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

LONDON, the a g lar:f s u f is es o . f Worcester . (the present Duke of Beaufort) to have economy, the Govern -cut had agr:ed to a reduction, adduced the case of the Duke of Euccleuch, a noble acting of tile grand jury, with all the men of to c o mmence f ro m the beginning of the anauciel year. man of vast wealth, who would not be likely to • IVproperty .1 the county for his fellows-the formers and yen- With respect to Turkey, which was the only other coun- give up his time to fill any office of Government, and men ing as petty jurors, and a person of high legal at- t r y w h ere we h a d an A m b as sador, our relations with that therefore he was put into a sinecure office. But those were Lei nients at the bar presiding over the Court. What struck c oun try were o f su ch a nature that it was very desirable the very offices that the Noble Lord said ought to be given . talottiesfo_r,eigner on this occasion was the manner in which per- that the embassy sh aeld be continued.- (Hear, hear.) With to people who had not the means to support themselves. If o gp a n i bii various ranks were brought together and employed in respect to Vienna, the Government had already changed our they wanted more members ef the Government - and he ad - Justi ce inc service. In that case it was the admicistrati n of Ambassador into an Envoy. The Committee recommended nutted that the members of the Cabinet genetally, the Prime • to be e eh e which all were engeged. It ought in some degree various other changes in our diplomatic arrangements. Minister and the other great officers of State, were fully b e ma L d u e Berne in political affairs, and an endeavour should They proposed that our various missions in Germany should worked, and deserved all the remuneration they received . 'with „ 0 to unite in a . eovernment men of other occupations be united into one single mission at one central point. He and if money was the only remuneration, he (Mr• Cobden) • ig . :n se who were engaged in the reading and folding up did not himself think that such a change W 33 at any time maintained that no money could remunerate the Noble Lord, the _dispatches. In coming to a conclusion upon these points, desirable; but he thought it was quite obvious that, haring or any me filling his office, for the trouble, toil, anxiety, deter so far agreed with the Committee as to have maintained missions there for a great number of years, and and wear and tear which a Prime Minister must go through. gatn r e rined on doing what had not been done for a long time, that at the present moment there was in every Court of Ger- -(Hear.) But it was not money alone that was their re oafitiecralseparating the office of Master of the Mint from Po - many a different opinion with respect to the future organize- ward, It was patronage, glory, fame, and he hoped there life; and he had her Majesty's g-acious permission to tion of Germany, and that there were different interests and was some patriotism in the case too. They often heard of ti ageh he office to Sir John Herschel. (Hear, hea . ) It was different views with respect to the future constitution and our being a loyal people. He wished that could be shown in , eat that it would be agreeable to that gentleman to fill future condition of Germany, we should not at this moment connexion with the salaries of those who setved the Crown. r• which in some degree connected with science, and with deprive ourselves of the means of obtaining information upon In America they received small salaries, but they were con ah'Lecambe name of Newton was associated. - (Hear, hear.) these points.- (Ilear.) The Committee had suggested that tented to serve their country, and have the trust and confi . politicalastership of the Mint would no longer be a separate the mission at Florence might be united with that at Turin, dence of their fellow-countrymen reposed in them. He wanted et h er . office, as it was when held by Mr. Tierney and an arrangement which he thought was open to some objet. our Ministers to look to office as a high honour. Then there o i ; h nor combined with the presidentship or yice-presialent- tion. They had also recommended the mission at was another department to which the Noble Lord referred , 1 ,,' .. ) of the Board of Trade, as it was held bY Mr. Gladstone, Florence might be united with one at Rome. Now, he ad- the judicial department; He was not going to make the the habouchere, and others. The office of Paymaster of milted that it might be very desiraale that the mission at reductions of salaries which had been recommended by the eae r e circes was a separate office two years ago, when he Florence should be made the means of communicating with Committee, and he spoke of the necessity of having barristers . 11c l-fa ...r in a rrangeme nt for joining it with that of the the Court of Rome. Although the Diplomatic Relations of first-rate practice and high attalninent to fill the office of ae t office of the Board of Trade. It was formerly Act, passed three years ego, had never come into operation judge. Now ae (Mr. Cobden) thought there was a mon aaßO,ace of great emolument, and was held by Lord in consequence of the Pope having thereby been placed in a strous exaggeration as to the amount of earnings of barris the offices and the first Lord Holland. Having combined different position from other Sovereigns, the Government tors in the p-esent day, because any candid and intelligent fe e a ul o ces of Paymaster of the Forces and Vice-President of understood that the Court of Rome would be ready at any man at the bar would tell you that latterly, with the slight . the ard of Trade, he did not think it expedient to adopt time to receive a special mission. Recent circumstances, to exception of occasional busines before Parliamentary Com 50•0auggestion of the Committee, and diminish the salary which it was tint necessary now to allude, might render a mittees, oi a period like the railway mania, when vast fore ataa,a, year. The combined office was one of considerable pt- special mission to Rome at present unadvisable ; but, at the tunes were made in two or three years, there was no depart geh"mPortance, and if the President of the Board of Trade same time, we must look forward to having relations at some meat of professional exertion in this country in which there , president House of Commons it was expedient that the Vice- future time with that Court, and certainly the mission at was a greater tendency to the diminution of earnings than take charge should be in the other House, where he must Florence would be tae most convenient mode of communicat- at the bar. There might be a few getti• g lafge incomes, G oa ' of all measures connected with his office The ing with it.- (Hear.) He had now state t the proposals but the general tendency was to diffuse the business over a eaaVernent, therefore, prorosed to continue the salary of made by the Committee, and the manner in which the Go- greater number of barristers. Under there circumstances a ge • a year to the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. vernment proposed to act. They had felt themselves at full surely firs -rate talent might be got to take the office of th as aawbat he had said the House would be prepare ito hear liberty to consider whether th.se recommendations were in judge for 6,000/. o- 7,0001. a year. A barrister had to go . Seal,_ ha did not propose to abolish the office of Lord Privy conformity with the interests of the public service, and to through an almost inconceivable amount of toil to maintain ag e , (Hear, hear.) He came next to the office of Secra- decide according to their views. In any way, whether they a first-rate practice and a higa position at the bar. Now in - mattes a% ar ; but, as no proposition was made by the C ,m- took the proposals of the Committee or those of the Govern- appointing a man to a judgeship you withdrew him from r with respect to that office, it was not necessary to say vernment, no such saving would be e ff ected as would exhibit that competition - . you gave hltn a compe.ence for life, : a nything co upon that point at present. The Committee re- any great economy in the public expenditure. What was aid secured him a retiring pension ; so that in taking rearnded that the Judge-Advocete should have 1,500'. a really desirable was, that there should be no further expen- into account the honour, the comparatively easy into instead of 2,0001., and that the question should be taken diture with respect to their political, judicial, or diplomatic mode of obtaining his income, and the certainty of It was Consideration on the next appointment to than office. services, than was justified by the services performed; but a retiring allowance, he thought 6,0001. or 7,0 .0/; a year that not necessary, therefore, to come to any decision upon on the other hand it would be a most unwise economy for amply sufficient to secure the very best talent in the • consideration at present, as it would again come under the tee sake of a very few thousands, to prevent those who country. There were men who had been puisne judges Lord, of Government. [So we understood the Noble were conducting the great affairs of the nation from per- who never earned 3,0001. a year at the bar, whilst Lord • s but he spoke so low that we had great difficulty in forming th e i r duty in an efficient manner. He was Abinger earned 20,0001. a year, and many of those who had ahring what he said.] With respect to the Admiralty, the persuaded that in the government of a great empire only earned $,(001. might be better men than Lord Abinger. Committeeshould rec ommended that the salary of the junior Lords eke this it was most desirable that there should be an He thought that 5,000/. a year was too much for the puisne re who be I,oooe 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 . hived had now 1,00 1. a year with residences should be de- public officers. For himself he could assure the House that spects the Government had not attended to the recom -1)t. wed of residences. The Government were of opinion that in the various offices which he had held, he had found the mendations of the Committee. It was very discouraging of the of great convenience to the department that certain labour and am unt of responsibility such as to require the to those who sat upon Committees, and was almost enough .v t i r the L or d s s h ou ld re side at the Admiralty; and they use of all the faculties of which a person might be possessed; to lead him to adopt the principle of the Hon. Member Mary, proposed to agree to the proposed reduction of and whatever might be thought of the relaxation and re- for Montrose, to decline serving upon Committees when he but to maintain the residences.