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",le ex planations which appeared to you reqoierte in(e'dk\Se quetice of the animadversions made on yerar , ft , rialect by the raTtcral Co urt - mart i al lately held at Corks Ilia Majesty i s herpleas e d to observe, that those e•xpqattations have tended ko confirm the opinion which his Majesty has already ex- Pressed through the medium of the general order of the Ist tortart, namely, th at some parts o f the evidence addticeel 'be e the Court-martial in question might reasonaNybeiAta 'con sction lea unfavourable to you r L or d s hip than .bat which he Court hav e t h oug h t i t t h e i r d ots to place upon them. It was on this mitigated view of the cow that his Majesty acted, when he directed the removal of your Lordship from th e command of the 15th Hussars, without proceeding to measure which could affect your Lordship' s pl ace an d rank i n his Majesty's service."—( Loud cheers.) This let ter was written in answer to the memorial which he (Lord Br udenell) su b m i tted to his Majesty through the GeteCtal Comma nding -in -Chief, earnestly requesting that his tt. onduct might be brought before a general Court-iwartial com tPosed of officers competent to try an efiletr of his rank, or at his conduct m i g ht b e investigated tr. a Court of Re v i ew , oth requests were refused. He hat' endeavoured to show that his conduct did not merit those animadversions which had be en passed upon them by a Court before which he was not o Pon his trial, and which •;, , ets not competent to pronounce an ( " i P i llion•—( Hear.) he hen b e f ore t h at C ourt h e s h ou ld have shown that the measexe which he resorted to wag net un- Precedented in the Brit; eh Service, though that might not be ' considered any strop - justification of his conduct. But with gard t o that mew - Ar e itself, which was so severe l y animad verted up on b y t I ,se Court-martial, it was resorted to by him Onl y o n one oCeasion, under very peetiliar circumstancea, arid r u pon points of: duty. There was no secresy whatever on his i t So for from that being the case, he believed he was the Lrst to ten an officer of the regiment under his command that , 0 hP.d adopted that co - arse. He had, however, been told key "le highest military authority that the measure he so adopted ttPan that occasion was objectionable, and that it was an error bof judgment. He was therefore quite ready to believe that uocohd w op a i s nin t o he vase.— ( Hear, h ear .) Th e goo d feel i ng and !e which all rank s i n t h e army —not excepting 1;1 great reajority of the officers who served u n d er hi m the 1 4'4tb. Hussars—had manifested towards him in a va letY of ways, he would not occupy the time of the li eu . th • s'd oy describing, further than by shortly reading some of t ":7 s rtters which he had received from some of the most dim ' ir,uished officers in the service, expressing a favourable otanion with regard. to his conduct. But first he would read ' .50 extract or two from the minutes of two or three Courts martial, whereby he would show the House that neither in the "se of an officer being brought to trial by his commanding Office r and acquitted, nor even in the case of a strong animad version being passed upon the Commanding officer as the pro aecutor, had it been usual in the King's service to remove that ., C ommand i ng off i cer from his command.—(Hear, hear.) In what he was about to read, no names of the officers, nor of th e re g i ments, were ment i oned. The first trial took place in e British army serving in the East Indies, and it was rather curiou s that that Court-martial was held in the same montlrof the same year in which the Court-martial took place upon the °Meer of the 15th Hussars under his command. In 1833 Lieutenant —, of the regiment of infantry, was tried on the following charges—for conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, and unbecoming, con temptuous, and insubordinate towards Lieutenant-Colonel in the following instances. But it was not necessar th at he should state them to the House. The sentence was to this effect—that the Court having found the prisoner tot guilty of any criminal ac t se t f ort h , did , therefore, acquit hi m o f any charge. The Court, in closing their pro ceedings, felt themselves imperatively called upon to record that the charge originally preferred arose from private feelings, and had not for its object the weal-being of the service. This sentence was approved and confirmed, as far as related to the acquittal, but not as regarded the animadversion on the Corn- Mantlin g officer himself. H e nee d not say t h at the Command officer was left in command of his regim en t. Wh at h ap - Pened afterwards? That Lieutenant-Colonel was second in co mmand. The senior Lieutenant-Colonel was absent some time from the re g i ment . O n hi s return to the regiment he roti ght the second Lieutenant-Colonel to a Court-martial, QPon stron g c h arges. The minutes ran thus— " Head-quar r% East Indies, 1834. At a general Court-martial holden at ,on , 1834, Lieutenant-Colonel w as arraign e d on th e un d erment i one d c h arges—namely, mis ohed'ie nce o f or d ers , hi g hl y i nsubordinate and general dis -I."Per.tful conduct, unbecoming the character of an officer and ttl gelaleman, t owar d s me , w h en i n command of the in ~ e followin g instances." The instances he would not mention. he Court found the prisoner guilty of disobedience of orders and disrespectful conduct, and acquitted him of all other charges. The following was the sentence :—" The Court having found Lieutenant- Colonel --- guilty to the extent above stated, sentence him to be reprimanded in such manner as the officer t o whom these proceedings are to be submitted shall see fit; and further, that he shall be admonished to be more circum tPect in future, in his conduct towards his superior officers." tb/le Court then pr ocee d e d t o an i ma d vert upon t h e conduct of l'ne prosecutor in strong terms. These proceedings were ap- Proved of by the Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the East 'lndies, and that reprimand was read at the head of every regi ment, and yet this offi cer was st ill i n comman d .—( H ear, hear.) He would mention one more case. The following was a copy a reprimand p romu l gate d i n a genera l order, dated Horse "tia"..ds, the , 1819, upon Li eu t enan t-C o l one l, Coromanding " The Prince Regent considers such inattention and negli gence, in a Commanding officer, to be highly reprehensible, and deserving his marked di sa p pro b at i on , wh i ch h i s Royal High ness has been accordingly pleased to command shall be com municated to Lieutenant-Colonel Th e C ommander-in-Chief directs that the foregoing the e ' b ' preferred against Lieutenant-Colonel , of , together with the finding of the Court, and the Pi ' n 'e Regent's pleasure thereon, shall be entered into the bone rat order book, and read at the head of every regiment of ois Majesty's service. " i By command of his R o y a l Hi g h ness t h e C ommander-in- Chef. " HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen." A fourth case was the following : " East Indies. , " At a G enera l C ourt-martial, held at on 1832, 1.e., Major ---, of his M a j es ty' s or Regiment c 't POot, was arraigned upon the following charges, viz.:— • H Ist. F or highly uncfficer-like and disrespectful co n d uc t, I baying suspended, and thus rende re d i ne ff ectua l, a stan di ng orider of the regiment, &c. Ric " 2d. F or con d 'jct highly unbecoming the character of an o er, in having wilfully and knowingly made a false re- Port, g m "• 3d. For. conduct suversive of and military iv. having on or about the g o od order last, ordered H e office; of the Marine Guard to leave his guard," &c. th TF,e Court acquitted the officer brought to trial of all eso charges, and animadverted upon the conduct of the Com- Hlartding officer in the following terms : t " Th e C ourt cannot conclude these proceedings without m' c yressi ng t h e i r regret that the prosecutor did not adopt the e as ures which h e h a d at hi s command to ascertain how far Zscharges investigated were susceptible of proof before he it?ted to the extreme ------- measure of bringing an officer of 's standing an d high character before a Court ,v:'rho abov e procee di ngs were confirmed, but disapproved by Li cutenant. Gene ra l comman di ng t h e P res i dency. This ( 6 4 an officer of 24 years' standing, and was now doing ▪ as Liemenant-Colonel. Thus he had shown that three 'l in • ?' four commandin g officers who had be en re p r i man d e d, ed th e i r command • and the fourth was removed in con i.e(aluenco of other circumstances. He would now pro cee d t o o{ 4 the letterp which hd had received from many General Ivhi,l ll