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doubt them, sincere and conscientious reformers, but who think it an inopportune season to deal with the reconstruc tion of Parliament when we are engaged in a war which may be a war of magnitude. I will not discuss that ques tion. If ever there should be an opportunity, we shall discuss it on the amendment of the hon. baronet, though I confess I am not very sanguine that the speeches intended to be made on that subject will ever, sir, be addressed to you. (A laugh.) But look at the fact. If the policy recom mended by the hon. member for East Kent be right—and unquestionably it is one supported, if not by a majority, by large numbers in this house (that is evident from the tone of this discussion)—look at the position inwhich the noble lord places the house by introducing his measure in detail to us, and at the same time not being able to carry it. Now, sir, our supplies have been voted with a feeling of unanimity which the noble lord, I think in a very proper tone, did justice, but which the right hon. gentleman who last addressed the house cavilled at with less correct feeling. (Cheers.) But, sir, whatever may be the fortune of this war, we shall not be wise men to suppose, as is frequently supposed, that it is to be a brief war—that its end is to be accomplished in a moment. It is wiser to suppose we are about to embark in a severe, and even a protracted strug gle. (Cheers.) All men agree that it is wiser to prepare for such a contingency. Well, sir, no Ministry, not even a Ministry as favoured as those who sit on the bench before me, can suppose that year after year they can proceed with a war of that character always with success, a lways with enthusiasm on the part of the people, always with ready and generous sympathy on the part of the House of Com mons, even on the part of their opponents. There will be moments of gloom, despondency, and di sco ntent. There may be—which God forbid !--there may be disasters. There may be moments when it will be difficult to appeal to the support of the House of Common's. You may not have political parties in the same spirit which now animates them. You may have near divisions on these questions of increased or new taxes. The ministry may carry an un popular tax or continue an unpopular war by a very n ear majority, and then, when the people of this country come to look at the majority of 20, perhaps which doubles the income-tax or reimposes the soap duty, they will say, " Here are 20 fellows, 18 of whom ought not to have seats in the House of C om mons—(cheers)—here are 12 fellows in schedule A, here are 6 fellows in schedule B—(loud cheers) —these are supporters of the Government ;" and the very men would be denounced, and marked, and branded as per sons unworthy of public confidence. (Renewed cheers.) And it would be added, " Yet these are the men who are carry i ng on war with the Emperor of all the Russias ; these are the men who are inflicting these colossal imposts on the people of this country." (Protracted cheers.) The wisdom of these facts should alone have made the noble lord hesitate before he introduced his measure in detail, an d should certainly make him hesitate before he makes up his mind to relinquish it for ever. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) In my mind, it would be of advantage that the House of Commons should decide upon this scheme. I know the noble lord has already stated that he himself sees no objection to proceeding with a measure of parliamentary reform in a time of war, and of all wars the one most op portune for parliamentary reform is a Russian war. (Hear.) Those are admissions which have been generously and voluntarily offered to us and made by the noble lord. I am therefore to suppose that the noble will find it his duty some day to propose the second reading of this bill, difficult as it is to imagine that such a result will occur. But the noble lord will, of course, be in some degree influenced by the sentiments of his chief supporters. I have listened to them to-night with some dismay; and if the noble lord can extract from the expression of their opinions any harmony of feeling to guide him in what I admit is a most difficult conjuncture, and which I believe, if there is any one in this house equal to it, the noble lord will be, he will ac- complish greater efforts almost than he has ever yet aehieved. For contrast the support which he has received to-night from the right hon. gentleman the member for Taunton and the right hon. baronet the member for Mor peth with that which has been authoritatively expressed on the part of English radicals by the patriarch of reform, the member for Montrose. The right hon. member for Taunton tells us he is for postponement, but the only thing he more particularly wishes is entire withdrawal. That, I infer, world be the policy recommended by the member for Taunton. The member for Morpeth, who read an un necessary lecture to my right hon. friend—the member for Morpeth has sung in the same note as the member for Taunton—that there is nothing in the world more prudent than postponement, except giving up the bill altogether. What says the hon. member for Montrose. If the bill is given up, its projectors are abased—they cannot hold up their heads on the Treasury bench—their character is lost for ever ; but he knows them so well, his confidence in them is so unbounddd, that he is as certain on the 24th of April to have the second reading of this bill as that he is now sitting in his wonted seat in the Ilouse of Commons. But these very expressions of the hon. gentleman must prepare the Government for what awaits them if on that day that which he deems impossible may occur , and the bill should not be read for a second time. Sir, cannot congratulate them on the prospective contemplat ion of the hon. gentle man's amiable credulity, for certainly, if he speaks the language of his party, when the Ides of March, or rather of a later month, have arrived, and he finds he does not receive the boon on which he counts so fondly, I think the hon. gentleman himself—all England being in commu- •cation with him, and he being aware of the feelings of every one—will have to rise in his place, and make, like the noble lord, an explanation as to the feelings of the re formers of England, and what they then think with regard to the measure to which he looks forward with so much confidence. The right hon. baronet the member for Mor peth has just, according to his wont, delivered some sen tentious dogmas to the house for the guidance of their con duct. The right hon. gentleman will not hear of states men placed in the situation of the noble lord, as leader of the house, being influenced in these great matters of state and politics by what are called feelings of personal honour. The right hon. gentleman says, " A. statesman is to do that which he believes best for the country, and he is not to be hampered by feelings of personal consideration, arising out of pledges which he may have given, and representations which he may have made ;" and the right hon. gentleman reproved those members of the house who referred to a feeling of private honour as one which ought to guide the noble lord, and said it ought not to guide him. I will not enter into a controversy upon one of the finest points of ethics; but when the right hon. gentleman lectures the house so freely, has he forgotten that only within, I may say, a few days, the Prime Minister of England, in another place, excusing and apologising as it were for the conduct of the Government in introducing this bill, said it was im possible not to introduce it, for they were bound to do it as a matter of honour. (Cheers.) Sir, lam always ready to do justice to the great position of the noble lord, and I am perfectly ready to defer to his opinion, as that of one of the guiding spirits of the Ministry, but, if only as a matter of courtesy, some credit is to be given to the public declaration of the First Minister of the Crown, and when I read, authoritatively declared to us, the declaration, that the Government in introducing this bill were influenced by a feeling of personal honour, I think the lecture which we have received from the right hon. member for Morpeth is both unauthorised and misplaced. (Loud cheers). The declaration, sir, which was made by Lord Aberdeen in another place reminds me of one point which I cannot leave untouched, because it has a consider able relation and reference to the subject before us. What were the conditions upon which the present Government was formed, according to the present Prime Minister ? What was—to use a word which is not English, and is per haps used too often here—what was the political pro gramme of the noble earl a little more than a year ago, - when he acceded to office? It was very remarkable ; and this is an occasion on which the country should be re minded of it. The nation was then told that the Govern ment was formed on four great principles—the extension of free trade, which has not been extended—(hear)—the maintenance of peace, which has become one of war — (hear, hear)—the principle of public education, to be proved by the production of a great legislative measure. We have not had the great legislative measure ; but this we have re ceived from her Majesty Government —opposition to the only educational measure which has been introduced into the house. (Hear, hear.) And lastly, and above all, a great measure of Parliamentary reform. When that great mea sure of Parliamentary reform may be carried, I pretend not to profess any opinion. Some may be as sanguine as the hon. member for Montrose ; others, on the contrary, may be as hopeful as the members for Taunton and Mor peth. (Cheers and laughter.) But one thing, I think, is pretty well ascertained, that, notwithstanding the Empe ror of Russia, before April elapses the question will at least be set at rest, and we shall know whether the house is ts be reconstructed, or whether we are to continue the same as at present, appearing before the country with the character of nearly 100 of our members held up to the pub lic by the Ministry as men not entitled or qualified to exercise the office of representative of the people. (Cheers.) So much for the great principles on which the Government of Lord Aberdeen was founded. So much for the four great measures that were to be introduced. This was the fast to which the supporters of the Government seem to have a claim, and they had a right to believe that this was a promise which would be fulfilled, because re presentation was made to their followers not in