The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

THE' SUN, ............__ !her had the excess been met? By the Governor borrow- aggression had led to retaliation, and the people of England ing from the Orphan's Guardian Fund, arising from t h e were called u p on to pay a tax in order to support this act of estates of minors, of which he was the legal g usrdian. He aggression on our part. Sir Benjamin •elerban, whom the now Caine to a new point—namely, whether the policy which Noble Lord quoted, was not the man who would advise such he had described was in process of being brought to a c onclu- a course to' be taken. Earl Grey gave Sir H. Smith the lion, or of being carried out and exaggerate I. He believed authority to go vern Kafiraria se p arate and distinct from the the general feeling in this country to be that the p eo p le were Cape of Good Hope; and the Noble Earl further told Sir C ontent to bear the 20 00 • COOL expended in the Kafir war, 11. Smith to take poseession of the lake t hat was discovered rider the indefinitenotion that it would be the last win But about 700 miles northward of our terr itor y . The y were e told them that the same p o licy was increasing to so gigantic now called u p on to carr y on a war which the Cape Attor -" en , extent that all which bad occurred was as nothing to n e y -General in 1819 declared the y had no right to carry on laat they might expect to see. On the 1 1 th of July. 1830, at all; but who , two years afterward s, altered his o p inion, Sir ii. °l Smith wrote to Lord Grey to tell him, as a piece of on the pretence that there was a cession of the land by same good news,th a t a new lake had been discovered in the inte- men who had each 50 followers. The fact, however, riot, about 700 miles north of the northern frontie r of our co- was, the English were the aggressors. He, therefore, 0- ° 0 74 that the Dutch boers, discontented with our rule , were j etted to this ex p ense. Let the colonists have a constitution, rasing towards the lake, and were willing to give up all and the y , b y conciliation and j ustice, would obtain peace. ir possessions to escape from the 6th and 7th William IV., But now to give money was to encourage oppression and in -57 ; but he informed Lord Grey, that he had b een be- justice, and that he would not consent to do. The Noble orehang with them, and had sent his agents in advance, Lord's statement as to the reason why the colonists had not and advised Lord Grey to extend the 6th and 7th William now a constitution was not worthy of the attention of the 1 7 . - --to where? To the equator. His own imp ression was, 110 the. The Noble Lord had not acted with his usual can . ,eat it would be advisable to accredit British agents to re- dour in stating the cause of the dispute with the colonists at aide with the natives in the neighbourhood of this lake, the Cape. It arose from the Governor insisting on having • and for this duty he would select missionaries. Ile assured the estimates from those who declared they had no power, as the natives teat the boers were their enemies—and that they they had not been authorised to grant them. Then there Would run imminent danger if they allowe d them to come was a dispute about a Bill which referred to an ordinance of a mongst them. Lord Grey, in reply. told Sir H. Smith that 1841, concerning the Church. The protests of the p o p ular it was the determination of the Government not to declare representatives were disregarded by Sir H. Smith and the the whole country to be under British rule. But observe the officials; the representatives retired, and their conduct was la 3' in which he cautioned Sir H. Smith. At the same approved of by eight-tenths of the constituency of the colony. " e ae,lie said. he would advise him to enter in to frien dl y re- Instead of delaying a constitution, they ought at once to lations with the natives, and advise them to combine against have given one, in accordance with the patent previously t he boers, telling them that the British G overnment would sent out. There ought not to be a day's delay in sending it help them, and if they would choose three or four to conduct out, and from the moment it was granted the colonists would their affairs, the Governor of the Cape would send an officer provide for the safety of their own colony.—( Hear, bear.) to reside amongst them, and aid them with his advice and He considered that every one who gave his sanction to this directions. The first step was to induce the natives to este- vote sanctioned the present proceediugs of the Government ; blish a confederacy against the boers, and induce them to in - not that be meant the money should not be paid, but that 'rite the residence of a British officer amongst them, who by refusing the vote at this moment they would compel the alight command Kafraria, and virtually direct and govern Government to alter its policy. , e .the whole confederacy. Then the plan was to raise a force Mr. lIAWES was glad to bear, notwithstanding all that like the Kafrarian police, and impose a tax upon the natives ; had been said by his Hon. Friend, that be admitted this was and his Lordship expressed a hope that he would bring a vote which could not be refused.—(Bear, hear.) It had e _in a Bill nest session to extend this to the equator. He been stated that this was a war of aggression and marked by had quoted enough to show that these wars were ruinous atrocit y . He denied both propositions. The policy now n 1 . 0 the colony and most burdensome to this country. recommended by Sir H. Smith was that recommended by The had voted millions to obtain the country between Sir B. D'Urban, and that had formerly been approved by his y the Kei and Keisk - amma, but they would spend tens Honourable Friend. There was no intention o f extendin g of millions before they extended their frontier from the their frontier; certainly not of carrying it to the inland lake Oran ge River to the Equator. The frontier policy was now which had been referred to. All that was intended to do was before a Select Committee, the only material result of which to enforce the law so far as that British subjects who corn- Would be to fix the responsibility of our future policy on the witted crimes beyond the frontier should be punished for country instead of the Government. At this moment all those crimes. —(Hear, bear.) With regard to the extension the Kafir tribes were united against us, and the greatest of of territory in British Kafraria, the policy pursued was pre -841, Kra li, had lately joined the confederacy. So far, he had cisely that which had been followed by Sir Benjamin given a gloomy picture, which would give very little en- a'Urban ; and let it be remembered that the eastern fiontier couragement to a persistence in the policy which had led of the Cape had never been a peaceful frontier. In 1835 to such a result. But he turned to more encouraging there was an inroad of upwards of 10,000 Kafirs, who symptoms which had lately occurred. He alluded to the committed the greatest atrocities in the colonies, and Sir bite arrival of Sir 0. Stockenstrom and Mr. Fairbairn. They Benjamin D'Urban, after quelling that insurrection, Made a solemn appeal to the Noble Lord at the head of the thought it necessary not to extend the British ter- Government, stating calmly and deliberately , but most ritory but the British authority, and to advance British solemnly, the crisis in which their affairs were, and the power in Kafraria; in fact, to defend the frontier of the danger in which the colony and they themselves and their Cape, not on but beyond the frontier. And this was Property were involved, pointing out the means at the disc exactly the policy which had since been carried out by Sir Waal of the Noble Lord for putting an end to the distress, Henry Pottinger and Sir Harry Smith. What was the re imploring him humbly, but with the sincerity of men whose suit? Why, is the present case we had not had any incur- Wealth, whose lives and property, and all they had in the eions in the colony; and British military authority being es• World, depended on his answer; they placed their case in his tablished, as it were, in the rear of the Kafirs, they had been Lands. lie might state that the Noble Lord's answer was afraid to enter the colouy, so that up to the time of which such as to give them the greatest encouragement; and he was speaking no serious damage had been done within its such as h e f or one should have anticipated from boundaries, except the Kat River settlement, where peculiar the Noble Lord, not only from his character and discontent existed. With regard to the extension of the ter- Peaition, but from his antecedents when at the head ritory northward, and the appointment of a resident, that of the Colonial-office, in which every one will allow him had been done at the re q uest of the natives themselves, to to have been one of the best ministers that the colonies protect them against the aggressions of the boers, and not ever possessed. His answer to their request was, that they for the purpose of holding military possession of the district. 'Would state to him what alterations they proposed, and their He could assure the House also that there was no intention reasons for proposing them. Their reply was, that they on the part of Government to withhold representative insti- Wished no alteration whatever, but merely to be put back in tutions from the Cape. It the colonists had not at this mo the position in which they were in the Legislative Council, ment a representative constitution, it was entirely their own only with this material difference, that there should be no fault; and he could not concur either with Mr. Adderley or Envious legislation necessary on the part of the Legislative Mr. Hume that the Governor was in the least to blame for Council. They said that if the Noble Lord would only give the dela y which had occurred. If the constitution were so a promise of a constitution freed from any further delay they popular at the Cape, why had they not accepted it? Why Would not only feel perfectly satisfied, but their gratitude have delayed and discussed it? The truth was that the Would know no bounds. The Noble Lord's second answer, gentlemen forming the legislative council were indisposed though as kind and considerate as his first, was yet not quite to become legislative councillors except for one special and CO encouraging. While the Noble Lord expressed his deep high purpose—for which they were not elected or chosen. Sympathy with them in their present momentous crisis, yet They were chosen to examine all the functions of members at the same time while the war lasted, he felt it necessary of a legislative council, and to manage and direct the to wait for further dispatches for the purpose of judging whole of the affairs of the colony; and they were assured of the chances of a conclusion to hostilities, before he would that there was no authority for saying that they were give a definite answer as to the time when they might elected for one special purpose alone. Indeed, Sir Andreas expect to receive a representative constitution. They con- Stockenstrom accepted petitions upon various subjects, and aidered that the Noble Lord had held out great encourage - presented them to the council ; and in the next place, the inent to them, but at the same time they thought that he letters patent contained words to the effect that the council Might to take a bolder step, and to carry out his were to make, enact, ordain, and establish laws for the views more decisively, immediately, and resolutely at good government of the settlement. They met, not simply once, for they could not see what impediment stood in the to frame a constitution, and when they interposed Way. Now from the last dispatches, received about a week their vexatious objections, it was to benefit the particular ago, there was not the slightest chance of the war concluding party to which they belonged, and to which the moat for many months to come. What, then, was to prevent the important party in the colony were diametrically opposed. Noble Lord from granting the Constitution at once, which Earl Grey had simply said this, and no more, that whilst a was allowed to be so immediately necessary? While Sir H. war was raging in the colony, and the governor was on the smith was engaged in the war beyond the frontier, what was frontier, devoting his whole time and energy to suppress an to prevent the Noble Lord advising the sending out of a insurrection, and whilst every functionary in the colony was special commission? Why not send out a man in the posi- disturbed and distracted by the present state of the colony, tion and rank of Lord Clarendon to Cape Town? The in- it was utterly impossible to throw upon those functionaries stant the Constitution was given them they would come out the consideration of all the details of a representative con as one man to resist this Kafir aggression, and they would stitution which required to be considered dispassionately take upon themselves, as they did twenty years ago, the calmly, and impartially.