The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-06 00:00:00

pi PAP A tip' ourto -,1151-4Dato SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. • THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the sth day of -May, 1851, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Andrew • Rutherford was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. . For apprehending George Sealey Waggett, John Hay .t ward, James Skegg, and Thomas Burchmore. VICTORIA R.—Whereas George Seeley Waggett, John llaywertl, James Skegg, and Thomas Burchmore have • severally been guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House of Commons; and whereas the said George Sealey Waggett, John Hayward, James Skegg, and Thomas . • Burchmore, have been severally ordered, for their said offences, to be taken into the custody of the Sergeant •• .j at:-Arms attending the House of Commons; and - whereas the said George Sealey Waggett, John Hayward, James Skegg, and Thomas Burchmore have evaded all attempts to 'discover or take them into custody; . and whereas an humble address bath been presented to her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased imme diately to issue her Royal Proclamation, with such re ward as her Majesty shall think proper, for discover ing, apprehending, and detaining George Seeley W agge tt , _ore John Hayward, James Skegg, and 'lhomas Burch We therefore, the advice of our Privy Counc il, m . have thought fit lo issue this our royal proclamation hereby commanding all our loving subj ects e know or discover where the said S ealey w ho Wag gett, John Hayward, James Skegg , found, forthwith Burch • more, or any of them, may' be_foruvy forthwith to give .. I. ta i te, Council or to one information thereof to our o or to the Sergeant at-Armsof our principal Secretaries b said House of Commons, and we attending ou a r n and declare, that whosoever shall do hereby promise . n as aforesaid whereby the sa id George Seeley Wagg give such informattoet John uay ward, James Sk egg , • and Thomas Burchmore, or any or either of the m , s h a ll be apprehended and taken into the custody of the said Sergeant, shall be entitled as a reward to the sum of 501. for each and every of the said persons who shall be so apprehended, which said sums the Lords Commis sioners of our Treasury are hereby directed to pay ac cordingly. Given at our Court, at Buckingham Palace, this fifth d a y of May, in the ear of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifirpone, and in the fourteenth year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of York; hire. Ist R-giment of West York Militia--Henry Thomas George Fitzgerald to he Ainjor, M)1 , 2. WHITEHALL, APRIL 23. The Right Hoe. Sir John Jervis, Knt, Lord Chief Justice of her AI Jj- sty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed John Harward, of Stour bridge, in the county of Worcester, Gentleman, to be ~otie of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds- to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of mere simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Worcester, also in and for the counties of S 9ff ,rd and Salop. WHITEHALL, APRIL 30. - The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Kot, Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Lindsey William Winterbot • torn, of Stroud, iii the cour.ty of Gloucester, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Ccmmissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Gloucester, BANK RUP ICY SUPER EDEI). William Thompson, spirit merchant, Morpeth, Nor. thumberland. BANKRUPTS. Richard Edwards, Sudbury, Suffolk, to surrender May 15, at eleven, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Hardwick, Davidson, and Bradbury, Basinghall street. William Lane Martin, ironmonger, Gravesend, May .15, at eleven, and Juno 20, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall -street; Wilkinson, Gurney, and Stevens, Nicholas lane, Lombard-street; Sharland, Gravesend. George Wheeler, grocer, Richmond, May 14, at half past one, and June 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Digby, Circus-place, Finsbury-square. Samuel Cockerill, draper, Northampton, May 20, at one, and June 17, at eleven, at the C our t o f Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee; Reed, Langford, and Mars den, Friday-street, Cheapside. James Esett, apothecary, Shiffnal, Shropshire, May 24, at one, and June 9, at ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Valpy, official assignee; Mottram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. Thomas Pearson, merchant, Cann-house, Devonshiret May 22 and June 19, at eleven, at the Exeter Distric Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Gibson and Moore, Plymouth. Francis Famand, fancy cloth manufacturer, Almond bury, Yorkshire, May 30 and June 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee , Leeds; Sykes, Milns Bridge, near Huddersfield; Bond and Bar wick, Leeds. INSOLVENTS. Rowlingson, mariner, Poplar. James Denton, commission-agent, Eritb, Kent. Thomas Smith, farmer, Bromley, Kent. John Mobbs, LlAtle Charlotte street, Blackfriars-road. Robert Evennett, importer of foreign merchsndize, Wandsworth-read. Thomas W. ['order, druggist, Braganzi-villas, Islington, Samuel D. Wright, lieutenant of Artillery, Woolwich. Thomas Binns, bricklayer, Wakefield, Yorkshire. William Sharman, farmer, Coates, Cambridgeshire. William Sawyer Cocker, linendraper, Dartmouth. George Downing, glazier, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Thomas Payne, innkeeper, Newton Abbott, Devonshire. John St--phun Skinner, ma: on, Paignton, Devonshire. Thomas Cate Wi!cox, commis.-ion agent, Birmingham. James Watson, grocer, litglitey, Y.ok hire. William Tooze, farmer, Holcombe Dyvonshire. Joseph Coupe, iron founder, Wigan, Lancashire. Richard Coupe, iron founder, Wigan, Lancashire. Robert Rumny Atkinson, brewer, Manchester. Thomas Greaibatch, fishmonger, Oxford. Arthair Steele, purl can, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Frederick Saul, grocer, Kcottingley, Yorkshire. John Allen, butcher, Henaworth, Wakefield, Yorkshire. John S. k'ogg. game watcher, Saddleworth, Yakahire. Wm. Hill, oil cloth manufacturer, Hulme, Manchester. Charles Jones, brewer's trveller, Na 9)011, Monmouthsh• John Lees, lamer, Salterhebble, Yorkshire. HardistyAleteztire, lodging house keepar, Low Harro. gate, Yorkshire. - John Procter, hatcher, Bu-nley, Lancashire. Wm. Stephens, druggists, Ystra&?unllais, Brecknockshire David W atkins, grocer, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire John Wayne, provision shopkeeper, Manchester. COURSE OF EXCH. Arnateraftm ...... •• • • 11 15 Ditic), three months.. 11 17 'Rotterdam ••• • •• 11 17 Latw erP •• • • .... 25 25 Urassels 25 2 , Rua... buret ALB. 13 778 anon*" .... ••• " • P arl y ..e, a day/1'314i t • • 25 " itt°, M a months .... 25 21% arseille* .. Boardea ux 25 25 BB nkto rten 1 41;1; • * 119 arba ......... - • * Vienna, ere°. 11* • • • • •••• 13 32 Trieste, ditto.. madrid ... petersburak,sua ttae z 13 335 ,z ...... Cadiz • • • • • • ••. . ... 50 7' • • bo% Barcelona • • . • •• •• • . • . NGE.-(THIS DAY, Gibraltar.. •••••••••••• .eghoni •••••• 30 5234 (-lama •••• •• •... •••• 25 50 Milan ..•• • • • • • • • • • • • • Venice.... •• •• •• ••.... gaples •••• .• •• 4198 Palermo, per0z........ 124 1 4 Messina •• •• •• .• •• •• .• 124% 63% • Jporto• •• •• •• •• ado Janeiro ........ • • '— I laenos Ay yes ...• •• York,6odays'sight l'hiladelphia **Wets OW BULLION, PEI 01. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 l'orttagal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 , ipanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •• 0 4 11% Silver is bars .. •• .. •• 0 5 l % RAILWAY TRt_ 'GLASGOW AND SoUTR-W] the Week ending May 3, 18 5 , passengers (19,536), GI end Horses and Carri Corresponding week in for Glasgow_ and Ayr gow, Dumfries, an , Railways ..• i.FFIC RETURN. ESTER X IthaLwAr.— Traffic for !nods, a cc ., L l l ast year ages £3,678 16 8 and Glas id Carlisle "£3,26 6 6 6 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. in ' - (From tho London New P r ice Current, May 6.) . &MAR.—To-they a large business was t ransaosed th e; W es t I n di a Sugar market, and full rates w ere ob tained for both Grocery and Refining sorts, on th e part ofri merchants there is also confidence. The purcha se , are 916 hbds, &c., including at public sale 160 hhds le, t ie rces Barbad oes w hich sold at former terms , and in ° ale eases 6d per cwt above; good and fine yellow rea lized 40 s c . ' to 43s ord and mid 38s to 39s 6d, and one lot REEDIny yellow 37s per cwt. buyer s for r brown Groc Today Refined Sugar met with ready ( e );ne consumption, and rates tend upwards ; sugar cwt. Cr us h e d Orator valu e . the Orator cannot be obtained under 49s er is rather more in demand at 111 Ararnus.--Thi s of Mauriti us s afternoon there were r eady pur chasersd at full rates 'g, a n d ;' l. ' to fine yellow w ent at 3119.i50 At auction 3,962 bags were me cases rather above, good to 395, flue brown 35 s to 3663, to 41s 6d, low to mid 37 s 6d, low tad inferior 29 a to 326 d, mid to good 33s to 34s 403 per cwt. á 6 d, and grey sorts 359 to EAST INDIA.—This afternoon a fair brsiness was con cluded privately in Madras Snear,m stiffer rates. Ben gal, met with a good demand privately, at last week's terms. At auction 677 bags sold at to 41s f or or d and mid white Banares; and at 343 6d to 353 for mid soft yellow date. FOREIGN.—Today nere was a good demand for F I reign Sugar, holders were firm and offe-sel none at 7 , '- ' lie sale. Snce Friday the private purchases are 22110- bags clayed Manilla at 35s 9kl to 36s 6d. a carg o o f brown Bahia a t 18 3 31, and one yellow Ilavannah at 22s 9d f o r num b er 13 k , an d some parcels of y ellow Havannah at 383 for duly paid. [I: N.l` `-s 1'.,1 PE t MoLAttas.—There is not much business doing i n ..„---1.- - 7 - 77 , eat India; but p r i ces are fi rm an d rule at from 14s t o 6d for low to fine; but there is no increase of supply. --=',` at and Mauritius in small parcels remlizd 12s to 13e. T cuba 200 casks have been sold, chiefly at 16s per — i - .1/:. FFEE.