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desirable. He merely said that if any hon. member of that house or any noble lord moved the appointment of a committee upon this subject, the Government would not oppose the inquiry. The proposal of the noble earl op posite was, h ow ever, of a very different character, be cause if the Government appointed a commission it would be a distinct intimation to the country that they were dissatisfied with the law, and attributed to it evils which they desired to remedy. The Government had arrived at no such opinion, and they were therefore not prepared to recommend the Crown to issue a Royal commission upon this subject. The Earl of DERBY said that unless he bad entirely misunderstood what fell from his noble friend (Lord Harrowby), he began by admitting that inquiry, at a proper time and in a proper mode, was desirable. The Duke of ARGYLL—At the proper time. The Earl of DERBY—What did the noble duke mean ? If he was to take him to be the exponent of the Ministry, the Government had made up their minds that an inquiry was not necessary, because they had no in tention of altering the charter. Then, what were they going to do ? Were they prepared to renew the Bank Charter as it stood ? Did they think it was desirable that that charter should go on from year to year, with a perpetual liability to be put an end to at .the expiration of 12 months ? If this were the intention of the Govern ment, it seemed to him very like an intention to tide over a difficult question with which they did not know how to deal, and to throw upon others a responsibility which onght to fall upon themselves. (Hear, hear.) , The Duke of ARGYLL said that it was the intention of the Government to tide over a difficult question at a time most unsuited for dealing with it, Earl GREY said that, if there was to be an inquiry, he did not see how there could be any time which would be better for that inquiry than the present. By the act of 1844 there was a time fixed before which the Bank Char ter could not be revoked, and beyond that period the act gave to the Bank an indefinite tenure of its privilege, terminable after the giving of a certain notice. .(Hear.) The fixed period was now passed, and • we could never get any nearer to the actual termination of the Bank privileges until the notice bad been given. He could have understood the Government saying that the act of 1844 had worked perfectly, and that, therefore, no in quiry was necessary ; or that that measure was an incom plete one and require amendment ; that, therefore, they proposed to inquire, and that the earlier that was done the.better. Although he differed from the noble earl op posite (the Earl of Eglinton) as to the faults which he attributed to the act of 1844, he was ready to admit that that act was imperfect, because it did. not carry to their full extent the principles on which it was founded ; and, therefore, he believed that an inquiry into its opera tion would be a very proper measure. (Hear, hear.) He wee, however, quite at. a loss to understand the line now taken by her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) They said that inquiry was desirable at a proper time and in a proper manner, but he could not conceive how there could be a better time than the present, and he thought there was much soundness in the arguments used by the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Eglinton) as to the advantages possessed by an inquiry by a Royal commission over one by a committee. Lord RAVENSWORTH said that this subject had excited much attention in the country, and he thought the Government might have given some more definite intimation of the course which they intended to pursue with regard to it. • The ['notion was then withdrawn. OUT-PENSIONERS (GREENWICH AND CHEL SEA) BILL. This bill Was read a third time and passed. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL. On tbe report of the amendments to this bill, The - Earl of DERBY suggested that, as the oecu pants of farms frequently changed on Lady-day, the date on which_the books containing their names should be annually made" up should be altered front the lsr of February to the Ist of May. L , rd STANLEY of ALDERLEY expressed a doubt whether this date would allow time for the sufficiently early distribution of the forms of returns, but primineel to consider the suzgestion of the noble earl. The Earl of DERBY thought that three months would be stacent time for the preparation and distribution of forms. He would not suggest the Ist of April as the date to which the books should be made up. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY proposed an ameudrneut, the effdet of which was to render the non filling up of the returns punishable by three months' imprisonment ; but, it being opposed by the Ries of Derby, Hardwicke, and Malmesbury, it was ultimately withdrawn. The rep )rt; with amendments, was then agreed to. Their lordships ajourned at five minutes before 7 o'c►ock. HOUSE 01? COMMONS.-- ( ' 'YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. • Mr. COWAN presented a number, of petitions from Edinburgh, Galashiels, Paisley,. D ilkeith, and other places, against the present practice of billeting the mi litia. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND). Mr. BLAND moved for returns of the number of pe titions filed in the Encumbered Eitatei Court in Ireland from the Ist day of August, 1853, to the 30th day of December, 1851, inclusive, in whi c h sa l es h ave t a k en place, and the number in which final schedules have been settled ; of the number of petitions filed in raid court from the 30th day of December, 1854, to the Ist day of February, 1856 ;• of the number of such last-mentioned petitions upon which absolute orders of Bale have been made, the number in which sales have taken place, and the number in which final schedules have been settled ; and, of the number of petitions filed in that court, from its commencement to the Ist day of February, 1856, irr which no sa!es have taken place. —Agreed to. EXPORT OF IRON. Mr. THORNELY asked the Secretary of the Trea xury whether, a treaty of peace having been signed at Par:s, the bonds required to be given at the Castorn houses on the exportation of iron and of certain other manufactured articles might not now be dispensed with, and whether there was any objection to cancel the bonds already given ? Alr. - WILSON sail the house must be perfectly aware that the treaty of peace does not put an end to war. The present treaty certified that when it was ra , ified war should cease. To-morrow an order would be issued to al'ow of the export of machinery and parts of machi nery, but with respect to munitions of war, the restric tions must be continued for a few days longer. THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. WILKINSON asked the Chief Commissioner of Works whether there was any intention to continue the embankment from Chelsea College to Battersea Bridge this year ? Sir B. HALL said he did not intend to make any embankment of the Thames at the point mentioned this. year. THE Mr. HUME asked tha Ulider Secretary for War whether it was true that an 'order has been given to suspend the i,?sue of chthing to the militia regiments of Ireland ; and in the -event of such being the case ; whether that step had reference to the, force being, dis banded, or in any way nduccd, upon the . ratification of pPace ? Mr. F. PEEL said the order to suspend the issun of clothing had been issued, and that, as the militia had been-embodied f war purposes, of course on the ratification of peace it would be to a great extent dis banded. SUNDAY PARADES. Captain STUART asked the Under Secretary for War whether the attention of the War-office bad bee n ca ll e d to the fact of th ere h av i ng bean -large reviews of theßri tish army in the Crimea on Sundays, by which the troops had been prevented from attending Divine worship and enj )yiiw a day's rest ? • Mr. F. PEEL said it was true that the reviews had bPen held'on Sundays, but he did not know what were the v.asons of the Commander-iti•Chief in holding parade o n . gunday,_ but the parades on Sundays would, as a general rule, be clicontinued by the Government FOREIGN TROOPS.; Mr. OTWAY asked the Under Secretary for War what was the number of tbe foreign troops at presenti the pay of this country, and also what were the future intention 3 of the Government with regard to these troops ? Mr. F. PEEL said the number of foreign troops at present in pay of the Government was about 40,010 He supposed that the Turkish contingent would to trAneferred to the Turkish Government, but with re pect to the Gernian legion he could give no informatiOn, but it was not intended to keep it embodied for any Considerable time. FISTE RIES. Mr. M'MAtION asked the Chief Secretary for Ire - land whether the fishery commissioners made, on or be fore the 31st day of Januiry last, a report to the Lord Lieutenant of their proceeding,, receipts, and expenditure for the year 1855, as required by the statute in that be - beg ; and if so why a copy Of such report was not laid b e fore Parl;ament pursuant to the statut e ; and if such and repoto be la e id onrt wer not m the ade table ? whem it was lik e l y to be made, HORSMAN said that the report alluied to . had • not been received till later than usual, but it would be i duly presented to the houe as early as , p •oss .hle. BILLEITING THE MILITIA. Oa the motion that the house should ge into Pommit. tnittee of Supply. Mr. COWAN rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice—it was that, in the opinion, of this house, the practice of bitletting soldiers of the • militia and of - the line in Scotland upon private families • was injurious to the comfort and discipline of the men, as well as oppressive to the people; and that it is the duty of the. Government to take ineanB permanently to abolish the. grievance. • Tee hon. member then proceeded to detail the grievances that fell very heavily upon the in habitants of that country, and which every class was • anxious to shift to those next below them. The wretched remuneratien which the W4r.effice paid, was three , halfpenoe per night for each soldier, and i n many i n _ • stance s members of the families on which soldiers an d th e militia/lad been billeted had been obliged to give up their • beds-to accommodate them. Sir. A. APrNEVV secsnded the motion. ' Mr:.EAXTEII eupported - the Motion. It might be true that, now peace was established, the evil corn ofivrould speedily be remedied ; but wh a t was wanted was an altiration of the present system, so that, should the atmntry be - again unfortunately plunged into war, the people would have no cause to complain. Nfr. ,F. PEEL said that the conclusion of the war had put an end to all that could he complained of with regard , • to this question, which had arisen from the necessity for - the embodiment of the militia, and the billetting , th em in the principal towns of their respective ' counties. - The militia would, no doubt, now be speedily idiietubodied. The Government had not omitted to make every exertion ' in ite ' power to relieve this .