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REFORM CLUB. —The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the REFORM CLUB will he held on WE the ith day of May next. The chair will be taken at 1 o'clock precisely. By order W3l. K. NORWAY, Secretary. lteformClab, 22d April, 1856. I VXETER HALL, TO-NlGHT. — Tickets m a y ~4 be had for the Grand Performance of COSTA'S Olt 4TORLO, This Evening, with Clara Novello, Sims Beeves, and Herr Formes, and Madame Viardot Garcia's first appearance, by appl3 ing to FENT 117515, 7t, Strand. The Oratorio begins at 8 o'clock. M 1 V. ALBERT SMITh'S MONT BLANC, _TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at 8 o'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday , and Saturday Mornings at :J. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2a. ; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Prindpal Cornet Piston, M. Boulcourt.—Ors open at R. Admission one shillina*. 11. Lam, at's new Varsoviana and St. Patrick Quadrille every night. W. N. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. illy instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character, and Costume, concluding with an impersonation of Mlle. Rachel, as Camille, "Les Horaces," TO-NIGIIT and every evening, at 8 . Privateboxes and stalls may be secured in advance, without extra char g e. Polygraphic-hall. King William-street, Charing-cross. A Perform ante every Saturday Morning at 2 o'clock, and night at 8. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, •4, Coventry-street. Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen only) frovn 10 till 10. contain'ng upw rds of one thousand models and prepairations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-InAeresting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. IC Aux, at half-past 8 every evening.—Admission, One Shilling. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK allows INTEREST on the DAILY BALANCES of Drawing Accountx, if not under 1001., and on DEPOSITS of any amount. Cash Credits are granted to its regular Customers on suitable secu rities, on the Scot ti; 11 system; and Circular Bills, &?... are issued Without charge, po:va ble in every town abroad, free of Commission. The Interest allowed at present on Deposits is 5 per Vent. liUGA INNES CAMERON, General Manager. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected. - with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN POLTR-FIFTTIS, or RO per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the cunditions contained in the S , cietN's Prospectus. The Premiums 'required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than i n many othar obi-established offices, and Insurers are fully protee:ed from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the : sccut.,ulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Polley stamlys - paid b., the Office. Prospectuses Inay be Otained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of my of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.—As the public are frequently under an impression that certain offices having what may be termed "class 'tiles" are exclusively confine In their operations to persons coming under the denomination of anch classes, the Directors of the PR WIDENT CLERKS' ASSO CIATION beg to inform the Public generally that they receive pro posals including every description of Life Assurances, Annuities, and Endowments, from all classes of society. This Association was established in lelo, and offers important advantages to assurers. Bl order of the Board. LlNFORD,secretary - . 15, Moorgate-street, 2d April, 1855. 31 ETROPOLIT Al) GENERAL LIFE ARS street, Waterloo-place, London. COUNTIES and RANCE SOCUETY, 27, Regent• !apital, 100,0001. TRUSTEES. Rt. lin. Spencer U. Walpole, M.P. Richard Spooner, E , 1., M.P. ilenry Peter Fuller, Esq. I E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared at th , last division of profits averaged 33 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON" CA MROUX, Manager. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE A ASTTRANCE SOCIETY. VOnDled A D. 1815. ITEAD OFrrcE—No. 5. St. Andrew-squar., Edinburgh The Assured or Members arc the only parties interested in the Funds of this Institution,which now amounts to upwards of THRE'LI MILLIONS STERLING. The Society's claims public confidence and support are grounded Mainly on ths sound at td equitable principles of its constitution, and on the care and success with which its operations have been con ducted front their coT.mencement up to the present time. While the Premlunis are not higher than those require I be many Other Odium the Society does not pretend. to compete with those which hold out the attractions of cheap rates, whether as being the lowest which are compatible with safety, or as being based on what is termed the " HALF-CREDIT SYSTEM." There being no Proprietary, however, those of the Assured who by the terms of their policies are entitled to participate in the Profits of the Society, are the only parties who derive benefit from the rates being more than what are found from time to time to be required to Meet the actual risks ; and the result of past allocations of Surplus Profits has been such that in the case of all the earlier Policieo, which have become claims within the last few years, the amounts Paid to the representatives of deceased Members have been AtoaE TILAN.DOUBLE 'TIIE SUMS ORIGINALLY ASSURED. In cases where family provision is the sole object this result cannot fail to be considered as of the most satisfactory nature ; while in other instances where the part es are desirous of securing benefit from the Surplus Payments 1s :RING TIIEIR OWN LIVES, instead of allowing the Bonita to remain an addition to the Assurance payable at death, the alternatives practicable under the laws of the office have been coin- Mensurate in degree. In many cases, in consideration of an aban donment of the reversionary clai r s for Bonus Additions already de clared, such parties have either received large payments in PRESENT CASH, Or have been LONG AGO ENTIRELY RELIEVED FROn FURTHER PAYMENT OF I'I3.ENTIIM, the Policies still remaining ent tied to partici- Date in future allocations of the profits. Illustrations of the application of Bonus on either of the footings above referred to are contained in the Society's Prospectu- es, which, to:Tether with Forms of Proposal, &c , may be had on application at the Head Office, or to any of the Agents in the three kingdoms. .101.11/' ITAPKENZIE, iinag,er. Edinburgh, March 185 G. IV 11. LIND ESAN, Secretary. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George 7nung, Esq., Mark-lane Charles. Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple David MIL Esci., East India House John Murray, Esq., publiiher, Albemarle-street Samuel Laing. Esq., M.P. Sir John Thomas liriegs Admiralty Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office John Taylor, jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street -place LONDON AND THE SUBURBS. CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh M`Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. DISTRICT AGENTS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End Distriei Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street James Harris, 39, St. George's-square, Belgrave-road, Pimlico. EgTABLISTTED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPA.NY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. mpowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. DIRECTORS. Major-Gancral A.LEXA.NDER, Mae:heath Park, CtImItMAN. William Bar&.,ett, Esq., 149. Fenchurch-street. George Itevlngton. Esq., N - eckinger Mills. Bermondsy. P. P. Cocicerill, Esq., Shadwell and Twickenham. George Cohen, Esq., Shacklewell. - 2.14111 is Coventry, Esq., White Start-court, Lombard-street. John Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill. Erasmus Robert Foster. Esq., 1, Princes-street, Dank. T. S. Girdler, Esq , 7, Tokenh use-yard. A. L. Smale, Esq., Doctors' Conmums. STANnrNo Bellenden Ker, Esq., 8, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn. SoLicuons.—Messrs. M`Lerd and Stenning, 16, London-street, Fenchnrch•street, BANKERS.—AIessrs. DincsdaieTijres;eit,Fowlers and Barnard, 50, Cornhill. Increasin7, Rates of Premium for securing Loans of Debts. Half Fremiums, only, required during first seven years. Slam assured payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously Pro Vision, during minority, for Orphans. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her*Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of ago. Ralf•credit policies—the unpaid half premiums liquidated out of the p roms. (PROPRIETARY.) I (MUTUAL.) Half I Whole premium!premium! 41 , First i for Tie- Seven maimler, Years. of Life. £ s d.! £s. d.! Years. Months! £s. £s. d. l 30 I 1 9, 2 3 61 30 0 I 2 7 3: 1 4 2, 49 ! 1 9 2 2 18 4; 3 1 2 7 61 1 4 41 5 2 , 2 2 6 4 5 0 ; 6 2 7 10 , 1 4 6 1 c I 3 6 8 6 13 41 9 I 2 8 2; 1 4 8 Half Qum.. Age. Annual Yearly , telly • premium Pre- Pre mium. mitun E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and AN OFFICES —ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wirxram George Pearkes Barela, Sir John William Lubbock Esq., Governor. •, Esq., s,ub-G Dvernor. Bart., Deputy-Governor. • rienry Bainbridge, Esq. DiaEcTons Charles John Manning, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T. Lc slie Melville. John Garrett C'attley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Riversdalo Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Robert Amadeus heath, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. William Tetlow llibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MRDIcAL REFEREE—SamueI Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre• =films falling due at Lady-play will expire on the 9th April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor r oration on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation In profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The following table shows the large BONUSEsi de, lared up to the 3 Ist December, 1855, on British Partkipating Policies of fourteen years' standing, for th-, sum of 1,0001. each. )est quality, 3r of sheep out of their Jingly; the at pigs wer e 1 and heall 6C7 to 60; I tc Per ,4561 to L'e 3;cl to 511 dull, And 'crag° is Od awn on the he averge , tverage, 2`l .12ths. -12ths. 12ths. 12ths. 12ths. pies selling JUt inferior LEI to 2s pe r ,s the turn as witheu' e, 63.30 d t ' Oa. Oats, to it's Ott A show of 3y, malting ) S2s, 22 8 t, ; pew , 40.1 cpday, 965 t the sata. 37, which .Ik's pica! iling, 500 16s 6d to s wa s re* . )n readily, 7. p, hale or were of sk for the le touched ztse, and Pest oftee when due id Kn.. and. lApril 23 gneertell Daily May 16. May 16 Uncertal.o ru.Th.Sat ipril 20 rwicedallY Cwicedni l l fithotrno & 20 In 'wicedailf .pril 26 , 20 ine. ncortain ncertairl tl6mcS k 16 /12011 II ea. (T a th,e dy to' lowing ;!i p.