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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Haslingden Water Bill and the Southport Water Bill were severally read a third time and passed. Mr. DUFF presented a petition from a place in the north of Ireland against the Bleaching Works Bill. The petition, which was read at length by the clerk at the table, stated that certain petitions that had been presented to the house in favour of the bill had been ob tained by misrepresentation, and prayed for inquiry into the circumstances. Sir W. WEBB presented several petitions from North Wales in favour of Medical Reform. Sir F. THESIGER presented a petition from Stam ford against the Oath of Abjuration Bill. Mr. E. LOCKHART presented a petition from Sel kirk against the Oath of Abjuration Bill. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from the Man chester Commercial Association, and also a petition from 165 of the principal firms, in Manchester against the Bleaching Works Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON presented two petitions against the Maynooth grant. ROCHESTER ELECTION. The following members were chosen to serve on the committee to inquire into the late election for Rochester, viz., Mr. Floyer ' Sir H. F. D av y, M r . J. S my th, M r . R. Ingham, and Mr. Byng. EXPORTATION OF IRON. Mr. WILSON, in reply to an hon. member, repeated the answer he gave on a former occasion with respect to the export of machinery and parts of machinery, but with respect to the exportation of munitions of war, he stated that to-day an order in Council would be passed, by which all restrictions upon trade and navigation would be entirely removed. OATH OF ABJURATION BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON then rose to move the second read ing of a bill to abolish the oath of abjuration and as surance, and, in doing so, contended that no ill could follow such a measure. The measure was of precisely the same character as that of Lord Lyndhursts, and had the approbation of that noble lord. The passing of the measure which he advocated would not in the slightest degree interfere with the others now on the statute-book, but it would be a relief to all classes of her Majesty's subjects who objected to take that oath, which was a political one, and passed by Parliament to meet a political danger. That danger no longer existed, and, therefore, be contended that the oath ought to be abolished. By a single act of Parliament one hundred and twenty-five useless oaths bad been abolished, and not the slightest inconvenience had arisen in consequence of such a proceeding. He had taken the opinion of a gen tleman learned in the law—not a 'Parliamentary lawyer— with respect to the persons who were called upon to take the oath of abjuration, and he found that all, military officers, all common 'soldiers, and sailors were called upon to take this oath. The only persons who were required not to take the oath were those persons in the Customs and Excise, who were only required to take the oath of alle giance. All schoolmasters were required to take the oath of abjuration, and if the law was strictly carried out at the present time there would not be a single teacher of the Jewish religion—in fact, an immense num ber of her Majesty's most faithful and loyal subjects would be altogether :outlawed. He might be told they passed the Indemnity Act, and by that act you exempted the great crowd, but refused the same ex emption to a member of Parliament. He had been looking over Boswell's "Life of Johnson," and he there found that the profligate person who framed the oath of abjuration boasted that he bad framed an oath which would damn nne-half of the population and starve the other. He maintained that the oath of abjuration was utterly useless, as it was perfectly cer tain that none of the descendants of the Prince of Wales (the Pretender) existed at the present moment, and it was absurd to continue on the statute-book such an oath, The Pretender died in 1765, and the Parliament of that day did not continue abjuring the Pretender, but they took out the word " Pretender," and inserted in place of the word, "his descendants," so now that all the descendants were dead, it was bat proper that the word 4, "his descendants," should Le expunged, as by doing so the house. would only be following the strict rule of precedent.: • The 'oath of allegiance and supremacy, he contended, were perfectly sufficient for the purpose for which they were taken, and fter they were taken it wag palpably absurd to insist upon the taking of the oath of abjuration, as he whole of the provisions of the oath, that it was thought necessary by some parties to retain, was to be ' found in the oath of allegiance. He had thus gone through the oath, with the exception of the concluding paragraph, which stated.. that the oath was to be • - • taken without reservation on the true faith of a • Christian. If it was the will of the Parliament that such should still be the declaration, then they must submit to take the oath, but he did hope that the honourable member for Stamford would not say that such was the cas4 until he had taken the opinion of Par H a. • ment that it was intended to impose religious tests to exclude some portions of her. Majesty's subjects from their civil rights. If it was wished to exclude some par ticular persons from Parliament, he insisted that it • ought to be done by statute, and not indi rectly, for he insisted that no British subject ought to be deprived of his civil rights, except by act of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The effeet of this oath had been for nine years to keep the city of London, to a certain extent, unrepresented ; but it must not be supposed that by mentioning that cir cumstance he was there as the advocate of Baron Rothschild. He was instigated to pursue the present • course by his fe-liegs as an Englishman and a member ,of. the British Parliament—(hear, hearl—and he for one would not allow the fag end of this oath to debar his Jewish fellow subjects from their civil rights. (Hear.) • He trusted he should receive the support of some por tion of the Conservative party in the house, considering that Lord Der.)y and several prelates had been in favour ' of the admissimi of the Jews into Parliament. He .elajmed the relief the bill afforded those Christian mem bers who felt that it was a desecration to take any oath. It it was the opinion of the Crown, and a majority of both Houses of Parliament, that members of the Jewish persuasion ought to be excluded from this house, ex cluded they ought to be; but, until that course was adopted, he contended that a great injustice was done to a certain portion of his fellow-subjects, who had never •by any act of Parliament been excluded from sitting in that house. He concluded by moving the second read - ng of the bill. Sir F. THEiIGER, having explained the absence of certain learned members, said it would be quite incon sistent if those like himself who were opposed to ora tions such as the present did not oppose the second reading of this bill for the abolition of the oath of abju ration. The bill of the bon. member consisted of an assertion and an inference. The assertion was that the de,eeadants of the Pretender were at an end, and there fore the oath of abjuration should be abolished. The oath • of abjuration was not merely a renunciation of the claims of the deac.ndants of the Pretender, but it asserted that the Sovereign should be a Protestant. The honourable member, in moving the second reading of the bill, said he did not appear there as the a Ivneate of Baron Rothschild, and that he had had no comMunication with that gentleman., But he (Sir F. Thesiger) begged to ask the right hon. gentleman whe ther he bad not been that very day in close conference with a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion, holding high power in the pity of London. (Hear, hear.) Novi, he ished to know what could be the object of th a t in terview; whether it related' to the descendants of the Pretender, or to the " fag" end of the oath, " on the true faith of a Christian." (Laughter, and hear, hear.) The hon;' gentleman said he did not propose to do - anything' in 'an indirect manner—(hear; hear)--the Objeof of the right hon. 'gentleman was perfectlyplain and palpable. (Hear, hear.) He did not know whether the noble lord the member for the City of London had dropped his mantle on the shoulders of ,the right hon, member for Manchester, or whether that right hon. gentleman had stolen it while the noble lord was asleep ; but he thought the mantle better became the noble lord, although he bad worn it threadbare, than the right hon. Member for Manchester. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The . noble lord had acted in a more direct manner than the right honourable gentleman had done. He did not propose to break down the voustituticalta barriers which had been erected to - protect the Protestantism of the succession. Souse might be of opinion that there was no danger ou that point; but he thought be should be able to show the house that any fears on that point were not altogether PO unlikely as some might think. A number of Papal biill4 had•tately been published, amongst which there was a letter from Pope Clement the 13th to the Pretender in 1759, Which he addressed to his dearly beloved James, King of Great Britain, stating that he had made an ap -rrointment to an Irish See. Since then no less than 66 , bulls had been published, in which all the rights of the house of Hanover to the Crown of England was denied. (Hear, hear.) He thewouldaek o house if a it -was prepared' to assert to the principles - *Well was intended entirely to abolish the, oath Whi c h :provided for the Protestant succession of this country, which 'bedid not think so entirely chimerical. In the reign (if William and Mary the Jews had been excluded froth Pavliatiert. , by a direct act, because they' were Renee and no alien had a right to a seat in Parliament. 