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r„, 3- g 00, '536; , o ti o # ,o 9, I 44 01 f, 45; 4 0 380: 4 111 :e to . )1)1:th 4 :et %'M 4:1 b b briii‘ ; boi F, ,one. go Of !ulilol ► la f 1061 ( tcia , wit° , of.' dd , ea o sts r iso' a or m ;or onlf esl3 , of 0. 91 „ S OCIETY OP PAINTERS IN WATER CO op , - " , ITRS.—The FouTy-ruirril ANNUAL EXHIBITION is NOW lA, at their Gallery 5, Pall-Mall East, from nine till dusk. dmittanee, One Shilling. Catalogue, Sixpence. GEORGE FRIPP, Sec. BRITISH and FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. on mollie Forty-eighth General Meeting of this :•ociety will be held 74 ' , DAY, May 9, 1853, in the Large School-room, Borough-read. C hair will be taken by the Right Hon. Lord Jonti RUSSELL, M.P. and - W.f., at 12 o'clock precisely. The 0 „ „_eAn A nnual Examination of the Boys' Model School will t ake p lace it l as ut Beale da P y, commencing*, at 10 o'clock precisely. LORD Joust Ti ckets reside. ~os maytor f ,„„may be obtained by application at the Society 's House, HENRY DUNN, Secretary. Aliegoß ASSURANCE COMPANY, For the this 67, Cheapside , London. Po. Younger ages the premiums of Life Assurance required by . whi,_44llPsnY will be found lawer period those of most other offices v ., 1 the bonus additions that are pically made from the Corn aZtilirolits tend still further to lessen the cost of assurance. Life Th e are granted by the Company on equitable terms. gencles in the the a o,l Peettis may be had at the the in Loudon, or at any of Principal towns of the kingdom. T. BELL, Secretary and Actuary. 113- 1318 17 ANT to an. ORDER of the ,HIGH iiti.„,o‘oußT of CHANCERY, made in a cause, " HARVEY v. flei c rZ.J l ," the Creditors of JAMES BURROWS, late of Bred 4bout.th'ue county et Suffolk, Gentleman, deceased, who died in or til e 7th Month of April, 1849, are, by their Solicitors, on or before an 7 °f May 1853, to come in and prove their debts or cl a ai t Clue ux `l. ambers of Master Humphrey, Southampton-buil ng., torily J'anei London, or In default thereof they will be peremp _ eluded from the benefit of the said Order. eitt n da r Y, the 23d d ay of May, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the said De—,b B. Is app o in ted for heitring and adjudicating upon the Claims. this 15th day of April, 1853. JAMES FLUKER, 10, Symond's Inn, London, FOE ROBERT GALSWORTHY, Ipswich. TIIE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC tkPowerm TELEGRAPH COMPANY. lest . • e3' Special Act of Parliament, 14 and 15 Tic., Session to 2 50,000/., in 50,600 Shares of 51. each, with power *"eresese the Capital to 500,0001. 11. to be paid on allotment. TRUSTEES. Wlllam Dargan, Esq., Dublin. John Pierse Kennard, Esq., London. William S. St. Tell, Esq., Manchester. ' (l ,ws.rd Be en —, DIRECTORS. D irector Agent General for the Crown Colonies, s ohu tavir,lsf the Bank of Australasia. ee audoet ee „ ar tY se Esq., one ot the English Directors of the Paris wiar ss les Cowanen's nall and its Extensions. "auleil ' _Esq., M.P., Edinburgh. . . . David ucl., Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park. s_ v l" -u rakeford, E sq es o l r- stresit Messrs. Drakeford and Co., Great Winches tor ..* tor of se —'n , Esq , Messrs . Clay and Gilman, Bucklerebury , Dirge ssaileeseed"seetwedish Railway . eaoriss A ''.. e astie, Esq., M.P. ' , Glasgow. ~,( 31 410;71 ate Henderson, Esq., Director of the Edinburgh and - 11 2 1 Ittlth °le E N ' , Great Winchester-street, and Messrs. Joyce , es e fleste ' and Co., of Alexandria, and Messrs. Joyce and Co., aes ish il a an 'es Plikr te, Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square. The Ron Beton, Esq., M.P., Park-place, Blackburn. Roe - -e ans . Esq., Messrs. Pillans, Ferguson, and C 0 .., OldJeivr i e; .. . los e Rs e 'red. GB. Ponsonby, Chairman of the Dublin and ic '"war Company. iteesu . 4 _ (With power to add to their number.) s_ 4.-- ssessrs. Heywood, Kenuards , and Co., 4, Lombard - street. SOLICITORS. 14844 • alfaltby, Robinson, and Jackson, 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury. J AUDITORS. - •Judd , Egg Messrs, Nathaniel Johnston and Sons, 241erk.lane; sad Bordeaux. • St antforth. Esq., Cadogan-place. ENGINEERS. T. A. Yarrow, Esq., C.E., London. J. C. Gunn, Esq., C.E. Edinburgh. See,. ME/serene REFEREE—Professor Wheatstone. - eete'reaeDlNCl ENGINEER—Thomas Allan, Esq., of Edinburgh. Sccaterear —Robert Dudgeon, Esq. Offices—No. IS, Cannon-street. li• The ees. e esea JeCt of this Company, empowered by a special Act of Par alata4" ts te establish an efficient and economical mode of Tele been, fisinatilmunication throughout Great Britain and Ireland, ona *le o & Proved system, and to extend its utility to purposes to e n e Iles not hitherto been applied. vaes s a c nit a ion to all the available resources which the present ad ark"s, theta of Tel egraph i c commnication in Europe and Amer i ca levee, Company will have the advantage of possessing exclu esas_:everal original Patents for improvements in Electric Tele teeee`ts. obtained by Mr. Thomas Allan, of Edinburgh, and have 1-`lll,!leother valuable Inventions. seleutifle department, they will have the co-operation and te e eeeof Professor Wheatstone, to whose inventions and researches Co os efese nt Telegraphic systems, both in this country and on the eeZent, are la a great degree indebted for their present state of asoprjhent and efficiency, and under whose counsel they hope to stet ets l' . :se further improv ments and extensions which the pre corn- of scientific knowledge and our social relations demand.. etitei." l " a anchig with these advantages, the present Company- will e. s4 llee t t° field of competition free from the heavy incumbrances `Ad s se e ':• v e a impeded their predecessors. The costly experiments, `eeven se e au ures which, in many cases, have been made by different eeeetee`cnts and companies, will enable this Company, while 114 1 , 0 w e the errors that have b een comm it te d , to save a grea t he re : °I expense unprofitably incurred. The heavy outlay for a earl an d eXpenscs, admitted by one company to amount to 2m laserita ,00 01., will also be avoided, as the considerationfor the eens es • meluding the act of Parliament and all preliminary exd -4.005 se u P to the formation of the Company, is only 10,0101. an ‘Stee s e" ar es, with a proportionate amount of shares on any further l'h oh °4 Of , capital. , c e e , n nY post system has fully demonstrated the fact that in a ndas increased facilities of communication have . been afforded, t ear —e rates of postage have been lowered, so has epistolary inter . - t ' e l e a ueraented In accordance with these ascertained results, it es to but On of this Company so to adapt and economise its means, ' l tisse e — S r s T v e °Pen the advantages of the Electric Telegraph to all 1 ' "'e community at moderate charges.. Ilte tes ate tariff of prices has already been adopted in the U n nited ke el , ',here it has proved eminently successful ; upwards of 00,000 • res t a e ss ieg , r , aph wires now exist there, and, quoting from an out. tent ects_e. increased ess of telegraphing has been found to augd eee,,,_neeetiee competition or multiplication of wir . es, an st4r oca e to demonstratesf that, after they have been established at tornthe mall teo u s r : Lew months, they are deemed as indispensable as ta Armes:mil:ad, a- , e _ c bjects ne-ee-e dreamed They are used by all classes for hundreds „Abe charge ' 'e cents o fr r o b m oki N re e their establishment." Sop t ry word anifteaersesaaegeeeOf. . or( eved) for a Yer to and 0 wordks Buffalo, 500 miles, is the address, and 3 I...,l2._rtaill:llthiescceetnsitsuss.eoliec.eLtaahed • cents afterwards. According tone Telegraph see7 s Panr, possessing si x 44 ,' ss e aw York and Washington r kieue, 4 " • • Producing 14 ,2707 — i, -, 7. 212 their capital of 77,007J/ing gent in the last six months le-4,514 h at . the e a ra i te o ( f ow 37 la p g er t e o en th t e . s e ey . I teeet eZ s 3 '_aitY allowed to the patent e n s, ar c ul p ether causes) is nearly er i, e ;eee as a much as would be required by this Company to lay r number of wires. itl et " e teSi s the charge for 20 words, for 100 milos, is 2s. 6d., and 14 g be 'eaes' . 