- 211- 31. nstit., rather overs, lOs.— pshire (N o , 19,927.) PUBLICATIONS. Just published, In 1 vol., 10s. 6d., bound, By SOPHIA OEMS. MILLIGAN. '• In all respects this is a charming volume. The verse is never deficient in the higher attributes of poetry, life, vigour, earnest ness, and an object worthy of a true poe,'s pen."—Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Just published, in 3 To7s. post Bvo., TRAVELS in PERSIA, GEORGIA, and KOORDIST-AS ; with Sketches of the Cossacks and the Caucasus. By Dr. MORITZ WAGNER. llurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great .Marlborough-street. COMPLETION OF MOORE'S MEMOIRS. Now ready, with Portraits and Vignettes, Vols. VII. and VIII., in po , t gvo., price 21s , M EMOIRS, JOURNAL, an d CORRESPON- D mINIE of TIIONIAS MOORE. Edited by the Right Hon. Lord JOHN RITSAELL, Vols. VII. and VIII., cJaipleting the Work, with a copious Gene ral Index London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longinans. 2 vols. post Bvo., 215., H ENRY LYLE : The Story of a Life. By EMILIA. MARRICA.T. In a few days. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 3 vole. post 810., T HE HEIRS of BLAOKRIDGE MANOR. A Novel. This day London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 3 vols. post Svo., T HE RING and the VEIL. A Novel. By J MMES AUGUSTUS ST. JOHN, author of " Isis," " Marglret Rwenscroft," &c., &C. This day. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. SELECT LIBRARY OF BIOGRAPHY AND GENERAL LITERATURE. Fcap. Bvo., 25., ROBERT BLAKE, ADMIRAL and GENERAL at SEA. By lIEPWort II DIXON. This day. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Post Svo , with Illustrittons, 145., CUZCO and LIMA ; being an Account of a Journey to the Ancient Capital of Peru. and a Visit to the Capital and Provinces of Modern Peru. By CLEMENT 3 It. MARKHAINT, F.R.G.S. This day. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Post fivo., 10s. Gd., T HE SHAVING of SHAGPAT ; An Arabian Entertainment. By GF ORGE MEREDITH. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. LIMITED LIABILITY. Just published, price 6d., R EMARKS on the LAW of PARTNERSHIP and LIMITED LIABILITY. By W. S. LINDSAY, Esq., M.P., and RICHARD COBDEN, Esq., M.P. London : Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange Just publ'shed, Bvo.. price 6d., 9'HE CANONS CALLED APOSTOLICAL. With an Introduction by the Rev. ROIVERT C. JENKINS, 11. A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, Rector and Vicar of Lyminge. Hatchards, 187, Piccadilly. Just published, Bvo, price 3d., nARRIAGE with a DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER : a Glance at the Argument from Antiquity. Py thR Rev. ROBERT C. JENKINS, M.A , Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Rector and Vicar of Lyminge. Ilatchards, 187, Piccadilly. MR. SERGEANT MANNING ON THE MARRIAGE QUESTION. Just published, price 2s. 6d., seclnd edition, dedicated by permission to Lord Lyndhurst, OBSERVATIONS on the DEBATE in the House of Lords, on the 25th February, 1851, upon the motion of the Earl of St. Germans for the second reading of a 8111 to make Laterul Marri.iges within certain of the Prohibited Degrees of Afll• nity ; and on the Debate in the House of Commons on the Marriages Lilt during the session of 1855 ; with Observations on the Report of Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Law of Divorce. By JAMES MANNING, her Majesty's Ancient Sergeant-at-Law and Recorder of Ox,ord. London : W. G. Denning and Co., 43, Fleet-street. THE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW. A Double Number of the ILLUSTRATED TIMES, lull of Engraving, of the Grand Naval Review at Spithead, and the Review by her Majesty of the Troops at ,k Idershot, will be published on Saturday next. Price of the two numbers, 4d.• The Thustrated Times is the wily cheap Illustrated Newspaper now published. Office, 148,Fleet street. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price One Shilling, VIE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCES R. RA-UAL/GE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 103. 6d., A TREATISE on IS NIA:A. and DISEASES of the HEART. London Longman, Brown, Green, and Longinans. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. Gl. N TRUE ,15 FALSE SPERMA'PORRWEA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the !Zeal , zufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the , lerman of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. ricttor(: is Gnown to Eniith readers by his frequent onset:- contribution , to German medical literature. This is the first ,me. hr informs :Is, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall !elect any ther oonaliy fl tyrant evil which it may be in his p )wer to cor -ect." —London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this boot ;mid find its way into the hands of those who saff,:r from the corn laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would ie saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of ess Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— "uch money ...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat vent upon Is more ration& end nh vsinlozi , sl basis. It is, therefore, iltely to do much good."—Medical Circular. .sawer, 219. Ke,ent-cstreat. NEW WORK ON CONSUMPTION. Jas` pnblithod, second edition, with Plates, 55., by post, free, ss. 4d , CONSUMPTION : its Causes, Prevention, and Cure. By THOMAs BARTLETT, M.D. " The treatment recommended by the author is founded upon gene• ral principles, which appea r to us to be correct."—Medical Times and Gaz . tte. "We can sa•el y recommend it, as containing sound views, ant consonant w it h she knowledge of the day."—Dublin tile-lical Press. " a sterling work." - Sun. "No family ever visited by consumption ought to lie without the book."— Standard: " Good sense and scientille knowledge are the chief characteristics."—Olone. 1)r. Barttlett is entitled to our thanks."—Press. " We remark in every portion of the hook sound practical sense and great medical knowledge."--Bell's Weekly Messenger. " Dr. Bartlett's volume has interested us very much." —Economist. "The volume will be found of much service." —Morning Advertiser. "We confidently recom mend a careful consideration of its details "—Morning Chronicle. " A valuable contribution to medical literature "—Morning Post. " Not unhkely to effect a considerable revolution in the medical treatment of consumption." Morning Herald. H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. r l io - H. HOWARD, Surgeon - Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so , erfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to he distinguished from , be original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or , ocay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. Phis method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and wilt support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is zuaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At 'lome from ten till five. TOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED to CAPSULES, approved of by the e'rench College of Physicians, iiccessfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and Lcknowled:tad by them to he the best remedy for a certain disorder. "see " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852,) A copy will be forwarded on appll ation.—Price per 100, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, ItIZIEL JOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and dl the principal chemists. FIAIR DESTROYER, 1, Little Queen-street, High Holborn.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY, for remo-- ng Superfluous hair from the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without the slightest injury to the skin. A. It. will warrant it not to irritate the flesh in the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—So l d in bottles, at 3s. 6d., ss. Gd., and toe. Gd. ; or applied at the (lair-dyeing Establishment, as above. Forwarded for stamps, tree by post, eight extra. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. _ LEA and PERRINS' 'WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, ind all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, flci by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to erlect'y digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe uard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fcnchurch-street, , ondon, and 65, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Alesrs. Barclay ir tRMINgr"r are d aga upon ins t t i h m e i rid Sons, M essrs , C rosse an d Bl ac k we ll, and other oilmen and rner- Imilts, Londo n ; an d genera l ly b y th e p r incipal dealers in sauce. bi d ll bo o t f tl:. In eLEA labeltati imitations, n a s n , d s ee thatpatent cap tlre o f names the A ge Addition Farther Per Cent. Per Cent. IN THE W hen made in Addition Total ger annum on the HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. Assured. 1 548. in Addition FRIESEMAIL—On the 29th Of May, 1855 1 an —. 1855. al injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, an e -- in the llth of Ju ne f ollowing was made perpetual, against Josl £ -- p .........