-( Hear, hear.) With creation enjoyed by public men, they were but very few hours, could, seeing that their recommendations were so little .7°Peet to the office of Secretary for Ireland the C ,mmittee and certainly riot many days in the course of the year, in at' ended to. proposed that the salary be reduced from 5,5001. to which the mind of any person in a high political position was not affected with anxiety.-( Hear. ) Many important goes- Lord PALMERSTON-I shall follow the example of the of 0 /, when a vacancy occurred. This question was, course, closely connected with that of the abolition tions came before that House, but, after all, that formed but Member for the West Riding rather than his precept, for he e r a the office of we t Lieutenant of Ireland. If the office of a part of the duties end anxieties of a Government -many began by saying that the discussion should not be gone int* , i h ard•Lieutenant were abolished, it would of course place questions Of foreign and colonial policy, which were o f the this evening, and ended by discussing all the Points which . Tie office of Secretary on abonshad, totally different footing. utmost importance at the time, which, perhaps, never at had been alluded to by the Noble Lord. .I think it right ;_ did n o t think it necessary to go into that ques. Exacted public attention, although they might have occupi d to say one or two words with respect to the arrangements : awe at present, as it must before long be again brought days and weeks of consideration, and caused the greatest 'that the consideration of Parliament. He would only say, anxiety. - (Hear.) He did not know any persona holding to which the Hon. Gentleman alluded. In reference to the :thatif the office of Lord-Lieutenant was to be retained, he public offices who had any great interest in asking for any Ambassador at Paris, I don't expect to make a convert of t hought it 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 Committee, ;il,llleM the present salary of the office of the Chief Secretary. the House to see the public service adequately remunerated, and tailed, and I am not likely to do so in this House.- a kith respect to the Parliamentary Secretary of the Peor-law and that it should not be a bar to the highest offices that a (Laughte . ) But, at the same time, I must express my "oard, ta e Government proposed that the duties of that office man's fortune would not allow him to acce, tan office with strong conviction that the public service is greatly benefited •trihould be performed for 1,000/. a year, instead of a5OO/., as an inadequate salary affixed to it. It was not considerations by maintaining an officer of the rank of Ambassador . at eco t n inee e e d b y t h e Committee. With respect to the per- of salary, but or efficient service, which ought to wei e h with Paris, as representing this country at the, I will not say inanent secretaryship as that office was not Parliamentary, the House.-(Cheers.) Court, but Government of a great country like France.- t•• - ' 1 ,e ll l not properly come under the consideration of the Corn- Mr. URQUHART reminded the Noble Lord of - a state : 4attee ; and, in taking it into consideration themselves, the ment which he had made shortly after he ebb - . Urquhart) (t'OOI. Hear, hear) We have reduced the salary from 10,000/. to 8,000/. ; and I can assure the Hon. Gentleman, that although evernment were of opinion that with respect to a perma- entered that House-that the government in f o rmer d ays he may think a Republican form of Government involves a bent office of this kind, as it was most desirable to have the occupied itself more with dischargi g this duties of its diminution in the scale of expenditure, any one who knows services of a person who should devote all his time and various departments, leaving the business of legislation the state of Paris at this moment will know that there is not fahour to the duties of the office, they should not make any in the hands of independern Members. He thought that that change in tne habits of society which seems to be im !eduction of 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.-(He.ar, hear.) I hear.) 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 • Yarious considerations of very great importance to which be The whole amount of reductions proposed by the Com- of Ambassador at Paris to say, that Englieh travellers who t holleht the House should pay attention,-considerations mittee on civil and judicial salaries did not exceed 6 , 0001 go to Paris must not expect to receive from him, with his reduced salary, that very large extent of hospitality which Very different from those to which he had referred in con- or 7,0001 ; but in the diplomatic :salaries the sea ing would ilexion with the political offices. The persons who were placed be between 60,0001 and 70,000/. The impor ante attached hitherto has been exercised, as a right on their part, and as lathehighest offices in our judicial establishments had hitherto to diplomatic action had been overrated. He should imagine a duty on h( Laughter.) I think it fair to my Noble .been persons of great eminence, of high legal reputation, hat the public newspapers, at the time in which they lived, Friend to give that public warning, especially since the new • eine p oo d s tanding among the foremost at the bar. He was would be found much more ready and correct sources of in- arrangement of passports may induce greater numbers to c how now alluding to the offices of Lord Chancellor, Chief Jus- tormation than any Minister, however expensive, or t visit Par s, assuming that the passports they bear would en ices Master of the Rolls, and offices of that descrip' ion. It ever expensive his cook. If diplomatic establishments were 'll a ' title them to the tutuen ion of the amba . ssador there.- ae been argued that there might be persons of sound judg- advocated on the ground of maintaining peace, he pointed (Renewed laughter.) ruts imilar ground applies to the em bassy at Constentinople. The post of ambassador gives a - see and competent learning who would be quite as fir to to the present state of Europe, which had fallen into a state hold the highest judicial situations as those who were ac- of contusion, if not of positive hostility, ruder this very sys- peculiar weight to our diplomatic relations there, and that is . , anowiedged to be foremost at the bar, No doubt there might tem. On these grounds he deplored the conclusion to which of great importance to the interests of this country. Butt he t aa certain cases be men of this description • but at the same the Noble Lord bad come not to adopt the recommends- Honourable Member says there is one power which has no e,"rrie he must say that he did not think it desirable as a rule tions of the Committee for a reduction of diplomatic Ambassador at Constantinople, but which nevertheless exer aaat the ancient practice of promoting to those high offices establishments; but as he had a motion on the subject on ekes an influence as great or greater than ours, namely, e men of the greatest eminence at the bar should be departed the book he would content himself with asking the Noble Russia. lam perfectly ready to admit the extent of the , e rten.-(l.lear, hear.) If the Government of the day were to Lord the Foreign Secretary when he intended to re-appoint influence ot Russia, but I venture to think that, considering .eaopt the practice of choosing men whom they themselves the Committee on consular establishments; because, if s o, lie the extent of the Russian empire, its great military power, a °, nsidered to be men of competent legal learning and sound should move an ins ruction to examine into the grounds of its proximity to Turkey, and the fact that its policy is Jedgrnent to fill those offices, a very wide discretion would the intercourse, and make a special statement, with the wielded by one single will-I think that if the Emperor had evidently be placed in their hands, and there would be much names of the persons employed, and the nature of their par- only a single attaché at Constantinople to represent him his :kore room for unfit appointments !ban when the i ractice was titular functions, with the view of seeing whether these es. influence would be much the same. The influence of the ,adhered to of appointing men who were distinguished, and tablishments were worth the cost of their maintenance. He Government of Russia depends not upon rank, but upon Whom everybody allowed to be distinguished-men who should be prepared to prove that no country bad suffered the power of the two countries, and upon the proximity of Were running the race, the arduous race, of legal competition, more from our interference than the Turkish empire. He Russia to the t wo hear.) The Hon. Gentleman and who showed themselves among the foremost and most should ask the Noble Lord a question to-morrow with refer- says we have an example in the United States. As they give successful in the race.