The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

fn the Government would have been the commencement of an era in which the war would be vigorously prosecuted. He could not, however, see in the speech of the Premier any signs of a change in the course which was previously adopted. He saw nothing, in fact, but small changes in the personnel, of the Government, and in the measures which had been taken b3fore. He regretted to see the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) surrounded by so many of the former Administration. The first thing he had hoped to see the noble lord do, was to infuse a little more new blood into the army. But what had been done ? An octogenarian had been appointed to the command of the army in Ireland, and the admiral who managed things in such a shameful manner at Constantinople had been sent to Balaklava. He regretted that the appointment as Under- Secretary of War of his honourable friend the member for Aylesbury (Mr. Layard) had not been made, because from the beginning of the war his honourable friend had given many proofs of his' long experience in the country which had been the scene of a considerable part of the contest. If Admiral Dundas had been the cause of the honourable gentleman not being appointed, he (Mr. Denby Seymour) thought the admiral—who had certainly not merited the thanks of the country—had a very heavy responsibility laid at his door in having, from a personal motive, deprived the country of the services of the hon. member for Aylesbury. He trusted the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) would give them a reasonable hope that he would carry on the war with a'commensurate degree of vigour this year. If such energy were shown in its prosecution as characterised the era of Nelson and of Wellington, it might easily and speedily be terminated. lie regretted that up to this time the blockade of Russian ports had been a mere nominal operation. (Hear.) The lead for the very bullets which had destroyed so many of our brave soldiers was, he believ ed, exported from this country to Odessa since the com mencement of the present war, and that through the neglect of the admirals of the fleet in the Black Sea. Ho bad been surprised to hear the reports which had been made by the Admiralty as to the state of the harbour of Balaklava. He himself thought the deplorable state of things there was very mach to be attributed to the circum stauce of the masters of the transports going there tieing paid demurrage for every day they remained at Balaklava. Every day they were left there resulted in:so much money being put into their pockets. He heartily deplored the horrors of war. No one could wish more cordially than he to see an honourable peace concluded, but he could not say he had confidence in the present Government that they would conclude such a peace as would be honourable to the country. He thought it derogatory to this country that a statesman in the position of Lord John Russell should have been sent to the congress at Vienna, to meet no other statesman of equal rank. He considered, at such a moment as this, that the mission of the noble lord was peculiarly inopportune. He would only add that he (Mr. Seymour) was not an opponent of the Government of the noble lord. He earnestly desired that the noble lord might succeed; but until the noble lord held out some definite intention of making a more extended system of reform in the various departments of the State, he (Mr. Seymour) could only give him a qualified support. Admiral BERKELE Y, with respect to the charge against Admiral Dundee of keeping the hon. member for Aylesbury out of the Ministry, wished to observe that, when the thanks of the House were voted to Admiral Dun das, if the hon. member for Aylesbury believed that the accusations ho had made against that gallant admiral were founded in truth, it was his bounden duty to his country and his constituents to have stood up in his place and re sisted that vote being carried unanimously. (Hear.) Lord HOTHAM wished to know whether the Govern ment intended to take the whole of the navy estimates and then the army estimates, or whether they proposed to ask for a vote for men and money, and to limit themselves to those votes ? If the. Government would so limit themselves he sheuld not object, but, in the absence of a most impor taut document which had not yet been laid on the table, it was impossible that the remaining votes could be discussed with justice. He referred to the Royal warrant founded upon the commission issued upon the state of promotion in the army, which had not yet been printed. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was not intended to proposeany vote this evening relative to the army, if the hones would consent to go into committee on the Navy Estimates. Admiral WALCOTT had regretted that Odessa had been spared and suffered to remain the granary of Sebastopol, that the army had remained so long upon the plague stricken shores of Tanta, that the strength and means of resistance of Sebastopol had not been better known to us, and that the supplies necessary for the reduction of the place had been so tardily thrown into our camp. Let us deal to our chiefs an impartial judgment and a generous confidence ; their honour was dearer tothem than life, and their anxiety at this moment must be intense. We had other battles to fight, and, if we sustained and supported them, he trusted they would add to the fame of Alma, Balaklava, and of lukerman. When he thought of those battle fields, in which soldiers, sailors, and marines had shown the highest qualities o f m a n , risking all for the glory of their country—when he thought of the dangers they had encountered and the privations they had endured without desponding, he gloried in his native country, and he never knelt clown but he invoked the blessing of God on their arms. SIR CIIAR,LES NAPIER. Captain A. DUNCOMBE rose to put a question to the right hon. baronet the First Lord of the Admiralty with respect to the statements which had been made by Sir C. Napier at a recent dinner at the Mansioa-house. The gal lant officer had been installed into office last year in a more formal way than usual, by a dinner at the Reform Club, at which the present First Lord of the Treasury and the right hon. baronet were present. In the statements he had made at the Mansion-house the gallant admiral had passed some severe reflections upon the officers and men of the fleet he commanded, and he added that during his command he had received the most insulting and degrading letter that had ever been written to an otncer. He was aware that many of the statements to which he referred had been contradicted by the gallant admiral the member for Glocester, but that was only one assertion against an other, and it was due to the right hon. baronet, it was due to the profession, and to the country to know upon which side the truth lay, for if Sir C. Napier had stated that which was not borne out by the facts, he had himself pointed out the way in which he ought to be treated — namely, struck off the lists. He wished to ask the right Lou. baronet what course he intended to take with refe rence to the statements recently made by Sir C. Napier at the Mansion-house. Sir J. G RAH it had bean the pleasure of the house to go into committee upon the navy estimates, it iwas cer tainly my intention in the course of the few observations which it would be possible for me to address to the commit tee not to have passel altogether unnoticed the subject to which the hon and gallant officer has alluded. In any course which I may think it my duty to adopt, I shall certainly adhere to that which I think will be the most con ducive to the public interest in an emergency like the present. To enter upon a complete analysis of the state ment made by Sir Charles Napier would compel me to enter into disclosures of discussions which have taken place with that gallant officer in which the public interests are materially involved. It is impossible, con sistently with my duty, to give that refutation to the statements of the gallant officer which it might be desir- able for me to give without the production olcorrespond once and of despatches, interwoven with questions of naval preparations about to be renewed in the Baltic as soon as the weather will permit. It has certainly been the wish of teat gallant officer to heap personally upon me much obloquy; it has been my duty to submit to the weight of that obloquy, such as it may be, rather than to endanger iu the slightest degree the interests of the profession with which I have the honour to be connected. (Hear.) It is quite true that the gallant officer has stated that he was sent in command of the Baltic fleet with ships' companies ill-disciplined and ill-constituted. The board with which I am connected used the utmost exertion in the selection of officers to command those ships who were best entitled to the confidence of the profession. I have every reason to believe that the commanding officers of the different ships employed did use their utmost diligence, with the greatest success, to introd uce th e best discipine into the ships they commanded. (Hear, hear.) Sir Charles Napier, certainly, in a despatch addressed to the Admiralty in the early part of his command, did make an assertion similar to that which on a recent occasion he repeated—namely, that the ships were ill-manned and worse disciplined. The course taken by the Admiralty was to call upon the gallant officer to specify the ships to which he referred, and they stated that none of the returns they had received made by the officers after inspection, or of the accounts given by the captain of the fleet of the different ships, sustained the allegation that the ships were in that condition. Sir Charles Napier was therefore called upon to specify those ships, but, in answer to that demand, no such specification was made, and the inference, therefore, I think, remains that that allegation was, on the occasion to which I have ad verted, in the first instance hastily brought forward, and I regret that it should have been repeated. No better answer can be given to the allegation than the testimony of the officers themselves. The hon. and gallant officer who puts the question refers to a speech I made when Sir C. Napier undertook this command. I underwent due cor rection in this house on the subject of that speech—(a laugh)—and I can assure the hon. and gallant member that I am not likely to make any repetition of it ; I have im proved .in prudence by that correction. (Hear.)