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6 2Pe 0t,14-4ee; 4, 4‘ .................' ay 24. 'COTT. of two nen r rspe.per - a )fore reporwl Mr. TAil° o Mr T3ll►l produced, ,t remarked U. rant 6 fu be dischsir z. f to rise at _A, hour arri"; ) learned l o as adopt s u lay 24i GRosg LAMBS OI S' °' usiness A it , (1. before t by o° m ribi tribute _ to vas OW" cant, spa St' he mattermi , but os:l e i r ease. J '.,` ( 1.• ild to thn o d tinter, vfri o to id given /0 ,he case ssed it, and s ee d winging ly treste► Vorshir eti o , erten 1 10, 0 , against Lewie)io ihould ai the del" , My co It vo' ll s of mistreoi O p '0 my ill- tit Mistral' of 'era °V et o. liter 03 17 8 Urge°. - - reside 11t he sprit4os, some 11° 10 g s t there at hat 3 membe r , 7 - o f a disorne,o Lined of R d , I the def d4 o 4 lc villain A, to In1, 11° ;;1 e Ivoeh , to spea - 0 1 rove 0 6 h C ° ' e . • r 94 in doe bo o ything* pi :of L i m bal Lt the dgei hat be kit; f" The c o ol 110 103 D the de te st Stockw 'ter that all she ku e i p had spa 4 , the defel f would fl 8 eurseJJ' I and about tATo )ther Polo y found di ), and at',7,4 1 we entni a, and I n, Le was a vc s ), and nlio you clot rig un!', d ine• s ic!, ck and s ~„ t h e cite d , the defen replied, ben tilt' at w re )ckwell ftj the girli d 'ea are rain ---. 4 ____-.- ire, 01' w.toi f Ji° f Wif e °f le•pal /4 40 1 1' of V b. ' Thos. I Star . of Oa jObi l fri; rolan 4 S. Y . cot. s cut. if e of two' Esq•, IVIADAIIE JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT LIND. FAREWELL CONCERTS, 'Fleeter Hall. ?dr Ar, .TCuELL respectfully arnounces the LAST CONCERTS will be givn by Madame GOLDSCHSIIDT in this country ; t o t n nSDAY livening, June 11, 1856, Grand MISCELLANEOUS rERT, with full baud and chorus. WEDNESDAY Evening, r 4; 2 N, 1856 Haydn's Oratorio, " The CREATION ;" and MON h Ev ening, , June 30, 1856, Grand Miscellaneous Concert, with kend and chorus, on which occasion Madame Goldschmidt will her last and farewell appearance in this country. 4fl i es erved and numbered seats, one guinea ; unreserved seats (body 1,14,,1°5• 6. ; area (under west gallery), 7s. No more tickets 1- "ned than can be conveniently accommodated. l ensl fstree or t tickets received by Mr. Mitchell , Royal Lib r ary , ~....LL)3nd-. it ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, tt , , TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday) , „I : clock, and Tuesday Thursday, and saturday Mornings at s. 82. ;area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ...._ ARGYLL ROOMS. —LAURENT' S CASINO th, to ,,li s ow OPEN for the winter • season. Principal Cornet 8, a , —l' , 41 . Bouicourt .— Doors open at Admission r , ne Shilling. Vent's new Varsoviana and St. Patrick Quadrille every night. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. or n , TO-NIGIIT and every evening, at 8. A Morning Per /4troce every Saturday at 2. Box-office open from 11 till h. re thre z ", 1/. is.; stalls, 33. ; area, ?e. ; amphitheatre, Is. Th e raelo..";,ertainment has received navel additidns and embellish ' neat neat and Visual, including a New Loco - Joko - Moti ve L y ric, °FP BY THE TRAIN, illustrated by numerous changes, th,,,;" ll gual, and corporeal.--Polygraphic-hall,KlngWilliam-street, Tilt PEOPLE of the EAST.--PICTORIAL tv,„,TOUR of EIIROPE.—GREAT GLOBE, Leicester-square.— tion,'"'ve add lti ms.—The Arms, Dresses, rind Ethnological 111 e stra ,t,of the Manners and Customs of the East. DIORAMIC and PICTORIAL TOUR of .Tb e - tb prom England to the Crimea and back. rt,k ) ,'LuDEL of the EARTH, the SIEGE, of SEVASTOPOL, CRON -1.111,L., the BA.LTIC and SWE ABORG. With Illustrative LEC kile• Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission to the whole OZ, One Shilling; Children and Schools half-price. TRT. GREAT WEST ERN • RAILWAY.- h Oki FIREWORKS and ILLUMINATIONS on the 29:11 May.— Itiv io ! Trains will leave Paddington at 12 o'clock at night for all i liri litn t , ful fa as Oxford, and for Banbury, Leamington , W arwick, h'„ u alli, and Wolverhampton ; at half - pi st 12 for Rea din g and i °llth c 4 elford Branch; at half-past one for Ealing , Hanwell, 711 1 i1 0 :: West Drayton, Slough, and Windsor; and at 2 o'clock for 91ippenham, Bath, Bristol, Stroud, Gloucester, and Chel '4l9;,, Return Tickets will be issued to London at all stat ions, on '", available to return on the 30th. ~,_____ LUNDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL , Itt t ,_ WAY.-COMMEMORATION - OF PEACE. kwalthelle Tickets to London issued on Thursday, 29th May, will be yfor the return journey on the following day, Friday, 30th VirManager's Ity order. MARK HUISH. al office, May 17, 1856. _ I.4?NDON and NORTH-WESTERN, „,*.k t ,"n„, , ICIIF.STER and HOLYHEAD RAILWA VS.—TOURISTS' 1 ,`H1C,,,,".—0n and after the 15 , h in , tant, Tickets available for 014j . ‘„ W EEKS will be Issued from the undermentioned stations it ' timi - ",' e'n the Chester and Holyhead Railway, enabling the holder '`'e lc ° all.points of interest and the numerous watering places on , Ti ek Lt 4 Wales coast. 'Olitit:,.' available for the same places can also be had to the fa , - -.auCashire watering places, Lytham or Blackpool. Faces. ?rota. North Wab.s 4 11, cl on and Back. Ist Class. 2d Class. "Ar - " " • . . 70s. 508. 14% 4 • • • . .. 50s, 355. Ty al - r t g an; .. • 40 :40s. 'e— anaPton .. 355. 275. By order. e n : (Signed) M. lIUISII. %,.....7 111 Manager's Office, Euston Station, May, 1856- Lyttom or Blackpool and Back. Ist Class. 2i Class. 60s. 455. 458. 353. 335. 281. 355. 28s. AP. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet lAt Street, has introduced an entirely new dscription of ARTl feeti4 TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or e ligatures. They so od, r esemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from '`nal by the closest observer; they will never change colour or +k g r ; a nd will be found very stiperior to any teeth ever before used. ~.'Derati e . .s t i 2 o d does not require the extraction of roots, or any ainfl,il end will support and preserve teeth that are loose, p and is Ld sounde articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth "vr el and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At t h em ten till five. A er l4l 4 ---- SOPP'S PALE ALE.—Reduction in Price. cI t ZRARRINGTON, PARKER, and CO., Wine and neer 'the %boy 5 56 Pall-Mall, are now delivering the March Brewings e celebrated Ale, in Casks of 18 Gallons at 335. each. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE IN BOTTLE, Niplal Pints at 55., Imperial Half-pints, fir Luncheon, 33. all -mall, March 17, 1856. et i\VEPP'S MALVERN SELTZER i. -th C ATER —Having leased the Holy Well Spring at Maher , ', ter t , t for its purity, J. S. and Co. can now produce a SELTZER Zkle re : with a ll the Chemical and Medicinal Properties which have o q„ille Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manufac - MAGNEgIA, and POTAS4 WATERS and LEMON 4e„" jAndon Liver, , end Dery. .ottle is , protecte po d ol by ßristol a Red Label bea b ring their signatures. S e OTTISH WIDOWS' FUND . AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The ESTABLISHED A.D. 1815. 'ol ol lowinm examples of Bonus Additions made to the aria ~ e , B o f Members of this Society, at and prior to the last s 1 114,l 'rate the adva Investigation and Division of Prot, may erve to 4„ a ntages-of a PURELY MUTUA fi L s SYSTEM of Life tfjP44llce, where the Profits (being freed from the payment 4 iia l : tia ends to the Shareholders) are allocated among the l'e d alone, and upon equitable principles. at e ,,° i t Year Asm I of at Originsl Assurance. Entry. Entry.l 1818 29 1000 1825 31 1000 1834 39 1000 1842 40 1000 _IB4G 30 1000 Bonus adtied at To sum. with and prior to, additions at Ist Jan., 1853. Ist Jan., 1853. I. TJ T.I. X. s. d. 1031 1 8 590 1 10 4J7 12 3 212 6 0 122 10 0 £ s. d. 2031 1 8 1590 1 10 1437 12 3 1212 6 0 1122 10 0 T s " .0,,, 1 ,e C se examples show the respective amounts of the Bonus to ADy DECLARED and VESTED. Under the provision made at h 0 het in ves tigation for the payment of an INTERMEDIATE ti t :„ l3- 8, in the case of Policies becoming Claims by death r ti , 'at the current Septennial period, the whole amounts tC e etively payable under the above Policies, in the event of tll O - 2 iB ks now emerging, would be considerably more than ti ; stated in the last column. Thus, supposing the life tV ed by the first policy to drop during the present year, 2 030 1 °ant pable under the 10001. Policy would be, not ls, bbl 0 1731 5s °d 11 * N a 3, I , eases where the member is not incapacitated in any vtrt i r "ra dealing with his Policy, he has the option of con ma.,lig the Reversionary Claim for whatever Bonus has been of 4 ' 4 tO it, into an equivalent present payment in cash, or l iiti l / ?? l Y i ug the same towards extinction or reduction of the er le P remiums. As showing the effe tof such conversion TilliDlication, the cases of the above Policies may be taken. 4, 4 ,lneunt of additions to the second Policy be . ing , 1 2. Is, iod , the member might at the present time j rl ,'ender the reversionary claim therefor, and receive in 0 1 . , 1 1 ° ' a sum of 3301. 19s. lid. the 'night surrender the reversionary claim for bonus to extent of 467/ 12s. ld., and be relieved from any in i tther payment of the premiums exigible in terms of the pretaining a claim for the remainder of the addl . f ii " n a already made, namely, 1121. 9s. 9d., and for any 1p tl l , lll ° l ' bonus to be declared in future. e of the third Policy, to which there are additions °r . "ii. 12s. 3d the member, on surrendering these le !glat either rece ive a sum of 2281. 12s. 9d. in cash, or he t i :Flit have a ll f u tu r e premiums exigible in terms of the "Y reduced from the original amount of 311.175. 