The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-29 00:00:00

THE an annually decreasing charge. This year 237 officers had ' died; while the applications to be put on list were only 125. The next vote was the foreign half-pay. Last year it was 42,2001. ; this year it was 38,993!., showing a decrease of 3,207/. This arose from the death of officers and officers' widows; and the fund was one to which there could be no addition made. After this came the widows' pensions, which last year were 126,536!, and this year were only 12',7171., being a decrease of 3,8191. Eighty-five widows had teen removed from the list since that period. Then came the compassionate list, which showed a decrease of 2,900/. After this came the charge for Chelsea and Kilmainham Hcspitals, which was last year 35,756!., this year 35,4161., being a decrease of 343/. only, Lotwithstanding what had been stated by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Portarlington on the previous debate on going into Com mittee. The next vote was one of the largest in this branch of the estimates—namely, that for the out-pensioners. Last year it was 1,233,711/. ; this year it was 1,233,050/. He had always found the deduction for casualties to be over stated in respect to this vote; and he had reduced it this year by 5,C00!. The last vote on the list was that for super annuation allowances, upon which there was a decrease of 2,5001. This made the total decrease on the non-effective ser vice of the army, for the yea -, equal to 30,533/. ; or, putting the effective and the non-effective together, and comparing em with she same in the laqt year, the saving would be as, follows:—Last year they amounted to 6,019,3971.; this year they reached only 5.925,3451., being a decrease of 93,4521. which, with the additional day's pay—namely. 12,0001., gave in all a difference equivalent to 105,000/.—(Hea .) These, generally, were the votes he should propose to the House; but he could not quit the subject without instituting a com parison between the army expenditure and efficiency of the present year and that of the year 1835, so frequently quoted in discussions on the estimates. It would be seen from this comparison that while the number ani efficiency of the army was increased, the expenditure was less than in that year. Taking into consideration the whole military expenditure in both years, this was the result : In 1835-6, cost of army service ~ cost of militia service..... 218,851 Cheque. in 1796. Although the money was levied by a mindeae it was repaid to the soldier in another way. Mr. REYNOLDS said the Right Hon. Gentleman had dealt Zth the question in a very ingenious way. He could not deny s u e cha r t er under which the hospital was founded, but he Pped the supplies, and starved the institution to death, ge did not think that the Secretary-at-War had any right tPat a veto upon the admission of pensio ners. Ile believed t institution was extremely popular, and that the e i ldier lo o k e d to that asylum with hope and confi dence. T he l movement was not dictated by economy - it was one o f r: steps towards a general system of centralis ation.— (Hear, et.) It was another attack upon the honour and nation titY of Ireland. He hoped the vote of to - n i g ht would teach "e Right Hon. Gentleman not to commit this act of ag tiessien on the Irish people. Sir H. VERNEY said the arguments of the Right Hon. :rtetleman applied as much to Chelsea as they did to Kil ,!alnham. He deprecated the introduction of national dis lections and jealousies, but agreed with the previous Makers that tne attempt to do away with this hospital , f t ii krld be most offensive to the feelings of the people of Ire e,ad. The Irish soldier was entitled to have his feelin g s ' i nsulted, is he believed they comprised nearly ha l f o f t h e fish acme , . 11r. HlJall denied that the insult was aimed at Ireland; I ,ePplied to the system generally. The r ime was gone by ` these institutions, and he would heartily join in a vote :Patting down Chelsea Hospital. —(A laugh.) The whole r'llktion was whether this este' lishment , suppor te d b y It money, was really useful and important. He believed t i ' , "as nut—the soldiers could not be induced to g o in, and w eleea Hospital at the present moment could not be filled. hY, the Scotch soldiers never asked for any euch se p arate dilutions. He hoped, therefore , the Hou se would su pp ort th e Right lion. Gentleman in doing away with Kilmainham h W. WILLIAMS said there were 175 men in the hos ;4l and forty-six officers to look after them, with seven 1:1;tes and four assistants, so that the expense of the estab ment bore a very large proportion to the amount of eflt it c' nferred.— (Divide.) ~, ,o rd J. RUSSELL wished the House to consider what ankl be the result of the vote to which it was about to Zil!e. Two years ago the House bad referred the naval and Racy expenditure to a Committee, and there were many k e ettions upon which they bad not yet reported. Surely foe Rouse would think it would be advisable before it came t„ any decision to ascertain the reasons of the Committee t". its maintenance or abolition. He thought it was rather avtnature for the House to come to a resolution that it was i t ' L t 4 advisable to abolish Kilmainham Hospital, when they w referred that question to a Committee of the House. He hfi! surprised that the. Hon. Member for Dublin should b lve made the question a national one. Why, for a long `; , ,ed of time there had been no separate army for England ; Ireland, and the interests of all members of the military i'vrice were now completely identified. That 8,0001. more 4111 d be spent in Dublin than if the hospital were abolished b not appear to him to be a matter of any importance. k e hlia surel sumswa not reduced to such a state of poverty as enake that a matter of consequence. He agreed with `,e Ron. Member for Montrose that the time for these in- Ztetions had gone by. Formerly they were looked upon as ki rl d iforrable retreats, but since the system of out-pensions been established, they were much less valuable. The fall, of pensioners accommodated was comparatively 1. the great expense being occasioned by t he g overnors 6 ) 0 Officers. He contended that the House had no right to Judge the question, and it was not , in his opi nion w ise, t il b en the Secretary att-War wished to make reductions, that i t . . 7 Rouse should set its face against them, and give him a t„on to teach him that his economy and reductions were '"aPproved of. DISRAELI said the Noble Lord's main argument was fat the Committee had not yet decided, and yet he appeared Lforget that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. blaule) '‘lalready decided the question, having issued orders that Be rensioners should be admitted after the s th of A p ril . — ti t e ar, hear.) In the teeth of that act of the Ri g ht Hon. ntlernan, the Noble Lord told them they ou g ht to wait Lthe re port of the Committee. — (Cheers.) After no gP,„ that chief fallacy of the Nob le Lord, he must ex et his opinion that the question before the House was same as that ot the Lord-Lieutenant, although in a Caller proportion. It was evidently one of the steps, as had Ce said, towards establishing a great system of centralisa ( Hear, hear.) r- F. MAULR explaine d that his instructions were, Rtra) vacancy should be filled up without com municatin g t it h him. 'Cr. W. MILES thought the motion of the Honour lit and Gallant Member for Portarlington premature. L e estimates had been before the 'Committee of Z ed House for the last three years. He had Zed the Government the other night w hether it was Cr intention to call together the Committee for Lived of their making a report , and the a nswer he Ctived was in the affirmative. It was, therefore, he thought iZetature to discuss this question until that report was re liteed. He would not say one wor d res p ectin g Kilmainham :Pital except this—he believed that if t h e old soldiers were Rttl their option of remaining at Kilmainham or coining h er to Chelsea, very few would be desirous of rsmaining at Znainham. It became, then, a question for their consider- Oa whether it would not be necessary , on the score of omy, to make this change. He could no t p ress this otion of economy too much on the House at the present Chelsea Hospital had full accommodation for the re won of all those who wished to come there. he House divided, when there appeared— Por the amendment ••• ••• ... 105 Against it ... 137 .Majority in favour of going into Committee-32 Or. HUME said that there was not a town in the king '4l that did not look for the financial statement of the king ' Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer with i t greatest anxiety. He wished to ask the House to concur , 0 1) , Pinion with him in refusing any vote i n su pp l y until the a eminent had brought forward their financial statement. i;lit statement must be prepared, for it cannot be possible k t a that the Government had made up their minds before ea to the course they intend to take.—(Hear.) He be :ed • that a pledge had been g iven that this financial cternent would be made before any mone y would be asked 0 Committee of Supply. Since the first financial state- Owes made, which did not meet with pub li c a pp robation, urovernment had two or three weeks to cons i der the liter; and there was no reason why they had not come 17 . 1 t, rd with their amended Budget before this. He pro ;e,l" that this House will not proceed to a Committee of 'Ply until the financial statement is made." Zne SPEAKER intimated to th e Hon. Member that he t, th k l i cl not make the motion. The w ords that " I now leave the ra" stand part of the question, had been just settled by late division. k 'serd J. RUSSELL said he was sorry th at there should be t ilraisunderstanding upon this subject. He thought it was 'IY understood that they were to proceed with the army wielates immediately after they ha d dis p osed of the last e ltion. There would no doubt b e a considerable amount of tk tl i anation entered into in respect of these estimates. iLr• HUME —I wish to know whether the Right Hon. Gen clan the Chancellor of the E xche q uer will brin g on his • v ancial statement on Monday n ext? "„, 0 reply was given to the H en. Member. eelonel SI lITHORP then rose to bring forward the motion ll o Which he had given notice, " To call the attention of the hee to the Treasury minute authorising an additional t an of the Boaprkt of 500/. d er of Inland Revenup annum to the e.resent salary of the chair- T heli; SPEAKER. however, intim ated to the Hon. and Gal lop' Member that he could not then bring forward a motion, ~.the reasons before stated. vt ,‘%olonel SIBTHORP then proceeded to comment upon the of his notice He said that the. ise C„llerny—real and false. The gentleman to whom this ad- Onal 500. a year was granted, waei, no doubt, a very able 't efficient officer. We have htql. a Treasury minute It i t l r tt wa s that? It was nothing more nor less than a dirty , 1 4 t( „et mode of appropriating mopey taken out of the pockets the people.