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thought that, by sending the letter, we might incur the risk of his not receiving it so soon, and I thought the best way was that my right hon. friend should write to Mr. Lawleys to say that he had received such a letter, in order to ensure his early arrival in town. On Monday morning the house sat at twelve o'clock. I was there, and I asked my right hon. friend the Recorder of London (Mr. Stuart Wortley) whether he had seen Mr. Lawley, and I was in formed by him that Mrs Lawley had gone to my office in Downing-street, with a view to see me there. I was in this house at the time, and my private secretary, who is , also a member of this house, was likewise here. Very . shortly after that communication was made to me, after I had heen.anformed of Mr. Lawley's desire to see me, with the View Of completely denying the truth of these repor ts , I received. through my private secretary a letter addressed to him, which heput into my hands in this house and which and and ra. contained, as it appeared to me, a clear, satis f actory, conclusive denial of by far the most serious ch arg e Lawley, potation which had been brought again st namely, the fact of his having speculated in the funds upon his official information as the private s ecretary of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. I transmitted. th at lte imme diately to the Duke of Newcastle, because, as it was through his grace that these reports had reached me, I was desirous that he should see the terms in which the charges had been met, and I was anxious not to r el y onl y on m y own j ucl merit, though I fairly avow that in writing to his grace, I stated my belief that the term s de nial was expressed were qui te in which Mr. Lawley 's conclusive in regard to by far the most serious of these imputations. The Duke of Newcastle concurred with me in that view. Subsequently on meeting the Recorder of London, he renewed to me, as he was empowered to do, the direct denial of there being any li a bility or debt existing to which Mr. Lawley could be subject, and with a view to avoid which he was desirous of leaving this country. And with reference to that lam anxious to state that in the only interview which I had with Mr. Lawley—the only opportunity which I had of speaking to him on the subject of his appointment—he appeared de sirous to fix a time for his departure from this country which I thought too remote, and I told him th a t if h e accepted the appointment I should hold him liable to proceed to the colony whenever I required him to do so, without suiting his own convenience by waiting till a more distant period. I men tion that circumstance because I think it shows that in the only conversation which I had with Mr. Lawley, there was clearly in his mind no desire to leave this country, so as to avoid any liability to which he might be subject and that, in truth, in accepting the appointment he con- Se npl. tsal a longer residence here than I thought consistent with the public interests. (Hear.) So matters stood until this dey. The right hon. baronet opposite in the mean time ;eve notice of the motion which appears on the papers for this evening; and I thought that the statement which _I am now making ought then to be made to the house, iu order that it might be known precisely tinder what cir cumstances this appointment had been made, and that I might have an opportunity of referring to the testimonials, certainly of the most satisfactory kind, so far as any man's judgment can be termed from such documents, which Iliad received as to the ability, the honour, and the integrity of Mr. L twley. (Hear.) But in the course of this morning I received from my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer a communication which did astonish me, which he made, no doubt, with the deepest regret and concern, and which I need not say I received with the same feel ings. 'rom that communication it appeared that Mr. Lawley had been tngaged in transactions in the funds witliin thi last few months which, to a certain extent, justified those rumours which had been stated to me, and with regard to which I had expressed my opinion —an opinion in, which my noble friend the Duke of Newcastle entirely concurred —that if there wasany fouudation of truth in them the appointment of Mr. Lawleycould not proceed. It is due, in. justice to Mr. Lawley, to state—and it is within the knowledge of my right hon. friend that I am able to state with certainty—that the information with regard to these transactions is derived exclusively from Mr. Lawley himself. (Hear, hear.) I am informed that late last night he felt it his duty to communicate to my right hon. friend the facts the purport of which was communicated me to-day. I have stated before that the charge which I understood to have been made against Mr. Lawley was this -that ho had availed himself of his officill knowledge as private secretary to my right hon. friend to engage in these speculations in the funds. I have no reason to be lieve that that is the case. (Hear, hear.) lam informed that the speculations in which Mr. Lawley engaged were losing speculations and not gaining speculations. Mr. Lawley is entitled to the benefit of that statement ; but, however he may be affected by it, I am bound to say that in my opinion it did not in the least affect my duty to the Crown, to this country, and to the colony, and I imme diately addressed a letter to her Majesty, expressing my great regret and concern that I had recently submitted for the approval ,of her Majesty an appointment which I now felt it my imperative duty, under circumstances which had just •come to my knowledge, humbly to advise her Majesty to revoke. (Hear, hear.) I believe I have now submitted the whole of this painful. case. Painful I may say to me it has been to make this statement. (Hear, hear.) Though I have th oug ht it right to state what passed between the Duke of Newcastle and myself before I accepted the seals of the Colonial-office in correction of the impression which existed in the mind of Mr. Lawley and that of his friends, yet I feel that the responsibility of submitting the name of Mr. Lawley to her Majesty devolves no doubt upon myself ; and any censure which the house may feel is due to that act I will humbly and patiently submit to, though, as I have already said, the motives which influenced me were such as I venture to think would have influenced any other man in my position. (Hear, hear.) In the absence of the slightest shadow of suspicion which had been suggested to me as attaching to the integrity and honour of 3.1 r, Lawley, and with the strong testimonials I had in my hand to his ability and qualifications from those in whom I had con fidence, I think I could not have acted otherwise than I did. (Hear, hear.) I believe I have now stated fully, frankly, and unreservedly to the house all the circum stances of this transaction. Having done so, it is for the Tight honourable baronet opposite to take any course - which his sense of public duty may lead him to take with regard to this subject. I am at this moment absolutely in ignorance of the grounds upon which the right honourable baronet placed his notice upon the paper. I am told that an application was made to him to know whether he intended to impugn the appointment of Mr. Lawley upon public or private grounds, but thiit the right honourable gentleman, in the exercise of a discretion which I do not question, declined to give any such information. If it had not been for Mr. Lawley's own act —if he had not stated fully, freely, and unreservedly to my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer the whole circumstances of his transactions in the funds— I should have come down here to-night ignorant of the grounds upon which the right hon. baronet meant to im pugn the appointment, and I might thereby have been led to make statements which I might afterwards deeply regret, but which Mr. Lawley has now prevented me from being induced to make by the statement which he has himself made. The appointment, as I said before, her Majesty has been advised to revoke; and I may state here that, when Mr. Lawley made his statement last night, he felt that he was making a statement which would prove fatal to his prospects in the colonies, and at once declared that he con sidered his appointment altogether at an end. (Hear, hear.) I have only to add that if, after the statement I have made ' the house wishes for furth er inf orma ti on u p on the subject---(cries of " no, no")—or thinks that an investi gation into all the circumstances of the case should take place—(renewed cries of "no, no")—her Majesty' s G overn - Anent is in th e h an d s of the house, and is ready and willing to agree to whatever may be considered necessary , Sir J. PAKlNGTON—N otwithstanding the observa tions' with which the right hon. baronet has closed his speech, I beg to state that I am deeply sensible of the per fect candour with which the right hon. gentleman has now addressed the house—(hear)—and that I am no leas sensi ble of the honourable feeling which has distinguished that speech. (Hear.) I can assure the right hon. baronet that, whatever political differences may divide us, I do not be lieve that he is a man who would recommend to the Sove reign the appointment of any person to exercise the high and responsible duties of a Colonial governor, unless he was satisfied of the fitness of that individual—(hear) — and I hope the right hon. gentleman will du me equal jus tice, and will believe that I have approached this painful subject solely and exclusively from a strong and paramount sense of public duty—(hear, hear) —ariiiug from the deep interest which I naturally take in the welfare of our colo nial dependencies. (Hear.) I had no desire to impede the fair advancement of a gentleman towards whom I did not feel, nor could not feel, a ';hadow of personal enmity; nor could I have any desire to wound the friends of that gen tleman, many of whom are personal friends of my own. But I am unable to agree altogether in the opinion which appears to have been entertained by the Duke of New castle, and which the right honourable baronet, as I un derstood him, has himself avowed, of the personal fit ness, irrespective of these painful rumours and trans actions, of Mr. Lawley for the position to which he was appointed. The right honourable baronet has stated that I gave him no grounds for the question which I put to him this day week. I can assure the right hon. gentleman that if he thought that I was deficient in courtesy in so do ing, or if he thought I was deficient in courtesy and .fair ness in not , having held communication with him in regard to the course which I intended to take to-day, no such dis courtesy was meant by me. I deeply felt the difficulty and delicacy of the duty which I had undertaken. I was de sirous not to say a word more upon this painful subject timut coUld possibly help; an I can assur the rht hon. tarot, in Consequence of the d reference wh i ch right he has made to me, that it was not till within the last few hours that I could conclusively make up my mind as to the course whi c h my public duty required m e to take. I have said that I oo wi ni th d .regara not Concur in the opinion of the D u k e o