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justice or necessity of the war, but also from those who, having at first concurred in the justice and necessity of the war, and having been parties in the embarking in it and in prosecuting it up to a certain point, after wards thoueht fit at a later period to declare themselves hostile to its fur ther prosecution. The hon. gentleman went further than both these parties, and declared that in both the proposals that were made, or in either of them, there were contained satisfactory bases upon which negotiations might have been renewed with a prospect of arriving at a safe and honoura ble peace. The Government were justified in rejecting both proposals, and to prove that he need only refer to the papers before the house. These papers not only showed the decision which the Government came to, but gave in a clear and ex plicit manner the reasons which influenced that decision. Bat as between the principle of limitation and the princi ple of counterpoise the hon. gentleman admits that the ba lance of argument is in favour of the former. He admits that there was a great deal to be said on both sides ; while it was equally clear that Lord Aberdeen, when in office, went for the principle of limitation, to which at that time even Austria professed to give the preference. True enough Austria never declared that she should make the principle of limitation an indispensable condition of peace ; but over and over again she declared that the principle of limitation was the one she desired to see adopted, because it would lead to a satisfactory and complete solution of the Eastern wee ord said he had not been able to make himself master of • that it bad th e a ppearance of a humiliating protection gmhtoil.: to their contents for want of time. than a n truce. He did n Turkey, and after all, say therel,itwouldwbeasnhoothwinegi Lord J. RUSSELL had said the papers bad o nl y just reached him. these argume r n t t a s i , n l but v t h h e e y t d h i o d u n g h o t t j t u h s e t y i had fy th b e e r e o n n ni t i n u u c h a n o r v e c o r f rated, and ce the war. As to the first, that of expense , we had to keep a Sir J. PAKINGTON—One of these papers wa s a , t circular iespatch, addressed by Sir W. Denison, t he Mediterranean fleet at any rate, and he apprehended that Governer-General, to the other Australian colonies, , in ordinary circumstances our course would be, whenever proposing that they should subscribe 100,0001. to obtain we heard that Russia was increasing her fleet beyond the steam communication. Another was an address of the specified number, to send one or two of our ships upon a Legislative Council of Victoria, stating that that c olon y cruise in t he Black Sea. H e didnot think that would hi was ready to pay 50,0 001 . a year towards the exp ense of volve us in very great expense; but even supposing we mope, or some therefore, wished to know what the Government wererenewed steam communication. He (Sir J. Paking ton), were obliged to create a naval depot at S' where opposite Constantinople, he•asked, what were we doing in the matter, and how soon steam communication spending in the present war ? Why, we were spending about 50 millions extra every year of the war, and would no t the to Australia would be resumed ? Also , what flumer interest of that sum suffice for a naval station in the Black had been sent by the Government to the offer of the Sea? As regarded the protectorate, he was afraid that was colonists ? an unavoidable condition, and that Turkey could not hope to exist as an independedpower, without a certain amount Mr. WILSON said there was n o direct offer fr e ni Victoria with regard to the sum proposed by the Legis- of protection. With respe c t t o th e thi r d argumen t— t h a t th e litive Council. There was the circular of Sir W. Denison presence of several fleets belonging to different nations in to the other colonies. The proposal of the Legislative the Black Sea would only be an armed truce—he could not Council of Victoria was, that 'the Government should see why its pplied with more force to the Black Sea than give 60,0001., and they wond give 40 , 0001. , to carry cut to many pallel cases elsewhere. For a considerable time after the Syrian war our relations with France were not The only other paper renewed steam communication.in a satisfactory condition ; large fleets on both sides were kept in the Mediterranean ; but that state of things did was an enclosure containing the re so lution lative Assembly, which had been sent o 00i , iu to tie S n ir e W f t . lie Denison, egia not last long—it went off very quietly ; and he did not ,0 . on condition see why a different result should follow in the Black stating they were ready to give 5 that the communication s hould be overland via the Sea. Besides, n o b o dy cou ld su pp ose th a t E ng li s h captains Ceylon- route. There was, however, no distinct offer, and officers were so little subject to discipline that for any and, therefore, there wp n o reply. The whole of the or no cause t h ey would run the r i sk of plung i ng th e i r coun papers bad been s ent .s to vitehwe P os tmaster General for his try i n a war w ith R uss i a. ( H ear, h ear .) At th e sa me consideration, with the of coming to an understand- time he was bound to state that if limitation could be car ing on, the subject. In the meantime arrangements were ried out as a general rule, it would be the best security for the ..peace of Europe ; but he saw no reason why it making in this cou ntry on the subject. Comraunica should be adopted in the Black Sea rather than in the tions with _ the Peninsular and Oriental Company, which Mediterranean or the Baltic. Turning to the plan of coun had been suspende d, wer e . revived, and they were called terpoise, he thought the arguments in its favour were over upon to send i n . an estimate. An offer was made to whelniing. In the first'ptace, ittiwas ‘eininentlyispractdca . l perform the service for 80,0001 ., and that communica; plan, and it made it the interest of Russia herself to limit L i on rested w ith the Postmaster General ; and as soon h er f orces i n or d er t o ge t r id o f th ose o f th e a llies, while as anything was dete rmined upon no time would be lost th e p l an o f li m it a ti on ma d e it h er i n t eres t t o eva d e it s Al i, communicating with the Colonial Office. pulations, Again, under a proper planof limitation, if 10 Mr. F. FRENCH wished to ask if it was intended to years hence Russia..were to build more than the specified =eke any change in the consular departments in the number of ships, he did not think we could act upon that L ev ant ? information and make it a casus bell; whereas, under the Viscount PALMERSTON replied that no intention plan was of counterpoise, the moment we heard that Russia increasing her fleet, we should send a corre at present existed to make any change. Co mmunications. sponding number of ships into the Black Sea, and thus the had been received from Sir J. M`Neil to the effect that danger would be met at once. It was likewise important the consular establishments were in a state of complete to observe that the difference on which the Vienna nego efficiency, and all parties actuated by due zeal in the tdations were broken off was one of detail and not of prin discharge of their public duties. ciple. In the instructions given to the British plenipo- The report of the committee of supply was agreed to. twittery, the plan of counterpoise was referred to as an The Appropriation Bill was brought in and read a alteinative, though not a desirable one, and therefore it first time amid much cheering. was unjust to assert that the noble lord - acted at Vienna without authority. The conclusions of the noble lord THE VIENNA CONFERENCES. throughout had been those of a statesman; and, so far In rising to call the attention of the house to the subject from estimating his own position too highly, as had been of the conferences, alleged against him, the only fault to be found with him Mr. LAING stated that he had only brought forward was that he did not always act with sufficient firmness this question under the strongest sense of duty. The de- and vigour upon his own judgment. Upon the whole, the cision come to by the Government in regard to the non- preponderance of argument was in favour of counterpoise. acceptance of the Austrian propositions for peace was one Russia, indeed, could not be expected to submit to the plan of the moseimportant that bad ever been come to, and of limitation ; and there was great justice in,the remark of yet, although it had been taken against the unanimous the British plenipotentiary, that it would not be expedient opinion of the five plenipotentiaries who represented the to press galling conditions upon Russia, or to leave her in a Allied powers at those conferences, and although the war discreditable position. But let them look for a moment had now entered upon quite a now phase, and h a d entirely at the consequences which followed the rejection of the changed its relation to the public opinion of Europe, no dis- Austrian proposal. If we had accepted that proposal we cussion had taken place with res p ec t t o th e p o li c y pursued should have had either peace or the co-operation of Aus by the Government since the paners which afforded the tria ; for, notwithstanding the remark of the Home &ere . necessary information had been laid before the house. The tary, that Ministers rejected the proposal because they be only discussion that had taken place w ith respect to the lieved Austria was not sincere, there could be no doubt p o li c y pursued by the Government was on the motion of that when the proposal reached the shape of a mature pro the right hon. gentleman the member f o r Bucks. But that position, the Austrian Government had made up their discussion was conducted, not only in a state of iguo- minds to submit it as an ultimatum to Russia, and, in the ranee, but, what was worse, in a st a te o f misinformation on case pf its rejection, to withdraw their ambassador from the pert of the house as to what had really taken place at St. Petersburg, an d once declare the rejection a casus the Vienna conferences. It was then supposed that the belli. That really involved the question of the good faith conferences had been broken up, because Russia had re- of Austria in those transactions. On that point there fused to entertain the proposition o f the a lli es for a limits- could be nothing more distinct than the testimony of the tion of her power, and had proposed entirely unacceptable noble lord, who ought to know most about it, and who terms of peaceoo that there was no hope of a satisfactory said that although she had not acted the part he could conclusion. And when it was subsequently rumoured that have wished. still her conduct had been straigbtfor ward Austria had'inade propositions of peace , it w a s supposed and intelligible, and there could be no well-founded that these were only the Russian proposals for peace complaints of treachery against her. Austria said she 'slightly disguised -,- while the rumour by which it was ac- was as much opposed to Russian aggression as any companied, that there were dissensions in the Cabinet on other power could be; but if the ends to be attained the subject, was not credited. It was in this state of by-war could be obtained without war, she would . infi things that the right' hon. gentleman the member for nitely prefer that arrangement. That was an intelligible Backs brought forward his