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

EVENING, -..._ in a , i — lien 'lees. This French gentlemen stated that he saw ever, as the Committee and the: Muse were very desirous 'to his own argument in the same sentence. He , large naval establiehment, in consequen_ce pf its diplomatic_ I ''''' arquis of Wo rcester (the Peese " nt Duke of Beaufort) to have econ omy, t h e G o y ern „.ent h i d agree d to a reduct i on , , a dd uce d t h e case o f t h e D u ke of Buccleuch, a noble- interferences and its meddling toe much with the affairs of Nor -I t!! fo - r - ernan of the grand Jury , with all the men of to com mence f rom te e b eg i n ni ng o f t h e fi nanc i a l year . ma , o f v „ t wea l t h, w h o wo uld not be likely to other countries. He really wished Lord Palmerston was out eet4p g th as e county f or hi s f e ll ows _ t h e f arme „ an d we _ With respec t t o T ur key, whicfr Nets the only other coon- give up his time to fill any office of Government, and of the Foreign .department. He would make him Chancellor t a il i t e nets w at the p n etty jurm?, and a person o f hi g h l ega l' a t_ • t r y w h ere w e bad an Ambassador, our relations with that therefore be was put into a siriecure office. But those were of the Exchequer—anything he h could h —for his talen h te were s e f eeigner on th., i• pre e n:ling over the c our t, . wh a t s t ruc k coun t r y we re of such a nature the: it was very desirable the very offices that the Noble Lord said ought to be given great, and he was sorry to see_ t ern t eo_ern away in is pre-_ en of Yariou ie occasion was the manne r in w hi c h p er - th e t the embassy sh uld be continuid.- (Hear hear.) With to people who had not the means to support themselves. If sent office.—(Cheers and laughter.) With respect to naval !I nbi , s ranks wer e b ro u g ht t oge th er an d em pl o yed in respect to Vienna, the Government lad already ' changed our they wanted more members of the Government —and he ad- expenditure, the Committee that had sat upon, that subject ilst ife "e service ' In that case it was the administrati nof Ambassador i n t o an E nvo y. Th e G emm itt ee r „ ommen d e d ei i tte d that t h e mem b„ s o f t h e c a binet generally, the Prime for some time had made the meet eearching inqu r iree , and he Sai nt e s W a h_ic e h . a ll sy.cre engage d . I t oug h t i n some d egree var i ous o ther changes in our diflonnatic arrangements. Minister and the other great officers ot State, were fully regretted that theie recommer s d o ation lo as to the b e i . nction . o d f te ns , 0 ru tin. in . potitical a ff a i rs , an d an en d eavour s h ou kt Th e y pr „p ose d th a t our various miseons in Germany should worked, and deserved all the remuneration they received— the number of admirals . from , to 0 had not een came %thee_ w _ ite i n a e overnment men o f ot h er occupat i ons b e un i te d in t o o ne single miseion at one centrai point. He and if money was the only remunerati ,n, he (Mr. Cobden) out. He was glad to find that part of th . e ground had been !dep‘e t ee t eB h . o . I were engage d i n t h e rea di ng an d f o ldi ng up did no t him s elf think that such a chinge was at any time maintained that no monei could remunerate the Noble Lord, cut from under his feet, becaur the Admiralty haw proposed nG,,, e ' r L ent n coming to a conc l us ion upo n these points, desirable ; but he thought it was quite obvious that, having or any erne filling his office, for the trouble, toil, anxiety, to reduce the number of admirals from 150 to 99. It waa /erte n ' s u n SO far agreed with the Committee ris to have maintained missions there for a greet number of years, and and wear and tear which a Prime Minister must go through. stated that a sum of 6,500/. would be necessary to carry that S. ely, s e e (' On d . oin g what had not been done for a long time, that at the present momen t t e ere wai i n ever C ourt o f G„_ __( R ear. ) B ut i t w „ „ t mone y a lone that was their re- reduction into effect. He believed , helwever , that soil might 4141 ' patatin g the office of Master of the Mint from po- many a different op i n i on w i t h' respec t to t h e f u y ture org ' an i e ,_ w „d. e t was patronage . g l or y, f a me, and he hoped there be altogether saved by adopting the system of making one teir; and h e h a d h er m a j esty ' s g, ac i 0 u s perm i ss i on t o time of Germany, and that there were different interests and was some Patriotism in the case too. They often heard of appointment for three . death , s. Besides the course recent 'i°4llte i t la e Qe . t° Sir John Herschel. (Hear, hea . ) It was different views w ith respec t to t h e f uture „ nst i tut i on „d otir b e n ne a loyal people . H e w i s hed that could be shown in mended bY the Committee w mild have tlee effect pf Putting jiht.floe i n l t , it w ould be agreeable to that gentleman to fill , future condition o r G er many, we s h or ed no t at t hi s mome „t connex i„ n w i t h t h e sa l ar i es o f those who set ved the Crown. an enol to the sYstere of I .avm iritism • nee al. ea me degree connected a ith science, and with deprive ourselvee of the me:ins of obetining information upon In America they received small salaries, hut they were con- Sir F. T. BARING s . aid the . mode followed by the Achill ',etia:te eee of N ew t on was assoc i a ted. _... (H ear , h ear .) the s e p o ints. _ (Hear.) The Comma tee had suggested that tented to serve their country and have the trust and confi- ralty was substantially in accoeaance with the renommende :elite, er r e niP of the Mint would no longer be a separate the mission at Florence might he united with thei at Turin dence of the'r fellow-countryinen reposed in them. He wanted tion of the Committee ; and with respect to the Generalship ;te en eerl ,as it was when held by Mr. Tierney and an arrangement which he theught wits ()Pen to some objec : our Ministe . rs to look to office as a high honour. Then there of Marines, the Admiralty had done no more than carry e or cor n • • e st ~ bined wi th th e pres identship or v i ce -pre id e nt_ tion. They had also recommendel th it the mission at was another department to which the Noble Lord referred— thelr recommendation into effect. it t "ie Boa r d o f Tra d e, as i t was h e ld b y ei r . Gl a d st „ ne , Flo r ence might be united with one a' Rome. Now, he ad- the judicial department. He was not going to make the . Sir G. PECHELL advocated the propriety ot making re lt. " 13,11 che . p oi __ re, an d ot h ers . Th e o ffi ce o f p aymas t er o f m itt e d th at it might be Very deeirable that the mission at reductions of salaries which had been recommended by the tirements for lieutenants and commanders, and recommended l ids '''" was a separate office two years ago , w h en h e Fl orence s h ou ld b e ma d e th e mea ns o f c omtnunicatin •• with Committee and he spoke of the necessity of having barristers that the money paid for the conveyance of specie in her Ma l' ' a n ar rte.? . rangement for joining it with that of the the Court of 11 " m e• Althou g h the Di p lomatic iteirations 4 first-rate' Practice' a -, d high attar nment to fill the office of Jesty's ships should be -pelted to that purpose. ! ne r e e e sid_e „ nt o f t h e B oar d o f Trade. It was formerlY Act , Pessed three years go, had never cerne into operation judge. Now he (Mr. Cobden) thought ther , was a mon- ASSIeTANT-SURGEONS IN THE NAVY. :lien, el . . great emolument, and was held by Lord in censequence of the Pope having therebv been Placed in a etrous exaggeration as to the amount of earnings of barris- Captain BOLDER() then rose to moy . e that . a resolution elee' e.. atte , th e fi rst Lor d H o ll an d. H ay i ng com bi ne d diff erent pos i t i on f ro m o the- Severeigns; the Government ters in the p•esene day, because any candid and intelligent of the House .on the . Bth of Aprel„ having declared ele nt e et . , eeaymaster o f t h e F orc es an d vi ce -p res id en t o f under.tood that the Court of Rome would be ready at any man at the bar Would tell you that latterly, with the slight th . at in the opinio . n of this Ilouse the accommodation pro , - te n s' °! Trade, he did not think it expedient to adopt time to receive a special mission. Recent circumstances, to exception of occasional business before Parliamentary Corn- ended for the assistant-urgeens on . board her Majesty s / 64 ' estn ni of the Committee, and diminish the salary which it was no t necess ary no w t o a e u de, m i g ht ren d e r a m ittees, or a p er iod like the railway mania , wh en vast for- ships of war is inadequate and insufficient for securing the full S . l a irO t e ar. The combined office was one of considerable po- special mission to R om e e t prese et u „ a d v is a in e . b ut at t h e tunes were made i n tw „ or t h ree yea rs, there was no depart- benefit of their Professional services , it is the duty of this illtli e r g tance . and it the President of the Board of Trade same time, we must l„k . forwar d - t o hay i n `'• ' e•,• • h• u ntry in which there House that means should be taken ,forthwith to carry the g relations at seine ment o. professionai exertion in t is co loieetit zu ous , e of Commons it wasexPedi e nt that the Vice- future ti me w i t h t h at Court, and certa i nly the m i ss i on at was a greater ten d en cy t o the diminution of earnings than said resolution into effect. The Gallant Officer said that ` l clia " It ' d h e in the other House, where he must Florence would be the mos t conve „i„t mo d„f commu „i„ a t_ at t h e bar. There m i g ht b e a f e w gette g large incomes, under the Present system a system of social degradation was nt seein r e g n e t of t r measure s conne cted w ith hi s o ffi ce Th e ing w ith it. _ (H ear .) H e had now t rate the proposals but the general tendency was to diffuse the ' business over a fled o c i i i the assistant -surgeons, which prevented young men elk . _, e o erefore, proeo sed t o con ti nue th e sa l ar y o f made by the Committee, and the manner in which the Go- greater num b e r o f b arr isters. Under tiv3se circumstances o go - , acquirements from entering the navy in that capa ter-1) ar to the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. vernment p r oposed t o act , Th ey h a d f e l t , hemse i ves at ful l s 'e ire l n , i t •h t b e got to take the office of city. There was no ground for refusing the necessary ac y rs -rate ta e , i mig It 'lle th,,a,t he h ad said the House would be preparee to hear liberty to consider w h e ther t h se rec„mmendations were i n j u d ge for 6,000 5 . o s 7 , 0e0e a yea r. A barrister had to go commodation in line - of - battle ships, whatever might be the I til'e( " li le e : r tit h P ro l nse to abolish the office of Lord Privy conformity with the i n t ere sts o f t h e pu bli c serv i ce , an d to throug h an almost i ncon e e ivable a mount of toil to ma_intain case with respect te smaller vessels. If the Right Hon. a t v _ , ear.) He came next to the office of Secre_ decide according to their views. In any way. whether they a firs'-rate practice and a hige position at the bar. Now in Gentlemen the First Lord of the . Admiralty would giye him tto e eii ,er i but, as no proposition was made by th e c . m . took the proposals of the c o mmittee or those of the Govern- appointing a man to a judgeehip you withdrew him frem ate assurance ehat he would . consider the matter, with the 't t° that office* it was net necessary to say vernment, no such sa ying wou ld b e e ff ec ted as a ou id ex hibi t t h a t compet iti„n _ you ga ve him a compe' ence for life, view ef.earrying.the resolution into_effect, he wopld not press hat poi. t at present. The c omm i t t ee re - any gre at econom y i n th e pu blic e xpenditure. What oa s and secured him a retiring pension ; so that in taking his motion ; bu . nif the answee shetild b . e unsatisfactory, .he 1 - 1' tral 1 e i n n a d e e' d ul3 t er i T e el s Pt e er i nstead of a 2 t the Judge-Advocate should h a v e 1,700 , a really desirable was , th a t there s hould be no further e xpen- into account the - honour, the comparatively easy would telee anteehenotppoeitunity ot bringing the matter under t. ,000/., and that the nuestion should be taken future with respect to their Political , judic'al, or diplomatic mode of obtaining his income, and the certainty of the Fonside e ra B io A n ß o l f_h G e Heus h e. t ie l) ai n: rn a ao l t d tio e n ra ion on the next appointment to the.. office. services, than was justified by the services performed ; but a retiring allowance, he thought 6,000/. or 