The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack M five o'clock. The E3rl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Manchester, praying that in any arrangement entered into for the cessation of hostilities the restora tion of Poland might be insisted upon. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from Dumfries, praying for the prohibition of distillation from grain. In reply to LordSTLEONARDS,_ The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the Solicitor- General intended to move for leave to bring a bill into the other house on the subject of testamentary jurisdic tion. It was also his intention to introduce a mewure to amend the law of divorce and to improve the system of church discipline. PRIVATE BILLS. • The Cambridge University and Town Water Dill and the Taunton Gas Bill were read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the house Went into committee on this bill. After some discussion, in which the Lord Chancellor, Lord St. Loonards, Lord Brougham, and the Bishop of Exeter took place, The bill passed through commtttee. DEAN FOREST BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY this bill was read a. second time. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to call the attention of the house to the adjourned debate of the 23d and 26th on the subject of criminal procedure. The noble and learned lord said, when he looked back to the great charges that had talsen place in our criminal law during the last 30 years the great bulk of them only referred to the procedure of the law. In 1828, when he made a statement to the other house of Parliament, which gave rise to considerable discussion, be enumerated no less than 95 great defects in our law. It appeared that of that number no less than 80 had been referred not to the law itself, but to procedure. He trusted that the sub ject would be well considered by the Government during the recess, and that they ,would, upon the re-assembling of Parliament after the recess, assent to the issuing of a commission to inquire into the whole subject. Be had already laid on the table 30 resolutions, which he in tended to press upon their lordships' consideration. The LORD . CHANCELLOR having passed a high compliment upon the labours of the noble anil learned lord for the services he bad rendered to the administraz tion of justice, said he could assure him that the subject should have the best consideration of the Government with a view, to calry out every amendment that was possible. After a few words from Lord L'ITTLETOY, The subject dropped. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for a copy of a letter from the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England to tho Chancellor of the Exchequer of the 14th of March. ' The letter wai then ordered to be printed and laid on the table of the 11::use. ADJOURNMENT OP TETE HOUSE. Earl GRANVILLE then moved the adjournment of tilt lio.ise until Monday next. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he .propmed to sit on Monday an:l Tuesday for the purpose of hearing appeals, bat of course no other bdsiness would be proceeded with. 11 . 0 would take care on Tuesday to move the adjournment to the 16th. (Hear.) THE STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. - The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that her Majesty's Government had proposed an adjournment of somewhat un usual length after a sitting during which a very small amount of public business had been transacted, and be was afraid that at the end of the session their lordships would be de tained for an additional week. He thought at the present moment that it might not be - inconvenient to look back a little, to look at the present position of the country, and also to loolea little forward. (Hear.) It so happened that we were now exactly at the termination of the first year of the war, and he wished their lordships to consider the position in which the country stood at the beginning of the war, and what had been done. At the beginning of the war the coun try had a very strong Government, and a very fine army. At present it had only half that - army, and had lost half the Go vernment. He was not sure, however, that some persons did not think that although the Government had been deprived of half its members it might not have increased in strength. (A laugh.) This, at least, was certain, that, whatever might have been its increased strength in the Cabinet, in Parliament it was materially diminished, and, instead of having a very strong Government to carry on the war, the country had now a very weak Government. At the commencement of the war there was a confiding Parliament and an enthusiastic people. "Now there was an inquiring people and a discontented House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) What had been done ? We occu pied, by means of our Allies, the Turks, Enpatoria. In con junction with our Allies, the French, we had occupied for six months 25 square miles of territory in front of Sebasto pol. From that position our troops could neither advance nor retreat. Our officers and 'soldiers had maintained their accustomed reputation ; but, although they had done so, it was impossible to conceal the fact that the reputation of this country as a military power had been very seriously impaired. (Hear, hear.) The last men in the country to believe in the reality of war were her Majesty's Ministers. In consequence of that due preparations were not made.- Their eyes were at last opened, and with the best possible intentions, but know ing nothing of the duty they had to perform, they did every thing too late, and nothing well. (Hear.) In order to perform great services to the State an army should Ibe numerically equal to the work imposed upon it—it should be well orga nised, well equipped, and well commanded. It was still more essential to Military operations that that army should be well placed. If the army were thrown into a false posi tion, it was impossible to obtain adequate success. Now the condition of the expedition sent to Sebastopol was that it was without an adequate force of cavalry, and without any moans of movement, From the inadequaey of cavalry the victory at Alma could not be improved. From the absence of cavalry when Prince Menschikaff's forces Were divided; it was impossible to take advantage of that separation. But Mere was a yet more fatal want—the want of conveyance. Within sevee miles of the sea our army had been exposed to an extent of distress unknown since the retreat of the French troops from Russia, and equally destructive perhaps of our force. What had the GovernMent'attempted to do ? From a desire to do everything as economically, and as delicately and conside rately as possible to carry on the war, they had attempted to raise the militia without ballot and without any substitute whatever of a coercive character for the ballot. They hid attempted to carry on the war, as regarded the navy, with out bounty and without impressment. They had endeavoured to carry on the war without a reserve at home, and a cam paign without animals. (Hear, hear.) At the end of the Peninsular war our army could go anywhere and do anything. At present our army could g 6 nowhere and do nothing but defend its lines in any part where they might be attacked. What had been the effect on the navy of the determination to carry on the war with no other resources than such as could be obtained by ordinary means, without resorting to impressment - or giving a bounty ? He rejoiced to see that the number of seamen and marines voted last year had been completed, and he believed that in the present year the num ber voted might be obtained by the ordinary means, and that in all probability in successive years a force of 6,000 or 7,000 men would be obtained in the usual manner, and added to our naval strength. But the - amount of force which we should have at the conclusion of the present year did not ex ceed one-half of the force which we obtained during the last war. To those who were now sending a magnificent fleet to the Baltic he must be permitted to say that that fleet was not of sufficient strength. He understood that 20 sail of the Pule, all steam-ships, were to be employed on that service; with a proportionate number of smaller vessels. If we had any great reason to expect that that force would be increased as it was during a portion,of the last year, by a force of six or seven sail of the lino belonging to France, he should con sider it sufficient at an early period of the campaign ; but last year twa or three mouths elapsed before the French ships joined our fleet, and they left the Baltic six weeks or two months before our vessels. Lo king at the great demand for transports for the French service, he did not anticipate that more than one vessel be longing to France would join our fleet in the Baltic during the present season. Earl GRAN VILLE—Not more than one ? _ _ _ The Earl of ELLENl3olloU6l—Tioit;re than one. It was of such vital importance to maintain our superiority in the Baltic that we ought not to run the smallest risk, and we ought to have a force of oar own on which we could entirely depend under all circumstances. No doubt, the force about to be sent out was a most powerful one, and it might do great things against an enemy ; but the force of that enemy con sisted of 30 sail of the line, and there was every reason to • suppose that several screw vessels had been added to that force during the winter. However he might rely upon the strength of the British ships, the gallantry with which they would be fought, and the ability of the officers in command, _ he did not think wo should be justified in fighting any doubt ful battle, or any battle in which we might not expect to achieve a decisive victory. He, therefore, did -not think. it safe to trust the interests of the country to a fleet of the ex tent intended to be sent out. Many naval officers capable of forming a correct judgment were of 'opinion that our fleet should consist, not of 20 but of 25 sail of the line, and that we ought to have a reserve of 5 sail of the line at Portsmouth, and 5 sail of the line at Plymouth. He was unwilling to allude more particularly to the point, but felt confident that, if we desired to carry on this war undisturbed by any diversion, we must be strong everywhere, and prove that ,it would not be sa f e t o provo k e our hostility. (Hear.) The Government had no reserve at home. At the very end of the last war, we had 60,000 regulars and 60,000 militia in this country. What was our force now / Wo had none:, If from any accident of war or weather our fleet should be ' • destroyed in the Baltic, there was nothing sufficient in this eeenuntry to give p r ot ec ti on t o our coasts. Now could any e, looking at the present strength of the army, at our militia, at the progress of enlistment expect the country in the prtseznnto,„o,iihtbr 3 srg o al e f fr ollowing , years to maintain in the field ective men ? If we could do no more than that, we could do just twice as much as the little state of Sardinia. This ought to be a ma tt er o f serious reflec -tion to Parliame n t and the Government, and the more so be cause it wasaizioassnaiblme..to. dryisperoijinao discriminate the consideration of s a e 'rl o That to thelpeid t n-- lac c c te noor Turkey, doubt tlesteruet Theihai ttay3.t, . our actual ii were 110:: in r0111 . the. consideration of those ne,ociatio.4 whichliita we shckad. soon learn the result.Pl°g progress a t t he N i T i i • e l i o ln rd a, - ' and of which pii ciapineZtifeoc.: . ships consider what was t i a , ,c Turks pren y t to wa d r e — cl t a il r e e occupation th o is f country the he? llB ..