-(Hear, hear )It was quite obvious once to the Hungarian refugees in Turkey, who, it appeared, only 2,000/. a year to their Minister, I presume he implies "alit such men must be men of considerable talent and were to be d , tallied after all; which showed the futility of that something like that same scale would be sufficient for aractice i n their profession-a profession which compre- their diplomacy when the interests of England or the rights us. It is true that I stated to the Hon. Gentleman that ended many thousands of persons of learning and ability- of nations were concerned. when :an 'American Envoy came into my room at the ' when they were universally acknowledged to be foremost in Mr. FRE WEN asked whether the motions of the Hon. Foreign-office to transact business, I never measure the that profession.-(Hear, hear.) Besides, on looltieg back to Member for elontrose and the Hon. Member for Chippenham deference due to him or the weight to be attached to what the men who had thus been promoted - men who had been would take Precedence of his, on going into supply upoa the he has to say by the amount of salary he a ceives. - (Hear, ettecessful, perhaps, as Attorney-General, or who had at- naval estimates? , hear.) But you cannot ask any impartial American citizen •'rained other great eminence at the bar-such men, for in- The SPEAKER said the motions of those two Hon. Mem- whether the public service does not suffer from the small 'tance as Lords Hard wieke, Camden, Eldon, Mansfield, and hers would have precedence, as having reference to the sub- allowance of salary assigned to the Mini ter, who will not al'any ' others who might be named-he could not think the ject of the navy estimates. tell you that they are inconveniently low and that they e-cluntry had been losers by the practice of choosing men who Mr. DEEDES trusted the House would permit him to oc- ought to be increased.-(Hear, hear.) We happen Zvere the most eminent of the time for such offices.- (Hear, cupy their time fur a few minutes while he explained the now to have a most distinguished citizen of the • hear.) But, if we had the most eminent men of the time reason why his name did not appear on the minutes of the United States, who has an ample fortune of his own, ter such 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 honoerable to himself and c ua i ess the salaries were salaries eomewhat commensu- lotions. Be was asked, in the first instance, to form part of the country which he represents. But there have 'Tet er with their gains at the bar, so as to induce them to the Committee, but stated that he was already occupied on been at former times representatives of the United States ahaae the bar for such judicial aPPointments.-( Hear, the County Rates Committee, but that he would be very in this country, whose position has been painful to their own hear.) It was necessary likewise to consider that.-(Hear, with re- nappY to give his assistance, provided it were not iequired fee ings.-(Hear, hear.) It has been impossible for them to 'ePect to s uch men, they were placed, perhaps, in the House on the days on which his Committee sat. He was fortunate return those social courtesies which every person in this of Lords, and they had provision to make for their fami- enough to be able to attend for some time, but subsequently country was happy to manifest towards them; and I think 'les ; and he thought it would be a public misfortune if their round it utterly impossible in any satisfactory manner to it would not be satisfactory to the feelings of Englishmen ealaries and retiring allowances were such as obliged them to aischarge tee duties of both, and requested that his name that their representatives in foreign countries should be corn maintain their families on insufficient means Such a state might be removed from the Committee in question. This, polled to be different from gentlemen residing in this country ot things, he thought, would rather be a reproach to the , aowever, was not done. He was subsequently coin- -(Hear, hear.) Now, Sir, we have reduced the embassy to country than 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 'then read an extract from the evidence taken before the and vote; but having been absent for some days, he telt he point of money there has been no saving, we have indeed 'Committee, showing that there were seven or eight gentle- should not properly discharge his duty if he had voted fur accomplished not a great saving, because the nature of the Wien at the bar with incomes of 8,000/. a year, and 2ior 2 . resolutions without having heard the e vidence ou which they circumstance did not admit of any large reduction , but at .with incomes above 5,000e] The Government proposed that were founded. the same time a saving of some magnitude, as compared with !he salary of the Lord Chancellor, which was at present Mr. W. W I LLIAMS wished to know if the Government the saving that would have resulted from the entire adoption 10,000/. from one source and 4,000/. from another, should in had any . bjection to lay on the table a statement. in the form of the report of the Commatee. At Paris there had been a 'attire be 10,000/. The retiring allowance they did not pr..- of a return, of all the items recomsneuded for reduction by saving of 2,000/., by the reduction of the salary from 10- 000 t Pose to alter. They proposed to agree with the Committee the Official Salaries Committee, stating the points with to 8,000/. •; at Vienna a saying of 4,0001, by reducing the with respect to reducing the salary of the Master of the Rolls which the Government agreed , and those with which they salary from 9,000/. to 5,000/. •; and at Madrid a saving of horn 70001. to 6,000 a 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 5,0001., sot hat tensest to be borne in mind, that besides the ordinary ex- satisfactory. there was 7,0001 saved by the reduction of the salaries of tenses to which the Master of the Rolls was subject, they Lord JOHN RUSSELL subsequently said he had no oh- the diplomatic officera. The Hen. Gentleman says this is a • had th e expe nses of their circuits to bear, which were not ject ion to lay such a statement on the table of the House. Peculiar time, when you might abolieh the minor missions in esmated at less than 700/. a year. The dovernment, there- Mr. COBDEN thought it would, perhaps, be better not to Germany; and he differs from my Noble Friend, who thinks fore,r p r oposed that the salaries of the Chief Justice should enter into any discussion to-night, as he an d th e Hon. hlem- the time peculiarlv inappropriate. It is' true that the in be the s ame as those named in the Bill introduced last year. her for West Surrey were the only members o f that Corn- Governments at Vienna and Berlin do exercise, as hiz.,the chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 8,000/. a-eear, mittee present. but he might say, gen era lly, it was with they must at all times exercise, a preponderating in tuclthe Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and the Chief disappointment he had heard that so large a p ro portion of fluence upon the affairs of Germany; but if there is any akron of the Exchequer 7,e00/. each. The proposal of the the reductions recommended in the diplomatic b r anch of the thing peculiar in the present state of affairs in Germany Committee was that the salary of the Chief Justice of the service had been rejected by the Government. He thought bearing upon this questioe, I should remind the Hon. Gan g, ueen's Bench should be as 1., the salaries of the Chiet it would be generally felt that if no saving could be effected tleman that to all appearances the old l)iet is going to be austice of the Common Pleas and the Chief Baron r f the Ex- in that branch there was little chance of effecting any saving established at Frankfort, and one peculiar circumstance The f ,0001. each, and the Puisne Judges 5,000/. each. in the civil branch; and, weighing the statement of the connected with that is, that the decisions of the Diet re els Committee recommended than the Vice-Chancellors Neale Lord against the evidence taken before the Committee, mitred unanimity, and that, therefore, the will of every one should have 5,000/- a year, the Masters in Chancery 2,000/. he did not consider he was justified in the c o urse he was of these smaller states is likely to resume the influence it each, and the Accountant -General 2,000/. He quite agreed taking.-( Hear.) Embassies to Paris and C o n s tantinople possessed previous to the year 1848.