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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Professor ANDERSON'S GREAT CARNI VAL BENEFIT, MONDAY and TUESDAY, March 3 and 4, 1856. Professor ANDERSON most respectfully begs to inform his friends and the public, that his GRAND CARNIVAL COM PLIMENTARY BENEFIT and DRAMATIC GALA will Q :!• CIF on MONDAY and TUESDAY, 3d and 4th of March. It will comprise Opera, Drama, Pantomime, Burletta, Melo- Bram; and a Bal Masque, thus constituting a round of amuse ment more copious, attractive, and varied than has ever oc curred in London. In fact, it will he the first time in the his tory of entertainments in England that any such thing has been even attempted. In America on benefit occasions, awl when it is desired by professionals to pay a mark of respect to a deserving benefieiaire, a Dramatic Carnival has been organised and attended with the most profitable results. The Carnival at Covent garden will be an effort to realise on Eng lish ground that which American ingenuity and enterprise has already accomplished with success in the Trans►tlantic Theatres. The Carnival will commence on Monday, March 3, at one o'clock, with the performance (the last in London for ever) of the great Pantomime of 1856, in which Miss Harriet Gordon, Miss Emma Horne, Mr. Harry Pearson, Mr. W. Shalders, Mr. C. Brown, Mr. W. A. Barnes, and Mr. Flex more will sustain their several characters. To be followed by the most popular Burletta of the day. After which, a two act Drama. Then a three-act Opera. To be succeeded by the greatest Farce of modern times. That to be followed by the New Squib. And the whole to conclude with an amusing Ballet. The whole of the various Artistes who are to appear, and among them are these who take highest rank in the Theatrical world, have most kindly, and without reserve, ♦olunteered their services. Every employe in the Theatre has, with similar good. feeling, expressed a wish to serve without fee or reward. The performances commencing on Monday, at 1 p m., with he Great Comic Pantomime of 1856, entitled YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or, HARLEQUIN GOOD HUMOUR AND 'I PIE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. leing a LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS. " It was a marvellous sweet° and goodly© sight to see those two Princes, in the flowere of their age, in the height of their strengths and in the diguitie of their manly° beautyo, cora- Inanding two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and elemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and destroye, meet in that peaceful valley°. and embrace like • 'brothers, in the sighte of the choice uobilitie of either land." e--The Chroniclers. The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr. A. Harris, with the same attention to Scenery, Costumes, and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Ri • goletto," "Il Trovatore," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the ' Various Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New mid most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super latendenee of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by Mm's, Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. 'Glover, and namerons Assistants. The Opera I,g written by Mr. George Augustus Sala. The Music composed Loder (who has obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being PrOduced at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental Dances arranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett. The Com - c Tricks invented by the Brothers Brong,h, Mr. A. Harris, and Mr. William Dorrington. The New Spectacular Designs by M. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi -2417 by Mr. H. Sloman and numerous Assistants The Ori ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by M Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James assisted by lifr. Beauchamp. Tho Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers, assisted by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by Mr. Ho gg . The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist, Dir, Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick ards, of Brydges-street. Covent-garden. The Novel Gas Arrangements by Mr. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole Production being ander the Immediate Superintendence of Mr, A, HARRIS. Scene I. 'ME CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN SUBTERRANEA.NUSSIA. Gnomes—ltritannicus (a fine old English Gnome), ono of the olden time, bearing a close resemblance to the " Old Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un adulterated British Spirit, strongly opposed to anything in the shape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and great in his be lief in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville. Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey, Ricks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page , uvegory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford, Stewart, Ranoe, and Clare. Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus ton, Mr. Samuels ; Candescentington, Mr. A. Smith ; Match- Well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; blazes, Mr. Yeller; Craters-omit, Mr. Spindle; Torchlight, fir. Jaffer ; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ; Plamington, Mr. Pa.xman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater vomit, Mr. Simkins ; llotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso, Elockey; Nitrebauk, Mr. Pratt. scene 11. TBE LAND'S END, CORN Vir.A.LL, WITH THE CAR OF THE DRAGONS. Good Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is • con dueive to the very reverse of contempt. The prettiest page in the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss Harriet Gordon. Diorama—No. 1. MR EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON, And his Enthusiastic Rocop,tion. Diorama—No. 2. QUEEN VICTORIWirriii TO NAPOLEON'S TOMB, In the Hotel des Invalidos at Paris. " And o'er that shrine the last Rememt ranee quench Of Malice 'twixt the English and the French 1" Seeno 111. THE DECK OF "THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR DECKER, 1 28 Guns (the first English Man-of-War). The vessel lyin alcngside the Quay at Dover, with THE EMBARKATION OF HENRY TFTE EIGHT ' • lienry4he Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residin Mme tide ago at No. 1, Westminster, whose idea was that it 15 impossible to have too much of a good thing, or a goo king A good wife being a good thing, he thought that th Bore wives he had the better. Himself being a goo.l king he decided that he could not inske too much of himself, au I he is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person: of his faithful representative)—Mr. Hirry Pears,in. Pretty Poppet(Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sternal, The Queen of England—Mr. Jones. Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— Mcsdlles Itosey, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily. Cardinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed t "swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespero—Mr P .Q. Villiers. Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a Weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear - --will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, an 1 whose maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives " •"-Mr. D. Stewart. Crew—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up bs , rt ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partingten ; Bob Holystone, Mr Ledyard ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Dock. Mr. Woodfield; Ted Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope, Ifr. Henry; Dick Longboat, 'Mr. Barry; Peter Stanchion }4 r. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ; Hal Hammock Mr. Harvey; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill aunt line, Mr. Payne. Diorama—No. 3. VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM at SEA. Scene IV. THE INTERIOR OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I Between Guisnes and Ardennes. _Francis I.—(Next door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry VIII., No. 1., Westminster, but who himself " didn't quit . . Rye in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other side of the water.") A monarch of the same age as Henry, and nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.) of the original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a complett, Kate on the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with a hooked nose (who, in consequence, always looks sharp)— Mr. W. Shalders, Pages.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair, Webber, Gaveston, E. Gaveston, Prince, &c., Le Sire do Firmboisy.—(Lord Grand Chamberlain to the Wench King)—Mr. H. Caries. Queen of France.—Mr. Gough. Maids of the Bed-Chamber of the French Qncon.—Mcsdles. brapblanc, Contrepoiat, Ricleautin, Oreillerine. Scene V. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Introducing a Grand Pas de Rosicre, by Miss Emma Horne. Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ranoo, Kendall, Martinez, Rose, Arlington, Losh, Gregory, Turtle, Ford , atewart, Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood• ivard, and Tressidor. English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Roba. Suffolk, Mr. Ab colon, Buckingham, Mr.-Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cum berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr James, Sussex, Mr. Thomas. French Courtiers.—Chteau Marges,px, Mr. Thompson. Chateaux Lafitte, Mr, Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul - lien, Mr. Charles. St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds. Bourgoyne, Mr. Waters. De Chablis, Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr. Scott. GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH o: GOLD. After Holbien's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace Scene VI. GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHA.TEA.II, Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs. Four Fine Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their Clogs. Scene VII. !THE OUTSIDE OF ELONDETTE'S FARM. Blondette (a village Rosnre so purely innocent, that silo sees no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them being kings)—Miss Emma Horne. Coquelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated vide " Spier's Dictionary") signifies " Poppy." He is, xever theless, tho reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide awake. (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who dne: sot happen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly ; C. Brown. Scene VIII. The Abode of the Fairy Queen in THE GOLDEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR. (By Mr. Wm. Beverley.) Miss E. Thorne The Fairy Queen General Tra - nsformation. Mr. C. BROWN W. A. BARNES (The Trnsatlantie ITOR Panto Miss seimist.) Columbine . Clown The GREAT FLEXMORE ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW, Harlequin .. Pantaloon .. REDLEA.D-SQUARE. A Glass of Al. and a Stomach-ache for 4cl. Genuine double- Yon•up-Stout—Up to Snuff and down to Pepper—How th 4 Bread Rises— Sweet upon Sugar. All pickles to believe ill Pickles—Chalk-farm Dairy -Cows ♦. Pumps—Gunpovelei Tea, " warranted to go off"—Pale Ale pezuliarities. Imps.—Quassia, Mr. Wyatt ; Strychnine, Mr. Scott ; Blue train, Mr, Carter; Oxyplumbi, Mr. Strangeways. The terror of Tho " Times"—The Lancinations of the " TAncet"—Black Crosses in Red Lead-square. THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CKATEAU DE MEPHISTOPHILES, HELIGOLAND. Magic Somersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman—The Dragon la diable —The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper able, Go-a-head Bottle—" 100/. Reward, who'll Shoot a Clown I"—The Blunderbuss of Botheration —Bursting of thf Wizard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre vented—Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins "—The way to Crush the Crushers, TEE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL. ...Rusticity in the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities— xtighland Reel, introducing a grand Flexmoreaa Medley--The Portfolio of Inexhausibility and Universality—The Ineaptur able Harlequin —Very " fowl" proceedings—The Seductive S edan -chair—Strange Birds in a Cage. WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CHRONOMETI CAL-VILLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON- E NETVILLE BELLHANGERV ESTABLISHMENT, BELLEVILLE. Boma from Scotland Cab Fares and Mans Forop CONTRACT FOR SCOTCH BARLEY. Department of the Comptroller thr Somerset-House, 231 February, I W' , 6 1111 E Commissioners f or execu ti ng th e Office of 2. Lord High Admiral of the Milieu Kingdom of Great Britain 4ed Ireland, 1)0 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on T ['UR:SO.IX, the 6th March next., at One o'clock, they - .111 be ready to treat with ~eh pasons as may he willinz to contract for supplvin:: and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores At Deptford the undermentioned Tiz. When to be d•"livered. Lbs. Half in 3 weeks, and the remainder in COTC a BARLEY ..5D,000 3 weeks nfterward3, or ea• tier if pre ferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be male for the whole or any portion of the Barley. Their Lordships reserve to thein , elves the power, when the Ten iers are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part hereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of in contracting firany, and also an unlimited power of selection. Samples of the Barley snot less than 21tes.) must be produced by lie parties tendering. The sample' produced by perms whose tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the con ract h, s been decided. No tender will he received sinless made on the printed form pro vided for the nurpos., ant which may he ob`ained on application at Ike said of onto Commande - Bev's. coodacting the Packet Ser vice at f.iverpool, or to the - ollec'or of nustotns at Bristol. The conditions of the revised contract, to which :articular atten ti" is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and Bristol. No tender will be received alter One o'clock on the day of treaty, snd it will not be ernLred that the party tendering or an agent on •sis behalf shonld attend at the °Mee on the day of contract, a, the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated him and his prposed sureties in writing. Byer?. tender must be addressed to the 'zecretary of the .Admiralty bear in the left-hand corner the words, "Tender for Scotch Barley," and must also he delivered at Somerset House. TR SEcRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. ust , L.blithed. price 13.. illustrated with eases; tree by poit for 14 stamp e, ;c'ERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms. anti Cure.—Au Essay on Spar aatnrrtima, with Practical Observations on a eater and morn tr.:c., aqui mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generattv: , -tom, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting an d .t.inzaialaing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of Try variety of comolaint, whether arising from solitary habits, ,12Stlg, awhiont, or climate, followed by practical remarks, Jimmie tw-mity years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, -rvo s .tbility. Local Weakness, Spermatorrhma. Ike. To which e edeci, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre 1t ne flints on the evils emanating from empirical pructics-, n ha dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on h -0 important disorders. By etAMUEL LA'MERT M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUA I:E. LONDON. s or of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the Uttiversity of Edit, irgr, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Sueletv• .icenti ate of Apothecaries' Hail, London, ace., ar.e. -e essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con e resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesse, v ck have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Mar . 0 1, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, an er CIO , of disease known to modern pathologists. Its pemsa: i entertaining secret doubts c h. h u o mn are conscious of having hazard: rirtic physical recurs oond m it e i n on de . d and o d he wait'', happiness, and privileges to which every human being ci atlf d it is fOsolutely necessary that all men should know, that there ar inciple z of personal management which cannot be violated whim stuung grievous penalties, sod when wisdom and regret succe, heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these ponaltit iy es mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be remove .11 how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above al at there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or function, Tangernsut to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cur. " te Authar ha: for a series Of years been engaged In an extensh ietice in the treatment el these delicate complaints, which hay ortunately been too generally confided U the care of i gnore !metrics, who Indict great injury on those who are induced to plan tith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY ntaY be had price Is, of Mogan. Sher vood and Co., 23, Paternoster-cow; gamey, 68, Oxford -street 4erne,l9, Leicester-square; Mann. 39, Comhill ; or free by post fo 14 stamps to any address ftom the Anthor's residence, 37, Bee ord-rwire. At home for consultation daily from eleYe'l till two, said *cm fill t ill eight. STAR PACKETS from tho TERRACE PIER, GisAVESEND,'9, 2. *UAW', TILACKW 1.1"..1., on the arrival of the fol owing Trains from Fenchurch-streei, 1014, 3 14, welther permit- The Packets will call at the Roshcrvillq, Greenhlthe. Purtieet and North Woolwich Piers. To or L.ond'on•• . ...... 