The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-02 00:00:00

'T TO THE EARL OF DERBY. _ _ J./ 41A, ".1. •••• - Last evening the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Earl of Derby and a distinguished circle of his political friends at a banquet at the Mansion House. Amongst the distinguished personages present we n oticed the Earl and C oun tess of Derby, Duke of Rutland, Duke of Cleveland, Marquis and Mar chioness of Salisbury, Marquis of Bath, Marquis of Abercorn, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl and Countess of Warwick, Earl of Carnarvon, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl of Lucan, Earl of Longford, Earl of Powis, Earl and Countess of Stradbroke, Earl and Countess Vane, Lord Burghley, M.P., Right Hon. Lord J. Manners, M.P. Lord R. Montagu, M.P., Viscount Hood, M.P., Viscount Ingestre, M.P., Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Lovaine, M.P., Lord Robert Cecil, M.P., and Lady Cecil, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Dynevor, Lord and Lady Begot, Lord Redesdale and the Hon, Miss Mitford, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lord and Lady Temple more, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord Raglan, Lord and Lady Chelmsford, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, Gen. Hon. James and Lady Sarah Lind say, Hon. W. and Lady Emma Talbot, Col. t he Hon. G. C. and Mrs. Scott, Hon. Gerard Noel, Vi•P"H"' H. Egerton, M.P., Hon. H. Butler Johnstone, M.P., Hon. C. Forester, Hon. Robert a nd Mrs. Curzon, Hon. F. Stewart and Mrs. WortleY,Right lion. B. and Mrs. Disraeli, Sir John and LadiLPaadking2loiene, Sir W. H. and Lady Satliffe , r Gen : and Mrs. Lady Alice Peel, Right Hon. Sp elice iir . p Right Hon. T. S. Estcourt,_oL. H. and Lady Harriett Corry, Rig Miss ht Hon. J. a . n Henlel, Right lion. J. and Mrs. Napier, Right lion. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Right Hon. J. Whiteside, Right Hon. R. A. and Miss Mowbray, mnsurus Bey, Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P., Sir George Bowyer, M.P., Sir Minto Farquhar, M.P., and Lady Farquhar, Sir J. Elphinstone, M.P., Sir F. and Lady Heygate, Sir Hugh and Lady Cairns, the Queen's Advocate and Lady Harding, Major- Gen. and Mrs. Wood, Col. Taylor, M.P., Mr. B. Cochrane, M.P., and Mrs. Cochrane, Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Mr. Deedes, M.P., Mr. R. W. Kinnaird, M.P., and Mrs. Kinnaird, Mr. W. S. Fitzgerald, M.P., Mr. T. Collins, M.P., Mr. W. Stirling, M.P., Mr. Matins, M.P., and Mrs. Matins, Mr. Whitmore, M.P., Mr. Peaeocke, M.P., Mr. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. Abel Smith, M.P., and Lady Susan Smith, Mr. G. Hardy, M.P., and Mrs. Hardy, Mr. Bovill, M.P., and Mrs. Bovill, Mr. 11. Paull, M.P., Mr. Sclater Booth, M.P., Mr. W. W. Beach, M.P., and Mrs. Beach, Capt. Darner, M.P,, and Hon. Mrs. Darner, Mr. G. Lyall, M.P., Mr. Kekewich, M.P., and Mrs. Kekewich, Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., Mr. Watlington, M.P., and Mrs. Watlington, Mr. S. Cave, M.P., Mr. George, M.P., Mr. G. Cubitt, M.P., and Mrs. Cubitt, Mr. W. Heygate, M.P., and Mrs. Heygate, Mr. Melville and Lady Charlotte Portal, Mr. Lewis and Miss Cubitt, Mr. Ralph Earle,Mr.Bosall,R.A. , Mr. J. D. Samuda, Col. Meyrick, Mr. J. G. Elsey, Capt. Fremantle, Mr. F. and Hon. Mrs. Goulburn, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Humphery, Mr. and Mrs: J. Humphery, Mr. and Mrs. G. Humphery, Miss 011iffe, Mr. and Mrs. S. Bethell, Mr. B. Carroll, Mr. J. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. C. Sumner, Rev. A. Cazenove, Mr. and Mrs. P. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross, Major Fraser, Mr. and Miss Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. Buckley, Mr. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs. Parkin, Mr. Beamish, Mr. and Mrs. Curwen, Mr. and Mrs. Cutbill, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, Mr. and Miss Pressley, Mr. and Mrs. Mure, Dr. and Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, Master of Merchant Taylors, Mr. S. Pigeon, Mr. B. Master man, Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., and Mrs. Capper, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Humphery, Sir J. and Lady Musgrove, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Sir R. W. and Lady Carden, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Carter, the Re corder, Sir H. and Lady Muggeridge, Mr. Alder man and Mrs. Rose, Mr. Alderman and Miss Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Gabriel, Mr. Alderman Allen, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Mechi, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Abbiss, and Mrs. Downing, Mr, Alderman J. C. Lawrence and Miss Lawrence, Mr. Alder man and Mrs. Dakin, Mr. Sheriff and Mrs. Lusk, Mr. and Mrs. Banning, Mr. Deputy Farrer and other Corporation Chairmen. Grace—" For these and all Thy mercies given" —having been chanted by the vocalists, namely, Miss Poole, Master Lee, Mr. Young, and Mr. I. L. Hatton, who directed on the occasion, and the lov ing cup having been sent round, The LORD MANOR rose and said that, in offering the first toast of the evening to their consideration, it was unnecessary to commend it for their accept ance. They, as Englishmen, might be proud of the position which her Majesty enjoyed as one of the first—if not the first—potentates of the earth. But they might rejoice especially at the position which she occupied in the affection of her people, and in the example which she set as a Sovereign to the world. He begged to give " The Queen." • The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. The LORD MAvon then gave, " The Prince Con sort, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal family," which was drunk with great cor diality. The Loup MAYOR then proposed the toast of "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers ;" and, in doing so, said that amongst the guests was Sir John Pakington, who, as a member of Lord Derby's Go vernment, first drew the attention of the country to the great necessity of making efforts to increase and improve that important branch of our defence, the navy. (Cheers.) The Earl of Lucy expressed his acknowledg ments for the honour done to the army. Sir Join; PAKINGTON said he c ou ld only attri bute his being called upon to return thanks o n behalf of the navy to the belief that the Government of Lord Derby, of which he had been a humble member, had done their utmost to increase the strength of that great service, which was the best protection of British power and the best security for British safety. (Hear.) Ile was bound to acknowledge that the present Go vernment had not relaxed those exertions. God grant that the present threatening appearance of affairs might pass away and that the peace of the world might be maintained, but if unhappily the public tranquility should be disturbed, he trusted that whether in wood or in iron, or in those brave hearts—without which neither wood nor iron would be availing—the navy of England would be found as competent as ever to maintain its glorious character in its future achieve ments. (Cheers.) Lord COLVILLE in acknowledging the toast of the volunteers, observed that he had the honour to com mand the most ancient volunteer regiment in the country—the Royal ad Art existed forillery Compmore than any of the three City of London, which h centuries. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR said lie had now to propose the health of their highly h ono ured guest, the distin guished head of the Conservative party—(loud cheers)—Gr. which that numerous important and influential body might be justly proud. (Loud cheers.) esteem and admiration of He' was not only entitled to the ywho gladly acknowledged him tvi thei the part " all w ho excellent head, but of \ desired to see our pre served in all its inte g r i t y constitution (Cheers.) The noble earl, whose and efficiency. brilliant quence they had often listened to breath less attention, had frequently inculcated. th ose prin ciples upon which the greatness and security of e mpire depended, and the same principles anima ted his supporters and followers, who he was con vinced would lend a willing and ready ear to his counsels, emanating as those counsels did from an enlightened and pure mind, and based as they were on the purest patriotism--not seeking office for any selfish= purpose, but always ready to perform their duty, and prepared and ready on an emer gency to attend to the call of their Sovereign whenever she might require them, lie begged, in ,conclusion, to give " The Earl of Derby." The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. The Earl of DEBBY in rising. to return thanks /vas warmly and enthusiastically cheered. His lordship said, —My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gentle well, I should indeed be dead to every sentiment of gratitude if I were not deeply moved by the high compliment which your lordship has been pl e ased to pay me this day by the flattering terms in which I,avc, nersonally spoken of myself, and by the THESUN, LONDON, T URSDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1861 cordial and enthusiastic welcome which has been given by this great assemblyto the toast which you have done us the honour to propose. (Cheers.) It is among the duties and privileges of your high office, my Lord Mayor, to confer additional honour and distinction by your invitation to this magnificent hospitality, upon those who fill any important posi tion, or who have rendered distinguished services to their country—Ministers of the Crown, without distinction of party—bishops and clergy of the Established Church, judges or sages of the law, Mi nisters of friendly Powers, distinguished military and naval chiefs, successful diplomatists, alike re ceive honour and distinction from being the honoured guests of the Lord Mayor of London. But, my lord, I stand here I serve the Crown in i n none of these capacitie s . no apparent position. lam not appe ar ing before you,crownLeodrawcitlhyateheanladurselisr which decorat e the brows of Hope Grant ; I do not L c o o r m d emgbeinpo f n o , rey n ou w w ho i ni onthythe success ful diplomacy of are, I believe, shortly about to confer the same ma rk of distinction; and when I look around me and see so many of my own personal and political friends, who have paid me the additional compli ment of surrounding me, I please myself 'with the idea that the compliMent is intended less as a per sonal mark of honour to myself than as a recogni tion of the services of the Conservative party with which for the last twenty-five years I have been closely united, and which for the last twenty-five years has honoured me with its most generous and undeviating confidence, and which—although I need not say that, the Lord Mayor has any political opi nions—l may venture to say includes among its ad herents more than one member of the family of the Cubitts. (Cheers.) And, my lord, I may say that during the long time during which I have been con nected with that party I have never felt a greater pride or a higher admiration of their position and bearing than at ;the present moment. I believe, not since the moment of their unfortunate disrup tion in 1846 have they ever at any time stood so high in the opinion of the country as they do at the present moment. (Cheers.) What has been called " the cold shade of opposition" has failed to damp their zeal, or diminish their forbearance ; on the contrary, we see them day by day -increas ing in numbers and energy, and every fresh election bears testimony to the increasing hold which their opinions have upon the country. I believe the country is becoming awake to the sentiment, and consider that the greatest promisers are not always the greatest performers—(cheers)—that the great cause of social advancement, of legal improvement, of the much abused shibboleth of civil and reli , gious liberty, are at least as safe in the hands of the Conservatives as in the hands of the great Liberal party, and that, perhaps, the great institutions of country and the church, and the prerogatives of the monarchy, may be a trifle safer. (Cheers.) My lord, it is not, however, of the growing strength and power of the Conservative party that I feel chiefly proud, it is of the position which they oc cupy at the present moment, the like of which was, I believe, never occupied by any party, and certainly not by any party or any one of the combined par ties in the State opposed to them, It is little, though that indeed is the fact, that such a political party can refrain from harassing by opposition a Government in which they have no confidence, by any vexatious division or hostile movement ; but it 1 is no slight thing when a party, for the support of a Government to which they are opposed, sacrifices all their personal feelings for the purpose of coming down day after day, not to offer an entire oppo sition, but to give a cordial and zealous support to the Ministers of the Crown, although the conduct of those Ministers is such as not to inspire them with general confidence. And yet that is the course which day after day we have seen the great Con servative party pursuing. (Cheers.) It is well known that if the Conservative party were to cease the vigilance of their attendance in the House of Commons for the protection of her Majesty's Go vernment, the noble viscount at the head of the Government would very shortly sustain the fate of Actaeon, and would be torn to pieces by his own fol loweri. (Cheers and laughter.) We know that the elements of that Liberal party— God save the mark! —as now composed, are kept together solely and entirely by their apprehension and the fear of the united power of the great Conservative party op posed to them, and that if for one single week we were to re lax in vigilance, that discord which now exists would break out into open rebellion, and the Queen's government could not be carried on during the present session. (Cheers.) Day after day, and week after week, the Conservative members of the House of Commons are going down to that house for the purpose of assisting her Majesty's govern ment in their weak and half-hearted opposition to measures of which they know the danger—support ing and assisting them against their allies, the great Liberal party, and not unfrequently obtaining tri umphs for them—(hear, hear)—as has been the case Wednesday after Wednesday for some time past — protecting, not, indeed, the Ministers of the Crown, but that which is of far more importance than any Ministry, the great institutions of the ' country, against the ',combined attacks of the supporters of the Ministers, and the feeble support occasionally given by them to