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. . ,_ . THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2 185 5• . . ... .. . . 40' neeesememe from the changed hahltp of society, working men were now been sent out to the army in the Crimea. I think that it is pro f essors ; b ut after being so crammed he was often nu _ him h as b een , that the system which he has endeavoured to ; believed, had voted for the appointment of the committee ; national suffering, is the great moving cause which lies at the root of all our national misfortunes. most unjustifiable and most shameful to send out 50 or able to answer the questions put to him, and. sent back recommend is essentially for the purpose of encouraging the so that, as far as his individual feelings were concerned, he become fit associates for the English gentry. ,„y Ho gentlem en b ecalm th e , h„ e money in their pockets for not being able to give the date of the death of Nero's recruiting a the arm y ' tha t the present system discourages should wish the hon. baronet to be on the committee ; but, If the B r iti s h so ldi„ h„ ao sw „d , w h,.. i rts h e no t l Lord ELCHO objected to the motion as unnece . th N e o a w r , m s y ir h , a t v h i a n t g is b n c o e t n t c h h e ee f k ac e t a . 1 I s i h aving made an arrangement with the Government, he Because he has sold it to buy bread. Mind we don't ould wish to abide by it. because it was admitted that, within a very recent pealed ' , to purchase, to , the Crimea;oyer . the heads h of thos f e t i l ler , t second m t if . e. h (L t a h ugh h ter. h ) d H e o r d ta id in nsoptectihfiionkaitttaniencmesesnatrys, asiondfaprreLeimitstthheatreic•erucii•utiiitlginogf. say that Peel's Bill has done all the evil. But we do nearly 100 commissions had been given to ivate soldiers. have been so lone risking their lives every our o eir o ascer ain w e er e a c say that it has created national evils which would not, He could not agree to the declaration th Pr at th . e pres . ent . time. It is said%) be impracticable. There is no abuse 1 but whether he had good natural abilities. On his exami- or discouraged by the present condition of things, the recruit- 1 Cohinel NORTH-Does the hon. and learned gentleman without it, have existed, and that it has aggravated the system was injurious to the army or to the public service, which has net some counleracting advantage, Ido not ' nation for a captaincy, he might be examined on higher ing of the army never went on so prosperously as it has done I propose Sir John Hanmer on the part of the Government ? • and though he wo uld re j o ice to see more of the Privates mean to say that you do not secure a greater economy or a i ground, and asked as to his military knowledge, as to out- within the last twelve months, during the year 1854, and tho ae r . ROEBUCK-I d o. Mr. BENTINCK was not inclined to cavil in any way at evils which were inevitable. - proraoted, still he could not, in obedience to the . pressure greater number of young men, but the preponderating an. ' post duty and such matters. That was the way in which beginning of the present year. Why, in the late war I be lieve that the greate!t number of men that were ever raised the names of the members selected te discharge this duty, but The reason why we have now been able to buy a from without, adept an abstract. resolution which there jury, which would repress all . am . bition and hopes of dis .. - t h n e c t o h ro o p l a g t h ih t l t e h w e i r h e t s h ti o o t n o e f ug p h r t om to oti b o e g de s a u l y t w la it r h ge . o l o t in w h a er s tinction, is very great. I say it is altogether a false eco single year did not exceed 25,000. In he could not admit that hon. gentlemen on that side of the sword, and draw it, is that Australian gold has alle 4we rai , , , 'sed 35 000 and in the month of January house lied been uilt of A breach of con ra , g y „ t ct, as insinuated viated the evils of a bad monetary system. But let not waa no feasible plan of carrying into practice. What is the consequence of selling the command from the ranks at present. But if the examination was the year 185 Sir DE LACY EVANS, who was received with loud a for the army in a !L a m a Y regiment? It is in itself absurd te commit 1,000 men, made the main test for admission, and the soldier should in the present year we raised 6,000 men, or at the rate of up- by the hon. and learned member, because they had not sub- the nation dream that they have done with Peel. He Ido not wonder at . that. In scribed implicitly to an arrangement in which they had not cheers from both sides of the house, said-I have not come not for a moment, but for a long period, to the command be brought to a high state of cultivation, that system wards of 70,000 men in a year. has not done with them. With twenty millions and up d not produce all the materials necessarY for a good the first place the great increase in the population of the beeu consulted, and in which they had no share, down to this house for the purpose of making what is gene- of one person because he happens to have two qualific a a s - wards to pay for war expenses, a restricted currency, o w rcer. He had seen many men of hieh rank to whom no country must furnish a large supply of men who are ready to Admiral WALCOTT felt bound to say that he thought it and consequently depressed trade, we shall, should the r a lly ca ned a speech, but as this is a subject upon which I tions-that he is not a very junior man, an t d o t h h e at l h a e m h ed. amount of politeness would induce him to apply the word enter the army. But besides that, there is that in the spirit would have been conducive to the object of the house in ap war proceed, be forced into an inglorious peace to avoid have on former occasions offered my humble opinion to th e tli , e i t c i na h m e s a a n i! d o v f a m t e ney. h N o b o d 1 of f c o ci o u o r r s s e e i h s .‘ gentleman ;" and, on the other hand, he had seen many of the British nation that leads the people of this country to pointing the committee-that of instituting a full and search the unbearable pressure of the expenses of an honourable h o use, I did think it my duty to offer a very few words " men in humble life whose conduct entitled them to that court the dangere of war,ancl when they see brilliant achieve- ing inquiry -had some naval man been chosen to serve on it ; tionable person, te a cru s se L ' e mil er s ha o h ld when the see their fellow-couutr men but he must se that he a rehended he appellation. But if an education test was applied, they ments in the fie , y y . y pp t . t the opportunity war. upon the motion of my noble friend, and they shall be very ps as never ° a le n ee ro fo b u je n ed fault with • but that is not P a reason for committing 1,000 ETT si t' " Let the rich," says our enthusiastic contemporary, few. The noble lord who has just so well addressed the men morally and physically to his charge, because he hap- might . hay . e men whose intellects were crammed up to a cov i er f ed with , gl k ory cr i t n h the cr l test . w .t ith f t t h h e enemy t ,. so ti fa t r . i t s ha L d o n r o d w w. g . on p e o b w y L . ipported the mo ion. Mr. FREWEN thought it important that there should be spirit, tea, and house duties." And so we verily believe " submit to a double income tax the poor to enhanced house has expressed his great apprehension lest the house pens to have 6,0001. You ought te go on with this system, grtain pc i ut t , li b et u o t . wig zo s u f. l . ! i t t e I . ( i l i s s ql p a i i r t l confidence in the. rom c lee in e e mar la spiri o e c t 7n o r thE; m s3r i s. fth 1 • • • t 1 t martial spirit ; and independeu ge o a ewer inci eases la uld therefore vote should be driven into some imprudent resolution in cones- and give a brigade for 15,000/, and so on. Undoubtedly ose unc the would, with cheap money and a sufficient s nude' eio d u o th n c t )f i i e 3 ciportance. I wish I had a little of it. (Hear.) ranks of the army that there should be frequent promotions tem of promotion, and of the purchase and sale of commis- a naval officer on the committee, and sho will always find at moments of national danger and for the motion. e 7 t -,-• •, • -' ' , , , • u " ,' quence of a cry which has arisen in the country upon this co i . lea not without. wioutcl leigiand fail at this subject. I, at all events, am one of the humble individuals fixed proportion and say because hi k that youth is the only qualification. There from the ranks, but he objected to lay down any gone; you d the Government seemed afraid to • import tat crisis, lot it he remembered that Peel's Bill I to men in the ranks so many shall b e promoted. _By that portion to the emergency, and you will find them ready to I have a naval officer ou the committee, and yet a naval officer are a great many old blockheads as well as young block' . , there are BO many crisis the spirit of the people of this country will rise in pro- I Colonel DUNNE sai -for the house holds a great many others who are in the heads, and in that case it becomes highly . detrimenta t. is the reason why. told to-night what du tea means the best men might not be promoted, and a sys- enter the army for the defence of the country, and the main- was indispensable for the due prosecution of the inquiry. .--................. same situation-who are not in the slightest deoree intim- the public good. We have been on the neglect of tho transport --- -- - - --- - owed by Opt cry. (Hear, hear.) lam merely o ' ffering an are required of an English officer. . I have already had to tern of class leeislati on w ou ld b e e,tamished. He tenanee of its dignity and honour. Now, with regard, first, The whole question turned er- mieht here take tEe opportunity of saying that the gallant to the question of the purchase and sale of commissions, that service, and unless a naval offieer was on the' committee it P RICES OF SIIABES opinion at Geis moment which has been formed, not hastily, demur to that authority:. I confess that I am not a p e IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM but after long and serious deliberation. Now, there have son so qualifie , . d and still Ido not think that a man be- general was wrong in what he thought was the intention is a mistier which has often attracted and engaged the atten- could not have the confidence of the country. which The house di tided ° be a gaoler or a .pu. go. i It is of the Government in promoting . one sergeant-major in tion of Parliament and of tho country. It is a question PA NIES' STOCK. been various objections raised to this motion of the noble cause he has 5,000/. is fit t erable difficulties. I have no hesita- For adding Sir G. Pechell to the committee 61 urchase tention of the Government that these romotions should tion in saying that if we were forming an army now for the lord the member for Huddersfield • one has been urged by very unimportant what class . of officers you t have in peace ; each of the regiments in the Crimea. It was not the in- is surrounded by consid Against it the Under-Secretary of the War ' Department-but lam but with important events like _tho presen your p Majority against tho motion -38 From the Official List. It a b g e g said that we to the commanders f • g Th g P • • ' matters of purchase and sale. But it is one thing to de not quite eertain, from the transmutation of offices that is system is totally fallacious, and will brin reat calanai- be-to use the ex ression of the anent p eneral - atronage first time, no human being would dream of making commis o regiments. e measure was in- stens THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. taking place, whether lam addressing him by his right ties instead of beneficial results. m- y . and that it may be for tended to be a reward to the regiment in the person of termine what you will do with a system that you are about to tablish ;it is another thiug how you will deal with a system Mr. R. PIIILLIMORE moved the second reading of the . LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 27, 1£355. title ; but the hon. gentleman has dealt with the financial are going to have a peace again, I t that opinion. Su that nou-commissioned officer who b li . d dct es P" , y is goo con u Ecclesiastical, Courts Bill. * part of the question. Both he and the noble lord the mem- forty years. I confess Ido not me ine o nmy um e anc ga au ry, was e es en i ec oi . i regar o The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not o ose the bill GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. I believe myself that the purchase and sale of commissions is a s PP , • ber for Totness dwelt strongly upon the results of the com- posing, however, that the war is to go on. I h bl Ile t th bttetl 1 t 't W'th d t that has long existel, aud has grown and increased with time. to admit a system which does Sergeant Sullivan, he had no hesitation in saying that if, - onomy Mr. WHITEsI DE recommended the hon. and learned gen- Dividend Amount mission of 1840, at the head of which, say they, was the opinion, it is worse ec which has ceased in regard to all e' g • • • ' 11' 'f ther things. An hon. gentleman said you might as well make Illustrious Duke of Wellington, There were some other not bring forward for ahatinSe of need the MOSt competent besides diatineuishin himself in the field he was a mau of remnant of an ancient system tleman to withdraw the bill, as the Government had promised Name of Company. per ef raid. Price. Annum. Share. lars , e and com rehensive measure commissions referred to by the noble lord behind, but that and able officers , bY d"t inctien and ability, in the army. respectability, a great injustice would be done to im i o 1 -- was the principal one. Now, I =tat confess, sir, these t After a few observations from Mr. Miles, Mr. Bouverie, and hat gentlemen who have power and money get he was not promoted. (Cheers.) He only hoped that the the office of Secretary - of State a matter of purchase and sale. a e P . . . a overnment have no option ga an general had represented to Lord Harding° the Why, we so th t G 11 t all know it was a matter of purchase and sale ; the I X 2. d. .