The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

should encourage the aircu i l f e a tion of such papers ; but, ac cording to Rowla nd Hi l l, penny stamp were imposed upon the transmission of newspapers, not more than half the present number would be circulated throughout tee however, that a less duty were imposed, country. S u pp ose '. • • halfpenny, it was just possible that the circulation viz., would by no means be diminished to the same extent ; 0 the contrary, he found, according to the best calcula tinons that a great increase in the number of papers circu lated would be the result, but, viewing the question in a financial point of view, he very much doubted whether the Post-office world be able to compete with the railway com panies if the stamp were retained at a penny. He was told, indeed, that at present seven impressions of a daily p a p er were conveyed to Derby for a penny, while sheets of the Leeds Mercury, containing some 70 or 80 pages, were co veyed 32 miles from Leeds for a penny. Now, if a Pen duty were imposed on the transmission by post , he eappre hended the railways would defeat the Post-oilice, w if the duty were only a halfpenny, the railway s would have no temptation for defrauding the revenue. with Fl should, the view of e therefore, propose to alter the clause providing that for a halfpenny stamp each should be entitled to the privilege of one newspaper post, and to one other transmission for e very additional stamp. Mr. COWAN concurred most went p o sed cordi j l lv in ern alteration, and he should be glad if te e atho ul take it into their serious consiaeration. Lord STANLEY said theres the q uestion of whether the newspaper charge for sending awere two questions involved in the amendment. One wa through the post should be a penny or a halfpenny the other was whether the postal charge, whatever it Light be, should send a news paper through the post once or several times. Nuw, as to the latter question of the retransmission, he apprehended that it could not be sustained upon abstract principles, and if they were dealing with the question de novo, or for the first time, he should have to hesitation in pronouncing a ' ns tthe right of retransmission. But they had to deal with interestsga which had grown up under the existing law; and if they were to do away with the right at once and imme diately, without any previous notice, it would be inflicting gr eat injustice upon existing interests. (Hear, hear.) As to the question of whether the postal charge should be a peon y or a halfpenny, that was more a matter for the con sideration of the postal department of the Executive Go vernment than the house. All that the house could do was to lay down the principle that the Government ought not to attempt to make profit for the revenue out of the carriage of newspapers, but on the other band newspaper proprietors had no right to ask that Govern ment should carry their productions at less than cost price. it ought to be so equally arranged, if it were possible to do so, that neither the revenue should gain on the one hand nor the newspapers on the other, and, acting upon that principle, he was told that a halfpenny would not be sufficient to cover the actual cost of transmission. One word upon the question of competition, which had been urged as a reason in favour of the proposal. It should not be forgotten that the change to be made by this bill would produce an enormous increase in the nnmberof newspapers, and that increase would throw a great additional burden upon the labours of the Post-office. Indeed the mere an ticipation of the change had already caused considerable inconvenience to many local posts, and he did not know whether it ought to be an object with the Legislature to prevent newspapers being carried by private hands. Pos sibly the reduction of the stamp might have the effect of increasing the revenue ; but, on the other hand, they would have to set against that gain the fact that the transmission of letters would be delayed by this adding to the labours of the Post-office. (Hear.) However, this was a question for the Executive to decide; bat as he did not think the halfpenny would be remunerative, he should support the penny as it now stands. (Hear.) For the present he was also prepared to continue the privilege of retransmission ; but at the same time he could not conceal from himself that sooner or later it would have to be done away with. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQUER begged leave to call attention to the origin of the bill now before the house. The bill originated in the difficulty which had arisen in. enforcing the compulsory stamp. It was found that the law was ambiguous, and a resolution was passed by the house last year condemnatory of the compulsory stamp, without in any way, however, noticing or recognising a re duction in the stamp. Accordingly a bill wan introduced by his predecessor in office to remove the compulsion of the stamp, without in any way affecting the price ; the bill now on the table and under the consideration of the com mittee was founded upon identically the same principle ; it was limited to the removal of the difficulty which had arisen in the enforcement of the stamp upon all newspapers. The object of the Government in introducing the bill was to correct that evil ; they proposed to make no other alte ration in the law, and newspapers of a certain size would still have the privilege of transmission and retransmission through the post for a penny stamp. The great objection taken to the measure on the second reading was simply that it would endanger a large aroeunt of revenue at a time when the expenditure of the country exceeded its income ; it was shown, however, that the loss, though it was consi derable, would be provided in the financial schemes of the year, and in the statement which he had the honour to make on Friday an estimate was made, allowing for the deficiency in cunsequence of this change in the law. Since the second reading, however, a further question had been raised as to th e re d uc ti on o f ? the penny stamp to a half penny; and it had been contended that this reduction would not certainly lead to a diminution, but it would maintain the revenue if it did not even increase it. ,At the same time, those who made that calculation founded it on most uncertain data, and Government were not pre pared to run the risk which the proposed change would involve. But the hon. gentleman who proposed this amend ment had involved himself in the difficulty which imme diately arose upon the change. He proposed to retain the impressed stamp, and to introduce a postage stamp ; but if they retained the impressed stamp it would be diffieult to `prevent retransmission, without imposing upon the Post-office the trouble and labour of defacing the stamp, while, on the other hand, if they had recourse only to a postage stamp, some limit would have to be placed upon the weight it should carry. The bill now wider discussion made no reference to weight ; it merely limited the sautp to a newspaper of the size now allowed by law, and since the bill was introduced with a specific object, he was not prepared to adopt an amendment which woul i most likeey produce a further diminution in the revenue. Mr. M. MILNES insisted that the retransmission of the London daily newspapers, containing as they did so 'inch matter of educational importance, should be encouraged by all means. There was a law in the United States placin.g a differential duty upon the postage of newspapers within certain limits, and the effect of that law had been to pre vent the transmission over the United States of newspapers conducted with great ability and at great expense, and to extend the production of smaller and less carefully conducted newspapers. The intellectual character of the London daily press could hardly be overrated ; it Wai, in fact, the production of the intellectual power of the age, and it was of the utmost importance to the country that nothing should be done to impede or restrict its circulation. He believed the practical difficulties of this case had been much overstated, for he did not see why a newspaper could not be made a passing toll. He did not believe retransmission would take place, except where there was sufficient interest to produce a large demand ; the inferior publication would not be retransmitted—the superior ono would. Mr. GLADSTONE agreed with the noble lord the mem. ber for Lynn that the question of retransmission must be dealt w:th within certain limits and upon grounds which were already established. The privilege of retransmission had reference to the fixed habits of the community, and to part with it suddenly would be an inconvenience ; but the hon. gentleman who had just sat down was so much eii meured with retransmission that he strongly insisted upon its merits. He proposed to give the London newspaper, in some shape or other, an extraordinary right, whieli smacked very much of their old friend Protection —(a laugh)—bat he, for one, thought the superior article ought to stand upon its own merits. (Hear.) But if the bon. gentleman was so much in favour of retransmission, he ought upon that very ground not to vote for the amend ment, but to support the bill as it stood, because the amend ment virtually prop ose d to abolish the' privilege of retrans mission, while the bill o f t h e Chancellor of ie Exchequ er proposed to retain it. (H ear.) With respect to thee' g tion of price, he agreed w ith t h e noble lord the member. for Lynn that it ought to rest entirely with the Executive to determine it; but, said the hon. member who last addressed them, " You have for educational purpose s consented to a di m i nu ti on o f t h e tax, and it is no very great matter if you. consent to a furth er di m i nu ti on . " But that was not the question before the house. True, it was agreed on all hands that no profit should be expected from this source of revenue, but the question was not whe ther they should lay a li g ht er or a heavier tax upon the retransmission of newspapers, but whether they of should tax those who did not read newsp apers for the sake that por tion of the community who did.lfthey.lid s w h at the amen dment proposed, it w ou ld b e practically th e transmission of newspapers it th e expenseof u the l' i. a i t 9g which was bad in prHinecikpoleow; bnnotroiansonhiisn ii the opinion wor l w w l I L; totally unnecessary . lit era ture at large