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sorre l o to tike was ---- - ---------- , t _e lelegate to their chairman the power to (Mr. Roebuck) would be the first man . to support t him. n e s aitt l nd with the Secretary of the Colonies. But the But he slid object to imputations of this sort being thrown t osses ", went to Earl Grey, and his mouth was out without some sufficient ground.—(Hear, hear.) . th e " eh ".'inntiedia • elY, who demurred to the authority of The motion was then sensed to aed the Comi s ncttee . eit isi , ittr taan• Earl Grey had not demurred to the appointed, consisting of . Mr. Beillie, Mr. i Hume, i iJ which ti e i s re wired nor had he asked the grounds upon Waluesley, Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Hoeg, Mr. G A a ktolle Mr. 11 0 t d o , e witnesses wo re to be called. Lord Grey did C. Villiers, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Adderley,_._ * stopped" the only cours e Ope n to the Committee Mr. Wilson. Mr. S. Wortley, Lord Hotham, Mr. Al Cul thaosess bY the Government on the grounds which he la h, aria Major Blaeltall. bee s o , l ' were utterly indsfsnsible. Then, as to the ohjees PIRATES (HEAD MONEY) REPEAL BILL. this, of tehe expsns e to the c , untry, he was astonished at Sir F. BARING moved the second reading of this Bill. e 400 s w a n_ii it was suited that these witnesses would cost Sir G. CLERK - thought some expla na ti o n ought to hd toed brid.7oo/. each. Ile had known many witnesses given before the House could agree to the secoud rea hut if everhe had rentikeeeitdleize was worth its weight in gold it was the slightest doubt that the officers of her Maje!ty.'t. an we, east fir colony complained of martiel fleet never would require any stimulus of reward, still ''''t tr? maintained fur months—(Cries of " No, no") would be unfair to take from those who ventured their a l w on h g er t e im a e Ab e p., i attar the rebellion was ' over, lives those rewards to which they had hitherto been en- f t .. Dfss to we put to death by mistake. titled without some reason being assigned. f cases o any auns,etlAELl said fie would refrain from making abuse had arisen, let the act of piracy be more l accurate trlole, s ten to the debate of the other day- but as the defined—let the amount of reward be diminished—le tend Ls ts ° : el cil l ' s a,r l alluded to the conduct ' of his lion. the acts be specified to which the head money should say the s Rumen of this Committee, he was bound apply. There might be . good reason for altering the law, ° base 's ,. ' ut' lien. Friend felt justified in making the but previous to the passing of the Bill he thought some ver sch 'e r ns he did. He would not say anything of the evidence ought to be laid on the table. ken es t ° ' the party or the . authenteity of the document . . Sir F. BARING said the allowance at present made had etch hi, is f qe oted. , on. Friend the Member for Inverness . was open to . great . objection; and it was proposed to get Jre tss • eecaus e the witnesses would be brought be- rid of the distinctions which now existed. A . . gallant testate-,, etiltnittee, He thought it his duty, however, officer now in command had expressed his opinion that kat ee 1;, 4 his Hou. Friend the Chairman of the Com- the subjeet should be re-considered, and that allowances fer e tse ' s ,", he believed, only brought ihres witnesses be- ought not to be given for services now performed whichi l Post eseTteeittee, two of whom had filled the high are not the same as those contemplated whenthe. h . a ow- M s 'khans' ) ° ,, 5 1 ,, i al Secretary, and the other was an eminent ante was originally made. The course which s c ' e rteil es '"o had been appointed a member of the about to pursue was this. Ho by nomea t n hi s i p po o sed wa to s a" b at's w a y e L Y'on. There fore his Hon. Friend had not deprive those men who were engaged . in proposed of "sta in s, orought forward a case and attempted to the fair and proper rewards to which they were entitled,. ei sot no taints' to il e uy the evidence of persons whose opinions but he thought it would be better to leaveadiscretio n n en in t %el t be e • th ry. ff . e influence on the House and on the the hands of the Admiralty than to make the payr h e Rent! e- en Ron. Friend reminded him that one of compulsory by Act of Parliament.—([Jeer.) The amount the Uncl e-ea was summoned, not by him, but by required for last year was very heavy, and he should be f:1.100)1y •luStheenretuy ' but that circumstance told fa- under the necessity of asking for an estimate of 100,0 . 004 sit groat - ease. He oelieved that the evidence, as Mr. HUME concurred in the course taken by the Right li tl i q . e a'nfl h w s e r i'S was rather in vindication of the Gover- Hon... Gentleman for repealing the present Act. The this head-money had been paid a' ewn e "een suggested the Colonial-office. For principle on which Ks c Pa rt e s hss, -by t ell ey e) , co _ s s a trom the first, attempted to keep was altogether erroneous. It was given to men who s a ad essea minute() out of the Houseof Commons, for were paid for their services, and the practice did not exist fa tesstigatio v oured, es for as he could, to pursue the in any other service than the English. He considered it tit H ate 4 with impartiality and temper. This un- a reflection on the service, for it was equivalent to say- Oder.B P r °ceedie .i i , ecr etar , - would not havehappened . e' ld i s aeli) h d Y mei accepted the proposition he (Mr. without this additional . reward. He . wished to know t esti • a had 4 0 so Ilitti os. 0 , when he was prepared to resume the when the papers which had been promised would be laid trio w ith san l- 2,u_L he was bound to say he could not on the table, and trusted that the money would not be a set 7 to ewarsuin.e hopes to the House. H e . was not paid until after proper inquiry had been instituted. The k h ed si th s ge in detail on statements which heel Act required that every person . taken or slain should be 1a., - ; B4 ', but—ja—eue would not introduce them into the proved to be a pirate; but in the course of the whole had been given kat* lo in „,should be prepared in Committee very of the proceedings no sufficient evidence lii s , ° ; eein t I •C're into transactions about to be discussed. to satisfy the Court. The statements respecting nt the n o the le ta aeer e - 0 "'l had occurred up stairs, he must express number killed differed exceedingly, the from ti p thatthere 60 3 0_ up to es which '"cuedthat li sti. tr uth „li prevent impartial . investiga- 2,000. It was a matter of great importance that the . ' e t wo u ld d !eh he was sure the majority of the public money . and the . lives o . f people should not be dts im . ItOt lirr eAll 0. posed of in such an inconsiderate manner. As he un a repeal aeeaKen h a s ' k a said, five Honourable Members who derstood the present Bill, it was simply off the ar e ti et e ra l d all said they were sure there was to be former Act, and did not enact the payment of 51. per i tr, it r Zeriti e P g 7 h e e d by th e . Government for the purpose head. at % I eherse investigation of the truth. That was Sir F. BARING—Yes. He could assure the Hon. %pi, lires4c and the House could not mistake it, that Member . that very little delay would take place in the the s ,ed by atnnment there was such a power being production of the papers; and he felt satisfied that the kee,traties7e Colonial Government. Every one of parties alluded to were pirates. they ' *es el ; except the Honourable Member for Mr. COBDEN said he had presented . a . petition front u on w ere ..o members of the Committee, and all said a public meeting on the subject of this horrible massacre. . • h gop,_ S . not let t o n • thta Committee to make this investiga- He did not wish to prejudice the case, but could e eedi s 'eter, d gay the whole proceeding, if he were the statement pass without . his protest that 100,000/ was !st ss gess te - a it out of doors, was a cowardly pro- to be paid tor destroying pirates. He could state. from a A e ss agai s il s , Proceeding to that Committee with a the highest authority at Lloyd's, that no appreciable o rise Sot ps ,"'Re• ,:' tile Government, saying, "We cannot had teken place in the insurance of goods that the eastern ieee Lael t r'lit'ts 6 are sure to be disappointed; we can- ocean, and that was a prima facie proof no p 11 41 v itt a t i e tr uth!" Wh the real thing for them had been practised on English commerce. . These it .proy ,itl"tithsge-refuse to serve y , , in justice te themselves. ceedings had been carried on against origina ri s b e e d s, Las il ted esti is( the Under Colonial Secretary with an which were never contemplated when the Act commerceas 4 '1) (3 t o k Perverting the investigation, and he for the object of the Act was to protect h 1 Ibis'itt its sh ae w if ever there was a charge more against the outlaws of civilized states .—( Hear, ear., 41 04 the nalleter than that which had been brought A rigid inquiry must take place into the Borneo mas fre ' 2 over - -. 