7,0 0/. a year Sir F. T. N said e had endeavoured to carry out 'tinatter a ee t essary, therefore, to come to any decision upon on the other hand it would he a most unwise economy for amply suffi r, eient to secure the very best talent in the th . e resolutien ot the House as . far as could be done con present, as it would again come un d er • th e tee sake of a very few thousands, to prevent those who country. e here were men who had been puisne judges sistently with the accommpdation afforded by a ship of war, etlitia, e i s t of G overnmen t, [s o we un d erstoo d t h e N o b le were con d uc ting the g reat affairs of the nation from per- who never earned 3, 1 ' 00 /. a year at the bar, whilst Lord and regulations had been issued for that . purpre. He was ereigiv` i e l ' at s h poke . so low that we had great difficulty in terming t h e i r duty in an efficient manner. He was Abinger earned 20,000/. a year, and many of those who had not aware how far they had been complied with, but would Zisti tt ee r e said.] With respect to the Ad m i ra lty, th e persuaded that in the government of a great empire ',Ply earned 3 , 0001 . might be better men than Lord Abinger. at once issue the necessary orders to procure a return on the ,an be , neomm e nded that the salary of the junior Lords like this it was most desirable that there should be an He thought that 5,000/. a year was too much for the puisue subject. :!0 s h ad 2 ,000 e a year, instead of 1,2001, and that those efficient performance of the great duties which devolved on judges ; and he felt dissatisfied that in this and other re- Mr. WAKLEY said the assistant-surgeor 4 were extremely !lved ar o:, 1,00 /. a year with residences should be de- public officers. Foe himself he could assure the House that s p ec ts th e G overn ment bed not attended to the recom- dissatisfied, but they were afraid of ' complaining, knowine ( No e aid encee. The Government were of opinion that in the various offices which h e had held, he had found the men d a ti on s o f t h e C omm itt e e et was ver y discouraging that, if they did, a black mark would be Placed against their e n , ereat convenience to the department that certain labour and am unt of responsibility such as to iequire the to those w ho sa t upon Commitiees, and was almost enough names, and they would have no chance of preferment. leetoitseords should reside at the Admira l ty ; and they. use of all the f acu lti es o f w hi c h a pers on might be possessed ; to lead him to adopt the principle of the Hon. Mernber The motion was then withdrawn. I ltro e' Proposed to agree to the proposed reduction of and whatever might be thought of the relaxation and ro- for Montrose, to de c line serving upon Committees when he THE HOP DUTY. l ilt j e i 'lit t° maintain the residenees• — ( Hear, hear.) With creation enjoyed by public men, they were but very few hours, cou ld, see i ng t h at t h e i r recomm endations were so little Mr. FREWEN moved :that an ,address be m ines, ented to t to th kse nd , e office of Secretary for Ireland the Committee and certainly not many days in the course of the year in at ended to her Majesty, most respectfully to inform her ajesty that ki.that the s alary be reduced from 5,500/. to which the mind of any person in a high political position ' was • very great distress exists in those districts of the county of !to ius ,, w b e e, ll a vacancy occurred. This question was, not affected with anxiety.—(Hear.) Many important ques- Sussex where hops are grown, and that it will be quite out M Lord P ,, ALN , IERSTON . — . I shall follow the example of the in e e e, , losely connected with that of the abolition tions came before that House, but, after all, that formed but of the power of the hop-planter in that county to pay the e tt i n eatee of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. If the office of a part of the duties and anxieties of a Government—man ember tor tne West Riding rather than his precept, tor he excise duty on the crop of 1850 during the present year. The ,4 ofa i' e le..ut:llant were abolished, it would of course place questions of foreign and colonial policy, which were of thye btheigsaenvbeyninsagy:ianngdtehnadtetdhebydidsciuscsusisosningshoaullldthneotpboeingtosnwehinicthe hop duty had for a great many years been most oppressive. e t in e f Secretary on a totally different footing utmost importance at the time, which, perhaps, never at- had been alluded to by the Noble Lord. I think it right In 1819 it Was, certainly, not objected to; but in 1822 the ke u not think it necessary to go into that ques... tracted public attention, althou h the -mi ht have occu r ni,d 4t distress was so great that Lord Liverpool consented to the lich ro l l resent, as it must before long be a ain brought days and weeks of consideratio g n, and ca g used the greatest remission of a moiety of the duty. Part of the duty of 'tt's•''' t Consideration of Parliament. He wo g uld only say, anxiety.- (Hear.) He did not know any persons holding to say one or two words with respect to the arrangements e '' the 1848, which had been allowed to stand over, had now been tto, • office of Lord-Lieutenant was to be retained, he public offices who had any grea t interest in asking for any to which the Hon. Gentleman alluded. In reference to the Ambassador at Paris, I don't expect to make . a conveet of enforced, and the consequence was that the planters had Setti_irt would be desirable and right to make a reduction extravagant salary, but he was sure it was the interest of the Hon. Member. I endeavoured to do so in C . o e mmittee, been compelled to sell their hops at a ruinous price, en te e p ee re t sent'salary of the office of the Chief Secretary. the House to see the public service adequately remunerated, and failed, and lam not likely to do so in this House.— and had now nothing left. Within the last three kird , t ? _to the Parliamentary Secretary ef the Poor-law and that it should not be a bar to the highest offices that a years they had lost 20/. per acre. He trusted that ken e ee Government proposed that the duties of that office man's fortune would not allow him to accept an office with (Laughter.) But, at the same time, I must express my strong conviction that the public service is greatly benefited the Chancellor of the Exchequer would take the same ke n ue performed for 1,000/. a year, instead of 1,500/., as an inadequate salary affixed to it. It was not considerations course which was taken in 1822.—(Hear, hear.) He had Paris, as representing this country at t 1 . 11 4, en t'i t e _ n e cled by the Committee. With respect to the per- of salary, but ot efficient service, which ought to weigh with by maintaining an officer of the rank hoef Almwbialslsandootrsaat Y received numerous letters, complaining of the distress which ie, _ 6 tretaryship, as that office was not Parliamentary, the House.—(Cheers.) Court, but Government of a great country like France.— existed, and stating that, if the Government attempted te .iti t e' ° ; ° t Properly come under the consideration of the Com- Mr. URQUHART reminded the Noble Lord of a state- (Hear, hear) We have reduced the salary from 10,000/. to collect the duty in May, the result would be most serious. I ft and, in taking it into consideration themselves, the ment which he had made shortly after he eMr. Urquhart) nu e _ 8,0001.; and I can assure the Hon. Gentleman, that although Many of the tenants were leaving their lands, upon which est en ent were of opinion that with respect to a perma- entered that House—thet the Governnaent in former days he may think a Republican form of Government involves a they c ould not live even rent free, the amount of taxation i iese e eece of this kind, as it was most desirable to have the occupied itself more with dischargi g the duties of its n e n, of a p erson who should devote all his time and various departments, leaving tbe business of legislation diminution in the scale of expenditure, any one who k . nows being se. enormous, and in a parish near his residence a the state of Paris at this moment will know that there is . not thousand acres had been thrown upen t the h proprietor. . H d e tt,ew tt , to the duties of the office, they should not make any 'n the hands of independent Members. He thought that that change in tne habits of society which seems to be im- did not know e. single lan . ded t prepr t ie o e r a w r o o r o h n a e d w rzc o eir d Si.. l l°Tl ‘ ,s the salary at present allotted to him.—(Hear, system might be renewed with advantage. In his opinion, plied in the opinion of the Hon. Member.—( Hear, hear.) I one-fourth of his t ren h te d r u e r n i t n! du h e e lasy_ , o ti w ah h , o a p h s d ; t b h u a t t at Lad -day 1850. The a y erne_ c with respect to the judicial salaries, there were the whole value of the report consisted in the la' ter part. think it due to my Noble Friend now occupying the post reeeneed any pa h r of e k e" onsolerations of very great importance to which he The whole amount of reductions proposed by the Com ) -et te erec t sse House should pay attention, considerations mittee on civil and judicial salaries did not exceed 6 000/ g of Ambassador at 'Paris to say, that English travelle.rtsh w h h i o s mheigahnfsbweerteodldtht statththe o to Paris must not expect to receive from him, wi ein e - erent from those to which he had referred in or 7,000/ ; but in the diplomatic salaries the ste. ing Would con- rei uce sa ary, tat very arge extent c ospi y elys h h ad ad an n e e n h o u rm sin ou es s s p y o te pu gla; kth,, -- ,iiith the political offices. The ersons who were placed be between 60,000/ and 70,000/. The impon ance attached • and as such as Hon. Members not acquainted with that system of idl • h l f h •tality which the quantity of labour employed in the hop-grounds was hitherto has been exercised, as a right on their part, ts i ee' r e e e e llest offices in our judicial establishmentshad hitherto to diplomatic action had been overrated. He should imagine it w ent on labour alone varied, according to cir tl s Persons of great eminence, of high legal reputation, that the public newspapers, at the time in which the I d Friend to give that public warning, especially since the ne the amount sp a duty on his.—( Laughter.) I think it faigto my Noble cultivation could form no idea of. In the cultivation of hops y ive , ke °t 'd standing among the foremos , t at the bar. .He was would . be found much more ready and correct sources of in n' alludin arraugement of passports may induce greater n , ld en- ent in this way in his county was estimated at from t ll i i tes I , gto the offices of Lord Chancellor, Chief Jus- ermation than any Minister. how ever expensive or how- umbers to cumstances, from 12/. 10s. to 15/. Bs. per acre, and the whole visit Parrs, aseuming that the passports they bear w u sum sp _ . , H thou ht that under these ti I:easter of the Rolls, and offices of that descrip ion. It ever expensive his cook. If diplomatic establishments were title them to the tuture atten ion of the ambassador there.