-(Hear, hear.) But that the Accountant -General should be p a id b y a fixed sa- were to be continued. The Noble Lord had spoken of the the information which we got from these smaller states lary inste a d of, as at present, by fees. With respect to the advantages of an ambassador at Paris with a large salary; an a frequently of the greatest importance. and though the Masters i n Ch e ncery, considering the importance of their du- ambassador was generally consid, red to be an individual re- Hon. Gentleman seems to think it is sufficient for Govern" lies,he did not think it right that there sh •old be any change presenting the person of the sovereign at the court of another ment to rely upon the information it can get from the news en their salaries. but that they should remain at 2,50 01 . It sovereign-(Hear)-and if any form of government could papers, I will say that, however well informed the news ought to b err es, remembered that, the whole question of Chan- dispense with the pomp and pageantry and expense of an papers may be of events publicly known, a Government a e .erY Reform being under •-consideration the offices of the ambassador it w as t h e G a vern ~ent of a republic.,-(Hear.) that had no other source of information would, lam alasters m ight or might not be changed, and, therefore, for Another reason, which did not exist when the Committee afraid, very soon fall into great disgrace in this country ebatreason, as well as for others , he did not think it mad , its recommendation, w as, that the President of .te and in Europe --(Hear, heat With respect to the other e ehpedient to alter their salaries at present.- ( Hear, 'French Republic, by a recent vote of the Chamber, would offices, my Noble Friend stated, in a manner that ought Pair.) None of the changes to which he had alluded receive, in tutur ~ a much less salary. He (Mr. Cobden) to satisty the mind,,of any reflecting man, that it is of great Would affect those persons aho had been appointed before presumed the sales of studs l ot s horses and carriages, and the importance to Goveininent that there ahould be offices the co of last yeah It would be remembered greater simplicity with which the Presid nt• of the French to which no great degree of daily labour is attached, but that he stated on a former occasion that persons appointed Republic now appeared in the streets, bespoke a greater sim- which being connected with the Cabinet may enable then after the 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 subject to any new arrangement that might be Proposed. ought to conform in our diplomatic relations to that time political knoevledge, of great talents, of great public character ; 'The Committee also recommended a new scale of salaries for proved system of government.-( Hear, hear.) But, he con- but who, either through age, infirmitiese or any other Scotland and Ireland-a scale involving a diminution 0 1 fessed, as far as he ha.l had aa opportunity of hearina• the evi- circumstances, however able to be useful advisers to their Salaries to no very large amount, and by which a small saying could not gather from tne witnesses what were the colleagues, are yet unable to undergo the daily f a tigue o f a Only would accrue to the public, but which he owned he did P eculiarP virtues and advantages connected with the mainte- laborious office. With respect to the law, Ido think that if not think it expedient to make. Both in Edinburgh and nauce of the rank of an embassy, either at Paris or Constan - there can be imagined aa economy - that wo uld be i n j u rious t o Dublin, particularly the former, the chief persona who had tinople. Russia, which was quite as influential a power at the interests of the count• - y, it would be an economy that led .been at the head of society ever sinee the union had been Constantinople as England, hud ne ambassador, but a laere you to reduce too low the salaries of judicial officers.-(Heao persons connected with the profession of the law, e s pecially simple mission, and if England were placed on the same It may be true that you cannot predict beforehand that a Judges, and those who held the su pe r ior offices i n th e cour ts f oo ting he calculated she would enjoy the same advantages man who is a distinguished advocate should, on that account of justice. For that reason he did not think it desirable to as the ussian G vernment. But to te another Govern- be an eminent judge but the presumption is in favour of take from those persons the means of keeping up that social ment, chose Policy bad come under the consideration of the his being so-that the man who has shown great ability and rank which they were expected to maintain in those coun- Committee. America had no ambassadors, and paid no commanding talent in one department of the law should a l so tries, to an 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 i s them in London or in any other place where persons of the American Minister was less influential in any matter one thing more than any other that would be unfortunate for peat fortune resorted, and where they mule consequently concerning the interests of his country or his fellow-cetizens, this country, it would be it the bar, instead of looking up to De less conspicuously Placed- - ( Hear, hear.) He wished than the Ambassador or Minister of England, though the the bench, should look down on it-if the bench should be filled to state this most distinctly with respect to b ot h coun • l a tt e r was enjoying a salary of four or five times the amount. by petsons whose professional reputation should be less than tries, and particularly with respect to Ireland, because he He recollected asking the Secretary of State for Foreign that of the persons pleading at the bar, and if the decisions was aware that a rumour had been sp rea d w i t h ou t an y Aff a irs, whether the American Minister, entering the of the judges should therefore carry with them less weight, sort of authority, that it was the intention of Govern- Foreign-office would have less weight with 2,0001. a and command less respect in the country, in consequence of meat to change the provision for the administration of year than any other minister with 5,000/. a year, and the its being supposed that the men who gave them were men of 1, law i n I re land, either by a reduction o r t rans f er o f th e 'Noble Lord admitted he would have just as much weight.- inferior ability and character to those who were pleading the courts of justice. Now, there was never any such inten• (Hear, hear.) The Committee examined a diplomatic gen.. causes which the judges might decide.-(Hear , hear.) The Usti on the part of Government, On the contrary, they tleman, and tried to elicit what were the duties of ministers Hon. Gentleman thinks 6,0001. or 7,000/ , sufficient for a , thought it was of great importance that the cuts of justice abroad, and what were the advant-ges of the high stipends judge. Well, ahe puisne judges have only 5, 0 0 1 ;it is Should be fully maintained in Ireland for the purpose of our ministers received, and they could not gather much more only chiefs to whom a higher salary is given. In reference ntinistering justice locally in that part of the 'United King-ng_ th an that there was great virtue in keeping a most expensive to those chiefs, the salanes are aeduced below what they re m fined hear.) The only other question th a t ta bl e , a nd a good dinner was the very soul of diplomacy.- were; but I think that, in savings of that sort, the actual remained was that of the diplomatic salaries. On this ques- (Hear, and a laugh.) He could not imagine any coun pecuniary amount is quite undeserving of attention - (Hear, lion he ought perhaps rather to ask his Noble Friend near gaining anything in which it was necessary to bring toots hear) -and will not compare with the greatly more kn.. him, the secretary of State for Foreign Affairh to express aid the accomplishment of a cook, however great he might ministeredet the law of the country should be ad ' hie opinion to the House. He was sure his Noble Friend b e. _ (Ch eers .) With regard to Germany, the Committee in a manner to command the confidence and re vrould be 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 upon it, if ' gaited; but in the meantime he (Lord John Russell) would b e con ti nue d, b u t the Noble Lord said now was the time your courts of law were to cease to hold that position in State showy what took place in Committee with respect to when we oug ht no t t o c h an ge, Now was the time of all the public estem which I am happy to see they . do now these important offices. and what it was that Government others w h en we oug ht t o ma ke a c hange, when the whole if the people wee to think the decisions were given erro- Proposed to do. There was a question in the Committee affairs of Germany were centralled at Vienna and Berlin. neously from want of capacity or want of knowledge a o w n ou t n h d e with respect tO the maintenance of an Ambassad• r at Never was there a time before when the policy of Germany part of the judges, you would shake the confidence of the Paris, and, as he understood from the chairman of the was so completely engrossed at those two courts. The Go- people in the constitution of the country, inflicting Committee, it was decided by a majority to maintain vernment had discontinued the ambassador at Vienna, and upon the public interest which the saving of a few thonsands all Ambassador. Afterwards some of the members of the it was now simply a mission Tbe same rule ight be of pounds could not make up, the evil effects of which no anajority s tated that they thought the p esent salary should followed out , and the missions to the minors ourts of amount of money could counterbalance.