The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-28 00:00:00

Bence of the preparation which a bill like the present re quires, and I may venture to say something as to this. I will not undertake to say the length of time such a com mittee may last, but I do not think that the hon. gentleman would find that after a lapse of six weeks or two months he would be enabled to bring back the bill in a shape !satisfactory to the house. The question, therefore, comes as to whether it is desirable tha bill should be rejectedfor a year, and secondly, whether it is desirable that it should be rejected after the second reading has been affirmed by the house, without a division. Ido not think that it is desirable that it should be rejected, but if it is thought that it is desirable that it should be so, then I think it ought to be rejected in a plain and an intelligible manner, by a mo tion directly made as to its merits, so that we might know the motives and reasons of those who rejected it. But the bill should not be got rid of by a chance combination, formed under the words of a motion honestly intended, but which are used for the purpose and convenience of others who have no sympathy with the mover of that motion. (Hear, hear.) The bill ought not to be rejected, and I think I may found this opinion on that of the university itself, summoned from every part of England to discuss this measure ; it is shown that the numbers as sembled at Oxford were equally divided on it ; and if hpn. members were not content with the numbers, let them analyse the composition of those numbers, and it will be found that the great number of those men who did the work of the university—men who were never men tioned in this house without respect and hon . spuT—ap. proved of the principles of this bill. (Cheers.) 1 d o not believe the House of Commons will reject or refuse t o con sider a bill framed by the Government with all the care and skill it could bring to bear upon the task, and which has been hailed by the university itself, so far as regards the majority of its working body, a s likely to relieve them from restraint and give greater e fficiency to their labours, make the endowments mo re available for the pur poses for which (they were intended, and immense l y to in crease the benefits which the univer sity has conferred up on the country. (Hear, hear . ) I do not think the house will reject a bill so framed and so received, and which, after le discussion and time for preparation , . was allowed, ample • e the sanction of this house on the without a vote, to receive second reading. (Hear, hear.) Wh en we have gone i n t o committee and g rappled with the difficulties whi c h I f ree l y admit to exist, and ascertained how near we can come to one another —where we agree and where we differ—l can quite understand how, after that, it might be a ra tional a s it would be a perfectly competent course for any honourable member to say—" I feel myself incompetent to the full consideration of this measure, and there fore I should wish to see it referred to a committee up s t a i rs ." But this is clearly not the occasion on which such a course ought to be taken, and I repeat that, if in the circumstances I have spoken of this bill should be consigned to a sommittee for the consideration of its details, the effect will be the postponement of the bill for the present session. (Hear, hear.) There is one other topic which it is necessary to mention, and it is this —the hon. member for Dumfries, who followed and sup ported the hon. gentleman who has made this motion, gave ns to understand that they wished to refer this bill to a select committee in consequence of its not containing any provision for the settlement of the question which has been raised respecting the admission of Dissenters to the uni versity. I thought we were to have had a fair discussion and debate, both on the whole merits of that important question and upon the expediency of mixing the considera tion of that with the consideration of the present measure when we got into committee on the bill. We tesk you now to pass this bill which will give to Oxford a representative government that will e. able them to consider that impor tant subject, and thereby advance the question to that point that will lead to its final solution. (Hear.) On these grounds I venture to express the hope that the hon. gentle man will not persist in a course of action that is liable to the imputation of indirectly preventing the im p avementof the bill in committee. (Hear.) At all events, the course of the Government is clear. As the effect of this motion would be the utter ruin and destruction of the bill for the present year, the Government have no option but to meet it with a most emphatic negative. (Hear.) Mr. HORSMAN wished, in one word, to explain that he spoke of the present system being " the bane of the univer sity," and that be did not mean to apply that, term to a body of men for whom individually and collectively it wag impossible not to have the highest respect. (Hear.) He should have wished the bill to go to a select committee, as there were corrections which he was anxious to see made in it; but, on the other hand, he was unwilling to run the risk of the bill not coming back to the house in time, and therefore he could not support the motion of the hon. mem ber for North Lancashire. Mr. HADFIELD hoped the hon. member forNorthLan eashire would go to a division. What was this bill to him, or to those who for I=o years and more, had been excluded from the universities? (Hear, hear.) He would have been better satisfied if he had received an assurance from the Government that it was their intention to admit Dissenters to the advantages of the universities ; but no such assurance had been given, and the inference was drawn by him and all his friends that it was not intended they should be admitted. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the country would take notice of the speech which had that night been delivered by the hon. member for Stroud (Mr. Horsman.) The exposure which he had made of the university system could not be passed over very long. (Hear.) He thought it might be fairly understood that there was a division among Ministers on the subject—(hear, hear)—and that there had been a compromise b e t ween them, the effect of which was that they brought in a bill which excluded Dis senters from the universities. (Hear.) He had no sym pathy whatever with the measure before the house, which excluded a decided majority of the people, and he hoped it would be defeated. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I did not intend to take any part in this discussion, and would not have done so but for the speech of the hon. member for Sheffield. I must confess that I cannot agree with him, and I protest against the spirit in which he has addressed the house. (Hear, hear.) If there is illiberality in any party—if there is any illibe rality on the part of the Church—if thereisilliberality on the part of our laws and institutions, or in any depart ment of the State—the illiberality of the hon. gentleman completely distances any illiberality of which he can com plain. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman asks, " What is this bill to me, and what good will it do to us who are ex cluded from the universities ?" I may be permitted to mention that I have always been a member of the Church, but I belong to a society the principle of which is that schools shall be established without reference to the cate chism or the Church, and thereby Protestant Dissenters are enabled to obtain the benefit of education for their children. Bat what if I were to say, "Of what use is this to me ? Of what use is it to me that Dissenters should have the benefit of this education, and not Churchmen ; there for I will not support such schools." (Hear, hear.) Pro testant dissenters ever since the commencement of the reign of the house of Hanover have always professed liberality on these subjects, and this is the first time I have heard it urged, with reference to a case of reform, that it is one that does no good to the Dissenters, and will only suit some 5,000,000 Churchmen, who will be the only persons benefitted in the matter. (lear.) I ask, are not these Churchmen the fellow-subjects of the hon. gentleman ? Are they not inhabitants of the same country as himself ? If their education can be improved—if poorer members of the Church are to be better rewarded for their learning, can the hon. gentleman not support such claims—has he no fellowship, no sympathy but for those who belong to his own communion ? (Hear.) I really think the members of the communion to which the hon. gentleman belongs will hardly approve or sympathise with such sentiments. Then the hon. gentleman says this bill is a compromise be tween the members of the Government. He is equally un unfounded in that imputation as ho is in his sentiments. (Hoar.) When I aseented to the proposal for a commission -- when the hon. member for North Lancashire—who has been most earnest and zealous in this question—proposed a reform of the universities, and when I stated that the then Government had advised her Majesty to issue a com mission, I stated expressly that I thought the improvement of the universities should be made a subject of itself, and that the admission of Dissenters should be reserved for separate consideration. (Hear.) My right hon. friend who sits near me, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was not connected with me in a political party at that time. , We had no political connexion whatever. (Hear, hear.) I said at the time that I thought such a course was the best that could' be followed for both branches of the subject—that it would be of advantage for the cause of university reform, on the one hand, and that it would - be an advantage to the cause of the admission of Dissenters on the other. (Hear, hear.) I have always been—as the hon. gentleman well knows, having at no time disguised my sentiments—l have always been in favour of, and given my vote for, the ad mission of dissenters to the universities, whenever that question was brought forward. (Hear, hear.) Twenty years ago I voted in favour of their admission : but there have always been presented by the universities great ob stacles to the granting of that prayer. It was stated, for example, that it would interfere with the discipline and the organisation of the colleges now existing in Oxford. By this bill it seems to me that those who might bring forward a measure on that subject will stand on a far better ground than before. (Hear, hear.) The hon mem ber for North Warwickshire says that is an objection to the bill. I can understand how the heads of houses who oppose a formidable obstacle, that is not successful in this honse, whatever it might be in the other house of Perlis- Meat, should oppose the admission of dissenters. But I can understand. all:,, when a master of arts has opened a Private hall in the University of Oxford, if this bill passes, that he should say all dissenters ought to be admitted to the universities, universities, because he, in his private hall, could 11 af-' ) r s s uch rules as would not render it obligatory on dis *!!lite to attend