• • RVEN IN G, APRIL 8, 1856. grievance. Thera bad been but 10,000 militia vernment would deem it their duty to take into consi men raised in Scotland, and but 2,000 billetted deration the arrangements which would have to be made. at one time throughout that country. Barracks in He was not aware of any objection to assimilating the Scotland were situated at a, great distance from each . Scotch to the English law, and he was quite ready to other, and without soldiers could be marched at consider what means would be necessary to provide that once direct from one batemoks to another it would ' accommodation which would enable them to relieve be impossible to dispense with billeting the soldiers of ! householders in Scotland from the existing grievance. the line on the people, unlees barracks were erected in 1 After a few words from Mr. TELORNELT, amidst loud almost every town in that country. I cries of " Divide," Sir de FERGUSSON deprecated the present system 1 Mr. MACKIE was understood to inquire whether the of billetting in Scotland. ILopes bad been held out by ! Government would have any objecti on t o prom i se that the Government to relieve that country from this griev- they would assimilate the Scotch to the English law ? ance, but they had not been fulfilled. In time of war Lord PALMERSTON said he could only state, as at the patriotism of the people was appealed to present advised, he saw no objection to the change. Un to submit to this grievance, and at the end i less there were some objection of which he was not aware, of the war the people were told the necessity he was perfectly ready to propose the assimilation of the of the continuance of billetting was at an end, and were ' law of the two countries in this respect. asked to be satisfied with that assurance, but it was the Mr. COWAN said the grievance was universally ad principle against which the people of that country pro- ' mitted ; and he thought they would stultify themselves tested, and considered now was the time to press their 'if they agreed to any delay. (Cries of " Spoke," grievance and obtain a remedy before another war might " Order," and " Divide.") unhappily occur. The house then divided, when th ere appeared- Mr. EWART hoped that the Government would For the resolution have proposed a remedy for the injustice com- Against it - ll6 plained of. The Scotch _people complained that there Majority 23 was one law for that country and another The announcement was received with cheers from the for the people of England and Ireland with regard to Opposition. the billetting system. In the former, the poorest inhabi- Viscount PALMERSTON understood that it would not tants had the militia and soldiers forced on them, which be at variance with a precedent which had been pointed was not the case in England and Ireland. It was no out to him if he were now to move that the house do im answer to the grievance to say it was in accordance mediately resolve itself into a committee of supply. with the law of that land, which dated upwards of 150 Mr. DISRAELI did not wish to raise any difficulty with yegard to the noble nerd'l motion ; but he was t o t a ll y a t a years, and since which many great changes had roes to understand plain the r e it era t e d asser ti ons of taken place there, which rendered this system now so those experienced and ri very oppressive to the people. ght hon, gentle men w h o h a d sa id Mr. J. M'GREGOR also supported the motion. He that if the h o u se arr i ve d a t th e pol i tic and just conclusion they had done, they would beprecluded from pr e l' g did not expect that this system could be at once put an with the committee of supply. p (Hear, hear.) lie e be e ge m ed end to, but he did expect that the Government would give to congratulate the house both on having accomplished a pledge that it should be as soon as possible assimilated that act of justice, and on being also about to go into com to that of England. (Hear.) mittee of supply. (He ar .) B u t h e must express his regret After a few words from Mr. ELLICE, sen., who said that those whose office it wai to glide and direct the busi bethought it would be better to wait and hear what her nem of the house should have been so profoundly ignorant this matter as they h a d shown them se l ves t o b e, unless Majesty s Government intended to do with regard t o th e on force to be kept up during peace, and the accommodation indeed they had cond escen d e d t o m i srepresent the state of that would be required, the case, which it was qu it e i mpossible to conceive. (Laughter.) He that this night would be memor- Lord PALMERSTON said that he admitted the un- able, not only beca se e the Government had been beaten in desirableness, both for the discipline of the troops and consequence of their having refused to do an act of justice, feelings and morality of the people, that sob but because they had been enabled to arrive at certain and diers should be billeted on the public, and more accurate results with respect to the mode of conducting especially on private families. He thought the barrack the public business. accommodation of the United Kingdom should be ex- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained tended. At the same time it should be borne in mind that during the division the precedent referred to by the billetting system complained of was a l aw t h a t the noble lord h a d b een di scovered b y the diligence of one existed before the Act of Union, and could on ly of the clerks at th e t a bl e . H e trusted that the hi nee would be remedied by an alteration in the Mutiny r n e o s t o believethather M c it is je i :ty's Government were capable of nou . Act, which could not be altered until next year, represent rtn the a state resorting to sstetpe so of the case e rable as knowin g ly t o nais and therefore Ile hoped the hon, member would not In answer t o Mr. C. Bence, press his motion. Her Majesty's Government would - The CHANCELLOR 'of the EXCHEQUER said the take the question of billetting into consideration, when precedent referred to had occurred in April, 1850. they took into consideration 'other matters connected The SPEAKER explained that there was, in fact, no with •the array and a state of peace. ' thing in the amendment which had been a d op t e d t o nega - Mr. DUNCAN sail, if the sense of the bOuse tive the motion for going into a committee of supply. . The . right hon. gentletban then left the chair, and the were not taken now upon this matter, the grievance following votes were agreed to : - Mr.would remain as it wait. et 6051., to defray the office expenses of the Commissioners BLACKBURN urged upon the hon. member for of Edncation, Irel an d. Edinburgh to press his motion. 3,879/., for the Uni vers it y, of' London The LORD-ADVOCATE, admitting the grievances 7,510 e, for the Universities, &c , Scolland. which existed, could not agree to the resolution whi c h 2,4151. for the Queen's Univers . ities, Ireland. affirmed that means should be taken to remedy th e ev il Mr. IeI."MAHON complained that only 201. was voted without eugeesting what those means should be. He for the examiners in the Celtic languages, which he pre did not think that assimilating the law in E ng l an d t o sumed includ e d th e anc i ent l anguage of ' lreland. That that of Scotland would meet the grievance complained of. was almost the smallest sum voted to examiners-those in Mr. LAING said that as the Scotch system of bil- Greek, Latin, and mathematics, being allo we d as muc h as letting was a clear and undoubted gri e van ce , h e h ope d 10„1. the W. WILLIAMS said the alloan n Ti n t r o t t l be profels the hon. member for Edinburgh would press the motion 90 1. Greek and of mathematics at 30/. Considering that there were in the Queen's gsv a u s ni o v u r y . to a division, notwithstanding the opinion of the Lord. Advocate that it would lead to no practical result. The cities no fewer than 22 professors, and that not less than e assimilation of the Scotch system - to the English, which 15 gold medals and 3e51. in premiums and exhibitions were was only a consideration of pounds, shillings, and pence, annually given away in order to induce 41 persons to be . would be the first result, and that would be followed by examined; he did not think the hon. and learned gentle a general review of the whole system. man ought to be deesatisfied. (Hear.) Mr. CRAUFURD said he considered that a great Mr. HORSAIAN said the Government did not arrange and utedoubted gr:evance existed, to which some practi- tdi o e amo h unt of salary !o be given to each of the examiners. voted t for the university ; and the authorities cal remedy should be applied, and therefore he trusted of t r ga u t e un ' Tv as er e in r a . d a ret t he . distribution. 0 It was said the examiners ware o y v that his bon. friend would press his motion to &division, a i n ( a i v n e p ra r i o , r of io t z e t ex th a e mi n n u er ea s be t rb e of Mr. SPOONER said that, as an English member, he students; but takinif should vote for the motion before the house, for no one were paid much less than those of he University of London; appeared appeared to deey that the system of billetting in private the average of the latter being 1001.,' and of those of the houses was injurious to the discipline of the army and to University of Dublin, 701. The smallness of the number the comfort of the people. If he had had any doubt on of students was accounted for partly by the new colleges, that paint, it bad been removed by the speech of the and partly by a more severe course of examination having Under Secretary for War. been adopt e d l as t year - Viscount EBRINGTON said that, after the speech Mr. MeSIAHON said be must protest against this item. of the noble lord at, the head of the Government, he tw M ee r n .l. n ' on . WILLIAMSn . vsity and th ose I r i s h un i vers i t i es. system would be put an end to.r said there w a s no comparison ebe thought the house might entertain the h o p e that this The formnr received students from' co ll eges a ll over the country, add the num geber must be immense He reretted Sir G. GREY said he had heard w ith sur p r i se th e that the Irish colleges had not been more . successfu g l than determination of the hon. member for Warwickshire they had been. - . - - • • (Mr. Spooner) to vote f o r th e reso l u ti on . Hi s no bl e T he vote was then agreed to, as were the following :- friend at the head of the Government ha - 1 said that the 4,8 W., expenses of the Queen's Colleges inlreland. subject would be deliberately considered, and yet the 5301., expenses of the Royal Irish Academy. 