—This afternoon the m arket was more freely ~ . . , , plied with Native Ceylon Coffee, and little desire as evinced to operate. At auction 1,090 bags sold -! :, at a reduction of is per cwt, good ordinary went at 40s to 4s 6d, and real good ordinary 415 to 41a 6d. \,\ i . a j THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY Plantation met with a limited demand, and the pubic sales of 166 casks and 157 bags went at rather ' lower rates, whilst a part only found buyers, good mid dling and good at 563 to 60s, mid 523 to 545, low mid dling 48s to 50s, fine to fine fine ord 44s to 471, and triage 378 to 435. Of Costa Rica 1,420 bags were ,tiered, a small part only sold, but at f u ll ra t e s, fine fine ordinary 52s to 535, low middling and middling 54s to 58s 6d; 101 csks Porto Rico taken in at 46s 6d to 47s for good ordinary, and 156 bags Madras at 605 for fine. The market for all sorts of Coffee closes with a dull aspect. COCos.—This afternoon Sat public sale 180 - bags Trinidad Cocoa was taken in at 445 to 47s for low and good red, and common grey 41a to 42a per cwt; these are rather lower rates. er to e operateTE—TA.inT°e- TEA.—Today there the was publicst r sales; e l u c t h a e n l c d e e the r b e y ofg r e e r tad iv e disposed to realize, and submit ted to a reduction on former rates of Op to ld per lb for Young Hyson and Gunpowder; but black was nearly all ta ken in at pre viousquantity declared was 15,726 pkgs, of passed and only 3,000 actually sold. The which terms. The 12,060 value of common and good ord Congou is 1 lid to is per lb. Rica.—There is a better demand for East India, and by private treaty several transactions have taken place at rather higher rates, Bengal selling: at 9s to 11s ed forwhite, broken 8s 6cl to 8s 9d; Madras, pinkey 7s 9d to 836 d, Coringa grain 8s 9d to 9s 6d, cargo 7s 6d, Arracan 8s to 8s 6d, and Manilla white 9s to lls 6d per cwt. At auction 2 .546 bgs Bengal were disposed of at 9s to 9s 6d for mid white. Cleaned Patna has been in good demand at from 10s 6d to 14s, fine 15s to . 17s, town dressed Carolina 22s to 28s, and American 16s 6d to 17s 6d per cwt. Of Sago several parcels have been sold at 19s to 22s for small pearl, and Sago Flour is wanted at 15s to 15s 6d. In Tapioca operations have been upon a more extended scale at 2d to 5d per lb. Arrowroot has been selling at 4id to Od for St. Vincent's, Bermuda is to is 3d, and East India lid to 3d. SAGO.—To-day at public sale 293 bags small pearl were taken in at 22s for fine. SPICES --Today at public sale 50 bags Bourbon Cloves taken in at 6id, and 100 as China Preserved Ginger at 9id to 9id. SPIRITS,—Prices are lower for Leeward Island Rum, and transactions have been upon a small scale at is 6d to is 7d proof. East India has been operated in with caution, and is to be obtained at is 5d proof. Demerara is offered at a further decline, and only limited trans actions have taken place at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent over proor. For Jamaida the market has a dull aspect, and settlers aro willing to accept for choice marks 35 to 38 per cent over proof 3s 10,1 to 4s 2d, fine 3s 5d to 3s 9d, good mid to good 33 to 35 over proof 2s 10d to 3s 4d, low and mid 30 to 33 over 2s 4d to 2s 9d; for Brandy there are free sellers of Cognac best btands.of the vintage of 1850 at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 41 8d to 4s 10d, 1847 ditto 5s 4d to 5s 6d, and inferior sorts 2s 6d to 4+. G,neva is is 7d to is 80, fine is 9d to 2s. SALTPETRE.—Tp-day Calcutta Saltpetre met with little atteLltun, and at auction 632 bags were all taken in at 24s 6:1 to 25s for mid grey 17i to 10 per cent retrac tion, these ate barely former rates. INDlco.—This afternoon at public sale 51 serons Gua timitia ludigo went at firm rates, and realised from 4s to 4s 7u IGr low Cortes to good Sabres. CocHINEAL.-1 his afternoon at auction 39 bgs Cochi neal were oily in part sold at 33 2d to 3s 4d fur ord Honduras silvers. 1 Annow.—Dealers have operated with caution in Russian uu the spot, and prices tend downwards; flue new )t how Candle is to be obtained at 38s Gd to 38s 9d per cwt, and old at 38. 6d to 383. For delivery operations are upon a an .11 scale, and new is clfard at 393 to 39s 31 for last three mouths of the year. flume melted is obtainable at 375, net cash, still the drmsnd has beet, less than previously. Of other sorts supply is exceedieg the wants of sealers. At suc tion 530 casks Australian were only in part sold at 35s to 36s 61 fur Beef; and Sheep 36s to 38s, these are rather lower rates. The quantity declared for sale is 1,000 pkgs. ()ans.—Price continue on the decline for Southern Oil, and there are few buyers. At 90 tuns went at 281 5s to 29s 5s fur mid to fine. Seal is cheaper, and operations have been upon a limited scale—pale at 321 10s to 331, and other sorts 291 to 521 Cod is held fur 371 to 37/10s, but few purchases have been made. The rates demanded for fine Sperm are 861 to 871; and operations are upon a li mited scale. Ileadmatter in small parcels has been selling at 221 to 94/ per ton. Prices aro still going down for Lin seed Oil, 32s 3d to 32s 6d basting been accepted on the spot, and 33s per cwt for delivery; still transactions have been limited for all purposes, and there is a plentiful supply of Oil. Rape Oil is not much in request, and can be obtained at a further decline—brown selling at 31s 6d to 325, pale 33s to 33s 6d; and Foreign Relined 345. At auction 170 casks East India went at 31s to 31s 3d. Palm is not cheaper; sales, however, have been limited at 28s to 28s 6d for fine. Olive Oil has fallen in value ; and operations are to a limited extent—Gallipoli at 39110 40/, and other sorts 371 105 to 311 108 per tun: Cocoa Nut cannoi again be quoted cheaper ; but of 200 pkgs at auction a small part only sold ; good to fine i Cochi❑ and Ceylon at 29: 9d to 32e per cwt. Of East Incia Ground Nut Oil, 28 pkgs sold at 29/ to 331 ; 220 ditto Teel Seed, nearly all taken in at 32s ; 150 cases Poppy Seed Oil 34s per cwt. IMPRIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. YE ITIONS. The Duke of ARGYLE, in rising to present several petitions from different places in Scotland against Papal aggression, drew the attention of their Lordships to the fact that he had stated that Papal aggression had excited quite as great a sensation of indignation in Scotland as in England; that statement had been con troverted, bat he thought the petitions which he was about to present would be sufficient answer to that con tradiction. The petitions were upwards of 100 in num ber, and emanated from all parts of Scotland, from Caithness to the most southern boundary of Scotland. One of thew petitions was from Glasgow, and was signed by 556,000 persons; upwards of 2,000 of theee signatures had been otained at the Royal Exchange of Glasgow. Another petition was from the prover, tit.d town council of Edinburgh; another numerously signed petition was from Greenock; and a. other petition was from 600 of the it udents of the University of Glasgow. The Earl of MIN TO bore witness to the existence of a strong feeling throughout Scotland against the Papal Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions against Papal ego ession. Lord WALSINGIIAM presented a petition from the hard of guardians of a union in Norfolk, pra)ing for the t,tal abolition of the law of setthm.nt, and for bub jecting all property liable to income-tax to the poor rate. The Earl of STRADBROKE (who spoke with his back to the gallery, aed was, consequently, nearly in audable) was understood to object to the principle of union rating. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the soli citors of Lancashire, against the Bill for the registration of deeds and mortgages, in the prayer of which he did not concur, although he thought the petition offered some valuable suggestions. He moved that it should be referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL admitted that on the subject of safeguards against forgery the petition offered some valuable suggestions, of which he should avail himself; but he hoped their Lordships would not be induced by this petition from pushing forward the Bill with vigour. With regard to the objections made to the institution of a metropolitan registration office he was convinced that they must either have one metropolitan registration-office or give up ,the measure altogether. The country solicitors were getting up an opposition to the measure, which would be effectual un less all parci( s concurred in supporting a measure which was beneficial to all the possessors of property. Earl TALBOT presented several petitions against Papal aggression, and also a petition against free trade. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY presented a petition from the city of Cork praying for the eholiti , ea of ministers' money. NOTICES OF MOTION. Colonel SALWEY gave notice that on the 20th in stant he should move for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquiry into the military Knights of Windsor. Sir W. CLAY gave notice, on behalf of Lord Robert Grosvenor, that on the 22d instant the Noble Lord would move the repeal of the attorney's certificate duty. Mr. HENRY BERKELEY gave notice that he would bring forward his motion on the subject of the ballot this. day fortnight. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to move certain amendments to the Property and Income tax Bill, on the bringing up of the report. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY gave notice of amendments to the Improvement of Towns (Ireland) Bill. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKLEY gave notice that he should bring forward his motion relative to the sugar duties on the 22d instant. THE IRISH STATE PRISONERS. Mr. ANSTEY, pursuant to notice, wished to ask the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, the question with reference to the treatment of the Irish state prisoners in Van Diemen's Land. These prisoners had been allowed tickets of leave, and, acting under the impression that this privilege gave them the right of travelling about wherever they pleased in the :colony, they paid a visit to Mr. Smith O'Brien to congratulate him on his release from the severity of his punishment under the sanction of a ticket of leave. Now it seemed this had been con sidered a violation of the law, and the three prisoners were carried before police magistrates, before whom the question of right was fully argued and sustained, but the law officers of the Crown being of opinion that they possessed no such right, a compromise was effected, and the cases were dismissed, upon the under standing that the prisoners would not quit their allotted districts again without leave. This result, it appeared, had offended the Governor, and he bad not only repri manded the magistrates, but revoked the tickets of leave, and sent the prisoners into confinement again. Now the question he wished to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was, whether he bad received any in formation from his Excellency Sir William Denison, the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, on the subject of the recent withdrawal of tickets of I leave formerly granted to Messrs. M'Manus, O'Doberty, and O'Donohne, and the removal of those gentle men, for certain terms of imprisonment, to the penal settlement of Port Arthur: whether the measures in question were adopted at the arbitrary command of the Lieutenant-Governor, and in contravention of the decisions of the proper magistrates upon the cases of alleged infraction of discipline stated by his Excellency in justification of such measures; and whether the correspondence on these subjects would be laid before the House? Mr. HAWES said, with regard to the statement of facts which the Hon. Member had indulged in, be bad no observation to make at all, be cause he could neither affirm nor contradict them. It was perfectly true, however, that the tickets of leave had been with drawn, and for the simple reason that the prisoners had wilfully viola'ed the known regulations under which they were granted—indeed, one of the prisoners had left his district in direct opposition to the ex pressed orders of the Governor, and the Colonial office, therefore, saw notbir'g whatever in the conduct of the Governor which called for censure in any way. He might add, that if the Hon. and Learned Mem ber would move for it, he was quite ready to lay before the House the dispatch which bad been received from the colony on the subject. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that on the 'first supply night, he should move a vote et' censure on the Governor by way of amendment to going into Committee. SEWERS RATE. Sir B. HALL rose to ask Viscount Ebrington, from how many and what districts of the metropolis the sewers rate of 61 in the pound, recently ordered, is col lected; what sum that rate will produce; whether the several rates are to be expended in the districts from which they are cullected ; what new works are proposed, and whether sueb:works are to be completed before the present Commission expires; and, if not, what portions will be completed; and whether any part of the extraordinary amount about to be levied is to be applied to payments of existing liabilities, and, if so, how much is to be so applied? Lord EBRINGTON said he had some difficulty in answering the question which had been put to him. With regard to the first question he had to state that the rate was only levied in eight districts. Certainly the rate would be collected and expended in the same dis tricts in which they were collected, and as to the works being;executed:bcfore the present Commission expires, ho could not understand that question, because the present Commission would expire at the end of the present sea. sion. RETIREMENT OF NAVAL OFFICERS. The Earl of HARDWICKE rose, according to notice, to move for a return relating to the retirement of naval officers. He made this motion for the purpose of drawing the attemion of their Lordships to the plan which had been recently proposed for facilitating the retirement of naval officers, and for decreasing the number of naval officers on the active list. (LEFT SFEAILING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes to Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were r e a d a t hi r d ti me an d passed d Briton Ferry, Docks, and Railway. WidowsitMeilna,aihsietnegrrbew'.poartte:.w ork 7d Orphans' Fund of the Free Church o f Scotland. 011 the following Bills were considered and agreed to:—. Dundee and Arbroath Railway . Saint Andrew,' Railway. Mr. G. BERKELEY PL ITIONS. Presented a petition from Gloucestershire, praying for a mere stringent measure Papal aggre,faion. Bg b a i in r s i t iNGLlS presented a petition from Sc. John's, Wwitmins7er, ngoin*t Papal Aggrehtsion. Mr. H. DRUMMOND presented petitions to the same effect. HORSUAN presented a petition from a place in Dursetshire, complaining of the want o f church accom mation. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from Lin colnshire, prying for more stringent provision s in the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill; also a petition from farmers and grszlet4 in Herefordshire, in favour of the removal of Smitlifield•ma; ket. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition praying for certain alLeratichs in the ValuUtion of Land Bill._ el: htioos:i t: n l Mr. C7 7 1 - IdGaisipTesTiited a petition from the Corpo ration of Dublin against the withdrawal of grants irons d s of Dublin. practices at cftrat3i Mr• COBDEN presented a petition from Falkirk co, captaining of tLe bribery and corruption at the last against the .- Mr. num ° °ail ' ingfor some measure to prevent such presented ,i a petition from Marylebone Montrcse a Sun d ay Trading Bill; also a petition from g ain " the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill; and a petition signed by 40,000 inhabitants of Edinburgh ogatuot the tax for rainiaters money. RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN CHESHIRE. In answer to question from Mr. C. LEGH, Mr. LABOUWIERE said that he had not received the report from the inspector of railways as to the late railway accident in Cheshire, and therefore he could not answer any questions on the subject; but when he had received the report he should be perfectly prepared to give any information on the subject. MERCANTILE MARINE BILL. Mr. DISRAELI gave notice that, on an early day, he should present a petition in favour of extensive modifi cations in the MPrcantile Marine Bill; AYLESBURY ELECTION. _ _ On the motion of Mr. R. PALNI - ER;Select Com mittee was appointed to consider the petitions of Mr. T. W. Bradford and John Strutt, on the subject of this election. POOR RATES—AGRICULTURAL BURDENS. Mr. GRAN: LEY BERKELEY rose to move a. reso lution in . a committee of the whole House, that to alle viate a portion of the burdens from which the agricul tural interest is at present suffering, through the payment of parochial poor-rates, varying in many instances from 6a., 75., Bs., 95., to 13s. 10d. in the pound, it will be necessary to substitute an equalized poor rate, in England and Wales, not exceeding is. 6d. in the pound, and subject to local government. Some perishes were paying 17a. in the pound; Bishop Wearmouth, he believed, even paid as much as 19a. 9d. Re proposed that these should be an immediate fresh assessment for making rates for the support of the poor, in order to remove the inequalities of the present system of rating. A copper, tin, or iron mine for instance, which yielded 10,000/. a year was exempted from the tax, while a coal mine in the same neighbourhood, pro ducing only 2001., had to pay the full rate. If the whole mines iu the kingdom now exempted were made to pay towards the support of the poor, the poor rates would no longer be burdensome, and would be easily borne. He wished to make a na tional rate, but he totally disagreed with the pro position that the cost of the poor should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund. He wished to maintain, if possible, a local power, in order to check all unnecessary expense. He would suggest that there should be a general maximum rate of is. 6d. in the pound. Some would say that this would be unfair to those localities which paid a less sum, but he found if his plan were adopted there would be a much greater number of districts benefited than compelled to pay a larger sum. Besides, he did not think as high a rate as ls. 6d. would be required; he only fixed that as the maximum rate which should be assessed. The Hon. Member concluded by proposing his motion. Captain HARRIS seconded the motion, and observed that this was a subject which all Members might unite in discussing wiihout reference to the peculiar views which they might entertain with respect to our financial policy, it was admitted by all parties that every man should contribute his share towards the support of the poor according to his means and ability. There was a growing conviction in the country that there should be a national rate to which each part of the kingdom should contribute in the same proportion. (LEFT SPEARING.) NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Continued from our Third Edition.) Plate of 501. Westow --- Brother to Willingham ... .„ Plate of 501. RAI. Guy Mannering Cane ~. Glee colt ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 Serua ... 4 Won easy. MURDER of a HUS dh ß ea A tint N hte D ellpio n ehne Sceel l.off iEofeFea,Fssih,ElLkeiDlni place is in a square in cat U as n tro S p u h n e da w y as m a o n i l in u g nce t The scene where the tragedy took Duke -street, Sheffield-park. The name of the murdered man is John Wilkinson, and the two parties in custody on the serious charge are his wife, Eliza Wilkinson, and John Batterley, a.goods porter on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. • The following particulars have transpired. About two o'clock Ln Sunday morning the wife of the deceased took refuge in the house of a next door neighbour, alleging as her reason a family quarrel. On the follow ing morning the door of the house was found to be fas tened by a spring latch, and was ultimately opened by a daughter of deceased's, who slept in the upper part of the house. The body of deceased was then found in a prostrate position in a pool of blood; the furniture, walls, and ceilings were also besprinkled with it. Wounds were found on the head and throat, and a pocket- knife was discovered under a chair at the feet of deceased. The prisoner Batterley was a cousin of the deceased, and lodged with him up to Saturday night. A jealous feeling seems to have existed on the part of the deceased. Batterley was reported to have lett the house on the parents' dwelling near Worksop. Hearing that policemen n ow i nh g ee h ra t et i ih n een i w u e e ad a s t w i t o oi n. On Sunday afternoon he reached his had been there in search of him, he by the first train on Monday morning returned to the scene of murder, ratter eh s re t r a t r ow g oi g nf e l i afternti ga ys traoht midnight. ft h h m a w a u i tm t c h h ho es a r trsrsriviolencearr e s t ed. a p g T p e a h m a a r t i i the alleged vio 1, ments of a neighbour, who alleges to havtiehreohmaleautrhrddeensrotawisteaess once of her husband was through a window. jsth av l e prisoner Batterley is about effected 22 years of age. Both bin, 'self and deceased are represented to have been steady, well- conducted men. caeinfro n d unnatura: cha- COlya 