The Sun. — London, England, 1851-07-16 00:00:00

Nos, was o ta is of With ;nee, oon d he d be ic Di. ko a& but obr ex f the Brent As r for e pa' gland were press °Um, ,lutiOn n wit'. g dOO3. of the ;ed by I Bee ) last xi !Ale! such picl; of Csso9 'Mons ti CsB o the ion or iir W. of the ^n WI I that e back Lion 81 )f very Nitta, prey° , reconv aw the a Less Ma" , n, but ye that cacti , U being a could .overn• to the OD, AS i nd Os ) Woof BILL. .eterred om the Ileteeyt seyersi ptiou a of the Moe: •eseated of the .om tl3O nal go' for :to est serge or ab' good or epresev r depcv bility, I° referred the el: lccurro ointedif x re' Al to the a repre t it could t out t° bat ! belle mopriesl e c olouP could erg ab le ot. M r. iitUtiooo embly 5 1 Lo knOw e consider. th e t e , . . ibn.'lts misapplied. It is an experimeet, and one an can con h---,,,',°st a very silly or a very sanguine man e hich lier Pate without anxiety.". N ~Uont agne, in w h ose pra i se h e was ~soole Secretary wou ld willingly concur sure that the (" Hear, hear," •4wil Earl Grey), said— Zt;_e e _ k I cannot retrain from expre - ssing my doubts as to th iheiat from the hhood of eliciting good goverment for some time, applied expressed exercise of representative institutions. ' ZUte Parties to whom the Governor which the at to the success of the experiment a .. of them noble,,i Earl had advised them to take; and all t7Pqad their talent and their research in endeavours could be waSd out a mode in which that experiment he ?I, l l ;t_led out with the moat that there IC I,eithers of the Council were safety unanimousandtleast danger. esr liti Only be one representative . dy t for_ a t p h e e l w io h w o h le . h ee Y, and that that body ehould si . t a . U ~° 9 were unanimous that the constitution consist of rGovernor, o Legislativ e Council, and a House of As. htebiY, although One member seemed to doubt whether whether le e colony was sufficiently numerous to provide in ....,- Ih „, ii,u se of A 4 7 8 , for the Legisletive Council and they were 41.11101 y. With the exception of on k_enanienous that the Legislative e ree elective body, but appointed by the Crown, and Council Member , should not red of official and n Chief Jae , - here of the office should be for lite. The . _ ti e, ~ en-effluial members, and that the . et the colony was of opinion thet the . e , lec ti t v i e ve e p o r e it n i . e iPle 0 oii ught to be introduced into the Legts.a ii f " and that the tenure of the office shouldnoitrbteo the 0 :b at during 'ensure. He would not enter and similar e, ea tions of the franchise. the qtrilificatie e n, 4( ters on which a report had been inad in an ordi ,, jetary ,r, posite and which were included - mace v e • - • representative to the Noble ey it Ith the means of carrying out a hisre. dispatch, in ) 01 . 9t e• On receiving the ei e petc a h ho i i n h c e l r ud d in is g pa t vi .t, the Noble Secretary wrote Le h he Express lf and the "j iews of yoursemanner:— Ise eia of opinion h th im at 6 ;11 11 e 1a v sJaritv f r the following form of the consti eltiee e-- our advisers, as to the iv a representative assem- LlyZto he established, sho„,.,d. legislative council, adopted, but many of the details 153e 4 . p .inted by the Crown, It the the main, be e Plan submitted in these 'lir e papers may probably re alte 14.°d'fic3t1°13." occurred the misapprehension of li s fettately upon thisoccu . te o 4 0 Earl of Derby's) meaning of which he had al- Ike 1 °°4lplained. The Noble Earl, I which ho it . . w . o t uld appear, e „,, e at take upon himself the responsibi i y bib, an have taken a 11764 as Secretary of State for the Colo. his advisers to a tefs as a Minister and adviser of the Crown; but he v t , b r 'ed the views of Sir 11. Smith and to which no e bin and very competent body, but o whf?iftibility attached, and which in spit n e n of the =roes u e a graced it r ' • dat this day 4111 4ratune 1842 the petitioners from No us body. In the year . an anomalous . and kr th e and „,, Cape- had asked him to lay their p t e a t t i i t o i n o s n be t.;.,'''''e Co mmittee of the Council for Earl in come h:7; but he hal refused to delegate the decision upon 11 0 ,7„ a rlY body whatsoever. The Noble % tl the dispatch •"" ° l3 0 which he had then written, 4 r_ ~ li k 2a 1841 S i r George Napier transmitted the Queen in t ou 'a the inhabitants of Cape Town to _ . . a petition 'Nei ) ngfor the establishment ne n, pr a i w , Y and council. The form of governmentsthen thus pro• en Secretary et s' sPesared to Lord Stanley, who wa ordinary legis 141:elae, altogether at variance with the o tle‘Vatem of British eoseessions, and he consequently . l's;eil advising her Majesty to refer the petition to the At Y COUheil" 44 one would infer from that petition that his (the payer herby's) objection arose out of the form and 144 1 :" of the petition. Nov, if the Noble Secretary ,.s. tepres correctlY, lettej i b P i ed nUt the words of his (the Earl of Derby s) m (l % ._ he would not have fallen into the Of t i ettuation which he had committed. His (the Earl ii T*Pare) words were these:- 1 0 r:fattve not thought it my duty to advise the Qaeen er to the Privy Council the petition addres n se w d . t y o m_ . Y °P lay in Council. as , lam aware of no reaso wh o ets„,:aeli departure should be made in the present . 'rera n the established system on which the Executive Go itd...tit of this kingdom and of the British colonies is e 4tqle:uistered" The "established system" to which he th e 4 e d in that paragraph was the responsibility t Ilohieeeretary of State for the colonies. Now the ' 4 14 t , 4 rl, in his dispatch, had altered th , e , Kr_ kazecutive Government of this kingdom, . into . t o ll s ! %re, : ordinwry legislative system of British p ^g th:ns, and by that alteration had completely aged the effect of his opinion. He was con b , e c h , that this of was not intent i onal ; 1 1 ,7_ a could not retrain from expressing e rror the Noble Earl had fallen into so very grave an his wonder it° l ', 4 3 to the intention s of his predecessor in toinioble Earl had then taken the course which (thebeere. tail Li erhY ) had refused to take in 1842. H Council. 4(nthe matter to the Committee of Privyesta. blist;_,jelutnittee made a report on the pro a would itt jil"' and Of 0,7, 0c i1t of a representative Legislature in P h o s s t r e he Cape su quently that report was - He by the Noble Earl to that cologny&ough 'ua,;littneut trouble their Lordships by Vine Legisla tive 00,nrenit opinions of the Members of the •atereu - t elt Qa that report. Suffice it to say, that theya cone stitutiona- once " P e n their own responbility heyee been a n.----1 novel in its character, who had gtoPloverc °nleta Plitted by the able gentle and w o n h n ich had crue tee th ' -'-' so much talent and research to the devising of 4 0 . 3 to diminish y danger which might a n. ti rso Unexpected "- change. The Legislative Cou la was Il e a , hat to be no a minated by the Crown, but was . Ree d te t ; • " ° int° which the elective principle not only en e 51 but Predotains,ted entirely ; and a novel sch Fin R N ea Proposed by which the votes in such elections . te la be taken • Option ought to have been given the • 11 Governor and his Council whether such tteicastitution should be accepted or not ; but not DA Y did the Noble Secretary for the Colonies wave his d " ()pinion upon it, but he sent with the report a legal cell% • allth eat, which had all the force of few,. and which A N it t4 , h ised the existence of a new Legislative Council el t , . gouse of Assemble, both of which were to be to be e + with this exception, that the chief justice was kiemPretideet of the Legislative Council by virtue of ht l e ' e c• as then told the governor of the colony that -h i • Ne t t, , i mmediately proceed to cause the_ prel:minary 4 which might be required to be performed, with _a t o , .4, 4 "le preparation of the necessary ordinances. He 4 ,Proeeeded us f, Bowe:— Ille d ' I): various details cf the machinery of the elections, the r ca ition of th e f ranchise of the electors, both for e tit4 sbee rah4 and the Legislative Council, and many Vhli eeParticulars whi c h will readily occur to you, are all , rd 's OU which the necessary provisions will be made thstor,l'auce, and not by letters patent, and as to which, At aceo 'e, you may, with a view to expenditure, prepare nee t'With ,Tho matter to ba embodied in the ordinance, : . 1 : - `, w4 itiag for the arrival of the letters p youf the l euj o % . l es, though, of course, until they reach -a 'the Wseee, -- eannot be brought under the consideration o w`elative Council." - VI, wt. „...:.en this document arrived in the colony,. it took d in oppo bY ii i - e ';' e a 1,,Y sur prise. It was a new system, introduced sitie h - ' 9 woo knew nothing of the country, an , kete,„„ Jews or those who . the thrown in •(Sy o f "' Additional difficulties were 11)1. ' t° the v. " had the largest local . in et. earrv ie • • i by the strange . 14 -uip h c -g it into execut.on time of its ate ele m. - tee colony was placed at the position 48, circum- Step, Ia the interim, between 1846 andlB state ef th , (4 l had occurred which produced a lamentableq pan to ens lar g 14 4 4 in the celony, on which he did not No one Nete4: Present, further than to say th:at the m Anti• Con %hid acciation had started into existence. deprived tgasse,"elna more strongly than he did the violent the „Z" at * that association. Their violence , _ thi s 013elittion of the countenance of many personsti- j us t ground 1 4 ,°,,„ " i t rY, who thought that they had eedeeePlaint, and who would have been ready, t 'the i'LleY been less violent, to press upon Parliamen He f elt I h Btl ee and righteousness of their complaint. kilted agr - an d grievous error had been corn Thi;': °h thaetEtt point by her Mujesty's Government. grievous punish tae On tote occasion met with a ih t-4,'‘eoef ivihich the example would.se inbe followed not only lall our other colo hie% Tae yof the Cape, but a Oa% spirit of resistance had been evoked in a just a,extent that, after le, !', knd had been carried to such as h4(1111 reaistanee on the pert of the Crown,._ its authority hostilities, p eti .heen rejected and lowered in the colony. and not bae tl e c hiss but threats and menaces, and even n the spot, peh's, aeon directed against the Governor 0 - b, 'eh tompelled him first, and afterwards -sea t . e . . at nome, to suceutnb. To such an extent h. Le c_Nstance been carried that by dint of violencethe.t As, the G,_o_vdetrhne !ltl.te Council was dissolved. This Anti-Convict Italeiation had subsequently led to a political organization o,. h,s.ile colony, which now turned its views to other