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could not agree to any single proposition advanced by either of the hon. gentleman who moved and seconded the motion. He should at present confine himself to simply denying that the increased taxation on malt and spirits would be paid by the landed interest, the fact being that it would be paid by the community at large. - (Hear, hear.) He begged leave entirely to decline the discussion until they arrived at the Stage when the question might be fairly raised and fully considered. Of course, the Government must meet the amendment with a negative, and adhere to the resolution as it stands. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI considered it most impolitic that a subject which he had thought was set at rest for ever should have been brought by the Government again on the carpet of Parliament: He quoted precedents of former Governments of the postponement such as he suggested last night of similar resolutions for further consideration. He must still urge upon the Government to postpone this resolution. If the Government con sented to postpone it till Monday he should support the Government ; if they did not, he must support his hon. friend the member for Cambridgeshire (Mr. E. Ball). Lord J. RUSSELL thought the house had agreed last night to receive the report to-night, and take the whole discussion next Monday; but from that agreement the right hon. gentleman now seemed to wish to deviate. He denied that the precedents quoted by the right hon. gentleman were at all analogous to the present case. The chairman of the Inland Revenue calculated the loss to the country of collecting this tax, even for one week, • would amount to 250,000/. —(hear)—and' would hon. gentlemen opposite deprive the Government of . this o o sum & for the good of the country, merely to take a vi • i to night, instead-of waiting till Monday next ? (i ea r.) Sir J. SHELLEY supported the view taken by the Government on this question. Mr. HENLEY begged to give the most positive denial that there had been any understanding on his side of the house not to oppose this part of the resolutions to-night. • • Mr. GOULBURN remarked that if this question • were delayed, the maltater would get all the advantage, • ' for he would tak e his malt out of bond at the present duty, an d when the duty was raised he would se ll i t at • a price as if it had paid the higher duty. Mr. BARROW denied that there had been any un derstanding about agreeing to these resolutions to-night. If there had been any understanding, it was that the question should be postponed for discussion until Mon day next. Sir C. WOOD reminded the house that no one would be pledged by the vote to-night ; and as a question of 250,000/. being saved to the public purse was involved in . this vote, he put it to the hon. members whether they would not be acting 'injudiciously if they delayed the report until Monday next. The house then divided when there appeared— For the resolution 224 Against it Majority —Bl . The result of the division was loudly cheered by the supporters of the Government. THE SUGAR DUTIES. In answer to Mr. DUNLOP, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in the statement he made last night he proposed a scale of duties on sugars, irrespective of origin, and he likewise proposed that the scale of duties should take effect im mediately, but an objection was taken by the right hon, member for Huntingdon that there was still a period of nine weeks to run, during which those persons interested in the sugar duties had a right to look for a continuation of the differential duties. The Government were dis posed, under all the circumstances, to give way to that objection, and he• had therefore framed a resolution which would authorise them to levy 15 per cent, on the sugar duties as they now existed. The course adopted by the Government was in accordance with precedent, for the proper manner of limiting the operation of the present duties would be by a clause in the act. A clause would therefore be proposed at the proper time, limiting the operation of those duties from and after the 15th of July. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. BAILLIE wished to ask the right lion. gen tleman whether he had understood him to say that the different classes of sugar were to be maintained ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER believed that on the previous night he kad mentioned that the standard of sugar should be reconstructed and modified. The alterations, if the house should adopt the proposals of the Government, would not be great ; but their ten dency would be in favour of the lower qualities. (Hear.) Leave was then given to bring in a bill founded on the resolutions. THE ORANGE RIVER TERRITORY, Mr. ADDERLEY moved an address, praying that her Majesty would reconsider the order in council for the promulgation, on or before the Ist of August next, of'a proclamation abandoning and renouncing all sove reignty over the Orange River territory and its inhabi tants. He desired to vindicate the right of the people of this country to a voice iu the disposal of the territories of the Crown. A great constitutional question was in volved in the consideration he proposed to the House. He briefly sketched the history of the territory since its occupation in 1830, and urged that the renunciation was a breach of engagements, and was in opposition to the wish of the colonists, and ke dilated at considerable length upon its illegality and its expediency. •Mr. G. LIDDELL seconded the motion. Mr. F. PEEL said his hon. friend had reviewed this subject to its illegality,. and as to the policy and expe diency of the course which the Government had been pursuing. It was upon the illegality of the course pur sued, and as to the competency of the Crown to perform a constitutional act, which it bad been advised to execute that he principally laid stress. The expediency and policy of the measure seemed to be of secondary importance. The course which the present Government had taken was that of carrying out the determination of the late Government, whose policy was to abandon the Orange territory. Now, what-had the Crown done ? Why, it had made an order in Council by which it autho rised a commissioner of the Orange territory to issue, on a specified day, an order by which the Crown abandoned its sovereignty over a certain district, and he thereupon declared that thenceforward. the Crown would not hold itself responsible to give protection to British subjects who chose to permanently reside beyond the limits of the Orange River; He certainly considered that the Crown was perfectly competent to take that course without its being necessary for the Government to have recourse to an Act of Parliament. The case of this ter ritory was this :—lt was a country which had not been acquired by colonisation, and it was not a country which was the fruit of settlement by British subjects, but it was a country which had been acquired by conquest, The honourable member had considered that the case of this territory was like that of Gibraltar, and he had had the boldness to compare that stronghold which this country had held for a century and a half with a country the possession of which they had had for only five or six years. The hon. member compared Gibraltar—the key of the Mediterranean —with a terri tory which was valueless as an 'acquisition, and an un inhabited desert in the midst of Central Africa. The hon. member had described the territory as being ex tremely fertile—its produce very abundeint—and among its mineral resources gold had been discovered. He (Mr. Peel) could only say that the hon. gentleman had been greatly indelited to his imagination for his descrip tion of the country and its contents. There were other peculiarities connected with the territory. It had never been a colony—never raised into the condition of a colony ; but it remained now as it first was when it • came under the dominion of England. English law bad never taken'root there. Itlad never been planted, because the proclamation of Sir Harry Smith was not made previous to the late war. The law in force was the Roman Dutch law. It was country for which the Crown had never granted any regular constitution, and, although letters patent bad been issued by the Crown, they did not reach the' colony before the late war balite out, and Sir Harry Smith postponed the promulgation of them. As to the question whether the Crown could alienate a portion of its dominions, there were at least two precedents, and these two were Tobago and Minorca. With regard to the former, it was ceded to this country by the Treaty of Paris in 1763, and it remained in the possession of England for 20 years. It was not conquered by their enemies dur ing the American war, but it remained in their posses sion during the whole of the war, and yet at the treaty of 1783, the Crown, without the authority of Parlia ment, either-precedent or following, ceded that island to the Government of France, and made no provision for British subjects, except that the French King should respect their property.