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7 -4(2 (-(-( ~....--- - ..5 , ,/ . e , e--e,2- VT / / "li - ~~~ It • , • • •ir 4 ,( • V INN • , •;,:,: y.,:o!", plc . , A . , 4. ;00 $ 1 ) ,reLd e IT 1 . .*; ' Q 's ..., " q " 4 ' ,7 • 4rs 141 C '^- t u 7 • k. k•N; ..Iz t 7V.- AtOrg: •.6 PI , No. 19,286.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, J ULY 19, 1854. [ PRICE 5.D rtaß. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, -LILL including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, 'HIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. 3s. (which can be taken at the box• office every day from 11 VII 4 ; area, fa.; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, is 3 vols., yr JL RS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL . The LIFE and ADVENTURES of a CLEVER WOMAN. Also now ready, in 3 voli, NATIONAL FESTIVAL, in Celebration of the UNION between ENGLAND and FRANCE.—A MEET ING of the GENERAL COMMITTEE for conducting this Festival will be held, by permlision of the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion house, on FRIDAY NEXT, for the purpose of taking into consider ation the most convenient period for holding the same. A full attend ance is desirable. The LORD MAYOR will take the Chair at 2 o'clock precisely. By order, GEORGE SE DGIVICK, Sec. MAGDALEN HEPBURN. By the Author of "Margaret Mait land." " One of the most brilliant and successful efforts the author has yet achieved." —Messenger. CREWE RISE. By JOHN C. JEAFFRESON. 3 *vols. " This is a surprising story. The author has healthy sentiment, fine wisdom, and a pleasant pen."— Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. FOURTEENTH REPORT of the DIRECTORS of the COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON for the year end , leg June 30, 1854.—At an ANNUAL GENERAL MEE LING of the 8n — AREHOLDERS, held at the Banking House Lothbury, on Tires , daY, the 18th of July, 1854, DIRECTORS. THOMAS BARN EWALL, Esq., Chairman. MARK HUNTER, Esq , Deputy-Chairman. ChDickson,Charles Di Archibald, Esq. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. Charles Butler, Esq. William Jackson, Esq., 51,P. John Alfred Chowne, Esq. Edward Oxenford, Esq. G eorge Clive, Esq. John Savage, Esq. William Cooper, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. James Alexander, Douglas, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq. Charles Hill, Esq. Thomas Winkworth, Esq. 1 Manager—Mr. Alfred It. Cutbill. 14 _ 8011 citors - -Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, and Messrs. i orris and Sons : - The manager read the advertisement calling the meeting, and afterwards the following REPORT. The Directors have the satisfaction of presenting to the sharehold tre the fo ur t eenth annual b a l ance - s h ee t, f rom w hi c h it will appear hat, after paying all expenses and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits of the bank amount to 36,9501. Os. 11d. A dividend, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the half year ending 31st December, 1853, has been already paid, and the Direc tors have now to declare a dividend for the half year ending 30th J mne, 1854, at the same rate, with a bonus of 16s. per share—both dividend and bonus free from income tax. After paying this dividend and bon us, there will remain a balance of 1 ,445/. 9s. 3d. to be carried to the reserve fund, increasing that fund to 64,0121. 6s. 11d. In compliance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, the following directors, viz., Charles Butler, Esq., William Cooper, Esq , Mark Hunter, Esq., Joseph Underwood, Esq , retire from office, and. being eligible, offer themselves as candidates for re-election. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON. BALANCE SHEET TO JUNE 30, 1854. Capital subscribed.... • • .... .. £1,500,000 Capital paid up ••..••••• • .. •• • • ................ £300,000 0 0 ' Guarantee fund invested in Government securities 62,566 17 8 Balances due to the customers of the Bank ...... 1,2(55,903 0 8 Balance carried down after deducting bad and doubtful debts, income tax, and all charges and current expenses ........ ••••••••—• • • • '• • • • • 36,950 011 £1,665,419 19 3 Cash in hand, Government securities, India Bonds, bills discounted.. ...• .. ••• . • • .... ~.. .... .... £1,665,419 19 3 Dividend at the rate of Cl. per cent per annum, for the half year ending 31st December, 1853, al .. £9,000 0 0 Dividend at the rate of 6/. per cent. per annum for the half-year ending 3ith June, 1854 .... „ 9,000 0 0 bonus of 16s. per share, equal to 4 per cent. per annum Rebate of Interest on current bills carried to profit ..ad Iva new account ............... Balance carried to the guarantee fund, making that fluid 64,012/. 6 1I .......................... 12,000 0 0 5,504 11 1 1,445 9 3 ,950 0 11 ladance brought down .. ••.. • • . £36,950 0 11 The report and balance sheet having been read it was Resolved,—That the report and balance sheet just read be ap- Proved, printed, and circulated amongst the proprietors, The chairman, Mark Hunter, Esq., on the part of the directors, declared a dividend on the paid-up capital of the Company at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum, and a bonus of its. per share, both free from income tax, payable on and after the 31st of July next. Resolved —That the following Directors, viz., Charles Butler, Esq., * William Cooper, Esq , Mark Hunter, Esq., Joseph Underwood, Esq., 'Who go out of office in pursuance of the Deed of Settlement, be re elected Directors of this Bank. Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the loirectors for their attention to the management of the affairs of the tank during the past year. Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. Cut bill for the zeal and attention displayed by him at all times in the conduct of the affairs of the Bank. MARK HUNTER, Chairman. Resolved unanimously—That the thanks of this meeting be pre tented to Mark Hunter, Esq., for his able and courteous conduct in the chair this day. (Signed) A. R. CUTBILL, Manager. COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON.— The Directors HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a DIVIDEND en the paid-up capital of the Company, at the rate " 61 - per cent. per annum, for the HALF-YEAR ending 30th June, 1 854, and a BONUS of 16s. per share, both free front Income Tax, Will be PAYABLE at the Banking House in Lothbury on and alter the 31st July inst. By order of the Board. A. R. CITTBLLL, Manager. Dated July 18, 1854. RENT. —TO BE SOLD, pursuant to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, "Quested 'V. , vtichell" with the approbation of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, the Judge to whose Court the said cause is attached, sen SATURDAY, the 12th day of August, 1854, at One of the clock in the afternoon precisely, at the Royal Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, in 2 4 Lots, by Mr. Thomas White Collard, the person appointed for the Purpose, the following valuable FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ATATES, comprising several highly-cultivated Farms, with all requisite Agricultural Buildings attached thereto, a Water Corn Mill, Woodlands, several Messuages or Tenements, and other Estates, situate in the several parishes of Selling, Boughton, Graveney, Ten terden, Warehorne, Wickhambreux, Stodmarsh, Littlebourne, and Ash, and in the City of Canterbury, the whole containing about 660 acres. Also, a LEASEHOLD RESIDENCE situate in the Parish of Warmer. Lot 1. A desirable Farm. containing 9R a. 1 r. 1 p., or thereabouts, In the parishes of Selling and Boughton, now in the occupation of - Clackett. Lot 2. A compact Farm, containing 48 a. 0 r. 22 p., or thereabouts, in the parish of Graveney. now in the occupation of James Strand. Lot 3. A Farm called " Small lithe Farm," containing 19 a. 1 r. 13 p . in the parish of Tenterden, now in the occupation of William Curteis. Lot 4. A Messuage and Farm called " Seymore Farm," containing .51 a. 3 r. 2 p , In the parish of Stone, in the Isle of Oxney, now in the occupation of John Standen. Lot 5. A convenient and well-built Residence, situate No. 36, in the New Dover-roaJ, Canterbury, now in the occupation of Mrs. Sarah Friend. Loth A valuable and highly-cultivated Farm, called " Supperton," . consisting of two Dwelling-honses, with convenient Agricultural Buildings and 14 Cottages, and about 318 a. I r. 15 p. of Arable and 'Pastore Land, in the Parishes of Wickhambreux and Stodmarsh, ►iow In the occupation of Thomas Elatch-r Bing and others. Lots 7 to 15 inclusive. Nine Dwelling-houses and Gardens, in the Parish of Littleboume. now in the occupation of Mrs. Houghting and Gosby. In hand Mrs. Clackett, Mr. Hart, Miss Duke, Miss Joiner, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Jarvist. Lot 16. Four Cottages under one roof, in Littlebourne aforesaid, slOvr In the occupations of William Bradley, Thomas Morgan, Charles itogben, and Valentine Austen. Lots 17 and 18. Two Pieces of Building Ground in Littlebourne aforesaid, having a frontage to the turnpike road leading to Canter bUry drittenit 86 feet each- Lot lg.' A Carpenter's Shep, Painter's Shop, Blacksmith's Forge atutithip, and other Buildings, in Littlebourne aforesaid. now in the eagipstlggsaf Mainiegriaarrest and Malay William Smith and - _ . Foreman. Lot 20. The Reversionary Interest expectant on the decease of It Gentleman in the 69th year of his age of two 5-16th parts of a moiety of a Messnage and Farm containing 130 a. 0 r. 1 p., or there abouts, called " Wingham Barton Farm," in the parish of Ash, now in the occupation of William Beake. Lot 21. A Water Corn Mill called " Grist Mill," at Littlebourne aforesaid, and a Messuage and several pieces or parcels of Meadow Land near the same, containing 8 a. 0 r 34 p , or thereabouts. Lot 22. A Leasehold Dwelling-house fronting the sea, situate on the Marine Parade, Weimer, held for the r sidue of a term of 63 years, cotremeacing the 11th day of October, 1824. Lot 23. Four pieces of Woodland called "Pen Bill Wood," in the Parish of Tenterden, containing 56 a. Ir. 16 p., or thereabouts. In hand. Lot 24. Three pieces of Woodland in the parish of Warehorne, con t`tining together 66 a. 2r. 38 p., or thereabouts. In hand. Printed Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had (gratis) in London of Messrs. Wright, Kingsford, and Dorman, Solicitors, 23, Essex -street, Strand; of Messrs, Bower and son, Solicitors, 46, --_ ll ancery-lano, of Mr. A. B. Cocker, Solicitor, 23, Gower-street, e fo rd-squ ar e ; and in the country, of Messrs. Kingsford, Son, and IWrightwick, Solicitors, Canterbury; of Mr. Bathurst, Solicitor, ` av ersharn ; of the Auctioneer, and at the principal Hotels and Inns at Canterbury, Dover, Maidstone, Ramsgate, and Weimer. The Estates may be viewed on application to the respective tenants, and the Wood Lands will be shown by Mr. Curtis, Tenter den, 14 days previous to the day of sale. