The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-05 00:00:00

The Gorgon steam sloop is at Callao. All well. THE TRINITY CORPORATION FESTlVAL.—Yester day being Trinity Monday, the annual festival of the Hon. Trinity Corporation was celebrated by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Grand Master, and the elder brethren proceeding by water to the Trinity Almshouses at Deptford, and giving a grand banquet in the evening at the Corporation-house, on Tower-hill. His Grace, who wore the uniform of the Trinity, was loudly cheered as he proceeded with the procession to the Tower-stairs to embark in the state barges. Reaching Deptford, the usual inspection was made of the almshouses and school. The corporation attended church and heard a most elo quent discourse by the Rev. Mr. Melvill; after which they re-embarked and returned to Tower-hill. In the evening a splendid entertainment was served up in the grand dining-room of the Trinity House. Covers were laid for 80, and the massive piece of plate presented by his late Majesty King William IV. to the corporation stood on the principal table. His Grace the Master presided, and was supported on his right by Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., Deputy-Master; and on the left by Sir F. T. Baring Bart., M.P. First Lord of the Admiralty. The following is a br ief of the illustrious personages present:—Earl Grey, Earl Granville, Lord Palmerston, M.P., Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, M.P., Marquis of Douro, M.P., Right [lon. Sir Thomas Fre mantle, 'Rear-Admiral Dutidds, M.P., Sir A. Galloway, Chairman of the East India Company, Sir S. L. Ltish ington, Sir James Gordon, Sir John Hill , Right. lion. l)r. Lit3hiliglon, Col. tho Hon. G. Cathcart, Col. the Hor. H. Phipps, Sir Howard Douglas, th e L or d Bishep of Prince Rupert's Island, Mr. Robinson, M.P., Chair man of Lloyd's, Major Turnbull, Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. Tooke. Mr. Ilankey, Mr. Prescott, Mr. G. F. Young, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Dobree, Mr. Coulson, Rev. H. Mel vin, the elder brethren, and Mr. Herber, the Secretary. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance during the evening. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—It is rumoured that this company, consequent upon Mr. Hudson's retirement, will in all probability undertake the working of the entire system of railways from Rugby to York, and that negotiations are in progre,.s with the Great Northern Railway, by which that com pany traywork into the London and N ort h W es t ern , and have common terminus at Euston-square.-11forn /fig Paper. ing them in the same way that other Dissenting clergy men were paid. The vote was then agreed to. 7,096/. for charitable allowance charged on the Conso lidated Fund. Mr. F. FRENCH observed that' wo boards of health were charged f,r, one of which must certainly bo Sir W. SOMERVILLE said one of those boards was permanent, and the other only of a temporary character, arising from the spread of dEease during the last two or three years in Ireland. On the vote of 14,6521. to defray the expense of the General Board of Health, Mr. HENLEY sugg9sted that it would be better to wait until the money had been actually expended, and then submit a vote in the civil contingencies to defray the actual expense that had been incurred, rather than thus loosely beforehand take a vote on account in the estimates. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de fended the present as the more proper course, as it was perfectly in accordance with the sound rule on which he acted to submit all estimates of the public expenditure to the House of Commons. ' canals, of weights and measures, end generally the en actment of laws.—(Hear, hear.) It was not proposed to alter the existing civil list. This Assembly would, with few exceptions, have the power to niter in future this list, except the salaries of the governor and judges. This was a greater power than at present existed in New South Wales. They would have the power of altering, and reducing, and amending, cud the Governor would have the power of temporarily altering the lass , in certain emergencies. Another great point was as to the appli cation of certain sums for the due and proper perform ance of public 'worship. The House was aware that at present 30,0001: annually was granted for this purpose, and this Bill proposed (as we understood the Hon. Gen tleman) that 28,0001. of that sum should be appropriated to New South Wales, and the remainder to be retained for the other conlonies. Considering, however, the great increase of population, the power was reserved to the colonial Legislature, at some future time, to revile the who!e vote for this purpose, to which there would be no objection. With respect to religious instruction in the colonies, it was int. nded to appropriate the grants altogether, irrespective of sectarian views. Another proposition of the Act was to give the local Le gislature the control and appropriation of the local funds, under certain restrictions, and requiring in ex treme cases the sanction of the Imperial Parliament. Another great object of the Bill, and one to which he begged to call the attention of the House, was to intro duce equality between the colonies; that was, he meant that there should be the same equality between Van Diernen's Land and New South Wales as between county and county in England; so that he hoped in that respect the House would find all practical difficulties had been overcome, and inasmuch as the proposed Constitu tion would provide ample play both to the local and ge neral opinion of the colonies, it was not too much to ex pect that in future the Government of these colonies would be satisfactory to all p trues. He confined himself at the present time to this brief description of the lead ing provisions of the Bill, because the papers laid upon the table of the House would give every Member fuller information on the subject; and he hoped that a calm consideration of these papers would induce them to support the views of the Government on this subject. Ho was fully aware that it was desired by many persons to give new constitutions to these different colonies, but he had always felt that it was neces sary that these constitutions should be °given in ac• cordance with the feelings of the colonists themselves, and the peculiar circumstances in which each was placed. By the Bill he now brought forward the colonies had full power to alter their own constitution, as to the ex perience of its working might suggest. In the course of a day or two, when Hon. Members had had time to con sider the provisions of the Bill, he should be prepared to meet any objections that might then suggest themselves; and in the mean time he thought it would be better to postpone any discussion until that was the case. Mr. GLADSTONE observed that he was friendly to the general objects and provisions of the Bill, but be was doubtful as to the effect of certain clauses, as to the fran chise, and the constitution of the Legislative Assemblies. Certain changes had been enacted by law, but had never come into operation, and had, therefore, been obnoxious. With respect to the double Legislative Chambers, he thought that the experience of the United States of Ame rica was against single Chambers, and the experience in our own colonies, though very scanty, was of the same character. In the papers before the House, Sir W. Deni son, the Governor of one of these colonies, reported de cidedly in favour of two Chambers; and Sir Charles Fitzroy was equally in favour of a double Chamber ac cording to his statement. As far as New South Wales was concerned, the general sentiment was in its favour. The Bill Row introduced proposed to give to all the colonies the power of appointing single Chambers, and the option of appointing a second. But his great anxiety was upon the question of the federal system. In that respect again reference must be made to the United States, and he confessed that, as far as the principle was concerned, he should look with great hope to its adop tion; but though it had been ably advocated on a late occasion by the Hon. and Learned Member for Sheffield, the question had yet not been satisfactorily solved to his mind. In the United States local were distinct from political powers, and he could not see how in the pro posed new federal Colonial Government these were pro vided for. As far as his present impressions went, im• pressions strengthened by what had lately occurred in France, ho was decidedly in favour of a double Cham ber of Legislation. The Right Hon. Gentleman, after suggesting various other objections which presented themselve to his mind, concluded by expressing his de termination to give the Bill his best consideration in its future stages. Mr. V. SMITH also expressed his gratification that the Government had brought forward a measure of this character. The question of federal Government and of i• The vote was agreed to. On the vote 2.4471. for salaries and incidental expenses of the Central thard of Health in Dublin, Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated, in reply to Mr. Gro gan, that there was great difficulty in applying the pro • visions of an Act for sanitary purposes in Ireland, owing to the extreme poverty of the people, which furnished no means whatever fur executing sanitary regulations. The subject, however, was under consideration, and he was not without the hope that, during the present session, a sanitary measure of general application for Ireland would be passed. The vote was agreed to, as also were the following:— 18,000/. cost of certain works of navigation connected With drainage in Ireland. 8381., repairs of the British Ambassador's house at Paris. On the vote, 12,0001. towards defraying the expense of rebuilding the British Ambassador's house at Con stantinople. Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to Sir H. Wil loughby,• said the cost of the building would be about 40,000/. The great expense was caused by the diffi culty of getting stone, the houses there being generally built of wood. The necessity for building a house for our Ambassador at present in Constantinople, arose from the former embassy having been burnt down in one of the great fires that had taken place there some time past. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said there would be no end to the expense unless the Government looked carefully to it, and it was, therefore, that he directed attention to the matter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the most stringent orders had been given on that head, and to enforce it an architect had been sent out to Constantinople.: The vote was agreed to. 16,000/. to defray the expense of militia and volunteers in Canada. _ _ Mr. V. SMITH inquired if the Government had taken measures to throw that which was a peculiarly colonial expense upon the colony? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a year ago an intimation had been conveyed to the people of Canada that that expense, which had been paid under an arrangement with the Government of the day, would not be continued beyond a certain period from that time. The period then fixed was the 30;h of April next year, when the payment would cease. The vote was agreed to; as also were the following, without discussion:— 7,3001. for lighthouses abroad. 3,0001. for harbour at Lybster—a place of refuge for fishing boats on the east coast of Scotland. 4 48,0001. for charges and expenses of the commis sariat; and 4 3,8721. for charge of half. pay, pensions, and allow ances of commissariat officers. Mr. V. SMITH said that he saw no vote this year for the commission on criminal law; he wished, therefore, to know whether the Commission was finally closed. Sir G. GREY said the Commission had virtually ex pired, as one of the Commissioners was dead, and there would be no further application to Parliament for any vote on account of it. The Commission bad drawn up One further report on criminal procedure, which would be presented to Parliament. , The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. SUPPLY.—REPORT. The report of the Committee of Supply on the mis cellaneous estimates was then brought up and read. On the vote of 3,5401. for the expenses of the eccle siastical Commission being recited, Mr. V. SMITH objected to the principle of the vote. The business of the Commission was confined to the management of ecclesiastical property, and he was there fore of opinion the expense should he borne out of eccle siastical funds, and not by the public. In the year 1844 that principle was partly admitted, and since then the proportion of the expense borne by the Commission was as I to 3. He (Mr. Smith) thought the public should ri ot be called on any longer to pay any portion of the ex pense, especially as many persons would have to be taxed who were conscientiously opposed to the Church establishment. Lord J. RUSSELL said the reasons for the vote had been given several times • in fact, the question had been Several years under the consideration of Parliament. The late Archbishop of Canterbury had stated to him (Lord J. Russell) the reasons for this vote. He (Lord J. Russell had pointed to Queen Anne's Bounty as an analogous case, the expense of which was defrayed out of the fund itself. But the archbishop said, and said rightly, that when that fund was created, monies belonging to the Crown had been surrendered to the Church, and there fore the Church could afford to pay the expenses of its management; but in this case there was no proposition to augment the property of the Church, only to distribute it in such a manner as was deemed the best for the reli gious instruction of the lay community; and therefore it was but just that the public, for whose benefit the dis tribution was made, and not the Church, should bear the charge of that distribution. As the case stood, the reduction proposed would be pro twit() a reduction on the amount appropriated to religious instruction, and a consequent diminution of ecclesiastical efficiency. He did thick, however, that if, at a future period, the funds of the Church should very considerably increase, owing to the prudent management of ecclesiastical property, and that a large sum should be at the disposal of the Commission, it might be right to place the greater part, if not the whole of the expenses of the Commission on the funds of the Church. Mr. HENLEY said that the outcry formerly was to rob the bishops, and deans and chapters, of the property, under the pretence of church extension; the outcry now was to make the Church pay for the distribution of the Plunder. It was an act ostensibly performed for the weal of the public, and the public had, therefore , no r eason to complain if it was charged a small sum for the expense of distributing the spoil. Mr ' V. SMITH consented to withdraw bis motion for the omission of the vote. The vote was then agreed to. On the r ec it a l o f t h e vote of 125,0001. for public educa tion in Great Britain, LoMr. E%VART said that he had before expressed his Pe that the public would be made acquainted with the , mo de in whi c h t h e sums th a t w ere annually voted for in° promotion of science, art, and education, had been _ e xpended. Th e H ouse was regu l ar ly f u rnished with a statement with regard to the estimates of the no a " t ( Y, the army, an d t h e or dnance ; and ho did u see why it should not also have a stateme nt o Pen the important subject of education, and of the ex ai9riture of all s ums which were voted for that purpose , n for the promotion of art, science, and literatu re . He trusted that another year would not be permit ted to elapsebe witho ut such a sta tement as he had alluded to ing made to the House. Sir G. GREY said he had prepared a statement which would the give the exp en dit u r e , the number of schools, and __ s i:Trnber of t eac h ers w h o rece i ve d s tip en d s; b u t it in fact, only an abridgm en t o f the i n formation al ready laid before Parliament, and which was contained in the minutes of the Council of Education. The Right bison. Baronet then read the statement, the greater part o . f which wa s , h owever , i nau dibl e i n t h e gallery. ~, r nongst the items were sums for the erection of 188 training schools, and the supply of 164 of them with books, the grants made by the Council to the British and Foreign Schools Society, and the schools connected with the Established Church of Scotland; 3,7501. towards the expense of training schools; and 1,5001. in aid of ragged schools. On the vote of 1,500/, for tho National Gallery, pur chase of pictures, and expenses of the gallery, being read, Mr. V. SMITH drew the attention of the House to the circumstance that the Vernon collection, of paintings had been placed in a cellar, a position, he observed, in Which it was a national disgrace to leave them. He Wished to be informed if the Chancellor of the Exche quer had it in contemplation to provide any better ae eemmodation of the exhibition of these valuable works of art? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he quite agreed with his Right Hon. Friend that it was a most desirable object to provide better accommodat i on f or thi s collection of pictures, and the only reason for 43 • not having been done was, that it would involve, in so me shape or other, a considerable outlay, which he did not feel that he should be justified in proposing in tho Present year. The remaining resolutions having been passed, the report was brought up and agreed to. Ile Pupils' P ro t ec ti on (S co tl an d) Bill was read a Second tim e , The e Sheepstealers (Ireland) Bill was read a second two Legislative Chambers, to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had called attention, were questions of great difficulty and well worthy the attention of the House. There were, however, many points upon which he felt some doubts, but at that stage of the Bill he would not detain the House by expressing his views at any length. Mr. MACGREGOR said that as his constituents took a great interest in the question he claimed permission to make a few observations on the statement of the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies. He regarded the proposed measure of the Government as one of the most liberal that had been brought forward with regard to the colonies, and he was well pleased to find that they were at length about having conceded to them the power of administering their own affairs. Mr. E. DENISON admitted the great importance of the yestion, and added his testimony to that of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Gladstone), as re garded the extreme importance attached in the United States of America to the double system of representa tion. With respect to the subject o. the Colonial Court Fund and the price of lands, he wished to know whether the matter would be loft in the hands of the local Legis lature, or whether it was intended that it should be defi nitely settkd by that House, Did the Hon. Gentleman contemplate that the question should be discussed by the local Legislature of each colony, or by a federative assembly? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there was an Act of the Imperial Parliament in force which regulated the price of land, and which it was not in the power of the local Legislature to alter. Whether that power should be continued or not is another question. He bad heard the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite with the greatest interest. He thought it far better not to ex press a decided opinion at present on the suggestions made by the Right Hon. Gentleman, but to leave the entire question to be discussed when the Bill was under consideration. With regard to that point which the Right Hon. Gentleman laid particular stress on, namely, whether there should be an Assembly, or a Council and Assembly, according to the form of the older colonies, he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman had hardly at tached sufficient weight to the objections of New South \Vales to the plan of a Council and Assembly. He thought if they could form such a body as the Senate of the United States that it could not fail to be of value, and ho considered the good working of the United States was mainly owing to the particular form of the Assembly. But it was said that the value of such a Senate should depend on the elements of which it was composed, and he thought that statement was quite fairly made. When they found eminent men, remark able for their talents, of weight and consideration in society, meeting in the Senate, they formed a great au thority. Those who objected to such a form of assem bly in the colonies said that there were no materials out of which to form a council, and if there were not those materials to form an independent body, then they should have more nominees of the Crown and men holding office. In Lower Canada, when a body was found to interpose an authority be tween the Assembly and the Executive, it proved of very little value. 