motion, previous to which there and honest proposition on the part of a power like Austria, was that meeting of the supporters of the Government in situated as she was with an exposed frontier, with oblige- Downing-street which had been so froquentlo adverted to. tions to Russia for interference in 1848-49, and with a most - Now, it was generally supposed that meetings of that kind painful financial position, which would be seriously aggra were of a confidential character, where the comm mei- vated by the consequences of even a successful war, seeing cations of the Minister were more open than in that ho Ise; that even in peace she had an annual deficit of from two -but he would appeal to honourable members whether to three millions. Besides, Austria was eng aged in the either then or in the discussion which subsequently took emanc i pat i on of h er m illi ons o f peasan t s from their state of place the whole truth was told by the Government? He serfdom under the feudal system, and in other internal ire -considered that there was a euppressio veal closely approsch- provements, which required a state of peace and tran quit. ing a suggestio faki. The motion of the right hon. geotle- lity above all things, Her Majesty's Government, then, man was discussed on an entire misapprehension of the arrived at the conclusion of rejecting the proposal. Had real state of things. It never entered the head of any one those who advocated that cause fully considered the enor on that side of the house to suppose that a proposition had mous risks to which England and all the other powers of been made by Austria, which the noble lord the member Europe were exposed by the continuance of the war ? lie for the city of London considered perfectly satisfactory, would not dwell on those personal risks which might sp end that there was a division in the Cabinet on the subject. pear to civilians of much greater mag nitude and import- The subsequent discussion which took place, on the mot ion ant e th an t o th ose w h o l oo k e d at the question from a of the member for Sheffield turned entirely on the conduct military point of view. The resources of France and Eng of the noble lord the member for London, and that on the land, there could be no doubt, were greater than those of motion of the hon. member for Sheffield upon the conduc. Russia, and if we would only submit long enough to the of the war, so that he was perfectly justified in saying desagremens of war, we should carry our point. (Bear.) that there had as yet been no discussion on the question The tipense incurred by the war was, however, a plain whether the Austrian proposals afforded a basis for mak- and tangle sacrifice, which every one would appreciate. ing peace. He brought forward this question now on ac- If the war were indefinitely continued for an indefinite ob count of what he knew with respect to the public opinion ject, we should undo all the good that the last many years \ of Europe. Firmly connected with industrial undertak- had done, and we should load ourselves with the burden of ins, he was able to ascertain the opinions not so much of a second national debt to no purpose. It must also be professed politicians as of merchants, bankers, financiers, obvious to every one that the continuance of the war must and manufacturers, who constituted the independent pub- finish in the exhaustion of the ally we undertook to suc lie opinion of Europe to a great extent on this subject. At cour. But was there no dang er, also, to our alliance with first the public opinion of this class of persona was, with France to be apprehended from a prolonged contest? few exceptions, in favour of the course adopted by the Were there not to be seen in the war very obvious - Western Powers in resisting the aggressions of Russia, but germs of dissidence between the two Western Powers ? he believed their opinion was now opposed to the course Even the late unsuccessful attack on Sebastopol suf taken in not making peace on the terms suggested at ficed to produce grounds of mutual recrimination. But Vienna. They said that when men of the eminence of the if the war should extend to Germany, there would arise noble lord the member for the city of London and M. the danger to be apprehended from the French people Drouyn de l'Huys were sent to Vienna, the proceedings as- getting inoculated with those *ideas of ambition and mill slimed more the characterof asnbraission toarbitration than tary conquest which formerly inspired them. The French of an ordinary diplomatic congress; that we were now fight- pimple might naturally finish by saying that they were ing against the award of our own arbitrators ; and that, making enormous sacrifices of all kinds in the war, and unless the Austrian proposals contained the basis of a saris- they must have some advantage more material to them factory solution, it was incredible that the noble lord the selves than could arise from the questions of guarantee and member for the city of London and M. Drouyn de l'lluys, counterpoise or limitation in the Black Sea. His (Mr. : going to Vienna with opposite propositions, should have ar- (Laing's) opinion was that the war was looked upon as just rived at the opinions they did, and in which they were sup- and necessary by all ,classes generally in Fracce, yet he ported by the Turkish Plenipotentiary—the representative could not look without apprehension to results that might of the Power most immediately concerned. An examine- arise at any time from a continuance of the struggle. And ' tion of the papers recently submitted to Parliament had if danger was to be apprehended to our relations with led him (Mr. Laing) to a similar conclusion. In expressing France, much more was to be apprehended to our relations the opinion, however, that we had committed a great error with Germany, and to those alliances which must always in not making peace at Vienna on the terms of the Aus- be the shell-stone of any successful resistance to Russian• trian proposals, he must express his entire dissent from the aggression. It might be said, indeed, that we had brought principles of what were known as the peace party. H e th e war u p on ourse l ves b y d r i v i ng G ermany i nto the hands hollered that this war was just, necessary, and inevitable, of Russia by our system of amateur patronage of the and that peace ought not to be made until the rational ob- revolutionary troubles of 1848. Did then the people of. jects of the war were attained. But he believed that the England seriously believe that it was worth while to en rational objects of the war had been attained, and Jthat in counter those enormous difficulties merely for the question now prosecuting the war further we had not only corn- of counterpoise or limitation ? He could not believe that witted a mistake, but a crime. The objects of the war such a notion could be entertained, and if any man thought were very simple, and could not be better described than that war should be made for its own sake, that war should they were in the circular despatch of Count Buol, theAus • be made as an end and not as a means, that man muit have trian Minister. He said, "The object of the war is to degenerated to the condition of the savages in the wilds of limit the political power of Russia to such a point as to American backwoods. He had thought it better to bring render the abuse of its material resources if not impossible, the question before the house in a form wh;ch would not at least in the highest degree difficult." He believed in other give rise to any party questions or party discussions. He • words that the eeneral object of the war was to maintain had, th ere f ore , mere l y move d f or any correspondence with the general bala nce of power in Europe, an object not only the French Government relative to the rejection of the last worthy of this country, but one which we could not giveup Austrian proposal. Until those communications were without dishonour and disgrace. In the proper sense ofthe produced, he should feel inclined to believe that if insu tt rn there was no more legitimate or necessary ob,;ect than perable objections t o th a t proposa l h a d not b een offered the maintenance of the balance of power in Europe. He by her Majesty's Government no insuperable objection believed that our modern civilisationrested on the facttliat would have been urged by the Government of France. we had a community of nations, each pursuing its owu de- Sir. G. GREY said he was ready to admit that neither vei opment independent of the others, without allowing any the Government nor the House of Commons had any light one t own system. u n d ue preponderance or to draw others into to complain either of the course the hon. gentleman had their system. If thatsystem were subverted weshould taken in bringing again before the m th e i mpor t an t sub fall into a st a t e o f society ' more like that which prevailed ject to which his speech r e l a t e d, or o f th e manner i n wh i ch under the Rom an emp ire le than anything which exi s t e d he had done so. At the s ame ti m e th e mo ti on h e h ad placed in modern Europe. thought it was quite clear that in the hands of Mr. Speaker was objectionable on two Russia had acquired a position in Europe which did grounds. It was a motion to which, so far as related to the threaten the balance of Per, But how did the danger production of correspondence with th e F renc h G overnment originate ? In the circuo'nswemc•es by which the German with regard to the last Austrian p ro p osa l, th e h on. gentle powers, - which were the l u t r ne a t i . . l rampart of Europe man himself must have been aware that it was impossible against Russia, became subse r v ient to that power. And her Majesty's Government could accede; while, on the what was the cause of that ? yed it was the absurd other hand it was a motion which afforded the hon. gen foreign policy by which we al ienated haddmisi the conserva- tleman an o p portunityof raising most important questions, tive Governments of Europe by cling in their internal affairs, and by ' pattin g interned- calculated to excite public feeling, without at the same the revolutionists, whom we never had in g on the back time affording any opportunity for an expression of opinion assisting ; and that it was particularly by a ny b. intention of on the part of the representatives assembled in the Com we pursued in 1848 that we had alie nated course which mons House of Parliament. The hon. gentleman called the Ma powers, had driven them into the arms of Russ' th e German attention of the house to the course pursued by her and had jesty's Government with regard to the last Austrian pro , thus created the danger with which we were . Ina' cal led posal made after the Conferences of Vienna had been sus upon to deal. He believed that au alliance betw o e w en e _ig- pended, and asked for the communications which have land and Austria to resist Russia was one dictated b tore and common sense, for England and Austria weribnutal; taken place between the Governments of England and essentially conservative and non-aggressive powers as re-F rance, in considering that proposal jointly to foreign policy. We brought the war upon us by g ether, as.they wer e . bound to do for the honour and into gardedy re st oss (l o a f s i t o n n e i r respective countries. But the house was in alienating the German powers, and the keystone of an y of - ample information with regard to the nege effectual system for resisting the aggressions of Russia, tiation at Vienna, with regard to