The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

MEMPPI k that, unrieer pected from rt 1 preparations needed, troop! "Swedish tern' lip with Ent Baltic. Cer declare itself portly arrive' ;e councillors wed army to importanc.a h Cabinet la ng more than ' and this s Minister far of the conat P Yn the en tire )scar who, as Ina Wl:erne. )ne' must for Sweden 'sive with t confideo_ be resolute ly la e public jar y denoun c l ut of the f oe record 10,tltes the mai° n r tically on ou r ay well heP s, ler that bell t the head a a Britain a° (Ten, dated • resque there--fo' ne r are _ .f cor lv itter by on board - sed r have pas - , tut]. have P regiment de t fi gi n siddran, border, ° F. 141111(0, 3 X., Gu sty id have r- English fle, et ; v numbe r th, it is 5 „„ ill try to I.!'" he FlensY rg ndl n a ° " . ' or b tbds l ng's bir 3ntinuing unfa,vourau bill I, and is n , co.. trangers ti I whole P r i o tal was a de r , mural li r aP l and, to 4 ne of the int relative b 0 I George , l ied on 6 13 1:; est symPf i t i;s: in the "Lribe egg, fron", ti A whole Br' t hy Lrm synlP 3 ol , i which fi t of I grave. to .cuinstane 0 . Lt. •Gener 3 ,, ed in Iri bu g' , ' is bi dell ,fort. g Abo to' ;, Borgia, Jr; issier de SO has been r!,: Werthe r The Bol s i eld its 0 0 • e t 9 , his Mai , 0 rew-liner P, n tity of nn ii i bi r e i stored at o also prov. 10 n is active, Id le calculating ician &b e % umber of • 3 were 10 3 , 3 0 ° c 'vines ti c ▪ an ele r ' o t ry office re iments • successlwo Siemens) jo engineer , h , , ptect by t' O r of Profess ice of Cr°'' „" ' ive inforiv r ri,g been Pr; rel, as well'a ady e harg e , B ed into )f the 1 1°1. 5 hese caiS s°l3 o batteries ° B usted , "„f two lines; o ire the 0. 1 , 1 , 10 omes visl u o t the n 3010.5, U stible Cal. war that 3re , -e of a' 111:1;0 used on ', be the sit l . l o '; y suspevsl- 3nt consi d . e t : espite )uch of iOO are tr i o [ace. (j.- 0 5 h trooPs ir s being e A t oldiers• t he d o fire brigs d i, and 11 0 ,, e w c t furni Bl ll , bilst ; ts, inlia,bita o ,o spots w lll 5 , 3r from 13° 0 is donst i 4o unds. t he ity, in les, ver use of °ref red Turi',l o ;ha,mber ° ,. / . ),000 si, l° o devoted ia the Res s s , torehou s ' , i i h had b ee , 11 be re, cc :r• These J e t o f erne3 o " t io , E , ratri° At the t l j a g- o ! Len by R d e crew . ha ;burg• to radiction 0 5 in 10- b oen- or 111 a c i ds . [la tO l! to W a rSa COW, bishoP , fr o was 0 9,7 of the rig'" o e but, sill_ Env oi/ ominatsi " as a C c) re ;hopric $ es a letter that " the . t the C y r z3 The waY• arinies 81 0 e rs of ti ' „t reserve and lievr. A. no by Ix oty is fit lishes I°'e t , rela tiV „ . : e y are - . ;he English „y the . vi 01 0 do no#lll3. to prevent them. This inaction is to me altogther in comprehensible ; but, at all events, the benediction Which God extends over our arms and over the justice of our cause, is evident. The resistance made with such feeble means to an enemy disposing of a fon ml able artillery, and twelve eo,.seeutive 11,,urs vainly en;ployed by it to d es t roy our s h ore -b atter i es, w ill uo t have failed to make a strong impression on it, particularly when the damag e more or less serious, winch its vessels have suffer-d, is taken into consideration. "No. 2. REPORT OF APRIL 20.—1 have the honour of announcing to your Highness that the great English and French squadrons have quitted Odessa, after having done very littl e i n j ur y t c th e t own itself and his Majesty's troop s , and not daring to approach our batteries again, after the resistance which they met with on the 22d April, and the severe lesson which the steam-frigates received on the 23d, when they came within the range of our batteries to make a reconnoissance. This inu rn 4l g , at eight o'clock, as well as could be seen, the three frigates which had been damaged and the line of-battle-ship weighed anchor, and took their departure to the south-west, and the remainder of the fleet to the south-east. Admiral Dundas has sent ale, by an Austrian vessel which happened to be in the Waters of Odessa, forty officers and men, belonging t o merchant vesse l s, with a letter which I transmit to your Illehness. During the p re s e nce of the enemy before Odessa the mo s t perfect order never ceased to prevail in the town ; and although many of the inhabitants left their houses, and these houses remained open, no cul pable act took place. The zeal of the population pre sented a most touching spectacle, arid even under the fir e of the enemy's cannon, the inhabitants brought provisions to the soldiers. During the night other troops Provided with cannons proceeded to the shore to r epel the boats which were approaching it. All, whatever was th e i r n ation or the class to which they belong, were filled with indignation against the allies of the Crescent, come here to destroy the habitations of the peaceful citizens—to attack inoffensive persons, W omen, and children. The perfect devotedness of all to the good cause was striking. A Tuscan subject, Gigi, Mocchi, employed for 30 years at the quarantine, a man universally loved and esteemed, constructed at his own expense, without any authority, a battery, armed with six 24-pounders, which he purchased from the M unicipal body, and had the battery thus constructed The served by his own men. He has become a Russian subject. officers and troops are animated with the greatest zeal, have shown the utmost intrepidity, and are penetrated with the sentiment of duty. The artillery has covered itself With additional glory. The absence of all precipitation, the perfect coolness which it displayed, its fire so well directed, the knowledge of their business which all the others gave proof of (the most of them being young men who have lately left the military school-) ; in a wo rd, the unexampled feat of arms of Stchegoleff and his men —all have proved to the enemy that its ship s of the line, arn3ea as they were with cannons of large calibre, Co uld not with impunity approach our coasts. It is isss Possible not to peiceive in this result the will of Him who undertakes to protect all honest hearts penetrated with an ardent devotedness to their sovereign, th. anointed of the Lord, and with affection for their be loved country." GREECE. The Trieste journals have accounts from Athens, of the let, which fully confirm what had been stated relative to the defeat of the insurgents in Thessaly and the Epirus. After the defeat at Pla tanas, 4,000 insurgents assembled at Dorniko where they were attacked by Zamil Pacha at the head of 1,500 Turks, and completely routed. The insur gent chief, Satzi-Karatassa, who had landed at Sikio, in Macedonia, was attacked by land and from and all his vessels were sunk. The courier irom Missolonghi had brought information to Athens that Javellas had fled, and that Zako- Milio had been taken and shot. The German Journal of Frankfort states that the representatives of the four great powers iu the Conferences of Vienna ha(l a meeting last week at the residence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the subject of Greece, and that the full accord of the Austrian Cabinet was given for intervention. The taking of Peta, has produc2d already an effect. From nearly all the villages in the neigh bourhood they have sent men to declare their readiness to submit, and there can be no doubt that the following clever proclamation of Fuad Effendi will have a very good effect : " Circular of his Excellency Fuad Effendi to the Inhabi- tants of various Caza (districts) : "The Commissary Plenipotentiary of his Imperial Ma jesty the Sultan, in Epirus and Thessaly, to the Most Hon. the Clergy, the Primates, the Muebiri (chief men), and in general to all the Christian inhabitants of the district— _ _ " We announce that Peta, the stronghold of these ii intentioned persons, who, having lately entered into these lands, disturbed the tranquillity of the inhabitants, exists no more. It has been destroyed to-day in one hour by the bravery of the Imperial troops, and those of the above-mentioned individuals who could save them selves have dispersed, having for the most part gone to the place where they came from. I call, therefore, upon those among you, the inha bitants of the villages, who having been deceived by these people have risen in insurrection and seemed hith erto connected with the same--some from fear of the authorities, others forced by the disturbers, and other:, influenced by their mischievous counsels—knowing now the fate of the village of Peta, to come to yourselves, think of the position in which you are, and return to the right way, straying from which you were running to wards your ruin. " You who fear to suffer from the severity of the authorities, banish all fear from your heats ; you who were forced, call