£ s. d. I S . • G • G" it eoi ge . ey, British ••••••.• •• •• •• - - - I _ commissions have not supreme authority over my mind, i W nt h o y h i i l u the ''ad h s gh it. t ra hs_, are the con- claims of Sereeant Sullivan, because he was certain that in the time of Charles 11. an ancestor of miue was unable to The bill was read a second time. Ditto Provincial •• •• 71. 20 0 0 20 0 • ) le because the decisions of these commissions were in point but to omp oy m . n wen they do, what the Commander-in-Chief would refer to the colonel of the become Secretary of State because he had not money where sequences ? They are obliged to provide them with double, SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE. Brighton •.••..•• •• .. 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 I - of fact, only the decisions of the noble duke himself. There ven treble, the numb ' t f th h h h d t I d with to purchase his office. We must therefore look on er of troops that would be other- regimen or e reasons w y e a no recommence City of London ...... 4/. Os. 100 0 0 150 5 0 i - was no military man upon any of these commissions who or . e . .. wise required. Nay what is st'll babie ana him • and he had no doubt, if the reply was favourable- the sale of commissions in the army as a remnant of The name of Sir John Hamner was ordered to be placed on . on , tinental (3d Cap.)... 4/. Oa. 50 0 0 .43 10 0 ' 58% sincerely believed in the decisione---(oh, oh)-because we htl be ft , i more pro , ral an ancient system not peculiar to the army in those the Sebastopol committee. Equitable.. ...... .• •• 2/. 16s. 50 0 0 all 29)4 wars and campaigns and he presumed it would, after what thegallant geae all well know that. it was no use for any military man to w a ieve o en does take place, be are Prolonged fer &series of years. If this is the case, and had said-that Sergeant Sullivan would at once receive a days, but which has ceased to exist in almost every other part THE TEA DUTIES. Great Central ....... 71 per cent. 10 0 0 all ' 11% presume to dictate to the noble duke. That is not to abstractedly, I have uo hesitation The house went into committee on the Customs Act, and a Imperial ............ 101.& bonus.l 50 0 0 au 100 I have no doubt of it, it becomes of the most serious conse- commission. But the question more immedietely before of our system. Well now, Independent ......... 51. 1 40 0 0 50 wondered at, because the transcendent abilities aml military • be com- the house was, were promotions in the army to be by pur- in saying it is an evil. In itself Ido net defend it, but at the resolution for suspending the reduction of the duty on tea to ~ genina of the Duke of Wellington were sufficient to overawe, sequence to know on what system the army ls tO London.• ............ - 150 0 0 1, chase or seniority or merit 9 He admitted at once that, same tiMO alao ono must admit that, like many other things ls. till one year after tho declaration of peace was egreed to Do., Parl. Preference 61. pei cent. 25 0 0 25 not to convince, any soldier. No doubt, those decisions mended. I think it impossilsle to defend the present , , t d ? . •d which are in the • " • • • • abstract evils, it is not unaccempamed by The Exchequer Bills (17,183,0001.) Bill was read a second Phcenix ............, 41. per cent. 60 0 0 50 i; 0 275( were founded upon the deliberate convictions of the noble system. We shall be told that favouritism will have free in a . rgumen an in fact, there was a great deal to be sal . against the system of purchase ; but before the house certain. other advantages which in some degree counterbalance time. Ratcliff ..... „ s ..... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70 duke ; but are we to remain for ever under the law of the scope. Human nature is such that favouritism will always , • - blindly decided how they would deal with it and to what the inconvenience. Now one great evil in a military system The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. United General ...... 11. ss. 50 0 0 all mei Medal and Persians? (Hoar.) Is there to be no change, have free scope ; but, in my opinion, you give great stimu , . . . Westminster Chartered 51. per cent. , 60 0 0 29y4 is the slowness of remotion, by which you get in the upper ~ he ho ed the would ma r because one great man pronounced an opinion, which opi- lus to favouritism ley the system of purchase. If there is extent, p y tu ely weigh some con- p . . Ditto, New ........ 51. per cent. 150 5 0 10 0 0 - - • deratione of a not unim ortan nion was not probably espoused out of regard for the army, anY country in which favouritism ought less to be feared, si . . p t character. It was their ran . ks of the army men who are by age disqualified for per- - • dut in the first place, to estimate what the cost of any forming the duties of their respective commissions. It is WATER-WORKS. but was perhaps based upon other opinions not connected it is in this country, where everything is published, and is y, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. e would be. His hon. friend the Under-Secretary manifest that in a service where there is no purchase and with the army at all, but opinions connected with politi- liable to the check of public opinion. I hope I may be per. chain; , sal matters - as o p inions enalteete d with t he maintenance mitted to allude to the case of Sergeaut Sullivan, which for war had put it down at 100,000/. a year. He had not sale, where officers go on by regular gradation, there is a -e. Dividend Amount • fill the upper ranks of tho army with men of ad- Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. of the aristocracy, which the noble (lake conceived to be Personally concerns myself. (Hear.) I hope 1 shall not come to the same conclusion, and only that morning he tendency to HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MARcw 1. Annum. Share. of mere importance than the efficienc of the ar y (Oh, be accused of evil intention ; but I have no option. I read in one of the daily papers which supported the pre- vanced age. That is the case in the artillery, and to a cer - malty tain degree in the East India, Company's service. Tho system PROMOTION IN THE ARMY. oh, and cries of no, no.) Hon. membe Y rs ma rel- * • th' k t • take was made by the authorities on this sent motion, that the value of commissions sold ann X s. d. X s. d. y cry oh, oh, if in a grea inis of the sale and purchase of commissions, by enabling officers Motion made and Question put, " That an humble address East London they will, but that may have been so, for the nbl d k subject. As the commander of a division, and not only was 5,000,000/. - Mr. PEEL explained that, when he mentioned the sum to leave the service who have come to an age at which they be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be grad- Grand Junction ....•• : 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 66 after the war became quite a changed man. I d o e n e ot p u re e - that, bat on that occasion as commanding in chief, I re tend to say that kis pollacal " • 1 '1 d h i i opinions entire y gun et e commended several officers and a sergeant, and lam sorry of 100,000/. he was speaking merely of the amount which have no PsosPeet of employment, and would wish to retire to ously pleased to take into her consideration the present Kent - private life, accelerates the current of promotion and tends system of Promotion in her Majesty's Army, under which Lambeth • ..... •. • - 100 0 0 - 73 - decisions of the noble duke, bait he was a totall d'ff t y i eren I did not recommend three or four privates. (Hear, hear.) I would be necessary to induce persons to retire. to brine in a greater number of young and able men into the non-commissioned officers rarely attain to the rank of corn- Newßiver Company I 2/.los. - - 55 man with rega r d t o th e a rm y while he was a politician to certainly did think aboot it, but I thought it might.be ob. Mr. HERBERT would pass on to another point. He e , Southwark &Vauxhall ' 51. per mit. 100 0 0 - A 9 K s e service That is one counterbal. nc . higher ranks of th . amg missioned officer, and scarcely ever to that of field officer, sv„s Middlesex - pr c ~ 94 % what he was when he had Chet command of the British iectedto; buta,scommandingin chiefonthespotldidredoin- .sat last year upon a commission appointed to inquire, advantage connected with the system of purchase and sale, and humbly to represent to her Majesty that it is the opinion - forms in the field, (Hear.) anion he was so in command, mend a sergeant,and I think that it was notcorrect,when all aniong other things, into the subject now before the house, and it is manifest that to contemplate tho entire abrogation of this house that the said system is injurious to the public • DOCKS. aid we were at war, ha was most precise in his opinions the officerswbom I recommended werepremoted,topass over and in that commission they discussed very much the means . . nvolves considerations of great magnitude of that system i . . , service, and unjust to the private soldier in her Majesty's about the army ; but after tb e war he seemed to treat that one name. If my whole report had been unworthy of rendering` the army more efficient in its upper ranks. Dividend Amount hich would re uire very deliberate examination and which Arm " Th u ' ded • es 114 Noes 15 military matters quite as a eemndary coneideration, com- of consideration, why of course I could only resign myself Among the members of the commission who were civilians w . q . , y. oho se divi ,Ay , „ 8. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.. would also involve very considerable expense to the public. AYES.-114. Annum. Share. pared with political affairs. (Hear.) In fact, political mat- to it ; but it was not decorous to me that one name should were Lord Panmure, Earl Grey, Mr. Ellice, and other gentle- I therefore am not prepared to say that her Majesty's Goveru- - tors had become more the objact of his anxiety than mili• be omitted, anlessthere wassome reason to suppose the man men intimately acquainted with the subject, and who enter- Acton, J. Forster, J. Norreys, Sir D. --- o sort of off-hand resolution whi , m ment could consent to th ch y Anderson, Sir J. Fes W. North, F. X s. d. X s. d. teary, and therefore I sio not bow to the decisions of these culpable and of bad character. There was no such ground. tained very liberal opinions upon it, and. there were at the Commercial .......... 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock. - h the hous noble friend proposes, by whic e and the Govern- Ball, E. Gardner, R. O'Brien, P. commissions, because they must have been all predeter- He was a meet respectable individual, and had previously same time in the commission many military men of the old East and %Vest India.. 