in his Majesty's s erv i ce . H e would first read a letter he had received some time ago from Major-General Sir tic;" r Y nouveri e under Whom he (L or d Brudenell) was sta lbannect thfor 15th more than half the period he had th e h onor t o com e Hussars:— " Head Quarters, Northern district, " Ledston e H a ll, P onte f ract, A pr il 15, 1834. J ere ' N IY Lord—Your Lo r d s hip' s l etter o f t h e 11t h reached me I.ll t _Yesterday. I can h ave no h es i tat i on i n d eclar i ng that, with ti s 4 ' c option of one occurren ce , I b a d every reason to b e sa tki:,(l with the conduct of the 15th Hussars; under your Lord . - tli s ; c ommand, during the period which they passed In this , 7,‘,l ne t and thatoccurrence, which it is needless to say more ,43,,, ~. tl e ,„'' was not, in my opinion, to be attributed in the slightest Fitee to , Our Lordship. ik,,dt\oVith3r9p.ect to the discipline of the regiment in quarters, ‘rid th is efficiency and appearance in the field, the riding, 7x e , i c ,Precision an d qu i et w ith which the movements _were aißbll'eq when I r ev i ewe d t h e reg i ment, I cannot speak too teal 3 ' , 'lnd if my testimony on these points, as well to . yo n u l r 4% 4 7 1 '. tl unwearied attention to all parts of your duty as,o rue the officer, is acceptable to you, I beg that you will do c ravou r to accept it. " I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, er ~ "H. BOUVERIE, Mljor-Genl 1. ..,%,eutenant- Colonel the Lord 13rudenell, &c." the'; n ext letter was from the present Master-General . of th Q i . rdna nce, who was Commander-in Chief in Ireland at tt. 4 , 1410 when he (Lord Brudencll) was stationed there.. It l la r d a i a „ c xtract of a letter from Sir H. Vivian to Sir henry "C . - ..... Cg Ni . if Oo 0., Nov. 4, 1835. _ , 114 14,, Pear Hardinge—l know not how I can assist Lord ia La-,;:ie!!_farther than I have done, and that was by stating . ' , is ,„,'' Melbourne that as the circumstances that occasioned 4 91' 1 ;7 4 41 from the 15th took place while ho was serving un ki 4 9, 4 % , ) '. eetl'lmarid I was quite prepared to say, and would clad to e re lin the House of Commons, that I should be i ver y told ~,,t azti.ra am es eibeoutrim replaced in a regiment of cavalry. H tie, as lat the time repeated to the orse .11611":' that I never saw a regiment in finer order than ' 4 ll'l r a ll officer more zealous in the discharge cf his duty, 11 h - a dord Brudenell ; that ho had faults, no doubt ; for those Issltutalevistilrered very severely, and is still suffering, and it - ' r vie '' °e Me great pleasure to assist in restoring him to the e : tu and seeing no reason whatever why he should not i' L l ll ,° tho service; on the contrary, being of opinion that Oeti e o 4 , - ; Was, upon the whole . , a hard one, I can have no ob- P 1 , 114 / 4 0 . 1 t11 ,is my opinion being made known. yf . all men, 1 c ei r . '' nave the g greatest right to give an opinion, from tolllrria comstance, as I bee - an by stating, of ..rey . haying Pla ee. nid in Ireland when b the general Court-marttal took " Ever very respectfully yours,Th, .‘flV 'VIA N. " mlraff or a d e xt was an extract from a letter from General Lord --' lat ely Lieutenant-General Sir John Byng :-- lg 1 " Loudon, November 8, 1835. th k 'atinw h • h i, if 1,, ,- Hill Fsitate to commit to writing what I said to you, ;I " thin; ; who must be the most competent judge) iee4to - d 'n e l i . ,,Ut to re - appoint you to a . regiment,. I should be l i gat e ' t . 4l such re. society." appointment either in Parliament or i . i The next letter was from Ma:of-Gut .at k ilon. Frederick Ponsonby :—.. March 20, 1836. " 3[9 ttif: liave given every consideration in power 10A.Vr case, ant I must siy, that, in my I,sp - st4le tpi n i on . ydtW . ?: - :re been treated with great severit..r t titiu if you are not permitted to effect the eichfmtv.: %to tlhe Ith Dragoons, yot. will be treated wit iretitiVe , rtOtiti* " I ge.m yolk Ak§ 'Opinion in Dedombtr. titt, and I a n strehgthel)ed tht.belief that it . ei*iider, from havi ng con versed with many officers of all'qh'Ats in the army, and I have foiled rthreelyan,y one vt , b6 hils differed in my opinion with me. " Believe ite, very sincerely yours, " F. PONSONBY, Mqor-Oeneral." Tikk l'.'ext letter which he begged to rtad to the House, was dated Dublin, 28th of April, /BSti, and was from Major -Ge neral Sir E. Blakene,n Commanding the Forces in Ireland, and under whore. he (Lord Brudencll) also was for some time stationed Mille commanding the 15th liutsars:— " t)> dear Lord—l have greet pleasure in seeing that the general commanding 141 thief bas recommended you to his Majesty for tt %Ihration to full pay, aid your consequent appointment to a Lieutenant-Colonelcy in the I Ith Light " — ln field movements, and the ready application of cavalry, I considered you one of the most intelligent officers that served under my orders, and I confidently anticipate, from your ex perience of the past, and the judicious application of your zeal for the service in future, you will I rove to the rrmy at large, that you are deserving of the act of justice Lord Hill has per formed in recommending your restoration to full pay. 44 With wishing you, my dear Lord, every success, believe me always very faithfully yours, " EDWARD BLAKENEY." Thine were the opinions of the General Officers whose names he had mentioned with respect to his conduct. Per haps to the testimony of these General Officers, lie might be allowed to add one other circumstance. Immediately , after the close of those proceedings at Cork, the General Officer who presided on that occasion, after entering, more than was usually the case, into a minute inspection of the regi ment, expressed himself to him (Lord Brudenell) in the strongest terms of approbation. He might remind the House that many instances had occurred of officers of the army having been reinstated in their rank after their names had been removed from the list, some having been dismissed from the service, and others having had their names erased by the King. He was well acquainted with the circumstances of those cases ; but as the faults of those officers had been for gotten by the Sovereign, and had probably been long for gotten by the public, he thought that it would be an invidious course for him to pursue to drag their names again before the country. He should, therefore, refrain from doing so, what ever advantage he might thereby forego. He did not hesitate to say, that unless he felt confident, after a certain period, he should be restored to his rank, he should have resigned his commission.—( Hear.) For it could not be supposed that unless he were again worthy to serve his King, that he could derive any satisfaction from having his name left on the Army List—( Hear, hear)—merely in cr d er th a t h e m i g h t cont i nue to draw his half:pay. It was under these circumstances that the General Commanding-in-chief had recommended to his Majesty to appoint him Second Lieutenant-Colonel of the 11 th Light Dragoons in the East Indies. After having made this statement, his most anxious desire was to pay all proper respect to the King's prerogative, exercised under the advice of the Noble Lord who filled the office of Commander.in-chief„ and having nothing more to add, he thought that the most proper course for him to pursue on the present occasion was to with draw from the House during the further discussion of the sub ject. [The Noble Lord then withdrew from the House amid loud cheers.l Lord HO WICK—I feel sure, Sir, from the tone this dis cussion has already taken, that the House entertains much the same opinion as I have myself adopted of the course pur sued by the Hon. Baronet, and that they think with me that he has submitted the present motion rather with the view of placing a formal question before the House on which to raise a debate, than with any serious intention of calling upon the House to accede to the terms of the proposition he has sub mitted.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Baronet has departed from his original intention, and has substituted for the motion of which he at first gave notice, that which he has just now submitted to the House. The Hon. Baronet has acted quite rightly in withdrawing the motion he originally proposed. I conceive, Sir, that the Hon. Baronet was influenced by the consideration that a motion for a vote of censure upon Lord Hill, for appointing the Noble Lord to this commission, could be considered in no other light than as a vote of this House pronouncing that Noble Lord unfit ever more to serve his Ma. jesty.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Baronet felt that such a vote would necessarily bear this construction; and natural consi derations of justice and equity at once made him sensible that the proceeding would be one of such monstrous and crying injustice, that he would never for one moment call upon the House to accede to it.