upon the Imperial forces for help ; and You who hope still to succeed in realizing your vain hopes, think seriously, and look at the evils which your error is likely to entail upon you. In one word, all those of you who, in whatever way, have participated in the insurrectionary movements: hear the paternal voice which calls you to embrace peace, tranquillity, and prosperity, and hasten to demand the pardon which we are ready to accord to you for all that you have dune, Willin g or unwilling. " We give the period of a week, within which you roust send to us two persons from every village to ten der your submission to the Imperial Government ; be sure that I myself, and with me all the civil and military authorities in this place, will receive you with that bene volence and clemency which are in accordance with the high will of our most merciful Sovereign, and you will e njoy in full tranquillity and security the fruits of obe (hence and submission to your legitimate Government. " But, if even in future some villages disobeying these our summons should remain in insurrection, in that case I shall find myself in the most regrettable necessity to adopt such strong measures as will certainly be followed by immense evils. "Let the inhabitants of those villages, whom the dis turbers do not leave free to do their own will, but whom; t hey force to insurrections, let them take up arms against those enemies of their tranquillity, let thorn beat and drive them away. Such conduct wid be considered by us as the greatest proof of their submission and fidelity towards their Government. " Knowing this, hasten to do that which is counselled to you, for the love of your families arid the welfare of your fatherland. " dr;;;;;irta the 13 (25th) of April, 1854. " FUAD." THE DANUBE. A letter from Bucharest states that on the 28th lilt, the siege batteries opened a fire on Rustchuk, but the Turks did not reply to it. MONTENEGRO. The correspondent of the Moniteur, writing from Belgrade on May Ist, says :—" The day before yes terday Mr. Colquhoun, the English Consul, passed through here, coming from Wallachia • he is going on a mission extraordinary to Bosnia, Eierzegowina, and to Montenegro. He desires to prevent any armed rising in these provinces against the Turks." The Lloyd of Vienna says :—" We learn that the Vladika of Montenegro has abandoned the de sign of making war on the Turks. On the ener getic representations of Austria, the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has given orders to Prince Damlo to remain quiet, and to avoid any collision with the Turks." Another long debate took place in the Piedmon xse Chamber of Deputies, on the 10th, on the oc casion of a vote of 37,000 f. for the Sardinian Mini ster at Rome. M. Robecchi, having objected to the vote on the ground that the Roman Govern ment treated Piedmont with disrespect, and ought not, therefore, to have a Sardinian Minister accre dited to it, Count Solaro della Margherita took up the defence of the government at Rome, and con demned that of Piedmont, observing that great thanks were due to the generous man who now go verned France for the material aid he afforded to the Supreme Pontiff. " The star of Napoleon," ex claimed the orator, " will not fade so long as the colours of France float over the Seven Hills, not in token of conquest, but of protection." Gene ral Debormida, Minister of Foreign Affairs, strenu ously defended the Sardinian Government in the course it was pursuing with Rome, adding, that it was its wish to be on a friendly footing with Rome, provided the dignity, independence, and liberty of the nation were suitably maintaintained. "As for me," said the Minister in conclusion, " I desire the liberty of the Church, of religion, of Catho licism ; but whether before friends or enemies, when exaggerated principles are sought to be BRITISH EXPEDITION AT GALLIPOLI. defended, I shall always advocate the union and GALLIPOLI, Mey 2.—Since the arrival of Briga- concord of the powers of the State, and stability dier-General Eyre and staff (Brigade-Major Hope in the commonwealth." M. Depretis remarked and Lieutenant Graham, aide-de-camp), each of that conciliation would be a very good course if the regiments stationed here has been inspected on Rome had not ever been, and still was, the irrecon successive mornings. All of these inspections have cilable enemy of Italian independence.—To this M. been considered satisfactory, with the exception of Ratazzi, Keeper of the Seals, replied that the pin that of the 23th Regiment, which was reviewed ciple of Italian independence was not under con yesterday. Sir George Brown found fault with sideration at present, and that the Church had them in several par t ic ulars, and ordered them to nothing in common with the tricolour. Whenever be p ara d e d again for inspection at 8i o'cloLl this the latter required to be defended, the Ministry morning. Brigadier Eyre gives his men no rest. would always be in the vanguard. Mr. Farini The 44th (to whom the General paid a compliment spoke in favour of the vote, observing that the on their efficient condition), the 28th, and 4th are jurisdiction over souls belonged to the spiritual Under arms daily at M a.m. The Brigadier is ever power, and that the civil power might be indepen at the camp soon after dawn, and they may think dent without encroaching on the limits of the spi themselves lucky if they get released after three ri t u al. Count Cavour, P resi d ent of the Counc i l , hours' d r ill an d marching. The men are certainly then rose, and declared that the Government had getting into fine working order, in sp to of the proceeded with the greatest prudence in its nego weather. It would be well, however, if there was tiations with Rome. As soon as he (Count Cavour) a little more attention paid to their comforts by learnt that Rome showed herself favourable to the home authorities. Where is all the beer at 3d. the Sardian Charge d'Affaires, lie immediately a quart, and " pale ale for officers" at 4d. a quart created him a minister, and Rome, in return, --where the preserved p o t a t oes an d potte d mea t s a ppointed a cardinal. Would the Chamber, now of,. _which we h av e h ear d so muc h , and have seen so that matters were on a bette r footing , paralyse all little, and have tasted nothing? The supplies of the negotiation s ? Reforms were ne cessary, no n • rum are very uncertain, and tantalise the men very doubt, but they must be effected with prudence much. a _ , So me ti mes th e rat i on beef is quite uneat- and mo d era ti on . The nomination of a minist er a t le ;it is so green and nasty the men have to Rome did not in the sli g htest de g ree im p ai r the throw it awa y, an d th e worst of all is that their dignity of the nation. What Government had not, rambles thr o u g h the French camp, w h ere t h ey see aCsome time or other, bad diffi cult i es w ith Rome ? plenty . of coffee, sugar, and rice, tte_ make them The Sardinian Gover nm e nt did not p ossess an ab discontented and grumbling. The Post-office de-' solute, an excessive devotedness to the Holy See, partment too is very unsatisfactory and shows very I but it professed the respect that was due to it. SHUMLA. The Observateur of Trieste contains a letter from ,Constantinople of May 1 , which says Omer Paella aas sent his brother to Adrianople to pray the Government to hasten the march of the allied • troops to Schuinla. badly when compared with that of the French army, which is perfection. Lord Raglan. accompanied b y Lord de Roos, Quarterdias'ter-General, and staff, Mr. Burrell, P.M.0., Dr. Tice, &c., arrived at noon in the Bay of Gadipoli, on board the Etneu. Although expected for several days past, it so happened that no one was in waiting to receive him. The General, Sir G. Brown, his Brigadier-General, Colonel Eyre, and staff, had gone out early in the morning to inspect the 28th and the other regiments of the Eastern camp. Colonel Sullivan, Deputy Adjutant General, and Captain Hallewell, Deputy Assistant Quarter mdster-General, had also ridden out of the town to look after various matters connected with the ar rangement of the camps. When Lord Raglan landed, therefore, he had full time to look about him, and form a notion of the capabilities of Gal lipoli. He proceeded to the General's quarters, and ;hen Sir George returned they had a long in terview. Lord Raglan visited Admiral Bruat on board his flag ship, and was received with the usual salute, which was repeated on his departure. He sailed that night for the Bosphorous. On Sa turday Prince Jerome Napoleon arrived. The town was shaken by the Imperial salute of 101 guns from each of the five French lino of battle ships. He left the ship for the shore in a storm of wind, under similar salute, which fright