The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDO N. WEDNESDAY EVEN ING. FEBRUARY but not to allocate the whole of the duties to one of the commissioners, and consequently, although Mr. Kennedy had practically ceased to fulfil the duties of his office, yet an allocation of office was obliged to be left to him for the sake of form. Under these circumstances, as his patent was continued, when the proper officer in the Treasury by whom salaries are paid came to Mr. Ken nedy, he paid that gentleman's salary as a matter of course. CONSOLIDATED FUND (3,500,000/.) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. - - CONSOLIDATED FUND (20,000,0001.) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CASE OF MR. KENNEDY. Sir. J. V. SHELLEY rose to move for a select com mittee to inquire into and consider the grounds and jus tification of the removal of the Right Hon. Thomas Kennedy from the office of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown. He should treat this case as if there had been no answer to a re cent question on the subject. He complained that Mr. Kennedy had been improperly dismissed from his office, and reflections thereby cast upon his character and reputation. He might state, however ' in passing, that the position in which M r . K enne dy had recently stood reflected no credit upon the Exchequer, for it appeared that he had been allowed to receive a large salary to superintend a manor that produced no more than 41. a-year to the country. Early last session a committee sat upon the Woods and Forests, but that committee did not go into the case of Mr. Kennedy, and there was no chance of doing justice to Mr. Kennedy unless his case was especially inquired into. Mr. Kennedy had been dismissed not from maladministration or incompetency, but because his action in office was too independent for certain members of the Government. At his dismissal the office was offered to Col. Romilly, the brother-in-law of Mr. Kennedy, but, of course, that gentleman very properly rejected it, and nothing was heard of the matter until just before Christmas, when it was reported that Lord Courtney had been removed from the Poor-Law Board to this office in the Woods and Forest-. He put a question to the Government relative to that report, and received an evasive answer from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whom he dis tinctly informed that he had taken up the case upon public grounds, knowing very little per• sonally of Mr. Kennedy himself, and the right hon. gentleman told him that the Government would have some difficulty in filling up the vacancy if he proceeded with his motion. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had no recollection what ever of the circumstance. Sir J. V. SHELLEY said he was prepared to swear to it. (A laugh.) The immediate objection to Mr. Kennedy was, that he promised a straightforward course in the management of the National Forests, and pre ferred that which was most conducive to the pub:ic good to bending to the wish of the Minister. (Hear, bear.) The whole of this subject was considered of so much importance, that it was mentioned in connection with her Majesty's Speech on the Bth of August, and the Board of Woods and Forests was con sequently reconstructed ; and the whole of the Woods and Forests, with the exception of Windsor, was placed under Mr. Kennedy's care. lie felt the difficulties he had to contend with, but he felt that he had only one honest, straightforward course to pursue. But in the evidence before the committee Mr. Kennedy complained that a difficulty met him at once—that amongst the whole of the clerks there was no one who was ac spiainted with rural affairs. Now, ho felt that before he could go further it was neces-ary to make some alte ration in this respect. He then proceeded to make s personal inspection of Chogwall Wood, Durham, which had been reported to be in a much-neglected condition . He found matters were such that he was disposed to be of a different opinion, but he at once deemed it neces sary to have some support to this opinion, and he accor dingly appealed to a Mr. Brown, a gentleman well known in connection with different agricultural associa tions, but that gentleman, although holding so high a position, had been termed a common Scotch gardener. He (Sir J. Shelley) no,v came to the forest with respect to which the dispute arose, which had led to the dis missal of Mr. Brown, and the removal of Mr. Kennedy —Alice Holt Forest. The deputy-surveyor of that forest was Mr. Higginhotham, a surgeon and apothecary formerly residing at Pitt-town, in Ireland, where he had taken care of the health of Lord Duncannon, who, being first Commissioner of Woods and Forests, hsd removed him from his situation of apothecary at Pitt town to that of a country gentleman, living in delight• ful scenery in England, with two horses kept at the public expense. The inspection of Alice Holt Forest was made by Mr. Brown in August, 1852. The whole question was as to how many trees stood on a certain number of acres. Mr. Brown complained of the system of thinning the trees, aid Mr. Higginbo tham answered him, in a very able paper, in the pre paration of which it was quite clear he had been as sisted by somebody. The arrangement, upon the whole, was that of a clever lawyer ; and it certainly astonished Mr. Kennedy that there should be any dispute as to the number of trees, and he forwarded Mr. Higgin botbam's report to Mr. Brown to be answered. Mr. Brown found that since his inspotion in 1852 there had been a vast thinning of tiniberin the forest, and that a large quantity of bark had been taken off the trees. Mr. Kennedy thought that the suppression of,this fact of thinning had been done intentionally to damage Mr. Brown in his estimation. The Secretary of the Trea sury, instead of aidieg Mr. Kennedy in his endeavours to promote the public service with reference to the ma nagement of the royal forests, regarded him as a bore, because he could never prevail upon Mr. Kennedy to do anything which he (Mr. Kennedy) did not think was strictly right. Mr. Kennedy proposed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to refer the matter in dispute between him and the Treasury to three of 12 impartial gentlemen, 10 of whom he had never seen in his life. Mr. Wilson, the Secretary of the Treasury, replied on behalf of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, that all correspondence on the subject mast be regarded as closed, and that the Lords of the Treasury would not consent to the proposed reference, as they had taken steps themselves to inquire into the matter. He was of opinion that very great injustice had been done to Mr. Brown and to Mr. Kennedy by con demning them on evidence taken secretly, and when they were not present. The three referees to whom the Lords of the Treasury had assigned the duty of inquiring into the case of these gentlemen were Messrs. Mertan, Ma thews, and Menzies. The last-named gentleman ought not certainly to have heels selected for such a duty, inas much as he filled the office of deputy-surveyor of Wind sor, and was therefore, from the very circumstances of his position, liable to suspicion. be (Sir J. Shelley) was prepared to contend that the report which the referees had sent in was not such as to justify the removal of Mr. Kennedy from his office. Mr. Kennedy had been for a long series of years a faithful and efficient servant of the Crown, and he defied any man to show that that gentle man's conduct had been actuated,by any ether motive than that suggested to him by an anxious and single-hearted desire to de his duty as effectively and as conscienti ously as possible. The Government ought to have been most cautious how they took any course that could injure the character or the interests of a gentleman who occupied such a social position as Mr. Kennedy enjoyed, who had attained his age, and who had maintained, like him, a character of honour, integrity, and veracity. The hon. baronet baying read copious extracts from the blue book, which he commented on as evidencing an unfair prejudice against Mr. Kennedy, proceeded to observe that, though the report of the referees was by no means such as to justify Mr. Kennedy's dismissal, nevertheless that gentleman received a letter of dismissal, from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, within 24 hours of Vie sending in of the report. Mr. Kennedy was not allowed an opportunity of replying to the report. (Hear, hear.) He was not permitted to say one word in answer to the allegations contained in the report, but the Lords of the Treasury, who had long considered him a bore and a nuisance, were only too glad of any pretext, how ever flimsy, to get rid of him. Nothing, to be sure, could be sweeter than the letter in which the late Chancellor of the Exchequer intimated dismissal to Mr. Kennedy. He (Sir J. Shelley) admittel that that right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) was a master of the art of speaking, and he had always listened to him with at tention, but he had invariably observed that, whenever the right hon. gentleman were a peculiarly sweet and bland smile, he was on the point of administering a very severe blow to somebody. (Laughter.) Nothing could be sweeter or more courteous than the tone of the right hon. gentleman's letter to Mr. Kennedy, but that gentleman could only interpret it as a notice to quit, and he accordingly replied that he would leave as soon as possible. Subsequently, Mr. Kennedy wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, Lord Aberdeen, request ing an open and impartial inquiry into his conduct, and five days afterwards his lordship returned an answer, saying he had ne objection to grant such an inquiry; but as the matter had been brought before the House of Com mons, he was precluded from taking any steps in re gard to it. The noble earl added that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be in his place to justify the course which he had pursued. Though ordinary ' raorials could not but construe the Chancellor of the P azchequer's letter into a dismissal, there were some who took a different view of it, for Sir Charles Trove lYan, in a letter to Mr. Kennedy, said—" I have to mt bra i r lug ait to you the Treasury reieute relative to your re re.iniienetutureielm the office of Commissioner." Afterwards ing he had jadwerote to the Lords of the Treasury, say but that he had sr ofexpressions which he regretted, public service, e u d e from a sincere desire to benefit the into the mana,ge nacitt ,ed an inquiry would Le made'., itehvi: department of the Woods and Forests and Land could not the Crown. Their lordship replied that they submit to their acts being inquired into by any tribunnal j e . t e c n ep e t d Parliament ; but that was precisely what m e . asked for. Vralrtesatead This being the state of things, Mr. Kennned his case to Lord J. Russell, and his lordship letter, in which he said that it was with some concern he had learnt that a man of such high character, i n . tegrity, and honour, was, after . a long and us e f u l career in the service of the Crown , no longer in charge of the d 5. partment with which he had been entrusted; but he would support any motion for inquiry which might be made in the house. The hon. baronet then alluded to the proceedings of the select committee, and complained of the appointment of Mr. Wilson as a member of that cornmittee,!on the ground that, as Secretary of the Treasury, he had conducted the whole correspondence between the Treasury and Mr. Kennedy. A resolu tion, asserting that Mr. Kennedy bad evinced much zeal in the execution of his office, was proposed in the committee ; and on a division being taken, the ayes were four, and the noes five, the casting vote being given by Mr. Wilson. He called upon them to give fair play to a gentleman who had been so long employed in the pub lic service, but who had been so imprade t as