The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

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Tbso Ling, am j merucc4f that mbracirli Ito tbo it should tes of tile .s. House of memoriol 1g resollv the ens , ' [umo." is of dist honest ties. .0 le ga in 9 d night 10 r. House rer bei ject atryme a• !soluti( sor et of tile' nerabe al ia mator , of .M Hum ri rn frf 0. 0 ;he ne ucatio litone o$ ruct t' heat 0 low and ? a be wit DV cited r :thMr ayS a tdustr, whit it/ bout t 65/ o obje O i ' ,tued mous] iy dress• 11 afire d to t 11 6 ' he sal ion a so ; Lo '1 lusst lif eatmi Slam 31f, 101 Ingtc Sir • ; Dub :I I . 10 a ' intite peal ; 1051 EuE lai la, . q u Jul MONEY DI APu K 7 - 21 T AND COialtiEra.ClAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was steady throughout, and prices were well supported at the advance noted yesterday. In the Railway Share Market there was a fair inquiry, and prices receded. The Bank Of England return for the week end ing the 9th inst. is rather unfavourable, aF a slight reduction is noticeable in the item of bullion. On . the other baud, however, the increase 'in the re serve of notes and the falling off in the other - securities are favourable features. The low point • to which the public deposits have been reduced will account for the new loan being announced at such an early period in the session. Active Circulation • Decrease Bullion Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease. Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed £18,803,375 317,260 10,613,719 92,157 3,492,520 82,438 3,683,327 99,552 13,049,256 758,002 798,031. 17,849 11,442,361 670,0'00 17,868.429 348,068 5,604,500 In crease. , 192,515 Accounts from the Vienna Bourse mention that numerous and large purchases have been made during the last few weeks in the Austrian Funds on account of foreign capitalists,, and that the re mittances, in payment for the same, have in fluenced the money market in a favourable manner. The rates of exchange on gold and silver are lessened, and the value of foreign paper has fallen. In the want of peace being established, there is a pro spect of the State Bank notes bein g on a par with • money; andprobably the Bank may be able to make specie payments. Such a result would place Aus tria in a better position, with regard to the adjust /pent of the metallic currency throughout Germany, for at present this is so limited, that her voice in the reform project is of less moment than some of the petty_states. On the Bourse the 5 per Cent. Metallics are firm at 83k, and shares of the New Bank of Credit have advanced 3 florins, to 2881. The exchange on London is 10 florins 18 kreutzers to the pound sterling. From Madrid advices come to hand announce that the Government do not intend bringing for- ward the proposal to convert the floating - debt of Spain into consolidated funds until the Cortes have voted the several items of the budget. In doing so the Government appears to have confi dence in the peace negotiations, and that the funds - will rise under their influence, as well as from the abundance of capital in Europe. In consequence of one or two influential jobbers baying sold largely yesterday morning immediately before the announcement of an intended loan, a belief was generally entertained among the mem bers of the " House" that the Government broker bad been guilty of a breach of faith, and communi cated the particulars of the notice to some of his friends. This impression was strengthened by the fact that the announcement was not made until 20 minutes past 11, and Messrs. Mullens, Marshall, and Co., were compelled in consequence to appeal to the Committee,of the Stock Exchange, who, after mature consideration ; came to the fol lowing resolution : "The Committee is of opinion that Messrs. Mullens and Marshall were entirely ignorant of any commuucca tion between the Treasury and the Bank of England, relative to the proposed loan, before it was communi cated to the Stock Exchange, and, consequently, could not have expressed any opnion founded upon informa tion so acquired.—By order of the Committee of the Stock Exchar , ge, (Signed) " GEO. WEBB, Secretary." The dealings in the Stock Exchange have been very limited in extent, the speculators, after the recent excitement, preferring to await the particu lars of the new loan before renewing their opera tions ; still, however, the tendency of the market this morning has been in the direction of a alight recovery. As most parties were aware that further financial operations would be unavoidable a fall of 11 per cent. is scarcely justi fied by the notice given yesterday by the Govern . went broker, only that it came much earlier than was anticipated, and when the transactions were for an advance in prices. It will be remembered that upon the last occasion the measure was delayed until April, and the present Government operation • was not looked for until the end of next month or the beginning of April. The consideration of the probable amount of the loan, and the manner in which it will be taken, has obsorbed chief atten tion during the day, and the communication to be made on Monday next is looked for with consider- Ole anxiety. Consols for money opened at 901 , but improved to 901 The account prices, atter being 901 i, and 901 -a, recovered to 901 I, an advance of 1 per cent. upon yesterday's closing rates. The New Three per Cents. were 911 to 1, and the Re duced 94 I. Exchequer Bills were dull at ss. discount, and India Bonds at 3s. discount. Foreign Securities continued dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. ruled flat at 931, and the 4 per Cents. at 991 to 100. Dutch 21 per Cent. Guilders were 64 ; Granada Deferred, 61 ; and Dutch 2i per Cents., 64. Russian 5 per Cents. rose 1, being 1051. Spanish Deferred were 23g and the Passive 61.. Railway Shares have generally rather improved as compared with the latest prices yesterday. Midland have risen ful'y 10s., and Great Western 55..t0 JOs., Paris and Lyons are steady, and also Great Western of Canada. _ Cobre Copper Shares are lower, but Miscellane ous Shares are firm. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61- 74; Mexican, 261 ? 2 , ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 ; ditto Deferred, 231 ; ditto Certificates, 41 5 ; ditto Passive, 6.1 1. The New Banking Shares are rather firmer. Ottoman, 1 to 11 ; Bank of Egypt, 11 to 2 ; Dis counts, g. BRITISH FUNDS Tlll5 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Pro% the OPiciai List.) rnsinpq , done. Aor Cent. Redxcod Annuities...... . 901 B per Cent. Consols Annuities 9O 90 Nov/ 3 per Cent". Annuities .......... 911 g Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 ll India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under 1:1000 3 d Consols for Account Exchegaer Bine, 24d. £l000 "mall par Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 93 • Ditto, 1859 . . . PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOC E Dutch Exelinge, 2 por Cent., 12 Guilders 64 Grenada New Active, 11 per Cent. - Ditto Deferred 6 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, St 165,4 tips.nien Bowds, 3 per Cent Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turkinb Bonds, 6 per cent 93- Ditto Account 92 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2h per Cent., 12 Gull ... 64 TWO O'CLOCY. Crnsols, money Ditto Account 9oq THE IRISH SOCIETY.—On Thursday, at the Court of Common Council, Alderman Humphrey was unani mously elected governor of the Irish Society, and Deputy Townley, deputygovernor. THE PEACE CONFERENCES AT PARIS.—The Earl of Clarendoa left London by the 1.30 p.m. train to day for Boulogne, en route for Paris, in order to assist at the diplomatic conferences about to he held in that capi tal. The noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was accompanied by the Countess of Clarandon. His Excellency Lord Cowley during the last thne days has had protracted interviews with both the Earl of Claren• don and Viscount Palmerston. His Excellency left London to-day for Paris to resume his diplomatic duties at the Imperial Court. The Hon. Julian Fane, attached to the Earl of Clarendon's mission, left town on Thurs day for Paris, and the Hon. Charles Spring Rice, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Bidwell, and Mr. Villiers Lister, of the Foreign-office staff, left London yesterday for Paris. The Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, private secretary to the noble earl, also departed for Paris to-day. The Gazette repairs au earlier omission by publishing • an extract from a report from Lieut.