the proposal made by of re th fi an d restoring the European equilibrium, must be a co Austria a l t er i rr e e r those negotiations were suspended, but be hearty and cordial alliance between England and the fore they e na d l e ly cis c i l o osed, f and h also G of the arguments by ' German states. But the mor o e f i ß m u m s e si d a ia w te it e h nd re s g p a e r e d i a t possession nat proposal was supported. They were also in danger arose from the position place, from Turkey. It was caused, in the first - proposal , and the n o t e overnment upon that grounds of that decision, besides having nal and, he was afraid, incurable weakness o f . Turkey, and all the protocols relating to the confer the existence of certain old treaties so amb guous 1 and ill ences theniseive,. .... transactions at the Then again her Majesty's Government, defined that Russia could carry on her aggressions to a con - breaking through the reserv e siderable extent without consulting any particular cesus to the house, at the request i t sl l ial on such occasions, gave • belli on which the o th er powers of Europe could interfere. the instrnetious given to the noise! hon. gentleman, copies of The remedy proposed for that state of things by the first city of London on leaving England elord the member for the embodied in the propositions the hon. gentleman askeforf for Vienna; and now statesmen of Europe was a character and ' f ur th er communications of termed the four points, which, in his opinion, contained a s uch of such a nature that the honourable fair and rational definition of what might be reasonably gentleman must himself have. e felt it - asked. from Russia, both as security for the future add a s for Government to p r od uce 'them, In the course of punishment for the past. He believed that the moderation the war unreserved communications had taken place of our demands received all but universal approbation between the two Governments with ref eren ce throughout Europe. Russia at first refused to consider great operation of war aa well as of negotiat to every the four points, but hardly a year elapsed before she was indispensable' that there should be an unemea on. It was eased inter obliged to concede their principle. A conference was then change of views and sentiments. between therrt opened at 'Vienna, and when three and a half out of the ments,in order to insure unity of action and Govern four points had been settled, thenegotia tions were broken instruction, whether to commanders or to 1 identity . of . off upon the mode provic • • and the result of the production f the eniP°tentia. led for carrying into effect the ries, o e communica second half of the third • t i on s asked for would be that such point. Two propositions were . unreserved interchange ..made by Russia —the first for the absolute t he of views must in future cease, for those communications • opening, and • . second for the absolute closing of to Black Sea but both were essentially of a secret character. No doubt in the s were rejected at once by the allied ; -I.pf that interchange there were sometimes • afford any satisfactory guarantee. At the last moment tent modifications of views upon certain questions, i n Austria proposed the pla n of way as there would be in communications between counterpoise, relaxing. the the same rule for the closing of the Straits in favour of the allie s two individuals in pursuit of a common object, but the re tinder certain contingencies ; and, in addition she d suit alway s was that the Governments arrived at the same to enter into a triple alliance with England ' • • w ith regard to the practical result. When the t i and Frauce for decision the specific purpose of guar" guarantee ing Turkey against ai hon, gen tleman thus asked for the production of what ought o ' • the part of Russia. He b elieved 'y • - 4ggresston on that a bet- to be kept secret, he showed little regard for the mainte ter se cur ity f o r the peace of Europe could not be obtained; • n f h tht minationof whichhisspeech aim o t a appy alliance, a er for so lung as there was a triple alliance between England, seem ed so inuchtodoubt. The hon. gentlematiought to have France, and Austria, the general peace would not be discon s idered whatthe fl . of France would be with re turned. (Hear, hear.) In that triple alliance Au t • - gird to the conduct of this offered to insert a secret clause, that if Russia shout s Ila d re- cation with her, and without obtaining her opinion or con ject the roposition to be made to her, or, having accept e d d circulate sent, the should produce to Parliament, an it, shoal e d endeavour to evade its .stipulations by increasing - throug h Europe the confidential communicatio n of her Go her fleet to an , uureasonable extent, Austria would eon: v ernment with regard to the impo r t a nt questions thatcame Bider it as a c ases b e lli . N ow • Russia either wo u ld Or before them. But that was but an unimportant part of the • , would nut have accep ted the Austrian proposal. He believed, from what ie had heard both in England and tzes , ze to h of the hon. gentleman. He had adapted his form of . ,in other, parts of Europe, that she would have accepted it ' coursen order to enable him to state his views on the Government had pursued, and on the coursehe thinks in the end, and that, consequently,' peace would have been theye made. Assumieg such to be the - hat he had to ask Austria. a. 'Tee hon. g en tl eman i m p ugne d th e course the Go ' wit ;, whether th e diff erence between what we d eman d e d vernment had taken o n ly on th e l as t s t age o f th e i r proceed at Vienne and wh a t R ussia would have accepted an refusing i n d we ings, vi z ,i n refu • might have got wa s suc h as to justify the continuance of the proposal o f A u concert with Fr ance t o acce d e t o - the war, and all the sacrifi ces i n men and money which it cert with those neat w tria. But the hon. gentleman, i n con involved? Practically, the n ego ti ations were broken o ff on the f u ll es t an d plaineslom h e sa t i n th e h ouse, a d m i tted in t . the difference between limitation and counterp •es Let cessity of the war in whi c h the justice and absolute ne them consider what that difference was. Th e - a o r i g s ome n is admitted also that the prin h cii ti l le country was engaged. He against counterpoise,,and iu favour of limitation, were that were principlesit was the dut y)"embraced in the four points the former would involve the country in large additionalßut the lion. gentlem an of the Governent to insist .a, ~ peon. went furth er and separated a nnual expeDditlire - rof keeping up a fl eet lathe Bl k ''' i himself not only from those ac tJe3, . who originally denied the • difficulty. The house was not now called upon to decide upon one principle or the other—the only queition before them was whether the Government did right in refusing to adopt a system of counterpoise, and in considering that it would be necessary to turn to the views which the Go vernment had expressed all through these negotiations. It would be found, then, by a reference to Lord John Russell's instructions that the Government had always viewed the existence of a great naval power in the Black Sea belonging to Russia as a standing menace to Turkey—(hear)—and therefore the reduction of that naval power was the only means of preventing future aggres— sion. There were two modes by which the preponderance of Russia in the Black Sea might be reduced—one was to adopt the principle of limitation, the other a system of counter poise ; but without expressing a decided opinion one way or other, the instructions issued by Lord Clarendon limited Lord J. Russell's mission to the principle of limitation. No defence of Lord J. Russell was rec,ssary for having brought the proposal of Austria under the consideration of his Government, because, in strict conformity with his instructions, he stated to the Conference that his instruc tions were exikausterl when Russia refused to consider the principle of limitation. But that did not preclude him from receiving and considering the proposals of Austria. His instructions fully disclosed what were the views, opinions, and feelings of the Government in entering into the negotiations ; they did not hesitate between the ques tions of limitation and counterpoises, but the instruc tions showed distinctly that they thought the argu ments were conclusive in favour of the first, and equally conclusive against the adoption of the other. Those arguments were urged with great force and ability by France, who concurred in them, as well as by Turkey; but Russia, strongly resisted them, and for very good rea sons—she was aware of the efficiency of the means pro posed to be taken by the allied powers to prevent future aggression upon Turkey, and pertinaciously refused to en tertein the principle of limitation. The question then arose as to whether there was any prospect of successfully' con tinuing the negotiations; the Government were blamed at the time for not at once breaking them off; but fan the other hand Austria indulged in the hope of peace. It was her in terest to remain at peace with Russia so long as she could do so consistently with honour, and therefore she requested permission. to lay before the allied C overnments some other proposals which she conceived might lead to a satisfactory termination of the war. At this time nothing had occurred which could justify the Government in abandoning the view which they had before taken on the subject of a sys tem of counterpoise, and when it was proposed to Lord J. Russell by Count Buol, he showed it would be ineffectual if adopted, nor had his noble friend said since, that he was aware of, that a system of counterpoise could lead to any satisfactory result. No doubt he, subsequently to the time when the proposal was first made, modified his opi nions, not as to the abstract merits of the proposition it self, but as to the expediency of the course to be taken under the circumstances whibh then addressed themselves to his mind. He thought, for instance, that the Austrian proposal was worthy of consideration, and accordingly he recommended it to the consideration of his Government, from whom it received a careful and matured consideration. France having had the same propositions made to them directly from Austria, gave it the samo mature, calm, and deliberate consideration, and in the course of the few days that it was under consideration no doubt communications did take place between the two Governments. The opi nions which France expressed, however, could not be disclosed, but Parliament had a perfect right to know the grounds upon which her Majesty's Government came to a decision, and no one could impute to 'the Government the slightest concealment in the matter. They had laid before Parliament the grounds, which in fluenced them ; while Lord Clarendon had stated fully, clearly, and explicitly the reasons which induced them to reject the proposition. They hat no assurance in writing on the part of Austria that if her proposal were accepted by the allies, and afterwards rejected by Russia, she would make the refusal a casus belli against Russia, at least they received no such assurance previous to the period when they were called upon to consider the proposal. The hon. member seemed to think there would be great hazard to the alliance with France in a long war, but he (Sir G.Grey) saw no cause for alarm. The hon. member considered that in March, 1854, the war was just and necessary, and re jointed that it was entered