3001., expenses-of Royal Hibernian Academy. hou. member had wished to pledge the house to a hasty vote on the subject in the shape of a mere abstract re- fas 2 t , , a7sl , for the expense of theological professors at Bel- Upon this vote, ties The noble lard had promised that the goes- Mr. HE YWORTH 'e I , t as an amendment, that 1, 500 '. Con should be fully considered, and he thought it would should be disallo w m a u n v ii hat compensation should be be better that it should be lelt in the hands of the Go- made on reasonable terms. He contended that thegrant Col. had originally been made on political gro dB. . t w o rts Col. DUNNE said he hoped it would be understood certainly not on religious grounds , for it u w u a that the house was not asked to vote as to the expo- only toPresbyterians but to Unitarians, who taught i . g y i h v t e a n n n t a . t diency of abolishing billetting altogether, but as to the gonistic doctrines to each other. • If this grant was with expediency of removing a particular grievance, drawn the voluntary principle would be more fully called Mr. A. HASTIE said that his hon. friend the mein- into exerc ise. Nothing could be more inimical to the in ber for Edinburgh only wished to pledge the house to t o e u re4t o s v of tru e e n iieli i glor fo than to teach its professors to rely support. The necessary result of this-that there was a, grievance which ought to be re- this systemm mow to in r duce the people to give as little as roedied. As no assurance had been given by the Go- possible. vernotent, he should counsel his hon. friend to press his Mr. KIRK said the observations of the hon. member, metion, however applicable to the Regium Donum, had no sort of The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said reference t o th e vo t e b e f ore the house. That vote was for that in reality the question resolved itself into one of the theological professors of Belfast, who were all Presby finance. (Hear.) It was admitted that the billetting terians. A. similar grant was made for the Sc etch re:river isystern was inconvenient and injurious to the morals cities. He denied that the money was given by English and cornfortaof 'the people ; but th e ques ti on was w h o - men ; Ireland paid th e same t axes now as England, and he el:dense this vote as a ri g ht. Th ere was no begging in the they the house was p re p are d t o t a k e those means which alone would be sufficient for the removal of the grievance. case-they wereable of be gg i ng . (L aughter.) Tee Those means could no t b e a d opte d w i t h out additional ex professorslle done mu c h f or th e promotion of education. of Belfastfast were most abl e an d d eserv i ng men, • penditure. He wo u ld no t express any op i n i on as to the amHADFIELI) said that if Ireland paid this tax, the propriety of assimilating the Scotch syetem to the system Mr 'R.ouran Catholics of Ireland, three fourths of the popula r 1 • w uch prevailed in England and Ireland, but it seemed tien, were unjustly tafor the support of these Pro that there were great dote is whether the number of inns teAunt professors. All o t e while these Irish Protestants io Scotland would be sufficient for the accommodation of were complaining of being taxed for the support of May all the troops. But if that were not done, the only other nooth, and petitioning for the abolition of the grant. He means would be largely to increase the extent of barrack denied that six prof-ssors were needed at Belfast; three accommodation, which would entsil a considerable ex would be ample ; two could perform the duties very well. penditure of money. He trusted after the assurance At one time a single professor, a friend of his, had per which had been given by his noble friend that the subject formed all the duties. Tne six professors were occupied would receive th e f u ll cons id erat i on of the Geri-affluent, little more the., five month s i n th e .year, and only from five that the hon • g en tl eman wou ld' not press hi s m ition. to fifteen hours in the week. Be s id es t h e G overnment sub slay, they received fees from the pupils ; and one fth Mr. C. BRUCE s a id h e was as t on i s h e d to hear the Dr. Cooke, received in addition 3201 a- - • 13 eel ' year for distributing right hon. gentleman state that this great social grievance thin charity, besides about 4001. a-year from the pew rents was in reality nothing more than a question of finance. of his chapel. The Presbyterians of Belfast were the richest, He should certainly vote for_the motion, body of dissenters th it he kuew of. Lest year they raised Mr. DISRAELI said he could not agree that the hon. 30,0001. for . menses for their ministers, 10,000/. for the mis memberstihocnary society, besides large sums fur other societies. Let for Edinburgh ought to have brought forward this question as a substantive motion. It was a national their n i t: a e n ji a s to or e as ire th t e hey ni s i v l ;i n re generous; l let them take grievance, and it appeared to him that the boo. eentle- Dissenters were ashamecr of therreixfeore a g n u ce er. t. Their t brother man, upon going into committee of supple, had taken b a grants. Not a single body of DissentersP Lng th l i i s ese pitiful fair opportunity of bringing the entejset before the house. condescended to do so. It was denied that Unitarians He (Mr. Disraeli) had been struck by the objections, received any portion of this grant; but he found from the s which seemed to him to be inconsistent. The Secretary estimate itself that they did so. Thus the House of Cone d State said that it was a mere abstract resolution which mons was asked to vote money for those who maintained - -would produce no effect., while the Chancellor of the the divinity of Christ and for those who held such a belief Exchequer said th at i s was one essentially prac- to be idol a t r y. H e b e li eve d t hi s grant had a most perni tical, which assumed in reality the shape of a financial cious effect upon the people of Ireland, because it prevented vote. He could no t agree w i th the right hon. gentleman the dissemi na ti on o f di v i ne truth and moral culture to a ' that, if the house should arrive at that vote th a t i t would a great extent. Hew as sure, if th e y w ithd rew thi s grant, . - other similar which amounted to U/ 'OO be a mere abstr ac t reso l ut i o n . B ut even if it were, lie would made up could not admit that it would be -barren of result. It house prepared to grant money by this vote for the support would be one which would counsel the Government to of Calviuistic doctrines, and in the next to grant money take a particular course, leaving to the Government to for the support of Unitarian doctrines ? The Roman Ca decide the best means of carrying that resolution into tbolics were watching this inconsistency. The only effect effect. (Hear.) Ho was persuaded, if the resolution were of this would be to create a disregard and disrelish for re - carried, that it svou'd not be barren of results, and he must ligion in general. Was the hen. and learned member for. confess that he could not see how this grievance could be del prepared to vote money for the propagation of infi 81tel doctrines? Could anything be more calculated to de remedied unless the house expressed some opinion on the of roy religion and to encourage scepticism than this mode subject. The observations of the hon. gentleman the supporting ont religion ?. He intended, after the house Under Secretary for War would induce him (Mr. Disraeli) voted h present motion, to take the sense of the com . as an English member, to urge upon the hon, member to .mitten on the next vote also. press Isis motion, for the hon. gentleman (Hr. Peel) said Mr. CAIRNS said that one portion of the hon. gentle.; . that it made no diff erence w h et h er so ldi ers were b i ll ete d man's speech answeeml the other, because he said in the first on private families or on innkeepers. Fly billetting the part that these grants. were calculated, to cramp volunt ar y' soldier upon the tavern-k ee p er th e y comm itt e d no soc i a l e ff orts, an I the next moment he said that the Presbyterians outrage, and no violation of those feelings which men in raised large sums of money for the support of their own this country especially respect and reverence ; and there- doctrines. The hon. gentleman complained that the proles fore the argument of the Under Secretary for War was not sors only gave five or six hours each week to the business of teaching. H e did no t k now whether the hon. gentleman , only fallacious but if sanctioned would be fraught with k now m t u i Lh t a it cquain c te ot d with colleges, but if he was he must very dangerous consequences. When this grievance was universally complained of by Scotland, and was acknow- fart of the lowfuessorsa h lu t e w st l i t o e n th o e f r giving more time on the hon stud a rts a could give !edged by the Government in as strong terms as were used more energy P and S atiention Shan the r e h d yto these in the resolution, he did not see how they could take any studies, Consideriug the other clas h ses t ey had to attend to. other course in the present instance than accede to the re- ' He denied that the professors were paid too much for the solution, which did not call upon' the house to interfere duties they had to perform. Every one of the professors in with the matter of barrack accommodation for soldiers, eluded in this vote wa s an or th o d ox Pres b yterian. But the or to decl are th at _ t h e system of billeting should be m i d- hon. gentleman said that there were other grants which denly and coMpletely put an end to, but simply that this wen t to the support of infidel doctrines. If that was the particular great and a c k now l e d ge d grievance should be ground of opposition, th e h on . gent l eman s h ould move the ,terminat e d. - rejection of the vote altogether, and not its diminution. Mr. V. SMITH said the remark of the Home Se- Mr. HEY WORTH said that be' would withdraw his first cretary had be en , m i sta k en. H e did not complain of motion, and move inste a d th a t th e vo t e b e reduced by this resoluti on as a gr i evance, or that it - ought not to 6000, lea ving 900 / „ . as a pension or compensation to the have been brought ou then, but on the contrary that professors. FOX said question was whether it was it was a fitting time to do so, and that having stated a true Policylo grant' u n! , real money to establish a branch of grievance he had omitted to propound a remedy, and Scotch Presbyteriani p sm in Ireland. He could uuderstand which ought to have been the subject of a substantial a government supporting a religion because it was motion. If the house agreed to this resolution, they true. He could also understand a government supporting would in effect decide that bilk tng should be aboli.lm3,, is religion because it was the religion of the majority, but The statements of the, Under Secretary of War had been ' the present, grant could not be upheld on either of these grounds, because. Presbyterianism was not the national re " mistaken. He had stated what was considered a griev- ' rei n nor was it the religion of the aeo • m rity of the people ance in Scotland, was also considered so by the innkeepers °f Ireland. It was like reap of England, and that if . they abolishel the system in a n attempt to sup %art the d oth t er . grants of the same kind, by the money Scotland, they would be called upon to do su in England , of the reauy-thepreligion ora n s u e es ct uf b a f t e h w e 4 . 