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cass. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. _, will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S ' C 'ELEBR'ATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, alr Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H. 'Laurent , tIV, following Waltzes - La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi /e,na and hie Dinah, Admission, ls. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing tc commence at 9 o'clock, and ter nlnate at half-past 11. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT, NATIONAL ASSURANCE & INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. THE DIVIDENDS on DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, to the 30th June, are in course of payment, and may be received daily between the hours of Eleren and Three o'clock. PETEIt MORRISON, Managing Director. 10th July, 1854. Prospectuses and Forms for opening inve s tment Accounts sent free on application. CONTRACT FOR KNAPSACKS AND KNAPSACK SLINGS FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualing and Transport Services, Somerset - place , 15th July, 1854, THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY. GIVE NOTICE, that on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualing Stores at Deptford, KNAPSACKS AND KNAPSACK SLINGS, For the use of the Royal Marines, under a Contract for 12 Months certain, and afterwards until the expiration of 3 Months' warning. The conditions of the Revised Contract may be seen at the said office, and Fatterns of the articles at the Marine Office, New-street, Spring • • ardens, between the hours of 11 and 2. No Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Knap sacks, &c.," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. PATRON-H.H.R. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. at consequence of the numerous inquiries after Mons. blatcSCQ's OPTICAL EXPERIMENTS, Mr. PEPPER begs to an nounte that the SPLENDID ILLUMINATED CASCADE, displaying a a Valety of Colors, will be shown every Evening (except Saturday) at Ylne o'clock, In addition to all the other Lectures and Exhi halms. PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. RE -OPENING of the ROYAL POLY TECE{NIC INSTITUTION, Under Entirely New Management. Mr. J. H. PEPPER, the Resident Director, begs leave to inform the Public that the Institution having undergone great Alterations and Improvements is again open to Visitors. Among the most prominent of the New Facts in Science which will he Lectured on by Mr. Pepper, are Mons. DUROSCZ'S splendid EXPERIMENTS in OPTICS with the ELECTRIC LIGHT. LECTURES by Dr. BACCHHOFFNEE on the PI: URALITY of 'WORLDS, ilinstrated by ASTRONOMICAL DIAGRAMS.—Courses Of LECTURES are being arranged for the INDUSTRIAL CLASSES, who will be admitted on advantageous terms.—A PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY for taking PORTRAITS, and for TEACHING the ART, I s now open, under the direction of Mr. SCOTT. The CHEMICAL .LABORATORY is open for Pupils and Analyses. The OXY-HY DROGEN MICROSCOPE and objects will be explained. A now Series of DISSOLVING VlEWS—after TURNER—illus trating the Scenery on the banks of the River Loire, in France. Tee Views of the beat of War in the BALTIC and the BLACK SEA Will also be shown. Demonstrations in Mechanics, and Explanations of Models by Mr. Joules. The Venti•ation and the Purification and Combustion of the Gas have been perfected under Mr. LESLIE'S Pa -4.lbers and his personal direction. A Band of Music, conducted by Mr. WIIID, of the Royal Italian Otters. Stalls have been erected in the Theatres which may be re tained the whole day or evening. Admission of age half-price. , is. Stalls, 2s. S c h oo l s an d Child ren under Ten years • Open daily from II till 5, and every evening except Saturday, from 7 till 10 o'clock.. QUESTION EASILY ANSWERED.- It every question could be easily and satisfactorily answered, the business of the world would be carried on with half the ordinary trouble and expense. Questions often require vast outlay to answer and time to settle. As Russians have not satisfactorily answered , questions of national right, they must pay dearly for the experiment. It would be difficult to answer for the weather —Wet or Dry ?—but is easy and inexpensive to prepare for it at the establishment of E. MOSES and SON. As everybody knows how far E. MOSES and Sox can excel all others in their line of business, and everybody else asks what that line of business is, allow us for once to answer for their, E. MOSES and SON make those kinds of Dress which display the highest order of fashion, taste, comfort, and economy —they sell, in milts or single garments, the Attire which is approved by every one, grid auits the season in every respect. /hey are the Tailors of the Atrey, Navy, and the Professions, the Mamtfacturers of Liveries, aborting Dress, Ladies' Habits, gr.c. In each tnench E. MOSES and &'ig have the lead for Style, Elegance, Comfog, and Economy. They have the greatest variety of fashions in Juve+Aile Attire, and ieyond any question they have produced the most poem-,- and ' s atisfactory articles which were ever offered. They are Hatters .4 Rosier, having the newest fashions, the richest and most useful goods ; there is, therefore, no question abeut every one being able to make the most profitable selection at their establishment, or their West -end branch. They are Wholesale Merchants, Outfitters, and Exporters to all parts of the world. They have the largest Stock or Clothing, Shirts, Boots and Shoes, &c.; for the Colonies oF the Horne Trade ; an d th e ques ti en o f pro fi ts, w ith ou t the possibility of loss, will b e easily settled by Merchants, Captains, and ot h ers inspect ing their goods, which are unrivalled for superiority and Cheapness. • Full LISTS of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship 'bailing information, gratis on application, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the 'l4‘ 'bile ag a i ns t i mpos i t i on, h av i nc learned that the untradesman-like : fal.aeh od of " Being connected with th e i r E s tablishment," or It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious rename, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITH ♦NT OTIIEZ NOUSE IN OE 01JT OP LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, and 86. Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Uerchant Tailor. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Moe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returns vflthout hesitation. All goods are marked ittplsin figures, the lowest Price, troht which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.- A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Pablic Opi- Ifiuu," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-meassire- Milt, &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Ici Pon parle Francais. Qul 81 parla Italian. Slier 4)6;14 moDeutiCl2. Ape shhabla ICipano. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermaturrhcea, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at 1 ls. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into se parate doses, as administered by Valpeau , Lallemand, Roux, &c., &c.—To be had wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ton, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. J u st published, price 2 5., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms. and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative system, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real r,ause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded ex p e rience in the tre a t m ent of Impuissance, L o cal Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, &c. To which o: ery twenty t D y eb y ll e i a t rs y : ar e --hied, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre caution.-.r hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the 4angerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important aworders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &a. Theessential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazareed the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being ci entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed rrl of the heyday of inceasiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scared! any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has fe a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant empiric.% who intict great bajury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVWIS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and C,.. 