10d. .. Ls. 2d. ("Ica.vosend Illueltwall or Woolwich Bd. .. anti London.... • • -• •• - • • Rd. .. Os. 10d Frith ~ n I Black wall or Woolwich.... •• 6d. .. 03. Bd. tvw e• rraves and Intermediate. Piers.. .. Ad. October 23, 105. pRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY (LIMIT_ED). The DI, t etc)/ a of this Company are prepared to receive apples lions far the Company', Ron Is to Thy amount of 53,3001, to b 3 issued at the rates and for the periods foloicimt : If far six months certain, or for live year: subject to three months' natice by either party, at 6 per cent per st• :num ; If for more than six months certain, but not more than eighteen months, 514 per cent, per annum If for mare than eighteen mmili; certain, 5 per cent. per annum. The subscribed Capital of the Company is 750,0001., of which 650,0001. is paid up. _ The Cotnnany's total borro,anz power is 109,0301., which has already been ex , retse4 to the extent of 46,7001. Applielti"lll to be addressed to the Aecretaiy, at No. 1, Copthall buildings, Throgtnorton-street, London. By order of the Hoard. WA. HENRY WI NI ALL, Secretary. London, 29th Febrnary, I QM. w. ~..-ter .w.,,,~ . 2G. beasts to-day. 3 attendance of od for the best tiful supply of The number of nd store calves ef, 6d to 60; , 7d tc 74.1 per fat, 5s Ott to 0 11 tins aid r' 53 'here was a fair ly, with a con• average 2m 7 1 the average, I d verage, la UP' up. PER. 4-12ths. 0-12ths. 9-12ths. 8-12ths. 3-12ths. iie, and both, ,ock on alines , ' lisposed of 0 qr., but other the value of tics. 633 Oti to 38s 0(1. Oats. 36 to 38s 0(11. Kittle doing in )ring corn un• arley, maltiag 8 to 37e, 2240 76s ; peas, 401 neral Post-ofr°l re dtvi n Mar. 14 Feb. 27 Mar. 21 ItTnce rttg Mar. 6 !Dell} Mar. 16. Mar. 16 Feb. 26 1 Ta.T0. 41 Mar. 4 1 Tiviaodat' Mar. • var, Gthntrn.' 4 B,c 20 10 Feb. 26 . 4 sy 201 a it:ll'Feb 26 iton )rt. UncA!"lo )rtzt I D ticarua tot); 1 & 16 mol tron l l & 16 man 118 will tie de• the In itk, [espateh. , 4 the c mPetingg Wednesdnf Bill. On *eed to peti -3e Counties —The ad [nate young V.llage, on sed's body n Vi 5d that the Id produce head, and , at pockets, oi'y uncle! luced di d Fair. The absence of dec eseecril 11 the sth oit, Citron- SrEcTAcbsg• vs Glassss. Albemarle 3rk luabla aud, verful and , and Per: acts viewed my, navb tra ordinary r extra eye. urn't, pe can be .1f distant, .ger and all their vary' n than the -The Royal cry small, by which ley answer ra 0 10 miles. Lehtirez, to 3. Opera, wonderful the great• e derived apaired ie rsons arl rute occn• magnify. oliauge 3 Lssistauce. u•, an el ument for pass atly r lan be, not per. tt church Df singing Is all the II - marl°. tel. Conn sell London- irk, the Clive. of Mr. I, Com a, OEI7 Esq., James e eldest • t, Pen- Henri 10 40th mate- of the wharf, I, Suf- for ,tterly n Jas. Regi- P~4' . ~ 19,7tial Movements of the Age—What's o'clock —" The Clock strikes two"—How to Ring a Belle—Umbrella Courtship—Who's your Hatter'?—Early Closing Association—" Love Laughs at Locksmiths"—La Varsoviana —The Strike of Belles against Time. Grand Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexmorini. HIGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE. Apartments to Let. A Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta bleaux--Punch's Pocket Book—Patent Perambulators-- Ast ley's Equestrian Feats—Policemen and Cooks—Monsieur Tierce—All-round Collars and Punch's Coats—The quickest way to the Coal-cellar—Spirit Rapping Extraordinary. HAIIt•DRESSEF.'S, FILTER MANUFACTORY, PICKFORD'S PARCEL WAREHOUSE, AND NEWS VENDER, The Purifyinr: of Old Father Thames—The Invasion of London :—The Russians set the Thames on fire —Foreign Fruits and British Stuffs—Odd Importation of Bear's Grease—gar diuians and Zouaves—The Illustrated London News —The Humours of Good Humour. THE APOTHEOSIS OF YE BELLE ALLIANCE, Desizne4l by M. Gllerim. ENGLAND AND FRANCE Mourners at One Altar—Victors on One Throne. The Coro nation with the Coronals of Valour by the Genius of Victory. THE PANTOMIME to be followed, at 4 o'clock, by the Dra'na of real life, in Two Acts (with permission of T. Payne, Esq.) entitled TIME TRIES ALL, Mr. Leeson (a Merchant), Mr. George Cooke : Matthew Bates (his Partner), Mr. Basil Potter ; the Hon. Collander Yawn. Mr. Kinloch ; Charles Clinton, Mr. F. Hall ; Tom Tack, Mr. T Clarke ; Laura Leeson, Miss H :rbert ; Fanny Fact, Miss Somers. To be followed by; at half-past 5 o'clock, the Scottish drama of GILDEROY. Jock Muir, Professor Anderson. At a quarter-past 7 o'clock, the favou rite Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amine, Mrs. Henri Drayton (late Miss Lowe) ; Elvino, Mr. Henry Haigh ; Count Rodolpho, Mr I'mrand. Then, at a qnarter.past 9 o'clock (by the very gracious permission of E. T. Sm'th, Esq.), Mr. Charles Mathews will himself appear in the celebrated Drury lane Farce of the GREAT GUN TneK, supported by Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Worrell, Mr. James Rogers, Mr. Templeton, and Miss M. Oliver. After which. at half-past 10 o'clock, Mr. Leigh Murray- will apherii.: inreonlnnetion with Professor An lerson. and imitate Mr.,_charles Mathews, Mr. Charles. Kean, and Professor Anderson, in the new Squib en Wed WHAT FOES HE WANT? The wi.ole of the First Even ing's Entertainments to conclude with -a Grand Ballet, in which Mademoiselle Auriol, Miss Emma Horne,. Mr. VP. A. Barnes, and Mr. Flextuore will appear. The Second Even. ing; Tneidav, March 4. will be devoted to the Great Wizard's GRAND BAL MASQUE, which will commence at 10 o'clock —doors open at 9. The whole of the spacious Pit will be entirely covered, the Stage thrown into the Salle do Danse. The Carnival will thus comprise a Dramatic-day, Monday, March 3, ou which Seven (Efferent P niormances will take place, and more than six hundred artistes will appear ; and a Second 'lay entirely devoted to the Bal Masque. Admission to the entertainment on Monday will be : Grand Bdcony, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit and Amphithe• atre Stalls, 2s. 6(1. ; G dlery, is, ; with the privilege of leav ing the theatre and returning, or of taking refreshment in the theatre. Admission to the Bal Masque an Tuesday, for a lady or gentleman, ss. 11 AD.. , IME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. EXETF.R RATA, THE FIND It is respectfully announced that Mr and Madame GOT. ft iCEI MDT w;11 give an EVENING 'ERT of SACRED and MISC ELL A.N . nu , MCJiIf!, with Full Bind and Chorus, at Exeler Ball. on TUESDAY EVENING, Nfa•ch 11, 1456, the proceeds of which will he presented to the Nightingale Fund. The Programme will comprise Mendel:sohres hymn, " Float my Prayer,') Go I," for Soprano, Chorus, and Orgm, Madame JENNY GOLDSCIPSIDT B- ethoven's Chiral Fantasia, Pianoforte, Orchestra, enrlChorits ; Pianoforte: Mr. Otto Goldichmidt. 'rho 138th Psalm, for Sop , ano Solo, aril Chores, by Mr. Otto G,ldschruidt (first time of perfbrinance) ; Solo part by Madame JENNY Gotasscfmtnr. Meyerbeer'a Trio, " Borst I Itt," for Soprano and Two Flutes, Madam: JENNY GOLDACIIMIDT ; Flutes, Messrs. Pratten and Itemnsat. Finale tr, Weber's " Eurvanthe ;" Sam - ina part, Ma lame JENNY Gor,uscumfDr. Beethoven's March and Chore; from "The Ruins of Athens." The Fail Programme, will be ciAly announced. Con dtvtor, Mr. Benedict. 0 this occa.ion the seats threnzhout the Hall will be numbered and ltrserved, prl"e One Guinea each. 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Morning Per 'ormanee every Aaturlay at 2 "clock: nilht at 3. rrivate ~ o x..a m 1 Malls maybe eenrel In a ivance, •-vitho:lt extra cintrge. Poly- Zraphic-hill, Kim; Willia , n-st•Tet, Ctiarlng-cross. TO THE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN MEDICINE, SUR GERY. AND MIDWIFERY IN ENGLANP AND WALES. THE SOCIETY of APO CHECA.RIES earite•tiv invire the attention f the r , t,.S to tha 1311! winch has been introduce, into the lions,. of Commons to al er and arn.nd the law, regulatin: the Medici'. Prole , sion . The , loelety have no hesttatioa in tthliely e •• pressing theiropinlon that the changes in the 11.. v whi , h are eontemp'ated by this 8111 W"llifi prove highly detrimental to the interests of Getter II Praeti tioners,that is to say, to the int- rests of a great majority of thos, who are pr Wising he healing ,rt in this cenntry. 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We trust this may not be the last, if he shall !ctn.*. any 3ther equally flagrant evil which it may be in his p )wer to cor rect." Lend on Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet sympathisers,' end ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its tv,,,y into the hands of those who safer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of holy and mind, and what is of lees importance, thou4h it is that which the quacks most prize— much enoney......This volatile is well qualified to put an cnd to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcoa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therofore, likely to do much good." imnrion: 11. vtalliere. '219, Recent-street. V/.