the Ministry itself. (Cheers.) But perhaps it may be asked, if you so much disapprove of the course of the government, of the composition of the government, and of the composition of the supporters of the government, why take the trouble of attending, day by day in order to keep in office a government of which you disapprove ? My lord, I say that this is a point on which I view with the greatest admiration and the greatest pride the con duct of the Conservative party. (Hear, hear.) It is little indeed, for ope like myself, who have ob tained very undeservedly the highest honour which a public man can attain to ; it is little for those who have held, and may again hold, distinguished situations, to wait their time with forbearance and patience—but there are in our ranks young men actuated by a laudable ambition, panting for the opportunity of distinguishing themselves, conscious of their own powers, scions, too, of the power o f their a own n d p and I say those who repress their personal acr a to n yn d ; political feelings, and so give their assistance to a Government which they distrust, show marks of self-restraint, and evidence of such forbearance and discipline whici only a corps like themselves, essentially volunteers, could exhibit—a forbearance and discipline which may well put to shame that of veteran armies led by distinguished leaders. (Hear, and cheers.) And depend upon it, as in war, so in politics. Self control, forbearance, discipline, watching for the right time, if they are not more effective in winning battles, are certainly more effective in winning a campaign than the most brilliant valour and most daring enterprise. (Cheers.) It is these qualities which I see with the deepest admiration in that party which does me the honour to place its confidence in me, and following my ad vice. But I say again—Why do we take this course ? Why, because we are firmly convinced that whatever our personal advantage might be, it ( is for the advantage of the country—that country whose interests are, and I hope always will be, the prime object of Conservative attachment—(hear)-- it is for the interests of the country that there should not be frequent changes of the Government. (Hear.) We desire to see a strong Government, though I fear we have not one se a e t a p in re o ci d en e t o . f to l r m mi u n s g t a strong Govern ment, con f ess honestly that b I dut o that w hich must prejudice the country is a suc cession of weakG embarrassment and of perpetual change, creating and inconvenience to the Sovereign—embarrassment to all our f ore i gn re l a tions, and emba rrassment and of steadiness want policy o f th e country. (Hear.) And w e know, by past experience, that if , Iy any hasty m ove or any were to do that w hich it is that in any carrying on t he internal little to say, ) over-impatience, we might have an opportunity the week or any fort ni g ht we of oI P party in office would lead a ga i n , to union of the Conservati ve l.e doing, sent rl arncl y , to compel the resignationG o vernm e nt —we knew well that the those renewed c ombinations among the disorganised li b e ral sed party, which would again cause another ch ange, an d ag ain an i disturb the social and political arrangements of the country. (Cheers.) It is for this reas on — an d I know it to be an honest, patriotic and sound reason, that we deem it our policy as far as we can to sup- m port tsaand maint ain,orinov office, eairt tchifugreesveenrt eministry advanced suppeorters, that control and that regulat ing power which berotg to a party so great, so nu merous, and so powerful as ourselves. ( Cheers. ) But, me my lord, I cannot say I look with satisfaction upon the state of parties in this country. I look, above all, with deep regret and deep concern upon that once great Whig party, which, while it was honoured by the names of such men as Grey, Brougham, and Macintosh, I deemed it an honour to belong to ; and I see with deep regret and concern men of distinguished character and gifted talent and great eminence, perhaps from an honour able, but, I think, a misguided fidelity to a name, and overlooking entirely the difference of principle which those names conceal and cover—l say that I deeply regret to see them allying themselves with men from whose principles and politics they wholly dissent, and dragged into giving reluctant support to measures and men, of which and of whom they do not hesitate to speak in the most disparaging terms, and who, in return, lam bound to say, re ciprocate, without stint or reserve, that amount of personal affection and friendship which is known to subsist between the extremes of the great Liberal party. (Cheers and laughter.) I say, my lord, that I regret the position of the honourable and distin guished members of the Whig party, between whom and the great Conservative party there is at present little, if any, difference of principle, if they were only allowed to act upon their own convic tions and opinions. (Hear, hear.) I regret, I must say, that a gentleman with every qualification that can charm and delight an audience—a man with the highest power of oratory of any in England — once a distinguished member of the great Con servative party, representing still one of the most distinguished and Conservative constituencies in the kingdom—has lent himself, his great ability, his great power, and seductive eloquence to making himself the coryph:eus and the mouthpiece of that party wh o se policy and opinions are most repug nant to every constitutional lover of his country. Of a party who, dissatisfied with that wide and extensive liberty of speech which we enjoy in this country, was desirous to take a pattern for our instruction from that great Republic, the stability of whose institutions and whose solidity and firmness are undergoing at this moment so melancholy a proof, and rather suggest ing approaching dissolution to the minds of even their greatest admirers. If I may be permitted to pass for a moment from persons to a state of politi cal affairs, I would say that there never was at any time a moment when it was more important that those who have to deal with public affairs in Eng land should exercise the greatest amount of mode ration of temper, of judgment, and of forbearance. With regard to foreign potentates, I believe that is the policy which ought to be pursued by this coun try. There is little, if any, differences of opinion among Englishmen, or any class of Englishmen. We all have a natural sympathy for compeers which are desirous to extend their liberty and to support their own rights. We all sympathise with their efforts to obtain that amount of constitutional liberty which we have long enjoyed and know how to appreciate ; but, on the other hand, every Eng lishman is desirous that those rights should be won by the countries themselves, not obtained by the intervention of other powers—that other countries should not be stimulating and exciting to secret in trigues, and fomenting discontent among the popu lations of countries with which they are in alliance. (Cheers.) We have no object to pursue,—we have nothing to gain ourselves. All we desire—and I believe this is the universal feeling of Englishmen with respect to our foreign policy —is that the influence of this great coun try should be used for the purpose of main taining the peace of the world, conciliating differences, and