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_ _ , - THE SEIM LONDON, SATITE,DAT EVENING FEBRUARY 9 185 P i , .l . , ----...-..............-....--. ..............-.........-.. - - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.. nn ~ ,, ,, ,- -.1 , -yee p d l d no t k n o w th e Russian strength in these waters. subject of dispute, .and I . helieye We should find some answer could at present be R iven, because the materials -- e n-ne et , ~ .ea w-re now univereally admitted to be Un- and wealthy persons might be bribed to allow their names to C a ptain Elliott declined to attack the Russian squadron, • such mode of settling this question hi themost honourable ' for it have not yet been received. On this ground I sound. The country had been gradually getting rid of moneno- appear. That system had been found so dangerous in F rance lies and restrictions; and nothing was more clear than that the that it was not now resorted to. The next suggestion might Country Markets. ______ cn ______ and sent in search of the Admiral at Japan. - Captain and satisfactory manner. In private life in quarrels on think, on the one hand, it would net he fair to theAmern best general rule with regard to commercial transactions be- be that they should regh,ter the sum of money a person ad- _____,.....___-..... HOUSE OF LORDS-CrEeTneteneev). Elliott did not appear to have thought it necessary to matters of etiquette, it is not the usual: course for the can Government to give the correspondence omitting tween individuals was, that the state shouldnot interfere except vanced, and that he should not be allowed to withdraw it na f et with LIVERPOOL-FEB. 8. • e blockade the Russian ports, and subsequently the Rus- person who has committed the wrong to fix thenepara• this last paper, which seems to them of great importance for some proved necessity. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman asked while it was so registered. Then, where would they register e The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsace. . tion. Seconds are called in, and they decide what shall (of course they would not otherwise have sent it) ; but, man fleet escaped. whether the At to-day's market there was a fair attendan an ce d w of io t re re was any want of capital in thi s c ountry. In Would they have a public office, where anybody could go ? , town and country trade, and although the dem _.... at five o'clock. Sir C. WOOD said there could be no doubt the ad- be the apology to be made ; and, if this question were on the other hand, it would not be fair to the British e me coe one sense there was not. There were many great ca,pitaliets i po T f h av a n t eiw.s w e ii s i s l a d too so p : ot r e i td b ht e chi c e o m m e a 1 ad lett r Would they register first laneuid it im roved towards the close ans. so - ,e.l THE FERISIOY PEERAGE. miral had the usual orders to take, capture, and destroy brought before the house, I hare no doubt we Government io give that statement without giving the • a a s pi t t h a e l w e he e reher i it coul t d b o o at l the place d where tho par t tn c ershii, c wa • s carried on ?- If - that lo m w or r e atf n s of . Tues t d Lord DERBY said it would be in the recollection of the enemY ; but he had " 0 authority to depute his cum- should find out means of escaping from the cliffi- answer. (Elear.) I hope, however, that no long period who were elways read to emplo em 1y I ' rofitahl y ßut what y w c o sitle a r t ab th l . e o par ' eels of P wheat, chiefly American ' , w e er te e d d . hiptr io p e a i r e t l a y t . o r F a l t o e u s r ei gl locut-eostreeil WO their lordships that he had brought under the notice of mend to another. He did, however, send an officer to culty. Besides, the country would be much more at ease will elapse before we are able to close the correspond- the P n o lid e dle P and wor y king classes ? He believ a ed t wi ha t t i t i h -e e g r a e r Were the house the question of the elevation of a gentleman watch this portion of the world, which was an un- if the subject were discussed by us, and there would ence, and I can assure the hon. gentleman an • t e o w m ou ak ld e bh an ihd s isp l o f s i i e ti d the a great many trades whose development was very important ,to be any prcZection at all it ra i n u t ir b m e * a, re:tga - or pe v ople difficult to sell, andVg ir aL the turn in facier of the buysri named Mr. Roache to the vacant barony of Fermoy. known district. Sir Charles then geographically de- be an end to that alarm and apprehension which now house that we are most anxious and most ready to lay to those classes, which would receive a great impetus from ; would say they had advanced money when they had not done o • li t i o a n t i t o h n e Barley, beans, and peas were nominally unchanged , I n t He had not moved that the grounds for this creation scribed the locality referred to. Captain Elliott exists among the mercantile community lest every fresh the whole matter on the table for their consideration. the Passing of this bill, and he saw no reason why that name- I so, and parties would be plunged into all the absurdities of little business doing. e Indian corn in demand, at go & 4 0 , should be referred to the consideration of the committee went to the uPPer Part of the gulf in.Ma.y, and dis- packet should bring intelligence tbat Mr. Crampton has (Loud . cheers.) I quite agree with the hon. gentleman rous class of persons, who had. only a small capital, should be 1 inquiring whether the money had been adranced bona fide or qr. for prime mixed, but there being few sellers uoneTo of privileges, because he expected that the matter e covered Russian vessels lying there, a large frigate, received his passports and is on his way home. At all that this is a matter of the utmost importance in its deprived of the opportunity of employing it at a profit. The , not. If they wanted to know whether money was still in a 35s 61 transactions were limited. White corn, 3.,0 t • 1 hon. gentleman had spoken of facilities for fraud. Were there particular business, inquiries must constantly be set on foot. Per qr. would be brought before their lordships upon the 2 oorvetten with their broadsides protecting the events, lam quite sure that nothing will be gained by bearings on the interest of the two countries, and I no facilities for f t inaud at present ? Had not tho world been A man might enter into partnership for ten years and in the -- presentation of a petition from that gentleman that h entrance of what WAS suppposed to be the barbour, and allowing these matters to remain veiled in the seeresy of quite concur with him that there could hardly be any startled by aster . ding. disclosures of frauds practised under first all the money he advanced might be lost. For the next WAKEFIELD-Fnn. 8. might be permitted to exercise his right to vote at the behind them svhat was considered the admiral's ship, the Foreign-office. We have got into one war by the conflict between two nations that would be more cala- liell IS t il l w la o w ni a d s h i . t t :xisted ? A f s: il re e f r a e r e e . d i recht ici lrepl i ize i tl:e nine years he might go on in this pleasa,nt position, that he The wheat market was steady, and more (lisp's' ea election of an Irish peer. Since no petition of this; kind f but which turned out afterwards to be a transport and system of secret diplomacy, and we may get into another mitous to both. (Hear, hear.) We should suffer a great e far co r i o rl fi d ts lo t s h e a l t ro m r h ite te bu ni t a t d h e at h l e f n t i h ig e h L t e ta . k l e h n is share of any operate if factors would consent to a decline of ls t e e ar had been presented, he begged to give notice ttiat i l some other vessels. Shots were exchanged. Un- in the same way. " Where there is darkness there is deal ourselves, and those with whom we have dealings and spurioU v s c a re v d e il y ; lli i s t e would fosier s w ou o n u d and m wholesom e e gis ah i re comntnee d d qr. on th i e lhw rates of last Friday, but this bee n gliel within a fortnight such petition was not present d der the circumstances Captain Elliott did right in not danger" is as true in politics as in the material world. on the other side of the Atlantic would suffer quite as credit. He could not allow the bill to pass the second read- •Fhis syetem they must go on ste b t p h ep untr they ha ma e ceded on yin partied instances the business was of .11 01 ., should move that the question be referred to the Com attempting to enter the harbour with his small force, This second dispute about our attempts at enlistment, much. There could be no conflict between two nations ing without contributing his humble tribute of admiration to •' : ' • ''' it perfect, and ienew all the provisions of the act of 1844, character. Barley in moderate demand but rather Ji nn , wide° of Privileges. and it afterwards turned out that it was not, as was be it remembered, is more imminent than the first. Ido more calamitous than one between this country and the the Government, and especially to the right hon. gentleman which they were now about to repeal. Theremust be entirely exce t f h • ' el slow" - p or very c oice parcels. Beans, oats, an Earl GRANVILLE-Abe* a week before the re- supposed, the real entrance to the harbour. With not know whether the noble lord intends to lay before United Seates. It would be painful to think tha.t in (Mr• Lc'we), for having introduced sucha messure - a measure new and stringent provisious, and after all fraud w ou ld baffle con ti nuo t o d ec li ne . which, in his opinion, was based on sound economte princi- them, and in all probability they would only aggravate the assembling of Parliament, I receiyed a letter from Lord regard to the bloekading the ports the hon. US the papers relating to this part of the subject ; but if these days two nations, bound together by so many ties, _____ ples, and would prove exceedingly useful to the great bulk of evil by means of the very machinery provided to prevent it. Fennoy, expressing an earnest desire) that this question ourable member real Captain Elliott's official report, h e re f uses, on th e groun d that the correspondence is not having a common origiu, a common interest, and a corn- EXETER-Fen. 8. the community (Hear hoar ) He begged hon. members •to consider these things, and in or- ' So should be decided ; and asking if I concurred with him and said that the excuse he had given for not doing it, com pl e t e d , l ama t a loss to see how we are ever to get munity of everything, should go to war without some Mr ARCHII • 3AL ' * very clear ( • D of H t r is T h f i t i l l b lipped that after the 1 . . oth let that this important subject mig,ht be fully canvassed, lie CORN.-h-In our market wheat may bo quoted froll e toSs 9(1. Maltine. ha ley 4s 6d to 43 d , ding ` •- te" 0 in that wisb. I replied in - the affirmative, and requested on account of the badness of the weather, was se m. any wore papers on ang subject, for it W 39 only last real and unahoida.ble cause, and I cannot think in this and a:ble deseri tion f c ! .. .*;7 l d c z us re, t proposed to put off the committee on the bill al:lth mixt Mon- Lord Fermoy to instruct his legal adviser to call upon cient. What was wanted, to force an entrance, was n i g ht th a t h e declined to produce the papers relating to case there is such a real and unavoidable cause. If the (Mr. T. Baring P ), the President of Y tl h ie s l3 h ol would see des , fortnieht, in order that plenty of time mieht be • Od to Os Od. d ' ats, r 3s ' Oil to 3s 4d. 9 liean . s l , l Os Od - me in London. The petition ha.s been settled and signed, steamers, and he thought the gallant captain did right the ,case of Mr. Curtie, our consul at Cologne, on the same spirit of firmness and conciliation be exhibited by the necessity of postponing the second reading. If it were for its eonsiderati n and that au amendmeas I glv ' n Od. Peas, t let sug- 00s Od to 00s Od. t ii l but, unfortunately, it has been mislaid ; but I will write in endeavouring to communicate with th e a d m i ra l fi rs t groun d th a t th e correspondence was closed and the whole both governments, I doubt not some adjustment will be true, as had been stated, that there was a stron ll• fl . td th 1 ° 2 11 b t Y th gpu)lc ee rug ges e emse ves mig te pu upon e paper. The lion FLOUR. -Fine, 50s Ocl to 51s Od ; seconds, 48s oa -0 to Lord Fermoy, and request him to have another drawn Ile also chose the night for that purpose, as being a matter finally settled. If he now refuses to give us these found compatible with the honour and feelings of the in favour of the bill, its postponement would enable the right member for Wick bad made an appeal to him on the subject. Ocl per sack. . a 0 14 up and signed. time when the Russians would not be likely to papers on the ground that they are net completed, he will the two countries. I can assure the house eir, that hou. geutlemau to carry it hereafter with ggeater eclat. In pro- of penal law. That was a matter which was hardly within CATTLE.