The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-06 00:00:00

A IV ofr ee'-e e :l his rents circumstance of a landlord not hri"t: c•, forms no .ground for the retniss•en o the ,dattery_'_wsairic:ths rents having becom e a debt a Lich i!e ita .a ) ver 7 l;4. r. them recover." Was there any ) would, in chance • , f his re i t i from the absconded tenants? "The landlordhe expense that ease, be profitine- by thet amount at .t v,,u,a., of the reeue." 'Chi's was a hard and a .(4.1,.° Rights' „ a nd he certainly thought it was the policy of thea,, elon. Baronet to make somewhat im .• the tax as little obnoxious . Possible Nu doubt the nicointetax if n,mne with, Proved in its mode of operation, might wa,i,th°l4 much complaint, for he musstiy ° that s its ile evils eel not press SO hard upon the community at first unticipated. When the ince that the Nod in that Renee, it might be remembered firet pro !tight lion. Baronet had hina•elf stated th.iltoln,etro___ in asking' tnust pressing neee,sity justified the au _ r e r such a measute. Nuw, tax,--none other, in d ee t t ir:uP rty 'eas a most desirable_ininasmuch as Government this country.—he ~..1 1 _ etould be more desired fessiees and incomes s Zi t th. that the tax on Pre least to be made _a Ltd ein g so justifiable, ought at the preamble to the 11,,,e. obnoxious as possible. In to be raised from private`'tlt was stated that the tax . was but here was AS well as from professional property, and the 'lease where the landlord received no rent, ` yet he had never It_ttliotd was called upon to pay for rents_ ,eusb.oa i then. plved He did nut wish to open the di, it ; eh sti re desire lsense of the House upon the b ut he A!euid t i t tak . e . t the tieethat, in bringing up the re Pqt, he shrlelrde move gile a ll n e amendment, givingli te the local Commissioners to absolve the landlords,remove Under the he had stated, and to . the duties 'circumstances _ • e not likely ts vcer es such cases where the rea to be receiltied. l a n , re ,PIY to sorne observations from Mr. AGLIONBY, for Cocker rao-,'„r. ATARILEY said the Hon. Member ard of Stamps etiti'T wished to give more power to the . ;lied to extend 1 the axes, whereas he (Mr. Wakley) wished J_owers of the local Commissioners. referred to by tbli• AGLIONBY said that the cases impute harsh ne,,, t(1n• 'Member for Finsbury did not eh as they ettrllis"hethde Board c f Stamps and Taxes, so Sir it . an argnment against the law ilt to ccen'ider he t }, . PELL wished Hon. Membersthe tax to go on as i t e 'r it would not be better to allow ontinue, more espt.eiv_ for the three years it was to t e opinions as to it, )I>:l.lo.lYt.es there were so many different he would task ad itti l i c ll I and under these circumstances 0 many minute al terati oe ' it was edvisable to make eonsidera tioe, b e ;,8, it 1 t But, independently of that Members that in tetuedyie„Jeld just point out to Hon. t k make an ope n i a e certain grievances they Img. No doubt the Pore 4 for the existence of greater. but he (s ir R. ember had brought forward a hard . case,.ou of the Reuae vv'Peel) hoped that the general opinion and he t , ' e 'ild be against those minute alterations, atm not ttrinn,"-f,'tcd, therefore, that Hon. Members w( k" 1 „ I'll",everri their neatenedt amendments. from the It'ore; f.'aI_R•LEY that if he might infer be 4 Prisi t i - „ Le Right Ron. Baronet that ther f e thewould three yea rs 5 7 end to the tax at the expiration (~ to move ‘ll 44; ,uirl be the very last in that House ni Hight Hon. litre4trl'ullent, becan=e he thought the . g to better 111 c--, sehetne based on an anxious desire to that it tuitiono.,l et the people, lie felt confident classes, and i 4 e ii al- intention to benefit the workin nt that amen"' ttie r , t u at he should be the last to move an be assured thet 4 11° 1 the euhject. But were they to a final l 'llle te 111 e end of the three Years such . he tvoted-nt would be made ? He much doubted andit . ,. re the ksiti,, e '." the Right Hon. Baronet whether it w to this tea? ii.titentions of Government to lit an end._ in d the sftrui,t-r, 'he Right Hon. Gentleman answered quite satis (l thai n t e ,' he (Mr. Wakley) would sit down Govern toeet,• ',•• w ould be quite useless to resist the hedici'a lo th '' subject. But if the tax were to be continuede.,rm- it g it uet think that any one would objk et to ther Houset le,eldas seen as possible ; and he did think the not eileetetjZtl7. doing its duty if those changes were t , Sir itoill.,- earliest epportunity. impossible for " 1 1 to ~ , itT PEEL said it would be 01;140 What leerliana nt would do at the expiration t that hthe-crtee Years lio .''lll here might recolle. at% Pr°Posed the e, ri t . ' 'ln of t • ', five years; this fax i'r the tt. , e t , h ad met a.t.,n ititince , opposition from _ tli '''' If the R. 4 ni e nee& i etnisidera ..-e ._rwou o . e ;, e ii&t. etlee r. ,, '.ll. IN lemb . er ft T 1 in . she j7 (Laughter, and 44poar, bettr')' to; tax .. f,r that tiniel—) would be most P' t° su Ppor t 4 (Sir Hebert Pe Laughter.) tt 'op r e . , 11' Sl'OONEsr"dni4nt --( me amendments to ents 11,0 aPoti this had also so what had fallen from ei4 Peel tet , , he wuriasure,but after night, hut , t on that 1 4 tithe report o d m ove them, no . _ amendments eheeed WAS brought up. Those a considerable Trti eti ~,', „would be of t benefit to a bring th em li ' tie public grt a induced to f th e efer e th _ _ 0. . e, and he was only in consequence o th e g r eat di..:,,fl an tioup of he House, measure t of the 4 . Y We re ;:!4,'' taation which the par . ned. He be ,A;N th at 't';ltt.nded to remedy had occasioned. very great Acik, their adoption would remove a • the ter e „ ato the t„... • way affecting ea,',,"e of th c , e ea, Withollt in any 0 he meant to (liire4 Would „?..ut,ttrY. The first clause he under schedul ot d . LCI dellt,: :gable P er sons assessed such sum li o ntlis ef• • from the profits of their trade.remanera e If) Perootley as e ti. as Would have been a fair services , 1 4 "I'tnee h aut Menabers of their forfamilyy families. le,:(i''otitl LaenY,truember of their respective parties a's -1)400,1'44r sehetP,oent would be to enable rates and other nor 11 ; 4 41 ratra 'TI,e.(D) to deduct Pot, -)r eed b y them tra4°bt l , , ' Pm-Ns:al 111 trade.rspect of premiseis.sll7men'dments Itl perl3so Another of II h profits of their qui t ~ !ela te tuas _, 4s .to deduct from the insurances upon tle it a v 4, if,TeY Might have paid for t hardship opt Dtessed ""eY could conceive the great derived his th e peer tianuP°n the Small trader, who with 14•14t'avls%essi,tietaot, from his trade, as comparedmeamount. *iti i thlh2 lset e , ,rFal property to the same but Ile s i t e death , died the property still survived, f ir then— taitiki not reasopatalueless. Was it not a ct ' the e aprtlPh4vald for :„u:e---that he should . ' de-u when making reet,i'vvainoutt f. 041.4 insurance upon his lifet His last amend rtei„ tl ' a ele u , ,the Property -tax? .account of ch ' article, L e 'I authorise deduction on though pt , , e , s rlicl e , h , ~1t for the purposes of trade, her Pur w ilt - J . :. LI tC4Y ueeasionally be used for ota servant ( I.4ee','"s ele6nl toote a professional man, h o o r w in conse tkpt..e,,,,,k4 teuz v greatly, and . ' a horse to to ( •11 h• e r the necessity of keeping allowed i t (le is buti, a i f • SP 10_ "SS• He was certainly Sp but ith h4 iThe r the Purposes of trade t t dinner pith s a friel;daQtl that he went out ss o he could st ake Y,'lccleeat• 411 d rode his horse, unle h horse for tkr vtlrt,, 101 l that he had never used t . e horse ii_ _es. till fe l . 4 ses than isls tr hose which were essentially the ec horse 4r, ott ridded! I if e acknowledged that uld be p,-,lllt ukch for his own leasure, then he who.s pur_ t ere:l ll ' wi s ' h r ,the operation P of this tax• For , t he l was stlhj: the% 1,," introduce that clause, (1 an majesty's e,,t1.41a, it while it relieved many of her affect the 1,,,„ of ibeeld not in, any Way injuriously titeo."l J, iti.T. FoUntry, t "er S included in the i',41111,„"1 the,,,, I'LL begged not to be this tax '( - '" t ' Yee l '' who were ready to continue . ‘ tion of qatlillter) 'bwithout considerin any modification as to tilie4qtle, 410 looked at it in two ways—first, be 4ell'e• °d i ll t e h, w c ," a probability that the tax wouldChan ,jele‘i.' th e t's`e Years • and he thought that the he l at: "tie ,'"cheque; had failed to show thatd of k t ,, Kre jci - condition to t• k ff the tax at the en s tvl,4% Jett; Certa.inly takl .L e e ° three of the most p•r•eold /ets.illiett,s' t he tax ti:ight TI'M calculated upon to .e ) r t ag _ ti lt , s i, or ., r am b , ,th e ,,,, 4 half. But if you took three aae 1-e p ) -tit,,i b - e °I which two were years of depression,able !11 , , th vq,,,e no hope of such a surplus as would enable was I t b:' Wl,',:rlt to dispense with the tax. There that kjtl.r`b PreVhillirilich he 1 )oketi at it, namd •Y' • ed E' the t hr 4 ,,"tY Was that ' the tax must be continu Ck. i'ldtt :,-,,i('"rs, thvv Ought to consider in waywhat_ . uy 44),k, ''.ol e th -k I d hardships of t n e, tt th G 111 t, o ae nuwie ' g e measures ad opted i.tter•f, ever,„ ' the coroprehensive done i."'k ,tlit,"11111t, he thought they would have done this ''' th e 4oitit,'"i_lilla,d sacficed a part of the produce of But, It. (Biked no inspi quality and inconvenience. Gentle- Z ~,,lipc,„l4,)ttp? 50, he thanked the Hon. amendments, tt liq ti re r) r bringing forward i he hoped 'I- GN I t• to the third t nee, especially, other suc- Zlity i ( tie s ,. \ t 'al art would in some way or ° th,us ear n .• -peeth would be, practically, er ai 14 ib t t itl llt it 'l24'llotit mGover a nment to !'look!de fistis c i.Z . t . he left to the far as practicable, 4 thet viewing them out as Honourable %ea),\ati he would give the r. fear, A et.,, t,,Piqt t `,11(.1 he? s upport in his power.—(Hear, L Government the Uovernmen '‘s , itiu `have repeated, that it was "t"srs, c'l'ltiihlelar,_°Posed some modifications, as three t o s, :or b e '', tuat the tax must continue for in 'le t l ltUt i, 15,1iQved that there was great dangert the t.. 4 d .re e 11 ‘ with all its o bjectionable parts. . had pia ttlMt,,l,etedll'ust be admitted that public attention the ti",,`! IN ono to the taking off such taxes . as and `, 'ilik'lty "unlow ta than - to the hardships help a, le e Of ti,,, Xes 0,0 th tt '", property -tax. He could not they It R k t th t 4 Governt must foresee that the e ' - s 4 th ey e C ud of threesears, have to renew as D, ' , oi Nht, therefore, to make it as palatable 11 1 '• lki eere f % Itt h Whllii the tax ,tes t e si,„ G did not hope or wish that . ,_ n'tetieq it'e"tintlkid. lie thought that the feeling 11 ! Ntycl,,,,,.