—( Hear, hear.) Because, Sir, what is the position in which the Noble Lord stands ? He was, it is true, openly censured by the Court-martial, and it is equally true, that in pursuance of that censure, he was removed froth the command of his regiment ; but as I stated on a former occasion, and as the papers before the House clearly bear me out in stating, it was at the time of his removal most distinctly understood that he was not to be considered as a person unfit evermore to serve his Majesty.—(Cheers.) The whole of the correspondence proves this fact in different ways. More than this, Sir, in the letter in which the King's pleasure respecting Colonel Br u d ene ll was f orma ll y communicated to the Secretary at War, it was distinctly stated that his rank and place in the army were not affected by thut proceeding.— ( Cheers.) Under these circumstances, I apprehend, it is quite clear that the Noble Lord was not considered at that time as removed from the army ; and I am quite satisfied that the Hon. Baronet felt that not having been visited with the punish ment of removal, it would be the very height of injustice, if without any opportunity of being heard in his own defence, the Noble Lord were to be adjudged to suffer a punishment of such severity, not by the sentence of a Court-martial, but by the vote of a public assembly, in which subjects of this nature cannot possibly be discussed with that fairness and temperance which are so essential to their impartial consideration.—( Cheers.) Well, but the Hon. Baronet has asked why Lord Brudenell was not at the time brought to a Court-martial.—( Hear, hear.) I will fairly admit to the Hon. Baronet that I am not in the slightest degree acquainted with the reasons of his not having been brought t o a C ourt-martia l. All I k now i s , t h at t he Noble Lord applied for a Court-martial, and that the Court martial was refused ; but if it had been granted, and he had been brought to a general Court-martial, the severest sentence that would have been passed upon him would have been, in all probability, the very one which he underwent. I say it is im possible, on the finding of the Court-martial, conveying the censure, which I admit it does, without having heard the Noble Lord, to come to a resolution which would, in fact, subject him to the punishment to which he would have been justly subjected, had he, after a full, fair, and adequate oppor tunity of explanation, been found guilty of the misconduct im puted to him. The llon. Baronet then, feeling that for these reasons it would not be an act of justice to the Noble Lord to come forward with so severe a resolution as he at first con templated, alters his motion; and what is it that he now pro poses? A Committee of Inquiry. A Committee to inquire into what ? Not, be it remembered, into the failure of the Commander-in-chief to visit with due severity the offence of Lord Brudenell, supposing any to have been committed, but to inquire whether the Commander-in-chief has now properly exercised his discretion in restoring the Noble Lord to full pay.—( Hear, hear.) It what manner this inquiry is to be conducted, I own lam altogether unable to understand. Let me ask the Hon. Baronet what he proposes that the Com mittee shall do? Does the Hon. Baronet want a Committee to condemn the appointment ? Sir WILLIASf MOL ES WORTH—For the purpose of inquirt•. Lord HOWICK—For the purpose of inquiry! Yes! hut with what view is it to inquire into the appointment ? With a view to condemn it ; or with a view to approve of it ? Sir WIL LIAM MOLES WORTH—With a view to either the one or the other. Lord HO WICK—The Hon. Baronet says, with a view to either the one or the other. He will not ask the House to appoint a Committee with a view to no condemnation, because it is evident and palpable to every body that this means nothing at all : on the other hand he will not appoint it with a view to censure, because that is only another way of committing injus tice.—( Hear, hear.) If the Hon. Baronet proposes a com mittee of this kind, that Committee, if appointed, could only be considered as appointed to retry the case—as a Commit tee appointed to do that which, if it ought to have been done at all, should have been done by a Court-martial.— ( Hear, hear.) 1 say the Court-martial having been refused, this House having taken no proceeding to insist on that Court martial being summoned, and this House having been per fectly aware, all along, that the Noble Lord was placed on half-pay list, we have no right now to go back, to declare that a different course shall be pursued, and that the Noble Lord shall be tried—not by a fit and proper tribunal, to take cognizance Of military offences—but by a Select Committee of the House of Commons.—( Cheers.) I believe it is gene rally admitted— I have not heard it disputed by any one—that under the circumstances in which the Noble Lord was placed on the half-pay list, he was not necessarily to be considered as a person incapable of all future employment in his Majesty's service. The moment this is admitted, the question simply becomes one as to the exercise of discretion by the Comman der-in-chief, in selecting this particular officer for employ ment.—(Hear. ) Is there any ground whatever for imputing misconduct to him ? If there be, then I admit a Committee of inquiry wou'd be the proper and legitimate resort; but if there be not, it certainly does appear to me that there are no Par liamentary grounds whatever for instituting the inquiry which the lion. Baronet proposes. My N o bl e F r i en d di s ti nc tly proved, on a former evening, that there is a person respon sible fur the exercise of all the functi ons o f t h e C rown i n t hi s H ouse . The Commander -in-chief is th e person respons ibl e for individual acts' connected with the management and control of the army. No acts connected with i ts regu l at i on can ta k e place but by his advice and his recomm en d at i on, an d f or hi s conduct in 'advising and recommending the Crown he is most distinctly responsible. Beyond this, as my Noble Friend justly observed, the Members of the Government in this House are distinctly responsible forcontinuing the Commander-in- Chief in his office. I admit to the . Hon. Bar onet t h at t h ere i s a distinction between the responsibility of the administration for the time being for the conduct of the Commander-in -Chief, and the responsibility it bears for the acts of those officers who are more immediately conn ected with theGovornment. Th e H on . Baronet, in opening his speech, stated this point very fai r ly. H e said th a t so long a s the general conduct ot the Commander-in- Chief, to whichhe himself admitted no objection could be made in the present instance, inasmuch as he conceded that he had no fault to find with it, that so long . as the general con duct of the Commander-in-Chief was unimpeachable, so long the Government o f th e d a y w ere justified maintaining him in his office. But, says the Hon. Baronet, " this is not a sufficiently close and stringent responsibility—l waAt a dif- THE SrN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, ferent kind of responsibility—that kind which consists in an officer being here, in this House, to answer any question and meet any ob A jection, )ti he diad4. tt±ii ', 44 .CN.;in of any oarticulnf power Of t 6 grOini edinrhltiO td iii 6 departmer,t over which he pre§ides- - =1 wth t t Mind* hie the Secretary for the Colonia-'466 tfr thp Secietii.tor th 6 Hdme 7 offi ce to answer for the ac c ts ttk , Upon this question I can drily say o'lo. Wherdret. the lion. Baronet chooses to bring ft before thd 11diise t it Witt bc,p'effectly op en for its inquii'y and VoiiirkYatitifit if kiße flksittiiß6d with the existino. Staticdt this respect, he tilay suggest a remedy, and bring it specifically under the consideration of the House ; but I say that upon the present occasion I will not debate the question. I will not commit so great a cruelty and so great an injustice towards an individual, as to debate, under his name, a great general question.—( Loud cheers.) If the system be faulty, let the system be attacked, and let the system 'm changed ; but do not let us try to wound the system through the sides of an individual. I therefore call upon the House not to give their assent to a motion which cannot be considered otherwise than As a censure passed upon an individual who has not had a fair and legitimate opportunity of being heard in his own defence.--( Cheers. ) Lord G. LENNOX—The Hon. Baronet had said that the finding of the Court-martial was either a correct or an incor rect one. Ho boldly avowed his opinion that the decision of the Court-martial was most incorrect.