—( Hear.) In fact, that whilst war whole expense of the war. He thanked the Noble Lord was raging, it was impossible to introduce representative in most heartily for the encouragement he had given the colo- stitutions with any chance of success, but that the moment nista at the Cape, and he would put it to him whether the the insurrection was put down and peace was restored, that discussion upon this vote ought not, for at least a day or two, moment it would be quite in the power of the legislative be adjourned until a decisive answer upon this subject had council to proceed with the consideration of the subject. It been given? was said that we had been the aggressors in the case of Lord J. RUSSELL, who was extremely inaudible through- British Kafiraria, and that we had unnecessarily seized upon out his speech, was understood to say that the Hon. Mem- that territory—but the fact was that the colonists to a man bee's speech went upon the supposition that it was in the were in favour of that quasi extension of territory. If the power of the colonists, if they gleased to exert it, to prevent colony of the Cape of Good Hope was to be protected and all these aggressions from a savage tribe who were making peace preserved, clearly some change of policy must be war upon her Majesty's subjects merely for the sake of adopted with regard to British Kafiraria. The hon. Gen making war, for it did not appear that they bad any other tleman (Mr. Adderley) had spoken of the " strong arm of object in view. Now, any man who looked into the history of defence." What did that mean ? Why, nothing else of the Cape colony, since and before it came into their pos- than the old commando system, which was marked with session, must see that the state of things there was wholly such atrocity and bloodshed that it was lound impossible to different from that as represented by the Hon. Gentleman. maintain it in the opinion of good men either in the colony The Dutch, in the first instance, had extended their settle- or in this country.—(Hear.) It wee ' tharetbre, abandoned ; meats and dwellings beyond the immediate frontier of Cape and when he (Mr. Hawes) asked Mr. Fairbairn if he would Town; but the Katir and other native tribes had from time revert to that system, he at once said, " No, I wish to have to time rushed down upon them, destroying their possessions establis h e d a disci p lined militar y force on the frontier, and and carrying off their herds of cattle. In 1845, during the not to revert to the old system.' Mr. Fairbairn also told last war, 10,000 men had entered within the frontier where him that the colony would not undertake to pay the ex. the Cape farmers lived, and after destroying their farm- pense °Ala rof this or any other war. In conclusion, Mr. that, from all the information he could gather, houses carried away all their cattle. Surely there was no awes said wanton act then committed on the part of the colonists he was satisfied that the policy now pursued was the only How then could it be said that the mother countr y would policy which would secure the frontier; and in a great mea throw all the expense upon them of defending themselves sure it had secured the frontier in the present war. from being murdered? Would not these men naturally say, Mr. V. SMITH agreed with Lord J. Russell that when a "We will defend ourselves and our homes as well as we war was raging at the Cape, which required all the energies can; but you, as the sovereign power, should protect us, of every person employed, it was not the time to discuss the and we must have your aid." The Hon. Member seemed to question whether we should confer upon the colonists repre suppose that the whole aggression had originally come from sentative institutions or not. But the House was justified the colonists, and therefore the inhabitants would themselves in entering upon matters which were not strictly relevant to be willing to defray the expenses of the war. The Hon. the question, because they had unfortunately no other oppor- Member had, no doubt, received some assurance of the tunity of discussing these matters, except upon some ques kind, but he (Lord J. Russell) could not find that there was tion like the present. His Noble Friend said the only ques ever any public assurance of such a character given to the tion was, whether they would vote this money or not? but Government. They had never said, "Give us a represen- he (Mr. V. Smith) thought there was a far more important tative constitution, and we will support the expenses of the question at issue, and that was, how often these votes were war." On the contrary, the gentleman to whom the Hon. to be repeated, and what interest the people of England bad Member alluded, Mr. Fairbairn, had used very different lan- in this colony which justified such an expenditure. He guage before a Select Committee, and had very prudently agreed, however, with those who had stated that the war declined to commit himself at all by any pledge that the was strictly an Imperial war —that it was our war, and colonists would sustain the expenses of the war. Such being not the war of the colonists—and he did not believe the the case it was impossible to take any step that would give colonists would have willingly engaged in it— neither did ns perfect security on this subject. He was quite aware that he think if they had willingly engaged in it, that it would the war was one of a peculiar nature , and that ma n y sava g e have been carried on in the way that it had been carried on. acts were committed; but he was afraid that no plan could If, thee, this was a war which the colonists would not un be devised which would be quite so successful as to enable us dertake, of course it was a war we could not ask them to to say that they were free from the danger of a Kafir war. pay for. Therefore the question was, whether they were to The policy adopted by Sir Benjamin D'Urban and his sue- pay for it or not; and, in his opinion, we could not posi cessors, Sir H. Pottinger and others, was still pursued. sibly ask them to pay this 300,000/.—(Hear, hear.) The Surely the Hon. Member would not recommend us to sup- Honourable Member then impressed on the Government port the commando system, under which persons going out the necessity of the exercise of c cution with regard to with their rifles could shoot any of the natives they met, the Cape, and criticised the policy of Government in first whether they were engaged in any predatory operations or agreeing to the appointment of a Committee of the House otherwise. At the present moment the only question to be of Commons, and in subsequently nominating a Commission cronsideredevas whether this country shall bear the expenses to inquire into the affairs of the colony. With the greatest of the war. It must be recollected that when the proposal respect for his Noble Friend's judgment, he did think that a for a representative constitution came over here, Lord Stan- more indiscreet course, as regarded the maintenance of the ley, who was then Colonial Secretary, discouraged the pro- security and prosperity of the colony could scarcely have ject except with certain conditions. It was subsequently been adopted. He trusted that the Government would here resolved by the Government to establish a representative after be more considerate iu stating their case when they constitution in the Cape, and Earl Grey found fault with the called on the House to vote the public money. decision to which Lord Stanley had come. Unfortunately Lord J. RUSS aLL, after what his Right Hon. Friend had those persons whom Sir H. Smith had called to the Legislative said, must offer some explanation of the conduct of the Go- Council with a view that they should assist him in carrying vernment in the matter. The Right Hon. Gentleman's com out the details of a representative constitution—instead of aid- plaint appeared to him to be very inconsistent. The Right ing him set themselves to thwart him by every means of ob- Hon. Gentleman stated that he (Lord J. Russell) had said atruction which they could think of. It was perfectly obvious that the question now before the House was as to voting this that if they had then said that they were disposed public money, and that he had omitted all mention of the to accept the instrument as sent from London, and if. they question of the frontier war, and the policy to be adopted in proposed to fill up the details themselves, and to abide by the future. He (Lord J. Russell) had certainly stated that the decision of the majority, the representative constitution would question immediately before the House was the voting this have been in operation now in the Cape. It was, therefore, money; but so far from not bringing before the House entirely their own doing that they were now deprived of a those questions the Right Hon. Gentleman referred to, he constitution. He had only two things now to say. One was had brought forward a motion for a Select Committee, that the Government was fully determined to carry into stating at the same the history, so far as he understood effect their proposal for a representative constitution to the it, of those frontier disputes; and then when he proposed Cape. The other point was this—that however anxious a Select Committee for the purpose of eliciting farther they were to introduce suc h a cons tit u tion into the Cape— information on the subject, the Right Honourable Gentle at that moment, and ce r t a i n ly a f ter the last dispatches more man was the first to object to it. He could not under than before, they felt th at t he re were in su perable difficulties stand, when he objected to the Select Committee, how he to the immediate putting into force the powers of that con- could also object