1305 C were the principal points on which in New South Wales itself there appeared a great balance of opinion. It was only his wish that the ques tion should be considered, giving due weight to the opinions of those who, from their local knowledge and experience were entitled to every consideration. After a few words of explanation from Mr. E. DENISON, Captain lIARRIS deprecated the idea of interfering at present with the government of the Australian colo nes. He thought it would have been much wiser on the part of the Government to have remained quiet some time longer, before they proposed any change. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, and it was subsequently laid on the table. Sir W. SOMERVILLE obtained leave and brought in the following Bills, which were se vera lly rea d a fi rst time:—" Bill to abolish the gaol of Newgate, in the county of the city of Dublin, and provide compensation for the officers thereof, and to enable the grand jury of the county of the said city to increase the salaries of the chaplains of certain other gaols thereof, and to re-assess on the county of the said city certain arrears of the Grand Jury cess."—" Bill to make temporary provision relating to the collection of county cess in Ireland, and to the remuneration of the collectors thereof." Captain PECHELL moved for the following return, which was ordered:—" Return of the amount of freight money paid in each year since July, 1819, to the Ad mirals and Commodores of the several stations, and to the Captains and Officers commanding her Majesty's ships and vessels fur the conveyance of public and pri vate treasure, with the total amount received during the Same period by the Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, as the proportion of such freight money for the use of that institution, pursuant to the proclamation dated the 12th day of July, 1819." The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Twelve o'clock. REVIEW OF THE 2I) LIFE GUARDS IN WINDSOR. PARK.—This fine regiment, which is at present sta tioned at Windsor, was reviewed yesterday in Windsor Park, by Colonel the Marquis of Londonderry, two The troops came on the ground at half-past at which hour a large number of spectators in elegant equipages, as well as many horsemen and pedestrians, were present. The Noble Marquis arrived on the ground at three o'clock, and was received by the officers of the regiment. troops, which mustered nearly 300, and were accompanied by their band, then went through the usual evolutions of parade and field movements with great precision, after which the Noble Marquis exprcesed his high satisfaction at the fine condition of the men to the field officer, Colonel M'Do all, and complimented the staff generally on the soldierly appearance of the regiment. The Marchioness of Londonderry, Vis countess Seaham, and Viscountess Neville were among the ladies of distinction on the ground, and after the review they honoured the officers with their company at a dejoiner given at the cavalry barracks, Spittal. In the evening the officers gave a ball to a select party of residents in the neighbourhood. IfEn MAJESTY'S S UMMER CRUISE.—It is said the services of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert will be brought into requisition some time towards the latter end of July, when it is confidently asserted that her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, will proceed in her to Scotland. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Mr. HAWES b rought forward his amende d Bill for the better government of the Australian colonies for the co nsideration of the house. It was not his intention to o ccupy the House at any gr ea t l engt h : w i t h t h e details of the Bill, but he might state that it was framed to meet the wishes of the colonists, and upon the basis of the constitution at present existing in New South Wales, which consisted of Governor and Legislative C , uucil, composed of members elected in the proportion of onc third by the Governor to two-thirds by the colonists. The Governor of that colony chose twelve of the Le gislative Council and twenty-four other Members were chosen by the people at large. After much considera tion, it was resolved to adopt this model, and the main object of the Bill was to carry that constitution into effect. The first object was to make Port Philip a sepa rate Government, to be called Victoria. All the other colonies were to be placed upon the footing of New South Wales. Another object was to establish a kind of federal union of all the colonies for certain general purposes. The colonists would elect certain mem bers to a general assembly of the whole Union, whose functions were detailed in the Bill. Their functions would extend to matters of what might be called iti,pe rial importance. They would have the establishment supreme court. The regalMiou et rob, highways, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Conarnong, MONDAY, JUNE 4. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Order for Third Reading read Motion made, and Ques. tion proposed, "That the Bill be now read the third time.' Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and al the end of the 'Question to add the words "upon this da) six months :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stall( part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 117. MINORITY-NOES, 12. Bsntinek, Lord 11. Jones, Captain Stuart, J. French, F. Napier, Joseph Turner, G. J. Grace, 0. D. Newdegate, N. TELLERS. Hayes, Sir E. Richards, Richard . Dunne, F. P. Henley, J. W. Spooner, It. Grogan, Edward SUPPLY. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a sum not exceeding 6,423/. be granted to her Majesty, to pay to the 31st day of March, 18•.50, Miscellaneous Allowances, for merly defrayed from the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenue, &c. for which no permanent provision has been snide by Parliament :"—Afterwards Motion made, and Question put, " That a: sum not exceeding 4,7281. be granted to her Ma jesty, to pay to the 31st day of March, 1850, Miscellaneous Allowances formerly defrayed from the Civil List, the Here ditary Revenue, &c., for which no permanent provision has been made by Parliament." The Committee divided:— MINORITY-AYES, 33. Blair, Stephen Harris, Richard Sandars, George Bright, John Henry, Alexander Smith, J. B. Brotherton, J. Heyworth, Lawrence Tancred, IL W. Cobbold, John C. Holland, Robert Thicknesse, Ralph Cobden, Richard Humphery, Ald. Thompson, Colonel Drummond, Henry Kershaw, James Thornely, Thomas Ellis, John King, P. J. Trclawny, J. S. Evans, John Lacy, Henry C. Wawn, J. T. E wart, William Langston, J. H. Willoughby, Sir H. Fagan, William Martin, J. TELLERS. Fox, W. J. Millings, J. It. Wyld, James Greene, John O'Connell, John Lushington, Charles MAJORITY-NOES, 52. Adair, R. A. Hawes, Benjamin Parker, John Armstrong, R. B. Hay, Lord J. Raphael, Alexander Bagshaw, John Hayter, W. G. Rich, Henry Baines, M. T. Hobhouse, Sir John Romilly, Sir John Bass, M. T. Hood, Sir A. --: Russell, Lord John Bellew, R. M. Howard, Lord E. Rutherfurd, A. Blackall, S. W. Jervis, Sir John Shell, R. L. - 4 Blakemore, R. Lascelles, W. S. Smith, J. A.' Boyle, Colonel 'ACV*, G. C. Somerville, Sir W. Busfeild, W. Lockhart, A. E. Spooner, Richard Cowper, W. F. Lockhart, W. Stanton, W. S. Craig, W. G. Matheson, Colonel Vane, Lord 11. Cubitt, William Maule, Fox Wilson, James Denison, J. E. Mitchell, T. A. Wood, Sir Charles Ebrington, Viscount Moody, C. A. Evans, William Nicholl, John TELLERS. French, F. Paget, Lord A. Tanen, Henry Frewen, C. 11. Paget, Lord C. Hill, Lord Marcus Grey, Sir George Palmerston, Vis. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Nelson, 120, and the Cormorant, advanced steam sloop, were removed from the basin at Portsmouth yes terday, and the Fairy, tender to the royal yacht, taken in and unmasted. The Apollo, troop-ship, Commander J. Rawstone, sailed from Spithead for Cork on Sunday night. She embarks the 59th Foot at Cork for Hong Kong, and brings the 95th to England, from that settlement. The Reynard steam-schooner, Commander Cracroft, sailed from Spithead, on Saturday evening, for the coast of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, and the East Indies, touching at Plymouth for mails. The Blenheim, 60, steam-guard-ship, Acting Com mander Stevens, will leave Portsmouth harbour this morning about ten o'clock for a trial cruise in the Solent; after which, it is supposed, sho will be guardship at Spit head. The Vindictive, 50, having undergone a thorough overhaul and repair in dock, at Portsmouth, will be taken out to-day and,give place to her Majesty's steam-tender Fairy. APPOINTMENTS. Mates—ri. Campion, B. G. W. Nicholas, and C. J. Jago, to her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, at Portsmouth. Midshipmen —J. Saumarez, to the Hastings, 74, flag ship, in the East Indies; J. W. East, to the Raleigh, 50, Hag-ship, in the River Plate; C. C. Ricketts, to the Ex cellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth. Naval Cadets--J. W. O'Grady, to the Dragon steam frigate, on the Irish station; J. Drome, to the Hastings; A. W. Kortwright, to the Raleigh. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 3.—The Arrogant, 46, steam-fri gate, Captain R. Fitzroy, arrived here this morning at eleven o'clock, from Portsmouth, and after having sa luted, she immediately went up the harbour. She will there take in some supernumeraries, and proceed to Malta, thence returning to Lisbon to wait for further orders. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain IL L. Massie, from Sheer ness, also arrived here this morning, and is now lying in the Sound, waiting for orders. She will be paid ad vance while she is here. Her armament is—main deck, sixteen 32-pounders, 7i feet in length; quarter-deck, six 32-pounders, 6 feet In length; and two 32-pounders, 9 feet in length. The Cleopatra will go to the Cape. The Castor, 36, Commodore C. Wyvill, also arrived off the Sound in the forenoon. She stood off for some time, waiting for orders, but about one o'clock she came within the breakwater, and, after dropping anchor, saluted. The Eurydice, 26, Captain T. V. Anson, is ordered home from the Cape of Good Hope without delay. She will be paid off at this port. Mr. W. Ely°, the master-shipwright at this port, will leave here on Wednosday next for Portsmouth, to assist in the examination of candidates for the vacant situations of master shipwrights' assistants, which will commence on Friday next. There are two vacancies, for which there are four candidates. Mr. Fincharn has been re commended by the officers of this yard for examination. The other candidates are Messrs. Large, Sheffield, and Cradock. The Albion, 90, is having her shot and tanks removed to lighten her, preparatory to taking her into dock to clean her bottom. Tho Ranger was surveyed by tho Admiral Superin tendent and master shipwright on Friday, and reported ready for commission. Rio, APRIL 15.—The Harpy, steam-vessel, Lieute nant-Coromander Tomlinson, is at Buenos Ayres. The Raleigh, 50, Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8., is at Monte Video, with the Daphne, IS, Captain Fanshawe, and the Lizard, iron steamer, Lieutenant- Commander Hollinsworth. Tho Electro steam-sloop and the Spider packet sailed 'rem Rio for Monte Video on the 21st nit. The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Skipworth, the Crescent, receiving-ship, and the K strel packet, are at Rio. Tho Griffon brigantine, Lieutenant Thurburn, and the Tweed, 14, Commander Lord F.ltussell, are at Pernam buco. The Hydra's cutter captured a slave vessel off this harbour, and sent her to Demerara, in charge of Mr. W. Graham, acting mate. It is said she is worth (at least her value is computed at) 16,0001., rather a large sum. Lieutenant Ballard has taken the Alecto to Monte Video. It is expected Lieutenant Egerton, F. L. to Com modore Herbert, will then take command of her until further orders from the Admiralty. The United States frigate Savannah, 50, from Boston for the Pacific, arrived on the 12th. VALPARAISO, MARCH 28.—0 n the 6th the Amphi trite, 25, Captain T. R. Eden, arrived from Rio and the coast of Africa, having made the passage in 37 days. Here she found the Asia, 84, Rear-Admiral P. Hornby, C. 8., and the Nereus store-ship; the French 50-gun frigate Poursuivante, carrying the Admiral's flag ; also the 16 gun brig G 6 lie; and the American 60-gun frigate Independence, Commodore Shubrick. On the Bth the Gorgon steam-frigate, Commander Paynter, arrived with Admiral Hereby on board, having been some thirty or forty miles to the northward of this for a few days. On the 13th the Champion, 14, Commander Ilves, arrived from Central America ; on the same day the Gorgon sailed for Callao. On the 20th the Cockatrice schooner, Master-Com mander Rundle, arrived from Panama. On the 27th the Amphitrite, 25, was inspected by the Commander-in-Chief. She was to sail on the evening of the 30th, in company with the Asia and Champion, to try rate of sailing for a few days, after which she was to go to Callao, thence, it was supposed, to the Sandwich Islands. The Constance, 50, Captain Courtney, and the Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, are collecting freight in Mexico. The latter has already shipped a large amount for England. The Inconstant, 50, Captain Shepherd, is at Vancou ver's Island. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES --There will be found in the Times of Satur day last no less than eight columns devoted to a report of the proceedings of the House of Commons in the form of a Committee of Supply. Each column of the debate . might well elicit many columns of discus " Fro:is the marble arch in front of Bucking " ham Palace, to the colony of Lateran; from the system of transportation, i,r nspoLt ,,y a u ti r on ; , to the r e d uc ti on o f the salary of a clerk in h 1 • n been writing a n d sp e e a ar Il ii y n a g ll were passed i n b r i e f and shadowy rev i ew. A s compared t t o h r e t th o e p la c s s tu fourao. rh fivei ch month e on th have s with the excitement of previous Parliamentary field-days, the process of voting away money is a quick and melan choly one. The burden is fixed upon the backs of the tax payers with all the dexterous celerity of a Spanish mu leteer. The tim e h as p asse d f or i nqu i r i ng if thejaded animal is equal to his appointed task ; his hocks and pasterns may be out of or d er ; hi s knees in a ricketty condition; the saddle may gall, and the crupper pinch; but the time for strapping on burdens and buckling fast has arrived. The work must be got through —one sonorous crack with the whip, and away we go, trot ting, jing'ieg, and su ff er i ng , to our nex t halting-place. Ile sums necessa r y f or t h e p u bli c service must be voted. There is a great difference between the way in which these things are managed now, and the system of twenty years back. The tendency of the time is towards a stricter economy of the public. revenue. So far all is well. Much, however, re mains to be done ere we arrive at that period when he administration of the revenues of the State shall be considered in the liesht of a private stewardship. Over 47-54ths of the sum paid into the Excheqeer we are in a fair wa y o f exercising a tolerably accurate 'upervision. It is scarcely so as yet with regard to the remaining 7- 54 t h s . A l a rge margin is left to the discretion and conscience of those charged, with the duties of administration. A reckless OYC penditure and system of uut h r if t are in certain departments quite beyond our control. A few passing remark s w h en the H ouse i s i n Committee o o t f he p r rod to ig p a ie li s ty o , f an p u u n bl f i a c ir of Supply; and a few fleeting comments in the public journals, which must soon be forgotten in the presence of ftand an isolated . to oblivion. To which of these heads shall we refer are consigned an expenditure of 763,2961. upon Buckingham Palace? iintetmer,esat, job, Go to Paris, to Berlin, to Dresden, to Turin, to Naples, in fact to any capi ta l c i ty upon the Cont i nent, an d where will you find Royalty lodged at such an ex pense, in such a building, in such a hole? The present Administration is not answerable for the freaks of George IV. nor the bad taste of Mr. Nash, but it is impossible to help doubting the propriety of tacking on an extra 150,0001. to the 613,2961. of expense incurred previous to 1831. We have no sympathy with the paltry penuriousness which refuses to contribute amply to the erection of public monu ments —for such, in fact, are 'the palaces—but surely, in the course of the last twenty-five years, an expendi ture of 1,500,0001. upon Windsor Castle seems excessive. Mr. B. Osborne, on Friday night, mentioned these facts to the House. They are unfortunately but too well known to all whose duty compels them to be conversant with Parliamentary returns ; and yet if we mistake not they will go forth to many of our readers with all the freshness of a revelation. The marble arch before Buckingham Palace cost 80,0001., and now no one knows what to do with it. It is a pr e tty o bj ect enough, but wo can't place it anywhere with any sort of propriety. We shall be obliged at last to consign it to some dark corner, like the monster picture of th e Vi car o f Wake field's family, simply from the difficulty of finding it an appropriate resting-place. Private individuals ruin themselves whenever they meddle with brick and mor tar. The nation in the same way, in its corporate capa city, seems destined to burn its fingers, wh enever engaged in the practical cultivation of architecture. A proposed amendment of Mr. Henley upon the vote of 57,2001. for salaries and other expenses in the Treasury, provoked a discussion upon the pro priety of reducing the salaries, of the members of the Government. Mr. Henley rested his proposition upon the ground that, as the obj ec t o f recent legis lation had been to diminish the price of most articles, it was only fair that such reduction should take place. Mr. Cobden, although concurring in the object of the proposition, repudiated the grounds upon which Mr. Henley had rested it s . propriety. He denied that the reduction in the price of food had affected the price of .articles of m anu f acture. He was all for republican simplicity in th e h a bit s o f life of the great functionaries. The Honourable Gentleman appears to take umbr age at the superior splendour of a Ministerial entertainme n t, as h e d oes at the successes in society of a captivating cornet or an enterprising ensign. " .One of the ad vantages, " said he on Frid evening, "which he contempl ate d f rom putting the Ministers of this country on l ower sa l ar i es was, that they might set the fashion . of uniti ng a greater sim plicity in their habits of life, so that they might impart their hospitality at a less extravagant expense." Mr. Cobden, with these views, proposes to d oc k' t h e sala ries of the Chief Secretaries of State by 1,0001. per annum; to reduce them, in fact, from 5,000/, to 4,000/., and see what effect that will produce upon their sideboards of plate and variety of wines. The reduction will, of course, go further if they are not brought down to the true type of Sparta or Man chester. Mr. Cobden again hopes, by this reduction, to get a back-handed slap at the Bishops. "If the First Minister of the Crown," said he, " only received 4,000/. a year himself, ho would not get up and say that in his opinion a Bishop ought to have 10,000/. or 15,0004 a year." The plan is ingenious enough. Mr. Cob.len gives check to King and Bishop by the same move, and, although the King may save himself by thrusting forward a pawn to bear the brunt, the Bishop at least must go. It may be judged from this little sample into what topics and to what length we should be led by a formal discussion of the subjects started before the Committee of Supply. Mr. Henley's motion was lust by 84 to 33. So Lord Palmer ston and Sir G. Grey are not deprived of their chcp and butlers for another year. The proposed vote of 9,8271. to defray the charge of Labuan gave rise to the most animated and interesting portion of the discussion of Friday night. Sir James Brooke, the Governor, is in the receipt of a salary o f 2,0001. a year. There is a Lieu tenant-Governor, at 1,3751. ; a Master Attendant, and Post-master at 5001. ; a S urveyor, 5001.; Station Surgeon, 416/.; there are besides oth er c h arges f or p u blic build ings, & c., which r a i se t h e whole expense to 9,827/. 