-General Sir R. .Dacres, K.C.8., to Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, as folk lows ;--" Camp, before Sebastopol, May 30, 1855. My Lord,—ln forwarding Lieut.. Col. Warde's report on the conduct of the Artillery officers during the second bom bardment of Sebastopol, it is only left for me to express my entire concurrence in all he has said ; but let me in addition say how much I am indebted to Lieut.-Col. Warde for his unwearied exertions in arming the bat teries, and his great attention to all the duties he has had to perform ; or to speak too highly of Lieut.-Col. Dickson, Capt. Old field, Brigade-Major Reilly, and the two adjutants, Lieutenants Lyons and Ruck-Keene. These have all come under my immediate notice. I must in conclusion not omit to mention the gallantry of the non-commissioned officers and men, which could not be surpassed.—l have, &c. (Signed) R. Dacres, Bri gadier-General Commanding Royal Artillery. His Ex cellency Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, Commander-in- Chief. ,n : SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yester lay RAILWAYS koertlear. l Arnbg. Nottng. Best and Eastn. Janet.. tlelfast ez Ballymena Wolverh Stour Valley Birk e.thd. Laneel.. Cheshire Jnnct 00. Chech. Cs Birk. £5O and £25 Cons Do., ...... Rlyth &Tyne origin& £25 (iesd. at £45 iristol and Exeter Calodonian. ...... Cann. and Cardigan Chester Holyhead. Cork and Bandon fork, Black, ds Prod Cornwall Do. A Do. B CrieT Junction D nblin&BelfastJunc Ilan. P. Ahs,r. Jnc East Auglian Eastern Counties.. -;,, s t. Union, A Btll De., B. Stout Do., New East Kent ?,ast LAnec shire Edinl urgladtGlasgo Edinb. and Peeblos . Edin. Pr th it Dna Forth & Clydo Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. West., Great N. of Seotlnd Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Sth. &West.(lre ' Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gun. Stk Crish South-Eas aria Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds TAncsasb.andYorksh Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Craby.&Southpt London & Blackwell Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths MOM Sh. ,bf& C Do. Eighths .. London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry&Colersin rAidndrry. & Ennisk lianch.She. & Lincl Do., Man. & Lin. Ut Metropolitan 'Midland )o. Birmng. &Derb , Ifictld. G. West. (Ire Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlist , Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfc Newry & Enniskille , Newry Warrenpoin and Rostrovor Norfolk Nortlin.Counties Un North British ... Nth Devon Rai'. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock r‘o., B Stock Do., B Guarantee N. Eastern—Ber %vie Do. do. Extension Do.do.G,N.E.l'urob Do. Leeds IDo. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,HamT stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshir..„ North Western....... N. & S. Wectrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Ox, Worc.. & Wolv. Portaraouth Scottish Ce -Aral Scottishldidland Shropshire Ut South Devon South Eastern South Wales 8. Yrksh. & Riv. but Do - 4taines, Wok. &Moll Stockton & Danl. Stockton 4 Hartlepl Taff Vale .. Do. Pref., No. I__ Thames Hay. D.& R. LTlverstone & Lance Wale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeri West Cornwall ' West End of London I and Crystal Palace.. Do. 8,..., Vest London. jWitabledn&CroydoT Business done this day. 25 27 41 - 4 8 - 8. 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8 85 - Si 55 - 55! 2 - i3i ... "'''' ... ••• 4 -- 2 12 - 13 10i 30 - 32 20 - 22 71 - 73 52 - 54 91 - 22 - 24 ••• 82 - 86 6i 7 90 - 91 74 - 76 12:4 - 125 104 - 106 55 a 541 74 - /7 6 - 7i 7.l 81 - 813 7 97 98 100 —100 i act par, d parl 91i — 9l 44 34 24i - 25 6) - 10 - 42 •H ~~ ♦• ii 2 51 29 „. 30 74 75i 61 6 d 4f -- 3i 14i :50 51 52 7i 7a 23 -- 25 04 - 106 75 - 77 45 - 97 11 12 63. - C4il 71 - 73 4 - 2,1 - .. 36 - 33 ••• ."... ••• .'"' 20 - 22 34 - 44 ... - 6 ... 4 - 812 i 20 20 10 10 5 5 20 10 FOREIGN. 10 all antwerpo. ~,..nt, r a.n in 8 - / 40 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con in Sh. at par till '64 id - 1 20 10 Ardennes ll - 111, 5 4 F,s.:ltn. June 3 - 2i ri 14 3ezi ers to Oral ssessa , 1 - 18 11 iionabay,Baroda,an , l Central J ndi a,Scrii z - 1 p 18 all Do. - 17i ail Demerara 20 11 ')etch Rhenish A - r , 20 all eastern of France 371 374 371 20 13 Do. New lO - 12 20 all FAA Indian, g. sp. a 21 -21 i 20 15 Do. 'Extension.. Zp 15 100 all D0.41p.c.8nd5.,'57 a,l 100. d,. d o.. ' 59, 20 16 Gee ong tz Melbowne guar. 5 per c nt.. - ••• 20 all Do., Lon. allot., do. ... 25 221 1 111.Tk0f Cana.daAis 10. - 91 25 Do. - 151 100 9) Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. 63 - 67 100 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 82 - R 6 20 1 4 Gt. Central of Franc 41 - 541 20 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 20,1 - 201 201 26 14 Great Lusembour. Constituted Shares' 4a - 4 all Do. Obligation..... 3 - 1,t4 20 11 Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. - 20: all GlLWesternofCanada Shares - ?61 26 51 202 . 51 Do. New - 3/1 9 100 all Do. Bds., payable's7, • with option till '55 99 -if 0 1.00 all Do. do., '62, p,'56 122. - 125 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O 122 - 125 1221 I.ro all do., '73, without option lO6 108 20? all Ramilton & Toront- - iOO all Do. 6 per cent. - 125 4 121 20 17 I I,akP Conet. & Rasp -20 all !LiOITO and Turnhout 5 .0 !Lucca &Fist. 5 p c.p. , - /yr 20 16 I Lyon and Goneva 9 10 20 14 I Lyons ivroditerran. 10 all Nladras, gra - . 4! p.c 19 -19 20 10 Do. New 0., SP• - 15.1 20 5 Do. 4/ p. C. Exten - d 31. all Uaria Antonia 7 v 11) all Do. do, Now ......... 2 . - 3 20 all Namur 4 Liege (will interest) 5l - 6 5 1 20 all Do. (ox intercot) - 5 i n ,.„. 16 all Northern of France. ' 6l - 3 74 0 14 20 all Do.2lll.Shs lll 1 2 4 'to all Do. 201. 3p. c lids (f my.B. :ems.S'hs. - .• 111 12 10 all lorwegianTrunkPre - 8 20 all Paris and Lyons 4Bl - 481 481 10 all Ditto Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 4B - 60 10 5 Rome and Frascati - 20 all loyal Danish l9 - 20 5 all Royal Swedish l3 - 2S 21 2 4 all Do. Obligations a - 2$ 20 all Sambre and Mouse... 9 - 91 91 10 all Do. 51 p. cent. Pref.•2o 5 Scincic, guar. sp. c 1 - 11 20 all Do •... 20 all Southern of Franco - pm 20 16 St. .ndrow's an? Que'ooe (A) 8/ all West Flanders 3l - 4 10 all Do 51 rev C. Prof., 20 18 u,T.&N.'W. of FrAalef 33 - 34 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 20 all Zealand - 191 JOINT-STOCK BANK& / I . l . l stradafith Bank of London !tri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C 4ritigh N. Aumrican Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commorcial of Loud & Ans. Cht. Loud. Chad. Bk. of Australis Ditto New London and County Liad.&E, Bnkg. Corp London Joint Sfeck London and Paris Loud. & Weetmiustoi 'cations/ Pro. of Eng Do. New National of Irelaud.. low South Oriental Bank of Corporation of Ireland Do. New F. Aus R & Im C$ Royal British 50 all all Australia Union of Australia no. New ... Union o London 92 67 - 69 par 1 • P 70 - - 72 17 i --- 18 1T 17i par -- 2p die - • par • ••• ••• ••• .... •• • . - : 37 - 39 39 - 41 exmg. ... -- I.^ 38 - :i6 70 - 72 74 gi 27 -; 29 681 7* THE SUN' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 16, 1856. NES 1 4 NA SAD. It7NEI) RENTA LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ratd.l RAILWAYS; LEELlitIc Company C.641n0 yesterdA: . 14,,shiess this lay. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH'. (Before L Ord Campbell and a Common Jury.) WHITBY V. KEMP AND ANOTHER. ..--.-.