The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-16 00:00:00

BRAZIL MAILS ----- SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Tay, Captain G. M. Chapman, has arrived off this port with the Brazil and South American mails, in charge of Lieutenant Davies, R.N:, Admiralty agent. Her dates are—Buenos Ayres, Feb. 27; Monte Video, March 2; Rio de Janeiro, March 15; Bahia, March 19; Pernambuco, March 22; St. Vincent (Cape de Verdes), March 30; Teneriffe, April 4; Funchal (Madeira), April 6; Lisbon, April 10. The Tay brings 101 passengers, and landed 57 at Lis bon, from the Brazils. The freight list comprises specie, value 2,0001. ; diamonds, value 8,0001.; and a small cargo. From Rio de Janeiro we learn that a Brazilian squadron, under Admiral Grenfell, would proceed on the 26th March to the river Plate, to Act against Buenos Ayres, but it was thought that no war would ensue, see ing that Rosas was quite unprepared. Copious rains bad interrupted the regular arrival of coffee from the in terior. The crop was estimated at above 2,000,000 of bags. _ Accounts from Buenos Ayres state that the resigna tion of General Roses was the all-engrossing topic of conversation. The subject was once more under celibe ration in the Chamber or Representatives, and commu nications had been read from all the interior provinces earnestly remonstrating7;against his withdrawal from the supreme Government. The whole question was subsequently submitted to a Committee of the House. The River Plate markets for British manufactured goods were much overstocked. The produce of the country continued in good demand. The severe drogght continued unabated. Freights were firm at 455. for salted hides. There was but one disengaged British ship in port. Pernambuco letters of the 20th March state that on Exchange about 60,0001. had pa'sed for this packet at 30d., with a few sums at 29g. Cotton had given way in price. Supplies of sugars were abundant, and stocks large. Freights firm, and the port bare of shipping. Advices from Bahia of the 19th ultimo mention that business in dry goods was exceedingly slack. Sugars dull from want of tonnage. Cotton nominal. Freights very buoyant. The screw steamer Propontis, w ith the homeward Cape mails, was coaling at St. Vincent's (Cape Verdes) on the 29,h ult. She was to leave for Plymouth on the 31st. The steamer Sir Robert Peel, with the outward mail., sailed from St. Vine&nt's on the 29th. The Tdy brings home the captain and crew of the schooner Sussex —that vessel having been lost on one of the Give Verde Islands. The Peninsular and Oriental Company' s steamer Iberia left Lisbon for Southampton twenty-four hours before the Tay, - but has not yet arrived. The Tay ran past her on Saturday in the Bay. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. RIO DE JANEIRO, MARCH 13. No material alteration occurred i n t h e exc h ange from date of oar last circular ( Sth ult.) till th e arr i va l o f t h e T a y steamer, when, owing to the unfavourable accounts received, the rate suddenly declined from 294 d. 60 days' and 301 90 days' to 29d. and 294 d. 60 days', and 29d. 90 days', closing to-day unaltered at our quotations. The transactions on London since our last we estimate at 390,000/.; on Paris at 580,000 f. passed at 320 to 330, and on Hamhurgh MBCO. 650,000 at 595 to 615, princi pally at 600 to 605. Coffee—This article began gradually to decline soon after the departure of the Teviot steamer (11th ultimo), and sales were effected at a reduction of 200 to 250 rs. on our last quotations up to the 24th, when more favourable accounts being received from the United States the market recovered and prices rallied to their previous position. Since the arrival of the present conveyances with dull advices from Europe the market has assumed a gloomy aspr , ct, and doubtless a material decline would take place but for the limited stock on hand, 35,000 bags, and the certainty o f th e su ppli es being small for some time to come, owing to the late heavy rains having materially cut up the roads in the interior. A f!ry sales were effected both yesterday and to•day at 100 to 150 rs. below our annexed quotations. Sales last month 170,000 bags, and this month up to date about 45,000. The shipments from Ist July, 1850, to the end of last month amounted to 1.294,562 bags, being 431,783 bags more than during the same period in 1849 to 1850. The shipments during the present running crop year may now be fairly estimated to reach if not surpass 1,700,000 bags. There were cleared last month 124,757 bags of coffee, of which 45,226 bags for the United States (against 21,662 bags in the corresponding month last year), 6,570 for Antwerp, 1,200 for the Cape of Good Hope, 35,764 the English Channel, 6,602 for Hamburgh, 10,405 for Havre, 1,793 for Marseilles, 4,202 for Portugal, 78 for River Plate, 3,881 for Russia, 8,836 for Sweden, 200 for - Valparaiso. Sugar—Since our last the market has been rather dull, and sales, chiefly confined to home consumption, have not exceeded 600 cases Campos, at 2 dolls. 500 c. to 2 dolls, 700 c., and 1 doll. 800 c. to 2 dolls. 100 c., and 60 cases, 600 barrels, and 1,200 bags Pernambuco and Maceio at 2 dolls. 600 c. to 2 dolls. 800 c. The stock on hand consists of 700 eases Campo ,, , and 500 cases, 1,200 barrels, and 8,000 bags Pernambuco and Maceio. Hides—The sales since our last are restricted to about 16,000 Rio G , made hides, the heavy at 170, and the light at 180 rs. About 10,000 River Plate hides have been shipped for owners' account. The stock on hand is about 85,000 Rio Grande and 45,000 River Plate hides. Stuck—The price of Six ppr Cent. Stock continued unaltered at 86 to 861 from date of our last to sth inst., when it was published that the Minister of Finance had disposed of 4,000,000r5. at the advantageous price of 86 per cent., on favourable conditions. The price since then has advanced, and business was done both yester day and to-day at our quotations. FRIDAY, MARCH 14,2 P.M. Exchange—Moderate amounts have been passed at our quotations, Coffee—ales this morning about 7,000 bags of good first and superior at 3 d0115..4500.- Shipments this month 109,122 begs. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, April 15.) Senate—To-day there was rather more disposition to operate in West India Sugar, the rates taken on Friday were supported* fer both *Grocery and Refining kinds. The purchases were 566 hhds, &c., including at auction 160 hhds of Barbadoes, whirch went slowly at easier rates for inferior sorts, but at fall terms for better kinds; good to fine yellow realized 400 to 42s 6d, inferior and mid 37s 6d to 39s 6d, one lot low 36s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day the market for Refined Sugar was in a quiet state, low brown lumps were,' howeVer, not offered under 47s per cwt. In Crushed Sugar there was little doing, but rates are unaltered. MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon -three parcels of Mauri tius Sugar were offered at public sale amonntine to 10,920 bags; the chief portion found bnyors; sorts under 38s per cwt. realized full rates, above that price there was a redaction' of ed per cwt; fine yellow sold at 39s 6d to 419, mid to good yekow 37s 6d to 395, low 363 to 378, fine brown 353 to 352 sd, mid to good 33s to 34s 6d, low to fine grey 35s to 398 per Cy/t. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was more activeler grainy Bergal and white Benarea, which realized an advance of 6d; other sorts were held for the previous currency, but did not attract much attention; at auction 5,140 bags nearly all sold, good white Benarea at 41s to 425, low and mid 39s to 408 6d, good and fine grainy yellow 403 to 445, low and mid 37s to 395, good brown ditto 35s Gd to 369, mid and good soft yellow 341 6d to 38s 6d, and low 31s to 32s ed. Madras of soft quality met with little attention, but rates are not lower; of 2,100 bags at auction a part sold, brown at 27s to 295, yellow 30s to 348. FOREIGN.—To -day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and privately the purchases made were small, but there are not aellera at any further decline. MOLASSEs.--The market has a quiet aspect for all sorts, and rates tend downward, although the stock is not equal to this time last year, and deliveries are rather larger. Prices for low to fine West India rule at 13s ad to 16s 6d, Bengal and elauritius 12$ to 13s, and Cuba and Porto Rico 14s to 15a per cwt. C OFF EE —This afternoon a greater desire was evinced to operate in Plantation Ceylon and prices advanced Is to Is 6d per cwt, at the public sales of 248 cases 50 bags ; good and fine Ord selling at 44s to 465, fine fine ord 47s to 4 d 9s to 603, , lovv mid 50a to 51 s, mid 52 1 to 555, good 59s 6eg 40s to 445, pea berry se - s 6d to 59a. Mocha is still wanted and former rates are well sup ported; at auction 170 bales were sold a t 6 9s to 70s for mid and good cle an gar bled; and damaged 408 to 665 per cwt. There is more desire to operate in Native Cey few lon, and prices closed firmly at4o3to 418 p er cwt. CocoA.—There ar e still b uye rs, f,and previous rates are supported with ditfieu l fo r vv, ty t India, although the stock is less than last season. Trinidad red is to be obtained at 49s to 534' grey 443 to - 50s, and G renada 42s to 445. F oreign h as been operated in with c anT i on, and 284 to 29s is the' Value of Bahia and Para, but these rates are not to be obtained for large parcels. TEA.—The transactions in low and good common Congou have been upon a large sc ale at Is to i s 0 4d per lb; ther e h as also been a good demand for medium, and rather strong blackish leaf sorts at Is Id to is lid per lb, and the market has a firm appearance. For good and fine Congou the are few buyers,rates tend downwards and rule at is 2.1 to is Bd. OperAtions in Yount; flyson have been upon a limited scale, and there are sellers rather under previous valuations. Other descriptions of green are, however, in good request, and realized full terms ; indeed, medium Gunpowder must be q uoted rather higher. Prices are fir m f or Scented and Pekoe Teas, a-id several transactions have taken place. RICE. —To=day there was rather more demand for East India Rice by private treaty, and full rates were paid. A cargo of Arracan was sold at 8s 3d per cwt. Of Rio Tapioca 100 bgs at auction taken in at 31d. s ncE fe—To-day Pimento realized fall rates, and 500 bags at auction were all sold, good ord to mid went at andf Bourbon bn lot o 4id to Sid, good mi d and g ood 41a1 to 41d. O ; O n Cloves 86 bags sold at od for dark d am damaged 6d per lb. Of Nutmegs 9 casks dined sold at 2s 6d fer mid, and rather wormy 2s 3d to 2s 4d, SPISITS.