ened the Greeks out of their lives. On Sunday the General, the Deputy Adjutant-General, Colonel Sullivan, and staff attended divine service at the camp, and the Rev. Mr. Mockler preached an ex cellent sermon ; after which they attended an in spection of 20,000 French troops b y the Prince. The Roman Catholic chaplain, Mr. Wheble, has been ordered out of the 44th camp into the town. It is expected that Sir George Brown will leave this week, and that his place will be taken by Sir R. England. The Rifle Brigade and 93d Regiment will go with him. FRANCE. st. st The bombardment of Silistria is c onsidered in 12 . Paris as an answer on the part of Russia to the 50 bombardment of Odessa. As hostilities have now 16i actually commenced on both sides, both the French 16t and English Governments are using the most ener getic means to induce Austria and Pruss ia to -1' 14 9 declare themselves one wayor other, and if possible 50 to induce them to join the Western Powers in 20 adopting active measures against Russia. It Ili is expected that should the Russians advance 10 towards Constantinople, or should the Cabinets St of Vienna and Berlin continue to persist in their 20 pretended neutrality, Napoleon will, before autumn, 10 push forward the troops about to assemble for the 12 camp at Boulougne and St. Omer to the frontier st . of the Rhine. The German Powers are quite 4 ( 0 ) aware of the danger they run, but still look for 25 safety, not in an attack upon the common enemy, 25 but in negotiation. It is said that they have made St. propositions to Russia w►nich will probably be it 2 B accepted, but which in the present state of affairs St will hardly be accepted by England and France. 50 It was reported in Paris yesterday that a levy 25 of 100,000 men had been ordered by the Prussian 100 Government. St. The Presse states that on Saturday, the Sixth 25a Regiment of Cuirassiers commenced its embarka- 50 tion—an operation which was continued. On the N previous day 1,000 soldiers left Toulon for Greece. The additional buildings admitted to be neces- St sary to complete the Palace of Industry in the Champs Elysees will be commenced immediately. I These additions will be made of cast iron, so as to be removable when the Universal Exhibition is over. They will be very extensive, for applications have already been made for the admission of no less than 1,000 large engines requiring space to allow visitors to inspect them in action. It will unfortunately be necessary to cut down a good many more trees. The building is expected to be finished in November. Immense preparations are making throughout Europe and in the United States for an industrial display which, notwith standing the war, bids fair to rival the first and famous world's fair of London. A decree of the 26th ult. enacts that diplomatic and consular agents, who may have been obliged on account of war, or of other grave circumstances, to leave their posts and return to France, may re ceive for six months, dating from their return, a special allowance varying accordin g to their grade, and calculated at from 50,000fr.t0 60,000 fr. for ambassadors, 15,000 fr. to 40,000 fr. for ministers plenipotentiaries, and 2,400 fr. to 14,000 fr. for other agents, from the grade of chancellor or dra goman to that of charge d'affaires. At the end of the six months, the agents who may have served for more than ten years may be allowed the pay for non-active services. M. de Hubner, Austrian Envoy in Paris, has received from the Emperor of Austria the Order of the Iron Crown of the first class, and is thereby raised to the dignity of a Baron of the Empire. Baron Hayssen de Kattendycke, Minister of State of the King of the Netherlands, died in Paris on Saturday, aged 72. The Th ree per Cents. opened yesterday at 67f. 20c. fell to 66f. 75c., and closed at 67f. 15e. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Halt per Cents. closed at 94f. ; and the New Loan at 66f. 45c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,loof. ; Rouen, 915 f. ; Havre ' 4621. 50c. ; Great Northern, 7 8 5 1 . ; Stras burg, 7331. 75c. ; New Shares, 5751. ; Paris and Lyons, 8821. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 730 f.: Western of Franco, 6101. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 542 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 470 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 470 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 557 f. 50c. PRUSSIA. The rostitutionnel collects the opinions expressed in some of the German papers as to the probable 2 policy of Prussia on the Eastern question, and re- 2 marks upon them as follows : "It will be seen that public opinion in Germany de dares itself not only against a policy which would make Prussia an active satellite of Russia, but even against a system of indecision, indolence, and temporisation which would isolate her for a time from the action of Europe. She is called upon to declare herself promptly `4 and frankly against the Emperor Nicholas, and it is distinctly observed that two policies are no longer pos sible for her. She must either adopt an independent and European policy in the sense of France, England, 1 , and Austria, or a Russian policy, that would make her , a vassal of the empire of the Czars. The moment for the Cabinet of Berlin to pronounce itself openly cannot he distant, and when it shall have arrived it will be in the crusade of coalised Europe against Russian barba rism that we shall find the Eagle of Prussia." I 1 In the sitting of the Germanic diet of the 11th, England and France caused to be communicated the treaty of alli ince concluded between them on the 10th April with respect to the Eastern war. )( ITALY. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN PIEDMONT AND ROME. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, MAY 16, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. MPE MAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) l e Prices Business Stir. I'd .; d. RAILWAY/. 4LOMeagpiantit• 1° . 'yses"terday. this day. 50 111 -;edforcl anti "Aondon 131etchley... N. West ..• St. 100 .3uckghamsh :43 91 93 50 all 'JlydesdaleJc 91 96 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr 6 per cent. lt•Nrthn. ••. 25 all Glaa. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ,•• ••• 25 all Do. New Do •.• 25 all Astra& Dn•Fi It. West') 100 all Irtlpl. Dk. & (k. New. 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LOO ,Ilasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 ;treat Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem , at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do. 41 p. c. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref all It. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 It. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. coy. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 irred. 4 p. c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... 100 London and Brighton' Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. C 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color 1 Shares all Londy. & Ennis. ISh all Nan., Shef., & in , f Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4. Do. £6 all Aarypt & Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 41 per cent 10. Do 100 Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St 1,00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Pirm. 6 per cont 5 Do. Pref. 41 per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p. c. Ext 00 Do. 51 per ct 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh..£ls,6 p.c. 23 - 24 I Sti 19i . • • ...' 31 I St. ;0 I 8 ;0 '2s, To all L 7 all 14 !O 9 ;Cr I 2 5 all 10 ;0 I 10 !0, 1 ,1 all O I 5 5 all 0115 51 2 A:1 I 5 :GN. East Indian Do Extension ..... 4. Indian Peniusulh, Juuct. of Frauct , .3rd. Trunk of Cauad. Po. Debentures Jo. do. It. Central of Franc( Gt. Western o f Cana& .0I 12 ;CI 136 6 33; .0 all q' 2 ;CI all 0l all .6 all Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 damilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coust. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Prsf Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & litediterran, 0 I all A:I all 0 1 all 0 all ;0 10 I.oi 10i !O all .),0 12 5 2 Vtadras Maria Antonia Do. do. New sia -46. j 3t 3 1 4 - !O 1 6 ,t 0 1 8 NI all LO all per cent. I St 34 dis xin I 5 ►st. 4 - Pm 125 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pre! all itirews. & all 3hrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon . fixed, 41 per cent all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. LOO Do. 4Apez cent. all i. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar. lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185ti l 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. 