-....0,-------,- HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). This was an action for a malicious prosecution. The defendants are bill brokers, carrying on business in the c . ty, and the plaintiff is managing clerk to Messrs. Maud, coal merchants, of the Coal Exchange, trading under the firin of Covington and Co. The defendants had had extensive transactions with Messrs. Maud, and it was out of ,those transactions that a charge of conspi racy had been preferred against the plaintiff, and a bill preferred against him at the Old Bailey, but which it was now stated had originated from mistake. As the plaintiff's only object in bringing this action was to clear his character from the imputation the de fendants' conduct had cast on it, ho accepted their apology at the opening of the case, and a verdict for the defendant, with nominal damages, was taken for him. The Lour, CLIA.NCELI.OR took his seat ott the wcolvack at five o'clock. THE CLOCK TOWER. The Earl of EGLINTON called the attention of the noble earl opposite to the state of the Clock Tower. He presumed the object of erecting this tower was to let people know the time of day; but judging from the peculiar dial put up on one aide, he did not think that object would he attained by affixing similar hieroglyphics on the other three sides. Earl GRANVILLE said that having received notice from the noble lord of his intention to ask the question, he bad communicated with Sir C. Barry. That gentle man had written to him, stating that he was quite sensi ble of the defects of the dial plate already fixed. Those defects would be remedied with the shortest possible delay. In a very short time the clock would be Set up, a means having been contrived to fix it fro . m the inte rior, instead of the exterior, of the Tower. Lord DUNGANNON gave notice of his intention to move on Monday fur certain returns in reference to per sons qua!•ified to act as justices of the peace, the number of petty sessions held throughout the year in England and Wales, and other matters connected with the duties of the magistracy. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before L'4 , l Chief Baron Pollock, and a Special Jury.) LAWRIE V. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN. This was an action for alleged improper dismissal. The defendant had paid 1501. into court. The plaintiff was formerly a Major in the 79th Highlanders, and afterwards in the 11th Hussars, of which regiment. the noble defendant is the Colonel, and being on terms of great intimacy, and the noble defendant reposing much confidence in the plaintiff; appointed him in 1847 mana ger of his lordship's Northamptonshire and Leicester shire estates, at a salary of 4001. per annum. That confidence continued up to the time of the noble earl's departure from this country for the East, the plaintiff being the last person he parted with, shaking him cordially and affectionately by the band on his embarka tion, and informing him where his will was deposited in the event of his lordship's falling in battle. On the noble earl's return to this country in January, 1855, the plaintiff visited him on the 10th of that month at Deene Park. He was received by the noble earl in the usual confidential manner, and on such good terms were they with each other that the noble defendant saw the plain tiff to his carriage and shooks hands with him on his departure from the noble earl's mansion. On the 13th of February the noble defendant intimated to the plain tiff that he had reason to be dissatisfied with his conduct, and di.char : zed him from his office without notice. It was for that abrupt and alleged improper dismissal that the present action was brought. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit, and vegetables were good, and the trade ruled steady, at our quotations. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to lOs per lb ; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to 103 Od per ib ; foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, 2s Od to 3s Gd each; peaches, 2s Od to Gs ; nectarines, is Gd to 4s per dozen ; apples, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, 1s Od to 3s per dozen ; plums, 03 to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, is Gd to ssod per doz.; common plums, Os 01 to Os Od per sieve ; cherries, Od to Od per pound ; lemons, Gd to is Od per doz ; oranges, 3s to Os per 100 ; fil berts, 9s to 03 per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, lOs to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 101. per 100; Ags, Os Od to is Gd per doz ; strawberries, 01 to Od per pottle ; goose berries, Os Oil to Os Oil per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to Os thl per half si-eve ; raspberries, Od to Od per pottle. VEGETABI.Eb.—Greens, Is Gd to 3s Od per doz. bunches; cabbages, is to 2s Od per dozen; Savoy ditto. is 01 to 2s 6d per do. ; brocoli, is Gd to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 60s to 1003 per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od. to Os per doz. ; peas, Os to Oa Od per bushel ; French beaus, 2s Od to 3s 0.1 par 100 ; turnips,. 1d to 4 per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 6d per bunch; cucumbers, 4s Ud to 63 Od each; garlic, 6d to Os &1 per pc mid ; spinach, 3e Od to 4s Od per sieve ; old onions, 2s Gd to 4s per bushel ; new ditto, 03 to Os per doz. bunches; leeks, 2d to 3d par bunch ; shallots, 8d to 101 horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley, 4d to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os 91 to is 6d per bunch ; endive, ls Gd to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 2s per doz.; parsnips, Os Gd to is Od per dozen; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; muehrooms, is Od to is Gd per pottle; artichokes, Os to Os Od per half sieve; cabbage lettuces, is to is Gd per score ; corral, Gd to ls per half sieve, radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, as to 4s per half sieve ; chillies, 1s to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per halt sieve; capsicums, is to 2s per 100 ; walnuts pickling, to is per 103 ; cauliflowers, 43 to 63 0.1 per doz. ; rhuburb, 8d to Is 3d por bundle ; asparagus, 4e to lOs per 100 ; sea kail, is Gd to 3s er punnet were adopted he thought the Lord President ought to be placed upon the same salary as the Secretaries of State. If the Lord President were required to be the loader of one house, ho could not give up his whole time to the business of education. He hoped that this question of separation of duties would be considered. The time had now arrived when they ought to consider the whole state of our Parliamentary offices. Several new offices bad been brought into Parliament—the head of the Poor-law Board, the president of the Board of Trade ; but he could not understand why they should create new offices, and at the same time retain the of of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to which no duties were attached. The subject of the dis tribution of Parliamentary offices he trusted would be investigated either by means of a commission or of a select committee. (Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM expressed his satisfaction at the prospect of having a real educational department esta blished in this country. He therefore need not ray that he should support the measure of his noble friend. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was glad to find, notwithstanding the various subjects which had been broached, that the measure met with a very general concurrence on the part of their lordships. He did not agree with the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Ellen berough) that greater advantages would result from not allowing the office of the Minister of Education to remain in connection with the Government. He was of opinion that any general system of educa- tion which was adopted should be carried on in the closest alliance with the Government of the day, fur questions would be perpetually starting up with re gard to it, and if the two were separated, and the Minis ter and the Government took opposite views, differences might arise which would retard the progress of the very cause which they were all anxious to promote. Some observations had also been made by the noble earl con nected with the bearings of this system of education upon the labouring classes. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) entirely concurred in the necessity of the sons of the working classes being employed at a very early age, but it was very difficult to lay down a grneral rule on this subject. There were many counties and parts of counties, in England, where an improved system of Education, compatible with the ordinary pursuits of labour, existed, was found to work well, and he should be exceedingly sorry to make any attempt to fix the age at which education should terminate and labour com mence. That was a question Which ought to be settled between the promoters of education and the independent poor. The independence of the bulk ought always to be considered, and they should be deemed the best judges of their own actions, and be allowed to have the entire control of their own families. What had been said as to placing the standard of educa tion higher than was necessary was perfectly true, espe cially as regarded school s f o r f e males. When he had the honour of being placed at the head of the deprtment, he made a great effort to introduce reforms, and ho believed it would be admitted, on examination, that the system had now been greatly improved. Useful and practical knowledge had in a great degree been introduced into the education which was given, and brought to bear on the ca eof schoolmistresses. From one very important branch of education, which 'was too mush overlooked, great advantages bad been derived—viz cookery. This was even more useful than reading, writing, one arithmetic, to females among the labouring classes ; and connecting itself, as it did, with cleanliness and other commendable habits, he thought it ought to be strictly inculcated and enforced. (Hear, beer.) Lord COLCHESTER inquired whether it was in tended to transfer the department of nautical science from the Beard of Trade to the Admiralty ? Earl GRANVILLE replied in the affirmative. With regard to the question of the noble lord (Lord Mont eagle), he had to state that the present bill would in no way interfere with the national system of'education in Ireland ; every noble lord had . spoken in favour of unity of direction in the educational departmeut, as if he had expressed a different opinion, whereas he never intended to convey any other impressions than that the President of the Couflcil was to be responsible himself for the con duct of that department. An objection was raised as to the President of the Coancil being also the Minister of Instruction, bus he confessed he did not see the same poetical inconvenience in one person holding those two, offices which there was believed to be by some noble lords. The ordinary business of the Privy Con ncil did not occupy much of his time, and he did not think there could benny objection to his taking the management of the other department, supposing he was a fit and proper person. Tee proposal to transfer the Privy Council to the Prime Minister was one embracing questions of patronage— the advising the Queen as to appointments—and he. owned he could not see the practical convenience which would result from it. The noble marquis who had just spoken had pointed out the expediency of the Minister of Instruction changing with the Government, instead of being a permanent Minister. The noble earl (the Earl of Ellenboi (sigh) said there would be great danger of getting a man who held extreme opinions, bat that was just as likely to happen with a permanent head of the department. If the department was not represented in Parliament . , the same inconveniences would ari,e which were f :It in the-easeeof the old Poer-law B rard ; ai.d if they had a representative in Parliament, it was impos sible to make hint a permanent head of the board while successive changes of the Government wore taking place. A noble lord had made some reuse tions upon the Dspartment of Scienca and Art. It was inconvenient to * go into t4t qusstion now, but he would be .quite prepared, in two or three weeks hence, to enter fully into it, and to show what that department bad done, and to what uses it might in the future ha applied. He did not agree with the noble earl (the Earl of Eilenborotigh), who seemed to think that the tendency was to over-educate, and who was rather inclined to disparage the education of the poorer classes. The bill was then read a second time. The House of Commons Offices Bill, and the Metro politan Police Bill, were read a second time. Bedford and Bletzbley Buckghanish Clydesdale , . Jo Col. Stour Vy Sud. and Hal B. tin. z. 6 pc E. Un. H. Sh Gins. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.dc Dn. Fr ltrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. 4Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon.tx Groenw Do. Preferen Lon.,Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. 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NO ~EUUy. 251 - 64 - 1 7 i 47 - 50 127 - 132 - 160. 106 - 103 109 - 111 2$ - 2E ". 1 19i -- - - 8 I 10 6}— st _ ... .1. —1, -2 3 ia 18 22 i i ... - ... 1 - 11 ii ---- ii ••• - ••.p 1 - S6i 15i - 16 ..• NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIA.LL. Turkeys, 4s Gd to 83 Od ; Geese, 5s Od to 8s Od each ; Ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; wild ditto, is 9d to 2s Od ; rabbits, lld to is Gd each; Pigeons, 91 to is each; cr lare Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od; 2s Od to 3s large Surrey Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 61 to 4s Gd ; Hares 3s Od to 4s Od ; Grouse, is 941 to 2s Od each ; Pheasants, 3,; Od to 3s 6d •, partridges, is 6d to le 91 each ; Roasting Pigs, 4s 61 to is Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lis GI to 12$ 6d, and English Ils 6d to 15s Od per dozer )bs. English Eggs, 10,3 01 to lls 6d; French ditto, Ts Od to 8s Od per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 2s 8d to 4s 21 ; mutton, 2s 101 to 4s ; veal, 4s Od to 53 01; pork, 33 41 to 43 8d per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8.1 to 43 01; mutton, 2s 101 to 4s 2d ; veal, 4s 01 to 5s 01; pork, 3s 2d to 43 8d per Blbs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s Od to 20s ; Brills, is Od to 7s each; Salmon, 2s 6LI to 3s 6(1 per lb Cod Fish, 2s pd to lOs each ; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair; Eels, 8d to is perlb; LobsterS, Os '6,1 to 2's Od ; Crabs, tit to 2s 6d ; W hitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 26s ' • Natives, 50s to —s per bsh ; Mackerel, 60s to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is Od to 3s 6d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Od. to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, Ss Od to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprats, Cs Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 63 to 12s per doz. ; Pike 6.1 ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 4s Od to 7s; Mullets, 6.1 to 33 Od ; Ylsioo, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per 110 ; Fl enders, is nd to Os per dozen. BREL.D. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Sid to 10J; of household ditto, 8d to 94d per 4 lb lo'af. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 01; 641 b to 721 b, 3id to 4d ; 721 b to 801 b, 4d to 01; 801 b to 881 b, 41. to 4id ; 381 b to 961 b, 4/1 to 4 t id ; 961 b to 1011 b, 01 to 01; 1.01 ra 1121 b —d to —1; upwards, —LI to —1; Horse hides, 6A 01 to Os 0(1. ; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s Od ; ditto, full, 75 0:1 to Os 01; Polled Sheep, 7s 01 to 9s 01 ; Dents, Os 01 to 7s 01 ; flalf-brels, 6s 01 to 7s 01; Downs. os Od to Os 01 ; Lambs, Os 01 to Os Od ; Shoarlings, Os 01 to Os 01. HAY MARKETS. SMITEIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ Oi to 5 101 : clover ditty,. 5/ 013 to fi/ 103; and straw, 1/ 53 Od to 1/ 8 , Od per lo A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. k.lustnEaLaNn.--Aleadow hay, 4/. 4s to 51 1-ts ; cloves do. 5/ OA to 6 , 8 s ; and straw. It 5, to 1/ 101 per load. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. WHITECIIAPEL.—Mxtdow hay, 41 06 co 5 10s; clove! do., 5/ is to 6' 153; and straw, 1/ 5 8 to I i 1 - I,r 1 eni Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) - - - LONIMS, Feb. IG.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light breeze and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 15. S.W. to S.S.E.— Arrived—Thames (s. tpt.), - from Baiaklava; Union (s. tpt.), Malta ; 11. M. gun-boat Ruby, eastward. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15.