that kind of religious instruction which did not accord with their own conscientious views. I say, then, that in promoting this bill I am promoting the cause which gentlemenon this side have at heart; but I feel quite sure of this our objects , that if because we cannot obtain all a Oce n , we will take care that the Church of England obta i ns himself by that a p o or boy wh o dis tinguishesphilosophy, J u mathematics, or a knowledge of na tural not gain the advantage he might otherwise obtain, because there is another boy who is not admitted—if we act maxim so unfair, so illiberal, I say the reform we se P eZ n w ili a • indefi nite per i od. , (Hear, hear.) I be . postponed for an 1 : therefore, in the cause of practical reform, that the"o hou se 41 will not allow an otVection of that kind t o ) 4it r i t i s r e with regard to this measare. (near, hear. to the hon. gentleman who has made this motion , its eemedfor ce to me Committee,mit belong that his objections, questions specially for the to them, were that they arc ql_iestions that can be freely discusaedna nd com mittee alone. With respect to many of the suggestionstha h e h as made, it may appear on discussion that ray h on. friend is right, and at all events he will have a fair b ear i n ., for those Bugg's:li tione. My right hon. friend ha s t ruly that, if he persi s ts in hi s m otion for a select committee, we said may expect that that motion will b e decisive of the f a ll of the bilL (Hear.) What my hon. friend can least of all ex pect is, that this house will name a committee favourabl e to his views. (Hear , hear.) It is evident that if heproposed 15 gentlemen , with niue or ten of them holding his views, his seconder would get up and propose that seven of these should be left out—(a laugh)—and thu s the ma j o rity of the committee would be favourable to ma intainin g the Univer sity of Oxford as it is, or with a minimums of reform that the heads of ht , uses themselves might approve of. (Hear.) Therefore, as a practical object, my hon. friend would gain nothing by this motion, and I hope that, seeing the turn i this dis cuss i on h as t a k en , h e w ill no t persist in pressing t upon the honse, (Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLIY thought that the reference to a select committee was the best course which could be adopted. Mr.. MULL assailed the measure as evincing a cowardly subservience to episcopal authority, and as legislation in a sectarian spirit for a national object, and he thought that the dissenters would obtain a hearing before the committee. Mr- _HEYWOOD regretted that he could. not consent to withdraw his amendment, and expressed his determination to divide upon it. Mr. DISRAELL—Sir, if the hon. Member for North Lancashire had consented to withdraw his amendment to the motion now before the house, I should have remained silent ; but, inasmuch as he has deterinined to divide the I feel it m y d uty to express the louse upon the subject , opinions which I entertain relative to it. It appears to me that the amendment made by the hon. member is not, in fact, an irrational one ; because the question which we are now called upon to consider is one of great importance. (Hear.) It was admitted b y ma g nitude the n obl e aild lord, gentleman the member for the mil when he introduced this measuro , , ,er t s h i a ty t , t w ho ho r s i e gh ne t oi h e on is . agreed upon what appears s gh in t to ho th n e . on the hack of this bill, a n t l o th h e e n o o n b e le of lo t r h d e h ol im , s i elf had nsub not agreed upon what appears to be one of the mLin subjects of discussion—namely, university. (Hear.) The nDdissthenetenr. the n a o d h m le iss l in o o rd o e f gentleman hael opinions ' ince expressed opinions ' on this subject quite contrary to, and the reverse of, each other, and therefore it was certainly n ot ver y absurd in the hon. ' member for North Warwickshire to think t h at s ome other a r gu ments might be used and some other reasons suggested relativetnents used by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of to the scope and application of this measure. The arguments the Exchequer to-night have most assuredly not been very satisfactory, and I cannot in any way lend myself to the belief that, by acceding to the amendment of the hon. member for North Lancashire, we should necessarily be creating unlimited delay, or, at any rate, be subjecting the measure to useless procrastination. Surely this is not a class of argument to which the Government oug ht t o h ave rec ourse, especially this session—when we have seen re forms of much greater importance than even those of the University of Oxford postponed. (Cheers and laughter.) Surely, sir, if we can afford to delay a reform of the Eng. lish constitution, it is not a very unreasonable thing that an hon. member should suggest the propriety of deferring for some time, or until proper inquiries should be made and satisfactory evidence obtained, the consideration of these university reforms. (Hear.) But I deny the assertion which has been made, that a reference of this measure to a select committee is necessarily a postponement of it. (Hear.) If this bill were sent before a select committee it would be possible to produce a bill from it for the consideration of the House, which might accomplish great advantages, and which would still be from the objections which, I think, are obvious on the face of the Government project. What I object to in this bill is, not that it attempts to reform and reconstruct an ancient institution of the country—it is not that it may lead to very great changes, not in the con struction but in the administration of the university—but that it strikes a blow—a fatal blow, in my opinion—at the self-government, the freedom, and the independence of the university. That blow I think, is an unnecessary one, and I am sure that if this bill were referred to a select com mittee, all the results might be obtained which are required, without dealing the blow which, I am sure, every gentle man on both sides of the house must greatly reprobate and disapprove. That is my great objection to this measure. You propose to form a new constitution for the University of Oxford. Grant that a necessity is now admitted to exist for the establishment of a new constitution—why do you attempt also, at the same time, to realise what should properly be the results of the action of that new constitu tion? What you propose is not only to establish a new constitution for the university, but also to enterinto minute details into all those subjects the ordering and management of which are the proper office of the new constitution which you are about to establish. If the House of Commons is to settle how students are to be lodged—if it is to adjudi cate upon a scheme so important as the education to be given by the university—if it is to be decided what portion of tho revenues of a college are to be devoted to the main tenance of the particular objects for which the college was founded, and what portion is to be dedicated to the more general purposes ofthe university—if the House of Commons is to decide on all these subjects where, I ask, is the necessity for creating a new constitution for the university at all ? If you establish a new constitution for the university, and if you left to it to decide upon all these questions of detail, which are comprised in the sections of this bill, you would not be attacking the power of self-government in the university —you would rather be increasing it, and you would be giving strength and expansion to its freedom and indepen dence. I may be asked, however, how it was that, enter taining these objections to the bill, I allowed it to go to a second reading without opposition ? Perhaps, sir, if I had altogether followed my own inclination, I should have opposed the second reading, and it certainly was not I may say, without great anxiety and consideration that I acceeded to that stage of the bill ; but I thought the motion of the hon. gentleman the member for North Lancashire gave me an opportunity for expressing my sentiments with regard to the measure. The result at which the house has at present arrived is, that there must loe some change in the present constitution of Oxford ; but if the Government project is referred to a select committee, it may make alte rations in the proposed new form of Government, or it may omit all those clauses which refer to what I think ought to be the natural results of the action of that constitution of the university. Take, for instance, the question of private halls—establishments which, perhaps, I may say, are rather hostile to the colleges than not. Surely this ques tion, if the university has an adequate constitution pro vided for it, is one which will be much more proitably decided by the university than by the House of Commons. But, sir, I doubt very much whether this bill in any one of its proposals will effect any great and considerable change in the aspect and general character of the university. I do not believe that if you consent to pass this bill, that if you do actually provide for the entertainment of the stu dent at what are called private halls, you will at all provide for that class of indigentes of whom we have heard so much. The extension of the university in this manner is one of the great objects which you have in view, but I doubt verymuch whether this bill, if passed into law as it stands, will effect it. Look, too, to another point—the professional system, of which we have heard so much. I doubt very much whether by this bill you will be able to accomplish that great change in the system of Oxford which has been so much talked of, and which by many is so much feared. A professor—at least, such a one as is expected by the supporters of this bill—is not a man that can be suddenly created, even if you increase his income to a considerable extent. We have heard much to-night from the hon. member for Stroud of the results of the pro fessorial system in English universities, as compared with its results in foreign universities. Sir, I believe there is a great fallacy in that argument. (Hear, hear.) Take Ger many, far instance. What sphere is there for the genius, the intellect, and the energy of Germany but in the pro fessorial chair? (Hear, hear.) Give Germany a House of Commons, and do you think that she would then produce those men of profound erudition, of commanding eloquence men who can bury themselves in speculative abstractions, and produce those results of erudition which, we are told, shake the world more than territorial institutions? (Hear, hear.) The fact is, that in Germany, with a gifted popu lation double the extent of ours , there is no avenue for any man by which he can make the world conscious of his powers but the chair of the professor. In this country you may increase the salaries as much as you please, but to suppose that you can ever produce a class of men like the German professors is one of the most vain conclusions at which you can arrive. Look at the events of 1848, when you had popular chambers springing up in all direc tions all over Germany. Who were then the members of Parliament? Who were the Presidents and Vice-Presi dents of National Conventions? Who were Secretaries of State, and even Prime Ministers, but these very pro fessors? I should like to know what was the condition of the German universities when half their chairs were engaged in public affairs? The eloquence that had formerly adorned the professorial chair now attempted to influence a division; the man who had been the orna ment and glory of a university was now lost in the depth of - a Cabinet, acting with the respon sibility of the fortunes of his country and of Europe on his conduct. Why, sir, you had the whole ability of the country devoted to politics ; and if we have not these pro found professors in England, it is because the character of this country is different—(hear, hear)—the character of our life is contrary to it. We are a nation of action, and you may depend upon it that, however you may increase the rewards of professors —yon may give them 2,0001. year in stead of 2001.