- It is asked whether, considering the language to which the gal lant officer condescended, any condign punishment is about to be inflicted on him ? The hon. and gallant gentleman is aware that Sir Charles Napier is now upon half-pay ; and great license is allowed, and very properly allowed, to the free expression of opinion on the part of any officer so circumstanced. It has been somewhere debated whether liSir Charles Napier has been dismissed or not. My hon. and gallant friend near me assured the house that he had f cit, been zer dismissed from his command, and n o t censure d ror th e os f h . ewer in the Baltic as commander in-cl'ief• Both P corr ectly made. Sir sued by his:spot censured on account of any conduct p ar . deuce with t r e ltitZard to the fleet, but in his cerrespon comments and expr alty he had recourse to the use of be consistent with tlier which were considered not to was serving, an d : t e fertnee due to the authority ho made on the use of tllrse6 comments were certainly gentleman asked whethe r A' i x r PZ,_aaions. An honourable dismissed ? He was not digt,:Auer' rice Napier has been was at the close of the service upon which he se as n e r lo t led directed to lower his r fla © there are precedent: rife with a c iaae o rtainly reference to commanders-in-chiefef thefloet-t it is not the intention of the present board— be the course pursued by any future board " to t what may' all pon Sir C. Napier to rehoist his flag. (Alaugh) must cu- say that the gallant officer in question has proclaimed himself a hero. I have the greatest respect for his prov e d ga ll an try upon many former occ asions, but it is not my in tention to allow him to dub himself a martyr as w e ll as a hero—(a laugh)—.end I have no intention whatever of ad vising the Crown to take any further steps in the matter. CONISIITTEE OF SUPPLY—THE NAVY ESTIMATES. The house then went into committee. - - .—... —.- Sir 5. GRAHAM said—lt is now my duty, and I can assure the committee ths.t I will I,ol'loll ll it as Lt ieayrtS pu.sible, to bring undcr their notice the 11 . 1,vy Eitiniate3. In doing so, in the fir t instance, before vrep: . ocecii to vote any sums for the charge of tha navy in the year about to commence on the first of April next, it is my duty to put into your hands two votes with reference to our past ex penditure. The first of these votes is for the sum of 79,000/., which is the amount due on account of excess on expenditure upon the year ending on the 31st of March, 1854; and the second vote is a vote on account of excess in the current year of the sum of 1,938,104/. upon the en tire sane voted in the course of tho current year, and which t zonld become p a y a bl e b e f ore th e fi rs t o f April next. Now, r, I have viewed with great anxiety the trial of the eye tem upon which naval votes and accounts have been admi- THE SUM, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1855. nistered during the last 11 months of war. In the year 1832 a change was made in the conduct of naval votes, and more especially with reference to the accounts of the navy. From a very early period, almost from the Revolution of 1788, owing to the wide extent of the naval expen liture, an expenditure carried on in every part of the world, and to the accounts having been remitted at uncertain periods, whenever a war took place the naval debt began to ac cumulate, and, before the close of the war, in 1813, the naval debt, separates from the national debt, amounted to 8,500,0001. The origin of this debt is to be traced partly to the circumstance I have mentioned—of the wide area over which that expenditure is spread, and partly also to the vicious system of drawing bills at long dates, which had prevailed from the Revolution down to the year 1832. In that year precautions were taken by Parliament with reference to the system of drawing bills. Instead of pay ment by bills prompt payment was introduced, and addi tional precautions were also taken to ensure greater accu racy in the preparation of the estimates ; because, under the more lax system which prevailed up to that time, the estimates were generally low, the expenditure in war con stantly exceeded them, and that excess was met by the creation of a separate naval debt. Now, sir, the precau tions taken were considered at the time to be ample, and I am glad to say, after 20 years' experience, they have proved satisfactory. An alteration was made in the Ap propriation Act, which compelled not only the perpetual audit of the accounts, but when there has been an excess in the expenditure of the year beyond the vote of supply for the naval expenditure of that year, it hs been by law rendered compulsory that that excess shall be stated to Parliament by an independent board of audit, and that that excess shall be brought under the notice of a commit tee of supply, and tho deficiency made good by a separate vote ; or, if there be a surplus, .that that surplus shall be carried to the credit of the year in which such em plus oc curred. (Hear.) The first vote I have to bring under your notice is in accordance with this provision. In the y ear ending the 3 1 st of Marc h, 1854, the surplus of expenditure over the sum voted was 79,000/. Considering the large sums of which the estimates were composed, this amount is in itself insignificant, but the production of this excess now is a proof of the efficacy of th e new sys t em an d of t h e careful observation of the rule laid down by Parliament. (Hoar, hear.) The next vote, as I have already sail, has re ference to the present year, ending on the 31st of March, and notwithstanding the large amount which Parliament generously voted for the naval service in the last year, amounting, independently of the cost of transports, to above 8,000,0001., the actual surplus expenditure for the year ending on the 31st of March, as nearly as we can cal culate it, including transports, will amount to a sum of 1,938,0001. Of this sum on a former evening, a vote was taken on account for 1,600,000/., and there remains there- fore to be voted a sum of about 300,000/. Now, the estimates for the ensuing year are larger than the esti mates voted for the current year, independently of this supplementary estimate, by a sum of about 2,000,0001. If we take, in addition to the sum actually voted, this supplementary estimate for the current year of 1,938,0001., the sum asked being about 10,000,0001., is only an increase of 299,0001., independently of trans ports, for the whole naval service of next year, as com pared with the expenditure of the current year. In fornier years of war the number of men voted has been infinitely larger than the number of men which I now ask at your hands. The number of men voted in 1814 was no less than 147,000 men. The proposition which I now make to the committee is, that there shall be an addition to the pre sent force of 6,700 seamen and boys, and of 500 marines, making the naval force for the ensuing year amount to 70,000 men. The excess now asked for over the sum voted for the current year amounts altogether, as I have already stated, excluding the supplementary estimate, which is the second vote, to about 2,000,000/. This ex cess arises upon five votes. It arises upon vote 1, for men, amounting to 231,000/. ; upon vote 2, for victuals, amount ing to 303,000/. ; on vote 8, for wages, 171,000/.; vote 10, for stores, machinery, and ships, amounting to 1,088,000/. ; and. vote 11, new works, 188,000/. As I have already stated to the house, the large number of seamen voted at the end of the former war, amounted altogether, seamen and marines, to 147,000 men, and I have contrasted that number with the present force which it is fry duty to pro pose to you. But I must here call to the remembrance of the house the altered circumstances under which the na val force is now created. Throughout the last war impress ment universally prevailed. I have the pleasure of stating to the committee that, at this moment, the full amount of naval force voted by Parliament, exclusive of marines, amounting to somewhere near 61,000 men—the whole of that force is now afloat and is available for service, by vo luntary enlistment—(hear, hear)—and the whole number voted by Parliament is, indeed, somewhat exceeded. (Hear.) The expenditure under vote 1, which is some what in excess, is to be traced to causes which have ren dered this voluntary enlistment comparatively easy By the generosity of Parliament various alterations have been introduced into the pay and allowances of seamen. Souse of these, I think, I have stated upon former occasions to the house ; some I have now to state for the first time. There was, for ex ample, what appeared to the B oar d of Admiralty an un just distinction in the pay of marines afloat as compared with the pay of those on shore. A deduction was made from their pay in consideration of the rations which were issued to them together with the seamen. That reduction has now been abolished, and a marine now receives his pay whether afloat or on shore, without any red uc ti on , and - when serving afloat is placed on a footing of perfect equality with seamen. (Hear.) Then, again, there was a new rating introduced towards the close of the last year—that of leading men, with a higher class of pay, as constrasted with ablebodied seamen. Then, again, we have introduced a system of payment infinitely more prompt than hereto fore. By this arrangement, ships are paid almost imme diately on their arrival in port, a principle which was in troduced by the Government which preceded the one to which I lately had the honour to belong, by the Board of Admiralty, presided over by the Doke of Northumber land. In consequence of this system of prompt payment, I may mention the Baltic fleet, which has recently re turned to England, had been paid up in full, with the ex ception of some two moo ths'pay. Then, again as to allot ments of pay ;—therehave been increasedfacilities afforded in that important matter—the privilege of the seaman in exercising an independent right of disposal over his own earnings. 'there were restrictions formerly on that right which appeared to me to be neither necessary nor just. A seaman was not permitted to allot his pay, excepting in certain degrees of ailinity—relationship was necessary t o constitute the right of an al'ottee. The Board of Admiral.) , has abolished that restriction, and a seaman now has a perfect right to nominate any person to whom he wishes his pay to be allotted, without ref. r.;nce at all to any degree of relationship, or any other consideration. Then again, in regard to another important matter, a considerable sum, 197,0301., in excess of the vote for slops—clothing issued to the seamen. Tie cost price of articles of that descrip tion has risen highly, but it has not been thought expe .lient to raise the price of those issue 1 to the seamen, and, in consequence, there is on the face of the esti mates the sum of 197,0001., which is the estimated difference between the cost price to the public and the lower price at which they are to be sold to the seamen. (Hear.) Then, again, as to continuous service. This prin ciple was adopted last session, wile the full consent of Parliament that men entering for a period of years not less than 10 should receive a higher rate of pay, on account of the permanent hold which the country would posses over their services by the abandonment of the right which men hitherto had of claiming their discharge at the end of five years' service. That higher rate of pay has acted as an in ducement, and I am glad to inform the committee that at this moment nearly 20,000 seamen and first-class boys have availed themselves of this higher rate of pay, and this will form, before long, I believe, the best reserve on which the country can rely for their naval force. (Hear.) I have also to state that we have added, within the