The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

h_. ..N .. _.IIF~S IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PORTRAIT GALLERY. Lord STANHOPE gave notice that on that day week be should move an address to ber Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to assent to the erection of a national gallery of original portraits of those who bad distinguished themselves in an honourable manner, ..and who were worthy of being commemorated by this country. (Hear.) Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that on Monday next he would call the attention of the house to the financial state of the army. THE MERCANTILE LAWS. The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to call the atten tion of the house to the second report of the Commis sioners for inquiring into the mercantile laws of the dif ferent ports of the 'United Kingdom. The noble and learned lord said that great complaints had been made by the people of Glasgow, Liverpool, and many other places in the United Kingdom, as to the operation of the mercantile law, w hich they stated impdsed very serious grievances upon the country. The subject had been considered by souse of the most eminent legal au thorities of the country, and various recommendations had been made with the view of remedying the griev ances complained of. In conformity ivit'e these recom mendations he bad prepared some bills, which, he hoped, he would soon be able to lay on the table. He would propose that those bills be read a, first and second time with as much speed as possible, and then refer the whole of the bills to a select committee of the house, after the termination of the circuits. The great object to be at tained by these bills was to assimilate the mercantile laws of every part of the United Kingdom. The noble lord then proceeded to instance the case of bills of exchange or promissory notes, in which there was a very great and inconvenient difference between the laws of England and Scotland. There was one other very important subject to which he would refer, viz., contracts for the purchase of goods. In England if a man contracted to buy so many bales of cotton or bushels of wheat, and the seller did not deliver them, he might bring an action to recover damages for the breach of contract ; but in Scotland he might have a decree for the recovery of the specific chattel, or for delivery of the goods. The commissioner strongly recommended that this law should be extended to England. In Scotland a carrier, although responsible for loss by accident, was not responsible for loss by fire. The commission recom mended the exception should be done away with. The next point was in reference to ships. When a ship was in a foreign port, the master, by implication of law, had authority from the owner to order repairs at his ex pense, not so in a home pert. That was reasonable enough, but by the old law the distinction between home and foreign ports was sometimes absurd. Fla instance, Newcastle was a foreign port .to Leith. The com mission recommended that for this purpose all ports in the United Kingdom should be considered to be home ports. The commission had made another recommenda tion which he was at first disposed to adopt, but which on further consideration he thought of doubtful advan tage. The greater number of their lordships were perhaps aware that by the statute of frauds, as it was called, passed in the reign of Charles 11., no contract for the sale of goods was valid unless made by note in writing, Or unless there was part p , rformance or money paid on ac count. The law of Scotland was different in this respect, and great inconvenience arose from the difference of law on the borders of the two countries. The commission bad recommended this section of the statute of frauds should be repealed ; and they were influenced in coming to this conchisien by the statement of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, that the law was practically dis regarded, for that not one contract in a hundred was rnade in writing. He (the Lord Chancellor) had, however, recently received a communication from an eminent soli citor in London, stating that all contracts in London were made in writing, and that any change would have 'a very bad effect. It would be a matter for considera tion whether the recommendation of the commissioners ought to be adopted ; if not, the clause could be struck out. There were one or two other points on which he wield not go al. ng with the commissioners, but if it was proposed to insert clauses in committee to carry them outhe would again consider the subject. In Scotland aey person over 14 years might enter into contracts in trade to any amount. That mieht answer in Scotland, but he was not prepared to extend the law to England. 'there were some other of their recommendations which would not be found in the bid. One was with regard to the law of prescription in Scotland with respect to mer= . cantile contracts ; the law in that r s?ect was in a most unsatisfactory state. The commissioners recommended that the English rule of six years should be adopted, but the Lord Advocate, on consideration, theught it would not be advisable to make any alteration in the Jaw of prescription in this particular only, but he intended to introduce a general mea sure to regulate the law of prescription in Scotland in all cases. There were also some peculiarities in the Scotch law of evidence. Cert,,in facts could be pros ed only in a particular way ; but the Lord Advocate triought this matter had better be omitted from these bills, and he would deal with it in a general meaute on the law of evidence in Scotland. lie would not further detain their lordships with a detail of the various changes proposed, but would move for leave to bring in the two bills ; one was entitied, "An Act to Amend the Laws of England and Ireland relating to Trade and Com m e-ce, 'and the other, "An Act to Amend the Law of Scotland relating to Trade and Commerce." He would take the second reading in about ten days, and he would then move to refer the bills to a select committee, in which he hoped to have the assistance of such of their lord ships as took an interest in the subject. Lord BROUGHAM entirely approved of the course taken by his noble and learned friend in making a state ment on the introduction of these bills, because with re gard to the mercantile law especially it was desirable that the attention of parties interested should be called to the subject. With respect to the recommendations of the commission, which formed the basis of the present bills, some were fit to be adopted now, and all were fit to be well considered. In some respects the Scotch law was better than the law of England, and in other re . speots the law of England was superior to the law of Scotland. He was sure that the assimilation of the mer ' motile law of the three countries would be a great relief to the subject. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his strong disapproval of the state of the law of marriage in Scotland. The law of England as reg arded minors could not be assimilated to that of Scotlan d, nor yet that regarding contracts by married women, without the greatest possible inconveni ence. But he must say that the law regarding the trans fer of property in Scotland was more simple and econo mical than that of England. But he repeated it was especially desirable that the law of marriage in Scotland should be altered. No man knew whether he was mar ried or not. No chi:rime knew whether they were legitimate or not. Gretna Green was the place of uni versal resort. This state of things ought not to be suf fered to continue. The bill wee- then read a first tine and laid upon the tables TICKETS OF LEAVE. Viscount DUNGANNON moved for a return of the number of cons lets to wham tickets of leave had been granted, and also the number of convicts who, since re- Aving such tickets of IcAve, had returned to their for mer course of crimes, specifying the character of the crimes with which they ,had been charged or convicted of. Earl GRANVILLE was understood to fay that the idormation which the noble mat desired cmild be obtained horn other returns which bad been already fur nish-dd. Viscount DUNGANNON then asked the Govern. 'Gent whether it was their intention to continue giving tickets of leave ? 'Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that no Alteration in the system c , ,tild be accomplished without an act of Parliament, and that' it was not the intention of the Government to bring in any inch act. The Earl of SALISBURY then made some observa tions at the tab!e, evidently setting forth the evils of the system now in force, but they could not be heard except at intervals. The Earl of HARROWBY also spoke in a very low voice. He argued that - the evil was not attributable to tickets of leave, for whether great criminals were de tained the whole period of their punishment or set loose earlier, so long as they were to return upon society the same evils would sooner or later be felt. The Earl of NIA.LMESBURY said the statement of the noble lord was very alarming, when be said that it was perfectly impossible for U 3 to retrace our steps and to return to transportation. The Earl of lIIIRROWBY interposed. He had said only that the evil was inbermt in the system, as they bad abolished transportation. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he utterly denied that, and trusted that they would not lean to that maxim. They were eeperimenting just now on this subject. He thought that the means of remedy were within their reach, although it did not devolve on him to point out those means to the noble lords opposite. At the same time, he hoped that transportation might be possible to some country. The rates of Hampshire ware now double what they were 12 years ago, and only ately they were obliged to increase the number of cen tables. The Duke of ARGYLL denied that his noble friend (Lord Harrowby) had stated that it was impossible to return t o transportation. The p resen t s y s t e m was ate experiment, and no more. Certainly they could not re turd to transportation unless it were in some uninha bited ecology, for he suspected it was not likely the for trier colonies would change their mind. Lord CAMPBELL, hoped that the present system rues by no means beyond any hope of return to transpor tioo. No doubt, were the ,ticket of-leavo system to be abolished, they would still haye the criminals returned upon them when the-period expired, and then they must he eat at liberty without any surveillance. As to Len don being filled with forcatz, as Paris was, the thing was to be avoided with dread, and lie trusted, the Clo yearn:lent would lose no opportunity of returning to transportation. New colonies might be band. Cer taiuly they would, in that case, lose the advantage of their being absorbed, of their being employed, restored to character and respectability. It must never be for gotten that 40,000 of our criMinals were in the colonies earning a respect Able The Earl of ST. GERXIANS believed that the coke n i e s were perfectly right in petitioning for the abolition of transportation. The system of assignment formerly in practice was in some cases no punishment at all, while in others it was very savi;:e„ .T.T.e felt quite sure that the f ee li ngs of 4 :he pulls of this oauritry would net e.llo . , ~ THE SUN, LO WEDNESDAY .EVE,N.I.NO, FEBRUARY 27,,_1:856. them to resort to the system of transportation as it once existed. Lord MONTEAGLE objected to legislation based upon the evidence taken before committees. The infor matiOn thus obtained was not only limited, but often so perverted that it was impossible to form a correct judg ment upon the subject. There was a great danger in putting an end to transportation ; but there would be greater danger in indiscreetly revising it. One of the colonies in Western Australia desired that the system of transportation should be continued. That colony not only accepted convicts, but sought them. The colonists of Moreton Bay were desirous of being placed upon the same footing as Western Australia, and were a7xious to take convicts. In any new system of transportation the principle must be to make the colonists believe that transportation would be a benefit to them ; but in any plan which might be adopted they could never resort to the system formerly pursued at Norfolk Island, which was a disgrace to the age ii which they lived. After a few words in reply from the Earl of HAIL- ROWBY, which did not reach the gallery, The house then adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. NEW MENIBER. Sir A. AGNEW took the oaths and his seat for Wigton shire. must see would be very imperfectly and inconveniently dealt with in a committee of the whole house. It is im possible in conducting a debate in a committee of the whole house on a bill to separate and singly deal with particular cases, especially if complicated by a great variety of circumstances in such a manner as neither to be satisfactory to the house. nor just to the parties concerned. (Hear, hear.) This bill consists of two points ; one simple, the .other more complicated. One relating to passing tolls ; the other, differential duties and town dues. It is evident that a great variety of re presentations are justly entitled to be made by the towns which are concerned. The Vice-President of the Board of Trade stated yesterday that, with reference to the re presentations that had been made from Hull and Bristol within the last few clays had led the Board of Trade to think that special provisions should be made in the bill to meet these particular cases. The special provisions are difficult to be dealt with in a committee of the whole house ; and considering the great differences of opinion that prevails in this house with regard to the provisions of the measure, and considering also that it is not the duty of her Majesty's Government to call on this house to bestow time and attention on a measure on which they were not likely to come to a just and satisfactory con clusion the Government have come to the opinion that it would bo more consistent with the public interests in volved to refer this bill to a select committee of the house. I hope the suggestion will be adopted by the house, because the matter cannot rest in the state it now is, either with justice to the towns concerned, or with satisfaction to that public investigation which the subject requires, and which inquiry, I believe, can best be con ducted by a select committee of the house. Under these circumstances, I ask the house to allow her Majesty's Government to withdraw the bill now betore the house, in order that the subject may be investigated by a select committee. (Hear.) Mr. DISRAELI—I have heard with satisfaction the declaration of her Majesty's Government. After the dis cussion of last night, when. the alarming character of the bill before the house was beginning to be understood, and when its propositions, in themselves so alarming, were supported by the member of the Governmeht to whom their advocacy was intrusted in a speech more calculated than any other to which I have ever listened in this house to disturb and alarm the public mind—(cheers) — and to unsettle that confidence in prescription which has hitherto been one of the most considerable sources of the stability and security of property and order in this country, I felt it my duty to impress upon the house the expediency of coming to a speedy conclusion, and of not postponing to the day then proposed by the noble lord, a decision which I am sure would have beenawaited with great anxiety by the public, and the delay of which I thought would be injurious to the public interest. Therefore I hear with great satisfaction that the noble lord has thought fit to withdraw this measure ; and, remembering the debate which took place last night, remembering that, although the amendment was moved by an bon. and learned friend of mine sin this side of the house, no character of a party controversy was im parted to that discussion, I think it will be, a seurce of great satisfaction to the public that the discernment of the House of Commons should have prevented what would have been the injurious consequences of the crude and thoughtless orejecos which were about to be carried with so mudh facility, and to be exempted from full and mature consideration. I cannot quite understand the view which the noble lord takes of the position of the Government with respect to this measure—projected, but now withdrawn. I understood the noble lord to say that her Majesty's Government would not have felt justified in bringing forward this importont and com prehensive measure had they not given to it all the consideration which so important a project required— (cheers)—but before he coccluded his observations I was at a loss to understand to what points the Go vernment, bad addressed this consideration. The noble lord says that the bill is divided into two parts. The first refers to the subject of passing tolls; the other— and the noble lord aooke of it almost as a secondary part —refers to loc and differential duty, according to the noble lord a more c.onpliseted portion of the business. No w, sir, no one who has read the bill can suppose that the subject of passing tolls required very deep or pro longed consideration by her Majesty's Government. That subject is one that has been much considered, that has been thoroughly understood, and with which the house has long been, I may say unanimously, prepared to deal. I myself, nearly three years ago, proposed to the honks a rneasureem this subject, which even at that period of great party excitement was received with geheral favour. Under these circumstances I cannot think that the great consideration said to have been given to this subject by her Majesty's Ministers was de mended by that portion of the subject which refers to passing dues. If net, it must of course follow that the profound consideration for which the noble lord took credit in the. name and on behalf of the Government must have been directed to that portion of the bill which relates to local and differential dues. Yet we find them ctslodged from that position also, for it appears from the speech of the noble lord that upon all circumst wanes connected with local rates and differential dues the Government were in a state of hopeless igno rance till they had heard the debate which took place in this house last night. (Hear, hear.) It is but natural to suppose that the Board of Trade must have devoted the most minute arid careful attention to this subject. The department is no T represented in her Majesty's Cabinet. Recently it was not so ; but at the present moment it is persona . ted in the Cabinet, - and we have now before us the fruits of that happy consummation. (Hear, hear ) The Beard of Trade being represented in the Cabinet, it follows that the Government must have had at their command the most authentic and authoritative informa tion on this subject to assist them in that elaborate con soleration to which the noble lord refers in so triumphant a tone. (Hear, and laughter) It is but reasonable to conclude that they must have had rapid access to the most trustworthy sources of information ; yet we have the authority of the noble lord himselfor the statement that it was only a few houri ago, and upon the very eve of the debate, that the position of two of the most ion portent cities and ports of the kingdom with reference to local and differential dues was for the first time made known to the Government. (Hear, hear.) What, then, becomes of the deep consideration—the profound and ample consideration--(e laugh)—which, according to the first Minister of the Crown, this question received at the hands of her Majesty's Government before they felt authorised_ to introduce it to the notice of the house ? What I want to kno w from the Government is, what por tion of this measure received their consideration ? I want it to be proved to the satisfaction Of the house that any portion of the bill was so favoured. (Henn) In the in terests of representative government and