23, Paternoster-row; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Coratill ; or free by post for thirty stamps, to any address from the Auhor's residence, 37, Bedford-square. At home rer Onultetion daily from Eleven till Two, and from 812 r till E4st. AUTlON.—Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS find it necessary to caution the Public, and especially Shippers of their Ales to the Colonies, against frauds committed by parties in selling spurious Ales for those of Messrs. Allsopp and Sons. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SANS have felt compelled by the extent to which this 'disgraceful practice has been carried, to proceed in several cases by obtaining injunctions from the Court of Chancery, and have ultimately been driven to prosecute criminally for the com mission of this offence. They beg to call attention to the Case of the QUEEN v. GRAY and GOSLIN, in which Lerd Campbell sentenced the parties charged to " Twelve Months' Imprisonment, with Hard Labour."—Vide " Times" and " Morning Advertiser," of the 18th May. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS will tkank all persons having rea son to doubt the genuineness of any article sold under their name, to send them the earliest information, in order that immediate steps may be taken for prosecuting the parties. Messrs. ALL SOPP and SONS will be happy to furnish the names of respectable houses, where a supply of their Ales may be depended on as genuine from the Brewery. Brewery, Burton-on-Trent. Just published, in 1 vol., pp. 190, price 25., DANGERS TO ENGLAND of the Alliance with the Men of the Coup d'Etat. By VICTOR SCHOEL CIiER, Representative of the People, and author of the " History of the Crimes of the Second of December." Trubner and Co., 12, Paternoster row. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, A TREATISE on ASEHMA. and nn DISEASES of the HEART. Price 10s. 6d. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. ei REA.T-V ESTERN RAILWAY. - CHEAP ir EXCURSION to BATH and fiRISTOL.—A Train will leave Paddington on Sunday, July 23, at 7.45 a.m., and will return the same evening at 6.30 p.m. from Bristol, and 7 p.m. from Bath. Fates—Bristol, 10s. and 6s. ; Bath, Os. and ss. Tickets may be pre viously obtained at the Great-Western Booking-offices, 27, King . street, Cheapside; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351, Oxford-street; 269, Strand ; and at the Paddington Station. . .L7l 01J T H-W E S TERN RAILWAY.- PLEASURE EXCURSIONS DAILY to those attractive places, WINDSOR, HAMPTON COURT, RICHMOND, KEW, &c., &c., at Low Fares First and Second Class Return Tickets, at Single Fares (with the addition of a small booking fee), are issued on Saturdays and Sundays, at Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations, to Windsor and to all Stations below Woking. These tickets can only be received at the station f r which they are issued, and are available for Return by any Ordi nary Train until the following Monday, inclusive. By order. ARCHD SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1854. RETURN TICKETS ISSUED.- The GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAM-SHIPS leave St. Katharine's Wharf, for EDINBURGH—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Ten evening. Chief Cabin, 14s. ; Fore, Ss. ; Deck ss. From Hore's Wharf, Wapping, for NEWCASTLE—Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight evening. 15s. or 10s. From London-bridge Wharf, for YARMOUT El—Wednesday and Saturday, at 4 afternoon. Bs. or ss. HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at 8 morning. Bs. or ss. RAMGA.TE —Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at half-past 10 morning. MARGATE and lIERNE BAY—Daily, at 10 (3unday excepted) , Saturdays, at 10 and 3 afternoon. MARGATE and BACK every Sunday at 9 morning. One fare. Offices, 71, Lombard-street, and 37, Regent-circus. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a Cause, LINFORD against COOKE, the Creditors of Christopher Flood, late of the Court House, Mary lebone-lane, in the parish of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middle sex, Vestry Clerk of the said parish, who died in or about the month of May, 1851, are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 20th day of October, 1854, to come in and prove their Debts or Claims, at the Chambers of the Vice• Chancellor air Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 15, Old-qmare, Lincolns•inn, Middlesex ; or in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Saturday, the 4th day of November, 1854, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the Claims. Dated this 18th day of July, 1854. CHARLES PUGH, Chief Clerk. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, SOUTH 431 against BLAKE and OTHERS, ALL PERSONS claiming Vs be issue of the Eight Children of John Southam, the Testator in the said order named, referred to in his Will, namely, John Southern, William Southam, Thomas Southern, Henry Southam, Susannah Lacey, Sarah Young otherwise Hanshew Mary Hodson, and Rebecca Linsey, who were living at the death of Joyce Southam, the said Testator's daughter, and of whatever degree; and if all the issue of any one or more of the said eight children shall have died, then all persons claiming to be the legal personal representatives or representative of the last sur vivor of such of the issue of each of such eight children, whose issue shall have so died, are, by their Solicitors, on or before the Fifteenth day of November, 1854, to come in and prove their Claims, at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kinder sley, No. 3, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex ; or in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. The said John Southam was a Yeoman, residing at Waddesdon, in the County of Buckingham, and died in the year 1808, and the said Joyce Southam, his daughter, died on the 11th day of May, 1849. Monday, the 4th day of December, 1854, at 12 o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the Claims. Dated this 13th day of July, 1834. THOS. WHITE & SONS, 11, Bedford-row. H AN WELL COLLEGE and PREPARATORY SCHOOL. The Vacation doses the 24th inst "'Unwell College, eTton7is fully sustaining the high character it has acquired. We flnd that former pupils of Hanwell College have been either high wranglers or first-class men of our Universities during the present year ; and this is the twentieth in stance of success at Sandhurst or Addiscoinbe we have had to record within a short time."— United Service Gazette. Prospectuses may be had on application to the Rev. Dr. EmaaTON, Hanwell College, Middlesex. THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, August 4, IBs4.—The magnificent screw steam-ship " CAL CUTTA," 1,800 tons, another of the fine fleet belonging to the Gene ral Screw Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched from South ampton with her Majesty's Malls for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and Sydney, on the 4th August next. This floe vessel has maintained her high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister ship to the " Argo." which has made the quickest voyage to and from Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas. She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Camsus, of 2,500 tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com pany's Offices, .7 Cannon-street, City. NATIONAL FESTIVAL, in Celebration of the UNION between ENGLAND and FRANCE.—The object of the proposed Festival is to cultivate the amicable relations now ex isting with the French nation, by inviting to this country some of the most distinguished men connected with legislation, arts, science, literature, commerce, and agriculture, and facilitate their acquaint ance with what is worthy of their observation and admiration, and demonstrate to the world the great advantages of the alliance now happily subsisting between the two nations, an alliance the con tinuance of which is eminently calculated to accomplish and to pro mote, in all countries, the permanency of peace and its consequent blessings, order, prosperity, and happiness. Subscriptions already announced, 4,7501. 10s. The arrangements for the Festival must depend upon the amount of the subscriptions, which will be received by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (the Treasurer), and by the following Bankers :—Master man and Co. ; London and Westminster Bank; Smith, Payne, and Smiths; London Joint Stock Bank; Hanburys and Lloyds; Davies and Co.; Twining and Co.; Herries, Farquhar, and Co. ; Scott and Co. ; the Royal British Bank ; Williams, MUM, and Co. ; and the National Bank of Ireland ; also at 20, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, where every information of the proposed Festival may be obtained. By order, GEO. SEDGWICK, Sec. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make know► to otli, , rs the means of cure. He will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stan'ped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. H. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London. SIR WM. 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Pure and unadulterated, contain ing all its most active and essential principles—effecting a cure much more rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent medical men, and supplied to the leading hospitals of Europe. Half pint bottles,2s. 6d. ; pints, 4s. 9d., IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORD, and CO., 77, Strand. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(Y ESTERDAY.) The house met at five o'clock. THE POLISH SUBJECTS OF THE CZAR. The Earl of HARRINGTON gave notice that on "Thursday next he should ask if the Government autho rised Lord Westmoreland to state to the Cabinet of Vienna that the Polish subjects of the Czar would not be allowed to follow the banners of the allies ? There were about 13,000,000 Polish subjects of Russia, who were so deeply interested in the events of the war that h© felt bound to put a question to the Government on the subject. FINCHLEY ROAD BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE this bill was read a third time and passed. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill, . Lord BEAUMONT said the house could not refuse the limited liability of this company, which had been given to all canals, viaducts, acqueducts, railways, and other great public undertakings. He moved to have a clause to that effect reinserted. Lord REDESDALE hoped they would allow the bill to pass in its present shape, as the standing orders had been fully complied with. (Hear, hear.) He was himself favourable to granting limited liability to this company, though there were four or five other telegraph companies besides this one, to which Parliament had refused limited liability. If this clause were inserted, it would give to this company a year's start before all the other companies. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he under stood this company came under the category of those to which the house had agreed to grant limited liability. The clause was then added to the bill, which was then read a third time and passed. Lord BROUGHAM rose to move the third reading of this bill, and was ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COURT OF CHANCERY BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR in moving the second reading of this bill, said he had introduced it in con nexion with his noble and learned friend Lord St. Leonards, who was then absent, and it had reference to causes still pending in the offices of the Masters in Chan cery. It was stated in a recent debate that there still remained in the offices of the five remaining Masters no less than 893 causes. This appeared a startling fact ; and in order that the public might be aware of the real state of the case, he wished to say that he had since ascertained that, though there were still 893 causes, yet within the two years, or one year and three quarters which had elapsed since the passing of the act of Parlia ment which abolished the office of the Masters, these gentlemen had finally disposed of no less than 1,053 causes. They had, in fact, got through more than half of the arrears ; and he had reason to believe that they were proceeding as rapidly as possible with the re mainder. The object of this bill was to give them cer tain facilities for the discharge of their duties which they did not at present possess. After a few words from Lord BROM:I.RA.; the bill was read a second time. MERCHANT SHIPPING- ACTS REPEAL BILL. This bill was also read a second time. The Portland, &c. Chapels Bill passed through com mittee. The following bills were read a second time : —Highway Rates Bill ; Saving Banks Bill ; Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill ; General Board of Health Bill. TOWNS IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. Earl GRANVILLE having moved the second read ing of this bill, The Earl of DONOUGHMORE moved as an amend ment, that it be read a second time that day three months, He objected to the bill, first, on account of its form • and, secondly, on account o f it s d eta i ls. As regarded the form, the learned gentleman by whom it was drawn, had taken the whole machinery of it from the Lands Clauses Con solidation Acts. The bill as it then stood, might be adopted in no less than 237 towns and villages in Ire land, and the whole of its complicated machinery would have to be administered by little shopkeepers, who were for the most part utterly ignorant of the law, and who, even if they had some general notions of legal matters, would be quite confounded by the references to other acts. The commissioners who were to carry out the bill might be persons who occupied a house of the value of only 121. a year ; and it was a strange anomaly that while persons who were to vote on the question, whe ther or not the act should be applied, must be rated at 81. a year, the qualification to vote in the election of the commissioners was only 41. Thirteen towns had peti tioned for the bill, and he had no objection to the pass ing of such a measure in reference to them. There was no urgent necessity for the measure. It was crude, in efficient, and did not bear on the face of it what it pur ported to be. He begged therefore to move that it be postponed till that day three months. Earl GRANVILLE considered that no reason had been urged for postponing the bill. He admitted there teas an apparent inconsistency in the qualifi cat i ons of the two classes of electors, but if the noble l or d w i shed he wo u ld not object to uniformity by reducing the quali fication a rate of 41. With regard to the invasion of the Queen's prerogative, when the Queen g ave her as sent to the bill that objection would not apply, The Earl of DESART said that some of the clauses of the bill were arbitrary, tyrannical, and inexpedient, and as an Irishman he must protest against a measure which was an invasion of the liberties of Irishmen. The Earl of CLANCARTY said that it was most de sirable to improve and extend the provisions of the exist ing law ; but the qualification required of the electors by this bill was tgo low. There were several other ob. ectionable parts in the bill. He therefore suggested that it should he referred to a select committee. Lord MONTEAGLE said that the objections urged were objections more fitted for the bill in committee than on the second reading. He objected to the arbi trary power of taking land, and thought it far better that the magistrate should be selected by the Lord Chan cellor in the first instance than that he should be merely invested with the power of a veto. The Earl of EGLINTON could not vote for the amendment; because he thought that a bill of this kind was necessary in Ireland. There were, however, some objectionable provisions in it, which he thought ought to be amended. He thought the best course would be to refer the bill to a select committee. The Earl of RODEN thought that a bill of this kind was most necessary, but the present one was liable to great objection. Earl GRANVILLE thought that the practice of re ferring bills to a select committee had been carried too far in their lordships' house. The Provisions of this bill had been carefully settled, and any further improve ments could be effected in committee of the house. It would not be necessary to refer the bill to a committee up-stairs. After a few words from the Earl of DoNOUGHMORE, the amendment was withdrawn and the bill read a second time. PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED FUND CHARGES BILL. The select committee on this bill was nominated. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS BY MARRIED WOMEN BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that this bill be read a second time. His lordship explained that its object was to obviate certain objections which had been made to some acknowledgments taken before commis sioners who were interested in the business to which those acknowledgments referred. The bill was read a second time. COMMONS ENCLOSURE (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a third time. MEXICO MARRIAGES BILL. This bill was read a second time. Their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MANAGEMENT BILL. On the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, c r t e i o n ne renew o n g the e c o n n an act -14 this n b s t i r l l u , e o d v i e e d nt as in mi M tte r e . , 6 t A ha Y t L it E is Y ex m p 14 and 15 Victoria, c. 104, to define more clearly the intention of the following words in the first clause of that act, viz., "It shall be lawful for any Ecclesiastical Corporation, sole or aggregrate, with the approval in writing of the Church Estate Commissioners, who shall pay due regard to the just and reasonable claims of the present holders of lands, under lease or otherwise, arising from the long continued practice of renewal, to sell to any lessee, under any lease granted by such corporation, the revision, estate, and interest of such corporation in all or any of the lands comprised in such lease, for such consideration, upon such terms, and in such manner as such corporation and lessee may, with such approval as aforesaid, think fit." The SPEAKER said there was no necessity for any such instruction, as the committee would have full power to make the requisite alterations if they should think fit. _ _ Lord J. RUSSELL remarked that under these cir cumstances it would be better to go into committee at After some observations from Mr. G. H. Liddell, Mr. Aglionby, and Mr. Goulburn, the house went into com mittee. All the original clauses of the bill having been agreed 'Mr. INGIIAM moved the insertion of the following clause :—" That in every case where a treaty shall have been entered into under the provisions of this act, for the sale, purchase, or exchange of any episcopal or capitular estate in England, or of any interest in such estate, it shall be lawful by the consent of both parties to such treaty, to refer to arbitration the finding of the anual value of such estate, and of the value of the fee simple thereof, subject to the exceptions and reservations, if any, to be excepted and reserved thereout, and that such finding shall be adopted in computing the terms of such sale, purchase, or exchange, regard being had, in the final settlement of such terms in every such case, to the just and reasonable claims of the present holders of land under lease or otherwise, arising from the long con tinued practice of renewal ; and that in every such case one arbitrator shall be appointed by each of the parties to such treaty, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall, before