‘taS increas' e• dhe wished to see it 'llit vtvete\ear ) 1 , In ' an extent L -4tit ear, ) .. .or he thought the greater ater the ek t. , ct ~, Principle of direct taxation the gre T.,. .... 4 k ' It° ( xl they conf d the public.—(Hear, ti,,, kt m w As aou_ to upon tax would be k *i._ 1 4 N._ ',sire to hope that the had taken , kr,7N toh 'e )ears, and the Government v i t ti,l• t - ‘t isli i. . 1.3 in imposing that tax, which would be ha t o 1.411 ° 11 of public misery' and a benefit to that -erels:llt e,, e ' d . 44 to the auction duty, he thought that tikk, kytee,(4lt had not been given to the Right embarrassingii t't tie tki k et, r 4. ' he ar) It was a most _. Ntii:lki and Petro harassin and expensive in the col \(,,4 fle'tctiese.",e, 'tight Hon, gßaronet deserved the more ett„-I• h - them hel been for the repeal ite- `iite l ea. p a no clamour tt - l'' ' and) th ' would v only wishi.d the Government power ,i, N it t use who th ht with him, the k'n" fed them j a eXt • " g tt4,, hie ' e nding the property-tax, by taking Lkle it tit DrcitialltY and in'ustice He thought tat itr44;rute i,,°PertY ought t e e be iaxed on a different '''le''t, al ''''lllating -pro :rt • — (Hear, hear.) He h ei, t , ce t e r , that the taxPshoUld be extended to the 'Lltbuf e that--(Hear, hear.) He could not admit the feteeet*tshedt ''"•gue abstract, Ireland.”— ye laugh.). oli o , Zies..te, ° tax Irish ki t `vlti,.. -4-0()N- , Property, 4 ele th e could not resist the temptation , re ! t o ll ea, • kq. e. the, wake of the Ilon. and Learned G 1 1 . 1 1 , Pee ic'l " g'ht th h d to direct kilt and , , t More they approac. : e . keel. edtl 'len was the feelin g in the district he re f Gentle keel. t ir he letotre they were consulting the publicieand iit ?ht att? eOliditintrY. WAS daily approachinz, more be le, tly, ~, ,01l in which the property-tax could, 'eh tie , - fty **II, O riefi .• 1 • I hear.) eue "l`b k 't p et , e f th e „ lint cta ly applied.—(Lear, sly, and a fs•• ' ) ‘e le 1 411 tag e . r Y !vus crowing enorrnou ,`'ll i ,, t 1 ic,a,,,, :4 k.uid raise a great sum.—(Hear.) that a i e t , , y.t4,',-r exieted any prole,!,. f. a' the cry ''.ll klttlY - W(-11(1 drive - le "th. 4 t4x . Ot . capital nut . ild no L k tbil:t pfieet. r three-aisd-a•lialf per cent. mot 'PrePelstie -there was 11 , ,N an immense and grow- k lytl y Ne i l f !' to he provided for, and how were they to I,,lt'ic!ti‘:,r,l3„ but hy enceuraging industry and taking ei s tte it , 0 114 ( 2 ,,.. u Pon it, espeeielly those arrangements .. ? It i 4 , , hee.r\ ''''.lll whieh ehiefly in:erfered with .I'. LL in tiles int. oi eget k e Leitiiie ea ;he euaje • . • • 44 kaeount' ee• ' w ould yield —. 0+ ulrect tazt4tiou • --41Ik an immense result, and also that we were growing into a state in which we were more and more obliged to con sider trade and manufactures, by which alone a great and growing population could be s upported—(Cheers) — he considered direct taxation more and more iiesirable, and he would be sorry to pledge himself to get rid of the tax.—(Hear. hear.) But it was obvious to common sense that fleeting property ought not to be taxed at the same rate as fixed property; although, on the other hand, it must be admitted that permanent property was subject to changes, from which fleeting property was exempt.—(Hear, hear.) He had perceived, in the course of his observations, from the cheers of Hon. Gentlemen opposite, that they wished to infer that he was favourable to a repeal of the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) But he assured them, that by repealing the corn-laws they would check industry and diminish the employ ment of labour.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FOSTER was gratified to hear such sound prin ciples.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) lie himself was friendly to the Bill on two e•rounds—first, on that of di rect taxation; and, secondly, because without it they should not have got so large a remission of indirect taxation. Ile (Mr. Foster) found, from what had fallen from the Chairman, that he could not now make the motion of which he had given notice, but he would take the first opportunity of moving—" That the owners or lessees of mineral works, quarries, lime works, and ether similar undertakings, now assessed under Sche dules A and B, be allowed to make their returns in the ; same manner, and with the same option of privacy, as other trading companies under Schedule I)." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made some observation across the table, which was not heard in the gallery. Lord EBRINGTON was happy to concur with much that had fallen from some of the previous speakers, and was convinced that it was not direct taxation which drove capital from the country, but taxes in favour of individual monopolists, and :monopolist communities, such as the West India interest.—(Cheers.) He did not agree with the Hon. Member for Finsbury, that the Right Hon. Baronet had benefited the labouring classes. They asked for bread and the necessaries of life, but instead of relieving them, the Right Hon. Baronet, in his first tariff, took off the duties upon articles of luxury rather than upon the necessaries of life.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Ebrington) confessed that he was not more surprised than delighted at the speech of his Noble Re lative (Lord Sandon.) —(Cheers.) He was delighted that Liverpool was added to the towns which spoke in favour of free-trade.—(Cheers.) He was sorry, how ever, that the latter part of the speech damped the expectations which were raised by the be ginning ; and that the Noble Lord who opposed free trade in sugar the other night denoune, d free trade in corn that night.—(Hear.) He would only detain the House now by repeating, that direct taxation was most equitable and most easily collected, whilst indirect taxation was vexatious, expensive, and prejudicial to industry.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DARBY originally supported the income-tax, believing that the necessities of the country called for it ; and upon the same principle he should give his sup port to the present measure. He hoped, however, at the end of three or four years the revenue would be placed in that state as to put the government in a position to • dispense with its continuance. All attempts to raise or perpetuate either the property or the income-tax they might depend upon it would result in a failure. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask the Chairman to state in what form any amendments to the Bill could be moved. Whether they could be moved substantially on the report, or whether they could be moved on again going into Committee? Mr. GREENE was understood to reply that the amendment could be moved on bringing up the report. Mr. WAKLEY asked, after what the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool had said, whether it would not be better for the Right Hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury to state if it was his intention to resist all the amendments or not? If it was his fixed deter mination to resist any alteration in the Bill as it at pre sent stood, it would be most inconvenient for the House to agree to it. That there ought to be amendments there could be no question, but it it was distinctly under stood by the House that the tax was not to be con tinued beyoad three years, he believe the Bill might be endured in its present form. There was an under current going forward which would swell into thunder if an impression should arise that the law was to be con tinued after three years. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, under existing circum stances, he thought it advisable that the Bill should be continued in its present form; but still he would not venture to say what amendment he should oppose, or which he should agree to. Some of them, however, certainly were objectionable—net in one respect only, but in many. For instance, the Honourable Member far Birmingham was going to make an amendment to insert a clause to enable parties charged under sche dules (D) and (E) to deduct from the profits of their trade the amount of premiums paid for insurance upon their lives. Now why was this to be confined to profits upon trade ? Why was the clergyman not to have the same privilege ? .Again, the Hon. Member for Norfolk was going to move an amendment with respect to tenant farmers. Tenant-farmers who had unfavourable bargains were to be charged at a lower rate than others. But the Hon. Gentleman did not give them the benefit of an in creased levy upon tenant farmers who had favourable ones. If these amendments were to be agreed to, they would have those persons whose incomes were derived from temporary sources all at once come and claim to have the same allowances made to them. Thus it would be seen, if they sanctioned one, they would have no end to the number of these amendments. He, therefore, en tertained a strong opinion in favour of the existence of the present law as it now stood. With respect to the other question, as to whether the measure would be con tinued beyond three years, the time for considering it would be when the three years had expired. At the present period it was only necessary to consider small alterations, and certainly he must say that he enter tained a strong opinion, if they continued the Bill at all, that it should remain in its present form. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that if the Bill were only to be continued for three years long o er, he culd not well agree to any proposal which seemed likely to lessen the annual amount derived from it. But the Right lion. Baronet stated fairly that if the Honourable Gen tleman's amendment was carried, a further question would arise, as to whether the same allowances should not be given to other parties. lie certainly must say that this principle was a just and fair one, and he hoped on a future day the Government would declare their intention so to modify the all as to make it less objec tionable than it was at present. Sir R. PEEL said the present surplus of revenue only amounted to about 100,0001. a year, and now the Noble Lord was advocating a diminution in the receipts of the income-tax. Supposing the House should overrule the income-tax, he hoped they would permit them then to consider what taxes which the Government had pro posed for remission should be withdrawn.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL suggested that the Right lion. Gentleman might have got the full amount of revenue if he had had a more rational and reasonable proposition with regard to sugar.