The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS EDITION. SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Six O'CLOCK. Lord JOHN RUSSELL entered the House of Com mons at half-past four o'clock. As he walked up the lobby he was the object of much attention. He held in his left hand an official box, and led by his right a child in a Scotch cap and dress, one of his own children, whom he took into the House with him. He took his seat in his usual place, and rose to a crowded House and over-crowded gal lery at ten minutes past five. He explained all the circumstances of the last week, which will be found in our Parliamentary report, and announced that no final arrangements would be made till the Duke of WELLINGTON had been consulted. A long debate seems probable. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. NEW PEER. Lord BROUGHTON (late Sir J. C. Hubbonse) took the oaths and his seat. COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL L or d BROUGHAM. presented several petitions in favour of this Bill. NEW VICE•CHANCELLORS BILL. On the motion of Lord LANGDALE this Bill was read a third time and passed. MINISTERIAL EXPLANATIONS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then rose to explain - the state of the Ministerial crisis. On Monday last he • bad had occasion to address their Lordships, and to ask them to give time for the reconstruction of a Ministry, he had hoped for the la - st time. He had stated on that occasion that Lord John Russell was engaged in the re construction of the Government, and he had hoped that the crisis would have been passed by this day. Lord John Russell had entered into negotiations with a Noble Earl opposite, and with Sir James (graham. The negotiation had failed ; and then her Majesty had applied to the Noble Earl op posite, who had declined to form an Administration. The attempts at the reconstruction had failed, not in con sequence of any personal difference between the parties engaged in the negotiations, but from honest and honourable difference in principle. Those attempts baying failed, her Majesty applied to the Noble Earl op positet to form an Administration, which s. he declined. Her Majesty then applied to the Noble Lord (Stanley), and yesterday afternoon the Noble Lord informed her Majesty of his inability to form an Administration. Her Majesty had then consulted him (the Marquis of Lansdowne) as to what course it would be proper to pursue in a state of things so novel and unprecedented, and this morning her Majesty had sent for a Noble and Illustrious Duke, who was not now in the House, in order to obtain his advice and opinion on the present important and delicate state of affairs. He would not sit down without stating that it was most consolatory in the present state of affairs to know that the difficulties and differences which had pre vented these negotiations from succeeding, had been • differences and difficulties not of any personal nature, but were the natural results of honest differences of opinion. All public men were called on to make great sacrifices of personal ease and comfort for the sake of their coun try, but they would not be called upon to make sacrifices of principle, and no persons would be justified is making a prolonged attemft under any circumstances to carry on the affairs of the . country without securing that degree of support which was necessary to all Governments. Any such attempt . must end in danger to the safety of the Crown and of the country.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Earl of ABERDEEN felt called upon, after the statement of the Noble Marquis, to explain to your Lord ships what had been the course of conduct which he had pursuced in these negotiations. Her Majesty had sent for him on Saturday, and he had expressed his willingness to co-operate in the reconstruction of the Government. He had met Sir James Graham and Lord John Russell, and after mutual explanations Lord John Russell had laid before them the basis on which he proposed to reconstruct the Government, and had explained to them the several measures which he intended to propose. What those measures were ho would then explain, because, after consideration, he believed that himself, and hi, Right Honourable Friend, would have been enabled to accede to all of them with certain modifications. except one. Their differences with Lord John Russell arose exclusively on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and both his Bight Honourable Friend and him self felt an invincible repugnance to adopt any measure of penal legislation towards the Roman Catholic subjects of this country. To any legislation of that kind they were opposed. It was at all times exceedinly difficult by legislation to give a criminal character to acts which were indifferent in themselves, and it was more esp e cially so when those acts assumed the appearnce of the perform ance of a religious duty. No doubt the Noble Lerd had proposed certain modifications, but all legislation tit such a nature must be necessarily inefficient. For 200 years they had tried, by persecution, to limit the numbers of the Roman Cathodes and the only effict had been to increase them. Bat while deprecating legislation on the subject, be had been not the less sensible to the arrogant assumption of the Pontiff and of the Cardinal; but he did not think that afforded grounds for any Le gislative interference with the religious liberties of our Roman Catholic fellow-subj , co. His Right Hon. Friend Sir James Graham, with whom he had had no previous communication, entirely agreed with him, and therefore they had declined to join Lord John Russell in the reconstruction of the Ministry. Her Majesty had then requested him (the Earl of Aberdeen) to undertake the formation of an Administration; but when he considered that the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill was before the other House of Parliament, and had been approved of by a very large majority, and that it would most likely also meet with the approbation of a majority of their Lordships; he felt that he must decline the task which her Majesty had been graciously pleased to im pose upon him, but to which Le had never felt himself equal.—(Cheers.) Lord STANLEY felt that the time was now come when it was his duty to explain to their Lordships the part which ho had taken in the recent transactions.—(Hear, hoar.) On Saturday last her Majesty had sent for talc, and had explained to him the causes of the resignation cf the late Ministry, and as they-had been explained iu that House by the Noble Merquie, and in the other Ilcu3e by Lord John Russell. He must express his conviction that those were not the only, if not the chief causes of the difficulty. The mea sure to suppress the Popish aggression, he believed, had much to do with the resolution come to by her Majesty's Goverment, that they could not carry on the Government of the country. That difficulty was also aggravated by the anticipated failure of the Budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the small majority of 14 in the House of Comanons, aga i n st which a Government could not well proceed with their measures. In that division many of their own supporters voted against them. Ou Mr. King's motion fur an extensive alteration of the Reform Bill the Government were defeated by 100 to 54,votes, and of those 54 votes 17 were by members of the Protectionist body, 27 by official members of the thivernment, leaving only 10 independent members who voted in their favour. He communicated these facts to her Majesty, but he distinctly stag d that he would not take - office on any other condition than that he should endeavour in a bond fide manner to give effect to his conviction of the necessity of giving legislative relief to the agricultural interest. His Lordship then stated that he bad also informed her Mak sty of the peculiar state of parties iu the House of Commons. After alluding to the three great ies into which the House was di d Tided, h e said p irt it might almost. be said there ' was a fourth party, viz., t h e Roman Catholic Irish party. He suggested the practicability of forming such a Govern ment as would b e able to conduct the affairs of the co untry. His Lordahi next adverted to the correctness of Lord J. RniselV state ment eon Monday, that he had a d an doned his intention of fe d rming a Government, observing that though he did not wish to impute any deliberate misrepresentation to his Lordship, his stateme nt was . not literally co rrect. He the. substancefromwhich then read the minute which he had prepared of interview with her Maj e sty , f appeared that he had only consented to takesA i event of a reconstruction o f the present Adm in is tr ation illthe not being accomplished. He ho ped the Reuse wo uld a cquit him of any undu e haste to grasp at office, and also give him credit for not shrinking from that r the difficulty in which the Queen was re espen.. sibidty, seeing duced,of tendering the best services he could, even though at the risk of his own personal honour and reput ation. • The Noble Lord then detailed the nature of his interview s with his colleagues, and said, that many from one reason or another, declined to join as members of a new Admi nistration. Mr. Gladstone, a hose services he thought it advisable to secure, found he could net give him his adhesion, and under these circumstances a meeting was held at hie residence last evening, and an unanimous conclusion was arrived at that it would nut be possible form a Government with any probability of NT;; SPAParrying on the Government for any length of -- . .e, and h •.. 