slight, and not in ordinary terms, because expectations were held out to the country not of a trivial character. We are told now that wars and rumours of wars are the sufficient Causes for the present Government not fulfilling this their positive and most important pledge. But, remember ! At the time when war, and even invasion, was deemed to be instant and impending, this promise was repeated, this pledge was renewed, and there were those members of the present Cabinet who went even to the hustings when they were appointed, and at the same time dilated on the ter tors of invasion and the blessings of reform. Remember, tr, that at the difficult crisis when the present Govern ment Was constructed we were told that it was framed on a Principle of enormous personal sacrifice—that men de- Scended to occupy posts inferior to their previous situa tionaofehi, re;dwe7rtea talent. even inferior to their own opinion of their own (Cheers and laughter.) We were told then that t.h l extreme difficulties in bringing together a band of the eount ented patriots to sacrifice all self upon the altar country, so that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for exampl e meet togethe and the President of Public Works could r their country, But to concert for the prosperity of Parliamentary a great principle did bring them toge ther.the Exchequer war concerned, so the President of the so far as the Chancellor of ncerned, in a conservative, and so far Board of Works, was concerned, in a form that would satisfy as ll the disciples of Grote and Ben tham, and others the pervading influence w st i r al ous. (Hear, hear.) This was l o allowed elements, apparently so discordant, to be brought advan tage of the country , but the specwork equally for the seems to have evaporated though it is the onl y conditio to which we are indebted for enjoying , at this moment, the unrivalled administrative a bilities of the First Lord of the Admiralty. (Laughter. At a time wh en we have two co nsiderable fleets, when we have penetrated the mysteries of the L ax i ne and when we shall soon break through the ice of the Baltic, it is a satis faction to recollect that if they had not agreed to bring for ward a large measure of parliamentary: eform—not a Measure, not a moderate measure—(hear)—b u t a wise measure of parliamentary reform, then for aught we can see the energy, the zeal, the experience which distineuish the right hon. gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty would not have been enlisted in the service of his Sove reign and his country. (Cheers and laughter.) Si r , th ese considerations 1 offer for the consolation of parliamentary reformers. (Renewed laughter.) I fear they can hardly hope to have their measure, but there is some magic in a name. Under that standard, at least, those have enlisted who, I have no doubt, will contribute to the greatness of the country and the glory of Parliament. They, at least, have been led by that phrase to form a Coalition Govern ment, and their supporter , must be satisfied that though the large measure which they looked forward to with so much eagerness cannot be passed, still if the phrase had not been circulated, the Ministers who have disappointed them would not now be sitting on those benche s. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, it is not necessary for me to add anything to the statement which I mad e before, with ,view to explain that statement. But the sp eech of the right hot. gentleman who has just sat down does seem reri—ticism to ca or some observations from me, beca use it was ingeniously framed, which left himself entirely etincooronamins n i t t ; t t eci—it had no sort of bearing upon the que stion f dseems really to have been intended for no Other purpose than to show forth his own ability. (Laugh , eAmia. THE occasion, and he did it on this ground, that it was an inter ference with the details of a department which had far better be left in the hands of the Executive. (Hear.) He had never heard any complaints from his constituents on the subject, who, as he said, dealt largely in the manufac ture of whisky, and without going into details, he was satisfied that if it was not for the convenience of the service, the Admiralty would not refuse to allow it to be tried. Mr. STAFFORD could not believe that the Admiralty, in the course they took on this occasion, were considering any interest, Irish or West Indian, or any effect of their decision, except its effect upon the navy. The only means of testing the proposition would be to serve particular ships with whisky or gin instead of rum, and that, he thought, would be a most dangerous experiment, considering how long our seamen had been used to a particular spirit, and how great was the pleasure they found in it. Though he had every wish for the prosperity of Irish distillation, he must vote against the proposition of the honourable get- tleman. The house divided — For Mr. O'Brien's amendment 3B Against it 97 Majority against PRIVATEERING. Sir J. GRAHAM said that Mr. M. Gibson had given no tice that on Tuesday next he should move for the presenta tion of an address to the Crown, stating that it was the opi nion of the house that privateering was a species of warfare which ought not to be sanctionedby the British Government and praying that her Majesty, in the exercise of her pre rogative, would not grant any letters of marque or reprisal to the owners of any private vessels. He had now to in form the right hon. gentleman that the whole of the sub ject to which he had drawn attention was under the consi deration of her Majesty's Government, and that he (Sir J. Graham) had a very confident persuasion that in a very short time it would be his duty to call the attention of the house to it. Perhaps, under these circumstances, the right hon. gentleman would not press his motion on Tuesday next ? Mr. GIBSON said, in answer to the appeal of the right hon. gentleman, that his motion was applicable as well to a state of peace as to a state of impending war. His object was to get a Parliamentary opinion on the policy of privateering or of robbing merchant ships on the high seas. But certainly if the Government were about to bring the question before Parliament, he should be bound to postpone his motion (Hear, hear.) Though in postponing it he must reserve to himself the power of submitting to the house the address he proposed, in case he deemed it necessary to do so, for the purpose of obtaining a Parlia mentary determination on the subject. He acceded to the request of the postponement. Mr. DISE, :.T.41 inquired whether any communication on the subject of privateering had been made to any foreign Government ? Sir J. GRAHAM replied in the negative. Mr. GIBSON asked the First Lord of the Admiralty to state when he would bring this question before the house. Sir J. GRAHAM answered that he hoped to be able to announce the time next week. ROMAN CATHOLIC SOLDIERS. Mr. LUCAS directed attention to certain grievances suffered, as he alleged, by the Roman Catholic soldiersand sailors employed in the army and navy. These grievances arose from the insufficient allowances granted for their religious services, and from the bad pay and treatment of the Roman Catholic chaplains. The hon. member sup ported his views by citing a large number of instances, showing the nature and extent of the injustice of which he complained, and insisted, in a speech of considerable length, upon the necessity of providing some remedy. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT replied on behalf of the army, pointing out the principles on which the present arrangements were established and the difficulties of altering them. He was endeavouring to contrive some amelioration in certain details, among which he mentioned some provisions for religious instruction in military pri sons, and a plan for regulating the pay of chaplains of all , persuasions. Sir J. GRAHAM, speaking for the navy, said that the established religion of the country was Protestant, and it was impossible on board ship to provide for more than one religious persuasion. When in harbour he admitted that no sufficient facilities were at present afforded to the Ro man Catholic sailors to attend service on shore. Arrange ments were however making, in concert with the prelates of that Church, for supplying this defect in the principal ports of the United Kingdom, as it had already been sup plied in Malta. _ The subject then dropped, and the house went into com mittee of supply. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. S. HERBERT rose to move a supplemental esti mate, of which notice had been given on a former evening. After the statement which the noble lord the member for London had already addressed to the house, it was alto gether unnecessary to trouble the committee with any de tailed explanation of the object of the estimate. It would be recollected, also, that he himself, on introducing the Army Estimates, had communicated the reasons which rendered necessary an additional estimate over and above the number of men which had already been voted. Al though the estimate formed only one item in the paper, he would ask the committee to vote it in three items, in order that these might be posted under their proper heads: in the general estimates, with the view of facilitating comparison, in future years. In the first place he would move that an additional number of men, not exceeding 15,000, be main tained for the service of the United Kingdom for the year ending the 31st of March, 1855. In answer to a question from Colonel DUNNE, Mr. S. HERBERT was understood to say that it was intended that fresh men should be added to the existing companies. It was thought that additional officers would not be required at present; but should it be found desir able to employ any, they would be taken from the half-pay list. Sir J. P,A.KINGTON observed that, although the right hon. gentleman had, answered the question. of the 15sUant officer, he had not explained how the larger additional number of men which he asked for was to be distributed. Mr. S. HERBERT stated that the greater portion of the new force would be absorbed in the existing regiments by raising the number of each company. A considerable number would also be kept in reserve for casualties in con nexion with the regiments on foreign service. He thought it would be unnecessary to appoint new officers except for the superintendence of combined depots, in which it was thought that recruits would be brought forward more rapidly than isolated depots scattered over the country. The vote was then agreed to, as were the following 500,000/. to defray the charge of the additional forces. 