—( Cheers.) When he :aid this, he wished to be distinctly understood as imputing n o improper or unworthy motives to any of its members. With reference to the promotion of the Noble Lord, it should be re collected that he had never been taken out of his own regi ment and jobbed over the heads of older officers in another, but that at every step he had gained he was the senior by purchase. He (Lord G. Lennox) would only say, after having been twenty-four years in the service, that he should have felt proud and honoured if he had beer, able to produce such testi monials as the Hon. and Gallant Member had to show, after a period of service of only six years.—( Cheers. ) Mr. HUME said the Noble Lord who had spoken last, ht d brought forward a new point. He had told the House that the Court-martial had acted improperly, and that persons who supported, on oath, the charges brought against an individual officer, had given a verdict in opposition t o t h e evidence. The Noble Lord in thus impugning the coneuet of the most honourable tribunal that could be established for the, trial of military offences, had, in his (Mr. Hume's) opinion, made out a case for inquiry. He would only add on this point, once for all, that in his opinion the Noble Lord ( Lord Brudenell) had made out a case of great grievance. He was undoubtedly unfortunate in bringing for ward charges which, in the opinion of the Court-martial, were not substantiated; but he did think from the Noble Lord's own statement, that there were grounds of complaint against Lord Hill's exercise of discretion. He (Mr. Hume) had no hesitation in sayinc , that the complaint h e ma d e was princi pally against Lord' Hill, for having as Commander-in-Chief, sanctioned the verdict of the Court-martial, and proclaimed its sentence, in the terms they had heard that night, at the head of every regiment in the service, and now coming forward and re-appointing the Noble Lord, without any explanation to satisfy the minds either of officers or men that the sentence was a harsh or unjust one on the Noble Lord.—( Cries of "Oh I" and " Divide 1") He now wished to address himself to the observations of the Noble Lord the Secretary at War, relative to the alteration in the motion of his Hon. Friend. His Hon. Friend had undoubtedly departed from his original intention ; and why ? Because, not having paid attention to the practice of the House in former instances, when it had exercised its undoubted right of instituting an inquiry into similar transactions, and finding that he might hare been met with an objection on a point of etiquette and form, he had ad hered to the usual practice of the House, and moved for an inquiry not only into the circumstances of the appointment, but of the disgrace of the Noble Lord, by his removal from the command of the 15th Hussars. He would read the opinion expressed by two of our first Statesmen, to whom both sides of that House would be disposed to defer, on the last occasion of a similar question having been brought forward. In 1778, no less than three separate discussions took place in that House upon a charge brought against the Admiralty, of having im properly passed over certain officers in their promotions. Mr. Masters moved for a Committee of Inquiry into the subject ; and Mr. Pitt said—what he would now read as a reply to the Noble Lord, and as a reason for the alteration which had been made by his Hon. Friend—Mr. Pitt said " The present was the proper mode of proceeding. The House had an undoubted power of inquiring into the conduct of any department of the Government, with a view either to censure or punishment. That right was unquestioned ; and whenever a case was made out strong enough to warrant a suspicion of abuse that deserved either censure or punishment, he should ever hold it to be the indispensable duty of the House to proceed to inquiry." Mr. Fox said :—" He should vote for the motion, because it was the constitutional province and the undoubted right of that House to watch over the executive department of the Go vernment, and to institute an inquiry with a view either to censure or punishment."—( Hear, hear.) His Hon. Friend had, therefore, he conceived, the authority of the strongest precedent that could be adduced in favour of the f orm of his motion—( Hear)—and the House had then only to inquire whether they had any case made out before them to warrant the suspicion that the conduct of the Commander-in-Chief had not been such as they ought to sanction. Let the House con sider what effect that motion would have upon the minds of the private soldiers. What said the advocates of flogging in favour of the continuance of the punishment? That it was necessary for the support of the discipline of the army.—( Oh, oh.) Gentlemen might cry " Oh, oh," but this was the fact. Every officer who spoke on the subject of flogging in the army said that it was necessary for the maintenence of its discipline. —( Divide, divide.) Let the House draw the comparison be tween the punishment of soldiers and their officers.—( Cries of " Oh," and " Divide, divide," and great confusion.) What were the privates to think of the justice of the punishment which was inflicted on them, when they saw placed at the head of a regiment, without statement or explanation, the man whom the Commander-in-Chief had censured in the strongest terms ? What was Lord Hill's reply to Lord Brudenell, when he forwarded a memorial praying for a Court-martial ? He (Mr. Hume) considered that Lord Brudenell was entitled to a Court-martial ; he considered that Lord Hill acted harshly and severely in not permitting him to have one. The terms of the reply were—" There is nothing in what you have brought under his Lordship's notice to justify him in re-opening the question, or in recommending that the decision come to upon it shall be reconsidered." What were they to infer from this, but that Lord Hill was perfectly sa tisfied with the finding of the Court-martial, and that he was convinced that the conduct of the Noble Lord had been un becoming an officer, and unworthy of the station in which he was placed, and that he was no longer fit to command a regi ment ? He believed it was an invariable rulein the army, that if an officer were unfit for one regiment, he was equally unfit for another; he therefore contended that the conduct of Lord Hill, in first refusing the Court-martial, and afterwards re establishing the Noble Lord, exhibited either a gross inat• tention to the just claims of an individual officer, or a want of proper example to the troops under his charge. Such re appointment was in utter violation of all discipline, and di rectly contrary to every rule and principle which Lord Hill was bound to maintain. If no explanation were given, they mu s t come to the conclusion that Lord Hill had made this appoint ment, not from a sense of justice, but from motives of par tiality.—(Divide, divide.) The Noble Lord had read several letters, but they did not seem to him to have any bearing upon his case ; for when a body of officers had expressed their opinion of any particular case, on their oaths, their de cision was not to be shaken by private letters.—( Hear, hear. ) The Noble Lord (Howick) the Secretary at War said he was not responsible to the House for the appointment ; he (Mr. Hume) would only ask them to whom was the House to look? They should not have a Commander-in-Chief upon whom no body there could call for an explanation. He repeated, he wished to know to what authority they were to look as being responsible for these appointments—(" Hear, and Divide 1") — he therefore came to the conclusion—(" Bear" and " !")—that the House should support the motion, because it was consistent with precedents, because there was no other tribunal to appeal to, and because it had been alleged to the House by the Noble Lord himself, that there had been a de nial of justice in the case ; and therefore, if inquiry were not granted, there would be the worst example for the discipline of the army, and, above all, when it was recollected that the Noble Lord was pursuing the career which he had two years ago declared unworthy of the command of a regiment.— (" Hear, hear," and cries of " Question.") He could state eases of gross partiality and oppression against the Comman der-in-Chief; let therefore the House grant him a Committee, that he might have an opportunity of proving them.—(Ques tion.) Why did Hon. Gen:lemen cry " Question !" if they were not afraid to allow inquiry ? No man, as regarded his private character, stood higher in his (Mr. Hume's) estima tion than Lord Hill ; but in his official situation, in his public character, as Commander-in-Chief, he set a bad example . , and had, by the course he had pursued, set discipline at defi ance.