—(Laughter.) The chairman of the Board of sotßevenue was undoubtedly a mo st excellent officer, 'he thought he was very we ll p aid for his services by a ` e ery of 2,000/. a year. He protested against such a mode aProceeding. It was sinister and underhand. The people h o England were oppressed by such Treasury minutes. He aPed the day was not fa r distant when such a Government, e,"° was neither influenced by a principle of public economy ir regard for the people, would be forced to resign their Wets in favour of a wise r and abler bod y of men. The te . tient members of the Government bad only one wish, and Was to keep their places as long as they could. They ire at present supported by a most miscellaneous body of qtr upon their side of the House —(Laughter)—but ',lr reign was nearly at an end. (Hear, bear.) (l o t he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the tt.vernment must feel obliged to the Hon. and Gallant Mem e,Particularly for the testimon y he had borne to the merits „Lne individual to whom he referred. A more efficient and B'rving public officer than this gentleman did not exist. t: (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was glad an oppor ekbitY had been given him to state what the whole gr e "gement entered into was, of which this only formed Ib Part. It was not quite fa ir to single out one particular k e aeure without taking in to consideration the whole ar- Ogernent. Without the abl e assistance of this gentleman. lthe Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not have ef- Ved so large a reduction in the public expenditure as the ears of Inland Revenue had enabled him to do. Many rre ago the Boards of Stamps and Taxes were consolidated, elected. Which a great saving of the public expenditure was ti ected. About four years ago he had carried into execu -I°ll a further consolidation of the Board of Stamps and at2es with the Excise, forming a Board of Inland Revenue, 1 which a still further saving of a large amo unt was e ffected. He said most distinctly that if it were not for the 1 4 4 exertions of Mr. John Wood he dared not have edertaken that great consolidation.—(Hear, hear.) It was c arried into effect. It was, however, owing to the zeal and , tertions of Mr. John Wood that it was ult imatel y effected. T he effect of the whole consolidation of these boards was to t a saving to the public of about 250,000/. Surely e s , 4 - year was not too much to grant as a reward to the r ntleman who was mainly instrumental in effecting this ~'eeirable result. If the House of Commons was not pre pared to reward persons for such valuable service:, they te t ild not expect that those reductions could be carried into l'ecution. There were twenty-nine officers reduced ; the tZ w est salary Enjoyed by any of them was 3001. a year. and e highest 2,000/. The reduction thus effected was 22,9001. dear. It would not, of course, be fair to take this addi :nal duty without additional remuneration. Surel y that true o not a very unreasonable principle to lay dow n. He was aN,Pared at the time to give an additional a llowance to Mr. p? ) !In Wood for this additional labour; but tha t g entleman tdected to take it until it was proved that he wa s the means si ,` effecting these arrangements, and that the Go vernment 45 fully satisfied with what he had done. A period of a bout t three years had gone by , and the benefits of the exer (tt(),ne of that gentleman had bee n full y demonstrated. He Right Hon. Gentleman) then felt it a duty he owed to a , a !,Pleblie to reward Mr. J Wood for the essential services ' , eh he had thus rendered to the public.—(Hear.) WAKLEY said that when it was announced that the vernment intended to bring forward their Budget very ea rly in the session the gre atest satisfaction was experinced. and , Right Hon. Gentleman did brin g forward his Bud g et, unhappily, it gave sat isfaction to only a few. Sometime b"" now elapsed since it was a nnounced that some new finan end arrangement would be prop osed. The reasons which ur ged the Government to bring forwar d their first Budget at anf early period of the session had acquired much greater h ad since in favour of the other financial statement which been , promised ; and yet there was no indication given as 'ne exact time when that statement would be made, al eh°.ugh it was well known th a t many branches of trade in deia_country were suffering severely by this unexpected Y He concurred in the views expressed by the Hon. "I'etabeMontrose, that no money shou ld be voted until " u s _ r for l e Right Hon. Gentleman had made his financial statement. 14 4 e hoped that the Right Hon. Gentlem an would appoint naday next for that statement. bar. I3ROTHERTOS thought that there was no stronger n ature in real economy than a well-timed li berality. He d known Mr. John Wood for about 25 years, and he bore testimony to all the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of 14 e Exchequer had said respecting him, having watched his itenduct closely during all that time. He believed him to be very valuable public servant. Sir DE LACY EVANS urged the Right lion. Gentleman Vas Chancellor of the Exchequer to fix hie statement for "wm&Y nett. The SPEAKER having put the question that he da leave the chair, Mr. HUME intimated his inte - .tion to divide. The gallery was then cleared for a division ; but none took place. On our re admission we found Mr. DISRAELI on his legs. He said he did not think that there was any understanding given by the Government that the Budget would be brought forward on Monday next. It would no doubt be satis'actory if the financial statement was made on Monday ; but the Government had only pledged themselves to bring it forward at an early day. Mr. HUME said, although he and several of his Hon. Friends were under the impression that the statement was to be made on Monday next, under the circumstances, he would not persevere in his opposition. The Houle then went int Committee of Supply. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. F. MAULE then rose to bring forward the army esti mates. He sa'd after a considerable interval of debate, which he confessed he did not anticipate on this occasion, it was now his duty for the fifth time to ask the House to vote that portion of the supplies which was necessary to meet the expenditure of the army in this country. Ile was quite aware in former times that there existed a considerable con stitutional jealousy on the part of this House in respect to the standing army proposed to be maintained. But, whatever that might have been, it had of late years been suppressed by a feeling of natural pride for the ,ervice, the condue , and the discipline of the army of this great country. Ile had no wish to disparage the troops of other countries for the pur pose of exalting those of our own, but he would make bold to say that there was no army in the world more remarkable for its discipline, more patient under privations, more gallant in assault, or more steady under fire than the British army.-(Hear, hear.) Many might dispute as to what ought to be the numbers of their army; but there was no economist, he was sure, however desirous to reduce their numbers, who would not willingly admit that no body of men could better conduct themselves in times of peace, nor flier perform their duties in war, than the men composing the British army. - (Hear.) With respect to the strength of the army, it had alweys been an object with her Majesty's G .vernment to keep its strength at the lowest possible point consistent with the exi gencies of the service and the honour of the country ; and upon the present occasion it did not appear to his colleagues or himself that during the ensuing year they could reduce, consistent with the policy and the safety of the country, the army to a smaller number of men than it was in the year just passed. He therefore should propose to the House a vote for 98,714 men, being within 414 mnn of the number voted last year.-(Hear, hear.) Last year they had effected a reduction to a certain extent, and he was then told that the reduction he had made was confined to the men in the ranks, and that he had not taken care to make a propor tionate reduction of officers. This year he had to state, for the information of those who made that objection, that the decrease of 414 men consisted of 101 officers, 25 non commissioned officers, end 288 privates. Amongst these reductions was a colonelcy in chief of the 60th Regiment, which had beers held by the Duke of Cam bridge-an appointment which the Committee up-stairs had been given to understand shotld be abolished.- (gear, hear.) The force, then, that be proposed to maintain was 95,714 men. That force was distributed into two parts namely, those who were serving at home, and those who were serving abroad. There were 50,980 serving at home, and 31,116 were employed in the colonies. One great argu • ment for maintaining such a considerable number of mea at home-and it was one of the soundest arguments that could be used--was that it afforded the means for a constantly well-regulated system of relief to the soldiers who were serving abroad. The principle had been laid down for se veral years by those who had preceded him in office -it was a principle sanctioned by the head of the late Government it was one which reconciled the army with service abroad, and therefore it was one which he had done his utmost to keep intact. It allowed them (as we understood) to keep each soldier five years at home and ten years abroad ; and this system was greatly aided by the 30,497 men in India, the maintenance of which was not defrayed by them. He had always maintained that it was the duty of this country to keep at its disposal a certain amount of force-not a very large force - but still a force sufficient to meet any sudden emergency; and then he thought, considering the wealth of this country, and the great interest at stake, that it should not be altogether denuded of a military force, when a foreign force might be brought there by sea. Under all circum stances, he did not consider they would be justified rn having a smaller number than that which he proposed : namely, 98,714 men, being within a fraction of the number that had been voted last year. Be now came to the second vote-the charge that would be required for the maintenance of the army ; but before be entered into that point, he wished to call the attention of the Committee, and also that of the members of the Committee up stairs, to a statement that he desired to make, before he called for a vote for the maintenance of the land force. He wished to state what were the reductions in the charge of the army, in consequence of the evidence that had been taken on the Committee up-stairs. In the first place he had proposed to do away with the double-battalion system. The consequence of that was that the depot batta lion at Parkhurst was of no use, and it was to be dispensed with. That would effect a saving of 2,3981., and the-e would be a saving of 5001. a year whenever the Commander-in- Chief bestowed a regiment upon a late adjutant-general. The country had lost, by death, the services of the late Deputy Quartermaster -General-a gentleman who had filled his office with advantage to the public and credit to himself -( Hear) -in supplying his place, a saving would be effected of 7891. a year. In the army medical department they had lost, by retirement, one to whom the public was much in debted for his long and faithful services - Sir James M`Gri gor.-(Hear.) At the age of 81, it was to be feared that he could not long be spared to them; but in his retirement a saving was proposed to be effected of 1,085/. Taking these in general, the savings effected would amount to 1,4001. He then came to the staff in Canada. In that question the Committee up-stairs had entered very minutely; and it ap peared to himself, as to them, that some saving might be made in that branch of the army. They were enabled to reduce five officers and some subordinates, and to make a saving of 1.5401. The Deputy Judge Advocate of Ireland was to be discontinued, and on the whole the saving effected in consequence of the evidence before the Committee was something about 8,000/.