last three years, nearly 4,000 men to the marines. I cannot too strongly impress on the committee my earnest desire, the result of experience and of reflection, that this amount of 16,000 marines should, under any state of circum stances, whether of peace or of war, be considered by Par liament as the permanent force to be maintained. lam quite satisfied that this force is the nucleus from which a fleet can be formed in the shortest time and with the greatest certainty. There are no men who, on the whole, are of such inestimable value. They are perfect as soldiers, they have been taught with success the light infantry ex ercise, they are now acting as such in connexiou with Lord Raglan's army, and, as to fitting out ships, they are so expert that there is a slackness on the part of seamen to enter until the marines on board have performed the heaviest portion of the fitting out. They are perfect sol diers, accomplished sailors—their merits cannot be too highly extolled or valued, and I am quite satisfied that it is most conducive to the welfare of the naval service , and, consequently, to the safety o f th e St a t e , th a t thi s shouldl be regarded as the permanent force, and I hope that Parliament will not, even in a time of peace, hastily diminish the number of marines, or that any Govern ment, judging from past experience, wilt be slow to reduce this force o f 16,000 mon , which has required suc h great exertions to rai se , an d which we have so successfully trained, and which, I repeat, I am satisfied is the most valuable addition to the naval forces of this country which it is possible to obtain. (Hear, hear) Upon the other heads I have explained, so far as is necessary at present to do, the excess of vote lin the number of men. I have shown that, for 231,0001., you will obtain an increase of 6,000 sailors and 500 marines. The next excess arises upon vote 2, for provisions. That is easily explained by the in creased number of men to be employed—not less than 9,ooo—and, in addition, there has been a material rise in the prices of articles which mainly constitute the provisioning of the navy—salt provisions, fresh meat, and spirits—the rise upon which articles has been nearly 18 per cont. These two circumstances account for this increase. The next vote in which there is an increase is vote 8, for wages to artifi cers, &c., employed in her Maj esty's establishments at home. That excess arises mainly from an addition of 800 ship wrights, which, on account of the war, it has been thought fit to make to the establishments at home, and also from the rise in wages paid to labourers arising from the high prices of provisions, and perhaps still more from the urgent necessity for the prompt execution of works indispensably necessary for carrying on the war, which has rendered it expedient not only to increase the number of shipwrights, but also not to permit them any longer to work by day. work, only by task, without any limitation of the amount of work they might be able to perform. This has enabled us, with great expedition, to fit out a very large number of ships, and, consideringthe work which has been done, and the rapidity with which it has been executed, I hope the increase of 71,0001. will not be thought excessive by the committee. I now come to the principal excess in the vote for the ensuing year as compared with that for the past year, which will be found in vote 10, for stores for the building, outfit, and repairs of the fleet, and for the purchase and building of ships by contract in merchant dockyards. The excess in this vote mainly consists of the following items :—With regard to stores, P t ::: 1 i have eitjw r p risen in some of the most important mate rials. I will illustrate this by five articles—timber, hemp, 7, Cov a e n r d i i f ro l n. canvas, co mistake I s h oul not, d somewheresta te that aboutun de r ' 180 .0001. of the entire excess of 1,088,000/. and that of that hemp which th e sum a very large .Eooration is to be traced to the purchases of importance that this It t%l of Admiralty have thought it expe dient to make.has always appeared to me of the last I,,,gyeat naval country should be moan cipated from its de isitioli).pqi supply quality hemp.ty asco(mtipeaarre.. i 1 n ,,,,i, o tah io y n il: t ,~h i ,tel Baltic uees hemp of vets Cape and the Board of Admiralty has had an opportueliet hemu Archasing a very t rue than Baltic moonegismated re , large quantity of Italian hemp at a 1Y of woonshall hemp, a quantity quite setticient fur al ' l l. quirements of the naval service for 12 and still snore rely: is of a quality, j u t t t. e This hemp will be supplied from Italy alone, anat.° sh all thus us be altogether emancipated from our dependence x e r p i e a r l , i e n too, co , ouri li m a r. l f ti r c om for the experience of cur naval ally- . —l mean France— ing on hem p . own limited The ma e t • ltic hemp. • I think the committee vastly superior to B a ltic will agree that an expenditu re on a large scale, in ord er t o develope the Italian market for hemp, was a provident ex penditure. (Hear.) The other items to which I refer this mom ent arose from the circumstance of the war. At we have substituted in the Black Sea for 1 0 sail of the line f sailing ships consisting entirely, with one exception, o , six sail of th,e !tine, one a three-decker, another of 100 gnus on two chicks and four other ships of the line of the largest class, all pro polled by steam power and it is not intended by the Grovel :ament to send any sailing ships whatever to the Baltic. Olean) Our experience has taught us that 1 the mixture of screw and sailing ships is not conducive to the interei iis of the service. They cannot be manoeuvred together. T . ll e commander-in-chief, not using the same arm, but ha ling to consider the use, first, of the sailing , ships, and then of the screw ships, is baffled in his ar rangements, and the efficiency of the fleet materially af fected. It is intended to send into the Baltic in the en suing year -vowels propelled by steam alone, and I hope before six -weeks or two months are over 20 sail of the li n e, propelled by steam, will be ready to resume operations in that quarter. (Cheers.) Considering the scale of those operations, the consumption of coal must be enormous. The expense, therefore, is great, though ex perience shows that the expense is not so great having re gard to the supericeity of the screw over sailing vessels. I have already told yet!. that at the end of the French war we had 147,000 sailors And marines. I ask you onllf on the present occasion to hay. e 70,000. At the end of tht French war, when we had really' not an enemy on the sea, nor a rival, we had in commiss.lon somewhere about 100 or 110 sail-of-the-line. According , to the proposition which I now make, we shall not have above 46 or 50 sail-of-the-lino, but I believe the smaller force, with a smaller number of men, but with all the appliances of modern art and science, will be found no less' efficacious to sustain the honour of this country either ha measures of offence or de fence. (Hear.) And if that be so, although the propor tion of expenditure may be heavy in the purchase of ma chinery, and the substitution of an artificial propelling • power fora natural one, yet, on - the whole, my belief is, that, notwithstanding the extra expenditure, the balance of advantag e even on the lower ground of expense will be • found to be in favour of modern science and modern im- provemont. (Hear.) The excess of coal is estimated at bOO,OOO/. That may appear alarming, bat it must be re membered that in the Black Sea we are rapidly substitut ing steam vessels only for a force mainly consisting of sail ing vessels, and, as I have stated, we intend to send to the Baltic 20 sail-of-the-line, which will form part of a fleet of 100 vessels, all propelled by steam. This brings me to an other explanation of this heavy expenditure. France and England have come to a mutual agreement to prepare for operation in the Baltic 5 floating batteries, 20 gunboats, and 10 mortar-boats, making together 10 floating batteries, 40 gunboats, and 20 mortar-boats, all heavily armed, and of light draught, and all propelled by steam. In con cert with France—happily our ally, no longer our rival, except in the honest and earnest endeavour to bring this contest to an honourable close by increased exertions— we have during the winter been preparing this im mense armament. Parliament, in its generosity, voted a large portion to meet this expenditure, but a considerable amount for steam-engines and the construction of vessels still remains outstanding; and, having mentioned the in crease of the vete for the purchase of stores and coals, the residue of excess is made up of 650,0001. for steam ma chinery, and 350,000/. still outstanding for the building of floating batteries, mortar-boats, and gun-vessels, to which I have already adverted. The 650,0001. for steam machi nery will not only be applied to vessels already launched and forming part of the naval force to be employed in the Baltic and the Black Sea, but it is proposed, in the course of the ensuing year, to launch five or six line-of-battle ships and frigates, of a most powerful description, for which steam machinery will be supplied under the vote which I now ask. Therefore, you will observe, steps have been taken not only to increase the efficiency of the force now afloat, but to meet any reverses, should they occur— and reverses in war can never bo considered as avoidable. They will occur, and precautions are taken by haring ships of equal capacity and equal power to meet any loss which, in the course of the coming year, may be sustained. (Hoar, hear.) The next vote of which there is any excess is vote 11, for new works. The sum of that excess is 188,0001., partly to be traced to a new bakery at Deptford, necessitated by the large demand for the suppy of biscuits to the fleets. The new mode of construction has so added to the length of ships of war as to render necessary the lengthening of the docks at Portsmouth, Chatham, and ' Sheerness, the expense of which is considerable • and there is also a sum expend e d on works at Keyham to expedite the completion of the factories there for the construction of steamers of war. (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, I have gone through briefly the principal heads of excess in the votes of tho ensuing year as contrasted with the votes of the past, and this will probably form the effective expenditure. It will be satisfactory to the house to hear that what is termed the dead weight of the navy is progressively . diminishing. In 1831, when my attention was first di rected to these matters, the half-pay of the navy was 874,000/. For the current Tear, 1854, it is only 693,0001., showing a decrease of 182,0001. Then, too, with regard to civil p ens i ons . I n 1834 I h a d th e honour of introducing a measure for the purpose of effecting con siderable reductions in that branch. The difference is very sensible, and it will become more and more so. In 1834 the civil pensions of the navy amounted to 230,0001. This year we ask only for 149,0001. showing a decrease, which is progressive, of 81,0001. lam warned that I