—East India Ruin is offering at 1s 5d to is sid par gallon proof, but few buyers are to be met with, In Leeward Island operations have been trifling, an d the nearest price is Is 7d proof, whilst there is a better supply. In Demerara operations have been upon a limited scale at 2s 2d to 25 6d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, and there is a fair quantity on offer. For common and mid Jamaica the market has a dull aspect, and there are free sellers at from 2s 4d to 2s 9d for 30 to 34 per colt overproof; good mid and good sorts are not cheaper, but purchases have been upon a small scale by shippers and home dealers at 2s 10d to 3s 4d for 32 to 35 per cent over proof. Fine and superior sorts are however in good demand t from 3s 6d to 4s 4d tor 34 to 38 per cent. over proo f, but there will be a better supply at market shortly, and lower rates are looked for. Brandy is still operated in with caution, and sellers are willing to accept for Cog- Jute best Brands of the vintage of 1850 4.5 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d, 1848 ditto 419 d to 45 11d, and inferior sorts 3s to 4s. British made Spirit continues I to be quoted at 9s 8d to 9s 9d nett cash, and Gin at 8s 3d for 22 per cant under proof. In Geneva operations are on a more extended scaleat is 7d to is 8d fur ord, and fine st is 9d to 2s per gallon. INDIGO.—For auction 2,992 chts East India are de clared for public sale on the 13th of next month, but a large quantity will be offered. Still shippers and home dealers continuo to operate with much caution in all sorts, and there are sellers at 2d per pound, under the rates of the February sales. Spanish has met with little attention, and former rates are barely supported. At auction 40 serons Guatemala were sold at 2s Ild to 3s 10d for very low lean hard copper and coppery Cortes, but 29 serons Carracas were mostly taken in at 2s Ild to 3s lod. For auction on the 25th 500 serons of Guatemala are declared. The quantity of Indigo declared for sale by the Dutch Trad ing Company is 4,222 packages, and of Cochineal 274 chests. SALTPETRE.—To-day the market for Calcutta pre sented a dull aspect, and the parcels offered at auction amount to 1,095 bags, which were taken in at 25s 6d to 26s for fair grey 91 to 71 per cent; these are rather lower rates. COCHINEAL.—The rates taken for inferior sorts are rather under those of late. For better sorts there has been more demand, and full rates are obtained. Of 340 bags at auction rather more than half sold ; Honduras silvers low good went at 3s 2d to 3s Bd, black 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; Mexican ditto 3s 3d to 3s 6d, and Teneriffe at 3s 3d to 3s 5d per lb. on.s.—Although Cod Oil is offered at 371 to 37/ lOs per tun, few buyers are to be met with. Seal has been operated in with caution, and there is a further de cline ; pale selling at 33/ to 331 10s, and other sorts 281 10; to 321 10s. Transactions in Southern have been upon a limited scale, although lower rates are taken; 29/ lOs to 30/ 103 is the value of common to fine. Sperm is held with firmness—fine at 86/ to 87/; Hearimatter is wanted, the supply being small, and 921 to 941 is asked. Only moderate purchases have been made in Palm, good to fine 28i to 29s per cwt. Cccoa Nut can be obtained on lower terms, and the purchases made have been small for all purposes. At auction 90 cks were sold, Cochin 29; 9d to 30s 6d, and Sydney 27s to 27s 9d. Although Olive is offered at even lower rates, shippers and home dealers bought with caotion; Gallipoli 401 10; to 41/, other kinds 391 to 401 per tun. Rapeseed Oil is again reduced in price, yet sales have been limited for all purposes; brown 32s 6d to 335, pale 34; to 34s 6d, Foreign refined 355, and brown East India 31s 6d to 32;. In Linseed Oil business has been more extensive by shippers and home dealers, whilst there are no sellers under 33s 3d. Several contracts have been entered into for delivery at 33s 6d to 333 9d per cwt, but holders are reluctant sellers. Gingelly Oil commands 32s to 32s 6d, and Ground Nut 33s to 33; 9d per cwt. _ TALLow.—For fine new Russian Candle, on the spot, holders demand 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. At auction 87 casks old Petershurgh yellow Caudle sold at 36a 9d to 37s 9d. The business concluded for the last three months of the year has been limited in new at 398 6d to 40s. There is a good demand for home melted at 39s nett cash. Other kinds of Tal low have realized firm rates. At auction 240 casks Australian were nearly all sold, Beef 35s 6d to 37s 3d, Sheep 36s to 38s; 600 pkgs South American, low to fine 35s to 38s 9d; and 69 casks Belgian 38s per cwt. For auction. 1,000 pkgs Tallow are declared, chiefly South American. THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 15. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of April, 1851—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty iu Council. This day the Right Honourable Sir John Romilly, Knight, Master of the Rolls, and the Right Honourable Sir George James Turner, Knight, a Vice- Chancellor, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Moat Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of April, 1851—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased, upon a representation of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint Matthew Arnold, Esq., to be one of her Ma jesty's inspectors of schools. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 14. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Aylesbury—Richard Bethel!, Esq., in the room of Frederic Calvert, Esq., whose election has been declared void. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 15. 37th Regiment of Foot—Major-General William Smelt, C. 8., from the 62d Foot, to be Colonel, vice Ge neral the Hon. Sit'Alexander Duff, deceased, April 11. 50th Foot—Major-General William Francis Bentinck Loftus to be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, K.C.8., deceased, April 11. 62d Foot—Major-General Thomas Lightfoot, C. 8., to ~be Colonel, vice Major-General William Smelt, C. 8., ap pointed to the 37th Foot, April 11. 77th Foot—Major-General George Brown, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, C. 8., deceased, April 11. COMMISSARIAT. To be Depury Assistant Commissaries-General— Commissariat Clerk Edward Wellington Bell, Nov. 28, 1849; Commissariat Clerk Alexander William Turner, Jan. 19, 1850. OFFFCE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 14. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain William Wallace D'Arley to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hennis, retired on full pay ; Second Captain John Russell Domvile to be Captain, vice D'Arley ; First Lieutenant Charles George Arbuthnot to be Second Captain, vice Domvile ; Second Lieutenant William 4nyth Maynard Wolfe to be First Lieutenant, vice Arbuthnot, Aril 4. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomlin° to be Colonel, vice Viscount Alford, deceased ; the Hon. Charles Henry Egerton to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Tomline, promoted, March 29. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeo manry Cavalry—Charles Marmaduke Middleton to be Cornet, vice Blayds : promoted, April 9. _ _ WHITEHALL, APRIL 10. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Co ur t o f Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Thomas Nicks, of the bo rough of Warwick, Gentleman, to be one of the per petual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Warwick. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Edward Smith, hop and seed merchant, Worcester. BANKRUPTS. William Eons Mabson, auctioneer, Southampton, to surrender, April 29, and May 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basingball-street; Lee and Pemberton, Lincoln's lan-fields; Harfield, Southampton. John Jowett, shoe merchant, Bull-bridge, Derby, April 25 and May 23, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Notting ham; Campbell, Nottingham. John Gracie, woollendraper, Bristol, April 29 and May 27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Whittington and Gribble, Bristol. Farrow, coal merchant, Hull, April 30 and May 21, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Levett and Champney, Hall. Thomas Moore, jun., merchant, South Hylton, Dur ham, April 25 and June 5, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Wright, Burn, jun., Sundertand• Maples and Pearce, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Lorena Theodor Wang, merchant, Sunderland, April 25, at eleven, and June 5, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, cfficial assignee, Nowcastle-upon-Tyne; Jobling and Fleming, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Bow churchyard, Cheapside. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. S. Willis, plumber, East-street, Manchester-square. Joseph Jolly, grocer, Grove-street, Camden town. Henry 8.--dlord, poulterer, Three Tuns-passage, New gate-street. H. W. Crew, journeyman bricklayer, King- street,Ch elsea. Abraham Northen, bootmaker, King-street, Snow-hill. William Park, journeyman globemaker, Coppice-row, Clerkenwell. A. Boyce, milliner, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. T. G. Smith, Tennison -street, York-road, Lambeth. W. Hutehinson, grocer, Acre-lane, Brixton. Alexander Russell, gardener, Frant, Sussex. John Williams, greengrocer, High street, Marylebone. Charles Brereton, tailor, Burnet. J. H. S. Wildsmith, lecturer, Gloucester-street, Queen square. W. G. Bentley, wood letter manufacturer, Great Port land tr.