D tqrat_tii; and thus, when the dispatch from the Colonial ary came, out, calling upon the Governer lit 04 :Patent to the Legislative Council as then Ilq 4ht`toted, he was compelled to write back home that ik, fad no such Council, and that for a year or more shct.letive body had existed in the colony— t hat i re , Ad vance of money had been illegally made—that 14 1 7 ate which had been taken by the Colonial Go as4;itil, e at was null and void, and that it was only Tie de: 3' which had compelled him to assume the absolute Oeit'eistet which he then wielded, and which he wielded it ji; b e cause no one in the colony would assist or advise fe u _, What course, then, did the Governor take? He l- 4, 4 1 that to fill up the Legislative Council with the ookmimed of the Crown would be an absolute impossibi iar that, if he should succeed in filling it up, he Po b , i Only do it by taking them from one part of the s ad stion—a measure which would give rime to jealousy 14ti,, lali en ation betwe en th e E nglish and Dutch popula ,: W hat, then, did th e governor do? On receiving 000 41strue tions from th e h ome G overnment, it was ne ttl's/I that he should reform his Council. He referred e 0„, c l u eation t o a b ody consisting, in the towns, of the toolelP ial ities, and, i n t h e country, of the several district b e '4 boards, for the purpose of ascertaining who would th e the most desirable persons, in the opinion Th caleuiets, to form a portion of hie own Council. of illta Gavernor stated to the Noble Lord that it was his t o e ntien to be guided by the lists sent in to him, and to Goate five gentlemen from those lists. The result of the tveetwe'a notice was, that no very large proportion of ne.°e inhabitants or ratepayers tendered their services, , out of 4,560 ratepayers, only 1,298 took the trou otur of these gentlemen were returned I.;l:iuf recording their votes in favour of tho candidates. by a large majo -41,Y; but it struck the Governor that three out of the Town s Rentlernen Selected were from the division of Cape d _,, and that one of the others (Sir A. Stockenstrom) but not represent the feelings of the English population, Gl5 of hwas the 11t the vie gentlemen at Cape Town. If the re sur d appointed the five gentlemen who had been e t , sah n :a trona the greatest number of places all five 1 ,._ !s of the Legislative Council would have been re ::_roed by the heed influence of Capp Town. Here arose eaeother ii.ffieulty which ho (the Earl of Derby) had fore ,tiani ill 1842 —vie., the paramount influence of the more e an :',"us avid Probably also the more weal.hy division of shk, i , o were B 0 0 Pe A OVIO w h bl t exerciee a very consider tailviebiuence over the Legislature. It was indeed ad the Attortley-Qeaeraledr. racer, thst under THE SUN, any system of el:- etion it was doubtful whether there would be found in the ceuntry districts per eons who were wilting to undertake the expense of residing at Cape Town, an'! whether consequently the Country districts would not bo compelled to select per sons for their representatives who resided at Cape Town. The Governor, in pursuance of his pledge, selected the four gentlemen who stood highest upon the returns, but instead of selecting the gentleman who stood fifth upon the list, he added to these four a gentleman to represent the eastern districts. From that time the four gentle men who thus represented the influence of Cape Town acted as • an organized opposition to the Governor, and divided together upon all subjects which arose in the new Council. He agreed with the Noble Earl in the mistaken opinion which these gentlemen had formed of the functions of the Council. One of their duties was the framing of the ordinance which was to be submitted to the Crown relative to the constitution of a representa tive Legislature for the colony. Bat they thought fit to consid• r themselves not al ordinary represents' s, sit ting by virtue of a precept sawed by the Governor, not as the representatives of the el , ctore, such electors not being in tact constituted by the law, and having no pretence for giving a vote. They regarded themselves, in short, not as a repretentative body, but as a 'coristi tuent body, who were brought together to frame a con stitution, and nothing more. The Council assembled on the 6th of September, and they made some pro gress in framing the ne constitution. With regard to the number of electors, their q ielifie.ation, the con stitution of the two [louses, the seat of Government being fixed at Cape Town, the payment of a daily allow- ance of expenses to each member, the exclusion from the representative body of ail officers connected with the Government, there was perfect unanimity of opinion But these four gentlemen were defeated by the official members and the unuffic•al members from the eastern districts upon some very important question, namely, whether the qualificaden for a member f r the Legisla tive Council should be the same as for a member of the House of Assembly; whether the two Heuses should be elected for the same period; and whether the Upper House should be elect, d by the entire colony, acting as one constituency. Upon these points he thought these gentlemen wrong; for if the Legislative Council were returned by the same body, subject to the same influences, and animated by the same popular passions as the members of the Lower House, they would be a mere repetition of the House of Assembly. Being defeated, however, on these questions, these four gentlemen declared their intention not to legis late on any subject except the establishment of a new Legislature, and to leave all the business of the colony in a state of confusion. This decision left the Governor in a state of some embarraotment, and he took a course which, although condemned by the Noble Earl (Grey), he (the Earl of Derby) thought him warranted in taking. He had no Legislative Council legally consti tuted, and for this reason, that by the letters patent constituting it the Legislative Council was to consist of not less than 10 or more than 12 Members, six of whom were to be nominated members. By the resignation of four out of the six unofficial members the Legislative Council was left with only eight members, and was therefore not a legally constituted body, and had neither instructions nor powers to act. But the Governor deter mined to refer to the other eight members the report of the Committee of Privy Council fur Plantations and Trade, and the duty of framing a representative consti tution for the colony. These remaining members of the Council proceeded to execute their duties, and they transmitted to the Secretary of Sate the draught of a constitution which might have been passed by the Crown, and which would have put an end to the confu sion in the colony. He did not say that the draught constitution was perfect, but it furnished a basis for le gielation, with the details filled in by the persons most conversant with the affairs of the colony. But atter the proceedings of the Committee of the Council the Governor felt that the difficulties in the way of representative government were more formid able than had been anticipated. In the first place, the overwhelming influence of Cape Town upon the constitution of the Legislative Council was manifsst. In the next place, the granting of representative insti tutions had evoked a desire for a separation between the eastern and western portion of the colony, on the ground that the eastern portions, which were British, would be overb 'rile by the influence of the Dutch in the west, thus introducing another of those differences which he (the Earl of Derby) had pointed out in 1842. The Governor .aid he could not refrain from expressing the opinion, that there was some probability that under a Legislature purely elective this a }loured classes, who constituted three-fifths of the population, would b compelle f to en ter into contracts for a lengthened period, and, by means of vagrant laws, with severe punishments aid penalties, would be reduced to a state of virtual slavery. Under these circumstances the Governor reiterated his opinion, that for the protection of the coloured classes the Leg have Ceuttcil should be nominated by the Crown, and should not be elective. The Secretary to Government concurred in that opinion, and so did the Tree urer- General. The Attorney-General said, that although it was desirable to establish a nominated Council, yet that, atter the expectations that had been held out, it would be hardly safe to withdraw thr proposal of an elective upper house, and that the principle of election must be agreed to. He (the Earl of Derby) held, that any den , ger and any hazard ouglet to be preferred to the disgrace of violating the pledges held out by the Government. The Noble Earl (Earl Grey) disapproved of the course taken by the Governor. He said— " With regard to the course taken by yourself in con sequence of the difficulty in which you were placed by the resignati n of the four members who retired from the Legislative Council, I cannot convey to you the final judgment of her Majesty's Government in the ab sence of the fuller information which I am led to ex pect; but I must nut conceal from you that I am alto gether unable to understand, from that which has already reached me, your reasons for having considered it necessary to interrupt the sittings of the Legislative Council on account of the resignation of four of its Members. What was the obstacle to your making new appointments, or proceeding with the remaining Mem bers to consider and to pass the ordinance for completing the constitution—ihough it seems to hive been con sidered insurmountable by your Executive Council as well as by yourself-4 am entirely at a loss to con- jecture." fhe Governor's answer to the rebuke that he migh have proceeded with the remaining Members, w who formed formed a quorum, was that the L,gslative Council not a legal body if it did not consist of at least ten Members, ;six of whom should be persons nominated by the Governor, and that the Noble Earl had mistaken the numbers necessary to form a quorum when there was a complete Council of ten for the Members suf ficient to constitute a legislative body. With regard to the suggestion that he might have filled up the vacancies by new nominations, he said that he could not have done so without reviving those differences and those jealousies between the Dutch and English inhabi tants of the colony which had so formidably increased of late. The Governor added — "If it be your wish that I should proceed to business with the present Council, considerisg it competent to legislate, I shall do so. I?, on the contrary, you should instruct me to complete the Council by new nominations, I will tike that step so as to give as little dissatisfaction as possible. But I cantsot but think that, with the in formation now before your Lordship, it will he practi cable and preferable to provide, for the introduction of representative institutions by some instrument to be issued in E ?gland, whenever that measure can be intro duced with a prospect of benefit to the colony." He (the Earl of Derby) thought that the Governor might have obviated the difficulty that had arisen by refusing to accept the tendered resignation of the lour inetnbers of the Legislative Council.