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A . .. / , ~..w. _.... 1.. ,. .. , + • e r001:i -in ;.:'-0 . 0 / . .' / ~~~~~G~~2~~ a To AGENTS.—Life Assurance Agents in any tia Part of England may with advantage become Agents for Fire 4r anee and thereby greatly extend their Life business. The Directors.. of the UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—au tU__ th ution established on new and important principles , arid possess "W upwards of Two THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS, whose names and mu are published with the Prospectus—are ready to rec eive Applications for Agencies, accompanied by references. By looking over the List of Shareholders, applicants will probably find several to wawa they are known. For terms, prospectuses, &c. apply to THOMAS H. B kYLIS, General Manager and Secre tar y . Mel Offices, 40, Pall Mall, Loudon. 5t0 565: . be o ' ; pee, LON DON - , WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1853. STEAM TO AIISTR&LIA. GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY. gsZYTioX IlramEvr, That this Company's Auxiliary Iron Co." W Steam-ship ARGO, 1,850 tons, George Hyde, Commander, will i" Southampton for PORT PHILIP and SYDNEY on N EDNES AY, the 4th of May next. The accommodation is of a superior descrip' ion, and the cabins are I°ll7 furnished. The rates of passage money—After akin, first 11,8%80/. ; Fore Cabin, second class, 50/. These rates are exclusive of Trines, beer, and spirituous liquors, which, however, may be had board at moderate prices. The ship will carry an experienced - . l Beon. A Pplicatfons for passage to be made at the Company's Offices, 2, Ir Yal Exchange - buildings; and for freight end parcLls , to Messrs. j3alib u.r, Laming, and Owen, 16, St. Mary-axe .-, ISE OFFICE, in Old Broad-street, FOR poe X S C A:E.- - T ct be SOLD, by TENDER, h, order of the Com . oners of Inland Revenue, in several Lot', or, if an rtdequ•r;,c be offered, in One Lot, all those extensive, vain able , and highly t e t Ctant FREEHOLD PREMISES in Old Broad sire t,. in the city ~,,,,,,nl,don, known- for many years as ilia , ' - ' BE-9.1.F1C1., an t, ... -- e.'_ u uY, as the Inlalkd Revenue-office; ‘: the elegant and substantial stone b?,ildiog fronting OM Broad-stiect,"zud the spacious `gee_ s and in c l ose d yard cont i guous, i n t h e rear , w ith a carriage-way e pr s a, Dee from Bishopsgate-street, all of which Ii we been for the last I' l Y Years vested in the Crowr, and used for the p rposes of the heed evenue. T Ilty st importance of this property, in regard as well to its loca ss_u as its extent, is of the highest chancter. The immediate tieigh .4:hood of the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England, the Stock ha nge, the Auction Mart, and till numerous other public and pri vate„_ establishments for business, renders its value peculiar; and no 2Portunit, of acquiring a site in the city of London, in any degree ap p r oximating that now offered, will probably seam present itzelf. >n tinted particulars and conditions of sale, with a form of tender, MY be obtained at the offices of the Secretary, and the Solicitor , f u•._.arnd Revenue, Somerset-house; and of William Herbert, Esq ,the "I"._do's Surveyor of Buildings, on the premises, in Old Broad-street. All tenders to be delivered on or before the T,th Aprd next. Inland Revenue, Somerset-house, 31st March, 1853. ----.._ RTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, For the Relief of Decayed Artists, their Widows and Orphan;. 14 % Instituted 1814. rP°rat ed by Royal Charter, 1842, under the immediate protection of her Most Excellent Majesty the QUE P oltoN.—His Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT, K.G. CR NS. 1118 Grace th e Duke of B PATR VICE Ri O ght Hon. Earl of Dartmouth clench Rit Hon. Earl de Gre nbi Grace the D u k e of De'vo2- Right Hen. Earl of Ellesmere Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst' his (} ha tit; Duke of. Sather- Sir John SN.inburne, Bart. Joseph Neel& Esq., M P. 31,,05t Noble the MarcNis of Lans- J es.e Watts Ruszell, Esq. uOurne The No ' PRs ' D ENT—Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, P.R A. Nifty, Friends, and Subscribers are respectfully informed "t , the THI RTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be Celebrated in Freemason's Hall, on SATURDAY, the 16th of April, The Right Ron. the EARL GRANVILLE in the Chair. &SM. Henry Graves, Esq. Loula Haghe, Esq Samuel Carter 11:111, Esq. Robert George Kelly, Lsl. Thomas AI. Mesgrave, Esq Edmund J. Nlemann, Esq. John Philip, Esq. C. J Richardson, Esq. Cha•les Rolt, Esq. J. Sant, Esq. George Virtue, Esq. STEW, kr, char d Andsell, E sq. Arinfield, Esq. TintubreY Bezzi, Esq. B° x-all, Esq., A R.A. rbornkh lirockedou, Esq. 1%1,4 18 S• Cafe, Esq. A. ( rj Crowley, Esq. R.A.A. Ed e n raut De Vilma. Esq. lienr Goodall, U pton Eddis, Esq. l 'airer. jun., Esq. rreci erick 9 lals, Esq. Esq., A.R.A. 1 Ticket Dinner on Table at Six precisely. L ig s, 1/. S. each, to be 11,d of the Stewardi ;of Willem Nicol, Honorary -.7 45, Great Co ram.str Secretary, 60, Pail-all ;ani of the Assistant Secre eet, Russe m ll-square. WILT.IABI JOHN ROPER, Assistant Secretary. LAI)T- 'DIES of DELICATE COMPLEXION, who immediate