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~~- . '<~ THE SUN, I ONDON FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1855 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. _ . The Earl of HARRINGTON presented a great many petitions in favour of a better observance of the Lord's Day. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, Lord Cler mont's Estate Bill was read a third time and passed. CHINESE PASSENGER SHIP BILL. This bill was reported with amendments. HUDDERSFIELD BURIAL GROUND BILL. This bill, on the motio❑ of Lord REDESDALE, was read a third time and passed. _ _ DISSENTERS MARRIAGES BILL. This bill was reported with amendments. LUNATIC ASYLUMS REGULATION BILL. On the motion of the Earl of HARROWBY, this bill was also reported with amendments. THE SUNDAY BEER BILL. This bill, on the motion of Lord REDESDALE, was read a first time. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill. Lord REDESDALE regretted that the Government had not secured the ground in the neighbourhood of the site for the new Government offices, now occupied by a lot of buildings of the poorest description, by giving the usual notices. He felt confident that at some future time the ground would be required, and he there fore trusted the Government would think it de sirable to secure the ground before it greatly increased in value, as it would when the new offices were erected. The noble lord then drew their lord , liips' attention to an offer that had been made some time ago to erect the public offices. The offer he referred tl was that the parties should tike the ground, clear it, and erect the offices, and that they should receive a yearly sum to be agreed upon by Parliament. He thought the subject not undeserving the attention of her Majesty's Government. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the house was greatly indebted to the noble lord for the trouble he had taken on this subject. He oped the members of the House of Commons would, during the recess, take into their consideration the effects of an ill-judged expenditure. After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE and the Earl O e HARDWICKE, The bill was read a second time. EXCISE DUTIES BILL. This bill way read a sec..nd time. COURT OF JUDICATURE BILL. both with respect to the provisioning of the army and its cattle, and he could not but raise his voice as an English man against the course that had been adopted. Ail that he had seen only convinced him of the unfortunate man ner in which the Government had proceeded in the war, and he felt bound to confess that it gave little credit to their foresight. (Hear.) He could not see why the estimate should not have been brought forward in Fe bruary, and he blamed the Government for not adopt ing that course. Mr. W. -WILLIAMS was anxious to provide for the comfort of the army, but he was afraid that the adoption of this vote would not carry so laudable an object into effect. He thought that some explanation ought to be given of the fact that the pay of the soldier had been raised 50 per cent. After some observations from Sir F. BARING and Col. WORTH, _ _ Th'4 Lill was reported with amendments. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND) BILL. Th's I ill passed through committee. OFFICE OF SPEAKER BILL. This bill passed through committee. BILLS OF LADING (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TURN - PIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SALE OF SPIRITS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was also read a third tine and passed. The Earl of HARRINGTON withdrew his question relative to the salaries of the county court jodges, MILITIA. BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. This bill was read a first time. TURKISH LOAN BILL. This bill was read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' Amendments to the Dundalk Harbour and Port Bill, and the Glasgow', Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway Eill, were considered and azreel SUPPLY. Mr. P. PEEL affirmed that no green coffee was now issued to the troops. Mr. WILSON said that whilst the destination of the army was unknown the coffee was sent out in a green state, but immediately it was understood its destination was the Crimea, it was exported in a roasted state. Colonel DUNNE said that the house ought to be assured that the army was in an efficient condition to endure another winter campaign. He thought the land transport corps was not adequate to the wants of such a number of troops. As to the provisioning of the army it had been remarked that this was rather a late period of the year to form depots for provisions. He contended that such was not the case. He also observed that the Government were making the Turkish Contingent and the Foreign Legions as perfect as was possible ; al though, at the same time, they overlooked the defects which existed in connection with the cavalry and other regiments of the line. He wished to know whether the injuries occasioned by the recent flood in the Crimea to the Balaklava Railway had been repaired or not ? On the order of the day for the house going int ) com mittee of supply, Major REED gave notice that he should bring for ward the motion which stood in his name, relay ve to calling Parliament together previous to ratifying any terms of peace, at the evening sitting. THE WOUNDED IN THE CRIMEA. Mr. STAFFORD called attention - 0 a letter which had appeared in the Times newspaper denying the state ments made by him as to the wretched condition of the wounded after the af'a'r of the 18th of June before Se bastopol. He did not ask for any answer on the part of the Government, but he trusted their attention would be bestowed on the subject of the sufferings (t our wounded, which he described as very painful. GOOD SERVICE PENSION TO LORD GEORGE PAGET. After some further conversation, Mr. STAFFORD said there were many questions in connection with the commissariat department of which the house ought to have some exp'auation, not the least of which was the question as to who was the real htacl of that department. He would not, however, detain the committee at that late period of the day. The vote was then agreed to, and, it being 10 minutes to four o'clock, the committee was adjourned. MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SALE OF BEER BILL. Mr. DILLWYN called attention to a report that Lord George Paget has received a good service pension of 1001. a year, with the view of inquiring intu the truth of such report, and of ascertaining, if true. what the special services have been for which such p.msion has been awarded. (Hear, hear.) He did not doubt the gallantry and merit of Lord George Paget, l‘tit be believed he had not seen much active service. It was true he was engaged in the brilliant affair of Balal lava, and no doubt had well and gallantly discharged his duty there ; but he (Mr. Dillwyn) believed he had not seen active service since ; that he spent last winter in this country, and was now, as he understood, at Con stantinople. He knew nothing personal of Lord George Paget, and therefore wished to say nothing of him, but he thought it was due to the house and to the army, that the house should know that pensions of this de• scription were not awarded on account of birth or patronage, but really on account of good service in ac tion. Mr. PEEL said it was quite correct that Lord Gen. Paget had been made the recipient of a good service pension by Lord Hardinge, who was alone responsible for such pensions. He was a good deal surprised at the animadversions which this pension had given rise to, for the hon. gentleman ought to be aware the house could not properly distinguish the merits of individual officers. The reason why Lord George Paget got this pension was, that at the battle of Balaklava, where there were ten cavalry regiments engaged, Lord George Paget was the senior regimental colonel present, and led his regiment and rallied them with the utmost gallantry and therefore he was judged a fit and proper recipient for a good service pension. Colonel LINDSAY said no man could deny that those gallant officers who bad done their duty in the Crimea deserved every reward that a grateful country could bestow. At the same time, he thought the coun try had not been sufficiently grateful in rewarding the distinguished services of those officers who had served in the Peninsular war, and he hoped the attention of the military authorities would he directed to the subject. After a few words from Sir W. GALWAY, Lord PALMERSTON put it to the house whether this was a time to discuss such a question as this. These rewards were intrusted to the discretion of the Commander-in-Chief by virtue of his office ; and he asked was it possible that the members of this house could determine whether any particular officer was or was not deserving of those rewards, and he believed such discussions would have a most prejudicial effect on the public service. (Hear, hear.) Captain SCOBELL said as this matter had been alluded to and commented on in the public