6/. pr sent. Stock. -118 Si ment would be committed a th p t once to an o inion as to the Ball J. Goodman, Sir G. O'Connell, D. mined. The noble duke's eprinion was always in favour of distinguished himself at Alma. (Cheers.) The noble vis- school who were much wedded to the system under which liarnes, T Gower, F. Otway, A. East Country. - - - principle of tho change in o system to which that B T London .. •• • a - leo the existing state of things ; but he was not content with oount at the head of public affairs the other night gave a they had been reared. Ho would not say that the report of Greenall, G. Parker, R. resolution relates. ( ear hear and cheers 1 It is a ass ' • Ditto Bonds - simply holding that opinion, hut he resolved that, inns- dashing answer to an hon. member, and said that orders that commission embodied all his opinions upou the subject of ' II i the ' 1 .' Biggs ' W ' Green, Capt John Paxton, Sir j. - - great mistake to say tha sa eof commissions im- Bland, L. 11. Grenfell, Chas, Pechell, Sir G. S•t. Katharine - - much as the army under his (awn command had performed had been sent out to the crimes to promote a sergeant promotions in the army, but, at any rate, it was a step in the -outhampton - plies that they are put up to auction, and given to tho Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Gwyn, H. Pellatt, A. •ht el: t • Th " I'd d th l• th t mira ywe , - ere in oat regimen ,an a ere was an en o ema er. rig iree ion. e commissioners al own eru e a . all the actions that he had directed ad 'bl 11 th • h • t dtht th df th tt Victoria - In.' es i er or that men get those commiss'ons si lv Bowyer G h t bdd Hadfield G Perry, Sir T. was Uo sort of necessitY, and could he no sort of necessity, What is the result ef that communication ?It goes to the professional merit and exploit ought to be rewarded by pro- ° ' - - I m p e B - ' ' " a. because they have money to buy them. The house must ! mley-Moore .T. Hanmer, Sir J Phillimore, R. J. - for any alteration or improvenzent in military affairs. I commander of the forces on the spot, he sends to the com- fessional advancement, and that without reference to ssni• B r n i• ght, J. ! Ila Ie Alex. • Pigott, F. BRIDGES. bear in mind fleet the Commauder-in-Chief exercises the - belieye he was just aci clearly ef the Balno opinion with re- menders of divisions and they to the commanders of regi. ority. (Hear.) He believed that principle was not popular Brocklehurst J. Ila s s t t l ie, Archd. Pilkington, J. Dividend Amount ' • same discretion in selecting the man wh • o is to be pro. gard to Politic_ ,13 but, nevertheless, he was obliged to re- ments. So it eventu:lly happens that it rests with tee cone- in the army, where seniority was regarded as their great safe- Brockman, E.D. Ifeywood, J. Reed, J. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. i • moted as lie would exerc se sn the selection of a man Browne, W. Heyworth, L. Ricardo, J. tract imme of his notions in a few political maiters. (A mender eif the regiment. He is not called upon to select a guard against fa.vouritism and jobbery, and it was so to a cer- Annum. Share. to be promoted without purchase at all. Complaints have Campbell, Sir A. 110 ward, C. Ricardo, a laugh.) The noble duke, even with his great mind, Was distinguished man but a sergeant, the most prominent non- tain degree. He was an advocate for rewarding merit with been made that the system of purchase prevents able men Challis, T. alutchins, E. Roebuck, J. .S s. d. .£ 8. d. subject. to prejudices. He was opposed, for instance to the commissioned officer. The most prominent is the sergeant. out reference to seniority. But he could not conceal from Cobbett J. M. Ingham, R. Russell, F. C. from rising to the higher ranks in the army ; and the hon. Hungerford .......... - - - 12 introduction of metal caps instead of flints- He WIBI also major, and the consequence is titat the sorjeant-major re• himself the fact that it was liable to very great abuse. (Hear.) Cobden;R. Jackson, W. Scholefield, W. and gallant officer who sits behind me says the system of pro. Southwark _ . ... - 100 0 0 - - opposed to the introduction of that most admirable weapon coives his epaulettes. So far as that goes it is a very useful The commissioners likewise propoeed to guard the promotions Cogan, W. 11. F. Keating, R. Scobell, Capt. G. Ditto New of 7SS p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - - motion without purchase in the navy tends precisely to the 1 c„,,, , c . Kennedy, T. Shelley, Sir J. o s 1 which we have made so much use, and front which we step. But it does not meet the other question at all. The to the upper ranks in the army by the greatest possible pub- Wit terloo ....... .. .... - 100 0 0 -4% ult. The fact is, that every system by which mem- i Craufurd, E. 11. „T. King, I'. Smith, J. B. nave derived BO much benefit-the ntinie rifle. A n d are we question is, is it right or not to give encouraeement to acts licity-that the grounds for the promotions should be stated same res Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 1/. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - 31 bers of a numerous profession are raised from rank to rank Crook, J. Kinnaird, A. Stanley, W. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - .28 • tO be told the noble duke's views and ( Minions must be of great courage ? (Hear.) Ido not want thal to Le carried -that, in short, they should be surrounded with ,greater form Laing, S. Strickland, Sir G. by a superior authority will always be liable to the same im- ts r s i l e eyei kes Vauxhall ............ ifis. i 70 10 3 - 23 final? Are we never to deviate from his old system, no to an improper extreme, for if it were it might induce men and solemnity so as to attract public attention and prevent Lang ton, 11. G. Strutt, E. imitations. Where one is to be promoted, twenty, or thirty, u matter how great the improvement suggested may be ? te commit acts of rashness. But there are various occa- abuse. (Hear, hear.) But he observed that, even when Dent, ! J Lasiett, W. Sullivan, Michael or a hundred, arc to be passed over; and every man who is JOINT-STOCIK BANKS. (Hear.) Well, then. to come more immediately to the signs when the devotion of individuals is of great use, and honest promotions were made, it was difficult to avoid mis- D. Yere, S. Lee, W. Thompson, G. unsuccessful naturally imagines that his ewn qualifications are Dillwyn, L. Lindsay, W. Vivian, 11. H. Dividend i Amount - motion before the house, if purchase is such sa eeireire,bie saves perhaps hundreds of lives by their firmness in resist- conception. Ho recently read in a news aper of a scandalous thing, why is it not introduced into all the instit ations of ing tee enemy at particular points. (Hear ) Are th t job perpetrated at the Hor G •1 .1) tl • t: f ey o . so nal( sin se piomo son o . equal, if not superior, to those of the candidate preferred ; and Divett, E. Mackie, J. Walmsley, Sir J. Name ef Company. per of Paid. Price. the country ? Why are not civil offices put up for sale ? be set aside, and a man taken mere] b * • y ecaose he is a ser- Rowland Hill Gough-an aristocratic name-to the Guards 11 1 -tl d net in a large profession, such as the Date, Sir J. you wi a ways u • Macgregor, John ; Warner, E. Annum. Share. Why are not Secretary of Stateships even put up for sale? genet-major ? Sergeant-majors are very meritorious and Now, what were the facts ?He took the ti • ' •ouble to inquire army or navy, there will be an immense number of men cora- Duncan, G. Duncombe T. Maguire, J. Mangles, It. D. Wickham, 11. W. Wilkinson, W. - X s. cl. 4 s. d. (A laugh.) Why not introduce the eystem into the navy ? useful Men, but if you say they are the only persons as into the matter, anti he found that Lieutenent Gough ss , plainiug that promotion is given fromthe influence of fa,vourit- Dunlop, A: Marshall W Williams, W. kustralasia 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 an si Fe Why not add it to the artillel7 ? Butt sir, it is inoensis. non-commissioned officers to be promoted, and that the ad- the officer who the other ni • • ' ght, when a sortie was made from ' - '''' s ism or from some other motive, rather than from the real Ebrington, Viscount Mi. • • • 'III, E. Wise, A. British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 a 62 tent with the institutions of the country ;it is oppooed to i utants aro to be the only persons promoted among the Sebastopol, himself with a small picket kept the Russians at desire to choose the most proper man. With regard to the Ellice, E. Mangan, R. Commercial of London. 61. per cent.lloo 0 0 20 0 0 30% the spirit of the age, and since it is neither desired nor ap. subaltern officers, you will put an end to profeseional exer- bay until Col. Waddy came up with a larger force. (Hear.) At • promotion of non-commissioned officers to commissions in the Ewart, W. • Milnes, R. Colonial - proved by the majoritY of the communitY, it is disgracmful tion a and bring it to a seniority system. (Hear.) lam op. the present moment there was a great tendency to praise the army, I think the lino which my right hon. friend the late Kagan, W. Morris, D. TELLERS lonian ........... - I 'ck If. Mostyn, T. Loud. Char. Bk. of AusS - 20 0 0 all 0 205,, for the house to continue to sanction it, (Cheers.) egut, posed to seniority, as well as to purchase, on pnnciple. Indian army. It was worthy of great praise ; but if they Secretary for the Colonies, and previously tha Secretary at s :,!n rg w t il son , J. Mo%vatt, F. Goderich, Vie. London and County War (Mr. S. Herbert), pursued is the line which ought to be r e sir, some gentleman, with a paltry sixpenny economy, tells (Hear.) You never can have competent men to direct the compared the Indian army with the Queen's, they would see Forster, C. Murrough, J. Layard, A. 11. Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40 pursued, and which will continue to be follosved. Sir, it is a London Joint-Stock us that if we attempt to establish a system of promotion by national forces if yen allow seniority to . be the governing there was a great difference between them. They would NOES-158. mistake to suppose that peculiar talent is allied to any parti- Provincial of Ireland B/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - merit, it will cost the country 100,000/. a-year. That is Principle, and on that point Ido net think yonr present find that the age of the officers in the Indian service wee so A'Court, C. Goulburn, 11. Palk, L. eular class of men in society. (Hear.) Nature has scattered Ditto, New... .. - the statement, I believe, of the hon. gentlemen who has regulations are satisfactory to the countrY. A rule exists great that out of those who were at the head of the army Adair, R. Graham, Sir J. Pahnerston, Viset. National of Ireland... '4l per cent. 50 0022 10 0 - with au indiscriminate hand, among every class of seciety, ' I ' been selected to hold the second place connected with Lie in memo countries with regard to naval and military corn- there were a smaller number of men fit for service than there Adderley C. Greaves, E. Peacocke, G. Nat. Provincial of Eng. ) 61. per cent. 100 0035 0 $ - those intellectual and moral qualities which fit a man for any Archdall, M. Greene, Thomas Peel, Sir It. management of the war. It will cost us, forsooth, 100 000 a. menders which it would be ve desirable to d t h f aop ero ea. were in the Queen's arm Let th • 11 t t th t i y. em leco ec , 00, .Ditto, New - I think it will be cheap if we get it even at that ' th f ta '7 • 1 I 1" rate , . e purpose o put ing an end to the complaints and Miles. tie nc ian service the pay on retirement was much larger a n station in which mere qualities can enable him to act. Baring, H. Greisson, S. Peel, F. Oriental Bank Corpora. 1121. p. ct. nes. 25 0 0 all 3S SS (Hear, hear, hear.) You will find among the private sol- Baring, Sir F. Grey, Sir CS. Peel, Gen. South Australia (Hear.) Now, sir, it has been said that non - commissionea tiee of seniority. With regard to this particular p emotion than in any other army, and that the system of expenditure - (tiers of the army, as among the humblest classes of society, Baring, T. Grey, R. Pennant, Col. E. Union of Australia ,401. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 64 , officers are promoted ; but then they - must be the senior- I say that a direct professional affront-unintenti r onally, I was such as would not boar the scrutin f ' y o one year e army Grogan, Edward Philipps, J. men of whom it was well said by my honourable and gal- nSig e o , lf t •l • - Ditto - 210 0 - officers of their regiments. If they .have served a certain ,am sure-has been put upon me, and that the course which estimates in that house ; and yet there was not sufficient Grosvenor, Ld. R. Pinney, W. lant friend near me, that they aro .. Nature's gentlemen" - ''''' " Union of London...-. I 8/. per rent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 26 IA number of years they are past the time for promotion ; but ' has been taken shows a want of willingness in the higher youth among the officers to make the army efficient ha its Bennet, Cant P. Hale, B. Portman, W. who by their high qualities and their noble feelings Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 all - Bentlnek, G. Halford, Sir H. Powlett, Lord W. if they happened to belong to a different class the number N ranks to advance on this subject. (Hear, hear.) upper ranks. He repeated, therefore, that when they con- men are qualified, so far as that goes, for any situation in which Beresford, 'Rt. lln. vir, Hall, Sir B. 1., lee. Sir It. CANALS. of years would not be so narrowly scrutinised. It is said Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said that the gallant general sidcred the present system of purchase they must also look at t i .hey rimy happen to be placed. But for the purposes of Berkeley. C. Hammon, (I. A. Pritchard, S. -.,..........................