The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, THE GREAT EXHIBITION. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. The Executive Committee have issued another red- (William Cubits, Esq.. President, in the Chair.) lettered handbill, warning exhibitors , native and foreign, 1 On Tuesday, the first paper read was a "Description that the Exhibition will positively and u ndouotedl y open of two Bridges over the river Don and the Canal, with on the Ist of May. It seems very strange that, after I the Lodge and Approaches, , on the estate of Sir Joseph the repeated . and peremptory announcemeets that Copley, Bart., at Spotbro , near Doncaster," by Mr. H. have already been made of this resolution, any idea Carr, Assoc. Inst. C.E. i should still be enterta ined that t will be departed The object of these works was to form an always ac from. On so important a point the Royal Commis- cessiblo , means of communication b e t ween th e v illage of sioneee cannot break faith wit h the p ublic, and, p re- Spotbro , situated on the north b an k o f th e river Don, side, pared or not prepared , t he o p enin g must t ake p lace on and thesouth the onlymeans hitherto existing having the day so long fixed for it. Our reputation for pane- been . by an anci en t f erry, w hi ch, f rom b e i ng s it ua ted un tnative is deeply involved in this matter , and any depar- rhechately above a weir, was ex t reme ly dangerous in ture from the original arrangement would be attended times of flood, and often perfectly unav ailable. The w ith the most serious inconvenience. It is to be hoped, works com prised a bridge of seven arches over the river t h e refore, that exhibitors of every class and country Don , and another bridge of one arch over a short navi will no longer cling to a notion which only g abl e cut, or canal, which had been m ade for the 101- serves to relax their exertions and to damage provement of the river navigation; with the necessary their share in the general display. H ow , aft e r th e embanked roads and approaches, and a lodge and gates many positive and authoritative intimations they have had, at the junction with the old road on the Spotbro' side. they should still in many instances refuse to be convinced, The total length of these works was nearly one-third of we ape at a loss to understand, but probably the ex- a mile. planation will be found to some extent in the back- The river bridge consisted of a centre arch of ]OO feet ward state of the work which the contractors have had span, and three land arche s on each side of 20 feet span to execute. The painting of the interior, which they each. The centre arch was composed of four la m i na t e d engaged themselves to finish on the 20 th of last mouth, timber ribs, the outside planks of which were scarfed, and though very far advanced, has not yet been completed, the interior one s set with a small space between the butt and the inconvenience and interruption arising from this ends, so as to allow the whole to be keyed up by driving delay are every day and hour becoming more sensibly in hard cak wedges, when the arch was laid, and spikes felt. Exhibitors now require a Meer fielu fur pushing for- were used ins: end of treen a il s . O n remov i ng t h e ward their preparations, and we trust that vigorous steps lag ,ing of the centres,. on which the ribs were framed, it may at once be taken in order that this result may be was found that the weight was taken by the sides of the w . edgfts, but even this . was thought not to be so objec secured to them . In saying thus much, we are far from wishing to complain of Messrs. Fox and Henderson, tionable as thesuiperfection in the butt joint in the ordi who, we are quite aware, have had extraordinary nary construction. culties to contend with in the progress of their great and The interior of the land arches was constructed of composed principally brilliant undertaking. For months past the firm has been brickwork, .set in cement; the rest of the work being deprived of the talents and energy of Mr. Henderson, who,of pitch faced ashlar and rubble. we are sorry to say, still continues in a very precarious The bridge over the canal was fifty-four feet span, state of health. The experimental character of the build- and ten feet nine i nc h es r i se . I t was constructe d in a ing also has, from time to time, developed difficulties similar manner and of like materials to the laud arches against which the utmost foresight could not have guarded. of the river bridge, and had Sir Joseph Copley's arms Even the weather h as for the last few weeks con - carved in stone on two spandrils, and his initials reversed spired against th e p rogres s of the works; a nd, to crown and entwined on the other two. all, there had b een a p a rtial strike amo n g the painters. The works were executed by Messrs. T. and J. We observe, by the red-lettered placard already Waring, of Swinton, and occu pi e d a b ou t f ou rt ee n months alluded to, th a t th e y have into en tered a positive ar- in construction at a cost of a b ou t 7,6501. rangement with the Executive Committee to have every The next paper read was "On the Nominal Horse foot of sc a ffolding removed from the interior by Sat ur - Pow er ' o f S team E ng i nes, " b y C omman d er L. G . day next, the 12th, and , a s it is a matter of extreme Heath, R.N. importance that t h e building should be handed over at The inad equac y o f th e p resen t t e rm " nominal horse the earliest poss i bl e moment to the exhibitors, in order power " for giving a definite idea, either of the ab• that they may push forward their preparations un- solute, or relative power of engines was first ex interruptedly, we do trust that , this time at least, the Brained, by comparing the engines of her Ma promise to the letter. No doubt is made may be fulfilledjetty's steamers Garland and Basilisk, which were entertained by those most competent to judge in the both constructed on the same principle, with oscillating matter that our half of the Crystal Palace will be in cylinders, and were both used to drive paddle-wheels. order for the opening, and we are glad to hear f r om This comparison was made under three distinct heads— good authority that our visitors from abroad will the mean effective pressure, the number of revolutions a l s o be ready. They are now making great exer- per minute, and the siz3 of the cylinders. It was urged tions, and from their fittings being b roug h t over corn- that Watt's constant of 71bs. per square inch, for the p l e te, and requiring only to be put up, their several coin- mean effective pressure, was not only in itself inappli partments will be finished off with great rapidity. The cable, but that no constant quantity could be universally French exhibitors are to have stalls erected of great applicable. Also, that the method of determining the magnificence, the shelves in some instances lined' , with number of revolutions per minute, from a conventional velvet, and everything in a style worthy of the taste and speed, founded on the length of stroke of the piston, was elegance of . the national i n d ustry. I n the other allot- equally fallacious. ments of foreign countries, the fittings are likely to be It was, therefore, proposed that the term "nominal of an extremely light c h aracter, an d the whole will pro- horse power" should be aboli s h e d, an d th at eng i nes s h ou ld haply be run up with a n ex p e dition which our exhi- in future be designated by the cubi c con t en t s o f th e i r biters, with their substantial solid notions , and their steam cylinders, jointly with their nominal consumption love of doing thoroughly and permanently all that of a standard description of fuel during a given period of they are about, could not hope to rival. Thus already one hour. A table might be drawn up giving thi s no the contrast s o f nat i ona li ties begin to appear through minal consumption in terms of the grate and the heating the lacours of preparation. All have work on hand surface, and should be accompanied by rules and dire°. which will task their utmost energies to accomplish tions for ensuring the uniform measurement of the grate by the Ist of May. But with the public expectation and the heating surface. This system, it was contended, concentrated upon them, and with the probability would be more in accordance with the present practice of that her Majesty will open the Exhibition in per- construction, and would enable the relative size and son, every difficulty will disappear. Upon this last power of engines to be more accurately estimated th an point no a nnouncement has yet been made, but a by the present method. general impression prevails that it will be so. Nor can The discussion was adjourned until the meeting of it be doubted, if such a compliment to the great indus- April 15th, when the following paper will be read:—" On trial display of all nations was contemplated by the Foundations; natural and artificial," by Mr. S. Clegg. Queen, that an immense impulse would be given to the jun., M. Inst. C. E. work now iu progress. Among other suggestions to which the occasion has given rise, there is one that seems worthy of mor e th an a p a s s i ng all u sion. To foreigners we aro indebted for the origin of many branches of our national industry, and the approach ing Exhibition offers, it is thought, an excellent opportunity for su i ta bly acknowledging the obliga tions we thus owe. It has been suggested that the great A NEW MAN. German speculators have got hold of a new subject. It is neither more nor less than a " new man." The story—as we find it related in the Correspondenz of Berlin —attests that a stranger was picked up at the end of last year in a small village of the district of Lebas, near Frankfort-on-the-Oder, whither he had wandered no one could tell whence. Such a circumstance could hardly have piqued curiosity in another country; but to a people fond of speculation, and situated far away from the great highways of the world, there was some thing strange and startling in the fact, that the stranger spoke German impertecty, and had ail the marks of a Caucasian origin. Whether the man was a common impostor,' and tricked the village authorities, or wnether these worthies began in their usual way to construct a history for him '• out of the depths of their moral con sciousness," is uncertain; at all events they looked on him as a great prize, and carried