„ e M ' principalities were evacuated T in e ie between Austria and Turkey. cou ld . obtain bY treaty every :at this Moment we which treaty. could g palities. • There was a iv s e li ag al al e nst doubt the tt e a c t li w Pa e tu e l' en o la f ?rli ob e ta l in ri Li tt b security of treaties for the free navigation of the Daim e. . . • es of the Porte with_ out could likewise obtain all the security treaties could give 'for the protection of the Greek subjects only out the intervention of Russia. Not . ould have been ob tained be .obtained now, but they c y could thes s tained at an period. We, We sent an . earlier therefore, could at once obtain all for which we originally made war.. As soon as ' army to Varna to givo tho hand to Austria. Austria was prepare% to rest uron our hand, we withdrew, and sent our troops to -.Sebastopol. Could any one reason ably doubt what. the consequences of such a proceeding_ . would be, and that Austria would act with extreme caution 1 Austria was in a position of • the 'greatest danger when our army was sent to SAastopol. But the sending of that army 'to Sebastopol created a new element of difficulty. It intro duced the question of Military honour, which was infinitely more difficult to deal with than any question of commerce. 1 If ho were not mistaken the main practical difficulty was one of military honour. But our demands went further. We said -wei, Would :hare some security against the preponderance of Ans Ola inille Black Sea. That was altogether a new de-, Aland and ono "which did not, ariso out of the first cimmn-1 stances of the war. And how did the Government propose to carry that into effect ? They sent an expedition to Sebas topol as ancillary to -the attainment of that of jest. He trusted that they had not demanded from Russia any con cession which might be represented by the Emperor to his people and hie army as inconsistent with thole honour. It was a most painful thing to touch the honour of a military power. He did not hesitate to say that we were not in a mi litary position in front of Sebastopol which justified us in asking Russia for such a sacrifice, for, although we were the besiegers, we were also besieged. Now, if the Government could obtain any fair concession and stipulation on the part of Russia tending to diminish her preponderance in the Black Sea, he would ask how the performance of that stipulation was to be enforced ? Had former stipulations of the same kind been enforced ? They had not. How could the Government without a new war compel Russia to perform any stipulation she might make for the purpose of diminishing her prepon- 1 derance in the Black Sea ? He apprehended that it would be a vain attempt; but whatever opinion might be entertained with respect to the war, he should deeply lament that any reason able expectations of making peace should be taken away if a proposition for terms which could be of no practical benefit should not be agreed to. (Hear, hear.) As the whole attsn- , time of the Government and of a large portion of Europe was directed to the single question of the reduction of Sebastopol, it was desirable to look at the reality of the thing, and inquire what was its rear value. In time of war its value was known exactly. (Hear, hear.) At present we had a superior force in the Black Sea. We had blockaded Sebastopol, and de prived Russia altogether of that 'moat preponderance which she would otherwise derive from the possession of the Black See. No doubt, under peculiar circumstances, the whole of the Russian fleet might sail from Sebastopol, and strike a blow, as in the case of Sinope ; but that would have no very material effect on the results of a war. Practically, Sebas topol and the Russian fleet were nullified by the superiority of our own fleet. Supposing Sebastopol to be taken and destroyed, in the course of a very few years it would be restored. The destruction of that place would be only a temporary advantage. If it was intended not only to take but to keep Sebastopol, that was a different thing. But if we intended to maintain Sebastopol we must go a great deal further. , It would be impossible to maintain 100,000 men in the Crimea to prevent Russia from occupying Sebastopol. To do that it would be . necessary to raise the nations around the Crimea from serfdom, and to attempt the reconstruction of the kingdom of Mithridates. (Hear, hear.) Supposing treaties could be formed under the guarantee of all the greet powers of Europe for the effectual protection of the princi palities against the re-occupation of Russia, then would still remain the danger of Sebastopol—a danger which no dimi nution of five or ten . ships of the Russian fleet would prevent. There - would be the danger of Russia e mb ar ki ng 40,001:1,or 50,00 men, net( in vessels of war, using them as a convoy, but in her mercantile navy at Odessa and all the ports of the Black Sea, and throwing that force sud denly noon BoUrgas, getting possession of the Bosphorus, and so crushing Turkey. It was against that danger that we ought to guard, and there was but one way of doing so. It was impossible to nullify to Russia her own possessions. Bat our ally bad p oss e ss i on o f t h e Bosphorus and Constantinople, and the only real security would be to create a Sebaetopol in the Bosphorus, and giving Turkey au army with which, un ,ter strong fortifications, she might fight h er own b a ttl es, an d defend herself until her friends could come to her rescue. In conclusion, he must express his earnest hope that no demand inconsistent with the honour of the Russian army and people would lie made—that no demand - would be made which it would be difficult or impossible to enforce, and which, if en femede would not conduce to the security which was desired. Earl GRANVILLE, in reply to the first objection of the nohle earl, said that he had consulted the noble earl the leader oi• the Party opposite es to the period of adjournment, and had reeeived his approbation of the course proposed. Making full alaewauce for the ability . and tempe.r of the speech of the nob•e owl— giving him credit for many suggestions which he had made to the Government and the house—balancing the ad vantages and disadvantages of the speeches which he had re ale during the present year, his (Earl Granville's) belie %vas that, altheugh their lordships might be deprived of the liable earl's sp'ecches, the iutcrests of the sountry would not at all suffer on that - accoaut, even if the adjournment should be for a month. (Laughter, and hear.,) This was not a proper period to go into a disquisition on foreign affairs. (Heat ) There was hardly amember of their lordships' house who would not admit that if there ever was a time when it would be objectionable to drag the Government into a discussion on sach matter, it was the present—(hear)—and he could cot help thinking that those who had listened to the noble earl's speech would ceasider it a great dereliction of public ditty if any member of the Government were to follow the noble earl through the various topicsin which he had indulged. (Hear.) The noble lord had stated that we went to Sebastopol foe 011!' own objects. Now he was unable to explain the meening, of that phrase, but he most confidently denied that any singe step wo had taken in the course of this war bad been taken with reference -to our own objects. The noble earl next re ferred to the insufficiency of our naval operations in the Baltic, and he gave an-account perfectly differing from the accounts which the Government had received from the French Govern ment of the assistance they would be able to give us in that sea. He had no wish to hazard any prophecy in oppositien to the prophecy of the noble earl, but when the noble earl said our naval preparations were insufficient for the purpose to which they were to to applied, ho must be allowed to say, with all due deference to the noble earl's superior knowledge, that he believed such was not the ease. The force now at the dispose]. of Admiral Dundas consisted of seven ships of the line, eight frigates, eight gun-boats, all the vessels having either paddles or screws, while a large number of vessels of different sorts could be added in a short time; and on the whole he might say there was now`a fleet ready for sea of not less than 101 pendants. How could it be said then, with any degree of truth, that such an overwhelming force would be insufficient for the purpose to which it was to be applied ? (Hear, hear.) - With regard to the army, he was quite un able to go into details,' but ho entirely denied -that we bad suffered loss to anything like the degree mentioned by the noble _earl, or that the military prestige of ths country had fallen in the estimation of Europe. He thought it was a gross exaggeration when the noble earl said the misfortunes and dis asters which had overtaken our army in the Crimea were ex aetly like the defeat which Napoleeu met with at Moscow. 'That there had been great disasters:--that there had great euffering=that there bad been great losses, he did hot pretend to deny 3 loot eeeenst that their lordships must place the acknowledgment of the noble earl himself, that our offi cers and'men had shown themselves equal, if not superior, to any army in the world. Add to that the fact that the effici ency of our army was such as to enable them to meet the enemy at any moment, and he thought there would be no reason for the desponding tone adopted by the noble earl. When he considered that after the most extraordinary land ing that ever took place, and after ,three battles gained by the invincibility of our troops, we were now in an impreg nable position in the enemy's dominions, he did say that it was giving an unjust notion to the people of this country, as well as to our allies, of the power we possess, for the noble earl to indulge in such language as that which their lordships. had heard to-night. (Hear, hear.) Why, it was notorious to them all that our army at this moment was being strength ened every day in numbers and in health, and above all they were in the highest _possible spirits. He believed they were equal now to any duty which they might be immediately called upon to perform. (Hoar, hear.) The noble earl next ad verted to the weakness of the Government, and he regretted that instead of a strong Government the cotuttry was nom polled to put up with a weak Government. Now nobody eould regret more than ho did th a t the Government had lost some of those eminent men whom the noble earl and his colleagues failed to obtain when they were en deavouring to form a Government ; but, at the seine time, Ministers had not lost all courage on that account; on the contrary, relying on the honesty of their intentions, they felt convince) they would be supported by the country, while . what had passed lately in the House of Commons showed that the house was inclined to giie them its support. More than that, looking at the elections that had taken place—looking at the fact that, in almost every instance where the members of the Government had to appeal to their constituents, they had either been returned without opposition or with an over whebuing majority—looking still more at the extraordinary change of opinion which had taken place in the large com mercial town of Liverpool, he did believe there was sufficient proof shown that the people of this country, as well as the House of Commons, were strongly disposed to give the Go vernment their support. (Hear.) At all events, if Ministers obtained that support without