'S, MAY 5. Wind variable—Arrd. August Eberhard, Porto E. to ; YAMS 114biiLlera, HAymagmh Sophie, tunas. EVENING, EXPERIMENTAL TRIP FROM LOADOA TO PARIS AND BACK. On Thursday, the Ist of May. amid all the favourable auspices of that most memorable morning, the " special express day service," which is to bring the English and French capitals within twelve hours' journey of each other, was dnly commenced. The plan contemplated by the directors of the South-Eastern Railway was tried, and, to the satisfaction of both nations benefited, it succeeded. The English who, in spite of the attractions tempting them at home, accom panied the expf dition, arrived punctually and safely at Paris, via". Folkestone, as promised, eleven hours after their departure from London. The French, who, similarly adventurous, have already left their country to visit us, have also, to an unprecendented extent, experi enced on their way the great desiderata of all travelling —celerity and comfort. The inconveniences which for merly attended the voyage in the dark, the annoyance of embarking and disembarking in small boats, the horrors of a compulsory delay, have all been done away with; the fatigues consequent on these have been decreased, and the tendency to brave those remaining has been quickly promoted by the novelty of the mode of communication, originally projected and now carried out by the spirited directors of.the South-Eastern Company. The new service may therefore be considered perma nently established; it has stood the test of experience, and though as yet comparatively unknown, it has already become popular with those for whose good it was intended. The number of passengers, principally foreigners, who came by it from Paris yesterday, was greater than on any of the preceding days of its exist ence. Out of London most persons are at present loath to go; but the prudent of those to whom the duty of departure is imperative have mostly discovered the ad vantages of the day service, and have availed themselves of the rapid and facile mode of communication at length afforded them. The difference between this day service and the night service which, in some degree at least, it supersedes, con sists, as we explained on Saturday, principally in an independence of the mails on the part of the former, in its adaptation to the convenience of the public rather than to the requirements of the Post-office. Supported thus entirely by private patronage, the designers of the plan appeal, not unsuccessfully, to the personal feelings of the traveller; who, by their arrangement, no sooner leaves the one train than he finds the steamer ready to start, and no sooner quits the steamer than he steps into the other train, which is waiting to carry him on to his destination. The simplicity of the scheme, which is merely a suit ing of the hours of departure by land to the exigencies of the tides, seems at first sight, like most ingenious dis coveries, to be so extreme, that we are surprised rather that it was not evident before, than that it should have shown itself at last; but considering the practical diffi culties which hampered the originators at first, remem berieg, too, the tardiness of distinct though not rival interests, to see in any coalition equal shares of common goorj, we can better account for the delay, and better ap preciate the boon, when, all obstacles removed, it is so unexpectedly conferred. From our experience of the service, however, we should say that the system, improved as it is, is capable of still further development; that more rapidity will be attained, and more security ensur ed to the traveller by the progressive experi e nc e a nd attention of the company, whose care it will assuredly be to cherish the scheme to which they have given birth. At Folkestone, for in stance, there was, as we went, a stoppage longer than we had anticipated; at Dover, as we yesterday re turned, we noticed that some short time might have been saved in the transportation of the luggage to and from the Custom house, by means of a cart drawn by horses instead of by men. Again, in a service intended to combine the excursion with the express train—which proposes to take the man of business for a trifling sum to Paris in a day, and for half as much again to allow a fortnight there to the mere holiday-maker for enjoy ment, might—for the benefit of the latter class, be pro vided with a functionary, bat-passenger's guard, half interpreter, to whom, in their doubts and difficulties, the unlearned, save in their mother-tongue, might make their appeal. These, however, are matters of detail, to which, fur their own interest as well as for the public good, the company wil doubtless attend. The more eery and the more attractive they make the route, the more travellers will there be to reward them for their labours. Sufficient for the present is it to be thankful that by these trains the entire journey from London to Paris will, hereafter, be performed, as it has been for the last few days, in eleven hours by way of Boulogne, in twelve by way of Calais—the passage across being made in two hours by the steam-ships of the South- Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company. Such a fact needs little comment. Before 1851 it would have astonished, now it will only gratify, our readers. PARTING TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO ADMIRAL SIR JOHN OMMANNEY, K.C.B. A large assemblage of the magistrates of the county of Southampton took place at Fareham, on Saturday last, 25th ult. for the purpose of bidding farewell to their late chairman, Admiral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8., who has been appointed Commander-in-Chief at Devon port. Among the magistrates present were Admiral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8.; the Right Hon. Lord Henry Chol mondeley; Captain Sir James Stirling, Belmont; Capt. Sir Henry Leeke, West Leigh; Colonel Le Blanc, Blackbrook House; Archer Burton, Esq., Woodlands; Captain W. B. Greene, Wickham; Deverell, Esq., Purbrook Park, &c., &c. Captain Sir H. LEEME, who is now the Chairman of the Division, having been requested to address the gal. lent Admiral, rose and spoke as follow s:—Sir John Om manney,—Under any other circumstances I could almost wish it had fallen to the lot of some other gentleman, who, might be more competent to address you upon this occasion than I may be, though at the same time it is a source of very great gratification to me to have been requested by my brother magistrates to express to you our united very sincere re gret that we a re t o b e se p ara t e d i n our mag i ster i a l duties from one who so ably, so uprightly, and so conscientiously filled the office of Chairman of this di vision of the county for a period of nearly 20 years. I am sure, Sir, I shall not be thought guilty of flattery, or of going one step out of my way, when I say that we have all gained much experience in our magisterial. as well as in many county duties, by the example you bsve set us, and by your straightforward and impartial'. conduct upon all occasions, and we+ feel deep regret that we shall not for a long time have the bete. fie)Sf your counsel and advice as our chair man, in conseqUance of your having been selected to fill the high and important post of Commander-in-Chief at Devoeport, but although we reeret your separati o n from us, we most sincerely congratulate you upon your ap pointment. In conveying these sentiments to 3 on, sir, I am performing , both a pleasing and a painful duty —pleasing, because I have the honour to be selected to express the unanimous kind feeling of so many gentle men of the county towards you—and painful, because the time has arrived for our in paration. In taking our leave of you let me express a hope that we may all meet again at no very distant period. When I entered this room I had no idea that I should be called upon to add ress you , th ere f ore I have bad no time to study el oquence , *ty words are wo r d s o f t h e h eart , an d if I hav e succee d e d i n convey i ng to you the sentiments of the g ent l emen , who are now pre sent i n as strong a manner as I know. they feel them, I shall be truly happy. I now, Sir, in the name of my brother magistrates, beg you to accept of our sincere and heartfelt wishes for your health, happiness, and prosperity, and in this ear nest wish we beg to include Lady Ommanuey and the whole of your family. At the c l ose o f Sir Henry's address, Sir Joust ORMAN NEY rose a n d re pli e d to the following effect : —M y L ord and Gentl emen , I av ail myself of this opp ortun i ty to do that which common courtesy to wards yourselves would have requir e d o f me, and which is now render e d t h e more necessary from the course which you hav e b een pleased to tak e . I thank you all for the very kind man ner in which y ou h ave b e en pleased to receive Si r H enry Leeke's pr o p osa l, which has gratified me very muc h, and I thank him t oo f or th e w ay in which he has made it. I have now acted as a magistrate for, I think, 38 y ears , an d am almost the oldest magistrate in the °aunty. At one time, when I lived elsewhere, I acted for three divisions in this county, but neverdid I act where I met with so much support and good will from my brother magistrat es as I have uniformly done in this division. I am a n old man now, and by God's Providence I have been blessed with much good health, as well as permitted to come to an advanced time of life. I cannot, therefore, look with any degree of e xpection to a return to thi s neighbourhood, but that matter is i n higher hands. And should a yetlonger life be extended to me, I shall meet you again with the utmost pleasure; and even now, although removed from each other, I trust we may not be separated. I do from my heart assure you, that c ould I have antici pated the pain I have been put to i n parting from my friends, I could not have made up my mind to accept the appointment, important in every respect as I know it to be. If business or pleasure should lead any of you to the neighbourhood: in which I am about to be placed, I assure you that you will ever find from me the open hand and the hearty welcome. My Lord and Gentle men, again I thank you for your great kindness. Several other gentlemen present made some observa tions, indicating their high sense of Sir John 's services as a magistrate, and Lord Henry Cholmondeley (after expressing his entire concurrence in all the observations of Sir Henry Leeke) added that Sir John bad often put . to shame mln much younger than himself, and who bad a much less distance to travel, by the punctual i ty and regularity of his attendance at the Magistrates ' Meet iogs.