papers, it was better that the explanation now given should have been given in this house. Major REED belieVed the hon. gentleman the Under Secretary at War (Mr. Peel) was incorrect in sayiN; that Lord George Paget was the senior colonel present at Balaklava,. Mr. PEEL said he had said the senior regimental colonel. This bill was also read a third time, and, after a pro test from Mr. Hadfield, to the effect that the evidence taken before the committee was ex parte, was passed. The house then adjourned until six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. ADULTERATION OF FOOD. Mr. PELLATT asked the member for Birmingham whether an opportunity would be given before the pro rogation of Parliament for scienti fib witnesses to be heard by the Adulteration of Food, &c. Committee, so that both sides of the question might be before the public prior to the c;o4e of the session. Mr. SCEIOLEFIELD said that if the committee was appointed next session, and he was at the head of it, every opportunity would be given to elicit the truth, as had been given by the present commitee. On the motion of Mr. HORSFALL, the following re turns were ordered:—Contract mail service (west coast of Africa), returns for each month in the year ISs4—of the dates (in accordance with the published "Post-office Packet List ") on which the monthly mails should be made up iu London. Of the dates epon which such mails were made up in London. Of the dates on which such mails should have been despatched from Plymouth. Of the dates upon which such mails were despatched from Plymouth. Of the date upon which the arrival of each mail from the west coast of Africa was considered to be due at Plymouth. Of the date when each mail arrived at Plymouth. And the names, tonnage, and power of euginee of each vessel in each month employed in this service for the same period. ORDNANCE EXPERIMENTS. Mr. ROEBUCK begged to ask the Clerk of the Ordnance if it was true that some experimews were tried at Shoe buryness last week, under the superintendence of the colo nel in command of the Royal Artillery, with the following important results :—That with only about half charges of powder, and from a common gun, with atrifliug alteration, the experimental shells acquired, at similar eeevatione, up wards of 1,000 yards more effective range than the solid shot of the service with a full charge, and that the average deflection of the experimental shell fired was only four teen yards in this increased distance, while that of the ser vice shot, at the smaller range, was forty-seven yards. Further, is it tree that this invention has been nine months before the Goverument ; that at first it was reported to be of no importance ; that, on its being pressed on the notice of the Duke of Newcastle, it was referred to the select committee at Woolwich in January last, and experimen tally proved successful in March ; and that no assistance has been afforded to the inventor of maturing his inven tion beyond merely authorising a few experiments to be made at his expense. Further, is there any obstacle to the adoption and use of this great improvement in the effectiveness of our artillery ? Mr. FRENCH begged also to ask whether any report had yet been received from the commission appointed by the late Lord Raglan to inquire as to Captain Disney's projectile? Mr. MONSELL could inform the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, that the experiments made last week at Shoeburyness were in all respects cenforamble to the statement contained in his question, except with re gard to the shells having been tired from a common gun slightly altered. The fact was, that they were fired from a rifled gun; and the service ammunition from a smooth bored gun. It was true that this invention had been nine months before the Government, having been submitted iu the first instance to General Slater, who, from the constant failure of shells made of mixed metal, did not think it worth while at that time to place it before the select com mittee. In January last it had been brought before the committee by order of the Duke of Newcastle, and experi ments were made in March, in which there was an infe riority of Mr. Britten's projectile to the service ammuni tion. Further experiments were made in May, with a similar result. He believed the pattern now submitted by Mr. Britten was in some degree different from the former, and was considered to have been improved. He was happy to say that the attention of the Director-General of Artillery was now turned to this important invention, and if, on further consideration, it should be deemed satis factory, he would recommend it for adoption to the gene ral-comtnanding,ein-chief. With regard to the question put to him by the hon. member for Roscommon, no report had yet been received in this country from the camp before Sebastopol relative to Captain Disney's projectile, but on the 15th July experiments were made with it. COMMANDERS IN THE NAVY—LAUNCH OF THE MARLBOROUGH. Admiral WALCOTT asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty whether any, and if any what, decision had been come to in reference to the contents of a memorial pre sented to the Board of Admiralty in or about the month of May last by the commanders of the royal navy, praying that advantages in regard to retirement, with increased rank and pay, might be granted to them ? He hoped, also, that the right hon. baronet would be able to give the as surance that the magnificent first-rate ship the Marl borough had not been in any way strained or injured by the accident that had happened to it at the launch. Sir C. WOOD had to say, in reference to the gallant admiral's first question, that no decision had yet been come to upon the memorial presented from the commanders of the royal navy. That memorial must be considered in connection with others that had been presented from officers of different grades, and it was impossible to give them due consideration during the session of Parliament, the sub ject being of a very complex nature. With regard to the sedond question, he was happy to say, that, at high water, on the night before last, at two a.m., the Marlborough floated without having received the slightest injury what ever. Sir F. BARING expressed his opinion that (,hose pensions ought to be given to the oldest officers. (Hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS protested against the doctrine I down by the noble lord at the head of the Government, al that the House of Commons had no right to car vas; those questions. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said he had not stated that— he had only said it was not a fit question for discussion. Mr. A. PELLATT thought the pre s ent was a case of great hardship, and if it was consistent T.vith"the rul es of the house he would move an address to her Majesty, that pen who had so much right to receive a reward from their country had been overlooked, and entree sing her Majesty to take their case into her serious consi deration. He thought that the course pursued by the Government in the present instance was without a pa.- rallel. - Colonel DUNNE thought that the present system of promotion in the army was very defective, and ought to he amended. As it at present existed men that were made corporals would receive less than the common soldier. The subject then dropped, and the house resolved itself into a committee of SUTPLY. On the question that a sum cf 3,711/. should be granted for the Statute Law Commission, some short liscussion took place, and the vote was ultimately agreed to. ENLISTMENT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION. Mr. M. GIBSON put a question to the Government re specting the mode of raising the foreign legion. It was stated that vessels of war were placed in the Elbe and the Weser to receive recruits, which gave great offence to the Hance Towns. He thought it was important that.in rais ing recruits we should not violate the municipal laws of foreign states. Lord PALMERSTON denied that the Government vio lated any law of foreign states in their mode of foreign enlistment. A depot was established at Heligoland, where foreigners were free to enlist. A similar course was pur sued with regard to the United States, whore a depot was opened'at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, for the purpose of re ceiving persons who wished to enlist; but as that appeared likely to give offence to the authorities in the United States, it was given up. Mr. M. GIBSON said the noble lord had taken no notice of the men•of-war in the Elbe and the Weser. Lord PALMERSTON said that was no violation of the law of foreign states. The ships lay there, and were ready to give a passage to any one who wished to proceed, for whatever purpose, to Heligoland. SUPPLY—MILITARY ADMINISTRATION. A sum of 109,2001. was voted for the expense of the dis . embodied militia to the 31st of March, 1856. A sum of 70,716/. was proposed for the expense of the establishm en t of the Ordnance-office. Mr. MONSELL rose to propose the vote for the Ord nance establishment