'siance, 55., a charge precluding a very extended use of retie ss ' y een here can he no doubt that, if the means of telegraph telegrn more t he principal towns were provided, and the charges 211 0 , - ,P" Wol i i,! e asonablz, a corresponding increase in the use of the To BE 4,IIIAPES OF THE IMPROVED SYSTEM INTENDED 'Elaise — e ?ns l!TED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC d t „ COMPAe• number of 'sliat e s "e better system of signals, by which a great t the existing 44 e la geiel tan be transmitted hi the same time than by "conah m s• ts act at far ore - .or te • - object to make the instrumen variety of imrvements in the telegrapbic apparatus, ate r their ptincipa attained, the and sant to e work a circuit. 'Ater s tances than has beenhith hitherto atta n umber of instruments simultaneously 4 sir enabli ng a dispatch to be telegraphed without break or repeti tion method of insulating and protecting them e se l ,ce of 1,000 miles and fa upwArUS. fitly. more econoisec for submarine telegraphs. s t Z u aucting wires, especially Proposed to lay down the main lines (subterranean) of a come Lies h system of telegraphic communication throughout Great Britain eii s eeilland, with a sufficient number of auxiliary branches to esta tween all the rincipal towns, iteon s en immediate correspondence be p 4,4 provide for its subsequent progressive development. There l e i no question that the adoption of a small charge, say Is. per litto.ge, or id. per word, would be amply remunerative, and, as the Ttiess of the Company extended, produce a large revenue. °stab ish the foundation for a complete system of trunk lines tal eer haseise aPh throughout the United Kingdom, adapted o the preted s_e ul eemercial, political, and social ments,requir it is t calcula s il,ooo Nei l ._ miles of telegraphic wires would In the first instance be g e e' estimated that this amount of telegraphic wires, including leCosetertrine Telegraph to Ireland, could be laid down at a cost of litei7„ ° !. This would place in connection all the principal cities atte,""Ports of the United Kingdom, leaving the 'further branch Comp telegraph to be gradually extended with the capital of the ▪ Y• he se - amount of wires would provide means for telegraphing, be oleeeanttbe a hours of 10 and 4 daily, exclusive of Sundays, 6,000 short A " s ' Y i elding, supposing only two-thirds to be transmitted: Wm eeenning t he charge at one penny per word, in the aggregate a 78,000/. annually. lee k c alculation does net include several other sources of income, ate fies at other hours, licenses to railways, newspaper dispatches, ft s e SesSile these as an additional source of income of one-third more, ,78, - P l e ' d .„ l cave an annual return of 26 , 0001. and euei e_es". £104,000 per annum. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• e _say7 s cluc ting for • the cost of maintenance, nes t , s lse! 52,0e0 ea st ,nal e an income of 26 per cent. on a Te t r- of say 200,000/. ................ £52,100 net income. seetota.would, however, be only the commencement or basis of the I V laying down a still greater number of wires at first on %ly l ines, by which the cost of each wire would be proportion- Ises jetoniniehed, a great development ofthe system might be effected, 0 0,05 0 paY be fairly estimated that a sum of from 250,000/. to I°, th e "Dended in the first instance, would lay the foundation Pre s ee extension of telegraphic communication to a degree that at n A t a , s could be scarcely credited the Irastaidditional source of income . will also ensue by providing 11 / 4 17 aliPe nstance a sufficient number of extra wires, to be exclu °r Det,ateopriated to Goverennent departments, public companies, Ze 4 'lngle Mercantile establishments, at an annual rent. The use cures wire may be exclusively possessed, and perfect secrecy 144r1 3' hn at a cost less than half that now annually expended by coaFor ,i-ei;Utan'°l,o,lsotheir telegraphic messages. t' or °ther extra wires from London to Manchester, Liver thatP aces, could be laid down at so small an additional 1,0 .die De_ exclusive wire could be rente at the rate of 2/. or e e ,'2 l ts ' i e. a e _ um. It is estimated that 50 extra wires, at least, s i ;ee; en , e s e.reenired ; which would yield a large additional let oearlirddiftecult to limit the extent to which this principle er°r ° det in a great commercial country like this. es . aired e e nduing the exact amount of wires that will thus be e°rn munleations will be made with leading commersial 'Me e e rn ents and Shouldp offering them exclusive wires ;telleehol der% 1 1 ' 1 hee' ° ndition e Proves the demand for private wires exceed the in the first instance, a preference will be given to apeoe., Actof the company. e o ' t s , t ample`dessof Parliament which has been obtained gives i the a skit ' e nDoa o ,.,', w ers to the company, on complete registrat or, te st , Croat (lad open any roads, ways, streets, or highways , through la : 14 e ; foe te n e tain and Ireland, or any of the cities or . towns It o esotio n PurPose Power establiehing Telegraphic communication. C'h et :2 :he Powers conferred by the Act of Parliam e e s n h t a , re a . e oas es - to nine asobeen applied tor, limiting the liabllitylelfhth made a slia;', unt of their shares. Meantime it ill e te s e e choleje eil contracts entered into by the company that the sha es - ; S nail net be individually liable beyond the amount of eS o `Piel ess ,e__ toll 3 ' , le a oa f or shares may be made to the Directors of the Con - 1- ) 401;7, 1 °6 I : N e n:Street ; the Solicitors of the Comany ; or v to t 2 ll i e tos t i l eside, R e o r a f — London : Messrs . R. and J. Sutton,. , besee4ll-bnildin Exchange ; Messrs. Forbes and Fielding, No. 3, ar se r: lesose_gs• Liverpool : Messrs. Golding and Head. Man- AoSSeshisee a m i ee s a Jluistone and Walker. Leeds Messrs. Charles Place. Dublin cesees.. sloar u e • cEdinburgh : Messrs. Allan and Dunlop, 4, St. .a•gow Messrs. M'Ewan and Auld, St. Tin • Messrs Williams and Son, Dame street. To ti s roa mOF ' • t ilr ectors APPLICATION FOR SHARES. ti of the United Kingdom Telegraph Company. D$ 141ertaktag oereby request you will allot me shares in hie Posit thereon, s e .„ ~e •ad I agree to accept the same or any less number, ee de Name In fu ay of Address . ...• • • • •• • Profession. Reference . **** , 1853. ota u 'r h u e following extract from the Old Telegraph Company's Report ifitrole(4ls2, shows the beneficial remits both to the public and the Ortl i n e . r % ) , l ev en a Partial reduction of charges gee n i t Z l of Decerober lest, a reduction had been made h i d n t t h h is e 'gereut'e°uziriZacoterndiTuy' equal verY th,Th.ovent of the up, to 50 u they ,beteclt- by the polaitztecar ev a e in nt e s h ec h ll chha n d t t h a e ke p i n 'e e c r e c i en ts l a , t place P at the com t,alf-es. Year, and now the receipts had fully recovered It would he interesting to compare the results of the I 'd bearth:"lg December 31, 1851, with that ending June 30, 1852 iti. 3,,,._ .Fetnparison we 'e made with the con esponding half of /n e i;Z: Jhe results would be even more gratifying. The number iges Which been sent had been as follows :- 1 851. 1852. 6,902 41,11Rtist : , • • • • 7,1 60 ? A timber 8,745 ,tober • • , • •. 8,342 otte •• • •• 8 , 0 34 betellro r Ther ...... 13,774 January •... . 9,262 February .. .• • . 10,919 34 arch ...... .. • 17,723 April .. .... •. . . 13,389 May .. .. .. • • .. • . 14,200 June.... •• • •• .. •.. 19,420 .41,1120141 ...... 52,957 - Total ...... ~ . 85,99 ably ore there • had been an increase of 33,000 messages, or consider baityear tlian one-half the total number sent during the former k ad year. The receipts for the then former half-year were 24,3961., 1 ,„ ._those for he halt-year ending 30th June, 1852, 27 4371." riii:e'vri:Dert the he past half-year shows an income g;eatly increas !at,,,,enotlY eaused by the reduction in prlces, and corresponding teqvi n .". 