1.00 York, Newcastle,and Elerwiek,4 p.c. Pref. 5 Do York&N, Midland 11 -4. F'in eh 93 - 95 •• '8 - • 9 15A -- 16, 9A -- 10 11 -- 13 71 I 221 - 221 98 - NO 15 - 20 ... •I - p - 4 (1 - 2 u - 0 ( all LO all 5 4 ( 9 7d d 201 - 1.41; 8 -10 p ~ - ... die 4 - 5 3 1 I 11 1 d i per ... -- • • ••• • • Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with , interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fnly. B. & Ams. Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans—. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaeu & Cherbrg. .2tiebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre 61 -7, 31~ - 31 8 - 141 9 anl 14t9 Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse.: Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Southern of Franee it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West t Landers Do «i per c. Pref Western of France •Vest. of Switzerland' Wiesbaden Zealand ••• ...... • .. ... 2 1 d 43 - 45 36 -38 3cli • 301 - pm - 101 25i i 8t - 8 . ... - pm 3 -- 3- 4 p 31 - 4. ,0 1 7 P.,0 2 !CI 15 ;5 1 5 ,t 0 I 2 10 25 10 20 ;0 12 -- I'lll :o 1 18 MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Vubin Coal and 'roil ..., 25 17: ‘ustrallan Agricult 39 ii 391 20 14 \ ustralsn.Pcifie.Mail ... ... 10 8 Vustraln. Royal Mail ..., .. 10 4 terlin Water Works ... _ .. 50 40 ..trit. Amurican Land 65 75 5 1 :rit. & Coln. smeltg. and Reduction Co --- 100 :32i la uada ••• ... 75 go 5 5 !rystal Palace / 54 1) , r o y . s t a N l e w p a .. i .. c.;t: France... , 6 ..... : 7 61 i . 4 2 20 3 , lastern Steam -- ••• ••• ... 25 20 Electr itT e l ogra ph(A) 16 18 17i 25 all 00 (B) ••• . 0 .. ... 1 1 .'llectrie Toleg. of Ir ... _ .. • 15 14 leu. Steam Navigat. ... .. 20 18 leuera.l Screw Steam ... .: 20 '4 Irish Beet Not Sugar ... ..: 20 10 Viagdalena• A. Navig. ... ... 1 all sat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 3 letherlaude Laud.... i _ ii 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ... . 1 all 1. B. Australasian._ i 1 1 A Do. New ............... ... ... 20 10 Vvtli.t4EuropeStearo ... .. 5 all Peel gr. Ld.SL Miurl. i 4 d 41 50 all Peninsula Oriental ... ... 50 35 Do. Do. ... 38 2 all Portland Iron Co i ip 1.00 60 i.oyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. In vest Se 2A 25 25 iouth Austral• Land 35 37 . 1 all iubmar. Telegraph if 1b 1 all Jo. Registered. i_ -- 1 109 - 284 Van Diemen Land . 19i - 111 - 87 92 3 a If ia JOINT-STOCK BANKS kustmlasia ~ British Colonial Bank. and Loan Company tritish N. America,. ahartd. Bank of Asia Jhrtd. Bak. of India, Australia, & China Jolonial )ommercial of Loud o,uglish Scottish and Australian 'mud. Chart. Bk. o Australia 72 - 74 i = la ii 1a 5 4d! .oin.lon and County ,onilon Joint Stock Westmiustei INational Provincial of England Do. New 'rational of Ireland New South Wales )rieutal Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New ttoyal Australn. Bkg :=old Imp Co south Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London * 1 10 2i 2 d -.--- --- ;5 I all 43 45xd 15 i 5 .0 all 5 1 ;5 all 0,5 all *io 10 37 , s( 9 , 67 6i 7i LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.' LONDON, May 16.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; strong breeze, and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—Wind, E. S a iled—American S. Eagle, for New York. POOLE, May 15.—Wind, variable. Sailed—James, for Labrador ; Nymph, Flora, and Alamode, for Newfound land. PLYMOUTH, May 15.—Wind, S.Vir. Arrived — Dale Park, from Sierra Leone, for Milford ; Thetis, from London, for Adelaide. FALMOUTH, May 15. Sail N. ed—Chieftain, for Ca'.cutta. Oil Port—Tordenskiold (Dutch frigate), from Copenhagen, for the West Indies. 13LOUCESTER, May 15,—Sailed —Harbinger, Miramichi. NEWPORT, May 15.—Wind, N.E. Arrived Wood bine, from London, for New Y ork. Sailed— Elizabeth , for Mobile ; Cap. onge, Portsmouth, U.S. ; Terpsichore, Rio Janeiro ; St. Ives, St. Thomas ; Maria and Jna, do. WHITEHAVEN, May 15.—Windt N. Sailed— ua ßritish Queen, for Antigua. QUEENSTOWN, May 14.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Do lures, from Rio Grande; Ir is, Pernambuco. GUERNSEY, May 14.—Sailed— Aurora, for Jamaica: LlMERlCK.—Sailed—Dundonald, for Quebec. PARIS, May 15.—The Ashland, from New Orleans to Havre, put back to the form er p ort p revious to April 20, with damage, having been in contact in the Mississippi, and would probably have to discharge. ship of 1,500 tons, painted NEW YORK, May black, with a white streak, was seen on shore on Memory Rocks, apparently just gone on, with eight wreckers along side. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.N.E. • very fine. Sailed—Colounbia, for Sydney. N.S.W.; Mountain Wave, Malta ; and Mearns, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, D. a.m. Wind, E.; tide, low water; blowing strong. Arrived—Concordia, from Odessa ; Juno, Pillau ; Navi gator, Danzic ; Zeespart, Groningen; D. Concord, Balti more ; Vereine Konigsburg • Alida, Odessa; Chieftain, Mauritius ; Buchan,' ' Rouen ; Ann Jewet, Ghent; Maria Anu, Horsens; Emily, Stettin ; Allegro, Stettin; Christi ana, Norden ; Laurel, Danzic ; Economy, Antwerp ; Martha, Thisted ; Derby, Bremen ' • Volunteer, Havro ; Industry, Antwerp ; Patr iot, Rostock • Johanna, Danzic ; Helfrich, Emden ; Frederick Oserbel, Baltic; Marga rotha,Pothenburm'; Minerva, Drobac ; Germania , Anclam ; Hemich Broeno,Gretsyhal • Constantia, Dram ; Beltona, Sarpsborg ; Endraght, Groningen ; Familia, Skive ; Achilles, Antona ; Christina Johanna, Thisted ; Herkina, Groningen; Ondermining, Thisted; Charmindes, Nor denscluse ; Ricks, Pillau ; James Meorhouso, Ghent ; Frow Kea, Aga Canal ; Hindu; Callao ; Heuriotta Maria, Rotterdam. Sailed—City ot Boulogne, for Boulogne; Augusto Heine; sydney ; Elizabeth, Almeria& is that you stated it more fully and cl e arly than I did . was one hundred millions, and if a duty of 5 per cent, was myself. imposed on imports it would give five millions, and fall Eri GREY—I think that to adhere most scrupu- equally on all classes. Barley was to the agriculturists HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) lousy to good faith in those matters is a point of the what cotton was to the manufacturer; all agricultural scion- The House met at five o'clock. greatest int purest - we, for our whole system of enlistment tide improvement turned on the cultivation of barley, and Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the for the army, militia, and navy, and the success of the it was an article with which the foreigner could least inter. Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool, in f avour o f th e whole of the present arrangements , really rest upon this fe t re. x o Why n tt not interrupt th e p rocess o f i n d us t r y by laying a on Scotch Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill. Th e no bl e an d ground, that confidence shall be placed in the State, and was a the effect of as well eP as on barley? (Hear.) What of the corn laws? The effect learned lord denied the accuracy of the asserti on th a t that under no circumstanced will strict good faith be de- was to introduce into this the majority of the mercantile classes of Scotland w e r e parted from by the State in its dealings with those who quarters of grain per annum, eml a n n t s r l y tt t eight ad or ten millions the effect of against the proposed alteration of the law, intimati ng contract with them. Hitherto this country has kept a lowering the price. There was no objection to th e repeal that the principal petitions against his bill were signed high character upon that subject, and I shall be glad of the corn laws but that. They told them at the time the corn laws that th e y cou ld no t h ave a by solicitors and accountants, who thought, and that nothing shall be done to detract from that character, they repealed • perhaps justly, that it would affect their interests. The resolution in answer to the address was then put Parliamentary price for their corn, but they enforced upon He added, that in consequence of the inquiries now by the Lord Chancellor and adopted. them a Parliamentary price for their barley. If this tax pending respecting the bankruptcy laws of England and CASE OF COLONEL GREVILLE. were repealed the consumption of barley would increase 4 least threefold, and if they had an increased demand for Ireland, which were intimately connected with his mea- The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for copies of b ar l ey, agriculturists would cease to grow so m uc h w h ea t sure, he reluctantly, at the suggestion of the Lord Chan- corre s p on d ence between himself, as lord-lieutenant of the and oats as they did now, which would increase the pricecellor, y cellor, intended to postpone it for a short time, but it count o f