The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-27 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1855. ommunity had hitherto shown so little inclination for libellous publications as this class. There was once a class of newspapers which was accustomed to profane the Sunday by hebdomadal ribaldry and slander. Who supported those papers? He feared it was the clubs and drawing-rooms — not the working classes. Those publications eventually perished, because they could get no support from the gene ral body of the people, and because the public would yie ld no sympathy to those against whom actions for slander or libel were brought. He would respectfully beg to make one observation to the hon. gentleman, that it was a remark able fact, and one which showed how little danger was to be apprehended from cheap publications, that all the revo lutionary, profligate, and licentious literatureinvariably corrupted the higher class before it reached the lower. He knew of no exception, ancient or modern to that rule. He was persuaded if the works of Rosseau or Voltaire were circulated through the metropolis freely, or in our large towns, they would not have six months popularity after the repeal of the stamp duty, for the moral corruption and infidelity inculcated in those works would be thoroughly exposed by sound and good writing. It appeared from the committee of 1851 that after the reduction which took place in 1830 two journals were established in the metro polis ; and that though they were not first rate, they extin guished a swarm of licentious publications. Let the house do as country gentlemen did with their fields. If they wanted the corn to grow, let them cut down the hedge rows, and let in the air and light. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had already told them without exaggeration that the stamp duty had broken down in all directions. There were for 100 publications stamped, 250 unstamped,- - eight only partly stamped, and all these were liable to prosecution. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to do justice on one portion without prosecuting all. Very well ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer told the House of Commons if they did not pass this bill they must arm the executive with new powers to prosecute these offenders. He said the House of Commons would do no such thing. (Hear.) It was impossible for Govern ment to ask for new powers in 1855 to arrest the march of information—if Government were rash enough to do this, it would do more to expedite the march of democracy than the incomplete Reform Bill of the noble lord the member for the City of London—and the proposal would also have the cold shadow of aristocracy in opposition to it (we un-: derstood). If it was foolish to pass sitch a law ; he should be glad to see how the Attorney-General would act if he had new powers. He should like to see Government at tempt to prosecute under such a law. He would tell Go vernment that the law was virtually dead they might retain the sword in their nerveless hand, but he would defy them to animate its muscles to strike the blow. (Hear, hear.) He would now come to his hon. friend's amendment, which his hen. friend had based on the ground of revenue. The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer told the house that if the duty was abo lished it might be necessary to call for additional taxes in order to prosecute the war. But what was it we were waging war against ? Not against Russia, as she was our natural ally ; but against barbarism and usurpation. But if we were willing to incur a large expenditure for that purpose, would it not be better to incur the small expen diture of 250,000/. in the promotion of civilisation and freedom? He would ask honourable gentlemen who re fused to concur in Russian usurpation, whether they would consent to that usurpation which deprived our follow-subjects of the liberty of publishing their opinions on the affairs of the day ? Could there be a more hate ful thing than for an Attorney-General to say to a young journalist, " Your publication contains informa tion of value, but as you are not rich enough to pay for publishing your opinions, the law must be called in to ruin you ?" (Hear.) He denied that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would lose a single farthing by the mea sure if it were carried, or if he adopted the principle of the former bill, to admit all printed publications at a propor tional charge. Twenty years ago that was a portion of his scheme ; for he then convinced himself that printed matter of any kind, whether commercial, scientific, or religious, should have the same liberty of publication. And would that right 'non, gentleman restrain tho diffusion and pub lication of such works merely for the sake of saving 250,0001. a year ? He considered that the objects aimed at were beyond all price. (Hear.) He should not have had the pain to differ from his hon. friend's if some inte rested party had not sought to alarm them by acts and as sertions so extravagant, and so opposed t o th e sense o f- a ll acquainted with th practical condition of our literature, that he was sure that those who made the assertions would themselves be the first to 1 tugh at them. The hon. baro net had referred to a circular which had been sent abroad against the Stamp Bill. This bugbear, as it was termed by the hon. baronet, stated that the most active agents for obtaining the remission of the stamp duty were pers o ns whose object was the diffusion of principles adverse to re ligion and the rights of property. Now, he did not know who was all u d e d t o — w h o were t h e chief supporters of the repeal. The hon. member for the West Riding held ex treme opinions, but he manfully avowed them, and it had never been imputed to him that he held opinions adverse to religion. Then there was Lord Brougham, Lord Camp bell, and Lord Lyndhurst—three judges of the land ; and then there was that natural foe to the rights of property, the heir of the house of Derby. (Laughter.) Next, there were those notorious enemies to religion, the two represen tativesof the University of Oxford. And amongst the most active agents for the change were her Majesty's Ministers, who latterly, at least, appeared to be well satisfied with what he would call the established order of things. (Laughter.) He found that all the charges against the supporters of the repeal of the duty were comprised in two lines of the circular. One was a libel against the character of those who wished to make newspapers cheap, and the other a libel on those who would read them. Horace ' Walpole once said of a lady that she had as fine a set of teeth as a lady could have who had only two, and both of them black. (Laughter.) He hoped his hon. friends around him would not be induced to oppose a measure that would tend to diffuse Conservative opinions among the working classes. That appeared to be the only chance of getting Conservative opinions fairly before the working people—fairly before those tens of thousands of voters among whom it was the duty of Conservative members to appeal for their seats in Parliament. He had yet to learn that there was a single'Conservative journal that had pene trated to the working classes. The right hon. gentleman the member for Droitwitch, in his luminous speech rela tive to the education of the people, referred to the letters from private soldiers in the Crimea which had excited so much admiration. How were the minds of those soldiers trained ?—was it not in a great measure by cheap publica tions which they read when children ? This shovel how little fear need be entertained at the diffusion of cheap knowledge. Do not let the house suppose that a penny tax was a slight imposition. Once there existed a daily paper called the Spectator—Addison and Steele were the contributors; that penny paper did more to reform the manners of the people than half the books that were written. Suddenly a penny tax was laid on the paper, and so one morning that pleasing instructor which brought philoso phy to our firesides vanished from our homes ; the penny tax extinguished it, and that alliance which genius esta blished between mirth and wisdom was rudely repealed. He was convinced—and he said it from his heart—if a Conservative journal was established, embracing moderate opinions, and edited by some man who knew the tastes and feelings of the working classes (there were many squires and clergymen who did), and being thoroughly in earnest, it would do more to popularise Conservative opi nions than half the speeches that where made in that house. What was Conservatism ? It was not that which three fourths of the Conservative journals represented. It was not a system of restraint or terror ; it was a warm, gene rous love of law and the glorious constitution of the land we live in. And what was the constitution ? It was not a fragile form that shrank from every breath of air, or that could not stand the rude shock of the tempest. No, it was of robust organisation, of sound principles, which received life and soul, net more from the wisdom of statesmen than from the courage of patriots. And if it was such, were they not bound, as true Conservatives, to show that they adhered to the constitution ; that it needed no additional reform bill; that it wanted only change in order to give the people new avenues to knowledge and to make them wise and better. He believed it was their duty as true Conservatives to show that they did not fear the common sense of the country—that they did not fear any class iu the country in fair discussion, because they were convi need that in proportion as they widened the field of intelligence and literature by raising up new and cheap publications which a worthless law forbade them, they should be doing their cause and their country a service. He should give his cordial support to the principle of the measure. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to explain the present state of the law, as it had been alreadyseveral times alluded to. For many years past a certain class of journals devoted to one single object, such as the Atheneum, the Lite retry Gazette, the Builder, the Musical Times, the Jurist, and certain other papers devoted to purely legal sub jects, bad enjoyed an immunity, by the indulgence of those who administered the revenue, from the tax on newspapers tax which was originally imposed, not on fiscal, but on political considerations. The thread thus given to the papers of the class described called into existence, in the course of time, another class of papers, not devoted to the. higher and more intellectual subjec's, but which the In land Revenue tolerated, inasmuch as they did not convey all that was usually expected in a newspaper, and did not interfere with politics. Such were the Racing limes and the Police Gazette. Bat then, after a while, some of those papers beg an t o p u bli s h what was really news, and it be came a question whether one paragraph of this nature made the paper liable in penalties, or if half a column was necessary to bring it into the category of newspapers pro perly so called. If, on the one hand, the officers of inland revenue did not interfere with those publications to compel them to be stamped, thero was an outcry raised by the stamped papers ; and if they did interfere with any one paper, it immediately raised an outcry against the injustice 'not perplexing it ou t f or persecut i on. Then, as if all this was perplexing and. tiresome enough, the House of Com va,ans., at the i ns t ance of the right hon. member for Man eneolor, deliberately and formally came to the resolution th e t in t t i g g j a rght to he altered, and that the principle of not to contlnstlenctiv between one paper and another aught that the law, as it h t e hon. baronet was wrong in stating present stood, was a dead letter, for the law, if enforced , p owerful enough ; but what would be the amount of d: r co a n 3 ten t an d outcry, if the law o ffi cer of the Crown should be ea ° upo n to enforce the law im partiallY against all the p ubli cation s to which had been in duced by successive Governments lovne.r invest o we t e e ? i t t so a journals of a description w t hip e xempt from duty ? So far h red, and in one sen se tho law . WAS a dead lette w r, a fe c r ° i - f he wore to institute those . prosecutions, Le should have ' therefore, and vainly, In such teats to appeal to juries, ,ses as those to which he had referred. It became necessary, and. nee upon the for the house to decide speedily whole question:No person co uld . admire more th an he did the tone and temper with wh ich the hon. member for Kent but he had nothe a had brought forward his proposi tion , a single argument made use of in the cou rs e which appeared to him sufficient to ju eacfouhrisse speech 5.1' which he preposed to the house to take. A ssuming that the alteration of the law woul v e f l a v r e a a ra c n e m zt e a a in t d in amount of loss to the revenue, still they knew the extent of that l oss , an d if th e h ouse were net prepared to submit to that sacr ifi ce th ey oug ht a t on ce to put an en for d to the measure, and not to postpone a decision upon it an _ in definite p er i o d. T wo Chance ll ors o f the Exchequer had come forward, and had stated that they considered the finances of the country, notwithstanding the heavy de mands of the war, to be in a condition to bear the losA. Why, therefore' postpone the consideration and decision of the question? There were same parsons who objected to the principle of the measure because they considered that the retention of the tax was requisite in order to keep up the character and position of the press. In that opinion he did not concur, hut, on thacontrary, he believed they would do a great service to the press by getting rid of the tax, and it certainly behoved those who were in favour of the continuance of the stamp to show that its repeal would be injurious, and no argument which he had yet heard had succeeded in convincing him that such would be the effect. If he believed the effect of ,the proposed alteration would be to lower the character of the public press, he should start at once from such a proposition. He did not believe that, with the continuance of the facilities of the Post office, any of the leading journals of the day would lose a single reader by the alteration. The effect of the removal o f ,he stamp duty would in his opinion be to call into existence a class of papers adapted to another class of read era, and suited to their means and capacities. But even if this were not so, what right had the house, either in justice or reason, to keep up by artificial regulations the high price of a commodity in which the rich rejoiced, and prevent the poor man from getting an article adapted to his wants, merely in order to benefit and keep up the character of the high-priced paper? (Hear.) Then, too, it had been said tint the abolition of the stamp duties would call into ex istence a class of cheap immoral and seditious papers. But if such journals should militate in any way against law and order, the law was amply strong enough to control and put them down; and if it were thought that the proposal to take away the registration of the names of the proprie tors would tend to increase an objectionable class of publi cations, it should be borne in mind that such proposition was only a subordinate part, and not in any way connected with the principle, of the bill. No person could deny that a great improvement had taken place in the character of the press during the last few years, but this beneficial change had occurred since the lowering of the stamp duty of 4d. to id. Why, then, if such good results had attended this reduction, should such gloomy anticipations be in dulged in with respect to the effect of the further reduc tion ? (Hear.) The altered state of the feeling of the public was such that whenever a libel occurred there was no difficulty in getting a jury to convict. The Satirist was annihilated by the repeated damages obtained by indivi duals whose characters had been traduced ; and if such a paper were again to be attempted to be forced into circula tion, it would be swept away by the indignant voice of the country and the verdicts of honest juries. (Hear.) This great question, then, was perfectly ripe for solution, and he trusted that the house would not, by adopting the amendment of the hon. member for Kent, further postpone its final settlement. Allusion had been made by the hon. member to the necessity of an alteration in the law of copyright ; but that law was at present strong enough for its purpose, and ho did not think that exist ing newspapers would be exposed to more piracy after the removal of the stamp duty than they were at the present moment. The daily papers were exposed to the piracy of the evening and of the weekly papers, and information which they gave was published the same day and in the week after, condensed, abridged, or transformed in so many dif ferentcause of complaint. It h a d hh t t oh the tax ayn were taken off i c would be ee stshataepdasthaast notif pos sible for some paper to be started the object of which would bo to sto , I the matter of the mornina papers, and bring out later in the day the inf ormat i e h which Other. had collected at great expense. He believed that if such a speculation were likely to answer, the difference of one penny in the price of the paper would not stop those who were disposed to act in so shameful a manner. But, if such an outrageous attempt at fraud and robbery were to be mad© by any person, upon an action being brought, the indignation of a jury at such an outrage would induce them to give such damages as would at once put a stop to any such proceeding. (Hear, hear.) There were news papers now springing up by scores, many of them d evo t e d to subjects connected with the war, but the reason the law had not been put in force against them was because the Government had really decided upon the abolition of the tax, and it would have appeared an act of harshness and injustice to have proceeded against them for infringing a law which the Government had decided upon repealing. - At the same time, however, it should not be overlooked that to allow those parties to infringe the law was evi dently unjust to those who were called upon to pay the tax. In conclusion, the hon. and learned gentleman re spectfully implored the house to consent to the second reading of the bill. Sir F. BARING said that ho always listened with the greatest pleasure and attention to the hon. baronet the member for Hertfordshire and the hon. and learned-At torney-General, and he had certainly never more admired their talent, and the way in which they dealt with a ques tion, than upon the present occasion, for neither of those hon. members had in the least met the objections taken by the hon. member for Kent. (Hear.) What was the object ~f that hon. member ? Ho had stated that, by the Chan cellor of the Exchquer's own explanations, he was about to propose an alteration by which a loss to the revenue would accrue of something over 200,0001., and that it would be his duty to propose some other tax to make up this defi ciency in the revenue. The hon. member, therefore, not very unreasonably called upon the house not to go into the consideration of this question until the alternative of the other taxes was before the house, and the public had an op; ortunity of deciding whether they would undergo the evils which at present existed or consent to those which might be proposed to the house. It had been said that the public were exceedingly anxious to have this bill passed, but this extra.oedina.ry haste to press the measure through the house appeared to him to throw something like dis credit upon the statement. He disapproved entirely of the principle of discussing propositions of this sort before the house had before it a full and comprehensive view of the finances of the country, and regretted the departure from that sound principle of finance and policy which the present case presented. He had known but one exception to that correct course, and that was the establishment of the penny postage system, a measure which no doubt was attended with many beneficial results, but its adoption led to great confusion in the public accounts, and the im position of the income tax was in a great degree the result of that legislation. At the present moment the state of the finances was more uncomfortable than usual, and if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was about to follow out the principle laid down of raising the service of the year by the taxes of the year, he would find that even 200,0001. was not a sum which he could rashly dispose of. But if they had recourse to a loan—and he expressed no opinion on the policy of such a course—it might be just to leave a portion of the burden of the war to posterity, but it would not be either an honest or straightforward course to ask posterity to pay for the reduction of taxation proposed in the present measure. With respect to the proposal before the house, the fact was that this penny stamp duty could hardly be Galled a ta:s.. ;iv w... , -.----,---,,, .c....