'it C341i1. not, therefore, be said that the Jews had been ndirectlY excluded; for he thought that the circumstance lie had mentioned proved entirely the contrary. 11 e thought that this house was the great guardian of religion. In the prayer that was weekly offered tip by this country, God was beseeched "hat " truth and justice, and religion, and piety might be established through all generations." Now, it this house had nothing at all to do with religion, that Prayer ought altogether to be withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) Re begged the house to consider for one moment what would be their position if they removed this oath. What a weapon it would afford the Roman Catholics, who Would say, "We told you there was no truth in the doctrine of Protestantism, and here is a proof of it." He maintained that the effect of the bill, if passed, would be to unProtestantise the constitution and to un-Christianise the Legiilature„ He begged to move that the - bill be read a second time that day six months. The LORD ADVOCATE said the oath of abjuration was not franied for the purpose of excludine a certain class of persons from Parliament ; but it was framed for a purely political purpose. Until .to-day he had never heard that the succession of the Crown was in danger. - Until to-day 'he had rested perfectly satisfied as to the fate of the Pretender and his descendants ; but naw. they had been told that setae' of his descendants might turn up some day, And •it was feared that he would meet with a good deal .of support. (Laughter,) They had also been told that Protestant ism was in danger ; now he thoughtlhat- Pristeifantisin was never so secure or firm as it was at the present time, because it was founded in the convictions of the people. With respect to what the hon. and learned member had just said about the Roman Catholics being famished with an argument as to the asserted negative character of the Protestants, he considered it was one of those statements that was quite beside the question. It was not the intention of the Math of abjuration to exclude a person of the Jewish persuasion from Parliament, and if it was intended to exclude men holding that faith from taking part in their proceedings, he contended it ou g ht to be done by express act of Parliament, and not to be effected by the fag end of an oath of abjuration. He should support the second reading of the bill on the grounds urged by the right bon. gentleman the member for Manchester. Mr. NAPIER objected to the second reading of the bill, because it made open questions of sacred and con stitutional matters. He certainly would not go the length of the learned Lord Advocate in the extension of civil and religious liberty, but would step short at the limit of Christianity. The noble lord (J. Russell), when he brought forward the measure, did so in a far more straightforward manner than the right hon. gentleman had done. By the bill of the noble lord admission to the Legislature was strictly confined to the Jews ; but the bill of the right hon. member for Manches ter would open the door for admission into the Legislature of all persons not Christians. He thought the person who denied the truths of the Christian doctrines ought not to be admitted into Parliament any more than a republican who denied the existence of an earthly sove reign. The latter would most certainly be decided to be not qualified, and he certainly thought that the for mer was not in a better position. The constitution of this country was allied to Christianity, and there fore the entrance of any persons who were not Christians into the house was a direct violation of the Christianity of the country. Lord J. RUSSELL said there were two points upon which the house seemed pretty well agreed, namely, that it was no longer necessary to abjure allegiance to the successors of James 111., and that part of it with respect to the Protestant succession, they all seemed to agree that this part might be retained. He did not quarrel with the oath of allegiance, and doubted not that every one admitted to that house would maintain the Protestant succession to the throne. The point in dispute was quite beside the question of Protestant alarm. The hon. and learned gentleman appeared to consider that, hereafter, if persons of the Jewish persuasion were ad mitted to a seat in Parliament, the hon. and learned gentleman said he would stand on the ground of Chris tianity ; but there were others who stood on narro her grounds to exclude from office those who differed from them in religious opinions. It was in former times, be fere the repeal of the Test and Corporation Act, held that a man who did not profess the principles of the Esta blished Church was not fit to hold any office, or to enter the House of Commons as a member of Parliament. He maintained that there was more hostility on the part of the Protestant dissenters towards the Establish ment than there was on the part of the Jews. The Jews did not seek to make proselytes, but were attached to their own faith. If they admitted Jews into Parlia ment, it was said the effect would be to nu-Chris tianise the House of Commons. What would they say of the City of London which he had the honour to represent. They had at the present time a gentle. men of the Jewish persuasion as their Chief Magistrate, but by so having him in that office had the city of Lon don parted with its Christianity, and were they only to resume that Christianity on the next 9th of November. (Laughter). If they thought to maintain the character of that house by oaths, he would refer them to the time of the Commonwealth, when every man was called upon to declare his form of belief in the Scriptures. If such was the desire of the house now, why was not a bill in troduced for that purpose ? (Hear, hear.) Having gone over some of the objections to the bill, the noble lord said the oath of abjuration of the descendants of James 111. to the throne of this king dom was no longer necessary, as those descendants no longer existed ; and concluded by urging the house to agree to the bill, and thus promote the onward progress of civil and religious liberty. Mr. WALPOLE objected to the bill. When the hon. member for Manchester said the City of London had been for nine years deprived of one of its represen tatives by the refusal of that house to admit Baron Rothschild, he would only say that if the City of Lon don chose to elect a person who was consititutionally disqualified, it was the City of London. and not that house, which was to blame. By the C institution of the country there never was a time when a Jew was entitled to a seat in that house, and, there fore, there was no argument in saying that the house was defeating any constitutional principle. The prin ciples of religious liberty entitled every one to the fullest liberty, but that did not apply to this case, as it might 'be the means of admitting persons to office which might be altogether incongruous with the admission of the in dividual. (Hear, hear.) It was not a question of persecution and intolerance, but it was one calcu lated' to alter the Christian character of that house. If this bill was to get rid of obsolete forms he should have given it his support, but believing it to have a precisely opposite tendency he should give it his most determined opposition. Lord PALMERSTON said he should give his hearty concurrence to the second reading of the bill, as the time had come when the taking of such an oath should be dispensed with, and that it ought to be removed from the statute-book. Mr. DISRAELI—I wish briefly to state my reasons for the course I shall take on this occasion. Notwith standing the observations of the nob'e lord the member for the city of London, I must say that I think the ques tion which is really at issue has not been brought before the house in a form the most desirable for its proper solution. The house perhaps is aware that I have upon the subject of tre restrictions on the Jewish portion of her Maj sty's subjects a strong feeing of a peculiar nature. I regret that the question has not been pre sented to the consideration of the house in a manner that would have raised a simple issue, and which would haye asked for the opinion of the house upon the single question whether legislative power should be entrsated to British Jews. I deeply lament that that question should have become involved with one which at all touches the Protests, t sentiments and Protestant preju dices of the peop'e of England. When the noble lord, two years ago, introduced a measure, which was then unfortunate, I felt it my duty to vote for the first time against the measure, although I had before supported measures of an analogous kind ; and I did so because I felt that the noble lord had fatally shifted his ground, and that he would thereby raise up a host of prejudices against hire, in addition to those against which he must from time to time have to contend. With regard to the particular proposition before us, it is divested, no doubt, of many of the objections which could be fairly urged against the proposal of the noble lord in 1854. The oath (4t abjuration in its present form was clearly indefensi ble. No one on either side of the question has for a mo ment pretends(' that the oath, as it is now framed, is not open to very serious objections. Whether it has arisen from inadvertency by the Legislature, or from the refit changes that have taken plate in men's minds, or (men the political circumstances we have had to encounter, I know not ; hut it cannot be denie i that the terms of the oath are most anomalous. In dealing with' this ques t'on I, for one, should deeply regret, that in voting for the motion