- With regar d to Minorca, it was a still stronger case. The island was in the possession of this country for nearly 70 years. It was ceded by the treaty of Utrecht, in 1713, and it remained in their posses s i on until nearly the close of th e American war. He m en ti oned the case of this isla n d p r i nc ip a ll y b ecause he had b een told that English l aw h a d b egun to ta k e effect withi n it, and was substituted, to a great extent, for the Spa n i s h law o ff the country. Well, in 1783, without any authority o t Parliament, the Cro wn ce d e d that island to the Gover n ment of Spain. This power of alienation of the Crowonf. peace, exercised only when the Crown made a treaty But suppose the house was to pass an act of Parham . easnt .prohibiting Russian vessels coming to their ports, itf.vsere known that Russia would not make a treat pea.ce with them unless that prohibitions were renelved,oiwould it be con pfeoace, it would Sidered that, before making a treaty remove the be requisite to pass an act of Parliament prohibition ? Certainly not. The Crown coulalienate a portion of its dominions when conqueree,a -y force of arms. The hon. gentleman quot e d t h e authority of G ro tius and other jurists as to cession of territory, could not admit the authority of Grotius as regarded the constitution of England or the prerogatives of the Crown. The hon. gentleman said, the power used Was only exercised when a treaty of peace was mad e . B ut he ought to recollect that this territory was that of a conquered country. The hon. gentlemnn referred to the opinion of Mr. Porter, ,who said that the territory became ours by occupation, and that it had been ac quired by cession. But the most authoritative decla ration as to the nature of the title which we acquired was to be found in the reports of the Privy Council, consisting of Lord Campbell and several other eminent members of that hoard. And that body' did not agree, with Mr. Porter, nor could they con cur in his conclusions. They were of opinion that the original sovereignty of conquest attached to it—that it had been taken by her Majesty's army—that in im parting to such a territory a local government there was only liberty to depart from the model of our own so far as the welfare of the colonists justified. If the hon. gentleman admitted that conquests might be 'ceded to the enemy, it was quite competent to cede to those from whom we conquered the territory, namely, its own in habitants. If this territory had been acquired by occu pation, It was well known that the Crown could not confer any legislative power upon any authorities within its limits who had no% been elected freeholders of the waxy.. _But. the conatitatiou Aviriahrin 1850, was pro vided for the Ora n ge River territory, vested the legisla ass authority ip persons who we nominated by the THE StY/4, LONDON, VitIIDNESDAY EVENING, MAY IA 1854, Crown. In point of fact, there could be no doubt but this territory had been acquired by conquest. The hon. member referred to the precedent of the United States nttae ev ine r dt oted colonies hlat,thoug of htheC A ro m w e n rio i a n of that A mcaesriecraecaongd maintained the as fe an ai o r t e o fa Parliament.n d independent u S t t a t t h e e , r i e t di were d so r em b a n y y v irt ue of reasons in the case of those colonies for rendering the concur- Parliament t r h e n e c c e roofwn itself was d l e e s s i s r a d b i s l e p . o s e l d t t w h a a s n w a e n l y l known s t n h at jects to concludelarti nof pa hostilities;rialmaenndt on h and, unless subject, t,wiats wasen express declaration not likely that the Crown would have suffered hostilities ' to be brought to a termination. Another reason why ,Parliament authorised the Crown to treat with the American colonists was, because there had been a long series of acts prohibiting commerce with the American colonists, who would not, of course, agree to a peace until those acts were repealed. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman referred to the Act of 1836. That act em powered the Crown to exercise the jurisdiction of a magi strate beyond the limits of the colony. That act laid down a most important principle as to what ought to be the policy of this country. The hon, gentleman then read the section which gave the Crown power to exercise the jurisdiction of a magistrate beyond the limits of the Orange River, but said that nothing therein contaitied should extend to vest in her Majesty, her heirs or suc cessors, any claim of sovereignty over any such terri tory, or power to dicete to the tribes, &c., of such out lying territory. (Hear.) He wished they had never crowd the Orange River except with magisterial au thority, merely to punish those who offended against the natives of our own colony. As to what the hon. gen tleman said of the allegiance of those people, it was quite true that no British subject could divest himself of his allegiance except by consent of Parliament. They had not divested British subjects of their allegiance. Al! the Crown did was to relieve the people of this ter ritory from ' their subjugation. It might be asked, could a man remain a British subject and be also the subject of another country ? He might answer that question by asking another. Where was the inconve nience resulting from those • persons remaining British subjects ? They would find it ne more inconvenient than millions of British subjects in America who' had emigrated from this country. But if those people really desired to be relieved from any communication with the Government of this country or its sovereignty, a bill might be introduced into Parliament for that purpose. It might be stipulated that those inhabitants should be relieved from their allegiance, and at the same time that they should forfeit all the rights, privileges, and immunities attaching in a British subject, including the right of inheritance to their relatives who might die in the Cape Colony, and who were our sub jects. The house had acknowledged that this was en tirely a legal question, and ono which he could presume to say little upon. The law officers of the Crown, however, upon whose advice the Government had act e d wou ld no doubt be prepared t o defend their opinions. .4s to the question of policy, he would endeavour to state to the house what were the motives which actuated the Go vernment in the line of policy they bad pursued. The hon. gentleman complained that this question was not referred to the Cape legislature, but he (Mr. Peel) maintained that the Government was right in viewing this question as they did, namely as an imperial question —an essentially imperial question—(hear)—the home government being much more interested in it than the local government. He agreed with the hon, gentleman that where self-government was given to a colony the colonists ought to bear the expenses of maintaining the internal and frontier tranquillity. The Government re cognised the soundness of that doctrine, and had acted upon it as far as they were able. The Legislature had shown a disposition to accommodate itself to the views of the Government. He must remind the house that it was not now for the first time this doctrine that the colonists should paythe expenses of maintaining frontier tranquillity was laid down by a Secretary of State. The hon. gentleman then read the instructions of Lord Grey, at the close of the Kaffir war, which lasted during the years 1846 and 1847. The opinionv.of the Government, Lord Grey said, was, that though, under th e circum stances, the late Kaffir war being justifiable, the Go vernment was right in recommending a large grant for the payment of its expenses—that effort on the part of the mother country could not be repeated in the event of a similar contingency. Such were the words of Lord Grey. But what happened ? A Kaffir war broke out again in 1851 ; and everybody knew that the whole ex- ' penses of that war had been defrayed by this country. What was happening at this very moment? Why, there were now 8,000 troops in the Cape colony. The Go vernment felt it impossible to withdraw them, much as they wanted them, knowing that if the force was re• duced war would break out afresh. And if the local legislature had been asked to maintain those 8,000 troops, would they not have complained—have declared the troops were necessary for the protection of the colony, the keeping peace on the frontier, and that their means and resources were utterly inadequate to such a burden. But if the local legislature would say in time of peace, what would be the case in the time of war, when the force would be raised from 8,000 to 10,000, at which it stood 12 months ago. Why, the colonists would say they could not pay the expenses, and the result would be this country would have to pay them as it had to do before. Therefore, he was justified in saying this was an essential Imperial question, and the Government would be wanting in its duty to that house, which had so liberally supplied its demands at the time of the Kaffir war, if it did not seek to extricate them from the source of expenditure and, of trouble. This' was the policy which the Government had pursued in British Kaffraria as well as in the Orange River territory. He (Mr. Peel) wished we could quit altogether British lief. fraria—lic Wished they could hold' themselves aloof from the native population of the country, and say to them, " You must manage your own affairs." But General Cathcart hail advised the Government, that if they abandoned British Kaffraria, the possession of that country having been the object 'of the late war—the object for wriieli the Kaffirs went to war— the abandonment would be considered by the Kaffirs a victory. But, if they could not abandon British Kaffraria, let the Government at least take advantage of the lessons of experience. The case of the Orange River territory was identical with that of British Kaffraria. In British Kaffraria there were 60,000 Kaffirs and 1,000 Europeans in the Orange River territory, 100,000 Kaffirs, and 10,000 Europeans. There being this mixture of aborigines and Europeans, and the latter having possessed themselves of the most fertile parts of the country, it would be their mutual interest to maintain tranquillity. There was only one of two courses for Government to pursue—either to estab lish a strong government, supported by a large mili tary force, to crush division and uphold the limits of the territory ; and the other course was that which the Government now proposed for the acceptance of the house--namely, the cession of the Orange River terri tory. The course which the Government had taken was supported by great authorities. The' Orange River ter ritory had been acquired under peculiar circumstances. When Sir H. Smith went out theeerin 1847, it was still a possession beyond the limits of the Queen's dominions. In one of the despatches, Sir H. Smith compared him self to the Governor-General of India. He said that governor-generals who bad been most eminent for their ability had determined to rest content with the extent of the dominions which they had found, and yet their rule, was invariably distinguished by the annexatioe k of new tracts of country. The anticipations of Sir Harry Smith unfortunately turned out to be delu sive, and it was proved by unfortunate events, that, so far from the inejority of the aboriginal inhabitants being favourably disposed towards British rule, the over whelming majority of th em were decidedly hostile to it. Lord Grey, before leaving office, warned by these facts, had bequeathed it as his opinion to his successors that the settled Olicy of this country ought to be to abandon the Orange settlement. Sir G.. Clarke had expresed similar views, and had spoked. of the settlement as one which was anything but an acquisition in the proper sense of the word, the territory being one which