6d. to O ;`• tl l g G ai , n, he might, by renouncing right to 2041. ss. 6d. of D o r u°nlis, have the premiums exigible in terms of the l eY from this date to the close of the year 1859, four in .j ,b er, altogether extinguished, reserving to himself a ' 4,la for the-balance of 2031. 6s. 9d., and for any further I,ruition by w a y o f b o nus to be afterwards declared. "Pectuses, containing full information in regard to the ov e an t i and other points connected with the Society's history th e , t ic°, ma be obtained at the Head Office, or from any 'aliens Ag y ents. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager, Edittb WM. LIND ESAX, Secretary. —411 %1%, 5, R. Andrew-square, 10th May, 1856. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq., Mark-lane Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple u arl4 Ilill, Esq., East India House , JehnM Lur:lanyiEEssqq..,,3a. publisher, , Albemarle-street Samuel NT John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office John Taylor, Jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street -place LONDON ♦ND THE SUBURBS. cxxxxst. AGENT. 11 4 1 1 WiCean. 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. Osh i t n , DISTRICT AGENTS. pi, ja • - • - •..... , n R. R. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District 4 ,2 s Flarris, 39 j___uu e n Seeley, 2, Hanovcr-street, Regent-street '•',, u4 A - 13 n.rdon , St. George's-square, Beigrave-road, Pimlico. .. • h Brink 60, St,orte 8-enta, 0 0Uthw mix. , —Allager, Royal British (Na 19,9b2.) PUBLICATIONS. TWELFTH AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, in 1 'voi , with 15 illustrations, 65., bound, T HE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON. " The reappearance at this moment, in a cheap form, of this ad mirable book is singularly opportune."—John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, su=ess3rs to Henry Colburn. MISS JEWSBURY ' S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the libraries, in 2 vols., 2 Is., THE SORROWS of GENTILITY. By GERALDINE E. JEWSBCEY, Author of "Constance Herbert," &c. Hurst aid Blackett. Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., 21c., bound, ASUMMER in NORTHERN EUROPE, inzlading Sketches in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Aland Isles, Gothland, &c. By SELINA BUNBURY, Author of "Life in Sweden," &c. " To all who wish for a gay and varied panorama of northern life and scenery, and for a work full of information and entertain ment, we recommend these volumes as among the most lively anti generally attractive travels that have latterly appeared."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in royal tivoN with Map and upwards of 50 Illustrations, representing Sporting Adventures, Subjects of Natural History, Landscape Scenes, &c., price 305., handsomely bound, L AkE NGAMI; or, Explorations and ILA Discoveries during . Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South-Western Africa. By CHARLES jOIIN ANDERSSON. " One of the most important geographical works that have lately appaared. The work co ltains much scirntitt; and accurate informa tion as to the geology, the scenery, products, and resources of the regions explored, with notices of the manners and customs of the native tribes. The continual sporting adventures and other remark able occurrences' make the book as interesting to read as a romance, as, indeed, a good book of travels ought always to be. The Illustra tions by Wolt are admirably designed, and moat of them represent scenes as striking as any witnessed by Jules Gerard or Gordon Cum ming."—Literary Gazette. Hurst and Biackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day, decoy Bvo., 10s. 6d., BACON'S ESSAYS : with Annotations. By RICHARD WHITELY, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. POST OFFICE DIRECTORY of GLOU CEATERSHIttg, HEREFORDSHIRF, and SHROPsHIRE, with the CITIES of BATH and BRI iTOL. Now Rea iy. price 325. Also may be had — Cambridge, Norfolk, and Suffolk Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, and Birming ham 2Bs. Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire, Berk sh;re, Northamptonshire, and Oxforkshire • ..... ••• • • • 255. The Town of Sheffield, and the Manufacturing District in the Neighbourhood Fssex, Hertfordshire, Kent. Midilesex, Surrey, and Sussex 255. Derbyshire, Nottinghnmshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland- Hampshire, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire .... • • • • • • 255. The above forwarded postage free ou receipt of Money Order. KELLY & Co., 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court, St. Clement's, Strand. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, tt ss. 6d . ON TRUE al FALSE SPERMATORtditEA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Heal Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from !be tierman of Dr. PICKFORD. . . " Dr. Picition: Known to English readers by his frequent practi• ,:al contributions to German medical literature. This is the firs: !me, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-mecii• .al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall letect an) >ther equally flagrant evil which it unry bo in his power to cor • eat." —Lend On Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' end 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book !ould find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from the com• ,laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds woulc 3e saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of ass Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— ouch money ‘,....This volume is well qualified to put an end to the nnpirical syAtem of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat. merit upon a more rational and physioineleal basis. It is, therefore. likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: 11. Baffler°. itegent-street. NEW WORK BY DR. WILSON, OF MALVERN. Second Edition. THE WATER CURE, its PRINCIPLES and Pit A.CTICE : A Guide in the Treatment of Chronic Disease. With authenticated Cases of Cure. " We honestly recommend this book to any person who desires, by a trustworthy guide. to learn something of hydropathy."—Exam'ner. London: John Churchill, 11, New Burlington•stt eet. Malvern: H. Lamb. DR. WILSON'S WATER - CURE ESTA BLISHMENT, GREAT MALVERN, contains every requi site for GO invalids, and was built by him expressly for his patients. It has now appended to it a GYMNASIUM for the Swedish system of MEDICAL GYMNASTICS, under a l'rofessor front Berlin. It may be used alone or in conjunction with the Water Cure. For a prospec tus apply to Dr. Wilson. ALBANY. A SUITE of CHAMBERS, looking' into the Court-yard, now to be LET. There are bath, billiard, and servants' roams, with private entrances.—Apply to A. Helmsley, Esq., Albany, Piccadilly. ILLUMINATION! ILLUMINATION! ILLUMINATION i—A splendid variety of DEVICES, with appropriate Mottoes, to celebrate the coming day of rejoicing, for Sale, and may be seen at the Saracen's Head, Snow-hill, Skinner street.—An early inspection is requested. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That GEORGE ROCITESTER, Sunderland, in the county of Durham, draper and bookseller, - has by Indenture of Assignnient, bearing date the 9th day of May inst., conveyed and assigned all his personal estate and effects whatsover and wheresoever unto Robert Wilson, of Paisley, In the county of Renfrew, North Britain, shawl manufacturer, upon tru , t for the equal benefit of himself and all ether the en ditors of the said George Rochester. And the said Indenture was duly executed by the said George Rochester and Robert Wilson on the said 9th day of May inst. ; and the execution thereof is attested by Robe, t Thomas Wilkinson, attorney-at-law, No. 3, West Stinnis!de, Sunderland, and Thomas Robson, of Sunder land aforesaid, agent. And notice is hereby given, that the said Indenture now lies at the offices of the said Robert Thomas Wil in son, No. 3, West ,unu;side aforesaid, for execution by the creditors of the said George Rochester. And all creditors not executing the same within one caleedar month from the date hereof will loe de barred of all benefit thereunder. Dated this 22d day of May, Md. JOHN Kllk3oaT,/ Solicitors to the ROBERT THOMAS WILKINSON, j said Trustee. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. IFIRIESEMAIL—On th© 29th of May, 1855, A u injunction was granted by the tligh Court of Chancery, and „in the ilth of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou .and pounds, from imltatinz this Medicine, which is protected by toyal Letters Vatent of England, and secured by the Seals of the dint de Pharmacie de, Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, rt• a remedy for Relaxation, Sperineterrheee., and all the distressing onsequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are efil caciou4 in youth, manhood, and old age ; and t • those persons who are prevented entering thA married state from the results of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESE3TAR, No. 2, freetually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely er ',Restos all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cubebe ha - 'e so lung been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population TRIESEMAR, .No. 3, the great Cont , nental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whiet liorturtately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in e ••table destruction of the patient , B constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. rRIESEMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or stitch, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tab] , tithout their use being suspected TRT EszE MAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 are 5,1 d in tin cases, price 1 is., or len* cases ill one for 33s , which saves I Is. ; and in 51. eases, whereby • ere is a saving of ii. 125.; thyme sis,,,.aerate doses, as adminis croo b l by e Ni h a a tp o cad, Lallernand, Ross & SEC- T Yhotesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, • ,rnhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger. 1 , 50, Oa f scbstreet ; R. H. ues, druggist, 45. ‘I arket-street, Manchester I I. