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MPERIAL PARLIAME NT. was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure this session for the union of the Universities of - Aberdeen ? HOUSE OF.LORDS—ffESTERDAY). Their lordships assembled at a quarter before five. ROYAL COMMISSION. The LORD ADVOCATE said not at present ; but ho hoped to do so as soon a the universitici had come to an unanimity of feeling on the subject. THE NAVAL SERVICE. The Royal assent was given by c,omrsission to the following bills :—The Exchequer Bills Funding, the Annuities, the Consolidated Fund (1,631,0051. ls. 5d.), the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland). The Royal Com missioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Arzyll, and the Earl of Ilarrowby. Viscount DUNGANNON gave notice that on Mon- day next he should move for returns relative co the commission of the peace in Ireland. The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice that after Easter he should call the attention of their lordships to the system of torture within the presidency of Madras. Col. HARCOURT asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty whether an order of the Admiralty existed that prevented boys from union workhouses from being re ceived into the royal navy ? Sir C. WOOD said that no such order existed. THE rIRMAN OF THE PORTE. In answer to Mr. LAYABD, Lord PALMERSTON said that at present the late firman of the Porte had not been receivei, but that as soon as it was it should be translated and laid on the table of the house. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON moved that, on and after the 10th if April next, orders of the day should have prece dence of notices of motion.—Agreed to. SUPPLY. On the motion far the house going into supply, Sir D. L. EVANS asked the noble lord (Lord Palmer ston) if he had any objection to lay on the table of the house a copy of the telegraphic despatch that had been received from Major Dowbigging, denying the truth of his (Sir De Lacy Evans) statement on a former occa sion. He was induced to ask the question from a report being current that the denial was couched in very am biguous language. Lord PALMERSTON said he was unable then to give the hon, and gallant officer an answer from his not havin g had notice of the question. Sir DE LACY EVANS said he would repeat the question on Monday. APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. THE PROPOSED PORTRAIT GALLERY. The Marquis of BREADALBANE brought up her Majesty's answer to the address presented, by their lord ships, praying her assent to the erection of a National Portrait Gallery. Her Majesty's answer was as follows : —"I have received your lordships' address, praying that I may take into my consideration the expediency of forming a gallery of portraits of the most eminent per sons in British history. I will direct inquiry to be made how the object you have in view may be best attained." CHURCH RATES. The Archbishop of CAN rERBUItY, in presenting a petition against the abolition of Church rates, took the opportu n ity o f re f err i ng to the circumstances attending the introduction of the bill upon this subject. He had placed that bill last year on the table of the-house with the full intention of proceeding with it ; but after it had been read a first time he was informed that, inasmuch as it involved a subject of taxation, such a measure could not originate in that house. He therefore had no alternative but to withdraw it. It was quite impossible that he could support any measure which would have the effect of depriving the Church of a re venue from time immemorial . But with th e k now l e d ge that the collection of those rates had been virtually abolished in many parts of the country, and that in many places where they- were co ll ected they gave rise:to unseemly disputes and animositiesamongst religious sects, he thought that those persons were the best friends of the Church who would assent to some conciliatory measure. MERCANTILE LAW AMENDMENT - BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill was read a second time. MERCANTILE LAW (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was also read a sef...ond time. TURNPIKE TRUSTS BILL. This bill, on the motion of Lord lIARROWBY, was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—.(YES;TERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. A number of petitions were presented against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Sir DE L. EVANS gave notice that he intended to postpone the motion that he had given notice of with respect to the refusal by the Government of the offers of respectable parties in Canada to raise troops for se:- ice in the Crimea. THE ROAD THROUGH ST. JAMES'S-PARK. Sir B. HALL brought ep the report of the select com mittee upon the subject of the road through St. James's park of which the following is a copy : " Tour committee have considered the best means of communication between those parts of the metropolis which lie north of St. James's-park and those parts which lie south and south-west thereof, and are of opinion that on the whole the best means of communi cation may be found through the area of St. James's park, though your committee suggest that to any consi derable increase of traffic in the royal parks there are grave objections. Your committee have to report that they have considered the two plans referred to them by an order of the house of the 13th of February last. Plan No. 1, is a road commencing in Pall-mall at the present entrance to Marlborough-house, passing through the building now used as a German chapel, and running along the centre of the paved way leading to the Mall, between the gardens of St. James's-palace and Marl borough-house. It crosses the Mall upon a level until it reaches a point about fifty yards within the railing. Thence the ground falls eight feet to the water's edge, and the road is carried on a rise of 1 foot in 50 feet, which gives a headroom of 1i feet 9 inohes over the walk now existing near the water, thus allowing access from one side of the roadway to the other. The road is carried over a bridge, and is continued on the south side of the water, much. in the same man ner as on the north side, terminating in the Bird cage-walk, immediately opposite to Queen's-square. Plan No. 2 is a line carried through Cleveland row, by widening it on the north side, so that the road may be taken nearly on the north side of Pall-mall. It passes in front of Bridgewater-house, and thence into the Green-park. It thence makes a curve to the north west angle of the Mall, and passing in front of Bucking ham-palace, takes its course to Buckingham-gate, near the Duchy of Cornwall-office. Your committee have also considered the expediency of opening a road from Waterloo-place at a point marked Fin the plan, pro ceeding south war d s t o th e M a ll at a po i nt marked G, near the base of the steps of the mound on which the Duke of York's column stands, and thence again south wards to another point, marked /I, near Storey's-gate. They have further considered another plan of an open ing from the point marked G to another point marked K, which is the site of the Globe Insurance office in Charing-cross. Although Plan No. 1 would undoubtedly offer much facility of communication between those parts of the metropolis which lie north and south of St. James's-park, your committee are of opinion that it would not be desirable to intersect the ornamental gar dens of the enclosure by that plan. (Cheers.) With regard to Plan No. 2, your committee are informed by the evidence that the expense of making such a line would be very great, the proximate estimate being no less than 163,250/ ' and they are also of opinio n th a t th e Green Park would be much damaged if a road was made through it, as that road must necessarily be railed in on each side. (Hear, hear.) Your committee, therefore, venture to recommend that it would be desirable, in order to effect a communication between Pall-mall and Pimlico, to make so much of the road which is proposed in Plan No. 1 as lies between the entrance to Marl borough-house and the Mall ; that the line should be continued along the road now used on the north side of the Mall, to a point marked E at the western end of that road, and thence to Buckingham -gate. This line is coloured black upon the plan. The road thus opened for the use of the public might be enclosed in the same manner as the drives in Hyde Park are now fenced. The probable cost of the opening from Pall.mall, and the necessary works including the taking down and rebuild ing the Garman chapel, exclusive of purchase of site for the new chapel, would be about 25,000,', ; but the actual cost must depend upon the some which may be awarded to the Commissioners of Land Revenue, the trustees of the property on which Marlborough-house stands, and the lessee of the house No. 66, Pall-mall. Your com mittee would also recommend that a footbridge be thrown over the water in the inclosure, so as to form a commu nication from one side to the other. With regard to a roa I from Waterloo-place to Storey's-gate, your com mittee are of opinion that a line