—Devonport Independent. EQUALIZATION or THE LAND•TAX.--A meeting was held on Wednesday at the Court-house, Fort-street, for the purpose of considering the propriety of memorializing the Commissioners of land-tax on the subject of the unequal proportion of Land-tax payable by the liberty of the Tower of London; Mr. Hodson in the chair. The inequality in the rates imposed upon the several dis'ricts of the Tower Hamlets as land-tax was briefly stated by the chairman ; one pariah paying at the rate of 1 3 / 4 d. in the pound, whilst in their immediate neighbourhood (the old Artillery -ground) they were charged 2s. 3d. in the pound. If the tax were equalized, an uniform rate of sd. or 6d. in the pound would raise the lame sum as was at present unequally and unjustly assessed. He then moved that a memorial be presented, praying " that in lieu of the preseht unequal assessments, an equalized rate i n th e pound on all property should be adopted." The resolution and memorial were unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. THE SOMERSET HousE MODELS.—We hear that Captain Inglefield, R.N., son of the deceased Admiral, has superintended the arrargements of the Somerset House models for the Great Exhibition, and that on all hand; it is admitted that the work has been judiciously, tastefully, and admirably exc,cuted.__ ' OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY s.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Mary St. Croix, and not from Santa Cruz; Celeutaa, Loudon for Antigua, with damage from contact. MAY 6, 1851, ROYAL MARINES. ROYAL MARINE OFFICE. APRIL 30.—With reference to the order in Coupcd, dated February 5, 1851, and addressed to the several commandants of the Royal Marines, directing that the 40 subalterns of the Artillery companies of the Royal Marines should consist of two thirds first and one-third second lieutenants, an order in Council, dated the 14th April, provides that those 10 companies are in future to bear 40 subalterns, irrespec tive of their rank of first lieutenants or second, it being understood, however, that the proportion of the first and second lieutenants in the whole corps shall remain as at present—viz , two-thirds first and one-third second. To give effect to this arrangement the following named officers are to be forthwith transferred from the Divisional to the Artillery companies:—First Lieute nants Edmund H. Cox, Nugent Macnamara, and Archi bald Alexander Douglas. First Lieutenants W. P. Burton, G. 0. Pearce, and E. D. Shelwall are to continue to serve as supernumeraries with the Artillery companies until opportunity occurs for their appointment, but hereafter officers in those companies are, on being promoted, to join the head quarters of the division to which they shall be ap pointed, and have their names recorded for returning to the Artillery branch of the corps according to seniority as vacancies arise, should they wish to be so transferred. (By command), &nix OWEN, Deputy Adjutant-General. The following gentlemen cadets have been appointed second lieutenants of Royal Marines; commissions dated April 29, 1851: — Thomas John William Henry Rawlings to the Ports mouth, and Henry Swale to the Plymouth divisions. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that they were really getting into a discussion of the whole prin ciple under which Schedule B was to be framed. All these questions were so linked t..gether, that it was impossible to deal with tho one without considering the whole. Last year the Noble Lord the Member for Stamford (the Marquis of Granby) thought that the arrangement under Schedule B was rather a fair one as regarded the farmers. His (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) opinion was, that it was a favourable ground upon s hich to place the assessment of the farmer. If a reduction was to take place at all, he thought that it should be made in the rent and not upon the profits. The tax calculated upon the rent would be reduced far more than the tax upon the profits. Hon. Gentlemen seemed to think that the circumstance of one particular year ought to justify a change of the law in this respect. It was, however, impossible to come to any conclusion in respect to the cir cumstances of any one particular year. He was sorry to see what the feeling was on this particular subject. He did not thi k that they would deal fairly in the matter unless they considered the whole mode of assessment under Schedule B. In his opinion it was better either to let the tax stand as it was for one year, or to go into Committee upon the tax as a whole. Sir T. D. ACLAND said they might make the assessment in the way proposed, but they ought to grant an appeal from it to the farmers who complained of its injustice. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was but fair, if they allowed this advantage on the one hand, that they ought to be allowed on the other to impose the tax upon those of the same class whose profits extended beyond 150 t. a year. After a few observations from Colonel SIBTHORP, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he thought it was not quite fair that this discussion should be raised on a question which had been withdrawn from pre sent consideration. The Bill should be left in its present shape, and a Select Committee appointed to consider whether any and what modifications might be made in the law. Under these considerations he did not think it right to suggest any alterations until that Committee was ap pointed. It was his interest as much as that of any other person that that Committee should be appointed as speedily as possible. Various questions might be raised which were so interwoven one with another that it was impossible to dis cuss them apart. Mr. HENLEY remarked that the case of the tenant farmers rested upon special grounds. The assessment upon them was for three years, and that being so, he as sure no one would have the hardihood to say that in the years 1849 and 1850 the tenant-farmers had made anything like the sums for which they bad been assessed. During that time the capital of many had been diminished at least 25 per cent., and all•that was asked for now was, that there should be some means of appeal to parties who had made no profits last year, or in the present year, against their being assessed. That was not an unreasonable thing to ask; and he was sure the Right Hon. Gentleman would not tell them that he could not hold out any hopes to a suffering class that they would be permitted to escape from the injustice about to be inflicted upon them. Sir J. TROLLOPE said as far as regarded the tenant farmers, they could not permit the Government to have re course to the convenient mode that had now been suggested of shelving this question. Unless some more satistac - ory assurance were given than any that had yet been received lie would e treat of the lion. Member for Warwickshire to persevere with his motion. It was very convenient for a Government to get rid of a question by referring it to a Committee, and as a proof of this he would allure to what had happened in the case of the Committee on Official Salaries, which was appointed last session ; and yet:they had arrived at the present period in the session without the Noble Lord telling them what he intended to do in consequence of it. He told tha Noble Lord that they would be compelled to bring the subject of the tenant-farmers to an issue during the present session.—( Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL did not consider that the Hon. Baronet was very reasonable or very fair in his attack upon her Ma jesty's Government when he said that the appointment of a Committee was a very convenient way for them to get rid of a subject, as if it had been the intention of the Government to propose any such Committee. The Government had op posed it with all their force—( Hear, hear)—and they had u-ed against it every argument they could employ in the hope of dissuading the House from adopting any such pro position.—(E-gear, hear.) And yet the Government having done this, the Hun. Baronet charged them by saying that it was a convenient mode for a Government to get rid of a diffi culty by app inting a Committee.—( Hear, hear.) There were two courses which might have been fairly taken on this sub ject—the one was, to agree to the appointment cf a Com mittee to make an inquiry before the tax was imposed; and the other, to discuss all the modifications which might be in troduced in a Committee of the whole House; and having either agreed to or rejected these, then proceed with the enactment of the tax. Either of these courses might reas nably have beet. taken ; but now the Hon. Barone, pro posed, when there was to be an inquiry into all the matters in a special Committee, with a re-enactment of the tax for another year, the case of the tenant-farmers as a special case, and one that should have the advantage of special exemptions. Why, if this were done for one particular class— if the House agreed thus to exempt one particular class—what would be more reasonable than for traders and manufacturers tcecome before them and to say that in the years 1847 and 1848 they had been obliged to pay on three years' returns, when they were, in fact, making no profits?—(Hear.) In fact, if they made an exemption in favour of one class, they must make it for another, and they would thus involve themselves in endless discussions. As it was the wish of the House that a Committee should be appointed, he hoped they would now consent to renew the tax.—(Hear.) But the Hon. Baronet had charged him with not having stated his views respect ing the report of the Committee on official salaries. He had already mentioned, that on going into the first Committee of Supply, it was his intention to state what course be meant to adopt on the subject, and he held at the moment the report of the Committee on Official Salaries in his hand, and was prepared then to state to the House his views re specting it. Sir W. JOLLIFFE observed that his vote the other night was that the income-tax should I e for one year, instead of three years.—( Hear, hear.) His vote had nothing to do with the appointment of a tiommittee.—(Hear, hear.) His vote was a vote with respect to the duration of the income tax.