f N ewcas tl e na ap . pointreentr Y t ta,... l)ers° l fitness of Mr. Lawl e y f or thi s - --owe dhin' right hon. baronet will agree with me, that among thep a tonage of the Crown, which is exercised by thbv:!sers of the Crown, there is scarcely any which ought to be exercised with greater care and with a more anxious and single-minded reference to the public interests thant s he s app?intment of governors fo r our Those p colonies. (Hear.) a p poin tments ments ought to b e ma d e i n such a manner as not o nly secure the satisfaction an d confidence of this count r y, but what is still more important to satisfy the colonists over whom the so chosen a re to preside, that these l ve been made and appointme n t s far? of the . co. solely with reference to the interest hear.) If this istrne ge "rally it is ially lonies.f(Hear, peculiarly true with reference touthe A ustralia n colo niesand at the present moment. The discoveries of put these colonies in a most critical position. g old ie have re quire the anxious care and attention of the J oann a , of the colonial Governments. The colony of Vi r etori a r a u t a very recent period, I may without exagration dissolved. immediately The colony of South A us t ralia, ' say we° contiguous to . Victoria , although no discoveries have b een con ofgreat social made within it, has undergone a p eriod and commercial disturbance ; and it was desirable for the in terestsand indeed of all the Australian co lonies, of the colony, selected to be governor should that the ge n t lem an possess • nce in p ublic affairs, of statesmanl qualities and known abilities. He ought to be a man of great exper ience spire confidence in great firmness, and of gre at judgment. He ought to be a man whose character should at once in a healthy moral his qualifications, and enable him to g ive N, do tone to that society of which. d he is toow b I the to n head, think and ought to be leader and the gui e. that Ist all of Mr. disparage the claims _ Mr.Lawley can take •Lawley—l think I say no thi ng t o which the friends o f any fair exception—when I state that, considering his age and position, and his limited experience in public affairs, the appointment of Mr. Lawley, under any circumstances as governor of one of the Australian colonies at th is moment, was one th a t was too likely to excite feel i ngs of dis satisfaction i n the colony, and was not likely to conduce to the advantage of those rising comm unities. But, irre spective of t his consideration,when I gave notice of my intended motion two days ago, the hon. and learned gen tleman the re cor d er of London adverted to what he spoke of as calumnious rumoors, and stated very naturally his anxiety for an opportunity_ to meet and dispose of those rumours. The right hon.. baronet has now again referred to these rumours. He has giv en fresh proof of their ex tended currency. They have been commented upon by the public press ; they have become the su bject of remark in society ; and under these circumstances I did feel that m y public duty required that I. should call the attention ea.) hour and of the,GoTarramt thigimppiuttm . Gioia order that, before Mr. Lawley left this country to under take the government of the important colony of South Aus tralia, these rumours, which had become current in every circle, might be set at rest one way or the other. I did feel that it was due to Mr. Lawley himself, that it was due to the Government who appointed him, but, above all, that it was due to the colony, that Mr. Lawley should not commence his career under the disadvan tage of having these rumours preceding his arrival in the colony, and therefore under circumstances which could not but be disadvantageous to him as well as to those whom he was appointed to govern. It was therefore really as a matter of public duty, and in spirit of fairness to all par ties, that I did venture to give my opinion, that before Mr. Lawley commenced the important duties which the Go vernment had assigned to him, these rumours should be disposed of one wayor the other. After the speech which the right hon. baronet had made, and after the distressing allusions in that speech, I think it is hardly necessary for me to say that I certainly should not have thought that the mere fact of having been connected with the sport of horse racing was of itself a disqualification for holding the office of governor of South Australia, or any other high appoint ment. I believe, without reference to party considerations, without regard to one side of the house or the other, that noblemen and gentlemen of as high and unimpeachable honour as ever adorned society in this country have taken an interest in the sport of horse-racing ' • and that it would be an absurdity t o con t en d th a t a mer e taste for that sport was of itself a disqualification for high office. (Hear.) The right hon. baronet has asked me what course I intend to take. To that I can return but one answer—the course taken by the right honourable baronet himself has spared me from a painful duty. I think that, under the circum stances wh ch have occurred, Mr. Lawley has acted as a gentleman in his position ought to have acted, and so far as I am concerned nothing further will fall from me upon this subject. (Hear, hear.) The subject must now be considered to be at an end. I cannot but think that the information which has been communicated to us justifies me in the course which I thought it my duty to take. 1 shall say no more upon that point, but shall conclude by express ng the hope, which I trust may be considered al most as superfluous, that the house will believe that no thine. but a paramount sense of public duty has induced me to a take any part at all in this transaction. (IJear.) Mr. S. WORTLEY—I need not say that I rise upon the present occasion with feelings of the most painful nature —(hear, hear)—not on account of the explanation which I feel to be due to the house with respect to what took place on a former evening, but because I feel that I have in my hand the interests of one who must ever be dear to me, and because I am apprehensive that any imprudence on my part should be dangerous to a reputation which hitherto has been untarnished. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. baronet' the Secretary for the Colonies has expressed his regret that the right hon. gentleman opposite has up to the present moment never intimated, either to the Minister who was responsible for his appointment, or to the friends of Mr. Lawley, the nature of the charge which lie intended to make—whether it was upon public grounds as to the fit noes of the individual selected, or whether it was upon such private grounds as those which have been referred to this evening. tinder these circumstances, there was nothing for Mr. Lawley and his friends bat to collect from public rumour what it was that the right hon. gentleman opposite meant, and that public rumour undoubtedly embodied the charges which have been already referred to. By far the gravest and most important of these charges was this, that Mr. Lawley h a d ava il e d hi mse lf o f his official knowledge as private secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to !culate in the fends. The moment that I heard that imputation I utterly disbelieved it. But before I pursue th:4t, allow me to confirm some of the statements which have been made by the Colonial Pecretary in justification of Mr. Lawley. I must tell the house, in the first place, that this appointment was obtained by Mr. Lawley solely ')y his own exertions. No person applied for it in his ha half ; no influence was used by his relatives or others to obtain it for him ; it was his merits, and his merits alone —his services in the last eighteen months, during which he ,s been a most able, efficient, and faithful servant t o the Chancellor of the Exchequer—which recommended him to official men for that 'appointment. (Hear, hear.) I myself heard of the appointment with astonishment. At first I was informed that the appointment was to the go vernorship of West Australia, and as a relative of Mr. Lawley I more than once remonstrated, and expressed my regret that so able and so promising a man should place himself in exile in such a manner as that. I found I was mistaken, and that the appointment was to South Aus tralia. But even then it was with great reluctance that the friends of Mr. Lawley could approve of his leaving this country. When, however, we were told that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had recommended him to accept the appointment, and that it would afford him an oppor tunity of withdrawing from that unhappy connection which has been the unfortunate cause of all this mischief, we rejoiced that an opportunity which I knew he was himself anxious to obtain had been placed within his reach. A connection with the turf, as it is called, is unfortunately , one from which a man cannot withdraw himself in a mi nute. He has contracted obligations to which- he must be attentive in order to avert great losses at a future time, and it is impossible to withdraw himself from such a connection in a moment. I was consequently aware that prior to the time when this appointment was offered to him Mr. Lawley had not been able entirely to extricate himself ; but I knew at the same time that he was anxiously de sirous to do so as soon as possible, and it was upon that ground that his family were prepared to recommend him to accept the governorship of South Australia, though they certainly were of opinion that the acceptance of such an ap pointment would involve some sacrifice on the part of a man with his connections, with his fortune, with his abilities, and his determination to devote them to the public service, and with a seat in Parliament. Not that I mean to depre ciate so high and important an office as the governorship of South Australia—l merely state what our views were—and at all events Mr.Lawley was advised to accept the appoint ment. The right hon, baronet the Secretary for the Colo nies, as he has already stated to the house, came to me and asked me what was the understanding of Mr. Lawley's fa mily with reference to what had passed between him and the Duke of Newcastle. My answer was that We had all understood that the office was placed at Mr. Lawley's dis posal, but that he had asked awl obtained time to consider the subject. The right hon. baronet, in the handsomest and kindest manner, immediately said that there was an end to all further question in regard to the appointment, zuld that he was willing to take the whole responsibility of ' she nomination. I then thought it my duty to state to the right hon. baronet that . Mr. Lawley had not only been on the turf, but had also incurred losses and mbar ra.ssment—that he had made a full statement of all his difficulties to his friends, and that care would be taken, he having considerable expectations, that by the time he left this country he should not be a single farthing in debt. ( Hear.) We were, of course, greatly astonished by the question of the right honourable baronet opposite, and were anxious to ascertain whether it was brought forward upon public or private grounds. I made an application to the right honourable baronet on the subject, but he de clined to give me the desired information. Sir