-( Hear, hear.) Having made these few observations, he now came to vote No. 2. The sum he had asked for last year was 3,562,430/. The sum he would ask for this year was 3,521,069 L, peaking a decrease in the expense of maintaining the land forces of 41,821/. The de crease was made up of various items in that vete, which were spread over such a vast varietyofs mall items, that he would not detain the Committee by going into a detail of every one of them. He would, however, take the opportunity of noticing some special sums in the application of which the Committee, he was sure, took a very deep interest. Ile might state, in the first place, that there was one sum, that allowed for good conduct, which had been established under the warrant of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and which this year showed an increase of 4,4911. It must, he thought, be satisfactory to every man having the interest of the army at heart, that this should be the case, for it was far better economy to have an increase in this vote-that is, an increase in the amount of rewards for good soldiers-than to find out the means of punishing them for bad conduct.-(Hear, hear. ) Then, there was also an increase of the lr dging money for soldiers. It was considered most desirable that married and unmarried soldiers should not be placed together.--(Hear.) Last year the sum allowed was a penny a day to married soldiers tolind their own lodgings. He was aware that the allowance was inadequate ; and therefore this year it had been doubled, and he was quite' sure that the 2d. a day now al lowed to soldiers to find lodgings out of the barracks was sufficient, small as it might appear to civilians. He thought it would be well if officers connected with the army were to enter into arrangements, or if public companies were to take the matter up, and have in the neighbourhood of barracks model lodging-houses established, they would confer the greatest boon that could be conferred upon the soldier, and he believed they would even be found an excellent invest ment.-(Hear, hear.) Then as regards schools, he was happy to say that the schools in the army were flourishing beyond his own sanguine expectations.-(Hear.) They had been commenced by his Right Hon. Friend opposite in the year 1846, and they had gone on increasing most prosper ously during the last five years. In 1847 the first of war students was admitted into the normal schools, and the first garrison appointment took place in 1849. Since then they had four garrison and 30 regimental teachers, and now they had 34 lull instructors and 11 assistant masters in the army; and now they could not keep pace with the demand for instructors for other regiments.-(Hear, hear.) He hoped, then, to see a thorough instruction of these soldiers, as there was a com mensurate desire on the part of the officers to provide them with that instruction. Thus education of the best kind would be provided for tie men, while steps had been taken by the Commander•in-Chief to ensure the possession of a certain amount of knowledge by those who would gain com mission in the army.-(Hear.) Steps also had been taken to ensure an examination of every officer before he was per mitted to attain the rank of captain.-(Hear, hear.) He called upon ere long to provide some means by which the must say that it was his belief that the House would be might obtainea from m at stioueaonititsclefoofrolsntre ol know led e gcommission of captain. This were allowed to bold o , be a ere one, and he would say eerswilniicltlthewoaurlmdy be requir f examination would unless the House placed it o fficers to attain to that thatt i n t w t o h 11 0 1 d p b o e w e t r o o or severe, the amount of knowledge which would be required from them. reg i me nt an officer of except by attaching to He did n o t se e any other w a y in which that was to be done each instruc tion. If such an officer were attached to each regiment it time to than the y would be an i n d uce ment to officers to devote more of t heir leave them stud w y ithout an excu se for not pos sessin g all those did at present , and would, toe, qualifications which were required from them by the Com mander-in-Chief.- (Hear.) Another item he had to allude to with regard to the diffusion of knowledge amongst the sol diers was with respect to libraries. He was happy that the increase in the number of these libraries was going to say on-that there were now upwards of 100,000 volumes in the regimental and garrison rooms, and upwards of 1,600 subscribers. The savings banks, too, showed an increase. From 1844, with a sum of 14,82 91 e positors they hal increased to 94,661/. and 7,782 deposi tors.-CHear, hear.) He was quite sure that, however much and 1,890 de the House might be disposed to economy, it would not manifest itself in such items as he had now referred to. He now came to the third vote-that referring to the staff, in which he was able to state that a reduction bad been effected within a very few pounds of 5,0001. The next vote was as to the Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian schools. In these there had been a decrease of 641/.--a decrease that did not operate upon the effectiveness of the institutions them selves, but was attributed to cheapness of provisions and other things. The next was the volunteer corps, on which there was a decrease of 16,0001. He was aware that many of his military friends would have preferred, considering the value of these useful establishments, that the vote had not been reduced during the present year. But then he said, let these gentlemen lay the flattering unction to their souls that the reduction was the effect of the force being found to year .-( Hear.) The seven votes constituting class of votes he be so well disciplined that it was unnecessary t o 3 7 8 a 5 5 3, i 8 n 6 t 3 h 1 e , call upon themwhat ahsiscalled the effective service of the a y r e m ,r y chewing'l 10l e a amount decreasefo r last f 6 year 2,9 136,19.331,5, The neat e t x h t i s I should refer to were those of the non-effective service. The I first of these votes was for distinguished services, not ex ceeding three-fifths of the emoluments of garrison appoint ments, which bad become vacant. This vote was 14,6061. The vacancies that had occurred this year were inconsider able, amounting altogether to 1,2651. The next vote was for the pay of genera l officers not being colonels of regiments. Last year it was 58,00•/. ; this year it was 52,0001, being a reduction of 6,0001. Eighteen general officers had been removed from the list, of which eight died without regiments, and the other ten ob tained regiments. The list of officers of this class was con sequently never so low as at this moment. In 1840 there were 120 on the list; in 1851 there were only 114, not one of whom was not able to make good his pay. 'The list, in fact, was so low, that he (Mr. F. Ma u l e) suspected the Govern was would have to apply to the House for the means of ex ending it at no distant period. The vote for reduced and re ' tired officers' pay showed this year a reduction of 2,0001., as I compared with last year's estimate. The vote for the half pay and military allowances to reduced and retired officers was last year 386,000/., while this year it was only 377,000/., , showing a decrease of 9,0001. There was no branch of the public expenditure for the army which the Secretary of War witch With m 9 Tigilitine tbAll thin. w, )391TOTert Total in 1851-2, cost of army service.. cost of militia service 107,850 Total which gave a difference in money of 92,0001. But on the other band, while the army in 1835-6 only numbered 81,271 men, in 1851-2 it numbered 93,014 —being an in crease of 17,443. In addition to this, there were now up wards of '29,0( 0 veteran soldiers ready to come forward and take their share in the defence of the country -- a force that did not exist in the former period. It was gratifying to him to state that this was in consequence of our economy. Before he concluded he begged to be allowed to institute a comparison of the present administration of the army with that of 1847-48 : he would not refer to the forces in India, for they were the same in both periods, then and now. In 1847-48 the total number of the army, including India, was 108,398; in 1851-52 it was 98,740, being a difference of 7,000 and upwards. In 1847.48 the effective charge was 4,182,01 0/. ; in 1850-52 it was 3,873,1501., being a decrease of 308,3851. In respect to the non-effective' charge, 1847-48 showed a sum equal to 2,175,3771., while in 1851-52 it was only 2,052,267/., being a decrease of 122,9481. The decrease in the whole charge of the army, then, within these two years, was 431,4321. If he was to go through all the ac counts for five years, he would be able to show a still greater sum ; but he would forbear. In the period in question the army had been reduced by 10,000 men, or thereabouts; while the saving to the country w as over 400,000/. There were one or two other points which be should touch upon. The first related to the discipline of the army—the second to the state of military punishment. He was happy to say that the improvements made in the condition of the soldier had caused corporeal punishment to decrease with great rapidity The corporeal punishments in the army were, in 1846 ... •.• 1819 ... ... ... 511 ... ... 475 1850 ... 241 There were 27 regiments excluded from the latter return ; but, giving them the same average ratio as those which had sent in reports, the number of punishments in the army in that year did not amount to more than 300. The last point to which he would advert was the mortality of the army. This he was happy, also, to say showed a great decrease, especially on foreign stations, in consequence of the sanitary precautions now in operation in the army. In Jamaica, for example, where cholera scourged all classes of the popula tion, there was not a single case among the soldiery in barracks up in the mountains ; and, generally speak ing, the health of the troops in this island, once so fatal, had exceedingly improved. Before 1836 the mortality of the troops in Jamaica was 128 per 1,000; in 1849 it was only 14 per 1,000. All the other stations showed a similar result, with the exception of Canada, which arose from local causes, and the East Indies. In no case was the mortality of the British army abroad greater than it was at home at this m , ment, w th the exception of one or two unfavour able positions to health and life —( Hear, hear,) He had, he trusted, now shown that the condition of the British army was cue of which any country might be p ec roud ; that the finances of that army were managed with onomy, and that all fair and just relief was given to the soldier. lie (Mr. F. Maule) had done his best to reduce, as far as he could con sistently with efficiency, the cost of the army; but he would not scruple to ask for an increased expenditure, if he deemed it at all necessary for the purpose of doing justice to the Biitish soldier. He would, on all occasions, endeavour to uphold the honour of that army which he believed to be one of the best any country ever was blessed with, which he was satisfied could be relied upon in peace as well as in war, and which was only anxikui to prove its loyalty to the Sovereign and its fidelity to the country whenever it should be called upon to do so.