—(Hear.) The Noble Lord the other evening had been pleased to be facetious with respect to the Protectionists; he bad told them that they did not march in time, nor fire their muskets in order. Ha believed that the Noble Lord had by this time discovered that they steadily maintained their ground, that they marched with a firm step, and that in their muskets there was something more than blank powder. ( Hear, and laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI considered the Noble Lord was under a misconception when he supposed that those on his (Mr. Disraeli's) side of the House had voted for the motion of re • faring the income-tax to a Committee.—(Hear, (sear.) He understood that a Committee to inquire into the income-tax was a Government proposition. (Hear, hear.) If it were not he was labouring under a mistake. He did not know what was the intention of others; but this he said, that if a Committee had been prop sod, he should pro bably have taken a different course from that which he had adopted. He certainly had no official in formation as to the appointment of a Committee until he heard the Noble Lord propose it that night.—(Hear, hear.) He certainly had been very inc edulous when the fact was first mentioned, and when he was told that such a course would be taken he said that he did not think that it would, because there was the Kafir Committee—( Hear) —it had not yet n•ported ; and he conceived th re would be a difficulty in naming a Committee.—( Hear.) The proposition of the Hon. Member for Warwickshire was virtually introduced in that of his Hon. and Gallant Friend the Member for Lincoln, and th refore be would suggest to the Noble Lord, when he came down to the House with such an unusual proposition as he had made that night, and which was not very favour ably received, that ne should now move that the Chairman should report, so as to enable his Hon. and Gallant Friend to bri g forward his proposition; and then, too, his Noble Friend could inform them as to what further business he proposed to proceed with that night.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSS- LL rem arked that the Hon. Gentleman had ass,rted that he (Lord J. Russell) had entirely mis taken the view with which the Hon. Member for Montrose proposed his motion ; that his views were the same as the views of the Hon. Gentleman; that he was entirely in error in saying that the proposition of his Hon. Friend was incon sietent with the grounds on which it had been supported by the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire. In this case he was in the recollection of the House, and nothing could be more easy than to ascertain whether what he had stated was in accordance with the recorded views of the Hon. Member for Montrose - (Hear.) Tile Hon. Member for Buckingham shire said that the proposition fur a Committee was one of which the House had never heard before; that he was taken by surprise by its proposition, and yet what was the Hon. Gentleman's motion ? It was not, of course, put in full, but these were the terms in which it was made, "to move to limit the duration of the tax to one year, with a view of instituting an inquiry, by a Select Committee, into the mode of assessing and collecting the tax. "—(Hear, hear.) And yet, with these words before him, the Hon. Gentleman had repeatedly declared that he had the same views on this subject with his Hon. Friend; and yet now told them that he only supposed his Hon. Friend was for merely limiting the duration of the tax to one year.—(Hear.) He now asked whether or not he was satisfied in supposing that, in the adoption of the motion of his Honourable Friend, the House assented to the ap. ointment of a Committee. The Government had now adopted that proposition, and now, when it was wished to move that the Chairman should report progress, he at once declared that the Government could not accede to any such proposition. • (Hear) In ac ceding to the wishes of the House that which he did on due deliberation, and not without the consent of his colleagues, he trusted to find the House prepared to meet the tax for one year, so as to enable them to carry out measures that were necessary for the public credit. Mr. DISRAELI said, that so far was the proposition of the Hon. Member for Montrose from being put to the House in the terms stated by the Noble Lord, that he found this motion was in the business paper for that very evening:— " Mr. Hume —To move to limit the duration of the tax to one year, with the view of instituting an inquiry by a Select Committee into the mode of assessing and collecting the tax ; and whether the injustice of levying the same rate of charge upon terminable as upon perpetual a n nuities, and upon fluctu ating and varying inc mes from trad es and professions as upon fixed incomes from real prooerty , cannot be g reat ly modified or altogether removed." This showed the mo tion was not yet made. (Cheers.) And w hat was more, the Bon. Me m o h ioerbtloonitt.rose But h he adne e v x e c r u r s e e a d d th a e r N es o obluieord • as no doubttioz • and had never referred d after what occurred the Noble Lord was under excited feel ings.—(L iughter.) But what he rose for was, was for the purpose of saying that the proposition of the Hon. and Gal lant Member for Lincoln was a fair proposition, and he would suggest to the Hon. Member for Warwickshire not to press his motion for the present, so that on bringing up the report the H o n. Member for Lincoln might bring forward what he had to submit to the House as a substantive motion. Mr. HUME said that having been referred to, he felt bound to state that he had declared that if he carried his mo tion for one year, then he would move for a Committee. These were his words; and to carry out that intention he had given the notice which was on the paper, for the purpose of moving the Committee to-morrow. Dlr. NEWDEGATE understood the motion of the Member for Montrose as he had stated it, and that it was his intention to move for a Committee. At the same time he bad no hope from a Committee ; for he remembered Sir R. Peel declaring th at i t was impossible to levy a tax without doing injustice. As to the tenant farmers, be reminded the Right lion. Gentleman the Chancedor of the Exchequer that he had admitted they were entitled to specific relief— that he had even made a proposition to that effect, which he had subsequently withdrawn—that he proposed a remission of 30,0001. for seeds, and to transfer 150,000/. from the rates to the Consolidated Fund. But was the Noble A.ord sure that if relief were granted the traders and manufacturers might ask for a remission for losses sustained in 1847 and 1848? The Noble Lord forgot that in 1847 and 1848, if such losses were sustained, traders, merchants, and manu facturers had a power of appeal given to them—that which was denied to the tenant-farmers. (Hear.) Mr. SPOONER agreed that the motion ought to be brought forward by the Hon and Gallant Member for Lin coln, and be, t herwore, should not press his motion. Captain HARRIS distinctly protested against the notion that in voting as he did on Friday night he was voting for a Committee. To appoint a Committee was to propose to make the tax MUMMA to appoint Counittco PETERBORO UGH. This usually quiet town was on Saturday last greatly disturbed by an attempt to give it more of a Protectionist character than it deserves. Mr. Taylor, solicitor, of Crow land, was the hero selected to confer the honour, and large handbills circulated in the neighbouring towns and villages made their appearance in the streets an hour be fore the address they announced was appointed to be deli vered. Not succeeding in seeuring the Corn Exchange, he spoke from the window of a house nigh at hand, and strongly recommended persons to attend the grand de monstration at Drury-lane. So far 'all was well ; the people heard him patiently. Mr. Whitwell (who is a farmer), thinking probably that some of Mr. Taylor's statements required confirmation, amended a cart with a view of making some remarks ; his appearance was greeted with cheers by one party ; but the farmers, who had- assembled by hundreds, greeted him with such a storm of disapprobation as to cause an immense uproar, and for some time he could not gain a bearing. Great efforts were made to upset the cart; but the townspeople rushed among the farmers, and kept theta at such a distance that, notwithstanding they per sisted in shouting at the top of their voice, Mr. Whitwell succeeded in communicating his sorrow at witnessing such outrageous behaviour by those who ought to know better. as contrasted with the previously orderly demeanour of the working men; he also commiserated the condition or the farmers, but protested against any presumption of theirs as to an alteration in the opinions of the inhabi tants of Peterborough. After a few more observations he withdrew, for the row became general; eggs were freely thrown about, and the farmers, who had occasioned all the disturbance, retreated into the Corn Exchange, whi ther Mr. Whitwell also tried to go, but was rudely re pulsed. After a short time, however, he made good his entrance, and was again savagely assailed by a party who seemed to have lost their reason altogether. There were, however, a sufficient number of respectable men to rally maid and defend Mr. Whitwell from these unprovoksd attacks; and the ultra-Proteetionsits, finding themselves bsffied at all points, at last snbmitted to allow business to resume its ordinary character. Out of doors, we regret to say, Mr. Compton was much hurt while en deavouring to defend one of the young Chowlers. There certainly was no evidence afforded of tt.e vaunted st us path), in favour of Protection said to exist among the working classes, who on this occasion treated the farmers with so little ceremony that it is probable there wilt he no repetition of a surprise. As to their fate at any public demonstration on behalf of Protection, it is ea,y to guess that, it they du not improve their manners, it will be more difficult to ensure them a fair hearing than if they had acted with less acrimuny and with a better temp, r.