—(" Hear, hear," from Earl GREY.) The Noble Earl cheered him, but that was a suggestion which he die not find in any p ir tion of the dispatches of the Noble Earl. The N .ble Earl on receiving this answer sent out a dispatch. in which he said that it did not alter his views, but that as the resignations were accepted, he insisted that the Go vernor should go on whh his diminished Council, and proceed to frame a new legislative ceestitudon, and in the meantime to perform all. the functions of a legisla ture, and he transmitted fresh instructions to continue 'he Logisistive Council with six official members only. The former instructions set forth that the Legkla iv% consistCeuncil sh ou ld of not less than ten p ersons.' But the fr es h i nstruct i ons declared the meaning of these former instructions to be, that the governor might carry on the government with a Legislative Council not ex ceeding six in number, althosgh they might all be official members. Tne Noble Earl added:—" When the Se3SOil returns for taking into consideration the constitutional ordinances, i t i, provided by these instructions that the Council sho u ld b e reconst i tute d on it s firmer 111 , 6. , To chow the with pertinacity which the Noble Earl adhered to hi s s w t h a t the Chief Justice shouldan views, he th it F r was nd t proposed e , thetet L eg i s lative Council. This was provided in the letters patent, and it was not competent to deal with that with out a fresh enactment. Bu p t ra th y e in w g h t r h d a e t o t f h he Crown L e gi s w l at iv d e e it being, in their opinion, C r e o e u e hcdi thatisig e a d p p a o i p h e t t re i t e i o h n t: in consistent with the functions of the Chief Justice to They, therefore, prayed t s h p a a t ss te a nt e m m i b g l h y t . be resci n d e d . " No, " sa id that t id th e e o le v t e t r er the Noble Earl; "it would be very awkward to make an alteration in the letters patent." Ile agreed with the Noble Earl in this opinion, but then they ought not to have been issued in the first instance. The Noble Earl said, in the first place, that tea meant aix, and that with biz members the Legislative Council might proceed to discharge its functions; but he held an opinion, signed by three names entitled t, respect, Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. ICenyon, declaring that such a reduction in the number wa s illegal, and beyond the powers that the Crown possessed , and that the Crown having granted a constitution to the Cape, it could not be restricted or restrained so as to exclude from the Legislative Council all those who were not nominees under the Crown. He was not competent to discuss the legal question, but he should be followed by a legal authority in that House whose opinion was entitled to still more respect than that of the gentlemen he had named. The Governor pointed out, with reason, a course which he thought would be satisfactory to the colony, namely, the final and early adjudication of this question by the authority and intervention of Parliament. He regretted to say that after what had occurred he believed there was little chance of such a constitution being acceptable to the colony. To an Act of the Imperial Legislature all sec tions of the community would defer, and that alone would solve the problem that had threatened the whole framework of the colony with dissolution, more especially if a power were reserved by the Legislature, so to be constituted by a majority, to alter and amend the institutions, wfech, in the first instance, should be granted with the authority of Parliament. Such a peovision the Legislature had introduced into the Act of last session relative to Australia, and it was most important that this subject should not be long hung up to kindle fresh animosi ties. He might have hesitated to grant so large a memure Of representative government so thst now pro- p teed to he granted to the colony. But he would say mat, es such a proposal had been made on such high cutherity, and as it had obt tined the sanction of the colony, end the implied sanction of the Crown, nny danger or risk was to be encountered rather than not fulfil those expectations. Ile called upon their Lord ships to interpose by their authority between the scheme of the dissenting members on the one hand and that of the official members of the Legislative Council on the other. With the opinions of the Go vernor and of each individual member of the Legisla tive Council—with all the authority and information they could desire—the labours devolving upon such a Committee need not necessarily be of long duration. Anti if it should happen that the consideration of this subject should add a week or a fortnight to a session, the close of which was so much desired by him as well as their Lordships, he believed that a smell portion of the time of Parliament would be well bestowed by conferring it upon teis distant colony—torn by intestine convulsions and distracted by external war—weakened as it was by the disinclination of the colonists to stand by the Crown, inwards which they were rendered disaffeced by these disputes. If their Lordships could strengthen the authority which had been hitherto cordially recog nize(' by the colony—if they exile strengthen the hands of the Government by adopting or amending the aehetne of the Government for conferring the represen tative institutions on which the colonists had set their hearts—if they could invite the colonists to engage cor dially in the defence of a territory which was the native hems of many of them, and the adopted home of all, if by a blight delay they could secure the results which would tot- low from such an invaluable interposition et their autho rity as would restore pewee to the colony and that friendly communication between the authority of the Govern ment at home and the inhabitants of the colony— hen he asked for no party triumph.—(" llear, hear," from Earl Grey.) ale did not say ho was not desirous that his motion should be adopted by their Lordships, but ho urged their Lordships to adopt it, not because he desired to gain a triumph or to inflict a censure upon the Noble Earl, but because he was anxious to see the friendly as sistance and co-operation of Parliament tendered to the Government for the purpose of strengthening their hands, and that in the only manner that would be sa tisfactory to the colony and to the well-working et those institutions which they all desired to see maintained in the colonies. He had now to move for the appointment of a Select Committee, and to state that the objtaet he had in view, was that with the least possible loss of time a Bill should be passed during the present Parlia ment which should settle at once and for a lengthened period this most difficult and complicated subject. Lord LYNDHURST sose, but was interrupted by— Farl GREY. who rose at the same time, and claimed to address the House immediately, as a matter of usage after the speech of the Noble Earl. A short altercation ensued, the Duke of Richmond rising to urge Lord Lyndhurst not to abandon his ictea tion, and the Marquis of Clanricarde, as was understood, to move the adjournment of the debate. At length Earl GREY proceeded. He confessed he was sur prised, after the long and able speech of the Noble Earl, that after having occupied their Lordships' atten tion for nearly an hour and a half, he should at length, in a very few sentences, dispose of that which seemed to him the most difficult part of the subject. The reasons in favour of the motion with which he had concluded. The Noble Lord's review of the subject would oblige him, too, to allude to past transactions. There were one or two points to which it would be now necessary for him to refer. First, with regard to his dis patch of 1832, he said it was not meant as a refu sal of representative institutions to the Cape of Good Hope. Nose, so far from that, it was not only a refusal, but it was as strong an opinion as a Secretary of State could express, that however desirable it might ultimately be to establish representative institutions at the Cape of Good Hope, the time for making that change had not yet arrived. Then the Noble Earl said that his (Earl Grey's) dispatch to Sir Henry Pottinger was meant to imply that a conclusion had been come to on the subject by the Cabinet, and only counselling him as to how and when the alteration was to take place. He could only say that such was by no means the intention of his dispatch, even if the wording of it could bear that interpretation, which he could not find that it did. The Noble Lord, too, had spoken of this dispatch as if ad dressed to the colony, which in that case would be a prelude to the absolute introduction of' free institutions. Now, the fact was, that Sir Henry Pottinger, most properly, laid it before his Ere cutive Council, but until February last he was not aware that it had been seen by any of heft human being. It was forwarded aline for the consideration of parties there, and did not at all pretend to lay down as a matter defini tively settled, whether representative institutions ought to be introduced or not. If the Noble Lord would refer to the opinion of Mr. Montague, he would find it stated that though it was expedient to give representa tive institutions to the Cape of Good Hope, yet it was a critical and anxious experiment, and that optaioa was founded alone upon the state of things which prevailed in the colony. He said there was no transition step be• tween the centralisation of power and represents ive go vernment. A transition state of government had indeed been established there about fifteen years ago, but it had failed to coeciliate public opinion, or to acquire public confidence—it had practically failed; and therefore, having gone so for, there was no other halting- place be tween that and representative institutions. And when Sir H. Smith. the successor of Sir H. Pottinger, found that those opinions were entertained by all the principal members of his a e.ronsent, aiid that there was evi dently a great