into in conjunction with France, but now he seemed to be of opinion that, although the terms of peace were not such terms as ought, under the circumstances to be accepted, they ought to be accepted now because of the imminent hazard to the alliance be tween this country and France. He was astonished to hear such an argument from the lips of .the hon. member and would ask him if he had any right to assume that France would be willing to make peace on the terms pro posed by Austria. The alliance with France would be much more endangered by the course suggested than by going hand in hand with France in the vigorous prosecu tion of the war; for France had shown her determination to exert all her powers to bring the war to a safe and honourable termination. (Hear, hear.) With the immense resources of two great countries like England and France there was no reason to be discouraged because the war had not been brought to a successful termination within twelve months. He had a right to assume that whatever could be effected in the field by the gallantry of the allied troops would be accomplished. At all events he felt convinced that the country and the majority of the house did not share in the discouragement and gloom which it was the object of some hon. gentlemen to instil into the minds of the people. (Hear, hear.) They knew that the war was just and necessary, and he did not think they would concur in the censure cast on the Government for not accepting terms of peace which would have left in the hands of Russia those means of aggression which Russia seemed determined not to part with, and which, if she re tained, would be used on the first favourable opportunity for the prosecution of those designs which were inimical to the existence of Turkey and the permanent peace and se curity of Europe. (Cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE entirely agreed with Sir G. Grey in thinking that the production of the papers was a question for the decision of the Government. With regard to the speech of the right hon. gentleman, it was moderation itself, and contained this important admission—that the principle of limitation was not henceforth to be deemed a sine qua non in the event of future proposals for peace, being made. The speech of the right hon. gentleman had made more apparent the false position in which he 'was placed. Nothing could be more distorted or untrue than the representation he had given of the facts. Mr. Gladstone proceeded to recount the circumstances connected with the rejection of the Austrian pro posals, and gave it as his opinion that it was not to the French Government, but to the English Government, that the responsibility of rejection was to be assigned. He com plained that the house had been misled in its previous dis cussions by imperfect information. No intimation was given of the Austrian proposals ; all that the house had to guide it were the statements connected with the Russian propositions. He was prepared to give Lord Clarendon every credit for ability and power in writing his des patches, but one thing he (Lord Clarendon) lacked—the spirit of a desire for peace. Entering into details, the right hon. gentleman reviewed the leading proposals, in cluding those made by Austria. In these proposals, limi tation, deemed so valuable by the English Government, was involved. As to the principle of counterpoise, which formed the principle of the first of the Austrian proposals, long'as the war may last, this fact would not be got over,that the Plenipotentiaries of all the Poisers had agreed to urge it upon their respective Governments. With regard to the se cond proposal, ho was astonished at the cavalier manner in which it was rejected, for it combined limitation with counterpoise. As to Austria, he was prepared to maintain that she did give a pl e d ge that, in a certain case, which it was in the power of the Allies to conform, she would go to war. What she said was, that if Russia rejected both propositinna, she would draw the sword. His belief was, that Ministers looked a good deal further than limitation. In his opinion the best security for Turkey was a peace which would secure the united support of Europe. He was at a loss now to understand for whom Austria held the •Principalities. The result of recent proceedings ha I libe rated large bodies of Russian troops, and the effect would soon be seen in the Crimea, andell had arisen from miserable quibblings about limitation and counterpoise. The aspect of the war was no longer European. It had been changed into an isolated conflict. As to France, the avidity with which the loans had been subscribed was no evi dence of enthusiasm in favour of the war. (Hear.) So far as an opinion could bq formed, there was no reason to con clude that Russia was suffering from financial exhaustion. Mr. Gladstone then proceeded to speak in an extraordinary strain about the endurance of the Russian soldier, his de votion, his fanaticism, his hatred to the invaders of his soil, and other things, whiCh evidently took the house by surprise. He thank e d the house for having given him liberty of speech. He still entertained the opinion that the war was just, but his conviction was that it ought to have been brought to a close. He denied that the war as it now stood was the war into which he entered. Mr. LAYARD thought that the hon. gentleman (Mr. Laing) who had addressed the house that evening on a - subject which had been discussed over and over again must have been lately living in some land to which the Times had not access. (Laughter.) The question had been so often discussed, that he would not trouble the house if ho did not desire tnat what had been said that night should go forth and create a wrong impression at a most important period in the history of the war. The hon. gentleman had said that he had had opportunities abroad of testing public opinion,on this war. To whom had he referred ? To those connected with public enterprises; but doubtless, of all attached men in the world, railway contractors and bankers were unfavourable to the war. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentle man had also said that the opinions which had been ex pressed'bat by the noble lord the member for the City of haveLon inthsaorheouwseeigthhet noble lord had of any one else stated opinions much stronger than those He wished to se in favour of the war. (Hear. hear.) especially the fiarYsta few ' words on all the four points—more had, from the first, protested It would be recollected that he would recollect that tlle against the settlement. They independent kingdoms Danubian Principalities had been mtted to the Porte, an' r t i i s i l oa th a t they had voluntarily sub this century obtained access Russia had never but once in in her power to destroy their free when she had done all when the revolution in the Danfurleo? institutions. In 1848, the character of their instant' tan provinces changed ions, Russ' Porteto interfere. They had altogethe la compelled the question. They should have treated Molda mi.sunderstood the as independent States, whereas they had tvr"""Vallachia they entirely depended ' on the Porte, and the them as if noble l or d member for the City of London, by protocol, ga ve th e the e po ea the power of interfering , and of introducing any „ is r or form'of government, in accordance with the e law s Russia had made no concession, for age.she 1 3 1.ri.s of the gained in the power of interfering in hose • materially to the second point, Russia had madea- ' Provinces. As 11 sion in removing the barriers to important _ the rested but Moldavia and-W .e free naviga‘tton co o of rested in the navigation of 1- • 411wihiaet the y l av era not represented at the . panube, and 9 , y 042ference. the And now, as to THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4 1855 third point. He would at once admit that a difference be tween counterpoise and limitation was not one worthy of a war, but he believed that the country had long ago made up their minds that the four points could lead to no satis factory conclusion ; and he also believed that the Govern ment felt the pressure of public opinion, and that the Con. ferences at Vienna was never intended to lead to a peace based on those four points. The instructions which ha I been 'given to the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) stated that the project of counterpoise was impossible, for it could give no hope of bringing the war to a satisfactory conclusion. Such were the instructions given by Lord Clarendon to the noble lord on the 22d of April, and on the 10th of April, when the project of counterpoise had been proposed by the Austrian Government, the noble lord wrote expressing his opinion that such a project could not be entertained. while, on the 18th of April, he was found proposing that very project of counterpoise which he had rejected on the ]oth. Let them suppose Sebastopol was taken, and would there then be any greater chances of peace? He believed not. Could we blockade Sebastopol continually, Russia would wait, and the time must come when she would re- gain the Crimea. He would ask. with the right hen. gen tleman the member for the University of Oxford (Mr. Gladstone) what end we proposedto ourselves by this war? We had allowed Austria to occupy the Principalities. Suppose she had not done so, or that she had carried out what was intended by the treaty of the 2d of December, we might have raised a very - large body of men—per haps 100,000—and those men would have fought our battles, but by the position which Austria had taken, we were precluded altogether from availing ourselves of the national feeling of the Principalities. He was told that, if Austria had not occupied the Princi palities, Turkey would have been compelled to keep up a large army there, but that was a mere fallacy. He could not but express his anxiety upon the condition of our army. Some improvements had taken-place, but they were in general the result of some pressure from without. He saw the same neglect of the interests of the army, and be believed there was a very general and very great discon tent amongst our officers in the Crimea. Within the last few days they had seen rewards given to men who had not any claim to them, and even the highest honour of the State were given to those who had not distinguished them selves, as well as to those who had. The result of this system wag, that at this period of the campaign we had not one man capable of commanding our army, or of un dertaking any military operations of magnitude. He de nied that they had shown any specimen of military genius in the operations in the Crimea. There was no signs of improvement. At Kertch. the expedition had been mis managed in a most extraordinary manner. One transport had carried the horses, and another the saddles. (Hear, hear.) If there was one thing which rendered the pros pect of peace more remote than another, it was the course which had been takea by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone). The speech of the right hon. gentleman was calculated to destroy almostexery hope which theyhad of peace. If the right hon. gentleman read Le Nord, pub lished at Brussels, which was the great Russian organ, he would see that he was looked upon as the advocateof Russia in England. He (Mr. Layard) did not insinuate that he or those who acted with him were traitors to their country, but they could seem that publication the effect whichtheir speeches had in Russia. (Cheers.) The speech just made by the right hon. gentleman was calculated