4 r , e felt it consistent with his duty 4 . •mg to communicate the result to her Majesty - Aft tarii" possible moment. A bad been 14; no 044 en Alta a _ rumour W ic 7 lt wo od I ".._,Fic ItAritikiW with bar Aldjaity A .% :4;7 “vititiu sad a \ ME her Majesty refusing, that be bad declined to undertake the duty of reconstruc ing a Go vernment. For that rumour there was not the shadow of a reason, and he was authorised by her Majesty to say, that even if he had de manded a dissolution, her Majesty would have refused to comply with his rr quest.—(Cheers.) That he was mortified at not being able to constitute a Govern ment he was not prepared to deny, but that he felt any hostilities to his political opponents he hoped their Lordships would not believe.—(Hear, hear ) He held it an object of vital importance that the income tax should not be permitted to degenerate into a per manent tax. It had been introduced by Sir Robert Peel at a critical period, and he had pledged himself, when ever the revenue should equal the expenditure, that tax should cease, and but for that pledge the House of Commons would never have consented to the im position of a tax so unjust, so unequal in its Pressure, and altogether so anomalous. Sir Robert Peel had said he expected he should require it for five years, but he had only asked for it for three years, and it had again been renewed. The state of things was different now to what it was in 1842. We had a surplus of two millions and a half, and the country was in a state of general prosperity, and to conseet to its renewal without some modification would be tantamount to its perpetuation for ever. Shortly before the introduction of the Budget there was a general feel ing on the part of many of an opposition to the house tax. He would never be a party to any measure in op position, which, if a Minister, he did not see his way to accomplish, and therefore he declared that he would not oppose the renewal of the income-tax, but would deal with it by appropriating the surplus to its reduction, and he believed that by so doing from one-third to one-half f the income-tax might be repealed, and he was desirous to give some pledge to Parliament for its gradual reduc tion and for the repeal of from one-third to one-half in the present year, and for the apportionment of a surplus to its reduction. He would not enter into a dis cussion of protection in the abstract, but he would take it as admitted that the land was labouring under the pressure of undue taxation, and that the result of the unrestricted admission of foreign corn bad produced a more extensive effect than had been desired or imagined, and that no imposition of a moderate im port duty could have raised the price even to an amount that was at the time of the introduction of the Corn Bill scouted by the Free-traders themselves. By the position of a moderate fixed duty they might raise a revenue of 2,000,000/. without materially raising the price of corn to the consumer. It was not adverse to the principles of free trade to impose in favour of a class exposed to undue burdens counteracting duties to meet those burdens, and he believed that by impos ing a moderate fixed duty on corn they would two years be enabled to get rid of the income-tax. That question of protection was one that had et to be settled by the country, and if at the next, election the decision of the country should be against pro tection he would respectfully bow to that de cision —(Hear, hear)—but until that decision took place he should continue to act upon his present opinion. He bad no desire to reverse the recent commercial policy of the country, but only so to modify it as would arrest the progress of that ruin which was rapidly com ing upon the agricultural classes.—(Hear.) Alluding to the recent measure of Popish aggression, he said he was the last man to interfere with the full and free exercise of the religious opinions and services of his ftllow countrymen. He knew not whether the act of the Pope violated the law, but though insignificant in itself, it bad oeen rendered infinitely more important in the first in stance by the insulting tone in which his bull was intro dated into the country, and it would be inconsistent with the dignity of the Crown and the independence of Parliament, if steps were not taken to deal with the mat ter. He, however, did not approve of the measure of the Government, because it bore on the face of it marks of passion and haste instead of deliberation and anxious consideration.—(Cheers.) The Papal aggression, in his opinion, ought to be as strongly resisted as it would have been in the days of their ancestors; but be confessed he was not prepared to legislate on a question of such vast importance until he had time to inquire into its various bearings. The danger to be apprehended from a delay of two or six years could not outweigh the in injurious tendency which a measure, passed hastily and passionately, and not touching the rcot of the real grievance would have on the country.— (Hear hear.) He thought before any legislative remedy was proposed, a Parliamentary inquiry should be instituted by a Committee of both Houses into the actual state of the relations between Roman Catholics and foreign powers and their own Church, and also into the state of the law. Eis Lordship concluded by expressing a hope that the House would not see in the course he had pursued anything dis creditable to his motives or derogatory to his character as a statesman though he had failed in his attempt to form a Government.—(Cheers.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was desirous of ex plaining what he considered was a misapprehension en the part of the Noble Lord as to what had passed be tween himself and his Sovereign. He had on Monday stated to their Lordships that the Noble Lord stated to ner Majesty, on Saturday, that he was not then prepared to form an Administration ; lie had laid a considerable stress on the word then, and in con sequence of the Noble Lord not being then prepared, Lord John Russell had been sent fur. Having set that matter at rest, be would refer to one topic to which the Noble Earl bad addressed himself. The .Noble E had addressed himself to the difference between himself and Lord John Russell on the Catholic Bill, and had characterised the measure as one of a penal character. Ho could not bit still and haar it so oti.rscerised with out protesting against it. He was not sure that he had not beard the Noble Earl characterise it as a measure of persecution. He could assure the Noble Earl that it Seas as far from his heart, and the heart of his Noble Friend to introduce any penal measures of r er -ecuf ion on it, was contrary to the heart of the Noble Lord himself. The ground upon which that measure had been introduced was to protect this country !ram foreign influence. That foreign influence snaking use of the Papal power for its a g gression. I: was intended to protect equally Protestant laity end Roman Catholic laity fur foreign influence, and he should at all times feel it his •luty to protect Roman Catholics in the free exercise of risen. religion; but, at the same lime, it was equally duty so protect the prerogatives of the Crown and the liberties of the people from forei g n aggres sion, and his Noble Friend was prepared to make such alterations in the Bill which should remove any misapprehension as to its preventing the full enjoyment of every privilege by the Roman Catholics without deteriorating from its efficacy as a protest against foreign aggression. 'rho reasons which had induced himself and his Noble Friends to resign had been the one set forth, viz., the want of efficient support in the House of Commons. • Lord STANLEY explained that he bed said he was justified in saying what he had said as to the causes of the dissolution of the Government, inasmuch as a Noble Earl was not aware until Saturday, that he had ceased to be a Cabinet Minister, and that a Noble Earl (Minto), a relative of the Prime Minister, was quite as unaware of the fact of his being out of office on Sa.nrday, ai he had been when he was at Rime, of the intention of the Pope to appoint a hierarchy in this country. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'cicck. The interior of the House presented the same appear ance as on Lionday evening; the benches below and above the bar were crowded with lion Members, as were also the side galleries. NEW MEMBERS. COL GILPIN took the oaths and his seat for Bedford shire. Sir G. TYLER also took the oaths and his seat for Glamorgansbire. METROPOLITAN MARKETS BILL Mr. CHILDERS moved the second reading of this Bill. Alderman SIDNEY moved that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. After a short conversation the House was cleared for a division, but subsequently the Bill was postponed until this day week. PETITIONS. Colonel FREESTUN presented a petition from the Catholics of Weymouth against the Papal Aggro.- aim' Bill. Mr. FAGAN also presented several similar petitions. Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY presented 40 peti tions from the secular clergy of the Roman Catholic Church in this country, and several petitions from other parties, against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. MONSELL presented several petitions to the same effect. _ Mr. SULLIVAN also presented similar petitions. Mr. sTuAar presented a petition praying that the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill might not be extended to Scotland. _ _ Mr. ROCHE presented a great number of petitions from the county of Curk against the Eccle3iabtical Titles Bill. Mr. HENLEY presented a petition from a place in Oxfordshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia ment. Mr. HASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of the abolition of the window•tax. Mr. REYNOLDSP;e:ented — a — la;genumber of pe titions from places in Ireland against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and several petitions from the Dublin news paper proprietors, praying for the repeal of the duty on raper. Mr. KEOGH presented a petition from Meath against the Ecclesiastical Tit a Bil l. Petiti ons to th e sam . effect were prese nted by Sir Joshua Walmsley, troll Bolton; by Sir E Buxton, from Essex; Mr. Sadlier, from Carlow; and Mr. Scholefield, from Birmingham. Mr. W. WILLIAMS and Mr. B. OSBORNE presented petitions praying for the repeal of the paper duty. Mr. CHRISTOPHER and Colonel SIBTLIORP presented petitions from places in Lincolnshire; complaining of agricultural distress. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Seaham; against the Mercantile Marine Bill; also seven petitions against the Bible monopoly. A great number of petitions a ere presented against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. MINISTERIAL CRISIS. STATEMENT OF LORD J. RUSSELL. Shortly after five o'clock, RON. MEMBERS who had notices of motion having postponed them, the orders of the day On the eiottihen called oniort he on. d reading of the Eeelesi. asticalTiles H AN RUSSELL,situmption Bill, Lord amid the moat p t o a s k t e t pon: : profound s il e nce, rose and said—sir, in moving the COS of this order of th e d ay, I will oppOltntliq Of stitipg to tilt llotua what hoe ocourrod THE SUN, LONDON, since I asked them on Monday to adjourn to this day. Before Ido so I thiek it necessary to notice a contradiction to a statement whiel I made on Monday last.—(Great cheering.) I then stated that Lord Stanley having been sent for by the Queen had stated to her Majesty that he was not then prepared to form a Government, and that I was then required to repair to Buckingham Palace. I received a contradiction to that statement in terms very peremptory, and in a manner not very courteous. I feel it due to my own honour to state, in the first place, that nothing was further from my intention than to misrepresent the conduct of Lord Stanley. For that Noble Lord I have the greatest possible respect, I have fought in Parliamentary matters side by side with :him —(Cheers)—l have fought face to flee against him.—(Cheers) In all times and in every situation. I have had occasion to admire his spirit, his courage, and his honour.—(Great cheering.) Therefore I should be sorry indeed if anything which fell from me did not give a correct representation of wbat that Noble Lord had stated.—(Cheers.) The House will recollect that it was not then my duty to go into detail, not to relate particular circumstances, and not, above all, to narrate what had come to my know ledge of conversation, but yet to state clearly what appeared to me to be the general result of all that had occurred.—(Hear, hear.) It was quite ne- cessary that I should sate a reason why, after having once taken leave of my Sovereign, I st as again required to repair to the palace ; that it was necessary is obvious, from the various statements circulated—statem•nts, some of them previously to the Hon. Gentleman's con tradiction, and some of them subs quent—(Cheers) —which represented that Noble Lord as anxious to form a Government, and myself as having endeavoured to force myself into the presence of my Sovereign, when that Noble Lord was engaged in that task.—((;hears.) And what, Sir, then occurred? His Royal Highness Prince Albert wrote to me a letter on Saturday after noon, and by the permission of her Majesty, and also of his Royal Highness, I will now read it to the House.—(Hear, hear.) " Lord Stanley has, after a conversation with her Majesty, declined to undertake the formation of a "Government at present, until it is clear no other Government could be formed. The, Qua, n has sent for Lord Aberdeen and Sir James Graham, and she wishes to see you immediately." —(Hear.) I could, Sir, do no other, on receiving that letter, than conclude that Lord Stanley had declieed for the present to form a Government—(Loud chesrs)— until it was found that no other Government could be formed ; and I ask whether there was any misre presentation in stating, two days after receiving this letter, that Lord Stanley was not prepared at that time to form a Government and used the words "not then prepared?"—(Loud cheers.) Sir, every one who has been admitted to the presence of her Majesty is aware of the courtesy, of the memory, and of the precise truth of everything which falls from her (Loud chews) —but, Sir, though I received from her Majesty an account of what passed at her interview with Lord Stanley, I do not rest solely on her Majesty's statement, but I rest on the statement of the interview which Lord Stanley sent to her Majesty in the course of the same evening, and of which she permitted me to read the extracts which bear on the point in question. And let me ob serve, that if I state these particulars to the House, it is in consequence of the contradiction of the Honourable Gentleman opposite.—(Great cheering.) After stating to her Majesty the position of the three parties of which the House of Commons is composed, I . ..observed that the present Administration had never met with any detest at the hands of Lord Stanley's political friends.—(Great cheering.) Lord Stanley thou went on to state that he would only consent to form a Government in the event of no coa lition being formed. He believed that an Administration formed under such circumstances would be more likely to meet support, than one formed without time for reflec tion. Now he asked whether those extracts did net bear out his statement that Lord Stanley was not pre. pared to form a Government ? He would now state, that having been desired by her Majesty to con struct an Administration, and at her Majesty's request he had obtained interviews with both Lord Aberdeen and Sir James Graham, I feel it right to say, that no personal consideration stood in the way of the formation of a Government com posed of those whose opinions appeared to prevail in tho House of Commons. If Lord Aberdeen and Sir James Graham had concurred in the formation of a Govern. ment, I believe that no personal consideration would have stood in their way.—(Hear.) With respect to the several points of public importance on which we de liberated, although there was not any perfect agreement, yet there did not seem to be such a diversity of opinion as might not by further commu deation have been removed. There was one question— ' the Papal aggression—on which it appeared impos siele that we could agree. I think it quite necessary to proceed with that Bill.— (Loud ethers.) Lord Aber deen told me that he thought respecting the late aggression on this country no legislation at all was nt - cessary. Upon that point there was so wide a difference of opinion that it was evident that no Government could possibly be formed by the coalition of such parties.— (Hear, bear.) I again repaired to Buckingham Palace and informed her Majesty of the difficulty which had oc curred, and laid bi fore her a full statement of the state of affairs. The effect of that information to the Queen was that her Majesty's desire led to a communication with the Right Hon. Genth man the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham), with the hope that I might be able, with his assistance, to reconstruct the Government by such an infusion of new strength as would give force and efficiency to the Ministry.—(llesr, hear.) I was led to this course by old associations, by the recollection of the political aptitude which the Right Hon. Baronet so emi nently possesses, and further still, it' I may be permitted to state so much to the House, by the ties of old and long-continued friendship. We were agreed on most of the great topics of public affairs, and I did think that if an interview was fairly conducted we might come to some general aecord upon subjects on which a difference of feeling prevailed.—(Hear, hear.) The interview was abortive, and I was therefore again obliged to re sign the commission for the formation of a Government with which her Majesty had been pleased to honour me.—(Hear, hear.) This morning I was informed that her Majesty had received the letter from Lord Stanley which I have read to the House. Placed under that diffi culty, her Majesty had, most wisely, as I think, sent, for an old friend of the Crown, who is not more eminent for his distinguished services abroad and for the glory of his military achievements—(Loud and long continued cheering) than he is for the constitution of the country (the Duke of Welling ton)—(Repeated cheers from all sides of the House)— I trust that I have said enough to assure the House that the representation of the Right Hononourable Gen tleman the Member fur Bucks (Mr. Disraeli), that Lord Stanley was prepared to form a Government was incorrect.