-(Cheers.) be reduced, upon which the other members Of the Committee GermanY be abolished ; and he hoped to have the oppor- Mr. HUME agreed with the Noble Lord, that it was of were of o pinion that if the salary were reduced it would be tunny of tithing the opin on of the House on that question. great importance, to keep up the credit of the country, to unpossible for an Ambassador to maintain the dignity of his The Noble Loud had said it was a great advantage to have judges who might be looked up to; and it was the duty Position, and that it would be better to reduce the embassy have certain members of the Government, who had of the Ministry to select men of the highest public and Pri to the rank of a mission with a salary of 5,000/. In coma- not very heavy (let es to perform, in order that vale character for such offices. But that was not the rule in derin g this mat er the Government were of opinion that it their services might be brought to the aid of the other mem- this country. Political chances threw people on the surface, would be a very serious detriment to the public service that bers of the Cabinet who were overworked. If the parties and men were placed in situations high and honourable, who thereshould be no longer an Ambassador at Paris.-(Hear, appointed to those offices were generally selected on account. if the selection remained with the profession, would never hear. ) C ons idering the relations which we had wi th that of their possessing the talent necessary to enable them to aid . have occupied such positions -(Hear, hear.) He could country-considering . the daily intercourse that was required, the other members of the Government, he should say there name instances-and he would do so if necessary- where in- " i d considering thet an Ambassador had certain privileges would be some virtue in such a course of policy. - For in- diviauals had been thrown into high and important situations , . which did not 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 secured considerable advantage-the Government were of the Forces, he was enabled to come to the aid of the Govern- the chances were greatly against such a result. He con °Pinion that the difference of expense was far more than me upon great and pressing occasions. He (Mr. Cobden) sidered that the fact of their giving the judges a retiring Pelle counterbalanced by the maintenance of friendly relations by ; had no doubt tbat the Noble Lord, however little be might sion should secure for them the services of the most talented means of an Ambaissador intenris. Paris. At the same time, they i have to do, would be one of the most efficient members of men, at smaller salaries than were at present paid. The took into consideration the question whether some reduction 1 any Government. But it could not be shown generally that fact was that the whole society of England was in too high a might not be made; and they had come to the resolution of 1 those sinecure offices were filled by very able and talented l tone.-(Laughter.) Every class of expenditure, from that of Proposin g a reduction of 2,000/. a year, viz., a reduction I men.-(Hear, lime) But the Noble Lord said it was neces- the eer downwards, was beyond what the people had means from 10,000/, to B,ooel. a year in the salary of the Amhas- ' sary to give good salaries in order that Government might • to afford; and hence, if the people could hang any portion s eder. He was by no means certain that we should not find cell to their aid men whose fortunes might be moderate, and ot their family upnn the Government, they were only too hereafter that for the purpose of maintaining the proper dig- who Lad not the means of living upon their own resources. ready to do it.-( Hear.) He wanted to see an economical n itY of our Ambassador the sum was too small. It was only N. av he thought that if individuals were called in to the aid Government, but at the same time one whose servants should t he other day he was looking at a letter from our Ambassa. of a the who had not wealth or rank to r e commend be well paid, though the present high rates of remuneration don e P ; a- - ens in 1783, in which it was stated that be could them, they would be men who had fought their way up, and °wilt to be moderated. If the diplomatic service could not _hot maintain himself properly and efficiently as Ambassador ; whose talents would command remuneration in Government i be reduced, he despaired of any great reduction being made Upon len than 12,000/. .ts year.- (Hear, hear.) .13at, how- 'or elsewhere. Out the Nplgo Lord gay.) an answer in the expenditures England required to keep up a Vera' -to throw 11 1" 11 d to a Govern the Kafir war. ect to go to an income-tnic )ri to bring for• t (the Govern a of the 1 . 10 0, f a Committee antie spoke a „.. t e country wa l y a ware Is of free•tracio rme r B , bur tbea tenant-antler, it was the i% t of th e Public • abbe aries P vas intended to Ol t repi- I to Ireland Os the ExcheVenr and his wow UER declinld ghc forwards row•so brci/ _ jai feet that, w, n: "Ma Chargeig lees of ell_ gar eable r, ng sestioos3oc; parties 0 f !t, in reaPe ci i'A rth in the " it of this.gu"" to utlivi se rery uld b° • arch o [ember tlot be but none t°°byk motion WO , Ati a es two -- s aces to 10 ,. L r ty r s of P,,r,,°„,r 0 . JO ds ti° on no sPr l ' A ds th ou ld bet. 1R thoug ht : c i d ° n , for it " e goci. iich th e ir ly ng particul w i t bdro han d s of big ndmen i t tpd 1 0 as eru.' - d ipg underslBl/ fill O s est' ng into A C°lll° which re make thole , une. Tha t lent in the est shill it this or the ; afford to aisebievo as small for ther con ght. AnY life in this he Cabinet 1, who en the eervice themselves n eaamPl e ce of Lor a 5e Council Lccleuch) d to aban• se of die' as a gre at life, and if rental na )ted them.- lucrate,' )ered read . eminent:A) mcripg OUG r - THE SUN, 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. Het 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 brunch 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 fur Derby (Mr. Bass) drew the conclusion that the state of the cultivators was therefore most prosperous and successful, and than 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 iu 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 of 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 foreig❑ hops had been much reduced, it had not been reduced to such a degree as to admit foreign bops, except in 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 nst 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 sup 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. FIUME 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. COMM'SSIONER 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, while others mentioned in the m aion 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 ou 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 J. RUSSELL objected to give any of the returns without a good reason being assigned.—(Hear, bear.) The motion was then withdrawn. BUSINESS OF THE lIOUSE. 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 desirable 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 Lori intended to proceed next with the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill? Lord J. RUSSELL—Yes. COUNTY COURTS BILL. On the motion of Mr. .1. 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. large naval establishment, is consequence of its diplomatic interferences and its meedlieg too much with the affairs of other countries. lie really wished Lord Palmerston was out of theSeseign department. He would make him Chancellor of the Exchequer—anything he could—for his telents were great, and be was sorry to see them thrown away in his pre sent office —(Cheers and laughter.) With respect t , naval expenditure, the Committee that had set upon that subject for some time bad !SIC le the most searching inquiries, and he regretted that their recommendation as to the reduction of the number of admirals from 150 to 100 had not been carried out. He eves glad to find that pare or the ground had been cut from under his feet, because the Admiralty had proposed to reduce the number of admirals from 150 to 99. It was stated that a sum of 6,5001. would be necessary to carry that reduction into effect. tie believed, however, that sum might be altogether saved by adopting the system of making one appointment for three deaths. Besides, the course recom mended by the Committee would have the effect of putting an enol to the system of , avouritism. Sir F. T. BARING said the mode followed by the Admi ralty was substantially in accordance with the recommenda tion of the Committee; and with respect to the Generalship of Marines, the Admiralty had done no more than carry their recommendation into effect. Sir G. PECHELL adveceted the propriety of making re tirements for lieutenants and commanders, and recommended that the money paid for the conveyance of specie in her Ma jesty's ships should be eppliest to that purpose. ASSI -TANT-sITRGEONS IN THE .NAVY. Captain BOLDER° then rose to move that a resolution of the House on the Bth of April„ having declared that in the opinion of this House the accommodation pro vided for the assistannaurgeons en board her Majesty's ships of war is inadequate and insuffieient for securing the full benefit of their professional services, it is the duty of this House that means should be taken forthwith to carry the said resolution into effect. The Gallant Officer said that under the present syst, in a s! stem of social degradation was fixed on the assistant-surgeons, which prevents 1 young men of go d 'acquiretnents from entering the navy in that capa city. There was no ground for refusing the necessary ac commodation in line-uf-battle ships, whatever might be the case with respect to smaller vessels. If the Right Hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty would give him an assurance that he would consider the matter, with the view of carrying the resolution into effect, he would not press his motion; but if the answer should be unsatisfactory, he would take another opportunity of bringing the matter under the consideration of the House. Sir F. 