—(Hear.) Instead of the tax im posed on that article going into the Exchequer, it went into the pockets of the producers. Mr. SPOONER said he wished, in proposing his amendments, to make a distinction between real property and the profits upon labour. lie did not bring his amendment forward to reduce the income-tax, but to do justice to the honest, hard-working trader. The landed proprietor couid leave his property behind him, but the industrious tradesman was compelled to make provision for his family atter his death, by paying away a small portion of his profits.—(llear, hear.) After some further discussion, the remaining clauses were agreed to. The House then resumed, when the Chairman reported progress, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. STAMP DUTIES' A S4IMILATION BILL. On the order of the day for the third reading of this Bill being read, The Hon. Mr. BOUVERIE rose anti said he wished to draw attention to this Bill, because it contained principles of a most iniquitous character. The Bill proposed to renew an Act passed in the present reign for another three years. That Act imposed the stamp duties as spe cified in the 55th of George 111., cap. 180, upon Ire land. Before then, the stamp duties of Ireland were com paratively of a light character, and it was with a view to bringing under the notice of the Government the unfair and unjust operation of these stamp duties, as now applied by this Act to Ireland, that he now ventured to trespass upon the time of the House. One would think that the amount of tax would be in pro portion to the amount of property to be transferred, but on reference to the schedules affixed to the Act, they would find that this was not the case. On the contrary, the amount of duty diminished in a ratio as the value of the property increased.—(Hear, hear.) On reference to one schedule, they would see that the stamp duty on a bond not exceeding 501., was IL, or two per cent. On a bond above that amount, but not exceeding 1001., the stamp duty was 11. lOs., or one-and-a-half per cent. On a bond above 100/., and not exceeding 1,000/., the duty was 21., or one per cent., and so it went on until it reached 20,0001., when the rate of duty did not amount to more than one-tenth the per centage on a lesser sum. --(Hear, hear.) Now, it was evident there was no clear or justifiable ground upon which this system of taxation could be maintained. Then, with respect to real pro perty, the same principle was applied.—(Hear, hear. The rate of duty upon mortgages not exceeding 50/. was two per cent. ; not exceeding 1001., one-and-a-half per: cent., and so on—the greater the amount the less the duty. Now he must say that nothing but inattention or ignorance could justify such a principle as this. In England the system was bad enough, but with reference to Ireland the case aas peculiarly strong. In that country there ought to be a great relaxation or remission of the stamp duties, because if they considered the condition of Ireland, their grand object ought to be to facilitate, by every possible means, the transfer of property from one man to another. They ought to use their best e ndeavours to enable the inhabitants of that country to obtain permanent property in land, at as cheap a rate as possible ; yet by the present Stamp Act they imposed a higher rate of duty upon r. person who bought a small patch of land for 201., than they did upon a person who possessed large means, and who was pur chasing an extensive estate.—(Cheers.) This Stamp Act. which they were p w assing sub silentin, had an obvious tendency to interferewith the prosperity of the country to which it applied. The CIIA.NCELLOII of the EXCHEQUER, who spoke in such a low tone of voice as to be had very sc ircely audible in the gallery, said that this subject frequently been undwr the consideration of the House. He did not intend to deny that there were many stamp duties which requ ired revision, but they were not at present in a position to enter open that revision. The House would recollect that the present Bill was intended as a compensation fer the property-tax ip d osed upon this country not being extend , d to Irel m and. He id not think it would be ~thrisahle to enter into a' general ' discussion of the stamp duties at the present moment. Lord EBRINGTON said the paucity of small free• holders in Ireland had always appeared to him to be a source of great difficulty in governing that country, and he regretted that the Chancellor had not thought fit to make an alteration of the stamp duties, as appli cable to Ireland, so as to facilitate the establishment of small freeholds in that country. After a few words from Colonel RAWDON, the Bill was read a third time. On the motion that the Bill do pass, Mr. HAWES said, that after what he had heard that night, he should feel it his duty, when this subject were again brought before the House, to take the sense of the House on the subject of direct taxation in Ireland.—(So we understood the Hon. Gentleman.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the report upon the property and income tax Bill would be brought up on Friday next. The Bill was then passed. RAILWAYS (IRELAND.) Mr. B. BALDWIN moved fur the report of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade for the transaction of railway business, on :the following schemes for extending railway communication to the West of Ireland, viz., 1. The Great Western (Ireland) Railway (Dublin to Mullingar); 2. The Great Western (Ireland) Railway (Alternative Line); 3. The Great Western (Ireland) Railway (Extension Line) ; 4. The Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway.) Mr. FFRENCH seconded the motion ; and in so doing said that he had the most perfect confidence in the wisdom, justice, and integrity of the Railway Depart ment of the Board of Trade. Sir G. CLERK could have no objection to the pro duction of this report, seeing that in the ordinary course the report would be presented to the House as soon as it was prepared by the Railway Department of the Board of Trade.—Motion agreed to. The House then adjourned at Half-past Nine o'Clock. LONDON AND WESTMLNSTER BANK. The eleventh annual meeting of the Proprietors of the Lon don and Westminster Bank was held at the Central Esta blishment in Lothbury, yesterday. The chair was taken at one o'clock, by P. M. Stewart, Esq., M.P. The CHAIRMAN said, before submitting to them the report of the eleventh annual meeting, he hoped he should be allowed to occupy a few moments by adverting to the cir cumstances which had characterised the period that had ua e Nt lr i i / aect s rhh e g d e et made. since hjeo si t w. h sespto e oronci l fn a tke s ctm t i hpbaepaanll contemplation ratkueinosandnl7oomri of meeting. e rhL t eaneis i hcolc n taknaohat g ttathbni . hise:tntnj These circumstances had rendered that period one of great importance to the o l banking joint-stock in general, and cue of oaeeth f vhcl:atia s neoest p rnnedli e odbr. aoa c naaatpn i nns a noneited l kdnhnuepei iheesanenrperiod, iidincodo importance soadftreeuffhes nansteremoved,nohrirlesnygis, then cast in the way of establishments of that nature ; and resolved crtoelen dt t gth o . or ea d gtp o eulrtnl t i ol i e r osgoe u etksho t m bentnsgo o lt s am t cb , l saothienfialectthem selves tParliament,osecnc ate obstacles to the easy dispatch of their legitimate business were removed, and that they were now ac knowledged as a national banking establishment, not only legally established, but also legally invested with everypri vilege which could properly belong to such establishments.— (Cheers.) The meeting would recollect that the Act of 183.3, from which that bank sprung, was defective, inasmu c h as it did not give to large partnerships, such as theirs, a facility of suing and being sued. They of course thought that in an Act which called them into existence as the proprietors of a large banking establishment this defect must be inadver tent ; and in the year 1834 they applied to Parlia ment for an Act to invest them with the required privilege. They carried the Bill on its own strength and merits triumphantly through the House of Commons, in spite of the opposition of the Government of the day, who felt themselves pledged to what had been overlooked in the re newal of the Bank Charter in the year preceding. But they were stopped in the House of Lords ; and the only alternative which they had was one which, though clumsy in its nature, was still effective in its operation. In order to give the public the advantage of suing them, and to obtain for themselves the reciprocal advantage of suing the public, it was necessary that a special contract should be entered into for this pur pose between the customers of the Bank and the trustees, who had the management of its affairs. Now, he was glad to say that the Act of last session had done away with that obstacle, and they were now invested by law with the manifest right, as . well as the necessary privilege, of suing. and being sued, being placed in the same situation as joint-stock banks throughout the country which were not established within sixty-five miles round London. Another privilege which they had erroneously thought would never be denied to them was that of accepting bills . The y imagined that they had that power, as a matter of course, the moment their existence was acknowledged by the Legislature, and they acted accordingly. They thought that the refusal of such a power would be a mockery, that it would be like saying to an individual, "You may correspond with another person, but it will be at your peril that you answer his letters."— (Hear, hear.) A suit, however, was commenced against them by the Bank of England in the year 1835 ; and after they had run the round of the law courts, it was, in 1837, declared by the collective legal wisdom of the country that the views taken by the Bank of England were based on a proper interpretation of an old statute ; for that, although legally established as a bank, they were acting illegally in accepting bills of exchange. The wise discovery made on that occasion by the judges was that Queen Anne was not dead—(A laugh)—that an old statute of her reign was in force at that moment ; or, in other words, that a statute of 1707, manifestly enacted to prevent bankers of that day from issuing notes, was to be interpreted in 1837 as preventing bankers legally established from ac cepting bills of exchange. Not damped, however, in their ardour by that result, they soon adopted a remedy. Their customers adopted the habit of issuing their bills without an acceptance being inscribed upon them ; and that practice continued until the Act of last session was passed, which freed them also from this hindrance ; and they were now invested with the full and just privilege of accepting bills of exchange in the same way as any other law fully established bank.