going into details, he could assure their lordships, for himself and for his colleagues, that they would show . no want of zeal in endeavouring to obtain peace, while, on. the other band, they would, as far as it was possible, shire to support the interest, tho dignity, and the military reputation of the country. (Cheers.) . The Earl of MALAIESBURY could not agree with the noble earl that his noble friend had taken an unfortunate opportu nity for pressing his views upon their lordships, with regard to the present position of affairs in the East, nor did he be lieve that his noble friend's speech on the subject would be detrimental to the public interest. His noble friend bad repeatedly given his advice to their lordships touching the conduct of the war and other matters, and where it was not followed by the Government the neglect had proved to their disadvantage. Two instances of this neglect immediately occurred to him. On one occasion, before the commence ment of the war, the late Government, and half the present Government, proposed to ranee the taxes of the country something like 1,200,000/., and upon that occasion his noble friend most solemnly warned them that they were commit ting an imPrudent act. Subsequent events proved that his noble friend was correct. What was the second instance in which his noble friend tendered his advice to' the Government? Why, it was when he warned them that they had not calcu lated sufficiently upon the number of animals required for the land transport service. That advice, however, was not taken, and yet almost every misfortune that had occurred to our army was to be traced to the want of a sufficient land trans port. So much, then, for the neglect of his noble friend's advice. The noble earl opposite said he did not understand the expression of his noble friend when he said we went to the Crimea for our own objects. Now, what he supposed his noble friend meant was, that Austria, France, and England, with respect to the invasion of theiCrimea, were anything but of the same opinion. Then the noble earl objected to the com parison which his noble friends had made between oar disas ters and the disasters which befell the French army in 1812 ; but for his part he could hardly conceive any analogy more tree or exact. . The enemy was the same, the time was the same, and the result was the same. The climate destroyed the 'army before Moscow, while the climate was the principal cause of the calamities which had befallen our army before Sebastopol. But- the noble lord opposite appeared to think the present a most inopportune moment to offer advice about the warebut if they were to be tongue-tied upon the subject of the negotiations now going on, whore was the use of their attending the house ? (Hear.) Government had declared their intention mot to introduce matters of domestic policy pending the war, and if they were now to remain silent upon questions of foreign policy, - what else was there for them to touch upon ? But he could not think that it was inconvenient for the public service that independent members of Portia meat should tehder their advice to Government upon the subject of the war, or draw attention to an y i mpor t an t po i n t that may strik e them. Well, then, at this moment the coun try was most anxious about what was passing at Vienna, and their lordships would be, mere dolts if they did not offer some opinion upon it, or call for seine explanation from the Go vermnent. No one could be more anxious than he was that the honour of :the- country should be maintained ; but this was the most important moment this .country had seen since 1- te-15, the period of the last congress at Vienna; and their ltaor.dships would be unworthy of their position if they did not ovi i s ol e . ob e ac a care to rf t ei h . oafmot o t ho h id e nattti opportunity ooosplscaask n otf slightinglyot e r placing owo aowtrha away, disrespectfully peace of Europe Et r h hear. r o . f ) t bi i , ; o. :. ta e a i lt n lt i t n thi e co nt men who assisted at the last congress (il of Yienufa th:tn 11,1171.(1:11: committea,a,, t ins westward t ,,, t se au same he hoped the present Government would ence was, th e security Rugsla in the Black we were now reaping th e ~uimerz:lneinspoefcti.silui-tteir Thetrea teiens.earnd which sica. were not sufficiently demandsthey attended to, and of that neglect. From 18-z0 before them, it was 1815 down to the present ti,ale Ressia had, step b t • - creased her territory; and_ .11i athe knowledge of th y at B C i o r p :11 Iran stance and the treaties of is scarcely credible to the present_ . gent.tteiration that one of the prin. y overthrowing hich France we e , the very dynasty under w cipal acts of tho congress of Vienna was a treat . t _ . o thating. ear.) was taken of but it also proved the necessity of our taking events in 1815, Thin not only showed the short -sigh ed view GI but material nu.--._ ra fro m not Mereltmeraguarautp • . . .., - 7,&,re • - - ' _ "•aar. t. . - Russia, to prevent a repetition of such occurrences as we had recently witnessed. (Hear, hear.) He was glad to see the aoble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs bad re turned to his place, because it gave him an opportunity of 3xpressing a hope that, in carrying on the present negotiations lie would be actuated by the same spirit which animated him last, when he said that a great power like Russia could not be permitted to hold such a position as should enable her, at her own free will and caprice, to disturb the peace and tran quillity of Europe. (Hear.) The Duke of ARGYLL thought it somewhat odd to find the noble earl defending observations coming from a noble lord who last year snubbed him for indulging in a precisely similar line of remark. The Earl of MALMESBURY must interrupt the noble duke. Lie did not think the speech of the noble duke in good taste at this moment ; but if it were, it was not true. He denied ',hat he was' snubbed" by his noble friend, though he might 'lave been somewhat unfairly rebuked by his noble friend for what he said. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said what had passed on the occasion referred to had really gone out of his mind alto ;ether, but he did not think it right that matters of this kind, occurring accidentally in debate, should be recalled. The Duke of ARGYLL declared that it was in perfect good 'tumour that he had recalled the incident ; but he had risen ihiefly to state that the noble earl had mistaken the ground of objection which his noble friend (Earl Granville) had taken to the speech of the noble earl (the Earl of Ellenborough). His noble friend did not object to any noble lord rising in his place to comment upon the events of the war or the conduct of the negotiations, provided his remarks Were kept within proper bounds; but his noble Mood's objection was directed to the peculiar charaCter of the observations whichlell from the noble earl opposite. Ho always listened with great at tention and great admiration to the eloquence of the noble eat', but it appeared to him that the noble earl had made his speech to-night without any specific object. Certainly it only contained one suggestion, and that was a recommenda tion to erect a Turkish fortification in the Bosphorus. Beyond that, the speech appeared to bo devoid of any object, but the aoble earl gave it as his opinion that tho army in front of Sebastopol could do no more than it had already done, an opinion which, corning from a high military authority like `..he noble earl, was calculated to do much harm. But the noble lords tid, we went to Sebastopol for our own objects. Now he denied that ; we went to Sebastopol as much for the object of Austria and Germany as our own. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH—What I meant was that the object was common to England and France, but not com mon to all the other. Powers engaged in the war. The Duke of ARGYLL confessed that he was quite unable to understand the drift of the noble earl's speech to-night, par ticularly when he compared it with some of his former speeches on the sam3 subject. Last year the noble earl told them that this was a statesman's war. If he meant by that observation that the war was antagonistic to the feelings of the people, the noble arl was wrong; but on the other hand, if he - meant that the wir was waged for a great object, which only great statesmen could appreciate, how could the noble earl expect that great object to be accomplished if Russia was to remain in undisturbed possession of the Black Sea? If the noble earl thought any re sult short of that ought to satisfy great statesmen, he could not agree with him, but how could the noble earl advocate the aban donment of the Crimea, when it was only the other day that ho said the safety of our Indian possessions in some measure de pended upon our raising the Asiatic tribes against Russia ? Ho confessed if appeared to him that the noble earl had made his speech for the sake of speech making, without any specific object, but certainly without being able to present to the 'Go vernment or, the house any new consideration, either as re garded the mode of carrying on the war or the object to which it ought to lead. Lord C.)LCHESTER gave some explanation of what the noble earl meant when he advocated our seeking the aid 'of Prussia ani other Asiatic states. It was not to protect India but . to,harass Russia that the noble earl wanted those states to be stirred up. With regard to the objections which bad been urged against touching upon the negotiations for peace while they were pending, of what use would it be comment ing upon them after they were closed, when it would be too la. e to make any alterations ? • After a few words iu explanation ,from the Duke of ARGYLL, Lori ABINGER said if there was any want of confidence on the part of the public, it was owing to the want of public counsel and the *ant of publicity of the reasons on which the moasurzs bad been undertaken. There had been no statAne , ,t of the military reasons which led to the expedition. During the time the noblo duke the late Secretary of War w.is in office, he was greatly in need of military counsel, and it Ras the impression of the public at the time that Go vornment were proceeding in the prosecution of military measures without military advice. The noble earl Mow him (the E trl of Ellenborough) had only expressed in better terms than anybody else what was the general .opinion, when he intimated a doubt as to the importance of Sebastopol in the main object of the war. lie (Lord Abinger) was afraid that Government were proceeding on the same policy, for he bolieved they were sending out a large, cavalry force to the Crimea consisting of raw troopers and young horses. If Go vernment would condescend to take the advice of military men, they would find that this force would do little hi the prosecution of the war, and that the generals could not rely, upon them. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he must trouble their lordships with a few words in explanation. The noble duke opposite seemed to attach so much importance to the discrepancy which he found between his two speeches that he must take the liberty of calling the recollection of the noble lord the President of the Council to the fact that he (Lord Ellenberough) had always objected to the expedition to Sebastopol. Ho thought so strongly on the subject that, although in the country, he sent to the noble earl two papers —whichjbe had written for his own satisfaction—containing opinions elaborately worked out on the subiect, against the ; but, tho expedition having been undertaken, he sail in his speech, to which the noble duke had alluded, that the course which they Were pursuing now was not the course which would lead to success. If they allowed themselves to be pre3scd by the whole military force of Russia, who could bring troops up by land, whilst they had to carry them by sea with insufficient means of transport, they would be beaten, and the only course was to press Russia upon both Links, on the Danube and the Pruth as well. There was, therefore, no discrepancy between the two speeches. He had always objected to the expedition, but after it had been undertaken he took the liberty of stating in that manner the course which, vu hi...pinion, was the only one to obtain a successful issue. The motion was then agreed to, and their - lordshipS ad, journed at half-past seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. EIVAIiT took the oaths and his seat for Liver pool. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Plymouth and Stout:house Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time : Medical, Invalid, and General Life Assurance Society ; Heywood Water ; Kilmarnock Gas ; Birmingham Water. The Hyde - Gas Bill was read a second time and or dered to be committed. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. UAYTER, new writs were ordered for Kilmarnock, in the room of Mr. Bouverie, who, since his election, bad accepted the office of Vi ce - President of the Board of Trade; for Lewes, in the room of Mr. H. B. W. Brand, who, since his election, had accepted the office of a Lord of the Treasury ; and for the county of Cork, in the room of Mr. E. B. Roche, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hun dreds.. PETITIONS. Mr. Hadfield, Sir H. Willoughby, and other honoura ble members presented petitions praying for the repeal of Church Rates. Mr. EWART presented a petition from Dumfries in favour of the Scotch Education Bill. Sir J. G. PECHELL presented a petition frara Brighton praying for the repeal of the newspaper stamp. Lord EI3RINGTON presented a petition from Mary lebone praying for the total abolition of Sunday trading. Mr. M. MILNES presented two petitions from the licensed victuallers of Pontefract against the indiscrimi nate licensing of public-houses, and praying for the repeal of the Bier Act of last year. slr. WICKHAM presented petitions from the Gene ral Purposes Committee of the Council of the Borough of Bradford against certain clauses in the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Bill ; and also from the said body against the Public Health Bill. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the Corpora tion of Edinburgh, complaining of the system of billet ing the militia in Scotland, and praying for a reform in the law in that respect. CADETSHIPS AT WOOLWICH. Mr. HEYWOOD asked the Clerk of the Ordnance whether any publid notice had been given of a recent examination for cadetships at Woolwich, and whether, on the non-appearance of candidates, a number of com missions in the Artillery had been given without any special examination in scientific subjects ? Mr. MONSELL replied that iu order to meet the augmentation of the artillery it was necessary -to find some older men than the cadets at Woolwich, and ,30 appointments had been made from young men connected with the different universities. WAR ACCOUNTS. Mr. G. DIJNDAS asked the Under Secretary for War, if it was true, as stated in a public journal, that a detachment of sixty-five soldiers and an officer, ordered to join the 66th Regiment at Leeds, from Brecon in Wales, proceeded by the circuitous route' of Newport, Bristol, London, and Hull, and thence to Leeds 1 - Mr. PEEL said it was quite true, and the route was taken to avoid the inconvenience of billeting the detach ment between Hereford and Brecon. ' VENTILATING SHIPS. Mr. PERCY asked the TJtider-Secretary for War whether any mechanical contrivance for the purpose of ventilation had been applied to the ships fitted or fitting out as Hospital-ships for the East ? Mr. PEEL said the vessels fitting out at Liverpool would be provided with proper ventilating apparatus. THE SUPERIOR COURTS. Mr. MU LLINGS asked the Chief CommisSioner of Public Wei-kis and Buildings whether, having regard to the number of judges, both of law and equity, so'greatly increased within the last 30 years, and that during that period 110 permanent courts have been provided for the additional judges appointed, and to the want of proper accommodation for them, it was the intention of the Government to take any and what measures, and when, for providing proper buildings and accommodation for superior courts of justice in the metropolis ? Sir W._ MOLESWORTH said several schemes had been' brought under his consideration, but it would re quire a million sterling to execute any of them, and it was not the intention of Government to ask for such a vote at present. CLERGY RESERVES ACT. Mr. DUNLOP asked the First Lord of the Treasury, whether—c9midering that by the Clergy Reserves Act, recently passed by the legislature of Canada, and as sented to by the Governor-General in the name of her Majesty, it was declared in the 'preamble to certain of its enactments that "it was desirable to remove all sem blance of connectisn between Church and State"—it was the intention of the Government to cease to maintain that connection in Canada, by no longer advising ts.er 1111,jesty to uotnivato to ViLUD./Ii• I.i,lwp ica iii tin4t colony'! air G. GREY said there had been no vacancy Bizige -. • Sir DE L. EVANS said, as the house was about to adjourn for a fortnight, he could not let Parliament break up without urging upon the Government the ne cessity of doing everything in their power to reinforce the army, particularly by increasing the bounty for recruits. If the army were by some such means raised to a proper standArd the war might pM3sibly _be brought to a speedy termination. (Hear, bear.) He saw by the public prints that a large steam fleet was about to be sent out to the Baltic. Now, if Government would reduce the number of steamers by supplying their place with gun-boats drawing small draught of water, the steamers could be despatched to the B'aok Sea, where they were much wanted. (Cheers.) His experience of war led him to believe that thebest mode of operating against an enemy was byconcentrating our forces upon one point rather than by 'distributing our forces and making attacks In various localitles.• He hoped efforts' would be made to bring all our power to bear upon the enemy's position in the Euxine. (Hear, hear.) While he was on his legs he might take the opportuaity of adverting to the debate last night relative to 'Odessa. It would have required 200,000 men to do what the hon. member for Berwick seemed to think ought to have been done last year—viz., to occupy Odessa . ; and that circum stance probably would explain why such a step was not taken. It was a mistake to suppose that the posses- Sion of Odessa had facilitated the operations of Russia in throwing troops into Sebastopol, as their forces were brought from an entirely different direction. However, no time should be lost in reinforcing the army in the Crimea to the fullest possible extent, while every available steam-ship and gun-boat should be sent out to the Black Sea to ce-operate with the army against the enemy, and he sincerely hoped this sugges tion would not be lost sight of by the Government, dur ing the recess. (Cheers.) The subject then dropped. THE VOTES OF SUPPLY. Mr. WILLIAMS begged to call the attention of the Go vernment to the great inconvenience that had arisen from the Secretary of the Treasury bringing forward votes of supply amounting to 2,750,000/. at half-past twelvo o'clock, without proper notice. The grievance was net felt by him alone, there being other gelitlerrren who did not expect that a motion of so much importance would be brought on at that late hour. Lent SEYMOUR agreed with the hon. gentleman so far that he thought it was most desirable that they should have the opportunity of discussing these estimates, and when they wore brought on at a late hour they could not have an opportunity of :onsidering the form iu which they were arranged, and of 6s:ussing them. It was little use to have items brought forward unless they were in a form which would enable them to discuss them under their se veral heads, and, when necessary, to ask for explanations conc.:ming them. But when it was said that the Govern ment wore in fault, ho must take their part, and say that they had no alternative in this case. On every night for bringing forward the estimates so many motions were made before going into committee, that it was impoisible to get into committee of supply at a reasonable hour to discuss these questions. It was most desirable that hon. gentlemen should bring forward general questions on no tice of motion, and that when supply came on they should merely bring forward those motions that had relation to su pply, and were properly applicable to tho votes to be brought forward. (Rear, hear.) Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY observed that in the case to which reference had been made the Government had de liberately put on,the paper two motions before going into supply, one relating to the Sardinian loan, and the other to the newspaper stamp. Having called attention' to an in crease in the inland revenue estimate of 200,0001., he was informed that it arose from poundage ; but he found on inquiry that 112,0001. only of it was for poundage, 36,0001. for salaries of officers, 25,0001. for buildings, 15,0001. for offices, and 12,0001. fur miscellaneous expense. Mr. WILSON waggled of the opportunity of explaining the course that had been pursued by the Government, and also of complaining of the course that had been adopted to wards them. Those estimates had been on the table for three weeks, on everynight tiere was notice of supply, and, more than that, there was tie usual notice of moving particular estimates. On Friday list he thought to get those estimates on, but orrthat night first of all there was a motion on the question of the adjourzment of the house, which occupied nearly two hours.' They there was a motion on going into committee of supply, wliCh occupied the house until twelve o'clock, and it was obviously inconsistent with the conva 'thence of the house that they should bring on the votes after that hour. The nest night was Monday ; on Monday also, there was notice of supply, and likewise notice that those estimates would betaken on that night ; but the dis cussion on the newspaper stamp occupied the house until nearly twelve o'clock. It was, however, absolutely neces sary that th e vo t es s h ou ldb e brought on on Monday night, though of course it was (nit° competent for any gentle man to get up and object to the proposition for going into supply on that occasion. If such an objection had been made, it would be his (Mr. Wilson's) duty to explain that it was absolutely necessary for the public service that they should go into committee, because if they had poritponed the committee to the period he was addressing them, they could not report antil after Easter, and, conse quently, the salaries could not be paid until after the recess. It was quite true there was no use in having those estimates if they were not discussed ; it was the inte rest of the Government that they should bo discussed, and they bad courted discussini by volunteering those esti mates. The notices of motion on going into supply had the effect of enabling private members to discuss some private measures of their own, and deprive the whole