brought no strength to Great Britain, and no credit to its chae rater, and no lustre to its crown. The Government had suffered themselves to be guided by these and similar opinions, and it was satisfactory for them to think that the course they had adopted was that which was most acceptable to the natives and the Dutch farmers. An HON. MEMBER moved that the house be counted. [At the time that the motion was made there were nothing like 40 members present, but when the bell rang, the members flocked in from the coffee-rooms and smoking-rooms, and soon made a house.] The SPEAKER counted, and their being 40 members present, there was, of course, a house. Mr. F. PEEL continued his address, and gave an his torical summary of the circumstances under which the Dutch farmers who were now invited to undertake the responsibility of self-government first settled in the colony. The delegates appointed by those boors had recently declared their entire willingness to undertake upon themselves the government of the country, and Sir G. Clerk had signed a convention with theta recog nising their country as henceforward , independent of British rule. It could not be denied that the immense grants of land which h a d b ee n m ade to British proprie tors had been exceedingly prejudicial to the native chiefs. The extent to whi c h th e B ri ti s h propr i e t ors p us h e d their encroachments was sufficiently proved by the fact that 140 English Proprietors, who were absentees, residing at the Cape Colony, had in their hands no less than two millions and a half of acres in the sovereignty. The Government had adopted that course which was mani festly most popular with the natives, and they resolved to discourage further intervention in ,the quarrels of the native tribes. He hoped the house would sanctioh their policy, and reject the motion. Sir J. PAKINGTON observed that, during the time h had the honour of holding the seals of the Colonial-office, his attention had been much directed to South Africa, in chtliiousndvioinefgwtthshe important subject of th e re t en ti on or non-reten territory.eu po Ora n n t g hl a s lt m iv a e t r te :withthat fa Heirfneletsbos andn to shouldoso Nc ho alway sdooonn etbdreo acknowledgeddie t x u h eteh i d b e i i tt exhibiteditowardstebyxjcegenerallyecllt,e bn t h ut e tm h Government ee t o iwtyvoeearssonopsmfop sorry that by those hen. m . e ll mh e e q r ui w t h e that he could not concur in all the o?inions expressed by the hon. gentleman. The subject had been divided by the h e n, gentleman into twu heads—one relating to the Polk of abandoning the 'sovereignty, and the other as to the le y gality of the nlode in which the Government carried out that object. The terms of the hon. gentleman's motion, however, were so general that they could not be considered to refer directly to either point, and, therefore, whatever might be his (Sir J. Pakington's) nitimate opinion an to th e propriety of the mode of proceeding adopted ' by the Go vernment, still, as he differed from his hon. f rien d as to of the abandonment of the territory, it would him to vote for the resolution in its pre sentrred with, the hon. 'gentleman the b t h e e impossible propriety for terms. ge. Colonies inthe methat'we very much ride r Secretary for the never had _the Orange River sovereign y. t regretted the policy adopted by th 4 Gorornmen of Lord J. Russell in acceding to the wishes of Sir Harry Smith, that the Orange River territory should be added to the dominions of the Crown in South Africa. Earl Grey, then the Colonial Minister, at first expressed a very strong dis inclination to increase the territories of the Crown, but nevertheless he relied on the representations of Sir H. Smith, and accepted the sovereignty. A very short time, however, elapsed before Lord Grey was desirous of re versing his policy, and when he (Sir S. Pakington) suc ceeded in 1852 to the office of Colonial Secretary, he found that Lord Grey had actually sent out directions for steps to be taken to abandon the sovereignty. Lord Grey had also sent out a commission, consisting of Major Hogg and Mr. Owen, two gentlemen who perf orme d th e i r duties with great ability, and the country had td zegret the premature death of Majoi Hogg, a man esteemed and valued by all who knew him. During the time he (Sir J. Pakington) was in office he took no active steps as to the Orange River Territory, being in hopes of receiving the re port of the two commissioners. He had no hesitation, how ever, in saying that his own individual opinion was in ac cordance with that of the hon. gentleman the Under-Secre tary for the Colonies, and of the Duke of Newcastle, in favour of the reversal of what he considered a ruinous step. As he had said, while waiting for a report from the com missioners, he had taken no a c ti ve s t eps b eyon d consulting the law advisers of thedepartnient as to the proper mode of proceeding to effect a step which he thought sound policy required to be taken. He need not detail the reasons which inducedhim to come to the resolution which he had adopted, for in the speech of the hon. member for North Staffordshire (Mr. Adderley) he had heard no very strong reason against that course. Ho doubted whether the country, or even that house, was fully aware of the gigan tic extent of our possessions in South Africa. Most persons regarded the colony of the Cape of Good Hope as limited to the town and harbour, and some circumadjacent lands, and few were aware of the enormous extent of the territory, which, even without Natal and the Orange River territory, was not less than 600 or 700 miles in length and 300 in breadth. The population, especially of Europeans, was not adequate for the necessities of that immense district. Upon the eastern confines of that enormous territory was a die trict not hitherto attached to the British Crown. and then came the colony of Natal, to which possessions, already too large, were then added the Orange River territory. He be lieved he did not at all overstate the facts when he said that between the Orange River and the Vaar was comprised no less than 250,000 square miles, with a population of 100,000 Kafirs, fully 60,000 of whom constituted the pseudo tribe ac knowledging allegiance to the chief Moshesh, and were among the most intelligent of the Kaffir tribes. Sir G. Cathcart had attempted to settle the question; but a struggle en sued of a more formidable character than any in which we had ever before been engaged in South Africa. The Euro pean population in that country did not exceed, he believed, 10,000, of whom not 1 in 20 were British subjects. The re mainder were of Dutch origin, a large portion of whom had migrated to that territory in order to escape British sove reignty. (Hear.) Those persons did not concur in any wish that the British Crown should retain the sovereignty, and he believed that that desire was confined to the handful of British subjects who had speculate l in land there. An argument had been used, dwelling upon the danger and in convenience of allowing an independent republic to esta blish itself upon our northern frontier. How could that be prevented, when it already existed? He could not agree that, wherever those migratory boors—those flying Dutchmen, 'as he might call them—chose to wander we were bound to follow, and assert a sovereignty in order to avoid the phantom danger of an independent republic in. our vicinity. (Hear.) That republic existed now, but it was surrounded on nearly all sides by British territory, and wag 400 milks from any seaport, so that little danger could be apprehended from its existence. There was another point worthy of consideration—what would be the expense of maintaining possession of this territory? He was ad vised that we could not keep the sovereignty without an army of 2,000 men, of whom 500 must be cavalry ; and, with our already overgrown possessions in South Africa, it could not be worth while to maintain such a force for the sake of a handful of Europeans. Was there any object of imperial policy requiring such a step? He could see none. It was true that he had seen it stated in the news papers that gold had been found, but he believed the Government had no authentic information on that point, and he must say that his impression remained the same as as to the propriety of retaining the territory. He found by the last despatches that, so far from reversing the opi nions he had held when in office, they went very strongly to corroborate them. Sir George Clerk had sent home some very strong despatches describing the state of the country in the most discouraging terms, and Sir Geo. Cath cart, than whom there could be no higher authority, had also written home, evidently sharing the opinion that, after the struggles we had had in South Africa, and looking to the amount of European pdpulation and other circum stances, it would be more advisable to abandon the colony. Mr. V. SMITH said the main argument of the hon. member for North Staffordshire was, that the sovereignty of the colony ought to be abandoned by act of Parliament, and not by the will of the Queen. Ile (Mr. S.) did not, however, think that the hop. gentleman had advanced his arguments by the speech he had made. As a layman, he thought that, if the Crown had the power of making bar gains and ceding territories, it ought also to have the power of abandoning them. It had never, however, been the policy of this country to abandon an inch of territory. On the contrary, our policy had always been to claim every rock upon which a head of - cattle could be found, and an nex it to the sovereignty of England. He believed the opinions of Major Hogg, Mr. Owen, Sir George Clerk, and of all persons conversant with the Cape colony, were in favour of its abandonment, as a costly and unprofitable appanage of the Crown. It was, he thought, absurd to say that an extensive and barbarous colony in South Africa should be maintained at enormous cost, in, order that it might enjoy a free constitution ! It was equally absurd to contend that the cost of • abandoning the colony would be as great as retaining it, after the experience we had had of three Kaffir wars. If the hon. gentleman proceeded to a division, ho would cordially vote against the motion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would confine himself strictly to the legal part of the question, and he must say the hon. member for North Staffordshire had hardly fteted fairly towards the house, or, at all events, towards the