- 120,000/. to e 50,0001. a 3 ear. e h dh g t lel Its t e e'ri rgued that there might be persons of sound judge advocated on the gruund ot maintaining peace he pointed ( te e ,end comp e t en t learning who would be quite as fit t 0 o the present state of Europe, which had fallen ' into a state i the in bassy at Const mtinople. The post of ambassador gives . a claims on her Majesey's Gov . ernment, and should conclude by Renewed laughter.) A similar ground applies to the em- circumstances the hop genwers a t e_ stroeges poesi_ e ,N ed ighest judicial situations as those who were ac- tf contusion, if not of positive hostility, under this ver ss el!ltortasged to be foremost at the bar No doubt there might tem• On these grounds he depl o res, t h e conc l us i on to y wh Y ic h o f gr eat i mpor tance to the in t e rests of this COtnitrY• 'at see Mr- FULLER seconded the motion. • peculiar weight to our diplomatic relations there, and fl tha + t h is moving as he had given notice. ns e l n cases be men of this description • but at the same the Noble Lord had come not to adopt the recomnaeeda- ' e e Must Honourable Member says there is one power which has no The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sirtd he could et the say that he did not think it ' desirable as a rule ions of the Committee for a reduction of diplomatic Ambassador at Constantinople, but which nevertheless exer- not but be aware that there was a part of the district to kelt f e ancient practice of promoting to those high offices -stablishments ; but as he had a motion on the subject on cises an influence as great or greater than , namely ours , which the Honourable Gentleman alluded in a state of dis nt of the tr k ° -,.. the greatest eminence at the bar should be departed he bople h ,,, e wpuld c, content hi mse lf w i t h as ki ng t h e N o bl e Russia. l am per f e ctly ready to admit the exte . tress, and it was Painful therefore to him to feel it his duty itis ie te (Hear, h ear .) If the Government of the day were to Lord toe 2 °reign °ecrefary when he intended to re-appoint influence o r R uss ia, but I venture to think thateconsidermg t o oppose a motion the tendency of which might be supposed 'erisie e e r :,Practice of choosing men whom thf3y themselves he Committee on consular establishments ; because, if so, he 9'e extent of the Russian empire, its _great military power, t o b e to alleviate that distress. He wished to direct to this es gtae atob em „ o f compe t e nt l ega l l e arning and sound should move an ins' ruction to examine into the grounds of its Proximity to Turkey, and the face that its policy is case the attention of those Honourable Gentlemen who at ettitnittet to fin t h ose o ffi ces , a ver y w ide discretion would he intercourse and make a s cial statement with the wielded by otie single will—l think that if the Emperor had tributed so much of the existing distress of the country to l aers e l be placed in their hands, and tere would be much names of - the Pe ' rsons employed, p a e nd the nature Of their par- only a siegle attache at Constantinople to represent him his the removal of protection. Let it be observed that the hop , ellneeeten for un fit a pp o intments , han w en the . ractice w as icular functions, with the view of seeing whether these es- influence would be much the same. The influence of the growers had an absolute and eomplete monopoly of the home Re tio eu to of appointing men who were distinguished, and ablishments were worth the cost of their maintenance. He Government of. Russia depeeds not upon rank, but upon market. It was perfectly true, as the Hon. Gentleman had lt " k eve t. a i t A an eryeoey aeoweo to be distinguished—men who hould be prepared to prove that no country had suffered the power of the two countries, and upon the proximity of stated, that the protective duty was reduced four or five kid v n i l l niling the race, the arduous race, of legal competition nore from our interference than the Turkish empire. He Russia to Turkey.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman years ago ; but it was still so high that no quantity of li ke n showed themselves among the foremost and m o st' hould ask the Noble Lord a question to-morrow with re f er _ says we have an example in the United States• As they give foreign hops had ever yet come - in which could be supposed leo VIII in eh -t ane , -- e race.—( Hear, hear ) It was quite obvious nce to the Hungarian refugees in Turkey, who, it a p peare d, only 2,000/. a year to their Minister, I presume he implies to produce the slighest effect whatsoever on the price. i•ettrr "en men must be men of considerable talent and were to be dr tamped after all ; which showed the futil i ty o f that something like that same scale would be sufficient for The utmost qnantity of foreign hops ever retained for con ice • elid ed la their profession—a profession which compre heir diplomacy when the interests of England or th e r i g hts us. It is irue that I stated to the Hon. Gentleman that sumption was 259,0001b5. ; whereas our own produce was ~lise te mally thousands of persons of learning and ability— )f nations were concerned. when :an American Envoy came into my room at the 48,000,0001b5. ;it could not, therefore, be supposed that this ' eeete,7 s e Y were universally acknowledged to be foremost in Mr. FREW EN asked whether the motions of the Hon. Foreign-office to transact business, I never measure the had effected the home market to any appreciable extent. las n 'elession.--(Hear, hear.) Besides, on lookiag back to elember for Montrose and the Hon. Member f o r chippenham deference due to him or the weight to be attached to what Nor had the consumption of hops -been interfered with by s itit sem et i f te , ho had thus been promoeed - men who had been would tak . e precedence of his, on going into supply upon th e he has to say by the amount of selary h . e le ceive . s. - fl - i . ear, the use of drugs, which in former times w . ere employed by nee d °I, perhaps, as Attorney-Generao or who had at- naval estimates? hear.) But you cannot ask any impartial American citizen the brewers when the price of hops was high. By the ar k-tee, °tiler great eminence at the bar—such men, for in- The SPEAKER said the motions of those two Hon. M em _ whether the public service does not suffer from the small rangement made for the levy of the duty, the pres , ure on t tnee e ' e as, Lords Hard eicke, Camden, Eldon, Mansfield, and bers would have precedence, as haying reference to the su b_ allowance of salary assigned to the Minister, who will not the producer was greatly mitigated, payment not being re 'gent deers who might be named—he could not think the ect of the navy estimates telt you that they are inconveniently low and that they quired until the whole of the produce had been disposed of. Itorstrl_had been losers by the practice of choosing men who Mr. DEE DES trusted the House would permit him to oc , ought to be increased.—(Hear, hear.) . We happen Thus before the growers were called upon to pay the ken , e most eminent of the time for such offices. - (Hear, upy their time for a few minutes while he explaiued the now to have a' most distinguished citizen of the duty due on the crop of 1848, they had received the whole fat "r Bnt 1 h ath . atith . _ ,i, w e o a o ...e most eminent men of the time reason whY his name did not appear en the minutes of the United States, who has an ample fortune of his own, price of that crop, and a considerable part of that of 1849. 1 '4% 4 situations, we could not expect to obtain their ser- Committee when they came to the consideration of their reso- and who lives in a manner honourable to himself and So far was the statement of the Honourable Gentleman from 1 likti wi l gess the salaries were salaries eomewhat commensu- utions. He was asked, in the first instance, to form part of the country which he represents. But there have being true, that they paid the duty before disposing of the is aaee n et their gains at the bar, so as to induce them to he Committee, but stated that he was already occu pied on been at former times representatives of the United State. crop, when the fact was, that they never paid the first half of eolies "le bar for such judicial appointments.—(Hear, he County Rates Committee, but that he would b e ver y in this country, whose position 'has been painful to their own the duty till great part of the crop was sold, and never paid a litste_ It was necessary likewise to consider that with re- happy to give his assistance, provided it were n o t requ i r eel fee ings.—(Hear, hear.) It has been impossible for them to the second half till great part of the subsequent erop was sold. at L‘° such men, they were placed, perhaps, in the House un the days on which his Committee sat. He was fortunate return those social courtesies which every Person in this The Hon. Gentleman would not deny OD position, that lin. °4l s, and they bad provision to make for their faini- enough to be able to attend for some time, but subsequently country was happy to manifest towards them ; and I think when. the producer had a complete monopoty, he must, in o, e e rea l e, 'le be thought it would be a public misfortune if their ound it utterly impossible in any satisfactory manner to it would not be satisfactory to the feelings of Englishmen ordinary - times, be able to exact of the consumer the full 'NO and retiring allowances weie such as obliged them to discharge the duties of both, and requested that his name that their representatives in foreign countries should be com amount of the duty, in addition to the n et price of the article ; af 'le th • ten eir families on insufficient means. Such a state might be removed from the Committee in question. This, pulled to be different from gentlemen residing in this countr Y this was the case with the growers of hops. But they . had eoese - gs, be thought, would rather be a reproach to the however, was not done. He was subsequently coin- - (Hear. hear.) Now, Sir, we have reduced the embassy to done that which must necessarily lead to a fall in the price, ' te ere s, e ete e a Lean otherwise.- (Hear, hear.) [The Noble Lord pelted to leave town, and, on his return, was asked to attend Vienna to a mission ; and when gentlemen complain that in increasing the produce of hops beyond the demand for them. ` 40 4 1 ,;,!ad an extract from the evidence taken before the and vote ; but having been absent for some days, he telt he P For many years up to the year before last, they had paid the oint of money there has been no saving, we have indeed rei 4 ;lttee, s h ow i n g that there were seven or eight gentle- hould not Properly discharge his duty if he had voted for accomplished no t a gre at saving, because the naeure et' the duty without the slightest diffieulty. In 1843, 1844, and ' I t l ite it; t he bar with incomes of 8,000/. a year, and 23 or 21 esolutions without having heard the ev idence on w hich they circumstance did not admit of any large reduction , but. at 1845, the average preduee of hops was 30,000,000 lbs., but ,In tc eomes above 5,000/.] The Government proposed that were founded. the same time a saving of some magnitude, as compared with the production was increased so much that in the three tOke n a . rY of the Lord Chancellor, which was at Present Mr. W. WILLIAM, S wished to k.now if the Government the saving that would have resulted from the entire adoption succeeding years it amounted to nearly, 47,000,0001b5. By ren t n from one sou rce and 4,000/. from another, should in had any objection to lay on the tabie a statement , in the form of the report of the Commi tee. At Paris there had been a throwing so large a quantity of this article :on the market Ntet,°elo,ooor. The retiring allowance they did not pro- of a return, of all the items recommended for reduction by saving of 2,000/., by the reduction of the salary from 10.000/. beyond what the country required, the price had been con- Zilen alter. They proposed to agree with the Committee the Official Salaries C o mmittee, stating the po i n ts w i t h to 8,0001. ; at Vienna a saving of 4,0001, by reducing the siderablY reduced. In 1849 the produce of `hops was small z o ttt ,pPect t o re d u cing the salary of the Master of the Rolls which the Government agreed, and those with which they salary from 9,0001. to 5,0001.; and at Madrid a saving of and the price exceedingly high, but in 1850 tben produce was ' t ot e' °° ° l . to 6,0001. With respect to the Chief Justices, disagreed. The statement of the Noble Lord was far from 1,000/., by reducing the salary from 6,000/. to 5,000/e so that very large , amounting to 48,000,00011e5e by whiqe the market AN Elet to be borne in mind, that besides the ordinary ex- satisfactory. 11 0" o • in over there was 7,000/ saved by the reduction of the salaries of was aga stocked and the price reduced. . The greater tel which the Master of the Rolls was subject, they Lord JOHN RUSSELL subsequently said he had no oh- the diplomatic officers. The Hon• Gentleman says this is a part of the hops on which the duty was not: to - be paid had ;tlisi,, exPenses of their circuits to bear which were not 'ectien to lay such a statement on the table o f th e H o use. peculiar time, when you might abolish the minor missions in long been sol e d at the (My-paid price. Bettie, remission of en,seed at less than 7001. a year. The dovernment, there- Mr. COBDE-N thought it would, perhaps, be b e tter not to Germany ; and he differs from my Noble Friend, who thinks duty w n a s t, c. 