-Prime beef, 10e 6tl per score ; cows all A l The Earl of DONOUGHMORE gave notice of a mo- be aware of his movements. Captain Elliott invest himself with the entire responsibility ; for if we nothing will be wanting ou the part of her 'Majesty's posing such a change as this,the right hon. gentleman ought to his province, but a law did exist, and it was this. The law 11/. to 151. -s; butchers' calves, Old to 7d per lb., rei tion to bring before the Committee 'of Privilegee certain a dopted the course he thought most likely to are not to have the corresPOndence, either before or after Government consistent with a due regard to the honour te e s:gn i - i n that there was at present a deficiency of capital ; of larceny laid it down that not only must a man take pro- calves -s to -s each. Sheep, sied to 6d. Lambe,. o introduce additional ca ital the ert bu it wero uecessaryt p p y, the must take it out of the possession of a person, 0(1 per lb. Store hoes large size 50s to 60s each • s t, 28 b ' - ' P fir r sto 34s e small 16s to 20s Rou h fat 4ed grievances of Irish peers in voting for their representa- serve the capture of the Russian ships. it is finished, what hold can the country have upon the and character of this eountry-(cheers)- - but nobody, I e Gover .. •nment should have adopted a plan by which frauds would A maa was trusted with money, and he was at liberty to n , . -, • • g • tives in their lordships' houee. Mr. ELLIOTT defended the conduct of Captain noble lord and his Government ? This question of our ana sure, sir, could wish that we should ever for a mo- not be encouraged. As to the " dormant ' . artner" meut,oned steal it and it onl beca,me a, civil tres ass Ho mi ht be 'ork carcases from 9s 6d to lOs 6sl per score. THE NEW MINISTRY OF EDUCATION- Eiliott, and was sorry the subject had been introduced relations with the United States would, I think, be much wont 1040 sight of this. Nothing that oue gentleman in the bill, what was there t • t P li• t• ae t • ' Y • P . * g o pieven im re nin e a any trustee for orphan children, sell out their money, but he did Earl GRANVILLE hegged to lay upon the table, in the manner it had been. He was sure Ca t FLY tt' f • the hands of the people and of this house, than could do towards another shall be omitted on our Part ti • • p . e ro s sa er in me, without any one knowing that he was gone, and leaving not take it out of their ossession and did not come there- INVERNESS.-FEB. 5. e VP and to auk their lordships to read a first time, a bill for conduct would bear investigation. of the Government or of the press. If there be a war for the Purpose of avoiding a collision that would be a the creditors to deal with men of straw ? The bill no doubt fore, within the o•' P . ' ' ' • peration of the law. He fully admitted CORN.-Wheat, white, per qr 76 Od t 77 6 -• 14 1 ~ s 0 s oe the appointment of a Vice-Presideut of the Committee The subject then dropped. between Us and the United States, it will not be a war reProach to both countries. (Cheers.) I can only say, emanatzd fro m l awyers, w h o g„, no thi ng o f commerce but that any alteration in that law evould be the greatest boon ley, chevaliee, 36s Od to 38s Od ; ditto, common, ne e of Council on Education. The bill contained a provision BUNHILL-FIELDS BURIAL GROUND. upon which the people will enter with a willing spirit ; sir, that one portion of this correspoedence shall be laid wh at aPPeared in the courts. It was said by some of its e•d- that could. be conferred upon the commerci a l w or ld. ht the -s Od. Oats, 29s Od to ZOs Od. •dr that this vice-president should have a seat in the House Mr. MIALL asked the Under Secretary for the Home if there be a collision, it will be provoked either by secret on the table at once ; and when the other is brought to weates that credit was at present too cheap, and that if it same time it was a matter with which ho could not deal, and MEAL.-Oatmeal, per imp. boll 248 Od to Zs 6d g .• l were diminished so much second, 00s Od to Os Od ; barloymeal, 16s Cel to 1 ,71,0 a/ the batter. He wae of a different he had only to express a hope that it would be taken up by of Commons ; and on the second reading he (the noble Department whether his attention had been called to diplomacY er bY the exasPerating language of the press of a termination, which I trust will not long be delaYed, It was b ophrion. y means of credit that this country had abler hands. peasemeal, 16s 6d to 20s Od ; bran, per stone, Os 94,r 0 g ts earl) would explain to their lordships the alterations the fact that arrangements were being made and notices this countrY. What has been the language of the Minis- wo shall be perfectly ready to lay it before you. (Loud Ist flour, per 2801 b, 60s Od to 62s Od ;2d ditto, o ° li el been able to produce to such an unparalleled extent, and it The bill was then read a second. time, and ordered to be ..; I 2... r which . it was intended to make by means of an order in served for the removal of the remains of persons buried terial journals on this subject ? Almost the, first thing cheers.) ed liability whicl was unlimit i caused people in all parts of the committed on Monday, the 25th. 559 Ode oatmeal, best, per st. of 14.1 b impes-a - , e ll r , COunCtl, transferring to the new minister certain duties in the late Eu n hiii.a e id s g ar • dch h t t hrd of this dispute was from an article in the Times Sir DE LACY EVANS had heard the explanation of ying•groun , nrc -s ree , we ea world to place so much confidence in our merchants. This JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. to 2s Sel • ditto second, Os Oil to Os Od ; barleynot o sek 120 w performed by other departments. Islington, and for using the ground for building purposee, newsPaPer in November, which told us, to our astonish- the noble lord with great satisfaction ; but he quite bill would go far to destroy that confidence, for no one would to 00s Oef. ; peasemeal, ls 8d to 2s Od ; lst flour, 359" This bill was read a second three and orde • d , re to be cone- 3s 9d credit ;2d ditto, as 4d cash, 3s 6d credit. The bill was read a first time accordingly. and whether such proceedings were in Accordance with ment, that we were ready to go to war with America, agreed with the hon. member for the West Riding as to know in future whether those whom he dealt with proceeded •tt el M d th 2 - 1 mi e on on ay, e ot i. THE K.A.RS PAPERS. law ? but that we should still "Hold our hand on the throat the impelicy of attempting enlistment in the United under limited or nulintited liability. For the last 20 years .......- BURIAL OF THE DEAD (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH remarked that the Mrs FITZROY Raid the Government had taken the of the Northern despot." Within the last fortnight, States. With regard to our quarrel with that Govern- the Board of Trade, from which this bill emanated, had, with BRISTOL SUGAR-Fle 8 sa 00 o f one or two exceptions, been formed of men who were totally This bill was read a second time, and ordered to bo com- • . h'w - • noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ne k • • to the truth of the too, I have seen similar language in the Moraine Post ment, he considered the extravagant apprehensions cessary steps to ma e inquiry as ignorant of commerce, briefless lawyers, or at all eveuts men milted on the 25th. There is still no disposition shown here to pure s of would shortly leave this country for Paris ; and as it state f d d 1 f d orrect, means and in the Ti mes , w hi c h .ae , th e journals supposed to war entertained b th aty were very ill judged, ments re erre to, an , i olio c y 0 peace p r hose antecedents wero not such as to insure their MOSS- YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS (IRELAND) BILL. sugars, and until the refiners find a better vent fcf hoft would be very desirable that the debate upon the papers would be taken to prevent its repetition. represent the opinions of the Ministry. I must say, and might prompt parties in that country to deinand i w ire commercial knowled . It wa su h liP produce than exists at present we cannot expect "%iati relating to Kars should take place before the noble earl OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA. though I have watched the langua,ge of the American terms and conditions they would otherwise never have ci ' d bill • ge s C . uce a which would have the effect of destroynag credit committed in three weeks. men who . ad pro- This bill was then read a second time, and ordered to bo an improved demand. It is n fall th nth. `pi OW hr ree nie • Vee r (Lord Clarendon) quitted London, he wished to ask when - . e journals with considerable interest, I have seen no such thought of. It was consummate folly to attempt recruit- and giving p .t• ar les opportunities of defrauding the public hy any transactions have been recorded in tho public ol eo. Mr. COBDEN then rose to ask for explanations 'rem HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICES BILL. here, a circumstance quite unprecedented • prices , e 01 those papers would be presented to their lordships. language in them as has appeared in the Times and the hig in the United States when two regiments of 1,000 schemes which could 'ever be brought to perfection, He ' Wo l f ' roduction of the corresnon- This bill went through committee, and was ordered to be quelillY• aro nominal, but purchases could cer _4,0 Earl GRANVILLE wee not able to say, in the ab- the Government for the non-p = Mornznq Post. True, the journals of England generallY strong each might have been raised in Canada. An offer hoped tho right hon. gentleman would consent t t o pus pone reported on Monday. be made at prices fully 25s per cwt. under those eto',;4o' sence of his noble friend the Foreign Secretary, whom dence respecting our relations with America, He said- have not taken that hostile course, hut those journals to that effect was made by gentlemen of high position in the ,econd reading. he expected to arrive in the course of a few minutes. I ask for these explanations because the answer given by which represent the Cabinet will be taken in America to the colony ;it Was accepted, but the red•tapism of the Mr. BIGGS said, as one who was connected with the ma- SUPPLY. Nov. last, if the buyers were disposed to repute i s edi ti e • ~ tions which; however they are not. Refined of al l 1 00 THE DEBATE OF LAST NIGHT. sthe noble lord at the head of the Government to my in. reprcent a large portion of Onr people. lam anxious, Horse Guards interferel, and. nothing wee done ; and nufacturing districts, lie could declare that there was a uni- The house then weut into a committee of supplApro forma sells ;hry 1' 1 d' • ' t d J5l - sowy, an prices continue o mop. Earl GREY-Seeing the noble and learned lord in . r the other si ht does not a ear, for reasons I shall therefore, that we should not be the only persons in tine . therebY an opportunity was lost of still further identify- venal feeling in favour of the bill. (Hear, hear.) Ho himself and then resumed * there is little doing. his place, I beg to ask him if he can give your lordships g ut Y g .. 131) . country who are noL to discuss this subject. I desire ing the sympathies of Canada with this country. accepted it as the first stage in the amelioration of the law of CHURCH RATES. explain, founded exactly on fact. I asked the noble lord artnership. He had. heard of many instances of the most Sir W. CLtY obtained leave to bring in a bill for the abo any information as to when the Committee of Privileges that we should be, in fact, the pulse of the nation in The subject then dropped, and the motion for the ad- P will sit, and as to what coarse is to be taken ? whether there would be any objeceion to lay on the tbis question, as we are on any domestic question in journment was agreed to. painful kind, in which men who had retired from business in litiou of church rates, explaining that it would be nearly the . COAL MARKET.-Fen. 8. the hope of spending the remainder of their days in ease had, same he introduced last year, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE-In the a,bsence of table of the house the correspondence respecting our whicla the people feel interested. I can hardly view as ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. through advancine mone to youn men from moti CAVALRY AND INFANTRY BARRACKS. Priest of Coal per ton at the close if the mark 4 my noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) it is im- preaent relations with America. The noble lord stated, possible so great a calamity, to both countries. and to Mr. MONSELL brought up the ordance estimates / neholence been lellto Y g ves °f be , hopeless penury and wait. Such things On the motion of Sir J. PAXTON, there was ordered a a. cl.' Wallsend, f‘c. I. di possible to give the noble earl any very satisfactory . n the world; aii a, hostile collision between En,gland and which were laid on the table. were cruel and unnecessary, and this bill would remove that I 1 h h rl • • f h i rep y, tat t e cerrespon ence in neither ot e cases return of th b f 1 • d • Buddle W. Hartley lB C e num er 0 . cava ry an Infantry barracks .1 1 I answer • but I may take this opportunity to expyess a the United States, and yet we are talking about it daily evil. The other day he was reading that at St. Etienne, a town Dagisen's West Hartley 18 METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL. erected • in the United Kingdom durine the last 25 years '' Lambton ... ... ... .......... 