70,0001. for the staff. On the motion of Mr. WILSON, the following votes were agreed to :- 600,271/. for the commissariat department. 44,3021. for commissariat half-pay and pensions. The house resumed, and next went into committee on THE COASTING TRADE BILL. In reply to a question from Sir G. TYLER, Sir J. GRAHAM said that Ministers had not any inten tion at present to advise her Majesty to give effect to the reciprocity clause in the Navigation Laws Amendment Act. Mr. BENTINCK expressed his apprehension that the consequences of the passing of the present bill would be the transference of the coasting trade to foreigners, and the destruction of our only real nursery for seamen. The clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed. The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a second time. The report on the Coasting Trade Bill was brought up and received. Mr. WILSON moved that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday next.—Agreed to. The house then adjourned at a few minutes after 10. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Mews 3. SUPPLY. Order for committee read; motion made, and question pr o . posed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words, " it is the opinion of the house, that, prior to any future con tract for the supply of spirits for the use of her Majesty's navy being made, tenders for the supply of home-made spirits be admitted"—instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left ont stand part of the question ;"—The house divided ; ayes, 97, noes, 38. AYES-97. A'Court, C. Gibson, T. Pilkington, J. Anderson, Sir J. Gladstone, W. Ricardo, J. Ba'nes, Rt. Mon. M. Qoulburn, H. Ricardo, 0. Barnes, T. Graham, Sir J. Rice, B. Barrow, W. Grenfell, Chas. Russell, Lord J. Ball, J. Hadfield, G. Russell, F. C. merk eley, Hon. C. Harcourt, G. Sandars, G. Bethell, Sir R. Hastie, Alex. Sawle, C. Biggs, W. Herbert, H. Smith, J. B. Bonham-Carter, J. Herbert, S. Smollett, A. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Hervey, Lord A. Stafford, A. Boyle, Lt.• Col. Hotham, Lord Stanley, Lord Brotherton, J. Irton. S. Strutt, E. Brown, W. Keogh, W. Sutton, J. Buckeley, Gen. Kershaw, J. Tancred. H. Butler, C. Lang ton, H. G. Thompson, G. Byng, G. Laslett, W. Thornely, T. cheetham, John Lee, W. Tyler, Sir G. Chelsea, Viscount Lemon, Sir C. Villiers, C. Clay, Sir W. Bt. Lewis, Sir T. F. Walmsley, Sir J. Cobden, R. Lindsay, Col. J. Whitbread, 8. Collier, R. P. Lowe, R. Wilkinson, W. Cowan, C. Macgregor, Jas. Wilcox, B. Cowper, W. F. Massey, W. Williams. W. Craufurd, E. H. J. Maule, Lieut.-Col. L. Wilson, J. Crossley, F, Miall, E. Winnington, Sir T. Dent, J. D. Milligan, R. Wise. A. Duncan, G. Milner, W. Wyndham, W. Dunlop, A. Moffatt, G. Young, Sir J. Feilden, M. Molesworth, Sir W. Ferguson, 4, .11untz, G. TELLERS. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Osborne, R. Forester, Col G. Palmerston,,Visct. Hayter, W. Forster, C. Pigott, F. Mulgrave, Earl of NOES-38. Ball, E. Hayes, Sir E. 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In answer to this my right hon. friend the member for Morpeth says, promptly and naturally, why do you not move a vote of want of confidence. (Loud ham Bnt the right hon. gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire avoided any such difficulty—he avoids the humiliating con fession that he thinks Ministers utterly unfit for conduct ing either our domestic or our foreign affairs, and yet that he is afraid to brave the risk of moving for their exclusion. No, sir, the right honourable gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire has treated this question with more skill. He indulges in general comments upon the observa tions which have fallen from different members. But he _ _ satisfies himself with flowing periods—with the utterance of sarcasms, which please his supporters, and leave him and them altogether unfettered. In this he resembles the poet of whom it is said that— " He fagotted his notions as they fell, And if they rhymed and rattled, all was well." (Laughter.) The right hon. gentleman said that my right hon. friend the member for Morpeth mentioned that I need have no regard to my personal honour on this ques tion, and that the noble lord at the head of the Govern ment declared, on the other hand, that this was entirely a question of personal honour. Sir, I conceive that both meant the same thing. My right hon. friend said that I would not oppose any regard to my personal honour to the well-understood interests of the country—my noble friend at the head of the Government declared that not only was this a question connected with personal honour, but that it was also connected with the interests of the country. Sir, I should be ashamed of myself if I were to prefer a concern for my own personal reputation to that which I understood to be for the interests of my country. (Cheers.) But it seems to me that the character of the men who rule this country—whether they be at the moment in office or in opposition—is of importance to the people of this country, and that public confidence in their character is an act of more value than almost anything else that can be named. The fact is, that the confidence of the people in the cha racters of public men is that on which the security of the country in a great degree depends. (Hear.) In treating of this question the right hon. gentleman alluded to an opinion of mine, that the fact of the State being at war was not in itself a decisive reason against considering the state of our representation with a new to reform. Sir, I am justified in that opinion, because there have been two great measures connected with representation—connected with disfranchisement—conducted by two great Ministers in the midst of two great wars. In 1706 Lord Somers, a statesman of the highest and most deserved reputation, introduced a measure which was not only a measure of disfranchisement—which not only disfranchised 107 out of 152 members returned for Scotland, but he thereby provoked a whole nation, and caused for a time a state of great discontent among one portion of the United Kingdom. A century later Mr. Pitt, then Prime Mi nister, introduced a measure by which, out of 300 Irish representatives, 200 were disfranchised, and he also thus caused great discontent in that portion of the United Kingdom. In the first case, Marlborough was conducting his campaigns in Flanders ; in the second, Napoleon was fighting the battle of Marengo. Yet these Ministers did not think these wars a sufficient reason for not introducing those great measures affecting the state of the representa tion. (Hear, hear.) Sir, the hon. baronet the member for Westminster asks me to give hint some further expla nation as to the course I shall take in the month of April. Sir, I shall give no other explanation than,' have given. (Loud cheers-) The hon. gentleman shall not hear from me any attempt to explain to him further, or to satisfy him in respect to my intentions or my views. The hon. gentleman says that this proposition of Parliamentary re form may have been, and that he believes it is, altogether a sham on my part. Sir, if that declaration had come from my hon. friend the member for Montrose—the true repre sentative of those reformers who agree with him in opinion —I own I should have felt deep mortification ; but, coming from the hon. gentleman the member for Westminster, who has no right to speak in the name of reformers, I feel utter indifference towards such an imputation. (Vehement cheering.) The hon. gentleman perhaps does not know that I conducted propositions for reform a long time before he could take any part in public affairs. For ten years I conducted reform questions in opposition to a man of no less genius and eloquence and varied powers than Mr. Canning. (Cheers.) In 1831 the Government to which I belonged were twice defeated on their proposition of re form ; and yet in 1832 a large measure of reform was as sented to by the Crown, and accepted by the country. Why, sir, after having fought these battles of reform, does the hon. gentleman the member for Westminster think that he has a right to teach me—(a burst of enthusiastic cheering drowned the remainder of the clause) ; or that my conduct will, in the slightest degree, depend upon any question he may put, or on any taunt he may throw out ? (Cheers.) I can assure the house that I approach the sub ject now—that I shall approach it at any future time— with the deepest anxietyto promote the welfare of the coun try at large. I believe that the addition of large masses of intelligent, independent, and honest men to the oonsti tuAicy of this country would be a great strengthening of our institutions. When I opposed the motion of my hon. friend the member for Montrose, in 1848, thinking that that was not a fit time for proposing large plans of re form, I thought at the same time that the temper, the moderation, and the good sense which were shown by the people of this country in 1841—(cheers) —demonstrated to the conviction of any man who attended seriously to the spirit of the people at that time—demonstrated that large classes of the people who yet had no votes were tit for the franchise, and that by being brought within the pale of the representation they would confer a benefit upon our institutions , whenever the House of Commons should set itself seriously to consider the manner of adding to the electoral body. Those views I still entertain, and enter taining them, as I said before, it is with the deepest sense of thcii importance that I shall pi weed on the no.t. eeem sion. (Loud cheers.) Sir J. SHELLEY rose, but was met with loud cries of " spoke, spoke." He said he should deeply regret if the house did not afford him an opportunity to explain. What he said was this—that unless Ministers persevered with their measure, he feared the impression would go abroad that it was never anything else than a sham ; but he added that he himself did not believe that, and he would now entreat the noble lord to persevere with the second reading. Mr. DISRAELI—AIIow me to ask one question. Per haps I misunderstood the noble lord, but is it intended to proceed with the second reading on the very day the house , meets after the Easter holidays, for that would be exceed ingly inconvenient ? Lord J. RUSSELL—No ; if the house meet on Monday, he second reading will stand for the Thursday following. The motion was then agreed to. The report on supply was brought up. HOME-MADE SPIRITS IN THE NAVY. On the motion that the house go into committee of supply, Mr. P. O'BRIEN