shall not find it easy to continue these remarks, even if the com mittee should kindly b ear w ith me ; but I thought it my duty to appear this evening for the purpose, however im perfectly, of stating the questions now to be submitted to you with regard to the nary expenditure. (The right hon. baronet was evidently suffering from recent indisposition.) It has been said, and said truly, that to bring this war to a speedy and honourable conclusion every effort which this country can make is indispensable. (Hear.) I would have the committee bear in mind we are making war on a Sove reign whose empire is great and remarkable on account of its being almost unassailable. We are carrying on that war in the neighbourhood of his resources and at a distance from our own. We.have carried that war into his coun try—a country almost destitute of provisions —and we are carrying it on upon the Black Sea, which is a sea without a harbour. These are great strains on our naval power. (Hear.) It is asked, what have yon done with regard to your expenditure for the navy ? Now, I really must say that on the whole the operations in the Baltic, as they were conducted last year, appear to me to deserve the apdroba tion of the house. Bomarsund, a most important naval station, fortified strongly, and bearing marks of an inten tion to carry that system of fortification to a much greater extent, has been destroyed. The naval arsenal close to the capital of the Emperor of Russia was visited by a force inferior to the force there stationed. Battle was repeatedly offered and repeatedly declined. (Hear.) Up to last month Sweaborg, with nine sail.of-the-line, was blockaded by an inferior force of frigates only. Never were operations more successful, displaying more gallantry, more discipline than the operations in the Baltic. (Hear, hear.) In that sea not a ship w as l os t, an d a mos t effective blockade was kept up, and one that were displayed the energy, sk ill, and gallantry of English officers and men, and the pressui e brought to bear upon the enemy was, I believe, by no means light. Then, also, I are bound to say, with reference to the conduct of the navy everywhere that it has been most satisfactory. You have a commerce covering every sea, and extending to the most remote parts of the globe, and I am not aware that a single merchant ship has fallen , into the hands of the enemy. I hope and believe that, as you have always done, as you will now have reason to de pend upon the naval service for the support you have a right to expect. The naval service is the spear and the shield of the country, it is the weapon of attack and the buckler of defence, it is the rock upon which we may build our hopes of safety without fear of disappointment. (Hear.) This nation has never failed to regard that service with the partiality and confidence it deserves, and you, as faith- ful representatives of the people, will never do anything to injure that service. You will require a strict account of expenditure from those who administer its affairs, but you will do nothing to impair its efficiency; and I am satisfied that, in so doing, you will best provide for the national interests and the national security. (Hear.) The right hon. baronet concluded by proposing a vote of 79,0931., to defray the excess of expenditure over the esti mates of last year. Mr. W. WILLIAMS did not rise for the purpose of op posing any of the votes which might bo proposed, as he had, since the commencement of the war, toestantly ex pressed an epinion that every facility should be afforded to the Government to enable them to carry on the war with vigour, in order to secure a speedy and honourable peace. He wished to make a few observations on what had fallen from the right hon. baronet. The right hon. baronet had referred to "the number of men required to 'carry on the present war, as compared with the number required to carry on the last ; but he did not think that there was any credit to be taken because the number required for the present war fell short of that required in the last. In the late war the naval forces of the coun try had to operate in all parts of the world, while in the present they were confined to blockading the enemy in two seas alone. With regard to the additional men required, he thought that unless some more was to be done than had been done last year they were unnecessary. The right bon baronet had taken credit for the reduction of the half-pay and, retired pensions list, but he could not join with him in expressing any approbation on that account. What was the state of the half-pay list at the present time The committee must bear in mind that the services of only 17 admirals were required, and of those, 4 were employed as port admirals. How many admirals, he woald ask, were on the half-pay list ? There were no less than 270—that was to say, that there was an admiral for every . ship in commission, as there were 9 admirals more upon it than last year. With regard to captains, there were 124 em ployed on service, while the number on the half-pay list was 480; there were 127 commanders employed, while the number living upon half-pay wax 817. With these facts before him, he did not feel justified in congratulating the committee. With regard to new works, some might be necessary or even indispensable, but still ho thought a large portion of what was contemplated was not called for at all. With regard to what had taken place in the Baltic last year, he thought that if nothing more wore intended to be done this year the expenditure proposed was exces sive. In manning the Baltic fleet last year, a number of men had been taken from the Coastguard at higher wages than those paid to the remainder of the crews, and he hoped that the Coastguard men had been sent back, and that it would be practicable to man the Baltic fleet in the ordi- nary manner. It appeared upon good authority that coal could be procured in the Black Sea at the price of 7s. a ton, and he did not see the necessity of a sum of 200.0001, to supply transports with coal. It was not his intention to offer any opposition to the present vote, but he should feel it to be his duty to offer some observations to the com mittee when some of the subsequent votes were brought forward. Captain SCOBELL, after expressing his regret at the absence of tho hon. member for Montrose, observed, that the right hon. baronet the First Lord of the Admiralty had drawn attention to the merits of the marines. As marines, no one could praise them more highly than he (Captain &obeli); but when the right hon. baronet stated that they were accomplished sailors as well as soldiers, he begged to demur to that proposition. The marine never went aloft,' and he could neither hand, reef, nor steer. In the course of their discussions a few nights ago upon the proposed re forms in the army, they had boon told about a modern Hercules sweeping away the Horse Guards. He could only hope when the modern Hercules appeared, that he would also attack the Admiralty. He did not think that we ever had a better First Lord than at the present time ; but the system was thoroughly bad. A noble lord, who bad hail some oi6eiPl experience, had stated in another place, that if the administration of the army were assimilated to that of the navy it would become a hot-bed of jobbery and bribery. He did not go quite so far us to say that, but he did complain erongly of the system of promotion in the navy, and he recommended the First Lord to abandon that system and to determine to advance merit, and ineritalone. This cone so had been commenced in the dockyards, and in the civil service; and if it were carried out in the navy it would lead to the promotion of active, energetic, and skil ful men. (Hear.) There were at the present time lieute nants on the list who were of from 36 to 50 years' stand ing. Of cour se th ey never could bo promoted now, for their ra day was gone ; but it showed how defective the aye- Leartr. In fact, as a t p resen t exerc i sed, it was perfectly heartbreaking for it was notorious that the men who had the greatest parliamentary and family influenceinfluence were the first to b 0 advanced (Hear.) He (Captain Scobell) askd nothing for himself or for anybody else ; but he said that e , if the First Lord would put an end to the present system ho would lay the navy under the greatest possible obliga tions to him. (Hear, hear.) It bad been said that the Baltic fleet had been badly manned and worse disci plined. He believed that some of those ships had been badly manned, and he knew that it was very difficult to bring badly manned ships into good discipline. A number of landsmen and men from the coastguard and dockyards were huddled together and called a "ship's crew." A gallant officer had observed to him that, however much pressed, he would not have taken the command of some of these ships, because he was persuaded that if he had gone into action with them he would have lost his reputation. He recommended that bounties should be given to sailors as well as to soldiers. The good effect of raising a bounty had been experienced in the case of the army, and he could not but regard it as an act of craziness to withhold it from the sailor, He rejoiced that an Order of Merit was about to be instituted, which would be attainable by men of all ranks. He was convinedd that it would act as agi eat stimulus directly it became known, and he trusted that it would be speedily adopted and promptly awarded. A great deal had been said as to the :tate of the harbour at Balaklava, and he, as a naval officer, could not conceive why such confusion had prevailed there, fur thou ;h the harbour was small yet the water was smooth, and the ships could lie by the side of each other. In the case of the Prince, he should like to know under whose superinten dence it was loaded, so that the wrong things were placed uppermost, and when it had entered the harbour with a mod precious freight of clothing for the soldiers, souse one ordered it out, and who gave that order ? Sir J. GR AM—lt never entered the harbour. Captain SCOBELL—Why had it not entered, then ? It was there several days before it lost its anchor and cable or two and was wrecked. He trusted that this country would not, in carrying ou the war with vigour, attempt to imitate the continental Powers with regard to size of the army. It was impossible that this country could compete with them in numbers; but there was no reason why the army should not be kept in a state of efficiency. Mr. COWPER, observed that, by the regulations made by the Admiralty, admirals who were incapable of active service passed off to the retired lists, while officers reached their flags when they were full of vigour and were able to render more active service to their country than had been the case under former regulations. The complaint as to no bounty having been given was not a reasonable one, as it would be seen by the votes that, without the bounty, they obtained 44 more seamen than -the number that had be.rn voted by Parliament. The hon. member (Captain Scobell) had spoken to the house of the lots of the Prince, and he (Mr. Cowper) thought that the observations made should act as a warning to all who trusted too lightly to