-4_--/d A r 7 7 ,7 NE N% SPAPER (01040 _ , . ft - , • . kr 1 'M ; c c: / 6 ' l . // • ' / Bury what would be the most Co. - -4 .. '" • , V , 4 10 ` cS S . C . • lt 11 , , -i I 4 • to bring forward his motion; wh Pt t , ) i 1 1 ; Ai - - it when the Speaker left the elair, . . • .*`. l 4 l° V, t , , 19„ A;14. , 414. Arc' • • I • 11—•4 1 .• k • %, 1 , , • . bring it ferwar.l av , uh , tlntiv , e t : mat . . 4:7 vq " ' ty LA, 4VC,, ^ Ip•rd PALMERSTON 'wit it s . la I V ./ o k ;.; - . - • T ••• I • 1•••, ~t, i -• •••• ••7 • 11t• • ,,e . 7s, ,4 the bon. member himself. The GOYS kep t T 4 • / . !, • f t:, • Ft ) OLT. s')V prepared with an amendment to , THE M‘NEIL-TULI A OCH REPORT. In answer to a gnestion from an-HoNr. MEMBER, Lord PALMERSTON said that 'ibis inquiry Would be public, reserving a discretionary power `to the' court to conduct any print with closed cl•ors.. The Coininission would have no power to take evidence on oath.: To give that power a special act must be pa;ssed., LONDON. FRIDAY _EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1856. [ PRIOR 4D. STAMPED SD• • Qußrt EY.—ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT.—To bo 5.4 HA), the LELSE of an El,Thi-roomed 110U.4E, with , aelt and in Ott Gardints, situated about a mile from the bridges, held 4t a low I,:rc and rent, and let to a highly-ruspeetaive tenant. Will e sold a I>at the money being retrtired in business.—Apply - to •Er. John nozer, auctioneer, 16, Walbrook. THE MONETARY SYSTEM. . Mr. 11IT.TNTZ moved fin- a select committee to inquire how far the present monetary system was in accordance with the requirements of the country, and . to censlder i it could not be improved and amended,,, He (gr. launtz had abstained for six yeord from mentioning . thi4 sub. j-ct to see the effect the sold diecoveries ;would have on this question. That had not -gained the alteration be contemplated. (Hear.) Hs hnd considered this question now for forty years, and be thought the only way to understand the npbjeot was by taking, a retrospective view of . the question, and to do that it was necessary to g 3 'hi c k t, the reign of William. the Conqueror. (Lsughter.) HOti. gentlemen might laugh, but it wasi necessary to do that, because that period was" the' only Nonni period connected with the qu i ption when the 11 sterling was a pound weight of silver. Alteratinrs took place ,in the - currency in . the reign of Edward the Third, Fleury the E;ghth, Quen Elizvbeth, and William the Third. In 1760 the paper money in circulation amounted to four millions, in 1785 to seven millions, in 1790 to eleven . millions, and in 1797 to sixteen millions. This went on increasing, and dent-relating the Me tallic currency, until 1810, 'when a committee of this honse recommended the Bank of England resorting to cash payments at the end of two .yeare, but which fortunately was not carried out. The hon, gen tleman then traced the changed that had taken, place since that period, and alluded to the various panics that had occurred, and to the pa s sing of the Ref ;rnt Bill, whilh he hoped would .have been the means of 'intro ''acing sensible business-like men into the bowie, but in which he hail been disappliated. - (Laush• ter.) ' After the defeat of the Whigs In . 1849, they had the late Peel in - *Mot, • aritti onto. ported in a most extraordinary manner two kwo--- Obe the Cornlaws, which were to keep corn at Bs. perbmthel, and the other the money laws, which were to bring,it to ss. per bushel. It became necessary for that statesman to abandon one or other of these ineauree, and, being pledged more to the money laws than - he was to the Corn-laws, he gave up the latter. The Banlcot England in 1847 as nearly stopped payment as at any period of its existence, and had it - not been fu V at celebrated letter, which was to do everything, but did nothing, the Balk would never have been able to right itself ; and in 1844, the act that was then passed was found necessary to support the act of 1819. After that came the railway speculations, 'which the late Sir R. Peel encouraged ; and, lastly, the gold discoveries at a time when the whole munetary.system was about t's exolotie. Aa he wished for was a fairly con stituted committee to examine into the question,"se as to give eetisfaetioe to all classes. Mr. PEACOCKE supported the appointment of the committee, but on different grounds 'from that of the hon. member for Birmingham. He denied that the price of cold waa fixed. and said he should rather the ounce of cold was coined into four ,over , igus inetead of five.' 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Ry the Annual Report for 1854, It appeared that the number of Folido; then hi force was 3,01, insuring 1,337,5004, and yielding an income of 55,2071.• • At the Fourteenth Annual Meeting, held on 29th 'ovember, 1855, It was shown that on the 3 , lth June last Th number P.,licles in force w•ts ...... •• •• •• 5,356 The amount insured was. • .• • 2,556,912/. Sc. 2d. The annual Income was • • • • • .. • • 10 , 1,711 i. 18s. I Id. Two Bonuses have been declared (in 1818 and 1853), adding nearly 2 per c mt. per annum on the averag.t to some assured, and by which Policy of 1,0001. issued In 1812 oa a healtby life is now increased to ,2601. Profits divided every five years. Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives, at as .noflerate rates as the most recent data will allow. Indian Assurances at very moderate rates, and great facilities ~ ;iven to a•snrers. Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables. Policies issued free o f gamp duty, and every charge bat the Pre ,niums.. Agents wanted for vacant places. Prospectuses, Forms of Prop )Aa', aril every other information, may be obtained of th 3 secretary at the Chief )friee, or on applica tion to any of the Society's Agents in the country. C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary. ATSON'S CELEBRATED COUGH PILLS, 'or Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Shortness of Br , a+ll. Xfiluna, Influenza, &c.—These invaluable ['ills have the extraordi nary property of immedlat-lv relieving Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Diflenity of Breathing, and Hoskin si in the Throat. In Asthma, lhront Influenza, Difficulty of Breathing, &c., it is imros -dble to describe the; wonders -that hive been performed by Them ; nan r, who lor years have been unable to lie down in their beds without danger •of h,ing clicked by an accumulation cot phlegm; .thers, who with .11fIlculty could breathe at all in a recumbent pos ture, have been immellately relieved by taking one dose of them. 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The bearers must endorse e Tch hill with their usual signatures, and they must insert their names a•ul addres=cs in each list ; and where the names of holders are iiverteTi in the tills, the indorsements of such holders must also be obtained previously to their lists and bills being left for exanTinatlon. NEW PI; L'l, bearing interest at the rate of twopence halfp nny by the day, upon every one hundred pounds, an ; datal the said 17th day of March, 1456, may be obtained in payment of the principal o' the whole, or part, of the Exchequer Bills issued under the Act ab we mentioned, on the claimants spe.tifying, in Their lists, the amount of new bills requ'red by them. The Ne-v Bills, t• geth-r with the Interest on the Bills left on or before the said It tit day of March, for exchange, will be :s ued on :he lath day of March, 185 • ; the betters must attend at this oftl,e to sign receipts for tne payment of Principal and tirerest. Payment, in Money, may be obtained at this office for any of the sold Exchequer Ml's, nreviouslv to the said .7th day of M arch, 1856, upon the cl dumb( leaviti^ the bills for examination one day prior to that on which such payment is desired. N.B.— -111 Exchequ•r Bills dated artor to December, 1854, have been previously advertised to he paid oft'. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The Lnito CHANCELLOR t,ok his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. ROYAL CO\!SfISSION. The Royal Rsent• way given by itomnii‘olion to the Hnuee of Commons o;ficerd' Bill and the Metropolitan Police Bill. The Royal Clrorni,isinners were the Lord Chancellor, the Doke of Argyll. and the Earl of llitrowhy. Their lordships adintrned during' uleasure. The Iroi , o t e-ai , oonhled at five o'clock. The Ma,quis of BREADA.LBANE presented peti tions from Scotland against the sale of intoxicating drinks. CIIARITABLE USES BILL. On the motion of I., , prti RBDESDALL the Charitable Uses Bill was read a first time. Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting a petit;on from the lawyers of the Irish bar, including the Queen's coun sels, praying that in any arrangement adopted fur legal education in the United R.."ingdwn the benefits of such measure be extended to Ire;and, expressed his live that the subject would be taken into their lordships' serious consideration. JOINT STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND) BILL. bill pmked through committee. TURNPIKE TRUSTS A RRANGEIIENTS BILL. The Earl of HARROWEY moved the second reading of thin bill. The Earl of DERBY expressed biz objection to the second clause, which seriou .ly affected the rights of per sons connected with turnpike trusts. The bill was alto gether a most extraordinary one, and required explana tion. The EArl of HARROWBY explained the object of the clauses, and he should be prepared to amend some of the clauses in committee. After a brief conversation the bill was read IL Peoond time, on the understanding that it should be amended in committee, APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of DERBY rose to move for a select corn. mittee to inquire whether it was expedient to make any, and if so, what provision for more effectually securing the efficient exercise of the functions of this house as a court of appellate jurisdiction, aid that such committee report their opinion thereon to the house. The noble earl said by the present motion he did not intend to interfere with the question of his noble and learned friend (Lynd hurst) who had so well and so ably brought the subject under their lordships' consideration. He thought that so far from even interfering with it, it would derive benefit from the preset motion. He did not consider the ap pellate jurisdiction so essential to he discharge of the other functions of their lordships' house as many thought. If a choice was to be made between the dignity of that. house and the proper discharge of its judicial function:, towards the country, he should have no hesitation in preferring the latter. In the first place, how was this judicial tribunal rractically ,estahlished 1 Theoretically, the whole house was-the tribunal, but this was merely a legal fiction, for the ley lord practically had nothing what ever to do with the judgments which their lordships were pleased to pass. Now, the objections to the present system he took to be seven in number :-1, the small number of the jadges ; 2, that their attendance was not compulsory ; 3, that their attendance not being com pulsory the number attending was uncertain ; 4, that there was great chance of a failure of jwaice in °onset. einenee of to judgment being delivered ; 5, that in cer tain cases the appeal was from a certain individual in one capacity to the same individual in anotheecapacitY ; 6, that the tribunal sits for only half a year, and during the remainder of the year there was a denial of justice to the subject ; and 7, that in the case of Scotch appeals, it was an inadequate tribunal. Now, with respect to the sixth objection, which he would mention first, that was quite inseparable from the primary question of whe. ther that tribunal was vested in the House of Lords. If it were, there was not a doubt but that this tribunal could only sit while their lordships were sitting. He was far from being favourable to facilitating appeals. He considered that in many cases parties were flattered or irritated into appeals by their counsel MO attorneys in the heat of the moment, when, if they had bad three or four months to reflect, they would have saved their money and also their lordships' time. As to the appeal from the judge in one capacity to the same judge in an other capacity, it might be possible for the trained legal mind to do justice in an appeal from himself to himself, but it was not fair to the jedge. and brought the admi nistration of justice under suspicion. There was one case to which he might more particularly allude, and that was where the Lord Chancellor had reversed the decision of a Vice-Chancellor, and then was appesled to in that house against his own decision in the court below. As to the uncertain attendance, it was clear that one remedy proposed by the Government would not meet the case, because the creation of any number of legal peers would not make a compulsory attendance. Happily political opinions were so divided in this country, that he did not think the suitors of the country would suffer by the Court of Appeal being vested in the hands of one who, though selected for his political opinions, was at the same time selected for his conspicuous abilities. One noble and learned lord (Lord Lyndhurst) was un able from his great age to attend appeals, nor was the noble lord at the table (Lord Campbell) in consequence •of his duties elsewhere. The noble and learned lord on the wwleask was always there, and his no lge kiirl bawd -‘ _.,,N--'ll friends (Lord Brougham and Lord :it. Leonards) were nsuelly able to attend. Could then an addition be made to the number of, the judges by which .more efficiency arid strength could be given to the judgments of that' house on appeal ? He thouelit not.. At the same time, he did not say it was not advisable to enlarge the tri• Lma!, and that being se, the first consideration for them was the most satisfactory mode of doing so; ,Who were the judicial peers as proposed by the 6ovirriment to be? In that case the number of judges would bees uocertain as at present, while they would rure the risk, that while they increased the number, they world weaken the All thority of the court. The noble and learned lord on the woolsack had suggested that there should be offices conferring a peerage during the holding of the offices. Corteinly there would be the sante objection to that Class of peerages as there would be to the ordinary life peerages. Still, in that, case, there would be but an imperfect addition made to the Court of Appeal of their lordships' house. Compulsory attendance would not be evil ed. Assuming it was necessary to increase the n , iriber fer the ourpsse of securing an increased atten dance, they had the alternative of life peerages:, or to the a Inaissien of the judges, or te have the assistence of the judicial ceminittee of the Privy Conneil. In order to °tit tin a quorum of four in this judicial committee of the Pricy C iuntil, it was- thought necessary to name the judges from whom the h-ely should be selected, to the extent of some twenty or t Yenty-four. Now, in order to obiwin an addition of four judges in that house, he hoped it was not thought necessary to create *.body of twenty or twenty four new peers ; because, in that cwe, their attendance would not be compulsory when they were required ; and they might attend on occasions when. perhaps, it would not be convenient to have their sasistance e (Laughter.) It must be remem tiered that that house was net to (leaf With minor depart ntentS but to decide appeals from all who had the high• est authority in the various legal departments, and when he considered the high authorities from which the ippeals were made, it was a matter for serious consideration whether this might not weaken the power of the appeal judges by increasing their number. It must be remem bered that that house had the power of calling in the assistance of the judges, and of the equity judges, it they were privy councillors. If they were of opinion that the court of appeal required strengthening by increasing the number, surely the obvious made of proceeding was to avail themselves more frequently of the assistance of those constitutional advisers to whom he alluded. At present, when the judges were summoned, they sat as inere assistants to advise, but had no power to put a single question, or at the conclusion of the argiunent to give a vote. Formerly, the attendance of the judges was constant in that house ; nay, it was on record, of Lord Somers having rebuked the judges for not, being constant in their attendance in the house from day to day. One word with regard to Scotch appeals. It was quite evi dent that the creation of peers, or of official peers, would not meet the objections to the present system of Scotch apnea'. He thought they might to have the power of summoning the most eminent of the Scotch judges to assist them. He thought that followed as a coesequence if they were to alter the jurisdiction of their lordships as a court of appeal. Why should not the reference to the House of Lords be assimilated to the reference to the committee of the Privy Council ? Let the learned lords sit as a committee—let the committee present its report to the hews in the evening, and the Lord Chancell-or move its adoption. The law lords in that case would be in precisely the same situation as the Judicial Commit tee of the Privy Council. That would get rid of the fiction that an appeal was made to the whole house. He could not see the slightest difficulty in that course, the committee sitting and hearing the appeal, and the house in receiving the report of that coin mittee, giving the effect to the judgments of the House of Lords. Let them by the appointment of a committee which he sought inquire into the best mode of making that the best, as it was the highest, tribunal of justice in the country. He conc'wled by moving—" For a select committee to in quire whether it is expedient to make any, and, if so, what provision for more effectually securing