for the sake of the reputation of her Majesty's Ministers, I desire that they should•be vindicated from the suspicion of having launched a measure of We vast importance without at least considering the beati of the case, and without taking the trouble to afar:tint themselves with the pro bable consequences of their project. At present we are at a loss to understand whether the Govertitnent has any thoughts whatever on the subject. We have no informa- - tion to lead us to believe that any of those circumstances which are now referred to as being peculiarly " ahoma lous " and " disturbing" in their projected legislation of last night had eves occurred to the Government before the di hassion of yesterday evenino. But let us now chnsfd.r what the' proposition is which is probably de stioned to cover the retreat of the Government, and to induce the belief in the country that Ministers only com mitted the mistahe of adopting the leat expedient of the alternatives which it was their duty to accept. We are now informed that Govefninent are of opinion that a select committee of this house should thoroughly inves tigate the subjsct. But if the suhjrct has been already thoroughly investigated --as we are assured it has been —by the Ministers, what necessity can there be for the House of Commons to undertake the duties of the Cabi net, and to do that which we had a right to expect would have been performed by the responsible Administration of the country ? What is the use of the Cabinet—a hat advantage results to the Sovereign'or the nation from having Ministers, if these Ministers, plurging with rash precipitance into a subject they have not cared to master, first bring forward a crude and immature measure, and then, recoiling from the consequences of a public debate, adroit tkat they are not able to deal with the questioe, and call on the House of Commons, in the shape of a select committee, to folfil the duties of the responsible ad visers of the Crown ? (Cheers.) . 'And yet it was no light or trivial proposition that the Ministers ventured to re commend to the adoption of the house. They have brought forward a measure which bas alarmsd every possessor of property in the country. Was that a light propositiou ? Ought such a proposition to have been made without grave deliberation ; or, having been made; is it to be endured that the Government should not be prepared to accept the responsibility of their ill-advice in a matter of such moment ? They have recommended the house to deal in a most summary manner with the Mu. nicipal Reform Act—a measure of comparatively recent enactment, and one which has reseived the support and sympathy of great masses of the population. Was that a light proposal, or one of insignificant im portance ? Will it be sa'd that it is the duty of a select committee of this house to usurp the duties of the Cabinet., and to superintend the legislation of the em piie ? For my own part I pledge myself to no par ticular course on the subject of the noble lord's pro position, but as far as present circumstances afford the means of arriving at a judgment, it appears to we that the suggestion to settle this question through the medium of a select committee is little less objection; able than that process of direct legislation which the Government has been compelled to relinquish. In such a proceeding I can only see the alarming characteristics and the disturbing consequences of the bill which the noble lord has been obliged to withdraw. The noble lord tells us that what is needed for the satisfactory treatment of this question is ample information ; but there I differ from him, We are already in possession of all the information that we require. Every one who has attended to this question knOws all that he need care to know about it. What the country complains of is, that you have attempted te deal with properly you had no right to touch—(hear, hear) ;—and this being 40, you clearly can have no right to bring the holder , ' of such property before your select committee. But I will say no more upon the subject, for I can only treat this as a proposition with which the noble lord seeks not ungracefully, it may be, to cover his retreat. I cannot believe that, after mature deliberation, the Government, remembering all that has occurred with regerl to thin question, will feel that they would be doing their duty to it, to themselves, or to their country, by proposing to refer this matter to a. select committee. Having said so much on this paint, it remains to offer a few remarks on another subject— the general conduct of public: af. fairs in this lanute and in =Om plum (Um, Um) When parliament met there was on the part of hon. members an anxiety which, taking into account the cri tical state of our foreign relatious, was most creditable to them, to insure for the lie'iernment as much Par liamentary trangnillity as might be consistent with the honest fulfilment of public duty on both sides of the house. As far as my own slight influence went, I used it unsparingly, and I can in. all 'sincerity declare that did everythtng-not Incompatible with my position as an independent member of Parliament to prevent the Go vernment from being disturbed, and to secure for them the fullest opportunity to cancentrate their attention on those great and responsible objects which in the face of Europe!they are now called upon to accomplish. (Cheers.) I was most anxious to abstain from any course that could damage the reputation of the Ministry, lest we should afford to foreign countries the' unhappy spectacle of a weak Government, destitute of resources on which it could permanently rely. Thad hoped that, whatever there might be to reprehend in the general tone of our Parliamentary life or even the general tenour of our Parliamentary conduct, we would prove to Europe that an English Government, having to perforni a great duty in dangerous times, might rely on the sympathy and forbearance of a patriotic Houste of Commons!. (Loud cheers) Such was the hope I fondly eheriehed, but never since Parliament first assembled have there been six weeks more marked by blunders, mistakes, defeats, and disconifitures of Ministers, (Renewed cheers.) And who has defeated and discomfited them ? Who has reduced them to this, state of perplexity and ? Not the Opposition, nor yet their own sup porters. Themselves alone are the authors of their mis fortunes—Tear, hear)—themselves alone have brought about a 'state of affairs which at the present moment is most deplorable and most earnestly to be deprecated. (Hear, hear.) It is not in this house only that we mark the results of their infatuated policy. In another place what scenes have we witnessed ! At a moment when the utmost forbearance was evinced towards them from both shies of the house, they must needs enter on a crusade against all . the legal authorities of the land— (" Hear, bear," awl laughter)—and, -taking advantage of the indulgence of their adversaries and, the tranquil lity of the political world, nothing would content them but wantonly and most unnecessarily to open a ques tion which, had they been gifted with the most ordi nary s tgabity, they must have foreseen would lead to protracted controversy and profound excitement. (Cheers.) What I charge against them is, that having a forbearing Parliament—(derisive cheers from the Ministerial benches) —yes, I repeat it, a forbearing Par liament, which would not even step one of its way to expose the Utaiders of the First Lord of the Admiralty— (laughter)—the Ministers would seem to have passed their time and exerted their counsels in devising among them selves questions which coull net fail to agitate and dis tract the public mind, and which they should have known could only end in their own embarrassment and discomfiture. (Hear, hear.) It is not merely that most wantonly, as it appears to me, they created life peerages. I complain of the conduct of the Govern ment in the matter of the report of the Crimean Celle missioners—a document thrown upon the table of the house without cenSultin e e the proper official authorities, and in a manner which does not afford the slightest evi dence of that foretholaeht, caution, and prudence which we have a right to expect from men who assume the duties and the character of statesmen. What a piece of business you have made of it, with your life peerages, your Crimean reports, and your boards of General, to remedy the blunders and investigate the conduct of teen whom you were bound in honour and policy to have eupparted ! (Loud cheers from the Opposition.) But this is not all. Not satisfied with attacking the consti tution of the hereditary peereee of England, not satis fied with creating all this scandal about the officers of the army, you must take this ,occasion, of all others, to assail the municipal institutions of the country. (Oppo eition cheers.) Even tholigh her Majesty's Government were as satisfied of the soueitness of their views on this question of the municipalities as they have declared themselves to-night to be ; and even although those views were as right aS I believe them to lie erroneous, I still - maintain that this was not a fittieg season for taking the step which they have elone. But this is not all. Another measure has been introduced by them into this house which is certainly not friendly to that system of local self-government which the majority of us will, I trust, always seek to uapold. Is this a proper season even fur bringing forward that measure ? Yet night after night these dangerous courses are adopted by the Government; and now we have a striking example of the consequence to which such conduct inevitably leads. Parliament has sat for about a moeth e on both sides of the house there has been but one anxious desire to veil the weakness of the Gevornment, if, unhappily, they are weak ; and yet at a most important crisis in the history and fortunes of this country her Majesty's Government have so skilfully managed their affairs that they have se cured for themselves a startling defeat in both Houses of Parliament. (Cheers ) Mr. LIBOUCHERE—Sir, the right hon. gentleman who has just sat down began by saying that in the course of the dfscuaion on the measure which was before the house last night a great abstinence from party spirit was exhibited ; and I freely acknowledge that that statement is an accurate representation of what took place on that occasion. The grave questions then before the house certainly were debated by members on both sides who,. while giving c inscientious expression to the Opinions they entertained, yet knew how to refrain from mixing up with that expres-ion anything that savoured of mere party animosities. (Hear.) But I am greatly inclined to suspect, from the tone of the speech which we have just heard, that if the discus ion of this measure bad wen continued to-eight it would not have been allowed to terminate in the exemplary spirit in which it Com menced. (Near.) I appreliet4that the address to which we have just listened from the right hon. gentleman would have undoubtedly formed a part of that entertain ing oration of which we have unfortunately been de prived by the premature suspension of this debate ; and, therefore, I roust be permitted to say that I think that oration would not have been wanting in. as great an in fuSion of party bitterness, personal hostility, and appeals founded on topics totally extraneous to the immediate question under consideration as it has ever been my fat to witness in any debate in this house. The right hon. gentleman says he felt bound to interpose on this ocsaeion in order to protect the reputation of her Majesty's Go vernment. I am sure the Government ought to be much obliged to him fur the great magnanitnity he has distilayed—(laughter)—and yet I regret that the vindi cation thus geoerously volunteered has not been so com plete as to supersede the necessity which coutpels me to offer a few observations on'the animaiversions by which it was accompanied. The right hon. gentleman seemed to thisak that my noble frienit at the head of the Govern ment was guilty of great inconsistency in stating, that although the principles of the measure submitted for a second reading yesterday bad been seriously considered ' by the Government before being brought under discus. sion in this house, yet, alter the debate that had taken place, in which such a variety of opinions were expressed and so many particular cases were quoted, it wou!cl be advisable to refer a part of the question to a select com mittee. I, for one, see no inc insistency in that asser tion. Is there the least ground for saying that this measure has been taken up crudely or hastily ,by the Government What are the facts of the case ? In the first place a commission was appointed to inquire into this subject ; and no man, whetherehe agrees with or differs from the report of the commissioners, will dispute that they were men whose character and ability - fitted them to conduct such an investigation. Therefore' the Government did not undertake t deal with this ques tion until it had been duly examined. And is the sue ject a new one to this House? Why, the very grievances that we are now considering have year after year been pre,sed on the attention of the house and the Govern ment ; and when it fell to my lot several ,years ago to pro pose the repeal of the navigation laws, I was repeatedly taunted for not coupling that great change with a subsi diary measure like the present, doing justice to the ship ping interest. And it is; iu fact, in kaiemption—a tardy redemption, I a lmit—of the pledges then given by me and other Ministers on that subject that the Government in troduced the bill before the house. To say, therefore, that this measure, based on the principles which have i-t.ceived the unction of the p ,ii,trutirient, is one which it was improper for them to lay before Parliament is a statement so extraordinary that I was asto nished to hear any hon. gentleman mike it. In what position do we now stand ! I do not wish to speak with levity of the objections that have been urged even to the principle of this bill by menntere of great authority in 'this house.. I differ widely from the opinions expressed yesterday by those hon. gentlemen as to the tenure on which town dues and other property of that description are held by local corporations. Yet I readily allow that that is a subject on which men may honestly differ, and one which may require very mature consideration from this house. We are opposed on the priuciple of our bill by mangy 'independent members sitting on both sides, combieed with whom there are also, arrayed against us those abet' lecen.Aentlemen who represent the various - seaporte of thilie .mntry. The latter class of members are of course perfectly justified in speaking the senti ments of their constituents, yet, on such a question as this, it is obvious that some deduction may fairly be made from the weight o`herwise due to their.opinions. Anybody who has had any experience of the business of this house knows what infinite difficulties beset any department of the Government which merely seeks to benefit and do justice to the whole community by mea sures which, perhaps, incidentally affect the interests, of scone particular class.. This scarce of embarrassment is no new story. When the head of one of the strongest Governments which England ever possessed—Oliver Cromwell—at the height of his power, attempted to pass certain measures of law reform interfering with the inte rests of that important body; the legal profession, he was compelled reluctantly to throw up his project, bit terly exclaiming, " I find that the sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me." (Cheers „from the Opposition.) I hare thought it right to make these remarks, because I believe that the house will think they detr ict a little from the song of triumph which the right hon. gentle man deemed it consistent with good taste to indulge in on this occasion. He has launched also into a variety of irrelevant topics on which it is hardly necessary that I should follow him at present. For example, he says, "See what a forbearing Opposition the Government have had to meet." I am afraid, from the dispositipu now manifested by the right hon. gentleman, that the exercise of his forbearance must have cost him a great deal, and no doubt be feels much happier for the relief which he has given himself this evening. (Laughter.) I can assure him, on the part of her Majesty's Government, that we atle for no forbearance. If hon. gentleman oppo site, as members of the British Parliament, having a serious responsibility resting upon them, conceive at any time that such' is the critical state of public affairs that they would not be justified in cbstrueting or thwarting the Government in an unnecessary manner, no doubt they will refrain, upsn public grounds, from factiously Fuming a courselmadistent with the intereate of to country, But, then, the Government will be under no' particular obligation.to them on that account. Some in sinuations have been thrown out by the right hon. gen tleman which I cannot allow to pass altogether unno ticed. Assailing my right hon, friend near me (Sir C. Wood) he says, " Why, look at the forbearance we have shown towards the blunders of the First Lord of the Admiralty." I should like to know to what blunders the right hon. gentlemin refers? Instead of dealing in this_ vague raring, why does not the right hon. gentleman bring forward a specific motion, and tell the house dis tinctly what has keen the maladministration of the First Lord of the Admiralty? (Cheers.) I do not mean to claim all the credit for what has been done for my right hon. friend ; our predecesaors, and especially the right hon. baronet the member for Carlisle (Sir J. Graham), 'arc entitled to partic?pate in it ; but I believe that, owing to the ability and unwearied industry of my right hon. friend in the dis charge of his official duties, a British fleet such as never before rode the oceen has been equipped under his ad ministration of the Admiralty. And if, as I heartily pray may not be the case, our present hopes of peace should be disappointed, I believe it will be found that England has now at her disposal a weapon which will enable her triumphantly to protect her interests and vin dicate her honour—a weapon, let me add, which will greatly enhance her influence in negotiation, as well as prove a most effectual instrument for the prosecution of war, should further warfare unhappily be necessary. Ti e right hon. gentleman also dragged into this discwsi in the subject of the Wensley lale life peerage as a kind of make-weight. I know not if that question is to be brought before this house, but, at all events, I will not new trouble this house with any observations upon it. Indeed, I have to beg pardon of the house for trespass ing upon its attention as long as I already have done, but I really could not permit the most unprovoked at tack of the right hon. gentleman opposite to pass wholly without comment. (Cheers.) "Mr. HEADLAM, as one of that class of members w'eo had been particularly alluded to by the right hon. gfntleman who had just sat down, wished to observe that, even if he bad had no connection with the shipping interests, his oppositi in to this measure would have been equally as decided as it now was. He must, therefore, express his satisfaction at the course that hai been adopted that night by the Government. Indeed he only regretted that course had not been taken at an earlier period, and before such principles as those em bodied in this bill had been enunciated in that house. A measure, however, dealing with the question of passing tolls, if judicioudy framed, would confer a great boon on the shipping interest, and would most probably meet with the c.mcurrenee of both sides of thehouse. Hebegged to sae, as the representative of a seaport, that his consti tuents were perfectly prepared to :tubmit their case to a select committee. He admitted that the strict maintenance of the present law might be attended with some hardships and inconveniences, but be thought it would not be diffi