10s. To this outlay Mr. Cobd en tota ll y o bj ec t e d, argu i ng against it with his usual fairness and candour. Here is Mr. Cobden's account of the origin of Labuan, and of all circumstances attendant upon Sir James Brooke's Bor nean adventure:— o po r fi i e g tch i e n of sopt .rs L ees a no b toi u to Labuan day. s i sT o ca n h. e_ e y o ( f oaw t e h ead e r hhoe mosthear.) curious r. possession At aloincidents u u 3, gentleman, saili ng i n hi s y a cht, took pos session of Sarawak, a district of country on the coast of Borneo, and was called th e R a ja of Sarawak the former Raja, who ce d e d t h e di s t r i c t to hi m , having been a pirate. He cause to England, and ,by means of enormous puffing—(A laugh)—by sen timental puffing —persuaded the people of this country that he was going to settle Borneo. What did he do ? First of all he was consular agent to himself. He was Raja Brooke, of Sarawak, and was consul to himself for Borneo. Being Raja of Sarawak, he took charge as Governor of the island of Labuan, about 300 miles distant, the difficulty of communicating with which was greater than that of communicating with England ; and, being unable to be in both places, he appointed for Labuan a Lieutenant-Govern or to di.charge the duties.— ( [leer, hear.) Thi s Li eutenant-Governor over a settle ment without any population had a salary of 1,3751. (I - lear.) They t a lk ed of the distress of the people of this country, and y et they gave their sanction to such proceedings as these. He wished to ask the :Govern ment whether it was seriously proposed to continue this establishment in Labuan?" Mr. Cobden had, unfortunately, omitted one little circumstance of which Mr. Hawes and others rose to remind him. This was, that the Manchester men took the most prominent part in urging upon the Government the p o li cy which led to t h e settl emen t of Labuan. Lo n d on , L iverpool, Glasgow, and the other great mercantil e commun i t i es f o ll owe d in the l ea d of Manchester. Mr. Labouchere favoured the House and Hr. Cobden with chapt er an d verse . It was in the year 1846 Sir Robert Peel's G overnment r eceived a memo rial from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to the following magniloquent effect:— That they had heard with great satisfaction of an op portuuity of obtaining a most desirable settlement on the coast of Borneo having been lately presented to th e Bri tish nation, i n th e vo l untary offer of the isle of Labuan, positionfor tshoeco and they implored the Government not to suffer any delay viewi securing c suor in nv important, eni e and oe in nd every protection o of f desirable, g a our China trade, and as a refuge for our shipping in case of distress, as a bulwark in the event of war, and as a central deck for our trade in the Eastern Archipelago.* What is the difference, morally, between a suggesti falsi and a suppressio yen? To . be sure , a ver 3, unscrupulous advocate, determined to make his point good at all hazards, may be expected to address a jury in this manner, to distort one fact and suppress another, but happily as yet such are not the recosnised ethics of the British Parliament. I n or d er to place Mr. Cobden's ingenuity in its true light, we should say that Mr. Hawes merely mentioned the fact of the petitions from the commercial bodies. Mr. Cobden then rose again, and admitted that " Memorials had been presented to th e G overnment from the north of England in favour of making Labuan a colony; but they were too much men of business to suppose that the Government would cre a t e l arge establishments there before ascertaining w h et h er the island would be of any use. But he must remind the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hawes) that those memorials were prepared in a very cautious manner, for at the time they were presented an apprehension was felt that this country was about to occupy Sarawak —a portion of the great island of Borneo itself. Under this impression these gentlemen, knowing Labuan to be detached from Borneo, and to be only seven miles in extent, very cautiously Gspressed their wish that that island should be taken possession of by the English Government." It W 33 upon this that Mr. Labouch ere rose an 1 t " the H ouse eight as to theyou cautious manner" in which the Manchester men had expressed their desire for the coloniz aims of Labuan. W e more than suspect th e f am e which Sir James Brooke h as acquired f rom th e gallantry and success of his enter prise must have given Mr. Cobden some little discom fort. Wh y not R sja Cobden as well as Raja Brooke ? What's in a name ? There exist n o cu ph on i ca l grounds against such a substitution. Thus we have flown from Buckingham Palace to Borneo, after the fashion of the Committee on whose desultory proceed ings we are commenting. It is seldom that we would recommend with so much earnestness an attentive perusal of a Parliamentary debate as that of Friday night. Dispatches were sent offyesterday from the Colonial office to the Governor ierrit Levue. 10th instant. The Gallant General resumed his march for Lahore on the 11th, and was expected at Jhelum on the 16th, the brigadier remaining to assume the command of tho new district committed to his charge.—Delhi Gazette, April 21. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. INDIA. I (From the Overland Bombay Times, May 1.) SUMMARY. We have rarely had occasion to send home a more newsless summary than the present—though the next two are likely to be no improvemente. We can only in timate the arrival of Sir C. Napier in the Eastern waters; he reached Alexandria on the Bth, proceeded straight tLr, -, u , h E , Typt, and sailed direct for Calcutta, on the 12th, having learnt on the way that tranquillity in the Punjaub had been restored. He will have by this time arrived, and been sworn in, and is probably on his way to Simla for the season. The intelligence that railways have been all but secured us, is probably the most im portant news that ever reached the shores of India ; we borrow money without remorse to meet the charges of a causeless and unprofitable war; for no purpose could wo borrow more wisely or securely than for the im provement of internal communication. The troops at Peshiwur are busy preparing themselves against the hot season. They enjoy the highest health there and at Moultan ; the climate to the middle of April appears to have been delightful at both places. The Sinde horse have had another brush with the Murrees on the frontier, who of course got the worst of it, having had 40 of their people killed, and 1,000 cattle, lifted from the low country, taken from them. Sind° continues healthy. General Achmuty has arrived at Kurrachee. Sir W. Cotton, commander in chief of Bombay, has sent in his resignation, and re quested to be relieved after the rains; ho has been ex tremely popular with the army while at its head. It is said that there are to be 10 new regiments of the line I added to the Bengal army; on the other hand it is as serted that irregulars, half horse and h a lf f oot , w i l l b e raised to the extent f 10,000, without any addition of officers. The hope of a substantial augmentation seems to have been one great source of the clamour for the THE ETON REGATTA. annexation of the Punjaub. The order issued some ETON, MONDAY NIGHT.