him off to Frankfort. On being questioned by the burgomaster of that enliehtened city the stranger said his name was Jophar Vorin, and that he came from a country called Laxaria, situated in the portion of the world called Sakria. He understands, it is affirmed, none of the European languages (except, we must suppose, the broken Uerman), but reads and writes what he calls the Laxarian and Abramian tongues. The latter he declares to be the written language of the clerical order in Laxaria, and the other the common language of his people. He says that his religion is Chris tian in form and doctrine, and that it is called Ispatian. Laxaria, he represents to be many hundred miles from Europe, and separated by vast oceans from it. His pur pose i❑ coming to Europe, he alleges, was to seek a long lost brother; but he suffered shipwreck on the voyage— where, he doe.; not know—nor can he trace his route on nhore on any map or globe. He claims for his unknown race a consicierablo share of geographical knowledge. The five great compartments of the earth he calls Sakria, Aflar, Asia:, Auslar, and Euplar. The sages of Frankfort-on-the-Oder, after much examination of the tale and its bearer, have come to the conclusion that it is true. Some men nelieve things because they are in credible. However, Jophar Vorin has been carefully dispatchel to Berlin, and is tow the subject of much scientific and curious gossip in the Prussian capital. What mystificaticn hides under the story time will pro bably show. city companies might worthily assume this duty, and ex tend their proverbial hospitality to exhibitors from abrotd. in a manner consistent with their corporate titles. The Siikmercers', the Goldsmiths', and the Cloth- workers, fur instance, migh; initiate foreign visitors belonging to th.ose trades into the luxuries of civic fare. An alderm in in his robes, imbibing turtle-soup and milk . . punch, is a spectacle which, if it does not legitimately belong to the Innustry of all Nations, will certainly ex- cito their curiosity. JOSEPH MAZZINI. A Dumfries contemporary, present at the recent ban quet given to the Republican refugees in London, gives the following description of the Italian patriot, Mazzini : " My principal motive in going was to see the great Boman tribune, for, though a native of Genoa, Rome is the centre of his soul, the mistress of all his affec tions, and in her annals his name is now for ever writ —Joseph Mazzini. I keew that for twenty years he has bcen the idol of the Italian patriots, the thief and prophet-of ' Young Italy;' and I knew too the exalted respect which is entertained for him by many of the most eminent and excellent of our countrymen; and no leader in the late revolutions Could be once com pared to him, in the display of political genius, of ad ministrative talent, and true Roman fortitude and mag nanimity. Whatever may be his future destiny, his three mouths' defence and government of the Roman Itepuleic (once more under the sun !) will be ' aye re membered in the calendar.' It was generally thought in the meeting that Mazzini was not present, but that he was still in Switzerland. But one of the speakers in the course of the evening, pointed to him in an obscure corner of the room, and hailed him as pater patrice, when the whole assembled mss=, as if a whirlwind had swept over them, started up, and sealed the ' all hail !' with a burst of enthusiasm and triumph such as I never saw equalted. The subject of all this so cla nation sa.med disconcerted by it; it was a scene alien to his feelings. He rose very unwillingly, bowed hurriedly, and sat down in his corner agaia with evident precipitation, and a desire to escape from this universal attention. But . the company were roused, and there could be no more peace till he came forward and ad dressed them. It was manifest that although, for his great' and devoutly cherished purposes, he must mingle in such meetings and associations, the mere clamour, and blaze, and ovations, were irksome to him, his almost austere looks and depreclting gestures seemed to say, ' Bawl not thus, but hold up your breath for the day of action.' Here, then, stands the Roman tribune before us. 0 Time! 0 ever-stmegling spirit! 0 mortal circumstances ever crushing anti I. , rivelltn. ideal inspiration% ! what ravages he can make, in the irght of a few years, upon us poor creatures —c a the outward mask of the man. How altered is this Joseph iazzini now before us, from what he appears in the following vivid description of him twenty years ago, when he was fresh twenty-one, yet even then an exile from Italy for his liberal opinions, and living in Mar seilles. Thus saith the narrator:—"l went into the rifle ground, and, looking round, saw a young man lean ing on his rifle watching the shooters, and waiting for his turn. He was about five feet eight inches high, and slightly made; he was dressed in black Genoa velvet, with the large republican hat; his long curling black hair, which fell upon his shoulders, the extreme freshness of hi s c l ear o li ve c omplexion, the chiselled delicacy of his regular and beautiful features, aided by his very youthful look, and sweetness and openness of expression, w ould have made his appearance almost too feminine, if it had not been for his noble forehead, the pourer of fi rmness and decision that was mingled w i th their gaiety and sweetness in the bright flashes of his dark oyes, and in .he varying expression of his mouth, together with his small and beautiful moustachios h and beard. Altog et h er he was at h tiful beieg. m a l e or f-raele, that t had . I t ever e seen, most b enadul t have not since see n hi s equal. I had read whath and bad published, I had heard of what he had done and suf fered, and the moment I saw him, I knew it could be no other than Joseph Mazzini.' His figure is still s lighter than in those days, as if worn out by vigils an d labours, and the mu l titude of pressing anxieties. The noble forehead is still there, even more intense and concentrated in the expression now stamped upon 1t His black curling locks are now cropped, nd thin and prematurely grey. The eye is dark end bright; but the youthful sparkle and flash and mere sensuous gaiety are gone. The whole counten ance, though placid and Calm, and benign , wears a deep a n d settled solemnity. There is no dejectio n in it, no sulle nness, no misery, f or . when was ever such a man soured or desponding? No, no! ' More thought than woe is in his dusky face. I never saw a face what I would call E 0 quintessential, SO free of all trace of temper or disposition, or any eo n .. ventionel peculiarity. It seems as if he had passed throughtti furnace, and all bad been cleared. off but th e eNre ss i o A 4 of intellect and devoted p ur p ose. There he stood, wan, weak, la and shattered as he is, in head, look, beating, a nd sentiment, a very Roman —inspired by a ll the differe n t i ro 1 ses of theßoman spirit—a .miztute antique Po o f th e . severity of a Brutus, with the modern and gorgeous visions of power, an d freedom, and greatness, which Dante taught all Italian minds instinctively to associate has with that ' Eternal C i ty.' Poor Pio Nono, fat, soft,e and oily, he can never stand against this man should his ll' backers fail him some fine morning, lie or Ga fo coat and cocked hat reedy footman's on may keep thewho knows. the Vatican; who knows. they may again be neelePeli?l o Mazaini's speaking was a great contrast to the pre ceding orations, or, indeed to any orations ' He was net like a man making a ti:beesftuhsually delivered. but like a man who had something se , a® it is termed, with us on the spot, and used words, s e rious sly because to settle there are no other means of hu ma m e communi cation. He was as brief, sententious, a n d rapid, and his manner as sharp and abrupt , as it he bad been' ; diting a bulletin on the walls of Rome, when o u - A in ' n o ; was favouring him with a shower of balls and shell; The grand characteristic of his speaking Reel its reality; every word had its meaning, every mcaLin;, - must be made an action. He was not there to ra,;:nlodise about ' chains of slavery, withering blasts of t;renny, s un _ shine of liberty,' and other stock propertie , of the mere stage orator. He has a mission. He was amongst the first to adopt that term, so expressive, though now somewhat staled by custom. He has a work in hand, not his own, in any spiritual sense, but a work for all humanity, in which all men are alike interested. Would the races represented in that assembly join him in exe ring the same ? He compressed the whole of this rent purpose into ono closing problem, 'lnstead of the perori the Public- Good, instead of the Pope, God.' " 11? A STRANGE STORY. The following very strange story appears in one of the Paris journals:—" A M. Macquart, contractor for slaughtering horses at Montfaucon, purchased, four days ego a lot of thirty-three worn out animals, and amongst them were several which had formerly be longed to the army. The thirty-three were soon killed, and the men proceeded to cut them up. Judge of the stupefaction of one of the men, named Matelot, on finding in one of them a small box in silver, containing a cross of the Legion of Honour, and a paper, in a perfect &ate of preservation, containing the following lines: 'As I cannot survive the defeat of my Emperor, and as I have neither wife, child, nor cousins, I am about to get myself killed in a last charge against those scoundrels the Eng lish, and as I will not let them have my cross, I will make my faithful horse Chateau-Margot swallow it. He will give it up when ho can. "` PIERRE DARDENNE. "`Sergeant of the 21 squardron of Red Lancers.' Matelot took the things to the commissary of police of the district, and that functionary allowed him to keep the silver-box. As for the cross, it was sent to the Grand-Chancellerie of the Legion of Honour. From documents published by the professors of the Ecole d'Alfort, it appears that certain horses have lived to the age of 45; that which Charles XII. rode at the battle of Pultowa attained that age. The white charger of Napo leon lived 29 years. Chiteau-Margot is supposed to have been about 40." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LAMBETH. CHARGE OF Hf CUSF.ING AND ROBBERY.