cult to devise a scheme that would be fair and just towards the holders of the description of property which would be affected by this bill, while it would obviate the complaints urged. against the present operation of the law. Mr. HADFIELD was of opinion that some benefit had arisen from the discussions which bad taken place on this subject. The people bad learned that, by virtue of old documents for which a few shillings were given , -ome cen turies ago, dues which were charged upon the earnings of their hard labour %ere levied and appr , priated by the town of Liverpool to the amount of 105,0001. a•yea-. He thoncht also that the di-cussion might not be with out its effect upon the Corporation of Liverpool, who oust remember that there w , -;re other outports which were as easily accessible, and where cargoes might be di,e,arged upon more rewonable terms. The amendment of Sir F. Thesiger was then withdrawn order for the second reading of the bill was dis charged, and the bill was withdrawn. - CHARITABLE - USES BILL. This bill was read a.third time. On the question that it do peer, Mr. WIGRA.NT moved an a oendment on the second clause, with the view of preventing any relief being given by the bill in cases in which the conveyance of land for ch.tritable uses had not been executed in the presence of two witnesates, in conformity with the statute of George „. Mr. ATHERTON said that, when twelve months had elan-ed between the execetion of the deed and the death of the test, tor, he thought that the further relaxations proposed by the bill might safely be adopted. The clause would only cure the informality of certain deeds. Mr. HENLEY said it was not desirable to have a statute in full force, and to pass continual acts to remedy the inernveniences which arose under that statute. He should therefore support the amendment of his hon. and learsed trier's]. Mr. HADFIELD supported the clause. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that hescould not concur in the objections which had been made to 'the clause. The Martmaie Act prescribed certain forrhali tiee, some of which were material and some immaterial. Wirh those that were material the clause did not pro pose to interfere. But a great number of ca-es had no coned in which, the iminatsrial formalities had not been observed, and it was now proposed to cure this defect. After a few words from Mr. MULLINGS, and Mr. MALINS. tho amendment was withdrawn. Mr. ATLIERTO'N proposed to arid, at end of clause 6 :--” And no deed, assurance, or instrument, 30 years 0 . 91, nor any deed, assurance, or instrument heretofore executed, as to which it shall be proved to the satisfac tion of the Clerk of Enrolments in Chancery that the acknowledgment thereof by the grantor of the lands or bersditaments to which the same relates, cannot be ob tained within six calendar months after the passing of this act, shall, for the purposes of the first recited act, or of this act, require acknowledgment prior to • enrol ment."—Agreed to. The bill then passed, COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for I REL &ND moved that the select committee on the Court of Chancery (Ire land) Bill consist ef the following members :—Mr. Sell citor-General for Ireland, Sir James Graham, Mr. Ed ward Ellice. Mr. Henley, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Keogh, Viscount Monck, Mr. Cairns, Mr. Macartney, Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. Win. Fitzgerald, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Da Vere. Sir Er , kine Perry, and Mr. Kirk. Mr. S. FITZGERALD moved the insertion of the name of Sir F. Kelly, in the place of that of Mr. De Vane. He thought it was desirable to have a practis ing English la veer upon the committee. - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND said there were at present seven lawyers on the committee, and only•tbree Irish country gentlemen, and the hon. member wished to strike out one of the latter, and to add to the number of lawyers. Under these circum stances, and as he had askel the hon. member (Mr. De Vere) to serve upon the committee, he (the Solicitor- General) could not treree to the omission of the name. • Mr. WHITESIDE observed that it would be of great use to have one member of the English bar, who could explain to the committee the effest of the valuable legal reforms which had lately been accomplished in this country. Col. DUNNE asserted that the committee was un fairly constituted, and would not satisfy the people of Ireland. . It was then agreed that the name of Mr. De Vere stand on the committee. On the motion that the name of Sir E. Perry stand on the committee, the house divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority in favour of the motion -59 On the motion that Mr. Kirk be one of the committee, Mr. WHIT'ESIDE said that after the division which had taken place, he should not further interfere with the nomination of the committee, hut he would submit to Government that, inasmuch as there was no doubt that their object was to get a good law, they would withdraw the name of the hots. member for Newry, and place that great law reformer, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, on the committee, especially as that hon. and learnt d gentle man bad expressed his willingness to attend and give all the assistance in his power, He did not make this sug gestion out of any personal objection to the member for Newry, but because he thought that gentleman, like the hon. and learned member for East Suffolk, and tier Majesty's Solicitor General, who were acquainted with the practice of the Court of Chancery in England, ought to be on the Committee, if the Governmeet were really "anxious to get a good law. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD had no of to add 'to the committee the names of the gentlemen referred to, if he could be assured of their attendance. With re ference to the name now before the house he wished to state that he had selected the honourable member for Newry 4 the representative on the committee of the mercantile interest. Toe honourable gentleman was himself not only an. extensive merchant, but he was also a man of very great intelligence, and represented a large mercantile district. Mr. WHITESIDE explained that he bad mentioned that Sir F. Kelly would attend on the committee if ap pointed one of its members. Sir G. GREY said that there could be no, objection to placing the two gentlemen mentioned by the hon. and learned member for Enniskillen on the committee, but that a notice to that effect should be given by him. Mr. DISRAELI thought the proposition of Govern ment a fair one. , • The necessary notice was then given, and the name of Mr. Kirk agreed to. ST. JAMES'S-PARK. Sir B. HALL moved, as a select committee to con sider the plans for the proposed commu nication betwe e n B. J. Mangers, the Chancellor e Cfolloclin quer, Mr. Disraeli, Lord R. Gros venor, Lord Hotbans, 'Sir J. Paxton, Mr. Stephenson, Sir J. Shelle y , Mr . ae v l i l n o of the Exche gr, names :—Sir Hutchins, Cu). Bolder() Mr. Drummond , Mr. S. Wort ley, Col, W. Patten, and Mr. Milnes. Mr. HINDLE Y complained of the proceeding as hur ried, and as one intended to anticipate the opinion ex pressed out of doors upon the subject. The right hon. baronet had not given the house the chance which had been given to the Irish memb-irs in reference to the com mittee just appointed, of proposing any other names but those in the motion. The house bad not time even to give instructions to the committee that they should not approve of any plans which interfered with the enclosure "of St. James's-park, the beauty and gem of the whole metropolis. Foreigners whom he brought to see it confessed that its beauty was not to be anywhere equal led. - They should, then, not allow anything to interfere with the enclosure, for, if they did, they might in as good taste give the committee instructions to pull down Vrelitmin ster Abbey. The enclosure, too, was small, and the wonder was how the landscape gardener bad been able to make so much out of so little ground. Re should like to have. been able to move instructions to the commit tee.; but, being prevented in that, the only course left opt !n to him was to object to the names proposed, bat as that" was au invidious way of proceeding, he Ihnl4. not have recourse to it. He should, homer, lay on the shoulders of the right hon. baronet the re. sponsibility of any attempt to interfere with the rights and privileges of the penile. In reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, Sir B. HALL said all the plans would be referred to a committee. LI reply to Col. GREVILLE, Sir B. HALL stated that-the object of this inquiry would be to make out the best means of communicAt hrough the park ; and it would not be very long before ;he result could he reported to the bouse. CONSOLIDATED FUND* BILL. The CHANCE uort of the EXC El EQ UE R brougkt up this hill, which was real a firdt time. The house then a•ljourned, at five minutes past 7, to this day. • PARLIAMENTARY HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FEB 26. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. Select Committee nominated : Mr. Solicitor -General for Ire land, Sir James Graham, Mr. Edward Ellice, Mr. Henley, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Keogh, Viscount Monck. Motion made, and question, " that Mr. Cairns be nue other member of the said committee," put, and. negatived : —Mr. Napier, Mr. Macartney, Mr. Henry Herbert; Mr. Wm. Fitzgerald, Mr. Whiteside, to be members of the said committee:— Motion made, and question proposed, " that Mr. De Vere be one other member of the said committee." Amendment proposed, to leave out the name of " Mr. Do Vere" dto insert the name of " Sir Fitzroy Kelly " instead thereof : Question, " that the came of Mr. De Vere stand part of the question," put, and agreed to. Mr. De Vere to be one other member of the said c mmittee. Motion made, and question put, " that Sir Erskine Perry be one other mem ber of said committee."