and staffer from exposure to cold winds and damp atmosphere, will soothing relief in the application of ROWLANDS' KALY DOR. This n a l tress" l of que Botanical Preparation allays all i rr it a ti on rn d tender the skin, removes cutaneous disfigurements, free les, and tan, anda a P t lf ta a healthy and blooming appearat , ce to the complexion, Veranto and softness neck, hands, ald arms. Per.e else . it, application promotes a free r.rki unint .rrupted exi r .L those important 'unctions o: the skin. to essential for the preservat ion of health, and th e attainmen"; and continuance of a* Dea Mind complexion. Gentlemen, after shavin Y, will also find it allay the irritability and d arting pain, and ren t er t h e s ki n i.o;t, smooth, and pleasant. Its purifying and refreshing pr s have obtained is selection I .o' Royalty, and the several C our t s throu,Thout Europe, togethe r Vrith the " elite" et the Aristocracy.--price 4s. 6d. and Bs. Gd. per bottle. CAUTION.—The words " Rowlands' Kalydor " are on the wrapper, and "A Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London," on the Government Stamp, affixed on each bottle. Sold by them, and by Chemists and Perfumers. T HE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA. DIRECTORS IN LONDON .‘ gents of the province of Canada, ~1 10 1rts Daring, Esq., M.P. an I Directors of the Company, on '"rite Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P. belt alfof the Canadian Government tnry Wollaston Blake, Esq. x tr bert AVCalmont, Esq. I nnau Dariel Hodgson, Esq. d ermas W. Thompson, M.P. NORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY. Bayonne, t run, St. Sebastian, Tolosa, Bilboa, Vitoria, Miranda, Isriviesca, Burgcs. Palencia, VABetio:id, Avila, L'Escurial, Madrid. Capital 29,925,000 piastres, 315,000 shares of 95 Oasts es each for Spain, 100 francs for France, 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 subscribed in Spain, two-fifths in France, and two fifths remtia ter appropriation in England. President—The Duke Pe Riansates. Bankers in Paris—Messrs. Rothschild, Paris. Bankers in London—Messrs. Ai asterman, Peters, and Co.; the London and County Bank. Bankers in Bordeaux—Messrs. Ezpeleta et FITS. Agents in London—Messrs. C. Devaux and Co., 62, King William street, City ; to a horn 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 or Bilboa. The projerlors have already obtained the concession for 99 years, of the Spanish portion, which traverses a distance of 650 ki ometrcs, or 405 miles. They have paid 750,000 piastres (157,0001.), the elution money, and they are in actual treaty with the French Government for the section Iron Bayonne to the Spanish frontier ; the length of which is oily 35 kilometres, or 21 miles. The Spanish Government guarantees to the Company, on a maxi mum capital of 30,000.000,plastres (6,315,7891.), a mnrmum interest of 7 per cent., inc tiding 1 per cen , .. to be applied to a sinking fund. The provinces and corn. lines traversed by this railway, as well as the contiguous provinces and communes, have agreed to share with the ov.rnmeiit the responsib lity of this guarantee. he Spanish Government, perceiving the great advantaze which must result to the public revenge by th t encouragement of railways, which • evelop the various sources a national wealth, have faithfu ly adhered to the guarantees they have given; and even in cases where companies have not been able to perform their engagements, the Go ernm nt has returned to such cinnp.mi,s, whither naive or lorLign ' the en, ire sums paid as cant onary deposit. In cycler to s,cure to - the shareholders in the North of Spain Rail way the fu'l value of the guarantee of 6 per cent., and 1 per cent. sinking fund, a general contract has seen ;heady Made for the pur chas, of the land, the con-truci ion of the whole line, and for rolling sto .k, plant, &c., according to the requirements or the Government, at a price within the guaranteed capital. 'She contractor has depo sited 500,000 piastres o- 1t5,11.31., as a guarantee for thp due fulfil ment of the contract, and is to leave 5 per cent. out of each certific te in tit,: hands of the drectors as a further security, until such reserves sha:l amount to the sum depoAted. _ . --.—.... - '1 he cent, act rrice cove s all expenses incurred in surveys and otherwise up to th, present time, and leaves a Lund of about 10 p.T c, nt. of the capit din the hands of the directors, to meet the general expenses of the undertaking, and to pay interest at the tate of 5 per cent. p r annum to the shareholders during the course of construc tion. The North of Spain Railway connects Madrid with several provin cial chief towns, forming i,oins o convergence of vat ion high such as Witor.a, where -even me-t. Burgos, Valladolid, and Avila, of e Also the centres of similar streams of traffic. The North of S,ain Railway traversk s most important industrial districts, ,uch aM th , provinces of Bt.cay, Gsipuzcoa, and Alava. it runs also through districts rich in wools, wines, and corn—districts producing much more than they c.n either consume, or at present, export ; and which, to gain access to the home and forecgn markets, need only those facilities of economical transport which this railway The