1 business, giving upwards of 40,000/. for the half-year, 4 ‘ re6erved fona of upyrudi of 70,0001. +, := No. 18,909.] MR. MERIVALE'S SCHOOL HISTORY OF ROME, Just published in . l2mo. ptice 7s. 6d. cloth. THE FALL of the ROMAN REPUBLIC : A Short History of the last Century of the Commonwealth. By the Rev. Clista,ss MEltivaLE, N.D., late Fellow of St. John's Col lege, Cambridge. - London: Longman, Brown, Breen, and Longman. Of whom may be had, in 3 vols. M.o. price 21, 2s. Mr. MERIVALE's HISTORY of the ROMANS under the EM PIRE, from the Find Triumvirate to the Establishment of the Empire by Augustus. 1,7 17 . W WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " HOCHELAGA.." On Tricia:T. 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By t - ht same Author, New Editions of CONVERSATION -4 on LAND and WATER, Map, ss. 6d. ; on VEGETABLE PHYSIOLGY. Plates, Ps. : on NATURAL PHI LOSOPHY, Plates, 10S. 63 0 . • on POLITICAL ECONOMY. 7s. 6d. London : Longman, 'Brown, Green, and Longmans. Just published, in 2 vols. SvO. price 265. cloth, THE HISTORY o f SCOTLAND, from the Revolution to the Extinction of the last Jacobite Insurrec tion (1689 —1744). By JOHN BILL BUaTON, Author of " The Life of David Hume," &c. London: Longman, Brown, Green, add Longman. TRANSLATED WITH. THE AUTHOR'S SANCTION. Just published, in 2 vols. post Svo. price 12s. cloth, FrisTony of the PROTESTANTS of FRANCE, from the Commencement _of the Reformation to the Present Time. - - Translated from the French of G. DE FELICE, D.D., Professor of Theology at Montauban. Extract worn - the Translator's Preface. " My best acknowledg►nents are due to Dr. Felice for his courtesy in furnishing me with the MS. of the Supplementary Chapter, written expressly for the English Translation, and bringing down the Narita. tive to the presedt month,—a favour enhanced by the handsome manner in which it eras conferred." London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. GRAC..E GRADIMATICES COMPENDIUM. Now ready, a new and Improved Edition, demy 12m0., price 35 . bound, THE GREEK GRAMMAR OF EDWARD WETTENHALL, D.D., T.C.D., Lord Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh. Newly translated and arranged, with an Introduction and Notes, compiled front the most eminent Philologists. By GEORGE B. WHEELER, A. 8., of Trinity College, Dublin. The Eleventh Edition, revised and greatly improved. London: William Tegg and Co., 85, Queen-street, Cheapsids. AUSTRALIA. SALE POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY, the 31st of MAY. MR. ROBINS begs to inform the public he has received instructions from the Western Australian Land Company to offer for SALE, by Public Auction, at the Mart, London, on TUESDAY, May 31st, in Lots, (unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, 01 which due notice will be given) their EXTENSIVE AND WY S IMPTERNORTANT FREEHOLD ESTATES IN AUSTR A, - - EXCEEDING 130,000 ACRES, being the residue of the Estates of the Western Australian Land Company undisposed of, which the Directors are required to offer to Sale, by Public Competition, for the winding up of the affairs of that Company - . Alarge portion of the Estate has been accurately sur veyed, and the present affords an admirable opportunity to enter prising capitalists to acquire a LARGE AND VALUABLE TERRITORY IN THIS BRITISH COLONY, for agricultural operations, with much probability even of AURIFEROUS PRODUCE, inasmuch as a portion of the Land forms a continued line or range, similar in character to . . . THE DARLING RANGE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WHICH HAS BEEN LITERALLY FOUND TO OVERFLOW WITH GO:D. Mr. Robins feels he may with every certainty recommend these lands as THE NUCLEUS OF A GRAND SCHEME for future development, which, under skiltul management, must no only lead to a most nrontable result, but ultimately become a MINE OF WEALTH to the lucky adventurers. Particulars and plans will be ready in a few days ; in the mean• time, every information may be obtained of Messrs. Few and Co. Solicitors, No. 2, Henrietta-street, or of Mr. Robins, Piazza, Covent. garden. LOWER CANADA. Foltz' fine Freehold Estates, comprising 132,652 acres, deserving the attention of the enterprising Capatalist. MR. ROBINS is favoured with instructions to submit to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on THURSDAY, June 2, at 12, together or in Lots, The Four singularly-important Landed Estates of the GASPE FISHERY and COAL MINING COMPANY, Containing altogether 132,652 acres of land in Lower Canada, upon which the finest thnber is growing, exempt from all seignorial rights, and held in rree and common soccage, with indisputable titles. In these days of emigration to the West, which seems to offer the greatest attractions to the really industrious, these Estates present to the speculator an unusual opportunity to employ his capital (under the influence and protection of the British Government) with every certainty of a large return :- 1. The Estate of FABOS consists of 51,840 acres, near the entrance to the Bay of Chaleur, the boundary commencing at the Great Taboo River, and extending three leagues from the coast into the interior. Several extensive and substantial buildings have been erected at this station for carrying on the fisheries, and are all in good order; and the Estate produces pine, spruce,,cedar, and birch. 2. The Estate of Npv PORT adjoins the Pabos Estate, and con tains 10,394 acres. A valuable water-power Jaw -- mill has been erected on this property, which Is near the fishing establishment of the Company, where capital buildings have been erected well calcu lated for this branch of ; he bu s iness. Pine, spruce, cedar, and birch, are produced on the Estate. 3. The Estate of PORT DANIEL is a good harbour in the Bay of Chaleur, 18 miles west of Pabos, comprising 4,000 acres, well covered with spruce, birch, and juniper. 4. The Estate of BONAVENTURA comprises 66,418 acres in the township of Cox and Hamilton, on the Great Bonaventura River, a fine tract of land with pine, spruce, birch, cedar, and juniper. The proposed Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, brought out under the most respectable auspices, both in England and Canada, and sup ported by the Government, and by which Halifax and Quebec will be put into immediate communication with the Railways of the United States, runs in the immediate vicinity of the Bay of Chaleurs, on the borders of which the lands of the Company are situate. Mr. Robins begs to add that plans of these truly important proper ties may be seen at his offices 28 days prior to the sale, and full par ticulars are beinc prepared, and will be given on application to Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, solicitors, 25, Throgmorton-street, and Messrs. Roy, solicitors, 4, Lothbury; at the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. Robins' offices, Covent-garden. G R A VESEND STAR PACKETS, call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. 1 At the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) Ni TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. No other Packets The Packets cal' FRO] SUNDAYS. 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"In proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad any which Mr. Spine adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., and aviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and WU finally removed in as man) weeks. But cases will. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, end complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopted 03 Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." =Professor ',tzars on the Treatment Of Stricture. 12 2U 4U *.S)A , zy A -i-177 ' 4/ 7 4/ . , _ • , ....- . , 1 - , - ---""•-•...„ _...) 1 • . .-- , , -4 . - ,.;n. i ; ' .. • ..,„...rd. ~.......,,„,.... - - -- ! N c. a..........m .c...:._ , -1 ' = •:' , w - -,4<mq:, , ..