--..,-...-_--Nonr that if the system of purchase is abolished, it will only was an example that merit, at all events was not always the mode by which they must get rid of it, and to the system nilitary command more than natural faculties are requisite. flethell, Sir R. Hankey, T. Repton, G. tyi . Div • • Mend give place to a system of favouritism ; but what is the overlooked in the army ; and he rejoiceeto hear him oive they desired to substitue for it. Ho would not say that it Itrams:on, T. W. Harcourt, G. Theardo, S. Names of 0 Dividend Names of t a Price s. per course which really takes place under the system of pur- an opinion upon those sub' t ft h • b d'f id ' ' 1 b . ' jec s, a er aving returned from was C WIISI eon piincip e, ut, at the same tune, he thought There must be acquired knowledge, there must be capacity, Brand, 11. B. W. Harcourt Col. F. Robertion P. Companies. A per Companies. f . Price. Annum. chas ' ' e . Ike fact is, that the system of purchase affords a field where he had established for himself an undy' i a there was a great deal of misconcention as to what nurchase and experience, to enable a commander to deal with the Brotherton, J. Hardin ' ` .' ' „se, Hon. (... Roche, L. cs, Annum. ) 7 opportunities for facilitating favouritism. It entirely ex- neputation. At any rate, he had she il ' - • e ' •di ,-. ~.- . , events of the day, and also to entitle him to the respect at in „, in . in e army was. Nmie people imaeined that whenever a Buckley, Gen. Heathcote, G. Sawle, C. ---' - - eludes the sons of the comnaonalty, whilst it admits the st ance merit and 11 • • Wia 1 • • ga entry and military skill were better vacancy occurred in a reeiment it put u to sale and knocked 0 and obedience of those placed under him. We are told to Carnac, Sir J. Heneage, Geo. F. Seymour, Lori X ) I £ Aslitn &Oldh, 98 71. p. ct. me% Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 51 Se sons of the nobility and gentry. Ido not wish to exclude Pressports to the hi h t h h ges onours t e country could give • 1 t th h • h 1.) . c• P ( own o e ig est idder. Now, that was not the fact • • look at the experience of France and other continental coun- Castleroese, Viscount Ilerbert, S. Seymour, H. Barnsley• • ••11601 - - aleath ...• • • iOO 16/. 150 Cavendish, G. Iferbert, Sir T. Shelburne, Earl the sons of the nobility and gentry ;on the coutrar I than those which an l't . 1 " - d h •1 tl • y, ypo i Ica connexion could bestow an e sae. , moreover, iat the system of purchase did not • ' Ines; but nip right hon. friend (Mr. S. Herbert) has well Hervey, Lord A Shirley E Brkiik&Abrgr 150 i 4/. 60 Oxford.. •• •• 100 I 13/, 110 d • eeire much to see a larger portion of them in the army In considering this question the h I 11 d * •• y ac trove e a good deal 1 • t •cl • • ' • • If necessan yie ai any pei son s promotion in the army. pointed out the essential and fundamental difference there is between the army of those countries and our own. In France aceills,eLaord Vis l c t o • unt Ilotham * ! * , Lord Sibtliorp, Col. Birmingham 40 1 4/. 91% Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 86 Cosentry.••• 100, 251. 209 ltegen t's •• . • 30 18s. 15% than of the comneonalty. (Hear.) What I object to out of the resolution of the noble lord, and hacl discussed a purchase did not take place, the officer of the rank immc- Child, Smith Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, Abel and continental countries armies are raised by conscription, Cholmondelty, Lord Jones, Capt. T. Smith, J. G. Derby ••• •• 1001 6/. 84 Rochtlale...• 85' 1/. 10s. GO is, that the system of purchase excludes and confines not only the question whether or not non-commissioned diately below the vacancy remained exactly where he was ; Ellsinre&Chs 69!2% p. ct. - Somrset Coal 140,' - - which sweeps men from all classes of society-taking the Christie, Samuel Kendall, N. Stafford, A. from opportunites of raising themselves to the highest ap. officars should have commissions, and in what number and all that happened to him was, that a man with a different GrandJunctit 100141. pr. ct. 55 Do. Lk FdSt 121 - educated as well as the uneducated ; and among the privates Clive, R. Kerrison, Sir E. Stafford, Marquis . pointments in the service persons who by nature are pos- prop cation, but they had discussed wbat oueht to be the mune now atood above him. He admitted, however, that Colville C. R. Knatchball, W. Stanhope, J. Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 lil. pr. ct. - Stilial &Wore 1401 281. 425 of the Frei oh array you find young men who have received aS r , O , ~r , , sassed of talents which might enable them to render the rule of promotion in the army-whether it ou ht to be there were occasional injustices perpetrated by the system Knox Col 11 W Stanley Lord Grand Surrey 100 2/. 10s. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125 - - ' good an eth catiou as any whom you meet with in the higher `l, i ' i v t . P er '" • a • -a ' • • • Grand Union, 100 11. Os . 1214 Stourbrldge.. 145 121. 285 greatest services to their country. . (Hear.) It has been seniority simply, whether it ought to be Beni.) " g rity accoai- as indeed there were by all systems • , and this one among the ymple, Viscount Knox, %Y. S. „T. Steel ! k f l'f raa s o ic- ( sear)-and a man of that kind who has passed leering, sir E. Kennt & Avnl 39 Gs. Od. 6% Severn and I well observed by an hen. gentleman who has spoken to. panie dby parches°, or whether it ought to be merit. The number, that the family of an officer who died lost, to them, Laoston, W. Stuart, W. 2/. 2S his period of p:obation is as much fitted to be an officer as Duskwonh, Sir J. T. Lennox, Lord A. F. Taylor, Col. Lancaster .. 'lOO - - W 3 e Rail. j 213 night, " Why do you not put up the seats on tho bench accus: Won against the army was that it was essentially an an immense amount of money. (Hear, hear.) The tiuth any man in this country who, after receiving the best educa,- Duff, J. Lennax, Loi st h. Thornely, a. Leeds &Livt p 100 251. - Warwick &•1 2/. 20 for sale ?" The bench stands high in the respect of the " aristemratic profession." But those who used these words was, they must weigh the whole of this question together. Leicester ..•• 'lOO al. 59 Birming. j 100 country, and it has been @hewn that what occurs en the had met clearly defined what they meant. An hon. and But then look at the manner in which it was propounded by tion, is allowed to purchase his commission. But in our army p u ti i i i t n co e me l ,.o. Lidcl,ll, 11. H. Tomline, G. Lovaine, Lord Traill, G. Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 25y, Warwick &It the privates necessarily come from the humbler classes of so- 1-1 al. 15 bench never occurs in the army-that is to say, that the learned: gentleman said that the army was the closest pro- the noble lord the member for Huddersfield. It was doubt- Du Pre% C. Luce, T. Tyler, Sir G. Loughborogh 142 701. 575 Napton..3 100 They are taken at an age when education can scarcely monmouthsh 100 - - worcstr &I eons of persons in the most humble Positions have risen fession in England, but the gallant member for Bath (Cap- ful whether the non-commissioned officers themselves would cletY. Egerton, E. Lushinston, C. Vance, J. 78 11. 25 have made any considerable progress. What portions of the Mittgtnerysh 100 - - Binning. to the highest honours, which under the present system tain Scobell) claimed that distinction for the navy. aa th e like to do away with the system of purchase. They looked Eicho, Lrd Macartney, G. 'Vernon, G. humbler classes of society are likely - to enter into the army ? Elliot, J. hlacgregor, Jas. Villiers, C. Meltnalwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -10 s. Od. - is impossible in the army. (Hear.) Nay, it is almost ini- hon. m . ember for West Surrey had been present, he would forward to increased pay, with the prospect of a pension. possible for even the sons of the gentry to rise high in tee have said, Look at the bench-can you find any gentleman Their wives probably earned a considerable sum of mone It is not those who iu tho ordinary occupations of civil life Elmley, Vis. Melins, It. Walcott, Admiral find profitable employment. Those who enter the army are ,F , lislYn, Vis. Mandeville, Vis. Walpole, S. . INSURANCE COMPANIES. army. It is almost impassible even for them. What is there - who has found his way there through the House of • weekly by taking in washing. Well, the made of these me y n Ateux, Sir 11. Walsh, Sir J. - the situation of persona in my humble position ?W e are Commons? (Laughter.) He (Mr. Herbert)did not •li an fli e• H • 1•t tl ' y d d I' usually young men of see aspiring and daring character-men l iilt.stoern,il;:.•iarrEl . Dividend Amount wis to put ac i. is wi e ins an y was oblire to ress ike aof action rather than of study-men who liko the dangers, Miles W. Walter, J. Name of Company. per of 1 Paid. Price. beaten by time-we are kept back until we are worn out- the cases on parallel grounds, because they wore dissi • I 1 • t •t h ld ' • • • miler, a( y, a any ia es o con no loneer engage in her industrial Fitzroy ! , Hon. H. Milner, W. Whitman, J. (hear)--whilet others who can command the means rise But wh en it was said the army was tho most aristocratic pursuits. Supposing there was no ' h th ffi pure ase, e o cur so the vicissitudes, and the adventures of a soldier's life, and Floyer, J. Michell, Dr. W. ' Whithreal, S. Annum. Share. up, and are selected for the command of corps in the profession, he supposed the moaning was th t 't h promoted had nothin to 1k f d t bt h* 1 who have not had opportunities of paying any great attention Forester, Col. Molesworth, Sir W. Whiteside, J. - a I was t e g eo orwar o u is pay; ie Xs.d.X s. d. to the cultivation of their minds. It is true after they do get Fortescue, C. Monck, Viscount Whitmore, H. army. I really think that when the hen. gentleman (Mr. professiten. ia which, in ro orti t on o the whole nurnber, cou i no e e 11 ter t half pay until he had served tweuty-one years • • } F , ranklyn, G. Morgan, O. Wilson J. Albion ...... ........ 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - P. Peel)-I forget for what place he sits-when he tells us more persons of the hi h P P , into the army that they do require an education which, per- 1 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% . ger rank engaeed themselves H e and after that time ho would find his half-pay not much bet- Mowbray, J. Wynn, ' Lleut.-Col. that 50 or 100 commissions were appointed to the army in did not know whether that was the f b . - ter than th io he haps, they would never have enjoyed if they had not enlisted Frrecewsteunn,gol. Ditto hlarine ....... Gl. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - _ act or not, but he said e pens n would have received as a serjeant- Napier, J. Wyvill, et. the Crimea, and when he impresses this upon us as a great there was ne rf. • • into the ranks. (Hear.) But, evens with these advantages, Gilpin ael II Newdegate, C. Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 100 21 p o e.sion in England -not the Church, not major. But under the system of purchase the case Was diffe- Atlas economy, that by the sale of these 50 or 100 c • ''' h ommissions t e navy, not the law-which would show rent.- The nen-commissioned officer came in as an ensien • it is not every private or non-commissioned office.' that can Gl ' . • adstone, W. Korth, Col. J. TEGLERS. . all ulterior ex many persona e ' obtain that intellectual education which would befit him saladstone, Capt. J. Pakenham, T. H. Hayter, W. argus Life pense to the country will be avoided, I really who had risen to eniinenc to so ba s pin course of time he b Goddard, A. British Commercial think he is • e, or No a station to which they e a captain, and ?zidao for the position of an officer. (Hoar, hear, hear.) Again, Pakington, Sir J. Mulgrave, Earl of putting the questien on a verylow aid inferior were net born, as in the !Old his commission and teth e e e cl an' ; army. w was it a fact that men . . " • rom . tho army wit ./., Cleriel.Med.&Gen•Life spr et. & bs. 100 00,10 0 0 - ground. (Hear.) I think it is a most disoreditable view were not the position of an officer entails certain expenses which a pro- . promoted from the ranks? Last year 88 non-cora thinking he had made a good thing of it. Was that an advan- - County - of the subject, that these persons-because they possess missionedofficer . t d • • a were prome 9 to be commissioned officers go o e seivice or no . e e ieve in many cases it vvas. - ta tth • • t? 11 b 1' d ' • meted sergeant is not usually able to bear-(hear, hear)-- and which render his position disagreeable and painful to his THE REASON WHY. Crown .........