—The 4th of June, the annt months since raising the strength of each regiment by versary of the birthday of the late King George 111., by 200 men, must have added 18,000 men to our muster ; a time-honoured custom, originating with that monarch, roll; the occupation of the Saugor and Nerbudda terri- is always ce l e b rate d as a f estival by the scholars of Eton tories by about 12,000 Madras troops, will b e a virtual I College, who on t h a t d ay ma k e an aquatic pilgrimage to addition to the army in Bengal to this extent, or a total I Surley Hall, about two miles and a half above Windsor of 30,000; the expected augmentation, whether of regu- I bridge, amid " great pomp and circumstance." The lars or irregulars, will bring it up to 40,000; so much 1 anniversary this year falling on the eve of Ascot races, for the first fruits of annexation. The expense of a ! Windsor and the neighbourhood were unusually full of native regiment, officers, arms, appointments, and I members of the aristocracy. A great many of the no maintenance, costs somewhere about 40,0001. a year! t bility had also arrived to witness the review of the 2d The charges of a couple of regiments would meet Life Guards by the Marquis of L on d on d err y i n Wind the interest of all the money proposed to be I sor-park, at an early hour this morning. These facts, expended on railways. The Governor-General ' with the extreme fineness of the weather, had the effect is in the upper provinces. The commander-in- lof attracting a most brilliant assemblage to the Brocas chief is at Simla, having takpn a final leave of the army this evening; and when the crews mustered, at on quitting the Punjaub. General Gilbert has also I half-past six o'clock, the banks of the river on both taken leave of the division under him, in a complimen- 1 shores were thronged with many thousand spec tary general order, and the troops in reality richly de. tators. The arrival of the Court at Windsor Castle serve any compliment that can be paid them. Lieutenant during the day led many to hope that the regatta would Miller, of her Majesty's 22d Foot, a very meritorious be honoured with the presence of her Majesty and the officer, raised from the ranks for good conduct, has just Prince Consort, accompanied by some of their distin been dismissed the service under circumstances of pecu- guished guests; and a few were found who put faith in liar hardship. Mr. Miller had charge of the canteen a report, very freely circulated, to the effect that his funds, and on these being transferred from his to other Royal Highness the Prince of Wales would " take the hands some errors were discovered, which led to charges water " for the first time on the occasion. The more of his having instructed a native clerk to make false en- I important fact proved t o b e we ll f oun d e d , for at a few tries in the hooks. The court seem to have at once got minutes before seven o'clock the loyal shouts of the carried away with the idea that erroneous entries by a spectators assembled on the bridge proclaimed the ap clerk implied a fraud on the part of his superior, and proach of the royal party from the Castle, and in the decided accordingly. The books have been examined course of a very few minutes her Majesty entered the by able and competent authorities—they turn out to Brocas in an open landau drawn by four white ponies, be full of errors—but bear no evidence of having been and preceded by outriders in scarlet liveries. The Queen tampered with by Mr. Miller. Like most soldiers, he is was accompanied by the Prince Consort and his Royal little of a business man, and permitted a bad system to Highness the Prince of Wales, and attended by the go on as he found it, till a faithless clerk, when about to Viscountess Canning ; the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl be dismissed, based charges against him on his own Spencer, and other noblemen of the household followed blunders. We have no doubt that on a revision it will in a second phaeton; and in a third we observed his Royal be found that he stands free of all blame, save that of Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince negligence, and that a very slight reprimand is punish- George, and attended by Baron Knesebeck and another meat enough for this. gentleman. Tho royal party on entering the Brocas were I most enthusiastically received. The carriages having drawn up in line within an inclosure railed off by hurdles, her Majesty and the Prince were afforded an opportunity of viewing the various cutters with their respective crews —all of whom were attired in gay aquatic uniforms, the coxswains of the three leading boats wearing cocked-hats and epaulettes, having all the appearance of juvenile admirals. The Prince of Wales manifested the greatest possible interest in the boats as they glided up and down the river preparatory to the " start," and not even the cheers of the spectators in the vicinity of the royal car riage, which every now and then burst forth with re newed vehemence, could divert for a moment the atten tion of his Royal Highness from the aquatic pageant. At seven o'clock the procession started for Surley Hall, preceded by the band of the Foot Guards in an eight-oared cutter. The following is a list of the boats in their respective order of precedence, with the names of the crew of each:— SINDE. By the Bombay Steam Navigation Company's steamer Victoria, which arrived on Monday morning, we have letters and papers from Kurrachee to the 26th, When the steamer Queen was signalled on Sunday morning Sir C. Napier wss believed to be on board, and the greatest excitement was expressed everywhere. "Oh then and there was hurrying to and fro, The fiery squadron and the clattering car." In fact never was such a bustle before,—every one exclaiming, " the chief, he comes, he comes." His own regiment were, as became them, in estate of pre-eminent excitement; when lo! and behold, when all was ready for the reception, there was no one to be received. The following extract from the Kurrachee Advertiser gives accounts of an affair betwixt the Murrees and the Sinde Horse, followed by the usual results. Sir C. Napier left the two fighting, and he finds them fighting; it is but fair to add that there has been no case of collision since Merewether's affair—now nearly two years old: " We learn that another gallant affair has take place on the frontier, in which the Sinde Horse have again distinguished themselves. Some days ago (we have not heard the date), a detachment of the regiment above mentioned was relieved at Kusmore by a party from head-quarters; hardly, .however, had the relieved party left when the new detachment was attacked by a party of 500 armed Murrees; a duffedar and four men were killed, and several wounded. The party which had left heard the firing, and returned in time to succour their comrades, who would otherwise have been either de stroyed, or at least have suffered great loss. The whole affair was so sudden that the party, consisting of forty men under a native officer, besides rescuing their com rades, cut up about forty of the Murrees, and took up wards of 1,000 head of cattle, and obliged the robbers to fly to the hills. We have not heard all the particulars of this affair, but believe the above to be correct in the main points. It seems strange that the Murrees were able to plan the attack without the officer in command being even aware of their approach; but we have no doubt that on this an inquiry has been instituted, and explana tion afforded." Much regret was expressed that the harbour should remain in an unfinished state, and that the enormous sums of money expended on what the late ruler of Young Egypt expected to be the glory of New Alex andria should have been sunk in vain. A very little more would make the pier serviceable; at present it is utterly useless. TIIE PUNJAUB. The country of the Five Rivers has been transformed from a general battle-11,11 to a vast standing camp. Our troops lately engaged in deadly strife have now no longer any enemy to contend with, and are settling themselves down in their cantonments, and preparing against the heats of the approaching season. Chuttur and Shore Singh have, it is said, been directed to proceed:to their respective homes, and been assured that if they are ever heard of without a limited circuit of the domiciles as signed them they will be visited with the punishment doe to their past misdeeds, which have for the present been passed over so gently. The troops at Peshawar were reviewed on the Ist by General Gilbert, who took an affectionate leave of them. lie left on the 3d on his way to Lahore, where he takes command; he was ac companied by her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons to the capital, and her Majesty's 30th on their way to Meerut. The site selected for the cantonments is near the former residence of Major Lawrence, which was burned by the Affghans, or where the Seikh can tonments formerly stood. Officers aro to be allowed to make their tents as comfortably as they can— the exprise of house building to be avoided as much as possible for the present. The cultivation of rice is forbidden in the neighbourhood, the irrigation required by it engendering malarious damps. There is a small force settled at Jamrood, and no traffic through the Khyber Pass is for the present permitted. At Bunnoo, where General Cortlandt had established his head quarters, the people were quiet and contented—glad, ap parently, h t e h a i n t s t a h r e g s e t n r l ife e d w e a . s K o e v h e a r t , a a n n d d a ltlh theat t p h r e e y r n h e a e d a around, seemed well disposed. There are, it is said, seven regiments of irregular horse to be raised from amongst the disbanded Seikh soldiers, and eight or nine regiments of foot: these to be officered from the Indian army. There is another rumour that ten now regiments are to be added to the strength of our forces. The late reductions under Lord Hardinge left us some 50,000 more men and 830 more European officers than we pos sessed when the Affghan war was determined on in 1838 —within these ten months 18,000 men have been added to the army; 12,000 are, it is believed, to be transferred from Madras, where they are not, it seems, required to do duty, in place of the Bengal troops in the Saugor and Nerbudda territory. This in all affords a virtual addi tion of 30,000 to our strength on the north-western fron- APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &e., ANNOUNCED SINCE DISPATCII OF LAST OVERLAND MAIL, APRIL 17. lIER MAJESTY'S TROOPS. STAFF.—Lieut.-Colonel Havelock has resumed the duties of his office as Deputy Adjutant-General of her Majesty's Forces in this Presidency. DRAGOONS.-3d Regiment—Lieut. Chaplin is allowed leave on private affairs to proceed to England for the space of one year. 9th Regiment (Lancers)—Lieut. Francis to proceed to the hills north of Deyrah for the benefit of his health until the 24th of October. 15th Regiment—Lieut. J. Macartney is appointed a Brevet Captain in the East Indies. INFANTRY.--10th Regiment—Licuts. Galloway and Lucas have been directed to do duty at the Landour de pot during the hot season. 22d Regiment—Lieut. A. Miller has been dismissed her Majesty's service by court-martial, for disgraceful and ungentlemanly con• duct. 24th Regiment—Lieut. Travers to do duty at the Landour depot during the hot season Leave of absence —Captain Bazalgetta to Simlah and the hills north of Deyrah, on medical certificate, until the Ist of Novem ber next. Lieut. Thirlwall to Simlah and the hills on private affairs to the 14th of October next. 29. h Regi ment—Leave of absence—Lieut. Perry to Simlah and Landour for six months on medical certificate. 