—(Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved 98,714 men for the land forces of her Majesty's army. Mr. HUME joined the Right Hon. Gentleman in approv ing the economy that governed the army estimates. He re ferred to the disproportionate expenditure of former times, when, with a larger outlay there were fewer men, and those in a state of comparative inefficiency. The experiment of economy had been so successful in this case that he hoped it would be adopted in all other branches of the public ser vice ; and be believed the system of army accounts was far before that of either the ordnance or the navy. He wished to understand whether by a civil organisation of the army a large saving could not be effected. He considered that.a mil lion sterling might be obtained by reorganising the ordnance and store establishments. This, however, was not the time to go into these subjects, and he would not do so, as a Com mittee was about to meet on the subject. He would point out how reductions might be effected with advantage and safety. The last Finance Committee recommended keep ing the expenses of the army and navy within proper limits, and proper limits to be ascertained by taking the evi dence of disinterested persons. He stated this because evidence had usually been taken from military ,men, who all had an interest in keeping up the expenses and abuses of the existing system. One of the reasons given for the great expenses of the army was the service of the colonies; but we had recently changed our colonial policy, and therefore that necessity ceased. The policy now was to make the colonies, wherever practicable, defray their own expenses? This policy must eventually be extended to all colonies, and here would arise a large item of saving. The question he wished to ask was, whether Government ought not to act on the system laid down by Lord Grey with reference to our colonies. There were 39,000 men employed on colonial service ; but surely this force was not required under the new system. Wherever responsible government was given, it was held the colony should support itself. We had given responsible government to New Zealand and to Canada—the first had 4,000 men, who were to be with drawn ; and the latter had 9,000 men, who were to be re tained. He should be glad to hear any valid reason for keeping that number of men at the expense of this country in Canada. Now if troops were to be withdrawn from the colonies, why should the House be called upon to vote 98,000 men, when a large proportion was for colonial purposes? If colonies wanted troops they must pay them themselves, He should propose to reduce the number by 5,( 00 men. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the amendment. The Right Hon. Gentleman had contrasted the expenses of this year with the years 1847-48; but those were years of extrava gance, and his complaint bad always been that Govern ment was needlessly extravagant in this branch of public service. Taking the average of eleven years—from 1829 to 840, including the Governments of Earl Grey, Duke of Wellington, and Lord Melbourne—he would show that the present year was not, comparatively, a year of , economy. He found the average of those years was 93,690 men. This vear the number, including artillery, was 115,104, nearly . 20,000 men more than for the years he had referred to. He should be glad to hear from the Right Hon. Gentleman the reasons for keeping up this enormous force. If 93,690 men were enough in times of dissatisfaction at home and in the colonies, and with differences with foreign powers, why was a larger force required when none of those causes existed ? For his part he was sorry his Ilon. Friend had not proposed a larger reduction than 5,000 men.— (Oh, and divide.) Sir W. MO LESWORTH supported the amendment of Mr. Hume, and said that the Committee which sat in 1835 to inquire into the military expenditure in the colonies recom mended that the strictest economy should be adopted in every branch of that expenditure. At that period the whole number of troops in North America, including artillery and engineers, was only 5,369, whilst the military expenditure was 337,0001. Since that time there had been a very con siderable increase of the military force maintained there, and also in the expenditure. In the year 1846-7 the amount of military force was 9,643 men, and the expenditure 645,000/. ; and he believed the number of troops and the expenditure were about the same now. Thus, there had been an in crease since 1835 of 4,874 men, and in the expenditure of upwards of 300,001. That increase was occasioned by the rebellion in Canada, and that rebellion was owing to Colonial office misgovernment. But at the present moment the Ca nadians had complete self-government and the entire ma nagement of their own affairs. We ought not, therefore, to be called upon to maintain this number of troops fur merely local purposes ; and he contended that we might reduce the number to the extent of 5,000, and still leave 4,000 for the garrison of the important naval station of Halifax, and the Imperial fortress of Quebec. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the actual number of troops in all the North American provinces, including Newfound land and Prince Edward's Island, was only 8,079 ; and if front that number his lion. Friend took off 5,000, he thought the force remaining would be a totally inadequate one. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had included artillery and engineers in his statement. Mr MACGREGOR, amidst cries of " Oh," " Divide," an d laughter, said he did not believe we could p ro p erl y withdraw 5,000 men from the North American provinces within the year. At the same time he admitted that reduc tions in our military forces must gradually be made in the colonies, for all that was necessary to maintain there was the skeletons of (Laughter, and divide.) He preferred, however, to leave the making of these reductions to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Right lion. Gentleman the Secretary •at(ol3, oh. ) He was also of opinion that the great military establishment which we maintained in Ireland was something like a satire on the Irish people.— (Oh, oh, and laughter.) And he thought the people of Ire land could keep the peace themselves without our • keepinglup such a largo establishment for the purpose. (Oh, oh. ) Mr. HUME having replied, the Committee divided, when there appeared — F o r the amendment ... Against majority ..• The vote was then agreed to. On the next vote being proposed, Mr. HUME opposed taking such a vote after twelve o'clock. He moved that the Chairman report progress. Mr. F. MAULE hoped he would be allowed to take the of men it vot:; w 4e . which was f o r defraying the charges of the number Mr. W. WILLIAMS said there were many items of the next v o t e upon which he wished for some information, and to make some observations . ha na d M v n r h . ge A sbh l eooeun: should, reTtnhTee rienf otthoughto,atsothlaatteinancohnoseugrutehnecenoofussuepwplasy evidently indisposed to tolerate an y discussion at present, support the motion for reporting progress. Mr. F. MAULE said the Hon. Member would find in the evidence taken before the Committee of list year every item in the vote fully explained. Mr. W. wILLIAbIS !mid OA in the temper of the Hem ... 186 ... -139 UN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1851. at present he could not think of trespassing upon them with any observations, and should support the motion for report ing progress. The Committee then divided — For reporting progress Against it Majority Mr. HUME could not consent to so large a vote being taken at that hour, and if any Hon. Member would stand by him he should persist in dividing the House till four o'clock rather than allow the vote to be proposed. Lord J. RUSSELL did not think, in asking for the recent vote, that he was proposing anything unreasonable; but after what had passed would postpone it till Monday, when he would take it as the first business of the day, and would postpone the motions of which he had given notice for that day. Mr. HUME said it was against the usual custom to take votes after twelve o'clock. He gave notice that he would move on Monday that no supply be taken till the financial statement was before them. Mr. ADDERLEY had given notice of a motion on the Kafir war on the House going into supply, and had hoped that he would have been able to have done so on Monday. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was quite right that the Hon. Gentleman should receive what information c uld be given of the Kafir war, and no doubt he would have an oppor tunity of bringing forward the motion on the question that the Speaker leave the chair. But he thought that the Hon. Gentleman would see:that in the present position of business be could not proceed with the' business originally fixed for the first thing on Monday. The sth of April was near, and unless the House voted a certain aura there would not be any funds on that day for the necessary service of the country.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME said he decidedly intended to move that no supply should be granted till the financial statement was made. Mr. BRIGHT knew that the feelings out of doors was in favour of the course proposed by his Hon. Friend. If any delay had taken place in bringing forwardthe financial busi ness, it had been owing to the House running after a hare they could not catch. The public he thought had no right to complain of the delay, as it had been caus ed by proceed ings favoured by them. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the House resumed. The Appointment of Vice-Chancellor's Bill was read a third time and passed. The Metropolis Buildings Bill was understood to have been read a second time. The Committee on Ways and Means was postponed until Monday. Mr. HUME said many felt anxious about the Metropolis Building Bill, and it was desirable its previsions should be understood. Lord SEYMOUR said a discussion could be had on a future stage. Mr. J. STUART obtained leave to Mpg in a BiPattie peal the Act for Shortening the Languag~ Acts of w Mr. HUME moved for returns of the ;41111ter ot netts for= the use of shipping maintained by the Trinity House at Hull in the year 1850; stating what kind of lights, and where placed ; also, under what authority erected, and at whose expense ; stating also the numbeeof buoys and bea cons maintained in the same year, and where placed; also, the rate of charges on shipping for the lights, buoys, and beacons, and distinguishing severally the charges on British and foreign vessels—viz., for vessels below the buoy of the Cleaness • above the buoy of the Cleaness to the buo y of the Burcombe; above the buoy of the Burcombe to Grimsby, or to Whitebooth, atid to the port of Hull. And of the gross amount of revenue received by the Trinity House of Hull for the same year, showing the several sources of that revenue, and the amount of each source; and further, an account, under separate heads, of the manner in which the year's revenue was expended (in continuation of the Return in Appendix, No. 65, of the Report on Lighthouses, No. 607, of 184%). IMPROVEMENT COMMI OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL TTEE. Sir W. SOMERVILLE moved that Dr. Bond should be excused from attendance on the above Committee, and Mr. Knox be added.