—Yester day Mary Ann Clark and Sarah Smith were placed at the bar before Mr. Norton on a charge of drugging and robbing Thomas Smith, at a common brothel kept by the latter prisoner in Granby-street,Waterloo- road. _ The prosecutor, who described himself as a fish salesman, deposed that on the evening before, when passing the house of the prisoner Smith, he was in vited in and asked to stand treat. He gave Clai,k a shilling, and she brought in some g i n an d half-ind half, of which he partook, and immediately atter he lost all consciousness, and remained in a state of stupor for some hours. When he came to his senses he found that he was nearly naked, and all his money, about 27 shillings, gone. He told the prisoners, who were still there, that he should smash everything in the place if they did not restore his money, and, in a struggle that ensued, he received a severe wound on his right arm, and was obliged to be taken to the hospital to have it dressed. Mr. NORTON—What was the wound inflicted with? Smith—l have no doubt, Sir, it was by a knife— a black-handled table-knife that I saw in Clark's band. The prisoners, after being cautioned by the magis trate, and told that the charge was a very serious one, t o he front-window in the said th a t the .r got mad drunk, accused th em f robbingh i m commenced to demolish every thingpl and place, that in breaking the g l ass i n cut himself. prisoners were The reremanded for a week. Mr. Frederi c k W. Grainger , merchants, o f the i firm n pu o d f d T i n r g i m . 1 a m n e e r and Grainger, p rov i s i on, East Cheap, and of Larkhall-grove, Cl Ipham, address ingndthe and ac qua i n t ances the magistrate, said that from perfect similarity s of the name, many of his friends w ere under the impression th a t he w had been fined at this court on Saturday the person who ay:last for using improper carriage,eo and rraellwoev that im pression, in ae rsn he wished and t o know disgusting language how he co u ld m p res sion, and assure them that he was not the p Mr. NORTON replied that he had no doubt that the gen tl e men who represented the press would set th e matter right. i ls o h ist d . , — a l r l e r i c c ,c n u a st c o h m i e l c d i is dying, DEATII-BED SUPERS I TLT I people, in some part of o shade it by the curtains from the parent's gaze, sc sup fixedntlhpeassZuolnbeeteingeyei to linger ill the body a many, a upon it. Thus, in Gery he who sheds tears when couch, ogpadf o od v eTes e al r oitin : st.... f i x i ti; t : rh ;g eglng f r l i ee e .f n t, d, o r enhances, bendingtheyo over r say,the patient's the (i iffi .. folded. Fortune smiles o l n ive tho in se w ho h p o es roll with iip theirynn your arms wanedalpthutanshdohuladpeprisnes.tos the wheels that propel them on to Cut this out, and carry it about in your vest pocket, y e who idle at the corners of streets.— American Paper. ......... , .. r .....„ l i',. tgh,> ; 4 • C : ' ,V ' 4:1 '' . • A • o 1:1 e LONDON, FRIDAY APPEALS AGAINST THE DECISIONS OF THE MIDDLESEX LICENSING MAGIS- TIMTE S. The following is the list of appeals against decisions of the licensing magistrates, acting in the various divisions in the county of Middlesex, and which are appointed to be heard at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, on Monday next, at ten o'clock : 1. Thomas Gibbs, against the refusal of the justices of the Kensington division, to grant a licence to the house and premises, 13, Park-lane, Kensington-gore. 2. Samuel Searle, against the refusal of the justices of St. Martin-in-the-fields, in the division of Westminster, to renew the licence of the Salisbury Arms, Durham street, Strand. 3. William Henry Main, against the refusal of the justices of the Marylebone division, to renew the license of the Green Man, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital. 4. Thomas Tyler, against the refusal of the justices of St. Martin's-in-the Fields, in the division of Westmin ster, to renew the licence of the Sun and Thirteen Can tons, Castle-street. 5. Saffory Middleton, against the refusal of the jus tices of St. Martin's-in•the•Fields, in the division of Westminster, to renew the licence of the White Swan, Long-acre. 6. Thomas Newell Newton, against the refusal of the justices of the Marylebone division, to renew the license of the Wheat Sheaf, Upper Marylebone-street. 7. George Williams, against the refusal of the justices of the division of Brenttord to grant a licence to the Ferry-house, Isle worth. 8. Sarah Crusoogsinst the refusal of the justices of the Marylebone division to renew the licence of the Crown and Sceptre, Foley-street. 9. John King, against the refusal of the justices of Marylebone to renew the licence of the Bay Mahon, in Clipstone-street. 10. Samuel Kemp, against the refusal of the justices of the Spelthorne division to grant a licence to the Anglers, at Teddington-lock. 11. John William Hobbs Haynes, against the refusal of the justices of the Finsbury division to grant a licence to the Market Tavern, at the principal entrance to the Islington cattle market, Lower road. 12. Nicholas D'Aroy, against the refusal of the jus tices of the division of St. Martin-in-the-Fields to grant a licence to the house No. 11, Pall-Mall East. 13. Henry Philip Griggs, against the refusal of the justices of the division of St. George, Hanover-square, to grant a licence to the Royal Arms, Ranelagh-street, Pimlico. SHIP NE WS. GRAVESEND, APRIL 10.—Wind N., light, cloudy. Arrived—The Ariadne, from Norway; Aurora, from Havannah; Holmestrand, Soeskummeren. and Johannes Tonder, from Norway; Hercules, from Memel; Solido and Adonis, from Malmo; Johanna, from Esenburg; Anna, from Sondershoe, Maria Louise, from Hamburgh; the Louise Cicilie, from Fanhoe; Anna Maria, from Thursoe; Christiana Sophia, from Norway; Attwood, Earl of Auckland, and Concordia, from Rotterdam; Lord John Russell, from Harlingen; William Jolliffe, from Havre; Fame, from Calais; Falcon and Spes et Fides, from Norway; Henrietta, from Blankenese; Hal kett, from Hamburgb,Falkeneer, from Emden; Jolersea, from Christiania. Sailed—Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Soho, for Ant. werp; Coldstream, for Madras; Lancaster, for Bruges Menai, for Calais; Twende Brodres, for Elsinore; Neptune, for Havre. WATERFORD, APRIL 7. Arrd. Astua, Barbarovibch Odessa. Sid. John Bell, Quebec. BELFAST, APRIL 8. —Arrd. Louise, Bennett, Bayonne. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Herreda, from Singapore for Malaga, Jan. 18, in lat. 24 S., long. 58 E. Magdalene, from Marseilles for Reunion, March 25, be tween Cape Pallos and Cape de Gatt. France, from Martinque for Marseilles, off Barcelona. Jonas, from Havre for San Francisco, Feb. 27, in lat. 2 N., long , . 23 W. Jane Strong, for Valparaiso, March 4, in lat. 4 N., long. 24 W. Vesta, March 30, in lat. 45 N., long. 22 W. Falcon, from the Mauritius for Queenstown, Jan. 30, in lat. 30 S., long. 37 E. Propontis steamer, steering S.E., Feb. 17, in lat. 16 S., long 40 W. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet-office by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] When made up in From what wh „ PLACES. General Post-ollce port die- due. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.) N April 11 Liverpool April 20 America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 29 .. Liverpool • April 13 America (by US. pkt.) M April 23 .. Southampt. April 10 Afnca test coast)• • N 14th of the month Plymouth April It an Alexa* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. April 16 Belgium .. N Daily Dover .. Daily Brazil .. . .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. April 12 Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. April 12 California(viaChagres) M 17th of month Southampt. Apr 15 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3 Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. April 20 Central America .. 31 2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. April 5 Channel Isles .• N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Te. Th.S a Chili . 31117th of the month Southa m pt. A pr i l 20 France M & NlTsvice daily .. Dover • • Twieedaily Greece* • . N 7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover • • April 20 Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat Holland 31 Wednes. & Satur. London .. MoN.Thri Honduras N 17th of the mouth South am pt. A pr i l 20 Ireland .. M . & N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicedaily India (via Sonthamp.) 31,20 th of the month Southampt. April 28 India ( viaM arseillea) Nl7th& 24th of month Dover • . April 23 Mediterranean (via ,1 Southampton) • • 3120th of the month Southampt. April 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N,7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • April 23 Mexico .. 31 2d of the month.. Southampt. April 5 Madeira • • • • .. 319th of the month Southampt. April 12 Malta* th,l7th 19th 27th Dover April 20 7 '& 30th o f m onth Naples* .. • . N sth 15th 25th ofmolDover • • April 12 Papal States* 15th25th of moi Dover .. April 12 Peninsular.. .. 31 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. April 14 Peru • • .. • • • 31117th of the month ,Southampt. April 20 Tuscany* N l 5 th 15th 25 th of mo Dover • • April 12 West Indies 417th of the month Southampt. April 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 31 , 2 d of the month .. Southampt. April 5 * The mails to those c ountries thus marl French packet via Marseilles. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from Californl are now despatched and due by every Ameri ISouthainpt. !April 5 cod (*) are conveyed by la, via the United States ican packet. PAPIST INTOLERANCE. A Madrid journal publishes the following:— " In San Felice de Guisols, a town situated between Barcelona and Rosas,anEnglishman has been established some years, and gives employment to numerous work men and families by manufacturing corks from the ma terial growing in his neighbourhood, which he exports. Under these favourable circumstances he sought the hand of a young lady of the same place, of good family and untarnished reputation, but on applying to the curate, was told that ho could not be married in Spain unless he turned Catholic. The Englishman's love for his future bride induced him to consent to this sacrifice, although with repugnance, under the supposition that it would put an end to all difficulties. But this did not turn out to be the case; the curate now exacted that he should obtain the paternal coilltent, and the young man wrote accordingly to England; the answer was, that if he changed his religion, ho would be disinherited and completely abandoned. In this terrible dilemma he pro ceeded to Barcelona, and after consulting the English consul there, was duly married by that functionary in accordance with the Consular Marriage Act of 1849. This step taken, the happy pair returned home with the certificate of their nuptials, and passport en regle. For a time they lived together unmolested; but their happiness did not last long. The curate, enraged at what had oc curred, complained to the bishop, who ordered the sepa ration of the bride and bridegroom. They refused to obey his mandate, and he then had recourse to the civil governor of the province, who directed the alcalde of San Felice to carry the separation into effect. This official, however, confined himself to giving them notice, and was in consequence prosecuted with the Englishman and his wife. The former had recourse to his consul, who reported the affair to the British Minister in Madrid, who, in his turn, applied is the Spanish Government for redress. Lord Palmerston had passed various commu nications upon the subject to cur Government, which has referred it to the Royal Council. It appears that the Ministers of the Interior, of Foreign Affairs, and Grace and Justice, have given contrary opinions, and that the Royal Council has decided that the separation shall take place until a dispensation is obtained from the bishop to enable the curate to solemnize the marriage according to the Roman Catholic ritual." COFFEE, OR. CHICORY? Coffee in ships' bags is coffee; coffee in Mincing-lane is coffee; but what you get under that name at many grocers', and very many coffee-houses, is no more coffee than sloe leaves are tea, or sand sugar. For a long time it has been notorious that adulteration has taken place. lathe Gentle man's Magazine for 1818 we find that certain grocers were convicted and punished for adulterating coffee with ground peas. The arch corruptor of our coffee is " chicory." Chicory is the wild endive (cichorium intybus), an indigenous plant. It is extensively cultivated in Belgium, Holland, and Germany, and among us, now, in Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire. It is the root of this plant which, cut, dried, and roasted, is used for mixing with coffee. At the words " other adulte rating substances" the reader (who has just breakfasted on " old Mocha;" and, perhaps, being of a fanciful turn, has been thinking of Mecca, with a distant view of a mosque) turns pale. But let his imagination carry him as far as it will in conjecture on the subject, it will fall far short of the realities. It is not enough that simple chicory should adulterate coffee; but even that must be villain ously compounded; the adulteration itself must be adul terated. Chicory begins, but worse—that is to say, beans, corn, potato-flour, horse-chesnuts, acorns, dog biscuit, rope-yarn, Russian glue, brick-dust, mahogany sawdust, rotten coffin-wood, soot, and " other manure"— remain behind. It reads like the bill of some Falstaff of tragedy—one half-penny worth of coffee to this intoler able deal of adulteration! A competent authority tells us of cases which came under his special observations:— first, of a large quantity of beans—which decomposition had animated into an unfit state for feeding horses— being sold to a chicory-grinder; and, secondly, of large quantities of " spent tan" (the refuse of the tan-yard) being systematically ground up to form part of these floating masses of commercial pollution. There lies on our table, as we write, a red powder—" red ochre"— commonly used to "colour" the floors of cottages; it is known that waggon loads of this have been seen dis charged at the door if a well-known and extensive " coffee" manufacturer! You cannot walk the streets without the most obvious proofs of the existence of fraud. " Java Coffee, a shilling a pound" stares at you through brazen and lying cards—and sham tea-chests — while the quoted market price, in " Prince's Price Cur rent," is much higher. Th e very duty i tself b e i ng six pence !—DichenS s " Household Words." Sir E. N. Buxton paired in favour of the removal of Smith£eld•marhet, with Fair. M'Cullagh, against, EVENING, APRIL 11, 1851. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. cHOUSE OF LORDS, April 10. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon tin Woo; sack at Five o'clock. MUTINY BILLS. Oa the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON the Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were respec tively read a third time and passed. APPRENTICES AND SERVANTS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE this Bi was passed through Committee. into the Germanic Confederation of the n on-German ter ritories possessed by those Courts, and the guarantee of that Confederation for such possessions (including Austrian and Prussian Poland, Austrian Italy, Hungary, and the Free City of Cracow, &e.); whether any notification had been made to these Courts of her Majesty's intention to insist upon the maintenance of those stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna, by which such an encroachment upon the integrity of Germany and the liberties of Europe is guarded against; and whether the Noble Lord would lay on the table of the House the correspondence on those subjects? Lord PALMERSTON said a communication was made to the Government some time ago with respect to the intention on the part of Prussia and Austria to propose the incorporation of territories not hitherto belonging to the Germanic Confederation. The House was aware that, by article 53 of the Treaty of Vienna, it was stated that the Germanic Confederation should consist of certain Sovereigns and Sovereign Princes, and that the Confederation was to belong to the t he Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia for such of their possessions or all their possessions which belonged to the ancient German Confederation. According to that stipulation part of Wallachia, Hungary, Croatia, and Dalmatia , were not included in the Germanic Con federation. The following article of the treaty dis tinctly stated that the object of the Confederation was the maintenance of the internal and external safety of Germany, and the inviolability of the states belonging to the Confederation. Therefore, when her Majesty's Government heard that it was the intention to incorpo rate these states, they were of opinion that that intention could not be carried into effect under the treaty, un less with the consent of all those Powers who were parties to the treaty, and in accordance with that opinion the Government did not follow the example of France, as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman stated, but anticipated the example of France, and as early as the 3d of December last made a remon• strance with Prussia and Austria on the subject. They protested in a formal manner against the incor poration of those states, and renewed their re monstrances, not only at Vienna and Berlin, but to each and all of the states, composing the Germanic Confederation. But knowing, as they must all do, in the first place the great value which Austria and Prussia have always attached to the Treaty of Vienna and to tho strictness with which those Governments ought in principle to obey their engagements, and seeing, moreover, the great import ance it was, especially to those two powers, that the Treaty of Viena, by which so many of the states of Europe held their present possessions, should be re spected, he could not himself entertain a doubt, that in the result that treaty would be obeyed, and that those intentions, which seemed to have been hastily and lightly adopted, probably without sufficient attention to the stipulations which were contravened, would not be per. tasted in or carried into effect.—(Hear.) Mr. ANSTEY wished to know whether the Noble Lord would have any objection to lay the papers before the House. Lord PALMERSTON said he was sure the House would agree with him, that it would be inconvenient and injurious to the public service to lay the papers on the table with regard to a pending negotiation.—(Hear.) SHIPWRECKS—RETURN FROM LLOYDS'. Mr. HUME moved for a return, from Lloyds' books, of all collisions, accidents, and wrecks of vessels, distin guishing, in columns, the sailing from steam-vessels, and specifying the nature of each collision, accident, or wreck, and the number of lives lost by each, in each year, since the Ist day of January, 1847, to the 31st day of Decem ber, 1850. Kingdom and the colonies. He would not then enter into the question as to whether any reduction, or what, could be made in the expenditure of the Government of the United Kingdom; but he was of opinion that a very considerable reduction might be made in our colonial ex penditure.—(Hear, hear.) In order to sustain his posi tion it would be necessary for him to state the expendi tare of the United Kingdom with respect to her colonies; but he regretted to say that he could not procure returns for a later year than up to the date of 1846. The Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests knew how hard it was to obtain accounts and returns of that de scription. Since the year 1846 some reductions had been made in that expenditure, bat he believed they would be found to be very inconsiderable when compared to what might be made.—(Hear.) The expenditure of the colonies in 1846, then, it appeared, had amounted to 3,500,000/. The civil expenditure had been 500,000/. ; and the military, including ordnance and commissariat charges, about 3,000,000/. It appeared that the military ix. penditure had increased very rapidly of late years ; for the amount in 1846 was 1,200,000/. more than it had been in 1832-33. But the amount he had stated did not by any means cover the military expenditure of the colonies; for that was only the sum paid for actual teili tary service then being performed. There was besides a large sum to be paid for services already rendered in the colonies, which must prove a perpetual amount of dead weight. Taking into account the whole military expen diture of the country at 6,600,0004 for effective service and 2,000,000/ for non- eff ctive, he was entitled to de duct 5 -11ths of that 2,000,0001.. and set down The amount of the dead weight at 1,000,0001, which being added to 3.000,0001., made the colonial expenditure 4,000,0004 He was entitled, moreover, to add a further sum f, ,r extra troops to afford relief to the troops serving in the colo nies. —(Hear, hear.) In bringing forward a motion for the income-tax Sir Robert Peel had said th 4 " the main expenditure of the army was caused by the extent of our colonial dependencies. To. have those depen dencies, and to make no relief for the troops serving in them, would be inconsistent with humanity as weal as effective service. This country had thirty-five battalions of forces, not for the purpose of restraining its population, but to carry out a system of relief; for our rule was for the army, five years at home and ten years in the colonies." The meaning of Sir Robert Peel's speech was, that you must renew the income-tax because you cannot reduce your expenditure. We must afford relief to the troops in our colonies. It appeared also from what the Right Hon. Secretary at War had said a few nights ago that for every two regiments which we had abroad we should have one at home. Thus, sup posing there were 30,000 troops on service abroad, we were bound to have 15,000 at home to relieve them.