—(Cries of " Oh !" and " Question !") Sir H ENRY HARDING E said, the present was not a case of patronage, but was one purely of discipline—( Hear, hear, hear)—and it did not come within the province of the House to inquire into cases of military discipline.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Ia this ease a Court-martial has been held, before which an officer had been accused of a breach of discipline. Before that tribunal the prosecutor appeared, the charge was gone into, and a verdict was come to, and a certain opinion had been expressed by the Court as to the conduct of the prosecutor. The proceedings of the Court were of course laid before the Commander-in-chief for his approval ; and it had been stated that after examination, the Commander-in-ohief agreed in the opinion of the Court. Now he (Sir Henry Hardinge) con tended that the Commander. in-chief did not agree with the Court, nor concur in the conclusions at which they had ar rived.—( Hear, hear.) He was anxious that every confidence s:iould be placed in the proceedings of a Court-martial. They were carried on before thirteen gentlemen who were upon their oaths, and who, there could be no doubt, would return a conscientious verdict. He was satisfied, therefore, that public confidence should be placed in their proceedings. Captain Wathen had been called before this tribunal for trial on certain charges adduced against him. He ( Sir 11. Hardinge) could not impugn the judgment or censure the conduct of that tri bunal. Captain sVathen was entitled to the full benefit of the verdict that had been given, and he certainly could not call it in question as regarded that officer. It ought to be recollected, however, that the Court-martial was appointed to try Captain Wathen and not Lord Brudenell ; it having performed its duty in trying Captain Wathen, it was not called upon to proceed against Lord 13 rudenell, nor was it called upon to pals a cen sure upon Lord Brudenell.—(Hear, hear.) He would not go into the proceedings of the Court-martial, but he thought that it had in this instance, as sometimes might be the case in the at my,aid which was also done by other tribunals, by expressing . an opinion to mark the sense they entertained of the conduct of the prosecutor, gone beyond the line prescribed to them— ( Hear, hear)—the officer upon whose conduct they had ex pressed an opinion was not on his trial, they, therefore, went beyond what was called for.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.) I If Lord Brudenell bad been put on his defence, he might have been ablp clearly t 9 show that he was justified in loing he did, ,,, o:liggr§.) He (Sir H. Hardinge) %-mid not gd Jaw the-other faeta tethe nise i nor would he go into details td slidti• tlidf fliC colirt-Ipartinl had come to a wrong conclusion on The part of fife subject which he had just ad verted to. tie o,o4tit fluff *Ailing could be more detri mental to the :dilly thin maiilog fhe HOllSe of Commons the court of dp i pcal frthl Couft§-mtHial,---(hear, hear.) Lord ld .not iB. he censure passed by tin Court-martial Off 141fd f f cri6l, fdf hi the general order which Lord Hill issued on tili+ Stitjegt Otte wris the following sentence:—" It would appear upon an agehti*e VerUSSI °f the whole of the proceedings that some parts of the evidenetl might bear a construction less unfavourable to the P rosecutorto ,: r than that which the Court have thought it their duff to ria,, them." This he thought was sufficient proof of the opinion he had expressed.—( Hear, hear.) H.; would not go into the oth r parts of the case, but he would say what he had repeatedly stater before, that he was satisfied that the Commander-in-chicfshould not be a political character, and that he should be one free from anything like political bias. —( I-leaf, hear.) He thougl.t this a common-sense view of the cases If they made the Commander-in-chief a political charritHr; they could not prevent political influences operating on hitti.,-------(4ear, hear.) He should merely further observe, that the motion of ilia Hon. Friend the Member for Cornwall for a Committee of inquiry into the conduct of Lprd Hill, in this proceeding, nas in re ality a motion to try Lord Hill—(Cheers)—not for unfair con duct in the promotion or in the bestowal of the patronage of the army, but for matters relative to the discipline of the army. Therefore, this Committee would have to take upon itself the control of the discipline of the army, contrary to the rule of the House, and contrary to the prerogative of the Crown— ( Hear)--a usurpation which had never been attempted since 1642.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member for Middlesex had let out what was the object in view in this motion, that it was to he a fishing Committee to attack Lord hear.) Ile thought that the restoration of Lord Brudenell had Wen done for the good of the service, and was only an act of jus tice, as well to the army as to the individual.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ELLICE said the House was aware, from the cor respondence recently laid on the table relative to this case, that he had expressed his opinion to the Commander-in-Chief as to the mode in which officers were placed on the half-pay in cases of this kind. The Commander-in-chief announced to him in this case the reason for the course he intended to take before laying the new appointment before his Majesty. previous to placing the Noble Lord on the half-pay. He (Mr. Ellice) then stated, that with respect to placing the Noble Lord on half-pay after what had taken place, he entertained very seri ous doubts. Having, however, taken the line which the Noble Lord thought proper to do, and demanded a Court martial, he (Mr. Ellice) stated to the Commander-in-Chief that if he, under the circumstances, had been placed on half pay, that he would have resigned his commission rather than have accepted the pitiful allowance of half-pay, when he found that inquiry was refused him.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Lord Hill did qualify the sentence of a Court-martial in the way which had been stated to the House. He agreed with the Gallant General opposite, that the Members of the Court-martial had gone beyond the duty prescribed to them. —( Hear, hear, hear.) The same proceeding often occurred in other courts of justice, when . the jury expressed an opinion on the conduct of the prosecutor. Where, however, it was fol lowed by so severe a sentence as the removal of an officer from his regiment, the circumstance would appear the more striking. He felt, then, that if there was not some qualification placed on the sentence, that the full effect of it would be felt as a punishment.—(Hear, hear.) Lord Hill, he (Mr. Ellice) knew, had great doubts on the subject, and it was not without hesitation that he agreed on the course that was followed. The Judge-Advocate had been consulted on the subject, and his opinion had been laid before his Majesty. Under these circumstances, it followed that it could not be otherwise than that the appointment by Lord Hill of Lord Brudenell was in unison with his own opinion.—(Hear.) He was aware that nothing could be more objectionable than inquiry into the pro ceedings of a Court-martial. But he still thought that they should not punish an officer without hearing him in his defence, or near the competent authority declare that the opinion of the Court-martial went further than the case called for.—( Hear.) He might have thought a little more favourably of the case at the time than he ought, because it appeared to him that Lord Brudenell had been borne down by the decision of the Court martial.—( Hear, hear.) He thought that the proceeding was hard in itself—stronger than the circumstances of the case jus tified. He was sure that every Hon. Gentleman must agree with him in admiring the conduct of the Noble Lord, after he had been censured by the Court-martial, and for the language he had used with respect to it.—(Hear.) He also concurred with the Gallant General in saying, that he was sincerely glad that the Noble Lord had been replaced in his Majesty's ser vice.----( Hear.) In consequence of what had fallen from his ' Noble Friend, as to the general question respecting the army, he would only observe, that that question required such dis passionate discussion, that he thought it could be better taken up by the Government than by the House. A commission was appointed for the purpose of considering whether the civil - and military departments in the army could not be consoli dated, each under their respective heads. Upon this corn mission he and Sir James Kempt attended, but it had not been his (Mr. Ellice's) good fortune to agree with that Gal lant General in his opinions upon the subject. His (Mr. Ellice's) opinion was, that the separation which already exis ted was too great, and was attended with very considerable inconvenience, and, moreover, that any further attempt to se parate the two departments would be attended with conside rable danger. What at present was the condition of the army in consequence of these divided functions? The Comman der-in-Chief had a thousand appeals made to him, and so great were the subdivisions, that he himself did not know on what or on whom to depend for defence of his own conduct, it defence should become necessary. As to the Secretary at War, that functionary had less to do with this department, than the Home Secretary—for every commission had to be countersigned by the Horne Secretary.