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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—YESTERDAY. The LORD CsesouLos took his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Woolwich against the proposed plan of sewerage for the metropolis. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that, residing in that part of the country, he could bear his testimony to the justice of the complaint mentioned in the petition. A strong case ought to be made out to justify the plan proposed. That the sewage of London was a nuisance to London he was free to admit, but that was no reason why a large trench should be made at a small village about six miles from London, and the whole of the sewage emptied therein. The effect of such a plan would be to render that village, as a place of residence, quite unendurable. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from Whitechapel against the smoke nuisance. THE CRIMEAN INQUIRY. Lord LUCAN said he was anxious to correct a misstatement that had been made with respect to what had fallen from him respecting the Judge-Ad vocate the other evening when addressing their lord ships on the subject of the late inquiry. That learned gentleman had taken the opportunity of com menting rather warmly upon language which he (Lord Lucan) had never used. In order to render it more plain to their lordships, be would take leave to read to their lordships what he really did say on the occasion. He said that the Minister of War, when excusing himself on the last occasion for not producing the report, stated that be was acting under the advice of the Judge-Advocate-Gene ral. He did not desire to comment on the manner in which that learned gentleman had conducted himself on the late inquiry. All he could say was that he as sumed more of the authority of the board than of the adviser of the Court. What character that learned gentleman assumed when the doors were closed he could not say, but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that he was the colleague of the noble lord, and was no doubt open—perhaps unfairly so—to the suspicion that he bad been not more efficient in drawing up the report thanthenoble lord was in producing it tothe house. The noble lord then said I took the op portunity of observing, that contrary to all sense of justice in a political inquiry, it was to be re gretted that a political partisan should be the ad viser of the board, and I expressed a hope that the next session would not passawaywithout their lordships' attention being given to the office of the Judge-Advo cate•General—the functions of which office had been heretofore exercised is a manner necessarily tedious and obstructive in eliciting the truth. Now, what he (Lord L.) complained of was that the learned gentleman bad taken the opportunity of replying to his observations by aasum ing that he had used language in that house which he had never uttered. He admitted the connection which existed with one of his children and the family of Lord Hardinge, but he denied having exchanged one word with that noble lord since the early part of April. He had never even mentioned the subject to Mr. Hardinge or his daughter. The noble lord having denied several other matters referred to by the Judge-Advocate, concluded by observing that it would be well if that learned gentleman were a little more careful in the language which he used before be brought forward charges against any individual which perhaps had not the slightest shadow of foundation. Lord PANMURE said he could not do better than give the noble earl the Flame advice which he volun teered to give to the Judge-Advocate-General. The noble lord defended the Judge-Advocate-General from the charges which had been made against him. The Perth Borough and Harbour (No. 2) Bill was reed a second time. The Sheep, &o , Contagious Prevention Bill wan read a second time, The Hospitals (Dublin) Bill was read a second time. The Burial Grounds' (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. On the house going into committee on this bill Lord MONTEAGLE, on the house going into com mittee on the Consolidated Fund ( %ppropriation) Bill, called attention to the financial position, of the country. Tie objected to the separadm Of the War Department from the Treasury. Thirty-four millions had been passed a in ono estimate from the Treasury account to that of the Minister of the War Department. Since that esti mate was voted a large redection had taken place, and 27 millions only were required. Here occurred the diffi culty. He objected to the changing accounts—to the expending money voted for one purpose in carrying out another. The change, too, in the system of auditing was anything but clear and advantageous. The revenue was decreasing—the resources of the country encum bered with debts that must be cleared off. They had borrowed 33 millions, and only raised an income of 17 millions additional ; they would have to provide a million a-year or the interest on this sum. Transactions had gone on between the Governments and the savings banks. Such a course might be lawful, but was it not desirable that tho Treasury should deal with the funds of the depositors in savings banks to facilitate their financial operations l He hoped the practice would be discontinued, now that the exigencies of the war ren derel it no longer necessary. Lord PANMURE considered Lord Monteagle wrong in his opinion relative to the new method of auditing. How could they audit the commissariat accounts in the Treasury ? The system of detailed audits in these trans actions would assuredly break down on emergency. The bill was reported without amendments. THE COAST-GUARD SERVICE. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moced that the Coast-guard Service Lilt do pass. It transferred the coastguard from the Customs to the Admiralty, and increased the number of men from 3,000 to 10,000. To keep up a body of men fit for manning our ships, and to provide 2,400 miles, as yet unsupplied, with coast guards, this measure was necessary. Lord COLCHESTER said the men would be got, but h 077 were they to be trained ? ha* was their effi ciency at any emerwmcv to he secured ? The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that this mea sure, by itself, would be useless. Other similar mea sures, he was glad to hear, were about to follow. The noble lord then went into details on the sulject, show ing that a new alms of officers must be appointed, and pointing out difficulties in regard to the extra pay given to the Coast-guard service, which the men would lose on entering the navy in war-time. Then, again, when the reserve was drawn off, who were to protect the coast ? We must now command the steam-bridge which con nected us with the continent ; the advantage of our in sular position had gone. Ministers had lauded their self-denial as regarded impressment. B. so doing they had given up a valuable power of the Craven in emu • gencies. The question of invasion was one we should always have before our eyes. Our position demanded such precaution. We should then have not weeks, or months, or years for preparation, but five days only. To provide against that was the duty of an effi cient and patriotic Government. The Marquis of TOWNSHEND declared his appro bation of the measure, and hoped it would be carried out to the full. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said that Govern ment bad never absolutely given up the power of im pressment, but reserved it to the last necessity. There would be no difficulty in the change from the Customs to the Admiralty. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH still wanted an answer. Was our coast-guard to receive additional pay when employed in the naval service? How would these two sets of men, one with good wages, and the other with poor wages, work together side by side ? The one badly paid being possibly the best seamen of the two. What had become of the Royal Coast-guard Volunteers! Officers had been appointed with 5001. a year ; there had been a vote of 8,0001. for the officers, and 12,0001. for the staff, and it had resulted in a gross job ; might not these antecedents be applied to their management of the coast-guard service ? After a few words from Lord STA.NLEY of ALDERLEY, the bill passed through committee. The General Board of Health Continuance Bill passed through committee. The Militia Pay Bill, the Cursitor Baron of the Ex chequer Bill, and the Lunatic Asylum Act Amendment Bill passed through committee. The Formation of Parishes Bill was read a third time and passed. ThelDeeds (Scotland) Bill passed through committee, as did the Judicial Procedure (Scotland) Bill. The following bills were read a third time and pass ed :—The Courts of Common Law (Ireland), the Unlaw ful Oaths (Ireland), the Nuisances Removal (Scotland), and the Registration Act Amendment. The Criminal Justice Bill gassed through committee. The Coult of Appeal in Chancery (Ireland) Bill pass ed through committee. The Poor-law Amendment (Scotland) Bill pa ed through committee. The Commons' reasons for insisting on their amend ment to the Irish Nuisances Act Amendment Bill, and to which amendment the House of Lords disagreed, were considered. The Lords decided that they wou ld not insist on their amendment, and that they would adopt the Commons' amendment, with a certain modi fication. On the motion of Lord DIINCANNON, returns were ordered of all circulars issued from the War-office relative to the disembodying of the militia of the United Nogdom. The house adjourned at eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--f YESTERDAY.) The Sruzzß took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock ' PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Ex tension of time, &c.), Severn Navigation Improvement Commission, and Westminster Terminus Railway Bills. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bell's Estate, Dallington Estat e , an d Th oroton ' s and Croft's Estate Bills.____ TORTURE IN INDIA. Mr. OTWAY presented a petition from the President of Madras, complaining of the present mode of torture in India, and praying the house to appoint a mixed corn anission of Europeans and Indians to inquire into the subject, with a view to putting a stop to it. COUNTY COURTS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. GLADSTONE called the attention of the Go vernment to the state of the courts in Westminster•hall, which was a matter that ought to be taken up by the executive rather than by a private individual member 114 the house, Bs wished to ask if her Majesty's Go. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1856; verament were disposei to make any inquiry during the recess into the state of the judicial establishments in Westminster-hall, particularly into the present number of judges, especially taking into view the immense relief and diinution of busineA in Westminster -hall, which had been brought about by the establishment of County Courts. Sir G. GREY said that from information he had ob tained he found that the civil business in the Superior Courts had not decreas ed as was anticipated, nor had it diminished on circuit, except in one or two instances. The question of reducing the number of judges was one requiring grave cons ideration, because in addition to civil business they ha d the crim inal business of the coun try to attend to , and he had received several commu nications from Glamorganshire, complaining of inconve nience from one judge only being sent there on circuit business. At present there was but one learned judge in town, the others being fully occupied on cir n cuit. He would consider the matter during the recess. Several verbal amendments were agreed to in the bill, and clauses added. Mr. HADFIELD moved the addition of the follow ing clause :—" Clerks articled to attorneys or solicitors may, after serving two years under articles, and with consent of their masters, appear as advocates ; the clerk to any attorney or solicitor who has already been, or who hereafter shall become' articled to such attorney or solicitor, and who may have served two years under his articles with such attorney or solicitor, may appear as advocate on behalf of any party to any proceedings in the County Court, on pro ducing to the'registrar of the court his articles, and also a certificate from his master that he consents thereto ; and the attorney to whom such clerk is or may be arti cled shall be entitled to the same fees as if he had per sonally attended the said court, provided that the clerk shall be subject to the same rules and regulat ions as I attorneys now are or hereafter may be subject to." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL resisted the clause on the ground that these courts ought not to be dealt with as schools for professional education. In no—court of law were persons who were qualifying themselves for a particular status allowed to exercise the functions of an advocate. The courts of law exercised control over ad mitted attorneys, but they had no control over attor neys' clerks. Under all circumstances, he thought it desirable that this clause should be rejected. Sir J. GRAHAM opposed the clause on public grounds, and as regarded the interests of the public, and not with reference to the educational part of the question. After some remarks from Mr. Stafford, Mr. Glad stone, Mr. Craufurd, Sir E. Perry, Mr. Mullings, and Mr. Fitzroy, in the course of which it was stated that agents, not professional men, were allowed by the judge to attend in these courts for plaintiffs or defendants, but tbat they had no power to award him a fee as in the case of an attorney. The clause was ultimately withdrawn. Mr. HADFIELD then moved the following clause : " Any attorney may act for another attorney concerned in any plaint or action, or in advocating in court for him in case of illne.s, absence from home, distant residence, and other special grounds or reasons." Mr. ROEBUCK opposed the clause. It was intended to do away, by a side wind, with the interference of barristers. If it was desirable to do that, let it be done openly, and not in this covert manner. After some discussion, the clause was negatived with out a division. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved there-insertion of the clause permitting a registrar or assistant clerk to reside out of the district under special grounds and by consent of the Lord Chancellor ; or, when the district is within the Duchy of Lancaster, by the consent of the Chancellor of the Duchy, but his office to be within the district. He thought the house ought not to call upon the registrars of populous districts such as Shoreditch and Be,imal-green to reside within them. After some discussion the clause was negatived with out a division. Mr. ROEBUCK complained that the clause referring to the retiring allowance to be given to County Court clerks had Leen altered since the bill passed through committee, from one-fourth to one-third. The SPEAKER said the alteration could be made without not;ce. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Then the matter being now paese.i, i 4 beyond our control. Mr. WILSON wished to explain. The SPEAKER—It cannot now be discussed. SirJ. GRA_LIAM—Then I cannot sufficiently express both my surprise and sorrow, that so important an alte ration should bare been made without previous notice. The SPEAKER—The hon. member can refer to it on the question that the bill do pass. The remaining elauses, after some discussion on vari ous amendments, principally of a verbal character, were agreed to. On the question that the bill do pass, Mr. WILSON entered into a detailed statement with reference to the position of the clerks in the Government getting rid of the plurality of courts, and stated that the vested interests of the clerks in these courts, considering they had resigned their private practice on taking these offices, and the justice of the case, demanded that the retiring allowance should be one-third instead of one fourth. The increase in amount would be small, but would not increase the existing charges which were paid I out of the fees of the courts. Sir J. GRAHAM said if it had not been too late he should have moved the reduction of the amount one fourth, tmlic ring that a suffioiont retiring alb:wanes. He deprecated the change that had been made, and con sidered it contrary to the rules of the house. The SPEAKER said that in accordance with the rules of the house the amendment had been irregularly introduced into the bill, and he cancelled it accordingly. The retiring allowance was then altered to one-fourth, as agreed to in committee. The bill was then read a third time and passed. VICE-PRESIDENT OF COMMITTEE OF COUN CIL ON EDUCATION BILL, On the mo,ion that this bill be read a third time Mr. HENLEY moved that it be read a third time that day three months. He saw no object to be gained in the appointment of a new functionary before a gene ral system of education was proposed. GL ADSTONE supported the amendment, and condemned what appeared to be a growing evil in that house, viz., that of creating offices before defining the daties to be performed. By adopting the bill the house would be sanctioning a bad precedent, because the new functionary would be lightly worked and very much overpaid. Instead of its being a department with one responsible head there would be two Privy Councillors working cheek by jowl with a divided responsibility. Sir G. GREY supported the third reading of the bill. It was introduced at the request of the house, and in accordance with the promise of the First Lord of the Treasury, to meet the view of the house on the necessity of their being a minister for education in that house. The objections of whether that minister should be known as a privy councillor or a secretary, or paid 2,0001. per annum, or 1,5001., were details which could be altered in the next session of Parliament. Mr. NAPIER was in favour of the appointment of a responsible minister for education in that house, but he objected to the provisions of the present bill, which would have the effect of widening the breach between the two countries. Mr. H. VERNON considered it would be sufficient to appoint a secretary, because the officer referred to would have to carry out the wishes of Parliament and not devise some brilliant scheme of education. If the hon. member for Oxfordshire went to a division he (Mr. Vernon) should support him. Mr. HADFIELD opposed the third reading of the bill. Mr. V. SMITH said there appeared to be a wrong impression existing with reference to this bill. It was not introduced for the appointment of an officer to carry out either of the many schemes discussed this sesiion that might have been adopted by the house, but for the creation of an office in connection with education, the holder of which should be a member of the house, and carry out their views on that question. Mr. A. PELLATT objected to the bill on the ground that it was inexpedient to appoint an officer before the duty of his office had been defined. He called on the house to reject the bill. After some remarks from Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. HEYWOOD, Sir J. GRAHAM said nothing but necessity should induce them to consent to the addition of paid servants of the house. He looked with extreme jealousy on these additions, and regretted that during the last ten years they had greatly increased. He should support the amendment. The house then divided when the numbers were — For the second reading Against it 35 Majority for the third reading Mr. HADFIELD then moved that the duties of this office should be extended to Ireland. Sir G. GREY said that if the amendment was carried it would be inoperative, because by the present law pro vision was made for the supervision of education in Ireland. The amendment was negatived without a division. The bill was then read a third time and passed. PROCTORS IN ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. This bill, which was introduced last night by Mr. HADFIELD, and read a fi rs t ti me , was , a f ter a short dis cussion, rejected without a div!sion. The house suspended its sitting at half-past 3 o'clock. The sitting was resumed at six o'clock. Mr. H. F. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce against the Sound Dues. Mr. T. DIINCOMBE presented a petition from Blackwall against the Lords' amendments to the Metro polis Improvement Bill. The following petitions were also presented :--By Mr. GREENE, from medical officers of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, against the grievances under which they labour; by Mr. OTWAY, from the Natives' Association of Madras, on the subject of torture ; from the Ranee Themsi, complaining of the seizure of her ter ritories by the Government of India ; by Dr. MicluELL, from 78 inhabitants of Wadsley, York, and also from Jersey, that the VacciHEßnation ALLOT. Bill be repealed. T Mr. H. F. BERKELEY gave notice of his inten tion early next session to submit a motion to the house on the subject of the ballot. AMNESTY TO POLITICAL EXILES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary of State for the Homo Department whether, under the recent act of amnesty granted by her Majesty to all political exiles, orders have been given for the liberation of the following ten prisoners convicted of high treason at the York as sizes of September, 1820, and transported to Van Die men's Land by the ship Lady Ridley in 1821—William Comstive, William Rice, Richard Addy, Joseph Frith, Charles Stansfield, John Birkenshaw,B;njamin Rogers, Joseph Chapel, Benjamin Hanson, and Michael Pg lag ? The hon. member observed that the parties to whom his motion referred, along with several others, pleaded guilty on the second day of their trial on condi tion that their lives should be spared. Ten of them were transported for life, and the others were imprisoned or transported for various periods. When an amnesty was proclaimed in favour of Frost, Williams, and Jones, an application was made to him to inquire whether that amnesty would be extended to these men. On applying at the Home-office he found there was no record of their conviction, and his object in now asking the ques tion of which he had given notice was to proclaim to these men that they had received her Majesty's pardon. Sir G. GREY said the offences of which these parties had been convicted were of a similar natare to those for which pardons had been granted, and instructions would be sent out to the colonies for their liberation. BILLETING IN SCOTLAND. Sir A. AGNEW asked the Under Secretary for War whether her Majesty's Government were disposed to re lieve private families, as much as possible, from the in convenience of the present system of billeting in Scot land, by making other arrangements for the accommo dation of recruiting parties, and of the permanent staff of the militia ? . Mr. PEEL said the number of the permanent mi litia was very limited, and the Government would con sider whether some mode could not be adopted of ac commodating them without inconveniencing private families. With regard to the recruiting parties he was unable to give any answer. MAILS TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Mr. H. BE RKELEY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he bad received tenders for carrying the mail to the Cape of Good Hope, and whether he had any objection to lay those several tenders, if decided on, upon the table of the house ? Mr. WILSON replied that several tenders had been received for the conveyance of these mails. These ten ders were under consideration, and he hoped that in the course of to-morrow a decision would be come to on the subject. After that there would be no objection to lay the tenders on the table. LESSEES OF CHURCH LANDS. Mr. INGHAM asked the right hon. member for the University of Cambridge if it was the intention of the Church Estate Commissioners to act on the recommen dations of the committee on ecclesiastical commissions, as to the consideration to be shown to the lessees of church lands for their beneficial interest in settling terms of enfranchisement ? Mr. WALPOLE said it was the intention of the com mission to act bona fide on the recommendations which had been given. Indeed they bad already begun to con sider and act upon those recommendations. FINANCE ACCOUNTS. MICHELL inquired why the finance accounts which were laid on the table on the 15th June had not yet been delivered ? Mr. WILSON replied that the delay had arisen from the peculiarity of the accounts of the land revenues of Scotland. OUR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to put a question to the noble lord at the head of the Government with respect to our diplomatic relations with the United States. ,Five or rig weeks ago the noble lord informed the house that the post of British Minister in the United States had become vacant, and furnished the house with papers and expla nations of the circumstances which caused Mr. Crampton to take his departure from the United States. The noble lord also stated that the amicable relations between the two countries had roto been disturbed, and that the diplomatic intercourse between the two Governments would be continued. Ha would now ask the noble lord whether her Majesty's advisers contemplated the early appointment of a Minister from England to the United States? Lord PALMERSTON said it was by no means an unusual circumstance that a mission should for a time be vacant. That frequently happened from a variety of causes. With regard to the particular mission to which the right hon. gentleman referred, her Majesty's Go vernment had as yet came to no decision on the subject. THE BIBLE. Mr. HEYWOOD then rose to move for an address to the Crown praying that she would be pleased to issue a commission of learned men to examine into the alleged defects in the translation of the Bible, and to report the amendments which they may be prepared to recommend. Tie went at some length into the history of the autho rised translation, and cited several passages to show that the translators had rendered the original carelessly and inaccurately. He anticipated opposition from the Bible societies of the country, as a new translation would ren der their stock valueless ; but the work would not be done in a moment, and he thought they would have plenty of time to dispose of their present stock before the new translation was ready. He was anxious to bring public opinion to bear upon this question, and therefore he had thought it proper to bring the matter before the house. Mr. W. BIGGS seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY admitted the importance of the ques tion, bat reminded the house that it would be unwise on their part to take up a subject to which public opinion was in decided opposition. There were, no doubt, cer tain errors and inaccuracies in the authorised translation, but as a whole it could not be denied that it was justly entitled to the respect and reverence of the English people. The motion was then withdrawn. MEMBERS' SPEECLIEE3. Mr. WILKINSON proposed a resolution to restrict the length of speeches. He cited himself as a model of short speaking, and pathetically lamented that he had incurred reproach for so doing, as he had received an anonymous letter imploring him to make longer speeches, and adding—quite gratuitously of course—let them be on subjects which he understands. The reading of this letter excited great laughter. Mr. T. DUNCO MBE seconded the motion. Lord PALMERSTON rose amid cheers and laughter to reply to it. He admitted that the resolution in the abstract must have the assent of every member, but he could not agree to restrain the freedom of speech. Mr. M. MILNES opposed, and Sir W. BIGGS supported, the motion. Mr. FOX suggested that much would be done if the leaders on both sides would speak early in the course of a debate, by which mean-i the subject would be exhausted, and other members would not for shame stand up to reiterate that which had been better said before. Mr. HADFIELD supported the motion. He thought time might also be saved in the present management of the business of thri house. After some remarks from Mr. WILKINSON, The house divided, when the numbers were— For the motion 3O Against it Majority —27 SPANISH BONDS. Sir. J. FITZGERALD, in moving to submit the just claims of certain numbers of persons, her Majesty's sub jects, on the Spanish Government, for an honourable set tlement of the Spanish Committee Certificate of Coupons not funded, said, in submitting this motion for the pur pose of persuading her Majesty's Government to take an interest in a question which most materially affects the rights and property of her Majesty's subjects, and, in this instance, of those who, depending on the faith of nations, have on such grounds advanced their money on loan to the Spanish Government at a f r a s u p d a h , e b r y a Majesty' o s f s s e u t b u j i e n c g t s t h by e d e b t h t s e Government certain rate of interest ; and when an attempt i s male tode o f thus contracted with her Majesty's subjects by confiscat ing part of the interest due upon that debt, I do think the British creditors of Spain have full right to appeal to their Government to protect them from the effects of such an arbitrary and unjust decree, by a remonstrance to the Spanish Government. In 1851 there was an arrear of ten years' interest due on the capital debt of Spain to British creditors, when