and to explain the changes that had t r- stateno w taken place in the Ordnance-office. After dwelling upon the evils of sepa ra t e and divided control, under which he responsible . then sifiblre first of r ' a sa n i y d th i i t n g7asheimppo e s e s eo ible o k to who he ho chan g es wase esp which was that the di sc i p li ne of the Artillery was placed under the direct control of the Com • mander-in , Chief. The effect of that was, that the road to the highest military offices was opened to the Artillery, which had hitherto been closed t.) them in this country, but which the bril liant career of many French Artillery °Mem, from Na poleon to General Besquet,showed they were so well i( na lified to fill. With regard to the offices placed u n d er the Secretary of State, he explained that in every subordinate department which was concerned with military matters a military man was placed at the head of it, and civilians were only placed at the head of the civil departments. To the inspector of fortifications had been added the duties of barrack-master general. There were to be a director general of Artillery for the army, and a director for the navy—both would be placed upon the scientific committee, and would have a voice in all changes in, the arms of both services. Then there was a director-general of contracts, and another of stores. Each of these heads of departments would repor t from de • y to day to the Se cretar y of State. The manufacturing department had undergone little or no change, The great principle in al l these changes was to combine central control with individual responsi bility. The change had been too recent to e show , its benacel advantages ; but he had great confidence in th character of its effects. He conclude d by propoeing e the THE WAR. On the vote of 3,000,0001. for the additional expense of the war with Russia being put, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this sum had been allowed for in the additional estimates that had been brought forward, and it .nly required that the sanction of the house should be given in iir'.er to enable the Tr:Asury to meet the demands that Might be made upon it. It did not follow, in gran ting the vote, that the amount would be requited. After some short discussion, 1 The vote was agreed to. Mr. PEEL then rose, pursuant to notice, to move a ! supplementary commissariat estimate for the service in 1 the Crimea. The house had already granted to the Government for this cepartment a sum of 1,440,0001., and a further sum of 2,260,000/. was required to carry it out effectually. The right hon. gentle man at some length entered into the details 1 of the course that had been adopted by the Government ; in buying cattle and the army, in the course ;ding for the rovi i ' vote. prov.— _ p 8 oning of i 34 of 'which 1?e stated thatl t z i take r n depots had been formed in the Crimea, by which toe rSiTacAeFinFOgßivDinn.comopelsaeineeidpoifanthateiolonnz tlayhathdatbheaend postponed till a perio c d of the session when it was impos greatest comfortS bad been afforded to our army 1 and by which they were insured for four days a week ; any opinion on its merits. Under these circumstances, he bible for this house to examine the plan or to pronounce fresh meat. Equal attention bad been paid to the horses, must throw the whole responsibility of the changes upon and a full amount of food had been secured to them. ; the Executive, and ho could assure his hon. friend that no The right ben, gentleman, after e--s of the pa yinci an enlogium one Was more anxious than he was for the slice _ upon M. Soyer for the effective service he had rendered 1 new_ i plan. is schooling the troop s i n t h e art o f coo king in the call), ! in 1, -. , T,V . AILT complained that sufficient 11RO was not c )I, , :lnded by mi , vin thQ 'N'otei. - : t_ rt - t: . s•iflititi,.l resources ~f ',liii COIIO ry as existing 7:fr. EIENLEY d , -,mre,,t„,l tl ,• ' 'ir t hod i ' -" ! Sii• G. IY' 6 ''''''''b ''''')lP"' .. .. COIN', t. t... .. pu.rued by the GOveriauent, and expressed his surpri:e naval armament -t sli 6 eql. "' b i ei - P .' l '. a g :ad d t i ' a 't a h 4- ' l i.7l2 . e7;cit ' io ' ntl i. ' .:OU ) that' at-the last moment the Governmecit should cone was indicated in the new scheme, down and talk about depots being male that ought to C a ptain L. VERNON commented with some severity have been erected months ago. He thought the greatest upon the new appointments made in the subordinate de neglect bad taken place on the part of the Government, psrtmenta of the Oichianco-office, which ho contended were no improvement on the men whom they had super seded. Colonel DUNNE also criticised unfavourably the new arrangements, especially the thrusting of civilians into so manydepartMenis. ILLIAMS lamented that the new changes had not resulted in greater economy. Mr. MONSELL replied, defending the new system and the appointments made under it. After some further conversation the vote was agreed to, as were the supplementary estimates. On the vote of 15,0001. for a building to exhibit scientific models, Ize., at Kensington Gore, Mr. SPOONER opposed the vote, as he was quite cer tain that this was but the beginning of an expenditure which no one at present contemplated. Mr. GLADSTONE defended the vote on the ground that there were various collections of scientific models and objects of art which there were no means of exhibiting to advantage. The land belonged to the Government; the building, when erected, would be complete in itself, and would require no further additions ; for it must not be forgotten that this was no part of the plan of permanent buildings with which it was proposed some time ago to cover Kensington Gore. Mr. DISRAELI also supported the vote, and said that various interesting collections had been withheld from the country simply on the ground that there was no place ade quately to exhibit them. Mr. BRIGHT opposed the vote, which he was sure would only prove to be the forerunner of a similar vote for the next fifty years. Mr. FOX could only hope that Mr. Bright's prediction would prove true, and that the increase of collections would necessitate the annual expenditure of a sum like this. At the same time he was satisfied that this vote would not involve us in additional expenditure. Alter some further conversation the committee divided, when the vote was agreed to by a majority of 85 to 33. The house then resumed. - CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. he Chancellor of the Exchequer, but wished he had at first made his loan 20 millions, instead of 16 millions. After some further conversation, the resolutions were agreed to, and the house resumed. LIMITED LIABILITY. On the motion for the third reading of the Limited Lia bility Bill, Mr. ARCHIBALD HASTIE expressed his opinion that , this was the worst bill which had been introduced into the house for the last half century. He admitted the sound ness of the principle of limited liability as applicable to canals, docks, railways, &c., but not to ordinary inercan- tile associations. Under this bill the capitalists would monopolise all the trade in the country by starting in every town bakers' and butchers' shops, and underselling the ordinary tradesmen. He must enter his protest against the bill. Mr. HANKEY congratulated Mr. Bouverie on having successfully carried this important bill through the house, and not the less for the improvements made in it during its progress. After a few words from Dr. MICHELL, Mr. CARDWELL hoped Mr. Hastie would not divide the house. He wished he could believe that this bill was a valuable contribution to the commercial law of this country. His opinion was very much the reverse, and that it would facilitate corporate companies that had no assets and no legal liabilities, and of which the best that could be said of them was, that it was desirable they should obtain no credit. The bill ought to have been accompanied by a general revision of the law of joint-stock companies. Ho regretted the late period of the session at which it was introduced, which afforded no opportunity for discussion, and he feared the measure would become the mere vehicle and instrument of fraud. Mr. C. GLYN also expressed his disapprobation of the bill, and of the changes that had been made in it. Mr. MASTERMAN opposed the bill. He hoped. if it were to pass into a law at all, it would receive important amendments in the House of Lords. Mr. BOUVERIE expressed his astonishment at the course taken by Mr. Cardwell, who he had always under stood to be favourable to the principle. He denied that there was no security against fraud in the bill. He thanked the house for the generous support he had received from all sides of the house, and with their aid he hoped it would be sent to the other house in such a manner as would insure its passing into law. Mr. MALINS condemned the inconsistency of Mr. Card well, who had himself prepared a bill for limited liability, and now came forward to oppose the principle of that measure. This was of a piece with his conduct in support ing the war while in office, and becoming an advocate of peace so soon as he left office. The bill was then read a third time and passed. On the motion for the second reading of the Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Continuance Bill, Mr. KENNEDY opposed it, and moved that it be read a second time that day three months. After some discussion, the house divided, when the bill was read a second time by a majority of 42 to 10. The Ordnance Board Bill was read a second time. The Dwellings for Labouring Classes Bill went through committee. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he trusted the house would allow this bill to be read a second time, and consent to take the debate on its principle on the motion for going into committee. Mr. KNIGHT objected to many parts of the bill, which at the present period of the session could not be fairly dis cussed. The better course would be to refer it to a select committee. Sir G. GREY said that every portion of the bill might be fully discussed on the next stage. Mr. DISRAELI did not think that a bill of so much im portance ought to pass its second and most important stage without discussion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the bill was nothing more than a supplemental bill to one the working of which had been most beneficial. Mr. MALINS concurred in the objection of the right hon. member for Buckinghamshire, but recommended the house to read the bill a second time. Mr. MASTERMAN trusted the bill would not be pressed further during the present session. Lord PALMERSTON expressed a hope that the house would consent to the second reading of the bill, reserving the discussion on its merits to the next stage, when there would be ample time for its full and mature consideration. Sir W. JO LLIFFE said. if the house legislated at all, it ought to legislate satisfactorily, but it was impis•ible to do so at this late period of the session. He thought it would be much better to postpone the further considera tion of the measure until next session. The bill was thin read a second time, and was ordered to be committed on Monday, at six o'clock. WAYS AND MEANS. The order of the day was then read for the house going into coratnittee'of ways and means. On the question that the Speaker leave the chair, Major REED moved a resolution that no treaty or con dition of peace which might be concluded during the re cess ought to be concluded without having Parliament pre viously called together. Lord PALMERSTON reminded the hon. member that the power of conclnling treaties of peace or war was a prerogative of the Crown. He quite concuirred in the principle involved in the resolution, that no peace ought to be concluded which was injurious to the interests or honour of the country. Ho could not be fettered in his (Thcretion as a Minister, but if he felt it his duty at any time to advise her Majesty to call Parliament together, it would be not only his duty but his supreme pleasure to do so. After some humorous remarks from s:fr. DISRAELI, Major REED withdrew his motion. WAYS AND ME BUDGE ANS —SUPPLEMENTARY T. THE PARIS EXHrBIT lON AND THE RAILWAYS. The house having resolved itself into a committee of ways and means, Mr. Fitzroy in the chair, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to move a resolution authorising the issuing of Exchequer bills to the amount of 7,C00,0001. In his financial state ment, made in April last, he estimated the whole income of the year, including the receipts from taxes, a loan of 16,000,0007., and 3,000,0001. of Exchequer-bills, at 86,337,000/. He had since abandoned the additional duty on bankers' cheques, which he estimated would produce 200,0001., and that would reduce the amount of revenue to 86,1:39.000/. The expense was at the same time estimated at 81,999,0001., which left a margin in excess of income over expenditure of 4,240,0001. These estimates were founded upon the sums which had been voted for the mili tary service, and upon his estimate of what would be re quired for the civil service. The latter item he estimated at 6,500,0001. The sum since vote i had been 6,506,0001. Recently there had been submitted to the house additional estimates for the naval and military service. He would state to the house what were the original and supplemen tary estimates, and what had actually been expended dur ing the four montbs of the financial year which had elapsed since he made his statement in April, May, Juno, and July. The amount of the original estimates for the army, commissariat, and militia was 16,221,000/. ; the supple mental estimate was 2,568,0001. ; total, 18,789,0001. The actual expense during the four months named had been 4,850,00''1. If tbst sum was multiplied by three it gave an amount of 14,550,0001., which was several millions loss than the sum estimated for these three services. (Hear.) The original estimate for the navy transports and packet service was 16,053,0001. The supplemental estimate was 2,725,000/, ; total, 19,379,000/. The actual expense for the four monthshad been 7,649.0001. Multiplyingthat by throe it gave an amount of nearly 23,000,0001., which was greater than the sum voted. It was hoped that the expense duri rig the remaining eight months of the year would not continue at the rate of these four months. For the Ordnance the ori ginal estimate was 7,803,0001; the supplementary esti mate 841,0001. ; total, 8,644,0001. The actual expense for the four months had been 2.812,000/. That, multiplied by three, produced 8,433,0001., which nearly agreed with the total sum voted. Under the head of vote of credit, the estimate was 1,200,0001., and a vote had been taken for 2,000,0001. The total result was ;—Original estimates, 43,677,0001. ; supplementary estimates, 6,135,000/. ; total, 49,812,0001. The total expense for military purposes during the last four months had been 16,512,030/. ; that sum, multiplied by three, gave 49,537,000/., which nearly agreed with the sum voted—viz., 49,812,000/. It now became his duty to state to the committee how he pre e posed to-raise the means for the additional expense which had been incurred since he made his statement in April. He then stated that he proposed to take a power to issue Exchequer-bills to the amount of 3,000,000/. He now proposed to increase that amount to 7,000,0001., at the same time taking the option of issuing, if it should be deemed advisable, Exchequer-bouds instead of bills. Ac cordinv to his original estimate, and including 3,000,000/. of Exchequer-bills there was an excess of income over ex penditnre of 4.210:0001. By the addition of 4,000,000/. of Exchequer-bills, which he now proposed, the excess would be increased to 8,260,0001.; while the additional estimates to be provided for amounted to only '6,135,0001., thus leaving an unappropriated margin of 2,105,000/. It was always necessary that some margin should be left to meet unexpected expenses, but in the present instance the house would be justified in not requiring the Government to provide any unreasonable amount for that purpose. (Hear, hear.) We had to guide ns the experience of four months of the year, which included the period of the most active and expensive warlike operations. At the same time he ought to state to the committee that at the commencement of the year, before the first instalment of the loan was received, it was found necessary to issue ways and means bills to the amount of 1,700,0001., which must be provided for out of the revenue of the year. Therefore; although according to the calculations he had submitted to the committee there was an apparent surplus of 2,000,0001., nearly the whole of that might be considered as already practically absorbed. If his proposition were agreed to, there would therefore be nearly an exact balance of income and expenditure. Another reason for not pro viding a large excess to meet contingencies was, that he could state that the receipt of revenue during the first four months had been, on the whole, satisfactory—(hear, hear) —and an far as judgment could be formed, it might rea sonably be expected that the amount received would equal the estimate which ho had submitted to the committee in April last. He would now state to the house the amount of Exchequer-bills and bonds in circulation. On the 31st July there were outstanding Exchequer-bills to the amount of 17,090,400/. There were also Exchequer-bonds to the amount of 6,000,0 rOl. These bonds bore interest at 34 per cent., and were payable, 2,' 00,000/. in 1857, 2,000 0001. in 1858, and 2,0)0,0001. in 1859 Although the amount of the unfunded debt might seem considerable, yet, compared with what it was at the end of the last war, and during many years after the conclusion of peace, it was not large. In ,1812 tho amount of Exchequer-bills in circulation was 41,000,000/. ; in 1813, 43,000,000/. ; in 1814, 45,000. 