—(Hear, hear.) He might say, in passing, that, besides contending for these privileges, the Directors and Managers, assisted by the members of the General Banking Committee, struggled for the general objects sought to be obtained for joint-stock banks throughout the country ; and the result was that they were successful in securing a modification of the measure as it was first propounded to Parliament in the last session.—(Hear, hear.) In some minor instances, indeed, they were unsuccessful. Ile himself had humbly endeavoured to obtain an alteration in one or two points which he thought important to the banking interests of the country ; but finding that he was opposed by the author of this measure, he thought it would be useless to persist. He must, on that occasion, acknowledge that in all the conferences which the representatives of the joint-stock banks had had with Sir Robert Peel, they were met by him with the greatest courtesy ; and the moment having arrived for revising the law they had found comparatively little difficulty in obtaining that acknow ledgment of their rights and extension of their privileges which were now enjoyed in common by all establishments of that description.—(Hear, hear.) The situation of their branch had, he thought, greatly improved since the last, an nual meeting. They had obtained all the legal facilities for which they were formerly about to struggle; they were now invested with the power of accepting bills of exchange ; they had further the valuable privilege of suing and of being sued ; and for this latter purpose they had registered their trustees in the name of any of whom a legal process might be commenced. Having secured th ese privileges, the Direc tors did not think that the int erest of the Proprietors re quired that they should seek to acquire power under the Act of last session for the regulation of joint-stock banks. Their simple reason for coining to that conclusion was, that by ob taining a charter they would acquire ver y little, if any, addi tional power; whilst it would have subjected them to the in convenience of entirely remodelling the constitution of the bank. Another inconvenience would have arisen from the adoption of that course. The charter was limited in its dura tion to twenty years, and they did not like looking forward at the youthful age of eleven years, feeling perfectly satisfied with the powers and privileges which had been conferred upon them, and believing that they would work well for the Com pany. Such was their foresight, be it prudent or be it far fetched, that they did not like to invest themselves with a charter which would expire in twenty years, and then throw them back again into the hands of the Legislature of the day.—(Hear, hear.) Nor was this a mere fanciful objection. They were eleven years old that day ; the old lady over the way was about 150.—(Laughter.) If they continued grow ing as they had done in the early part of their ex istence, there was no saying what might happen— as they now surpassed her in modesty, they might by and bye surpass her in other attractive qualities— (Laughter)—and the young lady in Lothbury might attain by her sturdy solidity—for that was her character— (Hear, hear) —no less celebrity than had been en • joyed by the old one in Threadneedle-street.—(Laughter.) The only advantages which a charter conferred were that of enabling a bank to hold real property without the interven tion of trustees, and that of enabling the company to sue and be sued in its own name, without the the ds interference Directors feoefl calle d o u fli p c s e n r s . to On ll nthese the g ro e u s i t i blishment with a charter. So much with regard to their present position. As respected their future prospects, he was happy to say , tha t the y were as fair and promising as any which could be presented. They had struggled through a period when money was of so little value that it was difficult to find any profitable em ployment for it. He trusted that the stimulus which had been recently given to industry and comm erce, would en hance its value, and enable them to give a better account of their stewardship. There was one very favourable circum stance—it was, that the proprietary of this bank were t gr ry a , d l u v a h l e ly re e v e e n r teringmo t e hy i e nL m o i i g id h o t n iorm ln ,ar t d he th co e u m. n: Shareholders re dan liv m ed o , r terest of the bank ; but Shareholders in Lond on could render it much greater assistance.—(Hear, hear.) He would illustrate the fact which he had just stated. During the last year, the sale of shares in the London market was about 7,000, 4,000 of which came from the country, and 3,000 from London ; but is the buying of those shares only 2,203 had gone back to the country, and 4,800 had been retained in London ; so that the proprietary in London had been increased to the extent of 1,800 shares. One word before the report was submitted to the meeting. The sum and substance of that report was a statement on the part of the Directors that they continued to be enabled to declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. On account of the cheapness of money the Directors had experienced some difficulty in bringing about this result ; but not only had this result been obtained, but they hadfurther been enabled to add 3,0001. to the reserved fund ; it now amounted to 70,0001. He would remark that there had been paid in dividends to the Proprietary, during the exist ' ence of the Bank, upwards of 350,0001. Although they had begun at a low figure, he did think that they acted Wisely in pursuing that course, following the maxim of old D . r. Johnson, that it was pleasanter to see smoke brighten into flame than flame dwindle into smoke.—(Laughter.) It they continued to proceed as they were then doing, he hoped that some present would be recipients, even if he should not have to declare it, of a higher dividend.—(Hear, hear.) . If the present report did not satisfy them, taking into account, as they should, the difficulties with which the pirectors had had to contend, why, he could only say, in the language of his countrymen, that th e y were . " unco, to please."—(Hear, and laughter.) Good as that report was, it was a voucher for the faithful discharge of duty on the part of their servants. Still, though they might be satisfied for the moment, let them not be so perspectively— (llear, hear) —let them aim at a higher result still; and in order to do that, while the Directors endeavoured to discharge their duty in their own sphere, let the proprietary, now in creased in number at the doors of the establishment , assist in their efforts, as far as lay in their power.--(Cheers.) The Secretary then read the following report : " In making their eleventh Annual Report, the Directors have to state that the profits of the past year, after defra lets the current expenses, paying the income-tax, and nuls.ing THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 6 1845. provision for all bad and doubtful debts, amount to 51,081/. 18s. 11d. Out of these profits the Directors paid last September, a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum for the half-year ending the 30th of June, and they now de clare a dividend, at the same rate, for the half-year ending the 31st of December. After the payment of these dividends, amounting together to 48,000/., there will remain a surplus of 3,081/. 18s. 11d., to be added to the reserved fund, which will then amount to 69,904/. 15s. 4d. " Last year the bank obtained the power of accepting bills drawn at a less term than six months' after date, and of suing and being sued by its registered pablic officers— privileges for which the Directors had been contending from the commencement of the Bank, and the acquisition of which removes a great obstruction to the conducting of its business. " The three Directors who go out by ro tation, are Matthew Boulton Rennie, Esq., Charles Gibbes, Esq., and William Haigh, Esq., all of whom being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. PROFIT AND LOSS. Dr. Payment of the Dividend on the 10th of Septembar, 1844, at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum, for the half year ending the 30th of June 24,000 0 0 Payment of the Dividend now declared, at the rate of 6/. per cent. per annum, for the half year ending the 31st of December,lB44 24,000 0 0 Balance of unappropriated profits 69,904 15 4 s. d. Cr. Balance of unappropriated profits on the 3141 December, 1843 Net profits of the year 1844, after defraying total expense of management, paying the income-tax, and making provision for all bad and doubtful debts.. 51,081 18 11 £117,904 15 4 £117,904 15 4 Balance of unappropriated profits brought down Mr. Winsittav proposed " That the report now read be curren current adopted, and printed and c i rcu l ate d among the Proprietors." He congratulated the mee ti ng on t h e di v id en d which had been declared—a divid en d w hi c h was not o bt a ined by that, w attractive, or, perhaps, he sh ou ld ra ther say, clap- trap s a y spteerinCen whicht..ge uponas adopted by accounts,so me oth e a r n backs, c o h f allowing n that account, the more g ra tif y i ng. —(C r i es o f " Hear, hear.") He did not know whether or not the Directors were sufficiently remunerated ; but he rather thought that an increase ought to be made in the scale of allowance. At all events there was another class of persons to whom they were greatly indebted for their prosperity, who he believed, were not adequately paid for their services. This subject was one which he thought well deserved the consideration of the Directors The duties of such persons were laborious and responsible ; and as the bank was in a thriving condition, he was of opinion that the scale of remuneration ought to be revised. Ranking, as they did, as the first joint-stock bank in the country, it was mainly to the exertions of their clerks that they owed that position.—(clear, hear.) Mr. VAUGHAN, in seconding the resolution, expressed his concurrence in what had been said in reference to the remu neration of the clerks of the Company. He also expressed a regret that the reports were not of a more detailed nature. It would be desirable, he thought, that they should have an account of the expenses of the Princes-street and Pall-mall establishments. The establishment in St. James's-square, with a resident Director, must entail a large expense on the Company. He very much doubted the propriety of the step which had been taken, thinking, as he did, that it would be better to concentrate the business of the bank in the central office. Mr. LEVY said he considered that the Proprietors had no right whatever to interfere with the salaries of the clerks; that was a matter which should be left altogether to the Directors, who knew better than they did what was the best course to be pursued.