08 0 ; and by doing that they came to the Statement of ' nation. (Hear.) It did not stand on s ;he sam m e ou g e r y u u n f d ti rs the Chaucellor of the Exchequer, that the country would the vote to the Scotch professors, because in Scotland u the be called upen to grant sums of money for providing religion of the majority of the people was Presb t • barrack accommodati n throughout th ki d - ism. He should recoriamend the opponewtsof the Maynooth oe ng om. .. Mr. ELLIOT • said that the house bad been delayed ,grant to consider well the grounds on which . . they sup fro • • Ported the present one. This was the ]Maynooth grant of m going tote committee .of supply the speech of the Under Secretary f W ' • - . for Ar, which had rouse 1 the feelings of the Scotch member' ) who `were generally of a quiet in his duty by the hon. member-for Oldham. He should disposition and rarely troubled the the hon, gentleman should have - honse. Here gretted '• I support this vote because it was-for the support of truth, -made that sp eech, be- Maynooth g rant because 1 but he should oppose the it went cams it would compel-bine to vote asuperstitious fables. (Laughter.) gailist the Govern- !to support meat on this questions. The hom 'geritienee n e by his " ' I Sir J. FERGUSSON said that the present vote was a inu- I dicinus speech,. bad pulled a liernede-neet abent h . ear I'grant teethe CUllege of Belfast.. Now e in the north of Mr. 'JAS. M'GREGOR pointed Out - the iris re . 'lreland the Presbyterians were in a majority, so that, on of postponing the application of a remedy Le , o a p a riot a d his own showing,- the hon. membor-for Oldham ought to mitted grievance in Scotland, becaneethere was another - vote for it. grievance of a - similar kind Which ought to be remedied Mr. MOWBRAY said he should support this grant as ' in England. • long as the Government supported the grant to Maynooth. (Laughter.) If, however the hon. member for Sheffield Lord PALMERTSTON said the right hon. gentle-'t wont to the support of a Man opposite had considerably misrepresented what fell - , &owed that any portion shouldn i join with him in opposition from him. What he (the noble lord) stated -svas this--- to t ila a r t ian minister, he Pant of the vote. . he . adntitted that the grievance its Scotland co:insisted' in ' '' The house Pm then divided- the, liability of private houses to have soldiers quartered ' For the amendment 3l upon them whereas in England, thatliability was confined 1, ,Against it . . to public-houses. He stated that a legal liability on .this ‘' Mr. cßossigEr moved to reduce the vote by the sum subject had been entered into-by the Mutiny - Act, and `of a 251., fer six and a half years' mistakes in-Mr. Young's that the liability so incurred cotild only be changed whoaretired allowance: MneWILSON believed that the hon. gentleman was not the act came' on again next year. He also stated that if : so wi rea t ted with:the circumstances of this vote.. In 1850, that liability was takei away b,y` the law, it would be Colleges were established, the professors neeeiwary to provide ti '- - • thAt th' Cko • ' " t Ili B e ll ae t e ' n's. . . .... - 0 ar weans sad . the • a ao ae *Academical Iwititution• wer e dukco4tuag , d. : . • .. ~ - Tne Irish Government proposed to grant them a retired which was the amount proposed for the travelling ex allowance of 1501. a year each. The Treasury agreed as re. p enses . garded the other prof e s sors , b u t suggested that Mr. Young Mr. H. VERNON said that while seconding the amend. the professor of mathematics, was eligible for a situation went of the hon. gentleman he should feel himself com in the Queen's College. It was found that there was no polled, in many respects, to express different opinions from vacancy for him ; but in drawing up the minute for his him. In common with the hon. gentleman, he felt that the allowance 1001. was inserted by mistake for 150/. A. few committee ought to be satisfied why they shoal(' be called weeks ago he (11r. Wilson) kid his attention drawn to a upon to pay C5O/. for travelling expenses. Having taking a memorial from Mr. Young, and on looking overthe papershe j very active part on the committee appointed to confer on found that a !mistake had been committed. He hoped the i this matter, he certainly had been surprised to find that a house would now remedy that mistake, as there was no ' secretary had been appointed at a salary of 7501. a-year, in doubt Mr. Young had been unfairly treated. (Hear.) addition to a director at 1,0001. a-year and a travelling Mr. CROSSLEY withdrew hisamendment, as Mr. Young agent at 3eo/. a-year: Ho was at a loss to understand what was a mathetnaticel and not a theological professor. was the object for appointing a secretary. He certainly Mr. SPOONER moved to reduce the vote by the sum of considered the appointment to be a mere job. The sole duty 300'., the allowance to the two professors of divinity of the , he would have to p er f orm was one of a mechanical nature non-subscribing associati on . H e did so b ecause 4t had been ' —simply that of drawing out a Catalogue Raisonnee, admitted that the doctrines taught by these professors were chiefly of the Italian masters. He always understood that opposed to the principles of Christianity. that would form part of the duty of the director. He was Mr. HADFIELD had intended to move the disallow- against the employment of a travelling agent, as hebelieved ance of these salaries, not on the ground stated by the hon. that pictures might be purchased in a better manner. He member for Warwickshire, but because ho objected to pay thought there were persons in this country who would do the professor of any denomination. the duty without its being necessary to pay a travelling Mr. KIRK did not hold the opinions of these professors, agent. He felt bound by a sense of duty to make these re but he thought it great injustice to refuse their small al- marks. He was in a position different from that of the hon. lowance, after the votes for other denominations, gentleman, for he had the pleesureof the personal acquaint- The committee then divided— ance ofSir C. Eastlake, therefore he bad no wish to say any- For the amendment Against it Mr. CHEETHAM moved to reduce the vote by 2501., C. Eastlake himself that he (Mr. H. Vernon) should wish to allowed for incidental expenses of the General Assembly's see that gentleman a director of our NationalGellary. At college at Belfast. He protested against tho doctrine of the the sam e time it was fair to state that it would be difficult to hon. member for Warwickshire that any man had a right pointoutanyotherperson whopossessed betterqualifications to set up his own religious opinions in that house •, but he In Sir C. Eestlake the Government had found a gentleman, opposed the veto because he did not see why the General and a man above all sordid considerations. He was a person Assembly should ask for public money when so many of great refinementand of considerable pictorial knowledge. other denominations in the three kingdoms supported Whether in all respects he had displayed a sound judgment their own seminaries. was a matter he would not then enter upon. In some Mr. WILSON said this vote was an equivalent for the remarks on the subject of the spurious " Holbein " Sir salary of one prefessorship, which had been discontinued. Charles Eastlake himself candidly, acknowledged that he After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD and Mr. KIRK, did not know anything of art, except of Italian art. Sir The committee divided— Charles Eastlake hid stated, upon the authority of a well- For the amendment '' 36 known artist, that a Velasquez had been well restored. Against it - That artist was summoned before the committee, and he The vote was then agreed to. stated distinctly that he had been employed by a picture. On the question that 25,6t3/, be voted to defray the dealer to repair the picture, and that he had supplied a fittings anti buildings of the British Museum, space equal to the size of a sheet of foolscap paper in the Mr. A. PELLATT complained that the estimates exhi- picture.. He (Hr. Vernon) was so astonished at this bited no contrast with those of former years, but he could statement that he went to the artist himself and care inform the house that a sum of 100,0001. was voted in 18'4, fully exaaniaed the picture, when the artist said that he and 27,0001. in 1855. He highly approved of such institu- did not believe it was a werk by Velascinez, and that tions as the British Museum, and was glad to see that con- the only part that was touched by him was the back of siderable improvements were going on for the accommoda- a mule. The same artist stated that his (Mr. Vernon's) tion of the public. There was one matter, however, that grandfather had placed his pictures in his hands to he had to find fault with, and that was the number of have them restored; and that Mr. Payne had damaged days in the week that the British Museum was closed to one of the pictures, and had made a great hole in it. the public. He stated that it was a Rembrandt, that he had painted a Mr. WILSON said there was another vote connected black man iu it, and that his hon. relative the member for wlth the British Museum, and when that vote was pro- Oxfordshire had said that it was a good picture; and was posed would be the fitting time for discussing the points well restored. NoW, such a picture never belonged to his raised by the hon. member. grandfather—(hear) —and the hon. member referred to de- Mr. JAMES M'GREGOR thought parts, though not pied that he ever said anything of the sort attributed to the whole, of the Museum, might be thrown open to the him. Nevertheless; he believed that the gentleman stated public every day in the week, what he believed to be true ; and he merely mentioned the Mr. GLADSTONE said it was only right that he should circumstance to show how inaccurate souse statements in state, on behalf of the officers of the British Museum, that reference to matters of fact were. He had seen the story the item of printed books was only a sum taken on account, in the newspapers, but he had not taken notice of it before, and they would have to come again for another vote