16 0 hope th;t the course to be adopted by her Majesty s Go- to which my inquiry referred was quite completed, and in the press, we are speculating about it in private, and in the south of France which was devoted to the ribbon ma- On the motion of Sir G. GREY this bill was read a third statin • g the number ot men each barrack is able of accommo,- Holywell .. . l7 C Russell's Hetton .......... i f , vernment will render it unneceasary to refer the subject on that ground he refused my appeal. Now, in order to the Government, in their correspondence, is bringing us f t h nu ac ure, one- alf the present manufacturers had risen to datiu a I • nc the averaee outlay per man Incurred in the build- Walker Primrose ...... l4 6 South Hettoia .............. ti ; time. of Lord Wensleydale's peerage t o a committee at all. make my observations the more readily intelligible, I te a deadlock which will take away all chance of escape. that position through availing themselves of the state of the •e r h b le ''' HELLEY observed that the bill authorised one Sir J. S . • in. o eac arrac -. Stoaeart'e. .................. 15 1 partnership law in that country. He had seen many young Wallsend, eic. Whitwell .................. .0 i (Loud cheers.) Ido not presume to offer any advice to mast • th t h •I h t V t f A war between this country and America, on whichever premise a, un appi y, t ere are wo su Jae s o commissioner to sign all orders for the guidance of tho police RAMSGATE HARBOUR. her Majesty's Ministers, who will no doubt receive it e . side success mi ht rest would be h mos ho ribl he g , t e t r e, t force. He understood that those instructions wore always men in England emigrating, and thus lost to the country h Id h • - ' On the motion of Mr MACKINNON ther d Gosforth . 15 9 Heugh Hall ............... se • te existin at the present moment, and involving w o wou ave remained here had facilities been afforded to rh . . ' 1 „ • , e was ordere a e „ - . from quarters far more entitled to attention ; but as a " Le P u g most inhuman calamity, even to the victor, which could submitted to the Secreter of State, aud thou,ght it would. be copy o t e iepoits an( tatimates of General Williams, "arvey w pane 16 0 South Kelloe ............... le i member of this house Ido Most earnestly hope that they very serious and grave considerations between this coun- possibly happen. Were we to succeed, it would be ve ' " '' Y d h f fth ry desirable if his approbation was state on t e ace o em, them for the development of their talents. He believed that b tte 1 • ' yge mg tus bill passed, the right hon. gentleman would Royal Eneineers ro ardin the harbour of Ramsgato, pro- Riddell l5 t.. Tees ........................ i s i i will take a step, which, I believe, would be of infinite try and America. One has reference to the Central much like destroying our own offspring, and, were Sir G. GREY said, on all occasions of importance these ill- sented t ' ' g g do more to benefit society than had been done by almost any ' o tho Board of Trade on the 9th of Jan., 185 e. Eden Main 16 6 Cowndon Tees ............. 0 1 benefit to the country, and will recommend her 11IajeetY American question of 1850. The house is aware, AMeTiCa teo cru s h England, it would be little better than structions were submitted to the Secretary of State, but they Bra.ddyll l6 6Carr'll Merthyr . ......... l e . newre which hut been as-ed durine the 1 t fif . p e e as ty years. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. Eletton lB fiDerwentwater Hartle/ ... to confer upon Sir Jas. Parke, late a Baron of the Ex- though the h • t h • 18 - 0 tl parricide. I hope, therefore, that we shall not be afraid were si country, per aps, is no ,tat in a ie gned by the commissioners of police in their capacity .G. C GLYN sai . d, though he was not in favour of the Mr. H EADLAM moved for leave to bring in a bill for tho Ho • • ' tton Lyons Main l6 0 , chequer, the title of Lord Wensleydale in fee, with de- to approach this question, that we shall not refuse to of magistrates, and not az commissioners. bill, he must confess that he could not see the slightest ground better regulation ef the medical profession. The bill he said 41 English and American Governments entered into a con- The bill theta passed. . Ships at market... 89 I Sold scout to the heirs male ef his body. That would put an understand what it is we are quarrelling about, but that for requestin the Governmeut to ost one h g p p t e second read- was brought in towards the latter part of the last session uon end to this agitation ; for lam sure that your lordships venation most benign in its object and somewhat novel in we shall call for the papers and shall show the country PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT BILL. ing. Indeed he washot sure that, with some modification of an understanding between members of the profession and P the , - . . would one and all receive Lord Wensleydale into this its character, for the purpose of guaranteeing, the con- that we are prepared to deal fearlessly and honestl • h y wit Mr. LOWE moved the second reading of this bill. its cLauses, the bill was not on the whole the best settlement Home•hffice that it shouldnot be prosecuted further that session 824480RN8 MAILS. house with the greatest pl easure. (H e ar.) If that 'traction of a canal across the isthmus of Darien. The the issue which may be laid before us. (Hear.) Mr. SPOONER could not allow the bill to be read a se- of the question at which the house was like to arrive. It was but that it shouldbe circulated amongstthe medical societies and A course wm adopted, the questiOtt viould still be left open, convention beoins by expressing a hope and desire that Lerd PALMERSTON-I shall obeerve in m It' 'th t -11• th attention of the house to the y reply con( nne wi ou ce mg e almost impossible that any man who had been mixed up with accordingly it was sent to the Royal Colleges of Physicians and the commercial effeirs of this cou h. sho n, y uld not hare per- Surgeons, in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Glasgow and ( --•••---_ ii r* tor N signifies that the mails are sent from the Geezer and if at any future time any pressing necessity should it mi h h ' ll ff t th tl • f rot t g t ave tee ec , among o er 'lngo, o p no - to the hon. gentleman that distinction in the two ques- consequence which must ensue if it passed in its present . " ceived that a er reet chanee in th worigne yy g . , e e 1 e of the LAW of to all the medical societies aud meiversities throughou ' t the ey the :trier, for making a peer for life, it might still be done, as ina peace and amity between the contracting Powere, shape. The right hon. gentleman had introduced it with a . night-and Mby the morning-despatch.) • tions which he has desired. And first, with regard to partnership had arisen from the recent alteration in the usury kingdom. It was a l so s e nt to private individuals interested very plausible statement. Ile asked, was it fair or was it _ the question would not then be prejudiced by anything a n• •• • • h h h ld Th b • t - Ith civilisation t roue out t e wor . e o jec * e laws and that it was nec , s , , . e ,ary to do something to meet the in the question. By the coartesy of the Home-office he had seen that has occurred. I, for one, should certainly much • 'bl rt . t convention was to ena e pa ies o con. uc a sep gth t i ; the Central American question, he is correct in saying reasonable that a person who lent money to a concern, who case of persons who lent money at a usurious rate of interest the answers which hd b return d 1 a oen e , au( he found so much Day when made up p role weal pi e l, was not known to the world, to whom credit was not given, COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port 0 5 rejoice if this course was adopted, for lam satisfied that canal through the narrow isthmus of Celetral America. that the treaty of 1850 was honourable to both the par- aud afterwards came in as creditor II h d th . d ' • '' . a no ear arty unanimity la the profession cm the question of reform, that he should lose all the capital he had embarked if the concern °Mee, London.* Dispatched. n it is the course that would mast conduce to the welfare under a s • fi t f th tracting Powers. ties to it, having for its object and end the im . peci c guarau ee rom e con provement turned out unfavourable' The bill, however went a great reason assigned for the omission o; • those clauses in tho bill thought in bringing forward this measure he was in a better - - h h e e the country. Toe convention was intended to be elaitic in its opera- ot commerce and the extension of civilisation i d 1 f h U d • • ' n every ea art er. nerit a man might advance capit, to a , . al of last session which provided fo r p u bli c ity an d re g istrati on , position than any other person who had ever introduced the Aelleriee(bylirit.pack)N Every "day •• •• Liverpool ••• . - I The Earl of DERBY-My lords, I wish still less, tion, for the contracting Powers contemplated inviting Dart of the world. It is well known that the greatest in- • • (1 d • h• b bta• cl• t person in tra e, an enable him tmey to o in cre it o a and precluded the sudden withdrawal of capital, and he was subject. In the first place he would state to the house one afraid that without th th If , em, Is ill would open the door to all thing that his bill did not do. Ho did not seek to interfere America (by United Ste. packet) ..........N /ye9. l s• '••••• • • Liverpool .• • 1 . and I have still less ground. for offering advice to her other Powere to join in the guarantee. Among other • largo amount. If after a time he found the concern unpro- am a eg t e e a. (by U. States I FeD'' Majesty's Ministers, than the noble and learned lord thi n gs it was provide,' that, in case of war ships passing terest was excited by the question of a ship caual to fitable he might withdraw his capital, but the trader would sorts of frauds. Let the house do what they could to leave with the rights of the British subject, which he somewhat •• •• •• • - Sonthemeta who has just add resse d y ou ; b u t I cannot help think- through this canal, or being within a certain dietance ef unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but jealousies grew still enjoy the credit ho had obtained by the use of it. Was ithimpaired the general credit of the country. If hon. gentle- freely exercispd, of obtaining medical advice and assistance Alstralia (via Bouth- . ing that the suggestion of the noble lord is one that its entrance, they should not be subject to capture or me!. up between England and the United S • h . tates wit regard it fair, in such a case, to allow the party who had advanced men only bore in mind how large a, portiou of the conamercial from aleV PerEfon whatever, although that person had not eone ameten) •• •• •• •• ••M ••••• ••• •• • • Southametoe transactions of this country took place, not on book credit through any training or professional educatien. That p ' • • Ditto (via Marseilles) N the money to escape all liability? To make the law at all well deserves the consideration of the Government. By i e station. History scarcely presented an example of a to it • merely, but on bill credit, the bills passing from hand te hand lege was exercised to a very great extent, for the couldria Ditto (via Cape of Good, 00 i , each supposing that the other had some exclusive ee 't bl 't sh 11 •1 th • - t It' b in a e, 1 ou ( provu e at in caee a par ners rp o- Hope) •• .• • • •• •• ••N i adopting that course, they will raise no unnecessary convention entered into for objects more commanding and the endorsements upon them being supposed to represent take. up any country news a m whl t . • y •'• ifele object in view, and wished to establish itself at one or came insolvent t the sleeping partner sliould be liable to the ppe 1 ion soeing what large Africa (West Coast)..Nl 93 d of the month.. Plymouth .• I questions upon a point of extreme difficulty, as be- approbation. The convention was agreed to in 1850, but, credit, they must perceive that if capital mieht be secretl sum§ of money mst b u e expended iii that way. It would be Alexandria .......... Nl9, 9. 24, &30 elm. Dover .. •• • ' tween the prerogative of the Crown and the House of o wing to the unfortunate propensity of diplomatists to ether end of the canal to be made. The ohjectof the treaty am= of capi had tal he had withdrawn, and also any profit h eived. He would not oppose the pi•esent motion, but withdrawn, the effect would be gtl t • •tl t • Y 'l . VV . 