- privileges enjoyed under th e Post-office, which were paid for in the shape of a stamp. The fact was, that about 133 per cent. of the whole of the carriage of the mails of the country was in newspapers. The country paid for the cerrriage of the inland mails—to say nothing of the cost of the establishment and charges of delivery-603,0201. ; and for the packet service, 732,0001.; or, in round numbers, about 1,500,0001. The 400,0001. levied by the stamp duty, with the additional postage for the colonies. would not exceed 500,0001., so that the country carried 80 per cent. of the whole of the mails in newspapers at a cost of not more than one-third of the actual carriage. If the whole cost of the establishment and carriage of the Post office were included, the amount would be 2,430,0001.; the sone received for the carriage of letters and newspapers was 1,208,0001., but the newspapers, which amounted to 80 per Lout. of all that passed through the post-office, did not pay more than half a million. He thought, therefore, thatthe newspapers received more than a full equivalent for the stamp duty which they paid. (Hear.) Ho thought the hon. and loareed Attorney-General might have reduced the definition of what was a newspaper to that which common sense was very much inclined to think was a newspaper, and thus have avoided the alternative of either prosecuting a large number of periodicals or proposing the total repeal of the stamp duty. (Hear.) The hon. and learned At torney-General had argued the question as if it were a set tlement of the whole matter. But was the bill before the house a settlement of the question ? The hon. and learned gentleman Was unable to say what a newspaper was, or to give a definition of one ; yot in some of the clauses of the hill newspapers were specially referred to, and it would be impossible to put a construction on those clauses without having a definition of a newspaper. The two gentlemen who had supported the bill so eloquently had stated that it would not be satisfactory without some settlement of the question of copyright. Then, as to the moral effect of the proposed change ; while on one hand they heard much about the advantage of Americanising the press of this country, they heard the Americans themselves state that their press was to them no great blessing. Whether there was revenue to dispose of or not, he (Sir F. Baring) stood up for the principle that the house should not take off a tax without having the substitute which was to be proposed first brought under consideration. Mr. PAOKE supported the proposition for postponing the second reading of the bill. Mr. MIALL, after stating what he considered to be the arguments employed by the antagonists of the bill, whom $ a he charged with gross selfish ness , o b served that large in - ajority of the house had decided that it was a matter of high policy to diffuse education at the public cost; yet it was now asked, after thus stimulating the mental curiosity of the people, to refuse the easiest and best means of gra tifying it, by rejecting this bill. He denied that there was any danger of cheapened newspapers deteriorating the press, or of interfering with those of a higher class. Un restricted competition in this, as in other cases, wculd not only increase production but improve quality. Mr. DRUMMOND, in a speech more than usually dis cursive, declared his opinion to be that, instead of being the greatest glory of the country, the press, in its present state, was one of its greatest curses. It was a mercantile speculation, and nothing else, for pampering the taste of the English people for political gossip. Mr. DUFFY supported the bill, replying to various ob jections offered to a change of the law. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I do not accuse my hon. friend of any intention to make a factious motion,or of being influenced by motives of party opposi tion in submitting his amendment to the house, nor should I have had any difficulty in acceding to it if I could have brought myself to look upon this question as exclusively, or even principally, a financial question. (Hear.) When I introduced the measure I was under the impression that I was giving effect to the declared and recorded opinion of the house in the session of 1854. Let m 3 call the attention of the house to the words of that resolution :—" It is the opinion of this house that the laws in reference to the periodical press and newspaper stamp are ill defined, and unequally enforced ; and it appears to this house that the subject demands the early consideration of Parliament." Now, it is important to observe the time when this reso lution was agreed to. My right hon. friend the member for the University of Oxford made his second financial statement, proposing an addition of 10,000,0001. of taxa tion for the expenditure of the war on the Bth of May last, and on the 16th of May my right hon. friend the member fur Manchester moved and carried this resolution. The house, therefore, passed the resolution with a full know ledge that a great war expenditure was to be met by in creased taxation, and passed it within a few days after the statement to that effect had been made, with the im pression of the fact fresh upon their minds. (Hear.) If, therefore, the financial objection had pressed upon the Is )use last session as strongly as it now seems to weigh 'cith hon. members opposite, it is olear that the resolu tion could not then have been carried. But an attempt has boon made upon the opp os it e s id e t o th row d ou b t on (.I the ue s ni ti e o a n n s i n ofg of financethe resolution. to objections, Abstractre resolutions i or s upon regret that my right hon. faced did not move some specific plan lt , a Committee of Ways and Means instead of leaving us to dispute as to the precise meaning he intended to convey ; but it appears tooptvhat no reasonable doubt can exist as oath which is construsa. to the meaning a motion must be uonstrueecel"T"' meaning of the resolution. As in the case of an cpzinvion, deponenclis, so person whoumcoaleing.to the intent and friend was chairman of the committee s it. ' My news was not a proper object fo t c log his motion he b f e ul a ly v at t a lo t . e a d b • t h . right hon. which reported that' r axation, and in introd - a virtual that is vi w e w h s e nra.tsots repeal it, motion o it, u of which were inimical to the newspaper stamp. After hoar- his opinions and his argument yhaoruesl " e a relaxation ofto thhies ed it was und u e b rs t ,, t o h o a d t t i o t i l m va p s l inotion. Can there law? Can an y one doubt as a resolution emit was corn' condemna tion and repeal, as far 9 :lifear, hear.) The the newspaper stamp . the law *() resolution, by very terms , implies thatwas to be al tietsred. Can any that the law should be ren o one in this house have the hardihood t maintain that it could mean more 'stringent or altered, and it was not to be rendered . have but that it dered more stringent and severe ? If, then, the law was to I); could it be relaxed in any should he relaxed ?'and how ory not comp= severe, what meaning could the resolution. other manner than by rendering the stamp but optional ? For the reasons I have stated I believed that in introducing this measure I was giving effect to the distinct and deciered e : - ,ieee. 0: :he hoe ss , s e e If it should please the house to iecedo from their determination—if they should now change their opinion and depart from that resolution—let them, by distinctly rejecting the bill, not by acceding to the dilatory motion proposed by the hon. gentleman, but by voting for a motion that it be read a second time in six months, simply rescind the resolution, and so place the Government iu a clear and intelligible position with respect to the administration of the law. If you reject the second reading of the bill, in what position will the Government stand with respect to those publications, the nature of which has been so fully and ably explained by the Attorney-General? Do you propose to legalise class publications? Would anybody undertake to define the precise difference between class newspapers and other newspapers? It. has been found difficult enough to define a newspaper in its extended sense, and would any one lay down such a definition as would satisfy judges and jurymen? Would any one with metaphysical minuteness draw a line for practical purposes between class and other newspaper? If that task is to be imposed upon the Government, I trust that some gentle man who has supported the amendment will give us the benefit of his valuable advice on the subject. Is the At torney-General to prosecute some 150 newspapers which have hitherto received the indulgence of the Government, which have grown up under a permission not sanctioned by the letter of the law, but which has induced proprie tors to embark their capital in extensive literary and com mercial enterprises ? They have formed large connexions with classes of customers and of readers through the long continued toleration of the Government, known to the public, known to this house, and not censured or objected to by the house ' • and are they suddenly to find them selves the objects, or, as it might be said with truth, the victims, of ex officio prosecutions, and to be at once de prived of the privilege they have so long enjoyed ? If that is the course t o whic the Government is to be driven, I trust it may be distinctly signified by those who support the amendment of my hon. friend and wish for the rejec tion of the second reading. I will not attempt to travel over the general topics which have been so ably illustrated and almost exhausted in the eloquent, and not more elo quent than argumentative, speech of the hon. baronet the member for lertfordshire. It would be arrogance in me to enter into the various topics to which he referred, and I will only advert to one of the points he so ably and copi ously illustrated—l mean that of the great alarm which appears to have seized both the metropolitan and the pro vincial press from the proposed abolition of the stamp duty. The metropolitan press appears to think that when the penny stamp is removed it will be ruined by the pro vincial press ; the provincial press, on the other hand, be lieves that it will be ruined by the London press—(hear) and both the London and provincial press believe they will be ruined by some possible press which has not yet been called into existence. (Hear.) Now, I oonfess that I can not but regard all such fears as fears inspired by imagina tion rather than by reason and by examination into futu rity founded upon facts and experience. Let us only con sider what has been the effect of reducing the stamp duty from 4d. to ld. Surely that reduction must have affected the interests of the great newspapers more than the re moval of the last penny can effect them ; and yet we know by experience that the newspapers with a large circulation, both in the metropolis and in the provinces, rather de rived benefit than suffered injury from the reduction of the stamp duty from 4d. to ld. They are in possession of the