public feeling in favour of a change, he did make known to the colonists by the medium of a public answer to a request, that having been re quested by the Secretary of State to ascertain whe ther representative institutions might not be estab lished et the : Cape, he had come to the opinion that such a change might he usefully made, and had so reported. Jr. then came to be a question how the repro • sentative system could be established with least danger, and with the greatest p asible chance of success. This was a very difficult and a very serious task—so dif ficult, indeed, that but fur the still greater urgency that drove them to the change, he confessed be should almost have shrunk horn carrying it into effect. It appeared to him, under the circumstances, that the best course was that the whole subject should be referred to the Committee of the Privy Council. That Committee pre sented him with the united assistance of the President of the Beard of Trade, the present Lord Chief Justice, Sir Edward Ryan, the Noble Lord near him, the Vice- President of the Board of Trade, and Sir James Stevens. But though prepared with great care, the report of this body was nothing, until it was confirmed by her Majesty in Council, and first it bad to be submitted to. and ap 'aroved by the Cabinet. Therefore, when the Noble Earl geld that no one was responsible for that measure, he (Earl Grey) said that the Cabinet and the Privy Council were as responsible for it as any other. And here he would make a few observations on that subject. He knew that this mode of proceeding had given great satisfaction in the colonies, and it was adopted in the Aus tralian Colonies Bill. The consequence of having a Bill thus matured was, that though this Bill was for many weeks under the consider ation of Parliament, and though its every clause was cri ticised in a hostile spirit, the result was, that by large majorities the Bill was passed by Parliament, with no one essential modification. The Noble Earl objected, however, to the recommendation of the elective council. He (Earl Grey) would not argue that point now; but still, having been formally made and announced to the colony, it ought not now to be withdrawn, and those mettures ought to be carried into effect. He was glad to find that the Noble Earl yielded his assent to that view of the point; but he (Earl Grey) must add, that be still adhered to the report of the Committee of Council. The original institution was, that the council was not an and pendent body at ail. It was so at the present day in Jamaica, the most ancient of our colonies. It was the mere privy council of the governor, and at this day had not the power of origins ing a bill of any kind wnatever. He believed that was the universal practice in ell our colonies, up to the passing of the Canada Act, in 1791, in which the legislative assembly was, for the first time, put upon a very different footing. It was then m ide a body of membersappointed for life, and not con sisting chiefly of persons bolding office, and, therefore, practically independentot the Government and the people. There was a perpetual calarrel between the Legislative Council end the Asst mniy in consequence. He still thought that having a body elected by a wide franchise, it was well to have another body having larger powers than the Council, to share the responsibility of legisla time with the Government. At the Cape even, where there was no Assembly, considering ell circumstances, he was persuaded that if an attempt had beets made to create one, consisting of member* tamed by the Crown for life, the result would have been that they would have had a body possessing little public confidence, and they would have lust the services of the most useful and the must experienced men. He must now come to the state of things that prevailed when the letters patent of 1850 reached the colony. The Noble Lord had referred to the circumstances, and he was sure be, too, should be permitted to do so. He thought that the Governor acted for the best, but the result showed that it was un fortunate. The letters paten; provided that the exist ing Council should act until writs were issued under the new authority for a Representative Parliament. Their wish was, and their acts tended, to place all power into the hands of the Representative Assembly, without check or control. The meeting of this body, representing, to some extent, a half-civilized population, was in itself an experiment, and not unattended with tome degree of danger. The unchecked and uncon trolled expenditure of the colonial revenue by such a body would neither have been constitutional nor safe. It would have produced a certain quarrel with the Ex ecutive Government. When ordinances, tending to check this result, were prepared. four members of the Council tendered their resignations. The Governor should ha ve d ec li ne d t o acce pt their resignations; but as they ha l l b een accepte d , i t was too l a te to go into that question. When instructions arrived from home, the eiovernor b e i ng engage d i n putting down the Kafir re bellion, foxed it i m p oss ibl e to act u p on them for the mot melt!. The Governor then reported that it was desira blethe gova:e)snrnyametceoendtt.hewdatitioh aCo lf, in the meantime th a t h e s h ou ld be a ble to carry on e tl e n t. d tl l instructions l a s o f t the e six ware e m r ee legalitym e t r n e to r sf out h n t e l yst to itrnhhsetarteu°wcitions that was in dispute. They had been ap proved of by the law officers of the Crown, but, unfortu nately, in the hurry of business the dispatch was inaccu rately worded, and he bad to some extent misappre hended the eroun ds upon which that opi n i on was g iv e n. He took blam e to himself to that e x t ent , but no farther. and W mr. ith respect to the opinion of Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Walpole, leangdon, that he was wrong, he might observe w h at w as well known, that the opinions of lawyers were oi' little weight unless they had seen the ease. The la-,v officers of the Crown had had the case laid before them; whereas, in the case laid before Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the facts were not correctly stated. It was said that a con stitution having been once granted, no power could sus pend that constitution but the Crown and the Imperial LONDON, WEDNESDAY Parliament. This case was expressly provided for in the new constitution. That important clause was alto gether omitted in the case placed before Sir Fhzroy Kelly.—(Hear, hear.) The ease put before these lawyers as as not only inaccurate but directly the reverse of the truth.—(Hear, hear.) Their opinion, therefore, was of no weight, and must at once fail to the ground.—(Hear, hear.) He wished the constitution to be brought into operation at the earliest possible date. It was nothing but uuexampled faction that had prevented it from being now in full operation. The Government at home and in the colony had now united to remove the only obstacle to this constitution. But the Noble Lord wished them to legislate on the subject. L would, however, have been better for him to have moved an address to the Crown to remove the seals of office from his hands. It would be rather an extraordinary course to be called upon at so late a period of the session to introduce a Bill with respect to the constitution of the Cape of Good Hope. If such a Bill were now introduced, it would lead to almost interminable discussion. The ceremony of prorogadon of Parliament would be altog e ther unnecee wiry, for he did not believe they would have concluded their labours until the period had arrived.for again c rnencing them. Legislition, he ad edited, might be ne cessary, but he thought the eppeinfneent of a Select Committee more than useless. It the N.ible Lord consi dered that the instruc ions seat out to. the Cape were improper, his clear course was to move an address to the Throne, calling on her Majesty to rescind the orders therein contained. The course proposed by the Noble Lord, he bedeveo, was not one calculated to promote the peace or safety ot the Cape celotty. It was his duty to look beyond this country, and if they considered the sub ject in that way, he did not think they could do anything more dangerous to the peace of the colony than the ap • pointmeut of the Select Committee. It could heve no other effect than to weaken the authority cf the Gover nor and to strengthen and back up the factious party who opposed him. It was indeed nothing short of an attempt to force the Government to altar a course of' policy which had not been adopted without full and careful consideration. The factious party to whom he had alluded trusted to the exertions of the two parties for the realization of their wishes—the Dutch farmers, on the one hand, and the party organized during the anti-convict agitation on the other. The discontent of the Dutch boers was to be traced to slave emancipation in 1333. They revolted from British authority, and it was by force of arms that the Noble Earl opposite had succeeded in re-establishing the power of the Crown. Their object was a republican object. They desired to set up a republican form of government, and they did not disguise it. This was one of the parties who sustained the men now seeking to have the course of con duct adopted by her Majesty's Government reversed. The other party was the anti-convict party. It was never intended, he might remark, to make the Caps a station for any convicts beyond those that were sent out in the Neptune, necessity arising from a great increase in the number of persons sentenced to transportation rendering it advisable to send a portion of the con victs to that colony. The Noble Lord then, at some length proceeded to show the violent character of the measures adopted by the anti-convict party, and the spirit of persecution adopted by them towards Mr. Stamford, who, contrary to the wishes of the inhabi tants, when the Neptune was in Simon's Bay, supplied food to the convicts, and thus prevented them from suffering the pangs of starvation, which the anti-convict party actually attempted to infl!ct. The only consequence of the carrying of this motion would be to cast a censure upon the Government. If that censure were justly due, he said at once, propose it directly, that the Government might resign its functions; but let them not t .Ito a course which would fetter its po licy, and deprive that policy of its best chance of suc cess. He called upon their Lordships, therefore, to re ject the motion which had been submitted to them by the Noble Earl opposite. The Earl of MA.LMESBURY said he had no wish either to humiliate the Noble