the accounts received of the loss of ships in the Crimea, as the hon. member was entirely wrong is supposing that the Prince had over entered the harbour of Balaklava, for on its arrival, the harbour was so full of ships unloading that it 'became necessary for the Prince to wait outside for its turn to enter. The loss of the Prince could not be quoted as a loss against the Royal Navy, for the captain was not in her Majesty's service, and, if fault there was, it ought to rest on the merchant service, and not on the Royal Navy. Mr. LA.YAR,D was desirous of saying a few words on behalf of a deserving and meritorious class of men in the navy, who he thought had of late been somewhat ill-treated —be alluded to the masters. The house was aware of the onerous duties of the masters in the navy, and, though in the Black Sea their services had not been so much required in the Baltic the services of this class had been called forth in a very distinguished manner, and yet not a single pru motion had been conferred upon them. Oue of the mas ters, Mr. Ball, had particularly distinguished himself, and had been mentioned in the despatches. He believed that the omission of this branch of the service had created con siderable disappointment. He trusted that the hon. and gallant member for Middlesex (Mr. B. Osborne), in his ar dent zeal for the improvement of the public service, would not overlook the claims of this very meritorious branch of the public service. (Hear.) Admiral BERKELEY said, that the subject just alluded to by the hon. member was under the consideration of the Admiralty. (Hear, hear.) A good deal had been said about the stowage of the unfortunate ship the Prince. Now, a committee had been appointed by the Government to in quire into the loss of that ill-fated vessel, and ho would read au extract from the report at which this committee arrived. The extract in question was to the effect that tho evidence adduced not only disproved theallegation that the loading of the ship was grossly neglected, but also esta blished the fact that the captain of the vessel had noground whatever for stating that shot, shell, and gunpowder had been placed on the top of the medical stores. With regard to the transport service, it should beremembered thatthei e could be no comparison made between the state of the transport service during the last war and the improved mannerin which it was now conducted. The house might depend upon it that there was little to complain of with regard to this branch of the service. Sir G. TYLER said, that in the course of last session he had ventured to suggest to the First Lord of the Admiralty that bounties should be offered to induce able seamen to enter the navy, a measure which, he thought, would be productive of very beneficial results. Tha consequence of such bounties not being given, he regretted to say, had been that the Baltic fleet was anything but well manned. There was a very marked distinction between the naval and mili tary services in this respect, which must, he thought, tend to excite disgust in the navy, unless it wore allowed to participate in the advantages enjoyed by the sister service. The bounty given in the army averaged from Gl. to 10/. per man, and the soldier also received hi s c l o thi ng f ree . The right hon. baronet said that clothing was furnished to the seamen at a cheaper rate than its prime cost ; but why, he asked, should he not be presented with it, on entering the service, in the same wayas the soldier was im mediately on his volunteering for the army ? The same stamp of property might easily be placed on the sailor's do thing as was impressed on the uniform of the soldier. But the army possessed other advantages over the navy ; and if this inequality were redressed he believed it would afford great satisfaction to the latter service. Inother point that had been referred to in that discussion related to the naval coast volunteers. 116 saw an item of 50,000/. in the esti mates of the last and the present year for these coast volun teers. He thought it would be in the rignt hon. baronet's recollection that ho had previouslypressed on his attention the propriety of establishing a naval reserve, and the right hoe. gentlemen bad expressed his intention to introduce a measuic to eftbct that object. He wished, therefore, to ask if the increase of 20,000 men now proposed was designed to form the reserve which it was meant to establish ? Sir J. GRAHAM.—It would bo the commencement of it. Sir G. TYLER supposed that they would be kept as a mere coastguard in England and Scotland. Another item was for the additional pay of petty officers in the coast guard service. Now, he asked, if these coastguardsrnes, when serving on board ship, were to be allowed to receise double pay—that was, pay as both coastguardsmen and as seamen at one and the same time ? This would be unjust towards the other seamen who were doing the same duty at sea as these coastguardsmen. He thought that, when we had these additional men for a naval reserve, if the coast guard were not required for the navy, they should be allowed to return to their original employment. Ho had made these remarks in the hope that the right hon. baronet would consider them worthy of attention, and he believed that, if we granted the same indulgences to the navy as were shown to the army, we should be able to secure the services of good and efficient seamen for her Majesty's navy. Sir J. GRAHAM always listened with respect to sugges tions emanating from the hon. and gallant member. As to the comparative pay of the army and navy, the remunera tion of the sailor was, relatively, infinitely higher than that of the soldier. Whatever was given to the latter in the shape of bounty was reimbursed by him in the form of stoppages of pay on his first employment; whereas the sailor, from the moment he entered the service, received a higher scale of pay, which was liable to no such reduction. The gallant member had been misinformed if he supposed that coastguardsmen serving as sailors drew pay both as coastguardsmen and as sailors. Tue real state of the case was that the coastguardsman when on board ship was con tinued in the enjoyment' of the coastguard pay, but he received nothing in his capacity as a sailor. Every dispo sition was evinced to allow the coastguard to return to ser vice on shore, but the bargain made with• them bound them to serve on board ship when required in time of war, and a discretion mu s t o f course b e ves ted in the ruling power to determine when their services at sea could or could not be dispensed with. Mr. PELLATT was understood to inquire whether any provision was made for granting pensions to the widows of warrant officers, and whether sayings-banks were en couraged in the n a vy ? H e w i s h e d a l so t o know if com petition was allowed in regard to the manufacture of machinery for the navy ? Sir J. GRAHAM said, that abuses had crept in under the former system of granting pensions to the widows of these officers, and therefore an increase of pay had been allowed to the men in lieu of it. The practice of placing small deposits in savings -banks was fostered by every means in the Admiralty's power. As to the manufacture of the machinery requ i re d f or th e ser vice, the Admiralty found by experience th a t th ere were only six or eight firms in this country that could execute this description of work ; and the system pursued, when new orders had to be given, was to issue private letters to sack of those firms, informing them of the nature of the machinery that was demanded, and then to leave them to compete with each other for its construction. _ _ Mr. J. PHILLIMORE said, that he did not mean to enter upon the general question of the blockade at pre sent, but he was anxious to know whether an explanation could be given of the extraordinary manner in which Odessa appeared to have been treated ? Sir J. GRAHAM said, that he had no difficulty in stating that en more than one occasion within the last six months the attention of the c ommander-in-chief of the Mack Sea had been drawn to the state of Odessa, and, if it were capable of being attacked by naval means, an opinion was expressed that, should the opportunity offer, there should be no hesitation whatever in exercising the full uud complete power accorded of making a hostile visi tation to that place ; therefore the affair was entirely in the discretion of the admiral in that sea. Admiral BERKELEY, in reply to Admiral Walcott, said, the subject of clothing the navy and of making penal the purchase of seamen's clothes, was under the considers- ti.n of the Admiralty. Mr. D. SEYMOUR, referring to a statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty respecting gun-boats, said he did not think that 20 gun-boats and five batteries were suffi cient for our parposesin the Baltic. Ho thought the Danube ought to be cleared of the guns of the enemy, which pre vented the free use of that river. Sir J. GRAHAM repeated the statement which he had previously made, in reference to the number of gun-boats now being built for the Baltic expedition. He agreed that it would be most desirable to clear the Danube, as had been suggested by the hon. gentleman, but that did net depend upon gun-boats. The difficulty arose from the enemy's batteries on the left side of the Danube, which prevented the ships passing up. The right hon. gentleman (in reply to Lord Lovaine) repeated the statement which ho made in answer to Mr. Phillimore's question, relative to the i►n portance of making a hostile attack on Odessa. Mr. LAYARD said that Odessa was the great store-house of the south of Russia, where her corn was brought to be exported into the various countries of Europe. Itu,sia was now concentrating her forces there, and from thence Rue. sian armies have passed over to the Crimea. By sparing Meese this country had suffered severely. When the Tiger had been attacked off Odessa there wore only a few batteries; now, it was a strongly fortified place. If we bad attacked that pl ace with energy, Russia would not have been enabled t 3 make the exertions which she had from that quarter. Mr. H. HERBERT said that the Russian Government had rewarded their soldiers for having effected gallant ex ploits in connection with the attack and defence of Odessa, which did not justify observations which, he understood, were made by the noble lord opposite. Lord LOVAINE did not expect to hear in a British House of Commons the expression of a desire that British troops should wantonly assail Russian troops. Mr. WILSON deprecated this useless conversation. The vote was then agreed to, as were also the votes ef--- 389,344/. for the expenditure of the Marines. 70,000 men for the purposes of the Navy. 2,885,567/. for the wages of the men. • • 1,374,081/. for the Victualling Department. 