of communication should be made, and that, the Duke of York's column should be removed. (near, hear.) The cost of this line, in cluding the removal and rebuilding of the column, will be abont 30,000/. As regards an opening from the Park to Charing-cross, your committee are not prepared to recommend that such an opening be made at present, but they are of opinion that an opening for carriages should he made from Trafalgar-square to the Park." VICE-PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION. In reply to Mr. HADFIELD, Sir G. GREY said it was not his intention to take the second reading of this bill till Monday next. If not on that evening, certainly on a night previous to the Easter recess. METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then rose to call the attention of the house to an act of Parliament, entitled, "An Act for the Local Management of the Metropolis ;" but he contended that the object of the bill was directly con trary to its title. The lion, gentleman was proceeding to make some remarks on the bill, when he was called o order by The SPEAKER, who said that in order to discuss the merits of the bill, the order of the day should first be read. [Mr. PULICIN, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table of tile house, and summoned the Speaker and the members present to appear in the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given by commission to various bilis.] Mr. DUNCOMBE, in continuation, said that he 'pro posed to refer to the law of the land and the eon dnct of her Majesty's Ministers thereon. He directed the attention of the house to the preamble and several clauses of the Act of last session, whereby pro ♦ision had been tnadii that the act should not refer to Church property or poor rates. It appeared now, by the amendment bill, that the former bill bad been brought forward and passed under false pretences, and the hon. baronet had acted in such a manner that his bungling legislation was called " Benjamin's Mese." ( Laughter.) He urged upon the right hon. baronet to refer the bill n the orders of the day to a select committee, and not bring it on that night probably between 12 and 1 o'clock. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Gover n _ went only wished to relieve the parishes from expensive litigation in consequence of great difficulties arising on the construction of the clause of the act relative to the new or old vestries having the power of making the rates. If the question wa4 not set at rest by the enact- went of the bill, the various poor-rates might be dis puted, and an immense amount of litigation would result from it. If the parishes had no wish that this bill should he passed, the Government would not pass it. THE BURIAL PLACES 0 F THE ENGLISH IN THE CRIMEA. Sir J. FERGUSSON called the attention of her Ma esty's Government to the necessity of taking steps for obtaining a pledge from the Russian Government to secure that the graves of the British officers and sol diers in the Crimea should be respected, in the event of the positions at present occupied by the allied armies being evacuated. Lord PALMERSTON said that the subject would not escape the attention of Ithe Govern ment during the present negotiations. He thought no difficulty would be offered to it by the Rus sian Government, and which would be in accordance with the practice of civilised nations. Russia had shown no want of consideration for the living at Kars, and be had no fears but that she would respect the graves of he dead in the Crimea. UNION OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF ABER DEEN. Mr. LAYARD asked the Lord Adrccate bother it On the motion for the house going into committee o supply, Mr. BOWYER, on rising to move the resolutions of which he had given notice, proceeded, amid expressions of dissent, to point out the evils of the existing state of the appellate jurisdiction. He exemplified this by a re ference to the case of Stewart v. Fullerton, where, from a want of knowledge of 'the Scotch law, a very serious evil was committed, and it was found that the Scotch law courts could not carry their lordships' decree into execution, and it was found necessary to have recourse to Parliament to get rid of the difficulty. There were certain inconveniences attached to the appellate juris diction of the House of Lords, which he feared could not be entirely got rid of, but only palliated. They bad two courts of appeal—one that of the House of Lords, and the other the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which latter was a most important court, and exercisieg jurisdiction over millions of her Majesty's subjects. One objection to the 'Lowe of Lords as a court of appeal was that it only sat for a limited period during the year when Parliament was eating, which was a manifest injustice to its suitors, and an absurdity that could not be justified on any abstract principle of juris prudence. The hon. gentleman then alluded to a remedy which the Government had suggested to the defects of the Honee of Lords as a court of appeal by the creation of life peers, which he considered objectionable as creat ing two classes of peers in that house, which might be likely to create jealousy, and destroy its present unity, and also give too great a power to any Minister of the day, of swamping that house by the creation of any num ber of life peers. Rewarding retiring judges in that man ner would be forming a court of appeal in which, compa ratively speaking, worn-out judges would preside, and re view the judgments of men who had but recently left the bar, and were in full possession of their faculties. They could only effectually improve the House of Lords as a court of appeal by returning to its ancient constitution, and restore the judges to the power of voting in all appeals and writs of error ; constitutiug a court which all the judges of the varioug courts of the king dom should be members. The members of the Privy Council should also be summoned on that court. He would make it a rule that no judge should sit on an appeal from his own court ; nor the Lord Chancellor on an appeal from hio own court ; for it was a scandal, and an absurdity, that any judge should sit, mach more decide, on an appeal from his own court. To make Oda court of appeal complete, it would he necessary that an officer should be appointed to the House of Lords under the title of Deputy-Speaker, and who should be a judge of the highest rank and attainments, whose business it should be to sit regularly in that house on the hearing of appeals, and who might or might not be a peer according as the house might enact. Two or three Scotch judges should be added to the court, who should be compelled to reside in London (the country defraying their expenses) during the sitting of Par liament, and assist the court in all Scotch cases. The greatest grievance was that of having two courts of ap peal—the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The latter had been of the greatest value since its establishment, and it would be an in justice to its suitors in seekinglea-have but one Court of Appeal to transfer its powers to the House of Lords, which did not sit for six months in the year. It was of the utmost importance that there should be but oxe supreme court of appeal, for then the country would know that what that court decided was the law of the land, and not likely to be afterwards disturbed. • Unity of appeal was of the greatest importance for the forma tion of a system of jurisprudence, especially in aoountry like this, where the law was SQ uncertain, and it was useless to talk of codifying their fiernnotil they had but one supreme court of appeal and a more complete system of jurisprudence. He then referred to the evils which resulted in the disposal of cases in the Court of Chan cery, arising from the Lord Chancellor being removed by a change of Ministry, and so ICngland was the only country where there was but eine supreme court of appeal, and where the state of the law was so uncertain. He thought the court, formed as heEaditiggested would answer the object he had i n view, that of remedying some *1 the defects of the appellate jurisdiction of the "louse of Lords, and would be a court to which Parliament and the Government might apply for assistance in remedying any debate in their jurisprudence, and refer to for deci sions on points of law. The members of such a court would not be overworked, like the judges of the land were; but would have leisure to direct t ieir attention to such points and matters as might be referred to them, and stand much in the position of the Court of Cessation in France. They should also form the court of appeal in criminal cases only, which would relieve the Home Secre tary from the unpleasant duty he had often to discharge with reference to deciding in cases of life and death. The hon. gentleman then sat down amidst cries of " divide," which bad been very frequent during the delivery of his speech, without moving his resolution. He roseagainand moved the following resiiutioia - :—`lThat the present state of the appellate jurisdiction, the last resort, is unsatisfactory ; that a supreme court s of appeal ought to be constituted, presided over by permanent judges of appeal." No honourable member seconding the motion, the subject dropped. kr. WI CILIA NIS then rose and asked a question of the Under Secretary to the Treasury, relative to the amount voted last year for the militia. 