Westmeath, an d th e Lord Chancellor of Ire- ef wheat, and therefore he coutended that the repeal of was his intention to proceed with it at the earliest pos- land, relative to certain langua,ge used by Colonel Gre- the malt tax would be a compensati o n for the repeai of the sible period. ville and others at an election dinner at Navan in corn laws. By their fiscal laws they depressed the price of The Earl of EGLINTON appealed to the noble and January last. barley at least sa. a quarter, and they also depressed the learned lord, either to fix a day for proceeding with the The motion, after a few words from several noble price of wheat and oats, and now they were going to aggr a . bill or abandon it altogether. Several deputations from lorda, was withdrawn. vale this evil. H e did n o t know whether this were meant Scotland on the subject were in town, and any unco Y ' r- The Devonp or t an d Ke Isam Tunnel (No. 2) Bill went es a blo eto a cl a ss, o r a blow to a party. He was at a tainty as to whether the bill would be dropped or not through committee. loss to determine why it was done, unless it were some retaliation fur what hail bean done on that side of the would give rise to great inconvenience. All the lawyers Their lordships then adjourned. in Scotland, and au enormous majority of the mercantile house. He had told them what this tax iliil for the land a community, were opposed to the measure. HOUSE OF COMMONS —(Y ESTERDAY.) be would now tell them what it did for the people. If therewere no tax, anti no licenses, beer could be sold Lord BROUGHAM was very much disposed, after sE an fe t E h I i -1, S B . what the noble earl had said, to retract what he had The SPEAKER took the chair at, 4 o'clock. et twopence a g dem. Of the surplus beyond thetwo prices et present charge'', only one-fours h went to the Exchequer. stated as to postponing the bill. (A laugh.) He con- Sir E. Perry took the eat for Davenport, The tax cost the country not only the five millions that sidered that the noble earl was quite misinformed vent to the Exchequer, but twenty maliens. the difference He certainly would not withdraw the bill. Lord Vs'aterpark le- Licit tielli. awl Mr. North for Hastines. s oiug to swell the profits of the brewers and in other ways. a E il l a p t i l h N irr time and pessel : THE FIRE ON BOARD rHE ANDES. The following bills Tri I w ß er D e re l. Phis .tar the great brewers bail issued a notice, raising the The Duke of NEWCASTLE, in further reply to a e a y ric lziove tient, King ir At l i e c t e 01 x beer Tue about t , ou t three t h i e tn , es a: d m VI I to es the increase oS Birmingham Improvement, Bur and Improve- 'n e n ae l ry er cultivated lieut: re in equivalent u t question put to him on Friday evening, said he had since ston-upoo-Hull Improvement, Lanark and Wa :sley anti Langeet Road Bills. e 'direct a.. tax of ' 'Yss an m acre on . learned that the statement as to the Andes having only ment, kingdom. This was what they called free trade. tOpposis two boats on board when the fire broke out was entirely The following bills were ordered to be considered and Lion cheers.) He would now show the-effect of the tax in a untrue. The Andes had five boats on board, which was read a third time :—B urger Waterworks. Birmingham moral 'toast of view. In 1795 the tax ou malt in Ireland One more than the act of Parliament required. In allu- and Midland Institute, Blyth Harbour. D oc k s , and Rail- was 2s 6,1 a bushel, and in 1801 it was 68 6a, and the con. sion to the great danger to which the crew were exposed way ; Bolton Improvement, Crystal Palace Coin- sumption, which at the former p rio 1 was 1.2 44,000 qrs, by the quantity of gunpowder on board, he stated that in Pant, Hexham Roads, Kingston- upon -Thames Gas, Portsmouth Reilway Bill, Rochdale and Burnley Roads haat decreased at the latter period to 173,900 quarters. this vessel as well as in all others which had taken troops They must not, therefore, complain if Irishmen had taken Bill, Shipley ‘Watei-works Bill, Stroud, Ptainswick, and to the consumption of whiskey. In Sootlatel, too the great to the East, a magazine was expressly built for stowing Gloucester Road Bill ; Surrey Gas Bill, Winchester and consumption of whiskey was to be attributed to the same away that combustible material. peterfield Road Bill, Yeovil Improvement Bill, York, cause. He contended, therefore, that in a moral point of After a few words from Earl GREY and the Earl of Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Pontop and South view this was an injudicious and imprudent measure. He ELLENBOROUGH, the subject dropped. Shields, Ste.) Bill. had presented many petitions on this subject, and amongst THE EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. The Farnworth and Kearsley Gas Bill was read a second others he had presented two from clergymen in Essex for . . bl . . tawl at homei a n e t ue the s aa as he d hh , ee tehr ought.e h o e u ff se toe c , t have, ne t ,e h teb brewed ee tax ne ad s MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN. time. the repeal of the malt tax, because as these reverend gen- The Duke of NEWCASTLE then placed in the hands PETlTlONS.drive shi eiev.e t h hl e ine piair r of the LORD CHANCELLOR a message from her Majesty Petitions were presented by Mr. W. 0. Gore from ' able et ° h i t : ' several places in Shropshire, in favour of closing pule- which the noble and learned lord read as follows : houses on Sunday, and praying for the establishment of alemi of that house was appointed Lo d a x into "The operations of the war in which her Majesty is reformatory schools ;by Mr. Digby Seymour, from Sun- t causes and increase of drunkenness, and magistrate at present engaged with the Emperor of Russia having , le d ae d , praying for an alteration in the duties on from Oxfordshire was brought up to state his opinion. He rendered it necessary to send a large part of her Ma- newspapers; by Lord Newport, from Shifnal, in opinion that he had written to fifteen clergymen asking their jesty's forces abroad, she deems it pr per to provide favour of the Medical Registration Bill; by Mr. fo p t i l o rt i e o e u n a o s f t i o ie the h means of preventing drunkenness, and additional means for the military service at home. She, Baines, from various places in Yorkshire and Lance repeal the malt tea. e answered that the best mode was to therefore, in pursuance of the act of Parliament which shire,. praying for the closing of public-houses on Sundaye; aggravate this source . of evilenrela3tect them, therefore, not to enables her Majesty to call out and enrol the militia, by Mr. Collier, from the inhabitants of Plymouth, praying did not ask them now to repeal increasing aging!" the tax. He has thought fit to make this communication to the House for the extension of the Steen:tries' Act to Plymouth ; asked them, but for the grave circumstances • ; of l the have of Lords, to the end that she may cause the said militia, by Mr. A. Pellatt, i from Staines, praying that the bridge but he asked them not to increase the sources of the evil of Staines be place, on the footing of metropolitan bridges. or such part as she thinks necessary, to be forthwith had pointed out. In conclusion the hon. member moved l drawn out and embodied, as occasion may require. BOARD OF HEALTH. that the bill be read a second time that day six months. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Chief Commissioner of Mr. STANHOPE objected to the bill because Ilse malt The Bishop of OXFORD, in presenting a petition amount—because it was laid Works when he intended bringing in a bill to amend the tax was excessive in on en. Board of Health. fairly, and upon one class only—and because there was no from Aylesbury praying for the abolition of capital W. MOLESWORTH replied that the subject of the necessity for increasing it for the purposes of the war, it punishments in public, spoke at some length in favourfinancial blunders of the Chan. Board Sir of Health had been under the consideration being raised to repair the of the of executions being intramural, in the presence of the Government. It was considered that the Board of Healthsellerof the Exchequer. sheriff and other official parties. He expressed an belonged to the Home Department, and his noble fri en d Lord MONCK contended thst this was not a tax which opinion that the executive had legally the power of the Chief Secretary of that department had undertaken to fell exclusively on the producer, and, as regarded the con• altering the existing practice ; and he asked the Govern- bring in a bill with regard to that subject. sumer, he urged that barley held an exceptional position, ment whether they would take the subject into their INSURANCE COMPANIES. and that the variation of duty would