11 t pea y o impair la species pet es ii - e o attempt to restrain praetisers of that deserip- Alexandria..........At 4th & 20th of mon. Bouthamptee ' Lords. Even if there was a doubt as to the strict involve their sentences in phraseology which becomes concluded wits to remove all possible cause of j I ea ousy on unless finch a clause was inserted in committee, he would di- of credit. Ile was glad th tth ' a • right hon. gentletnan hadnot tion. But one part of his bill was to provide are istration Bahamas ...........klith of the month Serithemetcr neflf, le alit of g y the patent granted to Lord Wensleydale, I unintelligible not only to others but to themselves, it that point, and its provisions were, it was thou I t I dth h • tth • fthl 'I If tt d gl, ca . VI o e ouse agains • progress o e 311 , e regre e proposed to adopt the law of commandite, being convinced of legally-qualified practitimaers, for he thought it w g as due to Bolgiuna ~...........NlDallY.• .......... Dover .... • • .See 11: 9th of the month Southampton .- I , that it would not ha e b n f 1 v ee oun( consonant with th e f ee li ngs the medical profession that any person who was a leeallv- Brazil ..............M _ . _ .. . re , A think, after what passed last night, and after what fell seemed likely to be the cause of very serious queue' that the right hon. gentleman had not further postponed the etli f the mouth.. Southanietcn t feesP" culated to accomplish that end. The project of a canal was, of the people. qualified practitioner should have the power of letting' tiae c nu rr AY G re el F ....M N o from all the independent law lords-after what fell from between the two countries. His hon. friend the member second readin • g ; the result would be another discussion on a Various poll the Lord Chief Justice (who, so far as he takes part for Duran•ies had proposed in this house that there I believe, liable to physical difficulties, which there was future stage of it. .. ‘ Mr. MALINS was strongly in favour of the principle, but fact be " ow n to the world. Ho would leave the public at g a a•pe °° of Grod Ilo o p p e e ...le wle If admitted that a few safegu ar d s s h ou ld b e prov id e d i n coin . liberty to go where they pleased for advice, but at - the same CIO() de Yards . - .....ei 9th of the month itouthameto ' e • in political questions, is attached to the present govern- should be an examin . ' • • • anon of candidates for service in the much chance of overcoming, so that, practically, that part Mr. WATSON was entirely favourable to the principle of mittee (Hear hear I time he would give them au 'opportunity of ascertaining who Ceylon (see India) NI the bill, but he thought it required to be amended so as to • ' h 1 11 meat), and from the noble en d l earue d lord near me diplornetic career, and I weuld e _et him to re uire of the question is not irate' ediately involved in the r - ugge q . p e define accurately what was meant by a sleepine partner A vere pre srly qualified • Mr. CARDWELL thought that owing to the repeal of the 1 . P . . This was due to the members of the Cey10n..............N __ to, he , (Lord Brougham), there can be no doubt that .the OA I . fi . e qua i cation-namely, that they should be able to sent diepute. But there was in that treaty also a purpose s i • . . e • • usury laws it was necessary for the house to take into consi eeping partner ought not to interfere in any way in the eon- . medical profession themselves. For gentlemen who had S i h t i t i l r i mel 151e5....,...N meneWedearlid. SouthaMP : i . ..........le 21 &17th et month Bouthameto' e ' ft ' granting of !that patent was in the highest degree uro write plain and intelligible English. In the present else the jealousy which the two countries enter- trol of the concern. There was another part of the bill which of olevi • • • Mang deration the state of the law relating thcentracts. He quite studied h fi yd o ai t i l t i l e passed a severe examination, ought to have China - ...... constitutional. (Hear, hear.) When we see that so this unfortunate disagreement seems to be the mere un- he considered worild prove highly beneecial, that which al- thhught that the principle of a bill was to be found in its de- the bone f ~ titles and degrees which they had earned at Constantinople ......ei 8;13,111,23,&28 off]; Dover ...• • • ro , tained with regard to the views of each other in Central tails, and that upon these depended the safety e f a meesu r e. great expense. Wear.) There were at pr e s en t ab ou t 22 Constantinople many uoble lords, who on most occasions vote with the accountable because both the diplomatists spoke the ' lowed a clerk or servant to be paid by a share of the profits. America. The turther purpose of the treaty, therefore, The question was whether a contract between a sleeping part_ different bodies who exercised various powers as to licensing Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily •• •• • • DMZ' •• •• • . o pe Government, hint night recorded their votes againat it. same language, whereas had it been a convention he- (Hear.) Since the decipion of Lord Eldon in " Waugh v. Car -1 cannot but think that her liilajesty'a Ministers will tween a German and an Englishman, or a Frenchman WaS that each country should disclaim any intention of ver," it was held that in sneh. ease the clerk wa.s a. parteer. ner and the other partners that he should receiv e a p or ti on o f members of the medical profession. In Englaaid there Were F• w o r Pt (lee India l Le ~,, , N Twice da11y...... D ever ...... ro i best consult, not only the public interests, bat also as and an Englishman, there might have been some ex- dominatian or gaining possessions in that part of the The ease in the law would have a most beneficial effect, as a tbe profits of t i tle Igusiness was so entirely between himself and the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Durham, i h r it, r n :l e n;,: •••• •• - - le 7 ........ _3l, „ 17. SO. 97 ef tre &althea:mull clerk when paid by a share of profit would be stimulated to h . .I: I TT; ; Ts t t iat it n i e th o o f u s l i i i l require no publication or regist r a- although there were doubts about the validity of their Greece Owe India) I connected with them, the rights and prerogatives attic euse for the misunderstanding. From 1850 down to world. An exception was made with regard to certain increased exertion for the interest of his employer. When the ti. , of i . was o e eh intetest to the Public that regis- degrees as eatitling a man to practise. Then there were in Greytown ...., ...eltl2nd &17th of mon. Southamptee ~, Crown, if they do net unnecessarily raise the question Oct. in last year this convention hail been the subject of eh's, which were under • our protection by treaties bill went into committee he would give every assistance in tiation it was n cessary. This ought to be answered in London the College of Physicians, which had the exclusive Hamburgh .. ........141Tuesday & Friday London ..... ,h,r of the strict legality of these peerages. Let them not correspondence between this country and the United the bill, and must be considered by the committee. He did I mwer of conferring licences for London and within seven Havanna , ..........lei2nl of the month tiouthausptoe '4/4 0 a hich existed for a long time. I do not think, myself, his power to render it as perfect as possible, cancel the present patent, but let them issue a new one States ; and in Oct. of last year a letter written by Mr. Holland .. ~ .... M IDally•• ••• • • • •••• Dover ...... Lehrol 3lr. MUNTZ had already expressed his opinion that the 'rot desire to take to himself any credit which was not hi 3 miles of it. Then there wee the College of Surgeons I' h , W iic Honduras .. in the usual form. That second patent may be pro- Buchana,n to Lord Clarendon closed the correspondence, that the treaty is liable to the criticisms which th h e on . duo, and as some had been attributed to hien he would give had the power of licensing', generally throughout En • bill was a delusion, but he had no objection to let the Mini- g - India (viaSonthampt.)mi 4 th t 20th of mon. Plymouth •• - duced by Lord Wensleydale at your lordehips' ber with and in Dec, on the meeting of Congress, the correspori. gentleman cast upon it, fur I confess it seems to nie that them a short history of this ineesin.e In the COS ' 1 - 0 land. In Scotland there wer • _ stry ride their hobby as long as they liked, provided they rode _ . , , • , . SIOLIS 8o , e various bodies who licensed for India (via Maniehieswa *9thk2sth of month MYST •••• •• ro i i , the writ of summons ; and .i am quite sure that dence, so far as it relates to the American side Of the con- the meaning and the words of the treaty are perfectlY ir, iu üblic He looked on the bill from a commercial point and 1831 a committee was successively appointed to consider small districts, and there was not at the present moment a lonian Isles (see I n di a ) 7,17, &27 of mon Dover•• •• •• ' .. We shall all gladly receive) amongst 113 the learned trov e r s y,w as laid °floe table of Congress ; and I mention plain and obvious, and I cannot see how an h ' P • yot er con of view. Suppose the case of a trader who was known to this subject, mai that committee recommended that power body-be it university or college-which had the ower of Ireland .• •• .. ll & N Twice daily ...... Hole head .. ewe s , , Li5b0n............ „ei7, 9, 17. &270 f m. Bouthampte! ,'" gentleman into the question of whose rights I and the this because the noble lord says that the correspondence is struction can be pUt on it than that which we gave it carry on his business in a discreditable wa , aud conse u tly should bo given to lend money for any time not less than 12 liceusiug to practise medicine mnerall These P nflictin die Madeira ............m 9th et the month Southampto , noble lorde with rne have been 1130 St unwillingly drawn. not complete. I wish to seParate this sub • ect from that It is pros pecjve, and not merely retrospective iu its o e unable to obtain credit ; if he could get :third art queuncle-r months, at a rate of interest verging with the Profits of the jurisdictions gave rise to much l' confusi y o; and to co Madeira ............N I nd of - month .. Liverpool ... A The univereal feeling, lam sure, will then be one of of the enlistment, in res h • h j f t . lt seems, however, that the Government P of this new law to ilvauce him pect to w ic we are un eau. ra ion. money he might intro P due 3r e it into business n which it was invested. The difficulty was whether culties. An Englishman would not be able to manY. • practise in Malta (see India) ile S " pleasure and eatisfaction that we should have added a nately involved in a dispute with America, and I hope the United States endeavoured to esta,blish A diferent his business, and he would soon obta.in credit, as parties in private partuershi e the person advancing a sum of money Scotland, nor a graduate of Edinburgh in London, however Malta ..............N SOS.' &29 of mon. Dover - ..., • would suppose that he was acquiring capital by the profits; should be considered a creditor or a Partner. The effect of able he might he. This bill would provide for equality of Mauritius (soe India) 0 name so honoured and distinguished to our rolls. (Hear, the noble lord will giye an an s wer in reference to this construction, and a correspondence between the two i tt e 1ri c0 tin5 . ..........14 14th of the month re t i , - but if the profits were not great tho sleeping partner might d the o l r eg: t slto t n that i t i, personraring money would be a ere. edneatt il th fi a o t was that a man who held the title of a pliye h h , h h se 2nd of the month., BoathemPts l ' bear.) My lords, I did. not i n t en d t o sa y a single word subject as diAinet from the °ther• We have the corre. Governments ensued on the subject. We contended on this occasion. I have not seen my noble and learned spondence Published in the United St"tes ; it has also for our interpretation, and the American , Govern- scerteltr T. o r ul hr fil e i r , vo i ,! et s r a t:t h h , 2. , tsg i L2t. o tt r : c c i l e e r tt having a grea t ter r a(MtZe '::har:' nt b:n i zn s si f t n e i d l r i t i s s i • e SZand, for all et I: k t i o ha p v r e tise . l i r i ron h g( e l., Ireland, s,nd Now , ~,,. :: ...... „„ellsthleth2sthormon. Dover ..... friend mince be left the house last night, and I have no been published in England, and I hold in my hand a ment, or at least their Minister here, contended for a trimeut of the public. If they wished to adopt the Americaa; knowledge of the atlisirs of the partnership, his mouey should lum of study, and it would be g eertain g that he sem r e e u e r e r i e v e e u d - r r:: itnardis .......2e r y & pl ! i l v t a tof st m i onte f l ita ai th ous ainet i ?; ye, idea what is the course he intends' to pursue ; but I join Pamphlet containing i t f Published and Purchaseable in different one, We stated that though we were con- law, let them adopt it entirely. By it a sleeping partner remain uutil the time for the payment if the general debts of this Proper education from whatever quarter he might come. Papal States .. g ...........y: sthleth2sthogon. Dever .. P° •• • with the Lord Chief Justice) in hoping that it will not be Lo n d o n for about is, Nevertheless I cennot quote this vinced our interPretation was kVA, we were perfectly was obliged. to give public notice of the, amount he ad- the creditors ; and this time had been variousl; proposed from The same principle would apply to surgeons. Ho would also Peninsula ..........M ithl7th27thefirion. Southampte , 00 01 three te nine months. He should most gladly vote for the Provide for reciprocity of practice, by which he meant that a Peru •• ' ...........e t Id & 27th of mon.lSouthamptei found necessary to have this question considered by the corres p on d en ce, though it is discussed i n te e n ews. ready to submit the question to the arbitration of a third vanced, and of his withdrawal when it took pine. Port Natal . 