'le to the dealers who had - paid that _price the e l te P e r° Pcteed tbat the salaries of the Chief Justice should enter into any discussion to-night, as he and th e H on , mem- the time peculiarly inappropriate. It is true that the Hon. teentre man ' s , constituents would derive nO benente but eq., te , s ame as those named in the Bill introduced last year, ber for West Surrey were the only members o f th a t Com. Governments at Vienna and Berlin do exercise, as. if to the first Parties , it was tantamount to a dbinand that so , NO th c/ Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 8,0001. a-year, rnittee present. But he might say, generally. it was w ith they must at all times exercise, a preponderating in- many thousan d s of Pounds should be taken from the p oc kets etre, e ,9hief Justice of the Common Pleas and the Chief disappointment he had heard that so large a " Dronor tion o f fluence upon the affairs of Germany; but if there is any- of the general tax-Paying community for the benefit o f a ‘tts" °' the Excheouer 7 600/ each. The proposal of the the reductions recommended in the diplomatic le ran r c h o f t he thing- peeulier in the present state of affairs in Germany small class ° reitte ' - • • elle n , e was that the salary of the Chief Justice of the service had been rejected by the Government. R e t h oug ht bearing upon this question, I should remind the Hon. Gen- Mr. Ts lee H e ,OE I GES hoped that some relief would be Ni,:Bench should be 7,00 0 /., the salaries of the Chiet it would be generally felt that if no saving cou ld b e e ff ect ed tletnan that to all appearances the old Diet is going to be given, as tue e er'stress Wl' the hoP-growers could not be d en i e d, etee"ef the Common Pleas and the Chief Baron of the Ex- in that branch there was little chance of effecting any sav i n g establishsd at Frankfort, and one peculiar circumstance At Present tuere was a greater number of farms unt enan ted eos t ', o ool. each, and the Puisne Judges 5,000/. each. in the civil branch ; aud, weighing the statement o f t h e connected with that is, that the decisions of the Diet re- thau he had ev ‘ er known in that county, and it w as t o b e eleed e n imittee recommended that the Vice-Chancellors Noble Lord against the evidence taken before the c omm ittee, quired unanimity, and that, therefore, the will of every one feared that witn a large, number of farms oue of em pl oymen t I th "aye 5. 0001 - a year e _the Masters in Chancery 2,000/. he did not consider he was justified in the c o u rse. h e „ as of these smaller states is likely to resume the influence it the state of the county in reference to the payinent o f poor _ t ile it e tl ' l nid the Accounta , lt-General 2,000/. He quite agreed taking.—(llear.) Embassies to Paris and Constantinople P -growers some ossessed previous to the year 1848.—(Hear, hear.) But rates and taxes . weuld benenne . sueln e tha . t h 9 Minister could earrneeilkecountant-Generel should be Paid by a fixed sa- were to be continued. The N o ble L o rd had s p o k e n o f th e the information which we got from th e se s maller states venture tel overur it it,• -T ) su„ouiu mei It his duty to i ntro _ ;ree l - e' e ,ad of, as at Presen t, by fees. With respect to the advantages of an am bassador a t P ar is w ith a l a rge sa l ar y ; an a frequently of the greatest i m p or t an ce ; a nd though the duce a Bill for tne reauctlon o a l st lie.duty on heps. ;ea i t l ta al Chincery, considering the importance of their du- ambassador was generally considered to be an individual re out, in- Hon. Gentleman seems to think it is sufficient for Govern- Mr. BASS felt l dispose t d t t o h l indulgenne• of the Right 14 t t e did not t hi n k it right that there sheold be any change Presenting the Person of the sovereign at the court of another merit to rely upon the information it can get from the news- Honourable Gent eman_ 00 l er c d asses of distressed agricul osetnir salaries, but that they should remain at 2,500/. It sovereign—(Hear)- and if any form of government could P great sufferers, e it . s 3 ar to be remembered that, the whole question of Chan- dispense with the pomp and pageantry and expense of an P a importation of apers may be of events Publicly known, a Government and as they paid a most onerous . uty on their produce he pers, I will say that, however well informed the news- turists. The growers of bar ey ha d been very kitee tt eform being under consideration the o ffices of the ambassador it was the G'Vem ' cut of a rePublic.—( Hear.) that had no other source of information would, I am could not but thenk it quite as leaso t nab h le that the Right %litters might or might not be change ' do and, therefore , for Another reason, which did n „t ex i s t w h en t h e c omm ittee afraid, very soon f a ll intO great di sgr „e i n this country Honourable Gentleman should retur l ,te t ,e'll some pa r t o f !kpedfeaBon, as well as for others, he did not think it mad ; its recommendation, was , t h a t t h e p res id e nt o f t h e and in Europe _Meer, hear, ) with res p e ct to the other the duty, as that he should eetu e en e l° eue ee ei ele al te e e n se t to alter their salaries at present. -( Hear, French Republic, by a r e cent vo te o f t h e ch am b e r wou ld offices, my Noble Friend stated, in a man ner that ought part of the dutY•on holes , which "au a' re auY s egone into their ao t ee Aisne of the changes to which he had alluded rec eive, in tutur et a much less salar ' He (51 - dobden) to sstisty the tn i n d o f an y r e flecting man that it is of great pockets. He doubted that the existence oi , severe depres loitinasdeduty they the e " 'af rect those persons .ho had been appointed before presumed the sales of studs ot horses 3- and earr i a l i es an d the importance to c o ; ve -nment that th ere ' s h ou ld b e O ffices sion in this branch of agriculture was clea rl y thatPmencemen . of last year. It would be remembered greater simPlicitY with. which the Presid n t o f t i e F ren ch to which no -great degree of daily labour i s a ttached, but asinuch as the quantitY of acig ° o f f h 4 ° -PL.! t l id er cultivation afte r t e e atated on a forme - occasion that persons appointed Republic now appeared in the streets, bespoke a grea t e r a im- which being connected with the Cabinet ma y ena ble them inereased in 1850 from uPw ar 2,oUu 'to upwards of kle me commencement of last year would be appointed plicity and economY in the Government of France, and we to have, as members of the Administration, persons of great .t, ect to 4 e any new arrangement that might be proposed. ought te conform i n o ur diP lom , i atic relations to that im- political knowledge, o f g reat talents, of great public character ; foreign hops until the price in re an courry was nearly 4e,: titt erotnittee a lso recommended a new sc.rle of salaries for proved sYstem of gevern n l ent--4 eleare hear.) But, he con- but who, either t h ro ugh age, infirmities, or any other double the average, as was thhieeca h e G se en w tleme t n a last importa -43,000. There could be no . corterabler atle r i e n d and Ireland—a scale involving a diminution or fessed, as tar as he ha i Imo a r opportunity of hearing the evi- circumstances, however able so be useful a dvisers to their tion occurred. If Hentinre... ould confine o n inish an oner w telly ' 3 te no very large amount, and by which a small saving dence, he could not gather from Ve witnesses what were the colleagues, are yet unable to undergo the d a ily f a tigue of a themselves to attempting s° net ti l j tn ild accrue to the public, but which he owned he did peculiar virtues and advantages connected with the mainte- laborious office. With res pect t o the l aw , Id o t hi n k t h a t if wo uld meet the sympathy. of roth a ides of th e v indulgence te ouse ; but to t l eli in k it expedient to make. Both in Edinburgh and nance of the rank of an ernbassy, either at Paris or Constan- there can be imagined an e conomy that wou ld b e i n j ur ious t o co me and ask for extraordm ar e -- .- a trade which l e lie . other in the countr a 'nee ',Particularly the former, the chief Persona who had theople. Russia, which eas quite as influential a power at the interests of the country, it would be an economy that led was more indulged than any y !Veered )iore n .,‘ the head of society ever since the union had been Constantinople as England, had no ambassad rie but a ii . .ere e you te reduce too low the salaries of judicial officers.-e.(Hear.) q uite unreasonable. sed the motion, cont d' ( Akio? Connected with the profession ef the law, especially simple mission, and if England were placed on the same It may be true that you cannot predict beforehand that a Mr. EWART briefly oPPo e en ing as o f je ' and those who held the superior offices in the courts footing he calculated she would enjoy the same advantages man who is a distinguished advocate s hould, on th a t accoun t we un d e rstood the lion. M . ember , w ei° woanseoniasrslyaitntahuediebxle. ' - °li t the h t ake Tee. For that reason he did not think it desirable to as the Russian G vernment. But to take another Govern- be an eminent judge ; but the presumption la i n f avour o f _i n t h e ga llery ) that the relief Prole e d t° he given to the hop dealers ; that Nee 'Min those pereons the means of keeping up that social ment, hose Policy had come under the consideration of the his being so--that the man who has shown great ability and growers would involve an injusticiee4ng te e ; Whi c h th e y we re ex p ec t e d t o ma i n tain in those coon- Committee. America had no ambassadors, and paid no commanding talent in one department of the law should also it was, in point of fact, merely re i th eti i l to a n extent which would not be expected from Minister more than 2,000/. a year. He could not gather that distinguish himself in the judicial capacity. But if there is pense of another. Peat e i n London or in any other place where persons of the American Minister was less i n fluential in any matter one thing more than any other that would be unfortunate f or A i r. D enBAELI said he was astm aished - that the Hon. the House of the suffer ne 1; l ertune resorted , and where they woul i consequently con cerning the interests o f his co untry or his f e llowecitizens, this country 't would be if the bar, instead of looking up to m em b ers e h° now complained to t e tit4a'-consPicuouslY Placed. - (Hear, hear. ) He wished than the A m bassador o r mi n ister o f E n gland, though the the bench, il;ould look down en it—if the bench should be filled - i ns o f t h e i r cons tituents, a particu l a r class a agriculturists t ries ate this most distinct l y with respect to both coun- latter was enjeying a s alary o f f ou r or five times the a mount. by persons whose professional reputation should be less than s h ou ld not h ave a vailed thenise ce lv a l a the °PPe r t u nii . ' ion during the presen es Wi n ' and particularly with respect to I re l an d, b ecause h e H e reco llected asking the Secretary of State for Foreign that of the persons pleading at the bar, and if the decisions afforded them on more than one . o ns ri ltant in support of the senti t so rt aware th a t a rumour had been sprea d without an , Affa i rs, w h et h er t h e American Minister, entering the of the judges should therefore carry with them less weight, session of expressing their opinto peet °f t . o authority , that it was the intention of Govern- Foreign-office would have less we i g ht w ith 2,000 r. a a nd command less respect in the country, in consequence of m ea t s w hi c h h a l so g racio . usly issu ed fr " the T hrone, and r H hd b • ' lusters. ehe mese a een told ii* i change the provision for the a d m i n i s t rat i on o f year t h an an y o ther minister with 5,000/. a year, and the its being supposed that the men who gave them were men of been responded to by Mi e s ssion, that there was gre• t ' eees t rt Ireland, either by a reduction er transfer of the `Noble Lord admitted he would have just as m uch we i g ht s _ inferior ability and character to those who were Pleading the at the commencement of tee -e . ti aof - • os „ Justine. Now, 'there was never any such inten. (Hear, hear.) The Committee examined a diplomatic gen. causes which the judges . • Might der i de —(Hear, hear.) The distress and depression in spond h • en to t at importan tli su 'n the part of Government, On the contrarY, they tleman, and tried to elicit what were the duties of ministers Hon. Gentleman thinks 6,000/. or 7,000/. sufficient for a the House was called upon to t re ber for Kent, and t the agricultural districts, but wh a I ah otil lt it was of great importance that the cou•rs of j us ti ce a broad, and what were the advantsges of the high s tipends judge. Well, the puisne judges have only 5,0 . 0/ ;it is declaration, the Honourable AcleCti•ust addressed the Hou the to . , %I st bn fully maintained in Ireland for the purpose o f a d_ our m i n i sters rece i ve d , an d t h ey cou ld not gather much more only chiefs to whom a higher salary is given. In reference Honourable Gentleman who hatate n ives of the agricultural i se, 'Lobe tr nig justice locally ie that part of the United King- than that there was great v irtue in keeping a most expensive to those chiefs, the salaries are reduced below what they did not then assist the rePrese in, ad b d ee it n io m n .a tod e at ter e e i (Hear, hear.) 