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, ~ ord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street , Dublin ; Winnarl. book,eller. Fligh-street. flirnthwham POSTAL REGULATIONS FOR THE 29th OF M 9 F, 1850. On Thursday the 29th inst., the day fixed for the cele bration of her Majesty's birthday and of the restoration of peace, there will be only two deliveries of letters in London. The first, consisting of the General Post and London district letters, will be despatched at 8 o'clock in the morning, and the second at 12 o'clock noon. In the latter delivery will be included letters brought by the day mail from the north, by the mail carts from places within the twelve mile circle, and those posted in London up to 11 o'clock a.m. Letters for the country and foreign mails - will be col lected in the afternoon from all the offices within the twelve-mile circle, and will be forwarded as usual by the night mails. Letters intended for the first delivery of the following morning, or for transmission by the morning mails, must be deposited in the boxes at the chief office, the branch offices at Lombard-street, Charing-cross, Old Cavendish street, and the Borough, or in the standard letter boxes. No money order business will be transacted either in London or at places within the twelve-mile circle after 12 o'clock, noon, on that day. W Circulation Department, Generalß cEN EAM ' Controller. Post-office, May 23. METROPOLITAN SCHOOL OF ARTS.—Lord Stanley 0 Alderley,as President of the Board of Trade, distributed the prizes to the students of the Metropolitan School of Arts on Saturday last at Marlborough-house. In the course of his observatio ns h e announced t h a t it had been determined to hold in the year 1858 an exhibition of those works of ornamental art produced since the establishment of the schools of art, as ar ti c l es o f com merce which, either in their o r i g i na l d es i gn, or i n th ei r entire or partial execution, have been carried out by those who have derived instruction from the schools. 3r, &c. He also spoke The works would consist . of carvi nqs i n a ll materials, si wci l r i k na m o g r , e p(! i mttep rtant r? measure for pro foufrnit anotherure, metal, and t moting the extension of art instruction. I nstea d o f limiting the award of prizes to students taught in the schools of art, the department would hereafter h o ld examinations at which any person might present him self to be examined in free band and mechanical draw ing. If a certain standard of excellence were attained, then the student would receive a prize, and the school where he was educated, if a poor school, would obtain an allowance to repay, as it were, the cost which had been incurred in teaching drawing. By degrees it was intended to extend this sy-tem to all parts of the United Kingdom, the rate of extension being de termined by the fu n ds which Parliament might vote for the object. His lordship declared that be thought it far better to give prizes to students educated without btale assistance than limit the award of them to those who were directly or indirectly indebted to the Govern '. =eat for aid, . . ---------.......:,...) / P ' l• . ,* ''*4 :. ' i s • 0 ) 4'. ,?V:.' . .. .. . . 4 'Zilk " S , v a „. _.....„ ..,,,,,,: .1 7 .4 ,... \,-.• 11 , 17,1" .", "'. \ „..... , 1- 4 . 3: 4 ' cl,lltli. itil' algeflko l * 4...'.Q1 '*DIZOIT-*'\ V , ..- t. '4 ,71, 7 -- -.‹1i.,,4,y. • 06_45, LL -al I: U• 6 ' '4141.:121:". '-'—' LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27 , 1856. IMPERIAL PARLIAME NT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a petition from a place in Kent, against the abolition of Church rates ' • and also two petitions on the subject of our commercial relations with Russia. . THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. . The Marquis of CLANRICARD E called the atten tion of the Postmaster-General to the condition of the clerks in country post-offices. A committee which sat some time ago recommended a revision of those offices with a view of placing the salaries of the clerks in those offices on a more satisfactory footing. Those clerks had very difficult duties to discharge, and the salaries received for such duties were very small, and the men were now in an, unhappy state of " hope deferred." He therefore wished to ask whether the recommendation of the committee would be carried out, and whether it was likely that the postoffices, throughout the country would soon be revised ? The Duke of ARGYLL said that there were about 200 of those post-offices altogether to which the recom mendation of the committee referred. The revision of those offices was now going on. About 103 of the largest of them had been already revised, and the salaries put ou a more equitable footing than before existed. There still re mained about 90 offices which had not yet been reached. The revision was still going on with as much expedition as was possible under the circumstances. He thought the country postmasters ought to have the appointment of their clerks, as they were responsible for the acts of their subordinates. He assured the noble marquis that the whole of the subject was being proceeded with with the greatest possible speed. THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE. The Earl of ALBENIARLE rose, to move for a re turn showing the yearly amount of all salaries paid to the covenanted civil servants of the Hon. East India Company under the several Governments of Bengal, the North-Western Provinces, Madras, Bombay, and the Straits Settlement, distinguishing each, together with the number of persons under each of the above Governments receiving such salaries in the re spective years 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and the latest year for which the return can be furnished : a return showing the yearly amount of all pensions paid in England or India to the covenanted civil servants of the Hon. East India Company under the several Go vernments of Bengal, the North-Western Provinces, Madras, Bombay, and the Straits Settlements, distin guishing pensions of 1,0001. a-year from those of a lesser amount, in the respect ye years of 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and the latest year for which the same can be furnished : a return showing the yearly amount of all salaries paid to the uncovenanted civil servants of the Honourable East India Company, together with the number of persons receiving such salaries, in the first year of the establishment of such civil uncoveaanted service, for the last' year for which the same can be fur nished ; a return showing the amount of pensions of un covenanted civil servants, and the number of persons drawing the same for the years 1840, 1850, and- the latest year for which the same can be furnished : a re turn showing the amount of all civil salaries paid to military officers, and the number of persons receving such salaries for the respective years 1844 and 1854 : a return showing the number of natives of India, being Mahomedane or Hindome in the civil service of the Hon East India Company, drawing salaries of 5,000 rupees a year or upwards, together with the sum total of such sa laries for the respective years 1844 and 1854: a return showing the amount of absentee allowances paid to the covenanted civil servants of the Hon. East India Com pany in the respective years 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and the latest year for which the same can be furnished : a return showing the amount of the annuities of the Madras civil fund of the year 1818, and the number of persons receiving such annuities for the respective years 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and the latest years for which the same can bo furnished : copies of all minutes of Council, documents, and correspondence between the Governor-General and Court of Directors, as well as between the several Governments of India among them selves or their subordinate officers, which led to the establishment of pensions and absentee allowances of the covenanted civil service of the Hon. East India Company ; and also to call the attention of the house to the recommendation of the Madras Torture Commissioners, that a greater number of European fuctionaries should be employed in the civil service with the view to the suppression of torture ; and to sub mit to the judgment of the house whether an efficient European civil agency be compatible with the present lavish remuneration of civil services in India, consider ing the deficient and falling condition of the revenues of that country and the proved poverty of its people. Earl GRANVILLE said that her Majesty:a Govern ment were always ready to give every facility for inquir ing into the finances and condition of India, but he begged the house to consider the great inconvenience which would be given to the departments if these enor mous returns were ordered. The Government were bound to exercise a wise discretion, and not to over whelm Parliament with printed documents not absolutely necessary for its information. His noble friend had al ready moved for several returns,'which would take a long time to prepare. Indeed he was told that those already ordered would require the labour of the whole fcrce of the establishment for' months to come. The noble earl had avowed his opinion that it was hopeless to attempt to make the ends of Indian finance meet, and considering the great inconvenience which would result to the depart ments he hoped the motion for the returns would not be pressed. He suggested that the better course• for the noble earl to take would be to withdraw the motion and to put himself in communication with the department of the Board of Control for the purpose of obtaining the information he desired. _ _ The sufwestion was acquiesced in, and the motion was withdrawn. _ _ The Whichwood Forest Bill was read a second time. The Marriage Law Amending Bill was read a third time and pa.sed. The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill wai read a se cond time. LORDS' APPELLATE JURISDICTION. The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table a bill, framed according to the report of the committee for the better discharging of the business of the appellate juris diction of that house. Tho bill was read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMAO NS.