legal advisers of the Government, in the manner in which he had framed his resolutions, as he (the Attorney-General) and his hon. and learned colleague, the Solicitor-General, were not aware until that evening that his motion would involve any question of the legal rights of the Crown. He would very briefly state the grounds on which he was pre pared to justify the course which the Government had pursued. Colonies might be divided into three classes-- 1 such as were acquired by occupancy on the one hand, and such as were acquired by conqdest or cession on the other. As regarded colonies gained by occupancy, there was no doubt that. a British subject who went forth and occupied a territory hitherto unoccupied, carried with him all the rights and privileges of his birth—the laws, in other words, of England, in so far as they were applicable to his condi tion. On the other hand, where colonies were acquired by conquest or by cession, the Crown gained the absolute so vereignty, and no person settling or born there had any right to the laws or institutions of this country. As to colonies acquired by occupancy, considerable doubt existed whether the Crown had any right to quit th e t err it ory with out the sancti on o f th e Legislature, and much could be said upon the subject; butes the present case appeared to him to rest ona different footing, because he did not think the terri tory in question had been gained by occupancy, but by con quest, he should confine himself to it. The Cape of Good Hope, the principal colony of South Africa, was acquired by conquest The boors, •who were subject to the Crown at that period, thought proper at a subsequent time to quit the territory and to establish themselves in the dis trict of the Orange River. They did that for the express purpose of escaping the dominion of the British Crown, and of establishing their independence; they were pur sued by Sir H. Smith, who proclaimed the power of the British Crown over them as subjects, but they resisted with arms the forces of Great Britain, they were overcome, and compelled to acknowledge the power which they had at tempted to resist. The territory occupied by those in the position which he had desscribed was gained not by occu pancy but by conquest, and therefore he said, as the terri tory had been gained without the intervention of Parlia ment, without that intervention it might be abandoned again by the Crown. The hon. gentleman, indeed, ad mitted the power of the Crown, which he (the Attorney- General) contended for, because lie referred to the aban doment of Calais and Dunkirk, and Gibraltar; but he made a distinction between such places as these and what he called large tracts of territory, as to which he denied the power of the Crown so to abandon them. But he (the Attorney-General) would like to know on what principle he made the distinction. Why give up Calais, Dunkirk, or Gibraltar; each containing a large number of inhabi tants? For if the Crown could give up these, what differ ence was there between them and this territory ? He must protest that he saw none, for the difference established was not between town and territory, but on the modes ,of ac quisition, whether by occupancy or conquest. Why, we had already dealt so with some of our colonies; Curacoa, he believed, was an instance. Indeed, the honourable gentlenian, who was so well acquainted with the history of the Cape, must know that, when it was first acquired, we acquired it by conquest, but that we after that gave it up by the prerogative of the Crown without the intervention of Parliament. Therefore, it appeared to him that the course pursued in this case was the proper course in the circumstances. But, then, he was told that his pre decessors had come to a different opinion. Ile did not know the reasons which had led them to such a result, but he must admit that nothing would make him so diffident of his opini on as t o h ear th at hi s two learned friends, two so eminent men as his predecessors were, entertained a dif ferent opinion. But he could well understand that those gentlemen might have thought, and that it might still • be expedient, that an act of Parliament should be passed to relieve the persons in that territory altogether from all claims which the Crown might have over them. But as far as the mere question went, whether the Crown, having acquired dominion by conquest, could abandon it without Parliament, he must still maintain that the means resorted wore the right means for the purpose. Sir F. THESIGER said, as he had been so pointedly alluded to, he was desirous of explaining his views, which were not so different-from the Attorney-General' s in the result 04 in the way by which that result had been arrived at. For although he did think it better there should be an act of Parliament to meet the difficulties of the case ; yet that an act was essential, he never did at all entertain such an opinion. But he did not agree in thinking that this ter ritory was gained by conquest ; there was no annexation of territory whatever to the British Crown in this instance, and if any sovereignty existed at all, it neust have been of the most peculiar description. The boors, farmers, at an early period began t o wander beyond the Cape colony to find their sheep and to return afterwards, thus going and return ing at intervals ; but in 1836 they fixed for themselves a more permanent abode beyond the colony, began to assume inde pendence, and to exercise dominion over the natives of the district. That led to abuses which called for the inter vention of the British power, and an Act of Parliament was passed giving the Cape Colony power over the vicinity to 25 degrees of north latitude. Ife maintained, against the opinion of some, that we did not by that etct claim dominion over the territory, but only over our own Bri tish subjects the same force as was given to the Acts of Parliament a few years ago which declared it to he felony for a British subject to hold slaves. The natives and people of the district remained as before under their own governors; among whom there were two more distinguished than the rest, namely, Adara Cock and Moshtsh. Sir Peregrine Maitland, iu a trer.ty which he concluded with Adam Cock, distinctly ressognised his sovereignty, and. that, too, as late as the year 1846, long after the establish ment of these boors and their claim of an independent ju risdiction. Mr. Porter, the Attorney-General at the Cape, it appeared, entertained the opinion that this territory was acquired by occupancy . , but the counsel came to a different conclusion, for they thought it had been an acquisition by contest, and recommend e d th a t an Act of Parliame n t should be introduced, reciting that doubts had been enter betaneiancewtd:lshenotws the territory had been gained, and whether it could beenta.ile.trairenodcii.loeiedtzeo yi b h y thac t ta h s e eu. mere authority of the tChr°e wesnt.;;sdhedthoepilintioonp:acteetdhl, t T aod h Therefor©, thatfe o n r e at ,ni time, thought uacquisition twioans there p o allay those doubts by crel3Tast in the °rano River territory. Sir Harry Smith afterwards, by treaty with Adam Cock, while re• citing the previous treaties, plainly recognised the sove reignty cif the Chief Moshesh ; also in another treaty, strongly.approved of the desirableness of maintaining tran quility with the Queen of Great Britain, and strict alliance with her,, thereby distinctly recognising his independence. But Sir IL Smith issued a neW proclamation in 1848, de claring that ,the chiefs hail acknowledged the power of her Majesty in all disputes tending to disturb the peace of South Africa, but adding that no power was sought or assumed over the subjects of any of the chiefs. Sir H. Smith could not have acquired for the Crown a sove reignty over these tribes by proclamation unless they had consented to the change. l'he position, then, of the British power in that country was similar to that of the consular power in the Levant, extending only to British subjects, and no further, and affecting none of the territory. Lord Grey was of opinion that that proclamation made an im proper distinction between British subjects and natives, holding all to be subjects who were within the territory over which the British 'power extended. A year after that despatch of Lord Grey's, another proclamation of Sir H. Smith's declared that it should not apply to the subjects of the chiefs within the territory, thereby making a distinction between British subjects and the native tribes. In March, 1851, letters patent passed the Great Seal, erecting the district into what was called the Orange River Sovereignty; but these letters, - though sent out, were kept private, and did not see the light till Sir George Cathcart went out in 1852. He would not enter into the question of the expediency of abandonment, for that point had already been completely settled by the speeches of the Under Secretary for the Colonies and his right hon. friend the member for Droitwich. The letters patent of 1851 were, he believed, never published. The sovereignty might be abandoned without the consent of the Legislature ; but he had collie, by a different process, to the same conclusion which had been stated by his hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General. He would not offer any opinion on the general and important question, how •far it was competent for tho Crown to dispossess itself of any portion of its dominions without the assent of the Le gislature. The question was one of great difficulty, for Lord Loughborough had expressed an opinion one way and Lord Thurlow another. According to his (Sir F. Thesi ger's) view, it was unnecessary to enter into that, for there was no conquest, and ho could not conceive that there was anything more than an abstract sovereignty to be exercised over British subjects, which could be relinquished without the interference. of the Legis lature. He admitted that the Crown could not give up the allegiance of its subjects ; but nothing of the kind had occurred in this case. These pdople, born in the Cape colony, had wandered into this territory, which must be considered and treated as a foreign country, and their allegiance had travelled witlithein. They were now replaced in the position in which they originally stood when they left the British territory, and they could not divest them selves 'of their allegiance, neither could the Crown discharge them from it. Upon the whole, he thought that it would have been more satisfactory if the Government had applied to the Legislature before the abandonment was resolved upon; but such application was not essential, and no ground therefore, he thought, had been stated for agreeing to the motion of the hon. gentleman (Mr. Adderley.) Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE said that the opinion expres sed by Lord Loughborough was that of a warm partisan, an l that it was at once contradicted by Lord Thrirlow. The question now before the house was in fact, whether we lived under a monarchy or a republic ? Mr. Justice Blackstone laid down very distinctly the law on the point, namely, that the power of alienating territory by treaty was vested by the constitution in the Sovereign, subject, of course to the responsibility of the Ministers who gave their advice, and the rule, he thought, could not be disputed. (Hear.) ' Mr. ADDERLEY replied. He would not press his indi vidual opinion against such high legal authority as had been expressedin favour of the power of the Orown, without the interposition of th e L eg i s l a ture, t o abandon this territory. Ho would merely add that the proclamation expressly re leased these persons from their allegiance. He was satis fied with having raised this discussion on behalf of those who were more interested in it than himself • and, under the circ ums t ances, h e wou ld no t p ress his motion. The motion was then withdrawn. THE WORKING CLASSES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE postponed until this day fortnight his motion respecting the complaints of the working and industrial classes of Preston. THE 'MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. BELL moved for leave to bring in a bill to extend the rights enjoyed by the graduates of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, in respect to the practice of medicine, to the graduates of tho London University. Leave was then given. CHURCH RATES. Mr. PACKE moved for leave to bring in a bill to relieve Dissenters from the payment of church rates in- certain cases, and otherwise to amend the law respecting the snaking, asssessing, and collecting of church rates in Eng land and Wales. His object was to relieve Dissenters from the payment of these rates, and, at the same time, to pro vide sufficient means for the maintenance of the fabric of the different churches. Mr. HA.DFIELD opposed the motion, having no ade quate explanation from the hon. gentleman of the objects of his bill, but which he believed was a side-wind against Dissenters. Sir W. CLAY advisied his hon. friend (Mr. Hadfield} not to oppose the introduction of the bill, as they should be enabled to examine its details. Lord PALMERSTON said he was not disposed to object to the bill being brought in, reserving to her Majesty's Government perfect freedom of dealing with it when it was brought in. After a few words from Mr. L. HEYWORTH ih favour of bringing in the bill, • Mr. HADFIELD withdrew his amendment ; and Leave was given to bring in the bill. , , PROPERTY OF BRITISH SUBJECTS CONFIS CATED IN THE LATE WAR. Mr. BOWYER, who had a notice on the paper for a se lect committee to inquire into the claims of Mr. Edwardes (as representative of William Sturgeon), on the funds allotted by the French Government at the peace, to com pensate for confiscation of the property of British subjects, said he had been requested, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to postpone his motion ; but he should bring it on next Wednesday week. MEDICAL POOR RELIEF. Mr. PIGOTT moved for a select committee to inquire nto the mode in which medical relief is now administered n the different unions in England and Wales, and to as certain whether any additional facilities might be afforded the poor in obtaining medical aid. Lord J. RUSSEL', said that, no doubt, the medical re lief of the poor formed a very important branch of the general poor relief of the country, and therefore he should be very sorry to advance any objection to the committee moved for. At the same time, it would not be right to encourage an expectation of any great benefit to be derived from separating medical relief from the general poor-law relief. If public relief, paid out of the rates, was given to the labourer, whether as a pauper or without the name of a pauper, it was not a matter of any difference. On the part of the Government, he should not object to the ap pointment. The motion was agreed to. BILLS OF EXCHANGE. Mr. DIGB'Y SEYMOUR, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to make fraudulent dealings with regard, to bills of exchange felonious in certain cases, sa id th a t it was unne cessary for him at any length to state the grounds on which he asked leave to introduce the present bill, as the house, from its experience' of .the number of cases that had been brought before the law courts of late years, from the case of Capt. Scott to that of Sherwood v . Meiklam, was aware of the mode in which sharpers were accustomed, in these bill transactions, to impose on young men. At the conclu sion of the case of Sherwood v. Meiklam, Baron Alderson said, "I think I could cure this system in bill discounting matters by making it a felony. It i s perfectly disgraceful.. It would be a most beneficial act if any gentleman would take the subject in hand, and bring in a bill making such a transaction a felony. It is no less than stealing a man's money. If such an act of Parliament were passed, the good effected would be incalculable, and the parties would be at the bar of the Old Bailey." He was certain, after this opi nion of the learned judge, if the hou se , without doing any violence to existing statutes, would allow him (Mr. S.) to deal with these fraudulent practices by an act of Parlia ment, it would be conferring an important benefit on the young men who were the victims of such transactions. He submitted to the house that it was competent, by a sim ple piece of legislation, to deal with the evils that now existed. He proposed, therefore, to bring in a bill for that object, his sole desire being to remove what he believed to be a stigma upon the criminal jurisprudence of the country. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, there could be no doubt that a most nefarious system of imposition and wrong was practised by the unwary by a class of persons fact, who bill called stealers e alers ; themselves an(t a b n i l y l r d e i n s c e o d u y n t f e n r r s , t b h u t s t e w v h t l w i k e e r l e y , t h e i carry out the views of the learned judge to whom the hon. t a h n l e d e e o a n r s n i d e d e r ge at i n n t n l e m n f a n t h h e a. had e r e u f s e e i:re d T , h w e o u h l ° a n b . e a n e udtitled learnedt gentleman had'not explained the nature of the measure he meant to introduce ; but he was sure that any plan which proposed to carry out the object he had in view would bo received with indulgence by the house. (Hear, hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the bill. The Militia Bill was read a third time . and passed. NEW WRIT. • - A new writ was ordered to be issued for Hertfordshire in the room of Mr. Halsey, deceased. The house adjourned at half-past 11 o'clock. Mr. DENT paired, in favour of Ministers, with Sir T. HERBERT against. Mr. IluTcHINs was accidentally shut out of the division and prevented from voting in favour of the increase of the malt-tax. REPRESgNTATION OF CA3IBRIDGE.— On Thursday evening, according to previous notice, a meeting of the Liberal electors was holden at the Town-hall, in order to decide upon which of the acknowledged three, out of the four candidates for their suffrages, they would select to go to the poll. The existence of the Hon. Mr. Campbell, as a candidate, appears to be ignored alto gether on the part of the Whigs ; but that gentleman sent a note refusing to recognise the proceedings of the meeting as in anywise affecting his position. The chair man (Mr. Alderman C. F. Foster) briefly stated the course to be adopted. .At seven o'clock the doors were locked, and the audience passing out received cards in scribed respectively, "Adair," "Mowatt," "James ; " two of these were deposited in a box in the ante-room by the voter, and the numbers were declared on Friday morning as follows ::—Mowatt, 236 ; Adair, 167 ; James, 49. A bill was forthwith issued, declaring that the choice of the meeting had fallen on Messrs. Mowatt and Adair. Each candidate at the last meeting pledged him self to abide by the result of the ballot. The number of Liberals polled at the last election was 737. Mr. Camp bell has trown himself into the arms of the Conserva tives who will support him in default of more congenial candidates. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.-011 Friday; the 21st ult., as Mr. Haughton Grubb, in company with some friends, was hunting rabbits on the lands of Caher Abbey, two of his dogs (terrier bitches), having got into a burrow, were unable to return, and after waiting for some time in expectation of their escap• ing, Mr. Grubb procured some labourers, and proceeded to try and dig them out. Upwards of one hundred bur rows were opened, akqd still no trace could be found of the missing animals. However, on Wednesday last, a boy imagined he , heard them in a particular spot, and proceeded to clear away the earth, when both dogs crawled forth, having been immured without food in their subterranean quarters for eleven days and twelve nights. They were at'ence taken care of, and are now fast re covering► from the effects of their lengthened confinement. This instance of endurance in the dog is remarkable in deed, and deserves to be recorded.—Tipperary Free Frees, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. TUTETDAY. The GROSVENOR STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 40 added ; three-yrs-old, list 121 b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st llb ; six and aged, 9st 31b. Certain winners extra— mares and geldings allowed 31b. Grosvenor course, about a mile and a quarter. 12 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Flatman) 1 Capt. D. Lane's Epaminondas, 3 yrs, fist 121 b ...(Wells) 2 Mr. Moseley's Alonzo, aged, 9st 3lb (W. White) 3 Mr. Saxon's Barrel, yrs, 6st 121 b (Clement) 4 The following also ran :—Red Lion, Ireland's Eye, Helena, and Tearaway. Betting-5 to 2 agst Rataplan, 4to l each agst Barrel and Epaminondas. Won cleverly by a length. . Same dis tance -between second and third. Two lengths between third and fourth Red Lion was fifth; Helena, sixth ; Ireland's Eyo seventh ; and Tearaway colt, beaten off early, brought up the rear. The PALATINE STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 103 added ; three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each. Certain penalties and allowances. The second to save his stake. About one mile two furlongs. 