Earl, or to lessen the power of the Government, but to ask the Noble Earl to fulfil that which he had undertaken to do. He called upon the Noble Earl to perform work which he ought to have done, and which he would have performed had he not abdicated powers which it was his duty to have exercised. The power of the Board of Trade in these matters, was an ancient institution of the country, but in the time of Charles 11. it was suspended by the Privy Council. The Noble Lord had voluntarily resigned powers on the pretext of valu able assistance which the machinery ot the state thus afforded him. But, in resigning his powers, the Noble Earl had at the same time resigned his judgment. Would it not have been better bad the Noble Earl not sent out a positive form of constitution, but had left the details to the Council of the colony ? Instead of doing so, he had tied up their hands, and rendered it quite impossible that the experience of that body could have been usefully employed in this important and in tricate business. The resignation of Mr. Fairbairn and others had only been provisionally aticepted by Sir Harry Smith, and when the news of them came to Eegland it was much to be regretted that her Majesty's Govern ment did not send back word that it refused to recognise them. The Noble Earl said that a Committee was not the place fur these discussions, but be must say he knew of no tribunal more appropriate. He censured the ti midity with which he surrendered his power and aban doeed his opinion respecting the constitution; and, above all, he censured that general policy of the Noble Earl which had so often been censured before. He thought that the occurrences at the Cape afforded an other instance ot the unfortunate tendency of his Lord ship's policy, and that uo tone should be lost in repin ing it.—(clear, heer.) Lord CItAN wall said that the legality of the course pursued by the Government was undoubted. The conqueror of any country became absolute sovereign, and so he remained until he divested himself of tbut right by granting a constitution. There could be no legis lation except by Parliament. His late Majesty beeetne absolute sovereign of the Cape of Good hope by con (pest. How lied the Crown divested itself of the rights belonging to it? By letters patent ot 1847 two councils were constructed for the Government of the colony. There could not be the least doubt but that the Crown had the power to vary these instructions. From the *element of the issue of these instructions the Government and Coun cil had the power of legislation. But further, her Ma jesty reserved to herself and successors their undoubted right to allow or disallow any law that might not appear necessary for the peace and good order of the colony. Her Majesty, with the advice and consent of Parliament, might revoke the whole original instructions, and she i had done so; revoking white, was done before, and sanc tioning a Legislative Council in a different mode, These Orders in Council had been continually made, and if they were illegal in this they were in multitudes of other in- stances. Lord LYNDHURST would not follow his Noble and Learned Friend upon the general question, but would confine himself to the legality of these Orders in Council. Those able and esaident council who load been consulted had given their opinion, after mature and deliberate con sideration, that they were illegal. The Noble Earl had stated that the nese was incorrectly stated to these learned gentlemen, but he was authorised to say that they had had a view of these letters patent, and that they did not affect the question. He should not state any opinion of his own on this subject, but merely the grounds upon which these learned persons who had been consulted had proceeded. It had been laid do Ain by that eminent jurist and lawyer, Lord Mansfield, that if once the Crown granted any element of freedom, it could not be revoked. That was the point in this case. Had not the Crown granted an element of In edom? The tree elements of the council had been taken away. The numbers originally fixed for constituting that Council were twelve, but now they were reduced, and it was permitted that the mejo rity of the Council might be official men. Could any man say that the present question was not one of douut and difficulty? He had cow stated the case in its legal bear ing, end he lett it to the consideration of their Lord ship.; but, before he concluded, he desired to say a word on the policy of the question. From the course pursued. it was plain that the Government desired the C ouncil should consist principally of official men. This was re trogre,sion in the scale of legislation. It was unjust to the c boy, and was such a system of governmeut that no wise nr prudent administration otieht to pursue. lie should like to know why the couslitu'ion of the Cape was not now completed. The outline had been sketched by the Noble Lord, and the details were filed in. What was the reason of the procrestination di , playeci? The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that while he ad mired the ability displayed by his Noble and Learned Friend, he yet felt constrained to differ from the legal view of the question which he had just propounded to their Lordthips, and he could riot avoid obsessing upon the fact, that throughout the Noble and Learned Lord's, very lucid statement, ho had most carefully avoided expressing any opinion of his own on the merits of the question discussed. The judgment of Lord Mansfield, which his Noble and Learned Friend had referred to. did not bear upou this question, The " Proclamation," not "Commission" there mentioned, merely gave a complete constitution to the island of Grenstea, leaving nothing to do but to cell an Assembly as soon as the state of the colony would permit it. Their Lordships would, however, observe that there was no reservation either by the King o r otherwise, to legislate before the arrival of the writ, but rather the centrary. Th e pre . sent state of facts stood thus—ln 1847 the Crown issued its letters patent to its officers at the Cape to call a Council, and in that it merely conveyed to its officers in the colony a right to ex ercise its prerogative to legislate for the colony. That authority, he maintained, was at all times revocable by the Crown, and might be re called, for instance, if the Council were not called in conformity with the instru ctions from time to time fur nished. The colony being sub j ect to these le tters patent, he would consider whether at any time the Crown had since revoked the power which they con ferred. In 1850 it issued new letters patent, reciting the preceeding ones as far as was necessary, and incor porating certein of its provisions for that purpose. Th ese letters patent amounted_ to a declaration by the Crown, a royal promise on its part, to grant a constituti ona l term of government, the precise nature of which was thereafter to be settled by the Li , gislative Council in the settlement, subject always; to the appcohation of the Crown. Now he would challenge any lawyer to con tend that it was eve: intended by the Crown to resign its power of mocerating this assembly, by virtue of the words " pre6Att Legi, iatiso Co Th e se words, he conten ded, meant simply the council, as it then was, without r,ference to whatever f orm it might subseque ntl y assume. Suppose it had been a charter creating a body of twenty to consult on ,a cor porate act. All that eves necessary to the performance of a corporate act was, tea!, there should be present a majority of twenty; and . so in the present i nstance , th e council having beet, left after the resignation in precisely the earns 6tatii 119 it was before, every c or p orate ac t umajormajority for its v a lidity. H e depended merely upo n a wished to understand whether it was meant to contend that every letters patent was a grant to a colony not revoked. If that were so, what had become of those EVENING, JU L Y 16. lB5l. applying to other colonies, which bad been dealt with in a similar way by disposing of them under this reser vation? He would now briefly consider the opinion that had been referred to on these points. Having re ferred to the letters patent, he would now refer to the opinion that it was not competent to the Sovereign to limit a constitution once granted. But they must not take one portion of these instructions without the other portion. They must take the reservation with them. What was the great constitutional doctrine? Was it not that the power of the Crown could not be taken away except by express words, and not by intend ment? Was not the power of the Crown expressly reserved? By the letters patent of 1850 a further grant of a constitution was made, but, said the Noble Earl, as a large portion of the population are absent at the war, and it would not be just to allow a portion of the popu lation to exercise their powers, reserve the constitution till their return, and in the mean time do nothing more than is necessary to carry on the Government. That was called art abrogation of the constitution. The only grant was the greet or promise ot a future constitution, but no one knew what it was until it was called int.() operation, and till then it was pelf( ctly legitimate for the existing Council to act. There was thereore, no doubt but that the colony had now a Legislature with perfect authori'y. Well, what was a Committee to •eo? Had they any Bill to form, any evidence to acquire? Guild any one deny the prerogative of the Crown to legis late for the colony, under the authority of the Im perial Parliatnstr ? Coal f anything be more injurious than to weak-n the authority of the Crown at the pre sent moment in the colony ? therefore, trusted their would vote lie ~ inq the motion. The Duke of ARGYLE said that a vote of that House must tend to nteentein or derogate from the au thority of the Imperial Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) He had read these papers with the deepest attention, and he felt he could not vote for the motion of the Noble Earl. Not only did he object to a vote of censure on the Noble Earl (Earl Grey), but he would say his con duct towards the colonists at the Cape had been marked by a liberal, if not too liberal a policy. He thougi.t the Governor (Sir Harry Smith) had acted in a most liberal and conciliatory spirit towards the colonists.