-•7-. , 1 , ~, , , i •-, : 4- t,,.,,, ~ -_,....,„- -,, ". Alrillrkir + ll 4ll[ ll F, 4 4Aciat....\ 'l,_ . *;',. ~. :=,... ... ~.. 4 „, 00 - I* . n , 1 , + \ ' i 1 j 1 ' . „ ',. r ••,7.;k::,...„-.. °Ji r":-,,.,. 'N.7)vr "l4 ',, ,Y,,. .t DIS • -.:-"-:-.-- ( 4.1111, '1" lira' v .- ..- - f*..; ' ".4.01Tt......: -:.--.. - ...i+ . , [PRICE SD. Lord Seymour—Did you put aside recommendations coming through the surveyor, and promote others I Mr. Stafford—Not in many instances. When I had signed the appointments of A. and B. in the morning, and "went down to the Weise, it was there represented to me that C. and D. were more deserving. • Lord Seymour—Did not these letters convey a - censure on the Surveyor-General, which should have been inquired into ? Mr. Stafford—l think not. The bringing forward of these cases would have subjected individuals to a system of petty tyranny which no Lord of the Admiralty can prevent. Lord Seymour—Then you took the complaints for granted, without inquiry ? ' -Mr. Stafford--I took the number of complaints as a justiti. cation for issuing the circular„ but I am free to own that I did not then attach so much importance to that document as has been given to it since. So long as I left the regulations of Sir Henry Ward and Lord Auckland untouched I did not think I made much change ; and I consider that my letter of the 2d of April was an act of courtesy to Sir Baldwin Walker. The first thing I had to inquire into when I came into office was the amount of my patronage, and I was told that the patronage of the dockyards was under the secretary. I never heard Sir •Baldwin Walker charged with any political bias in the discharge of his duties. • Lord Seymour—Did you not convey an impression to Sir Baldwin Walker that , the previous Government wished to keep the patronage •of the dockyards through an arrange ment made by themselves Mr. Stafford—l thought the best way to manage the ques tion was to come into direct communication with' the dock yards. Lord Seymour—lf you believed that such a system had been devised was it not - your duty 'to expose it ? Mr. Stafford—l was not sure that it could 'be exposed, though my mind was sufficiently convinced to make me alter the existing regulations.. The superintendents of the dock yards were all appointed by political opponents, and had it ' been otherwise my motives might be more liable to suspicion. Lord Seymour—Then you distrusted the surveyor's-office? Mr. Stafford—lt was represented to me that in that office there were relations of people who were in the dockyards, and that other causes of promotion existed besides political ones. I found also that there existed a g reat deal of pro fessional jtitionsrin-thc dockyards. -If I ~sh ad gone into an inquiry on such matters it would have been endless ; and while I considered there were grounds for .altering the regu lations I did not think they were sufficient to justify harsher proceedings. I consulted the First Lord about cancelling the order of 1849, and the tone of his Grace was that he left the department to me. . . Lord Seymour—Sir Baldwin Walker says that no dockyard promotions were made between the 3d of March, when you took office, and the.2d of April, when you wrote to him on the subject. Mr, Stafford—l cannot say without reference to the books I think there were some ; I will not say many. I made the alteration on account of the complaints of my political friends. - Sir Baldwin Walker—l have no power over the first ap pointments into the dockyards. I merely submit names for advancement. Lord Seymour—The letter of the 2d of April, then, was issued rather on account of the representations of your friends than on actual facts ? Mr. Stafford—There were a number of names of people who had been passed over. Lord Seymour—Did you not consult Captain Milne? Mr. Stafford---No, I did not. It might have been better if _ _ I had done so ; but I found that at iho Admiralty nothing was more jealously watched than patronage. Lord Seymour here read the following letter which he had received from Mr. Talbot, the Earl of Derby's private secre tary : " May 2, 1853, House of Commons Committee.room. "My Lord,—l have been desired by Lord Derby to attend the committee this day, and to inform you, as chairman, that unless the committee be'perf e ctly sa ti s fi e d that his lordship brought no undue infinence to bear upon Mr. Stafford„ with reference to the dockyard appointments, he would wish to be called upon to give evidence before the committee. It would probably be' ight that this should be made public, but I will not do so witho:at your permission. —I am, my lord, your obedient servant, " W. P. TALI3OT. " The Lord Seymour." It would be premature, his lordship added, for the con mittee to give an answer at present to this communication, b ecause they were not able to form an opinion whether the nobles earl's attendance would be required or not. Mr. Stafford then resumed his evidence, and said—Obser vations have been made by the witnesses who have been exa mined as to the issue of the circular of the 19th Apri1,;.1852, addressed to the superintendent of each yard, Nrithout any order or minute of the board. I have no dig %lenity in dealing with that point. In the first place, I put in now the board book of that date, by which you w ill see that the circular of September, 1849, was not issue d by a board minute, and, according to precedent, requii ad no bonrd minute for its cancelling. I put in also, the g eneral minute-book of the respective dates, by which the com rnittee will see that the circular and its cancelling were dealt n rith in a similar manner. This cancelling circular was issueti with the cognisance of. the First Lord, and I may refer the co Mmit tee to the oph4ons of .the present First Lord, express ad the other night iTa" the House of Commons, as to the officii it cor rectness of ;,he course adopted. I now come to the evidence with ref97..ence to. Sir B. Walker's letter of the 21st of April, which tippears in the Parliamentary return. It sceme that it was addressed to me, as Secretary of the Admiralty. It was not,, however, given to me. I never saw it. In fact , I find it F: i tated at question 3,452, Chatham E., that Sir E hldwin ;cl,ave it to Admiral Parker, not to It eertainlx never 1 , reached me. If there is any complaint of its not rt 'aching the board, the fault does not rest with me. Sir B. Walker states that Admiral Parker took the letter, after it he 4 been read in Captain Milne's presence, and told Sir Baldw in that he (Admiral Parker) would bring it before the board. I had no communication with Sir Baldwin, or Admiral Par ker, or Captain Milne, and was shown no letter. Sir Baldw' in says that he thinks on the following day, which would be t he 22d, he was asked by Admiral Parker to meet me on the s object. My impression is, that the meeting did take place on th o 26th. That, however, except for the sake of accuracy, is co impara tiyely immaterial, as there is no doubt that Sir lialdw in, Ad miral Parker, and I did meet, and at that meeting the i;ircular of April 19 was discussed. On that occasion I was shown uu letter. lam clear as to that; indeed, lam confirmed as to that view by the evidence of both Sir Baldwin and .1 Ldmiral Parker. Sir Baldwin says—" Admiral Parker had my letter in his hand during the interview." Admiral Parker sa rs—" I did not read the letter on that occasion." Sir Baldwin Walker complained of the circular of April 19 as a personal reloction. I assured him that nothing of the kind was intended, audbeffered tow tate auyprivate letter he pleased,deeming at the memo nt that that was all he required. When ,however, he answered th let as the tiircular was public any document removing the imputation on himself should also be public, I directly replied that the re could . be no possible objection. A draught of a further elm gar was made and read to Sir Baldwin Walker, and after some • modifi cation to his satisfaction was assented ,to by hint. The draught I refer to is that of the circular of April 26. It is material to notice hero, in confirmation of my form tr state ment, that theAucklandregulations have never been p reposed to be interfered .with, and that in this circular, issue d to sa tisfy Sir Baldivin, it is expressly set out that no sue h inten tion had existed. My impression of the whole affair w as, that Sir Baldwin had felt, that the circular of April 19 hatd con veyed a personal imputation, ' which he desired to have re ' moved, and which, as it never had been intended, I desired should be removed, and about which he was satisfied by the circular of the 26th. That impression seems to have been entirely shared by Admiral Parker, as I gather from hiis letter of April 11, 1853, which I read in the House of Commons. 