they proceed in the matter re ferred to them, appoint an umpire or third arbitrator, and the proceedings upon such arbitration shall be con ducted in like manner, and subject to the same rules and enactments as upon a r eference made by consent upon a rule of court or j udge's order. Provided always that it shall be lawful for the parties to such treaty to appoint one and the same person to act as sole arbitrator ; and in such case the valuations acts and award of the arbitrators and umpire, under the pro visions herein contained ; and in every case the costs of such arbitration and award shall be in the discretion of the said arbitrators or umpire, as the case may be." This clause led to some discussion, but ultimately Lord J. RUSSELL said, he had no objection to the clause if using were added to it, providing that the con sent of the Church Establishment Commissioners, as well as the parties, should be obtained before the arbi tration took place. Mr. INGHAAI agreed to this amendment of the clause. The clause was then agreed to, and the Chairman was directed to report progress. The house resumed, and leave was given to sit again an Thursday. SUPLY The report o f th e commit P tee of . supply was brought up and agreed to. JAMAICA LOAN BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE FACTORY ACT. Mr. COBBETT said he was labouring under a phy sical disability which would prevent his bringing on his motion to-night for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Ten Hours' Factory Act--(th e hon. gentleman was quite hoarse)—but he should take the very earliest op portunity next session to bring the subject forward. The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of, and the sittings of the house were suspended at four o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. An HoN. MEMBER moved that that the house be counted, when exactly 4 0 members, including the Speaker, were R fo E un T d u t ß o Nbes ORDERED.present. EDUCATION (INDIA).—On the motion of Sir E.PERRY, copy of a despatch to the government of India on the subject of general education in I n di a. PUBLIC ) WORKS (INDIA PERRY, copy of a despatch to th e government of on the subject of the executi on of important pu bli c works. - DR. REID AND THE VEXTIL HOUSE. Mr. G. DUNDA.S rose to move A.TION OF THE conl for copies of all cor respondence, some ttt that he munications between the Board of Works an Dr. Reid— from the Ist June, seatYhe house, bailey; and of the evidence rleBssp2o,ntdoe nthe , 1 documents,oth February, andlBs3 taken last year at the arbitration bet ween the government and Dr. Reid. The hon. member was e i time was quite si inaudible, rousofbr b i u n t gi h n e g was this u ci n u d e e s r ti s o t n o o b d e Lo r do ing it to be due to the character of D r. Reid, that ' some explanation and inquiry should be mad _ with regard to his most unwarrantable dismissal from th e pos i t i on he held in connection with the house. f o r which he had abandoned an honourable and lucrative profession. He was not biassed in Dr. Reid's favour by any personal feel ing, but his opinion of the case had been gathered from documents from which be should give extracts bearing on the case, and he trusted that he should be able to esta blish such a case of hardship as to induce the house to grant an inquiry into its circumstances. He would shortly state with regard to the antecedents of Dr. Reid, that he was for many years a practical chemist in Edin burgh, and bore a high reputation as a lecturer on che mistry, and he had made a number of successful experi ments in ventilation in his own lecture rooms. In 1834, after the Houses of Parliament were destroyed b y f i re, and the new ones projected, the question of the ventila tion of these buildings came under consideration, and in consequence of the evidence given by Dr. Reid, he was desired to make further experiments, and the temporary, House of Commons was placed under his care and ven tilated in such a manner as to call forth from Lord Dun cannon, then Chief Commissioner of Works, in a letter written by him, an opinion that the experiments of Dr. Reid were most satisfactory. Dr. Arnott about the same time had given an opinion in favour of Dr. Reid's system. In 1840 Dr. Reid entered into an engagement' to ventilate and warm the new Houses of Parliament, and the nature of that engagement had been much mis apprehended. Dr. Reid understood that his services would be required until the new buildings were finished ; and nothing less would have induced him to give up his lucrative occupations in Edinburgh. But the engage ment as interpreted by the Treasury bore a very different aspect to that in which Dr. Reid viewed it. He (Mr. Dundas believed the right hon. gentleman (Sir William Molesworth) differed from the view of that engagement taken by Dr. Reid, and that he interpreted it to extend only to such time as the Houses of Lords and Commons remained untenanted. Dr. Reid threatened to go to law to assert his rights, but an arbitration was proposed, and, after some delay, he consented to it. When the re ference had been gone into, however, the arbitrators were informed that if they gave any decision which could not be supported in a court of law, they would subject themselves to heavy penalties. The result was that he received only a small sum compared to what he was entitled to. The honourable member then read a letter from Sir John Forbes, one of the arbi. once. trators, stating that if it had not been for the restric tions placed on the arbitrators, be should have awarded a much larger sum. On these grounds he trusted that the house would agree to the productton of these papers, Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he thought this was an extraordinary motion. The matter had been settled by arbitration, and the arbitrator s awar d e d D r. Reid 3,2501., which he brought forward in the estimates of last year, which the house then agreed to, and which had since been paid. The evidence which was taken in the case occupied 5,000 folio pages, and if they printed it it would cost in all probability 1,0001. He was convinced no one would ever read it ; but if any hon. member were disposed to read it, and would go to his office, he should bave an opportunity. With all due respect to the hon. gentleman who had brought forward this motion, be must oppose it altogether. The motion was than negatived without a division. CASE OF MR. STURGEON. Mr. BOWYER then moved for a select committee to inquire into the claims of Mr. Edwardes (as representa tive of Mr. William Sturgeon) to the funds allotted by the French Government at the peace, to compensate for confiscation of the property of British subjects. Captain SCOBELL .seconded the motion, believing that the hon. and learned gentleman had shown reason able grounds for inquiry. Mr. WILSON thought the house should pause before they appointed this committee. Mr. Sturgeon did not make his claim in time to come within the treaty of 1815 ; but the Government allowed his claim to go before the commissioners who acted under the treaty, by whom it was disallowed. It appeared to the commis sioners that the property of Mr. Sturgeon had not been confiscated ; but destroyed ; and the commissioners having no funds to meet such a case they dismissed it, as not coming within the treaty. After a few words from Mr. BOWT&It and Mr. MALms, The house divided, when there appeared— For the motion 39 Against it The motion was accordingly negatived. THE CLAIMS OF CAPTAIN DICKENSON. Admiral WALCOTT moved for a select committee to inquire into the claims of Captain Dickenson, R.N., on behalf of himself, the officers, and crews of her Majesty's vessels employed on the subject of salvage, &c., con nected with the recovery of treasure in the wreck of her Majesty's ship Thetis, off Cape Frio, o n th e coas t o f Brazil. The gallant admiral entered into a lengthened explanation of the case, from which it appeared, that through the exertions of Captain Dickenson and his crew, treasure to the extent of 150,0001. was recovered from the Thetis, besides2,oool. worth of her stores, and for these services they wore awarded 29,0001. as salvage. The admiralty, however, put in a claim for 13,5221. for seamen's wages, stores, &c., and the wear and tear of the Lightning, which Captain Dickenson commanded while recovering the treasure, and to that extent the salvage was reduced. Captain Dickenson, however, contended that the admiralty had no right to make the reduction and the ordinary tribunals having failed to render him justice he now as a last resource appealed to the House of Commons to investigate his case through the instrumentality of a select committee. Sir G. TYLER seconded the motion, and observed that if the inquiry were granted it would be shown that it was entirely through the extraordinary ability of Cap tain Dickenson and the great exertions of his crew that the treasure of the Thetis was saved. It was, therefore, unjust to deprive them of any portion of the salvage, and he trusted the house would have no hesitation in grant ing the committee. Sir J. GRAHAM need not assure the honourable and gallant admirals who had moved and seconded this mo tion that he was fully sensible of the generosity of the motives which had induced them to bring this subject under the notice of the house, while, if he thought that justice demanded the appointment of this committee, he should be the last person to resist it. But he was bound to say that he had come to a different conclusion to that which the two gallant admirals had arrived at. The subject was by no means new, for he first became ac quainted with it 20 years ago, when he had the honour of being at the Admiralty. There was no dispute about the facts of the case, which were these : the Thetis hav ing a