—ambition in England will look to public life —men will look to the House of Commons, and not to professors' chairs. (Hear.) I believe, therefore, that there is another great point in which you will not find any ma terial change effected by what you contemplate with regard to this revolution—this g reat revival of the profes sor i a l system. Yon w ill no t be able, however you think you may, to lay your hand upon 25 or 30 professors suddenly, capable of effecting a great influence on the youth of Eng land. You cannot get these men all at once; it will be slowly, by degrees, with great difficulty—by fostering and cultivating your resources, that you will be able to produce one of these great professors — a man able to influence the public opinion of the university. Whether, then, you look to the great change which you propose with respect to these private halls—which is, in fact, a revolution of the codegiate system--or whether you look to the great alte ration you contemplate by the revival of the professorial instead of the tutorial system —on both points you will meet, I think with great disappointment. With regard to that part of the bill which deals with the property of the colleges, I think it is neither more nor less than an appropriation clause. It may not at first assume the hideous aspect of such a proposition, but if you analyze it—if you calmly reflect upon it—it is neither more nor less than an appropriation clause. (Hear, hear.) But if you find, on the other hand, that the university is not ex tended by your private halls, and, on tho other, that this new system of education by professors instead of tutors is one which works very slowly—(hear) and which does not, even with the long sequence of time, effect the changes which you anticipate, you m a y say that the property of the colleges will not be consider ably assaulted or diminished. Grant all this. But you grant at the same time that the bill before us is a harmless hill; because, in fact, it will affect little or nothing. Upon subjects of so great importance I cannot say that I ion in favour of supporting a bill simply because I think it may do no harin—aaccording, of course, to my view of moral and social injury ; the very fact that you are dealing with great subjects and great interest s , although you may ultimately accomplish little, is iu itself a very great evil. But I do not rest my objection on this, whit may be con sidered, limited ground. Admitting that this bill is not an effective measure—admitting that it does not produce any considerable change—admitting that it does not mate rially affect the character and condition of the university —will there not, I ask, be a feeling of great disappoint. ment excited by it ? The real university reformers will naturally rise and say, " This bill of yours which we sup ported turns out just as we suspected from the first--it does no good at all ; Oxford is open to all those objections which we have always urged against it ; it is characterized by all those evils which we have so often denounced it re mains ; somewhat modified, perhaps, in form, but in spirit in the same, and, therefore, what we require now is a thorough and real reform." But will not these real re formers find some advantage in the bill before us, although it may not have produced any results ? Will they not take advantage of the clause in this bill which appropriates a portion of the revenues of the colleges, studiously and subtlely as the application of that clause may at present be guarded, and will they not come forward with re doubled force, appealing to your failure as a fatal pre cedent for a stronger measure ? I see in a moment what must b e th e consequences o f t h e leg i slat i on now recom mended ; if this bill be successful according to its avowed objects general chara:enry you do not meet the difficulties with which you have to contend, and if it fails a standing ground to produce absolute and actual change in the of those whose 1 . condition of the university, it gives *tense advantage for the future as saultse shall select committee, shall ls e; But if this bill be referred to a whom I wish. to 0 se designs I cannot sytnpatise with, and not have means to counteract framing the constitution of then this difficulty? 'Vir have the opportunity of the university in that manner which we may think roost likely to accomplish. all that is necessary, and we can invest it with all the power which changes —if it deals the (Ines isfhit (teals is necessary to produce the desired re universities ever effect:3 chan Then, if the tioe of increased accommodation for etude with the question which system of education should e ncouraged by the university—if it deals eves h th e th e appropriation of college property—it will be from its own action, with entire independence, with entire free dom, with entire self-government, which, in my opinion, it is of the utmost importance for us to encourage in those great seats of learning whose fortunes are now under our consideration. I know it may be an observation distaste ful to many, th.mgch I wake it with every respect—bat I cannot help feeling that if we do that which is somewhat difficult, if we free ourselves fur the moment from that heated political atmosphere in which we all of us move, and if we take a general glance at our conduct for the last 20 years, say, we must observe that there has been what may bo called a morbid desire on the part of the Legisla- . ture of this country to effect changes in the institutions of the country. (Hear.) I say, on the part of the Legisla ture, because I am bound to say, that I do not see that ,ieeire and intention on the part of the people of this country. On a point like this there is nothing like refer ence to facts. About 20 years ago, or less, there was on the part of the Legislature an assault on the estates of the church. Then it was said that the ecclesiastical revenues of a considerable portion of the church were not directed and devoted in the manner most advantageous to the State • there were anomalies and imperfections which ought to be removed, and an appropriation clause was pro posed in this house with respect to those revenues. It was not the will of Parliament or the authority of the Sovereign that prevented that appropriation, but it was the good sense and the good feeling of the great body of the community. (Hear, hear.) Twenty years have now elapsed, and I should like a question of that condition to be brought before the House of Commons at present. I have no doubt that the verdict of the House of Commons would sanction the good sense and the good feeling of the great body of the people. There is no one at the present moment but recognises that that was a proposition on the part of the Legislature of a revolutionary character, which was not justified by circumstances, and which futurity has not sealed with its approbation. (Hear, hear.) Well, sir, there is another great question in w hi c h I see the same morbid desire evinced by the Legislature to deal with the institutions of the country, which, in my opinion, is not shown by the people of the country, and that is the re construction of Parliament. During the last 20 years there has been no scheme, however wild or however matured, which has not been brought forward by statesmen and by gentlemen opposite upon this subject. From the charter down to the last scheme of the noble lord you have had propositions brought forward in their turn to effect great changes in one of the most important institutions of the country—the House of Common& (Hear, hear.) But I say that the morbid desire evinced by the Legislature to deal with the institutions of the country in that respect has not been shared by the people, because, certainly, with re gard to Parliamentary reform,- as well as with respect to the attack upon the ecclesiastical revenues, it has not been the Opposition that has prevented the measure passing, but it has been the good sense of the people of the country. (Cheers.) In these changes we have had the estate of the church attacked, and we have had the construction of the House of Commons assailed by the Legislature. The unhallowed hand is now laid upon the ark of the universities, and the same plea is urged on the same fallacy. And what is that plea ? The plea is, that there are anomalies and imperfections that ought to be removed; the fallacy is, that in removing these anomalies and imperfections we never calculate and we never consider that much greater injury is done to a country like the pre sent by outraging the principles upon which our institu tions thus depend than by removing a few anomalies and imperfections. I have had occasion to say before, and lam not ashamed to say it now, that this country is ruled by traditionary influences. You might have a stronger Go vernment than you have at present, by getting Yid of these traditionary influences—you might have a standing army —you might have a logical, inexorable, and vigorous sys tem of centralised administration—you may have State education or secular education ; you may have a stronger Government, but you will have a weaker people. And, sir, among these traditionary influences the influence of the universities of the country has not been the least consider able. Its direct action has been great ; its indirect action has been greater. If I were asked, " Would you have Oxford with its self-government, freedom, and indepen dence, but yet with its anomalies and imperfections, or would you have the university under the control of the Government ?" I would say, " Give me Oxford, free and independent, with all its anomalies and imperfections." (Cheers.) But, sir, the painful alternative is not placed before us. We have a propitious occasion at present before us in which we are invited, as it were, by the universities to increase their powers—to give them an enlarged sphere of action. Why do we not take advantage of that opportunity ? Why do we not come forward and say, " We will construct for you a constitution (which, - indeed, under this bill you are professing to construct) adequate to the occasion. We will leave it to this new constitution, with all its independence and freedom preserved and respected, to make all those alterations, and to effect all those changes which the course of time and the altered circumstances of the country, of the