to encourage Russia to reject every reasonable proposal for peace. He believed that no Russian could have made a speech more likely to raise and animate th e spirit of Russian soldiers to resistance. He had given the house a picture of the endurance of the Russi in soldier. Was not a Power to be dreaded which had a million of such men, devoted, as the right hon. gentleman had described, to their Emperor ? (Hear.) He (Mr. Lay era) listened with astonishment to the speech of the right hon. gentleman. *He who had led us into this war had pointed out a disaster—a reverse ;he said that we had been beaten. Were these the words of an English states man, or of an Enelishman. (Hear, hear) Was it because we had met with a reverse that we were to retire from the contest? Were we to sacrifice that honour and character which it had taken centuries to establish ? Were the words national honour extinct amongst the right hen. gentleman and those who sat with him? It was but a small failure. We had hail failures ten times greater during the Peninsular war, and yet we had come out successful from that great contest. He believed that it world be impossible to conclude a peace whilst the question of Sebastopol remained unsettled. France was a great mili tary power, and she could not submit to any -loss of her military reputation. This was a great national question with France. The right hon. gentleman said that the war was not popular in France. He (Mr. Layard) be lieved that the greatest ardour prevailed in France on the subject of the war, and this had been shown by the manner in which the people had responded to the demands made by the Government, and bad subscribed a sum far exceeding the highest anticipations. (Hear.) The war must be carried on with vigour, or the country would become dispirited and hopeless, and then terms of peace might be accepted which would be no compensation for the sacrifices which it had already made. He believed that the four points would be utterly inadequate for a satisfactory settlement of the question—they would only lead to a hollow and short truce. He must again implore the Government to carry on the war with vigour, in order to satisfy the joist expectations of the country. (Hear.) Mr. COBDEN said that he did not intend to delay the house for more than two or three minutes, for after the able and exhaustive speech of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), he should consider that it would be an unwarrantable waste of time to say one word on the same side of the question. It might be his (Mr. Coleclen'a) utter want of the reasoning faculty, but he listened sometimes for an hour to the hon. gentleman who had last spoken (Mr. Layard), and at the end he was totally at a loss to discover what his policy was, or if he had any po licy at all. The hon. gentleman had charged the right hon. member for the University (Mr. Gladstone) with encou raging Russia because he had pointed out the necessity of making peace with Russia on some terms. Why, the hon. gentleman never made a speech in which he did not find fault with everything. Many months ago he predicted that all Asia Minor would speedily be overrun by Russia. He was the last man in the house to accuse the right hon. gentleman with giving encouragement to Russia. He (Mr. Cobden) rose to speak on a totally different question —one which he approached with great reluctance and pain, as it was personal to himself. They had been discussing the *eight of authority of public men in reference to the policy to be pursued with regard to this war. They had been told how the great negotiators at Vienna had been in favour of peace on the terms of the four points. He attached much weight to that influence and authority in matters of this kind in the uninitiated public mind, but when he found a right hon. gentleman holding so high an office as that of a Cabinet Minister uttering the most un measured sentiments of denunciation to a large body of the public, he (Mr. Cobden) could not consider it a subject which could be treated lightly either in the house or the country. (Hear.) He of course alluded to the right hon. bart. the member for Southwark (Sir W. Mclesworth). He called upon the right hon. hart. to explain himself with regard to the remarks which he bad made, at the late election for Southwark, upon the right hon member for the University of Oxford, upon the peace party, upon other parties in the house, and upon himself (Mr. Coben.) The right hon. member had designated these various par ties as a nefarious and unpatriotic body, who were carrying on the war by means of ambuscades, which he (Mr. Cobden) supposed meant that they were sharpshooters. (Hear, and laughter.) He (Mr. Cobden) was not a peace-at-any-price man, but he was for a peace at an honourable price. (Hear, hear.) He wanted to know when the right hon. baronet first adopted political sentiments contrary to his (Mr. Cobden's). Two and a half years ago, when an office in Lord Aberdeen's Government was offered to the right hon. baronet, he said he had no objection to accept it if the sentiments of Mr. Cobden were represented in the Cabinet. (Laughter.) That was no secret, for on the very same evening on which the offer was made, the right hon. baro net communicated it to himself (Mr. Cobden) and six others in the central hall of the Reform Club, two of whom were then in the house. He (Mr. Cobden) wished to know how it came to pass that the right hon. baronet now advocated principles so widely different? It would not do for the right hon. baronet to say that, on gene ral politics, he still concurred in his (Mr. Cobden's) views, but differed from him upon the war question, because it was well known that he (Mr. Cobden) had for years identified himself with the peace party. Enter taining great apprehensions that, when the free trade measures were passed, and the country had thereby waxed feat, it would most certainly kick, he attended public meet ings in England and abroad for the purpose of imbuing the public with peace principles, and instilling into them a horror of war. The Chobham camp, the outcry about a French invasion, were sure symptoms' that the country was fat, and about to kick ; and he felt that he could do nothing better than endeavour, by agitation and getting up petitions in favour of peace, to divert the public mind from war. And if the right hon. baronet and himself entertained identity of views on any subject more than another, he thought it was on the question of the foreign policy of this country. His (Mr. Cobden's) first appear ance in public life was the publishing of a pamphlet. 20 years ago, in answer to the public harangues of Mr. Ur quhart in favour of war with Russia. That war had at last arrived, and it was great injustice to Mr. Urquhart not to have conferred upon him the Premiership, to enable him to carry out his policy against Russia. (Laughter.) In reply to an attack which was made upon, the right honourable baronet the member for South wark, some time ago, for his advocacy of the war, instead of the peace principles, he (Sir W. Moleswortb) read an extract from a speech which he had delivered at Leeds, in 1840, for the purpose of showing that the course which he was now pursuing with respect to the war with Russia was quite consistent with the principles which he held in 1840., He (Mr. Cobden) had since referred to that speech, and he found that, instead of being a war, it was a peace speech, and that the extract which he had read was only his reply to a hypothetical case, as to Russia seizing upon Constantinople, which, he said, was a most absurd notion ; but supposing, even that such a seizure should take place, the right hon. baronet thought we ought not to en danger our alliance with Russia by opposing it, as her aid might be most important to us in the then dreaded war be tween England and France on the Syrian question. He (Mr. Cobden) did not think that the right hon. baronet would have resorted to such sophistry as he had done with regard to that speech, for the purpose of deluding the house. What the right hon. gentleman said was, that all these suppositions of the power of Russia with regard to the posse-sion of Constantinople were utterly absurd, but Lord Clarendon had defended the war on the very supposition of all these things which the right hon. gentleman declared to bo utterly absurd. He had no hesitation in saying that for upwards of the last 18 months he was persuaded the right hon. gentleman had entertained precisely the same opi nions on these questions which he did 15 years before. By what process of reasoning, therefore, had he changed his convictions upon the subject? In dealing with the right hon. gentleman he (Mr. Cobden) had only done as he would be done by, for if he was ever found holding systematically, on great questions of policy, one language to his friends in private and another in public, he should expect to be denounced as utterly unfaithful. Sir W. MOLES WORTH said that having been person ally attacked by the hOn. member who had just sat down, he hoped he might throw himself upon the indulgence of the house for a few minutes. The hon. gentleman had called him to account for a speech which he delivered to his constituents in Southwark. He did not regret one single sentiment he had uttered on that occasion. He had merely stated, in order to allay and tranquillise their alarm, that if an improper peace were attempted to be patched up, it would not be sanctioned or brought about by 'the Government of his right hon. friend (Lord Palmerston). (near.) The hon. gentleman had also thought proper to refer to certain conversations which had passed between him (Mr. Cobden) and himself (Sir W. Molesworth) about the period of the formation of Lord . Aberdeen's Go laot the ns hou.bad egxeitisttieed. v h e o r t u w m e e e n n tt.he m. He doubt. very had the friendlyhonour man's acquaintance for, ma ny years, o lthough he had all along disagreed with the hon. member u p on the subject of his extraordinary and peculiar views wi th regard to' the rrelations possibility of universal peace. He was never offered a'seat in the Government except a seat in the Cabinet, but he re collected having a conversation with the hon. gentleman, upon which occasion they talked over the various combine time of parties which might be united in the new Govern.. ment, and it was very true he had said to the hon. gentle- number had increased to 532,544, representing a value man that he certainly agreed with him on many subjects of 20,604,5771. and on many questions—for instance, with regard to free Lieute, ant-General AITCHISON, in seconding a v 'te of trade, but he had never agreed with the hon. member on the thanks, moved by Mr. George Knight, to the Court of question of universal peace, and never would consent to join with him in any agitation on that subject. The hon. gen- Dii sclera, expressed the satisfaction he felt at the eaten tleman had alsoreferred to a speech he (the right hon.bart.) sive benefit the bank had conferred. upon a &ass of made some 15 years ago, but in 15 years a very consider- traders who were not, previously to its institution, in the able change might take place in one's opinions. It was true habit of keeping a banker's account. Many tradesmen at the period in question he underrated the ambitious who had risen to comparative wealth, were ready to ad designs of Russia, and he'had altogether changed his opi- mit that they owed a good deal of their success to keep nions since, and ono reason.for such change was the know- ing such an account. Increased employment