not cause consumps serious consideration I Mr. COWAN asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it tion to vary at a rate at all equal to that which was shown The Earl of ABERDEEN expressed an opinion that was his intention to introduce a bill , foun ded u p on the when th e p rocess t oo k pl a ce in reference to other articles. e defended the tax as a temporary one, designed to aid the executive had not the power which the right rev. pre- report of the select committee upon assurance associations, in providing mean s f or th e w a r, and which, therefore, had late attributed to them, and he greatly doubted whether and to continue the exemption from inco me tax at p resent been veryproperly chosen, on as large execution execution in private would be satisfactory to the public. enjoyed by parties on the amount of the premiums paid on a portion of the population as possible. He alluded to the case of Governor Wall, in whose case the insurance of their lives. the public would certainly not have been content if the Mr. WILSON remarked that the bill which passed last Colonel GILPIN described th e tax as one which pressed with undueseverity • on the liteded interest, and as he be. execution had been in private, and said he could con- year tax it w a as e a nn te a m ne p n o t ra m ry ea m eu e r a e su t g, but it was intended the imposition, the revenue would not profit in proportion ri year. to the hardship inflicted. to have recourse to the practice. Those who were Mr. COWAN ' observed that the h e ou. gentleman had not Mr. WARNER had not felt much enthusiasm for the most conversant with criminal jurisprudence were a n s wered the first part of his question. not friendly to the proposed change. It certainly Mr. WILSON said it was the intention of the Govern- war, or sympathy for our ancient ally, but the question was one which ought not to be lightly adopted ; ment to introduce such a b ill when the c o mmission now now was one of raising the requisite means, and he could not have supposed that any amendment would have been and, as at present advised, he coald not give any coup- sitting on the subject had made their report. moved in opposition to that object. He defended the tenance to the prayer of the petition. GREECE. financial operations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord CAMPBELL said that by the common law Sir 3. WALSH asked Lord John Russell whether her and expressed an earnest hope that the amendment would capital punishments must be before the public. The Majesty's Ministers have received any communication from be withdrawn, as it would be misunderstood on the Cons executive had not the power of ordering them to take the French Government of an intention to occupy the ter- tinent. ritories of the King of Greece with a military force ; whe place in private, and he was sure that if the experiment The Marquis of GRANBY said that the opposition to was made the public would not endure it. The only Cher ba it is i t ? o r r o c p e os o e f d that such d o F c r c d ur h ti t on shall be c effected the tax was not an opposition to the war, although he eon choice lay between the abolition of capital punishments t h e objects j of it have English eeen madethecaoops;an t whether subject of any sidered the latter neither just nor necessary ; but we had maven" now engaged in it, and there would be no disposition to altogether, and their taking place openly. two between the Allied Powers. Lord BROUGHAM described the disgust whic h a Lord J. RUSSELL said, in the present state of foreign incommode Ministers in obtaining supplies. It was, how ever, necessary to see that the best means of supply were late execution in Ireland had created in his mind ; but affairs, it would be inconsistent with his duty to answer said he was not prepared to give up capital punishment the question, but he could state that in the community- resorted to. The iireese t t e m u alt duty ought to be resisted, because it did not fulfil that a national war tions which had passed between her Majesty's Govern altogether. , condition After a few words from the Bishop of OXFORD in reply, went and the Emperor of France in on this subject, the two should be borne by the mass of the people, but fell upon the subject dropped. Governments were perfectly agreed in the course to be heavily burdened He • an alreadymass. argued, in oppo sition to Lord Mouck, that the tax did fall upon the pro- THE'aken EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. mincer, and cited M'Culloch to show its mischievousness to The Duke of NEWCASTLE—I have to move an Mr. T. DUNCOMBE ache I Lord John Russell if it isthe the agriculturist in dimiuishing consumption. He taunted re humble address to her Majesty, returning her Majesty the intention of the Government to introduce any measure Government with the incessant warnings they had the humble thanks of this house for her constitutional during the present session, founileil upon the re .oft of the y e i r , i . 3, I f t rou e n s the i o , ,upesition as to .the in of surrens message, and expressing to her Majesty the just sense commission appointed to inquire into the corporation of with assurancei t g he axwh -11 would be required . time of veer, and that bwi beeu given in return, that the we entertain of her Majesty's care for the security of the the city of London. ,ew principles reciprocity hail matte war impossible. country, manifested by the gracious declaration she has Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not intended to bring in Mr. P. URQUHART, as a free-trader, gave his support made that she will call out and embody the whole or such a bill this session. to the amendment, unit could not see why barley, which such part of the militia as to her Majesty may seem fit. PRIVATE BUSINESS. was exposed to a severer ordeal than any other article, Earl GREY—I do not rise with any intention of ob- Mr. DISRA.E LI observed that the arrangement came to should have an aitilitional tax put upon it. jesting to the resolution, but at the same time I think we last week, with reference to the ousiness for to-night, hid Mr. CROSSLEY, though an atistainer from all in ought to know somewhat more of the intentions of her been set aside, and it was now proposed to take the second toxi ca t in g drinks, ke p t th e m on his table for his friends, reailing of the Excise Duties Bill, while there were other and had constituents who disagreed with hun, and there. M y ajest ' s Government. It has been pointed out to me resolutions to be moved by the Chancellor of the fore he last a right to speak ou the subject. He abused that if this measure shall be adopted in the manner that Exchequer in committee of ways am; means. The un ler- beer, celled it the death of life, and not its bread, and it is commonly thought it would be adopted, an act et standing hal been that the whole of the resolutions should said there was no real strength given by intoxicating very questionable justice will be done to some of those be reported temight, when the whole scheme of the Gue liquids. He contended that this was [jot a farmer's question, who have volunteered into the militia. One colonel of vernment, as well with regard to the management of the the tax being altogether a consumer's tax, and he should militia mentioned his own particular case. S ton after finances, as the ail litional means of taxation, was to like to see any such amenamen: as this come from the the act of 1852 was passed, when it was intended to em- he fully debated. That arrangement, however, had now right querser, namely, from the consumers. But the re- • body the militia in the county to which I have a dverted, been depertea from, and as it would be impossible to take presentatives of large towns made no complaint, and he such a discussion in the second reeding of a bill relating to should support the Government. • an attempt was made by a number of persons belonging s 1 a second time to enter his to the Peace Society to prevent men enrolling themselves Only ll , e a r ofP part te of house the would scllEl l ‘3 ;tv i e )er noh perhaps objection t n e t l' o 'le f fix lord the strenuous ir. liE N ra i e ' s 'N t ' C e h. g - a i n li s e t g a ' proposition in the militia, and the argument was, if you enrol your night for bringing up the report, when the entire subject conciled with neither justice, honesty, nor consistency. self in the militia, it is promised that, you will not be could be fully gone into (Hear, hear.) This was an attempt to re impose protective duties, and - if called out for duty except the Colin., .Y i s actually in e oral J. RUSSELL said his right hon. friend the Chan - it were right , it would show that all the free-trade doc danger ; but when you are once enrolled, these terms , l o