1 never thought more of it. Sir Baldwin, however, further states, 'with regard* to that interview, that I repeated those observations which he states I made at the interview of April 5, that it was of.no use " blinking the question," &c. ' I ob serve that Admiral Parker's evidence is silent on that point. For myself, I can only repeat the remark I made before on the other occasion on which I am stated to have used these words. So far as my knowledge or thought about the 'matter went, things remained thus until November, on the 21st of which I received a notice of questions froth Admiral Berkeley —and on November 23 Admiral Berkeley and Sir G. Rechell • put the two questions to me—first, whether there was any correspondence on the subject ; and second, whether Sir B. Walker had tendered his resignation. On the 22d, the day previous, I wrote a private letter to Sir B. Walker, sending him a copy of Admiral Berkeley's notice, and asking to what correspondence it referred. Sir B. Walker states that he could not find the copies at Somerset-house, but they were probably at Whitehall. On the reciept of that note, or previ ously, I made every search, and found no letter, or traces of any ; consequently, the following evening, in the House of Commons, I answered "No" to both questions. -I have before stated that I had never seen or been told of Sir Baldwin's letter of resignation. • Admiral Parkar has told the committee that he • did not show it to me or read it to me. He has also told the committee that he destroyed it. That evidence gives the reason, both why I do not know it, and also why it could not be found when I searched on the 22d of November, as, in fact, it did not exist. Sir Baldwin states that he found the copies in a dispatch box at home. Ho does not say when—if it was that night or the following morning. He might have supplied me with them before , the evening of the 23d, when 1 was called upon to give the two answers. Sir Baldwin states, quite truly, that on the 25th November, two days after my answers in the House of Commons, he wrote the letter to my self, as secretary, referring to his letter of April 21 and May 10. I mention the letter now for the first time, as the com mittee may observe. All that I know or knew of that letter was this : the Duke of Northumberland showed it to me in the strictest confidence. I need not mention to the committee the regret which I feel, in my desire to lay all the facts be fore them, in referring them to a letter which I am obliged to say in the same breath was shown me iu the strictest: confi dence. I read it, however, and returned it to the duke. Sir B. Wallsef further states, that calling at the Admiralty on that day he was informed that I wis hed to see him, a n d that I began a conversation by naming his letter and Aida , 11 the answers I had given'in the House of Commons. All I C.! i n sa t y thanof thhea is i nstatementco earlieri thats ly llmeti part of Baldwin i n deeh i n s more o r r e T z eh e ie ur ., nu t a , ai in tee will - see that th th e have referred was the letter of the 10th of May to n to n have before adverted, as Admiral Parker has t t ol o ( n yo n that he me, but i ta lo .e t a ht t c o d by ‘ 1 had that not he had oly destroyed ogyi given i t. the Thelettelre t ot e r re n s f ig ,thv n , a tes e which is now in the Parliamentary return, confidentially duke, anc, having been as it had been treated by t i s .k o t t h r i e f d s , u d e i h d a n not conversationexist nti ra i m e l e t e l l fe l se facts a l s iu stated llmust also g y at 1 5 . i1 1 . 11' 1%. Walker occurred, it is remarkable that I should have written the next day, November 26, the letter asking fur copies in reply to Sir Baldwin's letter of the 25th. The com. mittee will observe that the next document in "date is a letter d from Sir Baldwin to myself, dated Novembereoetutii:hls Monday to 2 tca. amih 9 cin:m i s; ,mye,holi Whitehall;twe th auc a hep o s cii k te ovnh e meh d aaeel for copies of the correspondence by my letter of the 26th. Sir. it f Baldwin has stated that he wrote a letter on the 27thea,niivulagietho enclosedthat h e memberscopies ; thathad t left. ;s that aiu t m e thhd a w itmeo h yt e c,o n ta uoht k h h.a otftlln. call, onmndde that hyi requesting Iu thatesst stated en o g u a o as p de l a ildne n dtst ' oei ' trc of settling the affair. * Sir Baldwin cm to me. told him that there was no in t ‘ race of the letter in the the only plan for him tß:eaodrodp-tofftwaces,tano write t i ha te t i it le s t e te e i m , e t d h t e o suggested, and which were practicary la t e h ral e terms of the letter which Sir B. Walker did write on that day. 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We understand that it is the intention of this talented authoress to make a short sta to te tions are continually sent to Mrs. Stowe ; but it is be- I s v o h j o e u re rn it in s hLopeenddohne,r adnedlicathteen proved. , From all parts of Britain letters and invita lieved that she will return to Scotland in September, and afterwards be the guest of Major-General Sir Dun can M`Gregor, in Dublin.--3102.7iing Advertiser. THE LATE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. Yesterday the committee who have undertaken this inquiry I met again at eleven o'clock, and resumed the examination of witnesses. The attendance of strangers and of members of the house was quite as great as at the'previous sittings. Mr. George Cotsell, muter smith at Chatham, said that he had held that post for seven years ;. that previously lie had been two years first foreman at Devonport, and before then twenty-three at Portsmouth, where he had served his appren ticeship. He tea only a humble part at the last election at Chatham, having attended some conviviaLmeetings and pro posed Sir Frederick Smith's health, but never having can vassed any electors. He denied having canvassed a voter named Bowring, and did not even know where he resided. When Mr. Stafford was down at the dockyard he had taken an opportunity of talking to him in the smithery about- his removal to Portsmouth. Witness reminded him of the appli cations which he had made to that effect, and hoped that his 30 years' standing in the service would entitle him to the favourable consideration of the Admiralty. Mr. Stafford pro mised him that his claims should have due consideration. He had never said that Mr. Stafford had promised him positively, but he might have expressed his belief that he would succeed. Having,seen the appointment of a person named Wells in the newspapers, and heard of it also by letter from Portsmouth, he went to town and called on the Admiral* about it. He, however, saw no one on that occasion. Subsequently he received a letter from Mr. Pierce, who was in the Admiralty, informing him that the appointment of Wells had been sus pended, and that till the return of Mr. Stafford, who was then out of town, nothing could be done. He then went and saw Mr. Pierce at the Admiralty, but Mr. Pierce did not show him Wells' warrant of appointment, nor did he infOrm him that he (witness) was to be appointed instead. At Devonport and Portsmouth he had never taken part in election proceedings, nor had ever until the last occasion recorded his vote. He had known Sir F. Smith for six years in connection with Chatham Dockyard, and he promised him