to labour ledge he acquired as a member of the Government of the had followed as a necessary consequence. secret correspondence which had taken place between the The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, assuring the proPrie- Emperor of Russia and the English Government. He was tors that the directors would make every effort to deve not aware that he had anything more to say on the subject, lope the peculiar features of the bank, being confid e nt further than that the alterations which had taken place in that, in doing so, public as well as individual benefit his opinions were the sincere results of careful consideration. would be the certain result. Sir J. GRAHAM said the right hon. gentleman had stated, in reference to the speech made by him at the late I election, that he had nothing to retract. He was sure, I however, that the right hon. baronet would be rea d y to do I I so when he was shown that he had violated fact and truth in a portion of the statement in question. He understood the right hon. gentleman to have said that he considered the conduct of certain parties in the house unpatriotic, dis creditable, and nefarious, because they. surprised the Go vernment by a combination in respect to the vote on the Turkish loan. He begged to assure the right hon. gentle man that he (Sir J. Graham) had no knowledge - whatever of what were the intentions of hon. gentlemen opposite with regard to the vote in question. (Hear, hear.) Sir W. MOLESWORTH explained that, in his mention of a combination of parties to vote against the Govern ment, he had intended to describe the impression produced on his own mind by the event of last Friday week. (Hear.) On that occasion the Government were surprised, not by the peace party, who were, in fact, at open war, but by the right hon. gentleman who sat on the benches below, and by the simultaneous attack Of hon. gentlemen oppo site. The right bon. gentleman was proceeding, when, The SPEAKER said the right hon. gentleman was not entitled to make a second speech. Mr. R. P HILLIMORE begged to tell the right hon. gentleman that he had voted with a perfectly conscientious conviction that he was doing what was right and best for the country. The right hon. baronet would do well to ac quaint himself perfectly with facts before he made such assertions as he had done. Mr. BRIGHT sail the right hon. gentleman had bad a fair opportunity of retracting his statements to-night. He thought it would have been an advantage if the right hon. baronet had been allowed to continue his explanation, and make the retraction which was expected of him. Sir W. MOLESWORTH—I did not make a retraction. Mr. BROTHERTON here moved the adjournment of the house. Mr. WALPOLE said he must call upon the right hon. baronet to retract the phrase of " an unscrupulous Oppo sition," which he addressed to hon. gentlemen. 'When the debate upon the Turkish Loan commenced, his (Mr. Walpole's) impression was, that the proper course would be to take the convention as a separa.w, instead of a joint, guarantee. He was not aware that he had ever offered. the Government a factious opposition, and the vote he gave on the night in question was as honest a vote as he ever gave. Mr. BRO'I'HERTON again rose to move the adjourn ment of the house. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had listened with great sur prise to what had taken place during this conversation. He was fully persuaded the right hon. gentleman uttered the language he was said to have used at the hustings without much consideration. The right hon. baronet had said there was a combination to take the Government by surprise, and he further said that he did not make any retraction ; but at the same time, he stated his intention was merely to describe the impression on his own mind. It was perfectly clear to him (Mr. Gladstone), however, that the language used did describe the actions of others. If he had previously agreed to vote with certain gentlemen on a public question he should certainly not for one mo ment shrink from avowing it, but, as it happened, there was no concert whatever with regard to himself on the oc casion in question. Lord PALMERSTON said that his right hon. friend had been accused of having taxed hon. gentlemen in the house with combination on a particular question. (Oka of " No, no," and " Nefarious.") He was not talking of epithets ; he was merely talking of charges. His right hon friend who had just sat down had put it upon the ground whether it was an impression of the right hon. baronet's own mind, or whetherhe had stated it as having been a positive fact, and he should not be put off the scent by the "noes" of hon. gentlemen opposite. (Laughter.) Na man could state more than the impression on his own mind of a fact that hal taken place. (Hear.) If such was the impression of his right hon. friend, all he (Lord Pal merston) could state was, that it was his impression also, and he believed that impression was shared in, not only by many members of that house, but by almost every rea sonable man in England. (Hear.) The combination might have been fortuitous or accidental, add without any pre vious concert, but a combination it was in the strictest sense of the word—(hear)—because there could be no doubt that several parties did combine. (Hear.) The Marquis of GRANBY thought the right hon. gen tleman, after what had passed, ought, as an honest man, to express his regret that an erroneous impression had got upon his mind. He hoped he would even then get up and say he had been labouring under a mistake. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said, when he was stopped by the Speaker, he was proceeding to state how he came to use the words. He described simply the effect produced upon his own mind by the events of last Friday week. He said that the sudden and unexpected attack of the right hon. gentleman beyond the gangway, and the simultaneous at tack of the right hon. gentleman opposite, induced in his mind a belief that it was a skilfully combined movement. The right bon. gentleman the member for the University of Oxford and the hon. member for Tavistock had now declared that there was no previous communication between them and the right bon. gentleman opposite. He (Sir W. Moles worth) firmly believed that was a fair statement, and there fore, ho would only say it was an accidental union of parties to attack the Government. (A. laugh and Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said it appeared to him that the issue had been changed within the last few minutes. He thought the noble lord, the First Minister, rose to extricate his friend and colleage from his discreditable position by that dexterity which he could always command ; but instead of doing that, he raised an argument merely on the'abuse of the word combination, and left out of sight thel epithet which had given such great offence. He was astonished to hear the noble lord defend a colleague in the use of such a word as nefarious, as addressed to a large party in that house, and to some of its most distinguished members. The motion for adjournment was then agreed to. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The following is the directors' report, submitted to the meeting on the 10th inst The half-yearly accounts now submitted show a net re venue for the six months ending June 30, 1835, after de duction of interest on loans and all other preferential charges, of 146,8081. 4's. Bd. ; add the surplus at December 31, 1854, less dividends on capital since paid up, 2,6541. 14s. 3d. ; balance available for dividend, 149,462/.lBs. 11 d. From ths sum the directors recommend that a divided for the half-year, at the rate of 41. 7s. 6tl. per cent. per annum, be declared, amounting to 6,780,458/. 6s. Bd. to 148,32.1. 14s. 11d. ; and on 113,1921., on calls on the 401. and 501. shares for the 26 days, to 352/. 14s. 11d, ; leaving to , be carried over to the next half-year, 7871. 9s. id. The increase in the gross revenue for the half-year, over the same period in 1854, is 20,6331. 18s. ld. The following table shows the actual and relative values of the traffic for the two periods : Half-year Miles Total Working Net ending. Open. Receipts. Expenses. . Revenue. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. June, 1854.. 251 347,601 5 2 138,043 11 4 188,432 19 9 June, 1855.. 268 368,235 3 3 139,613 3 0 20,696 5 9 Increase , . 17 20,633 18 1 1,569 11 8 17,263 6 0 The continued increase of traffic shown in the foregoing table, although moderate in amount, affords a renewed proof of the sound and satisfactory chartcter of the com pany's position, particularly when the state of affairs in the commercial and political world is taken into conside ration. It will be observed that, although the gross in crease of the revenue for the half-year is 20,633/. 18s. ld., the amount of increase under the bead of working ex penses is only 1,569/. 18s. Bd. The local taxation on the company has increased during the half-yeir by the large sum of 1,4781. Bs. 4d., and would have been much more so had not the directors re sisted several most unwarrantably high assessments on the company. The rating on raj:way companies has now become a grievous burden, and imperatively calls on the legislature for an early consideration of its injustice, with a view to that relief which was long since promised by the authorities of the Board of Trade. The usual report from the company's locomotive super intendent is appended, from which it will be seen that the rolling stock is in good working order. Three new engines, six carriages, and 31 waggons have been built during the last half-year, at the expense of revenue. The directors have ordered about three miles of the line below Kingston to be relaid, in continuation of the por tion completed to that point last year. They base also ordered additional sleepers to be placed throughout the whole of the Southampton and Dorchester line, to afford greater strength to the road. The increased weight of the trains and engines, caused by the additional traffic on that line, rendered this advisable. The expense of these im provements will be charged against revenue, dividing the amount in a similar manner as before, over a lengthened period. Pursuant to the resolution of the proprietors at the half yearly meeting in February last, the sum of 41,778/. 9s. 10(1. exeended during the year 1854, and then standing to the debt of " Suspense Plant Account," and 31,0081. 16s. 3d. standing to the debit of " Extension of Stations and Sidings Suspense Account," have been charged to the capital account of the company; and during the past half year an additional amount of 7,977/. ss. 9,1. has been ex pended for sidings and stations, and 11,8561. 