & so w , 1) or . The Noisy party were actust , dby ti e strong, rat eonfidevee up to the very last moment, but the recer.t siv,al defeat of their favourite strikin:ly exemp CIA the ,tr •utb of the old adage a,i)out the i• cup and the a wor it was not the;r day of days. Of th ? ra ce itself, it may jena ly he -aid that the Chester Cup was tower more h-nourahly contested. The se( ,rt to-day was marked by only one it cident of prospectil e importance ; the signal de'eat of Corm! us and Clarei for the Dee Stakes. After the race 1,000 to 5 was take .n about Lord Alfred, and 1,000 to 10 about Noisy for the Derby. 40 to 1 was betted against the "Dee Wu. ,ners." The woa ther was very cold and wet, and the attend ance of g , !nt-ral c , nopany was consequently scanty. Several titr itt% return,:d to Loudon by the exixt s, train, atigi were ni •t a littlo surpri , ed gin pas-ins' Noneat oto find thein,n4 es in the midst of a soinw,t hat !navy snow storm. Tht country, in fact,' presented a most wintry appearance, and was thickly coTered with snow. -~---~ .- , v o !MX R V SMITH FIELD.- MA T 1' y fron. th. _ , Tilore was a i It?nt lib] supply oft beasts ta.'''- o i l y ..D.i vv. ,rt t: Of Engi :oil, R thel haw, ad Liverpool. Tb' q T v good,rik.ir,sihizete:,fieutai:llo.lwiying without any alteration of P b 1. 0 ,0 4 w,,, ber of sheep Wati not quite so large, but t - ' 0, .' 0 ,0 1 1 ) 1 3 1 . 1.tto,. 6d to 6 _ ~"1,4.".)d. awl a Clearallee readily etlected. Tberel ,iO. a nu a ill. t e tthi supply of tat pigs which were welt °'-' l ` . WI than r - 0 i l " 4wder; elatmheb,quodottsotioodniy—vesißee:6la6torl6o, ;ire, 9s 3d to 9s 9d per score ; rough fat, 4 11 o ad per ; hides, hd to 43,d per lb; cal•kaor per lb. ---- AT I: 954 fir'f Wheat EDlK.BTollittaiGsuflppGlyßanAdlNsal.—eslif. so 1054 qrs ...............sold 760 , i 0 -Barley 914 Oats Beans 10 5247 (l c L q al's s e ........................................... ,sofa ~1:„:140fli . 54? lb ..,,%.. QJ Top of Wheat ...... ••• ••• ••• ••• '''''' '.. 59; Ib „ 0 1 Barley ........ ........... ••••• • • • • • ~,1 • 0, stp 9 1 Oat " 8 ............... . .............. i, 2 b 0 1, --Beans ~... ............... 6 ......... a g A oo l d arg s o u p a lly ell o d f an a c ll e ad BOSTON —MAT 2. toglif,° great excitement prevailed, 3131 i a hunted Da 4 t ho _ 3.1 advance of ' is to Si per qr. on the rates c arrell ~,,1 kofiabdostb,,fbug.);:eiiias.au. diage.ltlbeerssinwebiseldlo; se'nniol ~ t, but some of our leadin, nierclisats o'nrictfr purchase single nlioal rheoff a grain at such° extr 3°- e d veil" Spring corn is to 2s dearer. The market ral towrrds the its 181 Pri • ces .—Wheat, red, 70s Od to 'Bs Oa ; / 7 . 11 0 . bd. 1; 823 Od extra, 84s Od. Barley, 293 Oa 0 ' g 'i o 0a 0 24s to 30s. Beans, 42s Od to 463 Od. resh - A full dancNEWARK w — ith ilf 4 : T P I°(I. . 511P e P oi0 11°111 grill Wheat a aften brisk sale, at 6s advance. sPring „O higher.bxriel,'"ol. Wheat, white 80s to 84s, red 724 to 78g; iti 0 $5 ,, ils Ms to 365, giinding 30s to 325; oats, 'l4s . 