-et, Marylebone. William Micklefield, cheesemonger, New Church -street, Lisson-grove. Is.iotidore Bernstein, tailor, Strand. " "an Bowman, tailor, Fore-street, Cripplegate. E. Murphy, jobbing porter,,Fen-court, Fenchurch.street. s M a a r t a t h he A w n ß n r vowler. Matthew Appleton, baker, Liverpool. 'unwell, dealer in ale, Ashton.under-Lyne. spinster, Machester. Peter Jameson, tailor, Staleybridge . Thomas Jones, d ea l er in Manchester. Thomas Mellody, dealer in hay, Blackburn. Thomas Nuttall, flour dealer, Bolton-le -Moors. J os eph Pearson, provisionlh, keeper, Liver 001. John Parry, licensed victualler, Liverpool. 13 Silk, railway-tav ern k eeper, Nether Whitacre, Thomas Warwickshire._ field, Glo uceater%hire. Joke. Lt in ea w d e d l l a s e , d i T e n r g e eddw victualler,ort h oors. David Worthington, baker, Salford. William Whyte, iji . i 3i d o i n ey ..s , h n o eparWiganvreston.. John Sleddon, prows keeper, David Bryan, Cottioghww, near Manchester. Il i i t trd La M w a r Joseph Bray, innkeeper, Hereford. broker, ware tierts.. J C o h h a n rle ß s u : a ra rd y : ur en d c s e le , Y sl m ov a m c a fi k in e e r, A. C. Stancomb, clerk in a cloth factory, Trowbridge. John Scott, grocer, Bristol. i e Richard Shadrick. currier, Gravesend, Kent. b a n u i c k n , e m er s , n D ch u e d s l t e e y r. , Worcestersb r . Francis Meilkar, b eer seller , Plumstead, Kent. Isaac Howard, cloth manufacturer, Holme, Yorkshire. Edward Hinchcliff e , plumber, Wakefield. John Merifield, master mariner, Gerrans, Cornwall. —,......._ Mr. J. C. Cobbold,ll.P.lcr Ipswich, had an intervinw with Sir . George Grey, yesterday, at the Horn- office' Mr. J. A. Gordon had also SU interview with the Right HOD. Baronet" IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SMITHFIELD MARKET; 'The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar of the House, and presented a petition from the Corporation against the removal of Smithfield-market, and praying to be heard by counsel against the Government Bill. On the motion of Sir JAMES DUKE it was ordered to be referrpd to a Select Committee. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— The Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnesley, Wakefield, Hud dersfield, and Goole Railway. Derby and Ashborne Road. Great Northern Railway Amendment (No. 1). Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway (with some amendments). Killarney and Valencia Railway. Leeds and Thirsk Railway. London and Blackwall Railway (Extension of Time for the Widening. &c.) North British Railway. North and South-Western Junctian Railway. Reading Waterworks. Regent's Canal Company. Scottish Central Railway. South Devon Railway. South Wales Railway (No. 1). South Wales Railway (No. 2). York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Abandonment of part of Bishop Auckland Branch, &c.) York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Branch to West Durham Railway, &c.) PETITIONS. Several petitions in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill were presented from different parts of the country. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a large number of petitions, priicipally from working men resident in Manchester, Salford, Gateshead, Birmingham, and other places, pray ing for the adoption of a system of secular education which should embrace the whole of the population. Sir G. B. PECIIELL presented a petition from Brigh ton praying for a revision of the law of electoral fran chise, and for the extension of its operation. Major BERESFORD presented a petition, numerously signed, tor a revision of the timber duties. Mr. HUME presented a petition from 1,500 rate payers of Yarmouth, stating that there was an order of Chancery for imposing certain regulations which were very likely to be injurious to the town, and praying that they might be exempted from the operation of any Bill that might be introduced on the subject. Sir G. B. PECHELL presented a petition adopted at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Brighton, com plaining of the present state of the elective franchise, as they regard the Reform Act:as unjust, it restricting the right of voting to one-seventh of the male adult com munity, and giving a minority of the enfranchised fraction the power of returning a majo rity of the House of Commons. They, therefore, appeal to the House to make the principle of universal suffrage the foundation of the represen tative system, to give the electors the protection of the ballot, to make equal electoral districts, to fix equi. table salaries for the services of the Members, to restore the ancient practice of annual Parliaments, and to abo lish the system which makes the qualification of Mem bers contingent upon the possession of property. Lord J. STUART presented a petition from the in habitants cf Palmellington, in the county of .Ayr, against Papal aggression, signed by 351 persons. The petitioners strongly deny that there is any indifference, as was alleged, upon this matter, either in this their dis trict or elsewhere in the county. Mr. W. GOOLD presented a petition from resident physicians and surgeons of the county of Limerick against certain clauses of the Medical Charities (Ire land) Bill. Mr. SMYTH presented a petition from the parish of St. Michael-le-Belfry, Yorkshire, in favour of more effi. cient legislation to prevent Papal aggression. Lord EMLYN presented a petition from certain o 1 the guardians of Havethrdwest Union, praying that ali property might be made to contribute to the support of the poor. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from congregations of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Winborne, Holtwpod, Hastonheath, Woodlands, Sarrant Monckton, Granville, and Cranbourne, Dorsetshire, against Papal aggression._ - Bir G. CRAIG present€d a petition from the Lord Provost and Council of Edinburgh, praying for the aboli tion of tests in universities, &c.; also, a petition from the Chamber of Commerce, of Edinburgh, against the Im provement of Prisons (Scotland) Bill; and a petition from the Lord Provost and Council of Edinburgh on the subject of clergy reserves. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was ordered to be issued for Boston, to return a Member in the place of Captain Pelham, deceased, and for Cork, in the place of Mr. W. Fagan, who had accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. INCOMES OF THE BISHOPS. Sir B. HALL said an Act of Parliament existed re quiring the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England to make septennial returns of their incomes. One of these returns ought to have been made on the Ist of January this year, but none had been made, and as a motion would shortly have to be made on the subject, he should be glad to know if the Right Hon. the Secre tary of State for the Home Department had any means of making the Bench of Bishops conform to the law? Sir,GEORGE GREY said he must make inquiry into the subject before he could answer the question. MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Colonel SAL WEY said, within the last few years the revenue of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor had increased to 22 5001. per annum, and they made the unhappy Military Knights live upOn the miserable stipend of only Is. a day. He wished, therefore, to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the late Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Pollock, and the late Solicitor-General, Sir William Follett, gave their opinion on the case and claims of the Military Knights of Windsor; and whether, in case such opinion was given, there is any objection by the Government to lay such opinion, or a copy of it, on the table of the House, with the papers, documents, and letters relating thereto in the Home-office and in the State Paper-office? Sir G. GREY said, in the year 1844, at a time when his predecessor was in office, the opinion of the then Attorney and Solicitor• General was taken upon the legal question in dispute between the Dean and Chapter and the Military Knights of Windsor. Three opinions which had been given on this subject had been com municated to the Secretary of State, and, acting: upon that opinion, the Home-office declined to advise the Crown to take stops i❑ the matter. It was contrary to general practice to produce these opinions, and of course he had no alternative but to conform to that practice. Colonel SALWEY then gave notice that he should on an early day after Easter move for a Select Committee to inquire into the claims of the Military Knights of Windsor. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL WATERLOO OFFICERS. Colonel CIIATTERTON wished to know if the Secretary at War had any objection to the names of these officers who had received Waterloo medals, and who had retired from the service, being given in the Army List in the same manner as were the names of officers who had served all through the Peninsular war? Mr. F. MAULE said he would inquire what was the practice on the subject. CAPTURE OF AN AMERICAN SMUGGLING BRIG IN 1833. Mr. GOOLD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, on an inquiry before Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, as to the conduct of Mr. Dillon on the 24th of May, 1833, on the occasion of the capture of the American smuggling brig Peru off the south-west coast of Iceland, Sir Edward Codrington did not completely exonerate Mr. Dillon from any imputation of cowardice on that occasion; and whether it was not proved on that inquiry that no man-of-war, revenue cruiser, or preven tive service boats were out on that part of the coast on the night of such capture, excepting the two boats under the command of Mr. Dillon. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, as the circumstance alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman took place as long ago as 17 years, he was not in a position to give a d:stinct answer. As to the other question, he believed there was no other boat out from the shore at the time of the capture. KILUUSH UNION. Sir GEORGE GREY, in the absence of Lord John Russell, moved that the House, et its rising, do adjourn until Monday, the 28th of April. On the quesion being put, Mr. MONSELL said be wished to call the attention of the House for a vary few moments, to a matter which he was sure would be of most painful interest to every person who had paid the least attention to the subject. A few days ago an Hon. Gentlemen called the atten tion of the House to the number of deaths which had taken place weekly in the Union of Kilrush. It appeared that out of 5,000 inmates, 200 • died in three weeks, or somewhere about 75 per cent. Since then he had received the report of the guardians of the union, and he found from that report that they did in no degree deny the statement which was made to the House. There could not, therefore, be any doubt of the fact that at 20 hours' distance from the metropolis, 75 per cent. per annum of the inhabitants of a charitable institution were dying.—(Hear.) In a letter which he bad lately received it was stated that in the neighbouring union to Kilrush, which was under vice-guardians, the number of deaths had been infinitely greater than those be bad stated. From the Bth to the 22d of March, that was to say for two weeks, the proportion of deaths were 253 gut of 3.893 persons, or at the rate of 170 per cent. per annum. He asked the House to recollect, that when out of two millions of inhabitants in the ma , tropolis, two hundred were dying daily of the cholera, great attention was paid to the subject by the Houte; and that even railway accidents, by which comparatively only a few persons perished, also c a me i n f or a s h are o f l eg islative care. Under these circumstances, he theught it was not too much to ask the House to consider the matter he had mentioned, when so large a number of her Ma jesty's subjects were suffering such grievous and extreme misfortune. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") He did trust th a t something would be done for this mat ter by the House, for the affairs of Ireland seemed to occupy but little of their interest, however often it might be forced upon their attention. He did hope, therefore, that the Noble Lord would take some steps for relieving the terrible distress. 'The facts had been re peatedly reported to the Government by the board of guardians, so that it was vain to say that the Ministry were not fully acquainted with them. He was quite sure that the Noble Lord was fully informed of the pre sent state of things, and that if it could not be considered now, that at least he would make some declaration of his i intention to amend it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he bad not lately received a report from the board of guardians, and during the last few days he had been so occupied that he had not been able to look over the papers respecting the union -of Kilrush. He could, however, say that the best measures that could be adopted for the cure of disease ' and the prevention of this frightful mortality should be adopted. Mr. MONSELL begged to read a few extracts from the returns, in order to show th at d ur i ng two wee k s t h e L deaths in Kilrush Workhouse had been on the average of 170 of the inmates. Lard J. RUSSELL would certainly inquire into the matter, but his impression was that the dietary was greater than that considered necessary by their medical attendants ' for any person's support. Lord MAHON trusted that the whole subject would be inquired into. Mr. P. SCROPE conceived that the law had not been duly enforced, and that there had been no proper pro vision made by the guardians. He wanted to know from the Noble Lord whether he intended to inquire into the matter; for, in his opinion, it had a vast deal better be referred to a Select Committee, but should it not be, then he thought that the presentmatter ought to be left to the consideration of the board of guardians, or at least to the Poor-l aw C omm i ss i oners. Colonel DUNNE said that the facts as stated wore quite expressive of the nature of the administration of the poor-laws in Ireland. What he wanted to learn was, whether there was any truth in the statements of Sir Lucius O'Brien with respect to the statements of the Hon. Member for Stroud. He thought that the better plan for that Hon. Member to pursue would be to contribute from his own property the necessary means for relieving the distress in Kilrush Union. In fact the whole system of the poor-law in Ireland was altogether defective. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the case of Kilrush was peculiar, and stood on its own merits. The Hon. and GailantMembez who had last spoken had opened up a large subject, but it was not proper to entertain it now. If he wished to bring it forward he was quite ready to enter into a full discussion of the subject. With respect to the question of reference to the Poor-law Commissioners, he believed that to be a matter of doubt, but the fullest inquiry should be made into the facts of the case, and the necessary alteration would be adopted for rettiedying the evils of the case. Mr. W. GOOLD hoped this important matter would not be, shelved in its preliminary stage. Sir L. O'BRIEN said the great difficulty in this ques tion was want of money. The famine had been nar rowed into the limits of a few distreesed unions, and though he readily allowed that the House had been liberal in the extreme in the assistance it had afforded Ireland of late, yet he thought it was the duty of Go vernment to do something for these still suffering dis tricts. It would only be an act of humanity to render them some assistance. Mr. MOORE said the poor—which meant the whole population—of some districts were dying at the rate of one hundred per cent., at least so it had been stated— that was, that according to the rate of mortality now going on, the whole of the population was liable to be swept away in less than a year, and yet all the hope that .the Noble Lord held out to them was that he would cause an inquiry to be made into the facts, but that he saw no means by which' the mortality could be met. Such an answer was unworthy of the Minister, and all he could say was that if the House allowed it to pass by a great responsibility would rest upon them. Lord J. RUSSELL had heard no such statement as that referred to by the Hon. Member and therefore ho could have made no reply to it.' SCHOOL BOOKS. Lord MAHON had another subject connected with Ireland to call the Noble Lord's attention to. It was to the practice of issuing school books in Ireland at the public expense, which interfered most unjustly with pri veto Competition. Was it the intention of Government to do away with it? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the subject was one which could only be dealt with by the Education Com mittee of the Privy Council. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought that Hon. Gentlemen op posite who were Free-traders and opposed to all mono polies, ought to take up this question. Mr. HUME was glad to find that the Right Hon. Ba ronet was coming over to the ranks of free trade.— (Laughter.) He seemed, however, to forget that there existed in this country a still greater mono• poly than the one at present complained of, the monopoly of printing Bibles. He also wished, before he sat down, to call the attention of the Noble Lord to the length of time that had elapsed since the first commencement of the movement to open Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral to the public free of expense, and the final accomplishment of these two objects; and also to thank the Noble Lord for his efforts in the attainment of these objects. ColOnel RAWDON hoped the Government would take into consideration also the propriety of opening the National Gallery and Kow Gardens on Sunday. Sir R. INGLIS explained that he had not said he was a Free-trader, but the reverse. Neither had he defended a monopoly of printing school books, but he had pro. tested . against it. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. Sir G. CLERK hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would mention what days he meant to take particular Bills when stating the course of the public business to be pursued after Easter. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Government pro posed to take the second reading of the Income-tax Bill the first thing on Monday, the 28th of April. He intended to give notice that the second reading of the Jew Bill should be taken before any other business on the following Thursday. He also intended to give notice that the navy estimates should be brought on on that day, after the Jew Bill has' been disposed of. On Friday the Income-tax Bill would be proceeded with, and the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill would be fixed for Monday. With respect to the questions of the Hon. Member for Montrose, in reference to Westminster Abbey, he would inquire whether anything could be done in that matter. ADDRESSES TO HER MAJESTY. Mr. DUNCO ABE wished to know whether the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) intended to renew his motion respecting addresses to her Majesty by the House? It would be recollected that in consequence of an absurd and hasty vote which the House came to last year, the whole country was thrown into confusion, the practice of delivering letters on a Sunday having been summarily stopped. Lord J: RUSSELL replied that the subject was stil under his consideration. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. After a few words from Mr. SPOONER, The Motion for the adjournment of the House until Monday, the 28th of April, was agreed to. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. Mr. HUME gave notice that early after Easter he would renew his motion for universal suffrage. CEYLON. Mr. BAILLIE gave notice that he should bring for ward his Ceylon motion on the Bth of May. THE CHINESE. WAR. Mr. G. BANKES gave notice that he would, on an early day after the recess, move for a copy of any cor respondence which might have taken place between the East India Company and the Government on the sub ject of the expenses of the Chinese war. TRANSPORTATION. Sir WM. MOLESWORTH gave notice that early after Easter he should move an address to the Crown, praying for the abolition of transportation to Van Die man's Land. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AT ELECTIONS. Mr. E. ELLICE, junior, gave notice that, early after Easter, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the wanner in which the elective franchise had been exercised in St. Alban's. Mr.-COBDEN gave notice that he should 'also move that the Bill be extended to the Falkirk Burghs. MALT TAX. Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave notice, on the part of his Hon. Friend the Member for the North Riding of York shire (dr. Cayley), that his Hon. Friend would on Thursday, the Bth of May, bring forward a motion for the repeal of the malt tax. SUPPLY OF WATER. Sir G. GREY gave notice that on Tuesday, the 13th of May, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better supply of water to the metropolis. HOME MADE SPIRITS. Lord NAAS gave notice that early after Easter be should renew his motion on the subject of home made spirit& in bond. EDUCATION. Mr. W. J. FOX gate notice that on Thursday, the Bth of May, he should renew his motion on the subject of education. CANADIAN CANALS. Mr. T. DUNCOMI3E wished to know if the report of the American papers was true, that the Canadian Government had closed their canals to the American shipping? Mr. HAWES had no official information on the subject. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for the discharge of Henry Edwards, Sir G. CLERK suggested that both the motion and the amendment should be withdrawn, and the debate renewed on the petition of Mr. Edwards. Mr. AGLIONBY had no objection to the course, and the motion and amendment were withdrawn accordingly. The order of the day for considering the petition of H. Edwards having been read, Mr. AGLIONBY said that that matter was at present entirely in the hands of the House, and he believed they would be prepared to temper justice with mercy. He had himself on the preceding night presented a petition from Mr. Edvrards, in which that person had not at tempted to deny the allegations charged against him, but having st a t e d, that he ha d b een f oun d gu il ty of a breach of the p r i v il eges o f t h at H ouse , expresse d hi s con trition for his o ff erce, and throwing himself on the mercy of the House, had prayed that he might be discharged from custody. He further stated that during his con finement he had the misfortune of knowing that those nearest and dearest to him had been dangerously ill. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Aglionby), would move that Henry Edwards should be called to the bar of the House and reprimanded by the Speaker, and then discharged on payment of his fees. A pause of a few moments hero took place, and no other 34( , mber having risen, Mr. E. ELLICE proceeded to say, that, as Chairman of the St. Alban's Election Committee, he felt it was then the duty of the house to deal with that matter as they might think fit. He should add if there bad been for merly any doubt as to the propriety of the report made by the Committee, that doubt must have been com pletely removed by the petition of Mr. Edwards.—(Hear.) Sir F. THESIGER said he had expected that one of the law officers of the Crown would have resea to inform the House what course it ought in their opinion then to pursue in that matter. But as they had not done so, he felt compelled to assume the rather unwelcome task of pressing with severity against a man who had acknow ledged his offence, and who had expressed his deep con trition for that offence. It appeared to him (Sir F. The siger) that it would really be trifling with the House— (Hear, hear)—to dismiss Mr. Edwards at that moment. That person had at first presented a petition to the House in which he had indirectly denied that ho had been guilty of the practices with which he had been charged. But at present it appeared that that first peti tion was entirely false.—(Hear, hear.) He had shifted his original ground, and had addressed the House in lan guage which amounted to an admission of his guilt. And what was it of which he had been guilty? He had been guilty of a gross and scandalous attempt—and an attempt which had been successful—to obstruct the course of justice by bribing a witness who had most important evi dence to give to the Committee to keep out of the way. The consequence had been that the whole in quiry had been defeated, and that the petitioner before the Committee, after all the expense and trouble to which he had been put, had been denied a fair opportu nity of substantiating his case. Mr. Edwards stated in his petition that those nearest and dearest to him had been dangerously ill, and had suffered severely on his ac count. But that was one of the natural consequences of gross misconduct. It was a providential arrangement that men should not only suffer in their own persons for their faults or their crimes, but that they should also suffer in the misery which they inflicted on their rela tives and friends, and the certainty of that misery fre quently deterred from crime men who might be insensi ble to the mere personal losses or inconveniences to which they might give rise. There might be many zealous partisans who would readily expose themselves to a few days' confinement by pursuing such a course of conduct as that which Mr. Edwards had followed, if they felt that after the lapse of those few days they could escape with impunity. He believed that Mr. Edwards had not yet sufficiently expiated his guilt, and he there fore felt compelled to move, as an amendment to the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Cocker mouth, that Mr. Edwards be committed to Newgate. The A TTORNEY.GENERAL said that he quite concurred in the view which his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Abingdon (Sir F. Thesiger) had taken of that case. The only reason why he had not sooner risen to address the House was, that he did not feel that the law officers of the Crown were pecu liarly called upon to state their opinions to the House on questions in which no point of law was involved. Mr. Edwards had virtually admitted that he had been guilty of a gross and outrageous violation of the privi leges of the House; and he (the Attorney-General) felt that that person had not undergone a sufficient punish ment for such an offence. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the clerk at the table here read from the journals of the House a resolution declaring that any attempt to induce witnesses not to give evidence required by the House was a high crime and misdemeanour, and that the House would pro ceed with the utmost severity against persons guilty of such an offence. The clerk at the table also read the resolution for the commitment of H. Edwards to the custody of the Ser geant-at-Arms, and the statement of the offence with which he was charged. The motion and the amendment having been put from the Chair, Mr. AGLIONBY said it appeared to be the general feeling of the House that Mr. Edwards bad not yet undergone a sufficient punishment for his offence; and, yielding to that feeling, ho should not press his motion. The House would on a future occasion decide when it would be proper to discharge the prisoner. Lord J. RUSSELL said he was glad to find that his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. Aglionby) had decided on not dividing the House on that occasion, because it was manifestly desirable that the House should, if possi ble, come to a unanimous vote on all matters affecting their privileges. It was but right that they should severely punish that grave offence. He should observe that, after the course which that case had taken, he was very glad that they had postponed their decision upon it until that evening. Mr. BANKES said it was not his intention to offer any observations contrary to what appeared to be the unanimous feeling of the House; but he wished to take that opportunity of saying a few words with regard to the other parties against whom warrants had been issued by the Speaker, and begged to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether any intention existed of offeringa reward for their apprehension, in conformity with the course pursued on former occa sions of a similar kind? For this course they had the precedents of the Grantham case and the Penrhyn case, if he was not mistaken. lie would also suggest that they ought to have the short-hand writer's notes of the proceedings of the Committee on the last day of their sitting, when he believed no evidence was received. He had understood the Honourable Chairman of the Committee to state yesterday that the question of the competency of the Committee at the moment when they gave their report was never raised or claimed to be raised. This was not in accordance with a statement which he had read in one of the public journals of that day, which indeed was directly the reverse, for there it was said that the ques tion of the competency of the Committee was raised by counsel, who ventured to address theta not as a Com mittee but as Members of that House. Could it be said, then, that the point was not raised ? He also found by the same authority that the Learned Counsel for the petitioner did expressly, again and again, urge upon the Committee the propriety of adjourning, in the hope of obtaining the testimony of those witnesses, and that it was stated by one party who appeared before the Com mittee that he had reason to believe that within an hour he should be able to give an account of one of these wit nesses. For this reason he should be disposed to move, at the proper time, for a copy of the short-hand writer's notes; and although it might not be competent for him to move for the speeches of counsel, he might move for information as to the applications made by counsel with regard to the petitioner or with regard to the sitting Member. When the commission should be moved for, he should move, in accordance with precedent, that it should be composed of Members of that House. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., after what had fallen from the Hon. Member who had just sat down, felt bound to offer a few words of explanation as to what had taken place be fore the Committee on the last day of its sitting. The Committee met, and proposed, in consequence of what had taken place in that House, to meet objections as to the legality of their proceedings. No such objection was, however, raised on either side. An application for a further adjournment was made to them in their capacity as a Committee, and in point of fact the party making that application naturally admitted that they were a Committee legally entitled to decide the question. The Committee, however, bearing in mind that they had already been adjourning for a week or a fortnight, and yet appeared as far from any chance of obtaining the attendance of the missing witnesses as ever, did not think it incumbent on them to hang up the case against both the petitions and the sitting Member over the Easter holidays, and, therefore, came to t h e i r decision without the slightest doubt as to its propriety. Having come to that decision, he communicated it to the counsel, who said that, being precluded from a further adjourn ment, he could not go on with the case. Here he (Mr. E. Ellice). perhaps, was wrong in not at once clearing the room; but a conversation arose in which he distinctly stated that no formal objection had been made to the proceedings of the Committee. Mr. BANKES explained. Mr. AGLIONBY wished to put it to the House whe ther it would not be wise for the purposes of justice to discharge the warrant against the three persons who were not yet in custody?—(No, no.) The reason was this. If the warrant continued in force they would keep out of the way, and the Commission would lose the ad vantage of their evidence. if, on the contrary, the war rant was discharged and they were allowed to come home they would, no doubt, be ready to come forward and give evidence under a bill of indemnity. Sir G. CLERK protested against this course, and was rather inclined to support the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Dorset, to address her Majesty praying that a reward might be offered for the apprehension of those individuals, having first summoned the Sergeant -at-Arms to ascertain what steps he had taken to ,serve the • warrant. Lord J. RUSSELL agreed entirely with the recom mendation just made by the Right lien. Baronet. fie did not think it would be in accordance with precedent for the Crown to offer a reward without first receiving an address from that House. The amendment for committing Mr. H. Edwards to Newgate was then carried without a division. THE KAFIR WAR. Mr. ADDERLEY then brought forward the motion of which he had given notice, with reference to South Africa. He had presented a petition signed by parsons in London connected with the Cape, praying that the House would be pleased " to recommend to her Majesty the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to proceed as speedily as possible to the Cape of Good Hope to in quire into, and report upon, the relations between this country and the native tribes on the frontier of her Ma jesty's possessions in Southern Africa." There was one name appended to it which had more significance even than the others, namely, of the gentleman delegated to represent the grievances of the Cape to her Majesty on behalf of nine -tenths of the whole electoral body there. The important duty had devolved on him (Mr. Adderley ) of stating those grievances. He asked the House to consider the question not as a party question. At this moment there was no such thing as a Government at the Cape of Good Hope, nor had there been for two years any Government there, either despotic or democratic. The Council had not been filled up for a year and a half. The Governor was obliged to act on his own responsibility; he was not able to get a single vote in supply, at the same time there was a dangerous war on the frontier, and the policy of the Government with respect to native tribes had entirely failed. There were three propositions which would fall to be consi dered by the House. There was first that of which he had given notice, for a commission of inquiry as to the best mode of adjusting the relations between this coun try and the Kafir tribes. The object of that resolution was to wind up for ever those outstanding engagements, treaties, and agreements, into which her Majesty had en tered with the tribes and settlers at the Cape, in order that on the concession of representative government to the Cape that colony might in future take the responsi bility of its own defence. A precedent had been set for the appointment of a commission to inquire en the spot in 1827, when Lord C. Somerset was Governor of the colony and Lord Bathurst Secretary for the Colonies. Another proposition was made by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, who thought inquiry ne cessary, and immediately necessary. The Noble Lord acknowledged that the Executive at the Cape was at a dead lock, but the object of the Noble Lord Was very different from his (Mr. Adderley's). The Noble Lord's 16, 1851: object was not to put en end to tbe pre , ent. but to remove obstructions to its worhieg.—(ilear, hear.) The distinction between the two propositions in this respect was marked by the omission in the Noble Lord's of such words as " definitive adjustment." But the Noble Lord's proposition differed from his (Mr. Adderley's) not only in the purpose and object, but also in the mode of inquiry. The Noble Lord proposed a Select Committee of Inquiry, instead of a Commission on the spot. A Select Committee must consume a con siderable time. They would have before them a variety of theories—from military men, from philanthropic men, and from economic men—and before the termini:aim:l of the inquiry the object would be fatally lost in its ex tent. A third proposition, that of the Hon. B aronet the Member for Southwark, was also before the House. That Hon. Member thought that this country neither needed nor ought to institute an inquiry, as he wished t o throw the responsibility of the fu ure policy on the Executive here ; but it should be considered that the Executive had confessed its inability to aot practically ; and, therefere, that proposition threw the responsibility on the colony. That was scarcely consistent with the justice, honour, and dignity of this country. After this country had framed a policy of its own, which indeed had caused infinite disturbance and confusien on the spot, this country was bound in honour to wind up and finish that policy before it threw on the colony the task of instituting a now policy. That was the objec tion he had to the Hon. Baronet's proposition, but though he saw the objection to it in point of justice, yet he admitted it to be an effectual proposition ; and, it not able to carry his own, he should prefer it to the Noble Lord's proposition, With regard to his own pro position, the circumstances which in his mind rendered inquiry necessary were—first, the apparently endless recurrence of wars on the frontier, utterly destructive to the colony, to the property and welfare of the colonists, and not leading to the civilization or subjugation of the savage tribes, but attended with enormous expense to this country; and, secondly, the prolonged deference of the concession of representative government; and thirdly, not so much the encroachment lon the native tribes as the vacillation manifested in our frontier policy. With regard to the concession of constitutional powers, he hoped that the Government would not much longer allow its promises to be obstructed by officials on the spot, and that it would abide by its own enlightened intentions, rather than allow itself to be frustrated by officials on the spot. With regard to encroachment on the native tribes, be should say that the most dangerous character of our policy was its vacillating character. The system of encroachment, variable and uncertain, at one time letting the Kafirs into their own country, and then driv ing them out of it, was neither vigorous, just, nor chari table. It bad been said by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hawes) it was not fair to accuse an absent man, and more especially an absent governor, during war. He agreed in that as well as in Lord Torringtotea observations that the Government should have recalled him when the Cey lon Committee was appointed, and he (Mr. Adderle)) hoped Sir H. Smith would be recalled, if the Neble Lord succeeded in getting his Committee on the affairs of Kafraria. But Sir H. Smith, when he went out to the Cape, with the analogy of India in his mind, laid dawn a gigantic scheme of encroachment, to be regulated by the natural features of the country. He called the chiefs together, and, notwithstanding the remonstrances of some of his advisers, he said he had a plan of his own, and forthwith proceeded to frame a treaty, in which the advantages were all on his side, and the loss of ter ritory all on the side of the Kafirs. For the first time in our colonial history he introduced a form of Govern ment called a " Military Commission," of which he re ported in 1849 that it was perfectly successful in keeping tranquillity. But in October, 1850, be reported the existence of what he ceded " restlessness" in Kafraria, and in that singular confidential kingdom, which had been created between Sir Harry Smith and Lord Grey, and of which no one else in the country, from her Majesty down, knew anything whatever. This " restlessness" be attributed to famine among the tribes, and to the existence of wizards, and he pro posed to suppress it by deposing some of the chiefs, by pensioning others, and by turning the wizards into ridicule. But imprisoning chiefs did not destroy the allegiance of their tribes, and if any of them deserved pensions they should have received them before. A national superstition had never yet been put down by ridicule, and when Sir H. Smith tried to put his plan into op4ration he found he was imprisoned instead of the chiefs, and even now be was imprisoned though at the head of 5,000 men, with a whole nation in arms around him. Lord Grey would take no information from any person but Sir H. Smith, though he had been warned