age, and of the university require ?" So far you could advance with truth, with justice, and, I believe, you would advance with success. But the moment you quit that line you are degrading the university, and you are destroying one of those influences which, in the aggregate, forms one of the elements by which you govern this coun try. Remember what is at stake. It is the national cha racter of the weary that depends upon your respecting the institutions of the country. (Cheers) I know well the objection may be made, and it has been made by an hon. gentleman opposite, that the university has had the opportunity to make the necessary changes, and that the university has been found wanting. But is that true? It is very true that in 1847 the University of Oxford ac knowledged that considerable changes should be effected, and that in 1850 all the changes deemed necessary had not been accomplished. But was the task easy ? It is not true that in the interval nothing was done. Groh was done, but it was not an easy task for a university which had existed for 800 years to accomplish in a short time all that was re quired. I have said before, you will have much to answer for if you place the universities of this country under the control of the State. I believe that is the great point in the question, and I cannot understand how gentlemen oppo site, though they may be university reformers, and though they may be extremely anxious to see great changes, espe cially in the University of Oxford, for reasons that may in fluence them, I cannot understand how they can consent to obtain such results at so costly a price as to place a univer sity, which, of all institutions, should be independent and free, under the control and management of the State. (Hear, hear.) There is one point upon which, though I touch upon it with reluctance, I cannot allow the debate of this night to pass entirely in silence. It is that strange appeal which has been made to the house to-sight in sup port, as I believe, of this policy of interference in the management of the universities of the State by the hon. member for Stroud. I say I believe it, because lam totally at this moment at a loss to understand what course the hon. gentleman is about to take. [Ms. HoßsmaN made a remark which was inaudible in the gallery.] I am told that the hon. gentleman has said at a moment I had not the pleasure of listening to him that he intends to oppose the amendment of the hon. member for North Lancashire, be cause until he had heard the statement of Government, he had not been exactly aware what the object of that amendment was. lam surprised that an hon. gentleman who goes so far into futurity— Mr. HORSMAN said he had been misunderstood. He had not stated what the right hon. gentleman had repre sented him to have said, but what he really had stated was this, that if the bill were sent to a select committee and would come back to the house this year in time to pass the Legislature, he would have supported the amendment of the hon. member for North Lancashire, but that, as he believed, if an amendment were carried, the bill would be rejected for a year, he preferred giving his support to the proposition of the Government. Mr. DISRAELI—That is an objection which I have al ready noticed. Ido not think upon the subject of the university that delay can be more fatal than upon the sub ject of the British constitution. (Cheers.) And, if we can postpone the reform of parliament, not for a year, but for even an indefinite period, I am disposed to think we shall not incur too grave a hazard in voting for the amendment of the hon. member for North Lancashire. (Laughter and cheers.) But the point upon which I wish to touch, and which I touch upon in this house always with great regret and concern, is the appeal made to the House of Com mons to support a measure which I believe in itself would be ineffective for the purpose it asserts and al leges, and which I think would lead to most dangerous consequences, upon the strange and startling grounds alleged by the hon. member for Stroud. We are to pass this bill because Christianity is in danger, because we have a prospect before us of the religion in which we all believe finding a solitary refuge in the British isles. Such is the statement of the hon. gentleman, and such is his opinion of Divine revelation, that that is a contingency more than probable, and it is a result we must arm against by the immediate institution of professors at Oxford. (Hear, hear.) But I must presume to remind the hon. gentleman that, whatever he may think of the erudition and the philosophy of Germany, there was a period when a country not less enlightened, not less civilised, not less qualified by human accomplishment, under Divine favour, to influence the fortunes and the opinions of mankind—l must remind the hon. gentleman that there was a time when such a country produced men who, in genius, in acquirement, in brilliancy of conception, and in splendour of diction would not yield even to German professors. That country was France—a country enlightened by Vol taire and inflamed by Rosseau. That was the country where all the philosophers of Europe assembled, it was a country where they devoted themselves to the destruction of that system which the lion. gentleman thinks now in danger—which he thinks can only be preserved by uni versity reform. But that was a country, and that was an age in which the highest genius directed to an end was eminently successful. There was not a sacred image in that country that was not desecrated. Every holy tradition, every divine thought in the inspired literature of the Hebrew people, in whatever language it was written, was treated with contumely and contempt. You had the. triumph of philosophy (I know not who were the pro fessors of philosophy at Oxford at that moment)—yon witnessed the fatal success of that insurrectionary at tempt which now appals the honourable gentleman. Long years have passed since that catastrophe.. I and all of us have probably visited that land. I have seen the churches in that country supported by no State endowment, but upheld by the sympathy of be lieving millions. I and all of use who have been in that country have seen devoted ,to the Christianity which the hon. gentleman thinks in danger all the re sources of art and all the divine attributes of genius, and I cannot forget that at this moment, when, after a peace of nearly half a century, England is again embarked in war— when England has entered upon a contest the fortune of which may alarm the boldest and make the most sanguine timorous—l cannot forget that the ruler of the nation to which I have referred is our most trusty, and I believe most trustworthy ally. (Cheers.) When I remember this, I defy the efforts of the German professors ; let them shut up churches, let them tear down sacred images, and what will happen in Germacy ie that which has happened before in France—the altars will again be adorned, and the cause of truth will be upheld by an influence more powerful than university reform. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT felt himself incompetent to discuss the details of the bill, but it appeared to him to be, like other recent measures, a compromise of a doubtful character. A clause that was good seemed immediately counteracted by a clause of another description. He did not think that the Government, not being agreed as to the measure, ought to press it on their supporters. He was invited to co-ope rate in a tinkering amendment of a bill said to be of a na tional character; and then he, and five millions who thought like him as to the Establishment, were told that they had no sympathy and no part in the matter. He re marked that the boasted university system had not pro duced union even in the Church itself. The Dissenters would, if this bill were passed, find themselves forgotten. If Government could not carry the measures which ought to ba car-ied, they ought not to meddle with them at all, and ho caliee on Lord John Russell to make a stand for the Dissenters, and take the opinion of the house upon it, and he would obtain a majority. 90 The house, the numberse,afterfive honrsand a half of discussion, divided, were— For the amendment For going into committee 172 Majority for Government --82 Mr. HENLEY then moved that the committee should be po stp o ned these eere amltae f uroarritiatioinNvsee k. The bill, The riot been in the hands of members until that morning, and tthhea:teas last amended, had CHANCELLOR alterationsvor were nt oh not material. from E c t a h eE EXCHEQUER Eld bßill.explained come discussion followed, and Mr. HENLEY pressing his motion, the house divided, and the numbers were — For going into committee For the week's postponement lOl Majority for Government —59 The house then went into committee on the bill. The chairman then reported progress, and the other orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. r --- --- ~-_ Tll THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDA , Y EVENING, APRIL 28, 1854. T xti;tfri. ll MALTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) TWO YEAR OLD STAKES. Louvat.. MALTON HANDICAP. Captain Cornish Five ran. frourtb Xib titan SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. AMERICA. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. LIVERPOOL, Friday.—This afternoon, about three o'clock, the United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. She sailed from New York on the 16th inst., and has brought besides the mails, 180 pas sengers and $700,000 in specie on freight. The Arctic, from hence on the29th inst., arrived at New York on the same date the Atlantic left that port, and the America, from hence, arrived at Boston on the 14th. At the departure of the steamer nothing had been heard of the City of Glasgow, screw-steamer, which left on the I s t o f March for Philadelphia. The Herman, from Southampton on 29th inst., arrived at New York on the 14th inst. The Money Market was light, but Stocks were steady. The news brought by- the America had caused great excitement in the market. Market for breadstuf rs which caused a rise in flour of 60 cents per bar rel, and wheat 10 cents. Provisions rather bris k, and prices firm. The cotton market was dull, and prices weak. Freights advancing. Exchange on London 109.} to 1091. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tais EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that, on Monday the Bth of May, he would inov the second reading of the bill to prevent unauthorised intercourse with foreign countries. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS ---(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the ch kir at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were re iui a third time and !lassie : Abemavenny Improvement; Buckingham and , Towcester Road; Guild of Literature 'rid Art ; Rossall •Sea Wal ; South Staffordshire Railway;; West Hartlepool Improve ment. The following bills Cvere c nsidered, and ordered to lie on the table :—Ayr and May-bole Junction Railway ; Hors monden and Marden Roads ; Saint Mawes Port, Harbour, and Pier ; South Shields Roads. The Cornwall Railway BilL was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. PETIVIONS. Petitions were presented 1,y7 Mr. Corbally, from New Ross, against the inspection of nunneries; by Sir J. Walmsley, from Leicester, against public-houses being opened on the Lord's day; a] so a petition praying that the universities may be thrown open to all classes of her Ma jesty's subjects ; by Mr. D. Seymour, of Hull, complain ine• of prosecutio ns by th e ii tamp-office against a paper published by him, and prayinrg for the repeal of the Stamp Act ; by Mr. Pollard Urquihart, from Westmeath and Longford, against the inspection of nunneries ; by Lord D. Stuart, from the inhabitan- Is of Carnarvon, expressing satisfaction at the energy displayed by her Majesty's Gover nment in respect of the.war; by Sir J. Trollope, from the Board of Guardians of Boston, against any alteration in the law of settlement; by Colonel Blair from various places in Ayr, against the Scotch Education Bill; by the Lord Advocate from the Free Synod of Stirling and va rious other places in Scotland, in favour of the Scotch Education Bill ; by Sir A. J. Cockburn in favour of the Bribery at Elections Bill, arid( a petition from the Town Council of Cambridge with a similar prayer; by Mr. W. Patten from Lancaster, against any alteration in the law of settlement, as regards Irish and Scotch paupers; by Mr. Blackett from Newcastle-on -Tyne, praying for the admis sion of Dissenters to the universities ;• by Mr. J. Ball, 2 petitions from the county and borough bf Carlow, against any inspection of nunneries. TRANSPORT OF THE FORCES. Sir J. WALSH wished to ask whether, considering that the combined action of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, is essential in modern warfare, and that the period required for the transpo r t o f th e two latter arms is the measure of time of all effective military operations, her Majesty's Go vernment are prepared to adopt. any plan by which steam power may be generally applied to the conveyance by sea of these two branches of the service. Sir J. GRAHAM said he thought his best course, in answering the hon. baronet, was to state to the house what the Government had accomplished since the Bth February by the means, such as they were, at the dis posal of the Government. Th ey had sent' to Turkey, since the Bth of February, 830 officers, 21,119 men, 2,259 horses. They had sent in additi on 2 ,300 lbs. of provisions, and of commissariat and ordnan ce s t ores, 8,300 tons. They employedhad d 92 sandconsidering had to be moved, and the short ti me, as already stated, within which the work had b een accomplished, and the transports,te distance 2f.) ste amers, and 70 sailing which this force vessels number of men and horses that had been moved, he was confident that at no former period of the history of this country, had the same amount of work been performed in so short a time. (Cheers.) METROPOLITAN LETTER CARRIERS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked why the report of the com missioners appointed last year by the Treasury to investi gate the complaints of the district letter carriers of the me tropolis has not been laid upon the table ; and whether any thing has been, or is likely to be, done towards the removal of the grievances of which they have so long complained ? Mr. HAYTER said no commission had been appointed to inquire into the complaints uf the letter carriers, but a commissionbeen appointed to inquire generally into the subject of the delivery of letters in the metropolis, and the report of that commission would shortly be laid on the table. !THE BLACK SEA FLEET. Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if Catholics serving in the Black Sea fleet, or in the Baltic, or on board any of her Majesty's ships at present in commission, are compellel to attend Protestant divine se rvice, when read on board, either by a chaplain, naval instructor, or other officer; and, if such be the case, whether the practice of compelling them will be allowed to continue, when Catholic soldiers are not in any case compelled to attend Protestant service; whether the Ad miralty will consider of allowing Catholics on such occa sions to assemble on the forecastle apart frost the rest of the ship 'S company, under charge of a warrant or petty offi cer of their own communion. Sir J. GRAHAM' said this subject had already been discussed in the house once this session, and he stated then what the Admiralty had done in the matter. Divine ser vice was constantly celebrated in the fleet, according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, and he was not aware that the Roman Catholic sailors in the service had made any objection of their religions wants being neglected. There was consequently no intention whatever to alter the law in this respect, though it was right that he should add that he was now in communication with the admiral and commander of the fleet, upon the subject of giving Roman Catholic sailors increased facilities for observing and per forming their religious duties. Lord D. STUART asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether it be true, as stated repeatedly in the public papers, that subsequently to its having been notified to the Russian Government that the English and French fleets had received orders to enter the Black Sea, and to, require and if necessary to compel every Russian ship they might meet with to re-enter a Russian port; and notwithstand ing that notification, that Russian ships of war have crossed the Black Sea, and have removed a considerable number of Russian troops from the coast of Circassia to the Crimea, without experiencing any impediment whatever in the per formance of that important operation from any of the ships of the allied fleets? Sir J. GRAHAM was not aware of any occurrence in the Black Sea to which the question could refer, except it was the case of the Samson. which, on visiting the Cir cassian coast on the 16th of March, found a few small Rus sian steamers engaged in the destruction of a number of Circassian Forts, and the English commander had no other alternative than to order them into the nearest Russian port, war not having then been declared by England against Russia, though a notice had been sent to the go vernor of Sebastopol, that in the event of Russian ships venturing out of port they would be compelled by the combined v ' into fleets to return into porn. AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. Lord D. STUART - asked Lord J. Russell, whether the Porte and the Government of Servia have consented that the Territory of Servia shall be occupied by Austrian troops? Lord J. RUSSELL said that no Austrian troops at pre sent occupied Servia, and moreover Austria had declared that she would not think herself justified in the occupying of Servia unless the Russian troops should enter Servia, or in case of a Servian insurrection. THE TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR rose to ask the Secretary at War whether his attention has been called to the follow ing statements contained in a letter published in the Times of 26th April, purporting to come frotn their own corre spondent at Gallipoli, under date of 10th April, respecting the provisions made for the reception of the British troops there ; and whether he can give any explanation with re spect to the accuracy of those statements, and whether any steps had been taken by her Majesty's Government to prepare for the reception of the British troops at Gallipoli —and, if so, what those steps were ? Mr. S. HERBERT entered into a somewhat lengthened statement in reply, similar to that given by the Duke of Newcastle in the House of Lords last night. Ho defended the precautions taken by the Government for sending out everything to supply the wants of the troops, and read an extradt from a letter from Mr. Commissary Smith, explaining the extreme difficulties of procuring fresh provisions, &c., in Turkey. The most zealous co operation was given by the Turkish Government and their officers, and with regard to the particular quarter at Galli poli in which our troops were stationed, he (Hr. S. Her bert) had seen private letters from officers at Gallipoli, who declare that they prefer the Greek quarter of the town to any other, on account of its sanitary advantages. (Hear.) SCOTCH MILITIA. Col. BLAIR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the intention of the Government to enrol the Scotch Militia this year ; and whether he can state at what period of the year the ;;., he required to assemble for exercise? Mr. S. HERBERT said it was intended to bring i n 3 bill for the purpose ; and if the house assented to the bill, the enrolment would most likely take place in the autumn. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. Mr. LAFFAN asked Lord John Russell to explain the reasons which have led the Government, in making ar rangements for the conduct of the Ordnance service during the absence of the Master-General, to pass over Sir John Burgoyne, and appoint a junior officer of the Ordnance corps to be Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. Lord J. RUSSELL declined to state any reasons for the appointment, but the claims of Sir J. Burgoyne had not been overlooked. GREEK CHRISTIANS. Mr. COBDEN asked Lord John Russell whether the Government contemplated laying before Parliament any papers relating to the insurrection of the Greek Christians in Turkey, and explanatory of our present relations with the court of Athens? The hon. member ins,le the usual formal motion for an adjournment, to enable him to enter into a lengthened statement upon the subject of the trade of Turkey, and to explain that several Greek houses who were mainly concerned in that trade had been expelled from Turkey because, although born subjects of the Porte, they had become naturalised Greeks. Lord J. RT.JSELL replied that the Government hoped in a short time to be in a position to lay before the house all the papers they had received on the subject, and it would then be seen that lie was right in stating that the Government of Athens had been mainly instrumental in fomenting the Greek insurrection. It would also be shown that there were strong reasons to justify the Porte in making the expulsion to which the hon. member had referred, be cause it was clear that the parties expelled, although resid ing in Turkey, were subjects of a hostile power. The Greek insurrection was one of the consequences which might have been foreseen from the unjustifiable conduct of the Empe ror of Russia, for which there was scarcely an apologist to be found anywhere, except, perhaps, the hon. member for the West Riding. (Cheers and laughter). Mr. BRIGHT took the same view of this question as the honourable member for the West Riding, and insisted that the demands which Turkey had made upon the Government of Athens were as unjustifiable and impolitic as her expul sion of Greek naturalised subjects. Neither be nor his honourable friend were the advocates or supporters of the Emperor of Rt.. ; but both of them deprecated the langu Igo which the noble lord had held out towards that potentate as well as the Government of Athena. Turkey required that Greece .hotil I put down the freedom of the press—a most indefensible demand ; and yet - her Majesty's Government were upholding Turkey in that demand. He denied that the Government of Athens was responsible for the Greek insurrection, as it was called, and if the noble lord would consent to lay the papers on the table without cur. Ailment or omission whatever, he was satisfied they would bear him out in that state ment. We ha el entered into this war for the protection of Turkey, but the vast majority of her inhabitants were Greeks ; and the fact was, we were now resisting the rights of th very people whom we pro posed to protect. The fact was, the Greek element was the great difficulty of this question ; and h e mu s t t e ll th e nobl lord that it would be got over neither by his abuse of the Emperor of Russia► nor the sneers which he indulged in at the expense of his hon. friend the member for the West Riding. Mr. LAYARD defended the course taken by the Turkish Government. The Greeks they had expelled; although enjoying great privileges under Turkish toleration, had yet been rash enough to subscribe large sums to wards the Greek insurrection, and he did not won der that Turkey was compelled to resort to their expulsion. There was no denying the fact that the Government of Greece was mainly responsible for the Greek insurrection, and they had brought it about partly with the aid of that free press of which the hon. member for Manchester seemed to speak so feelingly. The Greek press, however, was not free, because it was s Aject to the control of the Government of Athens, and it would be a mistake to suppose that a comparison could be drawn be tween it and the press of this country. Sir J. GRAHAM rose, and was' [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 18. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Draw ing-Rooms at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock :—Thursday, 11th May next. Saturday, 23th May next, to celebrate her Majesty's Birth-day. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars, at the Drawing-Room on the 20th of May next. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, APRIL 18. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Levees, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : ednesday, 3d May next ; Friday, 9th June next. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 27. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Arnold Louis Vanden Bergh as Vice-Consul at Portsmouth for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Siegerich C. Kreeft as Consul-General in the United King dom for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklen burgh-Schwerin. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 28. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at the Pirmus, re porting the passing of a law prohibiting the exportation from Greece of all kinds of grain. WAR-OFFICE, Aram 28. Ist Regiment of Foot-Assistant Surgeon William Dum• brock, from the Staff to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 4th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon James Ekin, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon ' April 28. sth Foot-Second Lieutenant Edward Reginald Sim mons to he First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Charles Carter, deceased, Jan. 29 ; Gentleman Cadet John Creagh, from the Royal Military College, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Simmons, April 28. 7th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon Alfred Malpas Tippetts, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 19th Foot - Assistant-Surgeon William Richard Grylls, from the Staff. to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 21st Foot-Second Lieutenant Henry Francis Eden Hurt to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Car teret, who retires ; Vaughan Harming Lee, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hurt, April 23. 23rd Foot-First Lieutenant Cornelius Graham Sutton retires by y ; s to e c b o e n d Ca L p i t e a u i t n e , n b a y . t p j u . r rn e h e a s s e D , u v ff ice to b A e n d F e i r r i s l t o Lieutenant who purchase, vice Sutton ; Assistant-Surgeon Andrew Risk, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 26th Foot-Ensign John Coiling to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Elwes, who retires ; Camborne Hasti ngs Poynter, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Coiling, April 28. 27th Foot-Quartermaster -Sergeant John Trencr to be Quartermaster, vice Thompson, appointed to the Depot Battalion at Templemore, April 28. 28th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon James Frederick Steuart, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 30th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon DavisMilroy, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 33d Foot-Assistant Surgeon Thomas Clark, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. :14th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant Terence Rowan to be Quartermaster, vice Williamson appointed to the De pot Battalion at Wollner, April 28. 38th Foot-Ensign Peter Wright Breton to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Potter, who retires; John Bolton French. Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Breton ; Assistant-Surgeon William Younge Jeeves, from the Staff to be Assistant-Surgeon, Ap r il 28. , 41st Foot-tissistant-Surgeo.l Frederick Tydd Abbott, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 42d Foot-Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Maclean, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 23. 44th Foot--Assistant-Surgeon Richard Lewise Butler, from the Staff, to he Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 46th Foot-Lieutenant Albert Nicholas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Chambers, who retires ; Ensign James Edward Perry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nicholas ; Edward To wnshend, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Perry ; Quartermaster Serjeant George Sanderson to be Quartermaster, vice Scoltock, appointed to the depot battalion at Templemore, April 28. 47th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Athanasius Cu sack, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Sugeon, April 23. 49th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon John Holmes Jephson, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 23. 50th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon George Frederick Davis, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 23. 55th Foot-Assistant Surgeon James WI-Lae Cowan, M.D., from the Staff, to bo Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 66th Foot-Captain Ebenezer Jones, from half-pay un attached, to be Captain, vice Johnston ' promoted without purchase, to an unatt ac hed majority; Lieutenant George Watson to be Captain, by purchase, vice E. Jones, who retires ; Ensign Leslie Eames to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Watson; Richard Thos. Hughes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Eames, April 28. 77th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon Alex. Humfrey, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 79th Foot-Surgeon Thos. Goldie Sint, M.D., from the 48th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Grant, appointed to the Depot Battalion at Winchester; Assistant-Surgeon E. L. Lundy, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, April 23. 85th Foot-Capt. John Henry Edward de Robeck, from half-pay 4th Foot, to be Captain, vice Chester, appointed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion; Lieutenant John Armi tage to be Captain, by purchase, vice de Robeck, who re tires ; Ensign Waller Astir.) to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Armitage; Henry Holyoake Goodricke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ashe, April 28. 88th Foot-Assistant -Surgeon William Harris, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, April 28. 93d Foot-Assistant-Surgeon William Henry Pollard, from the Staff, to he Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 95th Foot, Assistant• Surgeon George Money Swinhoe, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. 99th Foot-Ensign John Bennett Williams to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Austen, who retires ; George Robert Saunders, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams, April 28. Rifle Bri g ad e - Assistant-Surgeon James Lunden Brown, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Su rgeon April 28. Ist West Indi a Regiment-Joseph William Lewis, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kysh, pro moted in the Gold Coast Corps, April 28. Gold Coast Corps -Ensign John Kvsh, from the let West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, - without purchase, April 28. V T P.! V TIT CI I' `~ ! Moore M'Neeee, Gen t, ; Mi eh II el rl el Ton n ere , C4 , r, t, ; H,lllaS Linidin Brown, M.D.; Ww, 1-!eto-y - Flower, G“iTi - .; Alex. Guthrie, M.D.; Edward Young Kellett, Gent.; Angastus'ehapple, Gent.; Charles Ricketts, Gent.; George Lucas Hooper, Gout.; Frederick Gustavus Hamil ton, Gent , April 28. • STAFF—William Govett Romaine, Esq., Barrister-at- Law, to be Deputy J u d ge Ad voca t e f or l oca l service with the Troops employed on a particular service to the east ward of Malta, Aprillo ; Veterinary Surgeon Thomas Jex, of the 2d Dragoons to be Veterinary Surgeon to the At my proceeding to Turkey ; Veterinary Surgeon John Legrew, of the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary Surgeon to the Army proceeding to Turkey, April 28. BREVET—Captain Ebenezer Jones, of the 66th Foot, to be Major in the Army, N ov . 23 ; Brevet-Major Ebenezer Jones, of the 66th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11 MEMORANDIIM.—The appointment of Surgeon of the First Class William Henry Burrell, M.D., to be Deputy Inspector General of Ho'pitals, as stated in the Gazette of 28th March, 1854, has been cancelled. The dates of the Commissions of the undermentioned Purveyors have been altered to 27th April, 1853, in order that they may b.. , placed according to their proper station in the Army List, viz. : —William Henry Chapp. George Pratt, Matthew Wreford, Henry Hamilton Acher3n, and Lucas Ward. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Artillery Regiment of the Militia of the County of Dur ham—George Hodgson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, April 18. 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—The Commission of John Ballard Gardiner, Esq., Adjutant, and late Captain 17th Foot, to serve with rank of Captain, is to take date from 29th December, 1852, that being the date of his appointment as Adjutant, April 15; John Ed ward Knight, Gent., to be Ensign, April 18. Queen's Own Royil Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Peter Charles Gilli es Webster to be Lieu tenant, vice Garnett, resigned ; John Villibrs Stuart Townshend, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Webster, promoted, April 22. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—John Terry Liston, Esq., late Captaiu 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, April zO. Warwickshire Militia —lst Regiment—Ensign Henry Flood Page to be Lieutenant ; Ensign William Tibbets to be Lieutenant, April 20. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gentle men to be Commissioners to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery : William s Levehon Donaldson, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury-square. Thomas Eilyne Tomlins, Lincoln's-inn. Willis Sharp, Vernlam-buildings, Gray's-inn. Edward Lambert, John-street, Bedford-row. Andrew Van S tndau, King street, Cheapside. William Vizer, Moorgate-street, City. Thomas Kersey Edwards, Lawrence Pountney-lane. Frederick Wickings Sm ith, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Thomas Parker, Lidenhfs-inn-fields. BANKRUPTS. Edward Ground, grocer, Levrington ParsondroVe, Cam bridgeshire, to sur, ender, M.ly 5, at half-past twelve, and June 9, at half-past oue, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basitighall-stroet ; Abbott, Jenkins, and Abbott, New Inn; Watson, Wisbech. Edwin Alfred Theobald, stationer, Bath, May Band June 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee ; Linklater, Size-lane. Stephen Thwaites, grocer, Hastings, May 6, at half-past one, and June 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall chambers ; J and J. H. Linklater, Sise-lane. John Thomas Hollowaf, silk agent, Arthur-terrace, Vic toria-road, Stoke Newington, May 6, at two, and June 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall.street ; Redcross-street. Charles Dove, builder, Chorlton -upon -Medlock, Man chester, May 9 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Staui lahl, Abbott, and Atkinson, Loudon; Manchester. Wm. Trebilcock, boot and shoe maker, Plymouth, Shy and June t 2, at one, at the Exeter Di s tri c t Court. Hirt zell, official assig nee , Exeter; El worthy, Plymouth. Jumes Watts, tobacconist, Birit.ingham, May 11, and June 8, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham ; East, Birmingham. Henry Ludford, bookseller, Gloucester, May 19, and June 13, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Jones, Gloucester; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. __ Joseph J. Wells, haberdasher, Coventry, May 11, and June 8, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christi,, official assignee, Birmingham ; Goddard, King street, Cheapside. William Clift, cattle and sheep salesman, tilting, May 12, at two, and June 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Condell, Copthalleourt ; Crick, MAdon, Essex. John Ducker, railway contractor, Bilston, May 29, at 10, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; East, Birmingham leri Pearson, cloth-maker, Golcar, Yorkshire, May 29, at half-past twelve, and June 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court Hope, official assignee, Leeds • Freeman and Batley, Huddersfield, Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John Haworth, plumber, Haywood, Lancaster, May 12, and June 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Dodge, Liver pool. - Jesse Joyce, Bookseller, Bolton-le-Moors, May 10 and 31, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official as signee, Manchester ; Freeman and Bothamley, Coleman street ; Bagshaw and Sons. Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. George Gunn, carriage hirer, Glasgow. BANK. OF . ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 22d day of April, 1854. ISSUE DEP. Z Notes issued ..•• .... 26,562,010 ITMENT. Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,9,i4,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,562,010 Sliver bu11i0n........ - X 26,562,010 £26,5 i3O 0 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier . Dated the 27th day of April, 1854. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14.553,000 Government securities (includg.De4d •1' eight 3,166,453 Public deposits Lin eluding Exche:tuer, Commissioners of Natonal Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 1,767,723 Other deposits 2,003,625 Seven Day and other Bilis ........ . 1,189,099 13,349 0 7 Other securities...... 14,33t5,835 N tes • •..... 4,2 1,815 Gold and silver coin.. 754,083 £34729,800 ,C 32,729,800 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 27th day of April, 1t45, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 25th day of April, 18.51, is 255. lid. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London Yew Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was sought after; 120 hhis Demerara sold freely at full terms, good to fine brown 32s to 335, ord yellow 33s 601 to 345, and good crys talised 38s to 395; 20_1111 , 1s Jain.tica, brown 32s to 335. For the week sales are 1462 hhcls, &c. REFINED.—To-day there were rea ly buyers of refined sugar for home trade purposes, and supply iv much reduced. Prices are for brown lumps at 44s 6d, and low to tine gro cery 45s to 495. MAIIRITIUS.—To-day Mauritius sugar was much in de mand at public sale, 480 bags were sub( at very full rates, low to fineyellow at 33s to 37s 6d, mid to fine brown 30s to 335, inferior 27s 61 to 293 6A, very ord 26s 6d to 275, low to fine grey 32s to 365, and good to fine grainy yellow 38s to 40s 6d. EAST INDIA.—To-day a public sale of Madras sold freely at firm rates. Mid to tine yellow 37s to 39s 6d, and white 41s to 44s ; 700 bags native 28s 6d to 31s 6d for yellow and brown. Penang went at, white 36s to 37s 61, yellow and grey 328 to 355, and 493 bags Bengal, soft brown 28s 6d to 30s, and ord yellow 30s 6d 31s 6d. COFFEE.—To-day there was no public sale of Planta tion Ceylon, but privately several parcels were sold at fully former rates. Native is wanted, and 600 bags in public sale sold at 45s for good ord. TEA.—The quantity of congou on offer is larger than in the previous week, and demand having further increased, prices rather declined for lower qualities. Of green, supply is greater, and dealers are reluctant to do business, and most descriptions can be obtained at rather lower terms. TALLOW.—An improvement has taken place in demand for Russian from speculators and consumers, causing an advance of 9d to is per cwt. Sales of first sort P.Y. candle on the spot made at 64s 9d to # 55, and for delivery in Au gust 6:s9d to 67s Supply is still increasing of home melted and 62s 6d to 63s are the rates accepted cash. For other sorts of tallow demand is also brisker, and prices are is ' higher ; Australian, mid to fine mutton sailing at 63s to to 65s ; beef 61s to 645; South American 61s to 655, and French melted 62s to 61s per cwt. The quantity offered at auction this afternoon was 600 casks. Stock is 8,000 more than last year, and deliveries show a decrease of 5,000 casks, and prices rule higher by 19s to 20s per Cwt. OILS.—In Linseed 011 larger purchases have been made, and there is an advance; sales on the spot at 40s to 40s 6,1 and 41s 6d to 43s for future delivery. In Olive transac tions are limited; Gallipoli at 601 . to 611, an d other sorts 57/ to 591. per ton. In Ripe Oil extensive transactions ; brown at 44s to 44s 6d, and refined 45s 6d to 468. COURSE OF EXCH ANGE—TEIIS DAL Amsterdam....... ... 11 13 Gibraltar .. ~..,....... ._II I? i;ii it3-eegnh0tairn.............................. 2 3 5 0 5 5 2 2 N% Ditto, thre . e .. m . 0 .. n . th5 ... .... Rotterdam . 25 17% Milan ........ Antwerp •• • • • • • • • • • • • Brussels .............. 25 17% Venice ................ tiamburgh ............ 13 4% Naples ............ 41; ......... Palermo ......... , . ••• ' l' . Altona .. • • • • • pi .............. .... 24 95 dessi na ....... • • • ~x 61,4 - - Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Lisbon ....... • • •• •• ' • ' 2. Ni Niarseilles..• • .. • • • • .... 25 32% Oport, .... ~. •'••• • • • • 5% Bourdeaux ........ •• .• Ri , Jdtielro .. •••• • • 53 Frankfort-on -Maine .... 118 Buenos kyre,... •••• . • • • Berlin . .............. New York •01 . • •'• •• - ,•) , aye 8i 'h• Vienna ................14 0 'Phila lelphla 6 Trieste ... • ........•... i 1 0 PRICES oF 13'1.. • •• • • • Pet ersburgh .. • ..... •• • • 3 l.ly IFore, I 0 Gold ,c.-1"rN• PEA ib, Th0m................ 50% Portugal G old i t ' . " 117 9 Cadiz .................. 50% 1 14exi • Dollar'')''' 3 ' • 3 2 tau .... o o Oyv 13tu•0.d0na.... ~ 1 New 1'011ar.... Seville .. " • o 0 iilv , ..• In nqrs ...... •1 5 1.3 i Depot Battalion at Parkhurst—Staff Assistant -Surgeon Francis Ttephen Bennet Franccois de Chaumont,, to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. Depot Battalion at Walwer—Staff-Surgeon of the Second __ „,_• Class Alex an d er Gibb, M.D., to be Surgeon_ ; Staff As- ..• • - '•• i sistanteSur geon John Moore M.'Neece, to be Assistant- I T_•-•—•-•••••• [ADVERTISEIIENT. o t Surgeon, April 28. j...._HOlioway,s piiis for inv ....... ig __ lia. .._ ing the Weak, and Srrengthening the Debilitated.--These Depot Battalion at Winchester —Surgeon John Grant, from the 19th Foot, to be Surgeon ; Staff Assistant-Sur wonderful and efficacious pills are the only medicine goon Alexander Guthrie, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. adapted to i nv i gorate weakened constitutions, persons of Depot Battalion' . at Fermoy—Quartermaster George i low and nervous habits, or those who are suffering from Thompson, f rom the Templemore Battal i on, t o b e Quart er . I bad digestive organs, or those whose health has become master; Staff-S urgeon o f th e S e cond Class Samuel Smith deranged by bilious affections, disordered stomach, or to be Surgeon ; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Michael Charles liver complaints. Those affected with coughs, colds, Tonnere to be Assistant-Snigeon, April 28. asthma, or shortness of breath, shoal have recourse to . Depot Battalion at Templemore - Qum termaster Samuel these invaluable •' their pills. as mighty powers Scoltock, from the 46th Foot, to be Quartermaster; Sur- 'land a certain and efficacious remedy goon William Irwin Breslin, M.D., from the 46th Foot, to plaints,' imparting, at the same time, be Surgeon; Staff Assistant -Surgeon William Heniyfor all these corn st r e afflicted,ng t Ii , andne w may life, a Flower to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 28. vigour, and buoyancy of spirits to the 0 _ _. _e.Sold y HOSPITAL STAFF.--To be 'Assistant-Surgeons to the be taken with perfect safety at.arlY period I , lit , . Forces.—Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Gibson, M. 8., fro m the 63d Foot; Thomas John Murphy, Gent.; Peter Nevile merit, 244, druggists gSitert.a-,n;da,ntdoantdPonr.ofessor Holloway s W34..41111 sh. Jackson, Gent.; Malcolm Currie Aleen, Gent. ; Connell WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. —ITaffic return Francis Loughman, M.D.; Wm. Haugton, M. 8.; Francis I for the week ending April 22 (29 miles) 1223 16 5 Stephen Bennet; Francois de Chaumont, M.D.; J o h n 1 Corresponding wee k l as t year (13 miles). „„„ 67 17 10 SPORN IVO !INTEL r, ICEXCE. YORK SPRING MEETING.--ThußsDAy. The CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE of 50 SOVS, added to * Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; for all age.