securing to all that peace which is the greatest herald of that prosperity which we ourselves know how to enjoy and value. But in the present state of Europe we are unhappily com pelled by necessities of our position to incur a heavy and grievous expenditure, to submit to oppressive and onerous burdens of taxation, because there is one object, and one primary object, in comparison with which everything else sinks intoinsignificance; and that is the maintenance of the naval, and espe cially of the military power of this great country. (Cheers.) It may be desirable for other countries to increase their naval power—it may be desirable for them to inorease their armed force to an amount we cannot pretend to rival—but if we then permit any Power, or any two Powers, to be more power ful than ourselves at sea, from that moment the in dependence of the country will be in jeopardy. In order to avoid such a calamity, if other nations are making great warlike preparations, this country will cheerfully submit to any sacrifice, to any amount of taxation, to any burden for the purpose of insuring the independence, promoting the strength, and securing the prosperity of the coun try. (Cheers.) But there is one party to which I have already referred, who desire peace at any price —(hear, hear)—but who desire to obtain that peace in a manner which is most certain to deztroy their hopes and expectations—(cheers)—viz., by de priving the country of resources which will enable it in case of necessity to carry on war. That party say, " The object of this country is peace, and we will make peace absolutely neces sary, because we will deprive the Ministers of the Crown of those means and of that amount of finance which are necessary for keeping up the establishments of the country." That is the party to which I before referred, whose views and whose agents are, as I said before most repugnant to the feelings and to the honour of every Iran who values the institutions of this country. (Cheers.) And I must say it has been with the deepest regret—though no one desires a heavy weight of taxation—no man desires unnecessary expenditure, but I must say that it has been with regret, not unmingled with surprise, that I have heard a Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his place in the House of Commons, censuring the exorbitant amount of the expenditure of the country, and taking on himself to blame and censure those very estimates for which he himself is personally respon sible as Minister of the Crown. (Loud cheers.) I will venture to say this, that while the Conserva tive party is, as it has always been, desirous to check any unnecessary waste, there is no amount of finance, no amount of pecuniary assistance, could well be withheld from the Ministers of the Crown, and which would not be cheerfully given by the representatives of the people to support the great national interests of the country. (Cheers.) But then I think, upon the other hand, that we have a right to expect that the burden of that taxation shall be distributed in such a manner as to press lightly upon the permanent sources of the interest and prosperity of the country—that it should be raised, not as some persons desire, and as it appears to be the favourite system of finance at the present day—pressing with all its concentrated weight, first upon the accumulated and realised produce of suc cessful industry, than which I can conceive no principle more discouraging and injurious in a great commercial country, and next that it should be concentrated with all its weight upon a few articles of foreign import, but these articles being those which enter as necessa ries of life in the primary and principal consump tion of even the humblest family in this country, I say that to concentrate on these objects—namely, realised property and the prime necessaries of life —the burden of the taxation of the country is an injurious, wasteful, and:an improvident application of its resources. It does this—it spares that which could afford taxation, and it falls wastefully and extravagantly, and with an amount of taxation difficult to be borne, en those resources of revenue which it ought to touch lightly, except in the pre sence lof a great emergency, and thereby deprives you of the greatest power which you have, when that emergency comes, of suddenly increasing the revenues of the country. I have ventured to touch upon these topics, because at this moment a ques tion is pending in one of the Houses of Parliament with respect to the application of the surplus of the present year. My lord, Ido trust that the House of Commons will carefully and diligently consider the various modes which may be proposed to them for the distribution of that presumed surplus—l say, "presumed surplus," because, although I am not satisfied with all the calculations of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer as to the probable surplus of the year, we are compelled to accept as a matter of confidence that the accounts will be justly, fairly, and reasonably made up, and the question that the House of Commons will have to consider is, not whether there is not a surplus, but in what manner that surplus may be best applied in diminishing the hardships and relieving the industry of the country. And, my lord, I have a strong opinion myself that one portion at least of the mode in which the Govern ment proposes to deal with this question is not as to the mode which financially or politically is most desirable ; and I believe that if this country were polled from one end to another, and I would almost reconcile myself to that favourite nostrum, that skulking hole of political cowardice—vote by ballot —(cheers)—l would, I say, be almost reconciled to the adoption of the principle if I could put before the country for its deliberate decision this question —Will you, for the advantage of the country, have a million and a quarter of duty taken off paper, or a million and a quarter off tea ? (Cheers.) That is a question which the House of Commons will have to decide in the course of the present week; and without pretending to be a prophet on that subject, I think I may venture to say that if the Govern ment find themselves in_a minority upon it, they will not appeal to the sense of the country to con firm them in their opinion. Nothing should I like better than for the Ministry to whom we are op posed to go to the country with this cry, " Down with duty on paper, and up with the:duty on tea." (Laughter and cheers.) I mention this subject be cause it is one not only of immediate urgency, but one of great political as well as financial considera tion. It is the turning point of the financial policy of this country. It is one on which turns the question whether the House of Commons will sanction a larger increase of direct and a greater remission of indirect taxation, or whether in a time of peace they should apply themselves at once, or as soon as circumstances will permit, to the reduction, not the abolition, of those duties which,'by reduction, might increase the revenue, and which were imposed only to meet the extraor dinary emergency of war. I have said this is a question for the House of Commons to consider, and I say emphatically for the House of Commons, be cause no one can be more ready than myself to say that to the House of Commons belongs exclusively imposition of taxes and