—(Hear, hear.) He was in favour of legislating fur the better government of the Cape colony; but he thought that, at this late period of the session, it would be almost useless to introduce a measure with that object. Looking at fAll the circumstances ot the case, he could not give his %Le for the motion brought forward by the Earl of Derby. Lord WITARNCLIFFE opposed the motion. Earl GREY explained. He had stated that the Go vernment would. at their own time, and in their own way, proceed to bring into operation that reformed con stitution which had been promised. As soon as the draught ordinances could be prepared, they should be sent out to the Cape, and Sir Harry Smith was fully aware of the course which it was intended to take. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that nothing had occurred in the course of this debate to shake the opinion he had formed with reference to it from the first, that legislation was the best, if not the only means, of dealing with the subject. He confessed he was dis satisfied with the explanations the Noble Earl the Colo nial Secretary had given to the House. On the other hand, he conceived that his Noble Friend near him should afford some explanation of the scepe and objects of the Committee which he asked for, should the House be disposed to grant it. He had no desire to be drawn into a piney vote, and still less to pass a vote of censure against the Government. If his Noble Friend's object, therefore, coincided with the course taken by the Noble Lord near bim, it would be impossible for him to vote with him. Considering, however, how many and how eminent lawyers had differed in their views of the legal part of the question, he thought, to say the least of it, that the propriety of what the Government had done was very questionable, and- that the subject should be set at rest by legislation. If he understood the mo tion of his Noble Friend near him to have that object in view, it should have his assent, and he could assure the Noble Earl opposite, that he should do so without any intention whatever of entering into a condemnation of his policy. He believed his Noble Friend's motion to be limited, as it ought to be, both in its object and in its intention, and, without that belief, it should cer tainly not have his support.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY replied. He wished to have the papers referred to a Committee, with a direct view to immediate practical legislation. He could not believe that a Committee would require any lengthened period for consideration. And in this motion he did not intend to involve any censure upon her Majesty's Government, but he thought immediate legislation indispensable. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared— Contents ... ..• ... 68 Non contents Majority for the Government —6 Proxies were not called for. Their Lordships then adjourned at One o'clock. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. We have received from Marseilles letters and papers in anticipation of the overland mail which left Calcutta on the 2d of June. In consequence of the monsoon we have no Bombay mail. There is little in the shape of news from any part of the country. A Peshawar correspondent writes:— " There is little of news just now in this quarter, though rumours of wars may be said to exist. An at tempt is being made to throw pontoons across the Cabal river, to be ready in case of need." From the kingdom of Oxide our latest advices are dated the 231 of May. " The L , mindar of Kuppradeen has evacuated that fort but has now fled into another stronghold. Captains Magness and Banbury have cannonaded it fur nine days, and at last shorted him out." Lucknow had just been the scene cf a most riotous pr , :cfeding, cau,ing the loss of more tt.an 20 met', killed -and wounded. The scene of action was at Hos abaci. From Hydrabad we continue to ho entertained with narratives of miNrii!e and revolt. The t very day top c was the rapa c ity o f t h e Ara b s. their oppression of the , the rap ac i ty subjects, and their complete domination over his Highness and his Go• vernment. There has been a fight at Nursee, between its Ta. lookdar and Remindts, at,ended with a great lose of lite. The TaloArlar was put to tl.ght. lie is repres, nte d as a man shunned by everyho,iy—not able to obtain tn„ services even of menials. A private letter from Lahore of the 19th of May con tains the melancholy intelligence of the death, by his own nand, of a young civilian, recently appointed to the Punjaub—Mr. William Genrad 14 , chner. The marriage of Nuddeem 00l Moolk Bahadoor, adopted elder brother of his Highness the Nabob of the Carnatic and son of Shurf 00l Omra Bahadoor, with the daugh'er of Goolam Jeelai,ee Khan Bahadoor, who died at Mecca while on a pilgrimage there, has crested some stir in Madras. Captain John Merritt, of the 2d European Light In• fantry, died at Secunderabad on the 3d of May. CHINA. HONG-KONG, MAY 24. We have advices from England to the 24th of March by the mail steamer which arrived here on the 11th. Since writing you last month little of interest has oc curred here. There has been less sickness among the troops. Additional room is to be afforded them on board the store-ship Minden. We hope that eventually she will be entirely at the disposal of the garrison. General Jervais is directing his attention to what may tend to amuse the men, is relaxing some of their restric tions, and endeavouring to dissipate in some measure the monotony of their lives. The British clipper vessel Reindeer arrived here from Liverpool on the 9.h-130 days' passage from port to port. The American clipper Oriental, from London, arrived on the 1 lth-117 days' passage. The accounts from Canton with referecce to the dis turbances in the neighbourhood, report that they con tinue to be very serious. All the f fforts of the Govern ment have hitherto failed to put them down. It would seem that more than one-half of the entire province of Kwang-si is in possession of the banditti and their chief, Tunteh, along with then principal towns, and the com mand of the navigation of the Pearl river. This cir cumstance sufficiently accounts for the depressed state of trade in Canton, and for the injury sustained thereby both by Chinese and foreigners. The Government of Pekin has appointed three high functionaries to visit the province, in order that it may become informed of de actual state of matters. At the same time a considerable sum of money has been drawn for on the Canton province, and a large body of troops thence and from other provinces have passed on to the scene of disturbance. _ . The annual competition for prizes at Canton by about 3,000 of the literati occasions there at present consider• able excitement. Prices for imports had receded. In tea some business had been done both for England and America. From Shanghai our advices do not extend beyond the 7th of May. The import market was dull, and in ex ports little doing. The silk season was considered as nearly clo3ed. There would be no further direct ship ments to Great Britain. The total export from China to date is close upon 19,000 bales and 1,200 cases. Of tea to Groat Britain the export to date may be estimated tc - , about 61,500,000 lbs. Tonnage is abundant, and, with the numerous earl vale, likely to continue so. The number of American clipper•built vessels is on the increase, and some are ex pected here after reaping the benefit of splendid freights on an American coasting voyage from the United States round Cape Horn to California. Present rates of freight are 21, ss. to 2/ 10s. - Her Mak , sty's steamer Salamander arrived here on the 10th. She brought ou from Ceylon a detachment of the Ceylon li , fle+. Her M jesty's brig Serpent has sailed tor. Trince- Maier, Ceylon. In Liarli , ur—H.4 . Majesty's ship Cleopatra, and Ame rican sl , ep-of-war Saratoga, 20 guns. At Whampha—Her Maje.t)'s brig Pilot. At Canton—The steAtn , r Pnt,gethon. The Salaman der has Lft ter Am }y, to relieve the Repaid, ordered home. At Shanghai—Her Majest's brig Contest. Our latest d Englwo), \lurch 24; Unit( d States, March 13; Calcutta, Apt 7; rl , mbay, April 19; SiuraporP, May 4; Sydney, March 10; Mibuilla, 19; and Shanghai, May 7. CO M ERCIA I. INTEL, LIG ENCE. (From the Calcutta Englishman.) MONDAY, Juan ?. Since our lart issue the export market has continued in active, business being proceeded upon with reluctance, for which a further reason has been furnished by the unsettled upward state of home exchange, and the difficulty to nego tiate on fair terms any but first-rate credit bills. Notwith standing these circumstances, we cannot report any general decline in leading produce, the still moderate supplies ens ceuraging the majority of holders to maintain' former re quirements with firmness. In indigo no business has trans pired, the small quantity remaining ou hand being held for high rates on the strength of the late advices that the con tinuance of excessive heat and drought has caused serious injury to the outstanding crop. Sugar experienced a fair de mand, Benares keeping up to unaltered value, whilst date kinds and Khaur were partially ceded at 2a. to 4a. easier rates. Saltpetre has continued in more general request, which has imparted to prices more firmness, without leading them to any pronounced rise. Rice has in table sort re mained dull, without further depression. Safil ewer, of which only sparing quantities have as yet been put on the market, found for these buyers at slightly enhanced rates. Raw silk has continued in demand at Ba. to 12a. reduced requirements established on the eve of departure of the last mail. Corahs have not attracted any attention, though holders in some instances evinced a willingness to accept the 4r. to sr. reduced offers, which they previously refused. Shellac has remained flat, and sales could only with diffi culty be effected at a further decline of 4a. to Ba. Lac dye in low mixed qualities nearly unsaleable even at a further concession, but fair and good tests meet with willing buyers at extreme previous rates. Linseed has continued in request for home and American shipments, and prices maintained extreme previous value. The demand for mustard seed has assumed more general activity, and prices improved fully 2a. Jute has developed increasing inquiry, which enabled holders to obtain Ba. to 12a. enhanced rates for the scarce better qualities. We regret that we have no improvement to notice in the condition of our import market, which still remains in a very depressed state, and with a constant downward bear ing The season is, however, now at hand when, in conse- , quence of the opening of the rivers, a good deal of stir usually prevails amongst the dealers, and we trust • that our future reports will be of a more cheering nature than they have been of late, although the heavy supplies which we have) been receiving for some time past of cotton piece goods for bid the hope of any important improvement as