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• TO AGENTS.—Life Assurance Agents in any Part of England may with advantage become Agents for Fire Insurance, and thereby greatly extend their Life business. The Directors of the UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION — an Institution established on new and important principles, anti possess blg upwards of Two THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS, whose names and addresses are published with the Prospectus—are teady to receive a pplications for Agencies, accompanied by references. By looking over the List of Shareholders, applicants will probably find several to Whom they are known. For terms, prospectuses, &c apply to THOMAS H. BAYLIS, General Manager and Secretary. Chief Offices, 40, Pall Mall, London. STEAM TO AUSTRALIA. GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPIN COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GivErr, That this Company's Auxiliary Iron Form Steam-ship ARGO, 1,850 tons, George Hyde, Commander, will _ e aYa Southampton for PORT PHILIP and SYDNEY on VS Limas oal". the 4th of May next. J'lat accommodation is of a superior descrip'ion, and the cabins are 1; 1 5Y nirnished. The rates of passage money—After c argil, first 80/. ; Fore Cabin, second class. 50/. These rates are exclusive Of Wines, beer, and spirituous liquo: s, which, howeve - , may be bad ° r' board at moderate prices. The ship will carry an experienced "noon. A PPlications for passage to be ntade at the Compary's Offices, 2, „ Exchinge-bufidings ; and for freight and parcels, to 31 essrs zalfour, Laming, and Owen, 16, St. Mary-axe. 'E X 0 ISE-OFFICE, in Old Broad-street, FOR mus s SALE.—To be SOLD, by TENDER, b.) order of the Coin oners of Inland Revenue, in several Lot', or, if an price be offered, in One Lot, all those extensive, valuable, awl highly `rni ) crtarit FREEHOLD PREMISES in Old Broal-stre t, the city of London, known for many years as the EXCISE-OS FICE, an recently, as the Inland Revenue-office; compr:shi4 tho elegant and an batantial stone bailding fronting Old Broad-street, end the spacious "Ices and inclosed yard contiguous, in the rear, with a carriage-way entrance from Bishops g ate-street, all of which have been for the last •A n tY years vested in the Crowe, and used for the p rpeses of the ''.cise Revenue. The vast importance of this property, in regard as well to its loca lity as its extent is of the highest char-cter. The immediate neigh boUrhlOod of the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England, the Stock lehange, the Auction Mart, and th s numerous other public and pri /lite establishments tor business, renders its value peculiar ; and no o pportunity of acquiring a site in the city of London, in any degree a pproximating that now offered, will probably again-present itself. &Tinted particulars and conditions of sale, with a form of tender, !nay be obtained at the offices of the Secretary, and the Solicitor i f Inland Revenue, Somerset-house ; and of William Herbert, Esq , the Board's Surveyor of Buildings, on the premises, in Old Broad-street. All tenders to be delivered on or before the 2ith April next. Inland Revenue, Somerset-house, 31st March, 1853. ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, For the Relief of Decayed Artists, their Widows and Orphans. Instituted 1814. lCorporated by Royal Charter, 1842, under the immediate protection of her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEEN. P ATRON.—IIIs Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT, E.G. VICE . 1118 Grace the D u k e o f Buc- PATRONS Right Hon. Earl of Dartmouth clench Eight ht Hon Earl de Grey Ms G race the D u k e o f Devon- Big Hon.. Earl of Ellesmere abire Eight Hon. Lord Lyndhurst III? Grace the Duke of Sather- Sir John Swinburne, Bart. land Most Neble the M Joseph Neeld, Esq., M.P. downarquis of Jesse Watts Rusiell, Esq. rcEsiDENT—Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, P.R A. ma„The Nobility, Friend s , an d S u b scr ib ers are res p ec tf u lly i n f orme d t the DIRTY -EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be Celebrated in Freemason's Hall, on SATURDAY, the 16t4 of April, The Right Hon. the EARL GRANVILLE in the Chair. STEWARDS. Richard Andsell, Esq. George Armfleld, Esq. G. Aubrey Bezzi, Esq. William Boxall, Esq., A.R.A. WlUfam Brockedon, Esq. Thomas S. Cafe, Esq. Nicholas J Crowley, Esq. R.h.A A- R. Grant De Vaux. Esq. 8l en Upton Eddis, Esq. Y rarrer. jun., Esq. W. Glass, Esq. Nrederick Goodall, Esq., A.R.A. 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Pen s vation i application promotes a free and uninterrupted exer- Portant functions of the skin, FO essential for the usitatifel of health, and the attainment and continuance of a Gent, complexion. s itarti„ ei neo, after shavin7, will also find it allay the Irrit a bilit y and It a ,"g Pain, and renter t h e s ki n s oft, smooth, a n d p l easant. 0 7 ItXTfYing and refreshing prpertles have obtained As selection With - 4, 44 Y, and the several Courts throughout Europe, together boni e :"e " elite" of the Aristocracy.—Price 4s. 6d. and 88. 6d. per n ai ‘ 44l';r 2 . ";" -- The wcrds " Rowlands' Kalydor " are on the :Tapper, ,s"vera,„ '' L lvland and Sons, 20. fiction - garden, 1 ondon, on the ' h ertlisi" t „ n t Stamp, affixed on each bottle. Sold by them, and by Per:urnere. " GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA. Th ey DIRECTORS IN LONDON. as A gents of the province of Canada, Geor ge ta ar iar. tag, M.P. ant Directors of the Company, on Hen,„ parr Gl yn, i sq., Robert r r oalas . ton Blake, Esq.- belt alf of the Canadian G rnmcnt Rirkn im 'rlatont, Esq. Ald erman .__nici Hodgson, Esq. bompson, Ile H en. , DIRECTORS IN CANADA Glene rm on Ross, Member of the Legislative Council, Solicitor- The ki on. p i - I. ILIPPer Canada, President. The R on. tralicis /Bucks, M.P., Inspector-General. The Hon, Jame,he, M.L.C., Reeelver-General. The 1100. m a ( rris, M.L.C., Postmaster-General. Council. -.."-n1 Cameron, ALP., President of the Executive The lion R. E • T h Caron, Speak er o f the Legislative Council. lien• Georg e Cr eter M.L.O , President of the Bank of Montre a l. awford Es q • , l3eVice-President kile of the St. Lawrence and 11. Lail way C°11"". a'• E s Mayor of Bell ev ill e . X. ''''''"yrn"i'telns q., triot!eQUiseqbe,c. Toronto. B ankers In Londo'n—iressrs. Glsn. Mills, and Co. ; Messrs. Baring Brothels and Co Engineer in Chief—A lexande '" Assist ant-Engine,r—Sartrill.l(l:lll(i.eenzfieer,REossqc. Solicitors in tztaanrilit Canada —C. Esq. Messrs. SW ft and • f Wagstaff, 30, Great Solicitors in Canad Gorge-street, E. Cat lei IV Esq., Lit r a —G. real ; John Bell, Esq., APP • iicatim for shares to b e d mae to Messrs. Laurcniei Bani Chap Man, novo, and Pearce, Auction mart, Loudon. Brokers ; or to T Man, Ittq., 2, Leadenhaii-street. The Government and Legislature of Canada4tr of cliff rent have Ly various acts uciion incorpt rated ,everal companies n sec tions of the main trunk lino of ra il w ay th th u ro , ntigh out the province; and acts of the Canadian rarliamt n ave a been p. all the companies whose r at isva% s intersect ing . th n e gama mit or i; ain jrailway trunk with th e G ran d T run k R a il way Com rm•iiiy, seas to form one company, under the name of the "Grand Trunk Rallwat Company of Canada " Arrangements are accordingly in protress for a fu,ion of the Grand trunk Railway Company of Canada East, the Quebec aid Richmond Railway Comi any, the St Las rence and Atlantic Railway Ctinpany, the Grand Junction Railway Company, and thii• Toronto and Guelph Railway Company, with the Grand Trunk Beltway of Canada, forming together 964 Miles of railway (including a bric•ge over the St. Lawrence at Montreal, e hich will be constructed under the superintendence of Robert Stephenson, 1 sq., M.P., and A. M. Ross, Esq., with a com bined capital 0 9,500,000/. and for a lease in perpetuity of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway, from the point of its junction with the Grand Trunk lia•lway to the City of Portland, 148 miles. Whereby access is obtained to the Atlantic at one of the natural harbours of the Western Continent. The capital is • ••••• Made up as follows : Amount already raised in shares, and spent on works of the St. Lawrence, and At lantic and Quebec and Richmond Railway Amount already raised on bonds...—. £9,500,000 .£683,i00 733,000 £1,416,400 Reserved in shares and debentures for the aharehoiders in the St. Lawr,nce an I At lantic and Quebec and Richmond Railways on the amalgamation, and to the bond holders of the Ontartn, Simcoe, and Iluron Railway company._ „ 837,600 2,254,00 Leav ing . £7,246,0% Stoc Mia amount N;111 Wecreated and apportioned as follows : k In 1 44,920 shares of 251. each .. • • •• • • • • .. • • .. • • ..