on the as he was not in the habit of writing to newspapers. With same account, respect to Mr. Mundler, he had been very ,nuch startled to The vote was then agreed to. hear the story about the Correggio. He had seen Mr. NATIONAL GALLERY. Mundler in some of the towns of Italy, and that gentleman On the vote of 17,63e1. for the expenses of the National apeeared to be au extremely painstaking and laborious per- Gallery, son, and ha had heard his opinion with reference to pictures very favourably spoken of by competent persons. He also— Mr. OT WAY rosy to move that the vote be reduced by though his opinion might be worth very little—was favour -6501. The reasons which induced him to do so were, be- a bly impressed with what he saw of Mr. Mundler. He cause he believed, first, that the appointments to the post could not help lamenting that the director should have gone of director and travelling agent were bad; and, secondly, abroad in company with Mr. Mundler for a considerable that the sum o f money was not only unnecessary, but po- time, for be did n o t thi n k th a t th a t was the most likely way to buy pi c tu res c h eap l y . (H ear. ) A travelling agent, sitively unn ecessary . A s regarded the two gentlemen who if there were to be one, should keep himself as quiet' as held those appointments, he had no personal acquaintance possible:. (Hear.) In his opinion, Sir C. Eastlake, if al with them. His only knowledge of them was founded lowed a fair trial, would prove himself more worthy of upon the manner in which they had discharged their duties,l i n fi j d eu t l ee causedtlithan the publicwllie had recent muc seunfortunate would picmhaeze, and his only motive in opposing the present vote was, that him appear to be. Having said thus much in justice to Mr. he firmly believed that their appointments to the positions Mundler and Sir C. Eastlake, he must express his opinion which they occupied was prejudicial to the public service. that the sum for travelling expenses was a most wasteful In the year 1853 the administration of the affairs of the expenditure of money, and he trusted that some explana- National Gallery h a d g i ven r i se to ranch conversation, and a tidn would be given of th e d u ti es o f M r . Wornum received 750/. a-year. , who committee of that ho use was appo i n t e d t o i nqu i re into the Mr. BOWYER agreed with what had fallen from the hon. whole subject. Subsequently to the report of that committee member for Stafford, but was inclined to go further, beeause the constitution of the National Gallery was altered, and he could not help thinking that 1,0001. a-year with travel in a Treasury minute, dated March 27,1855, the following t director— passage occurr e d :—" M y l or d s propose to appoint a direr. ling expenses was to e g re a t a remuneration to he regard being had t o th e d u ti es per f orme d . T he most int portant part of his d u ty cons i s t e d i n ge t t i ng op i n i ons w i t h tor of the Nati ona l G a ll ery, w i th a salary of I,COO/. per respect to the purchase of pictures, and he should have annum, such appointment to be for a term of five years, thought that Sir C. Eastlake and the Royal Academy of but the director to be eligible for reappointment, which which he was President, and which enjoyed privileges appointment, how ever , ma y b e a t any ti me revo k ed b y the from the Government, wou ld h ave consi d ere d it an h onour to be consulted in reference to th e p urc h ase o f p i c t ures, Treasury. My lo r d s cons id er it a f or t unate circumstance and would have given their opini on for nothing. The first that they are a bl e t o se l ec t f or th e first appointment to this commissioner for consolidating the statutes was paid 1,0001. important office a gentleman of such high attainments as Sir a-year, and the sub-conimissioners, on whom the great C. Eastlake, who is president of the Royal Academy, and duty devolved, were paid only 6001. Their duties were has shown qualifications of the highest order for the office." extremely onerous compared with the duty of Sir C. East- Now, to that statement he to o k exception, awl be could lake, who had to give his opinion respecting the purchase show to th e comm it tee t h at the entire press of the country, of about a dozen pictures in the course of th year, and he and not only the newspaper press, but peri o di ca l s t o which thought that there ought to be some more fair proportion gentlemen on the Treasury bench had been contributors, th an appeared is exist between the labour done and the entirely disagreed as to the justice of it, and then pinion of salary given. He was informed by very good judges that the press was confirm e d by th a t o f persons holding high Sir C. Eastlake made great mistakes in the choice of his pesitions in the profession, and by di , tinguished amateurs pictures, and he was told that the picture by Paul and, indeed, he should be able to condemn Si r C. Eastlake Veronese, which cost the country 1,977/., was offered out of his o wn mouth. In the Daily Yeses of Feb. 6, 1856, for sale some short time ago for 50/., and that that sum was it was stated,—" In spite of the many unpleasant matters about its worth. He was acquainted with Italy, and he which have occurred in connection with the National cou ld w e ll conceive the sensation which would be produced Gallery, we know of no incident of the kind of so i n an Itali an town by the arrival of an agent of the British painful a nature as that which the selection of the ' Ado- Gov e rn men t, sent abroad to purchase pictures. The price of ration of the Magi' presents. If Sir C. Eastlake be so dull every picture would be immediately raised 100 per cent. as to suppose this to bo a fit picture to place in our na- H e thou g ht that our diplomatic agents might be employed tional collection, let him hasten to the gallery, and learn t o fi n d persons in the different cities who would discover in the countenances, gestures, and remarks of the visitors wh a t pictures were for sale, and hee l inceived that 5001. to the gallery the lesson be stands so much in need of." e -y ear for the director of the Nationa Gallery would be The Times, in a leading article of Jan 7, 1850, stated— more than enough. " Mr. (Sir C.) Eastlake is, we think, rather b unfortn nately selected as a representetive bf pictorial - hrk." The Lord ELCHO could not agree with the hon. and learned Sun stated—" The ' Adoration of the Magi' is a huge gentleman with regard to the salary of 1,000/. a-year to the director being too large. Ho (Lord Elcho) was on the canvass filled with as little regard as possible to colour, oflBs -1, and it was the unanimous opinion of or drawing, or correosition. And for this, for this commi ttee tliat nee'ttee that the officer ' s of the Nati emit Geller were thing, we are coolly informed that 2,0)01., in round mem utelecr°p'• ' , I, tho chief keeper having only 200/. a-year. Y hers, has ben paid . out of the public purse, in obedience Where 4 m i nch work was to b done ' moo should be well paid; to the advice of Sir C. Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy —a truly wretched evidence of evil taste, a 1 the db *ttee thought that if a well educated and blunder that ought to preclude him henceforth from the superior 0•5;1. could a n n e ( . • e es umil ' be got as director ho would be Butthe Treasury had outstripped possibility of squandering again the public money." worthSi the c Mmittee a in ea r%e ' nerosit n-1 had tar exceeded what miler articles had appeared in the Advertiser, the Morning the committee had . recomin y enled, for not only had he Post, the Globe, the Atlas, Bell's Weedy Messenger, the t 1 what the committee wished, the 1,0001. e.- ear for Athenceunt, the Britannia, the Civil Service Gazette, the granted t but p•t al a also at eObl y . a- ear Examiner, the Empire, the Era, the Illustrated Time, t t v i t r h e : (jr, s a appointed secretary motionma in the com y mit- John Bull, the Leader, the Lancet —(1, laugh)--the Ob- t ' e for t r h e e ws not. t ent n il. secretary with any salar at server, Punch-(a laugh) —th e Sunday Times, in which he ' e The appoin o was called the worst roan in the gist place: the; Weekly all.hail hon.gentleman travelling agent with a salary of the e Secretary for the Treasury y Dispatch, Blackwood's Magazine, the Church of knyland ee - 01. Quarterly, the Edinburgh Rev:ew, Tail's Edinburgh Maga- likewise appointed a e, a-year, and permission to draw so unlimited . am . . cunt zinc, and the IV6stminster Review. That was the opinion of for tiavehing expenses. Now the question of appointing a travelling agent was never me ted. before the committee. the press, and no man could, he thought, go to the National Gallery without perceivin g that the arrangements were not advantageous to the public service. Why, •' The Adoration ohim (Elcho)appear , T Lord it did that those two appoint unties were superfluous and unnecessary. He had indeed, of the Magi," by Paul Veronese, weuld not be apprai s ed ex p res sed his opinion that 1,0001. a-year was not more than by a picture appraiser at a b ove 1001., and yet it had cost the a s uffi cien t sa l ary f or th e director, an 1 that there was bundant country about 1,9771., b es id es some other expenses. Why, ' a e ll aware • for the director to d o . B a t every gen tl eman was Sir C. Eastlake stood cond emne d out of his own mouth. w that there was a period o f th e y ear i n w hi c h , to far as regarded the part:base of pictures, there was nothing; With regard te a picture, falsely attributed to Holbein, Sir to be done iu England. The time when the sales of pic- C. Eastlake sail—" I wish to state as plainly as poseib'e ' tures took place at the auction-rooms of Messrs. Christie . that, with due care, I might have prevented the purchase of and others was during th e L on d on season, i n t h e summer ; that picture, and my not h av i ng d one so i mpl i ed a want of knowledge of the master ;" an d , in a subsequent part o f but there was nothing of th a t ki n d t o b e d one i n the win his evidence, he said, refer r i ng to t h e purc h ase of the same , ter, and that should h a v e b een th e ti me f or the three picture—" In the firet pl ace, I can h ar dl y assume that tor to be his own trav e lli ng agen t, an d to go abroad, such a director as I think fit f or t h e N at i ona l G a ll ery would nnd to do himself w h a t h e appeare d to have done Alundl make such a mistake ; and, i n th e nex t p l ace, I wou ld say, this winter with th e ass i s t ance o f thi s Mr. er. as some excuse for my sh are o f the mistake, that I was Sir Charles Eastlake w as an am i a bl e gentleman,of fortified by . the opinion o f a person w h om I considered a high literary attainments, b u t i n appo i nt i ng him the Gevernment were guilty of a great mistake, (Hear, competent judge.' And yet may lords of the Treasury hear.) Under