of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester it should be supposed that I would vote for a mot'on by which it was attempted in an indirect man ner to get rid of those obstacles which are at present in the way of British Jews entering into Parham, nt, by simply removing from the oath the words "on the true faith of a Christian. ' We ought to frame an oath which stiould be taken by members of Parliament on taking t seats in this house. Whether, if we were called upon to frame an oath ab initlo, it could with propriety be framed accor l ng to its present form, so far as the retaining of those words is concerned, I will not stop to discuss. That is of secondary import ance. But these words at present exist, and, if we aJw repudiate and reject them from the oath, it appears to me that we-should be taking a course which, 1 iokieg only to the policy of our conduct, and not regarding other considerations, would in my mind be greatly de trimental, and be fraught with consequences which all of us might deplore. (Cheers...) I have another reason, I confess, for calling upon the house not to renounce that form of oath. I have never advocated the cause of the Jews in this house upon the principle of religious liberty, which the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) most sincerely and consistently advocates, and which he has at all times male the basis of the policy which he has recommended to us. I have always felt that when you came to prac tice, and were determined to act upon that principle, you would find it a very difficult one to carry you through your cause. Unquestionably, with reference to other cases, there are some broad instances to which that principle will apply, but I very much doubt that if the claim of the Jews for the removal of these restrictions is merely found ed upon the abstract principle of religious liberty, grounds of opposition may arise which have not yet been introduced into the controvergy, and which it may be very difficult to meet and defeat. have always felt that the claim of the Jews to an entrance into Parliament, and to the full erj )yment of all the rights which this state can confer upon the subjects of her Majesty, mainly and, in my opinion, justly rests upon the principle that this is a Chri.tiau state, and that we are a Chris tian community. (Hear.) I have more than once ex presied the reasons which I have always cherished for entertaining this opinion. It appears to me that -the claim of the Jew to the respect of the Christian cannot be far a moment contested. (Cheers,) If the not a ' religion of thi s country were not Christian, if th i s were Christi an community, there might be many plau sible reasons urged against the admission of Jews as members of this house. But, with all becoming re spect, I may be allowed to say that this would not be a Christian State, or a Christian community had it not been, under Divine impulse and inspiration, for the efforts and exertions of a Jew. (Rear.) I think that that fact constitutes a claim to the respect, and consider ation and sympathy of this house. (Cheers.) Under these circumstances, the course I shall venture to take will be shall vote for the second reading of this bill, and for this reason, that when the bill is in committee I shall take the opportunity of proposing an oath in lieu slt the of abjuration which the bill nmtains, an 1 in which I shalt retain the words "on the true faith of a Christian ;" and I shall subsequently take the liberty i of proposing an oath which will meet the cise of any Jew who may be elected a member of this house, and which will prevent the necessity of his using those words, which he cannot conscientiously do. (Hear.) I give the house my thank for allowing me to make this state ment. (Cheers.) I could not go into the lobby with out entering into this explanation, after having voted against the motion of the noble lord. I regret the ques tion has been brought before us in the form it has, but after the most anxious reflection I can give the subject, I think the course which I have mentioned is the one most likely to conciliate all parties. (Cheers, and cries of "Divide.") Mr. NEWDEGATE said the measure was one calcu. THE' SUZY, LONDON, TITTJRSDAY EVENIN•3, APRIL 10, 1856, lated to strike down the Christian character of that house. The house was then cleared for a division, and just before the numbers were declared Sir F. Thesigsr en tered the house, and informed the Speaker that the hon. member for Rochester had decline .1 to vote, as he had entered the wrong' lobby. . . The SPEAKER ordered the member for Rochester to be brought in, and on his appearing at the table, The SPEAKER asked the hon. member if he had heard the qua,tion put ? Mr. M A RTIN —Yes. The SPEAKER then said the hon. member's vote must be recorded. The numbers were then declared— For the second reading of the bill Against it Majority in favour of the second reading-35 The announcement was received with loud cheers. THE DISSENTERS' MARRIAGE BILL. This bill passed through committee pro forma, for the purpose of making certain amendments and having them printed. MEDICAL PROFESSION BILL. A short discussion arose as to the desirability of referring this bill to a .:elect committee, in which Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Napier, Mr. Henley, and Sir G. Grey took part, but which was terminated by the Speaker declaring, according to the standing orders, the hour had arrived (a quarter to 6) at which the debate must be adjourned. SUPPLY. The committee of supply was postponed till Friday next. WAYS AND MEANS. The house then went into committee of ways and means. Mr. WILSON moved that, towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, the sum of 21,182,7001. be raised by Exchequer-bills for the service. The vote was agreed to. - TRIAL OF OFFENDERS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. Naval and Military Intelligence. The fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by the Algiers, 91, Capt. Codrington, C. 8., from Portsmouth harbour, after refit ; the Nautilus, 8, sailing brig, Lieut. Dolling, manned by naval apprentices from Plymouth ; the Meteor, 14, steam battery, Capt. Seymour, from the Mediterranean ; and the Otter, steam-vessel, from the eastward, with two new gun-boats. The fleet will to day (weather permitting) rehearse the movements to be executed at the great review. An instruction to the following effect bas been ad (Tressed by the Admiralty to Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels at Portsmouth : "The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having desired that all her Majesty's ships of war and gun-boats composing the fleet to be reviewed at Spithead on the 23d ieet. by Ler Majesty the Queen should be supplied with the best Welsh coal, not only to prevent her Majesty and the company assembled being obstructed iu their view of the evolutions of the fleet by smoke, but to obviate the chances of collision, the captains and masters of steam vessels intending to be present at the review are re quested to adopt the same, or other necessary precau tion 4, to avoid the inconvenience which may result from smoke, and are warned, should this notice lee disregarded, that it will be necessary to remove to a distance." The John Bowes, transport No. 159, arrived at Spit head from the Crimea on Tuesday night, but without passengers or invalids. Froth Southampton we learn that the Peninsular and Oriental Company, in obedience to orders received from the Admiralty, have commenced removing the horse boxes and other fittings from her Majesty's steam troop ship Himalaya, now lying in the Southampton Docks. This vessel will at once be fitted for the reception of in fantry, it being the intention to give her early despatch to the Crimea, for the purpose of assisting in conveying to England the soldiers of the English army remaining there. The screw steam-ship Simla, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, which vessel has ren dered much assistance in the conveyance of horses and troops to the seat of war, is also to be prepared for sea, and will be employed in bringing home horses and troops. It is expected that both vessels will be ready in the course of a week. The General Screw Company have also received instructions to immediately prepare for sea the Golden Fleece, Jason, and Calcutta, now lying at Southampton. The Calcutta will be ready to take her departure on or about Tuesday next, and will embark the following officers and others for conveyance to j ,in their respective regiments :—To Malta—Lieut.-Colonel Burtnester, MK, on his way to Corfu. To Scutari— Rev. Mr. Gilbourne, officiating chaplain to the army in the East. To the Crimea—Lieut. de Carteret, 79th Re giment; Major Frend, 55th Regiment; Battalion Sur geon T. A. Bostock, Scots Fusilier Guards ; Majors F. F. Lennox and W. Barry • Lieuts. H. W. Briscoe an d C. L'Estrange, of the Royale Artillery. The Golden Fleece and Jason will speedily follow, and will no doubt, together with the Calcutta and Simla, be employed in bringing home cavalry. The Royal Mail Company's steam transport Orinoco is still at Southampton quite ready for sea. Hrr horse-boxes are all standing. This vessel will, if required, be prepared at once to take part in removing horses and troops from the Crimea and Me diterranean to England. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine, which arrived at Southampton yesterday with the Alexandria we receive the following items of naval and military intelligence from Gibraltar :—Her Nlaj -sty's steam-ship Megmra, 10 days from Malta, ar rived at Gibraltar on the 1 , 4 inst. The steam-transport linperatiice left for Balaklava on the evening of the 29th ult. The steam-transport John B)wei, which ar .. lived at Gibraltar for Spithead on the 29th ult., exptri er.ced very severe weather during her voyage from Con stantinvle and Malta. Yesterday afternoon 52 Crimean invalids reached Strood front Portsmouth. On their arrival they were received by a fatigue party from Chatham Barracks, who assisted them into the vans and ambulance-waggon for c'tnvey anee to Chatham. Second-class Surgeon W. J. Fyffe, M. 8., made the necessary examination of the invalids, when those requirin:.r, further medical treatment were taken to Beompton Hospital, and the remainder to St. Mary's Invalid Depot. The iron paddle• wheel steam-vessel Antelope, 3, Lieut.- Commander Charles H. Young, late from the Coast of Africa, has been dismantled, and has returned stores in Woolwich dockyard. The Antelope, having been four years in commission, will be paid off on Saturday. The paddle-wheel store-transport Radamanthus, 4, Master Commander E. P. Cole, was warped out of the outer basin, Woolwich, on Tuesday, and failed yester• day with mortar-beds and gun-carriages for Portsmouth, and steam machinery fur Plymouth. The HeAper, Government straw steam transport, 12 horsepower, having completed her repairs, is waiting orders at Wu°'with. The ordinary proof of guns and mortars at the Arsenal butts, Woolwich, averaging about 12 or 14 daily, is stil continued. An order has been received from the War Depart ment by the Commandant at Chatham Barracks, direct ing that the under-mentioned detachments are to be held in readiness to leave the Provisional Battalion for the purpose of errib trking for the stations specified to join the head-quarters of their respective corps :-sth North umberland Fusiliers-3 officers and the whole of the available men of the depot, to proceed to the Mauritius; 37th Regiment-4 officers and all the available duty men belonging to that depot, who will embark for Cey lon ; 45th Regireent-1 captain, 1 subaltern, and the available men stationed with the depot, to proceed to the Cape of Gory] Hope. In addition to the above, the whole of the available men belonging to the depot of the 12th Regiment are to be held in readiness to join the Reserve Battalion at the Cope of Good Hope. The following are the latest appointments made at the Admiralty : George Burn, deputy-inspector of hospitals, on board the Minden, at Hong Kong ; Edmund Walker, assistant surgeon, to the Naid ; B. Luiimoor, paymaster, to the Exmouth ; H.S. B. Giles, clerk, to the Brunswick ' • J. N. Harvey, clerk, to the Vigilant ; J. K. Ray, cle r k, to tie Exmouth ; J. G. W. Hoare, assistant-clerk, to the Exmouth ; G. B. Westcott, assistant-clerk, to the Hogue; Thomas March, assistant-clerk to the Victor ; W. H. Horne, aosist ant-clerk, to the Coquette ; Frank Pittman, a,ssistant.clerk to the Exmouth ; A. A.. Smith, to be lieutenant to the Vesuvius ; Alfred J. Veitoh, to be mas ter to the Kite ; John Andrews, to be staff surgeon to Lieboe Hospital ; James Carmichael, to be surgeon to the Algie-s ; George Clark and Duga,ld 31‘Evaa tl be promoted to surgeons. 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[ADVBRTISEMENTI-It is ever a pleasing duty of a journalist to introduce to his readers some new discovery calculated to benefit that vast portion of our fellow-creatures which has the strongest claims upon our sympathies. It is with this feeling that we call the attention of invalids to the following extracts from Du Barry's interesting report of cures without medicine of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, aud Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption and Debility, by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food :—Cure N.. 52.422. —Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854.—1 have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spit ting of b'ood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath and cough, and during that period taken so much medicine that I can safely say I have l aid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemists and doctors. Indeed I was in utter despair and never expected to get over it, when I was fortu*ate enough to become acquainted with your Revalenta Arabica, /thief], Heaven be praised, restored me to a state of health I long since despair. ed of attaining. My lungs, liver, stomach, head, aud ears are all right, my hearing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaintances.—Jemes ROBERTS, Wood Merchant.— In canist ers , 51b s. • lls.; 121b5., 225. The nibs. carriage free, on receipt o f • eCi Purveyors post-office order. Barry du Barry and :c 7 11 7' -s t it r eeegtteon; Regent-street, t and de stLondonrg; 1, Strand; t raPiccadilly; Fortnum, n d alsocMa h Mason, and i ae ta o p6s , io(G;nl C 6c o se . Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 61, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. -April 9. (Before Mr. Creasy.) Daniel Harly, 25, was indicted for having stolen a parcel of lace from the person of James Butler, for as saulting and beating John Bone, a p o li ce - cons t a bl e , i n the execution of his duty, and for unlawfully attempting to stab William Judd with a knife. Mr. Logie prosecuted ; Mr. Harry defended the pri soner. It appeared that the policeman Bone saw the prisoner abstract a parcel from the pocket of a person in the street, and he followed and communicated what be bad observed. While they were arranging were to meet a'ter the prisoner was apprehended a boy crossed over from a butcher's shop, and spoke to the policeman. The prisoner saw this, and, suspecting that the boy was giving information of the theft, he ran down a street, round to the shop, and seizing a knife which was lying on the counter he made a thrust at the boy ; but was prevented doing him any misch:_ef by a woman, who courageously held him by the arm. The policeman had to send for assistance to take the prisoner, whose vio lence was such that it required seven constables to con vey him to the station. He kicked Bone violently about the legs. The jury found him guilty. A former conviction fur felony was proved against him, and he bad been sentenced to eight months' imprison ment for assaulting the police. Mr. Creasy sentenced him to six years' penal servi tude. William Brindle, 29, was indicted for having stolen a watch and other articles, value 51. and upwards, the pro perty of William Jones, in the dwelling-house of Mary Ann Tampsett. Mr. Platt prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe was for the pri soner. The prosecutor was the manager of a public-house, the King's Arms, at Hoxton old-town, of which a widow living at Brighton was proprietress. One evening, about 8 o'clock, the barmaid, on going upstairs, found the bed room doors open, and on pulling the handle of one of them to shut it she saw the prisoner behind, with a constable's truncheon in his hand, with which he at tempted to strike her. He pushed through the room and got on to the leads, from which he dropped into a back yard of a neighbouring house. The prosecutor saw this, and went and collared him, and having brought him back to the house, and heard the particulars from the barmaid, gave him into custody. When be was making his escape to the leads the girl became giddy and, losing her balance on the stairs, fell down. On the rooms being examined it was found that sundry drawers had been forced open with a chisel and a watch and other articles enumerated in the indictment placed ready for remcval. Tile jury found him guilty. He had been previously convicted. It was stated that last year he was sentenced by Mr. B Akin to 6 years' penal servitude ; but his coun sel, Mr. Metcalfe, had a point reserved for the Court of Criminal Appeal, upon which the conviction was quashed by the Judges. _ _ Mr. Creasy sentenced him to 4 years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 9. GUIDHALL.—JoIot Tkos. Brown, formely a letter carrier in the General Pest-office, was summoned to an swer a charge of sending threatening letters to Mr. Fre derick Kelly, the Chief Inspector of Letter-carriers, whereby that gentleman went in fear of his life. Mr. Lewis attended for the prosecution, and stated that in 0&., 1354, the defendant, in consequence of a report required of, and made by, Mr. Kelly, was dis charged, since which he had written several letters to the prosecutor, in which he threatened him in an indi rect manner by telling him life was uncertain, and that Mr. Kelly might be called before his Judge in world at any moment, and that he (the defendant) considered himself wronged by Mr. Kelly, and that he would spend the last drop of his blood in obtaining revenge. There were other passages in the letters complained of which induced Mr. Kelly to fear that some attempt upon his life was contemplated by the defendant, and he, there fore, wished that the defendant might be restrained by being required to find heavy sureties to keep the peace. Mr. Kelly corroborated this statement. The defendant said, the fact was he had been injured in the spine, and thereby incapacitated ; but that having served 15 years in the Post-office, he applied there in the usual way, and was, after being bandied about from one department to another, referred to Mr. Kelly for a copy of the report which was the cause of his dismissal. This Mr. Kelly refused, and that was the reason he had had occasion to write to him so frequently. Alderman Wire said, the defendant should apply to tke Postmaster-General if he felt himself aggrieved. The defendant said, the fact was, Mr. Rowland Hill and Mr. Kelly managed matters so well between them that it was no use applying to any one else. There was no Postmaster-General ; Mr. Rowland Hill and Mr. Kelly filled that post; and the Postmaster-General knew no more of what was going on in the Post-office than the natives of Southern Africa. Alderman Wire said he considered the threats of a sufficiently alarming character to justify him in calling upon the defendant to find two sureties in 501. each, and to