the Spanish Govern ment passed this arbitrary decree that the Five per Cent. Stock should be converted into a One per Cent. Stock, gradually to increase in the course of nineteen years into a Three per Cent. Stock. Thfe converted Stock now goes on the Exchange under the name of New Deferred Stock. This arbitrary decree left no op tion with the British creditors of Spain, but enacted that they must accept these hard terms or get nothing, and tinder this cempnlsion the Spanish bondholders' commit tee took what they could get, and issued ther certificates for the confiscated over-due interest, which it is now sought that Spain should acknowledge and pay. How has the Government of Spain settled the ten years' in terest due to the British creditors (which is considered the most sacred portion of all debts) I Can it be believed ? But so it is. Five years only of the ten years' interest of 5 per cent. is acknowledged and capitalised into the One per Cent. Stock, and the other five years' interest due absolutely confiscated. Why, sir, if we bad been guilty of treason towards the Spanish Government the British creditors could not be worse treated than by con fiscating what property the Spanish Government might have of theirs in possession. Whereas it is notorious that the money so lent materially contributed to establish the present constitutional Queen and Government in Spain. Here is a splendid statement of facts, and, let me ask, have not the subjects of the British Crown a full right to appeal to her Majesty's Government to endea vour to seek redress against such an act of spoliation, and in addition to which the British creditors of Spain are informed, if those hard terms are not accepted that no acknowledgment whatever of the debt due to them would be made to those who declined accepting the terms proposed. A noble lord, now no more, but whose me mory is still revered in this house, I mean Lord G. Ben tint*, when a member of the House of Commons, brought forward this question, seeking redress from the Spanish Government towards the British creditors, when the noble lord now at the head of her Majesty's Govern ment stated " That though at that period he could not press the subject on the Government of Spain, neverthe less a time might come when her Majesty's Government would and must interfere." Sir, Ido think there could not be a moment more propitious than the present, when Spain herself, on the very grounds which I now repre sent, actually equips an armament against Mexico for the purpose of obtaining redress and compensation for Spanish subjects who have claims on the Mexican Go vernment. Here are the orders issued to the officers commanding the armament proceeding to Vera Cruz to enforce the rights of Spanish subjects—" M. Alvarez has been instructed by Gen. Zabala to notify to the Mexican Government on his arrival in the Bay of Vera Cruz, that he was ready to present his credentials pro vided the bonds taken from the Spanish creditors were restored, the interest due on them paid, and the legit's , many of the debt, already sanctioned by a treaty, again acknowledged. Should the Mexican Government agree to pay and restore the bonds, M. Alvarez will land and immediately deliver his credentials; i f. iot, he will return to the Havana, on board one of the steamers, arid leave the three other ships in observation before Vera Cruz." In conclusion, it may be stated that it appears a treaty existed between Spain and Mexico regarding Clio question, whereas the Government of this country was no party to the transaction between the British creditors and Spain. True ; but, sir, is it not incumbent on all European Go vernments to act strictly up to their engagements with their creditors ? and if they should by deviating from them for feit their faith and national honour, and thereby defraud the subjects of any other power, have not the subjects of these powers sought the protection of their representative Government against such wrongs? Have not the United States alwaysacted upon this rule; has not France followed the same rule ; and can it be supposed that a power like Great Britain should be an exception when the rights of her subjects are assailed? Portugal, a small country compared to Spain, had done the same injustice to her creditors ; but finding her national credit thereby im paired, has justly and prudently, acknowledged the claims she had repudiated. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said that the course pursued by the Spanish Cortes had been one contrary to fairness and justice. The money was advanced when the Spanish nation was struggling for liberty, and when the Spanish Government were unable, from pecuniary circumstances, to wage a contest in its support, and it was only by the money advanced to them by different individuals they were enabled to accomplish the objects they had in view. It was contended by the Spanish' Government that they had not received the whole amount of the capital for which they became liable. That was necessarily the case ; for when a government was in difficulties, its credit small, and its duration uncertain, because they might he superseded by the opposite party, who might disavow their engagements, they must expect to pay dear for the accommodation given them, and therefore it was not just to say to the creditors that for every 1001. indebted they bad received-but a portion of it. The ques tion before the house was one of expediency, viz., what course this country would pursue to obtain justice under the circumstances under which these loans had been contracted. It was not advisable for the British Go vernment to interfere officially, because there loans were advanced on the discretion of private individuals, and without any interference of the Government. The bond holders could not claim the interference of the Govern ment similar to that of Spain on Mexico, because that was a violation of an arrangement entered into between the two Governments ; and he thought it undesirable to make this question an international grievance. The Bri tish Government had made friendly applications to the Spanish Government relative to these claims, but un fortunately they had not attended to them. He thought the Spanish nation would consult not only the national dignity and the national honour by acknowledging these claims, but by making them good. After some remarks in explanation from Sir J. FITZ GERALD, the motion was withdrawn. GENERAL BEATSON. Mr. ROEBUCK rose and moved the following reso lution :—That the Under Secretary for War having ad. mitted that, upon anonymous information, a secret in. quiry had been ordered into the conduct of a genera] officer, this house feels itself bound to express its repro bation of such a proceeding. He stated he was induced to make the motion in consequence of the following statement made by the Under Secretary for War, in an swer to a question put to him on a former occasion by Col. Dunne:—Mr. Peel said that the hon. and gallant member had correctly stated the nature of the employ ment which had been given by the Government to Gen. Beatson. That officer was instructed to raise a body of irregular cavalry in Asia. Minor, Syria, Bulgaria, and Albania, and to take the command of the men when raised. This force first came under the command of Gen. Beatson in the month of June, and in the September fol lowing it was deemed expedient that it should form part of the Turkish Contingent under Gen. Vivian, and that another body of irregular cavalry should be placed under Gen. Beatson. The charges brought against Gen. Beatson were connected with this transfer of his command to the officer who succeeded him. They were to this effect—that he had instigated some of the commanding officers of the regiments under him to decline to serve under any other officer than himself, and had sought to induce the natives of the force to prefer remaining under his command ra ther than that of any other person. These accusations were sent anonymously to Gen. Vivian, who forwarded them to the War Department. Further inquiries are ordered to be made for the purpose, if possible, of verify ing the charges thus anonymously preferred : and certain questions were put to the commanding officers of the regiments formerly under General Beatson, at Schumla, the answers to which bad been sent home by General Smith, the successor to the accused. These inquiries were still pending, and the correspondence on the subject was not yet closed. The inquiry WM neces sarily secret, because it was merely a preliminary one, and instituted to discover whether it was a prima facie ground for taking further proceedings' against General Beatson. It was only right to add, that the statements received from the commanding officers of the regiments aid not confirm the anonymous charges above described. For these reasons it would be improper to publish the correspondence." He appealed to the house if any men of honour was safe under such a system, and he fear lessly appealed to a British House of Commons to pro tect the service from its operation. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman having- commented on the anonymous information on which the inquiry was made, and the term " accused" being applied to General Beat son [Mr. F. Peel dissented], said the honourable gentle man must give him credit for believing his ears. (Hear.) He protested against the use of such terms, under the circumstances, and said that after he had placed this motion on' the paper, he bad received a letter from the Earl of Ellenborough, highly laudatory of the gallant general's conduct as a soldier and a man of honour. It was desirable that the house should know that it was a man who had thus served for thirty years who was now accused of wanting his troops to mutiny. General Beat son entered the Indian army in 1820. He was a Major- General in the British and a Lieutenant-General in the Turkish service. The circumstances under which he was employed in Turkey were no follows. It appeared that in the late war the government found that the army was in want of irregular cavalry to meet the Co-sacks, and General Beatson was appointed to collect to gether and organise a body of irregular horse. He was appointed by the Duke of Newcastle, and persons appointed by him seldom found favour with his successor. Many obstacles were thrown in his way, and it was not until June, 1855, that he found himself at the head of a body of troops when he established hi s camp on the Dardanelles. On the 28th July he offered his resignation, which was not, however, ac cepted ; but he was soon after placed under the com mand of General Vivian, and on the Bth of September he resigned again, and this time his resignation was ac cepted by Lord Panmure. Having received that letter General Beatson withdrew ; and what occurred I On the 26th of April, 1856, he received a letter, purport ing to have been signed by General Vivian, and for warded to the War-office by General Smith, then in com mand of the Osmanli Irregular Horse at Schumla. In that letter General Vivian states that, in consequence of circumst inces that had come to his knowledge in con nection with the recent inspection of that force, he con sidered it was important that certain charges involving the character of General Beatson should be investigated. These charges were stated to be that when General Smith arrived at the Dardanelles for the purpose of su perseding General Beatson, the latter assembled the commanding officers of the regiments and tried to per suade them to raise a mutiny in their regiments, where upon two of them, Lieutenant-Colonel O'Reilly and Major Shelley left the room, saying that they were sol diers and could not listen to such proposals. It was added that General Beatson had a round robin drawn up by the interpreter and circulated amongst the troops, containing a declaration that they would not serve under any one but himself. The letter thus sent to General Beatson from the War-office was certified by Mr. Ram say to be a true copy, but in a subsequent copy which he procured two additional paragraphs appeared, and he (Mr. Roebuck) therefore charged Mr. Ramsay with having falsified the document. He now came to the result of the inquiry made at Schumla by Brigadier Smith • and let hie say that he did not think it consistent with ho nourable conduct on the part of the Government to have instituted this inquiry without letting General Beatson know ; and if he had, as a soldier, been ordered to con duct such an inquiry, he would have replied that he was a soldier, and must therefore obey, but that be did so deeply groaning in spkit, that a Minister of War should give him such instructions. With respect to the first point adverted to in General Viviam's letter, General Smith said that when he waived in the Dardanelles Col. O'Reilly and Major Shelley came to him, and stated that they understood that some officers were about to resign their command, but that they were ready to serve under him. With respect to the second point, none of the interpreters stated that they had prepared a paper of the kind described, but they added that they had heard that such a paper was sent round by some one at the time, and that they did not think that the soldiers had got it up voluntarily. These men were not even on oath. And he must say that he did not think that on anonymous information of this kind a general officer should have been subjected to this kind of secret inves tigation. That the information on which the investiga tion was founded was anonymous was admitted by the hon. gentleman the Under -Secretary for War on a pre vious evening. He appealed again to the House of Commons to protect our gallant soldiers from conduct like this. He charged the Government with having in this case broken through all the rules that should dis tinguish a liberal Government. They had done much to shake the faith of the army in those who rule it, and, in so doing, they had done their utmost to endanger the safety of the country. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving a resolution censuring the Government. Mr. F. PEEL said it was quite possible he had been misreported on a previous evening, when he was re presented to have said that General Vivian had in this matter acted on anonymous information. If he had said so he had, however, stated what was incorrect, because, although he did not know it at that time, Gen. Vivian had acted upon information derived from a source on which he was justified in placing reliance. After repu diating the idea that Lord Panmure entertained any hostility to Gen. Beatson in consequence of his having been appointed by the Duke of Newcastle, the hon. gen tleman said that soon after the irregular cavalry first began to assemble at the Dardanelles in June, 1855, disputes and difference arose between Gen. Beatson and the local authorities, who complained that he did not lend them as effectual aid as he might do in preventing the irregular troops coming armed into the town, where they created disturbances and riots. It was in cense sequence determined to make the irregular horse a part of the contingent under the command of Gen. Vivian. Gen. Beatson on this resigned his command, and his re signation was accepted by Lord Panmure, but before the acceptance got out to Turkey circumstances occurred which, in the opinion of both the ambassador and Gea. Vivian, rendered it necessary that Gen. Beatson should be at once superseded, and accordingly Gen. Smith was appointed to the command. Gen. Beatson then joined the Contingent at Sertch, while Gen. Smith went to Schumla with the Irregular Horse. He soon after fell ill, and the command devolved on Gen. Smith, Some time afterwards Gen. Vivian considered that the Os manli cavalry should be inspected, and he directed Gen. Shirley to undertake that duty. In the course thereof that General heard certain circumstances, which he com municated to Gen. Vivian, and there was therefore not a shadow of foundation for saying that the latter g eneral acted on anonymous information. Surely , then, having received such information, he could neither suppress it nor could he send it home without taking steps to ascertain,as far as could be done in the East, how far the accusations made against Gen. Beatson were well founded. It might, however, be said that he should have let Gen. Beatson know what was going on. But as all official relations had ceased between Gen. Vivian and Gen. Beatson, and as the latter officer was then in the East, it was im possible for General Vivian to communicate with him except through the War-office, and therefore the proper course for him to take was the one he actually did take, in apprising the Secretary of War of what was going on. When General Vivian's first letter arrived at the War office, finding that it would soon be followed by onefrom General Smith, the Government did at once communi cate with General Beatson, but waited to see whether the letter from General Smith afforded a foundation for judicial proceedings or not. About the beginning of May that letter was received, and the War-office immediately wrote to General Beatson, and requested his answer. General Beatson, in reply, expressed his perfect readi ness to enter upon the investigation ; for he said that he should be able to prove not only that the charges were false, but that they were got up with malicious intent by the same parties whose intrigues led to his resignation in the September previously. He requested, however, that a little delay should take place, as he had not all his papers at band, and some of his friends were out of town. In the meantime, the Government communicated with Gen. Smith, in order that he might ascertain whether the statements of Col. Reilly and Major Shelly were corro borated by other officers. He did not know what other course the Government could have taken. It was the usual course to collect evidence before coming to a final decision as to the desirableness of instituting a formal in quiry. But in the meantime General Beatson was ac quainted with what was going on. The hon. gentleman said that Gen. Beatson was an officer of merit. No doubt. And it was very painful that charges should be made against an officer of that description, and every one must desire that they should turn out to be unfounded. But when they were made, and there was a prima facie case for inquiry, it was the bounden duty of the Govern ment not to suppress them ; but to take such proceed ings with regard to them as might enable them to decide whether it was desirable to proceed further. That was the course they had taken. Mr. I. BUTT said that the hon. gentleman had said that the War-office had a prima facie case against General Beatson. Why, then, had he not been placed before a court-martial ? Mee PEEL did not say that there was a . prima facie case against General Beatson. Mr. BUTT was bound to accept the hon. gentleman's denial ; but if he did not speak the words he had imputed to him, he must believe that some one else spoke them out of his mouth. The hon. gentleman had said that General Vivian had not acted on anonymous authority, but on that of General Shirley. He wanted to know whether the statements in the letter from General Vivian to General Smith were made on that authority ? He was in hopes that the hon. gentleman the Secretary for War would have cleared up these matters, but he re gretted to say that, instead of doing so, he had put General Shirley in a bad position, and General Vivian in a worse. The hon. gentleman had quoted from a document which emanated from the War-office and yet he said that the War-o ffi ce was not responsible