4 ? N o nment, and which, if proved, would sacra. The tribe which had been . slaughtered was carry Illi„ UN, '3' destroy the character of the Govern- ing on a predatory warfare with a neighbouring tribe, e t3 fli, u ,eli e j s a what ground was the charge made? Be- but no proof had been given that they . ever molested yos,Piete ss ' s that when a certain number of Members English commerce or an English subject. The question Il t tte lattt ql —b e get up and made charges against the was between two small tribes who inhabited a country dare s li t 11 ° supposed they had got a mass of evi- contiguous to that taken possession of somehow or other ilale'lle - s t'Possed they would not hazard anything. by Raja Brooke, who fitted out an expedition to make s ‘t._" 4 oi l v e s ght to be rounded on some considerations an attack on these savages, who had been slaughtered VlosTaet Isge evidence. But here were four or fire in a manner surpassing the ravages of Trafalgar or the tai th atliament charging the Secretary for the Nile, whilst not a man had been killed on board a c t, Y had e serious dishonesty. They had got Ceylon English ships. It seemed to have been a complete ge s i kod Ileard of a 1 1 .4s s _ Who, , a _ an insurrection i which had broken battue, with as little defence on the part of the natives as alas t iyli e s g_ n c! been sudden certain, aftnr a would have been made by a flock of sheep. He trusted fris i Zsly tssiartial law; and proceedings that no mone would be voted until the evidence was leis es f, ( 7 4 Place, the result of which was imme- produced , a and that if the documents laid on the table s h is hie e s in that time to the present. Now let the should not disprove the accounts which had reached . this Lit s 'l l .s o i e et that Ceylon was called a colony, but it country, the Government would grant a Committee of at s 'Ne - al t he common acceptation of the term. It inquiry. —(Hear, hear.) Vilerl - atls -pendency, with a population which was Sir H. VERNEY said that if Hon. Gentlemen took ts' 'lt Wholly foreign, and the dependency the trouble to go into the subject . they would find that to e°t lcluer d d el , We had a small if this country, or any other, desired to carry on cora -1 Otsev'titht slash there ?p h en h ency. i n , E w n it ian a d. os l ti f e th p a o t pulation with mercial transactions in the seas between Australia and I N ki ll) th e te Pres elisi House w ' as to China , the extermination of piracy was absolutely meets ktiO teiblerans on g all g occasions of tying the hands sary.—(Hear, hear.) 04474 r t „ t he energies of those who had a discre- Colonel THOMPSON said, in reply to the speech iNeiti n e""em as representing the Sovereign of that they had just heard, that all he and those h who s s ais42lo4: e lle distant climes, he said there could be thought with him wanted . was evidence. They were (g*Cl i it s -k " office it that House undertook it, and not fond of pirates—they did . not admire ordefend h‘ d . is s is," tst th tendency in that House and in the coun• Show them that they were pirates—(Hear, hear)—and saa e at ers ° Peltry purposes of pitiful popularity— they would readily encourage any Act to suppress them. 1, ea es•-i t hi t , Th. Bet s Was the carping and the carv- But he knew that the public had a strong feeling at the is4lassis is of those who represented the coun- present moment against any temptation being held out to Pti ss N s 7 ap - ,F ° tle of action tended to pinion men to go about the world, bearing . with themthe forces ti l :- • s t the a t hese who represented us in every of the army and navy, and saying to those they m et, tte s t!tist sa ll o c lid, and to interfere with every enter- " Is . there anybody we can ill for you under the name Zh e N - i 'llea s lt t his ground that he stood up to enter of pirates and charge them in the bill? "—(Laughter.) ail e aes - ''ths 4l illy and earnestly against such pro- That was what the public dreaded; and knowing . the hi s It iis s " s, s e. Whatt had they got on this occasion? weakness of human nature and the 'excellence of that tkl.tc:,*4-I°,Bes4,4'Pengon,'who he beli h e e ved di t d o h n a o r t e been public prayer, " Lead us not into temptation," they were 16? kis ' Ps ta t, and he only hoped write anxious that measures should be taken to sift these Ni b liv sat " s ea. But of this he was sure, that transactions whenever they occurred. Supposing the WslYC'the th et a hostile population—he thought case to h he that an individual with a considerable force ‘,ll s l° R of them—Lord Torrington had in under is com . nd had one to some position where si tca ttik s ees is ° than any man to prevent the effusion some petty tribes were warring together, what would he Peo mat if all the Il ia as s pi e 0 ., he had tampered and played with have to do but to take one side, and say that Yu* !Ilse had that sort he would have had war, and other . side were pirates?—(A laugh.) Was that not a "'tr e atie s lt d been killed a thousand would have possible case?—did .. they not know that some of them tll t t) ik j,:Pre, lint when Hon. Gentlemen found the could lay their fingers on its actual occurrence? There s Ntr.l le e tug that things had been done con- were things, therefore, in which the public looked with Nts Hated 4 lt o - i Ptn he should like to know what great jealousy in the pre. l ent , s x t i a o t u e s o t f o affairs, and they / )1 4,10 Os s kt ill !'; Ede yl Ceylon was a conquered were, therefore, parti . cular .. y promote an al a I d to head- money for pi- t'hei4t tZ e , law of Ceylon was not the law of teration of the law with regar ZS es is 'ai h s "Clish law was only introduced by the rates captured. 14 eite'lli ..' Act of Parliament. He wished to The Bill was then read a seoond time. , ~se ' . the slt s l4‘uei si sits was anything to prevent the AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. t gial lti p sse l: l lg _martial law. He had known The report was brought up and agreed to, and leave h o er e sil% s e ! guise s dunder this constitution , and was given to bring in a Bill founded thereon. 1; ?7l th at ' l e ar f r eun a d n ra h t e p f e o r u s n o d ns n h o ad s b y e m en ' pa c t o h n y - REGISTRAR'S OFFICE (BANKRUPTCY) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be ° Pli N I n them rt a in that House. But he wanted to committed. ti s tll4-ti o as illegal to proclaim martial law ARMY AND ORDNANCE EXPENDITURE. hIS . G ov % W all told there was a judge, and that he Mr. F. MAULS (in the absence of the Chancellor of *'A AS e rt a t i ,,Re, b at , r. Did no one know the history the Exchequer) moved the re-appointment of the Select lea s •t Ret ;„, e side of the governors? The ms - 1* e el' - "''e dis t dhb lived the reason • d i s sa,tes, ish i s pu es, an e e e was agree to. They Committee on army and ordnance expenditure, which 4`ilisee 0 ' les i '''‘Yers were not statesmen. Look at THE MERCANTILE MARINE. ;i oh A s elta tt a ; his Hon. Friend the Member for The House having resolved itself into Committee, Mr. I,li t l (i N so t 40 4 3 E1 4 1 10 w what they were. When they Bernal in the chair, t: k it. 44 1 0 th e lawyers they went to loggerheads. 0, ,ate s eePouse dealing with distant colonies; Mr. LABOUCHERE moved for leave to introduce three Bills for improving the condition of masters, mates, s i lks detChy st ria, and other places in the same di and seamen in the merchant service: for the regulation s tir theyT,4o %rid they for party purposes inter of the Merchant Seamen's Fund: and for the regulation O s ,te ael tis e nlen who complained would do well of the admeasurement of the tonnage and burden of the ii;,Zis s asts kt " hope of justice, and that they would merchant shipping. At the close of last session he had Nt l is k el would stated his views on this important subject, and laid a t ,s 4 es sili ke stio _not allude to the question whe- Bill on the tahle of the House for circulation among the k'i,ti tt kes d te, t a a martial law was justifiable or Members. That Bill had been materially altered in 4 4 4 % h tra i t th e GO P Hon. Gentleman had made any many respects in consequence of communications from g i teo h sai d t rvernor. various pa. is of the country. The evils which the Bill yt4itt " Ise _ at as long as he had Seen in the proposed to remedy were three—The ignorance and in. kai ti ks„ . ad Cer heard such a tyrannical speech as competence of the captains and mates, which, in many ts ^ tt i ttsi st s. lt s ' s en made by the Hon. and Learned instances, were a discredit to the merchant ' service; the 41014 "4 to 'anted to this—that the will of Lord 0 b sl th,.ti o t shiech theaw, and there was martial law fair to a fearful extent ; and the system of contracts Is i qviii, , een si better. He contended that whch was adopted.—(Hear, hear.) In order to It' s lt i °te s the % ,,,r, ' l en, and that a proer oortunit tl i nl i it Ni t '," Per ' ae ssea had not been remedy . these clef: cis it was proposed in the N it '," • ' a nns s • afforded. . Many first instance to constitute a department of uter tlisttite.es„,/tlps,s aid that there was no rebellion, tile marine of part of the Board of Trade, responsible e helai i ,,' 'lich ee - et would have been sufficient to put can tile 1e, 5 .41 but that Lord Torrington pro- to the country and to Parliament for carrying out the Ilvis e e tiss '"eti o „ ) and took every individual fromprovisions of the Bill, and the general superintendence tj l h k tati ts- te, (3 . 1 the law.—(Hear. hear.) Then f the mercantile marine. This department should e ttNa I tor r E i lial were constituted 'of three junior comprise o two captains, who would assis4 the President of the Board of Trade. It was proposed to establish a ih Vas' leg s w Tor rington's order 'no records of Ilu k s tl e l k O s ! thst ere taken• Now such system of examination for masters and mates—the Act Isee s N ano u h • was . not . a in this respect to be . prospective and not retrospective—. "4 0)1 1 fan had .g to alarm the friends of liberty? k t m ki m t , 44,1 ris e . and to appoint public shipping officers instead of licens n from his last night's sleep a agents. Those at present engaged as masters and ki 4 issqa %it ett hi 'men no longer the man he (Mr. m g Of h t o tt i , Narti gro a t for.-- er s mates should be supplied with certificates of service, but hl ti lt a i i , v , . aughter.) Lord Toning- mates they were dismissed for impropriety of . conduct . then th s e ,t k ti , 3", a li te 1 11 operation until he passed an thstti s ale st ;the tk uitt no court of law could uestion ought to be deprived of their certificates, without ii tt l i 4 i t,!t o t i ttl Y th o . G oy ' e at n act had received the sanction. they which they could not be re-engaged, and so the Act '"ti s , aii tt sth s " Co lisai r ,a?ent• He (Mr. Hume), daring provided. In 1836 an Act was passed regulating the . taking of apprentices on board of merchant•veasels sail (lelleil tlslal/14:ttilttt-tuta'r‘t!' inquired if any of the pro log from this country, but the provisions . of it did not s ge ss es,k, el ls , ' martial had been transmitted to seem to be adhered to, notwithstanding the Government ‘lo ßt qh ( t , 4,•loa tic i" that nothing of the kind had been tlit leoettpshotzeis,l,,,eeeutinasth_a.t. the Noble Lord had sane- had done their best to carry out the provisions of that Act.—(Hear, hear.) Having, therefore, foiled in that Oils 'neegoot,.. „..itnout any document whereon tote ho t , • ts"ae ss !