—( Hear, hear.) The Home Secretary, the Commander-in-Chief, the Lords of the Treasury, the Judge Advocate, had all to do with the matter before it came to the Secretary at War. The House would not find him hazarding a rash opinion upon this sub ject ; but of this he was perfectly satisfied, that things could not safely remain as they were. The army suffered very much from not having a sufficient protection from high quarters, from not having a high and responsible authority to represent them in his Majesty's Councils, as every other department of the State had. There ensued great difficulties also from these causes to the Colonial service, difficulties which deserved the ' particular attention of the Government and Legislature, if it were considered a desirable thing to maintain an army in a state of .effectiveness. He had stated the difficulties of the case ; but he was not prepared, at the present moment, to pro pose a remedy for them. He hoped the Hon. Baronet who brought forward the motion would withdraw it, more espe cially as the Hon. Baronet must see that all had been done by bringing it forward which he could have desired.—( Hear.) Captain CURTE IS asserted the strict honour and impar tiality of the Court-martial, and considered the censure passed upon it as most undeserved. Lord G. LENNOX begged to say that he for one had not passed any imputation upon the motives of the Court martial. Mr. O'CONNELL hoped the Hon. Baronet would not press his motion.—( Cheers, and loud cries of " Divide !") There was this essential objection to the motion, that while it demanded an inquiry into the conduct of one man, it neces sarily implied a severe censure upon another. His conviction was, that his Lordship was a most ill•used man—( Cheers)— that lie had been convicted without being tried, and punished without having any charge against him.—( Cheers.) He was glad, however, that the injustice with which the present system of Courts-martial was too frequently chargeable, had come before the public ; for he hoped that it would lead to the re moval of the evil.—( Hear. ) Captain BERKELEY trusted tint, in justice both to Lord Hill and Brudenell, the House would divide. Sir W. MOLESWORTH expressed his readiness to comply with the suggestion of the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin, not to take up the time of tne House by dividing. —( Vehement cries of " Divide, divide !") The House then divided Ayes Noes 3'22 Majority '2Bo RAILROAD BILLS. Mr. HARI, AND moved that instructions be given to Committees on Railroad Bills, to the ell et that the ex pense .of proving titles to estates through which railroads pass, shall he borne by the proprietors of such railroads requiring their production. Mr. P. HOWARD seconded the motion. On the motion being put, Mr. TOOKE and Mr. BROTHER TO x rose. • Mr. BROTIIER,TON should move that the House do adjourn. Sir R. INGLIS thought that in the exhausted state of the House, the further consideration of the motion ought to be postponed. Mr. A. TREVOR hoped that if the motion were not now entertained by the 1-louse, it would be brought forward on a future and very early day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entreated the Hon. Gentlemen to take the course recommended by the lion. Member for the University of Oxford. It was then arranged that the debate should be adjourned till Thursday. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the [louse adjourned at One o'clock. On Wednesda7 morning last, a coble, or fishing bo3t, belonging to Whitburn, put to sea, with four men on board —a father and son, and two brothers. It blew a strong breeze, with roughish sea at the time. • The little barque upset on coming towards the shore, and we are sorry to add all bands perished. We understand the unfortunate men have left four widows, and in all Moen fatherless ebildren.—Dur ham Chronicle. The smallest sayings and doings of such a man as Nelson will b e read with avidity even in a work of fiction ; !Ind, if there were no other reason, this circumstance would, in itself, render Captain Chamier's new Talc of the Sea, " Ben B,rileo," popul ar . N or are t h ere wanting other more novel bac accessories to render it a story of untiring interest— a good plot, a little love, a great deal of roguery, sundry marriages, fights, and fr o li cs ; and scenes stirring, humorous, and pa thetic. The characters, too, have all the raciness and indivi duality which belong to portraits drawn from living originals ; in short, to all who have any spark of patriotism, any touch of uetry, any taste for nautical adventure in their composition, we strongly recommend the perusal of " Ben Bram"— orn Post. Faum LAST NIGHT'S GAZE'rrE FOREIGN OFFICE, Aram .4.1/ The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Ja!r&s , Brant, Esq., some time British Vice-Consul at Trebisoude, to be his Ma jesty's Consul at Erzeroum. WHITEHALL, Armt. 27, 1836. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick John Lang staff of Lincot. in the county of Lincoln, Gent., to be a Master Ex tra ullinary in the lligh Court of Chancery. Plll ATI ND' JOINT STOCK BANKS. An aceolintof tliertga:fegrite l strnottrtt of notes clrculated in England and Wal'es kt *rifate banks, and fri point-stock banks and their branches, distingtilstas private from joinf-5104 banks, be tween the 27th Dec., 1835, and ilitt,23ll, March, 163 C; (fr om re turns directed by 3 and 4 Willi am 11',, 6p) : Private Banks tA3fr3.894 Joint Stock Banks . 3,094,0:P Total 1"(1,#47,919 . - Stamps and TaVI, Du::: 3, 1836. JOHN WOOD. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. WILLI AM EVANS BR IDEN, surgeon, Great Coram-street, DY answiek-squarc , BANKRUPTS. WILLIANI 11 ALTON, tailor, Charles-street, St. James's, Westminster, May !O l and June 14, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official fiEs.sig,nee ; Davis, Temple. WitoMANI BAKER HEAZELL, fishmonger, Lower Thames street, May IN at one, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ettillrds, Pancras-lane, official Lssign ee ; Th omas , Fen-court, Fenchurch-et Mt. WILLIAM HA Y WARD, poulterer, Red Lion-street, Holborn, May 16, at one, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, Aldermanbury, of f icial assignee ; Kiss and Son, Fenchurch-street. CATHERINE DARBY, dealer in potatoes, Crispin-street, Soitalfields, May 11, at two, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Galsworthv and Nicholls, Lincoln's Inn. SAMUEL 1311 OWN, grocer, Tealby, Lincolnshire, May 9, and June 14, at eleven, at the Public Building, Louth. Dvneley, Cdflf+elf, and Lee, Gray's Inn, London; Rhodes, Market - Rason. JAM 6 GUARDNER, needle and fish-hook manufacturer, Redditch, Wtifetlatershire, May 20, and June 14, at eleven, at the office of Mr. G.;-.vtid Cheek, Evesham. Boustield, Guildhall buildings, London ; Cheek, Evesham. JOH WILLIAMSON c, 7 . 1- lITTAKER, flax-spint:trz Bolton l-Moorg, Lancashire, May 25, June 14, at ten, at the Com mercial Inn, Bolton-le-Moors. Barker', Gray's-inn-square, don ; Woodhouse, Bolton. le-Moors. THOMAS PICKEN, mercer, Madeley, Shropshire, May 16, and June 14, at twelve, at the Temporary Shire Hall, Shrewsbury. Baxters, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London ; Stanley an Heane, New port, Shropshire. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingliall-street, N. Ravis, tin plate worker, Gracechurch-street, May 24, at one —J. Barrow and R. W. Viper, merchants, Bristol, May 24, at half-past eleven. In the CAnintry. W. F. Hoyland, grocer, Bradford, 'Yorkshire, June 1, at eleven, at the Sun Inn, Bradford—N.