the regulation of the taxation of the country ; and that when a surplus had been established to the satisfaction of the house, and they have formed the judgment with respect to the best mode of dealing with that surplus, they need not apprehend what some persons pretend to appre hend—any collision upon such a judgment between the two houses of Parliament. (Loud cheers.) It is quite true that last year when circumstances altered—when the Chancellor of the Exchequer was coming forward with an amended Budget, entirely falsifying the calculations which had been previously brought before the House of Commons, it is quite true that, under those circumstances when the figures of the Chancellor of the Exchequer showed a manifest deficit of the revenue, the House of Lords did feel it their duty, and did exercise an excep tional, but at the same time a perfectly constitu tional right. (Hear.) They did interpose to diminish the amount of the deficit, and succeeded in diminish ing the amount of that deficit by a million and a quarter ; and although the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was very angry with his colleagues for not resenting what he considered an innovation, he yet with the greatest complacency pocketed the affront 'and the million and a quarter—(laughter)--and at the end of the year found himself in a much more advantageous position than he would have been had not the House of Lords exercised that salutary supervision, and which I believe has obtained for them the universal sanction of the country at large. There being a surplus, it is for the House of Commons to decide how that surplus. should .be applied, and if there should be any persons who imagine that upon such a subject there can be any collision between the two Houses of Parliament, they little know the spirit which actuates the House of Lords, or the moderation which is pre scribed by the Constitution, and which I am sure will be exercised by that branch of the Legislature. (Cheers.) The House of Lords are too well aware of their own dignity, they have too much respect for themselves and for the great interests which are confidedto them, to think for a single moment of resenting from petty pique the deliberate action of the House of Commons. I must apologise for detaining you so long, but I was anxious that the motives which influence the Conservative party with reference to the question awaiting the decision of the House of Commons should be broadly and distinctly brought to the knowledge of their fel low-countrymen. We have no secrets to conceal ; we have no desire to spring a masked battery upon our political opponents. We venture to believe that the purity of our motives and the patriotism of our conduct will be appreciated, and, in due time, rewarded by the country. (Cheers.) In my own name, and in the name of that great party which has so long honoured me with its confidence, I earnestly thank you for the reception which you have given us this day, and I venture again, on their part and upon m i ne , to say that the senti mentsgratitudeb and kindness, n w e shsi: will noth have been o f inspired y your lordship's be soon obliterated from my heart, nor, I believe, from the hearts of my political friends. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then proposed " the House of Lords," which was responded to by the Duke of RUTLAND. The Earl of DERBY then proposed " the health of the Lord Mayor," and said that of the many occu pants of the chair by the first magistrate of the city of London, none was more respected or more hon oured than his esteemed friend who now filled the office of L'ord Mayor of that city. He trusted that his right hon. friend, while attending strictly to his duties as Lord Mayor, would not forget that he had still great and important duties to perform in connection with the House of Commons, and that he would be as heretofore as constant an attendant in that assembly to see that the interests of the country were carefully attended to. (Hear.) The LORD MAYOR having briefly expressed his acknowledgments for the compliment conferred upon him, proposed " The House of Commons," coupling with it the name of Mr. Disraeli—a name that had obtained a world-wide reputation for com manding eloquence and sagacious statesmanship. Mr. DISRAELI said the toast which had been pro posed could not but be one of great interest in that assembly, coming as it did from the head of one of the oldest municipal corporations in the country, and recognising as it did one of the most ancient institutions in the country. (Hear.) One of the great qualities of the House of Commons was, that it was not disposed to interfere with co-ordinate instituticns in the country. He thought it was wise in adopting this course ; for to adopt a different course would be, in his mind, not only prejudicial to the interests of the country, but injurious to the House of Commons itself. (Cheers.) Although at present there was nothing going forward in the House of Commons of a prominently exciting cha racter, and consequently the public mind was not much directed to what was going forward in that assembly, assaults were being constantly made upon the Churl, the State, the law, and other matters of great consequence, which required a faithful and watchful body of men in that assembly to prevent these assaults from being effective. These sub jects, although not brought forward by the Go vernment, were frequently supported by them, and it required all the vigilance of a watchful Op position to see that measures such as those to which he had referred were not successful in the House of ,Commons. Such was the case he was happy to say, that day. (Hear, hear.) The Conservative party would be ever found to be the opponents of measures such as those to which he had referred, and he should ever feel honoured by being asso ciated with that body. (Hear, hear.) Miss Poole sang in a charming manner " The Mermaid's song." Mr. Young and Mr. Hatton were also much admired for the manner in which they respectively sang Nelson's ballads, "I saw not her face," and the " Harmonious Blacksmith." The banquet was in every respect highly credit able to Messrs. Ring and Brymer, by whom it was supplied. THE 7.trAYY. A garrison police, corrlposed of non-commissioned officers and men selected from the amalgamated corps of military ane, marines stationed in Wool wich, has been saiactioned by the War-office, to supersede the pr esent arrangement of provosts doing duty about the garrison. They will be dis tinguished by the letters " M. P." (Military Police) attached to their uniforms, and will be organized on the principle established with good effect at Aldershott. The new force is intended principally to put a permanent check to the alluring facilities, a short time since on the increase, to tempt- the young recruit to dispose of his newly-acquired out fit, and desert from his engagement after having pocketed the Royal bounty. This species of crime practised by certain dishonest traders about the garrison of Woolwich during the 12 months pre ceding the month of April just terminated, according to the returns rendered to the authorities, was punished with various fines, amounting to a total of £3OO, and during the last month it is satisfactory to remark that the rigid measures necessarily adopted by Gen. Dacres to put an end to the growing evil have been highly