•-le also proposed that Lord Tor- respect, her Majesty's Government had taken tli,N A Nty ktp, enquired to • It hi t , Lich ~ .._, give an explanation, but up the matter, and by the introduction of the proposed measure anticipated that they would be ‘te s , 'sblle cki lie se ,'Sutt answer the questions. He able to do away with many of the evils winch prevailed a s se tt , it s b tl it 4 L or a thous any man would have sane- e ti ►te tto e s alit thout t tl the 4 e' ' l a hi under the present system. The Government had done ti 'ii I t Bi teh 42'ae-b Grey• done so. From the their best to carry out the provisions of the Bill of 1836, bat it bad failed in realising the objects anticipated from 14 44 aged book it would appear that Lord . t ro t,s, h . 4. Cit,L. pd 1 11, 14 9 'e 1 : t liel .1 " and corn but confiscations to perishable it. The measure which he was now about to submit to f the House would, he trusted, supply the deficiency o part ! p sj et k. se is e n a l h t i sew Ivor ; . i the fact was, that e jes.vel pert, clothes, &c., 0044' 1 ' 1 14 4 by publi that Act. In regard to the registry of seamen, it was proposed by the present measure that a particular t, l l,,, ft ,tt glii _ 8 0 ~r _ c auction. And when some „ti s esi s keee st est them Pro was had been taken inquired Vis'4'klittyti at r : he, ss s they found that none could be office should . . be established for that purpose. In regard to the discipline and the general conduct of the sailors, t eem * s i, e ss ltt liti t ;,,,, tie was astonished to find his the measure which he was about to submit to the .House ect,, - ith -`, ac e ,7 as the advocate of tyranny and laid down certain rules. In regard to the registration submit to the ;!,,, i t IL, le e i "ing those who were better ac- of seamen, the measure he was about to s l tti?is44lll 4 ,: t . 11 s eis e a t e w t ' thee himself of popularity House also made provision. In so fir as regarded the did 4,,, soy s rittei.:lis attehd laughter.) notes granted to seamen, instead of pursuing the present l its itistwish rates t o , ' ° lted the observations cf his system, it was intended to . establish an office for the 'Pe.'t AI lt4 ta ' t ° 146 misapprehension of his remarks examination of such cases in respect of those as might t`,Sli.;,"vit ys ;Cel e , ' r e e Ptesent him. His lion. Friend arise. Upon the whole, he considered that the measure would be attended with the greatest benefit, not only to t ' i, i it'lllZeh " is e jei d 4; l ' 3 : ln n is own kind feelings which the .. seamen themselves , but the mercantile interest gene- I l kl i s te t s aha our kl, a s ` at esightedness.—(Laughter.) rally; and he, therefore, would at once submit to 't i 4 s' l not dist szol a s w s n that distinction betweenthe t N ' 1 ( e ` Tr. It s u nder st ' Pendencies, and if his Hon. House the motion be had read at the commencement of ti ar,, i f ois„,_h,s,_sand that difference, no language his address. q eitt n hi s it Y. is w % v eoulei use would make him do Mr. CARDWELL would only ask the assurance of Os t tse,, , tt las s ' n ° l l. p r i . :::, dYI understand the differ- ~,)t her t l k ti e g s l i e t e l o l n o d ie , Gentleman endii, ft the that Bill hhe would .ih net fix a day believed in the charges 1 4 I, J . ~., • sooner he was impeached /i . \ l ; ll laTear lt s l g t ea th ' e b ample time fur consideration. JIO t Ii oun G t y i had man s was good enough to pay a compliment to those Theßighton. ent e ('l i lt o 4l4 hts t w ant hi m whom he (Mr. Cardwell) had the honour of represent s 11, 1 is is ktitsct, $ ) lo s t er 4,,, , h, la; but I cannot get him g 1 h, -... th e Alen 9 . there was the Colo- ing, and to that institution in Liverpool, the " Sailors' Home," which carried out by voluntary contributions the kli t iltltl llt,, b e h ead gat , th Gel kl. t .t e , tea d ; 4 % M r. „ftnct front of vk ► t et HLoam himssanil. objects which the Bill now before the House proposed ' 4 I 11 0% gt ad to all h lime s ) if , the offenc e .— to effect. He also observed that the opposition to the he w . ould not find a te i tir s 0 ,, vo ee ,e h ad . his Hon. Friend ~. i s ~,_ .11e •. measure of . Last . year camefrom those of the highest let with `2lnourable iss c 'L . Ills Hon. Friend respectability iu the shipping trade, and in bringing for t hi._ , 4 preth et _ ern bers hadward the present Bill, expressed a hope that it would -44 t j ay i ere: l 4 l , olon . pr charged the Created f to event investi- mitigate the evils which existed, and soften down the or that cha rge, and h e opposition so given it. Ile (Mr. Cardwell) was appre- hensive that it would net effect the object which no doubt the Right Honourable Gentleman had in view. In the first place, it made the masters of merchant vessels the mere creatures of the Board of Trade, for no vessel, hereafter, could have a master in com mand of such vessel, unless he possessed a certificate from that Board. The Bill proposed that all those who had hitherto commanded merchant vessels should have a certificate of service ; but in fsture—that is, after the passing of the Act—every seaman becoming a master must produce a certificate that he passed the ex amination of officers or exininers appointed by the Board of Trade. They would be therefore the mere creatures of that Board, inasmuch as their certificate could be withdrawn at the pleasure of that body. Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that such was not the case. A master could only be removed on sentence of a competent tribunal. Mr. CARDWELL—Whether the provisions of the Bill were right or wrong, they certainly, to his mind, ren dered the masters of merchant vessels the mere creatures of the Board. Then, again, the engagement between the mariner and shipowner must bs under the superinten dence of the postmaster appointed under the Bill, and it cannot be a valid engagement unless that officer, who was appointed by the same Board, approve of it.— (litar,tLear.) The provisions of the Bill of last session did certainly create an apprehension among shipowners, that being now exposed by the repeal of the navigation laws to foreign competition, they had not the opportu nity of availing themselves of the cheaper services of foreign seamen. They see that their difficulties must, of necessity, be increased if that Bill restricted them in the manner proposed. Objections were also made to the production of the log-book, because the shipping in terests said that many private transactions were entered in that book, which ought not, f many reasons, be submitted to the Board of Trade. All these were mat ters on which the Right Hon. Gentleman must be pre pared is expect a considerable discussion, and certainly nothing could be more frank than his conduct through out, or more ready to receive suggestions to improve the measure now brought forward. At the present stage of the Bill he (Mr. Cardwell) should say no more than to express a hope the Right Hon. Gentleman would give them ample time for the consideration of all the difficul ties he had suggested. Mr. HUME said the Bill might be of great use, or be productive of great evil, and certainly no one who at tended before the Committee on the navigation-laws but must come to the conclusion that something was neces sary to be done for the merchant seamen. He was glad the registration of seamen was done away with, for in his opinion it proved an entire failure; and altogether he was gratified some step had been made to ameliorate the condition of the seamen, who were one of the most neglected class of her Majesty's subjects. As the Right Hon. Gentleman spoke so much in favour of the Ame rican mercantile marine. he (Mr. Hume) was induced to ask him whether he would consent to have in every sea port schools for the education of those youths who in tended to enter the merchant service? He remembered also that in the evidence given before that Committee by eminent merchants, they stated distinctly that when they had foreign cargoes to send to this country they always preferred a foreign vessel to an English one, and foreign sailors to an English crew, because they said their goods were taken more care of, and a better class of officers was always found on board than in English merchant vessels. He preferred that when disputed questions were raised in ports the matter should be referred to the magistrates as now, instead of leaving it to the arbitra tion of the port-masters, which he believe - 1 would lead to great mischief upon the most helpless class of men in the community. There were many other objections to the measure; and he therefore hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would consider the question most carefully. He had long been of opinion that an inquiry, something after-the manner of a coroner's inquest, should be held where practicable, on the cause of a shipwreck; but having taken the trouble of writing upwards of 250 letters to the shipping interests on the subject, h e on ly received five letters from persons who agreed with him. Lord Auckland had established such a rule in the navy, and in a report which he lately saw of a ship wrecked near Whitby, it was found that the accident occurred because there was no chart on board. He trusted, urs der all the circumstances, that ample time would be given before the discussion on the second reading came on. Mr. RICARDO complimented the Hon. Gentleman the Member fir Liverpool on his very moderate tone of observation on the Bill; but as to the injury inflicted on the owners of vessels by this measure, the Hon. Gentle man must know that one of the greatest difficulties they now had to contend with was the notorious misconduct of many who commanded British merchant vessels. They could not shut their eyes to that fact; and the sooner such an evil was remedied the better. Then, as to the registration of seamen, ho wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade—as he did not distinctly understand his state ment on the subject—whether that registration was dis con tinned by the present Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that he should in the first instance, inform the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Montrose, that although no naval schools at present existed, or were provided for in the Bill, for the purposes he alluded to, yet there would accrue under it a fund more than sufficient to pay the officers and that the Government would willingly appropriate to assist in the establishment of such schools, at the different ports. With regard to the question of the Hon. Gentle man the Member for Stoke-upon-Trent, power was given by the Bill t ► abolish registration, but it was not thought proper to do so without great consideration, or in a summary manner. It was not the intention of the Bill to interfere at all with such institutions as the " Sailors' Home," in Liverpool ; on the contrary, he should be glad to appoint the managers of such institu tions portmasters wherever it was practicable. He should not fix the second reading of the Bill without giving due notice to the House, and allowing time to consider it. Mr. FOSTER nAced if the coasting trade was to be brought under the authority of the shipping masters? Mr. LABOUCHERE replied , that it would not. Mr. BROWNE wished to know if these shipping mas ters were to draw up the engagements between masters and seamen, or whether they were to act merely as notaries public, to witness and give validity to the do cument? Mr. LABOUCHERE observed that the business of he shipping master was to see the engagement was a proper one, and that every justice should be done to all parties. Mr. WAWN had opposed the Navigation Bill of last session, because he foresaw that restrictions would be placed on shipowners in manning their vessels. That, surely, was not free-trade. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND BILL. Mr. LABOUCHERE then asked leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the Merchant Seaman's Fund. He need not remind Honourable Gentlemen of the feeling of dissatisfaction which prevailed among sea men in consequence of the present management of that fund. It had long been the subject of complaint, com missions were issued to inquire into the subject, Bills were brought in to remedy the abuses, hut the evil still remained, not only unabated, but increa‘e 1, and was con shntly increasing, until at last the subject was brought to such a condition that it was impossible the Government could any longer refrain from inter fering. The Institution from which the Merchant Seaman's fund originated, was established in 1746, previous to which a sum of 6d. was levied from every sailor for some such purpose as that then contemplated, but no advantage was derived from it. In 1746 some of the principal merchants thought to establish a sort of Greenwich Hospital for merchant seamen, and the Government of the day, consulting the feelings of the seamen, and anxious to conciliate them (it being the year which follosved the great rebellion of 1745), co-operneed with that company, and an Act was passed incorporating them. Its object was to give the merchant service that which the Royal Hospital of Greenwich conferred on sailors in the royal navy. They proposed to erect an hospital of that d, - seription, to grant pensions to sick and disabled seamen, and also to the widows and orphans of those who were either killed or drowned. A power was also given by the Bill to raise a shilling from every captain, and six • pence from every seaman, in addition to the sixpence paid to Greenwich hospital. That fund was supported by the great merchants of that time, and although un fortunately they possessed none of its records, as they were destroyed by firs, it seemed to have worked ♦ery well for a considerable length of time. It was, the House would remember, particularly intended for pen siening the widows and orphans of thee° who were either killed or wounded in the service. —(Hear, hear.) Subse quently, however, a great change took place between 1820 and 1830, for it happened that the great merchants who supported it withdrew from the shipowning trade, and persons of an inferior class having succeeded them, the private subscriptions greatly fell off, and the funds in consequence were reduced to such a condition, that in 1833 an Act, which now regulates the society, was passed raising the imposing contribution from ls. to 2s. on masters, and from 9d. to ls. on seamen. By that Act all widows, without distinction, were to be pensioned, even if their husbands had not been either killed or drowned. The fund under that Bill completely failed —its relief was perfectly inadequate—the complaints of the seamen who had compulsorily contributed to it was justly loud, and if this system continued, the fund would soon be reduced to the brink of ruin. The inequality of the pensions to equal contributors arose from the fact of the pensions being made payable at the place where the party had resided for the last five years, or had been a contributor, whereas the ports where the seaman contributed the most were commonly not those where ho settled down in his old ago. As an evidence of this, ho might state that Liverpool, with a tonnage of 407,000, had 1,044 recipients, Newcastle, with a tonnage of 311,000, had 2,680 recipients, Sunderland, with a tonnage of 191,000, had 2,053 recipients, and Whitehaven, with a tonnage of 38,000, had 745 recipients. The inequality of the pensions was exhibited by the following statement in a return on the subject. At Belfast the rate of pen sion was 71. 10s.; at Liverpool, 71.; Dundee, 6/.; New castle, 11. 16e; Whitehaven, 11. 10s.; Poole, 1/. 145.; and at Sunderland it was very small, but he had no return. The insolvency of the fund had been the subject of an inquiry a few years ago by the Committee over which Lord Elleeborough presided, assisted by Mr. Finlayson, the eminent Government actuary, and it was then found beyond a doubt that the fund was in a state of complete insolvency, and was progressing fast to absolute ruin. The assets and liabilities of the fund on the 31st Decem ber, 1846, estimated according to the principles applicable to a benefit society, stood thus, in round numbers:— The value of existing pensions was 506,000/, of invest ments. 202,0001., balance in hand, 29,0001., making a total of 231,0001; thus leaving a balance against the fund. 'l'ho balance against the fund under the manage ment of the London Corporation was 107,0001, and the balance against the out-ports funds was 106,0001. It was only necessary to glance at that state ment to perceive the utter hopelessness of the situatio❑ in Which this find WO placed. Lctrd glleuborQugh's for an improved measurement of the tonnage of the merchant shipping of this country. He would state very shortly the general principles upon which it was founded, and he might state generally that he was mainly in debted to Lord John Hay for the principles upon which this measure was founded, and that it was not grounded upon any experience immediately within his own know ledge. The Right Hon. Gentleman explained the present mode of ascertaining tho tonnage of a ship, by which considerable injustice was done to the large class of ships, as c)m pared with those of a smaller burden. Ho recom mended the new system upon the authority of the COM missioners, and the hest scentific authorities. He did not apprehend that there would be any practical difficulty in enlisting the new system to the old system. He con cluded by moving a resolution for leave to bring in the Bil►. Sir GEORGE CLERK asked for ample time to con sider the question. The resolution was read. The motion was then agreed to, and the House re sumed. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS IN IRELAND. Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend th e l aws which regulate the qualification and registration of Parliamentary voters in I re l an d. He proposed the abolition of all the franchises which now exist, with the exception of the rating for the poor. There were one or two alterations which he proposed in the terms of th e Bil l of last year. He met with no opposition last session on the great principle of the Bill, namely, the substitution of a fixed rating. As be was so fortunate on the last occasion, he might with the greater reason claim the attention of the House on the present occasion, lie should say very l itt l e on t h e minor details of the Bill. In the third clause of the Bill there was a new franchise given, n ame ly, w here there was an estate in fee of the value of fi ve poun d s . In the transition statein which prope r ty was at p re sent in Ireland that was likely to be very valuable. The alte rations were few, and he hoped that Gentlemen on both sides of the House would see the necessity of this mea sure. There was one effect which he looked for from this measure of great importance, namely, that it wou ld induce the landlords t o g i ve the land in fee, an d with it, as a consequence, a certain tenure, the uncertainty of the tenure and holdings having hitherto been the greatest disadvantage to the tenants in Ireland. Mr. STAFFORD hoped that in g i v i ng leave to bring in this Bill it would be understood that no one committed himself to the d eta il s. He reserve d to himself full liberty to deal with this franchise when it came before the House. He grieved that the first measure for Ireland should deal with political changes rather than with measures for the sustentation of human life. The state of things in the Kilrush and other unions was a disgrace to them and the Government. He hoped another week would not pass over without Government stating what they intended to do for these desolated districts. Sir D. NORREYS did not concur in the views of the Hots. Gentleman opposite. It was absolutely necessary to revise the franchise. Houses that let for 11/. and 12/. previous to the late famine, and were rated at 6/. and 71., were now rated at a much lower rate than ' , vela that named by the Right Hon. Gentleman in his Bill. Mr. H. A. HERBERT said he wished the Right Hon. Gentleman to understand that any franchise based on the present poor-law valuation would be most unjust and unequal. Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL considered the 81. rate too high. He should prefer that as they had adopted the rating as the basis of the franchise, that every one who was bound to support the paupers should have a vote. ibis great objection to the Bill was that the Iran cltho was fixed at too high a rate. The standard adopted by the Right Hon. Baronet might have been correct at the time he first took it up, but in the interval the value of property had fallen so much, that it was no longer applicable. Ile knew that in his own union they must have a re-valuation, and that then a large reduction must take place. But he wished to see the franchise extended, independent of any landlord. Being a land lord himself, he wished no control over the vote of any man.