—Agreed to. Sir W. SOMERVILLE also moved that the same Com mittee consist of a Members, and that Sir P. Nugent and Messrs. Scully, Devereux, and Grace, be added to the same. Mr. SCULLY expressed his wish to be excused from USINESS. serving. tSir W. SOMERVILLE said of course any Hon. Member could not be forced; but- he regretted he had not been previously informed of the Hon. Member's objection, and he might, have inserted another name. The other names were then proposed and agreed to. Mr. MAHER proposed that Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Scully, Mr. Devereux, and Mr. Sullivan, should be nominated on the Committee. Sir W. SOMERVILLE opposed the motion. A desultory discussion, in which several Irish Members took part, ensued. Sir R. FERGUSSON alluded to the squabbling which had taken place for years in the corporation of Dublin, as having delayed for some four or five years all measures of local im provement. Mr. REYNOLDS said the Hon. Baronet might be a clas sical authority in the affairs of corporations, but he did not say on their jobbing—(Order, hear)—but he could inform the Hon. Baronet that one party had struggled for years for their rights, and had at last succeeded in gaining them. The Hon. Member then proceeded to complain that Sir W. Somerville had refused to put his name upon the Committee they were then discussing, which he attributed to the fact that he was this year in opposition to the Govern ment. In like manner his name bad been kept off the Dublin Valuation Committee, but such would not have been the case last year when he was a supporter of the Government. He complained generally of the composition of the Improve ment of Towns' Committee, and pointed out that no represen tation from the county of Tipperary, in which there were so many important towns, had been amongst those nomi nated. After a few words from Mr. J. O'Coinum. and Sir W. SOMERVILLE, The House divided, on the motion that Mr. Reynolds should be added to the Committee, and there appeared— For the motion 11 Against it 51 Majority The Committee was then appoiutid ;Without the addition of Mr. Reynolds's name. The remaining business on the paper was disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter before Two o'clock until Twelve o'clock this day. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the V, tes F ands roceedings of the House of Commons ) DAY, MARCM 28 SUPPLY. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 98,714 Men (exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), Commissioned end Non. Commissioned Officers included, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist day of April, lesl, to the 31st day of March, 1852, <inclu t sive :"—Afterwards Motion made, and Questio n put, Tha a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 95,714 Men (ex clusive of the Men employed in the Territ or i a l Possessions of the East India Company) , Commissioned and Non-Commis sioned Officers included, be maintained for the service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the lst day of April, 1551, to the 31 st day o f March, 1852, inclu sive." The Committee divided : MINORITY—AYES, 47. Alcock, Thomas Hall, Slr B. Mowed, Francis Bass, M. T. Thistle, Archibald O'Brien, Sir Timothy Bell, Jacob Henry, Alexander O'Connell, John Blake. Martin J. Heywood, James Pigott, Francis Bright, John 4 Heyworth, Lawrence Pilkington, James Clay, James Hindley.Charles Reynolds, John ~ Corbally, M. E. Jackson, William Scully, Francis Cowan, Charles Keating, Robert Sullivan, Michael Crawford, W. S. Kershaw, James Thompson, Colonel Duncan, George King, P. J. Urquhart, David Evans, Sir De Lacy Lennard, T. B. Wakley, Thomas Fagan, William M'Gregor, John Walmsley' Sir J. Fergus, John Maher , N. Williams, John Fox, W. J. Marsh.ll, J. G. Frewen, C. IL Moffatt, George TELLERS. Grace, 0. D. Molesworth, Sir W. Ilume, Joseph Greene, Joha Morris, David Williams, W. Jury.) The attempt to destroy large an interest in the manner contemplated, namely, by a private Bill, was altogether un precedented in Parliamentary annals. He denied that the public had desired the removal of the market. All they had sought was the abatement of the existing annoyances, and it was the peculiar object of the corporation plan to effect their removal. Mr. Wyld and several other gentlemen of the deputation having spoken, Sir G. GREY assured the deputation that the Government had no interest in the matter, other than that of meeting the views and wishes of the public. The LORD INIAYOR thanked the Right Hon. Baronet for the courteous attentioa paid to the statements which had been made, and expressed an earnest hope that they had not been made in vain. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Bodmin, March 27. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron MARTIN and a Special tormnr.r v. TtiomAs. Mr. Collier and Mr. Paul were counsel for the plantiff; and Mr. Crowder for the defendant. . . This was an action to recover compensation in damages for a breach of promise of marriage. From the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plain tiff, it appeared that the plaintiff was the daughter of a glazier at Penzance. The defendant was the son of a person who had been a Wesleyan missionary, and who had the good fortune to marry a lady of fortune in India. When he re turned to England he became the editor of the West Briton, and he placed his son with a grocer at Penzance, and there he first became acquainted with the plaintiff at a pic-nic party, when he handed her over styles, carried parasols, and paid all those little attentions which were usual and very delightful at pic-nic parties. In a short time he proposed marriage to her. His father was always averse to the match. The defendant described his father as a most impracticable man, and that it was of no use trying to induce him to give his consent, and he urged the plaintiff to become his wife without his father's knowledge. They then joined in their entreaties to induce the plaintiff's father to assent to the match, for it seemed that the parents of both parties thought it an imprudent match. Still Mr. Bodilly was an easy going man, and he gave way to his affection for his daughter, and at length consented to their entreaties. Better would it have been had he been firm ; the hearts of the lovers might have bled for a time, but they would shortly have healed, and they might have been happy. For seven years these parties corresponded, and plaintiff had received upwards of 300 letters from the defendant. In the year 1847, however, the defendant became cool, and in 1847 broke of the match ; and having recently married a Miss Gill, who had money, the present action was brought. Some twenty or thirty letters were now read, and from a few of them we give some extracts:— " July 14,1841. My dearest Eliza,—With what feelings of delight and pleasure do I for the first time in all my lite sit down for the purpose of putting pen to paper to address a young lady. The sensation can better be imagined than described, and therefore I feel rather confused ; Ism. 1 feel more resigned when I think that all imperfections will be overlooked and pardoned by one who I have every reason to believe is nearest and dearest to me. With these impressions I proceed. If you feel yourself bettered by your excursion, I would ad vise you to stay as long as possible, though it is very lone some for me. " I remain yours, and ever shall, affectionately, " Miss Eliza Bodilly." " JOSEPFI THOMAS." "June 17, 1842. "My own dearest Eliza,—lt is with feelings of the ten derest affection I take up this pen for the purpose of address ing you. Oh! my dear girl, how I find you wanting. I did not think that I should find the separation so great. I hope that yon will not give way to thinking, but cheer up, and look forward to the time when we shall meet again. It will be with us as the old saying is—' Dearer parting, fonder meeting.' how shall I be thinking of you next Sunday, to think that last Sunday we were in each others arms, but this Sunday we must be content by thinking of each other. Never mind, my love, I hope the time will soon come when we may rest in each other's arms, no one daring to say nay. " Believe me to be, my darling child, " Your most devoutly and affectionately, " Miss E. Bodilly." " J. THOMAS." " July 25, 1842. "My ever darling Child,—The only one in this world whom I have any affectionate regard for, and, therefore, my dear, dear girl, relying on the affection you have for me, I do pray and beseech that you, will net make yourself uneasy about your idea of our last farewell. You know, my love, that we are bound both by the ties of nature and affection; and I hope before long, nay darling, lovely child, by the ties of law, and then, and not until then, shall I be easy, when we can fly into each others arms fearing no one, and calling ourselves man and wife. Don't be afraid, my dear, I shan't take any situa tion where I find the work will be too hard for me. I've more regard for you, my love, than to do that. Again, my darling, I beseech you, don't make yourself uneasy, but put aside melancholy thoughts. I take as much exercise as possible. "Believe me to be, my darling Eliza, "Yours most faithfully and affectionately, "Miss E. Bodilly." "J. THOMAS." " July 31, 1842. "My darling of my heart,—When your dear letter was put into my hand this morning I fairly jump's for joy. It was like giving a lady who had fainted a strong bottle of smelling-salts; and when I saw that dear seal, We part to meet again,' I kissed it over and over again. Ab, thinks I, she has at last given over the idea that we are not to meet again, especially so when I tell you, my . darling love, that I have at length, after very great exertion, ob tained a situation, &c. " I am, my darling love, "Yours most faithfully and affectionately, "Miss E. Bodilly." "JOE THOMAS." " Sept. 4, 1842. " My own darling Eliza,—flow often do I wish I could but see her, and impress upon her lips the sweet boon of beauty (a kiss). lam sorry to find my love that you still continue your old habit of stopping up late. I'm positive that it greatly injures your health; but I believe that you will never do otherwise until you, my love, a: d I are one, which God grant may be as soon as possible, and then I've no doubt but what she will go to bed earlier. " My dear girl, believe and write to your ever most dear and affec tionate " B. B. T." - - " Oct. 13;2. " My dearest Eliza,— " Could I fly like an owl, by the light of the moon, I would reach my dear Eliza to-night; Her d,dar drooping head on my bosom should soon 13s at rent; but I can't—l must write. " These lines, my love, are just the sentiments of my feelings. " I've got the sponge from Butter. I shall reserve tt for my dear, dear wife. I'm just going to bed, my love, so a good kiss and good night. " From your most faithful and affectionate, " Miss E. Bodilly.' " J. THOMAS. Feb. 15. " My darling Eliza,—Last Monday afternoon I felt un commonly low-spirited. I rose from my chair, put on sny hat, and went into Mrs. Rowse's to see if a little chat would enliven my spirits, when I very soon found a cure in your dear letter, a medicine my love, which I have always found a pleasure in taking, and when swallowed down, the effects I immediately perceive ty lightness of heart, and buoyancy of spirits. I hardly know what to make of father, he has never asked me what my future views sve, or what I intend doing. Yet, he semis to be tolerably friendly. It strikes me that there is something or other brewing. There is one thing, my love, I want to ask you as a favour, and that is this—not to sit up so late at night. This will oblige me, whose heart and soul is bound up with the desire of making you his while life shall last, and afterwards " Ever your faithful and affectionate, " Miss E. Bodilly." " J. THomas. " Feb. 22, 1843. " My dearest have only one wish, my love, and that is, to live and make you happy. " My heart with love is beating, Its soft emotions prove ; To thee its vows repeating, Who •aught it first to love. " The sun shall lose its motion, The heavens their fix'd decree, And cease to roll the ocean, Ere I prove false to thee." " You need not be surprised, my love, at my father's con duct, for ever since I have known him he has always been of that sweet disposition, keeping everything to himself. " Believe me, my love, to be ever yours faithfully and af. fectionately to the last, " Miss E. Bodilly." " J. 