No'th of Spain Railway will. Establish a thorough communi cation between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Starting irom Bayonne and Biboa it will proceed through Iran, St. Sebastian, To osa, and Vito la to Miranda .At Miranda it reaches the river Ebro, which is now being canal's& down to the port of Alfaques, on the shores of the ‘t(diterranean. At Madrid also it will be placed in communication with the great line of railway now in course of constru :won between the capital and Valencia. Another very important feature of tlrs great undertaking is that at Valladolid it will reach the river Douro, which runs to Ow to ; and lastly. at Madrid, it wilt be brought into conneNion with the Arai juez Rail'cay, which w It be contioued first to Badajoz to m et the Portuguese line to Lisbon, next to Cordova, and thence to Seville and Cadiz. To estimate the advantages which such data promise to the North of Spain Railway, the distinction bAween :parish, English, and French railways niu-t be kept in view. First,—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 aso and engines bear in France a pace somewhat extravagantly high, in consequence of the protection given to home industry, whi st into Spain they are imported from England free of duty.. Secondly, —The return trout railways in England or France arc of much slower development than in Spain, because in the former countries railways h we to compote wills already existing and long established meats of conveyance, whilst in Spain railway:, from the moment of opening, absorb the o hole of the trait The returns are less profitable in England and France than in Span, because they can be secnred only by inceisant reductions upon the tariffs of the numerous competing means of transport ; whi et in Spain the tariffs will, to a certainty, be largely remune rative, sines they can reasonably be fixed at 50, 100, and even 200 per cent above the Engl sh au t French tariffs, ant still remain much cheaper than the old means of transport, and be accordingly appreciated. These ills inctlons are well founded, and have received confirma tion from the results of all the exisdng railways in Spain ; hence the Railway Company from Valencia to Aleira has eon compelled, . _ alter a few months' traffic, to double the rolling stock, which had been estimated sufficient for several yell's. Upon the line from Langreo, in the Asturias, the exorbitant tatilr of 2) centimes per kilometre and per ton sudiettl to put down all competing mean* of transporting the coal of the basin of mama to the port of Gijon ; and, lastly, the line from Madrid to Atanjuez, on:y 51 kilometres long, and which runs to no cetitru of production or coinmeree, hat in 1852, the first year of its working, a truffle of 3000,00 passengers, and 110,000 tons of mere 'the estimates of the receipts to be expected from this lino have been trained under the special superintendence of the provincial, consular, and municipal corporations of Biscay, end establish upon the existing traffic an immed.tve return of 5,150,000 plastics, or 1,014 ,210/., which, after deducting 45 per cent. for working ex i•esses, leaves a net profit upon the capital 01 the Company of 10 per cent. This ertimate, however, is wholly irrespective (.4 the crease which improved means or transport invariably ensures. The Board of Direction will be nominated in the statutes of the eQuipany, and will consist of ci4ht Spanish, four French, and tin ee English Directors. Three French Directors have been appointed, viz.:— M. Ardouin, banker, Paris, M. De Grimaldi, Paris, and M De Ezpeleta, Pails and Bordeaux. London, April 9, 1853. FORM OF APTLICATION FOR SHARES. r orth of Spain hallway Company. _ _ To Messrs. C. Devaux - and Ca. Gentlemen, —I request you to allot me shares in the above undertakim, and I hereby agree to accept the said shares, or any less number you may kllot ma, and to pay the sum of 41. on each share ahotte I, at the time to be specified in your letter of allotment. Dated this day of 185 Name in fu11... Re • 'deuce • • .. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCEST ERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Civvies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tt nic and invigora.ing properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige t the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lca and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 64, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs Cresse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the p; incipal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " EAL nd PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of tha bottle. DIRECTORS IN CANADA 41.1P1 eral far Council, Uppe Canada, s i d Solicitor- Thet". Francis Bineks, M.P., Impector-Gcneral. Ih e V,,,, °11 - E. I'. Tache, NI.L.C., Receiver-Gen era l. 11 1 , 4 -11. James lit rris M. L.C., Pos tine ster- General. Malcoim Cameron, M.l'., President of the Executive il T Counche • 01 1.1_1. E. Caron, Fspeater of the Legislative Council. x=eor,.., n r ,* Peter McGill, Mad; , President of the Bank of Montreal. heaf am - !" .al vford, Esq., M.P., Brockvile. Atlantic Esq Vice-President of the St. Lawrence and antic p out YCompany. ° ' l ' Mayor of Belleville. Wit l U ' 111:Sq" Q 'more ankers inL V'ee. Toronto. 