market, they have the command of capital, they have an established connexion, they are known to the public as the chief channels for advertisements, and they must unquestionably enter the new field of competition which will be opened to them with greater advantages than any new competitors can possess. It will be ex pected that I should say something with respect to the financial aspect of this question, which has received so much attention during the debate. lam not about to deny that the estimated loss of 200,0001. a-year is a mate rial circumstance for the consideration of this house. Nevertheless, in the construction of the financial plan which, it will be my duty to submit to the house immedi ately after the Easter recess, allowance will be made for the loss of the revenue that will be thus occasioned, and her Majesty's Government will, upon their responsibility, propose such a scheme of finance as will provide amply for the expenditure of the year, including the loss which may be occasioned under the head of newspaper stamp duties. Whatever risk may exist of such a sacrifice of revenue, the Government, with the full knowledge that that reduction is to be provided for, upon their responsibility propose this measure to the house. The sum of 200,0001. which I have mentioned, is the estimate made by the Post-office authorities, not certainly upon very certain data, but upon time best which the subject admits of obtaining. That esti mate does not include any allowance'for an increase in the paper duty. The paper duty now produces about 1,000,0031. a year, and certainly, if the anticipations of which we hear, that the country will be inundated with new newspapers, should receive a verification to any per ceptible degree, we may calculate upon some considerabl e increase of the paper duty. I don't myself venture to give any estimate of the increase of the paper duty. I merely state that the estimate; of the loss of 200,0001., which I laid before the house, does not include any allowance for the increase of the paper duty. There is another point which has been adverted to by more than one hon. mem ber as affording the means, in some respect, of supplying the loss occasioned by the abolition of the compulsory stamp— I mean a cheap book post—(hear, hear)—a charge of postage for printed publications, not being periodi cal publications, not coming within the terms of the bill now upon the table, but which would at present be subjected to the letter rates of postage. Having conferred with the Postmaster-General, I can state that, in case this bill should receive the sanction of Parliament, her Majesty's Government will be pre pared to introduce a book postage at lower rates than the scale now existing. The lowest rate of the present book postage is 6d. for one pound weight. That rate of postage, was established by a Treasury warrant. It is proposadlo - amend that Treasury warrant so that it may include slower scale of rates ,• facilities will thus be given for the transport VL IJILIVII.D anti cipated that this change may lead to some considerable augmentation of the Post-office revenue. This is an ar fangement which may be carried into effect by the war rant of the Lords of the Treasury, for, as it involves a mere variation of the existing rates of book postage, it does not require the sanction of an act of Parliament. Having thus explained the financial portion of the question, I shall leave this bill in the hands of the house, only pressing upon them this consideration, that it is most important, not upon financial grounds, but with reference to the recorded reso lution of this house—(hear)—for the - purpose of maintain ing the consistency of the house and of its proceedings, and also for the purpose of putting an end to a most anomalous and unconstitutional state of the law and to perpetual scandals which consequently arise, that the house should pronounce a clear opinion upon this bill ; that they should either road it a second time this evening or reject it ; and that they should not accede to the unmeaning, the useless, and the dilatory motion of my hon. friend. (Hear.) Mr. DISRAELI—The right hon. gentleman has founded the course he recommends the house to pursue upon a prin ciple which in practice he would find it very difficult to maintain. I understand from him that he founds it not so much upon those great principles of policy which have been so eloquently advocated by the hon. member for Hert fordshire, and with great ability by ether members of this house, as upon the principle that the recorded opinion of the house upon this subject is, in the mind of the right hon. gentleman, a fact of such gravity and importance, that it is impossible for him, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, to resist an intimation so precise and definite. Now, sir, how can this' principle he maintained in practice? Has it always been—l may almost say has it ever been —the principle adopted by Chancellors of the Exchequer, that they should, as a mat ter of course, assume a vote of this house, with respect to a particular tax, as an indication which cannotbemistaken, and a sanction of a course which cannot be relinquished by the Government; and that the policy or expediency of repealing the tax, and the proper time for taking such a step —which is the question before us to-night—are to be omitted from all future discussion ? (Hear.) Why, in 1553, two sessions ago, the subject of what are called taxes on knowledge was brought before this house, and a resolu tion, I think, for the abolition of the advertisement duty win carried by a large majority, but the Government did not on that occasion express their opinion that that vote was final on the question, nor did the Government act upon that vote. (Hoar.) Have we not had the malt-tax repealed by a vote of the House of Commons before this, and were we then toll by the Minister that, as a matter of course, it was the duty of the Government immediately to propose the repeal of that tax in consequence of the vote which this house had adopted? (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, were wo not reminded the other night by the right hon. member for the University that a former colleaeue of his 'the late Sir It. Peal, had to his honour resisted the vote of the House of Commons upon that subject, and that ho had sue- cessfully called upon the house to rescind it? (Hear, hear.) Why, I remember a vets of this house for rescinding the sonar duties being carried against a poWerful Government, but were the sugar duties abolished by the Minister of the day in consequence of that vote? No; on that occasion he called upon the house to rescind the resolution at which it had arrived. But what happened in our very recent experience with respect to the vote of this house on the subject of attorneys' certificates? (" Hear," and laughter.) A vote for abolishing the duty was adopted by a very large majority—a greater majority than has over voted for the repeal of the taxes immediately under discussion to-night; but did the Chancellor of the Exchequer then c one forward and say that,in consequence of the vote of the House of Commons, he felt it incumbent upon the Government to propose the repeal of the certifi cate duty? Why, that duty is not repealed at this moment. (Hear, and laughter.) You have had financial reform, you have had the revision of taxation, you have had the whole question of taxation considered in every possible light, and yet you have not got the duty on attorneys' certificates re pealed—(a laugh)—although you had repeated votes on the subject. But now, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in vindication of himself, not for proposing the repeal of these taxes on introducing his financial statement to the house, but in vindication of his proposing the repeal of a tax before the house is favoured with his financial scheme or knows what substitute he is going to recommend—lays it down as a proposition which cannot be controverted, and as a principle of action which tho Government adopts, that the moment the house has consented by its vote to the re peal of a tax, it is the duty of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to act in conformity with that vote. I certainly cannot aereee with the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon that point, for I remember very well the arguments that were used by the right hon. member for the university with respect to the repeal of the Attorneys' Certificate Duty. That right hon. gentleman (Mr-Gladstone) then said, that it was the duty of the Chancellor of the Exchequer not only to hear arguments in favour of the particular propoi tion then before the house, but also to hear arguments in favour of the repeal of any other taxes which the house might think ought to be abolished, in order that he might avail himself of the information he could obtain from such discussions in framing his financial scheme. The right bon. gentleman argued against being called on to give any opi nion on the part of the Government before the introduc tien of their financial scheme; and the right hon. gentle man then said : " If it be acknowledged that it is the privilege of the House of Commons to propose the repeal of one tax after another by a majority, and so dictate to the Chancellor of the Exchequer what shall be the financial policy of which be is to be the organ in this house, what, I want to know, is the use of the Chancellor of the Exchequer." (Hear, hear.) I say, then, if the Chancellor of the Exche quer's position to-night is founded on that principle I shall have to say to him, " What is the use of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ?" (Laughter.) I shall see it my duty, sir, to support the hon. member for East Kent in the proposi tion which ho has made. It is not a proposition that en ters into the general merits of the question. When we are favoured with the fi nanc i a l stateme n t o f th e Ch ance ll or o f the .xchequer, if h o fe e l hi mse lf j us tifi e d in offering a pro ion to the house with respect to newspaper stamps, I I shall listen to that proposition without any prejudice what ever; but I thi n k t h ere i s no propos i t i on that can be made at this moment that is more rational, or that recommends itself to the house by arguments of more unanswerable rea son, than that at this moment, when we are, aceordir very verge and threshold of the budget, we should not be called on to repeal a tax when the right hon. gentleman w be il Inleadu to d c t l e n ie, t tell revenue , u for s what the is the am weare compensationgoing tore 1, a i l m , p a n n s d e . w ( h a a t e a i r s . ) t hTe The e u b r i e g t t t u te e n w . h g i c e h n t l w e a a a r e h t a o s n a d s e k e a t , l stated to the house that the