6s. 3d. for plant, which has been placed to a suspense account, to await the future determination of the shareholders. A new steam-ship has been built during the past half year for the Havre station, at an expense of 19,4601., to replace fhe Grand Turk, hich had become practically un qualified for the service. This amount is in course of being rppsid by a Renewal Fund !died f r that purpose, and the Grand T will be disposed of. So much has recently been communicated to the proprie tor's respecting the Company's Amended Bill, which was introduced into Parliament in the beginning of the present year, that it is unnecessary to say more than that it has passed into a law, and to make the following statement re lating thereto ; the act provides, in a satisfactory manner, for every point which it was originally introduced to sanc tion, and considerable advantages may be anticipated from the powers which it confers. Those powers which effect a consolidation into stock of the amount paid on the 7 per cent. preference share capital will be immediately acted upon ; and henceforth the right of voting in respect of such stock will be the same as the right of voting in respect of .the company's ordinary stock. With refrence to the clauses compelling the company to apply to Parliament for an act to make an extension railway to Exeter the direc tors feel that it has been passed in the sh ipebest calculated to make this obligation as little onerous as possible, be cause, in addition to the option as to the course of the ex tension, power had been acquired to borrow the necessary funds, or to raise the amount by shares, as the proprietors may deem most advisable. It will be the duty of the direc tors to give their immediate consideration to the subject, and a special meeting of the proprietors will be called to lay the matter before them for their decision as early a period as possible. 'URNS. .ST WEEK. Miles opened, 1855. 72% 37% 26% 103% 189% 94' 6)1 20 eceipts. 1854. 1855 2,324 883 2,331 A,648 11,805 5,986 252 993 1,486 1,134 707 921 869 5,878 23,373 5,855 3,323 6,068 23,6 , 7 5,742 24,0:19 5,839 21,106 58.853 1,939 20,999 16,244 501 8,193 1156 28,214 2,832 5,504 1,077 2,751 939 964 2,021 89G 21,448 5,114 1,632 2,463 955 2,703 6,623 13,!'84 5,742 245 1,319 1, 00 1,547 701 1,061 418 914 6,057 24,638 gy7Bs 3,625 7,016 21,775 6,141 27,538 6 285 22,774 60,159 1.606 15.901 16,790 590 3,104 871 062 28,148 3,076 5,813 1,132 2,862 1,099 1,525 2,4 8 920 2,521 21,644 5,640 1,076 3,877 1,039 648 338 2,255 40,861 ROYAL BRITISH BAWL The general half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held at the bank's house, in the Strand, yesterday—Edward Esdaile, Esq., the chairman of the court of directors, presiding. Mr. HuGH INNER CAMERON, the general manager, read the following report:— _ _ _ " The supplementary charter in favour of the bank, which the directors stated in their last report as being then about to pass the Great Seal, was soon afterwards com pleted. The relative deed has since been subscribed for 100,090/. additional stock, and one-half of this sum having been paid up, and the requisite certificates issued, the in creased capital has been duly notified in the Gazette. The directors have also the satisfaction to state that they have allotted to respectable applicants another thousand shares, representing an additional 100,0001. ; and that of the moiety of (his sum, which the law requires shall be paid up before the issue of the corresponding share certificates, and which is receivable by instalments, 33,1291. 13s. have been already paid by the allottees. 'When all have paid in full, this second addition to the capital—trehling, its original amount, and completing a subscription of 390,000/. —will be duly published. Meanwhile, such of the alloteos as have paid, or shall pay, 501. per share, and subscribe the deed, ,‘ ill receive their certificates, and interest on their payments at the same rate as the dividend payable to share holders ; the rate allowed on instalments short of payment of the 501. per share being one per cent. less. Hitherto the number of the bank's shares having been comp tratively few, occasioned no doubt by the largeness of their amount singly, and of the proportion required by law to be paid up, the transactions in them have been infrequent, and they have but rarely been found on the market; but as their number has now been increased, the directors will take the necessary steps to have them quoted in the Stock Exchange lists. The customers of the bank, and their operations, have continued steadily to in crease. Mora than a thousand new accounts have been opened during the past year, and the number now in operation is considerably above six thousand. At the time the bank was being formed, the directors had much difficulty in obtaining any premises in a suitable place adapted to their wants, and they were very glad when they secured, and at a moderate rent, their present chief office. But for a considerable time back the accommoda tion it affords has been much too limited ; and the busi ness of the bank has been thereby seriously impeded. The convictions of the directors themselves that a change to larger, more commodious, and better situated premises was necessary, were strengthened, not only by the com plaints of customers, but by the expressed opinions of pro prietors. The directors are however now happy to say that they have at length secured premises which, in com modiousness, situation, and appearance, are all that can be desired, and on terms which they consider to be very advantageous to the bank. These premises are the whole of the front building, and the greater portion of the two side wings, and of the interior quadrangle of the South Sea-honse, in Threadneedle-street ; the back portion of the building being taken at the same time by another bank. The house is one not only familiar to the whole business community of London, and standing in one of the greatest thoroughfares of the City, but some of its apart ments have at different times been occupied by several of the oldest and most respectable of our banking establish ments ; while others continue in the possession of the Go. vernment and of various well known public companies. The portion of these premises which the directors have taken comprehends about two-thirds of the whole, includ ing the entire front in Threadneedle-street ; and the bank has the option of a tenancy at a specified rent of 21 years, or the purchase within three years of the freehold, at a price now agreed on. They hope this arrangement will be satisfactory to the proprietors, inasmuch as the acquisition of the property is in itself an excellent investment, and com bines every banking desideratum, with a moderate annual charge. The directors expect that the necessary alterations to enable them to remove their chief office to Threadneedle street will be completed within 3 months from this time. The directors have great satisfaction in stating that the progress of the junior branches established this and last year has completely justified the outlay on their formation. The dividend declared by the directors for the past half year is at the rate of six per cent. per annum, free of in come tax, which with interest at the same rate on all deposits of 501. per share of the last issue will be payable at the head office of the bank, on and after Monday, the 20th instant." The report and the accompanying accounts were deemed highly satisfactory, and the directors were urged by , numerous shareholders to persevere in the course which had rendered the establishment so largely u eful to the mercantile and trading community of every class, and so safe and progressively profitable to the proprietors. A SFIAREHOLDER congratulated the proprietors upon the readiness the directors had shown in meeting their wishes on the subject of procuring more convenient and suitable premises for the chief office. No arrangement could be more advantageous than the one gone into re lative to the South Sea House. Mr. CAMERON, with the view of marking the progres• sive extension of the bank's business, mentioned that during the haif•year ending December, 1854, the trans• actions were 320,958 in number, representing a value of 18,605,9.66/, For the half-year ending June, HO, the RAILWAY TRAFFIC EET TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PA: NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITISH. Aberdeen .. •• • Belfast and Ballymena •• •••• •• •• •• •• Belfast and County Down•• •• •• •• •• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York . • .. Bristol and Exeter •• ...• • • •••• •• • • •• Caledonian.... ......... ............ Chester and H01yhead....... Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •• •• •• Cork and Bandon .. • • ...; .......... Dublin and Belfast Junction •• .. •• • • Dublin and Drogheda.... ......... Dublin and Kingstown .............. Dundee and Arbroath ... • .. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk aml Enniskillen.. ...• •• •• East Anglian.... • ... .; .. • • .......... East Lanca5hire.................. ... Eastern Counties and N0rf01k.. .... Eastern Union.• .............. 3 Edinburgh and Glasgow •• •• •• •• •• • • Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee."... Exeter and Crediton.. •• Furness Railway •• • •• •• •• •• Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern and E. L.• • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Irish South Eastern • • •• •• . Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • •• •• • • • • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire..•• •• • • • • Leeds Northern .. • • • • • • • . • • •• • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... London and North Western •.• •• •• •• London and Blackwall.• ..... London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. .• Londonderry and Enniskillen Manchester, Buxton, and mattock, tic Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction •••• Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • •• •• Midland Great Western (Irish) Monklands •• • • • • .• •• • • •• • _ ........ Newcastle and Car1i51e......... • • N o rth British • • •• •••• • • •• •• 1,1"-o—rt-RStattordshire •• ........ North-Western .............. •• ' • S co ttish Central ••'• ' • • Scottish Midland Sh re wsbury and Birmingham ..: • • . • • Shrewsbury and Chester • Shropshire Union .. •• • • .: stonth Devon • • ...... •• • • • • • • • • • • • . South Eastern-- ............... South Wales .. •• .. •• •• ......... South York., Doncaster, and Goole . Taff Vale •• ....... Ulster ...... ..• •• •• • • Waterford and Limerick •• ........ • West Cornwall .... Whitehaven Junction .............. York and Newcastle, and Berwick Sr York and North Midland & Leeds.. FOREIGN. Mitch Rhenish • ..............., Lyons and Mediterranean ........., Montereau and Troyes .............. Namur and Liege .. • • .......... • • • Northern of France ................ Orleans and Central* .. Paris and Lyora • •• .• •••••• • • .. . Paris and Rouen. .. _... • • •• •• •• • • Paris and Strasburgh • •• •• •• • . Rouen and •• •• . • • Western of France 81% 417 161 553 1 4 5% 174 267 171% 94 28 498 3 4 1264 37 784 149 57 3 4 259 162% 2,272 32,067 The half-yearly balance sheet of the London and County 11 nk states the profits at 34,8941., of which a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per at - mum will ab sorb 21,2011., leaving a balance of 13,6931. carried to profit and loss new account. [ADVIRTIBRICZNT.] TRR WAR IN THE E4sT.—POWERF fi PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.- Messrs. S. and 8. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Araemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Roy , 1 Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 33 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distanT and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger andal'. sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Geoman, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, Powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 11 miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera house,. country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course,. camp, and p erspec ti ve glasses, with wonderfu l power.