£3,623,000 bebenturrs of 100/ . each, payable In twenty•flve years, tbe-nig Interest at 6 per cent per annum, payab e half early• in London, and convertible into shares on or efor, 1863, at the option of the ho:dere the Ist day of 1,811,500 • •••• ••••••••...............• •••• •••• •• And d. bentures, c nvertible into bonds of th e Provincial Government of 1001. each payable in twenty years, Ybearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half early, in L0nd0n..... ~.................. 1,811,500 £7,246,000 Of these 144,920 shares, it is the now to issue one-halt, 1 . 1 2 , 1 ,811 50 other half I; OL in shares, and the same amount in debentures, the however, having been agreed to be taken by the contrac'ors, who, July, 18 , 4 engage to give to the holders of such shares, on the Ist Lawrence (twelve months after the anticipated opening of the St. in ~.,.., and Atlantic section of th • railw the option of taking, ed to holder of 3) ' to ,44,1,1freport.ons, two-thirds of such remaining tn mcd. ty • that is entla an iennt cla im 20 ,n such shares will, on the July , ' 1854, be s n debru t De ture s t o bear biterures also at par. ares more at par, together with ' an equal 2 00/. of debe (ne halt Such additional shares and de- Aar With each 2007.' the la rn „," filiiirea. of each description) will be issued at uu nds of th e pi t 7img the provincial aid it is provided that the bonds will. th vmee shall by issued as the works advance. These the holder erefore, be held in trust, to be delivered pro rata to sof the Interest at t convertible debentures. of the am he rate of 6 per cent. per annum from the completion 1., ~,... yeas eiR atnation until the entire works are flnithed wilt be paid - ly in L Pa d ondon, In stering on the amount ttom time to time Able , en each share. The dividends, as declared, m ill also be pay in sterlln.• ii 1. dn .. 1 OR 0 . _ The t o f irst Pa3'ment in respect of the shares and debentures will _ e Place on allotment, as follows, viz , 51. on each share, and 20 per ant. on each dc !sentare, to be pad' at ,he Company's bankers in Loa n, :e_do Liver pool, or Canada. The remainder will be called up by instsl 4Lrnts, not exceeding 21. 10s. per share, and 10 per cent. per debui e, at i nterva7s of not less than four months between each call, and the first call will not be made until the expiration of six months from r_date of allotment. Subscribers will, however, have the privilege ant i=iPating the calls upon the debentures, i eceivin 6 per cent. in terest on the amount paid up in advance. sethe descripti on and objects of the Grand Trunk Railway are fully set in the Appendix, to which especial reference is craved. Pie More prominent points therein are : idoes, as it i The cearpletenesa of the system of railway, engrossing, tr the traffic of Canada and the State of Maine, and precluding /MMus competition. 2. Tie large amo un t o f G overnment guarantee and of Canadian capital invested—being two millions eight hundred thousand pounds Ifterllng. ....• The fa c t that 250 miles of the Railway are now open for traffic -to be i ncreased to 390 miles by the close of the present year. til4. The execution of the whole remaining works being in the hands Most. experienced contractors ; the eminent English firsixm °Mess s. i ,eto, brassey, Betts, and Jackson, having undertaken -sevenths to, including the St. Lawrence-bridge. it e The cost of the railway being actually defined by the contracts f__ e adY Made, whereby any apprehension of the capital being found .aauflicient is removed. IR ra --- of fl. • ary .. PPendix will also be found th e d a t a for th e : 0 11 )14 "ng sun:- probable revenue. On 1,112 miles, at an average of above ' 251. per mile, per week .............. £1,479, 66 0 Deduct working expenses, 40 per cent .. 591,864 In'erat on debenture debt 4,635,200 .... Rental o Ail&itic and S Lawrence Rail- Way" •• •. 278,100 -£8E7,796 60,000 338,100 Thus shelving a profit on the filiare capital of 4,86 t,BOO/., of ) early roper cent A PVlcatio for shares may beade to Messrs. Laurence, Cam "G76, sill Pearce; or 'o Wid.am Chapman, Esq., in the blowing form FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Dlrectcrs of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. I r equest you will allot to me shares of the proportionat e amount of debentures of each class the capital pf tie above- named railway, and I agree to accept the same, or any less number, and pay the deposit of 5/. on each share, and 20 per eett. requir on each cl ass of debentures, sal to sign any deed which may be Dated ed tforhe giving elect to my enbicription. day or , 1853. Name Address . • • . • • • • . ........ .•• • • • • • •••••• Profeaaton .. Reference . ... •• • • •• t• • CULVERWELL'S NEW. WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row Carvelho, 47, Fie ( t- s t rec t , M ann , 39 , Cornhill. Price One Shilling each; by le Gd. No. 18,894.] NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " ADELAIDE LINDSAY." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 THE LONGWOODS of the GRANGE. By the Author of "Adelaide Lindsay." " The Longwoods are a family group in the story of whose life, as toll by the successful delineator of 'Adelaide Lindsay,' romat ce readers will find a charm and an interest similar to that which attends the anna!ts of the Vicar of Wakefi id." —Daily News. "A tole such Ps Misi Amten might have been proud of, and Gold smith would not have disowned."— Globe. Hurst and Blackclt, Publ.shers, successors to Henry Colburn. 13, Great Marlborough street. JuA ASHORT and SURE WAY of PREVENTING BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS ; with SOME ILLusTRA.- liv FACTS. Dedicated to }lll Honest Electors. By RiGBY WAt•ON, Eq. Free by p.st, I tic- 6d. A3 - r : Tboalas M. G0nm,..11. 3IOORE'S MEMOIII3, VOL.i 111. & IV. . Just pub'lAhe ', Vols. 111. and IV., ill p,st Svo., price 10s. 6d. each, MOORE'S MEMOIRS, JOURNAL, and CORItESPO.NDENCE. Edited by the Right Hoa. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. With Portraits of Sir John Stevenson and Samuel Rogers, Esq.; and Vignettes by T. Creswiek, R.A., of the Meeting of the Waters and 3loore's Resideace at Mayfield. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. NORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY. Bayonne, !run, St. Sebastian, Tolosa, Bilboa, Vitoria, Miranda, Isriviesca, Burgos, Palencia, Vallado:id, Avila, L'Escurial, Madrid. Capital 29,925,000 piastres. 315 000 shares of 95 piastres each for Spain, ZOO francs for Fiance, or 201. for England. Deposit 19 piastres in Spain, 100 f ants in France, or 41. in England. One fifth of the capital has been subscr bed in Spain, two-fifths in France, and two fifths remain for appropriation in England. President-3 he Duke De Riansares. Bankers in Paris—Messrs. Rothschild, Paris. Bankers in London—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co.; the London and County Bank. Rankers in Bordeaux—Messrs. Ezpeleta et Fits. Agents in London—Messrs. C. Devaux and Co., 62, King William• street, City ; to whom applications for shares may be made. The North of Spain Railway is about 685 kilometres, or 427 miles long, including the branch to the port of The p►rjeetors have already obtained the . concessien for 99 years, of the Spanish portion. which traver ses a distance of 650 ki ometres, or 406 miles. They have paid 750,000 piastres (157,0001.), the caution money, and they are in actual treaty with the French Government for the section from Bayonne to the Spanish frontier; the length of which is only 35 kilometres, or 21 miles. The Spanish Government guarantees to the Company, on a maxi mum capital of 30,000,000 piastres (6,315,7891.), a minimum interest of 7 per cent., inc'uding 1 per cent. to be applied to a sinking fund. The provinces and comp tines traversed by this railway, as well as the contiguous provinces and communes, have agreed to share with the ovemment the responsib lity qt this guarantee. Ihe Spanish Government, perceiving the great advantaze which must result to the public revenue by the encouragement of railways, which • •evelop the various sources of national wealth, have faithfu ly adhered to the guarantees they have given ; and even in cases whore companies have not been able to perform their engagements, the Governm , nt has returned to such companies, whether native or foreign, the entire sums paid as caut•onary deposit. In order to secure to the shareholders in the North of Spain Rail way the fail value of the guarantee of 6 per cent., and 1 per cent. sinking fund, a general contract has been already made for the pur chase of the land, the construction of the whole line, and for rolling sto.k, plant, &c.,. according to the requirements of the Government, at a price within the guaranteed capital. The contractor has depo sited 500,000 piastres of 105,A3/., as a guarantee for the due fulfil ment of the contract, and is to leave 5 per cent. out of each certiflc‘te in the hands of the birectors as a further security, until such reserves shall amount to the sum deposited. 