--Two casks . of palm oil, marked " Charles Horsfall and Sons," and' some spars have been washed on shore in Tranutere Bay. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind Hart ies, from Portsmouth. Put back—The Alipore . FALMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind S. W., fresh. —Aril ived— Ferdinand, front Havre, for Guadeloupe. Sailed--Pro gress (s. tpt.), fa. the Crimea. Off the port—Confusius, from Manilla, for Bremen ; Nelson, Laguna, for Hamburg. C Fob. 15. --- -Wind. S.W.---Sailed—Herzog George, for New York. (PER RLEOTRIO TitLEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Mot aing,. Arrived—Union, (s.), from Malta; Wonder, (s.), Jersey; Purveyor, Swanage; Atalanta, (s,), Havre. Sailed —Sylph, (s,), for Dublin ; Ericsson and Alliance, ( 4 ), Havre; Despatch, ( 5 .), Jersey ; John and Isabella, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. _ Wind S. Arrived—John Garrow, from New Orleans ; Centurion, New York ; Socundus, Alexandria. Wind S.W. QUEENSTOWN,Feb. 1i4... Arrived—F.lizabeth Rose, horn Trieste ; Pilot Fish, Matanzas; Santa Cruz, Cienfuegos; Achilles, Callao; Win. M. Rorrough, Apalachicola; Morning Star and Syria, Tarsus; Parthian, Syra ; Genoa, Alexandria. WATERFORD, Feb. 15. Wind S.W. Arrived—llunbrody, from Savannah. BY SUBMARINE AND SILITISR TELEGRAPH.) GnAvEsEND, Saturday, 10.1 G a.m. Wind S.S.W. ; light, and lino; tido one hour's ebb. Arrived, Feb. 15—Vesta, from Oporto; Herefordshire and Eliza, Malta; John Gray, Bahia; Comet, Trinidad; Marchioness of Bute, Cadiz. DEAL, Saturday, 9.43 a.m. Wind S. light. _ Passed, Fob, 15.---Mariner, from Malta ; Pasqueline, from Messina—both for Loudon ; Malvina, screw steamer, from London, for Belfast. Anchored, Feb. 15.—Gustaff and Thecla, from London, for Cardiff. The outward bound are preparing to weigh. MADAME GOLDSCHMIDT'S CONCERTS AT BIRMINGHAM. —At the ballot o❑ Wednesday for secured places for these concerts, seventeen hundred guinea seats were taken. Lord Watd has accepted the invitation of the Festival Committee to become the President at both concerts. His lordship ie staying at Himley, and hag intimated his intention to take a large party to both performances. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.--Last evening Mr. Costa's oratorio entitled " Eii," was given for the first time in London, by the above society, at Exeter Hall, awl with complete success. Her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Hihgness Prince Albert, the royal children, the Princess Alice, and the Prince of Wales, attended by a numerous suite, honoured the performance with their presence, and were enthusiastically cheered, on entering and quitting the ball, by a densely crowded ,audience. Thu national a nthem was sung before the oratorio, and received with the warmest demonstrations of loyalty. The great executive successes of the c-mcert were Mr. Sims Reeves's grandly heroic delivery of the spirited martial air, " Philistines, hark !" (rapturously encored) —the quartet, " We bless thee in the name of the Lord" (also rede►nanded), sung with irreproachable purity of ietleation and precision by Madame Ruders dorff and Miss Dolby, Mr. Weiss and Mr. Sims Reeves; and the airs, "I will extol Thee," "This night I lift my heart to Thee," and "Although my house," most skilfully and feelingly rendered by Madame Rudersdorff, Miss Dolby, and Mr. Weiss. MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that oa that day week he should bring before their lordships an impor tant subject, and propose resolutions for the purpose of carrying out the oj-:ct in view. His object was to bring this country within the pale of European judicial civilisation by the appointment of a Minister of Justice. THE BURIAL GROUND AT CARLISLE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Car• lisle, stating that the old burial ground had been cioied, that a new graveyard of 35 acres had been provided, but that the late bishop felt that it was not his duty to con secrate any part of the ground unless the portion in tended for consecration was separated from the rest of the cemetery by a wall. The Bishop of EXETER said it would he difficult to relieve a clergyman from the consequence of acting con traiy to the laws of the Church. If the bishop declined to consecrate the burial ground, the aggrieved party might g ) to the Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the burial board to put the ground into such a state that the bishop could lawfully consecrate it. • Earl GRANVILLE said Government had declined to override the ecclesiastical law and the jurisdiction of the bishop. He thought, however, that the next bishop would take a wid.2r view of the subject. EDUCATION BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of a bill for appointing a Vice President of Committee of Council on Eiucation, and said that he might be per mitted to mention ttat this bill was the result of sug gestions, in another place, of the right hon. barot e', Sir J. Pakingtor, and of his noble friend Lord J. Rib-sell. The suggestions were, considering that so great a por tion of the public money was spent on education, a mi nister should be appointed who should be responsible for the expenditure of all moneys in his department. The bill would provide hr an educational department of the Privy Council, which would be represented in the other house by a vice-president, whoever that might be, in a manner as similar as possible to the Board of Trade. Tne bill would create certain officers, amongst others, inspectors and superintendents, and it would provide for the expenses of those officers. The Earl of DERBY said that, considering the very large interest which the subject of education was excit ing, he thought the time had arrived when the change proposed by the noble earl ought to take ,place, the only question being as to the best mode of providing for that change. If they were prepared to charge a responsible Minister with the duties of educatien, he questioned whe ther the time had not arrived for the removing the Coun cil of Education altogether, and snaking the Minister really responsible. He was not sure whether the duties of the President of the Council had not better be trans ferred to some other Minister of Government, and he thought the duties would not be beyond the functions of a Minister in another department of the State. He doubted whether the duties devolved upon the President of Council had not better be discharged by the Prime Minister. He did not express a positive judgment on the question, but he had a strong opinion that the institution of a Minister of Public Instruction, separated from the Privy Council, might be attached, to the office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who might in his tarn be relieved from some of his duties by other Ministers. But this was opening up a large question, and he did, not wish then to offer any opposition to the bill, under standing the object of the bill t' he that the office 'of education should be a substantial office, presided over by a responsible Minister, which he thought would be an arrangement far superior to the present, inasmuch as he considered a single responsible Minister more useful than a board of commissioners, however efficient or responsi ble the members of that board might be. Other changes iu the measure it was in the power of the Crown to make by an Order in Council ; and he thought it was hardly right that the house should offer any opposition to the measure, considering the character and nature of the al terations proposed. Lord MONTEA.GLE thought that the present Baard of Trade worked well, as represented by the present head of the board; but whether he took the constitution of the Board of Trade or of the Board of Control, or c,f any other board, be found that they were either wholly irre epunsible, or else only partially responsible. He asked those noble lorde who bad been on the Board of Trade whether the annexation f other members of the Govern ment to the board was likely to be of any important ad vantage ? As the same difficulties had arisen upon the question of education, as vested in the hands of the committee, though it was composed of very wise and very eminent persons, he greatly rejoiced that in this instance they were approaching a better state of things. He remembered tin.t it was not a few years ago when, at the ebse of Lord Grey's. Government, the first step was taken to promote public education, by the vote of a, sum. of 30,000/.