112 ,—:r in, on-11 .lessrs. n, ani Co. ; Messrs. Baring ZPoi Brothers and Co. Chief—Alexandcr 51'Kcazie Eos., Fsq. Asstst aNt-Engine,r—tiamuel lie ter, Esq. Solicitors i n Be l ,.t a : , l rY in Caned t—C. P. Roney, Esq. o ad—Alcssrs. Sw ft and lVa;staff, 30, Great Soiici;o•°-rs i thsorge•street, Wt atminster. ll Ca nada —G. E. Cat ter. Esq., Mon raal ; John Bell, ERE, Bel PPiic•l • le. n for st arcs to b e mane vile to Messrs. L a urens', CaZ none, ni n eurce, A uction Wart, London, Brokers, to ch.tp• ' k1 (1., 2, Leadenhall,treet. Th e Government an d Legislature of Canada , have ty various acts t rleo rPorated , evera l com p a nies for the const r uction of cliff rent sec i or the main trunk 11.1 , ofire.,l,llmtaltir,,o,ttelet,i,u,tp ..,tiseedparoul•linocreist. and acts of the Canadian Pathan t rig the amalgamation of all the companies whose rat .wa) S Intersect .4 .10 in the maul trunk railway with the Grand Trunk RaiwayCom rMkily, so ns to fo&m ,inpy o a a n eeompany, under the name of the "Grand ltaiiwa of Canada " Arran semi nts are accordingly In I " pro:tress .or a fu-ion of the Gland rank Railway Company o f Canada East, the Quebec rvil Richmond Railway Company, the St. Lawrence :And Atlantic Railway Cu mpany, the Grand Junction Railway Company, and th- Toronto and ( 4 uelith Railway Company, *with the Grami trunk Raiiway of Canada, forming together 964 titles of ralway anclndlug ahi It over the St. Lawrence at Mo ntreal, a hid' will be constructed under the superintendence of ''''' b cirt Stephenson, Esq., M.P., and A. M. Ross, Esq., with a com bined capital o 9,500,000/. and tbr a lease in perpet ui ty o f th e Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway, from ihe point of its janctiun With the Grand Trunk Railway to the City of Portland, 148 miles. whereby Occe , s is obtained to the Atlantic at one of the natural harliairs of the Westeln Continent. Made up as follows :-- Amount already raised In shares, and spent "n works of the St. Lawrenc,, and At .'antic and Quebec and Richmond Railway Amount already raised on bonds.. - £9,500,000 £683,400 733,000 Reserved in shares and debentures for the shareholders in the St. Lawrence ant At lantic and Quebec and Richmond Railways on the amalgamation, and to the bond •holders of the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railway Company... £1,416,400 837,600 2,254,600 £7,246,00( yeti will t be created and apportioned as follows : 1 44,920 shares of 25/. each ..... Debentur s of 1001. each, payable in twenty-five year5,£3,623,000 , be 2 r1,1 4 interest at 6 per cent per annum, payab e half- Yearly in London, and convertible into shares on or before the Ist day of January, 1863, at the option of the dad d IWder benture,s, C. n „ 1,811,5001,811,500° t i av avertible into bonds of the Provincial er n ment of ICOI. each payable in twenty years, bearing interest a t 6 per cent. per anntun, payable half- Yearly. In L0nd 0 n........ ..'. .. .... .. .... 1,811,500 X 7,246,000 Of these 144 • viz., i sii ,920 iliares, it is proposed now to issue oue-half, other half P OO/ , in shares, and the same amount in debentures, the however. :riving been agreed to Le taken by the contractors, who, ntgt% to give to the holders or such shares, on the Ist July, 1454 and Atra enaonths after the anticipated opening of the St Lawrence in equal proportionq, two-thirds of th, railway) the option of taking, to ~w , every holder of 35 -suierlds, „a o m f r e e r w h i r u e . m ob ain th h e rg ie m t ojibeltyy,;ltBhsa4t, beis entitled to claina 20 shares e:fthbear interest at 6 per amount bita of debtatures also aTpoarer. at Par, together with an equal 200 i. debentures (one•h • • alt of each with each 2 00/. of khares. Such additional shares and de parfrom the said Ist July, 1854. B, the law granting th e • description) will be issued at bonds of the prov ince than b_,Prcvincial aid it is provided that the bon,ls will, therefore, be held- the holders of the conv isstied as the works advance. These ertible in trust, to be delivered pro rata to Interest at the rate debentures. of the amalgamation un uf f, debentures. cent. per annum from the completion pad up on each Sha h ilf-YeariY in Lonlon 1 the entire works are finished wilt be paid , 11 sterling on the amount ttom time to Um.. able in sterli . • re. The dividends, as declared, will also be pay- The u a London. first i ,_ , 1 aYinent in respect of the shares and debentures will •_'°••• Place on allotnsent, as follows, viz , 51. on each share, and 20 per Lon don Live ant. on each de bentur% to be rah: at She Company's bankers in Lon 'Tool, cr Canada. The remainder will be called up by instal its, not exceeding 2/. 10s. per share, and 10 per cent. per deben le, at intervals of not less than four months between each call, and the first call will not be made until the expiration of six months from he date of allotment. S ubscribers will, however, have the privilege tof anti si pating the call s upon the debentures, rece i v i ng 6 per cent. bi crest on the amount paid up in advance. The description and objects of the Graud Trunk Railway are fully Set forth in the A ppendix, to which especial reference is craved. The more prominent points therein are : 1 • The completeness of the system of railway, engrossing, as it does, the traffic of Canada and the State o f Maine, and precluding injurious competition. 