Government have a scheme lossw h i e t h h e t t h e e v y h e nu a perfect wilt sustain ia confidenceconsequence s will en u e nne make u et up e f (r I ) .e p t e h a e l of the newspaper etemp duty. I have no doubt the Govern ment have full confidence in that project. I have no doubt the Government have confidence in the right hon. gentle man—but the question is, has the House of Commons con fidence in the project of the Government? (Hear.) It may bo doubtful whether eve shall have confidence in that pro ject when we aro asked to give it; but to ask us to have con fidence in what the right hon. gentleman does not con descend to communicate to us is to exact too much from the trust of this house, and to take a somewhat more san guine view of the existence of the Government than the right hon. g entleman is warranted in d o ing. (A l a ugh.) The right hon. gentleman tells ns that, if we postpone this t w as ill k of defining ly deinfivnotngedwhiant difficul ties, is nobs. Now, hetl a io g i r s e tih' w rein it G h kos t vfm h er e lo'n ri m g te h hn t et hon. gentleman the member i f n o g r a q uePortsmouth,atteu that tt appears there sonot g r e m a t u much d t i h ffi e So faras I could perceive from a somewhat hasty examina tion of the 155 journals to which the right hon. gentleman eu Government. lty n sv refers, there is but an insignificant fraction of them that will require his attention. (Hear.) I was amused the other day on meeting with a caballistic definition of news, in a book of childish instruction, that might have afforded some hints even to a Minister ciFinance. (Hear.) The word " news" was there described by the initial letters of the four points of the compass. It isthe initialletters of the four points of the compass that make the word " news," and he must understand that news is that which comes from the North, South, East, and West, and if it comes from only one point of the compass, then it is a class publica tion, and not news. (Laughter.) If he takes that simple instruction as his guide, I think he will not find his diffi culties in the definition of noses so insurmountable as ho takes them to be. (Laughter.) Sir, Ido not now enter on the merits of the general question. I address myself only to the amendment of my hon. friend—an amendment, in my estimation, so sound, so just, and so suited to the cir cumstances with which we have to deal, that I feel it my duty to give it my best support. (Cheers.) Lord PALMERSTON—The right hon. gentleman who has just sat down has stated with great accuracy that cases have occurred—and he stated several—in which this house having come to certain resolutions in regard to taxation and finance, the Government of the:day have not deemed it its duty, or necessary, to adopt the resolutions to which the house may have come; but I think the right hon. gentleman has omitted to consider the peculiar character of the resolu tion to which my right hon. friend addressed his remarks. Anybody may easily understand that, if .a resolution to abolish a tax is proposed to this house, and the Govern ment of the day resist it, but that the resolution is carried in spite of that resistance, the Government, holding by their own opinion of the tax, may abstain from taking any steps in consequence of tie resolution so carried in spite of their opposition. (flear.) But the resolution to which my right hon. friend alluded was a resolution carried without a dissentient voice —(hear) —a resolution in which the Go vermnent of the day concurred, and to which the Govern ment are as much bound as the persons by whom it was proposed to the house ; and it will be seen at o nce th a t there is an es sen ti a l difference between a resolution so carried and one that is resisted and carried in spite of the opinions and strong determination of the Go vernment. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the financial part of the question, if my right hon. friend were pick ing out a tax which be thought in itself objectionable, and simply because he thought some other taxes would be preferable, it would be very reasonable for those who ob jected to that course to say, " Let us wait till we see whether' the tax you are about to propose will be less ob jectionable than the one you propose to abolish." If it were a question of mere preference in regard to financial op.rations, I could understand the ground on which gentle men opposed to the tax might wish to see whether another arrangement bett er su it e d t o th e wan t s an d w i s h es of the country might not bo proposed ; but the measure of my right hon. friend is not founded on financial preference. It is grounded, not merely on the resolution of last year, but on the foundation on which that resolution rested. It is grounded on the injurious, and, indeed, intolerable state of the law—a stale in which it is impossible the law can be enforced as it stands, and which we feel requires to be altered. The law must be altered, because it is a scandal that a law should exist that cannot from its nature be enforced. (Hear, bear.) If the law be altered, you must either make it more stringent, more precise, and enable the officers of the Crown to carry out its provisions and enforce its penalties in any case where it is violated—a course which I think this house will not be prepared to adopt ; or, if you will not do that, you must adopt the line of relaxation, and make the law more indulgent. For my part, I do not contemplate the proposed change as likely to be attended with those dangers that have been anticipated by some gentlemen in the course of the even ing. Ido not anticipate that this change will be produc tive of that injury to existing newspapers which they themselves have se industriously endeavoured to persuade us is awaiting them. I am persuaded that those newspapers —commercial speculations, such as described by the hon. member for West Surrey in that amusing speech with which he has entertained the house this evening —that those great establishments will maintain their ground in spite of any competition that my right honourable friend's measure may bring against them. (Hear, hear.) I am equally convinced that there is no real danger to the morals of the country from those cheap publications that are likely to rise Asp when this stamp duty is removed. (Heels.) 1 agree with those who have such confidence in the good sense and good feeling of the lower classes—for t t it i e a s t e c n h o ea d n a p ng u e b r lic l a v t i i l o l n f s o w l i o il w l b t e o addressed — " ;s — tO " them from this change ; that those publications hone which danger is to be anticipated will not have such a circula tion, or such an enlargement, as that their existence can be pei petuated. (Hear.) Of course they may be attempted ; but they will share the fate of others that have gone before them. (Hear.) I; they rise, they will soon fall again. (Hear.) On the other hand, I believe there will arise cheap publications for the use of those who are unable to buy dear ones, which will convey instruction, enlarge their understandings, improve their morals, and at the same time tend to make tkem good and useful members of society. (Hear.) I, therefore, entertain no apprehension on that score. This being my opinion, lam convinced that the house will best perform its duty to the public by concurring in the bill proposed by my right hon. friend. (Hear, hear.) Of this I son sure, that we ought to deter mine one way or the other, and that the motion—the insidious motion of the hon. member who proposes delay— will not mislead any member of this house. (Cheers.) We clearly understand that that for which we are voting is, whether the measure shall ke adopted or not. (Cheers.) No man will be misled into the error of fancying that, though in favour of the bill, he is only voting for delay, and not against the bill. If this is clearly understood, and the votes given "Ay" or "No . ' upon the measure, then the tactics resorted to by tho se w h o d o no t openly declare themselves will not succeed ; and, although they say the amendment is only for delay, let it be clearly understood what the truth is. (Cheers.) Lot every member know that in giving his vote on this motion he will practically be giving that vote " Ay" or " No" for the measure. (No, no ! ) Honourable members may say " No." I do not expect them to concur in the interpretation which I give. They are against the measure. They wish to vote against it, but they feel some difficulty in doing so after having concurred in the resolution of last see don. (Cheers.) They cannot well get out of the posi tion in which they aro placed and seek to escape by a side door, and endeavour t accomplish it by a motion for de lay ; but we require that the votes shall be given in plain terms, for or against the measure. If the votes be so given I ana confident in my expectation, that the house will make good its resolution of last year, and concur in the second reading of this bill. (Cheers.) The house then divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading 215 • Against ii ......, 161 Maj irity " ---54 The bill was, therefore, read a second time. SUPPLY—REVENUE DEPARTMENTS. The house the e wen t i nto committee of supply, when the following votes were severally proposed and agreed to without discussion :-835,1821. for salaries and expenses of Customs department; 483,2331. for the coast-guard ; 1,365,'3501. fur selaries and expenses of Inland Revenue department; and 62,7201. for revenue police—lreland. CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the second reading of this bill, and explained that its object was to extend the power of seminary conviction possessed by magistrates to cases of petty larceny nol exceeding lOs. in value. Mr. S. FITZGERALD thought that some bettor scheme than the present bill might be devised for the snore fre quent delivery of gaols, without infringing on that great safeguard of our liberties—the trial by jury. Mr. ROBERT PALMER said he felt no objection to tho second reading of the bill. Mr. HILDYARD thought that the bill would require a good deal of attention in committee. Mr. HEYWOOD supported the bill. The bill was then read a second time. • On the motion of Colonel DUNNE, the Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Bill was referred to a select committee. LIBRARIES, &a. (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. EwART, leave was obtainod to bring in a bill for promoting the establishment of free public libraries, museums, &c., in Ireland. MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the mot i on of Mr. HEA.DLAII, leave was given to bring in a bill to impose restrictions on irregular marriages in Scotland. ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH. Mr. FREWEN moved for a return of all sums of money Which had been voted by the House of Commons since the year 1800 for repairing or improving the parish church of St. Margaret's, Westminster. The return was ordered. Lord DUNCAN brought in a bill to make further pro- Talon for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland, which was read a first time. The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. We have received a letter front Mr. John S. W. Herring, solicitor, of Stafford-chambers, New-road, Narylebone, begging of us to intimate that he is not the person of that name referred to in the late attempted murder and suicide at Marylebene. MISS JEWSBURT'S NEW NOVEL, " CONSTANCE HEu- BEBT•" — This remarkable book is exciting great interest. It is the best we have yet bad from the clover pen of Miss Jewsbury. " Constance Herbert," says the Atitencatin, is a poem in its beauty and its lofty purpose —a romance in its variety and fascination. The tale, as a tale, is deeply interesting, full of quiet pathos and a calm and beautiful morality. Constance Herbert' will be read with pleasure and remembered with healthful interest." [ADVERTISES[ENT].—HoIIoway ' s Pills produce the most beneficial effects in all Complaints of the Liver, In digestion, &c.—Officers in the army and navy, before proceeding abroad,. should provide themselves with a supply of Holloway's pills, as change of climate fre quently causes an alteration in the system, producing bile, indigestion, fl a t u l enc y, liver complaints, an d suc h like disorders. Th es e pills may be taken without clan ger, requiring no restraint from business or pleasure ; they act mildly on the bowels, causing neither pain nor griping, and thus remove the complaints at the same time they strengthen the stomach, give a healthy action to the liver, brace the nerves, and invigorate the con stitution.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol loway's Establishments, 244, Strand, Loudon ; and 80, Maiden-lane, New York. ARHY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- T /4, The committee re-assembled this morning at the usual Limn. Dr. Andrew Smith was recalled. In reply to Lord Seymour he stated that, when the two departments of Minister for War. and Secretary at War took place ho received no instructions to correspond with the Minister for War alone. By his letter of the Mh May he re commended the establishment of hospital ships in the Black Sea and the Archipelago. Did not then contem. plate any-at Scutari. When the expedition was sent to the East he recommended the establishment of general hospitals at Scutari, but these would have followed as a matter of course. Lord Soynaour—The regulations of these hospitals were established by Dr. Hall ? Dr. Smith—They were. There were regulations for the purveyor, but he did not know whether the purveyor acted upon them. He recommended Mr. Ward as the first purveyor ; but when Mr. Ward was found in efficient he suggested to the War-office the appointment of Mr. Wreford, and it was afterwards made. Lord Seymour—Mr. Wreford was G 4 years of age ; do you mean to say he was the youngest man you had ? Dr. Smith—Yes, as a purveyor, he was. (Laughter.) Examination continued—Lord Raglan and Lord de Ros both wrote to him, remonstrating against the re moval of Mr. Ward. They objected to Mr. Ward being. removed, although a medical board had decided upon the desirability of his removal. The Chairman asked for the production of these letters, but Dr. Smith declined. The Chairman—They are public letters, to a public man, on a public question, and I do not understand their being withheld from the committee. Mr. Layard observed that it appeared that Lord Raglan had, in writing the letter referred to, acted in direct opposition to the decision of the committee by expressing a wish for Mr. Ward's retention in his office; and he thought the committee ought to be put in pos session of the whole of the circumstances of the matter. After some further conversation the point was post poned for consideration. Examination resumed—Of his own knowledge he thought he could state there was an ample supply of medical comforts at Scutari in the months of November and December; and he could also state when they were despatched, in what vessel?, and when they arrived. The purveyor was the proper person to receive them ; and he (Dr. Smith) received reports from Mr. Wreford on the subject. If the receipt of those goods were ac knowledged as they bad been, there could be no blame to the transport department. He (Dr. Smith) had charge of the medical comforts from October. Lord Seymour—Then if the committee has been in formed that there was a short or inefficient supply of medical comforts at Scutari during the months of No vember and December, how do you account for it? Dr. Smith—l cannot account for it. Examination resumed—A. person in his office pur chased the medical comforts, and if the supply ~ vas found to be of bad quality the purchaser would be to a certain extent in fault—but, of course, he would only form a judgment by samples shown to him. He could give the names of the parties by whom these articles were supplied. The bedding, and things of that kind, as be had previously stated, were supplied by the Ord ranee authorities on his requisition as to what was re quired. He, sent a requisition, in the first instance, for a supply for 5,000 mon. This was in the spring of last year. He kept constantly aiding to these from time to time up to November. After the first occasion he sent a person to the transports to see the goods properly stowed —because he (Dr. Smith) had taken this respon sibility on himself. Hesuggested having 2 vessels between home and Constantinople; which would have answered very well at the time, but he had afterwards eight ves sels set apart for his use. They were, however, not reserved continuously for his service. He made appli cation in October or some lime juice, and obt tined some accordingly. He did not know when it was despatched, but he was in receipt of a letter from Varna stating that it had arrived. He did not remember the date of that communication. He formed the opinion be had previously expressed before the committee relative to the efficient condition of the hospitals upon communi cations he bad received from the chief apothecary, and the dispenser at Scutari, both of whom informed him that there was sufficient linen for the requirements of the hospitals, as well as medical comforts. Chairman—Then if we have been informed that the soldiers had no sheets upon their beds it must have been the fault of some person in the hospital ? Dr. Smith replied that it was impossible for him to state. It was the purveyor's duty, without doubt, to supply these articles in the hospital. It was also his business to see to the cleanliness of the hospital, and to complete what was necessary in case of a deficiency or absence of constant supplies. Had that officer abided by his instructions there would have been no difficulty in keeping the hospitals in perfect order in every respect. Lord Seymour—Having appointed that all clothing should be sent, as you before stated, to Scutari, to whom were they consigned ? Dr. Smith—They were consigned to tha Chief Com missary; and he received a communication that the vessels by which they were despatched had arrived. The Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Sidney Herbert con sulted him as to the propriety of sending out nurses to the hospitals, and a good deal of conversation took place on the subject, and nurses were in consequence sent out. Lord Seymour—You meant the other day—at least I understood you so—that you considered the ho3pitals were in such a state of cleanliness that it required the critical eye of a woman to detect any dirt in theta ? Dr. Smith—l said so, but figuratively, of course. (Laughter.) Examination resumed —The reports which he received from the medical men did not state whether the purveyor was doing his duty or otherwise. That officer had the general superintendence of the management of the hos pital; but, as far as he recollected, the letters he referred to said nothing at all about the purveyor, nor about the want of washing in the hospitals. The reports said nothing either respecting the inefficient state of the cook ing department or the food supplied to the patients. He was consequently led to suppose that the whole conduct of the hospital was satisfactory. Lord Seymour.—Do you think the hospital at Varna was in a better or worse condition than those at Scu tari? Dr. Smith said he had received no report on the sub ject, and, accordingly, he had no means of forming an opinion with regard to it. He had no reason to sup pose there was a defective medical staff at Scutari, as the medical officers never made a complaint to him that they were short-handed. Lord Seymour.--You have told us Miss Nightingale was to go out as superintendent of the nurses ; can you also inform us with what authority she was invested ? Dr. Smith.—`Pith no particular authority ; nor was her position defined beyond that implied by the fact that she was superintendent of the nurses. The duties of the nurses were defined by letters of instruction, and Miss Nightingale was to see that they did their duty— at least ho believed such was the case. A few medical men offered their services in connection with the Scutari hospital, but he did not accept their offers. He did not think (subject to correction) that any of them offered their assistance gratuitously. He had endeavoured constantly to induce young assistants to go out, and had offered them 40!. for their outfit, 10s. a-day, and 3s. more for a servant. He obtained 150 or 200, and their con duct had been good. Mr. Drummond—Did not Dr. Hugh MTherson, of the East India Company, offer his services gratuitously? Dr. Smith said he did not recollect such a circum . stance. Sir J. Pakington—l have received a letter this morn ing from the Crimea, stating that on the Bth of this month there was no quinine at Balaklava, though it was wanted by a regimental surgeon for use in cases of low fever which ha•l broken out. Have you received any official information of the fact ? Dr. Smith replied that he had not, nor had he any reason to doubt the correctness of the f'ict stated by Sir J. Pakington. He could not, however, account for the want of that medicine, as enormous quantities bad been sent out at different times, and, moreover, there was always a substitute for it amongst the medical stores. Mr. Roebuck —Has any report been received from the commissioners who were sent out to Scutari to inquire into the state of the hospital ? Dr. Smith—None. Mr. Layard here read some extrar:ts from a letter re ceived from eminent medical men in London, from a regimental surgeon in the Crimea, and which was dated the