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derive," from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occi:- pation—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do • not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Dee:- ness—New Discovery. —Tire Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that bas been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing . oi ses in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all thelssist tr ance that possibly could be desired. 39, Albemarle-s set, Ticcadilly. Observe 7f orposite the York Notolt (H)UNTb Y if.A.RKET3. LIVERPOOL—AuG. 3. The market this.morning was slenderly attendedi anbYd lots and dealers. The transactions were limiteu, rio cepting Indian corn, which maintained Tnasclol4 the value . of other articles in the trade was conatue be easier. WAKEFIELD—AUG. 3. i; f wb ell The weather is still unsettled. Fair supPa ri ° for the season of the year. Millers act on the reser 0 ; 0 01 demand for flour being very limited, and to sour„ iff curtailed by the abundance and cheapness c aned,:tlie haue, therefore, a very dull market to-day, gy sales made a decline of 2s per qr. has been gane'"", g lair ceded. Barley, beans, oats, and shelling each ro t sale, and prices tend downwards. —.— LINCOLN—AUG. 3. of tb e and what changed hands The supply of wheat to-day Waft good for this tielot, year ; buyers were not disposed to purchase to ail, ?,,p 0 qr. on last week's rates. B oats, and bean° ey, not lower. was at a decline of Is SA, CURRENT PRICES. Wheat, white red.. ..... . .................. 34s to 35 .... ..... :.:776958 toto 7824 Barley, grinding ... . 27s to 321'..s 0at5............................. ..................... . . Beans. .......... 47s to 49 ... ....................... EXETER—AUG. 3. __ .a . l • _., from CORN.—In our market wheat may be q uote. ~, `0.,, to 10s Od. Malting barley, 4 s 9 d to 5s Od ; gr s u' os ''0,11 0 " Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 6d to ls Od. Bea n ' , Od. Peas, 00s Od to 0s Od ° 0' 0 FLOUR. —Fine, 56s 0 . oa - Od to 57s Od ; sec onds . Od per sack. Itild;11.1 CATTLE.—Prime beef, lls 6d per sc ore ; c°ll4 lb. , fd o 121. 00s to 15/. ; butchers' calves, 54 to Sid per 0w.4. calves —s to -- s each. Sheep, 6 id to 70., K L s h; eft: , 04 per lb. • Store hogs, l a rge size, 50s to u'l od r 20s to 00s ; small, 00s to uos. Rough fat, Pork carcases from 9s 3d to 10s 3d per score. INVERNESS.—SUET o'—,_ / 6 0 oa. NO CORN.—Wheat, white, per qr., 74 s Od w ' t 30 5 ley, chevalier, 31s Od to 32s Od ; ditto, eon? ' .9 ' a lt 31s Od.. Oati, ZOs Od to 31s 04. ' 24 0° ; . 1 ' MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 22s Ocl to e. 4 to 1 63 9J: second, 00s 04 to Os 04 ; barleymeal, 1 60 ''' 0 5 Sc ll° i 0 peasemeal, 16s 6d to 20s Od ; bran, per ston , 49 (),;; 11 Ist flour, per 2801 b, 578 04, to 60s Od ; 2d di tt , ° ' e ril '" ii 52s Od. ; oatmeal, best, per mt. of 1.41 b ' 1 %00 11 ;0 to 2s 4d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; bar lo ir 3 3 01 to 00s Od ; peasemeal, is 10d to Os 04 ; ist flo,f, ' 3s . 6d credit ; 2d. ditto, 2s. 64 cash, 2s 9d crEl". BRISTOL SUGAR--AU G ' `. ana the 044fr{rob A good demand this weAr both for P an r erY f. o r and the offices have been nearly cleared. of f et os , brought forward, at again rather higher 1) 3 1 0 osTs tip r; fined produce there is now a free sale , and olio ara closed with firmness. In rum the tra nsact' portant. T.—AUGUST 3. le close of the 001°' 5, A SO' d, Walll3o o ' llsHoeauustvieh 0. ............................... Tees ................... Whitworth • ..... ....'"5l E ven wood ...... " Gosforth ........... Bell .................... Kepier Grang e ... Cassop ........ . ..... Riddell ..". Eden Main... . Fothergill's - 6 - 1 " Ships at market... 25 1 Sold .......... COAL MARKE' Prices of Coal per tor. at t' d. s. Bebside's West Hartley 20 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 19 0 Taufield Moor flutes 17 0 ,West Riding Hartley lB 9 Chester Main... 2O 0 Walker Primrose l5 9 Tanfield Moor l7 0 Wylam 19 3 Derwentwater Hartley 20 0 Wallsend, &c. Freston Leverson 15 61 •••■••!.. D I rt COURSE OF E.XCHANGE.---I g- Amsterdam nl7 Gibraltar •• •":::,. Ditto, three months .. 11 18% Leghorn •• / Rotterdam 11 I+% Genoa ....... Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• .• •• 25 71i iirussels ....•......... 25 37% .... o°' ~,. ~I 1~l Milan Ilairiburgh ••••••• • •• • • 13 3 Paris ........ Naples •• •• • '••• Palermo ••"••••••' Messina •••• • - Ditto, three months .. 25 37% Marseilles 25 37% ..-::: Lisbon .. '' Oporto .• •• •• Bourdeaux ............ RIO J a neiro ..... . '; e 01 Frankfort-on Maine Lv 118 M Buenos Ayro g '. ; fr 0 1 , Berlin ................ New York,6 o u••••p6f l I Vienna..........•• 12 2 Philadelphia o°o "';c0 , ..0 / I 3 PRICE S OF I Petersburg ............ 354 Foreign Col d II " 0 l 504 P or t ug al Gold 0 Cadiz ••• 50 , A, M ex i c an Dollars Barcelona ............ . New Dollars •• Seville.. •• Sliver in bars SEABORNE MAILS. i ir( aell (N signifies that the mails are sent from the - 'ay the night-and M'by the morning-despatch. ) il w Po ol f 1 10 ,1 Day whoutria,ie,i , ITO ,. , COUNTRIES. in General Rost- Fur' .„. Me, London,* Disi o f l „.. '.i / 9 0 H 1 A.nierie.a(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... LiverP ° yi . ,tmericp. by United Ste. Packet) - ........N ' .. • • .....• Liver i °l , .tmerica (by U. States 0 4 0 1 packet) ........ - N •• • • .... • • South A ' i Australia (via South- P t° ampton) .......... Ai ... ° .......• South ...' Ditto (via Marseilles) N, Ditto (via Cape of Good ~ , kft Hoe) .............N .. ..... .. • • ot n ,', Africa (West Coal 4) • .N I 33d of the month .• Pl7'l l ° .• " 1 Alexandria..........N t 4. 9, 24, & 30 of in. Dove ',;pro v i 2 Alexandria ........ ..3„1 4th & 20th of moan. Soutba rn '''ptegl! Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Soul" ..",420, Belgium - ..........N Gaily .. ... Dover o ,"pro' . ,kis' Brazil .............. m '9th of the month.. Southa i otoo v Buenos &Wes ........M 9th ok the month.. smitro I " , Cape of Good Hope .. N Vol o ° Cape of Good Hope ..N Pt ° o fi Cape de Verde ......N 9th of tb 3 month Sou th° Ceylon (see India) V . Ceylon ..............N th OP tP e rl Channel Isles ........N Men.,Wed.,&FriA4 8 011 , -- a t op- Chi1i............... .. Al 24 & 17th of month Som. - China ... . Once a month.... ~,,' Constantinople .......f. , 8,13, i8,23,m2a or ro Dove r ;'0 . 1 9 " 41 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of moil. South, ~,I o: Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ...... Dev er '.. rl' Egypt (see India) ''' ll4'll France ........ M & N Twice Do ll Gibraltar .. ....... .31 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m South Greece (see India) fee I Greytown .......... M i2nd & 17th of mon. Sonthl , „..,tit i Hamburgh ..........N Tuesdayi & Friday Loud ° lpt ° P IP 1 Havannah ... ...... .1%.112nd of the month SoLith7.,,, I Holland ~........ :. 31 Daily Honduras ' .. .......: 11 17th of the month. Foot= s '1 India (vlaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Fly ol .,•"'eri India (via Marseiiles ) M 9th&2sth of month Dover '- "' 2 i lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mom Dov e ;;;;;''; r, l Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ....:. 1 1013 ,,,'00Pn0i. 4 ' Lisbon...-. ~,, ~,, „, „„ m 7, 2, 17, gp 27 o f e n. soil , . io pw;r ' Madeira ............ 34 9th of the month Seu_,,,t ils ol , ' • Madeira ....... ....N 23d of month .... Liv. , Malta (see India) . ••••• , falta . . Mauritius (see India) _., ) 1, _..•PP , Mauritius ..........N 14th of the moutl.' Asiv , ./ Mexico ...... .. id 1 2nri . of the month. , :Sou-, „,•::,,, Naples .... . ........N 'sthlsth2sthormon.!V o l'orri , New Granada ...... 5 , I2d & 17th of mom? 13 0,3 ! 0 ,01 1° I New Zealand . , .... !By private ship ..IVa r ' . ., - ,. ~•,01 it Papal States .. .... .. N 5 thlsth2sthollnon . Dev`;•,,iiiP' o!,,er Peninsula • ......... bl 7thl7th2'7thofmon. Soul' h ',,lllo Peru ..............M 'ld Ps 27th of mon. l' 01 ",',:o po „i , Port Natal .... ......N By private ship... V . l o ''. •• . ,I, ti t ' Sicily ..............N sthifith2sthoittion,De ve ; ',.‘,„ i i P Tuscany ............N sth I sth2sthofmon.lDO e O . P' ' , Venezuela ....., .... Al Id& 17th ofmonth SO' . t it ' Van Diemen's Land (se, isjk it Australia) ...... .., . , Olt ° Oa" • 'Moat Indies ........N & i2d 17th 01 montb ilir, -- tt I fill st Vol , • /" Of Ol 4 0 49 0 ft, e ° 0 D f 0- will" :c tie o - do r ;b wil l" A , ''!''e 00 9) 4 . [ADVERTISEMENT .I—The most inveterate ii i ce ri 4 9,4 ' diarrhoea, which had resisted all medieineo i°,-, 0 03,' jocr; / to Du Barry's delicious Revalenta. Arabica;ri irr i ,. friend the great Indian travell r and antic' ir ts •„ / ; 3 1 writes as follows :—" London, 20th Mare b , - s ' 7 4 fr o A ut 0 0 0, —Having suffered fearfully for two years `," ~- 0 g 7 00 0 1,0 of the liver and an inveterate diarrhcea , 1 7: t il e 0 7 :0 ,. and China, and having tried the advice °' r a il e, I, 7 osYliti professional men in China, India, and at b ° t he I ke other resul than gradual decay, I was ° ,.t05 ° 0 0 ,,,,i4 grave—unable to lift my arms from perfee'; ,1" s "f_ 10 9 Capt. Wraughton, of the Hon. E. I. C. Ser Vl A ' r e A biniey,, me to try Du Barry's excellent Revalcnt a `" 0 te' f ieffif to discard the drugs I was then taking- li o°. 7,0 0 ? this delicious Fool. is the perfect r esters it i c ory i f within a month ; and I : ake a peculiar please': ise t ipt t l 3 6l all sufferers to follow my example. I shall 10.1 .I r , , r,j, any inquiries. I am, Sze. ,W.En E, Major, l l ' 1ie. 4 1;; In canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 51b 0 . 411ce ° Ae r oso l; The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of post don ; I ' 6 l, 0 3, Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, re a o 4 63 f , Piccadilly ; 60, Gracecburch-street ; 33 „ u 'v t i be 17.1 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill; 4u, '',...,: e t; . 1 , 55, Charing-cross ; 54, Upper Baker-s""0- 047, O's 5 1, Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Cael9lstr e9 o ' C° 6 9 i mall; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, New 13°n •ty ; ,:et ; o# _...... comb-street ; 13, King William-street, 0 1 00 4 7 0 street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 95, Farrieg,toi , Paul's Churchyard ; 6, F,elward-gtreet, r' ' When any of these dal +patched on the followin Aouthatripton), and the preceding day. Ltes fall o,t a Sunda: tg day, with tho ex Waite,, both of whicl BIRTHS. a° 1,91 I! OF A SON. 0 Oit 0 , On the 21 inst., at Wye Cottage' Anderson Esq. Vi of On the , 2a inst., at York, the "" Prance, Esq. 1 4CP pi OP A DAUGHTPI" 00 , .6 0 ,1, rl3 i l P . On the 2d inst., at Claremont Villa, " 0 44 Lavell. sta , ''' On the 3d inst., the wife of D. Be" 4 , 1 1;' Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park. MARRIED' t ool'', f ell a o o li ° On the 2d inst., at South Iracktie9o,e 3 , 3 # Rickard, Esq., of the Stock ElebVill iP 00" Brixton, to Selina, second daughter 01 0 0 0 /0 . Esq., of Pemburyroad, Lower ClaPt°l;gto.ilihiets On the 24l inst., at St. Mark's, IC enii- stlb ° I. Miller, of Kennington, to Amelia .A. 1411 gon Cottage, Kennington. It lit 1 11" On the 2d inst , in BDelf,l;:veD•s.clll9're' C"rie° "bll , f ir Z . Earl of Sefton, • fri t :Pr' OP On the 24th ult. at Donningttoll ,g 0 Lord Philip ThomaFitZalan "lOW A, itt ie months. of VP p 1" On the 17th ult ,at Balaklava, Critne* oti ff) 01 ,1 Charles T. Witham,. R.M aged 20 ' • k 94° 0 On the 2d inst., at Clapton, Frederle ire , ief M . 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