'fitomes!' " 3d Apnl, 1843 "My precious Life,-I'm sure, my dear, no two persons ever loved each other with more sincere and devout affection than we do. Would to God that 1 could do as my heart dictates, we would not be long asunder. " True love is like a Gordian knot, Which angel hands have tied, By Heavenly skill its texture wrought, • Who shall its folds divide. " In vain Death's all-triumphant sword May strive that knot to sever; The union of the twisted cord, I❑ Heaven shall last for ever.' " I feel as if I could go to the other side of Jerusalem, so as to get away from home. I can't go out of the house without being watched. Some persons have spread the re port that Igo to Mr. Road's after Susan, and that I stop there for hours. Father has heard of it, and there has been the devil to pay. He will not believe a word I say on the subject. lam almost sure it must be some of those Metho dists that infest this place. " Your dear faithful and affectionate, " J. THOMAS." " August 27, 1843. " My dear duly received yours of the 21st, and felt very much concerned at the news that it brought. when I had read to that part which says that you had been ill of the English cholera, such sudden fear came over me that I could not read any more, and for some time was obliged to close the letter. At length, resuming courage, I went into the upper part of our warehouse, and with trembling hands I opened it again, dreading to finish reading it; but to my great joy, my love, it informed me that you were nearly well. I hope and sincerely trust, in Almighty God, that you still continue to get better. I have been thinking. my love, that suppose during the violent attack it had pleased the Almighty to have called you to himself, what should I have done, and what would have come of me? It is a question, my love, that I can only satisfy myself by answering in this manner, that if it should please the Al mighty that you should die first, that be would immediately take me afterwards, so that one might both embrace each other in those celestial regions where pain or sorrow is not known ; and may God grant, my love, that when be does call us we may ba ready to receive the welcome sound of Come ye blessed of my Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundatix. - . of the world.' "Your dear and uffectLnate husband. "J. Thomas." " Feb. 11, 1849. " My dearest Girl,—l feel myself honoured to scrape the dirt Of your shoes. Thou art my bun's bright morning star, The life of rev delight. " Yours, affectionately, " J. Tiiomas." " Mat , `z2,1850. - " Aty dear Eliza,— " She is thine. The word is spoken. Hand to hand and heart to heart Though all other ties be broken, Time these bonds can never part. Thou bast taken her in gladness From the altar's holy shrine ; Oh remember in her hours of sadness, And may I be there is the sincerest wish of y o ur faithful MAS. " May 30,1845." " My own dear girl,— "Thy motto is constancy, how dear unto me Comes the remembrance, my lov'd one , sugg ested b y thee ; 1 think of vows plighted, of sweet Measures we've seen, When together we sported o'er lire 3 31111 DY greell. MAJORITY-NOES, 186. Abdy, T. N. Foley, John H. Owen, Sir John Acland, Sir T. Fordyce, A. D. Paget, Lord C. Adair, R. Shafto Forster, Matthew Pakington, Sir J. Adderley, C. B. Fortescue, Chichester Palmer, Robert Aglionby, li. Freestun, Colonel Palmerston, Vis. Anson, Colonel Gallwey, Sir W. P. Parker, John Archdall, Captain Gaskell, J. M. Patten, J. W. Armstrong, Sir A. Goddard, A. L. Pennant, Hon. Col. Armstrong, R. B. Gooch, E. S. rower, Nicholas Arundel, Earl of Goold, Wyndham Rawdon, Colonel Baines, M. T. Gordon. Admiral Reid, Colonel Baird James Gore, W. lt. 0. Ricardo, Osman Baring, H. B. Goulburn, Henry Rice, E. R. • Baring, Sir F. Graham, Sir James Rich, Henry Barrington, Viscount Greenall, Gilbert Romilly, Colonel Barrow, W. H. Greene, Thomas Russell, Lord John Bellew, K. M. Grenfell, Charles W. Russell, F. C. Berl&ley, Admiral Grey, Sir G. Sanders, George Berkeley, Henry F. Gros veno r W. Scrope, Berkeley, C. L. G. Lord R. Seaham, Viscount Blair, Stephen Guernsey, Lord Seymer, H. K. Booth, Sir R. G. Gwyn, Howel Seymour, Lord Bowles, Admiral Hallyburton, Lord Sibthorp, Colonel Boyle, Colon& Harris, Richard Simeon, John Brockman, E. D. Hatchell, John Smith, J. A. Buller, Sir Y. Hawes, Benjamin Smollett, A. Bunbury, Edward Heathcoat, John Somers, J. P. Burghley,•Lord Heneage, G. H. W. Somerville. Sir W. Buxton, Sir E. Henley, J. W. Spearman, IL J. Carew, W. P. Herbert, H. A. Spooner, Richard Carter, John B. Herbert, Sydney Stafford, A. Cavendish, C. C. Hobhouie, T. B. Stanford, J. F. Cavendish. G.H. Hodgson, W. N. Stanley, Edward Charteris. Francis Hotham,.Lord Stansfleld, W. H. C. Chatterton, Colonel Howard, C. W. Stanton ' W. H. Chichester, Lord J. Howard , P . H . Stuart, John Childers, .t W. ' Hudson, G. Sturt, Henry G. Christy, Samuel Jones, Captain Tancred,.H. W. Clements, Charlei Kildare, Marquis Tenison, E. K. Clerk, Sir G. • Knox, W. S. Thicknesse,B. A. Clive, H. B. Henry Thompson, ;Alderman Cocks, T. S.Thornely,Thomas Coke, Edward K. Lindsay, Colonel Leewboisu,chcie.re, C. Towushend, Capt. Cowper, W. F. Lockhart, A. E. Trevor, G. R. Craig, Sir W. G. Long, W. Tufnell, J Hery D a lrymple, Captain Lygon, Gen. Turner G. J. Dawson, T. V. Mackie, John Tyler, Sir G. Dodd, G. Macaghten, Sir E. Vane, Lord H. Douglas, Sir C. E. Matheson, A. Verner, Sir; W. Duckworth, Sir J. Matheson, Sir J. Verney, Sir H. Duke, Sir James Matheson , Colonel Watkins, Colonel Duncuft, John Motile, Fox Wellesley, Lord C. Dundas, Admiral Miles, P. W. S. Westhead, J. P. Dundas, George Miles, William Williamson, Sir 11. Dundas, Sir David Milner, W. M. Wilson, James Dunne, Colonel Mitchell, T. A. Wilson , Matthew Ebrington, Viscount Mostyn, E. M. L. Weod. Sir Charles Edwards t llenry Mulgrave, Earl Wrightson, W. B. Estcourt, J. B. B. Mundy, William Wynn, H. W. Evans, William NeWdegate, C. N. Wyvill, M. Farrer, James Noel, Gerald J. MUMS. Ferguson, Sir R. Norreys, Lord HaYter, W. G. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Ogle, S. C. Hill, Lord Al. Motion made, and Question p ut, " That :the Chairman do report progress, and ask leav e to sit a gain , " The,Com mittee divided : MINORITY-AYES. 29. Blake, M. J. Keating, Robert Reynolds, John Bright, John Kershaw, James Scully, Francis Crawford, W. S. King, P. J. Sullivan, Michael Duncan, qeorge M'Gregor, John 'I hicknesse, R. A. Evans, Sit De Lacy Maher, N. Wakley, T. Fox, W. J. Marshall, J. G. Walmsley, Sir 1. Greene, John Molesworth,Sir W. Williams, John Hall, Sir B. Morris, David Hayworth, L. O'Brien, Sir. T. TELLERS. Hindley, C. O'Connell, John Williams ' W. Hume, J. 'ilking ton , James Mowatt, Francis MAJORITY-NOES, 168. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial•oil'ice to the Governor of the Candies, and also to the Governors of the ether North American Colonies. PARLIAM (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Corranons.) STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee :- 1. That in the case of the South Wales Railway (No. 2) Bill, petition of Company of Proprietors of Glamorgaiashire Canal Navigation, for dispensing with standing orders Nos. 105 and 166, the said standing orders ought not to be dis pensed with. 2. That in the case of the Birmingham Improvement Bill, petition of Abel Rollason, for dispensing with standing orders Nos. 105 and 166, the said 'atinding orders ought to be dis pensed with. Second Resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Yesterday a deputation, consisting of the undermentioned gentlemen, waited upon Sir George Grey, at the Home office, upon the subject of the contemplated removal of Smith fieid-market : -The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. G. Barnard, M P. ; Alderman Copeland. M.P. ; Mr. R. Currie, M.P. ; Mr. G. Dundas, M.P.; Sir J. Duke, M.P.; Sir E. Filmer, M.P.; Mr. Mastermen, M.P. ; Baron Rothschild, M.P. ; Alderman Sidney, M.P. ; Mr. Stafford, M.P.; Mr. Wyld, M.P. ; Dr. Bushnan, Senior Physician to the Metro politan Free Hospital; Mr. G. B. Childs, F.R.C.S. • Mr. Rose, surgeon ; the Rev. James Jackson, vicar of St. gepul chre's (the parish in which the market is situate); Mr. G. Bovell, Mr. C. Gabriel, Mr. J. Blacket, Mr. J. Hill, Mr.'W. Lacy. Mr. W. Riggerstaff, Mr. J. Stride, Mr. T. M. challis; Mr..). Parson (vestry clerk of r•t. Luke's). Mr. J. Giblett, Mr. R. Morgan, Mr. W. Collins, Mr. J. J. Millard, Mr. W. T. Haly, Messrs. Bannister, Sharpe, and W.armington (a de putation from the Butchers' Company), Mr. H. L. Taylor (chairman of the Markets Improvement Committee), and Messrs. T. H. Hall, Hicks, Low, Daliin, R. Taylor, and Har rison (a deputation from the Markets Improvement Commit tee), and also the City Remembrancer, the City Solicitor, and the City Architect. The LORD MAYOR said, he had the honour of attending as one of the deputation, and he trusted, that whatever course the Government pursued, the public, who were deeply interested, would have the opportunity of forming an opi nion upon the plan submitted by the corporation. He trusted that no monopoly would be permitted, but that a fair and open inquiry would take place, when it would ap pear that the corporation desired to remove, and that their plan alone could remove, all the existing difficulties and objections. Sir J. DUKE hoped that the Government Bill would not not be thrust forward without inquiry, but that the only fair and reasonable coarse, and that likely to satisfy all interests involved, would be adopted—namely, to send all the Bills bef,re a fairly constituted Committee of the House of Com mons. He begged leave to set right a statement which had been reported to hive been made on the occasion of a recent deputation to Sir G. Grey on the same subject. It had been said that a petition from.the coal trade of London. in favour of the corporate plan, had but one signattire - ..thae-orbitrr brother-W-law. Aol!iithiFiliets wire theft-the petition in favour of the Gevernment measure had received the signa tures of 119 person's, while that in favour of the corporation plan was signed by 248 members of the trade. • Sir GEORGE GREY, said he could not enter into the ques tion of petitions, or how numerously they might have been signed. He could not prevent statements from being made by gentlemen who waited upon him. That was not the pro per place for their investigation. With respect te send ing the Bills to the same Committee, he was of opinion that such a course would devolve upon a Committee the duty of the whole House. If the House should allow the Bills to be read a second time the responsibility would in that case rest with a Committee. Sir