—a sum totally inadequate to touch the question ; and when be viewed the progresS which edu cation had made, it was impossible not to see that the time had come when they ought to make the responsi bilities more direct and connected with Parliament, particularly when the head of the department had ample opportunity of giving explanations, of re moving objections, and of communicating with Par liament. Another reason which made him rejoice in the bill was, that be concluded it was a bill to connect with the new department other departments which were then in a state of rapid growth. He alluded to a class of institutions which from day to day were assuming a magnitude greater than any person living could have anticipated. He meant the departments for the en couragement if science and art. He was very far from discouraging these great object., but he thought that they should be pursued with discretion, and treated as an experiment, which must have growth in order to be successful. The estimates of expense for these objects had been laid before their lordships, and when the sub ject was brought before them, he knew their lord ships had expressed their astonishment at the large sums which had been lavished upon the depart• meats of science and art at a time when a miser able dispute was going on about a grant of 1,000 a-year to the Royal Society. Those were all the subjects connected with the present bill to which he was anxious to direct their lordships' attention ; but the system of Irish education differed materially from that of education in England. He understood the bill not to touch the question of Irish education at all. He read it merely as a new, organisation of council upon education here, and as not containing a word as to the general principle of education in If they got two able men whose hearts were really in the subject, they world discharge the duties of the General Board of Education io Great Britain infinitely better than by constituting an unpaid board, consisting of many persons engaged in other important and laborious occupations. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROTJGH said his opinion was, that if they wished to have a department well con ducted and efficient, instead of having two able men at its head, it would be better to have only one able man at its head. (Hear) He had thought that the measure of the noble earl (Rix! Granville) would have delegated the duties of the Board of Education to one person who was to represent the board in the House of Commons. He (the Earl of Ellenborough) thought it was desirable to separate the department of education from the politi cal changes which affected the Government. He should, therefore, watch with anxiety the appointment of the officer to be entrusted to represent the board in the House of Commons. The person to be appointed xhould not be a man of extreme opinions either in po litics, religion, or even with respect to education itself. If a person of extreme opinions were appointed he would not receive the co-operation of the landed gentry and clergy. There were many men so enthusiastic on the subject of education that for the object of having a lite rary peasantry they would sacrifice the useful labour of the country. He had seen a good deal of the working of these schools, and be said it was absolutely necessary that the sons of the peasantry should earn wages at as early a period as possible to enable them to assist their parents. If they said that 2or 3 years more should be taken from the useful labour of the sons to give them a little more knowledge, they would inflict the greatest in jury on the., labouring classes. They would force the family int•) the workhouse, and it was there that the sons would obtain their education. He felt satisfied that continuous labour was of infinitely more value to the poor man than that he should have a day's labour and half a day's literary amusement, which made him fit for neither one purpose nor the other. (Hear ) Earl GREY said that the concluding observations of the noble earl were, in his opinion, of the highest im portance. He (Earl Grey) could not nelp thinking that it had been a great fault on the part of the existing de partment of education that it had required too high a standard for schoolmasters and schoolmistresses. Many of these persons had no knowledge of the useful arts. With regard to schoolmistresses the matter was of the utmost importance. The happiness and comfort of a poor man's family depended materially on the handiness of his wife ; but the schoolmistress who could give a complete history of all the Popes from the earliest pe riod was often ignorant of those arts which were most useful in the poor man's home. He thought that there would be no inconvenience in having a board to be con sulted so long as the subordinate members deferred to the opinion of the responsible chief. The noble earl said that, if the plan were to be efficient, the office of chief of the board ought to be separated from the. Presidency of the Council. Considering how necessary it was that there should be in each house one person fully acquainted with all the general bueiness of the Government, and to answer questions, ho believed that both those persons should be exempted from the labours of a heavy depart ment. He thought also that it would be ,convenient if the First Lord of the Treasury and the Lord President were always in different houses. If thin arrangement ARMY BEFORE SEBISTOPOL. Lord PANMURE laid two letters on their lordships' table, one from Lord Lucan and the other from Lord Cardigan, relative to the charges brought against them in the report of the Cnnturssioners of Inquiry on the state of the army before Sebastopol, and on the motion of the noble lord they were ordered to be printed, Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SrEAKEII took the chair at the usual hour. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at the bar, and presented a ptition from the Corporation of London, praying for the abolition of the Oath of Ab- j uration. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills ware severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Cannnck Mineral Railway, Grand Junction Water, Lands Improvement Company of Scotland, North Staffordshire Railway (Liverpool Extension), North Staffordshire Railway (Samlbach to Warrington). Norwich Union Life Insur ance Society, and Severn Valley Railway. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND TO WN BILL. Oa the motion. that this bill be read a second time, Mr. FEN WICK rose and moved that the bi 11 be read a .econd time that day six months. Mr. WIGRA.M was in favour of the second reading of this bill. After a few words from S. ADAIR and Mr. STAFFORD the bill was read a second time. A great number of petitions were presented by several hon. members against the opening of the Crystal Palace, British Museum, and National Gallery on Sundays. Mr. CAIRNS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there were any letters or papers illustrative of Vile probable effect of the late convention with the Em peror of Japan on the trade of this country ; and whether the Government would lay on the table ()vies of such letters or papers ? _ Lord PALMERSTON said the only thing that could he laid. on the table was the despatch of Admiral Stir ling. He had no objection to the production of that document. Mr. CAIRNS asked whether there will not some letters in the Foreiszn-office and the Board of Trade ? Lord PALMERSTON said the letters referred to were inter official papers, and it was not usual to pro duce those documents. Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether be would direct that the warrant under which the value of the commissions of officers killed in action is paid to their relatives might be laid upon the. table of the house ? Lord PALMERSTON said he bad no object!ea to the production of the warrant. Mr. A. PELLATT asked whether the Sultan's recent • edicts, granting civil and religious equality to all his subjects, abolished the penalty of death upon a Mussul man becoming a Christian ; and, if not, whether Go vernment would exert its diplomatic infl uenc e to repeal that law ? Lord PALMERSTON said the Government were aware that such edicts had been signed, but as they bad not yet arrived in this country their contents were unknown. Her Majesty's Government .had for many years urged the importance of the subject, and hon. members might rest assured that no exertion on their part would be wanting to effect the object; desired by the hon. member. At the same time it w.ould be admitted that the religious matters of other countries were very delicate things to handle. Mr. PALK asked whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any steps to ascertain the correctness of the allegations reflecting on the con duct of certain officers in Sir J. 'M c Neill's report ? Mr. F. pEEL said answers had been received from Lord Cardigan and Lard Lucau, which he would lay on the table during the evening, Mr. PALK said, under the circumstances, he should, on an early day, move that the report of the Commis sion of Inquiry be referred to a select committee, in Grier to see if the charges made by it were borne out by the facts it contained. THE CRIMEAN COMNINSTON. Mr, LAYARD said he found that; it would not be convenient to bring on his motion on 4 the evening he had hat night fixed on. He, therefore, hoped, as his motion was essentially a G?overnmen t one, the noble lord at the head of the Government would give him a day for bringing forward the same. Lord PALMERSTON said an a)!lpeal would have been fair when one day only was ope or to independent members, but as they had now t aro days of the week, and the session had but Just commenced, he could not grant the hon. metnberi'e request. He begged to recommend to his hon. friend (which he trusted he might call him) to try h's luck again, and attain that by right which he was mow asking as a favour. (Laughter.) An HoN. MEMBER hoped that the startle facility would be given to those persons animadrertod upon in the Crimean repurt who were not members of the Legisla ture as wari given those who had seats in Parliament. Mr. F. PEEL said be had received a statement from the Quartermaster• General, which he would lay on the table of the house. 81 4 i i 7 6& 97 WOW la 93 x d ~~1 75i 5 14& 4 114 11 14 5I a 64 3i 72 all all all 1100 lBi St.l Rt. St. 35 12f 124 12; St. 1.6 5 St. 10 20 12 25 20 1 100 100 ,100 100 1100 100 all an all 12®. i 1 14i 15 it THE ATTACK ON THE REDAN. In answer to a question from Mr. LAYARD, Mr. F. PEEL stated that' Generals Codrington and Wyndham, and other officers who took part in the attack on the Redan, bad made a report to General Simpson, on which he founded his report, and which it was not thought necessary to send home with the official re port. The reports of the above officers to General Simp son had bee❑ received by the Government, but they did not deem it advisable to publish them. OUR AMERICAN RELATIONS. On the motion for the house going into a committee of supply, Mr. ROEBUCK rose and said, that in bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice, it was incumbent on him to make an apology to the Imuse. It bad been stated by the Government, through the medium of the noble lord at its head, that the reason why the question did not appear in the Queen's speech was, that as negotiations were going on, they could not in fairness bring forward the whole case. On that position the noble lord appealed to the house and said, " Do you think in that state of things I ought to have men tioned it to the hOuse, and have brought forward an incor rect statement of the affairs in question ?" Now he (Mr. Roebuck) quite concurred with the noble lord that to have done so would have been wrong ; but as he believed that silence might lead to that conclusion, he was dateniined to break that silence. It appeared to him that before the pub lic of this country there was a most incorrect statement of affairs; and he held in his hand the means in some degree of dissipating that ignorance, and of making this country ac quainted with the whole state of affairs. It was his intention to give to the nation at large a correct statement of facts. The noble lord had said that he had done all that a man of honour could have done in the case between us and America. That we had apologised and expressed our sorrow for haying trenched on the law of America. Now if the facts were so he (Mr. Roebuck) would be the first to support the noble lord and his View of the case, but he believed they were very different, and he had come forward on that - occasion to en lighten the ignorance of the world upon the matter, an igno rance which had been fostered by holding back all that mili tated against England to show that she had right on her side. and that, in fact, our cousins on the oth e r sid e: o f th e wa t e r were taking advantage of our position, and endeavouring to force us, against our will, to make a sort of supplication to them for peace when we were in the right. Now what wa the state of the case ? It was this. After the passing of the act for foreign enlistment, the Government determined to enlist in America. Being unable to intercept the emigration from Germany to America they went to America herself, and they gave instructions to our authorities there to form a foreign legion to be composed of persons enlisted iu America. The person employed was our Minister at Washington, Mr. Crampton, and he was one of the persons ; the Governor of Nova Scotia and the Governor-General of Canada were the others. All three persons received instructions. Tiie noble lord had said that as soon as the Government had discovered that by so doing they had given umbrage to the American Government they gave instructions to our Minister to offer the fullest apology. The noble lord said, "Could we do more ?" If they had not done more, he (Mr. Roebuck) would have answered the appeal of the noble lord, that nothing more could be done. But they bad done more, and le would state that Mr. Crampton went from Washington to Nova Scotia, tnd there drew up a sort of combination, with. the concurrence of the Governor of Nova Scotia, by which the law of the United States would be contravened surreptitiously, by which to obtain that which he dared not do openly. He could. prove directly all that he ass r':,ed. He would, state to the house the American law on the subject. It was illegal iu the United States to enlist anybody there for a foreign state. The parties accused had done something more than that. Any person going to the United States, and inducing people to leave the States foe the purpose of being enlisted, did so as contraventors of the law. This Mr. Crampton had done. Ho had induced people to go to Nova Scotia to be enlisted.. He thought the American Government would not discover what was taking pin t o/but they did do so, and he issued a pro clamation front Nova Scotia, suggesting the means of avoiding the law of the States, and giving the parties whom ho employed a cipher by which to communi cate with him. He (Mr. Roebuck) held in his hand a curi ous document. It was the report of a case that was tried, the United States being the prosecutors, against one Henry Howes. The indictment possessed this peculiarity, it was in telligible. In the course of that case a statement was made by a gentleman who was the Attorney-General for the dis trict, and who gave out that he was authorised to act as a recruiting-sergeant, and that he had been to Nova Scotia, and received from Mr. Crampton a paper which shows the decep tion that was practised. That paper professed to be for the guidance of those who were to communicate.to persons in the United States the conditions on which recruits would be re ceived into the British service. First, that parties who should go to Detroit, Buffalo, or New England must carefully refrain from anything that would be contrary to the laws of the United States. Just as if you told a man to• put another under the pump, but be sure to avoid committing an assault. This, however, showed that the law of the United States was well known, and that the ,acts proposed to be done were in violation of it. Next, there was to be DO embodiment or or ganisation attempted within that