might not cleim such a p r i v il ege just ays well as newspapers ; but the real question to be determined was, what was the lowest charge at which the State collie, undertake the transmission of newspapers without incur ring loss. Of course, between large towns newspaper s could be transmitted in parcels by railway cheaper than by post, t but it was not fair to tr eat this as a q uest ion of coin- p e tition between the Post-office and private companies. Private companies were at liberty to make such arrange ments as best- suited their own convenience ;they could reject or transmit, just as they p lease d , b ut it was qu ite different with the Post-office, because it had no a lte rna tive bat to carry for everybody at a fixed scale of charge. The consequence would be then, if the amendment were adopted, that the railways would carry newspapers in bulk, while the Post-office would have to perform the worst and „, me et ,9profitable part of the transmissi o n service. Now, --tie,;;,„,et'atP2s m alt undertake for a h lfpenny to p erform t' se and the moat unprofitable porti on of the t t ea " or a t teh as carrying newspapers to the greatest dis waa a se leat k ert zgasote and unfrequented quarters ? That to des eemia . a lora much for the Government themselves not be .iieri ( 7 "`" ) , is conviction was that the service could the loss w o , a la r4 t l ;ore halfpenny. It was easy to say that of trattrp ar t, Zama' between a half penny and the cost became no smallV e , lM ailt be three f riings • but the has farthing by nineti'see r , when the y came to ' multiply the w oc ti a c s b io Z in n cr e ut : ct "i_ v ; 4l . bev e ue. er o u r_b e y - the still larger figures trains to Liver , told thz.p.pers must necessarily luneuestelie charge by the early would not pay to send Times, and that it was clove •tba n i si so high that it an ac a tually eet j ne t d asing sheet of the the newspaper sheet w Post-office train at ten o'cleonctk dOw ' a nd for London wh en aided kit provincial towns for th em • . lie beli eve It was di ffi cult to get at preeisiens d e li very w e charge in under discussion, but he did not tl a eles e t t he 8 a6 11b7 Pe e n e n Z e , adopt the proposition of the hon. au al ea , „ - would ai e ec ea aa r a It would be highly undesirable to ta ' ke geutleirnean could not retrace, for if they once adopted t he the; they would never be able to correct the erro r be better for the Government to look into the - ns matte r , . ° l`,l to ascertain whether they could carry printed matt e r -"- lower rate than a penny. If they could do so, well a nd good : but he considered it would be unfair to n ee th e ' l ,' i n a d of burdening the State with a heavy charge for a p url :, which was not legitimate. (Hear.) Mr. BARROW believed that in America newspapers were conveyed 3,000 miles for one cent, and he took it for granted that the Government of that country would not carryon a business of that kind at a loss. He believed the charge made. f or earry i„ ne wspapers at present was 3'l. per tea , The Chen the Exchequer seemed to ima gine that soma ties• ce or of Minion-of dint4344.. eulty would arise in the second trans right hon. gea ti e neatspapers. Now the objection o f . the tion upoe th e e a tima latatit be obviated by writing thedirs c tended itt taw a te iT u '' se erhe impression having been obli would be a very. the a ffi xing of a second stamp b e aga i n :, ol e me ea g ea f it -neeeeeand that second stamp might . ‘ .ll iti#l:4 transmission should bit ne-- " ii h r ig n r ;4 4f m r e a m i b i r f:p ial lyri2 " 4 " t i--r—s..i""- on of the' hon. and vf " "ither wore nor les s -;_~. than this—to carry a periodical publication of any size and we 3 i i g r h . t s , w A h it e a th marked that a limit was provided as a n r ee or a pound, for a halfpenny. to size. O er W an re% d o mitted all consideration of the limit in his Mr. M. GIBSON. observed that the hon , and learned member ha amendment. Mr. COLLIER said that would be a matter for future co nsideration. Mr. M. GIBSON said the hon. and learned member proposed to carry a periodical publ i c ation f o r a halfpenny , bu t - ,,, p a mphlet would have to pay letter weight for trans mission by post. Now suppose he should find himself slandered in a periodical publication, that publication might be transmitted throughout the country for a half penny ; but his reply in an occasional publication would be charged 3d. or ld. Before consenting to a proposition for the transmission of periodical publications, he should like to know whether occasional publications of the same weight were to be transmitted at the same rate of postage (Hear, hear.) Pamphlets had been recently published in defence of the characters of Lord Raglan and Sir John Burgoyne. The attacks made upon those gallant officers were circulated without any charge beyond that, of the ori ginal newspaper stamp of a penny, whilst the answers to those attacks would be subject to the letter weight postage. That being the-case, he did not think Lord Raglan likely to rise superior to what the noble lord the member for the city of London had characterised as the slanders of the ribald press. (Hear, hear.) Ho objected to the pro position of the honourable and learned member for Plymouth, because it would confer a privilege on a par ticular class of publications, and he was confident it would not be asked - for by some of the parties promoting it, if they thought it would be extended to all. Under these circumstances, and knowing that the postage charge could Le reduced by a Treasury order, he did not feel it neces sary to support the amendment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PHILIPPS thought it would he most desirable to ascertain the fair net revenue of the Post-office before making any hazardous exiArineenta in the way of reduc tion. (Hear, hear.) The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to, with some verbal amendments. Clause 3, providing that periodical publications entitled to free transmission by post shall be printed under certain conditions and limitations was also agreed to. On clause 4, providing that periodical publications may be registered at the Inland Revenue-office in the same manner as newspapers are now required to be, Mr. WHITESIDE said that, according to the provisions of the bill, newspapers having a stamp must be registered and give security, but it was optional to the parties to re gister or not, just as they might think fit. He could not understand the precise object in view. He wished to know why stamped newspapers were to be subjected to registra tion under the 6th and 7th William IV., when unstamped newspapers were not liable to such registration ? Now, he could not conctive any reasonable ground why a journal having a stamp should be compelled to register, when a penny paper might go on libelling everybody, leaving the injured parties to find out the libeller in the best way they could. He thought it would be much better to compel all parties to register alike. The CHA.NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was per fectly com pe tent to the committee to make the alteration sug gested by the hon. and learned gentleman, but if they did so the registration must be enforced by penalties. Now the hill was so drawn as to avoid all impositions of that kind. The operation of the clauses would depend upon that receipt of stamps. The reason why the bill had been drawn in this manner was, that every periodical, publication, and news paper enjoying a circulation to any extent would for its own purposes and the convenience of its customers apply a stamp to a portion of its circulation, and would thus bring itself within the operation of the clauses. He believed the bill, as it now stood, would practically, without the enact ment of penalties, enforce a system of registration and se curities which was the greatest safeguard against libels on private character. The Govei nrnent, however, did not wish to propose any compulsory clauses. (Hoar.) Mr. WHITESIDE said that, supposing his suggestion should be agreed to, he was prepared to propose a clause compelling unstamped papers to register under a penalty of 201. Mr. G. BUTT said that one protection afforded by regis tration was, that when a party was libelled he might go at once to the paper office and ascertain the names of the pro prietors against whom to bring his action. Another pro tection was the security for damages in cases of libel. The right hon. gentleman seemed to imagine that newspapers of a respectable character would avail themselves of the postal regulation, and, therefore, come within the opera tion of the law requiring registration and complete security. But if the proprietors of a newspaper of a different charac ter should find it worth their while to publish a cheap paper in a large tcwn, they might avoid the postal regula tion and leave the purchasers of the newspaper to use the penny stamp, and the very protection which it was the object of the legislature to give would be taken away. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the act to which the hon. and learned gentleman referred applied only to newspapers. It did not extend t. all periodicals. Mr. Burr remarked that he had confined his attention to newspapers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sail the bill applied to all periodical publications printed at pe riods of less than thirty-one days. If the hon. gentleman wished to make it compulsory on all periodicals to go through the process of registration and securities he woeld extend those regulations to many publications which were not comprised within the of ject of the original act, and which were seat off in monthly parcels. He did not ima gine that such publications would avail themselves of the postage. It would be hard to bring them under the ope ration of a law which was never intended for them. By limiting the registration and securities to those publica tions w;lich voluntarily availed themselves of the postal privilege, the bill would apply to all newspapers with a circulation of any importance, and exempt those to which the original registration was not intended to apply. Mr. BUTT said that at present all newspapers must be registered and give security to answer for libels ; but the eff,ct of the present bill would be to enable parties to pub lish newspapers without availing themselves of the postal regulations, and then they would not be under the neces sity of registering and finding security. L , rd STANLEY thought no hardship would be in flicted upon any one if the registration should be male compulsory, and facilities would be given to injured par ties in obtaining re fres*. ("dear.) Mr. WHITE 'IDE proposed the amendment, the object of which was to make the clause compulsory. Mr. H. GIBSON o'sj eted to the emeedment, and con tended that it would be impossible to enforce a general re gistration throughout the country without some new ina cliicery of a vexetions and troublesome character. The re gistration clause of the present act was entirely neglected. and if an attempt were male ~ o enforce the provision of the clause which requirednewspapere to register, the Board of Inland Revenue would have very little time to attend to anything else. He thought means ought to be afforded of having the authorship of every article, and bringing it home to some responsible party ; and that means now existed, for the printer was compelled to attach his re lin e to every newspaper, and to keep a record of his employers, and produce it when required to do so by the order of any judge. Mr. WHITESIDE said there would be no difficulty in carrying out the system of registration. Parties in the country would not be under the necessity of COW ing up to London, for there were commissioners in various parts of the country, by whom the registration might be male. It was a mi , take to suppose that the present bill would give parties a sufficient protection. Mr. WARNER conceived that there was something very rotten in the present system of registration, and that it required some amendment. He thought parties might be easily compelled to register by providing that all un registered papers should be stopped at the Post-offiee. Mr. GLADSTONE said that he should oppose both the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and that of the hon. and learned gentlemen opposite. The proposi tion of the hon. and learned gentleman was consistent and had regard to uniformity and regularity of principle, but what security would it give which was not at present pro vided by the requirement that the name of the printer should be upon every publication? It we.s true that did nut give the name of the writer, but neither did theregistration. The adoption of this proposition would impose upon per sons to whom it appli-d unnecessary trouble anti vexation, and he should therefore say " No' to it. He must also say " No" to the clause, because it appeared to him to put the law upon a footing which was irrational and inconsistent. The law as it stood, and which his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to abandon, was intelligible ; but the effect of the proposed change, as ex plained by his right hon. f r i en d himself, would be to secure the registration of respectable periodicals, but to allow such as were riot respectable to escape. That was to say, it would catch those which there was no necessity for catching, and would not catch those which ought to be caught. The objection to the present law was that under it persons who published what were not really newspapers made false declarations in order to obtain postal privileges, and thi4 his right -hon. friend proposed to adopt. The proposition included in one sense too little and in another too much, and he should therefore vote against it. Mr. DISRAELI thought that the amendment of his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Whiteside) was both rational and consistent. The press in this country enjoyed great liberty and great power, and he thought the house had a f system riendto of b e general registration iin his hon. accompaniede learned friend right to exact from it a corresponding responsibility, The A P : * application edby no vexatious consitteratiens. All he proposed e was, that society should be made aware who w as respons ib le for the Opinions expressed on public questions, or the criticisms offer,d on public conduct. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) had said that society had the means of re dress, which no one questioned it ought to possess, by the law as it at present. stood. But what redress would there be in a case in which the name of some man of straw or of some imaginary person had been affixed to a placard or pamphlet, which might, nevertheless, at a critical period of public affairs, have exercised a very important influence upon their course. As the law now stow, you had regis tered the name of the proprietor of the journal ; it was not the name of a man of straw, but of a person of so much consequence, and of such corporeal station, as to ensure the obtaining of the redress to which all society said that a person who had been injured was entitled. Therefore ,he maintained that the reply of the right honourable gentleman was not a sufficient answer to the proposition of his honourable and learned friend, _The honourable and learned gentleman had shown that there would be no great difficulties in enforcing the principle of the proposition, nor would its enforcentent occasion much inconvenience to those to whom it applied, anti he, there fore, hoped that the committee would agree to this amend men t. Mr. IL DRUMMOND said that the liberty of the press in this country was the liberty of a certain number of per sons to slander anonymously anti whenever they pleased, and against whom you had no redress, (Hear.) It was the liberty of anonymous libellers, and the slavery of the rest of the community. The only way to meet this evil Wag to prohibit any person writing anything, no matter whether periodical or otherwise, without affixing to it his na me- (Hear.) No honest man was ashamed of the sen timents he expressed. (Hear.) There was more talk in this count ry than in any other about a love of fair play, th e , e vit r a d stand-up fight; but what stand-up fight was lived all they these anonymous libellers ? (Hear.) They assas sination, rg3:lenew it very well, in a fear of moral ems afraie t o e „,— .7 longed to punish the evil-doers, but were any (me ;p ;_ane the only way to do it was to prevent it. Th e3 r f ''''''l'llielanythino• without ‘ • lion . ~, ounce no ~ 1 . ,, „ putting his Lame to la France, a nal , h oetilty i n en e • legal advisers o{ th e ",-.? " 1 "t not find ni el ,,, - , o r ' , town we lived enders enforcing it in t put an end to. ( } l as ' . of tudral . The CHANCELLe • orcing such a prohibi- ~, so poor an opinion of the OPese that they could conntry. As it was, . m.i. ) struggle, and it must be that there were ditE 11 ' ' Of. 11 's'EXCH the new definition of r! 'I na aeaptin opinion' whicli he hack heard expressed, permieaion of the eattitetttee, EXCH EQUE R admitted publicaoneljs sting law to iii..,:sa,,,d, hew on - id A .w ft i e t i i ; thU _to, registration and sureties, and Pc erk l 7 41° l r i rir_ l ' l 7t he: 'so that they should apply to all news e" --a `"° l l'l s papers alone, That would neoessit t papers, but to news- A 0 the 4110 Of Oho word THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24 , 1855. " newspaper," which it had been sought to avoid, but of course a legal construction could be put upon the word. Mr. MILNER GIBSON hoped that in this year 187,5 it would not be thought necessary for the safety (.1 our insti tutions or of private character to put a previous restraint upon the expression of opinion upon paper. If it were, however, there was no need for any new enactment, but only to enforce the existing law under which not only every newspaper but every periodical and every pamphlet was liable to securities. He held in his hand the act passel by Lord Castlereagh, and called one of the six acts, which enacted that no person should after thirty days from the late of its passinc , " print or publish for sale any news paper or any pamphlet "—let members of the house who wrote pamphlets but never gave securities mark that— " or other paper containing any public news, intelligence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations thereon, or upon any matter in Church or State which shall not ex ceed two sheets (that was 714 square inches), or which shall be published for sale at a less price than sixpence, until he or she shall have entered into recognisances before a baron of the Exchequer in England, and found two suf ficient securities that they will be answerable for any pe nalties that may be incurred for any blasphemous or sedi tious libel," which responsibility had by au act passed in the reign of William IV. been extended to private libel. f they thought securities necessary, why did they not en force this tiOth Geo. 111., c. 9? There was no occa,don to, re-enact any part of that act, as they were now asked to .10. It ha I net been repo►led. It was still law, and there fore he appealed to theright bon. gentleman not to ask the house to re-enact this act, which was stilt in force ; but. if ho believed these securities were necessary, to do his duty as a minister of the Crown and enforce this 60th Geo. [II. c. 9, and, above all, to take care that the members of the Government did not themselves violate it. There never was a more flagrant violation of the law than Lord J. Russell's letter to the Bishop of Durham. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) There was a pamphlet commenting upon ;natters in Church and State, soil in great numbers and fora very small price, in regard to which his lordship had entered into no securities, which rendered the publisher liable under the 60th Geo. 111., c. 9, to " forfeit for every such offence the sum of 2C1." How large a sum did the noble lord at this moment owe to the Queen ? a debt which hehad incurred by violating a law which it was his duty to en torce, anti which the Cabinet of which he was a member was now calling upon the house to re-enact. There was not slightest necessity for such re-enactment. What was wasted was that Ministers should do their duty and enforce the law, and not come to that house with a claptrap to ask it to agree to clauses which they had not the remotest in tention of enforcing, and which they only proposed that they might say to the world, "At any rate we have re tained something ; we have got securities, and there will be no blasphemy or- se , tition." The extra , ,rdinary thing was that the Government of a few weeks ago—he did not know whether the present Government was the same one, hut it looked very like it—agreed to abolish these securi• ties. The present First Minister of the Crown was a mem ber of that Cabinet, and must, theref re, he presumed, have given his assent to the proposition for their abolition. He must say a word upon the absurdity of making the giving of securities contingent upon going through the post. The act of Geo. 111., enacting securities, was ra tional, but this plan was a ridiculous mode of carrying out an absurd policy. (Hear.) Let them abolish these secu rities, because they were not consistent with the principles of a free press. Let them trust to the power of the com mon law to put down the libeller. There were penalties that could b • enforced, and every man had a right, whe ther he was wealthy or poor, to express his opinion upon paper. How could a poor man express his opinion upon public affairs if he must enter into a bond for 4001. or make a declaration that he was worth 4001. after all his debts were paid, and, in addition to that, must obtain two wealthy securities ? He hoped and trusted that, profess:ng a desire for a just measure towards all classes of the com munity, and to uphold the knowledge and freedom of the press, they would. not carry out such a class measure, or say that none but the wealthy and upper classes of this country should be at liberty to publish periodical publica tions, newspapers, or pamphlets. Mr. F. SCOTT believed that the press would best consult its own liberty and dignity if it would encourage a registi tion of the names of the persons who wore really responsible for what was published in the jon : nals. Notoing was more . . objectionable than that a person should be brought forward as liable for a publication who really should not be made liable for it, and if the clause was nostponed, he trusted the right hon. gentleman would make it effectual towards bringing forward the persons really responsible. S r F. THESIGER understood the Chancellor of the Exchequer to say he considered there was an important matter requiring consideration with regard to the clause, and that it was desirable that it should be p pstponed, to afford his right hon. friend an opportunity of considering whether he could iraine the clause in such a Way as would meet the approbation of the house. It was desirable they should see the clause the Government would present for their consideration, and he thought the discussion that had taken place was very unnecessary. He trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would pass on to the other clauses of the bill. The clause was postponed, and the amendment was with drawn. Clauses 5,6, 7, 8 were also postponed. Clauses 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, with some verbal amend ments, were agreed to. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY begged to ask the right hon. gentleman whether he ha•l calculated what the revenue would be if this bill should become law ? The present re venue was calculated at about 470,0001, but it was desi rable to know what the revenue would be after the deduc tion of expenses. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that all estimates with regard to the produce of the newspaper stamp, when instead of being compulsory it'was volun tary, were necessarily conjectural and uncertain, but, ac cording to the estimate that had been made, the produce would be 200, CO/. Mr. DISRA ELl—There was notice given by the Govern ment of a clause on a most important subject, namely, th• copyright of newspapers, but we have had no statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this point, nor as to wh,ther they intend to proceed with the proposition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I have the clause with me, and if it bo the wish of the committee I am now prepared to move it. I thought, however, that as some of the clauses have been postponed, it hot now be convenient to propose a new clans:). Mr. BARROW remarked that power was proposed to be given by this clause fur the recovery of penalties in a summary manner, involving one of the most difficult ques tions that ever came before a court of justice. He th,ught the practice of printing a clause in this manner to ba de liv,red to members after they came into the house, out an opportnidty being afforded to the public at large of seeing it, was inconvenient, and he trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not tarnish his fair fame by adopt ing a practice that was unfair to the piOlic at large. The CHA NC iMLOR of the EXCHE:.2UER said it was quite true the clause did contain a penalty, but that pe nalty was not to be recovered by the Attorney• General, but by the proprietor of a newspaper for the piracy of any matter contained in his newspaper, and that was a matter for the committee hereafter to consider. He considered that the practice adopted by him was of constant occur rence in the house, and that there was nothing unusual, unprecedente , l, or exceptional in it. He had given notice of the clause three or four days ago; hon. members had au opportunity to consider it, and it had also recaved circu lation amongst the public. Mr. BARROW replied that he did not receive the clause with his votes, and he did not know any member who had so received it. Mr. BRIGHT wished to know from the right hon. gentleman when he intended to go into committee again on this bill? There were some hundred persons in a state of agony with regal(' to the bill. (A laugh.) The pro prietors of newspapers did not know where they would be next week, and there were oth:F newspapers struggling. into life. Great expenses were i curred, and a most im portant branch of industry would be paralysed until this bill should be disposed of. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER--I will fix it for Monday next. Mr. BRIGHT—Why not Friday ? The ChancePor of the Exch4quer did not reply, and it was accordingly understood that the bill was fixed for Monday. The Chairman was ordered to report progress and get leave to sit again; and the house resumed. BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. CAIRNS move,' for and obtained leave to intro duce a bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to bankruptcy in Ireland. ABSCONDING DEBTORS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. CAIRNS obtained leave to bring in a bill to facili tate the more speedy arrest of absconding debtors in Ireland. THE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE. Mr. ROEBUCK said thet his name appeared on the paper appended to a notice that the hon. na-nuber for the county of Limerick (Mr. Da Vere) be added to the army before Sebastopol committee. On consultation, however, with the committee the result was, that they wished him to state to the house, as a conclusion to which they had unanimously come, that in their opinion it would be better if no further addition were made to the committee. (Oh, oh, and laughter on the Opposition benches.) He. really could not see what there was in that announcement to elieit the laughter of hon gentlemen opposite. (Oh, oh.) He could take upon himself to state that the members of the committee had been extremely sedulous in their attention to business, having only on one occasion failed-to wake a committee. As yet. there had been no difference of opinion amongst them, and they regarded the discussions which had taken place in that house as tending to injure them in their ju,iicial capaoity before the country. They thought that they could best conduct the inquiry without any fur ther addition to their numbers, while, at the same time, they would advantage the public service by putting an end to discussions that interfered with the discharge of their duties, lie could only add, that he had mentioned the decision of the committee to the noble lord at the head of the Government, and he had acceded to their views ; it was, therefore, not his intention to propose ony one to fill the vacant place on the committee. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) d exceedingly exfuas M eu( apieneref enunciated iont E ueghe(gl : ry, h‘b T vettye l hv ve N itae) hurtr e (ie:in 7 th,fgeoowr, rnatt.wastshhgoaneentonwootttp: theetinhugentleman, ittohhranuio.,scciv.he surprised, ehoatmwnih sdee a uu arcis f eo t to : tmst r orai nmty t )cen h . etn t e l ere i N vie s , gel gentleman aeir t discussion regretted u t: th it. (Loud cries of Hear, hear, from the Opposition benches.) In making that remark, he begged to say that he intended to impugn neither colieetively nor individually the conduct of the committee. Hut having on a former occasion contended—and contended with the concurrence of opinion of at least a large minority in that house —that considering the subjects which were being discussed before the committee, it was indispensable that at least one member of it should be connected with the naval profession —(hear, hear) who might cross-examine closely and effi ciently a great number of the witnesses necessarily pro duced before the committee--many of whom, trying to save their wen reputation, would be bent on trying -to conceal the truth. Now, he would defy even the acuteness of the hon. and learned gentleman himself to extract the truth from an unwilling witness of that description. He could only express his surprise that the independent ad vocate of investigation into abuses and maladministration of affairs at the seat of war should have thought it neces sary to refer upon all occasions of doubt for advice to the noble lord at the head of the Government. (Cheers from the Opposition benches.) He, however, repudiated the principle laid down by the hon. and learned gentleman ; for he contended that the nomination of the committee oouugghhtt not trteo be rest entirely dependentupon thearrangements Houseof with Commons,made behindan d the Speaker's chair. (Hear, hear.) All such hole-and corner work was most unseemly, in reference to a subject like that before the committee. (Hear, hear.) Hitherto, a large portion of the committee's inquiries had reference to the transport service—a consideration that very ma : terially strengthened hie demand that a naval, officer ehould be Appointed to, serve on it. (Hear, - heir.) - kiikirefore, though the honourable gentletriareight justified in withdrawing from further consideration the name of the hon. member for the county of Limerick, I he could not consent to doing the algae in referent, to the name submitted by him, as there was no sffnity between the two cases. In conclusion, he begged to suggest for the consideration of the noble bold at