—(Hear, hear.) He bad known three cases in which persons, whose salaries had been increased, had afterwards run away with the money of the bank.—(Laughter.) There was one point in connexion with the amount of business to which he wished to call the attention of the Chairman. They all knew that Sir Peter Laurie was a patriet—a very great patriot.—(Laughter.) Now when Sir Peter proposed Sir W. Heygate as Chamberlain, he made it a condition that he should place his accounts, which bad formerly been kept at Smith and Payne's, in the Union Bank.—(Loud Laughter.) When Sir William Heygate died, and Mr. Brown was solicited to fill the vacancy, he also having extensive accounts, had the same request made to him by Sir Peter.—(Laughter.) He recommended this example to the Chairman and the Directors.—(Laughter.) Mr. TITE concurred in what had been said as to the desira bleness of giving more detailed accounts. He had often heard the subject mentioned amongst men of business. He thought the accounts should be similar to those of the Bank of England. The CHAIRMAN said the question mentioned by the last speaker was undoubtedly one of great importance. It should be taken into consideration by the Directors, and the sug gestion should either be complied with, or some satis factory reason should be assigned at the next meeting for withholding more minute information.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to remuneration, he thought they had better resign this subject to the board of Directors. They might feel assured that the same liberal spirit which had prompted the remarks made on that point would actuate the Directors themselves. With respect to their branch establishments, he only hoped that they might never make a worse investment of money than they had done in the case at least of that in St. James's square. The whole establishment, so eligible in itself, had not cost them more than 12,000/., and that amount was reduced by the letting of the stabling, and other parts of the building which were not required for the purposes of the bank. The resolution for the adoption of the report was then carried unanimously. Mr. MusmAY proposed the following resolution :—" That the cordial thanks of the meeting be presented to the Directors for their able and successful government of the bank during the past year; and this meeting congratulates the Directors that the privileges for which they had so long contended have at last been so successfully obtained." Mr. Cox seconded the resolution, which was put and car ried. Captain MANDERSON moved " That Matthew Boulton Rennie, Charles Gibbes, and William Haigh, Esqs., be re elected as Directors." _ _ _ M.r. SIIARLAND seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. Mr. BADDELEr moved " That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented to James William Gilbert, Esq., the general manager, and the other managers an d officers of the Bank, for their effective services." Mr. l'ilonGAN having seconded the resolution, it was agreed to unanimously. Mr. 3lortsoN proposed " That the cordial thanks of the meeting be offered to P. M. Stewart, Esq., M.P., for his able and courteous conduct in the chair." The resolution having been seconded, and carried by ac• clam ation , The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks, and the meeting separated. BIRMINGITAMANb GLOUCESTER RAILWAY. ,BIRINGIIAMTUESDAY,EN G. —A meeting of ENIM the Proprietors of the above Company, t o ok place this afternoon, at the Company's office, in Lawler street, to confirm (or otherwise) an agreement entered into on the Bth of February, 1845, between the Directors of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway and the Directors of the Bristol and Glou cester Railway, on the one part, and the Directors of the and w to L z authorise t h Eosrqi an of application Gloucester ; Bo Midland Railway, on th e ot h er part, f or g ranting a lease in perpetuity to the Midl an d R a il wa y Company, with an option of purchase of th e ra il wa f rom Birmingham to Bristoli o to carry the said agreem en t i n t o effect. SA man), said the chief object of th e meeting was to to Parliament con eider the leasing of the line t o th e Midland Comp an y Before, however, they proceeded to that part of t he busi ness, he would move the following resolution (therel relative eaitro the dividend " That a dividend of 40s. per 100/. shares, 10s. per quarter share, dated prior to Ist of July, 1844; Bs. 4d. per quarter share, dated Ist of August, 1844; 65. Bd. per quarter share, dated Ist September, 1844; and ss. per quarter share, dated Ist of October, 1844 (free of income tax), amounting to 22,8031. 13s. 4d., be now declared, and that it be made payable on the 6th inst." The resolution having been carried, The SECRETARY thea read the agreement between the two Companies:—" The Midland Railway Com pany to pay to the United Birmingham and Bristol Company an annual rent, equivalent to 6 per cent. on their united share capital of 1,800,0001. The Midland Railway Company to undertake all the liabili ties up to the present tine, &c. If an Act is not ob tained this session, the app lication shall be re newed next sessio::, or until an Act shall be ob tained, and, in the mean time, the Midland Com pany shall work the lines from Birmingham and Bristol, on the same terms, so as, in any event, to carry out the objects of this agreement. The Midland Company to have the power of purchasing the two railways at any time after the expiration of three years from the commencement of the lease, by giving six months' notice, l :ending with any half-year, upon payment of 1501- for every 1001. stock in the two Companies." to, after which report The CHAIRMAN, having stated the g rounds u p onwhich the agreement was d eemed necessary by the Birmin g ham and Gloucester Company , p roposed a resolution that the agreement be entered i nto. The motion was unanimously the Secretary read the , was u also received, and the in o o slfyt hebroke agreed o mpany, which --,---- The Countess o f Aylesford died on Sunday last at Packington Hall, the famil y seat in Warwickshire, after a short illness. The dece ared Countess was fourth daughter of G oeforAgye , ies la fo t r e d THE THAMES TLTNIIIIL.—On Tuesday, at one o'clock, a general as sembly of the proprietors of the Thames Tunnel Company wa s held at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, for the p ur p ose of receiving the r e p ort o f t h e affairs of the Compa n y for the past year, ending D ecem b er 31 ; Mr. Benjamin H awes, sen., in the chair. The re p ort A ar p l ri Q l f 2 1 3, 8 1 n 82 Yi 1 c .k, and was marri e d t o th e Earl having been read, it appeared that the works were in a very good condition, but that there Was . at present no prospect of a dividend. There had been received 6,1371. 10s. 10d. from foot passengers, making about 1,473,100 who had gone through, which was a less number than the previous year. The total receipts amounted to 15,686/. 153. Bd. ' in which were included 6201. 15s. 3d. from the stall-keepers; 2,056/. 17s. sd. Exchequer-bills ; 1,1391. 14s. 6d. cash at the Bank of England; and 'after paying all the charges there remained a balance in hand of 1,947/. 17s. Bd. Among the items of expenditure were 1,500/ -., a gratuity to Sir laambert Brunell ; 500/. to Mr. rage, t h e engineer; and 300/. to Mr. Charlier, the late head-clerk. Several proprietors addressed the chair upon the report; and in answer to questions the oha th man said that therewere three roads in contemplation on e south side to the Thames Tunnel—from Deptford, the Commercial-road, and the Elephant and Castle ; that from Deptford had been begun, An analysis had been made of the water in the tunnel b Professor Faraday, who has ascertained that the water wa 3 y . from land-springs, and not the Thames. With re s p ect to t h e s t ru cture, he beli eve d that it would last in hundred weary. A plan was submitted by the late Mr. Samuda, who pro posed to form a railway through the Tunnel for the convey ance of carriages and carts, one side being for foot passen gers and another for vehicles. The apparatus for the rail way would cost about 10,0001. When it . was sufficiently matured, the plan wou ld be laid before the proprietors. The directors had done all in their power to reduce the expensw, and in doing so had diminished the allowanee granted to them from 1,0001. to 200/ • year. The sum they had re ceived from the Government was 246,000/. The report was adopted, and Messrs. Wollaston, Barker, and. Jones were re • ; elected directors. Thanks were voted to the directors and hairmaE, after which the meeting broke lip. HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE. The Queen held a Levee (the first this season) yes terday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite arrived in four carriages, escorted by a party of Life Guards, at two o'clock, from Buckingham Palace. The royal suite included the Countess of Dunmore and the Marchioness of Douro, Ladies in Waiting ; the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting ; Mr. Ormsby Gore, Groom in IVaiting ; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting ; Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry to Prince Albert ; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting. Her Majesty and the Prince were received at the Palace by the Great Officers of State. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knesebeck and Mr. St. Edmond Mildmay, were present at the levee. The foreign diplomatic corps were first introduced, when the following presentations to the Queen took place : Mr. Cottu, Attaché .1 l'Ambassade Francaise, by the Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador. Mr. George Annesley, Lieutenant in the Austrian service, and Count Alfred Potocki, Attaché to the Austrian Embassy, by Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian Ambassador. Le Contre-Amiral Poutiatine, de la Marine Imperiale, and Mr. de Longuinoff, Attaché l'Ambassade Imperiale de Russia, by the Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. The Baron do Linden, Attaché a la Legation de sa Majestii le Roi de Wurtemberg a Londres, by the Chevalier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister. Mr. Perez de Castro, Mr. Lopez Cevallos, Marquis del Arco, and Count del Crescente, Attaches to the Spanish Legation, by the Duke de Sotomayor, the Spanish Minister. The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador and le Comte d'Harcourt ; the Ottoman Ambassador ; Count Die trichstein, the Austrian Ambassador ; Baron Koller, First Secretary ; Baron Brenner, Secretary ; and Count Potocky, Attaché to the Austrian Embassy ; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and Mr. Charles Drouet, Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Moreno, the Buenos Ayrean Minister ; Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister ; Count de Pollon, the Sardinian Minister, and Count _ _ Revel, Secretary of Legation ; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, and M. Lobo de Moira, Secretary of Legation ; Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister; General Prince Castelcicala, Neapolitan Minister, and M. G. Canofari, Secretary of Legation ; Count Kielmann segge, the Hanoverian Minister ; the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister ; le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Minister ; Mr. Everett, United States Mi nister 3 Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, and M. de Bielke, Gentilhomme de la Chambre de sa Ma jests ; le Roi de Danemarc et son, Secretaire de Lega tion ; le Due de Sotomayor (Marquis de Casa Irujo), Grand d'Espagne de la Premiere Classe, the Spanish Minister, and the Chevalier de Pedrorena, Second Se cretary of Legation ; Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Mi nister ; M. M. Mosquera, New Grenada Chargé d'Af faires, and M. Raphael de Ayala, Secretary to the Mis sion ; Baron de Rehausen, Swedish Charg d,Affaires, and the Count of Erlach. In the general circle the following presentations to her Majesty took place:— Sir Thomas Fremantle, on his appointment to be Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Bingham Baring, on his appointment as Paymaster of her Majesty's Forces, by Sir Robert Peel. Sir George Clerk, on his appointment as Master of the Mint, by Sir Robert Peel. The Lord Mayor, by the Right Hen. Sir R. Peel, Bart. Viscount Jocelyn, on his appointment as Secretary to the Board of Control, by the Earl of Ripon. The Right Hon. Henry Corry, on his appointment as Secretary of the Admiralty, by the Earl of Had dington. Mr. Sheriff Sidney, by the Right Hon. Sir James Gra ham, Bart. Mr. Sheriff Hunter, by the Right Hon. Sir James Gra ham, Bart. Colonel Monteath, C. 8., Bengal Army, on his being appointed Aide-de Camp to her Majesty and Colonel in the Army, by the Duke of Wellington. Captain Kincaird, on his appointment as Exon of the Yeomen Guard, by the Earl of Beverley. Colonel Sir J. 11. Schoedde, K.C.8., 55th Foot, on ap pointment of Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty and re turn from China, by the Duke of Richmond. Mr. Under-Sheriff Marten, by the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham, Bart. Rev. Michael Gibbs, by the Lord Mayor. Rev. Richard Wood, Chaplain to Mr. Sheriff Sidney, by Mr. Sheriff Sidney. Rev. Josiah Pratt, Chaplain to Mr. Sheriff Hunter, by Mr. Sheriff Hunter. The Queen's Proctor, by the Queen's Advocate. The Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, upon being ap pointed one of her Majesty's Gentlemen Ushers, by his father, the Lord Chamberlain. Major T. B. Jervis, to present his Plan of the City of Peking, by the Right Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart. The Earl of Fortescue presented an address and peti tion from Southmolton. The general circle was attended by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the I'resident of the Board of Controul, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, the Secretary at War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Captain of the honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Anglesey, Geld Stick in Waiting ; the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor of England, the Right Hon. the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Judge-Advocate- General, the Queen's Advocate, the Solicitor-General, the Attorney-General for reland, Mr. George Hope, Under Secretary of State for the Colo nies, Major-General Sir Henry Wheatly, G. C. H. Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse, the Master of the Ceremonies ; Hon. Sir Edward Butler, Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Sir George Philip Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen Guard ; the Adjutant-General of the Forces •, the Quartermaster- General to the Forces ; Mr. Thomas Shiffner, Pay master of the Household ; Sir Charles Young, arter ; Sir Harris Nicolas, G.C.M.G., Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George ; Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard Bearer of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Lieut.-General Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Equerry to the Queen Dowager ; Colonel Wylde, Royal Horse Artillery, Equerry to Prince Albert ; Captains Pechell, R.N., Equerry to her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager ; Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., Serjeant Surgeon ; Mr. Lawrence, Surgeon Ex traordinary to her Majesty ; Colonel Wood, Aide-de- Camp to her Majesty ; Colonel Weare, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; Major-General Brown, Deputy Adjutant General ; the Rev. the Sub-Dean of her Majesty's Cha pels Royal ; Lieutenant-Colonel Hall, Silver Stick ; Mr. MacGregor, Secretary to the Board of Trade ; Mr. James Bunce Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Mr. Ellenthorp, Adjutant of the Yeomen Guard ; Sir Benjamin Smith, C.S. ; Captain Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., Master of the Trinity House ; Mr. Frederick Peel Round, Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Fre derick Smith, K.H., Gentleman Usher to the Privy Chamber in Waiting ; Lieutenant-Colonel Diggle, Gen tleman Usher in Waiting ; Mr. Arthur Blackwood, Groom of the Privy Chamber ; Captain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentleman Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting ; Colonel Sir John Morillyon Wilson, Gentleman Usher to the Privy Chamber of her Majesty the Queen Dowager • Colonel Walton, Field Officer in Waiting ; Captain Siborne, Secretary and Adjutant of the Royal Military Asylum : and the following— DuaEs—Norfolk, Richmond, Montrose, Buckingham and Chandos, Leeds. MARQUISES—Normanby, Chandos, Winchester, Lans downe, Camden. EARLS—Nelson, Rosebery, Dalhousie,' Mexborougb, Powis, Carnarvon, Bruce, Clarendon, Listowel, Bective, Erne. Somers, Dundonald, Spencer, Auckland, Fortes cue, Rosslyn, Arundel and Surrey, Munster, Ellen borough, Zetland, Sheffield. VISCOUNTS—Gage, Pollington, Newport, Maynard, Canning, Villiers, Marsham, Duncannon, Campden, Clive, Sydney, Hawarden, ocelyn, Palmerston, Can terbury, Emlyn. Bisnor—Chichester. LORDS—Langdale, Dalmeny, Marcus Hill, Alfred Paget, Adolphus Fitzclarence, Camoys, Ashley, William Russell, Glenlyon, Redesdale, Leveson, John Russell, Campbell, Arthur Lennox, Eastnor, A. Lennox, H. Lennox, Colchester, W. Graham, Colborne, Beaumont. RIGHT HONOURAMES-11. Corry, Sir George Clerk, E. J. Stanley, Sir William Fremantle, G.C.11., Mr. Macaulay, W. E. Gladstone, Admiral Sir Geo. Cock burn, F. Maule, Henry Ellis, Sir J. Beckett, Bart. HONOURABLES Mortimer Sackville West, Edward Erskine, Rev. Francis G. Noel, Henry Fitzroy, Ed ward Gage, Percy Egerton Herbert, Capt. W. Gordon, R. W. Clive, Percy Barrington, W. Melville, Capt. T. P. Maxwell, F. Charteris, Rear-Admiral D. H. Mackay, Capt. Gordon, W. Cowper, W. R. Colborne , M.P., E. Phipps, Col. W. Stratford, Capt. Rous, M.P., F. L. Gower. BARONETS—Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Sir William Magnay, Sir J. Flower, M.P.; Sir W. G. H. Joliffe, Sir B. Bridges, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir E. Antrobus, Sir R. 11. Inglis, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir F. Hamilton. SIRS —Moses Montefiore, F.R.S ; Charles Aldis, George Carroll, James Duke, M.P. ; G. Montgomery, T. Herbert, H. Verney, C. Hunter, J. Atkinson, H. Willock, J. Annesley. ARCHDEACON—Wilberforce. REV. DOCTOR—Spry. REV. MESSIEURS—G. R. Gleig, Richard Wood, Josiah Pratt, Michael Gibbs, C. R. Bradley, George Pocock, L.L.8.; R. Browne, J. Wenham, F. Howson. DocToas—Aldis, Paris, Shaw, Mortimer, Shanks, Gibson. QUEEN'S CouNsm--Teed, F. Kelly, M.P. ; Hayward, Hildyard, James Parker, Wm. Page Wood, Billingsley Parry, Hodgson. SERGEANT-AT-LAW—Bellasis. ALDERMAN—Moon. Mohan Lal (late Political Assistant at Caubul). Ed ward Turst Carver, Hugo on, F. 15 William Chicheley Plowden , G renville Mansel, James M.P., y Sutton, James Watney, Jackson, Short, Edward Law ford, Neeld, M.P., Joh n Neeld, 3.T.P„ Ambrose Hussey, ne Edmundll I ng ra m N , u gent Lawrence, M E ssfEUßs—Mathes ARichardLanel.P"So - h t eron, son, Jahn Ilubback , H. Colston, W. H. Doyle, Thomas Fox, Hope Jol n c st h o ar ne l , es M.., W. Evans, D. W. Wire, Cardwell, W. Bird, J, Fisher, Birch, Pratt , Georg e Aston, John Malcolm,A. Pringle, DIP., Entwisle, M.P., Challoner, Bingham Fred. DanielPeedu Round, ds,. Baring, W. Hamilton, M.P., Pakington, M.P., George Hope, D'lsraeli, S. Wortley, W. Patten, M.P., Shepherd, H. Addington, Stephenson, R. Palmer, M.P., J. Mountain, C. Fisher, Compton, Babbage, Dodd, M.P., Pendarves, M.P., M‘Guire, Bramston, M.P., An trobus, L. J. Way, C. Bruce, E. Denison, M.P., B. Bot field, G. Craig, M.P.,Nugent, Sanders, Evans, R. M. King, H o ld s hip, 11. . Hamilton, Young, M.P., M. Milnes, M.P., F. Calvert, G. W. Repton, M.P., M'Gregor, Wyse, M.P., B. Oliveira, R. Godson, M.P., Clerk, Oldmixon, J. M. Minter, J. Wood, T. Holmes, A. M. Knight, G. Palmer, jun., F. Bossy, C. Law, W. Cooper, T. Gladstone, Dottin, J. Barnes, H. Smith, W. H. Gregory, M.P. FIELD-MARSHAL—The Duke of Wellington. GENERALS—Sir Henry Wheatley, G C.H., Sir Robert Gardiner, Sir A. Huskisson Barnard, H. Thomson, Gal loway, C. 8., Sir John Maclean, Wood, C. 8., K.H. Sir Lewis Grant, Sir James Cockburn, Sir James Wat son, K.C.8., Sir Jasper Nicolls, Sir W. K. Grant, Sir John May, Monteith, K.L.S., Sir Henry Watson, Tay lor, C. 8., Sir D. Ximenes, COLONELS.