J. PAKINGTON—I did not decline. I stated that I was then unable to give an answer, but promised to do so as soon as I possibly could. Mr. S. WORTLEY—You said that you would give me an answer on the following Thursday, which was the day on which you were to bring forward your question. Mr. Lawley was out of town at that time. I wrote to him immediately that it was necessary he should come to London. He came. I saw him the moment he ar rived. He told me that he had seen attacks against him in the newspapers, not on private, but on public grounds, and frankly admitted that the appointment of so young a man to an office of such importance might very fairly be made the subject of comment and animad version in the press. I told him that there were charges affecting his personal honour, which he must be pre pared to meet if he intended to hold the appointment. I said I was unable to ascertain the grounds or purport of the motion which the right hon. baronet intended to make in this house, but I added it was rumoured, and that the ruinour had reached the Dnke of Newcastle and Sir George Grey, that he had availed himself of the official informa tion which he obtained as private secretary to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer for the purpose of speculating in • the funds. He denied that charge in the strongest and most indign an t t erms. I rejoiced that he did so, and ad vised him to write to Sir George Grey to that effect. Such were the circumstances which led me upon a former occa sion to refer to what I called the " calumnious rumours" whi oh were afloat concerning Mr. Lawley. To this moment 1 b 31i0V0 I have Mr. Lawley'e authority for s.,.ying that he hr;:; never used his o b clal knowledge as private secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the purpose of spe culating in the funds ; and, indeed, it is clear and manifest that he has never done so, for, as has been already stated, his speculations have been losing speculations, and have only increased his difficulties. Subsequently, however, he thought it right—having up to that time concealed the fact under the false impression that he was bound not to dis close the names of-others—to state to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he had been engaged in speculating in the funds, but that those speculations had been wholly uncon nected with any official information which ho might have pons essed. Under these circumstances Mr. Lawl e y d oes no t complain in the slightest degree of the step which has been taken by the right hon. baronet the Secretary for the Colo nies; on the contrary, he has no doubt that the public ser vioe required it, and that, after such a great indiscretion as he had been guilty of, it was of course utterly impossible that his appointment could proceed. I have stated that it was by his own merits alone that he obtained this appoint ment. I do not rely upon my own opinion upon that point. It might be biassed by affection. Nor do I rely upon the opinion of his friends merely, but upon that of public men having the greatest opportunities of judging of Mr.Lawley, his capacityand qualifications. I hold in my hand a letter from one of the distinguished public servants in the coun try—Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue. He bad frequently spoken to me about this appointment, and had referred in the highest terms to the ability and fitness of Mr. Lawley for the office. I asked him if he would have any objection to put his opi nion upon paper. His words were these :—" I wish I had the opportunity to give my public testimony to his fitness for the appointment. I could refer to my know ledge of him for very many years, and more pram , larly to my experience during the two sessions he has acted as private secretary to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Seldom has a day passed during that period in which I have not had communication with him, and this is by no means the first occasion on which I have ex preased my admiration of his t a l en t s , hi s i n d e f a ti ga bl e in dustry' and his singular aptitude for business. These qua lities are, enhanced by a most amiable temper and an earnest ..sincerity, which are peculiarly valuable in official life. I am well aware that he has long entertained a par tiality. for colonial government, and has been desirous to c l n &lif.9 himself for ; and, much as I wiah that he had serum/ ned in this con i ntry, I am in some degree reconciled to his i going, belie before an honourable career of distin guist Led usefulnessvlinsg the: oPon of a disinterested (Hear, hear.) That is va' 'mess. But I h e a a v g e d certainly most capable feeettsit,tivAher testimony —not from * ge Atleman belonging political party as 3.1. - r.. L Awley—not from an old inlrisdn--mbent from a distinguiehad Y nun, holding a high and important office. It is t'a ihe ' following effect I shall ratioh regret your de-Nature from Downing-street, whoever ' you have my hearty good wishes e r be your stlCC:dasor, and vernment, of which I cannot have a n il . "lc fu0n.,:;480,,i.wn to the discharge of your duties talent"' of purpose, and eve r• opinion of the ry uality re 4' .9 : n (Hear, hear.) The.t is the ' • Board of Customs, Sir Thomas F re the Government who made this appointment fora the hour e these testimonies to the In ill n b r ri g ia n g . -efiY, and honesty Chairman of the fa B '.ce to instu-e success" nsntle. I feel it due to hefita to bring be ley ; and I do so also for the purpose of cousfiesrofiMgr.Law '. have alma sly said, that he obtained the appoi m nt n- what -by the influence of friends, but by his own m m er e i n ts t no d t of show 4 ,ng that it was a n h onoura b le ambition which proniPt,ed him to accept it. I likewise wish to state that until. a late hoar last night, neither his own family n or any member of the Government could have been at all awn ,e of his transactions in the funds. I can only repeat inoF ,t emphatically that on no occasion has Mr. Lawley us , id his official situation for the purpose of assisting in t i Jese speculations. They are the unfortunate consequence 'Jf a habit acquired in former years, when ho k3pt the so- ciety otmou who indulged - in - gambling - transaction. of thi s ' THE SUN; LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1854, description, but in no instance as he availed himself of his official position. (Hear, hear.) If there be the slightest doubt of that, Mr. Lawley is willing to lay bare his breast. mud submit to any inquiry or examination, either by a committee or any other tribunal the House of Commons may think necessary. I have again to assert that though there may be, as I deeply regret there are, reflections on his prudence, on his honour there are none ; and I trust he will survive to resume, at some future time, the career from which he is at present displaced, with better hopes and under better auspices. (Cheers.) Lord D. STUART said, although he had not the honour of Mr. Lawley's acquaintance, and although it might seem strange that sitting on the same side of the house he did not even know that gentleman by sight, he was exceedingly desirous of baying one question answered for the sake of Mr. Lawley himself, and he earnestly wished and expected the answer would be favourable to him. The right hon. gentleman the Colonial Secretary said he had received in formation which satisfied him that Mr. Lawley, during the time that he had filled the office of secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had not speculated in the funds. The right hon. gentleman stated, that subsequently he had received from Mr. Lawley himself a letter stating that unfortunately he had during that time fallen into the error of speculating in the funds, or entering into some transactions connected with the funds, although he bad sot used his official informatidn in any way f , r the pur pose. Many hon. gentlemen near him understood the right hon. gentleman to say that he had received a letter from Mr. Lawley, at first stating that he had not during the period he held the office of secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer speculated in the funds. He wished to know whether that impression was correct? Sir GEORGE GREY had stated before that in conse quence of rumours which reached the Duke of Newcastle, which the Duke of Newcastle communicated to him, and which he immediately communicated in writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which were that Mr. Lawley had made use of his official knowledge, as private secretary of the Chancellor of Exchequer, to speculate in the funds, on Monday he received a communication which he thought, and had a right to think, was satisfactory and conclusive on thee grounds. He certainly understood the purport of that coreuranication to cover the denial of any speculation in the funds during the time Mr. Lawley was private secre tary to his right hon. friend. But, as he had distinctly stated a reply was required directly to the very point, had he made use of his official knowledge for the purpose of speculating in the funds, and he was bound to belive that the denial, whatever the terms, had reference to the charge which was communicated in writing to his right hon. friend. Mr. DISRA.ELI—When the conduct of an individual is under discussion it is not agreeable to interfere; but, after the painful conclusion which has taken place to-day, there are some observations which fell from the right hon. the recorder, diiferingin some degree from. the Secretary of State, with respect to the conduct of my right hon. friend the mem ber for Droitwich, which I do nut think I ought to pass over unnoticed. Those right hon. gentlemen seem to charge my right hon. friend with want of stra.ightforwarness and candour, because, after he felt it his duty to give notice to the house that he should bring this subject of the appoint ment of Mr. Lawley before the consideration of the house, he did nut state explicitly what were the grounds upon which he was about to chateuge the propriety of that ap pointment. 