17 subs. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mishap, Bst (Charlton) 1 Mr. Bailey's Lurley, Bst (Knott) 2 Mr. R. Jones's Adelaide, Bst 41b ' (Templeman) 3 Lord Eglinton's Bianca, Bst 21b (G. Oates) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Lurley, sto 2 each agst Mishap and Adelaide, sto 1 agst Bianca. Mishap led off with Lurley second, Bianca third, and Adelaide fourth. These positions were kept to the half-mile post, where Adelaide took third place. No other change occurred. Mishap maintained the lead throughout, and won easily by a length. Two lengths between the second and third. The CItESTEBFIELD STAKES, a handicap of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added, for three-yr-olds. The second to receive 25 sovs. out of the stakes. Certain winners extra. Once round and a distance. 33 subs. Mr. Mather's St. Clair, 7st 61b (Carroll) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Communist, Gst 101 b... ...... (Ashmall) 2 Lord Eglinton's Erycina, 6st 81b (Waddington) 3 The following also ran :—Juliet, 'Falcon, Brother to An dante, Lord Hill, Robin Hood, Syvagee, Sir Mark, Bright Phcebus, Miss Sellon, Topsy, Ce§tria, Kennyside Hero. Betting-7 to 2 agst Juliet, 5 to i agst Falcon, 7 to 1 each agst Miss Sellon and Lord Hill. Won cleverly by half a length. Same distance between secondand third. Bro ther to Andante was fourth, and Syvagee fifth. The others beaten off. Kennyside Hero got badly off, and came into collision with Miss Sellon, who also lost ground. Fortu nately no injury was sustained. The MosTiN STAKES, of 10 sovs each, with 100 added for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. The second to receive 20 sows out of the Stakes. A winner in the present year of 100 sovs clear, 31bs extra. Three quarters of a mile. 29 subs. Mr. T. POwell's Flatterer, Bst 101 b (Yates) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Alfred, Bst 71b (Osborne) 2 Lord Chesterfield's br f by Epirus, Pelion's darn, Bst 31b (Flatindn) 3 The following also ran :—Saucebox, Gipsy King, T ro j an Warrior, Lily, Moor of Venice. Betting-7 to 4on Flatterer, sto 1 agst Lord Alfred. Lord Alfred made the running, with Gipsy King second, Flatterer and Epirus ally the next two. In this way they ran to within the distance, where Flatterer went up to Lord Alfred, and a fine race ensued, Flatterer winning by a lfead. A length and a half between second and third. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Certain allowances. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs. Once round and a distance. 7 subs. Brother to King of Troy Surgeon• General Uncleared. Domino General Nightshade Wire Seven ran. THE WYNNSTAY HANDICAP. Only these four ran. Won easily. BETTING—MONDAY NIGHT. DERBY. 4to 1 agst Autocrat (taken to 1001., the layer refused to go on). 11 to 1 agst King Tom (taken to nearly 1,400). 20 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken). 1000 to 30 agst The Trapper (taken). BETTING—TUESDAY MORNING. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Baalbec (offers to back him agst anything). 12 to 1 agst Aldford. 100 to S agst Acrobat (taken, 16 to 1 also laid.) 15 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 16 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (20, to 1 taken). 20 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken). 30 to 1 agst Jack Frost (taken freely). 40 to 1 agst Brown Brandy , (taken). 40 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken). 40 to 1 agst Jephson (taken). DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Autocrat. 11 to 2 agst King Torn (taken to 2001.) 1000 to 40 agst Neville (laid four times). 2000 to 60 agst The Trapper (taken). BETTING ON THE COURSE UP TO FIVE O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Aldford (taken). 11 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken). 100 to 6 agst Acrobat (taken). 20 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 20 to 1 agst Domino (taken). 25 to 1 agst Newminster (taken and offered). 25 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken). 30 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken). 30 to 1 agst Catspaw. :30 to 1 agst Eva. 33 to 1 agst Anna Sutherland. 12::0 CHESTER . E 8 1 1 C:ug agstag s t Joe oti. CUP.—Lough g a i a i l Clair eß ( r t a a a‘ k nv e nd n w ) c . bs 50 to 1 agst Nabob (taken). (taken). t t el c a o r u ed pi n ed ot (t t a o ke s n d u e at 4 . 15 this day. Orson and Duchess of Lorraine colt are also scratched. Alford, Joe Miller, and Newminster have arrived. CHESTER RACES—THIS DAY. ORDER OF RUNNING. 2.15 Helter Skelter. 2.35 Triennial Produce. 3.45 The Cup. 4.45 Member's Plate. 5.15 Scramble. 5.35 Queen's Plate. SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE, NOTICE TO MARINERS. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN GREAT AND LITTLE BELTS.. A submarine cable having been laid down, as well in Great as Little Belt, notice is hereby given, that, to point out the direction of the said cables, th following beacons, painted white, have been placed : 1. For the submarine cable in Great Belt : (a) On Fune, about half a mile of Knudshoved, two beacons, in a WAS and EIN direction, indicating the line of the said cable from Knudshoved to Sprogo. (b) On Sealand, northward of Thorsortown, two similar beacons, in a WO" and ELS direction, to show how the cable lies between Sprogo and Thorsor. (c) South of Sprogo buoys have been laid down for the purpose of indicating the situation of the cable at that place, _ . 2. For the submarine cable in Little Belt : On Fune, a little eastward of Strib Point, two beacons, which; kept in one in a NNWiN and SSBiS direction indicate the bed of the cable between Fredericia and Fune. Mariners are requested not to anchor within these marks or bearings, lest by doing so they damage the electric cable, or lose their own anchors, and t 9 follo.w the directions given by the pilots or other functionaries on this account. Ministry of Naval Affairs, Copenhagen, April 20, 1854. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 9. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Snake, from St. Michael's ; Trader Brodre, Marstrand ; Elspeth, St. Lucia ; Electra, Grenada ; Gilbert Munro, St. Lucia ; Jenny Jones, Log horh ; Arab, Guayana and Porto Rico ; Telazeppa, Hon duras and Cherbourg ; Planter, Tobago • Scandade, Oporto ; Rambler, Mauritius ; L o t us , B ar badoes ; Marie Julia, Antwerp ; Pallas, Oporto ; Sarah, Leghorn. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Excavator, for Dunkirk ; Catharina, Leer ; General Wiltshire, Aden; Orient, Port Philip ; Pestobjee Barnanjee, Adelaide; Ro bert Laine, Melbourne ; Salacia, Hobart Town ; Anita, Cadiz and Seville ; Caroline, Jamaica • Gottenburgh, Got tenburgh ; Hoffnung, Hathburgh ; dercure, Marseilles ; Leda, Trinidad; Emperor, Madras; Elspeth, St. Lucia; Planter Tobago ; Nene Valley, Portland Bay, &c. ; W. S. Lindsay, Bombay ; Zephyr, Demerara ; Rosa, Berbice ; Seringapatam, Bombay; Milford, Constantinoplo. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITII CARGO.—The Champion, for St. Vincent; Luzitana, Lisbon; James Turcan, Kurrachee and Bombay. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Gaston, for New York, May 4, lat. 51 N., long. 11 W. The Drie Aurelius, April 28, lat. 38 N., long. 9 W. The Joseph Stephenson, of London, April 20, lat. 39 N., long. 11 W. The lanthe, Sunderland to Vallaricos, April 23, lat. 41 N., long. 11 W. . . The fiber (brig), outward' bound, April 27, lat. 37 N., long. 9 W. The Comet, Calcutta to Bordeaux, April 23, lat. 32 N., long. 37 W. The Moro Castle, standing N.W., with loss of mainyard, ApriY 24, lat. 45, long. 37, The Louisa Munro, standing N.W., with decks swept, and loss of stanchions, lat. 46, long. 24. [AD VERTISE MENT.J—HoIIoway's Pills for Invigorating the Weak, and Strengthening the Debilitated.—These wonderful and efficacious pills are the bnly medicine adapted to invigorate weakened constitutions, persons of low and nervous habits, or those who are suffering from bad digestive organs, or those whose health has become deranged by bilious affections, disordered stomach, or liver complaints. 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The Queen has been pleased to appoint J. Heath Havi land, Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Alexander Bannerman, lint ' now Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands, and their dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Dominick Daly, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island. RUSSIAN CONSULAR OFFICERS. Notice is hereby given, that the " Exequaturs" hereto fore granted by her Majesty to the former Con sul-General and Consuls of his Imperial Majesty the Em peror of all,the Russias, in various ports and places throughout her Majesty's dominions, have been with drawn ; and that no person is recognised or permitted to act within her Majesty's dominions as Consul-General, Consul, or Vice-Consul, or to perform any other duties as, or to act in any respect as, a Consul, Vice-Consul , , Consular Officer, or Agent, on behalf of his Imperial Ma jesty. Foreign-office, May 6, 1854. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 9. _ MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARMA- MENT. County of Flint—The Honourable Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, in the room of the Honourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, now Lord Mostyn, sum monadic) the House of Peers. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 9 Royal Horse Guards Blue—General the Right Honour able Fitzßoy James Henry Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Master- General of the Ordnance, from the 53d Foot, to be Colonel, vice Field Marshal Henry William Marquis of Anglesey, B.G. and G.C.8., deceased, May 8. 53d Regiment of Foot—Major-General John M`Donald, C. 8., to be Colonel, - vice General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., removed to the Royal Horse Guards Blue, May 8. 70th Regiment of Foot—Major -g eneral George William Paty, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice General Gage John Hall, deaeaspd May 8. 