r of the Exchequer was unable to attend in the house trines which had so long been preached were a delusion. will not be adhered to, and the engagement you have . e dtty, owing to the death of a near connection, but, It was part of a system intended to withdraw taxation contracted will be made more severe than you intended.. - nevertheless, Government proposed to go on to-night from towns, and throw it upon the country. The gentleman told me that this produced a great with the second reading of the Excise Duties Bill. Mr. J. BALL said that, as science had not yet taught impression, and that he attended a meeting, and told It was not proposed, howeve, f to take the other resolu- us how to carry on a cheap war, means must be found. them they might safely volunteer for the militia, tions in ways i and means sse tu o until °i, tu a i t t t e e r o trheel relative r t t o o t o b e t huLr o e i s l oo: to H e w lai l e i v t e t t t l e that u t t h rv e re w w o t tl i n o m i o i r n e poti e olf l o l for this purpose that the terms were defined by act of Parliament, lotions uer a u l t t l • s e a h ( a y d passed reported, ana with, therefore, the one on liquors There were certainly speciarobjections to and there was no danger of those terms being cl aermission of the house, he had no objection to adopt the the increase on Irish spirits, but as au Irish member he broken. This had a considerable effect in inducing suggestion i of the right hon. gentleman, and fix Friday should not on that account take any course which might them to enrol themselves for the militia, and to advise next for the purpose. He moved, accordingly, that the imperil the whole scheme of the Government, nor could persons to enlist because it was considered that they had three orders of the day, viz., Ways and Means-Committee, Ireland complain of financial injustice in the present an act of Parliament to gu ara nte e that they would not Ways and M eans -Report(Exchequer-Bonds),StampDaties- budget. He could not comprehend how it could be argued be called out except under certain circumsteuces. But Committee, be read for the purpose of postponement. that the malt tax was not a tax mythe consumer, no did These orders having been read and postponed until Fri - he be li e ve that the farmers would ob j ect to bear their share now comes a new act of Parliament that takes away that day next, of a just war, so necessary to the honour of the country. guarantee, and alters the circumstances under which Sir G. HEATHCOTE asked when it was intendeii to Mr. BARROW said that the chief injustice of the tax their permanent services maybe required, and with wages resume the committee on the Oxford University Bill, that it was, fell upon the fanner, both as producer and at 3s. a day they find themselves exposed to be called which now stood for Friday also. consumer, and it would especially fall upon the small out for a longer period than they thought, at a rate of Lord J. RUSSELL could not state at present, but be farmer who had so recently been brought under the income pay of only ls. a day. (Hear.) Owing to the confu- should give two or three clays' notice before it was again tax. He wanted to know how the English farmer paying sion that sometimes takes place, I was not aware, when brought on. (Hear, hear.) cent. per cent. upon a main article of his produce could my noble friend moved the first reading, of what subse- THE PRIEST OF THE FORTY-FOURTH. enter into " unrestricted competition" with the foreigner. quently occurred, until I found by the votes that the Mr. B. ROACHE said it was stated to-day, in a morn- The malt tax, moreover, interfered with the cultivation of bill was read a second time, and put through all its ing print, that Mr. Wheble, tine Catholic priest attached the land in the most advantageous mode, namely, for other stages on the next day at one o'clock ; and, there - to time 41th Regiment, at Gallipoli, has been required to barley. These were reasons for his supporting the amend fore, I had not an opportunity of making any remarks leave tame subjects of taxation, be e camp—to strike his tent, in fact, and retire to ment, and though it was no was conv i nced business of his l i t a h a t t o i t e s u lfo g d upon the subject. (Rear, hear.) Therefore I think the town. Ho wished to ask the Secretary at War be laid upon foreign rather than native articles. He was this is the proper thermoonity to make these remarks. whether or no this statement was correct. also swayed by the consideration that, by making beer Ido not object to ilitia being called out if the Mr. S. HERBERT had caused inquiry to be made, and costly, you drove the humb:er classes to a worse liquid. Government think fit , but I wish to know whether, as he could learn nothing of the matter It was not men- Mr. WILKIN ON could not see how free trade could is usual in cases where any changes are made in the tinned in the military documents which had been received properly be brought into the discussion when an article from the spot. regulation of any of our armed forces, care is taken not EXCISE DUTIES BILL. was either wholly produced at home or wholly produced to alter the terms of the engagement to the disadvan - M r . WILSON moved the second reading of this bill. abroad. tage of those who contracted it. (Hear, hear.) I wish Mr. CA.YLEY rose to move an amendment, that the Mr. NEWDEGATE refused to accept the implie_deduefi to know, if the militia are called out, whether those bill bo read a second time this day six mouths. He die- nition of free trete, free from Excise or Customs. H only, was meat who volunteered on the faith of a different engage- avowed all personal considerations in bringing forward this ceived the definition, which included the latter r of Go y v'ern a s ment and consider themselves aggrieved hy the alter- amendment. He could not help coining to the conclusion, mere nonsense. He lamented th o il u p a r r or 1 and as the ho our ation made in the terms of it, will be given the option after reading the despatches impartieliy, that the war ment, which wouldwbeetvuebrLueitir it n. tha war, he should be of retiring from the force when the term for which they in which we are now engaged has been brought about of England was . no which could afford an excuse to the enlisted is over. by the vacillation and obsequiousness of the Govern- sorry for anything . that Government for not vindicating honour. He did The Duke of NEWCASTLE—I cannot give my meat. Ru (H s lar ha l u i l ea b r, hear.) I He believed the Ewiiiiitileh not believe that Government were sincere in wishing to noble friend the assurance that her Majesty's Govern- this country:would ;ll e r 11 110 11 : 1S 1 thought if Lon Claren- carry the p eo ple . avtittavtehemmaien objection l prosecution sl of ment contemplate any such extreme course as that he don had adopted in 1853 time language he adepted.lest .Tan., the war. They hail heard of no to theselection than mentioned and recommended—namely, allowing those we should not now be involved in war; for it was this tax. They . dthere Id arrest of e ission, an wou have been none to persons that enlisted to retire from the militia, if they clear the Emperor or Russia did not wish for war any theh e r u rt ' s r t ofr remission, tea remissions ; but he believed that this state that they have an objection to the act that was mono than we ourselves did. If the Emperor of Russia t t ax e e had been chosen because it was known that it must be passed two or three days ago ; but it is the intention of hail been confidential with our Government, they ought to opposed. ll© dwelt upon the iucoine needlessly thrown the Government to meet the case in another way, which have been equally confidential with him, and told i ha e v u e teted . away last year to complete a coxcombicel arrangement in I hope will be satisfactory to your lordships. For the him that .if he once crossed . s th , e re P w ru e t r h e , for nt pe.e, we the customs list, and said, that if the ordinary sources of first year your lordships are aware that it is not intended the l fr u in o mi l s o a u litie r s, e a r f t ou t s he a status quo to continue, revenue. to the amount of 7,0e0,000/., hail not been thrown to embody the whole of the militia force. At present it ? L i t must have ge rec i o ) urse to force of arms. That was the away, there would have been no necessity for the present is the intention of the Government to embody a force of langua g ee they ought to hare used to Russian last June. demand, The Government were doing their best to make about 15,000 men, and those regiments will be selected With respect to the malt duties they always got 12,000,000/. showtaexattitoono:lious that free e then entered into a financial arm. who have expressed already their perfect readiness to be „f t a x a tion from barley, out of 15,033,0001. of excise l a e rn u l said that Government reetral h le tended to a drain of bullion. embodied, and in some instances have even wished to be taxation. (Hear, heir.) Don't let gentlemen imagine at net pursued a system calcn i 1 t o develops the r e sources of th e coun t ry . embodied. (Hear, hear.) Then it will not be necessary this malt tax was a barley question ; it was a tex of le or late lin o'Groet's Mr. WILSON in some instances to embody whole regiments, and in 1/. ss. on every acre of cultivated lalfrottnl Jo 2) ears ago, wo f uld not dispute with the hon. member 0, as to the weaning that case leave of absence will be given to those who to the Land' s Encl. heard efar'inheMirr.)Gelsaet.onye the y inest elo- free tra le was not oa-bial. n e ( e le trw i le, T is h o e lon . g as the principle of cannot from their vocations come forward, so that no v i n z e " n tins leBe:cl4h, he e e ever e heard on the West India interest. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ue( ira r w in ;:i i ett l h a e i lio d u o s vi e n h b a y d serious inconvenience, if any at all, will be felt. (Hear, 9, How ,lid the present measure act On that interest ? It was acquiesced, was that at the cotumeticement of the war it hear.) So far as we have at present the means of aster- to all intents and purposes a protective measure to the would be unworthy of this country to resort to loans, and taining, there is the reatest readiness on the pant of West India, interest. Hese, hear. They would ot tax that we ought tceparthe expenses of the war, as far as pos ethose regiments that are intended to be called out to the shopkeeper or the man with an income between . 10/, sible, from the income of the year. (Cheers.) But, although would la a tox on the natiouel the Chancellor of the Exchequer mule the proposal of in answer to the call that we propose to make upon them. and 651., :out they y tax on th ' The Earl of EGLINTON—Some time ago we were b.veraae, which was consequentlyt a n or e poor man. creased taxation now before the house, it did not follow informed it was the intention to call out the Irish and (Hear.) Wh y 411(fl.ptheyy not yard ? r ii n t r ihe cotton‘viN'i? If that the right hon. gentleman would not make other pro- Scotch militia. (A. noble lord—Not the Insh). And I the duty of ha thin e k an a - t , a a x of 100 per cent. on manufacturer too positions hereafter. The first principle adopted by the wish to know if that is to be done by a separate bill ? hail, did dil t i h t e landed interest and the consumer malt would Government, in their financial scheme, for meeting the ax. The Duke of NEWCASTLE —The other Militia Act not hit the The effect of the malt tax far more pauses of the war was, that direct taxation should take oppressively? was to make the precedence of indirect taxation. ([fear.) The Chancellor en bles the Government to have the militia embodied in produce of malt four times dearer than it would if that of the Exchequer' had also thought it fair that those case of invasion, but this is not a case of invasion ; it is tax did not exist. If this tax were repealed time demand classes of the community who die not pay the income-tax a case of war, and it was necessary to have this second for barley would increase at least three -fold. The natural should likewise contribute to the expenses of the war. act enabling the Government to call nut the militia in effect of that increase would be to produce a larger re- The question was, having to raise 2,500,0001. by indirect the case et war. The same power will be given in the venue, for we, who are the barley growers of Europe, taxation, what was the least prejudicial mode in which Scotch bill. w would grow less heat and oats than we do now. that could be done? One hon. member thought the Go fiscal laws The Earl of DERBY—I think there is great force in By our Presentl we now depress the price vernment ought to have levied a 5 per cent. duty on im of wheat and oats at least ss. the quarter. They ' ports; but hat he forgotten the great experiment of 1841, the argument of the noble earl opposite that the alters,- were now about to increase the wrong to the agricultn- , when, under circumstances of financial difficults, the Go tion should as little as possible have a retrospective cha- r alists by . faith with • adding to the tax on barley, and he was vernment of that day proposed a 5 per cent. increase of raster, or appear to involve any breach of fai really at a loss to know to what ye to attribute duty a Instead of reaping the advantage they expected, different • those who volunteered into the militia under a this blow aimed at the agriculturalists. me If there were the Customs' duties were as much as possible the same, or act, for the fundamental principle of the Militia Bill, and no licenses, no enelties, no more interference with very little more than in the preceding year. It was !Noes that to which it owed its success, was that the measure the trade of they griculturist than with any other trade Gary upon an occasion like the present to be sure of the should be entirely and purely voluntary. It was a mea- —the maltster and the publican would not, as they do now, result when they proposed to increase a tax. There sure calling for the warm and patriotic feeling of the pay three taxes, besides the tax that goes to the Chancellor was no article of general consumption in r_! f llo g w ar ed by country, and it is right that no person should have rea- of the E xc h equer ; f or , e t th e p re sent, this tax took from which increased duties had been BO gener t all i Y hi n ch showed. son to suppese that he was entrapped into any engage- the public, not 5,003,030/. but 20,010,000 e The brewers increased receipts as in the article of r b meraw'aswaffected b a ment different from that which he originally entered in. hail already sent out their Governor that they were going to how crease glidernp tt e o. h At duties. The hon. to. (Hear.) From the answer that has been given by raise the price of beer, and theent.hul no means, slight iriizlruesatseasked why 1 the Government had the noble duke, though not technical or in terms, we may 1 h thisy reason ' • „ gigantic e r theirano pr i eseut Au lr t s his to w c l li s e w el h . , i ttnthaenycalvlneYl member away tae Customs' duties of last year ? But, not expect that the result to which the noble l earl pointed I , free trade 1 (Hear.)) 3e only. in 1849 the right hon. y gentle- withstanding those reductions, instead of a loss of revenue, will be practically obtained, because, if understand l i man the member for Buckinghamshire moved resolutions the Customs were greater in amount last year than during the noble duke rightly, though he will not lay down the ! for the relief of the land, the member for Montrose moved the year preceding. (Hear, hear.) The Customs' duties principle that persons having been engaged for the militia ' as an amendment the repeal of the malt tax, declaring it in 1852 were 20,531,100 e before the reductions were made. the reductions, they were 23 9e2 000/„. under certain provisions are absolved from that term of to be opposed to the principles of free trade, anti that it Last year, after . 0 _ _ The _ s _ . OJG The Excise duties , • ' . in 1852 service on which they entered, yet that the Government, interftee , l with the trade of the agriculturists. It was one being an increase f . atu y . _ t ~, embodiment,•were 14 835,0031. in the selection of regiments for will select I of the inconveniences which the agricultural interest haul , auty, ;in 1353, nn vt I , ,hstanding the reeal of they were 15,337,00)/ , being an increase those regiments that are willing and desirous to serve . ! to contend with since the repeal of the corn laws, that the the s(?as ooi. in , the Excise. A. Parliamentary paper laid and, further, that in other regiments consisting of 900 free traders would not be true to their principles, and and uponf 50U 1 the table by the President of the Board. of Trade or 1,000 men, they would be enabled to obtain 500 or , agriculturists always contended . the duties on malt showed that from 1842—the year in which these vast b es were a violation of the principles of free trade, and . . the Customs re -600 men who would be willing to volunteer. (Hear, P it increase those duties. Could no ductions in the and Excise had begun to be made will set mime right • hear.) I hope the noble duke other commodity have been found to impose a du t y on —up to the present ino•iient, the increase of revenue fr o m not correctly interpreted him. when you were about to violate your principles, w hen you ordinary sources was 2,000/. more than in 1811. 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