2 ivate ship.. Various 1 4 ......14 sthlf h . I* tribunal to which the houee last night considered it right papers and made a topic of conversation in private. I Party. (Hear:, To that offer we have not been able to Mr. CAIRNS (lid not rise to oppose the bill, but only to second reading Of the bill. member of the College of Physicians in London might, if he S i c i ly , •** ... h.. „.....2, / . t 25thofmem, Dover .... • ;4 that it ought to he referred. can only bring forward a motion founded on documents obtain any answer, and so the matter rests. I did eay, say a few words in justification of the course he and some . Mr- A. PELLITT said there were many points in the went to Glasgow, enrol his name as a member there, and be bill which he much approved. of. There was one point to at once entitled to practise. And so vice versa. He would Venezuela ..... ....DI Tu5cany`............14 sthleth2ethefirien. Dover .... , il." 24 & 17th olmontb Southampt; ' Lord BROUGHAM. expected that Lord Lyndhurst before Parliament. The answer given to my • queetion in anzwer to the hon. gentleman, I did not consider the others had takea last seesion. When the last Partnership Amendment Bill had been introduced he considered it too which he would call the atteutiou of the home. He hoped also provide for general registration, the principles of which Van Diemena Lan ' e (see . i 'OO would have been in the house at five o'clock, but he the other eight by the noble lord was, that this curre- correspondence closed, and therefore) could not lay it on cumbrous to work and proposed te introduce three short and that the Government would give some protection against cer- ho had already explained. (The hon. and learned gentleman y e "! Te tra g il n ) •• •• •• •• •• i ll . // must have been detained elsewhere. seondence was not complete ; but he must have been the table ;. but, e . e .. ref!rring again th . the . state of . the simnie . . ' 1 } CiatISPR _he faun( t iat the nresent bill of the rieht tain companies-es gas and water companies -eivine a worse proceeded to read extracts from the answers that had been " e s' "i'Ll' e s •• -• • ••7•1 2d & 17th ol monthl3onthamptel , d , 'ET 1 eN il • ..... 1 - , -r. . , . . Lord BROUGHAM expected that Lord Lyndhurst would have been in the house at five o'clock, but he mud have been detained elsewhere. Earl GRANVILLE moved that the house do new adj , narn, and Their lordships rose at half-past fire, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. SAMUEL WARREN t3ok the oaths and his seat for Midhurst. Lord RAYNEIA3I too! the oaths and his seat for Tamworth. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS JURISDICTION BILL. Mr. COLLIER brorght in this bill, which was reed a first time. Sir J. NVALMSLEY presented a petition from Lei• center, praying for an investigation into the circum stances relative to the fall of Kars. The petitioners prayed that it might be known who were to blame for withholding succour from that place. On the motion of Mr. FITZ ROY, certain returns re lative to Coanty Courts and the business therein were ordered. Mr. MASTERMAN moved for a return of the num ber of gallons of foreign wine imported : of the quanti ties upon which duty had been paid for home consump tion, and the quantities exported ; also the quanties ex ported on drawback, and the quantities retained for actual consumption in the United Kingdom, for the year ended the 31st of December, 1855. And of the number of proof gallons of rum, dietiuguishieg West India, East India, and foreign ; also of brandy, Geneva, and other foreign, colonial, or Jersey spirits imported ; of the quantities upon which duty has Leen paid for home consumption, the quantities exported, and the quantities shipped as stores and used by the navy, for Ole year ended the 31st of December, 1855, together with the quantities of each sort remaining in bond on the 31st of December, 1855.—Agreed to, Colonel DUNNE gave notice that when the Army and OrdnanceEetimatee were before the house he should call attention to the means of supplying the army, and also ask whether any chauge was to be made in the War Department. troversy, was laid on the table of Congress; and I mention this because the noble lord says that the correspondence is not complete. I wish to separate this subject from that of the enlistment, in respect to which we ore unfortu nately involved in a dispute with America, and I hope the noble lord will give an answer in reference to this subject as distinct from the other. We have the corre• spondence published in the United States ; it has also been published in England, and I hold in my hand a pamphlet containing it, published and purchaseable in London for about ls. Nevertheless I cannot quote this correspondence, though it is discussed in tue news papers and made a topic of conversation in private. I can only bring forward a motion founded on documents before Parliament. The answer given to my question the other right by the noble lord was, that this corre e,,ondence was not complete ; but he must have been in error in making that statement, because Lord Claren don, in September, 1555, in his last letter to Mr. Bee'ianan on the subject, uses these words :-- " Her Majesty's Government had, indeed, refrained from pursuing the discussion by replying to Mr. Buchanan's note of the 22d of July, 1554, because it appeared to them that the continnatioa of the correspondence was not likely to load to any satisfactory conclusion ; and, as Her Majesty's Ministers are still of that opinion, the undersigned wit con fine his answer to Mr. Buchanan's present note within the same limits as thos.3 which Mr. Buchanan has prescribed to himself." 1 Mr. Buchanan also, in last October, assents t) Lord Clarendon's statement that the correspondence is con cluded. He says : " While far from intending to renew the general discus sion of these questions, which has already been exhausted, the undersigned, in passing, would make a single observa tion, ic." Moreover, it was ,Mr. Clayton himself, a party to the treaty, who in moving, in the American Senate, that the papers should be printed, stated that the correapon deuce was concladed. If I wanted a conclusive proof that the correspondence was ended, I shoul find it in the f set stated by Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords that the subject matter of dispute had been offered to be referred to arbitration, thus plainly admitting that the discussion is absolutely at an end. I therefore think that this house ought not to be wholly unacquainted with the nature of that correspondence, and I hope that the nobls lord will not object to its production, or, if he does, that he will give sortie other ground for his . objec s tien than that alleged the other night. The other dis pute is one of more recent date. Last year we sent emissaries to America, to enlist men for our foreign legion. Now, I should like to know who were those wise individuals who, sitting in council, and feeling a great want of men to fight this battle which we were told England was able to fight against the Ruvions. Why, the stream of human labour going from the East to the West every year amounts to 300,000 or 400,000 human beings. We ourselves send from 50,000 to 100,000 men annually to America, to seek their fortune by the superior remuneration of labour, and I should have thought it as likely to have rolled back the seasons or to have turned the river in its course as to send to the United States to find able-bodied men, where they are earning 4s, or ss. a-day each, to fight for us iu a semi barbarous region for about Is. a day. It was so ' absurd and foolish a prcject that I should like to know who are the parties responsible for it. We have no cor respondence published on this subject, either here or in i America ; therefore I only go on common rumour and on what was admitted by Lord Clarendon in another place. It seems that, on remonstrance from the United States, we admitted our error and countermanded our orders, withdrawing our i enlistment establishments not only from the United 1 States, but from our own North American colonies. Iu this respect our amende and apology were most I honourable. I do not know the terms of the apology, but I am told that the apology, when made, wits con sidered satisfactory. But I am told that after that another transaction took place, not in violation of Ame rican law, but in evasion of it, which has re-opened the grievance. I do not know how this is, for we have no ot7.,cial information before us, and I only state what I am given to understand is the fact. All I wish to point out to the house is, that our Government has admitted we hav k itself to b e i n error. We are in the wrong, an d, w h en admitted that to be the case, whether we make reparation in one form or another does not appear to me to be of any great imp or t anc e. If you tread on a man's toes, it does not very much matter whether you say to him, ",T beg your p ar d on ," or "I b eg t en thou sand pardons. That never would be a point on whick any sensible men would go out to fight. Let it be borne in mind, then, that we are, by the confession of our own Government, in the arrows, and, as we stand responsible in the name of the c ountry for the acts of our Government, I think it would be well if we had this correspondence laid before us, even if it be not com pleted ; and for this reason—l am inclined to suspect that this question has assumed very much of a personal character, that it has been envenomed and embittered in the cour se o f t h e pro t rac ted corresp on d ence; and I think, theref ore , th a t if it w ere taken aw ay from the Foreign-office, and di scusse d in the country or in this house, there would be displayed such a magnanimous feeling on the part of the people and of the members of this house that the quarrel would be at once put a stop to. There has been a talk of arbitration in the other subject of dispute, and I believe eee slaculd find some such mode of settling this euestion in the most honourabls and satisfactory manner. In private life, in quarrels on matters of etiquette, it is not the usual course for the person who has committed the wrong to fix the repara tion. Seconds are called in, and they decide what shall be the apology to be made ; and, if this question were brought before the house, I have no doubt we should find out means of escaping from the diffi culty. Besides, the country would be much more at ease if the subject were discussed by us, and there would be an end to that alarm and apprehension which now exists among the mercantile community lest every fresh packet should bring intelligence that Mr. Crampton has received his passports and is on his way home. At all events, I am quite sure that nothing will be gained by allowing these matters to remain veiled in the secresy of the Foreign-office. We have got into one war by the system of secret diplomacy, and we may get into another in the same way. " Where there is darkness there is danger" is as true in politics as in the material world. This second dispute about our attempts at enlistment, be it remembered, is more imminent than the first. I do not know whether the noble lord intends to lay before us the papers relating to this part of the subject ; but if ho refuses, on the ground that the correspondence is not completed, I am at a loss to see how we are ever to get any more papers on any subject, for it was only last night that he declined to produce the papers relating to the icase of Mr. Curtis, our consul at Cologne, on the ground that the correspondence was closed and the whole matter finally settled. If he now refuses to give us these papers on the ground that they are net completed, he will invest himself with the entire responsibility ; for if we are not to have the correspondence, either before or after it is finished, what hold can the country have upon the noble lord and his Government? This question of our relations with the United States would, I think, be much safer in the hands of the people and of this house, than