140,469/. for salaries of officers connected with the Ad miralty office, and 50,000/. for Royal Coast Volunteers. On the motion that 51,657/. be granted for the salaries of the scientific department of the Navy; Sir J. GRAHAM, iu reply to Mr. J. Ball, said the me teorological returns for the Navy were forwarded from the Admiralty to the Board: of Trade, and were combined with similar returns from merchant shipping. The following votes were then agreed to, viz. :-142,5711. to salaries and expenses of her Majesty's Naval establish ments at home ; 26,919/. to salaries and expenses of her Majesty's Naval establishments abroad; 1,102,220/. wages to artificers, &c., employed in her Majesty's establishments at home ; and 57,5001. wages to artificers, &c., employed in her Majesty's establishments abroad. Oe the proposition of 2,928,301/. for naval stores, and the building and repairing of ships, Stc., Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply to a question from an hon. gentleman, referred in terms of high commendation to the conduct of Sir J. Stirling, commanding it the Chinese Seas. He had visited Japan, where he was received in the most friendly manner. Ho had negotiated a treaty with the Em peror of Japan, whereby he had secured, in certain specified ports of that country, the right of entry, for refitting and victualling to her Majesty's ship, and the saiir3 privilege to all British merchant ships. He negotiated tho treaty on his own responsibility, and then seat it home for rati fication. It was approved . of by the Government. At the time of sending ,this treaty home for ratification, Sir James Stirling intimated to the Government that it would be deirable to make a present to the Emperor of Japan, such as that which is included in this vote, in the shape of a stelae yacht of small size. Such a present, it was thought, would be likely to improve our friendly relations with that country ; and it was highly important to keep such au object in view, inasmuch as Japan is so near to the important Russian settlements at the mouth of the Amver. This country would derive immediate advantages from this treaty, so boldly and so wisely obtained. The Government had agreed to Sir J. Stirling's proposal, and they now asked the house to vete tho money for that pur pose. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was 567,563/. for new works, improve ments, and repairs in the yards, &e. Sir :T. V. SHELLEY asked for a word of explanation in reference to the sawing machinery ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that this curious machinery had been found so useful at Chatham, that it had been intro duced elsewhere, and a groat saving of manual labour had thereby been effected. The vote was then agreed to. On the proposition of 62,1001. for medicines and medical stores, Mr. STAFFORD said he could not allow this vote to pass without bearing his testimony to the efficiency of the arrangements at the hospital at Heraclea. He thought the parties who supplied that hospital should be named, that they might supply others. He then called attention to the difficulties attending the disembarkatio❑ of the wounded. The arrangements were not so efficient as might reasonably b. expected from navel men. He trusted that the atten tion of the Government would be directed to this point. Sir' J. GRA.HANI was pleased to hear the hon. gentle man's favourable testimony respecting the hospital in ques tion. Mr. G. DUNDAS was understood to say that Dr. Rees, of the Britannia, had organised this hospital. The Hon. A. KINNAIR,D referred to the case of th• Harbinger, and the evils attending the disembarkation of the wounded in this country, whereby valuable lives had been sacrificed. Sir J. GRAHAM said, the duty of the Admiralty ceased when the invalids were brought into harbour ; they wore the❑ iu the hands of the military authorities. The Hon. A. KINNAIRD said, that was just what he complained of ; they wore driven from pillar to post—from the Admiralty to the Horse Guards, and from the Horse Guards back to the Admiralty. Mr. LAYARD said Smyrna was unhealthy; Rhodos or Mytileno would be better. Sir J. GRAHAM said, during the cold months Smyrna would have its advantages for convalescents; it was not intended to form any permanent establishment there. Mr. STAFFORDsid that the Smyrna Hospital would have advantages iu affording facilities for the disembarka tion of invali,ls. Mr. LA YARD complained of the state of the hospital al Balaklava. Lord PALMERSTON said the commission would in quire into that hospital as well as the others. The vote was then agreed to. The sum of 73,086/. was voted for miscellaneous stores ; 635,4971. forhalf- pay, reserved half-pay, and retirement to officers of the Navy and Royal Marines. The vote was agreed to, as were the votes 469,720/, for military pensioners, and 49,5381. for civil pensioners. On the vote of 5,128,000/, to defray the expenses con nected with the transport service and prisoners of war, Sir J. GRAHAM stated that the superintendence of this department was formerly confided to one individual ; but for the future, as the transactions were of so large a nature, the contracts for transports averaging from 3,000,0001. to 4,000,0001. annually, he proposed that this duty shall be confided during tho war to a board of super intendence, consisting of 3 members, selected from the naval service, tne mercantile service, and the army, the Lords of the Admiralty attending and assisting in the ad ministrative department. Sir James then detailed the number of troops and stores which were conveyed by trans ports during the past year, and the preparations that were in progress for increasing the efficiency of the service dur ing the continuance of the war. The management of the transport service in the Black Sea had been placed in the charge of Sir Edmund Lyons, and to him would the' Go vernment look fer its efficient conduct. Colonel KNOX considered the arrangements proposed by the right hon. baronet very good, and he quite concurred in them. A large transport service, it was quite true, had been sent out from this country, but what became of them when they got out to the Black Sea ? Mr. V. - SMITII objected to the appointment of the con templated board, as ho considered that the management or superintendence of one experienced brave officer would be more economic and effective. In the event of the happy prospect of peace being ro-established, he wished to know if it was intended that the functions of the Board should cease. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the warrants of appointment of the members of the Board bore upon the face of them a statement that the office should continue only during the pleasure of the Crown, or until the termination of the war. Mr. STAFFORD expressed his satisfaction that the transport of the sick soldiers from Balaklava to the Bos phorus was to be confided to the care of Sir E. Lyons. Mr. HENLE Y inquired how much of the vote of 4,200,0005 was for arrears, and how much was for the actual serf ice of the year 1855-G, as it did not appear very clearly on the estimate ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the estimate for the year 1855-6 was framed on the experience of the past year, and the words used wore those which had been invariably used from time immemorial for_the same purpose. The arrears outstanding were very small, but the custom was to take the vote large enough to cover unsettled and diaputed claims. Mr. HENLEY said the right hon. baronet had not yet explained what portion of this large sum was for arrears, or whether the arrears wore arrears of pay to accrue in 1856, or arrears which had already accrued. Sir J. GRAHAM thought ho had sufficiently explained the matter in making the motion for going into committee. The estimate was a growing expenditure • and any excess would be reported by th e A u dit Offi ce i n 1856, and carried over again to the account of the Trea-ury. Mr. HENLEY had every confidence in the practice of the Audit Office, but he objected to the wording of the vote, as being far too wide, so as to admit of the expendi ture of 1854-5 being defrayed out of the vote for 1855-6. He wished they had been more explicit. • Sir J. GRAHAM said, if the right hon. gentleman would allow the vote to be taken to-night he should be happy to have his assistance on a future occasion in making the wording of these votes more explicit. The vote was then agreed to, after which the Chairman reported progress, and the house resumed. The motion with respect to the newspaper stamp duty was postponed till Monday . The report of of the Committee on Ways and Means was brought up and agreed to. Sir J. YOUNG moved the second reading of the Fairs and Markets (Ireland) Bill. Lord NAAS thought a bill of so important a nature should not be proceeded with at so late an hour (quarter past twelve), and suggested that the second reading should be postponed to a future day. After some conversation, Sir J. YOUNG agreed to the suggestion, and postponed the second reading to next week. On the motion of Mr. SOTEIERON, the Friendly So cieties Bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day worn then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past twelve. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 16. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TfUTPRESENT rAx /WENT. Borough of New Windsor—Samson Ricardo, of Titness Park. County of Wilts—Southern Division—The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 16. Scots Fusilier Guards—To be Ensigns and Lieutenants, without purchase.—Lieutenant Godfrey Wentworth Beau mont, from the 21st Foot ; Lieutenant Henry David Ers kine, from the 30th Foot. Ist Regiment of Foot—George William Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase ; Lieutenant John Martin Brown to be Adjutant, vice Turner, promoted. 4th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Edward Bromboad, Gent. ; John James Martin, Gent. 9th Foot—Lieutenant H. J. Wilkinson to be Captain, without purchase, vice Dent, deceased ; Ensign C. J. Bor ton to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wilkinson ; Ensign H. C. Vibait to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Borton, whose promotion on the 12th Jan., 1855, has been cancelled ; Sergeant John McQueen to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adj u t an t , v i ce B ur d en, promo t e d ; Samuel Edward Wood, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase. 14th Foot—Frederick Francis Wall, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase. 20th Foot—Francis George Holmes, Gent., to bo En sign, without purchase. 23d Foot—Colour-Serjeant John Luke O'Connor to be Ensign, without purchase. 33d Foot—Lieutenant W. H. Parry, to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Burke, deceased; Ensign H. Donovan, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Parry ; Ensign F. A. Ball to b e Li eu t enan t , w i t h ou t purchase, vice Dono van, whose promotion on the 9th Feb. has been cancelled ; Ensign J. H. Campbell, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieu tenant, without purchase. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Spencer Loy Greaves, from the 48th Northampton Militia, and Julius Dyson Laurie, Gent., to be E ns i gns, w ith ou t p urc h a se. 38th FoA—Algernon Henry Beltield, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase. • 39th Foot—Charles Prichard, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase. _ _ . 42 . d Foot :.Quar!ermaster William Wood to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjutant, vice Drysdale, promoted. 