—(YEsrzitDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. P ftl vA.TE BUSINESS. The following bilk were real a third time and passed : —Ely Tidal H arbour and Railway ; Glaaßow Paving ; London, T►lbury, and Southend Railway (Extension and Branches) ; and Vale of Clwyd Railway Bills. The order of tho day for the reading of the Aberdeen and Scottish Midland Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill was discharged and the bill ordered to be recommitted. THE MILITIA. In reply to a question from Mr. GROGAN, Mr. F. PEEL said that when the militia was disem bodied no person connected with the militia would con tinue to receive pay but those on the permanent staff of the Adjutant and the Quartermaster-General at the time of the disembodiment. PERCUSSION CAPS (CRIMEA.). In anew er to a queition from Col. NORTH, Mr. MONSEL L said that no report had been re ceived upon 6,000,000 of waterproof percussion caps sent to the Crimea, but when it was it should be laid on the table of the house. The number mentioned by the ga l. lant officer was larger than was really the case. THE COAST GUARD AT FOWEY. Mr. PALK asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether the gallant conduct of Commander Norcock, Inspecting Commander of the Fowey district, and two Coast Guardsmen named William Pappin and Charles Henwood, and a man of the name of Johns, son of a Fowey pilot, in conducting the descent of a boat down a cliff 200 feet in height, launching her, and under circumstances of great danger rowing to and saving the sole surviver of a vessel wrecked close to Fowey, h a d been brought before the notice of the Lords of the Admiralty ? Sir C. WOOD said it had, and that measures were being taken to reward them for their gallant conduct. PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Sir J. FERGUSSON asked the Lord• Advocate, whe ther, by the Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill, in the event of the person elected to the office of schoolmaster being a member of the Established Church, the exa mination before the Presbytery would still be necessary; and whether the judicial powers of the presbyteries over schoolmasters accused of heretical teaching, and their visitation and examination of the schools, would be retained ? The LORD ADVOCATE said that no doubt there must be such an examination as that alluded to under the bill, and with regard to the latter portion of the answer the bill would not touch on it. companies being formed with unlimited powers of pur chasing lands, not baying first procured a licence from the Board of Trade. . The elapse was then agreed tb ; as were also clauses 14, 15, IG, 17, 'and 18, On clause 19, Mr. SPOONEtt contended that persons ought not to be allowed ,to transfer shares who had not paid up their calls. Mr. LOWE said that the rid already contained pro visions authorising cdmpanie3 to refuse transfer where they might think proper to do so. _ • The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses 20 and 21. - , On clause 22, which provided-for the keeping of a list of shareholders, - - - Mr. HEN . Lilr took objection to the words being struck out from the end of the clause which empowered persons to take copies or extracts of the list of share holders. - Mr. LOWE said the reason which induced him to strike out those words was that 'a representation had been made to him that such a power might be made the means of annoyance to the company. Mr. HENLEY thought that that objection might be met by requiring a fee of is., or some other small sum, to be paid by all psrsons requiting such copy or extracts. Mr. MALINS concurred with the right hon. gentle man upon the propriety of so amending the clause. Mr. LOWE said he would consider the suggestion. The clause:was then agreed to, as were also clauses 23 up•to 28. On Clause 29; Mr. GLYN proposed, after the word " promis3ory notes," to insert the word "endorsements." Sir F. KELLY thought the ward iritsolly unnecessary. Where the company were partners to any of those docu ments their corporate .seal would be sufficient to mark their liabilit Mr. LOWE suggested the possibility of recasting those clauses so as to meet the objections raised against them. The subsequent clauses provide for the application of the corporate seal. As to " letters" being included in the clause he received several strong representations that the retention of the word would lead to intolerable vexation to the company. Mr. HENLEY supposed that all that would be con tended for was that the word "limited " should be at tached to the or linsry title of the company. Mr. W. BROWN hoped that the right hoe. gentle man would not object to include the word "letters "in the clause, which he thought was most important. Mr. LOWE was of opinion that if " letters " were re tained the company would be exposed to fraud from a malicious gervnnt. Mr. SPOONER said that ihe objection could he easily met by requiring the wual head of tho company to all their letters. He helievei the end,rsement would not be required under this aot. He thought the prepsition of the hon. member for Kerrial should be attended to. The amendment was then agreed to. Mr. KIRK suggested that the words "order for money or goods" should be inserted after the words "promissory notes." Mr. MALINS thouzlit the word "contract" would be better than " order." The arnendmept was agreed to. Mr. BROWN ninved tha , r the word "letters" should be inserted oft'r the word "invoice." Mr. MOFFATT opposed the amendment. If it were adopted every scrap of paper ►night be tortured into a " letter," and thus great inconvenience would result to joint-stock comoanies without any benefit to the public. Mr. MALINS concurred with the hon. gentleman who bad last addressed the committee. The word "let ters" would imnoQe a difficulty without giving an advan tage. No official of the company could write a letter if this amendment were adopted without exposing the com pany to inconvenie ,, ee. Mr. WALPOLE thought that persons, abroad or at home, should know when they were dea►ing with a com pany, and when with an individual, otherwise a man might think he was dealing with a company when he was dealing with an unauthorised person. O❑ the other hand, he thought it would be wrong to have a company' exposed to the inconvenience which might accrue to it from any unauthorised person writing a letter for a vexatious purpose—merely to involve a con cern in difficulty. Mr. ATHERTON thought it was a protection to a company that no binding form could be attributed to a letter forming the basis of a contract unless ruch letter have the full signature of the cnmpa-v. Mr. HENLEY supported the introduction of the word "letters," being of opinion that there would be no sufficient protection to foreign correspondents if EOMO such word was not introduced. Mr. MOFFATT thought the word uncalled for. After some further discussion, The house divided on the question that the word let term" be added. For the the motion Agaius t C9 Majority against the motion —33 Au amendment adding the words "and letters of credit" after the word " receipts," was then agreed to, and the clause as amended was allowed to stand part of the bill. Clause 30 was, after some verbal amendments, agreed to. ....... .... 3G On clause 37, which provides that no partnership should carry on business up m the principle of limited liability unless the members thereof shall consist of, at least, six persons. Mr. HENLEY said be could not understand why the advantage of limited liability should stop at the mysti cal number of seven, or why it should not be extended to six, or even down to one. Mr. LOWE —The object of the bill was not to give limited liability, but to incorporate companies. When the partnership was very small the Acts of Parliament were apt to become ambiguous, and it was of importance to distinguish between what a man was doing in his corpo rate and in his individual capacity. It was considered ne cessary, therefore, to stop somewhere to avoid that diffi culty. Mr. HENLEY.—The clause did not apply to incorpo rations so much as to limited liability. It, in fact, only lealt with the mystical number of seven, who were to have the privilege of limited liability, and touched no one else. Mr. MALINS was decidedly of opinion that the clause wasonPn teconsiderableobjeciion. Supposinglirinstance the number of parties was reduced by death or any other cause below seven. what woull be the result? Why, that the limited liability at once ceased. and the remain ing members of the nartner , hip were subjected to all the consequences of unlimited liahility, fie thought there ought to be a reasonable latitude allowed for diminution in the number of shareholders. He would suggest, there fore, that the word "seven" should be omitted, and the word " five" inserted in its steal. Mr. LOWE could not agree to the amen ImPnt. Mr. J.G. PHILLIMORE res:ornmended the omission of the clau.e altogether. Mr. M OTIA.MBERF--4 Imposing there were a trad ing corporation of seven members and one died, then the six remainit.g memher3 would cease to have the privilege of incorporation and limited liability. It struck him that that wa , exceelinely unjust. Re would recommend, therefore, that a certain time should be allowed during which the remaining six might have the o pportunity of filling up the number, so that the enrporate body should not expire at once, but have facilities given it for con tinuing the limited liability. Mr. G. BUTT di 1 not see there would be much bene fit in retaining the clause. 