'l he contract price coves all expenses incurred in surveys and otherwise up to the present time, and leaves a fund of about 10 per cent. ot• the capital in the hands of the.eirectors, to meet the general expenses of the. undertaking, and to pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum to the sharehold . 4ra during the course of construc tion. The North of Spain Railway connects Madrid with several provin. cial chief towns, terming points of convergence of various high roads, such as Vitor.a, where seven meat. Burgos, Valladolid, and Avila, are also the centres of similar streams of traffic. The North of Spain Railway traverses most important Industrial dist: icts, such as the. provinces 01 Biscay, Gsipuzcoa, and Alava. It runs also through districts rich in wools, wines, and corn—districts producing much more than they cm either consume, or at present, export ; and which. to gain access to the home and foreign markets, need only those iacilities of economical transport which this railway will provide. The North of Spain Railway witl establish a thorough communi cation between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Starting trout Bayonne and tliboa it vi ill proceed through Irun, St. Sebastian, To osa, and Vito. is to Miranda At Miranda it reaches the river Ebro, which is now being canalised don n to the port of Alfaques, on the shores of the ‘ted.terranean. At Madrid also it will be placed in communication with the great line of railway now in course of construction between the capital and Valencia. Another very linpo: tint feature of this great undertaking is that at Valladolid it will reach the river Douro, which runs to Opo:to ; and lastly, at Madrid, it wilt be brought into connexion with the Aral juez Railway, which w.it be continued first to Badajoz to m-et . the Portuguese line to Lisbon, next to Cordova, and thence to 'ille and Cadiz. To estimate the advantages which such data promise to the North of Spain Railway, the distinction between zpanieh, English, and French railways must be kept in view. Firat,—The cost of construction is greater in England or France, because land is of a higher value than in Spain. Labour is much dearer in England and in France than in Spain. Rails a'so and engines bear in France a price somewhat extravagantly high, in consequence of the protection given to home industry, whi.st into Spain they are imported from England free of duty.. Seconder, —The return from railways in England or France are of much slower development than in Spain, because in the former countries railways hive to compete with already existing and long estibliJied means of conveyance, whilst in Spain railway;, from the _ _ moment of their opening, absorb the a hole of the tra2l,!: The returns arc less profitable in England and France than in Spa n, because they can be secured only by incessant reductions upon the tariffs of the numerous competing means of transport; n - hi st in t. , pain the tetiffs will, to a certainty, b 3 largely retnune• rative, since they can reasonably be hxed at 50, 100, and even 200 per cent above the Engl sh and French tariffs, and still remain much cheaper than the old means of iran,port, and be accordingly appreciated. These dis inctions axe well founded, and have received conthma- lion front the results of all the existing railways .n epain; hence the Railway Company from Valencia to Aleira has een compelled, alter a few months' tratliv. to douule the rolling stock, which had been estimated sufficient tor YeArs. Upon the line from Laugreo, in the Asturias, the exeroltant tariff of 2 t centimes per kilometre and per ton sufficed to put down all competing mean* 01 transporting the coat of the basin of r 4 runa to the port of Gijon; and, lastly, the line from Madrid to Aranjuez, only 51 kilometres long, and which runs to no centre of production or commerce, had in 1552, the first year or its working, a trafile of 300,e00 passengers, and 110,000 tons of mere an.lise. The e'stimats of the receipts to be expected from this line have been framed under the special superintendence of the provincial, consular, and municipal corporations of Biscay, and establish upon the existing traffic an immed:aie return of 5,150,000 piastres, or 1,05 ;1101., which, after deducting 45 per cent. for working ex peoses, leaves a net profit upon the capital of the Company of 10 per cent. This estimate, however, is wholly irrespective if the in crease which improved means of transport invariably ensures. The Board 01 Direction will be nominated in the statutes of the Company, and will consist of eight Spanish, four French, and three English Directors. Three French Directors have been appointed, viz.:— M. Ardouin, banker, Paris, M. De Ca imaldi, Paris, and M De Ezoeleta, Pads and Bordeaux. London, April 9, 1853. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. north of Spain liailway Company. To Messrs. C. Devaus and Co. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares in the above undertakinw, and I hereby agree to /kept the said shares, or any less number you may allot me, and to pay the sum of 4/. on each share al.otteo, at the time to be specified is your letter of allotment. Dated this day of 185 Name in fall ....... Re idence •• • . Freres:lon ...... IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by li. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. 8 vo., in cloth. price 53. oy post free, ss. 6d., 0/4 TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORREEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Trcatmeut and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of ttie ,enerative System, ar Sexual Hypochondrinsis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Picktort; Is known to English readers by his frequent practi. ;al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-inedi ail reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall Elect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his ower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We oromiscd in a former number that we should recur to this w.m:e, in miler to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet Symathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book cold find its way into the hands of those who stiffer fr)m th corn •tutint of which it treAs, we are satisfied that misty h indreds would A raved much needless suffering ot body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which tin quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the mpirical system of treating Sperrnatorrhcea, and to place the treat -writ upon a more rational and physiological basis. 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N.8.--To guard against imitations, see that the names of " EAL nd PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of tha bottle. IMPERIAL PARMA MENT, HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack .tt five o'clock, The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented several peti tions praying for the inspection of nunneries. The Earl of HARROWBY presented petitions in favour of the distribution of Parliamentary papers, and also against the admission of Jews into Parliament ; also, a petition from certain citizens of London, praying for a reform in the Common Council. _ THE SITE OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE IN HYDE-PARK. In answer to Lord CAMPBELL, Earl GRANVILLE said that her Majesty's Commis , sioners had taken considerable trouble to obtain the re storation of the site of the Crystal Palace in Hyde-park, but up to this time they had not been able to bring the contractors to perform this part of their contract. Her Majesty's Commissioners had therefore felt themselves called upon to avail themselves of a clause in the con tract, by which they were empowered to require the Board of Works to take steps to restore the site, leav ing the contractors liable to any expense which might be incurred. • This application had been made, and he hoped soon to see th e P ark assume its usual pleasant aspect. On the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill was read a first time. VACCINATION EXTENSION BILL. Lord LYTTLETON moved the committal of this bill, going at some length into the statistics of vaccination in the various countries of Europe. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that when they considered that the small-pox was infectious, and that every person so infected became a centre from which the disease spread, he thought they would admit the validity of the grounds on which the demand for a compulsory enactment rested. The voluntarytystem had been tried for a long time in this - country and had &lied, and lit was necessary therefore to resort to other means in order to guard ourselves from this most frightful disorder, which was one of the most dreadful scourges that ever afflicted humanity. It appeared from the last return that the total number of deaths in England from small pox was 7,500, and in Ireland 5,800 ; those in Scotland not being known. Taking these data, it was estimated that the number of cases in England was 45,000, and in Ireland 34,800, or a total of 79,800 ; and if those in Scot land were added, it was supposed that the whole would be no fewer than 100,000. When the house reflected what fearful consequences resulted to the persons attacked with small-pox, they would see hoiv absolutely necessary it was, for the safety and comfort of the population, that the compulsory system should be speedily established. Some persons might indeed, take exception to such a system, as thinking that it interfered too much with the liberty of the subject. But we had already interfered with the liberty of the subject on this matter to a great extent. Inoculation had been prohibited under a penalty, and from thence the transition to compelling vaccination seemed very easy. Interference in this case was requi site to protect the public anal' prevent an infected locality becoming a nidus of disease which might extend through the whole community. The law had already inter fered in a variety of ways to abate nuisances, and he could not therefore see why they should hesitate to sanction a further interference on a matter of such great importance to the health of the public, and for the ge neralth e p comforteople. H and He hoped social their well-being etd se icpaosfm wouldelaw he l lhonh large masses a t of oe ad bill to go into committee, for lordships it doubt that it was one which would be acceptable to the people of this country. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he believed the system now in operation originated in a suggestion made by himself some years ago, but he did not think that, r a e c s t a e d l t a u p w o h n i e a h s i had b h t eex expected t h He a d p rmo must a n t e e a d d t m h i e t beneficial tha tthe two noble lords who had addressed the house had made out a sufficient case for a material alteration and amend ment of the existing law, nor did he himself object to the principle of compulsion. He thought that under the circumstances we were justified in resorting to it ; but he must say that when we compelled the poor, who had very strong feelings upon this subject, to have their children vaccinated, we should at the same time afford them facilities for the purpose of having the vaccination performed, and should consult their prejudices as to the manner in which it was to be done. The clause which he proposed to insert in the bill referred to the establish ment of vaccination districts in poor-law unions, and for the attendance of a vaccinator on fixed days there, in order to save the poor from the necessity of going such long distances as they had now to do in some cases. There was nothing in the existing law to pre vent boards of guardians from doing this, and it was in fact done in the union where he resided. He thought it was also desirable to provide that in every practicable case vaccination should be performed on a healthy child. They might, if the requisite facili ties were given to the poor, very well say that no child who was not vaccinated should be admitted into any school, and that all persons applying for poor-law relief should be examined, and should not be relieved if they persisted in refusing to be vaccinated,--W , indeed, should they not also iinposo - %"- - -yssneuddrAgerr • • of any unvaccinated person to work in any'rna ufactory It was from large congregations of persons in manufac tories and workhouses that the disease was spread, and measures should therefore be taken for insuring the vac cination of all persons who were assembled therein. Unless, however, some such arrangement as that which he had suggested were adopted, and the unions were di vided into districts of convenient size, the inconvenience to which the poor would be subjected from having to come a long distance would be so great as to prevent the operation of vaccination being so generally performed as was desirable. He would suggest to the noble lord (Lord Lyttleton) who had charge of the bill that it should be committed pro forma for the purpose of reprinting it with the proposed amendments, and then recommitted on a future day. Lord LYTtLETON having stated his willingness to accede to this suggestion, The house then went into committee. _ ___ The bill having been ordered to be reported with amendments, the house resumed. The Metropolitan Improvements Bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. RAILWAYS. Mr. CA.RDWELL postponed his motion respecting the mode of proceeding with railway and canal bills until Friday next. NUNEATON, HINCKLEY, AND LEICESTER RAILWAY BILL. _ On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. FREWEN moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Mr. PACKE supported the second reading, consider. ing that its operation would be beneficial to that part of the country which it was proposed to a ccommodate. Mr. SPOONER hoped the house would agree to the bill being sent to a committee. Mr. GLYN thought the bill 'was very objectionable in many points of view, but would agree to its being re ferred to a select committee, if only for the purpose of investigating into the truth of the allegations made by this company against the London and North-Western Railway Company. After some further conversation, the house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading .............. •• 71 Against it lO6 Majority.. ... '''''''''''''' The bill was consequently PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, and Portrush Junction Railway ; Birkenhead Dock Trustees ; Chatham and Canterbury Local Railway ; Forth and Clyde Junc tion Railway ; South. Devon and Tavistock Railway ; South Staffordshire Railway ; Stamford and Essendine Railway. ATHLONE ELECTION. ----- Mr. BRAMSTON reported to the house that the com mittee on this election had decided that IVIr. Keogh was duly elected for the borough of Athlone. TYNE MOUTH ELECTION. The committee appoin ted to in q uire into the return for Tynemouth was called to the table and sworn. NEW WRIT. ordOenredthetoraboetiiosnsueod for Athlone, of Mr. r. A II t AYT e E , Rin' a new writ was the room o fr. Keogh, who, since his election, had accepted the office of Solicitor-General for Ireland. COCKERMOUTII ELECTION COMMITTEE COMMITTAL OF A WITNESS. Mr. HAMILTON reported that he had committed a witness named William Crow into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consequence of his appearing be fore the committee in a state of intoxication, for prevari cating and otherwise misbehaving himself in giving evi dence. On the motion of the same Hon. Irlember, it was ordered that the witn ess stand committed to the gergeaut at-Arms for the said offence, and that the Sergeant-at- Arms should brine/ him before the committee as often as he should be required. KILDARE COUNTY ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a communication stating that it was not intended to pro ceed with the petition against the return for the county of Kildare. DARTMOUTH ELECTION. Mr. MILES attended at the bar and reported that the committee on this election had decided that Sir Thomas Herbert was duly returned for Dartmouth at the last election. PETITIONS. Sir J. SHELLEY presented several petitions from the metropolis in favour of the Crystal Palace being opened on Sunday. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the Cham ber of Commerce of Dtindee, praying for certain amend- c ~/ , \ [PRICE SD. cumstance, for he could not but think that treating was one of the very first causes of corruption, and that it might be made not only as mischievous, but possibly more demoralising, than bribery. He begged leave, however, to remind his right honourable and learned friend of this—that in the hill, as introduced by the noble lord the member of the city of London last year, treating was included among corrupt practices. It was struck out, however, in another place ; and the bill came back to the House of Commons shorn of that pro vision. But he rejoiced to hear that his right honour able and learned friend was impressed with the notion that treating ought to be within the scope of the com missioners' inquiries ; and he hoped when he introduced his bill on the subject of bribery, treating, and intiinida tian—an announcement which he (the Attorney-Gene ral) was sure would be received IN ith satisfaction—he would remedy the defect in the existing law, in order that there might ba no difficulty in future. (Hear.) . Mr. BRIGHT was afraid the house made rather a ridiculous figure in respect to the provisions of the present act. He begged the house to remember that it was only passed last year, and that the noble lord the member for London promised that it should be an amendment upon the previous state of the law. But when the bill came down from the other place, where many measures were altered, but very few amended, he perceived at once that it was so, changed as to be al most altogether nugatory ; and here, the first time they attempted to put it into force, they found it to be so defective, that the particular kind of corrup. tion which was most commonly practised, and which was was notorious and most destructive to electoral purity, was absolutely excluded from the operation of the act. (Hear, hear.) The whole system of treating was really a system of bribery in the very worst form, for it cor rupted two persons in respect to one vote. The manner in which it was done, so far as his experience went, he could easily state. (A laugh.) Personally, as a candi date, he had no knowledge of it ; but he happened to live in a town in which, at one time, though now he be lieved it to be as pure a borough as any in Englind, at an election fifteen years ago, this system of corruption prevailed to a large extent. For several weeks before the election means were taken by one of the political parties to bribe the publicans and beer-shop keepers, and through this means to influence both voters and non electors. Sums of money were said to have been, and he had no doubt were, given to the public-house and beer-shop keepers-21. in one case, 51. in another, and 10/. in another—for the purpose of free drink being given to anybody who chose to take it, especially electors. Under the present act these publicans and beer-shop keepers could not be charged with being bribed. The beer was purchased from them, but the transaction was a bribe, while the distribution would come under the head of treating. This treating would be excluded from the operation of the present act ; and if that were so nine-tenths of all the corruption at the late election would be excluded. Still, if the house was willing to adopt a liberal and just construction of its own act, and to give some latitude to the freedom of the commission ers they might arrive at a different conclusion from that of the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Walpole). He (Mr. Bright) conceived that the words " the manner in which the election had been conducted" in the begin ning of the clause, and the words "and all other things whereby, in the opinion of the commissioners, the truth may be better known touching the premises," afforded the necessary latitude. He was glad, however, that the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Walpole) proposed to consolidate and amend the laws relating to this sub ject. The law ought to be made as simple as possible but he contended that the only remedy for the evils of the existing system was that provided by the method of taking the votes by ballot. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WORTLEY was unwilling hastily to acquiesce in the opinion that no case of treating could be brought within the operation of the act, because a general power was given to issue a commission in all cases where ex tensive corruption prevailed. Treating might amount to absolute bribery. He understood that in the present case there was treating for the purpose of influencing the votes of electors. Now, if the money was spent at the publicans, though in the shape of treating, for the pupose of obtaining votes, it was very doubtful whether this did not amount, in law, to a " valuable considera tion." There was no more reprehensible mode of bribery or corruption than that which consisted in opening public-houses for the purpose of securing voters. It would be a strong measure to disfranchise publicans, and he did not say he should go to such a length, but there was a necessity for some measure to repress such evils. It did not, as he said, appear quite so clear that treating did not come within the act ; but after the doubts expressed by those for whose opinion he enter tained great respect, he was disposed to think that the commission should not issue in this case. But he hoped that his right honourable friend opposite would bring in his bill, and that the law would be put in a satisfactory state. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in explanation, said he should be sorry if it went forth that he was of opinion that treating might not be one form of bribery. Treat ing, if applied in the mode suggested, might be as clearly bribery as a gift of money ; but he did not understand the report in this case to say that treating was resorted to with the view of bribing the publicans. .... . S:r FITZROY KELLY concurred in opinion that treating was a species -of corruption _pot-reaeled—by tlie. act ~of Parliament. He might, indeed, add that Le thought, if the right honourable gentleman opposite (Mr. S. Wortley) had carefully read the act, he too would have agreed with the right honourable the Attorney-General and his right hon. friend the member for Midhurst, that this was not a case in which it was com petent for the house, within the conditions of that act, to address the Crown. He took this opportunity, as more than one question had arisen in that house, and neces sarily in the other house of Parliament, of earnestly im pressing on those hon. members who constituted election committees the importance of adopting the very words of the act of Parliament, if they really saw a case which, in their judgment, required further investigation by com mission under an address to the Crown. There were many reasons, but one was quite decisive on this point. Although it was not regular to allude to discussions else where, it was now notorious that two of the most learned judges that had ever sat upon the bench entertained one opinion, and two other learned and eminent judges, one of them at the head of the administration of the law, entertained a directly opposite opinion on this question. Therefore, it was clear doubts existed which were en titled to the most serious consideration, and the reason why it was essential the words of the act should be adopted by committees was to prevent those doubts arising; for, however the effect of the committee's report might be sufficient to address the Crown, if in the pro ceedings which took place oaths were given, oaths were taken, perjury was committed, and an indictment for perjury followed, no authority in the other house of Parliament, should the precise words be necessary, would prevent the acquittal of the persons so indicted, and the total defeat of the ends of justice. (Hear.) Having offered that recommendation, he could not sit down without alluding to what had fallen from his right honourable friend the member for Midhurst. It was with much pleasure that he heard his right honourable friend indicate his intention to bring this great and im portant question under the consideration of the house. He took leave to say he was somewhat disappointed at not having heard any intimation from the Government that they were prepared, without reference to the nu merous reports of committees, and the possible reports of commissions, to bring forward some great and sub stantial measure on this subject. He should rejoice, in common with others, if further means were devised to investigate and check bribery, and those corrupt prac tices which formed the greatest blot on the fair page of the constitution. (Hear, hear.) He was one of those who thought they had enough information to enable the house satisfactorily to legislate on this subject, and he could only say, looking at the continuation of those practices, although most anxious that the course should be adopted by her Majesty's Government, that unless within a very short time indeed—unless at some time which would give a fair hope of carrying some full and satisfactory measure through both houses during the present session—her Majesty's Government should in timate their intention to bring forward a bill, he should, with such assistance as he might be able to procure, take an early opportunity of moving for leave to bring in a general, and he hoped a comprehensive and satis factory, measure on this subject. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUTT hoped the house would not, by any logi cal license, defeat the ends of justice and the great object of all their legislation. After some experience in matters of election petitions, he could not recall an instance is which an election was carried by practices of . a more character than those which illegal and improper (Hear, hear.) His right hon. dis graced the proceedings of the lasftrieelnecdtiothnefomr member for was reported to the house. Midhurst ' had remarked that only one w c a a s se u o n f qu b e r s i t b io er n y . that experience in election committees, d. ably true, but the right hon.gent_l w em ou a l n d , after recollect s o t much hat, more than one gross and . it tcawsaes unlikely would be from the nature of the proce p e alp in a g b s ie fur nished to the house. The parties who prosecuted these • p e titions were not likely to spend large sums of mo ne y in carrying out a protracted inquiry, after th e i r own purposes had been served, and which could only give satisfaction to the public. (Hear, hear.) The case re ported was a very remarkable one, and it came out that the practice of offering to give and receive bribes in exchange for votes was in constant and continual opera tion in the borougl! of Clitheroe. But that was not the only act of corruption which marked the proceedings at this election. Treatng of a most extensive character prevailed, and it was found by the evidence that in one gtillite ucanndderidtabtee. colgfnmcteieceosfofthtehahtouchsea,rawcetreer house as many as 2,000 persons were entertained at the e w x h P e e n n s ti l r o o u f not to be followed by further proceedings, he confessed he thought they might as well legalise the putting up to public auction the representation of the people in the several boroughs of E ng l an d . (Hear.) He was qu it e sure by su c h a proceeding they would as well sustain the honour, the influ ence, an d t h e reputa ti on o f th e house and tliol"rnorality of the electors, as by giving an absolving p ro t ec ti on to the system which prevailed in the borough of Clitheroe. Mr. HINDLEY believed the whole house would unite in condeming the proceedings at this election ; but the question was whether the act of Parliament con -, fined the house to bribery, or extensive bribery, in ments in the bill for the reform of the Sheriffs' Courts in Scotland. Mr. WILKINSON presented a petition from book binders of the metropolis in favour of opening the Crystal Palace on Sunday. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from South wark, praying for the liberation of Edward Murray. A considerable number of petitions were presented praying for the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. Mr. ALCOCK presented a petition from Surrey, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. CANTERBURY ELECTION The SPEAKER stated that a message had been re ceived from the Lords, requesting a conference with this house immediately. Mr. K. Seyiner, the Secretary-at-War, Sir J. Paking ton, Mr. ,Walpole, the Attorney-General, and other hon. members having been appointed to manage the confer ence on the part of the Commons, they left the house and were absent about a quarter of an hour. • Mr. K, SEYMER shortly afterwards appeared at the bar of the house,. and reported the amendments which the Lords made in the address last night. NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir B. HALL said this day week he gave notice of a motion on the subject of the Admiralty Board which he had fixed for Tuesday next, and he had now to appeal to those hon. gentlemen who had notices on the paper for that day to forego their motions in his favour. Mr. STAFFORD also made an appeal to the house to allow the hon. baronet's motion to come on first. Mr. PHILLIMORE said he had no objection to give way if the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets would do so. Sir mr. CLAY said the motion referred to was one affecting the character of a Government department ; and he thought, under these circumstances, the Govern ment themselves ought to furnish a day for its discus sion. Mr. FITZROY gave notice that on Thursday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law for regulating - hackney carriages within the metro polis. Mr. L. KING gave notice, that on the 3d of May he should renew, his annual motion on the subject of elec toral reform. Mr. Sergeant. SHEE gave notice, that on an early day he should move for leave to bring in a bill to explain the provisions of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. B. CARTER gave notice, that on an early day he should submit a motion to the house on the subject of the ballot. Mr. COLLIER gave notice, that on an early day he should move for leave to briny in a bill to remove the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in the case of wills and letters of administration to the superior courts of law at Westminister and the county courts. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of per sons flogged in the army of Great Britain and Ireland, in each of the years 1847 to 1852 inclusive, specifying the offence, the regiment, the place of station, the time, the sentence, and the number of lashes inflicted (in con tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 81, of Session, 1847). Agreed to. EXPULSION OF A GENTLEMAN FROM TUSCANY. Lord D. STUART wished to put a question to the noble lord the member for the City of London, respect ing the arbitrary expulsion of Mr. Craufurd from the Tuscan dominions. Mr. Craufurd was the brother of an hon. member of the house, and filled an important situation under the Government at Corfu. Recently, Mr. Craufurd had occasion to pass through Florence, and while there he was told by the authorities of Tuscany that if he did not immediately quit the Tuscan territories force would be used to remove him, although he had done nothing to merit the displeasure of the Duke. He wished to know if the Government had received any information on the subject ? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was quite true that Mr. Craufurd had been expelled from Tuscany under the erroneous impression that he was connected with some revolutionary movement. A representation had been made to the Tuscan Government on the subject, and an apology had been returned. In reply to another question, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would be incon venient to produce the correspondence which had passed between the two Governments on the subject. GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES.. Mr. HEADLAM wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, on the creation of the new 3t per Cent. and 24 per Cent. Stocks, the same contract with reference to the income tax will be entered into concern ing such new stocks as were made in 1801 with reference to the existing 3 per Cent. Stocks ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had some difficulty in understanding the question, but he presumed it meant to ask whether the new annuities which were about to be created would be exempt from the payment of income tax as provided by the existing law. If that was so, all that he could say was simply that this was a matter of detail, but, nevertheless, as at present advised he saw no reason for departing from the existing law upon the subject. —PUBLIC EDUCATION. Mr. ADDERLEY wished to ask Lord 1. Russell whether he Intended to introduce any measure, or would extend his general educational measure so as to include any provision, either by grants through the Committee of Council, or by rates, or any other means, for pauper or reformatory schools for the classes of children most dependent on assistance, and whose better education is most needed for the safety of the State. Lord J. RUSSELL said, with regard to the educa tion of pauper children, that was a subject which had been considered, and was still under the consideration of the Government, but he apprehended the education of criminal children did not come within the scope of the bill, and therefore it would have to be made the subject of a separate measure. CANTERBURY ELECTION. On the motion of Mr. K. SEYMER, the amendments which the Lords had introduced into the address to the Commons for a commission to inquire into the causes of bribery at the Canterbury election were considered and agreed to. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. H. HERBERT, Sir J. YOUNG said he believed there was a general feeling in Ireland that the Encumbered Estates Act should be applied to estates which were not encumbered. The subject however, was one of extreme difficulty, and though he hoped it might be found possible to bring such estates under the operation of that act, he was not prepared to say that the Government would be enabled to bring in a bill for that purpose during the present session. CLITHEROE ELECTION. Mr. GASKELL moved for an address to her Majesty praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to issue a -commission to inquire into the state of the borough of Clitheroe. Commissioners' names :—Messrs. P. E. Pickering, G. G. Barrett, and G. Hardy. He thought the house would shrink from the perform- ance of a great public duty if it did not act on the re commendation of the committee that a commission should be appointed. The general features cminected with this election resembled those which had been frequently brought under the consideration ofthe house in other cases. Its main distinctive character consisted in the unblush ing manner in which the corrupt practices had been carried on, and in the total absence of those glosses which often covered the perpetration of such of fences in other borough. It appeared that bribery existed for a fortnight previous to the election, and that every man, whether an elector or not, got meat and drink at the expense of the candidates. In one case 40/, were paid to the voter, in another 301., and in a third 1001. There was also intimidation used at the Clitheroe election, and in cases where parties were undecided how they should vote, they were removed to a distance of twenty miles from the borough. Besides, the treating had been both extensive and systematic, and in addition to debauching the elector, it had the effect of sadly disturbing the peace of the town during the election. A practice had prevailed for some years at the election of Clitheroe, of introducing armed men into the borough, for the purpose of intimidating the voter, and unless the Legislature took some steps to put a stop to the practice, it was a perfect mockery to talk about the freedom of election. He had therefore no he sitation in making this motion, upon the recommenda tion of the committee that had investigated the matter. Mr. COBDEN took the opportunity of presenting a petition from several electors of Clitheroe, complaining of having been coerced by their landlords for having voted at the last election according to the dictates' of their own conscience • and the hon. member having present e d th e petition, called upon the house to pronounce an opinion upon the point raised by it. The intimidation com plained of by the petitioners was equally as gross as that of the bludgeon-man, and he should be glad to know if it was a corrupt practice that came within the provi sions of the act under which the address was moved. If that should be decided in the negative he should feel it to be his duty to call upon the Government to amend the act, in order that these intimidation practices might be in quired into. Mr. WALPOLE said the act of Parliament gave the Commissioners greater powers than were even en joyed by the judges of the land, and it was therefore the duty of the house to take care that in each particular case they complied with the requirements of the act. Now the act required that the committee should report that the corruption had been extensive and systematic ; but the report in this instance contained no such words, and they ought on that account to be cautious in dealing with this motion. He was inclined to think that this session ought not to pass over without a bill being brought in to consolidate and amend the laws relating to bribery and treating ; and as he had bestowed not a little time upon such a bill already, he should, if he ob tained encouragement from the house, be inclined to ask for leave to bring it in. (Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL quite concurred in the construction which his right honourable and learned friend had put upon the Act of Parliament. From the best construction which he (the Attorney-Geneial) could put upon it, he was of opinion that treating did not come within the section which authorised the house to address her Majesty. He very much regretted this cir- PATRON-11.R.11. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —Mrs. Beecher Stowe's Popular Work on Slavery Illus. !rated in an Optical Exhibition, with Vocal and Instrumental Music and New Dissolving Scenery, Morning and Evening. Lectures:— By J. 11. 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The principal in crease is shown in the arrival of vessels from Mauritius, Sydney, Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. The statement connected with vessels cleared out wards shows a remarkable increase in all cases. The port of London figures for an increase of 109 vessels, with 37,032 tonnage, the difference between 118 vessels 9w9,it7ll64tonnage 62,732 tonnage in 1853. L i n l ip B v s e 2 r , Liverpool exhibits an increasend227vesselswith of 45 vessels, with 20,961 tonnage, the number for 185 2 being 71 vess e l s , with 38,448 tonnage, and 116 vessels with 59,409 tonnage. In the case of the Clyde, the in crease is 27 vessels, with 6,173 tonnage, the difference between 16 vessel s , with 7,433 tonnage; and 43 vessels, I w B i t 1 vessels, h13606 wi with tonnage. 64, 166 T t h on e n n ag e e t . in th cr e ea g s r e ea e t x e h r ib n i u te mb d e i r s of vessels cleared having b een for' New South Wales, New Zealand, &o, ~---- . -. • moving an address to the CrownZ V ssue a Commission ' for further inquiry. The House of Commons could not arr out the act by themselves. They had had to con cur wi the Lords, and they knew what passed in another place last night. Therefore, they ought to adopt the suggestion of the honourable and learned member for Suffolk, and be extremely careful, when acting on an election committee, to make their resolu tion so completely in accordance with the act that both houses might agree as a matter of course. (Hear.) Mr. J. GLADSTONE thought it would be a great injustice to Canterbury and other constituencies if com missions were issued with respect to them, and not with respect to Clitheroe. As to only one case being re ported, much larger lists were given in ; and it was well known petitioners never would prove more than sufficient to answer their own object. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought they ought not to endeavour to strain the law beyond what the law pre scribed. Had the bill which he introduced last ye it came back from the Lords in the same state in whica it went up, this case cf Clitheroe would ha% e been c 1( arty included in it. (Hear, hear.) No doubt the motion for an address would have passed the house, and inquiry by a commission would have taken place. But the House of Lords expressly exciuded the case of treating from the bill, and such being the case it was impossible to act as if the words were included. (Hear, Ivan) He stated, at the time he advised the house to concur in the amend- ~' ment of the Lord.--, that if gross cases of treating oc curred, they might proceed, as in the Sudbury and St. Albans cases, to carry a bill through the Parliament ; and that was a course which was open for ally member of the house to take in this instance. The honourable member for Manchester stated that he warned him (Lord J. Russell) of the effect of leaving out the words, and adopting the other amendment; which were made. He (the noble lord) was unfavourable to those amend ments. The question was, whether he should allow the bill to drop, and have no bill on the subject. He thought it preferable to obtain such an act as they now had, and the case of Canterbury and other cases had shown that they were able by that bill to institute investiga tions into bribery, which otherwise they would not have been in a position to do. He thought, after the experi ence they had had, it was tolerably evident the house ought to have power to proceed with an address to the hCeraorwtnhaint c th as e e r s ig o h f t tr h e o a n ti . n g g e . ntle ( m H a e n ar th .) e m H era e b N e v r a f s o g r la m d id to . hurst had paid considerable attention to, and meant to introduce a bill on the subj ec t. Wh e th er the act of last year and the act of 1842 would be included, the right hon. gentleman did not say, but he was very glad to hear that he had given the matter his attention, and in intro ducing a bill the right hon. gentleman might rely on re ceiving the best attention of the Government. He did not think it always incumbent on the Government to in troduce bills of this kind. Individually, he had fre quently introduced such bills —some were successful and others had been altered—but these were questions upon which he thought the house ought to endeavour as far as possible to act without distinction of parties. (Hear. He thought they would make more way if bills of the) kind were carried by large majorities, composed of the different parties into which the house was divided. N o doubt, much might still be done in the way of detecting bribery. He thought further legislation would be very beneficial ; at the same time he did not regret that he did not take the advice of the hon. member for Manches. ter, and allow the bill of last year to drop. (Hear.) Mr. DISRAELI quite agreed with the noble lord that they ought not to strain the law, and he quite agreed, after what had occurred in another place with reference to the bill of the noble lord, that it would not be wise in them to sanction any commission being issued to inquire into cases of treating, however extensive they might be. Notwithstanding