of the Government or of the press. If there be a war between us and the United States, it will not be a war upon which the people will enter with a willing spirit ; if there bo a collision, it will be peovoked either by secret diplomacy ar by the exasperating language of the press of this country. What has been the language of the Minis terial journals on this subject ? Almost the, first thing we heard of this dispute was from an article in the Tintas newspaper in November, which told us, to our astonish ment, that we were ready to go to war with America, but that we should still "Hold our hand on the throat of the Northern despot." Within the last fortnight, too, I have seen similar language in the Morning Post and in the 7illies, which , are the journals supposed to represent the opinions of the Ministry. I must say, though I have watched the language of the American journals with considerable interest, I have seen no such language in them as has appeared in the Times and the Morning Post. True, the journals of England generally have not taken that hostile course, but those journals which represent the Cabinet will be taken in America to represent a large portion of our people. lam anxious, therefore, that we should not be the only persons in the country who are noe to discuss this subject. I desire that we should be, in fact, the pulse of the nation in this question, as we are on any domestic question in which the people feel interested. I can hardly view as possible so great a calamity, to both countries and to the world; as a hostile collision between England and the United States, and yet we aro talking about it daily in the press, we are speculating about it in private, and the Government, in their correspondence, is bringing us to a deadlock which will take away all chance of escape. A war between this country and America, on whichever side success might rest, would be the most horrible, the most inhuman calamity, even to the victor, which could possibly happen. Were we to succeed, it would be very much like destroying our own offspring, and, were America to crush England, it would be little better than parricide. I hope, therefore, that we shall not be afraid to approach this question, that we shall not refuse to understand what it is we are quarrelling about, but that we shall call for the papers and shall show the country that we are prepared to deal fearlessly and honestly with the issue which may be laid before us. (Hear.) Lord PALMERSTON—I shall observe iu nay reply to the hon. gentleman that distinction in the two ques tions which he has desired. And first, with regard to the Central American question, he is correct in saying that the treaty of 1850 was honourable to both the par ties to it, having for its object and end the improvement of commerce and the extension of civilisation in every part of the world. It is well known that the greatest in terest was excited by the question of a ship canal to unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but jealousies grew up between England and the United States with regard to it, each supposing that the other had some exclusive object in view, and wished to establish itself at one or ether end of the canal to be made. The object of the treaty concluded was to remove all possible cause of jealousy on that point, and its provisions were, it was thought, cal culeted to accomplish that end. The project of a ca.nal was, I believe, liable to physical difficulties', which there was much chance of overcoming, so that, practically, that part of the question is not immediately involved in the pre sent dispute. But there was in that treaty also a purpose of obviating the jealousy which the two countries enter tained with regard to the views of each other in Central America. The further purpose of the treaty, therefore, was that each country should disclaim any intention of domination or gaining possessions in that part of the world. An exception was made with regard to certain &lin, which were under our protection by treaties ~ shich existed for a long time. I do not think, myself, that the treaty is liable to the criticisms which the hon. gentleman cast upon it, fur I confess it seems to me that the meaning and the words of the treaty are perfectly plain and obvious, and I cannot see how any other con struction can be put on it than that which we gave it It is pros pective, and not merely retrospective iu its ope ration. It seems, however, that the Government of the United States endeavoured to establish a different construction, and a correspondence between the two Governments ensued on the subject. We contended for our interpretation, and the American ' Govern ment, or at least their Minister here, contended for a different one, We stated that though we were con vinced our interpretation was just, we were perfectly ready to submit the question to the arbitration of a third party. (Hear.'s To that offer we have not been able to obtain any answer, and so the matter rests. I did say, in answer to the hon. gentleman, I did not consider the correspondence closed, and therefore could not lay it on the table ; but, on referring again to the state of the correspondence, I think, though not formally closed, it is sufficiently so to enable us to lay it before the house, and lam therefore quite willing to give it. (bear.) The other question arose out of the Foreign Enlistment Act. It is true that when that act passed, authorising the Government to enlist foreigners, it was represented to her Majesty's Government that there were in the 'lgnited States a number of men who might be willing to enlist in the military service of this country. The hom gentleman conceived it to be morally and politically absurd to suppose that the tide of emigration, which had been flowing from east to west, could be turned back and made to flow from west to east. But if he inquired I should think he must know that in point of fact that ebb of tide has already begun—and that with regard to Ireland there is hardly a month or a week passes that a certain number of persons who emi grated from that country to the United States are not returning, either having amassed what they consider a campeteney, or because they have been disappointed in the expectations which they formed when they left home. Already, therefore, individuals aro constantly returning from America to these islands. It was not for us to judge beforehand whether any number of Germans would be willing to come. Orders were given to establish recruit ing depots within our own provinces, with instructions that if any persons presented themselves and were willing to engage, they should be enlisted and enrolled. Very strick injunctions were given that nothing should be done by any of the persons employed for this purpose that would at all conflict with the laws and municipal regulations of the United States, and the most specific or ders were given to prevent any infraction of those laws. A certain number ot persons came forward, amongst them being several hundred Germans ; they were sent t) Ha lifax to be enrolled, and coma of them are now in this country. However, sir, her Majesty's Government very soon found that it would he exceedingly difficult, in carry ing on an operation of this sort, entirely to avoid everything which might give the American Government cause of complaint, and as we were most desirous nothing should be clone which might give umbrage to the - Milted States, orders were issued to discontinue entirely all alien preetteding. Very soon after that ;au official representa tion was made by the Government of the United States, complaining of the proceedings which had been begun; our answer was, "Anticipating that the United States might take umbrege at the proceedings which might have been commenced, her Majesty's Government have, of their own accord, already totally discontinued, and given orders to cease, all such proceedings ;" at the same time we ex pressed our regret if anything should have happened (which we did not think was the case, and if so, it was entirely contrary to our instructions) which could be considered to he a violation of the law—if any such thing had hap pened we exceedingly regretted it, and we bad, of our own accord, stopped all the proceedings complained of. Tire hon. gentleman, sir, has said that proceedings be tween governments should be regulated by the rules which regulate the conduct of gentlemen towards each other. I will ask him, whether between one gentlema n and another anything could be more satisfactory ? What could be more satisfactory than that one should say to the other, " As soon as ever I saw that what my servant was doing might give you cause of complaint, I stopped his proceedings; and if anything has occurred of which you complain lam very sorry for it ?" I must say, sir, that when this communication was made to the Ameri can Minister here, he expressed himself satisfied in the matter, and said he felt confident his Government would be equally satisfied. For some time wo heard nothing more ; but at length the question was renewed, com plaints again made, and a fresh correspondence opened. Three days before Parliament met I thought I should be able to lay the whole correspondence on the table; there was nothing we could wish to conceal, on the contrary, we were most anxious to make it public ; but the very day before Parliament met the American Minister pre sented to may noble friend, Lord Clarendon, a further despatch, exceedingly voluminous, going into a long re cital of the circumstances alleged to have taken place. My noble friend felt it was impossible to auswer that de spatch as became the respect which he ought to show to the American Goverment, and with due regard to the clae. raster of the British Government, without referring to our Minister at Washington for a report on the great variety of minute details as to which the information in possession of the Foreign-office did not enable him togive a properanswer. The matter is now in this position. It the correspondence be now produced, it will end with a long paper from the United States Goverment, to which no stry ride , their hobby as long as theyliked, provided they rode it hi public. He looked on the bill from a commercial point of view, Suppose the case of a trader who was known to carry on his business in a discreditable way, and consequently unable to obtain,credii ; if he could get a third party under this new law to advance him money he might introduce it into his business, and he would soon obtain credit, as parties vspuld suppose that he was acquiring capital by the profits; but if the profits were not great the sleeping partner might withdraw his capital, and those who had given the trader credit would find out their error to their loss and to the de triment of the public. if they wished to adopt the American law, let them adopt it entirely. By it a sleeping partner was obliged to give public notice of the amount he ad vanced, and of his withdrawal when it took pirce. Mr. CAIRNS did not rise to oppose the bill, but only to say a few words in justification of the course he and some others had take* last session. When the last Partnership Amendment Bill had been introduced he considered it too cumbrous to work, and proposed to introduce three short and simple clauses ; he found that the present bill of the right hon. gentleman consisted simply and entirely of these three clauses. (Hear, and laughter.) The only difference was the in sertion of the words " not being a banker." He merely stated this because when he proposed the clauses last year ho was accused of offering a factious opposition to the bill. With re gap to the Limited Liability Bill of last session, he and same friends of his proposed a series of amendments, every one of 'which was opposed by tho Government, and rejected on a divi sion. Among these amendments were, that there should be no limit to the, amount of shares; that any partnership con sisting of more than six should be entitled to the advan taps of the act. These provisions were adopted in the Govern ment Joint Stock Companyßill et this session. Mr. MOFFATI believed that great good would arise from this bill. The whole commercial fabric of the country was based on a system of credit, and the more capital was intro duced, the better for the country. All the great branches of commerce were carried on by credit. Scarcely an article was imported but on two to six months' credit; the raw material was supplied to the manufacturer on credit, and so down to the retailer. As to the first clause, opinion was divided, but he believed it was generally favourable to the clause, as it stood. Ho believed that great national benefit would result from this bill. As regarded the second clause, in his opinion, a more beneficial one could not have been introduced. The conntry was almost unanimously in its favour. Mr. T. BARING thought the house would find itself mis taken if it supposed that the commercial community were unanimous in favour of the bill. Whether for good or evil, the bill would