enter into his own reclgnisauces in 1001. to keep the peace towards Mr. Kelly and all her Majesty's sub. ject4, or be committed in default. _ The prisoner said he could not procure bail, and he was accordingly removed in custody. MARLBOROUGI STREET. —Ellen Wilson, an Irishwoman, well known at this court as an incorrigible beggar, was charged by Lord Raynham, of 11, Grosve nor-square, with begging in Bond-street. His Lord -bip said he saw the prisoner annoying some ladies in a carriage which was drawn up in Bond-street by puliing up the blind and begging. He saw some money handed out to the prisoner in ordef to get rid of the nuisance, and he then went' up to her and spoke to her, saying it was too bad, upon which the prisoner, no doubt with the intenti on o f crea ti ng a mo b , pretended to fall back in a fit. A constable fortunately came up at the time, to whom he related whit he had seen. The constable knew her as one of the frequenters of that dis trict, and he then told £he constable to take her into custody. The prisoner, in a whining tone, said she had been very ill, and only came out of a sick bed that day. Police-c)nstable A 229 said, when he looked at the prisoner, who was sitting down shamming illness, he saw immediately that her indisposition arose from intoxica ti Lord Raynham did not wish to press the charge. Mr. Beadon said if the prisoner was caught begging in that district again he would send her to prison for a month, but as L )rd Raynham had intimated his wish not to press the charge further, he should give her the benefit of that circumstance, and order her to be dis charged. WESTMINSTER.--0 0 Tuesday Charles King, cab driver, was charged with stealing 651. in Bank of Eng land notes. Mr. Henry Courtenay, of 2, Railway-place, Hollo- way-road, said, he hired the prisoner at Highbury-place to drive him to Chester-square. He fell asleep while in the cab, and on his arrival at Hy de-park•corner found he had been robbed of a 50/., a 101., and a 51. note, which he had felt safe in hi s f o b a f ter h e en t ere d t h e ca b . He stopped the prisoner and gave him into custody, and although he and the cab were both diligently searched the notes were not discoverad. He had a confused no tion of the cab stopping twice while he slept, and of s.,me person abruptly entering and leaving it. He said he was sober, only having taken a glaba of ale and a drop of brandy that morning, and that he hired the cab at about noon. There was something so peculiar in prosecutor's ap pearance and manner, that Mr. Arnold despatched the police to make some inquiries, when it appeared that the hiring of the cab had taken place at 6 o'clock in the evening instead of noon, and that prosecutor, besides having taken a drop of brandy at the White Swan, as he described, had changed a 51. note, and exhibited a 511. and 101. note at the Pied Bull, at Holloway, when the magistrate said the case was one requiring a searching investigation, and remanded the prisoner until yesterday, when Mr. Wontner attended on his behalf. - The prosecutor was cross-examined, and said he would not swear to the time at which he hired the cab. He took his money out of his pocket at the Pied Bull, awl , not at the Swan, where he swore he had ,threepenny worth of brandy, and opposite to which he hired the cab. Ho walked from the Pied Bull to the Swan, a dis tance of a quarter of a mile, and went to sleep in the cab till he got to Swan and Edgar's, Piccadilly. Mr. Edward James Morris, clerk to Mr. Gregory, gave evidence to show that 1001. had been paid to pro secutor's wife. Mrs. Courtenay said she received the money and went out on Tuesday morning to pay an auctioneer 631. for some furniture they had bought, but failed in meeting with him, and returned home at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when her husband hastily took the three bank-intes and went out. _ _ In reply to interrogatories, she said her husband was more sober than drunk ; he was much about the same as he is at the present moment, and knew what he was about. He was in the habit of drinking a little, and was generally aw ho now appeared. Mr. Givers, the proprietor of the Pied Bull, proved that prosecutor come to his house at about hal-past 5 o'clock ou Tuesday evening, changed a Si. note and had some gin and water, lighted a cigar, and went away. He showed vvitn,ss the 501. and 101. notes, and wanted to change the former, but witness told him to put them in his pocket, and he did so. Prosecutor appeared a little the Wor=e for The barmaid at the white swan proved that prosecutor did not come there at all. Mr. Wontner was desirous of addressing the magis trate for his client, but Mr. Aeoold suggested that, as the matter must be further investigated, he had better reserve what he had to say and produce any witnesses to character, in order that he (elr. Arnold) might assess the amount of bail for for the accused's future appearance. Mr. Wontner said there were two witnesses present who saw the prosecutor get into the cab. Mr. Arnold observed he should like to hear them, as ho was anxious to receive all the evidence that could be procured upon the matter, as the prosecutor had evi dently been robbed of his money by some one. Tl:enetews in doingowitne witnesses . were then called, and proved that prosecutor was much affected by liquor when he entered the cab. O ne o f t h em s t a t e d that he fell on his band s and A third witness gave prisoner a good character. • . Mr. Arnold said the circumstances of suspicion against the accused were very slight, and he accepted two sure ties in 251. each fofhis reappearance on Wednesday. `VORSHIP•STREET.—A tall, slim young ran, re spectably dressed is black, who refused to give either name or address, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with haring, in conjunction with another man not in custody, committed the following robberies : On the 26th of last month the prisoner and another person of equally respectable appearance called at the Commercial Coffeehouse in Finsbury, at a late hour in the evening, and having inquired if they could be accommo dated with a bed for the night, were answered in the affirmative, and having engaged one, the prisoner paid for it, and they took possession of the apartment. At 9 o'clock the next morning both men came down together, and expressing surprise it was so late, said they must run out upon business, but would be back very shortly, and should feel obliged if the landlord would cook some ham, eggs, and coffee for breakfast. There was no indication about them of anything being wrong, but upon the land lady goitrg upstairs the bed was found to have been stripped of part of its clothing, and neither the pri soner nor his confederate ever came back. On the even ing of the 30th of March the same two men presented themselves at the house of Mr. Clark, the Victoria Coffeehouse, Crown-street, Finsbury, where the prisoner again paid for the bed, and one of them was noticed to have *large and carefully-secured brown-paper parcel with him. At half-past 9in the morning they descended, and contrived to get out of the.house without any particular notice being taken of them, but on the servant going up she was astonished at discovering a large quantity of loose straw piled up underneath the bedstead, and, this exciting suspicion, and the bed being examined, one of the blankets, worth at least 10s., was found to have been stolen, and was afterwards fund at a pawnbroker's, pledged for ss. GJ. A third robbery was committed the very next night, the 31 - it of March, when the prisoner and his confederate engaged a bedroom at the Eagle Coffeehouse, at Kingsland, one of them, as before, car rying a large paper parcel. On coming down the next morning the confederate was noticed to have apparently the same bundle, but Mr. Stollery, the landlord, thought it only prudent he should be satisfied of its contents not being his property, and attempted to detain the man and the bundle. The man, however, contrived to get away with the parcel, and the prisoner attempted to follow him, but the landlord was astinate, and held him while his wife searched the bedroom, and on her doing so she found her chest of drawers stuffed full of shavings and hay, and that a proportionate quantity of the bed clothing had disappeared. The prisoner was therefore given into custody and twice remanded, a fresh case turning up against him at each examination, and the officer stating that still more would be preferred, but the confederate has not been dis covered, and the prisoner, who still declined giving either name or defence, was ordered to be committed for the completion of the depositions. CLERKENWELL.—Mrs. Eliza Graham, of No. 4, Frederick -street, Gray's-inn-road, was summoned before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for assaulting and beating her servant, Ann Williams. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, a modest-looking young woman, that she a few days since entered the service of Mr. utraham, who holds a high position in the employ of Mr. Cubitt. On Saturday last her mistress was very cross with her, and behaved in a very unlady-like manner, in consequence of which she told her that she would leave on the 17th. About 12 o'clock she went upstairs to bed, when she heard the drawing-room bell ring, and upon proceeding downstairs she had some conversation with Mr. Graham. A short time afterwards her mistress, who was very much ex cited, left her seat, opened the door, pushed her out, and struck her a violent blow on the shoulder, which made her feel very sick. Her mistress also called her a liar several times . She afterwards left the house and went to the police station, when the sergeant advised her to go home. _ _ _ _ _ Mrs. Graham, in defence, denied the charge, and said the complainant was drunk. All that she did was just quietly to put her hand on her servant's shoulder. Sergeant Holloway, of the G division, who was acting as inspector on Saturday night at the police station, was then sent for by the magistrate, and he distinctly swore that the complainant was not drunk, nor was there any pretence for any one saying that she was. The complainant here stated that all she had had given her for her supper was one half--pint of 4d. ale, three parts of which were left on the dresser. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was afraid that Mrs. Graham had put her hands more violently on the complainant's shoulder than she was aware of. There was not the slightest ground for saying that the complainant was drunk, and certainly her conduct was anything but dis respectful, and her character was free from imputation. He should therefore fine the defendant 10s. and c)sts. The husband paid the fine, and the parties left the court. THAMES. —Patrick Clford, an Irish labourer, aged 41, who has been remanded several times, was brought before Mr. Yardley for final examination, charged with stealing 1101. from the dwelling-house of his brother, Daniel Clifford, No. 4, Ellen-street, Back-church-lane, St. George-in-the-East. Mr. Y - ardley asked if the 100/. note lost by the pro. secutor had been recovered ? Dunaway, a police-constable, No. 129 H, said he had been unable to trace the 1001. note stolen from the pro secutor, and although the robbery was committed on the 19th ult., and the note was seen in the prisoner's hands on the same day, it had not yet been paid into the bank. The number of the note was 83,307, and the date Jan. 9. Die year was 1855, he believed. Mr. Yardley—Then I shall not remand the prisoner any longer, but commit him for trial. The prosecutor—Thirty-four years I was saving that money. Mr. Yardley said he deeply sympathised with the poor man, Daniel Ciiff , rd, who had been deprived of his hard earnings, and although what he was about to offer him was very small in comparison with his loss, if he liked to accept 40s. from the poor box fund, he was quite wel come to it. The prosecutor said he was very grateful to the magis. trate, and accepted the money tendered to him. Sporting Intelligence. TATTE RS A L L'S—SITURDAY NEXT. We are requested to give notice that the Subscription Room will be opened on Saturday afternoon, to afford members an opportunity of settling the week's accounts. CROXTON PARK RACES.—TUESDAT. (ADDITIONAL PARTICI:MARS.) The Farmers' Plato of 50 33178, and 10 to the second horse, &c., two mile heats, was won, in two heats by Mr. J. Stokes's mare by Idas, 4 yrs, list, beating The Novice, 5 yrs, list 111 b, Ginglepot, aged, 12st 51b, and three others. The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 aided, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling allow ances, &c. Haif-a-mile. Four subs. Mr. Henderson's Ceres, by Planet, 3 yrs, Sat 9lb (car. Bst 131 b) (401.) (Capt. Richardson) 1 Mr. Cattern's Twm Shon Catti, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (401.) (Capt. Little) 2 Lord Wilton's Knight Errant, 6 yrs, 11st 81b (801) (Mr. Clarke) 3 Betting.-2 to lon Ceres. Won by threequarters of ( a length ; Knight Errant beaten off. The Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sous each, with 80 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 7tb ; fillies, Bst 514; certain allowances and penalties. One mile. Ten subs. Captain Lane's Tug-o'-War, by Birdcatcher, 3st 21b (J. Mr. Barber's P r i nce of Orange, B,t Forster 2 Mr. T. V. Turn er ' s Dresser, Bst (J (Chilman) ) 3 Mr. Oliver's Elfr;da, 7st 121 b (Yates) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Prince of Orange, 3to 1 agst Tug o'-War. Won by two lengths. The Granby Handicap of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. About a mile and a half. Forty-six subs. 29 of whom pay 5 soya each. Mr. White's Fact, by Touchstone, 5 yrs, list 31b (Captain ) 1 Lord. Wilton's Sho re h am , 4 yrs, lOst White 121 b r. arke) 2 Mr. (M Cl T. Parr' s Ch allow Boy, 4 yrs, lOst 1316 . Mr. S.:obell) 3 The foll ow in g a l so ran :—Cavendish, Rodo-caeli, The Spinner, The Potter, The Clow n . Betting__? to 4 agst R•Klo-tneli, 3 to 1 agst Spinner, sto 1 each agst Fact and °bellow Boy. Won cleverly by a length ; a head between the second and third ; Ca vendish fourth • the others tailed off. Sweepst a k es of 5 sous each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b, certain winners extra. Half a mile. 8 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Saunterer, 9st (including 7lb extra) (.sborne 1 Lord Wilt on ' i co l t b y Touchstone, Bst 7Ib J (Ashmall ) 2 Betting -10 to lon Saunterer, who won easily. WEDNESDAY. The Farmers' Handicap of 50 sovs, and 5 to the se cond horse, &c., gentlemen riders, bee's once round, was won in two heat, by Mr. R. Burrow's mare by Gin glepot, aged, list lib, Capt. Little, beating Mr. W. Hourd's The Novice, 5 yr , , 124 s:b, Mr. L. Evans, second, and Mr. T. Pinder's Archer, 6 yrs, 10st, Mr. Boynton. The Cup of 50 Bove in specie, added to a handicap S weep atak 03 of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. Two miles. Seventeen subs, six of whom pay 5 soya each. Mr. T. Parr's Vantage,- by Collingwood, 4 years, 113 t 71b (Mr. Scobell) 1 Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 4 yrs 10-t (Captain Little) 2 Betting. -5 t o 4on Shoreham ; won by three quar ters of a length. The Billesdon Coplow Stakes of 5 soya each, for bun ter", &c., 12st each ; thorough-bred horses and win ners extra. Once round. Three subs. Mr. Catlin's Evihgton Lass, 12st 121 b (including 121 b extra) ( 1 1r. L. Evans) 1 Mr. Jones's Whip-Poor-Will, aged, 12st ...(Owner) 2 Betting. -11 to 8 on Evington Lass, who won in a enter by five lengths. The Croxton Park Plate (Handicap), of 100 sove. Gentlemen riders. One mile. Mr. White's Fact, by Touchstone, 5 yrs, 12st 12% (Captain White) 1 Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 4 yrs, llstlolb (Mr. Clarke) 2 Mr. Storer's Xan thus, 6 3rP, lOst 81b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. Cattern's Twin Shen Catti, 4 yrs, list 31b (Mr. - Peart) 4 The following also ran :—ldas and Knight Errant. Betting-7 to 4 agst Fact, 3to 1 agst Knight Errant, 5 to 1 agst Idas mare. Won by a length ; two lengths between. the second and third : same distance between the third and-fourth ; Idas mare was beaten off; Knight Errant broke . down. ME BISHOP OF LONDON.—The health of the Bishop of Loudon has sufficiently improved to allow of his lord ship's removal from London-house to Brighton. MEETING OF "SWELL MOBSMEN." A meeting was held on Monday eveni ng l as t, a t th e White Lion Tavern, Fashion-street, Brick lane, Spital fields, where there was an attendance of about 100 per sons, principally belonging to the class known as " Swell Mobsnien." The meeting was convened for the purpose of taking the opinion of such characters with respect to the work ing of an institution which is intended to lend a helping hand to those offenders who may be disposed to "square amounts" with society, and to lead an honest life. The room in which the meeting was held was well lighted and comfortable. A free and easy manner pre vailed, but everything was carried on decently, the cries of " order " and " chair" being immediately followed by attentive silence. A stranger would have had no suspicion that the men there assembled ware at war with society. They one and all appeared well fed, well clad, and at ease with themselves. In the course of the evening several showily dressed youths, who were evidently the " aristocracy " of the class, walked into the room. These were mostly babited as clerks or young men in offices, some wearing gold guard chains, others with pistol keys dangling from their waistcoat pockets, and having oiamond pins in their cravats. They were, however, all " mobsmen," as they are ca ll e d— men who in some instances, we are assured, are gaining their 10/. or even 201. a week, by light-fingered operations. Indeed several present were pointed out as " tip-top sawyers," "moving in the best society, and doing a heavy business." Besides these there were a few notorious " cracksmen" (housebreakers), and one or two " fences" (receivers of stolen goods), who were said to be worth their weight in gold. On the entry of one who was unknown to the rest, a cry was raised of " Only kenobes' there!" "No square men in the room!" which being interpreted meant only "nobs," or first-class thieves—none who are following as honest course of life are to be present; whereupon it was repreented to the stranger that the meeting was a pri vate one. Mr. H. MATHEW, who bad convened the meeting, opened the business of the evening by sayiag that he was about to found a society for the purpose of assisting those who reall and sincerely meant to help themselves. He was aware that many of the men there wished to give up their present courses, and that they would rejoice to see a way of escape from the circumstances in which they were in volved. No doubt some of them liked their mode of life, and took a pleasure in it; but others had been driven to it by force of circumstances, by bad treatment at home, by early neglect, and other degrading influences. He had represented the case of such persons to benevolent people, and had found many gentlemen ready to proffer their assistance towards bettering the condition of the well disposed among them—indeed he had already been promised funds to a large amount immediately the offi cers of the society were appointed. It remained with themselves to close with such offers, and honestly strive to redeem their characters, and be upright in all their dealings, as Englishmen and good citizens ought to be. (Cheers.) Those who felt inclined to choose the better way would be treated, not as wild animals, requiring a cage, nor yet as children, to b e k e pt i n