3 ',.a. PO 25s to 30s ; beans, 44s to 48s; malt, 64.1 to ug'' to 468 ; tares, 58s to 60s per qr. .........--••• 46' // White wheat, 42s O D :1 13 t B o li46lPOTiMArOrddi tto, 3 0 9 c r0l 278 barley, od t l c 7; . 4 B o s d 6d to pe l l 9 . s b O rt d . ; oatme&,oats, 1:4 81563d6ti0ti0%604 o li ff' dour, !'3B 6d to 27s 6d per cwt; In'ti3u ore. 4 per 4301b5. tr........._1_.. .........--..'''' . SEABORNE MAlbSc per qr. tile 00 01 Or iignitles that the mails are .ent froal by th. night—and Mby the morning-40sP' Al 14' ;or !$ l 5 tco• % I(6Y 1,11 0 tii Ver' .1,01110) nvoaL:(rrycecfnFt:eir. ;T... sow° t•Ol'l nspi4 ii 4 v et .. I " 11 0 , I Of t ' ar e; Do ver . .. o • l ol sootitroo, Soa r .•,..• / 00/;"‘ Po e, „ in , ,, .+ o c l i d , u t....: , 4.,,,th ce,_4l.. var iao r I too' soutio p.- fl/ . O co utn 101 1 , ::' i ll iou til i ii , pov _ Ap o so ar :: 9 01° '1470 P°100Pl'" idat "pi , 0 01 4 I do • Vo tooP i, so al' .. tl O i vo irer: i ; g to .i iii south, t$ , rirl'''.l JO vo lt ",...,0 "' . '1P,, , " , fo'tnP - 1 1 sot o put of 90 0 11 ,i,, , 0 lover l eu el ne 1,1 ,1 11Pfig".‘ I 0 14th of the ra— t - t ;. !soa .! e i l i2iid of the inen _., nof er .•:0 , 2a / 5 17th ilieutOwipert 2d /4 17 th ef in ° " . WOO ~,. f3y . private 004 jpovel;000 40 15thlht12stliql%.1souttgine OF Ithl7th2ltherouniew ...i, Jd X- 270 01.,;;;..,111sf,!:2 1 By p rivate 5 . Y on , y0r...,„.0 Australis) . . i ~,0 0 , Isthi:,.tll2so:ol: „Ilfoloptoe ithisth2ith°7,oll9o° 1 2d k dittt 0, O.Ol too r When any of these dates ld fitil l'ij: li:t s4:l:::°:oPtt :31ilita4liest1311111 spatched on the follow( i! d, With , ortie lt ' Southampton), and the n ' ---, t h o , It ° Malta, bd preceding day . _---- o fii/ - 19 11e0,, 4 0 (ADVERTISEv E • 0,0118- 's ..,' o fr lo i effe • • '' '' T.l-41309 on 13:11 1 1 ....• ) 0 ,1 $O. effected without medicine 11,'''.-( v 1 4-1 :1 914 pO 4 l lenta Arabica Food, °find' g ' e'fl°usielt:, lo' r- jibs Ili' nervous, bilious, and liver couipl„;;_frouiroeaptAh quote a few :—Cure No. 52 4 61 ;:c, ev ...,,: g ,.. d r?, Countess of Castlestuart.—" '-' ° r 'i . „ . : l; 10° 7f olye f ij Ireland, 9th December, 1854. - "inter eg 't ° l l ll' . Castiestuart feels induced, in the - ; c ellel l , ;00 4 019 1 manity, to state that I.)u harry e i r t eoli c :i n o t/ bica Food has cured her, after s'i 0 as - iy, f t, of indigestion, bile, great nervousi,ieserve° res'Ag many years' standing. Thii F° °4 9 `i r iere o d i 'Cillc o rro of all sufferers, and way ho coy pre d. i froli Inquiries will be cheerfully scs fi vi ",„ the," il 2 1 Of dyspepsia, from the Right l'°,.;blo %Oil, Decies.--' I have derived conside- na ce e 01i t i Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, a . c , tbe 14 lit rl ° 4 ir 6 yourselves and the public to ali t Curer 07 these lines.—Stuart de Decies. ~1 1 tr if,,, the Vererable Archdeacon of Itess•-ckss„, ,017 sive nervousness, with painsinwYalif, ve"o4l, neral debility, which tendered 039,11,0111,0 14 been radically removed by Du Barri' s P s kibs l 7,4o2,so / —Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Rngs,ijortosi7; TO 4,208.