1 think the house will feel, after what it has heard this evening, that my right hon. friend was placed in a situation of extreme difficulty, and that it was impossible for him definitely and precisely to state what were the charges he had to make against Mr. Lewley, or on what particular grounds he would chellenge the propriety of that appoint ment. I am myself individually aware of the extreme pain which my right hon. friend felt during the few days which have elapsed with regard to this question. On more than one occasion he did me the honour of consulting me, and certainly the opinion I gave him was not one which at all encouraged him in any precipitate conduct in the affair. (Hear, hear.) My hon. friend was actuated by as pure a souse of public duty as influences any gentleman. (Hear.) I am sure if the letter referred to by the Recorder were read to the house, it would show that my right hon. friend was influenced by feelings of the utmost courtesy and cor diality, and I feel it my duty, after the observations whiei have been made, to express my own opinion (and I hope and believe it is the opinion of a majority of this house, of gentlemen on both sides) that the conduct of my right hon. friend the member for Droitwich has been perfectly justi fied by all that has passed. (Hear.) Mr. BRIGHT—I think the house will be disposed to pass from the consideration of a case certainly the most painful th has occurred since I have had the honour to be a mem ber of it, and I should not say a syllable with regard to a gentleman who, possibly without intending anything wrong, is placed in a position which must give great pain to himself and his friends. But there is another point involved iu this notice which has been very much concealed, or rather pressed out of sight by the urgency of the personal case, and that is the fact of the appointment of a gentleman to an office of high responsibility under circumstances, apart from all private character, which, I think, deserve the attention of the house. I think the right hon. gentleman the Colonial Secretary partly, if not entirely, admitted that when this appointment was brought under his notice he himself had some doubt as to the propriety of it, and I think the right hon. gentleman the Recorder of the city of London said that he heard of the appointment with asto nishment. I may say, I believe that feeling of astonish ment was almost universal among members of this house ; and if a feeling of astonishment was created here, I should like to . ask what must we expect to be the feeling in the colony over which this appointment was made ? For myself, though extremely sorry that this question has come before us as it has done, I hope it may be a warning to the present Colonial Secretary and his suc cessors that the men to be appointed to these onerous and responsible offices—to be sent to the other side of the globe to represent the monarch of these realms, and to carry out the behests of the Imperial Parliament—should at least be men to whom no one here can point a finger, and men who can at least deserve, if not obtain, the full confi dence of the population they are intended to govern. Mr. ADDERLEY thought everybody must allow that the appointment of Mr Lawley was a most unfortunate one, and more especially unfortunate for that gentleman himself, though, after all he had not been guilty of any thing dishonourable. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—In the observations which I am desirous of offering to the house I do not intend to enter upon the personal part of this dis• cussion, except that I cannot refrain, as being one who still feels a warm and an affectionate interest in the future of Mr. Lawley, from tendering my thanks to the house for the considerate spirit in which they have approached this discussion. I think it justly due to the right hon. gentleman, the member for Droitwich, to tender him my thanks, particularly as I am one who might question the discretion in the exercise he has made of his undoubted right to bring this subject forward. The speech which that right hon. gentleman has made to-night has entirely convinced me, not that he has been governed in this pro ceeding by a sense of public duty, but that he has sincerely desired to unite the peformance of that duty with every demonstration of friendliness of feeling towards the sub ject of it. (Hear.) It is not always usual for colleagues to endeavour to do justice to one another when they are challenged as to the mode in which they exercise their particular functions '- but, at the same ti me , f rom th e intimate relation I bear towards Mr. Lawley, first, in respect to my private connection with him, and, secondly, in respect to his official capacity, and bearing in mind the peculiar circumstances by which my right hon. friend (Sir -G. Grey) has become nominally responsible for this ap pointment, I feel that sometiing is due to him also. But a few weeks have elapsed since my right hon. friend has assumed his present office, having previously occupied the Position of an independent member of this house, and I think the house will believe that, although my right. hon. friend has challenged that responsibility, yet the greater part of it belongs to those who are not ostensibly the authors of it. lam quite sure that the Duke of Newcastle I would be the last man to desire that any one should re lieve him from ono grain or tittle of that responsibility which attaches to his duty. The origin of that appoint ment arose from a suggestion made to the Duke of New castle, not by Mr. Lawley, nor by any of his family ; but those who made the suggestion did so from a personal knowledge of that gentleman and upon public grounds, and from a conviction that the appointment was one that would be beneficial to the public. I need not conceal the fact that the Duke of Newcastle did not determine upoa that appointment without reference to mo, and he called upon me to give my advice as to whether 1 Mr. Lawley was or was not fit for the appointment. Between my noble friend the Duke of Neweastle and my self the responsibility for the appointment is shared, my noble friend having been the official author of the proposal, and I having been the principal witness to whom he re ferred. I cannot consent—and this is the main cause of my rising —to leave the question on the footing on which it h,is been placed by my hon. friend who has just sat down. I agree in all that my hon. friend said with regard to colo nial governors. I might even agree with him—although, perhaps, in this we should find few persons disposed to ac company us—in thinking that if the people of South Au tralia should desire to recommend their own governors to the home Government, it would be a wise act to gratify their wishes. It is, however, enough for me to point out on this occasion that the people of South Australia 116‘ie expressed no such wish, and, indeed, it is my Iwllief—and I am bound to declare it—that at this incennt it is the desire' of the people of the colonies to r‘te%ive their governors, selected as they best may be, at the discretion of the Mi nisters of the Crown from among qualified persons in this country. It having been said that Mr. Lawley's appoint ment was on public grounds an improper one, and dis creditable to the qpwarnment which made it, I wish to ad dress myself briety to the consideration of this part of the question. The hon. member for Manchester represents Mr. Lawley AA totally unknown in this house—the hon. member said that my hon. friend was not even known by sight to him and other members. Why was he unknown? I say it was impossible for Mr. Lawley, as long as he held the office of private secretary to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, to acquire that degree of distinction in this house to which his abilities and knowledge fairly entitle him. My right hon. friend near me (Sir C. Wood) and the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Disraeli), both of whom have held the office which I have now the honour to fill, will, I am sure, confirm my statement that the duties of the pri vate secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer are not analogous to those of private secretaries to other Ministers, but are in a great measure official and departmental duties which devolve on him owing to the anomalous position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whose place is tr ior ,. o4t; side than inside the Treasury with respect G4 thet b u li ,- of his duties, and who is therefore cm inpelled to make his private secretary the medi um - 0; the most important commu nicationsththe 1-- .. B 'erd of Inland Revenue, the Board o f Customs, w thei - B ::.nk, and other great bodies. I can t e ll th e hon. mearfter for Manchester that, although Mr. Lawley hat not,. 1 ' . ..,r the reasons I have stated, had the okortnnity of o,d 0 7.nring distinction, and of makini hitaself known in this house, he has undergone Lucie labour for the public during the last and the present session, and has acquired more experience lb public of a difficult and important chataitet, than falls to the lot of most of those Nako sit here for, I will not say one or two, but for live,, six, or oven ten ses sions. I make this statement on the strength of my civitk official experience. It is all very well to sq , that we ehltald not appoint young and Ankno*ti then to be governors of colonies. That is sound doctrine, but those who call npori the Government to adopt it as the invariable rule of their conduct should consider what we offer to colonial gover society which cora, and what we ask them to do. We ask them to ex mate probably ex patriate themselves—we ask them to assume a place in is often comparatively rude, and in a di :.ly unhealthy—we ask them to incur various hea w v e y and serious risks, that of unpopularity among others a—co_oelpose them to be recalled at the variable caprice of which is, in most instances, 'for lsecretary, who is not bound to assign any rea sonthe hon. his conduct —and for all this we offer them remu nerationthe Government to select only Under these circumstances, you come forward and say, as miserably low. member for Manchester does, "It is the duty of go. (A laugh.) Therile theeamidst may ask well-kn own ,_colonial appoi aware of tremeg I.T,sioni ab p u e t ts ww o ee n lill w :kknn o oo h ww : n s h n 'm a ee d nn a . ' n w' y i . t llY i n n o) g ut ntmetits Wfio is not alul enitY of finding competent per- sons who will accept them, and consequently the only re source of a colonial secretary is to fall back upon men who are not well-known, but who, he feels assured, from the opportunity he has had of estimating their talents, will hereafter be well known, and will discharge their duties with propriety. This is no new doctrine. Who are the men now most distinguished as governors of colonies ? There may he rare cases—such as that of Sir Charles Met calfe, who, being one of the most heroic and disinterested spirits that ever existed, disregarded all considerations of personal advantage, and proceeded at once to the post which he was invited to fill—in which we have the good fortune to obtain well-known men for colonial governors, but in the majority of instances the reverse is the case. Sir W. Denison has been mentioned to-night as having been appointed Governor of New South Wales. Was he ever known in political life ? No ; he was an able engineer. (Hear, from Sir J. Pakington.) Ido not know what the right hon. gentleman means by that cheer ; but I think I am justified in referring to the case when it is made a charge against the Government that they have appointed a governor of a colony who was totally inexperienced in public affairs. Sir W. Denison is now well known, and has earned his promotion. This is one case, and it repre sents the general rule. If you condemn the appoint ment of Mr. Lawley because he is inexperienced and young, what do you say to the appointment of Lord Elgin ? I refer to Lord Elgin because he is one of the most distinguished and successful among colonial governors, and has recently been engaged in negotiations of a most difficult description, in the management of which he has gained the highest honour. When he was appointed Lord Elgin was, I believe, of precisely the same age as my hon. friend Mr. Lawley. Now, compare the cases. Mr. Lawley was appointed Governor of South Australia, with a population of between 40,000 and 50,000 ; Lord Elgin was appointed Governor of Jamaica, in the agonies of its struggles consequent on the