leading-strings, but as full-grown, thinking men, who might be trusted (for he knew there were many of them not insensible to a feeling of honour), and who were capable of appre ciating sympathy and confidence. (Applause.) They must, however, steadily bear in mind that if any trickery or deception were practised by them towards such a society, it must soon come to an end, so that it behoved them each to act as a monitor to the other, and prevent any imposition upon the funds of an institution that every one of them should regard as his own. Mr. Mayhew then recounted an instance in which he had trusted a notorious thief at a public meeting with a sove reign, requesting him to get it changed, but intimating that no prosecution would follow if he absconded with the money. The man had brought back the silver, and proved that an appeal to his better nature had not been made in vain. He knew, be added, that many of the men present were tracked by the police until they were utterly weary of their lives. He wished to hold out to such persons a hand of encouragement ; to siand between the two great divisions of society—the comfortable and the wretched, the rich and the poor—and, if possible, to extricate some of the latter from their misery. He bad occasionally found high virtues in what were ca ll e d th e "dangerous classes ;" and he never lost faith in any man in whom he could discern the germ of right feeling. He hoped to be able to found a home and an industrial asylum, as well as an emigration society, for such as were tired of evil courses, and who sincerely wished to retrieve the character they had lost in the world, and he would be happy to learn how far the men present were di-posed to embrace a proposal of such a nature. After some little delay, a decently-dressed young man stepped forward, and said that he wished to state a few things about the " kehobe" life of which he, fur his part, hid seen quite enough; They all knew that their way of living was unsatisfactory ; they might get 10/. in a day, and then go a fortnight without gaining a penny ; or they might have six months of it in prison, which was rather " a cooler." He for one wanted to be rescued from such a life. He confessed he was a thief, but he had seen no end of trouble, and he earnestly desired to reform. If he could only get an honest living, he would not be as he was then. ("Hear," and cheers.) The next speaker was a returned convic', who had come baok last September, and found work sometimes, but failing that, said he was obliged to make up by plunder. For three months he had been eurroyed in the docks, but sinoe that time work had been scarce, and when he was short of provisions he was driven to steal, for starve be would not. But if he could obtain occu pation he would readily give up hid old habits. The third speaker had been transported in 1839, and had been five years in this country since his return. He worked for a time at his trade, but when work was scarce he took to thieving, and got again into trouble. It was only two mouths since he was last in prison. He was a tailor by trade, and if security ter 51. could be ob tained he could get employment. A gentleman present promised the required guarantee —an announcement which was followed by three rounds of applause. A very earnest and apparently well-disposed man next addressed the meeting. Me sas well known to them all, and had often been in trouble. (Hear.) He bast often tried to alter his condition, and failed to do so. He was a good tradesman, and if he could procure assistance he would go to work, and he knew that many of them felt the same. (Cheers.) His wages ought to be ss. a day, but he would willingly work for 35., only he had no one to recommend him. If hunger and want oppressed him, he was driven to plunder ; but what could be do ? He was not to starve in the streets. Still, he would rather work for is. than steal for a pound. lie had often walked about in hunger, cold, and destitution rather than do that which was wrong. He wished to go to work to-morrow morning if he could get it. He wished the public to know that the men there really wanted to work. In his opinion prisons, hulks, and convict gaols were not places of reformation, but demoralisation. The next speaker had a tale of grievance to record against the police. He had come out of prison nine months ago, and found occupation as a militia tailor, for the articles ou which he worked were not saleable, or else the authorities would not have trusted him with thorn. Oue day he was coming home with two coats tied up in a bundle. A policeman, who had known him before, met him, and roughly accosted him with " What have you got there ?" He was obliged to go with the policeman to a public-house and exhibit the contents of his bundle. He denounced such conduct as tyrannical. He believed that nineteen out of twenty among those present wished to get an honest living, but in London it was impossible. The policeman would insult them, and reproach them with being convicted thieves. Nay, they would insult their wives, however virtuous those wives might be. The " kenobe" life might be a merry one while it lasted, but when they got into the " Steel" (Coldbath fields Prison;, it was a very different matter, and the horrors of transportation were truly awful. Those who felt this were to be relied upon. "Try us, gentlemen," he added, "and we will not de ceive you.' Teo statement of the last speaker concerning the police was corroborated by another, who observed that " he had been a thief, but was now a custermoeger, and worked hard; having to keep a wife and family. He was going home with some groceries for his family, when a policeman came up to him and used him in a brutal manner. He wrote to Worship-street, and then to Scotland-yard, to complain, whereupon an in spector came down and said, " So you have been com plaining, have you ? We know what you are." He answered, "I am a man." " Yes, but what have you been ?" said the inspector. "That is nothing to the purpose," was the reply. " Oh, yes it is ; and you had better say no more about •this matter, or you may be knocked out of what you are, and be as you were before." No more passed at the time ; but, continued the speaker, "the policeman who had originally struck me came and asked pardon for the assault,. begging me not to prose cute the inquiry." The next person who addressed the meeting was de scribed as an "old fake." He had been, h e sa id , " a thief from his earliest childhood," or, as he expressed it "from a pinafore," through the mistaken kindness of a fond mother, who gave him halfpennies and encoutaed him to spend money. He began by robbing his grand father, and " thieved instead of schooling." Hi s mother, finding that school.was neglected, put hitn to work early, but he played truant from his master, and though he took noine 18d. every Saturday night, yet the greater part of his time was spent an stealing. If he saw anything that wanted moving, he moved it. After various corn mittals and sundry escapes he was sent to the "Start" (Newisate), and transported for seven years. The speaker then gave a graphic description of his work in " irons" at Portsmouth, and his ultimate transportation to Ber muda, where the governor, taking compassion on so young au offender, sent him to the carpenter's shop, and kept him working at that trade fur five years. He learnt his trade there. Ou his returs to this country he worked for a time, hut afterwards resumed his old hits. Still he found this way of life too hard, and fur the last nine years, he had been honest. Nevertheless the difficulties were considerable, for the police had dogged his path, and even turned him out of several situations by inform. his masters that ho was an old offender. In proof of the above statement, he called upon a shop. mate who was in the room to come forward arid testify to the fact. The ehopmate said in corroboration, " It's all true. This man worked with me six months ago, and got turned off by a policeman telling - the employer that he was a convicted thief. _ At this period of the proceedings Mr. MantEw mere fully explained the character of the proposed institution. It was intended to establishlish a lodging-house, he said, to receive the men immediately on their leaving prison. If they had any money which they had earned during their incarceration, they might deposit it in the savings bank of the institution until an opportunity occurred for advantageously using the amount. A register would be kept of employers willing to give work to such aq w ere disposed to reform, and an assurance given that the per sons sent to them would be treated without reference! their past lives. II some men could procure guaranty, fr,tn their own friends, so mach the better ; but if / I !, the society w o u ld guaran t ee the employers to a re': tain. amount. As a rule, however, the men wotio not be placed in situations of trust and therefore'. of temptation, so that few guarantees would be re's quired. If, h owever , th ere were any men who fr°l their former habits were not disposes to settle down regular work, arrangements would be made to et such characters out as street-sellers. Nor those, On t lij other hand, who wanted to emigrate, an opening woo s be made and a p assage o b ta i ne d . It was also propel', to connect an ind us t r i a l school w i t h the establishme rl' so as to teach trades to such as wish to learn them. t i t ; the lodging•house it was intended that the inmates she, make their own la ws an d regu l ate their own nfilw' They would be treated as if they really desired to-elee: themselves, and every c re dit b e g i ven t h em for 'virtinl resolves, while all reason a bl e cons id erat i on wou ld o shown for their peculiar circumstances. (Cheers.) .4 In conclusion, a ticket-of-leave man, whose laugn proved him to be a person of superior education, tt 