2. Tie large amount of Government guarantee end of Canadian capital invested—being two millions eight hundred thousand pounds Sterling,. 3 . The fact that 250 miles of the Railway are now open for traffic --to be increased t o 390 miles by the close of the present year. 4. The execution of the whole remaining works being in the hands of Most experienced contractors ; the eminent English firm of Mess s. Peto, Prassey, Betts, and Jackson, having undertaken six-sevenths thereof including the St. Lawrence-bridge. 5. The cost of the railway being actually defined by the contracts Ire adY made , whe re b y any apprehension of the capital being found I nsufficient is removed. In the Appendix will also be found the data for the 'all iw'ng sun:- Mary of probable revenue. On 1,112 miles, at an average of above 251. per mile, per week .............. £1,479,660 Deduct working expenses, 40 per cent .. 591,864 In' erat on debenture debt 4,635,200 Rental 0 "Atlaatic and 8:. Lawrence Rail way— •• 0,0 •• •6 •••••• •••• e• • o 278,100 ..£8E7,796 60,000 338,100 Thus shewinT a profit on the share capital of 4,861,800/., of 1 early 11 1 / 2 per cent.. •••• • • • • •••- A• 549696 App l :catiol for shares may be made to Messrs. Laurence, Care neve, aryl Pearce; or to Milani Chapman, Esq., in tile blowing ?Orin : FORM OF FOR SHAR. To the Directors of the Grand APPLICATION way Trunk Rail Com ES pany of Canada. I request you will allot to me shares of each, with t he proportionate amount of debentures of each class in 2sl. the capital of the above -named railway, and I agree to accept the same, or any less number, and pay the deposit of Si. on each share, and 20 per cent. on each class of debentures, and to sign any deed which may be required for giving effect to my enbscription. Dated the day of , 1853. IteProfess Ad lk dress ion .. .. • • • • • ... ti4o .• .. • FR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalho, 47. 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Translated from •,he German of Dr. PICRFORD Dr. Ficktori 's known to English readers by his frequent practi• „d contribution. , to German medical literature. This is the firs: :me, he Minims us, that he has ade , essed himself to the norf-tnedi reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shat: tied any other equrily flagrant oil which it may be In ho ewer to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We promised in a former number that we should recur to thi, wart:, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great seveilty the impostors wto make a livelihood by preying an the ciedtility of the public. 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The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 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 MEDICAL ADVICE ON T ND MHE SEATURCRET TINFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Coctor of Medicine, and Metric hated Member of the University Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the Londo t Hospital Medic Society, LiCelltliCE of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. 14AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregti arities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema tu. e decay at all sia*.es of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern patho'ogists. Long and practical experience at the treatment of these dit,eascs has proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self - acq uired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of I nsanit y , Unhappy and Unfruitful Marti ages, ImOtency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated w.itoat incurring grievous pen, Rica, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-lcdulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may he removed, and how the evil and its con equences may be avoided, and above all, hat there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'M ERT has for a long series of years been engaged 'n an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and s the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is tree. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rav arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated Publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of the'r patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who lave been induced to place faith in their pre:ensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11, and advice and medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. It is desira , le Out patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION.; 1 Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; gam, 39, Cornhlll ; Storie, Tdchboine-street, Haymarket; or free oy post for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's reel lence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, EA ST INDIA AND CHINA SHIPPING. The East India and Chin;. Association have published their usual comparative statement of the number of ships, British and foreign, with their aggregate tonnage, which