'lt might as well be struck out of the bill altogether. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL sail the real operation of the clause would be this :—lt would compel the com pany immediately to fill up its list to the number pre scribed by the act. It was absolutely necessary to fix some limit to the number', or the machinery of the act would be impracticable. To reconcile the difficulty which had been started, however, he would suggest that the clause should stand as it was, but that some little time should be given, so that when the number on the share list was reduced below seven it should be imperative upon the survivors to fill up the number within a given period —say two months. Mr. MALINS—No, no ; s ix months. Mr. HATEIERTON hoped that six months would be agreed to. Several other members on both sides of the house hav ing expressed themselves to the same effect, " seven" was inserted as the minimum number of shareholders, and On the motion of Mr. LOWE it was agreed that it should be imperative upon the survivors to fill up the list of shareholders within six months after the number had been reduced below seven. Mr. MALINS said the more he considered the clause the more he was satisfied that it ought not to form part of the bill, inasmuch as it would have the effect of abridging the operation of the act, and through difficul -1 ties in the way, without producing good to any one, the company or the public. He should therefore oppose the retention of the olause as part of the bill. Mr. COLLIER differed from the hon. and learned gentleman, and thought that without the clause the ope ration of the bill would be null and void. Indeed it seemed a corollary to the third clause already agreed to, which would be nothing worth without it. The clause was then agreed to, as were likewise clauses to 56 inclusive. Clause 57. Mr. MALINS said if the clause was intended to be a complete substitution for the present Winding -up Acts the machinery would fall. Ile thought the machinery of those acts ought to have been applied to the bill. Mr. LOWE said the clauses had been carefully consi dered, and he had no doubt would give general satisfac tion. Tho clause was then added to the hill, Clause 58. Mr. J. EWART moved that the words " whose no minal capital does not exceed 5,0001." should be omitted. Sir F. KELLY said the question involved in the bill was a most important one—namely, whether the winding-up of companies should be carried on in the Court of Chancery, or in the Court of Bankruptcy. The affairs of any company whatsoever could be wound up in the Court of Bankruptcy in one -fifth of the time and at one-fifth of the expense of winding-tlp in the Court of Chancery, notwithstanding the recent great improvements in Chancery procedure, In Chancery months might elapse before a petition for winding up could be heard, whereas the Courts of Bankruptcy could wind up in a very brieflperiod, sit ting as they did all through the year, by means of the excellent machinery at their command. If the winding up of all commercial cases was confided to the Courts of Bankruptcy, there would be no ueneceesary delay and no unnecessary expense ; while in the Court of Chancery a great mass of written evidence swelled the costs and delayed the proceedings. He could not believe that the official liquidators created by the hill would ever ob tain the same degree of confidence as the assignees ap'• pointed by the Court of Bankruptcy. The chief clerks of Chancery were now overstocked with business, whereas the clerks in Bankruptcy were not in any way embar rassed in that resp?ct. He believed the bill would be of the greatest service to the mercantile community if those clauses were remodelled. Mr. MALINS said he disapptoved of the transfer of this business to the Courts of Bankruptcy. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he thought the Courts of Bankruptcy would be very competent to dis charge the business in question. Without entering into the rival merits of the Courts of Chancery and Bankruptcy he must point out that if the latter were to have exclusive jurisdiction in all these matters they would, in fact, be Courts of Chancery. Great part of the opprobrium heaped on the Court of Chancery arose from the contraction of its jurisdiction. So it would he with the Court of Bankruptcy, which might be very proper to have jurisdiction over the matters comprised Hlin the scope of this provision; but would not be com petent to deal with all the interests which might be in volve 1, unless it was made virtually a Court of Chancery. His right hon., friend (Mr. Lowe) agreed to the amend ment of the hop. and learned gentleman Sir F. Kelly. The amendment was then agreed' to, as were some other verbal amendments to carry out the same object. Clauses 59, 60, 61, and 62 were agreed to. On clause 63, Mr. MALINS moved the omission of a word, which would prevent an ordinary debt from being made a specialty debt—the omission was the word A specialty." The amendment was agreed to. Clauses 64 and 65, as amended, were agreed to. On clause 67. Mr. HENLEY wished to know why limited liability companies should not be made amenable to the hank rep' cy laws, by the same acts as would make individuals bankrupts. Mr. LOWE did not know there was tae difference re ferred to. Mr. HENLEY thought if companies shut up their places of business that ought to be an act of bankruptcy, the same as in cases of individuals. ' sir F. KELLY hoped the hill, before it passed thrlugh another stage, would have those clalres more partica• larly considered which had special relation t..) acts which constituted bankruptcy. The clause was agreed to. C!a, , lses 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, .78, 79, 80 and 81 were agreed to. Oa cla-pe S 2, Mr. HORSFALL moved to leave out the clause, and to insert tl:e following clause "For the purpose of conducting the preceedings in winding up an insol vent company, and assisting therein, two persons shall be appointed to the office of official liquidaeore, one of such parsons being appointed by the Court, and the other by the creditors at a meeting held by them for that purpose; and the Court shall require dee security from every per son so appointed ; and the Court and the creditors, as to the person appointed by them rezpectively, shall fill up any vacancy occasionel by the death, resignation, or removal of any other person ,• and the Court may re move any person so appointed, either by the Court or by the creditors, and such removal shall occasion a va cancy, to be supplied as before mentioned." Mr. LOWE could not give way to the hen. gentle man, as he did not think that one appointment by the Court, and the other by the creditors would be a good plan to adopt, but, on the contrary, one Chit would be likely to create anarchy and confusion. After a few wores from Mr. MALIN% Mr. HORSFALL said there was a very strong feeling on the part of the community on the subject of official liquidators, and therefore he hoped the house would support him in his amendment. Mr. HENLEY did not think the objection of the right hon. gentleman had any real force in it. The committee then divided— For the amendment Against • l3l Majority against the amendment--31 The clause was then agreed to. On clause 85, Mr. WALPOLE suggested that the appointment of the solicitor to the winding-np should be invested in the 31 - 11(4D:I liquidator, instead of in the court. _ _ Mr. LO . WE said that the suggestion should undergo consideration, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that great incon venience would arise from removing tho appointment out of the bands of the court. The remaining clauses (there are 110 in the bill) were ;hen agreed to. Sir F. KELLY brought up some new clauses, which wera added to the bill. The schedules having been agreed to, The Chairman reported the bill, with amendments, to the house. The house then resumed. PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. On the motion that this bill he read a second time, Mr. ARCHIB A.L D HASTIE, in moving that it be read a second time that day six months, thought that it was incumbent upon the right hon. gentleman (Mr L owe) to have shown that there was a want of capital in this country ; but he had not done so, having introduced the me isure without a single word of explanation. The bill was on e of a description which would create a great mono. poly of capital in the country„ protecting the capitalist against that wholesome competition so favourable to the development of commerce. It was an acknowledged face that the panics arose from overtrading, and from the re dundancy of capital in the hands of few. At present thers was no want of capital, and therevvas no man of genius and honesty but could get persons to join him in a reasonable attd bona fide specutation. In the flee of this redun lancy the Board of Trade brought forward bills of a natura to stimulate speculations which might end in the ruin of a large number of persons, and which would probably be most injurious to the labouring classes. It was the duty of the Government rather to check than to encourage speculation. Who called for the bills ? Was there a single petition in favour of them ? Not one. The commissioners appointed to examine and take evi dence on the expediency of the Joint Stock Companies and Limited Liability Bills had reported in opposition to the principle of the bills. Glasgow, which was a most important commercial city, bad petitioned against them, the petition stating that the limitation of liability offered great facility for fraud, and would give rise to the most ruinous speculations. Liverpool had. also era,. Bente,' a petition against the measure. The Caamber of Commerce of that town had deliberately resolved that the bill of the right bon. gentleman would ba attended with the greatest mischief to the interests of trade, and Manchester had followed in the petition from thence, stating that the bill was unsound in morals, and would be unfair in practice with re9pect to partner ships in this country or elsewhere. He maintained that the principle of limited liability went to create a mono poly in favour of capitalist. Pass these bills and hence forward clerks at the desk would never rise to be mer chants—artisans in the factory would never rise to be manufacturers. Nevertheless it had been meet indus triously promulgated that these bills would tend to the destruction of the monopoly of capital. No doubt they would protect the reckless, and encourage rash specula. tion, but ttley would overthrow the commercial credit of the country. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. GREGSON seconded the amendment. He would remind the house that the recommendations of the com missioners were opposed to the principle of limite I lia bility ; and some of the most eminent and experienced gentlemen examined before them—such as Mr. Jones Lloyd (Lord 0 verstone) and Mr. B. Kerr—were strongly opposed to it. And, really, at the present moment there was no reason for giving such an increased stimulus to trade ; on the contrary, there was reason to believe that money would shortly become so abundant that there wOul I be a general rush towards speculation. lie hoped, therefore, that as the hon. gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of Trade had passed his Joint-Stock Bill, he would be content with that for the present, and not press the measure. Mr. CARDWELL said he hoped the bill would be allowed to be read a second time without amendment. He was quite of opinion that it would require to be altered in committee—(hear, hear)—but that was no reason wby the bill should not pass its present stage. The grounds upon which the present law of partnership was defended were two. First, it was said that a parti cipation in profits ought to make persons liable for the whole extent of their fortunes because they took away a portion of the fund upon which creditors relied for re payment of their advances ; and, secondly, because it was a means of checking usurious rates of interest. Now, he would remind the house that, having repealed the " usury laws," they got rid of the second ground of defence, while they materially weakened the first. But there was another strong reason why the house should proceed to a careful examination of the law of partner ship, which was particularly suggested by what had taken place that evening—viz., that in the last session of Parliament they gave to joint-stock companies great powers as to limited liability. And certainly, if they gave to companies of seven persons rights of limited liability, there was a strong analogous reason wby they should extend the same to smaller partnerships. The law of America and other countries had been cited in support of the bill as it stood ; but it would be their duty, when they went into committee upon it, to exa mine into the correctness of that position, and to see whether the law of America, of France, or of Belgium did not provide those safeguards in commercial transac tions which the .bill did not contain. He certainly was of opinion that some changes should be introduced into the bill for the purpose of securing those safeguards. Th ose changes, however, were of a nature which might be made in committee, and looking upon the question in that point of view, he should vote in favour of the second reading of the loin. Mr. W. BARING said he should oppose the second JOINT STOCK COMPANIES BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, Mr. SPOONER moved, as an amendment, that the house go into committee on the bill that day six months. Mr. LOWE resisted the amendment, and, in reply to Mr. Spooner's remarks, said that he had materially altered the bill of last year. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the house went into committee on the bill. Clauses 1,2, 3, and 4 were agreed to without dis cussion. Clause 5, relative to registration, after discussion and some verbal a mendments, was also agreed to. Mr. SPOONER objected to the loose wording of clause 6. Camas from 6 to 12 inclusively were then agreed to. On clause 13, _Mr. HENLEY wished to know whether under this clause companies would be allowed to hold land? Mr. LOWE stated their power to do so would be an. Mr. CARDWELL was understood as olliecting to [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• realing of this bill, believing that the safeguards which were studiously excluded from this bill were essentially necessary. The repeal of the usury laws had rendered any alteration of the law of partnership less necessary. Nor did he see the force of the argument that this bill was necessary on account of the bill which had already passed. He did not think that any partnership ought to exist in which each of the partners had not the same in terest as any individual might have in the business. Be lieving that the bill could not be so modified in commit tee as to make it a desirable bill, and that the bill re lating to joint-stock ,companies was sufficient for every purpose that could be required—that such a bill would not tend to raise the mercantile character of this, country, which wee, in fact, the clearing-house of the world,—ho was opposed to its becoming law. There was nothing in the bill to afford any security,—nothing to prevent a man from withdrawing his money from a concern the moment ho found that it was going down. There was no precedent for this bill in any other country; it was not the Code Napoleon, nor the law of America, nor of any country. It was not even the same bill as that of last year, nor that of February last. (Hear, hear.) After so many changes on the part of the right hon. gentleman the house might well pauSe before pas sing it. Were it not that it was rather late in the ses sion, the best course would be to send the bill to a select committee. Mr. BAXTER supported the bill, and said that many of the objections to it were precisely those that had been urged against all reforms in England. (Hear, hear.) It was said the bill would open a wide door to fraud, by allowing parties to carry on business on the faith of capital that had long been withdrawn. But was not this generally the case at present ? Did not parties retiring from a business get their capital 'ant of it as soon as pOssible. instead of allowing it to remain for the' as sistance of the continuing partners ? This was almost the necessary effect of limited liability ; under a different system wealthy parties on retiring would have no objec tion to allow their capital to remain. Every one knew instances of persons who had indiscreetly allowed their names to continue in a firm, had been made liable for its losses after they had left it, and had been ruined in con• sequence. (Hear, bear.) It was said that this was an untried and unprecedented scheme ; but it had long been the law in the Hanse Towns and in other commercial communities. In one respect the bill went too far ;it proposed to put the person who first lent his money in the position of a creditor. (Hear, hear.) The principle seemed to be that a man must be either a partner c r not a partner ; but the Legislature had never paid great attention to abstract principles, and the fate of the right hon. gentleman's Local Dues Bills ought to have taught him caution and prudence in these matters. It was most desirable that the public should have some know ledge of the state of the p'irtnerships with velio:n they dealt ; and the Attorney-General had advocated this in his speech in support of the bill of last year. Consider ing the bill capable of amendment in committee, he should vote for the second reading, with a view to its being considered in committee. Mr. MASTERMAN said he concurred with Mr. Hustle in opposing the further progress of this bill, which he thought calculated to impose on the mercan tile community. He did not see that those who got good interest for their money required further protection than they had at present. If the bill passed it would prove very injurious to the mercantile community. Mr. KIRK moved that the debate be adjourned. Mr. W. BROWN seconded the motion. Mr. LO iVE rose to speak, but was greeted with such loud cries of "Adjourn" that he did not persist. The house then divided on the amendment— Ayes Noes 110 3 Majority The debate was therefore resumed by Mr. LOWE (who was again receivtol with lon 1 cries of " Adjourn"). He really could scarcely recognise his bill from the deocription which he had heard of it from hon. members during the debate. The bill did not attempt to interfere with the law of partnership properly so called. Parterehip (which was only a contraction of " part ownership" really applied to cases only where there was a joint ownership, a'dele^tes personcc, and where the par ties trusted one another ; but he did not think that that definition applied to cases where a party lent money, and stipulated that he should be paid by a share of the pro- fits. The existing law merely took one single incident, and' that perhaps the least characteristic of the three, and made it the sole criterion. With regard to the law of partnership, properly so called, he thought the sub ject ought to undergo a searching inquiry by a com mittee of that house, and he should be very glad next session to undertake such an investigation. (Cheers.) The law of cominandite was a modification of the law of partnership properly so called, and it had noticing what ever to do with this bill. Whether we should adopt a law of corantandite, or the American system, which was only a bungling law of comnandite, was a question which ho was not then attempting to solve. All that he was doing was to ask the house to get rid of the per