4 1 .hh Foot--Lieutenant W. Earle to be Captain, by pur ehasa, vice Ilrevet-Lioutena . nt-Colonel Browne, who re tiree. _ _ 62,1 Foot—Lieutenant Graham Hay to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Mauls, who retires; Assistant- Surgeon Dudley Hanley, M.D., from the Staff, to be Sur geon, vice Langley, promoted on the Staff. 631 Foot—Frederick Harris Dawes Voith, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 68th Foot—Henry Milligat, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase. 71st Foot—Edward William Donne, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase. 88th Foot—Ensign H. Waring, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 00th Foot—Henry Bingham, Gent., to bo Ensign, with out purchase. 9Sti Foot—Lieutenant W. Mcßean to bo Adjutant, vice Dawson, promoted. 2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant George Marcus Cary, from half-pay Rifle Brigade, to be Lieatenant, vice Eaton, appointed to the 26th Foot ; Ensign Robert Bourne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cary, who retires John Robert Thomson, Gent., to be Ensign, by p urc h ase, vice Bourne. St. Helena Regiment—Ensign J. S. Help■ to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Cowell, appointed Adju tant. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. To be Quartermaster of the Corps—Charles Hudson, Gent. To he Quartermasters of Brigades—Lieutenant D. S. Ogilvy, Madras Native Infantry ; Miles Monckton, Gent. ; Beznard Henry O'Reilly, Gent. ; Sergeant-Major Henry M`Gorrery, Royal Artillery ; C. V. Trotter Trotter, Gent.; Henry Miller, Gent. ; Thomas Vokes, Gent. ; F. W. Dowse, Gent.; Robert Godbor ; Richard Brennan ; Thcs. Downie. elkOMMilftaift STAFF. Brevet-Colonel Riohard Greaves, half-pay unattached, tobe Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Gough, promoted. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred 11. florsford, half-pay un attached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of a Provisional DLpot Battalion. BREVET. Captain Joseph Edward Addison, half-pay 97th Foot, Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General, to be Major in the Arniy. HOSPITAL STAFF. TO BE DEPUTY INSPECTORS-GENEBAL OF HOSPITALS. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class John Collis Carter, M.D. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class John Richardson. Stafl•-Surgeon of the First Class John Miller, M.D. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class Richard Dowse. TO BE STAFF•SURGEONS OF THE FIRST CLASS. Surgeon Wiliam Laslie Langley, M.D., from the 62l Foot. Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Edward John Burton, TO BE STAFF SURGEON OF THE SECOND CLASS. Assistant Staff-Surgeon DiiihAel Allen Jane, vice Burton, promoted. TO BE ASSISTANT-SURGEONS TO THE FORCES. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Mines, vice Jane, promoted.. Acting Assistant-Surgeon William Edgeworth Lynch, ♦ice Hanley, promoted. MEMORANDA. The removal of Ensign G. Joy from the 59th to the 39th Regiment, as stated in. the Gazette of 2d February, 1855, has been cancelled. The removal of Ensign Mitford from the 73d to the 20th Regiment, as stated in the Gazette of the 2d February, 1855, has been cancelled. The appointment of Serjeant-Major John Loe to an En signcy in the 17th Foot, en the 24th January, 1855, has been cancelled. The promotion of Ensign Turner, of the 50th Foot to a Lieuteuantcy in that Re,g'ineut, dated 9th February, 1815, has been cancelled_ . The appointment of Major W. E. Evans and Captain W. Mayne, to the Land Transport Corps, to bear date 25th January, 1855, in lieu of the 9th February, 1855, as stated in the Gazette of the latter date. The appointment of Lieutenant Edward Harnett, to the 11th Hussars, to bear date the 14th, in lieu of the 29th December, 1854, but such ante-date is not to carry with it back pay. Errata in the Gazette of the Cth of February, 1855—For Brevet-Major Henry Atwell Lake, of the Madras Artil lery, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in Turkey ' • read Brevet-Major Hen r y At we ll L a k e, o f t h e Madras Engineers, &c. For Captain Charles Jolla Strange, of the Royal Artil lery, to be Major in the army ; read Captain Henry F. Strange, &c. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 14. V ice-Admiral of the Blue Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen has been appointed to receive a pension of 1501. a-year, as provided for in her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th of June, 1851, vacant by the decease of Vice-Admiral Brian Hodgson ; and the name of Vice-Admiral Owen has been removed to the reserved Half-pay List accordingly ; and in consequence of this removal the following promotions, dated the 7th inst., have taken place : Rear-Admiral of the Rsd Manley Hall Dixon to be Viee-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Francis Erskine Lock to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. R3ar-Admiral of the Blue William Fanshawe Martin to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Sir Richard Grant, Captain Hon. George Frederick Hotharn, Captai❑ Sir John Burnet Dundas, Bart., to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List. Captain Robert Lambert Baynes, C. 8., to be Rear-Ad miral of the Blue. FEB. 13. ROYAL MARINES. Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Brame& NoHuth to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice It. Wright, de ceased. First Lieutenant and Quartermaster William Edward Farmar to be Captain, vice Nolloth, promoted. Second Lieutenant John Richard Mascall to be First Lieutenant, vice Farmar, promoted. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED Joseph Harrop and James Harrop, of Westbury, Wilt shire, woollen manufacturers. BANKRUPTS. Malcolm Inglis and - Eyton Bond, of 54, Old Broad street, City, merchants, to surrender, March 2, at eleven, and April 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Lon don. Mr. P. Johnson, official assignee, 20, Basinghall street ; and Messrs. Lawranco, Plows, and Boyer, solici tors, Old Jewry-chambers. William Groom, of Sudbury, Suffolk, innkeeper, March 2, at half-paSt eleven, and at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. Bell, official assigee. 3, Cole man-street-buildings ; and Messrs. Cooper and Hodgson, solicitors, 3, Verulam-buildings, G ra y' s -i nn . Victor 13m:ter, of 3, Lilypot-lane, St. Martin's-le-Grand, City, merchant, February 27 and March 20 at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. C. Lee, official assignee, 20, Aldermanbury, City; and Messrs. Lowrance, Plows, and Boyer, solicitors, 11, Old Jewry-chambers, City. George Cooper Rouse, of Dovercourt, Essex, grocer, February 23, at one, and April 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. W. Pennell, official assignee, 3, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Cree and Son, solicitors, 3, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn ; and Mr. H. Llurance, Ipswich. William Riddell and Mead Terry Raymond, of 5, Sher bourne-lane, City, merchants, March 2 and April 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. I. Nicholson, official assignee, 24, Basinghall-street ; and Messrs. Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, sAicitors, 14, Old Jewry-chambers, City. William Morgan, of Osborn-street, Wbitechapol, licensed victualler, February 24 and April 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. W. Pennell, official assignee, 3, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; and Messrs. Martineau and Read, solicitors, 2, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-inn. Thomas Collingwood Ker, late of 5, Hans-place, Chelsea, and 3, Auction Mart Basement, Bartholomew-lane, City, dealer in railway shares, February 23, at twelve, and March 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. Carman, official assignee, IG, Alitertnanbury, City ; and Mr. C. H. Weeks, solicitor, 4, Hungerford-street, Strand. Thomas William Horsier, of 95, Minories, and Lough borough•road, Brixton, chemist, March 6, at eleven, and April 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. H. H. Stansfeld, official assignee ; and Mr. W. J. Scott, solicitor, 3 ;, Ludgate-street, City. James Emmins, of 6, Portland-road, Notting-hill, builder, Feb. 27, at eleven, and March 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Mr. G. J. Graham, offi cial assignee; and Mr. 11. D. Rushbury, solicitor, Surrey street, Strand. ' ThOmas Tyler, of Wood-street, Cheapside, warehouse man, March 7, at two, and April 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. M r . H . H . Stansfeld, official assig nee ; and Messrs. J. and J. H. Linklater, solicitors, 17, Sise-lane, City. Richard Brown, of Rushall, Staffordshire, lime burner, March 3 and 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Mr. J. Christie, official assignee, Birming ham ; Messrs. Barnett and Marlow, solicitors, Walsall ; and Mr. T. S. James, solicitor, Birmingham. Win. Johnstone, of Birmingham, miller, March 3 and 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Mr. T. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; and Messrs. Motteram and Knight, solicitors, Birmingham. Win. Renshaw, of Liverpool, licensed victualler, March 7 and 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Liver pool. Mr. W. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; and Mr. G. Dodd, solicitor, Liverpool. Peter Ward, of Harrington, Cumberland, alkali manu facturer, Feb. 28, at one, and March 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Messrs. T. and W.. Charter, solicitors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and Messrs. Bell, Broderick, an d B e ll, so li c it ors, 9, Bow churchyard, London. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Peter Gibson, of Glasgow, spirit merchant, March 1, at one, at the Crow Hotel, Glasgow. Alex. Duncan, of Faulkland, distiller, Feb. 26, at one, at Buist's Royal Hotel, Cupar-Fife. John Lang Dunn, of Glasgow, merchant, Feb. 23, at twelve, at the Queen's Hotel, Glasg ow . Robert Eaglesim, of Paisley, clothier, Feb. 26, at one, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley. James Stewart, of Paisley, provision merchant, Feb. 26, at one, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley. [ADVEITISICMENT.]—Many thousand cures have been effected without medicine, by Du Barry's Delicious Reva. loofa A.rabica, Food, of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complamt-=, paralysis, &c. We quote a few :—Cure No. 52,612.—Fr0m the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart.—" Rosetrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest of suffering hu manity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Ara bica Food kas cured her, after all medicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of man y years' standing. This Food deserves the confidence of all suferere, and may be considered a real blessing. Inquiries will be cheerfully answered." Cure No. 71. — Of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies.—" I have derived considerable benefit from Dn Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lir es.—Stual• de Decies." Cdre No. 32,836.