have entered inwards and cleared outwards with cargo from and to places within the limits of the East India Company's Charter, from the Ist of January to the 31st of March in the years 1852 and 1853. From the statement of vessels entered inwards it appears that in the case of the port of London there has been an increase of 34 vessels, with 24,000 tonnage, the difference between 118 vessels, with 54,371 tonnage, in 1852, and 152 vessels, with 78,861 tonnage, in 1853. Liverpool presents an increase of 14 vessels, with 11,427 tonnage, the number in 1852 having been 39 - vessels, with 19,854 tonnage ; while in 1853 it was 53 vessels, with 31,281 tonnage. Bristol and Hull show an increase of 11 vessels, with 3,160 tonnage, the difference between 5 vessels, with 1,847 tonnage, and 16 vessels, with 5,007 tonnage. The return for the Clyde exhibits little alteration, the figures for the respective periods being 17 vessels, with 5,754 tonnage, and 16 vessels, with 5,911 tonnage. The net increase exhibited is 58 vessels, with 39,234 tonnage, the difference between 179 vessels, with 81,826 tonnage, in 1852, and 237 ves sels, with 121,060 tonnage, in 1853. The principal in crease is shown in the arrival of vessels from Mauritius, with port iitt hh 0 36 f 72, L ,07 0 33 n 22 d t o ot n umnmagage,e Sydney, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The statement connected with vessels cleared out wards shows a remarkable increase in all cases. The 40 7 9 vteosiinzg figures t hi f ne or d 1 f f a B n se r 2 : il increasecaend between22 o 7 f v lo els 9 lsBe vessels, vesselssws eilts, 9 9,764 tonnage in 1853. Liverpool exhibits an increase of 45 vossels, with 20,961 tonnage, the number for 1852 being with 59, 71 vessels, with 38,448 tonnage, and 116 vessels e. In the case of the Clyde, the in crease is 27 vessels, with 6, 4 173 tonnage, the difference between 16 vessels, with 7 with 13,606 , 33 tonnage, a nd 43 vessels, tonnage. The net increase exhibited is 181 vessels, with 64,1 66 t ' onnage ; the grea ter numoer of vessels cleared h • aving been for New South WAles, New Zealand, &c. HYDE-PARK. In answer to Lord CA1;131171, 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 the Park 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. vaeLcoinrdatiLonYTTin theLE TvOarNioun;:o: bill, going at some length into the statistics of ;e u d nt t ri lfe s - o cfi E n u m r i o t p ta , e l . of this 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 vpfiintary - iystem had been tried for a long time in this country and had failed, and it 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 consequen,es resulted to the persons attacked with small-pox, they would see how 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 and prevent an infected locality becoming a 'tidos of disease which might extend through the whole community. The law had already inter fered in a variety of ways td 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 neral comfort and social well-being of large masses of the people. He hoped their lordships would allow the ifit became law he t hado t r e doubtbi l tto that into it t wasone committee, wforiob would be acceptable 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, acted upon as it had been, it had produced the beneficial results which he expected. He must admit that the 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 nb m e an tn attendance eorfi vaccination n proposed w h to i h of it insert a v was u a districts chc t o e n b b dr n them facilities f or the purpose of having the vaccination performed, an d s h ou ld consult their prejudic es a s to the r e fix d e d t u o bd t i h aoys e n s e th t a aeud e b r l s f h oi nr he e - t order to save the p oor from the n ecess it y o f go i ng suc h t ain bill vaccinator poor-lawro referred The clause which 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 c not be relieved if they persisted in refusing to be vaccinated. Why, indeed, should they not also impose a penalty on the admission of any unvaccinated person to work in any manufactory? 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. CARDWELL 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 hat 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 accommodate. 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 lost. - - 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 Mr. Keogh was duly elected for the borough of Athlone. TYNEMOITTI/ ELECTION. The committee appointed to inquire into the return for Tynemouth was called to the table and sworn. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was ordered to be issued for Athlone, in the room of Mr. Keogh, who, since his election, had accepted the office of Solicitor-General for Ireland. his appearing be fore COCKERMOUT H ELECTION COMMITTEE COMMITTAL OF A WITNESS. Mr. HAMILTO N re p orted that he had committed a witness named Wi lliam Crow into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the evi dence. in cosnsteequnfelliineetnxo intoxication, for prevari caOng and other wise misbehaving hitnself in giving s ame Hon. M em b er , it was O n the motion o f the committee in a state ordered that the w itness stand committed to thereggant at-Arms for the sai d offence, and that the Sergeant-at- Arms should bring him before the committee as often as he should be required. KILDARE COUNTY ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he bad received n, communication stating that it was not intended to pro ceed with the petition again st the return, for the county of Kildare. DARTMOUTH ELECTION. Mr. MILES attended at the bar and reported that the committee on this elechon had decided that Stir 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 Dundee, praying for certain amend 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. Seymer, 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 W. 