—StumJord Mercury. OPENING OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Amongst the aristocratic circle surrounding the throne, the Mandarin fleeing of the Royal Chinese Junk, " Keying," was conspicuous. The Mandarin arrived at the Crystal Palace at about half-past ten in a carriage and pair, attended by his secretary, and on his entrance he was immediately introduced into the circle reserved for the great officers of State and the Royal and Foreign Commissioners. He was quickly recognized by a number of the dis tinguished occupants of the State circle, and amongst them his Grace the Duke of Wellington shook him warmly by the hand. After the gracious reply of her Majesty to the address read by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort on behalf of the Royal Commis sioners, the Mandarin Hering was especial]) noticed by her Majesty, and the important functionaries between him and the Queen having separated on either side, the Mandarin approached the Throne and had the high honour of saluting her Majesty by a grand salaam, which the Queen most graciously returned. The Man darin was also much noticed by the young Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. On the formation of the Royal precession round the building, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at the sugges tion of the Queen, was pleased toconvey to the Mandarin a special request that he would form part of the procession, and he accordingly took his place between his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, and accompanied the Royal Pro gress throughout the inaugural procession. It is worthy of remark that his Excellency the Mandarin Hesing was the only representative, at the opening of the Grunt Exhibition, of the vast Empire of China, possessing a population numbering one. third of the whole human race. FLAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—BIeadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 101 Od ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 10s; anti Straw, 1/ Is to 11 88 per load. A steady trade, at late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 4/ 108; Clover ditto, 31 38 to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 118 per load. Trade firm, at our quotations._ WurrEcHAmm.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 4/ 103; Clover ditto, 315 s to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 11 2 s t o 11 l Os per l oa d . Supply toleracly good, and trade firm. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, May 5. PE rnioNs. Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions from places in Scotland against Papal aggression. Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions from P_rth and other places in Scotland against Papal aggression. MERCANTILE MARINE BILL. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) The Eafl of HARD ICKE thought that if this Act had been introduced previous to the repeal oF the navigation laws it would have been effictive. He was not at all surprised at the obj etion taken by old masters and mates to subject themselves to an examination before their juniors. It was painful to a man who had con ducted ships on long voyages, with success for twenty years, to be compelled to come before men younger than himself to ask them for a certificate of competency. although he might not be compelled to undergo an ex amination The system of registering tickets was more for enabling the Government to have some knowledge, and it might be control of the seamen than for providing them with badges of good service. Those tickets were, in fact, like a cabman's badge, and enabled one to find out any man that might be wanted. There was no reason, in his opinion, why these registry tickets should not be made more accept able to the men by being made to testify to the good charac ter of the possessor. He thought it unwise to interfere by provisions in an Act of Parliament with the minor discipline on board of merchant vessels. Educated and experienced masters might well be entrusted with such matters. With regard to the desertion of seamen at Quebec and elsewhere, he thought registrars would find some difficulty in deciding as to the character of the applicant, because they had no other evidence to guide them but that of the man himself; and in all probability the sharp fellow who could trump up a plausible story would have the advantage. The Noble Earl opposite seemed to doubt whether the fees amounted to so large a sum as that stated by his Noble Friend near him—viz., 130,0001. a year. In the port of Liverpool alone the fees amounted for 1850 to not less than 13,2001, and it did seem absurd that that money should all be spent in keeping up a large boarding house. He quite agreed with the petitioners that it would be better ,to appropriate it to the erection and endowment of schools for the children of sailors. He thought the complaints of some of the seamen as to the way in which the consuls at different ports were paid entitled to consideration; and he was also of opinion that some of the fees collected at the port of London might ad vantageously be applied for the purposes of the Dread nought Hospital. Earl WALDEGRAVE said a few words in praise of sailors' homes, which he regarded as institutions well calculated to promote the comfort and improve the morals of sailors. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. The Earl of BANDON presented several petitions against Papal aggression, from Cork and other places in Ireland; also petitions for a grant for Church education. The Larl of ZETLAND also presented several petitions against Papal aggression. Lord LYTTELTON postponed his motion on the subject of transportation to Friday next; and presented petitions from Stourbrielge, praying for an alteration in local rates; and other petitions, the purport of which we coud not catch. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from Bury, for a general system of secular education, and from a place in Cum. erland, against Papal aggression. The Earl of HARBOWBY resented a p e tition from Mapleste a d, aga i nst Papal aggr e ssion , and from other places to the same effect; also a petition from Scotland, against the Beer Bill. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 5. MINISTERIAL EXPLANATIONS. PROPERTY AND INCOME-TAX BILL (Continued from our Third Edition of last tight.) Mr. BANKES said that they ought to consider the par ticular year this was as regarded the tenant.farmer. At the opening of the session her - tllajesty was advised by her Mi nisters to state that the tenant-farmers were in a great and peculiar state of distress. The Ministers, notwithstanding, had refused up to the present moment to offer any alleviation for that distress. Atter these circumstances, it surely was not too mush to grant to this suffering class the power of ap pealing against an unjust assessment. The assessment might have been good when it was first proposed, but at that time the tenant-farmers had protection.— ( Hear, hear.) Their dis , ressect state being now universally acknowledged, he called upon the Government to give them at least the benefit now demaided. If this appeal be net assented to now by her Majesty's Ministers, he predicted that it would be forced upon them. enable a Government to get out of a scrape—to throw liP° l/ a Committee the reeponsibili:y which attached to a Govern ment, and this the Gevet nment had done with the Kafir war. Ile w arned the House not to allow this subject to go to I Committee.—(Hear.) There should not be an income-ta% in time of peace. Colonel ssIBTHORP said it was his intention to br in g for ward his motion on the report. Sir B. HALL observed 35 Members on that (the Govern ment) side of the flouse voted for the motion of the Hon. Member for Montrose with the intention of a Comissittl being appointed. Hon. Gentlemen opposite spoke I 'l 4 tenant-tarmers were the only persons in the country I.' were suffering. many IVI r . tradesmenF RE F were ELD suffering a h g e f r s a a m i d perfectlyhe effects of a —they were suffering as well as the tenant-farmers, bu th e ! they paid taxes only on profits, whereas the tenant -farm paid whether they had profits or not. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know whether it was the la tent ion to charge ineome-tax on the interest of the debt psid in Ireland, as well as on the salaries in P offices? Be also wished to know whether it was intended extend the income-tax to Ireland? • a that The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rep w freea r e r tb e e; the question of the income-tax being extended tolreland we° one her the whole House to decide. aer Sir B. HALL wished the Chaneellor of the Ene.eolion would name a day when he might bring forward his for extending the income. tax to Ireland. s liced The CHANCELLOR t ot the EXCHEQUER s' e- d it doing waea iah s s. oei. intention amended, Whenever e de r epd t p, h ow e a easit motion was brought agreed to. On clause 2 being proposed, Mr. CHAPLIN moved the insertion of a proviso, by wly of amendment to the second clause, to the effect tbat, 11 a view to a just relief of the occupiers of farms chargeabl e ss to the duties under Schedule un der tion from duty be granted to all parties chargeable 5 4 B, the same privileges of exe ra P that schedule as are by the 133 d and following section _To forviar the present Property -tax Act, secured to the parties pr o f liable to duties by Schedule of the same Act, in resPe c ; s sa the profits of trade, &c., in the events set forth in the 1- 133 d section. p er Mr. SPOONER suggested the postponement of t-Id' , 61 tion until the report was brought up. w ' ' I se to Lord J. RUSSELL thou g ht it would be very ti sva n ' ld be add a proviso to the Bill, th e on ly e ff ec t of which -- to create great confusion. Mr. HENLEY also urged upon the Hon. Member that he should not press his motion at that time. took The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none b y Cmlraujse.su3. SMITHanI4 were moved place, and after a desultory conversation the motion We s leave withdrawn, and the zd clause agreed to the following effect : - That all appointments to o n f se ° etr authorised to be made by local commissioners of ofte tax should be subject to revision by the Lords 'T t nent addition of two dell s :: sioners of her Majesty's Treasury; and that no sPr - sasde to any office ender the provisiol of this Act should be of persons under twenty-one yeeaEXCHEQUER th?tleo, e rs. gbt The CHANCELLOR of thd Hon. Friend had b e tt er no t press t h e quest i o n, for it 9- 11 1 00. to him to comprise one of the subjects which til e u i s slf d M e e:n ii rra b . ji r e. for tß .s Pr as l Montrose i r Tt o u s t e a b h ae a gs d geei s de u e g ti g eca e a s vm t e e d mt iht a et s ene b . e to ing P rt ' c -- clauses, being satisfied to leave them in the Committee. Mr. MACGREGOR also withdrew his amendments' ea 1° The House then resumedandthe ersler e • , be b-ought up to-morrow (this da, on the under that it was not to be discussed. poet' The Committee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill W— poned to Friday. _ vitaitabriedreef the OFFICIAL SALARIES. 