Emancipation Act, with a population of between 400,000 and 500,000. Mr. Lawley was appointed after two years of arduous service in the Exchequer and this house ; Lord Elgin was appointed after only six weeks' experience in this house, in the course of which he undoubtedly had the opportunity of proving his ability by a speech he made. (Hear, hear.) But then it must be recollected that the ability of Mr. Lawley is not called in question ; it is only his i nex p er i en ce iu public affairs which is obected to. Take the case of Lord Harris, which has also been referred to. The hon. member who made the reference spoke of his lordship in depreciatory terms, saying that he was an amiable man in infirm health, but totally inexperienced and unknown. Lord Harris was in bad health ; he had gone to the West Indies in the hope of recruiting it. It is true, also, that he was inexperienced in public affairs, but my private knowledge of him convinced me that he was ab:e to serve his country with ability, and therefore I offered him the appointment, which he accepted, and in which he has covered hims3lf with honour. This is the view of the case which I have felt it my duty to lay before the House in justification not only to the present Govern meat, but all Governments, With respect to the pre sent case, I am bound to say, in justice to the Duke of News:,stle and my right hon. friend the Secretary for the Colonies, that, until within the last 24 hours, I saw uo reason to regret having given my testimony that in most respects Mr. Lawley was emieently and admirably qualified for the post to which he was appointed. Again, I thank the house for the kind manner in which this case has been dealt with, and I hope that all who hear me share in the opinion, that if Mr. Lawley is chargeable with great im prudence, not the slightest taint of pecuniary corruption or serious error rests upon him. Under these circumstances, I trust that the door of hope will not bo barred against him, or his future career in life stopped. (Hear, hear.) May the kindness of the house, evinced in the forbearance and gentleness With which they have approached this question, encourage my hon. friend to attempt to retrieve his error by the studious performance of his duties, so that, at some future period, he may re-establish his cha racter, not only for honour, but judgment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. V. SMITH thought the reduction made in recent years in the salaries of colonial governors was an injudi cious proceeding, but was of opinion that if persons well known and competent, could not be persuaded to proceed from this country to fill the office of Colonial governors, those officers should be selected from among members of the legislative councils in the colonies. Perhaps, too, it would be worth while to try whether good colonial gover nors could not be obtained by establishing a system of pro motion, and raising governors from small to important colonies. The house then v. - •at into a COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. Mr. WILSON moved the following resolutions : " 1. That towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, the sum of 500,0001., or part of the sum in the Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Ireland, or remainin g to be raised on the sth of July, 1854, to complete the aids granted by Parliament for the service of the years 1852 and 1853 be applied to the service of the year 1854. "2. That, towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, the sum of 2 . 2,322,743/. 9s. 11d. be granted out of the Consolidated Fund. _ _ . " 3. That, towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, there be issued and applied to the service of the year 1854 the sum of 149,3421. 15s. ld., being the sur plus of ways and means granted for the service of preced ing years." Mr. HUME understood the noble lord the member for the city of London, when asking the house to grant 3,000,0001. for the prosecution of the war, to have stated that part of the money would be employe' in subsidising our allies the Turk's. This proved to be a mischievous course when adopted in the last war, and he warned the Government against resorting to it now. Mr. KINNAIItD could not coincide with the hon. member for Montrose, and hoped the Government would adopt what he believed to be a very valuable suggestion— namely, that of employing the natives in a climate ad mitted to be unhealthy, and commanded by British officers. Mr. HUME contended that the return he had moved for would fully substantiate his statements. Lord D. STUART approved of the plan suggested of employing native troops, and instanced the creditable and efficient service which the native troops of India had ren dered in similar circumstances. He hoped they were not going to increase their own army largely. If the war was likely to be protracted, he hoped they would employ the natives of Turkey, believing that the cheapest and most economical way would be to employ native troops in all cases officered by British officers. The house then resumed, and the resolutions were brought up and reported. • The Militia (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The house then went into committee on the Public Re venue and Consolidated Fund Charges (No. 2) Bill, Mr. BOUVERIE in the chair. The clauses were agreed to, without observation. On schedule B being proposed, MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. SPOONER rose to move the amendment of which he had given notice; it was not his intention to go into any details on the question of May nooth. His views were already well known. If they viewed it in any other light. they were only blinding and deceiving themselves. If the Government thought they were right in continuing this grant let them prove their sincerity by bringing it before Parliament annually. The hon. gentleman con cluded by moving that "in case the house shall sanction the principle of removing any charge from the Consolidated Fund now placed upon it by Act of Parliament, to add to schedule B:—` the president, vice-president, and students of Maynooth College, and the expenses of the establish ment, enacted by 8 and 9 Vic. c. 25."" The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his hon. friend had promised not to enter into the the ques tion of the Maynooth grant, but he had been rather more liberal than his promise. Mr. SPOONER—OnIy a quarter of an hour. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had watched the clock more closely ; and agreeable as his hon. friend always was, his speech had certainly been in this case the length of an ordinary sermon. (A. laugh.) In the present case they were merely exercising a reasonable vin dication of the privilege of the house in a case which the House of Lords had altered a financial bill. It was im portant, therefore, that they should send up the now mea sure in the same form as the one that had preceded it. It was important when they discussed the question of whether the grant should be on the Consolidated Fund or on the c v l o un te s s ia t n h c ! e st s t w h h ey ich sho w u o h u i ld do s i b t o i wn d a u m e aruesuPerctanted th u e n (fleeerlicnigrs of the people of Ireland. There were other grants for re ligious purposes—grants. for the Church of England and the Church of Scotland, and fie /hit it to the house whether the Maynooth grant was not at least entitled to their seri ous consideration es a substantive proposition ; whether it should hot be editslioted en the geslsr.il principle s and not dealt with by a side blow on a financial mersente from which they had carefully excluded everything on which political question could be raised. For these reasons he hoped the house would seternetily reject the motion. (Hear, hear.) The measure was introduced as one of fiscal reform, and as such he hoped the house would pass it. Mr: DISRAII.I.-=-1 Platted o ti the paper certain amend itieuti the Dili now under consideration, and it is " 14- iaiuly my own faith that I *as not present to move them, but it ie owing te the marvellotie rapidity With which the business is transacted. I understand, however, that .1 shall have an opportunity of introducing them at an other stage. There are the amendments which I pro's:see. It is in my opinion most important that the house ,hould adopt them, and by so doing they would not, as far as I can learn, interfere with the passing of the bill by the other house. I have not been an inattentive observer of what, has taken place in reference to the -question in the present or the last session of Parliament. The motion of the hon. gentle- Male was itself made for the second time. I gave a silent vote on a previous occaeion, but I am not prepared t o con tinue to give a sil en t vote on questions of that nature. All these .questions were brought forward by independent members of Parliament sitting on different sides of the house and holding different political opinion's. Was it wise for a minister of the Crown to get up and sa7i with regard to such quest i ons, " Thi s qtiestion must be sum marily dismissed ; it is August, Parlianient will not be sitting for six months, and we cannot now enteetaitt question which has, ipi a thousand form s, worried and per plexed us before?" hoe Ohio to quite a different con clusion to that of the right 'Lica gentleman. Well, as the question is before us, I think we are boillid tairl t y to meet 'it. I lo not vent to, e press anS , individuat oplbion, thnnst4 (mufti's; that ciPorSisd the motion of Sir 1. Peel with regard to the permanent endowthent of May- Whit I *eel seemprees the,house is, that it cannot bo ibleritted, With any regard for the public safety, that !session aft er sess i on th e important qdneti.cin of Ore re.; lations which exist between their Roman Catholic feline?. subjects and the Protestant constitution of this country should be left in doubt—that it should remain a question //hich every member of Parliament, whatever might be his politicel opinions, might raise to excite the public mind, and perplex the Whole cou rse of p ublic business. (Hear, hear.) I look hpen what is called the Protestant eonstitntion of the country to be a guarantee for civil and religieris liberty, and it is because I feel convinced that if the Go'iarimient neglect their duty, if isolated and frag mentary parts of the question, under these various shapes end aspects, are brought perpetually forward for public dis pelaeicni ,sietd ferliasepsOary debate, the result will be a heavy mow' and great aiket'aOttiett 10 of Pit and religious liberty—because I see the danger abeau 104 7 //,°°" 36 ono" WIN Lcst ;e7i; nyeid a course that would lead ti, iticli congegnence, that p l csa -- 11 upon the Government, not in haste and precipitation, not in a hurry, not to tell them in August what exactly they would do—but I call on the noble lord, in whom on this subject I at least have great ' confidence--I call on him to come forward and say that, on the part of the administration of this country, he will, at the eare- I; est opportunity -- notwithstanding t e smiles and whispers of the Chancellor of the Exchequer—(laughter) — that he will come forward and say, on the part of the Go vernment, that they will propos e measures that will be satisfactory to the public mind. Lord