—(Hear, hear.) But what he did say was, give every mean who was struggling with diflieultier, in order to maintain an independent position, whit) at the same time ho was fed worse than the paupers iu their work • houses, at least the chance of righting those wrongs which false legislation saddled him with.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. F. FRENCH said he felt compelled to enter his most decided disapproval of this Bid. They had had many others proposed in that House, but this was the first that. meddled with the rights of those who already possessed the vote. The Bill was, in fact, merely an ad dition to the machinery for collecting the poor -late in Ireland. He feared that the parties enfranchised would be mere tools, driven up to the huatings by the landlord, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1850. Commission proposed to consolidate the administration of the fund, and place its management in the Trinity House, and it proposed to raise a fund for the purpose of aiding the general fund, by p utt i ng a tax o f Ir. a ton or. shipping. it proposed that in consideration of the Trinity House taking the management of the fund, the 25,000/. annually paid into that board fur a similar pur pose should be united with it, and also that after five year. no further pensions should be granted to widows. Those were provisions which he did not feel warranted in departing• from, and the proposals which he had to make to the House were such as, he believed, would plase the fund upon a proper footing. He agreed with the opinion come to by Lord Ellenborough's Com mission, that this fund should be brought under a central management; as local boards, besides en tailing unnecessary expense, would lead to local abuses. At the same time ho thought that the ma nagement ought not to be invested in a local board s and he therefore propose, as Lord Ellenborough's Com mission recommended, to vest - the general management of this fund in the Trinity Board. The fact of their having 25,000/. a year at their disposal for similar pur poses was a great argument in favour of that arrange ment, under which an amalgamation of that fund with the general fund might easily be made. He should propose, also, that the two captains who were to assist the President of the Board of Trade in matters belong ing to the mercantile marine, should assist at this board, and so give it a character of Government responsibility. The next point ho had to call attention t), was the ne cessity of increasing the comforts of sailors in their old age, so far as they were administered to by this fund. With that view he should propose that no pension should be leis than at the rate of 6d a day, and that as the con tributions were equal, the pensions s h ou l d b e equa l too. To do all that, he pr o p ose d to raise the subscription from ls. to Is. 6d. per month; and he had been assured by those most conversant with the feelings ot these classes ot men, that the intention of the increase would be readily appreciated and cheerfully complied with. After the lapse of five years he proposed to revert to the old rule, as to the admission of the names. To put the fund on a footing of solvency, it would be necessary, not withstanding the assistance he hal yet mentioned, that a sum of 30,0001. should be added. He did not propose to raise that 30,0001. by a tax on the shipowner, or on wages, but he proposed that it should be given by the State. Considering the national importance of the ob ject in view, he thought that proposition fair and unob jectionable. These were the alterations he proposed should be made in the present system, which he thought it would be scandalous to allow to exist longer, and be believed that the course he had suggested would be satis factory to the House.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME said he had great reason to doubt whether the pensions would be equalised by centralising the administration of the fund. If the Right Honourable Gentleman had fully taken into consideration the re commendation of the Committee of which he had spoken, he would have made some proposition with reference to the lighthouse dues paid by shipping. If Is. per ton only on all shipping were paid, it was ascertained that the sum so raised would be sufficient for all the li g hth ouses , an d t o p a y a fi xed sum, very nearly amou n ti ng t o s i x p ence , t o th e seaman. The Trinity Hous e was , i n f ac t, a b ur d e n on shippi ng , an d the lighthouse dues should be abolished.—((fear.) It would be a great advantage if the commanders of mer chant ships could, after fifteen or twenty years' service, retire upon a pension the same as officers in the army. It would be the best way to retain the services of capable men. The present system was perfectly absurd, when the Trinity -house could grant pensions at their will and pleasure, whereas it ought to be in the hands of responsible parties under the Government. It was also an anomaly and injustice that yachts should be exempt from tho payment of lighthouse duties when every coaster had to pay them. Sir GEORGE CLERK said there would be great difficulty in establishing an equal and uniform rating in consequence of the state of the outports, some of which were solvent, while others were in difficulties. With regard to pensions to seamen, the sum they contrib u t e d of one and s i xpence a mont h would not allow of a pen sion of six or seven pounds a year, besides making some provision for their widows. He approved of the policy of raising the fund by a tonnage duty of one shilling per ton. He thought the shipowners would not object to such an arrangement, and he therefore thought it would be preferable to the plan now proposed, which would eventually, though indirectly, be paid by the ship owner. Mr. LA.BOITCHERE said there was a great difficulty in settling this question from the opposition given by the local boards at the outports. It was with great re hictance that he increased the contributions of the sea men, but when it was accompanied by a grant of 30,000/. a year, the seamen would see it was for their advantage, and be perfectly satisfied with it. Great advantages had been derived by the coasting trade by the alterations which were made last year in the lighthouse dues, which were acknowledged by those parties. The Liverpool and Dublin Steam-packet Company saved 3,0001. a year by the alteration made in the pilotage alone. Mr. FAGAN raid the merchants of Cork were op posed to the system of centralisation, but he did not con cur in that opinion. He hoped, however, that the ac cumulations acquired by ecoamaioal management would not be taken away from the ports where they had been aggregated. Sir W. CLAY said he preferred the former mode, but thought something ought to be done to remove the in selvency of the outports. Mr. CARDWELL said, the difficulty arose out of the insolvency caused by the local mismanagement, but he was not encouraged by the central management which had already prevailed. If he understood rightly, the central fund was to be in the hands of the Trinity Board, assisted by certain persons from the Board ot Trade. He feared the latter would have too much to say in the matter. He thought they bad better reserve the more general discussion for the second reading. Mr. HE A DLAM tendered his thanks for this measure, on the part of the shipowners, but ho thought that good management should be ensured by fixed rules. He rather objected is the control of the Trinity House. He should tither see it invested under the control of some responsible board, with ; its representative in that House, so that if any abuse took place they could al once caul for an explanation. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE asked leave to bring in a B' or if they asserted their independence, that eviction would follow. Mr. GROGAN approved of the principle of the Bill; but he thought it was introduced at an improper period. Either he should take the present valuation, or wait un til the new valuation, prepared by Mr. Griffiths, which was a reasonable and fair one, was brought into opera tion. Mr. SCULLY was glad to see that the Right Honour able Gentleman was determined to pass a Registration 13iH at last, and hoped that he would persevere with it until it was passed. As to the objection, on the ground of the valuation, he did not see why any man ohould be prevented from having a voice in sending to that House those who represented him, even if the poor-law valu ation was incorrect. It was, in fact, merely a question whether they would have a constituency or not. It came to that at last, and he hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would not postpone this measure. It was a question upon which a strong opinion existed among all parties of Irishmen, and he hoped that a discussion would imme diately t ske place in that House, as to the measures by which Ireland might be raised from its present condi tion, both politically and socially. Lard CLAUD HAMILTON said he regretted that the Right Honourable Baronet, in adopting what he admitted to be a severe principle, had not accompanied it with some statement of the measures by which they might have had a uniform rating, and the injustice and inequality of the present system obviated. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, as was also for leave to bring in a Bill to shorten the duration of elections, and for establishing additional places for taking the poll thereat. Returns were ordered, on the motion of Mr. HUME of the number of editors of the public press that have been expelled during the year 1849, from the lonian Islands, staring the names of public writers and of the editors so banished, the titles of the papers they edited, the offences for which banished, and whether tried and sentenchd by any Court, or banished by the Lord High Commissioner's authority; of the number of persons • tried by courts-martial, during the existence of military law in Cephalonia, and the sentences awarded, stating how many,of those sentences have be carried out; also the number of persons flogged in Cephalonia, in the year 1842, and by what tribunal teatenced, stating the greatest and the smallest number of lashes inflicted, and the total number of lashes inflicted. Sir G. GREY moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the rules and discipline established with regard to the treatment of prisoners in gaols and houses of correc tion in England and Wales. Mr. C. PEARSON said, if it was understood that this motion was meant to take the matter out of his hands, he would take the sense of the House upon it, unless he was distinctly given to understand that the Committee would not be composed of parties who were pledged to any of the existing principles and systems of prison dis cipline. The slightest intimation on the part of the Right Hon. Baronet that the Committee would have the widest scope of inquiry would cause him to give way. But if not, he wished it to be distinctly understood that he was not precluded from bringing forward a separate motion for an independent Committee at an early day. If ha had pressed his motion last year he should have succeeded, and he would not now relinquish his position unless he had a distinct understanding that, between this time and that for appointing the Committee, the Right Honourable Baronet would, according to the courte sies of the House, communicate with him as to its composition. He boldly affirmed that the criminal population of this country could be maintained without costing the country one shilling of expense, and he pledged himself to prove this before any fairly consti tuted Committee of that House.—(Hear, hear.) He was prepared to become a member of this Committee, provided he would not be called on to compromise one principle that he previously avowed, and was therefore determined to act on. He expected that there would be a resolution passed by the House, for the purpose of in quiring fully into the present system of prison discipline, and for that object he was prepared to lend his aid, and, with the few Honourable Members whom he required to act with him, would represent all matters debated in that Committee to this House. Mr. MONSELL said, that he considered that the plan was a very beneficial one, but the only objection that he had to it was, that the gaols in Ireland were excluded. When he considered the character of the criminals in Ireland, who were driven by distress to the commission of crime, he thought it monstrously unjust to have those unfortunate people subject to such distress and priva tions in the gaols in Ireland. Sir G. GREY said, that he considered that the prin ciple of the Hou. Member (Mr. C. Pearson) would not be at all subject to any compromise by his own motion, but, on the contrary, thought that the Hon. Gentleman would be able to effectuate touch good in cooperation. Lord NAAS said, that the state of the prisons in Ire land was of a most frightful character, and that nothin g tended so much to demoralization as the present condi tion of prison discipline. He felt assured from the state ment of the Right Hon. Gentleman that the state of Ire land would be attended to. Ho should move as an amendment, that the gaols of Ireland should be attended to by the Committee. After a few words from Mr. Palmer, Sir D. Norreyo, and Mr. Henley. Mr. HERBERT said that he felt assured that the system of hard labour, combined with the separate sys tem, as carried on in the Belfast Gaol, was worthy of being looked upon as a model, and that sufficient in tormstion could be procared from the superintendent of that establishment, which would be well worthy of the attention of the Committee. Mr. M. O'CONNELL said he felt pleased with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir George Grey) for the manner in which he intended t 3 improve prison discipline in Ireland. Mr. C. PEARSON said that it should not be con sidered as a motive for opposition to his plan that prison discipline did not succeed in Ireland, owing principally to the late distress in that country. Sir G. GREY said that he would hare no objection to the amendment of the Noble Lord (Lord Naas), yet he would allow the House to divide. After a few words from Colonel DUN NE, the House divided— For the amendment ... 18 Against it ••• ... ... 9R Majority ... ... —5 The motion was then agreed to. The other orders t.f the thy were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half past One o'clock. _ --.-........„.1.-............,...... vessels, in Batavia Roads. In acting command of the Victor, sloop, he co-operated in destroying the Dutch naval forces and dockyard in the East ladies. He was promoted to the rank of commander, 1809, and for his services, in command of the Calypso brig, at the siege of Dantzic, was posted June 7, 1814. DEATH OF COMMANDER ROBERT WILLCOX (1823). —lt was only a few days ago that we - referred to this gallant officer, as one of the survivors of the old Su perb, and the uncle of Commander Willcox, of the Fury steam-sloop, who rem a i ns unpromoted for his recent gallant services in China. We little expected that so soon after we should have to record his de cease, which took place last week, The gallant deceased had seen no less than 21 years' service afloat, 18 of which was during the war ; but, we regret to say, with so little advantage to himself, that be has died only a commander. He ent ere d the navy 1795, rank of command er S e became lieute nan t 1 809, and was promoted to th e he was at the capture, offpt. 6, 1 823. I n t h e Lively, 38, Irshant, o f the French frigate La Tourter e ll e , 30, where although the enemy fired red-hot shot, th e Li ve l y had two men wounded, and the enemy 16 killed and 25 wounded. He was in the action off Cape St. Vincent, and was wrecked at Rota Point, near Cadiz. He joined the Superb in 1798, and during the eleven years he was in that ship was in Sir James Saumarez's action, in Lord Nelson's pursuit, iu Duckworth 's action, at Copenha gen, 1807 ; had charge of two gun-boats at the siege of Flushing; commanded a boat at the capture of the Dutch brig Fauna, 18, and Salorman, 12, cutter ; was in the Naiad, 38, in two actions with the Bou logne flotilla, in one of which she had two men killed and fourteen wounded, but succeeded in taking La Ville de Lyons praam of twelve long 24's and 112 men, more than thirty of whom were either killed or wounded, Subsequently, in the boats of the. Pem broke, 74, he was at the capture of a town oh the coast of Spain, at the cutting out of a convoy, and at the reduction of Genoa. "Whilst in the Superb and Pembroke he saved two lives by jumping overboard at the time the ships were under nil. His last em ployment was commander in Portsmouth ordinary, from 1843 to 1846, at the end of which time he ought moat certainly to have been promoted. DEATH OF RETIRED COMMANDER R. COATES.-.- This veteran officer died at Plymouth on the Ist inst., aged 75. He entered the navy in 1798, and served 24 years on full pay. In the Argo, 44, he was en gaged in the capture of a large number of privateers, at the reduction of Minorca, and at the taking of the Spanish 42-gun frigate Santa Teresa. In the Excellent, 74, he was in the defence of Gaeta and capture of Capri ; was made a lieutenant in 1806, and in the Surinam, 16, in 1802, was at the taking of Martinique. From 1815 to 1826 he was agent for transports afloat, and in April, 1847, accepted the office of retired commander, on the list of 1830, with out increase of pay, but retaining the lieutenant's out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, which had been conferred upon him ,in 1842, but which has now fallen in hand. DEATH OP LIEUTENANT ASIIIIT.--WillitM George Ashby (1826), died Feb. 3, at Landport-terrace, Southsea, aged 52. He entered the navy April, 1811, and served 18 years afloat. DEATH OF SURGEON JOHN JAMES (1828).—This officer, on the retired list of surgeons, son of the late Captain Jams, R.N., died last month. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. At length we are enabled to announce to the sur vivors of the expedition to Egypt, in March, 1801, under Admiral Lord Keith, in which the gallant Abercrombie lost his life, that the grant of the war medal has been extended for this gallant and distin guished service. Among the surviving officers noted in " Allen's New Navy List," just published, and corrected up to January last, we find Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., who commanded the Greyhound, and deserved the companionship of the Bath for his services ; Admiral Hugh Downman, who commanded the Santa Dorothea, 42, and captured General Desaix and the staff of Bonaparte • Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Bri ggs , G.C.M.G., who commanded the Salamine, 16, and wa s p os t e d f or t h at serv i ce; Vice-Admir a l Dick, who commanded the Cynthia, 18, as senior officer of the blockading squadron ; Vice-Admiral R. Jackson, who commanded the Bonne Citoyen corvette ; Vice-Admiral Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.8., who was lieutenant of the Pene lope, 46; Vice-Admi ra l Si r C h arles Richardson, K.C.B , who was lieutenant of the Kent, 74, and served in the battle of the Bth March; Vice -Admiral the Hon. F. W. Aylmer, C. 8., lieutenant of the Swiftsure, 74; Vice-Admiral H. M. Otneaanney, lieutenant of the frigate Active ; Vice -Admiral A. Duff, commander of the Mondovi brig ; Vice -Admiral Sir J. Coghill Coghill, Bart., lieutenant in the Baerlem, 64 ; Vice-Admiral Ayscough, commander of the Inconstant; Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, K.C.8., midshipman of the Ajax, 80; Rear-Admi ral Sir W. B. Procter, Bart., lieutenant o f t h e Diana; Rear -Admiral W. Croft, midshipman of the Foudroyant, 80; Rear-Admiral C. J. Hawtayne, lieutenant of the Greyhound ; Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., M.P. (senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty), midshipman of the Kent, 74, which ship conveyed Abercrombie from Gibraltar to Egypt ; Rear-Admiral E. W. Hoare, lieutenant of the Northumberland, 74 ; Rear-Admiral Fisher, acting lieutenant of the Foudroyant; and Retired Flag-officers J. Prevost and H. T. Davies. The patent constituting the new Board of Admi ralty was formally read yesterday, when Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., took his seat, and entered upon the duties of his new office. Vice-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart., is ordered to strike his flag on board the Agincourt, depot ship, of Devonport ordinary, on Wednesday night, and the new superintendent of the dockyard and second in command, Commodore Lord J. Hay, C. 8., will hoist his red broad pendant in the same ship on Thursday morning. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAT.—Captain Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., proceeded to London this morning to commence the superintendence of the fitting" out of his expedition to the Northern regions. He will be borne upon the books of the Fisguard guardship; at - Woolwich, pro •em. The Hermes steam-sloop and Dart tender got under weigh from Cowes this morning, and proceeded for the Cape of Good Hope. As strong gales have been blowing ever since it is probable they have got no further than Yarmouth. The Winchester, 50, was hauled into , the basin this morning to be docked, in the room of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which will go round to the steam-basin to have her boilers put in and ma chinery refitted. The crew of the Illustrious depot ship, Captain Yates, were paid six months' wages to-day. Wind—S.W., strong gales and rain. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10.—The Jackal steamer, tender to the Gladiator, for the safety of which some appre hensions have existed, arrived this afternoon in the Sound. WooLwlcir, FEB. 11.—Captain H. T. Austin, C. 8., arrived in town at an early hour from Ports mouth, and remained at the Admiralty for a consi derable time making arrangements for accelerating the dispatch of the vessels about to proceed on the Arctic expedition in search of Captain Sir John Franklin and the officers and crew of the Erebus and Terror. The anxiety of officers to be employed on the new north-west expedition continues unabated, and the number of applications increases. It is now considered certain that Captain Ellice, controller of the steam department, will succeed Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., as controller of the coast-guard, and it is expected his appointment will be announced to-morrow. The situation of con troller of the steam department will not be filled up if the present intentions are carried out, as it is contemplated to place the entire steam department under the control of Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor of the navy. Captain Henry J. Matson (1849), having studied steam at the factory at Woolwich dockyard, was examined on Friday last, by Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer, and having passed satisfactorily, received the usual certificate. Lieutenant John A. Sanford (1847) joined to-day to study steam at the factory in this dockyard. The Niger steam-sloop was taken out of the basin to-day at high water, and immediately left Woolwich for Greeuhithe, where she is to have her compasses adjusted, and will then proceed round to Portsmouth She is under the charge of Lieutenant -Commander Parks, of the Dasher steam-vessel, who has the whole of his own crew, with several of the riggers, &c., cf Captain Austin's steam department, making a total of about 75 men, to navigate her. Mr. Allen (addi tional), master of the Black Eagle, proceeds in her to pilot her to Portsmouth, as tile. Stuart, the Go vernment pilot, will leave when she passes through the Downs I strong shears, upwards of 60 feet in height, and capable of supporting 50 tons weight, was put up this morning by Mr. Newbury, boatswain, and the men under his direction, in the slip on which the Agamemnon, SO guns, is in course of construction, for the purpose of raising the stem of that vessel. The stem is already formed, and weighs 12 tons. A por tion of the frame timbers in the centre of the vessel has been put up, and the workmen are proceeding rapidly in order to have her frame ready, if possible, by the time specified. The Sampson, steam-frigate, is under tho shears in the inner basin, having her new boilers put on board. The Alecto, the Dasher, and the Minz steam vessels are also in the inner basin. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. ,O to 1 agat Mr. Mason na The Chandler 2 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John 2 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Rat-trap 16 to 1 agat Mr. J. Fort's Knight of Gwynne 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Fort's Little Fanoy—taken 30 to 1 agst ifr. Hassell's Victim 40 to 1 agst Captain Barnett's Maid of Athens --t 50 to 1 agat Mr. Butler's Laurel gelding —t freely LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. Ballinafad was scratched at the beginning of last week. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. to 1 agat Mr. H. Hill's Osterley, 4 yrs, 7st to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Grief, 4 yrs, 7st to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Belus, 4 yrs, Tat 51b to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Damask, 3 yrs, sst 61b to I agat Captain Lowther's Bastinado, 3 yrs, 4st 61b The above quotations were taken in small amounts. XETROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 eget Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful, 4 yrs, Est 15 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklain's Snowstorm, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 16 to 1 agat Mr. Murphy's Dough, 5 yrs, Bst 51b 20 to 1 agat Mr. Gregory's Damask, 3 yrs, sst 101 b 22 to 1 agat Mr. Hall's Ada Mary, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib—t 25 to 1 agat Mr. Douglas's Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs, Est 21b 25 to 1 sot Diike of Richmond's Quiver, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb 33 to 1 agat Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 12 to 1 was laid in hundreds agst Cheerful; similar olds to 751. agat Little Jack, and to 104 agst Westow. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 16 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 4 yrs, 7st 20 to 1 agat Mr. Osbaldeston's Fogleman, sst 71b 20 to 1 agat Mr. Pedley's Cossack, 6 yrs, 9st 21b take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Roland, 4 yrs, sst 81b—t 25 to 1 agst Capt. Harcourt's Ellerdale, 6 yrs, set Bth 33 to 1 agar Mr. Eddison na John Comber, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 4 yrs, 6st 10lb —taken to 581. and offered 40 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—taken to 50/. and offered 40 to 1 agat Mr. Wrelord's Woodlark, 4 yrs, Est 121 b 50 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Lodola filly, 4 yrs, sst 81b 1,000 t 0.15 "gat Mr. Isaac Day's Cockermouth, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b—taken LOCO to 15 agst Mr. Gregory's Lonpgarou, 4 yrs, 7st—t 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's Lady Superior, 4 yrs, Tat 2,000 to 20 agat Lord WaterfOrd'a!Modesty, 3 yrs, sst—t Glauca, Miss Ann, and John Cosser, were in moat re pt( at, but were not backed to any amount. DERBY, 1850. 5 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum 0 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken o to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel 5 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur—taken to 150/. and afterwards offered 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger —t freely 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus—taken to 1004 1 agat Lord Airlie's Clincher I agst Lord Eglinton's Mavors—taken 1 agst Duke of Bedford'siJohn o' Groat—taken to 501. 40 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge 50 to 1 agat Mr. Gannon's Deicoon—taken freely 500 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Garforth 2,000 to 30 egat Mr. H. Robinson's Sir Charles—taken 1,000 to 20 each in one bet agst Nutshell and Hardinge —taken Bolingbroke, Voltigeur, and The Nigger were each backed at an improvement on 'the previous quotations, and left off firm in the market; Deicoon was also in force, nearly 3004 having been laid out at 1000's to 15 and 20. Mayors receded to 40 to 1, takers. Nothing done about Ghillie Callum or Th.• Knight of Avenel. HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOI7NDS.—We are requested to state, that in consequence f to-morrow being Ash- Wednesday, these hounds will meet on Thursday, at Farnham-common, and on Saturday, at Bedfont, inst• ad of the days previously announced. The Inflexible steam-frigate, the Prometheus, the Lizard, the Rocket, and the Monkey steam-vessels are in the outer basin, the latter having been taken in on Saturday last to have new boilers and new engines. 20 20 25 25 The Jasper steam-vessel has been placed in charge of Mr. Bryant, master-commander of the Monkey, until that vessel is again ready for service. The Harbinger, from Moulmein, with a cargo of teak, having a considerable portion of it fir Deptford dockyard, was towed up the river to-day by a hired tug, and the timber for Woolwich will be unloaded, and taken down to this dockyard in lighters. The Megwra steam-frigate, 350-horsa power, is in King William IV. Dock, having her bottom covered with a composition to preserve the iron, and prevent the adhesion of barnacles, coral, and other sea shells and weeds. 16 to 25 to 25 to 40 to 40 to DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Coo/i's Journal.) Fear is seldom of use, but caution is always safe. To take prudent care is the property of a wise man; but idle fear generally increases the danger which it is so anxious to avoid. Better lire down than reply to the calumnies of oar enemies. Good listeners are like good housekeepers, they wake use of everything. The prosperity of others is the alarm-b 11 of astibiti )us people. - No mortal can be happy in every thing and in every place; there ever is some want or deficiency in lifd's household. Good sense is an excellent tapestry, which gives won derful satisfaction when properly ditp!ayed and ex hibited. LORD BROUGHAM AND THR BANKRUPT LAWS.