'The only other question that table, and a good dinner was the very soul of diplomacy. — were ; but I think that, in savings. ot that sort, the actual terest, but they now came forwa.xd and told the House tha title h il :d was that of the diplomatic salaries. On this goes- (Hear, and a laugh.) He co uld not imagine any country pecuniary amount is quite undeserving of attention—(Hear, they represented bodies of suff— ---, w ! ,re pwrinhaichag,hriecubltaudri;ltslu.dTedh,etyo give elm, t e e might perhaps rather to ask his Noble Friend near gaining anything in which it was n ecessary to bring to its hear.) -and will not compare with the greatly more im - not aiked, on the occasions to -,..--- • - prot_eceion, ptit merely t o ' , is i m - re Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. to express ai i the accomplishment of a co ok, h o wever great he might portant object—that the lew of the country should be ad- an opinion on the principles oi I • eteri c e` e ni on te the House. He was sure his Noble Friend be. - (Cheers.) With r egard to Germany, the Committee ministered in a manner' to eommand the confidence and re - offer their valuable testimony th t e o t l tent ed . ue ready to give any explanation that might be re- recommended that missions to third-rate courts should not spect of the people of this country. For depend elem. it , .if and augu=t declaration which ha a t !' ouse this air wever h a „tete ee t hut in the meantime he (Lord John Russell) would be continued, but the Noble Lord said now was the time your courts of law were to cease -to hold that position in from the Throne, Notwithsta n i !lg h . i ' h' o ct and' e ° fe w" eees e - ; ° rtlY what took place in Committee with respect to when we ought not to c hange. N o w wa s the time of all the public e steem which lam happy to see they . do new — superior to an y petty feelings mi n e ; e st ' 4. , -n-irely ra on the present Ron 4 nPortant offices, and what it was that Government others when we ought to make a change when the whole if the people wre to think the decisions were given erne - sympathised with these lionou rau ' e -ern -- lei r ° eed t ••h C • -, ' • • • Idth'' ' b f re the House was one for an th -0 do. There was a question in t e omm i tt„ a ff a i rs o f (..,ermany were centralled at Vienna and Berlin. neously from want of capacity or want of know ege on e occasion. The motion e o .. „ . _ 1' reS he humble to Ler Majesty, intormmg Ler that very arn , Peet to the maintenance of an Anebasader a t N ever wa s there a time before when the policy of Germany part of the jadges, you would shake the confidence of t address ai tricts of the counties of Su %tri ne n a .nd, as he understood from the chairman of the was so completely engrossed at those two c ourts. The Ge. people in the constitution of the country, inflicting a wound great distress existed in those -- s-- , aa se t e e "ee, it was decided by a majority to maintain vernment had discontinued the ambessador at Vienna, and upon the public interest which the saving of a few thonsands sex and Kent where hops were grown. Tha h S t was, t ey we , t: 1 distre - re i keejontuassador. Afterwards some of the members of the it was now simply a mission The s a me r ule m ight be of pounds could not make up, the evil effects of which no to inform her Majesty that there Wa s P.a r la ss , when oo r e d",, , , ,, Y stated that they thought the p-esent salary should followed out, ana the missions to the minor courts of amount of money could counterbalance.—(Cheers . ) her Majesty had informed them tnat there was general . dis- Iv ; er Ce'e d , upon which the other members ef the Committee Germany be abolished • and he hoped to have the o ppor. Mr. I IljelE agreed with the Noble Lord, that it was of tress. Ile could no t u nderstated how . her Alsie st Y s Minis 4enpeene°,Pinion that if the salary were reduced it would be tunitY ( 4. taking the opin' on of the "House on that queetion. great importance, to keep up the credit of the country, te ters, having counselled her Majesty to make that important Posietie t e e 'e for an Ambassador to maintain the dignity of his The Noble Lord ha'd said it was a great advintage to have judges who might be looked up to ; and it was the duty announcement, and having on several Accasiotn told the "° th e - " a nd that it would be better to reduce the embassy have certain members of the G o vernment, w ho had o f the ei inistry to select men of the highest public and pri- HollSe that they still held the same °lnnmeie 'on Ma subject 'Jeep, r ank of a mission with a salary of 5,000/. In consi- not very heavy dot' es to perform, in order that vate char actec . for such offiCes. But that was not the rule in which they had expressed at an early period of the session, ey eg t his t motion. What was the case before „Quid b mateer the Government were of opinion that it their services might be brought to the aid of the other me m- this coun try. Political chances throw people on the surface , could resist the presen 'net e a very serious detriment to the Public service that bers of the Cabinet who were overwor k e d . If t h e part i es a nd men were Placed in situations high and honourable, who the House? The duty on foreign hops had. been reduced to e e should b I • but the internal dutie "ear,) ,e no longer an Ambassador at Paris.—(flear, appointed to those offices were generally s elected on ac count if the selection remained with the profession, would never one-fourth of what it was former 3 , . . ...„ s cou le e, eeinsidering the relations which we had with that of their possessing the talent neeeseary to enable them to aid have oet =Pied such P°siti°ns -- (Hear hear.) He could had not been reduced in the same proportion. Tete supporters , and c -Y-- considerin hd 1 • h ' eb f the Government, he s h ou ld ---d h ld d 't• ' h 'a- of this motion did no t as k the House to Protect any branch of gte ai y intercourse tat was required, the otoer mem ers o say there name me eancee—an e wou oso i necessary - w ere i , ‘,., on s i de , , euich de rting twit an Ambassador bad certain privileges would be some virtue in such a course of policy. For i n - di v iduals,had been thrown into high and important situations native industry ; they merely contended that i..f the foreign secur e d. " net belong to an Envoy, and by which we thereby ; stance, the Noble Lord said that when he was Paymaster of to which they would never do honour or credit ;at all events duty on an article of .English production atm . redu . ced, it was ° Pinio n c reiderable advantage—the Government were of the Forces, he was enabled to come to the aid of the Govern- the char ces were greatly against such a result. He con- at least just that the inland duty on the sam er e article should counterbt el at the difference of expense was far more than ment upon great and pressing occasions. He (Mr. Cobden) 1 sidered feat the fact of their giving the judges a retiring pen- he reduced in the same peoportion. The non. Member for Means - "iced by the maintenance of friendly relations by ' had no doubt that the Noble Lord, however little he might 1 sion she uid secure for them the services of the most talented Derby said that, notwithstanding the alleged distress in those to o k iti e t f an A m b„„d or i n Paris. At the same time, they have to do, would be one of the most efficient mem b er „f : men , a t sma ller salaries than were at present paid. The districts, the produce of hops had much increased of late , ~ 'night n ° co nsideration the question whether some reduction any Government. But it could not be shown generally that 1 fact w 9 .a that the whole society of England was in too high a veers. But it appeared.hy a return which was on the table Pro- os • V °t h e made ; and they had COnle to the resolution of those sinecure offices were filled by very able and talented tone.- (Laughter.) Every class of expenditure, from that of - of the House, that from 1817 to 18 50 there'slead been a re fr mg a ~,- °_ ,°l 10 redu c ti on o f 2,000/, a year, viz., a reduction men.— (Hear, hear-) But the Noble Lord said it was neces- th e p eer d o wnwards, was beyond what the people had means , ductiou of not less than 10,000 acres of land under hop cue e`reor. • 1 4 °°°1 * to 8,000/. a year in the salary of the Ambas- sari to give good salaries in order that Government might to affo rd ; and hence, if the people could hang any portion 1 tivation ; from something like 52,000 acres inr lB47 to about ne ree was b reafter th , Yno means certain that we should not find call to their aid men whose fortunes might be moderate, and of theer family upon the Government, they were only too \ 42,0 00 acres in 1850. This glowed that Allis important n o _ity of o at 'or the purpose of maintaining the proper dig- who had not the means of living upon their own resources. ready eo do it.,—(Hear.) Ile wanted to see an economical branch of native industry . was suffering; that there was La e eth ur Ambassador the sum was too small. It was onl New he thought that if individuals were called in to the aid Government, but at the same time one whose servants should , great agricultural distress in this particular district. The 1 Y dor at 11 daY he was looking at a letter from our Ambassa f G hh d 1 h kto recommend be well paid, though the present h - o a overnment W o a not wea t Or ran igh rates of remuneration argument of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the hop ari • . IlOt ra • .s 1- 1783, in which it was stated that be could them, they would be men who had toughs their way up, and ought to be moderated, If the diplomatic service could not growing interest was protected, meant nothing unless he ~ aiutain li . "1 1 04 1 mlsolf Properly and efficiently as Ambassador , whose talents would command r emuneration in Government be - reduced, he despaired of any great reduction being made I could show that the interpal tax raised on the article did els ttuul mnon, , --P-4.... ga year.-(llear, hear.) But, bow. 'or elaewhere. But the Noble Lord gave an gnawer lin the expenditure. Biagland recptired- - fr to -eep tiP 'irriry ' liot 'exceed the protection- which he alleged. _A however,- - the internal impost not only equalled but exceeded the foreign protection which he alleged, that not only showed that the grievance was considerable, but showed also what was the cause which produced that distress. He did not think that the House would, under the circum stances, be justified in refusing to assent to the motion of the Honourable Member for Sussex (Mr. Frewen), which merely affirmed the existence of great dis tress in a particular district, evidently produced by an enormous system of fiscal blundering; thus repeating a de claration graciously made by the Crown at the beginning of the session, and repeated by her Majesty's Ministers on every possible occasion. Under these circumstances, if his Hon. Friend thought proper to divide the House, he should think it his duty, consistently with all he had said and done during the session, to give the motion his support. Mr. BASS explained that what he had said was, that the number of acres under hop cultivation had increased from 42,797 in 1849 to 43,125 in 1850. Lord J. MANNERS—But what was the number in 1847? Mr. BASS said that he had not referred to 1847 (Hear.) Lord J. MANNERS—ExactIy so. If any branch of agri culturists complained of distress, they were always told that they must put more capital into the soil and bestir them selves, and that everything would then go right. In this case some thousand acres of land having been brought under cultivation in one year, the Hon. Member for Derby (Mr. Bass) drew the conclusion that the state of the cultivators was therefore most prosperous and successful, and that the House should, on that account, resist any appeal made on their behalf. That showed that if the agriculturists did put more capital into the soil, in order to make head against the adverse circumstances in which they had been placed by un just legislation. it would be brought in argument against them in that House.