—__ o i n s t s h u e r s e r Premium p ai d. c'ranklin and others, to restrain th em, under a pena lt y o f one thou -30 102 11 2 214 1'53 £ 4 59 3 and pounds, from imit at i n; this Medicine, which is protected 133 35 106 115 221 I 'sB 54'3 royal Letters Patent o f England, and secured by the Seals of th , 40 113 121 231 1'67 50'5 . role de rharmacio de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine. 45 121 128 5 49 178 462 Vienna. 50 13 5 140 275 1'96 43'0 T RIESEMAR, No. 1, 60 149 154 303 2-16 39 . 9 is a remedy for Relaxation, Sfiermatorriicea, and all the distressing! 166 174 349 2'43 37'2 Se onS equences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are en ....,-- i, vont - h_ inauliec.l_ nnri ',A —_ _ S vermatorr a iic c a, and all the distressing. TRI ESEMAR, No.l, is a remedy for Relaxation, on sequences arising from early a b use, 2 acious in youth, manhood, and old age; and „ t•' its effects are eftl those persons who ore prevented entering this married state from the results of early rtrors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, .ffe..tnally, in the short space of three days, completely and n I er vilcates nil tr.sles of those Disorders which Capatvi A c C t ' re' ha 7,; so tang been thought on antidote for, 0 the rumofthe 'ulzb , of a vast portion of the population. Till hiz:EMAR, No. 8, is the great Contnental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whit anfortnnately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in , , vitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, Ncs. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell Ind of all nauseating qualities. They may Ile on the toilet tab' without their use beim , suspected TRIESE MAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 are sold in tin cases, price lls., or our cases in one for 335., which saves I IS. ; and in 51. eases, whereby here is a saving of 1/. 125.; armlet. int, soparate doses, as adminis- tered by Valpeau, Mlle:Land, Ratio, &!.,S 6 C. To be had Wholesale and Retail in London - of Johnston, es, lornhi11; Hann ay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oa. ford-street ; It, H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; t. Bradbury, bookseller, Dearnate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, :2, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-Street, Dabliz ; Winazl.7, booksello,liig4-strcct, Bizrainghtun • Equivalent redactions have been made in the Premiums payable ' 3l „, n ,e those P er sons who preferred that f o rm of Bonus. "Is fut ure divisio n o f Profit will take place every Five years. Any slorn not exceeding 15,0001. may be insured en one lh'e. This Corporation affords to the Assured Liberal I'articipation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Socie ties —with the guarantee of a large inv, sted Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice —with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of n early a Century and a-half. Royer. EXCHANGE, LONDON. JOHN A. HIGHAM. Actuary and Secretary. SCIIIVEPP'S MALVERN SELTZER WATER.—Having leased the Holy Well Spring at Malrern, renowned for its purity, J. S. arid Co. can now produce a SELTZER WATER with all the Chemical and Medicinal Properties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue inanufac turlog SODA, MAGNESIA, POTASS WATERS arid LEMON ADE, at London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby. Every Bottle is protected by a Red Label bearing tlicir sie3natures. lay 2 £ s. d. 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STAMPED 5D- hon. gentleman opposite ho has made this motion that r o advantage can arise in delaying other business on account of a discussion which cannot take place satis factorily until 'my right hon. friend returns. Colonel KNOX asked whether it were the case that the clerks of the Treasury embarked from Portsmouth instead of from. Southampton, because, if that were so, he thought that the Houses of Lords and Commons might have done the same ? He could only add his testimony to what had been said about the arrangements of yester day ; and he hoped for the future when inquiries and blue-books were talked about with reference to the con duct of gallant officers in both services engaged in the war, that the country would place the saddle on the right borne, and would understand that, those arrange ments for which officers were blamed were due to the Government, and to the Government alone. (Cheers.) Mr. H. HERBERT was not surprised at the disap pointment which had been expressed at the arrangements which had been made for the accommodation of the House of Commons ; but, having been one of the first on board the Perseverance, he was anxious to bear testi mony to the extremely obliging conduct of Capt. Mac donald and the officers of that vessel. (Cheers.) At the hour appointed Capt. Macdonald's vessel was in readi ness, and but for the delay elsewhere the House of Com mons would have been at the review in good time. Mr. NEWDEGATE—I hope that the hon. member for Salisbury will also be in his place when we are hon oured with the presence of the First Lord of the Admi ralty, because unquestionably we have great reason to complain of the railway arrangements. As this house legislates for the regulation of railways, I think that it would be a gross dereliction of duty if, after such mis management brought within our own experience, we were to take no notice of it. lam glad that the question is not likely to pass without observation, because I feel that the House of Commons being late on such an occasion savours of disrespect to her Majesty, and I hope that we shall acquit ourselves of all blame upon that score by fixing it upon the proper persons. Captain SCOBELL saw no good in poutponing the dis cussion until the arrival of the First Lord of the Adnatealty. Of course the First Lord would be unaware of the incon venience which the house had experienced, and, at all events, he could not help it now. O❑ future occasions he hoped that the right hon. gentleman would make his ar rangements with better effect; for yesterday the whole " transit" was so bad that it was only by the greatest " perseverance" that the house ever got back to London. The Government, of course, could not answer for the rail way, but when members arrived at the end of the railway journey there was no way of getting off to the fleet ex cept by swimming for it. He believed that not one mem ber either of the Cabinet or of the Government was pre sent to receive the Speaker arid the house upon their ar rival, and he thought altogether that there was much reason to complain. No doubt the Government were bet ter provided for somewhere else, but surely some one or other of them might have been there to receive the house. He regretted that on such an occasion some sailing vessels had not been introduced to show the contrast between such ships and steamers ; and he thought that their ab sence rendered the review somewhat incomplete. Colonel FRENCH—I would beg to suggest to the noble lord at the head of the Government that when the First Lord of the Admiralty comes to town he should give him a check for his uncourteous behaviour towards the members of this house in general, and to the hon. member for Anglesea in particular, to whom, when he questioned the arrangements that were being made, the right hon. baronet replied, that if members didn't like them they might stay at home. The system of checking, I believe, has already commenced, and I think • that it might be extended with advantage. Report says that the Secretary of the Admiralty bad arranged that members of the Government 'of the Csbiuet) and their 1N ives should go in one vessel, and members of the Go• verninent (not of the Cabinet) and their wives in another; but that the ladies took the quarrel up and declared that they would not be treated in such a manner. (Hear, and laughter.) It is said that the noble lord did then interfere, and that in consequence all the ladies were permitted to go together. I think, therefore, that it would be exceedingly desirable thatthe noble lord should teach the right hon, baronet to behave with proper coimt sy. (Hear.) Sir G. GREY—I cannot allow the speech of the lion. 1 gentleman who has just sat down, and which he has trade in perfect ignorance of the facts, to pass unnoticed. When my right hon. friend comes to the hou.n he will state the arrangements which were made by the Admi ralty, in order to afford the greatest amount of conveni ence to the greatest number of people in witnessing that magnificent spectacle at Spithead which reflected the highest credit on. the country. (Hear, and "Oh, oh!") I say thtt that magnificent fleet and the evolutions which it performed at the review are calculated to raise this .country in the estimation of all who witnessed it— foreigners as well as Leglishmen. (Hear, hear, and cries of " Question !") My right honourable friend, I am sure, intended no discourtesy in the answer which he gave to the honourable member for An glcsea ; and, however much reason there may be to complain of the difficulty in getting on board the Per . p w e a r s fe c c o t 1 3; 1 satisfied yesterdayw it h th . e ( manner severarce, I am certain that e v er y o ne mus t h ave b een Hear.)lAnllwthhaiethwethhaatvsehtipo regret was the difficulty which was experienced in get ting on board her. With regard to the railway, of cour.e) the Government was not responsible for delays there ; and, as to no member of the Beard of Admiralty being present to receive the house, I may state that the whole of the Mara of Admiralty was, by her Majesty's conimatt&., in attendance upon her Majesty. Mr. HOWARD thought the house somewhat unjust in its strictures upon his right hon. friend relttive to the First Lard of the Admiralty. It appeared to hint that the arrangements were of a very high order, and that the house ought to have been very grateful for them. (Laugh ter and loud cries of " Oh, oh !" more especially from the Opposition side of the house.) The house had shown a great deal of impatience, and did not appear suffici ently to appreciate the magnificent spectacle of yesterday. The blame ought to be attributed to the