—(Hear and cheers; and cries of `• Oh.") With this statement I conclude the narrative of what has occurred within the last few days—(Cheers) —but "cannot omit this opportunity of refuting the assertion that I was ready to take the helm in a time of prosperity, and to resign the Ministry as soon 'as the Government was placed in a stare of difficulty. To that assertion I respond that I should not have deemed the adverse division come to the other night any sufficient reason for a resignation of the Government if I had thought that it could be carried on successful.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) If I did not shrink from the difficulties of the country when 3,000.000 of people were iii a state of distress it was not likely that I should shrink from them now; but I saw it was useless to proceed when cffice coule only be re tained at the risk of power which woul.l be useful to the country and the loss of that character which was honourable to its possessor.—(Hear, hear.) When the directors of the Bank of England came to my Right Honourable Friend to ask us to suspend the law, and run the rick of an indemeity from Parliament, I might have shrunk from the difficulties of the time; when, at a later period, the whole of Europe was shaken with revolutions from one end to the other, and when there was every prospect of the treaty which bound Europe together, and preserved the peace of the world being dissolved, we did not shrink from our parts, nor did we do so even when in Ireland large bodies of people were preparing to organise a rebellion.—(ob, oh!) We might then have shrunk from the difficulties of the period; but to suppose that we should do so now, when all those troubles have passed away when commerce is flourishing, when the people are prosperous, and when the only difficulty at the Exche• quer is, that it is rather fuller than it can conveniently hold—(A laugh)—is quite ridiculous.—(Hear, hear.) But, Sir, I wish to state some of the opinions which I hold now with regard to the three questions which have public mind, and engag e d P ar li amentary the a good deal of late.—(tlear, he ar .) O ne of the most important of those questions is free trad e and the free import of corn.—(Hear and ch eers .) Now, Sir, I tak e no credit whatever fur the establish ment of thepresent law upon that subject, for the system which the Government of Lord Melbourne proposed was a system of s different kind. It was.: system which was based upou ;Eder* duV on core, and a tigfere4o.l.4llSY FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1851. on sugar and other art'cles. That plan was rejected by the House of Commons, artd in 1845 the circums'aucea of the country having in • the meantime undergone a great change and assumed a diff,rent :aspect, Sir Robert Peel pronouuced th et at no dis tant period the corn-laws must be repealed, and at the same time—in the month of Novem ber—without any coatenueication with my party, I published my opinions that the time was come when the corn-laws could DO longer be maintained. The only safe course then was to proceed to their abolition, and Sir Robert Peel gave the honour of the change which afterwards followed to the Hon, Member for the West Riding.—(llc ar, hear.) Now, Sir, I think it is due in a great part to Sir Robert Peel and to the Hon. Meetber fur the West Riding, but I can't altogether say that I claim no credit but the smellest amount is due fot the part I toil - in effecting the change.— (Hear, hear.) That change was t ffectetl in 1846, and I believe its effects have been most beneficial to this country.—(Cheers.) I believe that the gnat mass of the people of this country are enjoying benefits from that change which the) could not o•herwise have obtained.—(Hear, hear.) When the rein-, of pool r fel l into our hands it was our endeavour to proceed in that policy ; and on two very important questions, namely, in the• case of foreign suger and the navigation•laws, we succeeded in carry it g measures conformity with our present commercial policy.— (Hear, heat.) I rejoice that we were able to car -y these two c!eanges into effect with the willing concurrence of the two [louses of Parliateent, for it appears to me that while we are a neeavourieg to carry such changes into effect, we should, es tar as possible, do so without disiurbieg the institutions o the country.—(Cht era ) I will now proceed to the n. xt subject, aid that is the Bill relatierg to th assumption of power in this country by a tot sign cede. sias , ival power.—(Lear, hear.) I stib c,neur in the opit ions which I entertained on the introduction of tha Bill. It is my opinion that Vie assumption of the se titles was an assumption of power on the part of a foreign prince which it was imps eible ior us to pass by unnoticed ; but, Sir, I will say this, that I thought and still thielt that the main object to be attained by that bill was the vindication of our national iadependence and the assertion of the supremacy of the Crown and kingdom or England as against any foreign power what ever.—(Hear, hear.) But, Sir, with respect to the Bill we had introduced, looking to the past proceedings in the Irish Courts of Law, there are setae of its clauses which ought not to be pressed to the fullest Extent. It was not oar intention so to interfere with anything which belongs to the regular order of Romen'Catholic worship. So tar we were anxious to maintain the re ligious liberty which exists in this country. Therefore if that Bill were proceeded with, I should he ready to make all such alterations as should prevent any of the inter ference which seems to be dreaded. I own that when I see a man of such moderation as Archbishop Murray oh jetting to the provisions of that Bill, I will say I am quite reading, to examine sad go into the provisions of the Bill, anal see whether the objections which have been stated really do exist.—([fear, hear, and laughter.) My persuasion was, and I was induced to believe so by information which I received from a very high authority that on these two points which I have stated this Bill was not calculated to make any inter ference. Therefore I am quite ready to carry into effect the ori g inal intention of the Bill, not to depart from them, and not to go beyond them, There is another question of very great importance upon which, on the occasion of a late debate, on the 20th instant, I made a statement to the House on the subject of extending the franchise. It is fit that I should state to the House that there subject leas beep under the consideration of the Cabinet during the late recess, but myself and my. colleagaes came to the unanimous determination that it would not be right to introduce a measure on that subject in the present session. As, howeveis a general election must take place in 1853, we deter. mined that 1852 would be the latest time that such a measure could be introduced. With respect to the question itselt. I have to say that having for ten years before the Reform Bill was introduced devoted my attention to the subj. ct, and having mad, many motions between the years 1821 and 1831, having bad a great stare in fiamiug the Reform Bill, I am perfectly satisfied with the general working of that Bill. I do not see that it has produced any of the cons , quecces of overturning the Coeseitution which were prophesied of it. But in re spect, however, of any fu urn measure which may be introduced upon the subject, I think you must proceed with On-, greater caution. I think the general disposition of the Re'orm Parliam , ot has produced a fair re-presen tAon of the inteliigeuce, th© wisher, arid the indusir) of the people. I should dread any change which might be introduced io the repri.s , utatiou which deprived the House of Cpm.ons of that c aitervalive element which ou:htto belong to it. I cannot conceive that a House of Commons merely representing numbers would act in harmony with a montirchy, an hereditary House of Pere, and an EstablishcA Church. I think it ought to be the object of any one who :approaches this subject not to create a [louse of Commons, which should he a separate power, but it should be his objt ct to do as we did in 1831, to endeavour to give to the people a greattr interest in their institutions, and at the same time to 'improve the general representation These are the views that I venture to being before the House upon these they topi, s. It is at the pre4eht time a matter of doubt into whose hands the Government of the country may ba committed, but I feel that on greater subjects, like those I havereferred of Perliametoary interference, it is not for Minieters alone to look to the eolution of such great questions.—(Hear, hear.) They interest u. and our and own posterity—(Hear, hear.) Str I have consi dered, in tbe eouree of my PailLementary cenduet, whether on the day I was proposing refoim to a small minority, and amidst the apathy l.f the country, or whether I was proposimg a Bill that watt receiving the enthusiasm of the nation. I felt that my great comfort was that I was acting with them on whom I had the tgreritest confidence, and on whose judgment I could rely -(Hear, hear)—end on whose integrity I could place the greiteet feitb.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord having alluded to the sentiments of Burke, and the men with whoitehe had acted tor eleven year', said— ( have acted for far nao , e than eleven years with such men as ReMilly, Mackintosh, and Horner, with Lord Grey and Lard Althorpe, and with such men it has been my pride to act. I will not speak of the living, but I will say this, that as long as I ton a public man I will act with Ouse men and consort with such men as adopt my public views —( Hear, hear.) Seme men may think that our standard of public virtue is higher than in , the times of Burke, others may think it lower, but as long as I take part in public affairs I shall ever ; follow the example of' such public men as I think may best guide my publio life.