136,000 men -were theii voted, and 4,233,0001. for their requirements. Tho number of men embodied bad been far short of that ♦otd;l, and he wished to know what had , become of the money also voted at that time. He ask* the Clerk of the Ordnance a few nights since what had become of the unexpended portion of the above large amount, and he replied that he thought it must be in the hands of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but from' the statement of that right hon. baronet on a former night, that the whole of the money voted last year bad been expended. Mr. WILSON raid that by ths Appropriation Act powers were given to the Government to transfer sur- plus sums of Money voted for a particular branch of a department to another branch of the same department, and ai the whole of the money that had been ♦oted by Parliament for the militia had not bee• expended, the surplus had been expended on some other branch of the department. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee. On the vote of 420,0001. for establishments at home and abroad, Mr. WILLIAMS said that this vote included the ex penses of 55 establishments, while there were only ex planations with respect to three. More explanation was required. In reply to a question, Mr. MONSELL said that the recommendations of the committee with respect to the accommodation of married soldiers in barracks were under consideration. Improve ments had been made with this view, but he feared that the expense of completely carrying out the recommenda tions would be very oonsiderable. Mr. STAFFORD could not allow the occasion to pass without paying a tribute - of gratitude and praise to Lady Alicia Blackwood for the care she had taken of the sol diers' wives at Scutari, and the improvement she had effected in their habits and morals. Mr. WILLIAMS repeated his demand for further explanation. This vote was for 112,0001. more than last . vear, and it should not be agreed to without some fuller details. Colonel NORTH said that the increased _expense of barracks was not Vie fault of the Government. For merly hon. gentlemen had compelled Government to pull down barracks which existed, and now a large part of the public was complaining of soldiers being billeted. The soldiers must be quartered somewhere, and the only thing that could be done was to erect erhire new barracks. Mr. M. CHAMBERS complained that the surgeons at the dockyards were not on duty until ten o'clock in the morning. The result was that if an accident took place befor e that hour the patient did not receive pro per attention. He understood that the artificers in the dockyard contributed a certain sum to the salary of these surgeons. He wished to know how much was thus raised ? lie thought arrangements s h ould be made that an efficient !surgeon should always be in attendance while the men were at work. Mr. MONSELL said that the new appointments had been made in the medical departments lately, and the arrangements were now of a mere satisfactory character than they had been previously. On the vote of 450,0001. far wages of artificers, Mr. NEWDEGATE asked what was the total sum which it was proposed they should now vote for the establishment at Enfield, in aildition to the 70,000/. al ready voted in 1854 and in 1855 ? Col. DUNN askel if the number of men employed at Enfield was to be reduced ons•half as well as tbeexpense. It was notorious that, notwithstanding the expense of this establishment, not a single musket had yet been made there. Nor was that all, for not a musket could be made there for another year. . - Mr. MILES wished to -know distinctly what was going on at Infield ? M. MTJNTZ said it appeared to be supposed that the Enfield 'ilia was made at Enfield, but the fact was that this was merely a particular pattern, and all the Mr. MUNTZ thought there ought to be a distinct and detailed account, as a guide to votes in future. Mr. MONSELL said the sums expended, or which would be expended, up to the end of the present finan cial year, were as follows :—For buildings, 51,0001.; for machinery, 49,0001.; for additional machinery, 15,0001.; and for additional buildings, 19,0001. He believed they would be able to produce 50,000 muskets a-year, at a very much less expense than they could be provided by the trade. He believed the factory would be eminently successful, and many practical persons who had seen similar works abroad confirmed this opinion. He be lieved the factory would be in full work,arly next year. Col. DUNNE had no doubt the factory would suc ceed, but it would be when the war was over, and when no more muskets were wanted. (Laughter.) Mr. M. CHAMBERS believed that nothing could be more useful than to have a Government establishment to check the outrageous demands of the trades when Go vernment required a large quantity of stores, but to bring about this result the establishment must be well superintended. He wished to direct the atteitfon of the G , vernment to the fact, that income-tax had been de mandsd from the artisans in the dockyards who received casual wages, a course which he contended was not jus tifiable under the Income-tax Act of 1853. Mr.HUTCHINS requested teknow upon what ground the Clerk to the Ordnance came-to the conclusion that cheaper muskets could be made at Eufield than elsewhere. Mr. MONSELL said the price paid to the ilirming ham manufacturer was 31. 4s. He believed that in the Government factory they could b© made for 21. each. He came to that conclusion from the statements made to him by gentlemen of great professional skill. I'tie East India Company had determined to arm the whole of their troops next year, and the demand for muskets would beyond doubt be enormous. Mr. SPOONER asked whether the estimate included the interest of the money laid oat, and the wear and tear of machinery ? Mr. MONSELL said it did. Mr. NE VVDEGATE wished to correct a misapprehen sion in reference to the liirmiugham manufacturers. They received 31. 4s. for each musket, while the Awed cans received 31. 10s. for each musket. Mr. WILSON said that Parliament bad extended the income tax to all persons who received 1001. a year and upwards, and it would be unjust if the Government ex empted their own servants from the tax while other per sons were liable to it. 1u the case of the artisans referred to, it was impossible to say whether the receipts would be above or below 1001. a year, and the only way there fore of assessing them was to take an average of three years—a course which was' taken in reference to persons in all other employments. Mr. M. CHAMBERS expressed a hope that the mat ter would be referred to the Government law advisers; for if it could be shown, as it undoubtedly would, that persons in private establishments had been assessed upon a year's incoma, instead of on an average of three years, it was clearly a violation of the last Income•tax Act. At Devonport the artisans appealed to the local commissioners, who held that they were exempt, while i at Chatham and elsewhere they were held to be liable. Mr. WILSON said that Government were convinced that there was no difficulty in the act, but if there were, it should be referred to the law officers of the Crown. After some remarks from Mr. HENLEY and Mr. M`Gneeon, the vote was agreed to. On the vote of four millions on account of clothing, barreck service, forage, fuel, lighting, &c. Mr. HENLEY wished to ascertain who was the officer who was responsible for the cloth which he under stood was at Weedon. The next point on which he sought information was as to the officer who inspected the clothing, when it was delivered to Messrs. Hayter and Howell, the Government factors. He presumed that the inspectors considered it to be their duty to as certain whether it was the same cloth that was given out to be made up. He should also be glad if the clerk of the Ordnance would explain to the house what was the principle of the charge on which the packing was carried on. He collected from the advertisements in the news papers that the goods were to be delivered in Birchin lane, which was an inland situation, having no access to the. river, from which of course they would have to be be carried. (Laughter.) Mr. MONSELL said that by the new system, which would be at work on the let of April, all cloth required for the army clothing would be sent to Weedon, which would after that time be the head of the department. It would be carried on under the direction of skilled inspec tore, who would be under Mr. Elliott. The different branches of the service would make up their own cloth ing, and it was estimated that a saving of 16,000/. a-year would be effected by the new system, and it was proposed to appropriate that saving to improving the quality of the cloth used for the soldier's clothing. Mr. HENLEY said the scheme which the right hon, gentleman had sketched was a satisfactory one. He wished to know if the Government, inspectors