the efficient exercise of the functions of this house as a court of ap peatejurisdiction, and to report theiropinion thereupon." Earl GRANVILLE entirely agreed with the noble earl, that if it could be shown that the appellate jurisdic tion of that house was not of advantage to the c iuii try, it ought to be abandoned. But, believing that that juris diction maint tined the dignity and usefuiness of their lordships' hou.e it was desirable that they should take steps to 01-ice that appellate jurisdiction on the highest possible footing. On looking at the wor is of the motion it struck some of the members of the Government that it exalt] lei the consideration of the coustitutiunal sub ject of life peerage, and therefore he thought it necessary to put the words to meet the difficulty which had between the Crown and that house. When two estates of the realm were in collision, the most natural course that sugeested itself was to call in the assistance of the third estate. That subject had already been introduced by the representative of the Conservative party in the other house. He thought if her Majesty's Government were to introduce a bill without consultation with their lordships, it would he meet as an improper course, age that was his reason fur proposing the words which he hail introduces'. As he was not aware that any objec thins would he made to them, he would not enter into the general subject further, but simply move to add after the word jurisdiction, " and further, how any such provi sion would aff-et the general character of the house." Lord CAMPBELL thought there would he no :abjec tion what-ver to the propositions which had been made ti their lordship.. He thomilit it was not only necessary for their own dignity.but for the puidic welfare, that thejudicial jurisdiction of their lordshipealieuld be maintained. For ninny years he was employed in appeals to their lord ships' house, and he was always satisfied with the deci sions, whether they were for or against him, and lie be lieved such was the opinion of the public. For nine years after he became a member of their lordships' house he attended the hearing of every writ of error that was introduced. He attended with his noble arid learned friend opposite (Lard Brougham) and the late Lord Cot tenham, and he believed, altheueh at that time the de cisions had given general satisfaction, public opinion has, however, it would seem, changed on this subject, and hence it was considered necessary to make tin alteration in the jodicial jurisdiction of that house. They had met to consider the beat mode of doing so, but he doubted whether the making of peers for life would strengthen the appellate jurisdiction of that house. Besides which they could not be created eithout a special act of Parlia ment for the purpose. They could not have the assist ance of the judges, because they were necessarily con stantly occupied with their duties in Westminster-hall. With regard to official peerages, they would cease when the person holding the office ceased to hold it, and it might be that be would cease to he a peer just as he was becoming particularly useful. He doubted whether even summoning the judges for assistance would strengthen the appellate jurisdiction of the house. His noble friend (Lord Brougham) had proposed that the appeals should be referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; but he presumed he did so simply because that committee was a creation of his own, which would, of course, make his name illustrious. He (Lord Camp— bell) thought they ought to have a judicial committee of that house, which was, in feet, an ancient institu tion of their ferdships' house. They might appoint a committee not exclosively composed of members of that house. Committees of reference bad been formed. partially composed of the judges and the law officers of the Crown. His opinion was that that committee should consist of the law lords (members of that house), the Lor I President, the chairman of the committee, and a -selection from the judges of England, Ireland, and Scotland. That committee would sit in an adjoining room, with all the accompaniments of a court of jus tice, and he believed the decision of such a committee would be most satisfactory. The appeal from the Ceurt of Queen's Bench came before the house, and was re ferred to the Judicial Committee—that was the King's ordinary c wined—who having decided the case, the house finally reversed the decision of the Court of King's Bench, reciting the reference to the committee. This was a clear precedent for whit . Wia now proposed. It was, no doubt, a matter of great difficulty, but, as at present advised, he thought the plan proposed by the noble lord opposite was the best that could he suggested. He hoped, however, that evidence would he taken be fore the committee ; that the present and late Attorney and Solicitor-General, the Lord Advocate, Lord Celia say, and others competent to afford information on the subject, would be called as witnesses. He hoped they would have a judicial committee, from which they might select the proper judges for each case, and that thus the judicial powers of that house would be retained by them, and would be usefully exercised. Lord ST. LEONA RDS warned the house that this question could not be disposed of in a very short time. It would require considerable consideration, and wit• nesses must be examined, because for some little time it was impossible to deny that certain channels of public information and censure had been directed 'against the appellate jurisdiction of the house. He should be very anxious that the council now practising at the bar of the I house should be examined before the co in inittee,and should state what were the objections to the appellate jurisdiction of the house,and they would then be better able to judge of the best way of meeting the objections entertained. He rejoiced that the committee was to be appointed, if for no other reason than that they might hear on what grounds the charges against the appellate jurisdiction of the house were brought forward. He had had as much experience as any council practising at their lordships' bar, and he could assert that there never was a time when the judicial duties of the house bed received moreattention, or when more elaborate or more car fully reasoned julg ments had been delivered. He must say that in oppos ing life peerages he had not had any idea of opposing any alteration or reform in the manner is which their lordships' jurisdiction was exercised. On the contrary, as a member of the other house, and as a p u blic writer, he had always contended for an alteration in the m anner in which the appellate jurisdiction of the house was ex ercised. Not that he was in favour of taking away the jurisdiction, because he was of opiLion that their lord ships would remove one of the main pillars that sup- ported their dignity and importance. There was not now the abuse which formerly existed of appeals from the Lord Chancellor sitting in the Court of Chancery bein g heard by the Lord Chancellor alone in that hoise, for it had not for many years been the case that the Lord Chancellor bad not the assistance of one or more noble learhed lords. Where was igdeed 4a itopressiou that there were a great number of cages in which, there bay ing been only two learned lords present, the appeal was affirmed in censequence of the difference. Now there rover was a greater mistake. Out of 81 appeals, in hearing which he had taken part, the noble and learned lerds who lseerd them had been unanimous in 71. Of the remaining ten one was the Brownlow case ; in four others he differed from the Chaneellor and Lord Brough ham, and the decision was given by the majority ; in an other he and the Lord Chancellor differed from his noble and learned friend, and the decision of course here went with the opinion of the - majority: Then there were Cases in which he and the Lord Ctiancellor sitting alone dif fered ; the result of which was that two cases were affirmed acceding to the Lord Chaecellor'e opinion, a' d two according to his own. Terre was nothing extraordi nary in that, f 'r it was impossible that two men desirous to do their duty should net oceaeionelly differ upon the cernplicatee questions of law and feet which came before them. But it was supposed there was no decision if two noble and leerried lurch differed. That was not so. r in point of fact the deorse below was tfiFirmed by a de cision of the house. New, although be,did nob approve of a tribunal of two persens,• yet it was not open to the ehjsctions supposed. Beth he and the noble and learned lord on the woolsack had eat alone without having given rise to dissatisfackien. flew much then, supposing the noble and learned lord on t' a woolsack was for affirming the decision of the court below, was hie opinion con firmed and its authori'y increaned by having the opinion of another learne I lord sitting with hon. The whole evil, therefore, of the difference between him and his noble friend was, that