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 bring 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 i Exchequer whether, on the creation of the new 31 per Cent. and 21 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 J. 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 school s f or th e c l asses 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 - net, 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 connected with this election resembled those which had been frequently brought under the consideration of the 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 401, 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 extensi ve 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 votsd at the last election according to the dictates of their own conscience • and the hon. member having presented 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 hail 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 kar 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-General) 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 ch.. [PRICE 5D • 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 bill, 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 lie 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 corn missioners' inquiries ; and he hoped when he introduced his bill on the subject of bribery, treating, and intimida tian—an announcement which he (the Attorney-Gene ral) was sure would be received with satisfaction--he would remedy the defect in the existing in order that there might b e no difficulty i n future (Hear.) Mr. BRIGHT was afraid the housc Made rather a ridiculous figure in respect to the provisions of the present act. He beg ge d t h e house to remember er 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 th e other place 'where many measures were altered, but ve r y f ew amended, he perceived at once that it was so cha nge d as to be' al most altogether nugatory ; and here, th e fi rst 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 England, at an election fifteen years ago , thi s s y s t em o f 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 101. 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 disfran c hi se publicans, and lie 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. Sir FITZROY KELLY concurred in opinion that treating was a species of corruption not reached by the act of Parliament. He might, indeed, add that he thought, if the right honourable gentleman opposite (Mr. S. Wortley) had carefully read the act, ho too would have agreed with the right honourable the Attorney-General and his right hon. friend the member for Midhurst, that this was note 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 bead 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 shoul.d 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 nierous 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 illegal and improper character than those which dis graced the proceedings of the last election for Clitheroe. (Hear, hear.) His right hon. friend the member for Midhurst had remarked that only one case of bribery was reported to the house. That was unquestion ably true, but the right hon. gentleman, after so much experience in election committees, would recollect that, from the nature of the proceedings, it was unlikely that more than one gross and palpable case would be fur nished to the house. The parties who prosecuted these petitions were not likely to spend large sums of money in carrying out a protracted inquiry, after their 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 borough of Clitheroe. But that was not the only act of corruption which marked the proceedings at this election. Treating of a most extensive character prevailed, and it was found by the evidence that in one house as many as 2,000 persons were entertained at the expense of the candidate. If practices of that character when brought und er th e cognisance of the house A , 'ere not to be followed by further proceedings, he confessed he thought th ey m i ght as well legalise the , putting up to public auction the representation of the people in the several bor oug h s o f England. (Hear.) He was quite sure by such a proceeding they would as well sustain the honour, the influence, and the reputation of the house and the morality of the electors, as by giving an absolving protection to the system which prevailed in the borough of Clitheroe. Mr. HINDLEY believed the whole house would unite in condemning the proceedings at this election ; but the question was whether the act of Parliament con .fined the house to bribery, or extensive bribery, in moving an address to the Crown to issue a commission for further inquiry. The House of Commons could not carry out the act by themselves. They had had to con cur with 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. (Heir.) 