J..RUSSELL—I was certainly somewhat alarmed till WI i arrived towards the end of the right hon. gentle niall'a speech, because until he sai d that it was not a ques tion t. o be considered in the month of Anoint, I Viee ho w , .cs pmposing that in, the month of August the Grovel u- i merit, should introduce a measure to define the Whole bear -4135 td the Protestant constitution, and how far the privi. lege of Roman Catholics was consistent, how far the pay ment of Roman Catholic chaplains might be reconciled with that Protestant constitution—how far, in all respects, the limits of this Protestant constitution should be ex tended, and how far it could be reconciled with the general principle of civil and religious liberty. I, however, cannot promise the right hon. gentleman, no can I hold out a prospect, that so gigantic a task will be 'undertaken by the Government. I certainly have not had great encourage ment to undertake matters of this kind this session, be cause with regard to one of them I did propose that we should have equality with regard to the members o f thi s house, that when we came to the table to be sworn, th ere should not be a distinction as to the religious opinions and persuasions of members, but that they should all take one civil oath. I found a very great opponent in the right hon. gentleman, and the course taken by the right hon. gentleman has discouraged me, and I must say that I am not disposed to bring in a code beginning with the rights of man and ending with the privileges of each religious community. (Cheers and laughter.) After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE, the committee divided— For the motion Against it lOB Majority —65 _ Mr. DISR 4E1:I then proposed at the end of clause 1 to add the following—" Provided also, that all sums voted for the charges and payupmit set forth in Schedule B shall be 6ubject, as respects their issues, to the provisions of the act of 4th and sth Will. IV., cap. 15, intituled `An Act to regulate the Office of the Receipt of the Exchequer at Westminster,' in the same manner as all other sums voted for any specified branch of the public service " The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not consent to this clause, the effect of which he doubted whether the right hon. gentleman or the person who had drawn it was aware. Mr. HUME suggested that the present regulations should be allowed to remain force until the whole question had been considered. He trusted that their retention, how ever, might only be temporary. Mr. DISRAELI saw no reason why, because it was desirable to have a full and ample inquiry, that he should be supposed to agree in crude measures. (Hear, hear.) It was for the committee to decide whether this sum of 4,000,0001. of new estimates, now brought for the first time under the control of Parliament, should be subjected to the same restrictions as the rest of the revenue with regard to its issue and appropriation. If the financial re formers were not disposed to support him in this—(a laugh) —he should not press his proposal to a division. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that under the present law all sums granted to the Crown went through the routine of the Exchequer. The clause was negatived without a division. Mr. V. SCULLY proposed an additional clause, which was negatived without a division. Mr. DISRRELI then moved the insertion of a clause relating to quarterly warrants, which was eventually with drawn. Mr. DISRAELI then proposed the following clause : In preamble, after " whereas," line 1, insert, "it is ex pedient that the gross revenue of the departments of Cus toms, Inland Revenue, and Post-office should be paid into the Exchequer, with the exception of such sums as may be necessary to be retained in order to defray the charges of drawbacks, repayments, pensions, and superannuations heretofore charged upon and paid out of the said branches of the public revenue, and whereas." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was bound to take the same course with this as with the right hon. gentleman's previous amendment. Mr. BOYER said the right hon. gentleman had received credit in consequence of the belief that his bill dealt with the Customs, and required that the gross revenue should be paid into the Exchequer. The amendment was then negatived. In reply to Mr. HUME, - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped, in reference to the unfortunate caso of Mr. Swabey, it was one of the consequences of the system, adopted of late years, of placing charges on the Consolidated Fund, and also of giv ing the supreme control of public money to persons ap pointed for other purposes, such as judges of courts. He thought it would be wise to review the acts under which public money was held, with a view to revision. The bill was then reported to the house. COURT OF CHANCERY. The house then went into committee on the Court of Chancery Bill, and the bill was reported. MEDICAL GRADUATES (IRELAND AND SCOTLA.Ni)). The adjourned debate on this bill was moved by Colonel DUNNE, who was glad to hear the subject was to be taken up, but he hoped it would be taken np before next session.. The bill was withdrawn. CAPITULAR AND- ECCLESIASTICAL ESTATES. The report of this bill wars then considered, and a new clause moved by Mr. E. DENISON. After some further discussion the clause was negatived without a division. A clause prescribing the rate at which the expectation of life was to be calculated was then agreed to ; and the bill, having passed through committee, was reported, and was ordered to stand for a third reading. THE CUSTOMS ACT. The house then resolved itself into a committee on the Customs Act. The resolution relative to the duty on hops having been put, Mr. FREWEN asked what was the ground on which the alteration of the duty on foreign hops was proposed? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that there was great reason to anticipate a scarcity of hops dur ing the coming year, and in consequence of that anticipa tion, the Government, following the usual practice in such cases, recommended that there should be a temporary re mission of the duty on foreign hops. Mr. FREWEN moved that "hops" be left out of the list, unless the Government would agree to reduce the excise duty on British hops to four-ninths of the present amount. Mr. BASS should be surprised to hear any gentleman representing barley-growing districts opposing this propo sition. Mr. FREWEN —I wish to put a question to the bon. member for Derby. Has he not within the last twelve days been making bets that the duty would amount to more than 150,0001.? Mr. BASS —Certainly not. (A laugh.) The cjmmittee then divided on Mr. Frewen's proposi tion— Ayes Noes Majority against The resolution was then agreed to, and ordered to be reported ; and The house resumed. MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, which the exception of clause C, which was agreed to. TOWNS IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments were considered andagreed to. The house adjourned at two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF LORDS.—AnG. 3. THE BRIBERY BILL. Majority in favour of the second reading of the Bribery Bill : Lord Chancellor Craven EAßlS. Effingham Fortescue Granville Harrington Scarborough Somers BARONS. Brougham Byron Campbell Camoys Foley Leigh Monteagle Overstone Rivers DUKES. Argyll Newcastle Wellington MARQUISES. Lansdowne Ormond() Westminster EARLS. Aberdeen Albemarle Bessborough Chichester Clarendon VISCOUNTS. Bolingbroke Canning Sydney Torrington Stanley of Alderley Slideley Suffield Stafford Seaton BISHOPS. Down Salisbury Say and Selo Wodehonsa HOUSE OF CONIMONS—AuG. 3. PUBLIC REVENUE AND (N C ON FUND rIARGES 2) BILL. Schedule B.—Proposed to add the words " The Presi• dent, Vice President, and students of Maynooth Coll ege , and the expenses of the establishment, enacted by 8 and 9 Vic., c 25. Question put, " That these words be there added." The committee divided—Ayes 43, Noes 108. AYES-43. Adder'ey, C. Hildyard, R. C. Palk, L. Batiock. E. Hotham Lord Pell tt, A. Beresfurd, Rt. Hn. W. Hume W. Robertson, P. Blair, Col. J. H. Jollitre, Sir W. Rushout, Capt. G. Burrell, Sir C. M. Jones, D. Sanders, G. Cairns, H. Kendall, N. Sm.th, W. Challis, T. Kinnaird, A. Smi h. Abel Chandos, Marquis of Maeart,ey, G. Thesiger, Sir. F, Clii,tnn, L rd mao;regor Jag Thou, son, G. Codritorton, Sir C. W. Mandeville, Viscount w a pole. S. Cranford, E. H. J. NI let,e'l, .W. Yorke, if:. Disraeli, Rt. lion. B. Montgomery, Sir G. imocan, G. Mowbrah J. =Luna. Frewen C. Idiot g5..7. Gardner, R. North, Col. J. Spooner, R. Hamilton, G. A. Pakington, Sir J. Newdegate, C. NOES-108. %lcock, T. Gordon, A. Palmer, Roundel Baines, Rt. Hon. M. Goulhurn, H. Palmerston, Viscount Ball. J. Graham, gir J. Pechell, Sir G. Bellew, T. Greene, 'apt. John Peel, 'iir R. Berkeley. G. Grenfell, Charles Peel, F. • Bethell, Sir R. Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Perry, Sir T. Biggs, W. Grey, R. Philipps, J. Bowyer. G. Hankey, T. Phil! more, R. J. Brockman, E. D. Herbert, S. Prce W. Brotherton, J. Hervey, Lord A. Ricardo, 0. Bruce. Lord E Heywood, J. Richardson, J. CiirdWell. E. Higgins, G. 0. Rumbold, C. Castlereese, VIS. Hume, J. Russell, Lord J. Carley, E. S. Hutt, W. Russell, F. C. Chaplin, W. Ingham, 11, Russell.F, W. Cobbett, J. M. Keating, R. Sanioir, James! Cobden, R. Kennedy, T. Scully, F. Cogan, W. H. F. Laslett, W. Sculls, v Cowper, W. Layard, A. H, ' Seymour, Lord Cabitt. W. Lindsay, W Shelburne, Earl pevereux, J. T. Locke. J. Smith, J. A. Drumlanrig, Via. Loveden, P. Smith, R. Dante, Col. P. Lowe, R. Stuart, Lord D. Eleho, (.ofd Lucas, F. Thornily. T Esmonde, I. ll'Cann. J. walmsley. Sfr J. Feilden, M. Magan, W. H. Whitbread, S. Ferguson, Lt.-Col. Maguire. J. F. Wilkinson, W. Fl•zroy, lion. H. Massey. W. Willcox, S. Forster, C. Mitchell, T. Williams , W . Forster J. Mol es worth, Sir W. Wilson, J. Fortescue, C. Monsell, W. Wool, sir C. Fox, R. Murrough, J. Wyndham, W. M. (leach, C Norreys, Sir D. Wyvill. Sir young, J. Gladstone, W. North, F TaLLEas, Glyn, G. O'C onne ll, A. Hayter, W. COderich, Viscount Osb o rne, R. Mulgraver, Good, - nun, Sir G. Otway, A. Earl of THE LATE MURDER AT ST. FERGUS.—It was sup. posed that Dr. Smith, after so narrowly escaping the clutches of Calcraft, had returned to his home, and all trace of him had been lost. We learn, however, that the reception prepared for him by the villagers rendered it unsafe to attempt so bold an experiment, and, after jour neying to Aberdeen, it was arranged that his wife should meet him some miles to the west of that city. As soon .thereafter as the business could be carried through, he took his passage for Australia, with the intention that his wife should join him by and by. We believe no at tempt will be made to render the insurance effected on the life of the murdered man available.—North British Daily Mail. FILTRATION OF SEA WATER.—There is a Frenchman in the Queen's Prison, unable to pay 3001. which had been advanced to him to get a patent for the filtration ADVANTAGE OF WEEDING.