4 "? that for some time past he had been "on the Knell that is, "he had reli n q u i s h e d hi s f ormer courses, 6 lived honestly." H e t h oug ht t h at all should n ova o condemned indiscri m i na t e l y , an d th at every man olOtelli have a fair ch ance . Wh en persons, like him!' who could gain their five pounds a week regularly, " ringing the changes" (a mode of passing bad me11 43 / 0 / were determined to see if they could not earn 30s. it honest industry, it was t h e b est poss ib le proof of 131,,, &ple. It show e d th a t th ey pre f erred a permanent ,"'• 0 nefit to the precariou s , th ough d ece i t f ul, pleasures 01 vagabond life. He h a d b een a th i ef and was no t honest man ; and h av i ng hi mse lf b een extricated by °'. of the gentlemen present, he wished to enoourage otb They saw present " kenobes" who were evidently nb ° ,. want—why did they com e th ere ? I t was b ecause tu were endeavouring to work out a principle. It was very well for hungry, destitute men to profess a doe l y for reformation ; but w h en a man w ith a poun d in h i pocket wished to reform, that was another matter; that was what he wanted to see, for then it was not ! a , cessity, but good res o l ves th a t i n d uce d it . I t w as " couraging to see the " bi g w i gs " i n t ereste d on th e ir to , half ; but, after all, the real spring of actin i must Id from themselves. Mi g h t G od and good reason 0? them. (Applause.) • The CHAIRMA.N having begged th em t o disperse 1 11 0 orderly manner, the proceedings terminated. It is but sight to add that while some of the pers? . . fi present were pointed out by the others as being 0 7, 1 anxious to "square it," an d w h o th ey k new to be 1 1 0 1 ling to work, others, cn the contrary, were spokel s aes being "incorrigible," th oug h, f rom the frai.k sag honest expressio n o f many o f th ose young men (tor tb d iwere mostly between 20 an d 30) it wou ld h ave b een d cult to have reclgnised them as habitual thieves. A f.; ndeed, candidly stated " th e y did n 't seem t o care" ali° reforming themselves, b u t th ey wou ld g l a dl y ass i s t ,1 of their body who was desirous of so doing. At the conclusion a good-looking boy was introdu who was in the habit of gaining a few pence by reci, i ! y scenes from Shakep eare in pu bli c- h ouse parlours. fur men said it was a pity somet hi ng cou ld not be don the poor lad, as th e y b e li eve d hi m to b e h onest and voi vex., and they feared, if no t rescue d f rom hi s pr ase courses, he would sooner or later become one of , ountry Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET--APRIL 8. A There were in the m ar k e t t o -d a y 15 sac k s oa t mea l ; P . ' weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 425. Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MAB,S.O" ° APRIL 8. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again With Al Oat straw, from N Od to lls Od per kemple of 16 elovo tron; wheat do., 9s Od to lOs Od; b ar l e y d o ., 6 , 4 6 1 to is Hay from 10d t o 15d. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—Ann 7• , ,, . 4 Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b s Fi rs t . Second. livii imperial Barleymeal, pe r ditt o Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Ild —5 Od — 4l Cd Pot-barley, per ditto DUBLIN—APRIL 8. We had a slo w mar k e t t o -d ay, for every desor i p tio9 o , of grain, but we do n o t no t e any a lt erat i on i n t h e ot til i i cies of last Friday, except for Indian corn, which fully is lower. White wheat, 38s Odto 42s ; red ditto, 35s Od to 34 e barley, 148 Od t o 19 s Od ; oa t s, ll s Od to 14s 01. • roli e- 0: —s Od to —s Od p er b r l ; oa t meal, 1 43 Od to 15s 6d ; 0 flour, 21s Od to 27s Od per owt ; Indian corn, 308 Od to 3 0 per 480 lbs. BRISTOL SUGAR—Arm 8. A There is a fair demand for sugar from both grceer g fl i refiners, and about 1,01,0 hhds. of West Indi a have fo „ "y buyers at rather higher ra t es t h an could have heel "it tained last week. Some sales have also been m ad oh Illauritius at full prices. Rum is but little inquired but prices continue firm. COAL MARKET.—Arm 9. Priced of Coal per ton at the elm of the market. 8. d. Long,ridge's Wst Hartley 18 0 New Tanfield l5 6 Victoria Hartley l6 6 Walker Primrose l4 0 West Riding Martley _l6 6 Wylani 16 0 Wallsend, 0 , iHetton lB Kepier Grange 1 1; Peusher IS South Hetton Caradoe ll ... . 17 Hough Hall . • 11 West KGlloe Whitworth • l7 DerwentwatOtthirtler Nixon's/terthj,"rdtCardiff I Sold Wallsend, Ito. Eden .17 6 Uosforth l7 0 Fleatoa Braddyll lB 2 Ships at market... 24 BBABORNE MAILS. kW signifies that the mails are sent trom the General Post 441i' ,y the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when male ui' From wn a R a i 0017NTILIE2. in General Post- Port thit as j, Office, London.* Dispatch, 1 EU' ~• ...-...---' i i kmerica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .. Liverpo o l April Imerica. (by United Sts. packet) .......N ..• •- - Liverpool . a.morica (by U. Statss packet) .. ........ N •••, .. . SOuthamnton Australia (via South ampton) .......... M I 4••••• ••• •• • • Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good, Hope) •• •• •• •••• • •lii nll ...' cif ° Africa (West Coast). Nl3cl of the month .IPlymouth ..1 • Alexandria ........ .. N,8 4 9, 24, & 30 of rn.lDover ~,, Alexandria .......... id 4th Pa 20th of mon.' Southampton I „ Belgiumßahani .............!Dai1y..........: . sinus ..........3/1 17thof the on i Dover ...... Southanaptct ' . Do., 6, Brazil .......... .... M 9th of the month.. S outhampton . Apln ,6 Buenos Ayres ----NI 9th of the month .. S out h ampton April ,',O Cape of Good Hope ..N Vari ous port Unow Cape of Good Hope .. N Capo de Verde ......N 9th of the month So u th amp t on Ceylon (see India) silt Ceylon .............. N Channel Isles .........N IMon.,Wed.,&Fri,i• Southampton To.pi•` Ch11i................Nii 2 d & 17th of month Southampto ' t o China ... , Once a month.... 'Apsn Constantinople ..,. ~N 8,13,18,23,&28 of n Dover ...... Constantinople ...... ~!4th & 20th of me n. S outhamptonl 01/ : Cont. of Europe M i c N 'Twice daily ...... Dover ..... Ticke d Egypt (see India) I IL O/ France ........ M& N Twice daily ... •.. Dover .... Twics. - Gibraltar .. 11 4, 7,17, 20, 27 o f ni S outhampton . ..... Greece (me . India) 1 Greytown ........ -2412nd 8017th of mon Southampton Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London ..... Havan na h .......... m ,2nd o f the month Southampton Mal.'.„ Holland ...........,.34 Daily.— • • . • .... Dover ....... Dalli ,0 Ei on d uas ..........mll7ta a !the month. Southampton.l6thoi . lo India (viaSouthampt.)M 14th k 20th of mon. Ply mouth .. 4 & 20 India (via Marseilles) 11 9 t116s 25th of month Do ver : ... • .) ion , Le m (sec tndia ) l 7 . 17, &27 of mon D0ver:...... O .... Ireland ........14 & NlTwice daily .. Holy .' head Twic._ A- , t Li5ben.............. Mil, 9 . 17 , & 27 of in. Southampton April M Madeira ............m i9th of the month:Southampton 1 23 d of month .... IL i verpool ... adeira ...........N Malta (see India) Malta .... /....... , N 8, 18, &28 of mon. Dover ... _ . ;4, 20 1 10. Mauritius (see India) Mauritius .......... N 14th of the month Itexim ...........2 d l2nd of the month. :Southamptem.44ll-1 16 Naples ; ............. N ,sthlsth2sthormon. Dover Si ......) New Granada ...... 24 & 17th of month 'S ou th ampto44 4By private skip .. Various port. , llnCer PI S New Zealand .......... Papal States _ .....N ithlsth2sthotnion. Dover .... .. !",'if, u __Tr' ... " . :.....m Ithl7th27thofthon. iouthampton Peru .". •............ at id & 27th of mon. Southampton fly private ship.v ari ous Pert Natal ..........N . • Sicily ~............N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dever ..... Tuscany ............ N sthlsth2.sthotinon. Dover •... . .. 'Venezuela .... „ ..3,/ . 2d& 17th of m ou th S ou th ampton 1 &16 - . 006 van Diemon'a I..ud (sot Australia) ..., ~... West Indies .. „ . itii2d& 17th o f month , Southern Men II & 16-0° Southampton Itti6l o° , When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will to el spatched on the following day. with the exception of the India (1, Fouthamptcn), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched tl preceding day. BIRTHS. 07 A SON. On the Bth inst., Mrs. Geo rge Pau Cumber Streatham-hill, and of 73, Bishopsgate-stre w within. On tho 4th inst., at 5, Roseberry-villas, Taffnell-0 l l‘. west, the wife of r m. Lewers, Esq., barrister-at-law. 37' A tiAIIGHTZB. On the 9th inst., at Fire Houses, Clapton, Mrs. D. D V Bard t Hoven. On the Bth inst., at Coombe Head, Baton , Devon, O il wife of John Winter, Esq. MARRIED. On the 9th inst., at St. John's, West Hackney, •P' t Percy Charles Edsall, to Elizabeth Annette , the young° daughter of Elam , to race, Kingsland. Esq., of De Beauvoir-ter On the Bth inst., at St. James's, Westbour ne -t er race! Octavius J. Williamson, Eact , of the Inner T emp l e , bar rioter-at law, to Annie Maria, only daughter of the late John Monckton Coombs, Lieut.-Col. Madras Army. DIED. On the 9th inst., at Manchester-squar e , the Hon. Wm' Leslie Melville, aged 68. On the 9th inst., at 3, Connaught -place west, HYdi r park, John Allcard, Eeq., of Burton-closes, Bakowou , aged 78. On the 9th inst., at 9, Rockingham -row New Nat road, Mr. J. H. Simpson, of 54, London-roa d, aged 68. On the Bth inst., at Ramsgate, Charles Gregory Greer wood, Esq., aged 69. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO youNc , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sus Office, No. 10; Strand, in the Precinct of th e Savoy, is the mail 9 ' Middlesex, Thursday, April 10, 1866. ~~~ • -We 1 YOU ha Trus confUe AT CITY o day, th, 1•1 at Hon -e 4 retulati ttonal a MI at $ o.el Stalls, le A. „, Lana EL. Lati n ............. 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