• • Eagle . . .. more money, or at least their fathers-shoild be put over And what was the hist fth ory o ese men? They entered into • N 't t t th t f t 1 k d or was i rue o say a no men rose rom le ran sun er feelines A d e . n , moreover, we all know that men who have Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 6 0 0 5),i • the heads of those non - COmmissioned officers, not to say tho army as privates-they were men who had handled the the system of purchase. Many instances could be given of passed a considerable period of their lives in certain associa- European Life ...... ... 1/. 20 0 0 s o _ those private soldiers, who have borne all these dangers plough or the shuttle-they had received a good education the contrary. The case of Sir John Elly had already been 5 0 0 5% tions do not reallY adapt themselves to become members or (Front the Derbphire Courier.) General..." ......... 6/. PP and all these difficulties and hardships with unexampled in the army, had risen to be non-commission d o ffi e r mentioned. General Cureton was at one time a corporal iu Globe .. • • ...: 61. per cent. Stock. a 123 a profession composed of a different class of persons. It may Everybody is blaming everybody else for the mourn fortitude and bravery. (Cheers.) You will set aside these and then got their oommissions. The effecb of e e ' s' a COMITIIII- the 4th Dragoons. Ho could name many others who had been Guar( ' lian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 45 0 0 55 BO or 100 commissions for what?-because 50,0001. will be aim was a diploma, such as no other profession could almost as successful. Many of those who bad risen from the often be that the promotion of a sodeant, instead of being ful disaster which has befallen our expedition to the Imperial Fire . . 12/. per cent. sno 0 0 50 0 0 327 an advantage to him, places him in a position really painful Crimea. First and foremost the blame is laid on the rmPerial Life Made ef them. This is false) economy altogether. If this give ; and the terms " officer" and "gentleman" we h ld e ranks were excellent officers ; but some of them were said to be a good thing, you are lmaand. to carry it out in all insti- to be identical. Persons of ver he a • • • re - bdfi,* t • th • f d' • to his feelings, although he may be gratified by the honour War Ministers. A d Indemnity Marine.... 11. 3s. & 3/. 100 0020 0 0 66 mble oriem might be e e (eon in e powei o common ing others That mieht • n most justly so. Whatever the Law Fire ... .. 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 00 . 210 0 4 • tutiens. You have no alternative. We are however, gra- foand in the law-at least, theil: fathe ' be denied ; but it was the o inion of th * 0 which has been conferred upon him. Still, I agree that it is re were of huralile , . P . e men who served un- system might be, whatever the circumstances of the war Law Life....: :: :: :: .. - 100 0010 0 5 56 dually approaching an amelioration of the system, net- origin. One of our Lord Chan desirable to hold out to privates aud non-commissioned offi oellors was the son of &man 1 cer them-a circumstance of considerable lin ort p ance. (Hear.) under that system and these circurastances, the late War Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6 withstanding ; for I find it laid down that, at all events, of very humble origin, but he The ho •f• • 1 f • cers that good conduct and d' t • 'h d services before an is inguis e 275. 60. 25 00112 10 0 2914 was a man who had received . use was ie elle( to oreign armies. In the French ser- Ministers voluntarily undertook to conduct the war. L.co)ii:iidon officers of the army must be gentry. There was a time an expensive education a commission, i a commission enemy will obtain for them • • • t • • • L don ship. .. - . The Archbishop of York was of vice, one-third of the officers were nec •• • ' essaiily lamed from the Had they succeeded in carrying on the contest with Russia marine... ....... •... IBs.per :share 100 0 0 18 0 0 they desire to have. Very little short of one hundred of such when • it was contended that they mist be all nobility. humble origin, but he had received the ranks. But the Fre h very highest and ne were under conscription, and gen- . Med.lnvlid . & Gen. Life •I.S I. par ct. 50 0 0 2 13 • 0 - 3% • (Hear.) There have been good officers of all classes. most refined universit d • commissions haVe recently been • t sof that with only a moderate degree of success, had they even given o person y e ucation. That was not the case, tlemen of small means in tho country who could not afford to minerva ........ •• .. sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 57 /s class who have distinguished themselves in the Crimea. It succeeded in supplying with food, clothing, and medi- Some of the armies of the mentin - • ent legume their officere however, with men who entered the a I • 1 yt for substitut 11 • ' Monarch ............ 50 0 10 0 - rmy. t might be ' Y ex, a owed their younger sons to be taken, - . to have ten or twelve quarterings of noeility. Princes the most aristocraci • was eertainl • •-• hld • th b h h h d h y never intended that those commiseions sou eine, e ra,ve men womt ey aye expose to t e ne- e • c profession, but it certainly was the and those younger sons-gentlemen by birth and education- National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - lave also become great officers, nobles have become great most democratic profession for it aff 1d th were in coin ft" h on. e e greatest , •se o me selected for officers. (Hear.) That was be given as matters of favour er patronage by the colonels of cessary severities of a winter campaign in the Crimea Palladium Life , - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 - officers, and so have the gentry ; but let us compare the number of instances of p ' regiments ;on the con y, teony in en ion mus aye trar h 1 • t t • t h h t e country would so far have been content, and the Pelican - - - 46 o from low rofessi quite another thin . He would mama w p ons .., e _ g tell them what they said in the • number of areat officers which have arisen in countries had risen to highe f been that they should be conferred on those non-commissioned w • Pheenix - _ _ • •• r pro essions. (Hear.) In 1845, when r r nch army. They said, "The advantage you have is that • • • • ar Ministers would have had the principal share of a s i l - where the highest classes have obtained the highest co he was Se t officers of each re iment w g ho ta . d most h d tl distinguis e tem- ro ess ona Life.... 51 per cent 6 0 010 e % e . re ary-at-War, it fell to hie lot to make sorne your officers are all gentlemen ; your men obey them more wil- the praise. As it is, they must bear the chief share Providet • • * * st Life........ li. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 39 e i mends with the numbers of great officers which ha in- h lv ' se es in . the course of the emu ai n • and if in any case the ye ap- a anges with respect to the good•conduct warrant. He liugly than they would do officers of another class." (Hear.) Pg, . . . of the disgrace. As we proceeded in the war it became Rock Life .. . peered in other countries-for instance colonel did not select the non-commissioned officer most at the period of increased the pay of th 1 • Royal Exchange ...... i 6l. p.ct. & bs. Stock. all - revolutiens, wham all dames have had a ' e s e • b• - eso dier by shortening the period Iu Russia every officer was obliged to pass through the rank evident that the Government-and the people who had development of their talents. You have fift °cilia or the in_ w ich for good conduct he could obtain a larger amount of non-commissioned officer. That, again, was quite another otl f it of a dereliction of duty Tr t r i iy o promotion, he was gui y • san Fire ...... 6/. 10s. - - Pt taken their opinion from what,the members of the Go n one ceee of_pay. Ile found that on y reinal • ns _for me to say that it will btethe anxious de- - Ditto Lffe ..... 1/. 10s. - •. ON to one in the other. La France a numbe f y tee number of non-commissioned system, and Gould, be compared to nothing found in this coan- r" • 20 0 0 4 0 0 45., r o great officers officers promoted in e 'h ao year to be commies' try Our array volun 'tined officers • teered ; and looking to the class from sire of her Majesty's Government that the siStem of promot- vernisent told them-had greatly under-rated the mila United - Kingdom .. .. 41. p. ct & bs. niversal Life ... ..... 2/. ss. per sh. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - • • armee at the time of the revolution, but it so happened that was small, v• f ine a certain i • ort• of ell-conducted non-commissioned tary capability of Russia. But ou • h • U • 1 i?p . ion w r army in t e Crimea arying rom twelve to eighteen or twenty, and which the men were drawn, its physical and intellectual eon- ' Victoria Life ........ 5/. per cent. - 412 6 5% . we had One superior to thole all-but that had nothin th t officers to commissions shall be continued, and lam satisfied has had to contend with a worse enetny than Russit do with the gto a many mere commissions were off dth question. Compare the aumber, then, when oefetsd. When A man w ere an were ae- • diti , 'on it would bo impossible to lay do fi wn a xed rule that that by the increased education which is given to the pri- No men could have contend d b e more ravely or more MISCELLANEOUS. I. - , as promoted to be a consinimioned so many non-commissioned officers should be promoted. It t , . here was a fres scope given to talent. -In our count t office h • rites and no - '• ' d ffi of the arm there VII n commissiona o cers . y _ i successfully than our troops have done against the Rus ry, a r, e was sometimes positively ruined by the ez- had been said that when a young officer joined his re 'm t ' go en Dividend ) Amount always be a considerable number of sergeants who will be fit • the timeof the revolutiOne which was of a somewhat dif- eine Hear hear p. . ( , .) Ho had to borrow money to buy hi s in the Crimea, he was handed over for drill and instruction to mans. Nut they have been starved to annihilation. A Name Of Company. per of I Paid. Price. ferent character, the person who d' ti " to rec ' " " erre commissions, and who by their education and . is nmushed himself uniform, and if in the cavalry hle d t s. sereeant • and hence it was inferred th the sergeant was want of the commonest foresight and cemmon-sense Annum. Share. , good conduct inay hope to rise to a higher rank of promo most was not a gentleman of great power or position. The and taus ot into debt an I b g , ea o purchase a horse, 0 , at c ecame discontented and un- more fit to command tho regiment than he. So he would be capacity for the management of every-day business on - • person' who distinguished himself mast was Mr. Oliver comfortable. B tion in her Majesty's service. Such being tho desiro and in- X s. d. X s. d. a chan e which he introduced, non- for that day, but what would he be at the end of six mon ? ths. the part of the heads of Departments, at home and Assam Tea . Cromwell. (Hear, and laughter.) There is another point commission dfi g . tention of the Government-such being the opinion we ouster- V. 50 0020 0 0 - e . o core, when promoted to be commissioned (Hear.) To drill was one thing, and to commard was another; - t • • wVich I wish to bring under the notice of Gov - eminent. officers received 100/ • an ' , dif they were in the cavalry, and there was an old saying in the English army that the ain in respect to this motion-I should hope my noble friend abroad, bas proved a,n enemy too powerful for our once luctien Mart........ 24 per cent. 50 0 0 - - . There is a great amelioration going on in the le of th's the '• d - * who has submitted tint otion to the house will not divide splendid army. kustralian Aericulturl 1/. Is. 100 091710 0 - peop i y receive 100/. (Hear, hear.) His object was to give sergeant drilled the men, but the officer commanded them, Australian Trust •• 61 er n p ce t. - 25 0 0 - bountry, and especially with re d t h the hens° on thi ' ra • • s matter, and so give an erroneous impres- But thea the excuse for these culpable officials is that •• ' gar ot e army. Let the non - commissioned officers th ' them read th e means of being pro- But : after all, he admitted that there ought to be a fair pro- Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all 4% siou to ti IX •tl t th • •• •1 th •tht di th le pu ic la on e main piincip e ere is a i - e system prevented them from doing what they were tnglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all - e general orders of the Duke of Wellington meted without i • u to teeruselv and the effect of the motion of men every year from the ranks. It would ezicou ' and compare the statements, which cannot be contested, in step which he ti l l rY es' ference of opinion and sentiment which a diViSioll WOUld ap- a ' to make th • Inge volunteerin i • nice:ins to effect. Well, we believe that the corruption British Amsrican Land 15s. - 4D 0 0 61 eir promotion more easy • gupto a certa u point, and induce persons of the , se general orders with any general order of an f and more fre t. wa ll s pear to indicate and that lie will leave it to the Governme t Canada ............. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 120 . recent date, and they will find f • • y army o quen ( aar, hear.) He thought it an ad- character and education io enter the army with a view to ob- to folio t th ' •h h s been so wou at course whic a . properly begun n and jobbing of years in the appointment of Government - Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - pro° s positive that crimes vantage that non - commissioned offi - - Cara should occasion- tain promotion. The question was not one of principle, but of nl , clerks and officials has eventuated in a bad and inefficient Ditto, e ' per cent. •- 41. per cent. - - 107!4 and offences of every description took place in a vastl all be romoted. Bt • t der the auspices of my right hon. friend (Mr. S. Herbert) greater 'ratio at teat time than the d y y p u i was necessary to look, not degree. He desired that the system of promoting a certain bein "t th • g assured we shall fully apprecia e e great importance , system. But had we had men of sap„acious mind and City Navigation Bonds - - - - y o now. Indepen- only to the good of individuale, but to the d b f th k , Electric Telegraph .. 7 per cent. 25 0 0 22 0 0 16 strong will at the hem' of our War Departments, the dently of that, in the small force which I command d goo of the num er rom e ran s every year should be continued, and of holdine out to th h bl auks of the arm thos • e um er r . e prizes e J Ditto .. •• --- .. - - - - service It certainl was e 401/30 . y for the good of the service that lie was convinced that the increase of education in the army ul t Y e tl would have provided for our • • army in spite ot the system. zu ,Teara ago, and which was pretty well ab • which f 'll not say are necessary to stim a lam to the Equitable Reversionr,y 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - --,. kullteiter)-which was collected to eth used in thishonse non-commissioned officers should be promoted, but there would justify not only its increase, but its extension. But he f wi li stimu It is net so much as it a ears to u per ormanee of duty, for they need no sue lant-but , pp s, a better system Ditto New ...s .. ). - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - awso3strable circum t • ger under such un- must be some limit to the numbers. Some person 3 asserted asked the house not to sanction an indiscriminate promotion ouo or ea ia_. . s ances, it so happened that there was no that the aristocracy ought to be favoured in the be th •d • • • those prizes which are the proper rewards of good conduct, SS better men te work the ezieting system that th e Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 - army, but cause e men weie lawn from a particul as of society, ar cl s Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - and which whil , e they must be gratifying to the feelings of country requires in the present emergency. for in tela ? l as i Crime, and no capital punishment was called h th ht th e oug ere were very few persons so foolish as to or to lay down a fixed rule, or induce the army to believe it Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. v b e k rce, (Hear hear 1 A t those who receive them, mus t tend also to inspire their fellow- But then comes our contemporary, Blackwood, ad a f d 2/ 5 100 0 0 100 - - new the f a d s is , n grea number of people entertain that opinion. (Hear.) But to say that ano was their intention to la down a fixed If• th .• 1 n anger or ......•• .. .s. , 0 0 y rue, .w. e re e u a- - disci • Ikea you must h aye said to me, " What wonderful commissioned officer oueht to be romoted mr 1 b 11* tiou of th ' comrades with a respect for the institutions under which they takes d • fth le • London Institution ... _ a eeper view o esu ject, and tells us that we - - - e e y ecause . e promotion of any class whatever in the ranks of eipline for that wa aye had !" It was not by good dim he was in that ositio ' " P • live, and the conviction that good conduct in tho humbler London Reversionary 4% per cent. 15 0 0 W.l - n was fallin into as reat an erre her Majest 's arm Che r must look at rinciples and blan a p ~ a ourselves. The in s comPlete proof i s necessarily most imperfect ; but it was on the other sid l e. (Hear g • g r . ' 37 y. ( e s.) classes of the army will be sure to meet with its appropriate Russell Institution.... - - 'l2 )10 0 - • had been a n ray mind th t , hear.) The aristocracy . ought Sir E. PERRY, amidst much confusion attempted to ad- . i e ward. (Cheers. ) sane mania of reductioa common to all classes, says our pricaseatentcand.Co loe percent, 20 • 0 1 117 10 0 25SS great ameliorate a even at that time there not to have any favour. He held thiit as a sacred rule dress the house 0 t f d 1 '• • • f u o oors a popu ar opinion in aveur of contem orar made our resent inefficient I stem and Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1 r cent 100 0 0 100 0 Lord GODERICH said he confessed the two speeches made ~ P y, yl .Y country. (blear, hear.) etuna in the population of this The aristocracy of England were ver owerful Ana the principle affi * rmed i h's nblf • d' It . . - ' • Ro ail Mail Steam... 4/ p • P shar • 100 00 . 0 which has now gone out towtr able the case in that army why ? Because they were rich ? BecaLe p thea a, ; ere o f growing up and it must u 1:' 1 e ricn s th resolio t n wa; n ion o that night from the Treasury bench had not led him to the i lies at the root of the evil. Joseph ilume, says Sir F. so 3 _ uth Austr ' alian..... 6/. • per cen e t. • 25 0 0 60 al l 0 35 before that in Turkey. / eaea s et ert la and which was ancient birth ? Not at all ; but because they ne - ized with tho house. ' That principle u w un as a alr e Y eady ee a w e e ted u e po a n by every conclusion that he should be fulfilline the task he had under- Head, the demon of economy, has destroyed our maa a' Trust and Loan Comp tak ' • • ? nificent • .. i - -i - _ en if he were to withdraw his motion. He thought the first army by the miserable system of retrenchment Upper Canada .. . like a capital crime committed b ea mind anything their fellow-men on the same footin t • b t g, and they ought not coun iy u our own. The argument of the rioht hon. gentle (Hear, hear.) They showed Y 841 Y of t part of the speech of the noble lord (Piimerston) answered the which he introduced. - great obedie hose soldiers. to be handicapped, so as to make their promotion more man (Mr. S. Herbei - t) he characterised as in Aims subtleties nation, and is this the time that they 0,;(1,c: and eubordi. difficult than that of any other class. In this respect there and adduced the example of France, Prussie, and Sardini t ii; last part of it, and, however much ho regretted not being We are ready to admit that the country, and Joseph LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. as a sort of helots, and are not to entertaine,he excluded ought to be-a perfect equality. Could there be any more favour of the principle of promotion from the ranks. B 11 ab . le to accede to the noble lord's request, he should feel it Hume (who in that respect represented the feeling of the mose • Y a his dut o • • y t divide the house. Divid enc.: Amount Masses) have carried retrenchment too far. Had we not Cons and hopes of distinction which . per sons h , aspira- sensible or rational reason for appointing any man to a these countries this principle had been ado tad as a means f Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. 0 After a few words from Mr. OwEN STANLEY, ' other classes of society may entertain ? 'eel . `"Sing to profession, or, still more promotine him, than the old salvation, at a time when they were in d P • anger from forei " cut down" our army so seeerely to a peace establish- Annum. Share. en I pa ne gn The house divided, The numbers were amongst the pickets and outposts, and indeed in acti n d rule, deter digniori-you want the fittest man? (Hear, enemies. Now, when we were almost in as great a peril, it , 'Tient, we should doubtless have been hotter prepared for - For the motion ll4 X s. d. X s. d. often occurred to me how painful it was to see thosee n , le i h t hear.) . It had been said that the increased good con- behoved us to resort to the same principle. (Tho honourable war ; nay, the war itself might have been. avoided. Against it exposing themselves to such dire miseries, toil duct in the army was owing to the amelioration of gentleman was frequently interrupted by cries of " divide' , t But what caused the mania of rreduction . What British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201/10 , and the _ ' wounds, and to almost certnin death, eventually, fr om conduct of the population geberally. But he would and " question," and though ho continued speaking saY more Majority against it disease, with so little of anything to hope from the future. in the • He would take an average number of peasants for some time, but few of his sentences could be heard.) mania of reduction did not spring np idi a day. It gradu- City of t liasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ Ifs (Cheers.) I would appeal to • gentlemen, to the lords on and h army and an average number of those who enlist Lord PALMERSTON-Sir, it is impossible to den that th CRIMINAL CONVERSATION BILL. i ally grew up after the prociamatimr. of peace n IRIS Clydesdale Bank .... 53%i /. p cent . 20 0 0 10 0 0 Ili 17s ---- • • mmercial Bank - 71. per cent s'o 0 0 100 0 0 202/0s the Treasury Bench, who have power to alter this state of butte: would say that ten years hence the soldier was the subject which m n ble f ieud h b o h h• Y e Mr. 130WYER oved fo 1 to bin• i a bill to ab y. o r as . rugt t is evening . . rn . r cave . rg i! o- Nor was such a mania, a necessary attendant on peace. Eastern Bank.... -.. 6i. per cent, 25 0010 0 n miss things, that these are men like ourselves-(cheors)-who trained rsaa of tbe two and for this reason-he had been under the eons' ideration of the house is one of great impot•t- lish actions for criminal conversation, except in cases of s ee- • Edinb & Glasgow .. •.3% /. p cent. i 0 0 bOO U. 12s in a convent' 1 -be had bee i n t ught lona sense are not gentlemen, which is a spect himself. The soldi a - to respect others and to re- mace, and also one of great interest. It is huportant because cial damage, and to make adultery a misdemeanour. 1 With peace and plenty a nation woul 1 ratlen• be in- Exchange link of Scot.. - - - term not lined to be liberal and lavish in its ex enditure It - always used in a right sense. I believe that than could be given in • 7 received a better education it regards one of the great institutions of the• country, an in- Sir G. GREY did not know whether this was precisely the c P • IsTational Bank ...... (4. per cent. 100 0009 0 0 16,510 s there was peace and poverty which led ta the mania of reduc- North of cotland Bank 51 per cent 20 0 0•• 210 $ 4/. Ills wen j a n re f persons of high rank who are not truly-gentle- British and Foreiem sch z a l s ier the National Schools or the stitution upon which rests the dignity and honour of the same bill as the hon. gentleman had introduced last session, birth esseeigugi whilst you will find persons of humble who know more tiian he bad t i e nthe army a man was taken country. It is of interest because it contains, I may say, all and the house had rejected by a very large majority. If go, tiun. The drea,lful distress of 1816', " without prece- ite n .,szi B I TI of Scott. .. Si. per cent .1C 0 0 0 100 0 0 1241 0 i ant of Scot. - 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 891 Os , ally gentlemen. (Cheers.) I think it is con- regimental schoolmastsre h teach ; and he know some the classes of the community. I shall, in the first place, how- he thought it would be hardly worth while to go through tho dent," said Mr. Tierney, " since the Norman Conquest," U Western 8ank•....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74/ Os 1 trary to the s • ' pint of the orders of our Sovereign to sup- to their officers. (Hear. Ny 0 gave lectures and lessons ever, beg to say that I differ from many of those who have same course again, under present circumstances ; but if tlte the calamities 0 ie age Iculeura is ISS O f 1819 1,1 .' ' •Id' t 'e f 1 °O 8 0-, Alliance Fire and Life.. 8341. pr scut 100 0 0 11 0 0 191 os se that po anybody in a military rank is not a tl , , ~, . _. , hear.) Great complaints had spoken in an opinien as to a fact. I diLle.r from the lion. and bill were a differe t h hll t le • • tt l -. •t• d 18 9 1 ' n one, esou( no o jce oisin to tic- - , and 1822 ; the great pantc of 1825 ; the agricu'..