Ist of January, in which it Wag stated that there was a want of medicines and medical comforts, and that men were dying in numbers of dysentery without the sur geons being able to relieve them. The hon. gentleman inquired if that state of .things agreed with the official reports Dr. Smith had received. Dr. Smith replied that it did not, and he believed such a condition of things did not exist. In justice to his own reputation and the British public, be was bound to say some portions of Mr. Osborne's evidence were not correct. Before retiring, Dr. Smith, in reply to a question from the Chairman, stated that the quantity of medicine he had stated had been sent out was quite correct, and if the chairman had heard differently he had been mis informed. The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Osborne was then recalled , and, upon what had just fallen from Dr. Smith, defended the 1:hi , .11 h' 1211,1 imcli• the -,- 1,-, 11 he had given pain LI) D. by any remarks in reference to him it was quite unin tentional on his part. Dr. Menzies was then called, and was eNamined by Lord Seymour—He stated that he served as the Deputy Inspector-General of the Hospitals at Scutari, having been appointed from the staff, in which he was a first class medical officer and bad been since 1827, to his late office in October last. When he went to Scutari he had had no experience in the superintendence of hos pitals of an extended description. He had never had more than 120 to 150 patients under his care. He went out to the Crimea in April last. He stayed at Constan tinople, but did not proceed to Varna. After his appoint ment as deputy-inspector, he had to do duty under several medical officers. He had the general and the barrack hospitals under his care from October. Whilst there, he was re vested to report upon the amount of accommodation the hospitals could afford in case of emergency, and he accordingly did so. He considered the barrack hospital was merely a supplementary one to the general, which was better adapted in all respects to the purpose. He made one'report to the commandant, another to Dr. Hale, and another to Dr. Andrew Smith.. Major Sillery was the commandant at that time, and was the military superintendent of the hospitals. He did not in those reports mention that any alterations were necessary in the hospitals, as he knew that his s u p er i ors h a d i ns p ecte d their condition ; but he hinted that something was re quired in the way of cleanliness. He did this to the commandant, and in consequence the hospital was white washed. He did not find on the part of the commandant at that time any difficulty in obtaining what be wanted done. Before the battle of the Alma there was accom modation, for 200 patients in the general hospital. At the latter end of September he had a hulk added to his accommodation, which would hold 500 sick and wounded. At that time he had 21 medical officers under him, and the general average was one surgeon to attend to from 50 to 80' patients. After the battle of the Alma he received assistance daily from medical officers who came out, and then, as well as after the battle of Inkerinan, ho was pretty well of in this respect. He had no returns to show how many he bad. He was given to understand that the necessary furni ture and supplies would_ be furnished by the purveyor. Mr. Ward was the purveyor, and told him (Dr. Menzies) that he was not to make himself uneasy in that respect. Dr. Menzies then read a report which he had pre sented to the Government since his arrival' home, rela tive to the difficulties be had met with in his duties, and particularly complaining of the inefficiency of Mr. Ward and the purveying department. Lord Seymour (interrupting).—Had you reported home on the subject of Mr. Ward's inefficiency ? Dr. Menzies- had, as you will perceive by this re port. _ Examination continued—Mr. Ward was not super seded until October, when Mr. Wreford arrived and as sumed the responsibility of the office. - Dr. Menzies then went on with his report, at the conclusion of which Lord Seymour said—All the different point; in that report will be found in your reports from time to time to Dr. Smith, I presume ? Dr. Menzies--:Yes. Examination continued—Dr. Hall was at that time in the Crimea ; but he could not supply their wants at Scutari. After the battle of the Alma, although he had more medical aid, there was a deficiency of stores and bedding; and - Other absolute necessaries. His duty was exceedingly overwhelniing as connected with the hospital. He had tp be up day and night, and his correspondence with different depart rents was so voluminous that he could scarcely find tame for all he had to do. Reports were made to him by the officers under him as to the want of bedding and clothing for the wards ; and he at once applied to the' purveyor to supply them, and ordered him, if he hid not g ot them by him, to purchase them. The reports of medical officers as to the state of the hospital for cleanliness I,verennsatis factory. His duty was the general, inspection 'of the, hospital. He remonstrated over and over again with the purveyor relative to the want of the necessaries he had mentioned, but without effect. He also represented the filthy state of the hospital to the commandant. After the battle of Inkerman the hospitals were in a filthy state, he was bound to admit that they were not so bad as might have been expected from the demands made upon them. Much might have been done to have prevented, or at all events to have remedied, this state of things, if the purveyor had been active in the discharge of his duty, part of which was to see to the cleanliness of the hospitals. The Chairman—Were not the hospitals, according to the accounts we have received from time to time, in a state which was disgraceful to the country ? Dr. Menzies—l think the reports as to the filthy con dition of the hospitals were greatly exaggerated. The Chairman—Were not the faeces of the unfortunate men lying upon the floor at that time ? Dr. Menzies—l never saw that. The Chait man—So that, if any one has stated that this was the case, they have seen what you, as inspector general, did not see ? Dr. Menzies—l did not see anything of the kind. The Chairman--When you went through the wards was your nose not offended by the smell which was ex haled owing to the filthy state of the men ? Dr. Menzles—l must say I could not help observing that the men were in a filthy condition. Examination continued—The medical men under him did not as a general thing report that linen and shirts were wanted in the hospitals. It was true he had been informed on more than one occasion that the men wanted shirts, and he at once represented this to the purveyor, who supplied them as quickly as he could ob tain them. The purveyor had some difficulty in getting them, and on one occasion went to Constantinople to get some, and had oven there some hardship in obtaining them. He visited the general hospital daily ; but he did not go to the barrack -hos pital more than once in two or three days. Going round thus he could see what the patients wanted, and he must say they were in want of some things, but not of those immediate comforts which they required. He understood that what was required was in store, and that was the reason he wrote to Lord Stratford de Red cliffe to that effect. The Chirman—Could any of the men have have died for the want of the common necessaries of life without you knowing it ? _ _ Dr. Menzies—lt is just possible such might be the case. (Sensation.) Mr. Layard—Did you ever hear of a dead man being removed from the hospital and buried, and his name being left over the bed after another patient had been laid there, the latter was treated as the man who had died ? Dr. Menzies—l never heard of such a thing. If it did occur it must have been some fault of the purveyor. Mr. Layard—But the purveyor doesn't look after the sick, does he ? Dr. Menzies—No. Examination continued—The commission of inquiry arrived at the hospitals in ~November last. He com plained to the commission respecting the unsatisfactory state of the purveying department ; and he ascribed mainly but not entirely to that the want of the many re quisites which were felt. He also mentioned that he was deficient in his orderlies. He was not aware whether or not he had reported this 'to Dr. Smith, or whether he did report it to Dr. Hall. On second thoughts, he believed he did report this to, Dr. Smith. Lord Seymour—Dr. Andrew Smith informed the Times Commissioner before he went out to Constanti nople that nothing was wanted in the hospitals, and he founded that statement upon reports received from you. Did you send in such reports ? Dr. Menzies—l have no recollection of stating to Dr. Smith, in any of my reports, that the hospital was in a satisfactory state, but I understood it to be so from the reports made to me. Mr. Layard—Were you satisfied with this hearsay evidence? Dr. Menzies—lt was impossible for me, w;th my mul tifarious duties, to look after the purveyor and other departments. Examination continued—No reports were made to him as to the washing. He understood it was done by contract. (Laughter.) It was the purveyor's duty to look after this. When he had been informed that the men wanted shirts, he might have noticed in the course of his rounds on a subsequent day whether they had them or not. It was impossible to answer that ques tion exactly—because the overwhelming duties he had to perform prevented his attending to those minor mat ters. The Chairman—Minor matters ! What do you mean by minor matters ? Dr. Menzies—l mean those matters which come more immediately under the superintendence of the purveyor. I was obliged to perform other duties. After replying to a few questions relative to the land ing of the sick and wounded from the transports, The committee adjourned, it being close upon four o'clock, on the announcement that the Speaker was at prayers. ADVERTIMMENT.j THE WAR IN TER EAST. —POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES-- Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By her Majosty'a Royal 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 3i inches, with an extra eye-, ,rjece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars; with the same telescope can be seen a person's counter ante three miles and a half distant, mid an object from 16 - '320 miles. 