1 00/. ; in 1815, the last year of the war, it had risen to 57,000,000/. Even in 1818 the amount of Exchequer bills in circulation was 50,000,000/. ; in 1819 it was 43,000,0001.; and in 1539 it. was 21,000,000/. Therefore, even if it should be neces sary to increase the unfunded debt by the whole amount of seven millions, which he asked the house to enap ewer him to raise, the amount of Exchequer-bills would not reach that which had been in circulation for many years since the terminetion of the last war means could be found of pacing Exchequer-bills to a considerable Amount, without affecting the general market, and without in fluencing the rate of interest. Exchequer-bills were now at a considerable premium. Even the June bills, the in terest upon which had been lowered at the commencement of the present quarter, were at a considerable premium, and the premium had increased since the interest was lowered. Under these circumstances, he hoped that, seeing at this late period of the session the Government had hardly any option acme the means of raising the funds ne cessary for the public service, the resolution which ho had framed would meet with the approbation of the commit tee, and that the power of increasing the unfunded debt by the addition of seven millions would be granted to it. The right hon. gentleman concluded by moving the resolu tion which he had placed in the hands of the chairman. Mr. GLADSTONE did not see that they had any right to complain of the calculations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Then as to the means of meeting the expendi ture, ho did not see they ought to object to thorn. Un cloo4upiylboitilenlditolyonsut,thaeitihd:oawufahseci might be startled by the rapid increase the unfunded debt, which only two years ago stood at t c , h t w ha a t s w no h w il,3 to th be t rais i ed to 30 millions. But ),r t he did not see that a more advisable mode of providing y downwards, t be lis adopted.tendency fHe our wished, loans however, yias o p a wards. He hoped that the right e ho e n n . ' t tf i o n 11-! w o rt e s x d i :ewnicege e n: t y l e o I our n,n w t u x ld re pe t r lr t i e o s n s a f i ls ;yitinequality a taxation n t he of nest the country. budget by adding He hoi)ei Ipo trhe Government would next year apply the succession duties E ofLtLhOe R s u c o c f e s t a h i oonEsi:C dutiesf l E h Q a U d the c Theoorp p pc o l i r ac a a t At i o iNo n oc s . escaped that his E no ß t e s attention, thourrh he did not expect much from it. Nei ther had the proportion of taxation to loans been lost sight of by him. . r T)Tr , TI 17 I, ' ' „ .ry to I,, gue many of the se Exeh—lit e r-eals befpie the t•int of the year, so that there could be no possible breach of faith with the con tractors of the former loan, which, besides, related to an increase of the funded and not of the unfunded debt. Mr. GLYN approved generally of the course pursued by The following correspondence has taken place between Captain Galton, on the part of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and the Railway Companies in connec tion with France, relative to the conveyance of passengers to the French Exhibition at reduced fares :--- Railway Department, Board of Trade, White:lan, August 1, 1855. Sir,—The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have directed me call to your attenti on to the on closed extract from the Gazette of the 25th of May, from which it appears that workmen in England desirous of visiting the French Exhibition may obtain passports upon an applica tion being made in the manner therein pointed out, and to transmit to you the enclosed copy of a letter from the South-Eastern Railway Company, stating, that that com pany, and the Northern Railway Company of France, have made arrangements for conveying persons furnished with these passports, between London and Paris, at one-half of the ordinary fare. My lords are desirous of bringing these arrangements to the notice of the directors of the railway company, iu order that they may have an opportu nity of considering how far• it will be consistent with their views to adopt a similar course. I am at the same to enclose copies of communications which their lordships have received from the London, Brighton, and South Coast, and London and South-Wes ' tern Railway Companies, upon this subject, stating the fare at which passengers are conveyed by those routes.—l am, air, your obedient servant, DOVGLAS GALTON, Captain, Royal Engineers. The Secretary of the Railway Company. Extract from the London Gazette of May 25, 1855. "Foreign-office, May 25, 18 5. " It is hereby notified that the - Earl of Clarendon has re ceived, through her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris. an assurance from the French Government that aU British workmen desirous of visiting the Paris Industrial Exhibi tion, who shall be furnished with Foreign-office passports, in a form agreed upon, shall be allowed to land in France and proceed on their journey to Paris without any hind rance whatever. In order to carry into effect this arrange ment, her Majesty's Government have decided upon grant ing passports to all such persons, without payment of the usual stamp duty and fee, according to the following regu lations " The mayors of towns, and other municipal and local authorities (including the superintendent registrar), will, under instructions from the Home Department, send to the Foreign-office lists of workmen residing in their neigh bourhood who may wish to visit the Exhibition ; and passports will then be prepared and transmitted to the respective local authorities for distribution. " Within the Metropolitan - Polies District, applications for passports referred to in this notice are to bo delivered at the nearest Metropolitan Police Station, arrangements having been made for such application being forwarded through the Chief Commissioner to the Foreign-office, and the passports will thereafter be delivered to the applicants at the station where the application was made. "The several local authorities will forward applications for those passports to the Foreign-office, with a list accord ing to the annexed form : Local authority Date of applying. application. Name of workman to be in serted in the passport. (Copy.) SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. London Terminus, 20th July, 1855. Sir,— Referring to your favour of date the 411; of June last, in reference to the conveyance at reduced rates of workmen, who may desirous of visiting the Paris Exhi bition, I beg to inform you that having been advised that p eci al to Accordingly, adopt they Mr. Cole, the British Commiss io ne r, has s ucceeded in ob taining from the Northern of France Railway the conces sion of tickets , at half fares , t o Brit ish workmen travelling to and from passports,the Exhibition t r e s t f Paris, c company p a producingny have deter minedtheir s h he ey sam ha e v c e rr ou a rse a . nged to issue tickets to work ,en holding such special passports, at half fares, on the following conditions:- 1. The special passports to be shown to our clerks by the workmen at the time they apply for tickets rb the reduced rates.* 2. The reduced tickets to be available only by way of Calais, and by the trains, leaving this terminus at 8.10 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. We shall be prepared to commence this service on and after the Ist August next, provided the Northern of France (with whom we will communicate on the subject) consent to such arrangement.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, S. SMILES, Secretary. (*Memorandum of arrangement received on the 31st of Jul They). following are the trains by which, and the fares at which persons holding workmen's passports, will be con veyed to and from Paris via the South-Eastern Railway : Trains from London, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 5.30 p.m., and night tidal train. Trains to London. from Doverand Folkestone, 6.35 a.m., 5.15 p.m., and night tidal train. 2d class passengers are also conveyed by any ordinary 2d class train. FARES : Via Calais. SPORTING( INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD EACES.-THURSDAY. THE CUP DAY. The card had a comparatively meagre appearance ; but notwithstanding the certainty of small fields, the Cup was sufficiently attractive to draw together a large and miscellaneous assemblage of visitors. The raised lawn to the right of the enclosure was lined by groups of ladies, whilst the balcony of the Grand Stand was well filled with a gay and graceful throng. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, for three-yr-olds, the produce of mares which have never bred a winner ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. One mile. • Five subs. Lord John Scott's Clotilde, by Touchstone, Bst2lb (Templernan) 1 /gr. Howard's Cavalier, by Orlando, Bst 71b (Wells) 2 Betting-9 to, 4 on Clotilde, who won easily by a lc:ngth. Racing Stakes of 50 sons each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillie., Bst 41b ; certain winners extra ; the owner of the second poise to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes. One mile. 15 subs. Duke of Bedford's Pugnator, by Weatherbeit Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Osbaldeston's. Claret, Bst 1011 y, including 31b extra (Flatman) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Dirk Hatteraick, Bit 71b (Bartholomew) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Dirk Hatteraick, 7to 4 agst Pagnator, and sto 2 agst IClaret. Won by a length ; same distance between the second and third. The Sussex Stakes of 25 sovs each for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; 'certain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. Three subs. Duke of Bedford's Bezonian, by Bay Middleton, Bst 41b Mr. J. Merry's Sunshine, by Chanticleer, Bst 41b (J. Prince) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Bezonian, who made all the run ning, and won by a length and a-half. Second Year of the Fourth Beutinck Memorial Stakes of 10 soya each, for three-yr-o►ds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Gratwicke Stakes Course. 64 subs. Mr. J. Dawsou's Corcebus, by Slane, Bst 71b _ (J. Prince) 1 Duke of Bedford's Pugnator, Bst 71b (8. Rogerzt) 2 Mr. 'froward's Cavalier, Bst 71b (Wells) 3 Mr. T. Parr's Benhams, Bst 71b (Flatruan) 4 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Neoptolernus, B,t 71b .(Bartholomew) 5 Mr. Newland's Mariposa, Bst 31b, ( Day) 6 Betting-6 to 4on Corcebus, 7to 2 agst Benham, 6 to 1 a gst Pugnator. Won easily by half a length ; very had third ; a wide interval separating each 'of the The 3'lolecomb Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two•yr ohis ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain winners extra. The tecond to receive back his stake. T.Y.C. 21 subs. Mr. Gully's Enchanter, by Annandale, Bst 81h ' (A. Day) 1 Mr. Howard's Spindle, Bst 91b, .including slb extra - (Wells) 2 Lord. Wilton's ch f by Birdcatcher, out of Sacri- fice., Bst 41b (Flatman) 3 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Omar Pachn, Bet 71b (Bartholomew) 4 Betting-2 to 1 and 7t04 on Enchanter, 4to 1 agst Spinille, 5 to 1 agst Sacrifice filly, 6 to 1 agst Omar Pach.a. Won cleverly by half a length ; bad third. The Goodwood Cup, value 300 sovs, the rest in specie by subscription of 20 sovs each, with 100 added by the rd.; ing fund. The second to receive 100 sovs out of the: stakes, and the third 50. Two miles and a-half. 32 subs. Baron Rothschild's Baroncino, by the Emperor, 3 s . rs, sst 131 b ~..(Ford ham) 1 Mr. ,Elwes's Oulstou, 3 yrs, 7st 71i (Wells) 2 Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan, 5 yrs, 9st 111 b (J Prince) 3 Lord Clifden's Homily, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Crouch) 4 Mr. J. Merry's Lord of the Isles, 3 yrs; 7st 71b (Flattnan) 5 Mr. 'W. Robinson's Neville, 4 yrs, 9st llb (Aldcroft) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Baroncino, 6to 4 agst Onlston, 10 to 1 each agst Rataplin and Neville, 4 to 1 each agst Lord of the Isles and Homily. THE RACE. Homily led off, with Baroncino second, and Lord of the Isles third, Rataplan, Neville, and Oulston lying together in their wake. On leaving the straight., Homily ran out, and Baroncino was left with the lead, but after a feel strides Homily was righted, and she again went on in front, Baroncino being second, Lord of the Isles third, and Oulston fourth ; Rataplan and Neville, -lying together, were some lengths astern. Approaching the mile-post, Oulston ran into the third place, Lord of the Isles dropping back to Rataplan and Neville. Return ing into sight, Homily was still in possession of the lead, Baroncino and Oulston being second and third. At the distance Homily dropped off, and for a moment Baron cino's chance seemed to be jeopardised by Oulston. The victory was, however, very cleverly gained by a length and a-half, Oulston being a length in advance of Rata plan, who reached Homily in the last three or four strides, and beat her on the post for third money by a neck. Tl►r other two. were quite beaten off. Third Bentiock Memorial Stakes of 10 sovs each, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Queen's Plate Course. 61 subs. Mr. Howard's* Scythian, by Orlando, Bst 71b (Wells) walked. over. First Year of the Fifth Bentinck Memorial Stakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. 31 subs. Mr. Magenis's b c by Chatham, out of Henrietta, Bst 71b (A.shmall) 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Oltenitza, Bst 4lb (Bartholomew) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Smack, Bst 71b (A. Day) 3 The betting opened at 5 and 6 to 4 on Smack, but at the close Oltenitza was the favourite at " evens," 6 to 4 agst Smack. Won by five lengths ; two lengths be tween the second and third. Sweepstakes of 200 soya each, for two-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each ; certain allowances. T.Y.C. Four subs. Sir J. Hawley's Kalopyge, Sister to Aphrodite, Bst 71b Mr. W. H. Brook's Manganese, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 2 Mr. Payne's f by Orlando, out of Valentine, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3 Betting—Even on Kalopyge, and 5 to 4 agst Man ganese. Won by three-quarters of a length ; bad third Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. One mile and a-half. Four subs. Mr. Edward's withdrew Saraband's stake, and Lord J. Scott's Morgan La Faye, Bst 21b ; Francis walk e d over . Lord John Scott and r. Edwards divided the forfeits. BETTING ON THE COURSE. 10 to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 15 to 1 agst Fly-by-night (taken) 20 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 20 to 1 agst Peter Wilkins (taken) 40 to 1 agst Forbidden Fruit (taken) 40 to 1 agst Vandermulen (taken) •40 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) St Hubert and Virago are struck out of all the rest of their engagements this year. CORRECTION.—GOODWOOD STAKES.—Betting at start ing : Instead of 10 to 1 agst Ivan, and 20 to 1 agst Hervine, the former should have been quoted at 7 to 1, and the latter at 15 to 1. TUNBRIDGE RACES. We are requested to state that it has been found im practicable to hold this meeting on Saturday, the 18th inst. ; it will take place on Friday, the 17th, being the day originally fixed upon. THE LATE PISTURBANCES IN HYDE- PARK. CONCLUSION OF THE 'INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE. The Commissioners took their seats for the last time yesterday morning shortly after 11 o'clock. Mr. Mitchell, in addressing the commissioners, said he had to thank Mr. Duncombe, on the part of his clients for calling the attention e,fthe House of Commons to the circumstances complained of, and getting this inquiry appointed, and forhimself he thanked the commissioners for the courtesy they had shown him in conducting the case. He was not there covertly to support any particular views with reference to the Sunday Trading Bill or the Beer Bill ; and, in reference to the better observance of the Sabbath, remarked, be thought an improvement in that respect might be obtained by employers paying their servants on Fridays instead of Saturdays. He, however, looked upon Lord R. Groevenor's Bill as an attempt to revive an almost obsolete statute of Charles 11., which oppressed the poor to make amends for the profligacy of the rich. He was there to complain on the part of his clients against a gross outrage committed by the police, and which they would never cease to complain of by all lawful means until they obtain re dress, and the persons so complained against punished. Mr. Mitchell next adverted to the number of persons who had voluntarily come forward to speak to these out- rages—men knocked down by the policemen's bludgeons, women whipped, and other acts of violence, the people being in every way insulted and ill-used, locked up in cells, at which the Commissioners had expressed disapprobation, and where they were confined a whole night, bail in their opinion being illegally refused them. Many of these persons, it would be remembered, were confined all night, and not brought before a magistrate till 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, and then they were dischar4ed—some with o'ut charges being made against them, whilst others were not liberated until Tuesday. Some of these were work ing men, who sustained great injury by loss of time, and their characters much injured in the estimation of their employers. The police acted outrageously, and were led en by one man again9t, half liic viltneg2e ,. Of the 83 witnese,3s hail called, ,20 Take to specific acts of ,violence on his * part, whilst others described Wm as being "mad," "raving mad," "a lunatic," "a mad. man," " striking with his whip," "swearing," If riding Via Boulogne. 2d Class. 2d Class. Id Class. 3d Class On the South-Eastern Railway between Lon- 2CS. Cd. 151. Od. don bridge and, Calais and Boulogne 20s. 01. 15s. Od. On the Northern Rail - 1 23 . . 2d. 17s. 3d. 17s. Od. 12s. Ca. way of France Total.. 375. 0(1. 275. 