509°1' On the order of the d a y f or th e H ouse going into mittee of Supply, WO° Lord J. RUSSELL rose t o ca ll the attent i on of o° o be to the report o f th e C omm i ttee on Official S ala ries, 1 : 40 4 spoke in a low to ne , an d was occasionally ind i st i n ctit ' ha d t He was underst oo d to say that considerable bertefinfoisl flowed from the appointment of the Committee on v be a Salaries from the circumstance of an opportinl i 7 ol sei afforded of placi ng on record the opinions 01 per persons of official experience of various kind Pe et litical, judicial, leg a l, an d d i plomatic, with oil to the salaries and emo l uments attached to the otte• in the various departments. Above all, the 03° f tl , ° had had the opportu n ity o f h ear i ng the op i n ion ° , l c on late Sir Robert Peel, with his long experience 6 %0° pr.'hensive mind, on the s u bj ec t o f t h e sa l ar ies 01 a bet , persons. On the othe r h an d, t h e C omm i ttee, pu rsainf tes or was un'uckily the usual practice of Select Conti lli s t pi° that House, continued to take evidence during efi n til y of the session, and a id n o t come to t h e i r reso l u tion ore period when a large p or ti on o f M em b ers, wear i e d o"The out by attention to public business, had left toWn'osecie l consequence was, that although the Committee 0 , 11 ,,„, Wl° Salaries was composed o f 15 M em b ers, the Cominn`—e to the decision on it s fi na l reso l ut i ons when there We t . 0 01 eight or nine Memb ers present, and the voting 0 1 till amounted to five or si x , b e i ng an actual minority roof till whole Committee. Thi s , unfortunately, was t h e t yft with Select Committees generally; but it was des ira 'sient i it should be altered, e i t h er b y taking care that er i d is se should not run to t oo great a length, or that w h e n it its a Committee should p ostpone t h e consideration o f it unti l o re-appointment at th e commencement of the followilloge sion. Having made th ese o b servat i ons, he would net's'Astes teed to state the opinio n o f th e G overnment upon the r i. 7 5 60. mendations of the Committ ee . I t was t h e d es i re of ti'o9.4 vernment to defer as mu c h a s poss ibl e t o the exer t to wishes of the Committee; and therefore they had sgr, e oft some proposed reductions, whi c h, nevert h e l ess , did 1 1 ° 1 „ tee to them to be conducive to p u bli c a d vantage , th o ugh, % s ot other hand, they would no t b e atten d e d' with anY b oa public detriment. The report of the Committee, a fter sta s . ir o that it recommended no re d uct i on i n the salar i es o f the Lord of the Treasury, a the Chancell or o f th e Exchenne r ' do ils three Secretaries of State, and the F irs t L or d o f t he so d rally, proceeded to deal with the Treasury department' ilee recommended that the L or d s o f t h e T reasury should recarfss 1,00, /. a year each, in s t ea d o f 1,2001 ., and the two secret ary, 2,0001., instead of 2,5C01. Thi s recommendation the lo,' e rl ment had adopted, and had made the reductions lir"P — „ s et The Committee bad not proposed any alteration with r e :" s ee to the offices of the Under-S ecretar i es of S tate. With observed spect to the President of the Council, the Committee ob ser oca teat this office had attached to it d ut i es o f grea t imn° rt t i o e, as President of the Committee of the Council of Ed e u ct ople and therefore they were of o pi nion t h at t h e sa l ar y 0' !joie/ was not more than an adequate corns ensation for the .„ 0 3. to be performed. In the nex t p l ace, t h e Committee re s old mended that the duties of th e R a il way C omm i ss ion su s y det again be discharged under the direction of the Board 01 ,, T ; s of in short, that with a view to save the &Aeries of the o ai r d of Commission, it should be consolidated with the li c tkett Trade. The President of the Board of Trade, having,. con' this recommendation into consideration, had come to tu e . or ays elusion that it could be adopted, and therefore the Ba t To Commissioners ceased to be separately paid officerteic e of Committee then proceeded to recommend hat the wli t ed Vice-President of the Board of Trade should beLslis with that of Paymaster of the Forces, and , s tu - s " the stead of the present salary of 2 000/. for each 0wc „;•ttel! salary for the joint-office should b 1,5001. The Com m likewise recommended that the office of Lord Pri•f s ur i should be joined with some o th er o ffi ce, an d t h a t 00 57 it should be attached to that of P r i vy S ea l . Another retails mendation of the Committee was that the MastershiP, °f ; e ry Mint should no longer be a p o liti ca l o ffi ce. The es. of ment had endeavoured to comply w i t h t h ese suggestionors the Committee, as far as was consistent with the public vice; but at the same tim e it must, be observed tha t , ese were some important con s id erat i ons i n connexion wit", s ad proposals, suggested t o th e C omm i ttee b y S i r R s Fee. ire, other persons who had had great experience in public se° t• to which the Committee did not seem to have paid i n / the tention. It certainly a p peare d to him advantageou s to t public service that some Members of the Govern should hold offices th e d ut i es o f which were not so labort as to prevent them from undertaking the peons:lo°, lr other duties not immediately connected with their own expo' rience It must be obvious to all persons 0f .70 rience in public affairs, that from day to day, questly.r. arose involving the performance of duties not properly refer able to any particular department, which, if not atteadenA by some persons not overloaded with eviler duties, weuf; have very little chance of being attended to at all. If IA!, history, it was more peculiarly to. were true, as a general proposition, at at form th e e r of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and al.!, when the o ffi ces of the Secretaries of State, the Chance ; which he had the honour to fill, wee so much more loon periods s t of tin 7lo with busin ss than they ever were before. The quantity °' wr iting and correspondence—the inc rease o f b us i ness o f Or connected with their own imme w t .„ — rious kinds in these offi pe c r e so s, ns w fi as llin so g t great hem t t o h d a i t a il ar w g as e., ll o t i duties slyn nut immediately difficult gtp rbe f tep o hl for the rn t ag h t e i tno marriages oatn departments. It frequently was necessary for the Gove,"lo - to consider and dispose of some important questi on s y the d a e n p ne a df r o t rb m ina e p n ßi t .i . ll, F aon o fd r i l h ns een tai t e i , there i r e was s d p i e dt c h t n i e n o which came under his coesiderAtion when t h sr° was PaY° lBs of the Forces. If there were not some mem e ber of the 9, 6 ; vernment able, to some extent, to attend to those Olt was not probahle—indeed, it was hardly possible- --t l i s t ee n of o t a he such grave matters cou l d receive sufficient attention,; • when they were p repare i i the manner he had ina d l n ate ot e to a mdeemisbionrs p t C h a e b ta in . et T w h e i r a e w a a b s le o to ne co r n ea si s d o e n r w en h d ich a- we the duced the Gov ernment to think it would be unwise to e„ important fish all offices which had not onerous duties thes e tached to th em. Another reason for maintaining e. offices way that it frequently h a p pene d on th e f or mation 0 '; new Government, or perhaps during the continuance of es s existing one, th a t p ersons w h o h a d paid great a ttention!! public aflairs, and were fit for any office, were called intot° service of the State at a time of life or in a state of health . which precluded them from accepting offices that had hair, lions duties connected with them. At the same time, im s , opinions of these persons carried with them the utmost weight, and would prove of the greatest service to ile public. It might be said that a G o v er nment could see i s " .. the assistance of persons of this kind by giving them _ minal offices, such as that of the Privy Seal. without sa1!: ries attached to them. This, to be sure, might be done the case of persons possessing considerable fortunes. MFs of fortune having establishments in London might be induced to accept great offices without salaries , but . thought the adoption of that course would establish a Do! y principle in the public service of this cou n try. It was tr° that the course recommended by the Committee in tbiO respect ha 1 the authority of Lord burham in its favouf Lord Durham, admitting that the duties of the officor Privy Seal sometimes occupied seven or eight hours a day nevertheless was of opinion that, i f maintained, it should be without salary. , The tendency of any chan ge w hi c h would reduce the salaries of the important offices to which re* ference had been made would, he feared, be to make thole offices attainable only by men of considerable fortune. Thet would be an evil. It would throw an impediment in the way of talent in the way of men of the highest abili'Ys who, perhaps, had gained the greatest fame in this or 0* other House of Parliament, but who could not afford t° hold the offices in question. It would be miscbievo°' to the public service, to exclude persons of small for tune from these situations. Thsre was another cos' siderat ion which was entitled to considerable weight. A,l, one who had marked th e course of official lif e in W I . country must have p e r ce i ve d that offices in t h e Cabinet were frequently held by men of other pursuits, who en; tered into politics with' a wish to take part in the ser ve _ of their country w i t h out entirely abstra ct i ng themselv!s from their usual occupat i ons and enjoyments. An examP l ° of this kind was the nobleman who filled the office of Lord Privy Seal, and, subsequently, of President of the Co nned under under Sir R. Peel's Government—the Duke of Buccleuch, " man of great fo t t une , w h o cou ld h ar d ly b e expec ted to a balk" don all his previous occupations, for the purpose of " ..t charging th e d u ti es o f a l a b or i ous o ffi ce . It was a geef advantage to attract men of this sort to official life, and the offices in this country were filled, as in continents! _',lif.. tions, exclusively by a class of men who had devote d tne, I. s selves solely to official life, and were called •" Bureauc _ Bureaucrats, would be an alteration for the worse. He remembered rem" ing with interest the remarks of a Frenchman.of eminent" why was much struck with what he PIT while attemwts It Iv , ' of tb then Bala! :Nap Atop 3.00( of