—(The Noble Lord sat down amid much cheering.) neat; but for many years he had lived in the closest irit macy wilt, the N ble Lord, and in the enjoyment, he might say, of the ties 01 attention.—(Hear, iwar.) He must se) that, fir his own put, ee was re wry . to express the :same f-eling, and he trusted he might be allow -0, 0, in speaking of the Noble Lord, once more to resume the expression which he had se often used in that Reuse, and term him his Noble Friend.—(Loud and re peated cheers from both sides of the House) With re spect to wrist might happen to fall on that occasion he did not wish to say anything that might bring on a hostile discussion.—(Hear, hear.) Under the present circumstances such a proceeding would, in his opinion, be both unseemly and mischievous. There were, how ever, three points to which he desired to direct the attention of the House, for when the history of the last thirty years came to be written, it would be found that that epoch was marked by three great ques tion*. The first of these was the repeal t f the Tee, and Corporation Acts, and the emancipation of the Reiman Catholics; the second was the passing the Reform Act, by which a great and extensive alteration was made in the franchise ; and the third was the establishment of the larger and more lineral commercial policy which for the rake of brevity,wes celled free trade.—(Land cries of `. Hear, hear," arid cheers.) The first question was that of free trade. On that matter beeeteen him and his Noble Friend thre was a perfect accerd.—(Hear. hear.) The lie ) or to e trade nad b , en dr wised to his Nob e Preen I oy the ha o Sir Robert Peel, ;aid n Lly and well het the p ceent Governineet c , rereci out the pi nrciple which Sir ttul:ert Peel had meulds d f heir heeds With iespr et r e the ext-ersion of the sulfrege, he had to observe, th et he believed that he and his Noble Friend were the only survivers of the Gevernarent or Lord Grey by whew ,t eteesien of stiff - ace was plann.d.—(Hear, ler, are and cheer=.) He wets r. udy to a twit thet so gr. at hr: el o e ii the iefeeron of the democratic pre by the lt , 'orm Bill, 'hat up to the present timer he had been teerful 1 the addition of any new power from that quarter. de was new of a diffe cut opinion, and was quite pre ;eared to grant an eX0.11,1011 of the franceise. The third p o int reep cted what had had been called the late Papal •ggression. On this point he feared that he arid his Noels- Friend could n ver agree, —( Loud cries of /leer.") tie recommended his Noble Friend not to think of intro lucieg such a nar asur ; it would Out only be inoperative, out it would pre° featly undo the policy which the coun t try had been pursuing fur the last thirty years.— , (Cries of " Hear, hear.") The opinion which he had formed with respect to the existing Bill was arrived at after lot g and &liberate consideration, end to his great joy arid eurpriee he afterwards found het the opinion and views of Lerd Aberdeen on his subject coincided with his own. —(Heir, esr.) Uur il he came to London on the first day of the session he had not seen or neatel from the Neble Lord, but being upon terms of eersonel friendship with the Noble Lord he sought his advice on that day, and be discovered that the Noble Lord had already arrived at his own couclusion. He need itirdly say, after this, that the great obstacle which stood in the way of a junction thaws ea himself, Lord Aberdeen, and the Noble Lord opposite, was this very Bill. The Noble Lord opposite thought the wishes and interests of the country demtuded a Bill of this nature, but neither he nor Lord Aberdeen took a similar view of affairs, and although he and Lord Aber deen entertained contrary opinions to the Nehe Lord opposite on other 'subjects, this was the cardinal p tint upon which they differed.—(Cheers.) He hoped the House would do him the credit to believe that his ob jection to this Bill was not of recent origin, for so far bsck as November it did so happen that he wrote letters to many of his friends, statieg that he thought the assumptions of the Pope and Dr. Wiseman were impudent and presumptuous, but he should deprecate any legislative interference on the subject.—(Cheers.) Not that he blamed the Noble Lord opposite tor the letter which le wrote some time ago, for the Noble Lord at that period 'must have been placed in a very chffieult position; indeed, the eduntty having just been aroused by the language of Drs Wiseman and other representatives oF the Pope, the Noble Lord's presiiion demanded that he should at once offer some remonstrance to the proceedings of tau Papa power.—(Hear, hear.) Much of that angry feeling and excitement, however, had now passed away, and without desiring to say anything calculated to provoke discussion he was constrained to add this, that if Honourable Members would leek carefully into this much- vexed question, they would see that there was no necessity fir returning to tho days of bills of pains and penalties, in matters of religious opinion and sectarian belief. He might have added in this letter that he was the author ef the Bequests Act, brought forward by Sir R. Peel's Government. The letter concluded by his ex pressing his displeasure at the audacity of the Pope ; but still that displeasure did trot lead him to inter fere with the religious liberties of the seven millions of his fellow-subjects, and by reserving to birns.elf the more full enunciation of his opinions in his place in Parliament. With these opinions on record, he could not consent to be a party to the further progress of this Bill, or form part of an Administration which had this measure of legislation for one of its chief cries. He knew the ground on which he steed. and though it was an unix).- puler one he was quire ready to stand by it; and when the time came for the second reading of the Bill he should be quite reedy to express his opi nions on the measure at greater length. ell.. HUME expressed his satisfaction at the expla nation or the Right Honourable Gentle man. He was convinced that it they valued the peace of Ireland they must give way on this important question. But still he was sorry to find that all the obstacles which hart so lung prevented the formation of a Government tied we-rem...et themselves to this basis, and he was sure that the people of England would ask with surprise ' why the real point, that of the financial proposal of the Government, had never once been brought into question. He would go further and say that no Government coon hope to cowinue in power for the future which did not at-nous:co its intention of extending the 'rancliise, and which woull not express its firm intention to maintain the free-tr ade policy. The country did not care about this Catholic dispute; fled he deplored that England had ben forced, like country ugrel ttryll:n ' h n a . t Gentlet he apgyHa r ah e d,f er, fair n ' w e 1 France, to remain so long without a Government.— (Cuits of " Hear, hear.") He therefore blamed the Noble Lord for having resigned on so pal'ry a green(' on principle, and called upon him to throw the Papal aggri ssion overboard, and turn his attention to Parliamsntary and financial re'orme Sir. R. H. INGLIS did not wish to prolong this dis cussion, because there was only a formal tech nical motion in the hands of the Speaker, but he could not allow the advice of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Ripon about the Papal aggression te pass unnoticed.—(Hear, hear.) The events of the past few months, and the recent divi sion in that House, afforded tolerably con clusive evidence that no Administration could live who wished to allow the Papal aggres sion to pass unnoticed.—(Elear, hear.) that aggression was worse than anything that bad ever been attempted in the worst days of Innocent 1., or Gregory VII., and he was certain the sentence in the Noble Lord's manifesto which would be hailed with most de light by the country was that which declared that his opinion on the subject was unchanged.—(Hear ) Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL said the agitation on the Papal affair out of doors was got up by interested parties by those, in fact, who had the control of the revenues of the Established Church, and who were alarmed for fear those revenues should be snatched from them.—(Elear, hear.) The Noble Lord, in the course of his speech, made some al lusion to the periods when he had not shrunk from diffi culties, ani enumerated the Irish famine and the state of Ireland in 1818.--(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Now, with re"a"d to the first of these, the Noble Lord showed himself to the occasion, and thousands upon thousands died of starvation in consequence; while, with regard to the last, he denied the imputation of the Noble Lord, that a portion of the people of Ireland had meditated a rebellion.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. B. OSBORNE doubted much, whether it was the result ef the motion of the Hon. Member for Buck inghamshire, or ibat of the Hon. Member for East Kent, that drove the Noble Lord from office.