rose to move that it is the opinion of this house that, prior to any future contract for the supply of spirits for the use of her Majesty's navy being made, ten ders for the supply of home-made spirits be admitted. The hon. member, in a very indistinct tone, proceeded to con tend that home-made spirits would be cheaper than ram, especially at the present time, when • the price of the lat ter article had been raised in consequence of the small supply of stock on hand, and, further that the home-made spirit was more wholesome in itself, and, if left to the choice of the sailors, would no doubt be preferred by them, as it was preferred in all private establishments. This was I not a distiller's question alone—it concerned the interests of the people both of Scotland and Ireland, the latter es pecially, being an agricultural country. The establish ment of distilleries took of the inferior descriptions of grain, which could not be used for other purposes, and gave considerable employment to the people. He reminded the house also that many men had recently entered the navy, especially from the Irish Coast-guard, who had for years been accustomed to the use of the home-made spirit, and he thought their taste ought to be consulted. Colonel DUNNE seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM said this question was by no means a new one ; it had frequently before been under the conside ration of the house. He was bound to say that he could not agree to take a merely financial view of this question. He believed that, at the present moment, it was true that the price of rum was higher than the price of whisky ; but he must state to the house that it would be extremely in convenient to the proper carrying on of discipline in the navy if two kinds of spirits were issued to the men at one and the same time. Now, from time immemorial, rum had been the spirit issued to the seamen ; it was according to the taste of the great majority, and at the present mo ment he must say it would be - extremely inconsistent with a sound policy if, on account of the higher price, this house were to refuse them the spirit which they liked best. He must, therefore, strongly deprecate any such change as that which the hon. gentleman had proposed. Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH said the only reason the right hon. gentleman had given for not redressing this grievance was that it was an old one. He said it would disturb the discipline of the navy if a choice were allowed to the sailors. But it seemed to be forgotten that a choice was already allowed them in the articles of coffee and cocoa, which were issued to the men at their option and no harm was done. The home-made spirit was extensively used in the mercantile navy, and if it were allowed on, board her Majesty's ships he had no doubt the same pre ference would be shown. But the truth was, this was the last rag of protection, and it was strange that it should be fought for by the right hon. baronet. Mr. B. OSBORNE was surprised that his hon. friend the • member for Roscommon should seriously endeavour to draw a parallel between the question of the comparative value of whisky and rum and that of protection. Why, beef was generally used in the navy, and the sheep farmers of Sussex might as well complain that that was a case of protection, because the navy did not use their mutton. (Laughter.) His hon. friend, who represented a great whisky interest, very natually pressed this question on the house. But he would tell his hon. friend that nothing could be more dangerous than interfering with the victuals and spirits used in the navy. Why, the mutiny of the Nore was caused by the interference of some well-meaning persons like his hon. friend the member for Roscommon. But his hon. friend said that the mercantile navy preferred the whisky. He challenged his hon. friend to prove that assertion. There might be individual exceptions, but through the mercantile marine the grog used was the same as that on board the navy, and the fact that the greatest consumption of rum took place at our great sea ports proved that the seamen gave a decided preference to rum. This was a question which might fairly be left to the discretion of the Admiralty. The complaints came only from the dealers in whisky. There were no complaints from the seamen • they did not find that men refused to enter be cau,,e they could not get whisky. (Hear.) He warned the house that nothing could be more dangerous than to meddle with the petty comforts of the sailors, and therefore he hoped the house would not interfere. Colonel DUNNE congratulated the house on hearing the hon. g entleman, whose voice, though it was seldom raised of late, was always heard with great pleasure. He denied that there would be any inconvenience in having two species of spirits, and he believed that the only reason for refusing the metion was the protection accorded to the West Indian interest. Mr. BELLEW said the right hon. baronet had not used a single argument in favour of his view. When the hon. gentleman the Secretary to the Admiralty followed 'm him he e x p ec t e d t o h ear so me reasons from him, but his only argum en t was —l eave th e matter in the hands o f th e :t nnc choice, asehe whi c hhe a n o Lords a the Admi ra lty. It was said that sailors were fond of r um, they doubt a thought w hue e rgt ehh h usat t ttdelide they no yt doubtt o rt would ,gbhut t b e fhpwareti theyft tehhro w e ut y h e t redae cheaper, allowedpnarpcef inconvenience, ati,edbe causeer i he believed, the better spirit. Mr. CRAUFORD said, as the representative of a 4is triet that was largely interested in the whisky manufac ture, he might perhaps be permitted to state tb,at he, in tended to support her Majesty's Government on this 4 N, LOND O'N, RDAY, AyENING, r . CR 4, 1854. T NIGHT. be P ast Lieutenant ; Henry Day Rybot to be First Lieu tenant ; Geoffrey Muria to be First Lieutenant ; Charles Sidney Williams to be First Lieutenant ; Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell to be First Lieutenant ; John Maitland Lennox to be First Lieutenant ; Thomas Bent to be First Lieutenant ; John William Henry Chafyn Grove Morris to be First Lieutenant. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Devon—Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Robert Porrett Collier, Esq , to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 28. Devon Militia Artillery—Henry Bourchier Toke Trey to be Second Lieutenant, Dec. 27 ; Second Lieutenant Brent to be First Lieutenant, vice Stevens, resigned ; Henry Charles Devon to be Second Lieutenant, vice Brent, promoted, Jan. 28. Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Henry Arundel Mar tyn Farrant to be Ensign, Feb. 3. Exeter and South Devon Volunteer Rifle Battalion— Henry Barron Rodway to be Captain, vice Addington, resigned, December 21. West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—The Right Honourable George Viscount Torrington to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Moneypenny, deceased, Feb. 27. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Drummond Bond Win grove, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 27. Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Charles Goolden, Gent., to be Ensign, March 2. Hampshire Militia Artillery— Charles Starke, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Feb. 13. Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant Thomas Willis Fleming to be Captain, vice Shrapnel, appointed Barrack Master at Isle aux Noix, Feb. 14. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gen tlemen to be Commissioners to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery : Charles Anthony Branson, Sheffield. Charles Thomas Jenkinson, Lombard-street. Edward John Cox Davies, Crickhowell, Brecon.William Denis Moore, Exeter. George Batchelor, Newport, Monmouthshire. William Harris, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn. Henry Dyte, King's Bench-walk, Temple. John Champley Rutter, Ely-place, Holborn. Thomas Bisgood, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn. James George Dobinson, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Jacob Michael, Red Lion-square and Old Jewry. Charles Fiddey, Paper-buildings, Inner-temple. Robert Bristow Berridge, Leicester. William Stuart, Wolverhampton. James Street, Manchester. George Bradley, Castloford, Yorkshire. Thomas Forster, Brampton, Cumberland. i THE LONDON FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 3. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mx. H'enry James Bath, as Consul, at Swansea, for the Repv! o li o o f Chili CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 1. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PREKENT PARMA. MENT. County of Louth—Chichester—Samuel Fortessue, Esq., of Red House, in the said county, one of the Lords Com missioners of her Majesty's Treasury. EXCHEQUER BILLS. Notice is hereby given, that in the Exchequer Bills about to be issued, on the 10th instant, an error, committed by the engraver in the date of such bills, will be corrected in red, by the substitution of 1854, for 1853. MONTEAGLE. Exchequer, March 3. Comptroller-General. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 2. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Let ter from the Agent in this country of the King of the Sand wich Islands, inclosing the subjoined Notification respect ing,the increase in the duties to be levied on the importa tion of certain kinds of merchandise into those Islands. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE IMPORT DUTIES ON CERTAIN KINDS OF MERCHANDISE. Approved May 24, 1853. Be it enacted by the King, the Nobles, and the Represen tatives of the Hawaiian Islands, in Legislative Council assembled : Section 1. That there shall be levied on all goods, wares, and merchandise imported into this Kingdom, from any port in China or the Phillipine Islands, a duty of fifteen per cent ad valorem upon the invoice coat thereof; provided, however, that not more than five per cent. duty shall be levied on the article of rice, and further provided that this shall not be construed into a repeal of any part of " An Act leving specific duties on sugar, syrups of sugar and coffee," passed June 6, 1852. Section 2. The increase of duties provided for in the first section of this act shall not affect goods, wares or mer chandise, which are the growth or manufacture of any f ore i gn coun try having a treaty with this Kingdom. Section 3. In order to prove that any goods, wares, or merc h a ndise, imported into this Kingdom, from any of the ports of China or the Phillipine Islands, are the growth or manufacture of some other country having a treaty with this Kingdom, it shall be necessary for the person entering the same at the Custom House, to present to the Col lector of Customs a certificate to th it effect from the resi dent Hawaiian Consul, or in default of such Consul, from the Consul or Commercial Agent of such country, at the port in China or the Phillipine Islands from whence such goods, wares, or merchandise shall have been brought to this kingdom ; and the person entering the same at the Custom-house shall make oath that such goods, wares, or merchandise are not the growth or manufacture of China or the Phillipine Islands, to the best of his knowledge and belief. Section 4. This act shall take effect at the expiration of six months from the date of its publication in the Poly nesian newspaper. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 3. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Lieutenant William Inglis to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Bell, who retires ; Cornet Richard Temple Godman to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Inglis, March 3. 2nd Dragoons-Captain George Augustus Filmer Suli van to be Major, without purchase, vice Macleod, deceased ; Lieutenant Frederick Philips to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Sulivan ; Cornet Robert Scott Hunter, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Philips, Feb. 17. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guard-Lieutenant and Captain Poulett G. Henry Somerset to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Clitherow, who re tires ; Ensign and Lieutenant the Honourable Henry William John Byng to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Somerset; the Honourable William Arthur Amherst to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Byng, March 3. Scots Fusilier Guards-Lieutenant-Colonel George Wil liam Fordyce, from half-pay 13th Foot, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice the Honourable Alexander Nelsen Hood, who exchanges ' • Francis Bramley Baker, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, March 3. let Foot-Francis Gore Currie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Otney, promoted in the 7th Foot, March 3. 7th Foot- Ensign Philip George Coney, from the lst Foot, to be Lieutenent, by purchase, vice Hunt, who re tires; Ensign and Lieutenant the Honourable Alfred Henry Crofton, from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Fitz Gerald, pro moted, March 3. 10th Foot-Ensign George William Graham, from the 90th Foot, to be Ensign , vice Peard, who retires, March 3. 12th Foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Edward St. Maur, from the 27th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Rumley, who exchanges, March 3. 17th Foot-Ensign William Dalrymple Tompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mylius, who retires ; Ed ward John Lees, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tompeon, March 3. 18th Foot-Captain John Lawrie, from the 82d Foot, to be Captain, vice Wood, who exchanges, March 3 ; En sign William James Hales to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Sargent, promoted, May 25, 1853 ; Ensign Tho mas Esmond() to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hales, whose promotion without purchase on the 7th June, 1853, has been cancelled, June 7, 1853; Lieutenant Joseph George Wilkinson to be Adjutant, vice Sargent, promoted, March 3. 19th Foot-A.ssistant-Surgeon. Thomas Longmore to be Surgeon. vice Odell, promoted on the staff, March 3. 20th Foot-Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Edward Howard to be Surgeon, vice Alexander, promoted on the staff, March 3. 27th Foot-Lieutenant-Colonel Randal Rumley, from the 12th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice St. Maur, who exchanges, March 3. 35th Foot-Ensign Charles Robert Tennant to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Wright, who retires; Thomas Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tennant, March 3. 40th Foot-Cornet Alexander Bower St. Clair, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign, vice Stephens, promoted, March 3. 47th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon William Walter Weld, from the 49th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Battersby, pro moted on the Staff, March 3. 48th Foot-Ensign the Hon. Robert John Handeock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Noel, who retires; John Godfrey Day, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Handeock, March 3. 49th Foot-Ensign Walter Robert Corbet to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Bond, who retires ; William Young, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Corbet, March 3. 50th Foot-Major Richard Waddy to be Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase ; Captain John Olaus Moller to be Major, without purchase, vice Waddy; Lieutenant Richard Moore Barnes to be Captain, without purchase, vice Moller ; Ensign John Thompson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Barnes ; Gentleman Cadet Frede rick Leycester Barwell, from the Royal Military Colle g e, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thompson, March 3. 53d Foot-Lieutenant Charles Nedham, from the 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Peel, appointed Paymaster, March 3. 60th Foot-First Lieutenant Henry Francis Williams, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sotheby, who retires ; Second Lieutenant Rowley Wiles Hinxman, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams; James Durham Dundas, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hinxman, March 3. 77th Foot-Lieutenant William Rickman, to be Adju tant, vice St. George, who resigns the Adjutancy only - March 3. 79th Foot-Ensign James Herbert Freme, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Webster, who retires ; James Bell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Freme, March 3. 80th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon William Nelson Irwin, from the 27th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Taylor, promoted on the Staff, March 3. 82nd Foot-Captain John Joseph Wood, from the 18th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lawrie, who exchanges, March 3. 84th Foot-Lieutenant Campbell Barber Browne, from the 98th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wolseley, appointed to the 90th Foot, March 3. 90th Foot-Robert Henry Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice G. W. Graham, appointed to the 10th Foot, March 3. 94th Foot-Second Lieutenant George Lake Hedley, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Ensign, vice King, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment , March 3. 97th Foot-Lieutenant Henry Ibbotson, from half-pay . 103rd Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ferris, promoted with out purchase to an Unattached Company, March 3; Ensign Matthew Brinkley, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ibbc:tson, who retires, March 3 : Nutcombe Quicke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brinkley, March 3. Ceylon Rifle Regiment - Ensign Edward Hammond King, from the 94th Foot, to be Second Lieutenent, by purchase, vice Hedley, appointed to the 94th Foot, March 3. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment-Major Percy Hill, from half-pay of the Regiment to be Major, vice McDougall, who exchanges, March 3. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.-Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George Walter Prosser, from Major and Superintendent of Studies, to be Lieutenant-Governor, vice Taylor, deceased, Jan. 9 • Major Patrick Leonard M'Dougall , from the Royal danadian Rifle Regiment, to be Major and Superin tendent of Studies, vice Prosser, March 3. UNATTACHED. -Captain John Johnston, from the 66th Foot, to be Major, without purchase, March 3. HOSPITAL STAFF.-To be Staff-Surgeons of the First Class-Surgeon Robert Battersby, from the 47th Foot ; Surgeon John Robert Taylor, from the 80th Foot ; Sur geon William Odell, M.D., from the 19th Foot ; Surgeon Thomas Alexander, from the 20th Foot, March 3. To be Surgeons of the Second Class-Assistant-Surgeon Robert Lewins, M.D., from the 63d Foot ; Assistant-Sur geon Wm. Macßae, from the 90th Foot, vice Howard, ap pointed to the 20th Foot, March 3. To be Assistant-Surgeons -Henry Thos. Sylvester, M.D.; James Balfour Cockburn, M.D. ; George Lawson, Gent. March 3. MEMOR A NDUM.-The promotions of the undermentioned officers, which appeared in the Gazette of the 2d Septem ber, 1853, have been ante-dated to let July, 1853 ; viz. ;- 2d Foot-Brevet Lieut.-Col. Oliver Robinson, Captain Robert Holdsworth, Lieut. John Croome. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 24. Corps of Royal Marines-First Lieutenants Edward Lewes Pym to be Adjutant, vice Kennedy, promoted ; Thomas Quin Meade to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, vice Elliott, promoted ; George Stephen Digby to be Ad jutant, vice Barnard, promoted; William James Dunn to be Adjutant, vice Allen, promoted. Second Lieutenants Frederick Augustus Foster to be First Lieutenant, vice Jones, promoted ; Henry Freeland to be First Lieutenant, vice Jolliffe, promoted ; Philip Harington to be First Lieutenant, vice Kennedy, promoted ; Francis Worgan Festing, to be First Lieutenant, vice Boyle, promoted ; William Addis Delacombe to be First Lieutenant, vice Little, promoted ; Henry Eyre Wyatt Lane, to be First Lieutenant, vice Elliott, promoted ; William Frederick Portlock Scott Dadson to be First Lieu tenant, vice M'Arthur, promoted ; Charles Frederick Short to be First Lieutenant, vice Gwyn, promoted ; Francis Lean to be First Lieutenant, vice Barnard, pro moted; Alexander Tait to be First Lieutenant, vice Davies, promoted ; John Blackwood Colwell to be First Lieutenant, vice Allen, promoted ; Henry Swale to be First Lieutenant, vice de Courcy, promoted ; Cuthbert Tetherstone Daly to be First Lieutenant; William San ders to be First Lieutenant ; Edward Congreve Langley Durnford to be First Lieutenant ; Edward Gladstone to be First Lieutenant ; Ussher L. Morris to be First Lieutenant; Joseph George Shanks to be First Lieutenant; Arthur Charles Joshua MoMeekan to be First Lieutenant ; George Frederick Walker to bo First Lieutenant ; William Pit man to be First Lieutenant ; Henry Laws Harrison to be girat Lieuteiwit ; Thomas Herbert Alexander Brenaa to BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Robert Sorton