—The house divided : Ayes, 128 ; Noes, ti 9. AYES-123. Acton, Joseph Fitzgerald. J. • Monck, Vie. Agnew, Sir A. Foley, J. H. Nowell, W. Atherton, W. , Free-stun. Colonel - - Morris, 1). llall, J. - Gibson, 'AI Mo -Lyn, E. Barnes, T. Gift )rd, Earl of N,wport, Viscount Bass, H. Glyn, G. O'Coanell, J. Baxter, W. Goderich, Viscount Olive ra, B. Bell, J. Goodman, Sir G. Osborne, R. Berkeley, Hon. H. Gower, F. , Paget, Lo, dA. Berkeley. G. Grace, 0: Palmerston, Viscount Bethel!, Sir R. Grenfell, Charles Pell Itt, A. Biggs, W. Greyille, Colonel F. Perry, Sir E. Black, Mam Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Phillimore, J. G. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Grosvenor, Ld. R. rigott, F. Itouverie, Hon. E. P. Gurney, J. H. Ponso , by, A. Bowyer, G ' Haddeld, George Power, N. Brand, H. B. W. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pritchard, J. Brockman, E. D. Hastie, Arcit. Reed, J. Brotherton. J. Hea.diam, T. Ricarlo, 0. Bruce, Lord E. Hervey, Lord A. Richardson, J. Buckley, Gen. Hey worth, L. Rohar tes, T. Byng, G. H. C. Higgins, G. 0. Russell, F. C. Castlerosse, Vis. ILndley, C. Scholetteld, W. Cau!fleld. Col. J. Iloward.•C. Seymour, IL Chambers, T. Ingham, It. Seymour, W. D. Cockburn, Sir A. jackson, I.V. t4helley. Sir J. Coffin, W. - Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, M. Cowper, W. Kers , rlw, J. Smith. It Crateurd, E. H. J. Kinnaird, A. W. Ponterville, Sir W. Crossley, F. Kirk, Spooner, R. Deedes, William Langton, H. G. Stanley, Lord De Vere, S. E. Laslett, W. Strati - , Hon. E. Diliwyn, L. L. Lewis, Sir G. C. Tattered. H. Disraeli, B. Lowe, R. Villiers, C. Duckworth, Sir J. T.B. Luce, T. Walmsley. Sir J. Duke, Sir J. ~ 'Lytton, Sir E. Warner, E. Duncan, Viscount • Mackie, J. Watling, Col. Duncan, George M'Cann.J Wickham. IT. Dunlop, A. Mr,eillegor, James Wilkinson, W. Eilice, E. McTazgart, Sir J. Wilson, J. Elliott. J. E. Maug;es, It. Ewart, W. Marlin, J. TELLERS. Ewart, J. - Ms the ion, A. Hayter, W. Ferguson, J. Milligan, R. liulgrave, E arl of NOES-69. Adderley, C. B. Guinness, R. S. Murrougb, J. P. Alexander, J. Gwyn, Howol Newdegate, C. A rctidall, Capt. m. Han. (4enerai John Pactke, C. Ball, E. . Harreiten, Lord Claud'Parker, R. Brantley-Moore, J. ILardy, G. Pugh, D. Cairns. 11. Hayes, Sir E. Robertson, P. Cantu, Sir J. R. Horsiall, T. Seymer, H. Christy, Samuel Jolliffe, Sir W. Slice, Serjt. W. Cole, IL A. Jones, D. Smi h, Abel , Davies, J. Kendall, N. Stanhope, J. Davison, R. Kennedy, T. Stirling, W. Duncombe, lion. A. 3i:cr, D. stracey, IL Duncorabe, 0. Langton, W. H. P. G. Swart, Captain Duncombe, Hon.W.E Lennox, Lord 11. G. Sullivan, Michael Ferrer, J. Liddell, H. T. Verner, Sir W. Fcnw.ck, 11. Macartney, G. Waddington, li. Ferguson, Sir J. Mac:Mali:pi, P. Warr. n ' S. Filtner, Sir E. Mains, Richard Whiteside, J. Fitzgerald, W. It. S. Meagher, P. Whitmore, [I. Follett, IL S. ' Michell, William Willoughby, Sir H. Forester, Col. Montgomery, Sir G. Wood, Sir C. Gallwey, Sir W. Mowbray, J. It. TELLNItS. Gladstone, Capt. J. Mullings, J. R. Vance, John Grogan, Edward Mundy, W. Dunne, Colonel Sporting IntelLigenco. LIVERPOOL SPRING- MEETING.—TIIESDAT. The Trial Stakes of 5 Revs each, with 30 added for 3-yr olds and upward-: One mile and a quarter. 6 subs. Mr. E. Ps.res'Stork, by Sir Isaac or Gabbier, 3 yrs. Est. 31b.. (Ducker) 1 Mr. Morris's Eulogist, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (Bsshsm) 2 Mr. J. Oshorne's Alfred, 3 yrs, fist 3ib. ..(Challon , r) 3 Betting --6 to 4 on Stork ; 2 to 1 agst Alfred. Won by two lengths; four lengths between the second and third. The Tyro Stakes of 6 sous each, with 40 added, for 2 yr olds. Colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 31h ; win ners 41b extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. 10 Buhs. Mr. Cunningham's Willie Crawford, Bst 71b (Chillman) 1 Mr. W. King's colt Peggy, B=t 71b (Charlton) 2 Mr J. 0-borne's filly If iosfial, Bst 31b...(J. Osborne) 3 The following also ran ;—Good Girl, Sebastopol, Se du3er Smgl-ton, Brother to Shoreham. Betting-3 to 1 eac'l a'st the Hopeful filly and the Peggy colt, 4 to 1 agst Sebastopol, 5 to 1 each agst Seducer Singleton and Willie Crawford. Won cleverly by three•qvaeers of a length ; about the same distance separated the second from the. third ; S-,bastopol was a good fourth. Brother to Shoreham, who got badly off, wa- last f , ra st,rt to finish. The Aintree Plate, of 50 sous. One mile. Mr. J. o:borne's D Ginkel, 3 yr.. sst...(Challonet) 1 -Mr. R. Bnnison's Pollux, 3 yrs, sst 6 , (Docker) 2 C.iiet. S.-yinour's Hoddain. 4 vrs, 7st 41b.. ..(Bates) 3 The following also ran : —Sir Rowland Trenchard, Menzies Vricic, 3NI Pera. Betting- 6 to 4 ~ gst. Sir Ro,yland Trenchard ; 5 to 1 agst any other. \Vin by a length ; half a length lie tween the second and ; P,ra, who lost start, was moderate fourth. Sir R. wla, id Trenchard fell at the Canal -bridge turn, and .I+ l, ,rlt,r, his rider, was much in jured. The horse was lying well up at the time of the lent. The Optional Sellinct Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3 ‘-olds and upwards. The winner to he so d for 1501 ; allowances, if entered, to be sold fir &e. One mile. 4 subs. Mr. HiL4vinbothain'g Littte Tom, by Scamander, 6 yrs, (301.), 8-t 1110 (Kendall), walked over. The Liverpool Spring Cali fr-.Tandicap) of 100 cove., in siy-cie, by subscription of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 60 added. The Seco-,d to save his stake. One mile and a half. 31 subs. Mr. 5a7..• I's Mary, by Idle Boy, 4 yrs, 6.t 1016 (Quintet') 1 Mr. Andrews's Little Davie, aged, 75f, (Soup) 2 Lord CO.nyngharn's Lightning, 5 yrs, 7st 416 (Charlton) 3 The following also ran : --Alonzo, Eulogist., Shelah, and Leheritess. Prince Piau:;ible, Pollux, and Baroness "put in an appearance," but there was a false start, Shela,h, Mary. and Lightning being left at the post—the other raced round the course, Little Davie coming in first, A lonz, second, and Prince Platisit4le third ; the second time Prince Plausible, Pollux, and Baroness did not start. Mary won by half a length, Berezina was struck out at 3 p.m. this day, and De Ginkel at 3.45. The weather was cold aiid shlweey. The attendance of speculators and general company somewhat numer ous. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst The Seaman 6to 1 agst Jean du giesne 6to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer 12 to 1 agst Sir Prter Laurie 12 to 1 agst Forest Queen 14 to 6 agst Potter 16 to 1 agst Emigrant 20 to 1 agst S amford 20 to 1 agst Vliterva 25 to 1 agst peless Star 50 to 1 agst 13, Aish Yeoman • [ADVERTISEMENT.] -1f to those who remove the greatest amount of human misery and promote in the greatest degree the sum of human happiness, the highest meed of praise ae d gratitude is this, it would be hard to point to any man ,o eminently deserving of that. meed as Mr. Du Barry, the dis coverer of the now celebrated ['ovalents Ara' ica F:01 Th good effected by others, whether patriots, politicians, or what not, may be problematical. may be probable ; it is at all events matter of hypothesis. The good done by Mn Du liar y is tangible, undoubted, unquestioned, and unqu , stiona 1 Also of 50 thousand of his countrymen—men of ti,tie and rank, and men of lowliness and obscurity; men of learning a.nd men simplicity; ministers of the gospel and men of the camp and the armament, have in their several styles and forms, f n•- warded to him their ardent expressions of thankfulness for rescue from pain and disease. In the following disorlcrs, the efficacy of this Food has been found unvarying and unrivalled: —dyspepsia (indigestion), constipation, functional irrOlgula rity, obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fi ts, heartbern, liar. Ithaca, nervousness, biliousness, affections of the liver acd kid neys, flatulency; disteAion, palpitation of the heart, nervous headache, deafness, noises iu the head and ears, giddiness, pains between the shoulders and in almost every part of the body, chronic inflammation and ulceration of the stomach, eruptions on the shin, scurvy, fever, scrofula, impurities, poverty of blood, 'consumption (if not beyond human aid), dropsy, rheumatism, gout, influenza, grippe, naus .a and vomiting during pregnancy, after eatiug, or at sea, low spirits, spleen, general debility, paralysis, cough, asthma, tightness across the chest, phlegm. inquietude, sleeplessness, involun tary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood to the head, ex haustions, melancholy, geouudless fear, in iceision, wretched ness, thoughts of self-destruction, &c. We shall here refer to a few cases of cure. Cure 32,836. -Three years' excessive nervousness with pains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radi cally removed by I.‘u Barry's health-restoring Food. ALEX. STU4RT, Archdeacon of Ross, ibbereen. Cure 51,612. Ross trevor, County of Down, Ireland, Dec. 9, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart f_ els induce !, in the inte rest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's excelleLt Reva.lenta Ar Food has cured her, after all medicines had failed, of iu,ligestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. The Food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be considered a real bles: i n g. Inquiries will be cheerfully answered, In eaarsters, 51135. h a. ; nibs., 225. The 121bs carnage free, on receipt of postnffice srder. Barry du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street , London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., P u rveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly; also at 60, Grace church-street ; 3.'lj and 451, Strand ; 4, Chcapside ; 6s, Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-cross; 51, Upper Ilakeritrcet ; 03 and 150, 0zf0rd11.40914 PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were severally read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Barnsley Canal and Collieries, and West of Fife Mineral Railway. Mr. W. FOX presented a petition from Oldham in favour of the bill for the abolition of the tolls on ship. ping. The Marquis of BLANDFORD presented a petition in favour of the abolition of the law of settlement. Several petitions were presented against the Gdvern ment Police Bill. • Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice tbat on Thursday next he should ask her Majesty's Government whether it was intended to introduce the Bill for the reform of the Cox.