the bead of the Government, whether by this syFO,eme.tie perseverance on his part in preventing a member of the naval profession being added to the committee he would not lead to a general conviction that the object of the Go vernment was, not to promote, but to stifle investigation. He begged to propose that the name of Capt. Gladstone be added to the committee. (Opposition cheers.) Mr. MACARTNEY seconded the motion. Lord SEYMOUR, as a member of the committee, c'e fended the determination which they had come to, on the ground that any new member would be precluded from taking part in the final decision of the committee, which must shortly be given, who bad not heard or read through all the evidence—which wa- , of the most voluminous de scription. The result of nominating an additional mem ber might be that ihey world run the risk of protracting indefinitely an inquiry which it was most desirable* ter• minate shortly. Mr. LIDDELL agreed with the noble lord that the in quiry ought to be brought to a close as speedily as possible. However, the great rea , on adduced for making no further additions to the committee was that the new member or members could not have been expected to have made them selves masters of all the evidence. Now, he begged t o re• mind the house that that was an argument which might have held quite as good on Friday night, when there was the question of the appointment of the hon. member for Limerick. (Loud cries of hear, on the Opposition benches ) It appeared to him that there had been a sort of under standing, or agreement, between the hon. and independent chairman of the committee, and if the matter came to a division he should give the motion his support. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said it WAS not the members of the committee who desired any accession to their body. The hoe. member seemed to consider that the question was one solely between the committee and the Government; but if he thought that he (Mr. Duenrnond) went into the committee with a foregone conclusion, in order to frame articles of impeachment against tie Government or any other man, he had grossly mistaken his man, (A. laugh. and hear, hear.) A more factions or dishonourable mo tive could not be imputed. Talk of faction, indeed, what could be more factious than to say that you intended to pack, but could not do it, a committee that sh o uld go in for the purpose not of inquiring into the truth, but of ar riving at a foregone conclusion. (Oh, oh.) Jn his opinion there was no necessity whatever for any addition to the committee. Mr. PACKE had the highest possible respect for the members of the committee ; but the hon. member for East Surrey would forgive him for stating that the bon. and learned chairman of the committee was the first to give notice of a mot.on to appoint an additional member. Lord PALMERST(i& said that the way in which the sgreemeut made with regard to the appointment of the committee had been represented by Mr. Bentinck implied a total forgetfulness of the ordinary and necessary cou•se of proceeding in that house. The course pursued by his hon. and learned friend was the course which had been in variably alopted in such cases. As to the present quei tion he could only say that his hon. and learned friend had stated to him this evening that the committee had that morning unanimously come to the decision th a t th e y pre ferred not to have a new member added ; and as far as he (Lord Palmerston) was concerned, it was a matter of per fect indifference whether a memb r was added or not :moreover, if a member were added, he bad not thesli'htest objection to a naval officer being selected by the house f the purpose. Individually, however, he felt that some deference was due to the opinion of the coma iAee, Which appeared to be unanimous ; be should, therefore, vote with his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Roebuck), but he could assure the house that it was a matter of total indiffe rence to him whether the motion of the hon. member op posite was agreed to or not. If Captain Gladstone was appointed, he was certain the hon. and gallant gentleman would discharge his duty to the satisfaction of the country, and that they could not have a fitter person individually or professionally. Mr. DISRAELI agreed with the noble lord in what lie said respecting the system which prevailed in this house with regard to the npointinent of a select committee ; and when his hon. friend who had made this motion had had a more extended Parliamentary experience he was convince,' he would acquit the Government, of whatever party it might be formed, of any sinister purpose in the mode they sanctioned of appointing these committees which had been adopted solely for the convenience of the house. The course which he (Mr. Disraeli) had taken in reference to the nomi• nation of this committee conclusively showed that there was no desire on that (the opposition) side of the house to make the committee a party committee ; that on the con trary, their greatest desire was to recommend to the house such names only as would render the committee an efficient one, and obtain for it the confidence of the house and the country, and there could be no question now that they were all of them free to take the course with regard to the present vacancy which they might think best calculated for the public interest. But ho begged of the house to hesit tte before they allowed any minister or committee to have the power of diminishing the number of persons to whom they delegated the high authority and august functions which were reposed in a committee of that house. It might be in the power of a minister, if he wished, to reduce the nun bars of an important commAtee upon some vital inquiry. He might reduce the numbers of th , committee by giving places to its members. (Cheers.) Would he tell them that that was of no importance, and that it was a m a tt er o f in difference whether this or that gentleman or no gentleman was appointed to fill a vacant post? A minister of the Crown had no right to use the language which the noble lord had used. The noble lord ought to feel that the ap pointment of the members of this committee was one of the moat important events of the session This session had not been so memorable that the noble lord ought not to be allowed to say that it was not a matter of the slight: st im tortance who were the members of the committee, or whether there were ary members of the committee. (Cheers.) The noble lord had spoken with contempt of this committee. (No, no.) Did it not show contempt to say it was a matter '.f perfect indifference to him whether a member were added or not? (Hear, hear.) The noble lord thought it, he said, an insign ficant matter whether the number of the committee were made up or not. Why, tho noble lord might just as well say it was an insignificant matter whether the number of the judges of the land was maintained. (Hear, hear.) There was no question which the people of this country had more at heart than the in vestigation now going on, and it was the duty of the house to see that the number of the committee now conducting it should be maintained. He denied that his hon. friend (Mr. Bentinck) had sought to infuse anything like party spirit into the course he now took. He had in fact pro posed the name of a gentleman —not a partiQan, but a near relation of one who, although no longer a Minister, was still responsible to Parliament and the country fur what had occurred in connection with our army in the East. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and gallant member now proposed to be added would bring intelligence and ability to hear linon the investigation, and he (Mr. Disraeli) trusted his hon. friend, who had with so much honourable consistency and perseverance contended against difficulty when he hail before brought this question before the house, would triumph in his present motion. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY denied that his noble friend had treated the inquiry entrusted to the committee with levity—all his noble friend said was that be was anxious to consult the opinion of the committee, svhieh was that it was not desirable to add a member to the committee in the place of the member who had receded. Tbere was nothing unc In stitutional in the committee arriving at such a conclusion. Mr. "W HITE'4IDE asked whether it was constitutional to make a member of a committee a placeman before he had concluded his share in the investigation to ehich he was a party? (Hear.) So select a member for promotion in the Government was, to say the least, an injurious precedent, and there was no reason why that course con d not be applied to four members as well as one. Os Friday the noble lord, with some reminiscences perhaps of youth ful patriotism, insisted that the member to be supplied to the committee should be an Irishman. Now the noble lord was averse to having a member appointed at all. He (Hr. Whiteside) had heard it stated filet this matter had been arranged ; and the nebl, lord, finding public opinion to be against the course he had taken on Friday night, now said it was not of the least consequence to the Government whether a naval member were appointed or not. (Hear.) He trusted the house would insist on the committee being maintained in its integrity and independence, and that it world affirm the nomination suggested by his bon. friend. Mr. ROEBUCK thought it due to the noble lord to say that he had nothing whatever to do with the recommenda tion of the committee. The noble lord had not been con sulted by the committee on the matter, and it was the sug gestion of the right bon. member for Droitwich bat the opinion of the committee should be communicated to the noble lord by him (Mr. Roebuck). The hon. member fur South Northumberland insinuated that he (Mr. Roebuck) was in that painful position of having his confidence with drawn from him. He could assure the bon. member for South Northumberland that that painful position he (Mr Roebuck) would endeavour to bear. (Laughter.) As far as he was concerned it was a matter of indifference who the member was that was appointed on the committee. Mr. MAGUIRE iisisted upon the importance of having the vacancy on the committee filled by an eligible and in dependent member, as a most important portion of the inquiry had yet to be entered upon. Mr. BE NTINCK said it was necessary for him to remind the house that from the motion he had