would in spect those goods that were to be sent to Messrs. Hayter and Howell, in Mark-lane, who were, it seemed, the Government factors. He asked this question, se that they might knew, if bad articles were supplied, who were the parties responsible. Col. GILPIN said that very inferior clothing had been supplied to the . militia. Nothing could be much worse than the boots which were sent from the Ordnance at the Tower. These boots were made. of bad leather, and the soles were not solid. They were made of lea ther shavings. He had seen boots in London at a Ail ing more in price that would last six times as long as those now supplied. He had heard that the German Cavalry Legion had been supplied with clothing which could not be used, and that the men were in consequence to receive 21. each to purchase fresh clothing. That was a most expensive arrangement to the public, Sir J. PAXTON did not think the Government would save much by becoming makers of clothing themselves. He found that the cavalry cost about 91. per man, and the infantry 5/, per man. He did not see how they were to get two snits a year cheaper than that. Cul. DUNNE said that as long as he had known the army the regiments had made up their own clothing, but not in the manner proposed by the right hon. gentleman. He did not think the proposed system would effect any saving. The best inspection was the inspection of the officers of the different regimenti. He would be glad t 3 know whether the clothing supplied to the Land Trans port Corps had been condemned, and by whom it Lad been supplied. Ho would be glad to have an answer with respect to the German Legion, whether the men were te have compeneation for their bad clothing ? Lord EBItINGTON was glad to, find that steps were at length being taken to improve the clothing of the Bri tish army, which had hitherto been a disgrace to the country? He trusted the Government would lock less to economy than to improving the quality of the clothing. It was a matter in which the efficiency of the service wan concerned. How many marches had been arrested by the want of a proper supply of shoes t What was the value of a shilling or two on a pair of shoes, compared with the comfort and efficiency of the soldier 1 Ho trusted that the Government would turn their attention specially tai the quality of the article supplied. Col. NORTH said, Messrs. Isaac and Campbell had supplied the regiment which he commanded, and it was but right to say that the articles so supplied gave per fect satisfaction. GO. BOLDER° congratulated the Government on the steps they had taken, and he hoped they would go further, and remove the stores at Woolwich to Wee don, and make that the great military storehouse of the Lori W. GRAHAM inquired if any arrangements were in progress fur any repayment from the Sardinian Government for the supply of provisions and forage fur nisbed to the Sardinian army by this country ? Mr. MONSELL said that no arrangements were yet in progress. Mr. MILES said they had taken credit for a larger number of animals than were in use. Mr. MONSELL said the estimate included provision for c mtimzencies. Mr. PERCY was glad to find that the clothing of the army would be improved, for hitherto it bad been , , THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY EVENING ) MARCH 8. 1856 Enfield rifles used in the Crimea had been made at Bir mingham. MONSELL admitted that nothing could have been better than the conduct of the Birmingham arm manufacturers during the past year. They had supplied 100,030 etand of arms, and would be able to supply even m , re in future. He believed, however, that rifles could be ma le cheaper in the factory at Enfield; while it would at the same time enable the Government to exercise a control over private manufacturers at critical times. He must say that he expected they would have bee❑ able tocommence work before now. Some unavoid able delay had arisen in getting the requisite machinery. But it bad now nearly all arrived, and he hoped they would be able to begin in July or August next. He did not think that eighteen months was a very long period to be occupied in the erection of a large factory of this kind. As to the amount of the estimates for the present year, there would be 15,3731. for machin ery, and 19,0921. for works and buildings. In that was included quarters for two officers, and other expenses. Cpl. BOLDERO said that the result of the experi ment at Enfield had proved the correctness of the course adopted by the select committee which sat upon this sub ject in refusing the Government power to build at Wool. with. mere slop-work. The great coats usually dropped to pieces in two days. The vote was then agreed to. A sum of 2,500,000/. was then proposed for ihe stores for land snd see. cervices. Colonel BOLDER° said that no sealiii e this. vote he did not oherrva anything about huts ; but in another vote he found 250,0001. for huts. This he complained of, becau.ze tha items were improperly separated. Why was not that 250,0001. fen huts put under the same vote as last year ? Colonel KNOX complained that the huts were not sent out in. sufficient number to hut one half of the army. Many of the huts were not sent until December and Ja nuary, and that, too, the greater proportion of them. The thing was notorious, and he intended to move for a re turn of the number sent, when sent, when they arrived at Balaklava, and who was the contractor. The huts, too, were of such a bad material that the planking would not hold the nails, and the waste that had occurred was enormous. If we had not taken Sebastopol when we did, the army would have been in a worse condition than they were the year before. Why, the army was not hutted at this moment. How were the serjeants butted ? why, they had hutted themselves out of the debris of Sebastopol. At the end of November two-thirds of the army were under canvas, and he defied the right hon. gentleman to deny this. Nothing but the great exertions of the officers could have saved the army. He would call attention to the accommodation for housing troops in the metropolis. He believed that that accommoda tion was so small that they would have to come for a vote ere long. The Portman-street Barraeks were a dis-' grace to the country. The Duke of Wellington bad laid it down that there should always be a barracks at hand for the use of the metropolis. If the troops were taken to Battersea-park they would not have a drilling-ground. There were sites to be got north of London, near Bays water, and sites might be got for infantry purposes on the south-western side. He trusted the Government would pay more attention to barracks. Mr. MUNTZ called attention to the vote for gun foundries, and demanded an explanation. Colonel DUNNE could not understand the votes. What was the meaning of the large sums for small arms ? There were sums for iron ordnance. Was this ordnance to be procured on the old plan, by contract, or on the new plan, from a Government foundry ? If the latter, it was hie intention to make a motion on the subject. What was the meaning of the enormous sum for miqcel laneous stores ! Surely some details were required. No former votes bad ever been so confused and wanting in detail. Were the rights on the river Lea abandoned ? He saw sums received by Government pnt down as for abandonment of rights on the Lea. What did this mean ? and what was the moaning of the large sums spent at Waltham-abbey ? Sir J. PAXTON said that the Government used a wise discretion in building the huts which had been com plained of. It would have been impossible to build bars racks in the time. He rose to ask what the hon. mems ber for Northamptonshire meant by his observation that the Crimean huts were rather for the benefit of the Army Works Corps than of the soldiers. Mr. A. STAFFORD said that it was because the sol diers seemed more attached to their old huts than to the new ones. I Sir J. PAXTON said that it was a pity that the hon. gentleman, who had done so much good last year, should now set the soldiers aga'nst those who were sent out to assist them. Mr. STAFFORD said that lie had seen the soldiers without huts, when the Army Works Corps had huts su perior to those of a brigadier-general. He had not writ ten to the newspapers, but be had raised the question by telegraphing to the Horse Guards, giving the general impression that too much care was expended on the villa of the chief of the Army Works Corps. Sir J. PAXTON said that if the hon. member had written to Mr. Doyne, he would have told him that these buildings were used for officers for the business of the corps, while the offi cers li ve d i n h u t s. Col. BOLDER() observed the confusion in the items' for waggons and harness, of which be asked an explana tion. In answer to a question, Mr. MONSELL said the Government bad received between 10,000 and 12,060 muskets from Liege, and had found them of very excellent quality. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that 70,0001. had been al ready voted for Enfield. Now, what he asked was this, that G tvernmeLt should state to the house what they had done with ,that amouat, how much they now wanted, and how they iatende Ito dispose of it. He had no objection to a Government factory to check trade, but he feared that if the trades vstr3 not encouraged during peace, when• ever a war broke oat there would be a deficient supply. He believed that in such a case there would be found the same deficiency as there unfortunate:y was when the late war (he hoped he might call it) broke out. He trusted, thtrefore, that the Government would tell the house how the money had been expended, and that the house would from time to time require to be informed what was being done at the Government factory, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the vote. • There were 75 establishments scattered all over England and the co lonies, and no information as to what was performed in them. A vast number of persons were employed, but it was impossible to collect what their duties were. Mr. .PELLATT said that last year the house was told that London and Birmingham were fully equal to the work of the supply of arms, provided the orders were given them at proper tittles, so that their works should not be disorganised. He thought this vote should be expunged from the estimates. He had no doubt that if the money granted had been laid out in stores front London and Birmingham, there would have been an adequate supply at the time they were wanted. As it was, he fancied the Government factory would got to work when the war was over. Like Kneller Hall, which was pro vided for the instructi on o f - teachers, it was an utter failure. - Col. BOLDERO boptel that the firm to which allusion had been made by the right hon. gentleman had been mulcted in the largest fine in the power of the Govern ment to inflict. Since we had been a military power, the Government bad never cast a single iron gun ; and if they adopted the suggestions of the Government, they would be in the same position in which he told them two years ago they would be with respect to gunpowder and muskets. It was then proposed to take the whole manu facture of powder into the hands of the Government. But he deprecated doing this, because in time of war the resources of these private establishments would be available. The same remark was applicable to the case of cannons. If they ceased to take guns from the pri vate Houses which now supplied them they would in a future war find themselves without other resources than in their own establishments. Lord PALMERSTON agreed that in articles required in large quantities, and which were the ordinary articles of produce in an industrial community, nothing could be more absurd than for Government to manufacture them. The defects of clothes, fir instance, could be detected and exposed at once, but the defect in a canaou could only be discovered in action. Now it was important that our warlike implements should be made as good as pos sible, and that they were proper exceptions to the rule of obtaining articles by contract. And even suppose that we obtained the greatest portion of our supply by con tract, it was of importance that we should have a factory where experiments could be tried and new inventions tested. He hoped the house would not assent to the mo tion of his hon. and gallant friend, for be believed that nothing would be more detrimental to the public service than to prevent the establishment of a factory for casting iron guns at Woolwich. With respect to the barrack ac commodation, he thoughtit was quite certain that it was insufficient in quantity, and not of such a quality as it ought to be. It was also a great evil that soldiers should be billetted. But these evils could only be remedied by the liberality of Parliament in providing means for the erection of additional barracks. Then reference had been made to the propriety of adopting in our fortifications the system of Mr. Ferguson. No doubt there was much worthy of attention in that system. But he thought that it would be rash to inter from what toe!: Owe at Sebas topol, where there were virtually two armies opposed to each other, that earthwork, were suited to the defence of a limited fortification defended by a limited garrison. The system of Mr. Ferguson would, however, receive from Government the consideration it deserved, and there could be no doubt that it had been shown that earthworks were of great use, in the covering and strengthenitar a stone revetment. (Hear.) • Mr. HUTCHINS opposed the vote. Mr. L. DAVIES said that if the Government now established a factory, they would have none of the expe rience which had been obtained by the two great houses which had hitherto supplied those iron guns ; and they would consequently undergo all the failures which at tended on infant undertakings. It would be better to stimulate the production of the houses which had hitherto made the iron guns. He thought the name of the firm which supplied the defective cannon should be made public. LAYARD said that Mr. Ferguson's system did not consist of earthworks. Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Ferguson's system essentially consisted in earthworks. He armed them with three tiers of guns, with a view of briniAng upon the hei.iegers a greater amount of direct fire thb42 they could dtreet upon the town. But the system ‘lves based upon having, mounds of earth. Lord ERRINGTON had not so much faith as some hon. gentlemen in the honour of the trading classes. He should -iip . port the vote.. Mr. MUNTZOppoied the vote, and contended that it was perfectly possible to test guns, and find out before going into action whether they were good or not. The Government could get guns up to any amount of proof they choss to demand in their specifications, and they might therefore obtain from contractors as good an article as they could make themselves. The more he considered the subject the more firmly was ho convinced that the Government was taking a mistaken course upon these matters. In the long run, the manufacturers would beat the Government into fits. Lord PALMERST,ON thought the, hon. gentleman had advanced very strong arguments against his own case. He had implied that it was impossiblefor contractors to know whether they gave good things or bad because they were sometimes deceived Uy their workmen. Then the country was at the mercy of these men. It was in vain to say that the Government must rely upon the contractor when it was show❑ that his workmen might cheat him, and that thus this country would suffer in• jury. If Government must not make anything, as the hop, gentleman seemed to assert, they must give up their tory ; let them send their scientiEc artillery officers to the factory of the contractor, and r ay bins a higher price for an amalgam of charcoal and ordinary irao, and they wenid .have no reason to complain of the eh areeter of their iron guns for the future. With respect to the vete fee roles:6ga purposes, which he saw upon the estimate, he thought the experiments made, and the decisions come co, were not so satisfactory as they should be. Mr. PIGOTT hoped some explanation would begiven as to the mode in which these estimates had been ob tained, and the way in which the work I would be executed. Col. LINDSAY had hoped that more information would have been afforded as to the erection of the new barracks. A committee had reported last year upon the inferior ac commodation afforded to the soldier, who had been kept in crowded barracks almost unfit to go into, and were a disgrace to the country. The system had been altered of late. Formerly soldiers were ruled by compulsion, but that system had been changed, and a method of encou ragement introduc e d i n th e s h a p e o f sc h oo l s, pu bli c libra -1 'Aries, and additional good conduct money. He was cer tain it was not the wish of the country that they should have the inadequate accommodation hitherto afforded. The hon. and gallant colonel then read some extracts from the report of the committee of last year upon the state of the barracks, which were described as being in ferior to those places in which convicts were confined. The accommodation afforded to married soldiers was ex tremely improper--(hear)—and their being compelled to live in barracks with unmarried men was contrary to all rules of decency and morality. He further recommended that spirits should be sold again in the barracks. He had formerly assisted to prevent this, but he was convinced there was more crime resulted from the prohibition than before. Capt. STUART complained of the wretched construc tion of the huts at Alderehott, and thegeneral bad accom modation afforded to the men. Some of the huts were so ill-ventilated that the men must open the doors, or run the risk of soffocati.,n ; while others were neither wind nor weather proof, and let in the snow and rain in all direc tions. Up to last Monday morning there was not a stool in the camp, though the officers had comfortable and well-furnished quarters. Mr. LAVA RD wished to ask whether the plan of fortifications proposed by Mr. Fergusson, and alluded to in the other house last night, was to receive any con sideration from the Government ; and he should move that the sum proposed in the vote for fortifications should be poetpened until the question was introduced. Lord