Parry, bookseller, Leadenhall-attest. BANKRUPTS. Rebell' Mulock Wright and Joseph Smith Anstie, dry salters, Broken Wharf, Upper Thames-street, to surrender, March 8, at two, and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Whittington, Dean-street, Finsbury. Isaac Blackburn and William Sigismund Stiebel, iron founders, Leeds, March 17 and April 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor, Bradford ; Blackburn, Leeds. Charles Hensley, surgeon, Broad-street, Golden-square, March 14, at one, and April 11, at two, at 'the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Preston, Austin-friars. Henry Endacott, innkeeper, Okehampton, Devon, March 14, and April 19, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Fryer, Exeter. Joseph Horne, dealer and chapman, Leeds, March 23, and April 7, at eleven, at the LeedsDistriet Coirt. Young, official assignee, Leeds • Middleton, Leeds. Job Eggleston, licensed victualler, St. Albans, Hertford, March 14, and April 10, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Buchanan, Basing hall-street. Josiah Bradwell, butcher, Manchester, March 17, and April 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Heath, Man chester. James Mitchell Lawton, Manchester, woollen and fus tian warehouseman, 15th March and sth April, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manches ter. Alfred Eyre, merchant, Norland-square, Notting-hill, Middlesex, March 14, at twelve, and April 11, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Dimmock and Burby, Suffolk-lane. Robert Nodes Newton and Thomas Godfrey Payne, gas engineers, New Park-street, Southwark, March 14, at two, and April 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Lindsay and Mason, Basinghall-street. David Howell, builder, Serjeant's-inn, Fleet-street, March 16, at one, and April 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Charlton, Southampton-street, Fitzroy-square. John Whitney, currier and leather dealer, Birkenhead, March 14, and April 4. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Tyrer, Liverpool. Thomas Tebbut, merchant, Manchester, March 23rd and April 27th, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Norris, Man chester. James Dowell, chemist and druggist, Birmingham, March 21 and April 11, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; gmith, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Joseph Frederick Mason, Dover, draper, first dividend of ls. in the pound, payable at 35, Moorgate-street, City, on Wednesday, March 8, and three subsequent Wednes days. Alexander M`Kerrow, Kingston-upon-Hull, draper, third and final oividend of 2s. 10d. in the pound, payable at Quay-street-chambers, Hull, on any Tuesday. William Salmon, Manchester, leather-seller, first divi dend of 50. in the pound, payable at 7, Charlotte-street, Manchester, on any Tuesday. William Haining, Cheltenham, grocer, first dividend of 3s. in the pound, payable at 19, St. Augustine's-place, Bristol, on any Wednesday. DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED. William Noble (and not Moble, as before advertised), 18, Charles-street, St. George's East, stay manufacturer — March 18—A. R. Homersham, Russell-street, Bermondsey, woolstapler, March 25—H. Johnson, 13, York-buildings, Adelphi, coal merchant, March 25—Donald Maclean, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, Witton-castle and Woodhouse-close Colliery, Durham, brickmaker, March 30. —Joshaa Greaves, Fish-street-hill, City, leather-seller, March 24—Thomas Johnson, 12, Broad-street-buildings, City, merchant, March 27—James Hollis, Bishopstoke, Southampton, miller, March 27—James Kaye, Bridge-row wharf, Pimlico, coal-merchant, March 27—Edward Tho mas, Ebury-streot, Pimlico, builder, March 24 George Rennet, 24, Duke-street, Westminster, and Bristol and Bridgwater, Plymouth and Teignmouth, railway contractor, March 24—John Bedford, Wakefield, Yorkshire, cloth merchant, March 24—John Spencer and Joseph Pullen, Bradford, Yorkshire, top-makers, March 24—J. Howitt, Sheffield-moor, Yorkshire, draper, March 25—Noah G. Bond, Huddersfield, bookseller, March 28—Joseph Travis Clay, Rastrick, Yorkshire, fancy cloth manufacturer, March 27—Adam Watson, George Mackenzie, and Murdock Mackenzie, Liverpool, ship brokers, March 24—John Ro bert Gibson, Waterloo, Lancashire, innkeeper, March 24 —George Killick Kent, Taunton, Somersetshire, plumber, March 30—William Sims, Redruth, Cornwall, linendraper, March 30—Edward Henry Street, Exeter, cabinet maker, March 30. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Taylor, jun., Charlton, Kent, builder, March 24 A. Hardwick, Windsor, linendraper, March 24—Charles Robert Roper, Hackney, chemist, March 24—James Lewis Lane, Norwood, Surrey, brewer, March 24—T. Frudd, Manchester, innkeeper, March 28—Michael Robinson Hali fax, Yorkshire, linendraper, March 24—John Howitt, Sheffield-moor, Yorkshire, draper, March 25—William Brunton, Branford, Yorkshire, joiner, March 24. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Nathan Negus, Bocking, Essex, mattress maker— Alfred William Bunting, Folkestone, Kent, baker—James Booth, Halifax, Yorkshire, dealer in meal George Nicholson Simpson, Morpeth, Northumberland, mercer—William Thomas, Swansea, Glamorganshiro, out of business— Henry Williams, Llangefni, Anglesey, hatter—Robert Williams, Llanfachreth, Anglesey, innkeeper—Evan Lloyd, Holy head, Anglesey, grocer—John Carter, Kingston-upon-Mull, innkeeper—John Jackson, Kingston-upon-Hull, printer— Thomas Smith, Great Horton, Yorkshire, out of business —William Prett, Canterbury, plumber—Stephan Cock Gower, Woodbridge, Suffolk, sugar refiner—Samuel Clarke, Weybread, Suffolk, millwright—Joseph Mellor, Oldham, Lancashire, twiner—Thomas Blake, Canterbury, iron mongers' clerk—Thomas Griffith, Hastings, Sussex, out of business. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Holiday and Co., of Glasgow, machine makers, March 14, at two, at Cariick's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. John Barker, sen., James Barker, and Alexander Cooper Barker, of Gordons Mills, near Aberdeen, March 14, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen. William Archibald, jun., and Company, of Alva, Stir- lingshire , manufacturers, March 13, at one, at Campbell's Royal Hotel, Aberdeen. PRIZE MONEY. LONDON, Feb. 24. Notice is hereby given to Captain T. L. Massie, and the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, who are entitled to share in the bounty money awarded for the destruction of piratical junks in the China Seas on the 25th and 26th days of June, 1851, that the distribution thereof will be made on the 24th of March next, at No. 1, James street, Adelphi, and when the list will be re-called every Tuesday and Friday according to act of Parliament. Captain £7013 2 Second class l4 4 11 Third class Fourth class 6 16 9 Fifth class *3 19 91 Sixth class Seventh class Eighth class 1 2 9t Ninth class Tenth class Woodhead and Co., Agents. * And not 3/. 12s. 9d., as before advertised. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 112, for the Week ending on Saturday the 25th day of February, 1854. ISSUE DEPLUTKEPIT. Notes issued ..•• .... 29,51-5,460 Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities .. .. .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,515,460 Silver bu11i0n........ - £29,515,460 , £29,515,460 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 2d day of March, 18: BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest • .. •• • • ...... 3,3 4 3, 249 P u blic deposits (in- :PAITMENT. Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... • . • . • . 11,757,704 Other securities . ... 13,247,442 Notes .. ...... .... 7,815,955 Gold and silver coin.. 770,705 chiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 2,722,345 Other deposit's 11,830,574 Seven Day and other Bills ...• •• • • . 1,102,,138 £33,591,806 I 1,33,591,806 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated tho 2d day of March, 1854. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 28th day of Feb., 1851, is 245. lid, per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. 1 • I FREE TRADE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. Last evening the second public drawing amongst the uncom pleted shareholders of this successful society was held at the Whittington Club, Strand. Among the gentlemen on the plat- form we observed Jones, Esq. ; H. E. Cannoy, Esq. ; W. Dickinson, Esq. ; Joseph Gimson, Esq. ; T. Colley Grat tan, Esq. ; Captain J. Bishop-Culpeper ; Major William Clarke; J. Lloyd Clayton, Esq., R.N.; T. C. Unwin, Esq.; Messrs. Vigers, Wells, Tyndale, Waugh, and a number of other highly influential gentlemen. Shortly after eight o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. JRNsis JoNzs, who, in opening the proceedings of the evening, said the object that had called them together that evening was for the purpose of ballotting for thirty rights of choice to allotments on the attractive estates at present held by the society. He would not detain them for any length of time by any observations he might have to make, but be would call upon the secretary, Mr. Smith, to address the meeting. Mr. SMITH, who was very cordially received, said, notwith standing freehold land societies had so largely increased, the question, " What is a freehold land society ? " had yet to be answered. To that question he begged to say, a freehold land society was a combination to obtain land. They, the Free Trade Freehold Land Society didfor the individual what he could not do for himself singlehanded. They all, or most of them, knew that if a person of limited means wished to obtain a plot of land in any particular situation, the chances were ten to one that he would not obtain what be wanted, the owner refusing to sell him a plot sufficient for a house and garden, though at the same time he was willing and ready to sell him the whole of the estate. This fact led to the formation of freehold land societies. Individuals banded themselves together, and by the aid of their united subscription purchased an estate, and then the estate was subdivided into plots and distributed among the whole of the subscribers. Freehold land societies were, to all intents and purposes, building societies ; they were enrolled under the building societies' act, although they were denominated freehold land societies. In some societies the first man joining obtained the priority to an advance, but in others by ballot, or both combined. The society with which he had the honour of being connected, adopted three methods, namely—first, the ballot, second, the senio