verse ingenuity which had been used in interpreting the laws of partnership in this country, and to say that a mere stipulation to receive a share of the profits of a busi ness should not constitute a person lending money to the firm a partner. Ffe proposed that a man should not be rendered a partner either by lending money to another do condition that he should receive a share of the profits, or by contributing his services on the same terms —or by lending money on the understanding that he should be paid an annuity out of the profits. (Hear.) The great objection to the bill was that it provided no safeguards. Toe hill proposed to do away with a great injustice it proposed to alter an interpretation of the law by which persons had often found themselves involved in liabilities of which they had not dreamed ; and there was nothing in the removal of an injustice which called for the im position of safeguards. The truth was, the distinction that was made between the liberty to lend money at any rate of interest without becoming a partner, and the ne cessity of becoming a partner if the remuneration were in proportion to the profits, was a mere commercial superstition. (Loud cheers.) The matter was merely that of a loan, but a loan not on a fixed rate of interest, but a rate of interest depending on profits. He believed that the bill was already the law of the land, though it was not established by judicial decision. A bank had been recently established upon the principle that the de positors should take a share of the profits ; and the opinion of high legal authority had been taken, whether such an , arrangement would make the depositors liable as share ! holders. That ' , pinion was, that there would be no such liability. He mentioned this to show that the bill was not that wild speculative attempt at leeislation— that innovation upon the existing law—which some hon. gentlemen seemed to think it. Mr. HINDLEY confessed that, having listened to the speech of the right hon. gentleman in defence of the bill, he did not understand it ; and, believing that many others were in the same position, he urged that the de bate should he adjourned. Mr. KIRK opposed the bill, which he said was an in novation upon the principle, that those who embarked in trade and took the profits should be accountable for the losses. Mr. HORSFALL was the more determined to vote against the second reading now that the right hon. gen tlman had stated there would be a further alteration of the law of partnership next year. If any change in the law were necessary there c be no reason why it should not be postponed until neat year, when the sub ject might be considered as a whole, and dealt with by one measure. The house divided — For the second reading 97 Against it CG Majority The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. SIR W. FENWICK WILLIAMS' ANNUITY BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of the bill, which he explained was for the purpose of carrying into effect the resolution of the House of Commons, passed in consequence of the message from the Crown, to the effect that an annuity of 1,0001. a year should be granted to Sir W. Williams for his gallant conduct in the defence of Kars. Mr. WHITESIDE expressed a hope that the other British officers who were united in the defence of Kars would not be forgotten. The motion was then agreed to, and the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day. ANNUITIES (No. 2) BILL. This bill passed through committee. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES WINDING-UP ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for postponing this bill to Friday next, Mr. S. FITZGERALD called attention to the import ance of this bill, which he said was not merely intended to meet the case of a particular Irish bank by a sort of ex post facto legislation, but it was a bill that affected the whole system of credit in regard to joint-stock banks, both in England and Ireland, and suggested that the second reading should be fixed for some distant day, of whiCh due notice should be given, in order that it might be fully discussed. Mr. MALINS believed the bill‘which had come down from the lords was a useful one, and would secure to debtors more than they could get under the existing law. It was not intended to screen the shareholders of a par ticular bank, nor would it have any such effect. y fu might t be conversation,positi Mr. WHITESIDE believed this was a bill to screen the shareholders of the bank of the l a t e M r . J o h n S a dl e i r —once a Lord of the Tre asury. Sir G. GREY said Friday wa s name d mere ly i n or d er yelyfi t x h e e d b f i o ll r w it as s coming on. that A f t t h e e r n se a rn d e a until Friday night. PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill was read a second time. PAWNBROKERS BILL. This bill passed through committee. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EXCISE ACTS. This bill passed through committee. REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL. This bill was committed pro forma for the purpose o inserting amendments. BURIAL ACTS. On the motion of Mr. MASSEY leave Was given to bring in a bill to amend the burial acts. The house then adjourned at 2 o'clock. LRLIA HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MAY 26, PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. - . Order for Seaond . Readini read • Motion' made, and ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be now. read, a second time : '—Amendment proposed,' to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words "upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word `now' stand part of the question :"—The house divided; Ayes, 97—Noes, S. AYES-97. - • - Agnew, Sir A. Grey, R. Paxton, Sir J , Adtrobus, E. Grosvenor, Earl ' Peel, Si.' R. Atherton, W. • Gurney, .1. H. Perry, Sir E. Baines, Rt. Hon. M. Hadfield, George Pollard-Urquhart, W. Baxter, W. Hall; Sir Benjamin Price, W. Beamish, F. . liaPkeY. T. Pritchard, J. Bell, J. Hindley, C. ' Ricardo, 0. Biggs, W. . Horsman, E.. Ricardo; S. 'Bland, L. H. • Johnstone, J. Ridley, George Bonham-Carter, J. Jones, D. Russell, P. C. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Keating, It. Sawle, C. Brand, H. B. W. Ktnnaicd, A. ' Scott, F. Brocklehurst, J. Labouchere,Rtllon.H Scully, F. Bruce, Lord E. Langton, H. G. Seymour, H. - Buckley, Gen. Lewis, Sir G.C. Seymour, W. D. Cavendish, C. C. Limisay,,W, Shelley, Sir J. Cowper, W. Littleton, E. Smith, R. Dent, J. Lowe, R. • Sullivan, Michael De Vero4S. E. Maguire, J. F. Talbot, C. Duncan, Viscount AI alins, Richard ThompsOri.G. Done an, George Mangles, R. D. • Tite, W. Ellice, E. Martin, P. Walpole. S. Esmondp, J. 3fassey, W. Watson, W. • Ewart, W. Miall, E. Wells, W. Ewart, J. Mills, T. Whitbread, S. Ferguson, Sir R. Moffat, G. Wickham, H. Fitzroy, Henry Mon9k, Vis. Wilkinson ' Wv---- Forster, Charles Monereiff, J. \Williams, W. Freestun, Colonel Moncell, W. Wilson, J. Gipson, M. Murrongh, J. P. Goddard, A . Norreys, Sir D. Ooderich, Viscount O'Connell, D. Greene, John O'Connell, J. . Hayter, W... Grey, Rt. Hon. Sid G. Palmerston, Viscount Mulgrave, Earl of TELLE-11,9. ... NOES-66. Alexander, J. Egerton, Edw. Masterman, J. Anderson, Sir J. Emlyn, Viscount Mitchell, T. A. Bailey, C. Fenw,ck, H. Montgomery, Sir G. Baird, J. Ferguson, Sir J. Napier, J. Baring, T. Fitzgerald, W. It. S. Pilkington, J. Baring, F. Forster, John Richardson, J. Bennet, Capt. P. ' George, J. Russell, F. W. Black, Adam • Greaves, E. Smollett, A. Blackburn, P. Grenfell, Charles Spooner, R. Blake, M. J. ' Grogan. Edward Steel, John Bramley-Moore, J. Gwyn, Howe! Strom'', Sir 11. ltramston, T. W . Hamilton, Lord Claud Strutt, lion. E. Brown, W.' Hardy, G. Stuart, Captain Butt, I. Hastie, Alexi Taylor, Colonel Child, Smith Hayes, Sir E. Thoruely, T. Christy, Samuel Horsfall, T. Vance, John Cole, 11. A. Kendall, N. Vivian, H. H. Cowan, C. Kirk, W. Warren, S. Cubitt, W, Liddell, 11. G. Whiteside, J. Davies, 1). Lockhart, W. Wynne, John Davies, J. Lushington, C. M. TELLERS. Dillwyn, L. L. Macartney, G. Hastie, Archd. Dunne, Colonel Mackie, J. Oregson, Samuel Naval and Military Intelligence. PRESENT TO THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. Her Majesty's ships Tartar and Cossack, the former under the command of Capt. Dunlop, and the latter of Capt. Cockburn, Each carrying 21 guns, put into Queens toen harbour on Wednesday evening. The Tartar and Cossack were seiz id at the commencement of the late war by direction of the British Gov.