successful. The number of the courts martial for the trial of deserters during the month of April 'at Woolwich were in consequence very , few. The screw steam sloop Eclipse and the gun vessel Snipe were yesterday taken out of basin at Woolwich. The steam sloop Lily was taken out of No. I dock, and the paddlewheel steam-vessel Spit fire was docked in her stead. The merchant steamer Rowen, having been char tered by the Admiralty as a temporary transport, wus yesterday taken into the basin at Woolwich for the purpose of shipping steam machinery for the Defence at Jarrow, Newcastle-on-Tyne. The newly-converted screw steam storeship Wye yes terday left Woolwich to ship naval stores at Dept ford for Rio and Ascension. The Wye, having been fitted with a magazine by mechanics from the Royal arsenal, will also ship powder and ammu nition. Her Majesty's steam gun-vessel Griper, 2, 60 horse power, attached to the steam reserve in the Medway, left Chatham for Sheerness yesterday, after landing at the Ordnance-wharf her large 68- pounder 95cwt. pivot gun, as well as most of her shot and stores. The large 68-pounder swivel guns furnished to the various gunboats having been found to be altogether too large for that description of vessel, it is intended to have the whole of them removed and returned into store, and one of the long-range Armstrong guns furnished to each gun boat instead. The 68-pounder gun was landed at Chatham by means of one of the steam cranes recently erected on the Ordnance-wharf. The steam gunboat Louisa, 2, 60-horsepower, Lieut Commander H. N. Knox, tender to the Edinburgh, 60, screw steamer, at Leith, was taken off the gridiron, at Chatham yesterday, the examination having resulted in her hull being found in a very sound state. The boilers and the heavy portion of the machi nery for the line-of-battle screw steamer Bombay, in the fourth dock at Chatham, have arrived at the dockyard from Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and Co., the contractors ; but, owing to the want of more powerful cranes and lifts at Chatham for re moving unusually heavy machinery, the boilers have not yet been landed at the dockyard, the ves sel in which they arrived being moored alongside the sheer-bulk. In consequence of this the boilers and the larger portion of the machinery will not be placed in the Bombay until she has been floated out of dock, when they will be put on beard from the sheer-hulk. The chartered transport Isabella, Capt. Newby, drew alongside the landing wharf at Chatham Dockyard yesterday, and during the day landed 900 fathoms of the heaviest chain cable from the factory of Messrs. Brown, Lennox, and Co., Cardiff, together with three large anchors, manufactured by the same firm. The western division of the Channel fleet, com prising the Donegal, 101, screw, Capt. H. Broad head ; the Hero, 91, screw, Capt. A. P. Ryder ; the Conqueror, 101, screw, Capt. E. S. Sotheby, C. 8.; the Centurion, 80, screw, Capt. H. D. Rogers, C. 8.; and the Aboukir, 91, screw, Capt. F. A. Shadwell, C. 8., arrived at Portland on Tuesday afternoon, working into the Roads under all plain sail, and took up their berths in good order and dis tance, making a running moor with open hawse to the W.N.W. A Prussian corvette arrived in the Roads the same morning. The Cruiser, 17, screw, Commander Bythesea, V.C., was paid off yesterday morning alongside Portsmouth Dockyard, in a very quiet and speedy manner. The report of the inspecting officers on the state and cleanliness of the ship and the con dition of her machinery will be of a highly favour able nature. Her" engines and boilers, although re quiring very extensive repairs, are in a state reflect ing the greatest credit on the engineers who have had them in charge. The Cruiser was commissioned by Commander Fellowes, the present Flag-captain to the Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, in July, 1856, and convoyed three gunboats out to China. On arrival out in China she went up the Canton River, and shared in the affair at Fatshan and the bombardment and capture of Canton. She was afterwards despatched to the north of China where she was employed during the first attack on, the Peiho Forts. Capt. Fellowes, being posted out of the ship about this time, was succeeded in the command by Commander Bythesea, V.C., under whom she accompanied Lord Elgin up the Yank tze-kiang to Hangkow, and afterwards to Japan. She afterwards returned to the north of China, where her boats were actively employed in com pleting the survey of the Gulf of Leao-tong. She was also engaged in surveying the Gulf of Pecheli from the Great Wall of China down to 20 deg. south, But one officer has returned to England in the Cruiser out of her original complement, and barely half her crew, many having invalided on the station or been appointed to other vessels. Only three deaths have occurred from sickness during the whale period of the ship's commission. The Adventure, screw troopship, Commander Edward Lacy, arrived at Spithead yesterday after noon, from China, with the head-quarters of the Royal Marine battalion on board, under the command of Lieut.-Col. John H. Gaseoigne, consisting of 24 officers and 500 non-commissioned officers and men, lately attached to the North China Expedition. The Adventure sailed from Hong Kong on the 20th of January ; Singapore, 30th; Cape of Good Hope, March 9 ; Ascension, March 27 ; St. Vin cent, April 8. Arrived at Madeira on the 16th, and sailed again on the 17th ; arrived at Vigo on the 25th, and sailed again on the 27th. Her Ma jesty's steamer Argus was lying at Madeira, wait ing to accompany her Majesty's royal yachts Vic toria and Albert, Capt. the Hon. Joseph Denman, and Osborne, Master-Commander Geo. K. Bower, on the Empress of Austria embarking on board the former on her return to Vienna from her sojourn at Madeira. The same morning the Adventure left Madeira she met the royal yachts steaming in, the Osborne about three hours ahead of the Victoria and Albert, and, as the Empress was in readiness to embark on their arrival, it was expected they would leave again almost immediately for the Medi terranean, whither it was said her Majesty would proceed and probably disembark at Trieste. A mail was brought to England by the Adventure from the Empress, and also from the island and her Ma jesty's steamer Argus. The weather to Madeira from China had been generally fine, but off the coast of Portugal strong north-east winds were fallen in with, compelling the ship to put into Vigo for fuel and provisions. Three deaths only have occurred during the voyage home. The Adventure, with the Assistance, lately lost in China, was built by Mr. Laird, shipbuilder, of Birkenhead, and previ ous to hoisting the pendant had, tog ether with her sister ship, rendered very essential service to the Government in the conveyance of troops and invalids between the Black Sea and Spithead. Nothing was seen by the Adventure of an y of the expected troopships from China during the latter portion of her voltage. The paddle-wheel steam survey tender Bann, 3, Mr, Wells Master, having had defects made good and bottom cleaned and coated, will be put out of No. 4 dock at Devonport to-day. Rear-Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley, Admiral Super intendent of Devonport Dockyard, having returned from leave of absence, has rehoisted his flag on board the Royal Adelaide, 104, Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8., in Hamoaze. The screw steam gunvessel Surprise, 5, having had a thorough repair, was hauled yesterday out of the north basin in Keyham steamyard, and placed in the lock ready for removal to-day into the stream in Hamoaze. The screw steamship Prineess Royal, 91, Captain Charles Fellowes, flag of Rear-Admiral Robert Smart, K.H., in command of the Channel squadron, was put out of commission at Devonport on Tues day, the 30th nit., and on Wednesday the screw steamship Revenge, 91, was commissioned to take her place. The crew will be paid wages and granted leave of absence probably on Saturday. The Re venge was removed yesterday morning from No. 3 Dock in Keyham steamyard, and moored in the basin. The gunboats Trinculo and Gleaner were placed in the dock immediately afterwards. The screw steam frigate Emerald, 51, Commander A. Cumming, flag of Rear-Admiral Warren, having received supernumeraries in Plymouth Sound, left about 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, under steam, for South America. The paddlewheel steam vessel Lightning, 3, Master G. Williams, having had defects made good at Devonport, left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday afternoon for Pembroke. The following appointments were made 'yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Richard Roche, to the Excellent ; Lieut. Constantine O'D. Alling ham, to the Mersey ; Edward Spence, master, to the Desperate; and Patrick Mahonny, promoted to the rank of acting master in the Argus, revenue cruiser. LAW IN7ELLIGENCE.—May 1. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell.) JESSOP V. JESSOP.—ALLEGED COLLUSION. In this case the petitioner, Mary Lucy Jessop, prayed the Court for a dissolution of marriage with her husband, on the ground of different acts of adultery, cruelty, and desertion. The petition was duly filed, and the citation to the respondent issued on the 26th of December, 1860. The respondent, John Thomas Jessop, pleaded, denying the adultery and desertion, and on the 30th of January last the case was ordered to be heard before the Judge Ordinary by oral evidence. However, on the 20th of March last the Queen's proctor received infor mation which induced him to suspect collusion between the parties, and under he provisions of the statute passed last session in reference to his right to interfere to prevent fraud on the Court, he intervened, and filed a plaint to that effect. Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., with whom was Mr. D. Keene, applied to the Court on behalf of the wife, that the Queen's proctor should be directed to set forth particulars of the alleged collusion between the petitioner and her husband. He contended that a mere general allegation was not sufficient, according to the statute, but that the parties who were accused of collusion in endeavouring to obtain a divorce should be placed in a position to meet fairly the charge against them. The Attorney• General opposed the application, and argued that if the Queen's proctor were to set forth circumstances and evidence in his allegation it would have the effect of defeating the intention of the Legislature, which had provided a safeguard by requiring the Queen's proctor to act with the consent of the Attorney-General, and under the order of the Court, before he intervened. Sir C. Cresswell—This is a mere matter of form, as the Court assumes that the Queen's proctor has grounds for intervening. The Attorney-General said it would be contrary to all practice to set forth. the nature of evidence in the pleadings, and it was quite sufficient that the parties should have notice that the Queen's proctor intended to bring forward a charge of collusion. Dr. Phillimore and Mr. Keene having been heard on the other side, Sir C. Cresswell said that as this was the first case of the kind that had arisen he felt that there should be something like a statement as to the character of collusion alleged, but at the same time that no evidence should be set forth. He would take time to consider his decision. The case accordingly stood over. DRUMMOND, COMMONLY CALLED VISCOUNTESS FORTH, V. DRUMMOND, COMMONLY CALLED VIS COUN T FORTH. The facts of this case have already been fully re ported, and at the trial the Judge Ordinary inti mated that the petitioner had established the cruelty alleged, but a legal question was raised on the part of the respondent as to whether she was entitled to a judicial separation when it appeared she had been guilty of adultery. The Attorney-General, on behalf of Lady Forth, applied to the Court to have the arguments heard next Saturday, but the learned judge explaining that there were some cases to be heard that day, it was arranged between the counsel that , they should be heard on Wednesday next. HEMSWORTH V. BUTTERFIELD—JUDGMENT. Sir C. Cresswell delivered judgment in this case to-day. It was a testamentary suit, and certain issues raised had been heard at nisi prius, when decision was given in favour of the validity of the will. A motion was then made to this court for a re-hearing, on the ground that both witnesses at testing the disputed instrument were not examined, and the defendants, the next of kin, also alleged sur prise. It appeared that one of the witnesses, a female, named Routledge, who lived with the de ceased, stated that matters came on her by surprise, and that she would now be able to depose to facts which she omitted at the trial. He considered that was very strange. Having gone through the evi dence, he thought there were no grounds for a new trial, and he must dismiss the motion. On application of counsel, The learned Judge pronounced probate of the will, and condemned the defendants in costs. POLICR 111 , TELLIGENCA—May 1. GUILDHALL.—HOTEL ROBBERY.—Ludovic Verney, a young foreigner, was placed at the bar before Alderman Humphery, charged with several hotel robberies. John Moss, a City detective officer, said—l ap prehended the prisoner at the Railway Hotel in London-street, Fench urch-street, as he was leaving without paying for his bed. He said he was com ing back, and that he had left his luggage in his bed-room. I told him he was charged with robbing Anderton's Hotel, in Fleet-street, but he denied all knowledge of the place. His luggage was then brought down, consisting of a carpet bag, and upon opening it the contents were found to be five shirts, seven counterfeit sovereigns, and six bundles of common firewood. On the way to the police-sta tion he said he did steal the things from Anderton's Hotel, and sold them at different shops. He said he was induced by hunger to do it. Evidence was then given of other robberies of a similar character at hotels in different quarters of the metropolis. The prisoner, in answer to the charges, admitted that he had visited all the hotels referred to in the evidence, and said he was guilty of the charges preferred against him. Alderman Humphery then committed the pri soner for trial on six diffeient cases, and after he (prisoner) was removed from the dock he expressed the greatest anxiety not to be sent to prison (meaning penal servitude), as he had been in nearly every prison throughout Germany and the Conti nent, and his only hope now was that he should get transported; and upon the gaoler assuring him that he stood a very fair chance of having that hope realised, he appeared perfectly contented. COMMITTAL FOR SENDING DISEASED MEAT TO MARKET. —Seth Seymour, who was described as a highly respectable farmer, at Wimborne, in Dor setshire, was summoned before Mr. Alderman J. Clarke Lawrence, for unlawfully sending to New gate-market the carcases of seven sheep, which were in such a diseased and unwholesome state as to render them unfit for human food. Charles Fisher, inspector of meat, said he was called to Messrs. Lee's shop on the 26th of Feb. last, and saw the carcases of seven sheep. They were very much wasted by disease, and totally unfit for human food. The weight of the seven carcases was only 1761 b. 