to write an indiscreet letter, for which he had expressed his re gret. He confidently placed his case in the hands of the house, I thel that it would receive that attention which its importance to the gentleman concerned so much demanded. The SPEAKER having put the question that the committee be appointed, Mr. GLADSTONE said as the hon. member who had just sat down had thought it his duty to impugn his con duct while in office in one of the most important functions belonging to a Minister, it was not his intention to vote upon the motion when the house came to a division ; but it was his duty to contribute as far as lay in his power to the knowledge of the house with respect to the matters un der discussion. Ho must first of all remark upon one fact, that he observed an absence of the blue books bearing upon the question in the hands of hon. members around him ; but as he saw in the hands of many information in the shape of a pamphlet, in which Mr. Kennedy had, as ho had a perfect right to do, stated his case, he (Mr. Glad stone) was afraid that the subject was one in which hon. members would be called to act with imperfect informa tion. He must confess that he did not think the hon. gen tleman had employed to the best advantage the time which he had occupied, and it would be necessary for him (Mr. Gladstone) to call attention to one or more omissions from certain quotations which he had made, and which were more remarkable than the allegations with which he had interspersed his oration. At the commencement of his speech, the hon. gentleman used words which he (Mr. Gladstone) would quote, because if the hon. gentleman was prepared to stand by his words, his opposition to the motion would be removed. The hen. gentleman had said that "the cause for which Mr. Kennedy was dismissed was only a mere excise for his dismissal, and the real cause was, his being too active and zealous for certain mem bers of the Government." Now, it was in the power, of the hon. gentleman to save the house from a wearisome speech from him (Mr. Gladstone), and perhaps from other members also. Let him reduce to writing these words of a specific charge, lay that charge upon the table, and under take to prove it before the committee. He (Mr. Glad stone) would then agree to the committee at once. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman would then have placed himself ripest a sound footing before the house, and have made a tangible charge on a man for his conduct in office. Let the lion. gentleman do this, and he would save him from the obh gation of addressing the house at greater length. Did the hon. gentleman accept this offer ? Sir J. SHELLEY—If the right hen. gentleman will grant the committee, it will be any duty to p rove my case . - Mr. GLADSTONE—Now, sir, I find that the hon. gentleman is not prepared to stand by his words. (Hear.) Sir J. SHELLEY—WiII you read the words again ? Mr. GLADSTONE, having read the words above quoted, again asked—Does the hon. gentleman, who says he ap pears on the part of public justice, abide by his words?? Sir J. SHELLEY—I alluded to a conversation which took place between Mr. Kennedy and the right hon. gen tleman in the presence of the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Wilson), in which Air. Kennedy informed the Chancellor of the Exchequer that up to a certain time the Secretary of the Treasury had been favourable and friendly towards him, but had stated to him that it would not do for him to go on prso cuting the deputy surveyors. fur persons of influence, both in the Government and out of the Government, both in Parliament and out of Parliament, friends of the deputy iurveyois, had come and advocated their cause, and that political pressure—(hear, hear) — Mr. GLADSTONE—I beg to observe that the hen. gentleman has not answered my question. I wish to 1 know from the champion of public justice—;hear, he.n ) whether he abides by the words he used in his speech, Oat he puts 1110 off with a conversation between Mr. Kens eily and the Secretary of the Treasury. (Hear, hear.) The right, hon. gentleman then proceeded to say that his answer to that charge was, that Mr. Kennedy was not disinived by the Secretary of the Treasury. He (Mr. Gladstone) Ives the man who was responsible to the 'Ruse of Col - onions for the management of the Crown estates. His right hon. friend (Mr. Wilson) was one of the most upright, most able, most impartial, and most indefatigable men that it - , was ever his good fortune to know in the public service ; but his right lion. friend was not the man who had dis missed Mr. Kennedy. He (Mr. Gladstone) was not re limed so low, or so degraded in the discharge of duty of any kind, that he should be guilty of so monstrous a breach of good faith and honour that when a subject relating to the dismissal of a man of unquestionaLle honour—as Mr. Kennedy was—of a man of experience, and a public ser vant of long standing—that ho would deLegate to another loan the task of juding a gentleman of such character, and allow him to be dismissed without having himself examined the case and made himself responsible. He would not ask the hon. gentleman the question again, bat he thought he was entitled to say that the hon. gentleman was not prepared to abide by the allegations which he had rashly made in his speech—whether with a bad grace or a good grace, the house would judge m or e adepaately than he could. The honourable gentleman was not prepared to make good his words. The Secretary of the Treasury would probably refer to the char g es made against him, and he (Mr. Gladstone) wished the hon. gentleman a better deliverance than he had met with at his hands. (Laugh ter.) His wish was to state frankly that if an intelligible charge was brought against a Minister, it was a fair reason for the house to grant a committee to investigate it, and it would have been the most acceptable course to him personally. He must state that there could not he a grosser mistake than to suppose that Mr. Kennedy was dismissed on account of matters affecting his integrity, veracity, or honour. The hon. gentleman seem e d t o have overlooked the manner in which these expressions came into the correspondence. If he looked into the report he would find that it was Mr. Kennedy who spoke of the in quiry generally, and it was with reference to matters of fact alone that the credit ofMr. Brown and Mr. Higginbo tham was called into question. The assumption was en tirely gratuitous on the part of the lion. gentleman, for not one word, not one syllable could be found which could lead Mr. Kennedy to imagine his honour or veracity at tacked. He must have known that the frilliest satisfaction would be offered with reference to these matters of fact. He (Mr. Gladstone) therefore begged the house.to under stand that whatever the question might be, there was no question about Mr. Kennedy being dismissed for any matter relating to his integrity, veracity, or honour. Neither was it true that Mr. Kennedy was dismissed on account of his management of the Woods and Forests ; and Mr. Kennedy had made a strange and unfortunate mistake on that point in his letter to Lord Aberdeen. That was not the cause, and he fully granted that whore the zeal of a man was admitted, matters of opinion would not render it necessary to go to the length of dismissal ; bit at the same time he was not prepared to accede to what was stated with respect to Mr. Kennedy's manage ment of the Woods and Forests. He was, notwithstand ing, disposed to place confidence in the report of the three gentlemen whom the hon. gentleman had erroneously sup posed were acting as arbitrators between Mr. Kennedy and the Treasury. They were not employed as umpires, but they were called in to aid the Treasury in an extreme de sire to use the best means of coming to a correct and ac curate knowledge of the facts. The report stated—but it was not the cause of Mr. Kennedy's dismissal—the report stated that " a great mistake has been made in taking se much old timber in tie last few years , when the price was low, and the timber could be purchased at lower rates from other sources. The plea has been, that much of the tim ber had arrived at maturity, and would deteriorate in value. This also is a mistake ; wood which arrives at ma turity in two or throe centuries would suffer no deteriora tion for 40 or 50 years." He was baund to say that the system of management of Mr. Kennedy, in deriving from the Woods and Forests a greater amount of profit than they would yield, was less beneficial than a course which would have made better provision for the future. It was not, however, on account of his management that Mr. Kennedy was dismissed. He (Mr. Gladstone) was the person whose duty it was to form an opinion on the case of Mr. Kennedy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was the person, and nobody else, whose duty it was to render an account to the House of Commons of the Crown estates. Lor 1 Aberdeen, when he was appealed to, most properly made an inquiry into the case. Mr. Kennedy had, from some misapprehension, in the meantime, ap pealed „to Parliament; but when ie Earl of Aberdeen had been made acquainted with the facts of the case, he con • curred in the view which he (Mr. Gladstone) had taken. When it was said that her Majesty's Government enter tained such and such opinions, that, ho believed, was the proper course. It was the duty of the Treasury to deal with the case of Mr. Kennedy. The Treasury did deal with it, and there was no irregularity. The hen. gentle man wished-the house to suppose that Lord Aberdeen, the Secretary of the Treasury, and himself (Mr. Gladstone) were actnated by motives of prejudice against Mr. Kenne dy on account of his zeal. He (Mr. Gladstone) would ap peal to the house to know if want of zeal for tho public service was his besetting sin. (Hear.) He would show that his prejudice in the first instance was in favour of Mr. Kennedy. When he came into office he had heard that Mr. Kennedy was a great reformer—that he had found the department full of abuses, and was on that account at war with the whole corps of deputy surveyors. .He was now ashamed to say that he had given toe ready a cre dence to the statement, and the impression upon his mind was, that if he had to apologise to any one, it was not to Mr. Kennedy, but to those deputy-surveyors, for he had yielded too ready a credence to him because he was a reformer, and they were the obstacles to his re ) forms. Although he followed the hon. gentleman through out his speech, which was not one of extreme brevity— (laughter)—he did not know what was his exact object. He did not seem to impute corruption. Did he mean that there was irregularity ? He (Mr. Gladstone) had already shown that there was no irregularity in a proceeding which was taken on the advice of the two Ministers who are re sponsible by law ' and who are responsible for the acts of Mr. Kennedy to Parliament hereafter, nor was there any precipitancy. It appeared that the hen. gentleman meant to impute an error of judgment. He (Mr. Gladstone) mast ask whether it was the practice of the house, or convenient for the public service, for select committees to be granted in every case of a dismissal. He mast beg attention to what appeared to be the thread of the hon. gentleman's speech • for he appeared to arg ue th e case as if th e Trea sury and Mr. Kennedy were situated on the same ground as if MC Kennedy had an independent tenure of office, and had to answer for himself to the House of Commons, Mr. Kennedy was not so responsible by law, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer was. The hen. gentleman did net seem to have have looked at the question in this light. If the property was mismanaged, it was on the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the responsibility lay; and it was also his duty, if the persons in the office were tyrannically treated, to protect them. Now, if that had taken