to the want of information respecting the stitution. There was now a war raging in the Cape, and necessity for this vote ; for it was not usual for the Govern the whole mind and energy of the governor would of neces- ment to propose resolutions stating that, in their opinion, city prevent him from giving proper attention to the working such and such a policy was the best to pursue at the Cape of a constitution, and the executive would, in fact, be unable of hood Hope, or in this frontier war, or in dealing with the to carry into effect a representative constitution. That was Kafirs. General resolutions of that kind were not usually the great difficulty—that a great portion of those who should proposed by Government. The Hon. Gentleman said that take an active part in the discussions were themselves en- he (Lord J. Russell) having objected to the appointment of gaged in the war. The main question before them, as to a Commission, had nevertheless appointed Commissioners to whether they would vote the sum proposed for the expenses go out to the Cape. What he (Lord J. Russsll) objected to of the Kafir war , depended u pon this very general question. was the appointment of Commissioners to go and supersede In 1819 and subsequently they encouraged emigrants to go Sir H. Smith. What he desired was to enable Sir H. Smith, out to the Cape and to settle upon the frontier. These emi- while engaged in the conduct of the war, to have certain grants were exposed from time to time to incursions from the persons to aid him who were well acquainted with the co savage tribes. The question, then, was, whether they were Tony, and carry on such communications with the Kafirs as to leave them to be overpowered by those savage tribes? might lead to a peaceful settlement of the matters in dispute. He believed upon that question there could be no doubt. He He hoped his Right Hon. Friend would profit by the evi was therefore confident that the vote being founded upon deuce laid before the Committee, and perceive that it was simple justice would be agreed to. not a war for extension of territory, but for the protection of Mr. HUME said there was only one sentiment uttered the colonists, that they were now engaged in; and the whole question was how they could be best protected. In by the Noble Lord of which he approved, and that was that the Government were determined to carry out the promise stead ot baying those perpetual disturbances on the frontier wit d h the Kafirs, and shooting them down whenever they given by them last session of a representative constitution. He had seldom heard a speech that more misrepresented a talet r 1 .3 aggressions to carry off cattle, it was the opinion of amin d'Urban, Sir Peregrine Maitland, and Sir H. case than the speech of the Noble Lord had done. The Noble ° 1 P_o ,, t h ti i n n en g t j e i f e , that a it would be far the better way to have posts Lord seemed to forget altogether that in 1828 the inhabitants Kafir civilized territory, mode and of to life, endeavourand thus preventto r e reconcile o t n h c o i s l e e had signed a petition to this country, containing a statement within them to a mo . r il e syst em ting the h sd colonists, he eh that if they obtained a responsible government they would disturbances take upon themselves the whole expense of war, and relieve with a view to protecting a a n d d opt n e o d t , a to nd ta s e ol o e x ly . the mother country from any such demands. Since then tension of i) territory. they had often repeated the same declaration. But they • would not menage any of their wa r s of injustice — of wars Mr. BRIGHT said they were a ll agreed as to which the C the dissatis provoked by the most wanton encro a chments by us upon feed state in ape Colony was at present, though the property of others. lie had always encouraged emigre- not as to what was to be done under the circumstances. He tion—at the same time he demanded English institutions thought the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Ad for the emigrants, wherever they went. lie had never re- derly) was that which the Government ought to adopt; for commended them to go to Kafraria amongst savages, or to to the delay which had occurred in giving to the colonists attempt to drive people Irons the property 'which they the constitutional government which they demanded was to possessed, and thus exciting war and acts of vio- be attributed that discontent which deprived them of all lence in return. The Noble Lord avoided stating sympa thy with the governor in his efforts to put au end to the most important part of the question. In the last the war. The Noble Lord objected that Sir H. Smith was dispatch there was accomp an yi n g it a map of Kafiraria. at present so busily engaged in the war that he could not This was a new territory, seized upon by us. It was attend to the question of the constitutional government to beyond the Cape, and did n o t f orm any part of it. The be conferred on the colony, and the Hon. Secretary (Hr. Noble Lord forgot to tell them that Sir H. Smith Hawes) added, that the functionaries of the colonial govern was constituted Governor over the new territory of Kafraria, anent were so distracted by the present calamitous state of the people of which had not anything in common with the affairs, that they would not be able to undertake the matter. inhabitants of the Cape. Were not these acts of hostility Sir H. Smith might be very capable of carrying on the war and aggression upon our part? Did we not take possession 'with ability, but he did not think he had shown any of those very lands upon which the cattle of that people particular capacity for the government of a colony, existed? We went out of our district to attack them. The and it was most unfortunate that they always sent out war Was not in the Cape, but in those territories whieh we a military governor to the colonies, or if they sent a have robbed the natives of; and the people of England civilian he was one who had a bad banking wo uld be obliged to pay not only ror the past war, but the account, and could not remain at home. But the Noble war that was then going on. Kafiraria was about one-third Lord's argument, if it were good for anything, went .to of the extent of the whole pomaioni of the cape. Our i thLs—that the Weal* pintail bare to wait until the end LON DON, of the war, whether that be one or two years, before they could g,t, that constitutional government which the Noble Lord himself thought was so necessary for them. They on:4la to endeavour seriously to remove the discontent of the colony. The feeling of discontent was so great that it was only the limited means of the colonists which prevented their passive resistance of last year taking a more active form at the present time; and if the interests of the colonists demanded it, they ought not for a moment to permit any delicacy for the feelings of Sir H. Smith to stand in the way of tlfe proper course to be adopted. He thought the Government would do well to adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Adderley). Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Committee which sat last year, and of which he was a member, had been actu ated by the most sincere desire to give to the colonists free political institutions. The measures founded on the recom mendation of that Committee were most acceptable to the colonists, and it was only owing to the unfortunate circum stances which had occurred that those measures had not been carried into effect before the present time. There was no intention whatever of withholding free institutions from the coloev. Mr. HUME urged the Government at once to take the requisite steps to induce the colonists to co-operate cordially with the Government in putting down the war Mr. ADDERLEY said, as it, appeared the Noble Lord did not intend to give the colonists a constitution till the war was over - Lord J RUSSELL said he Lad not said any such thing. Tha constitution would be granted when it was seen fit, in the peeseet state of affairs, to grant it. He wished to reserve to the Government the free decision of the time and circum stances—that was all. At ter a iew more words from Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. ADDERLEY moved that the Chairman report progress. Mr. BRIGHT suggested that as the facts respecting the fitness of the colony for a constitution might present them selves in another light to the Noble Lord by the arrival of the next mail, he suggested the motion should be withdrawn. Lord NAAS joined in the recommendation of the Hon. Member. He considered the 'declaration of the Noble Lord to have changed the position of the question. Mr. WAKLEY said the Under-Secretary for the Colonies had stated the coantitution would not be granted till the war was over. Mr. HAWES denied that he had made any such state ment. He only said that it would be impossible to grant it while the governor was on the frontier. The vote was then agreed to, and ordered to be reported to the House; and The SPEAKER resumed the Chair. BUSINESS ON MONDAY. In answer to Mr. HUME, The CEIANCELLOK of the EXCHEQUER stated that he proposed on Monday to take the second reading of the Customs Bill, then the second reading of the Inhabited Householders Bill, and then a Committee of Supply. INCOME AND PROPERTY-TAX COMMUTEE. ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. HUME moved the names of the Committee on the income and property-tax, of which he had given notice, viz. : The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Healey, Mr. Vesey, Mr. F. Mackenzie, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Ri3ebuck, Colonel Romilly, Lord Harry Vane, and Mr Sotheron. Colonel SIBTHORP complained that the army and navy were not represented on this committee, though this gross and unjustifiable tax was laid on them. One of each profession ought to be on the Committee to represent these interests. Mr. HUME was sorry that the list did not meet the wish of his Honourable Friend, but it was impossible to please everybody. There was a military officer on the Com mittee. The first name was then agreed to. On the second name being put, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said Mr. Baring was already on three Committees, and he hoped would be exempt. This and the remaining names were then adopted, and the Committee appointed. HOME-MADE SPIRITS IN BOND. Lord NAAS complained that the Government had taken every possible means, by delay, to obstruct his bringing for ward his measure, on which three divisions had been taken, and which on each division had received the sanction of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repelled the imputation. Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer ought to yield to the opinion of the House when strongly expressed on any question. Mr. DUNCAN thought that Scotland ought to be con sidered in this question. The report was then received. The Administration of Criminal Justice Improvement Bill was read a second time. The Petty Session (Ireland) Bill went through Committee. Mr. SCULLY wished to know what portion of the Bill was to be retained, and what portion abandoned? Sir W. SOMERVILLE had stated the previous night what he proposed to do. The Common Lodging-house Bill was read a third time. METROPOLIS POLICE BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP rose to press the second reading of this Bill. He had been to great expense of labour and money on account of this Bill; but for the advantage of his country he regretted neither. He could tell the House there was a great feeling throughout the country in favour of this Bill. He feared neither vans nor barrel-organs; but others might not be, like hi r self, a soldier; and they would, perhaps, entertain different feelings. He had evidence to show that in 1846 the Right Hon. Gentleman had his attention drawn to the mischiefs to be apprehended from advertising vans, but had neglected to take,the proper precautions to stop the mischief. Constant complaints were made of these ad vertising vans, which of late had wonderfully increased. Why were such vehicles allowed to go forth, to the terror of peaceable individuals and the.danger of their lives ? It was the duty of the Home Secretary to take steps to stop the nuisance. If he did not succeed with his Bill, he had at least the consolation of knowing he had done his du'y. If he could not " command success" he could at least " deserve it." —( Laughter.) He had ventured to hope the Right Hon. Gentleman would have acceded to the second reading of the Bill, and allowed it to go into Committee; when any modifi cations that might be needed could have been made. He begged humbly to ask the Right lion. Gentleman whether he would allow the Bill to be read a second time pro forma? —(Laughter.) If not, he should console himself with having done his duty, and with regretting that a public servant should have so far forgotten his duty as to meet him by a refusal. Sir G. GREY was satisfied the Hon. and Gallant Member had solely the public interests in view in bringing forward this Bill. The Hon. and Gallant Member had not explained the contents of the Bill. He fully admitted the annoyance and mischief of advertising vans, but upon looking into the Bill, he found there had been, as he expected, a legal difficulty in defining what was an adver tising van and whet was not. The clause in the Bill intended to be applicable to these vans was so general and so extended as to include persons carrying placards, or tradesmen's carts. He thought it would be better to leave these nuisances to the police, who had general orders to re move all dangerous obstructions in the public thoroughfares. But this was not all. The Bill extended to street musicians, and the clause was also very sweeping. He would state what the law was. He had already stated, that according to the Police Act, any street musician who refused to cease playing on being requested to do so by any householder, ren dered himself liable to a penalty of 40s. The Police Act would extend to those instruments mentioned by the Hon. and Gallant Member in his Bill, but he thought that to stop all street music within the metropolitan district would be to deprive the inhabit a nt s of a very rational enjoyment. H e must, therefore, move that the Bill be read a seco nd time that day six month s . Colonel SIBTHORP said that, in 1846, the Right Hon. Baronet had stated, through his secretary, that the nuisance of advertising vans would be considered in any future amend ment of the Police Act, but that it was not expedient to introduce a measure to remedy that particular grievance. la the present state of the House it was useless dividing. He had only discharged his duty in introducing the Bill. Mr. MANGLES thought this an important matter, as, in consequence of the increased traffic, the great thoroughfares of the inetropo!is were absolutely choked, and these adver tising vans not only increased the evil, but endangered life, as he himself had experienced. Something he thought ought to be done in the matter. The second reading was then negatived without a division. On the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE, leave was given to bring in a Bill to provide facilities for owners and lessees of mines in Ireland to obtain entry on lands for searching for and working such mines. Also a Bill to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to certain offences and other mat ters as to which justices of the peace exercise summary juris diction in Ireland. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL brought in the Chancery Reform Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. The House then adjourned at One o'clock. ST. ALBANS ELECTION. The following is a return " of any account transmitted by messengers employed under the authority of this House relative to the apprehension of witnesses sum moned by the SL Albans Election Committee who have been induced to abscond":— " House of Commons, May 19, 1851. " My Lord,—ln compliance with your Lordship's di rections I proceeded to Boulogne on Friday last to en deavour to obtain information respecting the witnesses in the St. Albans case who have absconded. On my arrival at that place I waited on the British Consul, who accompanied me to the police and passport offices. From the official books I there learnt that George Sealey Waggett was lodging at 52, Rue de l'Hopital, and that James Skegg and Thomas Burchmore were at a small public-house on the Port, called the ' Anchor and Hope,' and that the only other lodger there was a Mr. Frederick Edwards, ag e 26. I also learnt that John Hayward had been at the Hotel des Rains for two nights, but had left for Paris about 10 days since. _ _ desired Inspect - or Beckerson (the officer employed to watch the parties at Boulogne) to call on Waggett, which he did, and gave him a copy of the proclamation, offering a reward for his apprehension. After reading it Waggett stated that ho certainly should not return to England, as he understood the Speaker's warrant was of no avail at Boulogne, and ho thought of moving to some place in the interior of France if he could obtain a passport. Waggett further stated that he was not aware of Skegg and Burchmore being at Boulogne, but that be had seen Hayward, who had gone to the Paris races, and had not returned. The inspector observed that he must have been at considerable expense in coming from England and remaining in a foreign place; to which he replied that he had been as yet' on a small in come of his own, but be was getting very short of money, and they must send him some without delay.' He then seemed to think he had said too much, and changed the subject of conversation. " With reference to Skegg and Burchmore, I had been made aware that it would be very difficult to secure an interview with them at their hotel; I therefore made a point of meeting them on the Sands, where they daily take exercise, and endeavoured to enter into conversa tion with them, but it was of no avail. " I beg further to state that the police authorities at Bou'ogno have been most active in watching the parties, and have afforded Inspector Beckerson every informa tion and assistance. " have, &c., (Signed) "R. A. GoSSET, Assistant-Sergeant. " The Lord Charles Russell, &0., Sergeant-at-Arms. CIIA.BLES J. F. RusseLL, sergeant-at-Arms." TuE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT LEEDS. —Yesterday William Scott was again brought u p before the Leeds magistrates for final examination , on the charge of having shot at Mrs. Sophia Widdop, and afterwards shoot ing himself. The Prisof:er wag conunitted for trial on both charges. SATURDAY EVENING, HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The State Ball last night at Buckingham Palace, so gra ciously designed by her Majesty to give an impetus to the trade of the metropolis, could hardly have failed to have effected its object even if the nobility had not been endued with the same patriotic spirit that animated the Sovereign. The period selected by the Queen for this ball was hap pily chosen, in being about midway, (in point of costume) between the two previous fetes of similar character given in the present reign—when the martial and chivalric costume, at its zenith in the time of the third Edward, had eatirely passed away, and before the advent of NV illiam of Orange had changed so completely the brilliant and elegant character of the dress of the English Court. The period represented last night at her Majesty's Ball—the restoration of Charles ll. was one when in matters of costume the Courts of England and that of Louis .XIV. were identical, and may be regarded as almost the termination of that time when elegance, costli ness, and variety in dress tended so much to the splendour and influence of the Court. The alteration front this period was very rapid, every succeeding Sovereign gradually de nuding the Court dress of some of its elegance or splendour. Velvet, silk, satin, feathers, &c., ceased to be the materials for the gentlemen's Court dress, an a, lastly, gold lace and embroidery were removed from it. The revivification of this gay Court could not therefore but have a very material effect on certain classes of trade. Some of the dresses displayed a remarkable degree of taste as well as splendour, and many were strictly historical. The baldrics worn by the gentlemen displayed very many beau tiful specimens of gold embroidery, and the patterns were designed with great taste, and varied with nice effect with dead and bright weld. Velvet, satin, and gold and silver tissues formed the staple of most of the dresses, and the con sumption of ribands must have been enormous; not only were the doublets, trunks, and sleeves ornamented with ribands, but each gentlemen wore, from where the modern waistcoat terminates, a great mass ef looped ribands, sus pended much in the same way as a Highlander's phillibeg ; the coat-sleeves, too, terminating at the elbow. The shirt sleeves were also bound and ornamented with ribands, and this, v. ithout counting the quantity employed in trimming the ladies' dresses, must have formed a vast aggregate. Many of the gentlemen so thoroughly entered into the feeling that prompted this Bal Costume that they repudiated the attractions of old point, and procured beautiful specimens of Honiton point lace for their collars and ruffles. Lord Over stone displayed some beautiful Honiton point lace in this way, made for the especial purpose, and the beautiful silver watered tissue of the Duke of Norfolk's dress was manufac tured at Spitalfias for this occasion. The compaey began to arrive at a very early hour—twenty minutes before nne o'clock—and continued to arrive in one uninterrupted stream for above two hours. One of the fleet things that struck the eye in this gay and brilliant, assemb'y was the greater effect produced by the cos tumes of the gentlemen than those of the ladies ; for the dress of the latter did not appear so far removed from the fashion of the present Court dress as that of. the gentlemen, than which nothing could be a greater contrast. Some of the dresses of the ladies displayed extraordinary splendour, and with the costumes of the gentletmen produced a living and truthful picture of the period presented. Among the earlier arrivals was Miss Burdett Coutta, who displayed some most magnificent jewels. Miss Courts wore, among other ornaments, a broad band of emeralds and dia monds, worn in the same manner as a gentleman's b aldrick, over the right shoulder to the left hip, weere it terminated in a very large clasp of diamonds, used to fasten back the dress, which opened iu front and displayed the petticoat; a bandeau of large single stone brilliants passed across the back. Mrs. John Towneley displayed a very elegant costume of cloth .of gold trimmed with bows of purple riband