84th Regiment—Lieut. E. K. V. Arbuckle to England for one year on medical certificate. 98th Regiment—Lieut. Browne is permitted to proceed to England for two years on medical certificate. UPPER BOATS. Monarch, 10-oar—Blundell, Ma., captain of the boats; Hoskins, Blackett, Powys, West, Coltman, Davies, Pey ton, Ethelston, Gosling, Beeson (steerer). Victory—Buller, Ma., second captain; Bobertson, Blundell, Mi.; Cast, Nind, Coleridge, Cayley, Bathurst, Blanc (steerer). Prince of Wales—Cross©, captain; Martyn, Buller, Mi.; Lysley, King, Fiennes, Pemberton, Gore, Booth, Welby (steercr). tier, or 40,000, if we add - the regiments to be raised, being 90,000 in all in excess of what we possessed ten years ago, when India was last at peace, while the Pun jaub, Atighanistan, Sinde, and Gwalior had as yet not felt the power of our sword. The following letter from a trustworthy correspon dent gives fuller explanation of the arrangements re specting the new levies than anything we have as yet seen published:— " There aro to be ten now regiments immediately raised in and for the Punjaub—a sort of continent, in fact—five cavalry and five infantry—to be recruited half Seikhs, and the other half Poorbeas and Mussulmans. The commandants and second in commands are already appointed—the names of the following for the command of the cavalry corps:—First: Neville Chamberlain, 16th Grenadiers, and Stannus, sth Cavalry. Second: Cran ford Chamberlain, 28th Native Infantry, and Brown, 46th Native Infantry. Third: Biddulph, 45th Native Infantry, with 3d Light Cavalry, and Weston, 36th Na tive Infantry. Fourth: Dowson, sth Native Infantry, with 11th Light Cavalry, and Henderson, 45th N at i ve Infantry. Fifth: Fitzgerald, of Sinde Camel Corps, which is to be done away with; second in command I do not know. Infantry—First: Coke, 10th Native Infantry; and Willan, 44th Native Infantry. Second: Knox, 43d Light Infantry; and Brown, 16th Native Infantry. Third: Morris, 20th Native Infantry; and Reid, 34th Native Infantry. Fourth: Campbell, 30th Native Infantr • and Gastrell, 13th N at i ve I nfantry. Fifth: Not yet Infantry; I believe. The adjutants are all, it is said, to be taken from the Bombay and Madras service. You will perceive that the above list Of commandants and seconds in command is nearly all selected from passed men. The order limiting absentees on staff employ to five must now be dune away with, and will not increase the efficiency of the Dimgal army certainly; hut no increase to the regular army will lie granted us now I inueh fear. Another correspondent writes on the sago subject:— " The augmetation advocated by the resident at Lahore, and considered necessary by Mr. Elliott, amounts to some fire regiments'of irregular cavalry, half Seikhs,half Ilindostanee, wholly useless, and about the same number of regiments of infantry of the same nondescript sort. An officer was ordered to recruit for one of the cavalry regiments from among such Seikhs as were presented t:\ him for entertaiument—Seikhs who have not borne arms against us in the late campaign—and all he could find fit for work was about two per cent.—the rest being most l y venerable reechi sufed, grey beards, whose age alone, in all probability, prevented them from bearing arms against us."—Agra Messenger, April 21. Major-General Sir Walter Gilbert and Brigadier Campbell arrived at Rawull Pindee, from Attock, on the LOWER BOATS. Britannia—Jervis, captain of lower boats ; Marshall, Palmer, Ryan, Swann, Praed, Vane, Macan, Earl of Granard (steerer). Dreadnought—Garry, captain ; Mulesworth, Leigh, Lane, Th - nupson, Lnrd Ennismore, Montgomery, Moore, Johnstone, Neville (steerer). Th tis— Beresford, captain ; awrington, Cock, 'Enrich. Harrison, Knight, Ewart, Mallory, Wellesh y (steerer). St. Gorge—Meade King, captain; Farquhar;nn, Ark wright, Giles, Lindsay, Sparke, Ford, Warre, Beaumont (steerer). O.i arriving at Surley, the various crews land e d on the opposite shore ' and partook of an elegant dejeuner, provided by her Majesty's confectioner. At nine o'clock the boats returned to Windsor, and were received by the cheers of many thousands of spectators assembled on the wharfs and shores of the river. A grand display of fireworks from the Little Eyat ter minated tha festivities of the evening. The Royal party left the Brocas soon after the boats started for Burley. ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, JUNE 4.—The whole of the Royal Artillery assembled on the Parade ground at nine o'clock A.M. to-day, and marched to Woolwich-common, under the command of Colonel Crut tendon, the Royal Horse Artillery under Lieutenant- Colonel Bell. The line formed into three battalions, the right under Lieutenant-Colonel Furneaux, th e centre under Lieutenant. Colonel Ingilby, and the left under Lieutenant-Colonel Weide, and the field batteries under Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, twenty rounds having been served out to each of the guns of the Royal Horse Artillery, and twelve rounds for each carabino. At half-past nine o'clock Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, MG., G.C.8., G.C.H., Master-General of the Ordnance, arrived on the parade-ground, and was re ceived by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downmau, C. 13., K.O IL, Commandant of the Garrison ; Major- General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., Deputy Adjutant- General of Artillery; Colonel Campbell, Brigade-Major Bingham, Captain Tylden, Assistant Quartermaster- General of Artillery ; Captain Wingfield, riding-house establishment ; and the adjutants of battalions off duty. The Master -General, accompanied by the staff, then proceeded to the common, and was received with the usual salute, the band playing the National An them, and afterwards made a very minute inspection of the Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries. The whole of the corps then marched past at quick time, and proceeded, by troops of Royal Horse Artillery, battalions and field batteries, to take up their position for the manoeuvres of a field day. The exercises of the day having concluded, the whole of the corps advanced in line, when the Master-General, with the staff; rode up to Colonel Cruttenden, and the officers in charge of di visions, and complimented them on the manner in which the evolutions were gone through. The whole of the troops then marched past at quick time to barracks. Previous to leaving the ground the Master-General caused the gentlemen cadets, a great number of whom were present, to assemble, and addressed them in the kindest manner, expressing his hope that they were conducting themselves to the satisfaction of their authori ties and teachers, as their future success in life de pended greatly upon their unremitting attention to their studies, and their good behaviour while at the academy. Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey then proceeded, accompanied by the officers previously named, to the Royal Arsenal, and embarked in his yacht for a cruise down the river. It is said—but nothing officially is yet known—that the recent exercises of the Royal Artillery, on Woolwich-common, have been made preparatory to a sham fight, expected to take place here during the present month. It is now several years since a display of that kind took place at Woolwich, and there are now a greater number of troops in the garrison than there were on that occasion. SEPARATION OF EDWIN FORREST FROM HIS WIFE. —The New York Sunday Atlas announces that Edwin Forrest the tragedian, has been separated from his wife Caroline Norton Sinclair Forrest, daughter of John Sinclair, the vocalist. They were married in 1836 in London, and have lived happily, as the Atlas states; until last winter, when Mr. Forrest became moody and melancholy. The Atlas says, "In the month of Decem ber Mr. Forrest returned from a professional engage mentand a t i noPhilade lph i demanded au aa msoepstauranthioanp.py He tea assignedt e of mind, ne and cause, w e o n ffe t r h e e d ni immediate m apology, ediate for friendsthe e f position the inter fered, he and asked to be informed why a s s t a studied in ' asked for repudiation, his only repl y t to ff be interrogated. comprehensible silence. parties wa sthat assumed; ne object. Mr. Forrest an lie demanded a se p ara tio d l n i s e h a f ff n s d a w s h i e n fe o h h a e s r a e cc e o te m rn p a li l s l h y e s d ep h e i: _ rated." Mrs. Forrest is described a s a lad y of t alent and the mother of four children, all beauty. She has been of whom, -however, died in infancy. Between 40,000 and 50,000 mackerel have been ca i n e , i{ , tby seine nets, close in shore, during the pres e nt w Such a circumstance has not belbro occurred for 17 years. Some of our boats have earned nearly 1001. each. The greater part of the fish, which were very fine, fetched 15s. pr 16i. per hundred, and were dis patched to London. They were retailed in our streets at six or eight a shilling. Similar catches have been made all along the Sussex coast. It is the sudden warmth of the weather which has caused these myriads of mackerel to resort to this part of the Channel in search of their food, which consists of smaller fry that at this season of the year aro attracted towards the shore. The cliffs have daily been lined with spectators to witness the catches of mackerel by our fishermen. — Brighton Gazette. The freights for coals from the Tyne to London have fallen to the unprecedented low rate of ss. 1 Ad. per ton —a price quite inadequate to cover current ex penses, insurance, and intervit of capital.—Newcastle ✓ourrnal. AMERICAN NEW,S.