his support with out being asked for it. Mr. Thomas Scott, relieving officer of :the Chatham Union, spoke to a conversation which the last witness had with him about his transfer to Portsmouth, in the course of which he said, " I don't mind belling on 'hew ft:occurred: when Ditty the appointment in the piper I went to the Admiralty, and saw a friend of mine there, who said to me, There is the ap pointment of Mr. Wells unsigned. You are just in time. You will hear no more of that,' and put it in his pocket, say ing, ' You will be all right, old boy." Witness believed that the hope of reward in some instances, and the fear of losing promotion in others, induced people in the dockyard to vote sometimes on the one side and sometimes on the other. Mr. Pierce, clerk in the Admiralty, said that he wrote to Cotsell on his own responsibility when he found that Wells had been suspended. To the best of his recollection lie saw Cotsell before he was himself appointed, but after writing him, in Mr. Grant's .room, and when he (witness) was officiat ing for him, the unsigned warrant of Wells' appointment was lying on the table, but he did not show it to Cotsell, though he might have said it was there. Mr. Cotsell was here recalled, and amused the committee by a rather pompous account of the reasons which induced him to seek a transfer to Portsmouth, where it appears his salary stood the same as at Chatham. It was, he said, a' point of honourable ambition for a man to seek to be master where he had served his apprenticeship, and it was a curious circumstance that when he was apprentice at Portsmouth, the then master smith made him sit down in his chair, and told him never to rest satisfied until he had attained that position. For five years previous to his interview with Mr. Stafford he had been an applicant for the situation, to which he believed his long and faithful services entitled him. Sir Baldwin Walker handed in two letters to be added to his former evidence by the permission of the writers, since obtained. They are as follow : " Dockyard, Devonport, April 27, 1852. "My dear Walker,—We have a foreshadowing' iu this yard of a return to the corrupt and dishonest practices of the past. The policy of our late excellent and most respected chief, that so largely sustained and encouraged officers in my situation is cast aside ; and I confess to a sense of humiliation. " J. B. Sayntoua." The second letter is from Captain Richards, Superintendent of Chatham-yard, and is dated " April 9, 1852." It runs thus : -776- My fears point in the same direction as yours. In the Ridgeway case there can be no mistake, and, if it be persisted in, the order of the 27th of February, 1847, must be con signed to the tomb of all the Capulets. The order for the promotion runs, Joseph Ridgeway, second-class man in the metal mills, is to be appointed acting first-class man in the existing vacancy.' Now, as he is a second-class leading man,. I x can only understand it as to be acting first class leading man, for which there is a vacancy , which the said Ridgeway wants ; and reports have been current iu the yard for some w eeks that he would get it. " My letter of the I st of March recommended an entry eis from private trade, ' as neither of the inferior leading men are competent for the position.' Ridgeway is one of these in ferior or second class-leading men, and if he carries his point he will be raised to a station for which his officers declare him to be inc•mpetent, and even more—that he is not the best of the men we have. " In 1849 he tried his hand at a political rise through Ports mouth influence, and was put to rights by Sir Francis Bariug's orders, narrowly escaping dismissal. Under those circum stances I have put the order in my desk, and written to Mr. Stafford privately and confidentially stating the whole affair quietly, but I hope finely. There is an immense stake on the issue, for if we are beaten we shall be overrun by a swarm around us, who are promising everything in the yard to their friends. I have no difficulty in saying that it would be far better to pension Ridgeway on 1001. a-year than to promote him after all that has pasied, and which is publicly known the yard." Mr. Stafford was then called. He gave his evidence with great self-possession, and said—l was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty on the 3d of March, 1852, having never pre viously held any official appointment. Sir B. Walker's first statement has reference to a conversation ho hs.d with my private secretary, Mr. Grant. I shall content myself with stating that I did not send Mr. Grant there on the errand Sir B. Walker describes, and shall leave, Mr. Grant to speak for himself as to what actually did oc cur a t t he interview. The first circumstance referred to which b ears a date is my letter of the 2d of April, 1852. I was ind uce d to write that letter, I have no hesitation in saying, in consequence of the receipt of repeated communications that the appointments and promotions took a direction invaviably hostile to the existing Government. I desire to call attention to the last paragraph. To that letter I received in reply what 1 hold in my hand, and which, with the permission of Sir B. Walker, I will read : " Somerset House, April 3, 1852. " My dear Sir,—ln reply to Your letter respecting the great dissatisfaction which exists among your political friends, as to the present arrangement of appointments and promo tions in the dockyards, I can only refer you to their LOP!, ships' circular of the 27th of November, 1847, by which. you will perceive that, unless these regulations are withdravVn and fresh ones substituted, advancement on political grounds is totally impossible, if the superintendents of the dockyards perform their duty: It is needless for me to disclaim having favoured any political party, for you will clearly perceive, on reading the existing regulations, that merit alon.e'can obtain advancement. With reference to that part of your letter in which you state that there seems no alternative but to re sume the system which existed previous to September, 1849, I have to observe that it was only resuming a system which had always been in force prior to 1845, and IVas then discon tinued, I have reason to believe, on personal grounds. It is for their Lordships to decide whether they will rescind the order of September, 1849, which has been the means of caus ing an amount of reduction in the wages of the dockyards of upwards of 10,0001. ; but if it is, of.. course th e surveyor w ill be deprived of that controliwhicll'is so highly necessary, and can no longer be held responsible for keeping the establish ment under the estimates. I have now stated the case f r ankly, and I beg you to believe me, my dear sir, very faith fully yours, " BALDWIN WALKER. " Augustus Stafford, Esq., M.P., &c." The committee will ibserve that in that letter Sir Baldwin Walker himself s tates that if the regulations of 1847 remain unaltered, advancement on political grounds is totally im possible if the superintendents of dockyards perform their duty.. I may mention that the officers to whom Sir Bald- Win Walker referred as controlling, in conjunction with the 1847 regulations, the advancement of merit alone, had all been appointed by our politi ca l opponents. Sir B. Walker is, I believe, correct in stating that he had an - interview with me on April 5. He states that at that interview I . said, " There is no use in blinking the question ; I am so pressed by the Government that I cannot help myself." Also at Q. 127 he adds, qualifying the word Go vernment, that I mentioned the names of Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Upon that statement I have to observe—and the observation holds good with regard to all my evidence—that, as I never kept any note or memo randum of any conversation on the subjects now under consi deration of this committee, it is very difficult to pledge my= self to the precise accuracy, either affirmatively or negatively, of any particular word. I believed, and