- British Guarantee .... 4i. per cent. 10 0 0 20 0 1/. 53 But I trust that those gee oman. necn matte or tne inenaciency of the staff in the C'aledonian Fire Insur 10/. per cent. iOO 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os it do as a • • pereons of high authority will lay year he proposed a system of instracti - army. Last learned ,geutleman who leas just spoken, and who has talked tio"• on 'or the officers, of a Mr. BOWYER-It is a different bil l . (A. laugh.) tural distress of 1829, and 1830, the panic of 1837, the City of (:hi,gew Lite • SI. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. 11 s great democratic movement which ho says has been male A i oin that time u to the • . principle, and will be determine 1 t 1 and he insisted upon a rigid exa - mination miserable vicissitudes of tra...e .r P ( .. ieilill L f i e ......... 51. per cont. SO 0 0 1 . 0 0 FF. s s upon a more liberal systera than has hith ' ° proce" . for ever rom • y p o- mg, pro,gress during the last 20 or 40 years. . I hear a grea t Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took • lowed in these subjects. You will th fi 1 h e fell '. b erto been fol. tion at every step. That plan, he was sorry to say, was deal about aristocratic sr° •1 I •• • . dace a 1 th 1 . having been put, the motion wa.s 1 gress au« einoci :sue piogress, but I , in c ques iou f 1847 11 1 t h d eno•enderod in the • - ' panic o -a t lese even s a .., Isdnibursh Life Insiir. o/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 12 5 / 1 ( .8 .of still higher condition and be en mt a. persons ea In a oyance. There was this difficulty even with re- if the 1 minds of the British public a very natural mania of re. Eng. & Scot, Lass Life 5/.per cent. SO 0 0 .1 5 0 41. i ',, tter educati '' ou wal then eard to the instruction of staff captains-he ion. gentleman means what I conceive him to mean, negatived. , Life ', ssoc. of easi, , and 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 54, (i s enter th duction. b . had selected that the humbler classes of this cou + h 1 • POOR REMOVAL COMMITTEE. National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 1/. 17s , • army. (Hear, hear ) I think that there will the ablest mon, mon who had passed a high degree at Sa d lazy ave, c uring the last arise no sort of inconven • * u . forty years made reet and re 'd pi progress in everything that On the motion ot Mr. INES the inane Mr Aro we to expect the, English operative, or the little BA , . of , . John o North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ,34/ os the adoption fh I mace or danger whatever from hurst, but Lord Hardingo took them immediately, and constitu g . ' dB• ' h i Ball was discharged from the committee, aud that of Lord trader, to think of Beitish honour an ribs g.ory Scottish Union Insrnc. 7!41. pr cent. 20 0 0 10 0 11. 10a • „ on t ow at consider a vory moderate proposi- sent them to the Crimea on the staff. He trusted the - Un- tes worth and value as men, I deny that that is a de etandard Life ••••.. •• 51. per cent. SO 0 0 7 0 0 17/ en 1 la on he part of the noble lord. The ho mocra • c tic movement. I say it is an aristocratic moveinent. Naas substituted, while his family is starving ? Certainly not. Ignorant a " number for B (M F P n. gentleman der-Secretary at War would keep an eye OR the subject (Chee •) I is. am delighted to see the humbler classes raising COMMITTEE 011 THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. of the causes of the national distress, the suffering United Dep. Assurance 5/. fler cent. lO 0 0 100 ' - ,- . -- 7, - ", - .-- - -...---,r,e - s iu i .,___ s ., ury r. . eel) says that it is almost and age'' , re-- • H l'd t h B" . . ible to Moll • u tle •ostion. eci no say tat by themsel , • yes in the scale of s • ociety by cultivatine those virtue • C I 1 DUNNE d thet Sir GBPh 11 b Id d cl ~ . s o one move • . . ec e oa( e . s use called loudly for - the reduction of taxation at all s .ft eesea , ~ sh a system of purchase. We were ex • ' a • , 'ley would get the hest men, and those intellectual uali ' ' SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.-Traflic rettirn for the ' , , ! eenaa ci XI aa it was im_p_ossible to do away with close leo- b • ut - ties which di nify men and entitle g e to this committee, which he did not think would be consti- risks. week ending Feb. 25, 1851 am _ _, tleaughter.) Wh . -do so. The present PIC- them to the respect f q h • 1 e , l u° 'mar with y, sir, the system of purchase aird. o t eir fellow-men and a li • h osTo • gPi i n ni_ tuted as it ought to Ise if it had no member of the naval pro- And if we now suffer - the effects of this system, let us lio most ridiculous thing the social community to whic • Corresponding week last year 1,890 14 8 s eeratnisee e - itself bees uI, _ , lute as an officer dies his item ' h they belong lam not afraid c - -• ' e I essiou eel vin e upon i . - know the reason why. 444 Ina... __vacant, and provision is made for h . g ex for naval cadets Was Of that democratic movement. lam * ' ' glad to see it, and I hope Mr ROEBUCK must relerate tho objection he had 1 Peel's monetary system, by paralysing the national i GREAT NORTHERN RAILWA.Y.-Traffic return for the i 411 1 k 45 0 exloo is wife very •nng man was sent to it will continue. I differ also with regard to the fact. • • k d' Fb 18 1855 wee en ing e . , 217,004 8 4 Pawl with oornmilsione hare Sand, One brought aeamst this proposal on the precedine de He had Vs written by certain i argument of my noble friend and those who have followed no ohjr, .' i-s '' y ; t_ .._ energies, and again and again producing the most severe . Corresponding week last year 18.563 19 2 ...: ,ction to the name of th __B mem .er rnyinosum w.in. se Dividend , Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Price. Annum. Share. X a. d. £ s. d. British •••••••• • • •• • • - - - 1 - Ditto Provincial.. •• 71. 20 0 0 20 0 II , as Brighton •.••..• • • • •. 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 - City of London •• •• 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 5 0 1 - ontinental (3d Cap.)... 41. Os. 10 0 0 .43 10 0 58% Equitable .. .. .. .... 2/. 16s. 50 0 0 all 29 Great Central ....... 71 per cent. 10 0 0 all ' 11% Imperial ............ 101.& bonus. l 50 0 0 all 100 Independent ......... 51. 40 0 0 f f 50 London.• ............ - 50 0 0 11 Do., Parl. Preference 61. pei cent. 25 0 0 11 25 PMenix .• • ........., 41. per cent. 60 0 0 50 0 0 27 U Ratcliff ..... ....... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70 United General ...... 11. ss. 50 0 0 all 19% Westminster Chartered 51. per cent. 50 0 0 ~ 35y4 Ditto, New ........ 51. per cent. ,50 5 0 10 0 0 - - WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. X s. d. East London - Grand Junction. .... • • : 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 66 Kent.... • . - 78 Lambeth ........... . - 100 0 0 - - Newßiver Company 1 2/. 10s. - - 55 Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - d9K, West Middlesex .. .. - 94 yi • DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.. Annum. Share. - -- X s. di £ s. 8. Commercial .. ~ •• .. •• 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock. - East and West India.. 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 1 IdNi East Country. - - - London ..• • • - 100 Ditto Bonds 4/. per cent. - - - St. Katharine - -- - outhampton - Victoria .. • • - - .... BRIDGES. - - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ 8. d. Hungerford .......... - - - 12 Southwark .. - 100 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - - Waterloo ..... ........ - 100 0 0 -4% Ditto Old Ann. of 81 1/. 14s. dd. 60 0 0 - 31 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 28 Vauxhall ............ 16s. , 70 10 3 - 23 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ~. Dividend i Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. X s. 4. Australasia........... 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 01% British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 9 9 62 Commercial of London. 61. per cent. l loo 0 0 20 0 0 30% Colonial .............. 31. per cent. l loo 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian ............... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Loud. Char. Bk. of Aus'. - 20 0 0 all 0 20y. London and County .. 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 35y. Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40 London Joint• Stock ... 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 27% Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New... - National of Ireland 4l. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provincial of Eng . 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 II - Ditto, New .... • . - Oriental Bank Corpora. 1121. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 38% South Australia - Union of Australia 4O/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 64 Ditto - 2 10 0 Union of London...- lBl. per rent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 26 IA Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 all - CANALS. _...,--..................-............---________... .; , Price " p Names of . Dividend „ Tames of g Dividend i-• Companies. I's per Companies. 4. Annum. Price. rh Annum. , ii: ---. - - X 1 1 X Ashtn &Oldh 98 ' 71. p. ct. 13714 ATacclesfleld. 100 2/. 10s. 5134 Barnsley• •• • 1601 - I - Neath ...... 100 16/. 150 Brkiik&Abrg 150` 41. 60 Oxford.. •• • • 100 1 13!. 110 Birmingham 40 f 4/. 9114 Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 86 Coventry.... 100 251. 209 Regent's •• •• 30 18s. 15% Derby ••• •• 1001 6/. 84 Rochdale. .•• 85 1 1/. 10s. GO Ellsinre&Chs 6912 N p. et. - Somrset Coal 140: - - GrandJuncni 10041. pr. ct. 55 Do. Lk FdSt 121 - - Do , 6 pr. Ct. 10 lit. pr. ct. - Stflrd &Wore 140 1 281. 425 Brand Surrey 100 21. 10s. 48 Shrewsbury.. 1 25 Grand Union 100 11.0 s. 121,1 Stonthrldga.. 1 45 121. 285 Kennt & Avnl 39 Os. Od. 6% Severn and 1 20 Lancaster ..100 - - W 3 a "tail. j 2 1 ; 25 ' Leeds &Livip 100 251. - Warwick & 7 Leicester....! 100 .51. 59 Binning. i 100 2/. 20 Leicstr &Nth 83 di. 28% Warwick & 1 al. 10 Loughborogh 142 701. 575 Napton..3 100 Monmouthsh 100 - - Worcstr &I 78 31. 25 Miitginerysh 100 - - Binning. MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - IN. Od. - Esq. 0, - Mr. ROEBUCK must reiterate the objection he had brought against this proposal on the preceding day. He had uo ottioction to the name of the lumber proposed, who, he GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAT.—Traffic week ending Feb. 18, 1855 Corresponding week last year . „ return for the 22,136 1 9i 1,890 14 8 LONDON Printed and P t ; sin rhe ,:slO return for the of No. 112, of the 1 St r and, Prix itor, .;-161.0f, P" .17,004 8 4 Stra nd, in the Precinct ; 0, 18,563 19 2 Middlesex, Friday, Mglob . - • To!'Ict lI ERT _ - _._ .. . ne° I. °:"Id t i h i lE c : \A t '. ' SPORTING INTELTIGOH. i ''. 1 ' ')l4 4 , 3* . hsti) s LlZ'' . Lk - 1 :7 , 4j ci ti.e a T il ' te4l, : 2'r ,ei,:, tinder . ~t 0 4 i ' .---...e...-,.......... . TATTERSALL'S. -Triunsll4l a p1y.... ,,4 4 i f The room was thinly attended, and hail cry slowly. lif %e a C OUP LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.- TrOU fa t r v a o l o / ;i7, 1 1, 04 t t4_ .1 "; ' 41 ` 14 4: I t a . cls Y c a l l ii rp iani [iss Mowbray became the leading' action and Need wood were backed 10 .‘.rAttleCri , Ills' o P,tbat di ea e k in , le investments were Only in small gllnr. A'o6 r: brained some strong support at 20 tot si o , 1 1, 1)11----. 'up was untouched. , wa s 1 414, tOTO THE GREAT METROPOLITAN.-C o TCeet° i rsg 0 •' Of sto o p , prepares ood demand at 10 to 1, and at the eltg le o ie.) cl lv ' 'atm bY th ante of Pharsalus, against whom 9a° , .' , ezi e Read r ,,, Lid in fifties. I I ' S hd '" 10 1 1 : -Lahaft b 7 „..., 7, 4 vital . CUr re , a t 1 THE Two THOUSAND.-6 to - 1 pli, 4 41 ' "''''''Unr e a s t i,7 , n the field. Bonnie Morn, firm at 4 t ° oh ltatt sh „Riion ; vidently two points ahead of Lord of the 0 "eak,27 tt kely to maintain the precedency. alloy l' t kelt ti 4 MGllllO,n, THE DERBY.-700 to 100 was -a „ Al , ,St TIN Elbert, and 12 to 1 to a few ponies s'_', oft 4 ; „tact the ( , :.,.uriena ; but the pi incipal movement 11 _7 40 E7 . 1 1 4 4,7'. 14 110.1 TALI Dayrell, who Wai backed fur upo'w 4 4 4 ,;,•Ptt 5 ,, 5 to 1. - . • 04 of %-trrf Alii cot• '• W 0 N: , tog ;,- CLOSING PRICES. ~ „, pea,i„_ L L tsy i ,P,', l " l , l ofl LIVERPOOL STEEPLECOASL , • • 1 i '`tst l eor rri „„ s 'bnit • . ken) , td to t ,'“ent il 8 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (a 4 thaZtto s" e ceit 9to 1 agst The Trout (taken) ~ . elos - '` a r e emrt tt 10 to 1 agat Bastion (taken) • I t ,!olt''''s and to . 