introduce a great change in the commercial habits and usages of this country; and he confessed that he did not see any necessity for change as regarded partnerships fur private business. Various countries had been referred to as having adopted the principle of this bill. If they wanted to select a country as a model of commercial usages and laws, to what country would they turn if not to that which had the most extended commerce, which em ployed the greatest amount of capital, and e:hibited the greatest amount of enterprise ? (Hear.) Where was the proof that the present system of partnership had failed to de velopo the resources of this country ? He admitted that the precedents of other countries might very fairly be cited in such cases ; but there was net a single country in the world which had a law like that now proposed to be enacted. This was au experiment entirely without the test of experience, Two clauses of the bill, short as they were, introduced a great mass of novel principles and—of experimental change. The present bill was very different from that of last session. The bill of last year provided that there should be publicity, that there should be registration, that there should be mea ns of ascortabaing, the amount of capital, that in case of failure no portion of the capital should be paid to the lender till the other creditors had been satisfied, and, moreover, that any payment which was made to the lender within three months before the date of failure, should be returned for the benefit of the other creditors. Such provisions were wanting in the present bill. As to the lender, there was nothing to prevent him, after he had started a man iu business and enabled him to gain credit, from withdrawing his capital without any pub , lieity. Was that a state of things under which commerce was likely to prosper? Why such a law would give free dom, not to trade, but to fraud. (Hear, hear.) It might obviate a variety of legal difficulties, but it would cause great insecurity in commerce, and would affect the commercial reputation of the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) What gave con fidence at present was the knowledge that the man who was engaged risked everything in it—his capital, his resources, and his reputation • but under this bill a man's risk would be limited, and when he was called upon to pay a debt he could reply " I won't do so, for I only engaged for so much." The bill treated trade as a game, in which a man staked a certain amount, and no more. As regarded the profitable employment of capital, he did not think any one could point to any quarter of the country, or the world, in which there was a fair chance of making profit to which capital did not flow. Such a *measure as this might do very well for a country like the United, States, where there was enterprise without capital, or for a country like France, where there was capital without enterprise ; but this country had as much capital as was required for trado, and more enterprise than was at all times desirable, its enterprise sometimes re quiring rather to be checked than encouraged, He objected to•this bill, because it had no experience or authority in its favour. If the house was determined to establish private partnerships with limited liability—he said nothing about companies —this was not a safe mode of doing it ; on the con trary, it was a mode which would admit of every kind of fraud being practised; it was ono which, if it had any effect at all, would make the nun who managed the business a man who did not care about losing the capital. (Hear.) Sir W. CLAY believed that the reason why the bill was not opposed on the second reading was, that it was known by those who disapproved of it that the feeling of the coun try was in favour of it. T.e argument of the hon. member for Huntingdon (Mr. T. Baring), that the principle of this bill could not be a good ono because England, the greatest commercial country in the world, had not adopted it, would have been an equally good argument formerly in favour of re taining the corn ifrws, or continuing the monopoly of the East India compalpt These were hitherto clung to with tenacity, POLICE BILL. Sir G. (.TREY said, seeing that the Navy Estimates were to be taken on Monday next, he thought it would be impossible for hint to move the second reading of this bill that day. He should therefor. postpone the bill till the following Wednesday. POOR LAMS (SCOTLAND). Mr. E. ELLICE aik-ed whether it was tho intention of Government to introduce during the present session any measure for the better superintendence of the ad ministration of the Poor Law in-tbe Highland oounties? Sir G. GREY said the matter was under the consi deration of the Lord Advocate. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. H EADLAM moved for leave to bring in a bill for the better regulation of the medical profession. The bill he said was brought in towards the latter part of the last session upon an understanding between members of the profession and the Horne s office that it should not be prosecuted further that session but that i t shouldbe circulated amongst the medical societies and accordingly it was sent to the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Glasgow, and to all the medical societies and universities throughout the kingdom. It was also sent to private individuals interested in the question. By the courtesy of the Home-office he had seen the answers which had been returned, and he found so much unanimity is the profession ox the question of reform, that he thought in bringing forward this measure he was in a better position than any other person who had ever introduced the subject. In the first place ho would state to the house one thing that his bill did not do. He did sot seek to interfere with the rights of the British subject, which he somewhat freely exercised, of obtaining medical advice and assistance from any person whatever, although that person had not gone through any training or professional education. That privi lege was exercised to a very great extent, for they could not talk*. up any country newspaper without seeing what large same of money must be expended in that way. It would be perfectly idle to attempt to restrain practisers of that descrip tion. But one part of his bill was to provide a registration of legally-qualified practitioners, for he thought it was due to the medical profession that any person who was a legally qualified practitioner should have the power of letting the fact be known to the world. Ho would leave the public at liberty to go where they pleased for advice, but at the same time he would give them au 'opportunity of ascertaining who were prOperly qualified. This was due to the members of the medical profession themselves. For gentlemen who had studied hard and passed a severe examination, ought to have the benefit of the titles and degrees which they had earned at great expense. '(Hear.) There were at present about 22 different bodies who exercised various powers as to licensing members of the medical profession. In England there were the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Durham, although there were doubts about the validity of their degrees as entitling a man to practise. Then there were in London the College of Physicians, which had the exclusive power of conferring licences for London and within seven miles of it. Then there wees the College of Surgeons, which had the power of licensing, generally throughout Eng land. In Scotland there were various bodies who licensed for small districts, and there was not at the present moment a body—be it university or college—which had the power of licensing to practise medicine generally. These conflicting jurisdictions gave rise to much confusion and to many diffi culties. An Englishman would not be able to practise in Scotland, nor a graduate of Edinburgh in London, however able he might bs. This bill would provide for equality of education—that was that a man who held the title of a phy sician should be able to practise in England, Ireland, and Scotland, for all would have to go through the same curricu lum of study, and it would be certain that he had received this proper education from whatever quarter he might come. The same principle would apply to surgeons. Ho would also provide for reciprocity of practice, by which he meant that a member of the College of Physicians in London might, if he went to Glasgow, enrol his name as a member there, and be at once entitled to practise. And so vice versa. He would also provide for general registration, the principles of which ho had already explained. (The hon. and learned gentleman proceeded to read extracts from the answers that had been returned to the Home-office with a view to show the general concurrence of the medical profession in his plans.) It was only owing to, dissensions among the great medical bodies that they had not long ago obtained such a charter as they were entitled to: possess. In the bill now introduced there would be a clause for striking off the names of any practi tioner who might be guilty of improper practices. The royal colleges of Edinburgh and Dublin had given their assent to the bill, as in a great measure had the College of Surgeons in England. It was proper to state that the assent of the lat• ter body was somewhat, qualified, but they approved of the most important feature in the bill, which was the establish ilsnit of the register. They thought, however, that sufficient reason had not been shown for introducing penalties, a step which tended to lower the character of the profession. The re gister was, after all, the most important part of the bill, be cause it would be impossible to make a satisfactory register with out enacting many ether things contained in the bill, and which went to show what constituted a properly qualified practi tioner. He (Mr. Headlam) was nevertheless fully prepared to consider any modifications which the English College of Sur geons might suggest in detail. He thought he had shown that the bill was received by the medical bodies generally in a favourable manner, though be would not disguise the fact that there were differences of opinion as to details. Some of these would be met by the bill, while others, arising out. of a conflict of opinions, would have to be settled in committee by the friends of the various bodies interested. At present the proposition was to have a medical council, to bo composed of ono physician and one surgeon from each of the colleges of England, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Ireland ; one from the University of London, one from the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrew's collectively ; one from the Uni versity of Ireland, and these eight persons to be called repro. 'tentative members, who would be elected by 'the registered medical practitioners. There would consequently be repre sentatives of all the learned societies in the kingdom, and in addition eight members- for all the medical practitioners ; a machinery that would appear not difficult to work. Having established the council in that form, the next thing would be the examination. Every person now licensed to practise ' would be registered without further examination, on sending his name; and paying is small fee, with the additi ona l advan tage of being able to practise anywhere, whereas they were now restricted to certain places. With regard to those wish ing to be registered afterwards, an examination would have to be passed, which would be uniform throughout the kingdom. The candidate must be 26 years of age, and a graduate of some British or foreign university for a physician, and 22 years'of age for a surgeon. Those were the chief points in the bill, and it had been framed with a sincere desire to show every respect to the great colleges of medicine and surgery established in this kingdom, and to promote the general iuto rests of the public. In couclusiou,.the hon. gentleman read au extract from a speech recently delivered by Sir John Kayo Shuttleworth, and asked for leave to introduce the bill. Mr. BRADY regretted to hear it stated that legislation upon this subject had been hitherto prevented solely by differences amongst the medical bodies themselves. To this he gave a decided contradiction, for they were most fully alive to the necessity for a great and compreheneive measure. Previous attempts had failed because they bad not.been en tered upon with a full determination to succeed, and because the persons making the attempts had submitted to the in fluence of those interested iu keeping things as they were. Even the right hon, gentleman the member for Carlisle on one occasion made this admission—" I may be excused for saying that if I could not have anticipated the extensive date culties of this subject I should not probably have presumed to interfere with them;" in fact, ho regar,'ed it as au Augoan stable, that he had no hope of cleansing. It was a great error to suppose that the medical profession were alone interested in this bill, or