brought forward on this subject, it could not be said that he was influenced by any party spirit. (Hear, hear.) Though the custom of the house might be as the noble lord had stated, yet this being an exceptional case a different rule should be observed. A great part of the inquiry connected with the transport service had yet to take place, and he thought it was most important that a gentleman connected with the navy should be appointed on tha committee. (Hear, hear.) Strangers were !hen ordered to withdraw, and the house was preparing to divide, when Mr. ROEBUCK said that he was unwilling to put the house to the trouble dividing. (Laughter.) Lord PALMERSTON then said as the hon. and learned gentleman the chairman of the committee had stated that he had no objection to the motion, he (Lord Palmerston), for his own part, would have no objection. (Loud cries of "hear, hoar," and laughter.) The motion that Captain Gladstone be appointed a mem ber of the committee, in the room of Mr. J. Ball, was then agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQT_TER brought up the following bills, whi c h wer e read a first time, and or dered to be read a secon d t i me on Thursday next, viz : The Loan Bill, the Stamp Duties. Bill, the Income Tax Bill, the Spirit Duties. Bill, and the Customs Duties Bill. The other business of the paper was then disposed of, and the house adjourned at twenty minutes before one. MEMOIRS OP THE LATE RIGHT HON. RICHARD LAT,OR SHELL. By Torrens M'Cullagh, Esq. Two vols. This interesting biography of one who was no less eminent in the literary than in the political world is excit;ng great attention. " We feel assured," says the Literary Gazette, "that this work will be received with general satisfaction. It gives a clear and interesting narrative of the public events in which Shed took a prominent pert, and a most fair and just view of his life and character." 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At last he tried Holloway's pills, which he persevered in for about _five weeks, the - result of which was a perfect cure, and most exCellent li.ealth: - -Sold -by all- wen.- dor,: of Medicine, and at Professor Hiilloway's establish meats, 244, StrAnd, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York, AlillY BEFORE SEBA,STOPoL CO I- ZUITTEE. EXAMINATION OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. The Committee re-assembled yesterday at the usual Lour. Hip Grace the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Sid ney Herbert entered the room shortly before the pro ceedings commenced. The Duke of Newcastle was first called, and ' was examined by the chairman. He stated :—I was Minister for War under the Ad ministration of Lord Aberdeen. I was also Secretary for the Colonies. My duties consist3d in the genera direction cf the war, and I am at a loss to say what did not come within the scope of my superirtendeßce. There was no change made after the separation of the offices of Secretary for War and Secretary for the Colonies. The duties of the Commander-in-Chief, as relating to the Mi nister for War, had reference mere especially to the dis cipline of the army. As Secretary for War, it was my duty to give directions as to the movements of the troops. By Lord Seymour—With refer rice to the movements of the cavalry I communicated with the Commander-in- Chief, and ef the artillery with the Maiter-General of the Ordnance. I also took measures for the supply of provi sions, ex. The appointment of commanding-officers was suggested to her Majesty by the Commaider-in- Chief. I mean the generals of divisions and officers of that superior class. These were afterwards approved by the Administration. There were three exceptions in which this rule was departed from, but it was through inadvertence ; and in those cases the officers were ap pointed without the knowledge or consent of the Ad ministration. The Chairman—Have you any objection to mention the names of the officers in which this rule was departed from ? The Duke of Newcastle—l have no objection if the committee wish it—my only objection at first was to prevent mi-apprehension on the subject as the appoint ments had been made inadvertently. The instances p.O refer to were the appointment of Lord Luc in and the subsequent appointment of Brigadier Generals Torrens and Goldie. Mr. Layard—Did your Grace consider yourself re sponsible for the conduct of those officers after the ap pointment in 01.4 way ? The Duke of Newcastle—Of course I consider myself responsible w a certain extent under the circumstances. Lord Seymour—As Secretary for War, had you the whole scheme of providing for the efficiency of the Corn missariat supplies—the stores, and the land transport corps I Were these matters brought under your notice as Secrettry for War I The Duke of Newcastle—No. As regards the Com missariat, I a certained from the officers of that de partment what was required, and looked to them to make - the necessary arrangements fur its supply ; and I looked in the same way to the Master-General of the Ordnance for the supply of stores. At the same time, I do not mean to say that I divested myself of all care in the matter ; except that so far as the Oommissariat was concerned, that being an indepen dent department, I did not interfere with that as with the other. I, however, in some cases, ordered certain amounts of supplies to be doubled. His grace then went into some explanations relative to the outbreak of war, and proceeded to state that at his suggestion 10,000 men were sent in the first in stance to Malta, so that eventually the whole force might be landed in Turkey with as little delay as possible. Gallipoli was chosen as the first destina tion of the troops. The Chairman— When was it first determined to send a force into Turkey I Duke of Newcastle—" Determined" is scarcely the proper term to apply in that case. It, was always deter mined to send a force to Turkey, but the first order issued for advancing 10,000 men thither was given, I think, about the 21st of March last year. Examination resumed—Gallipoli was chosen on the recommendation of Sir J. Burg;vne, who had been pre viously sent out to examine the country, and he selected ►t on strategetical grounds, as the first placelthat ought to be occupied. Provision was made that supplies of fresh meat and bread should be supplied to the troops at Gallipoli. Forage, he thought,-ought to have, been procured there, but, to prevent any apprehensions on these grounds, supplies of bread and forage were sent out from home. Ido not think any forage was landed at Gallipoli, as it was sent in sailing vessels. I think it must have arrived too late. The Chairman—When was the removal of the expedi tion to Varna first decided upon ? The Duke of Newcastle—The order to embark the troops for Varna from Scutari was given on the 22d of April, I believe. The Chairman—Can you say whether any and what steps were taken to provide for the troops on their ar rival there ? The Duke of Newcastle—ne duty of 'seeing to this provision, of course, devolved at that time upon the Co,,mander-in-Chief: His first step was to communicate with the Commissary-General Filder, who was then bound to wake the necessary arrangement'. With regard to the sanitary arrangements, no official orders were issued with respect to Varna ; but instructions were given in the first instance to Colonel Dickson and his staff to make the necessary inquiries at every place where the expedition pr - iceeded, as to malaria or any other prevalent cause of disease which might exist. The Chairman—What was the object of the advance to Varna ? Duke of Newcastle—The advance to Varna . was male for the protection of .Silistria ; and when the siege was raised, another expedition was determined Upon. The Chairman—Did you receive an intimation of any kind to the effect that cholera was likely to break out at Varna ? The Duke of Newcastle—No, I did not ; and I do not think any one, even a medical man, could have formed an opinion on the subject. Varna was chusen at the especial recommendation of Omer Pacha (from whose letters his grace here read some extracts). The Chairman—Did you not hear that the Russian army had suffered from cholera there The Duke of Newcastle—l am not aware of it. The Chairman—What was the object of the advance to Varna ? The Duke of Newcastle—The advance to Varna was made for the purpose of protecting Silistria, and when the siege of Silistria was raised another expedition was determined upon. The Chairman—At what period of the year was the further advance to the Crimea determined upon ? Duke of Newcastle—On the 27th June. At this stage of the proceedings a question arose as to the propriety of his grace, being now no longer a mem ber of the Government, reading some official de spatches bearing upon some matters immediately sub sequel t to this event, and the room waq cleared for con su!tation. _ _ _ _ On the readmission of the public, his Grace said that, in order to put the Committee in possession of the instructions to Lord Raglan in reference to the siege of Sebastopol, he would read the despatches he addressed to Lord Raglan on the subj-et. One of these, dated June 29th, directed his lordship to concert measures with Marshal St. Arnaud for the siege of Sebastopol. unless he was of opinion that it could not be undertaken with any reasonable prospect of success. It also recom mended the occupation of Perekop, and stated, as the opinion of the Government, that all the difficulties of the siege would be more likely to increase than diminish by delay ; and that, as long as Sebastopol remained, there was no prospect of a safe and honourable peace. This letter his grace stated was submitted to Lord Rag lan before it way sent. In reply to the chairman his Grace the Duke of New castle stated that he had received a letter in reply from Lord Raglan, having rtTerence to various matters, hut he did not think it fair to his lordship to read extracts only from it. He thought it proper to real the whole of it or none at all. After some discussion it was determined that the chair man should move for a copy to be furnished to the com mittee, by which course the ground of the objection would be removed. Ey Sir J. Pakitlgton—ln my despatch of the 18th of April to L rd Raglan, I desired him to make secret in quiries with a view to ascertain the force of the Russian army in the Crimea, and the strength of the fortifications of Sebastopol, and all the necessary information of that