proper people, and they were the conductors of the railway. (Hear.) Capt. DUNCOUBE spoke to the defective at-de of one of the vessels employed upon the occasion—either the Transit or the Perseverance, but we did not catch which. The Marquis of GRA.NBY thought that the House of Commons had great reason to complain that they had been allowed no share in the admirable arrangements which had been provided for the rest of the public. As he was on board the Perseverance, however, he must add his testimony to that which had been already given of the admirable behaviour of the commander of that ves -891. (Hear, hear.) No doubt, as was said by an hon. gentleman opposite, the review at Spithead was a mag nifiunt spectacle ; but, unfortunately, the House of Commons had not•sucoeeded in seeing it. (Hear.) A peace which he sincerely trusted would be an enduring one had happily been terminated, and no doubt the re view had been intended to show to the world what Eng land was able to do. Now, there was no doubt as to the maquißcent fleet of ships which had been prepared, nor as to the gallantry and skill of the crews which man ned them, but there was one point upon which some doubt did exist, and without question the review was held in order to dispel that doubt. That doubt was as to the efficient administration of the Admiralty, and the object of the review was to prove that the administration of that department was now different from what it had hitherto been. It was to prove that scenes such as those which had occurred in Balaltlava harbour could never occur again ; but the result had been to produce a state of things in the harbour of SJuthauipton similar to what bad taken place at Balaklava, and, when such confusion prevailed in a harbour not 78 miles from London, how could any one be astonished at its being displayed in a harbour distant 3,000 miles ? The members of that house had been invited to be present, and they had fallen victims to that very system, a change of which was intended to be evinced by the review. Mr. PEACOCKE said that he understood that the refreshment for members of the two Houses of Parlia ment had been contracted for at 7s. 6J. a head—(An Hon. Member.—" Five Shillings.")—but the Board of Admiralty had taken much better care of themselves ; for he understood that the clerks of that department ' were provided with all the delicacies of the season. He did not complain so much as regarded the members of that house, but as regarded the members of the other House of Parliament, who were accompanied, by ladies; he thought that they were entitled to at leastthe same fare as the clerks of the Admiralty. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KENNEDY considered that the whole of the blame ought to be attributed to mismanagement on the part of the railway companies, and he s hould, on an early day, move for an inquiry into the causes of the delay which had occurred on the line of railwa y . The motion was then negatived. CENTRA L AMERICA. Lord PALMERSTON laid the corres p ondence rela tive L from I T Mr. NHT. Ileum; QUESTION. E to the Central Americasidthe papers question on the tabl e . t THEo ranswerln .wdoAu PALMERSTON to E i R e AMERICAN C questionA readyN n a few days, N with reference it when they should be laid on the table. TilE CIVIL SERVICE CONINIISSIONERS. Viscount GODERICH moved an address to thank her Majesty for having caused to be laid before this house the a Civil Service Commissioners : to t e her Majesty that this house had ob served, with great satisfaction, the real and prudence with which the commissioners have proceeded in applying a remedy to evils of a serious character, the previous existence of which had now been placed beyond dispute ; and also the degree of progress that had been made, with the sanction of the heads of various departments of the State, towards the establish ment of a system of competition among candidates for admission to the civil service : to assure her Majesty of the steady support of this house in the prosecution of the salutary measures which she had been graciously pleased to adopt; and humbly to make known to her Majesty that if she should think fit fur ther to extend them, and to make trial in the civil ser vice of the method of open competition as a condition of entrance, this house would cheerfully provide for any charges which the adoption of that system , may eAtail. ' The noble lord commenced by palming & eulogitiro upoi !ON t:7 't%ell. l l 4 lWo epe seer, he ability and zeal with which the civil service ciinitnins „„ sioners bed discharged their important duties, an d , ceeded to adduce from their reports e evidence to show _ r l S that nut of 106 candidates who had beer. examined for the Customs' department, 42 had been rejected for ttte grossest ignorance ; while out of 54 candidates who hail been examined for the Admiralty appointments, 19 heel been rejected in consequence of their inability to spell correctly. It appeared that in the case of some of the re jected candidates, the word " fingers" had been spelt "finguree," while the word "guilty" had been lee gtbened by the addition of a second "t;" and further, that all those who had been rejected were nominee candidates Now the only remedy for the continuance of such a state of things was, he believed, to be found in the adoption of the system of free and open comps tition,and in the maintenance of that view he was upheld by the perusal of the commis sioners' report. It was beyond all question the duty of the Government to obtain for employment in the civil set /ice the fittest persons who could be secured. Under the existing system a result so desirable tad failed to by brought about, inasmuch as one-third or one-fourth of the nominee candidates had been rejected upon accouret of their deficiency in respect of the simplest elements of knowledge ; nor was there any guarantee that those I who had succeeded were much more conversant with that information which it was expedient they should pos sess. And to what, he might ask, was the deficiency in knowledge, to which he referred to be ascribed ? Was it to the circumstance that the middle classes—from which the candidates for civil service were for the mostpart de rived—were themselves deficient in education 1 In his opinion, the cause ought rather to be sought in the pre sent defective mode of selecting those candidates far examination. (Bear.) And it was because he held that opinion that he was desirous of seeing a system of free and open competition for the civil service established. By the adoption of such a system we should be enlarging the sphere of our choice and would be enabled to make our selection from the flower of the middle classes. In support of his views upon that subject he might to some extent quote the authority of the right hon. gen tleman the present Secretary for the Colonies, who, in a letter to the Civil Servic e C omm i ss i oners , had stated it to be his opinion that examinations conducted upon the competitive principle afforded a better security for the selection of fit candidates than, in its absence, the efforts of examiners, however experienced they might be, could provide. The opinion of the commissioners would, he thought, upon a perusal of their report, be found to be no less clear upon the point, and he there ' fore hoped that the subject would receive the serious attention of her Majesty's Government. It might be urged, however, by the advocates of the system of nomi nation, that under it a certain valuable control was exer cised with respect to the moral qualifications of those who presented themselves as candidates for examination, and that under the system which he proposed such must cease to be the case. But in answer to that argument he might ask, if it was true that under the present sys tem any such valuable moral control as that to which Ale had just alluded prevailed ? Did the right hon. gentle man the member for Wells (Mr. Hayter), for instance, institute any inquiries upon that score ?—or if he did, was it possible in nine cases out of ten any accurate in formation could be received ? He believed not, and he could not, therefore, see that the argument to which he had averted formed any good ground why a system cf open competition should not be favourably entertained. He might observe that the Society of Arts had recently promulgated a scheme for a system of public examina tion for members of mechanics' institutes, which was based upon the principle of free competition, and that to that scheme several eminent commercial firms, to whom a prospectus of it had been sent, had given their approval. He need only mention the firms of the honourable member for Halifax (Mr. Crossley); Fox, Henderson, and Co., and Truman, Hanbury, Buxton, and Co., as among the number, to show that it was a principle likely to find favour with the commercial classes. It was the principle which was adopted in the Indian civil service and in the Ordnance department, and in both it had been found to work well. But it might be said the civil service in this country was not so lucrative as in India, and that the success of free compe tition in its regard could not be taken as a guarantee of the success of a similar system established at home, in asmuch as here similar attractions, in point of emolu ment, would not be presented to men of ability. His answer to that argument should be, that be believed the Government would have no difficulty in finding , competent men in this country, too, it they set to work in the right way, because the civil service appoint. ments contained that element of certainty which would, beyond all doubt, direct towards their attainment the minds of a large number of the youth of the middle classes. (Rear, bear.) He also wished to consider the question of free competition in relation to its bear ing upon the advancement of education generally throughout the kingdom ; and that was a point to which ho more particularly desired to call the attention of that majority who had, upon a late occasion, disposed so summarily of the subject of national education in that house. Bur, although ho was anxious that the