• poration of London? Lord GODERICH, on behalf of the hen. member for Aylesbury, postponed his motion relative to the report of Sir J. M 'Neil and Col. Tulloch Friday week. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on that day fort night be should call the attention of the house to the salaries of County Court Judges. THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put a question re lative to the extraordinary discrepancy in the statements of her Majesty's Government, as to reasons for with holding the information obtained by the Crimean Commissioners relative to the mortality in the British army in the Crimea. The document to which he referred in one part stated that the mor tality returns for the different regiments accompanied it, but doubt existed o❑ the part of the commission whether it was desirable to lay those returns before the house ; while, on the other band, it had been stated that the report had been laid, in an entire state, before the house. Ho wished to ask which of the statements was correct ? ?Jr. F. PEEL said that he did not admit that there was any discrepancy with respect to the statement that had been made relative to those mortality returns. The statement that he bad made was precisely that which he had received from'Lord Panmure. The mortality re turns, he believed he was correct in stating, formed 'a part of another document. Sir D. L. EVANS—Is it the intention of the Govern ment to produce those returns ? Mr. F. PEEL said it was not. Sir D. L. EVANS—The return is to be of no use. THE GERMAN LEGION. Major REED asked the Under-Secretary for War whether the attention of the War-office had been called to the alleged riotous and insubordinate conduct of cer tain soldiers of the British German Legion stationed at Sherncliffe ; and whether it was true that a collision had taken place between the police (aided by the inha bitants) and the soldiers, in which several persons were severely injured ; that the Riot Act was read and Appli cation made to the camp for assistance • that drunken ness prevailed to a c:iscrraceful extent, and in some cases the men bad refused •to obey their Officers ; and, if so, whether any and what means had been taken to prevent the recurrence of such darieraus proceedings? Mr. F. PEEL said he had made inquiries on the sal). jest and found that a disturbance had taken place, that one man was taken to prison, and that an attempt had been made to rescue him. A strict inquiry was now going on to discover the ringleaders, and if they were discovered they would be punished. With regard to the prevalence of drunkenness he thought the charge was without foundation. THE BANK CHARTER. Mr. OLIVEIRA asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, with reference to the Order in Council of the 7th day of December last, now laid upon the table of the house, authorising an additional issue of bank notes by the Bank of England, to the extent of 475,000/., pur suant to the sth section of the 7th and Bth Vic. cap. 32, wbat arrangement had been made between the Govern ment and the Bank of England, to carry into effect the provision of the 9th section of the said Bank Charter Act, which required the Bank of England to allow the public the profits derived from any additional securities beynnii the stioulated amount of 14,000,0001., fixed by the act, after deduction of expenses? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the agreement the Government bad entered into with the Bank arranged all the details ; and when the year elapsed, for which the arrangement existed, the terms of it would be laid before the helve. Mr. OTWAY asked the President of the Board of Control whether he was aware of the proceedings that had taken place in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, "In re Dyce Sombre," and of the judgment of the judge, the Right Hon. Sir John Do&on and whether the Court of Directors of the East India Company had the power to disburse generally moneys from the revenues of jus tice for any object or objects, including the discharge of law costs and expenses incurred by them in this coun try, without his sanction and authority ? Mr. V.'SMITEI said he had no further knowledge of this case than the public had, and through the same medium, the public press. With regard to the second part of the question he would make inquiries and inform the house. CLERKS OF PARLIAMENTS. Mr. L. KING moved for copies of the last patents, or enrolments or patents, under which the clerks of the Parliaments attending the Houses of Loris and Com mons were appointed : of the earliest extant patent or enrolment of a patent, appointing a clerk of the Parliaments • and of the oath of offing of clerk of the Parliaments ; and, if the oath had been varied of the several forms which had at different times been adminis. tered.—Agreed to. LOCAL DUES 'ON SHIPPING. In answer to a question from Mr. LINDSAY, Mr. LOWE said that it wa3 never intended that the Board cif Trade should have the power of applying taxes raised at one port for the benefit of another. The pur poses contemplated by the act were that the Mard of Trade should have the application of the does to be levied for shipping purposes at the port at which th- y were levied, and that the hipping purpo3es to which the dues should be applied stiould be decided on by the harbiur master, and nit the Board of Trade—tho latter requiring, how ever, that an estimate of the expenses be forwarded to them, that they might see that the money had been ap plied to shionirz pornores. THE 'AVNEIL-TIILLOOH REPORT. In answer to a queation from Mr. ROEBCCS, Lard PALMERSTON laid on the table the warrant appointing the commission to inquire into the conduct of certain officers in the Crimea mentioned in the report, and stated that the following officer. composed the com mission :—Lord Seaton, Gen. lki'Mahon, Earl Bescham, Gen. Peel, Sir J. Bell, Gen. Knowles, and Gen. . . Rowan. THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION—MR. ROE BUCK'S NOTICE. Sir J. PAKINGTON—Sir, I wish to give notice that, in the event of the bon, and learned member for Sheffield bringing can his resolution relative to the report of tbe-Crimean commisston, either as a substantive mo• tion or in any other manner admitted by the forms of the house, it is my intention to move the following amendment to that resolution :—" Tint, in the opinion of this house, the reports of Sir John Nl‘Neil and Colonel Tulloch ought to have been submitted to the Commander in-Chief before. they were presented to Parliament, whereby her Majesty's Government might have avoided the objectionable proceeding of appointing a commission to inquire, without equal or adequate means of informa- . . tion, into the conclusions at which another commission had arrived ; and, while this house laments the indica- tion thus given of a want of that concert and co-opera tion between the offices of the Secretary of State for War and the Commander-in-Chief, which cannot be inter rupted without serious injury to the public service, it has also observed with regret the prenaature appointment to posts of importance in this country, while the inquiry of the commissioners was still in progress, of officers whose conduct is impugned by the said report=." WITHDRAWAL OF THE LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPING BILL. Lord PALMERSTON said—l think it my duty to Mate to the house the course which her Majesty's Go vernment has deemed it their duty to take with regard to the measure now under the consideration of the house. That measure was proposed to Parliament upon a fall consideration of the matters to which . it relates. Her Majesty's Government felt that the burthens which exist on shipping and on the industry of the country by reasonef thedifferent imposts and duties to which the bill relates were matters deserving of the interference of Parliament for the purpose of relieving thoie interests from those imposts under which they laboured. (Hear.) It was with that view that the measure now before the house was proposed to Parliament. In the discussion which has taken place on the bill nothing has been adduced by those who have opposed the measure which in any degree tends to shake the confidence of the Go- vernment as to .the justice or policy of the course they have pursued. (Hear, hear.) I will not now enter into the arguments that have been adduced, but I think it right to record the opinion of her Majesty's Government, which have not been shaken, on the ques ,tionof right.or policy they have adopted. In the course of the discussion last night it was made manifest that there are, in regard to the cases of towns that would be hffected by the measure, a f ar greater variety of different circumstances and of com plicated interest than perhaps her Majesty's Govern ment were at first led to suppose. (" Hear, hear," and latglater.) These are mattors whioh awry mamma ~~ -_. ~" Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-JfEB. 26. The market this morning had very slender attendarlt of millers and dealers. Friday's .bneyaney in feeling an price was lost to-day, and we revert to the quotations ca this day se'unight, with a much I as demand for the lead" ing articles than we found on that; day. IPSWICH—F; is. 26. A thin attendance at market, a nd the supply of corn ifs' much fellon off. Wheat a slow s ale, at about the prices 0, last week. Barley sold freely at 38s and 39s per qr. ff best malting qualities, th e su pply was very sma ll, an d ti l ' growers appear to be pretty well cleared out. Other grsio steady at late prices. PEA QUARTER. PER QUART °. Wheat, red (old) 70s to 72s Barley, grinding ... 32s to 0 Ditto (new) -s to —s Beans Ditto, white 74s to 76s Pea 's Ditto (old) - Barley, malting ... 