—" Eight years' dYsP, e P,,, ai p„' ear, „ b :f; 'j with cramps, spasms and u",i s e licl„srAilatli f ol/ti .tunny removed by Du Barrj„:9,a,ii, P' o l/ / short time.—Rev. John W. E', s- v - it - ty 9m , e , ,ft, Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416. ' a sthot 11 , agony from dyspepsia, nervousnesst.l:lol vic e pation, flo.tniencv, spasms, sickness f 3 ' S l ory mitings, h aye been removed by r" near, O* t ool —Maria Jo lly , Worthara, Ling, , nclilorfc4 No 3,906,_ -Thirteen years' con fp rt b, o il I f ' 4 rat debility Pave been removed l o f t , l' e o ltb f f1)1 0 Food.—James PotAthol-str iv a :"l1P) ters, suitably p l %eked for all oliinstes'op,, liro.y ' 1 tions bib ., 2s. ...Id.; 21b-, 4s. 6a , . 611 74 0 0 ,4 1 super-refined,. and •,Mil. 6s. ; 21b., free,ll9°ll Id ;A ~ car . and ~ , The 10Ib lb carry * O J r / office order. 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P i " • t pl to / g .1) , si I " 4 1 fif A RBI „ c oif) to ll t° Jolly , t ; On the Ist inst., at St. Johns , cr,001,01,1 I,ol' Sturges, 8.A., of Great llaseley. `-' - d - kii , 40 d o iP t daughter lof Wm. Murray, ' F ' Sci. ' . 1 0 t ,l 1 Hyde-park. James - Sbse co 'ad ' ps O utst n iva th imi e : t o l n i , n s s o t. lici a t t or ?i t f a to E n i t i z : ,,, : , c a i ti i , fro o d oi::, l Chas. sirw Price, Esq., of Linton 171 “, a ' I ) ; °° ,, l' iMP ' iii i fi l - On LT ' s, ..., On the 28th ult., at St. Ja nes Sir '' often ' , "c 1.2 nephew of the late Gones' hter vot :341)0itnA:nounni Anna Maria, r t t i b a s e ' Graham Dickson,"3oth Bee' to t go pto daughter of Capt. Meoharn, Oe 13Y°Ch0q000tp On the 30th ult., at St. Peter,i4 sa c ' re H enry Waiter Meredith. his.isr 4 1st i i Henrietta, daughter of the late(' Li w y n i onn , coo i• 1r d i i Denbighshire . Mfg' ) ~. 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O' , ~ Gordon eldest son of Sir Charles )"" 0 11 ~ 0 Ocliterl i ny, aged . ketoß ° lif i! On the 30th ult., at North 0° ken ( (el/ S:lowden, Esq. o(' ird f lk , by , „ . , 0 - j a toNDow : Printed and Publisio rio ,; ,, 0 V i Of No. 112, ,itnind, Printer, o t g , i rals i Strand, in the Precinct of 08866' liiiddlesez, Friday, DftbY 41 . 239 of the , ITlolitt 4,9, 24, ft 30 0t 4111 Bc2Bfli f 17th of the gth ot the In° ll . 9tti u 1 LllO monk' , • 9th of the triOntli y,9 J 6 17, Once a montil•• •„ 8 13,.8,23,%'n)',. 4,7 , 2blto hid SD 17 " °t ‘ ,°° .,.' TuesdaY (2nd of the 111....1 1 1)411Y ;h . ; 'iron t 7th 0 f m on. 14th I+t 2o th o 19th8t 2 7 of , 7 , & da' l3 :i' off i t o. 7,9, 17, l oath n 9th of the 11 23d or moth Is, &2S "nion• COIT ts TRIENb unerica(byllrit.pact ,f• kmericr. t by United Srs. packet) tmerica (by U Stales packet) ...N Australia (via South ampton) .......... Ditto (via Marseilles) h Ditto (via Cape of ‘.400t. Hope) Africa (West Coast) .. Alexandria.... • . 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