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Hon. Member for Bucks (Mr. Disraeli) had neither correctly stated the motion made by the Hon. Member for Sussex, nor the state ot the returns before the House. Any one would have supposed, from the statement of the Honourable Gentleman, that this was a county and an interest suffering from a great importa tion of foreign produce. But although the duty on foreign hops had been much reduced, it had not been reduced to such a degree as to admit foreign hops, except is a year of extraordinary prices. The importation of foreign hops had only been 1-190th part of the home-grown hops consumed; and therefore it was clear that, the reduction in price was not caused by the importation of foreign hops, but by the great increase which had taken place in the home produc tion of late years. The motion before the House proposed not only to affirm the distress of a particular class of agri culturists, but to represent to her Majesty that these hop growers were unable to pay the duties to which they were charged by law in the present year, and of course that they should not be compelled to pay the sum so owing from them. But as the hop-growers had already sold their hops and obtained their price (a low one it might be), on the sup position that they should have to pay the duty, this was a proposition that they should not be required to pay to the revenue the sum which they had received from the hop deal ers for that purpose. This, he thought, was not a proposi tion to which the House could agree.—(Hear.) Mr. FREWEN said that his motion having come on un expectedly, and many of the friends who would have sap ported him not being present, he should not divide the House, but would withdraw his motion. The House then went into Committee of Supply, but, on the first vote (one for naval stores) having been pro posed, Mr. HUME objected to proceeding to vote public money at that late hour. The vote was thereupon, after a short conversation, with drawn, and the Chairman reported progress. PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICES, &c., BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. COMMISSIONER OF WOODS AND FORESTS. Mr. BAILLIE COCHRANE moved for returns of the attendance of the Commissioner of Woods and Forests, since the Noble Lord came into office. Lord SEYMOUR thought it would have been only fair in the Hon. Member to have stated the reasons why he moved for these returns.—(Hear, hear.) Several of the duties to which the motion referred were attached to the office of Woods and Forests by Act of Parliament—others were ne cessarily connected with the office, and some had no special meetings connected with them, hile others mentioned in the motion were quite incorrect.—(Hear, hear.) If the Hon. Member had any charge to bring against him of not having attended to his duties, he would be prepared to meet him on that ground, but, if not, it was a mere waste of time to give such returns as these.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. COCHRANE had made no charge, but he should like to know how often the Noble Lord had attended the Board of Health, for example.—(" No, no.") Mr. DISRAELI hoped his Hon. Friend would not divide the House on this motion.—( Hear, hear.) If it was his ob ject to bring before the House certain circumstances con nected with one individual holding a number of offices, per haps he would think that he had succeeded; but making a motion of the kind was calculated to cast a slur upon an indi vidual whom he regarded as one of the most valuable mem bers of the Administration.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. COCHRANE would not divide the House, but per haps the Noble Lord would have no objection to give the return of the number of meetings held of the Board of Health and Enclosure Commission? Lord S. RUSSELL objected to give any of the returns without a good reason be in g assigned.—( Hear, hear.) The motion was then withdrawn. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. DISRAELI asked what business the Noble Lord pro posed to take first on Friday ? Lord J. RUSSELL thought, after what had occurred that evening, that it would be desirab le to take up, first, the re port on the Property-tax Bill on Friday, and if possible, after that the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. DISRAELI—Then, if the discussion should be brief on the first subject, the Noble Lord intended to proceed next with the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill? Lord J. RUSSELL—Yes. COUNTY COURTS BILL. On the motion of Mr. J. WILLIAMS, the County Courts Further Extension Bill, brought from the House of Lords, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 14th of May. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. It is understood that the Queen intends to give a third State Ball in the month of June next, and that for the en courarement of trade, her Majesty has resolved that it shall be a Fancy Ball. The costume will be the full dress of the Court of King Charles the Second, from the Restoration in 1660 to 1685. The choice of dress will not be limited to this country, but will include the Court costumes of that period of other European countries. The Queen held a Privy Council yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, at Buckingham Palace. It was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Postmaster- General, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. The Right Hon. Andrew Rutherford was by command of the Queen sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the Hoard. A proclamation was ordered to be issued, relative to the apprehension , of parties connected with the St. Alban's election. The Hon. Wm. Bathurst was Clerk of the Coun cil in . Waiting. Before the Privy Council the Queen gave audiences to Sir George Grey and the Marquis of Lansiowne. After the Council her Majesty gave aadiences to the Mar quis of Breadalbane and Earl Grey. The Queen was attended by the Treasurer of the House hold, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Londonderry, Gold Stick in Waiting, Lord Waterpark, Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended by the Countess A. de Harke and Count Goltz, went to the new Palace of Westminster yesterday morning, and inspected the Houses of Parliament. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Wiemar, went to Kew yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.- Colonel F. H. Seymour, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. The Royal Family took their accustomed exercise yester day, in the garden of Buckingham Pal ev ening at Buck- The Queen had a dinn er party yesterday ingham Palace • the company included her Ro y al Highness the Duchess of' Kent; their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, his Royal Highness Prince rland Frede and - rick William of Prussia, he Duchess of Suthe Lady C. Leveson Gower, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, his Excellency Monsieur Mussurus, Lady Fanny Howard, the Baroness de Speth, the Countess A. de Harke, the Countess Louise Oriolla, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl and Countess Granville, Count Pukler, Major von Bayen, Count Goltz, Colonel Fischer, and Lieut. von Heinz. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following selection : Der Fackel Tanz .................... Meyerbeer. Elvira Polka Wanderlieder Waltzer. Fantasie—Die deutsche Sanger ... Halle. The Council of Chairmen of the Juries of the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations had a meeting at half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the Exhibition. Present :—Class 1. Sir H. de la Beche, C.B.—Class 4. Professor Owen—Class The Earl of Jersey—Class 8. Baron Charles Dupin—Class 9. Mr. Philip Pusey, M.P.— Class 10 Sir David Brewster—Class 19a. Sir H. R. Bishop Class 11. Sir James Anderson—Class 12. Dr. Schafhault, for Professor Herrman—Class 13. Mr. George T. Kemp— Class 14. Count von Harrack —Class 15. M. Verryt, for M. Van Hoegaerden—Class 16. Hon. Colonel George Anson — Class 17. His Excellency M. Van de Weyer—Class 18. Mr, Henry . Tucker—Class 19. Dr. Bolley—Class 20. Mr. William Felkin—Class 22. The Hon. Horace Gresley—Class 24. Ldrd de Manley—Class 26. M. Adam Chevalier de Burg—Class 28. M. Ramon de la Sagra, for Signor Don Joaquim Alforano—Class 29. Viscount Canning—Class 30. Herr von Viebahn. Viscount Canning was in the chair at the mee tingtenant of the Council. Dr. Lyon Playfair, Colonel Lloyd, and Lieu Ward, attended. A deputation from Yarmouth, heade d by Mr. J. Hume , M.P.' , and consisting of the Mayor of Great Yarmouth, th e Deputy , Mayor, Mr. G. D. Palmer, Mr. Wiltiamarrßisou: roughs, Mr. Joseph Davey, and Mr. J. Hai% ! had an interview with Lord Seymour yesterdaryavt the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests. a A deputation on the subject of the Blr J. Dundas Orkney_Ports, consist ing of the Earl of Zetland, Mr. G. Traill, with the and Mr. J. Lock, had an interview yestesir: Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his -06 l a residence in Downing-street. A Mr R. H. Wyatt, had Mr. Hughes, of Manchest er, and . an interview yesterday with Earl Granville, at the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Patent -la Mr. John Wood, Chairman of theeßowcahrda/Inland Revenue, ellor of the Ex had an interview yesterday, with th earma n had also an interview chequer. Sir Alexande r S p with the Right Hon. Baronet. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of South Australia, and also from the Governor of St. Helena. Dispatches were also received from the Governor of the Canadas, and the Governors of the other Norte American colonies. Mr. CONCERT.—This entertainment took place last evening at Sc. Martin's Hall. Mr. Willy was assi ted by Messrs. Zerbini, Hill, Westlake. and Haus man, with Mr. Lindsay Sloper at the pianoforte. The fea tures of the concert were, Grand ay be conceived, classical, comprising Beethoven's Quintet in C major, one of -zpohr's and one of Mendelssohn's Concertos, and the Grand Trio in C minor by the last composer. The vocal attractions of the evening were contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Weiss. Mr. Frank Bodda, and Miss Mira Griesbach ; but we fear the character of the concert was too classic, and aimed too mu ch at high art to have mad e it very rrofitable for' the deozying beneficiaire, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY 1851. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday the price of admission to the Crystal Palace fell from 1/. to 55., and in consequence the receipts at the doors rose from 5001. to about 1,5001. or 1,600/. The sale of reason tickets also, to use the language of the Stock-Exchange, " continues active," and the total receipts of the Commission during the day considerably exceeded 2,000/. The financial success of the Exhibition, therefore, promises to be as great as its warmest supporters could desire, and hopes begin to be entertained that not only will the whole undertaking pay, but that, after the discharge of every liability, the Crystal Palace may remain over an acceptable present to the country for whatever useful public purposes its peculiar construction qualifies it to fulfil. This is more than could have been anti cipated, but the immense sensation which the opening has created, and the unqualified admiration which the whole dis play has elicited, the extent to which season tickets have al ready been purchased, and the large and increasing receipts at the doors, all seem to justify the sanguine expectations now formed with reference to the pecuniary results of the en terprise. The appearance of the building yesterday was strikingly indicative of the reduction that had taken place in the price of admission, the number present being fully three times as many as on either Friday or Saturday. Notwithstanding the many thousands who promenaded through the avenues yesterday, we did not during our visit observe any obstruc tion in the narrowest passages. The mass of visitors were scattered over the building in those departments which saited their several tastes, and this distribution left the circu lation everywhere free, the immense extent of the accommo dation which the glass house affords being in this way ren dered obvious in a very satisfactory manner. During the early part of the day his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with a single attendant, visited the Exhibition, and appeared to be much interested in noting the progress made in com pleting the decorations. He passed through the naves and entered several of the compartments, and afterwards visited the galleries. A very amusing mistake occurred on the open ing day which we have not yet seen noticed. Two persons whose appearance indicated that they were not exactly of the class of three-guinea ticket-holders, were observed in the middle of the crowd in the transept carefully scrutinising