---1. Seven acres of light of sea-water. On his application to be released in the grattelly land were fallowed and sown broadcast ; one j Insolvent Court on Friday, some hours were spent in acre was measured, and not a weed was pulled out trying to devise means for ascertaining if he really did of it ; the other Mx were carefully weeded. The un- possess such a secret, as in that case, the Com Missioner weeded acre p ro d u ced 18 bushels, and six weeded said, he would b e a bl e eas ily t o p a y his debts. The case acres averaged 221 bnsi., els per acre —a gain of 25 was eventually adj ourne d f or th e insolvent to make an per cent. 2. A six-acre field was sown with barley ; experiment in the prison, in the presence of Mr. Pep in fine tiltb, and well manured. This weeding, per, of the Polytechnic, the creditor who had lent him owing to a great abundance of chatlock, cost 12s. per th e 3001., undertaking to hear the expense. acre. The produce of an un weeded acre was 13 bushels; 1 FEMALE FOUND DROWNED.—On Wednseday informs,- of the weeded, 28 bushels--difference in favour of weed- tion was received by the coroner, that the body of a female ing, 15 bushels per acre, besides the land being so much had been found in the Regent's Canal, near is a the R t ose cleaner for the succeeding crop. n. Of six acres sown mary Branch Bridge. H er age apparently bou 44 with oats, one acre, ploughed but .once and unmanured, y ears , and height 5 ft . 6 in., hair dark b rown, with blue pr,leee.l only 18 tAisitels per acre. Of thi ' two f r o n t teeth in t, her con i-Its least lo ,06,y b e; ., Lti ibuted to the weediog and of a purple cotton, gown, black apron, white tott,,n to the manure Joivnal of the Boa and West of ; stockings, side-laced boots, and white straw bonnet with eight black ribbons. The body has not been identified. England Society. BOSTON—AnGusr 2. There was more firmness in the wheat trade to-day than for several weeks past, and prices must be noted 3s to 4s per qr. higher than on the 26th u lt. I n th e va l ue o f s pring corn no material alteration. Prices :--Wheat, red, 57s Od to 64s Od ; white, 64s 041 to 66s Od extra, 68s Od. Barley, 34s Od to 37R Od. Oats, 57s to 31s. Beans, 47s Oct to 51s Od. Peas, 00s Oct to 00. s per qr. NEWARK—AnGusT 2. Prices :—Wheat, white, 64s 0(1 to 70s Od; red, 60s Od to 61s 'U. Barley, malting, 3's Od to 36s Od ; grindin 00s Od to Ons Od. Oats, old, 35s Od to :37s Od ; new, 004 thl to 00s Od. Beans, 52s Od to 54s Od. Peas, 50s Oi to 54s Od. Malt, 70s a 1 to 76s Od. Tares. 00s Od to 00s Od. P.RIVES OP SHABBS IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. Front the Official Lxst. PUBLISHED EVERY TUE I DAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1854. WATER-WORKS. Dividend I Name of Company. per I Annum. Amount of Share. Paid I Price. COUNTRY MAIC.KATS. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—ArGusT 1. The market was well supplied with fat beasts to-day. The demand good, with a full attendance. The number of sheep and lambs less than in preceding markets, which maintain past quotations. F a t an d s t ore ca l ves about the average, and in good request. The supply of pigs large, and without alteration in price. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to al ; mutton, 6A to 7d ; lamb, 7d to Od ; veal, Gd to 60 p r lb. ; pigs, 9s 61 to Os Od per score ; rough fat, 6s 3 to Os per 1.41 b. ; hides, 31d to Od per lb ; cali-ekins, Ci to .10 per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—AUGUST 2. Wheat on the top 6s Od up, and the average is 9d up. Barley on the top Is 6d up, and the avorage Os 4d up. 03 " on the top is Od, and the 9,vera.ge 2d, up. Beans on th,3 top is, and the average bd up. Total ziupply and Sales. Wheat S2S qrs sold 514 qrs Barley 2-9 qrs sold 144 qrs Oats 660 qrs. sold 632 qrs Beans 45 qrs sold 31. qrs Top of Wheat . 65 lb 71 , Od 8ar1ey.......... ......... ... ..... ... 59., lb 37 6 01 Oats Beans 651, /1. 51 , 01 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 31. 4 0 6-12ths I Barley, ...11. 13 3 4-12ths Oats, ... 11. 13 7 o.l2ths 1 Beans, 21. 8 0 6-12ths East London 6l. per cnt. Grand Junction .. .1•• 4. per cnt. Kent................ 41. per cnt. Lambeth ............ N-vv River (.1 , -- - 21.10: ew River Company.. 103. Southwark & Vauxhall 15 per cnt. West Middlesex .. • . i5l. lOs. pr ct DOCKS Dividend per Annum. 4t. jr cent. pr zent. 20s. per sh. 5 pr cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. P. 12s per c Si. per cent. Name of Company. Commercial .. . East and Wegt India East Country Loudon Ditto Bonds .t. Katharine outhampton Victoria Name of Company. flungerford .......... Southwark .......... Ill‘tu New 0f716 p.c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall ............ LIST OF COS' Name of Company. Rank of Scotlaud .... British Linen Company Caledonian Bank .. .• . City of lasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank .... cial Bank • • Eastern aink.. . Ediub & Glasgow .... Exchange Buk of Scot.. National Bank North of -cot and Bank Royal Bank of cots. Union Bank of Sco;.. Western Bank . Mance Fire and Life.. British Guarantee .... Caledonian Fire Insur City of • rlasgow Lite Colonial Life .... Edinburgh Life Insur Eng. & Scot, Law Life Life ssoc. of etc.itl‘nd National Fire and Life North British Insur... icottish Union Inarnc. tandard Life . United Dep. Assurance JOINT-STOOK BANKS. Name of Company. Dividend 1 Amount per I of Annum. Share. Australasia..... ... • .. British N orthAmerican Commercial of London. Colonial Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. London and County • • Londa and Westrninstr London Joint Stock ... Frovincial of Ireland.. Ditto, N cw. ••• • • • National of Ireland.... Nat. Proviicial of Eng. Ditto, New ........ Oriental Bank Corpora. south Australia ...... Union of t ustralia.... Ditto ........... Uni.m of London ..... Union of Madrid ..... Name of Company. Albion .... •• Mance Brit. and For. Ditto Marina.— .... Anchor •••• ...• •• • • • • Atlas .. rgus Life ......... • • British Commercial .. Clericl.Med.& Uen.Life County Eagle Equity add Law...... Eu opean Life General Gl.)be uardian ............ Imperial Fire—. Imperial Life Indemnity S 4 urine.... Law Fire ............ Legal and General Life London Fire . London hip.... Marine Med. Invlid & Gen. Life m I nerva • • Monarch National Loan Fund Palladium Li 10.., Pelican • • • ..•• dicenix • •• .• P .sessional Life • • • • .. Provident Life ........ Rock Life.... Royal Exchange ...... Sun Fire ..... • I)itto Life United Kingdom .... Universal Life ........ ‘'lcr, , r,a 'Ate 6/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 6i. per cent. 31. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. l 81. per cent. 8 / . per cent. 41. per cent. 61. per cent. 5' per cent. p ct.&bs. p. ct.& ns. 40 . per cent. 4,1/ per cent. 81. per tent 'KAvCE CO Dividend per Annum. 31. 10s. 71. 1 4s 6d , Js. 1 p c.& bs. 6 per cent. 13s 6d. 4' per cent. 7s 6d spr ct. & bs. 16s. 6d 4% per cent. 15s. 6 per cent. 5 per cent 121. per cent 12s. 1 sh. & be. 2s. & 2s. btl . LOs. & bs. lOs & bs. lbs.per share per et. i 5 p. et. & ba 51. per cent. 5:. per cent. 51. per cent. I/. ss. & bs. ss. 61. p ct. & be. 16/ 10s. 1/ lOs p ct & bs.' 2 1 .55. per sq. ner cent s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 PANEEA. Amount of Share. Z a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1100 0 0 5 0 0 50 0 0 o'o 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0, 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 4 5 0 0 Stock. 10 , 0 5.r0 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 100 0 0 5 3 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 CANALS. Names of p: DivideM Names of t Dividend ..a Companies. . per Price. Companies. ... Price er cr... Annum. a l ... Annum. £ £ Asian &Oldh 98 7.. 13. ct. 154 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 51k, Barnsley • 160 - - Neath .. - - 100 Pit 150 Brknk& tbrg 150 4 1. CO Oxford .•• • • 1.0 13 . 115 Birmingham 40 41. 94% Peak Forest. 78 sOs 86 Coventry ... • 100 251. 215 Regent's •• . 30 '8• 159 i Derby ••• • • 100 Gi. 80 Rochdale .- 85 1/. 105. 66 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2N p. ct. - Somrset Coal 140, - - Grand,Jonctn !00 4, pr. ct. 5 7 Do. Lk Fd-t 12 - - Do , 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 -tfird & Worc.l4o 281. 407 '. , rand Surrey 100 21. 10s. 50 Shrewsbury- 125 Grand Union 100 1/. Cs 12M Stonrbridge.. 1 45 12/. 285 Kenut & Avn 39 Cs. Cd. 6 ievern and 1 ci 24 Lancaster . 100 - - Wye Ra11..5 2 t. 3 ' - Leeds &Liv, p 100 251. - Wirwick & 1 MO 4, ~. 27% s Leicester.... 100 61 . 68 Binning. I Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 29% .Varwick &-1 , ny L oug hborogh 142 701. 575 Napton.. j 100 -'• 13 Monmouthsh 100 - - worcstr & / 78 ' 31' 32 M n t gm erysh 100 - ' _ Birming.3 3leltnMwhry , loo - - iVilts & Brks' -10 s. Od. - GA.S•l.lkillT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. , Price Annum. Share. ----- -- British ••••••- .• - .. £ a. d. £ s. C. - - _ . ' _ Ditto Provincial •... 17 . g s. 20 0 0 20 0 0 Brig,hton .. ~ - .... - 5/. 20 0 0 2 ,1 0 0 15 City of London ...... 41 10s. 100 0 0 150 50 1 - Continental (11 Cap.)... Equitabl.2 .......... 41. 75 0 0 43 10 0 1/. ss. I 50 0 0 all I - Sleet• i entrai --.• • 7,1 per cent. 10 0 0 10 . 0 } 11 Imperial .. • • ........ 6. Ez. bonus. 50 0 0 all 863, Ind, pendent ........ 51. 40 0 0 Pt ...... London ... . ... - 50 0 0 ~ - Do., Pall. Preference 61. per cent. 125 0 0 ~ , 25 Pce lx ..........341 per cent.. 50 0 0 49 0 0 ; 27 Itarcliff .. • ..• •• • 5/. 100 0 0 JO 0 0 ' 70 United ~ eneral ••• -2/. 10s. '5O 0 0 all 19 1 : Westminster . hartered 51. per cent, 50 0 0 9. 36 Ditto, ew .... .... 51. Der cent. 50 0 0 10 0 6y,,, MI'WELLANFOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - --- X s. d. £ a. (1. Assam Tea •. ...... s'. 50 0 0 20 0 0 15% even-1 Mart • • 1/. & bonus. 50 0 0 - - ' ustralian A.riculturl IL Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 443 4 Australian Trust .... • 6 , . per mit. - 25 () 0 - Australian Royal %Tail 5/. ilO 0 0 8 0 0 - , nglo Mexican Mint. 1,10 s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - British American Land 15s. - 38 10 0 - Can Ida ... .. ..... , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 91 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. I - - - Ditto, 6 ter cent. .. tit. per cent. - - 1075 ritv Navigation Bonds 34 per cent. - - - Elec•ric Telegraph (A) - 25 0 0 0 0 2014 Diro _ (B) - 25 0 0, 15 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 51pr cent 100 0 0 1 100 k: s 0 Ditto New ...- .• - 50 0 0112 10 0 - nen. , evers & Invest. s p .c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Gen. ,- team Navigation 10 pct 15 0 0 14 0 0 24% Hudson', Bay.. •• •• •• Stock. - - 2/. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Hungertord - •• •• •• •• London tnstitution . •• - - - - London Reversionary 5/. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 - R usse ll Institution •• •• - - 12 10 0 - Pric-,'s PatentCand.Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 - Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 Royal nail team•• •• 41. p. share. 100 0 0 6O 0 0 - South Australian -•• 67. per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0 34 Trust and Loan comp. - Upper Canada .. •• --1 - - L s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 110 0 0 Amount of Share. s. d. :•tock ~ tock. stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Bitli)GEN Dividend Ami.unt per of Annum. Share. . 