place—if it had happened that the persons below him were so treated by Mr. Kennedy—the first question that would be asked was, was Mr. Kennedy still in office? New, if a committee were in practice to recommend the appointment; to Ministers, and any mismanagement took place, the answer would be that by law yen must look to the com mittee and not to the Minister of the Crown. It would be impossible to maintain the responsibility of Ministers to the House of Commons if this was the practice. The first effect of this motion would be to destroy the responsibility of Ministers to Parliament—the next, to destroy the dis cipline of the civil service. If the Minister and his subor dinates did not always agree, he waited to know how it would be possible to carry on the,Government, if every servant who was dismissed came to the house and demanded a select committee? The hon. gentleman said he was the i friend of public justice, but he (Mr. Gladstone) believed that, with perf ec tly goo d i n t en ti ons , h e was a b ou t t o in flict a great injustice on Mr. Kennedy, which he would afte rwards refer to. The practice . of the house had uni formly been to decline inquiries into the removal of public a w e h c o o r b d y i n g a t w o servants, wh en they had taken lace according to law and _twheereapzaproeonstilbylcoofnosr it H . cautious eo j o u g d h g t m t e o n m t of those lest some Parliamestatapry antiquarian should trip him up, that there was one Palmer, who was dismipsase7lnt precedent—the case of Mr. rom o the Post-office—but that case rested on very different Mr. Palmer was a place in the Post contractor for certain services, and office was under that contract. There house several cases () s i t , the other sufficient to show the practice of the s i g( lo,. two of whic h I h r. he ( w l o : 7l. l, :l t. r he himself was concerned, was . the case of Sir J ohn - +h impre s si on that there Crown, rho f %% had roWn i _omit—. of case nud es hardship in his dismissal after Sir Jolla Claridge an Apparent promlie from honour, and he moved for address praying the Crown to bestow some office on Sir John Claridge. Lord Broughton, than the President of the India Board, opposed it, on the ground that "he did not see how the house could interfere, and if they could who was to be responsible for the ap pointment to the house. On these grounds the motion was withdrawn. Ho would mention another instance— that of a person named Rolls, a Custom-house officer, hold ing the situation of landing waiter, lie was dismissed be cause some person connected with trade had endeavoured to solicit his virtue as an officer, and he had kept the mat ter secret for some time. The board dismissed him, be cause after such an occurrence they thought they could not repose confidence in bins. In the year 1842 a Crown com mission was appointed, of which Lord Granville Somerset was the head, to examine into the Custom-house frauds. That commission thought the case of Rolls a hard one, and they reported to the Crown that while expressing disap probation of Rolls' conduct, they recommended his rein stahnent in office. Here there was a dismissal by one Crown authority, and a recommendation by another for the reinstatement of the man. The Board of Customs re sisted, and a motion was made in 1844 for a select commit tee. On that occasion Mr. Goulburn expressed his sympathy • with Rolls, but objected to the motion ; and the house, under the leadership of Sir R. Peel, refused to entertain the question. The Chairman of the Board of Customs at length restored Rolls, and in the course of about three • years he was known as a most able officer, and was chosen in 1851 to conduct the arrangements connected with the reception of foreign goods for the Exhibition. Now, with respect to the appointment of a committee, he did not pretend to set any limit to the right of the house to in quire. In 1784 a resolution was passed to the effect— " That it is constitutional and agreeable to usage for the House of Commons to declare their sense and opinion re specting the exercise of any discretionary power which, whether by act of Parliament or otherwise, is vested in any body of men in the public service." Now, if the hon. member would fix his charges, it would be in accordance with law and usage to;put the Minister en his trial for con duct amounting to corruption ; but if the hon. member merely set up his judgment against that of the Minister, and the house should consent to review errors of judgment on the part of the Minister, it would become responsible for the whole service, and it woull be better to abolish the Treasury bench altogether, and save the salaries paid to the gentlemen by wom it was occupied, and with the responsibility of Ministers would be destroyed the disposi tion of the civil service. (Hear, hear.) Now, with respect to the conversation to which the hon. gentleman alluded —and, with all due respect, he must be permitted to say that the hon. member was rather a dangerous man — (laughter)—and it would behove his brother members, and especially those who were in office, to think twice before entering into any conversation with him during a ride in the park, for things might pass in conversation innocently enough which it might not be altogether plea sant to have repeated to the house—(hear, hear, hear) — he would tell the hon. member, who came to give instruc tion, but who would get instruction before he had dons with this matter—(cheers)—that it would be well for him to be careful in repeating conversations. If conversations were repeated, they ought to be repeated as they did take place, and not as they did not take place. (hear.) He would tell the hon. member that he was wrong, and he would do something at least to -yards showing him that he was wrong. Many things might h a ve e s c a ped hi s (M r . Gladstone s) memory, but it was strong enough to hold the canversatiou to which reference hail been made. He was sufficiently aware of the company he was in to warn bins to stamp upon the fibres of his brain the language used with sufficient clearness to enablc, him to repeat it. The hon. member said that he (Mr. Gladstone) used words equiva lent to these—" lam sorry you have given notice of the motion of a committee about Mr. Kennedy, because it will entail the holding the office opeir until you make the motion." Sir J. SHELLEY—What I said was, that you stated that, in consequenco of my notice, it would bo very will cult for tho Government to fill up the office. Mr. GLADSTONE resumed—Ho would appeal to any gentleman who had had the experience of office whether such a thing was not ridiculous and untrue upon the face of it?—whether ary man who knew his duty would say that because one of 654 gentlemen in the House of Com mons, even although it might be the wisest, as had hap pened on this occasion—because such a man had thought fit to give notice of a motion for inquiry, was it likely that a member of the Government should say he would keep an office vacant for six 'months? (Hear, hear.) No one could suppose that such an answer would have been given. But he would tell the house the answer which he did give to the hon. member. It was this - and he repeated it now without the slightest hesitation :—" I am sorry you have given notice of a committee about Mr. Kennedy, because, while that notice respecting him is on the books, it would be very difficult for the Government to place Mr. Kennedy in any other appointment in the public service." (Hear.) He was bound to state his opinion of Mr. Kennedy, although he was grieved from the bottom of his heart to do so • but the ill-judged friendship o f th e h on . m em b er towards Mr. Kennedy had left him no alternative. He would, however, endeavour to express his conviction w ith all the reserve of which the case admitted. He could not consider himself responsible for Mr. Kennedy's proceed inas in the office which he at that time held ; but, in his opinion, Mr. Kennedy was a man who had never failed in point of trustworthiness to the public—(hear)—and there were various offices in the public service in which he might have been placed on vacancies occurring —offices in which the government of men was not involved—offices requir ing honesty, fidelity, and competent ability—and he should be delighted even now to see Mr. Kennedy put into some such office—(hear)—but if such an appointment had been made when the motion was en the paper, it would have been construed in an improper manner. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible for him to refrain altogether from some reference to the merits of the case, but would merely state just !sufficient to show that there was nothing to induce the house to grant the committee. Tho reasons for the dismissal of Mr. Kennedy were these : In the first place, he could not, as a Minister of the Crown, after the experience which he had had of Mr. Kennedy's views of public duty, and method of discharging them, consent to sit on the Treasury bench and be responsible for his proceedings ; but he was bound to say that, even had he been prepared to do se, the circumstances which had occurred in Mr. Kennedy's department were such that they were necessarily destructive of all credit and autho rity attaching to that gentleman, so that it had become a public necessity that he should be removed from that de partment, because he could not servo the public with credit therein. That was his second reason. His third was, that inferior servants, placed under Mr. Kennedy, not resident in London, despite their plehean names, had a right to be treated with justice. He (Mr. Gladstone) was the protector of the characters of these men as mochas of Mr. Kennedy. Now, with respect to the letter which he (Mr. Gladstone) had felt it is duty to write to Mr. Kennedy. It was written in the mildest manner, and was intended to convey to Mr. Kennedy's raised that his case had been the subject of the most careful deliberation with the Government, and that they had come to a conclusion which would require his re moval from the office which he held. The cases on which Mr. Kennedy's removal turned were those connected with the names of Brown and Higinbothom. The case of Higin bothom was the immediate cause of removal, but irrespective of that case the removal of Mr. Kennedy would have been necessary. Now what was the case of Higinbothom? It was said that Mr. Kennedy had used harsh expressions, and was sorry for having hastily d one so . N ow hi s l e tt er of the 26th of January showed no signs of any hasty proceedings. The controversy was going on between Brown and Higinbo thorn. In that letter Mr. Kennedy stated that he pur posed to forward a statement of facts, and on matters of fact ho wished to be judged. But was it only a statement of facts ? On the contrary, the letter contained an an nouncement on the part of Mr. Kennedy to the Treasury of his intention to dismiss Mr. Higinbothom. The hon. member, in his anxiety to bo concise—(laughter)—forgot to mention that matter. Mr. Kennedy, in his letter to the Lords of the Treasury; said " I can entertain no doubt as to the course which it will eventually become my duty to pursue, as regards Mr. Higinbothom, founded on the facts which are at present known to myself, altogether in dependent of the statements which may be made by Mr. Brown, but which will, no doubt, augment the number and decisive character of the facts connected with this subject." That showed a foregone conclusion in Mr. Ken nedy's mind. At that time he had not heard Mr. Higin bothom at all, but notwithstanding that he sent that letter to his superiors' in office to poison their minds. (Hear, hear.) it was said that Mr. Kennedy had no opportunity to retract. But what was the fact? On the 6th February Mr. Higinbothom addressed the following letter to Mr. Kennedy :—" I must express my regret that, before com municating to the Lords of the Treasury such serious impu tations against my veracity as are