a different title, firstly, as the keeper of the congratulated the country upon having the opportunity National Gallery, with the salary of 200/. a-year, from of selecting such a man for the office of director. Notwith- which office he retired for a short time is consequence of the purchase of the Holbein, and secondly, as an ex ogicio standing that expose Sir C. Eastlake was raised to a more responsible office, anal hie salary was increased to I,ooa/. trustee after he became the president of the Royal Aca a-year. Sir C. Eastlake had offered to purchase the decoy, for 10 years Sir Charles Eastlake had exercised a picture, anal, in another case a picture which had been very material influence in the purchasing of pictures for purchased for the National Gallery was bought by a pri the National Gallery, and virtually it was he, and net the vale indivieual, and he thought that such proceedings and what had been th e resu lt s ? It was clearly prove trustees, who was resp ons ibl e f or what had been done; were very irregular. Then, again, the evidence of Sir U. Eastlake on the subject of cleaning, proved that he was by mismanaged in regard to the cleaning of pictures and other before the committee that not only had the Gallery been no means qualified for such a position as that of director of the National Gallery. The notions expressed by Sir matters, but that, whilst for comparatively small sums of Charles Eastlake were really so absurd that any person money most beautif u l s p ec i mens of Italian art might have having the slightest knowl e d ge o f art must h ave seen t h at been purchased, very large sums had been expended dur they were entirely false. What was required ivas to get ing that period upon comparatively worthless specimens of the colours and the style of the mester ; but Sir Charles inferior styles of Italian and other artists ; and Sir C. Eastlake seemed to think that the restorer's art was to Eastlake admitted befere the committee that he had made glaze over the picture, instead of restoring it to what it er been before. Everybody k new th a t suc h a process was son who should lie at the h ea d o f th e N at i onal Gallery. these remarks b e (Lord Elcho) had f e lt it hi s d u t y t o ma k e , only interfering with an a l s p o ili ng a grea t w or k o f ar t. If , the opinions of gentlemen o f hi g h t as t e - a -if th e op i n i on of however painful, as a p ersonal friend of Sir C. Eastlake, it was to Lim to be obli ge d to do so. He had also to corn all. the eminent men conn ec t e d w ith t h e N a ti ona l G a ll ery e in - if the opinion o f Si r Ch ar l es E as tl a k e hi mse lf was not's-efficient, to convi nce th e G overnmen t o f th e bad- tended appointm en t fi rst got wind, he hal plain that, alth oug h at this time last year when thee noes of the appointment, h e th oug ht th e y wou ld b e con - asked the Sucre vince tart' to the Tre asury t h at the minute of the 27th March d when 'they heard th e ev id ence o f M r . Hurlestone might be laid before the house, so as to be considered when and Mr. Stevens—the former the President of the lucorpo the estimates came before them, months of last session rated Society of British Artist's, and the latter who, having were allowed to pass, and the minute, which effected most been professionally educated in Italy, had since been em important changes in the constitution of the department, ployed as a teacher in the School of Design. These gen was not produced until he (Lord Echo) received it while tlemen, and particularly the latter, had written in the staying at a German watering-place, ) in the middle of newspapers in terms of strong condemnation of the pictures purchas edknownof for the Nati ona l G a ll er . There was Mr. Can- August. (A laugh. He would suggest that some of the best work s o f the contemporary artists of foreign countrie s , n art in this counts such as wer e s h own -at the Paris Exhibition, should be y ; he had equally condemned the pie- tares purchased by- SirTharles E as tl a k e . Th e w h o l e cur - purchased f or the instruction of the art students of our rent of evidence was con d emna to ry o f the , ion objected to management a own country. that - gentlem a n. H e h ad on a f o r mer occasion Mr. WILSON observed th a t by th e m i nu t e o f th e 27th the salary of M r , O tto M un dl er as t rave lli ng agent. Th e of March, 1855, t o w h ich the noble lord had referred, Sir hon. gentlem an (M r. Wil son ) d e f en d e d th e appo i n t ment, Charle s E as tl a k e, as director, was made solely responsible and said that Mr. Otto Mundler was the very best parson for every act done in the management of the National Gallery, though he might still confer with the trnste t e h s e ; q tl o ra ire t cdo.uldabee ratherappointed lh o f o u r g performancethhte Ghatm r .u lio nd d l u e t r y w r a e s - yetit wee difficult by any minute, doubtless, to define Otto o f Al t not very favourably known in this country. By an effort ditties With of the person who was to be thus solely responsible. of imagination that gentleman had persuaded himself to regard to the motion to reduce this vote by the believe that he had liscovered a Correggio; and he tried to amount of the t rave lli ng expenses, h e wou ld say t h at, induce the tru s t ees o f th e N a ti ona l G a ll er y t o p urc h ase it . al though Sir C. E astlake did travel last year, it was no The transaction, he must say, appealed to him to be enough part of his duty to travel, and that he could not incur any to raise some susp i c i ou as t o th e propriety o f th e a pp o i n t- travelling expenses with ou t th e ex p re ss consent of the merit, He (M r . Ot way ) W e e not contending for anythi ng trustees,for so impossible as the attainment of the perfectioh of art in Pose. If Ibis amount of 6221. were now granted by th e this country. Il e h a d' no o bj e ction toltalian or to Germ an house, it was not t h erefore certain that it would be ex artists. But, when they were considering the state of Eng- Fended. Bet the functions of the travelling agent who hell art and of Englishartists, he thought they would do lied been appointed would be at an end if the house did well to inquire whether they could not find some English „ not fur nis h t h e travelling expenses. It had been considered artist who mi g ht t rave l on the continent, inspect th e ga l- that Mr. Mundler was better qualified for that office than lerias there, and bee - ,me the purchaser of pictures for the another, because as a foreigner his presence anywhere National Gallery, with quite as much judgment anal taste abroad would excite loss curiosity and attention, than if be as any foreigner. He contended that it was a positive dis- were an English artist of 'reputation, As for the purchase of this. . . iidvantage to th e coun t r y that these two gentlemen—Sir picture, which:had beenepaken of so much, an hon. Charles Eastlake and Mr. Otto Mundler—should b e t ra ., gentlemen had said it was once valued at 501. Now he yelling about the Contitlent• to purchase pictu res . Wh a t (Mr. Wilson) could only say that he saw himself a letter would be the effect of its I being known that there were from Paris, which offered 60,900 f., or 2,4001., for that pie two persons travelling abroad for the purpose of tore, at the very moment when .it was purchased for the purchasing a certain picture for the National Gal- National Gallery. However, Sir C. Eastlake would take lery ? The arrival of these gentlemen in an Italian or a the entire responsibility of the purchase, and none belonged German town would create a sensation, and the first effect to Mr. Mundler. If the value of that picture were to be would be to excite the attention of the venders of the pie- tested by what those who wished to purchase it would give ture, and its price would be raised; while, in the second for it, it had been got -below the marker price. With re place, the suspicion of the Government of the country wou ld gard to, the office of .secretary, it had been thought also be exc it e d , and the exit of th e p i c t ure prevented; He b est to join that with the office of keeper, and that the believed -that by the s y s t e m pursued this country h a d a l- salary s h ou ld be sufficiently hi di to command the s o e c r : ready been prevented from obtaining many good pi c t ur e s , vices of a competent person. The dutie's were iter That was in itself a reason for contending not only that tent, including the preparation of a catalogue, which,s,n the appointment 'of a travelling agent was unnecessary, when completed, would comprise a most in a t d e e rete g but that it was positively mischievous. He was prepared history of alt. These appointments wore m c a after oi. to show that, so far from its having been the means of pro- Lord Aberdeen himself had devoted as mu h and tt al. crtriug'for us any great work of art, the only thing it had tion to the subject as a minister could spar e; ttrs of art, procuied was that miserable Paul Veronese. He was aware though much party feeling prevailed upon ma that if he w ere to propose the reduction of the sal ar i es thi s and any appo i n t ment which could b e ma d e was sure to be year he might b e met with an ar gu men t s i m il ar to that . o bj ected to by some, he believed they were the best that which was urged against . the - reduction of the vote for agri. a curd have been made. - 'cultural echools in Ireland—viz., that the gentlemen had Mr. E WART thought the constitution of the Board been already eng age d , an d th a t they could not be dismiss e d which managed the National Gallery was anomalous and this yiar.'' He did not not, therefore, now propose to touch inconsistent, a director being appointed who was to be en the salaries, bat the travelling expenses were perfectly tirely responsible, yet surrounded by honorary trustees clear of any such o bj ec ti on . He would theref ore m ove , who impeded instead of assisting him—men of considerable that the prexent Tote be ;educed by the iitiq Qi 00?.. ' 'wealth; who .vrere appointed,becwaso they. were Ownla of a large number of works of art. He agreed with the noble lord that it would be wise to buy specimens of the con temporaneous art of foreign countries, so as to enable our own artists to widen their idea; and impart to them an European character. Sir Chas. Eastlake, though nut r-- well qualified to be the head of such au institution, de . served credit for having adopted readily suggestions for the public benefit, such as that of affixing inscriptions to the pictures and other works of art, naming the subjects and the artists. Mr. T. BARING observed that the trustees were only a counselling body, and not an executive body ; they sup ported with their opinion the representations made by the director to the Treasury, either about a purchase or any other matter; but he was sure the trustees would