— (Hear.) He believed ho did not over-estimate the mili tary cost of our colonies when he took it at 4,000,000/. a-year. That amounted to a sum of 9s. in the pound on our exports to the colonies, and exceeded the whole of the local revenues of the colonies by 600,000/. He felt persuaded that a considerable reduction might be effected in that expenditure. At the present moment the number of troops in our colonies amounted to not less than 44,000 men, exclusive of the reinforcements which had just been sent to the Cape of Good Hope. Now the only effectual method of reducing the colonial expenditure would be to diminish that excessive force. A consi derable portion of the troops were employed in the defence of those military stations which we held in various quarters of the world. In those stations we had, in the year 1847, not less than 16,700 men who wer e maintained at a cost of 710,0001. a y e ar. This country desired to be the first naval power in the world —to en joy the dominion of the seas for purposes of internal se curity, and for the protection of her commerce; and it was, therefore, assumed to be necessary that she should occupy strongly-fortified positions in various quarters of the globe. But he believed it would be admitted that those military stations should be as few as possible; and should be so selected that they might bo maintained with the least possible expense. They should, in fact, be small isolated spots. It would not be good policy on the part of this country to take military possession of vast islands, or of large portions of continents, or to attempt to defend an extensive coast or a long line of frontier. That attempt had been made in South Africa with the most costly and disastrous results. He feared that if we were to persevere in that policy, the British empire, while it extended its extremities would paralyse its centre, and would ultimately perish of exhaustion. There were, in his opinion, but eight or nine stations which it was desirable that we should occupy as military posts namely, Gibraltar and Malta, in the Mediterranean ; Bermuda, in the Mid Atlantic; Halifax, commanding the coast of North America; Barbados-s, among the West India Islands; the peninsular extremity of South Africa, on the route to India; the Mauritius, in the same quarter; Singapore, at the entrance of the Chinese seas; and perhaps he might add Hong Kong, in the same seas. He readily admitted that the charge of maintaining the troops in these stations ought to devolve upon the mother country. The general rule in that matter was that troops required fur Imperial purposes ought to be paid for out of the Imperial Exchequer, and that troops required for colonial purposes ought to be paid for by the colonists; but in order to carry out that principle it would be necessary to extend to the colonies the principle of local self-government. Ever since New England had been discovered it had been the policy of this country to plant her distant possessions with other Englands, and it was manifestly her interest, and ought to be her ambition, that those her children occupying what had previously been the uninhabited portions of the earth's surface, should carry with them to their new homes the laws, the institutions, and the feelings of Englishmen that they should there become energetic, capable, and willing to aid their parent in times of need, and not weak, puling infants, ever crying to their mother for assist ance, and exhausting her purse. If our cote ides were attacked during a war in which the whole empire was involved, the mother country ought, no doubt, mainly to bear the expense of deleneing the colo nies in such a case; but even then, he believed that the colonies, if well governed, would readily contribute their fair portion towards meeting the expense of such a war. But, in the case of a war with frontier tribes, the ques tion arose whether the expenses of a war of that descrip tion ought to be borne by the local Government in each colony, or whether a portion of those expenses ought to be defrayed by the Imperial Government. Now, it appeared to him that the answer to that question depended entirely on the nature of the Government es tablished in the colony. If the inhabitants of the colony enjoyed local self-government, then he said that they should be held responsible for the cost of such a war, and that no portion of it should be defrayed by the Im perial Government. He believed that if that principle were adopted the local Government would take good care not rashly to engage in such a war—(Hear, hear) — and that,' when engaged in it, they would take good care to bring it to a termination as speedily as possible, and at the least possible expense. But that, unfortunately, was not the case when the Imperial Government had to defray the expenses of the war, because there were many persons in every colony who had a direct sinister inte rest in increasing the amount of the Imperial expendi ture. The people and the Government of this country had no means of controlling that expenditure, nor even of becoming acquainted with the mode in which their money had been spent. He believed that no Member of that House had any notion how 2,000,000/. bad been expended in the late Kafir war ; and Sir H. Pottinger had stated in a dispatch to Lord Grey, that it would be impossible to convey any idea of the fraud, peculation, and confusion which had prevailed during that war. Generally speaking the House knew nothing whatever about those matters until two or three years atter the money had been expended, and then they were told that measures would be taken to prevent the recurrence of such expenditure in future. The House was easily satisfied with such a statement, and nothing more was heard upon the subject until they were again furnished with a similar Bill.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him to be of the utmost importance that we should not, if possible, be rendered liable for any bill on account of such a war, because a Bill of the kind would always be sure to be a most extortionate one. If in any particular case it should be deemed expedient that this country should conies to the assistance of a colony possessing representative institutions, it appeared to him that by far the best and most economical mode of so doing would be to give the colonists a round sum of money, and then let them employ that money in the manner they might deem most advisable. But it the inhabitants of a colony had not the management of their own affairs, if they were governed directly by the Colonia-office, then the Imperial Government would be responsible for the management and the expense of any war in which the colony might be involved. Then, again, troops might be required in a colony in order to preserve internal peace and tranquillity. Now, if those troops were necessary for the purpose of suppressing riots and insurrections, it was evident that the riots and insurrections must be the re suit of bad government, and for the consequences of that bad government he would hold the governing body re sponsible. If, therefore, the colonists had the manage ment of their affairs placed in their own hands, he would compel them to pay the cost of troops employed in such a service; and if, on the other hand, they did not enjoy self-government, he thought the mother country ought to bear the charge. In the case of the war in Canada, this country, which, by the misgovern ment of the authorities by which it was representee l, had been responsible for that war, had been compelled to pay its expenses; and that very circumstance had con vinced us of the policy of extending self-government t o Canada for the future. He confidently believed th a t the occurrence of a now Kafir war, and the expenses to which it would give rise, would open our eyes to th e wisdom of pursuing a similar policy at the Cape of Good Hope. He contended, therefore, first,theaatune(oi troops ought to ba m aintained at the expense of the United Kingdom in a colon y properly so after it had obtained representative institutions, y p , rethseartva if preservation ofinternal Imperial Governmentpeac either for a war with savage tribes on it s fr ont i er, or for sec t o h n e dl e were ands en gaged eeu rity in a war with a foreign Pow er , t h e expense of the troops placed to defend the colony ought to be defrayed by the Imperial Government; and, lastly, L : e cr that f or cer tain Imperial purposes it was deemed expedient to gar rison certain military etatioes, the expense of those gar risons ought to be defrayed by the Imperial Govern ment. Ho would next pa:;s to a review of our different colonies, and endeavour to ascertain how far reductions might be effected in the expenditure in each particular instance. .Ele would begin with the North American colonies. In the year 1834-35 a Committee of that House had recommended that the utmost economy should be aclvted in every branch of our military expenditure. At that period, however, the number of our troops in the North American colonies bad amounted to only 5,369 men, maintained at an annual expense to this country of 337,0001. Since that period a very great in crease had been made in the military force in these colonies, with a corresponding increase in the effective military expenditure of the United Kingdom, on account of them. In 1846-7 the military force in these colonies bad amounted to 9,743 men, and the effietive expen- PETITIONS. Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions against Papal aggression. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented several petitions to a similar purport. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a petition from various British subjects in India, com plaining of the law of marriage in India. Lord BROUGHTON announced his intention to in troduce a Bill to remedy the evils complained of by the petitioners. _ . . Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from St. Alban's against free trade and in favour of retrenchment. He did not agree with the petitioners. He was in favour of all proper retrenchment, but not of such retrench ment as the petitioners asked for, which was a reduction in the salaries of the Poor-law Commissioners, of the Ministers, and of great Officers of Stare. The Elrl of WINCHILSEA presented several peti. tions eorophiniog of the Papal aggression. EQUITABLE JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions in favour of an extension of the power of the county courts. He would now introduce a Bill giving these courts original jurisdiction in equity, as was prayed for by some of these petitioners. The most respectable soli citors and the members of the Law Incorporated Society had stated that they could not advise a suit in equity where the matter in dispute was under 1,0001., and therefore this was proof that some such extension of the jurisdiction of county courts was necessary. DESIGNS ACT EXTENSION BILL. On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, the Commons amendments to this Bill were agreed to. PATENT AMENDMENT BILL. Earl GRANVILLE introduced a Bill for the amend. ment of the law of patents. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from various owners and occupiers of land complaining of dis tress; also a petition from Preston praying that the rate payers might have a control over the expenditure of the county rates. The Noble Lord then postponed the pre sentation of the petition from Guiana until Monday. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented several pe titions complaining of agricultural distress. The Noble Earl complained that nothing had been done to relieve this distress, and complained that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had withdrawn even those offers of relief which were included in the repeal of the duty on clover seed, and of relieving the counties of a portion of the ex pense of maintaining lunatic asylums, thus aggravating the feelings of the agricultural community. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to in troduce any measure for the amendment of the Mer chant Seamen's Bill. That Bill had given great dis satisfaction, and he wished to know whether any further measure was to be introduced to amend the Act, or to regulate the distribution of the Merchant Seamen's Fund. He had understood that some measure of amend ment was to be introduced, but it had not yet been proposed, and he believed that if such a measure were even now introduced there would not be time to consider it. He wished to know whether any measure of the sort would be introduced, and if it was intended to press it? Earl GRANVILLE said that he admitted the neces sity for alteration in the laws regulating the Merchant Seamen's Fund. The Government intended to introduce a Bill on this subject immediately after the recess. The subject of the amendment of the Act of last session had occupied the most attentive consideration of the Govern ment. _ _ The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH thought that in all those discussions the Government had given an undue weight to the representations of the shipowners, and he thought they might have carried the Bill last session. Earl GRANVILLE exphtined, and the subjec dropped. EASTER HOLIDAYS. Earl GREY gave notice that on Monday next he should move that the House do adjourn to Thursday, the . Ist of May. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 10. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. GEACH took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Coventry. PETITIONS. Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from Stroud in favour of a measure lor the enfranchisement of copyholda. A great number of petitions were presented against Papal aggression; also petitions against the Ecclesiasti cal Titles Bill. Mr. KEOGH presented a petition from the guardians of the poor of the Athlone union praying for an altera tion in the Irish poor.law. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the incumbent, churchwardens, and parishioners, of the parish of We , ton against Papal aggression. Mr. LOCKE KING presented petitions from Streatham and Clapham for more stringent measures against Papal aggression. Mr. MEAGHER presented a petition from the cor poration of Waterford, praying to be relieved from the payment of the ministers' money tax. Mr. G. HAMILTON presented a petition from the resident and fellows of the College of Physicians, Dub lin, against withdrawing public aid from the hospital in that city; also petitions from Skryne, Benmore, Bal lengarry, Kilmarnagh, Ki!rush, Portclere, Gringle, Bathepark, and Tydanant, in favour of the Church Education Society, Ireland. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the parish of liilbride, in the island of Arran, Scotland, praying for ,fficient measures for repelling Papal aggression. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from Van Diemen's Land, praying for the abolition of trans portation of convicts to that colony. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver pool, praying for a revision of the income-tax. Mr. G. C. GLYN presented a petition in favour of secular education. Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from a beneficed clergyman of the diocese of Exeter, complaining of the conduct of his diocesan in refusing to license a curate whom he had engaged to perform his duty owing to his own ill-health. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from the trus tees and managers of the Literary Fund, stating that they had a sum of 13,8331., and praying the House to remit the legacy duty on charitable bequests. Sir R. H. INGLIS also presented a petition against the duty on carriages. SAVINGS' BANKS (DUBLIN) DEFICIENCY. Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that he should on an early day move for a return of the way in which the 30,0001., voted in 1850 for the relief of the depositors in the savings' banks in Dublin, had been appropriated for the benefit of those who had suffered from the defalca tions. _ POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Mr. SCULLY gave notice that he intended to call the attention of the House to the operation of the poor-law in Ireland. PUSEYISM. Sir B. HALL gave notice that he should shortly after Easter call the attention of the House to the conduct of the archbishops and bishops with respect to the Tractarianism which has been prevalent with many clergymen in the Church of England. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. DISRAELI claimed their indulgence for a few moments, while he stated the mode in which be should move bis amendment. In consequence of what had fallen from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, several gen tlemen were under the impression that he was about to propose his motion as an amendment to the proposal of the Government f.ir the repeal of the window-tax; but it was nut his intention to do so, nor would he sup port any amendment that might be offered to the motion for the repeal of that tax.—(Hear, hear.) The question which would come before the House to-morrow would be in the form of a motion for going into a Committee to consider the imposition of a house-tax, and under these circumstances he had thought that would be an ex cellent opportunity for asking the opinion of the House upon the omission of an important body from the financial statement of the country; but in consequence of the erroneous impression to which he had just referred it would be necessary to make a slight alteration in the terms of his amendment.—(Hear.) He never intended to submit it as an a mendment to the repeal of the win dow-tax, and he should therefore be glad to know what motion Government would propose to-morrow ?—(Hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said to-morrow Government would propose to go into Committee for the imposition of a house-tax in lieu of the window-tax. Mr. DISRAELI again stated that he had no intention to propose an amendment to the repeal of the window tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was intended to-morrow to go into Committee both on the window-tax and the house-tax. Mr. DISRAELI said the amendment he should propose to the latter part of the motion would be this, namely, " That before any relief is granted, either by a revision or an adjustment of taxation, due regard should be paid to the distressed condition of the owners and occupiers of land." The words he had omitted from his former notice were "in the first instance."—(Hear.) BEER SELLERS. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for a return showing the number of persons in each of the several collections in the United Kingdom licensed as brewers, victuallers, to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, and to sell beer not to be drunk on the premises, in each year from the year 1832 to the year 1851.—Agreed to. CASTLEB AR UNION. Mr. HIGGINS wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it had been reported to him that 78 persons have died in the Castlebar Workhouse during three weeks of the last month; whether that mortality had been attributed by the Poor-law inspector of the union to the unwholesome quality of the food; and also, whether it is the ease, that between old and now rates a sum of 10,0001. is suffered to remain unpaid by the ex• officio guardians of that union, the other ratepayers having, in most eases, paid up? Sir W. SOMERVILLE said tho report was not true. VIOLATION OF THE TREATY OF VIENNA. Mr. ANSTEY asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs whether he had received any information respecting the measures now being taken at Dresden by the Courts of Vierina and Berlin/ to smite the admission STREET ORGANS. In answer to a question from Colonel SIBTHORP, Sir G. GREY said ho had seen the letter in the Times of yesterday from an inhabitant of Bryanstone-square, relative to the nuisance of street organs, but he had not thought it necessary to issue any particular order respect ing it, as sufficient power was given by the Metropolitan Police Act for the removal of such nuisances by any householder of the neighbourhood, and for punishing such persons as refused to remove on being so required. WINDOW DUTIES. The CtIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it might be desirable for the House to know that he pro posed to take into consideration the resolution on the window duties and house-tax the first thing on Monday, if the motion of the Hon. Member for Bucks were not disposed of in time to bring it forward on Friday night; after that he should bring on the resolution for the re duction of the coffee and timber duties. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, Sir G. GREY said that arrangements had been made for opening the area of St. Paul's Cathedral free of charge. An order in Council would be necessary, but in the meantime he understood that the Dean and Chapter had thrown open the cathedral to the public. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. Mr. AGLIONBY moved that the evidence taken before the Committee should be produced for the in formation of the short-hand writers. They first got the report of the Committee, and that was, that Henry Edwards should be taken into custody, and that his evidence should be presented to the Committee. That evidence was now in the hands of the Members of this House, but no results had followed from its publication. The Hon. sod Learned Gentleman then read a variety of extracts from the report, and then pro ceeded to say, that out of these remarks two questions arose; one was a matter of common law, and the other of common sense. Ho was aware that the House was quite indisposed to attend to questions of law, but yet it was necessary to look to this matter, for the evidence of Mr. Edwards had never been personally derived from him, and therefore no result could possibly arise except through the action of the common law, and that was decidedly in favour of the defendant. By the 78d section of the 11 th and 12th Victoria, the whole of these delinquencies were dealt with, and regulated the rules for Select Committees; and from that section it was evident that the in quiry could not be proceeded with, under the cir cumstances, by the Committee or the petitioner. He was told that the Committee were anxious to adjourn beyond twenty-four hours, and they applied to the House to do so. The House gave them leave, but after that leave they neglected to meet again for the purpose of declaring the adjournment as the spirit of the Act required, and, therefore, before he proceeded further, he should be glad to have the opinion of the Speaker upon this technical point, because he thought the omission he bad mentioned was fatal to the wnole proceeding. He would therefore move that, as the committal of Henry Edwards was informal, he ought to be discharged from custody. Mr. GOULBURN thought sufficient time had not been given for considering the evidence in this case. Mr. E. ELLICE, the chairman of the Committee, re lated the steps which had been taken in reference to the adjournment. He was instructed by the Committee some days ago to apply to the House for leave to adjourn for a week. Leave was granted, and they did adjourn ac cordingly without again meeting; but he apprehended there was no absolute necessity for a pre farms meeting to adjourn. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the question raised by Mr. Aglionby was one of great nicety, and one which was deserving of consideration before it was de. tided. He should therefore propose that the evidence 'should be printed, and the question brought on at a fu ture period. After a short discussion the motion of Mr. Aglionby was withdrawn, and on the motion of the Attorney- General the evidence of the Committee was ordered to be printed. Mr. AGLIONBY contended that the committal of the prisoner was altogether informal, accord.. ing to the rules of the House and the principle which had been followed in other cases. The charge against him was that he had dissuaded another party from attending the Committee and giving evidence who had not been served with a Speaker's warrant, and the Act of Parliament referred only to those cases in which a party was guilty of keeping a witness away who had been regularly served with a warrant. The Hon. Member concluded by a motion, as we understood, for the liberation of the prisoner. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it appeared to him, after the beat consideration he could give to this case, that the proceedings of the Com mittee were strictly legal and proper. Edwards it was proved before the Committee had tampered with some of the witnesses, and the committal was therefore within the jurisdiction of the Committee. Unless the Committee possessed this power, this Edwards or any other party might go on tampering with the wit nesses with impunity, but, said the Hon. and Learned Member, Edwards ought to have been call e d to th e b ar and asked if he had anything to say against his com mittal. No doubt upon abstract principles that was the most desirable course, but this was not the practice of the House, and the practice could only be changed by resolution . In the case of the Ipswich election a per son alleged that he was tampered with by six persons— three were first charged and given into custody. Ulti mately the whole six were charged with the offence, and their explanation, not having been considered sufficient, they were imprisoned. An Honourable and Learned Friend said that was on a final report. He knew it was, but there was an inherent right in the Committee to see that justice was not frustrated. It appeared to him, therefore, that as far as they bad gone, the Committee had acted quite right. As to the proposal to hear Ed wards, there might be no objection to that, but he hoped the House would agree with him in thinking that the Committee up to the present time had acted properly. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the motion having been, as we understood, withdrawn. On our re• admission to the gallery, Mr. AGLIONBY was giving notice that to-morrow he would move that Edwards be heard at the bar of the House. EXPENDITURE OF THE EMPIRE. Sir W. MOLES WORTH then rose, pursuant to no tice, to move the two following resolutions:- 1. That it is the opinion of this House that steps should be taken to relieve this country, as speedily as possible, from its present civil and military expenditure on account of the colonies, with the exception of its ex penditure on account of military s t a tions or convict set tlements. 2. That it is expedient, at the same time, to give to theinhabitants of the colonies which are neither military stations nor convict ;settlements ample powers for their local self-government, and to free them from that Im perial interference with their affairs which is inseparable from their present military occupation. In doing so, ho observed that the question of how the avowedly great expenditure of this empire i might be re duced without impairing the efficiency of its services and defence, was one in which all were interested. The greater portion of our expenditure consisted of two branches. There was, first, the interest of the na tional debt, in which branch no reduction could be made. The other portion of the expenditure consisted in the government of the United Tber f diture on account of th em h a d b een 645,213/. ,1 fore, in 1845-7 th e mileary force in these colostee or exceeded b 3 4,374 men th e f orce w hi c h had bee p sidered suffici en t i n 1835, and t h at exce ss ho! lito i this country a bout 300 000/ . L ast year the force in thee) colonies had been about the same as b o been in 1846 7. He understood that it was sciess . , ° lo , less this year. Why had the military force in t he die nies been augment e d? I t h a d b een fi rs t atign ien h ajos consequence of the r e b e lli on i n C ana d a That re-0004 had been occasion e d by Colonial.office misevern ed arid the people of this country h a d b een ve ry J ustly 2.000,000/. fez- it. The result of that rebellioa7e, been that the North Am er i can co l on i es h a d obtaie e ,O e , sponsible government, an d i n f act a t the presee7 e , inent they possessed the almost uncontrolled insvea mint of their local affairs, and enjoyed in some re_ s P ei ,b , a greater amount of selfaeovernment than the n st k bouring sates of the American Union. Be credit that he thought Lord Grey dessrved great e n iet wise and judicious conduct with regard to these et" t te especially fur his determination to su rrender 4 t ie Legislature o' CAnada the power of dealing n'` i ,el clergy reserves. It was said that it was n ece i o siii to maintain tro ps in the North Accerieststin° loch for the purpose of preventieg annexadon. 118 00 tended that there was no dancer of ann el b eto unless the majority of the colonies were it, and it such were their desire it would be fo ot ser t-eapt to prevent it by force, which ctuld have n° ov a effect than to prolong a bitter and disastrous 00 01 0 But there was no isnineoiate danger of such ti n a ' v e e e o long as the wise and prudent policy of Earl LT, c ' e ' e f ro pursued. Again, the necessity of a military o f " e "ddell insisted on to guard against the possibility of 6 " 00 attack from the United States. But what 1" e g etl o amount of the regular military force maintained "„l o eti United States? Last year he believed 10,00 0 :0 alone were maintained to protect the whole of ° e pe territories of that power, extending from the 5 1 . 