'l'. BARING said he had endeavoured to carry out the resolution of the House as tar as could be done con sistently with the accommodation afforded by a ship of war, and regulations had been issued for that purpose. He was not aware how far they had been complied with, but would at once issue the necessary orders to procure a return on the subject. Mr. WAKLEY said the assistant-surgeons were extremely dissatisfied, but they were afraid of complaining, knowing that, if they did, a black mark would be placed against their names, and they would have no chance of preferment. The motion was then withdrawn. THE HOP DUTY. Mr. FREW EN moved that an address be presented to her Majesty, most respectfully to inform her Majesty that very great distress exists in those districts of the county of Sussex where hops are grown, and that it will be quite out of the power of the hop-planter in that county to pay the excise duty on the crop of 1850 during the present year. The hop duty had for a great many years been most oppressive. In 1319 it was, certainly, not objected to; but in 1822 the distress was so great that Lord Liverpool consented to the remission of a moiety of the duty. Part of the duty of 1848, which had been allowed to stand over, had now been enforced, and the consequence was that the planters had been compelled to sell their hops at a ruinous price, and had now nothing left. Within the last three years they had lost 201. per acre. He trusted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would take the same course which was taken in 182'2.—(Hear, hear.) lie had received numerous letters, complaining of the distress which existed, and stating that, if the Government attempted to collect the duty in May, the result would be most serious. Many of the tenants were leaving their lands, upon which they could not live even rent free, the amount of taxation being to enormous, and in a parish near his residence a thousand acres had been thrown upon the proprietor. lie did not know a single landed proprietor who had received one-fourth of his rents during the last year, or one who h-d received any part of his rents due at Lady-day, 18'0. They might be told that they had no business to grow hops; but he answered that they bad an enormous population, and that the quantity of labour employed in the hop-grounds was i such as Hon. Members not acquainted with that system of cultivation could form no idea of. in the cultivation of hops the amount spent on labfiur alone varied, according to cir cumstances, from 121. 10s. to 15/. Be. per acre, tied the whole sum spent in this way in his ermines was estimated at from 120,000/. to 150,0001. a year. Ile thought that under these circumstances the hop growers had the strongest possible claims on her Majesty's Government, and should conclude by moving ac he had given notice. Mr. FULLER seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not but be aware that there was a' part of the district to which the Honourable Gentleman alluded in a state of dis tress, and it was painful therefore to him to feel it his duty to oppose a motion the tendency of which might be supposed to be to alleviate that distress. He wished to direct to this case the attention of those Honourable Gentlemen who at tributed so much of the existing distress of the country to the removal of protection. Let it be observed that the hop growers had an absolute and emnplete monopoly of the home market. It was perf:ctly true, a - ; the Hon. Gentleman had stated, that the protective duty was reduced four or five years ago ; but It was still so high that no quantity of foreign hops had ever yet come in which could be supposed to produce the slighest effect whatsoever on the price. The utmost quantity of foreign hops ever retained for con sumption was 250,0001b5. ; whereas our own produce was 48,000,0001b5. ; it could not, therefore, be supposed that this had effected the home market to any appreciable extent. Nor had the consumption of hops been interfered with by the use of drugs, which in former times were employed by the brewers when the price of hops was high. By the ar rangement made for the levy of the duty, the preshire on the producer was greatly mitigated, payment not being re quired until the whole of the produce had been disposed of. Thus before the growers were called upon to pay the duty due on the crop of 184$, they had received the whole price of that crop, and a considerable part of that of 1849. So far was the statement of the Honourable Gentleman from being true, that they paid the duly before disposing of the crop, when the fact was, that they never paid the first half of the duty till great part of the crop was sold, and never paid the second hair till great pert of the subsequent crop was sold. The Hon. Gentleman would not deny thi i position, that when the producer had a complete monopoly, he must, in ordinary times, be able to exact of the consumer the full amount of the duty, in addition to the net price of the article; this was the case with the growers of hops. But they had done that which must necessarily lead to a fall in the p-ice, increasing the produce of hops beyond the demand for them. For many years up to the year before last, they lead paid the duty without the slightest difficulty. In 1843, 1814, and 1845, the average produce of hops was 30,000,000 lbs., but the production was increised so much that in the three succeeding years it amounted to nearly 47,000,0001b5. By throwing so large a quantity of this article cn the market beyond what the country required, the price had been con siderably reduced. In 1849 the produce of hops was small and the price exceedingly high, but in. 1850 the produce was very large, amounting to 48,000,0001b5 e b which the marls et l y was again overstocked and the price re need. The greater part of the hops on which the duty was 'ow to be paid had long been sold at the duty-paid price: `lf the remission of duty was to be to the dealers who had - paid that price the Hon. Gentleman's constituents would derive no benefit; but if to the first parties, it was tantamount 'to a demand that so many thousands of pounds should be taken from the pockets of the general tax-paying community for the benefit of a small class. Mr. T. L. HODGES hoped that some relief would be given, as the distress of the hop-growere could not be denied. At preset there was a greater number of farms untenanted i hal he had ever known in that county, and it was to be feared that with a large number of farm s out of employment the state of the county in reference to the payment of poor rates and taxes would become such that no Minister could venture to overlook it. lie should feel it his duty to intro duce a Bill for the reduction of the duty on hops. Mr. BASS felt disposed to ask indulgence of the Right Honourable Gentleman to other classes of distressed agricul turists. The growers of barley had been very great sufferers, and as they paid a most onerous duty on their produce he could not but think it quite as reasonable that the Right Honourable Gentleman should return to them some part of the duty, as that he should return to the hop-growers some part of the duty on hops, which had already gone into their pockets. lie doubted that the existence of severe depres sion in this branch of agriculture was clearly made out, in- asinuch as the quantity of acres of hops under cultivation inereased in 1850 from upwards of 42,000 to upwards of 43,000. There could be no considerable importation of foreign hops until the price in the, country was nearly double the average, as was the case when the last importa tion occurred. It Honourable Gentlemen would confine themselves to attempting to diminish an onerous duty they would meet the sympathy of both sides of the House; but to come and ask for extraordinary indulgence to a trade which was more indulged than any other in the country appeared quite unreasonable. Mr. E WANT briefly opposed the motion, contending (as we understood the Hon. Member, who was nearly inaudible in the gallery) that the relief proposed to be given to the hop growers would involve en injustice to the hop dealers; that it was, in p oint of fact, mere y relieving one class at the ex pense of another. l Mr. DISRAEL I said ie v.as astonished that the Hon. Members, , ho now complained to the House of the suffer ings of their constituents, a particular class of agriculturists, should not have availed themselves of the opportunities afforded them on more than one occasion during the present session of expressing their opinions in support of the senti ments which hal so graciously issued fro a the Throne, and been responded to by Ministers. The Howe had been told at the commencement of the session, that there was great distress and depression in the agricultural districts, but when the House was called upon to respond to that important declaration, the Honourable Member for Kent, and the Ilonourable Gentleman who had just addressed the House, did not then assist the repreeentativee of the agricultural in terest, but they ne w came forward and told the House that they represented bodies of suffering agriculturists. They were not asked, on the occasions to which he had alluded, to give an opinion on the principles of protection, but merely to offer their valuable testimony in addition to the important and augu A declaration which had b ee n made to the House from the