that, like Sir Lucius O'Trigger, they found it a very pretty quarrel, and wished to keep it so. It was a general measure, calculated to raise the standard of the pro fession—to make them, as it were, a part of the police of the country, and one that should be supported by the Govern ment. It was much to be regretted that a member of the Government had not brought in this bill, from the greater facilities it would then have received in its progress through the house. • Lord PALMERSTON—I have to thank my h on. and learned friend for introducing this bill, and lam sure the house has listened with great satisfaction to the able and in teresting statement he has made in proposing this measure. I give him great credit for that, and I shall give him more credit still if he succeed in passing it, and thus, as the gen tleman opposite (Mr. B r ady) observed, se t t l e the question for ever. My hon. and learned friend has not exaggerated either the importance of the measure itself, or the difficulties which I he has had to contend with, and I speak with some expe rience of this subject, because, when I had the honour to be at the Home-office, I endeavoured to do that which my bon s and learned friendhas now undertaken. I confess to finding ; difficulties that I felt I could not surmount, but which I hope Qt my hon. friend will succeed in overcoming. If ha does, h e I - Pub yO O fp &had by MU 1 will Le entitled to the thanks of the whole country for the LO N DON: Printed and great benefits this measure will confer when passed. I of No. 112, Strand. Printer, at Vie Sew Offices l' e 'itof L ea ve was thee given to introduce the bill, which was read Strand, in the Preeinet of the Savoy, in the CO th first time, and the house adjourned at half-past nine, • Middlesex, Saturday, February 9,1856.. Mr. A. PiLLATT said there were many points in the bill which he much approved- of, There was one point to which he would call the attention of the home. He hoped that the Government would give some protection against cer tain companies —as gas and water companies —giving a worse supply or quality, and from raising the price of these things so necessary to life. Mr. MITCHELL said that every merchant in business wei knew that persons carrying on legitimate trade did not bor. row money at high rates of interest. He was not at all dis. posed to oppose the bill. 0 0 1-9 When any of these dates f a ll on a Sunday, the mall, w 0, patched on the following day. with the exceptlen of the ; $ O l touthampton), and the Malta. both o f w hi c h will be d e ePIIP preceding day. Mr. Sergeant SHEE did not intend opposing the measure. , He thought they were very much indebted to the hon. mem ber for bringing the matter forward at so early a period in the session. He thought the law of partnership required a chauge, and was not at present sati s f ac t or y. Th e o bj e ct of the bill was that any persons advancing money to a partner ship with a stipulation that they should receive an uncertain share of the profits, may not be liable for the whole debts of the firm to the amount of their fortunes. The evirintended to be remedied was that persons who had a small amount of property had been prevented from fear of the tisk involved from employing their capital. He thenght the bill as it then stood would inlet greater evils than those they were trying to cure. He wished to call the attention of the house to cer tain portions of it. In the first place, what was the meaning of the words in the first clause---" The person cairyieg on such trade or undertaking 7" It is intended to mean persons carrying on the business, not as agents, but as principals. Under these, words might not a person lending money, by some agreement with the person carrying on the business, be entitled to almost all the profits A person carrying on business under the name of Jones and Co. agrees with an old lady for the loan of 20,0001., on condition that she should have 19-20ths of the profits, and himself only 1-20th. He would be the personmarrying on the business, though he would not b.: entitled to any large amount of the profits. If the bill was passed iu its present state they would incur great and serious inconveniences. But these may be removed by some regulation§ as to publicity. He thought that lawyers knew more about these matters than commercial men them selves. The hon. gentleman who brought in this bill had abundant information on these matters. tie hoped that in committee they would inquire into the points he had men tioned. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE thought the honourable gentle- man who had, introduced tho bill had better let it remain in its present state. Mr. LAING should support the bill, as he thought one party should be permitted to make a contract with another if he made it public. He thought it would-be a great ad3an •ta2-,e to the comintrycial community if the hon. gentleman, the originator of this bill, would look over the whole of the com mercial law. The,present punishments of commercial frauds were not sufficiently severe, and he was sum the honourable gentleman was well fitted for the task. Mr. CHAMBERS said he was of opinion that the abolition of the usury laws led to great inconvenience. The hon. member for Kilkenny said he was not aware of the enormous rates of interest on advances to traders. Other persons were aware of them. Secret loans were frinuent, and this had a bad effect. The persons lending large sums of money secretly watched the business, and if a time of difficulty came with drew his money. .Now this man incurred no risk, for he can make himself aware of every danger. He quite concurred in the principle of the bill and hoped that all merchants and lawyers would lend it all their assistance to render it a useful measure. Mr. LOWE said it was not his intention to trouble the house with auy remarks on the general principle of the bill, but he felt bound to say that the general feeling of the home was that the bill required a number of safeguards. Many members had pointed out with great truth, and the feeling appeared to be, that the clano-es in the law he proposed would give rise to frauds, and must therefore be provided with safeguards for its prevention. He was satisfied that the laws and the restrictions that had been made against put ting up men of straw, withdrawing capital, winding up, and such like things, had been ineffectual, for they were still practised on a very large scale. After the usury laws were passed, there were very few difficulties in the way of such transactions ; indeed persons who stood high in public esti mation, and who were possessed of great wealth, indulged i n such practices. He did not pretend -that this or any other law would have the effect of preventing f rau d s. All the Legislature could do to check fraud would be to check free dons of action, and that was not the intention of the bill he had introduced. (Hear, hear.) He wished hon. members to consider well before this bill went into committee, whether they could devise any safeguard, such as had been suggested; but at the same time he was bound to express his opinion that they would prove nugatory, and only have the effect of aggra vating the evi s which at present existed. Ile should be de lighted to hear of-any safeguard the hon. and learned gentle man opposite (Sergeant Shee) might be able to propose; but he did not think that it would be possible for his ingenuity to devise any plan which would- checkinghave the effect of fraud. If he could suggest any such plan he would be the first legislator of the human race who bad ever done so. (A itaugh.) It was said that there should be a system of regis tration, but what would be the result of that ? What were ahoy to register ? Tice name of the partner ? If they made pr ()vision of that sort they would not follow the example of France, where there was no registration, for this reason, that the name of the person registered might be improperly used, ARCTIC EXPEDITION'S. Admiral WALCOTT asked whether and when it was the intention of th e Government' t o grant those engaged in the several Arctic expeditions , conform. medal t o A bly with the recommendation to that effect contained in the report of the select committee on the Ar c ti c E,,-. peditions in the last session? Sir C. WOOD raid the Queen having signified her in tention to confer a medal upon those persons engaged in the arctic expeditions, it would be issued without delay. When the delivery of the Crimean medal had been com pleted, then the Arctic expedition medal would be issued. CRIMEAN REPORT. Lord W. GRAHAM asked whether the officers ani madverted on in the Crimean report had sent in any further explanations on the otbject to the Government or the authorities at the Horse Guards ; and, if not, whether Government intended to call for any Mr. F. PEEL said he might call upon the hon. mem ber to state who the officers were, but he pre sumed that the Quartermaster -General at the Horse Guards was the principal one referred to. Her Majesty's Government had not thought it necessary to call upon him to make any report. When that officer saw the re• port he had forwarded his explanation. Lord Lucan had also made a statement. Mr. iBAILLIE asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty a question in reference to the conduct of Ad miral Stirling and Captain Elliott in the China Seas,? The hon. member then read the two statements that had been published with reference to this—one the English, an d the other the Rtv,sian statement. He said it ap peared from Captain Elliott's statement that he really 1119116 ii SHARE MARIETS. LIVERPOOL, Pn. 8. ools STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The t one o f th e mar ket h -4 0 0 slightly improved t o -d ay, and pr i ces a sha ds Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24 ex Counties, 10—Midlands, 691 # i—Lancashiro sn, 6 j,s shire, B—London and North Westerns 1000.,-oste Eastern, Berwick, 19—Ditt o , Extension 'Nos. W.—Ditto, Leeds, capitll stock, 144—South PA 18.13.9. i--Manchester, Sheffi e ld, an d Li nco lu, 6 per cent., p. ex div. MANCHESTER, FEB. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-d a y hag bog. of / a dull business, and in prices no change wor thy o' Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6/, Pre/ fi e London and North Westerns, 1 00i—Leeds, 814' - 18 11.16—Blackburn, 54. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 8. STOOK EXOHANGIC.—The tone of the market / 14/1 / flat, but the prices generally were firm. Lou North Westerns closed at 1001—Great Western' , Midlands, 6 9—Birmingham and Derbys, 40. DUBLIN, FEB. 7. i a 9 1 4, STOOK EXCHAkNGE.—Three per Cent. C o nsols, "? Ditto for Acc o u n t, 91i 4—N ew Th ree per Cent. 0 9 01 91—Royal Bank o f Ireland, 204. —Mining CA: (1 0 °; of Irel an d (f pr accoun t), 144—Dublin and Belfol o i tion, 46—Midla n d G rea t W es t ern an d R oyal CO 'Ol shares (231. paid), 244—Dublin and Kingston, 0 1 " Dundalk and Enniskillen, 11. - The prospectus has been is; , tied of a n undertlicoio with limited liability, to be ca ll e d th e N a ti ona l b yd Company. The proposed capital is 1,000,0001. 1 0. 01 of 251., and the li s t of di rec t ors i s compose d o f names. The transactions of the company are to voth similar characterto those of the existing discount 11° and it is not to act in any respect as a bask. '~~ i w A11otm( AL %Ise, s to the a Societe tiesB at J. Allet b . vokers Londol Solicitor Btandir4 To th e ( e kh tel y I e ci. D O Z B _t e 0 with the (4 " 1 th ..,,_ Ili. Itat kuse BIRTHS. A SOL 0 ' On the 7th inst., at 14, Queen's-gardens, ig p 0 Mrs. Osborne Stook. $P On the 6th inst., at 16, Westbourne-park wife of John Eieke, Esq. OW A DAVGIIIRI. 10 ( On the 7th inst., at the Green, Camberwell, the ' l° Hugh Holland Massey, E sq . ,fsl o On the ith inst., at 23, Ely-place, the wife of V v Wallwyn James, Esq. MARRIED. fi' On the t)th inst., a t St . P e t er ' s Ch urc h , Eatorrot, g Captain the lion. J. Drummond, R.N , C. 8., O f l o olr Elliot, the thi r d d aug h ter of Admiral. the Hon. "- Elliott. 'll' $ On the 6th inst., at 2T, Queen Anne-street, Csee' l i gie s square, J. P. Paiba, London-wall, to Jenetta, 9,° ll ; i ri O danter of the late Li en B ene di c t us L eman, W e stO park Villas. DIED. On the 6th inst., at Bedhampton-park, Hants, 0 14, tf William Garwood, late of the s hip V anguar d. aged On the tith inst., at 68; C orn hill, R o bert Jobe Esq., one of the oldest inh a bit an t s o f th e ward. , 0; On the 7th inst., at B r i g ht on , F ra nces, the w1 43 „ ° ,41) . the late Mr. Daniel King, formerly. of Lewes and P .- ton, aged 63. ° On the 7th in s t., at Ramsgate, Mr. Joseph Fo il medical student, aged 22. Ou the 31st ult., at Turnhana-green, Mr. Willie lard, aged 86. aft he On the 18th D ec George Charles Che a p, Egg. , 8.C.5., at R um p ore , B a uleah, Bengal. On the 3d inst., o ff Folkestone, havi ng b een web— oil the Josephine Willis about an hour after the collision the Mangerton, Mr. Frederick Golding. Tem/ T. ' Det:: Ilei ng