kind. Sir J. Pakington—ls your Grace aware that an offer was made by Admiral Dundas, previously to the advance of the army from Varna, to Lord Strat ford de Radcliffe to send a confidenti-ti agent whom he named to obtain all the information ? The Duke of Newcastle—l certainly never heard of such an offer having been made until this moment. In deed I do not think it at all like'y that such an offer was made. Examination continued—The fact of the troops win tering in the Crimea was a matter of necessity; not of re• solution. Immediately after the prorogation of Par:ia ment, in August last, he ordered a large supply of warm clothing for the army. These orders were given to the ordnance, and no doubt they were executed. The warm clothing sent out in the Prince was part of that ordered in August. A large portion of these things would not have been required had the Government had any assur ance that the troops would winter in comfortable bar racks. At that time it was not known where the troops would winter; but as soon as it became obvious that the troops must winter in the Crimea, I gave instructions that additional supplies shouid be forwarded. The com missariat department was respon , ible to ms, but was not under my control until the 2241 December. There had been some difficulties in the way of obtaining reserves. I do not recollect that a Spanish colonel had offered the Government to provide 10,000 Spanish troops. Several offers of that kind had been made, but for various reasons they were not entertained. One of these reasons was that there was a strung feeling in the public mind against the enlistment of foreign troons. Several offers of Por tuguese and Spanish troops were made, which I do not recollect specially ; but it was considered by the Go vernment very desirable that neither should be employed. Whilst I Nas in office no offer of this kind was made by the Canadian Government ; but, I believe, some assis tance has been volunteered by Canada. By General Peel—The first 10,000 men sent out were only intended to be an advanced portion of the army— it was always contemplated to send out 25,000 men, or thereabouts. When it became known that Lord Raglan was in pre.sing want of reinforcements, it became neces sary to drive- upon recruits, whom it wOuld, -under ether c ircumstances, have been very advi sa bl e to retain at home for anotheri year. By Mr, Loyard—The bill brought before Parlitiment was the very first step taken with a view to the enlist 'Dent of a f 'reign legion. The G-overnment did not c to sicler it becoming to proceed in such a manner without the consent of Parliame4. • • Mr. Layard—Can your Grace inf .rm me whethet• it was intended to confine the foreign legion to Germans The Duke of Newcastle—ln the fir t instance it was inter,ded to confine it to Germans and to Swiss. Examination resumed—Great d fficulties were placed in the way of obtaining a foreign legion and caused by the strong language used in Parliament. I had had overtures from many di-tinguished foreigners who had come over to this country for the purpose of assisting us in the formation of a foreign legion, but after being called " cut throats" and -the like they were offended, and .vould have nothi - hg more t 3 do with the matter. In reply to Lord Seymour his Grace went on to state : I received a litter from the Ordnance department stating that toy orders relative to the warm clothing had been executed. I th night the Ordnance ought to have a separate store department in order to relieve the Corn missariat, which I thought was ove4 burthened. By the Chairman—Means were taken tl supply the army with fresh meat—but I believe the supply has been better duiing the present year than it was before. Tenders were sent in fir preserved meats, , but the Go vernment were apprehensive in consequence of the tricks which had been played in such contracts, and none were obtained. I have personally a very high opinion of preserved meats. Preserved vegetables were sent out, and were procured from France. I think it ver tile that some portion of the army might never have heard of them. With regard to fresh meat lam afr yid that during the winter the troops only had it once or twice a week ; . some portions might, and I fear probably, had none for a week at a time, but it is impossible that the general body of the army could have been without it fir that period. Si, far as I WIC4 concerned I took the best steps in orler that fresh meat should be supplied. Soon after the battle of Inkerman I took step: to provide a supply of wooden huts for the use of the army in the winter. Wood for the purpose was sent from this country to Balaklava. 01 course wood procured at Constantinople, or near the spot, would have been cheaper, buti t would not have been ro available. Planking was also for warded from Malta, but I suppose the want of huts in the camp arose from the s imple fact of there being no road from the harbour to the camp. The Chairman—l suppose your grace, in common with others, heard of the state of the harbour at Balakla.va Duke of Newcastle—Yes ; and I at once applied to the Admiralty on the subject. I bad no control over those persons who bad the direction of the harbour, but I took means to remove the nuisances which existed on land. ' Examination continued—l have never been called upon officially to take any steps in reference to Admiral B fixer ; but a large number of persons, who have either called upon me or written to me, have complained of his conduct. If any complainte had been made to me officially, I should undoubtedly have taken notice of them. I had nothing to do with the selection of medi cal officers ; the whole responsibility of that rested upon Dr. Andrew Stnitb, of the medical board. The Chairman—Did you receive any intimation, ex• cept through the public newspapers and private chan nels, of the miserable condition of our soldiers in, the hcspi tals ? Duke of Newcastle—l did not. - The Chairman—Did you receive no official report as to the state of the hospitals ? Duke of Newcastle—l did not, but so far as lay in my power I endeavoured to remedy this condition of things after what I read. In the case of the Kangaroo and the Dunbar, in relation to which I have seen my self accused in the public prints, I did the best I could. In reference to the commission consisting of Mr. Maxwell and two medical gentlemea, appointed to in quire into the state of the military hospitals, his Grace said that Lord Raglan was aware of their appoir.tm. nt, and had offered to give them all the a.sistance in his power. He did not know that orders were given that no information sh.uld be given to the Commissioners. Mr. Layard—Dr. Andrew Smith has said that he had so many mater's to please that he did not know to whom he was responsible. Does that agree with your impres sion as to what his duties were ? Duke of Newcastle--It was not a fair interpretation of his' position. He was no doubt responsible to the Horse Guards, to the War-office, and to the Ordnance, but I told hirn that when he was in any difficulty to lo3k entirely to me. Examination continued.—The question of the green coffee was not brought under my consideration until after the complaints were remedied. I am , not aware that green coffee is issued to this hour. When Mr. Smith complained of the absurd forms he bad to go through I told him to disregard them. He led me to believe he foll.-)wed my advice. Whenever there was any case of emergency I supplied it at once. The cmunittee then ajourned until to-morrow. A. Supplement.tn. the London Gazette of Friday con tains the official announcement of the investiture of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon LII., Emperor of the Freneb, with the Ens.gos of the Most Noble Order of the Gar -Iv2r, the particulars of which we published on Thursday. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS AT LEWES. —Another of the Russian prisoners escape] from the Lewes ear prison shorty bef ,re five o'clock on Ft iday afternoon ; and be is supposed to have done so in the same manner as the other, who got out about t',ree weeks ago— namell , by get ing on the roof of the guardhouse, and from there to the top of the wall, from which he inti , t have dropped into the street, a depth of About twelve feet. This is the lowest part of the wall, ani is the only place where the top of it can be reached from the inside. As soon as the prisoner was missed, several of the warders and pen sinners were sent in search of him, and he was shortly aftewar is discover-id in the King's ArMs, a public-house not far from the prison, where he harl just purcha , ed half-a-pint of rum. The prisoners are not entirely confined within the wails, as Lieut. Mann. the governor, takes them out in parties of from 150 to 200 almost ev ty morning ; they are generally taken to some portion of the South Downs, where they are allowed to enjoy themselves for two or three hours in various athletic sports and exercises. Small parties. of the men are also allowed out in the town. accompanied by one warder, and there wander about as they please, so that they are not totally deprived of liberty. During the seven months the: Russians have been confined here, no less than seven have died, the three last within a week of each other ; the first, on Saturday, March 31, of pneumonia ; the second. on Sunday, April 8, of acute dysentery ; and the third, on Sunday, April 15, also of dysentery. At the inquest on the last, Dr. Burton, the prison surgeon, gave it as his opi nion that the Finnish prisoners had not th same strength of constitution as Englishmen and were not so well able to struggle against disease. 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Barry du Barry and Co. 77, Regent street, London ; Fortnum, M ason, and Co., o "her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 68, - Cernhill - ; 60 Gracechurch-street; 330 ..and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Chariag-cross ;4, Ch@liPside ; And 04, Upperßaker-Etreeti COUNTRY 4IA RR la& CFIELMSFORD—APRIL 20. 01 Wheat experienced an exceeding l y dull sale to-d 5 /, d ring a very li m it e d b us i ne ss was transacted , at a reduction Is on the best, and 2s on inferior sam p les. spOP' without alteration is. I. 0 Wheat, white, old, per s. m• ..27 qr 54 79 I Oats, per qi:' ...... "' . ~e 41 new f'4 79 I Peas, Partridge ....... .0.!,, 4 1 red, old 50 73 White ........... . i g new 50 73 Boiling ......... 