— Lord Brougham's Bill in the Huse of Lords has just been printed, headed "Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, 1850." It extends to 124 folio pages, and is ac companied by a paper of 12 pages of observations ex planatory of the Bill, and of the amendments and altera tions. The eventual saving, in the opinion of his Lord ship, to be effected by this Bill in town and country will be 21,16 W. It is proposed to appoint a Chief Commis sioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, to whom all impor ant points could be referred, and to whom the district debtors with and commissioners could apply for guidance in dif f icult matters. In addition to the consotidation of the batik rupt laws, the eas measure has b e t w been een framed the view to their creditors. The explanatory paper p o i nts out the m e rrors in the Consolidation Bill , as pastel by th e H ouse of Commons, and dec lares th e necessity of the p ro p osed make arrangements npr e sen t m alterations for debtors, as well as the trading community. TRADE OF THE PORT ON BRISTOL --Prom the Custom-house annual accounts relating to the foreign and colonial imports and exports cf the port of Bristol, it appears that in the year 1849, ending January 5, 1850, there was an increase in the total value of exports over the preceding year of 74,914/. The inereafe in the same period of the duties paid in the Custom -house on foreign and colonial produce in direct imports from foreign parts amounts to 35.5041., and in indirect im ports to 29,9171. In the number of vessels with car goes arrived at and cleared out from the port of Bristol from and to foreign parts, there has been an increase of 21 per cent. comparing 1849 50 with 1848-8, and 39 per cent, comparing 1849-50 with 1847-8. cADTERTISEMENT.]—DropsicaI Affections C ure d by Holloway's Pills.—The causes of this direful disease are various; it is often engendered by the morbid state of the system, whereby the free circulation of the blood is impeded, • or it may origi na t e f rom some prece di ng com pl a i n t. T he first thing to be done, i n or d er to effect a cure, is to remo ve any obstructions, by purifying th e bl oo d and causing the di sc h arge of the superabu n d an t fl u id s f rom th e body; f or t hi s purpose' take Holloway's Pill s , as the y possess such cleansing proper. ties that the dr o p s i ca l patient is gradually restored to health, and the whole frame is permanently renovated. These pills may be safely taken by m a l e or female, at all p er i o d s of Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's anti Kiv 611[and, loadva, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Yotes and Proceedings of the House o f Conitnons.l MONDAY, FEB. 11. TYNE RIVER CONSERVANCY BILL. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed. to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, " That the word' now' stand part of the question." The House divided : MAJORITY -AYES, 131. Adair, Hugh E. Fitzroy, Henry Morris, David Anderson, Arthur Foley, J. 11. Mulgrave, Earl Arkwright, George Fortescue, J. W. Newdegate, N. Armstrong, Sir A. French, F. Paget, Lord A. Arundel, Earl of Frewen, C. H. Pakington, Sir d. Baring, H. B. Gibson, Thomas M. Parker, John Baring, Sir F. T. Granger, T. C. Pilkington, James Barnard, E. G. Greenall, Gilbert Pinney, William Barrington, Viscount Greene, John Portal, Melville Barron, Sir 11. Grenfell, C. P. Pugh, David Bellew, R. M. Hall, Sir Benjamin Rawdon, Colonel Berkeley, Henry F. Harris, Richard Repton, G. W. Berkeley, C. L. G. Hastio, Alexander Ricardo, J. L. Bowles, Admiral nestle, Archibald Rice, E. R. Brotherton, Joseph Ilatchell, John Roebuck, J. A. Brown, W. Hawes, Benj. Russell, F. C. Buxton, Sir E. Heald, James Sanders, George Cabbell, B. B. Henley, J. W. Seymour, Lord Campbell, W. F. Henry, Alexander Sidney, Alderman Carter, J. B. Herbert, H. A. Smith, J. A, Caulfeild, J. M. Ilerries, John C. Smith, John B. Cayley, Edward S. llobhouse, T. B. Smythe, G. Clements, Charles Iloward, Lord E. Somerville, Sir W. Coles, Henry B. Hume, Joseph Spearman, IL J. Cowan, Charles Keogh, William Spooner, Richard Cowper, W, F. Kildare, Marquis Stafford, A. Craig, W. G. Knox, Colonel Stanley, E. Currie, Ralkei Lacy, Henry C. Stanton, W. S. Davie, Sir H. Lascelles, W. S. Staunton, Sir G. Dawson, T. V. Lindsay, Colonel Strickland, Sir G. Deedes, W. Lushington, Charles Sullivan, Michael Duckworth, Sir I. Lydon, General Thompson, Colonel Duff, G. S. Mackenzie, W. F. Thorriely, Thomas Duncan, George Mackinnon, W. A. Trelawny, J. S. Duncuft, John M`Naghten, Sir E. Vane, Lord H. Dunne, F. P. M'Gregor, °Thu Wakley, Thomas Du Pre, C. G. M'Taggart, Sir J. Wall, C. B. Ellice, E., jun. Mangles, R. D. Willcox, Brodie Elliot, John Martin, Samuel Willoughby, Slr 11. Evans, Sir De Lacy Matheson, Alex. Wilson, Matthew Ewart, William Matheson, Colonel Wyvill, M. Ferrer, James 3111aes R. M. ➢ , _ _ Fergus, John Ferguson, Sir R. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Mitchell, T. A. TELLM. Moffatt, George Grey, B. W. Molesworth, Sir W. Wawn, J. T. MINORITY-NOES, 63. Armstrong, R. B. Forster, M. Pearson, Charles Ashley, Lord Fox, Richard M. Peel, Frederick Baillie, IL J. Fuller, A. E. Plowden, W. IL Baring, Francis Goulburn, Henry Rich, Henry Bateson, T. Grogan, E. Richards. Richard Bennet, P. Hallyburton, Lord Smyth, John G. Beresford, William Hamilton, G. A. Stanstield, W. R. Birch, Sir Thomas Mayes, Sir E. Stephenson, Robert Boldero, Henry Ilildyard, R. C. Stuart, Lord J. Bremrldge. Richard Hornby, John Stuart, J. Bunbury, Edward Hudson, G. Thesiger,"Sir F. Cardwell, E. Humphery, Ald. Turner, George Carew, W. P. Inglis, Sir R. Tyrell, Sir J. Chatterton, Colonel King, P. J. Walpole, S. H. Clay, James Lemon, Sir Charles Wilson, James Clifford, H..M. Lewis, Sir T. Weod, W. P. Cubitt, William Loch, James Wortley,'J. S. Disraeli, B. Locke, Joseph Wrightson, W. B. Drummond, Home Mahon. Lord Young, Sir John Duke, Sir James Manners, Lord J. TILLEis. Forbes, W. Forester, G. C. O'Connor, Feargas lleadlam, Thomas Ogle, S. C. Ord, W. PRISON DIoCIPLIN E. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a Sel ec t i Committee be appointed toinquire into the rules and dis cipline established with regard to the treatment o f P r i soners in Gaols and Houses of Correction in England and Wales :" —Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " England and Wales," and to add the words " the United K;ng. dom," instead thereof:—Question put, " That the words pro posed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided:— MAJORITY--AYES, 23. Brotherton, J. Ilayter, W. G. Somerville, Sir W. Clements, Charles Kershaw, James Sotheron, T. IL , S. Duncuft, John Lewis, G. C. Spooner, Richard Filmer, Sir E. Masterman, John Thompson, Colonel Greene, Thomas Palmer, Robert Wilson, James Grey, Sir G. Pelham, D. A. Hamilton, Lord C. Pilkington, James Hatch,ll, John Simeon, John Hawes, Benjamin Somers,p. P. TELLERS. G ey, R. W. Howard, Lord E. Dunne, Colonel Fagan, W. Ferguson, Sir R. Hamilton, G. A. Henley, J. W. Herbert, H. A. Hood, Sir A. MINORITY -NOES, 18. M'Cullagh, W. T. Scott, Francis Monsell, William Scully, Francis Napier, Joseph Stafford, Augustus O'Connell, Maurice Sullivan, Michael Pearson, Charles TELLass. Power, Dr. Naas, Lord Renton, J.X. Norreys, Sir D. Dispatches from the Governor of New South Wales, and also from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, wets reeeiTCl as slat C 0101141.0100 911 NAVAL OBITUARY. DEATH or RSTIRED REAR-ADMIRAL STUPART.— This gallant officer died at Exmouth, Devon, a few days since, aged 75. He was youngest son of Robert Stupart, Esq., of Burton House, Christchurch, Hants. He entered the navy in 1781.2, embarked July, 1790, in the Windsor Castle, 74; was made Lieutenant, September, 11'96, and in June, 1799, commanded on e of three of the Queen's (32) boats in an attack made on the harbour of La Seva, near Cape de Creux, on La Belle Aurore, a richly laden polacre, mounting nine carriage guns, which vessel was most gallantly boarded, carried, and brought out, although defended by 113 men, secured by a boarding netting, and sup ported by a battery and a large body of men at small arms on the shore, in which affair three were killed and Mr. Stupart and nine others were badly wounded. This exploit was officially stated to be equal to any en terprise recorded in the naval history of Great Britain. He was not promoted until 1802, and was posted in 1810, for beating off, when in command of the Emulous, brig, near Puerto river, a French frigate. The action, which WAS within pistol-shot, was main tained for an hour and thirty-five minutes, when the enemy wore and made sail on the other tack, leaving the Emulous with her sails, masts, and rigging, so entirely cut to pieces, as to oblige her to be kept be fore the wind to save the lower masts from falling. The enemy was pierced for 24 guns on the main deck, and had 22 French 24-pounders mounted, be sides eight of a smaller calibre on the quarter-deck and forecastle, with several swivels, and appeared very full of men. When she wore she had only two guns left on the side she had been engaged on. The Bri tish loss was nine killed on the spot, and thirteen wounded—eight mortally. Captain :Stupart did not leave the Emulous until (February, 1811, and after fifteen years' service on full pay. He could not ob taind employment as a captain, and in 1846 accepted the retirement. The gallant deceased's e ldesti x o e n ter the Rev. G. T. Stupart, 8.A., Fellow o f The g allant for w ounds. College, Oxford, and Vicar of Merton. o deceased was in receipt of 2501. per annu m died last month, at lit m AL THOMAS GA D O B LI A B T : from his entry . into the navy —This officer lAit A Honiton, Devon, aged 75. He serr in ed J afl u o n a e t , l l 9 79 y 3 e , atis n , present the midshipman of the investment of Toulon. As Leviathan, in which ship he %a s at the Arethusa, 38, Indefatigable, 36, L Icapetueux, 74, and Tonnant, 80 (under the gallant Sir Edward Pellew), he witnessed the capture of La Pomone, 44, Le Babel, 22, L'Engageante, 38, La Revolutionnaire, 44, L'Unite ' 38, La Virginee, 44, and Les D ro i ts d e l'Homme, 74. He was made a lieutenant, August, 1799, and was taken prisoner by a French privateer, while in charge of a prize brig, after a brave defence. Again, in 1806, he was with his friend Sir E. Pel le vs', and as first lieutenant of the Culloden, 74, com manded a division of boats, at the capture of a Dutch and 20 other squadron, of a frigate, brigs of war, O der sea; 'pea the be ;or the bey