jurisdiction—and yet peo ple were persuaded to go there. Again no contract, ver bal or otherwise, was to be entered into. Now, suppose we sent over to Germany, or elsewhere, and gave out that at a certain place a railroad was making, and men were wanted as " navvies," but at the same time intimated that they would receive thirty dollars bribe if they enlisted (and en listing iu the British army was contrary to the law of the United States), what would be thought of that, especially with such a proviso as this :—" Tho terms are to be stated as matter of information only, and not as a promise of pay ing ?" Was that consistent with the greatness and dignity of the British Empire ? Ought we, as honest men, to put forward such statements as that? Again—the instructions went ou to say—" It is essential to success that no meetings be held at beer-houses, or places of that sort, inasmuch as the attention of the American authorities would be inevitably called to such proceedings, and they would be called attempts to carry on recruiting in the United States." Again—he (Mr. Roebuck) would ask was that a creditable display of English honour, or in accordance with British honesty, thus to treat the laws of a friendly power ? Further,, it was to be borne in mind, that,legal proceedings, even if the parties eluded the penalties, would be fatal to the whole measure of enlistment ; a direction which clearly showed a consciousness of acting contrary to the law. The evidence then went on—" The paper you have just read was copied from the original in the hand writing of Mr. Crampton ?—Answer : It was.—And what then ?—At this very time I received this cipher upon the sub ject of the recruiting business, I cannot swear whose writing it was, but I believe it was Mr. Crampton's. I did not see him write it, but he handed it to me." And then the cipher was given in. Now a war between this country and the United States would be a war between brethren, the evils of which would surpass anything the imagination could conceive. Should it be said that two great nations like these could not live in the world at peace without one of them seeking to break the laws of the other, regardless of honour, justice, or truth 7 We had been told that through ignorance we had committed a breach of the American law, and that we had since made every amend that honourable men should or could make ; but what would the world say when it was clear we had done this thing with our eyes open, attempting ail the time to - evade laws that we pretended to respect ? The simple ques tion was, were" those facts or were they not. As for the report itself, it was a disgrace to the United States, because it evinced throughout a violent hatred of England, and it is not worthy of regard. But, on the other hand, it did contain documents written by Mr. Crampton, and statements, still uncontradicted, strongly reflecting on the British Govern ment. What' e (Mr. Roebuck) now wanted distinctly to know was, what were the instructions given to Mr. Crampton. It was there said that he was told not to break the law, and in the same breath that he was to enlist men, which was clearly a breach of the law; and also that in conjunction with Sir Gaspard le Merchant, Sir E. Head, and SirJ. Howe, gentle men well known in Nova Scotia, a plan was laid by which the law could be safely broken, and 30,000 dols, spent in . en : listing men who were afterwards discharged, which men could , have been got elsewhere for half the money. It might be asked what good would result from that motion 7 (Cheers from the Government side.) lie perfectly understood that cheer, but he wanted his question answered, and he would answer it him self. lle wanted such an expression of opinion from that house as would convince the people of America that the English na tion wls no party to these dishonourable proceedings. (Cheers.) To show them that we feel we are brethren, though the broad AtlantiC divides us, that we sympathise with them in all their generous feelings, that we are running the race of civilisation and improvement with them, and not competing as hostile races, that we are striving together for the general good of hu manity, and believe with their aid that the g; cat work may be accomplished, and that we feel that a war with America would retard the advancement of mankind for centuries. The hon. and learned gentleman concluded by a wish that some member had taken up the question who could have done more justice to it, 'but his feeling was so strong, and his heart so largely interested in promoting the cans: of humanity, that he could no longer resist bringing forward what he considered at pre sent as h e move(slightly misconduct:af altering .Brit ish teems Gove of f m b e i t. original H would therefore mo tion) for copies of the instructi ons upon this subject that had been foiwarded to Mr. Crampton. Mr. H ADFI ELD seconded the motion, Lord PALIKERsToN—Sir, the hon. gentleman who has made this motion began by reproaching and condemni ng h er Majesty's Gov ernment for not either having mentioned in the Queen's speech, or laid papers upon the table of this house in allusion to the differences between this country and the United States upon the subject Of the foreign enlistments. Now, in the first place, I beg to remind the house that the American Government itself--- Mr..ROEBUGK—I beg tho noble lord not to misappre hend me. I found no fault \with the Government, I merely said they had not done it. Lord PALMERSTON—I am very glad to hear that the hon. member draws a distinction between an assertion of what the Government has not done and an animadversion upon what the Government has done. As he is very much in the habit of animadverting upon what the Government does not do, I trust the house will understand in future that the-hon. gen tleman does not mean any census* by so doing. (Hear.) But to continue what I was about to state to the house—the American Government themselves did not think fit to lay before Congress the correspondence relative to, this ques tion, and the same reasons that actuated the American Government have induced her Majesty's Government to withhold this correspondence. - Her Majesty's Government, as I stated before, did think a few (lays before Parliament met that they would have been in a position to lay it before the house, but a few days preceding the Tneeting of Parliament the American Minister came to my noble friend at the Foreign-office with a long despatch, c ontaining a great variety of statements and assertions touching the conduct of her Majesty's Minister at Washington, and the consuls in various parts of the United States, which assertions it was impossible to reply to without referring to the persons con cerned to know if they were true. That made it impossible to answer the despatch, and until that despatch was answered it was impossible, on the one hand, to present to P arliament un answered statements, and , on the other, to present cor respondence omitting that i mportant despatch. Si r, th a t was the reason why her Dfrkiesty's Government could not lay these papers before the house, and that was why I declined to enter into a detailed discussion of the matter before Par liament were in possession of the necessary data. That state of things, sir, stilliremains, and we are not yet in a position to reply to that note. It would be unbecoming of her Ma jesty's Government to answer such a note one way or other y ascertained what 'foundation there wasunt ilfotrhetyhehsacdcha:ic.gnersa.tel The same reason which made it our Papers would make it our duty to re fusemeal in the way the hon. gentleman proposes. I trust that a ver y s h or t t i me w ill e l a p s e before d o ot t so o e s F i i s t e h htohl them t h e piece we shall be in a position to lay the whole correspondence be fore the house, and then the house will see whether what her majesty's Government, or her representatives in the United States, have done entitles them to censure or support. I r) bad log' r [01)t I • 1A 100 100 all all all 100 82s 1 100 100 3} 100 10i) 214 100 100 311 s 17 aL all 1 1•)0 8 100 100 100 163, 1 30 100 100 100 100 20 20 100 100 100 20 50 20 55i / 56 5i 204 i 81 8 leo 1 50 20 35 4) 5 St. 25 28b 1 1 1 10 5 100 1 20 60 50 2 10) :42 LOO 1.00 x d x d ad