86th Reginlent of Foot—Major-General Lord James Hay to be Colonel, vice Majur-General Roger Parke, deceased, May 8. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAT 5. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant George John Young to be First Lieutenant, vice St: John, de ceased, March 17 ; Mathew John Harpley, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, April 24. MEMORANDUM.—:The dates of the promotion of the under-mentioned officers have been altered as follows : First Lieutenant A. L. Kaye, Jan. 28 ; First 'Lieutenant W. A. P. Willie, Feb. 17 ; First Lieutenant C. G. John son, Feb. 24 ; First Lieutenant H. Cardew, March 7; First Lieutenant H. Perceval, March 12. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En sign Henry Newton Brown to be Lieutenant, May 4. 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Lieutenant William Henry Burgess to be Captain, vice Perrott, resigned • Joseph Erlatn, Esq., late 2d Queen's Own Regiment of Militia, to be Captain, . May 4. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia-- Lieutenant George Barrington Godbold, to be Captain, vice Bliss, resigned ; Charles Foveaux Kirby, Esq.,, late Cap tain 14th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, to be Cap tain, vice Nelson, appointed Adjutant to the Depot Batta lion at Weimer, Aforil27 ; Charles Mortimer, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 2. Cambridgeshire Militia—Lieutenant Lancelot Reed to -.be Captain ; Robert Murial, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur geon, May 4. Derbyshire Militia, Ist Regiment—To be - Lieutenants— George Webb, Gent. ; Hiram Manfull, Gent., May 4. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—John Stubbs, Gent., to be Ensign, May 4. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Alex ander Milford Sutherland, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Cumberland ttegiment of Militia—Leonard Bid well, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 28 ; Percy Charles Stanhope, Esq., to be Captain; M a y 4. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Mititia— Bryan Walter Atkinson to be Lieutenant, vice Paterson, resigned, April 28. 4th or Duke,of Lancagter's pwn (Light Infantry) R o y a l Lancashire Militia—Ensign Charles Andrew Irwin to be Lieutenant, vice Kershaw, promoted, May 5 ; Ensign George Arthur Crawford to be Lieutenant, vice Knott, resigned, May 6. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Arthur Ray mond Pelly, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 3. Hertfordshire Militia—Bryan Viney Douglas Vernon, Esq., be Captain, May 1. 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Henry Sharp Taylor, Esq.; to be Surgeon, May 6. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gentle men to be Commissioners for administering oaths in the High COurt of Chancery : Henry Shephard Law, Bush-lane, City. , Joseph Ivime), Southampton-buildings. Frederic Morekonse Metcalfe, Wisbeach. John Casley, Gnildford-street, Russell-square. Edward Mackeson, Lincoln's-inn-fields. • Richard Horn, King William-street, City. Will iam Sutton Page, Stroud. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Lewis Davis, shipowner, Canton-street, East India-road • BANKRUPTS. William Hill and Thomas Campion Lawrence, ship and insurance agents, Lime-street, to surrender, May 19, at two, and June 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Ellis, Phillips, and Salomonson, Clement's-lane. Nockalls Johnson Cottingham, surveyor, Regent-street, May 19, and June 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lame ; Darvill, Windsor. Robert Ewin, upholsterer, High-street, Islington, May 18, at eleven, and June 17, atone, at the Court of Bank-. ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Pain, Gresham street. illiam Holloway, coal and corn merchant, Watford, Hertfordshire, May 18, at half-past eleven, and June 17, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Thompson, Debenham, and Brown, Swithin's-lane, London, and St. Albans, Herts. Jelin Featon, draper, Three Colt-street, Limehouse, May 18, at half-past twelve, and June 22, at half-past eleven) at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings; Goddard, King-street, Cheapside. Ely Kitson, saddler, Fenchurch-street, May 18, at half past one, and June 22, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John son, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Burkett, Cu r ri e r s ' Hall, London-wall. Henry Boxall, carpenter and builder, Guildford, May 23, at two, and June 20, at one, at the Court of Bdnk ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court; Dodd, jun., New Broad-street. Joseph 'Wells, haberdasher, Coventry, May 19, at half past one, and June 23, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Goddard, King-street, Cheapside. James Townsend Wigney, spirit merchant, Hudders field, May 26 and June 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson, find- • dersfield; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Thomas Hind, joiner, Sheffield, May 20 and June 17, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Fernell, Sheffield. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Messrs. Boggs, Taylor, and Shand, of Great Winchester street, City, merchants, final dividend of 1 7-10 d. in the pound, payable at 3, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall street, on any Tuesday. William Barnfield, jun., of 17, Mark-lane, City, wino merchant, third dividend of 9d. in the pound, payable at 3, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street, on any Tuesday. William Bolderston, of Liverpool, grocer, first dividend of 40. in the pound, payable at 12, Cook-street, Liver pool, on Wednesday, May 17, and any subsequent Wed nesday. Henry Allen, of Bristol, chemist, a dividend of ss. in the pound, payable at 19, St. Augustine's-place, Bristol, on Wednesday, May 17, and any subsequent Wed nesday. John Malley, of Lancaster, silversmith, second division of lid. in the pound, payable at 7, Charlotte-street, Man chester, on any Tuesday. Ann Crawford, of Warden, Northumberland, paper manufacturer, first and final dividend of 4jd. in the pound, payable at 21, Royal Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on any Saturday. Henry Jordan, of Wantage, Berkshire, first and final dividend of 2s. sd. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. W. D. Wasbrough Wantage, on any day. William Blackow, of Manchester, porter, a dividend of 3s. sid., in the pound, payable at the office of Messrs. J. and W. Norris, Manchester, on and after May 16. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Mary Francis, of .Liverpool, schoolmistress—George Francis, of Liverpool, watch jeweller—Adam Batterson, of Liverpool, out of business—William Henry Partridge, Aston, Warwickshire, clerk—George Sadler, Birmingham, huckster—William Elkington, King's Heath, Worcester shire, attorney—William Adolphus Howlett, Aston New Town, Birmingham, carver—George Carter, Charing, Kent, tea dealer—Joseph Tutt, Barbourne, Kent, baker —John Barrow, Oaken Gates, Shrop.hire, provision dealer—Robert Boustead, Allanwood, Cumberland, inn keeper—Joseph Rush, Peter's Syk e , Cumberland, brick maker—William Humffrsys, Llwyn, Montgomeryshire— Robert Stone, Dudley, Worcestershire, licensed victualler —William Gears, Kates Hill, Worcestershire, miner— Samuel, Gurney Read, jun., Norwich, police constable— Wm. Mason, Norwich, ironfounder—Stephen Peter Wells, Norwich, clerk—Robert de Carle, Norwich, clerk—George Franklin, Cambridge, licensed victualler —Robert Harris, Totnes, Devonshire, baker—Alfred Ring, Southdown, Suffolk, baker—James Farrow Smith, Great Yarmouth, baker—James Bignell, Brighton, coachmaker—John Fowles, Brighton, pewterer—Richard Boswell, Brighton, publican—Edward Verrall, Alfriston, Sussex, boot waker. DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED. Micah Mellor, of Clare, Suffolk, innkeeper, June 1— ' William Wairington, r-en., of 42, Upper Berkeley-street West, painter, June I—Robert Mulock Wright and Joseph Smith Anstie, of 41 and 4', Upper Thames-street, City (and on the separate of Joseph Smith Anstie), drysalters, Juno I—John Barrell, of Billericay, Essex, grocer, June 1---- Henry Groom, of Bray, Berkshire, miller, June 1— Henry Jesse, of Basingstoke, Southampton, corn factor, May 30 —Claudius Alfred Scrivesor, of Old Change, City, milliner, May 31— George Henry Bradbery and George Rice Lowe, of 18, Great Tower-street, City, flour factors, May 30—Josesh Windle Cole, of 6, Great Winchester street, City, merchant, May 31—Frederick Shove, of El tham, Kent, grocer, May 31—Robert Bishop, of Vere street, Oxford-street, hotel keeper, May 30—Daniel Wm. Lucas and Isaac D6ds, of 11, A r thur-street West, hemp merchants, M a y 30—Henry Huggins, of Manchester, wood type cutter, June 2—John Ireland, of Kingston-upon-Hull, draper, June 7—lsaac Blackburn and William Sigismund Stiebel, of Leeds, iron-founders, June 2 James Black and Rupert Cope, of Earl-street, Blackfriars, iron merchants. CERTIFICATES' James Crofts, 48, Threadneedle-street, City, wine broker, June I—Ssliomia Sterne, Great St. Helen's-chambers, City, zuorchaut, &fay 31-rederiek phoYej kil th ara, Xoat, grocer, May 31—Daniel William Lucas and Isaac D°64 11, Arthur -street West; City, hemp merchants, May 30" William Adams, formerly of Canterbury, miller, 3 f. 63 . 7 0 —William Jones, Liverpool, plasterer, June I—W Duncan, Kingston-upon-Hull, grocer, June 7—Noah 1414 Bingley, Yorkshire, innkeeper, June 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Mist Richard S. Crankrien, B. E. Crankrien, and B. pelblom. Beyer, Rotterclam, merchants—Thomas A v.lll and Joseph Francis Cotterell, 35, Basinghall-street, lithe' graphers—John Mitchell, Henry Peel, John Horr° c "..7 , and Thomas Greenhalgh, of Freetown, LancaslLn.:. cotton manufacturers, so far as. regards John 31 " chell)—Henry Peel and John Mitchell, Bury, 1.4 1 1. share, spindl e makers—Wm. Mills and Wm. Henry 21 ." Gwennap, Cornwall, boot and shoe makers—Wind' arnY and Giles Haworth, Biackburn, Lancashire, - Coal dealers Thos. Charlton, Thos. Allen, and Win. Wagstaff, I b ld s street, Grosvenor.square, upholsterers (so far as reg a Wm. Wagstaff)—Th os. G r e en and. Alex. Prince, Trafalgar' _ square, patent a gen t s —Ed m. Wm. Dubois and Ch ar iot Coplestone, Park-t errace, P ark-road, Regent's-park, hosiers —Thos. Orchard an d G eo. Jas. Eady, attorneys—G-' . ~,r- r n and C. Hardy, London; cabinet makers—Win. .."1 .