14 i 1tt, 4 11 , re.,, °use (taken A tOod ed " 4 the 1 ) 10 to 1 agst Needwood 20 to 1 agst Little Charley (t ake 6/ •'' lll tr e : a gu" . 14 14,7 1 1,., 1 ,4 411 3 . 1 CITY AND SOBUTA 3B24 1 ttl7_ , Utg ' e ll ha /. 60. 0 k / , ~ k i rs,,,L'uslde l 100 to 6 agst Rambling Nato \ 'la -4 0_ ti v - ,, Ruis 100 to 7 agst Remus (taken) 'math, - malt METROPOLITAN'fteiii , auPPQn ~,......„....,........_ GREAT taken ,1 tte akitte. 9to 1 agst Corcebus (1 0 to 1 a t „ 'w , L..d o , 10 to 1 aget Pharsalus (taket tae L S et 114 t for CHESTER Cur. ' - kl l vi.ire , and AT WOO Ikyti t .„."‘l,lo4 l, octfur 50 to 1 agst Marc Antony ( airi sm ,.RtS THE TWO THOUSA N9 I,, lth"Z u stitt n. Ir 6to 4 aget St. Hubert ( offere d,,) . i, 41114: 45 4 • 1 , 4to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (ti ke rtt 4 0) Or V RDE k<BY. . IN A. R 0 1 ) 13 to 2 agst St. Hubert (7 t 100 18 S titt :§ll on l ' the 12 to 1 agst Grmculus Esurelre;) , 41 li k, h t, 4 1 1 : I d , I ° o filee 22 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (t a ' OPP i,N s elek t ,hll,,,,? a, i ' lu4 k' Y ftle' st 25 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (ta ken , 1 : 14, bee n _ at t 40 to 1 agat Aurifer (taken) l op) ) , i. ,N , reud e 50 to 1 agst Rambling Xa tiel , ,41 1 , eo. l tad r o l• or a , , --------, Aji 117:0filtit Vd„.. 4 dlZ t he P I THE LIVERPOOL AND .1.-• OTTINGI ~,,, . S 4 , ti °ual v , ON, 4 i. 2 50 I et. being a mooted point amongst, the I , 190 kN t 'Aitt 8 will b e t scribers whether the stewards 01 ~,,1 tb i e l a bo W o oll Vei t . ae 4b . s eribie Nottingham meetings respectively u aj in 0 istVili t t v eni o , postpone those meetings to thcieudeaslieopls;ssopolosll )4:ll,ti°l7B.lnrior2, -4 % Pette to take place next week, the Admiral Rous, who expressed 11 , j ' e n def_t i t il ~,, v,,ltlip stewards had acted contrary to rec,„ 7° ,,„%i tr.lo l 7a, 4r e t i Llek l 7: l „9 . ll,l ments being to a week quite dill - • ( Jeri of r ' 8 ' ' s i ttl ;:i 11 / 4 ; ID ' originally fixed upon-in fact, he ° ls ola 0 0.5,r, ER, race engagements are thereby Voi d ' .. 01 0 k 4.. 4.14 ''4 " l chases, he had nothing to say. r! • 0 0 4 N I iiIZTA ()3 Clerks of the course should bea . 4S. rule can supersede a general racing ° ,' , k kti eil l'itte4 .........._......................../ . , 51 4 1 1 ar e t() t . l kl s ttei tlt.,. ' ° ll, kt tl il ltt , to ati zio COUNTRY ,111:A 0 d tO 4 ' 4 1°11, r ------4.--- /0 -- t , r iold 1 11) 1 , 24, 14 1 : 0 eated °1 , DERBY SMITHFIELD( besslAttrir , q 0...._ 11's- In There was a full average supplY °' tit h iet of o reil kkk :LSE J a large attendance of buyers, wi t '„l, o 6 O T OS - . 0 i t . 14 1%,,, , price. The supply of sheep was ri oit ale lt, -..:1T I demand. Fat calves not so plentLie • ~,, f,j r,oi lio 140 41p r iettm large, and in good request. , a ir - j_ fra „ ,„_4 ot ‘Pitii n The following were the quotat ° . 1"0"O r , 114tera i - Z,,,lbe N mutton, 7d to lid ; lamb, Od to ° i r e' 5t, 0 ,... 24 k.'411 / 4 11- " i'? tt lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to 9s 9d per score; oe i l , Nutr,,, 1° e rec ted 'ea per 141 b.; hides, 3td to 40 per lb; L the from many per lb. -.44" ei ,Rise, 4eearte O A F 0 - no kt ter t , 'gat ___ -- -- / 5 .A 4 t4(Pj '4 ° 4! Paid b y EDINBURGH GILA I ' er'l r 41 eiy a ° be o b a the 44 1 t.t. Wheat on the top is down, a lt r age 84. At t'lliti ,, • Barley on the top Os 6d, and the 0 ° aos , A .kk 0 44 i. the top is 4d up, an d the evertiPpyia• it or c hr‘ ~ on the top 1s 6d up, and the avergl a to j/tii° *P k ' e • T 0 ,1 r 1 k r Isa N, Total Supply o ld . ....• ~14 ,Ar ti Set au 4 Wheat 1625 qrs .............. en• a it , z „, or C at Barley l2Ol qrs.- ...... 7 ... 1;0 V 'ij i rg t he g` 44l l l ,i l C:, Oats 2400 gni .......... .'..' 1i .6" 454 l e l 14 14, 44 : e ,, lbt 7' l :Nil ' " Beans 347 qrs... .. ... ••••"'-,Ptipr . ,, O . : eii",`,Doo, w e Ti ii i Top of Wheat „„, ........... .......'''',',, tf, 0.,,P,' F "V r ,the 4 ,„"Olik n - 8ar1ey......... .. ..... '.' , w pi W' 'AIL 41 , ' l ', '''s 2 t - Oats ........... . ... ' ilv ' '' ) .............. i; , , ,/kt,„gha, ~ tk e - Beane ......................... '. i'• ,Il Nct,."i " 22. / ..... '- • id " q l 4 1 01, • --- ric 26. solr ' 4 4 ° l . e Bg'4l ' , o BOSTON- A • ote n o ' I ,N,, t e n r oek, I At to-day's market we had a ol'ffas DI- tO ' ' D,%'"2 -'l . of grain. In the wheat trade ther e , per' r ' 1 -1 4 '1 ' . • eork t t, o f late, and in some instances voila perg r slight advance. Oats were about gas,, nst. if gt rain as previously noted: Od , 6g, u-;,,t, Prices :-Wheat, red, 62 .:,..7,,,,""30s 0 (1 . .. A . -r ," ' A, 72a Od : extra, 72s -- 1 443; Od• L .--• i ) 11‘;:ikilk hr . 2214 to 28 s. Bean' , 4ls Od to bh ~..__,.. per qr. I ' l l 1 1 , 1 4 t. Lor i‘r - FIDN ksk i. ;sta re ,' grai ns. NEWARK --Fgl3. l*l C ' el, o " k' V L 4440.--11 ' . .le.'t our Corn-exchange to -day Iv° h 'r • P fr •fie Lon. on and. liberal supplies of all sorts of gre l° ' _,, f ofek, 4 ble Uni last , market day. 9 reil;s4 'Lices :-Wheat, white, 76s Od to I to 30 o j; i o,, Pb l et ko k ‘k kl it ,,,, to 7'28 Od. Barley, malting, 323 Otli to #l,olh 'Or s kl'l-' g , p T I 28s Od to 303 Od. Oats, old, 328 0,,,,01• IP t° ki.tti i k,qtorr a n. :1 Od tin 28s Od. Beans 42s Od to 4°' o ?ti key' of R. „ , Br oo ke 46s 46s oa. Malt, 683 to 72a O Te rcel ' ka t NO N lien fr, , 04,` V t ' 1 F,d . X 1/1 0 $ SEABORNE i.' -- oil oz ----..4. A eleg iitlq4 0 1.11-, 14 ech t -At tt , r il (14**, , nifics that the mails are sot j ir . .. ° ,ste. B i ~ bAadi r, e - P c "lth` 4, lc.i . by the night-and Mby the morning --.-- 0 10, F 1 Nit i, . 4 21 ' tiAI•A _ ~ h ) 0 00, 1 # he 6 „ 00 ) ,C1 4 ),4 1 _ Day when tnal,,t'' Poo j 1 4 iig i, 13 7., 04 ; 1 COUNTRIES. in General Punt. piti'y.r, 1 ni tt ti Office, Loin _ e l ."," ‘tritb ------ r morr . ------ . ••• ..'" t kl t i t Lli kkg,„ -14,, , imerl,Ca(byllrit.pack)N Every FrldaY " f ik , L k .01, L 7u,kv s) Amer' R.P. L by United Sts. . 0 i Nytkit Iteb pad', •;.e . i) ...... .. ..2'.i', ...• •• ". ' ' 4 4 441 t kki 11, 4 ' 1° ' a ',44.(1/% 1 imeri za (by U. States It, t pack et) ..........N •••" • " ' i f / V it, lll ll ...'`‘alo ~44 t Aligtra'ia . (via SouthH goi0 1.1 "/ 1 4 i i 4 4 40„; Le ampt on) .......... All •••"",..D014.. . 0 1 14, 1 ; I: r ll v Ditto (-.7 ha Marseilles) N ' ........ . " s. 04 14 0; s e ° l lle; Ditto (-v is. Cape of Good .. __,,,01t ) .. Nloslt.4 tPotti Hope) ...........,N ..... "month .. • f jr. ''' ' o 4 k VAL tr tk 1," 8 .9 , Africa ( Vest Coast ) ..N,`' of the , in. , • .thill ,;1: 40170 0 • ti tilt - N mi t ,-er ; 4 Alexandria .......... N 1 8, 9, 24, &3 0 °l on . Ow „ 11 0 0 ;,,, , tt;11.7. li e A1exancL1a..........M 4th & 20th of o no , sin_/1 la 'tab; ultist Bahamas ......... _NI 17th of the i°° „ WV', `, t b . " 4 4 al Belgium ............NlDallY• •• • " ;); 0°11 4 071 ; A , ''''Pt Brasil ..............m 9th of the mon .• s ot., 4 111. Buenos k rres ........m,9th of the 1110 110 '' illlu e- • ' O l4 l 1,/, Cape of 41w:A Hope ..N or 1 kla Cape of G( sod Hope ..N atn II t). berg t oath 50 0 Cape de Vs trcls ......N1 9th of the 132 o a l ,I sh Ceylon (see India) i ,tll O 2OlO ,tl l "lt t i 1‘ 0 • C hanne1 ...........N! • A• 141. - OAT k.tA 4l ,s I_ 4 • " Abst C Isle 5........NiM0n.,Wed.0w- 0 , 0 0 i I A -t,)too k - -e m 1 2 ,1 & 17th of M on t , 10 .4. 00/ e i te,„or vs tio; China ... • Once a niontli••1•0; t , si t ktt tip , i bt ' e e, t Constantinople ......N 8,13,18,23,8V 2 , 8 4,,,, 9 0u , a t•" '' ii )444, i ' t the i ,,' 1 E Censtantinoplo '4th & 20th 01 I. .Ow ,s 4 i tnil --, ; Cont. of Europe M & NiTwice daily ••'' • f /I,ol' . I , ",‘ cat its Egypt (see blade) I . Do c t l ytai ! Of ti France ........ M & NlTwice daili--i z e . . !AU , AO ' I, 1 •111 Gibraltar G G r r e e yto ece4 rn see . ln .. d . d 4 t h ) . 4 3'd A v . 1.,..10.. .. 1, 3:' 4,7, 17, 20, 21u _a aj a o o ; o s, on. iga " 'eV 1 44 k t, h ger'oeb ~-"` 2nd & 17th 0f' . ..,..,10 1,2, •, o Is l ' it t _ Nits% ;"Ut Hamburgh ...........N,Tuesdsy 83 : " mi tts net I ;tA 'N;4 4„ ,k t : tio tt i Ni -'" Havannah ..........m2nd of them -- , ;lA, • ifoip i 1 / 4\4 -or ti Ltee Holland ..,.......... hi; Daily.... • ••• • „1ji...,4 0 , 0 1 t 1 1 \41 4 3-.70 , , Honduras .... .. ~ .M : 17th of the Ot r ,a, _rupit•„•s il 61, tte -or, India (viaSouthampt.)m 4th & 20th 01.•,', 6 , 1 1N t 0... A. ye ~ '.,,tty Iti e India (via Marseilles)M,9th&2sth eill?'" l , o° ,LiSSit o „pf :4•,,,,, 4 4c1 lonian Isles (see India ), 7, 17, &27 01 ion , IPoe'',,toie - \ I 414: 3 ; if ( Ireland ~ .... • .31 & NiTwice daily • • •,..';,.;82,`",d,,,), jor , I tin ia ........ ml 7, 9, 21 Oct e'r 0 r ~F 4 4.... - r Stadeira ............31 9th of the al - . r ./.0-, , ~,,„ , kladeira ..,.... ... N 1234 of month ":04C I D , 's ),, TI T , klalta (see India) • I of .0.1 3 • - ~01 " tt li kAl, tt „ ivat „ galto ..............N 1, 19, &28 - 1 Or ' 4 ' 4 l 'tit 4 8s1 Kauritius (see India) _ .. . 4 0 4 0t1.,, ..„. IP' Ik t 0 :,,t0 .4 as Kauritius ..........N 14th of the w',,ip..roofv.,e'pA °- , v. ~,,, s',- Ng, " xl e 4 •• •• •• •• ....31:2nd of the ar,flan.,Lat B 7,/s O- 1 t,,,,i, Cb,, 5Tap1e5..............N At1215th2501017.00 TOO' .... , 1000 0 - sktics.4 44 - - 1 (ow Granada ......M 2d•fa 17thof In; .• ' fto. 4 . 'p i r,l 04 r t. Ad !few Zealand. .. . By private 0.‘„,„n0.,,,,,tr -- „,„plu'' ~, i i ,hl '4 b,. ,,, q'' ' ''''t •ez t. b i4 ?lipid States ........N sthlsth2stheins, 3.„,05,- ?eninsul We'ioni . e. As Oa e t - '4 -.00 1 -'+') Die ' 44 41 'ern ..... ..... ...MN(' & 27th of r.., I o f , 0 r , ItOr k4 4l liy 0 3' 'opt Natal ..........NlBy private sur..„%o,r„,, f el!„;;;t o , I, kb,, Ite re I'll 4cily ..............N,sthlsth2sthe_."ontit , 110 ,0' tr., ' Are a 'tit Tuscany ............N'sthisth 2s t how• o lo. s Alt, ori i renezuela .... .. ....Al •2d & 17th o i Se 00000 1 i I ts. // bt )it ran Diemen'aLand (see 00 tl tt I ttio , Australia) ...... .... ea t 's IP/ , Vest Indies ........m `Ad& 17th oi Itee. 01/ ki,t 4 ' 6e4 .0, 1 00 o b ) q adar,,41 0 , 11 '4 % . * 1, v. 'll When any of these dates fall 0 9 a i i i : aSvi r i)l. - / i ti, (l ett 'ew patched on the following day. 5' , 1 1 ,4 - 111 1141 ' 1 ' 14111. 40 k l 2 i'l : outhampton), and the Malta, both - • ' ' i4i -, g -a l ill receding day. tt ki h o NI 1, 1.,,,1'0f I_ lo r r . _ _______...---'- 4 ttlet Ir plc, ot ? lit 111 th ' e ti: e - d. / 1 1 24 11. fo lifl . l't 1•444'th.%,r o ver B OF A SOO . , r e e l, A i N, ~,, 11, 0 On the 28th ult., at 33:$ 1°("181' ' l ' latl, taton. of °IF ill. It. ' 1 ile.,\,` V wag, 1 . 0, 4,, NO-tlo, OF A DA UG Cho i 1 Or:111 tpi t , , , F As vs t ' %o t ' On the 28th ult., the wife of Dr• )y. i tt: l t'r ll ,lle l tait„,, of ..ity% Ati t ",}",,' b• kAte, 4 ty 0 / Il i $ A .ter NNi t l ''ll 'iat " 31 A .1 1 i t I ~,,0 3 00 , 4, ; 1 1 Vt 4 4 4, 4t i4 e ,P . - o .A Jiro k - sP4,„, t Y, I On the Ist inst., at St. dark 'Jolt s PP 0 ; 0 1, ° et, hi t j" l 'atti 4ord, of Verelam House, St;„ . c o cks/ is soli 1 , IkNe 1 , ,,, ia oti ef e O e ettk - i•ter, fester, eldest daughter of T• ' t, Cvl ees nietag " P i t ke: tt l i el lac [slated, Essex. hen -• ...- po 'ooding, eldest son of Step ,eta 9cl"iir' On the Ist inst., at St. L , t /t 11 / , i ' tbo ." z ., , , kb lizabeth, eldest daughter 0 4 9 114'Ne Te Ili Z ie ' trood. l i %SS% aip" iel b l 4.70% 41 11 Del ri#ll) 4oitttlt p/g D , 00 , 0 0 (I t tlti ,_ 4l 4 l ' r, Dr3,Zg , Stiso jci Sa rreP A 1• 1° ,4 10 1 ;1, 0f '4 , 1 ,. 4 tu1 c On the 27th February, e& ,ton .hlll , o l,,,et•f e rt ,r• 1,, I,l, 6 , 4 > L Lte4ual ary Hardey, late of Br l i tic , to tb oun' f o• Nit-ai „,2tr Ar-retainin.* all her facu , , ~,,,,,,ed- I cia" i 1 .t. .I q. . 1 ,, On the 27thbult., at St. CaL" _. re fri fs , l l ll ‘ vDte, ,0. NfAl'' t Avri h '%11?1, 4 01 4t0 rchdeacon Popo, age , ' - James . 0 $ I. - 4 - et ly On the 27th ult., the Rev. ~ t le li iV el p4 I ke 4 e 1 Dor 1 • r e i ,4 k, 4.11,rte, aor !rstone, Suffolk, aged 65 ,,, - . 1 . 1 0 3 d-plove fl eg elie itlt. , 4, 3 ' 0%1 On the 27th ult. at 5, 1 - 1 - ri 4 ,, , e Or y ean, . 6 . 0 r, Ne m ele hig t tu, tiers, Es 1., 140 of her 31 2 .je s • f inal l vitegye fi Pte,,, t he tt t he 44 1 tali, ° V-9 g / il hle Nl l . On the 16th ult., at Scn ~..0 __„o, eared i li kti ,,ro,,lek,e 1 abhum, 8.A., Assistant-? rq: dye n d ..A ~,eojr !ti t ',ll,,,s•Qopi l tc ,4 On the 16th ult., at C . '„ r l ib t u birtl ° lB, ter li t h l l 't ief i;j14%1 1 4 tt;` k ich, E. q., Lieut. 20th Rev ,•!,„, a ged. 0 hie pe t Om lkt? i, I :1y t t t , g., of Pearnore, Devonsley-. .„ .. , flo utht Ito tree " 4l t,k ll 4 ‘° '4 ' On the 24th ult., a t pori.- e , _ 4 , 0 0 , o _,„g, , 0/ 1 '1)4, 1 30 in the trenches before S_T; i g; 1( li" 4 isn, .. 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