several times, and Sir H. Smith had told a gentleman who knew the people, aid wished to warn him of what was coming, " I understand the matter better than you do; mind your own business." He still talked of the fidelity of Pato and some other chiefs, but Pato was only shamming, as in the last war, and was biding his time to take the side of the strongest. The massacre of the six military villages, filled with people unable to defend the colony or themselves, must be a painful matter to Lord Grey, but it was to be feared more blood would be yet shed in a similar way. The war was very serious, and not likely to be put down as soon as the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Hawes) seemed to think. It was not a war of plunder, but for the recovery of lost territory; not against the Governor of the Cape, but against the High Commissioner for Kafraria, and the real wizard who excited it was Sir Harry Smith. The authority of the chiefs bad been destroyed, as Lord Grey had pointed out, but Sir H. Smith had not succeeded in substituting his own. His system would be successful if it could be carried out, but this country would never permit it, for it was in fact ex termination. The only other system was to recognize the nationality of the tribes, and gradually to elevate them by the influences of civilization; but the Governor had fallen between the former and the latter. The only question that remained was, what course must now be pursued? In the first place the war must be finished. Next, he proposed they should adopt the course indicated in the motion, for which he had a precedent in the course taken in 1827, when a commissioner was sent out to the colony. Though the Hon. Baronet's (Sir W. Moles worth's) policy might be wanting in justice, he preferred it to that of the Government. The Hon. Member con cluded by moving, "That an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, praying that she would be gra ciously pleased to appoint one or more Commissioners, with instructions to proceed to South Africa, to inquire and report as to the best mode of adjusting the relations between this country and the Kafir tribes; and also of determining the engagements entered into by her Ma jesty's High Commissioner in his settlement of the ex tended territory." Lord J. RUSSELL rose to propose an amendment, He owned he could have wished the Hon. Member had kept his promise not to cast blame on Sir Harry Smith, because, instead of investigating the cause of the present war, ho had contented himself with making allegations against that Gallant Officer and Lord Grey. It was, however, more desirable to look to the general interests of the country and to the position of the colony, as to which they had a very serious question to determine. In looking back to the history of that colony it would be found, that when the Dutch were in possession of it they had not confined themselves to Cape Town, but had extended their possession to Fibh River. The co lony was in that state when we first came there, and our officers employed their care and attention in endea vouring to reconcile the interests of the colonists with the habits of savages, who had no other notion of pro perty than that it was so much goods on which to seize. After the second capture in 1805, that question became still more urgent, and a further extension took place in 1810, but in 1819 there was a proposal made in the House that 50,000/. should be voted for sending out emigrants to the Cape, to be settled in the district called Graham's Town, and in its vicinity, which was very much ap proved of by the House ; and it was thought desirable that persons suffering from inadequacy of means at home should be enabled to live in comfort in a colony so healthy as the Cape of Good Hope. The House agreed to that proposal, and the only speech recorded on the occasion was that of the Hon. Member for Montrose, who only complained that Government had not gone far enough, and that a further grant ought to be proposed, and a greater number of people sent out. There was such a number of persons sent out that the district be came in process of time very flourishing, and the English and Dutch colonists came into possession.of considerab e property. In 1848 it was stated the export of wool was about 2,250,0001 b., the value of which was 143,0001.; of agricultural produce, 182,000/4 of live stock, upwards of 2,000,000; of fixed pro perty, 2,000,0001. ; making a value of upwards of 4,000,0001. in the eastern district. But the per sons who had been there settled by the direct interven tion of Government complained from time to time of depredations made upon their cattle, that their lives and properties were not safe, and that the tribes made con tinual incursions upon their estates. The British Go vernment and nation could not be indifferent to such complaints. Having sanctioned emigration to the Cape, after the colony had been formally ceded to us by the Dutch, it was oely natural that persons in command at the Cape should seek a remedy for the evils complained of. This question was not to be decided by casting blame on the officer who happened to be in command at the Cape. Sir H. Smith was a man distinguished for his military services, and - his acquirements wore in ferior to those of few men, Why should the whole blame be thrown upon him? It must be obierved that various governors who had preceded Sir H. Smith, namely Lord C. Somerset, Sir Benjamin D , Urban, Sir Peregrine Maitland, and Sir Henry Yottin,2er, all en deavoured, according to their different views, founded on the information t h e y possessed, to find a remedy f or what appeared to them to be a very serious mischief. It was found that the Fish River was ill chosen as a boundary, because the thickets on each aide of the river enabled the savages to come down to the borders, unperceived by the m ilit ar y posts, and select a favourable opportunity for making an incursion into the British territory. In 1819 the boundary was extended further east. Accord• ing to the ancient system of the Dutch, there had been a regular organisation for defending the Cape against the incursions made by the native tribes for the purpose of stealing cattle, which was called the system of c mandoes." This system was one of considerable rigour, but was liable to abuse, and gave rise to acts of violence. When he (Lord J. Russell) was S , cretary for the Colo nies a gehtleman from the Cape described the system to him, and he could assure the House that it wa - s not one of which the people of this country would approve. If. on the ono hand, incursions of a barbarous character were made by the native tribes, who would ravage and destroy all within their reach and drive away the cattle which they captured, so, on the, other, the settlers not unfrequently avenged their losses by sacrificing the lives of any natives who might happen to fall into their power, without observing those laws by which military men were so careful to regulate their proceedings. It was, he apprehended, on account of those abuses that the commando system was dissolved in 1832 by Lord Stan ley, who then held the seals for the colonies. But slim , e t t o Tr re retecrs said , that if we depriv d Cee saiete' d to the means f deteeding therre - eives—if we object e s 1 0 - " nd i t , h u e n i i r an ee a a n te j n i t nc o n e s l i t s e t e: n . etewei, with the us t g ic r e o . d e twheartei )tito provide an effective system of , defence for them, and dr a ' si• ad no right to complain, bscate:e it proved to be 2 note upon the imperial resources. It was impossible allow that this argument had a great deal of fut:ce o . ived. that as it might, the commando system was dles Tre fi r e In 1835, Sir B.D'Urban being Governor, 10,000 in g invaded the east district, clestroyieg farms and sweeP ee d away everything th e y encountere d , unt il they c° 11,1Jrbis° a flourishing pr ov i nce i nto a d esert . Sir B. D took his military measures with great vigour!. 51;e met the Kafirs. He was suceessful; but, the cotarn e with only a small regular force, directed with abilithe system having been abolished, the inconveniences I_7st system which succeeded it began to be felt, and th,e_ c er , of thu military operations attracted attention. T e p r v .. oo dinary and extraordinary charge for the military d te .ti , of the colony in 1835 amounted to 249,7901. The mated charge of the military chest for the year ece s ' aß d; the 31st March, 1837, was 206,1491. It must b ; ! lig d mitted that this was a considerable expense, end,' fi r e been incurred by resisting the incursions of the ;O ho and in defence of the colony. In one of his dispatc hes Sir B. D'Urban stated that between the 23d of Deev s her and the Ist of January, before the war began , e d Kafirs had murder e d every man they foun d, destrni A 250 houses, and carr i e d off 100,000 head o f ca ttle . 