37S to 39s,F1,)nr, per each AVERAGISS FOR TOR %XS RtirDINO FEB. 23, 1856. Wheat Oats' l2 „ 28s 841 Peas Barley Beats HULL—F. EB. 26. A. fair supply of Eogliih whriat, which met slow sale 5 is to 2a below last week's rateri, runs of red fetching 68 ;r i 70s, 631bs per bushel. Barley more inquired after, an" A more Money obtainable for beans. New foreign are so s ° l as to be unsaleable. Linseed firmer, a nd cakes and l i ,. are .;s and 20s per ton respectively de a re r du r i n g the wee e; Rape cakes in firm demand. The week's imports of WO: is principally from the Meditiirranean, and held tiro , l ' 71. 10s., the holders having refvised 71. 55. for the vehole. , I a II I a " Meat, English, red 66 to 70bas, grey and black -- in t o Ditto white 74 to 76 l i inseed, Black Sea... 6$ to ',A Dantzic and Konigs- Ditto Petorsburgh ... 63 to ri berg PomeranianandHam- i angel burgh Danish, Holstein, and Memcl 5B 0 ' Friesland 6B to 72 Par TO 110 Russian and Odessa 64 to 68 Fins. c., Hull .-10 s to 1 gA oats, English OIP Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 26 to 30 Rape cakes —s Od t o 13501 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 36 to 38IDitto foreig n Beaus Ditto foreign DO Peas, white and yel. 43 to 501 Rye Meal ~ COI7RSE OF EXCIiANGE.—YEBTXRDAT. a. msterdam...... 11 19 Gibraltar .• •• •• •• •• .7110 Ditto, three months .. 12 I% Leghorn R0tterdam . ...........12 Genoa " Antwerp • • • • ••• .• • • •• • • 25 67% - Milan • • •• •• ►•• •• •• •• Brussels ,• •••••.• •• •• 25 67% Venice•• •• •• •.•• •• •• •• ' 44 riamburgh 13 11% Naples .. •• ..,.....•• •• ~Rona •• •• •. •• •• •• •• •• Palermo •••• .• •• .• •••• 1 33 t• Paris •• 25 50 Messina ....... ••• 133 1 1), Ditto. three months .. 25 RN Lisbon .• Aarseilles •.• • - • • •• •• •• 25 87% Oporto • • •• •• •• ..• •• •• 3ourdeaux ........ Rio Janeiro ..... •.•• ••• • •• r`rankfort-on Maine •... 12) i Buenos Ayre5.......... zerlin ................ New , York,6o days' sight Vienna 10 45 I Philadelphia .......• • • Mesta •• •• •• •• " 10 45 PRICES OF BULLION, FRB Petersburg ............ 36 I Foreign Gold in Bars £3 1 7 a Madrid .........., 49% Fortugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 - adiz 50% Metican Dollars .... 0 0 larcelona •• •• •• •• •••• New Dollars .• •• 0 0 I Silver in bars 0 v SUBORN"? MAILS. • signifies that the malls are sent - from the General ost-O6 %7 the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) ---.----- --- =,,i Day when made up Fron t what w7O . ..., 00751 , ITRIZli. . in General Post- Port dee ' Dio, Office, London.* pispatOhed. rAg____/ —................ u .....-7, ',marten. thy United Sts: nerica(byßrit.pack,..N Every Friday • • • • Liverpool ... NW' , - Feb 21 •,,eekot) - ........N ' . ••••.. .. • - Liverpool •• • ' i,tnerica (by U. States ' ... - -,aclzet) .N .... - ... .t,nstralia (via South- • , '...,Slee . goatte 4,- oupton liar i - ampton) ..........M ..••• ••••• • • Southamotoi . ':/itto (via Marseilles) N •• • Dover .. i. -- Ntto (via Cape of • Goad . • 1 0 ... once Vries, (West Coast)..,/,;i23 , 1 of the month .. Plymouth" .. ',. ,xandria......" ~Nl3 , 9 , 14 , a , 8 0 Of it , Dover .... • 11exandria........ ..M' 411111 r• lc" of mul• • Southanipeor 1 i?ahamas ..... o„ „, „. 34 Il7th of the monthlsoutharaptor. Ticlgium ..• •••• •• • •Nt On. ll Y •••••• • • • • • • Dover •••• • • DA 117 4, lrazil .. ............2.4 9th of the month.. S J uthamplof Mar. 4 'tuenosAyres........M r9 th of the month.. Fool-harm - 4On Mar' 24/ 17 '!ape of Good bone .. N Various port 1111°' Jape of Good Hope ..N liar. Feb. 0 gape de Verde ......N Stn of the month i 1 filontharopto; . .;eyion ( see India) Ceylon .... .. - ......N e -1/4 thermal Isles - .. , „Nilvlon.,Well.,BrFrP-iSotithamptor ftl,- 'lllll.l. - - - •• •• ........ Al ild As 17 th ^f molly Southampto , china .... . lonstantinople „ , .. .. N '8,113,1f1.23, V4B of ~' Dover .... • • :onitantinoplO ~.... ~ lett, !le 20th of mot,- Saathampton . 14 0 =font. of Europe M & N Twicit, daily - .. .. Dover .... • TAW' tigypt (see India) Nance • . .. M te, N Twice daily.. t ... Dover ..... TWW 1g / I / Qn a/ r lihraltar ..........141 •. •. • ..—,.. .. t, SouthaMPtel lreeco (see India) ;treytown ..........M;lnd lb 17th of mon. Southampton & f aem!mrgh .......... N ;Tuesd ay Fr att3 London ....• davannab -... • . .... m 12nd of the month S out h am ptcp i Mar. ' : , lolland .. • ....... -MI DatlY • • • •• • Dover ....... DitillAo , londuras ... ......111 117 t , (Ithe month. aouthamptof. lithOwo itclia (viaSoutt;amot.)lll 4th ' 20th of mon.pir n ,aith .. 4 Se .1.1 i,. ivist Marseill e stm;9th&2sthi tf month'Do ver ... le lonian Pere (see India)l7. 1 7, &2; of mon D0ver...... -.. , _,A; Ireland ........ 61 & NiTwiee 'UV Y.. HA: head ~ irvvl.. - , , , LiSbell,.• .• •• .• .• .• •• 80. 9 . 17, ft 27 of tr. Southampto: 'Feb. -..' Madeira ...........„ ml9th of tl,': e mont! Southamptm ltwietra ............N 22(1 of ninth .... Liverpool ... Anita (see India) S i m Sialtn ..... ....... ~ N 9. IS, &2t of mon. Dover - .... 4 As Sienritine (see India) ' I , uritt , ........... N ll4th of the mon' I K eir i c o ............3010 of tin moat`.. Southampton Fe b . 1 Naples - ..... ...... ..N .15thiStb2S thof mon I Dover ...... . New Granada ....... ,21 & 17th of moot t iSonthamptot v v. M New Zealand .........;1 11 ?•1 111,, st = 3 ii , . ; Various port 17nee' ?apal ritates ~......N ' l - 1115 t 1124 z 1 . 1 m0n ,Dover .... - peninsula .... _ ....m 7thl7th27.thofmon.: , :outhamptan Peru ............ .. m 2i.1 & 27th of 1110,., .0 1 10/MIAM 4 0 prEvati , ship...'Varions port: Ti.m l'ort Vatal ........ . - .N, 2 Y 'Sfelly ~............Ni4thlßll2,slhofm,y4, Dover .....• • TunanY ••••• ••••• • •• N%11115th26t hafinott. Dover ...• • • - tog° ,•enezueli .. - - - - f,f 2d t 17th ofmonth Southampton, 1 s& ~, an rIiMTIOLI'II Land (se. . Australia) ......., ~ , i 1 611 1° Southampton .1 & ~/ Welt Indies -- . ..14 1 20 v. 17th c m,,,,,,,, I I & 16 0,,,U1 When any of those dates fall ol a innday, the malls will (f i s patched on the following day, wit h the excepti o n of the Ind l outhampton), and the Malta, hots of which will be deapatCY • nrecoding day SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, F. 26. STneR EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has without feature to-day, and the prices a slight ad ° o bi on yesterday's rates. Eastern Counties, 9l—Edinhop o Perth, and Dundee, Q—Midlands, 71-4 70$ 1 IA- --144/ s‘l 3 and North Westerns. 102—South Eastern, 191. 16s. ,v 0 • —Manchester, Sheffield, and Li nco l n , 244—Ditto, " cent. Pref., 11—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 82k. • MANCELESTER, FEE. 26. do STOOK EXCHANGE.—Tha market to-day has been ,ifef a limited business, awl prices steady. East Lance fifths, p. ex div.—Shedields, 21,—Leeds, $23- 1)° 19 13-16—Midlands, 71—Union Plate Glass, 244. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 26. r L 'd STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the marke t `va s b ~Apt 1 7 ,o•flay, and prices generally about the same as yesteW London and North Westerns were done at 1021. 1-1 v Birmingham Canals at ' I—Birminghane B an king tfi A v el 24 ex div. Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas, shares, at 51 to LEEDS, F. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—MidIands. 714—Dovers, 19 4161' —Thirskz, 15 —Leeds Banks, 264 ex div. DUBLIN, FEB. 25. 0 i / s STOCK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Console, r Ditto for Account, 7th of March, 914—New Threp! Cent.. Stock, 91, 1 4 4—Ditto, for Account, 7th Marl 04 0' Bank Stock, 2204—Royal Bank of Inland, 20 Great Southern and Western, 531—Mid. Great e 0 arid Royal Canal, 50—Ditto, halves, 24i—Dabliii Belfast Junction, 43. ARMY COMMISSIONS.—A return from the Virar ° ,,A gives a list of commissions granted with sod vvi t ol purcba.e since the clintnence !lent of the war. 11311 ,( 1 the non-purchased commissions covers a space of fi Hanes, and that of the purchased a space of 3 pageg., majority of the non-paurchased commissions appe:PjlE have been for "augmentation," and some few fof tioguished service. liee pet he Great Y 11.A.RLE' l'aing a. I " It wa two Prim( ktrengthe r oakcling enemies, Ilestroye brothers The Ch The Pa A. Harris ca THE L Go o d dativ e t t he who Tr IE ] 126 Gu THE ] Veath will Nyhose Fr VIII liv e ! aide and or tt ALI Rat a h o P; Wel rre: BIRTHS. OP A SON. On the '2sth inst.. at 44, Upper Bedford-place, Ell" square, the wife of Richard Garth, Esq. ur On the 25th inst., at 7, Connaught place west, ill park, the wife of Edward Cazenove, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. h irO' On the 24th inst., at Cotswold Home, Glonesterw the wife of Major Milligan. try' On the 24th inst., at 5, Cleveland-terraca, Hyde'r Mrs. Youl. MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at St. Thomas's Church, Sonthil:do; James J. M'earthy, Esq., of Pembroke-terrace, 0 0 , 1 1 0 nian-ro.sd, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. Sor Clark, of St. Saviour's, Southwark. DIED. iro / On the 25th inst., at Kingston, Surrey, Rear-Ad God hy. 1 01 :1 On the 2 7, th inst., at Torquay , Mr. Albert C. Water, of Al, Finsbury-square, and of the firm of Wate rlovit Sons, London, aged 31. h pf On tho 24th inst., at 211, Tenter-street, Goodraan's•P Mr. David Low, aged C 3. On the 23d inst., at Nowlands, Frenchay, Colonel 0;)ir Frederic Sales Clarke, commanding the South Wale; ti iet. ag , Al 51 Oc c ' On they 22d inst., at Addiscombe Villas, Croydon, fc Arthur, only child of Mr. Charles 8011, of the Stocll change, London. ,r 4l ' On tho Sth just . Xaz-ach, in consequence of ~Voot' ships suffered in Russia, whilst a prisoner, Thomas 31' gomery Boys, 10th Royal Langley Hussars, aged 32. On the , 25th List., at -place, Conimercial-f°f°. east, Elh:aboth, wife of Mr. Corker, aged 67. .0111)02; Printad and Published by itiIJRDO - - Tli 2, of 112 % Strand, Printer, at Th. Sun Office, g°- 1 of Ina :strand, in 1113 P , •ecinct of the Savoy, in the 00 Wecinsiday, February 27, 1856.. ~ 'E TR' QITE to At Of Vo/ THE =r Ch lies WI GI a