EBRINGTON called attention to the sanitary condition of the barrack accommodation. In a pecuniary point of view, nothing could be more extravagant and wasteful than the present state of barrack acconunoda tion. It was considerably worse than that given in anion workhouses. On some future occasion be would bring the question under the notice of the house. Sir. G. TYLER said that some time since he called the attention 'of the Government to the necessity of their erecting coast defences in the Bristol Channel, and he wished to know what had been done towards it. Sir J. PAXTON was ,opposed to carrying on great public works whilst the country had to incur the heavy expenses attendant on the war. He called attention to the large sum that would be wanted for completing a large hospital at Portsmouth, which he thought was not required. He deprecated so much money being laid out by tho Government at Woolwich, and their becoming shell and ordnance manufacturers. He hoped shortly the war would beat an end, and then there would be no further use for these sa.ctories. The contract system was the only right and proper system to lie adopted, and he instanced railways and other works that had been con structed under contracts. All they had to do was to get their articles well specified in the contracts, and afterwards see that they were properly manufactured or constructed. Another reason he had against the Go vernment becoming manufacturers was, that the great and advancing improvements in the construction of machinery prevented them keeping pace with private manufacturers in producing a superior article. Sir W.. JOLLIFFE said that the votes had been brought before the house in such an unwieldy state that it was impossible to understand them. He hoped this would be the last time the estimates would be produced to the house in such an intricate manner. He con demned the present barrack system. Ile admitted some improvements had been made in them by the establish ment of schools, &c., but there were no places of recrea tion for the men, and it presented a striking contrast to the barrack system in France. In many garrison towns the recruits had no accommodation for musket practice. Col. BOLDER() said ha thought the house had got into much confusion with reference to the question before the house, the amendment of the gallant member for Portarlington. And all this confusion had arisen from the unsatisfactory manner in which the estimates had been presented to the house. Mr. MONSELL resisted the appointment of the com mittee moved for by the hon. and gallant member for Partarlington, on the ground that no good would result from it. He said that the Government had been able to manufacture guns and mortars of a. superior charm). ter, and at a much less cost, than they could purchase them. The guns and mortars that had been supplied by one lsouse had been of a very bad quality Indeed. (Cries of " Name.") Ile declined to name the firm, and added that the guns and mortars supplied by two other houses had not been much better. Experiments had been made at Wool wick with iron, produced,from various parts of the world. The American iron had been found to bear a pressure of from 35,0001b5. to 45,0001b5.; whilst the best iron they had been able to obtain from other places would not bear more than a pressure of 27,5001 be., and averaged only 22,0001 W. A person in Nova Scotia / had offered to contract with the Govern ment to supply iron that should stand the pressure of 36,0001b5. The ordnance that had been supplied by the persons with whom the Government had entered into contracts had been found so defective that instead of using a charge of 151 be. necessary to effectually pro pel the missile 131 b. and 141 b. charges could only be safely used. It was of vital importance that guns and mortars should be manufactured of the very best possible materials, and he considered it would be unwise of any Government to depend on any firm for the pro duction of an article of a quality for which there was no other use than that of manufacturing heavy ord nance. The cost of shells had been reduced one-half by the establishment of the shell factory, and he believed that there would be a similar reduction in the cost of guns. Mr. MONSELL said, in reference to what had fallen from the gallant member opposite, that the form of the estimates was precisely the same this year as it had been in the last—there was no difference whatever. The votes were differently arranged, and he thought that the ar rangement might be very much° amended, and he should be very glad to attend to any suggestions that might be offered. As for the particular vote—he must say, in re ference to the objection of his hoe, friend, that be could assure the hoods that the huts sent to the Crimea were for 60,000 men—that they were asked for in September and sent in October, in an interval of 14 days— and that the exertion used did credit to those on whom the duty devolved. There had been two sort of huts seat out— one of them the Gloster hut, and the other description of hut erected under the immediate direction of Sir J. Burenyee. The Government bad at the time a demand for 200 mortars and 200,000 shells, and it was the duty of the Government to supply,this order first, which was of vitalimportance to thesiegeof Sebastopol. It should be re collected that the weight of the hutswas above 100,000 tons, and it was extremely difficult to find immediate mode of transport for so large a weight. Witk regard to the huts at home the necessity was urgent, and there was ne other way of supplying it. There bad been already a great outcry throughout the country, and what would have been said if they had waited till they could have built huts with bricks and atone? The real evil ley•in the way in which for many years they had been getting rid of the acoatnmodation for the troops. (Hear, hear.) With regard te-barreeke is London, the necessity of re moving the Guards from Portman-street was strongly felt by Lord Ifardinge, who was most anxious to get a proper site. They had been carefully looking for a site~ but had not as yet been successful. As for the sugges tion of the Iron, members with regard to the Knights. bridge Barracks, he should refer them to the proper au• tlsortties. In answer to the question of the hon. member fur Portarlington, as to the works at Waltham Abbey, the sums charged on that account were for extending the Government powder mills, and a large part of the money had been expended in remunerating the River Lea Com pany for the water they had taken from the river. The money had not been paid till the matter had been refer red to arbitration. With regard to the question of the hon. member opposite (Cola Boldere), he begged to say that the whole sum charged was far carts and waggons. He had, he believed, gone through all the questions asked. [Mr. Muotz—The machines ?J The sum of 30,0001. charged for machines was explained in the vote for the royal gun foendry. Captain VERNON said he saw a sum down in the estimates of 672,000/. for the supply of iron ordnance Act and shell. Fie had last May moved for a return of the number of Lancaster guns issued for service, the number which had becerne unserviceable, and the cause thereof; he had withdrawn his motion at the request of the Clerk of the Ordnance. Having understood that the results of the employment of that description of ord nance were of a most unsatisfactory character, he wished t know the results of the experiments carried on with these guns—whether those experiments were carried on under the direction of the committee at Woolwich—a body which had not given much satisfaction to the pub. lie—and whether it was intended to retain the Lances ter gun in the service ? Mr. MONSELL could assure the hon. and gallant member that he had been entirely misinformed with re gard to the committee at Woolwich nut working well. It had been greatly improved, men of the highest scien tific character had been placed upon it, and since that period it had given the greatest satisfaction to the pub lic. Mr. Lancaster had wished the experiments to be kept secret ; they had therefore been placed under a separate committee. The result of those experiments were of a singular character ; one day the gun was emi nently successful, the next day they had accounts of its having totally failed. As the Government, therefore, could not tell whether it would ultimately answer, they could not adopt it as any large portion of the regular armament, it would only be used for special service. Col. LINDSA.Y . saw a sum of money down for the purchase of ground for new barracks at Chelsea, but no thing for the barracks themselves. He trusted, as the question of London barracks accommodation was so im portant, the Government would never allow the site of the present National Gallery to go out of their hands for any other purpose, such, for instaaoe, as for the erection of a large hotel, of which he had heard something very lately. Mr. MUNT,Z saw t,OOB/. down for machinery for the gun &dory. They bad no gun factory, and there was a motion to oppose its erection. If the vote were passed they would have the machinery and no factory. Mr. MONSELL—LThe'vote