and pearls. The American Minister displayed every handsome dress of blue velvet, richly trimined with gold lace, a golden baldrick, and a scarlet velvet nantle. The Mar chioness of Londonderry's costume was exceedingly splendid. A girdle of diamonds and a diamond border or berthe on the top of the corsage were among the profuse lisplay of jewels on this magnificent dress, which was of dad crimson velvet. Her headdress was also peculiar, being a sert of cap or co ronet of jewels. Sir William and Lady Yolesworth both displayed very beautiful costumes. Her Ladyship also wore a beautiful band of jewels across the shoulder The Marquis of Clanricarde, Colonel the Hon. George Cadogan, Lieutenant Seymour Darner, and many others, displayed beautiful cos tumes of the period. The national costumes cf the Turkish Minister, his Attaches, the Prince A. de Vogcrides, and that of M. de Lodoriki (a Very beautiful Greek dress), produced a great effect from their singularity in such in assemblage. Among the dresses not of our own Court, though of the same period, were those of Lord Ernest Bruce, wilt wore an ex tremely beautiful dress as a Venetian noblemen ; Lord Hol land, who wore a dress, apparently Venetian—a long mantle completely enveloping the figure, of a material resembling Utrecht or uncut velvet on cloth of gold, and asquare velvet cap edged with fur. Lord Campbell, the Chief Justice of England, appeared in the costume of Chief Justice Hale; and Baron Parke wore the dress of a judge of the time. The suite of the state rooms thrown open for Lis ball were the Green Drawing-room and its ante-room, tie Throne room, the Picture-gallery, Ball-room, Saloon, Y4low Draw ing-room, the State Dining-room, and the Carter-room. These beautiful apartments were illuminated aril decorated in a manner to display their magnificence and taeir artistic treasures with the most consummate effect,. A throne was erected for her Majesty and his Royal Highness Pnce Albert in the middle of the west side of the Throneereom. The throne was surmounted by a square canopy of crimson velvet, surmounted with a gilt cornice ; from the velvet ittpended a double row of gold bullion fringe. The outer draleries were of crimson velvet with gold fringe; the inner daperies of muslin were worked in coloured flowers and trimned with silver. The interior of the throne and canopy vere lined with white flowered satin and barred with are fringe. The chairs of State were placed on a haute : l)as, 'Bich was covered with crimson, the chairs themselves being of crim son satin and gold. Some of the choicest and most beaus i ful flowering plants were placed behind and around the chairs of state. Seated on this throne, her Majestyand his Royal Highness Prince Albert received their numerous and distinguished guests at the commencement of the ball. The Throne-room and the Ballroom were appropiated to dancing—temporary orchestras being erected in eact for the Quadrille Bands. Tue Garter and the Green Drawing-rooms were set apart for refreshments during the evening, and supper was served in the State Dining-roorn. Her Majesty's Body Guard, under the command of the Marquis of Donegal, aas on duty in the Palace—his Lord ship as Captain—Sir George Lee (Lieutenant), and the four Exons or Capitaines Exempts de la garde doe Carps, Captains Kincaid, Phibbs, Bellaire, and Ricklerd, wore the splendid uniform of the Corps during the reign ,of 'aeries 11. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness' the Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen id Waiting, were con ducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain to the Throne-room. Her Majesty wore le grand habit de eine of the fashion of the Court of Louis XIV., introduces from France --by Charles 11. The skirt of the dress . was composed of rich grey watered silk, trimmed with gold end silver lace, and ornamented with bows of rose-coloured, thands fastened by bouquets of diamonds. The front of tlaedreas was open, and the under skirt was made of cloth of.glt, embroidered in a shawl pattern in silver, scolloped and tirnmed with silver fringe. The gloves and shoes embroieleo alternately with roses and flours delis in gold. Her gaiety wore on the front of the body of the dress four large periehaped emeralds of immense value. His Royal Highness Prince Albert Wee a coat of cloth of gold, ornamented with bows of rose-tnoured riband and jewellery ; a hat trimmed with rose-colotred and white fea thers; stockings of grey silk. Her Majesty being seated on the Throne the general com pany were ushered into the royal pretance, entering the Throne-room from the green drawing -I. °ml, where they had previously assembled. The numerous and brilliant Court wafted in procession up the whole length of the room, and makng an obeisance be fore the Throne, passed into the Picture trallery from the en trance to the west side of the apartment. This being con cluded a Herald of Arms (the Hon. Leveed E l li s), in the full costume of his office of this periodefelowed by the Four Pages of the Four National Quadrillees(lord Vaughan,Hon. Seymour Egerton, Lord Richard Grosvenor, and Mr. Fraser), each in the characteristic dress of the nation represented, entered the Throne-room, and ap_pro , clfing her Majesty, made a profound reverence. The Heead and Pages then retired, and joined the National Quadriles assembled in the adjoining department. The orchestra now commenced plaYin; a march, and the Spanish Quadrilles entered the Throneroom, preceded by their page (the Hon. Seymour Egerton), in the following order: — Viscountess Canning Lord Harry v ane Viscountess Jocelyn Earl Bruce C oun tess Craven Lor d Gig Earl of et tie Pa Countess Bruce W ton g Lady Emma Vesey Viscount Marquis c 2 d „,„ r - - F ran ces Countess of Waldo- Azeglio grave Viscoun tess Sydney Hon. MS F. Leo Gower. Countess of Gra nville Teis quadrille presented a striking: untormity of appear all the noblemen members of it ado pting one costume , and atie ' c all the ladies in it bein g dressed exanly This was followed by the French Qpadalle, preceded by their page (Lord Richard Grosvenor), in the following order : Lady Clementine Villiers Viscount Mandeville L a dy Victoria Talbot Viscount Vinson Mr. Coke • Miss Spalding Martneachi Mrs. Craven Mademoiselle de Flahault Coun erio t Pncher L a dy Henrietta Somerset M. Bethma t M. de Saux Lady Adeliza F. Howard Mr. AsillitYPonsonby. Lady Rose Lovel The Scotch Quadr ille then entered, .preceled by their page (Mr. Frazer), in the following Eoradreiro:f--;-Gifro.d Lady Alice Douglas The Master If Lovat Lady Harriet Elliot _ _ Miss Stewart Mackenzie (of Viscount Eney n Seaforth) Hon. J. Mactonald Miss Charteris Mr. Charterir Miss Baillie (of Dachfour) of Stafford Miss Baring biarquis The English Quadrille came last, preceded like thelothers by its page (Lord Vaughan), and appearedin the following order: M arc hionesss of Ailesbury His Ro of C aryalnbrid Highness the Duke ke Marchioness of Waterford His Serene Highness the Prince Eduard of Saxe- Weinalir iiref Countess of Strathmore MarquWftester Marchioness of Worcester Marquid of G ran b y Viscountess Newport Earl of Cardi gan Lady Churchill Earl of Strathmore Lady Seaham Lord LOndesbwough Lady Londesborough Lord Sealaam The four National Quad rilles each cotitainei 16. In the English Quadrille, conducted by tie Marchioness of Ailesbury The ladies were dressed in blue silk dresses, with rose coloured and gold ornaments. The gentlemen in scarlet, gold, and blue velvet,. The page wore the livery of the King of England. In the Scotch Quadrille, conducted by the klarchioness of Stafford — The ladies wore a very elegant riding habit if pale green taffeta, ornamented with bows of .pink riband, grey hats, or namented with white and pink feathers. Among them the most remarkable for the splendour and accuracy of their Highland costumes were the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Stafford, Earl Grosvenor, Earl Gifford, Viscount Emlyn, Sir James Matheson, Bart., and the Hon. the Master of Lovett, &c. The dresses, which were of the fashion of the time of the Restoration', and were trimmed with gold and silver lace, were furnished by Mr. Macdougall, of Inverness. The page in a Highland dress of Royal Stuart tartan. In the French Quadrille, conducted by the Comtesse de Flahault— The ladies wore white satin dresses with bows of light blue riband. The under skirt of cloth of gold, trimmed with sil ver fringe. The gentlemen wore the uniform of "Les Mousguetaires Noire," scarlet coats, trimmed with silver; jackets of dark blue, trimmed with silver; gold croeees ornamented with flew de lus, worn upon the chest and back; reel stockings, and red feathers in the hat. JUNE The page wore the livery of the King of France. In the Spanish Quadrille, conducted by the Countess Goanville-- . _ . The ladies wore black silk dresses, with black Spanish veils; the dresses trimmed with gold lace and pink coloured rosettes; the under dresses were of grey damask, ornamented with grey and gold fringe. The gentlemen were in black velvet, ornamented with gold, and all wearing the order of " Calatrava," embroidered in red silk, upon the coat and cloak; grey silk stockings, black velvet hats, with red and yellow feathers. The page wore the livery of tile King of Spain. Each Quadrille then singly advanced to the Throne and tendered its homage to the Queen. When all the Quadrilles had saluted her Majesty the Ball was opened by the English and Scotch Quadrilles dancing together. The next dance was thit or the French and Spanish Quadrilles. The four National Quadrilles baying danced, lines were formed by Ladies of the English and Scotch Quadrilles, Ladies of the French and Spanish Quadrilles, who advanced to the Throne and made their reverence. The Gentlemen of the National Quadrilles formed in like manner, and having advanced to salute at the same moment, all retired by the door leading to the Picture-gallery. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to the Ball-room, when the Countess of Wilton's Quadrille was formed as follows : Lady Geraldine Somerset Earl .:f• Lady Harriet Herbert Lord Newark Lady Frances Hay Lord Dungarvan Lady Elizabeth Egerton Hon. Edward Stanley Hon. Mary Barrington Hon. Edward Russell Hon. Harriet Montagu Hon. William Scarlett Hon. Magdalen Montagu Hon. E. Lascelles Miss Anson Mr. Robert Chyo This Quadrille having danced, her Majesty led a Polonaise, the whole of the company following two and two. The Countess Grey's Quadrille (the Rose Quadrille) was then formed, and danced by the following ladies and gen tlemen : _ . Lady Alice Lambton Hon. Louisa Cbarteris Miss E. Seymour Miss Bulteel Mr. Arthur Russell Mr. E. T. Stanley Mr. Damer Mr. Grenfell Hon. Miss Ellice Hon. Miss C. Ellis Mr. Wyndham Lord Ribblesdale Lady Charlotte Elliot Miss Grenfell Hon. Mr. Stonor Captain Crichton Stuart Miss Talbot Hon. Miss Vernon Lord Bury Hon. C. Hardinge Dliks Mary Barrington Lord Ingestre Hon. Miss Cavendish Earl of Powis Lady Augusta Bingham Lord Eliot Lady Jane Hay - Colonel F. Seymour Lady Elizabeth Hervey Mr. Meynell Ingram Lady Augusta Hare Sir Michael Shaw Stewart. The introductory dances having been performed, the gene ral company prepared for the usual dances. Among them were noticed the Prince of Leiningen. His Serene Highness wore a coat of black velvet, the cuffs of gold brocade, edged with gold lace, the skirt of the coat and the cuffs ornamented with gold buttons. The waistcoat of gold brocade. The breeches of black velvet with gold lace down the sides. The stockings of red silk, and the gloves ornamented with gold fringe. A gold baldrick supported a sword mounted in gold. The hat was edged with gold lace and was encircled by white and red feathers placed alter nately. Bows of orange ribbons were placed on the shoulders and also tied the breeches at the knees, and the shoes. His Serene Highness wore the Star of the Order of the Garter. The Duke of Wellington appeared in the military costume of the period of scarlet and gold, the breeches edged at the bottom with gold and lace. His Grace wore the riband of the Most Noble Order of the Garter round his neck, and the George suspended was formed of diamonds. The dress of Lady Fanny Howard consisted of a train and boddice of rich white satin, lined with black velvet, and looped back with amethysts and jewels, the boddice and sleeves fastened over a fine lawn chemisette with amethysts and diamonds. A girdle of diamonds. The petticoat of peach-coloured moire antique, :trimmed with fine old point lace, headed with pearls and black velvet. Head dress, pearls and diamonds twisted through the hair. Lord Foley wore the uniform of the Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners of the time :- A coat of 'scarlet cloth, richly embroidered with gold down the front, and skirt. The cuffs of blue velvet, richly embroidered in gold. The breeches of scarlet cloth, fastened with white silk scarves at the knees. The baldrick of scarlet cloth, magnificently embroidered in gold. White satin riband shoulder knots. The shirt sleeves double drawn and trimmed with scarlet ribands. A beautiful collar. Wrist and knee ruffles of point lace. Black velvet hat and plume of white ostrich feathers. Lord Ward wore a crimson satin mantle, faced with white satin, laced round with the handsomest broad gold lace. A doublet of imperial blue velvet, trimmed with broad gold lace and puffed with white satin. Blue velvet breeches, puffed with white satin and l ace d d own t h e s id es w i t h a double row of gold lace and trimmed with crimson ribands. Crimson velvet baldrick, lined with crimson satin and richly embroi dered with gold. Blue velvet hat, with plume of white and crimson feathers looped up with jewels. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge wore the uniform of a cavalry officer of the period—scarlet faced with gold lace, with blue breeches ornamented with gold lace, and tied at the knees with bows of red riband. The baldrick nearly covered with gold—buff boots, and a brown hat with a red feather, the former looped up with a gold button. . _ . Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, wore a remark able costume, being the dress of a Russian Ambassador of the year 1660. It was composed of an upper kafetan of green velvet with bars of gold lace and gold buttons in front, and an under kafetan of silver cloth, having in front a double row of flowers exquisitely embroidery in colours with a deep border of gold embroidery on either side. The sword was mounted in gold and green velvet, and was suspended from a sash of crimson and gold. The cap was of green velvet turned up with Zibelin fur, fastened in front with a large diamond ornament having a very handsome ruby in the centre— the boots of yellow Russian leather. his Excel lency wore both the Jewel and the Star of a Russian Order of Knighthood set in brilliants. The Baroness de Brunnow wore a costume of great beauty and magnificence of the Louis Quatorze style. The train was of dark red velvet, trimmed with gold tissue, striped with satin, and looped up is front on each side with bows of gold lace, having pearls inserted in the middle.. The boddico was of gold tissue, the stomacher covered with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and also with turquoises of the largest size. The petticoat was of gold tissue, with a broad band in front reaching from the top to the bottom and covered with the same precious stones as the stomacher. A single row of large pearls formed the necklace. The Baroness wore, as a headdress, on one side a rose of the same colour as the train, and on the other side an ornament of diamonds and other precious stones. count Wielhorski, Secretary of the Russian Legation, wore a dress of the Secretary of a Russian Embassy of the period, an upper kafetan of white" terry velvet ornamented with gold, and an under kafetan of crimson satin also ornamented with gold. La Comtesse Koucheleff (a Russian lady), appeared in the Russian Court costume of the period. A train of cloth of gold, looped up in front with white and gold spotted net. The boddice of the same material, ornamented with gold em broidery and diamonds. The petticoat of white and gold spotted net, the front ornamented with bars of gold em broidery. The Countess wore on her head the Russian Kako chenick of gold cloth, with two rows of large diamonds round the top and also round the bottom, with a long hanging veil at the back of the same material as the petticoat, fastened in the hair with an aigrette of jewellery. The Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse to the Queen, appeared in the unitorm of General Monk, Master of the Horse in the time of the Restoration. The mantle of crim son velvet, magnificently trimmed with four rows of bars of gold plate lace, faced with silvered watered tissue, lined with white satin, and fastened with gold cord and tassels. The doublet of silver watered tissue, puffed with crimson satin, trimmed with gold buttons and gold gimp. The trunks, or petticoat breeches, of silver watered tissue, trimmed with gold gimp and 100 gold and silver buttons, and also with crimson satin ribbons. The baldrick of crimson velvet, richly em broidered with gold in a must elegant pattern and beautiful workmanship. The baldrick was also fringed with gold. A pointlace collar, with wrist and knee ruffles to match. A buff felt hat, trimmed round the edge with bows of crimson ribbons, having a gold button in the middle of each bow; the plume looped up with a splendid jewel; the sleeves of the doublet being short, not reaching below the elbow. The shirt sleeves were bound and trimmed with riband. Lady Mary Wood (Lady of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer) wore an Imperial blue demi-train of the richest satin, ornamented with loops of pearls with bows of riband of the same colour. It was an open dress, showing a petti coat of white and gold Indian brocade. The sleeves large. and full slashed in front with gold Indian brocade, and trimmed with pearl and point lace. Butlons of bishop's lawn to the elbow, finished with a ruffle of the richest point lace. Corsage en point, and the stomacher ornamented with diamonds and pearls, Berths of point lace. Gloves trimmed with pearls. Shoes of white satin, trimmed with bows of blue ribands and pearls. Headdress of blue velvet, with pearls twisted in the hair, and ornaments of diamonds and pearls. Her Ladyship - wore at the back of the head a gossamer veil. The Marchioness of Ailesbury appeared in a very brilliant dress at the head of her quadrille of blue satin, trimmed with silver and gold brocade. Across one shoulder her Lady ship wore a band, in the manner of the riband of an Order of Knighthood, covered with emeralds and diamonds. Messrs. Coote and Tinney's full orchestra was stationed in the Throne-room, and, after the introductory Polonaise, per formed to the English and Scotch Quadrille, a new Set, en titled " The Royal Stuart Quadrille," founded on popular tunes in use during the reign of Charles 11., and arranged expressly by Mr. W. H. Callcott. For the second set (the French and Spanish) the music was composed for the occa sion by the Earl:of Belfast, entitled, " Les Mousquetaires Noirs." The Band was conducted by Mr. Charles Coote, and included the following soloists, viz.: - Messrs. Richard son, Lazarus, Macfarlane, Baumann, Champion, and Prospere. The following quadrilles, waltzes, &c., were performed:— QUADRILLES. Pearls of the Opera ... Meudelssohn ... .. L'Enfant Prodigua ... Cherbourg ... .... Vive Paris ... ... Constantinople ... ... Coote. ... Tinney. ... Musard. ... D'Albert. ... Tinney. ... Coote. ••• WALTZES. Traume auf den Ocean Pavilion ... • • • Dew Drop ... ... Donna Sabine ... ... Faust ... ... London in 1851 ... • Gungl. • Tinney. D'Albert. • Henrion. D'Albert. • Coote. POLKAS. Sontag ... Katinka .. Les Amis Alary. Strauss. Tinney. 14, 1851. taffeta, beautifully embroidered in coloured flowers, laced with gold lace, with gold buttons. The mantle was of crim son velvet, with a border of white satin, having on the border a beautiful pattern of SS. in gold. A buff hat and ostrich feathers Mr. Tomline were a ruby-coloured velvet mantle, doublet, and breeches, slashed with ruby satin, and trimmed with silver and point lace. The baldrck of porcelain blue velvet, very richly embroidered in dead and bright silver. Black velvet hat, with ruby and white feathers. Lord Overstone's dress was of ruby velvet, with mantle of the same, faced with white satin and gold plate lace; the doublet and trunks trimmed with gold gimp. The baldrick was of orange coloured velvet, trimmed with gold. The dress finished with a beautiful set of Houiton point lace. The hat, black velvet, with ruby and white feathers. _ Lord Redesdalo wore a light blue coat of the period, trim med with gold ; white velvet trunks trimmed with blue ribands ; the baldrick was of white velvet, trimmed with gold; a black velvet hat with white ostrich feathers. Lord Broughton wore a Spanish dress, and Lieutenant Morgan wore a dress of remarkable elegance, as did Sir llugh Campbell, the Dnke of Leeds, the Chevalier Bunsen, M. Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Breadalbane, &c. The Lord Chaucell,,r wore the dress of his office, and many military officers adopted the military costume of the period. The invitations to this brilliant fete numbered between 1,400 and 1,500. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Dover were prevented from attending in consequence of the illness of the Right Hon. W. S. Lascelles. A State supper was served at the usual hour. The following had the honour of receiving invitations:— His Royal highness the Prince of Wasa, his Serene High ness the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene Highness the Prince and of Saxe Weimar, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, M. and Madame Bartholeyns de Fosselaert, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Argentine Minister, Captain Moxeno, the Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, Count Wielhorski, the Sicilian Minis ter, Chevalier Canofari the Hanoverian Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, Mdlle. and Mdlle. Theodora Bunsen, Count Perponcher, Baron Langen, M. de Bethmann Hollweg, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Marques-Lisboa, Mr. J. I. d'Amaral, Chevalier Pinto Peixoto, Chevalier de Souza Lisboa, Chevalier de Albuquerque, the Danish Minister and Countess de Reventlow, Countesses Hilda and Malvina de Reventlow, Count Reventlow Criminil, the Swedish Minister, Baron de Geer, the Costa Rica Minister, the United States Minister and Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, Miss Lawrence, Mr. J. Bancroft Davis, Colvel T. B. Lawrence, the Bolivian Minister, the Spanish Minister, M. J. T. Comyn, Mr. M. Diary, Mr. J. de Urbiztondo, the Sardinian Minister, Count Corti, Marquis Oldsini, Count de Gropello, the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, Mr. N. Lidorikis, the Nicaragua Minister, the Turkish Minister, Prince A. Vogorides, M. Paul Musurus, Zia Bey, M. Edouard Zohrab, M. Dilaver Effendi, the Tus can Minister, the Saxon Minister, M. Adolphe Keil, the Aus trian Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier de Reyer, Count Gusta vus Batthyany, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, Count Valle Reistra, the French Charge d'Affaires, M. Jules de Saux, M. 0. Sampayo, M. Ferdinand Dervien, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier and Madame Pinto de Several, M. and Madame de la Figaniere, the Netherlands Charge d'Affaires, Mr. T. F. May, the Mexican Charge d'Aff a i res , M r . C. S. Nobarro, Baron C. Dupin, le Due et la Duchesse de Luynes, M. Frederic Barrot, Count de Kergorlay, M. Sallaudrouze de Latnor naix, Colonel Morin, M. Edmond Verrier, M. Octave Sal landrouze, M. Seguier, Viscount and Vicountess Hericart de Thury, M. Scherer, Baron Stieglitz and Baroness Stieg litz, le Capitaine Shestakoff, Dr. Hamel, M. and Madame Gabriel Kamensky, le Capitaine Lisiansky, M. de Lode, le Capitaine Boutakof, M. Grenier, M. Jules Garnaert, Baron Mertins D'Ostin, M. de Rossins Orban, M. de Poncelet, M. Quetelet, M. and Madame Adolphe Simonis ' M. Edouard and Madame de B o ill ey , M . A. Demanet, Hon. Ashbel Smith, Lieutenant Parrott, Mr. Edward Riddle, Mr. Charles F. Stansbury, Colonel Van Alen, Miss Kim ball, Mr. James Lawrence, Hon. Mr. and Miss M'Curdy, Lieutenant Caldwell, Mr. de Buschek, Chevalier de Burg, Lieutenant Fliess. Captain Count John Harrach, Captain Uchatius, Count Possenti, Captain Baron de Scholl, M. de Viebahn, M. Schafhautl, M. Howard de Sanders, Count Suminski, Baron and Baroness de Llunoldstein, M. de Her. mann, M. Charles do Kuchler, Colonel Michaels, Chevalier Macri, M. Massart, Colonel Von Bechtold. Viscount de Be nagazil, M. Coppens, M. Chandellon, M. Fr. Feddersen, Ba ron de Friessen, Count Koucheleff Besborodki, Count Gre goire Koucheleff, La Comtessa L. Koucheleff, Countess del Montego ( Duchess de Penaranda), Countess de Faba, M. Thayer, M. General Baron Nahuys van Burgst, M. de Steen berghe, Baron de Tuyll, Baron and Baroness de Vershner, General Baron D'Omphal, Le Chevalier Lenusi,:Don Ramon de la Sagra, Mr. Tottie, Nubar Bey, Resuf Bey, Thsan Bey, Mehemet Bey, L'Amiral Moustapha Paella, Lieutenant- General Djemaladdin Paella, Hussein Effendi (Mufti , , M. Emon de Fetzer, the Governor of the Bank, and a long list of the nubility and gentry. GALOPS. Victory ... Tinney. Sturm March, arranged by ... Coots. Mr. BosCs quadrille band was stationed in the ball-room and played the following pieces : QuAnitir.mrs. Le Cour do Charles 11., composed for the oc- casion ••• ••• 4.1 Quadrille on old English airs.. Ferdinand ... Floris ... .•• ... Staunton. Callcatt. ... Straw. Kuhner. ... Bose. Fairy Palace ... ... • " H o mage to the Britiah Nation Fortuna ... ..• Die Liebenstein ... Labit zky. ... Gollmiek. ... Browne. Vielaben •• • Gun gl, W el lington Guernsey. ••• Fradel. ... Browne. The Court Beauty (first time) The Tulip ... The Loudon ... The Prince Rupert ... GA LOP. Wellington. Guernse In addition to the beautiful dresses already enumerated, the following were also remarkable for either their richness or their taste Mr. liolford'a—The doublet and kilt of beautiful white oak WALTZES. rOLKAS. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de Speth and Sir George Couper, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations yesterday. The Luchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of ➢Tinto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir F. Baring, Lord Broughton, and the Marquis of Clauricarde. The Mayor of Stockton-upon-Tees, accompanied by Lord 11. Vane, M.P. for Durham, and a deputation from Stockton, had an interview with Sir G. Grey at the Home-office yes terday, on the subject of an extension of the municipal boundaries of that borough. The Mayor of Grantham, accompanied by Mr. G. E. Welby, M.P. for that borough, and the Clerk to the 'Trust, had also an interview with the Home Secretary, on the same subject, with reference to the borough of Grantham. Sir George 11. Dashwood had an intervitw with Sir G. Grey yesterday. Rear-Admiral Robinson had also an in terview with the Right Hon. Baronet yesterday. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S COL- LEGE, ADDISCOMBE. CROYDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13.—This morning a depu tation trorn the East India Company. consisting of John Shepperd, Esq., the Chairman; Sir J. Weir Hogg, Bart., M.R. thcs Deputy-Chairman; the Hon. W. LI. Lesie Melville, Lirutenant-Colonel Sykes, Sir Henry Willock. Major Oliptianr, Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B , Russell Ellice, Esq.. F. Wartten, Esq., and other gentlemen, proceeded by spec al train to Croydon, and thence by catri;!ge to the Company's Military College et Addis combo, for the purpose of witnessing the halt-yearly examination of the gentlemen cadets iu that institution. A large number of ladies and gentlemen wore present to meet the directors to witness the interesting proceedings of the day. The students of the various departments underwent ft , lengthened examination in classics, mathe matics, fortification, and all the departments of military tactics, in which they acquitted themselves with wonder ful precision. Several medals were awarded to the most successful students, and at the close of the ceremony of distribution, the chairmen, in the name of the East India Company, congratulated the cadets on the great progress they had made in their respective studies since the directors last had the pleasure of meeting them, and the several professors of the institution on the marked success which had crowned their exertions during the past half-year. The directors and their friends dined at the Lieutenant-Governor's house in the evening, and returned to town mat a late hour. REMOVAL OF SMITHFIELD MARKET. The followinr , is a summary of the provisions of the Bill, the preamble of which was recently adopted by a Select Committee of the House of Commons, and en " A Bill for providing a Metropolitan Cattle market and conveniences connected theresitb, in lieu of the Cattle-market at Srnithfleld:"— _ _ Tile power of appointing five commissioners vested in the Crown—three of such commissioners to be a cal fieient number to exercise any or all of the duties of the said commission. The commissioners arc to be a cor porate body, and to have a common seal, and to them will be referred the duty of selecting a site fi r the new cattle market, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, and of constructing slaughter-houses, meat-market, cattle pens, lairs, &c., with proper and convenient approaches, and provided with a sufficient water supply and drainage. The com mis:ijoners will regulate the by-laws of the market, fixing or altering the market-days and the hours for com mencing and closing the market sales, and preventing cruelty and nuisances, with the power of inflicting a pe nalty, not exceeding 51., tor a breach of any of their regula tions. • a tions. They are empowered to l e t o u t and rent any ettb slaughter-hous es , shop s , s t a ll s , an d pens fora term not exceeding a ) ear, and th e y will fix a table of tolls and market dues to bo collected. As loon as the new market shall be completed, notice will so notified be given in the Gazette, and f"111 the time market for the Smithfield will cease to be sale of cattle and horses, and no newmarket sale of cattle and horses will be p for the permitted in Lon don,t any place less Westminster, or Southwark, or a than five miles in a straight line from St. Paul's Cathedral. Cattle or meat unfit for foo t d he m m a a y be g magistrate e i and destroyed, with the c oncurrence any of such for sale are the district, and persons offering liable to a penalty of twenty po'unds for every offence. regulate the route and hours for 'rho commissioners market, and this regale offenders again s t driving cattle to andfromthtehpeolice— al tion will be enforced by (m _ 51. The commis sioners are empowered to raise the sum of 2 00,0001., on the market tolls, and the Commissio ners of Works may make advances to the mark e t com missioners on the security of the tolls. The accounts of the market, and an annual report of the proceedings of the commissioners, ace to be presented to the Secretary of State, and all the purchases made by the commissioners over 1001. are to bo sanctioned by the Treasury. The most important clause is the 30th, which provides, that from and after the Ist day of December, in the year next fol lowing that in which the slaughter-houses are opened by the commissioners, no other place within the Metro politan Police district shall be used as a slaughter-house without a licence from the Quarter Sessions Court; such licence to be obtained without fee, and the proprietor or occupier of an unlicensed slaughter -house is subjected to a penalty of 51. CrEEMAN ART. — STATUE OF _ MADLLE. RACHEL The works of Overbeel-__.— important additions. Thomas been increased of late by some is Cpnversion of St. intended lB ' f.r London. The series of fourteen pictures of the Passion, which h ave to b e publ i she d as co l oure d engravings , nex, , call his attention. The engraver is Bartolomeo Ban b_occult. The p i cture a l so w hi c h Pio h as ordered of Overbeelt, for Monte Cavallo, is in a fair way of progress. A model ro: a statue of Madlle. Rachel has been made by M. Afinger, at Berlin. It will be sxecuted in marble, by order of the King. The actress is represented in Grecian costume, the diadem-covered bead bent forward in contem plation, and the whole bespeaking that nobleness and ideality which characterise the o riginal.—Builder. [ADvEnTisEmENT.] Holloway's Ointment and Pills an excellent Remedy for Old Wounds, Sore Legs, and Scrofula.—Mr. Turner, of Penshurst, suffered for t wo ears from a dreadful sore leg , the diseased p art extendin g f rom: the foot to the knee, and causin g a severe scorbut ic affection, which spread over the whole surface of the ler, He tried every available remedy without being able to hear H or even do the least good whatever to it. At length he commenced using , Holloway's Ointment and Pills , and to the astonishment of himself, and others wh o h a d seen the dreadful state his leg was in, t h e se fine medicines effected a sound cure in about five w eeks. —Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Professor Hol loway's gstablialment, 244,strand,L9ntlou. JO B AN D POSTMASTERS' BENEVO. LENT FUND. The a IV iveriary cf the establishment of this institu tion was celebrated by an exc e ll tnt dinner at the London 'IT avern, last evening ; the honourable Philip sydr,,v Pit t'pont presiding, in the a b sence of the Right Ilonou.rahli ! Lord Strathmore, who Was prevented beieg present 1,4 consequence of a comma n d to attend her Majesty's )all. There were about 300 gentlemen present. _ _ _ The hes Ich of her Mujesty having been dronlE with foursiazei t:Jur, The Cue IRMAN gave the health of his Royal High ness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family. He had great pleasure in proposing t hat toast, knowing, as he did, that the family whoa, j health he had the honour to propose were highly bred, and well trained—(Loud laughter) —and ho had no doubt: that when they came to run i❑ public they would do great credit to their trainer.