60 p rence to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atl,a ° , favouen to o the Pacific. But under a wise and prudent riot' e heeril l e n e colonists themselves would willingly and sist such an aggression were it attempted. It w se i e) ile times said that Quebec and H a lif ax were irnporn i S sot ed. teary posts, and therefore required to be well gal e , fa Admitting this, h e thought t h a t 3 , 500 m i g ht 00 0 0 the North American co l on i es , b y w hi c h a Te e might be efF.eted to the amount of 400,0001. los He now came to the West Indies, where °e r se! sixteen colo n i es , f or t h e protect i on of wh i ch 6,2610 t',oool' were employed in 1846-7, at a cost of 4'efe a year to this country , an amount equa l t° o o , sixths of our exports to them, and t o six-sev s et their lo ca l revenue . F or what were these treef r ja quired? He co u ld un d erstan d t h e i r necess ity I ,u. ti ci sol the existence of slav e ry ; b ut t h e same argument 7,000 exist now. If th e f orce was preserved for t he Pi ot he of preserving peace and tranquillity, according 1 0 0 argument which he had used, these were strictly o r! objects, and ought to be defrayed by the local P it ser ments, for most of them possessed representativ e ,fa tutioes. But were there any Imperial puir ee .?ll which troops might be required i n t h e W es t Inch; te was argued, with respect to the West Indies as whited gard to the North American colonies , that in 44 00 force was required to guard ag a i ns t sudden' aggrr b d° from the United States ; but to thi s hi s reply vieol'oelli same as with reference to the latter colonies - e n o de' that there would be no danger, unless the inhabiin'tiol sired separation; and if they did so, it would b° or° to resist them by force of arms. Even su pposing politic to adopt such a course, as most of these c m " bOO were islands, the best mode of defending them w,9 12 ' 7 , 0 naval force; and as no reduction had been made Lei': force, there was no fear of aggression against th ° , - edoe' Dies from any quarter. But it was said that Ba r ,. - e s, was an important naval station, and that there ve,eti e orl important stations in Jamaica, and that I m peris' " 40 0 1 ought, therefore, to be maintained there for reirP ° a "tiPl Imperial policy. But even here he thought n ;0 0 might be effected of 250,000/. a -y ear. He nowns-10° the Australian coloni es , f rom wh i ch he excepted d Diemen's Land, which was still a convict colonel, ° with' which England was, consequently, bound to PaY, ‘ , o o,, out attempting to f orm an est i mate as to what Ou'of the expense incurred f or t roo p s i n t h at co l on y hen WS observe, that in determinin g t h at quest i on tr y " ee' ought to be borne in mind—first, that we hadju i l it representative in s tit u ti ons — an d secon dly, tm , 8 0 t he vast majority of its inh a bit an t s were o pposed ' ll t o/ transportation of convict s t o t h e i r shores, vehiceol would probably resi s t as soon as they b ad t h e We," gr o' —(Hear, hear.) In 1846 an d 1847 t h e istnn",„"ecer troops in Australi a was 2 , 236 ; s i nce then the g'4lo part had been withdrawn, and he was exceedinelfd e ter to find that the Government had intimated their 0 10 1 urination that no troops should be kept in t hese de el nies at the exp ense o f t h e mother country, exc ePr "ijee which might be required for a guard in tell bourne and Sydney. In a dispatch wi th h st 1/1 retina to New Zeal an d, L ord Grey observed tee n is o the earlier days o f B r i tis h colonisation the c° l ;pre were left to depend, in a far greater degree than ° dill ° sent, ueou their ow n exer ti ons. The inhabitant! "00 present United States were left with exceedingly 0104 assistance from the moth er country to defend th°°)e.Bl)o° against the numerous warlike tribe s o f I n di a ns Vest . they were surrounded. Th a t was prec i se ly w'',3 idea wished to see established. He should like to s e , t o B colonies dependent on their own exertions, at t a ti e e o of tune giving them repr esen t at i ve i nst i tut i ons . P 0 1 , came to New Zealand, and h e was sorry to obser'weie unfortunately toe greater portion of the trool o e eta, had been withdr awn f rom N ew South Wales lint'atabe't been transferr e d t o th a t co l ony. In 1846-7 the n wail 1,629, at a cost of 85,0004, which had been inu re ' in 1848 to 2.948 men, at a cost of 150,0001. a Yell elusive of 20,0004 or 30 : 000/. v ote d f or t h e e'' -t,ll poses of those coloni es , an amount considera bly te ee log cur expos ts there, and three or four times 65 0 as their loc a l revenue. T he House would b e a h ", ate judge how p re p osterous was the number when :11 termed th em th at i n the northern island, where 'deo° troops were stationed, the number of adult Eurceed:. wales not soldiers amounted only to 3,157 men; ea se l ' lar't ing the number of troops by only 209 men; audi o be" in New Ulster the number of military in l e ir amounted to 1.798 men, and exceeded by 298 men thenetar her of adult European males not military. For ve''' tn ° pose were those troops required? For wars viii!ebb be natives? He would reserve the observations w"1,10 be had to make with regard to war with n atives ' n o lie arrived at the colony of the Cape of Good 1 10 1 3 k fi e stin i : would only express his conviction that with f r ee thine the troops might be withdrawn from New ei be at least from New Munster, and the colonists we,:i teic e t fully capable of defending themselves, and W O OO care to keep peace with the natives. Lastly, b e n oe consider the military cost of our South African 1,. .ions. The Committee of 1834 on colonial milit s '2,o o ' penditure had approved of a reduction of Wu' o i el men, and cost in 1832 about 100,000/. Since 0 3° , 0 01 had been a large increase both in the military fo r- r xe expenditure for that colony, chiefly in conseen e e Kafir wars. In 1835 there had been a Kafir vO r ' B 46l' a military expenditur e o f a b out 240,000 / . Ine 16,19 6 there had been another Kafir war; we had had taer regular troops in th e co l ony , and expen d e d ee n j se e 685,000/., a sum a mounti ng to 265. i n the P°°"tlioh, our exports to that co l on y i n 1849, and equa l West 1: times its local revenue. The last Kafir war i ; eget; 2,000,0004 The present K a fi r war seeme d to b e t i " more formidable th an t h e l ast, and, t h e reic" o 'beu likely to cost a still larger sum of money. 1 1 ,f, to call the m os t ser i ous attention of the 11°-",;ar the subject of th e p resent K a fi r war, for it ill 08 " n e.: ( and confirmed a ll th e pos i t i ons wh i ch he bad os vosired to maintain ; an d i ts out b rea k h a d been "eetiv 0 the chief reasons which h a d i n d uce d hi m t o giv° 70titel of the resolution which ho should propose to the i d i to There were three impor tan t quest i ons w i t h regard First, who would have to p a y f or i t ? S econ dly, wr As i e . to it, and who was to bl ame f or i t ? an d , thirdly' steps should be taken to re li eve t hi s country as s P e , e oo,,` as possible from any expense on account of similar „Or With rag :rd to the first question—if the principlen, - ,3 he had Lid down were correct, we were not entiti' d on throw the whole burden of the present Kafir wa r o et ° the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, but were bonobie bear a very considerate,- portion of it, because the 'ee bitant of the Cape of Good Hope did not possess rei the sentetive institutions, but were governed directly b r i bes Colonial-office, and the relations with the Katie '' de lf had been conducted by Sir H. Smith, and very strsl o l o too. Secondly, we were not entitled to throw the tb o ei expense of this war upon the colony of the C a pe of jo ie Hope, because it had broken out in British Ne f f which was no part or portion of the colony o e ve i rne e t : Cape of Good Hope, but a separate p ro vince g by Sir Harry Smith, under a commission se p a rate Ir o ol that under which he was governor of the Cape of e sO f Hope. He then asked what had been the cause that war, and who was to blame for it? Th e Pltoi lately presented to the House clearly proved on e ° fi g 0 + things—either that Sir H. Smith was very ign ers k the state of Briti s h K afraria, and of the feelings his Kafirs, or that the outbreak had been produced bl dell' mismanagement. In every one of the dispatche a r Ibis' vered to lisn. Members at the commencement 0 0 session,ll Sir H. Smith de scr ib e d i n g l ow ing lan.a 0 1 1 " the u n p recedented state of tranquillity " Of -131e0131°! Kafraris. H e consoled Lord Grey for the faiinfoocu his attempt to transport convicts to the Cape °f tbilif Hope by th e grat if ying i nte lli gence that " ever/. ut progressed most satisf a cto r ily on th e easter n fr°ll Pott this colony ; that the Kafir police w a s most use- 0 frontier depredations were almost unknown; t ",, - .41 1 1, are overcoming withcraft"—(A l aug h)— a nd tht r ule. Kalifs were contented and happy under the Brilles n d t he Lord Grey was delighted a t th a t i nte lli ge nce, s o s den' Noble Lord declared that h e h a d no d ou bt of the v ' 010' • of Sir Harry's arrangements and o f t h e i r beneficia l to ~00cet Thus relying on the statement of the Colenh,l' ons ten they had begun this session under the happy " disc": dint British Kafraria was a sort of terrestrial parflo, that that our eastern trentier, was safe—and, abov e , il arefo re , our pockets were Bare front Kafir inroads, and tm - n bee' that we might enjoy a squabble amongst ourselves " t ao' r the disposal of a surplus revenue. Alas! all wa s m idi changed. The wi se arrangements o f Si r Sari"' w as t i were upset, the fr on ti er system of L or d Greg l vie,' failure, tho zusegunie auticipations of tee Nohl° . ' h il se i disappointed, th e El ys i um of Brit i sh K a f ra rin b e ieg come a Tartarus, our pockets were in the at end the picked, our surp l us revenue was disposed et; CDC!! Gdonial-office—no longer ex u lti ng , b u t at its W it te ll —came crying to P ar li ament f or a C omm ittee, t_.° le d 10 what to do. Wh a t were the causes wh i c h had le this sad change? He thought they Intght ~,r op Col 32 underoon the tlharnede ofh e t a n d e s a fi fi r r s s t, ; encroachments u " te P. of Sir Harry Smith, approved of by and which consisted in a perpetual and irritating l'e_ t 7Siag rence with the affairs of the Kafirs, and in an nye: th eir attempt to subvert the influence and authority o ',. sir 8. chiefs. Thirdly, the complete ignorance of Co oo Smith, and the coat equent ignorance of the cs to office, of the feelings of the Kafirs with rege sst Sir Harry and his proceedings. Now,- first, afro the the frontage Colonial- 0 diqiutes between Europeans and ;lair() tribes:PlP" /.. ,-, 1 - Bp And f rc Whil e c tut 0 nE The Ga t • w , the ' 441 h' re t Ings bcini D • it 411%1 (1 1 8 cell( dr, `,.. l evvite App, g.it o f lLt; ( " t ed in Of Y Selit k 44 tr a d e him krone n and 4. 00 _ l o tiz u ,, 3 " w o o n, pr that u th 4 c r ° lik o ir , th' ttt t h e hn ther v. r s 'lo wit, Olesufferin erit to Mai 0 : in it erthr o went