house should sanction the principle of open competition to the civil service, he was well aware that its adoption could produce no m'raculous improvement in our public ad ministration. But in a Government like ours, where the heads of the great offices of state were frequently changed, a considerable advantage would necessarily be gained by any measure which would tend to increase the efficiency of the subordinate officials in the public departments. Let them consider for a moment the influence which the present system exercised over the re lations of members of that house to the people whom they represented. He believed that under tbat system hots& • the electors and elected were placed in a false and unbe coming position. The member of Parliament who re commended a person for employment did not ask him self whether he was the fittest person that could be found, ,but pressed his application with a zeal pro pertioned to the chances of support he might him self receive from a constituent at an election ; and the' elector put on his representative a pressure which must, in the natural course of things, prove detrimental to the public service. He could not for a moment believe that such a system was necessary to the good working of our Parliamentary form of government. It was, in his opi nion, of the utmost importance that we Should prevent the relaticooi which members of Parliament bore to their constituents from sinking into that of mere delegates awl thspet,ser3 of patronage. The connection between them ought to rest on mutual confidence—a confidence on the part of the electors in tl &r wisJoin, honesty, and patriot ism of their repreeentai ivese and a confidence -on the part of the elected in the moderation and intelligence of their constituente. He believed that by adopting the compe titive system in that case more would be done than could be effected by any other measure to place the relations • of both parties on a sound and an honest footing. He believed, too, that such a change would greatly coa -1 tribute to insere the most efficient men for the dis charge of the public service; to relieve the Government from ao eful arrassing and an injurious pressure ; to pro mote the diffusion of education throughout the country ; to remove class differences, and to allay the sense of class injustice ; and for these reasons he begged leave to move the address of which he hat given notice. Sir S. NORTHCOTE seconded the motion. He said he had reason to think that the objects of those who advocated the open competitive system in that case were very gene rally misunderstood by their opponents. They certainly did not wish that the only test of fitness for an office should be mere book learning. They fsli, on the contrary, that good character was the very tirst of all qualifications, and that literary or scientific attainments should be a subor dinate consideration. The open competitive system, as he understood it, did not exclude, but, on the contrary, in cluded a careful examination of cl!aracter. It was fre quently said that such a man as the Duke of Wellington would have been rejected under a competitive system. But he did not believe that; be wss persuaded, on the con trary, that the Duke of Wellington would have easily succeeded in passing any examination for which the cir cumstances of his time might have rendered it necessary that he should have prepared himself. There was no reason why an examination should not be so framed that it would make known the stuff that was in a man as well as his proficiency in any particular branch of human study. He had been very much struck with a passage in the book or, England lately published by M. de Mon talembert. In that passage the writer contrasted the life and freedom of our system of education with the re straint imposed on the boys in the colleges of his own country ; and he ended by stating that the English sys tem turned out not mere scholars, but men. That was precisely the system which he wished to encourage and to develop by the adoption of the competitive prin ciple in examinations for admission into our publio offices ; and he believed that such a measure would, at the same time, have the effect of securing for the state the aid of the most useful and efficient public servants. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The noble lord, in the speech so full of moderation and good taste in which he has biought this motion forward, has said that those who advocate the measure Which he supports have been charged with the intention of endangering the con stitution and subverting the liberties of the country. So far as I am concerned in anything I may have formerly said, I never certainly made any such charge as that ; and I am far from intending to make any such imputation on the present occasion. My noble friend likewise has argued against the system of nomination upon the ground that it. is unnecessary, and detrimental with respect to the working of our representative system of government. He hiss shown the disadvantage which a system of nomi nation, conducted simply upon principles of patronage, is calculated to produce in respect to the purity of our electoral system. Ido not object to the principle of open competition, upon the ground of its inconsistency with the system of patronage ; nor, I am bound • to say, will I throw any doubt upon the doctrine which my noble friend enforces, upon the ground that it will diminish the patronage at the disposal of the Crown. I wish to argue this question simply upon the ground of the (Adel:AY ,of the service. Whether the principle my noble f riend seems to introduce will or will not render the civil service of the Crown more efficient than it was before--that is the issue which I wish to raise. A motion, identical in its tendency, though different in expression, was submitted last session by the hon. member for the county of Cork ; it underwent full debate, and ended with a rejection of the motion. It was made not long after the order in council appointing the civil service commission bad issued ; and the Ileum ap peared reluctantly to disturb that measure before it had had a fair trial. That system has now been in force something less than a year. The order in council is dated the 21st of May, 185;; and of course a little delay occurred before it could be carried out. The civil service commissioners have made their report ; it is now on the table of the house ; and in that report they have, with great perspicuity and fulness, detailed the steps they have taken in execution of the important trust confided to them. I hope that every one who has read this report will agree with me in think ing that the civil service commissioners have direharged their duties with groat discretion, and in a highly efficient and useful manner, and that the choice of the Crown could not possibly have fallen on gentlemen more calculated to perform the duty in a satisfactory manner. The result of I,l: l air proceedings has been to subject all-the candidates far atimilkinli into the public pervies to an examination for LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL :!5. 1856. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YEsTSRDAY)• the LORD CHANCtI,LOR took his seat on the woolsack -0 five o'cloes. The Earl of St. GERMANS presented several peti tions from Manchester, and other places, in favour of the Marriages Bill. Lord GAGE presented several petitions in favour of an amendment of the marriage law. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Cum berland complaining of the evils arising from the con flicting state of the marriage law in England and Scot land. The Earl of Clarendon entered the house at te❑ minutes after five, for the first time since his return from Paris, and remained for some minutes i❑ close convey• ration with the Earl of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Clan ricarde, and several other noble lords seated in the front bench below the gangway. On his lordship taking his usual seat on the Ministerial bench, the Duke of Cambridge advanced to the noble earl, and taking a seat' near him, a seemingly animated conversation was carried on for some time between them. The house gradually began to fill, and a large num ber of members of the 'Louse of Commons individually thronged the galleries, and the space in the neighbour hood of the Throne and behind the woolsack became very much crowded, as an explanation from the noble earl was evidently expected. the modesty—of the noble earl opposite in answering my noble friend behind, giving your lordships to believe that he was present the whole time, that he saw all our" misfortunes and participated in them. From his high" position, he was of course looked upon by all on board as the captain of the vessel--meaning, that is, that he would stick by her so long as her timbers held together. Far from that, my noble friend, with his usual sagacity and acuteness, about half-past 3, seeing bow matters went, and how unlikely it was that he should see his home that night, if he stayed with us, deserted the ship—s(loud laughter)—and, havitv , found very comfort- . able quarters on the coast of the Isle of Wight, to our' great consternation hailed a small boat and left us to our fate. (Renewed laughter.) That fate has not been at all exaggerated by the noble lord behind me ; for,tbe rest of the day we were passed by ship after ship, by car riage after carriage, and most of us had to walk home from the Waterloo-station at half-past 3 this morning. Lord CAMPBELL—I can testify to the great tour. tesy of the noble earl the President of the Council, so long indeed as he remained with us, but he cer tainly did• desert us in a moment of difficulty. (Laughter.) As I found it impossible to assist in the ad ministration of justice in Westminster-hall on this great, day, I thought it was my duty to show my respect to her Majesty, and to join those who were to follow in her wake when making this great progress through her naval forces. I certainly met, in common with all of your lord ships who were there, with great disappointments. I acquit her Majesty's Government of all blame