11 , 1 ; 150,000 sheep and goa t s . T h i s alone wou ld s how the evils we now had to deal with were not evils 13 7 13 0 themselves, or to be m e t b y s i mp l y d ec l ar i ng that steo had been done was wrong, an d that some ot h e r si tier— must be at once adopt e d. U pon the occasion q tion Sir B. D'Urban carr i e d h ost ili t i es f ar into 4 country of the Kafirs ; h e even went b e y o nd the gait an 4 severely chastised thos e t r ib es who had either an ti participated in or enco urage d t h e host il e i nvas ion of t bs British territory. Sir B. D'U ur b an t h en declared 7tr opinion that if we desired to ma i nta i n our territory e cure for the future it w as necessary to extend the should b e dary, and he recomm e nd e d t h at the boundary carried beyond the Kieskamma, and fixed the river. We should n o t th en blame Sir H. Smith for tending our fr on ti er li ne, w h en we fbund t h a t in 18 it was proposed to extend our boundary for tbeP SO• pose of giving gr ea t er secur i ty to the Albany an d b , r ed merset dietticss, w hi c h i t must a l ways be realer? of had a just claim to our protection. The Cabi l3 "s.o that day took thi s ma tt er i nto serious considerat i o n. 00 , authority of Sir B. D'U r b an stoo d very high. Tbe„ess litary ability whi c h h e h a d shown and the on w. which had attend e d hi s operat i ons, i n duced the G°l-0 0 merit to attach great weight to his represen t a tion/4 ,40 j the other hand, it was stated i n this countrY re with great effect on the public mind—that the 11 ; tribes were treat e d w i t h great i n j ustice; and thaLleo fact, the Europ ean set tl ers t h emselves were the %-ted, of hostilities by th e outrages they cconl'oey and that the tim e h a d come when it was natieer P epe ,. sary to replace a system o f sever i ty towards the eper by one of conciliation a nd j ust i ce. Finally, , L o rd • o f ley at length gave instructions that the new territory. which Sir B. D'Urban had already taken Pnes e ess o er should be abane.oned. We returned within our re be be boundary, and it was determined that treaties she ll ' d ee made with chiefs of the Kafirs, and reliance Pla ri ee nr ge them as the means of preserving peace. Sir George them to Napier went to the Cape, not ong after, in ors c• carry these instructions into effect. Sir Andries %j o g kenstrem, a man of considerable talent, and ex er k el ieth. great influence over all who came into contact with sot was appointed to carry on the necessary aspneotiation .10 the frontiers, and to conciliate, as far possible, ' he Dutch settlers, whose confidence he possessed, an d th e native tribes, to whom he was known. From th' s disturbanees occasionally broke out, although the...,Y 11 ,., 0 i assumed the character of open war, for Sir B. D'u f ,rbett successes had been striking and remarkable, Item i at left a powerful impression on the natives. In es i ts ;lllo were centinally being made into our territory l ° ,: • ,,e4 purpose of cattle stealing. These forays were be' l tlf to be favoured by the chiefs, although they constald • disavowed the imputation. Sir :George Napier 1 1 el , conference with tee chiefs for the p u rpose ea . ducing them to observe the treaties into which ail n o tered. It soon, however, became apparent that the : o r system was as little likely to secure permanent te5.6, quillity as that which it had superseded; for in 184 „, e ee during the time wh en Si r P . Ma i tland was ge/s-ood there arose a fre s h war, wh i c h was more extensivee dangerous than any that had occurred before. -I , n „d'il Parliamentary p a p ers wou l d be found Sir P. Matto; account of the occurreacee—at first trivial, and e' h i o ll quently assumin g a more aggravated character -4v do led to this war. It appeared that in this installe e s e bte Kafirs had not t o comp l a i n of any invasion of their Pew by the settlers; but, because the British authoritinej s f i r posed to punish, in a p art o f the British colony, nb; ty who had committ e d some offence against the law, ar;fr of Katirs came in to rescue t h e prisoner. It wee 9 ' B , e as tained that this was not an isolated attempt, n o suggested by one of the chiefs. Now, there could ' 1 " bs doubt that when Sir P. Maitland went to the c olon!, he was actuated by the most benevolent intentions, ° l t of was inclined to adopt the opinion that the outbreaks o f the Kafirs were entirely owing to the non-observan ce it conciliatory system towards them. Sir P. Martian however, bore remarkable testimony to the good e" 00 duct of the settlers, and the absence of all provocatio n 0 , their part for a considerable period before the war cl o g menced ; indeed, he declared in one of his dispatche s ' . the colonists had committed no act of offence agait i n tb° o4 natives for seven preceding years. This war cont , ": l , - 0 0 a long time, and was more costly to the Treasury Tio any that had previously taken place. Sir P. Maitlattu t f o the first instance, and Sir H. Pottinger subsequese;dr, carried on the w ar w i t h t h e success which had atten".. former contests, and u lti mate l y the • Kafirs were • pletely, and, it wa s h o p e d , permanently defeated. Maitland then considered what system he should re n ,"„ -- r mend for the p ur p ose o f securing the colony from : h - s I then depredati ons an d attacks , and he recommended 1- „,1 the boundary s h ou ld be extended to the K e i, and tha t l ; hostile Kafir tribes should be allowed to live in the W et , i adjoining th e B r i t i s h territory, but that those distrl-ei should be pe o pl e d w i t h friendly tribes. Sir H. Pottiego took a view of the subject not very dissi m ilar frorn tb of Sir P. M a i t l an d . Earl Grey also issued in s ": - tions to the same effect; but, at the same time,,-1; gested that it might be possible to control the - 1 `,; ( 0 , through their chiefs, and to obtain the co-opers'o'r4 of the latter in an endeavour to improve the I n tio eet habits of the Kafirs by discountenancing .P"%er, which were abhorrent to British feeling. Some %ea% sons, and among them the Hon. Member who 1,-;Olt: brought the question. before the House, seemed to that the Kafirs ought to be left at liberty to do fi big e they pleased among themselves. Upon that point he come to a different conclusion. Practices Pr,en e l itli , amongst savage tribes in various parts of the worm - r a , which British feeling could never be brought in air t ee , ante. The Hon. Baronet the Member for Southwar k ECG other evening indulged in some pleasantry on the Stm t be of witchcraft; but this belief in witchcraft was nta ds ef te (over for the perpetration of the grossest abuses. e the r man possessed large herds, or was rich in any clime kind of property, it was a common thing to accuse i 'dee of witchcraft, whereupon he was put to death, an d whole of his property was divided amongstahe chietoe , was impossible that these murders and confisefi t : te # should take place under the eye of British magist r st: and governors without an attempt on their part t n to r t di down practices so abhorrent to us. Consequentli eei Thhe Grey, Sir 11. Pottinger, and lastly Sir H. had endeavoured t o suppress these practices, v° °'a out, however, att em pti ng to destroy the nut" asi city of the chiefs, which they looked upon a means of governing the people. Sir H. Pot tillg e y drew up an a bl e pl an , b y wh i ch he thought the col°, might be secured fro m war f or the future ; ho like others who had gone before him—as able as self—he was of opinion that the territory should be e e r tended to the Kei. Sir H. S m i th had been accused despotic government, and almost of tyranny and coo k ". But the objection whi c h h ad b een made in some or ifr, letters that had app eare d i n the newspapers on the 6E14, ject was, that Sir H. S m i th had behaved with too moo, lenity to the p r i nc i pa l chiefs. In one of the lette',e" 13 for instance, it was stated that . Sir Henry Pottinger kept Sandilli a p r i soner, an d that i f Si r H. Smith ' d . either hanged h im or sent h i m out o f the colony, instear, of allowing him hi s f ree d om, t h e co l ony would, not b in the danger in w hi c h i t was now p l aced .—(Bea ,, i.ei The accusation agai ns t Si r H. S m ith h ad been tha t' L bad too great confidence, that be pl ace d too g reat : 6 1 Hance upon the faith of ? those chief:, and that be not sufficiently distrust them. He (Lord J. Russell) ad ti mitted that Sir IL Smith had be en d eceived in h i s sett cipations—that he had beli eve d that no insurreet'°' p was intended, and that the war which ha broken it ° , l ° had taken a character which he had not expected that ho was not unaware that there were circurastn ll , - ,, e9 of danger was quite clear from the feet of his at 0 ; e e. leaving the Cape and writing home to say th at " b ee , circumstances on the frontier required his appearo n p " there, in order to meet the danger that was aPp t d h a e n a g d t e tr d. veou ß ld u a t the 3h su e ra c e er t t la .li e nlY for h m a i d dab n l o e t bad' assumed.—(Rear, hear.) But, in making this ade11..6, slop, he could not forget that numerous other instant ' r• could be cited in which men of great talent and Pl t e f of government had been surprised by the °''' o sbhealpieevetdhathitt .s. breaking fiad an iesurr , • ection which they thought they would 0 ,, means of preventing.—(Hear, hear.) As the Hel l. ,?,:•00 1 tleman the Under-Secretary of State for the C o ' - e - b l ies said the other night, Sir H. Smith bad had the ; 11. assistance of Colonel Mackinnon, an officer who ails ea acquainted with the frontier, and who was not only 713 !sable of rendering valuable aid in the field, but of gil i r. ) information of the impending danger.—(Hear, ° a re .. There was one circumstance to be remarked Wit li ,„ s r, ference to the present war --that we did not now , R e - r ee as we heard with respect to the war of 1835, that lama. bodies of the natives had broken into the peacefe' Lot settled parts of the colony; but the source of the Pr e q es l. danger, and the hostilities that had recently been canes.. on, were removed to a great distance from those P ls fi c re __(Clear, hear.) S o f ar we had gained by the me 1105,10 we had adopted. B ut undoubtedly there were — ea , ' measures to be con:idered; and those further w - 09 ; sures, he thought, ought to be considered i n ta., dispassionately.—(lf ear, hear.) They oug ht to 00 considered with re f erence to the engagements L P of which we had entered, with reference to the' prem' el Thee protection which our taking possession of the ` - ' - '6f originally by force of arms, and the ultimate cee si f s le, the colony to us by treaty, after the peace of ' n to clearly implied.—(Hear, hear.) We ought a13 , - ,1 0 0 consider themwith referenc e t o th e sa f et y o f the se.- grass as well as w ith re f erence to the well-being of those tribes who b e l onge d to ' t h e territory, and whose interea ought, if possible, to be care f u ll y protected and gu a rds , by us. I n consid er i ng these questions h e thoug h t could not say, as the Hon. Baronet the Member o sa y ) Southwark (Sir W. Molcswortle seemed disposed t b be the other night w i t h respect to the Cape, and whi c L e t did say with respect to our colonies generally, way ., them have free constitutions, and take their ow n r 4J, and don't let us b e p at to any expense. fie (—Q I I