rity, and, third, the purchase or paid-up division, with five per cent, on the subscription, and the addition of a handsome bonus at the end of the year. It was not com pulsory on the shareholder when he obtained his right of choice to exercise that right, but when he obtained it he might exercise it or not, He could also sell his right, and there were always parties ready to purchase, and to give a premium of double and treble the original cost of the share ; indeed, rights had changed hands so often that it was in some cases difficult to get at the original cost, as 401. shares had brought, in SOMQ cases, premiums from 1501. to 2001. To meet the rights of choice land was purchased by a private indivi dual, and here the machinery of freehold land societies came into operation. There was no liability of shareholders, and should he have any doubts as to the security of the society, he might withdraw his subscription, with the interest that had accrued, upon giving ten days' notice of his intention to do so. Trustees could not snap their fingers in defiance at the shareholder. To illustrate this he would mention a case that had occurred. A trustee having purchased an estate, wished his own solicitor to be employed to draw the mortgages in preference to the solicitor of the society, but it had been de cided that the estate he had purchased was not his own, be cause it had been paid for by the money of the society, therefore it belonged wholly to the society, though only one _ _ _ • . . individual had bought it. Now, if any one could show him an investment to equal a society like this, where 501. was freely paid as premium for a 401. share, he should have great pleasure in joining it. In inviting persons to invest their funds in this society, he did so with the assurance of perfect security. Banks must break, directors must break, every thing must break before the subscriptions of the shareholders could suffer, and when the money was invested in land, the security was greater, for the land itself could not run away. A question was now under the consideration of the committee respecting the abolition of fees, or, in some cases, greatly re ducing them—(oheers)—he could only say that, if the share holders thought it expedient, it entirely rested with them, and if at their next quarterly meeting they de cided that the abolition or reduction should take place, the committee would bow to the decision of the meeting. (Cheers.) He would just say a few words with respect to the progress of the society. It was established on the 15th of August last. They had enrolled upwards of 3,000 share holders, and possessed two beautiful estates, and there was not another society in existence - that had done so much at such a trifling expense compared to the shares issued as they had done. (Cheers.) A SHAREHOLDER asked, if the fees were abolished, whether those that had been paid would be placed to the account of the members ? The CHAIRMAN said the committee had had that question under their consideration, and it was decided that, should they be abolished, the fees already paid would be placed to the account of the members. (Cheers.) He would take that op portunity of saying that the reason the committee had not purchased more estates was, that they had determined no t t o invest the money of the shareholders where it would not yield them a profit. However, he might just say that a purchase was in contemplation—a nice little estate—and if the purchase was completed, he had no hesitation in saying a prettier piece of land could not be found within ten mile , of London. He would call upon the surveyor, Mr. Vigers; to say a few words to them. Mr. VIGERB said he had addressed them so often, that he was at a loss what to say to them, especially since the chair man had taken the announcement of the intended purchase from him. (Laughter.) When societies like this first started, there was plenty of land to purchase, but it was not the case at present. With respect to the contemplated purchase, he would just say it was close to a railway station, but it would not be judicious to say where. The roads were made, and the drains laid down, and if the land was purchased next week, there was nothing to prevent it being allotted the week following. He assured the meeting his office of surveyor was no sinecure, for so energetic was their committee, that they thought he could buy freehold land like apples, and cut it up like Cheshire cheese. (Laughter.) The plans of the Camber. well estate would now very shortly be ready, the cause of the delay having been removed. He should feel happy if any share holder had any questions to put to him, to answer them. Mr. WAUGU then came forward and proposed the following resolution :--" That this meeting, having heard the explana tion of the objects and operations of the Free Trade Freehold Land Society, is of opinion that it is eminently calculated to advance the interests of shareholders, is a safe and profitable mode of investment, and is, therefore, deserving the support of the public at large." The resolution having been seconded, was put by the Chair man, and declared carried unanimously. The Scrutineers, Messrs. Welli and R. Vigers, having exa mined the new numbers, they were deposited in the wheel, and the drawing commenced. The following numbers were then drawn, and afterwards announced by the Secretary-994, 2787, '274, 162, 231,* 244, 4 * 355,* 1664, 1989, 643, 111, 253, 1033, 796, 1575, 680*, 225,* 1847, 2262, 2703, 2668, 818, 2098, 105,1535, 1980, 183, 457, 327, 229—* Grouped. Mr. CANVEY said that before the proceedings of the evening terminated, he thought they had another duty to perform— namely, to thank the gentleman who had so ably presided on that occasion. (Cheers.) He, therefore, moved that the thanks of this meeting were most jusly due, and are hereby given, to Jenkin Jones, Esq., for the urbanity with which he had fulfilled the office of chairman. (Cheers.) The motion having been seconded, was put to the meet ing by Mr. Unwin, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said he begged most sincerely to thank them for the honour they had just conferred upon him. He as sured the shareholders that their committee were ever watch ful of their interests ; they were economic in their expen diture, and were determined to purchase estates that would be highly productive to them. Success in a great measure depended on the active co-operation of the shareholders, and if they could just think of this simple fact, and every share holder brought one additional, they could have no idea of of the immense benefit that would accrue to the society—a society conferring such benefits as this deserved their greatest support. Ho again begged leave to thank them for their kindness. The proceedings then terminated. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 9.—At a meeting of the Board of Health, on the 17th ult., it was decided that all arrivals from the United Kingdom should perform quarantine of observation of eight days. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARINE DEPARTMENT, FEB, 28. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Elsinor, trans mitting copy of a notice, issued by the Danish Marine Board (a translation of which is subjoined) relative to a new mark placed on the west coast of Fyen. (Copy.) (Translation.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. For the guidance of vessels passing through the Little Belt, a mark, in form of a Tower, 20 feet high from the ground, and 40 feet above the level of the water, has been placed on the west coast of Eyen. a mile (21 miles Eng lish) north of Assens, in 50° 18' 25" N. lat., and 9° 53' 48" E. long. of Greenwich, Kjerte Church in a line with Sand. ager Church. It will be kept white, and is furnished with a red " bal loon" on the top. Marine Board, Feb. 11, 1854. (Signed) STERNE BILLR. SURNSON. NOTICE TO MARINERS TEC:111E10E PILOT-OFFICE, JAN., 1854.—0 n the North Point of the Island of Ando°, lat. 69 19 N ., long. 16 9 E. of Greenwich, a sufficient number of pilots are now sta tioned, that every master, on getting a pilot there, to take him to the nearest harbour, as well as to Tromsoe, or, should circumstances require it, to Haramerfest. It is also thought proper, with this opportunity, to call the at tention of all masters of vessels seeking this coast, to the necessity of their being supplied with the new charts, re cently published by the Norwegian Government ; the foreign charts with which we are acquainted being all im perfect and liable to mislead. CUSTOM HOUSE, MARCH 3. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Isabel, from St. Michael's ; Union, Helsingburg ; Neptune, Emden ; Nuestra Senora de Carmen, Havannah ; Margaretha, Bayonne. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Balmoral, for Launceston ; Naban, Calcutta ; Royal Victoria, Ham burgh ; Alcedis, Malta ; Flower of Yarrow, Cape of Good Hope ; Marieta, Cadiz and Seville ; Matilda Luckier De merara ; Susanne, Port Philip ; Britain's Pride, Antigua ; Hendrika Margaretha, Copenhagen ; Irlam, G ranada ; Queen Esther, Antigua ; Chowringltee, Port Philip. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Grass. Furst Constantine, Restock ; Freak, Antigua. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3. The Queen of the East arrived at this port from St. John's, N.B. in 18 days. The ship Hibernia, for Philadelphia, whilst in tow of a steam-tug, came lin collision with a coasting schooner in the river, and carried the schooner's maiirmast away. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Rifleman, from London, Dec. 10, off Gaby Island, with 250 barrels of sperm; The Ariel, from Mauritius to Cork, Dec. 24, lat. 32 S., long. 39 E. The Senator, from Bombay to Liverpool, Jan. 3, lat. 38 S., long. 20 E. The Eclipse,_ from Mauritius to London, Jan. 1,41 it 13 S. long. 19 w• .1 The Wm. Penn, from the Clyde to Bombay, j ut . iv , about 400 miles from the latter pat. ) .... - -a-= COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-MARCH 3. At this morning's market there was a meagre attendance of millers and dealers, and in the absence of demand, the prices yielded generally. Wheat 3d to 4d per bushel, flour 2s to 2s 6d per barrel and sack, and yellow Indian corn 24 par qr., cheaper. Oats ld per bushel, oatmeal 6d per load, beans and peas each is per qr., and barley 2d per bushel, lower than on Tuesday last. WAKEFIELD—MancH 3. The arrival of grain reported to this day'a market is again short. The wheat trade is dull to-day, and where sales are pressed a decline of fully 2s per qr. has to be con ceded. Barley meets a slow sale at the rates of last week. In beans, oats, and shelling we have no material change. EXETER-MARCH 3. CATTLE.