regards value in that branch or oar import trade. The transactions in gray shirtings have been on a very extensive scale, but at a decline of about 2a. per piece, the market still haying a declining tendency. White shirtings have sold but to a limited extent, and latterly at the lowest prices known for some years. White figured shirtings have been taken more freely, but at a deduction of 2a. to 4a. The sales of white cambrics have been very trifling. White twills remain unnoticed. A fair quantity of gray made pollams has changed hands at a fall of 2a. to 3a.; the white sort is neglected. The inquiry fur jacouets is not active, although some Makes and widths have sold to a fair extent; bleached jaconets have gone still further (town under the pressure of heavy arrivals. The sales of lappets have been greater, but without any improvement in value. There is very little doing in book muslin , . Although this is a fa vourable season for mull mulls, the heavy imports prevent the market for these fabrics tram improving, and if sales were pressed, lower prices would have to be submitted to. Turkey red goods remain flat. The season for prints and chintzes is drawing near, and some activity is shortly anticipated in these fabrics. A good quantity of mule twist has been placed with but little variation in prices, excepting in 50s, which have given way to the extent of 2p.; 60a are steady, and 70s and upwards dull. Some sales of copper, chiefly Australian, are reported. Large parcels of iron have been sold, without improvement in value, and this metal still remains depressed. The speller market has assumed a more encouraging appear ance. Lead retnains very dull. Our money market has remained unchanged as far as the rates of interest are concerned, but at these supplies are more currently obtainable, and the former tightness in the Bazaar seems on the decrease. The position assumed last mail by takers of home exchange has been maintained, and they have succeeded in imparting to rates a further upward ten dency, the rather extensive negotiations having ruled for six months' sight credit bills at 2s. Id. to 2s. lid., and docu ment draughts 2s. lid. to 2s. lid., and latterly some of these were reported at 2s. led. The hulk of the transactions in credit bills was done at 2s. Id., and although earlier in the mail some first-rate paper sold at 2s. Old. The last trams" action we have heard of in credit bills was effected as 25 : lid. These bills, owing to the superior facility of disc° with ing them at home, are preferred. L ocume nt bills couldto be difficulty obtain an offer anywhere, and were only placed on comparatively very disadvantageous terinteet; which reights are held for 2s. 6d. to ss. improved rate for pressing shipments, have been submitted to. 2 dolls. 30c.; round, 2 dolls. 90c. to 4 dolls. 20c. ; hoop, 2 dolls. 80c. to 3 dolls. 10c. Tin-plates-9 00113. to 9 1 ,4 dolls. Cochineal-85 dolls, to 125 dolls. Turkey Opium— 360 dolls., and difficult of sale. Tea— The transactions during the month have bee n On* siderable. Of congou about 17 chops have been sold, at from 13t. to 16t. In green tea, 35,000 to 36,000 packages have changed hands, leaving a stock of 70,000 to 73,000 on th e market. Prices for the finer descriptions are lower, but those for the common kinds are supported. Exchange on England — First - class paper; 4 s . Bd. t o 4.5. 8 t,d. India Company's accepted bills, 224 r. to 225 r. per 100 dolls. Freights may be quoted 21. 55. to 2/. 10s. T onnage abundant. From Shanghai our advices are to the 7th. The import market was still inactive. In exports little doing. Tea—The market was nearly bare of congou, and only ' one chop had been purchased. The business done is green amounted to a few purchases for the American market. Silk—The transactions of the season were expected to have been nearly closed. Quotations remained unaltered,. Tsatlee, No. 2, 430 dolls. ; No. 3. 390 dolls. to 410' dolls. ; Tayeaain, 2SO dolls. to 315 dolls. Exports from China, 19.000 bales end 12,000 cases, against 15.20(1 bales last year. Long Cloths—Prices for the lower qualities of both gray and white had given way, for the better descriptions fall rates were obtainable; grays were quotedl.Bs to 3 dolls. 7 0; whites, 1.90 dolls. to 2.90 dulls. The sales of both descrips tions were estimated at 9 >,oto pieces. Spanish stripes in little demand ; assorted quoted 90c. to 9:,c. Exchange on England had declined to 4s. Bd. to 4s. 9d ; on India Comps , accepted paper 222 r. per 100 dolls. Freights-There was no vessel on the berth. (From the Si"gapore Free Press.) INGAPOIIE, MAY 31. The arrivals from Great Britain duritg the month have been the Trident, At hena, and M..ry Ray, from Liverpool, and the Iceni, from London, with a m derate supply of goods. The demand for imports, particularly for cotton goods, has continu,d since our last, but without the anticipated improvement i n pr i ces , w h ic h may be attributed chiefly to the larg e low rates. quantity of goods forced off by auction at very In exports great activity prevails, and as the supplies of produce, particularly pepper. gambier, coffee. gutta percha, and tin, are insufficient for numerous orders under execution, present prices are likely to be maintained for some time wa E n x te c d il . an Seas tes On of3ol:dnagyia:,ld-sigßhtil'ils an v k er b y ill s s, ca a rc t e d u a . nmn 6d.; and eli six months sight, at 4s. to 4s. ed. On Calcutta- Court of Directors' bills selling at 219 to 221' per 100 dolls. On Bombay and Madras-N al i n 1 On China-Sales at par. and in demand. Tonnage-The Sarge and Claro are loading for London; the Iceni, for Penang and London ; and the Christina, for Liverpool. Rates of Freight-Tin, 21. per 20c. ; sago and sago flour 21. 10s. to 2/. 125. 6d. • sago in boxes, 2/. 15 s. to 3/. ; sugar, 21. to 2/. 103. ; gambler, in baskets, 2/. Iss. to 3/. ; ditto, in bales, 21. 10s.; mother-of-pearl shell, 2/. 108. ; gotta percha, 2/. 15s. to 3/. ; coffee, 21. 10s. per 18 c.; black p o p. per, 21. 15s. ; hides, 2/. los.; measurement goods, 34 per 50 c. feet. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. HONG-KONG, MAY 24. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong-Kong—April 27, the Calder, from Sunderland; May 1, the Mooltan, from London; May 9, the Reindeer, from Liverpool; May 10, the Hindoo, from London; May 11, the Qriental (American), from London; May 21, the Sir Edward Parry, from London; May 22, the New Mars garet. from Liverpool ; May 22, the Emily (Hamburgh),. from Newcastle; May 22, the Alliance, from Liverpool; May 22, the Ranger, from Milford; May 22, the Lisette (Russian from Hartlepool; May 23, the Hamille Mitchell, from the Clyde. At Shanghai—April 17, the Androkles (Danish), from London ; May 1 0 , the Success, from Liverpool. DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. From Hong-Kong—May 5, the Bangalore, to Liver= W From hampoa —May 8, the Menan, t o L on d on . Shanghai--April 20, the Albemarle, to London ; Aprills, th. Trent, to London. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceatzit9s of the !louse of Commons ) TUZSDAY, JULY 15. MILLING TRADE (IRELAND). Motion made, and Question put, " Tnat this House will, on a future day, resolve itself into a Committee, to take into consideration the present state of the milling interest in Ireland." The House divided: MINORITY—AYES, 93. Gaskell, J. M. Mundy, William Gilpin, Colonel Nugent, Sir Percy Gooch, E. S. O'Brien, J. Goold, Wnydham O'Brien, Sir Lucius Granby, Marquis of O'Flaherty, Anthony Grogan, E. Packe, C. W. Hanewel', E. G. Plumptre, J. P. Hamilton, Geo. A. Portal, Melville Hamilton, J. H. Primo, Richard Hayes, Sir E. Renton, J. C. Heneage, Edward Iteynoids, John Henley, J. W. Rushout, Captain Herries, J. C. Scully, Francis Hodgson, W. N. Seaham, Viscount Howard, Sr R. Sibtliorp, Colonel Hudson, G. Smyth, J, hn George Jones, Captain Spooner, Rickard Langton, W IL Stafford, Augustus Lennox, Lor , A. Stuart, John Lennox, Lord II G. Sturt, H. G. Leslie, C. P : Taylor, Colonel Lindsay, lion. Col. Thompson, Alderman Lowther, Colonel Tyler, Sir G. Mackenzie, W. F. Verner, Sir W. Magan, W. H. Vesey, Thomas Meagher, Thomas Yyvyan, Sir it. R. Mandeville, Vie. Vyse, R. 11. Manners, Lord G. Willoughby, Sir H. March. Earl of Wynn, H. W. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. TELLERS. Miles, Philip W. S. Naas, Lord Mullings, J. R. N.iewdegate, C. N. Anstey,yC. Archdall, Captain Ba'dock, E. IL Baiikes, George Baring, Thomas Barron, Sir ii. Barrow, W. H. Bateson, T. 111:,ndloid, Marquis Boldero, Henry Booth, Sir It. G. Boyd, John Brarnston, T.W. Brisco, M. Brooke, Lord Brooke, Sir Arthur Buller, Sir Y. Burrell, Sir C. Burroughes, 11. N. Butler. P. S. Cabbell, B. B. Chicaester, Lord J. Christopher, R. Conoily, Thomas Dick. Quintin Disraeli, B. Dundas, George Dunne, Colonel Edwards, Henry Forbes, Wm. Freshlield, J. W. Gallwey, Sir W. P. MAJORITY-NOES, 128. Elliot, John E. Paget, Lord A. Evans, John Paget, Lord Clarence Ewart, William Palmerston, Vie. Fergus, John Parker, John Ferguson, Sir R. Peellell, Sir G. Fitzwilliam, G. W. Perfect, Robert Forster, M. Pinney, William Freestun, Colonel Ponsonby, C. F. Geach, Charles Power, Dr. Gibson, T. M. Price, Sir It. Goulburn, Henry Ricardo, Osman Graham, Sir James Rice, E. R. Grentell, C. Pascoe Rich, Henry Grenfell, Charles W. Roche, E. B. G ey, It. W. Rumbold, C. E. Grosvenor, Earl Russell, Lord John Hall, Sir B. salwey, Colonel Hallyburton,Lord Sandars, J. Hanmer, Sir John Scholefield, W. Ilastie, Alexander Seymour, Lord Hatchell, John Smith, J. A. Hawes, Benj. Somerville, Sir W. Headlam, Thomas Spearman, 11. J. Henry, Alexander Stansfleld, W. R. C. Herbert, Sydney Sutton, J. H. Heywood, James Tancred,•ll. W. Hobhouse, T. B. Thompson, Colonel Hollond, Robert Thornely, T. Howard, Lord E. Trevor, [homes Hume, Joseph Tufnell, H. Kershaw, James Vane, Lord 11. Labouchere, Henry AV alinsley, Sir J. Lawley, B. R. Watkins, Colonel Lewis, G. C. Wilcox, B. 3PGhio APOregor, John Wi►liams, John Martin, John Wilson, James Matheson, Colonel Wilson, Matthew Melg,und. Viscount Wood, Sir Charles Milner, W. M. Wood, Sir W. P. Mitchell, T. A. Wrightson, W. B. Morris, David Mostyn, E. Murphy, F. S. Osborne, Ralph Adair, Hugh E. Agllonby, Henry Alcock, Thomas Anderson, Arthur Anson, Colonel Armstrong, R. B. Baines, M. T. Baring, Sir F. T. Bell, Jacob Bellew, it. M. Berkeley, H. F. Birch, Sir T. Blackstone, W. Blair, Stephen Bouverie, E. P. Boyle, Colonel 13rocklehurst, J. Brotherton, J oseph Brown, W. Banbury, Edward Cardwell, Edward Carter, J. B. Cavendish, C. C. Cavendish, W. G Chaplin, W. J. Charters, Francis Childers, J. W. Clay, James Cobden, Richard Cockburn, Sir A. Cowan, Charles Cowper, W. F. Craig, Sir W.G. Crawford, W. S. Crowder, R. B. Davie, Sir Henry Dawes, Edward Denison, J. E. Duncan, Viscount Duncan, George Dundas, Admiral Dundas, Sir David Ellice, Edward Ellis, John TELLERS. Ilayter, W. G. Hill, Lord 31. CONCERT.