• T.Y.C. Twelve subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Helena (h b), by Launcelot, 4 yrs, 7 s t (Carroll) I. Mr. Walker's Cimicina, 2 yrs, sst 21b (Bearpark) Lord Zetland's C om fit, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (J. Margin) 3 The following also ran—Guicowar, St Andrew, The Jewess, Donna, Nelly Hill, Toiniiiy, and Bright Phohtui• Betting-7 to 2 each agst Comfit and The Jewell° , 4to 1 each agst Nelly Hill and Bright Phoebus. W° l3 ' very easily by two lengths ; same distance between OA second and third. Tommy, Bright Phoebus, and Cluj' cowar, the next three, ran in abreast. The Jewess and St. Andrew were seventh an d e i g hth. D o nna a nd Nelly Hill lost start, pulled up, and did not pass the post. The FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP of 100 soVii, addel, to a sweepstakes o f 20 sous eac h, 10 ft, an d only 6 declared, &c. Certain winners extra. One mile and a half. Fifty subs, 21 of whom pay 5 sows each. Mr. Howard's Virago, by Pyrrhus the First, 8 Yrth 6st 41b (including 91b extra) (Wells) Lord Zetland's Ivan, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Carroll) Lord Eglint on ' s Vanderdecken' 4 yrs, 7st...(Ashmali) 5 Mr. Moseley' s Al onzo , aged, 7st 7113 (including 91b extra) The following a l so ran : —T a lf our d , Ammon i a , Lig ht of the Harem, and El Dorado. Betting-4 to lon Virago, 9to 1 agst Alonzo, 10 to. 1 agst Ivan, 20 t o 1 agst any other. Ta lf our d an d Alonzo jumped off in front, but were soon passed bar. Ivan, who made strong running, with Ammonia sewn Alonzo third, Light of the Harem and Talfourd the ne t f „. t two, the fav our it e l y i ng l ast b ut one until they s kirt n. the wood, w h en s h e d ress i nto the fi ft h place, and a l e making Mtddlethorp Turn stride by stride she gained Oa the front horses, until at the be n d she was a clear seconii to Ivan. Th e race in excited a very liv e ly i n t ere st. 1314 4 Ivan wa s w ithi n h a lf a distance of home hi s c hance was extinguished. From that point, however, he droplo off, and was at last defeated cleverly by a length. F (nir lengths between the second and third. Alonzo WI fourth, Talfourd fifth, El Dorado sixth. Ammonia an Light of the Harem pulled up and walked in. Immediately after the race Virago was declared 11 ° t t* start for the Londesborough Cup. with The Pso GLINTON STAKES of 10 vs each, h ft. w5O added ; for tw'i-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st. Certain sv 10l wances. Three-quarters of a mile. Twentr° ll. subs. Lord Zetland's Hospodar, by Hetman Platoff, 3 yrs, get (J. Manioc) Mr. J. 0-iborne's Lord Alfred, 2 yrs, Est 91b (Carroll) w Mr. C. Peck's Lord Hill (late Eta), 3 yrs, Bst 9 1 b (Holmes) Mr. J Adkins's Tztormus, 2 yrs, 6.t 91b .(Wel l°) The following also rail :—Merry Monk and Twinkle' o Betting-5 to 4on H os p o d ar. s to 2 and 3 to 1 A Titormus, sto 1 ag-it Lord Alfred. Th e race was w it- Hospodar and Lord Alfred throughout ; the forte_ winning by a ne c k ; th ree l engt h s b etween the se ccww and third. The LONDESBOROUGLi CUP, value 100 sovs. in sPe cief added to a Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs, each, for Orel; yr-olds and upw ar d s ; cer t a i n winners extra. They second to receive 10 sovs . out o f -the stakes. °P e mile. Fifty-tw9 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Helena (11 b), 4 yrs, Est 121 b (In" f . eluding 71b extra) (Carroll) Lord Zetland' s Comfit, 4 yrs, 7 s t 211) (Ashraall) % 3 Mr. R. Jones's A ielaide, 3 yrs, sst slb (Percy) 4 Mr. Edwaids's General Breezo, 3 yrs, sst 71b (T.Cliff) The following also lan :—King of Trumps, Snowd on Dunhill, The General, Captain Cornish, Braxey, Lo Lieutenant, The Hatchet, Patience, Syvagde, The Flu' Marshal, Kennyside Hero, Phoenix, and Orang e ' Blossom. Won by a length and a half; same distance betwee n second and third ; a head between third and fourth. The TYRO STAKES of 5 sovs each with 40 added, for WO' yr-olds. Optional Selling weights. T.Y.C. Five 0 0 * Usurer 1 ...... ................................... S Cimicina . ............ Five ran. Won by a length. The CITY PLATE o f 25 Boys, added to a sweepstakes : f _l 6 sovs each ; for th ree - yr - o l ds and upwards. Optiona" selling weights. One mile. Seven subs. Mirabeau........ . ........................................... I ' Bridekirk _. % ................................ Six ran. W on easily... . easily. ces This meeting h as now o b tained a fair start in the for popularity. I ts prosperity must be dated from To° establishment of the Great Northern Handicap event got up and ma i nta i ned solely by the licensed we" tuallers of York and their friends. By the way, the sac" ceases of Virago have induced the race committee W . _ insert a new clause i n t h e conditions of this race, tr, the effect that th e w i nner o f any two handicaps o f 607 soya each shall be liable to a penalty of 141 b. The meeting on the whole was the most successful . 4 _ the spring gathering s a t old Ebor. Not o nly was tO. subscription room more numerously attended than og any previous anniversary, not even excepting the year of the great match between Voltigeur and the Flying Dutchman ; but the receipts of the Grand Stand 00 Tuesday exceeded the amount on the opening day last year by 2001. The two leading handicaps of the meet' ing were won by Virago. Immediately after her second achievement, her owner, being, as he expressed it, Jr sirous of not spoiling sport, requ.sted Mr. Rudstoll. Read, one of the stewards, to scratch her for the Londeffr borough cup. The business of the meeting was conducted in the mos t praiseworthy manner. The weather on the first da i'/, 1 1 tine but cold ; on Thursday light showers f e ll at y , brz° ' intervals. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE TWO THOUSAND. sto 4 agst Boiardo. 5 to 2 agst Ruby. Bto 1 agat Middlesex. CHESTER OUP. 18 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (t4cen). 1000 to 60 ag4t Dr. O'Toole (taken). 20 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 20 to 1 agst Aldrord (taken). THE DERBY. sto 1 agat Autocrat. to 1 agat Dervish (6 to 1 taken freely). 7to 1 apt %nig Tom. 1000 to 80 agst Neville. COUNI RY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD , ---APRIL Z. There was a less number of fat beasts to-day than thl has been fo r severa l y ears pas t. H igh prices were o btain ot and a cle a r a n ce eas ily e ff ec t e d. Th e supply of sheep 013°. an average, which maintained last week's prices. A 1 3 9 fr number of lambs offered for sale, but few fat en one .i Nlaughtering. Th e nu.ber of fat and store pigs was Isrg Fat and store calves plentiful. The Lillovving were the quo t a ti ons ; —Bee f , 7d t o 0 ; mutton, 6...“1 to 7,1 ; lamb, 10d to Od ; veal, Od to Oct 1 5a lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to 9s 9d per score ; rough fat, O s 01 to Os per 141 b.; hides, 24d to 3d per lb ; eali•skins, 3id t o tier lb. BOSTON —APRIL 25. Od to Prices :—Wheat, red, 68s Od t o 81 3 Od ; w hite, 81s ts, 8 - is Ott; extra. 85s Od. Barley, 313 Od to 34s Od. Oa els 24s to 323. B eans, 46 8 Od to 53s Oodto 4 0 d. Peas, 42' per qr. NE WARK-APRIL 25. There was a good attendance of farmers, and a plan tiff supply of grain of all descriptions, with a heavy sale foal' wheat. Spring corn was rather on the advance . Prices :—Wheat, white, 84s Od to 888 Od; red, 80s Od to 86s 941. Barley, malting, 888 Od to 40s Od ; 338 Od to 358 Od. Oats, old, 338 Od to 38s Od ; new, 290 Od to 31s Od. Beans, 50s Od to 60s Od. Peas, sO s (xi too 52s Od. Malt, 66s Od to 708 Od. Tares, 70s Od to 72s Od. plicatio , of eixeases, without tile [ADVERTISEMErrr.]—A most int a e i r d es o t f in t ; e r di ec , : i v n e e r , y is frf e n: j a rd v e sts ci t in co t tn i ; following letter : Beidgehouse, Frimloy, 3d April, 1854. benefitit my duty to express lhaved erived r fromto you Du Barry'sru tife ffi gl; t R 6 11 . le :;taCilrAartaebfillicafoFroothd.e I fe el thanks fur the invariable kin 'um I have met w i th at your h as r . My case 1- an extra rdinary are, and a s it may benefit of er s a'. l terers I think it but right to place its details at your disposal. have suffered these 33 pars continually from disea se d lungs, 0" 0 ' 0. of blood, liver derangements, d ealnesS, singing in the ears. co n 2, ~g,t p.ition, debility, shortn ess of breath and cough, and during . 'LIS period taken so much m dicine that I can safely say I have laid upwards of a tiniusim I pounds at the chemist's and doctor's. 1 _h. a, actually worn oir two medical men during my ailments without II !, ;;. inx an, improvement in my health. Indeed I was in utter deep r t . , becom ac quainted with a and never r xp ecied tii get ov -r it, when I was fortunate enougi t ha your Revalenia Arablca, which , Heave ' 1 11;Ci pi awed, r ,, stored ,net , a slate or health which I long alum des P a ' Vs of attaining. ''.Y lungs, liver, stoma- h, head, my tearing pert, ct, and my recovery is a waive' to all . tn2; e ac e r m s r... , Lances.— I am, respecr,ul .%, " JAMES itomorre. Woo d Me full ' nun se• In canNters, suitably pack, d for all climates, a - " 112 lb d w 228 : super 1 I v tions —1 1 n., is 9d ;21 ~ and ears are all rls .. ,4s 6,1 ; 5 lb-, Ilj C2 - 1 - 6..'careiage free, i !11l tined, slb , 22s ; 10 lb , 335. The 1 n l , t b car r y, a - - and Co., 74 Regen P. receipt o: Piiss-office or er l ' arr Y' infeyors her Majesty '• :drew, L intion; t ortuum, Mason, an A C 0. ,: purveyors ; 49,, ,% .ic eadillY : also at 63, oxford-Ere , ' : -, . e•-u. and 451, Strand. Di shuPsdate street; 4, Cheapside; .i.— a — BIRTHS. or A EON. On the 24th inst. ' at Wollaston-house, Northaniptogr shire, th e w if e o f C. Hill. Esq. On the 21st inst., :it Milford-house, Derby, the wife 10 G. H. Strutt, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 2 . 'd inst., at the Priory Cottage, Breaths% ti k 1 Wile of John 'Lush, Esq. r On the 2 3 d inst., at Oakley - lodge, Fulham, Mrs. S • • Wood. MARRIED. Ou the 25th inat., at St. George-the• Martyr, Q 00•114 squ,tre, G. M. Seaward, E4q., surgeon of the Bombay Army, to Maria, daughter of B. Mosley, Eeq•s John-stieet, Beufold-row. DIED. - - On the Sth inst., at Ch ar l es - street, Bath, M r. S. IC-1-r 4iP aged '9 On the 2 tth inst., G. Ni c h olson, Esq ,of Molton-hou 102 North-hill, Hi g h ga t e , aged 61. x. • Oa, the 21th iust., at Pembroke, Harriet, Wife of Bryant, Esq., and daught er o f t h e l ate Li eu t e nant-Colon Lasc,ellos 66th Regiment. to is On the 2 th i nst., at 17, Highbary-terrome, Idling Edward Wigan, Esti , aged 70. • P: ,NuoN: Printed and Pullin...hod by 511.711,D0 YOUN G of No. 112, strand, iinntoi, at he 'sM Odi o f,, No. 11/. Strand, in th e P rec i nc t o f th e .ia . roy . , ie the eQi.ntY 9t Middlesex, Fri' y, April 28,1864. T I/2 I TERLY N their Hot', next, at E - That tL on Tg ru T itnoJoao! That th, tile 6th Jo cap. EC ...ctures the • IMPor ▪ TN G wi tures ti o'v k Weclacida ri P itcl Irela to e 9th v t Inch perec to be dell, lon, Mb( N ""ealy, no dt urerY t bear 'dist also Di, r nY are neat. onDor +Planes Nt:e.on, Centr al q.RI 4 C th 4 1441 %,. bold ,th 44 , W . J. I -~;,' ~; R.__A* w a " • eZiStv - . 4- re meth, . pit as itesolv t t‘oleet e • 'The keetlng, It I v , ,2tesole Pobi ire, hies was 24,01, . ten 4e Intel •4 Notic e ' Nat e of . the.s es , a 93 , : wn. atre b u , 4; 4 „_ 4 44 7 a iled In tile, in ~ 'neatio for G en 4 4 j_tern o , "ekelo 17ddene 4. °ra tt Arov a l . ton as if aDpr, a ea • gleesi, g g i L raid, *w e , o . .... r , , :►./ Of all I Beho. 4fixed Sea m . eYster `_ V Meet: trulic have °filYi A bat thr►r Estr:k