be ready to resign if it were thought, that they interfered at all with the good management of the gallery. As for what had been done, there was but one opinion among the trus tees ; that Sir C. Eastlake's management had been most satisfactory; that he was a man of knowledge, taste, and discretion, on whom reliance mi,ht be placed ; and that the purceases had be en ma d e with great judgment. Lord ELCHO replied that if the trustees had not power . to control the director they could withhold - their sanction from a purchase proposed by him, and they were autho rised in such a case to enter their dissent on tho proceed ings to be submitted to Parliament ; and the director must be a bold man indeed if he wool 1 act contrary to their will ' in the face of such a protest. He (Lord Elcho) intended next year to move that that the salary of the secretary should be rederced from 750/. to 3001., and that the travelling agent should be abolished altogether. (Hear, bear.) Lord GODERICH remarked that the Secretary to the Treasvry had failed to give any reasons for paying a tra velling agent, though he had s aid that a foreigner was the most fit person to be so employe ; - in reference td which he (Lord Goderich) must say that he did not see Why a 1. German should bo thought more likely to be well ac ' quainted with the pictures and with the language of Italy than an Englishman. (Hear, hear.) ' Mr. GLADSTONE could not support the motion for a reduction of the grant, though be did not think that the present provision for the establishment of the National Gallery was alto g ether satisfactory. H e u nd e rstood his hon. friend the Secretary for the Treasury to say that the appointment of Sir Charles. Eastlake was made in confor mity with the judgment ofeLord Aberdeen; but his bon. friend knew that that appointment• was not made by Lord Aberdeen, but that it was an appointment Lord Aberdeen found standing over when.he took office. He (Mr. Glad stone) did got. for a moment mean to question the pro priety of that appointment, nor to offer any opinion upon it ; but with regard to the ability of Sir Charles Eastlake no testimony of his was necessary, nor was he of opinion that the committee of 185•1 was not warranted in recom mending that a salary of 1,0001. a-year shoul t be given to a gentleman of great capacity and skill in art to direct the gallery, always acting upon the supposition that his whole time, or the greater portion of it, would be devoted to his duties in connection with the National Gallery. At the same time, whatever were the duties connected with the transition state of the gallery and in the information of the catalogue, he thought 3,'1001. a-year for salaries for the management of a gallery of se limited an extent was rather heavy, and deserved consideration. When he was in office he made some inquiries as to the expenses of ma nagement. of foreign galleries, and he was bound to say that the cost at which they were generally managed and kept up was not such as quite to -justify the scale of sa laries adopted here. (Haar.) He did not speak of the salary of Sir C. Eastlake, but of the 3,000/. which formed the aggregate of the salaries connected with management, which he thought-by some p ru d en t arrangement on the part of the Government might be reduced. And though the House el Commons would never grudge any charge which might be necessary for the extension of the National Gallery, and to make it worthy its object, still, for any thing like needless or unnecessary expentliturc,:there could bo no apology. Mr. T. BARING remarked that most of the galleries abroad were galleries already formed • but he understood the object was to mak e a ddi t i ons t o ;he National Gallery from time to time, and that could not be done without additional expense. Mr. STIRLING believed the expenses connected with the foreign galleries were Much greater than was sup posed, and in some instances double that of our own. The director-general of the Louvre had a salary of 40,000 f. Neither was the management of the foreign galleries free from complaints. With regard to Mr. Otto Mundler, he was a man of high reputation among the artists of Paris, as he (Mr. Stirling) happened to know, and that he had made a mistake about one picture was an accident which might, happen to any man. He wished to know from the hon. Secretary to the Treasnry how it was that the pictures the purchase-money of which was included in the present esti mate had not yet appeared in the gallery, except one, upon which the criticisms were anything but favourable. Mr. WILSON replied that the picture alluded to as being alreadyin the gallery had been purchased in London, having been previously brought from Vienna at the ex panse of the seller, whereas the others had been purchased abroad, and had not, some of theirs, arrived in this coun try, and those which had were not yet unpacked and framed. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that the scale of the estab lishments of the foreign galleries should be laid upon the table before the vote was proposed next year. Viscount PALMERSTON observed that when the ar rangement was proposed Lord Aberdeen was aware of what was about to be done; and upon the whole he (Lord Pal moreton) thought it was the best that could be adopted. He did not think the establishment too great for theduties to be perfermed,' and he considered considerable advan tage must. arise from having, a travelling gentleman ac quainted with art, competent to give a judgment as to the merits of pictures, and t o asce rtain the price at which such as he thought worthy of a place in the National Gal lery might be procured. It was impossible to ascertain what pictures were in tlia,market which it might be de sirable to purchase unless some competent person wore employed to ascertain, and it would be equally impossible that such a person could go from town to town, examining the various cellections, and inquiring about prices, with out its being known who he was, and what was his object. The objection, therefore, that his inquiries tended to en hance the price - of pictures was inherent in any arrange ment that might bo rmidelor such a purpose. With re gard to Sir C. Eastlake, his knowledge of art and groat professional ability pointed him out as a fit and proper parson to fill the office of director of the gallery. The boo. gentleman bad referred to the attacks made upon Sir C. Eastlake by persons in the same profession, but let the hon. gentleman point out 'any artist of eminence who would not be liable to similar attacks from disappointed men. Whatever might be the relative merits of particular professions, they knew that there were some in which pro fessional-rivalry and professional resentment prevailed to a greater extent nee in others; but in the present case he was quite sure that no person who enjoyed Sir C. East leke's friendship, and knew his merits, would have their judgment altered in the slightest degree by the calumnies that had been cast upon him ; and he was equally sure that Sir C. Eastlake had too much goof 'sense to allow the serenity of his Mind to be disturbed by them. (Hear.) After a few words froM Mr. VERNON and Mr. OTWAY, the committee divided— For the amendment A6inst it The vote was then agreed to A sum of 4,000/e was than proposed for scientific work abroad, and agreed to. 500/. was voted to the Royal Geographical Society. A sum of 2,0001. was proposed for the Royal Society to carry on certain scientific experiments. Lord PALMERSTON defended the vote, and said that it was to enable a committee of the Royal Society to carry on certain scientific experiments which were of the greatest possible public utility. Mr. MACGREGOR regretted that science had such miserable votes from Parliament. Let them look what had been done for science in Prance, Austria, Prase* and even in Russia., The assistance given by the Government to science in this country WAS beggarly in its amount. The vote, after a sLort conversation, was agreed to. The house then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gross, and obtained leave to sit again this day. On the bringing up the report, Mr. FLOYER called attention to the subject of crimina lunatics, and wished to know whether the Government 72 152 -SO intended to make additional provision for them. Sir G. GREY said he bad been in communication with the commissioners of criminal lunacy. Ho had not been able to frame an estimate on the subject, but probably a supplemental estimate would be submitted in the course of the session. DRAFTS ON BANKERS BILL. The house went into Committee on this bill. Clause I. was agreed to. On clause 2, Mr. PELLATT proposed to introduce certain amend ments. Mr. J. WILSON thought it better that the amendments should bo printed, and iu the meantime the committee could be taken pro forma. The committee accordingly reported to the house, with out proceeding further with the clauses. FACTORIES BILL. - This bill went through committee pro forma. The amendments to be printed. PUBLIC. WORKS BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. BLACKBURN objected to the continuance of the system prOvided for by this bill. Fifteen years since a public board had been established, with power to advance money for various purposes, and they had now in hand a fund of 360,0001. for those purposes. He thought the house should have time to consider whether it was expedient that Government should become a banker, lending money and giving no account of the way in which the money was lent. There were four millions now out which had been lent by , the commission, of which a million and a half they them selves looked upon as a bad debt. He objected also that the commissioners had fiKnished no accounts of the ex penses of working the commission. He would move, as an amendment, that the bill be committed pro forma. Mr. J. WILSON defended the bill, which he said was merely a continuation bill. Its principle had been debated over and over again, and it was generally admitted that the commission had done an immensity of good. The working expenses of the commission appeared annually in the votes. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY was inclined to support the amendment. Mr. GLYN did not see any reason for postponing the consideration of the bill. _ Tha committee then divided — Ayes - N0e5........ —• • ••• Majority . . 107 ----91 On clause 2, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objected to the, composition of the commission The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt wore a body which for all practical pur poses had no real existence. Yet this body who never met, except on four formal occasions every year, and who had no means of exercising a proper control over the funds com mitted to them, the bill prop ose d t o make trustees for the exec ution of the act. Mr. WILSON denied that the commission was a sham on e. The chairman was Sir Alexander Spearman, and the other members were all persons of the highegt character as practical men. No losses had ever been incurred where the discretion of the Commissioner had not been interfered with. It was true there had been losses in connection with the Thames Tunnel and another undertaking, but those schemes had been pressed upon tho commission by the house itself. Mr. LIDDELL then moved that the chairman report progress. Ayes Nues 28 . 