of the house of the opportunity of discussing those items, though the discussion of them formed a most important duty of the House of Commons. Instead of there being ground of complaint against the Government, be (Mr. Wilson) com plained that hon. members superseded the business of Go vernment by brin g ing forward their motions on going into supply. In reply to the observation of the hon. baronet, he begged to state that, in explaining the increase referred to by the hon. baronet, he had said it principally arose from time of ! ,<111.::1-'in, n7„l knew that the collectors of the assessed taxes and of the income tax were paid by poundage, and just in proportion Colonel KNOX had received a letter from Sir Frederick Smith, who was charged with the erection of the buildings at Aldershott. It stated that the intensity of the frost at the end of Febrirtry and beginning of March prevented the use of either concrete or thick brick work for the founda tions, and they had no option but to proceed and lay the sleepers in the ground. The huts raised since were all on concrete and brick foundations; those built before would be underpinned and made good as the season advanced. He differed from the hon. baronet the member for Coven try as to the ventilation, inasmuch as there were two shaft ventilators in each. ,He would suggest that the roofs should be covered with felt; which would be warm in winter and keep the sun from them in summer. Mr. MONSELL sail - , with reference to the suggestions for keeping a considerable proportion of the men under tents, he had to inform the hon. member and the house that it would be unfortunately necessary to encamp the troops not only during the summer but the winter months, from the deficiency of barrack accommodation; and there fore it would be absolutely necessary to have huts for, the whole number. With regard to the timber used, nine-tenths of it was Christiania deal. The Surveyor of the Ord nance, who had examined the progress of the works, stated that-they-were- in a most satisfactory condition, and highly creditable to the contractors. It bad been determined that the roofs should be covered with asphalts and felt, so that it might be hoped they would be thoroughly protected from the weather. Mr. JOHN WGREGOR thought it most unsatisfactory that the hotise should now be called upon to adjourn for a period of seventeen-days, looking to the extremely critical State of affairs, to the anxious expectations as to the Vienna Conferences and their uncertain issue, to the grow ing agitation and discontent of the public mind, and to the nigh price of food in the pi inci pal towns. ,They were left in the most complete ignorance and my s tery as to the in tentions of the Government with respect to the mode in which they intended to levy taxes to provide for their reckless anti extravagant expenditure. They had now the most complimentary Treasury beach ever known ; every thing was done in the best manner ; it was impossible for them to blunder ; yet the country, and Europe in general. he believed,' were of, opinion that they had done every: thing ill. Government had taken on themselves, ho would not say a criminal, but a vast responsibility, and he must protest against their adjourning without being placed in possession of the budget, in the name of the house and the country. Sir J. SHELLEY wished to bring under the notice of the Secretary of. State ter the Home Department a case which had appeared in the newspapers under the heading of " Alleged death from . police neglect in the Charing cross Hospital." It appeared from the report of an inquest held'on a man named Thomas Gooch, that he left borne ene Saturday night, perfectly sober, and stating his, inten tion to return soon. Nothing was heard of him, however, by his family, but in the course of the night he was found in a court in the Haymarket with a wound on his head. He was then taken to the Vine-street police station, where he was said to have been 11 hours in a cell without bed ding, covering, food, or attention. At the end of that time he,yvas in suck a state that a medical officer who then saw him immediately ordered him to be taken to the Charing cross Hospital. Soon after his arrival there he died. It appeared.from the evidence given at the inquest, that his stomach contained neither food nor liquor, and the jury returned a verdict imputing neglect to the police. He thought that his right hon. friend ought to make some inquiry into the circumstances of the case ; and he also wished to call his attention to the circumstance that all persons brought into the police station, without discri mination or classification, were consigned to the same kind of cells, and that they are not furnished with any descrip tion of bedding or covering, but contained nothing but a 'laid bench. He certainly thought a different arrangement ought to bo made. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY would inquire into the state of the cells. He had no doubt that inquiry had already been made into the case which had been referred to, but as no notice of the question had been - given he was at present unprepared to enter into any details with respect to it. Mr. FREWEN wished to know whether the Govern ment had taken, or intended to take, any steps for, the ap pointment of a new chairman of ways and means, as he understood that they had lost their former chairman ? Mr. CRAUFURD wished to know whether it was cor rect, as had been stated in the newspapers, that the Hon. James Kenneth Howard had been appointed to succeed Mr. Kennedy as Commissioner of Woods arid Forests ? Captain BOLDERO, reverting to the subject of the en campment at Aide; shott, suggested that the huts employed there should be such as the troops could themselves erect end take down. It was also desirable that the troops en camped there should be taught to sap and mine, make fac eines and gabions; bake their own bread, kill their own meat, and do all those many things which were of the highest utility to an army engaged in the field, but of which ninety-nine out of one hundred of the troops who had gone to the,Crimea were ignorant. Lord PALMERSTON said that the appointment of a new chairman of ways, and means would be moved when the house met after the Easter holidays. It was quite true that the Hon. James Kenneth Howard was to receive' the appointment to the vacant commissioner lip of the Woods and Forests. Mr. CRAUFTIRD said that ho should in that case call the attention of the house to this appointment soon after the i ocess. MA.YNOOTH COLLEGE. Mr. SPOONER gave notice that on Tuesday, May 1, he should move for a select committee to consider the acts in rd Mon to the college of Maynooth. • THE BALLOT. Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice on: behalf of the hon. 'member for Bristol (Mr. H Berkeley), that soon after the Easter reces s th a t h on. member would call the attenti on !r.if La huilY.-; Mr. COWAN gave notice that in the committee upon tb.o Newspaper stamp Bill be would move amendment& • THE HOP DUTY. Mr. FREWEN gave notice that after Easter ho should mike a-motion on the subject of the hop tlutyn THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS JURISDICTION. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that, in moving for leave to introduce It bill to abolish the jurisdiction of :dl the ecclesiastical and peculiar courts in England and Wales respecting wills and administrations, anti' to establish a distinct court of probate and administration, he could not I help being struck with the many abortive attempts which had been made to deal with this subject. Twelve succes sive Parliaments had been unable to accomplish the object sought to be attained, and he had seen at least &dozen, if not fourteen or fifteen, bills which had been introduced to remedy the acknowledged evils of the present state of the • law on this subject. Ho was not sanguine enough to ex pect that the measure he was about to introduce was not open to a great number of the objections that had been urged against its predecessors ; Brit he must appeal to the house to awaken to the necessity of accepting a measure which put an end to the eXistina.grievance, although .it Might not be exactly th e one which every one in his theo retical specrilation imagined to be the best calculated for the purpose. The necessity for some interference with the present system had been acknowledged for a long period of time, and had been admitted by many former cotnu issions and committees. Anti ho wished to remark that the bill which he was about to move for leave to introduce compre hended the things on which all the several committees and commissions had agreed as being expedient. He.would-now with the permission of the heuse a briefly refer to 'the re commendations of those committees and commissions. In 1832 a commission, consisting of persons holding a distin guished rank in the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical courts, and also of several of the right reverend prelates, was appointed to consider the state of the testamentary jurisdiction. In their report, which was presented in 1833, they recommended the abolition of the diocesan and pecu liar courts, and the concentration of the whole testamen tary jurisdiction of the kingdom in the Prerogative Courts of York and Canterbury. At the same time, they added their unanimous opinion that it would be still bettor if it were possible to unite these courts into one, and to esta blish one metropolitan tribunal as the sole seat of the tes tamentary jurisdiction: Iti 1333 the Real-Property (4001. Miesionefs made their fourth report, in which they recom mended that the diocesans and peculiar jurisdictions should 'be abolished, and that one metropolitan court should be established, but they differed from the Ecclesiaitisal Courts Commissioners in this respect, that, while the latter pro posed still to retain the testamentary jurisdiction in the ' hands of an f cciesiastical court, the former contended that this was within thelegitimate provinee otthe civil courts, and they accordingly recommended that the testamentary :jurisdiction should be transferred to theCeurt of Chancery. A select committee which was afterwards appointed agreed with the Ecclesiastical Courts Commissioners in recom mending thatthe testamentary jurisdiction—both ordinary and contentious—of the Whole kingdom, should be trans ferred to the Prerogative Court of the province of Canter bury ; and the same conclusion was arrived at by a select committee of the House of Lords. The result, theta of the recommendations of all thsao bodies of commissioners, of great authority and experience united, was this, that there should be one single tribunal' established in the metropolis; and exercieing all - the authority, both ordinary and con tentioue, over the whale connt_ . ry, and that it should be a civil tribuned ; for that there was nothing either in the origin, .the naturitof the jaristliction, the mole of its exer cise, or any of aler peculiarities which cheracterised• it, which recommended its being continued in thearauds of an ecclesiastical tribunal. He had endeavoured to, aceomplish this as the first object of the bill he eves ab mt.te deseras. Besides the reports of committees and t e nieassieners to which he had already referre,a, ha merst e however, call the attention of the house to another. ' The second report , Of the Chancery Commissions, which was rendered in 1851, contained certain recommendations with reference to this subject, upon which, however, the members of the com mittee were not unanimous ; for while some of- the corn . missioners recommended the transfer of the jurisdiction to one central metropolitan court; which was to bo newly 'constituted for the purpose, to lea a distinct court, and to have but a 'finite,' authority, others of the commissioners recommended that the whole testamentary jurisdiction of the country should bo placed in the hands of the Court of Chancery. All the commissioners; however, concurred in disapproving of the present system. The bill that was, introduced in the last • session of Parliament was, to a, certain degree, founded upon the report of this eommis sion. It proposed to transfer the testamentary j ttrisdietion to,the Court of Chancery, in accordance with the reoom unendation of some of the Chancery Commissioners, and . ' with that contained in the repOrt of the Real Property Commissioners in 1832. To that pl.t.n, however,,great ob jectious were raised out of doors, where it was not under . stood, and where it was supposed that it was proposed to throw the testamentary business of the country into the general mass of the business of the Court of Chancery, and great apprehensions were- in consequence expressed with respect to the delays and confusion which might arise from such arrangement. He had endeavoured to meet that difficulty in the present bill; and to render it imps- Bible that such a misapprehension of the real object of the ' . measure should again arise. The first - thing he proposed to do by his bill was to vest the '.vhole of the jurisdiction iu relation to wills and the grant of letters of administra tion, that was, all the authority to deal with matters of testacy and intestacy, in one metropolitan court deriving its authority from, and exercising its jurisdiction in, the, name of the Crown. It would be a 'civil court, and it would be a distinct court; but for, purpoies he would ex plain it would be necessary that this tribunal should, as it were, lit constituted in a court of construction and admin istration, should'parteke of the fullest powers of that court, and should be a portion of that court where the duties which were properly incident to a court of probate might be fully and effectually discharged. He proposed that - this court should be established in the Court of Chancery ;" but it would be a distinct court, hailing a judge, officers, and ,a clerk of its own, and would he called " Her Majesty's Tes tamentary Court." It would exercise a complete though not exclusive jurisdiction upon all subjects relating to the proof of wills and the grant of letters of adminis tration. He proposed that, attached to this court. , there should be also in London a large and conapi?- proposal that this *1 court enve should Testamentary exercise t; in place of the .380 or 400 peculiar or diocesan 10E, -eoxfficicues.i,reHteestarnentaiy jurislic id be open to . ' courts scattered all over the country. The Testamen tary hen,r tary office attached to the court WOll. t t h o e pnreocvees necessity y l 1 s o o f r their obtain e n l l e p t l t o s y rs . of l a n ] d e s m ty i s s t u r b a j t o e n t a , w w h i t o li c o n t m it a ing any solicitor, proctor, or agent whatever. With respect to those persons in the country who were unable or une willing to come to London to prove wills, the solicitors throughout the . country who, as commissioners of the Court 'of Chancery, were authorised to take affidavits, could be armed with authority to receive wills, to admi nister oaths, to supply information, and to require the ne cessary proof of circumstances requisite for the proof of wills. They could then transmit the affidavits and the 'depOsitions taken by them to the Testamentary-office to gether with the will. He proposed that these commis sinners should be furnished with printed instructions as to the manner in which they were to perform their duties, and with forms of depositions, affidavits, and declarations to be made or signed by the parties-applying for probate, suited to the various circumstances that were likely to occur. (Hear, hear.) • Before the passing of the Wills Act, which came into operation on the Ist of January, 1838,- probate was a mere process for authenticating a will. But aince that law,- the duty of the officers before whom . wills were proved—even what was called the common form business—had partak:n somewhat of a judicial. cha racter, and had not, as before, been confined to matter of routine. These duties, no doubt, demanded considerable experience, attention, and care fur their dischar ge . H o , therefore, thought that it would be utterly imposiible, having regard to the important circumstances that at tended the execution of these duties, sto expect that they coul I be satisfactorily performed by gentlemen acting alone in the country, unless what. was done by them was sub jected to the revision, superintendence; and further. exa mination of appointed officers in the Testamentary-office in London. He proposed, therefore, that althougl the solicitor in the country would be required, as far ache was able, to discharge these duties, yet lie would have to send up the will and all the documents connected therewith to the Testamentary-office in London. .When received in the Testamentary-office in London, it would be the duty of one of the registrars thereto examine the papers transmitted and see that the duties of the solicitor or agent in the country had been properly discharged. If any question arose, the registrar would consult the principal registrar; if any fur . tar difficulty was felts the judge sitting in chambers would be. consulted ; and if all the papers transmitted to London were found to be correct and regular, the will would be admitted to probate, and letters of probate would be sent down to the solicitor from whom the original will was re ceived. But here he proposed to make an important, and he hoped the house would 'think a valuable, alteration. He proposed that the simple plan of printing wills should be resorted to—(hear)—and that, instead of pending to the party in the country the old-fashioned but inconvenient and useless parchment copy, there should be printed at least 50 or 60 copies of the will, and that one of those printed copies should be transmitted to the agent entitled to receive it. (Hear.) The advantages 'of that plan bad already been experienced in the Court of Chancery with regard to the printing of bills, and he thought the advan tage of the plan with respect to probate of wills •would be manifest on little consideration. First of all with regard teethe point of expense. Although at first sight it, might appear that considerable additional expense might he in curred, he was happy to say that the proposed plan would bo a means of producing economy. He found from the charges made in the Prerogative Court - and the charges in the diocesan courts were larger—that' the 'charge fur making office copies of papers or parchments in the Prero gative Court was at the rate of 81. per folio of ninety words ; and that charge was made for every copy which was required. Sir-R. Bethell explained at considerable length, and with much exactness, the working of the new court and office. With respect to wills of real estate, there was at present this anomaly—that Whereas the probate of a will was conclusive as to personal' estate, it did not establish its validity as - to real estate. It was time, he thought, that this anomaly should be put an end to, and ho proposed "that any person 'interested in rerl estate under a will should have the power of bringing forward that will in tin court to have it finally and conclusively established ; so that the effect Would be competent to deal with all questions ielating to the validity or invalidity of wills, both of seal and per- Renal estate. He then proceeded to explain bis scheme for the compensation of parties for the loss of offices under the bill, observing that its effect would be to disarm Opposi tion to the-propoeed reform. The proctors, as a compen sation - for the loss of their present monopoly, would have secure&to them for life an annuity equal to one-half of the income derived froni their professional practice. The total amount-of charge for all these compensations would be 144,1001. To meetthis prop.° 1 to-add to the fee fund of the Testamentary Court, which would be• 74,7461., a i 3 f 5 10 6 e 6 , which nearly woul dls, 000 yield 1. more 83, charge of 3 Ter cent. u p on the stamp, in lieu of . the proc tors' sthl.'inmeta•idounlgd an ne aggregate of required. With lespect t o the advoc a t es of Doctors'-commons they ee i y t o t wf e t o l t thitlaitci upon talents tts l h ): .e r ui r r un t r lee s i ba a er n e d g: h .a e t id In cnoennros. e ta r c tdh i n s byontnitbil would t b e h e x a c A ll s m io ir n . , lt t y be w S a o s l t i i e n i , t i o e r r . a a t n e t t i l t t i h m a t t e b iaCourtup upon a consideration, in t the subject cf marriage and divorce was prepared, and would shortly be introduced • - into that or the other House of Parliament. The subject !of ehurch discipline, he was understood to Rey, would likewise be considered. Mr NAPIER bill, • , without opposing thointroduction of the , adverted to the opinion expressed by the Lord Chan cellor last year, that the jurisdiction of' the Ecclesiastical Courts should be dealt with, not piecemeal, but as a whole; and he contended that s it would be wiser and better, in at; of ft t ,, _ ,, tlytnert.fury bill to c ar ry substantial' , re- ' ; - , 1. 7 i rrt i-f evils of tc''" - ttlentary jurisdiction had bee:i, he tbotght, greatly exag gerated, all, agreed that it diould be Te3ted in one Court, -;",.llittc, three rn , Nlarsellies 25 47)4 Bourdeaux • •••• •• •• Frankfurt-an `.!aine••.. 119 Berlin •• •• .• •• .• •• Vienna•••••••••••• •••• 12 30 Prieste •• ;•or •• •• •• •• 12 32 Petersburg •••••••.••.• 86 Madrid ••••••••••••••• 50 .. 50% Barcelona .... ........ - 5evi11e...............- Nio Janeiro Buenos Ayres.. •••• •• •• New York,o days' eight Philadelphia ••••• • •• ••• PRICES OF BULLION. P E s ot Foreign Ga 0 l in Bars .£3 17 3 7 , Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 ••• 0 0 M ex i c an Dollars •• Surer in in bare D b ollars 0 ‘ O , s SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent fr om the Goner — .1 1144441" y the night—and 31 by the morninr--despaC.) ''Y '..a.p.a.l.—••m• ma , •••.,.....,.. ..... ~ _ - ----.--.-----"---.--- , When Day wiaen in a. t... •.• frond vrbit. COUNTRIES. due l 0 in General Post- rat , Eng iand. Office, London.* Dispatched. ~.........._....... America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .• . • Liverpool . kmericP,tby United Sts. 7--- ----------- Each Von , I . LiverPooi Marelt 23 i ): ti 1 ;: t i t o aaet err:ka 11 ( tle v il i an: a (b yl, ( I .v a I r .: al I s .: e :: i l l 8 1 . States s u. ) . . t. hN I•I • • • • " •• .. SoUthaMpto.., Ditto (via Cape of cloed Uncertain ..../%7, ..... ••• • • • *" March 12 Africa (West Coast) .. N:i3d of the month.. Plynaouth • • , Alexandria.— „ „ „N!3, 9, 24, & 30 of zn. Dover ......1 Alexandria- „ „ 914th tt 2oth of mon. Soathatript..4,..7llarck 24 Bah amas ......: .. • . i,4 17th 0! . tb .... .......... t • S D' "i v' t t er fi ll l ! d t ti 1"....... Belgium ..„,........N Daily- - • • .....• Dover •• ... • ~6 .1 " .,'"'r 3 16 Brazil ~ „„„ „ ,„ 9th of the month.. Soath.uni.to.., I ilnenosAyres - ..., ~ ..M '9th of the month,. Southall' toi.lnioertaid Cape of Good llOpe ..N Venus p0115,' Cape of Good Elope ••= 1 Jape de Verds ...... N 9th of the month puthan2o.s'' .. 7iey - lon (soe Inlia) Jeylon . .„ „ „ „ .... „ lc 71.. ' ...4- ~ ' . ;7. „., _ .