703. per cent 1/. 12s. It. Bs. Od. 1/. ss. IT CIS Li COM. Dividend per Annum. 7 . per cent. 8 , . per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. p cent 71. per cent. Et. per cent. 3%1. p cent. 14 per cent St per cent 'it. per cent per cent. 71. per cent. By,l.pr cent. t•. per cent. )01. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. per co.it. 51. oer cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. pr cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. £ s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 TA:NIES' Amount of Share. s. d. 100 0 0 00 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 IVO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 .00 0 0 25 o v o 1 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 1200 0 0 20 0 0 S 0 0 0 10 0 0 SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by nivht—and M by the morning—slespatch.) Day when mad, in From wna , When COLT); TRIES. in General Post. Port dui in Office, London.* Dlso,tched. England. unerica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday • ; Liverpool . mcrica (by United Sts. packet) .„ „, N •••• • • • Liverpool . Aug. 2 kmerica (by U • States, packet) ......... •N .• •..; Southampton tustralia (via South•-! ampton) M July 4 ..... August 4 Ditto (via NI arseillo) Ni Ditto (via Cape of Coed , Hope) N July t .. . ifprertsi thrice (West Coast) ...N. 9 3d of the month. IPlymouth .. August 6 klexandria .......... N,B, 9, 24, & 30 of rn.'Dover 4th & 20th of mon • Southatoptoti le mmas „„, „ „ ;17th of the wont SeuthAmptof, 3Mgium ............N , taily • • • • • • • • •• .. Dover ...... :Irazil ..............At 9th of the mouth. Southempiou'AUgUit 16 Buenos Ayres ,9th of the month .. , Southamptou Cape of Good Hone 14th of the monCEPlymouth Cape of Good Hope ...N 'l4th of the month. Southamnfon .ape de nerds ......N 14th of the month Southampton Jeylon (see India) Ceylon N 14th of the month •Jhannel Isles ..N,Mon.,Wed., rid. Southampton ITELTILSa t Jhili „M '2d & 17th of mont: S ou thampton . 7.hina (see India) lonstantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover !onstantlnople 4th k 20th of mot. Southempto.' ont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ...... Dover ~ „ Twicedalli 4 :gypt (see India) Trance ........ M & N ITwice , ..mDover T yr iceds ll libraltar .......... M;4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m.lBthamptof, Atigttst 6 Treece (see India) ;reytown ..........M 211 d & 17th of moniSouthampto. August 1. 'famburet ........ N Tuesday & Friday London ....• savannah .......... ml2nd of the mont± Sout hamp , o: Sept. 6 1011 and...... ..... M !Daily .. • • ......Dover DA. ~ londuras .......... Mll7th of the month I s,en hamni o Auvust 10 • ndia (viaSoutuampt.)ll4 ,4th & 20th of in , Plym uth • . August I visa (via Marseilles)M ,Bth& 24th of mon ;Dover ...... onion isles (see India) 17 , t 7, & 27 of mon IDover.... •• e reland ........M & fatly ...... 11, 0 ledd 'Dv fr•• dnil',6 tAhon ..............Al .7, 9, 17, & 27 of nu. Southamp , ce. A ugug: • adeira .......... `9th of the month!Southamp: or. August 16 .adeira ............ 23d of month • • . Plymouth .. • alts (see India) .11 fella s 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Doer .... ' August 4 Mauritius (see India) f auritius 2 1 i lt d h o o f f t t h h e e ni m m o a n h t . b Ifemi co Slouthampt ,, Sept. 1 ap i es „ N 'bthisth2Mhof mon 'Dover ...... ew Granada 5,12 d & 17th of month 'Southamptou few Zealand private skip ..!Various rt ;Uncertato 'apal States 'eninsula ..........M ' thl7 th2Bthofmon. , Southampton 'era •,„ M 'd & 27th of mon southampto...Anglit h ,- )rt Natal 14th of the month, Plymouth ' „...._, N sthl•Nth2sthotrnon, Dover ..... • '.'wtcany ....N stt•ls.h2athoinaot).lDover. 'enezuela NI 2c' & 17th of lionth!SouthamptonAUffust I ran Diemen's LanC: (se, Australia) vest Indies rid t 17th n month,Southar_ ,.. nsen August '6, [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Earl of Aldborough and li.lloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu •ius medicine after every other means had failed, See :xtract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway sir—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected I, cure of a disorder in my liver and st ,inach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at hom, and all over the Continent had not been able to effect —nay, not even the vaters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) Ald ,orough." These wonderful pills will cure any disorders if the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's oint• lient) at Prosessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, 'Strand, London, and by all medicine•vendera through out the world. THE SUNDAY QUESTION.—The numerous writers on this question seem to overlook that this is not a mere ,vhat is ordinarily called working man's question. They •eern to ignore the 'fact that there are thousands and thousands of persons in this metropolis who are entitled by birth and education to call themselves gentlemen, who are as much precluded from the use of our museum! i.nd] public institutions from onerous official and pri vate duties as the artizan of the lowest grade. It s very true that they are not in a position to sal hat they have never been to such or such places, but chat I wish to enforce is, that they have no opportunity of making a habitual and ordinary use of them. Th e listless and monot onous manner in which this c l a°s of men pass the Sunday afternoon and evening i s notori ous. Their excuse is patent. They must either do this or obtain the unenviable name of being fast. It i s trio that a quiet cigar contributes to the revenue, and that our parochial press is highly indebted to this state of things ; but why should the question be fought un der false colours? You know, I know, every one line"' that the afternoon, a n d even i ng services of the Churc h are left principally t o t ra d esmen and servants ; 'O3; becomes of the balance, as our American friends sax • It is either fast or torpid--excellent things, no doubt, if ) a horse or turtle—but a man requires rest, not inert ness—rest from, in many instances, the mere mechani cal duties of every-day lif e , b p b r i ng i nto opera ti o n iDt higher faculties of the mind, and exercising and deve loping a t as t e f or o bj ec t s t o b e met with in our in% ..“.qiins, exhibitions, and galleries.--Correspondent of t he Builder. SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL ART FOR W OLVERHAMP TOIC - r i , Wednesday the inaugur a ti on o f a sc h oo l o f pract i c al 31 : for Wolverhampton and th e p opu l ous di str i ct o f Soot,: Staffordshire was commemorated with more than oral nary spirit at Wolverhampton, where a handsol Grecian structure h as b een erecte d f or the purpose s ° e he institution, at a c.ist of 3,0001., raised by volont a rj subscription. The Right Hon. the Earl Granville Pr * : aided at the assembly in the principal hall of the schoo'io and subsequently at a luncheon at the Corn Exchangg• THE CARDEN OUTRAGE.—Some fresh and curious' revelations in connection with the Carden abduction o as !; ,re made by the Clow - net correspondent of the Freeman lournal, who writes as follows :—" It is a curious fae that, notwithstanding the energy and zeal with wine 1 1 , the Crown pro secu t e d M r . C ar d en , they failed to de s ", lope the enti re o f th e arrangements which' he had mac le for securing his intended victim. The trial having close or the arrangements which he had made are now ye 3' freely spoken of by his friends and o th ers t o whom confided his plans. Mr. Carden had for some time y rEr viously been concerting measures for effect:ng his objEloY! and finally decided upon conveying Miss Arbuthnot t", Galway, where he had a steamer cha r t ere d f o r the P° r. pose of taking her out to sea. Relays of horses n"' Placed along the en tire route from Rathronan to Gal w 5 . 1 , He intended, immediately on arriving at some Pt r , arranged point off Galway Bay, to pl ace hi s victim 00 board the steamer, which, in or d er t o avo id exci ti n g g uq, picion, was lying off the coast at some considerable C'i tance from the harbour, and it was then his intention t° have sailed direct for London. I understand that 1 01. " Carden has stated since his imprisonment to his confi I e !, - , tial friends and ad v i sers t h a t t h e preparations for "11", atrocious crime cost hi m no l ess a sum than 6,so't!`" Meanwhile the authorities have lost no time in put tlioe the sentence passed on the culprit into practical efl!zed On Tuesday he was equipped in the gaol costume, 0 11 at once set to work at " bard labour," BIRTHS. OF A SON. • On the 2d in s t., i n Til ne y- s t ree t, P ar k-l ane , the Visa° teas Newark. On the 31st ult., at Upper Pembroko-street, Dublia, the wife of B. C. Lloyd, Esq., Q.C. wife of X B. d. 100 all Paid. I Price A s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Paid. Price Z B. d. 60 0 0 40 0 0 ItIUES. s. d. too 100 0 0 2 10 0 10 t) 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 31 5 0 1+) 0 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 2 12 6 1 10 0 1 0 0 20,0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 X a. d. all 20 - 6 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 all 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 all 22 10 0 35 0 0 13 0 0 25 - b 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 Paid. I Prict X s d. 50 0 0 11 0 •i 25 ,) 0 1 0 0 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 ) 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 ) 5 0 0 5 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 tO 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 18 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 210 0 2 10 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 all 651 6 19 , 4 5 130 544, 335 4 0 0 51 10 0 0 - 4 12 6 - 1179/ 0 202110 3 . 18- 10/ 13s 2 Is 1961 es 10/19s I/. 14s OF A DAUGHTER. Ou the Ist inst., at the Deanery, Carlisle, the Very Rev. the Dean of Carligle. On the 30th ult., at Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, the wife of Commander Draper, Indian Navy. MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at Chevening, the seat of Earl Sts t t i o . hope, the father of the bride, Lord Harry Vane, ALT.' the Lady Dalrceny. On the 2d inst , at Richmond, Surrey, Sir Charles Gi Young (Garter) to Frances Susanna Tyrrell, youpO'r, daughter of the late Rev. Lovick Cooper, of Great l ' o f mouth, and sister of Sir Astloy Pastors Cooper, Bar t " Gales-bridge-park, Herts. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Manor-house, Caterham, 5t.,," f o r H. A. Agliouby, Esq., of Nu nner y, C um b er l a nd, AL"' Cockermouth, aged 65. On the 21 inst., Ch ar l o tt e M ary, w if e o f Sir J. I >Y leY ' Bart., aged 53. On the Ist inst., at 1, Queen square, ' Westminster , T. E. Darby, Esq., aged 74. Furs e ' On the lst inst., at Halsdon, North Devon, J. Esq., of Halsdon, aged 59. y0T15 (1 ,, , PrintA Pr.bii-bed by M UP- 0 ° Nu 11 of No. 112, Strami Printer, at Tice Sun Oniee, ' ;1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county ; Middlesex, Friday; August 4, 1.854. Paid. 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