contained in your re port of the 26th ult., you did not state to me the doubts which had arisen in year mind • I beg leave respectfully to observe, if you had don e so , I should have been enabled to show that, from a misconception of some important facts, you had been led to form erroneous conclusions, and I should, I have no doubt, have satisfied you that there is no ground whatever for the grave charges you have brought against me." That letter was written with admirable temper and feeling, but did not produce any response from Mr. Kennedy. The only answer he got was to make a re port en the charge of Mr. Kennedy, apart from his centre versy with Mr. Brown. On the 14th, Mr. Higinbothom sent in a full defence upon the charges, supported by a mul titude of affidavits which he had the prudence and fore sight to obtain. (Hear.) In his letter of that clate lie uses language of a somewhat different character from that employed in his farmer letter, but not to be complained of. He said, " In conclusion, permit me most respectfully to remind you that among the injurious expressions which you have officially placed upon record in your report to the Lords of the Treasury (which document, I may add, you have requested may be printed), the terms deceptive,' fraudulent and untrue,' unscrupulous,' and ` the reverse of facts,' have been applied to statements which I have proved to be perfectly correct. You have also made a dis tinct intimation to their lordships, that `it is no longer possible to place the slightest reliance on any statement' which I make ; that I have been guilty of ` a suppression of facts,' and that I have made a daring attempt to im pose' upon you. These attempts, you will allow me to ob serve, were submitted to their lordships without my being afforded any opportunity for explanation on any points on which yen might have misapprehended ,my former re port. I have to add, that I must request you to convey to the Lords of the Treasury an expression of nay deep gratis tude for having afforded me the present opportunity of refuting the charges which have been brought against me, charges which I must now respectfully request that you will withdraw." Did Mr. Kennedy take that opportunity to explain and retract ? Mr. Kennedy did not retract pne iota of what he had said ; on the contrary, in transmitting a paper on the 18th of February, he said, " I shall state some of the grounds on which I formed the opinions which I still retain." Were they to bo told that Mr. Kennedy had no opportunity to retract after the words he had read, not made upon the first or second appeal, but upon an ap peal most conclusive in its character, as a statement of facts, and supported by the testimony of numerous inde pendent and impartial witnesses ? Mr. Higinbothom, on the 28th of February, again sent in a further answer ; and Mr. Kennedy, on the 2d of March, wrote to the Treasury that he insisted upon a further inquiry ; but even then he did not express the slightest regret, or withdraw any one of his expressions, or announce a change in his intention to dismiss Mr. Higinbothom from his situation. On the 7th of March Mr. Wilson wrote that the Treasury had taken steps toob- Lain a judgment upon the facts; and on the 22d of the same month a minute directing the reference was made. On the 15th of April a report from the gentlemen who acted as a jury in the collection of facts came in, and on the 25th, Mr. Kennedy during the whole of this time having failed to avail himself of an opportunity to take off shade from the darkness of his charges, or to express the faintest suspicion of the propriety of his conduct, was informed that it would be necessary to remove him from the office which he held. On the 2d of May Mr. Kennedy wrote to Lord Aberdeen, but he did not even then express any regret ' • so far from that, he said he entered his indig nant protest against the manner in which he had been treated. Indeed, the first exnre-eion of regret from Mr. '.• ,• .1 .'t must needs be unavailable; it was with esse.L to that house in his petition of the Bth of May; and neither Lord Aber dm nor himself was Aware of it when, the Treasury _I minute was passed on the 10th, declaring Mr. Kennedy dismissed from his office. With respect to the question of the thinnings, and the dispute between Mr. Higginbo them and Mr. Brown, he was sorry to say that the .hon. baronet, in his anxiety to make out a case against Mr. Higginbothom, had dealt with the evidence in a very un fair and ungenerous manner. The circumstances might briefly be stated. Mr. Brown reported that in a certain plantation belonging to the Crown there were a certain number of trees of certain diameters. At a subsequent period, Mr. Higginbothom, in a report on the same planta tion, stated that there were a smaller number of trees with larger diameters, suppressing, said the hon. baronet, the important fact that the plantation had been thinned in the interval. In support of his view, the hon. baronet quoted part of a sentence from the report of the jury, in which the difference between the statements of Mr. Brown and Mr. Higginbothom was clearly set forth ; but he omitted to read tire last clause, which made it appear that when Mr Brown visited the plantation after the thinninge, he re ported even a larger number of trees with smaller diame ters than were mentioned in the first report. Was that the mode in which evidence was to be presented to the house? (Hear.) He had given the house a fair statement of the facts of the case, and he thought the hon. baronet would attempt in vain to show that he had misrepresented any material circumstance. Again, he wished the beim to understand that the head of a department could not snake light of the feelings and characters of those under him. But the state of the department in question was such that it was plain that either Mr. Kennedy or the deputy sur veyors should resign. All his own prejudices were in fa vour of Mr. Kennedy as an alleged reformer ; but he was bound to add that these impressions were not sustained when he came to look into the facts, and it was important to remember that the impartial witnesses who were called in to examine the matter made a reportwhich was entirely in accordance with that opinion. He therefore put it to the house that, even if Mr. Kennedy had retracted his words, it would still have been a case of extreme difficulty —because a superior in office, when he had in a certain manner and to a certain extent committed himself in the face of his inferiors, was unfit to continue in his place, even though he might evince a disposition to retract his errors. That was all which it was necessary for him to say in the case of Mr. lliginbothorre But there was besides the case of Mr. Brewn which would of itself have rendered the removal of Kennedy necessary, irrespective of the case of Mr. Higgin bothom. The hour, however, was so late that he would not go into that question, particularly as his object was not so much to make the house judges of the whole de tails of the case as to satisfy thorn that there had been an earnest, honest, and sincere endeavour to deal with it fairly. Where was one point, however, upon which ho must touch. The hon. baronet accused him of having been governed by prejudice against Mr. Kennedy. Now, the peculiarity of the case of Mr. Brown was this—while he was under a for mal charge as to his character and veracity, he appointed him deputy-surveyor of Deen. Forest. But he did that at the instance of Mr. Kennedy, after a consultation of three hours, and he did it simply and solely to prevent the die missal of Mr. Kennedy. By declining to appoint Mr. Brown he would have driven Mr. Kennedy out of office, because the latter told him that if Mr. Brown was not al - painted he could nat be responsible for the forest. He did not think that would have been a generous course. He thought the best plan would he to stretch a point even in favour of Mr. Kennedy, rather than drive him to extremi ties. With respect to the ultimate dismissal of Mr. Ken nedy, it seiniaed to he thought that nritiug r, private letter was an unjust and unwarrantable method of proceedin g . An official letter would have sea t-ed his purpose equally well. His object in writing privately to Mr. R. - ersnedy was to enable him in some way or other, either personally or through his friends, to retract his offensive words, and express views which might facilitate his transfer to seine other public employment. (Hear.) It was in vain to say, " Why riot give Mr. Kennedy an opportunity of discuss ing the report of the -jury ?" There must somewhere be an end of investigation. But did Mr. Kennedy think there was any reason for examining that report? On the contrary, acting under the directions of th e T reas u r y, he did not make the slightest difficulty when he received the report then sad there to dismiss Mr. Brown ; and therefore it was too late for the hon. baronet, after Mr. Kennedy had recognised the sufficiency of that report, to say there ought to have been further discussion. He had already shown that the report was contrary to Parliamen tary usage—that the adoption of such motions would in volve them in favouritism, and disorganise the public ser vice--and that in the present instance there was no prima facie case for inquiry. His last objection was, that the hon. baronet had not brought forward his charge in a tangible shape, but ho was content to leave th e ma tt er i n the hands of the house. He was convinced they would do everything that was fair and just, acting on those prin ciples of prudence and propriety which governed their proceedings. Ho had contributed, so far as he could, ma terials for enabling them to form a right and sound judg ment, and having done that, ho thought his past in the debate was altogether closed, and he should therefore leave his place for those who aright be disposed to fol low him. (Cheers.) Lord STANLEY said upon this case ho had ne private or peculiar sources of information. He judged simply by the Parliametary papers, by the pamphlet of Mr. Ken nedy, and by the conflicting arguments which they had heard that evening. He claimed, therefore, as between the two parties interested, to stand in a position of en tire impartiality. Of Mr. Kennedy himself ho knew nothing, and the right honourable gentleman the late Chancellor of the Exchequer could bear witness to the reluctance with which he would say or do anything which would tend to hurt his feelings or his character (Hear,lrear.) But it seemed to him that, in his reply, the sight hon. gentleman used the weight of his reputation to supply the place Of something like a deficiency of evidence. (Hear, hear.) There was here no personal charge against the right hon. gentleman. It was a charge against a public de partment—that, from whatever motive, it had committed a grevions injustice against an individual. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman, after a statement from the hon. baro net which certainly did not err on the side of .a want of candour or vehemence of language, suddenly turned round and said that if the hon. baronet desired to bring a personal charge against him, he would accede to his request for a committee ; but, in that case, the charge must be reduced to writing, and the hon. baronet must pledge himself, under some unknown penalty, to stand by it. Ho appre hended that the hon. baronet would say that he never in tended to impute, and never had imputed, corrupt motives to the right hen. gentleman. That reply of the light hon. gentleman seemed to amount to this, that he would grant a committee to clear his own character, but that he would not do so for the sake of Mr. Kennedy. (Hear, hear.) He believed that both sides of the house wou ld do the right hon. gentleman that justice, but he did not think they would allow him the infallibility and the irresponsibility which he seemed to claim. (Hear, hear.) Why, in the army or navy, which were generally considered models of autocratic government, the lowest officer could not be removed without a court-martial. But the right hon. gentleman claimed the right of dismissing a member of the civil service, which actually divided with the legislature the power of government, without any appeal from his decision. The result of this must be that the character and reputation of any member of that service must bo placed at the absolute and irresponsible disposal of the heads of that service. He said that that was an autho rity with which no man should be trusted, and which no man should claim. (Hear.) The right hon. gentieman did, indeed, say that an inquiry might be permitted, if any member of that house would get up and offer to prove that the officer in question had ;seen dismissed from corrupt motives. Now he contended that that was a wholly unte nable proposition. (Hear.) The charges against Mr. Ken nedy, whether well founded or not, were at any rate pa tent. But, said the right hon. gentleman, the case of Mr. Brown and Mr. Kennedy was only one of many which de termined the Government to remove Mr. Kennedy, and the house would concur with the Government in the steps they had taken. Now let the house see to what that argu ment amounted. Suppose that Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Brown had made certain charges against the officials whose part be (Mr. Gladstone) took in this matter, and had said, " There are other charges which we suppress, which we keep to our selves, but which if you know—which you do not—would induce you to agree with us," he believed that if that argu ment had been used by Mr. Kennedy, no one would have been more ready to detect its fallacy than the right hoe. gentleman himself. And yet that was precisely the argu ment of the right .hon. gentleman himself. (Hear.) Let the house look at the short facts of this case. The Woods and Forests having been confessedly mismanaged, Mr. Kennedy was put there to reform their management. Almost necessarily he must have been unpopular in the department, and very likely, as he alleged, obstacles were placed in his way; that compelled him to employ a nomi nee of his own, named Brown, who, of course, shared the unpopula r ity o f his employer ; he got into a quarrel with a Mr. Iliginbothorn, who made a statement which on its face bore marks of fraud. Mr. Kennedy, at any rate, be lieved that it did, and acted on that belief. Now, whether Mr. Kennedy ought or ought not to have believed this statement did not affect the present question, because the late Chancellor of the Exchequer admitted that the step he took amounted to no more than a mere error. Now let them mark the right ion. gentleman's argument. An error ofjudgreent in a Minister of the Crown was se venial an offence that it was not deemed worthy of investigation by that house ; but yet one on the part of an official of high character, but no doubt in a far inferior position to that occupied by the right hon. gentleman, was so grave lan offence, according to him As to justify his di sm i ssa l. (Hear.) Well, but Mr. Kennedy, so far from shunning an inquiry into the charges he brought against Mr. Higin bothom, demanded an inquiry. The Treasury consented to grant it; bet to what sort of a tribunal did they pro pose to refer it ? According to Mr. Kennedy's statement, its members were nominated without his knowledge, and without his having the least opportunity of making an objection to them. To two of the gentlemen appointed he did not object, but to one he did. Mr. Menzie he did object to, for in that gentleman's office were actually the son and son-in-law of Mr. Higinbothora. Besides, apart from other objections, the trial was to be one of a superior officer by his official subordinates, andunder circumstances which were peculiarly likely to bias the court against hi m . Now, he asked the house whether this was a fair mode of inquiry, whether the court proposed was such a one as they world send a felon to for trial under similar circum stances. But it was said that this was the regular system pursued in the civil service. So much the worse for the system. If that was the way in which justice was ad ministered to the members of that service, numbering 16,000 persons, all that he could say was, that there was nothing in Russia more despotic and that the sooner the system was changed the better. Ho contended that Mr. Kennedy had not had a fair trial, that this house was the only tribunal to which he could appeal, and that they would be wanting in their duty if they did not give him a fair hearing. (Cheers.) Mr. DRUMMOND remarked that if the heads of depart ments had not the power of dismissal, all discipline would cease ; and if the House of Commons converted itself into a court of appeal, upon its shoulders would rest tho responsi bility. He objected to the committee because it interfered with the Executive, with the prerogative of the Crown, and as introducing personal dcbat s which all must gladly avoid. Ho believed Mr. Kennedy to bo a most zealous public ser vant, but he was convinced that he was totally incapable of superintending a department where men as good and as honest as himself had to be dealt with. Mr. MALINS maintained that the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had acted iu a hasty, unfeeling, and inconsiderate manner towards a meritorious public servant. Lord SEYMOUR mentioned some circumstances connected with the appointment of Mr. Kennedy. So far as his (Lord Seymour's) experience went, he found Mr. Kennedy very zealous, but, at the same time he did not think he Was in all things very judicious, and he soon began to think that the appointment was somewhat unfortunate. If the house gave way to the motion, its whole time may be taken up in inquir ing into the complaints of such persons as may be dismissed, The effect would be to prevent incompetent persons from being dismissed, Lord Seymour advised the withdrawal of the motion, the rather as the late Chancellor of the Exchequer lud explained that there was no intention to impute anything T.• Mr. aIFtU TT spoke in favour of inquiry. Every ea,e ',Lust depend upon its own claims, and he thought Mr. Kennedy's CASQ was strong enough to justify assent to the motion, Had a sufficient retractation of the implied charge againstt Mr. Kennedy's honour and veracity been made, the present c , o UrEO might not have been taken. _ . _ Mr. WILSON begged, on his own behalf and on tb M of every member of the Government with whom he had I lora- - municatecl, knowing perfectly, as 'he did, all the cot 'res pondence that had taken place between every - Minister of the Crown and the friends of Mr; Kennedy, to declare 'ln the most ample manner that any charge against Mr. Kenos :dy's honour and veracity had never been made, but on the con trary had been disclaimed and disavowed. The charge ags inst Mr. Kennedy, which had led to his dismissal from the pa .blic service, really resolved itself into this—that Mr. Kew lady had not the temper, nor the manner, nor the power of con , ducting a great public establishment in such a manner s as to conduce to the public good. Beyond that he was satii ified that the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had in no mat finer pressed the charge against Mr. Kennedy. The report o: f Sir James Campbell, and the letter of Mr. Higginbothom, had both been referred to Mr. Brown. That gentleman, on in specting the forest, found that the faults existing in. : 1852 still existed in 1854, in an aggravated form. This re port again was referred to Mr. Higgiubothom; but into this: part of the case it was needless for him to enter, as it had been fully discussed by his right hon. friend the late Chalice% )r of the Exchequer. Want of zeal was never attributed to Mr. Kennedy, bnt he was certainly deficient in discretion. It would be impossible for the Government-to carry on t;ae ad ministration of the country if the House of Common s - were to interfere in every case without having a good prin , a facie case for inquiry made out. The noble lord the member for Lynn had charged the Government with the heavy off, moo of trying Mr. Kennedy beforelan unknown tribunal, bu 1; that was not so. Mr. Kennedy knew his tribunal, and ma d e not the least objection to it until after his dismissal. Mr.WHITESIDE referred to the minute of the Treasury to prove that Mr. Kennedy had been charged with a want of veracity, of integrity, and of honour. Lord PALMERSTON said he could understand that those who were interested, by long acquaintance and friendslaip, in Mr. Kennedy, - might be anxious to bring on a discussion in that house to vindicate the character of that gentleman from aspersions cast ou his private honour, his integrity, void his veracity; but he was sure that no man who knew the ,gentle man could for an instant think to impute any reflection. on'his honour, veracity, and character. (Hear.) He thought what had passed in this discussion ought to be satisfactory on those points, and should hope therefore that those who had 1 nought on the debate in the interest of Mr. Kennedy would be satis fied with what had passed. He hoped they would feel that Mr. Kennedy came out of the debate without any imprdation being cist upon his character and honour; and as far as re garded that gentleman, be thought the hon. baronet who had brought the motion forward ought to rest content with the discussion. But be must request the house very seriously to consider the consequences that would ensuefrom the estaMish ment of such a precedent as the appointment of this commit tee would involve; it would, in his opinion, strike at the very foundation of the civil service of the country—it would re duce the civil service to a state of anarchy that would be attended with the utmost inconvenience and prejudice , to the public interest. He could quite understand that if the Go vernment had appointed a person whom Parliament thought unfit for the situation to which he was appointed it would be come a fit subject for inquiry in thehouse ; because the house, as the guardian of the public institutions, was entitleth-nay, it was its duty -to interpose and prevent the appoint] neat of improper persons to perform public duties in the service of the State—but this case was widely different to that. He contended that there must necessarily be left in the hands of the servants of the Crown a discretion as to removing from office those when - , they might think incompetent or unfit to conduct the duties of the office in which they wore placed. He could assure the house that if they were to establish a pre cedent of this kind, it would induce the civil servants of the Crown to believe that they had a right to appeal to the house as to the propriety of their removal, and there would not only be an end to all discipline in the service of the State,but the interests of the country would be most seriously damaged by it. Therefore, without trespassing further upon the in dulgence of the house, he would anxiously entreat hon. mem bers well to weigh the vote they were now called upon to give, while he could assure them, from his knowledge of the details of the public service, that they could not strike a worse blow at the efficiency of that service than by acceding to this mo tion. (Hear.) Sir J. V. SHELLEY said the honour of Mr. Kennedy was in his hands. Now the Treasury minute impugned the honour, integrity, and veracity of that gentleman, and unless he bad some assurance that this minute would be rescinded, he should have uo alternative but to press the motion to a di vision. (Hear.) Mr. WILSON said the Treasury minute was an instruction to the referees, and had reference, not alone to Mr. Kennedy, but to the transactions of all the parties. Lord PALMERSTON had no objection whatever to engage that there should be placed on record at the Treasury a full acknowledgment that Mr. Kennedy's honour stood perfectly unimpeached._ (Hear.) . _ . . Sir J. V. SHELLEY said under these circumstances he would withdraw the motion. (Hear.) Tho motion was accordingly withdrawn. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. PHILLIMORE obtained leave to bring In a bill to abo lish the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts of England and Wales in cases of defamation. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. Sir B. HALL moved that Mr. T. Egerton be added to the committee on this bill. • Mr. M. MILNES complained that Viscount Ebrington, who had taken so much interest in matters connected with the public health, had not been placed on the committee. - Sir B. HALL said it would be inconvenient to have two members representing the llama b9rough en the committee. The motion was then agreed to. The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was brought up and agreed to. -..AM1Q... ~~ ` -..~ COMMONS' INCLOSURE BILL. - This bill passed through committee, and the other orders of the day having been disposed of, the nouse adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock. PARIAMENTABY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FEB. 27. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY (EXTENSION OF TIME) BILL. Order for second reading read ; motion made, and question proposed, "That the bill be now read a 'second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words "upon this day six months :"—Question put, "That the word now' stand part of the question :"—The house divided; Ayes, 65 ; Noes, 136. AYES.-65. A lcock, T. Elliot, J. Monck, Viscount Anderson, Sir J. Ewart, W. Mlore, G. • Archdall, M. Fuller, A Mailings, J. Baring, Sir F. 0 askelL J. Otway, A. Bateson, Capt T. Goderich, Vie. Peacocke, G. Bentinck, G. Grace, 0. Pechell, Sir G. Berkeley, Hon. U Graham, Lord W. Pellatt, A. Bland, L. H. Green, Capt John Sandars, G. Hrotherton, J. Gwyn, H. Stritly,F. Browne, W. Haste, Alex. Seymour, Lord Bruce, 11. A. Baylor, W. Smith, J. B. Butt, I. Heyworth, L. Stanley, Lord Corbally, M. E. Higgins, G. 0. Sti att, E. Cowan, C. Keogh, W. Thornely, T. Crossley, F. Lang ton, H. G. Tyler, Sir G. Davies, J. L. Laslett, W. vance, J. Disraeli, B. Laurie, J. Villiers, C. Duff, G. ' Lennox, Lord A. F. Wrightson, W. Dull, J. Mackinnon, W. A. Wyvill, M. • Duke, Sir J. McTaggart, Sir J. Duncan, G. Maguire, J. TELLERS Duncombe, T. Mandeville, Vis. Talbot, C. Dunlop, A. Mines, R. Hadfield, G. NOES-130. A.VoUrt, C. Franklyn, G. Patten, J. Acton, J. Freestun, Col. Paxton, Sir J. Arkwright, G. French, F. Percy, J. Baillie, 11. Frewen, C. Phillimore, J. G. Baines, lit. Hon. M. Gibson, T Pilkington, J. Baird, J. Goodman, Sir G. Powlett, Lord W. Ball, J. Gordon, A. Reed, J. - Barrow, W. Gower, F. Ricardo, 0. Bell, J. Graham, Sir J. Ricardo, S. Berkeley, Admiral Greene, Thomas Roebuck, J. Berkeley, C. Raiford, Sir H. Rushout, Col. G. Bethel], Sir R. Hall, Sir B. Russell, F. C. Biggs, W. Ilankey, T. Russell, F. W. Bouverie, lion. E. P. Harcourt, Col. F. Sawle, C. Bramley-Moore, J. lleadlam, T. Shatto, R. Buckley, Gen. Heywood, J. Shirley, E. 3alkeley, Sir R. Hnrsfall, T. Smijth, Sir W. Campbell, Sir A. King, P. Smith, W. Cardwell, E. Knox, Col. B. W. Smith, Abel Castlerosse, Viscount Knox, W. S. Smith, J. G. Cavendish, G. Laing, S. Sotheron, T. C A) ley, E. Langston, J. 11. Spooner, R. Challis, T. Lee, W. Stafford, A. Cholmondeley, Lord Liddell, 11. G. Steel, J. Cobbett. J. M. Liddell, li. T. Stirling, W. Cobden, R. Lindsay, W. Stuart, W. Compton, 11. C. Locke, J. Sullivan, Michael Cowper, W. E. Lowe, R. Verner, Sir W. Crook, J. Lytton, Sir G. Wa.lmsley, Sir J. Dalkeith, Earl Macartney, G. Walter, J. Dalrymple, Viscount Mackie, J. Whatman, J. Deedes, W. Macgregor, Jas. Whitmore, ii. Dent, J Massey, W. Wickham, H. W. Dering, gir E. Milligan, R. Wilkinson, W. De here, S. '_Milner, W. Willcox, B. Drummond, 11. Michell, Dr. W. Willoughby, Sir 11. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Molesworth, Sir W. Wilson, J. Duncombe, 0. Morris, D. Woodd. B. Du Pre, C. Mowbray, J. Wyndham, Gen, Egerton, Sir F. Mulgrave, Earl of Farrer, J. Ai untz, G. Fenwick, H. Oliveira, B. TELLERS. Fitzgerald, W. 0.-borne, R. Forester, Col. Packe, C. Emlyn, Vis. Forster, C. Parker, R. Wise, A. AIISTIIALIAN MAILS.-With reference to an announce ment which has appeared respecting a eontract for the conveyance of the mails to Australia by sailing vessels, we are requested to state that this contract will not pre ♦ent the re-employment of steam-vessels when the exi gencies of the war shall no longer prevent their use, as the Postmaster-General has reserved a power to termi nate the contract at any time by giving a notice of six weeks. [ADvzmisEmExT.]—Many thousand cures have been effected without medicine, by Du Barry's Delicious Reva lenta Ara.bica Food, of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, paralysis, &c. We quote a few:—Cure No. 52,612.—Fr0m the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart.—" Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest of suffering hu manity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Ara bica Food has cured her, after all medicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. This Food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing. Inquiries will be cheerfully answered." Cure No. 71.- Of dyspepsia ' from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies.—" I have derived considerable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica, Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these lines.—Stuart de Decies." Cure No. 32,836.—Fr0m the Venerable Archdeacon of Ross.- "Three years exces sive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm ' and ge neral debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed. by Du Barry's health-restoring Food —Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibereen." Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effec tually removed by Du Barry's delicious Food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti pation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vo- mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,9o6.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene ral debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth."—ln canis ters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions-11b., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 45. 6d. ; 51b. lls. ;121b., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., 11s. ; 511;., 225. ; bib., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co. purveyors to t,;) ily ; 'll ; ; ; Strdni ; ajui Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 4, Cheapaide ; 25 and Upperßaker-street, 28, 1855 TILE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. I LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, FEB. 26. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty wilt hold Levees at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : Wednesday the 7th of March next. Wednesday the 14th of March next. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S LEVEES AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The noblemen and gentlemen, who purpose to attend her Majesty's Levees, at St. James's Palace, are requested to bring with them .two large cards, with their names clearly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the ante-room, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby in formed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the nobleman or gentleman who is to present them, should be delivered at the Lord Cham berlain's Office, before twelve o'clock on the Monday previous to each Levee, or upon any earlier day between the hours of eleven and four, In order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Ma jesty's command that no presentation shall be made at the levees but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly requested, that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered to the Lord Chamb:rlain, in order that there may be no diffi culty in announcing them to the Queen. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of company coming to court until half-peat erne o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that all persons having petitions or addresses to present to her Majesty at the levees, are to send a card (having on it their names, a statement of the object of such petitions or addresses, and the mimes of the persons from whom they come) to the Lord Charoberbin's Office, before twelve o'clock, on the Monday previous to each levee ; and that two other cards, having on them pre cisely what is written upon that sent to the Lord Cham berlain's Office, are to be taken to the levees ; one of the two cards to be delivered to the Page in the Ante-room, and the other to the Lord Chamberlain, who will read its contents to her Majesty ; and, on these occasions, no other statement is to be addressed to her Majesty. A deputation to present an address is not to exceed four persons. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 24. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Herman Dirs Mertens as Consul at Margate, and of Mr. V. Weber as Consul at Ramsgate and Deal, for the King. of the Belgians. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Henry George Ward, K.G.C., St. M. and St. G., now her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner for the United States of the lonian Islands, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and ovor the island of Ceylon and its dependencies. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 26. The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint Staff-Surgeon James B. Gibson, Esq., M.D., to be Sur geon to his Royal Highness. The Duke of Cambridge has also appointed the Reverend Robert Halpin to be one of his Royal Highness's Chaplains. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 26. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIA- KENT Borough of Cardigan—John Lloyd Davies, of Blaendyf fryn, and Alltyrodin, in the county of Cardigan, Esq., in the room of Pryse Loveden, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 27. STAF F. Colonel William Frederick Forster, half-pay Unattached Deputy Adjutant-General in Dublin, to be Deputy Adju tant-General to the Forces, vice Major-General Simpson, Feb. 27. Colonel Robert Blucher Wood, C.B. half-pay 97th Foot, Assistant Adjutant-General to the Forces, to be Deputy Adjutant-General in Dublin, vice Forster, Feb. 27. CHAPLAIN. The Reverend J. E. Sabin Officiating Chaplain at Scu tari, to be a Commissioned Chaplain to the Forces, Feb. 13. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 22. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Ponsonby May Carew Croker to be Adjutant, vice Morrison, pro moted ; First Lieutenant Edward Joseph Ridgway Conolly to be Adjutant, vice Driver, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Cardigan—Richard Owen Powell, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant. County of ' Derby—To be Deputy-Lieutenants—The Right Honourable Spencer Compton, Lord Cavendish ; the Honourable Edward Keppel Went worth Coke; Sir Henry Fitz-Herbert, Bart. ; Peter Arkwright, Esq. ; Thomas Osborne Bateman, Esq. ; John Gilbert Crompton, Esq. ; Edward Anthony Holden, Esq. ; John Goodwin Johnson, Esq. ; Peter Bainbrigge Le Hunt, Esq. ; George Moore, Esq. ; Alfred Miller Mundy, Esq. ; William Needham, Esq. • Thomas Peach, Esq. ; Edward S ac h evere ll Ch an d os Pole, John S. A. Shuttleworth, Esq.; J. Slack, Esq,; George Henry Strutt, Esq. ; Gladwin Turbutt, Esq, ; Edmund Wilmot, Esq. ; Francis Wright, Esq. ; John Wright, Esq., Feb. 26. 2d Regiment of Derbyshire Militia—Hugh Pearson, Esq., Adjutant of tke 2d Regiment of Derbyshire Militia, to serve with the rank of Captain. County of Lancaster—William Bolden Bolden, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Henry Garnett, Esq., to be De puty Lieutenant, Feb. 22. st Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Thomas Kinna, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 24. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Thomas Edward Wilbraham, Esq., late Captain 39th Regiment, to be Major; William Henry Gillman, Esq., late Lieute nant-Colonel, 68th Regiment, to be Captain, Feb. 16 ; William Buchanan, Esq., to be Captain, Feb. 17; Wil liam Marshall, jun., Esq., to be Captain, Feb. 19. 7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—The Hon; Charles James Fox Stanley, late Lieutenant-Colonel Gre nadier-Guards, to be Honorary Colonel, Feb. 21. Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of `fewer Ham lets Militia—Frederick Vavasour Sandford, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Falconer, promoted. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Lieuten ant William Thomak Keene Perry Keene to be Captain, vice Vaughan, retired, retaining his rank ; Ensign Thos. Merrett to be Lieutenant, vice Keene, promoted, Feb. 21. Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—Captain John Robert Graham Pattison, late 27th Regiment, to be Cap tain, vice J. H. Moore, resigned, Feb. 19. Hampshire Militia Infantry —Ensign Henry Charles Chawner to be Lieutenant, vice Fleming, deceased; Re ginald Charles Riddell, Gent., to be Ensign ; Henry Ed wards, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 16. Hampshire Militia Artillery—Richard Dawson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Feb. 16. Isle of Wight Militia Artillery—Sumner Mitchell Sum ner Brockhurst, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Feb. 20. Fife Militia—Lieutenant-Colonel John Balfour to be Honorary Colonel, vice Lindsay, retired ; Major Charles Robert Wynne, late Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Balfour; Captain Frederick James Taggart Hutchinson to be Second Major ; George Sutherland Sim eon, Esq., sth Regiment Madras Light Cavalry, to be ' Captain • William Lindsay Paterson, Esq., to be C a pt a i n ; Andrew Aytoun, Esq., Bengal Artillery, to be Captain ; 'William Forrest, Esq., late 79th Highlanders, to be Cap tain ; Thomas Maitland Makgill C r i c ht on , ent., to be First Lieutenant, Feb. 23. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Robert Phipps Dod to be Lieutenant, vice Bennet, appointed to an En signcy in the Line, Feb. 24. Regiment of Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—Serjeant- Major Alexander Geddes to be Ensign, Feb. 23. Royal Wiltshire Militia—Captain Wm. Arthur Heath cote to be Major, vice Goddard, resigned • Charles Lever, Gent., to be Ensign, F e b. 19 ; Robert resigned; Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 20. The following appointments are substituted for those which appeared in the Gazette of Jan. 30 : Royal Cardigan Militia—Thomas John Hughes, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hughes, resigned; Atheletano Owen Powell, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Davies, resigned ; Syl vanus Lewis, Gent., to be Ensign, vacancy, Feb. 24. The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Feb. 6 : It ,yal Berks Militia—William Stares, Gent., to be En sign, vice Houghton, resigned, Jan. 16. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Bradbury, dealer in copper ores, Worcester. BANKRUPTS. Henry Byshe, otherwise Bish, builder, Brighton, Sussex, to surrender, March 13, at eleven, and April 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Freeman and Both amley, Coleman-street, City. Jolla Sykes, clothier, Littl e T ower -hill, M arc h 9, a t tNiro, and April 17, , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Aldridge and Brom ley, South-square, Gray's-inn ; S. A. Notcutt, Ipswich. Simon King, shoemaker, Northampton, March 10, at eleven, and April 13, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Mackeson, Lincoln's.inn-fields ; Duignan and Hemmant, Walsall, Staffordshire. William Palmer, draper, Aldgate, City, March 7, at one, and April 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Tur ner, and Tamer, Aldermanbury. Thomas Henry Rees, printer and publisher, Paternoster row, City, March 16, at twelve ' and April 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Upward, Copthall-court, City. James Turner, draper, Islington, March 5, and 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official as signee; Basinghall-street; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. William Keates, ironmonger, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, March 12 and April 2, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Reece, Birmingham. Thomas Frock, grocer, Nottingham, March 13 and April 3, at ten, at Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Not tingham. ; Coops, Nottingham. George Selby, iron enameller, Upper Thames-street, City, March 9, at half-past one, and April 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Ba singhall•street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry chambers. George Simpson, merchant, Church Fenton, March 20, at one o'clock, and April 16, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Walker, York ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Joshua Fisher, draper, Brick-lane, Spitalfields, March 9 at one, and April 12, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joh nson , official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bristow and Ta rran t, Walbrook. James Speller, sail maker, Wapping High-street, March 13, at half-past eleven, and April 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; A ppleton, Abchurch-lane. George Cunningham Stewart (not George Cumming Stewart, as advertised in last Friday's Gazette), draper and trimming manufacturer, Hackney-road, March 2, at one, and April 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gra ham, official assignee; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Je wry-chambers. John Whittaker, publican, Oldham, Lancashire, March 16, and April 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Ascroft, Oldham. Thomas Bothell Lawford and Edwin Maitland, wine merchants, Lombard-street, City, March 9, at half-past two, and April 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Wright and Bonner, London-street, Fenchurch-street. Haydon Lounds, coachbuilder and wheelwright, Bourn, Lincolnshire, March 6, and April 3, at ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Not tingiAtve ; ket Dcopktlg . ; J am€ , . Hew y .T (11, Ektpul,tl2l:, rhajr v; turer, New Oxford-street, March 9 at half -past twelve, and April 12 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell note his pills and ointment are eO",, j p. ' 4 . 1 scarcely be believed that his adve r foloY;‘" thirteen hundred papers in the un,t few would scarcely credit that P",roi ° llo l Y,' different parts of the world, the 81 '" millions of dollars for advertisiug;vlo;„ot'e' blishment, in the Strand, is one of ;ps i ; V o re,'l and should be visited by every 0 0 .1 ° I tAfA c O f ' 0' Babylon. He has now one in '-o,ortiio: York, where his medicines 0 6 ,0 Professor himself being there for ° • 5 tor y r l ( g ri are new no longer imported from (th- - the duty t. the .A oe r tbit, E at eon and daughter of _ lace, Herts. 11. It On the 13th inst., at L A Y 4 ,„ 0 12 '''' e Thomas Eyton, Esq., aged 77. f 0 _ii ,„ .61V.!:e '.,6'1) _-_____------------ bY P" 0 . 'O r LONDON : Printed and Published ... e. .-;,,,s ~,, t Tie - 'o'*" - cf No. 112, Strand, Printer, ' 3 ' '., , I _A. "•3"1-1, in Cis l'r*cing u r t,llO 0°24'8 OV Middlesex, Wednesclon Feb filltri ' 'tiltktla n , 0 1 With' Vinpi VSlB," , tit,„ s,l e raeti 7 ;ILI n74tcl the N' t io t, ti ti t, by " 3 1' the y uri na cor n en% Phair tie 1e D tV ira. ur clan exPeri kti t to t kl t p h oN. t 41 g 0 4 t o " lr 'kt ` t chsro'r4dß rep _en % 4 , t Otk 1154 5 t ki k! ° R ti '4o I le kte --- ra , Art I.4 lt e be jcly e .ecari, p tt 7 Au .% tl ~,, ar rtm o Bo ca n od in n, a 00(1 I'4l t:ll:l'itlC:erlertieti:' ma_ , b°W the * 1,4 41 37 e ( tOO gc ,01...tt,-IVCreitt q i, l.4 , % .ti42 T it:l . T it - t i. e r‘killari addr, epn e l, ltati ol ni to ) frel rn blo l e k ''` e in t ter „, the a PPI th, 8 Will M um , t() t : 41) n , 11, il cen ne , 41. e3 ,7 be e heir ;141 4 i 1 w1 1 4 ' 1 ' 1 a re) nr. ; 6 1 , 17:tr . I \ l4 tsi ' IN;tsttlttle;;Shotral kll tl oll red, o ld h4l;4Bt,a4ll'h r' ks lba3 4 , ° ebr fat aree 1474414'1 Nolik°,l trtulurtil Vrt‘ ti t )' b e ust! th —.%44{iesti official assigr ee, Coleman-street -buildings; p° St. Ann's-land. 13 - James Johnson, silk dyer, Macclesfield, 3 f ar , c t 4 114 ALB] 'eve Etc TO -N April 4, at twelve, at the Manchester Di ~ tat 8 , 3 3.; IICTI'I Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Wadsworth, u ta t is e rea, 2 * - g7Pti v 'r3' Ter, field ; Higson and Robinson, Manchester. Vr 4 hall, Piece Samuel Barnett, builder, Wellingtoll•r° o 2d i 'te road, Middlesex, March 10, and April 13, ate 1) : 1, tr '''''...........-----:: l ec Y t ... " 2 i o l ea t r ° r; o rr a t il i l l the Court of Bankruptcy. Caunan, officials manbury; Theobald, Furnivars-inn, Holborn. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION S, ,Strala, L•nd, John Keith and Son, booksellers, Glasgow. ~.--z---______ _________ • James Watson Finlay, printer, Edinburgh: „; I I 1 - A-TRO John Barr & Co., bleachers, Chapellfield, B.'' , . ~_ c o., ~ TIC Andrew Symington, farmer, Carmichael, D, , if, IVlng a wit fll Po The New CumnoclAron Company, and Carmichael', .:1 ,ir t la r. t war, and of i t p / f na and Company, iron manufacturers, New Colja , lo• 7 INtri:i s ik„ , tow ards t John Lawson and Company, calico printer., liit,lat,',',...,ltig, hiustr , Iltrl ot r 8 g r atefill ( II --..---....---- thn la e Fund , COUNTRY 411.4.iiiiELS. a nd 'ell s_glass %raze] LIVERPOOL---F EB. 23. ands A A . 7 --- --. There was a better attendance of millers, this morning's market than we have seen 0 !,.,7, City. 72 ,Old _ inquiry was made after wheat, but the actor...lf: o ;f . h _ e ly eet, ,,B n rOa! only moderate, at late rates. Flour found !ic,ito /)tree con.na-L_nd.-ca, concession of 6d. per sack being made. Teoo , ("1 1 ,,,,° 1 the Rti u ia L , articles of import this week, oatmeal and 1ca,7 8 p I ltt,t e ,?, e for Twent3 not pressed for sale; there were buyers of " e di, :! , iv er , s _ i, . bold over, at late prices, and the latter advecs . . i ii, . .lo t , e l;',? .ei r : va ce, ~, per qr. Oats were neglected, and declild.So.l. ",:rli s i 7 , „ ] bushel. No material alteration in other an ti TV II S co rT l ,l llg),,, sale of each is of a merely retail character. „ co ud _ cia , sg,,, continues. ~ .• Greeno -- ~ irea,,,, DunifricE and -I) nblin „. ' IPSWICH-Fxn. 27. I ~ Lori 4 , A small supply of wheat, and the trade dat, g , " ; Cork, reduction of is and 2s per q 44 r 72 0n last :: wecie l s 3o T," : ; 6cri tio§ .::9410::,a, lei.ertt:tbliaillatii.ni,fQoe4:osruvbin, aayewenntihsilet,vvatiot:ri is not a large supply, and sells heavy at a red Beans and peas as of late. ' PER QUARTER. S I ) 1 . °111) 0 N' rt, '''. a/ Wheat, red (old) 66s to 68s Barley, grind in g '' 4$ 6. 4 4 4 4 . wA T. Ditto (new) -s to -s Beans .............. • p , t entinu i ed el eoing L Ditto, white (new) 70s to 72s Peas - .................. 0 k?; trai n i Ditto (old) - s to -8 Ditto (white) .."'.... 00 • It cl'th for et s t_vl o ng Baxley, malting AVERAGES FOR THE W6E3E9lC:LuarteNtaseroF:ast. 6 1 s , 6. 1 1 , ks k t illit7 tt i a ttl aLeivii : g g li Wheat Oats Os „A tetilln fr ''' contint 9 fp . - sgs 1 : 1 1 / 4 .!trat,,r' Liver/ Peas Bears Barley HULL-FIB. 27. and il '', il 4 k e n i ; a ting Li' We are again without arrivals of- gra l a Teei:. ~ t tt tlo th itnilv t l yar;. i eea ' ar t ; l l,3 aY u s has been quite leaked tip during the Pa s , b , fsrl i ...Th etr e ( . l , ' I PS M. we had a moderate supply of wheat fropt.