the evidence as to treating in this case of Clitheroe, that was not the basis of the recommenda tion for a commission. He must remind the house that the evidence and report to inquire were not at all con fined merely to the matter of treating. There was con siderable evidence, if he recollected right, pro Ting that cor rupt practices—consisting of direct bribery or offers to bribe—did prevail at the Clitheroe election. It was quite true that in the report of the committee only one case of bribery, though that case was a very flagrant one, was alleged. B u t th ey a ll k new, an d th e reason had been already referred to, why the inquiry into ques tions of bribery ceased before eleotion committees. No doubt, it was perfectly open to the house to appoint a commission to inquire into the subject of treating, but he thought before they decided on that question they ought to ask themselves whether or not the evidence before the committee on the Clitheroe election petition proved that corrupt practices of direct bribery extensively prevailed. He did not know what was the number of instances of bribery given in to the committee, but he apprehended it was by no means inconsiderable. [An Hon. Member— Only one.] He believed a list was furnished of more than twenty. (Hear.) He knew the evidence disclosed four or five instances in which bribes were offered, and one man stood eutlbecause they would notgive him 1501. —he refused less than 1501. He confessed it was a di fficult case to decide, but if he must decide he must de cide in favour of issuing the commission. (Hear hear and cries of " divid e .") , , The house divided, and the numbers were— Ayes l4l Noes.. 5B Majority for issuing the commission 83 THE DUTIES ON CARRIAGES. Sir DE LACY EVANS, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to alter the scales of duties on carriages, said he had to bespeak the consideration of the right hon. the Chance for of the Exchequer on behalf of a very meritorious and deserving class of artisans, whose employment was injuri ously affected by the present duties on carriages. The pre sent duties were ranged under 26 different heads, varying from 1/. ss. to El. Is. He proposed by this bill to reduce the number of classes to three, levying a duty of 3/. upon four-wheel carriages, drawn by two or four horses ; a duty _ _ _ duty of 1/. on two-wheel carriages (Prawn by o And this arrangement, as he should show, would no tt: '''- ova volve any di m i nu ti on o f revenue. He estimated the reve fi nue from the 21. duty at 95,0001., from the 2/. duty at 133,0001., and from the 1/. duty at 193,0001., supposing, as he proposed, that all exemptions under the second and third classes were abolished, with the exception of carriers' carts. He was prepared to show, by returns from 49 dif ferent towns and places in the country, that the proportion between taxed and untaxed carriages was 47 to 502, or just 10 per cent. ; but iu order not to exaggerate, the estimate was based on the supposition that only 4 per cent. would be added by abolishing the exemptions: The three items together gave 427,0101., and the present tax yielded 420,0001., thus, as he had said, yielding an increased reve nue. If there was one tax in the whole fiscal code which called for modification, it was this particular tax. He pro posed to lighten the tax to those who at present paid it, and to make those who evaded it pay some contribution to the revenue. The returns showed that the amount derived from this tax was annually decreasing, whilst the amount of exemptions was as regularly increasing. He would take the last three years' revenue. In 1849 the number of four wheel pair horse carriages was 25,447; and in 1852, 23,778; proving that 1,669 carriages, chiefly gentlemen' s carr i ages , had been given u p within the last three years. In 1819, the number of four-wheel and one-horse carriages, and those let to hire, was 41,621 ; and in 1852, 38,833; so that there was a reduction in that class of 2,788. In 1849, the number of one-horse two-wheel carriages was 28,774; and in 1852, 24,791; showing also a diminution of 3,983. During these three years the exemptions from this kind of taxation had increased to the amount of some thousands of pounds. Now, when it was recollected that population had increased within the same period, and that the wealth of the country had certainly not diminished, he thought the concurrence of those two circumstances would show that the tax must be objectionable in its incidence. Within the last ten years fifty firms of coach-builders had either become bankrupt or had been obliged to give up business. There was another ground for the revision of this tax, which he thought still stronger than any which he had previously mentioned, and that was the frauds and evasions which were practised under the cover of the provisions which re lated to exemptions. They had all heard of the dog-cart and of the taxed cart, or rather of the untaxed cart. He hoped that no honourable member of that house kept vehicles of that description, but ho understoad that many noble lords, and even some right reverend prelates, did. (A laugh.) It never could have been intended that vehi cles like these should be exempte 1 merely because the owner's name was painted very legibly behind, and be cause the coachmaker said he only charged 211. for building them. When ho last introduced this subject to the house he pointed out no less than twelve advertisements _in . a paper of that day, which were utterly in defiance l be t e li n e principles upon which this species of taxation imposed. He would not weary the house by referring to fresh instances of evasion, but it was only necessary to take up a newspaper to see repeated illustrations of the kind. The right of composition also was abused, for the class which alone availed themselves of this privilege did not oven belong to the middle class of gentry, but were the decidedly opulent class. They compounded for two t or who could state a three carriages for a term of years, and thrreniagdeusrianagthheye remainder of the term they used as many e pleased. He had no doubt that any, oneemanner the facts of the case in the powe rful which the subject deserved would carry the whole house with him ; t t ha tee t m he th h e a m d ben worthy requ o e f requested serious attention. but he had contented himself with noticing the principal salient points, and he hoped that the Chancellor of ers of Liverpool to support the motion, and he the Exchequer n R wo s u ai l d d c a o t a te me n hr. t n i lT o a n uk . did so with great cordiality. From a return which had been procured from th ose coachmakers who made both i ki lr n op d o s rt of io v n ehi o c f le un s in ta t x h e a d t to town, , x e i d t w e a a ia s g c e e r t s m T a e n d u f t a h c a t t u r t h e d e there was five to one, and no doubt existed that if a proper return could be furnished by those who built untaxed carriages only, it would be found that the proportion was as ten to one. Mr. BRIGHT observed that the question of the duty on carriages was in some sense a pleasant one to discuss with Chancellors of the Exchequer, because the advocates of a revision could show that the income derived from the tax was steadily, though not very rapidly diminishing, while they could prove thot the revenue from this source might be increa,s-d. The coachmakers were an unfortunate race, because being scattered about the country, they could exercise no political influence, and they had consequently for some years past suffered from the Exchequer garotte, which was gradually strangling an industry which was as valuable for its extent as any other industry. It was gene rally supposed that luxuries might be taxed as much as the effect of the tax was felt infinitely more by Viose the legislature thought proper, but that was a mistake, and i per sons who did not keep carriages than those who did. He had been informed that there were fifty towns in Great Britain, where the trade of coachmaking was formerly car ried on, but where it was now unknown. He was told by a coachbuilder in Manchester that there was not more than one builder in that city who returned more than 10,0001. in his trade. Now, considering that Manchester was a place of undoubted wealth, and that it was the centre of a population of one million of people that fact alone was sufficient to show the depressing effect ' of this tax. Coach makers were also subject to a peculiar grievance, in being obliged to pay 61. for any carriage which they let cipl fiscal infliction. He begged for a momeudt es of That, he contended, was contrary to all thec call the atten tion of the house to the case of Ireland with respect to carrla i , • ovs. When he was last in that country he was Vag / ~ i {here 1 0 " IVO 4' Sal° LRIO' 3 ‘ 21 t Ot l t ^3, to ON to (0 0. rt. ii r ", It ; ,~