JAMES DUKE begged to remind the Right Hon. Baronet that no Committee of the House had yet decided upon the present proposal of the corporation. A Government Com mission, it was true, had reported upon it; but the plan was ce rtainly deserving of the fullest inquiry which could be given to it. In his opinion a Parliamentary Committee would constitute the best and fairest tribunaL 1 Alderman SIDNEY could not speak as calmly of the course pursued by the Government as his friend and colleague had " done. The Government Bill was to all intents and purposes a private Bill, mischievously . interfering with vested rights, private property, and trading interests; and the only course consistent with the usages at Parliament was to refer it to a Committee. He begged to state that the Royal Commission had never been recommended by the Legislature. More over, the City and the trading interests were most inade quately represented in that Commission, for of the majority of its members five of the seven were pledged by their pre vious opinions and acts to the removal of Smithfield-market from its present central position. A large majority of the citizens of London was opposectto the Government measure. Mr. Gurney had said that 99 in 100 of the inhabitants were favourable to the removal, while, in fact, 70,000 of them, and more than 6,000 of the registered electors, had already signed in favour of the corporate scheme. He had no hesitation in asserting that when that scheme should be thoroughly in vestigated and understood by the public, it would be found fully to satisfy every person of candid mind that every ra tional objection had been anticipated and met. Mr. MASTERMAN could state from his own knowledge that a large majority of his constituents took a lively interest in the retention of the market. The City plan, in his opinion, remedied every abuse. As one of the Committee which had sat upon the subject in Parliament, he could state that his views upon the subject had been greatly changed by the evi dcnce adduced before them. He believed that the great re quisite was an enlarged area, and that desideratum was li berally supplied by the scheme submitted by the City. It seemed to him that the Government plan tended only to destroy, without proposing anything definite, or anything ad. vantageous as a substitute. Alderman COPELAND was anxious to learn what eourse Government were prepared to take as regarded the other Bills, for there were now four before the House. He had sat upon the Committees of 1347 and 1849, and he felt that r o case had been made out for the removal of Smithfield. If the market were removed to Islington or to Tuffnel-park, it would still be surrounded by a populous district. He had reason to know, in his capacity of treasurer to the corpora tion of the Sons of the Clergy, that they had been applied to for the sale of so much of their land as lay within 103 yards of the Tuffnel-park estate. Mr. STAFFORD said that he had also sat upon the Parlia mentary Cetnngittee. andetbe evidence _ adduced had produced eapen his mind an effect similar to stated by the worthy Alderman:-- Cbrizrectod - resthergrezio - tag.k....le. , rar interests, he could declare that the farmers and graziers almost unanimously preferred the central site of Smithfield to any of the suburban schemes proposed. All the evidence converged to the point that there could be but one cattle market for the metropolis, and as a transit market, with fully one-third passing over Blackfriar-bridge, that market should necessarily be in a central pesiton. Ile begged to draw Sir George Grey's attention to the fact that every northern suburb had petitioned Parliament against the removal of the market to their locality. (The Hon. Gentleman here detailed the list of petitions from fifteen of those suburbs.) The Government plan proposed to inflict a double injus. Lice in removing the market from those who desired its continuance to those who had petitioned against such visita tion. He had carefully examined the plan submitted by the corporation, and be desired to see it carried out as the only plan that met the requirements of the trade on the one hand, and remedied the inconveniences greatly complained of by the public on the other. Sir G. Gain- thought the arguments of Alderman Sidney were entitled to serious consideration, but were more fitted to the Home of Commons, where the question must be de cided. In the decision of that House the Government were prepared to acquiesce. He saw no objection to the plan of permitting all the Bills to proceed to a second reading, as the question had already been submitted to a Committee. Alderman SIDNEY—The Committee had only reported that the present Smithfield-market was liable to objection, and should, therefore, be removed. The corporate plan for the abatement of the evil of which they complained had never yet been submitted to Parliamentary inquiry. He begged to mention that he had presented apetition from the wretched inhabitants prepared to be cleared, signed by 257 individuals, praying that the plan of the City for providing them better habitations might be carried out. Dr. Rushers); stated that he had paid great attention to the statistics and sources of cholera in the metropolis, and had been led in the course of that investigation to examine the neighbourhood in question. Having written upon the subject, he would not detain Sir G. Grey further than by in troducing his friend Mr. ECM, a surgeon residing in that lo cality, who had assisted him in his examination. Mr. Ross said, he had had many opportunities of judging of the sanitary aspects of the question. Many, with the best intentions, had come to erroneous conclusions upon the subject from a want of accurate knowledge of the facts of the case. If the Govemmeut carried their plan, it would be greatly to the prejudice of the health of the neighbourhood. He begged to submit a memorial signed by almost all the practitioners of the district, urging the propriety of a scheme which removed so largely the sources of poverty, disease, and demoralization from the neighbourhood. Mr. BORLASE Omens, F.R.C,S., surgeon to the police force, stated that he had from 500 to 60) men and their families under his care. The city was divided into six dis tricts, the second of which, having Smithfield for its centre, was decidedly the most healthy. He regarded Smithfield as one of the lungs of the city, as a reservoir of pure air es sential to the health of a densely crowded district. It was a remarkable fact that during the visitation of cholera in this city in 1848 there had ocourred no case in the area of Smithfield. Out of 153 cases of spasmodic diarrhoea in the police force not one had happened in the Smithfield district. Sir G. GREY asked whether that fact was not referrable to the open area rather than to the cattle market? Mr. CHILD assented, but asked whether the open area was not necessitated by the cattle market? Alderman CorniatieD requested to know from Sir G. Grey what were the intentions of the Government with regard to the Metropolitan or Hornsey Cattle-market Bill ? Sir G. GREY replied that that Bill being inconsistent with the Government Bill could not be allowed to pass a second reading. The Rev. J. JACKSON, A.M.—As vicar of St. Sepulchre, he must say it was his deliberate conviction that the scheme of the corporation would confer a lasting benefit on the community. The physical, sanitary, and especially the moral interest., of his parishioners, were seriously involved in this question. Ten or twelve acres of miserable courts and alleys, abounding in physical and moral abomination, would be exchanged for an open area provided with suitable accommodation for the industrious poor. Sir G. GREY said he had no disposition to undervalue the positive advantages of the corporation plan. It constituted an unquestionable improvement upon things as they were. Baron ROTHSCHILD, as largely connected with the trading interests of the City, begged to assure the Right Hon. Baronet that a great majority of his constituents were most decidedly against the Governwent proposal. He expressed an earnest hope that her Majesty's Ministers would not precipitate a decision upon a question of such paramount importance without affording an impartial hearing of all the parties con cerned. Mr. C. PEARSON hoped that Sir G. Grey would pay spe cial attention to the statement of his Hon. Friend (Baron Rothschild), as unhappily that gentleman was precluded the expression of his opinions in another place.—(Hear.) Sir J. DUKE inquired how the Government Bill would of fect Islington market? Sir G. GREY—Not at all, that market being now in ex istence. Sir J. DUKE—So also is Smithfield market; and it will be most unjust in the Government to ruin the interests of the one while it leaves untouched those of the other. Surely the Government could not be justified in destroying a trade turning 8,000,000/. annually on a mere bare majority of the House of Commons. At any rate Ministers were bound to grant a full and fair investigation of the proposition of the corporate body. state that they were determined toe bv t iat e e e e n v t e r t a T e r s e t a t s le on m a ar_ objection which could be urged agms a me M nt r. C l o l. m L o . li T tt s e v e, e a O n n d o a as behalf Chairman the of corporation, the MarketsliimegPgred°:tevo lic streets, that evil could only be could best be regulations to that en d regulations, and e be carried out in a central situation, and upon the plan sub mitted by the corporation. They were but trustees for the citizens,for th e am among ket. With respect to driving the re c m at e t d le is t d hr b on y g a h s t y h s e te p m ub o - f h g e me whom pr tpohesered.erteedthean m thr o e st lt d a e t c s id eme ed prefer enceiength ulna the undefined charnotor of the Government proposal. Those pleasures are past, yes, for awhile they are gone, But s day wil arrive with a far brighter morn ; The 'Air tundows of joy and of sunshine will come To illumine our path and gladden our home. Then dream of me dearest, be constant for ever, I ne'er will forget thee—forsake thee—no, never, But still hope for the day when thou shalt be by my side Wander forth along with me, my own bonnie bride ;' My companion in joy and the star of my life, My angel on earth, and my own pretty wife. "I should like to be near you, my love, while you are reading the above lines, as I fancy that I should hare Ose of your loving slaps on the head. " Affectionately your own dear " 'Nauss." "Jane 5, 1845.. "My dear Miss Lizzy,—What a very pretty opinion you must have of my poetic powers to ask me where I met with those lines I sent yo' in my last. Is it possible that you shculd have known me for so long a time and never yet *dis covered that I had the bump of poetry very largely deve loped? Next time, Miss, I favour you with my poetic effu sions, I beg you will not look upon them as secondhand. However, my dear girl, I am glad you liked them, and hope that soon " A day will arise with a far brighter morn To illumine our path and gladden our home. " Always your dear TIIOMAS." In ma❑y of the letters the defendant spoke in the most disrespectful terms of his father, and urged the plaintiff to consent to a clandestine marriage. lie also wished her t• write to her father, and say that the matter was all off. She however refused to adopt either of these plans. fl• the? wrote to her, stating that in consequence of his father's de• termination the matter mast be br:Aen off. The following witnesses were also