• •.... ~f a. Ti, pat ??._ ilamitam lAprg. • ' .) ban Isles ........N Mit Will4P--Prtit.lL,q;.6.o,3,thaCappltotonn'l/ Thill.. _...... „„„ „ Ai 01 - It* 4 ija6-fitt , aou r thimPt)' m a rch 20 Chine.... 'Ohee a.nionth.. • • ..? ijonstantinoPle ~.. __: , '4,13, .8,Y35,i'.‘6.91M ' 374... ' fr ill tiellStanthlOple ••, ~ , 4i..til S:: 20 flt.of Mon. Bouthara lcedail.9 Cont. of Europe 3i 8c N Twice daiik •••• • .. Devl.l" ••., 4 4' ' l'w. EgYpt (aeo India) - .! n „ r i c .idelt France - - - - M & N ' Twice daily.. •-• .. 'Boyer ••••-.•.1.100 90 libraltar .. -__, , b 4 14, 7, 17, 20, 27 oral. blouthhniPs7lll Iseece (see India) ~ LAPri l 1 ireytown ........, g 2r.d & 17th of mon. Southarapt•o, , darriburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London .. t • o •;• , tiprii 1 . I .i vaimall _,,„ „ „ m 2nd of the mon!. - South 3l ' l ,. ~ ip , lY ionand ..•• .• ...... m Da1t1,,....•z••..::'..00ve7.r" April 1 flondora7 .... .•-_ m 17 ttt of-the InoutN. South aor au"(viSouthamPt.) Ml 4 Or Fc -.20t1i of iiion.tryrilout .• • au" (ia Marseilles)Mi9Litts2sth of month Dover . ... ~.• lonian fan (ace India) 71111.0 27 of Mon Dover.. ~• 7• .!Twicedigilv Ireland ........ni & N TO'A.(tlaily 1, ..4:11O1,31el ' 4,,,Afareh 95 Lison ,„ „„,, „. m 9; •17;& 21 o f in. SoutltaniP, , vfadeira .......... .. 31 9th of ,the month Sguttounpt..: ~ p ri l 16 dadeira ............N 23d of .month .... Liverpool . . +tails (see India) ~ March 9 0 .. : delta ..,,,. NB, 18. &28 Of mon, Dover ,• ,• •tauritins (see India) . April 1 vlaurithis ..........N 14th of the mouth . _____._,,, Mexico . . aples ... ...... - 152trhvili°ftbt2115ethom°flltoP1-: 'D-S°UVt-en:7l:7: • 1 low Granada ......M 2d eiL 17th of montlt tievr Zealand i; o ver ••• • • • Papal States ........ N,ithlrtth2ht to s o o : .tionthamp tan Peninsula ucai .. .... .... ......... MN sitthhiis7tll:22s7:l:o-nuomnt_ Peru „„,„.. „, ~ ~94 .d 8e 27th of in ....,,ariows ports - n ' v carte By priva to t skip Port Natal •••••.......N By prtivate ship. •, Y ;I, Dover •••• ..• '-S°‘7EllrtiOhllaSinpP'../Wl:l,l.7nCertil . SICIT Y '•• •• ••••,,,,,,...N sth to h25tiftw0i1:00n.,.....0, ..... . 1 icneamela „., , „.„ ~,m 2d& Dui o 11() til i bOUl Van Diemen's.L.tutO (sec A.ustralia) ...... •• •• . AI 1 -at pi i- i 7th o , month Southampton Ap..- west Indies .• ••••• • `" i ''' . ~,.., ,nails. ortil_g tie; When any a these datea fall ol a +lmlay, , the wails wlll ne de spatched on the following day, with the exception of the India via South= tn Pn), and the Diana, both of which Will be despatahod the receding day. 87.111 1115. 07 A sort. On the 30th inst., at St. -Pads-road, tile wif e of Arthur H. Browning, Esq. On tho 28th , Or A DAUGIITEIit. h am. inst., in Arlington-street, Lady Viralsing- rz 1.BRI.E1). limns, I'llll2 On the 29th inst at Old Milton Church, next GraOlt ughter of tho l t Mr . E Blow of Gillinghaw. end, ,a Kent, Captain 'Masters, R.M.. to Isabella, the third Adm On the e• E. Bane •.' Joh 29th inst., at St• Thomas s Church, Ity:de, ra li n t Hill, Bombay Engineers, son of the late to M a ry Vizabeth, daughter of "218, G.C.B ,of Burwood House, urrey. and grandniece of the late AdtniraillTrsThos. le the 22d inst , -------- D I g D. /Wade, liar- On George Jeffs, Esq., yford-road, Kennington, age d n. 0 e ITIS ey, • n the 27th inst -tilli Yorkshire, W. Sa- dW•tl " a i l . C . .-8., of the 13.nnba.v ArinYL!.,,. o f Bdraon - On the 9th iest , Edward John .Field, .r , q ' . ton, Middlesex, aged 76. Piekirr On the 29th inst., ' Surrey, John atNorwood' , CO' son E , sq., late Com troll G eral of her goieitY 8 P er- en toms, aged 67. tieut.-Gen. On the 23th ' st tain Lidtl'ard in. . of the 66th Regt., aged 70. dd .son On the l 2B 4- ' ,at 11, Trafalgar-square, .h inst. Mr • 11. • G 'llim of A , . • Any wi north IC • • , °Mang-hill, formerly of tho Strand, ogeu _-----"--'----- --- --- - .1°75-T-'oll° D -- Inte,i and Pab'lsb,l by AITTRDO 8'.°175.?? ~" :.:7\- ''' ran,i, 21.;10.:-r, r ' l 4- 7'''' ' ' ''' 0610, go. ll= , ,-,cri,,L , moll a I, in tne PrecinQ, of tilt, i,:tvo , in the °— Chelsea, Cap- Mitidlesta, aturday, March 31. 1.65 1e - imeibmulaism the act passed, and he was not aware of any alteration in the practice of the Government. HOSPITALS IN THE EAST. Mr. G. DUNLIAS asked the Under Secretary for War if directions had been sent by the Government to the proper authorities in the Crimea and at Scutari to relax the system of check and countercheck, and facili tate the obtaining from the purveyors' commissariat, and storekeepers the provisions and necessaries which the sick require ? Mr. PEEL said such directions would be sent out, and all unnecessary forms would in future be dispensed with. CLOTHING OF THE ARMY. Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Clerk of the Ordnance, or the Under Secretary of State for War, 'whether the' Government had come to any decision as to improving the quality of the clothing of the army, especially of the -troops of the line (great coats as well as tunics, &c.) ; and, if such decision had been come to, when the army in the field were to profit by such improvement. Whether, if the American breech-loadirg firearm be not finally accepted and decided on for adoption in our army, the authorities were still disposed to receive and give a trial to such specitnens of breech loading muskets or carabines as may be submitted by well known eminent manufacturers of this description of weapon,, who were not hitherto informed that this topic was under con-ideration of the authorities. Also, whether it was true that a barrack or hospital hat been ordered to be constr,leted at Chatham, on the glacis, or interfer ing with the front line of fire of the fortifications ? Mr. MON SELL said no decision had 'yet been come to with regard to the American or any other loree:th lozding carahine. With regard to the second question he had to state that no such hospital was in contempla tion. SCOTCH STATISTICS. Lori ELCHO asked her Majesty's Government if they were disposed to continue the grant for Scotch, sta tistics ? Mr. WILSON said it was the intention of tho Board of Trade to make the same expenditure as last year. GRATUITOUS OFFER OF MEDICAL SERVICE. Mr. BENNET asked the right bon. the member for Wiltshire, whether Mr. George Pollock, assistan t-surgeon at St. George's Hospital, did not offer his gratuitous services to the army in the Crimea ; and if so, why his offer was not w•cepted ; and a similar question with regard to Dr. Hugh Macpherson, of the Bengal service ? Mr. S. HERBERT said such offers wore made, but Dr. Macpherson only undertook to serve for three months. Mr. Pollock declined to accept the rank of assistant-surgeon, and as Gdvernment refused gratuitous services the offer fell through. BILLETING THE MILITIA. Colonel DUNNE asked the Under Secretary for War what measures, if any, had been taken to relieve the in habitants of the towns in Ireland from the bilfeting of the militia, and whether that force was to be provided with lints or barracks, or otheraccommodation ; and whether any arrangements had been made fir that purpose, or, if not, when they would be made ? Mr. PEEL said it was intended to affird such relief, and the Ordnance Board were now looking out for build ings for the Wie of the militia. VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE. Mr. SANDARS asked the Chief Commissioner:Cf 'Works if it was his inter tion, during the Easter recess, to adapt miens to improve the defectiye- vcntiietiori , of the house and its approaches. Sir W. MOLESWORTII denied that the ventilation of the house required improvement. - LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATIONS. Mr. COWAN. asked the Secretary whether be had any intention to introduce a bill during the present ses sion on the subject of life assurance associations, founded upon the report of'the select .cotnmitteein 18531 Mr. WILSON was not prepared to say what Govern ment intended to do, but' many of the evils which it was thought called for legislation had been recom mended by the inquiry itself. If no bill were intr,,quced this session the Income-tsx Life Insurance Act of last year would be renewed. . . THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said perhaps it would be convenient for the house to know what would be the progress of public business immedi ately after 'Easter. lie should be pkeparad to make the financial statement immediately after the recess, but as it might not be convenient to some hon. members to make it on the first clay afVr the holidays, viz., Monday, the 16th of April, he should propOse to bring forward the budget on Friday, the 20th of April. On Monday, the 16th, the President of the Board of Health would move the second reading of the bill for, the better government of the metropolis, and after that it would be proposed to go into committee of supply. (Hear, hear.) AIVOTIRNMENT OF THE !HOUSE. Sir G. GREY, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, from indisposition, moved that the house at its rising should adjourn until Monday, the 16th of April next. THE COLONIES. Sir J. PAKINGTON again took the opportunity of directing attention to the unsatisfactory, state of the Colonial Department, and gave notice that if matters were not mended after Easter, and should Lord John Russell not have returned, he should submit a formal motio❑ to:the house on the subject. ' THE AWAY. • `5. as those taxes increased must the expense of collection in- I crease. Col. DUNNE totally denied that the hon. gentleman had any right to complain, and contended tlh t, on the contrary, he and other members had a right to complain of the coarse that had been taken by the right hon. gen tleman. DISMISSAL OF IRISH POOR-LAW COMMIS SIONERS. Mr. H. BLAND begged to call attention to the circum stances under which the reduction of officers acting under the statutes for the administration of the poor-law in Ireland had takeli place. In the month of June last.the then Secretary for Ireland gave a pledge to the house that he would make inquiries as to the reductions that could be made in the poor-law esta blishment in Ireland. On that ihquiry being made, he gave a further pledge that certain reductions should take place, and ho (Mr, Bland) now begged to submit to the house that the reductions proposed were not the most ece mical; and - were not for the i benefit of the establishment. They bore a relit ions complexion, and that was calculated to do considerable injury in Ireland. They should bear in mind that nearly all the recipients of relief in Ireland were of the Catholic creed, and yet out of seven Roman Catholic administrative officers, five wore to be reduced, leaving only at" the most two ixoma,n Catholic officers, while eleven officers, independent of the two ex officio commissioners, were Protestants. The present staff consisted of a chief commissioner, two commissioners, a secretary, an assistant secretary, and sixteen inspectors, and instead of reducing one of the three commissioners, it was proposed to dismiss the secretary. .and' assistant secretary, and five cut of the sixteen inspectors ; four out of the five who got notice of dismissal being Roman Catholics. The right hon. baronet the late Secretary for Ireland had stated that the dismis sals were to take place froni amongst the juniors. on the list, and that no distinction was to be made on account of religion, but it appeared from a return which he (Mr. Bland) had obtained of the dates of the appointment of those officers that such statement was unfounded. Instead of th . 