6d. (Copy.) LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. Secretary's Office, London, Bth Juno, 1855. Sir,—l am desired to acknowltdge the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant, with reference to the conveyance of workmen who may be desirous of visiting the Paris Exhibition. I aril to state that the fare from London to Paris by this company's route is 20s. by second-class carriages ; and, there being no return tickets, the faro there and back will be 403. These arrangements and fares depend upon certain agreements existing between the foreign companies, whose lines lead from Paris to the coast. It is not iu the power of this company to make any modification or reduction. and the Western Railways Company of France is opposed to any such course being adopted, which is, moreover, pro hibited by the agreements above referred to. The directors of This company would, however, desire to meet the wishes of their lordships if possible, and I have been directed to transmit to the Western Railways Com pany a copy of your letter, and to urge upon them the de- Pirability of giving it their serious consideration.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary. Capt. Galton, R.E., Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall. (Copy.) LONDON AND SOUTII-WEsTERN RAILWAY. Traffic Manager's Office. Waterloo Station, London, 11th June, 1855. • Sir,—Your communication of the 4th instant, addressed to the secretary, was laid before the last meeting of di rectors, and I was instructed to inform you that, with every desire to comply with the wishes of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, with respect to the conveyance of workmen who may be desirous of visiting the Paris Exhibition, it will not ne possible for this com pany to convoy those workmen at rates lower than those new charged. The rates at present charged from London to Paris, via Fouthampton and Havre, are exceedingly low—viz., 28s. for first-class and cabin, and 203. for second-class and steer age. The second-class passengers are, therefore, convoyed throughout at less than a penny par mile ; and such large numbers are attracted to the route by these low fares, that it is just possible fa. this coo to provide the necessary qt.,, , ,-1 ) 9eorr , .m..ll.'r',.ion but the small extent of th e . t[s o ,, ,vmt coinr•Aty from ao com;Aod,.ting 1.13,:ijf13 of workmen Wilt) 1114.1 t t,h3 conveyed at a still lower fare.—l have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient serVaut, ARCH, SCOTT. Captai❑ Galton, R.E., &c., &c., Railway Department, Board of Trade. close upon the people," striking respectably-dressed ladies," &c. Of the persons making complaints one was a colonel, a member of the aristocracy, and a relative of Lord Harcourt ; five were gentlemen of independent means, four barristers, six professional men, forty trades men, some carrying on extensive business, and thirty working men. All of them were men of such character and standing that not a word had been advanced against their character by Mr. Ellice in the course of his cross , - examination. If the charges he bad brought against the police were true, they required serious consi deration. But how had they been met by the sclicitor for the police? Why, by calling the men whose num bers had been taken, all of whom Denied the charges' which, he (Mr. Mitchell) expected, because by the 2 and 3 Vie., chap. 47, sec. 14 (the Metropolitan Police Act), it was enacted that every constable who shall be guilty of neglect or violation of duty in his office of constable, shall be liable to a penalty of 10/., to be deducted from his salary, or, in the discretion of the magistrate, im prisoned, with or without hard labour, for a period not longer than one calendar month. He proceeded to ad -1 vert on the evidence of the policemen, which, he said, was not to be credited, or, at all events, to be looked upon with extreme suspicion. He did not at tempt to deny that some carriages were hissed at, and stones thrown, but all that took place in . the .Park on the Ist. of July was caused by the riotous conduct of the police. They rushed in pell-mell amongst the people, striking in all directions, using not the slightest discre tion. He next read extracts of the evidence given by the complainants with reference to the character and con duct of the people and the outrage committed by them, which he contrasted with that of the police. The commencement of all the ill-feeling against the police was their ostentatiously taking away the dead eel. He thought the people might have been allowed to amuse themselves with it without the interference of the police. It would have been time enough for them to bare interfered when a breach of the peace was evident. It was not only his opinion, but that of his clients, and a number of persons who sympa thised with them, that the disturbances were mainly caused by Sir Richard Mayne. His evidence showed he anticipated 'a meeting of a tumultuous character, and probably a riot ; and, consequently, be should have been on the ground, and given directions, instead of remaining at his office, which showed great care lessness and want of foresight. As riots did not occur every day, had Sir Richard been on the ground he pro bably could have prevented so serious a disturbance oc curring. It was a gross breach of duty on the part of Sir Richard Mayne, if the clearing the railings was so neces sary, a sufficient number of police were not on the ground to keep the line when the people were sent back. After , adverting to Sir Richard's absurd- description of the rushing of the police, and thenotices read by Sir Richard Mayne, as well as his own, which requested all " well disposed persons" to keep away, thereby inviting the disorderly to attend ; and although so many persons were apprehended, and the character of the crowd so riotous, it was extraordinary that but four of the police were reported as injured, and that but slightly. Mr. Mitchell next alluded to what he called a serious derilection •of duty on the part of Sir Richard Mayne, in not attending that evening at. the Vine-street station to admit the prisoners to bail, he being, in addition to his chief commissionership, a justice of the peace for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police Act. Although he did not act as such, a routine so mischievous in its results might have been departed from, and Sir Richard have gone to the station, having, if he were in doubt, first consulted one of the law ad , risers of the Government. It Was only from the expres sion of public indignation through the press such a change was mace in the nature of the charges but at the time he took no trouble to ascertain what the charges really were. Aceording to "Burn's Justice" persons meeting together for a public purpose and broke the peace was not a riot but treason. It was the privilege and right of Eng lishmen to attend meetings and express their opinion in a quiet and orderly manner, which was not to be set aside merely because a few idle boys and thieves of Lou den - mixed amongst them and got up a row, and it was not the duty of a Chief Commissioner of Police, in consequence, to strain the law and charge forty thousand or fifty thousand people with being a riotous assemblage. The learned gentleman called attention to Superintendent Hughes's conduct, spoken to by so many witnesses, and to that of Inspector O'Brien, whose men mistook his orders, which he (Mr. Mitchell) thought shoyved the men pretty well understood what they were to do. Ho complained of Sir Richard Mayne's statement, that no complaint had been made against the police under the 2d and 3d of Viet., whereas Mr. Mair made a complaint, but with drew it in consequence of the issuing of this commission. Reverting to Mr. Mair's case, Mr. Mitchell said he charged the policeman in that case with having com mitted deliberate perjury.. The statement of 147 A (Leech), relative to the sticks, required careful ex amination. He was charged with striking a boy named King four times, and a woman once. After entering into the details of the chargeri made against individual policemen, contrasting their state ments with those of the complainants, and pointing out the discrepancies in the evidence of several of the police, he proceeded to observe that the manner in which the persons were apprehended and taken to the station was the most brutal and violent imaginable. If the Commis sioners thought any particular persons were in fault- he hoped they would not fail to name them, so that the Government and the people at large might know who were the real offenders in this transaction. He hoped the result would be to teach the police, as Carlyle ob served, 't that though the people of England have an in born reverence for the constable's staff, and will always submit to such an amount of restriction of their natural liberties as is necessary for good government, they looked with a jealous eye upon the least attempt by the Geyer 1- ment or by the police in any way to limit their liberties, and that they view with abhorrence any unnecessary appeal to physical force." (The concluding sentence was received with applause.) Mr. Ellice then rose and addressed the Commissionere on the., part of the police. He said the com plainants had no reason to be dissatisfied with