still believe, that it is usual in official life to speak confidentially, and, because confidentially, without reserve. If the matters debated at the Admiralty were not arranged satisfactorily to all parties, the board was the proper place, so to speak, of appeal. This view, and, as you will see hereafter, the apparently satisfac toryitermination of the matter, leave me unable to speak with certainty as to expressions, but I have of course a thorough recollection of the state of things at the time. There was no pressure put upon me either by Lord Derby or the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but what I believe I did state was, that the pressure upon me from members of my own party was very severe, and that the Government of Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not, any more than any • other Government, permit all patronage to be in the hands of their political opponents. I should desire, before Igo further, to explain exactly to the committee the dockyard code of 1847, and the circular of the 26th September, 1849. The first was a code making advancement depend on merit alone. That has never been interfered with by any subsequent cir cular, and remained in operation during the whole of the time I was in office. The second, of September, 1849, applied to the transfer of control to the surveyor, and it was to' that alone that the circular of 1852 referred. The Auckland code was left unaltered. I believe that documents exist in the Admiralty which show how that transfer of control took place. Lord Seymour—Did you send Mr. Grant to Sir B. Walker? Mr. Stafford—Mr. Grant went to Somerset-house to see his father, who holds an appointment there, and it is very likely I might have told him to ask Sir Baldwin for papers, but I have no remembrance of it. Lord Seymour—Did you not send him with a request not to submit names for promotion ? Mr. Stafford—l never sent him with any such request. Lord Seymour—ln your letter of the 2d of April to Sir B. Walker you referred to an impression that appointments mi( p rom otions were given to political opponents,--did you befo re you wrote that letter consult auy of the authorities of the Admiralty ? Mr. Stafford—l did not consult any of the Lords of the Admiralty. I acted on the result of inquiries in other quar ters, and from numbers of letters which I had received. Many of these were sent to me in confidence, and some from members of Parliament belonging to my party. Lord Seymour—Did you inquire into the particulars of them ? Mr. Stafford—One of them was the case of Ridgeway, which I consider a strong one. Lord Seymour—But your letter is dated the 2d, and Ridge way's promotion took place on the sth. Mr. Stafford—lt was rather the cases of promotions that were withheld than those that were made that were com plained of. I made a great number of promotions front the let of March to the 2d of April. THE INCOME TAX. SHOULD this portion of the Budget pass, 1.7 Income Tax must be paid by millions now exempt; yet it will then be useless to "look daggers" at the Tax, though many persons will regard it as a great " bore " for penetrating their pockets and their earnings—a character often given to other articles of daily consumption called Taxes. 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Before he left he informed me of what had occurred in his interview with Admiral Parker, and the obiervations of the Duke there I considered to be the cause of his excitement: He then left the rooni. Ibelievethat I have correctly stated the Orem stanceS of those interviews. I did not mean Sir B.Walker to . suppress the copies: I'have no recollection of his stating that he must send them in. I remember that I repeated immedi- • ately the substance of what passed to a Mr. Briggs, a gentle man in the office. I have ascertained his recollection of that statement, and it'is in accordance with that which I have now stated. I was surprised when I heard that portion of Sir Baldwin's statement., .1 have further to notice portions of the • evidence of .Captain Milne. I quite assent to Captain Milne's statement; that I requested him—and it, was immediately after my conversation with Mr. Briggsto " smooth matters over" with Sir Baldwin. I adopt Captain. Milue's expression. I cannot, however, adopt Captain Milne's word " mediate," if it be intended to imply that such mediation eras between Sir Baldwin and myself, or that it was to induce Sir Baldwin to suppress the copies. Sir B. Hall—Are we to understand that you neither saw the letter of the 21st of April, '52, nor were aware of the ex istence of 'such a document till the 23d of November? Mr. Stafford— Yes ; it remained with Admiral Parker, who had received a discretionary power from Sir Baldwin Walker in the matter. I went to the duke, and be said thatthe sur veyor would not remain, and that if he resigned there was no person to fill his place ; that if he yut Admiral Parker would follow him, and he (the duke) did not know how they could get on with the business of the Admiralty. I said that any .imputation would be removed, and there Admiral. Parker's evidence takes up the thread of the story. Sir B. Hall— Did the duke allude to Sir Baldwin's resigna tion having been tendered Mr. Staiordl-No7Vsaid the surveyor was very much annoyed, but mentioned nothing about his having tendered his resignation ; and I have no recollection of that being discuised: No one talked of it for fear of 'raising the subject. . . . . LoM &pilot:lr 'directed Mr. Staftbrd's attention to the terms of Admiral Parker's evidence, in which he stated that the 'letter of resignation was 'made the subject of conver sation at an interview between them and Sir Baldwin Walker. Mr. Stafford —The •question . of resignation was not dis cussed. Lord Seymour-Admiral Parker said that he remonstrated as to thei-esebo. g circular brought N o rth o u m n b d e e i r a t o h d e notice of the andt that notthebeing of Duke agreed with him, and , yet you say that you had the concurrence of the board ? cannot say wh a t passed between Admiral Pa 3' r i k r. er a' affl ord— the i First • Lord on the subject,' but I had the cognisance and san c ti on of . the latter to what I did. The Admiralty act as a corp orate body, and are in the same posi tion towards their secretary The Commander -in-Chief is to the Secretary-at-War. ! n which m a First e ie n ecessary. and never heard of aaet instancee of ' the secretary was. Lord ,had overruled the . whole - °met. Vacancies filled up in the doel4ard without my knowing a h r o c w s !,-as t , ln for s iustanee in the case of laboUrers. Mr. Grant, au officer in the civil department of the Admi ralty, and who had acted as secretary to Admiral Dundas, to Admiral Stewart, and to Mr. Stafford, described tho routine of appointments with reference to which, when vacancies oc curred, the surveyor might recommend that they should not be filled up. Ho kneW of no instance whore such a recom mendation had been made, and the vacancies, filled up not withstanding. It had happened that Mr. Stafford had filled up vacancies which had been previously supplied by labourers without his knowledge ; but he had a perfect right to" do so. With reference to the promotions on the Bth of May, 10 names were submitted by the superintendent, and five selected, in strict conformity with the rules of the office. In the case of the man selected for the appointment of writer after two years' service, in preference to the man who had served thirty years, Mr Stafford bad ascertained from the Commodore Superin tendent that the former was more suited for the situation. With regard to the appointments of the five men, the surveyor had reported that the vacancies would be required shortly for 15 shipivright apprentices, but the report had been mislaid, and could not be found. Lord Seymour (addressing Mr. Stafford] —Why did you pro ceed to fill up these vacancies after such a representation I . Mr. Stafford—Because the Commodore Superintendent re• presented it to be necessary. ILord Seymour—Did you