Throne. Notwithstanding this, however, he was superior to any petty feelin g s on this sUbject, and entirely sympathised with these Honourable Members on the present occasion. The motion before the House was one for an hu m bl e address to he r Ma j est y , informing her that very great distress existed in those districts of the counties of Sus sex and Kent where hops were grown. That was, they were to inform her Majesty that there was partial distress, when her Majesty had informed them that there was general dis tress. He could not under Stand how -her Majesty's Minis ters, having counselled her Majesty to make that important announcement, and having on several occasions told the' House that they still held the same opinions on this subject which they bad expressed at an early period of the session, could resist the present motion. What was the case before the House? The duty on foreign hops had been reduced to one-f o urth of what it was formerly, but the internal duties had not been reduced in the same proportion. The supporters of this motion did not ask the House to protect any branch of native industry; they merely contended that if the foreign duty on an article of English production was reduced, it was at least just that the inland duty on the same article should be reduced in the same proportion. The Hon. Member for Derby said that, notwithstanding the alleged distress in those districts, the produce of hops had mach increased of late years. But it appeared by a return which was on the table of the House, that from 1847 to 1850 there had been a re duction of not less than 10,000 acres of land under hop cul tivation ; from something like 52,000 acres in 1847 to about 42,000., acres in 1850, This showed that this important branch of native industry was suffering; that there was great agricultural distress in this particular district. The argument of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the hop growing. interest Wits protected, meant nothing unless he could show that the internal tax raised on the article did 120 exceed the protection which he Alleged, _ If, hewe'Vcrl COURT CIRCULAR. It is understood that thA Queen intends to give a third State Ball in the month of June next, and that for the en couraxement 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 PostmaAer- General, the Lord steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday the price of admission to the Crystal Palace fell from 1/. to es., and in consequence the receipts at the doors rose from 5001. to about 1,5001. or 1,6J0/. The sale of season tickets also, to use the language of the Stock-Exchange, "continues active," and the total receipts of the Commission during the day considerably exceeded 2,0001. 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 undertakmg 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 qualities 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 extern - 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 y -sterility, 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 seited 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 en 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 scrntinising every one about them; their conduct had so 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 passing 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 conducted them into one of the private offiees of the building and searched them. It was satisfactorily ascertained by documents found 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 de tective g ot 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. Much 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 manu'ac tare 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 iu connexion with thes e is a lar g e and elegantly-carved look ing-glass ero a f ra ra e m a e t , s. adorned wine-cooler, deeseoiotiher,biirhdst,ercruapeiodtst,a,flocno•hetrrsi,huatnedd other by M. Schler, of Berlin, is an example of the amount of good taste and intellectual study that may be expended upon a somewhat ordinary material, so as to give it 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 not supposed to be susceptible cl 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 m eterial, 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 pierre there are a number of brackets, medallions, frames, and mouldings, very elaborately finished. The 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 oxides 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 by a tool, is owing to the peculiar nature of the clay into which the molten metal is poured. An iron pillar from 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-piecee, 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 castings. Among the miscellaneous contributions we may instance book 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 calved 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 but workare men, can be sold at a much more moderate price; they by no means equal in point of finish to some of our home manu factures, the dies of which ha ve all the accuracy of relief of medallions. There is a selection of objects of graphic art from the Imperial and Government printing establishments at Vienna, which are among the most interesting and curious contri butions to the Exhibition, and are well worth a visit. Six chrome-lithographs are exhibited as specimens of the accu racy of the copies made from paintings, the originals being hung beside them, and also of the cheapness with which they can be produced. The original paintings are valued at 251. each, and the copies can he 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 es to leave the metal in the hollow parts produced by the etching. The surface of the plate is elevation o sthen again etched, to rem ov e part of the zinc plate for of the design. The plate is now, lik be e a wood-cut, fit for printing. If the plate thus pr multiplied by the galvanic process, millions of copies may be printed. A pedigree of the alphabets of the whole g lobe commences duced the series of typographical curiosities. On the one hand from the Chinese Characters, to which are added the Koreanic and Japanese characters, and on the other hand from the whic h r epresent the first kno wn h A y fr t ic h a e n p h h ie ce r i o i g ic l i y a p h h c i h c a s r ig ae n t s e , which rs,are immediately followed signs of writing. All the rest of the alphabets take their origin from these, and then branch ont the in characterstonumberlessuaread mifications, which are tra ced upto throughout the world a t the present d ay. The most remarka ble production , in the field o f foreign languages is prese nted by Auer 'a collection o f the Lord's Prayer, printe d with Roman type in 608 languages and lec s t e s e . tion of which actually second i a on of the Chinese characterscodnetNa.einiesp e2so6e the highest int eres t. The Se,oo o signs of nl d ae i h a Tw l g e nui c ena t s vg , ceeo t sa h mta e i bno nidnadotti tha t l a nguage are formed in the same manner as music is formed with moveable type, according to the typometrical system of M. Auer, the director of the establishment. This system coatains about 400 points and strokes; and although the trouble of joining these is taken into account, still the advantage of Gutenberg's invention of printing with move able types is manifestly of the greatest importance when we consider the immense number of Chinese characters. We understand that 3,000 cwt., or 150,000,000 of letters, have been cast in the foundry of this establishment in a sin g l e day. Among the curiosities of typography exhibited are specimens of different languages, printed on folio sheets. These commence with the German language of the present day ; then follow the letters used for printing during the middle ages, the forms of which are represented 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 shown. 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 Diirer's triumphal gate, the cuts of which have been collected, with the exception of a very few, by the Imperial Library. The woodcutting department of the es tablishment has undertaken to complete these woodcuts, in order to have them in readiness if a reprint of them should ever be required. A number of initial letters and whole al phabets of the seventeenth century, also a number of seals, are here arranged. Various modern drawings, landscapes, figurative and historical pictures form the continuation. Se- Mr. WILLY'S CONCERT. — This entertainment veal larger woodcuts, especially some religious objects, the took place last evening at St. Martin's Hall. Mr. Willy originals of which were drawn on wood by Professor Fiihrich, was assi ted by Messrs. Zerbini, Hill, Westlake. and Haus- claim the particular attention of the visitor, as they are exe man, with Mr. Lindsay Sloper at the pianoforte. The fea- cuted with especial ekill, tures of the concert were, as it may be conceived, classical, The different juries have commenced t heir l abou rs, and it compr i s i ng Beethoven's Grand Quintet in C major , one 0f becomes necessary to look forward to the time when they e'polir's and one of Mendelssohn's Concertos, and the Grand have made their awards. The proper ceremony for the dis- Trio in C minor by the last composer. The vocal attractions tribution of prizes is agitated, and several different sugges of the evening were contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Weiss tions have already been made. The brilliant success of the Mr. Frank Bedda, and Miss Mira Gm iesbach ; but we fear State opening encourages a hope in some minds that her the character of the concert was too classic, and aimed too Majesty may condescend to honour that occasion also with much at high art to have made it very profitable for the her presence. But nethipg definite is yet arranged, and the descrying beneficiairc, 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 13oard. 