- Trafford, conk, Oxford, May 24, at eleven, at the Roebuck Inn, Oxford—Win. Brown, victuaer, Gloucester, May 26, at ten, at the Horse and Groom Inn, Glou cester—B. and R. Butterworth, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lan cashire, June 1, at three, at the Commissioners' Rooms, St. James's square, Manchester—W. Mills, innkeeper, Lavenham, Suffolk, May 27, at. ten, at the Angel lnn, Lavenham—T. and T. Helsby, watch case manufacturers, Liverpool, May 27, at half-past two, at. the office of Mr. Topham, solicitor, Castle-street, Liverpool—Wm. Manley, rope maker, Topsham, Devonshire, June 25, at twelve, at the Old London Inn, Exeter—J. and J. Cunnington, ironmongers, Spalding, Lincolnshire, May 26, at ten, at the White Hart Inn, Spalding. CERTIFICATES. —MAY 24. _ _ Win. P. Williams, draper, Newton Abbott, Devonshire— Wm. Wallace, chemist, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—H. patch, iron founder, Great Guildford-street, Southwark—L. J. C. Ciajotte, commission agent, Manchester—T. Davis, grocer, Lisson-grove North—J. Taylor, brush maker, Manchester—H. W. Williamson, horse dealer, Balsham, Cambridgeshire—J. Penn, bookseller, Leamington it. KilSby, victualler, Donhead, St. Andrew, Wiltshire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Oswald and J. T. Trip -liner, Bordeaux—R. and J. Arrow smith, drapers, Preston—ll. Steer and R. Oldman, wool mer chants, Hamburgh, and Leeds, Yorkshire—W. Irving and F. Da vidson, smallware dealers, Manchester—W. Spittlehouso and J. Wyles, dyers, Nottingham—W. Dempster and W. M'Taggart, drapers, Yorkshire—D. and C. Burton and J. Lan dale, corn mer chants, Leckonfield, Yorkshire—S. Sharp snd H. Hits, milliners, Henley-upon-Thames, Oxfordshire—C. Cornet). Rochester, Kent, and J. Whitehead, boot makers, Chichester, Sussex—J. C. and J. B. Crampern, corn dealers, Jermyn-street—A. K. Spink and J. Danby, tailors, Cambridge—Hon. W. Fraser, W. M. Alexander and Co. (so far as regards W. M. Alexander)—E. Hopkins grid .1. Palmer, wire drawers, Birmingham—J. Edwards, jun. and S. Rails, pawnbrokers,‘Yeovil, Somersetshire—W. Gibson, jun. and D. Holdsworth, tallow chandlers, Barrow, Lincolnshire—R. Mackenzie and J. M'lnnes, merchants, Liverpool—R. C. Foster and Co., attorneys, John-street, Bedford-row (so far as regards T. Smith)—W. Crawford and Co., merchants, Broad-street, London (so far as regards J. G. Remington)—H. Wood and H. Haigh, milliners, Huddersfield, Yorkshire—B. W. and R. Harlow, brass founders, Ashborne, Derbyshire—J. Greenwood and H. Turner, waste spinners, Rochdale, LancashireJ. Edwards, Longport, Burslem, J. T. Wright, Hanky, Stoke-urn-Trent, and N. Hack ney, earthenware manufacturers, Hanley, Staffordshire—W. Cromp ton and Co., stiffeners, Salford, Lancashire. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the New London Price Current of last night.) SUGAR.-There was a good and steady demand for Musco vades last week, and the prices very firm; the estimated pur chases by private contract exceeded 2,700 hhds. and trs. at firm prices. The public sales, particularly the St. Lucia Sugars, went off with briskness above the Market rates. The stock of West India Sugars is now 12,099 hlids. and trs., be ing 2,063 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius is now 79,583 bags, which is 31,943 less than last year. The deli very of West India last week was 2,401 hlids. and trs., which is 178 more than last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 8,517 bags, being 1,085 less than the corresponding week of last year. There is a considerable change for the first time, for some time past, in the stock of 'West India raw Sugar, it being now about 2,000 hhds. and trs. more than last year • but there is much confidence shown on the part of the holders, owing to the adverse winds, which are now blowing from the Northward and Eastward, after a long series of Westerly winds ; the quantity on show to-day was much less than was generally expected ; there was a brisk demand, notwithstand ing the sale of Mauritius, greyish yellow Jamaica sold at 645.; the estimated sales this afternoon were 1,000 hhds. and trs. The public sale of 133 hhds. new Barbadoes this afternoon, an present the last parcel in the Market s went off with consi derable spirit at an advance on last sale's rates at full 6d., good to fine selling at 665. a 695. 6d. There was a conside rable business transacted last week in the grocery descriptions of Refined Sugar ; yesterday there was not much done, but owing to goods being scarce prices arc firm ; the enquiries by the shippers veers were considerable ; 85s. Gd. paid for Lumps to pass the standard, and 445. 6d. for double Crushed ; parcels of Lumps have also been sold for packing to be delivered in a month at 84s. Gd. a 855., and 200 hhds. fine Crushed at 445. 6d. ; Dutch Crushed Sugar is now held for 435. 6d. ; Eng lish made goods of every description continue scarce. This afternoon about 250 to 300 hhds. crushed Sugar sold, to be delivered in a month ; first quality at 455. ; second quality at 445. 6d. There is a revival in the demand for Grocery goods, much business done to-day. Several of the Sugar Houses were completely cleared out of goods to-day. 111sunteetis.-By private contract there has been a good demand, and at public sale 1 687 bags went off briskly at full prices, low to fine greyish yellow 635. 6d. a 655. The public sale of 7,830 bags to-day consisted principally of a good gro cery parcel. The sale went off :with increased spirit, all sell ing, the strong Refining descriptions at an advance of Is , the grocery qualities at Gd. higher prices, brown went at 624., mid. yellow 645. a 635., good and tine grey 665. a 675. 6d. ; the advance is mostly on the mid. yellow Sugars which fetched under 645. 6d. Ease Isets.-All kinds of East India Sugars are much wanted, and the sales last week were at an advance of 641. a Is. and Is. Gd. ; parcels of J,,va were sold by private con tract at,33s. tid. a 41s. for mid. yellow to good white ; Bengal white at 395. a 415., and Slams at 365. 61. a 38s. 6d. for mid. to good white ; 325. has been off; red for Mmills of old soil quality, and refused. At auction 2.250 bags Bengal went off with much spirit at Gd. a Is. advance, fine yellow to good mid. white 34s 61 a 395., damaged and dame 325. 6d. a 38s. At auction this afternoon 76 bags Siam, a 'damp parcel, went at 375. for white, and 355. for yellow. FOREIGN. -There bee again been a further improvement in the price of Foreign Sugars, and a good deal of business done ; the sales privately are 2,700 boxes, the chief part yellow Hayannah at 375. 3d. a 38s. 6d. for old quality, and 800 boxes white at 4Ss. a 495. ; the remainder Bahia brown at 275. 61. at 28s. 6d. and 31s. ; white Pernams 395. a 41s. ; Rios yellow 325., white 38s. 61. a 41s. Two floating cargoes have been sold, one of Pernaaibuci) at 3')s. for white. and browns 28a. 61., to be delivered at Trieste ; the other Bahia, to be delivered at llambro, whites at 395., browns at 28s. This afternoon 60 chests Rio Sugar sold privately_at, 295. for low yellow and brown ; yellow Havaiterth arc now held for 38S. a 404., and white 50s. a 525. Average price of Sugar 11. I9s. Bd. per cwt. Moeasses.-The sales in West India Molasses have been at an bnprovoment of 6d. a Is , St. Kitts sold at 268., Dome. rare 275. a 2Ss., and fine Dominica at 295. ; at auction 107 puns. St. Lucia went at 275. Gd. a 2ss. for new, and 235, a 255. for old. The total deliveries of \Vest India Molasses from the warehouses for the week ending April awl) an) aunt to 4,175 ewe RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS. -MC prices of Rum have again sligm.tly advanced, and the demand has been very est. tensive ; the sales last week were 1200 pun, Leewards 3 to 18 per cent. over 24. 31d. a 2s. 10(1., Demerara strong 30 to 31 per cent. 3s. 4tl. to 3s. sd. ; Jamaicas 25 to 28 per cent. over 3s. 6d. a 3s. Bd. ; :31 to 32 per cent. 3e. 9d. ; 33 to 35 per cent. es. 10:1. a 4s. ; very fine 4s. 3d. a 4s. 4d. ; for De merara 6 per cent. over 2s. 4d. offered and refused. Brandy and Geneva as last quoted. Raw Spirits 21. a 3d. higher. Coeree..-We have often alluded to the necessary change e filch must take place in the Coffee Market ; Jamaica de setiptions fell last week 6s. a Bs. per cwt., and at a eabs.C 4.uent sale 2s. a 35., making in all a decline of nearly 10s. per cwt. ; fine fine erd, t o m id., f ormer l y sel li ng at 100.4. a 1025., emit off at 90s. a 9lss,. ord. mid., selling formerly at 95e. and 2s. to 3s. upwards, sold at 85. ; all the other descrip tions at a proportionable decline; and Ceylon and all East India qualities, which are liable to be introduced at the duty of 61., in place of the old tax of 9d. per lb., were also heavy and lower; in other descriptions there was little variation in the prices last week. We think there will be an extensive demand, and a great trade in Coffee ; the Engiishublic has lately become at to Coffee, the consumption p increases rapidly, but l ate ly th e y have been deprived of g ood and fine erd, Jamaica, on which; tile consumption rims ; the consump tion has in consequence been checked, but will no doubt ex tend itself in a wonderful manner; whenever the prices become 21 ,»„ r ll ,er:t ~~`•'~; swaled, which they are likely to ba . Come, particularly fr th i late i g s r r e a a te great decline, loiter, eeline ,wahtictu‘evt 2 il 44l l:tiar , nllO- bales ef ale vo s u s r eilg a l l i ile i to at ta zi.. sa , i‘ehl gaoted auction orrl I I e ,5 1 ecba -a .k o letl i . iear l l t ‘ l , freanllitpxert in little is still dtri g; at 525. GI a 53.1. boa good ord. Br'ziTh - 1150...liagsas1; .3* ter said og the latter prit.e. fzt. Domidottsoe4 tee at 525 . a 535, The public axle: this afternoon edits ed of 470 packages gfil)ab Plantation ; the Dutch, which were of un clean quality, SO taken it ; the .Jamaica of the new erop• went at a further reduction of sa. a Gs.; mid. sold at 84s. 6d.. a 86a, real mid. 90t., good ord. to tine ord. 765. Gd. a 835.. 