79 Majori t Mr. BLACKBURN would y not attempt any further to ob struct the progress of the bill through commitee, but he hoped the Government would insert a clause requiring an annual account to be laid on the table. Mr. WILSON would take care that such a clause, if ne cessarY, should be inserted on the third readin 6 , . Mr. MOWBRAT renewed the motion for reporting pro. grass. _ _ Viscount PALMERSTON appealed to the consideration of th e h elm to go on with the bill, which was a short one, and the hour (one o'clock). was not late. (A. laugh.) Ai* a COAXenAtiOni chiefly cAtri 4 031 Winn WIS. WILLOUGHBY and nr. WILSON, the remaining Chao Were agreed to. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Lord ELCHO moved for leave to bring in a bill to well the laws relati n g t o th e me di ca l profes-don. It contain; three main f ea t ures —fi rs t, non -i nterference with a ll tn bodies now possessing the right of conferring degrees; condly, to est a bli s h a s t an d ar d o f me di ca l education; 091 thirdly, to r en d er th e qua lifi ca ti on o f medical men AO:, able in every p ar t o f th e U n it e d Ki ngdom. The n olo lord was proceeding with a lengthy statement, when , v . An Hon. ....MEMBtR moved that the h ouse s hook" counted, but there was found to be 10 members presesil Lord ELCHO expressed a hope that the Goverotonn would take up this bill. c ad i Mr. CRAUFURD sa id it was a s i ngular course, wo,-4 measure was already before the ho use , t o i n t ro d uce a now on the same subject. Mr. COWPER thought the bill well worthy of wai' ation, and recommended that both bills should beiefer to a select committee. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. PA RTNERSIIIP AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. LO WE mov e d f or l e a ve t o i ntro d uce a new bi ll k' this subject, in li eu o f th e one w i t hd rawn before Bow' --Agreed to. Vie second reading was appointed for Friday. The house adjourned at 25 minutes before 2 o'clook. Country Marxets. CHELMSFORD—Aram 4. The wheat trade today exhibited a little mere bra ' ness, and the bette r sam pl es reA li se d i s per qr. more tu ' r last week. Be s t b ar l e y s i n d eman d , with a similar 1 ; Oats a du'l bale, at the quotations beneath. All else wi;lout alteration in value. Wheat, white, old, per s. s. s. red, qr. 53 77 Oats, per qr ....... 2l I new.... 59 74 Peas, Partridge 38 old 55 71 White 40 le w.... 52 69 Boiling 4l ..30 38 Dun 31 ..33 42 Beans Tiok 35' ..28 36 Harrow ticks 3f ..71 75 Mazagan 34 ~73 77 1 Ditto, new 33 Barley Chevalier Grinding . Malt Chevalier. COLCHESTER— APRIL 4. to A good supply of wheat; at the commencement 1s per qr. more money was obtained, but towards the n, last week's prices could not be exceeded. Barley in . Of f . demand at full prices. -,l3eans and peas both is per '1 for dearer. Prices to ! daywere as follow :--,Wheat, white, 76i tot: red, 64s to 72s ; barley, 36s to 43s ; oats, 23s to 28s ; Mazagan, 34s to 36s ; middle and small, 363 to 445; Fr . white, 46s to 48s ; grey, 368 to 40s. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., rece i l in the port of London, f rom th e f o llowing ports, P: the 31st March to the sth April, both inclusive. A ° Colchester - Harwich ' 54 1060 Leigh Sialdon i 783, 109 ( 100 1 13 , 1681 98_2...7 KIRKCALDY—APRIL 5. Small supplies of wheat and oats, aid only af' SP ; of barley. Sales ready for all kinds of grain. Wheat barley is per qr. higher; oats same as last week. Wheat. I parley. Oats. First 76s Od 4 dos l 32s 6d Second 72s Od I 42s Od I 30s Od Third 6os Od 36s Od 27s Od COAL MAE: soot s to pe oi '.-APRIL 7. Prim of Coal per ton at the dose of the market. s. d. l Byass's West Hartley l7 6 [fasting's Hartley l7 6 Tanfield Moor l4 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 14 0 West Pelton ll 6 West Riding Martley l7 6 Wsllsend, ko• k . 1 Pensher ... . . ......... 1 . 6 . i , south Hetton 11 j Cassop 10- I Kelloe. 1 7 j trough Hall 11 # Sz s t t h ic H e a ll i o t e lepool i ll 1 1 Can's Merthyr .. .. ._. il , Derwentwater Nat:tleY-_,' 1 Nixon'slierthyrdtCarat i ng P / , Wayne's Merthyr k; I Hetton ll I Sold Walleend, &c. Eden , Riddell l5 6 Wharneliffe l6 0 Braddyll l7 Oi Framwellgate l6 Haswell 18 Q Ships at market... 36 BEABORNE. MA ILB. k/41 signifies that the mails are bent tram the General root ir the night—and hi by the mondpg—despatch.) . . nay Wll.ll enadt up T ram wha• l 101 is A " COUNTRIV Port i. la General Post- de° Office, London.* Dispateliecr. Ente l ,i .----- • 2 " nerlca(byTlrlt.packylii Every Friday •• - • Li verpool .. .&Pril kmericP. (by United Sts. • packet) .... • . ....I* ••• • •... • Liverpool . stnerica (by U. States packet) .......... N •••• • • • - Southampton ,nstralla (via South ampton) . • .......... M -•••• •f••• • • Southampton •itto (via Marseilles) N 1 :MU° (via Cape of Good I Rope) ............N f .. MO P& tCrica (West Coast) ...1113d of the month.. Plymouth .. veaandria.......... Nlg, 9 . 24 , & 30 of if , . Dover ~ ,„ • k10xandria.......... m ; 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ;enemas ........... 81'17th of the naPn i' SOUthanlPten leigiUM ....... .. .. ti! DailY ••••• - • • - • • Dover ......11311 1 14 •Irazil ............., &I i9th of the mouth. • Southampton ,AP" . „ il Inenos Ayres ...... .. 8i '9th of the month .. Southampton 'APr'i.o `ape of Good Hope .N Various port Uus i— Apo of Good [lope ..: IS awe de Verde .... „ A 9th or tire month S ou th ampton .loylon (see India) 3ey10n............ „N ••••.. 0 e.r. Jharinel Isles ~.... .. I.; iMOI4.,I4LS(I,BsFd' fluuthamPt o ' . Ta ' ' 7 ' ',. chi1i................. st ili &17th',f.ryiont 15 0a ta ampv , , . _ 'Alin% .. • • !Once a month :If.. • ... ~,..- 8,18,18,28,M48 of .• Dover ...... !.&pra . . Southampton) ,„Asit o :i . o w ns u ta n n t t i i n n o o p p i l e e ...... . , 4th 3,20 th of Twice daily .... Egypt (see India) Dover ..... f TIP" - , I iced o Cont. of Europe M '. N I France .. .... .. M tr• ,• Twice daily .. - . Dover .... .IT'ff- Gibraltar ........., in 4, 7,17, 20.27 • f ;f, Soutkampto,' Greece (see India) f 3reytown .......... m,2nd & 17th of mon ,Southampton Uamfrurgh ..........N,Tuesday & Frids, fLondon ..... I'. ' lavannah ..........b1 2nd of the moot' Southampton Xlll .. flolland ............M Daily • • •• • • • • • • .. D0ver....... 'D5 117 .4 ' ilonduras ........., Al Il7t 1 r i the month.iSouthampton itabef t io India (viaSoutharript.)Bl;4th k 20th of mon.lplymouth .. ' 4 & 2 India (via bfarseilles)l4 ;9th&Vith of mont) 'Dover ..•...• I lonian Is!es (see India)l7, 1 7, & '27 of mon 1D0ver..,,,.. , . 0 011 Ireland ......,,M & N !Twice deny ... ... G UI,' head ... ITstl il 6 Lisbon .......• ......Mi7. 9, (7, & 27 of tr." Southampton Apr' Hadeira ............m i 9th of the. mow! 'Southampton • ' Madeira ........,, „. N '23d of month ....ILiverpool .... Malta (see India) r , ~ is 84 en ISO' Malta ...........„ Na, , 28 or viol) Dover „,„ ..... 4, Mauritius (see indial • Mauritius ........, ... I s 14th of the , rnontr kn ti maxim __ ..... „if ,2,1,1 or the mon t!•• . 8 01 IlthaMptan",wi t e 1 . Naples.. 7 .•. . . . . . .. N ,Mhlsth2s t h o f m o r. Dover ......1" New Granada ......At ,2'l& 17th of mom' 'Southampt on ' Now Zealand 13 y Private si 1p .. f Various port irnes'`" Papal States .....• .. Nl 5l l , I hth2A thofmon 'Dover ...... • Peninsula ..........I . lthl 7 th27thormon.iSou t hampt op ?ern ..............34 1•1 & 27th of moe.isouthampton _.,0". re'll Natal ..........Ii ,13y privat e ship... Various port ljno•• ,• , ;{icily ......, ........1.;15th I Mh 2 hthofmoo,lDever ...... • ~ Tuscany ...........,Nl s thlMh2 s thofmon. Dover ...... ..000. Vencznels .... , ~m '2d & 17th ofmontt• Southampt&i- 1h s 7, van Diemen's Lt:ll ,, d (so, . Australia) ...... .. CO :. • 1. ..14 IS Welt Indies .... ::•,. '2cl& 17th of mont , illiOttthamptenli ss _..." -------- When any of these d a t es f a ll on a S unday, the malls will et 0 spatched on the following day, w ith th e exception of the is (' Eouthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatch'" preceding day. Several gentlemen of long standing and much prav-l uo at the equity bar ha ve ,been some time appli can t s for IPA distinction of Queen's coubsel, and' of these the r f , Chancellor has just nominated Mr. Cairns and P' • - A r NATIONAL ED UCATION IN thi c k biti book, just published, forms the second volume of r",, 21st report of the Commissioners of National Educar ho in Ireland. It i s fill e d w i t h appendices, compriFing reports of the di s t r i c t i nspectors of industrial sc hool f f s , model schools, and agricultural schools, and the rer ) on an examination in "knowledge on common thing,' held at Belfast i n 1854 f or t h e award of the Sullivan P'" zn:urns. CASS PAYMENTS IN THE FISHING TEADI.—The lead; ing merchants engaged in the mackerel trade at LOT Yarmouth have r eso l ve d, a t a meet i ng called to con .i u the subject, th a t th e system hi therto pursued in /t t e j town of selling fish on credit is unsound and prejudio i t, to the interests of th ose b uyers w h o are willing to pad cash. In the ensuing mackerel season cash paymorir are, therefore, ti be e n f orce d, O r, at t h e most, credit !I be given for a single day only. BIRTHS. OF & SON. On the 6th inst., at Stanhope Villa, eampden-12111, gen. sington, Mrs. Charles Bonsey. • On the sth inst., at 2, Regent's-villas Upper Avenu e ' road, Regent's-p ar k, the wife of William Richards° e• Esq. 3p A DAtfORTZIL On the 3d inst., at Wenman House, Rya', Isle of Wig" Lady Lee s . On the sth i ns t., a t B uc k ne ll-h olu i e, the wife of the Rev. J. A. Dawkins. MARRIED. 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On the 4th inst., at Brighton, Robert Eden, eldest. 6° , ll ",, of Sir W m . an d L a d y Eden, of Windleston Hall, coU of Durham, aged 8 years and 5 months.~ On the 6th inst., at tvingfield, Congleton, Cho la ! Norbury, Esq., aged 61. On the 4th inst., at. Kidluctoke-park, Tunbridge-we ll6 • Christopher Sullivan, the ycungest surviving son of . gyp' Sir Jame s W. Sleigh, K.C.8., aged 15. • • On the 6th inst., at Caxton, Louisa, the wife of a.' Mortlock, solicitor. LONDON s-Printed and Published by lIRritDO YO taig,4 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at. The Sun Office, No. lig Strand,' in the Precinct of 'th e & Yoh 4a am Idicylkox,guesday, April B,lBw, rpH E -11.. 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