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 pro scribed. Had the bill which he introduced last ye 1r came back from the Lords in the same state in which it want up, this case cf Clitheroe would have been charly included in it. (Hear, hear.) No doubt the motion for an address would hare passed the house, and inquiry by a commission would have taken place. But the House of Lords expressly excluded the case of treating from the bill, and such being the case it was impossible to act as if the words were included. (Hear, hear.) 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 any 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 amendments 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 po wer t o p rocee d w ith an a dd ress t o th e Crown in cases of treating. (Hear.) He was glad to hear that the right hon. gentleman the member for Mid hurst had paid considerable attention to, and meant to introduce a bill on, the subject. Whether 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. No 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. Notwithstandi ng th evidence as to treating in this ease 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, proving 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. But they a ll k new , and the reason had been already referred to, why the inquiry into ques tions of bribery ceased before election 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 outlbecause 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 " divide.") 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 ix X 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 11. SA. to Cl. is. He proposed by this bill to reduce the number of classes to three, levying a duty of 31. upon four-wheel carriages, drawn by two or four horses ; a duty of 21. on four-wheel carriages drawn by one horse ; and a duty of 1/. on two-wheel carriages drawn by one horse. And this arrangement, as he should show, would not in volve any diminution of revenue. He estimated the reve nue from the 3/. duty at 95,000/., from the 2/. duty at 133,0001., and from tho It. duty at 198,000/., 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 in 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 427,0001., 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 1819 the number of four wheel pair horse carriages was 25,447 ; and in 1852, 23,778 ; proving that_l,669 carriages, chiefly gentlemen's carriages, had been given up 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 thoflsands 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 he understood 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 ho only charged 211. for building them. When he 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 of the principles upon which this species of taxation had been 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 even belong to the middle class of gentry, but were the decidedly opulent class. They compounded for two or three carriages for a term of years, and then during the e remainder of the term they used as many carriages as the y pleased. He had no doubt that any one who could state the facts of the case in the powerful manner which the subject deserved te would od him c s a eu carry withthe whole noticing ho the use with pn ehimi principal 1 ; but he had count salient points, and ho hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would deem them worthy of his serious attention. Mr. TURNER said that he had been requested by the coachmakers of Liverpool to support the motion, and he did so with great cordiality. From a return which had been procured from those coachmakers who made both kinds of vehicles in that town, it was ascertained that the proportion of untaxed to taxed carriages manufactured 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 increas 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 *as gradually strangling an industry which was as valuable for its extent as any other industry. It was gene rally supposed that luxuries might be was a xedai muchß thethe effect legisla e t f ur t e ha th t o s u x g w ht as pr fe e l pteri , B b fi u nt t ily more by lose t e hat b mistake, and , per sons who did not keep carriages than those who (lid. 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 coac hbuilder in Manchester that there was not more than a 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 dep.( sung effect of this tax. Coach makers were also subject to a peculiar grievance, in being obliged to pay 6/.. for any carriage which they let out f or hire during the year, even if they let it out but for one d ay. That, • That, he contended, was contrary to all the prin cip les_ the fiscal infliction. He begged for a moment to call with res pect t theto enatten tionni o a f ge t s h . e wh hous en e htoe was s e la ca 6 se in of th l a r t el oo an i t t ir y thherews `~^ Bea 5, n,l OS 0 Is pd. 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