two jelennente which his noble friend would have reversed if sitting elem., had been affirmed. The court of appeal in Chancery was, in 99 times out of 100, constituted of the two lords justices only ; oro that in this jurisdiction, created by an act of Parliament brought in by tha Whig Gem -cement of the day, there was the same canstitntion of the court a+ that which hadbeen objected to as sometimes Occurring in their lordships' house. Nay, at this moment, a bill had been introduced by the Irish Solicitor General for trans ferring the jurisdiction of the incurubered estates to the Court of Chancery in Ireland, and by it it was proposed to create a new court of apeeal,_ to consi+t of the Lord Chancellor, with an ex-chancellor, if he could be pro cured, and if not, a common law judge. Se that here again would be a court of appeal consisting of two per sons. It was clear that what hid struck the public mind with respect to the exercise of this appellate power by teso persona, had not made the same impression on either the present or the late \Vhig Government. In 1841 he introduced a hill into the other house, in which he proposed that the Lord Chancellor should have two permanent assis , ants, to he called lords' aesi-tants, to be appointed by tho Crown ;• that if they were peers, they should have voter, and that if they were not peers, they should nevertheless have a right to speak and deliver their opinions. The great difficulty was to get a permanent court of appeal. For if they had not, they could not obtain those fixed rules of law which the public bad a right to expect. In 1849 he pub lished a work reviewing the decisions of the house for a considerable period; and in the introduction he ad verted to all that had been proposed on the subject. He had therefore a right to say that•ulnring the last quarter of a century he bad been as' earnest in promoting a re form of the appellate jurisdiction as any man. He had a great respect for the suggestions of the noble earl, and of the noble and learned lord opposite, but be was certain that giving up their powers to a committee of the house would not work. Considerable dissatisfaction had been expressed that the committee of council had to draw up a • report to her Majesty before their decision could be formally affirmed, and there was a movement in favour of giving them the power of directly pronouncing a judg ment. Now the proposition of the - noble earl would lead to the same inconvenience. He feared, therefore, that he should not bo able to support the scheme suggested by the noble earl. Lord BROUGHAM would not go into the subject, because he felt it was inexpedient to anticipate the deli berati Ins of the select committee. He bad, however, for a long period been a mare both of the necessity of deal ing with the au'eject e and at the sine time of the diffi culty of doing. so. He hooel that the suejact would receive the fullest consideration, acid that the c numittee wou ld obtain alt the information that was capable of be ing afforded by witnesses both at the bar asd on the bench. At the same time he must express his fear that, in consequence of the difficulties with which the subject was eurreueded, they might not be able to arrive a', so satisfactory a solution of the question as might he desired. Ifis only reason for not dealing further with thA bill was the fear of trenching upon the judicial privileges of that house. If they were to mate that high court of appeal an injury instead of a benefit to the country, then he would suppert his noble and learned friend, but i rattier than net have a good an - 1 proper remedy for the defects complaine i of, he would give up the privilege of appellate' jurisdiction altogether. The LORD CHANCELLOR _Aid that he did not mean to have 'aid a word upon the subject, and should not bet for the character of the complaints made against the judicial character of the house. He must say that as for the complaint that one noble lord had heard part of a case, another another part, and a third gave judgment, that could wily come fr ears me totally unacquainted vith the practice and or madding. of the house. And if that were true, it would he entirely a c stnolsint of the forms, and not of the ju is al functions of the house. He would conclude hy saying that he should express no opinion upon the subject at pr e sent. Tire resolution was then agreed to, and the committee appointed. Their I ,rlAhips then arlj•iurned at ten minutes past eight o'clock. HOUSE OF CORISIO NS.--(YEsrEaDir.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. ROYAL AFSENT. Mr. PULHAN appeared at the table of the house, and desired the attendance of the &linker in the House of Loris to hear the Royal assent given by commission to certain hills. The SPEAKER then, accompanied by several members, left the house. On his return he informed the house the Royal Assent had been given to those bills, for which see Lids' repott. Sir J. SITgLieEY presented a petition from the hay dealers in the metropolis, praying for a measure to pre vent frauds in packing hay. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from Droitwich, in favour of the Medical Charities Bill, now before the house. Sir D. EVANS. gave notice that on the first favourable opportunity he should move a resolution di-approving of the conduct of the Government in refusing to raise troops in the colonies while they carried on enlistment in neutral States contrary to international law. THE CRIME t.N COMMISSION. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to put a question to the Under Secretary of War, of which he had previonety given him notice. It was with respect to the letter writ ten by Mr. Fader, who lately filled the office of Com missary-General in the C:iinea. Mr. Fild'er stated that as soon as he became cognisant of the charges contained against himin the report alluded to, he wrote a letter t Lori Panmure in reply. Mr. Fader expresfert a strong desire that that letter should- be laid upon the table of that house. Although the report containing the charges aeeinst him was dated the 10th of June, he had no knowledge of the charges brought against him till he Paw them in the newepaners seven months after. He wished to ask whether there wonld be any objection to lae the written reply of Mr. Filder to Lord Panmure before the house, and thus do him the same justice as had been accorded to Lord- Cardigan and the Earl of Lucan. Mr. F. PEEL said there would be no objection to lay the letter on the table of the house. He would not then enter into the circumstances that led Lord Pan inure to recal Mr. Filder, but felt sure if he did so they would find it quite satisfactory. THE CAPTURE.OF PROME. Major REED aekeil e if there would be any objection to lay on the table certain despatches received from Major Godwin, detailing the capture of Prome ? Mr. F. PEEL said the question had better be put to the President of the Board of Control. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. HEYWOOD asked whether the Government in tended, in consequence of the vacaucy of the offices of priecipal librarian and secretary of the British Mu-eum, to carry out the recommendations of the Royal Commis sioners of 1850 with respect to the abolition of these two offices, and the appointment in their pace of two offi cers, to be nominated by the Crown ; the one distin guished for attainments in literature, to have the super vision of the library, the manuscripts, the prints, the antiquities, and the medals ; and the other, eminent for attainments in natural history, to have the supervision of those departments of the Museum which were devoted almost exclusively to natural history ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to disturb the present arrange meets. REFORM O LITHE CORP LONDON. ORATION OF THE OF Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the bill fur the reform of the Corporation of the City of London would he brought forwar i by the Government ? Sir G. GREY said he hoped to bring it forward on an early day, ABOLITION OF ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. COLLIER asked the Solicitor-General when the bills for the abolition of the ecclesiastical courts, and the transference of their jurisdiction to other tribunals, would be introduced by the Government l The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said certainly before the recess. ALDERSHOT CAMP BILL. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Clerk of tho . Ord nance whether he had any objection to lay upon the table, previous to the second reading of the Aldershot Camp Bill, a plan of the roads and ways intended to be abolished and closed under the provisions of the said kill Mr. MONSELL said the plans had been lodged with the clerk of the peace of the county, and if the bon. member wished for them to be produced he should move for them. Mr. MACARTNEY gave notice eccordiegly. MR. ROEBUCK'S MOTION. DLL 13.00174 eked til l e riot ~pq- s i 44 the Tab! Mr. DRUNIMOND recommended that if the house in an evil hoar appointed ilk committee, the gen tleman forming it should be examined on the bullion report. This was a difficult sueject to be dealt with, and was as near as any political ques tion oeuld, he a question of science. The effect of the discoveries of gold in Australia and other places had had the same effect on the Bank of England as if it had issued an enormous Mee of paper money, the effect of which bad been to cause speculetion, and set the manufacturers at work, who produced more conchs than there were people in the world to consume them, and hence gold went abroad to pay their debts, After alluding to an •` amusing romance " that had lately been published, and no doubt read by hon. gentlemen, namely, "The History of England," by Macaulay—(laughter)—be said that they could not by law alter 'lie true state of the case, nor prevent the precious motel from heine the measure of veins withont increasing the di , asters cemplaiued of. The soundest a 'vice to he given to the house on this quire. tion was similar to that Mr. Arthur Young gave to the Convention of Paris. He was asked what was the hest law they could pass with respect to the price of corn, and he replied, " My best advice to you is to erier your clerk to put his inkstand down the throat of the first man who speaks about corn." And if the house did that with respect ta those who spoke in that house on the currency, it woul 1 be the beat course they could adopt. (Renewed tauver.) Mr. MALINS had frequently expressed his belief` that the lot of Sir R. Peel required mediticatlen. The grenteet supporter which that act had wes the ignorance of the country with retard to the currency. (He a r.) He did not think that the subject was so exceedinely difficult sad mysterious as the hon. gentleman who had just spoken would have the house to imagine. Belem the natunpleof Sir It. Peel's act, there was no absolute restriction open the i s s ue of notes by the Bank of &gland. The directors of the bank were the only jeilg-s as to the amount of paper that ought to be ivueil ; nevertheless, the discount was never below 41. per cant. The consequence was, that those sudden changes which hail taker. place in the rate of inte rest since the passine of S,r R. Peel's act could eot happen. For the first time in the history of the Lank, a restriction was put upon the issue of notes in 1844 by hie act. It happened tleit the Gnvernmont at that time owed the Bank of England 14,000,0091, and Sir R. Peel waist, ", will divide the bank into two departments—henceforth there shell be an issue department and a bank department. On a certain day, when this act shall come into operation, the securities repressnting the 11.0 O 000 t , debt must be put in the issue department, and the gold department ehell consist of the amount of gold then irethe bank," which happened to be 10.000,0091. The bank was permitted to issue notes representing that amount of geld, as well as the 11,099,0001. debt clue from the Government, so that alto gether the Bank of England might issue notes to the extent of 24,000,000/. But he (Mr. Matins) believed that notes to the amount of about 4,009,000/. were always retained in the bank as a reserve furl ; tee notes bow in circulation being something under 20 009,000% "ilia - let the house ob serve the fallacy of Sir R. Peel's Act. The notes of the Bank of England, which reprosanted-the debt due by the Govern ment at the titne of the passing of the act, via.,l /,000,000/., had not a single ounee of gold in the bank to represent them. The evil of such a state of things as that must be ob vious to every one, and therefore urgently c died for a remedy: During the year 1855 there were no lees than eight varieties in the *nit - rheum rate of discount. The minimum rate at the Bank of &giant at present was for short: bills 6 oar cent., and for bills exceeding two months 7 per cent. 'The consequence of these fluctuations was most inconvarient. If Sir R.. Peel had said that notes should represent gold, there would be some sense in the system; for then not more gold than notes would be issued ; but that theery was ire possible. If they adopted the principle of issuing no snore notes than gold, they would stop the monetary transactions of the country. He wanted to know why the magical sem of 14,000,001. had been fixed upon- -n shoe which wasto tit all feet for all times? He thought, that the argument of his lien. friend proved too much. The hon. 'member for Bir maiehatn hail directed the attention of the house to the ewes of things which had occurred in the year 1817. In the spring of 1847, in April, the gold in the Bank orEng lan I had got very low. The rea:rro sank to a very low rate; the rate of interest became vary high. But' t was an nouuee.i that the difficulty was over. But the amount of gold gra ciefly diminished, and in Oct. the amount WAR not.more than 8,010,0101. The batik had issued 14,000,001. notes, to be payable in gold, when there was no gold to meet those note, and at that !seri, d the circulation amounted to more than 20 000.0001. The reserve of unemployed motes Was reduced to 2,000,0001., and the Flank of England would have been obliged to stop payment, if the then First Lord of the Treasury (Lord J. Russell) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir C. Wool) had not issued a letter authoris ing the Rank of England to go beyond the limit sanctioned by law—to he at liberty to issue any amount of notes which the exigencies of the country might require. At that time there were deputations from merchants and bankers to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, ulti mately, the governor and direct , rs of the Bank of Eng land went up to the right honourable gentletwor to repre sent to him that unless some steps were taken for the pur pose of relaxing the provi-ions of . Sir Robert Peel's there would be a ,to One m erchant who h d 60,00 , 1. in silver (silver cot` tieing a legal tender), could not obtain a bank note; but directly this let ter appeared, the hoarding of money ceased, and the public placed their funds in the hands of their bankers, It was , therefore, by bitter and actual etiwrience that this Iwo of 14,000,000 1 . hail been found insuffi, ient for the maim:SW*l transactions of this country. He (Mr. Matins) could only express his surprise that eight years had been suffered to elapse without the applicatiol of :0,1 , e remedy to a stata of things so inconvenient awl dangerous. He did not advocate any extreme measures with regard to monetary affairs. In the month of June there were I e,001,000/. of gold in the Bank of England, and 32,000,0001. of notes might be leaned.. At that time the rate of discount was 26 per cent., but now it was 5i per Gent. If the amount of gold should con tinue to go down 3,000,0001. more than at present—t& 7,000,0001,, when 21,000 00:4. notes might be issued—the average circulation required by the public being 20,000, 0001. —the reven ue wou ld b e on l y 1,000,004. And he would ask, if this should occur, what securitythey had thatwithia the next three months they might not have a notional bankruptcy, unless another letter were to be honed by the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellorof the Ex chequer, authorising the Bank of England to violate the law? He wished to ask the ri,lht hen. gentlemen the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course he intended to adopt ? Would he take a timely view of the q uestion. and allow the whole subject to be inquired into? What was the object of the motion of the hen. member,for ham ? Let them be wise in time, and net postpone their reforms and alterations ton long ; for if they drew too much on the public toleration, the people would rush ,in and abolish their monetary laws altogether. Mr. POLLARD-URQITHART said, if they Consented t o the motion of the hon. member for Wrmingham, an impres sion would go abroad that they did not regard with that just abhorrence which they ought to do those two propositi ons __ lowering the standard of gold and diminishing the oonver tibility of the note—which, he believed, if adopted would be most injurious to a great commercial country the alreeeßinaggltaond motion, they would di m i n i s h their credit , which depended so much up on cre di t. By It was the good f a i t h w hi ch this country and their security , and increase the rate of interest whi c h they now paid. had always maintained that enabled them to raise money upon such advantageous terms, and gave England so muc h power and influence among the nations of Europe. By adhering to that good faith they, in this small island, were enabled to say to the ruler of the vast territories of Russia, " Tbus farshalt thou go, and no further ;" and they wero also enabled to so far reduce the general taxation as 'to place it in the power of the poorer classes to procure cheap bread, tea, sugar, coffee, and other noceEsaries of life In - fact, this good faith war the mightiest weapon which their Ot.t.SIMS I Mall T 444 St t h e Mat %%Olt_ ~.~~ axter Esq., nare, t 1 2, ty of