—(Hear, hear.) He, for one, thought, and he believed the great mass of the people agreed with him, that the Noble Lord's downfall was attributable to the financial imbecility of some of his colleagues, and the sooner'therefore the Noble Lord separated himself from them the mots it would re deuud to his credit, and the more wouldit dyredtoct oa rkraeidte b pdd e for the advantage of the country.—(Hear, hear,) He would defy any statesman, be who it might, to carry out the Bill in Ire tti l ha : nee n yd d, imn a etu n hosm d atte.b h me e ixf,p w ret o aph u nae ld tell the na mop!noisaitet,habeccoauunsteryitwhtooldeouthlde t threeha x st t p lii 3 f p l e : r t a o c e l o u r f Ireland a n E tin d t i a) ; a standing army. He rejoiced to hear the speech of the od r , it f h a i n tns dho. considered side ibfeoorl Executiveal Membert follow I htw s hi s p e i f r osl t i irph t 0. speech uehcsi apehn, .: ao: shbbla: t bec likely ause Lord it dot hearthe conduct ex pl the a. gave him to understand that he himself must b e j s , c ii - 0 : :. mnr l , a.B I , i fttNiia): rdtrrt: the ,tetett;h, ennohweeetptpt ihai.Rrnh)riEtei headu A T E o f w affairsll grieved wake still wider the breach between the two great divi sions Colone l SIBTHORP thought that the Noble Lord represented a large sheet of sticking plaster, and had got so many people sticking to him that he could not separate them from him. He agreed with what the Hein. Member for Middlesex had said, that there was considerable excitement wing on in the country, and for his own part he would continue to excite as lone , as he could, and as far as he could, censtitutionully and re gaily. Mr. P. HOWARD said that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Newdegate) had said that the county which be re presented was unanimous on the question of the Papal aggression, and loudly condemned it; and yet at a great meeting at Birmingham those who were pre sent came to a dead heat.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)—He was particularly grateful to the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon for the observations which he had made respecting the case of the Roman Ca tholics. He was quite convinced that no Mi nistry could ever proceed prosperously without avoiding the craven peeicy ef persecuting his co-re ligt mists. Equally was he convinced of the necessity of adh-ring to the gre at principle' of free-trade.—(Hoer, hear ) No great commercial principles could by adopted for the benefit of the country unless the pc hey of free -trade, which was now ifientifiA with our mercantile arrangements was strictly followed out. With respect to the franchise and the exa-risien of the suffrage, to which rel'eret ce had so frequently been made, he could not- do otherwise than express his cori victim' that the allowing their fellow subjects the 101. holders of property in the country would be of no evil effect.—(Hear, hear.) He was an 11490 Enb G n eoa'owtl Go vernment cate for civil as well as for religious liberty, and both he believed would be advanced by the pae l i Dg of Mr. DISRAELLwished to correct some of the mis takes into which .the Noble Lord appeared to him to have fallen. It was the opinion of Lord Stanley, and certainly cif', all parties, that no reference would be made to what had occurred, and that the No ble Lord opposite would not have considered It necessary under the circumstances to have made the alithions he did.- (Rear.) lie, however, was authorised by Lord Stanley to state that if it was said he was not prepared to form an Administration, that such really was not the case. lie had stated the effect of that to the Noble Lord, he perhaps might have made that statement to the Noble Lord in phraee ology less appiopriate than might have been adopted— (Hear, hear)—but having reason to believe that the Noble Lord seas then possession of Lord Stanley's le ter he thought it better not to let that opportunity sills to state what really was the fact.—(Cries of -Hear, heat.") lie never tor our motneut meant to state anything that wa s to be ciusidened peremptory. After making thi s statement it siouid be unnecessary for him to mak e an y f ur ther remark upon the c"ur , e 4dop:el by L ar d S tan l e y, a s he believed that Nook: Lure was noiv in anther place t usking his statement of what had really occurred; aid he believed that aler that etatetnent Lord Stanley would stand tar higher in the estimation of the country than he had done b , hire. The Hon. Gentleman eat down amidst loud cries for Sir J. Graham. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who evidently had not anticipated bring so specially culled up m, said th a t h e would not have intruded upon the House had he not been so peremptorily c alled upon.—(dear.) Same s explanation would doubtless be expe cted fro m him, and he would end eavour to make it as succinctly as he could. H.er Majesty had b e en m ost graciously pleased, on Saturday and himsef, and at an eudienee with w hich they were to :oentici i . ')r Friend L :rd Ab e rd een u re d ty informed them th at Lord Stanhy had stated to her Majesty that he was not prepared to I:rm a Government, and that she had empowered Lord J hu RuAtsell to re construct; a Government. ---e(Hear, hear.) Her Majesty expressed her greatest anxie y to his Nob:e Friend and, himself that they would do all in their power to assist him in that undertaking. With that requisition Lord Aberdeen could not possibly comply. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) As one who desired to serve her Majesty, arid as a faithful servant of a Sovereign whose continual thought and greatest wish was for the happiness of her people— (Cheers)—he would truly say that ha was a.uxious once more to join the Noble Lord in the formation of a Government.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord in the course of hIA statement had said that he and himself (Sir James Graham) bad long held public office togs ther, and that he had always regretted the disselution of that connexion by which they had been bound together.—(Star, hear.) The Noble Lord had overvalued that coi,nexion iu his (Sir J. Graham's) estima ion. Sometimes be had been associated with, and other times he had been opposed t o the Neibe Lard in the conduct of the national affairs. Sometimes be had been the Noble Lord's willing fol lower in that House, and at others his strenneue oppo. the measures for the promotion of both the'e objects. Hecoull n t elude without thAnking the House fur he atteuti wi h woich he hat b-eu Mr. SPOONER said there wea a decided mjerity in favour of Protestantism in Birmiugham, and ha! no doubt it tyst+ the samo in most of the other parts of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Ho was exceedingly happy to hear that the Noble Lord had not (mange(' his opinion on this subject; but ho mgt.: tied to hear that the NoWe Lord contemplated a modification of his Bill; for a very pretty opinion prevailed out of doors that the Bill did not go far enough.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WYLD thought a very important topic had been lost sight of iii the course of this discuasion ; for the suejvct of texation had not even been mooted.— (Hear, hear.) The vast majority of the people were highly dissatisfied with the present system of taxation, and tee country would not be content until that system was reformed.—(flear. hear.) Mr. WAKLEY had iistened attentively to the speech of the Noble Lerd, but he was at a loss to uederstend tem. His speech had bewildered him very much, but as tar as he could make it out he was induced to urider stand that the Queen was at present without a Ministry. Why had nothing been said ab&;sit the Budget? Why had they heard of matting about Parliamentary Reform? Simply, he felt. fecause the old Whigs, who had abmtdemd the principles of the Reform Bill, were aexious to join with the 'fury end of the eld tory parry, end rule the Palace atter the old fashion. (Hear, hear.) No such a Govern:nen', how: vet, w, too", riti,li-1,C,• or the people —(1 - leae re.ar.) Tee) would only be ,atisfidl with a Ministry who wee'," go to the fullest exit it is, carlyine e P-eliareeniery and floancial reottra, and he therefore told the Neble Letal that it weuld be c: is as an in-iult to the notion if he excluded the Hen. Member for Mont rest! (Mr. Huse) foe. hi, Cerattea.—(L eeg - r.) Mr. HUME —Oh dear, ue; pray dou'e—(Reueeed Cr.)lauuh Mr. W AKLEY said his Hon. Friend was by far too diffident. His modesty was proverbial ; but still if any teas had a right to office it was his Honourable Fried, for no ether _Member had done so mush for the country or saved it so much money, and he therefore called upon the Noble Lord t, tetneenber this fact when he came to re-construct his Governtueue—(Hear.) A few nights ego a motion was made in the House fur the relief of the owners and occupiers of land, and feeling that it was (acetic to mystify the country, he had given a hearty vote against the motion. The state doctors on the other side of the House then described the patient as in a terrible state, but refused to prescribe for the patient themselves, but handed him over to the very doctors whom they had stated had formerly poisoned him. Well, then, when the Protectionist party had the chance of comieginto power they fe:d refused to do so, and he was sure bust no Government would take power which would not go in with a determination to govern the country on Liberal principb-s,— (Hear, hear.) He cemplaieed that no mention had been made of the Budget, and he hoped the Chancellor of the Exeht quer would take an early opportunity of stating what he intended to do on that point. Lord J. RUSSELL explained that there was no ad minatration now existing, and that, therefore, he could not state the intention of the Government with regard to matters of fissure. Atter a few words from Mr. SCEIOLEFIELD, Mr. Alderman SIDNEY only wished to say a very few words.