is merely a vote on account. Mr. WILLIAMS—As there were such large sums ler machinery, there must be a great consumption of coals. He, therefore, called the attention of the Go vernment to the faot that an efficient system of smoke consumption had been discovered, which, if adopted, won't(' be a source of great economy. Colonel DUNNE thought the vote for machinery should he postponed also, because if the factory were done away with, the machinery would be useless. He wished to raise the question whether it would be worth while for the Government to manufacture their own ordnance; he would also remind the Clerk of the Ordnance that he had not answered his inquiry with respect to the large item of one million and a quarter for miscellaneous stores. Colonel SOMERSET complained of the character of the buts supplied from the contractors ; they had been split by the sun even before dolivery. Any one could see through the sides of almost every hut, He was speaking then of the first huts supplied. There was a description of hut supplied afterwards of a much supe rior kind. Ile wished to ask what what was the con tract price of the Portsmouth huts ? Mr• MONSELL—The Portsmouth huts were much the cheapest. He could not answer, however, as to the precise amount. The vete was then agreed to. Oa the motion that a vote of 1,794,7501. be granted for defraying the charges of buildings and repairs at home and abroad. Colonel I)UNNE thought that the house had a right to demand that a committee should be appointed to in quire into the mode by which cannon were manufactured on the Continent. He denied that English iron ord. Dance were inferior to those of foreign States ; a the siege of Sebastopol they had undergone triais which no foreign ordnance could stand, Only 11 guns had burst before Sebastopol. If it were thought necessary to have a better description of gun, let them pay contractors a higher price than 181. or 201. a ton. They had the authority of the hon. member for Birmingham (Mr. Muntz) for the fact that every article manufactured by the Government cost the country 50 per cent, more than if it bad been obtained by contract ; that be thought a sufficient reason for opposing the establishment of an ordnance factory. There had been much talk lately of charcoal iron as a material for ordnance, he did not think it could be obtained. It would never be got from Nova Scotia. As he had before suggested, it was use less wasting money in establishing a Ciovvranaent fac- doekyards and leave off buildisig ships. All that the Government wanted to do was to deal with their cannon as they had done with their small arms, namely, to have them under' the control of the Government, which would be a check upon the trade, wh;l- it would enable the Government to maize things they knew were good. The hon. gentleman said the 6ovcrnincnt might try the cannon, but was that a test of the goodness of the cannon They might not burst after the first discharge, but they did burst after a certain number of discharges, so that unless the Government got cannons and fired them off as many timee as they were fired off in action, they could not tell whether they were sound or not. Many (.f the mortars and cannons which had been lately taken bur,t after a few discharges. Sir C. NAPIER agreed with the noble lord that Go vernment should have factories of their own. During the whole of the last war it was a very rare thing to hear of a cannon bursting, and the reason they burst lately was that they were fired too frequently. He was at the siege of Martinique, which was taken by mortars, and he never heard that they were fired more than once in a quarter of an hour. At Sweaborg they were fired as fast as they could be loaded, and the consequence was that they burst. Mr. SPOONER said it frequently happened with the greatest possible care that workmen .found that their work had gone wrong, and then they had patched it up to prevent the loss of money which otherwise they might sustain. Lord PALMERSTON said that in these cases the Government were the first to discover the faults. Mr. SPOONER—Yes, but the guns burst fir, t. Lord PALMERSTON said that it the contractor had discovered the flaws, he would not have sent their work in out of respect for his own character. Mr. B. CARTER put a question to the Clerk of the Ordnance in reference to a large military hospital to be established at Southampton, the cost of which he under stood would be 150,0001. Mr. MONSELL—The Government had taken a great deal of care about the hospital, and had selected South- ampton as the site, it having been recommended to them by high medical authorities, namely, Sir James Clarke and Dr. Middleton. The Inspector General of Fortifi catiens had received instructions to report generally in reference to branch hospitals. The vote was then agreed to, and the house resumed. Lord PAL MERSTPN said the Government would proceed with the Police Bill on Monday. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL postponed this bill until after Easter. Lord CHELSEA. said that the bringing in this bill had given strength to all the doubts which had arisen upon the act which this bill was intended to amend. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said his object in postponing the bill was the impossibility of proceeding with it before Easter in the face of the formidable oppo sition with which it was threatened. The Out-Pensioners (Greenwich and Chelsea) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Marine Mutiny Bill and the Mutiny Bill wore rend a second time and passed. The Consolidated Fund (26,000,000/.) Bill was road a third time and passed. The house adjourned at twenty-five minutes past one. Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.--411IDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 11 agst Winkfield (taken) 14 to 1 aget Besika (taken) 14 to 1 agst Paletot (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 9to 1 agat Boer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Fisherman (taken) 14 to 1 agat Fulbeck (taken) 15 to 1 agst Panmure (taken) 20 to 1 agst Posthorse (taken) 20 to 1 agat Ariosto (taken) METROPOLITAN STAKES. No betting. THE TWO THOUSAND. 7to 4 agst Fly-by• Night (take 2to 1 freely, 3to 1 agst Yellow Jack (take 7to 2) Bto 1 aget Porto Rico (offered) 110 to 10 agat Enchanter (taken) 400 to 20 aget Milton (taken) CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 400 to 12 aget Pumicestone (taken) HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. (Weather permitting.) srAnuotTsns. Tues. Maidenhead Station Fri. Twyford Station Kent (Mr. Roberts's) Mon. Kemsing Fri. Plexhoo Rothschild's, Baron Mon. Eyethorp Thurs. Bensham Her Majesty's Atherstone ... Badsworth Beda!e THE DERBY. 8 to 1 agst either Ellington or Fly-by-Nigh (offers to take) 20 to 1 agst Rogerthoqie (offered) ... 11 30 ... 12 0 ... 12 0 ... 11 0 ... 11 0 Fox ROUNDS. Mon. Barten-in-the-Beans 10 45 Wed. Shuttington Bridge ... 10 45 Fri. Ullesthorpe Station ... 10 45 Sat. Anuesley Hall 10 45- ._ Tues. Scansby Bar ... 10 30 Thurs. Wentbridge 14 30 Sat. Brampton Bull's Head 10 30 ... Mon. Blows-hall,Hutton-moorll 0 Wed. Tanfield 11 I Fri. Brough .. 11 0 Beaufort's, Duke of Mon. 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Datland Park ... 10 0 Mon. Hartle Park ... 0 0 Tues. Chilton Old-house ... 11 0 Thurs. Bighton Wood Sat. The Golden Pet ... 11 0 Essex, South ... Essoz Uniun Garth's, Mr. ... lialsd on Haydou Herefordshire (Mr- Stubbs) _ Tiles, The Bache Hill • 10 30 Sat. Creden-hill Village 10 30 ..• ••• Mon. Heythrop 10 30 , Wed. FAurdy's Castle ... 10 :IS Sat. Wil co t e ▪ 10 30 ...,,Mon. The Rack and ' hanger 101145 Fri, The Deg and Crook 10 45 Tues. 'Crof-bridge lO 30 Fri. Cotcliff Wood .:. ▪ 10 30 Mr. Meynell Mon. Chartley Park ... ... 10 45 Thurs. Staunton Harold 10 45 Sat. Drayeolt-cliff .., 10 45 Tues. Bridge ... 10 30 Fri.. Posting Lees ... 10 30 ... Mon. Heal& Pit Turnpike ... 10 30 Fri. Ham-bridge 10 30 Lewis, Capt. Hampton Tues. Rhosfrauces 11 0 Thurs. Tregayun-cross ... 11 0 • Sat, Round-table ... 11 0 Ludlow (Mr. Sitwell's) Mon Hopton Wafers ... 10 30 Thurs. Littlelfereford Toll-gate 10 30 Sat. Bitterley lO 0 Mon, Malpas Hill ... 10 30 Tues. Finsingler-park 10 30 Thurs. Barlborough ... 10 30 Fri Grove . 10 30 • Tues. Clievington Moor ....„ lO 45 Fri. Nunnykirk. ... 10 45 • Tues. Mogles-court 10 45 Thurs. Shufteld Hatchet 10 45 Sat. Beaulieu Village 10 45 neythrop Horsley Murworth ~. Kent, East ... Ledbblry Lululey's, Mr, Morpeth N. P. H. Pembroke (Mr. L. Phil lips's) „. Mon. Stepaside Bridge 10 0 l rn Hi 10 30 ll ... Portsmouth' s , E ar l of hours, n. hewell-wood 12 0 Wed. Worthing-house 11 0 'I hors, Kingselere ... 11 0 Fri. Saddler's Farm 11 0 Pue koriilge(lfr.Parry's)slon, Blake's Ware 10 30 Wed, Littlo Chesterford 10 30 Sat. Groat Munden 10 30 Tiles: Stow Nine-ehurehee 10 45 Wed, North Kilworth-house 10 44 Fri. Thoruby 10 45 Sat, Badby Wood 10 45 PyteLley Raby, Duke of eleve land's Mos. Second mile-stone from Bishop Auckland 11 0 Wed, Hamsterley 11 0 Fri; Caldwell 0 .. Mon. Clipstono 1j 45 Thurs. Ley fields Sat. Refibrd Abbey 10 lititland's, Duke of Mon. Lanclvl:e lane .10 3" Tues. Lento.? Village . 