called : Mary Bodilly— I am sister of the plaintiff. In 1840 we resided u ith our father, who is a glazier, at Penzance. My sister is now twenty-eight years old. The defendant was introduced to us in the au tumn of 1840 at a water party. The defendant walked home with my sister, and afterwards became a frequeat visitor at the house, and made my sister numerous presents. He was an apprentice to a grocer. He was a little older than my sister. He spoke of his father, who was editor of the West Briton. He said his father was opposed to it, but he would marry her in spite of his father. My sister in the beginning was reluctant to the match. He said he had a fortune independent of his father-1,0001. He continued to visit my sister. In 1842 I saw a letter from his 'father to my father, which my sister opened. She then sent for the defendant, who read the letter, and dictated an answer, which my father wrote. The defendant took that letter to the Post-office. In 1842 my mother died and the defendant attended the funeral. The defendant gave me a Bible, is which he wrote my name. In July, 1842, defendant went to Truro for two months. He then wished to marry, and told me he had cent for a licence, but could not get it because he had not resided there a fortnight.. I saw them read the marriage service together. He was going to a situation, and he said on his return he would marry her in spite of any one. He made my sister many presents, and among them a miniature of himself. My sister went to Truro in 1845 to stay with Mrs. Rutter, who kept an inn there. My sister, on the receipt of a letter in 1846, was very much affected. She had spasms in her side. She had previously enjoyed good health, but after that time she had an alarming illness. During that illness I opened letters from the defendant, which I destroyed. An anony. MOll3 letter was received which I believe was in the hand writing of the defendont. It described his bad conduct, and stated that the writer pitied Miss Bodilly in having such a man. She was always ready to marry the defendant. Cross-examined—l put that letter in the fire. I put those letters in the fire that were not very comfortable. The plain• tiff said he did not mind his father. (The witness under went a long and very rigid cross-examination until she began to refuse to answer questions, saying she had already said enough.) _ _ Re:ex'amined—l did not show the letters to my aister, be• cause I thought they weuld make her worse. Louisa Hoskin—l have long known the plaintiff, and know of the engagement between the plaintiff and defendant. In July, 1845, 1 was at Truro. I then saw the defendant; he was furnishing his house and shop. He asked me to walk up-stairs. I remarked they were nice rooms. He said one was intended for Elizabeth (the plaintiff) and himself, and the other for the boy (meaning their family). The plaintiff has suffered much, and is much altered. The defendant has told me that he had written to the plaintiff to break off all correspondence, but she would not take the hint. George Daniel—The defendant keeps a grocer's shop in the chief street of Truro. It is a tidy shop. He has married a Miss Gill, who is petty well for a fortune. For the defence it Was urged that the only object of this action was to annoy the family of the defendant. The match had been broken off in 1847, and yet this action was not brought till 1850. It was clear it was to do what was called " show him up." The love letters were put in to cause a laugh and expose the defendant. The defendant, however, would not be provoked to produce the lady's answers. That the defendant had broken the engagement there could be no doubt, and, therefore, the only question was the amount of damages to be awarded for the breach of the promise. The defendant, no doubt, for a considerable time fully intended marrying the plaintiff, but looking at his circumstances, it was evident it was a rash intention, and it was more fortunate for the plaintiff that the marriage had not taken place. There were reasons which could not be explained why the defendant broke off the match, but it had no reference to any impropriety on the part of the plaintiff, against her character not a word was to be said. The question was what the plaintiff was entitled to receive? The jury must look at the position of the parties. Had they married in 1842 the defendant would have been entirely ruined, and the plaintiff most likely completely miserable. People could not live upon love. It would have been perfect madness for them to have married with such a determined opposition on the part of the defendant's father. Mr. Baron MARTIN then summed up, exonerating the plaintiff from all blame, and stating that in his opinion she had acted with great propriety and modesty. The jury, having retired for a short time, gave a verdict for the plaintiff, Iv ith 1301. damages. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAT.—The Simoom iron Perim-frigate steamer was taken out by Captain Henderson, of the Blen heim, this morning, along the measured mile in Stakes Bay, to try her speed ; if she answers, her alterations will be pro ceeded with to convert her into a troop steamer. The Prince Regent has her lower rigging and tops over the mast heads and her topmasts pointed through the caps. She will have new yards, her old lower yards having been found rotten at the yard-arm. She is taking in her tanks. The Penelope has her topgallant masts in. She hjs got an excellent crew, a few vacancies are purposely kept open. She will be tried along the measured mile on Monday next, and will he ready for service on the 10th proximo. The Birkenhead is at the buoy off the King's-stairs %eking in provisions. She is nearly ready for service, but her crew is not yet complete. The - Pike, old packet-steamer, has been taken into dock to repair. The Argus has been masted and taken into the angie dock to be coppered, and have some h o l es cut f or her wash deck pumps. The weather continues variable, and the wind veering Iron N.W. to S., with rain and fine weather at i n t erva l s; i t st ill blows fresh. PLYMOUTH, FRinkr.—Tier Majesty's steam-frigate Rstri• bution, Captain Frederick Warden, went up harbour last evening to have defects made good and to be refitted. The steam-vessel Alecto sailed on Wednesday with mails for the coast of Africa. The steam-vessel Vulture made a trip on Wednesday to the Edaystone, to try her engines. The brigantine Bonetta, bound to the Brazils, and the Ma deira mail-packet Brilliant, continue in the Sound. A court-martial will be held to-day on bard the flag-ship Impregnable, to try a boatswain (borne n the books of the St. George, but doing duty in the Nile, in ordina4 for dis obedience of orders. Mr. Rodgers, one of the Commissioners of Emigration, and Mr. Walcot, secretary to the board, visited this port on `lnes'lay, and made au official inspection of the present emigration depot at the Baltic-wharf, and of the Mill-bay prisons, formerly occupied by the French prisoners of war, but now and for many years out of use, to judge of their capabilities for the accommodation of eintran:s prior to departure for the colonies. They also made a cursory survey of the port, the fine anchorage of which, and its con tiguity to the entrance of the Channel, have for several years past proved it to be admirably adapted f o r the Fir- poses of emigration. Some anxiety has been lately felt about the Vulcan steamer, purchased last year by Messrs. Keene, from the Re venue service, and dispatched by them from London to Cali fornia Her final port of departure was Plymouth, and she had not been heard of since arriving at Rio, until the re ceipt of the last mail from Valparaiso and Panama, by which we learn that she had steamed away from the ormer, and was daily expected at the latter port. She was delayed in the Straits cutting wood. The coal mine near Sandy-point was visited, and is described as about six miles up towards the mountain, in a very inaccessible ravine, through timber the whole way. The difficulties do not seem insurmount able, "but it is one of the last places in the world that pro• mires any inducement to work it to a person who can go elsewhere." The penal settlement at Sandy-point, estab lished by the Chili= Government, will in all probability increase in importance, as there is land in its neighbour hood which is capable of great improvement. They have abandoned Port Famine; the anchorage, however, is open and bad at Sandy-point, and the site not well chosen. The officers of the Vulcan are quite satisfied with the en gineer, and none of the crew have left, whilst other vessels are nearly deserted. The reputation of the Vulcan has pre ceded her, and she is well received everywhere. Good coal was obtained at Valparaiso at 10 dollars per ton ; and at Pa nama, it is said, the price is 0f.12.3.7.2'±011ar5. Dlnl~cx 28. n L e i r) eu .- t s e h n i an p, t at G p eo ort rg s e rno T t;th eo . ( I \ B \ 4 ' ° 7 ° ) L , i to l t c h u e ' Excellent Assistant-Surgeon Archibald Armstrong, M.D. (1846), t o the Hecate steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. Clerk William J. Stevens (1849), to the Penelope steam frigate, at Portsmouth. Commander Francis P. Egerton (1844), an d T 4.4enteinant Samuel J. Brickwell (1649, have been appointed te stud,' steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard. The Cyclops steam-frigate had her item Up yes terday he the basin, and the Caradoc and Tartarus their steam np t•- day, to try the working of their engines, and thise are all now in an advanced state. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince yesterday errtheZait The Drtl 1/oyra 7.la • Theatre with their presence ea suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, Hon. Amelia Murray, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Alfred Papa, and Colonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness Print. Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Colonel Bonverie. encouraging Royalaging thlleigfiuhneess prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a 'fleeting of th e Commission for p romotin g and ar ts, in the rebuilding the Palace of W estminster. His Royal Highness arrived at ,the Palace of Westminster at a quart er before three d'clock, attended by Colonel Boa. verve. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Car lisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Canning, L or d Cot. borne, th e Right Hon. the Speaker, Lord John Ru sse ll, Viscount Mabon, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham. Si r R o bert Harry Inglis, Bart., and Mr. Hallam. The Secretary, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, and Mr. An bray Bezze were in attendance. The meeting broke up at half-past five o'clock. The Royal Family took their accustomed exerc . ll3 yenta day in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The Queen's private band was in attendance on Thursagy evening, after dinner, at the Palace, and performed the fa.' lowing : Overture, "Il Barbiere" ........ Rossini. Selection, " Dieu et la Bayardere" Auber. March, "David" ......... . .................... .... The Transatlanctic Packet Station Coramil"n met zes• terday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Present— r ' Granville (chairman), Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., Sir Jeha F. Burgoyne, K.C.B. i Captain Stepheneonllert7. at l .4 Lor4 Hobart (Mretary). UL ad ge )e -d tr ice Dr me DC' et of ,now dii- Dee ? rown fight lere [tin- Eon. had Two :ard ng• age eX ; of