-• OW. - ARRIVAL OF THEE RIBERNAJL: - LIVERPOOL, :111oNna,x ;\ twig. The British and North Auirican RoyallAii steam ship Hibernia, Captain Lai*, has just arrived: at this port, h av i ng l e f t Boston on the 23d ult. _ Halifax th e 26th. T he Hibernia brings the mail from Canada and the other British pOsseAsiori's And the United States, and a fair complement of passen gers. Her dates are, from New York and Boston, to the 23d; Baltimore, Philadelphia, 'Washington, &c., 22d; and from the leading cities and towns in the western continent one week later dates than those re ceived by the America. We learn by this arrival that the Canada steam ship had arrived out at New York on the 17th, after eleven days and a half 's passage. The Caledonia arrived at Halifax on the 24th, and proceeded to Boston. The Hibernia brings 50 passengers, including Mr. Macready, who, previously to his departure from Boston, presented 1,000 dollars to the families of the unfortunate men Who fell in the late riots. Our ac counts from Canada are brief, but important; they are, moreover, satisfactory. The province continued undisturbed by factious violence. Telegraphic intelligence from Montreal, under date the 21st ult., announces that an address had been presented to his Excellency Lord Elgin in favour of removing the seat of Government to Quebec and Toronto four years alternately, the majority on the division being five votes. The city of Mon treal is tranquil. The business of legislation pro ceeded with tranquillity. Lady Elgin has been con fined of a son. Mr. Cayley has been deputed by the Tories to represent their cause in London, and Mr. Ilincks who arrived by the last steamer, was reported t o b e the destined advocate of the Ministerial policy. The University Bill had passed the Lower House. From the United States the political intelligence is interesting. the late was exploring reported that exp ed C i a t p io t a a , in li C il h l ar b l e es selaVtilkouess, as Commander of one of the vessels to be dispatched in search of Sir John Franklin. The admission of California as a state next session was considered probable. It was rumoured that the President would lay Mr. Labouchere's Bills for the repeal of the navigation laws before Congress, as a proper subject of legislation. The cholera continued its ravages. General Worth had fallen a victim to the epidemic. The steamer United States, previously sold to the Prussian Government, had been detained on the ground of neutrality, by order of the United States' Cabinet. If, however, the Prussian Minister would engage under security that the ships should not interfere with Denmark, the prohibition would be withdrawn. The excitement at New York, relative to the late tragedy at the Opera House, had subsided consi derably. The steamer Empire was sunk by collision on the 17th ultimo, in the river Hudson, eighty miles above New York. The accounts published of the occur rence report twenty lives lost. The city of Saint Louis was almost totally de stroyed by fire on the 18th ultimo : 418 houses and 25 steam-boats were consumed. The estimated loss is 6,000,000 dollars. The city of New Orleans, after being for some time afflicted with cholera. which swept away many of its citizens, is now threatened with even a more fearful and irresistible foe in the overwhelming waters of the Mississippi. The city lies below the high water level of this great river, and is guarded, as Holland is from the in road of the sea, by dykes, or levees, as they are called, along the Mississippi. A portion of one of these levees above the city having been carried away, the waters were passing rapidly through the opening, overcoming all efforts to stop the breach, inundating the plantations below, and actually pouring through some of the streets of the city. Our latest dates by mail are the 13th ult., when in many quarters the inhabitants were already driven by the invading waters to take refuge in the upper stories of their houses. Business, of course, must be materially checked by such a state of things. From California the accounts are 22 days later. The advices are important. According to one ac count the Californians refused to recognise General Smith, who was sent out as military Governor of the territory, and bad taken steps to organize a Go vernment for themselves. According to another, he had virtually taken back the prohibition which he had issued at Panama for bidding foreigners to dig for gold at the " placers," and had organized a good police at San Francisco, and executed his authority without hindrance ; but what is certain is, that the people had resolved to sum mon an assembly to sit at San Francisco and frame such laws as may be necessary for the preservation of order and the regulation of trade. This body is to consi,t of fifteen members. Three judges are also to be chosen—all by universal suffrage, of course. This organintion, it is understood, v►as to go into effect immediately. Several meetings had been held at San Francisco to propose the introduction of the slave trade. Tho report of the discovery of gold in Oregon is contradicted. The in al steamer California still lay motionle se at San Francisco. There had been a mutiny on board the United States ship-of war Ohio, owing to the desire of the men to get off to the gold region. Some thirty men have been put in irons by the Commodore, and many would be hung. Mexican accounts state that the duty which had hitherto been levied on gold imported from Upper California into Mexico had been removed. The robbers on the road from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico were more bold and active than ever. From the revolted districts there is nothing new. St. Domingo advices state that in three battles the Haytians had been defeated. No prisoners were spared, and in retreating the Haytians burnt Azua. Venezuelan affairs were in confusion. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Mwr 22.—Money is easily had at 5 per cent. payment on demand, and six per cent. for good paper. The banks on Saturday had in their vaults about SA millions of dollars in coin. There were some two millions more in the Sub-Treasury, making an aggre gate as large within half a million as we have ever had here. United States stocks immediately felt the impulse of this overflowing mon e y- mar k et . U n i te d S tates Sixes, of 68, with coupons, sold to-day at 1144, and Treasury notes at 111; Ohio Seven per Cents., 1851, at 102; Kentucky Six per Cents., 1041; Indiana Bonds, 40k; Alabama Five per Cents., 63; Pennsylvania Five per Cents., 52 . 1; and Maryland Six per Cents., 99k. Bills on London are held at 8} per cent., at which figure sales are made. Our imports, although fallen off somewhat this week, still largely exceeded, as heretofore, our exports. The imports over and above those sent to the warehouse amounted to 1,217,419 dolls.; the exports, 714,626 dolls. Cotton—Prices are gradually stiffening, and ic. had been paid above the rates quoted for good ordinary and middling; and for middling Gulf Cottons 71c. was freely offered, and Uplands 7c. New Orleans, Florida Up lands, inferior, 6ic; ordinary, qc. Exports and receipts of cotton at the ports so far this season, in 1,000 bales — To Great Britain, 1,275; France, 280; others, 242; re ceipti, 2,518. Breadstuffs, &c.—The flour market continues to mani fest firmness; sales of 4,000 barrels at 4 dolls. 32ic. to 6 dolls. 2ic., the former for common, and the latter for straight brands and States and Western. Sales of 1,000 bushels Ohio red wheat at 104 c.; sales to the ex tent of 4,000 bushels, all round, at 62c. to 63c. for northern yellow. Freights—Cotton to Liverpool, *d. to 3 -16ths of a penny; flour, Is. 10Id. to 28.; heavy goods, 255.; and in British vessels at 225. 6(1.; corn, 6d. To Ireland—Corn, 7d. to Bd., in bags and bulk. To London—Pork, 2s. 9d.; flour, Is. 9d ; heavy goods, 305.; naval stores, 2s. to 28.6 d. To Havre—Cotton, c, is asked, and ie. offered yttooa3s,tasi3},ilai PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Mr. MaSSinghanl, the at- ; t t e h n e t a i t v r e e, t and ake s obliging nefl offi t on Friday r a i t da t y he ev b e o n x ir neat, when thia the s elr epatronsthe oofppt opportunity t y Prin cess 's of public servant. are rewardingbound a to very a va i l deserving them- THE JEws' HOSPITAL.—The anniversary dinner of the patrons and friends of this society, established for the purposes of making a provision for the aged poor and for the education and employment of the youth of both Cam bridge, the duties of chairtEohfseqp.,r othpoe swereing Presi d entt he efficientlyof customary the inslt discharg ed institu tion. sexes, was held last evening, at the London Tavern. In the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bt i y o nil:. H. G t the dsm course i d Highness r nptthaahnet the Duke o a ppn l l uu u kk d oee e r d o tofh t foeci their hmuosb society, sr c ei circumstance g c he u a m hv aisantdangnsdicnbeteeheesontmf forho sh i i s s t e g r h s c n h th e a s e i opt many y al efficiently supplied the void which his demise had occa sioned. The Chairman subsequently proposed, " Suc cess to the Jews' Hospital," and in so doing took occa sion to remark that whilst, by their peculiar religious opinions, their body were precluded from availing them selves of the benefits of the poor-law, they had to con tribute to its maintenance. In fact, they were in a worse position than if no poor-law existed. The toast of " Civil and Religious Liberty" was acknowledged by the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, the Rev. Dr. Cox, and the Rev. George Smith. In the course of the evening, the ap prentices connected with the society's chair manufactory, cabinet manufactory, and ladies' shoe manufactory, were introduced, and exhibited specimens of their workman ship, which reflected upon them the greatest credit. The circumstance of three ministers of the Christian religion attending the festival w as a ll u d e d to as a most gratify ing fact, and as s ho w i ng the improved feeling which pre vailed in the religious community. The result of the festival was about 6001. The weather has now assumed all the character.. istics of summer, and vegetation has made extraordinary progress within the last ten days. The country presents a beautiful appearance, and the wheats are everywhere • looking strong and healthy.—Newcastle Journal. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1849