10 : 3 ° Thurs. Stoke Reehford. . le 30 q 3 Fri. Weave r ' s L o d ge . Tues. The Fox, Albrighton... 10 1., 1 ' Fri. Coned 10 ° u Somerset Subscription T ues . Brincombe-hill ... 11 , 0' Fri. Will e tt-hill Southampton's, Lard... Mon. Stowe Nine-churches... 11 0 Fri. Whitfield ... 11 Itufford Shropshire Men. Seaford Wed. Clapham Fri. Off halm gate Mon. C►awlboy's Farm Tues. Care Hill Thurs. Chute Lodge Sat. Wiuterslow 10 45 . 10 45 . 1 0 45 11 ° Ip• 11 ° ° . 11 . 11 0 Southrlown (Mr. A. Donovan's) Smith's, Mr. A, Southnold (Mr. G. Cook's) ~. Mon. Authorpe Station 11 „ 0 Tues. Tattcrshall Cross 11 • Thurs. Hainton.h a ll ll 0 Sat. Welton Wood ... : 11 Staffordshire, No r th Mon. The Logge r h ea d s 7.. 10 '7, 0" Wed. Whitmore Station ~, 10 3 ii Fri Croxdeu Abbey ... 10 3" Stamford's, Earl of ... Tues. Ranton Abbey 10 3 °,, Thurs, Woodcote 10 30 Sat. Summerhouse-in . n , 10 30 , Tues. llonington Fox • 10 45 Thurs. Bradley Fox ... 10 Sat. Barton Village ~ 10 45 Mon, Epsom Windmill ..: 10 30 Thurs, Hampton Lodge ~ 10 30 Sat. Effingham Hall 10 3° , , Tues. Hove Windmill 10 3 " Fri. Black Horse, B a ttl e - r d. 1 0 30 Sutton's, M r , F ranc i s T ues, Si x Hill s 11 0 • Fri. One Barrow-lo dge 11 ; Sutton's, Mr, Richard Mon. Rolleston • 1 1 Thurs. Marston • •• ••• • 11 0 ••• • Sat. Barkley , 11 ° Mon. Chilton 11 ° Tues. Ch' 11 rndon Common .. - 0 Wed. Stratton kudley ... 1 1 0 Sat. Soldern Gatel l • Mon, Kennel.., 10 0 0 " Thurs. Key-street 10 .) Sat. Stone Stile 10 !P,,: Moe. Puddington : 10 Theirs. The Stag's Head „,, 10 3 Sat. Pound-down, Silverton 10 3,v, • Tue 7. Affcott 10 v Fri. Radnor For es t- woo d 10 v V. W. H. (Lord Gif ford's) Tues. Ready Token Thurs, Crudwell Sat. Kempsford Mon. Farnborough Tues. Idl Suffolk Surrey Union . klassex, East , Thomson's, Mr. A. Tiekham Tiverton United Pack ... ... 11 ° 11 ° ... ° 10 45 ::: 110 45 licote Warwickshire... Thurs Ufton Wood 10 45 Fri. Broughton Castle 10 45 Warwickshire, North Tues. Cubbington Gate 10 45 Wed. The Clock, Bickenhill 10 ~ Sat. Henley-in-Arden 10 3 ;: Wheatland, Mr. Lloyd's Tues. Spoonbill 10 3 1' Fri, Meadowley 10 3 : Willoughby's, Mr. Mon. Scampston House ... 10 n u Wed. Castle Howard 10 - Fri. Fl 10 0 laxten - 0 Sat. Elyington 10 g .„ Mon. Blanop's Wood 10 3" Wed. Plymouth Arras Inn , Howell 10 S ti ° Fri. Pershore ••• 10 3 % Wynn's, Sir W. IV. Mon. Carden... 10 3u ,, Wed. Bryn-y.pys 10 3u Fri. Llanforda 10 30 Sat. Hope station 10 30 HARRIERS. Mon. Patcham 10 45 , g Wed. Race Course .. 1 0 11 " 45 Sal. Dyke ... 10 go Mon. Newmarket Hill 10 10 3° Thurs. Telseombe Tye ... Mon. noborough Gate ... 10 3 0 10 3° Wed. Withiel Post ... Fri. Leigh Farm, Winsford 10 a n u Tues. Crankston Grange ... 11 Thurs. Pike Hall 11 Sat. Taddington 11 y. Huntingdonshire ... Tues. Over 11 If. Newcastle & Gateshead Mon. Colb orn . ... ... 10 3 w Fri. Hedley 10 30 Mon. Mr. Baker's, Hendring ham ... Fri. Barwick Farm Woreestenhirs Brighton Brookside ... Dulverton sigh Peak ... West Norfolk 82,180RN8 MAILS. o 0 o 0 (N signifies that the mails are sent from the fleseral Post O 0 , the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) 0017NTRIZa. Day wken made up in General Poet- Office, London.* Prom what Wh ey Port due 'll Dispatched. Englatid• America(byßrit.pack)N America (by United fits. packet) ..........N America (by U. States (Every Friday .... • 1 Lver •• • • . Southampton Southampton I Dover • • • • • • i Liverpool ... _•••• •• •• ILlverpool ... Mar. 14 lßoathiumptob Feb. 97 18onthsuapton Dover .... ; . ...... •123 d of the month.. 8. 9. 24.& 30 of m. 4th & 20th of mon. 17th Of the month Dai1y............9th of te mouth.. 9th of the month.. Ymonth ,IMar. 21 Southampton . Southampton Various port i tracertat Mar. 6 Daily Mar. 16. Mar. 16 Uuaertalg packet) Australia (via South ampton) ••• • .• ••• MI Ditto (via Marseilles) 1,11 Ditto (via Caps of (RANI Hope) •• •• •• •• •• ••/i Africa (West Coast) ..N Alexandria ..N Alexandria• • •• •• •• • •If Bahamas ........... M Belgium •• •• •• •• ••N Brasil •• e• •• •• •• •• ••31 Buenos Ayres•• •• •• ••111 Cape of Good Hops ..11 (lupe of Good Hope ..N :ape de Verds ......N Ceylon (sew India) Ceylon oo •• •• •• ••N Manned Isles China .• • . Constantinople Constantinople Cont. of Europe 3f & N Egypt (see India) France •••••••• N 31braltar ........ 3reece (sea India) 9tb of the month / 1 11 Southampton iFeb. 2 Southampton .Th.P. Southampto, 2d & 17th of month Once a • • • • '1,13,18,23.&28 4th & 20th of mon.l Twice daily ,Mar. 4 'Dover !Southampton (Dover ...... ITwic.d•U TWIC3 daily ;4,7, 17, 20, 27 arn Dover ...... Southamptor, Ibriordail , Elanaburgh ..........N Savannah TioHand •• •• •• .• Honduras I India (vlaSouthampt.)M rndia (via Marseilles)M, lonian Lees (see India)! Ireland ........M & Ni Lisbon .......• • Wadoira • • • • • • .• •• .•31 ladeira .......... Ifalta (see India) delta Atturitins (see India • N , 14th of the. month, lauritius ........ of the month. ;Eloathatno. a w es „ , ,±7,sthlAtb2sthotarton Dover .few Gran a d a & 17th of moot' flouthampb. !few Zealand— ility private stip )Various po , apal States , Nisthlhth2athofmon.'Dever „ „ Nf il thl 7 th 27 thofmon.:Southarapt on 'era.......... „.ml2d k 27th of tnen.rSouthamptqo N !By private ship... Various port. N;lsthlath2sthton9p, Dever ... Tuscany ........ ...y!Stlilsth2sth•tinon.:Dovor 'emus!, SI 2 d* 17 th of , nontl ,l South amp # o , Fan Diemen's c! (ge kustralia) . Welt futile, 2nd & Ilth of mon. Tuesday & Friday i2nd of tho month .11 79 4 D1 ,th r i h t ik : i t y ,2 g it . 2 5 j O t t. h2 t 1; h 7 e 0 . f . o o l n monthfor n t n .n. o t o b n n :. ;Twice daily ,7,9. 17, & 27 of tr,.. 1 19th of the month! of month • Southampton r London ..... Southanaptoi. Dover . Southampton . Plymouth .. Dover ...... Dover...." , ,Holyhead Bouthampton Southampton Liverpool Liverpool ... Mu. uAlly 16tholinel 4 & 20 92 I Twleetimßr Feb. 26 :8,18, &28 oi mon ;Dover k SO IS 'Feb. 2G Uneeru in Uneartira , ikllluitit ~19a .7tri mor,'":Botithtmpsan likl6 mon When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will .r de. •patched on the following day, with the exceptlan of the In 'f' (r° 'onthainpton), and the Malta, both of which will be leilect" oreceding daY SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, MARCH 7. STOOK EXOHANGX.—The tone of the market has been better to-day, and the prices generally bays advanced. Lancashire and Yorkshire. 83 I.—Midlands, 70—Lon don and North Western, 991 Ditto, sharer, new, 13s. 9d. die.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24i 5 Dutch Rhenish, 16s. 3d. p.—South Eastern, 201 - -Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed, 724—Great Western of Canada, 2 4—Ditto, new shares, Si Luxembourg Conga., 8i d. MANCHESTER, 3fAnoll 7. STOCK EXORANGL—The market has been dull to-daY, and prices are not very well sustained. Mhilands, 70-- London and North Western, 99,1—Dovers, 201—L ee ds, 83#—Sheffields, 25—Ditto, Pref., 1 4—Great Westerns, 60Z—North Stafford; 66 dig. BIBM/NGIAId, MARCH 7. STOCK EXORANGE.—The tone of the market was firm to-day. Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stook was done at 72—Birmingham Banks, 33/. AQUATICS.—SOTILIMRB' RACE.—A great soullere r&011 has been agreed upon between John Maokinney and Henry Kelly, two first-rate waterman, who are to roW on Thursday, the 22d May, from Putney to the ship at Mortlake, for 2001. BIRTHS. or ♦ sox. On the 6th inst., at 2, Leinster-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife of George Barnet, Esq. On the 6th inst., in Nottingham -place, Marylebone, the lady of Lancelot Shadwell, Esq. OP ♦ TIAI7GHTES. On the 7th inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. Stephen Spurling. On the 7th inst., at Oak-hill, Hampstead, Mrs. Ifenley lopkins. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-s quare Chas Raleigh Kni g ht, E sq., only son of th e late Lient.-denera Henry Raleigh Knight, to Jails Sophia Sadlair Hickson second surviving daughter of the late William S. Enters Esq., and relict of the late Robert Hiekion, Esq . ., of Bal liataggart, co. Kerry: D I E D. On the 7th inst., Mr. Win. Rivett, sou., of Crown-streeti Finsbury-sqnare, aged 75. On the 6th inst., at Great Malvern, Thomas Attwood, Esq., of Birinir.ghans, aged 72. Oa the sth inst., at Cheltenham, abneral Geo. Wright, Colonel Commandant Royal Eng,ineers, aged 76. On the sth inst , at Southampton, Edith Anne, third daughter of Captain Adam ICellock. On the sth inst , Matthew Heath, Esq., of Hammer smith, aged 81. On the 3d inst., at Harley H ouse, B runsw i ck-place, Re gent's-park, his Excellency Don Francisco Luciano de Murrieta, one of the principals of the eminent house of C. de Murrieta and Co., of Adams.court, Old Broad-street, aged 62. On the 29th ult., atWeymouth, Dorset, the Rev. Ralph Lyon, D.D., rector of Bishop's Caundle, and vicar of Hig don, Dorset, aged 61. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN', of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tit Sun Office. K. 112, Strand. in Ilia Product of the Savoy, in the Bounty o 141401esex, Saturday, Brbroli $,185G. 1 0 I , etori P a r , o c v ap is i io i r c 1 : 1 E TII 111. 1.00,000/. 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