every one about them; their conduct had Co much that was suspicious" about it that an active detective of the Birmingham police who was present; and Who had been watching them for nearly an hour, seeing that they took apparently . little interest in the magnificent spectacle that was paesing in their imme-' diate neighbourhood, and that they looked harder than, in his opinion, honest men ought, at the watches and other trinkets so profusely displayed, advanced and took' them into custody. The strangers turned out to be Frenchmen; but their explanations, whatever they were; being 'perfectly unintelligible to the Birmingham officer, he cenducted them into one of the private offices of the building and - Searched them. It was satisfactorily ascertained by documents tonifid . on them that - they were French police•officers, and a series of mutual explanations, if they may be so termed where neither understood the other, ensued—the strangers were readily satisfied, and the Birmingham detective got a prac tical lesson in the old Scotch proverb, that "Hawks munna pick out hawks' een." We proceed to glance at the vast and heterogeneous con - tributions of the states of the Zollverein. Mach taste is visible in the arrangement of the ordinary articles of every day use; and without over-crowding, the whole of the compart ments may be said to be well filled. The specimens of stained glass for windows, and coloured glass vases, cups, goblets, urns and other decorative ornaments in which this manufac ture is so extensively employed, and with such unrivalled effect in Germany, are numerous and highly typical of good taste and judicious manipulation. The ores, smelts, and pigments used in these and other manufactures, form an in teresting addition to this portion of the display. Although German mirrors have not, generally speaking, so high a re pute as the " true British " plate, there are some ' large and well-silvered specimens, the surface perfectly true; and in connexion with these is a large And elegantly-carved look- ing-glass frame, adorned with birds, cupids, flowers; rod other ornaments. A wine-cooler, in terracotta, contributed by M. Schler, of Berlin, is an example of the amount of good taste and intellectual study that may be e it xpended upon a so mewhat ordinary material , so a s to give a deservedly high value as a work of art ; the composition, drawing, and general arrangement is in the very best taste. Even the every-day meerschaum, the first necessity of German life, although net supposed to be susceptible of much embellish ment, is one of the favourite studies of the young artists, and much ingenuity is frequently exhibited in their carving and decoration. The collection is rich and varied in style and material, varying from the most ordinary to the most artistic. A silver-mounted one, by Held, of Nuremburgh, representing the combat between St. George and the Dragon, is a beautiful specimen of ornamentation. In carton plan there are a number of brackets, medallions, frames, and mouldings, very elaborately finished. Ties specimens of porcelain from the Royal manufactory at Meissen have for a long period borne a high character for their beauty and the fanciful nature of the decorations and embellishments. Some of the vases are relieved by floral and bouquet groups and festoons. Two of them exhibited, which stand nearly five feet high, are exceedingly grace ful in form, and decorated in a fine and chaste style of art. Some imitations of the antique Grecian, de corated with enamelled paintings, and filled with porce lain flowers, are of great elegance and beauty, and maintain the high character of the Dresden china. Berlin iron castings have long been celebrated all over the world. The illustrations commence with the rough iron ore. The carbonate and hydrated oxide., are con tinued to the production of specular steel iron. Then we have cutlery in infinite variety, and in many quaint and novel designs; and thence we proceed to the production in metal of works of the very highest order of art. Metal liferous ores and earthy minerals in the raw and manufac tured state are also shown. Some cast-iron bracelets, by Devarrannes, of Berlin, are highly meritorious; and there is a large collection of necklaces, brooches, bracelets, pins, from the same manufactory, which are perfect as works of art. It is singular that some of the finest of the specimens are made from English iron, and the delicacy of finish ob tained in the casting, the article never being afterwards touched which by thea tool, molten is owing m e ta l to i sthe poured.peculiar Annaitruorne pillar filltaier fromc 1 clay i the Royal foundry of Berlin, surmounted by an Amazon group, from a design of Professor Fischer, will challenge general admiration. The base is a claw tripod, from which rises a shaft, encircled by a triad of graceful figure, terminat ing with a highly-ornamented capital. The dark tone of the metal is delicately relieved by an inlaid thread of silver. A companion metal table is equally graceful. The table we refer to has a series of figures in bas-relief, forming a sort of entablature below its surface, supported by four winged demi-figures springing from the shaft, moulded and orna mented with considerable elegance. Some of the muskets, fowling-pieces, pistols, daggers, &c., are also elegantly and appropriately decorated with metal work. The bronzes are a large and interesting class, and many of them are examples of elegant forms and superior finish. Some of the larger ones are deserving of a lengthened notice, and we may instance the group of Victory standing on a rock and throwing a wreath to the victor, and another of Victory recording the triumphs in the book of history of the victors she has crowned, as fine examples of mixed metal eastings. Among the miscellaneous contributions we may instance booe and bookbinding machinery, leather manufactured into ladies' baskets, writing cases, and a nu merous collection of articles of this class. They are much more elegant looking than the leather and gutta-percha castings of which some specimens may be seen occasionally with our manufacturers. Musical instruments, delicately caived ivory toys and chessmen, card and fancy note paper, with some elegantly-arranged samples of German metal button manufacture, are among the number. Those inte rested in this manufacture will do well to contrast them with the extensive and varied display from Birmingham in the west nave. The German buttons are made of much thinner metal, and, from the low wages paid to the workmen, can be sold at a much more moderate price ; but they are by no means equal in point of finish to some of our home manu factures, the dies of which have all the accuracy of relief of medallions. h Imperial the Ther and objects e isaselection Government which are among the moa t interesting and curionccon of printingestablishments a tfro Vienna, contri butions to the Exhibition , and are well worth a visit. h h' Six hung beside them, and also of the cheapness wit w ich o f chromolithographs th e copies m a are de exhibited ti a s ng s e r ctihmeeonrsi ofg in t . ahles being c u they can be produced. The original paintings are valued at 25/. each, and the copies can be produced at Is. each. Chemitypy, an application of science discovered by a native of Copenhagen named Piil, and brought to perfection by him in the Imperial establishment, is also illustrated. By this invention the copper-plate style of engraving may now be obtained from raised surfaces, like woodcuts, instead of, as formerly, from engraved plates. The impressions thus pro duced are printed at a printing-press, which accelerates the production 50 times, and cheapens it in the same measure. The process is as follows :—A zinc plate is taken and co vered with etching-ground: the plate is then etched, and the surface covered with an easily fusible (negative) metal. The plate is then scraped so as to leave the metal in the hollow parts produced by the etching. The surface of the plate is then again etched, to remove part of the zinc plate for the elevation of the design. The plate is now, like a wood-cut, fit for printing. If the plate thus produced be multiplied by the galvanic process, millions of copies may be printed. A pedigree of the alphabets of the whole globe commences the series of typographical curiosities. On the one ban: from the Chinese Characters , t o w hich are added the Korea and Japanese characters, and on the other hand frop yre h d African hieroglyphic signs, which are immediately f 1 10 e b i y gn t s h eofPh writing.oe n ici an Allcha characters , rier rest h o i f ch u li e spr a e l spebnatth lrst:k origin from these, and then branch out into mifications, which are traced up to the chara throughout the world at the present day. field of foreign The most remarkable production in ion of the, Lord's languages is presented by Auer's 0 c lec6oB languages and Prayer, printed with Roman type I:dually contains 206 dialects, the second section of which characters developes a languages and dialects. numbs cter k r I s e s us ° their rt e l c i hininteesreest. The 80,000 signs of the same manner as music is new that T h formed with move e teype; according to the typometrical il e nanv e gne o n m taige b o i n n a a or t fe i combination erini o f hi t a l x i b e iesa C t a ir 40diorector of the establishment. This points and strokes ; and although n e v s e t n a t k i o e n n o i fn importanceto printingaccount, w still th the h v irbe resent t e e n d t syst emstyh setet typesntrouble advantage uocbf°l le :s otios: f r Gutenberg'sA a ou n iPen e "' n s g t l manifestly of the greatest when we move able the immense number of Chinese characters. consider We understand that 3,000 cwt., or 150,000,000 of letters, have been cast in the foundry of this establishment in a single day. Among the curiosities of typography exhibited are specimens of different languages, printed on folio sheets. These commence with the German language of day ; then follow the letters used for printing during the middle ages, the forms of which arerepresented by moveable types to the sixth century. The series progresses until we meet with the Gutenberg types, the gradual development of the character of the letters used at the present day being distinctly :hewn. A folio page of the Gutenberg Bible in a frame has been imitated with types which bear a most de ceptive resemblance to the original, so that the original can scarcely be distinguished from the copy. From the oldest specimen of printing of the Gutenberg Bible we arrive at the department of woodcut-printing , otherwise called Xylography. The most ancient woodcuts occupy the first place, and lead us to the different coats of arms, to Albrecht Dilrer's triumphal gate, the cuts of which have been collected, with the exception of a very few', by the sent of the es- ultimate decision of the matter will of course rest with th • Royal Commission. Other subjects begin to engross atten tion. In the midst of public curiosity the duties and the claims of hospitality are not forgotten. A grand entertain ment is talked of to be given by the local committee• of this country to the commissioners of foreign Powers; and a banquet on a still greater scale is contemplated, at which native exhibitors shall act as hosts, and contributors front abroad as guests. 