—T. T. Bernard, B. Drummond, Leslie, Sir J. M. Burgoyne, Fox, Anson, Wylde, Thomas Wood, Peel, Angerstein, Colville, Monckton, Zuhleke, C. 8., Hamilton,lPaget, Verner, Malet, Luard, Sykes, Tulloch, Trevor, Monteath, C. 8., W. Bentinck, Walton, Towns end, Astell, M.P., Knollys, Sir J. H. Sehoedde, K.C.8., S. Stanhope, Sir C. M. Wade, C. 8., Tulloch, T. Quintin, Hon. H. Montague, Tumor, Cureton, Montgomerie, C. 8., Earl of Cardigan, G. Everest, F.R.S. MAJORS—Cooke, Waymouth, T. Wilkinson, Arm strong, J. A. Moore, Grubbe, S. B. Jervis, G. Macgregor, Bonham, Sir J. J. Hamilton, Bart., Jebb, Chipchase, M. G. White, Gibsone. CAPTAINS—Siborne, Kincaid, R. M. Mundy, F. Ste phenson, Polhill, M.P., Ibbetson, Boscawen Ibbetson, James Ramsay, Powell, Dalrymple, Whitbred, Fearon, Brooke, Powell, Alfred Malet, Boldero, Deßatbe, Goodfellow, Carrington, Mitchell, A. Hamilton, S. S. Brown, T. W. Lane, R. J. Crozier, Roper, F. W. Hamilton, L. S. O'Connor, Bitt, J. M. Martin, H. G. Stapleton, Maxwell Hyslop, E. Watson, Home Drum mond, Shea, H.C.S., F. H. Jackson, Henry Butler, Hon. J. Murray. LIEUTENANTS—J. F. Peel, James Money, J. H. Hunt, Acton Tindal, Polhill, C. H. Hutchinson, Lyne dock Gardiner, Pattullo, Tyler, Stanton, Lawrence Scott, Crawshay, Gleig, Graydon, Charles E. Thornton, Moggridge, Kerr, Murray Cowell, S. H. S. Inglefield, Fleming, Francis, Haworth, John Turner, H. T. Butler. CORNETS—Wardrop, Greetham. ENSIGNS—Trevor, Sir E. Poore. ADMIRALS—Sir Robert Otway, Bart., Bowles, Sir Francis Mason, Inglefield, C. 8., Sykes, Sir Charles Malcolm, Sir Wiliam Gage, Dundas, C. 8., M.P., Sir Francis Austin, Sir John West, K.C.B. CAPTAINS—(RoyaI Navy)—Lord F. G. Hallyburton, Baillie Hamilton, Edward Collier, Brace, Sir Samuel Brovin, Hamilton, Hon. R. S. Dundas, T. Smith, John Hamilton, M. J. Currie,: Seymour, Frederick T. Michell, Robert Maunsell, C. 8., Waldegrave, Thomas Clarke. CArrAms—(Trinity House)—Sir J. H. Pelly, Bart., Weynton, Pixley, Welbank. COMMANDERS—(RoyaI Navy)—Mathison, George G. Burton, F.H.Hastings Glasse, Ommanney, R. A. Oliver, Woodgate, Coglan, H. W. Scott, Joseph West, J. H. Mason, William H. Maitland. LIEUTENANTS—(RoyaI Navy)—Hon. W. M. Lam bert, H. G. West, G. Spong, Tattnall, Herbert Austin, Inglefield, Honourable G. D. Keane, W. D. Miller, John Blackmore. _ . . _ _ The following Noblemen and Gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : The Earl Nelson, by the Marquis Camden. The Marquis of ? Winchester, on coming to the title, by the Duke of Wellington. The Marquis of Chandos by the Duke of Wellington Viscount Newport, on his marriage by Lord Forester. Lord Dalmeny, on his marriage, by the Earl of Rosebery. Lord Arthur Lennox, on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury, by Sir R obert Peel. Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert, 43d Light Infantry, by his father, the Earl of Powis. The Hon. Henry Fitzroy, on his appointment as one of the Lords of the Admiralty, by the Earl of Haddington. Hon. and Rev. Francis G. Noel, by Viscount Campden. Sir Moses Montefiore, F.R.S., on his appointment as High Sheriff of the county of Kent, by Sir J. Graham. Lieutenant James Money, Bengal Artillery, by Sir Benjamin Smith. The Hon. Edward Erskine, attached to her Majesty's mission at Brussels, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Lieut. the Hon. Oliver W. M. Lambart, on promotion and' appointment to her Majesty's ship Vanguard, by the Right Hon. the Earl otHaddington. Mr. Hodgson, Q. C., on being appointed one of her Ma jesty's Connie!, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Billingsley Parry, on being appointed one of her Ma jesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.; Mr. Wm. Page Wood. on his appointment as one of her Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Hayward, Q. C., by the Lord Charicellor. Mr. James Parker, Q.C., on his appointment by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Hildyard, on being appointed one of her Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellot. Mr. Sergeant Bellasis, on taking the degree of the Coif, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Alderman Moon, on his election, by the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Mr. Short, by the Vice-Chancellor of England. Mr. James Watney, House Warden of the Mercers' Company, by the Right Hon. Sir Jas. Graham, Bart. Mr. James Sutton, Renter Warden of the Mercers' Com pany, by the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart. Mr. Matheson, M.P., by Lord John Russell. Mr. Edmund Nugent, Agent for Antigua, by the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colomes. Mr. Hugo F. Meynell, Ingram, by Major Waymouth. Mr. Edward Turst Carver, on his appointment as one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Forester. Mr. Grenville Manse], on his return from India, [by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Mr. Cardwell, on being appointed Secretary to the Treasury, by Sir R. Peel. Mr. Entwistle, M.P., by Mr. Wilson Patten. Mr. Pratt, by Lord Palmerston. Mr. John Malcolm, by his father-in-law, the Hon. Col. Wingfield Stratford. Mr. J. W. Fisher, Surgeon-in-Chief to the Metropolitan Police, by Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart. Mr. Wilberforce Bird, on his return from India, by the Earl of Ripon. Mr. David Williams Wire, on his appointment as Under Sheriff of Kent, by Sir Moses Montefiore. Mr. Thomas William Evans, by Lord Marcus Hill. Mr. W. H. Doyle, by Earl Dclawarr. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, on his appointment to the command of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry, by the Earl of Powis. Sir William Magnay, on his being created a Baronet, by the Right Hon. Sir James Graham. Archdeacon Wilberforce, on his appointment as Sub- Almoner to her Majesty, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Mr. Hungerford Colston, by Colonel Miles. Mr. John Hubback, on his marriage, by his father-in law, Vice-Admiral Sir Francis William Austen, K.C.B. Dr. Shaw, by the Duke of Richmond. Dr. Mortimer, by Sir James Clark. Dr. Paris, as President of the Royal College of Physi cians, by Sir James Graham. Air. Arnold More Knight, on appointment to the 16th Lancers, by Mr. Richard Monckton Milnes, M.P. Dr. Gibson, on appointment to the 17th Lancers, by Lieut.-Colonel St. Quintin. Mr. Charles Richardson, by Lieut.• General Sir Robert Barton. Dr. Shanks, on return from China and promotion to the Staff, by General Sir William Clinton, G.C.B. Mr. John M. Minter, Surgeon, RN., by Captain Hon. W. Gordon, R.N. Mr. Pendarres, M.P., on his appointment to the com mand of the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Militia, by Viscount Melbourne. Sir James Annesley, on receiving the honour of knight hood, by the Earl of Ripon. Sir Jasper Atkinson, upon receiving the honour of knighthood, by Sir James Graham. Sir Graham Montgomery, by Mr. Hope Johnstone. The Hon. Edward Gage, by his father, Viscount Gage. The Hon. Percy Barrington, on his appointment to the Scots Fusileer Guards, by Colonel Drummond. Rev. G. R. Gleig, on appointment as Chaplain-General, by the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Fremantle. Rev. Charles R. Bradley, by Lord Grantley. Mr. J. G. Mortimer, by Lieut.-Conel Angerstein. Rev. J. Wenbam, Chaplain of Ceylon, on return home, by Lord Stanley. Rev. R. W. Browne, on his appointment as Chaplain to the Forces, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Rev. G. Pocock, OR his appointment to the Incum bency of St. Paul's Chapel, Marylebone, by the Bishop of London. The Earl of Powis presented addresses from the ministers, freeholders and inhabitants of the parishes of Canon-Frome and Ashperton in the county of Hereford, praying her Majesty to give her authority to the House of Lords to amend the Act relating to the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor. Lieut. G. 11. Hunt, 57th Regiment, on return from India, by Sir Benjamin Smith. Lieut. Acton Tindal, Royal Bucks Yeomanry Artillery, by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Major Cooke, unattached, on appointment to the Gentle men-at-Arms, by Lord Forester. Lieut. Polhill, 6th Dragoon Guards, by Captain Pol hill, M.P. Lieut.-Cols. Tulloch, on promotion, Tumor, on return from Jamaica, by Sir J. Macdonald. Captains M. Hyslop and E. Wa tson, b y Sir J. Watson. Captain R. M. Mundy,RA., on promotion, by Sir Geo. Murray. Lieut.-Cols. Luard and Montgomerie, on their return from India, by Sir J. Nicolls. Cornet Greetham, on appo i ntment, by . Col. Middleton. Major Armstrong, on return from foreign service; Lieu tenants Gleig and J. Turne r, by Sir G. Murray. Captain Frederick Stephenson,. on appointment to the Adjutantcy of the Scots Fusilier Guards, by Col. B. Drummond. Ensign Trevor, by Lieut.-Col. Trevor. Lieutenant and Ensign J. F. Peel, on appointment, by Col. Drummond. Colonels Knollys and Colvile, on their promotion; Lieu tenant-Colonel Hamilton, on promotion; Captains Dalrymple, Powell, and De Bathe, on their prom o• ; and Ensign and Lieutena n t Sir E.Poore, c" on ap pointment, by Col. Drummond. Cornet Wardrop, by Major-Gen. Lygon. Captain L. Smyth O'Connor, on returning from foreign service in Western Africa, and proceeding on service to the West Indies, by Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Grant. Captain F. W. Lane, by Lieut.-Gen. Clitherow. Captain Whitbread, by his uncle, Capt. Michell. Captain Mitchell, on his return from India, by Captain Thomas Smith, R.N. Captain H. G. Stapleton, by Sir W. Hyde Pearson. Lieutenant Inglefield, R.N., by his father, Admiral Inglefield, C.B. Lieutenant A. G. West, R.N.. on his leaving for foreign service, by his father, Admiral Sir J. West, K.C.B. Lieut.-General Sir J. Jasper Nicolls, on his return from the command in chief in India, and appointment to the sth Fusiliers. . . idajorWene;aiWood, C. 8., K.H., on receiving a grant trom her Majesty of good-service money, by Lieut.- General Sir J. Watson. Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Sykes, on his return from Ger many, by the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G. Colonel Townsend, on arrival from India, by Lieut.- General Sir E. Kerrison, K.C.B. Colonel Berkeley Drummond, on promotion to the com mand of the Scots Fusilier Guards, by the Field Officer in Brigade in Waiting. Colonel Zubleke, C. 8., on his promotion. Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, on appointment to com mand on the North American station; Rear-Admiral Bowles, on appointment as Lord of the Admiralty ; Captains on Appointment—Seymour, to H.M.S. Vin dictive; E. Collier, to H.M.S. Rodney; IL Mansell, to Greenwich Hospital; Hamilton, as Second Secre tary to the Admiralty; Commanders Coghlan, Mathi son, on promotion; W. H. Maitland, R. A. Oliver; G. Burton, on appointment/to the Poictiers; Lieutenants Tattnall and H. Austen, on promotion and appoint ments, by Lord Haddington. Col. Monteath, on being appointed Aide•de-Camp to the Lieut.