—(Loud laugh. ter.) lie wr is sure they were highly imiebted to his Royal High ness Prince Albert for having projected the Crystal Palace, which would be well worthy of admiration erven if it contained nothing but Wyatt's statue of the borne trampling on the serpent—which was one of the nublest representations of a la , _ , rse he had ever keen. The CHAIRMAN then proposed th e A rmy an d N avy, and expressed the great satisfaction he felt in knowing that there was a gentleman present who was not only connected with the form er service, b ut was a member of their own body. Mr. MALLALUE returned thanks. It was true th a t ipeirtiV as ate; but he had the honour of servi ng th roughout the Peninsular ener war in the army, bat it was only as a sim p l e ho could assure them that he b a d a l ways a pride in fighting for the h onour of his countr Y al great ad his then king as the most distinguished g colonel in the service. —(Cheers.) F orty -lour or forty " five years had passed since that time, b ut h e should feel equal pleasure in doing all in his power in defence of the rights of the Queen.--(Cheers.) In drinking the health of the army, he felt that they had not only done honour to the service, but that they had done them selves honour, as they had in that toast drunk the health of the greatest general that had ever existed, under whom he bad had the honour to serve—his Grace the Duke of Wellington.—(Cheers.) He regretted that there was no gentleman conaected with the navy to roe turn thanks for that service, but he had great pleasure in doing so, and he could assure them that whenever its services were required, it would never be backward ie coming forward.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said that he had now to propose a toast of the most important nature, it being the success of the Institution whose interests they had met to pro mote. That they had hitherto been successful was shown by the fact that the society had only been estab lished twelve years, having commenced on the Ist of July, 1839, and yet they had now, he was happy to say, a fund of 9,3821. 2s. He thought that fact showed they had no right to comp l ain of the public liberality, or of the public support which they had received; but they had a right to complain of the want of support from the members of the business who were most likely nereafter to want their assistance.—(Hear, hear.) He must say that those whom the society had been estab dshed to foster, the lower class of those engaged in the horse trade, had not supported the society in the way it nad been expected, and he should have believed they would.—(Hear, hear.) From a statement ho held in his hand, he found that there were now on the funds tive annuitants who were receiving 98/. 165. a year, while their whole available funds were only 127/. All these parties had been subscribers of 2/. 2s. per annum, but they had all come on the funds as soon as they were eligible under the rules, or at the end of seven years, so that for an expenditure of 141. 14s. the lowest annuitant was receiving :'lB/. 4s. a year, and the highest 261.—(Hear, hear.) There was not a town of any im portance—indeed there was not a village of any size, which did not possess one or more postmasters who might by chance come upon their funds. These men :night be overcome by misfortune, and should they lose one horse it would involve them in considerable distress, while, should they lose two or three, they would be en tirely ruined.—(Hear, hear.) These were the men who ought, while prosperity was shining upon them, to sub scribe to this institution.—(Hear, hear.) And if they .lid not do so now they might depend upon it a bright day was coming when, seeing their own interests, they would all do so.—(Cheers.) He begged to conclude by giving success to "The Job and Post Masters, Coach eroprietors, Horse Dealers, and Livery Stable Keepers' (of England) Provident Fund."—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said that he had now to propose a mast which he was sure would require no preface, it being the health of the Noble President, the Duke of Richmond.—(Loud cheers.) His Grace had always ,hown the great interest he took in the prosperity of the society.—(Cheers.) His Grace was a nobleman of whose patronage they might well be proud, for far above ..he star which sparkled on his breast, or the garter which he wore below his knee, he possessed a heart which always beat within his bosom in unison with the noble claims of charity.—(Cheers.) Mr. BRicE PEARSE had been in the early part of the evening requested to propose one toast, and now he found mother placed in his hands. He had to propose the health of the vice-presidents, patrons, and benefactors of he fund, and feeling that his Hon. Friend, on whose right he had the honour to sit, was one of the most pro minent of those gentlemen, he telt it would be unneces sary to say a word in support of the toast.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN begged to return thanks on behalf o' himself and colleagues. He had been so often on his Legs that he was afraid they might fail him—(Laughter) —and therefore he would only return them his best hanks, and beg to bo allowed to drink all their good bi alths.—(Cheers.) Mr. B. PEARSE again presented himself, and said that ae had now to propose a toast, which he knew required eo preface, it being " The health of their Hon. Chair man," who had, at the shortest notice, consented to pre ide over them in the place of the Earl of Strathmore, oho was unavoidably absent. With respect to the pri vate character of Mr. Pierpont, he felt it was impossible o sa y t,,0 much. He had long had the honour of being acquainted with him, and a more amiable or a more strogieforward man he had never known.—(Cheers.) As regarded the public character of the lion. Gentle min, he felt that he had only to refer to the numerous ,haritable Institutions of the metropolis to show that the Lion. Mr. Pierpont was never appealed to in vain. The CHAIRMAN said, that ho had before beard that the ( ff eet taking part in convivial meetings was to make people see double.—(Laughter.) He did not ,n- an to insinuate that the conviviality of that day had had such an effect upon his Hon. Friend, but he had certainly painted his (the Chairtinin's) ch:ra.eter in terms which were far too complimentary.—(Cries of " No, no.") Well, be that as it might, h e f e l t del i g ht e d by the compliment they had paid him, and would always he proud to do all in his power to promote the interests of the insti.ution.—(Cheers.) heir. JARDINE had been entrusted with a toast which he was sure they would ull drink with the utmast cor diality, it beirt the health of their worthy treasurer. Mr. E. TATTERSALL returned thanks.h H i e e regretted no hctt, owing to circumstances over which control, the members of the trade d h n t t o t t o y g d i ( v ,. e that oa support to the institution which h th a t t i n o - s s u o g on as it should this, however, good din hand, there would be seen that they tel a o come , forward and support they might relya, find be plenty of parties ready t that should they but thero.—(Oheers.) felt assured would find support them, and that this it deserved to he, one of the first institu tionsltwihvocon ti a rda f a c b ! e % e r ,c y (a) e ms a e rs fo m r o: a e .r , d t h t e :, y e r had the compliment theypaid him, and they in the country.—(C e ,s,) He sincerely thanked them for might rely upon it that ho would always do all in hitt promote the interests of the institution. poMwerr. SHAW said that, having done honour t o th e racing o the worthy team—(Cheers)— and birth d h e should therefore give them th e h ea l th of Mr, Ythe team, services a of be felt that they ou g ht now to ae cJohn Hetherington and the directors and offi cers of the ln d oisedge 3 ..nstitution. Mr. HETHERINGTON returned thanks, and expressed the gratification he fat at seeing the institution so well supported on that occasion.—(Cheers.) Mr. MILWARD proposed the health of the Stewards which wes acknowledged by Mr. Green, NN 11.) trusted VIM their 9,000/ fund would be that evening increased to 10,000/., as five figures were mere respectable than fotr, and next S ear to 11,000/. The CHAIRMAN had now to propose the health of their Chairman elect, the Right Hon. the Earl of Strath more. It was rarely that a gentleman had two good excuses for not attending to his appointments, chair Earl of Strathmore, who was to have taken Last both this year and last, had so.—(Hear, hear.) . d and he year, the Noble Earl was about to b© mar t r o le be a good was sure they would all that:acknowledgenitheirbut the m eting—(Cheers excuse for his not attending and laughter)—and this year h a e to her Majesty's ball, which was equally as good an ex_ cure—(Cheers)—but he would endeavour euse—(Cheers)—but he trusted phuabdirceoeived a command c to be present on the next occasion when they m e t i n m that room.—(Cheers.) H vn t i h sn a go Earlf tthe e o e f v e S n t i r n a g t hamraoor e u . n t . been drunk, th e coin t h e T h h e e a h l health l o t h t t o b f e t R h e i g lc h a od t li H leesc o e ht n iao . ou ld therefore give theta much e n h ance d pany separated— 9 g i s n sgrs. Hobbs, F ranc i s, H . The enjoyme abilities by the vocal ing to between sottsohl.ofanthdoe Phillips, Sand , 6 f : 1,111 0 e / tie . Mr. Harker was toastmaster. and Smith, an amateur a n d mem b er of the club. . LORD J. RUSSELL S EW COURT OF CHANCERY BILL,—Tbe statements in a morning paper that Lord John Russell's announced Bill to improv e th e a d m i n istration of justice in the Court of Chancery a n d th e J u di c i a l Committee of Privy Council proposes to associate the Vice-Chancellors si r J. L. Knight Bruce and Lord Cranworth as appellate judges with the Lord Chancellor, is not correct. The Bill will provide for the appointment of two additional Vice. Chancellors, who are to take precedence immediately that ediatele- the afternew the Lord Chief B aron. It will he proposed Vice-Chancellors shall assist the Lord Chancellor in the hearing of appeals, and exercise in his absence a co-ordinate equitable jurisdiction. It will also be proposed to confer on them a primary jurisdiction iu bankruptcy. In addition to these duties, a proposal will be made o empower the House of Lords to eyed themselves of their assistance in the same manner as that of the common law judges is now afforded, but without iuterfering with the existing power, to require the aid of the latter. The new Vice-Chancellors will also form a portion of the Court of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In addition to these leading provisions of the forthcoming measure, t 'acre will be others introduced with a view generally to improve the administration of justice in equity. Sr. MARTS HOSPITAL, PADDINGTON. -- The bulid ing of this institution being so far completed as to admit of the reception of the sick, it was ope ned yesterday, and a meeting of the board was held, Admiral Percy in the chair, for the reception of patients. The first stone of the building was laid by his Loyal Ilighness Prince Albert, on June 28, 1845. It is intended ultimately to contain 400 )).Na, thou& a t present it i limited to 170.' this 11ed lets pg . ;big a nt the the Ise. I 1