4 4 4 . i Barley 27 3 Chevalier Grinding 2 2 37 35 I Beansi) , nTuinac.rk.r.0....w...•••;•;.:..i..8..•.:41 .:1 Malt 68 72 lgazagsn.••. ••, u ,! p Chevalier 70 741 Ditto,. nesc...o , • COLCHESTER— Aram 21. prices, but the tra.de was not I.nisk; We had a fair supplyof wheat, which realiged last w. ee ... 14' . were each taken slowly, at barely former prices. ~,y6„; Prices to-(1 were as follow :—Wheat, white, 70 . t. ' red, 6!s to 70s ; barley, 32s to 34s ; oats, 28s to 32 • t) 0 0 3 0, Mazagan, 36s to 38a ; middle and small, 40s to 41 0 ; P white, 42s to 46s ; grey, 368 to 40s. —;yed barley;beans, and pt”. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, in the port of London, from the follosving P the 15th to the 234 April, both inclusive. 4, 1 :. ~ g ~?. -g . I g i .1 - I _ - i Colchester . Harwich Leigh Malden .j 810 69 112.1, 16 : 7 3 9 01 6 , - 1 - 242 5 5° 20 8 1 1 KIRK :ALDY—Aritir. 21. Barley. Oats. I 365. 6,1 32s Od 31s Od 293 Od I 31s Od 25s Oa I Wheat. First Second Third 64s Od 1 fq 4 * 1 10 wo e ' Os Ud Usos "11.—Arnth 23 lie close of the ttorket" Vialisend, Primrose . 6 Lambton ....................... .11,e7; ff awn .................... 0 Haswell ....................... 0 Kepler Grange .......... : 9 6 uunbton. ..................... 9 Peusher , .................. • Plummer ............ 1/ 6 Itussell's Hatton ........ south Hetton ............. ;t .wart's .................. 11 s Cassop ..................... .1 0 Caradoe ...... ••••••"'":. .1 11 '• Hough Ha 11........ .... j/ ........ Kelloe ............. 7 0 .south Hartlepool ......... , ioiith Kelloe ....... ; ...... ) Pees ...................... ; 1 4 6 West Kelloe ............... 6 Whitworth .... .ley: l9 Ilerwentwater COAL hiARK: Prices of Coal per ton at t . d. Bate's West Hartley 19 tlurnhope l9 Davison's West Hartley 19 'lasting's Hartley l9 t; Howard's West Hartley_ _ Netherton -18 9 Tanfield l6 9 'Canfield Moor Butes 15 6 Walker PriMrose l5 3 Grey's West Hartley —lB 3 Pelton Main 16 0 Wylam 16 9 Ws:Eisend. &e. Bell and 13roWn 15 C Eden ' Hilda 15 6 Gosforth l5 c Hatton .„ 15 Hebburn , 15 6 Heaton aedley l5 6, Lawson ... 15 6 Riddell l5 6' SEABORNE MAILS• --..-- " 681 101.5 i (N signifies that the mails are sent trot:a the .:. sy the night—and 11 by the morning—fiesPetch') WO' ' • . , at .., i n Day wnten mat tt - ii. t Frout ttt't a.. 4 COUNTRIES, in General Post- Port Ertt.'";.. Wilco, London.' D ispActo ~ ....... , ""..v . , —...._ —... . __ .....----- Vacj2 ...II tmerica(byllrit.pack)N Every Friday .• . Liver,- I , 0 AmericP kby United Sts. . 2 _, APP Packet) ..........N ..:...... - Liverpool America (by U. States - souttlec ict"l 0 packet) ... .....N Pt Australia (via South ampton) ..........114 _ : .... ......,.. vo,SouvlerhaYt,°:., . 00 llitto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape •of - oosd , - A r Vs p e i l l 6 , lope) • ..... .... • • to Africa (West Coa,st)..N 23d of the month • Mitt" .. Alexandria.......... N 8, 9,24, & 30 of ot. Dover '•;, t ,./. k1exandria..........32 4th & 20th of 1110tt. SOLlthtn,o, ... ' Bahamas .., ........M,l7th of the mon t ' geotharnit pam6 Belgium ............NlDaily.. .• :7 '' ye ;6 Brazil • ........111:9th of the month.. Southanr' 31 at ' a iti Buenos Ayres .. .. .. .. DI 9th of the month.. pot, thim • L rts vaOP - Cape of Good Hone ..N volt uS Pc . t Cape of Good Hope ..N ' PO ° Cape do Verde .. ...1 . 8 9th of the Montt. Southain , 20 1 Ceylon (see India) . ,ra 1 11 ' . Ceylon ..........„ „N , ....atoll. -- Channel Meg ........N ;Mon ~Wed.,&Fria. Soilt.Nr,.% t o, „0 V , Chili- ............. "t" . ?• 1 gr 17th , t‘f - mn otlt Satithe kur AP China.... . Once a month ...• - ... ~ , A i Constantinople , ~. ~ • e,13, ; 8,240448 of in INYV . ,_er.,,':,to , '„icea'" : Constantinople ,.. 4th St, 20th of mutt. flue 't/ " ~ Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Iv', 10 Egypt (see India) cc ro ot APP• France ........ M It N Twice dai1y ...... Dc v , llbraltar ..........M 4,7,17,20.27 °fru South. 11 16 .4.1 0 Greece (see India) hoiltir"' Greytown ........... Mi2nd & 17th of mon. , Soul- .. , - ~ 1 Fla mburgh ..........NlTuesday & Frid a) Londoeilip.,,, Dr o , lavannah .......... ml2nd of the moot' Soul" .. 1 ,,;01 16 ,. Holland ...........„ hi Daily .... •. „ .... Dover:4; l 7;w , '',,,l'ill 5" Honduras '........., - M,l7th of the month. Fout!'"-tt, .. '' India (viaSoutliampt.)ll4j4th & 20th of mop. riyin a ....i t, 4/ india (via Marseilles) 11,9th&25th of Month Dover " •• ~,••••' ;el' , 1 ' it 25 tonian Isles (see India)j7, 47, &27 of mon LW , „, - 1 ;• Apt •• • • .. IWO •• • • ' , rei i,. Ireland .. . ..... hi & N ;Tvi-iee daily ...... t10:5 ti",,,10 1, ,• 4.i5b0n.............. DI 17, 9, 17, &27 of n•.. s, 007," w••'• 0;4. ,„„/ Is) viadeira ............2•119th 01 the month so'o4l4', ;A adei ra .........„ .. is 23d 04 month .... Liverii° ° ... A 1 0 vtalta (see India) ; AP .- Malta .... .... I , IB. Is. &28 of mon. Dover .." . 11 auritiuS (see India) ., 1 wsuritins - N 14th of the montr, 718 , Mexico ..74,2nd of the moral,. SonthartO"' Naples .... ~, „ „ ~N bthl 6 th2hthofnaort.lDover ..,„:: .0 1 Aew 41ranada ......1 1 , :2d & 17th of monttt l ScinthatilP" ' Vic - New Zo Van,' .......... lay pm vat e ship ..I Various P'''' t Papal states .. .. N(sth 1 hth24lloftnon tDoveg' s ;;;i;,.l ~ peninsula .. „ „ „ ...51 .Ithi7th27thothion.lSout _,,,,, ..rt*'" Peru . „Mte .3 - 1 27th of mot, ; Aotithaihr,. gro- Pert Natal .......... NIB) 'private ship.. ,-Various PO"'", '.icily - ..............Nlsthlmit2sthotmon,..Dover..••• I ~ 16 Tuscany .. .. .. .. - ..N I Sthl6o2sthnfinom Dover. •• 1 ' l ;'A pr" ienezuela ...., ..... m 2d lit /7th of month Pagtabar n P ° Van Diemen's Cant, (sof . Australia) ........ ~ - - -.„,' 'IP O 16 Nest Indies ..., , _34 2-I,v. 17th o month SoutherOlt' al' -111 Oil 4 ,, the man- 1111 :ceptien of the tcb.' A vvill be dcepe When any of these 'Sates fall of a i , inda ipatche on the following clay, with the ex 4outhxnapton),ancl the Malta. both of whicl preceding da,. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S ' S I8T11 ;f 3; ir 4 j l:4'.' important petition from Huddersfield, flAseok marriage with a deceased Commons on Wednesdal n,eitir strong di stritt, as is manifested by the signatures to the r - „ e tor feeling on this subject prevails throoga.see7t3io; which comprise three of the four vicars aflirr—gfraf;" the Hidden-field rural deanery, and 16 other c' e •'",, t ) , • • 16 Dissent• • ing ministers. 10 of the 13 nia2 coihtahle, the chairman of the linprovateePoii3tii: istr o lo o. chi :f mis-ioners, all the ba .k maoa,gers, 6 physi&an itlfloo genes, 23 solicitors, 326 merchants and n'e n t,g e t 486 shopkeepers, 505 married women, and reorj • other persons, the great bulk of whom ar` an , P" o f table artisans, for the most part married' f t ; dt„ including also farmers, gentlemen, and 0 ,-er . ° l3 l g peil:p.: business. One striking feature of the pru7 i ttl,ll. i la s, b t o h ti a r t ing no e t la o ss n e l s y , eisspegeriaeadt the e te m rest taken I" ,f o'4 but the learned professions are are for ar t r h ie e d lu P( C srttiP°g : t h i at tli ' n : Pki ib l in their approval . of it, as is shown by the fac t ', g oo is no physician in the district who has not ehl., tt , petition, that the surgeons who have signe, d : 01 ;0 than three-fourths cf that body, and that 4 of: to st ot,ii of the solicitors of the district han;4,..Aff it. The total number of signatures is 4 /.' fourths Mercury. .81R7115. ',cif OF A EON. ► „.. O . or On the 21st inst., , at Little Glemham rte ci° 1 P e ' of theß. H. Kin g. fo C °/ o ifo On the 2',/th inst., at Edinburgh, the wi fe th e Ewart. On the 2?d inst., at 36, London-road, Croydon' 'of i' Wif e of rederick Horne, Esq. 11 1' O F n the 21st inst., at 1, Henman-terrace, the a Worthington 3.laude, Esq. 4f o _ °‘ „ On the 22d inst., at Eastfield, Hyde, the W . ' Clayton, Esq. rll' • OF A DAUGHTER. 11 80- o r On the 17th inst., at Wadlands, Tamerten'off all , mouth, the wifo of Geo. R. Dartuell, Dui./ f P VeP 1 n tor General. o On the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. Wm. St e-e ' bi" — A . 1 1 S Paul's-churchyard. eol On the 22d inst., at 449,West Strand, go. Wakley. MARRIED. Old . • urid , Old ate On the 19th inst., at St. Paul's,' Kmghtt",t,cf - pr; Seyu.our William Dawson Darner, Captain ' 4 .60 htol i A' Guards, only son of the Hon Geo. Lionel Pe,'"ocktivi to the Hon. Harriet Lydia Montagu, aeon" 0 1 1° ,00,4 Major-Gen. the Lord Rokeby. Also, at the th ird Or Francis Sutton, Captain Royal Horse Guard e 'ooo Sir Richard Sutton,. Bart. ' to Ev e lyn Marl 004- daughter of the Hon. Geo. Lionel D. Davier.,; a.,1 tb, , On the Bth ult., at Jerusal- in, the Rev- -1-",.,' the missioi ary at Alex•indria, to Susanna Franca' gr a / daughter of Robt. Crawford, Esq., of B a tb.. y . v. A..,i e r On the 18th inst., at Hamburg, the Hal- ~ m d f ie en t , Chief Raobi of Hamburg, to Jeanette, secec,"glit , e l ,,lt l i the Rev. Dr. J. Adler, Chief Rabbi of Grew 08 , t'', ° :;ioo i Oa the2lst inst., at All Soul's, Langham-P't,i, P' Nathaniel Heywood, son of Richard Her t° ,l 3 i I ° A O Banner House, near Bath, to Frances Sarah , " fl i. JP - daughter of the late Henry Usborne, Egg" - park, Suffolk. DIED 0 4 0 0, On the 21st inst., at Hatfield, William - -° 1 to br Esq., F.R.C.S., aged 65. r e . lit On the 14th inat., at Park House, Ten* OA Oe t or shire, the Rev. J: D. Myers, aged 25. „ t ile 4 } I,„r On the 211th inst., at the Rectory, St- o ', " fat ", i t ? the Rev. John Jo.-eph Ellis. M.A. , F.S-A - " rch''" . elg , lii . rector of that palish, and Chaplain to the °' if lors' Company, aged 86. Aker° 514. c ' P lii On the '2lst inst., in Paris, Aretas' t he 40 1 ling Abbey, Magistrate and Dep.-Lieut. of t o , r Kent, aged 55. • be ll° 'Se t. On the 20th inst., at 18, Burton-crescen t, I s Afficet ,AO of Theophilus Moon, Esq., late of the Audit ‘-, p i e set-house, aged 02. , es .bo , 4f , On the 23d inft., at Holly Lodge, CatiaP • . 0 9 , r , H. G. G. Shaiv, 3d Regt. Bombay EuroPee c i g Serr 0 On the 23d inst., at Westow-hill, Nora - cc"' 6 1 6 ,41, James Gurney, aged 83. ht,iliollp e the 22d inst., at Ventnor, Isle of Vi i. ' B :al 84 ward, fourth surviving son of the late Will'; . / Esq., Alderman of Queenhithe Ward, age d ! .____ 2(}o' --- n 09:1'1 -nt, p lo , LONDON : Printed and Pnblistel by Id.t r .w- # 0f 6c44. 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 771.4Stin • • thl Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, 111 MiddlaSak, Tuesday, April 24 OA