Mr. Mit chell, who has conducted their cases with ability, and Participated most fully in their feeling. The question before the commissioners resolved into one of no great difficulty or extent. The first question for the considi - ration of the commissioners was whether the ineeth g was of a riotous nature, or an unlawful assemblage, and if so, it was undoubtedly the duty of those charged wsth the preservation of the peace to disperse or suppress it ; and then, if so, was the means taken on this occasion to do so proper ? And as to the orders given, that must be considered a matter of prudence , or discretion by them. And the question then was, had a few of the constables out of about 300, who were brought into collision with 50,000 persons in the execution of their arduous duty, exceeded the limits the law would assign for it ? He next referred to the nature of the inquiry, and the number of witnesses called in support of the charges against the police, so that of the latter he must make some deductions from them, and the disadvantage he laboured under in having to answer charges the nature of which was unknown to him until he heard them in that court. He offered to give evi dence that might have shown that the wounds inflicted on the Ist July were not done by the police, but he was stopped, and probably rightly, which gave a slight ad vantage to the complainants. A large number of the witnesses had spoken to an indiscriminate striking by the police of men, women, and children, yet none of them, in their cross-examination by the Commissioners, could say they distinctly saw a woman or child struck. He considered these witnesses bad given their evidence so loosely as not to be entitled to great consideration by the Commissioners. He would not charge them with perjury, but they spoke to impressions of things done which they had not seen. Several of the witnesses had spoken to the difficulty of taking a policeman's number, and others -to numbers, some of whom identified the men, but others could not do so, whilst some of the men so spoken to were not in the Park. It was quite possible there was difficulty in taking a policeman's number, and if that were so there should have been some caution used by the witnesses before swearing to the police. With regard to Superintendent Hughes whip ping women, be thought he might venture to deduct them from the evidence and infer no such thing occurred. What struck him as remarkable in the evidence given by the complainants was the frequent was of the word "indiscriminate" attack, which, to say the least of •it, was suspicious. Mr. Ellice then referred to the nature of the gathering, quoting Lord Chief Justice Tindall, on what constituted a riot, or rioteue assembly, and said it could not be doubted but that the meeting had for its object to protest against Lord R. Grosvenor's Sunday Trading Bill, and alluded to the notices issued previ ously, one of which was headed a "Monster Concert," and another an invitation to come t ) the Park and take tea—Lord Robert Grosvenor providing hot water. There could be no doubt this was a monster concert with a arum accompaniment, if they believed the witnesses that persons drummed on their hats with sticks, and a chorus of 50,000 people, th e e ff ec t o f which was to alarm persons and endanger their li eee . As to the invitation to tea and hot water, lie thought evidently showed there was to be a row. Num bers of the witnesses admitted they went to the park to make a demonstration which might be legal or illegal, but the witnesses did not state the whole of the truth, that they went there to make an alarming demonstra tion. That being the case, it was the duty of the police to suppress or disperse it. As to the means taken for that purpose they were fully before the commission, and as to the notice issued by Sir Richard Mayne, had be not done so he would have been blamed and very justly. Orders were given to the officers which warranted what they had done under them, and he thought Super intendent Hughes bad given his account of the trans action in a, firm and frank manner. He thought tlier e 1..i,z1.t have ip.c n pass of vhdene , incliet -, d in the P;u:k otii , r than by the polie , tne , n, frooi the !net of ni ce( 3 of hurdles, stones, and stinks beiago7leieclbbeyw6ed, were entitled public,ee as deposed to by the policemen, who, entitled to credit. The charge that Superintendent Hughes struck a woman would, if true, be a disgraceful thing; but he was happy to Nay no much chars coald .---............------,--- be proved aaainst him or any of the police. SurelYii females bad been struck they would have come for or.their fathers, mothers, brother., or loer, allt)d1/4.( lob. were with hem, would have come forward an . o evidence. Mr. Ellice then, at some lengtb, ew at trir: . , i to in .n the evidence, contending t h er e was nothing oZ the police, and defended t h e c onduct of Sir IC ~ 01 and with reference to bail, said Sir Richard, a' a ", ; 0 trate, could not take bail, and that bowa3 th e c 3 (: , i the introduction into the police bill of the claut if , inspectors power to take bail in certain easei. Joi 0 !referred to the cells, an d r emarked th e authuiritiee they could under the circu mstances. said no del suffering must have been grea t that nig ht from 8, 00 the winte r. C o mmissioner Wo rtle y Mr Chief persons being confined there. He should not c 10 the long cell a safe place for the confinem in en t of p• Mr. Commissioner Armstrong thought so large a number of persons .could n 6 ; been confined in the long cell for a night Withoul tering life. ,;r Mr. Ellice said the Police Commissioners Wel ous of getting better accoinmodation. ~ Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley said vat rested with the House of Commons, if they ficient amount of money for it. j . ii,, Mr. Ellice, after a few other ramarks, conu . or i observations, thanking the commissioners for 0 6 . in which they had conducted the inquirY• said he oho :1 Mr. Mitchell then replied, in the coursetob: t 10 ,: l contended there should be distinct acts of 1 : 11 ) 0 0 , the part of the populace to cause a riot, whi t r the case on this occasion. He also thanked 0 6 0 ? sinners for the kind and, courteous attention and clients in the conducting of the inquirPu s t, V Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley said t " t ill heard the whole of the evidence adduced, a " ( 1 0 0 marks of the gentlemen who had been eng a g n i ii inquiry, they were all deeply indebted to then 04 they had done. All who had eiatrusted their 0 ,01 to ElliceN Ir. liad Mitchell con d u h c a t d e d h t a n d e n o ca cause f t he po l ic e 3 1: : p j t ' l forbearance and ability. In consequeoce 0 " 01 of evidence, and the duties he and his collesg,' l' fitt discharge, he was afraid some time must e lapse ' ) i t ir ii could make a report. Whilst he fully adnlitte . A o tsaoli f nod t i h uotig e rn ' h p dt e the o hre p e l ep e reurt t ai : apill. meet and discuss theirs must do it in a peaceable manner an un r hi l to hold meetings tions referred to. The inquir ons: h e r e w e r o g e e n u r :l ey a a n t iotipofunabsro.elticcreTeoaPhuterit:rp!eroyrfptoYltre: bid the d 0 /ifl ,hen terminated, COUNTRY AfABO fB9 3/. DERBY SMITHFIELD. S 1 : --1,, day, There was a better supply of fat bee al lo ts - 1 09 was a flat demand for beef, and sever ; The F I , entirely owing to the high price ask"' Ails , d' s i sheep and lambs was net so large, re r A ;;Op er Fat calves more plentiful. Fat Pigs mere a heavy s -Reef, " The following were the quotations t" --- ,d 61 mutton, 6id to 7d • lamb, 'id to 'lid ve a l, kat 5 : lb. ; pigs, 9s 9d to 2 10 s Od per score ; r° ll „ s ",k' per 141 b. ; hides, 3d to 41 per lb ; c 5 ." per lb. EDINE T if o R taI GH I bT gaa -- e , s k . Va ' i 1 : o i Supply and sUOiqlrarsil ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' L °7ll 3491 ':: '1) Wheat Barley Oats • Beans '''''''''''' 00 124 qrs '''' ... . 6 ATBRAGES P ....... ~.1 0 . i$ h ea t Bar:ey Oats 1 16 1 1 0;1! Leans " ll3 F . ", 6.12 2 13 7 BOSTON—AuG. 1. e i s of „ At to-day's market we had many Po' kg of tji ing, but, owing to the favourable s t h s et iesnol? well as the imports of foreign grail), were,o. tremely heavy, and the few sales offec te jpg qr. under last week's currency. In sPr offer, and prices unaltered.lo Pi' I ' Prices :—Wheat, red, 73s Od to Ins Cl;a; to' 0 Od 9 79s Od extra, 81s Od. Barley, —s 26s ton's. Beans, 47s Od to 49s Od - '- per qr. NEWARK—AO. 1 ' 00 At our corn exchange to-day little q,-, -;, done ; trade heavy, at prices similar Or bst' e Wheat, white 82s to BSa red 789 to Su s !' 055 t o , • —s to —s, grinding 32s to 355; oats, 2 49 40 1 6 " 30s to 32s ; beans, 48s to FOs ; malt V 48s; tares, —s to —s per qr. ) tifIAB(MA ' 0 1 1 40- 044 (N aighsfies that the malls are sent from fh 4y the night—and M by the morning--desPat'-' V D l_ o . • • ( aver ' -°lltjje.° o l' 1P south'''.'' A T er De e pove • r s solo l l Sea ° , l ,OP t° , Donotr,,,. 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