—Prime beef, 10s 6d per score ; cows and calves, 9/. to 11/. ; butchers' calves, sid to 6d per lb., rearing calves 00s to 00s each. Sheep, 6d to 7d. Lambs, Od to Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, 50s to 00s eac h; slips, 25s to 00s ; small, 16s to 18s. Rough fat, 5d per lb. Pork carcases from 9s 3d to lOs 3d per score. CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from 10a Od to 10s 3d. Malting barley, 5s Od to 5s 341 ; grinding do., 44 6d to 4s 9d. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Beans, 00s Od to 00s td. Peas, 00s Od to 00s Od. FLOUR.—Fine, 61s Od to 62s Od ; seconds, 59s Od to 60s Od per sack. INVERNESS.-FEB. 28. CORN.—Wheat, white, per qr., 73s Od to 75s Od. Bar ley, chevalier, 34s Od to 35s Od ; ditto, common, 33s Od to 34s Od. Oats, 26s Od to 28s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 22s Od to 23s Od ; ditto second, 008 Od to Os 0(1; barleymeal, 15s Od to Os Od ; peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os Od Ist flour, per 2801 b, 54s Od to 56s Od ; 2d ditto, 47s Od to 49s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barleymeal is 4d to is 6(1 ; peasemeal, la 6,31 to Os 041; Ist flour, 22 9d cash, 2s 7d credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. BRISTOL SIIGAR—MARcu 3. The market has assumed a very firm appearance, and a large amount of business has been transacted since our last report, chiefly in Mauritius, at prices which could not have been obtained last week. The offices are still very scan tily supplied with samples of West India, or the business in this description would have been more extensive. Re finers' produce does not keep pace with the activity appa rent in the raw market, nor can we quote any improve. meat in quotations. COIL MARK] Prices of Coal per ton at tl %—MAILCII 1. close of the market : s. d. Buddle W. Hartley 2l 0 Carr's Hartley 2l 0 Cr ester Main 19 0 Hasting's Hartley 2l 0 Holy well 22 6 Tanfield Moor lB 6 West Hartley 2l 0 Wallsend, &c. Wallsend, ha:. R. d. Belmont 20 6 Hetton 22 6 Lambton 22 0 Russell's Hetton 22 • Stewart's 22 6 Hartlepool 22 6 South Hartlepool 22 6 !Tees 22 6 Lawson l9 01 Bell's Primrose 2 1 1 8 6 6 Eden Main Bell .20 6' Ships at market Adelaide Tees 2l 0 i Cowper 2l 0 '6 I Sold B6 COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam .. 11 13 X, Ditto, three months .. 11 15N, Rotterdam ...... •• .. 11 15% Antwerp .. .. 25 20 Brussels .. ........ 25 20 Hamburgh .•.......... 13 4% Paris .. ........ .. 25 0 iANGE-YESTEBDAY. Gibraltar .............. -- ueghoni .............. 30 623 Venice .. • • • • .• • • • • • • • • Naples „ .............. 42 Palermo ........., .... 126% Messina .. •••••• •• • • • • 127 Lisbon ••.•••••• • .• •• •• 53 % Oporto .. ••••• • • 6 Rio Janeiro .. . • !Buenos Ayres .....• •• • • New York, 60 days' sight !Philadelphia .......... PRICES OF BULLION, PLY OZ. !Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin Mexican Dollars 1 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 ictilver in bars ...... 0 0 0 Ditto, three months .. 25 30 arseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort-on.Malne .... 11834 Berlin ................ Vienna .... trieste ........ 13 30 Petersburgh ........ 35 34 Sladrld Cadiz .. Barcelona...... Seviile ............ RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been dull to-day, and we quote a decline in prices of to i per cent. upon heavy stocks, the market closing extremely flat. Caledonian, 27i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 671 j ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 12 ; London and North Western, 1021 1c 4 ; ditto } shares (C), 7-16 d; Midland, 621 2 ; North British, Si ; South-Eastern and Dover, 19k, 19; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10/. shares, n; North Union (A), 239. BIRMINGHAM, MAucif 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm today with still an increasing demand for stock. Shrewsbury and Birminghams were done at 60; and London and North Westerns closed at 102 to 102 ex div. "' • MANCHESTER, Man r. Cals 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat. Sheffields, 22i ; Dovers, 19 14 ; Leeds F., id. ; Midlands, 62k 2 ; Great Northern A., 10 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31i. LEEDS, MARCH 3. STOCK EiCHANGE.—Thefollowing a►re the latest trans actions. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnskires, L 2 e lt Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole% 21 cum div ; Northern, No. 1, 1-i pram ; Leeds Northern Extension, No. 3, * pram ; Lancashire and Yorkshire., 67g. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-001os by the night—and Al by the morning —despatch.) t Day when made up From what When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due In Office. London.. Dispatched. England. --- America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Farb Men. America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N America (by U. States packet) ..........N Southampt.., Arrived Australia (via South ampton) •••••• • • • • M March 4.. • • .... Sonthampto. Feb. 20 Ditto (via Marseilles) N March 8.. _ Dover ...... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ... N,Feb. .. Liverpool ... Uncertain Africa (West Coast) ..Nl23d of the month .. Plymouth .. March 6 Alexandria.......... NlB, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .... .. Alexandria.. 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Seb. 20 Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton Belgium .......... —N1Dai1y........ Dover ...... Daily Brazil .. of the month.. Southamptonlidarch Buenos Ayres ...... —3ll9th of the month.. Southampton Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. red Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verde 14th of the month Plymouth *b. 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon 14th of the month Plymouth .. (.Feb. 26 Channel Isles.. ..11* Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Th.Sat 2d & 17th of month Southampto n ; China (see India) Constantinople 7,3,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. SouthamptonlFeb. 20 Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover TwloedailY Egypt (see India) France . . & N Twice daily_ _ Dover ...... I Twicedallj' Gibraltar ........ M 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Arrived Hamburgh NlTuesday & Friday London Havannah ........ Mi2nd of the month SouthampoonlMarch 1 Holland ..... Dover ........Dally Honduras .........m:l7th of the month.lSouthamptonlFeb. India (viaSouthampt.)3ll4th & 20th of mon.' Southiunpton 'March 4 India (via Marseilles)M,Bth&24th of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... Ireland & N Twice daily _ Holyhead ,Twicedally Lisbon M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton March 6 Madeira ...... ,9th of the month Southampt•H Madeira Nl23d of month Plymouth .. Malta (see India) Malta ...• •.........N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m, Dover ...... Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth .. Feb. 26 Mexior) ..... „m,2nd of the month.. Souampto n Marchl Naples • „ „1.,T - sthlsth2sthorm on . Dover th • New Granada 2d & 17th of month l Southamptonl New Zealand.... By private skip Various ports! Uncertain. Papal States sthlsth2sthonnon. Dover ...... Peninsula .•. M 7thl7th2Bthormon. Southampton Pe r u „ „M & 27th of mon. Southampton Port Natal „ „N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Feb. 26 Sicily .. • •• s th ls th 2s thohnon,Pover Tuscany „N sthlsth2sthoffnon.ll)over Venezuela „ ..... 3u2d & 17th of month'Sonthampton Van Diemen's Land (see! Australia) ...... West Indies ........ M 2d & 17th of month Southampton i March 1 * When any of these dates fall o❑ a iumlay, the malls will be despatched on the following day, with the exception of the India Ti• Seuthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched the day preceding. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills certain remedies for Old Sores and Ulcers.—Copy of a letter from Mr. John Johnson, of Tregaron, Wales, dated December 19, 1853 :—"To Professor Holloway. Sir,—For twelve years I was afflicted with sores on nay legs and arms, which gradually broke out into ulcerous wounds, and disabled me from following any of the active duties of life. I tried a variety of mae4ieinee, and applied several liniments, without benefit ; but a friend recommended me to use your ointment and which completely healed tha wounds and restored me health, after every other means had failed."---Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Itstablish ment. 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the Ist inst., at Downshire-hill, Hampstead', the wife of Arthur Henfrey, Esq., P.R.S. On the 3d inst., at 22, Dorchester-plate, Blandtord square, the wife of Walpole E. Greenwell, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 3d inst., at "The Grove," Portland, the wife of William Edward Buller, Esq. On the Ist inst., at Washington Rectory, Gateshead, the wife of the Hon. and Rev. L. W. Denman. On the 2d inst., at Walliscote, near Reading, the wilts of Lieutenant G. C. Fowler, R.N. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at Overton Church, Wilts, Henry Tho mas Cusack, Esq., barrister-at -law, to Sophia Ann, fourth daughter of the late W. Tanner, Esq., of Blackland•house, Wilts. At St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, John Edward, youngest son of Griffith Protheroe, Esq., surgeon, Nar berth, in the county of Pembroke, to Elizabeth, third daughter of George Powell, Esq., Cheltenham. DIED. On the Ist inst., at the Vicarage, Balkington, .Virarwiek shire, the Rev. W. G. Parker, M.A., aged 44. On the let inst., at Leamington, Octavia, wife of S. Tarratt, Esq., formerly of Sutton, Surrey, aged 68. On the 2d inst., at Sandwich, Kent, Charlotte►, wife of the Rev. E. N. Braddoa, vicar of St. Mary's Basil St. Cle nient's, of that place. On the 2d inst., Harriet, wife of Henry Brszirron, Esq., R.N., aged 40. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at ?ht San Oillos, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, March 4 4 1854+ . of "Ci4TJr,4, DL On Spitheau Ports mo ST] The C General East In, First- provi, Rates With ay Full London N. 8.- GUILD o'clock for I3N TEN I elusive, Furti obtains Llii . friars, ethers, Yoyagi TE Ever. larval to Pale Annuitl endown Fold No cl None Activ Syr!cult Apply rupecta Sot ► c the cal: W. 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