6d., good mid. taken in at 100 s., snaking the decline since this day week 14s. a 1 53 ; th e sale o.f 900 bales Moch a went at 625. 6d. a 645. 63. and 675., full places ; it was mostly in ferior, not cleanly garbled ; the 240 bags Ceylon were ail taken in at 02s. 6d. The latest quotations of Jarraira Coffee arc, triage 70s, a 751, good ord. 793. Gd., fine t rd. 82s. a Pita', mid. 85s. a 905., good mid. 101 s. ; the litter t at: hijhest quotatien of this Marker. It ought particularly to be ada ' served all the dealer., and :lac trade, both in town and country, arc out of stock ; Ceylen taken in to-day at 52a. 6d., no , buyers. In Fo'eign Coffeemake no alteration. The total we . deliveries of Coffee from the ware.'louses for the week ending kiwi, 30th, are 142,929 lbs. of Emit India, and 92,845 lbs. of West India. COCOA.-The total deliveries or W.- at India Cocoa from the warehouses for the week ending Aprn are 18,514 lbs. good demand for PROVISIONS.-There continuing to be .a Irish Butter, and being without arrivals fro. at the otl er slde, the stock continues on the decrease, the prices of fine Dutch have given way to 88'. to 905., but the large arr!ta l s during the week of 6,800 casks have all been all cleared oh; .nart by the town dealers and the remainder has been taken fo: the Liverpool Market, where butter is much wanted. There has been very little doing. in the Bacon Market during the last two days, owing to the coldness of the weather, still prices are very firm at 50s. to 525. for prime small Waterford. Lard continues in brisk request, and advanced prices obtained. There is an improved export demand fur Mess Beef and Pork.. Taahow.-There has been a good demand for Tallow on the spot since Friday at 435. 9 , 1. to 445., which may be attri buted to the change in the weather being more suitable for Candle-making ; the prices for delivery in the last three months have advanced to 453. to 455. 6d., at which quotationa there arc now no further sellers. The accounts from St. Peters burg yesterday state a further advance s the prices being equal to 475. qd. in this market for parcels landed. The Market this _afternoon ;a very firm. T rlarENT.as'E.-There is a steady demand for spirits at 81s. to 82s. Tb, ',at sale of rough was made at IBs. WOOL.-'there .lias been a brisk and general demand for all kinds of Wool Owe* the public sales ; fine Australian Wools buyers still mostly keep back their are much wanted. i aurehase only sufficient for their Tocacco.-The Forei . ”-C tion manifested on the part of orders, and the home dealers immediate use; there is a dispos; holders to submit to lower prices. LAC DTE.-There is still a good t: emand for this article. WINE.-The home demand for Por! and Sherry Wine has been very great; there continues to be a great deal doing in all descriptions for shipping. OILS.-Tbe home and export demand for all descriptions of common Fish Oils is extremely moderate, but owing to the stocks in first hand; being light, holders will not submit to any considerable reduction on kit mer prices. Linseed has given way to 435. 6d., and the demand continues limited. Rape is still neglected, and again lower: COCHINEAL.-Owing to the speculative demand for this article, prices have since this day week advanced sd. to 7d. ; at auction 81 bags went at 7s. 3d. to 7s. lid., for ordinary to fine silvers ; there is a good deal doing by private contract -270 bags, which was announced for public sale, has been dis posed of by private centract. RI:T.-There is more doing in East India, and the holders are now asking advanced prices, nothing of ordinary white qua li t y i s t o be bought under 12s. There is a good demand for Carolina by the grocers at 295., the price fcr shipping is still 205., but tliere is very little doing. INDIGO.-Tlic Parket is quiet but firm, and nothing is offer ing for sale. The dei:aeries of Indign last month were about 2,400 chests. Stock-30th April, 1836. 77,034 chests ; 1835, 24,075 chests ; 1834, 30,890 chests. The icstal deliveries of' Indigo from the warehouses for the week ending April 30th, are 46,5031b5. of East India, and 501Ibs. of West India. TEA.-There is still little demand for tea, owing to the large quantities advertised for sale, still the consumption con tinues large, and holders firm. The quantity taken for ship ping last week, amounted to 124,0001b5., in addition to the folia-eing for home use :-Total deliveries of all descriptions of Tea 7:aorn the warehouses on which duty has been paid, for the week calling Aprii 00th, are 525,6251b5. Fuerr.-By private c o-attract a small parcel of fine Patras Currants sold at 675., a quantity of Figs just arrived at 455. to 603., and a small parcel of find Elme Raisins in cases at 475. . to 48s. At auction 46 butts damaged Patras Currant hed 35s a s went t 625. to . ; 655. ; 1,424 drums Turkey pulled Fi gs let= •: to 465. and 673 boxes and a half ditto of Elme Raisins, 3t, 35 barrels damaged Red Smyrna Raisins 33 5. tO :4s ri the de- COTTON.-There is not the least improvemert t mand ; at Liverpool, in the beginning and middle of lk. 't week the transactions were very slender, and prices gave way ; but on Saturday more business was done, and prices adaanced d. per lb.--the sales for the week 9,100 bales. SPICES,.-The public sale of 405 bags Pimento went at former rates from 313. to 4,-}d. ordinary to good, there is not' much doing by private contract. There has been several en quiries after Pepper; and wore business done, and the holders , are not now free seller; at foamer rates ; at auction 774 bags Malabar sold at 44d. to 41d, for inferior light to fine half heavy, and 227 bags good light stalky Sumatra at 4d. to 4A -d. Ginger is in mucCdemand, and 25 l aackages: Jamaica at public sale sold at 5/. 18s. for inferior to ioi. for good, and 470 bags Malabar fetched 655. to 78s. The mar/set for Cassia Lignea is still quiet, but there being nothing pressing far sale prices remain firm. There is more doing to-day in Cassia Linea, 663. to 675. paid for good quality. The public sales this af ternoon of 180 bags Pimento went at full prices, ord. to good even at 34d. to 44d. ; 200 bags black Pepper went at full prices, common dusty anti ?talky Sumatra 40. SALTPETRE.-The trifling sales made in rough last week by private contract were at a reduction on former rates of Gd. to Is. : at auction 361 bags, refractis'o 101 d. sold at 255. 6d. to 26a per cwt. The public sale of 2,807 bags, which took place this afternoon, consisted chiefle o: a very ordinary parcel, refraction 41 to 84 ; ordinary grey to fine white all taken in at 275. M COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. t'r.:.-i -----.—'---- ----- eer (2 'tarter. S. to a. P. to S. a. to 16 5. .0 F. f. rit,t(on Gai lish9rinig I! (1 rant I,lm Grimsby ... 32 49 •212 27 1 .3 4 211 9:1 3M I _ 1-lurncast 1 e Lincoln.. Spi 1 shy 39 . 46 2 ! 29 19 2.1 32 ::6 Sta inford ,46 s'? 1;0 35 '22 '2` , 38 40 Yotk 142 52 1.6 31 IS 24 31 44 , 1 IRISH MARKETS. N MARKET NOTE For the %VEER F.NOI NU APRIL 151 Wheat, per barr , l .21! stone ..... . u! Bore lli stone 101 Barley sls Oats 11,31 11 Flour, per cwt .112 Oatmeal --- 8 stone Sold to liakeas only. 9,770 Cat. Flour 11301 ll 0 Average price of %V heat am! Flou • 41. ti .. per sack. Fir.t: . lm Iti, it. ti! !A. 01. l{eeeipts of Flour, 17,014 „_. .smonos Sales of 1.)04 11,,:itiiir rnihis . raICE or !IKEA D. Quarter!' Loaf From .m . 27 0131 0 2.4 11 0 15 IS 0 15 10 12 (1 Li 0 13 :3 0 0 IFI 0 " C 13 0I 12 4 16 114 CORK 111 A It K ETS.— A pril When. (prr 2.115t.)...17s 1 il.tot26s. It..] Oats (per 1-Ist.) Pk. ad. 'o I Is. 6 Pd. Dark: (per 1ti5t.)...13 ti 13 10 Flour (per et, t Oatmeal (per mv• ) llls. I. to lls Pd. Beef, .sd. to Iwl, ; Mut :id. to IGI. ; Veal. Pd. t" Pd. ; Pork, Yd. to ; Fresh Iluttrr, li)d. to 1.2 d. per 10. PRICE 111 , 1111rIER. To the Mereiwita First Quality 92 1Ct!..11(1 bird Fourth Fifth Sixth CLO. , ;AIE6I. ALA Per tilt comitr. 4s. s. .1. It. .1. New Butter ...... ..... 0 0.2 01w - teal 13 6 i 4 0 !tendered I,ml 0 32 II Per :e4 6 l'er it K - April :A. Cwt I lideg Bacon ends Flour, Screintl......t26 -iioobetioiti... 4 A. (I. „v. lw to 3-1 ti .. 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