for it, but that document was signed "E. W. Ramsay," who was the private secretary to Lord Panmure, the Secre tary at War. Colonel Beatson had written over and over again to the War-office, requesting to be informed who was his accuser, and he received in reply a letter, in which Lord Panmure stated that he did not know from what source the lieu' • ant-general derived his in formation. Here, then, was an officer like General Beatson, high in the service of his country, accused upon anonymous information, that anonymous informa tion being acted upon by Lord Panmure, and yet no in formation forthcoming as to the author of that inform*. Lion, or as to whether the Government believed the charges made against him had been disproved. What he (Mr. Butt) charged upon the Government was this, that the writer of the information was still withheld from the person he had slandered. He did not deny that the information was gi ;en to General Shirley, and that he communicated it to General - Vivian ; but he complained that the man who had been cruelly wronged was still deprived of that information to which he was entitled. Toe Minister of War, when he got the report ought to have consulted General Vivian upon the matter, Gene ral Vivian being at that time in England ; but now he had been five months under the imputations that had been cast upon him, and no intimation had been con veyed to him from any of the authorities whether or not these charges had been disproved. Hitherto, the army had been looked upon as the eoul of honour, but these things, which the honourable gentleman (the Under- Secretary for War) ha 1 stated were usual in the army were inconsistent with that honourable spirit of fair play which he believed to have been the characteristic of the English army, and which he was sure was the charac teristic of English gentlemen. (Cheers). Colonel FRENCH wished to make an appeal on this subject to the noble lord at the head of the Government who was always ready to supply the (=legions and to atone for the faults of his colleagues. Nothing had been said exculpatory of General Beatson, and he wished to know whether the Government would allow matters to remain in that state ? He thought it would be but common justice on the part of the Government to state whether or not the charges which had been made against General Beatson had been disproved. As to the War-office itself, he thought it had proved a serious impediment to the successful working of the noble lord's Government. Lord PALMERSTON said he thought it must be clear from the discussion that the resolution which had been proposed by the hon. and learned gentleman the mem ber for Sheffield (Hr. Roebuck) could not be adopted, because it did not apply to the case. The facts which had been adduced appeared ne him (Lord Palmerston) to exempt from blame those who bad been parties to them. (near.) It appeared that when Gen. Shirley went to in speet the fort at Shurnla, representations of a grave cha racter were made to him in reference to the conduct of Gen. Beatson, and it would have been highly blameable on his part if, as a general officer rece iving such informa tion, he had concealed it, and not given to the officer concerned an opportunity of refut in g it. (Hear.) With regard to Gan. Beatson, her Majesty's Government knew full well the circumstances of the distinguished career he had run before he was employed upon the service in which the present question arose, and it was with sincere regret that her Majesty's Government found, from circum stances that occurred, that it was impossible to continue him in the service he held. He resigned that post, as of course he had a perfect right to do so. Gen. Shirley was informed of charges against Gen. Beatson, which it was of course his t uty to make known to Gen. Vivian. What was Gen. Vivian to do I Was he to put them aside or to to content himself with sending them to the War office in England 1 As he was in communication with the officer in command at Shumla, he was perfectly right to order an inquiry in order that the result might be made known to the War-office at home. It had been said that General Vivian should have made a representation to General Beatson, but the honour able gentleman the Under Secretary for the War Department had given due reasons why that course should not have been adopted. The honourable and learned gentleman opposite (Mr. Butt) bad stated that when the War-office considered that a prima facie case against Gen. Beatson had been made out, they should have brought him to a court-martial. He (Lord Palmerston) disputed that proposition altogether. They might have a prima facie case against an officer, and still find that it would be very wrong to bring him to a court martial. They should undoubtedly ascertain first whether there was sufficient ground for such a course. (Hear.) Nothing was better known in the service than this, that when there was a prima facie case against an officer, in quiries were made for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not there should be a court-martial. In this case it was impossible to summon a court-martial when General Beatson was in England, and it was absolutely necessary to make further inquiries at Shumla. Although he made allowances for the nice feelings of honour that influenced General Beatson in repudiating what he conceived to be an unjust imputation, and allowances also for those friends of his who would not wait for the result of the official investigation, but called upon that house to inter fere pending the result of the official investigation that was going on, yet he did not think that the impatience of General Beatson's friends, or the natural feelings of Gen. Beatson himself, were sufficient grounds for that house to go upon. The house, he thought, would agree with him that it would be but right to wait until the Mar-office had ascertained whether here were sufficient grounds to proceed further against General Beatson, or whether the War Minister should be satisfied that no further steps should be taken upon the anonymous intormation that had been received. (Hear, hear.) Supposing the accusa tions to have been entirely anonymous, it would have been the duty of those to whom they were communicated, out of respect for General Beatson's character, to bring the matter under the consideration of the authorities at home. But it had been distinctly stated by the Under- Secretary for War that in this case the accusations were not anonymous, because they proceeded from General Shirley, an officer high in the service, and that General Vivian, who received them from General Shirley, con ceived it to be his duty to forward them to the War office. As far, therefore, as the War-office was concerned, the accusations were not anonymous, for they came from two officers high in the service, and upon those repre sentations the War-office was bound to act. The War office received the accusations from two responsible offi cers, transmitting them in the order in which they them selves had received them. (Hear, hear, hear.) The matter was then put in train in the only way in which the War-office could proceed, and there was, therefore , really no charge against the authorities. The hon. and gallant gentleman opposite (Colonel French) had stated that the War-office was a mortification to her Majesty's Government. He (Lord Palmerston) could say, with out any hesitation whatever, that he felt exceedingly obliged to Lord Panmure for the zealous manner in which he had performed his duties ; and it would be sufficient to contrast the state of the army when it went out to the Crimea with its condition when it returned, to show in how admirable a manner that noble lord had discharged his duties. (Rear, bear.) Colonel LINDSAY thought the speech of the noble lord was a premium upon anonymous slander. If these anonymous attacks were to be listened to no one would be safe. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the gallant gentleman who had just spoken had mieun deretood and unintentionally misrepresented what had fallen from the noble lord. The theory of anonymous letter writing was not in any respect applicable to the case which was now under the consideration of tie house. He believed that the general practice of public departments, when anonymous letters were received, was to take no notice of them ; but there might be pai ticular cases in which it might be the duty of the autho rities to make some inquiries. An anonymous letter might indicate facts so special as to show knowledge on the part of the writer, and then it would be their duty to take steps to ascertain whether they were right. It was, ho thought, impossible to 'lay down any general rule with regard to anonymous letters. In this case, as had been properly stated, the information was not ano• nymous, having been received from two officers high in her Majesty's service. After a few words in reply from Mr. ROEBUCK, the house divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it — Majority The resolution was consequently negatived. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. On the motion of Mr. W. WILLIAMS the following returns were ordered :—Return of the number of per- sons flogged in the army in each of the years 1854 and 1855 ; specifying the offence, the regiment, the place of station, the time, the sentence, and the number of lashes inflicted (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 294, of session 1854). Return of the number of per sons flogged in the navy is the years 1853, 1854, and 1855 ; distinguishing each year, specifying the name of the ship, the offence, the sentence, and the number of lashes inflicted, and stating the highest and the lowest number given in each class (in continuation of Parlia mentary Paper No. 552, of session 1853). FOREIGN TROOPS. Mr. MURRO UGH said he bad given notice of the following resolution :—" That a Govt rnment which in the time of peace retains foreign troops embodied in this country is unworthy the confidence of this house." After the statement of the noble lord at the head of the Go vernment ~esterday, he did not wish to press it, but he might express a hope that these foreign troops would be sent out of the country as soon as possible. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S REVENUE ACCOUNT. The report was brought up and agreed to. LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES 23 71 - -48 BILL. This bill was read a third time an4,passed. COMMONS INCLOS/Attigo. 2) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this i were eunsidered and agreed O. THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved the second reading of the Bishops of London and Durham Retirement Bill. He explained the circumstances which led to the intro duction of the present measure. Government were con templating the introduction of a general measure for the retirement of aged and infirm bishops, when he re ceived communications from the bishops of London and Durham, intimating their willingness to retire. He had at one time intended to couple with this measure a pro posal for the division of the diocese of London into two ; but, on consultation with the Ecclesiastical Commission ers, he was induced to postpone this question for the present, and to confine himself simply to the measure for the retirement of the bishops. He emphatically re pudiated the charge of simony, and contended, on the contrary, that the measure was honourable to the bishops in question. He passed in review the various alterna tives which had been suggested, contending that none of them were equal to the course he himself proposed, and concluded by moving the second reading. Mr. HENLEY rose to move that, the debate be ad journed. It was unprecedented that a bill should be read a second time which had not yet been delivered to members. He was quite aware that a copy of the bill was to be had at the Votes-office, but its accuracy might be judged of from the fact that it bore on the back of the bill to have come down to them from the Commons. He did not see why it could not be discussed to-morrow, when no business of importance was before them. Mr. GLA.DSTONE seconded the motion. Lord PALMERSTON gave way, and the bill was postponed till to-morrow. The house then adjourned. PAR,LIA ifEN VARY DIVISIONS. HORSE OF LORDS—JOLY 22. DIVISION ON TIIE TIIIRD READING OF THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENTS BILL. MAJORITY. Lord Chancellor BARONS. DUKES. Argyll Cleveland Byron Calthorpo Camoys Churchill Do Mauley De Tabley Foley Kinnaird. Monteaglo Panmure Portman Sayo and Selo Stuart de Decies Stanley of Alderley MARQUIS. Lansdowne EARLS. Chichester Fortescue Harrowby Kingston Stradbroke VISCOUNT. Middleton BISHOP. Carlisle DUKE. MINORITY. Somerset MARQUISES. Bath Salisbury VISCOUNT. Dungannon BISHOP. Oxford EARLS. Aberdeen D.rby Desart Elgin BARONS. Colri 1e Colchester Denman Dynevor Itedesda'o Wynford. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 22. VICE PRESIDENT OF COIIMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION BILL. Order for Third Reading read ; Motion made, and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read the third time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day three months :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of tho Question :" The House divided ; Ayes 77, Noes 35. AYES-77. Agnew, Sir A. Freestun, Colonel O'Connell, D. B a ines, Rt. Hon. M. G reene, JJ. Osborne, R. Ball, J . Greene,John Palmerston, Viscoun' Baring, Sir F. Gregson, Samuel Peel, Sir R. Bethell, Sir it. Grenfeil, Charles Peel, F. Biggs, John Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Perry, Sir E. Biggs W. Grey, R. Phillimore, J. G. Black, ' Adam Hall, Sir Benjamin Price, Sir R. Bonham-Carter, J. Hankey, T. Raynhatn, Visconn' Bouverle, Hon. E. P. Headlam, T. Ridley, George 'Brand, H. B. W. Heywood, J. Sawle, C. Bruce, Lord E. Horsman, E. Seymour, H. Bruce, H. A. Howard, C. Smith, J. A. Buckley, Gen. Ingram, H. Smith, R. Butler, C. S . Jones, D. Thornely, T. Castlerosse, Vis. Kers haw, J. Tynte, Col. C. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Kir k, W. Walmsley, Sir J Cowper, W. Labouchere,Rt.HOn.ll Watson, Col. traufurd, E. H. J. Langton, 11. G. Wickham, 11. Davie, Sir li. R. F. Lewis, Sir .G. C. Willcox , Wilkinson ß ~ W. Duncan, Viscount L owe, R. Duncan, George 'Gregor, John Wilson, J. M Dundas, F. Massey, W. Wyvill, M. Fcilden, M. Mills, T. Fitzroy, Henry Monck,Vis. Forster, Charlet Morris, D. Fortescue, C. S. O'Brien, P. NOES-35. Bell J. Hadfield. George Stafford, A. rk , Neeley, Hon. 11. F. }lardy, G. Stracey, Sir H. B ram l e y-Moore. J. Heathc,oate, Sir W. Stuart, Captain Brockman, E. D. Herbert, Sir T. Tite, W. Cobbett, J. M. m ac cifegor, James Vernon, G. Cocks, T. S. Mullings, ,J. B. Walpole. S. Coles, 11. Mundy, W. Whitmore, IT. Davies, D. Napier, J. Willoughby , Sir H. F uller A. lIon.W r. Noel, G. Fuller, A. E. North, Col. J. Gladstone, W. Palmer. Robert Graham, Sir J. Pechell, Sir G. Henley, J. Gwyn, IdoWel Spooner, R. Newdegate, C TELLERS. Hayter, W. Musgrave Earl of, TELLEIIB, GENERAL BEATSON. Motion made► and Question put, " That the Under Secre tary for War having admitted that, upon anonymous in formation, a secret inquiry had been ordered into the conduct of a Goneral Officer, this House feels itself bound to exproaa its reprobation of such a proceeding :" —The House divided; Ayes 23, Noes 71. AYES-23. Scholefield, W. Stafford, A. Taylor, Col. Walcott, Admiral Williams, W. Arbuthnott, Gee. Gwyn, H. B o wyer, G. Hadfield, G. Bramley-Moore, J. Hume, W. Brainston, T. W. Jolliffe, Sir W. Brace, H. A. Langton, TI. G. Butt, I. Lindsay, Cot J. Duncan, G. Michell, W. Dundas, G. Murrough, J. Granby, Marquis of Robertson, P. NOES-71. Agnew, Sir Andrew Fortescue, C. Palmerston, Vint, Baines, Rt. Hon. M. Fox, W. J. Patten, J. Ball, J. Glyn, G. Peel, Sir R. Baring, Sir F. Greene, Thomas Peel, F. Bass, T. Gregson, S. Pellatt, A. lack, Adam Grey, Sir G. Phillimore, J. Ci. B l an dford. Marquis of Hall, Sir B. Pilkington, J. Bonham-Carter, J. liankey, T. Price, W. Brand, 11. B. W. Thistle, Archd. Pritchard, J. Brocklehurst, Z. Headlam, T. Ramsden, Sir J. Butler, C. Heywood, J. Ricardo, S. Challis, T. liorsman. B. Ridley, G. Clay, Sir W., Bt. Ingram, It. Bolt, P. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Kershaw, J. Seymour, W. D. Davies, D. A. S. Kirk, W. Smith, M. De Vero, S. Labouchere,lttlion. l . l Smith, R. Duncan, Viscount Lewis, Sir G. C. Stafford, Marquis Dunc ombe, T. Lowe , R . Thornely, T. Esm onde, J. Mangles, H. D. Villiers, C. Farnham, E. Massey, W. Wilkinson, W Feilden, M. Monck, Viscount 'Wilson, J. Ferguson, Col. Mon creiff, J. Ferguson, Joseph Morris, D. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Nisbet, Robert Forster, J. Osborne, R. myna. Roebuck, J. French, F. TELLERS. Tlayter, W. Isfulgrave t Earl Al Advices have been received from Wallachia that the Turkish troops have already retired from the Princi pality, and information has reached us that the Austrians will have evacuated both Moldavia and Wallachia within a fortnight or three weeks. FATAL ACCIDENT AT INELLAN.—On Monday night, about six, a small yacht, while passing Inellan, cap sized, and we are sorry to say that two young gentlemen, whose names are unknown, but who are understood to belong to GlaTow ' were drowned. It seems, from th e s t a tement of John M'Cubbin, a Gourock boatman who accompanied them, and who was saved, that they had sailed in the morning from Gourock Bay, and proceed( d so far as Port Bannatyne. They were on their way back, and, while opposite Inellan, and running before a slight breeze, a squall was seen passim; along the water, and she was observed to go down instantly, nothing being afterward seen but a life-buoy, to which the boat man was clinging, and the gentlemen's caps, ono of them being a dark mixture, and the other a shepherd plaid, and both being linei with silk. The boatman states that he does not know the names of either of the gentlemen, having been engaged by them only for the day. He also states that the boat was quite new, h - tying only been launched on Thursday last at Gla,•gowe and that there was another life-buoy on board.---Caas goo Bu4olll. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, July 22. There has not been much business ; the accounts from India, which were expected to improve the market, having created disappointment. Manufacturers and spinners have still employment on unfinished orders, and are not pressing for new business, consequently they maintain a firm attitude towards buyers, and there is no change in prices. The market is not so inactive, how ever, as at the close of last week, and, as regards the home trade, a more cheerful feeling prevails in the anti cipation of a better fall trade. Bath in cloth and yarn prices are steady. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth market :—" We have had a quiet but steady market throughout the week, without change in prices. Today there has been a more cheerful feeling and an improved demand, and a fair amount of business has been done at very full rates." Messrs. G. Fraser, Son, and, Co., say of the market generally :—There is but little or no alteration to notice in to-day's market ; prices are without change, and the market without much animation." Luxe, July 22. The cloth trade is rather quiet just now, and business is scarcely so brisk as it was a week or two ago. This apparent relapsing seems to be principally occasioned by the somewhat unsettled state of the wool trade. The price of wool having receded at the late wool sales, the merchants are unwilling to purchase goods M the prices demanded by the manufacturers, and consequently busi ness is checked. As soon, however, as things assume a more settled aspect, there is little doubt that there will be a good demand for woolen cloths. In the cloth-halls this morning a quieter tone prevailed than on Saturday, and there was little disposition to operate ; conse quently, transactions were only to a limited extent, and chiefly comprised tweeds and other light fabrics. The report of this day's Huddersfield market is as follows :—" The price of wools having been to a certain extent settled at the recent sales, those parties who held back in expectation of a large reduction in price and consequent fall in cloth, have visited the market to day, and trade is brisker. Shipping houses have bought low goods, other houses plain goods.' Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-Juvr 22. There was a good attendance to-day. Wheat and flour met a good consumptive demand, and, there being a better show of samples than of late, a considerable amount of business resulted, at Friday's prices, being ld to 2d per 701bs ovor the rates of Tuesday last for fine qualities of wheat, and full prices for ordinary runs, and flour. Oats and oatmeal, with a fair demand, fully maintained -late rates. Barley, beans, and peas in limited request, owing to the high prices asked. Indian corn scarcely so much inquired for as of late ; however, holders being generally firm, tho sales made were generally at Friday's rates, or is per qr. over those of this day week. HIILL-JULY 22. To-day there was a very small supply of English wheat, for which the trade ruled dull at about last Tuesday's quo tations. Foreign in fair supply, and met a good demand. Barley exceedingly scarce, and is to 2s dearer. Beans ra ther easier. Oats support our quotations. The linseed market, owing to a good supply, is rather quieter, but fine seed is still scarce. Cakes rather easier. An active de' mand for bones to arrive, but few offering. s s Wheat, English, red 76 to 80,Peas, grey and black to Ditto white 7B to 821inseed, Black Sea.., 53 to 54 Dantzic and Konigs- (Ditto Potersburgh ... 45 to 50 berg 7B to 82 Ditto Riga and Arch- Pomo ranian and Ham- k angel burgh swish. Holstein , and I Memel 3B to 44 Friesland Russian and Odessa 60 to 681 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 27 to 28' Barley, malting Ditto grinding 37 to 40 Beans 3 Ditto foreign 4 Poas, white and yel. 408 t too Per Too. Lins.c., Eull9/ 103 to 1010° oa_ . Ditto fine for. 71 15s — 103 U 4 Ditto inf. for olos Od to 0100 Rapeseed OO/ Os to 001 Os 'Rape cakes —s Od to 125 s Od '"Pares, English 9l. to Ditto foreign Guano ON Os 81 tol 2 / 151 1 1 Bones 1 Flour, per brl. 3ss. 38w' LEEDS—JULY 22. A moderate market for the season. The fall pric - es ° f Friday are obtained for wheat ; buyers , howe v e r, are in:- different, and little business is done. Barley nomina l ' Beans, oats, and other articles without alteration. -- i Average price of grain—Wheat, 76s 8d ; barley, Od ; oats, 28s 5d ; beans, 48s 3d. COURSR OF EXCH., Amsterdam • . •• •••• •• • . 11 17% Ditto, three months .. 12 0 Rotterdam ............ 12 014 Antwerp •••••••••• •• 25 57 4 Brussels 25 57% Elamburgh •• •• •• •• • • 13 9 Altona .. •• •••• •••••• Ditto, three months .. 25 65 Marseilles •• • 114 • • •• • • •• 25 67% Bourdeaux a • • • • • • • • • •• -- Frankfort-on-Maine •• .. 120 Berlin Vienna•• • • •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 22 Trieste— •• .• •• •• •• 10 23 Petersburg •• .• •.•••• •• 37% Madrid 49% Cadiz ... Barcelona .• •• •• •• •• •• Seville • • .. •• »•• •• GCE.-YESTERDAY. Gibraltar...... Leghorn ..•........... 30 5 Genoa ...... 1i.3 771.0 Milan •••••••••• •••••• Venice .......... .... - Naples • • ...... ..... ... 44 Palermo ........•• .• •• 1 " 4 Messina ... ....... .... 133% Lisbon .. ...... .... 53 Oporto ................ 53% Rio Janeiro •• .... """ Buenos Ayres...• •• •• •• -- New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia PRICEF OF SIILLIFN, Pt} OF. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 „, Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 v New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 , Silver in bars 0 11* SBIBORNB HAILE. (N sig,rnffes that the mails aro sent from the General Post-o."' ty the night—and M by tho morning--ilespatch.) _ ----i-e, e, Day when made up From voila' I' V due b ...., -- COUNTRIES. in General Post- \ Port v. .1a3c1.,.. Office, • London.* Dlspatche' . - 3, ._, Ameriza(bylirit.pac) Every Friday .... Liverpool .„ ,Vi'eeltli America (by United Sts. ...........N Every Tuesday . Southami4A , ti .. I Ve el ' il • . tau P p a i c ri k k e e e a:(b? . 1 . 1... States 1 Australia (via Liver-. ce 10 pool) .... • • •.....M i 4th and 19th .... Liverpool • • • Tw i Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good ... of m .,. Africa Hope) .. •• .. •• ..••N •• ***** ...• Africa (West Coast) ..N 231 of the month.. Plymouth .. 6th t y: Alexandria..........N 10th & 26th of n.o. Dover ...... i ,2d 39 _, 20 Idexandria..........M 4 th & 20th of mom Southamptu 4 ••• I " Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton 16th Belgium .• •• •• .. we ..N Daily.. „„_ _ _ Dover •• •• • Ds'Y . 6 . Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. Southampt on. July 1, Buenos Ayres ........M 9 th of the month .. Southampton July' 1 "_,.„ 7 Cape of Good Hope ..N Uncertain Cape of Verdep h Of MG C 1 ,30 do ... „N 9th of th.. month )3Outhautptor ..t... , Ceylon (ace India) 10th and 26th lb 4 & $ l4 t g (ky10n..............N 4th and 20th Channel Isles ........N w, ......N ta ~ tv ea.,&Frio South= Ty en 1 01 nu•Tikizt-' Chill- - ............N 2 1 t 1 7 th of month Southaropioi 1 4 and v g China .... . :4th and 10th .. . sand d . )9 Constantinople .... .. N i 1 0th and 26th.... Dover .... - 2 a Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southtunipton 1 ana `4 ,',O Cont. of Europe hi & N twice daily ...... Dover .....•rWlc Eupt (see India) Triceds ° France ........Ni & N Twice dai1y...... Dover -.. • • 7 ;44,1" 11113rAltitt .. ........M 4, 7,17, 20, 27 ‘f ni. Bouthampto , ", ' Greece (see India) , an d 161 Groytown .. ........ 31 'lnd & 17th of mon. Southampt t t , ~,,, iTamburgh ........ - NlDaily . London ...c. . I) , i ' f g oo Flavamah ..........DI (2nd of the month Southarnpten 4',:i',„ Holland .............M Daily ...... _ _ _ D0ver....... I) ,:,„''' Honduras - ...... ..11 17th of the month. Southampton i" ( 1 17 0 Cn.:l i a (viaSouthampt.)A: tth k 20th of man. Plymouth • • 4 , 1i11 e , 0;0 India (via Marsellles)sl 10th&26th of mon Dover ...... l'' lonian Isles (see India) .........D0ver...... Ireland ...... - M & N twice ti ally' - _ _ Holyhead .•• LiEbeia .............. fit 2d of to o. • • 4 16 0 7 4 e ft Uadeira .............1 'stn. of the mont) Southampton -•• liadmira .............N 231 of month •• - Liverpool ... -- • Malta (sea India) • 4 21,1114 50 filalta ...............N 1, 10, 20, and 26 Dover .. V.'. , Mauritius (see incite.) 15. 99 Mauritius ..........N 20th of the montl , Mexico Ni and of the month., 3ortthatopt• n I " Naples N Daily.... .• ...... Dover ...... m l6 New Granada N 21 & 17th of month Southampton . - New Zea1and..,....... Twice a month .. Various port , kil Papal States N Daily • • • • •• .. Dover ...... ' "'- Daily. ....• Poninsula M Southamptt ! , op Peru IV •d & 27th of mon. iouthampto , Ist 11.. Pnrh. Natal N ly private ship... Various POs' ~,,ilf - Sicily N Every Saturday.. Dover .... • • -- Tuscany .."....., N Daily ........ .... `Dover ...• . k6r I O il Vencznelt IV id& 17th olmoLth iouthampto . l ) - Van Diemen's Tom d (se , Australia) .......„ . ith of mon. .. . pr ontb).l . . n d 106 West Indies _ ... -I, NI., , 7th t, . moot iouthampton I i ••••••- -#' be When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malie will dr ,s epatched on the following day, With the exception of the tbe douthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be descatelY preceding day. CRYSTAL PALA.HH.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Mond li f t 21.—Admissions on payment, 13,013 ; ditto by 00 10 tickets, 503 ; total visitors, 13,516. GREECH.—A. private letter from Athens, dated P. l „/ 12, contains the following passages :—" The S ena te,. 4 . l "' its turn, has voted M. Mavrocordato's pension. Senate, , Riga Palamides alone spoke against it. The robbers s ! — at work again worse than ever. The province of Co'rio is infested with banditti." BIRTHS. OF A SOIL On the 21st inst., at Lansdown.terrace, Notting - b ill ' ill ' . wife of Captain Craigie R.N. vet* On the 22d inst., at Dalston-rise, the wife of the Dr. Cappel. the wife of OF A DAUGHTER. On the 21st inst., at 26, Norfolk-orescent, Charles Douglas Burnett, Esq. ‘ ro On the 21st inst., at Stockwell-villas, Cl&P"' — Mrs. Henry Simpson. VIARRIED: On the 21st inst ~ at Edinburgh, Major-Ge rle , "l 4 l :l; i'llri ' Campbell, C. 8., Madras Army, to Elizabeth, 0110' " ter of the late John jobot On the 22d inst., at St.Thomas's, Stamford-bil4oooe, youngest son of Joseph Adams, Esq., of rfarleY Bow, to Anna Maria Berry, sixth daughter o f Job]) P. Esq., of Deptford. I E . . n WI On the 22d inst., at Fore st hill D , Sydenharoo Ph ilip:i ir ton, Esq. aged 84. „ ti soo On the 22d -r 22d inst., at Park-hill, Clapham, John e'D „ [sq., M.D. CiP 6 ' On the 20th inst. , at Surbiton, Kingston, Sarre/ Webster, aged 57. • Vtl 4 On the 19th inst., at Brighton, Henry II of the Knoll, Blacheath, and 3, Crosby-square, I°ll aged 47. 1 s Shelf On the 19th inst., at Gravesend, Colonel Chav e , - li g 4e,eond son of the late Sir George Shoe, Bart., 1351. "" 67. ~ 00 0 On the 18th inst., at Bath, General Martin t ee • E. On Bengal Establishment, a ed 90. ~, leo no On the 21st inst., at 5, Russellg-place, FitzrY 4 ' die/ T. 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