large amount of treasure on board belonging to British merchants, was lost under circumstances more or ' less accidental, but in the opinion of the Board of Ad- miralty there had been some neglect on the part of the commanding officer, and they therefore allowed Captain Dickenson to employ his ves-el and crew in attempting to recover the treasure. Contrary to the expectation of the Board of Admiralty no less than fourteen months were occupied in that endeavour, and as a natural consequence a considerable amount of the public money was expended in stores, and the wages of the seamen of the Lightning. When, therefore, the salvage was awarded, the Admi ralty put in their claim for 13,8001., which was allowed by the High Court of Ad m i ra lty, ut Captain Dicken son disputing the claim carried it before the Privy Council, who confirmed the decision of the court below. But supposing that had not been so, he should still have, contended that the salvors were not entitled to a farthing of this 13,800/. ; the money would rather have been due to the merchants who had lost their treasure in the I Thetis ; but be that as it might, he could only repeat now the same answer that he had given on a former oc casion—namely, that the case had been repeatedly con sidered by various Boards of Admiralty, and the Trea sury, and in every instance they had come to the deci sion that the claim of Captain Dickenson could not be allowed ; because it was founded neither in justice nor equity ; a decision which had been confirmed alike by the Court of Admiralty and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Sir G. PECHELL considered that notwithstanding the statement of the right hon. baronet, the case still required investigation. The bill of the Admiralty con tained items of so extortionate a character, that although twenty years had elapsed, so monstrous a case ought not to be passed over without notice. Capt. SCOBELL said that the services of the Light ning, her captain, and crew, had been the admiration of the professi on , and the fact that several boards of the Admiralty h a d discouraged the claim was of little im portance, for one board always supported the decisions of its predecessors. The gallant admiral did not ask for money, but for an inquiry whether the claim was just. As for Captain Dickenson being in Greenwich, that was of itself a claim, and not a reason why the motion should be rejected. (Hear.) Admiral BERKELEY expressed an opinion unfa vourable to the claim of Captain Dickenson. Mr. WILKINSON warned the house against the practice into which the house had lately fallen of bring ing up questions which had already been decided by a competent division. Admiral WALCOTT having said a few words in reply, The house divided— Ayes Noes (Laughter.) The motion was therefore lost. THE CASE OF THE STAR. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said that some time ago, in consequence of a statement which appeared in the public papers he brought before the house a case, the like of which he hoped had never occurred in the history of her Majesty's navy. It was stated that nearly all the crew of the sloop of war the Star, Commander Warren, had been flogged —some of them two, three, or four times— that many of the petty officers had been disrated, in order to place them in a position in which they might be flogged, and that many of the able seamen had been degraded into ordinary seamen. When he asked the right hon. baronet, the First Lord of the Admiralty, if that statement were true, the right hon. gentleman said that only a few of the men had been flogged, and those because they had stolen a cask of wine and got drunk with it. That statement went forth, and he (Mr. Wil- liams) received a communication from the crew of the Star, indignantly denying the charge. In short he (Mr. Williams) was convinced that the right hon. baronet had been entirely deceived. He (Mr. Williams) had, therefore, asked for a return of all the punish. ments which had been inflicted under Commander War ren, but the right hon. baronet refused to accede to his request on the pretence that the House of Commons was not a fitting body to have anything to do with the discipline or management of the navy. Why, the House of Commons had done far more for the navy (and the army too) than the right hon. baronet or any of his predecessors, or any commander-in-chief. Time was when the minimum punishment in the army was a thousand lashes ; but in consequence of the opinions expressed in the House of Commons, the Duke of Wellington reduced it to 50. So in the navy, the practice of flogging men through the fleot had been abolished, and instead of a thousand, the number of lashes had been brought down to 48. So much for the exertions of the House of Commons and the press. (Hear, hear.) And what had been the result of the change ? In the army, there were flogged during the year 1845 and six months of 1846, 341 men, who rste ceived 38,500 lashes, or an average of 113 each. La year 45 men only were flogged, and they 4-eceived 1,900 i lashes, or an average of 46 each. ( Hear, hear) In the year 1852, there were no fewer than 101 regments in which there had been no corporal punishment whatever; where 20 years ago there was p robabl y not a regiment in the whole service of which that could be said. In the navy, during the year 1842, 2,170 men were flogged h ; in the year 1852, there w ere onl y 575. ere ea uch more he had been cruel than those in the army . Indeed, as surred by an officer who had frequently witnessed both, that 43 lashes in the navy were infinitely worse than 200 in the army. Did the right hon. bart.ittLeaunt taoxlyrnithuart, the House of Commo ns, which had, w placed in his hands 13 millions, and the large patrol.), ago dependent upon the expenditure of that vast sum, no right to interfere ? Besides that amount, the house had granted a large sum for rewards, to entice men into her Majesty's service ; although the only thing in the navy th at sailors objected to was th e cat . o'-nine tails ; for the service had otherwise many advantag over any other in the world. (Hear .) After the state ment which be had made in the house, an inquiry was instituted by A dmiral Perr y , w ho at its close reprimanded Commander Warren, and also repiimanded the crew. After a long hesitation the right hon. baronet at last re moved Commander Warren. As for the men ' the lan guage they used was quite noble. They said they were ready anywhere to shed their blood in the service of the Queen, but that they did object to have it shed by the cat-o'-nine-tails of this Commander Warren. No won der that frequent desertions had taken place, or that the ship had gone to sea in such a state of disaffection that no one could prognosticate the result. What were the crimes for which men were now flogged? Telling un truth, foul language, disrespect, insult, fighting, going to an officer contrary to orders, quarrelling, smoking when at their post, and other trifling matters. (Hear.) There was no flogging in the French army or navy. Now that the allied forces were together, what must the French think when they heard the groans of their bre thren under the lash ? What, but that tliey were a disregarded set of beings ? If the right hon. baronet refused this return it must be because he was ashamed to make it. He had evidently been mis informed. He said there had been little or no flogging; the crew said they had all been flogged, and some of them more than once. The right hon. gentle man concluded by moving for "a return of the number of petty officers, seamen, and marines respectively, who were flogged on board her Majesty's sloop Star, while under the command of Commander F. P. Warren, stating the alleged offence, the number of lashes in flicted on each ; the number who were flogged more than once, and the number of lashes inflicted in eac h flogging; also the number of petty officers disrated, and of able seamen reduced to ordinaries. Sir J. GRAHAM—The house may suppose from the statement of the hon. member that I am under some obligation to him on account of the courtesy which in duced him, on more than [one occasion, at my request, to postpone this motion ; and I am not slow now to acknowledge that courtesy. But I had hoped that the delay which, at my request, he had allowed to take place, would have led him to make a dispassionate state ment to the house, and one which was perfectly accu rate. I will not go through the various inaccuracies of that statement, but will just give a sample. The hon. gentleman says there was a time when 1,000 lashes were inflicted in the navy. I deny the accuracy of that state ment altogether; there never was a time when that number was inflicted. Mr. W. WILLIAMS— Mention the highest number. Sir J. GRAHAM—Then he stated that 13,000,000/. had been placed at the disposal of the Admiralty in the present session. It is no such amount. Then, again, he says that there is a fondness on the part of the Admiralty for the infliction of corporal punishment. The statement he has himself produced shows that, during the last 12 years, so far from there being a fond ness for this species of punishment, there has been a constant and progressive diminution of it ; and happily, within the last two years, that reduction has been brought to the smallest amount. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, the hon. gentleman, even in the very terms of his motion, wishes to be informed what number of petty officers have been flogged on board the Star. I thought I heard him say incidentally that petty officers, by the rules of the service, could not be flogged ; but, by the terms of his motion, he would lead the public to sup pose that this had been done in defiance of regulations. Mr. W. WILLIAMS—I beg your pardon. No such thing. Sir J. GRAHAM—Read the motion. "Return of the number of petty officers, seamen, and marines re spectively, who were flogged on board her Majesty's sloop Star." That clearly points to petty officers on board the Star being flogged. Mr. W. WILLIAMS—After they were disrated. Sir J. GRAHAM —The hon. gentlemen takes credit to himself, that it was in consequence of some question which h e p u t to me in this house that theßoard of Ad miralty instituted an inquiry into the discipline on board the ship Star. So far from that, before the question was put, upon a representati on made to the Admiralty, from one of the crew of the Star, an inquiry was instituted by direction of the Board of Admiralty. Then, again, he says that, in consequence of that question, and in conse quence of the inquiry instituted, as he imagines, at his instigation—which I deny altogether—Commander Warren was removed by the Board of Admiralty from the comm and of the Star. Mr. WILLIAMS—I did not say by my instigation. Sir J. GRAHAM—Commander Warren was not re moved at all from the command of that ship. On the contrary, the Board of Admiralty was prepared to allow Captain Warren to go out in command of the Star ; and it is in consequence of his own ill health that he is not now in command of that ship. Then again, the hon. gentleman says that there was the greatest unwillingness on the part of the ship's company to serve under Cap tain Warren. The fact is, that two-thirds of them ex pressed their perfect readiness to go with Captain War ren to any part of the world. Then, again, he says that desertions were very numerous. Mr. WILLIAMS—No. I said that desertions took place. Sir J. GRAHAM--I cannot speak positively ; but my belief is, that there were not more than two deser tions from the whole of the ship's company after the cir cumstance to which the hon. gentleman refers. On the last occasion when I addressed the house, I had to appeal against the house constituting itself into a tribunal of review upon decisions of courts of law, and was glad to find that, along with others, the hon. member for Lam beth thought that that was not a proper function for the house to assume. The hon. gentleman has referred to a private conversation which he had with me about this motion. I was certainly not prepared for his producing before the houso what passed between us in private ; but in public I am quite prepared to repeat what I then said to him. He mistakes me if he thinks I said that it was not one of the highest functions and duties of the house to lay down principles for the guidance of every branch of the public service. And if it should be the opinion of this house, deliberately taken and deliberately pronounced, that corporal punishment shall cease in the navy, then, though I demur to the correctness of such an opinion, still if it were deliberately pronounced, after full discussion, in a full house, I think the executive must adopt that opinion. But, on the other hand, I say, if, apart from laying down principles, it should as sume all the details of the executive in the administra tion of discipline, such a course would be quite fatal to all the interests both of the army and the navy. (Hear, hear.) In this particular case of the Star, the matter has been investigated—first, by Admiral Percival, than whom a more humane and able officer does not exist in her Majesty's service ; and he fully reported on the facts of the case. That report was carefully considered at the Board of Admiralty, in the presence of myself, two ad mirals, and one captain. We did come to a conclusion that there had been indiscretion and misconduct on the part of the commander, but not of such a character as to justify his being tried by a court-martial or removed from his ship. His errors of judgment were pointed out to him, and he was admonished to be more cautious for the future. With respect to the crew, there was much want of discipline, and much insubordinate con duct. There was a particular transaction, for which four men were flogged in one day, and where, I repeat, it was distinctly proved in evidence on that occasion, that a case of wine was broken open—that four sailors, who were proved to be parties to the theft, were grossly insubordinate and drunk on the occasion, and in my opinion were properly punished. There were more in stances of similar insubordination and intemperance, which were punished from time to time ; but it is a gross exaggeration to say that two-thirds of the ship's com pany were punished. It is also quite wrong to say that petty officers—for it is contrary to the rules of the ser vice—had received corporal punishment on board that ship. Again I say, I shall be very sorry if this house, on a matter of discipline, which has been carefully re viewed by the competent authorities, should erect itself and en t until shallthe n o h i n o t u o s ea tribunal e c o i f de ap t p h e a n t i i c n o r a p s o p r e a e l ia p l u e n a i s s e h m ; longer be inflicted in the navy, I hope the house will allow justice to be administered in mercy by the t.the execu tive government, and, in justice to the authority o executive government, will not institute lig htl yinquiriess whh into what it does. I may express the opinion, am sure will be shared by the great majority nfn ofthis m house, ent e t i h th a e t r co t r o por w a i l tn p e u s n s ish o m r punishment mostsmaptehethough p ( al llear l , pu h n ea is r h .) - yet it is abs breach of discipline are very few, congregated in so nt characters and But < as I have frequently stated, u . .gh in e s_t u a t n e c ly e . s n e e t: which I need not narrowcessary, awshpearcee,a with h t b a o n dy t h o e f i upheld, must be plac ed feelings, and other circumstan rm ce de s n iff t ar e o re e refer, that authority, to be , . e in and decisive ; but that,the same time, it the hands of one man—that to be a e t ff ective it must be summary must be carefully superintended and overlooked. I have stated to the house that the rule of the service is —except in cases of mutiny , re q uirin g p rom pt punishment—that corporal punishment shall not be infli c t e d until the lapse of twenty-four hours from the comm i ssion of the offence. A warrant, showing that the facts of .the case justify the infliction has to be submitted to the Ad miralty ; all these warrants aro reviewed by a regular Board of Admiralty, and in cases of doubt each case is separately investigated by the board. When this is known, I hope the house will not think that we are wanting in the common feelings of humanity, It is our duty, with a very scrutinising eye, to look into all these cases. I assure the house it is a more painful duty, but it is one which we feel incumbent upon us, not to relax too unduly the discipline of the service. I hope that the house on the whole will be content with the statement I have made, and will not call for the production of this retarn. The matter has been thoroughly investigated ; Commander Warren has left the ship ; another captain and another lieutenant have been appointed ; the crew of the ship have now gone cheering to a distant station ; the matter of dissatisfaction is settled, and it would not be for the benefit of the public service should the house agree to an inquiry into that arrangement, which has been perfectly satisfactory to the Board of Admiralty, and for which they are responsible. Mr. L. HEYWORTH said he was led to believe, from a letter of Admiral Dundas's, which he had seen, that the best way of abolishing flogging would be to dis continue the supply of rum in the navy. Sir John Ross had found that he could do very well without it in the Arctic regions. Mr. W. WILLIAMS, in explanation, said the hon. baronet, instead of meeting th e q uestion, recourse to special pleading. He knew that petty officers, as such, could not be flogged ; but the had been moment they were disrated they were flogged, and this right had had former occasion, said that cask of wino ha d been done for the purpose. The right hon. baronet, on the ":ii. _,-.1,-, , 'eirl 51,774 -- L, _ ,t,„ -- i l!VOZ'::: .:: ri,l 1:::!'../ 00 'lO, ' ``.l 1" :'' "• ' :I I ' ;(4 . : , . ~, stolen ; now it was a case. Which would the right hon.:,. - 4 - baronet stand by ? (Hear.) He (Mr. Williams) did not •,.. :0 .-" : , t , ea 1 ask for any change in the discipline of the ified,Ljtetletip.'i wanted was a statement of the extent of pulliehliesit in bit,..! 1 the Star. The right, hon. baronet said that Compander, 4- -' '' Warren had not been removed ; but he had requested . that this motion might be postponed until the Admiralty had determined what should be done, and he understood him to say that Commander Warren had been removed. Sir J. GRAHAM--I did not say that; I said he had resigned. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said that was merely a gentle way of letting him down. Admiral BERKELEY denied that any petty officer had been disratcd for the purpose) of being flogged. Such a course would be contrary to the rules of the service. Mr. W. WILLIAMS declined to divide, and the motion was withdrawn. PRINTING OF THE HOUSES. Mr. 3. GREENE moved for a select committee to consider the cheapest, most expeditious, and most efficient i m i a o m d :n e of : a providing üb fo l r i c t s he printing of the houses enice.Hestate d that t of h e Par. print. ing done at the Stationery-office was effected much cheaper than that done by the printers of the house ; the latter cost twice as much as the former ; and by placing both on the same footing, an annual saving of about 20,0001. a year would be effected. Some years ago he had been concerned in a scheme for cheapenin the cost of printing; but he had not been able to carry it out successfully. The honourable gentleman pro ceeded to describe the minutiae of his scheme, amidst much laughter from the house. From what could be made of it, it appeared to consist in an improvement of the type ; and he offered to demonstrate that it would reduce the cost of printing from a shilling to a farthing, and enable compositors to set up 6,000 letters where they now set up 1,000. At present all the morning and evening papers paid at the rate of 3s. 10d. per galley of 5,000 letters. He was prepared to demonstrate that the same work could be done for 71d. Under these circum- stances, he thought he had a right to call on the house for an inquiry. At present their printing was slow—not economical, and not good. Let the Government appoint their own committee, and he would undertake to give them a good printing -office in a small room. The Ad. miralty might have such a one in every ship in the fleet; and that would be a great advantage at a time like the present. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be thought this a question of very great importance, and it involved considerations much more important than those on the surface—considerations which it might be neces- sary for him to bring under the attention of the house, and to which he hoped the house would give what atten tion they deserved. Two questions were before them, s e T r v h i e ce fi o r f s t t h w e as, T w er h n e : t o li f e a r n the en t p i r r e i l n y t i d n i g ff e r e r e q n u t i r c e h a d for rac t t e h r e . • mostme nt andoc economical of that house was nomieal ninnne performed r.Ag. in respected the best the printing t and i ng performed for the service of the Government, not that limited portion which was most strictly of a confidential character, but the ordinary printing for the service of the Government, he believed that the best arrangements which the market would permit was made for its per formance. As to the printing of the two houses, he was not equally informed, but he was disposed to believe that a very considerable economy might be effected in that printing. (Hear.) That was not a matter which be longed especially to the executive government ; but whe ther it were taken up by them or by a committee of the house, very considerable advantage might be expected to result from the inquiry. He believed that that branch of the public service might be more economi cally and advantageously performed than at present, and he should be prepared on a proper occasion to act upon that opinion. He did not think that there would be any advantage in appointing a committee at that moment, for the session had arrived at a period so far advanced that no select committee appointed to consider a question of that importance could be expected . to make any effectual progress in it during what re mained of the present session. However, the Govern ment would give the subject all the attention they could during the recess, though they had no special authority; and, if they did not think fit to make any specfal pro posals, he should be glad to see a committee appointed for that purpose. But the motion of the hon. member raised other con siderations—considerations of delicacy and difficulty — o f which he himself was not aware. The hon. member said that he himself was interested in a trading enterprise of great importance, which, according to his representation, would tend enormously to econo mise the important process of printing. Mr. GREENE—I beg pardon. Not in a trading company. I stated that I was very much interested in it ; but I did not say I was trading. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho understood the hon. gentleman to state that he had ex pended a large sum of money in trying to promote this scheme. The house should evince great caution before appointing instruments of inquiry, clothed with public authority, to inquire into enterprises of a commercial character in which its own members were interested, and with regard to which the avowed purpose was that those members or the patentees, should be employed in the public service. There was another ground on which he could not accede to the motion. The hon. member said such was the effect of these new mechanical processes that they would reduce the expense of setting a galley of 5,000 letters from 3s. 10d. to 71d. ; while in another part of his speech he spoke of a reduction in an import ant department of printing from a shilling to a penny or a farthing. Now was it fitting for that house to under take to determine, by moans of its own members, the comparative efficiency and cheapness of different pro. cesses ? Was it not rather their business to go into the open market, where the capital and enterprise of the country afforded far better opportunities of testing the value of any discovery than any which were possessed by them? It appeared to him that they would be standing on most dangerous ground if they said that they, the stewards of the public money, would undertake, while incurring no risk themselves, to examine into cer tain processes and modes of printing, and, in defiance of those who were practically interested, to speculate—for that would be the effect—in improvements of this descrip tion. They were told of a great saving of time, and of a reduction of expense from a shilling to a farthing. Well, had the proprietors of the daily papers no interest in availing themsives of these advantages ? It might be said that there was a good deal of the spirit of mo nopoly in the trade ; but that would not prevent per sons who were not in the trade from combining together to carry out the invention. (Hear, hear.) He really thought they would be acting contrary to the princi ples of common sense by undertaking to make that house the instrument of trying questions of that kind. He did not in the least undervalue the hon. gentleman's statements. If it were the fact that the attention of the public and of the trade were not sufficiently drawn to the subject, the hon. gentlemen's speech would have the effect of remedying that evil. Moreover, if the hon. gentleman's statements proved correct, the names of Faust and Guttenberg would be rivalled by that of the hon. gentleman himself--(laughter)—and bronze statues would be erected to him and his friend similar to those which had been recently set up in Germany. (Renewed laughter.) It made a man's mouth water to bear of a reduction in the expense of printing from a shilling to a farthing ; but then that effect must extend to those who were in the trade, or at all events to others, who would naturally enter the trade for the purpose of carrying out such an invention. (Hea r , h ear .) Th e G o vernment House o were perfectly Commons on s s r h e o a u d l y d , a c o n n d s i m d o e r s t t d h e e s i r in e u e a s , n that y t w h e h illc. butsho t for the reasons own printi s n o g ns would not accede to the motion. mightwhi be m which he economically,heoepxeedeuted ' the house o h s a t d s tate d chequer that in any affair . had pecuniary interest, it was matter for grave coml • a Mr. OT WAY agreed . woitfh thisthe Chancellor of o a f ni th e e m E be x a vantage of t d e rat ion whether h e should san h o e t}o of tihnatanhyouwsaey open usess his thuendader: taking ; but he thought that wh en such an important saving was in question an inquiry s hould be conceded. Mr. GEACH perfectly concurred in the principles laid down by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the guidance of that house, but could not see what distinction there was between the case of printing and that of the scale i nstead hadoinf becoming pt eproducing stood ao dduoef u i ng p mgo i ainnnagturhmi to os t e t h twuh o ree u er srsee public s o o f a d a v r I n o e : t o e n t h a e veryG o - manufacture of sm a ll arms. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. large meansextensive market, th e of executing printing. He hoped the report of the committee of which he (Mr. Geach) was a member would prevent the right hon. gentlemen from persevering in the course on which he had entered. With regard to the motion, he entirely agreed with the right hon, gentleman that it was not desirable for the Government to under take what was proposed. He could not help remarking, however, that he believed that, if the invention for perfo rating postage stamps had not been referred to a commit tee of that house, it would never have been adopted. He was satisfied that a much larger saving might be effected in the printing of postage labels ; but in almost all the government offices there were people holding permanent appointments who were obstructive of anything like im provement ; and it required a committee of that house, composed of persons who were accustomed to business, 1 and who would not be put aside by a mere statement r difficulties, to do anything effectual. next session the right hon. gentleman would c the assistance of a committee, and avail himself o f ser vices of members of practical experience. gentleman (Mr. Mr. J. WILSON said the honourable ge o _ small arms, Leach) having alluded to the manufacture en f t bad found fifty he wished to say that if the Gove to rn d m o a He hoped oiu thatthe 11 that was ne cessaryprepared toand as regarded bothquantity e fa r e e t tu u r a e r r s k themselves. (Hear, hear.)__ With Government department per manentthat there were in everyre ready to obstruct every im provement, officers who never would have thought of becoming regard he felt that )ot more than a year ago Mr. M'Cul wiend to say, in justice to some of those referred to, the Under Secretary . to the Treasury, e d asury, suggest velyan, an d he (Mr. J. Wilson) had given instruc tions the head of the stamp department, and Sir C. Tre• an inquiry, and investigation during the recess. PELLATT condemned the course pursued by Government with regard to small arms, on the ground the ex cluded competition. that it exc Mr. J. 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