—Fr0m the Venerable Archdeacon of Rces.- "Three ye ire exces sive nervousness, with painsiu my neck and left arm, and ge neral debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Da Barry's health-restoring Food —Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibereen." Cure No. 1,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, r ervodsness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effec tually removed by Du Barry's delicious Food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavoll, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Curo No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' inde,,cribahle agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti• pation, flatulency,'spasms, sickness at the stomach and vo mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Ling, near Dies, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,9o6.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene. ral debility have been removed by Du Blrrs excelle n t Food.—J ames P o tt er, Ath o l- s t ree t, Perth."—ln cams- tern, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions-Ilb., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s. 61. ; 51b., lie.; ].21b., 224. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., ilc ; 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 33e The IMb. and 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; also at 68, Coruhill ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; Si, Charing-erase ; 4, Olaeapside ; 25 and St, Upper Baker-street, 1E0 ( C I O De b- It 1 :6 ' ant for valuable and extr'" - , 88 00 :0;0 9 / 1 in the most powerful and brilliant Te' iou - S coarse, Opera, and Perspective Glasse g lt oo o O r fro of objects viewed through them—of g l 7 , ill, army, navy, and others. These telese° 4 " — .oiP4 . 0 ordinary powers that some n . ine, h o e :oo o l 1 0i piece, will show distinctly Jupiter 8 , A 1f,,4 and the double stars ; with the 03131- 4 0 4 d1PK0,i seen a person's countenance three win, re o gi,r9j, and as object from 16 to 20 miles. The, ~ 070 sizes, with increasing powers accordi°. ov'o.jejg ing from 4 to 6 inches enab'e us to t s ii teoa ri o ir, above, and the Georgian *with his 6 ss:yeo*V i i,, Exhibition, 1861.—Valuable, newir'i„f ~ .jij .to It powerful waistcoat-pocket glaas,the sits 4f0,.,V" ofilliel , fo a person can be seen and known li lo i A le %t P ;t 6 eD ) 4 050 1 every purpose on the race-course, so' o eellief , 4 • A r country scenery, and ships are clearlf v ivor 0 r e ,,,1 They are invaluable for shooting, deorp if", ik l oti il sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, d.frt „O e ' _0 43 0 4 race-course, camp, and perspective g' ? " o reissrd . 0' power.—Newly -constructed Spectscl e o Sisil ry • r i ff est transparent power. The value' ~,,e .0 ,e. AO 3 0 o ff from this invention is, that vision , 0 .. , a ( preserved and strengthened, and ri,i, w io lt l ot lri enabled to employ their sight 1411 : • OireeoCAK, pation—can see with these lenses 0 ' t he 0 0i0 0, 6• 1000 Deg power—and they do not require r fola, le g o d, to the dangerous effects of further pol i vor eo l it old 0 aess—New Discovery.—The Organic , 0 0! 9 44 09 nary powerful, small, newly-invented 'tag: be l ' r •I'd entirely different from all oth er s, to e 1 , OP entirely kind that has been, or probably e il i• 01 l i alli i , Being of the same colour as the skio , of s"f ~ tl O 000 /1 enables deaf persons to hear distio c tioll i• el' pablie assemblies ; the unpleasant soOrBdor:ii in the ears is entirely removed ; and 1 39,00 1 ante that possibly could b e desired' P Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the .6 --------- d BIRT I ' B. Saunders, Esq .Ole On the 16th inst , at , 31 Tkur l t als4 ~ of tneoln s-i • OP A DAUOI3O3* ireef Oa the 14th inst., at Quoit A n° r oF , A , Bo: tore, square, the lady of Captain Baill ie. 0 16(. 1 44 I' i l MARR I t D , g 0%0, On the 15th inst , at St. GB°rgef:;Sil. g o b ye, Colonel Eardloy Wilmot, son of the li atill or° , 91l Bart. of Ostnaston, D e rbyshire , to 100 /P ..i i of ile second (laughter of the Into Thouis4s of ? Apley, Shropshire. tC" 0 11 IP Tr O in n it t y h , e jsahr_Ginesnt.o,ralt sttulidedr:ijroiclins,riStooosi Beatrice Enuna, daughter of the latet, l i i of Sidmouth. IF/ + O A On the 15th inst ni 3f, Lowther, second "of the gon. COI 34. son ef s o' 4 1 ito-o i t, Oti the 15th • tat K . ins ~ in t , ri-street, 000 I Cros3lcy ~.,if te e,l / ) 0 IBEtutpo'nstrotiCls:l;4ll%.l On the 12th inst., at 27, Tavistocx r Of Thomas Lucowbo, 175-1. ag ed 6 9 . w . 5 54. is' On the 14th inst., Ja'incs Swinsee , a .404 grange, I I colnshirr. tr 4 51et' l P n the 13th inst ,at 119, Goorge -3 . Den O niAour, Esq., * of DenniAou n, str' ~Ov 11 LONDON : Printed and Published by' 21 0 09 ' o p° 1 ,10 , ,, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, et gYle the ("" Strand, in the Precinct of the 0011611: Middlooex, Saturday , FibruarY 17 ' 1 .. , t see , --, 1% es cir COUNTRY 1114.1LC.E 21. . eq . ° Il er, . . , igs, • ---.------ - , spi, I. eattu.... LIVERPOOL—FEB. 16 . e ~' I leot/z4, The attendance of millers and dealers this ll _ , ,‘. smaller than for some time. Whe at was only °., retail quantities, and holders had to submit ti , o o , 1! 4 ,,,._ of 1d to 2(1 per bushel on Tuesday's prioe s ;_ 4 f', , sYi r t gave way about is per sack. Choice branu!_ v _ on . at , l* l altered. Little doing in Indian corn, and prises . •. a44it Beans and peas is to 2s per qr. decline. b held for late rates. \ltyso --•-- ' I I '.....",-,- WAKEFIELD—FEB. 16•. 0' i The wheat trade very dell ; millers confine ..., 10 1,,' il3 to the supply of their immediate requiremeew are is to 2s per qr. lower than last week. 1301.1 1; ' ' 1- I°ll. 11111 : 1 limited demand at prices in favour of the buyer. '''.' k•r t: :tz. oats, and shelling no material change. " ti, ttr'l ,trir --- . ...•sed EXETER — FRB. 14 . fro , • `1 \ i ... 1 ..„... 4,, CORN.—In our market wheat may be queuedist, • to 9s 3d. Malting barley, 4s 04 to 4s 6d; g r ;'' 60a 04 to 3s Gd. Oats, 3s 04 to 3s 6d. B ean ' 1 , Od. Peas, Ods 0(1 to 60s Od. 508 Oti , 1 I, FLOUR. —Fine, 52s Od to 538 Od ; s econds, , d• - • A od per sack. . , tirg i' ll ' el CATTLE.—Prime beef, 10s Gd per score , - ( 1 lb., • ',. 4 .4!.., 1 121. to 161. ; butchers' calves, 6d to Od P er / 0W : .,Z calves 00s to 00s each. Sheep, Gd to t .- ; (l. rosei scl l ;,i ''k s ii !et, t Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, 40s to '",..t , 4i dr . SC.NIi 253 to 35s ; small, Os to tiOs. Roug h " , . '4 4 Pork carcases from 8s 6d to 9s Od per score. INVERNESS. -- FE B. 13'0 69 oll' '' ' 1/44'ite, 0 ' CORN. —Wheat, white, I ,er qr., 662 -ci Oh iiii' ' t.•! 4° wi ley, chevalier, 28s 0(1 to 29s O 1; dit to, CO . cs 4 1 ite, Oti; •:. t4e hly 27s 04. Oats, 26e 04 to 27s Oil. to o F . MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 23s 4a la t o P . \ ter second, 00s 04 to Os Od; barleymeal,46: 0 0 10, .„',.....„ peasemeal, 17s Gd to Os Od; bran, pe r !,ydiltikAli . Ist flour, per 2801 b, 50s 04 to 56's 0 41 ;,',4 ijapef;,ll4 `alp( 00s Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of , vi `borleYrOd 1 11, 4 to Os 04 ; ditto second, Os 04 to Os 00,, g o ut,' i si b t,l,7 to 00s 04 ; peasemeal ls 84 to Os Od; list e dit, 1,4. 4 g 3s Gd credit ; 24 ditto, ' 2s 6d cash, 2 0 9a— t 4 .tti De e 16. t bs • / V4,•e" BRISTOL SUGAR — r" - F that vj 'l4 - ' Our sugar market is very firm, and but goi"0 Y. , tir A O ofi . I , t , offices are comparatively bare of ofeau%ll .' N tlit,_',.bl of business would probably be done. Z a e bed 1 about 550 hds, for which full price ° „,,a ~) ~ . . i k lisph„,- Considerable transactions in foreign , n r 0,i 4 1 , 11 - e ~ 1, - . prices have not been allowed to tralOP l o io,7o:. N 0 4,7" NI 1, 1 ' that they were high. Refiners' goods °troll' \k''sXll and, in some qualities, active deinand,_"B Ns e4leit '''....1.- - -- -... !.\ ,t% ,, 11t 4 1.0. 10 le Ni t COAL MARKET.—Fns, I sst - • 3. 0k 4 7 '11°11 ' 14141 Prices of Coal per ton at the close of t"b° O t , ton a , P ' c b tv4rm, WO ' '. 9 6 11 1 11 tkr1 E. d. Redheu,gh Main 17 C fietton ......... ~,.. 0 \ 5....... ! ... ''' 70, , Now Tan field 25 0 Ca•soP ...... : . ..'" , ..'D li Wallsend, &c. TrinidoD ......... ....".? It Bell and Brown 23 9 Toes ........... „0" il k Harton Hebbum 25 0 Riddell .......... ._ ._ 22_ ... 1 ._..............:_r ., 0_ _ .. • v , ~,,11 I ! l . l3 4, t tj le e r d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—.'''" .." rlf ....• ~• 0 , al Am5terdam............ 11 16% Gibraltar •• .....'„, / k Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Leghorn •• " ..•••••• / i Ylke4l Rotterdam ............ 11 18 Genoa •• . •••••',/ ,4 13 11 4,4 14 ' Antwerp - ............ 25 30 )1119.0 • • "'.."',..'ir; I Brussels .............. 25 30 Venice •••• '' ..•••;,... F A ' 8)0, llambargh .......... 13 6'4 Naples ••• • • ' ....' . 4 r Lt t ,-4, Altona ........ ~ „„ „ _ _ p a icento •• ' .•• • :„..f se z :ow, Paris ........ ... • • .... 25 10 Meisina •• " ~..' / ' I t cd 2 ed Ditto. three months .. 25 35 ' Lisbon ••• • ' ....;,0 / a cot e Marseilles ............. 25 35 j Oporto • • ••• ~. ~" (4 4 \ t: Bourdeaux ...• ........ !Rio Janelro•_:• ..40 / Fi anwort-on Maine .... 118% Buenos M,..,'isie „11 Berlin ................ New York."'" ~..:4 , 1111 , ~,...q i] , , Vienna.... - .... • • .... 12 52 Philadelphia. ;;111,7 1 - 41 0 I t Trieste ............ .... 12 55 rata.' l' j int •i,l 1 , 411 ' ~ Petersburg .......... -35 1 4 i Foreign (3 ° i d Co,:, i' 1 ' 11; tt .,; Madrid ... __ _ _ .... 49 - Ai Portugal 9.f o ors .1 , i I 41. ' Cadiz ........ . #, , ~,,,, polla , , ~, \ Vt l 4 , "s r' Barcelona ............ 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N a, 9, 24, & 30 of ';'' sUtlt i ortpsy 11,, A1exandria..........11 4th & 20th of 1 0 1 3 ; Aetl i' t ll " -- "P' I,' Bahamas ...........m 17th of th e mow , -- „,01. 10 401'. ?It ei Belgium ............N : 'ai ty „ ........-„, d o eet v . 4 Blc Brazil ..............M 9th of the nionth.• ° - „e ' 4 N J Buenos Ayres ...... 11l .M 9th of the ontri.• ,- 01 1 Gape of Good Hope .. N , 1 1 , . Cape of Good Hope .. N Cape do Verds ......N sth of the month Ru t) 0 0; Ceylon (see India) •.4191' Ceylon ............ .. N .- ti „m} Channel Isles .. .... ..N Mou „Wed.,,ScFrict.ol.••• Chili. •.. • • ........ Mi , d Pt 37th nf mord' S . „.• Lo r t , i qb China .... Constantinople .... _ N !5,13, i 8,23,8,28 ot is. p ot.o ~. 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It Mg that after taking them for a comP A 00 o r fit , Lt I was completely cured, hating h 5 L0:1, 1 7) "Ntli el .° disease, although it is now more t" - r0 er - since ; ray health also is greatly imi l d cis e j/ 0 It Ann Hill. Sold by all vendors of 111 1 -1 - i 1 „ ,, fesor Holleway's Establi,hmente, 2 ''' /1,1 2),,, 1 , and 80, Maiden-lan e , __ New York. 0 1 ;0, fp,O . s , ,e , [Arricanszusx•r.j— TIIE WIZ II C r ~4" , I ..1 ' ttf 0 / PATENT RECONNOITRINE Cu. ;sits - M e ' —i ii o o oll fr . . A lt mous, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, r . cho / 4 \ k la opposite the Yc rk Hotel. BY i lj e • tod„ ' 0 i 7 N 1 ' Letters Patent for 'valuable and extrir.'•:„ l ontrjz ,• ~