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") He, in common with other Members who had taken a part in the debate felt great anxiety respecting the c,urse which was likFly to be pursued by the new allininistration.—(Hear, hear.) He would only beg to observe that whatever had been the agitation respecting the Papal Aggression there would be an equal agitation respecting the income-tax. He was quite assured that no Ministry could possibly exist for an) length of time unless that most iniquitous and injurious tax should be much more righteously adjusted than it is at present. Another sub ject which they had to consider was the P-tpal Aggression Bill. Th;A people of England would not totem . ° anything like foreign interference in this country. The expenses of the country must be reduced. Aftt r a few words from Mr. SLANEY, the House al journed at El A ht o'clock till Monday. THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB 25, 1851. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination ti Lord Foley, to appoint the mad , r-mentioned gentlemen to h , r esty's Honourable Corps of Gen.leman at Arm , : —Adolphus George Finch Cotton, Esq., vice Lane, retired; Charles Jamea Cox, Esq., vice Ewart, Esq., retired. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 26. The gleen was this day phased to confer the honour of linigbthood upon John Thomas Briggs, Eiq., Ac coutitaut-Cieueral ut the N4vy. WHITEHALL, FEB. 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Norman ,1I•Leod to the church and barony-parish of Gla-gow, in the presbytery of Glasgow, and county of Lanark, void by the death of Dr. William Black, late minister thereof'. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 28. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Glamorgan—Sir bleorge Tyler, of Cottrel, in the county of Glamorgan, in the room of Edwin Riche.rd Wyndham Quin, commonly called Viscount Attar°, now Earl of Dunraven, who has accepted the ofihe of btLward f her M.jesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 28. 4th Regiment (,f Light Dragoons—A:4%istant Surgeon Hampden 1-I..gh Messy, M.D., from 31st Foot, to be A5:4:44nr-Surgeon, vice Reid, d. noised, Ft-b. 28. 1s! (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards—Colour- Sergeant John tlunson to be Qtrarterw , srer, vice Ri chard Frar ce, who retirt-s upon hair-pay, Feb. 28. • 31st Foot—Thomas Johnston Atkinson, Gent., to be As,i,iant-Surgeon, vice Massey, appointed to 4th Light Dragoons, Pb., 28. 43d Foot— Captain Henry Skipwith to be Major, by purchase, vice Bruere. who retires; Lieutenant James Abercromhy Dick to be Captain, by gurchase, vice San ford, who retires; Lieutenant Richard Henry Weylaud to be captain by purchase, vice Skipwith; Ensign Lum ley Graham to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dick; Ensign John Fraocis Girardot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice ‘Veyland, Feb. 28. 52t1 Foot—Ensign Charles Anthony Bacon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blacthwayt, who retires, F. b. 28. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Eustace Henry Rose to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Francis Jones, who retires; Second Lieutenant Charles William Earle to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rose; Second Lieu tenant Charles David Cunningliame Ellis, from .21st Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Earle, Feb. 28. 61st Foot—Major William Henry Vicars to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires; Captain Thomas N. Dalton to be :major, by purchase, vice Vicars; Lieutenant Wiliam James Hudson to be Captain by purchase, vice Dalton; Lieutenant Frederick Nassau Dire, from tile Ceylon Ma Regiment, to be Li utenant, vice Hudson, Feb. 28. UNATTACLIED.—To be Captain, without purchase— Lieu , enant Richard Sweet Cole, from the 91st Foot, Feb. 28. MEMORANDUM. The commission of Lieutenant Charles Carter as Adjutant, sth Fuot, has been ante dated to the 19th November, 1850. Commission by the Lord -Lieutenant of Norfolk. The Hun. Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke to be Deputy Lieutenant; Colonel Hugh Fitz-Roy to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert Thornbagh Gurdon, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 10. EAST INDIA HOUSE, FED. 25. Her Msjesty having been graciously pleased to assent t i a medal being granted to the surviving officers and soldiers of the Crown and of the East India Company who were engaged in the several ser vices enumerated in the following list, including the officers and seamen of the Royal Navy, and the Company's Marine, who took part in the Bur mese war; notice is hereby giver), that general and other officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the East India Company's Army, who are entitled to this honorary distinction, are to apply for the same to the Secretary to the Court of Directors of the .i:ast India Company, and to send at the same time, in writing, a sta.ernent ot the claim, specitying in what ac tion and in what period of time they served, accompanied by any certificates calculated to snbstantiate the claim. List of services for which the India Medal is ;o be granted. Storm of Allighur, 4th September, 1803. Battle of Delhi, 11th September, 1803. Battle of ,Astrye, 23d September, 1803. Siege of Asseerghur, 21st October, 1803. Battle of Liswarree. 151 November, 1803. Battle of Argaum, 28th November, 1803. Siege and Storm of Gawila her, 15th December, 1803. Defence of Delhi, October, 1804. Bartle of Deig, 13th November, 1804. Capture of Deig, 23d December, 1804. War in Nepaul in 1816. Ba►tle of Kirkee and Battle and Capture of Poona, November, 1817. Battle ot tieetabuldee and Battle and Capture of Nag poor, November and December, 1817. Battle of Maheidpoor, 21st December, 1817. Defence of Cur) gaunt, Ist January, 1818. War in Aca, 1824 to 1826. Siege and Storm ot Bburtpnor, January 1826. BANKRUPTS. John Whitehrad, John W bitehead the younger, and George Wyatt, rectifiers, Princes•street, Lambeth, to surrender, March 11, at two, and April 15, at twelv..=, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Atvhurch- lane ; Michael, Red Li,n-tquare. DaniQl Odd), grocer, Clophill, Bedfordshire, March 11, at one, t.nd April 11, at twelve, at. the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Trinder and te. John-street, Bcdtord-row; Austin, Shaford, Bedfordshire. Thomas Seymour Dickinson and Robert Cooper Dic kinson, warehousemen, Gresham-street, City, March 10, at two, and Apr,l 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank. rup , cy. Bell, official assignee, Colenain-street-tuildinws; Ashurst ar.d S..n, Old Jewry. Mary Astle, Joseph Thomas Astle, Ger,rge Astle, and Charles Astle, bookbinders, Col, re an-stre@t, City, March 8. at one, and Aptil 14, at e even, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, racial assignee, Basinghall stie-t ; Gregson and Angct•court, Throginor ton-street. Witham Brown, engineer, Brunswick -street, Stam ford-street, Murat 7. at halt-past ele“ is, and Apr! 3 4.,t me, at the Court of Bsnkrup:eN. Bell, assignee. Col ulna-street buildings; Blake and ria•lt , Black frinr—roarl„ Henry Smith, ironfounder, West Bromwich, Stafford shire, March 13 and April 10, at twelve, at the 13ir- _ ---_ ---- -- mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. B t min..h- tr.: ; P0h1,, , ,0n ~ ind Fletcher. Dudley.; Wouilward, W 4 1 ,, ~.sbur) ; Ki,ight and Emmt‘t, Birmingha m. Wil:iain link, b-ker, Bisti km ptou, Worcesto-r. District Work -12 and APri' 1. at t welve, at ;tie Birmingham Court. Vu'py, officill ass i gnee , B irmingham; man, Now, and Pr ance, ng larch Tri,,m,is Carter, coal deakr, Stafford, Marc h 10 and April 14. ;it half-pa , t ten, at , the Birmin Court. Whi'morr, ifficial asr.igree, Birmingham; Cal. linor, Halley, Staffordshire; Smitb, Birmingham. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, con" ghoul Dibasic& puted from returns made in the week ending eb. 2 5 1 1850, exclusive id Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain: — From the British possessions in America 295. 61-d.per Ott From the Mauritius ... ~. -s. --( 1, " From :he East In.iies .., ...... ... 31s. fed. ,t Av,.ratre price of the two foregoing de scriptions of susrar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 295. 100. ft By authority of Parliainant, .ny HENRY BICKNELL. Clerk of the Grocers' Cora P•-d • Grocers'-hall, Feb. 28. ______..—,........ POST-OFFICE NOTICE. m: r ,„,, h ,,,i , :h0 n , r,1 1 MONEY ORDERS. de_er;BmOt:ffi.r::cillo,dn°tfliheeesf<7l::,iv. ibnegog;es, via ! j - i - n O o i r l Ctqa , ,ud, Yorkshire; i IFile-i it:-F,iin, Derby s hire; 01111. 1 ,, y, Surrey; Cinderford, Gloueealershire; Eccles, Essex; Brighton. Isle ot :igocios. shire; Hyde, Lirc,shire; H. cktri,,ndw) k , , "' k , et trt l ' hir" Hey wuud, I,tricashire; Ix.. (Nth, Suffolk; Rir kn Ywrksre; Ram,iburv, Wiltshire; Shanklin, Isle °I ir Wight; Storrington, Sus,ex• S k Fer ry, Norfolk; , k t ,. e .„ Sutfen i - -n- AshEeld, Notiinwiiiinshile; Tideovell, verby- Sh re; "7"b"". auckinahwil,nire. Sav oie Marti ! 