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Piccadilly. %servo —opposite the TOrl; salt amniall THE NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES. .I.).EPU I'ATION OF NEWSVENDERS TO VIE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCEIEC2I3EI Yesterday a deputation of newsvenders, appointed at a public meeting held at St. Martin's Hall, on Thursday 'evening last, consisting of' Messrs. Wild (chairman), .Walter, Terry, Dawson, Castle, jkt of the proposed measure for the removal and alters 'tion of the stamp duty on newspapers, waited on the Chancellor. and Howe', on the sub () The Chancellor of the Exchequer bad appointed two. themy id r e w ncezi u n residence for the reception of the deputation at his official s p he 3 r w ed n . Wild, the chairman, then proceed at sorne length 1110.g -street, and precisely at tbat hour ~to explain the great inconvenience an Positiv_e * , grievous injury that would result to the news r b e y the adoption of the proposed measure without 11.9. 01-responding belie& to the public, in m erely ab°. I i :I. ' l 'mg a tax which was voluntary, and for which great ed in convenience and important facilities were receiv ntion change.o_ He believed that the supposition of the e unction inf a postal charge would not cause so great a ro t b e at the e revenue as was anticipated, but be would call the paper trade t ntion of the right hon. gentleman- to the ffiet t , theoffice. railways would become the opponents of tbe P i t . After adverting to the mischief of the prlh l e. or tio;Of newspapers by persons without registra i° ? - a giving security, as being prejulicial to the publiVild and rendering them liable to actions for libel, Mr. 00 . proceeded to detail the practical inconvenience the 11 _ 0 . vender would labour under by the publication of nti t ir esi ous newspapers, part of them stamped and parl wf it unstamped, and there would be every possible diffiollZ: in point of time, so to assort the stamped from eveningthe Stamped amped papers in time for the morni n g and PePere mails, particularly on the days the extra weeklY upon were üblished. Mr Wild ded by the urging '3/3 the Chancellor of the 'Exchequer a conclu reconsideration of measure. Mr. Terry b . pro b p tb t, e . Y t : n e : 4terll; followed, and explained similar vieweinet,:. alteration of the present system would be They, find venient and oppressive to the newsvendors. TheY, he believed the public, did not want tLe alterationtlerst vweenrde Mr.oor vendors D woulda opinionwso n te o hx b ap s te e tr r hi v ee e n ci cdei t ffi h that yu i the, the with yVC le ne ed mess m , r t r i t o ig o h o t f be satisfactorily and equitably met u . .. 7 ; s : p ow fvaeciilitie t s h a e s p a r t es p e r n e t se s n t t a . m m op r es would be found equally inconvenient. ow stamp to pirdo.,powsiittbiontboef B—ta_Eneped en . ol unstarnped`newspapers would not tion of. Walter said he was of opinion that the P d u ct ive be pro ° floe , the good urged for it by Messrs. Cobden' 31 1 Gibson, s a o n m d e M fu r r . t ß he r r ig o b b t s . ervations, The Chancellor of the Exchequer said thetg:obtoi°lllllds of the difficulties thrown out by the depu tat io n receive his attention and careful consideration• wit h the The deputation th en w ithdrew, impre,sed • to belief l nto that the right hon. gentleman was fal al i v e ont• the inconveniences and difficulties they had poi COUNTRY ItiAREETS. ...0.- c i CHELMSFORD-3(lRa 23. but btlae Wheat realised an adv a nce of 1s per qv, ie n Uller i '' t° was very dull, _and almost solely confined ' &fi rer. Spring corn rather more brisk, and prices the tu tu ~ 3 0. 3 Wheat, white, old, per s. s. .21 4 0 qr. 57 81 Oats, per qr••••••• ''" .36 _ new 56 81 Peas, Partridge ''' .38 41 ,, old, 53 75 White... ••••"" •. 0 1 new 53 75 Boiling .. ..... A ;3 4 - ▪27 31 Dun ................ .37 4:35 27 35 Beans, Tick ..... . c .,:• 0 0 ,_, 23 .10 Harrow t ' l ' ... 35 ▪63 72 M n..;?azagan...3s ~ ▪7O 74 Ditto, e red, Barley Chevalier Grinding Malt Chevalier COLCHESTER— MARCH 24. w o e ru e ; The supply of wheat again small, bat t, be (lull, and last week's pric es b are ly supporlea.; tiof is per qr. dearer. In beans a nd peas nom stsr-5 68 ; in value. L . 9 . Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, white'; be` 00 red, 61s to 70s ; barley, 30s to 34s ; oats, 2 63 t o 440; pe Mazagan, 36s to 38s ; middle and small, 40s to white, 44s to 46s ; grey, 36s to 40s. ~aoei fog Official Statement of the Quantities of q° l. ?' in the port of London, from the following' the 18th to the 24th March, both inclusve. 1 _ .. i ,. . 13 tlo - . a 7 7 1 •,' -06 l i ;`• - 6 A Colchester . Harwich .... Leigh - Malden .... 210 -- 8 39 1 482 -- 655 625 3130 - 772 116 403 I JO )20 13 - 571 65 77, -24. a to.asi. Ss 00 11.111KCALDY—MAR O We had small supplies of all kinds of grai qr• advao. p• of barley and oats very quick, at is t . c. j. v g a l .l l; per pee Wheat rather slow sale, nevertheleso 1" higher. Oats. Eneanosi Wheat. 1 Barlel. Od "' First Second Third 6os Od 31s Od COAL MARKE Prices of Coal per ton at t' !:T.—MARCII 9 4 , t ;ho close of the 13 13 re-. e Wallsend , . 19 0 Kepler Grange .......... • , 20 0 liambton ..... ............ . 19 6 Plummer ..... . ............. 19 9 Russell's Hettoa .......... 19 6 South Hetton ........... A Stewart's . ................... ' l 7 ; Whitwell ............ •.. :I 4 Cassel:, ..................... . 17 , Eleugh . .......... ... .... Tee 5................... ; Cannel ...... . ..... .•. ..... '':l6 Walker Primrose 15 Grey's West Hartle,' ••'' s. d. Burnhope l5 0 Holywell.. ............ 2O 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 17 6, North Percy Hartley l7 6, South Peareth l5 6 Tanfield Moor l7 9, Wallsend, &u. Lawson l6 0 Eden Main 19 0 Braddyll - 19 0 1 Framwellgate lB 0 liotton Haswell 20 91 SEABORNE MAIM. ffs ° a deo rpjl (N signi fi es that the mails are sent from the 'y the night—and Id by the morning--despatch.) by the night-and 2,1 by the morning--despateh . ViD e. is _, at due A. Day when at a• sk “. Fr 0..., ..„0,0", COUNTRIES. in General Post- • P°" P'*" . .'''. ' Office, London." DisPdt_ o crr i.,. --' $ -- -.°-- sci 0 0(1 _____ --..--- America(hyßrit.pack)N Every Friday .. . Liverr- --- " 6 1 !I.o'lll' 94. tmcrics. kby United Sts. -.not packet) ........N .... - - • Livv•r- kreterica (by . • States thanO t" 9 1 packet) . . ....N 29s f'D kustralla (via. . -South ampton) .......... M •...• •-•- .. 6 go o u c t e ll r e . 31 . P °il l _..a10 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Go a d 0;;0 . - Africa (West Coast) ..N1 • an 3d of the month .. plynio L ' Alexandria .......„ „ N. a, 9, 24, & 30 of 1. - Dover ••,:i„ . n. 1 Alexandria- ...„ ~ „ - m!4th & 20th of mol . Southlrn!-:ton,. A B aha m as •••• • • . . .S1 17th of the month South - ' , 4l. Belgium .. .... , , .. ..N ilfaify.. „ „ „ ... , Dover ~,•*,a x iAe•r" ..,, Brazil ............ ~2,119 th of the month.. See l 4_ l3 , - „` t t oe,..soOrP" -- Buenos Ayres .. „; .... 31 1 9th of the month.. Soute ,l- ! o rts ',- Cape of Good Hope .. N v a dutlS Y Cape of Good Hope ..N '..,„pfoe Cape de Verde .... N 9th of the month South.-- ~.,, sit Ceylon (see India) •t••' Ig , , Ceylon.... „ „ ...... N ,„,,,,,tov;% . Channel 151e5.... „. „N Mon ,w e d , sar r y,lgoute.- n t o n i . ‘3o .ob , Chili...,. .. .. .. .. .. _llid & .17th of . tnoitu ,Sauthsa i r ro' China .... . Constantinople ......n 8,13,18,23,&z8 otn: I)ove r '' ..t:n 0 Constantinople 4th & 20th 0 . f , m .. 0: 1 . - t ... g° 0 3 ,.. t e 1i ff. P .• " r' y 0 . 4 1 / ..g 1 Cont. of Europe 3! & H Twice daily Fr Eg an yp e t e (s . e . tln . l . lLa) m it N Twice dai1y...... ~... ,„ .. o r Gibraltar .. .. .. ....DI 4, 7,17 , 20, Dover toe, araP 1 4 p rll 1 Greece (see India) . o ptoei . Greytown ..........M 2nd &17 VI o2f7mofoirni.3juel;•-n ..1 p o / demburgh ..........N Tuesday & Frida Ler , " - " ri ;pl•on toy flavannah ...... .... 31 2nd of the montt- Southa . . el I Holland ............ 31 Da11y............ De ver .•. i;;oeM Honduras ......., M 17th of the month. Soutli , e ut , .. i India cvlaSoutitampt.)3l 4th & 20th of mon. Pir n . ' .....1 Rl's India (via Marseilles)3l 9th& 25th of mot; DN S r •• .... ~,,,,icetl6 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of moe c ", i d .I; ( yreD Ireland ........31 & N Twice daily ...... I , ld7 l . l otoe'''' 4 Li5byn.............. M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. See t l a • l a - m ptoeloril ' I,la..cteira ............3! 9th of the month Sou- - ~..t .. Ot: s , ladoira ...........N 23d of month •• .. liiverPv--- ! tor ch Malta (see India) Malta ..............N 8,18, &28 of mon. Dover ••... Mauritius (see India) M el 1 Mauritius ........ ~N 14th of the month ~„,f ip teo Mexicotieu l4 " -- ~. Naples., ............N Ath I 5 th2stho finort. IDev w , hau lp . tee voer °l New w w z G e r a a l n an ad d a .. .... .... .... 31 2d ßy & pr l i 7 v t a li te of sk m i o p ut . l . l' ,,v g o ar i li v 7r . r . ? 9 : i Papal States ...... ..27 ithlsth2sthoflnon....,o ~,,,,,,ptof 0,0 0 Peninsula •... M rthi7th27thofhton. Sofa . ~„ton , Port Natal N . a . ta .. 1 . .: . ... .... .• .. .... M N B kl y D o ver ...... ii SluilY •• •• •• .• . . ....N sthleth2stbofutoo• Tuscany ............N St:llsl,ll2sthofutoe. Dove h o ptoe Venezuela ..... ..M 2d & 17th offnonth & ml ' u 1 Van Diemen • sLan d(see Australia) a mpter il* /. •• grpri2v7attheosfhimpo.n... v Ao sr ul a e:; , : - . i .0. i.t .. v i West Indies ........yd 244 17th oi Put_month BIR7IIS. OF A SON. 1103, the °ill' jr On the 25th inst., at Bedfords, West Captain Pelly, OP A DA.UGHTEI.I. COI° tess On the 24th inst., at Lansdowne House, l'"" Shelburne. I 00, ly MARRIED. Adolph flo c of On the 22d inst., at St. Pancras Chirrobt gr veib,.. a ., ° second son of C. W. Dixey, Esq., of F_,,ort o ls ,;ith, ..,, ley, to Eliza, second daughter of T. -Es• '-- A v, Y i Camden-square. p r esl w is. On the 13th inst., at the British EmbolVise4. tb e W. Hotham, Esq youngest son of the late Amelia, Hon. Sit: H. Hoth'ain K.C.8., to CharlotO ..-- youngest daughter of'Rear-Admiral giol:l/- 13. DIED. Virilli si3a On the 25th jut. at Denmark-hill, StoleP betizr . %lit* e vt, Gurney, Esq., aged 78. Arsr lfe d e- 41 On the 2th inst., at 36, Soho-square,,,, • p g 0 0 1 wife of Mr. George Routledge,, of '°4.1.1 oo I) ° A vs aged 40. h „botir , yyrilL l i On the 2d inst., of fever, in Dalsklav3 ' 00 1 ' t the Weimer Castle transport, Assistant"®Sori e Veil ' Renwick, 14th Regt , youngest son a the la o• Renwick, aged 23. . the 11° ' io t be On the 10th inst , at Scutari, of fever , , Ar nii, eo rgs Crimea,Proctor Chaplainotsiesissttaanntdboffinlcyiastuirnygivingsoa o t e ° Y e e Key. V Proctor, D.D., rector of Hadley, Middleso•_i CW lB° 144 On the 22d inst at St. Martin's, Starsfor'' __„„ o e,- - * Fox, Esq., aged 70 .' 1 ,0 7DOIT Printed and Published bY -36").-roAs DO P°. (,f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun ‘-'7 l . a " O OP' Strand, in the Precinct of ate kirioYi Middlesex, Tuesday, March 27k ) IVt it ! • A kzlls, 3 ; 7 0-N] Itke ni • ; A r `gYPtia n ayer. I lan, Ts) 4 I Chi'4lk7K it Of s E te,.. 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