- Chambers and Joh n Ch am b ers, Dunstable, Be df or dshll grocers—Thos. Thom as an d Wm. Morley, Liverpti, pawnbrokers—Henry Andrews and Henry Ei g sr,. Kent, coal merchants--Edin. Barker, Reuben Haigh, Lord, and• Wm. Butcliffe, Todmorden an d Walsdec, u ti a !"l sashire, cotton spinners (so far as regar d s Wm. —Richard Hope and John Walker,. Manchester, cn tu ,j manufacturer—Thos. Bi nney, Wm. Thps. Binney, Robert Binney, Kingston-upon-Hull, corn raerchll i (so far as re gar d s Th omas Binney)—Charles n and Thomas Hawley, Coventry, dyers Freuevcr Hilton, John Spencer, and John Skilbeck, Msriclw' te i cotton spinners (so far as regards John Spencer)- 011 ",i fs . Beddoe and Thos. Tindal, Bradford, Yorkshire. /Wen pers—James Chapman and Joseph Brown, Sunderland commission agent s —Th os .. P r i nce and John Soar, Healrd: Derbyshire, lac e ma k ers —Eli L ees and Isaiah Brooks, vni, ham, Lancashire, b r i c k ma k ers—John Fletcher an d Joserei. Hague Hulme, Lancashire, joiners —Thos; Hogg and is White, White, Waltham, Li nco l ns hi re, proprietors of tbra,sua, machines —Alf re d R o bi nson an d Robert Haynes Or"l a street, Portman- square , so li c i tors Samuel Wilkes I ' 4 . John Watson, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Paten t ke :- tle manufacturers—Joseph Slaughter and Thos. Glade "' Mark-lane, merchants—Joaeph - Parker, John Goodier, W ° ." Krauss, and J ames Parrott, Manchester, commission Int . o chants—B ec ki ngsa ll and Co., Cheltenham, grocers — tit, Fawcett, Th omas N e l son, and James Nelson, Fir.' Works, Haltwhistle, Nortfiumberland (so far as reg"' — John Fawcett). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. William Naismith, boot and shoe maker, Glasgow. COUNTRY MARKETS. • LIVERPOOL, MAY 9. This week there .hag been a formidalale list of ar f o r chiefly of flour and Indian corn. A strong demsnu.,o wheat, flour, and Indian cora, and prices general " e ll sustained. The Cpin-exchange this morning w'' s 4 l eg it attended, and prices showed au upward tendency. ''' ) ,„ 1 . commanded extreme prices. American flour 6d per,., r rel, oatmeal 6d pe r l oa d, an d I nd i an corn is to 1S lAA qr., dearer than on Friday last. In other articles no ration worthy of remark. _ IPSWICH—MAY 9. for The supply of whe a t small, not enough apparentlY l a the millers. Choice qualities brought full prices. .I, d secondary sorts dull, and i s 6d per qr. l ower. All oP''''' corn maintains high rates. • PER QUARTER. PER QITA B. o s Wheat, red (old) 7.s to 80s Barley, grinding ... 005 to e„, Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 84s to 86s Peas Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 32s to 37s Flour, per sack ....000 to 0' AVERAGES FOR TILE WEER ENDING MAY 9, 1854. Wheat Barley - 644 PP 36s . 8d Oats Beaus Peas — ~ 00s Od HULL--MAT 9. Farmers brought a limited supply of wheat to this clog market, and the ma r k e t i s fully as dear as last week ;a best wheats. Sprin g corn wet a good demand. Linse y cakes a shade lower. R a p eca k es in d emand at the 1111°t Lion noted. 8 Wheat, English, red 78 t o 81 , Ditto white B4 to 86 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham - burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 7O to 74 Russian and Odessa 66 to 72 Oats, English Ditto Dangh Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 29 to 31 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 33 to 36 1 Beans 52 to Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 5O to 54 B. I Peas, grey and black 45 to Bg Linseed, Black Sea 67 to r, Ditto Petersburgh 62 to Ditto Riga and Arch- xg ' angel - Ditto Konigsberg and Memel _- to Per o' l ' Lins. c.,Hull 10112 s 6d to Ditto fine for. 910 s Od 10/ 0. , 0a Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to Oc; Rapeseed OOl Os to 00/ r Rape cakes Tares, English oos to "' Ditto foreign Guano 41 10s 8 4) 1 13 1 ' o t i o .2l ° ; Bones l2ss Od to 00s ilL` RP Meal . 78 to 85; COURSE OF EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. Am5terdam............. 11 13% Gibraltar . Ditto, three months .. 11 15 '% ieghorn Rotterdam .. .... 11 15% Genoa ... Antwerp 25 20 Milan ... Brussels .............. 25 20 Venice ................ Ramburgh •• •• • • ARM% •••••••• • • • • • • • • (Palermo ....... .... Paris.... •• •• .... 24 97 1 ,E , 41essiria •• •• ••••• •• .. .•• Ditto, three months .. 25 30 'Lisbon Marseilles........ • • .... 25 30 -Oporto ........ 53,1 Bourdeaux ............ Rio Janeiro .... Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118% Buenos Ayre5.............• . .Berlin .............. New York, 60 days' sight Vienna . ..... .......... 13 50 Philadelphia .... • Trieste •• •• ••••13 51 PRICES OF KILLION, PER OX. Petersburgll.... •• 34% Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 Madrid ................ 50 1 i, Portugal Gold Coin 00 Ii Cadiz•• •• .• •• •••••• •• 50% Mexican Dollars •• • • o 5 Barcelona...." New Dollars ...... 0 ° Seville ................ ;liver in bars _ 0 6 •• " "*"" " 30 E2A b 2) •••••••••••• RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The mar k e t opene d better this morning and improved as the day progressed, closing 5111 . 1 . at a rise of 1 p ercen t . on the lowest quotations of ye s ter day. Caledonians 26i ; Lancashir e an d Y or k s hire, 5 9 k ; London an d North-Western, 956 ; Midland, 571 South-Eastern, 17 9-16 11-16. MANCHESTER, MAY 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has fluctuated a go o deal to-day, but prices generally are higher. The 031 e, were :—Eastern Counties, 12; East Lancashire 14i ; 14°11 cashire and Yorkshire, 5914 ; London and North-Westerg: 94i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 19g • Midland' 57g g ; South-Eastern, 17 9-16 ; Warrington and SW' port, 3 dis. SEABO.RiVE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-ofilee by the night—and Ai by the morning —despatch.) • Daywherrtnade n; From what 'When COUNTRIES.' in General Post- Port dui , i n . Office London.* Dispatched. Englan d mow Americ,a(byßrit.pack)T- Every Friday .... Liverpool . Each ... America (by United Sts. packet) ....., ....N , May 2 .......... Liverpool .. May 10 America (by U States! packet) ..........N !April 25.. ........ Southampton May 4 Australia (via South-1 • ampton) .......... 31! May 4 .... Southampton May 2 9 Ditto (via Marseilles) N!May 8 . ... Dover June 4 Ditto (via Cape of Good! , Hope) ...... •• ..N June 4.. .. cncerta" Africa (West Coast)..lcl3d of the month . ;Plymouth April 6 Alexandria.......... N!8, 9, 24 , & 30 of In !Dover Alexandria..........H 4th & 20th of mon.,Southanipton 0 29 Bahamas ........... 51! 17th of the motitl,!South..mpio o BY 1 Belgium ...... !Dover Daily Brazil ..............M!9th of the month.. Southampton !May 16 Buenos Ayres 51,9 th of the mo n th . ,Southanipton 'May 16 Cape of Good Hope ..Nll4th of the montl;trlyniouth .. I Cape of Good Hope ..N,l4 th of the month. I Southamptoin Cape de Verds ......Nil4th of the mo n th 'So u th amp t on !March 2 6 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .......• • • ....N;l4th of the month Aril 2 6 Channel Isles .. ......NlMon „Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu Chili 31 2d & 17th of month Southampton ' i May 1 China (see. India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 o f m . 'D over April 35 Constantinople ........ '4th I:2oth of mon. Southampton! „ 30 Cont. of Europe IA & N Tivice daily Dover Twicedatly Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N;Twice Dover Gibraltar 4,7, 17,20, 27 of in. Southampton May 6 Greece (see India) l ' Greytown ....M;2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton May 1 Hamburgh & Friday London Havannah m,2nd of the month Southampton June 1 Holland !Dover Daily Honduras .......... AI 17th of the month.lSouthampton May 1 6 India (viaSouthompt.)M 4th & 20th of rnun.!Plym uth .. May 20 India (via Marseille:B)M Btheir24th of month Dover . April 29 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 o f mon D0ver...... ! 29 Ireland .... •• • .3/ &N, Twice daily ......IHolyhead TwicedallY Lisbon MI, 9, 17, & 47 of in.lSouthampton May 16 Madeira Madeira Malta (see India) Malta N 7,17,19,27, 30 of in.!Dover ......lApril 29 Mauritius (see India) mllfeaxurcoltius ..........Nll4th of the month Naples . : ..... Mlnd of the month. ;Southampton June 1 .......N hthlath2sthormon,;Dover Al ay 2 New Granada ;2d & 17th of mbiith Southampton MAY 1 .-; New Zei1and........ !By private tip,... 'Various port l'ncertato Papal States •. .....Nkthlsth2Wibfmon. Dover May Peninsula m 17t1117th28thotinon Southampton May Peru• & 77th of mon Southampton May 1 Port Natal ..........N,l4th of the month Plymouth Sicily stlll.sth2 s tholinon,!Dover May 2 . Tuscany ~..„ ~...N,sol l 4to2stholinon . lbover Slay 2 Venezuela . 111 1 2 d & 17th of 'month Southampton ! May I Van Diemen'sLan t. (see! 1 Australia) .. West Indies M l 2d Jr. 17th o month Southampton May 10 * When any of these clayey fall ol a 3undav, the mails will b e despatched on the following day, with the exceptisii of the India vi a Southampton), azd the Malta, both of which will be despatched the day preceding. BIRTHS. -'3F A SON. - - On the 6th inst., at Ayot St. Lawrence, Lady En Cavendish. On the 6th inst., at 61, Eaton-place, the Countess d Mulgrave. OF A DAUGHTER. On the sth inst., at L ong hill s, near Li ncoln, th e wife Of the Rev. Atwill Curtois. , On the 7th inst., at Dawson-place, Westbourne - gr ova, the wife of C. Stanbridge, Esq. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's Winkfield, Berke, the Rev. C S. Will e tt, v i car of lYfonkleigb Devon, to Ma r i anne, eldest daughter of J. Forbes, Jsq., Capt. R .N. ' Winkfield-place. lED. On the 7th i ns t ., at 12 D , Arlington-street, Piccadilly, A. Grant, Esq., of Aberlour, Fifeshire, many years a raeln ber of the Jamaica Legislature. On the 25th ult., at Oporto, Portugal, from the effects of a fall f rom h i s horse, Henry Jebb, Esq., M.D., s°l2. of the late Sir Henry Jebb, St. Stephen's-green, Dublin.- • LONDON: Printed and Published b; MURDO YOUNG.' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, No. 1 12, Strand, in the Precin c t o f th e S avo y, i n the ca uIV IlliclOngsAclafioo7, um to, W 46 04. the 13ti the N( from 1 , Traits, Iday L' ?he the Sec 4i Per to fall, Appl Till ~LJ~ Tc Ti provi, CaPita App] ric e St. et a for t o Place, cation tlailYThe beotla stay 2 binhe that gentle Mr, street 34, 1 Lath( .....--. rr Yalu Test? Dian PIC Arno Fru Por Lau 1101 • Lat cat • air