-Colonels Trevor, on appointment, and Curetoa, on appointment and return from India, by the Duke of Wellington. Commanders F. H. Glasse, on return from foreign ser vice ; T. IL Mason, on promotion and return from China, by Sir G. Bremer. Lieut.-Colonel T. T. Bernard, Capt. Carrington, by the Duke of Buckingham. Captains Brett, on promotion, A. Hamilton, and Lieu tenant Crawshay, on promotion, by Colonel Quentin. L'eutenants Kerr, Moggridge, Tyler, and Stanton, by the Inspector of Fortifications. Captain J. Hamilton, Lieutenant W. Miller, on his ap. pointment, by Sir G. Cockburn. Lieutenant-Colonel Malet, Captains S. Brown, Roper, A. Malet, by Sir H. Bayley. Lieutenant-Colonels G. Everest and Sir IC. Wade, on return from India; Major-General Monteith ; Major T. Wilkinson, on return from India ; Captains Good fellow, on return from India ; and R. Crozier ; by Lord Ripon. Lieut.-Colonel Leslie, on being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, by Lord Colchester. Major Jebb, by Sir James Graham. Major Gibsone, on promotion, by the Duke of Buccleuch. Captain Brooke, on return from China, by General Sir William Clinton, G.C.B. Captain Powell, on promotion, by Viscount Palmerston. Captain James Ramsay, by the Earl of Dalhousie. Lieut. C. H. Hutchinson, by the Bishop of Norwich. Lieut. 11. T. Butler, on return from China, by the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P. Lieut. Puttullo, by Lieut.-General Sir L. Grant. Lieut. Lawrence Scott, on his promotion, and going on foreign service, by his father, Commander H.W. Scott. Mr Edmond Mildmay, on his appointment as Equerry, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Lieut. Samuel H. S. Inglefield, by his father, Rear -Ad miral Inglefield, C.B. Lieut.'.llaworth, by Lieut.-Colonel St. Quintin. Captain J. M. Martin, on return from India, by Lord Glenlyon. Lieut. J. B'ackmore, R.N., by the Right lion. H. Corry. After the levee her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, returned to Buckingham Palace. DREADFUL EXPLOSION. LOSS OF FOUR LIVES, AND MANY OTHERS -4" SERIOUSLY INJURED. Yesterday morning, shortly after ten, a dreadful catas trophe occurred, which has already occasioned the sacrifice of four lives, besides, in all human probability, a much greater loss. The scene of this disaster was the immense factory of Messrs. Samuda Brothers, and Co., the engineers of Blackwell, at Bow-creek. It appears, from the particulars which our reporter gleaned on the spot, but which must necessarily be inadequate in description, in consequence of the universal confusion which prevailed, both at the factory and the immediate neighbourhood, on the occurrence of such a catastrophe, that at the above hour a number of workmen were employed in the engine building-room, testing a boiler of the engine which had been taken out of the steam-boat Waterman No. 11. The men employed were endeavouring to get up the steam ,for the purpose of driving the engine, when it suddenly exploded, the violence attending which completely blew off the whole of the roof of the engine -house, besides breaking nearly all the windows of a large glass factory which adjoins, and minor dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood. The force of the con cussion was so great, that a number of men who were employed in various parts of the premises were thrown down. Immediately after the evaporation of the steam, and the consequent confusion had somewhat subsided, a search was instituted, for the purpose of ascertaining the extent of the injury and loss of life which such a circumstance must necessarily entail, when it was found that four men were actually dead, their bodies being frightfully mutilated, and many others being more or less injured. Several medical gentleman resident in the neighbourhood were promptly on the spot and rendered every assistance in their power to alleviate the dreadful sufferings of those unfor tunate individuals in whom life was still in existence. A light spring van was procured, in which a quantity of straw was placed, and six individuals put therein, covered with blankets, were removed to the London Hospital ; they were immediately attended by the senior surgeons of the establishment, but in the majority of the cases, it is feared, that little or ne hopes are entertained of their recovery, they being mutilated in a most frightful manner. The tremendous nature of the explosion may be antici pated from the fact, that the body of one poor fellow was picked up on the opposite side of Bow-creek, a distance from the factory of at least 120 yards. It will be in tke recollection of our readers, that on the 12th of November last, Mr. Joseph Samuda, and nine other indi viduals, lost their lives on board the Gipsy Queen steamer, at Blackwall, close to their factory, by the explosion of a steam-pipe, on the return of the vessel from an experimental trip. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT—FROM AN EYE-WITNESS.) A dreadful accident took place yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, at the factory of Messrs. Samuda, at Poplar, by the explosion of a steam-boiler, by which three men were killed and seven dangerously hurt. The boiler had been recently fixed outside the engine-room on the premises, and con nected with the engine which was used for the purpose of working lathes and various other machinery employed for the construction of pipes, ac., for an atmospheric railroad. The scene just after the explosion took place, of which the writer was an eye-witness, was most heartrending—the screams of women, the groans of the wounded and the dying, and the sudden change in the appearance of the place. The engine-room, a building of considerable size, was levelled with the ground, and part of the turnery and the roof blown up in the air ; and nearly the whole of the windows on the premises were shivered to atoms. Part of the boiler was carried over the house tops into the street, a distance of 200 yards, and of the rest scarcely two plates were left together. A man named Grimes, a labourer, one of the deceased, was standing on the top of the boiler, and was blown over the top of a building and over the Lea river, a distance of about 600 feet. Mr. Lowe, the superintendent, was standing by, giving directions to the workmen, and was struck on the head by a piece of the boiler; he was taken to his own house insen sible, and bleeding profusely. They were at the time getting up the steam in order to try the boiler. Perhaps it would be premature to give a statement as to the precise cause of the accident; but the boiler, although it had never before been in use, was, nevertheless, totally unfit to' stand the pressure, as it had been lying out in the open air for a great length of time, by which it became injured by the weather. The names of two of those who were killed were Wright and Grimes ; the third was so mutilated that he could not be identified. SERIOUS ILLNESS CF TIER SERENE HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUCHESS OF SATE WEIMAR.—We regret to learn that Information has been received from Germany of the dangerous illness of the Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, which has caused the most painful alarm to her family. The Grand Duchess is sister to the Emperor of Russia. THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE FOR MARCH contains several very important papers of great interest, not only to the naval and military services of this country, but to the public at large. Major Macready has pub lished his " Recollections of the Battle of Waterloo," in opposition to some of the statements recently put forth by Captain Siborne. From the high authority of Mar shal Marmont, we have an " Essay on the Spirit of Mili tary Institutions, treating of four distinct subjects—artil lery, fortification, administration of armies, and the commissariat. Now that the recently-discovered " Dis patches of the Duke of Marlborough" have issued from the press, the notice here given of his brave opponent, Marshal Villars, cannot but be extremely interesting. There is also an able professional article, very likely to attract attention, bearing the title of " Expected Brevets," by Colonel Firebrace. The naval portion :of the periodical consists of " Thoughts on Naval Tactics," " The Naval Chaplain's Note Book," "Reminiscences of a French Prison," and other papers of equal merit. Indeed, both branches of our war establishment are re presented with equal efficiency and entertainment. THE HISTORY OF MARGARET CATCHPOLIII, A SUFFOLK GlRL.—Dedicated, by permission, to the Marchioness Cornwallis.—This remarkable work seems likely to excite an unusual degree of interest. The Norfolk Chronicle observes:—" Truth is stranger than fiction. We have here a veritable history, with incidents more startling and extraordinary than are to be found in any romance with which we are acquainted; and a tOOT Suffolk girl exhibiting qualities, mental and physical, and an enduring, faithful, and disinterested attachment, which, if described as the attributes of the heroine of II novel, would have -been deemed overcharged and exag gerated; whilst the happy catastrophe would have been considered as an overstrained and improbable event. The details with which this strange eventful history is filled up are full of interest; and the accounts of the smuggling exploits of Will Lund and his confederates are marked by features of vivid excitement. The work is edited by the Rev. 11. Cobbold, of Wortham, Suffolk." EXPLOSION AT A FIREWORK-MAKER'S.—Tuesday afternoon, between the hours of four and five, some alarm was greeted in St. George's-road, Southwark, in consequence of it tearful explosion occurring upon the premises occupied by Mr. T. Hall, firework-maker, situate at 46, Gibraltar.row, to the above road. It appears that the occupier of the house was engaged on the first floor preparing a quantity of the composition used in the manufacture of fireworks, when,from some unknown cause, the whole exploded, and with such violence that upwards of twenty squares of glass were in stantly demolished, Mr. Hell very severely burned about the Lee, and the apartment set on fire. The bsigade and the West of England engines promptly . attended, and a good supply of water was instantly farm:bed by the Lambeth Waterworks. The inmates and Inhabitants, after some trouble, got CUSTOMS.—The t T ir h e e ex H ti o n n gu . ei. of:Customs, died on Tuesday morning, the 4th =tan a-d, at th tho e uih he oard hie n ot been very regular decease was, we belilearveinraht i h s er a t un ten ex drce t som e time past. Mr. Cust's death p laces a Comnirsionership of Custems at t he dis p osal of the Govemmmt, bein g the third since accession to office.