9 juniors being seleeted . for dismissal, there were eight inspectors all junior to Riman Catholics that were to be dismissed. (Hear.) It therefore appeared that a return received from an office with which the right hon. baronet was connected contradicted a statement which the rigV hon.. baronet had inade.to that house. (Hear.) Dr. BRADY also complained that four of the five Roman Catholic inspectors' should have been selected for dismissal, thus leaving only one Roman Catholic out of the eleven in specters. He hoped the present Chief Secretary would not follOw in the steps of his predecessor, because the appoint ments of ihe right hon. baronet bore the stamp of the most Culargecl-bif;otry. Under the - Medical Charities Act the department in Dublin Castle absorbed 7,0001. - a year for carrying otit the act, while the medical officers ap pointed under it received only 401. a year each, or (allow ing three visits to each patient) one penny and one-eighth of a farthing for'esch visit or attendance. (Hear.) Mr. BALL was quite sure that the gentleman at the head of the Poor-law Department in Ireland, Mr. Power, was not influenced by any sort of sectarian feeling in the recommendations he had made; but he (Mr. Ball) greatly regretted that the right lion. gentleman the late Secretary for Ireland had not thought of the political aspect of the question, and the effect which such reductions would pro duca in Ireland. He thought it much more important that one of the commission should be a Raman Catholic than any of the inspectors, as the absence of any, member of that ChurCh exposed the commission to a certain degree of Suspieion. Mr. OSBORNE said it had been, truly staled that the reduction was not a voluntary act on the part. of the com mission ;it had been made when the ed,itnatea were framed last year. It appeared' tikat by redliditg the first-class of inspectors, a saving of1;t06/. a year Would be effected on each ; whilst by making reductions in the second-class, the • saving would be only 6001. Consequently, in the first in stance the board of commissioners decided that tho reduc tions should be made in the first-class, which contained 8 gentlemen, of the highest character for efficiency in the performance, of their duties. 'lt was, perhaps, unfortunate that so many reductions should have been made in this class as it had b &iron sic to great misconception. The commis sioners, however, made the reductions which they felt to . be most proper, and left it to publie opinion and to Parlia ment to vindicate the course they had taken. Of the 8 in spectors in the first-class,. 5 were to be reduced, includ ing the secretary to the board, Mr. Hanley. In all there were to be eight redactions, five of the parties being 'Ro man Catholics and three Protest ants, besides the assistant s.:cretary, the auditor, anti the architect, who were all Pro testants. Altogether six Protestants would be reduced and five Roman Catholics, supposing thearrarrgements pro posed to be carried out. - . No one had imputed. to the com missioners that they were influenced by sectarian motives in the exorcise of their duties, and in this case it was un doubted that they had been, actuated by none but the purest intentions: Sir J.-PAXTON wished to make some suggestions re lative to the erection of new works at AldershOtt. At . present there were but from 300 to 400 huts conitructed,' and there were 800 more to be constructed. He considered' the design to be defective, as about double the quantity of boards necessary was put on thorn. 'The roofing was bad, and the water, from the boards giving way, would certainly penetrate into the huts. As soon as the dry wea ther set in he thought it likely the roofs-would all crack, and the huts would require some other covering beyond the roof., Had Government consulted any carpenter in a coun try village, he would have shown them how to make a bet, ter. The ventilation was very defective, the windows being placed four feet from the ground. He considered the double boarding and roof boarding of uo use. It was a great pity that the - Board of Ordnance had not'had one but made in 'perfect condition, to serve as a model for the con tractors. Had this been done, he believed half the ex pense of raising them would have been saved. Consider ing the large quantity of timber to be used in them, he thought sufficient time far deliberation had not been given, only three days being 'allowed for sending in the estimates. As there were to be solid wooden foundations put in, they could not be finished under three months. He Would suggest that the boarding should be single rather than double, which would conduce both to the health of the soldiers and the saving of expense. But he thought huts for 20,000 men were much more than enough ; it would be far• better to have 5,000 men undertents, in order that the troops might be properly in structed in pitching tents and - the other duties of the en= campment. with a view of removing the restrictions which were at present imposed upon ih3 size and weight of nowepapers and periodical pnblieatio•:s, and which it was proposed to retain - by the bill of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. but he had heard no satisfao ry ourt of Chancery reason why . The taa oust should form any part of the C only meson assigned by the Solicitor-General was that it sometimes happened that while a bill was contested it was . necessary to go to the Cou rt of Chancery to protect the property in the interval.. But these cases wore so rare that there had not been one. during the last two veers. He saw no reason why the present system an d establishment , which performed its dutie s admirably,' should be abolished at so largo a cost to the country. - Mr. KEOGH replied to Mr. Napier and Mr. Malin', admitting that the question should .'be dealt with in a comprehensive manner, and .stating that the Government intended to do so. Mr. PHILLIMORE d efended the profession in the London Ecclesiastical Cou rts. In all the reports and evi dence the testimony was unvar y ing to the assiduity with which.the functions connected with those Courts were dia . charged. He should vote, he said, for the first reading of th, bill, unon the principle that it was high time that the house should take away the civil jurisdiction from the Spiritual Courts. Sir J. PAKINGTON regretted that the Government had dealt with only one branch of this iinportant subject, and hoped they would consider whether it was not pos eible still to deal with it as a whole. Mr. HADFIELD spoke i n favour of the bill, which, he said, woubl give general satisfaction. Mr. BOWYER veal of opinion that aseparate exclusive c ourt for testamentary juris diction was unnecessary, sod that wilts should be tried like deeds and other instruments inter vivos. ' a few words from the LORD ADVOCATB and the SOLICETO2-GENERAL, leave was given to bring in the bill. Sir W. MOLES WORTH obtained leave to bring in a bill to ratify conditional agreements entered into by the . Commissioners of her Majesty's Works and Pu blic Build ings, and to vest in the said commissioners certain pro perly in the city of Edinburgh, and to enable the said c onerni=sioners to acquire certain property near the Palathe ce of Ifolyr o and a bill to amend the laws relating to const-uction of buildings in the metropolis i Mr. E. ELLICE had leave to bring n a bill fo r the better administration of the Poor Law in certain districts in Scotland. The house was counted out at half-past twelve o'clock, and adjoUrned until the 16th of April. COUNTRY ARE BTS. LIVERPOOL---MAnca 30. Excepting a fair quantity of oatmeal from Ireland, the supply for our corn market this week has been very station and a t the same time the general demand for consumption his Leen without activity, prices being without any change of importance. The transactions at our corn exchange this morning were restricted to immediate requirements for c o n sumption. No.obange has been made in the price of any article in the-grain trade. _ . ----..-- WAKEITELb—MARCH 30. The quantity of wheT.t on offer is not so large as of late. The trade is-firmer, an d a fair exten t of bun' ness doing at I,Lst week's prices. Barley and beans fully as dear. Oats and sh.stling the turn ia favour of the buyer: [Next Fri- Itty being Good Friday, this market will be held on Thurs day.] EXETER—MARcH 28. Comr:—ln our market wh eat may be quoted from 88 9 1 to Os Od. Malting barley, 3s 3d to 4s Od ; .grinding do., Os Od. to Os 0(.. Oats, 3s oa to 38 6d, . Beans, Os Od to Os bd. Peas, ON Od to FLOUR. Fine, 50a - Od ti:, 519 Od; E3econdi 483 0(1 to 4 94 OATTLE.—Prime beef, lOsod per score ; , eill'ffi and .'d. per sack. . 121: 0.141. ; butchers' calves, 5(1 to. Od per lb., rearing calves ODs to 00s each. Sheop, 6:1 to 60. Lambs, Od to lj o s rk to c i ar 2 c s as s e ; s , f s r m om 9ll 3 , 3 o 6 s i tt) o ( o o 3 9 3 . Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, jiffs to 603 each ; slips, per lb• calve* 3 piter"gscohref.at, 4° INVERNESS.—MARcir 27. ley, chevalier, 27s Od to 28s Od ; ditto, common, Conx.—Wheat, white, per qr., 63s Oil to Vs 01. Bar -27s Oil. Oats, 26s Od to 27s 01. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 22s 6d to 233 Od ; ditto 26s Od to second, OOs Oil to Os Od; baxleymeal, 163 81 to Os pA ;_ peasemeal, 17s 6d to Os Oil j bran, per stone, Os Sa to y 4 let flour, per 2801 b, 50s Od to 563 Od; 21 ditto, 46s Od ' O til 00a 01 ; oatmeal, best, per tat. of 141 b imperial 2 : &`,/ to 0 , 3 01 ; ditto second Os 01 to Os Od ; barleynieal 1. o . to OOs Od ; peasemeal, is 81 to Os Oil; Ist flour, 3s Od Oat , 3s 61 credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit. __ _ BRISTOL SUGAR --MARL" SIJGAR—MABCEI 30. Owing to the lightn ess of the stocks, there has no t been e m uch doing in West I ndia. The sales of Mauritiu s bar mucharnountod to about 6,500 mats, at rather e asier pr ice°. Refined goods aro heavier. - --....•■••• :11.-2kLutatc 30. ;be close of the market. Wallsend, &o. 1 Braddyll .................. i 0 0 &tam ..................... `2l 0 Basvroll .................... 21 0 Kepler Grange .......... 20 0 lgunbton ........ . ........... 20 6 Plummer .................. 19 Russel's fletton .......... 20 6 South Salon ............. 20 6 Stewart's . . .............. 21 0 flartlepool .............. 20 Tees ..'fal l. .............. 21 0 [laugh .. ....• 19 0 COAL MAW - - Prices of Coal per ton at t . d. d. Davison's West Hartley 19 • 3 llolywell... .......... 2O 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton South Peareth l5 ' Tanfield, Moor Butes l7 6 . Walker Primrose .Grey's West llartley l7 Gosforth lB 0 • Wharneliffe lB 0 ,Eden Main 20 0 LaMbton Primrose . 20 0 Belmont ' 19 0 O, d. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YEsTEEDAT. msterdani .• .... 11 17% Gibrai tar .. •• • '' • 3 0 .- 50 Ditto, three months .. 11 19% I gt: orn .•••• • • • • • • • 25 60 t we r p 11 19% Genoa ..... .•••• • • • • • Antwerp 25 42% Milan •. • •• ••• " • • •* • • I.lrumis ...• • • . • 25 4i% Venice .. ••••••• • • • • •• •' • • 4 - 71 , lambargh 13 7 1 4 . Naples •••• • • • • • • • • • • • Altana Yalcrmo Paris ...... •. • .. 17% , Messina . ......... • • 13 1 I . months 25 45 I Lisbon .......... • . 53 iLEII Month CTURE klendid I t h IELEP FT arsu y E C'fS of ASII w. „,, x Apri New, LAITE 1 1Q re re tue follownii e, 1 4. 10 er et e Kiev u tile rot, B 1 H ighla' olk,„ Qar Olina l : ) , rl kin T. B b.,,;r4iatior addllen c G rbe Isro otb Pack t(o. A ter rQce 2 P en _ 1_ V'tirch -tr ent: 10 4 tO cr fro!: re G c r n a hre ' 4 ekets; Nov. I: T KE s Jet PO' / ,111 atorrh c t, 4e celsfil ~stern Bit ng i ii Very vo ttv l 'tVorta n are adde .ZUtiona 4 ' lo on th ese im .....,-. ITS/T1 C KILC__. c! 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