'Witness had them con demned, and gave a condemned note to the sales man to send to the consignor. Any one acquainted with animels must have perceived that these sheep were not fit for food. Witnesses were then called, who proved the manner in which the consignment was traced to the prisoner, and The defendant was committed to Newgate to take his trial for the offence, but was admitted to bail in his own recognisances in £lOO, and one surety in a like amount. CLERKENWELL.—CAPTURE OF GAMBLERS, William Roberts, a hawker, of 3, Winborn-street, Hoxon ; John Harper, a general dealer, of 3, John street, Cambridge-heath-road ; John Merryman, a woodchopper, of Spitalfields ; and James Hilden, of 5, John-street, Mile-end New-town, a labourer, were charged before Mr. Barker with gambling at Islington. From the evidence it appeared that a fair has been going on for some days at Pocock-fields, Islington. On Tuesday a large number of persons were gambling there, some with dice, some with roulette tables, and others with cards. Police sergeant Gould, 40 N, and other constables, seized the prisoners in the act, and took them to the sta tion. The nuisance to the surrounding neighbour hood is quite intolerable. The prisoners said they were not gambling for money, only for knives and cocoa-nuts. This was denied by the police, who stated that they saw money pass, and the prisoners asked boys and men to gamble for money. Mr. Barker considered the evidence against Merryman and Hilden was not sufficient, and they were discharged. The other prisoners he sentenced to 21 days' hard labour in the House of Correction. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK-MAY 1. A limited supply of wheat at market, the trade in which was heavy, and late rates barely realised. Oats were scarce, and met a healthy sale. Barley in small supply, at late rates. Beans, with a fair demand, were is advanced in value. Peas as before. White wheat, new, 65s to 70s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 32s Red do. 6OB to 78s Oats, old, .. , 30s to 34s Old white 6ss to 70s New do 26s to 30s Red do. 50s to 60s 1 Beans. 40s to 445 Barley, malting.... 35s to 44s 1 Beans, new.. 38s to 455 Peas, ....44s to 555. HULL-APRIL 30. A moderate supply of English wheat to-day, with a good attendance. The best descriptions sold steadily at the prices of last week; inferior samples were in little request. Best foreign reds at fully former prices. Barley was inactive, but unchanged in price. Beans is dearer. Peas in slow demand, at late rates. Oats were in scarce supply, and advanced 6d to ls. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 6ss Od to 68s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic Konb , &c. old white 63s Od to 68s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 6os Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old s2s Od to 55s Od Barley.... English malting 3Bs Od to 44s Od Grinding 32s Od to 36s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 3Bs Od to 40s Od Grinding 32s Od to 34s Od Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per at Os 14d to 141 d Friesland and Dutch osl4l d to 0315 d Swedish and Danish 0514d to 05141 d Beans ....English, old, per qr New pigeon 44s Od to 45s Od New tick. 438 Od to 44s Od Egyptian Peas Foreign breakers Grinding 4ls Od to 42s Od Tares ....Spring —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 545 Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 15 0 to £lO 0 0 Foreign 9 6 oto 10 0 0 Rape cakes 6 5 oto 610 0 Bones 515 oto 6 0 0 SHEFFIELD-APRIL 30. ----- - A moderate supply of wheat to-day, which was inactive in demand, at last Tuesday's prices, Barley heavy, with a fair show. Oats less inquired after, and late rates barely sustained. Beans and peas in slow request, and sold fully lower. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 24s Od to 28s Od White 71 1) 25s Od to 28s Od New red , ~ 20s Od to 22s Od New white 22s Od to 26spd tl f , Beans 71 f, 16s Od to 22s 6 d Peas, per qr 54s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, ~ 3sa Od to 43s Oei Oats 2ss 6d to 34s Od Millers' prices fO; flour-2s 3d, 2s sd, and 2s 8d pet 141 b . COAL MART (Prices of Coal per Ton at e. d. :ET—MAY 1. the close of the market Lambert's West Hart- ley Tanfield Moor 12 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ...16 9 Wylam.... 16 3 Craghead Hartley..... 15 6 Bell's Primrose ......13 6 Hastings Hartley ....16 6 Bate's West Hartley..l6 0 Holywell 16 3 Tynedale West H artley 15 9 8. d. Walls End. Hartlepool... lB 0 Kelloe Haswell Cassop 17 6 South Hartlepool 16 6 „ South Hetton 18 v„, Heugh Hall 1 7 0 Trimdon. Thornley 17 9 Belmont 15 6 Russel's Hetton 17 0 Braddyll's Hetton 17 3 Tunstall Tees South Kelloe. l7 6 Peases West . 17 6 Hilda l6 6 Ridde11....., l5 9 t, 61; :sold, 39. Walls End. Hetton .. lB 6 Ships at market THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. • • • • • • • • .. May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds .. May 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico May 29. Canada, &o. (via L'derry) .. May 1. Cape of Good Hope, &o. .. •• • May 2 . China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) May 2. Do (via Marseilles) May 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) May 2. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) May 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) May 11. Do. (via Marseilles) .. May 6. Lisbon .. .. • • May 1 . Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May '2. Do. (via Marseilles May:6, Vigo, and Oporto .. .. May 1. United States, California, &c. .. May 1. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. May 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. May 14. In the produce markets and the city generally tilt/ proposal for the reduction of the tea duty from Is. sd. to les 4 per lb, continues to be regarded with warm approval , the result of the debate is awaited with great interests There is every sign that, but for the personal popularity of Lord Palmerston and the indisposition to create any ember rassment to the measures of his Cabinet, strong demonstrs' tions in favour of the amendment would have been m ad ° from nearly all quarter. 4. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The following are not the least re' msrkable among the numerous extraordinary cures witi v. out medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious Health 1 14 2,‘ storing Revalenta Arabica Food. Cure No. 47,121.—ivil'' Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-Cro ss ; Herts : a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion,.gath_f 0 ; ings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. 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