13ATT Y'S HIPPKODOME. The inauguration of the marvellous Crystal "Casket, in which the contributions of the various nations of the earth are arranged for the inspection and admiration of myriads of all sorts and conditions of men, has not been unaccompanied by the production of novelties and contributions to the public entertainment such as have hitherto been unexampled in the metropolis. Amongst such attractive developments of artistic skill the unique and gigantic structure at Ken sington. opened on the memorable Ist of May, under the aus pices of Mr. Batty, is eminently entitled to popular notice. An unroofed oval area, measuring 500 feet by 400, is sur rounded by an amphitheatre rising in seven rows of seats, and capable of affording accommodation to 14,008 spectators, all of whom have equal facilities for an unobstructed vied of the performances, although divided into four classes at as many different prices of admission. The nature and diversity of the amusements presented to the frequenters of this hippo-dramatic nonpareil may be gathered from the following outline of the feats which, in company with a few thousand sight-seers, we have had the pleasure of witnessing. First of all, the crimson hangings at the southern extremity being drawn asi e, there issued forth a royal procession —heralds glittering in embroidered ta bards, knights armed cap-a-pie for the tournament, and gorgeously dressed dames on champing palfreys, preceding a car in which his Majesty King Henry the Eighth of uxorious memory, and his briefly-beloved consort, Anne Boleyn, were seated in grave majesty. Behind them, on Jerusalem ponies, rode a pair of jesters ; and thrice tra versing the periphery of the arena in solemn splendour, the pageant vanished whence it came. Next our nervous admiration was commanded by a slack-rope acrobat, who performed fearful pranks at a dizzy elevation, and, on the safe dessent of the ecenobates, a race ensued be tween two charioteers in classic garb, the one in scarlet robs being the Automedon of four bay coursers yoked abreast, and after an exciting neck and neck contest, bearing the palm from his competitor, who" in verdure clad" smote the flanks of a similar team of greys. Then came a race right gallantly run between three modern jockeys at a slapping pace, and next, wondrous to behold, a contest between two ostriches, mounted by Arab youths, producing an effect as singular as novel. Four equestrians, each bestriding a pai r of coursers, then displayed their prowess, and were succeeded by a beautiful horsewoman, who-e well-trained chesnut dis played an ear for music fully equal to that of the ebon mare who was wont to caracole beneath the hand of Pablo Fanqui. After a struggle between four Spanish muleteers, each borne by as many quadrupeds, a chariot and pair race, beautifully contested by three Roman ladies—an equestrian display by sundry apes, who cling like grim death to their ponies' backs —and a hurdle race excellently done by six impersonations of Di. Vernon, in scarlet habits, the wonder of the ring appeared, the master of the globe ronlante. For wards and backwards, up and clown the sloping planks, with happier fate than the ever-toiling Sisy phus in Hades, he pedally rolled the magically-progressing ball, which seemed in bulk and material to be such a one as, in days gone by, was shot from a mighty culverin by the jealous guardians of the Dardanelles at Duckworth, when his noble fleet paid an unwelcome visit to their sacred waters. This exploit alone is well worth the payment of the entrance fee, and the second meed of approbation we assign to the vivid struggle between the female charioteers. The sports concluded with a " Corso" race, in which ten riderless steeds, discriminated by `scarfs of several colours, contendel the mastery with evident self-enjoyment. The entertain ments were enlivened by the strains of two efficient brass bands, stationed in galleries at each extremity of the major axis of the ellipse. "there is not, we can fairly say, a sin g l e place of amusement in the capital really better worth a visit than the Grand National Hippodrome. It is calculated to afford a large amount of pleasure even to adult Londoners, whilst juveniles and provincials will be fairly enchanted by its multifarious novelties, which are produced, as Mr. Batty with perfect truth asserts in his programme," on a scale of extent and grandeur hitherto unexampled in England." Paxton's Palace of Glass, Batty's Hippodrome, and Alexis Soyer's Symposium, are the three grand metropolitan lions of 1651. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. FIFTEEN GEN TLEMEN AND PLAYERS. This grand match commenced at.. Lord's yesterday. The following is the result of the day's play:— First Inn. I W. Martingell, hit w, b Nixon ..:. W. Caffyn, b Nixon 0 A. Mynn, Esq., run out 1 W. Hiflyer, not out 0 D. Day, b Grundy I Total 3O LTTILEN. First Inn. S. Dakin, b Wisden 3 J. Pollitt, not out ... ...... 3 Nixon, not out .. 4 C. Gordon, Esq. J. Grundy T. Warner bl, n-b 1 Total . MAY 6, ENGLAND. First J. Wisden, run out 3\ W. Clarke, b Grundy G. Parr, c Rogers, b Nixon 9 T. Box, b Grundy .... lO J. Guy, b Grundy. N. Felix, Esq., b Nixon 2 First Inn. Hon. R. Grimston, run out 9 H. Royston, c Box, b Day 10 E. Reeves, Esq. b Clarke 0 G. Chatterton, I:Wisden 35 1 Mr. Thomas, b Day 0 Mr. Rogers, b Clarke J. Bean, st Box, b Clarke 7 G. Gilbert, Esq., b Clarke 6 A. Ilaygar th, Esq.,b Clarke 0 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Alecto, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lavie, arrived at Madeira, April 6th, on her way to the coast of Africa. Antelope steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander Smyth, on her way from Malta to Woolwich, to be paid off, is to call at Algiers and Gibraltar. Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, is to remain at Shields until further orders. Lucifer, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Jackson, has proceeded to the coast of Donegal. Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, received her ship's company at Portsmouth yesterday. She has about 50 blue jackets short of her complement. Ssagull, 6, Lieut.-Commander Small, has arrived at Devonport, from Falmouth and Rio, to be paid off. She is the last of the packet-brigs whose services have been sir' er seded by the central steam-packets. Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander Smithett, leaves Woolwich this day, atter a full and complete repair in hull and machinery, for Dover, to r esume her packet service. She will try her spec i at the measured mile. The breaking up of the Aurora, old frigate, was completed at Devonport, and the deck cleared last week. Lieut. W. G. Field (1832) died in South Australia, in December last. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, MAT s.—Surgeon John Ferrier (1840), to the Impregnable flag-ship at Devonport. Assistant-Surgeon John M. Duffus (1849) is confirmed to the Niger, 14, screw steam -sloop, on the west coast of Africa station. Assistant-Engineer Richard Bl‘Farlane (second class) to the Retribution steam-frigate at Devonport. Blaster's-Assistant R.T. Grant to the Impregnable. Samuel Triscott to be storekeeper at the Royal William victualling-yard, Plymouth, vice Pike. Commodore Henry Eden, Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, returned from leave to-day, and hoisted his broad pendant on board the Fisgard flag-ship at this port. Commander Thomas Hope (1841), having completed a course of study of steam at the factory at Woolwich Dock yard, was examined by Air. llnu,phrys, chief engineer, and on passing received his certificate. The Leopard steam-frigate left this afternoon for Green hithe and Portsmouth. LAW INTELLIGENCE . COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 5. (Sittings in Banco.) EEVENCZ CAUSE.—TILE DUKE OF BUCRECGIIAM V. TIM COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE. the 15th section of the New Stamp A . et ( t and 14th This was a case stated for the opinion of th i e 3 C b ourt under Victoria, chap. 97), which provides that if forart_ y e presenting an instrument liable to the stamp. duty h decision of the Commissioners of nsliall be as di to the proper amount of duty to be paid atlierteleere, , 1 from to th s i s s a t Co fi u e r d t . w i t l h t such decision, he maS t app - Duke of Buckingham and the Inland lc venue, i h- o e i . ned in a deed of trust to raise i appears ,,rquis t e h f at e i b u a lL 4 o s s 1,100,000/. to be char.gea en_ the estates of the Duke for o f paying offhis debts to that amount. the purpose Under that deed a sum just just below 500,0001. was raised, and the debts were reduce by about half that sum, the balance being appropriated to his own uses by the Duke. In 1847 iii Grace made application to the Marquis to join him in raising other sums, and the Marquis, though he refused to assent to that course, agreed to purchase the equity of re demption and to join in charging the estates, whether settled on him or otherwise, and the personalty of his father, with the payment of a sum little below 1,500,0001. The only stipulation made by him as the consideration for charging his reversion in estates, the rental of which was stated to be 52,0001. per annum, being that he should have I,oou/. a year as a preference charge while a bachelor, and 3,000/. a year if lie should marry, with the power of charging the estates with a further sum of 2,0001. for his children. This deed was executed, and, as is well known, has been to a great extent carried out between the parties. A doubt, however, having arisen as to the propriety of the sum paid for the stamp, this case was drawn up, the Commissioners contend ing that the Mar qu i s was to be taken to be the purchaser of these estates for 1,500,0001., within a fraction , and t hat the ought to be paid as on that sum, under the old Stamp Act, 55th Gco. 111., which provides, inter ulia, that " where any lands shall be sold and conveyed in consideration , wholly or in part, of any sum charged thereon by wap of mortgage and then due to the purchaser, or shall be sold and conveyed subject to any mortgage to be afterwards paid by the purchaser, such sum shall be deemed to be the purchase or consideration money, or part thereof, as the case may be, in respect whereof an ad valorem duty shall be paid." Mr. Peacock and the Solicitor-General having now beets heard on behalf of the D uke of Buckingham and the Com missioners of Inland Revenue respectivey, Sir F. Pota.ocx (Chief Baron) stated that, as the case was quite novel and most important, the Court would take time to consider it.—Judgment deferred. FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF A LADY OF FORTUNE BY FlRE.—Last evening Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest at 33, Albion-strcet, Hyde Park-square, the residence of the late Miss Sarah Gladstone Clark, aged 51, who was burned to death. Oo Saturday morning, the cook, as usual, took to deceased's bedroom her breakfast. Having knocked at the door without receiving an answer, she went into the room, when she was horrified at beholding her mistress sitting on the coal-scuttle near the tire-place, almost burned to a cinder, the rushlight screen standing near her, and the rushlight melted down. Dr. James Hill, Guildford-place, deceased's medical attendant, stated the deceased was very nervous. He doubt that her dress having caught fire she fainted , . • • -- - Imperial Library. The woodcutting departm. tblislunent has undertaken : had no doubt than to complete theLe woodcuts. in order to have thenusAinnand thus perished, without being; able - to call assistance. readiness if a reprint of them should • . „ . bed ever be required. unlber of initial letters and whole al- \•erdict, Deceased was found frightfully burned in her aes of the seventeenth century, also a number of seals, room ;but whether her death resulted from fire or fright are here arranged. V here is no evidence to prove." arious modern drawings, landscapes, figurative and hi s t or i ca l p i c tures form the continuation. Sc-Se- [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoiIoway's Pills an excellent veral larger w oo d cu t s , es pecially some religious objects, the Remedy for Impurity of Blood and general Derangement of originals of whi c h were d r awn on wood by Professor Fiihrich, Health.—Many persons of robust habits frequently suffer from claim the parti cu l ar a ttention of the visitor, as they are exe- a dangerous determination of blood to the head, benumbed cuted with especial skill. feelings in the limbs, heaviness and drowsiness arising from The different j ur i es have commenced their labours, and it the blood being in a bad state ; the stomach in such cases i becomes necessary to look forward to the time when they generally out of order, with little or no appetite. Such indi have made their awards. The proper ceremony for the dis- viduals should take a course of Holloway's Pills. Thousands \ tribetical of prizes is agitated, and several different sugges- who had been given up as incurable by the faculty have bed► tions have already been made. Thee rilliant success of the thoroughly reinviorated in constitutiOD, and restored to the State opening encourages a hope in me minds that her uninterrupted enjoyment of good health by this admirable Majesty may condescend to honour that occasion also with remedy.—Sold by all and at Professor liollors7 4° ihei rresien Druggists,L and ce. But nothing definite yet arranged, and the Establishment, 244, Strut, ,-,.P . , ray ,.,„_, . - • .. . ' . upon Ivern• r war. to a e-tax g for- Tern. lion. nittee as if that that trade then rmers e in )ublic >Laic led to that i was equer lotion :lined rd, it way with sable era p- Inder us of made ?e t of said que3" ise to Lid be At be took is by ses to ,fficea perty - Aleut made it his err ed non. 'holy rt his f the ed to lding post - Vim . holt ) -