-rcnient, while in Course of building at Mr. Pitcher's, Graenhithe, for the service of Russia. Both vessels are at present on a cruise in the Channel frr the purpose of testing their speed, with the view (f presenting, it has been said, the swifter vessel to the Enneror of Russia. Her Majesty's ship Am;niarite, 25, Captain Burridge, and the Higbfiyer, 21, Captain Moore, went into Ports mouth harbour yesterday morning to be paid off., The Admiralty order which arrived at Sheerness for the Cressy, 80 guns, screw steam-ship, Captain Richard L. Warren, to prepare for her immediate departure for Lisbon (as reported), has been countermanded in conse quence of the time it will occupy to make the necessary alterations. The Majestic has therefore been ordered to !floc ied in her stead. The progress of the new corvette Clio, of 20 guns, in tended to be built at Sheerness, has been suspended. The Edward sailing : transport, No. 141, and the steamer Derwent, Nn. 241, both of which reached Woolwich on Saturday, have unloaded a considerable portion of their heavy freights. The Der went has Drought bonne three 9-nonnder batteries, with appur tenarcA complete; and the cargo of the Edward con sists of 116 Russian guns and 4 mortars, with a quantity of old clothing and condemned stores. The screw steam gun-boats Pheasant and Primrose, sister vessel', to carry 60 horse power engines, were launched on Satur lay last at Mesars. Pitcher's, of North fleet, and were removed in tow of the Widgeon on Sun day to Woolwich. These vessels are not to be rigged and fitted, nor coppered, but they are otherwise in a for ward state for Service, and are to be kept in reserve nil , finished. _ . . The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander G. F. Day, to the Firefly ; John Tucker (h), master, to the Ajax ; John Waye, master, to the Intrepid ; Alfred J. Vojta, master, to the Niger; Matthew P. Lyon, master's-assistant, to the Ma gieienne ; Robert H. Hawe, master's•assistant, to the Ariel ; Dani3l Saunders, surgeon, to the Atalanta'; Wm. A. Turner, assistant-surgeon, to the Duke of Wellington; Wiiliarn T. Carr, assistant-surgeon, to the Boscawen ' • Edward M'Carthy, acting assistant-surgeon; to the Royal George ; Vin. Simpson, acting aseistant•eurgeon, to the Boscawen ; John Jefferson, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Caesar ; Pierce Mansfield, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Boscawen ; James Flanagan, acting assistant-sur geon, to the Algiers ; Matthew B. Grandy, assistant elak, to the Atalanta. The Doke of Caml ridge inspected the cavalry regi ments of the British German Legion at the camp at Shorneliffe yesterday. The Royal Duke, with his equerry, Colonel Tyrwhitt, attended by Major-General the B iron do Stutterheim, Kinloch (Inspector- General), and Staff, and accompanied by Colonel Darby Griffiths of the Scots Grays, arrived at the camp shortly after f. l o'clock, and occupied himself for three hours in witnessing the evolutions of the two regiments of cavalry (500 strong), under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Per cival and Lieut.-Colonel Fleming, the Royal Duke him self suggesting some of the manoeuvres. In the course of the inspection several rapid and dashing charges were made, and all passed off with the greatest show of effici ency in drill. Men and horses looked admirably, and the Duke expressed himself highly pleased with the sol dierly appearance of the men. Subsequently the infantry were turned out, when his Royal highness inspected the three regiments under the command of Lieutenant- Colonels Humfrey, Bathurst, and Kent Murray, a fine healthy compact body of soldiers. The Duke also visited the cavalry stables, and, after taking luncheon with the gallant commander of the Legion, the Baron Stritterheim, was accompanied to the train by the gal lant General's Staff (including Majors Ellerman, Pone nius, Cartwright, &c.) The regiment of Jagers, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. F. Joscelyn, left Shonelitre for Aldershott last week, and it is likely the other regiments, cavalry and infantry, will also proceed to Aldershott and be brigaded with the troops already there. Baron Breitbach was presented to the Duke of Cambridge. The veteran served in nio•t of the caropai 4 ;ns of the Peninsula, and was one of the Duke of Wellington's aides , de-camp at the battle of Wat:trloo. Brigadei . of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich have gone through heavy gun exercises for some days past, in preparation for the general review which is to take place on the Common on the 29th. The Pensioners also mustered in full number yesterday morning, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes, and were joined by those from Deptford, under Major Ward. They went through a number of field evolutions in a satisfactory manner, which terminated in firing several rounds of musketry to practise a feu de joie. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA. The following letter has appeared in the Toronto Globe : Inspector-General's-office, Toronto, May 6, 1856. Sir,—l have the honour, in reply to your request, to furnish you with a memorandum of the terms on which, after much anxious consideration, the Government con ceive they would be justified in recommending to Par liament the granting of aid to the Grand Trunk Railroad. You, sir, cannot bo insensible to the many difficulties which beset this question, or the differences of opinion which exist, as to the best mode of disposing of them ; and as the further course of the Government may mate rially be influenced by the opinion which you, as the ac credited agent of the English proprietary, may entertain of the practical results to be expected from the outline of the scheme which I have sketched, I shall be obliged by your favouring me with your views thereon, which I may submit to the Governor-General and my colleagues in the government.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, Wm. CAYLEY. To the, Hon. William Napier, Toronto. PROPOSAL FOR RELIEF TO GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY. 1. The company to be empowered to issue preferen tial bonds, to the amount of 2,000,0001. sterling, 2. The bonds not to be issued until the railway is finiihed and in operation from St. Thomas to Stratford. 3. The proceeds of the 2,000,000/. to be paid over to the provincial agents in London, and released on certifi• cate of Receiver-General on proof of progress of work. 4. The proceeds to be appropriated as follows :—Lon• don to St. Mary's, Stratford and Sarnia branch, 450,0001.; Subsidiary lines at Port Hope, Cobouro, and Prescott, 100,000/. ; Victoria•bridge, 800,000 /. ; '' St. Thomas and Riviere du Loup, 525,0001. ; Three Rivers branch, 125,000/. ' • total, 2,000,0 001 . 5. The St. Mary's and London branch and subsidiary lines to be completed by Ist September, 1857 ; the Strat ford and Sarnia, by Ist September, 1858; the Three Rivers and Arthabaska, by Ist January, 185 9 .; the V ic toria -bridge, by Ist January, 1860 ; the St. Thomas and River du Loup, by Ist January, 1860. If any portion of the roads above specified, originally entitled to the guarantee, lie not completed at the date provided, the company will return to the Government 3,0001. sterling for every mile remaining unfinished, credit being given to-the company for so"much in pay meet of the provincial guarantee. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —A. very large meeting of mechanics and their friends took place last evening in the theatre of the institution, for the pur pose of awarding prizes to working men who had re turned the best answers to questions on the Monday evening course of lectures. The. Rev. Dr. Booth at tended from the Society of Arts to explain the objects of the proposed examination. An address was delivered by Mr. Buckmaster on the professional education of mec h an i c s and artisans. The manager, Mr. Pepper, gave a watch of the value of five guineas to a working man of the name of John Pride, a gasfitter, for the excellent examination he had passed in chemistry. PABLIA HOUSEI . 4 ' ''; V' !' PARTNERSH i t f " Order for Se 3on d 1 't*n '4 6 . , ii- 1 . , ''' , 7 + i tion proposed, L,...- ~, A FIREWORKS in IGreen, Hyde, and kniEns 'V ictoria Parks, and on Primrose-hill, on the 29 th inst. , w ill 11,:,, T 1Fe at 9.30 p.m., and terminate about 11 p.m. Ilikpi r ui sPlays in Green, Hyde, and Victoria Parks will be precisely Aeri tt i b i n all respects, and that on Primrose-hill will consist of h o 'ire'svorks, with the exception of three flied pieces. 41*,,,,1 Aerial Fireworks, however, will be more numerous and of a uescription than those in the Parks. 1147 Par chute Shell will be exhibited cn Primrose-hill, but not in Puke, ~ " 4 . 11 c are requested not to approach within 1 0 feet of the 4tires.Ru R. R. DREWRY, Principal Clerk. 4. 'ePartident, 26th May, 1856. 13 1"TDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. zoi li .j.Z , S OF WESTMORIe LAND AND CUMBERLAND. ' l 6te, . 13' Ticker, available for THREE WEEKS, to the above LOII l;" after the Ist June, and until further notice, Tickets wll Si,iT ( l at the following Fares by the through Trains. The First . 44 ° rata are avalab e by any train, an I the Second by such have second- l class carriages attached :. torki,, . Ist Class. 2d Class. 0, 11 to Windermere and back.... £3 10 0 .... £2 10 0 er ri to ditto b, •crbo r ,_ and back }215 0 .... 0 0 got, quam to ditto and back ...• .. 2 5 0 .... 115 0 er hampton to ditto and back.... 2 0 0 .... 112 0 By order. MARK HUISH. %tarsa Manager's Office, Euston Station, June, 1856. S U N LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LO. ,vtrit 4 e ffected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE I N ETAS, or 80 per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society, to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. ~lelr •• e, 0 - •Uille required by this Society for insuring Young Lives ~dlne f u er than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers Y Protected from all risk by an am ple guarantee Mild, in cretU e to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of “ 1 8. )I•P e/ s tamps paid by the Office. LtskiZe e tuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle•street, ' Or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. 0 01/ T , "CT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS BETWEP N. SUEZ AND AITATItALIA. Office of the Dir ec t ors o f T rans p or t Service, Admiralty,in Soersot House, 22d May, 1855. TICE Commis s i oners f or E xecut in g th e Office of ' h . Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain th;Treland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, Iptis2th June next, at one o'clock, they will be ready to treat with S`...Persons as may be willing t o Contract for the monthly con kgee each way, 1 , / Steam Vessels, of her Majesty's Mails between izland Australia. ho' t ender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, to r th. any be noticed unless made ma the printed form p rovided '4l purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the e. 4 t pk, s e rY tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, titVbereet-house, and bear in the left-han corner the words," Ten "' addressf the party tendering. 9 , and mnst also state the UNG . 11 2 itY.d M I