for our late arrival at Southampton, and, although neither my noble friend nor the First Lord of the Admiralty, nor the Government generally, can be held responsible for what followed—for the plan traced out for us was excel lent in itself—yet there certainly was gross misconduct somewhere which really gives one ao idea of what hap pened at Balaklava. (Hear.) Nothing happened except the breaking down of the railway ~eogioes, which could not have been avoided. There was gross nusmanage ' merit in having so small a tender to act with such an enormous steamer as the Transit. It might have been ' easily seen that, under the most favourable circum stances, it would have taken an hour or more to transfer the passengers from one vessel to the other ; and had there been anything of a swell we never could have all _got from one vessel to the other. The Transit at last weighed anchor, but it was necessary for two learned judges who were on board to work at the capstan. (Laughter.) We had three right rev. prelates on board, but 1 do not know whether they lent a hand or not. One of the Apostles, I believe, was acquainted with na vigation, and I have no doubt under similar circum stances he would have assisted in the operation. We really hadgreat reason to complain of the Transit, which, though a very large vessel, was quite unfit for the ser vice. She had two engines, but one of them was per manently disabled—(hear)—and the other was soon made useless b 9 the fires being let out. It was 11 o'clock before we left Southampton, although we ought to have left at six o'clock, and such a scene of confusion I hope I shall never witness again. It certainly reflects very little credit upon those who ought to have made better provision. Judges, prelates, and ladies of high rank were cora übling toeether for places in the train—one would have thought it was an excursion train to Manchester. I had the good fortune to get a place, but I was not able to get home before 4 o'clock this morning. Thanks to that strength to which my noble friend has alluded, I was able to attend in my place in the Queen's Bench this morning, and I am happy to say, therefore, that no ill consequences ensued to the administration of justice. The Earl of CARDIGAN wished to know if there was not some subordinate official at the Admiralty who was responsible for having selected a vessel in so unfit a state as the Transit was for the conveyance of their lord ships? It was most discreditable that their lordships should be placed in a vessel which could not make more than 3) or 4 knots an hour. He was informed that that vessel had been ordered to the Crimea to convey a por tion of the army there home, but he hoped that would not be done until she was put into better condition. Earl VANE asked why it was that the two Houses of Parliament had been sent down to Southampton instead of to Portsmouth ? Earl GRANVILLE said that it was thought desir able that some portion of the persons going to the naval review should embark at Southampton in order to pre vent too great a pressure at Portsmouth. THE DUCHY OF PARMA. The Marquis of CLANRICA.RDE then rose to move for copies of the reports and correspondence of her Ma jesty's diplomatic and consular agents in Italy relating to the occupation of the territory and the assumption of the executive Government of the duchy of Parma by Austrian authorities, and for copies of any communica tion thereupon between her Majesty's Government and the Cabinet of Vienna. He said that in asking for these papers it was not his intention to express any opinion him self, and still less to call upon their lordships now to pro nounce any judgment on the events which had taken place in Italy, because he thought it would be premature to ask kr an expression of opinion on matters about which they wore imperfectly informed. All that be rose to ask for was information, and he hoped that it would be in the power of the Government to give some informar tion on tee important facts and events which had oc curred, for ha believed them to be of so grave a character that it was necessary they should be considered not merely by the servants of the Crown, but also by the Parliament of this c iuntry. Their lordships were aware that the state of the Government in the norther❑ part of Italy—in the Duchy of Parma—had been for some time unsatisfactory and ,feeble, as had been shown by the results. Great discontent and political dissatisfaction prevailed among the people ; and, more than that, there had arisen a contempt of law and a general aversio❑ from recognised authority and order of such a character as had led to lamentab!e, consequences and threatened graver results. It was on these pretences, and in some degree, it might be said, for these reasons, that the Aus trian forces had oecupied the Grand Duchy of Parma. 'That was a fact which he presumed was notorious, but if tee rumours in circulation were c irrect, it was not mei ely a military occupatio❑ which the Austrians had effected over the whole country, but it was, in fact, a seizure of the Government. If the Austrian Govern- went had sent a force, at the call of the reigning family, to save the Duchess Regent from any personal danger, such a step would not have been at variance with a course of proceeding which had taken place in other countric ; but, if the accounts were true, the Austrian Government had practically taken political as well as military possession of Parma. It was stated that the Ministry of Finance and the Post-office were under the authority of the Austrians, and that they occupied such an extent of country as showed that they were there not for the protection of the reigning family, but that their occupation amounted, in point cf fact, to a seizure of the whale country. He was not going now to discus the character of such an occupa tion, the consequecces to which it might lead, or the ef fect it woul t have on the territorial arrangements of Europe and the balance of power. Nor did he intend to enter upon the state of Italy, both north and south, on which these transactions mast have a great influence. Alt he wanted was to have information respecting what had taken place, and respecting the attitude assumed by the Government of this country and by the other great European Powers. If the accounts were true, it did not appear that the Austrians had occupied the Duchy of Parma with the vies, of suppressing any armed insurrec tion, for of such insurrection there was no account ; but it seem d that their forces were so disposed as to be in preparation for further aggression against other territory, tells excluding the idea that the occupation was for the purpose of putting an end to some immediate disorder, insurrect on, or rebellion threatening to the Government or to the person or family of the Duchess of Parma. He trusted that the noble earl the Secretar: for Foreign Af fairs, if he should think it necessary to refuse the motion for the production of papers, would nevertheless be able to put their lordships in possession of such information as it was undoubtedly necessary they should have, for it would be very lamentable if, after the end of one war by a peace which they thought would be satisfactory, they should be brought into another war, which might prove more lasting and costly than that which was now happily ended. The Earl of CLARENDON, who was received with cheers on presenting himself to the house, said—l am sure my noble friend will not expect me to enter into any general explanation on the subject he has brought before your lordships, because the noble and learned lord opposite has given notice of a motion which I. understand is of such a comprehensive nature as will bring the whole subject under consideration, and I hope shortly to be able to show the house that the question of Italy has not been disregarded by the Go vernment. lam at present unable to lay before your lordships any correspondence to throw light on the events which have taken place in Italy ; but I am pre pared, in answer to my noble friend, to give him such information as we possess. It appears that ever since the assassination of the late duke Parma has been in au un settled state, for which I do not believe that the Duchess Regent is to blame. Her Government has been wise and moderate, and I believe she has displayed great forbear ance and good sense ; but the Government is weak in Parma, which has been the resort of persons desirous of promoting political troubles; and it is said that the agents of secret societies have been particularly active there. The unsettled state of affairs continued to prevail, and the person who conducted the investigation into the assassination of the Duke of Parma, and others employed in the judicial investigation of political offences, appeared destined to the same fate. A dangerous spirit having been manifested, and considerable public alarm having been the consequence of these acts, the Duchess Regent declared Parma in a state of siege, and the Austrian general Crenneviile, as senior officer, took the supreme command. But as I gather from my noble friend, he ap pears to think that Austrian interference took place in consequence of recent events. Such has not been the case. A treaty was agreed to between Modena and the late Duke of Parma in the year 1847 or 1848, by which these sovereigns were entitled to call upon Austria, and Austria was bound to send a sufficient force to maintain irder if public tranquillity were likely to be disturbed. I his was done in 1549, and there has been since that time in Austrian battalion in Parma or the neighbourhood. General Crenneville, when the state of siege was de clared, wrote word that he should not require to have another man sent to him. There was, therefore, no special intervention, and no increased number of forces beyond that which Austria had already . in the duchy. I am not able to give my noble iriend any account of the other events to which he alluded—of certain official persons being turned out of office ; but I believe I am correct in saying that which I ani assured from Vienna, that there has been great exaggeratio❑ in the newspapers