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 Lana owne. After the Council her Majesty gave audiences to the Mar quis of Breadalbane and Earl Grey. The Queen was attended by tke Treasurer of the House hold, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Londonderry, Gin Stick in Waiting, Lord Waterpark, I. , rd 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 Palace. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday e vening at Buck ingham Palace ; the company included her Royal Hig h n ess the Duchess of Kent; their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, his Royal Highness Prince Frede rick William of Prussia, the Duchess of Sutherland and 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 Spetb, the Countess A. de Harke, the Countess Louis- Oriolla, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl and Countess Granville, Count Pukler, Major von Baycn, 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 Packet Tanz Elvira Polka ......... Bertl. 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 tiT tr . Philip o i f li J p er p se u y s — ey, e eleven o'clock yesterday morning , at the Exhibition. Present :—Class 1. Sir H. de la Beche, C.B.—Class 4. lass 8. B arProfessoron Charles in-- SC k 1h l s s 9.' e Class lO. 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 Hoegeerden—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. Lord de Mauley—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 meeting of the Council. Dr. Lyon pi Colonel Lloyd, and Lieutenant ayfair, Ward, attended, b ea d e d by Mr. J. H ume, A deputation from Yarmouth, M PGreat Yarmouth, the •, and consisting of the Mayor of , _ Deputy-Mayor. G. G. D. Palmer, Mr. William N. Bur roughs, Mr. Joseph Davey, and Mr. J. Hargrave Harrison, had an interview with Lord Seymour yesterday at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests. A deputation on the subject of therkney Ports, consist ing of the Earl of b ad d, Dir. Gill, Mr. J. Dundas, and Mr. J. Lock, bad an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Hughes, of Manchester, and H. Wyatt, had an interview yesterdaY with Earl Granville, at the Board of Trade, can the subject of the Patent-laws. Mr. John Wood, Chairman o f the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Sir Alexam'er Spearman had also an interview with the Right lion. 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 Norti American colonies. ultimate decision of the matter rill of course rest withitt Royal Commission. Other subjects begin to engross atten tion. In the midst of public curiosity the duties and the claims of hospitality arc not forgotten. A grand entertain ment is talked of to be given by the local committees of this country to the cot-amis.:am:Ts of foreign Pocvers; and a banquet on a still greater scale is contemplated, at which native exhibitors shall act as hosts, and contributors from abroad as guests. BATT 'S HIPPRODOME. The inauguration of the marvellous Crystal Casket, ire 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 let 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 view 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-pia for the tournament, and gorgeously dressed dames on champing palfreys, preceding a cer in which his Majesty King Henry the Eighth of uxorious memory, line 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 th scent of the ccenobates, a race ensued be tween two charioteers in classic garb, the one in scarlet robe being the Automedun 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 pair 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 s hurdle race excellently done by six impersonations of Di. Vernon, in scarlet habits, the wonder of the ring appeared, the master of the globe roulante. For wards and backwards, up and down the sloping plinks, with happier fate than the ever-toiling leisy 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 node fleet paid an unwelcome visi: 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 ecarfs of several colours, contindel 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. Ihere is not, we can fairly say, a single 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, Betts's Hippodrome, and Alexis ttoyer's Symposium, are the three grand metropolitan lions of 1851. 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:— ENG LAND. First Inn. J. Wisden, run out 3' W. Clarke, b Grundy G. Parr, c Rogers, b Nixon 9 T. Box, b Grundy ... J. Guy, b Grundy. N. Felix, Esq., b Nixon 2 First Inn. ' W. llartingell, bit w, b Nixon ... W. Caffyn, b Nixon .. 0 A. Wynn, Esq., run out... 1 : W. Ilillyer, nut out 0 D. Day, b Grundy 1 Total 3O THE FIFTEEN. First Inn., Hon. R. Grimston, run out 9S. Dakin, b Wisden ...... 3 H. Royston, c Box, b Day 10 J. Pollitt, not out ... ...... 3 E. Reeves, Esq., b Clarke 0 Nixon, not out .......... 4 G. Chatterton, b Wisden... 35 C. Gordon, Esq. Mr. Thomas, b Day ...... ... OJ. Grundy ... Mr. Rogers, b Clarke J. Bean, st Box, b Clarke 71 bl, n-b 1 G. Gilbert, Esq., U Clarke 6 A. Haygarth, Esq.,b Clarke 0 First Inn. Total .. 7* NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Alecto, 6, eteam-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 Ilarris, received her ship's company at Portsmouth yesterday. She has about 50 blue jackets short of her complement. Seagull, 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 surer seded by the central steam-packets. Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander Smithett, leaves Woolwich this day, after a full and complete repair in hull and machinery, for Dover, to resume her packet service. She will try her speed at the measured mile. The breaking up of the Aurora, old frigate, was completed at Devonport, and the deck cleared last week. Lieut. V. G. Field (1832) died in South Australia, in December last. APPOINTMENTS. Woonwictr, Max 5. —Surgeon John Ferrier ( 1810 ), to the Impregnable flag-shiP at Devonport. A ss i s tant -Surgeon John M. Duffus (1849) is confirmed to the Niger, 14, screw steam-sloop, on the west coast of Africa station. A s sistant -Engineer Richard liTarlane (second class) to the Retribution steam-frigate at Devonport. Master's-Assistant R.f. 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 fl ig-ship at this port. Commander Thomas Hope (1841), having completed a course of study of steam at the factory at Woolwich Docllc yard, was examined by Mr. Humphrys, chief engineer, anal 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 13anco.) REVEEUX CAUSE. —VIE DUKE OF DTJCEINGIIANI v. TEES COMMISSIONERS OF ISLAND REVENUE.This was a case st ated for the opinion of the Court under the 15th section of the New Stamp Act (13th and 14th Vi ctor i a , chap. 97 ) , which provides that if a party presenting an instrument liable to the stamp duty for the decision of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, as to the proper amount of duty to be paid there on , s h a ll b e di s satisfied with suc h decis i on, he may appeal th ere f rom to this Court. It appe ars that in 1845 the Duke of Buckingham and the Blarquis of Chandos joined in a deed of trust to raise 1,100,0001. to be charged on the estates of the Duke or the purpose of paving off his debts to that amount. Under that deed a sum just below 500,000/. was raised, and the debts were reduced by about half that sum, the balance being appropriated to his own uses by the Duke. In 1847 his Grace made application to the Marquis to join him in raising other sums, and the Marquis, though he refused to assent to that course, i agreed to purchase the equity of re demption and to join n 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 st i pu l a tion 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 1,00.4. a year as a preference charge while a bachelor, and 3,0001. a year if be should marry, with the power of charging the estates with a further sum of 2,000/. 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 , howev er, having arisen as to the propriety of the sum paid for the stamps, this rase was drawn up, the Commissioners contend ing that the Marquis was to be taken to be the purchaser of these estates fir 1,500,000/., within a fraction, and that the duty ought to be paid as on that sum, under the eld Stamp Act, 55th Geo. 111., which provides, inter alia, that " where any lands shall be sold and conveyed in consideration, wliolly or in part, of any sum charged thereon by way 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 been heard on behalf of the Duke of Buckingham and the Com missioners of Inland Revenue respectively, Sir F. Poc.LOCK (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 Or FORTUNE BY FIRE. —Last evening Mr. H. M. Wakley held an inquest at 33, Albion-street, Hyde Park-square, the residence of the late Miss Sarah Gladstone Clark, aged 51, who was burned to death. On 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 fire-place, almost burned to a cinder, the rushlight screen standing near her, and the rushlight me lted down. Dr. James Hill , Guildford-place, deceased's medical attendant, stated the deceased was very nervous. He had no doubt that her dress having caught Are she fainted,. and thus perished, without being able to call assistance. 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