` ion, cov!i, ' 4 ,t,lat i ,ti leavi ng Le were most unwilling sellers at any redtte l o ryl,j tr;!eee re very little business was done. •In foreig a re bustP ''' ll ,ll 4 ; B l4 e,hte of th ing. Spring corn neglected. Rather la ° ingin linseed cakes. ~ --u al liana, , s s I a 100 6 t ' 4 ,.er s Wheat, English, red 68 to 70 1, Peas, greY " 1 ' 6 ,50 , ,;' . °NM I , Ditto white.• . 72 to 76 Linseed, 13 A bfir g11 , ,'„ 4, 1 N y \i-IN .A.IN Dantzic and Konigs- Ditto Fetcra - c i Aro?' kr to 1 N5,..... ) .* - ItEDß - berg PomeranianandHam- ange l ... !.•' ~ 1 N - n g ti t e l 'tweei :, • oerg ° f • ikt o n "e on the burgh ' 7O to 0 Ditto Konlos ~ „.., f k . est lines e Par Danish, Holstein, and Memel ...... " ~ Ltt,,,,_ Friesland 6B to 70• agl 4 7 t;'''t}l "lll 'G Ei - i i Isl- 0, !t e ,,, , n, on , 01,8,_ Russian and Odessa 60 to 68 Lins.c., liti' 010 0 0 . i'4, 0 St a r i 'it tlis Oats, English ' WI ' et, , i e e-lane Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 22 8 8 t to o 3 3 : Rapeßpeseed cake 5................ ',, tt lk ota ti pe i: lls: f l4 f a n zrr e , e Gt i o - i : op t d ri r Barley, malting 0 : ktlti'k'3'', w o o resha Ditto grinding 27 to 30 Ditto foreign. ;0, 1 ~, ~,,Cro , B l.stre i Beans Ditto foreign 42 to 45 Bones ...... ~,„'" l l , 4bl : y *te e' t, are a stre in : Peas, white and .... zt ... 42t222 ........... „..0.ye Mea l "''' 0, , h ttti er th e ' a s th e so vssOve, •' DV atid ha rges m COURSE OF EXCHANGE. - /„' 0-tmo a tes ' e 'rrect d i .., , f N . tn te • Amsterdam .. .. ........ 11 16 % Gibraltar • • -.,„.•,,, 11, Ih t in tht Ditto, three months .. 11 18% Legtorn •• " ...7 Va„, 4 111 tArtie rt i„, c ,° 4 Rotterdam ............ 11 18 % Genoa ... • • •::,, ~„' ~ , 4 o tkeis 4 . ll way - c . o n rr Antwerp .............. 25 30 • Milan .•• • • • ~.,, , ,,, d Brussels .............. 25 0 1 Venice .•• • " ~..:,,!I, )4,..._ tip Ilamburgh .......... 13 6% Naples •• " '',, /", A. ° Altona .. • • ............ - i Palermo •• " ,•••• i ' ' Bri dle l rate Paris. 1214 , Messina • • •'..':„''' Ditto, three months .. 25 37,i1 Lisbon .• •• • ' :„.'I eto.- "'nu , Marseilles ............. 25 37% Oporto •• •• " ~, ' ,,,:1 .„ D e , Cr Bourdeaux .. ........ - Rio Janeird•;: ~ ' ,l, 1), cr a , l - Artm ent F. ankfort•on-M sine .• .. 11 8~ Buenos AYI, iof ,„,,,, q r s port s er , Berlin .... .. ...... .. .. - New York, / 4 ,, I% Lo Ve,,,. Vienna ........ .... .. .. 12 55 Philadelphia ;„ , :ow,,r t kt hel l il 41'.1, 188 Trieste ................ 12 57 ' , Ricks (g'i, P i ', ' t4,, 1 1at i s id,. r..4"„Adnn Petersburg ...... ...... 35% Foreign Ga.', coo t•it, Den, al'ett ii nERF Madrid ............... 493 i Portugal Got; as ~, , k 4 he, ';' , .)s a r tri e lt, at Cadiz .., , .. 50% Mexican Do 4 _ ,„ , ' 't.'4a,jestra3'. Barcelona ............ - w Dater, ~ 4 ttort d s Viett Seville .. .. .. , , ~,...........pg r' / 11,), 1.,(5 _ qualiti SEABORNE MA Ll os ' „I )1, 4 , 4 0 , ong," ] kfi t , ' ,000 t the I ei il pop} 1 j --..5,..----• . 6or 1, -,/ t. (N signifies that the malls are Knit from ~,,) f ~tl. B 't„ .. 1, 00 ,;} • by the night-and at by the morning---flesPa"- f t / gee, ste e Nein v , kt e 'l (a i l '', Aed " reser ---- p r S. li - jit ',,,'Y 84' )I , eon tt Day wrien mao -ur - - ' roc. 'thl e , l ler,`,,thlg r '"eY r n COEN TRIEB in General Pest- ........ t2 %IA r,, r ,t'et , 1 ,,•0r a „,,, °Rice, London.* W S ~ • 'A,tr' 4 r,_ t ,l'e D 'II b e ' ' I',ar fi `kt'o7',lrkte,4!Der,r_e, A merica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday • ad 71) 'q4' t iLe'llf Uncricle k by United Sts. N 'co l 'hto'qb, • 1 Ala NI ' , 4% •R th - packet) ..........N ... . ..1.1 14' 0 , 4 t / 1 e4/1 ditto Ittp tmerica (by U • States op ~,o, i trt yr no el, „,,, e ~,,, r i; packet) .... • • ....N . i 5l tl' to ' l. the" c hie lith, I s t; CY be ll ' Australia (via South- ... . s p trace, p‘.o'ooc, a, t „s e , ampton) ..........M ~ .. .. ~,ettf, ''„ ri,cf, each clivtkle..1110111,1) Ditto (via Marseilles) NI Ditto (via Cape of Weill i loin , r ! , ', , ,,,LAg. )I'lll be cone cent Rope) ............N 1 .. . • ' ,71 b , t er , - eom, Africa (West Coast)..Nl23d of the month'' r',eP t ; ~ r , '14 4 ear i„Ner rri 'Alexandria...-. .. .. N ;8, 9, 24 ,& 30 of ~.,0 1 1, , :a fe e Dr , 41 40 C the j e 'Zt be Alexandria ..........m'4th & 20th of mos‘• ~e‘A' . ..'1,70 t, e deli rf :han: • Bahamas ......... .. M 17th of the mond' p ett,', 0 10; , ,, , :1 147.,,,,5e uaesnzd - te ‘ ,r e ma d at Bel Belgium ............N Dai1y.......... • . 40 r0,,,v0, - kr' .../.8 r Brazil ........ ...... M 9th of the month••,atll"f, ' Ot t st Buenos Ayres - ...... M ; 9th of the month • • ',7,,,p' , , h %rt.._ _ Cape of Good Hope ..N - 'u s ent .. ef th, 1itchizu1100.10t_.(:5..e..e..i..a..d.i..a..):: .. 11 w d., m e r it 0 ' ' :°: 1):::grne est': sout :P: s o/ 1 Cape of Good Rope .. N Cape de Verde .....N 9th of the m°" sb B°4l ' , i l ' 1 4 1;1 t nra vo „, ra m i ssi ,7 . 1 < a ...710 1 i ( channel Isles . . ...ziiaren' - e ' u tt r 17 ,,,,, , t, ,4 1 :. : 1 7 t i e l h ton ss li ni E ,, lt!: . th ~ C r Ma Constantinople China s Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. SO_l c er r 'l „. "''' , Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily .. • • • • D u ~ ,, f i , Egypt (see India) DOc cr ,,,(l lit , , I France ........ M& N Twice daily ••• • • • rhos r, ~ s(t, Gibraltar ..........M,4, 7.17, 20, 27 of m. d r, ) ,„ mit Greece (see India) • 1 1,r , '',1 't k ''... ... Greytown ..........M 1 2nd Sc 17th of mon. , d ,Sigl 'i l esykl af i.,,, , ~. .. .. liamburgh ..........NTuesday & Friday life ~',)' 'tt , , '•. ~ Havannah .......... hi ,' 2nd of the month O v e' oo r'" , ~,„,„ ''Etl . "• • • Rolland ............MIDaY.• •• •• .... " s o lettli' "Ilk .''• • Honduras • .... , ... „ Mll7th of the month. ~,,,o, ~,, ‘ i., t) India (viaSouthampt.) m ;4th & 20th of mon. ''','; f et'',' i ' l l%, '' •. , India (via Marseilles)M 9th& 25th of month 0 .e r. , L1 ~ ft' ~ ,ki t •., „ lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of mon p dol itle;ptf 1 k :Ten, i . *"•„ Ireland ........M &Ni Twice daily .....• r iu tt.4 ll :s' ,1c1e,,;41 may ." • Li5b0n..............M17, 9, 17, &27 of in. w , ri tk!Ll, , i 4 Th e o, 'be oa Madeira ............m 9th of the Mouth Z f err ) 1' tea 4 r ,, '•ord, h , ' it , Madeira • • • • • • ......N 236 of month •• • • ~ „" ere or ' Pep e 00 r Malta (see India) We i.' 1 ' 9 „, t eon only L a, of : s ere , Malta ..............N 8,18, & 28 of insii. - , y r, 411, *rac t i -") th e -c ntr Mauritius (see India) o` . - " , ls ' 4 2'ar, n g fora ilia eh mil. tet i , L k , te a e . Mauritius ..........N 14th of the moo.- ply ,' Feeley les, , p e „ 3 , 1 Mexico .ld 2nd of the month.• . .;,;It ' t 1 ,ti t ,,, ,- ely I arid ~, ' Der, Naples ..............N bthlsth2sthofM ol •... tir,e4,, ( d ap , i'' es Wing ,4 111, E New Granada ......I.lod & 17th of month 0 00 „.„ ) itk) Li. f r jhe s o New Zealand .......... ry private ship • fer 'o' 4 / ',th e 'od e i'il th e Per Papal States ........N sthlsth2stholinho• si etli s o c#Y , a r , , h e Nem, the i'ond Peninsula M Ithl7th27thofmelh,..orb., . ii , Or,, t rim t enae, ?bn e , Peru ..............M 2d & 27th of mod; riooty,,," "I'N'est e , r lA 14. 0 , 1 4 41 g. Port Natal .......... N By private shiP• • lf) eiAo t 'N t : o b e t :ed t Sicily •••• • . ........N sthlsth2sthotnion,pecer ' tl l t ei f e c i er en dee ), en . rttacanY ••.•.• •• • ...N sthlsth2sthoinion•laoti, i 1, 41,1'' the W l l l b e _fled, 26 & 17th °Monti , • A f I k N;totourrece , Van Diemen's Land (see .f i ' 0 i ( ! ! ' ll l4,l`' at ern'h 44, Australia) .. .. 0' ; t 0 11 ' l ll let th go l r y# 'el te kto "is West Indies ll4 2d Nt 17th o; maa I ir, I I t It r i n , rof c ' COT ..., nevi ~‘ t 4% Il td ~,4 OflT e 7 When any of these dates fall on a Sand s ' l4 e ' l le . : o ` l i , t 'itt t Fl i ,s t - L a i' be r : spatched on the following day, with the,4„ h IFP'' ii, k t tl h lt . o p 2 „ e lock ''''P . Pool Southampton), and the Malta, both of vm - 6 ., k „ .. 11, 4 -4 3 , t eli s',, l the preceding day. __,--- / 4f , tyr 'tS,„ne ~,,l th. "ring 1 I • ~ ''l •I's- '-ily A, Mart OF XATRA.ORDINA.B . - ' 13 :of i t i l g r") L'lti,,,t,':riZl will be t fe!` tO l e, 1, 4 ri, ler • readers have no doubt heard of Pr ° ,„dia,,,,b,o ef, \ kat ~theauat be a , whether we Cali to the confines of India, ', t, "o 1, - ;‘har t d ' fv• 0q) ti d • c Australia or fornia, the wilds 0 rotl (fir , y gp i , el '"'ere, of China, or, in fact, to say 00 er ,f ki„ - Itt., r .„, " Holloway's medicines are kn o b til e d, /," Ntil -- ' , FIRNI 'a language and in every newspaPe r l i r 0; lid t • erica , s e .et• i3, • / ,l ' t •' 1)- _ (thus saving the duty to the li-r", 1 " 4 rv • , , t,Nrgo It - proof of the greater celebrity of f:,b r a vrP i ef, , Iltei'xct, P i add, among other things, that P l 7 , e ta c ,",P 33 'lo o ;: cf I , k tiS t t l t , O P kri, i m. traveller, and last year visited St • ' t o tY - 10 tti Vci,"N. I.. 44 k r tt; had the honour of being presented,; 0 1 0 0 1 1 ,0 til, kiri t, av:'‘tliklT, obtained permission for the oa`A, - 00( 4 7 it e c „,4's . . D 'e l' txNec it ' throughout the Russian Empire. r [ d ell , 177,i 0 , o r t , , - „4,, - .,0r 0 1 ,1' this he had audiences of the tr a dePA'civa'o7 ‘: l l ,,t ki -I ,tve w l 'eco, l 7e Portugal, which resulted in roYg',,` i g to e ' c o l 1. 4 ,,S k IN i . 4'. apron -41 for the introduction and sale of :' - ii'Aia c e P / r : lt i k tik, B a til two kingdoms. A similar hono u i . t hsLolfrA P t tiN, oi 4 t 4 ly ' bins by the King of Naples, and , - ,t vo ° Olt' i 'EN, 4ll.e ',°' lje a c i' He had been to all the court s - , 0 fo r A o ll ° } 0) I, lkY h7 ti,Y P '° ; l B n D, almost everywhere special privil, e g t ipt, v i i to t ii ," ' k ki, l 't,l i ga t t:, 4 to ; medicines. It must be admitteoA-50; p tP - I ) !,, k tp''' 4l a,;:::ll7' B 4l greatest advertiser that ever live'd op) , tk^ , , l 4 lll: p litt, k Naely the largest fortune in that lin e - / kt - t' la' Ila - N.rhi-e I New York Daily Sun. tk , /trlNt,ta: for to i. t)4 i r4 t ly b tr,, tt k.k 4 thho 'en '' _ B I I i 2' t", i' ''i" .4k . 4 N, It ' 111'1 ; 1 '1, 1" qt ' n c s tt i i .-- i i a. CP? OF A SO S ' ice 0f fitV,15,%,181L ha le •itt -., 2 3 On the 28d inst., at Exeter, f''' - if l' l l ' l S l lls et t Hamlet', Royal Engineers. It ' I A ht, i 't, 4 "". OF A DAClGll,tincelll4;tet,," 1,4 , \L I 141''''Y I ikt:tl,:tr t 0484 On the 25th inst., at No. 45, ti . ,.." g Ps . ______ „„,,, i square, the wife of Samuel Low flue- ' -,,' . 44 °1 ) 1, .. 11 __ rp , j orrg. ' 1, 41 N e,, t4 : N 2. °l ‘ i MABBI t -' h K.e,..,.0' 1 , , 4 4 k l'qtai l se ,, Jogeß EIVro , o . :,'"lt'q t4 te tn - On the 20th inst., at Clifton, ,__tones_ of Ny • h,4 f r :f 1 to Louisa, youngest daughter of 9; 1 ; 0 0 ', g ri t ' )• 0 ;.9. 411 0 1 ; 13 \v i ',' z , On the 23d inst., at St. J o hn'opi: 00 )110, Yin k y,,1,,,,p.. i't ;),cf.t4'ir irtiolli son of 'Wm. Patey, Esq.. of 3 7, ,rhe0V 4 p l':t t, AT 3 .' Ann, eldest daughter of Thoxong ' / r'l I, I.\'o In t , '' I, l`k 4q tAk ilPt net', late of the city. /43 i', ' l , e tN ' ' j ,,, , 4 0 co Ip i t , I's 4 . ,4, kg k St., At rabic On Iff P ' t ee l'ls i De' 1 ''‘ ,-, `, 4 t t il i'tt• sit ov-P l t ; Pr " 11, 1 ? ° Biti On the 27th inst., at 6, r*l ( A s tro ,o°o - , , te l / 41 r! R e., ' Bryan Donkin , Esq., F.R.S.) ' al " 4 , Or ° , ( s ell9 l 1‘, 4 , * *:, t 'l , ill hk tree'''. -, •-, ', k 'l t - 1, 2, -ey 1 Surrey, aged 7. kg lab P'' t' °II ke ''' A On the 24th inst. , at 20, rs r T u cbr A' e 4:0 4 1 4 i 'At 11 :1 John Ward, Esq., of Calverletto r e el , ei6 e t t.: o ; 041 , 1q, l i i ): Iitt t lI zt e t i i , , On the 23d inst., the Re'r . :d 84. , s , e r, ; t be ' ,r,,, kl k kh a, I pt.. 4 ,te, o r curate of Lane-end, Bucks, ape O f fo, o e b iot it y t c ,ftiq ( 4 1.,: k1 It On the 9th inst., at Balaklavgi,.3 a y . ? 4.1 00 ~; 0 I t k i ld),l'or t ket Esq., surgeon 95th Rest., sg ed 'Efo lit of ' ''llirktellillre at th house of her father, It°s° pcl•P Jo ?' 0,,4,1i1t.,, 1 ti ea .36 . 'tb, C I P teeir'ctcttra`kllo I son and timi ah tar of James P 1331 .- if e sLi ' 4LM%l l ''.kiP'll ' C , fin.. -