as to the account of Austrian force in the territory bordering upon Sardinia, and that troops have not, as reported, been sent in that direction. DIFFERENCES WITH THE UNITED STATES. The Earl of DERBY—I wish to ask the noble earl when the Government will be prepared to lay on the table the correspondence relative to two subjects of im portance connected with the United StateQ. With re gard to Central America the correspondence bag, I be lieve, long since been closed, and I have reason to be lieve that the correspondence relative to the enlistment within the territory of the United States has also been brought to a conclusion. It is evident, from the impor tance of these subjects, that no time ought to be lost in giving full information both to this and the other House of Parliament. I believe that the noble lord at the head of the Government has repeatedly promised in the other house that there should be no delay in producing this correspondence, but if the noble earl had known the noble viscount as long as I, he svould know that no per son is more ingenious in protracting the production of an unpleasant correspondence until it is impossible to discuss it. (Laughter.) I hope, now that the noble earl opposite has returned, we shall have the correspon dence on both these subjects laid before Parliament. Lord CLARENDON—My first act to-night was to lay on the table the correspondence on the subject of Central America. With regard to the other subject, I hope to lay the papers on the table on the first or se cond day of next week. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(rEsTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Cambridge University and Town bill and the East Somerset Railway bill were read a third time and passed. Mr. WICKFIA.M presented petitions from the guar dians of the poor of Bradford Union against the Vaccina tion Bill ; also a petition from the managers, agents, and others of the Low Moor Iron Works, Bradford, pray ing for the establishment of a decimal system of coinage and accounts. _ Several petitions were presented against the Vaecina ion Bill. CLERKS OF THE PEACE. Mr. LASLETT moved for a return from the Clerks of the Peace of the counties of England and Wales, of the names of the places appointed in each county, and divi sion of counties, for taking the poll at elections for knights of the shire, and the number of electors assigned to vote at each of such polling places.—Agreed to. TORTURE IN INDIA. Mr. OTWAY gave notice that, on the 25th of May, he should call the attention of the house to the subject of torture in India. MILITARY BRANCHES OF THE ORDNANCE. Captain L. VERNON asked the Under Secretary for War, whether, now that the military branches of the Ordnance are transferred to the Horse Guards, the General Officers from the Scientific Corps would be em ployed as General Officers o❑ the Staff, in due propor tion with the General Officers taken from other branches of the service ? _ . Mr. F. PEEL said that no objection would be raised to the employment of the officers mentioned, but they must be limited to 1 in 20. INDIAN LAW COMMISSION. Mr. ATHERTON asked the President of the Board of Contr4l whether any steps had been taken, oz were contemplated, for carrying out the suggestions of the Commissioners appointed under the Act 16 and 17 Victoria, c. 95, s. 28, to consider the recommendations and enactments of the Indian Law Commissioners ; whether any measure is to be introduced, and when, for giving legislative sanction to such of those sugges tions as require it ; and, whether it was intended to give further time, beyond the 20th day of August next, to the present or any other Commissioners, for framing a twdy of substantive Civil Law for the whole of India, as recommended by the Second Report ? Mr. V. SMITS said the report bad been sent out to to dia in order to receive the comments of the Council. If the comments arrived in time it was possible he might introduce a bill on the subject. The second part of the hon. gentleman's question depended entirety on the first. THE NAVAL REVIEW. Mr. STAFFORD—Sir, in rising to move that this house do now adjourn, I beg to express my strong sense of the excellence of the Government arrangements yester day. (Loud cheers) Having witnessed the arrangements of the Government both at home and abroad, I desire to testify to the oneness of the system and the similarity of the principle on which it is based. (Cheers and laughter.) It was not possible for the Government at so short a no.' tice to cover the docks of Southampton with mud, nor are they responsible for the sunshine ; but in as far as in them lies they did their best to make that particular loca lity resemble Balaklava as much as possible. (Cheers and laughter.) Whether we consider the character of those for whose comfort and convenience they undertook to arrange the proximity of the point of embarkation to the scene of the review, or the facilities afforded at the sptc tante itself, I think there will be no difference of opinion either in this house or the country at large as to the merit or demerit due to them. (Cheers.) You, wr, I understand, were kept waiting nearlytwo h ours —(se v eral voices, " Four hours")—without being able, as we may say, to form a house—(a laugh)—and when hon. mem bers did arrive I apprehend you never saw a house so perplexed. (Laughter.) But, whatever may have been the fate of the House of Commons, that of the other house was, I understand, even worse. I have been in formed that it was not till broad daylight this morning that those members of the House of Lords who trusted implicitly to the arrangements of the Government were able to reach their homes. The lay lords, I undentand —at all events the greater part cf them—have already recovered, but some of the bishops are completely ex hati,,t.,l. (Great laughter.) Still, lam given to under stand that these right rev. prelates will soon recover, and therefore we may congratulate ourselves that no member of either House of Parliament has been drowned upon this occasion. Fur that we desire to tender our best thanks to the Government. Whether their arrangements were made for the pur pose of predisposing our minds to peace, whether the terms of that peace might be, by enabling us to see to what hands we were to intrust the management of our fleets—(cheers)—l will not preiume to say. We have tried our Government upon two elements, land and water, and it only remains to test them upon that more inflatnrueble element to which the right hon. gentleman opposite intends to call the attention or the house next week. I would suggest that among the other fireworks with which the public are to be amused :n the course of a few days ono special illumination should be dedicated to the safe return of those members of Parliament w: - .o intrusted their persons to the awkward keeping of her Majesty's Government. (Cheers and laughter.) Lord IV. POWLE PT—I can corroborate from per sonal observation and experience what has fallen from the hon. gentleman as to the extremely discreditable na ture of the proceedings yesterday from beginning to end. (Cheers.) Undoubtedly the Government are not respon sible for the misconduct of the railway company, but they should have taken care that the ships appointed to convey the two houses of Parliament to the scene of the great spectacle were all in an effective state. (Hear.) It so happened that, being in Southampton at an early hour, I was desired by a person on board the steamer allotted to the House of Lords to take my place in that vessel, because, in all probability, the House of Com mons would not arrive till a quarter-past four—(a laugh) —I accordingly went on board the Transit, where I re mained the whole day, but I must say that a more dis creditable state of things I never witnessed. (Hear.) The whole of the machinery was out of order ; it not only broke down, but we were detained half•an-hour at a time, and I was told by the captain himself that he knew the machinery was in an inefficient state. I think, sir, that the head of the Admiralty ought to have ascer tained whether the ships were in au effective state or not. But the worst is yet to come. We did not arrive at Spit head until the review was over, and when we reached Southampton in the evening there was no train waiting for the House of Lords. We were detained an hour until one was formed in the station, and the journey to this metropolis occupied four hours and a-half, the train going at the rate of 10 miles an hour. (Laughter.) I must say, Sir, in conclusion, that the proceedings of yesterday reflect great credit neither upon the members of the Government nor upon the directors of the South- Western Railway. (Cheers.) Mr. 0. STANLEY.—I do not know whether the First Lord of the Admiralty is in his place or not—(cries of "He is not," and laughter)—but, the house will re- collect that, when I put the question to him a few days 1 ago as to the arrangements which had been made fur conveying us to the scene of the review, the right hon. gentleman informed me that if I did not like to go I might remain at home. I have only to say now that, if be had told me what his arrangements were, I should have been glad to remain at home. (Cheers.) Lord PA LMERSTON.—I would suggest that it would be better t• postpone this discussion until my right honourable friend the First Lord of the Admiralty returns to town, his duties detaining him for the present at Portsmouth. (Laughter.) I really see no occasion for laughter in that statement. I am unable, of course, to explain the nature of the ar rangements which were made by the Admiralty, but when toy right hon. friend shall be in his placel erasure that he will be able to show that the Admiralty made the best arrangements which could prospectively be male for such an occasion. That there was undoubtedly great delay in getting from London either to Portsmouth or Southampton I myself can bear witness, for I was in the railway train from 7 o'clock until past 12 on the journey between Waterloo station and Portsmouth. Wh en we arrived at Bishopsteke it was intimated to us that the tide had ebbed, and thatthere would be considerable dif fichlty in getting to our vessel at Spithead. lam told that it was so ; and that no doubt produced a difficulty in getting from Southampton to the vessels which were destined to convey us to Spithead. lam sure that my right hon. friend will deeply regret if there was say error in the arrangements ;..4t I would again-subiNl to the THE SURRENDER OF KARS. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that on a previous occasion he gave notice of his intention to bring before their lordships the subject of the capitulation of Kars, but, owing to the absence of the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he had reluctantly been compelled to postpone it.. But seeing the noble earl now in his place, he begged to give notice that on Fri day next he should move the following resolution : " That while this house feels called upon to express its great admiration of the gallantry of the Turkish garrison at Kars, and at the self-relying courage of Mailr-General Williams, and the other British officers who accompanied it, it was equally their duty to declare their convictioe that the surrender of the garrison had a disastrous effsct upon the safety of Asiatic Turkey and on negotiations for peace—and that such surrrendcr was in a great mea sure owing to the want of energy and foresight of her Majesty's Government." THE NAVAL REVIEW. Lord RAVENSWORTH sail that as he saw in their places the noble lord the President of the Council, and many other noble lords who had suffered with himself from the inconveniences and delays which bad arisen i n the conveyance of their lordships to and from the naval review on the previous day, he might perhaps be per. initted to call attention to the defects in the arrange. inents which had led to those unpleasant circumstances and to ask some explanation from the Government. IC_ was intended that her Majesty should, during her pro gress through the magnificent line of ships, be attended by her faithaal subjects, the Lords spiritual and ten poral, and the Commons. Nothing could be better in theory than this idea of the Government. The misfortune was that it entirely failed of realisation. Although he did not wish to attack any noble lord who might be consi dered responsible for the failures of the day, he thought they had been mainly if not entirely caused by the want of proper discrimination on the part of the Lords of the Admiralty, whose duty it was to select a proper vessel for the conveyance of their lordships. The first thing that occurred after starting at 7 o'clock in the morning was a delay of at least two hours occasioned by the breaking down of two engines. For this he attributed no blame to her Majesty's Government. (A laugh.) After great delay and inconvenience their lordships arrived at Southampton, where there was but one large tender, the Harlequin, for the conveyance of the members of both houses of Par liament. In consequence of this it was at least au hour before they all got on board the tender, and then the crowded state of that vessel occasioned further loss of time in embarking them on the two steamers Transit and Perseverance. At length, between 12 and one o'clock, and after they bad been informed by some noble lords who had gone down on the previous night that the most imposing part of the display was over, the salute on the arrival of her Majesty having been fired an hour and a half before, the Transit, which had been appropriated to the conveyance of their lordships, got under way. She had not, however, pro ceeded far before she was passed by the Perseverance, having on board the members of the House of Commons, and the second estate of the realm became the third, in which position it continued during the remainder of the day. (A. laugh) In the course of time the Transit, not withstanding the defective engines with which she was supplied, reached the pivot ships at the easternaost point of the line, from which position they witnessed that grand and magnificent motion, the advance and wheeling of the line of ships, the only spectacle which they had to repay them fur the fatigue which they had undergone. This ship, the Transit, had b?en supplied with engines which were originally made fur our late enemy the Em peror of Russia, and which were sodefective iu construc tion that on her last voyage to the Mediterranean the whole of her machinery gave way, and had notsincs been put into proper condition. The result was that in a short time this immense ship of 2,400 tons burden, became almost like a log upon the water. By orders from high authorities it was forbidden to make any smoke ; without snaking smoke a fire could not be made sufficient to get up the steam of the Transit, and the result was, that on the return she hardly made any way. Little as was the way she made, it was, untortuneteiy, enough for her to run down a gun-boat, by which col lisiou both vessels were seriously damaged, and a ma rls • received injuries so severe that he (Lord 'Ravens worth) did not know whether they might not be fatal. Although she did this, however, she did not make way enough to enable their lordships to reach the laerbour of Southampton until 10 o'clock. At that time the return was effected by means of a very active but very stand steamer called the Monkey, owing to the disproportion between which and the Transit, and the consequent crowding of the former, there was a great deal of in convenience and not a little danger. The latter was considerably increased by the fact that, as she neared the pier, the tiller ropes of the Monkey broke, owiag to which there was much difficulty and, delay in wharf ing that vessel. As soon as she was wharfed there was a rush to the railway station. Ladies and gentlemen, noble lords and right rev, prelates, all made for the sta tion as fast as possible. First-class carriages were soon all occupied, secon d- c l ass ones were in requisition, and one right rev, prelate and a privy councillor tool: refuge in a third-class carriage. (A laugh.) At last the train reached London, an d th e i r lordships were deposited at the railway station at three o'clock in the morning. Thus the termination of this day's pleasure was, that noble lords arid ladi es were running about the platform, without a carriage or cab to take them home. How many of the ladies reached their residences he could not say. Fortunately he had himself none under his own care. .The blame of a ll t h ese delays and inconveniences rested, in his opinion, with those by whose inanatrement an improper vessel o f enormous size and without sufficient means of propulsi on was appropriated to their lordships. To this fact he attributed all the misadventures of the day, and he thought he bad a right to ask from the Government some explanation of the reasons which led to the appropriation of so l arge and so improper a vessel ) to this service. Further th an t hi s he would at present express rioopinion upon th e su bj ect except to say, " Sic transit glo r ia mundi." (A. laugh.) Lord GRANVILLE.—I am afraid I am not the best person in the world to answer the very serious charges which have been brought forward by my noble friend, having myself been one of his fellow-sufferers, and hav ing experienced souse disappointment at missing a consi derable portion of the magnificent spectacle of yester day. At the same time lam bound to say that I think my noble friend has exaggerated the blame which can be attached to the Government. He certa i n l y made a very lair exception at the beginning of hi s speech, when he exo nerated the Government from a ll bl ame for the loco motives of the South-Western Railway Company h av i ng broken down ; but I think he has been misinformed as to the character of the ship which was appropriated to the conveyance of your lordships. It is a very large and a very fine ship, and I am sure that a ll t h e noble lords who were on board it will bear testimony to the great care which had been take n t o prov i de for the com forts of your lordships both as to accommodation and re freshments. No doubt it would have been very much better had there been two small t en d ers to ta k e your lordships on board, instead of the one large one. When we did stop it was not Irons any defect in the engine, but because the fires had been let out. As no Lord of the Admiralty had yet returned to tow n , I h ave not yet been able to make any inquiries as to who was really to blame ; but, whatever mismanagement there may have been it is clear that the general Government cannot be made responsible unless it should neglect, after inquiry, to punish the persons who are to bla me . S everal noble some lords on board were kind enough to t r y t o fi x the whole responsibility of the affair on me, which, asy our l or d ships may imagine, adrtidnloatsly desired at all increase by rease my to go d own an d enjoym en t o f the day. I was poke the fire, but, with an unusual degree of modesty, I declined to take the command of even a small fraction of the Channel fleet. There is ono consolation, however —that the day furnished another proof of the enormous mental and bodily strength of my noble friend the Lord Chief Justice, because, thong's my noble friend was away from his house for 2'l hours, ie was able to attend in his place in the C ourt of Queen's Bench this morning, and he has to-night taken part in a dissension relative to the Scotch marriage law. I ca n on l y say that First I will take care, when the Lord of the• A d m ir a lty returns to town, that all proper inquiries shall b e made on the subject, and that if there has been any neg li gence the persons to blame shall be punished. The Earl of MALMESBURY—I should not advise my noble friend behind me to mo a vote of censure es her Majesty's Government this time, though it certainly was a practical joke of the most unpardonable characterto have been promised so much pleasure, and to hay been kept 22 hours in attempting to attain an object which we really only reached half-way at last. What I rose to olserve upon wattthe esteems9o494o-41ot PEP. : -- N N. 1" 101 pig] 26 sines) ming -1 Pa and —We ends lent. the !arty ; are