—Mr. W. Binfield gave a second con tort at the new Beethoven Room, Queen Anne-street, on Friday night, his first having taken place on the 13th inst. at ‘l , Rooms. The performers were himself, his three sons, William (pianoforte), Henry (harp), and Augustus (pianoforte and concertina), and two daughters, Margaret (concertina), and Louisa (harp). Mr. Bintield himself is a vocalist, and plays the violoncello and the pianoforte. There was a very genteel audience, though not a very nu merous one, and all present appeared highly pleased with the display of talent which the tyros exhibited. The elder son, William, has great execution; his fingering is facile, and he has a true feeling for the art. This was evidently dis played in the larghetto of Chopin's "Grand Concerto, " and a study of Moschelles. Augustus is a lad of even higher promise; his soul seems to be in his playing; and if life is spared to him he will be a first-rate performer. Henry, as a harpist, promises to emulate his brothers on the piano; his execution is remarkably brilliant for a lad of his age, not being, we should suppose, far advanced in his teens. Miss Bintield plays beautifully on that difficult instrument thaconcertina ; and Louisa, who does not appear to be more than six or seven years old, is already able to play the harp better than many we have heard of three or four times her age. These young people seem to be all naturally musi cians, and when they perform together the ensemble is most attractive. This was shown in Chopin'a " Grand Concerto," and in Mendelssohn's " Wedding March," arranged by Mr. Binfield for two harps, two concertinas, and two pianos. This charming piece of" fairy-like music " was so admirably performed that it elicited an unanimous encore. A duet on the pianoforte and harp by Miss Louisa and Master Augus tus, and one on the harp and concertina by Master Henry and Miss Margaret, were delightfully played. The execution of the latter in some fine old Iri-h airs drew forth frequent applause. Talented as this family is, there is nothing pre suming about them; the young ladies are particularly pre possessing, and they all promise to be great acquisitions to the English school. Mr. W. Binfield displ..ys considerable talents as a composer and arranger of music; he is also a good pianist, but we cannot praise his vocal execution. Two songs, written by himself , one entitled " Bird Life," the other " We'll grow Old Together," are pleasing compositions, the last especially, both melody and accompaniment dis play good taste and a thorough knowledge of the szience. 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This afternoon, about four o'clock, the fine steam.. ship Arctic, Captain Luce (of the Collins line) was telegraphed off Holyhead, and has since arrived in harbour. The Arctic left the port of New York on the sth inst., and has made her best recorded passage on this we casion. She has advices to the day of sailing. The number of passengers is 123, and the amount of specie 986,000 dolls. The steam-ship Baltic arrived at New York, from Liverpool, on the day the Arctic sailed. The money market at New York was much easier, the arrival of two millions and a half dolls. in gold having given more confidence to the market. Money was still in active demand. The securities and stock quotations are unchanged. The market for breadstuffs was inactive, and prices without change. Io cotton there had been a fair amount of business doing at New York, and former quotations were main tained firmly. Exc: , atige on London, 105 to 1051 (almOst nominal) Paris, 5 10; Hamburgh, 361 to 37; Bremen, 791 I. There was little to report of buittiess generally at Nvsr York, the excitement connmed with the celebration of the anniversary of the American independence fully oe. ,lipytog the pi,blic 1) ve , from California have been received at New York to 1A June, by the steamer Prometheus. N oily three million dollars gold arrived at Panama on the wq to New Yolk. Son Francisco and Stockton had been both almost re built. Tee mining accounts were very good. The mercantile interest was r.ot reeuverirg so repidly as was expeced for the late tire . Late envies sate that the proviners of Paste and ruquerres were in rebellion against Bogota, and Eau odor was likely to join. A battle had taken place, in which the rebels had been dvleated, and fled to Ecuador. Valps.raiso date's, of May 24, had been received by the British steamer New Grenada at Panama. Many parties had been arrested for participation in recent riots, but triqls hal not taken lilac-. The New Grenada had 800,000 dolls. of silver on board. The accounts of a bat le between the Dominicans and Haytians on the 30th May are confirmed. The Haytiabs were defeated. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,—On Monday the 14th, the most interesting occurrence of the evening was the Secretary for Foreign Affairs reporting progress on the subject of the depres sion of the Slave Trade. It appears that after all the wail. ings and prognostications to the contrary, the Govern ment and the squadron have maintained their position as stoutly as the Crystal Palace, and like it are in the way of putting their opponents to open rebuke. It has been demonstrated in spite of the incredulous, that the Slave Trade, like other trades, cannot resist being cruised against,—that if you prick it, it bleeds, and bleeding lets out its strength as in t he case of ot her things not boasting of the supernatural. To you and to your naghbourtiood, the hotbed in olden times of the op position which still was young, the information cannot fail to come with a pleasing sense cf the uses of perse verance, and the benefit of not being run down by the clamour of the interested in a public evil. On Tuesday, for the first time probably, an Ate. torney-General was heard t h pray to be defended from "judge-made law." It is many years since Bentham opened the fire of his salaam on " judge-made law;" and now the at.ack has wrought its way into the high places of the Ministerial bench. So true it is, that no good seed is ever lost. In the evening came on the motion of Lord Naas for a Committee of the whole House to take into considera tion the state the Milling Interest in Ireland. It extended to a general movemett for the restoration of the Core Laws, crowned by an intimation from one quarter of something like a compensation to the agricultural interest for losses endured. All parties evinced the usual horror of principles. The Govern ment replied to small details by smaller. No word of defence from the Free Trade benches. Such folly has not been seen since the day . Eve ate the apple. You are let down; you are surrendered; never was a gained cause so thrown away. A side which will not defend itself, which cannot be made to show, which allows enemies to gather rount4 it end pile up arguments people noun! ode that what is unanswered mu: he V o l true,—a side which follows this tY in t „ t beaten to he ; . in with. For the present the i r is ;plain yt as stopped by 128 votes again st 93; bat ., _ a will be enough which way the current is tending. " the announce. roused fintu your :.umbers some day n f le stoppage of meat of a Protecti nit Ministry and t he s t op the comfort your truth, by law; and then you . ask. w or ho act i i t on ' of was that would have thought it. iunigaloinPe"arnieothwehrofohravienfloor'suit atthieontimwofe f OLD REFOR KEIL London, 1611 eel , ouars_N v ery sincerely, I am, Sir, y --- - "Gii - EL EC'i loN —RIOT. TUESDAY MOHNING.—The election . iKiN/VAARERsEBOSRBOOOOI in the room et the late Right Hon. has eventuated • W. S. I-micelles • in a split in the Tory of a represen a riotous attack to , a 3 mob of bludgeon-men camp, an d - eesstal candidate. The candidates Douai dame Conservative or l'etlite; !awe., Da ted on - a • .. r. T. Collins, barrister, mo derate Lawson and Mr. Andrew Lawson, a co unt) , magistrate, an ultra-Tory and Protectionist. Upon to ok place, as he h "Ming forward great excitement had promised not to oppose Mr. Collins. The polling commenced at eight o'clock on Monday morning, and continued until four iu the afternoon, when his opponent' s Mr. Collins w as returned, h av i ng po ll e d 9 5 vo t es to 64; the returning officer, therefore, de. Glared Mr. Collies elected by a majority of 31. The constituency is 217; so that upwards of 50 did not vote. After the declaration of the poll, the new Member and his friends were as'ailed by the Law. ...unites with eggs until they were pretty nearly stsiot'.ered in y Ike, end this was followed by volleys I of bludgeons, stones, &c., flung at the persons upon 1 1 the hustings, many of vhom were cut badly. The I 1 Court house windows were smashed , and an attem p t wit made to tear down the temporary hustings, whits*. there were at least 100 persons upon them; but this tiv_s: luckily prevented. In making his w a y t o his hotel,B a 1 Collins received a severe blow up on the b e ad with __ bludgeon, causing a wound which bled pro fusely. o great was the excitement in the town, that S itwag not in sufficie t deemed unsafe to attempt the usual ceremony t of th e " natn, chalk ing" the new Member. The police were force to arrest any o f the guilty parties, _ brought of the ringleaders are kno wn, , I before the magistrate®. and they will be h . _ . ------- CA' TON MARKET REPORT. LONGKONG, MAY 24. Since our last there has been a considerable business done in imports, although g enerally at lower prices, ; Cotton— There has been as improvement in the prices for this article, and the imports have been moderate. , ma d i BO I M is quoted, Bt. to 9t. sm. ; Bengal;.,B" sm. to 9t. sm. ; western, it. to 7t. 7m. Stock, 24,300 ras, it. sm. to 9t. 7rn.; bales, against 20,000 in 1850. Cotton Tarn-No transactions. Nos. ltl-24 quoted 28 dolls. to 29 dolls.; N. kB-32, 30 dolls, to 38.42, 3 2 do lls. to 35 dolls. 3 1 dolls.; Nos. Long Cloths —Prices have given grays 1.90 dolls. to 2.90 dolls. way. The quotations for About 45,000 pieces in all hay been ; whites 1.80 dolls. 3 , todolls. e sold, 80 stripes ells, 6 dolls. 60c. to 6 dolls. 7i) assorted, 85c. to 95c..; long 7 dolls. 20c. to 7 dolls. 50c. c. for assorted colours; scarlet, Iron—The sales are reported at 1,500 1 -------- quoted 2 dolls. 50c. to 2 pecu s. Rod is dolls. 85c; bar, 2 dolls. 15c. to Dispatches were received yesterday at t h ~. e Colonial' quoted dace, from the Governor of Gibraltar. !~M` s* ,