3—Tiotern Abfwy, Nlonmouthshiie. s . Marc 4—Cingbolere, Ham ' psiiirv; W 1 1 . IFI" • snire. March s—Newbridge, Monmouthshire. Mach 6—Aldbori,ugh, Si4.lk; Botesdale, Suffolk; Pa gbourne, Berkshire; Truvertun, llevonatire; VI. lor , Su, , , lk Ai arc. 7—Vi.ntrissaiiii. Glamorg Dulver tou • Sor u Ans hire. er* Marc , o! B—D set-hire. March 10—Aberdare, Glsmorganshire. idarch 11—Coltibrook, Buckinghamshire ; Hampstead, Devonshire. eldo March 12—Barkway, Hertforlthire ; Fintibingfi ur Essex; Pvle, a ....lamorganshire -- thend Essex; ; L.OU _ I, well, Cambridgeshire. ber MArch 13—Biixworth, Northam t shire • iis t p on P teig , , Dev.iishire. Biloretoo March 14—Glynneath, Glansorga ns bite. I, Not March 15—Tregony, Cornwall; Guibboroug.• - amptonshire. March 17—Pontradawe—Glamorganshire. MO' March 18.—Kings Langley, Hertfordshire; •- gi'se), Cornwall. March 19.—Ystradgynlais, Brecknockshire. .. . e l e y, s March 20 —Bovey Tracey, D.,vonsbiro; pc% o f s, hropsbire; Cannock, Staffordshire; Castletown, Idly lan; Chnrcheaton, Staffordshire• Dawley, Shropour_.; Overton, Fiintshire; Peeltown, Isle of Carnarvonshire; Ramsey, Isle of M ' March 21 C 1 Inn, 0 ---,Toss _armarti2enshire. Porttaglov _ a March 22—Looe, Cornwall. Ch 24—Lianb.idy, Carmart benshire. March M Mach 25—St. Agnes, Cornwall. March March 2B—St. Pembrokeshire. • —St. David's, Pembrokeshire. should have — bel e N.B.—'• Ashton , Lancashire," inserted in Lancashire; and the last on Ashton,dw,,,p;g:rtn,waFttedmabsrLolteshire.near warrgltibt: been designated as --:sectoilij,n lire n should 111-'1 t op Loiettsblre' nearaZacarii 9 MARKET iis TELLIGkiNCB* ) it;dia, A a ß lth — , (From suG ugh lower rates were ro•used f o c r , .00. Only 90 allcls ' Ece d It. the sm all c l uaa" a of ggg fur . .4 were bed tag peeled to b e .. 69 0 the week, and prices 00;1 the son% ex. Friday 1 bgelltearlineatrtiesoperated with much th!,.., The demand tor Colonial Suga r I haaed *off REFINED —T x week. , ow brown Lumps were, 0-day Refined Sugar WAS pUra-- , e tr caution• 1 . tain t ed is dull u at nder 48s per cwt. For Crushed Sugar the 0 previous rates . eit.v of ) 16° _, ri ,,, MAURITIUS tins Sugar . .—This afternoon the quan',• ,, ,,,,,cate aw ,800 gar offered at auction was large, a n d 5-- tides be b l a o g sy s 11 ; th t a h t e . have 0 6 per cwt were 6d under those current previouslY, rates . taken for stbirrs:itlet ten net:litaet;o°-ur°3l:4-uktbace,,,t price went at full rates, „ id to whole offered found buyers, fine yellow as " I `4 o ol 425, low to goo.l 37s to 395 6d, refinwg quslidoesri Botts 34, 6d 4 to l a 6d, low and mid brown 31s to 340, bett er 36s 6d. fetche a Ess I , u , T , NDlA.—This afternoon Bengal Suga r 3 056 r il rates, and wa ' bliosale , s 111 good demand. Alt P I t 5 0 goo.' ba gs wer d e isposed op fi - tile 486 " ct *I I/ and fine yellow ditto• ne g riney w 1 d d a le ° ° mid ot. 14 white Berdtres 41s 6d to 424 For the soft (1."! „, adras there are no. 42a y *buyers, with sellers; rateer sod lower rater. n— t ,In's3anba 5 aL andauction better sot S. 10 1 3 4 low yellow at 29s 6d isg6i3 to 3 63 6d per cwt. le of Foreiga FOREIGN —To-day there was no public en 1 tacareat. Sugar, a . eof hit e . and the private operatic , ' operations wer still price .s cannot be quot..d lower. a 0 0 0 " CCCOA.—Of o va .. .., 0 a West India none has been Lion this vie, k, e be el9uv o a small . and privately operations hal' el 4 5s t i•cale; Trinidad red at 503 to 556 ' gr ' 6 °ill 50s, and Grenada 42s -r. price• to 475. Fer ..r oreig . 2 9 6 to tend downw • ardb; Bahia and p hies 0 30., and nitie lira are se r sorts 31s to 82a per cwt..,.., .Icclith and bIoLASSES.—Pric • a fair den and es eontiou- firm for uesr; „la exists; about 200 pins We " e • -ti re Y e 6 'rem 155 6d to 17a for Ifine, „pliea a• is on the increase. ' Th e ow to 5 " 14 i Urit ius value of Bengal and h ° ru bor. 121 to 14s, butf of fort rt. , Rico and Cuba demand 165 ° II ts 153 to ' , :o os Honey has b, en selling at from 354 to 60i, a n P , , are in scanty supply, lo t o f COFFEE —l' . • 'lay there firmness on the p . 10 . holders or Coffee , wag Os 0 and none was offered at pu ...,,,,, The pr ivate still tr _, _ o der good ord Native Ceylon was not Ottereo I, per cwt. for TEA.—An • cod active demand has been experiell_isoof cocamon Cungou this week, and the upward terar, c••ntinues new Is per tb having been obtained for seve re d 0 eels of small. Fuwr import, and the quantity in ban weeitt at 1 id s , to is id Medium orders are larger than l ast firm sod sur ' b. ; for other sorts the market i s g o l 4 a fair demand exists tat from is lid to la ° ; 1 3d °` demand fore,Green is b better; id At mmon Canton Gunpowder' beep l l° . 00 higher large parcel' ht.,tle here is 8 ' rat es. In the better sorts f Urea' t ,. 00 0 0 t he r e or p lea more business d • oing, and at previous rata for te.- sc ot . free sellers. Tea, terms are supported_ aluc h O W ane Pekoe . but there is at present Ilei ness doi. t li . V) Ricz -Prices for fine white Bengal retgailiAsi, oali 12a, c • tor ow ing to a scanty supply, but the derasl,34er 0014° parcels tor cleaning purposes. u'or 00 are more heely off d d shipper' -riCe/ dealers e • • ere for pale, au tP Y o evincing little desire to oP er$•• • •4 0 4,8 a declined 3d to 6d At audio ud o 'w bgs 993 per cwt. pkts were disposed of, mid an d a g r ;oB ,l6(l t i white 9 . , 6d to 10e, ord 8s 6d to 9., , , and broken 05alitoite, ` The private operations in Madras have beet) new is 6 o ale, 8 pinkey7s 6d to 88 6d, cargo and pearl b_s r t , t Oh b ut d _ there per cwt. Fine white Java is held for 1 1 ' """ r ion are few nu • hoWe ve ' Ds" For town dressed buyers ; the supply is, ge , Ca' 1. ,„ .0, to o for o Ina the value la fur low to fine p ' ,9, to , 7 9 %. , !mall poor', and Sago lls to 18s. Sago at : , , bit , 0 Sago Flour has been solu 6 ' rei disea, tent at 15 . '. Of T - 01 0 ewes 200 brls at auction i . ;0 .. to 4d fur • ri aa. ' f o p , mid and good, Arrowroot is lost A caution. Bermuda • 3d to 10J. is at Is 6d, other sorts of THE CANTAB BRACE.--A , littl fl ......................------------------„,of Os' a y be at 1 111 ' Ow a matters are not beneath the notice of gr e- •te at ilt o t b f l u n n s d . in the fact, that one of the most n ether g a S T3 perfection of a pair of sus ;enders for the poveltf.rer. theirto the YlifePood man, the excellence of wh i le& consists in be next to imposAble, mp!lcity , and the perfect comfort they ansulleoariti_dega To give anything like a description of their p rime , We 1 ; 0 fill a. t Cam bri dge has ourselves fairly puzzled, there being A , blsl , 3 ,biect , . t fe bil it tler . ded, and yet so admirably adapted to 'u. s „'" .oilr,„ — r eit e t doubt even if, by the additional aid of dreval s ver, l l,lo e` its immediate appearance through :130100 "' and here, for the first cud. so c o t fie would be a jot the wiser. The invention it', th ode .- - Giob e Most [ADVERTISEMENT Messrs. Welch and Margetson, of Cbe a ,P,hk'n ' n ' r esi j Extraordinary Cures daily effected by 7 ° ~, v, it,„ °- sty e a . and Pills.—Persons afflicted with scurvy, ler — liar.'" fr I ° - ]—Di'seasee •Yii'icaloy's .-- ii fi iee tin , ..... 4 o fe, . the most inveterate skin diseases to which the ro la, ~. „bleb subject, cannot make use of speedy, in the cure as Holloway's Ointrneo t ;sess e. listrei r a remedy s ° ce pa rilToto the purify the blood and totally eradicate such re t hose A 0 the so g lee Loth at system. In many parts of the continent whe mg complaints are prevalent, these medicine' o gler °,, e ll. only sovereign remedy, they being equailLiPs o'r Itl y god e l home and abroad in obstinate eases of scro n . ite gio.l o/ h as also for burns or scalds. — Sold by a 1 Strand, 1• 011 u peel Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, SUZ E O S. RAMSGATE, FEB. 2i. --A Freflal t).-`' wrecked on the Vunlesk Knock. •-------- iiili fibs On the 24th inst., th O e F wi A fe or Illr. a • p °6ll°ll' of Wl"' ham, Kent. Ro bert' On the 26th inst., in Brunswick-square, Ai rs ' S ~. 01 0 " On e th ß e ev 2 . st c h . i w ns . t. l3 , o l a l ; Calieplitaur:hsirTrcasrage, S ai°P ' ° r Std of f O th n the 25th inst., tahtehwwaif)e.t.of Mr. J. ll * " -11°°hble ' hope-street. otei nee t C l i br , On the 25th inst., at S Af o AR CED. Suffolk, ~---- ter valier, Esq., eldest son of utte lftiee'Kev. Clenleljtbter tif t• - 0 late e tor of Bodinm. Suffolk, to Jane, eldest clauE,,e &Abe Captain S.F.. Harmer,R.N.; and ea th e i t i- son (); iiio the same place, Charles James Barrow, Es(l,4, Bang ter °I - lßateev.Cjaa p t t n a e i s n I Barrow, to. Maria, youngest ~.a-...13 ldest ~ orget:,,,*ll9, On the 25th inst., 'at St. Pancras, Chore.. -e to ..--- o.' son of George Belben, E.q of Poole, Dorsttsbire,ii, vq., eldest daughter of the late G .H. Cressfiel Sherstone i‘fagna, Wiltshire. G. Pk P IT WSJ' Catber ille cba rl6s On the 24th inst., in Cavendih-square. Countess of Ch..rville, widow of t he late B i g ht 1 1 ° 0 ' .., fsel• f William Bury, Earl of Charbville, aged St° , A.hao , o , On the 'kith inst., in Sloane s treet, T H. Bra— pg, On the 24th inst., aged i',9, William Alalt°°' 'lo°f Wimpole-A eet. at the 111 On the -.4th inst., at D-igh b o u.e, North W —g ' ro - il ' the Rev. J. C. Bradney , r e c tor of Great Salop, 0. On the 23d irs ~ Sar ah, the wife of Tbullitii Ci thV Esq., of Flowlat•d - str eet O n the 22d inst., at Percy-street. Wdford - gl ufire' - . rine Hos, widow of the late Or. 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