send to the surveyor any reply to his remarks ? Mr. Stafford—l really don't remember ; these things were coming every day. Lora Seyrnour - -But it was not every day that the surveyor was remonstrating. Mr. Grant, with reference to the promotion of Ridgeway as acting first-class man at the metal milks, said it had been re presented at the Admiralty by Sir 'Frederick Smith that tke superintendent of the dockyard had recommended a private hand with the view of passing over Ridgeway, who was senior second-class man, and had been 39 years in the service. He was in consequence appointed acting first class on probation. Lord Seymour—Was this acting in accordance with the re- gulations of 1847 Mr. Stafford—Yes ; because they say nothing about intro- ducing men from the private trade. Lord Seymour-- , -Did not the superintendent report that • . _ Ridgeviair was incompetent and is it consistent with any circular of the Admiralty to put any man into an office who is not fit for it ? Mr. Stafford—l wrote to Captain Richards the following letter on the subject : • , (" Private and Confidential.) " Her Majesty's ship Retribution, off Portland, . April 11, 1852., " Sir,—l fully appreciate the motives that dictated your letter of the Bth. - " The appointment of Ridgeway must now go forward, and if he is found incompetent to perform the duties of his situs, tion, it will of course develope upon you to report officially to that effect. —I remain, &c., . " Aug. STAFFORD. " Captain Richards, C. 8., R.N." I did not censure Captain Richards, and Admiral Parker was wrong in saying so. Lord Seymour—Was Captain Richards acting politically against Sir Frederick Smith? Mr. Stafford—l believe that political influences were at work. -Captain Richards was always looked on as one of the strongest political partisans in the yard. I could not say that he was taking part in the election, but; if so, he was acting in defiance of his duty. I did not think the incapacity of Ridge way so made out as to deprive him of the benefit of a proba tionary promotion, and no report was :made against him dur ing the 6 months he was on trial. Lord Seymour—Must not the effect Of disregarding his re ports have been to discourage Captain .Richards from sending up any more ? Mr. Stafford—l think not. If he felt that he had not been properly treated he might have addressed the board, and one or two isolated cases give an unfair view of the way in which his recommendations were generally received. Lord Seymour again directed Mr. Stafford's attention to Sir Baldwin's letter to the Duke of Northumberland, and with reference to it Mr. Stafford said, when the duke told me that he considered it confidential, I was sorry that I knew of the existence of a letter which brought grave charges against me that I had no power to answer. - Lord Seymour—Could you not have gone through the cases of promotion, and brought them under the notice of the First Lord I Mr. Stafford—l did so confidentially. That I vindicated my character is shown by his Grace not making the letter public. The duke did not ask for an inquiry, but determined at once to make the letter private. To have made it public would have involved a public inquiry. Lord Seymour—Did it not, occur to you to prepare a re port - Mr. Stafford—No ; but I believe I asked theduke to make it a public letter. He declined, however, saying that I had no right to suppose I had ever seen it. Sir B. Hall—Did you press the point urgently V Mr. Stafford—l simply asked him. could do no more. Sir B. Hall—Did lief say it would be inconvenient for the public service ? • Mr. Stafford—He did not give me any answer. I was new to office, and any.. Mistakes I 'made at first I corrected as I gained more experience, becoming more in accord with the general feeling of the superintendents. • At this stage of the Proceedings tho committee adjourned, and the examination of Mr. Stafford will be resumed (to•day) with refereuco to the case of Wells. The sale, by auction, of the immense territory of the Western Australian Land Company, announced by Mr. Robins to be held on Thursday next, is, we perceive, unavoidably postponed until Tuesda y the 31st inst. • . The extensive landed estates in Lower Canada of the Gasp 4 Fishery and Coal Mining Company, announ by Mr. Robins to be sold on the 2d of June, present strong temptations to enterprising capitalists, especially when it is known that railway communication is about being established between these properties and Quebec and Montreal, and from thence to ale United States. SUNDAY TIPPLING IN SCOTLAND..—OR. the Bth ult. nearly 200 gentlemen in Edinburgh agreed to ascertain the actual amount of Sunday traffic in the publichouses of that city, and their report, enteric tg into the statistics of each house, the character of the visitors, &c., has just been published. There are in all 464 licensed houses in Edinburgh, and 312 of these were open on the Sunday referred to. The visitors were-214202 men, 11,931 women, 4,631 children under 14 years of age, and 3,032 children under 8 years of age. Total amount during the day, 41,796.—Liverpool Chronic*. Loss OF AN EMIGRANT VESSEL.—lntelligence has been received by Messrs. Corry and Son, of Belfast , of the total loss of their barque Hercules, 551 tons re gister. It appears that on the 6th ult., in lat. 3 . 5 k N . ~ long. 72 30 W., she was fallen in• with in a d sz h n sinking condition, by the Perote, from Rio Grande, an ha y vin Mentank, from Galveston for An twerp, and Hercules at. shor tly ro havin g 26th 'list and landed the ca ptain, Mr. Louden, on the 1 . arrived afterwardstaken off t the foundered.crew, 18 i I n , h n e u number, the i k starboard an d eight of his cr ew, and the Per ote, the chief officers, an d DX e i g ht others, arrived Baltimore on th e weather, 1 12th inst. The H ercules was bomnd f rom Liverpool rienc ed b . u v l e w ry ark se t I t 'ere with from stem to which stow for Charleston , and sailed from the f ormer port about the 6th Novem ber, but havin g g o t I about 360 miles off Cape G l aalvra'y b es ides doing other . damage. Sh e i • t the port on the 29th- of 'November, a n d as owed ba c k . to ne cessary repairs, sailed aga i n nin e carriedesh her e e th having t tiie 13th of De btr; but on the 27th of th e sarnel Man, she encount ere d anothernonth, , when off t Calf ' of lost her fore and ma i nmast; ityere ' gale, in which she standing ; she then put back c., the znize only was got into Fl ee t wood on the 2d seeo:nd time rs , and was got new mast s , & c. e ..41 of Jfanuary, an d th ere STEAMER FOR v THE PASHA .c ' manufacturer has received 0 ? aGYFT.—A French steam-ship in London. an order tc I fi t the cabins of a Pasha of Egypt, and , intended for his Highness . the the introduction of arrangements ha .ve been made for the . f urniture, &c., into this country, from France, which for the purpose.will be required, and manufactured VAN . DIE ' T. DIEN 3 —AND.—From Va n Dienien's Land the dates are to the Bth of January. The Leg islative Council had . just b een prorogue d to t h e Bt h of March, when it was expected the determinati ion of the English Government with reg ard to transpo •rtation would be known. Meanwhile, they had only v oted three months' supply for police and gaol expenses, the determination apparently . being to cut down all furtl her allowance to a merely nominal sum if the future advices from this country should prove unsatisfactory. Nothing of much importance had taken plae,e in the sb ape of gold disco veries. A charcoal-burner' had just'' found some quartz specimens about six miles from. Hob; Lrt Town, and two men had started with proper implemel its to examine the ' spot. Of the deposits at Fingal it if ;s t a ted that there had never been more than an aver: :ge of ten persons there, and that their profit bad not at. any time 'exceeded 10dwis, per 94.144 , ~. . - - • - %~ ----o'' a Joho. os„,,e't ~in a nd B' en t° AV ls l spa ssie, is,,f,:d r ip ; iro 1 1 1 1° ' 1 if , 0 ~iacealtf PO I ? 00 14 05 00 Ok •••••• • if • "0 ▪ 'l ; '